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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
150 PM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Riverside County
through 230 PM PDT...
At 150 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles south of Twentynine Palms. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Riverside County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3386 11606 3395 11616 3403 11605 3393 11595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 339DEG 1KT 3393 11605
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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LOS ANGELES - The Justice Department is creating a comprehensive online portal and resource center aimed at improving community policing by providing law enforcement agencies and the public access to federal reports, training, academic research and subject-matter experts.
Justice officials described the "National Law Enforcement Knowledge Lab" as an attempt to compile a one-stop shop of information and best practices that are scattered across federal agencies and outside organizations. The goal is to create a road map for police departments seeking to implement reforms at a time when concern about violent crime is causing some jurisdictions to rethink efforts to overhaul policing.
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta is scheduled to announce the initiative during a kickoff event in Los Angeles, where dozens of police officials, community leaders and civil rights advocates have gathered for two days of workshops to develop ideas, Justice officials said.
The Justice Department is collaborating with the National Policing Institute, a nonprofit policy organization, and 21st Century Policing Solutions, an outside consultant, to build the portal, which will be overseen by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
At a time of rising gun violence and homicides, and nearly two years after the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were followed by nationwide calls to reimagine law enforcement, federal officials said they want to help communities combat crime by building trust between police and residents.
In prepared remarks provided to The Washington Post, Gupta described the Knowledge Lab as a chance "to build a highly visible and trusted national resource for law enforcement agencies, communities and researchers to improve public safety through effective crime-fighting strategies, robust constitutional policing and stronger community relationships."
Though Attorney General Merrick Garland has opened sweeping pattern or practice investigations into police departments in Minneapolis, Louisville, Phoenix and Mount Vernon, N.Y., such probes are costly and time-consuming. The lab will be available to local jurisdictions at no cost. It is the department's latest effort to foster voluntary collaboration with the nation's 18,000 state, municipal and tribal law enforcement agencies. Justice officials last month launched the Collaborative Reform Initiative, which offers law enforcement agencies technical assistance from federal experts - another attempt to more quickly and broadly support local reform efforts.
Jim Pasco, the executive director of the national Fraternal Order of Police, said his organization endorsed the idea of a Knowledge Lab in conversations with Justice officials last year. He described the concept as "not prescriptive, but reflective of the best thinking."
"It's not mandated," Pasco said. "But it's training and advice and information that will be available to anyone in the law enforcement community who asks for it."
Civil rights groups have given mixed reviews to the Biden administration's efforts on criminal justice so far - applauding the return of Justice Department probes of police civil rights violations but decrying the lack of action on a promised executive order that would tighten rules for police. On Tuesday, Biden fulfilled a campaign promise, commuting the sentences of 75 nonviolent drug offenders in an effort to address long-standing disparities in criminal penalties.
Advocates have expressed concern that the police revision programs being offered by the Justice Department could become ways for local police chiefs or mayors to try to to circumvent federal investigation, which typically result in court-mandated consent decrees that force agencies to make broad changes
But Garland and Gupta have emphasized that Justice will continue to use its investigatory powers as well. This month, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the civil rights division, announced a federal consent decree with the Springfield, Mass., police department after a two-year investigation found that officers in the narcotics unit had repeatedly used excessive force, including kicking and spitting on a juvenile.
Justice officials and some police representatives said a benefit of the collaborative programs is that local police officials are more likely to view them as supportive, not punitive. Gupta will unveil the Knowledge Lab effort at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, and officials said Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, whose department is operating under its second federal consent order, sent a video expressing support.
Community groups and civil rights organizations will have a hand in developing the portal and continued access to its information and resources, officials said. The portal will house a wide array of information, including reports from federal consent decree monitors and detailed reform plans from jurisdictions that have made progress. In some cases, Knowledge Lab consultants could be sent to help local jurisdictions directly.
In a statement, Los Angeles Police Chief Michael R. Moore said communities are "doing the work necessary to shape what comes next in policing." He called the initiative "the ideal vehicle to bring those diverse experts and their experiences together for the shared goal of creating safer, healthier communities." | https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/justice-dept-offers-new-resource-for-police-agencies-seeking-change/article_de2a7741-4d41-5465-a66d-5cfcc9699220.html | 2022-04-27 12:30:18 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/justice-dept-offers-new-resource-for-police-agencies-seeking-change/article_de2a7741-4d41-5465-a66d-5cfcc9699220.html |
It isn’t exactly mudslinging between the PGA Tour and the usurping, interloping, shamefully financed LIV Golf tour. More like divots flying across a well-manicured battlefield.
But among all talk of who’s staying, who’s going, for how much and how the establishment PGA Tour will respond, something has been overlooked beneath the arcs of all those flying divots.
It is, of course, the rank and file. The regular golf fan of the regular tournaments, who looks eagerly toward seeing the PGA Tour bring the stars from their flat-screen TV in the den to their hometown event. And the folks who depend on those regular tournaments for their underpublicized but quite important charitable contributions.
Tournaments such as the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan came out on the offensive Wednesday in a news conference at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. He outlined big changes and big-money additions to the tour schedule that he says have been in the works but obviously have been fast-tracked because of LIV Golf’s existential threat to the PGA Tour’s preeminence in the game. As if to illustrate the point, LIV Golf made the obviously intentional and certainly classless point of announcing that four-major champion and world-class grump Brooks Koepka was joining the Saudi Arabian government-backed tour just as Monahan was speaking.
If there was any illusion that this was going to be a battle played by the Marquis of Queensberry rules, that moment should dissuade you. This is a fight for the soul of golf, at least men’s professional golf. It’s going to be long and loud and bitter.
The PGA Tour will survive in some form. So will LIV Golf, as long as the Saudi’s blood money keeps flowing and watering the flower of Greg Norman’s decades-long vendetta against the PGA Tour. But I worry about tournaments such as the Zurich, the Travelers, the Byron Nelson in Dallas: Tournaments with a lot of history on their side but vulnerable fiefdoms in golf’s new turf war.
As we said earlier, let’s not forget about the charities. The local charities. Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation and the Zurich Classic’s tournament director, said his event has funded New Orleans-area charities to the tune of $20 million over the past 10 years. If the Zurich Classic — one of the PGA Tour’s oldest events, dating back to 1938 in some form or another — were to go away, a lot of charities could be in a big bind at an uncertain economic time.
Despite all the current anxiety in professional golf, Worthy said he is confident about his tournament’s future.
“I feel good about where we are,” he said Wednesday. “With this (team) format and the product we’ve put out, excluding majors and WGC events, we’ve had some of the better fields on the PGA Tour.”
Fields that may be without LIV golfers such as Koepka or former University High golfer Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, or 2021 runner-up Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel (he won the inaugural LIV Golf event near London). All players are being suspended by the PGA Tour the moment they hit their first LIV Golf shots (Koepka and Reed have yet to do so) while others are resigning their PGA Tour membership.
With the PGA Tour changing its schedule format and making huge prize money additions to eight key tournaments with an average purse of $20 million each, Worthy is confident new stars will rise up to fill the void left by those bolting for the LIV Golf bucks.
“I’m confident we will continue to have outstanding players here,” he said. “There are so many good young players who will win between now and the next Zurich Classic and fill the roles of some of the guys who have left. There’s a lot of depth on the (PGA) Tour.”
The alterations to the PGA Tour schedule — trimming the size of the FedEx Cup playoff fields, adding three big money international events in the fall and returning to a calendar year schedule by 2024 — shouldn’t affect the Zurich and its April playing slot much. The tournament still likely will be right in a spot Worthy and tournament organizers have come to like, nestled in between the Masters in early April and the PGA Championship in May.
Who all will be playing in next year’s Zurich and who else will have bolted for the LIV Golf tour remains to be seen. This battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf looks like a war of attrition.
Hopefully Worthy’s optimism is well-founded, and tournaments such as the Zurich don’t become collateral damage. | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_4f4fc3ec-f27f-11ec-b7a8-731bd95b7420.html | 2022-06-23 00:19:18 | 0 | https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_4f4fc3ec-f27f-11ec-b7a8-731bd95b7420.html |
President Biden will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, matching a German announcement to immediately provide Leopard tanks that Kyiv says are essential in its fight against Russia.
The Abrams tanks are not expected to reach the battlefield for months due to the time needed to procure the tanks and carry out the training necessary for Ukrainian forces to operate them, senior administration officials told reporters Wednesday.
The decision to provide the tanks marks a stunning reversal for the Biden administration, which had previously argued they would be of little benefit to Ukraine.
But the decision to send the Abrams tanks helped get Germany to move forward with a separate effort to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine, which the U.S. had seen as benefitting Kyiv.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday that Berlin would send Leopard tanks to Ukraine and allow for other European nations to also send the German-made tanks to Kyiv.
“Today’s announcement really was the product of good diplomatic conversations as part of our regular and ongoing close consultations with allies and partners on security assistance to Ukraine,” a senior administration official said. “Certainly very appreciative of Chancellor Scholz’s announcement today.”
Ukraine lobbied hard for the U.S., Germany and other countries to supply the tanks, which it said would be critical to a spring counteroffensive against Moscow.
“So the tank coalition is formed. Everyone who doubted this could ever happen sees now: for Ukraine and partners impossible is nothing,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
A senior administration official, responding to a question over whether the delivery of Abrams was a precondition for the Germans to greenlight Leopards, said Biden and Scholz spoke several times by phone over the past month and that the tank discussion was part of an “iterative conversation” between the U.S. and Germany.
“We have closely coordinated our security assistance with allies and partners throughout the conflict, including Germany,” the official said.
Biden spoke Wednesday morning with Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, officials said.
A senior administration official said the U.S. expects other nations to announce contributions of additional armored capability, including some that will be readily available for use on the battlefield in the coming weeks and months.
The administration expects that Russian President Vladimir Putin will push for the Russian military to go on another offensive as the weather improves, another senior administration official said. The tanks decision is meant to help give the Ukrainians the “the ability to retake, to reclaim their sovereign territory and that means everything that is recognized by international borders.”
The British Ministry of Defense said in a recent intelligence assessment that Ukraine has liberated around 54 percent of the maximum amount of extra territory Russia seized since it launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
Russia still controls around 18 percent of internationally recognized areas of Ukraine, including the eastern region of the country, called the Donbas, and the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow seized in 2014. The Russian annexations of these regions have been rejected by the U.S. and other international partners.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the full liberation of Ukrainian territory, and in particular Crimea, is necessary for any peace talks with Russia.
The Biden administration has been careful in offering military support to Ukraine, wary of Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons.
Russia’s ambassador to Germany, Sergey Nechaev, reportedly said in a statement Wednesday that Germany’s decision to approve the delivery of Leopards is “extremely dangerous” and takes the conflict “to a new level of confrontation.”
Western support of advanced military capabilities is viewed as essential for Ukrainians to mount a counteroffensive that could threaten Russia’s control of the Crimean Peninsula.
The senior administration official, responding to a question of whether the administration supports Ukraine retaking territory in the Donbas and Crimea, said that the U.S. does not “tell the Ukrainians where to strike, where to attack, where to conduct offensive operations.”
“Crimea is Ukraine. We’ve never recognized the illegal annexation of Crimea,” the official continued. “But where the Ukrainians decide to go and how they decide to conduct operations in their country, those are their decisions to make.”
It is expected to take months before the Abrams tanks reach the battlefield. Training of Ukrainian forces for operating and maintaining the tanks is expected to take place outside of Ukraine, the officials said.
A senior administration official described the coordination on tanks for Ukraine as “an impressive display of unity nearly a year into the conflict,” underscoring Biden’s focus on coordination with allies and partners.
“The president has been extremely focused on the importance of alliance unity, of transatlantic unity, and we have tried to make that a hallmark of everything that we have done for Ukraine throughout the 11 months of this conflict,” the official added. | https://www.fox16.com/hill-politics/in-significant-shift-biden-sending-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine/ | 2023-01-25 19:50:32 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/hill-politics/in-significant-shift-biden-sending-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine/ |
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SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Federal prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty against Matthew Taylor Coleman, who is accused of killing his two young children with a spearfishing gun because he believed their blood was tainted with lizard DNA.
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Federal prosecutors say he murdered his children, a 2-year-old boy and a 10-month-old girl while in Rosarito, Baja California back in August 2021.
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DETROIT, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autel Energy, an advanced energy solution provider, today announces that the company is an official sponsor of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Autel Energy will feature current and future technologies in its 4,500-square-foot booth, where the company will also host a press conference on September 14 at 10:30 a.m. EST.
"Autel Energy's mission is to Power the Planet while living at the intersection of technology and practicality, making this partnership with one of the most prestigious auto shows in the country the ideal fit to launch our global company and showcase our emerging technologies," said Autel North American CEO Chloe Hung. "We are excited to share with auto show attendees our advanced energy solutions, along with a few surprises we have planned."
Autel Energy will present its charging and energy solutions product lines, which combine advanced hardware, software, connectivity, and cloud solutions to digitally enable clean energy charging for electrified modern mobility.
NAIAS opens to media and the industry on September 14, 2022, before opening to the public on September 17, 2022. Visit the Autel Energy booth at Huntington Place at the Detroit Auto Show or learn more at: autelenergy.us.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A telecommunications outage over the weekend left swaths of rural northeastern Arizona without internet or phone connections, knocking out credit card processors and, in some cases, easy access to emergency services.
The outage caused by sabotage of a Frontier Communications fiber line left local officials in Navajo and Apache counties fuming about what they called a pattern of problems that leave people out of touch and potentially vulnerable.
“You go from 2022 to the 1800s,” said Lance Spivey, police chief in St. Johns, a small town near the New Mexico border that lost services.
A spokeswoman for Frontier says the company worked to restore service as quickly as possible.
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Chrissy Murray, a spokeswoman for Frontier, said its customers lost 911 access for only 1 hour and 3 minutes on Sunday while crews were repairing the broken line. But she said other service providers, such as cellphone companies, had longer outages.
“We have long been committed to providing this critical infrastructure to St. Johns,” Murray said. She said the company has “offered to discuss network redundancy” with regulators and the industry to improve reliability.
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With the internet down, gas stations were unable to accept credit card payments. Fortunately, she said, her husband had cash to buy gas for the four-hour drive to Phoenix.
“It's scary, and this shouldn’t be a problem that we have,” Ellington said. “It shouldn’t be happening. I just hope they get it fixed. I'm so glad that my little girl was OK. I hope they get it fixed so this doesn’t happen to any other parent who isn't as lucky to have her be OK.”
Rep. Tom O'Halleran, a Democrat who represents the area, asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate.
The agency received the letter and is reviewing it but doesn't disclose whether specific matters are under investigation, said Katie Gorscak, a spokeswoman.
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Bucks vs. Pacers: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
The Indiana Pacers (33-43) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they try to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Milwaukee Bucks (54-21) at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The contest airs on BSIN and BSWI. The matchup's over/under is 238.5.
Bucks vs. Pacers Odds & Info
- When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- TV: BSIN and BSWI
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Bucks Betting Records & Stats
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- Milwaukee has an average total of 229.2 in its contests this year, 9.3 fewer points than this game's over/under.
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- When Milwaukee scores more than 118.7 points, it is 25-7 against the spread and 29-3 overall.
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A look at the cases for and against Anthony Richardson for the Colts
Leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, IndyStar will preview prospects who could be a fit for the Colts. They pick at No. 4 in the first round, No. 35 in the second round and No. 79 in the third round.
Previous prospect previews:
Today's preview looks at Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 244
Projected round: 1
40-yard dash time: 4.43 seconds
Vertical jump: 40.5 inches
Broad jump: 129 inches
Key stats: Started 13 games across three seasons at Florida, including 12 in 2022. Completed 54.7% of passes for 3,105 yards, 24 touchdowns and 15 interceptions on 7.9 yards per attempt. Ran for 1,116 yards and 11 touchdowns on 6.9 yards per carry. Led Florida to a 6-6 record and an appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl in 2022.
Quotable: "I don't believe in hype. Hype can take you down the wrong tunnel, and I'm not going down the wrong tunnel."
Analysis: Welcome to one of the most unique draft prospects you will ever see.
In Anthony Richardson, you can choose to see anything or choose to see nothing. He's started all of 13 games, and the sample size is so small with so many caveats that deciding what's a positive and what's a negative can be an exercise in perspective.
On one hand, Richardson presents all the excitement of a kid just scratching the surface. He's only started 13 games, caught between a coaching change, system switch and roster overhaul from the ugly end to the Dan Mullen tenure to the first season under Billy Napier in the rugged Southeastern Conference. He can't be expected to be polished, but he can be asked to show flashes, and he's done that with two 80-yard touchdown runs and drop-backs where he creates his own throwing lane to launch passes 40 yards with a mere flick of the wrist.
This is a historic athlete. Among quarterback prospects, his 40.5-inch vertical jump is the best ever and his 129-inch broad jump is tied for the best ever. He ran a 4.44-second 40-yard dash. And he's 6-foot-4 and 244 pounds. He's a create-an-athlete, and if you want to find examples of it in his film, you can. The effortless arm power, the explosive shifts in body weight to different platforms in the pocket, the refusal to go down in the pocket or on first contact near the line to gain, the speed to outrun the defense -- it's all there in a single body.
From a physical standpoint, this is the best mix of size, speed and arm strength the quarterback position has seen since Cam Newton, who also started his career at Florida and also started just one season above the junior college level.
But the other hand presents a fear factor with Richardson: He has yet to play anything like Newton on a football field. Remember that Newton's one season at Auburn featured him dragging a team that went 8-5 the year before and the year after to 14-0 through the best conference in college football. He completed 66.1% of his passes, or more than 11% better than Richardson; he ran for 1,473 yards, more than double Richardson; and he generated 51 touchdowns, nearly double Richardson. It made him an easy No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft.
Player comparisons are only meant to be taken so far, but Newton is a fascinating example of the two sides of this coin. Richardson has the physical gifts to be in a rare conversation. He has the confidence and desire that matches what Newton showed at such a young age. He doesn't have proof of the concept -- and whether that means he's not really in that conversation or of an untapped ceiling that not even Newton saw is in the eye of the beholder.
A TRIP TO GAINESVILLE: Anthony Richardson: ‘Lord knows what my ceiling is.’ Will Colts be the team to find out?
Arguments go both ways constantly. Perhaps his 53.8% completion rate was a result of playing with a 10.7-yard average depth of target, good for third among high-volume Power 5 quarterbacks, per Sports Info Solutions; perhaps it's related to his 25 throw-aways and countless drops from a receiving corps that doesn't feature NFL talent and that he had one year to build chemistry with. Perhaps the drop rate has to do with his fastball-style approach and struggles to layer the ball or lead a receiver moving horizontally, and perhaps those are fixable and perhaps that's a dream.
Perhaps all of that is due to the lack of time on the field -- and perhaps that is not his fault, since Florida was in disarray and he chose to stay to build it anyway as a Gainesville kid who wanted to play in front of his mother and brother; or perhaps it's his job to rise above and earn his way onto the field even for a bad team, because that's what he'll be asked to do in the NFL.
Drafting Richardson high is a bet on the development system, because since the turn of the millennium, no player with his mix of experience and production has found success in the NFL:
The Colts hired Shane Steichen this offseason because of his ability to get the most out of any style of quarterback, from Philip Rivers to Justin Herbert to Jalen Hurts. His most recent work with Hurts, in developing accuracy while utilizing his legs for an early floor, creates excitement for what he could do with Richardson in the short- and long-term.
But the Colts don't have an incumbent quarterback to keep Richardson on the bench if sitting and learning is the best path forward. History shows that a newcomer like Gardner Minshew might only be able to do so for so long. Indianapolis needs to rebuild an offensive personnel that finished dead last in Football Outsiders' DVOA metric last season and has yet to make many upgrades. To close the gap, they'll need Richardson to grow into the obsessive worker and charismatic leader that Hurts was, which takes scouting something the measurables and highlights can't show.
Richardson's ceiling is higher than any quarterback in this class, but his floor is lower than that of Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's C.J. Stroud and Kentucky's Will Levis. The Colts would need the right plan for the timeline, the scheme and the surrounding personnel over the next two years to unlock something close to the ceiling, but that ceiling could be their golden ticket in the race to contend in an AFC built by monster quarterbacks.
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In Trump case, Justice Dept. unseals previously blacked-out portions from search warrant application
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday disclosed some of the previously blacked-out portions of a warrant application it submitted last year to gain authorization to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida property for classified documents.
Key portions of the document had already been made public, but media organizations including The Associated Press had pressed for further unsealing in light of a 38-count indictment last month charging Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta, with concealing classified records at Mar-a-Lago from investigators. The magistrate judge, Bruce Reinhart, declined to order the Justice Department to unseal the search warrant affidavit in its entirety but did require prosecutors to publicly file a less-redacted affidavit.
Many of the newly revealed paragraphs recounted how surveillance camera footage from inside the property showed dozens of boxes being relocated in the days before FBI and Justice Department investigators visited the home to collect records. During that June 3, 2022, visit, law enforcement officials were handed an envelope of 38 classified documents and told that all records sought by a subpoena were being turned over and that a “diligent search” of the home had been done.
The movement of boxes by Nauta was detailed in last month’s indictment, but its inclusion in the search warrant affidavit helps explain why the Justice Department felt it had probable cause to search Trump’s home on Aug. 8, 2022, and why investigators were concerned that documents were being intentionally withheld from them.
The affidavit recounts how someone identified only as “Witness 5″ was seen on multiple days carrying either cardboard or bankers’ boxes in and out of the anteroom. The affidavit does not mention Nauta by name, but the dates of the actions — as well as of an FBI interview “during which the location of boxes was a significant subject of questioning” — line up with the dates cited in the indictment.
Nauta is set to be arraigned in federal court on Miami on Thursday. Trump has already pleaded not guilty to more than three dozen felony counts, many alleging willful retention of national defense information.
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An Iowa woman is facing criminal charges after more than 1,000 pigs were found dead on a property.
KCCI-TV reports that the Sac County Sheriff's Office responded to a call on Thursday and found the animals dead at two confinement sites. Authorities say 33-year-old Elana Laber was responsible for maintaining the sites.
The sheriff's office said the pigs had been dead for at least a week and had no access to food or water. Laber is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal mischief and two counts of livestock neglect. It isn't clear if she has an attorney. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/woman-charged-after-1-000-pigs-found-dead-at-iowa-site | 2022-07-02 17:48:20 | 0 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/woman-charged-after-1-000-pigs-found-dead-at-iowa-site |
NEW YORK (AP) — If the economy really is headed for a recession, the stock market may have still more to drop.
The S&P 500 came into this week having already plunged roughly 24% from its record high earlier this year. But history shows the average U.S. recession since 1947 has brought an even bigger fall for stocks: roughly 30%, according to Goldman Sachs.
Recently, the pain has been even worse than that. The last three recessions have seen the main measure of the U.S. stock market lose between 34% and 57%.
How stocks behave around recessions isn’t an academic question. With the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates sharply in hopes of getting inflation under control, more economists are warning of a possible downturn.
The housing industry has already been hit hard by the leap in mortgage rates that have resulted from the Fed’s moves. Sales of new homes sank in the summer to their weakest level in more than six years. Growth has slowed elsewhere in the economy too. Manufacturing is expanding at its weakest pace since the 2020 recession.
The jobs market is still doing well and unemployment is very low, as employers continue to hire hundreds of thousands of workers every month. That’s actually discouraging to Wall Street, believe it or not.
The good news for wage earners will likely spur the Fed to aggressively hike interest rates further, and keep them there longer. Higher interest rates will slow the economy by making it more expensive to get a loan to buy a house, a car or anything else on credit.
High rates also hit the two main levers that set stock prices. On one hand, they can drag down corporate profits by making borrowing more expensive, and lower sales through a weaker economy.
On the other hand, high rates change stock investors’ risk-reward calculation: Investors can get relatively better returns by buying safe bonds, which draws money away from riskier stocks.
Strategists at Goldman Sachs say the S&P 500 could ultimately fall 34% from its peak if investors become convinced a “hard landing” is coming for the economy. In that scenario, the S&P 500 could fall to 3,150 by the middle of next year. It closed Tuesday at 3,588.84.
