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Multiple people wounded in shooting near Florida restaurant
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people were wounded Thursday night in a shooting after an altercation outside a restaurant in south Florida, police said.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were hit by gunfire, but the Miami Herald cited a law enforcement source saying as many as 10 people were wounded in the shooting outside a soul food restaurant in Miami Gardens.
Investigators were looking into reports that a video was being shot at the restaurant, Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt said.
“We believe it’s an isolated incident,” Noel-Pratt said.
Miami Gardens police spokesperson Diana Gourgue told reporters that she could not confirm reports that as many as 10 people had been wounded, saying “right now it is just multiple victims that were injured.”
She said the condition of those hurt was unknown, but there were not any fatalities.
She said a large crowd had gathered outside the restaurant at the time of the shooting.
Social media posts also said a music video was being filmed.
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MOSCOW (AP) — A massive fire gutted a shopping mall on Moscow’s eastern outskirts on Monday, the second such blaze in four days.
The blaze at the mall in Balashikha that trades in construction items and home decoration materials first erupted at a storage area and later spread to part of the building. A guard was hospitalized after inhaling toxic fumes from the fire.
Fire-fighting teams managed to localize it to an area of about 9,000 square meters (97,000 square feet) and prevent it from engulfing the entire mall.
Officials said the fire was caused by a short circuit that came amid heavy rain in Moscow.
The blaze follows Friday’s fire that destroyed the huge OBI construction materials store, part of the MEGA shopping mall in Khimki on the Russian capital’s northwestern outskirts.
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Adults-only water park in Texas sees boom in customers from outside the state
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX/Gray News) – Adults looking for a day of fun in the sun without their kids have been traveling across the country to visit The Cove at Bear-X in Texas.
“This summer is drastically different because we’re actually getting people that are coming from all over the U.S., from out of state and not just from Austin and Dallas and Houston,” CEO Heath Phillips told KBTX.
The Cove has been a popular summer spot for locals for six seasons, but this year a viral post on social media attracted more out-of-town guests.
Phillips said a guest posted a video on TikTok in May about the park that had more than 2.5 million views.
“I opened my email up one Saturday and we had hundreds of reservation inquiries coming through and thousands of more followers on Instagram within a day,” Phillips said.
Phillips realized the words “adults only” really resonated with adults who are looking for a place to go and have fun without children or young teenagers.
“It’s a place where you’re an adult, but you get to go and experience fun again like when you were a kid,” Phillips said. “As we get older and become adults, you know responsibilities increase and life can be tough and our opportunities to have fun and experience joy slow down. So, we created a place where you can come to still have that fun.”
The park features a massive lazy river, VIP bungalow and cabana rentals, a proflow surfing machine, a wakeboard cable park, a swim-up bar, a pizza restaurant, yard games, and live music.
The unexpected spike in guests is also catching the attention of tourism officials in the area.
“It’s just tremendous for us, because when people come in, especially from out of town or out of state, not only are they going to that amenity, but they’re coming to our restaurants, they’re coming to our retailers and they’re staying overnight,” said Aubrey Nettles, Marketing Manager of Economic Development and Tourism at Visit College Station.
Phillips is looking to possibly expand the park at its current location and plans to meet with city officials to see how they can capitalize on the attention next summer.
The Cove’s final day for this season is Sunday, September 11.
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- RV Retailer Grows to 10 Airstream Locations with Airstream of South Carolina Acquisition
- New Airstream Facility in Austin, TX Planned to Unveil in Summer of 2022
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RV Retailer, LLC ("RVR") today was recognized by Airstream for outstanding customer service in sales and service with the prestigious Five Rivet Award for five Airstream locations in the United States. Launched in 2017, Airstream's Five Rivet Dealer Standards Program requires dealers to meet the highest standards for both sales and service.
Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and President of RVR stated, "Airstream is an iconic brand cherished by thousands of RV enthusiasts around the globe. We are honored to represent the brand and achieve its highest level of customer service with the Five Rivet distinction."
RV Retailer has five Airstream locations notably achieving the Five Rivet distinction in the quarter, as listed below.
- Airstream of Tampa
- Airstream of Austin (formerly Camper Clinic II)
- Airstream of Greensboro
- RV One Superstores Orlando
- RV One Superstores Des Moines
"Our focus as an organization is customer service. We currently have over $130 million in planned facility investments to improve the customer experience and provide a world class service experience. This summer the unveiling of our new Airstream of Austin store will be one of the highlights of these investments. Our Airstream store in Austin has been the number one Airstream travel trailer dealer in the Central region for Airstream three years in a row," added Jon Ferrando.
"RV Retailer has been recognized two years in a row as the largest volume Airstream dealership in the United States with Airstream of Tampa. Our dedication to the Airstream experience has helped us achieve this mark year after year. We look forward to growing with Airstream in the years to come," said Famous Rhodes, RVR's Chief Marketing and Technical Officer.
The ten Airstream locations of RV Retailer are at the following stores: Airstream of Tampa, Airstream of Austin, Airstream of Greensboro, RV One Superstores Orlando, RV One Superstores Des Moines, RV One Superstores Gainesville, RV One Superstores Jacksonville, RV One Superstores Albany, RV One Superstores St Augustine and recently announced acquisition of Airstream of South Carolina (John's RV).
To learn more about our Airstream locations and RV Retailer, please visit: https://rvone.com/, https://www.airstreamofgreensboronc.com/, https://www.airstreamofaustin.com/ https://airstreamtampa.rvone.com/, or https://www.rvretailer.com/
About RV Retailer, LLC
RV Retailer, LLC is a leading recreational vehicle retail company in the United States with a focus on providing an outstanding experience for recreational vehicle customers in new and used sales, service and parts, and customer financial services. RV Retailer has 97 RV stores in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Regional store brands include: RV One Superstores, Motor Home Specialist, ExploreUSA, Sonny's Camp-N-Travel, Cousins RV, Camper Clinic, Lifestyle RVs, Family RV Group, Northgate RV, Tom's Camperland and Blue Dog RV, which sell a wide range of new and used RV brands with thousands of RVs in inventory.
