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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Adenekan Ayomide had been attending the University of Abuja for two years when the lecturers went on strike in February. The 27-year-old undergraduate student hoped he would return to school quickly but immediately took a job as a taxi driver to pay bills.
Unfortunately for him, the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has now clocked six months and Ayomide’s hopes of returning to classes anytime soon grow thin.
“Nobody is talking about school again,” said Ayomide, who said he is working more than one job and the budget he had for getting through university now looks unrealistic.
University strikes are common in Nigeria, which has more than 100 public universities and an estimated 2.5 million students, according to Nigeria’s National Universities Commission. The universities here have recorded at least 15 strikes covering a cumulative period of four years since 2000.
The latest strike, however, is biting harder on an education sector that is struggling to recover from a COVID-19 lockdown and an earlier strike that lasted for most of 2020.
No alternative means of learning is provided for students because “more than 90%” of lecturers in Nigerian universities are members of the academic staff union, according to Haruna Lawal Ajo, director of public affairs at Nigeria’s universities commission.
The striking lecturers are demanding a review of their conditions of service including the platform the government uses to pay their earnings, improved funding for the universities and the payment of their salaries withheld since the strike started.
Talks between the lecturers and the government ended in deadlock this month, dashing hopes of a compromise agreement.
Lecturers have faulted the government’s position, arguing that the government has still not provided higher pay for lecturers and more funds for the education sector which it agreed to in 2009.
If the government has not fulfilled a promise made in 2009 by 2022, how can it be trusted? asked Femi Atteh, a lecturer at the University of Ilorin in northcentral Kwara state who now works with his wife to run a food retail business.
“I just see ASUU (the union) trying to fight for the rights of its people. ... Nigerian lecturers are far behind in terms of welfare when compared to others,” said Atteh.
Atteh said some of his colleagues are moving abroad for better opportunities and improved pay.
“Our situation in this country is just in a sorry state,” said lecturer Sabi Sani at the University of Abuja. After 12 years of teaching, Sani said his monthly salary is “not even enough to pay my children’s school fees.”
He said that when “more lecturers realize they can migrate, we will be left with unqualified lecturers to teach our children (because) all the qualified ones will run away.”
It is not just lecturers who are eyeing relocation for better opportunities.
Amidat Ahmed, a 22-year-old economics student at the University of Abuja said the strike has prevented her from getting clearance that would see her wrap up her undergraduate studies in the school because lectures are not available. She is now considering going abroad for a fresh undergraduate degree program.
“My life is stagnant,” said Ahmed who said she is working two jobs including one as a shoemaker where she is learning the skill to set up a business later in life.
It is a case of using the lemons to make lemonade, she said.
“Apart from this (learning the shoe-making trade), I don’t think I have done anything with my life all this while and it has been six months.”
Across Nigeria, students are looking for work to survive. Rent and other bills have accumulated, making things worse for many from poor backgrounds in this nation with a 40% poverty rate, according to the latest government statistics.
Some students' financial situation is better when school is in session as a small proportion of the students get funding provided by nonprofits and government agencies.
After the latest round of talks to end the strike was unsuccessful, Ayomide remained on the roads as a taxi driver.
“I don’t have 5 naira ($0.012) in my account and I cannot go home because there is no money,” said Ayomide. His only option is to work long hours, he said. “Sometimes, I sleep at the airport or inside the car.”
“We just have to double our hustle and hope for the best,” he said. “This is the country where we are, so we have no choice.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Strike-deadlock-shuts-Nigerian-universities-for-17403097.php | 2022-08-28 07:21:47 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Strike-deadlock-shuts-Nigerian-universities-for-17403097.php |
OCEAN CITY – On some April mornings, when the light is right and the birds are active, photographers line the rail near the Ocean City Welcome Center where a walkway overlooks an active rookery.
Herons and egrets have called the tangle of trees and shrubs home for years, and stuck around when the causeway was completed a decade ago, with the pedestrian walkway offering close-up views. The site has become a can’t-miss spot for birders, where dozens of night herons can often be seen in a visit.
In 2019, white ibises, previously far more common in Florida than in New Jersey, became regular visitors. On a recent morning, Ibises covered one tree, distinct with their snow-white feathers and bright red or orange faces, beaks and legs.
Most years, snowy egrets, glossy ibis and both yellow crowned and black crowned night herons can be seen nesting or roosting among the branches. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/the-birds-are-back-at-the-welcome-center/article_3d78047e-d55d-11ed-a70c-bf6c7c93726a.html | 2023-04-14 10:21:09 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/the-birds-are-back-at-the-welcome-center/article_3d78047e-d55d-11ed-a70c-bf6c7c93726a.html |
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Probo Medical ("Probo"), a leading global provider of medical imaging equipment, parts, repair, and service, announced the addition of Brian Keith to their team as Executive Vice President of North America.
Brian comes to Probo with over 25 years in the medical device industry and proven skills in building and growing national and regional sales teams. His experience includes directing global sales teams and developing go-to-market strategies for newly released products.
"Having known and worked with Brian in various capacities throughout his career, we know that he will be a perfect addition to our team at Probo Medical," said Michael Asmer, CEO of Probo Medical. "His extensive background in our industry provides valuable expertise to support our team as we continue to grow."
"I am very excited to be joining the Probo Medical team," said Brian Keith. "I believe Probo is uniquely positioned to deliver a differentiated offering to a variety of different customers in our space. I look forward to working with the talented team at Probo to continue scaling the business and delivering our value added products and services to our customers."
About Probo Medical
Probo Medical is a diversified supplier of refurbished diagnostic imaging equipment sales, service, rental, repair and installation of a vast array of imaging equipment, including ultrasound, c-arm, x-ray, mammography, fluoroscopy, MRI and CT. For more information about Probo Medical, visit http://www.probomedical.com/.
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TruBlu Co-Founder & CEO and Veteran Dental Industry Executive Joins BPI's Mission to Make Less Painful, Faster-Acting Dental Injections a Reality
CORNELIUS, N.C., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Balanced Pharma, Inc. (BPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Sadusky to the Advisory Board of Balanced Pharma.
Balanced Pharma is a North Carolina pharmaceutical company focused on using its proprietary cartridge and vial technology to enable the delivery of pH-balanced injectable pharmaceutical formulations for healthcare professionals. Their flagship product candidate is a new local anesthetic intended to minimize the unwanted side effects of acidity in dental injections, including pain, delayed effect, and unreliable anesthesia.
As Balanced Pharma approaches product launch, Sadusky will provide key leadership and strategic advice to management about commercialization in the dental industry.
Mr. Sadusky's experience in a variety of executive roles in both startups and large public companies in the dental industry makes him an ideal fit for Balanced Pharma, and he brings a wealth of expertise, experience, and insider knowledge. At Charlotte-based Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest dental equipment and consumables manufacturer, he served as Vice President, Office of the CEO and Vice President of Strategy and Business Development.
Prior to joining legacy Sirona Dental, Mr. Sadusky spent over 15 years in middle-market investment banking, venture capital, private equity, and management consulting with McKinsey & Company and corporate business development with Goodrich Corporation. Alex is also the founder and CEO of Dental Card Services Alliance, LLC a leading provider of merchant services to the U.S. Dental Market. Mr. Sadusky also recently served McKinsey & Company as Senior External Advisor for McKinsey's Pharmaceutical & Medical Products.
"We are excited to welcome Alex to the Balanced Pharma team in this key advisory role," says Dr. Scott Keadle, Founder and CEO of Balanced Pharma. "Alex has a long track record of maximizing value for patients, dental professionals, and shareholders, and his straightforward and approachable style is invaluable when important decisions are needed."
"Alex knows a winning product when he sees one, and he's committed to getting our new dental anesthetic across the finish line, so dental professionals can put it to good use helping patients," he adds.
"When I met the Balanced Pharma Team and learned about their mission to make dental injections less painful, faster-acting, and more reliable, I knew I wanted to be a part of making that happen," says Sadusky.
"Patients don't like dental injections, and dentists are doing all they can to help make these patients more comfortable, but there has been room for improvement in the anesthetic formulations. The time for innovation is here, and we want to give dentists one more way to minimize the discomfort and time spent waiting to get numb and enhance the overall quality of the patient experience."
Sadusky is the co-founder & CEO of TruBlu Dental Management, Inc., founder & CEO of Dental Card Services Alliance, LLC, and is the Founder and President of Cotswold Capital Advisors, Inc. He will serve Balanced Pharma in an advisory-only role and will continue his other operational roles.
Balanced Pharma, Inc. (BPI) is a pharmaceutical company based in Cornelius, North Carolina. BPI intends to reduce injection pain, speed the onset of anesthesia, and increase the success rate of local anesthetic injections by developing a pH-balanced formulation of lidocaine, the most common local anesthetic in dental and medical procedures. BPI's initial product candidate is a standard syringe cartridge for use in dental procedures.
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- Lunit to showcase 7 poster presentations and 4 online publications, the company's largest publication set at ASCO to date
- Findings demonstrate the practical effectiveness of Lunit's AI solutions in the pathological assessment of tumors across more than 16 primary cancer types
SEOUL, South Korea, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New findings demonstrate the clinical efficacy of AI-powered tissue analysis as a guide in cancer treatment, according to medical AI provider Lunit. The findings will be presented at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, to be held from June 3 to 7. This year's ASCO meeting will showcase the largest number of studies by Lunit, including seven poster presentations and four online publications.
One of the poster presentations by Lunit elaborates on the validation of the Inflamed Immune Phenotype (IIP) as a practical biomarker to guide immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment. The IIP is assessed by Lunit SCOPE IO, Lunit's AI-powered immune phenotype analyzer, from H&E slide images.
Lunit SCOPE IO analyzes a patient's cancer tissue slide image by observing the distribution of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes - TILs - one of the immunocytes that fight cancer cells. Based on the spatial distribution pattern of TILs and cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment, Lunit SCOPE IO identifies the tissue sample as one of three immune phenotypes: inflamed, immune-excluded, or immune-desert.
Findings upon evaluation showed that the Inflamed Immune Phenotype (IIP) may represent a practical, clinically actionable biomarker predictive of favorable ICI treatment outcomes across more than 16 primary cancer types. This study included more than 1,800 samples paired with real-world clinical outcomes data.
"Patient outcomes after ICI treatment were analyzed with specific indicators including objective response rate and progression-free survival. This study is especially noteworthy in that it demonstrates the utility of the AI-assessed IIP as a biomarker across diverse cancer patient populations, including those with PD-L1 negative, MSS/TMB-low tumors, in whom predictive biomarkers are urgently needed," said Chan-Young Ock, Chief Medical Officer at Lunit.
Lunit will also deliver a presentation on Lunit SCOPE PD-L1 TPS, the company's AI-powered PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) analyzer.
"While PD-L1 expression is the standard biomarker for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), manual evaluation of PD-L1 TPS by pathologists has practical limitations including interobserver variation and lengthy time demands," said Kyunghyun Paeng, Chief Product Officer of Lunit. "Through a randomized trial, this study aimed to test the benefit of our AI-based PD-L1 TPS analyzer in assisting pathologists' evaluation in terms of accuracy and evaluation time."
12 board-certified pathologists scored the PD-L1 TPS of 199 NSCLC whole-slide images in two separate intervals, with and without AI assistance, respectively. The results demonstrated the feasibility of Lunit SCOPE PD-L1 TPS to assist pathologists' evaluation: with AI assistance, the overall accuracy of pathologists' TPS scores increased from 79.9% to 83.2%, while the mean reading time was reduced by 30%.
Lunit SCOPE PD-L1 TPS recently received the CE mark, becoming the first Lunit SCOPE product to receive regulatory approval. Lunit is currently conducting a multi-center pivotal clinical trial in the U.S., following the results of this study.
The company's other scheduled poster presentations include a clinical trial demonstrating the accuracy of Lunit's AI imaging solution in detecting high-risk breast cancer patients, as well as a study assessing the clinical efficacy of Lunit SCOPE IO in the prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer patients.
"Lunit has been presenting groundbreaking findings at ASCO every year since 2019, and we are proud to showcase our largest set of research yet with 11 abstracts," said Brandon Suh, CEO of Lunit. "As our AI biomarker platform continues to gain validation and recognition, we are expanding our early research and commercial access programs for Lunit SCOPE throughout the year."
ASCO 2022 Lunit Abstracts
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Dozens at big Nissan Tennessee plant will vote on own union
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several dozen workers among thousands at a Nissan factory in Tennessee will hold a long-delayed vote on whether to unionize Thursday. Those leading the drive hope for an elusive win at a foreign-owned auto assembly plant in the traditionally anti-union South.
After years of legal wrangling that spanned two presidential administrations, organizers successfully argued that the group of 75 tool and die technicians are eligible for standalone representation because they have extremely specialized skills for a job that can’t be done by others at the facility. The Japan-based company has contended the employees are not sufficiently distinct from other plant workers to be eligible for their own unionized bloc.
Organizers have cited a variety of reasons to unionize at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) outside Nashville. Those include retirement, work-life balance and health care issues they want to negotiate.
Nationwide, several high-profile unionization campaigns — at Starbucks, Amazon, Apple and other companies — have given organized labor a renewed spotlight of late, even as the union membership rate reached an all-time low last year. The number of workers belonging to a union actually increased by 1.9% to 14.3 million, but that failed to keep pace with higher overall employment rates.
A federal ruling in 2021 nearly killed the union drive in Smyrna. After that decision was overturned this year, organizers said the election could now be a close call instead of an easy win, saying years of waiting have taken a toll on the campaign.
A National Labor Relations Board official sided with Nissan in June 2021, ruling that the smaller group of workers couldn’t vote to unionize without including thousands more employees at the plant. The union didn’t pursue the facility-wide vote.
But once the U.S. Senate completed its confirmations of new Biden administration appointees, control of the board switched from Republicans to Democrats. The panel overturned the previous ruling last month, giving the union a green light for the vote.
Since plant workers first reached out to the machinists union in 2020, some supporters have quit, others retired and some moved on to unionized workplaces elsewhere, said Tim Wright, grand lodge representative for southern territory with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
“This two-year process, it chilled this campaign to the point to where this is going to be a close election, potentially,” Wright said in an interview Tuesday. He said he hopes the campaign can create a “buzz” with other workers as well.
A spokesperson for Nissan, which has about 7,000 employees at the Smyrna facility, has said the company believes its workplace is “stronger without the involvement of third-party unions” like the machinists union. Still, it emphasized that employees have the right to decide whether to join a union — a right that has been enshrined in federal law since the 1930s.
Unions have run into opposition from Republican politicians when they attempt to organize at foreign automakers in the South, including in Tennessee. Still, it doesn’t appear that GOP officials have sought to weigh in much on the campaign at Nissan.
Tennessee already has a big union presence at an American automaker: The General Motors plant in Spring Hill has thousands of production and skilled trades workers represented by the United Auto Workers union.
In a radio ad for the campaign — which featured former University of Tennessee and Pittsburgh Steelers football player Ramon Foster — the machinists union highlighted its representation of some workers at Trane Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, Arnold Air Force Base, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NWI Aero and in the railroad industry.
Nissan does work with organized labor in the rest of the world, but votes to unionize broadly at the two Nissan plants in the U.S. have not been close. Workers in Smyrna rejected a plantwide union under the UAW in 2001 and 1989.
The automaker’s other U.S. assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, rejected facility-wide representation by the UAW during a 2017 vote.
The margin was much closer in 2014 and 2019 votes at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where workers twice rejected a factory-wide union under the UAW.
The year after the 2014 vote failed, 160 Chattanooga maintenance workers won a vote to form a smaller union, but Volkswagen refused to bargain. The German automaker had argued the bargaining unit also needed to include production workers. As a result, the 2019 factory-wide vote followed.
There’s also an open question about whether workers will unionize at four sprawling new factories planned by Ford in Kentucky and Tennessee by 2025, with an aim of hiring nearly 11,000 workers. Three of the plants — two in Kentucky, one in Tennessee — will be built with Ford’s South Korean corporate partner, SK Innovation, to produce electric vehicle batteries. A fourth, in Tennessee, will make electric F-Series pickup trucks.
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Airlines aim to shift blame for flight problems to FAA
DALLAS (AP) — Airlines under scrutiny for widespread flight disruptions are renewing their criticism of the government agency that manages the nation’s airspace, saying that understaffing at the Federal Aviation Administration is “crippling” traffic along the East Coast.
Airlines for America, which represents the largest U.S. carriers, said Friday it wants to know FAA’s staffing plans for the July Fourth holiday weekend, “so we can plan accordingly.”
The comments from the industry group could serve as a pre-emptive defense in case airlines again suffer thousands of canceled and delayed flights over the holiday weekend, when travel is expected to set new pandemic-era highs.
“The industry is actively and nimbly doing everything possible to create a positive customer experience since it is in an airline’s inherent interest to keep customers happy, so they return for future business,” Nicholas Calio, president of the trade group, said in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Calio said airlines have dropped 15% of the flights they originally planned for June through August to make the remaining flights more reliable, they are hiring and training more pilots and customer-service agents, and giving passengers more flexibility to change travel plans.
Calio said air traffic is often disrupted “for many hours” because bad weather causes the FAA to issue delays.
“However, we have also observed that FAA (air traffic control) staffing challenges have led to traffic restrictions under blue sky conditions,” he added.
The FAA shot back, with a reference to taxpayer money that airlines received after the pandemic devastated air travel.
“People expect when they buy an airline ticket that they’ll get where they need to go safely, efficiently, reliably and affordably,” the FAA said in a statement. “After receiving $54 billion in pandemic relief to help save the airlines from mass layoffs and bankruptcy, the American people deserve to have their expectations met.”
The FAA said it has added controllers in high-traffic areas and added alternate routes to keep planes moving.
The airline trade group chief’s comments came a week after Buttigieg called airline leaders to a virtual meeting and threatened to punish carriers that fail to meet consumer-protection standards set by his department, which includes the FAA.
Buttigieg said he called the meeting after being alarmed by the high number of canceled flights around Memorial Day — more than 2,700 in a five-day stretch, according to tracking service FlightAware.
Thunderstorms can quickly snarl air traffic during the summer, but airlines have also acknowledged staffing shortages — they are hiring at a rapid pace to replace tens of thousands of workers whom the airlines paid to quit when travel collapsed in 2020. Pilot union leaders say their groups are being stretched to the limit, and more pilots report being fatigued.
The FAA has admitted that it too is understaffed, particularly at a key air traffic control center in Florida.
Calio said that facility, near Jacksonville, Florida, has been understaffed for 27 of the last 30 days, “which is crippling to the entire East Coast traffic flows.”
More than 500 U.S. flights had been canceled and more than 2,300 delayed by early afternoon Friday, according to FlightAware. That was better than Thursday, however, when thunderstorms on the East Coast contributed to more than 800 cancellations and 6,600 delays.
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Which chunky knit blanket is best?
Thrown over the back of a couch or the end of a bed, chunky knit blankets add an effortlessly chic touch. Looking rustic yet stylish, they’re great for all kinds of uses, from covering armchairs to simply keeping cozy.
However, basic options aren’t always worth buying, so you should pay attention to factors such as material, size and overall construction quality. If you’re looking for a super soft blanket, the Hearth and Stone Chunky Knit Blanket is a perfect choice.
What to know before you buy a chunky knit blanket
Size
You can find blankets in a wide range of sizes. The right size for you depends on how you want to use it. The standard size of a throw blanket is 50 by 60 inches. Not only is this a good choice for covering chairs and small couches, it’s also a manageable size to snuggle up under on a couch.
If you’re looking for a blanket you can use on your bed, then it’s best to choose one in the appropriate bedding size. Available sizes range from twin at the small end to California king at the large end. That said, some blankets offer more overhang than others. If you’d like plenty of overhang, check the exact dimensions of your chosen blanket and size up, if necessary.
Materials
Chunky blankets are knitted from heavy yarn. The larger the gauge of the yarn, the chunkier the finished result. Most are made from specialty yarns, because regular wool or acrylic yarn can’t be made thick enough to achieve a super chunky effect:
- Chenille: Chenille yarn is fuzzy and super soft. While it can be made from cotton, the heaviest chenilles are usually made from polyester. If you’re looking for a blanket that’s warm with a fuzzy, fleecy finish, this is a great choice. However, some people prefer to avoid synthetics.
- Velvet: Velvet is smooth to the touch but heavy, so it works well as a yarn for weighted blankets. It can be made from cotton or synthetics. It’s ideal if you want something heavy, but not everyone likes the weight of it.
- Cotton: Some chunky blankets are made from strips of cotton, used as yarn. It’s fairly heavy but not overly warm. It’s a good choice for anyone who prefers a smooth finish, rather than one that’s too soft and fuzzy.
- Bamboo: Bamboo chunky blankets look and feel similar to those made from cotton. However, bamboo is an even more eco-friendly material, as it doesn’t require as many harsh chemicals to process it.
What to look for in a quality chunky knit blanket
Color
These blankets come in a huge range of colors, from basics, such as black, white and gray, to brighter hues, such as yellow and orange. While most are available in solid colors only, you’ll find some in stripes or other patterns.
Softness
Some blankets are significantly softer to the touch than others, so you’ll need to decide how important this is to you. Chenille is one of the softest and fuzziest options, but velvet is also soft in its own way.
Minimal shedding
Many blankets shed somewhat when they’re new, but you can find options that shed minimally or not at all.
How much you can expect to spend on a chunky knit blanket
While you can find some for as little as $20-$50, higher-end, handmade blankets or those made by small businesses cost roughly $100-$300.
Chunky knit blanket FAQ
Are chunky knit blankets warm?
A. They aren’t necessarily as warm as blankets with finer knits or made from woven material, but they’re still warm. They’re made from thick yarn, which is cozy, despite the gaps in the knit. Some chunky blankets are more tightly knitted than others, which provides more warmth.
Are chunky knit blankets heavy?
A. Their weight varies, but they’re significantly heavier than fine knit blankets and those made with lighter gauge yarn. Some are intentionally made from the heaviest yarns to act as weighted blankets without the need for weights sewn inside. If you’re looking for a weighted blanket, choose one that’s somewhere between 5-12% of your body weight.
Are chunky knit blankets washable?
A. Most are machine washable, but always check the label. It’s a good idea to wash them on a gentle cycle and air dry them to keep them in good condition for longer.
What’s the best chunky knit blanket to buy?
Top chunky knit blanket
Hearth and Stone Chunky Knit Blanket
What you need to know: This cozy, high-quality blanket is made from a soft chenille yarn.
What you’ll love: You can choose from two sizes: 50 by 60 inches and 60 by 80 inches. They also come in a range of colors, including oat white, forest green and turmeric yellow. It’s machine-washable for easy cleaning.
What you should consider: Some buyers found their blankets smaller than expected.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top chunky knit blanket for the money
What you need to know: This soft and comfy blanket is a versatile choice due its wide range of size and color options.
What you’ll love: It comes in an array of sizes, the smallest 40 by 40 inches and the largest 87 by 103 inches. You have a choice of 19 colors, including light gray, dark purple and khaki. It’s made from soft chenille material.
What you should consider: There are some large gaps in the knit and the quality doesn’t match higher-end options.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
YnM Velvet Knitted Weighted Blanket
What you need to know: Made from a heavy, chunky velvet yarn, this blanket is ideal for those who want a weighted option.
What you’ll love: You have a choice of seven sizes and weights that range from 10 pounds to 25 pounds. There are 30 color variations, including olive green, galaxy blue, and blossom pink.
What you should consider: Some reports of the weave unraveling over time, but this seems to be a fluke, rather than the norm.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Summer is officially here, and what better way to celebrate its arrival than by treating yourself to a few items from Ulta’s epic Big Summer Beauty Sale? With hundreds of items to choose from, you’ll be hard-pressed to find something you won’t want to take home immediately.
Some things you’ll find on offer include skincare products, haircare products, body care products, supplements and of course, makeup. The sale is both online and in stores, and it runs through July 15, so you’ll want to hop on these deals ASAP.
Keep reading to check out some of our favorite picks from this year’s sale!
1. Kopari Beauty Ultra Restore Body Butter
This scrumptious body butter from the skincare gods at Kopari is the perfect antidote to dry, chapped skin. If your skin is feeling a little beat up from the summer sun, the hyaluronic acid, prickly pear extract, coconut oil and vitamin B5 in this butter will help solve that problem. The butter was originally priced at $34, and is currently on sale for $23.80, making a savings of 27%. As an added bonus, Kopari’s classic coconut milk scent adds the perfect, dreamy touch to this lightweight air-whipped body butter, making it that much more irresistible.
ââBuy Kopari Beauty Ultra Restore Body Butter at Ulta for $23.80 (was $34).
2. Dermologica BioLumin-C Vitamin C Eye Serum
Dermalogica is known for its high-end line of skincare products, and as such, items usually lean toward the pricier side. However, Ulta is currently offering a pretty sweet deal on the brand’s BioLumin-C Vitamin Eye Serum. Originally priced at $74, it’s currently on sale for $51.80, which means you save 30%.
The lightweight eye serum features vitamin C as a star ingredient, which helps to brighten and firm skin, preventing the appearance of fine lines. It’s also vegan, cruelty-free and uses clean ingredients, earning Ulta’s Conscious Beauty seal of approval.
ââBuy Dermologica BioLumin-C Vitamin C Eye Serum at Ulta for $51.80 (was $74).
3. Beekman 1802 Milk Primer SPF 35 3-in-1 Daily Defense Sunscreen & Makeup Perfecter
If you struggle to remember to apply your sunscreen each morning, why not combine your moisturizer, primer and sunscreen into one perfect package? This 3-in-1 skincare product from Beekman 1802 offers the protection of 35 SPF along with a flawless base for your makeup and ample hydration to last all day. Originally priced at $27, it’s now on sale for $18.90 (30% off), so this is the definition of a good deal.
ââBuy Beekman 1802 Milk Primer SPF 3-in1 Daily Defense Sunscreen & Makeup Perfector at Ulta for $18.90 (was $27).
4. Urban Decay Naked Your Way Mini Eyeshadow Palettes
Urban Decay’s Naked eyeshadow palette is what you’d call a cult classic, and when it goes on sale it’s kind of a big deal. If the typical $59 price tag is a bit prohibitive for you, check out this deal for these mini eyeshadow palettes that feature a selection of six of the original Naked shades. The mini palettes are on sale for $23.10 and were originally priced at $33, so you end up saving 27%. Sounds good to us!
ââBuy Urban Decay Naked Your Way Mini Eyeshadow Paleettes at Ulta for $23.10 (was $33).
5. Stila Stay All Day Matte Lip Color
If you don’t want the summer heat to melt off your perfect lip, this matte lip color from Stila will be your new favorite purchase. It has a “velvety matte” finish, a long-wear formula and comes in eight beautiful shades. Each lipstick was originally priced at $24, but is now on sale for $12, marking a 50% saving. We’d definitely jump on this deal ASAP.
ââBuy Stila Stay All Day Matte Lip Color at Ulta for $12 (was $24).
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6. Teami Blends Green Superfood Powder
Feeling and looking your best this summer is more than just skin deep. Making sure you’re nourished from the inside is also a huge part of feeling good, and this green superfood powder from Teami Blends is here to help with that. It’s made with 16 superfoods including matcha powder, wheatgrass, spirulina and acai, and can be mixed with water or added to smoothies. Originally priced at $32.99, it’s currently on sale for $24.74, marking a savings of 25%.
ââBuy Teami Blends Green Superfod Powder at Ulta for $24.74 (was $32.99).
7. Sugardoh Head-to-Toe Sugaring Kit
If you’re looking to make a smooth splash this summer but want to skip the overpriced (and painful) waxing service, this at-home sugaring kit may be just what you need. Sugaring is typically less painful than waxing, and this kit from sugardoh works great for coarse hair along the bikini line and also works well for arms and legs. While the original price is $50, you can get it now for $35, at 30% off.
ââBuy sugardoh Head-To-Toe Sugaring Kit at Ulta for $35 (was $50).
8. DIME Perfume Sample Kit
There’s nothing quite like finding your signature scent for the summer. This perfume sampler from the brand DIME features five different perfumes that offer a range of aromas to suit your varying moods. While some perfumes are bright and uplifting, others are more sensual and appropriate for nighttime. The set is currently on sale for $21 marked down from $28, which means you save 25%.
Buy DIME Perfume Sample Kit at Ulta for $21 (was $28).
9. Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care and Glow Foundation
Lancome knows beauty. Its products are high-quality, high-end and typically come with a higher price tag. If you want to score the brand’s iconic Teint Idole Foundation, now would be the time. It’s currently on sale for $39.90 from its original price of $57, meaning you save 30%. The long-wear foundation comes in 30 different shades and provides a gorgeous glowy finish.
Buy Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Wear Care and Glow Foundation at Ulta for $39.90 (was $57).
10. Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin E Mask
This vitamin E mask from the brand Klairs is perfect for when your skin just needs a little R&R. It features a healthy dose of vitamin E, which can help repair sun damage, as well as Centella Asiatica Extract which is known to soothe irritated skin and calm breakouts. Originally priced at $27, it’s now on sale for $20.25, meaning it’s 25% off.
Buy Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin E Mask at Ulta for $20.25 (was $27).
Here’s to a beautiful summer!
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Second quarter revenue of $41.6 million, net loss of $(0.17) million and Adjusted EBITDA of $22.5 million; Company continues to execute its strategic plan and make significant headway in mining operations
LAS VEGAS, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CleanSpark, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLSK) (the "Company"), a sustainable bitcoin mining and energy technology company, today reported financial results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022.
"The theme for this quarter has been operational and financial execution," said Zach Bradford, Chief Executive Officer. "While the whole industry faced macro headwinds, primarily driven by a lower average bitcoin price, we continued to execute on our infrastructure-first strategy. We have line-of-sight on 600MW of power, driven in large part by the recent agreement we signed with Lancium at the end of the quarter. We continue to make strides in our commitment to ESG principles, most notably by working on attracting and retaining a diverse and highly qualified workforce. As for our capital strategy, our growth capex was funded 100% from the conversion of bitcoin. We have not utilized the shelf offering since November and we continue to right size our capital structure through means of non-dilutive capital."
Q2 Financial Highlights
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
- Revenues for the quarter grew to $41.6 million, an increase of $33.5 million, or 4x, from $8.1 million for the same prior year period.
- The Company recognized a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022, of $(0.17) million or $(0.00) basic loss per share compared to net income of $7.4 million or $0.28 basic earnings per share for the same prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA1 improved significantly to $22.5 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1.9 million from the same prior year period.