Strategists at Deutsche Bank are even more pessimistic. They say stocks looked particularly expensive coming into this year, with one measure of valuation at its highest level on record outside the tech bubble at the turn of the millennium. The German bank says the S&P 500 could fall to early-pandemic levels around 3,000, if profits drop by the usual amount for a recession. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/had-enough-sp-plunge-could-deepen-if-recession-takes-hold/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-10-13 10:34:19 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/had-enough-sp-plunge-could-deepen-if-recession-takes-hold/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
ENA, ACEP members tell of their first-hand experiences and how new legislation can help
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, leaders and members from the Emergency Nurses Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians joined forces on Capitol Hill to call for action to mitigate workplace violence against health care workers and increase mental health care resources for patients.
"Emergency departments are the front door to the hospital. It is the health care safety net in many communities," said ENA President Terry Foster, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, CCRN, TCRN, FAEN. "Every patient who arrives in the emergency department deserves the absolute best from the nurses, physicians and other health care providers – but that isn't possible the longer workplace violence is considered part of the job or if an urgent emphasis isn't placed on improving access to mental health care resources and in, and beyond, the ED."
Two recently introduced pieces of legislation were the focus of the State of Emergency Nursing event held on Capitol Hill with dozens of ENA members in attendance. The first being the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 2663 and S. 1176) which directs OSHA to require health care and social service employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans that are worker-driven and comprehensive to ensure the safety of patients and workers.
The second piece of legislation, the Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act (S. 1346) would develop a competitive grant program that creates more resources for emergency departments to adapt more collaborative and cohesive care models to connect patients in mental health crisis with appropriate resources in their communities. It also aims to increase access to inpatient beds and alternative care settings, which will help alleviate boarding and overcrowding issues.
"Emergency physicians and emergency nurses strongly believe that threats and attacks against health care workers are unacceptable," said ACEP President Christopher S. Kang, MD, FACEP. "Emergency care teams must be dedicated to patient care without fearing for their safety. We must also address the mental health care crisis in this country that emergency physicians see and manage every day. More resources and better coordinated care can improve the patient and physician experience, outcomes and well-being."
The Capitol Hill event coincided with the Emergency Nurses Association's annual Day on the Hill event that included 170 emergency nurses visiting legislators to discuss these key issues.
Speakers at the Capitol Hill event shared their personal experiences to help illustrate the realities of both issues in the emergency department.
Emergency nurse Christian Stone of Washington, D.C.: "I have a background of seven years in EMS, which I thought prepared me pretty well to be an ED nurse, but nothing honestly prepared me to walk into work every night just to be screamed at, spit on, swung at, cursed out, kicked, threatened and more by patients and their family members while I'm just trying to do my job."
Emergency nurse Dan Nadworny of Massachusetts: "Over the last 10 years, we have fought to remove the stigma of mental health and we have encouraged people to come forward to seek help. We have asked patients to be honest and vulnerable with their caregivers. However, what I am seeing now is that when those patients speak up and ask for help they are often lost. What is unfortunate is when these patients come to the ED for help they are often there for days, weeks or even months with no treatment or therapies due to the lack of care opportunities."
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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Well ... maybe not. It seems a lot of readers these days are leaving poetry on the shelf. It's too obscure, it's too challenging, and it's just not enjoyable.
David Orr is the poetry critic for The New York Times, and he's on a mission to bring readers back to this under-appreciated art form. His new book is called Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry. It's a slender little volume divided into six chapters, each demystifying an aspect of poetry.
Orr tells Weekend All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer that he wanted to take a broad approach, rather than recommending specific poems.
"I intentionally didn't set the book up as an exploration of individual poets," he says. "What I hoped to do instead was sort of outline these themes, and then as readers come to different poets that they like, the reader would feel inspired to go and look the poets up."
The final chapter of Orr's book asks what might be the most important question: Why bother? Why read poetry at all?
And Orr has a rather surprising answer: "I don't know that people ought to bother. I think that poetry is one of those choices you make in life that's ... it's not really susceptible to reasoning or arguments."
Orr says he reads poetry because it helps him negotiate the world around him and understand his own feelings about that world.
"And also, just because it entertains me," he adds. "I think a better way to approach the question 'why bother?' is not to answer it — but rather just to say that if you do bother, it can be worthwhile."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Projects to clean up 22 toxic waste sites across the country will receive $1 billion from the federal Superfund program to help clear a backlog of hazardous sites such as landfills, mines and manufacturing facilities, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
The money is the second installment in $3.5 billion appropriated under the 2021 infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden. Sites targeted for cleanup include a lead-contaminated neighborhood on Atlanta’s Westside and a former dry cleaning solvents distributor in Tampa, Florida.
The money also will be used to speed cleanup of 100 ongoing Superfund projects across the United States, the EPA said. The agency has vowed to clear a longtime backlog in the Superfund program, which was established in 1980 to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances. The program has languished for years because of a lack of funding.
The EPA announced an initial $1 billion in funding from the infrastructure law in December 2021.
While the agency is moving faster to clean up contaminated sites in communities across the country, “our work is not yet finished,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement Friday. “We’re continuing to build on this momentum to ensure that communities living near many of the most serious uncontrolled or abandoned releases of contamination finally get the investments and protections they deserve.”
Of the new cleanup sites announced on Friday, 60% are in low-income or minority communities that are chronically over-polluted, Regan said.
Thousands of contaminated sites exist across the country as a result of hazardous waste being dumped — often illegally — left out in the open, or otherwise improperly managed, including in manufacturing facilities, processing plants, landfills and mining sites.
Superfund cleanups help transform contaminated properties and create jobs in overburdened communities, while repurposing these sites for a wide range of uses, including public parks, retail businesses, office space, homes and solar power generation, EPA said.
Besides the Atlanta and Tampa projects, money also will go to a groundwater contamination site in Indianapolis, a former tannery in Danvers, Massachusetts, and a former metal stamping and tool and die shop near St. Louis. The funding also includes new cleanup of a former General Motors foundry in Upstate New York that has been on the Superfund list since 1984. The site in Massena has long been contaminated by toxic chemicals known as PCBs and other pollutants.
In all, new projects in 14 states and Puerto Rico will receive funding, EPA said.
About $50 million will go to clean up lead contamination in a residential neighborhood in Atlanta. The Westside project has been waiting for years to access federal funds. Experts say it’s unclear exactly where the lead came from, but it is likely from metal foundries that were once common on Atlanta’s Westside.
The cleanup money “couldn’t come soon enough,” Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., said on a conference call Friday with Regan and other officials. “This accelerated timeline would not be possible without this historic investment.”
Similarly, a project in Tampa was identified as a Superfund site in 1999 but remains contaminated, said Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla.
The site is near where she and her husband got married, Castor said. In an apparent nod to Warnock’s status as a pastor, Castor said that while “it’s important to have faith, there’s nothing like having resources” to clean up pollution. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-epa-awards-1b-to-clean-up-22-toxic-waste-sites-nationwide/ | 2023-02-11 16:24:00 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-epa-awards-1b-to-clean-up-22-toxic-waste-sites-nationwide/ |
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka marked its 75th independence anniversary on Saturday as a bankrupt nation, with many citizens angry, anxious and in no mood to celebrate.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has started to improve some but not all of the acute shortages, acknowledged the somber state of the nation, saying in a televised speech, “We have reached the point of destruction.”
“Let’s seek to heal this wound though it’s difficult and painful. If we endure the suffering and pain for a short period of time, we can get the wound healed completely,” Wickremesinghe said, adding that the first six months of the year will be difficult.
Many Buddhists and Christian clergy had announced a boycott of the celebration in the capital, while activists and others expressed anger at what they see as a waste of money in a time of severe economic crisis.
A group of activists began a silent protest on Friday in the capital, condemning the government’s independence celebration and failure to ease the economic burden. University students also attempted a protest march later Saturday but police blocked them. Troops with assault rifles were stationed every few meters (yards) surrounding the site of the independence ceremony and riot police stood ready to prevent anti-government demonstrations.
Despite the criticism, armed troops paraded along the main esplanade in Colombo, showcasing military equipment as navy ships sailed nearby and helicopters and aircraft flew over the city.
Catholic priest Rev. Cyril Gamini called this year’s ceremony commemorating independence from British rule a “crime and waste” at a time when the country is experiencing such economic hardship.
“We ask the government what independence they are going to proudly celebrate by spending a sum of 200 million rupees ($548,000),” said Gamini, adding the Catholic Church does not condone spending public money on the celebration and that no priest would attend the ceremony.
About 7% of Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka’s 22 million people are Christians, most of them Catholics. Despite being a minority, the church’s views are respected.
Prominent Buddhist monk Omalpe Sobitha also said there was no reason to celebrate and that the ceremony was just an exhibition of weapons made in other countries.
Sri Lanka is effectively bankrupt and has suspended repayment of nearly $7 billion in foreign debt due this year pending the outcome of talks with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout package.
The country’s total foreign debt exceeds $51 billion, of which $28 billion has to be repaid by 2027. Unsustainable debt and a severe balance of payment crisis, on top of lingering scars from the COVID-19 pandemic, have led to a severe shortage of essentials such as fuel, medicine and food. Massive protests last year forced Wickremesinghe’s predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to flee the country and resign.
Despite some improvements, power cuts continue due to the fuel shortages, hospitals struggle with a lack of medicines, and the treasury cannot raise money to pay government employees.
To manage the country’s expenses, the government has increased income taxes sharply and has announced a 6% cut in funds allocated to each ministry. Also, the military, which had swelled to more than 200,000 members amid a long civil war, will be downsized by nearly half by 2030.
Wickremesinghe said that everyone, politicians and the citizens alike, were to blame for the country’s woes. He said from the early days of independence, Sri Lankans were divided in terms of race, religion and region.
“We worked for political candidates expecting personal favours in return. Most of us contested not for the country, but for personal power, for greater perks and to earn a little more.”
Wickremesinghe also said steps were being taken to restore ethnic amity in the country by releasing military-occupied land in the ethnic Tamil-majority north and releasing suspects detained for alleged connections with a now-defunct separatist rebel movement. He also promised to devolve maximum power to the Tamil regions.
Tamil rebels fought for an independent state in the country’s northeast for more than 25 years until they were crushed by the military in 2009. More than 100,000 people were killed in the conflict by conservative U.N estimates.
Successive governments pledged maximum power-sharing with Tamils, short of a separate homeland, but have not followed up on them. | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/ap-sri-lanka-marks-independence-anniversary-amid-economic-woes/ | 2023-02-04 23:32:18 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/ap-sri-lanka-marks-independence-anniversary-amid-economic-woes/ |
“Cruel Country,” Wilco (dBpm Records)
Wilco goes country as only it can on “Cruel Country,” an immensely rich 21-track, roughly 80-minute deep dive into America that is a raw and engaging take on our tumultuous times.
For longtime fans of Wilco, “Cruel Country” feels in some ways like an extension of the rock band’s “Mermaid Avenue” collection with Billy Bragg that were based on lyrics of Woody Guthrie. But “Cruel Country,” a reference more to the subject matter than the musical style, is very much Wilco’s take on America as it currently exists.
“I love my country stupid and cruel/red, white and blue," lead singer and songwriter Jeff Tweedy sings on the title track.
While death hangs heavy over “Cruel Country,” the record offers solace in music and community.
“All you have to do is sing in the choir with me," Tweedy sings in as much an invitation as an aspiration.
It’s fitting that the tracks were recorded live by the band playing together at Wilco’s loft in Chicago, with minimal overdubs. That gives “Cruel Country” a raw, real feel that’s befitting the songs. Tweedy described the method as “messy. Like democracy.”
“Country Song Upside-Down” perhaps comes closest to stating Wilco's thesis for “Cruel Country.”
“I found a song upside-down,” Tweedy sings. “A country song/Without a doubt/Dying sky and water/Rainbow/Flickering out.”
The record comes on the heels of Wilco celebrating the 20th anniversary of its most revered record, “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.” While the band looked back to celebrate that milestone, it’s maybe no accident that it quickly followed up its anniversary shows with a completely different-sounding genre-bending record.
As Tweedy writes in the liner notes, “Cruel Country” is an attempt to “challenge our affections for things that are flawed.”
“Cruel Country" isn't all cruel and it isn't all country music, either. But it's likely to stand the test of time and still be talked about 20 years from now.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans have set Feb. 24 as the date of their 2024 presidential primary, a move that, if approved, the party says will give GOP White House hopefuls more time to campaign in the first-in-the-South state.
The state GOP executive committee voted unanimously to approve the measure on Saturday, party executive director Hope Walker told The Associated Press. The selection still needs approval from the Republican National Committee to be official, and Walker said that a formal submission will be sent ahead of an October deadline.
The move comes as both major parties make moves to solidify their voting calendars ahead of the 2024 nominating process.
The RNC voted last year to maintain its voting order, with Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada going ahead of other states. By setting South Carolina’s vote on Feb. 24, Walker told AP that candidates would have more time after Nevada votes on Feb. 6 to focus their attention on the state, where support is pivotal for Republicans competing for their party’s nomination.
“This is a great opportunity for South Carolina Republicans and for our candidates and the voters in South Carolina to get to interact one on one, not just in large masses,” Walker said.
Democrats continue to struggle with President Joe Biden’s plan to overhaul his party’s 2024 presidential primary schedule. On Friday, a Democratic National Committee rules panel gave New Hampshire until Sept. 1 to comply with new rules that leaders there fiercely oppose. But the committee opted not to immediately offer such an extension to another battleground state, Georgia, which hasn’t set its date for next year’s primary.
At issue is Biden’s plan to strip Iowa’s caucus of its traditional post leading off primary voting and replace it with South Carolina, which would vote on Feb. 3, 2024. New Hampshire has long held the nation’s first primary after Iowa’s caucus. But under the new calendar, it would vote next, together with Nevada, on Feb. 6 — a change New Hampshire officials have decried.
Republican candidates must file with the South Carolina GOP by Oct. 31 under the approved measure. The Republican party’s first debate is scheduled for Aug. 23.
The executive committee also set candidate filing fees for the presidential primary at $50,000, a figure Walker said tracks with inflation increases since 2016, when the party charged candidates $40,000. State law requires parties to pay $20,000 per candidate to the South Carolina Election Commission, which runs the state’s primaries.
In 2015, then-South Carolina GOP Chairman Matt Moore released a study showing that the 2012 primary had boosted South Carolina’s economy by nearly $20 million. Of that, campaigns and super PACs had spent more than $11 million in ads alone, on top of overall expenditures for staffing, supplies, hotel rooms and food.
“South Carolina voters are an important part of this process, and it will also help not just with the process but with the economic boom it’ll bring to our state,” Walker said.
During Saturday’s meeting, South Carolina GOP members also approved the selection of former President Donald Trump as the speaker at the Aug. 5 Silver Elephant Gala, the party’s signature fundraiser.
Drew McKissick, South Carolina’s GOP chairman, was recently reelected to a fourth term in office. He also currently serves as national co-chairman of the RNC.
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Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP | https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/ap-politics/south-carolina-gop-sets-feb-24-date-for-first-in-the-south-presidential-primary/ | 2023-06-19 02:24:39 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/politics/ap-politics/south-carolina-gop-sets-feb-24-date-for-first-in-the-south-presidential-primary/ |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
801 PM EDT Wed Jul 20 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 99.
* WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut and east central
New York.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you concerned about not being prepared in the event of an emergency that causes a loss of power? Well, thanks to an inventor from Greenville, S.C., you're worries are over in that regard.
She developed the patent-pending CIRCULATED POWER SOURCE to serve as a backup power source for recharging electronic devices like cell phones and tablet computers. As such, it keeps the lines of communication open during power outages. Furthermore, it is equipped to accommodate a large number of rechargeable devices. As a result, it helps prepare individuals for the unexpected. In other words, it affords users peace of mind knowing they can rely on an alternate source of power in an emergency. It also provides access to entertainment and leisure activities via electronic games, cameras and GPS units when electricity is not available. In addition, it is economical, convenient and easy to use.
The inventor's personal observation inspired the idea. "With the weather so unpredictable, there are often times when storms cause a loss of power. I wanted to provide an alternate power source in the event of such an emergency," she said.
The original design was submitted to the Columbia office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 14-CBA-2605, 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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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer.
These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across California after a drought-busting winter of heavy rain and snow.
“It’s a huge fuel source. If it was left untamed, it can grow very high. And then when the summer dries everything out, it’s perfect fuel for a fire,” said Jason Poupolo, parks superintendent for the city of West Sacramento, where goats grazed on a recent afternoon.
Targeted grazing is part of California’s strategy to reduce wildfire risk because goats can eat a wide variety of vegetation and graze in steep, rocky terrain that’s hard to access. Backers say they’re an eco-friendly alternative to chemical herbicides or weed-whacking machines that are make noise and pollution.
But new state labor regulations are making it more expensive to provide goat-grazing services, and herding companies say the rules threaten to put them out of business. The changes could raise the monthly salary of herders from about $3,730 to $14,000, according to the California Farm Bureau.
Companies typically put about one herder in charge of 400 goats. Many of the herders in California are from Peru and live in employer-provided trailers near grazing sites. Labor advocates say the state should investigate the working and living conditions of goatherders before making changes to the law, especially since the state is funding goat-grazing to reduce wildfire risk.
California is investing heavily in wildfire prevention after the state was ravaged by several years of destructive flames that scorched millions of acres, destroyed thousands of homes and killed dozens of people. Goats have been used to clear fuels around Lake Oroville, along Highway 101, and near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
“My phone rings off the hook this time of year,” said Tim Arrowsmith, owner of Western Grazers, which is providing grazing services to West Sacramento. “The demand has grown year after year after year.”
His company, based in the Northern California city of Red Bluff, has about 4,000 goats for hire to clear vegetation for government agencies and private landowners across Northern California. Without a fix to the new regulations, “we will be forced to sell these goats to slaughter and to the auction yards, and we’ll be forced out of business and probably file for bankruptcy,” Arrowsmith said.
Companies have historically been allowed to pay goat and sheepherders a monthly minimum salary rather than an hourly minimum wage, because their jobs require them to be on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But legislation signed in 2016 also entitles them to overtime pay. It effectively boosted the herders’ minimum monthly pay from $1,955 in 2019 to $3,730 this year. It’s set to hit $4,381 in 2025, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.
So far the herding companies, which have sued over the law, have passed along most of the increased labor costs to their customers.
But in January, those labor costs are set to jump sharply again. Goatherders and sheepherders have always followed the same set of labor rules last year. But a state agency has ruled that’s no longer allowed, meaning goatherders would be subject to the same labor laws as other farmworkers.
That would mean goatherders would be entitled to ever higher pay — up to $14,000 a month. Last year a budget trailer bill delayed that pay requirement for one year, but it’s set to take affect on Jan. 1 if nothing is done to change the law.
Goatherding companies say they can’t afford to pay herders that much. They would have to drastically raise their rates, which would make it unaffordable to provide goat grazing services.
“We fully support increasing wages for herders, but $14,000 a month is not realistic. So we need to address that in order to allow these goat-grazing operations to exist,” said Brian Shobe, deputy policy director for the California Climate and Agriculture Network.
The goat-grazing industry is pushing the Legislature to approve legislation that would treat goatherders the same as sheepherders. A bill to do so hasn’t yet received a public hearing.
Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, who heads the California Labor Federation, said goatherders are among the “most vulnerable workers in America” because they are on temporary work visas and can be fired and sent back to their home country anytime. Most of them work in isolation, speak minimal English and don’t have the same rights as Americans or green-card holders.
“We have a responsibility as a public to ensure that every worker who’s working in California is treated with dignity and respect, and that includes these goatherders,” said Gonzalez Fletcher, who sponsored the farmworker overtime bill when she was a state Assemblywoman representing San Diego.
Arrowsmith employs seven goatherders from Peru under the H-2A visa program for temporary farmworkers. He said the herders are paid about $4,000 a month and don’t have to pay for food, housing or phones.
“I can’t pay $14,000 a month to an employee starting Jan. 1. There’s just not enough money. The cities can’t absorb that kind of cost,” Arrowsmith said. “What’s at stake for the public is your house could burn up because we can’t fire-mitigate.” | https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-no-kidding-california-overtime-law-threatens-use-of-grazing-goats-to-prevent-wildfires/ | 2023-05-30 20:08:04 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/national-news/ap-national/ap-no-kidding-california-overtime-law-threatens-use-of-grazing-goats-to-prevent-wildfires/ |
Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday. Here’s a look at other unionization drives of the past several months:
AMAZON
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize in April, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history. But a second Staten Island warehouse rejected a union bid about a month later.
ALPHABET
In January, a group of Google engineers and other workers announced they had formed a union, a rare foothold for the labor movement in the tech industry. The group formed the Alphabet Workers Union last year, which represents around 800 Google employees and is run by five people who are under 35. Alphabet is Google’s parent company.
REI
Workers at a New York City outpost of outdoor clothing and equipment seller REI voted overwhelmingly in March to join a union, the first REI store to do so. Seattle-based REI has more than 170 locations across 41 states and Washington, D.C.
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
Video game workers at a division of game publisher Activision Blizzard voted to unionize in May, creating the first labor union at a large U.S. video game company after a vote affecting a small group of Wisconsin-based quality assurance testers. Call of Duty developer Raven Software, which is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, formed a union with 19 “yes” votes. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/maryland-apple-store-union-vote-marks-latest-in-labor-drives/2022/06/19/d284f4e0-eff4-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html | 2022-06-19 18:11:05 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/maryland-apple-store-union-vote-marks-latest-in-labor-drives/2022/06/19/d284f4e0-eff4-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html |
Democrat Stacey Abrams, the two-time failed candidate for governor in Georgia and a renowned voting rights activist, says she will “likely” run for office again but did not specify for which position.
Abrams, who lost her second bid for Georgia governor in November to incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R), made the comment in an interview with actress Drew Barrymore on her daytime television show broadcast Monday.
“I will likely run again,” Abrams said. “If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. If it doesn’t work, you try again.”
Although Abrams lost her contest against Kemp by nearly 8 points, she is seen as a fundraising giant in the Democratic Party. She raised $113 million for her 2022 campaign and $27 million in 2018 when she previously challenged Kemp for the governor’s mansion.
Abrams, a former state lawmaker, has been influential in Georgia politics. She has built two of the largest voting rights organizations in the state, Fair Fight and New Georgia Project, and has dedicated much of her career to expanding access to the ballot box in disenfranchised communities.
“My first responsibility is to make sure anyone who wants to vote can,” she said in the interview. “Protecting democracy is not about a person. It’s about the ideals.” | https://www.wowktv.com/hill-politics/stacey-abrams-says-shell-likely-run-again/ | 2023-01-10 01:20:43 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/hill-politics/stacey-abrams-says-shell-likely-run-again/ |
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
6-6-5
(six, six, five)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
6-6-5
(six, six, five) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-Midday-game-17137399.php | 2022-04-29 20:38:13 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-3-Midday-game-17137399.php |
BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — For our November 9th KX Conversation, Adrienne Oglesby spoke with Ryan Bauer, owner of Bauer Plumbing and Heating. During the conversation, Bauer discussed what they do to winterize pipes, when you should get it done, and what the set temperature should be in your home.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home.
Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, told The Associated Press by phone that she has been stuck at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport since being denied reentry to Thailand when she arrived Wednesday night from a short trip to Vietnam. She has been living in Thailand but needed to exit and reenter in order to extend her stay.
She said she met Friday with representatives of the United Nations refugee agency in an effort to avoid being sent back to Myanmar, where she fears harsh punishment from the military government she has criticized.
People denied entry to Thailand are usually deported to their last point of departure, but the U.N. agency advised her she would be arrested in Vietnam and then repatriated to Myanmar.
Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanee Sangrat confirmed in a text message that Thaw Nandar Aung was denied entry into Thailand “due to an issue with her travel document.”
“The relevant authorities did not make an arrest and have no plans to send her anywhere at this stage,” he said.
Myanmar’s military seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and has cracked down heavily on widespread opposition to its rule. It used lethal force to quash demonstrations and has arrested critics, including actors and other celebrities, under various laws with potential penalties ranging from three years’ imprisonment to death. In July, authorities executed four activists who were accused of involvement with terrorist activities.
Thaw Nandar Aung said she was charged in absentia in September last year under a section of Myanmar’s Penal Code covering sedition for speaking out against the military takeover at the pageant and online. The statute criminalize attempts to “bring into hatred or contempt, or excite or attempt to excite disaffection towards the government,” and the military or its personnel, and carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
She said that on arrival in Bangkok, Thai immigration authorities entered her name in their online database and then asked her if she had reported her passport missing in Vietnam, to which she replied “no.” She said they then showed her a screen they said indicated there was an Interpol Red Notice out for her, which means the police force of a member country had asked for her to be detained.
