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ANDERSON, Ind. — An Anderson man and woman are under arrest on drug charges after a traffic stop led to one of the suspects fleeing from police and resisting arrest until a state trooper used a taser to subdue him.
Justin Haynie, 37, and Rachael Ellis, 40, were arrested on Thursday at approximately 12:30 a.m. Haynie faces felony charges of escape, obstruction of justice, and possession of methamphetamine. He also was charged with misdemeanor resisting law enforcement and false informing. Ellis was charged with felony possession of methamphetamine and controlled substance.
According to Indiana State Police, Haynie and Ellis were pulled over for expired plates in Anderson when the trooper observed “identifiers of criminal activity” and called for a K-9. Police said the K-9 did an open-air sniff and alerted the officers to the presence of narcotics. A search of the vehicle found one gram of meth and various pills suspected of being fentanyl.
Police said Haynie, who at first lied about his identity, was found to be a wanted on warrants from Marion County for drug charges. Haynie was handcuffed but ended up fleeing on foot. Police gave chase and ended up deploying a taser on Haynie before he was finally taken into custody.
Police said Haynie did not display any injuries as a result of the chase. Both were taken to Madison County Jail. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/anderson-man-and-woman-busted-on-meth-charges-man-tased-after-attempting-to-escape/ | 2022-06-02 18:27:25 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/anderson-man-and-woman-busted-on-meth-charges-man-tased-after-attempting-to-escape/ |
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Earlier this week officers with the Odessa Police Department arrested 28-year-old Marquis Washington after he allegedly caused a disturbance at the West Odessa HEB. Patrons inside reported that a man was on a “rampage” that briefly “locked down” the store and said that all employees and shoppers were moved to the back of the store until help arrived. Now an affidavit has revealed new information about the situation.
According to the affidavit, around 4:30 p.m. on April 19, officers responded to the grocery store after a 911 call stated a man was destroying property and threatening to shoot people in the store. Washington was quickly detained after officers arrived investigators went to work collecting evidence.
Video reportedly showed Washington toppling a cooler, which caused sodas and bottled waters to fall to the ground. He was also allegedly caught on camera popping balloons and punching pots and pans and shouting, “I’m going to kill someone” as he passed by other shoppers. In all, he’s accused of causing nearly $500 in damages.
While speaking with police, Washington reportedly displayed signs of drug use such as dilated pupils, profuse sweating, and incoherent responses to questions. However, he was able to say he came to the store that day seeking meat for a planned BBQ.
Washington was arrested and taken to the Ector County Law Enforcement Center where he remained as of Friday afternoon. His bond has been set at $8,000. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/affidavit-details-rampage-at-heb/ | 2023-04-21 19:24:58 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/affidavit-details-rampage-at-heb/ |
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the fallout from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX spreads outward.
In a Monday filing for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey, where it is based, BlockFi claimed more than 100,000 creditors, with BlockFi’s liabilities ranging from $1 billion to $10 billion.
“Chapter 11 is a transparent process and we will continue to communicate with our clients to ensure they hear directly from us,” BlockFi said in a tweet.
Cryptocurrencies were in retreat Monday in what has already been a disastrous year. Bitcoin, among the most widely traded cryptocurrencies, has plunged almost 70% in 2022 to below $16,000 apiece.
BlockFi Inc., which was founded in 2017, said bankruptcy protection will allow it to stabilize the company and restructure. That restructuring will include an attempt to recover all obligations that it is owed by its counterparties, including FTX and associated corporate entities. BlockFi, which was bailed out by Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX early last summer, said it anticipates recoveries from FTX will be delayed.
FTX filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month. At the time, BlockFi announced on Twitter that it wasn’t able to do business as usual and was pausing client withdrawals as a result of FTX’s implosion.
“With the collapse of FTX, the BlockFi management team and board of directors immediately took action to protect clients and the company,” Mark Renzi of Berkeley Research Group, BlockFi’s financial advisor, said in a prepared statement Monday.
The implosion of FTX is still being sorted out and it is unknown how much collateral damage it could inflict.
There are already comparisons to the collapse of the storied Wall Street bank Lehman Brothers in 2008. The bank trafficked heavily in subprime mortgages that lost almost all of their recognized worth and shook the U.S. and global economy.
BlockFi has $256.9 million in cash on hand, which it expects will provide enough cushion to support some operations during the restructuring. | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ap-blockfi-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection/ | 2022-11-28 18:20:38 | 0 | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ap-blockfi-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection/ |
Achievement further propels EPAM in the Snowflake Partner Network, bringing additional technology, industry and business experience for joint customers.
NEWTOWN, Pa., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For companies to stay competitive, they must change the way they think about and handle data as the need for digital transformation accelerates. For organizations looking to unlock the potential of the cloud, it is imperative to select an experienced partner. EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company, today announced that it has achieved Elite tier partner status from Snowflake, the Data Cloud company.
"We couldn't be more excited or proud of our entire data practice for achieving Elite Services Partner status with Snowflake. A special thanks goes out to our customers who trusted us to successfully lead their data projects and the broader EPAM Snowflake community for supporting our organization to make this happen," said Valentin Tsitlik, Head of Data and Analytics Practice at EPAM. "Our ongoing commitment to broadening the reach of our Snowflake capabilities demonstrates we are a leading global player that helps customers build and drive their businesses forward with data."
Learn More About EPAM's Snowflake Partnership
- Leverage Snowflake's flexibility, performance and ease of use to deliver more meaningful data insights. Trusted and validated experts and services are used around implementation, migration, data architecture and data pipeline design, BI integration, ETL/ELT integration, performance, running POCs, performance optimization and training.
- Improve scalability, flexibility and agility. Portfolio of services including strategy & consulting, readiness assessment & POV, re-platforming & migration, architecture design, data modeling, analytics, performance testing & tuning and deployment & management.
- The Elite tier is reserved for Snowflake partners that excel in referrals, integrations, accreditations and customer success.
"EPAM's commitment to helping customers transform their operations aligns closely with Snowflake's goal to help organizations be data driven," said Katie Ecklund, Senior Director of Partner Sales – Americas, at Snowflake. "EPAM's Elite Services Partner status further validates their expertise within Snowflake's robust partner ecosystem, and we look forward to continuing our work together to help clients unlock their data for business value."
The Snowflake Partner Network unlocks the potential of the Data Cloud with a broad array of tools and partners. Certified partnerships and integrations enable customers to leverage Snowflake's flexibility, performance and ease of use to deliver more meaningful data insights. As a globally recognized Snowflake partner with workload specialization in Cloud Data Warehouse, EPAM has an extensive portfolio of services to help customers leverage unified analytics to make data-driven business decisions, reduce costs and create new revenue streams. The company's Snowflake practice has more than 300 Snowflake-certified professionals, an impressive in-house training program and a resume of more than 20 complex platforms built.
"The EPAM team has been a key partner in helping Cox Automotive evolve our data & analytics platform leveraging Snowflake to provide easier centralized access to enterprise data," said David Mitchell, Senior Director, Enterprise Data Platform at Cox Automotive.
Visit EPAM's Solution Partner Program profile on Snowflake at: www.snowflake.com/partners/solutions-partners.
About EPAM Systems
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its advanced software engineering heritage to become the foremost global digital transformation services provider – leading the industry in digital and physical product development and digital platform engineering services. Through its innovative strategy; integrated advisory, consulting, and design capabilities; and unique 'Engineering DNA,' EPAM's globally deployed hybrid teams help make the future real for clients and communities around the world by powering better enterprise, education and health platforms that connect people, optimize experiences, and improve people's lives. In 2021, EPAM was added to the S&P 500 and included among the list of Forbes Global 2000 companies.
Selected by Newsweek as a 2021 Most Loved Workplace, EPAM's global multi-disciplinary teams serve customers in more than 45 countries across five continents. As a recognized leader, EPAM is listed among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services on the Fortune 1000 and ranked as the top IT services company on Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for the last three consecutive years. EPAM is also listed among Ad Age's top 25 World's Largest Agency Companies for three consecutive years, and Consulting Magazine named EPAM Continuum a top 20 Fastest-Growing Firm.
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- Brute Squad Team Name Chosen and Team Logo Launched
- 1,500-Mile Off-Road Rally Staring Hyundai Santa Cruz Begins on Oct. 6
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebelle Rally, here comes the Brute Squad. Automotive writers Jill Ciminillo and Kristin Shaw have named their team the Brute Squad, an ironic descriptor inspired by one of their favorite movies. The seventh annual Rebelle Rally is an all-women, off-road navigational challenge held in the deserts of California and Nevada starting on Oct. 6.
"The name is a bit tongue-in-cheek since neither of us are particularly brutish," said Ciminillo. "But just like the Santa Cruz, we pack a powerful punch and are ready to head into the desert for this amazing adventure with no-GPS allowed."
The Brute Squad and their 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruzi also successfully completed training at Rebelle University. To ensure success in the demanding rally, the Santa Cruz now sports an aftermarket 17-inch wheel and tire combination and enhanced front protection. The Santa Cruz's 41-inch cargo box will include the drivers' luggage, a recovery rope and soft shackles, an air compressor, two shovels, and two vehicle recovery boards to help tackle the sandy and rocky terrain.
Ciminillo and Shaw have reported the Santa Cruz is exceeding their expectations in its ability to surf the sand and terrain. The Brute Squad even used their Santa Cruz to help two fellow competitors who found their vehicle stuck. Plus, after attending the training with Rebelle University, Shaw and Ciminillo have the skills to handle the sloping dunes and select the best possible route.
"We learned that the Santa Cruz's transmission responded very well using the manual setting, which we could adjust via the paddle shifters or on the gear shifter," said Shaw. "Really, the key was feeling out Santa Cruz and with each mile, we gained more confidence. Overall, we were more than pleased with the Hyundai's abilities, and we will be pushing its limits to see what it can do."
The Brute Squad's Santa Cruz was recently dropped off at Rally Innovations for some additional aftermarket upgrades to help it perform better in the offroad conditions of the Rebelle Rally:
- Light bar with recovery hook
- A tire carrier bracket for the roof/bed racks
- Enhanced front protection
The Rally
Rebelle Rally blends the love of off-road driving with the ultimate challenge of precise navigation skills. It is not a race for speed, but a unique and demanding event based on the elements of headings, hidden checkpoints, and time. Distances and directions are calculated using maps and a compass. No cellphones or GPS navigations systems are permitted. In fact, cellphones are collected at the start of the event to ensure no cheating.
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TOKYO (AP) — Kazuo Ueda, an economist and former member of the Bank of Japan policy board, was nominated Tuesday to be the next central bank governor.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presented the choice to parliament. Ueda, 71, would replace Haruhiko Kuroda, who will be stepping down after a second five-year term, leaving Ueda with the difficult task of steering the world's third-largest economy out of a time of unprecedented ultra-easy credit while contending with inflation and massive national debt.
Most Bank of Japan governors have hailed from the Finance Ministry or the bank itself. The choice of Ueda, with his somewhat unusual background as a professor, came as a surprise to many.
Some observers see the move as an effort by Kishida to differentiate himself from the “Abenomics” policies of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, based on near-zero interest rates and massive asset purchases by the central bank.
Kuroda described the policies he helped to shape as a “big bazooka" of monetary easing that was meant to vanquish chronic deflation. Japan had been stuck in a cycle of falling prices and stagnant growth for years, and the strategy was meant to foster an inflation rate of about 2%.
Ueda’s nomination still needs parliamentary approval and he will face questioning by lawmakers.
“I plan to do my best to properly answer all the questioning in Parliament,” Ueda said on nationally televised news.
While Kuroda was fighting deflation, the next BOJ chief will be grappling to inflationary pressures and a potential slowdown in other major economies as their central banks raise interest rates to try to tame rising prices. The consumer inflation rate is about 4% now, though much of that is due to soaring prices for imports of oil and other goods.
Ueda is a graduate of the prestigious University of Tokyo and holds a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has taught at Japanese and foreign universities and has connections in international academic circles.
Ueda was on the BOJ's board of governors from 1998-2005.
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Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https://twitter.com/yurikageyama | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/scholar-nominated-to-follow-kuroda-as-bank-of-17782708.php | 2023-02-14 05:32:51 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/scholar-nominated-to-follow-kuroda-as-bank-of-17782708.php |
The white sedan: How police found suspect in Idaho slayings
(AP) - The white sedan cruised past the gray, three-story rental home on a dead-end street in Moscow, Idaho. Then again. And again.
It was unusual behavior in the residential, hillside neighborhood in the quiet hours before dawn. And according to a police affidavit released Thursday, surveillance videos showing the vehicle that November night were key to unraveling the gruesome mystery of who killed four University of Idaho students inside the house.
With little else to go on as a panicked community demanded answers, investigators canvassed security footage from the neighborhood — including one recording of the car speeding away after the slayings — to get a sense of the killer’s possible movements, the affidavit said.
Eventually, the document said, police were able to narrow down what was at first known only vaguely as a white sedan to a 2015 Hyundai Elantra registered to Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student in criminology at Washington State University, just across the border in Pullman, Washington. Further investigation matched Kohberger to DNA at the crime scene, it said.
Kohberger made an initial appearance in an Idaho courtroom on Thursday following his extradition from Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week. His attorney didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, though a public defender who represented him in Pennsylvania, Jason LaBar, has said he is eager to be exonerated and should not be tried “in the court of public opinion.”
“Tracking movements in public is an important technique when you haven’t identified any suspects,” said Mary D. Fan, a criminal law professor at the University of Washington. “You can see movements in public even if you don’t have probable cause to get a warrant. We live in a time of ubiquitous cameras. This is a remarkable account of what piecing together that audiovisual data can do.”
The car’s first pass by the home was recorded at 3:29 a.m. on Nov. 13 — less than an hour before Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death in their rooms, Moscow Police Cpl. Brett Payne wrote in the affidavit.
The vehicle drove by twice more and was recorded a fourth time at 4:04 a.m., Payne wrote. It wasn’t seen on the footage again until it sped away 16 minutes later.
“This is a residential neighborhood with a very limited number of vehicles that travel in the area during the early morning hours,” Payne wrote. “Upon review of the video there are only a few cars that enter and exit this area during this time frame.”
A forensic examiner with the FBI determined the car to likely be a 2011-13 Hyundai Elantra, though subsequently said it could be a model as late as 2016, according to the affidavit.
Surveillance footage from the Washington State University campus offered further tantalizing information: A similar vehicle headed out of town just before 3 a.m. on the day of the killings and reappeared on cameras in Pullman just before 5:30 a.m., the affidavit said.
On Nov. 25, the Moscow Police Department asked regional law enforcement to look for a white Elantra. Three nights later, a WSU police officer ran a query for any white Elantras on campus.
One came back as having a Pennsylvania license plate and being registered to Kohberger. Within half an hour, another campus officer located the vehicle parked at Kohberger’s apartment complex. It came back as having Washington state tags. Five days after the killings, Kohberger had switched the registration from Pennsylvania, his home state, to Washington, the affidavit said.
Investigators now had a name to go on, and further investigation yielded more clues. Kohberger’s driver’s license described him as 6 feet tall and 185 pounds, and his license photo showed him to have bushy eyebrows — all details consistent with a description of the attacker given by a surviving roommate, the affidavit said.
More research revealed that Kohberger had been pulled over by a Latah County, Idaho, sheriff’s deputy in August while driving the Elantra. He gave the deputy a cellphone number.
Armed with that number, Payne obtained search warrants for the phone’s historical data. The location data showed the phone was near his home in Pullman until about 2:42 a.m. on the morning of the killings. Five minutes later, the phone started using cellular resources located southeast of the home — consistent with Kohberger traveling south, the affidavit said.
There was no other location data available from the phone until 4:48 a.m., suggesting Kohberger may have turned it off during the attack in an effort to avoid detection, the affidavit said. At that point, the phone began taking a roundabout route back to Pullman, traveling south to Genesee, Idaho, then west to Uniontown, Washington, and north to Pullman just before 5:30 a.m. — around the same time the white sedan showed back up on surveillance cameras in town.
It remains unclear why the victims were targeted.
Kohberger opened the account for the phone on June 23, the affidavit said, and location data showed that he had traveled to the neighborhood where the victims were killed at least a dozen times before the attacks. Those visits all came late in the evening or early in the morning, the affidavit said, and it was on one of those trips that he was pulled over by the sheriff’s deputy on Aug. 21.
The cellphone data also included another chilling detail, the affidavit said: The phone returned to the victims’ neighborhood hours after the attack, around 9 a.m. But even though one of the surviving housemates had seen a strange man inside and heard crying after 4 a.m., the killings were not reported to police until later that day, and there was no police response at the scene by 9.
Though police had realized Kohberger, with his 2015 Elantra, was a person of interest by Nov. 29, they issued a news release on Dec. 7 asking for the public’s help in finding a white 2011-13 Elantra. They suggested such a vehicle had been near the home early on Nov. 13 and that any occupants “may have critical information to share regarding this case.”
It wasn’t clear why police issued that request, but law enforcement agencies sometimes use such public statements to throw off suspects and keep them from learning they’re under suspicion. Tips poured in and investigators soon announced they were sifting through a pool of around 20,000 potential vehicles.
Kohberger apparently remained at WSU until mid-December, when he drove to his parents’ house in Pennsylvania, accompanied by his father, in the Elantra. While driving through Indiana, Kohberger was pulled over twice on the same day for tailgating.
On Dec. 27, police in Pennsylvania recovered trash from the Kohberger family home and sent DNA evidence to Idaho, the affidavit said. The evidence matched the DNA found on the button snap of a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene, it said.
Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. A status hearing in the case is set for Jan. 12.
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AP Correspondent Rebecca Boone in Boise, Idaho, contributed.
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Q: I would much rather trade for Myles Turner, whose expiring contract is the same cap hit as Duncan Robinson’s. Duncan Robinson and two first-rounders for Myles in my opinion is the safest move and provides flexibility after this season if we don’t re-sign him!— Jesse.
A: This affords an opportunity to address an element with Duncan Robinson that I believe has been overlooked when it comes to his place on the trade market. Yes, Duncan’s $16.9 million salary for the coming season puts him in the sweet spot of many trade permutations. But he also is due $18.2 million in 2023-24 and $19.4 million in 2024-25, all fully guaranteed, as well as $19.9 million in 2025-26, with half of that total guaranteed. So it’s not as if a team taking Duncan in a deal is only taking in short money. Instead, there is at least a $65 million investment involved. With Myles Turner, there is only his $18 million salary for the coming season. But if such a Robinson-Turner move happens, it’s not as if Turner then walking in 2023 free agency would open cap space for the Heat. Not with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry and a possibly extended Tyler Herro on the books.
Q: Unlikely though it may be, should Nikola Jovic emerge as a rotation player this year, how do you envision his role? – Ray, Deerfield Beach.
A: I don’t, because he won’t. Based on the limited exposure to Nikola Jovic during summer league, this is a raw talent in terms of physique and experience. And considering he becomes trade eligible on Aug. 1, I’m still not fully sold that he will remain around. Plenty is fluid at the moment.
Q: Shouldn’t Udonis Haslem already tell the Heat he is coming back, before it’s too late if they want to sign someone for that spot? – Frederick.
A: I believe he basically already has done so, without actually saying it, considering his presence at summer league with the team on the practice court, his time recording Duncan Robinson’s podcast, and then appearance at Max Strus’ youth camp along with Gabe Vincent. Udonis Haslem basically is going through this summer as a teammate. Any type of announcement seems like it merely would be a formality.
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After Nick Saban said Alabama would handle any discipline of Jermaine Burton internally, the transfer wideout was on the field for all of the Tide’s win over Mississippi State.
Burton, a junior from California, allegedly struck a fan as the crowd stormed Neyland Stadium’s field last weekend in Tennessee. A TikTok video circulated online and Saban addressed the incident on Wednesday. On Saturday, he again drew attention to the complicated dynamics of post-game celebrations and player safety.
“Look, I don’t know how many of you have ever been in a situation like that but I talked to him,” Saban said. “He was scared. I was scared. Some of our other players were scared. I think you learn to respect other people because we have a responsibility to do that regardless of the circumstance that we’re in. I talked to the guy, we have him in a counseling program. ... It’s about having the proper respect for other people. I didn’t think it was necessary to suspend the guy. If you knew the whole story, maybe you wouldn’t either, but I’m not going to divulge that.”
Some called for Alabama to punish Burton. During Saturday night’s game against the Bulldogs, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Burton was “working with anger management counselors.” Saban clarified postgame Burton is undergoing “counseling.”
Burton was targeted four times throughout Alabama’s 30-6 victory. He caught two passes for 40 yards, bringing him to 20 completions on the season for three touchdowns and 296 yards, third-most among Tide receivers.
Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at NAlvarez@al.com. | https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2022/10/saban-on-not-suspending-jermaine-burton-i-didnt-think-it-was-necessary.html | 2022-10-23 03:58:17 | 1 | https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2022/10/saban-on-not-suspending-jermaine-burton-i-didnt-think-it-was-necessary.html |
Things to do this weekend across the New York City area
NEW YORK - From Disney to laughs to football, here’s a look at what’s happening this weekend across New Jersey and New York City:
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT: Dave Matthews Band returns to Madison Square Garden.
(Photo credit: DMB/MSG)
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Jerry Seinfeld returns to the Beacon Theatre for the first time since February 2020. And if you can't make it this weekend, Seinfeld is kicking off a new set with a monthly four-show residency at Beacon Theatre.
(Photo credit: Netflix)
ALL WEEKEND: Worlds collide with Disney on Ice presents Frozen & Encanto at UBS Arena on Long Island.
(Photo credit: Disney on Ice)
ALL WEEKEND: The Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes kicks off at Radio City Music Hall.
(Photo credit: MSG Entertainment)
SUNDAY: The New York Giants play the Detroit Lions at 1p.m. at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.
Also, explore the history of the Great White Way, and experience the making of a Broadway show, at the Museum of Broadway, which just opened its door this week. | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/things-to-do-this-weekend-across-the-new-york-city-area | 2022-11-18 12:17:41 | 0 | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/things-to-do-this-weekend-across-the-new-york-city-area |
LONDON — Britain’s economy showed unexpectedly strong growth in May, with the three major components of production— manufacturing, construction and services — all posting gains.
But the Confederation of British Industries cautioned that the figures can be volatile. The May data was skewed by the celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, including an extra public holiday.
“This noise will continue to obscure the true state of the economy over the next few months,” Ben Jones, the CBI’s lead economist, said in a statement. “In reality, CBI surveys and real-time data point to subdued economic momentum.”
Britain’s sluggish economic growth has become a central issue in the contest to become the country’s next prime minister, with all of the candidates pledging to cut taxes to spur investment by business owners. Eight candidates are vying to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who announced his resignation last week following a series of scandals that undermined his credibility.
In one sign of the headwinds facing the economy, the statistics office said output from consumer-oriented businesses fell 0.1% in May as rising prices strained household budgets. The Consumer Price Index rose 9.1% in May, the biggest jump in 40 years.
Overall, the service sector expanded 0.4% in the month, the statistics office said. The increase was driven by health care as people booked more appointments with general practitioners following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
Services account for about 80% of U.K. economic output.
Output by manufacturers and other production industries increased 0.9% in May, and construction jumped 1.5%. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/uk-economy-shows-unexpectedly-strong-growth-in-may/2022/07/13/96132d6c-028f-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html | 2022-07-13 10:28:25 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/uk-economy-shows-unexpectedly-strong-growth-in-may/2022/07/13/96132d6c-028f-11ed-8beb-2b4e481b1500_story.html |
Caleb Applegate joins Passage as Chief Executive Officer to drive next stage of growth for the Metaverse platform, supported by Chief of Staff Bryana Kortendick
WINCHESTER, Va., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Passage, a platform for creating and connecting metaverse experiences, today announced the appointment of Caleb Applegate as Chief Executive Officer. A veteran of web3, Applegate will oversee the company's go-to-market strategy, build strategic partnerships, and define its product roadmap, with support from new Chief of Staff Bryana Kortendick.
Applegate brings a wealth of executive experience in blockchain, gaming, and entertainment to Passage. Most recently, he served as COO of non-fungible token (NFT) platform Enjin, where he led a $38.9M raise and helped rally $200M in retail support to secure one of the first Polkadot parachain slots.
This experience will be critical as Applegate leads a $9.2M private sale of Passage's native PASG token, which is currently underway and near closing. Passage will enter closed Beta in early 2023, with strategic events and partnerships leading up to the platform's public launch.
"Caleb has an incredible background in creative and blockchain thought leadership. This dual perspective is essential to building a platform that is both technically strong and has mass appeal," said Lex Avellino, Founder of Passage. "We need people like Caleb at the frontier if we want the Metaverse to see mainstream adoption."
The Passage ecosystem offers a suite of tools to build and connect virtual worlds and metaverse experiences, including streaming in-browser, cross-world commerce for fungible tokens and NFTs, and 3D communication infrastructure. Since 2017, the team behind Passage has been working with leading brands such as Capitol Records, Amazon Studios, and American Girl to host custom experiences using Passage technology.
Applegate is joined by Kortendick, Enjin's former VP of Operations & Communications, who played an integral role in the company's marketing, communications, and partnerships since 2018. Together, the pair helped grow Enjin's ecosystem to over 100 adopters and led key relationships with clients like Microsoft. At Passage, Kortendick will support the C-suite and spearhead communications and PR efforts.
"I am thrilled to join Passage at such a pivotal time," said Applegate. "The Passage team understands the Metaverse is more than just a game or digital world, it's a new layer of value that everyone should be able to access. Passage will open up doors to this space, allowing people to connect better to new value and experiences. I look forward to contributing to a vision that will not only shape a company, but the future of virtual and physical experiences."
Prior to Enjin, Applegate was co-owner of Mineplex, one of the world's largest Minecraft gaming servers, where he helped pioneer the Minecraft Marketplace. As a Hollywood filmmaker, he has produced numerous commercials, films, and series, with his first feature film, Dear Eleanor, acquired and distributed by Sony Pictures.
Users interested in participating in the private round or getting access to build a custom virtual world with Passage can get in touch at passage3d.com.
Passage is an ecosystem for building and connecting virtual worlds and metaverse experiences. Built on Cosmos, Passage is blockchain agnostic and offers a suite of tools to make creating and participating in the Metaverse more accessible: in-browser streaming, cross-world commerce for fungible tokens and NFTs, and 3D communication infrastructure. The Passage ecosystem is fueled by $PASG, the native utility token used in Passage worlds. For more information, visit passage3d.com.
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Authorities in Texas said a couple was charged following an alleged road rage shooting in Houston that was caught on video.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Benjamin Greene was charged with assault and Nazly Ortiz was charged with aggravated assault.
ABC News reported the couple appeared before a judge Wednesday.
Gonzalez said the alleged incident happened on Tuesday on I-45 near 1960 in Spring.
According to Gonzalez, a man and his 2-year-old son exited Parramatta Lane when Greene followed him in a pickup truck.
When both vehicles stopped, Greene got out of his vehicle, approached the victim's car, and assaulted him, Gonzalez said.
As the victim fled, Ortiz got out of the truck's passenger side and fired at the victim, striking the backseat passenger window, according to Gonzalez.
Gonzalez said a car at a nearby dealership was also struck.
According to Gonzalez, the victim was transported to a hospital with a possible graze wound, but he is in good condition.
No other injuries were reported, Gonzalez said.
This afternoon, two parties were involved in a road-rage incident while driving north on 45 near 1960. Victim was driving his car with his 2-yr-old son in tow. Victim exited 45 at Parramatta as suspect truck followed. Both vehicles came to a stop. Male driver/suspect in the 1/3 pic.twitter.com/ukmMHcN5vq
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Nebraska vs. Michigan State Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - Big Ten Tournament
Published: Feb. 26, 2023 at 11:47 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Thursday's contest at Target Center has the Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-13) matching up with the Michigan State Spartans (15-13) at 12:30 PM ET (on March 2). Our computer prediction projects a close 71-70 victory for Nebraska, so it should be a competitive matchup.
Their last time out, the Cornhuskers won on Sunday 80-64 against Northwestern.
Nebraska vs. Michigan State Game Info
- When: Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 12:30 PM ET
- Where: Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- How to Watch on TV: Big Ten Network
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Nebraska vs. Michigan State Score Prediction
- Prediction: Nebraska 71, Michigan State 70
Nebraska Schedule Analysis
- Against the No. 7 Maryland Terrapins on December 4, the Cornhuskers registered their best win of the season, a 90-67 road victory.
- The Cornhuskers have four Quadrant 1 wins, tied for the 29th-most in the country. But they also have 10 Quadrant 1 losses, tied for the 15th-most.
- When facing Quadrant 3 opponents, the Cornhuskers are 6-1 (.857%) -- tied for the 50th-most wins.
Nebraska 2022-23 Best Wins
- 85-79 at home over Kansas (No. 43) on December 21
- 73-65 over Mississippi State (No. 44) on November 26
- 71-64 on the road over Purdue (No. 45) on January 18
- 90-57 on the road over Illinois (No. 25/AP Poll)) on February 22
- 71-67 at home over Michigan State (No. 54) on February 2
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Nebraska Performance Insights
- The Cornhuskers outscore opponents by 6.2 points per game (scoring 71.8 points per game to rank 62nd in college basketball while allowing 65.6 per outing to rank 216th in college basketball) and have a +180 scoring differential overall.
- With 72 points per game in Big Ten action, Nebraska is tallying 0.2 more points per game in conference games compared to its season average (71.8 PPG).
- In home games, the Cornhuskers are putting up 2.1 more points per game (72.6) than they are on the road (70.5).
- Nebraska is giving up 60.7 points per game this season at home, which is 12.8 fewer points than it is allowing in away games (73.5).
- The Cornhuskers' offense has been better over their last 10 games, putting up 74 points per contest compared to the 71.8 they've averaged this year.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A Congressional committee is examining whether big corporations are taking advantage of consumers by hiking prices purely to increase profits. This comes as supply chain issues already caused a natural price hike.