- The Company also saw sequential revenues grow slightly in the second quarter compared to the previous quarter. Revenues increased $0.4 million, or 1%, from the first quarter. Net loss for the second quarter was $(0.17) million, reversing net income of $14.5 million in the first quarter. Adjusted EBITDA1 was $22.5 million, decreasing 7.2% from $24.2 million in the first quarter.
Balance Sheet Highlights as of March 31, 2022
Assets
- Cash: $1.9 million
- Digital Currency: $17.0 million
- Total Current assets: $42.0 million
- Total Mining assets (including prepaid deposits & deployed miners): $326.0 million
- Total Assets: $424.8 million
Liabilities and Stockholders' equity
- Current Liabilities: $22.6 million
- Total Liabilities: $23.9 million
- Total Stockholders' Equity: $400.9 million
The Company had working capital of $19.4 million and no long-term debt as of March 31, 2022.
Investor Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will hold its second quarter 2022 earnings presentation and business update for investors and analysts today, May 10, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. PST/4:30 p.m. EST.
Webcast URL: https://www.cleanspark.com/investor-relations/clsk-earnings
Participant Dial-in (Toll free): 1-877-270-2148
The webcast will be accessible for at least 30 days on the Company's website and a transcript of the call will be available on the Company's website following the call.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "targets," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "forecasts," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release, but are not limited to statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, industry and business trends, equity compensation, business strategy, plans, market growth and our objectives for future operations.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the success of its digital currency mining activities; the volatile and unpredictable cycles in the emerging and evolving industries in which we operate, increasing difficulty rates for bitcoin mining; bitcoin halving; new or additional governmental regulation; the anticipated delivery dates of new miners; the ability to successfully deploy new miners; the dependency on utility rate structures and government incentive programs; the successful deployment of energy solutions for residential and commercial applications; the expectations of future revenue growth may not be realized; ongoing demand for the Company's software products and related services; the impact of global pandemics (including COVID-19) on logistics and shipping and the demand for our products and services; and other risks described in the Company's prior press releases and in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon information available to us as of the date of this press release, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
You should read this press release with the understanding that our actual future results, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of equity instruments that can impact a company's non-cash operating expenses, CleanSpark management believes that providing a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes non-cash and non-recurring expenses allows for meaningful comparisons between the Company's core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing the Company with an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating its own core business operating results over different periods of time.
The Company's Adjusted EBITDA measure may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in its industry, as other companies in its industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to non-recurring, unusual items. The Company's Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or as an indication of operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. Our management does not consider Adjusted EBITDA to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial results.
We are providing supplemental financial measures for (i) non-GAAP adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") that excludes the impact of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, our share-based compensation expense, and impairment of assets, unrealized gains/losses on securities, certain financing costs, other non-cash items, certain non-recurring expenses, and impacts related to discontinued operations; and (ii) non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA that excludes the impact of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, our share-based compensation expense, and impairment of assets, unrealized gains/losses on securities, certain financing costs, other non-cash items, and impacts related to discontinued operations. These supplemental financial measures are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP and, as a result, these supplemental financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to help understand, manage, and evaluate our business performance and to help make operating decisions.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are also useful to investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis. Adjusted EBITDA excludes (i) impacts of interest, taxes, and depreciation; (ii) significant non-cash expenses such as our share-based compensation expense, unrealized gains/losses on securities, certain financing costs, other non-cash items that we believe are not reflective of our general business performance, and for which the accounting requires management judgment, and the resulting expenses could vary significantly in comparison to other companies; (iii) significant impairment losses related to long-lived and digital assets, which include our bitcoin for which the accounting requires significant estimates and judgment, and the resulting expenses could vary significantly in comparison to other companies; and (iv) and impacts related to discontinued operations that would not be applicable to our future business activities.
Non-GAAP financial measures are subject to material limitations as they are not in accordance with, or a substitute for, measurements prepared in accordance with GAAP. For example, we expect that share-based compensation expense, which is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA, will continue to be a significant recurring expense over the coming years and is an important part of the compensation provided to certain employees, officers, and directors.
We have also excluded impairment losses on assets, including impairments of our digital currency our non-GAAP financial measures, which may continue to occur in future periods as a result of our continued holdings of significant amounts of bitcoin. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation and should be read only in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. We rely primarily on such Consolidated Financial Statements to understand, manage, and evaluate our business performance and use the non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally.
About CleanSpark
CleanSpark, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is a sustainable bitcoin mining and energy technology company that is solving modern energy challenges. For more information about the Company, please visit the Company's website at https://www.cleanspark.com/investor-relations.
Investor Relations Contact
Matt Schultz, Executive Chairman
ir@cleanspark.com
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Pilot whales stranded close to shore in Eastham, Massachusetts
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EASTHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Crews continue to work to rescue a group of whales that was stranded earlier this week on a Cape Cod beach.
International Fund for Animal Welfare said six live pilot whales were spotted swimming close to shore north of Sunken Meadow in Eastham on Monday. A team examined all the animals and tagged two of them.
IFAW said as of early Tuesday morning, five of the animals were still alive, but one calf died.
From Sky5, crews worked with the rising tide Tuesday afternoon to help the animals get back into deeper waters. All five were refloated and released just before 4 p.m., but four of the whales turned back toward shore.
“The five pilot whales swam off well in one direction together, but the reality is that we cannot celebrate a success yet this evening. One animal is now offshore, but the others did not follow. We will keep an eye on them (Wednesday) and evaluate next steps,” said Misty Niemeyer, stranding coordinator at IFAW.
As a mammals, pilot whales have lungs and breathe air. Dolphins and small whales can live out of water for many hours when receiving proper supportive care and hydration, IFAW said.
Pilot whales are not considered endangered. Experts say they may be more susceptible to stranding as they are highly social and exist in tight, closely bonded pods that may follow a sick member into shallow water.
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Ecuador's president has dissolved congress and is now ruling the country by decree. The risky political move happened within days of his probable impeachment.
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The AL Central takes the stage on Wednesday with a day matchup at Progressive Discipline. The Cleveland Guardians host the Kansas Metropolis Royals in a division conflict that doubles as the ultimate contest of a three-game sequence. Cleveland received the primary two video games, bettering to 21-24 general. Kansas Metropolis goals to enhance on a 16-32 mark and seeks a victory to keep away from a sweep.
First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. ET in Cleveland. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Guardians as -140 favorites on the cash line, whereas the Over-Beneath, or complete variety of runs Vegas thinks might be scored, is 9 within the newest Royals vs. Guardians odds. Earlier than you make any Guardians vs. Royals picks and MLB predictions, you need to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s advanced computer model.
The SportsLine Projection Mannequin simulates each MLB recreation 10,000 instances and it’s off to a robust begin to the 2022 season. It is on a 48-31 roll on top-rated MLB money-line picks by way of eight weeks, returning over $1,100 for $100 gamers. Anybody following it has seen large returns.
Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Royals vs. Guardians and simply locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Listed below are a number of MLB odds and betting traces for Guardians vs. Royals:
- Royals vs. Guardians cash line: Guardians -140, Royals +120
- Royals vs. Guardians over-under: 9 runs
- Royals vs. Guardians run line: Guardians -1.5 (+140)
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- Kansas Metropolis: The Royals are 8-17 in highway video games
- Cleveland: The Guardians are 10-Eight in dwelling video games
Featured Sport | Cleveland Guardians vs. Kansas Metropolis Royals
Why it is best to again the Royals
The Royals have a robust beginning pitching possibility on Wednesday, resulting in a excessive baseline. Brad Keller takes the ball for Kansas Metropolis, and he has flummoxed Cleveland throughout his profession. Keller has a 1.71 ERA in 10 profession outings towards the Guardians, and he has a stellar 50.7 % profession floor ball fee. In 2022, Keller’s floor ball fee is 50.Three %, and he’s strolling solely 2.5 batters per 9 innings. That results in a strong 3.95 ERA in 9 begins this season, and Cleveland is within the backside 5 of the AL with solely 40 dwelling runs.
On offense, the Royals are within the high 5 of the league in triples (11), stolen bases (29), and strikeout avoidance (264). Kansas Metropolis can be above-average in hits (387), and the Royals ought to deliver desperation to keep away from a possible sweep by Cleveland.
Why it is best to again the Guardians
Cleveland has a powerful pitching projection on this matchup. On the outset, 24-year-old left-hander Konnor Pilkington is about to take the ball, and he has greater than a strikeout per inning this season. Pilkington enters with a 3.75 ERA general and a 2.70 ERA at dwelling, and left-handed hitters have a hideous .393 OPS towards him. When Pilkington exits, the Guardians can flip to a powerful bullpen, with Cleveland’s relievers posting a 3.23 ERA with greater than a strikeout per inning.
Kansas Metropolis is close to the underside of the American League in runs scored (182) and slugging share (.364) on offense. On the run manufacturing facet, the Guardians lead the league in strikeout avoidance and triples, with top-tier marks in batting common and stolen bases. Kansas Metropolis has the worst bullpen ERA (4.84) within the American league, and the Royals relievers are additionally strolling 4.41 batters per 9 innings this season.
How one can make Royals vs. Guardians picks
SportsLine’s mannequin is leaning below on the entire, and it says one facet of the cash line has all the worth. You can only get the MLB model’s picks at SportsLine.
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AMHERST, Mass. (AP)RJ Luis’ and Rahsool Diggins scored 14 points each and Massachusetts defeated Saint Bonaventure 71-60 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
Luis added nine rebounds for the Minutemen (15-15, 6-12 Atlantic 10 Conference). Diggins went 3 of 7 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from distance, and 6 for 7 from the line. Wildens Leveque was 4 of 6 shooting and 3 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points.
Chad Venning finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for the Bonnies (14-17, 8-10). Moses Flowers added 16 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Saint Bonaventure. Kyrell Luc also had 11 points, six assists and three steals.
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Utilizing digital technology to open a new door for apartment industry
BEIJING, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ucommune International Ltd (NASDAQ: UK) ("Ucommune" or the "Company"), a leading agile office space manager and provider in China, announces that its latest apartment management platform named "Up to U" has been officially released today. "Up to U" utilizes digital operation, combining big data, IOT, cloud computing and other technologies, to greatly improve business efficiency and tenant experience.
"Up to U" is developed by Beijing Xiyu Information Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, aiming to integrate managed apartments and upgrade traditional rental service to digital management. Ucommune, as a leading agile office space operator in China, has expanded its initial focus on commercial office buildings to include intelligent industrial parks, and currently has nearly 300 self-operated and managed agile office spaces, covering more than 70 cities and serving approximately 1.2 million members. With the official launch of "Up to U," Ucommune will be able to fully integrate the whole industrial chain of building economy and seamlessly break through into upstream and downstream markets.
About Ucommune International Ltd
Ucommune is China's leading agile office space manager and provider. Founded in 2015, Ucommune has created a large-scale intelligent agile office ecosystem covering economically vibrant regions throughout China to empower its members with flexible and cost-efficient office space solutions. Ucommune's various offline agile office space services include self-operated models, such as U Space, U Studio, and U Design, as well as asset-light models, such as U Brand and U Partner. By utilizing its expertise in the real estate and retail industries, Ucommune operates its agile office spaces with high efficiency and engages in the urban transformation of older and under-utilized buildings to redefine commercial real estate in China.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A dead body was found in a pond on the west side of Indianapolis on Sunday.
According to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a report of a possible body in a pond in the 1500 block of Hillcot Lane.
Officers working with the Indianapolis Fire Department located the deceased body in the water.
Homicide detective believe this incident is related to a prior incident.
On Saturday, July 22 police said they responded to a shots fired call at 1523 Hillcot Ln. Police learned there was a disturbance in the residence between the homeowner and a male suspect.
According to police, shot were fired inside the home. A suspect fled the scene and was not located. Detectives later found evidence that determined the suspect may have been shot.
Detectives continued investigating, using a drone to survey the area and found the suspect's vehicle near the incident.
According to police, information gathered at both scene leads them to believe the suspect is the same person found in the water.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
7-7-9
(seven, seven, nine)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
7-7-9
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LOS ANGELES – LeBron James made the tying layup with 0.8 seconds left in regulation before scoring four of his 22 points in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers surged to a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series with a 117-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.
The 38-year-old James also grabbed a career playoff-high 20 rebounds and added seven assists and two blocked shots while committing just one turnover in his 270th playoff game, extending his own NBA record. He became the first Lakers player to put up 20 points and 20 rebounds in a playoff game since Shaquille O'Neal in 2004.
“He just took over down the stretch,” Anthony Davis said of James. “Got us a bucket to get to overtime. ... All our guys, it was a good team effort. This team is not going to go away.”
Austin Reaves scored 23 points and Davis had five of his 12 in overtime for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who have won two straight home games to move to the brink of their first playoff series victory outside the Florida bubble since 2012.
Los Angeles surged back from a seven-point deficit with five minutes left in regulation with a rally that abruptly began when D’Angelo Russell hit three consecutive 3-pointers, and the Lakers never trailed in OT.
“I'm so proud of our guys, the way we fought,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “We found a way.”
Game 5 is Wednesday night in Memphis.
Desmond Bane scored 36 points and hit a tiebreaking layup with 6.7 seconds left in regulation for the second-seeded Grizzlies, who will have to rally from a 3-1 series deficit and win a Game 7 for the first time in franchise history to advance.
Ja Morant scored 19 points with his injured right hand, but Davis blocked his jumper at the regulation buzzer. The Grizzlies then missed six of their first eight shots in overtime while committing two key turnovers.
Dillon Brooks, who dismissed James as “old” after Game 2, had 11 points for Memphis after getting ejected from Game 3 for striking James in the groin.
James coolly scored the basket that forced overtime over heavy defensive pressure, and he hit a huge layup while getting fouled to put the Lakers up by five with 29.1 seconds to play in OT. Dennis Schröder and Austin Reaves buried two free throws apiece to seal the Lakers' 12th win in 15 games dating to the regular season.
The Lakers trailed for much of the second half, and Davis didn’t look sharp for much of Game 4 while struggling with an apparent hip injury that required a heating pad on the bench. But Davis blocked four shots, and the Lakers excelled whenever the big man was protecting the rim.
Morant’s 45-point performance in Game 3 wasn’t enough to dig the Grizzlies out of an early 29-point hole in his first game back from an injury absence with a sore right hand. He then reacted with obvious pain after he jammed the hand into the ground again during the second half of Game 4, but kept playing and even dunked on Rui Hachimura an instant before the third-quarter buzzer.
The Grizzlies fell behind by an NBA record-tying 26 points after a historically bad first quarter in Game 3, but they dramatically improved their start in Game 4. The Lakers still jumped out to a 15-point lead in the first half before Memphis got back in it with a big surge to close the first half.
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Grizzlies: Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe watched the game from courtside. Sharpe, a Fox Sports commentator and a huge LeBron fan, got into a shouting match with several Grizzlies and Morant’s father during their visit to face the Lakers in January, requiring security to intervene. There was no apparent drama this time out. ... Jaren Jackson Jr. kneed Schröder very near the groin while setting a screen in the fourth quarter, but assessed only a common foul after video review.
Lakers: The celebrity-studded sellout crowd included Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who watched from a luxury box. Edward Norton, Adam Sandler, USC coach Lincoln Riley and Diddy also attended. ... Jarred Vanderbilt scored 15 points and even hit his first 3-pointer in 20 days during the first quarter. His impressive defense has been more valuable than his balky offensive game for the Lakers, who quickly put him in the starting lineup after his arrival at the trade deadline. ___
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Newmark Group Inc. (NMRK) on Friday reported third-quarter profit of $28 million.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of 15 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 35 cents per share.
The provider of commercial real estate services posted revenue of $664.6 million in the period.
Newmark Group expects full-year revenue in the range of $2.7 billion to $2.8 billion.
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DALLAS, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The Burgher-Ray Ranch Group, part of Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty and led by ranch experts David Burgher and Harlan Ray, is thrilled to offer another one-of-a-kind Texas property.
In the heart of Palo Pinto County and on the famously spectacular Lake Possum Kingdom — with its sheer cliffs, hundreds of miles of shoreline and clear blue water — Possum Kingdom Ranch in Graham, Texas, is a 546-acre haven with incredible views of the lake and the surrounding hills, mountains and countryside. Just 91 miles west of Fort Worth, 92 miles northeast of Abilene and 110 miles west of DFW Airport, one of the world's most vital hubs, the ranch is convenient to the major cities in North Central Texas.
Once part of the historic Willingham Ranch, the property is situated on the northwest side of Lake Possum Kingdom — one of 11 reservoirs on the Brazos River and the largest, at nearly 20,000 acres — with magnificent sunrise views and more than three miles of lake frontage in what many consider to be the northern Hill Country of Texas. Originally master-planned with high-elevation lots, restaurants, spas and a marina, the property currently features a 3,500-square-foot former sales center, seven cabins, two docks with slips and lines for utilities to a number of the planned lots. Seventeen of the ranch's acres lie just outside its gated entrance and are ideal for future commercial development. The entire property is clean, pristine and ready to develop as a second-home community, resort community or private lakefront ranch.
Possum Kingdom Ranch features about 200 feet of elevation change, from approximately 1,000 to 1,200 feet above sea level. There are open pastures and light to heavy tree cover, including a variety of oaks, mesquite, elm and hackberry. Beautiful native grasses cover most of the property. There are rough-cut roads and trails throughout the ranch, making it easy to navigate to a wide variety of recreational and hunting opportunities. Enjoy riding horses. Take off in the boat for water pursuits. (Perhaps to catch the next big fish in Lake Possum Kingdom.) Or, simply sit on a plateau, with a coffee, and watch the beautiful world come to life.
Possum Kingdom Ranch is offered at $10,000,000. For more information, contact the Burgher-Ray Ranch Group at 214-353-6601; burgherray.com; briggsfreeman.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzo, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles lead the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations with seven nods each, with Jack Harlow and Drake close behind with six each.
The iHeartRadio Music Awards honor the most played artists of the year on their stations and app, and fans can vote in several categories including best fan army, best lyrics, best cover song, best sample and best music video. Voting on Twitter begins Wednesday using the appropriate category and nominee hashtags and will close March 20.
For top song of the year, Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” faces off against Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” Styles’ “As It Was,” Justin Bieber’s “Ghost,” Doja Cat’s “Woman,” “Glass Animals’ ”Heat Wave,” Latto’s “Big Energy,” Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow’s “Industry Baby,” Harlow’s “First Class,” and Imagine Dragons’ “Enemy.”
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will be aired March 27 on Fox from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and aired on iHeartRadio stations and the app.
With five nominations each are Doja Cat, Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Tems, Bad Bunny and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Silk Sonic, Future, Latto, Imagine Dragons, The Weeknd, BLACKPINK, Karol G and Nicki Minaj have six each.
The artist of the year crown pits Beyoncé against Doja Cat, Drake, Dua Lipa, Styles, Harlow, Bieber, Lizzo, Swift and The Weeknd. Best duo or group nominees are AJR, Black Eyed Peas, BLACKPINK, Silk Sonic, Glass Animals, Imagine Dragons, Måneskin, OneRepublic, Parmalee and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Country artist of the year nominees are Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. Hip-hop artist of the year nominees are Drake, Future, Kodak Black, Lil Baby and Moneybagg Yo.
Nominees for alternative artist of the year are Imagine Dragons, Måneskin, Twenty One Pilots, Weezer and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the last of whom also are on the list of rock artists of the year, along with Ghost, Papa Roach, Shinedown and Three Days Grace.
The Latin pop/reggaeton artist of the year nominees are Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Farruko, Karol G and Rauw Alejandro. And nominees for best R&B artist are Blxst, Bleu, Silk Sonic, Muni Long and SZA.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BBTV Holdings Inc. (TSX: BBTV) (OTCQX: BBTVF) (Frankfurt: 64V) ("BBTV" or the "Company"), the leading creator monetization company with a mission to help creators become more successful, announces that RTL Group ('Lender') is working with BBTV to improve BBTV's balance sheet in order to attract new debt financing to help provide the Company access to additional working capital during the current uncertain macroeconomic environment, and to continue to develop its Plus Solutions and other growth initiatives.
To improve the Company's balance sheet, the Lender has reduced its debt under its secured convertible promissory loan note ("Secured Convertible Loan"), by approximately $12.8 million to approximately $19.2 million based on balances as of September 30, 2022. The remaining terms of the Secured Convertible Loan are currently unchanged. These include the Lender's option to convert its debt on maturity on May 26, 2026, to Subordinate Voting Shares of BBTV. The foregoing amendment to the Secured Convertible Loan is subject to TSX acceptance.
For more information visit www.bbtv.com.
BBTV is a global media and technology company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company's mission is to help content creators become more successful. With creators ranging from individuals to global media brands, BBTV provides comprehensive, end-to-end Solutions to increase viewership and drive revenue powered by its innovative technology, while allowing creators to focus on their core competency – content creation. In December 2021, BBTV had the fourth most unique monthly viewers among digital platforms with more than 600 million globally, who consumed more than 35 billion minutes of video content [1]. (www.bbtv.com)
[1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data from Comscore's "Top 12 Countries = December 2021 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform – Top 100 Video Properties Report"; Top 12 countries represent ~50% of world's digital population.
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The 2023 Genesis Scottish Open Odds & Preview: Sam Burns
Held from July 13-16, Sam Burns is set to play in the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom.
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Sam Burns Insights
- Burns has finished under par six times and scored 11 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 16 rounds.
- He has finished with one of the 10 best scores of the day in two of his last 16 rounds.
- Burns has recorded a score within three shots of the day's best in one of his last 16 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day seven times.
- In his past five appearances, Burns has one top-10 finish and two top-20 finishes.
- The past five times he has played a tournament, he's made the cut three times.
- In his past five tournaments, Burns has finished within three shots of the leader once and posted a score better than average twice.
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Genesis Scottish Open Insights and Stats
- Burns has not finished inside the top 20 in his past two appearances at this event.
- Burns has one made cut in his past two appearances at this tournament.
- At 7,237 yards, The Renaissance Club is set up as a par-70 for this event. In the past year, tournaments on the Tour have been played on courses with a shorter average distance of 7,014 yards.
- The average course on the Tour in the past year has played to 69.5 strokes per round and a score of -5. At The Renaissance Club, the scoring average is higher at +2 per tournament.
- The average course Burns has played in the past year has been 142 yards longer than the 7,237 yards The Renaissance Club will be at for this event.
- Events he has played in the past year have seen players average a score of -4. That's lower than this course, which has a scoring average of +2.
Burns' Last Time Out
- Burns was good on the 20 par-3 holes at the U.S. Open, averaging par to finish in the 81st percentile of competitors.
- He averaged 4.18 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 40) at the U.S. Open, which landed him in the 42nd percentile among all competitors.
- Burns shot better than 67% of the competitors at the U.S. Open on the tournament's 12 par-5 holes, averaging 4.67 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 4.83.
- Burns recorded a birdie or better on two of 20 par-3s at the U.S. Open, better than the field average of 1.6.
- On the 20 par-3s at the U.S. Open, Burns recorded three bogeys or worse (the tournament average was 3.6).
- Burns' six birdies or better on the 40 par-4s at the U.S. Open were more than the field average (4.1).
- At that most recent tournament, Burns' showing on the 40 par-4s included a bogey or worse 14 times (compared to the field's better average, 7.5).
- Burns finished the U.S. Open registering a birdie or better on five par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 2.9 on the 12 par-5s.
- On the 12 par-5s at the U.S. Open, Burns outperformed the field average of 1.4 bogeys or worse on those holes by recording one.
Genesis Scottish Open Time and Date Info
- Date: July 13-16, 2023
- Course: The Renaissance Club
- Location: North Berwick, United Kingdom
- Par: 70 / 7,237 yards
- Burns Odds to Win: +5000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Police say Oklahoma City man killed his 3 children, himself
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City man fatally shot his three young children then shot and killed himself early Saturday, according to police.
A person jogging or walking called police after spotting the four bodies in a vehicle in a northwest Oklahoma City neighborhood at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, said Capt. Michelle Henderson.
Henderson said the man and the children did not live in the neighborhood where they were found, but that they had lived nearby.
Henderson said police had been searching for a man and his sons since shortly before 4:30 a.m. after learning that he had taken the children and made “concerning statements” about their well-being.
The names and ages of the four were not released, although Henderson said the children were each younger than 7. Whether the children were boys or girls was also not being immediately released, Henderson said.
“This weekend, we’re releasing very little information,” and more details are expected to be provided Monday, Henderson said.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – America has an official rose garden, and you’re invited to help prune it on February 18 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Don’t worry if you’ve never pruned roses before, either, because you’ll be trained by a Master Rosarian.
Claude Graves isn’t just any rose gardener. A Master Rosarian, he’s the Rose Consultant for the Dallas Arboretum, he also tests and evaluates roses in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Earthkind Rose Research Project, the American Rose Center in Shreveport, and Chambersville Tree Farms. He’s also a retired engineer.
All you need to bring is yourself, a set of garden gloves and a pair of pruners. Groups and service organizations are more than welcome to help keep America’s Rose Garden gorgeous.
Lunch will be provided for all volunteers that register in advance. To register for the pruning party, simply contact Brandy Boudreau by calling (318) 532-5423. If you’re too shy or busy to talk on the phone, send her an email at brandy@rose.org
America’s Rose Garden features more than 7,000 rose bushes with 400 different types of roses and is located at 8877 Jefferson Paige Road in Shreveport, La. This non-profit organization works to promote the beauty, culture and preservation of the rose.
The American Rose Society is open April 1 through October 31, Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
But the pruning party will only be on February 18.
Admission to the rose garden is normally $20 per family, or $5 per person.
In addition to hundreds of varieties of roses, water features, a playground, a picnic area, and sculptures are also located on the grounds. | https://cw33.com/news/americas-rose-garden-to-host-a-pruning-party-february-18/ | 2023-01-24 16:17:17 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/americas-rose-garden-to-host-a-pruning-party-february-18/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A hot and humid weekend is ahead for the last weekend of August before we quickly bring back storm chances. Then, we look to usher in a nice cooldown next week.
Friday night: A mild, mostly clear, and dry night is ahead with lows dipping into the low to mid 60s. Patchy fog is also possible near daybreak Saturday.
Saturday: The summerlike weather trend rolls on into our Saturday with skies becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon hours. Warm and humid conditions will cause us to feel a bit uncomfortable as highs rise into the mid 80s.
Sunday: Prepare for a hot and miserable Sunday as temperatures soar into the upper 80s to low 90s. Heat index values are expected to be in the low to mid 90s. We can’t rule out a few showers and storms throughout the day.
8-Day Forecast: There will be better chances for showers and storms on Monday with on and off scattered development. Storm chances linger into Tuesday before we dry out for the remainder of the week. Miserable air also holds its grasp on us through the first half of next week. Then, a nice cooldown will move in by midweek next week. | https://www.wishtv.com/weather/weather-blog/hot-weekend-ahead-with-storm-chances-to-return/ | 2022-08-26 22:10:04 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/weather/weather-blog/hot-weekend-ahead-with-storm-chances-to-return/ |
Three-year-old Maddox Williams was murdered by his mother, Jessica Trefethen, in Stockton Springs in June 2021. She was recently sentenced to 47 years in prison.
A new Maine Department of Health and Human Services report confirms what family members maintained from the start: They and others repeatedly went to DHHS with concerns about Maddox’s safety since the day he was born, and yet, the toddler was still returned to his mother.
The memo is dated Dec. 20, 2022, the same day that Trefethen was sentenced for Maddox’s murder. It said since the criminal case has concluded, there’s no longer a risk that it would jeopardize an investigation or proceedings.
The memo outlines numerous issues, including when Maddox’s sibling ingested liquid methadone and the family didn’t seek medical treatment for 20 minutes.
That unidentified child was given the overdose-reversing drug Narcan and taken to a hospital in March 2018.
After that, Maddox was taken away from his mother and placed into the custody of his father Andrew Williams. But eventually Maddox went back into his mother’s care in March 2021.
Despite caseworkers coming to meet with the family, Trefethen repeatedly refused them opportunities to interview the kids.
A caseworker last saw Maddox after a domestic violence situation at the home in April 2021. The official did not report any visible signs of injury.
But during Trefethen’s sentencing hearing, prosecutors alleged in the months right before Maddox’s death, he was being abused.
“The bruises that were visible on his extremities, showed different stages of healing,” Assistant Attorney General John Risler said. “Maddox Williams went through 104 days of suffering physical injury and psychological trauma at the hands of his own mother.”
After Trefethen was sentenced, Victoria Vose, Maddox’s paternal grandmother, said she hoped his death wouldn’t be in vain.
‘The final chapter of justice for Maddox is DHHS and [the Office of Child and Family Services] being held accountable for their unforgivable lack of poor judgment resulting in his murder,” Vose said.
In response, DHHS officials called Maddox’s death a “tragic loss.”
“There is no higher priority for the Department of Health and Human Services than protecting Maine children from abuse and neglect alongside our partners throughout the state who share in this solemn responsibility. We maintain our commitment to learning all we can from this death as we strive for a system that promotes safety, stability, health and happiness for all Maine children and families,” DHHS Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and Office of Child and Family Services Director Todd Landry said in a statement.
Maddox died on June 20, 2021, at Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast. He was taken there by his mother and grandmother after complaining of stomach pain, according to court testimony. He lost consciousness in the hospital parking lot and never regained it despite efforts to revive him.
Trefethen was arrested three days later.
Sherry Johnson, Maddox’s maternal grandmother, testified in October tha she found her grandson covered in bruises from head to toe after she removed a sheet to say goodbye to him, according to the Bangor Daily News.
Authorities said Maddox suffered severe injuries while in Trefethen’s care last year at her Stockton Springs home.
Maddox’s mother told hospital staff the boy had been knocked down by a dog leash and kicked by his 8-year-old sister, but the medical examiner’s office found his injuries were not consistent with that and ruled the death a homicide.
The medical examiner said Maddox suffered multiple blunt force traumas, including bruises all over his body, a fractured spine, bleeding in his brain and abdomen, and had three teeth knocked out.
The medical examiner ruled that Maddox died from battered child syndrome. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/12/30/news/midcoast/dhhs-maddox-williams-report/ | 2022-12-30 15:16:50 | 0 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/12/30/news/midcoast/dhhs-maddox-williams-report/ |
Two Texas cheerleaders were shot, and one of them critically injured, early Tuesday after they mistakenly got into the wrong car in a grocery store parking lot, one of the girls said.
The Elgin, Texas, shooting is the third headline-making incident in less than a week in which someone was shot while approaching a person they apparently did not know.