RV Retailer is led by co-founders Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John Rizzo, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Jon Ferrando and John Rizzo were instrumental in building America's largest automotive retailer from start-up to over $20 billion in revenue. RV Retailer's leadership team has over 250 years of automotive and RV retail industry experience.
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Travelers 50 and older, including solo travelers, eager to seek out
international adventure
BOSTON, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the U.S. celebrates Older Americans month, Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.), the leader in personalized small group and solo travel for Americans ages 50 and older, encourages travelers to seize the spirit of adventure through its 2024 Small Group Adventures to diverse, discovery-rich locations around world.
According to an AARP survey of people 50-plus, most older travelers (85%) rank travel in their top three priorities for discretionary spending, much higher than other types of expenses. Forty-three percent (43%) plan to take an international trip within the next three years, and 30% anticipate doing so in the next year.
"Older travelers, in particular, will continue to make up for lost time by exploring the world in 2024," said Brian FitzGerald, CEO of O.A.T. "Our travelers tell us that unique itineraries at great value are most appealing, and O.A.T. continues to deliver that combination."
From time-tested O.A.T. favorites, such as their Ultimate Africa safari or Sicily's Ancient Landscapes and Timeless Traditions, to exciting new destinations, including Romania, Bulgaria, and the Azores, there is a world to discover traveling with O.A.T. in 2024.
Travelers on an O.A.T. Small Group Adventure journey off the beaten path in a small group of no more than 16 travelers and experience intimate cultural encounters, meeting people where they live and work for an unfiltered view of local life.
On an O.A.T. Small Ship Adventure, travelers can explore remote ports from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, enjoying direct access aboard privately owned 50- to 98-passenger small ships that is unavailable to most cruise ships. O.A.T. travelers step ashore in a small group of no more than 25 travelers for authentic local experiences.
Solo travel remains strong
O.A.T. is offering 23,000 single spaces in 2024 across all adventures. For solo travelers, the company's free or low-cost single supplements translate to hundreds of dollars in savings. Over 50% of O.A.T. travelers are solo women. More than 130,000 solo travelers have explored with O.A.T. since 2015.
The small group size at O.A.T. makes it easier for solo travelers to bond with other members of the group. For 2024, O.A.T. is offering 12 exclusive women-only departures of its most popular adventures – an opportunity to enjoy the special camaraderie of exploring with some like-minded intrepid women travelers.
O.A.T. celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2023 and Grand Circle celebrates its 65th anniversary. More than 88,000 travelers will embark on an O.A.T. adventure in 2023, and 35,000 solo travelers have already reserved.
O.A.T. adventures offer unforgettable opportunities to experience daily life in local homes, villages, and schools supported by Grand Circle Foundation. With O.A.T., travelers enjoy the freedom to personalize their adventures with pre- and post-trip extensions that allow them to spend additional time in new destinations.
Good Buy Plan Savings on All 2024 Departures
Travelers can save a full 10% off the total price of their trip on all 2024 departures with the Good Buy Plan when reserved by 6/30/23 (mention code: GOODBUY-2024). This offer may be combined with free single supplements.
To learn more about O.A.T. or to reserve travel, please visit www.oattravel.com or call 1-800-955-1925.
ABOUT OVERSEAS ADVENTURE TRAVEL
Established in 1978, Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) is part of Boston-based Grand Circle Corporation's family of travel companies, which also include Grand Circle Cruise Line and Grand Circle Travel. In 1992, owners Alan and Harriet Lewis established the nonprofit Grand Circle Foundation to support communities in which Grand Circle works and travels, including some 300 humanitarian, cultural, and educational endeavors worldwide—among them, 100 schools, in 50 countries. The Foundation is an entity of the Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation, which has pledged or donated more than $250 million since 1981.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new alarm device without an audible or visual alarm that can be used to wake you and not your sleep partner," said an inventor, from Vaughn, Ontario, Canada, "so I invented the SILENT ALARM. My design would allow sleeping partners who need to awaken at different times to do so without disturbing their partner's sleep cycle."
The invention provides an effective way to wake the user without using a traditional audible or visual alarm. In doing so, it prevents the user's sleep partner from being disturbed. It also can be used to wake heavy sleepers, as a daily reminder for an activity or taking pills, etc. The invention features a comfortable and adjustable design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for individuals who wake early or at untraditional times such as healthcare workers, construction workers, airline workers, bakers, truck drivers, etc., especially those with sleep partners. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TRO-650, 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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Pat Guadagno, Pat Roddy headline Christmas Show at Wonder Bar
There is nothing like an old-fashioned Christmas show and that’s exactly what’s taking place on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the famed Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ.
New Jersey’s music icons Pat Guadagno and Pat Roddy are getting together with some special friends and will get you into the old-fashioned holiday spirit with some great holiday music classics and outstanding rock and roll. Two Pats for the same price, what a deal!
Both Pats have a tremendous reputation in helping those in need. The list of charity events that they have both participated in is truly commendable and in typical Pat Guadagno and Pat Roddy fashion they are also doing this Christmas show for a great cause, it’s a benefit for Mercy Center.
The vision at Mercy Center is to alleviate generational poverty and they do it with respect in helping those less fortunate and working to empower them so that they may enrich their lives and educate their children. They do an amazing job in helping those in need and as you can understand the pandemic escalated their need to give more than ever before.
I have been to a few of Pat Guadagno’s Christmas Shows and Pat Roddy events and they are a must-see. Grab some friends, grab your family listen to some great music and head to The Wonder Bar on Thursday, Dec. 15, it’ll make you feel warm and fuzzy and we certainly can use a warm & fuzzy.
The big guy will be there, too. Not Santa, but I plan on being there to lend my support.
The Wonder Bar will be selling tickets, hope to see you there!
The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 weekend host Big Joe Henry. Any opinions expressed are Big Joe’s own.
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Police: 2 people shot in BR
Published: Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:18 AM CST|Updated: seconds ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Two people were injured in an early morning shooting in Baton Rouge Friday, Feb. 17, according to a spokesman with the Baton Rouge Police Department.