Many of the experts who testified before the Congressional committee agreed that big corporations are artificially inflating prices, which forces consumers to pay record high prices while corporations make record high profits.
Representative Raja Krishnaomorthi (D-IL) explained that “companies raising prices far more than required to offset higher costs.”
Democrats say large corporations are exploiting pandemic-related supply chain issues to raise the prices consumers are paying.
“They are going up because powerful executives are making deliberate choices to maximize their profits,” Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) said.
An economist tracking corporate profits through the pandemic says, during that time, corporations saw the highest quarterly profit margins in over seven decades.
“Big companies, like Procter & Gamble, know that they can take advantage of consumer’s basic needs because they make necessities like diapers and laundry supplies,” explained Dr. Rakeen Mabud of Groundwork Collaborative.
But watchdogs say after decades of deregulation, Congress is also to blame.
“If corporate power allows margins and goods inflation to continue to be this elevated, then there is no real path back to pre-pandemic levels without severely driving down demand for services,” said Mike Konczal of the Roosevelt Institute.
Additionally, Republicans like Congressman Michael Cloud (R-TX) say Democrats are using corporations as a scapegoat.
“I’m concerned that this hearing may be another effort to shift blame from the policies of this administration and the reckless spending of this Congress,” Cloud said.
Republicans say President Biden’s pandemic stimulus package drove prices higher. Tyler Goodspeed, an economist with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, says that spending caused big problems.
“A 240% annualized rate of growth in demand for goods. That’s a lot. That is a lot,” Goodspeed said.
In an effort to lower inflation by cooling down demand, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again this week. Interest rate hikes are expected to continue until inflation hits the target rate of 2%. | https://www.yourbasin.com/washington/washington-dc/congress-examines-price-hikes-as-big-businesses-make-record-profits/ | 2022-09-23 03:51:26 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/washington/washington-dc/congress-examines-price-hikes-as-big-businesses-make-record-profits/ |
Slate Financial and [re]start have partnered to forgive consumer debt and bring Americans one step closer to financial freedom
FORT COLLINS, Colo., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Slate Financial, a financial advocacy company and [re]start, a career development platform, announced today that they will be forgiving $2 million in consumer debt for people across America. Both companies aim to inspire and empower individuals to take control of their finances and career paths with one goal: transforming people's lives through financial freedom. To make this goal a reality, the companies engaged in a strategic partnership with ForgiveCo, a renowned public benefit corporation specializing in debt forgiveness. Together, they will leverage their expertise and resources to facilitate $2 million in debt forgiveness, ensuring that individuals can embark on a path towards a brighter financial future.
Slate Financial and [re]start have formed a collaborative partnership that offers a distinctive and innovative approach for companies to unite and positively impact people's lives.
The ongoing debt crisis is causing significant difficulties for Americans, with a staggering $17 trillion debt burden. Unfortunately, many people are struggling to meet their necessary financial obligations, including medical bills, credit card debts, utility bills, home loans, and other expenses.
This current debt crisis has motivated both companies to demonstrate a commitment to social responsibility and community impact. In addition to this initiative forgiving thousands of people from past due debts, individuals will also be given complimentary access to [re]start's career development platform and free financial resources from Slate Financial Solutions.
"At [re]start, our goal is to empower people to find meaningful employment opportunities and land a job you love. A collaborative partnership with Slate Financial is a natural fit, as they share our commitment to give back and make a difference in other people's lives," said Chad Silverstein, CEO of [re]start. "Our partnership with Slate Financial is validation of how collaboration and a shared vision can do more than we can ever do by ourselves. Together, we are helping people break free from debt while empowering them professionally so they can thrive financially."
Slate Financial and [re]start will forgive the debt for thousands of unsuspecting people in California, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Florida. To learn more about this partnership, please visit slatefinancialsolutions.com/impact/ and visit both companies online at joinrestart.com and slatefinancialsolutions.com.
About Slate Financial:
Slate Financial is a financial advocacy company whose mission is to build a vehicle for financial freedom and protect consumers struggling to pay their bills. Slate Financial helps consumers navigate the current financial literacy crisis within the US and offer services to empower individuals through personal finance and financial hardship. Slate provides its services through engagement and offers tangible benefits through its network of services, including Credit Builder, Career Development, Discount Perks, and a Legal Access Plan. To learn more about Slate Financial, visit them online at slatefinancialsolutions.com.
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[re]start is a career development platform that helps people find meaningful employment opportunities. Live Career Advisors provide personalized job recommendations and can even assist with job applications in real time. To learn more, visit joinrestart.com.
About ForgiveCo:
ForgiveCo is a public benefit corporation (PBC) that aims to help brands do good by forgiving the debt of necessity for individuals in hardship. As a PBC, ForgiveCo has a responsibility to generate social and public good while operating responsibly and sustainably. ForgiveCo provides business advisory services to corporations for acquisition, administration, and cancellation of consumer debt, and advisory services in branding, goodwill creation, and bulk debt management – "Transforming debt into goodwill.™" They amplify a brand's equity by erasing billions of dollars of debt for millions of people to activate community and hope in individuals. Those holding debt cannot apply for forgiveness, nor does ForgiveCo take donations; the best way to support additional debt forgiveness is to support their brand partners. To learn more about ForgiveCo, please visit forgiveco.com.
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Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook and uploaded a video urging people to get vaccinated.
He was soon swarmed by dozens, then hundreds, then more than 1,000 hateful messages from an anti-vaccine extremist group known as V_V. The group, active in France and Italy, has harassed doctors and public health officials, vandalized government offices and tried to disrupt vaccine clinics.
Alarmed by the abuse of its platform, Facebook kicked off several accounts tied to the group last December. But it didn’t stop V_V, which continues to use Facebook and other platforms and, like many anti-vaccine groups around the world, has expanded its portfolio to include climate change denialism and anti-democratic messaging.
“Let’s go and get them at home, they don’t have to sleep anymore,” reads one post from the group. “Fight with us!” reads another.
The largely unchecked nature of the attacks on the indisputable health benefits of the vaccine highlight the clear limits of a social media company to thwart even the most destructive kind of disinformation, particularly without a sustained aggressive effort.
Researchers at Reset, a U.K.-based nonprofit, identified more than 15,000 abusive or misinformation-laden Facebook posts from V_V — activity that peaked in spring 2022, months after the platform announced its actions against the organization. In a report on V_V’s activities, Reset’s researchers concluded that its continued presence on Facebook raises “questions about the effectiveness and consistency of Meta’s self-reported intervention.”
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, noted in response that its 2021 actions were never meant to eliminate all V_V content, but to take down accounts found to be participating in coordinated harassment. After The Associated Press notified Facebook of the group’s continued activities on its platform, it said it removed an additional 100 accounts this week.
Meta said it’s trying to strike a balance between removing content from groups like V_V that clearly violate rules against harassment or dangerous misinformation, while not silencing innocent users. That can be particularly difficult when it comes to the contentious issue of vaccines.
“This is a highly adversarial space and our efforts are ongoing: since our initial takedown, we’ve taken numerous actions against this network’s attempts to come back,” a Meta spokesman told the AP.
V_V is also active on Twitter, where Reset researchers found hundreds of accounts and thousands of posts from the group. Many of the accounts were created shortly after Facebook took action on the program last winter, Reset found.
In response to Reset’s report, Twitter said it took enforcement actions against several accounts linked to V_V but did not detail those actions.
V_V has proved especially resilient to efforts to stop it. Named for the movie “V for Vendetta,” in which a lone, masked man seeks revenge on an authoritarian government, the group uses fake accounts to evade detection, and often coordinates its messaging and activities on platforms such as Telegram that lack Facebook’s more aggressive moderation policies.
That adaptability is one reason why it’s been hard to stop the group, according to Jack Stubbs, a researcher at Graphika, a data analysis firm that has tracked V_V’s activities.
“They understand how the internet works,” Stubbs said.
Graphika estimated the group’s membership to be 20,000 in late 2021, with a smaller core of members involved in its online harassment efforts. In addition to Italy and France, Graphika’s team found evidence that V_V is trying to create chapters in Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil and Germany, where a similar anti-government movement known as Querdenken is active.
Groups and movements such as V_V and Querdenken have increasingly alarmed law enforcement and extremism researchers who say there’s evidence that far-right groups are using skepticism about COVID-19 and vaccines to expand their reach.
Increasingly, such groups are moving from online harassment to real world action.
For instance, in April, V_V used Telegram to announce plans to pay a 10,000 Euro bounty to vandals who spray painted the group’s symbol (two red Vs in a circle) on public buildings or vaccine clinics. The group then used Telegram to disseminate photos of the vandalism.
A month before Facebook took action on V_V, Italian police raided the homes of 17 anti-vaccine activists who had used Telegram to make threats against government, medical and media figures for their perceived support of COVID-19 restrictions.
Social media companies have struggled with responding to a wave of misinformation about vaccines since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, Facebook and Instagram suspended Children’s Health Defense, an influential anti-vaccine organization led by Robert Kennedy Jr.
One reason is the tricky balancing act between moderating harmful content and protecting free expression, according to Joshua Tucker of New York University, who co-directs NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics and is a senior advisor at Kroll, a tech, government and economic consulting firm.
Striking the right balance is especially important because social media has emerged as a key source of news and information around the world. Leave up too much bad content and users may be misinformed. Take down too much and users will begin to distrust the platform.
“It is dangerous for society for us to be moving in a direction in which nobody feels they can trust information,” Tucker said. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Anti-vax-group-in-Europe-thrives-online-thwarts-17383657.php | 2022-08-19 06:36:23 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Anti-vax-group-in-Europe-thrives-online-thwarts-17383657.php |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emily Bessoir and freshman Londyn Jones each scored 12 points to lead No. 10 UCLA to a 75-47 win over CSU Bakersfield on Saturday.
The Bruins (11-1) had a season-high 14 steals, which led to plenty of transition buckets. UCLA started the game on a 10-2 run and led 22-8 after the first quarter. Eight players scored in the opening quarter for the Bruins and all 10 players that got in the game scored.
“We can’t waste any opportunities,” UCLA coach Cori Close said. “We’re getting ready to go into Pac-12 play and all the way through, opening up on the road in hostile environments and we can’t waste any possessions. I really do think with a couple of exceptions they took that to heart. It was our highest passion play total of the year.”
CSU Bakersfield (2-5) kept the second quarter close, down just 15-12 in that frame. Morgan Edwards had a season-high 13 points and Grace Hunter added 13, too. Hennie van Schaik played her first game in a month after an ankle injury and came off the bench, scoring two points in 22 minutes.
But the Bruins defensive pressure was a lot to handle and the Roadrunners had 22 turnovers. UCLA led by as many as 32 points.
“A couple times they really got under our skin with their ball pressure,” Roadrunners coach Greg McCall said. “For the most part, I think we figured them out, we just turned the ball over too much. Their height, of course, bothered us a little bit. But I saw some good things from our players. We were able to slow them down offensively and staggered them with our zone defense.”
UCLA was the highest-ranked opponent that CSU Bakersfield played since 2019-20.
In the first half, UCLA guard Camryn Brown stole an inbounds pass and went coast-to-coast for the layup, giving UCLA a 37-18 lead with 1:27 left in the second quarter. UCLA freshman Kiki Rice stole the ball from a guard and went the other way for an uncontested layup.
Rice and Charisma Osborne each had three steals.
“I think we do a great job of competing every single day,” Jones said. “It only helps for the goals we’re trying to accomplish this year. Just having that mindset and knowing what we need to do.”
HELPING HAND
UCLA had 21 assists on 29 field goals.
“That speaks a lot to us sharing the ball and wanting to create offense together,” Bessoir said. “I know we’ve been focusing a lot on hitting the paint and hitting the post people. Moving the ball and playing together.”
NOTES
UCLA held a moment of silence for Billie Moore, the former UCLA women’s basketball coach, who died at the age of 79 on Wednesday.
Both UCLA and CSU Bakersfield played USC. UCLA held off a late rally by the Trojans and won 59-56 on Thursday. The Roadrunners lost to the Trojans 86-41 in November.
BIG PICTURE
CSU Bakersfield: The Roadrunners have played a tough schedule (including two Pac-12 games). That should help when Big West Conference play starts later this month.
UCLA: The Bruins showed off their depth as all 10 players who saw action during the first half scored.
UP NEXT
UCLA: Hosts Fresno State on Tuesday.
CSU Bakersfield: Hosts Pacific on Thursday.
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The Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than $2 billion that will keep the conference’s media rights with those networks through the 2030-31 college sports seasons, according to people familiar with the deal.
Two people confirmed details of the new media rights deal to The Associated Press on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity because contracts have yet to be finalized and no official announcement was expected soon.
Sports Business Journal was the first to report the deal would be worth $380 million annually. The Big 12 still has two years left on its current deals with Fox and ESPN.
New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark announced in August he was engaging the networks in discussions about an extension and just a few weeks ago said a new deal could be done soon.
The television deal provides stability to a league that a little more than a year ago seemed to be in danger of falling apart. Oklahoma and Texas announced in the summer of 2021 that they intended to leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference at the end of the current TV deal, which expires in 2025.
Former Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and the conference moved quickly to add Houston, Cincinnati, Central Florida and BYU. Those four will join next year, giving the Big 12 14 teams for at least one season.
It would cost tens of millions of dollars for Texas and Oklahoma to break current contracts leave the conference early.
Without the Longhorns and Sooners, there were concerns about how much networks would value the the Big 12. The final two years of the current deal pays $220 million annually.
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pechanga Resort Casino guests looking for one of the most anticipated new slot machines are in luck. Aristocrat Gaming's™ Lightning Dollar Link™ was recently installed in the Temecula casino's high limit gaming area. Pechanga is one of the first casinos in the United States where players can try their hand at the new game, which has a choice of five- to 100-line configurations.
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Event to be Held Thursday, October 27th at 10 AM ET
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGLE), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new generation of human enzyme therapeutics to benefit people with rare metabolic diseases, today announced that it will host a key opinion leader (KOL) webinar on Classical Homocystinuria, and Aeglea's potential treatment and lead clinical asset pegtarviliase on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.
The webinar will feature KOL Harvey Levy, MD, who will discuss the unmet medical need and current treatment landscape for patients suffering from Classical Homocystinuria, also known as cystathionine beta synthase (CBS) deficiency. Dr. Levy is Senior Physician in Medicine/Genetics at Boston Children's Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He has been involved in metabolic diseases for over 50 years. He established the Metabolic Program at the Boston Children's Hospital in 1978, which has become one of the world's premier such programs.
The Aeglea management team will provide an overview of their potential treatment solution, pegtarviliase, a human enzyme therapy which is currently in Phase 1/2 clinical development.
A live Q&A session will follow the formal presentations. To register for the event, please click here or visit the Events and Presentations section of the Company's website. A replay of the webinar will be archived on the Company's website following the presentation.
About Aeglea BioTherapeutics
Aeglea BioTherapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company redefining the potential of human enzyme therapeutics to benefit people with rare metabolic diseases with limited treatment options. Aeglea is investigating pegtarviliase in an ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the treatment of Homocystinuria. Pegtarviliase has been granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation. Aeglea's other clinical program, pegzilarginase, achieved the primary endpoint of arginine reduction in the PEACE Phase 3 clinical trial and has received both Rare Pediatric Disease and Breakthrough Therapy Designations. The Marketing Authorization Application for pegzilarginase is currently under review with the European Medicines Agency. Aeglea has an active discovery platform focused on engineering small changes in human enzymes to have a big impact on the lives of patients and their families. For more information, please visit http://aeglea.com.
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LONDON (AP) — The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union on Tuesday by saying it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two years ago.
Britain says its move to singlehandedly change the legally binding treaty — an apparent breach of international law — is an insurance policy in case it can’t reach agreement with the bloc to end a long-running dispute over post-Brexit trade rules.
“Our preference is to reach a negotiated outcome with the EU,” Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said.
The announcement drew a sharp response from the EU, which has long accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of trying to wriggle out of a deal that his government negotiated and signed as part of the U.K.’s exit in 2020. The spat raises the chances of a trade war between Britain and the 27-nation bloc that is — even after Brexit — its major economic partner.
“Unilateral actions contradicting an international agreement are not acceptable,” said EU Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, the bloc’s top Brexit official.
He said the EU “will need to respond with all measures at its disposal” if the U.K. goes ahead with the bill.
Truss told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the move “is consistent with our obligations in international law.”
She said the bill will be published in the coming weeks, and she hopes to keep up talks with the bloc in the meantime.
Britain’s Conservative government says post-Brexit trade rules are hurting the economy and undermining peace in Northern Ireland, the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with an EU member state.
When Britain left the bloc and its borderless free-trade zone, a deal was agreed to keep the Irish land border free of customs posts and other checks, because an open border is a key pillar of the peace process that ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland.
Instead, to protect the EU’s single market, there are checks on some goods, such as meat and eggs, entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K.
The arrangement is opposed by British unionists in Northern Ireland, who say the new checks have put a burden on businesses and frayed the bonds between Northern Ireland and the rest of the U.K. by creating a customs border in the Irish Sea.
The Democratic Unionist Party, Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party, is blocking the formation of a power-sharing regional government in Belfast, which should have been formed after the election this month, until the customs checks are scrapped.
Like the DUP, the British government argues that the trade regulations, known as the Northern Ireland Protocol, are destabilizing a peace agreement that relies on support from both Protestant unionist and Catholic nationalist communities.
While the DUP wants the Protocol scrapped, most other parties in Northern Ireland want to keep it, with tweaks to ease the burden on businesses.
Johnson says his government wants to fix the Protocol rather than rip it up. The U.K. says technology and trusted-trader programs could be used to to create a check-free “green lane” for goods destined for Northern Ireland that are at little risk of entering the EU.
The British government hopes its threat of legislation — which would take months to pass through Parliament — will increase pressure on the EU to compromise.
“What that actually involves is getting rid of some relatively minor barriers to trade,” Johnson said Tuesday. “I think there are good, common sense, pragmatic solutions. We need to work with our EU friends to achieve that.”
The bloc insists the treaty can’t be renegotiated, though it is willing to be flexible about how the rules are implemented. The EU could hit back with legal action, and potentially trade sanctions, if Britain doesn’t back down.
Critics of Johnson’s government say a U.K.-EU feud is the last thing Europe needs as it seeks unity in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and risks damaging the British economy amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, a strong critic of Brexit, said the threat of unilateral action was “reckless and irresponsible.”
“This is a treaty that Boris Johnson signed, and what it says to the rest of the world about the responsibility and the seriousness that the U.K. government attaches to international treaties is profoundly worrying,” Sturgeon told the Associated Press in Washington.
She suggested that Johnson, who won election in 2019 with a vow to “get Brexit done” but has seen his popularity eroded by scandals, was using “the ability to point the finger at the EU to play to his own political base.”
Johnson denied that the move breached international law, saying Britain’s “higher duty” was to uphold the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace accord.
But some Conservatives expressed misgivings.
“Respect for the rule of law … runs deep in our Tory veins,” Conservative legislator Simon Hoare said. “I find it extraordinary that a Tory government needs to be reminded of that.”
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Associated Press Writer Anna Johnson in Washington contributed to this story.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the first time since 2018, a UNM football player was selected in the NFL Draft. Safety Jerrick Reed II is the latest Lobo to turn pro.
Reed was drafted in the 6th round (198 overall) by the Seattle Seahawks. He is the first Lobo drafted by Seattle since Steve Myer in 1976 and highest drafted Lobo since 2009.
“Just enjoying the moment, thankful for the moment, blessed to be in this situation, but we still got work to do,” said Reed. “Now I have another goal and now my goal is to make an active roster, to play this upcoming season.”
During his time at UNM, Reed racked up 164 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, 29 passes deflected, two forced fumbles and one touchdown. Most recently, the Olive Branch, MS native was given the Bill Brannin award, which goes to the Lobos most valuable player. | https://www.krqe.com/news/community/lobo-football-player-drafted-by-the-seahawks/ | 2023-04-30 00:44:45 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/community/lobo-football-player-drafted-by-the-seahawks/ |
HONG KONG, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ("NetDragon" or "the Company", Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Promethean, a leading global education technology company, just released the all-new ActivPanel with ActivSync that delivers the most robust, seamless, and secure user experience yet. With the new interactive panel, Promethean meets the needs of teachers and IT administrators with intuitive, cutting-edge technology that enables a seamless classroom experience. With its easy, secure sign-in options, streamlined connection to content, flexible lesson delivery software, and personalized user experience, ActivPanel 9 offers the tools needed to transform how teachers use technology.
ActivPanel 9 is the only interactive panel with ActivSync, Promethean's patented technology, which eliminates digital barriers between devices and enables increased connectivity, customizable settings, and enhanced mobility so that teachers can move around the classroom freely. Furthermore, Promethean redesigned the user experience, providing a solution for instructional models, such as hybrid, synchronous, and asynchronous learning that integrate hardware and software in all scenarios. The all-new ActivPanel offers two models, ActivPanel 9 and ActivPanel 9 Premium, and it includes new features with enhanced simplicity, connectivity, security, adaptability, and longevity, to address the key needs of educators.
"With our commitment to providing educators with the ability to transform learning and collaboration, ActivPanel 9 is our most innovative release to date," said Lance Solomon, Chief Product Officer at Promethean. "We addressed the challenges teachers, IT administrators, and district officials face by creating an interactive panel that is more secure, easier to use, and works better with other technologies in their classrooms."
About NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0777) is a global leader in building internet communities with a long track record of developing and scaling multiple internet and mobile platforms that impact hundreds of millions of users, including previous establishments of China's first online gaming portal, 17173.com, and China's most influential smartphone app store platform, 91 Wireless.
Established in 1999, NetDragon is one of the most reputable and well-known online game developers in China with a history of successful game titles including Eudemons Online, Heroes Evolved, Conquer Online and Under Oath. In recent years, NetDragon has also started to scale its online education business on the back of management's vision to create the largest global online learning community, and to bring true integrated blended learning solutions to every school around the world.
About Promethean
Promethean is a leading education technology company working to transform the way the world learns and collaborates. From our founding in Blackburn, England, over 25 years ago to our global operations in 22 countries today, we've continued to explore, innovate, and inspire—designing learning and collaboration tools that are built for breakthroughs. Our award-winning interactive display, ActivPanel, and lesson delivery software, ActivInspire and ClassFlow, were designed to engage students, connect colleagues, and bring out the brilliance in everyone. With headquarters in Seattle, Washington, and offices worldwide, Promethean is a subsidiary of NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0777).
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NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist Meg Medina is the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a selection made by the Library of Congress.
Medina, a Cuban American whose books include the acclaimed middle grade novel “Merci Suárez Changes Gears,” is the eighth National Ambassador. Medina, the first Hispanic ambassador, succeeds Jason Reynolds and will serve two years. She hopes to build relationships between families and libraries and host ”book talks” with kids around the country.
“It’s an enormous honor to advocate for the reading and writing lives of our nation’s children and families,” Medina said in a statement Wednesday. “I realize the responsibility is critical but with the fine examples of previous ambassadors to guide me, I am eager to get started on my vision for this important work. More than anything, I want to make reading and story-sharing something that happens beyond classroom and library walls.”
Medina will formally begin as ambassador next week, when she is inaugurated by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
“Meg’s warmth and openness, coupled with her long-running commitment to young readers, libraries and librarians, is extraordinary,” Hayden said in a statement. “I look forward to the ways she will invite young people — especially Spanish and bilingual speakers — to share their favorite books and stories.”
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For years before the Taliban seized power and the economy collapsed, Jamila and her four children had clung to the edge of survival. After her husband died trying to cross the Iranian border, she and her children moved to a camp for displaced people in northwestern Afghanistan and relied on aid organizations.
One group brought her oil, flour and rice — food that kept her family from starving. Another gave her children pens and notebooks — the only supplies they had in primary school. A third vaccinated them against measles, polio and other illnesses.
But when Jamila tried to arrange an emergency parcel of food in late December, the aid worker cut the call short, explaining that the organization had suspended its operations: Last month, the Afghan government barred women from working in most local and international aid groups, prompting many to stop their work. Jamila’s heart sank.
“If they are not allowed, we will die of hunger,” said Jamila, 27, who goes by only one name, like many women in rural Afghanistan. “We are starving.”
Just weeks since the Taliban administration’s decree, women across the country are grappling with the disappearance of lifesaving aid that their families and the country have relied on since the country plunged into a humanitarian crisis.
It has been a dual tragedy for Afghanistan, and for Afghan women in particular.
For many women and girls who had already faced increasing restrictions under the new government — including being shut away from many jobs, high schools, universities and public parks — the new edict removed one of the few remaining outlets for employment and public life. Given the conservative system that had existed in Afghanistan even before the Taliban took power in 2021 and amplified the most hard-line traditions, aid groups had relied on female workers to reach other women and their families, who were often segregated from any contact with outside men.
Now, amid a malnutrition and health care crisis that has worsened as the Afghan government’s changes have turned the world away, many aid groups say the banning of those female workers has made it nearly impossible for them to work in the country. Those organizations described the move as a “red line” that violated humanitarian principles and that, if it remains in place, could permanently shut down their operations in Afghanistan.
The result is likely to be millions of Afghans left without critical aid during the harsh winter months. A record two-thirds of the population — or 28.3 million Afghans — are expected to need some form of humanitarian assistance this year as a hunger crisis looms over the country, according to United Nations estimates.
“This is not a choice. This is not a political decision. It’s actually reality. We cannot do our job if we do not have a female staff in place to work,” Adam Combs, regional director at the Norwegian Refugee Council, said in a news conference late last month.
In recent weeks, U.N. officials have met several times with Afghan authorities to try to resolve the crisis, they said. But while Afghan officials have urged the resumption of aid programs, they have also indicated that the Taliban administration’s top leadership is unwilling to reverse the edict. Instead, the leadership has doubled down on accusations that female aid workers had not worn Islamic headscarves, or hijabs, in accordance with the new government’s laws on women’s attire, according to summaries of those meetings and other documents obtained by The New York Times.
In a meeting in late December between U.N. officials and officials with the Taliban administration in Kandahar — the heartland of the Taliban movement and center of power of the new government — Afghan officials accused Western countries, particularly the United States, of using aid as political leverage to push unwelcome Western values on the country, according to the documents.
Late last month, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban administration, said on Twitter that all organizations within Afghanistan must comply with the country’s laws, adding, “We do not allow anyone to talk rubbish or make threats regarding the decisions of our leaders under the title of humanitarian aid.”
Afghan officials have said that the ban does not directly apply to the U.N. — one of the last Western entities to maintain a presence in Afghanistan. Still, most U.N. aid agencies work with nongovernment organizations to implement their operations — many of which had relied on female aid workers to reach women and families in need and have now suspended their programs.
Many international donors also require that women make up at least half of the people an aid organization reaches in order to receive funding.
For women across the country, the effects of the ban and the suspension of aid have been devastating.
The situation “is a disaster,” said Abeda Mosavi, an employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council who works with Afghan widows in Kunduz, an economic hub in northern Afghanistan. “I don’t know the extent to which the Taliban understood the role of women in aid organizations and the crises that women will face after this.”
Since the ban was issued and the council suspended its operations, Mosavi has barely been able to sleep, she said, haunted by worries about the women she worked with to help make ends meet. Late last year, Mosavi met a widow with eight children who she said was trying to secure a quick marriage for her 13-year-old daughter — effectively selling her for a $2,000 dowry — to an older man to be his second wife. The woman felt it was the only way she could keep her other children alive and fed, but Mosavi persuaded her not to go through with it and put her in touch with a food aid program.
“I don’t know what will happen to her now,” Mosavi said, wracked with worry. “There are hundreds of cases like this.”
Other female aid workers — many of whom are the sole providers for their families — have themselves worried about how to put food on the table if the ban remains in place.
Since the fall of the Western-backed government in August 2021, the new authorities’ initial promises that women would have opportunities like employment and a public life — requirements for engagement with Western donors — have nearly all been reversed.
Habiba Akbari, who works for Afghan Aid, a British humanitarian and development organization, spent much of the past four years dodging sporadic fighting between the Western-backed government and Taliban forces to travel between her hometown in Badakhshan province and her university in Kunduz City.
Akbari graduated last year — just before the Taliban administration banned women from attending university — and secured a job with the aid group. Her monthly salary of 30,000 Afghanis (around $350) sustained her seven siblings and parents after her oldest sister and the family’s main provider was dismissed from her post as a prosecutor. But now her work has been suspended — and any hope she held for her future has vanished.
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DES MOINES, Iowa, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (NYSE: FG) ("F&G"), a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients, will release first quarter 2023 earnings after the close of regular market trading on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
A webcast and conference call to discuss the results will follow at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Additional information about quarterly financial results, including the earnings release, will be available on the Investor Relations website at www.fglife.com.
Webcast, Conference Call and Replay Information
The event can be accessed the following ways:
- For internet webcast access, register through F&G's Investor Relations website at www.fglife.com.
- For telephone access, dial-in at 1-877-407-3982 (USA) or 1-201-493-6780 (International).
- The conference call replay will be available via webcast through F&G's Investor Relations website at www.fglife.com. The telephone replay will be available from 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2023, through May 11, 2023, by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (USA) or 1-412-317-6671 (International). The access code will be 13735022.
About F&G
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. is committed to helping Americans turn their aspirations into reality. F&G is a leading provider of insurance solutions serving retail annuity and life customers and institutional clients and is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
Contact:
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MILAN (AP) — Perched incongruously on the 44th floor of one of Milan’s modern glass skyscrapers is a ski lodge.
The “baita,” which is made of reclaimed wood from trees felled in a devastating storm that hit northern Italy in 2018, is in the headquarters of the organizing committee for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
The offices themselves are festooned with Olympic rings, which also adorn the key cards guests are given to access the building. But outside, you’d be hard pressed to find any sign that the Winter Games are coming to Milan in less than three years.