It could not be immediately confirmed whether Interpol has posted such a notice. However, Myanmar’s military government has unilaterally revoked many of its leading opponents’ passports in an effort to restrict their activities.
On Thursday night, Thai police told her that Myanmar police had come to see her, but she declined to meet them, Thaw Nandar Aung said.
Thaw Nandar Aung used her platform as the Myanmar contestant at last year’s Miss Grand International beauty pageant in the Thai capital, Bangkok, to speak about the killings of pro-democracy protesters in her homeland.
“Every citizen of the world wants the prosperity of their country and the peaceful environment,” she said. “In doing so, the leaders involved should not use their power and selfishness.”
“Today in my country, Myanmar, while I am going to be on this stage, there are so many people dying, more than 100 people died today. I am deeply be sorry for all the people who have lost their lives,” she said, pausing frequently to fight back tears.
She added: “I want to say for here that, please help Myanmar. We need your urgent international help right now.”
Thaw Nandar Aung said she was optimistic after meeting Friday with representatives of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees’ office that she would not be sent back to Myanmar. She said they told her they were working as quickly as possible to find her a country she could go to for asylum, possibly in a few days.
Meanwhile, she must stay in a room in the departure section of the international area of the airport, with guards provided by the Thai government, she said. | https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-model-who-criticized-myanmars-military-fears-repatriation/ | 2022-09-23 18:16:37 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-model-who-criticized-myanmars-military-fears-repatriation/ |
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police in Nebraska have identified the six young people killed in a car crash that was first reported when a passenger's cellphone automatically alerted dispatchers.
The Honda Accord hit a tree in a residential neighborhood in Lincoln early Sunday, investigators said.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports the driver was 26-year-old Jonathan Kurth, of Lincoln.
Four passengers died at the scene: Octavias Farr, age 21; Jonathan Koch, age 22; Nicholas Bisesi, age 22; and Benjamin Lenagh, age 23. A fifth passenger, Cassie Brenner, age 24, died later at a hospital.
All of the dead were residents of Lincoln except Lenagh, who was from Omaha.
Police are still investigating the cause of the early Sunday crash, but they say it was reported by an iPhone that detected the impact and called responders automatically when the phone’s owner didn’t respond.
Investigators don't know how fast the car was traveling when it left the road, but say it was clearly speeding when it hit a mailbox then crashed into a large tree. The posted speed limit on the street is 25 mph.
Kurth and Farr were in the front seats and were wearing seat belts when the crash occurred, police said. The others were in the back seat and not wearing seat belts, investigators said. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Authorities-ID-6-killed-in-southeastern-Nebraska-17486347.php | 2022-10-04 18:02:34 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Authorities-ID-6-killed-in-southeastern-Nebraska-17486347.php |
The 300-mile EV is finally becoming a mainstream commodity, with no fewer than 14 vehicles achieving that benchmark for the 2022 model year, according to the EPA.
As the United States Department of Energy points out, in model year 2016 there was a single model—the Tesla Model S—that achieved a 300-mile range.
Back then a 300-mile range was a holy grail for EV adoption—with half of car buyers in 2016 claiming that an electric car must have 300 miles of range. A 2017 survey suggested that less than 15% of general car shoppers thought 200 miles was enough in an EV.
Range can be a red herring. Those who have owned an EV understand that often, fitting one easily into a lifestyle is more about charging rate, infrastructure, and interface. Going for the biggest possible battery if its whole capacity is rarely used takes time, money, and natural resources.
Regardless, car shoppers are finally getting their wish. The list of model year 2022 EVs offering at least 300 miles of range is diverse, encompassing the BMW i4 and iX, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Lucid Air—which is the current range champ at 516 miles.
No all-electric pickup trucks or off-roaders were on sale in 2016, but now the Ford F-150 Lightning, as well as Rivian’s R1T pickup and R1S SUV, qualify for the 300-mile club.
The Model S is of course still around—now with a maximum range of 405 miles. The Tesla Model 3, Model X, and Model Y also achieve over 300 miles of range in at least one configuration.
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A Garland County man, now living in Maryland, was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to three years' probation -- with one year to be served under home detention -- and was ordered to 300 hours community service after pleading guilty last year to one count of attempted transfer of obscene materials to a minor.
Benny Don Taylor, 83, formerly of Hot Springs, had faced a possible 10-year prison sentence under federal sentencing statutes and a recommended sentencing range of 21 to 27 months in prison under U.S. sentencing guidelines. He was originally charged with attempted enticement of a minor, which carries a 10-years-to-life prison sentence.
Taylor was a arrested Aug. 27, 2017, in Conway when he arrived to a pre-arranged location to meet what Faulkner County sheriff's office investigators said Taylor thought was a 15-year-old high school student he had recently begun communicating with online but who was actually former Faulkner County detective Chad Meli conducting a sting operation. Court records indicated that Meli had recently responded to a Craigslist ad posted by a man who said he was seeking sex with teen boys.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon said Meli responded to the ad, masquerading as a 15-year-old Conway High School student named "Connor," and the two began communicating by email and then by text message in communications that grew more and more sexually explicit over the course of three days. After Taylor made arrangements to meet "Connor," Gordon said, police set up and awaited arrival of the suspect, arresting Taylor when he pulled up. In his vehicle, court records said, police found beer, lubricant, three pairs of women's underwear and a note with details about "Connor," including his name, age, phone number, date of the meeting, address and driving directions.
Also on the note were the names of other people investigators believed Taylor had been in contact with, including another 15-year-old boy.
Taylor's attorneys, Blake Hendrix and Annie Depper of Little Rock, requested a downward departure to probation for their client, arguing that a severe brain injury as the result of a motor vehicle crash in 2016 had left Taylor with a diminished capacity for impulse control.
In November 2016, Hendrix said, Taylor crashed his vehicle into a horse that had wandered onto a U.S. 67 and suffered numerous serious injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. Taylor's behavior, he said, started not long after.
"Mr. Taylor was dramatically affected, mentally and physically, by that event," Hendrix said. "The police report says he pulled over for a minute and, stunned, continued to drive."
Hendrix said Taylor was pulled over a short time later on suspicion of DWI, at which time he was sent by ambulance to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.
"That was the prelude to ... the aberrant conduct that led to the offense for which he pled guilty," Hendrix said. "Diminished capacity is an important factor in this case. ... This conduct is extraordinarily aberrant and now we know why. That explains what happened in this case."
Hendrix said Taylor's military service over a 20-year Air Force career that began in the jungles of Vietnam and ended up with Taylor's appointment as a staff officer for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, could also serve as justification for a downward variance in sentencing. Hendrix said Taylor also played a pivotal role in the attempt in 1979 to rescue 52 American diplomats and citizens taken hostage in Iran after a group of militarized college students overran the American Embassy in Tehran.
"His service to the country has been truly extraordinary," he said. "Commendation after commendation after commendation, culminating in a distinguished career where he was attached to the Joint Chiefs of Staff."
Hendrix said Taylor's advanced age was also a justification for a downward departure. He also suggested that, due to the age of the case itself, Chief U.S. District Judge D. Price Marshall Jr. might give Taylor some additional consideration.
"As [U.S. District] Judge [Lee] Rudofsky would say," Hendrix said, "I think that deserves a discount."
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon argued that Taylor's accident did not precipitate his sexual proclivities, saying evidence discovered on Taylor's cellphone suggested he had been engaging in such activity for at least five years prior to 2017, or some four years prior to the accident that Hendrix argued had resulted in Taylor's diminished capacity.
Gordon argued that he disagreed "that any of this is the horse's fault," and said the government's position remained that the 2016 accident had no bearing on Taylor's conduct.
"Whether that had anything to do with this case," he said, "it's our position it did not. ... He can control himself. He wanted to have sex with Connor. The horse didn't put that idea into his head."
Gordon showed the Craigslist ad he said Taylor had posted looking for a young college or high school boy that Meli had answered. The ad had a piece of note paper covering a photo that Gordon said was posted by Taylor.
"Every square inch of that picture is a penis," he said. "I'm sure to his great excitement, a young boy named Connor in Conway replied to the [ad]. Connor said he's 15, in the ninth grade, he's in high school in Conway, and that's all it took. Mr. Taylor was all in."
The two began communicating by email, then by text message, and set up a plan to meet at Conway High School, Gordon said.
"He was ready to have sex with Connor," he said. "But, to his dismay, 'Connor' was a Faulkner County sheriff's deputy."
Following a short recess called by Marshall, Hendrix read from a medical report that said Taylor was suffering from "significant defects with cognition" and a "lack of impulse control."
"Once you have been put on course," he said, "you cannot shift off of that course."
Hendrix called Gordon's attempts to cast doubt on the report "unwarranted" and said that Meli's conduct on the sting operation came close to triggering an entrapment defense.
"This was a cop trying to make a crime happen," Hendrix said. "Did the cop know he was dealing with a man with traumatic brain injury? No. But he was trying to push Mr. Taylor into a crime."
Taylor read a prepared statement apologizing for his actions.
"My life changed completely when I experienced that traumatic brain injury that was not diagnosed until months later," he said.
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SAN DIEGO, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evofem Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: EVFM), a women's healthcare company, today commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, alongside the Departments of Labor and of the Treasury ("the Tri-Agencies"), for taking action to clarify protections for birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
"Yesterday, the United States took a critical step forward in protecting the right to contraception. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury released guidance clarifying that group health plans and insurers must cover contraceptives, including emergency contraceptives, at no cost to individuals," said Saundra Pelletier, CEO of Evofem Biosciences. "It is truly gratifying that our government is supporting those of us across the country — in the private sector and in advocacy organizations — who are on the front lines of producing contraception options and having them fully covered in healthcare plans."
Under the ACA, most private health plans are required to provide birth control and family planning counseling at no additional cost.
Evofem's market access team intends to renew discussions with insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that are not yet compliant with these guidelines to ensure they cover Phexxi® (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate) at no cost to individuals.
About Evofem Biosciences
Evofem Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq: EVFM) is developing and commercializing innovative products to address unmet needs in women's sexual and reproductive health, including hormone-free, woman-controlled contraception and protection from chlamydia and gonorrhea. The Company's first FDA-approved product, Phexxi® (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate), is a hormone-free, on-demand prescription contraceptive vaginal gel. It comes in a box of 12 pre-filled applicators and is applied 0-60 minutes before each act of sex. The Company expects to report top-line data this fall from its registrational Phase 3 EVOGUARD clinical trial evaluating Phexxi for two potential new indications – prevention of chlamydia and prevention of gonorrhea in women. Learn more at phexxi.com and evofem.com.
Phexxi® is a registered trademark of Evofem Biosciences, Inc.
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This press release includes "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, evaluations and judgments regarding Evofem, its products, its product candidates and their development, demand for Evofem's products and product candidates and Affordable Care Act. Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward- looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements, or that could impair the value of Evofem Biosciences' assets and business are disclosed in the Company's SEC filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 10, 2022. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by such factors. The Company does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.
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Cheese sold in 9 states recalled over potential listeria contamination
(Gray News) - Paris Brothers, Inc., is recalling some of its cheese products because of potential listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.
The following cheeses produced May 4, 5, and 6 are being recalled:
• Cottonwood River Cheddar
• D’amir Brie Double Crème French Brie
• Milton Prairie Breeze White Cheddar Style
• Milton Tomato Garlic Cheddar
• Paris Brothers Mild Cheddar
• Paris Brothers Colby Jack
• Paris Brothers Pepper Jack
• Cervasi Pecorino Romano
Shipping cartons with the recalled products bear the lot codes 05042022, 05052022 or 05062022. Individual retail outlets may have relabeled the individual consumer packages.
The products were delivered to wholesalers for distribution in grocery stores in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Nebraska and South Dakota. They were delivered to one store in Mississippi and one store in Florida.
The recall is the result of routine sampling by the FDA, which revealed the presence of listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria infections can be serious and sometimes fatal in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Listeria infection can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
No illnesses from the recalled cheeses have been reported as of Wednesday, according to the FDA announcement.
Customers who bought the cheeses are encouraged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
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NAZARETH, Pa., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northeast's custom kitchen remodeling company, Kitchen Magic, outlines the combinations homeowners are choosing and the many reasons why a customized hybrid kitchen is the perfect solution for their next home remodeling project.
Today hybrids are everywhere, from hybrid automobiles, trucks, and bicycles, to plants, puppies, people, and sports. Indeed, hybrids combine the best of two or three elements.
Essentially a hybrid kitchen is a design plan that combines both refacing and custom cabinetry. Refacing saves substantially on budget, allowing you to reinvest in other features and upgrades. Additional custom cabinetry or a new island creates valuable additional storage space and that visual change homeowners often want.
The new cabinetry added into a hybrid kitchen remodel will perfectly match the refaced, existing cabinet boxes.
The result is a highly personalized and transformative kitchen design.
This hybrid approach improves the aesthetics and function of a kitchen, while also increasing the property value should you decide to sell down the road.
The 2022 cost vs. value report says that a minor kitchen remodel will return 74.7% of the investment
A hybrid kitchen can include any type of custom-built cabinets, a desk, or a customized display case that match the refacing cabinets for a unified space.
Our design consultants often propose creative ideas for storage solutions, addressing issues you may not have even known you had. A good example of that might be creating a designated storage space for dry goods, spices, cooking essentials, and other everyday items. All of these improvements go a long way in helping you stay organized.
Hybrid kitchens are a top trend in Kitchen Magic kitchens, and most homeowners utilize a hybrid design model to one degree or another.
Designers do not see that trend slowing since the outcome is a custom solution for every customer. Even with the pandemic in the rear-view mirror, many homeowners still have enhanced storage on their wish lists.
Adding a custom kitchen island instead of a peninsula is more conducive to gatherings. Homeowners with older homes often bid adieu to their kitchen peninsula, as the U-shape is a configuration that tends to "trap" people into a particular prep or dining area.
Instead, allow your kitchen design team to create a kitchen island for increased workflow. A kitchen island is also a user-friendly layout for dining and social gatherings.
Stock up and add a bank of cabinets, a buffet, a credenza, or a pantry. Copious storage is more critical than ever as remote work and more time at home have become permanent for many. A top request of homeowners is additional storage for dry goods, small appliances, and cooking equipment allowing them to keep stocked up and maintain a high-functioning kitchen.
An empty corner can become that creates a personalized focal point for your new kitchen design. Imagine a coffee station, device charging zone, bar area or even a display case as an empty corner becomes your 'statement' corner.
A built-in desk offers a welcome addition to working and learning at home. On those days you can avoid the commute and stay just as functional with an additional work-from-home zone. Reface the existing cabinets and add a custom deck that suits your home office needs.
A hybrid kitchen design allows you to claim extra space and even double your existing space with smart storage solutions, Whether you plan to add a pantry, credenza, or a mudroom with cabinets, the sky's the limit with the help of the skilled craftspeople and designers at Kitchen Magic.
Up your design game with glass-front cabinets flanked by new pantry cabinets to increase storage and still showcase your new finds. Mix and match colors and textures for a unique design. A woodgrain display cabinet or island can add flair when paired with a white kitchen for a beautiful timeless look.
At Kitchen Magic, our signature refacing consists of premium North American lumber and solid veneers that set the tone for a quality, functional design. Our custom cabinetry is all USA Made, hand crafted in our factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
To explore how you can transform the way your kitchen looks and functions with a free in-home design consultation. It's fun, informative, and completely free! Give us a call at 866.437.6147, or click here to schedule your free design consultation with us today!
Linda Fennessy
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Kitchen Magic
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FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Lamar Wright scored 24 points as SIU-Edwardsville beat VMI 93-67 on Saturday night.
Wright also had seven rebounds for the Cougars (3-2). Ray’Sean Taylor scored 19 points and added five steals. Deejuan Pruitt was 6-of-7 shooting and 5 of 5 from the free throw line to finish with 17 points.
Asher Woods finished with 18 points and seven rebounds for the Keydets (1-4). Tyler Houser added 18 points for VMI. Sean Conway also put up 10 points.
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Both teams next play Sunday. SIU-Edwardsville visits Longwood and VMI plays Fairleigh Dickinson.
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Welcome to this pristine 6-bedroom 3 bath home in East Casper! Conveniently situated near shopping centers, schools, and a charming walking path, this residence offers both convenience and tranquility. The backyard provides a spacious retreat as it backs up to a lovely park. Step inside and be greeted by an open floor plan featuring 9-foot vaulted ceilings, creating a bright and airy atmosphere, especially in the main living area. The master suite is a luxurious haven, complete with a walk-in closet and a
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Ikea recalls over 22K mirrors due to laceration hazard
Ikea is recalling more than 22,000 mirrors that could fall and pose a laceration hazard to customers, according to federal safety regulators.
The plastic fittings on Ikea's LETTAN flat mirrors, which attach the mirror to the wall, have the potential to break and cause the mirror to fall, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
"IKEA develops its products using a rigorous risk assessment and testing program, to make sure that the products live up to all applicable laws and standards on the markets where they are sold," the company said in a statement on its website.
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Still, "it has come to our attention that some of the fittings that attach LETTAN mirrors to the wall, have been breaking," the company continued. "This has in turn led to some mirrors unexpectedly falling."
The recall was initiated after the Swedish furniture company received 55 reports of such incidents occurring around the world. This includes one report of a mirror falling off the wall in the U.S., officials said.
The recall involves all sizes of the LETTAN flat mirrors, according to the notice. Each one is frameless, measuring 38 inches high and with different widths.
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The mirrors impacted in the recall have a date stamp before and including 2105. The first two digits represent the year and the last two digits represent the week of manufacture, the CPSC said.
The recalled mirrors were sold at Ikea stores nationwide and online between December 2019 through October 2022.
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Now in its second year, Pepsi Dig In Day is a national campaign designed to bring customers to Black-owned restaurants. This year, 20 different restaurants around the country are participating, including two in metro Phoenix.
Free brunch is available this Saturday at the Phoenix location of Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles on Central Avenue, and at Brunch & Sip on Indian School Road, while supplies last.
The festivities will also include the opportunity to enter a $5,000 sweepstakes, along with DJ sets and custom menus at the restaurants. Sweepstakes winners will also earn a $5,000 donation for their nominated Black-owned restaurant.
"Pepsi Dig In Day is a movement to inspire diners to discover Black-owned restaurants they're excited to visit all year round," Scott Finlow, Chief Marketing Officer of PepsiCo Global Foodservice said in a news release.
In Phoenix, that means visiting a south-of-downtown classic for some waffles and crispy fried chicken, or heading to the Arcadia area for some expertly-made eggs and a flight of mimosas, all while supporting Phoenix's Black-owned businesses. Cheers to that.
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Which John Boos cutting board is best?
Buying and maintaining the right cutting board is crucial to three important parts of cooking. First and foremost, keeping a clean, high-quality cutting board encourages food-safe practices. Secondly, a stable, reliable cutting surface promotes good knife technique. Finally, the right material ensures the cutting board won’t damage your blades’ finely sharpened edges.
John Boos cutting boards, also known as Boos blocks, are among the best wooden cutting boards. The top premium option for most people is the John Boos Walnut End Grain, which will last a lifetime while treating your knives well and giving you plenty of space for cutting.
What to know before you buy a John Boos cutting board
They’re food safe
Despite popular belief, wooden cutting boards are as safe for cutting all kinds of food as those made from any other material. This includes meat. It’s a common misconception that wood is unsafe. It stems mostly from the belief that wooden cutting boards can trap bacteria and moisture, causing the bacteria to spread and contaminate food.
The reality is actually closer to the opposite. The matrix of fibers in a wooden cutting board is extremely dense, and doesn’t let bacteria multiply much at all. Instead, quality wood dries out or desiccates bacteria. This is in contrast to plastic, which is prone to trapping bits of food and bacteria, especially after it’s been used for many months.
They repair themselves
As a fibrous, porous material, wood tends to flex and expand ever so slightly when it gets wet. One of the effects of this is that deep grooves and gouges often disappear from wooden cutting boards over time. Once again, plastic comes up short here, because once a plastic cutting board is damaged, there’s no fixing it.
They’re good long-term investments
John Boos cutting boards are not cheap, because they’re made with premium materials and design. It’s rare that a Boos block experiences manufacturer defects, so you can rest assured that yours will last for years, as long as you treat it right.
What to look for in a quality John Boos cutting board
End grain vs. edge grain
Edge grain cutting boards are made from slats of wood laying on their sides, while end grain boards use pieces of wood standing on their ends. The result is that your knife will safely penetrate an end grain cutting board slightly more on a microscopic level. That’s a good thing. End grain cutting boards are notably softer and, therefore, much less damaging to knife edges.
That’s not to say there aren’t good edge grain boards — there are plenty. But if you’ve spent money and time buying and maintaining high-end knives (especially Japanese-style knives, which are often expensive and tough to sharpen), an end grain board will protect your investment better.
Size
Your cutting board should be about as big as will reasonably fit on your countertop. It should, at the very least, be taller than your biggest chef’s knife is long. Bigger cutting boards give you more space to work, which isn’t just convenient. It’s also safer, as it’s easier to navigate piles of prepped food on a large cutting surface. Finally, it encourages good knife technique, letting you cut at just the right angle.
Type of wood
There are many great woods for making cutting boards. Maple is the most popular low-cost variety, but acacia is nearly on the same level because it’s softer, arguably more attractive and costs just about as little. Premium boards are often made from teak or walnut, which can look fantastic when properly finished.
Woods to avoid include incredibly hard types such as oak, which can wear down knives overly quickly.
How much you can expect to spend on a John Boos cutting board
The simplest ones cost only around $40, while the largest, made with the most premium wood, can get as high as $400.
John Boos cutting board FAQ
Are cutting board countertops a good idea?
A. They certainly look nice at first, but the whole point of cutting board countertops is to use them. Ultimately, most homeowners end up disliking the unclean look of scratched wooden countertops. Since it’s inevitable that your cutting board will get scratched over time, it’s not the best idea to install permanent wooden countertops and use knives directly on them. Plus, they’re even more expensive than traditional Boos boards.
Do bamboo cutting boards work well?
A. They’re durable and relatively hygienic, but bamboo is significantly harder than other woods and it’s not good for your knives. Whether you’re using soft Western-style alloys or hard Japanese-style blades, bamboo cutting boards make them dull more quickly, and nobody wants that. Plus, while bamboo supposedly has chemical antibacterial properties, it’s not actually superior to normal wood in terms of food safety. Most people should avoid bamboo cutting boards.
How do I maintain a wooden cutting board?
A. When you get your new cutting board, the first step is to clean it thoroughly to remove any residual chemicals or sawdust from the factory. Then, apply a layer of food-grade mineral oil. The oil keeps the wood flexible and water-resistant, which helps to maintain knife edges, prevent bacteria contamination and heal the wood when it eventually gets scratched and gouged.
Like any cooking surface or tool, clean your cutting board thoroughly after every use using warm water and dish detergent.
What’s the best John Boos cutting board to buy?
Top John Boos cutting board
What you need to know: It’s one of the most premium options available, and perfect for high-end knives.
What you’ll love: The end grain walnut construction doesn’t just perform remarkably well, it’s also extremely attractive. If money’s not an issue and you want something bigger and even more effective, consider this larger version.
What you should consider: While it is quite expensive, it should last a lifetime with proper care.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Sur La Table
Top John Boos cutting board for the money
What you need to know: It’s part of the most affordable Boos series, yet still built and finished with the same care as its high-end relatives.
What you’ll love: It’s as durable and affordable as a Boos block gets. Plus, it’s not as heavy or thick as some of the most premium offerings.
What you should consider: Since it’s an edge grain board, it’s not ideal for super expensive knives, as it will wear down the edge slightly faster than end grain boards do.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Sur la Table
Worth checking out
What you need to know: It offers end grain construction and long-lasting durability, yet it’s not the most expensive Boos board out there.
What you’ll love: It looks great, it’s not terribly heavy, and it’s suitable for the most high-end knives imaginable.
What you should consider: Like other end grain Boos blocks, it’s not cheap.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Sur la Table
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Video appearing to show a large wild cat walking around neighborhood goes viral
TYLER, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - Residents in a Texas neighborhood have more questions than answers when it comes to what kind of animal was spotted in their neighborhood.
Edith Martinez told KLTV that she saw the mysterious animal while she was leaving the Woodcrest Mobile Home Park and started recording a video.
“When it started getting up, I was like, that’s not a small cat,” she said.
According to Martinez, she shared her video on social media and it immediately gained over 1,400 views.
Multiple people have commented on the video, writing the animal could be a puma, lion, or even a tiger.