It happened around 5:45 a.m. in the 10000 block of Chanadia Drive between Staring Lane and Bluebonnet Blvd.
Police say the two victims were reportedly shot while inside their home. The pair was taken to a hospital in stable condition with injuries that are not life-threatening, officials confirmed. There is no word on what led up to the shooting.
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- KBR will also terminate a proportionate amount of convertible note hedges and warrants
- Transaction de-risks higher cost of the convertible bond maturity in the event of continued stock price appreciation
HOUSTON, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has entered into separate, privately negotiated agreements to repurchase $100 million principal amount of its outstanding $350 million, 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Notes") from certain holders of the Notes. In connection with the Note repurchases, KBR also entered into partial unwind agreements with Bank of America, N.A., BNP Paribas and Citibank, N.A. (collectively, the "Counterparties") to terminate the corresponding portions of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions KBR previously entered into with the Counterparties in connection with the issuance of the Notes. The transactions will result in a net outflow of roughly $188 million, subject to share price volatility as discussed below, and will contain the cost of this proportion of the ultimate Notes maturity in November 2023. Following the closing of the repurchases, $250 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes will remain outstanding, with terms unchanged.
"Back in February, we made the commitment to resolve the maturity of the convertible notes with minimal dilution to our shareholders. With strong Q1 performance and an excellent balance sheet position, the early termination de-risks potentially higher costs of resolving the maturity later in the year as our performance momentum continues," said Stuart Bradie, KBR president and CEO. "Being proactive and committed to improving our capital structure as we progress through 2023 opens the door for continued balanced capital deployment and shareholder value appreciation opportunities in the years ahead."
The price that KBR pays for the repurchase of the Notes and the amount it receives on early termination of the hedge and warrant transactions will be based on the volume-weighted average price of KBR's common stock during the agreed upon measurement periods. Based on the closing price of KBR's common stock on June 1, 2023, the estimated net outlay for the transactions would be $188 million.
In addition, for the portion of the warrants that remain outstanding after the early termination, KBR has amended the warrant transaction agreements with each of the Counterparties to allow KBR to elect, at its option, cash settlement. Except as described herein, the portions of the convertible note hedge and warrant transactions not being terminated will remain outstanding and otherwise continue in accordance with their terms.
This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase or sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase any security.
About KBR
We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 32,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission-critical roles in 33 countries.
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
Visit www.kbr.com
Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, the closing of the transactions described above, the company's stock price, the final amounts of the related payments and the company's capital structure, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the company's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which discuss some of the important risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification validates Astrata is committed to meeting key regulations and protecting sensitive information
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Astrata, a leading provider of NLP and data analytics software for the healthcare quality industry, today announced that Astrata Chart Review, residing at Amazon Web Services (AWS) US East-1; Facility -- AWS US East-1 (Data Center) managed by Amazon Web Services (AWS) located in N. Virginia, United States of America, has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certified status demonstrates that Astrata's data security and infrastructure unit has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Astrata in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification. By including federal and state regulations, standards, and frameworks, and incorporating a risk-based approach, the HITRUST Assurance Program helps organizations address security and data protection challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.
"Astrata's HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification demonstrates our absolute commitment to meeting the industry's highest data protection and information security standards for our customers' member healthcare data," Girish Chavan, Astrata's CTO, said. "Our team is proud of the hard work and due diligence we've put into this effort."
"In today's ever-changing threat landscape, HITRUST is continually innovating to find new and creative approaches to address challenges," said Jeremy Huval, Chief Innovation Officer, HITRUST. "Astrata's HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification is evidence that they are at the forefront of industry best practices for information risk management and compliance."
"The HITRUST Assurance Program is the most rigorous available, consisting of a multitude of quality assurance checks, both automated and manual," said Bimal Sheth, Executive Vice President, Standards Development & Assurance Operations, HITRUST. "The fact that Astrata has achieved HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification attests to the high quality of their information risk management and compliance program."
Astrata is a Pittsburgh-based startup company and innovator in healthcare quality measurement technology, producing software and services to help health plans and providers make the leap to Digital Quality. Astrata is backed by UPMC – a payer-provider system and industry leader in healthcare innovation, and one of our anchor customers. Astrata builds cutting edge healthcare software products using Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning methods to transform the way quality of care is addressed in the healthcare industry, helping our customers achieve value-based care across all their populations.
Astrata Media Contact:
Jamie Teasdale, Director of Operations
Teasdalej@astrata.co
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EKC PR has signed fashion brand and storefront, Wuitusu, one of only a few to specialize in high-quality apparel and accessories handmade by the Colombia and Venezuela Wayuu tribe artisans.
The Wayuu people, a tribe who live on ancient land located between Colombia and Venezuela, are known for their impressive and unique craftsmanship in crocheting of handcrafts, featuring vivid and muted colors. Reflecting the Wayuu people's traditional designs, Wuitusu serves as a bridge between customers and the tribe's skills, while providing the Wayuu people with income from the sale of their goods.
Grown from humble beginnings, the first Wuitusu shop opened in April 2019 at the Santa Monica Place Mall, with the second in October 2019 at Ovation Hollywood (formerly Hollywood & Highland). Upon walking into either location, visitors are mesmerized by eye-popping designs ranging from denim jackets to vibrant bags to stunning kaftans –– just a few of Wuitusu's dynamic offerings –– essential for any lover of bohemian-styled wearables.
Additionally, Wuitusu prides itself on their partnerships with Helping Children of Venezuela, a Los Angeles-based organization that donates medicine, food, clothing, shoes, and school supplies to susceptible communities in Venezuela, as well as The Wayuu Taya Foundation, which helps to improve the living conditions of the indigenous communities in Latin America.
Wuitusu is located at 395 Santa Monica Place, Suite 156, and 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 112.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Eileen Koch
EKC PR
310-441-1000
Eileen@EKCPR.com
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SAN ANTONIO — The founder of Red McCombs Automotive Group, Billy Joe "Red" McCombs, has passed away, his family announced Monday.