The 50,000-square-meter site that will house the Palitalia, where hockey is scheduled to take place, is currently an overgrown wasteland. And construction work has only just started at the area where the Olympic Village will be situated.
Nowhere is there even the inkling of an Olympic ring.
The organizing committee has admitted there have been delays because of the coronavirus pandemic and rising costs due in part to the war in Ukraine, but Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi said there is nothing to be concerned about.
“What you don’t see is actually what generates a lot of time,” Dubi said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It’s the administrative, the permitting and then acquiring any of the companies that will deliver the job.
“Once it starts, it goes quick … but I want to be clear, the timelines that we have received have to be respected. So far they are, but they have to be respected.”
And the IOC director warns that they will keep a close eye on matters to see that deadlines are met.
“What is really critical is the constant monitoring. You have to hit all the milestones and this is how you control projects,” Dubi said. “So no reason to worry. But as in everything, inspect what you expect and this is what we are going to do.”
One of the key features of Milan-Cortina’s winning bid in 2019 was the use of existing structures. That included the San Siro for the opening ceremony.
The Milan soccer clubs that use the stadium have long been in talks about rebuilding it and there were question marks over whether the ceremony would take place in the proposed new arena or the existing one.
“But for us it’s the San Siro,” Dubi said before highlighting a visit made to the stadium with the coordination commission in December. “The whole point was to pay tribute to the stadium and to look forward to what will happen, which is the opening of the games. So that’s definitely where we’re going.
“We know that there are a number of adjustments that are made to the stadium which will be ready for the games.”
There are also issues surrounding some of the facilities that need to be built. Plans to hold speedskating at Baselga di Piné have been scrapped after authorities deemed the project too expensive. Milan has offered to host it at Fiera exhibition center, while another option could be the existing indoor oval built for the 2006 Turin Olympics.
The building of the bobsled track in Cortina has also proved contentious because of spiralling costs but an offer to host it at the track in Innsbruck, Austria — that is due to be renovated — has been rejected.
“We were always clear with the IOC and our partners that if it’s built — and of course now the construction has started, or I should say rather the demolition, which is the first step — we are going to be users in the end because we always felt that it was not necessarily needed for the games,” Dubi said. “Now there was a decision made and we respect this decision.”
It will be the first time Italy has hosted the Olympics since 2006. But with an ever-dwindling pool of countries that can feasibly hold a Winter Olympics because of climate change, Dubi said the IOC is considering the option of rotating hosts and heralded “a new era” of the Olympics in “using what already exists.”
“Territory shouldn’t adapt to the games, but the games should adapt to the territory,” he said. “So we have a lot to learn from Milano-Cortina, but there are also key decisions to be made in the future.
“For example, should we rotate between games hosts in the future? Is it something that is appealing for winter sports, appealing for those hosts? And we tend to believe it is the case. Northern Italy ‘06, ’26, Sapporo, Salt Lake City is interested as well in the future. So is there a trend whereby once you have invested, you want to re-host in the future? So we need to look into that.”
Dubi said that is partly why they are taking their time to appoint a host for the 2030 Winter Olympics.
Sweden, which lost out to Milan-Cortina in the 2026 Olympic vote, is emerging as a frontrunner, although Dubi said there are five others interested but would not name them.
“The executive board told us, ‘Hey, hang on. You pause for a few months, you get back to us with, with some strategic thinking.’ And whether it’s in 2024 or onwards, let’s say that that’s not so important. We need to have the right strategy,” he said. “Imagine those games (Milan-Cortina) we awarded them seven years out. But one could argue that you can do with less … if anywhere you go, everything is ready, 100% built, no reason to award the game seven years out. So we’re not really in a rush. We want to do the right thing.”
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More AP coverage of the Paris Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.wfla.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-little-sign-of-olympics-in-milan-with-only-3-years-to-go/ | 2023-03-01 20:12:05 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-little-sign-of-olympics-in-milan-with-only-3-years-to-go/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gradian Health Systems (Gradian) is proud to announce a strategic relationship with Canon Virginia Inc. (CVI). This announcement marks the collaboration of two mission driven organizations, with a common goal of addressing disparities within healthcare globally.
This collaboration builds on Gradian's decade plus work developing and supporting medical technology in resource-limited settings and CVI's 37 years of established manufacturing excellence and medical device expertise. CVI will assume manufacturing operations for Gradian's flagship product, the UAM, an anesthesia machine designed to work in the absence of electricity and medical oxygen and establish manufacturing operations for Gradian's newest product – the K-O2. CVI plans to be in full scale production of both products by the end of 2022. The UAM and K-O2 are specifically designed to better enable access to anesthesia and oxygen therapy, respectively, by addressing resource constraints that often prevent medical providers from being able to deliver continuous care for patients.
"We are very excited to partner with Canon," said Lina Sayed, Chief Executive Officer, Gradian Health Systems. "At Gradian, we know how important it is to work with partners whose missions align with ours. Canon's proven expertise is unmatched – both in manufacturing and as a partner to work side-by-side with us to build a better future in healthcare. We are looking forward to what we hope will be a longstanding relationship with Canon."
Years of industry and manufacturing experience make both Gradian and CVI uniquely qualified to embark on a collaboration designed to deliver top of the line solutions that enable providers to offer premier care for their patients. By combining their excellence in manufacturing and product quality, the two organizations aim to create world-class products that address some of the biggest healthcare challenges to date.
"CVI and Gradian share many of the same values – a commitment to our customers, quality, and efficient manufacturing services to name a few," said Ronald Kurz, Sr. Director and General Manager, Business Operations Group / Medical, Canon Virginia, Inc. Our corporate philosophy, is driven by the Japanese principle, 'Kyosei,' the concept that all people, regardless of race, religion, or culture, are harmoniously living and working together into the future,' and we are proud to be working with a partner who is equally committed to this mission. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional service and resources to our partners and are very excited to see what the future holds for healthcare world-wide."
Today's announcement marks the beginning of a relationship that aims to build on both companies' commitment to addressing inequities in healthcare and helping to ensure that everyone has access to the best health services possible.
Gradian Health Systems is a nonprofit medical technology company that works in partnership with healthcare providers to design and introduce user-centric solutions that address gaps in technology solutions, training, and customer service. With innovations in anesthesia, critical care, and oxygen therapy, Gradian has enabled healthcare teams to provide high-quality, safe care to more than 2.2 million patients across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Working in partnership with health facilities, national governments, global NGOs, and medical technology partners, Gradian is also revolutionizing the way that life-changing innovations are introduced by ensuring that healthcare providers are fully equipped to use their products with a hands-on training and reliable customer support model. Learn more at: gradianhealth.org
Located in Newport News, Va., Canon Virginia, Inc. serves as the Canon manufacturing, engineering, recycling, and technical support center for the Americas. Canon Virginia produces new products using advanced manufacturing methodologies while also serving as a factory service center providing expert customer service in the repair and refurbishment of Canon products. Canon Virginia's manufacturing services extend to injection mold making, contract manufacturing, medical contract manufacturing and aftermarket services. For more information, call 1-866-99-CANON or visit https://www.cvi.canon.com/manufacturing-services/.
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SHANGHAI, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulnovo Medical Limited, a globally recognized OTM innovation platform, recently announced that Dr. Krishna Sudhir has officially joined the Pulnovo Medical Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Krishna Sudhir will provide scientific guidance and take an important part in the innovation and internationalization of Pulnovo Medical's technology platforms and R&D portfolio.
Dr. Sudhir is a distinguished expert in the cardiovascular field with over 20 years of international leadership experience in technology development, medical discovery, and commercialization in the medical device field. He is currently serving as a Consulting Professor of Medicine at the Center for Cardiovascular Technology at Stanford University . Prior to that, Dr. Sudhir was the Global Vice President of Medical Affairs for Abbott's Global Cardiovascular Division and lead the medical research and development departments at Abbott Vascular for more than 15 years. Dr Sudhir has also worked with the University of California, San Francisco, Alfred Heart Center, and Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, where he focused on cardiac disease research. In addition, Dr. Sudhir also worked on clinical research and medical affairs at various pharmaceutical companies, including Pharmacyclics, Millennium, diaDexus, and Johnson & Johnson, where he served as the director of Macroflux Internal Venture.
Dr. Sudhir received his MD from Madras Medical College and his Ph.D. from Monash University in Australia; he has received numerous honors for his academic excellence. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, a member of the American College of Cardiology, and the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention.
Regarding the board position with Pulnovo Medical, Dr. Sudhir said, "I am proud to be joining as a member of the SAB to contribute to the technology development, commercialization, and research innovation of Pulnovo Medical. With a holistic approach to medical research, industry, research, production, and business management, Pulnovo Medical is at the forefront of medical research that will lead to innovative treatments for unmet clinical needs around the world. For patients with limited access to current therapies, these innovative treatments will certainly improve their health resilience. It is my privilege to be working with the Pulnovo Medical team to develop and explore new treatments to meet the urgent needs of patients and to create innovative and differentiated medical technologies together."
Pulnovo Medical, said, "On behalf of Pulnovo Medical and the Board of Directors, I welcome Dr. Krishna Sudhir in joining our Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Sudhir is an outstanding scientist and industry leader. His excellent scientific foundation, strategic thinking, and business acumen will greatly enhance the innovation capabilities of Pulnovo Medical and will play a positive role in promoting the strategic layout of product pipelines and international collaboration to help take Pulnovo Medical to the next level.
About Pulnovo Medical
Since its inception in 2013, Pulnovo Medical has insisted on the importance of clinical value and has been committed to creating a global OTM innovation platform with its globally leading original technology. With more than 45 Chinese and international invention patents, we have developed a range of world-first products, entered the Green Channel of CFDA for innovative medical devices, and obtained CE quality system certification. In February 2021, we were granted the FDA breakthrough device designation for our original product — a radiofrequency ablation catheter. Insisting on innovation and aiming to improve patient recovery, we have, in a short time, become a leader in the interventional therapy of pulmonary arterial hypertension and will walk together with patients toward a better future with the support of our strong research and development capabilities.
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SEATTLE (AP) — The former chief financial officer of a Seattle-based startup took $35 million of his employer’s money without permission and lost it by investing in cryptocurrency before the crypto market crashed last year, according to a federal indictment returned by a grand jury Wednesday.
Nevin Shetty, 39, was hired in March 2021 as CFO of a company called fabric, which makes software platforms for retail commerce.
About a year later, after the company informed him it was letting him go over job performance concerns, he secretly took the money and transferred it to HighTower Treasury, a crypto platform he controlled as a side business, the indictment said.
His idea was to pay the company 6% interest while retaining profits above that, but soon the $35 million investment was practically worthless, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle said in a news release.
The indictment in U.S. District Court charged Shetty with four counts of wire fraud. He is scheduled to be arraigned May 25.
Shetty’s attorney, Cooper Offenbecher, said in an emailed statement that he and his client had been in regular contact with prosecutors and disagreed with the decision to bring an indictment.
“As the CFO of his former employer, tasked with making investment decisions for its benefit, Mr. Shetty was personally devastated by these losses, which occurred as a result of a catastrophic crash in the cryptocurrency market in May 2022,” Offenbecher wrote. “We look forward to responding to these allegations in Court.”
Prosecutors, however, said that as the company raised hundreds of millions of dollars in startup funding, it adopted a conservative approach to managing that money — a policy that Shetty had helped draft.
According to the Seattle tech news website GeekWire, fabric had raised more than $293 million by February 2022 and was valued at $1.5 billion.
In an emailed statement, the company said it had been cooperating with law enforcement and appreciated the work of the FBI and federal prosecutors.
“While the amount taken is substantial, fabric remains very well-funded with years of runway,” the statement said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-startups-ex-cfo-accused-of-diverting-35m-losing-it-in-crypto-crash/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2023-05-18 19:23:14 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-startups-ex-cfo-accused-of-diverting-35m-losing-it-in-crypto-crash/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who has made his opponent's questionable record fighting the opioid epidemic a central theme of his campaign for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat, has accepted campaign donations over the years from drug distributors blamed for key roles in the crisis, an Associated Press review found.
The contributions to Ryan from AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health, the three biggest drug distribution companies in the U.S., rolled in between 2007 and August of this year.
Earlier this year, the companies finalized a $21 billion settlement with state, local and Native American tribal governments and others over the toll of the opioid crisis. The settlement is the largest over opioid claims and keeps the companies from facing thousands of lawsuits.
The trio's combined giving to Ryan of $27,000 represents a fraction of the campaign contributions he has collected over the years, which include $8.6 million for the Senate race as of July. Still, they are notable as Ryan hammers the spotty record of the anti-opioid nonprofit started by his Republican opponent, “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance.
Ryan and Vance are locked in a tight contest for the coveted open Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman. Republicans see the seat as a critical one to hold if they hope to retake the Senate, while a flip to Democrats would be a major victory in the increasingly conservative-leaning state.
The distributor most generous to Ryan was from Cardinal Health Inc., a multinational health care services company headquartered in his home state. The company’s PAC has given him $21,000 since 2007, including $5,000 this August. McKesson Corp. Employees PAC gave Ryan $5,000 in 2012. Amerisource Bergen Corp. PAC gave him $1,000 in 2019. The opioid crisis was ongoing during all those years.
The three companies’ PACs have donated nearly $10.8 million combined to a wide range of candidates across the country since 2007, according to campaign finance figures compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. About $4.5 million of that went to Democrats, and the other roughly $6.2 million went to Republicans. Vance’s campaign has not received any donations from the PACs.
Ryan's early ads called Vance's “Our Ohio Renewal” a “sham” that “didn't fund a single addiction program” to fight the crisis, but rather backed efforts that “made it worse.” A second ad featured an August Associated Press article detailing a residency the nonprofit organized for an addiction doctor with links to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
Vance has said that he did not know about the addiction doctor’s ties to Purdue Pharma, but that he “remains proud of her work to treat patients, especially those in an area of Ohio who needed it most.”
Ryan's campaign said the congressman had helped bring funding to health care providers and law enforcement officials working to fight opioids and had worked to expand access to treatment for residents with substance abuse issues.
“Unlike JD Vance, who used his opioid nonprofit to launch his political career and enlist a Purdue Pharma mouthpiece to come to the Southern Ohio communities hit hardest by the opioid epidemic, Tim Ryan has a proven record of working across the aisle to combat this epidemic,” campaign spokesperson Izzi Levy said in a statement.
During the same years that the now-shuttered Our Ohio Renewal was operating in southern Ohio, Ryan was casting votes in Congress on a host of bills aimed at tackling various elements of the opioid crisis — sometimes for, sometimes against.
He voted overwhelmingly in support of such efforts — including co-sponsoring the INTERDICT Act praised by President Donald Trump for allocating $15 million to beef up illegal drug screenings on the southern border.
But Ryan also opposed several measures aimed at addressing opioid enforcement and addiction, the AP review found. Those included funding packages aimed at providing medical care to address the problem and legislation intended to crack down on illegal fentanyl trafficking. Levy said the congressman had policy objections to aspects of those bills.
Ryan also missed a vote in 2020 on legislation extending the Drug Enforcement Administration's temporary order listing fentanyl-related substances as Schedule 1 controlled substances. Levy said he was attending a family funeral on that day.
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Geoff Mulvihill in Cherry Hill, N.J., contributed to this report. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Drug-companies-in-opioid-crisis-have-donated-to-17489129.php | 2022-10-05 19:49:21 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Drug-companies-in-opioid-crisis-have-donated-to-17489129.php |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Opera has been around for centuries, and a big reason why is its ability to attract an audience.
In an effort to reach a new generation, the Syracuse Opera is presenting an immersive haunted opera experience.
This Saturday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. Syracuse Opera is performing a one-hour presentation at the Everson Museum of Art as part of the museum’s Fall Family Day activities.
In the spirit of film noir and detective stories of the 1940s, “Mystery on the Docks” follows a short-order cook and an opera superfan who come up with a plan to try to save an international opera star who has recently gone missing.
The production is a story of friendship that encourages audiences to follow their inner voice.
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NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Junior's Restaurant & Bakery, home of the "World's Most Fabulous Cheesecake," already offers two dozen of the most tantalizing flavors, from plain to key lime, from strawberry to red velvet, and from chocolate swirl to apple crumb.
Now, in celebration of National Cheesecake Day on July 30, it is inviting its fans from throughout the country and beyond to create its 25th flavor in the Junior's Great American Cheesecake Challenge.
And there's a lot of "dough" on the line: the winning recipe's developer will win $1800, and their chosen cheesecake will be sold for a limited time in Junior's restaurants, as well as online and through mail orders.
"The number 18 means life in Judaism," said Alan Rosen, the third-generation of his family to own Junior's. "And given that so many of our fans believe that our cheesecake is life-affirming, it makes perfect sense to hold a Great American Cheesecake Challenge and offer an $1800 cash prize for our 25th flavor. It's our way of celebrating National Cheesecake Day in perfect New York style."
Rosen will serve as one of the judges of the Great American Cheesecake Challenge; other judges may include one to two longtime Junior's fans.
Participants of Junior's Great American Cheesecake Challenge must submit their flavor, the recipe, and a few sentences describing why they chose that flavor by Friday, June 9, 2023 through Friday, June 30, 2023. The winning flavor will be announced on National Cheesecake Day, July 30. By entering the challenge, the winner agrees to have their name, hometown, and flavor/recipe included in all public relations and social media activities associated with this program.
About Junior's
Since the 1950's, Junior's Restaurant and Bakery in Brooklyn, New York has been famous for great food, great fun, great service, and, of course, the World's Most Famous Cheesecake. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, Junior's Restaurant and Bakery's menu features New York and Brooklyn comfort food dishes ranging from classic New York deli sandwiches piled high, famous 10 oz. steak burgers, salads, jumbo half pound hot dogs, fresh seafood and a full-service bar. For more information, visit juniorscheesecake.com. Instagram: @JuniorsCheesecake, Twitter: @JuniorsCheeseck Facebook: @ JuniorsCheesecake
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NEW YORK (AP) — Composer Tom Kitt got a compliment the other day that any songwriter would sing about.
A friend had seen his Broadway stage adaptation of Cameron Crowe's film “Almost Famous” and couldn't tell which songs Kitt had supplied and which ones were classics.
Mind you, those classics included songs by the likes of Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Joni Mitchell and the Allman Brothers.
“I thought, ‘Well, then I’m doing my job,’” recalls Kitt, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner. “The goal here was in some ways to make it all feel like one voice.”
Kitt has teamed up with Crowe to turn the filmmaker's very autobiographical coming-of-age story for a new audience in a new age. The show, now in previews, opens Nov. 3 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
“It feels like it’s a companion piece to the movie,” says Jeremy Herrin, the musical's director. “It’s another iteration of that story in another form.”
“Almost Famous” centers on a smart and earnest 15-year-old in the early 1970s who manages to get assigned by Rolling Stone magazine to do a profile of the fictional midlevel rock band Stillwater.
“It’s about a young man discovering that he can express himself with integrity and that life is better for him and those around him when he does so. And that’s a powerful thing to be reminded of,” says Herrin.
Crowe, the writer-director who won an Oscar for the film's screenplay, was inspired by his own experiences growing up and says he wanted the musical to “capture that same feeling that the movie did.”
In many ways, a stage adaptation makes perfect sense: The film is about loving music and had a community constantly bursting into song — something musical theater is built on.
“That communal feeling and that hang that you have going to a concert is also the thing that I experience when I go to Broadway. I’m going to be in a room with a bunch of people, having a shared experience, with storytelling and live music happening. So I think that there’s a real crossover,” says Lia Vollack, lead producer.
The film starred Billy Crudup as Stillwater's lead guitarist, Frances McDormand as the young man’s mother and Kate Hudson as Penny Lane, the band’s chief groupie or, as she prefers to think of herself, its muse.
“At the heart of it, it's a story that many people can relate to, which is finding your own family,” says Vollack. “You have your family that you’re with, who you love and who are a part of you, but also finding community outside of that.”
Kitt supplied 17 original songs, did the orchestrations and arrangements, and collaborated with book writer Crowe on lyrics. He was already a fan of the filmmaker's “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Say Anything,” “Jerry Maguire” and “Vanilla Sky.”
“I love to write about connection and catharsis and what are things that trouble us. What are things that we are in motion on, and where do we settle and find great resolution and hopefully walk out of a theater feeling inspired and excited to talk about what you just experienced?” he said. “That’s a Cameron Crowe film for me.”
The challenge for Kitt was to write new songs alongside such classic rock songs as “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, “20th Century Boy” by T. Rex and “Ramble On” by Zeppelin. The film's score won a Grammy.
“When I was a classical pianist — just starting to study in the ‘80s — it was the music of the ’70s that took me away from Mozart and into Bruce Springsteen and Elton John and Billy Joel at my piano,” Kitt says. “The assignment was to write original music in the style of music that I love.”
The creative team chose to stud the musical with songs that reveal the characters' feelings. So if the film has a close up, the musical gets a song in its place. Kitt often plumbed the film's script for the lyrics.
Take the song “The Night-Time Sky’s Got Nothing On You,” a quiet moment between the muse and the guitarist. Kitt begins the song with dialogue from the film virtually word for word: “The way you turn a hotel into a home/The way you pick up strays wherever you go.”
“That was the goal for me because Cameron is a poet, and he writes poetry about our everyday experience. So it’s a natural for that to become lyric,” says Kitt, who has worked on the musicals “Next to Normal," Green Day’s “American Idiot" and Alanis Morissette’s ”Jagged Little Pill.”
The creators initially considered using only preexisting songs, but that posed a challenge to the storytelling. They also considered all original music but would awkwardly have to plop in John's “Tiny Dancer” — which is sung in a pivotal scene. Kitt, who has worked with originals and written his own, was the answer they needed.
“Tom just made it all flow together in this gorgeous tapestry of this world and created a world with it and it is seamless,” says Vollack. "Tom is very comfortable swimming in both waters."
The creators also took the opportunity to alter some things, like going deeper into the characters of the mom and Penny Lane, or as Crowe says “putting a little more padding in the shoulders of these characters.” Both women get songs, including “The Wind” for Penny and “Elaine’s Lecture” for mom.
Vollack has noticed some young women in the Broadway audience wearing a version of Penny's distinctive fur-trimmed coat, a nod to her status as a cool, strong female character.
“The women in our story — given that Roe v Wade was being passed at that time — they have more rights than women do right now,” Vollack says. “That was a time when women were getting those rights for the first time and having agency over their own lives and their own sexuality.”
The musical — like the film — is about learning to be your authentic self and seizing your moment — something the creators looked back on in their on lives while creating the show.
“We all want to have a transformative moment where you suddenly see your future and you see the person you’re meant to be. In this story, it is music. And for me, it was music,” says Kitt.
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Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Cameron-Crowe-s-Almost-Famous-rocks-out-on-17546832.php | 2022-10-31 16:26:24 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Cameron-Crowe-s-Almost-Famous-rocks-out-on-17546832.php |
TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, January 14, 2023
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ190-152130-
Blanco-
Including the city of Blanco
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a
slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ172-152130-
Burnet-
Including the city of Burnet
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler with highs in the
upper 50s.
$$
TXZ208-152130-
Caldwell-
Including the city of Lockhart
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ206-152130-
Comal-
Including the city of New Braunfels
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ224-152130-
De Witt-
Including the city of Cuero
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs around
80. West winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Highs
in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
Highs around 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ228-152130-
Dimmit-
Including the city of Carrizo Springs
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph,
becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog through
the day. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s.
$$
TXZ184-152130-
Edwards-
Including the city of Rocksprings
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ209-152130-
Fayette-
Including the city of La Grange
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ219-152130-
Frio-
Including the city of Pearsall
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs around 80. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Light and variable
winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog through
the day. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs around 80.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ188-152130-
Gillespie-
Including the city of Fredericksburg
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs around 70. South winds
20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 35 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds
around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler with highs in the
upper 50s.
$$
TXZ223-152130-
Gonzales-
Including the city of Gonzales
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Not as cool with highs in the
mid 70s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ207-152130-
Guadalupe-
Including the city of Seguin
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs around 80. North winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ191-152130-
Hays-
Including the city of San Marcos
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
south in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a
slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ222-152130-
Karnes-
Including the city of Karnes City
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 60. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ189-152130-
Kendall-
Including the city of Boerne
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph,
becoming south in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a
slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs around 60. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ186-152130-
Kerr-
Including the city of Kerrville
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ202-152130-
Kinney-
Including the city of Brackettville
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph,
becoming west in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds
around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Northeast winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 70.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ225-152130-
Lavaca-
Including the city of Hallettsville
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ194-152130-
Lee-
Including the city of Giddings
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, increasing to around 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a
slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly cloudy.
Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms.
Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ171-152130-
Llano-
Including the city of Llano
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Lows
in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Cooler with highs in the
upper 50s.
$$
TXZ217-152130-
Maverick-
Including the city of Eagle Pass
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming northeast after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ204-152130-
Medina-
Including the city of Hondo
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs around 80. North winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Southwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog through
the day. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ185-152130-
Real-
Including the city of Leakey
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
60s.
$$
TXZ203-152130-
Uvalde-
Including the city of Uvalde
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs around 80. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
west in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog through
the day. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
TXZ173-152130-
Williamson-
Including the city of Georgetown
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ221-152130-
Wilson-
Including the city of Floresville
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Patchy
fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows
in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower
50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ218-152130-
Zavala-
Including the city of Crystal City
219 AM CST Sun Jan 15 2023
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then
clearing. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph,
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Light and
variable winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog through
the day. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s.
$$
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Health care officials speak out on the health risks involved with flooding
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Health care officials are speaking out on the health risks involved with flooding.
Flooding can lead mold to build up in and around your home, and flood waters can also carry germs. Dr. Michael Bassett with Mayo Clinic Health System says airing out flooded areas as quickly as possible can prevent mold from growing.
He also recommends that if you have kids, throw away items that are soft that could be contaminated from the water, and wipe down hard toys to keep kids safe from germs.
“When you are cleaning those environments, which is important to do, I want people to pace themselves. Like I said, the weather’s nicer, but it can also mean that you’re sweating a lot, exerting yourself. That can be hard for some people. Especially if you’ve got a large volume of work to do and that’s an inconvenience to you. Take your time, pace yourself, involve others, get the help you need. Don’t overexert yourself because that can be harmful as well,” Dr. Michael Bassett, Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Physician, said.
Bassett says the best way to keep you and your family safe is to stay clear of high waters and wash your hands regularly.
Thursday, the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office and the Pepin County Sheriff’s Office shared images of flooding on their Facebook pages.
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David Meier leads the Product, Data, and Technology teams within Annexus Health, with Katy Wile leading Product Delivery and Customer Training
SEWICKLEY, Pa., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Annexus Health, Inc., the leading healthcare technology company that is revolutionizing the patient access journey through its innovative solutions, today announced the recent addition of David Meier to its leadership team as Chief Technology Officer. David oversees the company's Data Science and Analytics, Data Management, Software Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product Design, and Product Management teams.
In his 15 years of experience, including 12 years within the healthcare space, David has led teams in lending, revenue cycle, and healthcare compliance. He specializes in leading innovation teams and in starting and scaling start-ups and is skilled at leading onshore and offshore teams.
"What drew me to Annexus Health was the company's unique mission and the genuine dedication of the employees to that mission," said David. "I am humbled and excited to be a part of this amazing team."
In addition to David, Annexus Health has also recently tapped Katy Wile, a former director on the Research Enterprise Solutions team at Huron, for a key role. Katy now serves as Vice President, Product Delivery at Annexus Health, leading teams responsible for integrating the company's digital solutions with provider and life science clients, as well as for end user training.
"I'm thrilled to be working with people who are so passionate about improving the patient experience and minimizing the burdens associated with access to care," said Katy. "It's inspiring to be a part of such an innovative, mission-driven organization!"
David and Katy join Annexus Health as the company continues to make great strides in its mission to combat financial toxicity in health care and improve patient access to critical care. To date, over $2.4 billion in patient financial assistance has been processed through the Annexus Health workflow platform, AssistPoint®, since 2018.
"We've come a long way from where we started, and it's the people on our amazing team who have gotten us to where we are today: a game-changing force in the healthcare space with a robust provider footprint, rapidly expanding network of life science partners, and—most importantly—unparalleled impact on patients and their families," said Annexus Health Co-Founder and CEO Joe Baffone. "I have no doubt David and Katy will be valuable players in helping us continue to generationally disrupt the way the patient access journey is managed."
"We're delighted to have David and Katy aboard as we head into a busy Q4 and a transformative year ahead," said Brad Frazier, Co-Founder and President of Annexus Health. "Their wealth of experience and excellent leadership will be instrumental in guiding our Delivery and Technology teams through the many exciting developments we have on the horizon."
Annexus Health is the leading healthcare technology company that is revolutionizing the patient access journey by delivering innovative solutions, including tech-enabled services, that reduce financial and administrative burdens to improve access, speed, and adherence to critical care. Learn more at annexushealth.com.
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VP of Marketing
tim@annexushealth.com
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TX Brownsville TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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717 FPUS54 KBRO 150857
ZFPBRO
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
TXZ253-152100-
Southern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission,
and Weslaco
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ255-152100-
Inland Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to
10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ355-152100-
Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs around 90. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs around 90. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs around
90. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ455-152100-
Cameron Island-
Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then clearing. Hazy. Near
steady temperature in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy . Near steady temperature in the
lower 80s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy with highs in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy with highs in the mid 80s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 80s. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around
80. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ252-152100-
Starr-
Including the cities of Rio Grande City and Roma
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 110.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ254-152100-
Inland Willacy-
Including the city of Raymondville
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing
to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ354-152100-
Coastal Willacy-
Including the city of Port Mansfield
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ248-152100-
Zapata-
Including the city of Zapata
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy, hot with highs around 101. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy, hot with highs around 101. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Hazy, hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy, hot. Lows
in the mid 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 110.
$$
TXZ249-152100-
Jim Hogg-
Including the city of Hebbronville
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ250-152100-
Brooks-
Including the city of Falfurrias
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ353-152100-
Northern Hidalgo-
Including the city of San Manuel
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ251-152100-
Inland Kenedy-
Including the city of Sarita
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106 in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
mid 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to 110.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ351-152100-
Coastal Kenedy-
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming mostly sunny.