Police responded to reports of gunshots outside an H-E-B supermarket after midnight, authorities said in a news release. They arrested and charged Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., 25, with deadly conduct, a third-degree felony, in what they called “an altercation . . . in the parking lot of HEB” in which “multiple shots were fired into a vehicle.”
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One of the victims was identified by her coach as Payton Washington, an 18-year-old high school senior and cheerleader for the Round Rock Independent School District, near Austin. Washington “sustained serious injuries” when she was shot in the back and a leg, police said. She was transported to a hospital by helicopter and is in critical condition, they said. A GoFundMe for Washington says she is “stable in the ICU and will have a long road to recovery.”
The other cheerleader struck by gunfire, Heather Roth, suffered a graze wound on one of her legs and was released from the scene of the shooting, authorities said.
At a Tuesday night vigil shared to Instagram Live, Roth said she and three other cheerleaders with Woodlands Elite Cheer Co. had just completed their Monday night practice when they arrived at the H-E-B parking lot, which their carpool used. When Roth got into a car she thought was a friend’s, she realized that a man was in the passenger seat and quickly got out, she said. After Roth got into her friend’s car, she said, she saw Rodriguez approach and rolled down her window to apologize.
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But what unfolded would echo what happened last week to Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Mo., and Kaylin Gillis in upstate New York.
“He pulled out a gun, and then he just started shooting at all of us,” Roth said, according to KHOU, an CBS affiliate in Houston. She added, “Payton opens the door, and she starts throwing up blood.”
Two other cheerleaders, identified by Woodlands Elite Cheer on Facebook as Keyona and Genesis, were also involved but not injured.
The incident comes as the shootings of Yarl and Gillis have become a flash point in the national debate on gun violence and self-defense.
An 84-year-old white man is in custody after opening fire on Yarl, a Black 16-year-old who rang the man’s doorbell after going to the wrong home to pick up his siblings. Andrew D. Lester, charged with felony assault and armed criminal action, told police that “it was the last thing he wanted to do, but he was ‘scared to death’ ” because of the teenager’s size and his own age and inability to defend himself, according to the criminal complaint. Yarl is recuperating.
Clay County prosecutor Zachary Thompson said there was “a racial component to the case,” and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has emphasized that Yarl was shot “because he was existing while Black.”
Gillis, 20, was fatally shot after she and her friends accidentally pulled into the wrong driveway in Hebron, N.Y., while looking for a friend’s house. Kevin Monahan, the 65-year-old homeowner, has been charged with second-degree murder.
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The Texas cheerleaders typically carpooled for practice three times a week from the Austin area to the Woodlands Elite Cheer, a competitive cheerleading company in Oak Ridge North, Texas, about 35 miles north of Houston, according to KTRK, an ABC station in Houston. Lynne Shearer, co-owner of Woodlands Elite Cheer Co., told KXAN, an NBC affiliate in Austin, that the girls had “grown up” in her gym, with many of them starting as young as 8.
Roth said she was initially panicked at thinking that a stranger was in her friend’s car, before realizing she had the wrong vehicle, KHOU reported. When she started to apologize, the man threw up his hands, pulled out a gun, and began to shoot, she said on Instagram Live.
Shearer, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Wednesday, told KXAN that the girls “tried to speed off and he shot his gun, like five times or so into the car.”
Additional or enhanced charges against Rodriguez are likely, police said. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. A police spokesperson told The Washington Post that an update on the case is expected Wednesday afternoon.
Cheerleaders, staff, and family members at the Tuesday night vigil said they were all praying for Washington, whom Shearer lauded as “literally one of the very best that’s ever done this sport.” Her coaches say Washington has been an inspiration to her teammates, as she’s been competing with one lung. One coach said during the Instagram Live that Washington, who is headed to Baylor University to compete on its acrobatic and tumbling team, has damage to multiple organs and had to have her spleen removed because of the shooting, according to KTRK.
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The GoFundMe set up to pay for Washington’s medical expenses had raised more than $68,000 as of Wednesday morning.
As the Texas cheerleaders prepare to compete at this month’s Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando without Washington as their leader, Shearer reflected on the shooting:
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Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced the update during the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, conference in Montreal. The union's hundreds of members include government agencies from around the world, and it's one of the planet's widest-reaching environmental networks.
The IUCN uses its Red List of Threatened Species to categorize animals approaching extinction. This year, the union is sounding the alarm about the dugong — a large and docile marine mammal that lives from the eastern coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean.
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The dugong is vulnerable throughout its range, and now populations in East Africa have entered the red list as critically endangered, IUCN said in a statement. Populations in New Caledonia have entered the list as endangered, the group said.
The major threats to the animal are unintentional capture in fishing gear in East Africa and poaching in New Caledonia, IUCN said. It also suffers from boat collisions and loss of the seagrasses it eats, said Evan Trotzuk, who led the East Africa red list assessment.
“Strengthening community-led fisheries governance and expanding work opportunities beyond fishing are key in East Africa, where marine ecosystems are fundamental to people’s food security and livelihoods,” Trotzuk said.
The IUCN Red List includes more than 150,000 species. The list sometimes overlaps with the species listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, such as in the case of the North Atlantic right whale. More than 42,000 of the species on the red list are threatened with extinction, IUCN says.
IUCN uses several categories to describe an animal’s status, ranging from “least concern” to “critically endangered.” IUCN typically updates the red list two or three times a year. This week’s update includes more than 3,000 additions to the red list. Of those, 700 are threatened with extinction.
Jane Smart, head of IUCN’s Centre for Science and Data, said it will take political will to save the jeopardized species, and the gravity of the new listings can serve as a clarion call.
“The news we often give you on this is often gloomy, a little bit depressing, but it sparks the action, which is good,” Smart said.
Pillar coral, which is found throughout the Caribbean, was moved from vulnerable to critically endangered in this week's update. The coral is threatened by a tissue loss disease, and its population has shrunk by more than 80% across most of its range since 1990, IUCN said. The IUCN lists more than two dozen corals in the Atlantic Ocean as critically endangered.
Almost half the corals in the Atlantic are "at elevated risk of extinction due to climate change and other impacts," Beth Polidoro, an associate professor at Arizona State University and red list coordinator for IUCN.
Unsustainable harvesting and poaching have emerged as threats to abalone, which are used as seafood, IUCN said. Twenty of the 54 abalone species in the world are threatened with extinction according to the red list's first global assessment of the species.
Threats to the abalone are compounded by climate change, diseases and pollution, the organization said.
"This red list update brings to light new evidence of the multiple interacting threats to declining life in the sea,” said Jon Paul Rodríguez, chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission.
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Shots were fired in Decatur Tuesday when authorities say a man intentionally struck an off-duty officer with a vehicle as his home.
The officer was hospitalized but is expected to be OK. The man who struck him is in jail.
The incident happened at 5:17 p.m. Decatur police spokeswoman Irene Cardenas-Martinez said the officer was at his home with his family in the 2200 block of 11th Street S.E. when a man identified as 54-year-old Gregory Martin Hill approached the officer’s residence in a vehicle.
As the officer approached Hill’s vehicle to make contact, Hill sped away, striking a vehicle and a mailbox in the process. Hill then proceeded to drive towards the officer in an apparent attempt to run him over before striking a tree, Cardenas-Martinez said.
The officer, whose name has not been released, retreated to his home to retrieve his weapon when Hill followed him up the driveway to his carport.
Hill returned to his vehicle as the officer returned outside to detain him. Hill then accelerated towards the officer, while the officer was in his front yard.
The officer fired multiple shots at the vehicle as Hill struck him with the vehicle. Hill was not struck by the gunfire.
The officer and other responding on-duty officers who arrived on the scene were able to place Hill under arrest. He was charged with second-degree assault and booked into the Morgan County Jail.
Bond had not yet been set.
The officer was taken to Huntsville Hospital. He was expected to be treated and released later Tuesday night.
Authorities did not disclose a motive. It was not immediately clear whether the officer and suspect know each other.
Cardenas-Martinez said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges are pending. | https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2022/08/off-duty-decatur-officer-fires-shots-as-he-is-intentionally-struck-by-vehicle-outside-his-home-suspect-jailed.html | 2022-08-17 04:29:31 | 1 | https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2022/08/off-duty-decatur-officer-fires-shots-as-he-is-intentionally-struck-by-vehicle-outside-his-home-suspect-jailed.html |
Chuck Todd leaving NBC political panel show ‘Meet the Press’ and being replaced by Kristen Welker
NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he’ll be leaving “Meet the Press” after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show, to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker.
Todd, 51, told viewers that “I’ve watched too many friends and family let work consume them before it was too late” and that he’d promised his family he wouldn’t do that.
Todd has often been an online punching bag for critics, including Donald Trump, during a polarized time, and there were rumors that his time at the show would be short when its executive producer was reassigned at the end of last summer, but NBC gave no indication this was anything other than Todd’s decision. It’s unclear when Todd’s last show will be, but he told viewers that this would be his final summer.
“I leave feeling concerned about this moment in history but reassured by the standards we’ve set here,” Todd said. “We didn’t tolerate propagandists, and this network and program never will.”
Welker, a former chief White House correspondent, has been at NBC News in Washington since 2011 and has been Todd’s chief fill-in for the past three years. She drew praise for moderating the final presidential debate between Trump, a Republican, and Joe Biden, a Democrat, in 2020.
Her “sharp questioning of lawmakers is a masterclass in political interviews,” said Rebecca Blumenstein, NBC News president of editorial, in a memo announcing Welker’s elevation on Sunday.
Now Welker, 46, will be thrust into what promises to be another contentious presidential election cycle.
The Sunday morning political interview show has aired since 1947, led by inventor and first host Martha Rountree. Its peak came in the years that Tim Russert moderated, from 1991 until his death in 2008, with its footing less certain since then. Tom Brokaw briefly filled in after Russert’s death, and David Gregory replaced him until being forced out in favor of Todd.
Welker will be the first Black moderator of “Meet the Press” and the first woman since Rountree left in 1953.
Todd said that he was proud of expanding the “Meet the Press” brand to a daily show, which initially aired on MSNBC but was shifted to streaming, along with podcasts and newsletters, even a film festival.
“He transformed the brand into a vital modern-day franchise, expanding its footprint to an array of new mediums, and kept ‘Meet the Press’ at the forefront of political discourse,” Blumenstein said.
It didn’t stop critics from jumping on to social media when they didn’t like an interview Todd conducted. Trump even anointed Todd with one of his signature nicknames, Sleepy Eyes, and called on NBC to fire Todd in 2020 for airing an interview clip with his then-Attorney General William Barr that the show later admitted had been cut to leave an inaccurate impression.
Todd was roasted at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in 2022 by Trevor Noah, who pointed him out in the audience and said, “How are you doing? I’d ask a follow-up, but I know you don’t know what those are.”
Todd alluded to his critics in announcing his exit on Sunday.
“If you do this job seeking popularity, you are doing this job incorrectly,” he said. “I take the attacks from partisans as compliments. And I take the genuine compliments with a grain of salt when they come from partisans.”
The goal of each show, he said, is to “make you mad, make you think, shake your head in disapproval at some point and nod your head in approval at others.”
In the just-concluded television season, “Meet the Press” was third in viewers after CBS’ “Face the Nation” and ABC’s “This Week,” each of them averaging between 2.5 million and 2.9 million viewers, the Nielsen ratings company said.
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HAIFA, Israel, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit System will showcase the Range Extension & Smart Tail (REST) kit for air-to-surface warheads during the Eurosatory 2022 (Hall 6, booth D567), as part of its portfolio of precision munitions. Already ordered for several warhead types, REST transforms almost any type of air-to-surface warhead into a high penetration standoff precision munition.
The REST kit is a modular solution that includes a smart tail for navigation and guidance, and upper wings for range extension. The smart tail houses INS/GPS navigation computer and anti-jamming system. The upper wings are an aerodynamic super-structure embracing the warhead with two wings that are unfolded upon release. The REST kit provides all weather pinpoint 'fire and forget' capability to ranges of up to 120km and is capable of a steep impact angle for enhanced penetration of hard targets. The REST kit enables weapon system integration onboard Western and Eastern aircraft without avionic changes and is compatible with a range of warheads and fuzes.
Yehuda (Udi) Vered, General Manager of Elbit Systems Land, said: "Accuracy, standoff and penetration capabilities become paramount to air-to-surface operations. The REST kit attracts the attention of Air Forces as many of them increasingly seek solutions that enable to efficiently transform warhead stockpiles into munitions that are more relevant to evolving operational needs."
The REST kit is part of Elbit Systems' diverse portfolio of Air-to-Surface munitions including: the Rampage supersonic missile, the Delilah cruise missile, the LIZARD laser guidance kits, the GATR tactical rocket, advanced warheads, seekers, fuzes, navigation and anti-jamming systems.
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios, cyber-based systems and munitions. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.
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Microsoft will introduce an app to help employees and managers in a hybrid workplace decide when it’s the right time to go into the office.
The new Microsoft Places app will let users know when a large number of their co-workers plan to be in the office or attend a meeting in person. The app also shows when a workspace is likely to be pretty empty to help managers make decisions about electricity, heating and cooling that can save money. For example, as Europe looks to a winter of fuel and electricity shortages, companies are seeking tools like this, Microsoft Vice President Jared Spataro said in an interview.
The software maker also is introducing a new premium version of the Teams chat and conferencing app that will generate summaries of meetings with chapters and personalized highlights, which will let more workers skip meetings they don’t really need to attend and catch up later, he said. Too many people go to meetings because of a “fear of missing out” rather than the need to be there, he said.
“We see a lot of FOMO in meetings — people go because they want to either be seen or there really is a fear of missing out,” he said. “We’re going to promote what we call JOMO — the joy of missing out, like, please don’t attend that meeting and let intelligent recap do the work for you.”
Teams Premium will be widely available beginning in February at $10 per user per month, Microsoft said.
The company will also offer OpenAI’s Dall-E, which generates images from text prompts, to select customers of Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI cloud service. Azure OpenAI lets Microsoft cloud customers make use of some of the artificial intelligence products OpenAI has developed. Customers such as Mattel are now using Dall-E through Azure cloud to generate images of toy cars they might want to design, Microsoft said. The company will also add the image creation tool to one of its consumer Design products and its Bing search image creation tool.
The new workplace app and update to Teams were among the products and services Microsoft introduced Wednesday at its annual Ignite conference. The company also announced:
- A partnership with Cisco in which customers can join Teams meetings from Cisco hardware. The partnership is noteworthy because Cisco also owns the rival Webex conferencing software.
- Syntex — an artificial intelligence tool that scans and indexes corporate content to make it searchable and available to various corporate applications.
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CHICAGO — Two of the Mets’ four All-Stars returned to the starting lineup Thursday for the series opener against the Cubs.
Jeff McNeil and his wife, Tatiana, welcomed baby squirrel, Lucas Hayden, into the world at 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday July 13 in California. McNeil spent about 12 hours with his first-born child before hopping on a flight to Chicago on Wednesday evening.
He landed around midnight on Thursday and, after a good night’s sleep, joined his teammates at Wrigley Field in the afternoon, batting fifth and playing left field against the Cubs. Outfielder Ender Inciarte was designated for assignment to make room for McNeil.
Starling Marte also returned to the lineup on Thursday, batting second and playing right field, with his groin discomfort behind him. Marte was able to avoid the injured list, but he was sidelined for four games after he exited in the fourth inning of the Mets’ 5-4 win over the Marlins at Citi Field last Saturday
Both Marte and McNeil were selected on Sunday to their second-career All-Star Game.
Asked to summarize the past few days, McNeil responded: “Perfect. It’s been pretty magical. Making the All-Star Game. Birth of our child. It’s been pretty special.”
McNeil said he was able to stay emotionally invested in the Mets-Braves series earlier this week. He and his wife had the Mets games playing while they were still waiting for their son to be born. Now, the plan is for Lucas Hayden to join his dad at the All-Star Game festivities.
“He might get to experience the Home Run Derby and the All-Star break,” McNeil said. “Obviously he’s not going to remember it. But, cool story to tell.”
Buck Showalter caught up with McNeil in the lobby of their hotel on Thursday afternoon before the team left for Wrigley. The Mets manager said McNeil seemed proud and that he’s basking in the glow.
“He’s in a different place of his life,” Showalter said. “Think about waking up today and there’s someone else depending on you to get a couple of hits. I remember the first time I looked over in the crib and went, ‘Oh, I better find something that I can be good or decent at.’ Now there’s somebody else depending on you. Just more pressure, I guess.”
TAI, STRO BRAGGING RIGHTS
Taijuan Walker and his good friend, former Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman, will go toe-to-toe on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field in game two of the Mets-Cubs series. Walker said he went to Stroman’s house on Wednesday night after the Mets flew in from Atlanta. The two pitchers, both fans of Drake, made sure they wouldn’t use the same warm-up song on Friday.
Walker said he’s looking forward to out-pitching Stroman. He added it would’ve been more fun if the universal DH wasn’t implemented so that he could get a hit off Stroman. The former Mets pitcher, who was acquired in July 2019 at the trade deadline, signed with the Cubs on a three-year, $71 million deal as a free agent this past offseason. Stroman has a 4.91 ERA in 10 starts this season.
“You get the bragging rights,” Walker said of facing Stroman. “At the end of the day, we go out there and whoever has the better line gets some bragging rights. We’ll get dinner on Saturday and the winner will pay for the wine.”
METSCELLANEOUS
Mets first base coach Wayne Kirby will undergo surgery over the All-Star break. Kirby expects to return to the team by the Subway Series (July 26-27) at Citi Field, but he will be limited to the dugout. The Mets have yet to announce a fill-in for Kirby.
Trevor May (right triceps stress reaction) recently completed a bullpen and is scheduled to throw his first live batting practice on Sunday at Port St. Lucie. May remains on track to rejoin the Mets bullpen sometime after the All-Star break.
Pete Alonso will try to out-homer a familiar foe on Monday. Alonso and Ronald Acuna Jr. will face off in round one of the Home Run Derby. MLB released the full bracket on Thursday, which includes sluggers Albert Pujols, Jose Ramirez, Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, Corey Seager, Julio Rodriguez, Acuna, and Alonso.
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DISQO's Culture, Leadership, and Benefits Recognized as its CX Intelligence Platform Increasingly Fuels Growth for More Brands
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Customer experience (CX) intelligence platform DISQO was named among Ad Age's Best Places to Work 2023, coming in at #11 in the annual ranking of companies that lead the industry in factors ranging from pay and benefits to company culture and leadership.
Ad Age's Best Places to Work listing revealed the top 50 standout companies that did a standout job last year as the ad business met the challenges of a weakening economy, media market changes, and continued talent-pool tightening. Winners were segmented into top companies above and below 200 employees. Ranked companies earned the highest numerical scores in an analysis of employee responses to Ad Age's workplace survey.
"DISQO's team members are passionate about improving brand experiences the world needs by putting people at the center," said Armen Adjemian, CEO and Co-Founder, DISQO. "This passion drives our winning culture, and stands behind our breakthrough CX products – including Brand Lift and Outcomes Lift – which are used by more than 500 brands and agencies to measure every customer, touchpoint, and outcome."
"Our people define and shape our culture through their commitments to servant leadership, inclusion, and DISQO values like transparency and innovation. We come together as one team each day with the dream of helping our clients' brands elevate customer experience," said Tiffany Chelsvig, VP of People Operations, DISQO.
Ad Age's scoring system factors employee responses on pay and benefits and seven other core focus areas (75% of the score), as well as company policies and practices in areas including pay/benefits, work/life balance, recruitment, and training/development (25% of the score).
"The tight labor market forced every business in the industry to compete for talent, and the 2023 Best Places to Work winners proved the value of understanding what employees want today," said Dan Peres, President and Editor-in-Chief of Ad Age. "Companies will face challenges this year with the economy and ongoing effects of the pandemic, but winning workplaces understand that taking care of employees is central to business success."
Ad Age produced the Best Places to Work 2023 awards in partnership with Best Companies Group, a research firm specializing in identifying and recognizing great places to work. The competition was open to agencies, ad tech firms, brand/corporate marketing departments or groups, and brands' in-house agencies.
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COVINGTON, Ky., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Hotels announced today that Cierra Bickel has been appointed the director of sales and marketing of the Springhill Suites Cincinnati Midtown. Ms. Bickel brings over 10 years of hospitality experience to her new role as director of sales and marketing having previously served as the director of sales for the Holiday Inn Express Cincinnati.
"We are delighted to have Cierra join Commonwealth," said Jennifer Porter, chief operating officer for Commonwealth Hotels. "We are confident that with her strategic sales approach and knowledge of the market; she will be a strong asset to the team at the Springhill."
An experienced leader in both sales and operations, Ms. Bickel built her career by inspiring vision and generating best-in-class hospitality. Prior to joining the Springhill Suites Cincinnati Midtown, Bickel served in various leadership roles with the AC Marriott Liberty Township, the Hampton Inn and Fairfield Inn Fairborn Dayton, the Residence Inn Exton, and Hampton Inn King of Prussia. Ms. Bickel holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is active in the community and is vice president of the Madisonville Business Chamber as well as a member of the National Society of Minorites in Hospitality.
Commonwealth Hotels, LLC was founded in 1986 and is a proven partner in providing hotel management services with superior financial results. The company has extensive experience managing premium branded full-service and select-service hotels. Commonwealth Hotels currently manages 61 properties with nearly 7,600 rooms. Additional information may be found at www.commonwealthhotels.com.
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STOCKHOLM, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Securitas enters into a four-year term loan agreement of MEUR 1 100 together with nine of its relationship banks, with the option for the parties to extend one additional year.
The proceeds will be used to refinance a large part of the remaining MUSD 2 315 bridge facility related to the acquisition of STANLEY Security which was closed on July 22, 2022.
"By entering into the long-term loan agreement we secure a major part of the remaining bridge facility after the STANLEY transaction with long-term debt at competitive terms. It also creates flexibility in the future funding strategy as the facility can be repaid in advance. The refinancing of the remaining part of the bridge facility is going according to plan", says Andreas Lindback, CFO of Securitas.
The banks participating in the term loan are Danske Bank and SEB as Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers, together with Bank of America, BBVA, Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC), Commerzbank, ING, KBC and UniCredit Bank Austria as Mandated Lead Arrangers.
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Investors: Micaela Sjökvist, Vice President, Investor Relations; +46 76 116 7443, micaela.sjokvist@securitas.com
This is information that Securitas AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 20.00 (CET) on January 18, 2023.
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WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, January 1, 2023
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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
235 AM PST Sat Dec 31 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY
ABOVE 7000 FEET...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 7000 feet. Total snow
accumulations of 8 to 16 inches between 7000 to 9500 feet and
1 to 3 feet above 9500 feet. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph
are expected.
* WHERE...Eastern Sierra Slopes.
* WHEN...Tonight through 4 AM PST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Strong
winds could cause tree damage.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Some areas could see reduced visibility
due to blowing snow.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather
conditions will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you
must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food and water in your
vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...
* WHAT...Snow expected above 6000 feet. Total snow accumulations
of 3 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts. Winds gusting as
high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...White Mountains of Inyo County.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Saturday to 4 AM PST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult on Highway 168 across
Westgard Pass. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means periods of snow will
cause primarily travel difficulties. Expect snow covered roads
and limited visibilities, and use caution while driving.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Here's a look at how Georgia's members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING: The House has rejected the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act (S. 4003) sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. The bill would have the Justice Department develop training and grant programs for law enforcement departments to adopt alternative responses to individuals in a mental, behavioral health, or suicidal crisis. A supporter, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said: "Reforms to law enforcement, including de-escalation training, both improve public safety and reduce crime." An opponent, Rep. Thomas P. Tiffany, R-Wis., said the programs were a soft-on-crime approach to law enforcement, and "in recent years, these kinds of approaches to fighting crime have been a boon to criminals and have led to our current crime epidemic." The vote, on Nov. 29, was 247 yeas to 160 nays, with a two-thirds majority required for approval.
NAYS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Carter R-GA (1st), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), Hice R-GA (10th)
YEAS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (6th), Bourdeaux D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
CRACK COCAINE SENTENCES: The House has passed the Terry Technical Correction Act (H.R. 5455) sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, to make all those convicted of crack cocaine offenses eligible for retroactive reductions of their sentences under the 2010 Fair Sentencing Act. Lee said that by supplanting a Supreme Court ruling that disallowed such sentencing reductions, the bill would help "eradicate the devastating consequences of the poorly conceived War on Drugs." The vote, on Nov. 29, was 307 yeas to 101 nays.
YEAS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (6th), Carter R-GA (1st), Bourdeaux D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
NAYS: Allen R-GA (12th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), Hice R-GA (10th)
RAILROAD LABOR DISPUTE: The House has passed a bill (H.J. Res. 100) sponsored by Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., to require that U.S. railroads and several rail worker unions accept labor agreements that include wage and benefit increases. Payne said of the need for the bill: "The failure to prevent a rail stoppage would be irresponsible as it would have devastating consequences on our economy and everyday American life." The vote, on Nov. 30, was 290 yeas to 137 nays.
NAYS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Hice R-GA (10th)
YEAS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (6th), Carter R-GA (1st), Bourdeaux D-GA (7th), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
UYGHURS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: The House has passed the Uyghur Policy Act (H.R. 4785) sponsored by Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., to require the State Department to expand its activities on behalf of Uyghurs and other minority groups living in China's Xinjiang region. Kim called the bill "a significant step in defending the human rights of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities subject to the CCP's oppression and genocide." The vote, on Dec. 1, was 407 yeas to 17 nays.
YEAS: Entire Georgia delegation
DOULAS AND THE MILITARY: The House has passed the Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act (H.R. 2521) sponsored by Rep. Brenda L. Lawrence, D-Mich., to institute a five-year pilot program at the Veterans Affairs Department for providing doula services to pregnant veterans. Lawrence said: "As the use of doula services continue to grow, we must look at ways to expand maternal health services for our women in the VA." The vote, on Dec. 1, was 376 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Bishop D-GA (2nd), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (6th), Carter R-GA (1st), Bourdeaux D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
NAYS: Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), Hice R-GA (10th)
COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY: The House has passed the One Stop Shop Community Re-entry Program Act (H.R. 3372) sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., to authorize Justice Department grants to local governments and nonprofit groups for assisting the integration of ex-convicts into communities after their release. A bill supporter, Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., said it "will help people who are exiting the criminal justice system effectively get back on their feet." An opponent, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said the bill was redundant and wasteful, and would allow violent criminals to work at the community re-entry facilities. The vote, on Dec. 1, was 259 yeas to 167 nays.
NAYS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Carter R-GA (1st), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), Hice R-GA (10th)
YEAS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (6th), Bourdeaux D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
PREGNANCIES IN PRISON: The House has passed the Pregnant Women in Custody Act (H.R. 6878) sponsored by Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., to require that the federal government's prisons provide adequate pregnancy and childbirth services to incarcerated women. A supporter, Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., said it "will strengthen and promote the health and safety of pregnant inmates, providing a national standard of care allowing children to have the opportunities they deserve." The vote, on Dec. 1, was 324 yeas to 90 nays.
NAYS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Carter R-GA (1st), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), Hice R-GA (10th)
YEAS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Scott, David D-GA (13th), Greene R-GA (14th), McBath D-GA (6th), Bourdeaux D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
SENATE VOTES:
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404). The amendment would have barred the federal government from taking discriminatory action against people who believe marriage is a union of one man and one woman. Lee said the amendment was needed to protect religious groups that "are being targeted and harassed by those who would force them to abandon their convictions and embrace the convictions preferred by the government." The vote, on Nov. 29, was 48 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Ossoff D-GA
NOT VOTING: Warnock D-GA
STATE MARRIAGE LAWS: The Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) sponsored by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and instead federally recognize any marriage authorized under a state's marriage laws, and require states to similarly recognize marriages in other states. A supporter, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., called the bill a chance to "give millions of people in same-sex and interracial marriages the certainty, dignity, and respect they need and deserve." A bill opponent, Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said it "will put the issue of religious liberty at great risk for millions of Americans who" do not support same-sex marriage. The vote, on Nov. 29, was 61 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Ossoff D-GA
NOT VOTING: Warnock D-GA
PUERTO RICO JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Camille L. Velez-Rive to be a judge on the U.S. district court for Puerto Rico. Velez-Rive has been a magistrate judge on the court since 2004, and before that, was a federal prosecutor in Puerto Rico. The vote, on Nov. 30, was 55 yeas to 42 nays.
YEAS: Ossoff D-GA
NOT VOTING: Warnock D-GA
NEW YORK JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anne M. Nardacci to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Nardacci has been a private practice lawyer at firms in New York City, then Albany, since 2002. A supporter, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called Nardaccci "the kind of bread-and-butter candidate that Upstate New Yorkers like, and she has built a career taking on special interests." The vote, on Nov 30, was 52 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Ossoff D-GA
NOT VOTING: Warnock D-GA
MILITARY INSPECTOR GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robert Storch to be the Defense Department's Inspector General. Storch has been the National Security Agency's Inspector General since early 2018, and previously was an official in the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General, and a federal prosecutor. The vote, on Nov. 30, was 92 yeas to 3 nays.
YEAS: Ossoff D-GA
NOT VOTING: Warnock D-GA
RAILROAD LABOR DISPUTE: The Senate has passed a bill (H.J. Res. 100) sponsored by Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-N.J., to require that U.S. railroads and several rail worker unions accept labor agreements that include wage and benefit increases. A supporter, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "The consequences of inaction would be severe: unsafe drinking water, unusable gasoline, shuttered power plants, and a crippling shutdown of passenger rail across the country." The vote, on Dec. 1, was 80 yeas to 15 nays.
YEAS: Ossoff D-GA
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Wood pitched into the sixth inning and didn’t allow an earned run, Brandon Belt had an RBI double in his return to the lineup and the San Francisco Giants won their ninth straight against the Colorado Rockies, 9-2 on Tuesday night.
Curt Casali added three hits and two RBIs for San Francisco, which has won four straight since losing five in a row.
Wood (3-2) lost his previous two starts. He got into jam in the first inning before getting Elias Díaz to strike out looking, and the left-hander also fanned Garrett Hampson looking to end the fourth with a runner on second after the Rockies scored an unearned run.
Wood allowed seven hits and struck out four in 5 1/3 innings.
Yonathan Daza singled, doubled and tripled for the Rockies. C.J. Cron and José Iglesias each had two hits.
The Giants have had 10 or more hits in every game of their winning streak against Colorado but led 3-0 with help from the Rockies defense.