They said the multi-industry business magnate died peacefully Sunday, surrounded by loved ones.
His family sent KENS 5 a detailed statement reflecting on his life, outlining the positive impact he made not only in the San Antonio community, but across the Lone Star State and beyond.
"While growing his car dealership empire, which would later reach more than 60 stores, Red and his family fell in love with San Antonio. It became home for them and would be for the remainder of his life," they said.
McCombs was born on October 19, 1927, in Spur, Texas. Growing up in the Great Depression, a strong family value was cemented at a young age. He developed a love for people, and knew he wanted to give back to others, despite living with his three other siblings on his father's $24.75-a-week Ford mechanic’s salary.
He served in the Army after World War II and used the GI Bill to study at the business and law schools at The University of Texas at Austin.
While waiting for a corporate job, Red joined a friend to sell cars at a Ford dealership in Corpus Christi. After selling ten in one weekend, he knew he had a knack for the business. McCombs would sell an average of 30 or more cars a month, and within half a year set out on his own. He began McCombs Used Cars, and the empire developed from there; he would later reach more than 60 stores.
The letter from his family outlines the joy he had for giving back, detailing the generous donation of $50 million to UT Austin. Beyond the business school, Red helped fund a brand-new softball stadium and the north end zone at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, both named in his honor.
McCombs was instrumental in the construction of the HemisFair Arena and in bringing the Spurs to San Antonio. He also at one point owned the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Nuggets, and was among the first investors in Circuit of the Americas.
The Spurs honored McCombs at a game last year, and Head Coach Gregg Popovich spoke about his old boss on his birthday earlier this year.
"More important than basketball, somebody we all know is 95 years old today... and it's not me. It's Red McCombs, 95," he said. "Since this is our 50th anniversary (in San Antonio), we wouldn't be having this without Red McCombs. He was my first boss, and I can remember still walking into Incarnate Word and seeing this big dude come in in his giant cowboy boots and his fur coat and his big Texan hat and I wondered, 'where the hell have I landed?' He was the boss, and we all know what he's done for the community and for the state."
"He was passionate about everything that he did. He had high standards, he demanded a lot, but he was fair, a great sense of humor," Popovich said. "He's somebody that even to this day, we don't all see him as much as in the past, but when you do you can still see the little sly smirk on his face here and there because he loved a good joke, he loved people of all stripes for sure. And he let you know that he was in charge, no doubt about that. Most people that have achieved what he's achieved needed to be in charge, they wouldn't have done everything they did. He's a special guy."
Popovich reflected on McCombs' life in a statement released by the Spurs on Monday evening.
“Red was a true icon. A Texas legend," he said. "It’s impossible to overstate the impact he had on the City of San Antonio. Perhaps, his most impressive trait was his commitment to community. Red and Charline impacted tens of thousands of lives, here in San Antonio and across Texas. From multimillion dollar donations to flying a stranded Little League team back to San Antonio, the McCombs family has always put community first. To me, most of all, he was a good friend and mentor.”
Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO RC Buford also knew McCombs for decades.
“As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, it’s important to state that without Red and Charline there would be no Spurs," Buford said. "His approach, vision and impact were unique and wonderful. On a personal level, I am forever grateful for the trust, support and lessons that Red provided to me and my family over our 35-year friendship. There will never be another Red McCombs.”
Peter J. Holt, managing partner of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, also released a statement through the team.
“Red had a profound influence on our family through his focus on positively impacting all around him. For me personally, his kindness, thoughtfulness, and boldness will forever shape my perspective. His card that reads “Expect to Win” sits on my desk as a daily reminder of the continuous need for positivity and abundance in this world. We sure do love Red and will miss him deeply.”
Spurs legend David Robinson paid tribute to McCombs on Twitter.
"R.I.P. Red McCombs. He was a legendary figure in San Antonio, and had a huge impact in my life," Robinson said. "We will miss you!"
In 2005, Red and Charline donated $30 Million to M.D. Anderson to create the Institute for the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer.
"Beyond his notable major gifts, McCombs has given tens of millions to numerous San Antonio organizations; it all started by seeing the joy that came from giving to others during the Great Depression...Red’s legacy will continue as the current and future generations of the McCombs family carry the torch and execute the vision he laid out," they wrote.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg reacted to the news on Monday afternoon.
"Red McCombs was a pillar of San Antonio’s modern history and a titan of our local economy," Nirenberg said. "His influence was instrumental in creating the city we know today. Our hearts are with the McCombs family and the thousands of residents he uplifted through his generosity."
Retired Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff recalls being in the State Senate in 1973 when the Spurs were brought to San Antonio.
"I've known him for 50 years, we worked on some things together. I think I was very instrumental in helping him sell to a local group...that bought the team," Judge Wolff recalled.
"He was a bigger-than-life kind of guy, very outspoken, I enjoyed working with him," Judge Wolff said about McCombs' contributions
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Toddler survives 15 foot-fall onto concrete floor
PLYMOUTH, Wis. (WTMJ) - A Wisconsin toddler is lucky to be alive after falling about 15 feet onto concrete at a high school wrestling tournament.
Cainan Hardenburg, who turns 2 years old in four months, was with his family last Saturday at Plymouth High School, supporting his older brother at a wrestling tournament. They were on the second floor of the high school’s gym, looking down on the match.
“When I think about it, it’s really like a knife tearing through me,” said AJ Hardenburg, Cainan’s dad.
He says he was standing in front of the stairs in what he thought was the best position to stop Cainan from trying to go down them.
“He walked up to the railing… and within a blink of an eye, he stepped through the railings and went face first down,” AJ Hardenburg said. “It was the most traumatic experience I’ve ever had in my life.”
Jennifer Hardenburg, Cainan’s mom, says the toddler hit the bottom stair about 15 feet below. She heard her husband yelling for help and ran after him.
“I saw him pick up Cainan who was screaming, crying, which in that moment I was thankful to hear. But AJ said he could feel the back of Cainan’s head growing in his hand,” she said.