Hazy. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
lower 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ454-152100-
Willacy Island-
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows around 80. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy with highs in the upper 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 80s. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around
80. Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ451-152100-
Kenedy Island-
356 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Hazy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hazy with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Hazy with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy with highs in the upper 80s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH...Partly cloudy. Hazy. Highs in the
upper 80s. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around
80. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
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Sunny Hostin, a co-host of ABC’s daytime political talk show “The View,” is arguing it is nonsensical for suburban women to vote GOP in next week’s midterm elections.
“I read a poll just yesterday” showing that “suburban women are now going to vote Republican,” Hostin said during Thursday’s episode. “It’s almost like roaches voting for Raid.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House communications director and the lone conservative on the panel-style show, interjected, saying the comment was “insulting to the voter.”
“Their voting against their own self interest,” Hostin countered.
“People make up decisions on what’s right for their family,” Griffin shot back, calling it wrong that Hostin felt she could make that determination for others.
Hostin refused to back down, saying she was “surprised” to see polling indicating “women would vote against their own health care.”
Women’s reproductive health and abortion rights have been one of the biggest issues Democrats are pushing ahead of next week’s elections.
A recent Wall Street Journal poll found suburban women, a key group of midterm voters, favor the GOP by 15 percentage points. | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/sunny-hostin-suburban-women-backing-gop-like-roaches-voting-for-raid/ | 2022-11-03 19:35:03 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/hill-politics/sunny-hostin-suburban-women-backing-gop-like-roaches-voting-for-raid/ |
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration plans to propose regulatory changes Wednesday to encourage voluntary conservation projects on private land, partly by shielding owners from punishment if their actions kill or harm small numbers of imperiled species.
The proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule outlines steps to simplify permitting for damage that otherwise would be illegal under the Endangered Species Act. The Associated Press obtained details on the proposal prior to its public release.
To qualify, landowners take steps that would benefit declining species, including pollinators such as bumblebees and monarch butterflies.
The idea is to make landowners allies rather than adversaries as climate change, urban sprawl and other trends jeopardize more animals and plants. The United Nations says up to 1 million species could go extinct worldwide, many in the next few decades.
Preventing such losses will require protections on both private and public lands, officials told AP.
“We believe very strongly that collaborative conservation is the way forward,” U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in an interview. She added in a statement that partnerships would “set us on a course for continued recovery and resilience.”
The proposed rule involves a section of the federal law that offers exceptions to its broad prohibitions on harming species listed as endangered or threatened. It allows “taking” — killing — individual plants or animals for scientific purposes, or to preserve a species through steps such as establishing new populations.
It also allows such harm if it’s an unintended result of an otherwise legal activity such as logging, mining and oil and gas development.
Killing or harming members of listed species under those circumstances requires a permit, accompanied by plans for limiting the damage and conserving the species overall.
“These are tools that are valuable and popular, but are largely constrained by the fact that they are time consuming and expensive to negotiate,” said Jonathan Wood, a vice president at the Property and Environment Research Center, which supports a free-market approach to environmentalism.
The proposed new rule is designed to make reaching such deals easier and get more landowners to take part.
It would combine two existing types of protection agreements into one. It also would allow owners eventually to stop their protection measures — for example, by cutting trees they had allowed to grow for the benefit of woodland species such as birds or bats.
Another provision would allow issuance of permits for harming individuals of species that haven’t been listed as endangered or threatened but could be in the future. The landowner would begin protective measures immediately but couldn’t hurt or kill any of the animals or plants until their species are listed. That could help them recover well enough that legal protections aren’t needed.
“We anticipate that these improvements will encourage more individuals and companies to engage in these voluntary programs, thereby generating greater conservation results overall,” the Fish and Wildlife Service said in a regulatory filing.
Environmental law experts said the strategy is worth trying but success isn’t certain — particularly since it opens the door to more “incidental” deaths and gives landowners the option of dropping conservation efforts.
“This is not a risk-free rule,” said Pat Parenteau, an emeritus law professor at the Vermont Law and Graduate School. “It may not work out to the net benefit of the species in question.”
Most endangered species live largely on private land, so the government has little choice but to seek voluntary cooperation, accept tradeoffs and assure owners they’ll be able to manage their property, said Dan Rohlf, a professor with the Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.
But an agreement that doesn’t require permanent conservation measures “sends a message to non-federal landowners that species conservation is ultimately not your obligation,” Rohlf said. “It says that hopefully we’ll recover a species somewhere else than your land. And that may or may not be true or possible.”
Wildlife advocates have criticized the use of conservation agreements in cases including Arctic grayling, a fish struggling to survive in parts of Montana.
Advocates sued the government last week, contending a deal reached more than a decade ago involving the Big Hole River and its tributaries — home to the grayling and a water source for agriculture — had failed to stop the fish’s decline.
The agreement wasn’t enforceable and didn’t go through a public process so experts could weigh in, said Kristine Akland, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity.
“The concept is great: State and private entities and the federal government all come together and agree to abide by certain measures to help a species,” Akland said. “Every … conservation agreement is going to be subject to those pitfalls.”
The Fish and Wildlife Service scheduled a public comment period for Feb. 9 through April 10. No date has been set for a final decision on the proposed rule.
The service invited feedback on matters such as whether the proposed changes would save time and money; how they would affect conservation; how much private land could be eligible; and the potential for more permit applications.
“The upcoming rule is important to bring in the nonfederal landowners, to bring working landscapes into this partnership of really embracing the Endangered Species Act,” Martha Williams, director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, told AP.
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Brown reported from Billings, Montana.
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Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. See more about AP’s climate initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/landowner-help-sought-to-protect-endangered-animals-plants/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2023-02-08 05:58:56 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/landowner-help-sought-to-protect-endangered-animals-plants/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Milwaukee pitchers hit hard as team drops both games in split-squad doubleheader
PHOENIX -- It was a rough day for the Milwaukee Brewers' pitching staff Sunday.
Brewers hurlers were hit hard in both games of a split-squad doubleheader and Milwaukee lost both games as a result, 11-4 to the Oakland A's at American Family Fields of Phoenix, and 12-6 to the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields on a chilly and windy Sunday afternoon.
Janson Junk, one of Milwaukee's offseason acquisitions, failed to even record an out in his start against Oakland as he allowed four hits, four earned runs and a pair of walks before being pulled.
"The two walks, something that's not normal for him," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "Strike throwing is something he's very capable of. Some bad counts and some walks, and that hurt him."
BOX SCORE: Rockies 12, Brewers 6
BOX SCORE:A's 11, Brewers 4
A total of 10 pitchers saw action against the A's, including the first Brewers appearances for offseason acquisitions Javy Guerra and Rule 5 pick Gus Varland.
Milwaukee (1-2 in the Cactus League) banged out 10 hits but was 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position.
The only spark came in the ninth inning, when 2022 first-round draft pick Eric Brown Jr. slugged a two-run home run and Cam Devanney followed with a solo shot to center -- both off former Milwaukee pitching prospect Trey Supak -- to cap the scoring.
"It's fun," said Counsell. "It's a home run in a spring-training game and it's a good way to get your season kicked off."
Ten pitchers also threw for the Brewers against the Rockies including starter Robert Gasser, who allowed a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in his lone inning of work.
Milwaukee jumped out to a 3-0 lead and actually led, 4-3, before Colorado exploded for nine runs in the seventh and eighth against a bevy of minor-league arms.
Owen Miller (two doubles) and Sal Frelick each had a pair of hits as the Brewers recorded 10 in all.
Milwaukee plays its first road game of the spring Monday against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium. Adrian Houser will make his first start against Zack Greinke. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2023/02/26/brewers-pitchers-hit-hard-as-team-is-swept-in-split-squad-doubleheader/69946199007/ | 2023-02-27 02:14:08 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2023/02/26/brewers-pitchers-hit-hard-as-team-is-swept-in-split-squad-doubleheader/69946199007/ |
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s leaders strongly condemned an assault on a Jewish lawmaker who was assaulted and punched in the face Saturday while campaigning for the country's April 2 general election.
President Sauli Niinisto tweeted that Saturday’s physical attack on veteran conservative politician Ben Zyskowicz, 68, was “a cowardly act” that delivered a blow to Finnish democracy.
Zyskowicz told Finnish media that a large man who appeared to be between the ages of 30 and 40 confronted him at a metro station in Helsinki, the capital city that he represents.
The man started yelling, blaming him for Finland’s decision to join NATO and hurling antisemitic insults, Zyskowicz told Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, adding that the perpetrator also threatened to kill him and to push him onto the subway tracks.
The confrontation turned into a scuffle, and Zyskowicz reported he was hit in the face and fell on the ground, suffering bruises, scratches and other minor injuries. Police later apprehended a suspect.
Zyskowicz has served in Finland’s parliament, the Eduskunta, for over 40 years, and is one of the most visible representatives of Finland’s Jewish community.
The lawmaker told Helsingin Sanomat he thinks his assailant's motive was political. Zyskowicz is a member of the center-right National Coalition Party, which polls predict is in position to receive the most votes in the upcoming election.
The party has advocated for Finland to seek NATO membership for over 20 years.
“Under no circumstances must physically attacking candidates become part of Finnish society, not even as an entirely marginal phenomenon,” Zyskowicz told the newspaper.
Political violence is extremely rare in Finland. a nation of 5.5 million where lawmakers and government ministers regularly move around cafes, markets and shopping centers without guards while campaigning, sometimes getting around on public transportation.
Only the Finnish head of state and the prime minister are known to have body guards. Prime Minister Sanna Marin condemned the attack on Zyskowicz as “shocking”.
"Everyone must have the right to campaign in peace, without the threat of violence. An attack on a candidate is an attack on democracy.” Marin said. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/finnish-leadership-condemns-attack-on-veteran-17860102.php | 2023-03-25 20:57:26 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/finnish-leadership-condemns-attack-on-veteran-17860102.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — Japan’s strict border restrictions will be loosened next month, the prime minister announced Thursday, allowing tourists to easily enter for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
In a news conference at the foot of Central Park in New York, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said independent tourists would again be welcomed as of Oct. 11, not just those traveling with authorized groups.
A cap on the number of tourists who are granted entry — which has been gradually increased this year — will be nixed altogether. And visa requirements that were imposed in response to the pandemic will also be rescinded.
Japan’s tough COVID-19 restrictions have sent the number of visitors plummeting and its tourism industry reeling. Though foreign tourists were welcomed back in June after a pause of more than two years, the reopening has been confusing to many seeking to visit.
A previous announcement billed as an easing of the group tour rule turned out, for many tourists, to be anything but — introducing a convoluted process requiring obtaining clearance via a Japanese travel agent, often with hefty fees or commissions attached.
Now, the country appears to be returning to normal, in time for some to book travel for Japan’s fall foliage. Kishida said a campaign aimed at bolstering the tourism industry would be rolled out offering discounts.
“We hope that many citizens will take advantage,” he said as he wrapped up a trip to New York.
Until now, Japan persisted in pandemic travel rules that many other countries have long since dropped. Some tourists have shifted vacations to countries including South Korea and Thailand, which have had looser rules of late.
Kishida spoke on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. In other remarks, he called for reform of the U.N. Security Council and dismissed any skepticism about Japan’s increased military spending, saying it remained a “peace-loving nation.”
He also said Japan would “boldly take necessary steps” to combat excessive fluctuation of the yen, which has dropped to its lowest level against the U.S. dollar in more than two decades.
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AP National Writer Matt Sedensky can be reached at msedensky@ap.org and https://twitter.com/sedensky. For more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-japan-to-loosen-travel-restrictions-imposed-during-pandemic/ | 2022-09-22 23:03:34 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-japan-to-loosen-travel-restrictions-imposed-during-pandemic/ |
Laszlo Bock, co-founder of Humu, steps into a new role as Executive Chairman with Scott Chancellor succeeding him as CEO.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Humu, an HR technology company that uses science-backed nudges to help managers develop high-performing teams, today announced that Scott Chancellor will join as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), starting August 29. Chancellor succeeds Laszlo Bock, who co-founded Humu and served as its CEO since 2017. Bock will be stepping into an Executive Chairman role, presiding over Humu's Board of Directors.
Chancellor joins Humu from Apptio where he spent the past three years in the role of Chief Product & Technology Officer. During his time there, he oversaw a period of rapid product and revenue growth for the company, leading its expansion into the Cloud Financial Management and Enterprise Agile Planning markets, while modernizing and revitalizing Apptio's core product offering.
Prior to joining Apptio, Chancellor spent over seven years at Amazon Web Services, where he founded and led the company's AWS Insights organization as General Manager and was responsible for several of AWS's most used services, including all of its cloud financial management services.
Chancellor has also held roles at Hewlett-Packard, Wachovia Securities, and the United States Department of Defense. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, where he studied accounting and computer science, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
"As a leader, I am excited by opportunities for spectacular growth—through building exceptional products that enable organizations to live up to their values," said Chancellor. "I am inspired by Humu's mission to make work better and by the chance to guide the team in helping the world's largest companies empower their managers and accelerate their employees' success."
"It's rare to find a leader who excels in business growth and product innovation, and deeply values shaping a great organizational culture," said TCV Venture Partner Jessica Neal and board member at Humu. "After running an extensive search process, we are thrilled to have Scott join as CEO and believe he is the best possible person to lead Humu into this next chapter."
With Chancellor leading the company as CEO, Laszlo Bock will still play an active role in Humu as the board's Executive Chairman, and as an advisor and spokesperson. "Over the past five years, it's been a privilege to build the foundation of Humu and lead it through transformational growth," said Bock. "I'm excited for my new role in the company and this next chapter under Scott's leadership. His track record of scaling user and revenue growth will bring us even closer to achieving the mission that we set five years ago: make work better."
About Humu
Humu works with the world's largest companies to deliver timely, personalized coaching that makes it easy for managers to improve team performance, retention, and employee experience. For more information or to view open positions, visit humu.com.
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Former California FBI agent sentenced for accepting $150K in bribes to provide information
CA agent provided confidential information to a man tied to organized crimes
A former FBI agent in California was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for accepting at least $150,000 in gifts and cash bribes to provide confidential information to a man with organized crime ties.
Babak Broumand, 56, of Lafayette, was sentenced in federal court in Los Angeles. After an 11-day trial, he was convicted last year of conspiracy, bribery of a public official and monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.
Broumand, who joined the FBI in 1999, worked until 2018 in the bureau’s San Francisco office, where he was responsible for national security investigations, prosecutors said.
FORMER FBI AGENT CONVICTED OF ACCEPTING $150K IN BRIBES TO PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Prosecutors said from 2015 to 2018, Broumand accepted cash and gifts that included escorts, hotel stays and private jet flights in return for searching law enforcement databases to help a self-proclaimed lawyer and his criminal associates learn if they were under investigation and avoid prosecution.
Broumand "abandoned his pledge to serve the American people in exchange for a lavish lifestyle," Donald Alway, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, said in a statement.
Court documents refer to the lawyer only as "E.S." but his name was Edgar Sargsyan, who earlier pleaded guilty to bribing Broumand and another federal agent and testified at his trial.
The two men were introduced at a Beverly Hills cigar club.
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Prosecutors said Broumand would search databases for specific people at Sargsyan's request and warn him to "stay away" if they were under criminal investigation.
They included Levon Termendzhyan, described by authorities an Armenian organized crime figure for whom Sargsyan had worked. In 2020, Termendzhyan was convicted in a Utah federal court of involvement in a $1 billion fraud scheme involving renewable fuel tax credits and awaits sentencing.
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Authorities said Broumand also searched a confidential FBI database for information on Sam Sarkis Solakyan, who was eventually sentenced in San Diego to five years in prison for convictions for submitting more than $250 million in fraudulent claims through California’s workers compensation system.
Prosecutors also said that Broumand interfered with an FBI investigation into Felix Cisneros Jr., a Homeland Security special agent with ties to Termendzhyan and Sargsyan. Cisneros was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-california-fbi-agent-sentenced-accepting-150k-bribes-provide-information | 2023-02-28 18:34:55 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-california-fbi-agent-sentenced-accepting-150k-bribes-provide-information |
SINGAPORE, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metaverse blockchain company Marvion, a fully owned subsidiary of Bonanza Goldfields Corp. (OTC:BONZ), is pleased to round up the year 2022 with several key partnerships in place and its core focus on its proprietary products and services, namely Marvion Metaverse, Marvion Metastudio and its Brand Activation Campaigns.
2022 was a foundation year for Marvion as it had its first full year of operations. The business saw steady revenue growth for its sale of media and entertainment digital ownership tokens, and success in securing key partnerships in the media and entertainment industry. Notably, the Marvion Metastudio saw a sellout of 2,000 "Forensic Psychologist" DOTs on its platform, and committed to invest for DOT rights to an upcoming zombie action thriller "Chungking Mansions" by Phoenix Waters Productions. The film is touted to be the biggest zombie film to be shot in Hong Kong with an estimated production budget 8-figure US Dollar sum. In terms of expanding its media and entertainment assets, Marvion also successfully acquired 20 movie remake licenses from Euro Amazing Limited which will allow Marvion to own the associated licensing, sub-licensing rights in whole or in part, as well as associated territorial rights to mint 10 digital ownership tokens (DOTs) per category for 10 categories of adaptation rights derived from each movie, which will bring immense potential for its DOT offerings.
According to a report in June 2022 by consulting firm McKinsey, the metaverse is worth US$5trillion by 20301. As a company heavily involved in the metaverse and virtual realms, Marvion has dedicated resources to its technology arm this year and has successfully built the Marvion Metaverse. Apart from a strong online presence, Marvion also co-organised the inaugural in-person Web 5.0 Conference in Singapore where it focused on real life applications and ownership in the centralised web 2.0 and decentralised 3.0 ecosystems. The conference delegation consist of guests who flew in from the US, Europe and Asia and overall, it set the stage for quality, in-depth discussions on the untapped potential of the Web 2.0 and 3.0 space. As a result from the conference, Marvion has inked strategic partnerships with firms like Next Level Ventures and 8SIAN to help these businesses capitalise on the fast growing Web 3.0 market. Marvion is also privileged to be partnering many prestigious organisations such as the Hong Kong listed China Information Technology Development Limited (8178: HK), Hong Kong University, and ComicAsia, amongst many others for our metaverse offerings.
Looking ahead in 2023, Raymond Chua, Chief Executive Officer of Marvion says, "2023 will be another exciting year as we look to boost and enhance our AI, smart contracts, and IP capabilities within our product offerings. Ultimately, we aim to strengthen and capitalise on the opportunities that lie in evolving areas that we are already operating in. I would also like to thank our many partners for their trust and collaboration and look forward to continued engagement and success in the coming year."
For more information on Marvion and its metaverse offerings, please visit www.marvion.media.
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About BONZ
Bonanza Goldfields Corporation is a Nevada holding company that through its subsidiaries are engaged in the media distribution business. Specifically, we provide authentication, valuation and certification ("AVC") service, sale and purchase, hire purchase, financing, custody, security and exhibition ("CSE") services to buyers of movie and music media through traditional channels as well as through leveraging blockchain technology through the creation of digital ownership tokens ("DOTs").
The group is building an ecosystem and a metaverse for the media and entertainment industry that implements and adopts blockchain and NFT technologies, through mergers and acquisitions.
About Marvion™️
Marvion is a global company headquartered in Singapore. It is one of the first public-listed Web 3.0 group with market-leading technologies and ecosystem that aims to be the driver behind the world's transition into Web 3.0. We offer services, access and content and provide the necessary tools for creators to create unique content in the Web 3.0.
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About Marvion's DOT
Marvion's DOTs are integrated, best in class, digital ownership token (DOT) that contains a smart contract that can execute transactions and also contains the specific legal terms of the intellectual property ownership, license and/or rights. Each DOT contains the following:
- A copy of the SPA for the purchase of the master license.
- Evidence or warranty of ownership of the relevant intellectual property.
- Ownership of the sub-license detailing the rights of the DOT holder.
- Image/video/music or other file depending on what the asset is.
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Opioid overdoses fueled by fentanyl, fentanyl-laced substances
Opioid overdoses in Manchester and Nashua have been averaging at around 80 to 90 per month, according to officials.
Eleven opioid overdoses were deadly in the two cities during August, American Medical Response data showed.
Regional director Chris Stawasz said fentanyl can be found in pills, methamphetamine and marijuana.
"Users of these substances have to consider that there is fentanyl in pretty much everything that they're going to use," Stawasz said.
Stawasz said the death rate would amount to over 100 overdose deaths per year.
Better Life Partner community education manager Andrew Warner said harm reduction helps lower these numbers. He has been in recovery for four years.
"The only reason I'm not one of those statistics is because the community came and they embraced me and they supported me and made me safe when I was unsafe," Warner said.
Warner said harm reduction is about creating an environment for people to use and recover safely.
"It's also a social movement, it's a belief that people who use drugs have human rights and should be treated with compassion and love and decency and respect," Warner said.
Warner said he thinks there needs to be more help available for people struggling with addiction, as many people join long waitlists for care.
He said getting clean is worth it.
"The amount of work it takes to live in active addiction is huge compared to the amount of work it takes to stay sober, and there is a life out there that is absolutely amazing," Warner said. | https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-opioid-overdoses-fueled-by-fentanyl-fentanyl-laced-substances/41254119 | 2022-09-17 03:37:07 | 1 | https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-opioid-overdoses-fueled-by-fentanyl-fentanyl-laced-substances/41254119 |
Air Products Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer to Speak at Shandong Economic Advisory Conference as Shandong Provincial Economic Advisor
QINGDAO, SHANDONG, China, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD), a leading global industrial gases company serving the China market for 35 years, will participate in a series of in-person and virtual activities during the Third Qingdao Multinationals Summit (QMS) themed "Multinationals and China" to support the country's new round of development with focus on energy transition.
Air Products' Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Seifi Ghasemi, appointed Shandong Provincial Economic Advisor, will join the Shandong Provincial Economic Advisory Conference online on June 20. He will share Air Products' world-leading first-mover blue hydrogen projects in the U.S and Canada, its green hydrogen mega projects in Middle East, and discuss how the company is supporting hydrogen applications for mobility and industrial sectors to drive the hydrogen economy in Shandong Province in close collaboration with the local government.
In Shandong, Air Products has established a strong position since its first investment in 1995 with several operating entities, production facilities, and engineering design capability. The company has been supporting the Shandong Hydrogen Industry Medium and Long-term Development Plan, and Hydrogen into Ten Thousand Homes' demonstration project with its end-to-end hydrogen for mobility solutions.
Co-organized by China's Ministry of Commerce and Shandong Provincial Government, the Third Qingdao Multinationals Summit is an important annual event to deepen win-win cooperation among multinationals and the China governments. This year, more than 3,800 distinguished guests including senior leaders from Fortune 500 and global companies will participate in the two-day summit. The summit will also host the first Shandong Provincial Economic Advisory Conference.
During the summit, Air Products China President Saw Choon Seong and other senior executives from Government Relations and Hydrogen for Mobility will join a number of in-person and virtual activities, including meeting local senior government officials and other leaders to share insights and deepen exchanges to support the country's sustainable development; holding a roadshow themed "Pursuing Green and Low-Carbon Energy Transition under Dual Carbon Goals" to unveil the company's hydrogen for mobility brand in China; and attending a forum panel discussion titled "Hydrogen Energy Value Chain Construction and Cooperation."
"QMS provides a great platform for multinationals to exchange thoughts and discuss new trends to support the long-term development of Shandong Province and China," said Saw Choon Seong. "We have achieved great success in China for 35 years across several Five-Year Plan periods. We look forward to our continued collaboration with the governments, customers and partners to support the country's carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals, contributing to low-carbon and climate-resilient developments in Shandong Province and China in the 14th Five-Year and beyond."
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects, including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and world-scale low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $55 billion. More than 20,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
Air Products' Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release and are not guarantees of future performance. While forward-looking statements are made in good faith and based on assumptions, expectations and projections that management believes are reasonable based on currently available information, actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors, including risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the assumptions, beliefs or expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances upon which any such forward-looking statements are based.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chief of Staffs said Tuesday that the first U.S. missile fired at an unidentified object over Lake Huron missed the second target and “landed harmlessly" in the water, but that the second one successfully hit.
The acknowledgment by Gen. Mark Milley of the errant strike comes amid questions about whether the shootdown of aerial objects that military officials say didn't pose a threat is creating unnecessary risk.
The object taken down Sunday was the third in as many days to be shot from the skies. The White House has said the objects differed in size and maneuverability from a Chinese surveillance balloon that U.S. fighter jets shot down earlier this month, but that their altitude was low enough to pose a risk to civilian air space.
Milley said the Pentagon works to make sure that the air space is clear, and to evaluate the potential debris field, before embarking on such a strike.
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GARY — Brenda Scott-Henry told the audience to "drive down 94, not as a driver but as a passenger, close your eyes and you'll know when you get to certain exits because you can smell the diesel."
Interstates 94, 65 and 90; U.S. 12 and 20 — every day, hundreds of thousands of cars and trucks travel the many highways that crisscross the Crossroads of America. While most vehicles simply pass through, the pollutants they leave behind have long-lasting environmental impacts.
According to a recent Guardian analysis of research from the University of Washington and Virginia Tech, the Northwest corner of Indiana and the South and West sides of Chicago have some of the worst air pollution in the country. The study looked at fine particles of air pollution called PM 2.5. Emitted by industrial operations, vehicles and wildfires, PM 2.5 particles are small enough to make it into the deepest part of the lungs and into the bloodstream.
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The Guardian report found that a central section of Indianapolis had the fifth-worst air pollution in the country, Northwest Indiana had the fourth-worst and Chicago's South and West sides have the third-worst. Neighborhoods in Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California, were listed second and first, respectively.
During a summer interview discussing respiratory health, Brian Urbaszewski of the Chicago-based Respiratory Health Association told The Times that the Region's air pollution can be looked at "like a cake."
"There is the cake and there’s the frosting. There is a lot of stuff blowing into Northwest Indiana from downstate and from Illinois, but then there is the frosting on the cake which is all of the local stuff," Urbaszewski said. "It is the combo."
The number of PM 2.5 particles is highest around East Chicago, Hammond and Gary — the Region's industrial core.
During a February meeting of the Gary Air Pollution Committee, Scott-Henry, who leads the city's Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Department, said the Steel City's air quality used to be even worse.
"I read an article where it showed that when you came to the city of Gary, there was just this cloud over the city," Scott-Henry said.
As steel production slowed and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency increased regulations, air quality improved. However, the Hoosier state continues to have a problem with pollution.
Indiana leads the nation in the amount of toxic pollutants released per square mile, according to the EPA's 2021 Toxic Release Inventory. The inventory reported that in 2019, about 123 million pounds of harmful chemicals were disposed of in Indiana. Some 26 million pounds were released into the air; U.S. Steel Gary Works was the state's top polluter.
"I know Gary needs business, but we need to be careful about who we're allowing in here," resident Michelle Robinson said during the committee meeting. "All money isn't good money, especially if it's killing us."
Councilwoman Lori Latham, D-at-large revived the city's Air Pollution Committee after years of inactivity. Feb. 28 was the committee's first meeting.
A city with a plan
"Where there are challenges there are also opportunities," Scott-Henry told attendees during the meeting.
Though Gary's high level of air pollution is undeniable, the Steel City has also been ahead of the curb when it comes to sustainability.
Gary is one of the only municipalities in the Region that has an environmental affairs department. Also, in 2019 Gary and Michigan City participated in Indiana University's Environmental Resilience Cohort. Using emission data from 2017, Gary created a greenhouse gas inventory and a climate action plan.
In 2021, several other Region communities participated in the cohort including Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
Of the three counties, Lake's emissions were the highest with 34,706,179 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or MTC+O2e. In comparison, the City of Chicago, which has a population five times larger than Lake County, produced 31,035,000 MTCO2e in 2017.
In 2016 Indianapolis, which has 324,440 more residents than Lake County, produced 14,630,253 MTCO2e. Gary, which has a population that is about one-tenth the size of Indianapolis, produced 12,555,294 MTCO2e in 2017.
Industry accounts for over 90% of Gary's emissions.
The city's Department of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs works alongside state and federal authorities to oversee emission permits. Scott-Henry said U.S. Steel alone has over 230 permits with the city.
Latham said the city's contaminated air is hitting "us directly in our pockets."
Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by environmental degradation, Latham said. The Guardian report found that census tracts in Northwest Indiana with the highest amount of air pollution had 60% non-white populations.
Health disparities related to environmental contamination keep "people in a cycle of poverty" because residents have to spend more money on medical care, Latham explained.
According to the EPA's "Environmental Justice Screen" tool, much of Gary ranks in the highest percentiles in the country for cancer risk, asthma prevalence and low life expectancy.
Scott-Henry said the city wants to create a climate resilience plan. The existing Gary Climate Action Plan lays out a strategy for reducing emissions that includes; improving energy efficiency in city buildings and homes; training members of the local workforce in solar installation; encouraging residential solar; increasing the city's tree canopy; getting more electric vehicles; establishing EV charging stations near major highways; and supporting the local food system.
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COLUMBUS, Miss., Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BankFirst Capital Corporation (OTCQX: BFCC) ("BankFirst" or the "Company"), parent company of BankFirst Financial Services, Macon, Mississippi (the "Bank"), reported quarterly net income of $5.3 million, or $1.00 per share, for the third quarter of 2022, compared to net income of $6.1 million, or $1.14 per share, for the second quarter of 2022, and compared to net income of $5.3 million, or $1.01 per share, for the third quarter of 2021. The Company also reported net income of $15.9 million, or $2.99 per share, for nine months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of 15% compared to net income of $13.9 million, or $2.63 per share for nine months ended September 30, 2021.