With the bases loaded, Luis González hit a chopper over the head of pitcher Antonio Senzatela that Iglesias bobbled behind the mound as Joc Pederson scored. Casali followed with an RBI single to right, and a second run scored when Charlie Blackmon failed to field the ball cleanly.
The Giants had their own defensive issues.
González ran to pick up Daza’s double to left in the fourth, but the ball kicked off his glove for an error, allowing Ryan McGregor to score.
Senzatela (2-2) allowed five runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.
After Belt’s double in the fourth made it 5-1, pinch-hitter Austin Slater and Casali drew bases-loaded walks in San Francisco’s three-run fifth.
THE OUT GOES 4-9-6
The second inning could have been worse for Colorado had it not been for a heads-up throw by Blackmon that resulted in a unique 4-9-6 out at second base. With two runners on, LaMonte Wade Jr. lined one that deflected off the glove of leaping second baseman Hampson into right field.
Casali, who was on first base, hesitated and took a step back toward first, slipped, then turned and ran the other way, giving Blackmon enough time to field the ball and fire a perfect throw to shortstop Iglesias, who had raced over to cover second.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: Belt had been dealing with a stiff neck and was a late scratch Monday. ... Wilmer Flores was scratched because of lower back tightness. Mauricio Dubón started at third base in Flores’ absence.
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Colorado’s Chad Kuhl (3-0, 1.82 ERA) has allowed one run or fewer in four of his five starts this season. The right-hander is winless in three career starts against the Giants. San Francisco RHP Alex Cobb (1-1, 4.80) hasn’t won since his first start of the season on April 12.
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In this recurring series, SFGATE food editor Steph Rodriguez sits down with Bay Area chefs and those with deep ties to the food industry at their favorite dives, cozy mom-and-pop spots and beloved taquerias. Over deliciously affordable bites, ‘Did You Eat?’ profiles the region’s most talented tastemakers.
A trip to Sonoma County to meet up for some large bowls of spicy ramen landed me in Sebastopol’s quaint downtown neighborhood. It’s dotted with old-timey street lamps with curvy accents, well-curated antique shops and busy ice cream parlors. The aroma of fresh-baked cookies from a nearby coffee shop beckoned a leisurely crowd to stop and feed their cravings. For a town once known for its apple and plum orchards — now replaced by vineyards — it’s a picturesque snapshot of quiet family living.
Once I snap back to reality, I walk down Sebastopol Avenue until I arrive at Ramen Gaijin’s red brick building as it's opening for lunch service. There to greet me, cracking a friendly smile, and holding a variety pack of Bachan’s Japanese barbecue sauce decorated with a red smiling octopus, is Justin Gill, founder and CEO of the family-run company.
Bachan’s, which Gill says means “granny” in Japanese, comes from a multigenerational family recipe that was inspired by his own bachan, Judy Yokoyama. Once the company officially launched in 2019, the demand for its savory sauce grew from a few hundred bottles lovingly packaged by Gill’s wife, Chanra, and his three daughters from their Sebastopol home, to millions of bottles commercially packaged in a 25,000-square-foot warehouse in Santa Rosa.
Today, Bachan’s has become a national pantry staple. Its 17-ounce squeeze bottles, priced at $12.99 online, are also sold in Target, Whole Foods, Kroger, Nugget Markets and even available in Costco-sized jugs at the wholesale store.
“Everything has been growing so fast. Our team went from myself, my wife — early on my bachan would come help — my kids, my mom and now we have a team of 15 full-time team members,” Gill says. “We’re working a lot and just trying to keep it going, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
As we’re seated in a private corner of Ramen Gaijin, I ask Gill why he chose this particular restaurant as the setting for our interview. For Gill, Ramen Gaijin is a place he enjoys taking his family for a warm meal, made from ingredients inspired by local farms. It’s a restaurant where he says the food is always fresh, always reliable on a weeknight and a place where the owners, Matthew Williams and Moishe Hahn-Shuman, supported Bachan’s in its earliest stages. The restaurant owners are known to use the sauce to add a punch of flavor to marinated meats for yakitori or a bit of zing in its donburi dishes.
“When I first heard they were opening a ramen shop in Sebastopol, I was just really excited because we didn’t have anything like that here,” Gill says. “It’s just so, so good. This is all of my kids’ favorite restaurant and I love ramen. When we visit different cities, we go to different ramen shops. The shoyu ramen, I’m probably going to go with that today.”
He orders for the table, starting with appetizers such as ohitashi, with grilled broccoli and cauliflower, along with roasted carrots, fried quinoa and gomae, all resting on a silken, tahini-tofu puree. The charred-kissed vegetables sing with flavor and pack a delightful crunch against the creamy tofu. It’s a simple dish, but one that’s been on my mind since I left Sebastopol. We also noshed on karaage, crispy fried chicken thighs with black sesame seeds, served with sauteed mustard greens and a yummy miso ranch sauce.
With our meal off to a solid start, Gill opens the pack of Bachan sauces he brought and busts out the newest flavors to join the ranks: yuzu and hot-and-spicy. Adding more flavors to the Bachan’s line, along with a gluten-free version, is a sign of the company’s growing success, but Gill admits it wasn’t an easy road by any means.
In 2016, Gill brought his beloved family recipe to a variety of Northern California co-packers and formulators. They told him that he would need to pasteurize the sauce to make it a shelf-stable product, and water it down to decrease its cost.
Gill, who believed in the quality and flavor of Bachan’s, walked away feeling defeated. But he was willing to take an industry expert’s advice, so he tried to recreate the family recipe, incorporating methods that would help him realize his dream of bringing Bachan’s to the masses.
He watered it down. The results were disappointing.
“It just totally changed everything about the sauce. The flavor, it was just a totally different thing and it tasted like everything else that was on the market,” he says. “The purpose of our business, to have this product, this sauce, that’s part of our family legacy, I didn’t want to bring it to market if it wasn’t going to be that.”
Not willing to compromise on his values and the ingredients that made the sauce so popular with neighbors and friends, Gill discovered he could keep the integrity of the recipe if he cold-filled each bottle. It’s a process that doesn’t require a product to be heated to high temperatures. During pasteurization, Gill says some flavors can be lost or burned off before the product is even bottled, leading some companies to lean on artificial flavors that can withstand this method.
With this knowledge, he revisited the co-packer once again in hopes of a more positive outcome.
“I was telling him how amazing these ingredients are and about this cold-filled process. He kind of stopped me in my tracks and just said, ‘Look, your ingredients don't matter. All that matters is how much money you have to market this product. I’m just going to tell you the truth,’” Gill says. “I respectfully disagreed with that, and today, our tagline is: ‘Our ingredients matter.’ They really do and that’s what makes the product so special.”
What makes Bachan’s stand out among the hundreds of syrupy, soy sauce-based products on grocery store shelves is its distinct savory flavor. It adds pop to vegetables and is a quick marinade for steak, chicken or fish. I became a fan early on in 2020, when I found myself cooking from home more during the pandemic, and trying desperately to make veggies disappear from my then-5-year-old’s dinner plate.
The secret to Bachan’s is its base, which uses a traditionally brewed and fermented soy sauce, never made from powder and water. There's also the mirin, a low-alcohol rice wine that Gill says is as “a quintessential ingredient used in Japanese cooking;” it's also an expensive ingredient, and many companies tend to shy away from it in favor of cheaper substitutes.
For Gill, real everyday ingredients just taste better. That, paired with the love for the recipe he and his family have brewed for generations, is reflected in each bottle.
“Our original [sauce] only has 10 ingredients. They’re all culinary-level ingredients that you can understand and recognize and they’re minimally processed,” he says. “I think that’s something consumers are becoming more aware of, not just all the certifications and buzzwords that you can have on your products, but how they’re made and how processed they are.”
‘It brings me right back to those times’
At 86 years old, Judy Yokoyama, the inspiration behind Bachan’s, remembers her grandson as a child always bursting with creative ideas during his visits. Back in those days, Yokoyama lived in a granny unit conveniently located down the driveway from his parents’ home, and says she recognized his entrepreneurial spirit right away.
“Every week it seemed, he would come down, sit at the kitchen table and say, ‘Bachan, let’s think of some idea!’ He usually had an idea, but after we discussed it, it wasn’t the one,” she told SFGATE through email. “When he was older, he put his ideas into action. His jichan (grandpa) would tell me, ‘Justin is going to hit it one day!’ … His jichan would be so proud of Justin hitting it with Bachan's Japanese Barbecue Sauce.”
Every holiday season, Yokoyama and her family would blend substantial batches of the barbecue sauce in a large steel kettle and an arm-sized wooden mixing spoon. Each family member had an assigned duty in their home-based assembly line. They would brew, bottle and give away the sauce to customers of the family business, Gill’s Landscaping. Each year, customers would visit the office asking for a refill; some even offered to buy the recipe.
That’s when Gill knew his family had something special.
“So some of us would be bottling, another one would be wiping the bottles, another one would be tying the little ribbons, one person would be mixing, one person would be dumping sugar,” Gill describes. “Just the smell of all these ingredients coming together: the ginger, the garlic, the green onion. When I smell the sauce today when I cook with it, it brings me right back to those times. That’s why it’s so special to me. It really does bring me right back.”
Cooking and eating together as a family is one tradition Gill inherited from Yokoyama. He loved her fried bologna rice boats and says his teenage friends always anticipated her fried chicken drummies, doused in the family barbecue sauce during long road trips.
“As a bachan (grandmother), some of my favorite things to cook for my family were fried rice baloney boats for the kids, mashed potato and hamburger balls, chicken drummets marinated in our sauce, sukiyaki, and noodle bowls,” she writes. “I tried to cook whatever my family loved and they knew I cooked with love for them — the most important ingredient — love!”
Going against the grain and redefining how commercially packaged foods can be made and brought to market, without compromising on the integrity of his family’s legacy, are the principles that Gill stands firmly behind. It’s a quality that Matthew Williams, the chef-owner of Ramen Gaijin, says stood out to him when they first met before the brick-and-mortar opened.
“That's one of the reasons we wanted to work with Justin and support him and tell people about his story and his product because he has a similar philosophy to us, where it starts with ingredients and technique and doing things the right way — and he wasn’t going to compromise that,” Williams says. “For us, that’s the same way we approach our restaurant. We’re ultimately looking to offer something that’s very personal that supports our values.”
Inside Ramen Gaijin, two large bowls of steaming ramen hit the table. Gill ordered the shoyu, while I went with the spicy tantanmen. Gracious as ever, he didn’t side-eye me when a few broth-soaked sapporo noodles splattered on my black blouse. Instead, he joked that he wished he wore gray instead of the crisp, white Bachan’s T-shirt that was just asking for a splash of dashi.
Between bites of tender wood-ear mushrooms and the six-minute eggs floating in a sea of rich miso broth, he says Bachan's mission has always been to “bring families together,” especially during an era where people are busier than ever. For him, sharing a meal together is sacred.
Bachan’s is also an unassuming way to introduce people to Japanese culture, while giving customers a taste of the unique flavors Gill and his family have managed to bottle and sell nationwide. And seeing his family’s treasured recipe in pantries across the country is realizing his grandparents’ American dream.
It’s one that began with a boy and his bachan dreaming big around the dinner table.
“My girls play year-round club soccer, so we’re busy, especially with building a business. So when we do get to share a meal together, it's very meaningful,” Gill says. “To this day, with my family and my kids, we still eat a meal with our sauce at least a couple times a week. That's what food does for our family and I love that about food, and specifically for us, our sauce does that for us. It’s something that can enhance a meal.”
Visit Bachan's for more information on where to find its sauce. Ramen Gaijin, 6948 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol. Open Tuesday through Saturday, noon-2:30 p.m. for lunch, and from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. for dinner. Closed on Sunday and Monday. | https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/How-Bay-Area-s-Bachan-s-Japanese-barbecue-sauce-17218287.php | 2022-06-09 12:17:43 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/How-Bay-Area-s-Bachan-s-Japanese-barbecue-sauce-17218287.php |
QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The boys’ hockey team of Ukrainian refugees extended its celebrated stay in Canada for a few more days, at least.
Maksym Kukharenko scored a power-play goal and Matvii Kulish earned the shutout in the Ukrainian Selects 2-0 victory over Team Romania Wolves in an elimination game at the International Peewee Tournament in Quebec City on Monday night.
The Ukrainians, who have been celebrated around town since their arrival some two weeks ago, are three wins from clinching a spot in the tournament Class AA championship on Sunday. They advanced to play the Vermont Flames Academy on Friday.
Appearing more accustomed to playing in front of large crowds after a slow start in winning their opening game two days earlier, Kukharenko scored 4:37 into the 10-minute first period off a shot from the left point that appeared to deflect in off a Romanian defender. The tournament doesn't keep track of shots, Kulish's save total is unknown. His best came a minute into the second period, when he turned aside a shot from Alexandru-Andrei Dan at the left post.
Ivan Bilozerov capped the scoring by converting a rebound with 61 seconds remaining.
The game was played in front of a much smaller crowd than the estimated near-capacity 18,000 blue-and-white flag waving fans who turned out for the Ukrainian’s 3-1 tournament-opening win over the Boston Junior Bruins on Saturday. The lower bowl was only half full, but mostly made up of Ukrainian fans.
A smaller contingent of Romanian fans were gathered in one section, and made their presence known with chants, songs and the banging of cowbells.
Tournament officials don’t release attendance figures, but the crowd on Monday was still far larger than the 20 or so people Selects forward Zahar Kovalenko said he was used to playing in front of in Ukraine. The nerves showed on Saturday, with Ukraine overcoming a 1-0 deficit by scoring three times in the final five minutes.
The Ukrainian’s presence has placed a larger global spotlight on the 63-year-old tournament with the war in Ukraine showing signs of once again escalating, a little under a year since Russia’s invasion began.
The Selects are regarded as symbol of peace for Ukraine and hope for a better future, and they’ve merited mention from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The team was cobbled together from a group of 11 and 12-year-old refugees, some of whom still live in Ukraine and others whose families have been scattered across Europe. At least five have fathers on the front lines defending Ukraine, while another player’s father died in battle.
The matchup of teams from bordering nations featured several coincidences. Romania is where the Ukrainians held training camp before arriving in Quebec City some two weeks ago. Romania was chosen because that’s where coach Evgheniy Pysarenko now lives, and began holding camps for players after watching many youth fleeing Ukraine with hockey equipment in tow.
And the Romanian team’s presence in the tournament stems from Pysarenko, who recommended to the nation’s hockey officials to seek sending a team to the Quebec City tournament four years ago.
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SANTIAGO, Chile, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On a mission to revolutionize the way companies collect payments in Latin America, Toku, the platform optimizing collections for subscription companies, announced today that it has raised USD $7 million. The funding round was led by North American venture capital firm F-Prime Capital, accompanied by Wollef, Honey Island by 4UM and existing investors FundersClub and Clocktower. Individual investors such as Matías Muchnik (NotCo), Sebastián Kreis (Xepelin), Santiago Lira (Buk) and Daniel Guajardo (HealthAtom) also participated in the round. With the new injection of funding, Toku moves one step forward towards serving the 50,000 companies throughout Latin America and reaching over 100 million final consumers.
"The payment landscape in LatAm is highly fragmented, with 38 countries using their own payment infrastructure and over 39 currencies. Alongside fraud in the region, a major issue, payment acceptance rates are as low as 30% in some countries", said Rocio Wu, Principal at F-Prime Capital. "Toku's innovative technology streamlines payment options and provides a vertically-integrated SaaS solution for companies to charge more efficiently, and with greater control. Their digital, cost-effective solution makes Toku a promising player in the region's payments orchestration space, paving the way for LatAm businesses to accelerate digital transformation. As account-to-account transfers make headway across LatAm in the form of real-time payments platforms like Pix, SPEI and Transfiya, the recurring billing value proposition will become even more attractive".
Toku was founded in 2020 with the aim of providing subscription companies with a streamlined, intelligent software solution for collection management. The platform offers companies full control over their collection process, including the ability to use their own brand image and offer a comprehensive payment solution to their customers. In just over a year, Toku has grown significantly, increasing its revenue by over 7 times, and opening a new market in Mexico.
"With this latest investment, we are poised to continue revolutionizing the way companies collect payments in Latin America, with a goal of serving 50,000 companies and more than 100 million customers," said Cristina Etcheberry, Co-Founder & CEO. "Our main focus for investment and expansion is in Mexico, one of our most important markets. We'll be developing new offerings, improving existing products, and reaching new customers, as well as hiring more talent. We're also preparing to open new markets in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, and will begin a discovery process in new countries throughout the region."
Renowned companies such as Security SAT and Essbio have already adopted Toku's solutions with great results. Security SAT reduced its payment rejection rate by 80%, while Essbio increased its automatic payment enrollment by 72% after using Toku's services.
At Toku, the development, product, and sales teams work together to break down barriers and create a more democratic approach to development. This collaborative culture has allowed the company to bring new products to market more quickly, respond to customer needs more effectively, and create a more engaging work environment for its employees. By embracing a culture of experimentation and openness, Toku has set itself apart from its competitors and has established itself as a company that is committed to creating innovative solutions that meet the needs of its customers.
About Toku
Toku is revolutionizing the collection management process for subscription companies, providing intelligent payment optimization software that solves the problem of manual and inefficient collection in LatAm. Hundreds of companies such as Security SAT and Essbio optimize their collections under their own brand image, with full control over the process, and provide their customers with a comprehensive payment solution. For more information, please visit https://www.trytoku.com.
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With over two billion dollars under management and a global portfolio of more than 160 companies, we champion those dedicated to creating positive change in the world. In healthcare, we focus on therapeutics, medtech, and health IT & services in a stage-agnostic fashion. In technology, we focus on enterprise software, fintech and frontier tech; while we're early-stage investors by choice, we'll back exceptional teams at any stage. Our team of investors, engineers, doctors, and scientists is committed to bringing the insight, domain expertise, and relationships required to help our companies make a transformational impact.
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ALL OVER THE MAP
When Sea-Tac Airport disappeared for six months
May 26, 2023, 8:29 AM | Updated: 9:12 am
(Feliks Banel/KIRO Radio)
The history of the word “Sea-Tac” (or “Seatac,” or “SeaTac”) as an abbreviation for “Seattle-Tacoma” can feel a little murky sometimes.
As far as anybody knows, the name “Seatac” was first applied to a ship built in Tacoma and launched on July 28, 1926 – and that plied local waters for decades. In the late 1930s, the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation was nicknamed “SeaTac” by newspaper writers, and possibly by the company and its employees, too. And as far as the aviation world is concerned, the exact phrase “The Sea-Tac Airport” appears to have first been used in a newspaper – The News Tribune of Tacoma – on Jan. 3, 1943.
That newspaper appearance of the Sea-Tac name was in the headline for an editorial, which pointed with pride to the new $5 million airport gradually taking shape near Bow Lake. It also included a note of caution for the future – of the facility, and for the partnership that made it possible. That partnership, the newspaper felt, signaled an end to a rivalry stretching back to the railroad battles of the 19th century.
“One importance of the Sea-Tac airport should not be overlooked,” the editorial’s final paragraph began, “that it is the result of a joint endeavor of both communities. It should become a monument to the end of inter-city war [between Seattle and Tacoma], proof-positive of the value of cooperation between the two communities, which have so much in common, which have so much to gain by pulling together.”
That cooperation was tested early on, when Boeing CEO Phillip Johnson died in September 1944 of a heart attack at age 49, and Port of Seattle officials expressed a desire to rename the not-yet-open Bow Lake facility “Johnson Field.” Johnson justifiably gets a lot of the credit for Boeing’s incredible growth – and for the company’s string of successful military aircraft – during World War II.
It’s unclear how, but this first renaming effort passed away, too. But before it did, News Tribune editorial writers were at it again, expressing their feelings on Sept. 24, 1944, with an opinion piece headlined, simply, “Keep it Sea-Tac.”
And keep it Sea-Tac they did. Until another death, in another September, 39 years later.
On Sept. 1, 1983, longtime Democratic U.S. Senator from the Great State of Washington Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson passed away suddenly and unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm at age 71. Senator Jackson was a native son of Everett, and a somewhat hawkish lawmaker who always had Boeing’s back for the 40-plus years he served the Evergreen State in Congress.
Senator Jackson’s death came in the aftermath of the shooting down by the Soviet Union of a Korean Airlines 747 near Sakhalin Island – during a pretty scary chapter in Cold War history. That 747, of course, had been built by Boeing in Jackson’s hometown of Everett. In the tragedy that’s still not completely understood, all 269 people aboard the jetliner were lost. Senator Jackson had just spoken at a press conference and had condemned the downing of the plane before he went home to Grand Avenue, where he passed away.
On Sept. 13, as a tribute to the Senator – but without consulting any members of the public or, really, anyone – Port of Seattle commissioners voted to change the name of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Henry M. Jackson International Airport.
It’s hard to find a photograph nowadays, but many Seattleites can still recall visiting the facility that autumn and finding the cube-shaped time and temperature sign (that once stood in the median on the airport freeway approaching the terminal) rebranded, in sans serif font, white letters on dark blue backlit plexiglass: “Henry M. Jackson International Airport.”
Am I old-fashioned for STILL calling #Seattle‘s airport SeaTac?
What do YOU call it these days?
— Feliks Banel (@FeliksBanel) May 26, 2023
There was huge public outcry almost immediately in opposition to the name change. Tacoma residents and business leaders, and especially officials with the Port of Tacoma, were angry about having their city’s name taken off the airport since the shared name was part of the original deal struck in the 1940s to build – and to help fund – the airport, and to support its operations. While a small minority of local residents did support honoring Senator Jackson by changing Sea-Tac’s name, they were mostly drowned out by the controversy.
Letters to the editor were heavily weighed against the new name, and there was a poll commissioned that showed Puget Sound residents 5-to-1 in favor of changing the name back. There was even an advisory ballot in Tacoma in November 1983 about restoring “Tacoma” to the airport’s name, which was approved by a margin of 4-to-1.
One of the worries expressed by some was that the short version of the name – Jackson Airport – would be too easily confused with Mississippi. Another was that “Jackson” was simply devoid of any geographic reference to Seattle or Tacoma. In the port election that November, two incumbents were defeated, and the name controversy was at least partially blamed.
At a Port Commission public meeting on Feb. 15, 1984, at the old Renton Sheraton, the commissioners got an earful. A few days later, on Feb. 28, 1984, the commission voted 3-2 to change the name back. They decided, almost 40 years after first being told, to “Keep it Sea-Tac.”
Fortunately for tax payers – but not for fans of obscure or “ghost” road signs – WSDOT had decided early on in the controversy to wait things out and not make any changes to signage along I-5, I-405, and SR 509. Estimates were they saved about $35,000, by simply – and wisely – choosing to “Keep it Sea-Tac.”
Nearly 40 years after the Jackson Airport went away, the Port of Seattle has recently embraced “SEA” as the facility’s “brand” – the meaning of which its website describes in detail. “SEA” is the airport’s International Air Transport Association three-letter abbreviation or code — seen on tickets, luggage tags, and aeronautical navigation charts — and is how the airport is known in the travel industry around the world.
However, whatever the brand may be now or in the future, fans of the name “Sea-Tac” need not worry, the Port says, because “though the nickname Sea-Tac will be less prominent, it’s a name local people know and love. We recognize people will continue to use it, and that’s great!”
In other words, they’re going to Keep it Sea-Tac.
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WASHINGTON — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers.
Auto club AAA said in a travel forecast that this holiday weekend could be “one for the record books, especially at airports,” with more than 42 million Americans projected to travel 50 miles or more. Federal officials said Friday that the number of air travelers had already hit a pandemic-era high.
But for Manuel Castañeda Jr., 58, the day will be a quiet one in Durand, Illinois, outside Rockford. He lost his father, a U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam, in an accident in California while training other Marines in 1966.
“Memorial Day is very personal,” said Castañeda, who also served in the Marines and Army National Guard, from which he knew men who died in combat. “It isn’t just the specials. It isn’t just the barbecue.”
But he tries not to judge others who spend the holiday differently: “How can I expect them to understand the depth of what I feel when they haven’t experienced anything like that?"
1. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL PURPOSE OF MEMORIAL DAY?
It’s a day of reflection and remembrance of those who died while serving in the U.S. military, according to the Congressional Research Service. The holiday is observed in part by the National Moment of Remembrance, which encourages all Americans to pause at 3 p.m. for a moment of silence.
2. WHAT ARE THE HOLIDAY'S ORIGINS?
The holiday stems from the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union and Confederate — between 1861 and 1865.
There’s little controversy over the first national observance of what was then called Decoration Day. It occurred May 30, 1868, after an organization of Union veterans called for decorating war graves with flowers, which were in bloom.
The practice was already widespread on a local level. Waterloo, New York, began a formal observance on May 5, 1866, and was later proclaimed to be the holiday's birthplace.
Yet Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, traced its first observance to October 1864, according to the Library of Congress. And women in some Confederate states were decorating graves before the war’s end.
But David Blight, a Yale history professor, points to May 1, 1865, when as many as 10,000 people, many of them Black, held a parade, heard speeches and dedicated the graves of Union dead in Charleston, South Carolina.
A total of 267 Union troops had died at a Confederate prison and were buried in a mass grave. After the war, members of Black churches buried them in individual graves.
“What happened in Charleston does have the right to claim to be first, if that matters,” Blight told The Associated Press in 2011.
In 2021, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel cited the story in a Memorial Day speech in Hudson, Ohio. The ceremony’s organizers turned off his microphone because they said it wasn’t relevant to honoring the city’s veterans. The event’s organizers later resigned.
3. HAS MEMORIAL DAY ALWAYS BEEN A SOURCE OF CONTENTION?
Someone has always lamented the holiday’s drift from its original meaning.
As early as 1869, The New York Times wrote that the holiday could become “sacrilegious” and no longer “sacred” if it focuses more on pomp, dinners and oratory.
In 1871, abolitionist Frederick Douglass feared Americans were forgetting the Civil War’s impetus — enslavement — when he gave a Decoration Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery.
“We must never forget that the loyal soldiers who rest beneath this sod flung themselves between the nation and the nation’s destroyers,” Douglass said.
His concerns were well-founded, said Ben Railton, a professor of English and American studies at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. Even though roughly 180,000 Black men served in the Union Army, the holiday in many communities would essentially become “white Memorial Day,” especially after the rise of the Jim Crow South, Railton said.
Meanwhile, how the day was spent — at least by the nation’s elected officials — could draw scrutiny for years after the Civil War. In the 1880s, then-President Grover Cleveland was said to have gone fishing — and “people were appalled,” said Matthew Dennis, an emeritus history professor at the University of Oregon.
By 1911, the Indianapolis 500 held its inaugural race on May 30, drawing 85,000 spectators. A report from The Associated Press made no mention of the holiday — or any controversy.
4. HOW HAS MEMORIAL DAY CHANGED?
Dennis said Memorial Day's potency diminished somewhat with the addition of Armistice Day, which marked World War I's end on Nov. 11, 1918. Armistice Day became a national holiday by 1938 and was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.
An act of Congress changed Memorial Day from every May 30th to the last Monday in May in 1971. Dennis said the creation of the three-day weekend recognized that Memorial Day had long been transformed into a more generic remembrance of the dead, as well as a day of leisure.
In 1972, Time Magazine said the holiday had become “a three-day nationwide hootenanny that seems to have lost much of its original purpose.”
5. WHY IS MEMORIAL DAY TIED TO SALES AND TRAVEL?
Even in the 19th century, grave ceremonies were followed by leisure activities such as picnicking and foot races, Dennis said.
The holiday also evolved alongside baseball and the automobile, the five-day work week and summer vacation, according to the 2002 book “A History of Memorial Day: Unity, Discord and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
In the mid-20th century, a small number of businesses began to open defiantly on the holiday.
Once the holiday moved to Monday, “the traditional barriers against doing business began to crumble,” authors Richard Harmond and Thomas Curran wrote.
These days, Memorial Day sales and traveling are deeply woven into the nation's muscle memory. This weekend, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year — despite inflation, according to AAA.
The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 2.66 million people at airport checkpoints on Thursday, about 2,500 more than last Friday, and the highest number since the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2019. The Federal Aviation Administration had predicted that Thursday would be the busiest travel day of the holiday period, with more than 51,000 airline flights.
Meanwhile, Jason Redman, 48, a retired Navy SEAL who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he'll be thinking of friends he's lost. Thirty names are tattooed on his arm “for every guy that I personally knew that died.”
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RENO, Nev., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Itronics Inc. (OTC: ITRO) today reported to its investors on current Company progress through June 2022.
- GOLD'n GRO fertilizer sales for the second quarter ending June 30, 2022 totaled $1,081,971, an increase of 96 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
- GOLD'n GRO fertilizer sales for the six months ending June 30, 2022 totaled $1,534,844, an increase of 60 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
- Supply chain disruptions that affected the Company's GOLD'n GRO fertilizer manufacturing in 2021 were reduced significantly this year, improving manufacturing efficiency and delivery during the second quarter.
- "The increase in sales reflects our distributor's increasing preference for the GOLD'n GRO fertilizers," said Dr. John Whitney, founder and President. "Our 'Award Winning', environmentally friendly fertilizers improve crop quality and yield which is vital to growers as they focus on maximizing food production during a time of emerging food shortages."
- Mining company interest in the Company's Rock Kleen tailings processing technology is expanding with one contract for work on two separate projects for an operating gold mining company received late in the second quarter and two more projects with other companies in the proposal stage. Rock Kleen is a revolutionary, emerging technology that recovers residual precious metals, base and ferrous metals, nutrient materials, and industrial minerals from 'sub-ore grade' mine tailings.
- Itronics reports that work on the audit of its financial statements is progressing. Once Itronics' U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings are current, trading of the stock will resume for the general public.
"We would like to thank our investors for their continued support," said Dr. Whitney. "Our portfolio of 'Zero Waste Energy Saving Technologies' is making the world cleaner and greener, while the Company continues its drive to profitability."
About Itronics
Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, Itronics Inc. is a "Zero Waste Energy Saving Technology" Company that produces GOLD'n GRO multi-nutrient liquid fertilizers, silver bullion, and silver-bearing glass. The Company's environmentally friendly award winning GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizers are used extensively in agriculture in California.
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BALTIMORE — Another freezing start to the morning, with temperatures climbing into the upper 50s during the afternoon. A much needed warming trend starts to close out the work week and start off the weekend. Saturday will be the best day for outdoor activities as we'll be back in the 70s with plenty of sunshine. Sunday night will see some late rain showers move in and linger overnight for a drier and warmer work week settles in.