Scotty Stainback, a representative with the Caldwell Zoo, said the animal is not clearly visible in the video to identify.
“It’s really hard to make any kind of determination of what it is,” Stainback said. “The one thing that I can tell you for sure is that it is a cat. But I can’t tell what kind of cat.”
Stainback has heard reports of bobcats and pumas appearing in East Texas neighborhoods as the animals are currently active.
Officials with the SRS Building Products store where Martinez said she saw the cat said their cameras did not catch the animal, but the team is assuming it was a house cat.
Martinez said the animal appeared “too big to be just a regular house cat” from what she saw that evening.
Bobcats, deer and coyotes have been seen roaming streets in the area at night, according to neighbors.
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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. automobile safety regulators are zeroing in on changes that Tesla has made to its Autopilot partially automated driving system, including how it makes sure drivers pay attention and how it detects and responds to objects.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration asked for details of changes made to all versions of the system including dates and detailed descriptions, according to a post on its site Thursday.
The request is part of a larger investigation into why Teslas operating on Autopilot have struck emergency vehicles that are stopped along highways while they are responding to other incidents. It covers all versions of automated driving system including “Full Self-Driving,” which is being tested on public roads by Tesla owners.
The agency has been investigating crashes involving Teslas using the system since August of 2021. Investigators have sent teams to probe more than 30 crashes since 2016 that have caused at least 14 deaths.
In a letter dated July 3 and posted on the agency’s website Thursday, NHTSA asks Tesla to describe all changes to the systems in the “design, material composition, manufacture, quality control, supply, function, or installation of the subject system, from the start of production to date.”
Tesla must respond to the request by July 19, or it could face civil penalties, the letter states. It asks the electric vehicle maker to update a previous response dated Sept. 19 of last year.
A message was left early Thursday seeking comment from Tesla. The company says on its website that neither Autopilot nor “Full Self-Driving” can drive themselves and that drivers must be ready to intervene at all times.
The letter also asks for which Tesla vehicles had cameras installed in the cabin to monitor drivers, and whether the system uses “Tesla Vision” which relies only on cameras to view the road and does not use radar.
NHTSA’s request includes changes that Tesla made as part of a February recall of “Full Self-Driving” software. NHTSA pressured Tesla into recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with the software because the system can break traffic laws. The problem was to be fixed with an online software update.
NHTSA said in recall documents that the system can make unsafe actions such as traveling straight through an intersection from a turn-only lane, going through a yellow traffic light without proper caution or failing to respond to speed limit changes.
The documents said that Tesla does not agree with the agency’s analysis of the problem. The company was to fix the problems with an online software update.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he expects to have fully autonomous vehicles this year, a pledge he has made for several years. “The trend is very clearly toward full self-driving,” Musk said in April. “And I hesitate to say this, but I think we’ll do it this year.”
The system is being tested on public roads by as many as 400,000 Tesla owners.
NHTSA also has opened investigations during the past three years into Teslas braking suddenly for no reason, suspension problems and other issues. | https://cbs4indy.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-teslas-autopilot-driver-assist-system-gets-closer-look-as-us-seeks-details-on-recent-changes/ | 2023-07-07 10:39:26 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-teslas-autopilot-driver-assist-system-gets-closer-look-as-us-seeks-details-on-recent-changes/ |
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The players chosen in the first round Thursday of the NFL draft:
1) Carolina Panthers — Bryce Young, QB, 5-foot-10, 200 pounds, Alabama
Scouting report: Poised leader and creative playmaker, who excels at buying time while seeing the entire field. Elite combination of instincts and intelligence with a good arm, but, boy, is he small for an NFL quarterback.
Fact: The national high school player of the year as a senior in California went on to become the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner as a sophomore at Alabama.
Notable: Alabama's first Heisman-winning quarterback is now the first Tide player taken No. 1 overall in the NFL draft since QB Harry Gilmer by Washington in 1948.
2) Houston Texans — C.J. Stroud, QB, 6-3, 214, Ohio State
Scouting report: Elite accuracy and touch combined with good size and arm strength. Has shown above-average athleticism, but has seemed reluctant to use. Can linger in the pocket and lock on receivers.
Fact: Threw 85 touchdown passes to break a Big Ten record held by Drew Brees for TDs over two seasons.
Notable: Third straight Ohio State starting quarterback drafted in the first round, following Dwayne Haskins (No. 15 to Washington in 2019) and Justin Fields (No. 11 to Chicago in 2021).
3) Houston Texans (from Arizona) — Will Anderson Jr., OLB, 6-3, 253, Alabama
Scouting report: Quick first step with an array and moves and power, and ability to dominate a game. Can quibble with his tackling and ability to finish against the run, but he’s probably the best prospect regardless of position.
Fact: Racked up 34 1/2 sacks and 62 tackles for loss in 41 games and won the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player twice.
Notable: Texans traded up to become the first team since Washington in 2000 to make two of the first three picks in the draft (LB LaVar Arrington at No. 2 and OT Chris Samuels at No. 3).
4) Indianapolis Colts — Anthony Richardson, QB, 6-4, 244, Florida
Scouting report: The most intriguing prospect in the class, with Cam Newton-type size, athleticism and arm strength. The mechanics need work to fix accuracy issues.
Fact: Richardson had 13 career starts and only 393 pass attempts in three seasons at Florida.
Notable: The last two quarterbacks the Colts selected in the first round were Andrew Luck (No. 1 in 2012) and Peyton Manning (No. 1 in 1998).
5) Seattle Seahawks (from Denver) — Devon Witherspoon, CB, 5-11, 181, Illinois.
Scouting report: Aggressive, disruptive and physical defensive back, who took a huge leap as a senior to become one of the best defensive players in the country. Maybe a little too aggressive, especially at that size.
Fact: Didn’t play high school football until his junior year and spent a season at junior college before going to Illinois.
Notable: Witherspoon is the first cornerback drafted in the first round by Seattle since 2006 (Kelly Jennings at No. 31).
6) Arizona Cardinals (from Detroit via L.A. Rams) — Paris Johnson Jr., OT, 6-6, 313, Ohio State
Scouting report: Ideal size and athleticism, with some work to be done on technique and footwork.
Fact: Graduated with a degree in journalism and wrote for the school newspaper at Ohio State.
Notable: Highest drafted offensive tackle from Ohio State since Orlando Pace went No. 1 overall in 1997 to the Rams.
7) Las Vegas Raiders — Tyree Wilson, DE, 6-5, 271, Texas Tech
Scouting report: Ideal frame with long arms and room to add more pounds. Improved technique and footwork could unlock an even more fierce pass rusher.
Fact: His final season was cut short by a right foot injury in November that kept him from doing more than lifting at the combine and pro day.
Notable: Raiders last top-10 pick was also a edge rusher. They took Clemson's Clelin Ferrell No. 4 overall in 2019.
8) Atlanta Falcons — Bijan Robinson, RB, 5-11, 215, Texas
Scouting report: Vision, burst, finishing power and reliable hands make Robinson one of the best running back prospects in the past decade. Will need to be more decisive hitting holes in the NFL.
Fact: His 3,410 career yards rushing rank behind only Ricky Williams, Cedric Benson and Earl Campbell (all four-year players) in Texas history.
Notable: Robinson is the first Texas offensive player selected in the first round since QB Vince Young was taken by Tennessee No. 3 overall in 2006.
9) Philadelphia Eagles (from Chicago via Carolina) —- Jalen Carter, DT, 6-3, 313, Georgia
Scouting report: A game-wrecking package of power and quickness who collapses pockets and splits double-teams. Only questions appear to be about maturity and make-up.
Fact: Pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors (reckless driving and racing) and was sentenced to a year of probation and community service in March on charges related to an automobile accident that killed a Georgia teammate and football staffer.
Notable: Third defensive tackle from Georgia selected in the first round in the last two drafts, and second by Philadelphia. The Eagles took Jordan Davis at No. 13 last year.
10) Chicago Bears (from Philadelphia via New Orleans) — Darnell Wright, OT, 6-5, 330, Tennessee.
Scouting report: Thick and feisty blocker who played more comfortably at right tackle than left.
Fact: Held up about as well as any offensive lineman in the Southeastern Conference against Alabama star pass rusher Will Anderson.
Notable: First offensive lineman taken in the first round by Chicago since Kyle Long (No. 20 overall) in 2013.
11) Tennessee Titans — Peter Skoronski, OL, 6-4, 313, Northwestern.
Scouting report: Explodes off the line with power and balance. Locks up defenders in the running game. Legit concerns about whether he has the length to stay at tackle at the next level.
Fact: Three-year starter at left tackle after being a blue-chip recruit.
Notable: Skoronski is the second offensive lineman from Northwestern to be selected in the top 13 picks in the last three years. Rashawn Slater went No. 13 to the Chargers in 2021.
12) Detroit Lions (from Arizona through Houston via Cleveland) — Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, 5-9, 199, Alabama.
Scouting report: Explosive and shifty runner, with excellent hands, but doesn’t run with tackle-breaking power.
Fact: Averaged 11.7 yards per reception over three seasons at Georgia Tech and Alabama.
Notable: Last time two running backs were selected in the first 12 picks of the draft was 2017 when Leonard Fournette of LSU went No. 4 to Jacksonville and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford went No. 8 to Carolina.
13) Green Bay Packers (from N.Y. Jets) — Lukas Van Ness, DE, 6-5, 270, Iowa
Scouting report: Powerful player who has been used both inside and outside on the defensive line, but still relatively raw and inconsistently productive player.
Fact: Nicknamed “Hercules,” Van Ness was focused on hockey before high school and didn’t take off as a football prospect until junior year.
Notable: Green Bay has not selected a receiver, tight end or running back in the first round since taking WR Javon Walker in 2002.
14) Pittsburgh Steelers (from New England) — Broderick Jones, OT, 6-5, 311, Georgia
Scouting report: Excellent athlete (former high school basketball player) who has some questions about his build being ideal to play tackle in the NFL.
Fact: Never called for holding during his college career.
Notable: Last offensive lineman drafted in the first round by Pittsburgh was David DeCastro of Stanford at No. 24 in 2012.
15) New York Jets (from Green Bay)
16) Washington Commanders
17) Pittsburgh Steelers
18) Detroit Lions
19) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20) Seattle Seahawks
21) Los Angeles Chargers
22) Baltimore Ravens
23) Minnesota Vikings
24) Jacksonville Jaguars
25) New York Giants
26) Dallas Cowboys
27) Buffalo Bills
28) Cincinnati Bengals
29) New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco through Miami and Denver)
30) Philadelphia Eagles
31) Kansas City Chiefs
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Cultiva La Salud will host a free workshop to let mobile street food vendors about the opportunities new state rules will bring to their businesses.
The workshop will help guide street vendors on what the new state rules mean and include input from the California Street Vendors Coalition from Los Angeles.
Senate Bill 972 took effect on Jan. 1, creating a regulatory framework for street food vendors.
The workshop will inform vendors about the new law affects their work as well as their rights and obligations under SB-972, which establishes uniform health and sanitation standards and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health – requiring local health agencies to enforce the new provisions.
The event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel located at 2223 Ventura Street. To register, click here. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/new-state-regulations-for-street-vendors-fresno-hosting-free-workshop/ | 2023-02-24 01:31:43 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/new-state-regulations-for-street-vendors-fresno-hosting-free-workshop/ |
The Knicks gave themselves plenty to complain about on Festivus.
Their collapse on Seinfeld’s Dec. 23 holiday finished after four missed straight free throws in the final 66 seconds, allowing the Chicago Bulls to steal a 118-117 victory at the Garden and spoil RJ Barrett’s exquisite evening.
DeMar DeRozan nailed the game-winning jumper over Quentin Grimes with about 0.4 seconds remaining, which followed two missed foul shots from typically-clutch Jalen Brunson. Grimes also missed his free throws with 66 seconds left. Those could’ve handed the Knicks a five-point lead.
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Instead, stepped out of the Garden to frigid temperatures and with a gut-wrenching defeat.
“It’s frustrating. Practice it all the time,” Brunson said about his foul shots. “I’m confident when I get to the line. Just missed it.
“I just got to flush it and continue to move on. And just be me and do my routine.”
As the temperature plummeted outside, Barrett’s shooting hand kept the Garden warm. The small forward finished with a season-high 44 points — two shy of his career mark — and nailed a runner in the lane with 29 seconds left that would’ve been the winner had Brunson converted his ensuing foul shots.
“RJ being RJ. He was in attack mode for 48 minutes,” Brunson said. “He carried us. Especially when we needed it. We just got to close it out for him.”
Barrett’s highlight occurred with about six minutes remaining in the third quarter, when he drove past DeRozan and finished a one-handed jam over center Nikola Vucevic. The and-one conversion prompted chants from the sold-out crowd, the first of the season directed at Barrett.
“I was making shots, had it rolling tonight,” said Barrett, who shot 14-for-20, including 6-for-6 from beyond the arc.
But it was all wasted. The Knicks (18-15) have now dropped two straight after their eight-game winning streak, with a Christmas showdown against the surging Sixers on deck.
“I think we’re still together. I think we see it as opportunities to learn, opportunities to grow,” Barrett said. “Things can be great one second and bad the next, but it’s not even about that. It’s just, looking at what we did tonight, what we didn’t do enough of and cleaning that up.”
Zach LaVine dropped 33 points for the Bulls (14-18) and DeRozan added 25.
It was the third time in the last week that the Knicks faced the Bulls, a quirk in the NBA schedule. The Knicks won the first two games in Chicago behind Brunson, who attended high school in Illinois and savored the homecoming.
The script flipped at MSG but the Bulls, regardless of the impressive comeback, remain a mess. They were assembled at a high price for quick contention but have underwhelmed all season. Player confrontations and blow ups were reported from Chicago’s locker room, which added to the growing sense that either LaVine orDeRozan will ultimately be traded.
LaVine, 27, an All-Star the last two seasons, is considered a borderline franchise star but has never advanced out of the first round of the playoffs — and only made the playoffs once in his nine seasons.
The Knicks still have the draft capital to acquire LaVine after missing out on Donovan Mitchell, so there’s interest from team president Leon Rose in the Bulls’ direction.
At least on Festivus, the Bulls were good enough to take advantage of the Knicks’ mistakes.
[ Kevin Durant says Nets-Knicks on Christmas would have been ‘perfect matchup’ ] | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ny-demar-derozan-jalen-brunson-rj-barrett-20221224-vtxxcdjhozbztknuknwq6hnpoy-story.html | 2022-12-24 04:37:54 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ny-demar-derozan-jalen-brunson-rj-barrett-20221224-vtxxcdjhozbztknuknwq6hnpoy-story.html |
OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. — For decades, many residents of Ottawa County have contended with contaminated water and soil from the Tar Creek Superfund Site, one of the oldest of these sites in the nation. New data that was just released shows that risks are even greater than previously thought, according to a comprehensive geographic information system map or GIS map.
The new map was created by environmental organization, Local Environmental Action Demanded (LEAD) Agency through support from science nonprofit, American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange.
The map reveals that piles of toxic mining waste currently lie within the Tar Creek floodplain, leaving Ottawa County even more vulnerable to heavy metals contamination.
“That was what absolutely shocked us was what we didn’t know. When there’s flooding, those roads around Miami and inside the Tar Creek Superfund Site, are closed. We can’t get there when it’s flooded and no one had ever seen where the water floods go when we have major flooding events like what we saw in 2019 and also back in 2007. So, it’s a real eye opener to see those chat piles in the floodplain, sitting in water that flows in, and takes that material into the lakes and rivers that people in the area drink from. So this new map really shows what we simply couldn’t see during flooding events,” said Rebecca Jim, Executive Director of LEAD Agency.
LEAD Agency’s new map shows that when Tar Creek floods, the county not only suffers the impact of toxic creekwater, but also direct contamination from towers of toxic waste known as “chat,” which loom up to 200 feet over the landscape.
“The region has experienced increased flooding in recent years and will likely see more due to climate change,” said Jim.
The map project began in 2020, when Jim, a member of the Cherokee Nation, partnered with Thriving Earth Exchange to create a tool that could visually showcase what happens when Tar Creek floods. Jim’s primary collaborator was Community Science Fellow Jessica Tran, who worked with environmental scientists and cartographers to develop the interactive map that includes the specific locations of chat, aquifers, and groundwater wells, as well as the locations of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assessed properties. Tran and Jim hope the map will spur the EPA to clean up Tar Creek, and alert local residents to imminent risks.
According to LEAD Agency, there are approximately 1,480 properties that exist in the floodplain. Jim says as people move to the area over the years, many may not realize the threat.
“People that have moved in may not know about where the flood waters can extend to, so there could be people that don’t know, and then there are people that recently had to buy flood insurance that never had to have it before. So I would say that there’s some great awakening happening,” said Jim.
“Homes that have been remediated may very well be re-contaminated, and climate change will continue to make things worse. With more frequent and unpredictable flooding, we need to clean up Tar Creek, so it is safe for residents of Ottawa County,” said Tran.
The new floodplain map is currently available HERE. LEAD Agency also plans to distribute a PDF version on flash drives at their annual Tar Creek Conference on Wednesday, October 12th and Thursday, October 13th at Northeast Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma. You can find more information about the Tar Creek Conference, HERE.
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LEAD Agency is an environmental justice organization in northeastern Oklahoma that seeks to raise awareness about the effects of contamination on human health and the environment. Through public education, outreach, action, involvement with appropriate government agencies, and litigation, LEAD works to organize a citizen response toward cleanup and restoration of environmental harms, while striving for pollution prevention and environmental sustainability. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/oklahoma-floods-could-distribute-toxic-waste-new-map-shows/ | 2022-10-10 23:26:08 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/oklahoma-floods-could-distribute-toxic-waste-new-map-shows/ |
LAUREL, Md. — A group of Afghan refugees forced to start their lives over here in the U.S. opened a restaurant in Laurel to foster a welcoming community for other refugees.
It's called My Kabul Restaurant and Cafe, and had its grand opening last week.
“The concept is refugees for refugees," co-owner, Khalis Noori said.
It’s been almost two years since the U.S. left Afghanistan and the Taliban took over.
Close to 80,000 people fled and became refugees in the United States, including Khalis Noori and his family.
“It was difficult. It was traumatic, it was very uncertain," Noori said. "It was either or. Either you get to that airport and leave Afghanistan or you get killed.”
Noori had been working in international development in Kabul when he had to make that difficult decision to head to the airport.
He and his family landed in Virginia in August 2021.
Noori quickly threw himself into helping other refugees, working with the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
Over the past two years, he said he's helped 1,400 other Afghans settle in the area.
But that adjustment process is about more than finding a house -- it's about building a home.
That's why he and other refugee families decided to open My Kabul -- to cook up a taste of home.
“[It's] for the people to get connected with your community, and to know that there is someone out there that listens to them and to what they have gone through," Noori said.
He said at least in the Afghan community, you're taught not to openly share your feelings. But, uprooting your life is traumatic, so he wanted to provide a safe space to talk about their journeys together.
"They're all welcome here, to have a meal here, to be with us, to talk with us. And just to have that environment where they can feel free to talk about their journey," he said.
It's a mission customers are already getting behind.
Noori said in its opening weekend, the restaurant hit capacity, and they took about 100 orders each day.
“We’re very supportive, of course," customer Kirk Campbell said. "That’s what America’s supposed to be, a welcoming place for your tired, your poor, for people coming together and rebuild their lives.”
My Kabul is a space for people to rebuild their lives while breaking bread.
“I want those people to just have that great time and have that warm welcome that they deserve," Noori said.
He said the restaurant is offering a 50% discount to any refugee family -- not only ones from Afghanistan.
Their goal is to expand My Kabul to more locations in the future. | https://www.fox43.com/article/life/food/afghan-refugees-open-restaurant-maryland-support-refugees/65-703d4f81-9ba2-472f-891f-94e8988d6d9d | 2023-05-20 16:22:37 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/life/food/afghan-refugees-open-restaurant-maryland-support-refugees/65-703d4f81-9ba2-472f-891f-94e8988d6d9d |
- Produced eco-friendly polycarbonate using more than 90% recycled waste plastics
- Maintains the advantages of general PC while meeting the highest grade of UL eco-friendly certification and acquiring flame resistance qualifications.
- Application to small home appliances like laptops, and multiple plastic resins to continuously expand the scope of application
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Samyang Corporation has developed eco-friendly materials using recycled plastic resources, demonstrating a commitment to ESG management.
Samyang Corporation (CEO Hosung Kang), a chemical and food affiliate of the Samyang Group, announced on 11 that it developed Korea's first eco-friendly PC containing more than 90% of Post-Consumer Recycled Polycarbonate (PCR PC). PC is an engineering plastic that is transparent and resistant to impact and heat, so it is mainly used as interior and exterior materials for automobiles, home appliances, soundproof walls and parts for medical devices.
PCR PC is made through a compounding process in which a certain ratio of recycled PC is mixed with new PC raw material, and this requires a high level of technology and expertise. When manufacturing PC, flame retardants, reinforcing agents, dyes, etc. are added to enhance the performance of the polymer and improve their aesthetic effects. However, such additives cause deformation during the melting process at a high temperature, weakening the physical properties of PC. For this reason, PCR PCs developed by other domestic companies contain maximum of 85% of recycled PC material, and most PCR PCs sold on the market contain 30 to 50% of recycled PC material.
Within two years, Samyang Corporation succeeded in developing a PCR PC that contains more than 90% of recycled PC material while retaining the inherent physical properties of PC, such as heat resistance, transparency, and impact resistance. This is the result of years of efforts and expertise in redesigning and optimizing the ratio of recycled material and additives during the compounding process. Securing suppliers of quality recycled PC material that closely monitor the degree of contamination and foreign substances was also effective.
PCR PC is considered environmentally friendly as it reduces plastic waste. It also has an effect of reducing carbon emissions from lowered energy consumption. Samyang Corporation explained that the newly developed PCR PC has the effect of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 6,200 tons based on production of 1,000 tons compared to general PC. This is an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide emitted by 3,200 cars per year.
Recognized for its eco-friendliness, Samyang Corporation acquired the ECV certification (Environmental Claims Validations) from UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a United States safety standard development and certification science establishment. ECV is an environmental mark given by measuring the degree of eco-friendliness of a product, such as the ratio of reused and recycled materials. In addition, Samyang Corporation met the V-0 standard, the highest grade in the UL 94 vertical combustion evaluation. UL 94 is a measure of flame resistance of a polymer developed by UL, and the V-0 rating is only given to those that self-extinguish within 10 seconds when lit vertically.
Samyang Corporation plans to first apply PCR PC to small electrical home appliances such as laptops, then expand its application extensively in various areas in the future, namely electronics and decorative gadgets. Meanwhile, the company plans to continue expanding the scope of application by applying PCR PC to various plastic resins such as ABS and PBT.
"There are only a few places in the world that produce PCR PC products that contain more than 90% of recycled plastic materials while retaining the physical properties of conventional PC. We will continue to expand our high-quality, eco-friendly product portfolio to meet global market's demand and contribute towards the group's ESG competitiveness", said Hosung Kang, the CEO of Samyang Corporation.
In the meantime, Samyang Group established its mid- to long-term strategy last year called 'Vision 2025', which pursues the growth of eco-friendly and specialty business. Since last July, Samyang Corporation has been producing and selling resins and compounded products of a newly developed eco-friendly, transparent and flame-resistant PC that does not use flame retardants. Also, in last August, Samyang Corporation signed a contract to supply plastic pellets made from recycled fishing nets, further expanding its eco-friendly business portfolio.
For the first time in Korea, Samyang Innochem Corporation built a manufacturing facility last November at its Gunsan plant that is capable of producing 15,000 tons per year of Isosorbide, an eco-friendly biomass material, commencing its eco-friendly plastic business in earnest. In the packaging sector, Samyang Corporation is expanding the waste plastic recycling business by investing about 43 billion KRW (approximately $ 33.5 million USD) in the Sihwa plant to produce recycled PET chips at a production capacity of 21,000 tons.
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UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch fans got a surprise treat as Mike Teunissen grabbed the overall leader’s red jersey in the Spanish Vuelta, and Sam Bennett of Ireland won the sprint finish in the second stage on Saturday.
Defending champion Primoz Roglic stayed near the top of the standings.
Teunissen came in fourth place at the final sprint to become the second Dutch leader in the overall standings after his Jumbo-Visma teammate Robert Gesink led after the first stage.