- Net income totaled $5.3 million, or $1.00 per share, in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $5.3 million, or $1.01 per share, for the third quarter of 2021.
- Total assets increased 24% to $2.2 billion at September 30, 2022 from $1.8 billion at September 30, 2021.
- Total loans increased 15% to $1.3 billion at September 30, 2022 from $1.1 billion at September 30, 2021.
- Total deposits increased 16% to $1.8 billion at September 30, 2022 from $1.6 billion at September 30, 2021.
- Net interest income increased 21% to $17.1 million in the third quarter of 2022 from $14.1 million in the third quarter of 2021.
- Net interest margin (net of PPP fees) increased 47 basis point to 3.72% in the third quarter of 2022 from 3.25% in third quarter of 2021.
- Nonperforming assets (excluding restructured) improved to 0.54% of total assets at September 30, 2022 from 0.58% at September 30, 2021
- On September 1, 2022, the Company announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Mechanics Banc Holding Company ("Mechanics"), the parent company of Mechanics Bank, Water Valley, Mississippi ("Mechanics Bank"), pursuant to which the Company will acquire Mechanics and Mechanics Bank for all-cash consideration. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval from the shareholders of Mechanics and bank regulatory authorities, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.
- On October 1, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Tate Financial Corporation ("Tate") and Sycamore Bank, Senatobia, Mississippi ("Sycamore Bank"). On September 30, 2022, Sycamore Bank had total assets of $321.3 million, total loans of $151.5 million, and total deposits of $302.8 million. The acquisition of Tate resulted in the Bank having 42 locations serving Mississippi and Alabama, with total assets of approximately $2.5 billion, total loans of approximately $1.5 billion and total deposits of approximately $2.1 billion as of October 1, 2022.
Moak Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, stated, "We are pleased to report another strong quarter of earnings. We are excited about the recent completion of our acquisition of Tate and Sycamore Bank and are equally excited about our recent announcement that we have signed a definitive agreement providing for our acquisition of Mechanics and Mechanics Bank. We believe that the partnership with Mechanics Bank will allow BankFirst to continue its strategic plan by partnering with community banks with strong relationships in their local markets."
Mr. Griffin continued, "Our outlook remains positive for the future, as we have an encouraging pipeline for loan growth in our expanded footprint, including our core markets and our loan production offices. We believe the Bank is well positioned to navigate the uncertain economic forecast and current rising rate environment, which is expected to continue in light of the persistent high inflation levels in the United States and our market area."
Total assets were $2.21 billion at September 30, 2022, compared to $2.2 billion at June 30, 2022 and $1.8 billion at September 30, 2021, an increase of 1% and 24%, respectively. The increase in total assets since September 30, 2021 was primarily due to organic loan and deposit growth, the acquisition of The Citizens Bank of Fayette, Fayette, Alabama ("Citizens") after the close of business on December 31, 2021, and the issuance of senior perpetual noncumulative preferred stock (the "Senior Preferred") to the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") pursuant to the Emergency Capital Investment Program ("ECIP"). Total loans outstanding, net of the allowance for loan losses, as of September 30, 2022 totaled $1.3 billion, compared to $1.2 billion as of June 30, 2022 and $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 7% and 15%, respectively.
Non-interest-bearing deposits increased to $543.0 million as of September 30, 2022, compared to $541.5 million as of June 30, 2022, an increase of 0.3%, and $467.4 million as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 16%. Non-interest-bearing deposits represented 30% of total deposits as of September 30, 2022. Total deposits as of September 30, 2022 were $1.8 billion, compared to $1.8 billion as of June 30, 2022 and $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2021, an increase of 16% since September 30, 2021. The increase in non-interest-bearing deposits is due to the acquisition of Citizens. Cost of funds as of September 30, 2022 was 0.22% compared to 0.24% as of June 30, 2022, and 0.31% as of September 30, 2021. The Company expects the cost of funds to begin to slowly rise to be able to remain competitive in the markets we serve.
The ratio of loans to deposits was 72.4% as of September 30, 2022 compared to 68.8% as of June 30, 2022, and 73% as of September 30, 2021.
Net interest income was $17.1 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $15.1 million for the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 13%, and $14.1 million for the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 21%. Net interest margin increased to 3.87% in the third quarter of 2022, compared to 3.60% in the second quarter of 2022 and 3.60% in the third quarter of 2021. Yield on earning assets was 4.09% in the third quarter of 2022, compared to 3.84% during the second quarter of 2022 and 3.91% during the third quarter of 2021, an increase of 25 basis points and 18 basis points, respectively. Accretion of deferred PPP-related Small Business Administration ("SBA") fees of $249 thousand were recognized upon the receipt of forgiveness payments from the SBA for PPP loans during the third quarter of 2022, which contributed 15 basis points of the overall net interest margin, compared to the recognition of $258 thousand of deferred PPP-related SBA fees during the second quarter of 2022, which contributed 15 basis points. Net interest margin, net of PPP-related SBA fees, increased in the third quarter of 2022 to 3.72% from 3.45% in the second quarter of 2022.
Noninterest income was $5.4 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $5.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 9%, and $6.7 million for the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of 20%. The decrease in noninterest income was primarily due to decreases in mortgage banking revenue and mortgage fees. Mortgage banking revenue was $588 thousand in the third quarter of 2022, a decrease of $152 thousand from $740 thousand in the second quarter of 2022, or 21%, and a decrease of $618 thousand from $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2021, or 51%. The decline in mortgage banking revenue during the period was primarily due to decreased demand in the residential mortgage market as a result of rising market interest rates and seasonality. During the second quarter of 2021, the Bank implemented a Mortgage Purchase Program to maintain mortgage loans in-house. During the third quarter of 2022, the Bank purchased $4.1 million of the $8.2 million secondary market mortgages originated to hold in-house, compared to $41.3 million secondary market loans originated during the third quarter of 2021, of which $2.2 million were held in-house. Gross mortgage fees during the third quarter of 2022 were $655 thousand compared to $810 thousand during the second quarter of 2022 and compared to $1.3 million in the third quarter of 2021.
As of September 30, 2022, tangible book value per share was $20.76. According to OTCQX, there were 199 trades of the Company's shares of common stock during the third quarter of 2022 for a total of 80,910 shares and for a total price of $2,702,977. The closing price of the Company's common stock quoted on OTCQX on September 30, 2022 was $37.25 per share. Based on this closing share price, the Company's market capitalization was $200 million as of September 30, 2022.
The Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $300 thousand during the third quarter of 2022 compared to $150 thousand for the second quarter of 2022, and $322 thousand for the third quarter of 2021. Net loan charge-offs in the third quarter of 2022 were $260 thousand, compared to $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2022 and $490 thousand in the third quarter of 2021. The increase in the second quarter of 2022 is primarily due to a $1.9 million charge-off related to a single credit which was previously classified as impaired. As a result, the non-performing assets to total assets were 0.54% for the third quarter of 2022, a decrease of 4 basis points compared to 0.58% for the second quarter of 2022, and a decrease of 4 basis points compared to 0.58% for the third quarter of 2021. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the third quarter of 2022 were 0.02%, compared to 0.17% for the second quarter of 2022 and 0.04% for the third quarter of 2021. The Company continues to closely monitor credit quality as concerns regarding forecasted economic conditions continue to worsen due to the rising interest rate environment and persistent high inflation levels in the United States and our market areas, and additional provisions for loan losses may be necessary in future periods.
The Bank participated in the PPP, a $943.0 billion low-interest business loan program funded by Treasury and administered by the SBA, which officially ended on May 31, 2021. The PPP provided U.S. government guarantees for lenders, as well as loan forgiveness incentives for borrowers that predominately utilize the loan proceeds to cover employee compensation-related business costs. The Bank participated in Rounds 1 and 2 of the PPP during 2020 and in Round 3 of the PPP in 2021 until its expiration on May 31, 2021. In 2020, during Rounds 1 and 2 of the PPP, the Bank originated 1,489 PPP loans totaling $115.6 million. Through September 30, 2022, the Bank has received loan forgiveness payments from the SBA on all PPP loans originated in Rounds 1 and 2 of the PPP. The Bank received and recognized approximately $4.4 million in fees (net of expenses) paid by the SBA on PPP loans originated in Rounds 1 and 2 of the PPP.
In 2021, during Round 3 of the PPP, the Bank originated an additional 1,382 PPP loans totaling $62.0 million. Through September 30, 2022, the Bank has received forgiveness payments from the SBA on all PPP loans originated in Round 3 of the PPP. The Bank received approximately $4.1 million in fees (net of expenses) paid by the SBA on PPP loans originated in Round 3 of the PPP, from which we recognized $249 thousand as loan fee income during the third quarter of 2022, $258 thousand as loan fee income during the second quarter of 2022, and compared to $200 thousand for the third quarter of 2021. The Bank recognized the remainder of the deferred PPP-related SBA loan fees during the third quarter of 2022.
As previously disclosed, on September 1, 2022, the Company announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Mechanics and Mechanics Bank, pursuant to which the Company will acquire Mechanics and Mechanics Bank for all-cash consideration. On September 30, 2022, Mechanics Bank had total assets of $324.3 million, total loans of $208.3 million, and total deposits of $293.3 million. The acquisition of Mechanics and Mechanics Bank would result in the Bank having 47 locations serving Mississippi and Alabama, with total assets of approximately $2.8 billion, gross loans of approximately $1.7 billion and total deposits of approximately $2.4 billion, if the acquisition closed on September 30, 2022. The acquisition of Mechanics and Mechanics Bank is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval from the shareholders of Mechanics and bank regulatory authorities.
As previously disclosed, the Company completed its acquisition of Tate and Sycamore Bank on October 1, 2022. Under the terms of the definitive agreement with Tate and Sycamore Bank, the Company paid a fixed amount of cash consideration. Although the Company has not finalized the exact amounts of the purchase accounting adjustments, the following table presents the estimated impact on certain financial information for the Company (in thousands, except per share data):
As previously disclosed, the Company closed on the issuance of $175.0 million of the Senior Preferred to Treasury pursuant to the ECIP on April 26, 2022. The ECIP investment from Treasury is intended to qualify as Tier 1 capital of the Company for regulatory capital purposes. The Senior Preferred issued to Treasury will pay non-cumulative dividends, payable quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year beginning on the second dividend payment date after the two-year anniversary of the date of issuance. The dividend rate to be paid on the Senior Preferred will adjust annually based on certain measurements of the Company's extensions of credit to minority, rural, and urban low-income and underserved communities and low- and moderate-income borrowers. The Company is entitled to redeem the Senior Preferred on or after the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the Senior Preferred, subject to approval by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve") and in accordance with applicable regulatory capital regulations.
BankFirst Capital Corporation (OTCQX: BFCC) is a registered bank holding company based in Columbus, Mississippi with approximately $2.2 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2022. BankFirst Financial Services, the Company's wholly-owned banking subsidiary, was founded in 1888 and is locally owned, controlled, and operated. The Company is headquartered in Columbus, Mississippi, and the Bank operates additional branch offices in Coldwater, Columbus, Flowood, Hattiesburg, Hernando, Independence, Jackson, Louin, Macon, Madison, Newton, Oxford, Senatobia, Southaven, Starkville, and West Point, Mississippi; and Addison, Aliceville, Arley, Bear Creek, Carrollton, Curry, Double Springs, Fayette, Gordo, Haleyville, Northport, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Bank also operates five loan production offices in Birmingham, Alabama as well as Biloxi, Brookhaven, Oxford, and Tupelo, Mississippi. BankFirst offers a wide variety of services for businesses and consumers. The Bank also offers internet banking, no-fee ATM access, checking, CD, and money market accounts, merchant services, mortgage loans, remote deposit capture, and more. For more information, visit www.BankFirstfs.com.
This press release contains, among other things, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, (i) statements regarding certain of the Company's goals and expectations with respect to future events that are subject to various risks and uncertainties, (ii) statements about the merger of Citizens with and into the Bank, (iii) statements about the proposed merger of Tate and Sycamore Bank with and into the Company and the Bank, respectively, and (iv) statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words "may," "will," "could," "should," "expect," "plan," "project," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "pursuant," "target," "continue," and similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current belief and expectations of the Company's management team and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control). Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations include, but are not limited to: fluctuations in market rates of interest and loan and deposit pricing, the persistence of the inflationary environment in the United States and our market areas, the uncertain impacts of quantitative tightening and current and future monetary policies of the Federal Reserve, adverse changes in the overall national economy as well as adverse economic conditions in our specific market areas, including as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to recognize the expected benefits and synergies of our completed acquisitions, our ability to complete the proposed acquisition of Mechanics and Mechanics Bank, the maintenance and development of well-established and valued client relationships and referral source relationships, and acquisition or loss of key production personnel. These forward-looking statements are based on current information and/or management's good faith belief as to future events. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. Therefore, the Company can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be construed as a representation by the Company or any person that the future events, plans or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in the press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
The Company maintains an Internet web site at www.BankFirstfs.com/about-us/investors. The Company makes available, free of charge, on its web site the Company's annual reports, quarterly earnings reports, and other press releases. In addition, the OTC Markets Group maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding the Company (at www.otcmarkets.com/stock/BFCC/overview).
The Company routinely posts important information for investors on its web site (under www.BankFirstfs.com and, more specifically, under the Investor Relations tab at www.BankFirstfs.com/about-us/investors/). The Company intends to use its web site as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under the OTC Markets Group OTCQX Rules for U.S. Banks. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Company's web site, in addition to following the Company's press releases, OTC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts.
The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the Company's web site is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Ironnet, Inc. (NYSE: IRNT).
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The lawsuit seeks to recover losses for shareholders who purchased Ironnet between September 15, 2021 and December 15, 2021.
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According to a filed complaint, Ironnet, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company had materially overstated its business and financial prospects; (ii) the Company was unable to predict the timing of significant customer opportunities which constituted a substantial portion of its publicly- issued FY 2022 financial guidance; (iii) the Company had not established effective disclosure controls and procedures to reasonably ensure its public disclosures were timely, accurate, complete, and not otherwise misleading; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false, misleading, and/or lacked any reasonable basis in fact at all relevant times.
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MAYS LANDING — A motorcyclist driving with a suspended license at the time he caused a crash that killed his passenger will spend four years in prison, a judge ruled Friday.
Matthew Gittens, 38, was riding his bike with Yvonne Adams, 27, when the vehicle crashed near the Atlantic City Expressway's Exit 12 on-ramp near the Hamilton Mall on May 18, 2019.
Gittens was charged with causing death while driving with a suspended license.
He must serve two years before being eligible for parole, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Monday in a news release.
Both Gittens and Adams were ejected from their Yamaha motorcycle and thrown about 40 feet after hitting a guardrail on the on-ramp's left side, closing a portion of the road for about three hours.
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Adams was pronounced dead at the scene. Gittens sustained moderate injuries, according to past reports.
Crash investigators said Gittens was driving at high speeds when he lost control of the motorcycle.
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BERLIN (AP) — A report released Monday found that at least 196 clerics in the German Catholic diocese of Muenster sexually abused minors between 1945 and 2020, adding to findings from other dioceses that have shaken the church in the country.
The study, commissioned by the diocese in western Germany and carried out over 2½ years by a team from the University of Muenster, pointed to a “massive leadership failure” during the tenures of the diocese’s bishops between 1947 and 2008, with officials covering up scandals or making only superficial interventions, according to a statement from the university summarizing the findings.
“The bishops and other officials in the diocesan leadership were in some cases extensively in the know” about the abuse, co-author Thomas Grossboelting said.
The 196 allegedly abusive clerics account for about 4% of all priests in the diocese between 1945 and 2020. About 5% of those were “serial” abusers, responsible for more than 10 acts each, the authors found. They said there were at least 610 victims, but the real figure is likely eight to 10 times higher.
Most of the priests suspected of abuse were merely moved rather than having their pastoral duties curtailed, the study found.
The researchers said they were granted unhindered access to church files and spoke with numerous victims.
Muenster Bishop Felix Genn, who said he hasn’t yet seen the study and plans to respond on Friday, apologized in a statement to victims of abuse and of cover-ups by church officials. But he acknowledged that an apology “is not enough” and vowed “further consequences” in dealing with abuse.
In 2018, a church-commissioned report concluded that at least 3,677 people were abused by clergy in Germany between 1946 and 2014. More than half of the victims were 13 or younger, and nearly a third served as altar boys.
The study in Muenster is one of several since then that have delved into decades of abuse in individual dioceses, their findings adding to pressure for church reform.
In January, a report commissioned by the Munich archdiocese faulted the handling of abuse cases there by a string of church officials past and present — including retired Pope Benedict XVI, who as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1977 to 1982.
On Monday, the diocese of Essen said that a priest who had been convicted of abusing dozens of children in the 1970s and 1980s has been removed from the clergy. The man, who was only identified by the initial “H,” was denied permission to practice as a priest in 2010. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/report-finds-196-clerics-abused-minors-in-german-diocese/ | 2022-06-13 22:36:19 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/international/report-finds-196-clerics-abused-minors-in-german-diocese/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Social media sensation JoJo Siwa will be honored by the LGBTQ education group GLSEN next month for her anti-bullying and advocacy efforts.
The organization says it will recognize the 19-year-old singer, dancer and content creator with its Gamechanger Award at an Oct. 14 gala at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California.
Siwa appeared on the reality television series “Dance Moms” with her mom and recently made guest appearance on “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” as a queer character. Last year, she made history on ABC’s competition series “Dancing with the Stars,” becoming the first contestant to dance with a same sex partner.
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, executive director of GLSEN, said Siwa will be honored for her focus on anti-bullying and being a “fierce advocate for kindness, self-acceptance” for the LGBTQ community. She said Siwa handled coming out as a pansexual last year with “such grace.”
The organization aims to increase inclusivity for K-12 students for all genders, gender expressions and sexual inclusivity through research and educational resources. | https://www.wjhl.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-jojo-siwa-to-receive-gamechanger-award-from-glsen/ | 2022-09-09 13:48:17 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-jojo-siwa-to-receive-gamechanger-award-from-glsen/ |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
7-4-5-8
(seven, four, five, eight)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
7-4-5-8
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Today is the last day to vote in Chicago's critical mayoral race. Two Democrats, Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, are in a runoff that has attracted a rush of attention and spending from outside of Chicago. It will determine which Democrat will lead one of the country's largest cities. As NPR's Kelsey Snell reports, that's a role that may help define the entire party's identity.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
VIC MENSA: (Rapping, inaudible).
KELSEY SNELL, BYLINE: Last Thursday, a raucous crowd rallied just outside of downtown Chicago. Rapper Vic Mensa and Senator Bernie Sanders were opening acts for Brandon Johnson. He is a Cook County commissioner and former public school teacher running for mayor. Sanders says this race is part of a bigger fight for progressive values across the country.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
BERNIE SANDERS: We can create the kind of city that the people of Chicago deserve, the kind of nation that all of us deserve.
(APPLAUSE)
SNELL: Johnson is facing Paul Vallas, who was once the CEO of Chicago Public Schools. The two offer starkly different versions of how Democrats talk about issues like public safety, race, education and equity. Vallas won 33% of the vote in the first primary round in February. He has centered his campaign around public safety.
(SOUNDBITE OF POLITICAL AD, "PAUL VALLAS FOR MAYOR")
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Crime in Chicago is out of control. And if you've had enough, you have a choice.
PAUL VALLAS: I'm Paul Vallas. I'll put more police officers on our streets, platforms and the L.
SNELL: Vallas says Johnson would defund the police, a position Johnson denies. Instead, Johnson talks about a community investment strategy for public safety that focuses on education, health care and housing equity. He won 22% of the vote in February. The race is the latest example of Democrats splitting along progressive and moderate lines. Johnson has framed Vallas as a Republican in disguise.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
BRANDON JOHNSON: When you take dollars from Trump supporters and try to cast yourself as a part of the progressive movement, man, sit down.
SNELL: That's Johnson at the rally with Sanders last week, where he touted his support from local and national teachers unions. Vallas has backers that include the city's police union, and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, who is one of the most senior Democrats in the state.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
DICK DURBIN: I believe there's too much at stake to stand on the sidelines in this mayoral election. Crime and gun violence are hurting families and the good name of this great city.
SNELL: Their backgrounds echo other divides within the broader party. Johnson, who is a 47-year-old Black man, says his candidacy unites a multigenerational, racially diverse coalition of voters that Vallas, who is 69 and white, cannot reach. But Vallas is focusing on crime and urban business development at a time when polls show voters across the country are worried. And Republicans have spent the past several years hammering the message that Democrats are ruining cities like Chicago.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
RON DESANTIS: The reason why you have crime that is spiraled out of control in so many of these different areas is because you have politicians putting woke ideology ahead of public safety.
SNELL: That's Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, an expected Republican presidential candidate. He was addressing members of Chicago's Fraternal Order of Police ahead of the February primary. That Republican critique is also one of the reasons that national Democrats are closely watching the outcome of elections like this. Simon Rosenberg, who is a longtime political consultant for Democrats, says many factors will affect the upcoming presidential election. And ultimately, President Biden, who is expected to run for reelection, will determine the party's message.
SIMON ROSENBERG: But it's like anything else in politics - right? - is that if the other side comes after you for something and you don't have a strong response, it can be hurtful.
SNELL: It will be up to national Democrats to come up with that response. Johnson and Vallas are trying to keep the focus on Chicago. Kelsey Snell, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.wboi.org/2023-04-04/why-chicagos-runoff-mayoral-election-has-the-nations-attention | 2023-04-18 06:02:09 | 0 | https://www.wboi.org/2023-04-04/why-chicagos-runoff-mayoral-election-has-the-nations-attention |
Oregon may tighten Covanta waste incinerator emissions, require health study
“Covanta is taking advantage of a loophole to make Oregon a dumping ground for the toxic pollution other states don’t want,” said Sen. Deb Patterson.
Oregon’s only municipal waste incinerator may soon be subject to more study and stricter regulations.
The 36-year-old burner, located north of Salem in Brooks, previously operated as a partnership between Marion County and New Jersey-based Covanta Holding Corp.
In July 2021, Marion County left the partnership. It now pays Covanta a flat fee to take a set amount of the county’s garbage.
The county's new contract with Covanta allows the incinerator to burn up to 18,000 tons per year of medical waste, much of it from other states and Canada.
It also allows Covanta to accept an unlimited amount of industrial waste. Covanta's burning of industrial waste was first reported in a July 2021 Statesman Journal investigation.
And Covanta no longer must tell the county, or the public, exactly what it is burning.
That has health and environmental groups, as well as some legislators, worried. If the facility were regulated solely on the amount of medical waste it accepts, they point out, it would be subject to the stricter federal pollution limits imposed on medical waste burners.
Paint, oil, plastic:What is Covanta burning in Brooks?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set those limits because incinerating medical waste, which is mostly plastic, emits harmful air pollutants, including mercury and dioxin, that can affect human health.
But, because Covanta mixes the medical waste with a larger amount of household and business waste, it is regulated as a municipal waste incinerator.
"Covanta is taking advantage of a loophole to make Oregon a dumping ground for the toxic pollution other states don’t want,” Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, said. “For the sake of Oregonians and their families and their health, we need to close that loophole.”
Legislation proposed
Patterson is sponsoring two bills this session relating to the incinerator.
Senate Bill 488 would require Covanta to meet federal emissions limits for large medical waste incinerators if it accepts medical waste at an annual average rate of more than 500 pounds per hour.
Covanta currently exceeds those limits for hydrogen chloride, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, cadmium, lead and mercury, according to an analysis of DEQ data by Beyond Toxics, a Eugene-based environmental nonprofit.
Under the bill, also sponsored by Sen. James Manning Jr., D-Eugene, and Rep. Courtney Neron, D-Wilsonville, Covanta would need to meet federal emissions limits for medium medical waste incinerators if it accepts an annual average of more than 200 but less than 500 pounds per hour.
At the 18,000 tons of medical waste per year it currently can accept, Covanta could average more than 4,000 pounds per hour, or nearly 10 times the federal threshold for a large medical waste incinerator.
“This needs to be classified as a medical waste incinerator because it’s clearly a medical waste incinerator when you’re bringing in medical waste from other countries,” Patterson said.
SB 494, also sponsored by Neron, would direct the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a long-term study of the cumulative impacts of air contaminants in areas surrounding the incinerator.
DEQ would have to evaluate contamination levels in the air, soil, water and vegetation, and in people living within areas surrounding the incinerator. It also would have to evaluate the effects of exposure to those contaminants on public health.
Last year, Beyond Toxics funded a study of pollutants in moss near the incinerator. It showed elevated levels of heavy metals from samples taken closest to the facility.
The study was too small to be conclusive, but the results indicated a need for further testing, its authors said.
"Utilizing (the closest) sample as an indicator, there is reason to suspect high levels of heavy metal pollution being introduced into the air in the area nearby to the incinerator," the report from Vancouver, Washington-based Advantage Environmental states.
At the time, DEQ officials said moss sampling can’t be used to characterize emissions from a particular source.
Covanta officials did not respond to the Statesman Journal’s request for information about the medical waste it burns. Officials previously have said the facility meets all state and federal regulations.
Marion County officials also did not respond to questions.
What is Covanta burning?
Covanta Marion is one of two municipal waste incinerators in the Northwest. The other, in Spokane, Washington, is operated by the city of Spokane.
Its parent company, Covanta Holdings, operates about 40 incinerators nationwide. Many of those incinerators also offer industrial, medical and hazardous waste disposal services.
The Brooks facility is designed to burn about 187,000 tons of waste per year, generating up to 13 megawatts of energy, enough to power about 6,000 homes. Covanta sells the electricity to Portland General Electric.
Going private:Covanta Marion garbage incinerator ends partnership with county
Some neighbors and environmental groups have long worried about the composition of the materials burned there. They say the state doesn't require enough testing to ensure neighboring communities, including Brooks, Keizer and northeast Salem, are protected from its air emissions.
In July 2021, a Statesman Journal investigation found that, during a one-year period, Covanta accepted about 6,000 tons of industrial waste from businesses and organizations based in 19 Oregon counties; in California, Washington, Nevada, Utah and Georgia; and in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada.
The waste included oily debris, paint and rubber waste, toner waste, HVAC filters, polyurethane foam packaging, pharmaceutical waste, corn and soybean seeds, and more.
The Statesman Journal got the information through a public records request for detailed invoices Covanta submitted to Marion County. Covanta has not been required to provide that information to the county since the partnership was dissolved.
The public should eventually learn more about what chemicals are in Covanta’s air emissions, as part of former Gov. Kate Brown’s Cleaner Air Oregon initiative.
Covanta was among the first companies called into the program, which is meant to close a loophole in state law that allowed polluters to emit dangerous levels of toxic chemicals while operating legally.
Companies in the program must report toxic air contaminant emissions, assess potential health risks to people nearby, and reduce toxic air contaminant risk if it exceeds health standards.
But the process is moving slower than anticipated.
DEQ officials originally thought Covanta would complete the process by the end of 2021. But they have granted the company four extensions to its November 2020 deadline to submit an emissions inventory, the first step in the process.
DEQ is currently reviewing that inventory, submitted in October 2022.
Once the inventory is approved, Covanta has 30 days to submit a modeling protocol detailing how it will develop a model to look at how emissions are dispersed. After DEQ approves the protocol, Covanta has 120 days to submit a risk assessment to DEQ.
Tracy Loew covers the environment at the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips totloew@statesmanjournal.com, 503-399-6779. Follow her on Twitter at@Tracy_Loew | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2023/01/22/brooks-oregon-emission-regulations-covanta-municipal-waste-incinerator-pollution-study/69807900007/ | 2023-01-22 18:52:45 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2023/01/22/brooks-oregon-emission-regulations-covanta-municipal-waste-incinerator-pollution-study/69807900007/ |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
1-7-2
(one, seven, two)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
1-7-2
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Amazon is offering a big discount on Apple AirPods Pro that will save you 20% off the retail price.
The Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) are on sale for $200, instead of $249, for a savings of $49.
The AirPods Pro earbuds have two times more noise cancellation than previous models and more immersive sound quality, according to Apple. They also feature MagSafe charging and a customizable fit with four different silicone ear tips.
Shop the Apple AirPods Pro deal on Amazon here.
In addition to the AirPods Pros offer, Amazon has also marked down other models of Apple’s Airpods, including these:
- Apple’s AirPods 2nd Gen to $99, instead of $129
- Apple AIrPods 3rd Gen to $150, instead of $169
If you are on the lookout for other earbud deals, you may want to checkout these discounted models on Amazon.
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When President Biden dared Republicans to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act during his State of the Union address, he pulled out an idiom that's all his own: "Lots of luck in your senior year."
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When President Biden dared Republicans to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act during his State of the Union address, he pulled out an idiom that's all his own: "Lots of luck in your senior year."
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Republican lawmakers are raising concern about a new partnership between Ford Motor Company and a Chinese company that makes car batteries, investigating possible links to forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.
The GOP chairmen of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to Ford on Thursday demanding documents related to their partnership with Contemporary Amperex Technology, Co. Limited (CATL).
Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the chairmen of the respective committees, said public financial disclosures and media reporting in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) suggest that CATL has taken steps to shield its connection to companies based in the Xinjiang region of China, where the U.S. has determined China is committing genocide against the minority, Uyghur-Muslim population.
In 2021, President Biden signed into law the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans companies importing products from the Xinjiang region unless they can prove that products are not linked to forced labor.
“We write jointly today to seek information about the partnership agreement, Ford’s knowledge of CATL’s apparent attempt to shield its connection to Xinjiang-based companies, and Ford’s commitment to advance U.S. battery production,” the chairmen wrote.