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Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — In the face of a major public backlash and internal questions over the decision to award Matt Araiza the punting job, the Buffalo Bills reversed course by cutting the rookie on Saturday, two days after a lawsuit was filed alleging the player and two college teammates gang-raped a teenager last fall.
The decision to cut ties with their sixth-round draft pick out of San Diego State comes after Buffalo cleared the way for Araiza to take over the punting duties by releasing returning veteran Matt Haack on Monday.
The Bills opted then to keep Araiza even while being aware of the allegations made against him since late July. The team then stood by the player by announcing it “conducted a thorough examination” into the matter a day after the lawsuit was filed.
Araiza’s release begins to ease a crisis which has shaken the team as reflected by coach Sean McDermott having difficulty containing his emotions while discussing the situation following a 21-0 preseason loss at Carolina on Friday night.
Without being specific, McDermott said he was unaware of some of the revelations that came out once the lawsuit was filed a day earlier, and repeatedly said the team has work to do to get to the truth.
“It’s not a situation we take lightly. I’m hurt, I understand they’re hurt,” McDermott said referring to Buffalo’s fanbase. “It’s not easy to hear about some of the things that I’ve heard about over the last several hours say. Haven’t slept a lot to be honest with you.”
McDermott made the call to hold out Araiza from playing against Carolina. The player watched the game from an undisclosed location while also issuing a statement through his agent, Joe Linta, which read: “The facts of the incident are not what they are portrayed in the lawsuit or in the press. I look forward to quickly setting the record straight.”
Without another punter on the roster, third-string quarterback Matt Barkley handled the punting duties.
A lawsuit filed in San Diego County Superior Court accused Araiza and two teammates of raping a then-17-year-old girl at a Halloween party at an off-campus home where Araiza had been living. A San Diego police investigation has been turned over to the district attorney’s office to determine whether to pursue charges. DA spokeswoman Tanya Sierra said Friday there was no timeline as to how long a decision will take.
In Buffalo, the focus shifts to why the Bills weren’t aware of the allegations against Araiza when selecting the San Diego State player in the sixth round of the draft in April. Though he was college football’s top punter last year, and earned the nickname “Punt God” because of a booming left leg, Araiza was the third punter selected in the draft.
It’s unclear whether Araiza informed the NFL about the allegations in the months leading up to the draft.
Executives from two different teams told The Associated Press they became aware of Araiza’s involvement in an incident during the draft process, but neither person knew the extent of the allegations. Executives from three other teams said they had no knowledge of the allegations against Araiza before the draft and only learned of the incident Thursday. All the people spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
Though it’s unclear when the Bills first became aware of the allegations, they knew by the end of July when Dan Gilleon, the lawyer representing the alleged victim identified in the lawsuit as “Jane Doe,” contacted the team’s legal counsel, Kathryn D’Angelo, by email.
“She seemed like she was concerned. She says she’ll get back to me, and then she never did,” Gilleon said. “I even followed up and said, `Hey, you guys haven’t talked to me and called me back like you said you would.′ And they just ignored that, too.”
Without saying when, Araiza’s lawyer, Kerry Armstrong, said he also informed his client to be upfront and inform the Bills about the allegations. Armstrong said he also kept in regular contact with the Bills over the past month to provide details of his own investigation into what happened.
“I 100% do not believe that he ever forcibly raped this girl or had sex with her while she was passed out or drunk or anything like that,” Armstrong said.
The Bills also conducted what they called a “thorough examination,” which eventually led to their decision to cut Haack.
The Bills also informed the NFL of the incident once they were made aware of it, a person familiar with the situation told The AP. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, wasn’t certain of the timeline.
The NFL declined to comment except to say it was aware of the matter.
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Associated Press writer Julie Watson and AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.
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Guest column: Remembering Bill Donovan
When a colleague passes away, it is unquestionably a time of reflection. And the case of former Gallup Independent journalist Bill Donovan, who died of pneumonia two weeks ago in California, is no different.
Bill was one of the most altruistic people I’ve had the privilege to know. And that quality was genuinely Bill. I remember a few years ago when we gathered in Bernalillo at the annual awards banquet of the New Mexico Press Association and Arlyssa Becenti, a new Independent reporter at the time, told Bill and I she’d never won an award in the profession. The three of us were sitting at the same table and the award was a group honor in which about six Independent reporters were recognized. Bill looked at me, then looked at Arlyssa, and exclaimed, “…You’re kidding. Well, you take it since this is your first one.”
Bill often thought of others first. He didn’t hesitate to help people to matter their station in life. It was first nature to him.
Bill and I were the political reporters at the Independent, often assigned front page stories. We were both members of the paper’s editorial board and were the true “political watchdogs.”
Nothing got past us and we emphasized the public’s fundamental right to know and it was our quest to cover all governments — city, county, state and tribal.
Bill’s passion was with reporting the news and he did so with a lot of confidence, waiting, when necessary, to get the story right. These are the character sets that I’ll miss as I pray for the safety and longevity of his family.
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NEW YORK (AP) — An asylum seeker was sexually assaulted by an armed guard at a federal building in New York City where the FBI has its offices, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.
Jimmy Solano-Arias, 42, of the Bronx, was charged in Manhattan federal court with deprivation of rights under color of law involving kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse. The charge carries a potential penalty of maximum sentence of life in prison. He lost his job after his arrest on May 5, a day after the attack is alleged to have occurred. He is free on bail.
According to a criminal complaint signed by an FBI agent, Solano-Arias admitted in a video recorded interview with federal agents that the asylum seeker performed oral sex but claimed it was consensual.
Michael J. Driscoll, head of New York’s FBI office, said in a release that the asylum seeker had come to 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan on May 4 to submit an asylum application.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Solano-Arias, who was employed by a company that provides armed security for the building through contracts with the Federal Protective Service, was tasked with keeping federal employees and visitors to the building safe.
Instead he “used his uniform and firearm to force a vulnerable individual who was seeking asylum to perform oral sex on him,” Williams said.
According to charging documents, Solano-Arias spotted the victim in a line and offered to assist him with paperwork.
He eventually led the man to a locked office on the second floor of the building where he put his hand on his holstered firearm and demanded that the man provide oral sex, a criminal complaint said.
Although he initially resisted, the man complied because he saw Solano-Arias’s hand on his firearm and feared for his life, the complaint said.
Afterward, Solano-Arias told the victim to wait in the office until the hallway was clear, and the man managed to record a brief video on his cellphone of Solano-Arias, the complaint said.
The victim immediately reported the sexual assault to authorities, identified Solano-Arias in a six-picture photo array, and provided enough information that federal agents confronted Solano-Arias when he arrived the next day, according to the complaint.
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Morant, Jackson lead Grizzlies past 76ers, 117-19
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Ja Morant had 28 points and eight rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 22 points and four blocks — one in the closing minute — and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-109 on Friday night.
Dillon Brooks finished with 17 points to help Memphis win for third time in four games.
Joel Embiid had 35 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Philadelpia. Tobias Harris added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Shake Milton had 17 points and six assists.
The Grizzlies led by 18 early in the fourth, but the 76ers had another push left, cutting the Memphis lead to single digits with about five minutes left and to 111-106 with three minutes to go.
But Memphis was able to hold off the run, with Jackson blocking a shot at the rim as Embiid went for a dunk with about 25 seconds left.
Both teams were coming off poor performances in Wednesday night losses. Philadelphia lost to Cleveland by 28 points, while Memphis lost to Minnesota, committing a season-worst 27 turnovers and going 18 of 30 from the free throw line.
Memphis led 64-54 at the half behind a strong second quarter. Morant had 20 for the Grizzlies.
TIP-INS:
76ers: Harris, who was questionable before the game with a non-COVID illness, started for Philly. …Harris had a season-high five 3-pointers. ... Have lost nine straight road games in the series. Philadelphia’s last win in Memphis was Dec. 26, 2012.
Grizzlies: With a 3-point play in the second quarter, Brooks passed Shane Battier for 11th on the franchise scoring list. … Adams had his second block in the game in the third quarter, giving him 650 in his career.
UP NEXT:
76ers: At Houston on Monday night.
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Sous vide cooking with Anova
Sous vide isn’t a common way to cook — but it’s getting more popular every day. Sous vide is a French term meaning “under vacuum,” and it’s pretty simple despite looking like an advanced cooking method.
Sous vide involves sealing food — usually meat — in plastic and submerging it in high-temperature water for a specific amount of time. A tool called an immersion circulator or sous vide cooker sits in the water, pumping it past a heating element that maintains a precise temperature.
Although this isn’t the most intuitive way to cook, sous vide cooking doesn’t have to be difficult. And once you start using it, you’ll immediately notice that the resulting meals are packed with the moisture and flavor that makes for a great culinary experience.
What are wet and dry heat?
Put simply, wet heat involves cooking methods that introduce water, and dry heat represents methods that draw water out or evaporate it. For example, boiling and steaming use wet heat, while frying and grilling use dry heat.
Foods such as packaged pasta require wet heat just to reconstitute and make them edible. Using wet heat to cook foods such as meat, though, draws valuable flavor from the meat and wastes it (unless you’re making stock or broth).
But dry heat leads to at least some degree of overcooking, even when you’re careful. It also causes evaporation. Both of these can damage or eliminate the chemicals responsible for delicious flavors and aromas.
Why sous vide cooking is special
Sous vide cooking technically uses wet heat because it doesn’t cause the meat to dry out. Unlike boiling or steaming, though, sous vide cooking doesn’t draw out flavor, because the sealed plastic layer means it’s a closed system.
Since sous vide cooking doesn’t dry food out or pull out important flavors, it can deliver the most succulent meat possible, with the perfect balance of juiciness and flavor. In fact, many professionals and cooking enthusiasts argue that nothing makes a better steak than sous vide.
Where Anova comes in
Anova makes a highly specialized line of products. Aside from sous vide cookers, it only manufactures what are called combination, or “combi,” ovens. Like Anova’s immersion circulators, its combi ovens are essentially consumer-focused versions of powerful machines found in professional kitchens. In that light, it’s no surprise that Anova sous vide circulators consistently get high marks from experts and rave reviews from owners.
Not only are Anova sous vide cookers efficient and reliable, they also offer wireless connectivity that lets you set the temperature and keep track of progress without repeatedly visiting the kitchen.
How sous vide cooking works
- Set up the sous vide bath. To save time, start by mixing hot and cold water from the tap until the sous vide cooker reads close to the desired temperature. You probably already have a stock pot that will work great, although square plastic containers save counter space and insulate slightly better for a more efficient process.
- Prepare the food. Pat the food dry, salt it and season it. Keep in mind that the salt will go a little farther than normal, since you won’t lose any during the grilling or pan-frying process. Despite what some sous vide fans claim, it’s best to salt meat before dropping it in the sous vide bath. Doing so helps it penetrate a millimeter or two deeper into the meat and has zero negative effects.
- Seal the sous vide bag. Place the food in the bag — standard zip-close food storage bags work well if you don’t have access to anything more heavy-duty. You can use a vacuum sealer and special bags that come with pumps and valves for extracting air, but you don’t have to. You can simply leave a small bit of the bag unzipped. Then lower it slowly into the water, keeping the open part dry until the water bath has forced out most of the air.
- Drop the food in the sous vide bath. Once the circulator reads the correct temperature, set the timer and drop the bag in gently. Connect the Anova app to your smartphone or tablet to monitor progress just in case.
- Stop cooking. When the timer’s up, remove the food from the water and let it rest. Smaller foods such as thin steaks and poached eggs can rest at room temperature, but anything thicker will need a quick bath in cold water. This stops the cooking process exactly when you want.
- If you’re cooking meat, sear it. Meat doesn’t look appetizing the moment you remove it from a sous vide bath. That’s because the dry heat of grilling and baking creates a browned layer that’s missing with sous vide. To get this layer, many people sear in a hot cast-iron skillet, but that can lead to accidental overcooking. A high-powered propane torch is better — small kitchen torches aren’t powerful enough to give steaks the perfect sear. Consider a specialized searing attachment, which spreads out the flame for more consistent results.
- Enjoy your meal. Once the sear’s been applied, plate your food and enjoy a succulent culinary delight.
Best Anova sous vide cookers
This one’s the most popular because it’s compact, relatively affordable and serves most people’s needs just fine. It connects to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth and has a 750-watt heating element.
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Anova Precision Cooker 1,000 Watts
Its more powerful element makes it a little more consistent than the Nano. It also offers slightly more reliable Wi-Fi connectivity in addition to removable clips instead of the fixed ones found on the less costly model.
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Driven by 1,200 watts and a pump flow of 12 liters per minute, this is the best choice if you frequently make large batches of sous vide dishes at home. Its only drawback is that it’s somewhat costly.
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Other tools that help with sous vide cooking
These durable bags are perfect for sous vide cooking a wide variety of foods. They’re washable and reusable and come with an optional pump that makes extracting air easy.
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Cuisinart Chef’s Classic 8-Quart Stockpot
This rugged stainless steel pot comes with a lid and handles and can help with a lot of kitchen tasks, including sous vide cooking.
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8-Quart Cambro Camwear Container
Cambro containers are exactly what pros use for a huge range of storage and food prep tasks in high-end restaurants. This 8-quart size is the right one for most home kitchens.
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This blowtorch attachment helps create the perfect sear after you pull a steak out of the sous vide water bath.
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This is one of the best handheld blowtorches in existence, no matter what you need it for. It’s the better of the two torch nozzles that work with the Searzall attachment. Use it with a short 1-pound propane cylinder for safe and effective searing.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important September 16, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TG Therapeutics securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the TG Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7662 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 16, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of Ublituximab (an investigational glycoengineered monoclonal antibody for the treatment of B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia ("CLL"), and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis) and Umbralisib (or UKONIQ, an oral inhibitor of PI3K-delta and CK1-epsilon for the treatment of CLL, marginal zone lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma); (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that TG Therapeutics would be able to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval of the marginal zone lymphoma ("MZL") and follicular lymphoma ("FL") (the "Umbralisib MZL/FL NDA"), the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application ("BLA") to the FDA for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib (together, "U2"), as a treatment for patients with CLL (the "U2 BLA"), the supplemental New Drug Application ("sNDA") for Umbralisib to add an indication for CLL and small lymphocytic lymphoma ("SLL") in combination with Ublituximab (the "U2 sNDA"), or the Ublituximab as a treatment for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis ("RMS") (the "Ublituximab RMS BLA") in their current forms; (3) as a result, TG Therapeutics had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (4) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Maserati is launching two special editions honoring Maria Teresa De Filippis, the first woman to qualify for a Formula 1 Grand Prix.
The 2023 Maserati Ghibli F Tributo Special Edition and Levante F Tributo Special Edition get unique design touches, including a saturated orange exterior color called Arancio Devil that was inspired by De Filippis’ nickname, “the she-devil.” A second model-specific color, Grigio Lamiera (gray), is also available.
The special editions roll on 21-inch wheels, with different designs for the Ghibli F Tributo and Levante F Tributo versions. Orange cars get cobalt blue wheel accents and badging; those items are finished in orange on gray-painted cars. Interiors get cobalt blue and orange contrast stitching with black or brown leather upholstery.
Eight years after the F1 series was inaugurated, De Filippis became the first woman to compete in an F1 race when she qualified for the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix in a Maserati 250F. She finished 10th—and last—in the race.
Prior to that, she competed in the 1955 Targa Florio in a Maserati A6GCS shared with Luigi Belluci, finishing ninth overall and fourth in the 2.0-liter class.
So the special editions not only honor a pioneer for women in motorsports, but also call back to Maserati’s racing heritage. Maserati is set to rejoin motorsports starting with a Formula E campaign set to kick off in 2023, and also plans to compete in the SRO GT2 European Series with its MC20 supercar.
Maserati hasn’t confirmed pricing or production volumes for the F Tributo Special Editions, but a spokesperson said they will only be available for the 2023 model year in the U.S. and Canada, with deliveries scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2023.
The Ghibli and Levante are nearing the end of their lifecycles. The Levante is expected to return with an electric powertrain as Maserati looks to phase out gas engines by 2030, but the Ghibli won’t be replaced.
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BOSTON (AP) — Prince William capped a three-day visit to Boston by meeting with President Joe Biden to share his vision for safeguarding the environment before attending a gala event Friday evening where he sounded an optimistic tone about solving the world’s environmental problems through “hope, optimism and urgency.”
The Prince of Wales paid homage to the late President John F. Kennedy, saying his Earthshot Prize was inspired by Kennedy’s audacious moonshot speech in 1962 that mobilized the nation to put astronauts on the moon. That same sense of urgency and scale is needed now to protect the environment, William said.
“In the same way the space effort six decades ago created jobs, boosted economies and provided hope, so too can the solutions borne of tonight’s Earthshot Prize winners,” William said.
The second annual Earthshot Prize offered 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) in prize money to each of the winners in five separate categories: nature protection, clean air, ocean revival, waste elimination and climate change. The winners and all 15 finalists will receive help in expanding their projects to meet global demand.
The winners, announced at Boston’s MGM Music Hall, were:
— A female-founded startup that’s providing cleaner-burning biomass stoves in Africa
— A United Kingdom company making biodegradable packaging from seaweed
— A “greenhouse-in-a-box” concept created to increase yields on small farms in India
— A technique for transforming atmospheric carbon into rock in Oman in the Middle East
— A woman-led effort to create a new generation of indigenous rangers in Australia.
Providing the star power for the glitzy show were Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle. The event also featured videos narrated by naturalist David Attenborough and actor Cate Blanchett. Prizes were presented by actor Rami Malek, comedian Catherine O’Hara, and actor and activist Shailene Woodley.
Before the event, William met privately for 30 minutes with Biden after the two shook hands and spoke briefly in the cold near the water outside of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library and Museum. As William walked down the steps in his suit, Biden, wearing in a black winter coat, shouted: “Where’s your topcoat?”
William also met Caroline Kennedy, the ambassador to Australia and the late president’s daughter, toured the museum with her, and told her that her father was “the man who inspired our mission.”
William and his wife, Kate, earlier attended a welcome Wednesday at City Hall and then a Boston Celtics game before the royal couple spent much of Thursday hearing about the threats of climate change and solutions in the works.
William became heir apparent less than three months ago with the death of his grandmother, the queen, but he already has been crowned Britain’s chief environmentalist. That was apparent during Boston visit, which earned praise for drawing attention to pollution and climate change and the need to scale up solutions.
“I just appreciate that they are using platform and publicity to bring attention to meaningful climate work,” said Joe Christo, managing director of Stone Living Lab, which researches nature-based approaches to climate adaptation and was among those who met the royal couple at Boston Harbor on Thursday.
“I do know his dad is a big environmentalist,” he said. “He seems to be doing a great job continuing that legacy.”
William is following in the footsteps of his environmentally minded grandfather Prince Philip — the late husband of Queen Elizabeth II — and more recently his father and Elizabeth’s successor, King Charles III.
William’s father, in his former capacity as prince, was for decades one of Britain’s most prominent environmental voices — blasting the ills of pollution. Last year, he stood before world leaders at a U.N. climate conference in Scotland and suggested the threats posed by climate change and biodiversity loss were no different than those posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Now that he is king, Charles is expected to be more careful with his words and must stay out of politics and government policy, in accordance with the traditions of Britain’s constitutional monarchy. This year, he did not attend the U.N. climate conference, which was held in Egypt.
The caution presents an opportunity for William to step into that role as the royal family’s environmental advocate and speak more forcefully about the issues once associated with his father.
There is no better example than the Earthshot Prize.
“It’s a huge deal to Prince William,” Joe Little, the managing editor of Majesty Magazine. “He knows he can attract attention from the most important people. That really is the core of the Boston trip.”
William and Kate got a firsthand look at some recent innovations at a green technology startup incubator called Greentown Labs, in Somerville. Among them were solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement.
“Climate change is a global problem, so it’s so important to have global leaders talking about the importance of taking action,” said Lara Cottingham, vice president of strategy policy and climate impact for Greentown Labs.
The couple’s first trip to the U.S. since 2014 is part of the royal family’s efforts to change its international image. After Elizabeth’s death, Charles has made clear that his will be a slimmed-down monarchy, with less pomp and ceremony than its predecessors. William and Kate arrived in Boston on a commercial British Airways flight.
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Today we sadly pay tribute to fallen Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby, a brave man who “died a true hero, in every sense of the word.”
One of two Alabama police officers shot when they responded to a shooting call at a Huntsville apartment complex has died.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall identified the slain policeman as Officer Garrett Coulter Crumby, 36. The wounded officer has been identified as Officer Albert Morin, 34.
Crumby’s wife, Taylor, said on Facebook, “Garrett died a true hero, in every sense of the word.”
“He was kind and funny and I in no way ever deserved a man of his character,’’ she wrote.
His mother, Jan Sherman, wrote a Facebook tribute saying it was “the worst day of my life.”
“I feel like I’m in a bad dream. The officers said Garrett was a hero. I know. He always was a hero. I haven’t deserved a son as wonderful as him. We will miss him forever. Please keep our family in your prayers as we navigate the loss of our precious son and brother.”
“This is a devastating loss for our department, the Huntsville community and the State of Alabama, HPD Chief Kirk Giles said. “We send our heartfelt condolences to the officer’s family as they mourn their loved one who made the ultimate sacrifice.”
“As we grieve with our fallen officer’s family, we have another officer fighting for his life,’’ the chief said. “Please keep all our officers and the entire department in your prayers.”
Marshall issued this statement: “Tonight, our State grieves the death of another member of the law enforcement community—one who, when called upon, ran toward danger in aide of a female victim,” said Marshall said. “Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby and fellow Officer Albert Morin were responding to an emergency domestic violence call for service when they were ambushed by an armed suspect.”
Juan Robert Laws, 24, was booked into the Madison County Jail just before 11 p.m. on a charge of capital murder of a law enforcement officer. That charge was obtained by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which is leading the probe into the deadly shooting.
Laws remains held without bond.
Crumby joined the Huntsville Police Department in 2020. He previously worked for the Tuscaloosa Police Department from 2013 until he left for Huntsville.
Just last year, Crumby was one of several officers praised for helping a man get home from the grocery store on a rainy night. Crumby gave the man a ride.
“It was dark. He was going to be walking down a heavily traveled road at night in inclement weather. So, it just made more sense to me to just give him a ride,” Crumby told WHNT News 19.
Huntsville police released information Wednesday afternoon on how to provide help to the family of slain officer Garrett Crumby as well as injured officer Albert Morin.
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Our hearts and prayers go out to Officer Crumby’s family, friends, Huntsville Police Department colleagues and the entire Huntsville community, as we also pull for Officer Morin’s recovery from injuries.
Rest in peace, Officer Crumby.
This tragedy is a reminder of the potential danger police face every day, and it happens on the heels of the Nashville elementary school shooting where we witnessed a body cam video of officers rushing into gunfire to stop the shooter. The Nashville attack killed 6, including three 9-year-old school children. No law enforcers were harmed in the Nashville shooting.
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IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Habit Burger Grill, the California-based restaurant company renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, fresh salads and more announces the grand opening of a new location in Las Vegas, NV. Located at 4434 N. Rancho Drive, the fast-casual restaurant will serve up its 'Habit Hospitality' beginning June 5th.
The restaurant will offer dine-in, takeout and drive-thru ordering. Curbside pick-up and delivery will be available via The Habit Mobile App and online at order.habitburger.com. Guests also have additional convenient ordering options including state-of-the-art indoor self-serve kiosks and delivery through DoorDash, Postmates and Uber Eats.
"We're thrilled to be partnering with Pinnacle Management Group LLC to expand our presence in Southern Nevada," said Iwona Alter, Chief Brand Officer at The Habit Burger Grill. "We look forward to serving up our award-winning Charburgers grilled over an open flame, signature sandwiches, delicious sides and more to our Las Vegas fans."
"We are so excited to open our fourth Habit Burger Grill drive-thru and eighth restaurant in Las Vegas! Our team can't wait to fire up our grills and serve the Northwest Las Vegas community," said Cesar Shih, Pinnacle Management Group LLC.
The Habit Burger Grill was named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" With its cooked-to-order mantra, The Habit Burger Grill's open flame sears a distinctive smoky flavor into their famous Charburgers, fresh marinated chicken, sushi-grade ahi tuna and tenderloin steak. Guests at The Habit Burger Grill can always count on freshly-made, handcrafted quality served up with genuine hospitality.
This Habit Burger Grill restaurant's dining room will be open Sunday – Thursday from 10:30am – 9:30pm with the drive-thru remaining open until 10:00pm and Friday – Saturday from 10:30am – 10:00pm with the drive-thru remaining open until 11:00pm.
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About The Habit Restaurants, Inc.
Born in Santa Barbara, California in 1969, The Habit Burger Grill is a burger-centric, fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing fresh, cooked-to-order chargrilled burgers and handcrafted sandwiches featuring grilled tenderloin steak, grilled chicken and sushi-grade ahi tuna cooked over an open flame. In addition, it features fresh handcrafted salads and an appealing selection of sides and shakes. The Habit Burger Grill was named the "best tasting burger in America" in July 2014 in a comprehensive survey conducted by one of America's leading consumer magazines, named in Thrillist's list of "Underrated Burger Chains that Need to be in Every State!" and featured in Newsweek's "America's Favorite Restaurant Chains 2022." The Habit Burger Grill has since grown to over 330 restaurants in 14 states throughout Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington as well as 13 international locations, seven in China and six in Cambodia. More information is available at www.habitburger.com.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis called Tuesday for a rejection of violence and respect for life as he mourned the dead from the “senseless shooting” during an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago.
In a telegram of condolence to Chicago’s archbishop, Francis said he was praying for the six people killed Monday and for “healing and consolation to the injured and bereaved.”
Quoting the Bible, he called for for everyone to “reject violence in all its forms and respect life in all its stages.”
The telegram to Cardinal Blase Cupich was signed by Francis’ secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
A shooter firing from a rooftop in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb sprayed the parade crowd with bullets, killing six people and injuring 30. Police detained a suspect but have not cited a motive. | https://www.koin.com/news/national/pope-prays-for-victims-in-us-july-4-parade-shooting/ | 2022-07-05 17:12:51 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/national/pope-prays-for-victims-in-us-july-4-parade-shooting/ |
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a portable and convenient washing device for golf balls," said an inventor, from Fairview Heights, Ill., "so I invented THE MUDDY BUDDY. My design would effectively remove debris from golf balls."
The patent-pending invention provides a quick and easy means of removing debris from golf balls. In doing so, it can be used to remove dirt, mud, sand, grass, or other such debris. As a result, it saves time and effort and it ensures that a ball is clean. The invention features a portable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for golfers. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Chicago sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-CWC-163, 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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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
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Brain Cancers Forum on Glioblastoma & Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Forum
SYDNEY, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, has been invited to the White House to participate in the Cancer Moonshot Brain Cancers Forum on Glioblastoma (GBM) & Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), to be held on Thursday, 25 May 2023.
In alignment with President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden's commitment to end cancer, the forum will bring together patients, caregivers, oncologists, researchers, and government officials to discuss and spur action against rare adult and pediatric cancers.
Forum participants will discuss strategies to improve outcomes for GBM and DIPG patients, share progress in research and drug development, learn about efforts to accelerate progress, and generate commitments for further action. Kazia's CEO, Dr. John Friend, was invited and will be participating in this forum.
The invitation for Dr. Friend to participate in the forum reflects the importance of Kazia's work in developing treatments for GBM and DIPG and reconfirms Kazia's position as a global leader in this field.
"We are honored to participate in the Cancer Moonshot forum on adult and pediatric brain cancer alongside global Neuro-Oncology thought leaders, researchers, US government officials and patient advocates," stated Dr. Friend. "Kazia is uniquely positioned to add tremendous value to the discussion because our lead clinical asset, paxalisib, is currently engaged in a number of brain tumor studies, including GBM and DIPG."
GBM is the most aggressive and most common primary brain cancer with a five-year survival rate of approximately 10%. Current therapies are limited to surgery, radiation and traditional chemotherapy. Kazia partnered with the Global Coalition for Adaptive Research in 2021 to evaluate paxalisib in an adaptive platform trial (GBM AGILE, NCT03970447) for which data is anticipated in 2023.
DIPG is a rare childhood tumor of the brain. There is currently no FDA-approved therapy for the disease, and median survival is just 9-11 months from diagnosis. Kazia partnered with the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) to evaluate paxalisib and ONC201 in an adaptive platform phase II trial (NCT05009992). Data from the study is anticipated in 2023.
In addition to GBM and DIPG, Kazia is currently supporting three US-based clinical studies to explore paxalisib for the treatment of tumor metastasis in the brain as well as several pre-clinical research collaborations to elucidate additional targeted treatment strategies for paxalisib in other tumor types. Results from these collaborations have been presented at the 2022 and 2023 meetings for the American Association for Cancer Research and 2022 meeting for the Society for Melanoma Research.
About Kazia Therapeutics Limited
Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA) is an oncology-focused drug development company based in Sydney, Australia.
Our lead program is paxalisib, a brain-penetrant inhibitor of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, which is being developed to treat multiple forms of brain cancer. Licensed from Genentech in late 2016, paxalisib is or has been the subject of ten clinical trials in this disease. A completed phase II study in glioblastoma reported promising signals of efficacy in 2021, and a pivotal study for registration, GBM AGILE, is ongoing, with final data expected in CY2023. Other clinical trials are ongoing in brain metastases, diffuse midline gliomas, and primary CNS lymphoma, with several of these having reported encouraging interim data.
Paxalisib was granted Orphan Drug Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in February 2018, and Fast Track Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in August 2020. In addition, paxalisib was granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Designation by the US FDA for DIPG in August 2020, and for atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) in June 2022 and July 2022, respectively. Kazia is also developing EVT 801, a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, which was licensed from Evotec SE in April 2021. Preclinical data has shown EVT801 to be active against a broad range of tumor types and has provided compelling evidence of synergy with immuno-oncology agents. A phase I study commenced recruitment in November 2021.
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HELSINKI -- Finland's Parliament on Thursday passed amended legislation on border security that allows for the closure of crossing points with Russia amid fears that Moscow could choose to send large numbers of migrants to the frontier.
The move by lawmakers came just two days after NATO's 30 members signed formal accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance -- an outcome that has angered Russia. The two Nordic nations' membership bids were approved at a NATO summit at the end of June in Madrid and several alliance members have already moved to ratify their accession.
The amendments approved by Finnish lawmakers will give the center-left government led by Prime Minister Sanna Marin wider powers to restrict border traffic in exceptional situations, particularly on the 830-mile border with Russia, the longest of any European Union member.