“Actually, it wasn’t the plan. I’ve been saying already for a lot of days that we’re mainly here to take care of Primoz,” Teunissen said. “This morning the guys surprised me a bit saying that if it all went as planned and Primoz went safe into the last 3 kilometers we could see if I could be the one crossing the line first. In my home country, with a lot of people cheering, it’s really amazing for me and for everyone.”
Bennett beat Mads Pedersen and Tim Merlier at the line for his first Grand Tour stage win since the 2020 Vuelta.
“I knew I’d do it again, it was just a matter of getting the right legs,” Bennett said. “I’m quite happy with my level but I think experience and the guys made a difference today. There might be another sprint tomorrow. We’ll go in with the same hunger again.”
Roglic, trying to win an unprecedented fourth straight Vuelta title, stayed within the main peloton and is fourth in the standings, behind Sam Oomen, Edoardo Affini and Teunissen, all with the same time.
Roglic showed no signs of being bothered by the injuries that affected his Vuelta preparations. The Slovenian is trying to join Spaniard Roberto Heras (2000, 2003-05) as the only rider to win four Vuelta titles.
The first three stages are taking place in the Netherlands after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted plans for the Vuelta to race there the last two years.
The third stage will be a completely flat route that will also finish with a sprint to the line.
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HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (NYSE: ACV), announced the following special year-end distribution on its common shares. This special year-end distribution, which is in addition to the regular monthly distribution paid on its common shares, is being paid by the Fund pursuant to certain federal tax requirements.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates only and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the distributions for tax purposes will depend on the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund or your broker will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you what distributions to report for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund provided this estimate of the sources of the distributions:
Information regarding the Fund's performance and distribution rates is set forth below. Please note that all performance figures are based on the Fund's NAV and not the market price of the Fund's shares. Performance figures are not meant to represent individual shareholder performance. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Managed Distribution Plan.
About the Fund
Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund is a diversified closed-end fund that seeks to provide total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, while seeking to provide downside protection against capital loss. The Fund strives to dynamically allocate across convertibles, equities, and income-producing securities. The Fund normally invests at least 50% of total managed assets in convertibles and has the latitude to write covered call options on the stocks held in the equity portion. Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and Voya Investment Management is its subadviser.
For more information on the Fund, contact shareholder services at (866) 270-7788, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or through the Closed-End Funds section of virtus.com.
Fund Risks
An investment in a fund is subject to risk, including the risk of possible loss of principal. A fund's shares may be worth less upon their sale than what an investor paid for them. Shares of closed-end funds may trade at a premium or discount to their net asset value. For more information about the Fund's investment objective and risks, please see the Fund's annual report. A copy of the Fund's most recent annual report may be obtained free of charge by contacting "Shareholder Services" as set forth at the end of this press release.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
1-6-6-3
(one, six, six, three)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
1-6-6-3
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GARY — Some of the top military air show planes roared over the Region Thursday and landed at Gary/Chicago International Airport in anticipation of this weekend's scheduled Chicago Air and Water Show.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels, U.S. Army Golden Knights and others will take off from the Gary airport Saturday and Sunday on their way to the show's performance area on the Chicago lakefront between Fullerton Avenue and Oak Street.
"After the absence of the show in 2020 and a scaled down version in 2021, this summer we are honored to be able to bring back in full force Chicago’s storied tradition — the Air and Water Show," said Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner Erin Harkey.
The acrobatic planes and pilots will center their free performances at North Avenue Beach, but Region residents also have the opportunity to see them depart and return to the Gary airport. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an admission fee of $20 per vehicle. Several food trucks plan to be at the airport, located at 6001 Airport Road.
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The U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights are dedicating their performances to the memory of Rudy Malnati Jr., a long-time air show organizer who managed the former South Shore Air Show along Northwest Indiana's shoreline.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will fly their brand-new F/A–18E Super Hornets. The Golden Knights will jump from an aircraft at an altitude of 12,000 feet and perform a target landing on North Avenue Beach.
The lakefront event, first run in 1959, features a variety of military and civilian performers and aerial demonstration teams.
Featured military performers, in addition to the Blue Angels and Golden Knights, include a USN F-35C Lightening II, USAF F-22 Raptor, USAF C-17 Globemaster III, ANG A-10 Thunderbolt II (“Warthog”), ANG KC-135 Stratotanker, USMC V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor and USCG Search and Rescue Helicopter demonstration.
For the first time, the U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight and U.S. Navy Legacy Flights will participate in the same air and water show, with an additional F-35C Legacy II in the Navy Legacy Flight incorporating a "Missing Man" dedication to Malnati.
Civilian performers are scheduled to include Susan Dacy, Bill Stein, Kevin Coleman, Rob Holland, Triple Time Team, the Chicago Fire Department Air/Sea Rescue and the Chicago Police Department helicopter.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Another drop for stocks on Friday has Wall Street on track to close out its first losing week in the last six.
The S&P 500 was 0.7% lower in early trading, pulling back further from last week when it reached its highest level in more than a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 238 points, or 0.7%, at 33,707, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.9% lower.
Stocks fell even more in markets abroad, while crude oil prices dropped on worries that a global economy under threat of a recession will burn less fuel.
Europe’s economy appears to be weaker than expected, according to a preliminary report measuring manufacturing and services businesses. That’s adding to this week’s hesitance in markets, caused by a crank higher in interest rates by central banks around the world as they try to get high inflation under control. High rates drive down inflation by slowing the economy, which raises the risk of a recession.
High interest rates in the United States have already dragged manufacturing and other industries into contraction, while also helping to cause several failures in the banking system that have rattled confidence. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week that even though his central bank didn’t raise rates last week, it could still push through a couple more hikes by the end of this year.
Critics have also said the U.S. stock market was due for a breather after it climbed too far, too fast following a rally of more than 20% since mid-October.
Much of the exuberance was because the U.S. economy had managed to avoid a recession, even though the Fed hiked rates at a breakneck pace since early 2022. The job market in particular has remained remarkably solid. Wall Street’s hope was also that slowing inflation could get the Fed to take it easier on rates, while a small cadre of stocks soared to incredible heights amid a frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology.
A report later Friday morning is expected to show that growth in the U.S. economy may be slowing. Economists expect the preliminary report from S&P Global to show that manufacturing continued to shrink in June, while growth in the services industries slowed.
A slower economy would likely mean pressure on demand for energy, and the price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. oil fell 2.7% to $67.61. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 2.5%, to $72.46 per barrel.
That helped drag energy stocks to some of the sharpest losses on Wall Street. Halliburton lost 3.1%.
Tech companies were also hit hard. Higher interest rates hurt all kinds of investments, from stocks to bonds to crypto, but high-growth stocks tend to be among the most impacted. A 1.2% drop for Microsoft and 1.6% fall for Tesla were among the heaviest weights on the S&P 500.
In European stock markets, Germany’s DAX lost 1.5%, and France’s CAC 40 fell 0.9%.
On Thursday, the Bank of England hiked its main interest rate by a bigger margin than expected to a 15-year high. It was the central bank’s 13th straight increase. Central banks in Norway, Switzerland and Turkey also raised borrowing rates.
In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.7%.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 1.7% after its inflation rate came in higher than expected. That added to expectations that its central bank might adjust its policies for ultralow interest rates. The Bank of Japan has kept its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% for a decade as policymakers encourage more investment and spending.
In the bond market, yields dropped as investors looked for safer places to park cash amid worries about the economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.70% from 3.79% late Thursday. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans.
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AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed. | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/ap-business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-sink-as-central-banks-crank-interest-rates-still-higher/ | 2023-06-23 13:57:01 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/ap-business/stock-market-today-asian-shares-sink-as-central-banks-crank-interest-rates-still-higher/ |
LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman vowed to “defend, reimburse and represent” any player who faces potential discipline for playing in the inaugural event of the breakaway series.
Speaking at a media day Wednesday in London – where his startup league is set to launch next month with a $25 million, 48-man tournament – Norman said that he was undeterred by the PGA Tour’s decision to deny conflicting-event releases for the first Saudi-backed tournament. He had previously called the Tour an “illegal monopoly” and claimed their actions were “anti-golfer, anti-fan and anti-competitive.”
Even without a release, PGA Tour members can still compete in the inaugural LIV event, but they’d face possible sanctions that could include fines, suspensions or, as threatened, lifetime bans. Prior to the Tour’s decision, Norman said that six of the top 50, 19 of the top 100 and 36 of the top 150 players in the world rankings had signed up to play in London.
When asked by reporters Wednesday whether he had legal teams in place to challenge the Tour’s position, Norman said: “Yes. We are going to back up the players. We are going to be there for them, for whatever that is. We’re ready to go. We don’t want to go, but we’re ready to go. …
“I’ve said to the players: ‘We’ve got your back.’ We will defend, we will reimburse, and we will represent. Simple as that.”
Norman’s rival circuit will stage eight tournaments this year and 10 events in 2023 before the full-blown super league begins with 14 tournaments in 2024 and ’25. Norman announced Tuesday that LIV Golf had received an additional $2 billion from the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.
Though it’s not immediately clear how the Tour’s actions will affect the field strength of the LIV events, Norman said that the league didn’t need a superstar presence to be a success. Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood and Sergio Garcia were among those who publicly disclosed they’d asked for a release.
“If none of the top 20 come, it’s still going ahead,” Norman said. “There is still value in there.” | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/greg-norman-promises-defend-players-who-bolt-liv-serie | 2022-05-11 20:20:23 | 0 | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/greg-norman-promises-defend-players-who-bolt-liv-serie |
(NEXSTAR) – New government projections show days of extreme heat will become more frequent over the next three decades. Given warming trends, this summer, with its widespread heat waves, “is likely to be one of the coolest summers of the rest of our lives,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Tuesday.
Earlier this week, the Biden administration launched a new website, heat.gov, which includes not only hot weather health advice but maps and forecasts showing how high temperatures will impact the country.
One government map combines data from NOAA on future heat events with the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index, which evaluates a community’s vulnerability to poverty, disability, housing and transportation issues.
Of the 10 counties deemed “most vulnerable,” all are in the South or Texas except one: Imperial County, California.
Imperial County is on the state’s southern border, east of San Diego. The county seat of El Centro already has an average high of 107 degrees in July, but is only expected to get hotter between now and 2050, according to NOAA’s projections. In thirty years, the Southern California county is projected to have 147 days per year with temperatures over 95 degrees. By 2080, it’s 182 days — half of all days in the year.
It’s also the second poorest county in California, with a median household income around $46,000. The county’s low income, as well as high prevalence of disabilities and housing insecurity, make it more vulnerable to adverse effects of climate change.
Elsewhere on the map, seen here, states in the Southeast and Mountain West could experience more than 35 extreme heat days — when temperatures surpass the top 1% on record — by 2050.
Nearly the entire state of Florida falls into that realm, which may not be much of a surprise considering the Sunshine State is well known for its warm temperatures. Similar projections have been made for the southern tip of Texas and counties stretching along the Gulf of Mexico, and those along the Mississippi River north toward the southern edge of Illinois.
Other states in the West, like Arizona and Nevada, could see between 20 and 30 days of extreme heat by 2050. States in the southern Midwest — primarily Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio — are projected to have similar futures.
Northern Midwest states such as Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan; most of New England; northern Plain states such as Montana; and parts of the Dakotas could still see an increased rate of extreme heat days but on a trend closer to 15 to 25 days a year.
There are, however, areas throughout the U.S. that may hardly notice a rise in extreme heat days. That includes portions of Kansas and Oklahoma, swaths of the Dakotas, and the counties along the Pacific Ocean, stretching from Seattle to Santa Barbara.
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(The Hill) — Former President Trump won a comfortable majority of the vote in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) straw poll, maintaining his position as the favorite for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Organizers announced at CPAC’s convention in Texas that Trump won 69 percent of the vote, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) with 24 percent. Trump expanded his lead from the last CPAC straw poll in February, when he received the support of 59 percent of voting attendees to DeSantis’ 28 percent.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) came in third place with 2 percent, while other choices received 1 percent support or less.
In a hypothetical poll without Trump in the race, DeSantis held the lead with 65 percent. Donald Trump Jr. came in second place with 8 percent, Cruz came in third with 6 percent and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came in fourth with 5 percent.
Despite DeSantis gaining attention as a possible alternative to Trump as the 2024 GOP nominee, Trump has consistently dominated CPAC’s informal straw polls since he left office last year.
Trump won the straw poll taken at CPAC in February 2021, about a month after his term ended, with 55 percent of the vote, followed by DeSantis with 21 percent. He received 70 percent support in the straw poll taken at a second CPAC convention last July.
DeSantis has meanwhile remained the consistent second-place finisher but has been unable to top 30 percent support.
DeSantis led among potential choices to be the vice-presidential nominee with 43 percent, followed by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) with 9 percent and Pompeo at 7 percent.
Trump’s approval rating among CPAC attendees ticked up to 99 percent, up two points from February. Nine out of 10 said they strongly approve of Trump’s performance as president.
More than 60 percent of voters listed election integrity as the most important issue, a sign of Trump’s influence on the party as he continues to claim without evidence that voter fraud cost him reelection in the 2020 presidential election.
More than half of voters listed building a border wall and immigration as one of the most important issues, while about 30 percent listed energy independence and constitutional rights, respectively.
The results also showed that CPAC attendees largely do not expect President Biden or Vice President Harris to be the Democratic nominee in 2024.
A 37 percent plurality believe California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will be the Democratic nominee, while 16 percent expect former first lady Michelle Obama. Biden was chosen by 8 percent, along with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Harris was chosen by 4 percent. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-with-more-than-two-thirds-of-the-vote/ | 2022-08-06 23:19:16 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-with-more-than-two-thirds-of-the-vote/ |
Former California corrections officer charged with sexually assaulting 13 at women’s prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former correctional officer at the biggest women’s prison in California has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting at least 13 inmates over the past nine years, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Gregory Rodriguez, who worked at the Central California Women’s Facility, faces 96 counts including rape, sodomy, sexual battery and rape under color of authority, the Madera County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
It couldn’t be determined Wednesday if Rodriguez, 54, has an attorney who can speak on his behalf. He was being held in lieu of $7.8 million bail, the DA’s office said.
The alleged assaults date back to 2014, but most happened within the past two years, prosecutors said.
The charges involve 13 separate victims, according to the DA’s office. If convicted on all charges, Rodriguez could be sentenced to more than 300 years in prison.
The women’s prison where Rodriquez worked for 12 years is located in Chowchilla, a small city about 120 miles (190 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco. Rodriguez retired in August after being approached about the assaults as part of an internal investigation, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in December.
The investigation, which found that Rodriguez may have engaged in sexual misconduct against at least 22 inmates, was handed over to the district attorney’s office earlier this year.
“These allegations are in no way a reflection on the vast majority of correctional officers who act professionally and do their best to make sure prisoners serve their time while remaining safe,” the DA’s office said Wednesday. “It is our hope that the removal and arrest of this defendant encourages them to continue in their honorable profession upholding the law every day.”
Two unidentified inmates filed lawsuits in December accusing Rodriguez of sexual assault at the prison, which holds about 2,100 inmates.
A 2003 federal law known as the Prison Rape Elimination Act created a “zero-tolerance” policy for the sexual assault of inmates. But California prison officials have still been accused of sexual misconduct in recent years. That includes Israel Trevino, a former correctional officer at the Central California Women’s Facility, who was fired in 2018 after being accused of groping and making sexually harassing comments to inmates.
An Associated Press investigation found that a high-ranking federal Bureau of Prisons official, who formerly worked at a women’s prison in the San Francisco Bay Area, was repeatedly promoted after allegations that he assaulted inmates. Another investigation found a pattern of sexual abuse by correctional officers at the women’s facility.
These types of accusations extend beyond California. Former prison officers in Kentucky and New Jersey have recently been charged with sexually abusing or assaulting inmates.
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ORANGE, Va. (AP) — Several staffers who were previously fired or suspended during recent turmoil at former President James Madison’s Montpelier estate in Virginia have been reinstated to their jobs.
Montpelier’s recently appointed Interim President and CEO Elizabeth Chew opted to bring back four staff members who were let go in April by previous leadership, the Culpeper Star-Exponent reported. Chew also expressed optimism in an email to supporters that the estate will recover from the recent controversy over how it would, or would not, share governance with the descendants of people once enslaved there.
Earlier this year, the board that manages the estate was criticized for moving to reverse a 2021 commitment to share authority equally with the descendants.
More than 11,000 people, including Montpelier visitors and donors, signed a petition protesting the decision and the firing or suspension of pro-parity staff members with decades of professional experience.
Dozens of organizations also expressed outrage about the board’s retreat. The groups ranged from an organization of descendants of Japanese American citizens interned during World War II to an international association of “sites of conscience” that includes Holocaust museums.
In May, in another reversal, the board elected 11 new members representing descendants of people once enslaved there. The vote created full parity for the descendants in the foundation’s leadership, The Washington Post reported.
Chew herself had previously been terminated from a role as the plantation’s executive vice president and chief curator, but the estate’s board appointed her to the new leadership position in late May. She then reinstated the four staffers who were removed or terminated in April.
“The entire staff has been through so much these past few months, and their return has done much to boost morale and generate hope that as an organization, Montpelier will continue in the right direction,” Chew wrote. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/madison-estate-rehires-staff-let-go-during-recent-turmoil/ | 2022-06-05 23:25:23 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/madison-estate-rehires-staff-let-go-during-recent-turmoil/ |
A port regulation adopted by Peru to combat illegal fishing by Chinese squid vessels appears to have backfired and driven the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet deeper into the shadows, increasing the risk of forced labor, according to new research.
Peru in 2020 began requiring any foreign fishing boat entering its ports to use a vessel monitoring system allowing its activities to be tracked in real time 24 hours a day. The equipment, which tracks a vessel’s geographic position and fishing activity through a proprietary satellite communication system, sought to provide authorities with visibility into several hundred Chinese squid vessels that every year amass off the west coast of South America. With the support of Global Fishing Watch, a non-profit that encourages sustainable fishing, Peru joined a handful of countries making the information publicly available as well.
Decades of overfishing have pushed China’s fishing fleet farther from home. But its expansion to far-flung locations has been dogged by accusations of illegal fishing on the high seas, as well as instances of forced labor. It’s also drawn stiff criticism from the United States, which has made combatting illegal fishing a top priority and recently boosted efforts to monitor the Chinese fleet off the coast of South America.
Instead of increasing oversight, the new Peruvian regulations appear to have driven Chinese ships away from the country’s ports — and kept crews made up of impoverished Filipinos and Indonesians at sea for longer periods, exposing them to abuse, according to new research published by Peruvian fishing consultancy Artisonal.
Artisonal, in the r eport published on its website, found that only three of the 671 Chinese vessels authorized to fish in the eastern Pacific have installed the equipment.
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Meanwhile, port visits by Chinese vessels to Peru for maintenance, crew changes or to resupply have plummeted from over 300 in 2019 to just 21 last year. The bulk of the recent visits were the result of never before used and unspecified emergency requests — so called “forced arrivals” in Spanish — by ships lacking the at-sea monitoring devices. Instead of docking in Peru, some of the Chinese vessels appear to be making the long journey back to China between fishing seasons while others have moved to the Chilean port of Punta Arenas as an alternative logistical hub.
Relying on satellite tracking technology, Artisonal found that instead of offloading crew and restocking in Peru, the closest coastline to the fishing area, the vessels are staying longer at sea — what it says is a red flag for potential abuse of the roughly 16,000 crew members aboard the giant fleet. Before the port regulations, foreign squid vessels spent on average 10-12 months at sea but now the length of the typical fishing trip has increased to 18-24 months before returning to China, according to Artisonal.
“A crew member’s life in the open ocean does not depend on themselves but on the skipper,” said Eloy Aroni, one of Artisonal’s owners and author of the report.
Artisonal’s research cites the case of the Chang Tai 802. In August 2019, the vessel entered the Peruvian port of Chimbote to leave a crew member with a kidney infection that required emergency care. The Associated Press spotted the same vessel in July 2021 in the eastern Pacific as part of an investigation into the activities of the Chinese distant water fishing fleet, which numbers at least 3,000 vessels. During an at-sea encounter an Indonesian crew member screamed from the stern of the vessel “I want to go home.” Family members who hadn’t heard from their loved one for months expressed concern.
Instead, the Chang Tai 802 fished another year and finally returned to port, in China, in August 2022, according to Artisonal. After a brief visit, it returned to South America a month later.
The ship’s owner, Haimen Changtai Pelagic, did not respond to an email requesting comment.
Crews of several other vessels identified by Artisonal face similarly dire conditions, spending in some cases as long as three years at sea. To operate for such extended periods, giant support ships supply them with fuel and food while refrigerated cargo vessels haul their catch back to China.
China’s Agriculture Ministry, which regulates China’s fishing fleet, didn’t respond to a request for comment. Beijing in the past has said it has zero tolerance for illegal fishing and points to recent actions such as introducing a temporary moratorium every year on high seas squid fishing as evidence of its environmental stewardship. Those now criticizing China, including the U.S. and Europe, for decades raided the oceans themselves.
Aroni, who previously worked for Peru’s fishing industry, said the dramatic jump in previously unheard of “forced arrivals” last year was also a concern. He cited the case of the Zhe Pu Yuan 98, which was responsible for eight of the total 14 emergency landings recorded last year — each one lasting less than 24 hours. In the absence of additional information from Peruvian authorities, he said it was reasonable to suspect that the ship was taking advantage of the loophole to change crews. The ship’s owner, Zhoushan Putuo Deep-Sea, did not respond to an email requesting comment.
Not going to Peruvian ports allows the ships to avoid scrutiny not only of their labor practices but also potential safety risks as well as inspections for illegal fishing.
Juan Carlos Sueiro, an expert on fishing in Peru with the international conservation group Oceana, said that China’s fleet appears to be making a mockery of the new rules. He suggested Peru tighten regulations to make clear under what conditions foreign-flagged vessels can make “emergency” visits to ports in Peru.
“Activities that threaten the sustainability of resources are based on forms of modern slavery and are very dynamic,” he said in an interview. “Squid fishing is a case in point. The restrictions imposed by Peru for access to Peruvian ports has led the fleet to move to other ports, but above all by staying longer at sea, which further erodes crew members’ already precarious labor rights.”
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Thomas Cha always knew he wanted to be a veterinarian. Even his parents say he aspired to be a vet, ever since he was young. Growing up, Cha had goldfish at home, and he remembers always being surrounded by dogs whenever he was with his aunts, uncles and grandparents.
“There’s just never been an instance where I didn’t want to become a vet,” Cha says. “That’s really the only career path I ever thought of.”
So, when his Vancouver, Wash., high school counselor told him about an internship opportunity through Banfield Pet Hospital, he knew it was a perfect match.
As soon as he graduated from Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School in 2022, Cha started in the NextVet internship program—a paid, two-month internship for pet-loving high schoolers and graduates.
The program was created in 2022 in an effort to address a chronic shortage of talent entering the field of veterinary care. Research paid for by Mars Veterinary Health—a network of 2,500 clinics, hospitals and labs that includes Banfield among its members—shows that the need for veterinary care is expected to increase by 33% by the year 2030.
This widens an already persistent gap that will require nearly 41,000 additional caregivers by 2030 in order to keep up with demand. Even with the new veterinary graduates expected over the next decade, the study found that there will still be a shortage of nearly 15,000 veterinarians in that time frame.
NextVet connects students aged 16 and older with Banfield hospital teams, and gives them a flexible, part-time summer position offering hands-on experience in a veterinary hospital. Payment varies by location but starts at $15 an hour.
“It’s a fast-paced environment, but it’s a great learning environment as well,” Cha says. “I got to learn how to put in a catheter, I drew up vaccines and learned how to hold dogs and cats. It’s just been a great learning experience.”
The first year, 15 students had the opportunity to participate in the NextVet internship, and in 2023, its second year, the program has nearly doubled in size. More than 1,000 Banfield hospitals operate nationwide, and hospitals in 16 cities are participating in the program this summer, including locations in the Portland-Vancouver area.
Cha says before the internship, most of his experience with vets was through what he saw on television, but experiencing the hospital firsthand has made him appreciate the details more.
“You get to learn what patients are going through and learn more of the process,” he says.
Interns spend most of their time shadowing and working with veterinarians and credentialed veterinary technicians, as well as some virtual small group sessions intended to help them explore the industry.
“There’s a little bit of studying, but it’s more on the job,” Cha says. “You shadow them, and then when you feel comfortable, then you can help them actually do it. You always have a mentor to help you if you ever have questions.”