The information requested includes:
- A copy of the licensing agreement between Ford and CATL — including all appendices — in both English and Chinese
- All documents and communications between Ford and CATL referring or relating to the licensing agreement in the original language, i.e. not in a translation
- All documents and communications between Ford and the Biden Administration referring or relating to the Ford/CATL licensing agreement and/or achievable tax credits
The lawmakers also raise concern that the proposed agreement includes employing Chinese citizens at factories in the U.S., saying “a significant portion of these well-paying jobs” would not go to Americans.
The lawmakers wrote that Smith had sent a letter to Ford in April inquiring about the deal with CATL, and that the response “did not provide the level of detail sought by the committee.”
The New York Times reported that T.R. Reid, a spokesman for Ford, acknowledged receipt of the letter, was reading through it and would respond in good faith. Reid also told the newspaper that human rights were fundamental to how Ford did business and that the automaker was thorough in assessing such issues.
“There has been an awful lot said and implied about this project that is incorrect,” Reid told The Times. “At the end of the day, we think creating 2,500 good-paying jobs with a new multibillion investment in the U.S. for great technology that we’ll bring to bear in great electric vehicles is good all the way around.”
A media contact was not readily accessible on the Ford Motor website. | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/house-republicans-investigate-ford-motors-deal-with-chinese-car-company/ | 2023-07-21 15:25:28 | 1 | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/house-republicans-investigate-ford-motors-deal-with-chinese-car-company/ |
Actors represented by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA voted Monday evening to authorize a strike if they don’t agree on a new contract with major studios, streamers and production companies by June 30.
The strike authorization was approved by an overwhelming margin — nearly 98% of the 65,000 members who cast votes.
The guild, which represents over 160,000 screen actors, broadcast journalists, announcers, hosts and stunt performers, begins its negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on Wednesday, over a month after the Writers Guild of America began striking over its own dispute with AMPTP. If the actors union ultimately moves forward with the strike, it would be limited to television and film productions; news and broadcast work would not be directly affected.
At stake is increased base compensation, which actors say has been undercut by inflation and the streaming ecosystem, the threat of unregulated use of artificial intelligence, benefit plans and the burden of “self-taped auditions” — the cost of which used to be the responsibility of casting and production.
“We are approaching these negotiations with the goal of achieving a new agreement that is beneficial to SAG-AFTRA members and the industry overall,” the AMPTP said in a statement Monday.
The strike authorization vote, a tool at the bargaining table, comes at a pivotal moment for the industry as 11,500 writers enter their sixth week of striking and the directors guild reviews a recently reached tentative agreement with studios on issues like wages, streaming residuals, and artificial intelligence. Should the actors strike, the industry already hobbled by the writers strike would come to a near-standstill, from production to promoting completed projects.
The WGA, DGA and SAG-AFTRA have shown solidarity with one another since the writers began walking the picket lines on May 2. Many in Hollywood worried about the very real possibility that all three guilds would strike at the same time, as both the directors and the actors contracts were soon due to expire as well.
That scenario changed Sunday night when the directors guild, which represents 19,000 film, television and commercial directors, announced that they had reached a “truly historic” tentative agreement with studios. The terms, which have not been disclosed in detail to the press or the other guilds, will be presented to the DGA board on Tuesday for approval and then to the membership for ratification.
Representatives for both the writers guild and the actors guild congratulated the directors group for reaching a tentative deal, though neither commented on specific points of the DGA terms. The WGA also said that its bargaining positions remain the same.
The DGA deal did not sit well with some individual WGA members, some of whom remembered when the directors negotiated their own contract while the writers were striking in 2007-2008. That deal 15 years ago, some felt, set precedent that forced the writers to fall in line with the terms agreed to by the DGA and end the strike.
“Zero surprise. The AMPTP continues to use their tired old playbook. And the DGA sadly continues to toe the line, knowing that they can draft off of the WGA’s resolve to strike for a truly historic deal. Disappointing, but not surprising,” veteran television writer Steven DeKnight, who also wrote and directed “Pacific Rim: Uprising,” tweeted.
Seemingly anticipating a repeat, the WGA negotiating committee last week released a letter cautioning that the studios would once again pursue a “divide and conquer” strategy, pitting the guilds against one another.
“Our position is clear: to resolve the strike, the companies will have to negotiate with the WGA on our full agenda,” the WGA letter had said. “We will continue to march until the companies negotiate fairly with us.”
While the unions have appeared more united this time, their aims are also different in many arenas. For the directors, securing international streaming residuals that account for subscriber growth was a key component, as were wages, safety (like banning live ammunition on set), diversity and inclusion and the addition of Juneteenth as a paid holiday.
The WGA agenda includes increased pay, better residuals and minimum staffing requirements. One key area of overlap between all is artificial intelligence. The DGA said they’d reached a “groundbreaking agreement confirming that AI is not a person and that generative AI cannot replace the duties performed by members.”
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, maintains the needs of the guild’s actor members are unique. Hollywood actors haven’t gone on strike against AMPTP since 1980, which saw a 95-day strike over terms for paid television and VHS tapes.
“Our bargaining strategy has never relied upon nor been dependent on the outcome or status of any other union’s negotiations, nor do we subscribe to the philosophy that the terms of deals made with other unions bind us,” Crabtree-Ireland said Sunday.
On Monday, he added that the vote was a “clear statement that it’s time for an evolution in this contract.” | https://pix11.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/hollywood-actors-guild-votes-to-authorize-strike-as-writers-strike-continues/ | 2023-06-06 19:19:11 | 1 | https://pix11.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/hollywood-actors-guild-votes-to-authorize-strike-as-writers-strike-continues/ |
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jason Foundation, Inc., a nationally recognized leader in suicide prevention and awareness, shared data today released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that show an increase in suicide rates, deaths, and suicidal behavior in our nation's youth.
Last week, the CDC released a preliminary report regarding changes in suicide rates examined by race, ethnicity, and age. Within the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the authors state that their "…analyses demonstrate disparities in suicide rates among populations based on race and ethnicity and age group in the context of overall suicide rates nearly returning to their 2018 peak after two years of declines." More than 48,000 Americans died by suicide in 2021.
The CDC also released the 2021 Youth Risk Behavioral Survey: Data Summary and Trends Report today. This survey includes national, state, and local school-based representative samples of 9th through 12th grade students. The purpose is to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth in the United States. The surveys are conducted every two years to determine the prevalence of these health risk behaviors. Behaviors that contribute to unhealthy lifestyles and those that indicate possible depression and/or suicidal ideation are included.
In 2021, suicide was the second leading cause of death for middle and high school-aged youth (12 – 18). The figures below highlight results from the high school questionnaire focused on mental health and suicidality from the report. Unless noted, the questions are in reference to the previous 12 months prior to the survey.
- More than half of all high school females (57%) reported that they felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for at least two weeks in a row that they stopped doing their usual activities
- 29% experienced poor mental health during the past 30 days
- Almost 1 in 4 (22%) reported seriously considering suicide in the past year
- Females (24%) were twice as likely to make a plan on how to attempt suicide than male students (12%)
- 1 in 10 high school youth attempted suicide one or more times within 12 months of the survey
The Jason Foundation is dedicated to the awareness and prevention of youth suicide through educational programs that equip youth, parents, educators, and the community with the resources to identify and assist at-risk youth. Those that consider suicide usually give signs of their intention, either behaviorally or verbally. Knowing the warning signs and how to help could save a life. Visit The Jason Foundation's website to learn more about how you can help make a difference and obtain programs at no cost. www.jasonfoundation.com
If you or someone you love is struggling with depression or thinking about suicide, get help now. You can reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
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CHENGDU, China, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When the two-week Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) virtual study trip to China pulled the curtain down on July 15, more than 1,500 secondary school students from 64 schools across England had completed the online summer camp of learning Chinese and Chinese cultural under four themes of panda zoo, sport and modern life, Chinese campus, history and cultural heritage.
Supported by Chinese peers, UK students had immersed themselves in Chinese through live classes, video tours, folk experiences, concerts, family visits and other interactive activities which were designed by 16 host institutions from 11 Chinese mainland cities. As the host institute in Chengdu, capital city of China's southwest Sichuan Province, teachers from the Department of International Chinese Education, Southwest Jiaotong University designed the panda themed part of the immersed activities of the intensive study and leaded them to a journey with giant pandas.
The camp started from a virtual tour in a panda zoo in Chengdu, the hometown of pandas. British students asked panda experts various questions in this tour, made paper panda dolls and created stories by what they made followed the tour.
During this two-week online summer camp, British students also visited Tianfu Greenway, the longest city greenway, the Sanxingdui Museum which is about ancient Shu Dynasty dating back 3,000 years and Daoming Bamboo Art Village, a bamboo woven intangible cultural heritage spot. "Pretty", "cool" and "colorful" were top three words on their minds about Chengdu, of course, after the word "xiongmao" (panda).
With scenery and heritages of the city lingering on their minds, British and Chinese students designed electronic posters about the Greenway, painted masks from Sanxingdui Museum together. More admirably, students learned to weave bamboo crafts after a skillful inheritors of Sichuan Intangible Cultural Heritage. Also in the live room, several student representatives from schools in Chengdu shared their school life with British peers and guided a visit to the family of one Chinese student.
"The MEP virtual China trip was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that allowed me and my classmates to communicate with other students our age while learning mandarin! My favourite thing was when we made stop motion stories about pandas we had crafted from paper! Although it was very different from going to china in real life, it was still incredibly enjoyable," said Francesca Walton, a ninth grade British student.
Highlighting the importance of the programme to the UK, British Council Director China Matt Burney said: "I'm delighted to see that through our Mandarin Excellence Programme, we are connecting the young generation of people in the UK and China through language learning. Mandarin Chinese is the most widely spoken first language in the world. I look forward to seeing more UK pupils acquire the skill of Mandarin language and work together with their Chinese peers to deepen the trust and understanding of our two countries."
Funded by the Department for Education (England) and delivered by University College London (UCL) Institute of Education in partnership with the British Council, the MEP is a unique intensive language programme that started in 2016. There are now around 8,000 pupils enrolled on the programme in 75 schools in England. This virtual visit to China, as the important part of MEP programme, offers students a real-life focus on learning Mandarin Chinese and aims to foster cultural understanding and mutual appreciation.
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CALGARY, AB, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) will release its third-quarter 2022 financial and operating results after the market close on Oct. 26, 2022.
CP will discuss its results with the financial community in a conference call beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT) on Oct. 26, 2022.
Canada and U.S.: 866-831-8713
International: 203-518-9822
*Conference ID: CPQ322
Callers should dial in 10 minutes prior to the call.
We encourage you to access the webcast and presentation material in the Investors section of CP's website at investor.cpr.ca
A replay of the third-quarter conference call will be available by phone through to Nov. 2 at 800-839-2456 (Canada/U.S.) or 402-220-7216 (International).
Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts. CP provides North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP. CP-IR
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WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there’s “no guarantee” the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market.
Speaking Wednesday at a European Central Bank forum in Sintra, Portugal, Powell repeated his hope that the Fed can achieve a so-called soft landing — raising interest rates just enough to slow the economy and rein in surging consumer prices without causing a recession and sharply raising the unemployment rate.
“We believe we can do that. That is our aim,” he said. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he said, had made the job more difficult by disrupting commerce and driving up the price of food, energy and chemicals.
“It’s gotten harder,” Powell said. “The pathways have gotten narrower.”
ECB President Christine Lagarde echoed the “major impact” of energy shocks, which are rippling worldwide but felt acutely in Europe because of its reliance on Russian oil and natural gas. She also pointed to Europe’s proximity to the war in Ukraine and said how “energy was vastly underestimated” in the bank’s assessment of inflation.
The ECB and the Fed were slow to recognize the inflation threat that emerged just over a year ago. They believed that rising prices were the temporary result of supply chain snags as the economy bounced back with unexpected speed from 2020’s brief but devastating coronavirus recession.
But inflation kept accelerating. The Fed raised its short-term benchmark rate in March and May and appeared to be ready for another half-percentage-point increase at its meeting June 14-15.
Then, the Labor Department reported that consumer prices had shot up 8.6% in May from a year earlier — biggest jump since 1981. The Fed responded by pushing the rate up by three-quarters of a percentage point — biggest hike since 1994.
Europe’s central bank is behind the Fed but said it will raise rates in July for the first time in 11 years and again in September to target inflation running at a record 8.1% in the 19 countries using the euro. In a speech Tuesday opening the ECB forum, Lagarde said the bank will go gradually with hikes but keep its options open to “stamp out” inflation if it surges faster than expected.
Increasingly, economists worry that higher rates could push the economy into a recession.
Powell, however, pointed to a strong labor market — unemployment is near a half century low at 3.6% — and noted that most households and businesses had healthy savings.
“Overall,” he said, “the U.S. economy is well-positioned to withstand tighter monetary policy.”
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Text Messages Link Favre, Welfare Money, Volleyball Facility
September 14, 2022 1:27PM CDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – New court documents show the Mississippi governor in 2017 knew of a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a volleyball facility.
The building is at the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre’s daughter played volleyball.
Court documents filed Monday include text message exchanges between Favre and Nancy New, director of the nonprofit that had contracts with the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
In August 2017, New texted Favre that then-Gov. Phil Bryant was “on board” with payment to Favre to help fund the volleyball building. | https://www.kfornow.com/text-messages-link-favre-welfare-money-volleyball-facility/ | 2022-09-14 21:18:34 | 1 | https://www.kfornow.com/text-messages-link-favre-welfare-money-volleyball-facility/ |
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TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers worsened in the first quarter of this year in the fifth straight decline, according to a central bank survey released Monday.
The headline measure in the Bank of Japan quarterly survey called “tankan” found such sentiments stood at plus 1, down from plus 7 in December. It’s the worst quarterly result since December 2020.
Sentiments among major non-manufacturers rose one point to plus 20, its the fourth straight quarter of improvement.
The Japanese economy has tended to stagnate in recent years, with slow wage increases, and has recently been hit by inflationary pressures, even as some parts of the nation’s economy continue to experince deflation, the opposite trend in which prices continually decrease.
Uncertainty about global growth is weighing on the export-reliant country. The recent turmoil over the U.S. banking sector is adding to such woes, just at a time when Russia's war in Ukraine has sent energy prices soaring. Japan imports almost all its oil.
The weakening yen boosts the value of overseas earnings by exporters like Toyota and Nintendo, but is proving to be a challenge for rising energy costs.
For the tankan’s projection of sentiments three months later, large manufacturers are expecting an improvement of 2 points at plus 3.
What the Bank of Japan might do on interest rates is being closely watched. The central bank has kept interest rates at zero or in minus territory for years to wrest Japan out of its economic doldrums.
The key interest rate is now at minus 0.1%. The BOJ is targeting stable price rises of 2%.
The new bank governor, Kazuo Ueda, whose nomination received parliamentary approval last month, is set to take office April 9, taking over from Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan governor for a decade.
Ueda has not indicated he will depart from his predecessor’s positions. But he hails from an academic background, the first such governor in postwar Japan. Most previous governors had held positions in the central bank itself or in Finance Ministry.
Hopes are high Ueda will be able to lead Japan in a steady exit from “Abenomics,” the supereasy monetary policies championed by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is promising to lift people’s incomes and tackle the nation’s shrinking birth rate. He is also seeking to boost defense spending and to restart nuclear power plants to deal with the energy crunch.
Uncertainties like the war in Ukraine and the shortage of computer chips, a vestige of the lockdowns and supply chain troubles from the coronavirus pandemic, have sorely hurt Japan. The nation also needs to nurture new areas of growth to keep up with global competition.
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Yuri Kageyama is on Twitter https://twitter.com/yurikageyama | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/bank-survey-shows-japan-s-businesses-turning-17874836.php | 2023-04-03 03:03:10 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/bank-survey-shows-japan-s-businesses-turning-17874836.php |
Top Shasta County official Patrick Jones calls judge in records case to apologize
A judge on Friday denied Shasta County's request to delay turning over hundreds of pages of documents requested by the Record Searchlight. But before issuing his ruling, the judge disclosed that he had been contacted by the chairman of the county Board of Supervisors, who offered him an apology and an invitation.
Superior Court Judge Stephen Baker disclosed during a court hearing on Friday that he received a phone call earlier this month from Patrick Jones.
The judge said he felt the phone call was harmless, but also felt he needed to disclose it because it was unusual and felt the conversation created an "awkward" situation because the county is a defendant in the case.
The newspaper sued the county last year, asking a judge to force the county to relinquish records pertaining to an investigation into management of the sheriff's office under former Sheriff Eric Magrini.
The county and the Record Searchlight were in court Friday for Baker to rule on a request from the county for more time to comply with the judge's order to hand over the documents.
Before issuing his ruling on the proposed delay, Baker began the hearing by disclosing the encounter. He said he wrote out notes from the phone call with Jones, which he read in open court during the hearing.
Recounting his conversation, Baker said Jones initially apologized that the county had taken so long to relinquish the documents to the Record Searchlight. The judge said that at that point he politely interrupted Jones and told him he could not discuss the case.
Jones then changed the subject and went on to invite Baker to a town hall meeting Jones held on July 20 in Redding, Baker said. The town hall featured an election denier who addressed claims of voter fraud in recent elections.
Contacted by the Record Searchlight later Friday, Jones said he was not attempting to influence the judge's decision in the case.
"I just wanted to let him know that I was sorry that it was taking so long for this information to come out. And so I thanked him for being patient with the process that the county is using, because I was upset. I have been upset on this whole this issue from the very beginning that it (the documents) weren't turned over immediately," Jones said.
Was he aware the phone call put the judge in an awkward situation?
"Looking back, I might have done it differently. But part of the problem in a lot of different situations is a lack of communication. And, you know, the judge is talking to our attorneys, and they're not directly in communication with the board (of supervisors), and sometimes a lot is missed. And so I thought that it might be of some help," Jones said.
"And I don't know if it was any help or not. We really didn't discuss anything in any detail whatsoever. He would not go there," he said.
Jones said he has been in favor of giving the documents to the Record Searchlight, but he has voted against releasing the information because the County Counsel's Office has recommended against it.
On July 25, Jones and the rest of the board voted 4-0 to release some of the documents the newspaper has requested. But the supervisors decided not to relinquish what is known as the Ellis Report.
Supervisor Mary Rickert was absent during the vote.
Jones said he wants to release the report, but voted to withhold it because the county's attorneys warned board members that releasing the information and the names included in the report could open the county to possible legal liability.
"County Counsel continues to say that we must protect county workers and not have any legal issues with turning over information that could get the county sued," Jones said.
Baker ruled in April and again in May that the county must turn over the documents the Record Searchlight first requested in August 2021 under the California Public Records Act. After the county refused four times to relinquish the documents, the newspaper sued the county in July 2022, asking a judge to force the county to release the information.
The newspaper has requested copies of the Ellis Report, which consists of the results of an investigation during the spring of 2021 into the management of the sheriff's office while Eric Magrini was sheriff. Lieutenants and captains in the department had requested the investigation.
The newspaper has also sought documents and communications among top county officials regarding Magrini's resignation and appointment as assistant county executive officer in June 2021.
On Monday, Baker ruled the county had 10 days to comply with his ruling to deliver the documents to the paper. As of Friday, the newspaper has not received the records.
The Record Searchlight's attorney, Walt McNeill, said he felt the county could not appeal Baker's ruling at this point because too much time has passed since he issued his order in May.
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PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a more comfortable way to protect against COVID-19 and other hazards," said an inventor, from Wesley Chapel, Fla., "so I invented the ELITE RESPIRATOR. My elite mask design would protect the eyes, nose and mouth from airborne particles while remaining comfortable to wear. The mask is versatile in function while eliminating the discomfort associated with the buildup of gas and the fogging of eyewear."
The invention provides an improved face respirator to protect against germs, viruses and other hazardous particles. It also prevents buildup of gas and fogging of eyewear. As a result, it increases visibility and comfort. It also enables the unit to be effortlessly sanitized for reuse. The invention features an effective design that is comfortable and easy to wear and use so it is ideal for the general population, hospital personnel, senior care facility workers, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and it offers versatile functions for lifestyle options.
The original design was submitted to the Tallahassee sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TLS-147, 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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Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) will leave Congress in June to take over as the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, his office announced on Tuesday.
“Serving the people of Rhode Island’s First Congressional District has been the honor of my lifetime,” Cicilline said in a statement. “As President and CEO of one of the largest and oldest community foundations in the nation, I look forward to expanding on the work I have led for nearly thirty years in helping to improve the lives of all Rhode Islanders.”
Cicilline, who has represented Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District since 2011, will officially step down on June 1. Cicilline’s staff will continue to operate the district’s Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., offices until a new representative is chosen in a special election, his office said.
“The chance to lead the Rhode Island Foundation was unexpected, but it is an extraordinary opportunity to have an even more direct and meaningful impact on the lives of residents of our state,” he added.
Cicilline easily sailed to reelection in his solidly blue Rhode Island district in November’s midterm elections, securing about 64 percent of the vote.
His decision to leave Congress comes after longtime Rhode Island Rep. James Langevin (D) stepped down from the state’s only other congressional seat last year, after more than 20 years in office. He was replaced by Rep. Seth Magaziner (D) in the state’s first open congressional race since 2010.
A special election for Cicilline’s seat cannot be scheduled until he officially resigns from office, according to The Boston Globe.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HBM Alpha Therapeutics (HBMAT), Inc., an innovative biotechnology company incubated by Harbour BioMed (HKEX: 02142), announced that it completed seed financing to advance its leading programs, novel antibody therapies to treat congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), with the lead candidate currently in IND-enabling stage.
HBMAT was founded on the expertise of Harbour BioMed's antibody discovery and development capabilities, and expertise in the molecular pathogenesis and treatment of endocrine disorders of HBMAT's Scientific Founder Dr. Joseph Majzoub, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. HBMAT has licensed relevant technologies from Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Majzoub chairs the Scientific Advisory Board for HBMAT and is a shareholder of the company. At present, HBMAT's Scientific Advisory Board comprises Dr. Majzoub, Dr. Frank Grosveld, Co-founder and CSO of Harbour Antibodies and the inventor of Harbour Mice®, and Dr. Ieuan Hughes, a paediatric endocrinologist and an emeritus professor of paediatrics at the University of Cambridge.
HBMAT's programs aim to deliver precision therapies for endocrine disorders. The leading programs target a pathway for CAH and PCOS. The financing will be used to advance these programs into the clinical stage.
CAH is a rare-autosomal recessive genetic disease with a defective CYP21A2 gene. CAH patients have life-threatening deficiencies of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid, with limited treatment options and no new therapeutic modalities in over 50 years. While the current standard of care is associated with inevitable treatment-related side effects, specifically Cushing Syndrome and hyperandrogenism, HBMAT is developing HAT001 which focuses on treating hyperandrogenism without causing Cushing Syndrome. HAT001 would effectively cause reversible pharmacologic adrenalectomy, converting CAH patient treatment into that for primary adrenal insufficiency, which can be easily treated with much lower, physiological doses of glucocorticoid.
As a common and chronic endocrine disorder, PCOS affects over 10% women of reproductive age around the world and is the most common cause of anovulatory female infertility. HBMAT is also developing HAT002 for PCOS, targeting a pathway shared with CAH.
"I am very excited about this unique opportunity of developing antibody therapeutics for CAH, a rare genetic disease and PCOS impacting women's health," said Jingsong Wang, Founder, Chairman & CEO of Harbour BioMed, and Chairman of BOD of HBMAT. "The company is thrilled to take these exciting programs to the next level and translate this therapeutic antibody with very impressive biological functions into clinical benefits for patients with significant unmet medical needs."
"I've worked closely with patient groups and tried to help those suffering from rare diseases over the past decades. HBMAT has already identified a clinical development candidate with excellent characteristics in preclinical functional activities including in vivo efficacy in various relevant animal models. I look forward to moving the development candidate into clinical trials and beyond." said Dr. Philip Reilly, a renowned clinical geneticist and biotech entrepreneur, and board member of HBMAT.
About congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
CAH is a group of autosomal recessive diseases characterized by cortisol deficiency and androgen excess. It is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders in humans. Current standard of care treatment of CAH patients with supraphysiologic glucocorticoids leads to Cushing syndrome, a collection of signs and symptoms due to prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids. The CAH market had sales of $46 million in 2016, with new therapeutics is expected to generate around $5 billion in 2035.
About polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
PCOS is one of the most common endocrine and metabolic disorders in premenopausal women. PCOS is frequently associated with abdominal adiposity, virilization, insulin resistance, obesity, metabolic disorders and cardiovascular risk factors. The economic burden of PCOS has been estimated at approximately $3.7 billion annually in 2020 when considering only the costs of the initial diagnosis and of reproductive endocrine morbidities, without considering the costs of pregnancy-related and long-term morbidities.
About Harbour BioMed
Harbour BioMed (HKEX: 02142) is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel antibody therapeutics focusing on immunology and oncology. Harbour BioMed is building its robust portfolio and differentiated pipeline through internal R&D capability, collaborations with co-discovery and co-development partners, and select acquisitions.
Harbour BioMed's proprietary antibody technology platforms Harbour Mice® generate fully human monoclonal antibodies in two heavy and two light chain (H2L2) format, as well as heavy chain only (HCAb) format. Building upon the HCAb antibodies, the HCAb-based immune cell engagers (HBICE®) can deliver tumor-killing effects unachievable by traditional combination therapies. Integrating Harbour Mice®, HBICE® with single B cell cloning platform, the antibody discovery engine is unique and efficient for the development of next-generation therapeutic antibodies. For more information, please visit www.harbourbiomed.com.
About HBM Alpha Therapeutics
HBM Alpha Therapeutics is a company presently developing antibody therapeutics aimed at the rare genetic disease congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Its therapeutics could also be indicated for other endocrinological diseases related to the dysregulation and function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
HBMAT was founded and incorporated in Delaware, USA in 2019. It is a joint venture between Harbour BioMed and Boston Children's Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For more information, please visit www.hbmalphatx.com or contact BD@harbourbiomed.com.
Leadership & Advisory Team
Jingsong Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman of BOD
Founder, Chairman & CEO of Harbour BioMed
Former Head of China R&D & Head of Translational Medicine, Asia Pacific, Sanofi
Joseph Majzoub, M.D., Scientific Founder
Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief Emeritus, Division of Endocrinology, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
Philip Reilly, M.D., J.D., Board Member
Advisory Board to Boston University School of Public Health
Former Overseer Weill Cornell Medical College
Author of the book "Orphan: The Quest to Save Children with Rare Genetic Disorders"
Michael Rosenblatt, M.D., Board Member
Member of the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows
Member of the research advisory committees of the Massachusetts General Hospital,
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital
Former Chief Medical Officer at Flagship Pioneering
Former Chief Medical Officer at Merck
Robert Kamen, Ph.D., Board Member
Advisory Partner at Third Rock Ventures
Co-founder and former Chairman of BioAssets
Former Director of Neon Therapeutics and Harbour Antibodies
Former President and Unit Head of Abbott Bioresearch Centre, Former SVP at Genetics Institute, Inc.
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Significant Increases in Q2 Revenue, Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. ("Mammoth" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TUSK) today reported strong financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Financial Overview for the Second Quarter 2022:
Total revenue was $89.7 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $47.4 million for the same quarter last year and $62.3 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Net income for the second quarter of 2022 was $1.7 million, or $0.04 per share, as compared to a net loss of $34.8 million, or a $0.75 loss per share, for the same quarter last year, and a net loss of $14.8 million, or a $0.32 loss per share, for the first quarter of 2022.
Adjusted EBITDA (as defined and reconciled below) was $23.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to ($3.3) million for the same quarter last year and $9.3 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Arty Straehla, Chief Executive Officer of Mammoth commented, "Our significant second quarter growth in revenue, net income and Adjusted EBITDA resulted from substantial gains in Infrastructure Services, Well Completion Services and our Sand business. In our Infrastructure Services division, we have continued to add crews since the first quarter to just over 100 crews currently, and we expect to add additional crews in the coming weeks in preparation for the seasonal storm restoration services anticipated in the third and fourth quarters. Our Well Completion Services division posted the strongest quarter we've seen since mid-2019 resulting from the robust macro demand that the pressure pumping industry is experiencing. We currently have four pressure pumping spreads operating, which have full schedules through the end of the year, and we expect to add a fifth spread sometime in the fourth quarter. Our Sand business is also experiencing strong demand, as well as increased pricing, which we believe will continue to improve into the back half of the year and into 2023. I am proud of our team's continued commitment and hard work to push through the challenges we have faced over the last few years and am confident that we are well equipped to build on the improvements we have made this quarter."
Infrastructure Services
Mammoth's infrastructure services division contributed revenue of $25.6 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $18.4 million for the same quarter last year and $23.0 million for the first quarter of 2022. The increase in revenue compared to the same quarter of 2021 is primarily due to an increase in storm activity, resulting in higher storm restoration revenue.
Well Completion Services
Mammoth's well completion services division contributed revenue (inclusive of inter-segment revenue) of $43.8 million on 1,716 stages for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $17.4 million on 520 stages for the same quarter of 2021 and $23.9 million on 699 stages for the first quarter of 2022. On average, 3.5 of the Company's fleets were active for the second quarter of 2022, compared to an average utilization of 0.9 fleets during the same quarter last year and 1.6 fleets during the first quarter of 2022. As of July 26, 2022, Mammoth was operating four of its six pressure pumping fleets and currently expects to activate a fifth fleet in the fourth quarter. Looking to 2023, the Company plans to activate its sixth fleet in the first quarter of 2023, and has plans to acquire or build a new Tier 4, dual-fuel fleet for a total of seven fleets by year-end 2023.