The changes would also allow Finland, a nation of 5.5 million, to build barriers and fences along the border with Russia if needed. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto was due to sign the amendments into law today.
The legislative reform was prompted by the government's concern that Russia would try to influence Finland by organizing large numbers of asylum-seekers on the border -- something that happened at northern Finnish crossing points in 2015 and 2016 as Russian authorities reportedly ushered thousands of asylum-seekers there.
The risk of such hybrid threats from Moscow is seen as being particularly high now that Finland has become an observer member of NATO, but not yet a full member enjoying the alliance's security guarantees, pending legislative approvals in all 30 member states.
Russia has repeatedly said over the past few years that it is against Helsinki and Stockholm joining NATO. But both Finland and Sweden decided to seek membership in the alliance after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
"The security situation in Finland and Europe has changed fundamentally in recent months, and especially the risk of a different kind of hybrid influence has increased," Finnish Justice Minister Anna-Maja Henriksson said in a statement.
"I'm glad that a new exception which covers hybrid threats, in particular, was added to the preparedness act so quickly with the broad support of the Parliament," she said.
After the ratification of Sweden and Finland's NATO membership by Canada, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Estonia, the Albanian Parliament on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favor of welcoming the Nordic countries as new members of the alliance.
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New Marketing and Engineering VPs Add Extensive Industry Expertise to Visual Communication Market Leader
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CloudApp, a leader in asynchronous visual communication for teams and individuals, has announced two new executive appointments to support and accelerate the next stage of company growth. The addition of Jana Lass as Vice President of Marketing and Sachin Lad as Vice President of Engineering brings a wealth of SaaS and cloud-based solutions experience to help CloudApp drive continued enhancements in distributed and remote communication.
These hires come at a pivotal moment for the company and market as rapid world-wide adoption of remote work has organizations and employees proactively seeking new ways to communicate more efficiently and effectively across distributed teams. CloudApp is uniquely positioned to address these needs by empowering users to quickly and effortlessly share contextualized information using visuals across a variety of formats including videos, screen recordings, gifs and screenshots. These hires will be instrumental in guiding CloudApp's continued growth as a market-leading asynchronous visual communication and workforce connectivity platform.
"We have seen incredible success at CloudApp following our Series A in January thanks to our customers, partners, investors and team." said Scott Smith, CEO of CloudApp. "I'm thrilled to add Jana Lass and Sachin Lad to our team. Their industry expertise will help us take that success to the next level, accelerate growth, continue expanding and enhancing our platform, and usher in a new wave of asynchronous communication to improve our working lives."
About the executives:
The new Vice President of Marketing, Jana Lass, brings over 10 years of marketing experience across cloud-based SaaS solutions scaling teams and driving growth. Prior to joining CloudApp, Lass led the marketing team at Censia, and held leadership roles at Cloudinary, and Imanis Data, later acquired by Cohesity.
"I'm honored to join the incredible team here at CloudApp as we make huge strides in helping people communicate better," said Lass. "CloudApp is one of those tools that changes the way you work and makes relaying information day-to-day 1000x more efficient and effective. It's quickly becoming as essential as email in today's work environment. It completely transformed how I work once I discovered it, and I can't believe I ever lived without it."
Sachin Lad, the new Vice President of Engineering, joins CloudApp with over 15 years experience building scalable and highly available service-oriented architectures. Having held roles in product development and engineering at organizations like AxiaMed, Sonos and Citrix, Lad will help drive further innovation, integrations and product advancements for CloudApp's growing community of over 5M users.
"Having a tool that makes visual communication seamless is a game-changer for businesses and individuals all over the world," said Lad. "I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity to join the CloudApp leadership team and to be able to contribute to furthering an already impressive and helpful tool."
To learn more about CloudApp, visit getcloudapp.com
About CloudApp
CloudApp is a productivity and collaboration platform for the modern workplace. CloudApp enables visual team collaboration through short, instantly-shareable screen captures and screen recordings. Through integrations with Slack, Atlassian, Asana, AdobeXD, Jira, Zapier, and others, CloudApp records and shares quick videos and screenshots on its easy-to-use platform for teams.
Trusted by its over four million loyal users at Fortune 500 organizations including Adobe, Zendesk and Salesforce, CloudApp customers are able to communicate effectively and asynchronously in an increasingly remote work landscape. Visual communication for every team. Connect with CloudApp today at https://www.getcloudapp.com.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An alleged senior leader of a predominantly Muslim rebel group that ousted the president of Central African Republic in 2013 pleaded not guilty Monday to seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.
A court spokesman said the opening of the trial of Mahamat Said marked the end of a long wait for justice for victims in the mineral-rich but impoverished Central African Republic.
The country’s people “have been already waiting a long period of time. It is almost nine years now,” to see a member of the Seleka rebel group stand trial at the global court, spokesman Fadi El Abdallah told The Associated Press.
After a court officer read out charges including torture, unlawful imprisonment and persecution, Said told a three-judge panel: “I have listened to everything and I am pleading not guilty.”
Said, 52, is accused of running a detention center in the capital, Bangui, called the Central Office for the Repression of Banditry, from April to August 2013 where he and dozens of Seleka rebels allegedly held prisoners perceived as supporters of ex-President Francois Bozize in inhumane conditions and subjected them to torture and brutal interrogations including whipping and beating them with truncheons and rifle butts.
The court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, told judges that his team would prove Said’s guilt at a trial that is expected to last months. Prosecutors are expected to call 43 witnesses.
“By the end of this trial, you will be convinced that in relation to all seven counts Mr. Said will be found guilty,” Khan said.
He said that Said was “not a passive spectator” but an active participant in crimes, hunting down civilians and bringing them to the detention center “knowing exactly what he had planned for them, what a nightmare awaited them under his control and custody.”
Defense lawyers are scheduled to make an opening statement after the prosecutors have finished.
Fighting in Bangui in 2013 between the Seleka rebels, who seized power from Bozize, and a mainly Christian militia called the anti-Balaka left thousands dead and displaced hundreds of thousands more.
The Hague-based court has also detained two alleged commanders of the anti-Balaka, Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, who are standing trial together.
“For 10 horrendous months, the Seleka ruled Bangui,” Khan said. “To say they governed would be an abuse of the English language. They ruled by diktat, by fear, by terror.”
Khan said the name of the detention center was a misnomer.
“This was no office to repress banditry. This was no location to assess any criminal conduct,” he said. “This was a torture center designed as such to spread terror, hardship and pain.”
Sarah Pellet, a lawyer representing victims in the trial, said that the “screams of the tortured prisoners they heard … still echo in their heads today.”
She said that “the suffering inflicted on the victims we represent is such that words cannot describe it. Over time, their scars have for the most part faded, but they still suffer in their flesh and their minds.”
Khan told judges that witnesses in the case would include survivors and witnesses of torture, including “insider” witnesses who worked with Said.
Khan showed a photo of a young man who was trussed up in a method of torture used at the camp. The image showed deep lacerations in the man’s arms.
“Years later, it is all too apparent. Marked for life because the prosecution allege Mr. Said did not intervene, did not protect, did not lift a little finger or use any iota of his authority to alleviate their suffering. Rather, he deliberately exacerbated it in any way he could.” | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/ap-alleged-central-african-republic-rebel-goes-on-trial-at-icc/ | 2022-09-26 14:05:15 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/ap-alleged-central-african-republic-rebel-goes-on-trial-at-icc/ |
A climber died and another was stranded over the weekend in a Texas national park where rock climbing is banned.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park was notified on Saturday that a member of a climbing party had fallen off an edge and appeared to be unresponsive.
Search and rescue teams worked from the afternoon through the evening to access the remote site.
Air support was provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety and aircrews from C Company 2-227th MEDEVAC out of Fort Hood.
YOSEMITE VALLEY TO REOPEN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED AS CALIFORNIA FLOOD THREAT SUBSIDES
Additional support was provided by Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County Fire Department, Carlsbad Fire Department, Dell City Fire Department, firefighters from Olympic National Park, Culberson County Sheriff’s Office and the Culberson County Ambulance Service.
A rescue team eventually reached the fallen climber on Sunday morning and found that they were deceased.
The stranded climber was rescued on Sunday morning as well.
One member of the park's rescue team sustained an injury and was transported to El Paso for care.
BODY OF COLORADO MAN RECOVERED AT CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK IN UTAH
Access to the Pine Springs area was restricted for emergency traffic during the incident, but has since reopened.
"Guadalupe Mountains National Park staff are saddened by this tragedy and our entire park community extends sincere condolences to the family and friends of those involved," Superintendent Eric Leonard said in a statement.
The National Park Service wrote to remind visitors that rock climbing – including the use of technical aids, rappelling or unaided free climbing – is prohibited in all areas of the park.
The agency explained that most of the rock within Guadalupe Mountains National Park is highly fractured limestone.
"These conditions are prevalent throughout the park and create loosely jointed rock that is easily dislodged, resulting in dangerous climbing conditions," it warned. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/1-texas-climber-dead-1-rescued-in-national-park-where-rock-climbing-is-banned/article_58ac3350-766f-5838-b3e0-00c3a5023adf.html | 2023-05-03 15:41:03 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/1-texas-climber-dead-1-rescued-in-national-park-where-rock-climbing-is-banned/article_58ac3350-766f-5838-b3e0-00c3a5023adf.html |
What is a hedge trimmer?
Hedge trimmers are powered yard machines with one or two rows of cutting teeth that slice through small-diameter foliage. People use hedge trimmers to cut back growth, level the tops and sides of hedges and even sculpt shrubs into geometric and fanciful shapes.
How does a hedge trimmer work?
Most hedge trimmers cut the same way as a big pair of scissors, with two cutting blades moving in opposite directions. Budget hedge trimmers have one moving blade and one fixed blade, half as efficient and not as well-balanced.
How to choose the best hedge trimmers
There are three important measurements to keep in mind when choosing a hedge trimmer.
- Cutting width: The length of the blades on the cutting bar determine how wide a swath you can trim with one path.
- Cutting diameter: The spaces between the teeth are what limit the thickness of branches you can cut. Residential hedge trimmers typically have short gaps between their teeth while commercial trimmers are capable of cutting thicker branches.
- Weight: People use hedge trimmers with their arms extended or overhead, positions that can quickly tire you out.
Gas-powered
When assessing gas hedge trimmers, look at the engine displacement, usually shown in cubic centimeters, where larger numbers mean bigger engines and more power.
Best gas-powered hedge trimmers
Echo 24-Inch 2-Stroke Gas Hedge Trimmer
The 24-inch RazorEdge blade is reciprocating and double-sided. The 21.2 cubic centimeter engine uses a 50:1 ratio of 89 or higher octane fuel to motor oil and has a highly efficient air filter for longer engine life.
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DeWalt 22-Inch 27 cc 2-Stroke Gas Articulating Hedge Trimmer
The articulating head has a 135-degree range of motion and is usable with DeWalt string trimmers and other attachments. The ergonomic handles make it easy to guide and control this 17-pound machine.
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Troy-Bilt 22-Inch 2-Stroke Gas Articulating Hedge Trimmer
This 25 cc machine starts easily with its prime, flip and go system and fits all Troy-Bilt attachment accessories. It weighs 11 pounds and has a head that rotates a full 135 degrees for getting in tight spots.
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Battery-powered
Check the numbers for volts and amperes. The larger the numbers, the greater the power and the longer the battery will last on a single charge.
Best battery-powered hedge trimmers
Ryobi 24-inch 40 Volt Cordless Battery Hedge Trimmer
The dual-action steel blades reduce vibration, the rotating gear handle is made for trimming at all angles and the debris remover clears clippings while you trim so you don’t have to. This 8-pound trimmer has the power to cut through 1-inch limbs.
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Black and Decker 20-Volt Max Cordless Battery Powered Hedge Trimmer
This 5.4-pound trimmer is easy to handle and control with its built-in T handle and full-length trigger. The 18-inch dual action blade is made of hardened steel for reduced vibration.
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DeWalt 22-inch 20-Volt Max Lithium-Ion Cordless Hedge Trimmer
The 22-inch blade on this 6.4-pound trimmer has laser-cut hooked teeth for clean, quick cuts up to three-quarters of an inch thick. The battery has a built-in power indicator and a no-load run time of up to 75 minutes per charge.
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Corded
All corded electric hedge trimmers operate on standard 120-volt household current.
Best corded hedge trimmers
Sun Joe 4 Amp 120-Volt Corded Pole Electric Hedge Trimmer
This trimmer has 21-inch hardened steel blades, an adjustable pivoting head and a 95-inch shaft that gives you an effective reach of 13 feet for safe trimming without climbing a ladder. It has a 50-foot cord, weighs 8.8 pounds and can handle branches up to seven-tenths of an inch thick.
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Makita 25-inch 4.8 Amp 120-Volt Corded Electric Trimmer
The two-hand operating design means the motor runs only when the grips are held with both hands. The built-in clutch protects the gears by automatically disengaging when the blade binds and the transparent hand guard gives you a clear view of the work area.
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Earthwise 18-inch 4.5 Amp Pole/Hedge Trimmer Multi-Tool
You get a hedge trimmer and a pole saw with a 16-foot cord and an 8-foot reach in a single tool that weighs less than 10 pounds with the shoulder support strap attached. The trimming head angle adjusts from 60 to -20 degrees to fit in tight places.
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Old school
If you are really interested in sculpting bushes and hedges, use a hand-powered hedge trimmer to get the level of detail you won’t get with a powered hedge trimmer.
Best old-school hedge trimmer
Fiskars 9-inch Power-Lever Steel Telescoping Handle Hedge Shears
You get twice the cutting power with the power-lever technology that extends the handle from 24 to 32 inches and locks at any length in between. The serrated blades are self-sharpening and grip the twigs and branches for clean, sure cuts.
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Missouri terminates emergency rule to limit trans care for minors, some adults
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials terminated the Republican attorney general’s emergency rule that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults.
The move was announced Tuesday without explanation on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website. The website says: “This emergency rule terminated effective May 16, 2023.”
The rule would have required adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s spokesperson did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Bailey’s move comes less than a week after the Missouri Legislature approved a ban on minors starting care. Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, is expected to sign that law.
The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit in late April seeking to block the rule, which would have made the state one of the first in the country to limit transgender care for adults. The lawsuit alleged the attorney general didn’t have the authority to use the state’s consumer protection law to block access to transgender-affirming care.
A judge later put the rules on hold until July.
Bailey filed his rules with the secretary of state in Apirl. They included a new therapy requirement that created an 18-month waiting period for care.
The rule would have required people to have experienced an “intense pattern” of documented gender dysphoria for three years and to have received at least 15 hourly sessions with a therapist over at least 18 months before they could receive treatment. Prospective patients also would be required to be screened for autism, and any psychiatric symptoms from mental health issues would have to be treated and resolved.
The attorney general’s office has said there are 12,400 Missourians who identify as transgender. The office has estimated that 600 to 700 Missourians would begin treatment in the next year.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — A bus caught fire after hitting a truck on a highway in western India early Saturday, killing at least 11 passengers, an official said.
Another 24 people were injured and taken to a hospital in Nashik, a city in Maharashtra state, said Eknath Shinde, the top state elected official.
Most passengers were sleeping when the bus caught fire around 5 a.m. and the vehicle was completely burned, the Press Trust of India news agency said.
Shinde said the cause of the fire is being investigated.
Nashik is nearly 200 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.
Hundreds of thousands of people are killed or injured annually on India’s roads. Most accidents are blamed on reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Bus-catches-fire-in-India-killing-11-and-17495269.php | 2022-10-08 03:31:54 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Bus-catches-fire-in-India-killing-11-and-17495269.php |
Company positioned highest for ability to execute for second year in a row
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesys®, a global cloud leader in customer experience orchestration, has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contact Center as a Service1, for its ability to execute and completeness of vision. This recognition makes Genesys an eight-time Magic Quadrant Leader.
Placed highest for ability to execute, the company attributes its continued recognition to its native customer and employee experience capabilities, expansive worldwide partner and developer ecosystem, as well as a focus on furthering its digital and journey analytics capabilities.
"Today, for organizations to succeed in a hyper-competitive landscape, they must be able to quickly adapt to market trends and people's increasing expectations. With proven digital and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies of the Genesys Cloud CX™ platform, organizations of all sizes across all industries can deliver the people-centric experiences their customers and employees expect," said Olivier Jouve, executive vice president and general manager, Genesys Cloud CX.
As the pioneer of Experience as a Service®, Genesys is helping businesses scale empathy to foster increased trust and loyalty with customers and employees. The company's all-in-one composable cloud product, Genesys Cloud CX, is seeing rapid customer adoption with more than 660,000 users on its platform, up 65% year over year (July 2021 to July 2022). Genesys Cloud CX customers using at least two digital channels have increased 70% in the same period, and now more than 85% are also tapping into its workforce engagement management capabilities. In addition, 80% of Genesys customers are using the platform's APIs natively, or with our partner integrations, to address new and interesting use cases within their industry and/or business, generating billions of API calls monthly.
"Our goal is to deliver exceptional customer service to all our customers regardless of their preferred channel, and our digital strategy is an important part of that. Through its automation, text and speech analytics, and omnichannel capabilities, the Genesys Cloud platform is helping us transform our call center to a value center," said Ceri Davies, manager of Customer Center at Virgin Atlantic. "The continuous release of updates is a game changer and we're jointly working together toward future innovations that could benefit our customers."
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A major shift in how Major League Baseball is played. About time, too.
Aaron Judge aiming at his own home run record, Shohei Ohtani trending with every pitch and swing, Dusty Baker trying to win another World Series ring.
All-Stars in different spots, a new scheduling concept featuring each team facing all 29 opponents.
If it sounds like these plot lines are from a movie — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes to mind — it’s true.
Opening day is Thursday and the full slate includes games at Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium. And good news for fans — there’s no snow in the forecast at any of them.
TICK-TOCK
Manny Machado drew the first pitch clock violation in spring training and it was nuisance. A game between the Braves and Red Sox ended on a clock call and it was a novelty.
Chances are, if Max Scherzer or Nolan Arenado or some other intense star gets timed out in a key spot, it could go nuclear.
But MLB realized it had to do something to cut all the dead periods when absolutely nothing was happening. Well, except for hitters adjusting their batting gloves or pitchers pawing at the rubber. So with games routinely dragging on for more than three hours, the slowdown is getting sped up.
The sport that never had a clock suddenly has them all over the park. Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and the rest of the pitchers get 15 seconds to throw with nobody on base, 20 seconds with runners on. Vladimir Guerero Jr., Mookie Betts and the hitters need to be ready.
The early returns were good, spring training games lasted nearly a half-hour less this year. But remember, that was in Clearwater, Tempe and Lakeland — it might be a lot different, especially early in the season, when umpires begin pointing to their wrists at Busch Stadium, Camden Yards and Petco Park.
VERY SHIFTY
NL home run champ Kyle Schwarber, 2020 World Series MVP Corey Seager and a bevy of left-handed boppers should benefit hugely by this rule change. Because from now on, those pull hitters won’t face a wall of three infielders on the right side.
Defensive shifts dominated the game in recent years, a big reason why batting averages plummeted so sharply. José Ramírez, Cody Bellinger and other lefties increasingly found themselves being thrown out from shallow-to-medium right field.
No longer. Realizing that shifts were a winning strategy on the field but a losing proposition with fans, MLB banned them. These days, two infielders must be standing on each side of second base. And no playing deep on the grass to rob hits, either — Dansby Swason, Jeremy Peña and other infielders need to be on the dirt.
One likely effect: With more grounders sneaking through for singles, look for the number of no-hitters and near-gems to drop.
SHO OR GO?
All eyes will be on Shohei Ohtani when he starts for the Los Angeles Angels on opening day at Oakland. Here’s what fans will really watch: Where will the two-way sensation wind up?
Quite possibly the most popular and talented player on the planet, Ohtani clinched the World Baseball Classic for Japan and earned the MVP trophy by striking out Angels teammate Mike Trout.
Ohtani can become a free agent after this year. He’s never reached the postseason since joining the Halos in 2018 — Trout, a three-time MVP, has never won a single playoff game, but that’s another matter.
At 28, it’s hard to imagine Ohtani sticking around Anaheim after yet another lost season. If they don’t start winning soon, the Angels can either trade him to a very ambitious team or risk letting him walk away for nothing.
STAR SCRAMBLE
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom bolted New York for a greener field in Texas. Three-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander, a model of power pitching, now on the mound for the Mets.
Trea Turner smoothly slid over to join pal Bryce Harper on the Phillies. Xander Bogaerts livened up a San Diego lineup that already included sluggers Manny Machado, Juan Soto and the suspended Fernando Tatis Jr.
AL batting champion Luis Arraez was traded from Minnesota to Miami and former MVP José Abreu signed with the World Series champion Houston Astros.
Maybe the most intriguing newcomer: Red Sox outfielder Masataka Yoshida. He powered Japan in the WBC and was penciled into the Boston cleanup spot even before his major league debut.
EXTRA BAGGAGE
We get it: Stolen bases are for suckers, modern metrics show they’re not worth the gamble. Miami’s Jon Berti stole 41 last season and topped the majors; it was the lowest total for the MLB leader since 1963, when Maury Wills and Luis Aparicio each swiped 40.
Execs hope bigger bases that are 18-inch squares, up from 15-inch squares, will help entice more speedsters to try. It cuts down the distance between the bags by a few inches. They “look like a pizza box,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. Pitchers also will be limited in how many pickoff throws they can make.
Note to MLB: If you really want to get Randy Arozarena, Bobby Witt Jr. and Ronald Acuña Jr. on the run, see Andrés Giménez and others drop down more surprise bunts, open up hitting lanes and just increase overall offense, here’s a better idea — shorten the bases to 88 feet.
The NFL spruced up its game by moving back the extra-point line, making the PAT a more competitive play and prompting coaches to go for two. The NBA overhauled its sport way back by adding the 3-point arc. We know baseball has its hallowed distances — 90 feet and 60 feet, 6 inches — but they don’t have to stay that way forever, especially not with younger audiences eager for more action.
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Former Mountaineer Jevon Carter had his best performance of the season Saturday night.
Carter logged a season-high 18 points, and made five 3-pointers, in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 108-94 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Carter’s performance was key as the Bucks played without league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
“He got hot there in the third quarter, and actually had to leave him in he was so hot,” Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer said after the game. “It’s great when a player starts feeling, the basket starts looking big. I thought he made some good passes, too, some play-making things. Defensively, he can kind of bother people. … We’re fortunate to have Jevon to do all that.”
Carter made five shots from the floor, including four 3-pointers, in the third quarter alone.
The win moved Milwaukee to 9-0 on the season, as the Bucks are the only team in the NBA without a loss this year. It’s also the best start in franchise history.
Carter’s 18 points Saturday match his best scoring output since joining Milwaukee last season. He most recently scored 18 points in a lopsided loss to the LA Clippers in April.
“Jevon is a super competitive guy, competes on both ends, talks, wants to get better – that’s the biggest thing. As an NBA player, you got to want it,” said Bucks forward Bobby Portis. “He wants it. He puts the time in, put the work in. I was with him all summer, in August and September, and he really made strides, and seeing his progression and his game grow.”
His five made 3-pointers, however, are the most he’s made in one game since joining the team, and the fourth-most of his professional career. His career-high came during his first season in the Association, when he drained eight 3-pointers for the Memphis Grizzlies, leading to a career-high 32 points.
Carter is averaging 5.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game this season. He is also averaging a career-best 1.7 steals per contest. That tied for the ninth-best mark in the NBA.
The defensive specialist has collected at least one steal in all nine games this season. He has also been featured in the starting lineup for every game this season.
Mountaineer fans will be able to watch the former WVU great in action on national TV on Friday, Nov. 18, as he and the Bucks take on the Philadelphia 76ers on ESPN beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/carter-scores-season-high-18-to-help-bucks-stay-unbeaten/ | 2022-11-06 18:53:23 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/goldandbluenation/carter-scores-season-high-18-to-help-bucks-stay-unbeaten/ |
NEWFANE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is putting farmers on alert of a group of people allegedly going around and doing surveillance of local farms and animals.
Niagara County legislator Shawn Foti says this is an example of “vegan extremism,” with animal activists taking it too far and looking to possibly steal animals from local farms.
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office sent out an alert Tuesday to farmers on this.
Law enforcement says people associated with these movements usually drive up to local farms and try to conduct surveillance to get information about the livestock, and possibly take the animals.
On Saturday, a ‘Right to Rescue Summit’ was held in the City of Tonawanda. Information about the meeting was posted on social media to encourage people to rescue animals, and the Sheriff’s Office says the group who ran the meeting is recruiting people to do this.
Over the weekend, deputies say two farms in the Newfane area reported suspicious activity.
Legislator Shawn Foti, a Republican, represents Newfane and says there’s more to the story.
“I don’t think it was these specific farms in general that they were targeting, this all stems back from the issue that happened last year in Newfane with the alleged theft of the cows,” Foti said.
Foti is referring to the criminal case against the owner of an animal sanctuary who was charged last summer with grand larceny and is accused of stealing another farm’s cows.
Tracy Murphy of Asha’s Farm Sanctuary initially refused to give the cows back, but they were eventually returned to the owner. That case has led to protests on both sides, as her court case continues to play out. Murphy’s felony has been reduced to a misdemeanor and there’s a gag order in the case.
“I believe vegan extremism is when these folks with their ideology of being vegan or animal rights takes it to the next level of committing crimes and harassing our farmers,” Foti said, “People are allowed to have their First Amendment right to free speech and to advocate for these animals but some are taking it too far and they admit to actually taking it into the illegal realm.”
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office says it will stay on top of this issue and any suspicious activity along these lines should be reported to police.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and impose sanctions on influential gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, nicknamed “Barbecue.”
The resolution would also impose sanctions on other Haitian individuals and groups who engage in actions that threaten the peace, security or stability of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, according to the final draft obtained by The Associated Press.
Council diplomats said the 10-page draft resolution was put “in blue” — a final form that can be voted on — late Tuesday with a vote to be held Wednesday afternoon. They spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement.
Daily life in Haiti began to spin out of control last month just hours after Prime Minister Ariel Henry said fuel subsidies would be eliminated, causing prices to double. Gangs blocked the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal, leading to a severe shortage of fuel at a time when clean water is also scarce and the country is trying to deal with a deadly cholera outbreak.
The resolution drafted by the United States and Mexico only singles out Cherizier, a former police officer who leads an alliance of Haitian gangs known as the “G9 Family and Allies,” as a target for a travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo. But it would establish a Security Council committee to designate other Haitians and groups to be put on a sanctions blacklist.
“Cherizier and his G9 gang confederation are actively blocking the free movement of fuel from the Varreux fuel terminal — the largest in Haiti,” the draft says. “His actions have directly contributed to the economic paralysis and humanitarian crisis in Haiti."
Cherizier also “has engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti and has planned, directed, or committed acts that constitute serious human rights abuses,” the draft resolution says.
While serving in the police, it says, he planned and participated in a deadly attack in November 2018 in the capital’s La Saline neighborhood where at least 71 people were killed, over 400 houses destroyed, and at least seven women raped by armed gangs.
In a video posted on Facebook last week, Cherizier called on the government to grant him and G9 members amnesty and to void all arrest warrants against them. He said in Creole that Haiti’s economic and social situation is worsening by the day, so “there is no better time than today to dismantle the system.”
He outlined a transitional plan for restoring order in Haiti. It would include creation of a Council of Sages with one representative from each of Haiti’s 10 departments to govern the country with an interim president until a presidential election could be held in February 2024. It also calls for restructuring Haiti’s National Police and strengthening the army.
“The country is (facing) one crisis after another,” Cherizier said. “During all these crises, the first victim is the population, the people in the ghettos, the peasants.”
The draft resolution expresses “grave concern about the extremely high levels of gang violence and other criminal activities, including kidnappings, trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants, and homicides, and sexual and gender-based violence including rape and sexual slavery, as well as ongoing impunity for perpetrators, corruption and recruitment of children by gangs and the implications of Haiti’s situation for the region.”
It demands “an immediate cessation of violence, criminal activities, and human rights abuses which undermine the peace, stability and security of Haiti and the region.” And it urges “all political actors” to engage in negotiations to overcome the crisis in Haiti and allow legislative and presidential elections to be held “as soon as the local security situation permits.”
Political instability has simmered ever since last year’s still-unsolved assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who had faced opposition protests calling for his resignation over corruption charges and claims that his five-year term had ended. Moïse dissolved Parliament in January 2020 after legislators failed to hold elections in 2019 amid political gridlock.
Haiti has been gripped by inflation, causing rising prices that have put food and fuel out of reach for many Haitians, and exacerbating protests that have brought society to the breaking point. Violence is raging, making parents afraid to send their kids to school. Hospitals, banks and grocery stores are struggling to stay open. Clean water is scarce and the country is trying to deal with a cholera outbreak.
The president of neighboring Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, recently described the situation as a “low-intensity civil war.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Monday the U.S. and Mexico are preparing a second U.N. resolution that would authorize an international mission to help improve security in Haiti, whose government issued a “distress call” for the people of the crisis-wracked nation.
Thomas-Greenfield said the proposed “non-U.N.” mission would be limited in time and scope and would be led by “a partner country,” which was not identified, “with the deep, necessary experience required for such an effort to be effective.” It would have a mandate to use military force if necessary.
She said the proposed mission was in response to an Oct. 7 call by Prime Minister Henry and the Haitian Council of Ministers for international assistance to help restore security and alleviate the humanitarian crisis. It also reflects one option suggested in a letter from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the council Oct. 9 that called for deployment of a rapid action force by one or several U.N. member nations to help Haiti’s National Police, she said.
Mexico’s U.N. Ambassador Juan Ramon De La Fuente Ramirez said earlier Tuesday that he expected action “very, very soon” on the sanctions resolution, “and then we’ll have to start working on the second one which is going to take a little more work and a few more days.”
Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador Dmitry Polyansky told the council Monday that Moscow can’t support “attempts to push through a sanctions resolution” and agreed to look into imposing restrictive measures only after considering their “efficiency,” targeted nature and humanitarian consequences. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UN-to-vote-on-sanctions-to-curb-violence-crime-17518742.php | 2022-10-19 05:25:41 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/UN-to-vote-on-sanctions-to-curb-violence-crime-17518742.php |
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cordoba Music Group, which includes highly-respected and iconic brands such as Cordoba Guitars and Guild Guitars, is excited to announce that long-time industry veteran, Heiko Starke, has accepted the position of Sales Manager for its European direct operations. This territory includes Germany, Austria, Benelux, and Spain. Effective immediately, Heiko will be taking over all sales related operations from current European Business Manager Ralf Benninghaus-Fliedner, who will continue to work with CMG management in areas of strategy and brand development.