According to NextVet, several interns from the inaugural year have continued their work with Banfield full time. Cha returned to the hospital as a pet care assistant just two months after his internship finished.
Cha says working in the hospital has been rewarding. “It’s such a unique experience that not a lot of people get the opportunity to do,” he says. “I just got to learn so much about medicine. Not a lot of kids get the opportunity to do that straight out of high school.”
Asked what impact he hopes to have on the wider community, Cha answers with a genuine care for the people he interacts with: “The mental health of the owner. Pets bring owners so much joy and so much happiness, but when their pet is sick, they’re worried. So, when they come in here, we try to give them comfort that we’re going to give them the best care possible.”
Cha enjoys being able to see client’s pets grow up over time. One of his favorite dogs started coming in as a puppy. “We saw it when it was this little, and now it’s grown so much,” he says. “We get to see it grow. That’s so fun.” | https://www.wweek.com/culture/2023/03/22/banfield-hospital-offers-second-annual-nextvet-internship/ | 2023-03-22 16:09:41 | 0 | https://www.wweek.com/culture/2023/03/22/banfield-hospital-offers-second-annual-nextvet-internship/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's new state House speaker declared Friday that no other legislation will pass his chamber until it approves a constitutional amendment granting child sexual abuse victims the power to file what would otherwise be outdated claims.
House Speaker Mark Rozzi, who has spoken of being abused as a boy by a Roman Catholic priest, issued his ultimatum ahead of Monday's scheduled start of a special session on the issue ordered by outgoing Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.
Rozzi, a Reading area Democrat, was the surprise pick for speaker on Tuesday. He has promised to act as an independent and not caucus with the Democrats.
Rozz previously led efforts to provide a two-year “window” during which abuse victims may sue, including his work for the 2021 passage in both General Assembly chambers of a constitutional amendment to create that lawsuit period. To become law, the measure must be passed again by both chambers in the 2023-24 session and be approved by voters in a public referendum.
In a news release, Rozzi said the House and Senate needed to vote by the first week of February to get the referendum on the May primary ballot.
“With that in mind, let me be clear: as long as I am speaker of the House of Representatives, the House will consider no other legislation until the General Assembly passes” the amendment for the second time, he said.
“My friends, it is now 2023. We've talked the talk — now it's time to walk the walk, together, one last time, for the victims of childhood sexual abuse,” he added.
House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County said a special session devoted to that single topic was not warranted, noting such an amendment is something the chamber had passed “easily in the past" and can be done as part of the regular legislative business.
“We can do this work in regular session, while also addressing other urgent needs the people of Pennsylvania expect us to address in a timely manner,” Cutler said in a statement.
The House Democratic caucus said it supported the move for a special session. Wolf said the Legislature has to act by Jan. 27 to meet public notice requirements for constitutional amendment referendums in time for the primary. The governor leaves office Jan. 17.
Legislative Republicans also have teed up a package of five unrelated constitutional amendments that have also passed both chambers for the first round. This week, GOP members have said they hoped to get at least two of them before voters this spring — a voter ID mandate and the power for lawmakers to cancel regulations without facing a governor's veto.
Supporters say the lawsuit window would give victims a path to justice, taking into account more recent revelations about molestation by Catholic clergy or involving other institutions.
Many victims lost the right to sue when they turned 18 or were young adults, depending on Pennsylvania state law at the time. The proposed amendment would let victims sue during a two-year period, no matter when they were abused.
The selection of Rozzi came after Democrats flipped a net of 12 seats in November, the minimum needed to return to majority status after 12 years. But one reelected Democrat died in October and two others left after winning higher offices, giving Republicans 101 seats to 99 for Democrats. Rozzi was elected with 16 GOP votes, including all seven members of Republican leadership.
Special elections to fill the three vacancies are being prepared for Feb. 7, although Cutler has a pending lawsuit seeking to delay two of them until May. A hearing is planned next week. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Wolf-moves-to-speed-action-on-child-sex-abuse-17699947.php | 2023-01-06 20:23:53 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Wolf-moves-to-speed-action-on-child-sex-abuse-17699947.php |
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating Luther Burbank (NASDAQ: LBC) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Washington Federal.
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Ademi LLP alleges Luther Burbank's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet Luther Burbank holders will receive only 0.3353 shares of Washington Federal common stock for each share of Luther Burbank common stock they own. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for Luther Burbank by imposing a significant penalty if Luther Burbank accepts a superior bid. Luther Burbank insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
We are investigating the conduct of Luther Burbank's board of directors, and whether they are (i) fulfilling their fiduciary duties to all shareholders, and (ii) obtaining a fair and reasonable price for Luther Burbank.
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (MD) on Friday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $29.7 million.
On a per-share basis, the Sunrise, Florida-based company said it had net income of 36 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 47 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 49 cents per share.
The physician group posted revenue of $513.8 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $501.7 million.
For the year, the company reported profit of $66.3 million, or 79 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $1.97 billion.
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LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following a government investigation into his overseas assets, British prosecutors said Monday.
Chief Crown Prosecutor Andrew Penhale said after reviewing evidence from the tax office, authorities have authorized a charge against Ecclestone over his failure to declare overseas assets worth more than 400 million pounds ($477 million).
Simon York, of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, said the announcement followed a “complex and worldwide” investigation into the 91-year-old businessman’s finances.
“The criminal charge relates to projected tax liabilities arising from more than 400 million pounds of offshore assets which were concealed from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs,” he said.
“Our message is clear — no one is beyond our reach,” York added.
The case is expected to be heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Aug. 22.
Ecclestone headed Formula One racing and controlled the sport for for four decades from the 1970s to 2017, when he stepped down as chief executive and Liberty Media took over the series.
He was arrested in Brazil in May for carrying a gun in his luggage while boarding a plane. | https://www.wowktv.com/sports/ex-f1-boss-ecclestone-to-be-charged-with-fraud-over-assets/ | 2022-07-12 02:27:04 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/sports/ex-f1-boss-ecclestone-to-be-charged-with-fraud-over-assets/ |
There are 4,000 Miles of Connected Snowmobiling Trails in Maine
Talk about an adventure that could potentially go on for days if you want it to. Get ready for neverending snowmobiling trails that cover over half of Maine just waiting for you to discover. And yes, they're well-maintained as part of the Maine Interconnected Trail System or ITS.
Wow! Talk about a massive network with over 4,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails. According to the Maine Snowmobile Association, those 4,000 miles of trails are created through the efforts of the various snowmobile clubs, local municipalities, businesses, and the many landowners who generously allow access to snowmobilers.
Honestly, it is such a blast to snowmobile. I've felt the wind on my face and the adrenaline rush of speeding along trails in Yellowstone National Park and in Colorado's Vail Pass region. I think I may just have to add this adventure to my to-do list this winter.
With varying landscapes weaving in and out of the woods, around lakes, and even the vast open land, it is most definitely a unique experience that we're blessed to have in our own New England backyard.
And talk about the views of some of the snowcapped mountains, as well as glorious sunsets and sunrises and even the wide-open plains. So if you're looking for an incredible adventure, then your best bet is to reach out to the Maine Snowmobile Association because it rules the friendly snowbound roost with the best information and guidance and trip-planning as well as sled rentals.
Click here to view the various trails that have specific routes to various areas and towns in Maine or click here to view the ITS map which I also posted above. | https://q961.com/there-are-4000-miles-of-connected-snowmobiling-trails-in-maine/ | 2022-12-15 20:56:39 | 1 | https://q961.com/there-are-4000-miles-of-connected-snowmobiling-trails-in-maine/ |
GRAND FORKS, N.D., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thread, the leading technology company in enterprise-scale asset maintenance solutions for the energy and utilities sector, today announced the appointment of Arnaud Thiercelin to the newly created role of Chief Technical and Product Officer.
Mr. Thiercelin brings nearly two decades of experience in software development, team development, and the management of deep-stack embedded systems. His broad expertise, ranging from embedded systems to cloud infrastructure, positions him as a strategic leader who is poised to drive Thread's technology development efforts.
"Arnaud's wealth of knowledge in both technical and leadership aspects of software development makes him a valuable addition to the Thread team," said Josh Riedy, Founder and CEO of Thread. "His insights and forward-thinking approach will be crucial as we continue to advance our technology solutions for enterprises in the renewable energy sector."
Prior to joining Thread, Mr. Thiercelin served as Chief Product Officer at Smarkets, Head of Enterprise Product at Auterion, and Head of R&D of North America at DJI. This blend of international experience and cross-functional leadership will be pivotal as Thread accelerates its growth and expands its technological capabilities.
"Thread represents a unique convergence of energy, utilities, and digital transformation, an intersection I am excited to contribute to," said Thiercelin. "I look forward to working closely with the talented team at Thread to build solutions that make a meaningful impact on our clients' businesses and contribute to a sustainable future."
In his new role as Chief Technical and Product Officer, Mr. Thiercelin will drive Thread's product strategy and shape the future of the company's proprietary technology that automates enterprise inspection workflows. His leadership will further cement Thread's position as a technology frontrunner in the expanding renewable energy sector.
Thread has established itself as a technology trailblazer, growing from a startup to serving Fortune 500 energy and utility companies, as well as DoD clients. Mr. Thiercelin's addition to the team bolsters the company's commitment to fostering regional economic growth, driving job creation, and propelling the digitization of the world's critical infrastructure.
About Thread: Thread, formerly Airtonomy, is the leading technology solution for enterprises seeking to streamline and transform critical infrastructure lifecycle management. Leveraging its proprietary, data-driven, and robust platform technology, Thread embeds uncrewed aerial systems and robotics with a suite of applications to automate enterprise inspection workflows. In doing so, digital asset information becomes vital to stakeholder decision management within the enterprise while also being easier and more efficient to maintain up-to-date information.
For more information, please visit http://www.thread.one.
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Leading landscape design and build company ranked among best workplaces in consumer products and services
SAUSALITO, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Yardzen, the leading online landscape design and build company, has been named to Inc.magazine's annual Best Workplaces list. Featured in the May/June 2022 issue, the list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture.
Yardzen is the first company to treat outdoor spaces to the same stylistic rigor as indoor spaces and provide an end-to-end solution for outdoor renovation. Yardzen connects homeowners to talented landscape designers and vetted contractors for the easiest, most delightful outdoor renovation experience available. They are a team of world-class landscape architects and designers, horticulturalists, construction experts, technologists and company builders who are enabling people to make informed, sustainable choices in their outdoor spaces and providing better access to excellent design.
"Our team is full of passionate and intelligent people with a shared vision to help people live better outside," said Allison Messner, CEO of Yardzen. "In the four years since our founding, we've worked hard to establish a collaborative and open culture at Yardzen that makes everyone feel seen and heard. We value constant curiosity and collaboration company-wide, and my personal role of fostering a workplace that people choose to be a part of is of utmost importance." She continued, "We've always believed that work is a thing you do, not a place you go, and since becoming a remote-first organization in 2020, we've learned how integral it is to build a team that has the autonomy to do their best work from anywhere."
After collecting data from thousands of submissions, Inc. selected 475 honorees this year. Each company that was nominated took part in an employee survey, conducted by Quantum Workplace, which included topics such as management effectiveness, perks, fostering employee growth, and overall company culture. The organization's benefits were also audited to determine overall score and ranking.
"Not long ago, the term 'best workplace' would have conjured up images of open-office designs with stocked snack fridges," says Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. "Yet given the widespread adoption of remote work, the concept of the workplace has shifted. This year, Inc. has recognized the organizations dedicated to redefining and enriching the workplace in the face of the pandemic."
Yardzen launched its availability across all 50 states in early 2022 and last year introduced new services that couple landscape design with exterior design, allowing homeowners to reimagine their entire home's exterior aesthetic. These achievements, along with Americans' renewed interest in their outdoor space the past two years, has enabled Yardzen to bring on exceptional talent, including over 300 designers, and help people coast to coast achieve their dream outdoor spaces.
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About Yardzen
Founded in 2018, Yardzen is changing the landscape design and build process by delivering a fundamentally better experience to homeowners and contractors, alike. From the online studio to the field, clients are treated to a custom design firm experience that respects their time and aligns with their priorities, before being connected to a vetted pro who can bring the design to life. Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative companies in 2022. For more information, please visit yardzen.com.
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The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit http://www.inc.com.
About Quantum Workplace
Quantum Workplace, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is an HR technology company that serves organizations through employee-engagement surveys, action-planning tools, exit surveys, peer-to-peer recognition, performance evaluations, goal tracking, and leadership assessment. For more information, visit QuantumWorkplace.com.
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Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across South
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Days of freezing temperatures in Deep South areas that usually freeze for only hours are threatening dozens of water systems as burst pipes leak millions of gallons of water.
The problems were happening Monday in large, troubled water systems like Jackson, Mississippi, where residents were required over Christmas to boil water months after most lost service because of a cascade of problems from years of poor maintenance.
They also are happening in Shreveport, Louisiana, where some residents had no water Monday. In Selma, Alabama, the mayor declared a state of emergency because they city worried it would run out of water. Workers at a food bank in Greenville, South Carolina, opened their doors to a rush of water and were trying to save $1 million in food. Police departments around Atlanta said their 911 systems were being overwhelmed by unnecessary emergency calls about broken pipes.
Dozens of water systems either had boil advisories in place because of low pressure or warned of bigger catastrophes if leaks from broken pipes weren’t found and water shut off.
The culprit was temperatures that dropped below freezing Thursday or early Friday and have spent only a few hours if any above 32 degrees (0 degrees Celsius) since then.
Water expands when it freezes, bursting pipes that aren’t protected. Then when the temperature rises, those broken pipes start leaking hundreds or thousands of gallons of water.
And over a holiday weekend, when many businesses are closed, those leaks can go undetected for days, Charleston, South Carolina, water system spokesman Mike Saia told WCSC-TV.
Charleston was on the verge of a boil water requirement for its hundreds of thousands of customers that could close restaurants and other businesses.
The system puts out about 50 million gallons of water during a typical winter day. Over the holiday weekend, its output was about 100 million gallons. More than 400 customers reported burst pipes, so between unreported leaks, closed businesses and empty vacation homes, the system figures thousands of leaky pipes are gushing water.
“It’s death by a thousand cuts,” Saia told the TV station.
The situation in Jackson was not as dire as August, when many of the capital’s 150,000 people lost running water after flooding exacerbated longstanding problems in one of the capital city’s two water treatment plants. Residents had to wait in lines for water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets.
But there were people without water pressure and the city set up an emergency water distribution site on Christmas.
“We continue to struggle to return pressure to the water system. We are producing significant amounts of water and pushing that into the system but the pressure is not increasing — despite those efforts at the plants. The issue has to be significant leaks in the system that we have yet to identify,” Jackson officials said in a statement.
In Selma, Mayor James Perkins Jr. issued an emergency order Christmas Day asking owners to go to their businesses and check for leaks before the city ran out of water.
Crews in the city of 18,000 were able to find and fix enough leaks to equalize the amount of water coming into and out of the system, Perkins said Monday in a statement. But there was a major leak that hasn’t yet been found and two more nights that are forecast to be below freezing, the mayor said.
Broken pipes were also causing problems at individual buildings. A massive leak was reported at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Christmas Eve, according to WFSA-TV.
At the Harvest Hope Food Bank in Greenville, South Carolina, employees opened the building Monday morning and several inches of water rushed out. Broken pipes were spraying water and workers turned away dozens of needy people, the food bank said.
The water cut power to the food bank’s freezers and refrigerators, and workers faced the double challenge of getting power restored before the food spoiled and keeping water out of the area. Up to $1 million of food could be destroyed, the food bank said.
The forecast did provide good news. Monday’s highs across the Deep South were expected to be at least in the 40s and the freezing temperatures at night shouldn’t last as long until a much warmup arrives later this week.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called for stronger trade relations among African countries and lamented the high cost of buying products and services outside the continent.
Museveni on Tuesday began a state visit to South Africa in a bid to encourage better economic ties between Uganda and Africa’s most developed economy.
He met with President Cyril Ramaphosa accompanied by members of his cabinet who were scheduled to meet with their South African counterparts and sign various trade and bilateral agreements.
Making brief remarks ahead of the meeting with Ramaphosa, Museveni emphasized the importance of intracontinental trade, while highlighting some of the challenges that were making this difficult to achieve.
Among some of his priorities were the procurement of coal from South Africa to be used to transform Uganda’s high-grade iron ore into steel, Museveni said.
“Our part of the world, as you can see, is very far from the ocean, 1,000 miles,” he said.
“Bringing steel products from China, India and Ukraine, in the past, is very expensive, the freight alone is bigger than even the cost of the product itself,” said Museveni. “So it is very important that we develop an inland steel industry for Uganda and those areas around there. We need coal from South Africa.”
Museveni said it is important for the continent to be peaceful in order for intracontinental trade to be successful.
“This will be a free trade area only if it is peaceful. But now the whole place is in chaos,” he said.
Ramaphosa said South Africa sees Uganda as an important partner in East Africa and lauded its contribution to “regional economic and political integration as well as regional peace and stability.”
The South African leader said that “as a continent we need to continue to work towards the peaceful resolution of conflict and emphasize dialogue over military confrontation. … South Africa remains deeply concerned about recent developments in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We strongly condemn the upsurge of conflict, being fuelled by armed groups.”
South Africa and Ugandan ministers signed bilateral and economic agreements in various sectors including tourism, transport and agriculture.
Museveni and Ramaphosa were scheduled to address a South Africa-Uganda business forum later on Tuesday.
Uganda is South Africa’s 15th-largest trading partner in Africa and the second largest in East Africa, according to South African government figures.
Between 2017 and 2021 total trade between the two countries reached a peak of $162 million.
South Africa’s exports to the Republic of Uganda amounted to $169 million in 2018, while its imports from Uganda increased from $6.8 million in 2017 to $17.5 million in 2020. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-ugandan-south-african-leaders-urge-greater-trade-in-africa/ | 2023-02-28 21:25:55 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-ugandan-south-african-leaders-urge-greater-trade-in-africa/ |
Orioles second. Anthony Santander pops out to Trey Mancini. Ryan Mountcastle singles to center field. Terrin Vavra singles to right center field. Ryan Mountcastle to second. Kyle Stowers grounds out to shallow infield, Justin Verlander to Trey Mancini. Terrin Vavra to second. Ryan Mountcastle to third. Rougned Odor singles to right center field. Terrin Vavra scores. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Jorge Mateo flies out to right field to Kyle Tucker.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Astros 0. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Houston-Baltimore-Runs-17461083.php | 2022-09-23 03:20:47 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Houston-Baltimore-Runs-17461083.php |
Cross remains standing after church is destroyed in fire
Published: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:49 AM CDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
WISE COUNTY, Texas (Gray News) – A cross was the only thing left standing in the rubble after a church in Texas burned to the ground Friday.
According to the Boonsville-Balsora Volunteer Fire Department, the Balsora Baptist Church sanctuary’s roof collapsed while firefighters were inside the building.
Several firefighters were treated by Wise County EMS on the scene.
The fire department said church sanctuaries make them prone to collapse because of the large open space.
“The cross that held our prayer request in the sanctuary was still standing!” the church said in a post on Facebook.
Despite the damage, the congregation still gathered Sunday morning for an outdoor service.
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Live coverage: Bucks vs. Trail Blazers at Fiserv Forum
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
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Is Giannis Antetokounmpo going to play? Bucks star will start
After missing three games and a full week of action from Nov. 8-15 with knee soreness, Giannis Antetokounmpo had been removed entirely from the Bucks injury report for their last two games against Cleveland and Philadelphia. His first step and finishing at the rim looked explosive and he skyed for blocked shots and rebounds. He even made it out of Philadelphia no worse for immediate wear after taking a shoulder to the chest from 280-pound 76ers center Joel Embiid, a shot that doubled Antetokounmpo over and then had him sit on the floor to regain his wind.
“In talking with him some I think the knee is getting better, his body is getting better,” Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said after Sunday’s practice. “I think it’s in a good place. I think taking a little bit of time, putting a little extra focus and effort into that, just keeping his knee strong and healthy was time well spent. Now, a few games and a week, I think he’s mostly in a good place.”
Unfortunately for Antetokounmpo, after Monday’s shootaround he was listed on the injury report with left calf tightness. In his pregame press conference, Budenholzer said he expected Antetokounmpo to play (provided there was not setback in his warm up), and the two-time MVP was in the starting lineup vs. the Trail Blazers.
"I think he came in this morning and kind of had some calf tightness and I think it's wise and smart to put it on the report," Budenholzer said. "You never know how it's going to go through the day. Something could happen between now and tip. So, you just have to report all that stuff these days and we're hopeful and expecting that he plays but we'll just make 100% sure before tip."
On Nov. 3, the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder were each fined $25,000 by the league for violating the league's injury reporting rules.
Khris Middleton, Wesley Matthews scrimmage with the Herd
In an effort to get Khris Middleton and Wesley Matthews additional work and conditioning, the Bucks moved the two players to the Herd so they could practice on Monday. This is Middleton’s second practice with the Bucks’ G League affiliate as he’s rehabbing from offseason wrist surgery. His first practice with them was Nov. 1.
"It's very important. Those kind of five-on-five live environments, it's what makes the G League so invaluable and having them close, and the familiarity and knowing our stuff and everything," Budenholzer said of the workout. "He had a good day and just like always, I think the thing is to see how he feels (Tuesday). But today was very good."
Middleton first began ball handling drills on Oct. 12 after having surgery on his left wrist in July. Prior to that, he had been recovering from a sprained MCL suffered in the first round of the playoffs.
The three-time all-star participated in a small degree during Sunday’s practice.
“There’s just a lot of things that go into being back and ready to play,” Budenholzer said after that session. “It certainly is the wrist but it’s everything. You’ve got to be completely healthy and conditioning and shape and all those things. The wrist is part of it, but I don’t think it’s; it is different with lower body stuff but you’ve always gotta get to that point where you’re ready to actually play in a game. It’s hard when you didn’t have a summer, you didn’t have training camp, all those things. He’s pushing it.”
Matthews strained his right hamstring on Nov. 14 against Atlanta. Budenholzer wouldn't go so far as to say Matthews would be back this week against Chicago or Cleveland, but acknowledged the team felt the injury was minor at the outset.
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Milwaukee Bucks starting lineup
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Brook Lopez
- Grayson Allen
- Jevon Carter
- Jrue Holiday
Milwaukee Bucks injury report
- Giannis Antetokounmpo: Left calf tightness, probable
- Wesley Matthews: Right hamstring strain, out
- Khris Middleton: Left wrist surgery, out
- Joe Ingles: Left knee surgery, out
Who do the Bucks play next?
The Bucks are home for the week and face I-94 rival Chicago on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at Fiserv Forum. It is the first meeting of the season between the Bucks and the Bulls. Despite having all-stars Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vučević, the Bulls have underachieved to this point in the season and have a losing record. The Bucks eliminated the Bulls from the playoffs last season. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/11/21/bucks-vs-trail-blazers-at-fiserv-forum-score-updates-november-21-2022/69666537007/ | 2022-11-22 01:06:40 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/11/21/bucks-vs-trail-blazers-at-fiserv-forum-score-updates-november-21-2022/69666537007/ |
Cleaning products recalled over bacteria exposure risk
The Laundress brand of detergent and household cleaning products has recalled about eight million products because of the possible presence of bacteria that could pose a health risk to consumers.
The recalled items, manufactured by the pricey boutique brand between January 2021 and September 2022, include its laundry detergents, fabric conditioner and cleaning products. The recall was announced Dec. 1.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the affected products may contain one of several different types of bacteria, many of which are environmental organisms found widely in soil and water.
The CPSC warned that people with weakened immune systems, underlying lung conditions, or those who use external medical devices and are exposed to the bacteria could face the risk of a serious infection that may require medical treatment if the bacteria is inhaled or enters the body through the eyes or a break in the skin.
People with healthy immune systems are usually not affected by the bacteria, it said.
Eleven consumers have reported infections from of the bacteria, Pseudomonas, the commission said. The company said it is investigating the reports to determine if the infections were connected to its recalled products.
The CPSC said consumers who purchased the recalled product after January 2021 should immediately stop using it and request a refund (A list of impacted products is available here.) It said consumers should dispose of the product by closing the bottle tightly and placing it in a household trash and not empty the product prior to disposal.