Someone nearby called 911, and Cainan was taken by helicopter to Children’s Wisconsin. The toddler suffered a broken eye socket and badly bruised skull.
Just three days later, Cainan was healing at home, much to his family’s joy. Doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
“We just hope that our story can reach out to other facilities, along with other families, to show that accidents happen and to please make sure you’re looking at your fences,” Jennifer Hardenburg said.
The family also says they’re thankful for the support they’ve received since the incident. A GoFundMe set up to help with medical bills has raised more than $10,000.
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Millie Bobby Brown's co-stars came running up that hill right after she announced her engagement.
Shortly after the Stranger Things star shared she got engaged to Jake Bongiovi, her co-stars from the Netflix series were among the first to chime in with their best wishes for the pair. Noah Schnapp, who plays Will Byers, landed one of the top comments, writing, "OH MY GOD CONGRATS." Jamie Campbell Bower (otherwise known as Vecna) also shared the love, adding a slew of red heart emojis.
Additionally, co-star Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler) noted her heartfelt wishes, commenting, "Beautiful! So happy for you!"
As far as the sweet announcement itself, Enola Holmes star, 19, shared black-and-white pics of herself and Jake, 20—whose dad is rocker Jon Bon Jovi—to Instagram on April 11. The actress' caption for her heartwarming photos, one of which featured a glimpse at the stunning ring diamond ring placed on her left finger, included lyrics from Taylor Swift's song "Lover."
But there's even more romance where that came from.
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IRVING, Texas, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) ("Darling" or the "Company") today announced the closing of its private offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its unsecured senior notes due 2030 (the "notes"). The notes bear interest at 6% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2022. The notes will initially be guaranteed by all of Darling's subsidiaries that are "restricted subsidiaries" under the indenture, other than foreign subsidiaries, that are borrowers under or that guarantee Darling's senior secured credit facilities under its second amended and restated credit agreement dated January 6, 2014, as amended.
Darling intends to use the proceeds from the offering of the notes (i) for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, repayment of indebtedness and capital expenditures; and (ii) to pay the costs, commissions, fees, and expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the notes (including the initial purchasers' discount). Darling may temporarily apply proceeds to reduce revolving credit indebtedness or invest in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments pending application of the proceeds.
The notes and related guarantees will be offered in the United States to persons reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States to non‑U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and related guarantees will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes and related guarantees, nor shall there be any offer to sell, solicitation of an offer to buy or sale of the notes and related guarantees, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy. Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates more than 250 plants in 17 countries and repurposes approximately 15% of the world's meat industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals and pet food ingredients. To learn more, visit darlingii.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements. Statements that are not statements of historical facts are "forward-looking" statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "estimate," "project," "planned," "contemplate," "potential," "possible," "proposed," "intend," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "may," "will," "would," "should," "could" and similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking" statements. "Forward-looking" statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy and other future conditions. The Company cautions readers that any such "forward-looking" statements it makes are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results may differ materially from anticipated results or expectations expressed in its "forward-looking" statements as a result of a variety of factors, including many that are beyond the Company's control. These factors include, among others, existing and unknown future limitations on the ability of the Company's direct and indirect subsidiaries to make their cash flow available to the Company for payments on the Company's indebtedness or other purposes; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for cattle, hogs and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock and selling prices for the Company's products; reductions in raw material volumes available to the Company due to weak margins in the meat production industry as a result of higher feed costs, reduced consumer demand or other factors, reduced volume from food service establishments or otherwise; reduced demand for animal feed; reduced finished product prices, including a decline in fat and used cooking oil finished product prices; changes to worldwide government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that adversely affect programs like the U.S. government's renewable fuel standard, low carbon fuel standards and tax credits for biofuels both in the United States and abroad; possible product recall resulting from developments relating to the discovery of unauthorized adulterations to food or food additives; the occurrence of 2009 H1N1 flu (initially known as "Swine Flu"), highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza (collectively known as "Bird Flu"), severe acute respiratory syndrome ("SARS"), bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("BSE"), porcine epidemic diarrhea ("PED") or other diseases associated with animal origin in the United States or elsewhere, such as the outbreak of African Swine Fever ("ASF") in China and elsewhere; the occurrence of pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, such as the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak; unanticipated costs and/or reductions in raw material volumes related to the Company's compliance with the existing or unforeseen new U.S. or foreign (including, without limitation, China) regulations (including new or modified animal feed, Bird Flu, SARS, PED, BSE, ASF or similar or unanticipated regulations) affecting the industries in which we operate or our value added products; risks associated with the DGD Joint Venture, including possible unanticipated operating disruptions and issues relating to the announced expansion project; risks and uncertainties relating to international sales and operations, including imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other trade protections imposed by foreign countries; difficulties or a significant disruption in the Company's information systems or failure to implement new systems and software successfully, risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; increased contributions to the Company's pension and benefit plans, including multiemployer and employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans as required by legislation, regulation or other applicable U.S. or foreign law or resulting from a U.S. mass withdrawal event; bad debt write-offs; loss of or failure to obtain necessary permits and registrations; continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, North Korea, Ukraine or elsewhere; uncertainty regarding the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and/or unfavorable export or import markets. These factors, coupled with volatile prices for natural gas and diesel fuel, climate conditions, currency exchange fluctuations, general performance of the United States and global economies, disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets, and any decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending, including the inability of consumers and companies to obtain credit due to lack of liquidity in the financial markets, among others, could cause actual results to vary materially from the "forward-looking" statements in this press release or negatively impact the Company's results of operations. Among other things, future profitability may be affected by the Company's ability to grow its business, which faces competition from companies that may have substantially greater resources than the Company. Other risks and uncertainties regarding the Company, its business and the industries in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update its "forward-looking" statements whether as a result of change of circumstances, new events or otherwise.
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Suann Guthrie, Vice President, Investor Relations, Sustainability and Global Communications
Suann.Guthrie@darlingii.com
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community where a coal plant is closing.