Heiko Starke comes to CMG with over 28 years of experience in the musical instrument industry, many of them in leading positions at Fender Musical Instruments GmbH and Musik Meyer GmbH.
"We are excited to have Heiko who is extremely self-motivated, and an internationally experienced sales professional join the CMG team and look forward to continued success with him leading the charge," says Ralf Benninghaus-Fliedner.
Cordoba Music Group is a leading manufacturer and distributor of acoustic and electric guitars, ukuleles, and musical instrument accessories. CMG's brands include Cordoba Guitars®, Guild Guitars®, HumiCase®, and DeArmond®, which are globally distributed and used by musicians around the world. Other CMG brands include Savarez® and Aquila® strings, of which CMG acts as primary importer and U.S. distributor to retail stores. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, CA, and distribution and manufacturing facilities are located in Oxnard, CA.For more information, visit www.cordobamusicgroup.com.
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Hartland trustee under fire for flying misogynistic flag during Hometown Celebration
Hartland residents shared their outrage at Monday's Village Board meeting after a village trustee flew a flag with misogynistic language on it during the Hometown Celebration parade on June 26.
Six residents spoke about the incident during public comment. According to residents, village Trustee Tom Truttschel, who was elected to the position in April, flew a flag in his yard on East Capitol Drive along the Hometown Celebration parade route that read, "Jo and the Ho Gotta Go," referring to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Multiple neighbors took offense at the slur used on the flag. Hartland resident Courtney Marschalek said that when she saw the flag before the parade, she confronted Truttschel and asked him if he would take the flag down because she "found this sign really offensive as a neighbor and a woman."
Marschalek said that Truttschel told her that he could keep the sign up because of "freedom of speech." She reiterated that "calling any woman this word was offensive." She said he responded by saying again that it was his freedom of speech and that he didn't want it to be political; he then asked her to leave.
"I was pretty disappointed and dismayed by that response, to put it mildly," Marschalek said. "It got me wondering, Where is the line? If your village is going to allow signs that call women degrading names, what does this teach everyone, including our kids? Even kids with the most basic reading skills could’ve read this sign. We claim to be against bullying yet allow these signs to be hung up in our village?"
Truttschel told the Journal Sentinel that he put the flag on the tree as "political satire" for the parade. He said he took it down after having it up for less than an hour and that was his plan the whole time.
"I was at my residence enjoying time with many friends preparing for the parade, like I have for the past 24 years," he said. "There was a woman who I had never met before who apparently was a neighbor from a block or so away. There was a flag hanging from a tree that was political satire that she didn’t like, and we had a nice, respectful conversation.
"I said. 'I’ll consider what you're saying and appreciate you saying that to me. Let's move on.'"
The flag drew the attention of many local residents who spoke at the meeting. Paul Harker-Murray began his public comment by taping a photo of the flag in front of Truttschel.Village President Jeff Pfannerstill had it removed.
"What you’re saying and showing the sign are fine," Pfannerstill said. "I just want to be careful. Even if someone did something degrading, and that’s not good, I just want to make sure we keep it around our issue, regardless of how you want to direct it. It just can’t be a personal attack like the taping up. I’m just explaining that that’s why I asked for it to be taken down."
Harker-Murray shared his opinions about the flag afterward.
"When that sign was put up, a sign that was on my child’s parade route in Hartland, it called the vice president of the United States a whore," Harker-Murray said. "I think that’s wrong. Not because I agree with all of her political opinions, but because I think it is degrading and shallow and ignorant and stupid. It called my wife a whore. It called my sister a whore. It called my mother a whore. It called every women in this country a whore, and it was insulting to all of these women and also the men who respect them.
"I believe in free speech, and you could put whatever sign in your yard that you want, but the question is should you?"
Other residents shared concerns about the offensive language toward women, especially from an elected official.
"Some of the signs put up over the years have disturbed me on both sides of the political spectrum," said Lori Taylor Ciesko, who works at an elementary school teacher in the Hartland-Lakeside School District. "For the kids to see this sign, specifically, I didn’t think I would be able to explain to any of these young children what (the word) meant. We can do better. We can do a lot better as a community."
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Taylor Ciesko said she has seen flags and signs like this in the past.
"We’ve seen political signs like that around town for the last six years, things about any Democratic candidate. Before Kamala it was Hillary (Clinton)," she said. "We live in a very red area. We all know this. I’ve lived in other places before, and I have never seen as much hate as I have in this small village. I have no problem with political discourse, but disparaging women and girls, especially in a time like this, he should’ve known better."
No trustees, including Truttschel, responded to any of the comments during the meeting. Once public comments closed, Pfannerstill noted that the board does not respond during public comments, although it has happened in the past at the village president's discretion.
"There are times where people will say something back, so someone can," he added. "I don't know if a board member is. I know I, myself, other that just stating that, am not at this time saying anything. It’s a lot to process."
On Tuesday, Pfannerstill told the Journal Sentinel that "the village does not regulate free speech on private property." He did not want to comment further on the incident.
Truttschel said the flag is no longer up. He added that he "wasn't acting in a village capacity" when he put up the flag.
"I will tell you, I am a man of integrity," he said. "I’ve lived in Hartland for 24 years, have a wife of 33 years and three beautiful young ladies I’ve raised, and I will always respect women ... I felt things can get taken out of context. Anyone who knows me in the village knows I am a man of respect and integrity."
Ongoing problem
Multiple residents stated that offensive signs like the one in question are nothing new to the area. Marschalek said the same flag is often seen in the garage of a neighbor two doors away from Truttschel's residence.
Residents also recalled aggressive acts of signs being stolen or destroyed during Pride Month in June 2021 in Hartland.
"I’ve lived here for 20 years and was part of the community prior to that," said Val Wisniewski. "I love Hartland, and I’ve raised my children here. But over the past four years, things have definitely gone downhill, and it’s made me question whether or not I want to remain in Hartland anymore. It’s unfortunate that certain things and certain signs and actions have happened that speak louder than the rest of the good people I know who live in the community."
As residents see more offensive and aggressive signs publicly displayed, some are calling for action to prevent further "hate speech" from being shared.
"I feel like this is reprehensible for an elected official to feel they can fly that flag, because it represents Hartland," Marschalek said. "It really concerns me because the presidential election will get closer and closer, and if we don’t do anything about these signs of hatred now, it’s going to keep getting worse and worse. We need make a rule in Hartland that you can’t be flying these signs that have hate speech on them."
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GAINESVILLE — Ventrell Miller’s first dose of competitive football left a bad taste.
The hunger and passion Florida’s star linebacker exhibits on the field has been there since Miller was 4 or 5 years old. Flag football with the Lakeland Predators just wasn’t his cup of tea.
“He said, ‘I don’t want to go play the flag ball,’” Eva Davis recalled this week. “‘I want to go and hit somebody.’”
Billy Davis, listening to his wife, chuckles at the memory of their grandson.
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SEC ball carriers surely cringe at the idea of Miller torpedoing every atom of his 6-foot, 221-pound frame in their direction.
“Since back in high school and even before that, I’ve just been a physical guy,” Miller said. “When I hit somebody, I either want him to stop or go backwards. I like to be the hammer.”
Missouri served as the nail last Saturday.
Miller’s 11-tackle day during a 24-17 win was as dominant and inspired a performance by a Gators defender in some time. Miller aims to do it again Saturday night in the Swamp against LSU.
“I’m waiting on that,” he said after the Missouri game.
Staying power
Miller is no one-hit wonder.
From the time he was a boy, nothing or no one got in Miller’s way. This included his maternal grandmother’s cherished white picket fence at the Davis residence.
After the Miller boys knocked it down one too many times, Eva told Ventrell and older brother Antonio to hit the road.
“She said, ‘You can’t play in the yard anymore,’” Antonio said.
This was no small order. The hard-hitting Miller always had a soft spot for Davis, and the feeling was mutual.
“He was a big grandma’s boy,” Antonio said. “Oh god, ‘grandma’s boy!’ Seriously. So if my grandma kicked him out of the front yard, just know she meant it.”
Undeterred, Miller took to the asphalt of Enterprise Street like a Mack Truck. Playing on the dead-end road in front of his grandparents’ home, he held his own with older neighborhood boys when he wasn’t manhandling his age division in Pop Warner.
Football was a year-round pursuit and passion that would take the Millers a long way.
Antonio, 25, would become an All-MEAC linebacker in 2018 at Florida A&M. Ventrell is the unquestioned tone-setter for the Gators.
“Ventrell is what being a University of Florida football player is all about,” first-year coach Billy Napier said. “He is the example.”
A long journey
The 23-year-old’s commitment, character and talent have been tested by scandal, injury and time.
Before Miller left for Gainesville, Billy Davis warned his grandson about life away from home. Yet the week before his first game, Miller was among nine players suspended for the 2017 season after making various purchases with stolen credit card numbers — in Miller’s case totaling $550.
“I don’t know for some reason or another he listened to the wrong voices,” Davis said. “That really taught him and helped him and grounded him and put him back in the right perspective. Everybody ain’t good or ain’t right, so you have to make good decisions.
“He was down for a minute. We tried to encourage him. He thought he had lost everything.”
Three years later, two of them as a starter, Miller’s career was derailed again.
After leading the 2020 Gators with 88 tackles, Miller tore his biceps tendon during a 2021 visit on Week 2 to USF and underwent season-end surgery.
Miller could have stood pat on a solid body of work, sold himself at the NFL Scouting Combine and Gator Pro Day, and likely been a late-round draft pick. Instead, he capitalized on the NCAA’s COVID waiver to play a sixth season.
Yet once again, injury quickly intruded.
A week after Miller recorded 9 tackles in the season-opening upset of Utah, he left the Kentucky game in the second half with a foot injury, 6 tackles and the Gators leading before falling 26-16.
After watching 24.5-point underdog USF gash the Gators for 286 rushing yards during a 3-point Florida win, Miller returned at around 70% capacity to tally 6 stops and force a fumble during a narrow defeat at Tennessee.
A regimen of rehab, icing and game-day injections have kept Miller playing.
“You’ve got extra time in the training room, you’ve got a number of things that you’re doing around the clock and got to get back in position to where you can do your job for the team,” Napier said. “It requires discipline, it requires toughness. Ventrell is a great example to a lot of people about how to go about your business.”
Finding his niche
Miller’s road from Lakeland to Gators team leader began with his commitment to UF in June 2016 prior to his senior season at Kathleen High.
At the time, Miller was a 3-star recruit on the fringe of the top 75 in-state recruits. Locally, though, he made his own mark at the alma mater of Ray Lewis located on the city’s west side and in the shadow of powerhouse Lakeland High.
“They weren’t used to seeing people hit hard every week like that,” Antonio said. “I still don’t understand how he wasn’t a 5-star.”
Miller starred for Irving Strickland’s 9-2 2015 squad. But as one of five boys of a struggling single parent, Miller did not make the summer camp circuit where reputations and rankings are made.
“There weren’t a lot of people that knew about him,” said Anthony Troutman, Miller’s linebackers coach at Kathleen. “It’s gotten to the point where you go to the right camps and do a lot of camp drills, that’s what people look at. ‘Oh, he’s a 5-star.’ That’s just how it is now.”
A recruiting video available on YouTube showcases a succession of highlight-reel hits and game-changing moments during a 104-tackle season, including a goal-line interception in overtime against Tallahassee Leon.
Miller’s senior season included a rare upset of crosstown rival Lakeland and ended with him named Polk County defensive player of the year.
“It just took time for people to really start to see,” Troutman said. “It’s what I mean by just keep playing. Opportunities start to come, but you have to be ready for those opportunities.”
Long before he became one of the SEC’s top linebackers, Miller was a hard-nosed running back capable of 300-yard games in Pop Warner.
He could have run for more.
“Coaches used to get mad and would be hollering at him because whenever he ran the ball he loved to run people over,” Eva Davis said. “He would get the ball and he would find somebody. The coach wanted him to go for a touchdown and he wanted to tackle somebody.”
Miller saw his change to break away during summer workouts prior to his freshman season at Kathleen. Instead lining up with the running backs, Miller joined the linebackers.
“I’m like, ‘Bro what are you doing?’” recalled Antonio, then a junior starter. “He stayed over there and said, ‘I’m playing linebacker.’ I could not understand it for nothing in the world.’
Miller’s big bro and the college football world now understand: linebacker is Ventrell Miller’s calling.
“When you have a talent in an area, if you follow it up then you find out how good you are at it,” Billy Davis said. “He just had a natural love for it. All he wanted to do was to get out there and hit something.”
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Juul seeks to halt FDA order banning sales of its e-cigarettes in US
(AP) - Juul on Friday asked a federal court to block a government order to stop selling its electronic cigarettes.
The e-cigarette maker asked the court to pause what it calls an “extraordinary and unlawful action” by the Food and Drug Administration. The company filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington as it prepares to appeal the FDA’s decision.
The FDA said Thursday that Juul must stop selling its vaping device and its tobacco and menthol flavored cartridges.
The action was part of a sweeping effort by the agency to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays.
To stay on the market, companies must show that their e-cigarettes benefit public health. In practice, that means proving that adult smokers who use them are likely to quit or reduce their smoking, while teens are unlikely to get hooked on them.
The FDA said Juul’s application left regulators with significant questions and didn’t include enough information to evaluate any potential risks. Juul said it submitted enough information and data to address all issues raised.
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EAST UNION TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for the person(s) who placed either an explosive device in a mailbox.
State police say the unknown person(s) placed a small explosive or firework in a mailbox on Creek Road in East Union Township Saturday morning around 11:30.
The firework/explosive went off in the mailbox and caused damage, and police say, the person(s) involved then took off.
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GOP opens another investigation of Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Biden Cabinet members, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, received a letter Friday from House Republicans as they launched the second investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a series of letters to senior leadership at the White House, Department of Defense, State Department and others requesting a tranche of documents related to the end of America’s longest war.
“The Biden Administration was tragically unprepared for the Afghanistan withdrawal and their decisions in the region directly resulted in a national security and humanitarian catastrophe,” Comer said in a statement. “Every relevant department and agency should be prepared to cooperate and provide all requested information.”
Republicans have been vowing to press President Joe Biden’s administration on what went wrong as the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 and the U.S. left scores of Americans and thousands of Afghans who helped them over the years in grave danger. Now with the power of the gavel, GOP lawmakers are elevating that criticism into aggressive congressional oversight, and on a topic that has been met with bipartisan support in the past.
In a statement, the State Department said that while it does not comment on congressional correspondence, the agency is committed to working with congressional committees.
“As of November 2022, the Department has provided more than 150 briefings to bipartisan Members and staff on Afghanistan policy since the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan,” the statement continued. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The letters Friday come nearly one month after Rep. Mike McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, opened his own investigation into the deadly withdrawal, requesting documents from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
McCaul’s letter outlined a request for all communications around the lead-up to pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. He also made it clear that his committee, which has jurisdiction over the matter, also plans to investigate the after-effects of the withdrawal, including on the hundreds of thousands of Afghan allies left behind.
The Trump administration agreed late in its term to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan in May 2021, with the former president saying in 2020, “Now it’s time for somebody else to do that work.” But Republicans are intent on reminding Americans that it was Biden who was in charge when the Taliban took over.
And the criticism over the issue began in a bipartisan manner, with several Democrat-led committees pledging to investigate what went wrong in the days and weeks after the withdrawal.
U.S. officials have said they were surprised by the quick collapse of the military and the government, prompting sharp congressional criticism of the intelligence community for failing to foresee it.
In a congressional hearing last spring, senators questioned whether there is a need to reform how intelligence agencies assess a foreign military’s will to fight. Lawmakers pointed to two key examples: U.S. intelligence believed that the Kabul government would hold on for months against the Taliban, and more recently believed that Ukraine’s forces would quickly fall to Russia’s invasion. Both were wrong.
Military and defense leaders have said the Afghanistan collapse was built on years of missteps, as the U.S. struggled to find a successful way to train and equip Afghan forces.
Last year, a watchdog group concluded it was decisions by Trump and Biden to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan that were key factors in the collapse of that nation’s military.
The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, mirrors assertions made by senior Pentagon and military leaders in the aftermath of the withdrawal. Military leaders have made it clear that their recommendation was to leave about 2,500 U.S. troops in the country, but that plan was not approved.
In February 2020, the Trump administration signed an agreement with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, in which the U.S. promised to fully withdraw its troops by May 2021. The Taliban committed to several conditions, including stopping attacks on American and coalition forces. The stated objective was to promote a peace negotiation between the Taliban and the Afghan government, but that diplomatic effort never gained traction before Biden took office in January 2022.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Terry Roberts scored 20 points, Kyeron Lindsay had a double-double and Georgia held off Miami of Ohio for a 77-70 win on Monday night.
Mekhi Lairy's jumper capped a 9-2 Redhawks run and brought Miami within 73-70 with 26 seconds left. But Georgia's Justin Hill made 2 of 4 foul shots, Roberts sank two and Miami missed a basket and turned it over on its final possession to end it.
The Bulldogs (2-1) built a 10-0 lead and reached their largest margin of the night when Kario Oquendo buried a 3-pointer with 6:55 before halftime for a 27-10 advantage. Georgia led 38-28 at intermission.
Lindsay scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds and Hill scored 12.
Lairy scored a career-high 34 points for Miami (1-2), Billy Smith scored 12 and Anderson Mirambeaux 10.
Georgia won its only prior game against Miami coming in the semifinals of the 2001 Rainbow Classic in Honolulu.
The Bulldogs now are 6-0 all-time against teams currently in the Mid-American Conference. The Bulldogs are 2-0 against Buffalo and Miami plus wins over Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Michael Block walked out after signing his scorecard at Colonial on Friday afternoon with his cap turned backward, his shirt untucked and still with a smile on his face after a grueling 36 holes and being at the bottom of the 120-player field.
A week after the club pro from California became a sensation for everyday golfers by finishing tied for 15th in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill, Block was looking forward to finally getting home and playing with his black Labrador in the backyard. Only then, he said, would he be able to fully exhale and reflect on how much his life has changed in the past week.
“I’m not trying to do anything, period. I’m just playing golf,” the 46-year-old Block said. “That’s what I know to do.”
After a week of intense attention with countless media interviews, thousands of texts and messages that included one from Michael Jordan, and a late sponsor’s exemption to play in the Charles Schwab Challenge, the exhausted Block never got his game going at Colonial — “I have no legs,” he said. He still felt good with his irons, short game and putter, but hit only 11 of 28 fairways over two rounds.
“Even when I hit it good, it would land over the bunker and then bounce back in the left of the bunker when it shouldn’t,” he said. “I think I felt the wrath of the golf gods this week, which I get it. I completely get it, and I don’t blame them for it because they gave me a lot of positive things last week.”
His 4-over 74 on Friday was seven strokes better than his opening 81 that began with three consecutive bogeys, included a par after an approach off a cart bridge and ended with three double-bogeys the last four holes.
There were consecutive birdies in the second round, a 19-foot putt at No. 18 before making his turn with a 4-footer at the par-5 first. But there were also two more double-bogeys, though Block doffed his cap to a receptive crowd and more shouts of “Block Party!” after walking onto the No. 9 green to finish his final hole.
Block had a flight scheduled Friday evening to go home to California, seven days after originally planning to return from the PGA Championship in New York.
“So if that gives you any confidence on how much I had of making the cut at the PGA Championship. My whole family, everybody, everyone that even came out to watch me last weekend was scheduled to go out on Saturday,” Block said. “For me to finish 15th and make the cut and be there on Sunday and for whatever happened happened is insane because we were all going home Saturday morning. … Life changed a little bit since then, and I’ve enjoyed every single moment.”
From the moment he showed up at Colonial, Block shook hands and greeted volunteers, jumped into selfies and signed autographs for fans young and old. More than two hours after his final putt Friday, he was still near the clubhouse mingling with fans.
“I thought I was just going to hit a chord with like 40-year-olds— with the dad bods, which I think I did,” he said. “But I think I hit a chord with all the other ones too, which is really, really cool. I met a lot of young people and old people and middle-aged people and whatever else. It’s my appreciation to them all. I just want to say thank you.”
After some time at home playing with Messi, the black lab, and reuniting with members and friends at Arroyo Trabuco in Mission Viejo, California, where he is the head pro, Block will get another chance on the PGA Tour. He has a sponsor’s exemption to play at the RBC Canadian Open in two weeks.
“I can’t wait for Canada,” he said. “I cannot wait to get to Toronto.”
The Block party isn’t completely over yet.
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Disruptive Web3 and Metaverse technology company from the Nordics is going global with ambitious plans
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reltime AS is pleased to have forged a strategic collaboration with leading Nordic corporate finance boutique Eminova Partners AB, which acts as its financial adviser. Gearing up for global expansion, the Oslo-headquartered company is seeking to attract local, regional and global partners and investors. Reltime leverages its trailblazing technology, ecosystem and trusted partnerships to help create an inclusive New World for everyone, everywhere.
"Eminova Partners is assisting us with expanding our game-changing company's international shareholder base and fuelling our global growth journey," says Peter Michel Heilmann, CEO, Reltime. "In order to become a leading player all over the world, we are focussed at attracting purpose-driven expansion capital. This will enable us to rapidly scale up and increase the pace of adoption of our unique Web3 financial ecosystem on all continents. Reltime is continuing building out our core infrastructure and onboarding new strategic partners in order for them to launch their own, unique, Web3 financial platforms for the benefit of their growing customer base. Reltime is creating long-term value not only for today but also for tomorrow's generations."
"Reltime shares our Nordic surety and trust, accountability, and responsibility hand-in-hand," says David Ahlroth, CEO, Eminova Partners. "As Reltime is rapidly scaling up its state-of-the-art Web3 and Metaverse B2B2C financial technology and B2B2C partnerships globally, we are assisting the game-changing company with securing new purpose-driven investors. Reltime has invested 300,000 development hours and four years of hard work to get to where the company is today. We are therefore very pleased to be strategically collaborating with this global frontrunner and game changer from the Nordics."
Reltime is disrupting a multi-trillion-dollar industry, eliminating the middleman, completely. Taking technology, innovation and user experience to the next level, Reltime:
- is experiencing high demand for its white-label, three-week FastTrack to Web3 and global Web3 financial platform, with a rapidly-growing pipeline of deals world-wide;
- is a first-mover B2B2C fintech for good company with a scalable business model operating in fast-growing Web3 and Metaverse markets;
- is committed to becoming the leading, preferred and trusted financial Web3 and Metaverse partner for people and businesses anywhere in the world;
- has built its proprietary technology from the bottom up, including eKYC;
- is building a series of next-generation Decentralised Exchanges (DEX) for global commodity trading, precious metals, fairtrade, land acquisition, sports clubs and other uses, with the added ability to offer IDOs and IGOs (Initial Decentralised and Gaming Offerings);
- is developing and will be launching Reltime's next-generation Web3 Metaverse biometric payment card with digital ID and cold storage in collaboration with Nasdaq-listed IDEX Biometrics ASA;
- is continuously building new, state-of-the-art, easy-to-use, low-cost PayTech, RegTech, Web3 and Metaverse solutions for financial and non-financial (B2B2C) partners in every corner of the world.
Seeing is believing: if you would like to have a personal live demonstration to review how Reltime works, a virtual or face-to-face meeting can be arranged upon request.
About Reltime
Reltime has built the world's first global Web3 financial ecosystem on top of Reltime's proprietary Layer 1, Proof of Authority blockchain. The company is leading a growing, global family of people, merchants and businesses large and small, taking back control of their finances, identity and assets in a whole new way. Reltime believes in putting financial power squarely in the hands of people and businesses in a decentralised, easy, seamless, real-time and low- to no-cost way—dramatically reducing the cost of financial transactions. It envisions making Web3, Metaverse and decentralised finance the new normal for billions of people as well as millions of merchants and businesses world-wide. Reltime offers a unique gateway to companies wishing to enter the Web3, Metaverse and blockchain space. End-users of Reltime's B2B2C partners can move, lend, borrow, earn, swap, stake, interact, transact and do more with money in and to 150 countries in less than five seconds—bypassing any middleman.
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Based in Stockholm, Eminova Partners aims at becoming the leading corporate finance adviser within the small and midcap segments. Its team consists of advisers with over 125 years of accumulated experience from various transactions within Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, and Mergers and acquisitions (M&A). With a wide array of contacts across the European financial markets, an innovative hands-on approach and elegant financing solutions, Eminova Partners seeks to build long-term relationships with both investors and clients alike, reaching beyond the Nordic borders. https://eminovapartners.se/en/
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UVLADE, Texas — All of the victims injured in the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are now out of the hospital.
University Health announced on Twitter that the final patient from the shooting was released Friday.
They shared a video of 10-year-old Mayah Zamora walking down a hospital hallway and handing out roses to the nurses and other staff.
Those around her clapped, chanted and cheered as she made her exit.
Zamora was in the hospital 67 days after she was injured when a gunman opened fire inside Robb Elementary School in May.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed.
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Mexicans relish tamales, savoring tradition and nostalgia
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least three times a week, Mexico City bus driver Nicolás Cuatencos stops by a stand selling tamales to pick up a “guajolota,” or “turkey.” It’s a corn husk-wrapped corn dough and salsa delicacy slid into crusty bun, and it’s been his weakness since childhood.
“The flavor, the dough, all of that is really good,” a smiling Cuatencos said recently.
But tamales are not only delicious and a high caloric way to fuel the work day. They also invariably carry nostalgia for millions like Cuatencos, who remembers his grandmother preparing tamales for family celebrations and religious festivals like Candlemas Day on Feb. 2.
On that day, Mexican tradition has it that whoever found the baby Jesus figurine in the Rosca de Reyes cake eaten on Three Kings Day on Jan. 6 has to buy tamales for the family on Feb. 2.
Even outside that holiday, vendors set up stands across the city before dawn at subway stops and street corners where tamales steam in giant pots fired by gas burners or charcoal. Other vendors slowly pedal big tricycles down streets offering tamales, which can also be wrapped in banana leaves or other foliage.
Tamales date to pre-Hispanic times when Olmecs, Mexicas and Mayas prepared them for religious rituals, offerings and even placed them in tombs. They have persisted for centuries, spinning off an array of varieties and adjusting to ingredients like the pork and lard brought by Spanish conquerors.
A single offering of the dish is called a tamal in Spanish. It comes from the Nahuatl word “tamalli,” which means wrapped.
Tamales are eaten in countries throughout the region under other names like “humita,” “pamonhas,” “hallaca” and “guanime.” But the sheer variety achieved in Mexico is unmatched, said chef and gastronomy researcher Ricardo Muñoz Zurita. He has identified 25 families of tamales in Mexico, which themselves have innumerable variants based on ingredients, wrappings and size.
The tradition comes from a time when farmers would bring their ears of corn to the church for a priest to bless the kernels set aside for the planting of the next crop.
From north to south, hundreds of savory and sweet tamal varieties proliferate in Mexico.
“The popularity of the tamal is so great that I don’t think they’re going to stop making them in this century because it is not an isolated dish, there is a total tamal culture,” Muñoz Zurita said.
Just like his parents and grandparents did, Cuatencos, the 45-year-old bus driver, said he will gather with his wife, children and other relatives Thursday to celebrate Candlemas.
“My kids found the figurine in the cake, but I will bring the tamales,” he said, assuring that it is his way of passing the tradition on to his children. “Tamales are going to survive many generations because they are passed from generation to generation.” | https://kion546.com/news/2023/01/30/mexicans-relish-tamales-savoring-tradition-and-nostalgia/ | 2023-01-31 08:23:52 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2023/01/30/mexicans-relish-tamales-savoring-tradition-and-nostalgia/ |
NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against TG Therapeutics, Inc. ("TG Therapeutics" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TGTX) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-06106, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired TG Therapeutics securities between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired TG Therapeutics securities during the Class Period, you have until September 16, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
TG Therapeutics, a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for B-cell malignancies and autoimmune diseases. The Company's therapeutic product candidates include Ublituximab, an investigational glycoengineered monoclonal antibody for the treatment of B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia ("CLL"), and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis; and Umbralisib, or UKONIQ, an oral inhibitor of PI3K-delta and CK1-epsilon for the treatment of CLL, marginal zone lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma.
In January 2020, TG Therapeutics initiated a rolling submission of a New Drug Application ("NDA") to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), requesting accelerated approval of Umbralisib as a treatment for patients with previously treated marginal zone lymphoma ("MZL") and follicular lymphoma ("FL") (the "Umbralisib MZL/FL NDA").
In December 2020, TG Therapeutics initiated a rolling submission of a Biologics License Application ("BLA") to the FDA for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib (together, "U2"), as a treatment for patients with CLL (the "U2 BLA").
In May 2021, TG Therapeutics submitted a supplemental New Drug Application ("sNDA") for Umbralisib to add an indication for CLL and small lymphocytic lymphoma ("SLL") in combination with Ublituximab (the "U2 sNDA").
In September 2021, TG Therapeutics submitted a BLA to the FDA for Ublituximab as a treatment for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis ("RMS") (the "Ublituximab RMS BLA").
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain FDA approval of the Umbralisib MZL/FL NDA, the U2 BLA, the U2 sNDA, or the Ublituximab RMS BLA in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On November 30, 2021, TG Therapeutics issued a press release "announc[ing] the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the Company that it plans to host a meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) in connection with its review of the pending Biologics License Application (BLA)/supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the combination of ublituximab and UKONIQ® (umbralisib) (combination referred to as U2) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)." TG Therapeutics advised that "[t]he FDA has notified the Company that potential questions and discussion topics for the ODAC include: the benefit-risk of the U2 combination in the treatment of CLL or SLL, and the benefit-risk of UKONIQ in relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) or follicular lymphoma (FL). In addition, as part of the benefit-risk analysis, the overall safety profile of the U2 regimen, including adverse events (serious and Grade 3-4), discontinuations due to adverse events, and dose modifications, is expected to be reviewed", stating that "[t]he FDA's concern giving rise to the ODAC meeting appears to stem from an early analysis of overall survival from the UNITY-CLL trial."
On this news, TG 'Therapeutics' stock price fell $8.16 per share, or 34.93%, to close at $15.20 per share on November 30, 2021.
Then, on April 15, 2022, TG Therapeutics issued a press release "announc[ing] that the Company has voluntarily withdrawn the pending Biologics License Application (BLA)/supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the combination of ublituximab and UKONIQ® (umbralisib) (combination referred to as U2) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)." The press release stated that "[t]he decision to withdraw was based on recently updated overall survival (OS) data from the UNITY-CLL Phase 3 trial that showed an increasing imbalance in OS."