The Laundress products were sold on TheLaundress.com, Amazon and at stores including Bloomingdale's, The Container Store, Saks Fifth Avenue, Target, Nordstrom, Brooklinen, and other major retailers nationwide, through September 2022 for between $8 and $100. | https://www.wtae.com/article/laundress-brand-cleaning-products-recalled-over-bacteria-exposure-risk/42158079 | 2022-12-06 12:31:20 | 1 | https://www.wtae.com/article/laundress-brand-cleaning-products-recalled-over-bacteria-exposure-risk/42158079 |
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge began questioning Tuesday a few of the hundreds of prospective jurors summoned for the trial of a man charged with killing eight people on a New York City bike path in a terror attack five years ago.
Sayfullo Saipov, 34, who has pleaded not guilty to charges that are eligible for the death penalty, was not in the courtroom for the start of the weekslong process of jury selection.
The government has not yet said whether it will seek the death penalty if Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, is convicted on terrorism charges.
He was charged with driving a truck into people on a bike path near the Hudson River in lower Manhattan on Oct. 31, 2017.
Saipov emerged from a truck to strike pedestrians with a pellet gun and a paintball gun and shout an Arabic phrase, “Allahu Akbar,” meaning “God is Great,” authorities said. He was shot by a police officer and arrested along the West Side Highway.
At a June 2018 court appearance, Saipov said through an interpreter that he cared about Allah and the holy war being waged by the Islamic State.
U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick told potential jurors that if they are chosen, they won’t return for opening statements until late October or early November. The trial could last until the end of January, he said.
Initially, he is questioning about 15 possible jurors a day among over 700 who filled out questionnaires in August. Some questions focused Tuesday on answers some jurors had given to questions about the death penalty.
One woman, for instance, said that she doesn’t believe in the death penalty, but that she would keep an open mind and make decisions based on the evidence and the facts.
“Personally, I don’t believe in it, but if I have to make a decision, I will,” she said. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-potential-jurors-questioned-in-nyc-bike-path-attack-trial/ | 2022-10-12 10:11:23 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/ap-potential-jurors-questioned-in-nyc-bike-path-attack-trial/ |
Scientists working off the coast of Costa Rica say they've discovered the world's third known octopus nursery.
The international 18-person research team found the site nearly 2 miles below sea level and believe that in the process they may have also discovered a new species of Muusoctopus, a genus of small to medium sized octopus lacking an ink sack.
"The discovery of a new active octopus nursery over 2,800 meters beneath the sea surface in Costa Rican waters proves there is still so much to learn about our Ocean," Dr. Jyotika Virmani, executive director of the Schmidt Ocean Institute, said in a statement.
According to a press release, researchers witnessed Muusoctopus eggs hatch. They said it demonstrated that the area, known as the Dorado Outcrop, was hospitable to young octopuses.
When the Dorado Outcrop — an area roughly the size of a football field — was first discovered in 2013, researchers believed octopuses couldn't grow there because they didn't observe any developing embryos at the site.
Scientists said the discovery also indicated that some deep-sea octopus species brood their eggs in low-temperature hydrothermal vents, such as the one where the nursery was discovered, where fluid heated in the Earth's crust is released on the seafloor — like hot springs.
The research vessel for the trip was provided by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, a nonprofit research organization founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy.
The trip was led by Beth Orcutt of the Maine-based Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences as well as Jorge Cortes of the University of Costa Rica.
According to the researchers, areas like the Dorado Outcrop are still vulnerable to human activities such as fishing, and some Costa Rican scientists on the trip were trying to discern if the underwater seamounts should be legally protected.
"The information, samples, and images are important to Costa Rica to show its richness and will be used for scientific studies, and outreach to raise awareness of what we have and why we should protect it," Cortes said.
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THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man died after the car he was riding in clipped a tractor trailer on the Cross Bronx Expressway Wednesday morning, police said.
The incident occurred near the southbound entrance to the Major Deegan Expressway at around 1:45 a.m., officials said. The driver tried to get past the trailer when the sedan hit it, pinning the car between a concrete divider and the truck, police said.
The passenger in the sedan died at the scene and the driver was taken to the hospital in stable condition, police said. The truck driver was not injured. | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/passenger-dead-driver-injured-in-collision-on-cross-bronx-expressway-nypd/ | 2023-04-19 13:46:15 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/passenger-dead-driver-injured-in-collision-on-cross-bronx-expressway-nypd/ |
CONWAY, Ark. — On Monday night, tee ball and softball games in Conway were interrupted by the sounds of gunshots.
The next morning, the city held a press conference to share more details as to what happened and their plans for increasing safety in the future.
One parent said she and her kid's tee-ball team took cover as soon as they realized there were gunshots.
"It keeps going through my head though, like over and over and over again," Tee-ball coach and mother, Sandi Pharris said.
An ordinary game turned scary when she heard gunshots at the Don Owen Sports Complex in Conway.
"I was standing on the third baseline. And I kind of looked around because I thought I heard fireworks or firecrackers or something," Pharris explained.
She quickly realized they were gunshots, so then she took action to make sure the kids were safe.
"I started yelling, Everybody get down, Everybody get down and got all the kids laying down flat on the field. And I was looking around at the parents and everybody to tell him to get down," she said.
When she felt it was safe enough to get up, she grabbed a phone to call 911.
"As soon as I held the phone up to my ear to talk to the 911 lady, I saw the police cars flying by. They were here quick," Pharris described.
By the time the officers arrived around 7:00 p.m., police said the two people who were shooting at each other had already left.
Conway Mayor Bart Castleberry said police responded in less than two and a half minutes, but said there's still room for improvement.
"We're going to go ahead and have our added police presence out there tonight. So it starts tonight. So I want folks to feel safe," Mayor Castleberry explained. "This is the first time that we've had an occurrence of this nature in Conway, I understand everyone's frustration. I understand everyone's fear and everyone's concern."
However, Pharris said she isn't letting this situation stop her from coaching tee ball.
"We've got a great team. It's just so much fun. So we'll be back for sure," she added. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/conway-police-investigate-shooting/91-0b00a2e0-a797-48f8-92f5-8dacb5401b31 | 2023-04-26 01:25:00 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/conway-police-investigate-shooting/91-0b00a2e0-a797-48f8-92f5-8dacb5401b31 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government on Tuesday announced $2.5 billion in new grants for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations and alternative fueling infrastructure, aiming in part at increasing access in underserved neighborhoods and communities.
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Known as the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure or CFI program, the grants will be doled out over a five-year period, with an emphasis on both highway chargers but also locations in traditionally underserved and disadvantaged urban, rural and tribal communities.
A statement from the Department of Transportation said the grants will be targeted to “fill gaps in the national charging and alternative-fueling network.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in the statement that the overarching goal is "modernizing our infrastructure and creating good jobs in the process.”
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He hailed the fresh funding as "another big step forward in creating an EV future that is convenient, affordable, reliable, and accessible to all Americans.”
The $2.5 billion in funding is split evenly into two tracks: a Community Program which seeks to strategically distribute chargers in underserved locations in cities and communities; and a Corridor Program, which will focus on highways with the goal of establishing Alternative Fuel Corridors to enable gasoline-free cross-country travel and long-haul trucking.
The money builds on a separate $5 billion in federal money dedicated to growing a nationwide network of EV chargers specifically along highways. The Biden administration has been prioritizing construction on highway routes that can allow EV drivers to go long distances, at the expense for now of neighborhoods, shopping centers and apartment dwellings in more urban areas where chargers have been in relatively higher demand.
Established by the Bipartisan Instructure Law, which was passed by Congress in November 2021, the grants come under the umbrella of President Joe Biden’s public goal of establishing 500,000 public EV charging stations and reducing national greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent by the year 2030.
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The department did not specify how many chargers it expects to help build off the latest round of funding. Direct-current fast chargers, which can charge a car up to 80% of its battery capacity in 20 to 45 minutes, are quite expensive, costing $40,000 to $100,000, limiting the number that can be built, but they enable drivers to quickly get back on a road such as a highway. Level 2 chargers are cheaper in cost but take a few hours to charge an EV, and are typically placed in neighborhoods and near schools, stores and offices.
In addition to electric chargers, the grants will fund the establishment of more hydrogen, propane, or natural gas refueling infrastructure. The EV charger funding will target new charging stations at public buildings, schools and parks as well as publicly accessible parking garages.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the new grants will provide a much-needed push for the growing electric vehicle industry. The rapid expansion of the electric vehicle market has strained the infrastructure in many cities, leading to consumer reluctance — especially for residents who can't conveniently charge at home.
“Ensuring that charging stations are more visible and accessible in our communities addresses the concerns many American drivers have when considering making the switch to electric,” Granholm said in a statement.
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Associated Press writer Hope Yen contributed to this report. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/2-5b-in-grants-for-ev-chargers-aim-at-17838672.php | 2023-03-14 17:22:25 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/2-5b-in-grants-for-ev-chargers-aim-at-17838672.php |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack understands why the question gets asked. He plays for a school that’s won five national championships in football.
How did Miami become so good in basketball?
“I’ve heard of all the great football players that have been here,” Pack said, “but the basketball program has been coming up the last few years and people respect both now.”
The Hurricanes have doubled down on their basketball success with the men’s and women’s teams reaching the Elite Eight — and both knocking off No. 1 seeds along the way.
They will play Sunday for the opportunity to go to their first Final Fours. Jim Larrañaga’s men (28-7) will face second-seeded Texas in the afternoon in Kansas City and Katie Meier’s women (22-12) will meet three-seed LSU in the evening in Greenville, South Carolina.
“The two programs have a lot in common,” Meier said. “We’re very competitive, like a big brother-little sister or big sister-little brother, depending on who won that week. We get that way with each other and I love it. …
“Whether you’re laying on the training table next to somebody, one player next to the other player saying, ‘Why did you miss that shot?’ — they’re right there competing with each other in a very loving way. I think it’s elevated both of our programs.”
Miami’s mutual success comes as it has established itself as a model of the new era in college sports.
Like other programs, transfers have played a major role, but Miami also — very publicly — has gone full-steam ahead into name, image and likeness with mega booster John Ruiz providing lucrative deals to Pack and twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder.
The ninth-seeded women have never before advanced so far in the tournament, and it’s been a thrilling ride. They erased a 17-point halftime deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma State, beat No. 1 Indiana on Destiny Harden’s tie-breaking basket with 3.3 seconds left and eliminated No. 4 Villanova on Friday after squandering a 21-point lead in the second half.
The fifth-seeded men’s run to their second straight regional final has been no less exciting. They rallied from an eight-point deficit with under 5 minutes left to beat No. 12 Drake before posting a 16-point win over No. 4 Indiana. On Friday, they toppled No. 1 Houston by 14 points.
A version of the football-basketball question was the first to be asked at Larrañaga’s postgame news conference Friday. He detoured into paying homage to the school’s academic reputation and lauding the work of the women’s team.
Men’s player Wooga Poplar said he gets the question frequently when he’s on campus but was surprised it came up when he was talking to local fans in Kansas City.
“I just tell them football does football and we do basketball,” Poplar said, “and we’re both pretty good.”
Pack said he and his teammates have followed the women closely during this especially mad Miami March.
“It was really fun watching their game, seeing them beat Villanova, when they were expected to lose,” Pack said. “Making the Elite Eight for the first time in their program history is something that people didn’t think about at the beginning of the year.”
At the start of the year, Miami’s programs were in the spotlight mostly for their plunge into the NIL arena. Pack made headlines last spring when he left Kansas State and landed a deal with Ruiz; Ruiz says it pays $800,000 over two years and provides Pack with a car.
About the same time, the Cavinder twins, who built their bank accounts at Fresno State thanks to more than 4 million TikTok followers, transferred to Miami.
Their recruitment was instantly scrutinized and led to Meier missing the first three games of this season through a university-imposed suspension that was handed down in anticipation of NCAA sanctions. Last month, Miami was placed one year of probation after the school and the NCAA agreed that coaches arranged impermissible contact between Ruiz and the Cavinders.
But the talk now has shifted to what’s happening on the basketball courts.
Pack, who had 26 points and seven 3-pointers against Houston, is averaging 19.7 points per game in the tournament. ACC player of the year Isaiah Wong, who reportedly has a six-figure NIL deal, had 20 points against Houston and is averaging 17.3 in the tournament.
Haley Cavinder has led the women’s balanced offense with 12.5 points per game for the season. Jasmyne Roberts, an 8.4-point scorer for the season, went off for 26 against Villanova and is averaging 18 in the tournament.
Hanna Cavinder said she’s savoring everything the men and women are achieving.
“I think it’s cool to see us both doing this together in a sense, and bringing Miami more of like a basketball-school realm,” she said. “It’s just super exciting to be a part of. I know it’s probably something that might not be done again.”
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AP Basketball Writers Aaron Beard and Tim Reynolds contributed to this report.
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What are the best homemade popcorn makers?
There aren’t many things better than eating a tub of buttery popcorn while sitting in the movie theater. With many films bypassing the theater and releasing on popular streaming services, now you can enjoy that highly anticipated movie release from the comfort of your home. However, you’re probably not going to achieve that signature movie theater popcorn from a bag of microwave popcorn.
From air poppers to countertop popcorn makers to classic popcorn machines, making popcorn at home has never been easier. So, before you plan your next family movie night, take a look at these great popcorn makers to bring the theater to your house.
Types of popcorn makers
Microwave popcorn maker
While this style of popcorn maker utilizes the microwave, it’s still fresher than bags of microwave popcorn since it requires kernels. They are generally made of silicone or gemstone and can prepare your popcorn with or without oil in less than three minutes. A microwave popcorn maker is easy to operate and one of the most inexpensive options. However, this method often yields the most unpopped kernels since there’s no way to stir the popcorn.
Air popper
If you’re concerned about excess oil, an air popper is an ideal choice. Instead of hot oil to pop the kernels, air poppers circulate hot air. This method generally leads to less unpopped kernels and is a quick way to get healthier popcorn. It’s important to note that this style doesn’t produce buttery popcorn bursting with flavor. Although, a few options allow you to add melted butter as it’s popping.
Electric popcorn maker
Electric popcorn makers are an excellent option for dorm rooms and are the most straightforward models to operate. They are also inexpensive. Plus, electric popcorn makers often use an automatic stirrer to keep the kernels moving.
Stovetop popcorn maker
Those looking for a hands-on experience will enjoy a stovetop popcorn maker. It is slightly more time-consuming and requires hand cranking. You’ll also need to find the sweet spot on your stove to ensure it doesn’t burn.
Commercial popcorn machine
For the ultimate movie theater experience, you can’t go wrong with a commercial popcorn machine or cart. They look great and produce popcorn that tastes just like the movie theater.
Best home popcorn makers
Hot air popcorn makers
Nordic Ware Microwave Popcorn Popper
While it appears to be your average container, this BPA-free, high-heat container makes fluffy microwave popcorn without using oil. Since it’s made of gemstone, this bowl is unbreakable and chip-proof. Plus, it’s made in the USA and dishwasher-safe for convenient cleaning.
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If you’re looking for a way to make healthier popcorn at home, this appliance pops popcorn with hot air instead of oil, making for easy, grease-free cleanup. This hot air popper makes up to 18 cups of popcorn in less than three minutes. It leaves virtually no unpopped kernels. If you want to add butter, the attached measuring cup also doubles as a butter warmer.
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With only one button, this popcorn popper is straightforward enough for children to use. It’s compact enough for apartment kitchens or dorm rooms. It is oil-free and operates with hot air to give you the ideal snack. You can make up to 16 cups of popcorn and melt butter simultaneously.
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Hot oil popcorn makers
Wabash Valley Farms Whirley-Pop Popper Kit
This Whirley-pop kit takes all of the guesswork out of making homemade popcorn by including fresh popping corn, exclusive buttery salt and gourmet popping oil. The secret is its patented floating stir wire, which keeps the popcorn from burning by cranking the handle. Plus, it’s large enough to make 6 quarts of popcorn at once in just three minutes.
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Hamilton Beach Electric Hot Oil Popcorn Popper
If you’re looking for a hands-off popcorn maker, this model features a nonstick popping plate and a motorized stirring arm that does all the work. At 24 cups per batch, it’s large enough to supply popcorn to everyone at your movie night. To add flavor, it also has a butter melter that incorporates butter with the popcorn while it is popping.
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West Bend Stir Crazy Electric Hot Oil Popcorn Popper Machine
With a motorized stirring rod and vented cover that doubles as a popcorn bowl, this machine makes it effortless to make movie theater popcorn at home. It also features heat-resistant handles to prevent burned hands and a generous 6-quart capacity. Plus, the nonstick coated plate is easy to clean.
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Commercial countertop popcorn machines
West Bend Hot Oil Theater Style Popcorn Popper Machine
For an authentic movie-theater atmosphere, this popcorn machine looks fun sitting on your counter and holds up to 4 quarts of fresh popcorn. The motorized stirring rod produces larger kernels with more pops per batch, and it has a tilt door for easy serving. Plus, with a kettle that is both nonstick and removable, it’s a breeze to clean.
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Elite Gourmet Carnival Kettle Popcorn Popper Machine
This traditional hot oil popcorn machine makes up to 1 gallon of popcorn in each batch and features a warming light to keep extras hot. It has plexiglass windows and a door with a cool-touch handle. If you’re popping kernels at home, it has a removable serving tray and is compact enough to sit on your counter.
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Commercial popcorn carts
Great Northern Popcorn Antique Popcorn Machine
This cart-style popcorn machine has wheels for easy transport and features a storage cabinet to hold popcorn bags, measuring cups and other accessories. The nostalgic look elevates any movie night, and it can hold up to 3 gallons of popcorn to satisfy everyone’s popcorn cravings. It also features a warming deck, overhead light and kettle stirrer.
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Nostalgia Vintage Movie Theater Popcorn Machine
With a vintage look and three 10-ounce candy dispensers, this popcorn machine cart is perfect for a movie night or backyard party. It pops up to 32 ounces of popcorn per batch and has interior lighting so you can see it at night. Plus, the tilt-out drop doors help you scoop easier, and the tempered safety glass windows can withstand heat and are resistant to breakage and scratches.
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Biden should project ‘positive message’ on policing in State of the Union speech: law enforcement leader
Biden will deliver a State of the Union address Tuesday
EXCLUSIVE: The head of one of the nation's top law enforcement organizations is urging President Biden to strike a "positive" tone on policing during his upcoming State of the Union address to show support for the men and women risking their lives for the community as the profession deals with recruitment and retainment issues.
Larry Cosme, president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), told Fox News Digital he met with Attorney General Merrick Garland for a law enforcement roundtable Thursday. Other groups represented there were the Fraternal Order of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Cosme called the more than 2½-hour meeting productive.
"I appreciate the open communication that Attorney General Garland has led with his team, his senior leadership team. I think it's productive," said Cosme.
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The group discussed the administration's May 2022 executive order on policing and the recent brutal killing in Memphis of Tyre Nichols that left five police officers charged in his death.
Cosme called what happened to Nichols "inhumane and indefensible."
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The topic of the State of the Union also came up during the meeting, and the police organization heads said the attorney general should urge the president to address the issue of policing to stress that the profession is "an honorable one."
"I think what the No. 1 thing [the president] should be conveying is a positive message about the [law enforcement] profession and how the profession is a normal one. The profession is an honorable one," Cosme told Fox News Digital.
"Both the men and women that do the job day in and day out are good, wholesome people. Like any and every occupation, you have bad apples. And those bad apples should be held accountable and dealt with," he said.
"I think the message in the [State of the Union] should be: Listen, there are positive folks out there. There are good people out there that are willing to do this job for the betterment of the community that they serve, and that's the American public," Cosme said.
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Cosme, who served for over 34 years in state and federal law enforcement before retiring, said the police force is facing issues with retention and recruitment. After Nichols' death in Memphis, it has become more dire.
A fix would be for Biden to show "strong support for the efforts of law enforcement," especially as crime continues to rise nationwide and as the country grapples with the fentanyl crisis.
Cosme also said support should be declared for border patrol officials, and federal funding for law enforcement should be at a level that allows it to "fulfill critical missions."
"While the reality of the debt situation and the divided Congress means budget cuts may be inevitable this year, those cuts should not negatively impact public safety," said Cosme. "Law enforcement requires adequate funding." | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-project-positive-message-policing-state-union-speech-law-enforcement-group-leader | 2023-02-05 12:43:41 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-project-positive-message-policing-state-union-speech-law-enforcement-group-leader |
ATLANTA (AP) — Dansby Swanson isn’t surprised the Atlanta Braves have fought back to climb atop the NL East.
He’s just surprised it took this long to get there.
“Just keep going,” Swanson said. “This is no time to celebrate. There’s four games left. So much left to be had of this season.”
Swanson and Matt Olson homered off Max Scherzer, lifting the Braves to a crucial 4-2 victory Saturday night over the New York Mets and a one-game lead in the NL East.
The defending World Series champions beat aces Jacob deGrom and Scherzer on consecutive nights to take their biggest lead of the season in the division. New York, which held a 10 1/2-game cushion on June 1, faces its biggest deficit of the year with four games remaining.
Atlanta will try for a three-game sweep Sunday night, when Charlie Morton faces Mets right-hander Chris Bassitt, with the winner earning the season-series tiebreaker between the teams. Even though both teams are headed to the postseason, that’s important because the NL East champion gets a first-round bye in the playoffs.
“We’ve just got to take the same approach,” Olson said. “We know those guys are good that they started the last two days and we know Bassitt is a competitor as well.”
Swanson’s 24th homer, a go-ahead, two-run shot in the fifth inning, touched off a frenzy among the sold-out crowd at Truist Park, the ball sailing a few rows up into the seats in left-center to make it 3-2.
“In those big spots, he’s one of those guys I like up there,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “Ever since he’s been here, he’s shined in that spot. He keeps the game slowed down and stays in the moment and gives himself a chance.”
Olson hit his 32nd homer in the sixth, a solo shot into the Chop House seats in right to put Atlanta up 4-2.
Austin Riley led off the fourth with a double and scored on Olson’s single to make it 1-all.
Kyle Wright (21-5) gave up two runs and seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts in five innings as he won his eighth straight decision. The Braves have won 16 of his last 17 starts.
New York went up 2-1 in the fifth when Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil hit consecutive two-out singles.
“We’ve scored four runs in 18 innings,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “It’s a real tribute to their pitching, but Max gave us a chance. He competed.”
The Mets led 1-0 in the first when Brandon Nimmo singled, advanced on a walk and a single and scored on Eduardo Escobar’s groundout. Wright, who threw 30 pitches in the first, stranded two runners in scoring position to prevent further damage.
Scherzer (11-5) allowed a first-inning single to Riley and a third-inning infield single to Ronald Acuña Jr., who advanced to third on a fielding error by Lindor at shortstop but was stranded when Michael Harris II lined out to center. Scherzer patted his glove and pumped his fist as he walked off the mound.
Scherzer was charged with nine hits and four runs with no walks and four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings as the Mets were knocked out of first place for only the third day all season.
“I felt like mechanically I was working east-west and me I want to work north-south,” Scherzer said. “I didn’t feel like I had good put-away pitches. I didn’t feel like my two-strike pitches tonight were as sharp as I usually have them. When I made mistakes, they made me pay and just couldn’t efficiently pitch tonight.”
The Braves have won five of the last six against New York to tie the season series 9-all, outscoring the Mets 37-16 over that stretch.
Atlanta’s bullpen, which posted a 1.70 ERA in September, got a perfect inning from Dylan Lee in the sixth. Jesse Chavez faced four batters in the seventh, Raisel Iglesias faced the minimum in the eighth and closer Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for his NL-leading 39th save in 46 chances.
Since the Braves were a season low-tying four games under .500 at 23-27 after play on May 31, they have gone 76-32, tying the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in the majors over that span. They were a season-worst 10 1/2 games behind the first-place Mets on June 1.
Wright, the only 20-game winner in baseball this season, hasn’t officially become the first Braves pitcher to lead the league in wins outright since Russ Ortiz had 21 in 2003, but the Dodgers’ Julio Urias has 17 and can’t reach 20 before the regular season ends.
The right-hander will become the first Braves pitcher since Hall of Famer Tom Glavine in 2000 to lead the majors in wins. Houston ace Justin Verlander also has 17.
Wright began the game 1-4 with a 6.75 ERA in six career starts and one relief appearance against the Mets.
The Braves, who got home runs from Riley, Olson and Swanson off deGrom on Friday, lead the NL with 240 homers.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: All-Star RF Starling Marte (right middle finger fracture) has yet to begin swinging or throwing. Showalter said Marte is experiencing less pain but not enough to take the next step in his recovery. Marte has been sidelined since Sept. 7.