The transformative bill provides the most spending to fight climate change by any one nation ever in a single push. Among the many things it could do nuclear energy experts say is spur more projects like one Bill Gates is planning in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Gates' company, TerraPower, plans to build an advanced, nontraditional nuclear reactor and employ workers from a local coal-fired power plant scheduled to close soon.
Companies designing and building the next generation of nuclear reactors could pick one of two new tax credits available to carbon-free electricity generators, such as wind and solar. To ensure coal communities have a place in the energy transition, both tax credits include a 10-percentage point bonus for facilities sited where residents have relied on fossil fuel plants or mining— a “sizeable incentive” to locate them there, according to Matt Crozat, senior director for strategy and policy development at the Nuclear Energy Institute.
That could include towns in coal-dependent West Virginia, since the state eliminated a ban on nuclear power plants this year. Or in Maryland, where the state announced a partnership in June to look at repurposing a fossil fuel site for a small nuclear reactor. Or in Montana, where lawmakers are looking at advanced nuclear reactors as a possible replacement for coal boilers.
Staffan Qvist, an expert in energy systems analysis and decarbonization strategies, has extensively researched the feasibility of replacing coal plants with emissions-free alternatives in China and Poland. He found that coal plants often make ideal sites for advanced, high-temperature nuclear reactors.
“It’s a growing trend," Qvist said, “now it’s being talked about everywhere.” Qvist is also founder of Qvist Consulting Limited in the United Kingdom. “You have a site, you have a grid connection. You have equipment that can remain in use, and you have a workforce that could be retrained.”
A design by NuScale Power is the first to be fully certified in the United States and the company is planning to begin operating a small modular reactor in 2029 at the Idaho National Laboratory. The company's chief financial officer, Chris Colbert, said former coal plants are ideal locations for advanced nuclear technology, in part because transmission lines are already in place.
Colbert also said he thinks potential customers will be more interested in the company’s small advanced reactors because of the incentives in the bill.
There are nearly $375 billion in climate incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. Among them, there's a new tax credit available to any carbon-free electricity generator. That includes new advanced nuclear reactors that begin construction in 2025 or later. Existing nuclear plants that expand their output could get credit for that additional electricity production. The credit is worth at least $25 per megawatt-hour for the first decade the plant operates, according to NEI, the industry's trade association.
Or, owners of a new carbon-free electricity generator could take advantage of an investment tax credit, worth 30% of the amount they paid to build the facility.
The bill also has $700 million to produce the uranium fuel in the United States that many advanced reactors need. And there's a tax credit for existing nuclear plants worth up to $15 per megawatt hour from 2024 to 2032. That's enough of a boost that it's highly likely no nuclear plants will close during that period for economic reasons, Crozat said. There are expanded options for how the credit can be used, with direct payments for certain owners, such as municipal utilities.
The incentives are a game changer for the nuclear energy industry, said Jacopo Buongiorno, professor of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Buongiorno has studied the future of nuclear energy in a carbon-constrained world.
“This is really substantial,” he said as he read the list of tax credits. “This should move the needle in terms of making these technologies economically viable right off the bat.”
Buongiorno liked that the credits are available to many carbon-free technologies.
“It's not just nuclear, it's not just solar, it's all of the above, which is what we have been preaching as the right approach for decarbonization,” he said. “You need to sort of push everybody here.”
But Grant Smith, a senior energy policy adviser at the Environmental Working Group, said tax credits for small modular nuclear units is a waste of taxpayer dollars. They divert resources from commercially-viable emerging technologies, Smith said, and stokes “the continuing false narrative of cheap, easily-deployed nuclear technology that the sector has been spinning for decades.” Smith leads the nonprofit's work on accelerating the transition to renewables.
Georgia has the only nuclear project currently under construction in the U.S. Two traditional large reactors were projected to cost $14 billion and are now expected to cost more than $30 billion.
Because of that, Buongiorno said he'd be shocked if there is another order for a traditional large reactor in the U.S. The perception of financial risk, or project risk overall, would be too high, he said.
There are roughly 40 serious concepts in development for the next generation of advanced nuclear reactors worldwide, Qvist said. China was the first to connect one of the next generation of reactors to its grid to produce about 200 megawatts of electricity. A high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor began operating last year.
Kairos Power has applied for a permit to construct a test reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. GE Hitachi is working on a reactor in Ontario, Canada, and if it’s successful, there’s a lot of interest in it in the United States, Poland and elsewhere in Europe, Qvist said.
The largest public power company in the U.S., the Tennessee Valley Authority, launched a program this year to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The TVA is focused on GE Hitachi's design.
At least a dozen advanced reactors are projected to come online in the 2020s.
“It’s not far off and it’s not speculative and it’s not on paper,” Qvist said. “There are actually a lot of things really happening.”
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Confidence was never an issue for Brooks Koepka until the injuries piled up, the doubts crept in and he began to wonder if he still belonged among golf’s elite.
Koepka answered every question at the PGA Championship with a performance that ranks among his best. His fifth major title was the sweetest of them all. No doubt about that, either.
“It feels damned good. Yeah, this one is definitely special,” Koepka said. “I think this one is probably the most meaningful of them all with everything that’s gone on, all the crazy stuff over the last few years.”
One knee injury kept him from the Masters, another from the Presidents Cup in Australia. Two years ago, he tried to pop his knee back into place and shattered his knee cap. And then last summer, uncertain about his future, he decided to leave the PGA Tour for the guaranteed Saudi riches of LIV Golf, bringing a mixture of criticism and skepticism.
And there he was Sunday at Oak Hill, looking good as new, dominant as ever, against the best collection of golfers in the world on a punishing golf course.
Koepka ran off three quick birdies early, never lost the lead amid a gritty fight from Viktor Hovland, and closed with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory.
He held up his index finger as he posed next to the Wanamaker Trophy, but he may as well have held up all five.
With three PGAs and two U.S. Opens, he became the 20th player with five or more majors. He won his third Wanamaker Trophy — only Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen with five and Tiger Woods with four have won the PGA Championship more times — and captured his first major in what felt like four years.