On this news, TG Therapeutics' stock price fell $1.93 per share, or 21.81%, to close at $6.92 per share on April 18, 2022.
Then, on May 31, 2022, TG Therapeutics issued a press release announcing that the FDA extended the Prescription Drug User Fee Act date for Ublituximab to December 28, 2022 "to allow time to review a submission provided by the Company in response to an FDA information request, which the FDA deemed a major amendment."
On this news, TG Therapeutics' stock price fell $0.75 per share, or 14.51%, to close at $4.42 per share on May 31, 2022.
Finally, on June 1, 2022, the FDA announced that, due to safety concerns, it had withdrawn its approval for Umbralisib for the treatment of MZL and FL. Specifically, the FDA provided that "[u]pdated findings from the UNITY-CLL clinical trial continued to show a possible increased risk of death in patients receiving [UKONIQ]. As a result, we determined the risks of treatment with [UKONIQ] outweigh its benefits."
On this news, TG 'Therapeutics' stock price fell $0.51 per share, or 11.53%, to close at $3.91 per share on June 1, 2022.
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Lawsuit begins over patrol tactic known as ‘Kansas two step’
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol uses a tactic dubbed the “Kansas two step” to search vehicles — often from other states — when there is often no legitimate cause for the search, according to a lawsuit being heard this week in federal court.
Shawna Maloney of Colorado recalled her fear after troopers used the tactic to search her family’s RV as they were on a cross-country vacation in March 2018. The predawn search on Interstate 70 turned up nothing illegal.
“I don’t feel safe driving through Kansas anymore,” Maloney testified Monday in sometimes emotional testimony, the Kansas City Star reported.
The lawsuit naming patrol Superintendent Col. Herman Jones seeks an order to stop the “two step,” which allegedly works like this: Troopers find a reason to make a traffic stop. As the trooper heads back to the patrol car, the trooper takes a couple of steps and then returns to again interact with the driver.
The procedure buys time to continue seeking incriminating information and to get a drug-sniffing dog to the location — even if the trooper lacks reasonable suspicion, the lawsuit contends. The ACLU of Kansas says troopers target out-of-state motorists coming from places where marijuana is legal. Kansas is among the few states with no legalized form of marijuana.
The bench trial, which means the judge will issue a verdict without a jury, is scheduled to last eight days.
The trial is the third in recent weeks over how Kansas troopers conduct stops. Federal juries have twice found that individual troopers violated constitutional rights.
Jones, a former county sheriff, was appointed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelley in 2019. In a separate lawsuit, Jones was sued by five female current or former patrol employees who allege a hostile work environment, a culture of sexual harassment and gender discrimination under his leadership.
Republican lawmakers have pressured Kelly to force him out. Jones is stepping down effective July 1 but has said he wasn’t asked to leave.
Arthur Chalmers, an assistant state attorney general representing Jones, said in court documents that patrol training “strives to engage in best law enforcement practices,” including formal instruction on Fourth Amendment issues arising from traffic stops.
“The constitutional right to travel is not infringed even if, as the Plaintiffs allege, out-of-state motorists are disproportionately stopped and detained after a traffic stop relative to Kansas motorists,” Chalmers said in a court filing.
Maloney’s RV was pulled over for crossing the white line. The trooper gave Maloney a warning, then took a few steps back toward his vehicle before returning with more questions, dashcam video shown in court indicated.
Eventually, the trooper said the family was being detained. A dog sniffed the RV’s exterior, and three troopers searched the interior. Nothing was found and after about 40 minutes, the family was allowed to leave.
Maloney said troopers damaged the toilet, dumped out clothes and left the bathroom door hanging off its frame, among other damage.
“I felt violated because this was our home while we were on the road,” Maloney said.
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- Global comparable sales increased 11.7% for the quarter, with double-digit growth across each segment
- Digital Systemwide sales* in our top six markets were over $8 billion for the quarter, representing nearly 40% of their Systemwide sales
CHICAGO, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McDonald's Corporation today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.
"Our second quarter results reflect consistently strong execution of our Accelerating the Arches strategy, with global comparable sales growth of 11.7% and double-digit comparable sales growth across each of our segments," said McDonald's President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Kempczinski. "The McDonald's brand has never been stronger and I remain inspired by the ability of the McDonald's System to create cultural conversations and develop industry-leading innovations. While global macroeconomic challenges persist, we continue to invest in our growth drivers and our brand to meet the customer needs of tomorrow."
Second quarter financial performance:
- Global comparable sales increased 11.7%, reflecting strong comparable sales across all segments:
- Consolidated revenues increased 14% (14% in constant currencies).
- Systemwide sales increased 12% (13% in constant currencies).
- Consolidated operating income increased 81% (82% in constant currencies). Results included $18 million of pre-tax restructuring charges related to the Company's internal effort to modernize ways of working (Accelerating the Organization). Excluding these current year charges, as well as prior year pre-tax charges and gains of $1.2 billion and $271 million, respectively, consolidated operating income increased 20% (21% in constant currencies).**
- Diluted earnings per share was $3.15, an increase of 97% (98% in constant currencies). Excluding the current year restructuring charges described above of $0.02 per share, diluted earnings per share was $3.17, an increase of 24% (25% in constant currencies) when also excluding prior year charges and gains and a tax settlement.**
*Refer to page 4 for a definition of Systemwide sales.
**Refer to page 2 for additional details on the second quarter 2023 and 2022.
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COMPARABLE SALES
- U.S.: Comparable sales results benefited from strategic menu price increases and positive guest counts. Successful restaurant level execution, culturally relevant brand and marketing campaigns and continued digital and delivery growth contributed to strong comparable sales results.
- International Operated Markets: Segment performance was driven by strong comparable sales in most markets, led by the U.K. and Germany.
- International Developmental Licensed Markets: The quarter reflected strong comparable sales in all geographic regions, led by China.
KEY FINANCIAL METRICS - CONSOLIDATED
Dollars in millions, except per share data
Results for 2023 included the following:
- Pre-tax restructuring charges of $18 million, or $0.02 per share, for the quarter and $198 million, or $0.20 per share, for the six months, primarily related to Accelerating the Organization
Results for 2022 included the following:
- Pre-tax charges of $1,153 million, or $1.30 per share, for the quarter and $1,281 million, or $1.43 per share, for the six months, related to the sale of the Company's business in Russia
- Pre-tax gain of $271 million, or $0.40 per share, for the quarter and six months, related to the Company's sale of its Dynamic Yield business
- $37 million, or $0.05 per share, for the quarter and $537 million, or $0.72 per share, for the six months, of nonoperating expense related to the settlement of a tax audit in France
Excluding the above items, results reflected strong operating performance driven primarily by higher sales-driven Franchised margins.
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NET INCOME AND EARNINGS PER SHARE-DILUTED RECONCILIATION
Dollars in millions, except per share data
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THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS APPLY TO THESE TERMS AS USED THROUGHOUT THIS RELEASE
Constant currency results exclude the effects of foreign currency translation and are calculated by translating current year results at prior year average exchange rates. Management reviews and analyzes business results excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, impairment and other charges and gains, as well as material regulatory and other income tax impacts, and bases incentive compensation plans on these results because the Company believes this better represents underlying business trends.
Comparable sales and comparable guest counts are compared to the same period in the prior year and represent sales and transactions, respectively, at all restaurants, whether operated by the Company or by franchisees, in operation at least thirteen months including those temporarily closed. Some of the reasons restaurants may be temporarily closed include reimaging or remodeling, rebuilding, road construction, natural disasters, pandemics and acts of war, terrorism or other hostilities. Restaurants in Russia were treated as permanently closed as of April 1, 2022 and therefore excluded from the calculation of comparable sales and comparable guest counts beginning in the second quarter of 2022. Comparable sales exclude the impact of currency translation and the sales of any market considered hyperinflationary (generally identified as those markets whose cumulative inflation rate over a three-year period exceeds 100%), which management believes more accurately reflects the underlying business trends. Beginning in the first quarter of 2023, McDonald's excluded results from Argentina and Lebanon in the calculation of comparable sales due to hyperinflation (Venezuela continues to be excluded). Comparable sales are driven by changes in guest counts and average check, the latter of which is affected by changes in pricing and product mix.
Systemwide sales include sales at all restaurants, whether operated by the Company or by franchisees. This includes sales from digital channels, which are comprised of the mobile app, delivery and kiosk at both Company-operated and franchised restaurants. While franchised sales are not recorded as revenues by the Company, management believes the information is important in understanding the Company's financial performance because these sales are the basis on which the Company calculates and records franchised revenues and are indicative of the financial health of the franchisee base. The Company's revenues consist of sales by Company-operated restaurants and fees from franchised restaurants operated by conventional franchisees, developmental licensees and affiliates. Changes in Systemwide sales are primarily driven by comparable sales and net restaurant unit expansion.
Free cash flow, defined as cash provided by operations less capital expenditures, and free cash flow conversion rate, defined as free cash flow divided by net income, are measures reviewed by management in order to evaluate the Company's ability to convert net profits into cash resources, after reinvesting in the core business, that can be used to pursue opportunities to enhance shareholder value.
RELATED COMMUNICATIONS
This press release should be read in conjunction with Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filing for supplemental information related to the Company's results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023.
McDonald's Corporation will broadcast its investor earnings conference call live over the Internet at 7:30 a.m. (Central Time) on July 27, 2023. A link to the live webcast will be available at www.investor.mcdonalds.com. There will also be an archived webcast available for a limited time thereafter.
UPCOMING COMMUNICATIONS
For important news and information regarding McDonald's, including the timing of future investor conferences and earnings calls, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's Internet home page at www.investor.mcdonalds.com. McDonald's uses this website as a primary channel for disclosing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.
ABOUT McDONALD'S
McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer with over 40,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains certain forward-looking statements, which reflect management's expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors discussed in Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Form 8-K filing on July 27, 2023. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements, except as may otherwise be required by law.
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Everything you need for an Oscar movie marathon
The 2023 Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, take place on Sunday, March 12. For many, this event provides a list of critically acclaimed films every cinephile needs to see. This year, hit movies like “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” made the cut. Many of these films are available on streaming services and Bluray, and you have plenty of time to watch them before the awards show.
In this article: Samsung 85-inch Neo QLED 4K Smart TV, Panasonic SoundSlayer Soundbar and GE Ultra Edge Indoor Antenna.
Oscars 2023
Where to watch the Oscars
The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app, but you’ll need to authenticate your cable provider. Those without cable can stream the event with Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV.
You can also use an antenna to watch it for free on your local ABC station.
Oscar-nominated movies worth checking out
- “The Banshees of Inisherin”: This movie, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, takes place on a small island near Ireland. In it, a man named Pádraic, his sister and a young man attempt to figure out why Pádraic’s best friend, Colm, doesn’t like him anymore. Although the plot sounds simple, the writing, directing and acting keep it interesting from beginning to end. This movie is available on HBO Max and Hulu.
- “Everything Everywhere All at Once”: After learning the IRS is auditing her, Evelyn Wang, a Chinese American immigrant played by Michelle Yeoh, finds herself on an interdimensional mission to save reality. You can watch this film on Paramount+ and Prime Video.
- “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio”: Everyone knows the basic premise behind Pinocchio, but this version of the movie explores death, grief and fascism, setting it apart from other Pinocchio movies. “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio” is available on Netflix.
Entertainment products to upgrade your experience
Smart TV
Smart TVs connect to your Wi-Fi and let you use streaming services without an external device. When buying one, it’s essential to consider the image quality. Many offer stunning 4K resolution, but you’ll also want one with impressive color contrast and black levels. Color contrast determines how well colors stand out against each other, and the black level dictates how dark a screen can get. TVs with poor black levels make dark scenes look milky and washed out.
Soundbar
Soundbars are all-in-one speakers that aim to emulate a surround-sound experience. Some have external subwoofers that enhance the sound, whereas others have built-in subwoofers. Large soundbars are best for large open rooms. Compact speakers are typically suitable for small spaces.
Surround sound system
As the name implies, surround sound systems utilize multiple speakers to surround you with sound. You’ll want a system with a low distortion rate and a powerful subwoofer. It’s essential to consider the connectivity options as well. Some speakers can only connect to your TV via a wire, whereas others offer Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity options.
Best entertainment products
Samsung 85-inch Neo QLED 4K Smart TV
The display’s brightness and color contrast makes every scene stand out. It’s compatible with Alexa, Google Voice Assistant and SmartThings.
Sold by Amazon
TCL 50-inch 5-Series 4K Smart TV
This budget-friendly option features the Roku TV smart platform and a gaming mode that enhances response times. Many reviewers were impressed with the picture quality and Dolby Vision feature.
Sold by Amazon
Panasonic SoundSlayer Soundbar
It features an understated design and a straightforward setup process. It works with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X for an enhanced spatial audio experience.
Sold by Amazon
This has a compact design and an affordable price point. You can connect it to your TV via Bluetooth. It doesn’t use much power and is easy to set up.
Sold by Amazon
Vizio M-Series 5.1 Premium Sound Bar with Subwoofer
This comes with four units containing nine speakers total. It works well with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. Most reviewers said they were impressed with the sound quality.
Sold by Amazon
Klipsch Black Reference Theater Pack
This comes with five individual units, letting you place your speakers in an optimal configuration for your environment. The subwoofer connects wirelessly, and the built-in tweeters do an excellent job of reducing distortion.
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This features a quad-core processor for enhanced speeds. It’s compatible with every major streaming service, including Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu.
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Worth checking out
- The Amazon Fire TV Stick offers a no-frills 4K viewing experience.
- If you’re looking for an affordable way to watch live events like the Oscars or Super Bowl, consider the GE Ultra Edge Indoor Antenna.
- Add these Pangton Villa LED Strip Lights to the back of your TV to add ambiance to your entertainment room.
- The LG OLED G1 Smart TV features top-notch color contrast and range.
- This Bose Smart Soundbar is compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Iris Energy Limited.
Shareholders who purchased shares of IREN during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Iris ordinary shares pursuant and/or traceable to the documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about November 17, 2021; and/or (b) Iris securities between November 17, 2021 and November 1, 2022, both dates inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) certain of Iris's Bitcoin miners, owned through its wholly-owned special purpose vehicles, were unlikely to produce sufficient cash flow to service their respective debt financing obligations; (ii) accordingly, Iris's use of equipment financing agreements to procure Bitcoin miners was not as sustainable as defendants had represented; (iii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's business, operations, and financial condition; and (iv) as a result, documents issues in connection with the Company's initial public offering and defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
DEADLINE: February 13, 2023 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/iris-energy-limited-lawsuit-submission-form/?id=35274&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of IREN during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is February 13, 2023. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a whole-house barrier system to protect a home or commercial building from flooding, hurricanes, social conflict and theft," said an inventor, from Panama City, Fla., "so I invented the Home Protection System. My design enables you to quickly activate the protective system if needed, and it could also increase privacy."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to protect a premise against extreme weather, natural disasters, social conflict, or other unknown hazards. In doing so, it increases safety, security and privacy. As a result, it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features a durable design that is easy to operate and monitor so it is ideal for residential and commercial buildings. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
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. 21-TLS-259, 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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NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEO) between February 27, 2020 and April 26, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 6, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased NeoGenomics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the NeoGenomics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4888 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 6, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) it was not a "one-stop-shop" for cancer testing because it did not offer the most technologically advanced NGS tests, which led to a significant decrease in revenue as current and prospective customers went elsewhere for their testing needs; (2) costs were not fixed because NeoGenomics needed to hire additional employees to process more complex customized testing demanded by customers utilizing the Company's outdated portfolio of tests, leading to operational challenges, decrease lab efficiency, and increased testing turnaround times; and as a result (3) NeoGenomics violated federal healthcare laws and regulations related to fraud, waste, and abuse. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the NeoGenomics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4888 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS DISTRICT COURT SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 69DU-PR-23-195 In Re: Estate of Mary Ellen O’Connell, a/k/a Mary E. O’Connell, a/k/a Mary O’Connell, Decedent. NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IT IS ORDERED AND NOTICE is given that on July 18 , 2023. at 1:30pm., a hearing using remote technology will be held in this Court at the St. Louis County Courthouse, 100 North Fifth Avenue West, Duluth, MN, on a Petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decedent’s Will dated June 27, 2018, and for the appointment of Debra Jeska, whose address is 1772 Freeman Point Road, Cromwell, MN 55726, as personal representative of the decedent’s estate in an unsupervised administration. Information on how to participate in the remote hearing can be obtained by calling the Court at (651) 266-8145. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If the petition is proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the personal representative will be appointed with the full power to administer the decedent’s estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the decedent’s estate. If objections are filed, another hearing may be scheduled. Any charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceeding be given to the attorney general pursuant to Minnesota Statute §501B.41, subd. 5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that notice shall be given by publishing this Notice and Order as provided by law and by mailing a copy of this Notice and Order at least 14 days prior to the hearing date to all interested persons and persons who have filed a demand for notice. Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent’s estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred. BY THE COURT /s/ Jill Echenwald Judge of District Court Dated: June 6, 2023 Amy Turnquist Court Administrator Debra Thorstensen, Deputy Dated June 6, 2023 GABRIEL LAW OFFICE, PLLC Richard J. Gabriel (#32864) 880 Sibley Memorial Highway, Suite 114 Mendota Heights, MN 55118 Telephone: (651) 554-9159 Facsimile: (651) 554-0344 e-mail: rich@gabriellawoffice.com Attorney for Petitioner (June 10 & 17, 2023) 232742 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/legal-notices/state-of-minnesota-county-of-st-louis-d-stratica-legals-232742 | 2023-06-10 07:06:04 | 1 | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/legal-notices/state-of-minnesota-county-of-st-louis-d-stratica-legals-232742 |
BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysis Group, a global leader in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and regulatory epidemiology, announced that a study it coauthored helped support Blueprint Medicines' label expansion of AYVAKYT® (avapritinib) to include monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced systemic mastocytosis (AdvSM), after at least one systemic therapy, in Europe. The real-world evidence (RWE) generated by the study provided an external control arm to help the European Medicines Agency (EMA) interpret single-arm Phase 1 EXPLORER and Phase 2 PATHFINDER trial findings. AdvSM is a rare blood disease characterized by damage across multiple organ systems, reduced overall survival, and poor quality of life.
The EMA's acceptance of RWE in regulatory decision making has steadily increased since its Operational, Technical, and Methodological (OPTIMAL) framework was published in 2019. However, few studies have demonstrated sufficient evidentiary value of RWE for treatment outcomes. Researchers from Analysis Group and Blueprint Medicines collaborated with several renowned investigators from Europe and the US to design an observational retrospective cohort study that involved chart review of real-world clinical data on best available therapies from six sites – four European and two US – to identify real-world patients whose eligibility criteria were similar to patients enrolled in the EXPLORER and PATHFINDER trials of AYVAKYT.
"RWE as an external control is a valuable tool for both regulators and clinical decision-makers, particularly in instances of rare diseases with high unmet needs like AdvSM. A control that is well-matched to the single-arm trial, coupled with robust statistical adjustment methods, provides useful indirect treatment comparisons," said study co-investigator Dr. Mei Sheng Duh, a Managing Principal at Analysis Group. "In its European public assessment report [EPAR], the EMA took the rare step of highlighting the study's results, absent a randomized controlled trial. The report noted that the RWE provided valuable insights into the efficacy of AYVAKYT, supporting the successful label expansion."
"From the start, the goal was to draw as tight a parallel as possible between the real-world and clinical trial patient populations," noted Dr. Priyanka Bobbili, a Manager at Analysis Group and a co-investigator. "We chose qualified centers of excellence for treating AdvSM to ensure the highest-quality data were being collected and accurately classified. These exceptional data fed the rigorous statistical analyses of inverse probability of treatment weighting that we employed to indirectly compare real-world and trial outcomes."
Analysis Group's rigorous, retrospective analyses showed that AYVAKYT improved overall survival, extended duration of treatment, and reduced mast cell burden in patients with AdvSM when indirectly compared to real-world data from best available therapies. In these analyses, patients treated with AYVAKYT had a 41% reduction in the risk of death compared to patients treated with midostaurin and a 68% reduction in the risk of death compared to patients treated with cladribine.
AYVAKYT is designed to selectively target the KIT D816V mutation, the primary driver of AdvSM. The EMA's regulatory approval extends the treatment's use in the European Union (EU) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with aggressive systemic mastocytosis, systemic mastocytosis with an associated haematological neoplasm or mast cell leukaemia, after at least one systemic therapy.
Results from the study, "Efficacy of Avapritinib Versus Best Available Therapy in the Treatment of Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis" were published in July by Leukemia. The study's findings were also presented during June's European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress.
In addition to Dr. Duh and Dr. Bobbili, investigators included Dr. Andreas Reiter of University Hospital Mannheim; Dr. Daniel J. DeAngelo of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School; Dr. Jason R. Gotlib of Stanford Cancer Institute and Stanford University School of Medicine; Dr. Iván Álvarez-Twose of the Institute of Mastocytosis Studies of Castilla La Mancha, Virgen del Valle Hospital; Dr. Peter Valent of the Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Vienna; Dr. Deepti H. Radia of Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust of Guy's Hospital; Blueprint Medicines' Chelsea Norregaard, Dr. Saša Dimitrijevic, Dr. Erin Sullivan, and Dr. Melinda Louie-Gao; and Analysis Group Manager Dr. Aolin Wang and Senior Analyst Selvam Sendhil.
Blueprint Medicines, AYVAKYT, and associated logos are trademarks of Blueprint Medicines Corporation.
To learn more about Analysis Group's HEOR capabilities, visit www.analysisgroup.com/healthoutcomes
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NEW YORK (AP) — Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.”
Bacharach noticed, however, that it was the instrumental version of “The Look of Love,” his song popularized by Dusty Springfield. He mischievously asked, during their 1998 interview with The Associated Press, if Costello had arranged to play it. Nope. It wasn’t the first time he’d been interrupted by Bacharach’s work.
“It happens all the time,” Costello said.
That will surely happen again, too. The composer, who died at age 94 Wednesday in Los Angeles, left behind an indelible songbook that will long outlive him.
At its heart were the collaborations with songwriting partner Hal David and singer Dionne Warwick, 19 of them Top 40 hits.
“Anyone Who Had a Heart.” “Walk on By.” “I Say a Little Prayer.” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose.” “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.” “Alfie.”
The work extended far beyond that, every title a memory and invitation to break out into song — even if you can’t carry a tune.
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” “That’s What Friends Are For.” “What the World Needs Now.” “Always Something There to Remind Me.” “This Guy’s in Love With You.” “One Less Bell to Answer.” “I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself.”
“I’ve always been inclined to write romantic music, hopefully from the heart,” Bacharach said in that 1998 interview. “There are not a lot of up-tempo songs in my catalog.”
If you hear a flugelhorn, chances are you’re listening to a Burt Bacharach composition.
The work with Costello was a milestone long after the Top 40 charts had moved on, and is being celebrated in a box set being released March 3.
“I’m so sad to hear we’ve lost Burt Bacharach,” the English singer Badly Drawn Boy said on Twitter on Thursday. “Growing up in the ’70s, his music somehow penetrated my soul and has remained every since. When it comes to melodic songwriting, there’s never been anyone better.”
Bacharach’s songs were often categorized, even minimized, as “easy listening,” perhaps because so many flowed freely during a tumultuous time in the nation’s history. While the “Austin Powers” movies may have brought Bacharach’s music to the ears of younger listeners, the cheesy context did him no favors.
What may have been easy listening was usually quite complex, said Nathaniel Sloan, musicologist at the University of Southern California and co-host of the “Switched on Pop” podcast.
Bacharach would frequently stretch beyond pop conventions into odd time signatures, which would challenge musicians but usually go unnoticed by regular listeners. Sloan cited the way the beat changes in “I Say a Little Prayer,” later copped by OutKast for their hit “Hey Ya.”
Similarly, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” is constructed to convey both the ominousness of life’s storms and the narrator’s confidence (“nothin’s worrying me”), he said.
Bacharach drew from classical and jazz music to enrich his harmonies, giving the music a memorable lushness. Think “This Guy’s in Love With You.”
“He told me he just didn’t want to do anything that was milquetoast,” said songwriter Daniel Tashian, one of the last musicians to work with Bacharach extensively. “He wanted to do something that got him excited, got him fired up.”
A debonair celebrity who married — and later divorced — actor Angie Dickinson, Bacharach seemed at ease with his musical talents compared to another 1960s genius, Brian Wilson, who often seemed tortured by them, Tashian said.
The Beach Boys songwriter was one of the first musicians to tweet a tribute to Bacharach after his death was announced on Thursday.
“Burt was a hero of mine and very influential on my work,” Wilson wrote.
Tashian released the collaboration “Blue Umbrella” with Bacharach in 2020 and is finishing up two new songs they released together. The Nashville-based composer, writer of the Kacey Musgraves hit “Slow Burn,” got to know Bacharach through a demo he recorded with another singer who sent it to him.
He believed Bacharach appreciated his talents and also took pity on him because Tashian couldn’t read music.
At one point in their collaboration, Tashian recorded a vocal that he knew wasn’t quite right, yet hoped the authenticity of the performance outweighed a few technical flaws.
Bacharach wasn’t buying it.
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Tips on keeping squirrels out of your garden
Squirrels can be an adorable addition to your garden, and they’re entertaining to watch. Although there are some benefits to having squirrels around, they can also be a major nuisance. And many homeowners look for ways to keep them out of the garden. If you want to prevent these rodents from getting into your yard, there are several ways to repel them. You can try natural, mechanical and decoy-based repellents.
Ways to identify squirrel damage in your garden
If you’re not sure if you have a pest problem, here are some ways to tell.
- The bulbs are damaged or missing. Squirrels, groundhogs and chipmunks frequently dig up new bulbs. They either eat them or take them back to their nests to store for later.
- There are small holes in the garden. Squirrels tend to leave behind small holes in the soil, usually about two inches in diameter. If you see new holes in the dirt, chances are you have a squirrel problem.
- Items around the house or garden have been chewed on. Squirrels need to chew on things to keep their teeth from growing too sharp or long. This includes wood, vinyl siding, plastic and mortar.
- Your plants are missing or damaged. Rodents eat all sorts of things in the garden, including tomatoes, melons, cucumbers and squash. Sometimes, they take the fruit or vegetables with them. Usually, they chew on parts of the plants or produce and leave the rest.
- They’re hanging around the bird feeders. Similar to birds, squirrels enjoy bird food. If your bird feeder is running out of feed quickly, it could be due to squirrels.
How to keep squirrels out of the garden
Install garden covers
One way to protect your crops is to set up a barrier with garden covers such as nets, crop cages, tents or hardware cloth. These can protect plants from rodents and birds. Some need to be reinforced to prevent them from blowing away or keep persistent animals out.
Plant specific crops
Squirrels and other garden pests eat many types of plants, but they stay away from certain ones, including:
- Jalapeno peppers
- Chili peppers
- Cayenne peppers
- Hyacinths
- Marigolds
- Daffodils
- Geraniums
- Mint
- Onions
- Garlic
If squirrels go after your garden, you can plant flowers and herbs around them that deter squirrels. The smell and flavor of these plants may keep the rodents away. If you primarily grow flowers, switch to ones squirrels dislike instead. As an added benefit, you can use most of these flowers to decorate the garden.
You can also mix water and hot sauce in a spray bottle and apply the solution to growing crops. This natural repellent isn’t harmful to plants, but it can keep squirrels away due to its strong smell.
Use a liquid squirrel repellent
Squirrels and other rodents have a strong sense of smell. Many liquid repellents use strong scents like peppermint or rosemary oil to deter them from your plants. Since these are natural solutions, they are also safe around children and household pets. They’re best for smaller gardens since they require you to spray each plant individually.
Use a solid or granular squirrel repellent
There are granular and solid repellents that also prevent squirrels from digging and eating in the garden. These work similarly to sprays but cover a larger surface area. Most also last several weeks or even months once applied.
Set up mechanical repellents
Another thing that deters squirrels and similar garden pests is loud sounds and sudden movement. Motion-detecting machines can scare off many rodents before they damage your plants. Some machines are freestanding, while you can install others on nearby trees or posts.
Set up the machines around the perimeter of your garden or any areas you don’t want squirrels invading. When a squirrel passes by, the machine will either flash lights or play ultrasonic sounds to keep them away.
Place decoys around the garden
If you want to add some flair to your garden, consider getting a couple of decoys. Strategically placed decoys can scare off rodents before they get near your plants. Common options include owls and snakes.
Some decoys, such as the Gardeneer 18.5-Inch High SOL-R Action Owl, can even rotate. This is especially useful if the squirrels are starting to get used to non-moving statues. If you go with a non-moving decoy, reposition it every few days or so in the yard to keep pests away.
Protect bird feeders
Squirrels often enjoy eating the seeds commonly found in bird feeders. Since many bird feeders are open, these rodents can easily get into the bird food.
One way to prevent this problem is to get a squirrel-proof bird feeder. Another option is to get birdfeed that squirrels don’t like, such as the Wild Delight Sizzle N’ Heat Bird Food. If that doesn’t work, use petroleum jelly along the feeder pole to keep squirrels from climbing it.
What you need to buy to keep squirrels out of your garden
AlpineReach Garden Netting Kit
This heavy-duty woven mesh netting kit goes on and around plants and fruit trees. It keeps out birds, deer and squirrels. It’s secured with zip ties, so it stays in place even when it’s windy.
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Measuring 4 feet by 8 feet, this crop cage goes over small to medium-sized plants to protect them from rodents. It comes with everything you need to set it up, including ground staples, steel tubes and connectors. It also doesn’t keep sunlight or water from getting in.
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If you want to keep squirrels away from other crops, this 15-pack of herb seeds can help. It includes mint, rosemary, chives and more.
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Mighty Mint Peppermint Oil Rodent Repellent Spray
This non-toxic liquid rodent repellent comes in a 16-ounce bottle. It contains highly concentrated peppermint essential oil that smells pleasant to humans but keeps away rodents without harming plants.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Defendy Ultrasonic Animal Repeller
This solar-powered machine can repel rodents, cats and dogs. It uses motion sensors to protect plants within 31 feet. It works by emitting an ultrasonic sound, LED flashing lights and an alarm to scare off unwanted pests.
Sold by Amazon
This hanging bird feeder is designed to keep squirrels out. It also has a gazebo-style design and 360-degree panorama feeding for those who enjoy watching the birds.
Sold by Amazon
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