Braves: RHP Spencer Strider still has not thrown as he gets treatment on a sore left oblique. Snitker said there is no timetable for the rookie’s return. Strider has been sidelined since Sept. 21.
NICE GLOVE
Harris ran back and jumped to catch Nimmo’s fly against the wall in center field for the first out of the third.
UP NEXT
Bassitt (15-8, 3.27 ERA) pitches against Morton (9-6, 4.29) as the teams conclude a three-game series.
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Proceeds to accelerate commercialization and pipeline expansion of novel FLASH™ Aorto-Ostial Angioplasty System
CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ostial Corporation (Ostial), a private medical technology company focused on addressing the clinical challenges of aorto-ostial interventions, today announced the raise of $7M in growth funding led by Delos Capital with participation from AMED Ventures and other existing investors.
"With support from Delos Capital and AMED Ventures, Ostial is on an exciting trajectory to further commercialize the FLASH System, build out its sales and operation teams, accelerate the product into new and existing accounts, and advance our current FLASH technology," stated Jon Bohane, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Ostial.
Ostial, an Incept LLC portfolio company, intends to use the funds to accelerate commercialization of its FLASH™ Aorto-Ostial Angioplasty System (FLASH System) by doubling its sales force, executing national programs and expanding its clinical research and scientific advisory of its dual balloon-based system. Additionally, the company plans to commence development of the next-generation FLASH System.
"Our vision is to arm physicians with advanced innovation that uniquely addresses treatment of high-risk areas in coronary and peripheral cases," stated Henry Chen, Managing Partner of Delos Capital. "Ostial is uniquely posed to seek partnerships with other innovative, synergistic technologies that will expand its cardiovascular platform beyond FLASH."
The FLASH System is the first and only dual balloon dual-balloon angioplasty catheter designed to overcome challenges of aorto-ostial stenting by delivering complete, 360° stent apposition at the ostium. Total stent apposition with FLASH optimizes patient outcomes while improving reaccess for future interventions.1
"Aorto-ostial stenting represents a growing worldwide 'neck to waist' market opportunity," stated Michael Lankford, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Ostial. "With this new influx of capital, our field team will have the opportunity to cast a wider net and make the FLASH System available to more physicians seeking to confidently treat challenging aorto-ostial lesions."
The FLASH System is commercially available in the United States and currently sold in 350 hospitals with 19,000 commercial units sold to date.
About Ostial Corporation
Ostial Corporation (Ostial), headquartered in Campbell, California, is a private medical technology company focused on addressing the clinical challenges of aorto-ostial interventions. The company's first product, the FLASH Aorto-Ostial Angioplasty System, allows physicians to confidently treat ostial cases with true, 360° lesion coverage that enables streamlined vessel reaccess and optimal patient outcomes. For more information, visit www.ostialcorp.com.
1Data on file at Ostial Corporation.
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There's a storm brewing in the golf world over how far the best players are able to pound the ball. Some argue it's making the game too easy.
At its heart, the problem is technology. Clubs used to be made out of wood and the original ball was hand-stitched leather stuffed with goose feathers. It's a far cry from the modern titanium drivers and highly engineered golf balls that pierce the sky.
These modern golf balls were in their infancy when 18 holes opened at East Potomac Golf Links (EPGL) in Washington, D.C. in 1923. Engineers were barely figuring out that adding dimples to the ball gave players more control over the distance, trajectory and spin; things essential to the modern game.
People weren't hitting it a mile long like they can today, jokes Will Smith, who used to work in golf course architecture.
"Here we are 100 years later," he said, while surveying the 15th hole on the Blue course at EPGL. "We're trying to build a golf course that can challenge and be interesting to golfers who hit the ball probably on average 30, 40, 60 yards further."
Smith thinks there's a disconnect between how the game used to play and the way it's currently going. Something's got to give.
The golf world erupted recently when the game's governing bodies proposed the idea of men's professional golfers switching in 2026 to a ball that doesn't go as far as it currently does.
The USGA and R&A suggested the idea of two different golf balls – one for professionals and elite players, and another for everyday people.
They're not keen on how far pros can currently hit it, arguing the distance is harming the sustainability of classic golf courses and rendering them useless to the top level players who can power their way to better scores.
A typical drive would be about 20 yards shorter, so instead of seeing your favorite player bomb a drive 320 yards down the fairway, with the new ball it'd only go about 300 yds.
If it helps, think of it in baseball terms. There's a wooden bat used in the major leagues, and a metal bat used in college and recreational play. The wooden bats require that extra bit of skill to send the ball 300-plus feet.
The distance problem has a trickle down effect, according to Smith.
He's co-founder of National Links Trust, the non-profit organization that manages the three public golf courses in Washington, D.C., including EPGL.
The organization plans to renovate the three Washington courses: EPGL, Langston Golf Course and Rock Creek Park Golf. Each is planned to get a healthy makeover, including making some holes longer to stay relevant with modern equipment.
They're trying to stretch out the courses to try to get every single last yard by putting tees as close to the boundary fences, Smith notes.
"Because when people make their decisions about where they want to play golf, one of the things they look at is yardage," Smith said. "And rightly or wrongly, someone who's really good at golf might think that that's not a worthy test."
Longer courses need more attention, land and water.
The idea to lengthen golf courses in order to make them more difficult dates back to a certain player who took the game by storm, according to Jonathan Wall, managing editor of equipment at Golf.com.
Tiger Woods and his ability to blow it past competitors captured the attention of the golfing world.
"That's when the governing bodies started to take a closer look and say, all right, the balls may be going too far now," Wall said. "So what are we going to do to help rein back in distance?"
They never quite got around to reigning in distance, until now.
And the new solution doesn't really satisfy PGA Tour golfer Billy Horschel, who doesn't believe there's a distance problem in golf.
"There's many factors into this and I don't believe the golf ball should've been singled out," Horschel told the No Laying Up podcast. "Yes, distance has increased on the PGA tour. There's no doubt about that. We are making a change for .1% of the golfers in the world."
Horschel believes the increase in distance comes down to two factors: golfers being in better shape than in the past, and drivers that are more forgiving to hit.
He'd rather see the current golf clubs get modified rather than the ball, and he's not alone.
Golf equipment companies are in the business of helping people hit the ball farther and argue the new pro ball will take the fun out of the game.
"One of golf's unifying appeals is that everyone in the game plays by the same set of rules, can play the same course with the same equipment," Titleist, one of the brands that would be affected, said in a statement. "Golf is an aspirational sport, and we believe at its very best when equipment and playing regulations are unified."
"Everybody's been playing the same golf ball for eons," Wall said. "So to now tell them that there's going to be a pro ball and an amateur ball, it's just something that doesn't compute with a sport that is steeped in history."
Golf's ruling bodies hope to finalize the new ball by 2026 — but are making it clear: this change won't stop long drives or affect the weekend golfer for now.
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SAN ANTONIO — A local cook and cyclist is on life support after he was seriously injured while riding his bike to work at The Box Street Social last Sunday.
Co-workers of 22-year-old David Rodarte said they knew something was terribly wrong when he missed his shift on Mother's Day. Staff later learned he was rushed to the hospital while in route to work at the brunch restaurant.
His mother Terisa Wells said first responders found her son incoherent on Brazos and Cincinnati just before 8 a.m. then transported him.
"He has brain trauma. He has nine broken ribs, three fractures in his face and a fractured TMJ," said Wells.
Rodarte remains at the hospital on a ventilator which helps him to breathe. Due to the extent of his injuries, his mom and aunt Marisa Fullenwider suspect Rodarte was hit by a car that drove off.
"We just want to get answers and we may not have definite answers until David wakes up," said Fullenwider alongside his mother.
The family filed a report with San Antonio police. They even walked the street where he was found and knocked on doors in hopes of finding video or witnesses. They are pleading anyone with information to come forward.
"There are so many people on that street. Somebody had to see something," said Wells.
For now, they find comfort in the people who have shown up to support Rodarte: family, friends, and even his work pals at Box Street.
"We appreciate everything. He is really loved."
Still, they want answers about what happened to Rodarte, and so do his co-workers.
"[It's] very tragic. We're hoping for a very speedy recovery and hope that David comes to work for us very soon," said Kelly Gray, shift lead.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The death of an Iranian woman in the custody of the country's morality police must be “steadfastly” investigated, Iran's president said Thursday, even as he turned the tables on the country he was visiting for the U.N. General Assembly and asked: What about all the people killed by American police?
“Did all these deaths get investigated?” Ebrahim Raisi said at a news conference held in New York on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the world's leaders. He lamented what he said were “double standards” in the West with regards to human rights.
Of Mahsa Amini's death, which has produced clashes between protesters and security forces in Iran, he said authorities were doing what they needed to do.
“It must certainly be investigated,” he said. “I contacted her family at the very first opportunity and I assured them we would continue steadfastly to investigate that incident. ... Our utmost preoccupation is the safeguarding of the rights of every citizen.”
Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by The Associated Press. Iranian police say Amini, detained for violating the morality police's strict dress code, died of a heart attack and was not mistreated. Her family has cast doubt on that account.
The scope of Iran’s ongoing unrest, the worst in several years, still remains unclear as protesters in more than a dozen cities — venting anger over social repression and the country’s mounting crises — continue to encounter security and paramilitary forces.
Raisi, who addressed the General Assembly formally on Wednesday, pointed out that bad things happen to people at the hands of authorities everywhere.
“What about the death of Americans at the hands of U.S. law enforcement?” he asked about his country's rival nation, also mentioning deaths of women in Britain that he said were not investigated. He called for the “same standard” around the world in dealing with such deaths at the hands of authorities.
Raisi's comparison reflects a common approach by Iranian leaders, who when confronted with accusations of rights violations often point to Western society and its “hegemony” and demand that those nations similarly be held accountable. Neither the United States nor Britain, however, has morality police vested with authority over citizens.
Raisi, who led the country's judiciary before becoming president, said the inquiry into Amini's death ultimately rests there. While elections and open debate take place in Iran, the top echelons of government hew closely to the supreme leader, who has final say on key state matters and appoints the head of the judiciary.
The protests have grown in the last five days into an open challenge to the government, with women removing and burning their state-mandated headscarves in the streets and Iranians calling for the downfall of the Islamic Republic itself. They are the most serious demonstrations since 2019, when protests erupted over a government hike in the price of gasoline.
While not outright condemning the protests, he appeared to side with the lethal response to that has left some protesters dead.
“What is occurring, having demonstrations … of course these are normal and fully accepted,” he said. “We must differentiate between demonstrators and vandalism. Demonstrations are good for expressing specific issues.”
He added: “There is debate in Iran.”
The demonstrations in Iran began as an emotional outpouring over the death of Amini, whose death has been condemned by the United States, the European Union and the United Nations.
The U.S. government imposed sanctions on the morality police and leaders of other Iranian security agencies, saying they “routinely employ violence to suppress peaceful protesters.”
Iranian police say Amini died of a heart attack and was not mistreated, but her family has cast doubt on that account. Independent experts affiliated with the U.N. said Thursday that reports suggested she was severely beaten by the morality police, without offering evidence.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
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ATLANTA (AP)The Atlanta Braves signed newly acquired catcher Sean Murphy to a $73 million, six-year contract Tuesday, locking up another key player with a long-term deal.
The contract includes a $15 million club option for 2029 with no buyout that could raise the total value of the agreement to $88 million.
Murphy will make $4 million in 2023, $9 million in 2024 and $15 million each season from 2025 through 2028. He agreed to donate 1% of his annual salary to the Atlanta Braves Foundation.
The deal follows a familiar pattern of the Braves agreeing to new contracts with players who are still under club control for an extended period. Over the past year, they reached long-term deals with sluggers Austin Riley and Matt Olson, as well as rookie stars Michael Harris II and Spencer Strider.
Atlanta has previously signed outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. and second baseman Ozzie Albies to similar pacts, ensuring that seven core players are under contract for at least three more seasons – and often much longer – with club options that could extend the deals even more.
The 28-year-old Murphy was acquired from the Oakland Athletics shortly after the winter meetings in a three-team deal that also included the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Braves sent All-Star catcher William Contreras and minor league pitcher Justin Yeager to the Brewers, while backup catcher Manny Pina and pitching prospects Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas went to Oakland.
Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos acknowledged paying a heavy price, but said it was worth the cost to acquire one of the game’s top catchers.
”We definitely gave up a ton,” Anthopoulos said at the time. ”But we got a really good player back. Getting players like that is hard.”
Murphy batted .250 with 18 homers, 66 RBIs and a .759 OPS in 148 games this past season. He’s regarded as an elite defender, winning a Gold Glove in 2021.
Murphy is expected to share playing time behind the plate with Travis d’Arnaud, a player with similar offensive and defensive strengths. Those two also are expected to get extensive time at designated hitter, with the idea of keeping them as fresh as possible over the long season.
The acquisition of Murphy has been the biggest offseason move for the five-time defending NL East champions, who also added depth in their bullpen with a trade for former All-Star reliever Joe Jimenez.
But for the second year in a row, one of the team’s most popular and productive players left in free agency.
One year after first baseman Freddie Freeman signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, longtime Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson finalized a $177 million, seven-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.
Vaughn Grissom and Orlando Arcia are the contenders to be Swanson’s replacement unless the Braves make a move to bring in another shortstop before opening day.
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By the numbers: Facts and figures about the queen's funeral
Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the streets of London and millions around the world. Those are just a few of the staggering array of numbers generated by the death of the 96-year-old monarch after a 70-year-reign.
Here are some figures that have swirled around London and the rest of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of death on Sept. 8 at her summer retreat in Scotland of the only monarch most Britons have ever known.
2,000: Dignitaries and guests in Westminster Abbey for the state funeral, ranging from King Charles III and other royals to world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden to members of the British public who helped battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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800: Guests at a committal service later in the day at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
5,949: Military personnel deployed throughout the meticulously choreographed operation that began with the queen's death on Sept. 8 at her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands. That number comprises 4,416 from the army, 847 from the navy and 686 from the air force. In addition, around 175 armed forces personnel from Commonwealth nations have been involved.
Police and military officers are seen securing the area around Buckingham Palace and Westminster Hall before Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London, United Kingdom on September 17, 2022. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
1,650: At least that number of military personnel will be involved in the pomp-filled procession of the queen's coffin from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch after her funeral. A further 1,000 will line the streets along the procession route When the coffin reaches Windsor, 410 military personnel will take part in the procession, 480 will line streets, 150 will be in a guard of honor and line steps and 130 more will fulfil other ceremonial duties.
142: Royal Navy ratings who will pull the state gun carriage carrying the queen's coffin on Monday when it leaves the Houses of Parliament for her funeral.
More than 10,000: Police officers. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said the "hugely complex" policing operation is the biggest in the London force’s history, surpassing the London 2012 Olympics which saw up to 10,000 police officers on duty per day.
CCTV cameras inside the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Operations Room in Lambeth, as more than 3,000 officers from forces outside of London have formed part of the 10,000-strong team policing the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture date: Sunday
22: Miles (36 kilometers) of barriers erected in central London alone to control crowds and keep key areas around the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace secure.
1 million: The number of people London transport authorities expect to visit the capital on Monday. Around 250 extra rail services will run to move people in and out of the city.
5: Miles (8 kilometers) of people lining up to file past the queen's coffin in Westminster Hall. The mammoth queue stretched back from the Houses of Parliament along the south bank of the River Thames to Southwark Park. The number of people in the queue is unlikely to be known until after the lying-in-state closes early on Monday.
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125: Movie theaters that will open their doors to broadcast Monday's funeral live.
2,868: Diamonds, along with 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls, and 4 rubies, sparkle in the Imperial State Crown that rested on the queen's coffin as it lay in state.
The coffin carrying Queen Elizabeth II is draped in the Royal Standard and adorned with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, rests in Westminster Hall for the Lying-in State on September 17, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by
2: Minutes of silence at the end of the funeral at Westminster Abbey.
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MONTCLAIR, N.J., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sitetracker, the leading deployment operations management software for critical infrastructure providers, has announced that Iberdrola, one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world, has renewed its Sitetracker contract. Under the renewed agreement, Iberdrola will more than double its use of Sitetracker to rapidly accelerate deployment of EV charging stations to meet significant customer demand.
"Iberdrola has ambitious targets to develop Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure Charging Points in the coming years. Sitetracker is helping us to achieve this by standardising our processes, which we can easily localise when necessary thanks to Intelligent Project Templates," said Carmen Burgos, head of global Smart Solutions Execution for Iberdrola. "Additionally, we can coordinate all the work being done by outsourced contractors and vendors. Sitetracker's ability to track, manage, and collaborate on projects in bulk – and always instill confidence in the data – significantly exceeded our expectations."
Iberdrola is leading a transition to a renewable and green future that's both resilient and equitable across Spain and all countries Iberdrola serves. Smart mobility is a major commitment for the company, which is planning to support the utility needs of thousands of EV charging stations. When it first selected Sitetracker to help with deployment operations, the company had no single source of truth or collaborative technology for this purpose. After testing and proving the value of Sitetracker, Iberdrola decided to use it more widely across its EV business.
Built on Salesforce, the Sitetracker platform provides smart technologies such as AI and analytics to improve outcomes. It helps bring products and people together to easily manage sites, projects, permitting, vendors, and ongoing maintenance, all in a single platform. The ability to track high-volume work in real-time also helps companies like Iberdrola solve all maintenance issues, both predictive and corrective. Additionally, customers gain the ability to:
- Collaborate in real-time with a single source of truth on numerous projects, sites, and more
- Identify trends and business insights for effective decision-making
- Create personalized views to see the more relevant data
Iberdrola's commitment to green energy is unsurpassed, and as it further expands operations into renewable energies, electricity networks and energy storage, Sitetracker is poised to continue to support its needs.
Sitetracker powers the rapid deployment of tomorrow's infrastructure. The global leader in deployment operations management software, Sitetracker helps innovative companies like British Telecom, KPN, Segra, and ChargePoint manage millions of sites and assets representing over $150 billion in portfolio holdings. By giving telecommunications, utility, smart cities, and energy teams a cloud-based solution that works easily and effectively, Sitetracker is accelerating the path to digital equity and a more sustainable future. Deploy what's next. For more information, please visit https://www.sitetracker.com/.
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BEIJING, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU/ 9901.SEHK), a provider of private educational services in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter ended May 31, 2022, before the U.S. market opens on July 27, 2022. New Oriental's management will host an earnings conference call at 8 AM on July 27, 2022, U.S. Eastern Time (8 PM on July 27, 2022, Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Participants can join the conference using the below options:
Dialling-in to the conference call:
Please register in advance of the conference, using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, passcode and unique registrant ID.
Conference call registration link: https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10023381-cbs76d.html. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "New Oriental Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call" where you may fill in your details for RSVP.
In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial in number(s), direct event passcode and registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email received at the point of registering.
Joining the conference call via a live webcast:
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investor.neworiental.org.
Listening to the conference call replay:
A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until August 3, 2022:
About New Oriental
New Oriental is a provider of private educational services in China offering a wide range of educational programs, services and products to a varied student population throughout China. New Oriental's program, service and product offerings mainly consist of test preparation, language training for adults, education materials and distribution, online education, and other services. New Oriental is listed on NYSE (NYSE: EDU) and SEHK (9901.SEHK), respectively. New Oriental's ADSs, each of which represents one common share. The Hong Kong-listed shares are fully fungible with the ADSs listed on NYSE.
For more information about New Oriental, please visit http://www.neworiental.org/english/.
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For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
Ms. Sisi Zhao Ms. Rita Fong
New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. FTI Consulting
Tel: +86-10-6260-5568 Tel: +852 3768 4548
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LR man charged after woman shot
Little Rock police on Wednesday evening arrested a man who they say shot a woman in the leg, according to an arrest report.
Officers responded to a report of a disturbance with a shot fired at an apartment complex in the 11200 block of Mara Lynn Road around 6:50 p.m.
A woman told police that Juston James, 29, of Little Rock had shot her in the leg and was outside, where police found and arrested him.
James faces charges of first-degree domestic battery and possession of firearms by a certain person, both felony counts, as well as a misdemeanor charge of violating an order of protection. He was being held in the Pulaski County jail Thursday night on a $100,000 bond, an online inmate roster showed.
Drugs, gun found during traffic stop
An Arkansas State Police trooper early Thursday arrested a Jacksonville man who had drugs and a gun in his vehicle, according to an arrest report.
The trooper pulled over a car on Arkansas 67/167 near Interstate 440 because the vehicle did not appear to be insured. The driver, Zackary Posey, 40, told the trooper that his license was suspended as well, and when the trooper asked to search the vehicle, Posey said he had meth in the car, the report says.
A search located a backpack containing meth, marijuana and a loaded pistol as well as a glass pipe, according to the report.
Posey faces felony counts of simultaneous possession of drugs and a firearm, drug possession and drug paraphernalia possession as well as a misdemeanor drug possession count and traffic citations for driving on a suspended license and lacking liability insurance.
He was being held Thursday night in the Pulaski County jail on a $10,000 bond, an online inmate roster showed.
LR man faces 150 counts of child porn
A Little Rock man faces 150 child pornography charges after police on Thursday served a warrant at his residence, according to an arrest report.
Police searched a residence at 18 Westglen Cove around 7 a.m. Thursday and seized electronic devices belonging to Christopher Vammen, 39, who told police he had viewed and uploaded sexual content involving children, the report says.
Vammen was being held in the Pulaski County jail Thursday night, according to an online inmate roster. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/27/cops-arrest-man-on-2-felony-counts-lr-man-charged/ | 2023-01-27 10:19:11 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/27/cops-arrest-man-on-2-felony-counts-lr-man-charged/ |
- The Group delivered its Smart City vision for mobility, logistics and energy to global leaders and decision-makers at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum (The Forum) in Singapore, Nov. 14-17
- Hyeyoung Kim, VP of the Smart City Innovation Group, delivered the Group's vision for how smart mobility and logistics can fulfill the promise of smart cities
- Marc Raibert, Executive Director of Hyundai-backed AI Institute, spoke on the benefits that smarter robots can offer humanity
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) presented its vision to accelerate the new economy through smart mobility solutions, such as its Smart City concept and advances in robotics and AI, at the 2022 Bloomberg New Economy Forum (The Forum) in Singapore, Nov. 14-17.
Established in 2018, with the Group as one of its founding partners, the Forum brings together more than 500 of the world's most influential CEOs, leaders, visionaries, scientists, entrepreneurs and policymakers to find solutions to humanity's most pressing problems, with the discussions streamed live across the globe.
Hosted by Michael R. Bloomberg, the fifth annual Forum's guiding theme was 'Lighting a path through the storm.' For its part in the event, the Group chose the theme 'Hyundai accelerates the new economy through its smart mobility solutions,' encapsulating its unique strengths as a smart mobility and logistics solutions provider for Smart Cities, and a pioneer of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
The Group's forum participants included Euisun Chung, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair; Jaehoon Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company; Jaiwon Shin, President and Head of Advanced Air Mobility Division; Hongbum Jung, Senior Vice President and Head of HMGICS; Hyeyoung Kim, Vice President and Head of Smart City Innovation Group; as well as Marc Raibert, Executive Director and Head of AI Institute.
Following the Group's presentation of its Smart City Vision at the World Cities Summit in Singapore earlier this year, Vice President Kim led the Hyundai Partner Session at the Forum to share why the Group sees smart cities as the future of urban development.
Kim also shared the Group's progress in developing logistics solutions and highlighted how its groundbreaking technologies and services will bring greater levels of efficiency, convenience and sustainability to Smart Cities.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), a leading provider of title and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries, today announced the acquisition of St. Louis Title, Security Title Insurance Agency and Accurate Disbursing of St. Louis, Missouri, and Benchmark Title of Southern Illinois.
"We couldn't be more excited to bring these premier title and escrow teams in the St. Louis market into the FNF family of companies," said Mike Cusack, Executive Vice President and Regional Manager of FNF. "Their commitment to the St. Louis and Southern Illinois real estate community is evidenced by their success, growth, and dedication to customer service. Together, we will continue this commitment and provide each of these teams with all of the resources we have to service each and every customer."
St. Louis Title, Security Title, Accurate Disbursing and Benchmark Title were founded in 2005 and have grown to become one of the market leaders in the St. Louis metropolitan area. John Schaefer, the current manager, will continue to lead all operations.
"We are very excited to join the FNF family," said Mr. Schaefer. "Our combined resources will allow us to continue to provide the service our customers expect, and to lead our employees and customers into the future."
About Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation's largest title insurance company through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York - that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States. More information about FNF can be found at fnf.com.
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