And to think that over the last few years, Koepka was so wounded he felt he couldn’t compete, a decision that might have led to him leaving the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf in a shocking move last June after the U.S. Open.
In the Netflix series “Full Swing” that began aired earlier this year, he was quoted as saying his confidence had given way to doubt. “I’m going to be honest with you, I can’t compete with these guys week in and week out.”
Give him good health and a clear head, and good luck taking down Koepka in the majors. He now has won five of his last 22 majors, a rate exceeded only by Woods, Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo and Ben Hogan in the last 75 years.
He is the first player from LIV Golf to win a major, and it hits back at the notion that 54-hole events and guaranteed money would take the edge off the rival league’s best players.
“I definitely think it helps LIV, but I’m more interested in my own self right now, to be honest with you,” Koepka said. “Yeah, it’s a huge thing for LIV, but at the same time I’m out here competing as an individual at the PGA Championship. I’m just happy to take this home for the third time.”
Koepka is in pretty heady company just about everywhere he looks. His five majors are as many as Seve Ballesteros and Byron Nelson. Among active players, only Woods (15) and Phil Mickelson (6) have more.
“I’m not even sure I dream of it as a kid, that I’d win that many,” he said.
Koepka left little doubt about his place in the game with his two-shot win over hard-luck Hovland (68) and Scottie Scheffler, who closed with a 65 and returned to No. 1 in the world.
“To look back to where we were two years ago, I’m so happy right now,” Koepka said. “This is just the coolest thing.”
The victory moves Koepka to No. 13 in the world and No. 2 in the Ryder Cup standings. The top six automatically qualify, and it would be hard to fathom leaving Koepka off the American team. He can only early points in the majors, and two more are still to come.
Koepka had to share the loudest cheers with California club pro Michael Block, who put on an amazing show over four days. Block made a hole-in-one on the 15th hole while playing with Rory McIlroy, and then made two tough par putts at the end for a fourth straight 70.
He tied for 15th, giving him a return date to the PGA Championship next year at Valhalla. It was the best finish by a club pro since Lonnie Nielsen tied for 11 in 1986 at Inverness.
“The most surreal moment I’ve ever had in my life,” Block said. “I’m living a dream and making sure I’m enjoying the moment. Not getting any better than this — no way in hell.”
Block charges $125 a lesson at Arroyo Trabuco in Mission Viejo, California. He earned just short of $290,000 at Oak Hill.
A month ago at the Masters, Koepka lost a two-shot lead in the final round by playing tentatively and was overrun by Jon Rahm. He vowed he would not do that again, and Koepka delivered in a major way, just like he used to.
Hovland made it easy for him at the end. Koepka was one shot ahead on the 16th hole when Hovland hit his 9-iron from a bunker that plugged into the lip in front of him — the same shot that stopped Corey Conners on Saturday — and made double bogey.
Koepka gouged out a shot from the rough to 5 feet for birdie and suddenly was leading by four shots when Hovland made double bogey.
Scheffler started four shots behind and never got closer than two. His 65 matched the best score of the tournament, posted by four other players on a day that was set up for scoring.
“I gave the guys on top of the leaderboard something to think about, and I kind of made a little bit much a move, but Brooks just played some fantastic golf this week,” Scheffler said. “He played too good this weekend for me to catch up to him.”
Koepka was determined to restore his reputation as a major force, and he wasted no time. He stuffed a wedge to 4 feet on the second and third holes, and rolled in an 8-foot birdie down the hill on the par-5 fourth.
But he drove into the water on the sixth hole and did well to make bogey, and another bogey from the rough on the seventh trimmed his lead to Hovland to one shot.
It was tight the rest of the way until the 16th. Hovland hit 9-iron from the bunker and could hear the awful thud of it rocketing into the turf at the edge of the sand. He knew immediately what happened, covered his mouth with a closed fist. After a drop into nasty rough, it took two more to get to the green and led to double bogey.
“Brooks is a great player, and now he has five majors. I mean, that’s a hell of a record right there. It’s not easy going toe-to-toe with a guy like that,” Hovland said. “He is not going to give you anything, and I didn’t really feel like I gave him anything either until 16.”
Bryson DeChambeau, who began the PGA with a 66, made too many mistakes in his round of 70. He stuck around to clasp hands with Koepka, two players from LIV Golf who used to get under each other’s skin.
LIV had three players in the top 10 for the second straight major.
Koepka, who finished at 9-under 271, received $3.15 million and the heaviest trophy among the four majors. Nothing felt more valuable than that.
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NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anchin, a premier accounting, tax, and advisory firm, has announced that it is again offering the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) Max Block and David Anchin Scholarship to Graduate, Senior or Junior college students (in the Fall of 2023) with a declared accounting major and who are enrolled in or accepted to a New York State college or university, as well as students who are enrolled in or attending Baruch College.
The scholarship, named after Anchin founders Max Block and David Anchin, is the evolution of previous scholarships created by the firm going back to 1988, to honor the memory of two of the firm's distinguished founders. Anchin was founded in 1923 by Max Anchin, Max Block and David Anchin while the three were evening students at the Business School of City College (now known as Baruch College). Max Block and David Anchin were long-time active members of the NYSSCPA and education was very important to both of them.
Max Block also served as managing editor of the NYSSCPA's Journal (now the CPA Journal) from 1958 to 1972. He has been described as a visionary whose ideas helped form the basis for many reporting and practice management concepts used today. Since 1975, The CPA Journal has recognized his contributions and achievements by bestowing the Max Block Distinguished Article Award on the most outstanding articles published during the prior year.
David Anchin was a lifelong philanthropist who believed in the power of education to change lives for the better, and introduced new programs which had visible and immediate results. David and his wife established several programs for at-risk children to improve their education opportunities. In addition, the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching was established in his memory in the state of Florida and serves to support the work of educators in the state.
With this scholarship, Anchin aims to award students who have similar passions to be an outstanding person and CPA, with a desire to help and give back to others.