Natural Sand Proppant Services
Mammoth's natural sand proppant services division contributed revenue (inclusive of inter-segment revenue) of $15.5 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $6.9 million for the same quarter last year and $9.2 million for the first quarter of 2022. In the second quarter of 2022, the Company sold approximately 350,000 tons of sand at an average sales price of $26.86 per ton, as compared to sales of approximately 255,000 tons of sand at an average sales price of $15.80 per ton during the same quarter last year. In the first quarter of 2022, sales were approximately 329,000 tons of sand at an average price of $21.44 per ton.
Drilling Services
Mammoth's drilling services division contributed revenue (inclusive of inter-segment revenue) of $2.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $1.1 million for the same quarter last year and $2.9 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Other Services
Mammoth's other services, including aviation, equipment rentals, crude oil hauling, remote accommodations and equipment manufacturing, contributed revenue (inclusive of inter-segment revenue) of $5.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $4.3 million for the same quarter last year and $4.7 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $8.2 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $9.9 million for the same quarter last year and $8.7 million for the first quarter of 2022.
Following is a breakout of SG&A expense (in thousands):
SG&A expenses, as a percentage of total revenue, were 9% for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to 21% for the same quarter last year and 14% for the first quarter of 2022.
Liquidity
As of June 30, 2022, Mammoth had cash on hand of $12.7 million, outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility of $82.9 million and $14.3 million of available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, after giving effect to $7.5 million of outstanding letters of credit and the requirement to maintain a $10.0 million reserve out of the available borrowing capacity. As of June 30, 2022, Mammoth had total liquidity of $27.0 million.
As of July 26, 2022, Mammoth had cash on hand of $9.5 million and outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility of $84.1 million. As of July 26, 2022, the Company had $8.2 million of available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility, after giving effect to $7.5 million of outstanding letters of credit and the requirement to maintain a $10.0 million reserve out of the available borrowing capacity. Neither Cobra Acquisitions LLC nor Mammoth plan to make the scheduled settlement payment due on August 1, 2022 to Mastec Renewables Puerto Rico, LLC, but expects to make the payment on or before December 1, 2022.
Capital Expenditures
The following table summarizes Mammoth's capital expenditures by operating division for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Mammoth anticipates that its total capital expenditures for 2022 will be approximately $20.0 million, representing an $8.0 million increase in its previously announced capital expenditure guidance for 2022, which Mammoth expects to fund from cash flow from operations, cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving credit facility.
Conference Call Information
Mammoth will host a conference call on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Central time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss its second quarter financial and operational results. The telephone number to access the conference call is 1-201-389-0872. The conference call will also be webcast live on https://ir.mammothenergy.com/events-presentations. Please submit any questions for management prior to the call via email to TUSK@dennardlascar.com.
About Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.
Mammoth is an integrated, growth-oriented energy services company focused on the construction and repair of the electric grid for private utilities, public investor-owned utilities and co-operative utilities through its infrastructure services businesses. The Company also provides products and services to enable the exploration and development of North American onshore unconventional oil and natural gas reserves. Mammoth's suite of services and products include: infrastructure services, well completion services, natural sand and proppant services, drilling services and other energy services. For more information, please visit www.mammothenergy.com.
Contacts:
Mark Layton, CFO
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc
investors@mammothenergy.com
Rick Black / Ken Dennard
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
TUSK@dennardlascar.com
Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Statements
This news release (and any oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release, including on the conference call announced herein) contains certain statements and information that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts that address activities, events or developments that Mammoth expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "ensure," "expect," "if," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "project," "forecasts," "predict," "outlook," "aim," "will," "could," "should," "potential," "would," "may," "probable," "likely" and similar expressions, and the negative thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release specifically include statements, estimates and projections regarding the Company's business outlook and plans, future financial position, liquidity and capital resources, operations, performance, acquisitions, returns, capital expenditure budgets, costs and other guidance regarding future developments. Forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs, forecasts for the Company's existing operations, experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future developments and their effect on Mammoth, and other factors believed to be appropriate. Although management believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that any of these expectations will be achieved (in full or at all). Moreover, the Company's forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including those described in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings it makes with the SEC, including those relating to the Company's acquisitions and contracts, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which may cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience and present expectations or projections which are implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: any continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, related global and national health concerns and economic repercussions; demand for our services; the volatility of oil and natural gas prices and actions by OPEC members and other exporting nations affecting commodities prices and production levels; the impact of the war in Ukraine on the global energy and capital markets and global stability; operational challenges relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus, including logistical challenges, protecting the health and well-being of our employees, remote work arrangements, performance of contracts and supply chain disruptions; inflationary pressures; rising interest rates and their impact on the cost of capital; the outcome of ongoing government investigations and other legal proceedings, including those relating to the contracts awarded to the Company's subsidiary Cobra Acquisitions LLC ("Cobra") by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority ("PREPA"); the failure to receive or delays in receiving governmental authorizations, approvals and/or payments, including payments with respect to the PREPA account receivable for prior services to PREPA performed by Cobra; the Company's inability to replace the prior levels of work in its business segments, including its infrastructure and well completion services segments; risks relating to economic conditions; impacts of the recent federal infrastructure bill on the infrastructure industry and our infrastructure services business; the loss of or interruption in operations of one or more of Mammoth's significant suppliers or customers; the loss of management and/or crews; the outcome or settlement of our litigation matters, including the adverse impact of the recent settlement with MasTec Renewables Puerto Rico, LLC, and the effect on our financial condition and results of operations; the effects of government regulation, permitting and other legal requirements; operating risks; the adequacy of capital resources and liquidity; Mammoth's ability to continue to comply with, or if applicable, obtain a waiver of forecasted or actual noncompliance with certain financial covenants and comply with other terms and conditions under our recently amended revolving credit facility; weather; natural disasters; litigation; volatility in commodity markets; competition in the oil and natural gas and infrastructure industries; and costs and availability of resources.
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement which speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. We undertake no obligation to correct, revise or update any forward-looking statement after the date such statement is made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
MAMMOTH ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of the Company's financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. Mammoth defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense, public offering costs, stock based compensation, interest expense, net, other (income) expense, net (which is comprised of the (gain) or loss on disposal of long-lived assets, interest on trade accounts receivable and certain legal expenses) and provision (benefit) for income taxes, further adjusted to add back interest on trade accounts receivable. The Company excludes the items listed above from net income (loss) in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within the energy service industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) or cash flows from operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of Mammoth's operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company's financial performance, such as a company's cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets. Mammoth's computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a widely followed measure of operating performance and may also be used by investors to measure its ability to meet debt service requirements.
The following tables provide a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) on a consolidated basis and for each of the Company's segments (in thousands):
Consolidated
Infrastructure Services
Well Completion Services
Natural Sand Proppant Services
Drilling Services
Other Services(a)
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Kings vs. Warriors Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NBA Playoffs Game 7
Published: Apr. 30, 2023 at 9:54 AM EDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
The Sacramento Kings are 1-point favorites heading into a decisive Game 7 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Golden 1 Center on Sunday, starting at 3:30 PM ET on ABC. The series is tied 3-3.
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Kings vs. Warriors Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ABC
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Venue: Golden 1 Center
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Kings vs. Warriors Score Prediction
- Prediction: Kings 120 - Warriors 117
Spread & Total Prediction for Kings vs. Warriors
- Pick ATS: Kings (- 1)
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Over (229)
- The Kings (45-36-1 ATS) have covered the spread 54.9% of the time, 7.3% more often than the Warriors (39-42-1) this season.
- As a 1-point underdog or more in 2022-23, Golden State is 10-15 against the spread compared to the 27-24-1 ATS record Sacramento racks up as a 1-point favorite.
- Golden State and its opponents have gone over the over/under 54.9% of the time this season (45 out of 82). That's more often than Sacramento and its opponents have (40 out of 82).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Kings are 35-17, a better record than the Warriors have recorded (7-17) as moneyline underdogs.
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Kings Performance Insights
- Sacramento has been lifted by its offense, as it ranks best in the NBA by tallying 120.7 points per game. It ranks 25th in the league in points allowed (118.1 per contest).
- With 27.3 dimes per game, the Kings are third-best in the league in the category.
- The Kings rank top-five this year in three-point shooting, ranking fifth-best in the league with 13.8 three-pointers per game. Meanwhile, they rank ninth with a 36.9% shooting percentage from three-point land.
- This year, Sacramento has taken 57.7% two-pointers, accounting for 68.4% of the team's buckets. It has shot 42.3% threes (31.6% of the team's baskets).
Warriors Performance Insights
- Golden State is the second-best team in the league in points scored (118.9 per game) and 21st in points allowed (117.1).
- At 29.8 assists per game, the Warriors are best in the league.
- The Warriors are the best team in the league in 3-pointers made (16.6 per game) and second-best in 3-point percentage (38.5%).
- Golden State takes 47.9% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 38.5% of its made shots are from there. Inside the arc, it attempts 52.1% of its shots, with 61.5% of its makes coming from there.
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Rural community, critical access, and specialty hospitals leverage Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks technology to help provide better, more consistent care to patients
AUSTIN, Texas and KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population lives in rural areas and can face barriers to accessing healthcare for a variety of reasons. Without rural hospitals, millions of Americans could face delays and travel challenges to seek the diagnosis, treatment, and care they may need. To better help serve their communities, 32 new clients selected Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks last year, including OSS Health and Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District.
Oracle Cerner CommunityWorks is designed to meet the unique needs of smaller communities. Today, more than 300 rural community, critical access, and specialty hospitals in 45 US states are more effectively and efficiently treating patients closer to home using Oracle Cerner's technology.
"People should have access to healthcare no matter the size of the city, town, or county where they reside," said Eric Geis, national vice president of client relationships, Oracle Cerner. "Because rural providers are often caring for their neighbors, they know their patients well. With limited resources and staffing challenges, they need the right tools to expand access to quality care that will allow them to do the most with what they have. Our technology is tailored to support them, offering a more personalized and simplified experience for both patients and providers."
More patients in smaller communities to benefit from integrated health record
Healthcare providers in small communities are often challenged with how to do more with less while trying to provide the best care for their patients. Geographic location, workforce shortages, technology disparities, and diminishing resources are all examples of how it can be harder to deliver care in some communities. Oracle Cerner technology provides clinicians with an integrated digital record of the patient's health history, including clinical and financial data.
One example is OSS Orthopedic Hospital, LLC dba OSS Health, in rural Pennsylvania, which seeks to consolidate their disparate ambulatory and hospital systems into a single digital patient record. Their work with Oracle Cerner will help optimize workflows, interoperability across systems, and offer customizable automation to help eliminate inefficiencies, improve patient experience, and optimize provider care delivery which can lead to higher value healthcare.
"Oracle Cerner offers an approach focused on helping us with implementation, support, and innovative vision for the future of healthcare technology," said Troy Phillips, CEO, OSS Health. "We're excited about analytics we'll gain to help with data-driven decision making and a revenue cycle platform that improves charge capture, submit clean claims more quickly, and automates many of the manual workflows."
Additional CommunityWorks client contracts recently signed include:
- Uintah Basin Healthcare is Utah's largest rural independent healthcare system. A new emergency room was added recently to the Vernal campus with expanded radiology (including Xray, MRI, CT, and Ultrasound), lab services, and additional clinic space. All services are using Oracle Cerner for an integrated, patient centered electronic health record (EHR) platform across their continuum of care. Community members will be provided more options and more opportunities to receive quality healthcare.
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH), a non-profit 61-bed hospital serving communities across southern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, extended their agreement with Oracle Cerner through 2027. Working with Oracle Cerner, BMH has committed to leveraging innovative and data-driven technologies with the goal to continuously enhance the patient and caregiver experience, community outreach services, and revenue cycle outcomes.
- Sierra Vista Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in New Mexico, selected Oracle Cerner as its new EHR platform based on staff output, because of CommunityWorks' efficient process to obtain data and is a user-friendly platform.
- Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District (PMHD), a 107-bed community hospital located in California, chose CommunityWorks due to the value of true integration, ease of use, stability, and autonomy. After utilizing disparate EHR's throughout its health system for years, PMHD will now consolidate to a single integrated record to better support its patient and caregiver needs.
Additionally, Carroll County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) in rural Missouri has worked with Oracle Cerner since 2010. Key benefits they state they have experienced include being able to better manage regulatory and quality information as well as supporting caregivers with a single patient record. Health information is centralized into one view for caregivers, no matter what area of the hospital or what clinic the patient visits, which CCMH believes is pivotal to patient safety and care. See their video to learn more.
Visit the website to learn more about how Oracle Cerner supports caregivers in smaller communities.
About Oracle Cerner
Oracle Cerner's health technologies connect people and information systems at thousands of contracted provider facilities worldwide dedicated to creating smarter and better care for individuals and communities. Recognized globally for innovation, Oracle Cerner assists clinicians in making care decisions and assists organizations in managing the health of their populations. The company also offers a connected clinical and financial ecosystem to help manage day-to-day revenue functions, as well as a wide range of services to support clinical, financial, and operational needs, focused on people. For more information, visit Cerner.com, Oracle Cerner Perspectives, connect on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or join the discussion on Oracle Cerner's podcast Perspectives on Health & Tech.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Well-known Jackson doctor and pro-life leader, Dr. Freda Bush, died on Sunday, January 15.
Bush was a health care provider at East Lakeland OB/GYN Associates, P.A. in Jackson and served the community as an OBGYN for 30 years.
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) released the following statement on the passing of Bush.
“Gayle and I mourn the loss of Dr. Freda Bush, a giant of the pro-life cause whose example inspired doctors, nurses, and citizens across the nation. In her 30 years as an OB-GYN, Dr. Bush worked on the front lines serving women and children, becoming a leading voice for the unborn. She championed the Mississippi Life Equality Act in 2020, which has saved countless lives. Her journey from nurse to doctor to pro-life leader was an American success story. Her impact will live on in the lives of those she inspired and the children who were born because of her tireless efforts. As we mourn her loss, we celebrate her legacy.”
Senator Roger Wicker
According to the East Lakeland website, Dr. Bush died peacefully surrounded by family. She was 75.
Funeral services will be held on Friday January 27, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at New Horizon Church International in Jackson.
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First livestream of Mars starts Friday
(CNN) - Mars is making its livestreaming debut on YouTube Friday.
The European Space Agency says it will stream an hour of the first live images taken directly from the red planet.
The event celebrates the 20th anniversary of the launch of the agency’s Mars Express, which is a mission to take 3D images of the planet’s surface.
While the agency is calling it a livestream, it will not be truly live from Mars.
The ESA estimates it will take about 17 minutes for the light needed to form the images to travel from Mars to Earth, then another minute to make it to servers on the ground.
They hope to stream a new image about every 50 seconds.
The ESA says it will have the stream up on its YouTube channel starting at 12 p.m. EST.
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The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) grants School full approval, a major milestone
NUTLEY, N.J., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) has been granted full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), a major milestone capping a robust seven-year review process that affirms the highest standards in the training of future physicians. The school admitted its first class in 2018 and has graduated two classes, many of whom are serving residencies in Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals.
"This is the culmination of years of work that started with a vision to reinvent medical education to create a physician workforce to thrive in a new state of medicine," said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, chief executive officer of Hackensack Meridian Health. "We are reaching our goals to keep physicians in New Jersey, to diversify the physician workforce and graduate doctors who will humanize healthcare."
The LCME is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Medical Association (AMA). The LCME is the accrediting body for all institutions conferring medical doctorate (MD) degrees in the United States and Canada. LCME accreditation is a voluntary, peer-reviewed process of quality assurance that determines whether the medical education program meets established standards, according to the organization. All aspects of the institution undergo rigorous review, including the entire curriculum, finances, infrastructure, and faculty. The full accreditation by the LCME confirms the high quality of the program.
"This tremendous accomplishment is a testament to the talent and perseverance of our faculty, staff, and students," said Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D., dean of the School. "We are meeting every standard required of us while pioneering, among a small cadre of other institutions, an accelerated medical education program, fully embracing an active learning pedagogy, and pioneering an award-winning investment in our local communities through the Human Dimension course."
Medical education programs leading to the MD degree must first hold institutional accreditation to be eligible for initial full accreditation and for continuing accreditation by the LCME.
"We have spent long hours making this dream become a reality," said Miriam Hoffman, M.D., a vice dean of the School. "We have been driven from the start to build a school that creates outstanding physicians who are ready to tackle our most pressing challenges. We are gratified to be fulfilling the mission and vision laid out for us from the outset by the founding dean, Dr. Bonita Stanton."
"This is a huge accomplishment - and it is a testament to the terrific community of professionals which we have built over the last five-plus years," added Stanley R. Terlecky, Ph.D., a vice dean of the School.
Bonita Stanton, M.D., helped shape HMSOM's curriculum and focus from the outset. Dr. Stanton unexpectedly passed away in January 2022. Dr. Boscamp took over on an interim basis, and was subsequently named the permanent dean in December 2022.
HMSOM has grown quickly in the seven years since its founding. In 2018, the School admitted 60 students; the latest two cohorts surpassing 160 students apiece. The first 18 students on an accelerated three-year track entered HMH residencies in 2021, and another 63 graduated in 2022, including students graduating after 3 years and after 4 years.
HMSOM's innovative 3+1 curriculum includes a three-year core curriculum and an individualized fourth year, where students build an individualized educational plan that meets their professional goals and developmental needs. Students build a program from a variety of options including HMSOM curriculum is the Determinants of Health - the many factors that we know impact health outcomes, including the biologic/genetic, but also critically the behavioral, social, healthcare, and environmental determinants. At the heart of the curriculum is the innovative Human Dimension course.
This immersive community-based experience links pairs of students to families in the community, with a focus on the domains of the social determinants of health: social, environmental, psychological, and medical. Throughout their stay at HMSOM, students in the Human Dimension follow the health trajectories of individuals and families, in locations including Hackensack, Garfield, Paterson, Passaic, Bloomfield, Clifton, Nutley, Union City, and West New York.
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, the first private medical school in New Jersey in more than 50 years, welcomed its first class of students in 2018 to its On3 campus in Nutley and Clifton. Hackensack Meridian Health assumed financial responsibility for the School in July 2018, and the School established its independence as a freestanding Institution of Higher Education in July 2020. The first cohort of doctors graduated in 2021. The school's vision is that each person in New Jersey, and in the United States, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, will enjoy the highest levels of wellness in an economically and behaviorally sustainable fashion. The School's unique curriculum focuses on linking the basic science with clinical relevance, through an integrated curriculum in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. The school prides itself on outreach, through programs like the Human Dimension, which is active in communities across New Jersey. To learn more, visit www.hmsom.org.
ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH
Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit healthcare organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. The network has 18 hospitals and more than 500 patient care locations, which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, rehabilitation centers, urgent care centers, physician practice locations, and a fitness and wellness center. With more than 35,000 team members and 7,000 physicians, Hackensack Meridian Health is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy and committed to the health and well-being of communities throughout New Jersey.
The network's notable distinctions include having more U.S. News-ranked hospitals than any other health system in New Jersey, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, 2022-23. Hackensack University Medical Center is nationally-ranked by U.S. News & World Report in four specialties, more than any other hospital in New Jersey. Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, and K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, are ranked #1 in the state and top 20 in the Mid-Atlantic Region by U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Children's Hospital Report. Additionally, their combined nephrology program ranks in the top 50 in the United States. To learn more, visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org.
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Texas Tech men's basketball ranked 25th in preseason AP poll
The Texas Tech men's basketball team is ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press' preseason poll, which was released on Monday.
The Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 27-10, including an 18-0 mark in United Supermarkets Arena in 2021-22. The season concluded with an appearance in the Sweet 16 and a trip to the Big 12 Tournament championship game, falling to Duke and eventual national champion Kansas, respectively.
Just three players from last year's team will suit up for Texas Tech during the 2022-23 campaign. The trio is highlighted by forward Kevin Obanor, who started all 37 games and recorded double-doubles in each of Tech's three NCAA Tournament games.
Fellow Big 12 teams Kansas and Baylor were tied for fifth in the preseason AP poll, which was headlined by No. 1 North Carolina. Texas came in 12th and TCU 14th, giving the conference five representatives.
The Red Raiders were tied for fifth in the preseason Big 12 conference poll. Tech is scheduled to open the season on Nov. 7 by hosting Northwestern State at 8 p.m. in the USA.
Big 12 Media Days are slated for this week in Kansas City.
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The Oct. 29 game with Baylor visiting Texas Tech is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff and will air on ESPN2.
The game is already a sellout. Fans looking for tickets are encouraged to check Stubhub, the official secondary ticket partner of Tech Athletics.
In addition to the Big 12 football game, Oct. 29 will also feature the induction of Patrick Mahomes into the Texas Tech football Ring of Honor and TTU Athletics Hall of Fame.
Mahomes will be the eighth member of the Ring of Honor, joining Donny Anderson, E.J. Holub, Dave Parks, Gabe Rivera, Zach Thomas, Michael Crabtree and Elmer Tarbox.
Other 2022 inductees into the Hall of Fame include Kevin Curtis (football), Oscar Floren (men's golf), Patience Knight (track and field), Gene Knolle (men's basketball), Chris Martin (volleyball), Matt Miller (baseball), Norman Reuther (men's basketball) and Tommy McVay (director of football operations). | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/big-12/2022/10/17/texas-tech-mens-basketball-ranked-25th-in-preseason-ap-poll/69568747007/ | 2022-10-17 20:31:28 | 1 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/big-12/2022/10/17/texas-tech-mens-basketball-ranked-25th-in-preseason-ap-poll/69568747007/ |
SOTOGRANDE, Spain (LIV Golf) – Spanish star Sergio Garcia’s love affair with Real Club Valderrama began as a teenager. Call it a wildly successful relationship.
In 15 professional starts at Valderrama, Garcia has 14 top-10 finishes, including wins in three consecutive starts (2011, 2016, 2017 at the Andalucía Masters), along with three second-place results. One of those was a playoff loss to Ian Poulter in 2004 at the Volvo Masters.
This week at LIV Golf Valderrama, he returns to the course that’s generally considered as the finest in continental Europe and one of the best in the world. As the captain of Fireballs GC, the 43-year-old Garcia would love nothing better than to hoist two trophies on Sunday – one as the individual winner, the other for the team title.
Here are a few thoughts from Garcia on his favorite course.
Q: When was the first time you played Valderrama?
SERGIO GARCIA: “I was probably 13, I would say. Probably like Spain versus England, some kind of match like that.”
Q: Did you know right away that it was the course for you?
GARCIA: “Yeah, from the beginning, from the first time I played. Just amazing shape. It was love at first shot. I love Valderrama.”
Q: What is it about Valderrama that you enjoy?
GARCIA: “It’s my favorite golf course in the world, but some guys don’t like it. For me, I just love that even though it’s not a long course – it’s a 7,000-yard, par 71 – it makes you think, and it makes you hit every club in the bag. That’s something I think good courses do. Good courses are asking you to think about what you want to do and, and they’re making you hit pretty much every club you have in the bag. And I love that kind of design – tight, trees, doglegs, small greens. It’s the kind of design that I’ve always envisioned in my mind when I was going to do golf course design. I just love it.”
Q: What’s the key to success at Valderrama?
GARCIA: “You have to think your way around it well. It’s the kind of golf course that you have to be very patient, you have to put the ball in the right spots. And if you manage to do that, then you can score. But if you don’t, it’s a grind. To me, it’s the kind of golf course that could hold a major championship easily because you can make it play as tough as you want if the weather is good.”
Q: Do you have a favorite hole?
GARCIA: “Hmm, good question. I think the fourth hole [564-yard par 5] is great. I love 12 [212-yard par 3]. I think it’s a great par 3. All of the par 3s are amazing.”
Q: What is it about No. 4 that you like?
GARCIA: “It’s just a solid par 5, Like I was saying, it makes you think. If you hit a good tee shot, you can go for it, but there’s not a lot of room, so you have to be very precise with your second shot. Obviously a lot of danger right. And if you miss it left, it doesn’t leave you a lot of options with the chips. So it’s just a matter of how close from the green you lay up, depending where the flag is. And it’s a beautiful hole, with the water and the little waterfall behind it and everything. It’s very picturesque.”
Q: On the flip side, which hole has been the most challenging for you?
GARCIA: “I feel like seven [490-yard par 4] is always a tough hole. It’s a difficult fairway to hit, and the wind is usually blowing from the left, and it cambers from left to right. Seven is probably one of the toughest holes that you get out there. But if it gets firm and there’s a little bit of wind, like it usually does there, every hole is asking you for some good shots.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/liv-golf/sergio-garcia-on-what-makes-the-valderrama-course-special/ | 2023-06-26 20:17:06 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/liv-golf/sergio-garcia-on-what-makes-the-valderrama-course-special/ |
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of DBV Technologies S.A. (""DBV" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DBVT). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether DBV and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On October 26, 2021, DBV disclosed that it had "received communication from the FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] concerning [DBV's] STAMP protocol submission of May 6, 2021." DBV advised investors that "[t]he FDA has requested a stepwise approach to DBV's modified Viaskin Peanut (mVP) development program. The FDA would like to review the data from DBV's protein uptake release study prior to providing additional comments on the STAMP protocol design."
On this news, DBV's stock price fell $1.45 per share, or 28.71%, to close at $3.60 per share on October 27, 2021.
Then, on September 21, 2022, DBV disclosed that the FDA had put a partial clinical hold on its phase 3 clinical study evaluating its Viaskin Peanut patch for the treatment of peanut allergy in children aged 4 through 7, specifying certain changes to elements of the protocol of the trial.
On this news, DBV's stock price fell $0.18 per share, or 8.14%, to close at $2.03 per share on September 22, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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With a smartphone and a few bucks, it's never been easier to gamble on sports. Commercials for betting apps and websites offer the promise of betting on any game, any time.
A 2018 Supreme Court decision paved the way for legal sports betting, which is now allowed in 37 states and Washington D.C., according to the American Gaming Association. But it's gambling in the college sports world that is causing new concern.
"We've really normalized the culture of gambling as part of the college athletic experience both in terms of those people who are athletes, as well as those people who are spectators and supporters of athletics," says Michelle Malkin, an assistant professor at East Carolina University who studies problem gambling.
In just the last two weeks college betting scandals have rocked the two biggest universities in Iowa. Iowa state says 15 student athletes were involved in sports gambling violations. The University of Iowa said a new sports wagering investigation involves more than 100 people, including 26 current athletes from baseball, football, basketball, track and field and wrestling.
"We have alerted the NCAA of the potential violations and we have hired outside counsel to assist in the investigative process," the school said in a statement.
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Last week the University of Alabama fired baseball coach Brad Bohannon after reports of suspicious bets involving his team. Bohannon hasn't commented.
The NCAA bans athletes and coaches from betting on games. But with the temptation of easy money, Malkin says her research shows the number of student athletes placing bets in the last year is as high as 40%.
"All these promises of free bets and match bets makes it really attractive," Malkin tells Scripps News. "If they get an early win, they honestly believe that it's really possible to get another win. And so they'll just keep betting with that hope that the next big win is going to come."
The American Gaming Association recently banned sports books from partnering with schools, but for now campus wagering isn't going anywhere.
"Pandora's Box is open," said Joe Cobbs, a professor of sports business at the Haile College of Business at Northern Kentucky University.
Cobbs says the threat of getting benched might make student athletes reconsider placing that bet.
"With some of these stories being publicized, players being suspended, coaches being fired, that might get some attention that will hopefully deter some people or make some people think twice before they do it," Cobbs said.
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Rain early. Becoming partly cloudy and windy overnight. Low 47F. S winds shifting to WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch. Higher wind gusts possible..
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Pablo “Paul” Jimenez Serna, 83, passed away at his home in Sanger on October 22, 2022. Paul was born on January 25, 1939, in Goliad, Texas, to Camilo Serna and Camila Jimenez Serna.
On June 5, 1958, he married Margarita Saucedo in Nueces County, Texas. They made their way to Sanger, where they raised their family. Paul was a butcher for Safeway, Tom Thumb, and Burrus Supermarkets.
He is survived by his wife Margarita of Sanger; one daughter, Debbie Flores and husband Robert of Crowley, Texas; three sons, Pablo (Paul) Serna and his wife Lisa of Fort Worth; Isaac Serna and wife Marcela of Corinth, and Javiar Serna and wife Susie of Sanger; and three sisters, Mage Falcon of Chicago, IL, Janie Serna of Robstown, and Rose Rodriguez of Arlington. Additionally, there are four grandchildren: Zachary Serna, Natalie Serna Gideon, husband James, Pablo Benjamin Serna, and Nicolas Flores, and one great-grandchild, Archibald Wesley Gideon. Paul is preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Flora Gonzalez (Robstown) and Angie Ayala (Prosper); and one brother Pablo Suarez.
Visitation is on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Coker Funeral Home, 403 Pecan Street, Sanger, Texas. A graveside service for Paul is on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at the Pavilion in the Sanger Cemetery. Pablo S. Serna will officiate the services.
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By BECKY BOHRER
Associated Press
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The special primary for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat moved forward as planned Saturday, after a tense legal fight over ballot access issues cast a shadow over the election.
The legal drama was the latest twist in an already extraordinary election, packed with 48 candidates running for the seat left vacant by U.S. Rep. Don Young, who died in March. Young, a Republican, held the seat for 49 years.
The state Division of Elections released initial vote counts late Saturday from the election conducted primarily by mail. Saturday marked the first ballot count; additional counts are scheduled for Wednesday and Friday, with the final count on June 21.
Initial results showed Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin with 29.8%; Republican Nick Begich with 19.3%; independent Al Gross with 12.5%, and Democrat Mary Peltola with 7.5%.
Republican Tara Sweeney had 5.3%, while a self-described “independent, progressive, democratic socialist” named Santa Claus had 4.5%.
The early tally released by the division included 108,729 votes. It was not clear how many ballots were outstanding; the division reported late Friday afternoon that it had received around 130,000 ballots. Ballots had to be postmarked by Saturday.
Saturday’s election was the first under a system approved by voters in 2020 that ends party primaries and uses ranked choice voting in general elections.
The top four candidates in the special primary will advance to a special election in August, when ranked choice voting will be used.
The Associated Press has not called any winners in the special primary.
Palin released a statement expressing gratitude “to all of my wonderful supporters who voted to make Alaska great again!”
Earlier Saturday, the Alaska Supreme Court reversed and vacated a lower court order that had barred state election officials from certifying the results of the primary until visually impaired voters were given a “full and fair” opportunity to participate.
Attorneys for the state had interpreted Friday’s order from Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir as preventing elections officials from concluding voting as scheduled on Saturday. They asked the supreme court to reverse the order.
The ruling came in a case filed days earlier by Robert Corbisier, executive director of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. Corbisier sued state elections officials on behalf of a person identified as B.L., a registered voter in Anchorage with a visual impairment.
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The U.S. earned a D+ is the March of Dimes annual report card for that looks at maternal and infant health.
The organization notes that the U.S. preterm birth rate increased to 10.5% in 2021. That's up 4% from the previous year.
“While fewer babies are dying, more of them are being born too sick and too soon which can lead to lifelong health problems," said Stacey D. Stewart, president and CEO of March of Dimes.
Some states are doing better than others. Vermont was he only state to recieve an A. The organization says it has a 8% preterm birth rate and a 2.8% infant mortality rate. The U.S. rate is 5.4%.
Nine states, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia, received an F.
March of Dimes notes that there is a racial disparity in the statistics. The organization says more than 21% of Black women and 26% of Native women doe not receive adequate parental care. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/report-us-preterm-birth-rate-on-the-rise | 2022-11-15 20:58:34 | 1 | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/report-us-preterm-birth-rate-on-the-rise |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to temporarily block a lower court’s order limiting executive branch officials’ discussions with social media companies about controversial online posts.
The request for an emergency stay was filed at the 5th U.S. District Court of Appeals shortly after U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty rejected an administration motion that he put his own July 4 order on hold. The order came in a lawsuit filed by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, as well as a conservative website owner and four individual critics of government COVID-19 policies.
The lawsuit claimed the administration, in effect, censored free speech by using threats of regulatory action or protection while pressuring companies to remove what it deemed misinformation. COVID-19 vaccines, legal issues involving President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and election fraud allegations were among the topics spotlighted in the lawsuit.
Doughty was nominated to the federal bench by former President Donald Trump. His injunction blocked the Department of Health and Human Services, the FBI and multiple other government agencies and administration officials from meeting with or contacting social media companies for the purpose of “encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech.”
Administration attorneys said in the motion filed at the 5th Circuit that Doughty’s ruling was too broad and vague, and had the potential to chill government officials’ speech on important matters. And they said Doughty failed to point to any evidence that the administration had made threats against social media companies to coerce them to take down posts.
“The district court identified no evidence suggesting that a threat accompanied any request for the removal of content. Indeed, the order denying the stay — presumably highlighting the ostensibly strongest evidence — referred to ‘a series of public media statements,'” the administration said.
They asked that the 5th Circuit block Doughty’s order while the case is pursued at the appeals court in New Orleans or, at minimum, grant a 10-day block of the order so the administration could prepare to go to the Supreme Court to seek a longer stay.
Earlier Monday, Doughty rejected administration requests that he stay his own order pending appeal.
“In essence,” Doughty’s Monday order said, “Defendants argue that the injunction should be stayed because it might interfere with the Government’s ability to continue working with social-media companies to censor Americans’ core political speech on the basis of viewpoint. In other words, the Government seeks a stay of the injunction so that it can continue violating the First Amendment.”
Government lawyers have argued that the companies control their own policies regarding misinformation and that the lawsuit casts officials’ comments on issues and policy as threats. The administration said Doughty’s July 4 order was unclear about who in the executive branch it covers and what they can or cannot say about important topics discussed on social media platforms.
The order could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct,” government lawyers said in requesting the stay Thursday night.
Doughty order said the administration “seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth.’” The order, which was to remain in effect pending further arguments in Doughty’s court, was hailed by conservatives as a victory for free speech and a blow to censorship. But critics said the order and accompanying reasons, covering more than 160 pages, were broad, unclear and could chill government efforts to fight misinformation on important topics.
The criticisms were echoed in the government’s Thursday night request for a stay. “The potential breadth of the entities and employees covered by the injunction combined with the injunction’s sweeping substantive scope will chill a wide range of lawful government conduct relating to Defendants’ law enforcement responsibilities, obligations to protect the national security, and prerogative to speak on matters of public concern,” the government’s motion said.
The lawsuit’s plaintiffs countered with a weekend filing opposing a stay. Among the arguments are that the July 4 injunction carves out exemptions allowing officials to contact social media companies about postings involving criminal activity or public safety threats; national security threats; election-related issues including voter suppression attempts, voting infrastructure threats and illegal campaign contributions; and saying officials can continue “exercising permissible public government speech promoting government policies or views on matters of public concern.” | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-judge-refuses-to-put-hold-on-order-limiting-biden-administration-contact-with-social-media-companies/ | 2023-07-11 01:28:15 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-judge-refuses-to-put-hold-on-order-limiting-biden-administration-contact-with-social-media-companies/ |
An unexpected culprit toppled beach chairs along the sand at normally calm Clearwater Beach, Florida, last Wednesday. West Coast surfers might snicker at the cause, but the National Weather Service confirms the rare 4-foot (1.2 meter) wave was caused by a kind of tsunami, just not the kind you usually hear about.
It was a meteotsunami, a type caused by storms with strong gusting winds, rather than the dramatic tsunamis triggered by earthquakes.
WHAT IS A METEOTSUNAMI?
According to Paul Close, senior forecaster at the National Weather Service in the Tampa Bay area, when a line of storms tracks over the ocean, there can be 30- to 50-mph (48- 80-kph) winds near the leading edge. The winds push the water, increasing the wave height near the coast before it eventually crashes onto shore.
Meteotsunamis only last about an hour because once the leading edge of the storm passes onto land, the action subsides.
The meteotsunami was about 2.5 feet (0.8 meters) higher than the forecast wave height and around 4 feet (1.2 meters) higher than average sea level.
Six-foot (1.8 meter) and higher meteotsunamis have been recorded around the world.
The weather service does not issue specific advisories for meteotsunamis. If the agency forecasts that a storm will have substantial impact, it issues a coastal flood watch or warning.
WHEN DO METEOTSUNAMIS FORM?
Close said that stronger storms and squall lines — groups of storms that track in a line with intense winds and heavy rain — are more common during the winter around Florida.
“They don’t happen that often this time of year, but the current atmospheric pattern has been kind of unusual with all the heat out in Texas and the cool and damp weather in the Northeast,” Close said.
This time of year, winds from the east are more common, he said. But the winds have been from the west almost all of June.
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Five combined baseball and softball teams from the Denton area remained ranked among the state's best this week when weekly rankings were revealed Monday.
Guyer and Argyle headline the group, with the two schools' baseball and softball teams making up four of the five ranked squads amid strong seasons. Guyer's softball team leads the contingent at No. 2 in all of Class 6A along with a No. 23 ranking in the nation by MaxPreps.
The Denton Record-Chronicle breaks down all the latest in the state baseball and softball rankings.
Softball
6A No. 2 Guyer (21-0)
The Lady Wildcats held firm at No. 2 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association's state 6A rankings this week after remaining unbeaten on the season.
Guyer (21-0, 6-0 in district) notched an 8-2 win over Allen and a 5-0 victory over McKinney to keep its win streak alive. The program was also ranked No. 23 in the nation by MaxPreps in this week's set of rankings after checking in at No. 24 last week.
5A No. 22 Argyle (19-4-1)
The Lady Eagles held firm at least week's No. 22 ranking in Class 5A after an unbeaten week.
Argyle (19-4-1, 5-1) took a 5-1 win over Ryan on Tuesday, then wrapped up the week with a 2-0 victory over Grapevine on Friday. Those two triumphs left the Lady Eagles tied with Colleyville Heritage — which handed Argyle its lone loss thus far — for first place in the district after six contests.
4A No. 19 Aubrey (18-6)
The Lady Chaparrals slid a few spots from last week's No. 12 ranking after posting a 1-1 week in their final tune-ups for district play.
Aubrey (18-6) took a 7-1 loss to 3A No. 6 Iowa Park (21-5) on Wednesday, and that likely had to do with its fall in the rankings. The Lady Chaps then rebounded with a 17-0 blowout victory over Denton-area foe Sanger on Friday to enter district play on a high note.
Aubrey's district slate opens strong this week with two games against 4A No. 3 Celina (16-3-2). Though the contests come early in district play, their results could prove pivotal in how the district standings ultimately unfold.
Baseball
6A No. 21 Guyer (16-7)
The Wildcats slid down one spot to No. 21 from last week's No. 20 ranking after a 2-1 week.
Guyer (16-7, 4-0) won a pair of close District 5-6A contests over Little Elm to remain unbeaten in district play, taking victories by scores of 1-0 and 9-6. The Wildcats then lost a nondistrict bout with area foe Argyle Saturday in a five-inning, run-rule affair.
Guyer has a chance to keep its district momentum rolling as the Wildcats take on McKinney Boyd in their third of seven district series.
5A No. 3 Argyle (16-3-2)
The Eagles once again maintained their No. 3 rankings in both the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and Texas High School Baseball polls after posting a 3-0 week.
Argyle (16-3-2, 4-0) rolled to a pair of district victories over Richland by scores of 5-1 and 7-0 before knocking off Guyer 13-2. Those victories extended the Eagles' win streak to 10 games, headlined by six straight games with two or fewer runs surrendered.
Argyle continues district play this week with a pair of games against Colleyville Heritage, including the home leg of the series on Friday night.
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STACKER — Gas prices have largely held steady over the last several days as freezing weather and ice crushed Texas and other parts of the southern U.S. keeping Americans home.
Despite the cold weather in some regions demand for gas rose slightly, but supplies of gasoline are also on the rise which has, “helped to limit pump price increases,” according to AAA.
A gallon of gas was $3.49 on average this week, according to AAA gas price data. Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in North Dakota. Gas prices are as of February 3. The state gas tax data is from World Population Review.
Utah and Colorado saw gas prices increase the most of any other states while Delaware, Ohio, and Florida saw gas prices per gallon decline several cents.
North Dakota by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.38
– Week change: +$0.00 (+0.1%)
– Year change: +$0.11 (+3.3%)
– Gas tax: $0.23 per gallon (#38 highest among all states)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.80 (6/15/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.58
– Week change: +$0.02 (+0.4%)
– Year change: +$0.86 (+23.3%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.62 (6/25/22)
Metros with most expensive gas in North Dakota
#1. Bismarck: $3.45
#2. Grand Forks (ND only): $3.40
#3. Minot: $3.35
#4. Fargo-Moorhead (ND only): $3.25
States with the most expensive gas
#1. Hawaii: $4.93
#2. California: $4.60
#3. Washington: $4.13
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Texas: $3.12
#2. Mississippi: $3.15
#3. Missouri: $3.16
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jordan Johnson scored 14 points as New Orleans beat Saint Francis (Ill.) 65-63 on Saturday night.
Johnson added five assists and five steals for the Privateers (1-1). Khaleb Wilson-Rouse scored 14 points while going 4 of 12 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from distance, and 4 for 4 from the line. Omarion Henry recorded six points and finished 3 of 7 from the floor.
EJ Charles led the way for the Fighting Saints (0-1) with 15 points, two steals and two blocks. Saint Francis also got 10 points from Don Joachim. In addition, Darius Wright finished with nine points and four assists.
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Warburton previously served as Advisor to the Management Board and Head of Special Projects at Mercedes-Benz AG
NEW YORK, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimmeridge, an alternative asset manager focused exclusively on the energy sector, with a track record of developing environmentally responsible, low-cost energy assets, today announced that Max Warburton has joined the Firm as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Warburton will leverage his deep expertise to identify and advance investments within Kimmeridge's dedicated renewable energy platform. The Kimmeridge Carbon Solutions strategy is focused on accelerating carbon neutrality through the development of responsible low-cost energy assets and investments at the front end of the carbon cost curve. This includes battery storage and hydrogen solutions, leveraging Kimmeridge's direct operations expertise to reduce and offset emissions.
Mr. Warburton joins Kimmeridge from Mercedes-Benz AG, where he served as Advisor to the Management Board and Head of Special Projects. In this role, he led corporate strategy and was responsible for both conceiving of and guiding multiple initiatives across corporate structure, partnerships, technology and electrification.
Ben Dell, Founder and Managing Partner of Kimmeridge, said, "We are very pleased to welcome Max to the firm, as Kimmeridge continues to expand its strategic investments in low carbon energy solutions." Mr. Dell continued, "Max has spent his career analyzing and advancing an industry at the heart of the energy transition. He has demonstrated a unique ability to convert his knowledge into actionable strategy, as a key leader in the transformation of Daimler and Mercedes-Benz. As an investment firm looking to advance bold ideas and create compelling value for all stakeholders, we look forward to capitalizing on the many opportunities that are emerging across the energy transition space."
Max Warburton's Bio:
Mr. Warburton previously served as Advisor to the Management Board and Head of Special Projects at Daimler AG and, following the spin-off of Daimler Truck in 2021, Mercedes-Benz AG. In this role, he led key electrification projects including Mercedes-Benz's investment in European battery cell champion ACC, the creation of the Mercedes-Benz global high-power charging network, and the development of EQXX, the world's longest range electric car. Mr. Warburton also led the acquisition of YASA, an innovative startup that is developing cutting edge axial flux electric motors for future Mercedes-Benz models.
Prior to joining Daimler AG, Mr. Warburton spent more than a dozen years as Head of Automotive Research at Bernstein Research, located in both London and Asia. While there, Mr. Warburton also served as Partner at parent company Alliance Bernstein. Before Bernstein, he was Head of Global Automotive Research at UBS (2005-2008) and covered European Autos at Goldman Sachs (2000-2005).
He continues to act as Advisor to the Board at Mercedes-Benz AG in a non-executive capacity, sits on the Board of YASA Motors in the UK, and remains closely involved in the development of Mercedes-Benz's high power charging network in North America.
Mr. Warburton has degrees from the University of Exeter and the University of Bath and spent two years conducting post-graduate research on automotive assembly plant efficiency as part of the MIT International Motor Vehicle Program (1998-2000).
About Kimmeridge
Founded in 2012 by Ben Dell, Dr. Neil McMahon and Henry Makansi, Kimmeridge is an alternative asset manager focused exclusively on the energy sector, with a track record of developing environmentally responsible, low-cost energy assets. The Firm is differentiated by its direct investment approach, deep technical knowledge, active portfolio management and proprietary research and data gathering. In addition to its New York headquarters, Kimmeridge maintains a fully-staffed, in-house operating and geology team in Denver. For additional information on Kimmeridge, its strategies and proprietary research, please visit www.kimmeridge.com.
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Over $300 million in lottery prizes won using Jackpocket app to date
NEW YORK, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackpocket, America's #1 lottery app*, today announced that a man in Dayton, Ohio won $1 million after ordering a $6 ticket on his phone with Jackpocket. This exciting win marks the 30th time a Jackpocket user has won a prize of $1 million or more in the company's 10-year history.
The winner, who originally hails from Australia and moved to Ohio for work, could not believe his eyes when he received a "you won big!" notification on his phone. "I was scrolling through emails just doing a bit of work, and then I saw a pop-up to check the app," the winner recalled. "I saw '$1 million' in the message and had to read it a few times."
His winning ticket matched all five regular numbers drawn (17, 24, 48, 62, 68) in the July 5th drawing for $546M, only missing the red Powerball (23). His chosen numbers had "personal significance" to him and his wife. "To be honest, there was not lots of shouting or hoorays or anything like that, just more of a case of letting it sink in," he said about that winning moment. "It's still a bit surreal."
He and his wife were excited to play the lottery while living in the U.S., where Powerball and Mega Millions have soared past $1 billion three times in the last year. "We just figured that while we're here for a few short years, we might as well get a few tickets and see what happens," he said. "We feel very lucky."
Jackpocket operates in Ohio in partnership with Circle K, the largest convenience store brand in the U.S., and is available for Powerball, Mega Millions and more official state lottery games in 16 states. Lottery players have now won over $300 million in prizes using Jackpocket, including another $1 million Powerball prize in Ohio last summer and a record $9.4 million prize in New Jersey, representing the single largest legal-and-regulated win ever on a mobile device in the United States.
For more information, visit play.jackpocket.com or download the Jackpocket app on iOS or Android.
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Must be 18 or older to play. Jackpocket is not affiliated with and is not an agent of the Ohio Lottery.
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Jackpocket is on a mission to create a more convenient, fun and responsible way to participate in the lottery. The first licensed third-party lottery app in the United States, Jackpocket provides an easy, secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Jackpocket is currently available in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Washington D.C., and West Virginia, and is expanding to many new markets. Download the app on iOS and Android or order tickets via desktop. Follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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UW-Eau Claire preparing for student researchers
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - This week, thousands of student researchers from around the globe are gathering at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research is taking place on campus April 13 through 15. Over 3,000 students from 45 states and six foreign countries are presenting their research findings across a variety of topics.
This is the first year NCUR will be hosted in person since 2019.
Event coordinators say it’s an honor to have it come to Eau Claire.
“It’s something that we strongly believe in here at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire is undergraduate research. So, yeah, to be able to to present research from around the nation and even from around the world, there’s we have people coming from Egypt and all over the place to be able to present that does really it’s really great for us,” Nicole Rindone, Major Evets and Conferences Coordinator.
Among the researchers at NCUR will be 360 students from UW-Eau Claire.
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(NewsNation) — In Washington state, you can ask the state to deny you the right to buy a firearm.
This first-of-its-kind law was the brainchild of Democrat state Sen. Jamie Pedersen. Several years ago, a pair of law professors approached him with the idea of allowing people to voluntarily give up their gun rights.
“Their basic pitch was, ‘Hey, if you give people the power to do this then folks who know that they are suffering from some sort of mental illness…. when they have a break, do harm to themselves would be empowered to prevent that by getting firearms away from them in advance,” he said.
The law — passed in 2018 — allows residents to submit a short form to their county clerk’s office in any county in the state. If they change their mind, they have to wait seven days before the county can revoke it.
Pedersen called it a valuable tool that can help prevent tragedies without outside coercion.
“It’s a libertarian kind of tool, right? It’s an option that’s available for people. So there’s nothing particularly oppressive about it,” he said.
These laws stand in contrast to “red flag laws,” where a court can step in and take away someone’s gun rights if they are viewed as a risk.
However, the law may be so obscure that few people have used it. Pedersen said that as of a year ago, there were just 20 waivers in the system statewide. To put that in comparison, 864 people were killed by a firearm in the state in 2020, according to CDC statistics.
Still, the idea is catching on. Since Washington passed its law, additional states such as Virginia and Utah have put similar measures into place.
“I thought it was a good proactive way for people who had mental health problems or suicidal ideations can take some sort of proactive steps to prevent themselves from making some rash decisions if they were having problems controlling their meds or might have a relapse of their illness,” said Virginia state Sen. Scott Surovell, who helped author the law in his state.
Like in Washington state, few people have taken advantage of the law. Surovell estimated that last year between 30 and 40 people took advantage of the “do not sell” list.
One reason the laws may not be reaching many people is because of a lack of public awareness.
“I think one of the big, probably the biggest issue is that people aren’t even aware that it exists,” Pedersen said.
Pedersen acknowledges shortcomings in the law’s current implementation and wants to make changes in the future. He noted, for instance, the fact that the law includes no penalty, which prevents the FBI from keeping the prohibited person in the national instant background check system.
One proposal he’s thinking about is making it a civil infraction to violate the waiver.
Second, Pedersen wants to expand public knowledge about the law.
“We’re also planning to add language that would actually encourage mental health professionals to talk with their patients about the availability of the voluntary waiver,” he said.
To Surovell, the Virginia state senator, the positive feedback he’s received is evidence that the law was needed.
“A lot of people don’t identify very well with people who’ve been through suicidal ideation…so it’s hard for a lot people to understand. But the people who’ve been through it, a lot of them have thanked me for putting it in,” Surovell said. | https://www.wane.com/news/states-are-letting-people-ban-themselves-from-owning-a-gun/ | 2022-12-11 00:57:19 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/states-are-letting-people-ban-themselves-from-owning-a-gun/ |
The 10th Annual Tequila & Taco Music Festival brings two days of the finest in tequila, tacos and entertainment to Surfer's Point LIVE on July 9 & 10
VENTURA, Calif., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventura's beloved Tequila & Taco Music Festival will be returning July 9 – 10 to Surfer's Point LIVE at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Festivalgoers will be able to enjoy premium tequila sampling, a full schedule of live entertainment, delicious street tacos, refreshing craft beer and margaritas, and an artisanal craft market, all at an idyllic, outdoor beach setting, cooled by ocean breezes.
Embodying the endless summer of popular music and culture, powerhouse rock band Sugar Ray - co-founded by Mark McGrath [vocals] and Rodney Sheppard [lead guitar] – will headline on Saturday performing their catalog of carefree, summertime hits. Opening the day are Spanish-language Adelaide with an electrifying tribute to Latina Women including a rollicking set from Selena, Smooth Sounds of Santana bringing Latin-infused grooves, and Full Clip, a multi-cultural, rock en Español, reggae and cumbia band.
The party continues Sunday with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – one of the greatest hip-hop acts of all time - performing an unforgettable set of hits and jams. Samba-Reggae-Funk group SambaDá and cumbia groundbreakers, La Sonora Dinamita will kick off the day with a blend of groovy tropical vibes.
A variety of top-shelf tequila brands will be participating in the festival's Saturday and Sunday tequila tasting, and delicious margaritas and other beverages will be available for purchase. Attendees will also be able to enjoy mouthwatering gourmet street tacos from a range of popular food vendors.
There are three levels of tickets available: The Tequila Experience that includes festival entry and top-shelf tequila sampling; the Margarita Experience – a pair of tickets that includes festival entry, two margaritas and two souvenir glasses; and General Admission tickets that include festival entry. All tickets provide full access to food and beverage vendors and live entertainment. Tickets and information are available at tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com
Festival hours are Saturdays from 1:00 - 9:00pm and Sundays from 12:00pm – 6:00pm.
"It's time to head to the beach, soak up the sunshine and enjoy the cool sea breeze at the Ventura County Fairgrounds," said Vincenzo Giammanco, CEO of CBF Productions. "We are thrilled to be celebrating our 10th anniversary of bringing live entertainment and delicious food and drink to this beautiful location right by the Pacific Ocean."
The festival season is just kicking off at Surfer's Point LIVE with massive upcoming events including SUNDAY FUNDAY! HIP HOP EDITION featuring Flo Rida & Lil Jon on Sunday, June 26. Plus, the long-awaited return of the legendary hometown Country music festival, Boots & Brews headlined by country superstar Cole Swindell, plus Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry and Raelynn on Saturday, August 20. The full calendar of exciting events coming to Surfer's Point LIVE can be found at SurfersPointLive.com
Tequila & Taco Music Festival is part of the Surfer's Point LIVE! Event Series launched in July 2021 by CBF Productions. In 2020, CBF Productions launched the first drive-in, live, theatre-in-the-round-style socially distanced entertainment experience in California with Concerts In Your Car. CBF Productions continues to lead the pack with their new music and food festival series, Surfer's Point LIVE! From their legendary Boots & Brews Country Music Festivals to Tequila & Taco Festivals, Spring & Winter Wine Walks, Snow N Glow, and more, CBF's visionary events have been on the forefront of the food/drink and music festival circuit for over 13 years.
Surfer's Point LIVE! is Southern California's newest outdoor entertainment venue. Just steps from the beach, and named after the famous California surf break – Surfers Point – this one-of-a-kind venue provides beautiful ocean views, incredible sunsets and cool ocean breezes all year round.
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BEECH GROVE — A violent day in central Indiana turned worse when gunfire opened at Don Challis Park in Beech Grove.
According to Beech Grove Mayor Dennis Buckley, officers responded to the 800 block of 9th Avenue in Beech Grove. Upon arrival, officers located four people shot.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Of the three others shot, one is listed in critical condition. All three were transported to local hospitals.
According to Buckley, there is no active threat to the community. He urged citizens to avoid the area and stay home.
Buckley said the shooting occurred during a vigil, but he was not sure what the vigil was for.
This is a developing story.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Why some people are poor and others are prosperous is the theme of a new book, Objective Prosperity (Rothstein Publishing, August 2022), by Professors Roger Blackwell and Roger Bailey. The book was published August 15 by Rothstein Publishing.
Their book explains how behavioral economics contributes to prosperity along with national economic growth, and take a "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" approach to how behavioral economics differs from traditional economics.
Objective Prosperity describes how people with diverse backgrounds, skillsets and ethnicities move from poor to prosperous. It has examples of people not born wealthy achieving success including Dave Thomas, Steve Jobs, and Jeff Bezos.
Is inequality getting better or worse? Examining Thomas Piketty, the authors believe his theories are based on incorrect data leading to policies that may harm rather than help low and middle-income consumers. The authors conclude values inherited from parents are more important than inherited capital illustrated by Walmart's Doug McMillon, Tom Brady and Serena Williams.
Blackwell, the author of 40 previous books, has served on the boards of directors for 14 publicly traded companies, including Applied Industrial Technologies and Abercrombie.
The book is endorsed by business leaders, including:
"What factors influence the chances for individual success and national prosperity? The authors cite the thoughts of many profound thinkers on how to live a rewarding life."
-Philip Kotler, Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, emeritus, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
"This book is a must read for any entrepreneur."
-Rhett C. Ricart, 2020 Chairman National Automobile Dealers Association
Roger Blackwell, Ph.D., retired as professor at The Ohio State University, and is co-author of Consumer Behavior, a textbook translated into multiple languages. Roger Bailey, Clinical Assistant Professor at Ohio State, received a Ph.D. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.
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Objective Prosperity: How Behavioral Economics Can Improve Outcomes for You, Your Business, and Your Nation by Roger Blackwell and Roger Bailey
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Pride Month is off to a great start in Dallas, even if some conservatives are upset about drag queens existing in front of children, like those who protested a family-friendly pride event this past weekend. But last weekend also saw a great turnout at events like the Pride Festival and the Alan Ross Freedom Parade. Even after the official events, the party moved over to Oak Lawn and kept going until 4 o’clock Sunday morning.
While there are even more festivities taking place throughout the month of June, nothing beats throwing a kickback with your squad in the comfort of your home. We’ve curated a special playlist of songs by local LGBTQ+ artists to help you get your party going.
“Princess Charming” by Loners Club
Sometimes falling for a new crush can lead to heartache. But on her latest cut, “Princess Charming,” Loners Club finds comfort in the presence of a new flame. “I’ve got to be patient, I feel like we’re wasting time,” she sings enchantingly, capturing the beautiful feeling of longing. Seeing her crush makes her feel “like a schoolgirl with new shoes,” and although things may be moving slowly between her and the subject of the song, she can’t help but enjoy every moment. “Miley Cyrus” by Averi Burk
On her lesbian pop-rock love anthem "Miley Cyrus," Averi Burk looks to spend a magical night “out night crawling” with her lover, whom she describes as “wild and high-risk” and a “bad bitch like Miley Cyrus.” A transition from her ballad-style singing, “Miley Cyrus” shows Burk’s range as an instrumentalist as she offers infectious guitar licks throughout. The song has even received a co-sign from its namesake. “When I’m Wasted” by Carley Bearden featuring Chlo Subia and GMT
Sometimes opening up to your crush can take a little bit of liquid courage, and that’s exactly the feeling Carley Bearden captures on her groovy pop track, “When I’m Wasted.” With a sunny, bouncy vibe, “When I’m Wasted” is the perfect track to bump as you’re taking rainbow Jell-O shots by the pool. “Hulkamania! by Johnny B33
Whether you’re at his weekly residency at On Premise or bumping his music in your living room, Johnny B33 has a special way of making any place feel like home. On “Hulkamania!” he's feeling confident and larger than life, which is what we should all strive to feel this pride month, and all the other months in between. “Rich” by Tayla Parx
Getting to spend time with the person you pine for can feel “fucking scary,” and with her magical pen, Tayla Parx is letting us know we’re not alone in that feeling. Although she’s been with her fiancée for awhile, Park confesses in "Rich" she still worries about getting hurt. But through this R&B/pop jam, she offers comfort to her fans, who may have similar reservations about their lovers. “Daydream” by Dali Voodoo
On this disco-inspired track, Dali Voodoo takes us into his magical world, channeling the groovy ‘70s. Trying to save someone from a night of misery, Dali invites the object of his affection to join him in a dance and get lost in the music. “What a dream, these lights all over me, it’s so exciting,” he sings with silky, captivating vocals, capturing the feeling of escaping into a myriad of bright, flashy lights. “Luxury” by xbValentine featuring Westside Boogie
Whether you’re arriving to the party boo’d up or solo, you’ve gotta look luxurious. xbValentine’s “Luxury” evokes a feeling of opulence. Even if you’re not wearing designer, “Luxury” makes you feel like a bad bitch. Which really is all that matters. “Hot Heat” by Juno Uno
Country-influenced guitars and shimmery rattles give Juno Uno’s “Hot Heat” a scorching feel, especially the line “I’m only reaching for a hand that can provide me with some water,” which serves as an important reminder — keep that Pedialyte close! “The Night” by Dezi 5
As the night comes to an end, Dezi 5 reminds you that these moments won’t last forever. In the meantime, he encourages you to “float away, float away and get high on the night,” by way of a dreamy synth-and-drum driven track. His newest song is the perfect song to jam to in an Uber on the way to grabbing late-night munchies with your squad. | https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/some-fire-songs-by-lgbtq-artists-for-your-pride-playlist-14168687 | 2022-06-08 11:27:28 | 1 | https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/some-fire-songs-by-lgbtq-artists-for-your-pride-playlist-14168687 |
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