"At Anchin, we continue to value education and investment in the newest members of the profession as well as our own people, whether that takes the form of professional or technical development," said Russell B. Shinsky, Anchin's Managing Partner. "Max and David's legacy is demonstrated in the firm today as we focus on professional development and the associated mentorship that is key to passing knowledge on and cultivating the next generation. As the firm turns 100 years old, I am proud that Anchin is honoring their legacy by providing accounting students with an opportunity to further their education, and by extension, their careers."
Applications for the scholarship are now open. To apply, students must have a GPA of 3.0 or above as of December 31, 2022, a major in accounting, and have completed at least 72 credits toward their degree, including for intermediate accounting. Students must also be residents of NY State and be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The application can be found here, and the deadline to apply is June 25, 2023. More information can be found here.
About Anchin
Anchin is a leading accounting, tax and advisory firm, specializing in the needs of privately held companies, investment funds and high-net-worth individuals and families. Its highly focused industry specialization helps clients overcome challenges and achieve their financial objectives with exceptional confidence. Consistently recognized in respected "best of" lists for service, firm management and employee satisfaction, Anchin prioritizes partner-level engagement, and commitment to employee happiness. The full-service firm, with a team of 450, including more than 60 partners, provides a wide range of assurance, financial reporting, tax and advisory services, including tax strategies and compliance; tax credits and incentives; state and local and international tax strategies, family office strategies management and succession advisory; growth, transition and exit strategies; transaction advisory; client accounting advisory services; cybersecurity and digital risk solutions; and litigation support, forensic accounting and valuation services. Anchin has offices in New York City, Uniondale, New York, and in Boca Raton, Florida, and is an independent member of BKR International, a network of more than 160 firms with over 500 offices in over 80 countries around the world. Discover what's possible by visiting us online at www.anchin.com.
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Lisa Tomlinson
212.840.3456
lisa.tomlinson@anchin.com
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NYC boy, 15, charged with murder in shooting death of girl, 11: police
The 15-year-old suspect faces charges of murder, manslaughter and two counts of illegal possession of a weapon
New York City authorities have arrested and charged a 15-year-old boy with murder in connection to the shooting death of an 11-year-old girl near Westchester Avenue in the Bronx on Monday.
The juvenile male suspect also faces charges of manslaughter and two counts of illegal possession of a weapon, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital. Authorities are searching for a second suspect.
Police on Monday responded to reports of a shooting just before 5 p.m. ET at 1015 Fox Street.
VIOLENT CRIMES ON THE RISE IN 2022, FOLLOWING PREVIOUS UNPRECEDENTED SPIKE IN MURDERS
Two male suspects on a scooter had been chasing an unknown male, who was running on foot down Fox Street and attempted to enter a building. The suspects fired shots when they passed by the unknown male on their scooter, striking the 11-year-old victim identified as Kyhara Tay in the process.
A video posted by NYPD Crime Stoppers shows two suspects riding the scooter down a sidewalk on Fox Street. The suspect on the back of the scooter, wearing a black sweatshirt, appears to fire from a handgun while the other suspect, in a gray sweatshirt, continues driving.
NYC CRIME: MAN STABBED TO DEATH AFTER FIGHT IN CELEB-PACKED GREENWICH VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD, COPS SAY
"She was everything," Khyara's mother, Yahisha Gomez, told the New York Daily News.
"She was funny, attitude, feisty, silly, careful," Gomez said. "Like she was very careful with everything. Respectful. She watched over her baby sister. She was a protector."
Her father, Sopkini Tay, told the outlet that he wants people to remember his daughter as "a sweet little girl…a sister, a daughter, cousin, niece."
"A loving girl, that’s all she was. Friendly. Everybody knows her," Tay said.
Kyhara was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital later on Monday. A vigil for the young victim took place on Tuesday evening, according to the outlet.
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"I haven’t slept since the incident with Khyara Tay," one Facebook user wrote about the shooting. "I walk around with fear for my kids. It’s sad that our kids are not safe in our own community. Instead of the city being worried about people not paying the bus, they should be worried about getting all these scooters and cars without license plate off the streets. RIP Khyara Tay." | https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-girl-11-shot-boy-charged-murder | 2022-05-20 15:54:38 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-girl-11-shot-boy-charged-murder |
However you like to camp, there’s so much cool gear to be found, from bivy sacks for minimalist adventures to high-end camping stoves and elaborate tents for comfy camping trips. Amazon Prime Day, which takes place on July 11 and 12, is the perfect time to nab some great deals on camping gear.
Though Prime Day isn’t here yet, you can get ahead of the curve and start preparing now. Many manufacturers already have some hot discounts on camping supplies, and we’ve rounded up some of the top early deals that you can buy right away.
Shop this article: Anker Powerhouse Portable Power Station, Cool Spot Pop-Up Instant Gazebo, Core 9-Person Tent
Best camping gear deals for Prime Day 2023
Anker Powerhouse Portable Power Station 12% OFF
If you need more power options while camping, this power station is ideal. It offers two AC ports, two USB-A ports, a USB-C port and a car outlet. It has a huge capacity that’s perfect for charging phones and other devices, running small appliances and pumping up air beds.
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Cool Spot Pop-Up Instant Gazebo 14% OFF
This gazebo provides shade and shelter for camping trips, letting you comfortably spend time outside your tent, come rain or shine. Thanks to the pop-up design, it’s a perfect choice for camping — you can even set it up and take it down solo.
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Core 9-Person Tent 26% OFF
You can fit up to nine people in this spacious tent — although it’s a more comfortable fit for five to six people on air mattresses or cots. The 72-inch center height lets most people stand up comfortably, while the convenient gear loft allows you to store small items.
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SoundAsleep Dream Series Luxury Air Mattress 44% OFF
Camping doesn’t have to mean sleeping on the hard ground or a flimsy mat. This double-height queen air mattress lets you sleep in comfort, so you’re well-rested to face the adventures that camping trips bring.
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Coleman Brazos Cold-Weather Sleeping Bag 19% OFF
Those of us who camp year-round know how important it is to invest in a quality cold-weather sleeping bag. This one is suitable for temperatures as low as 20 degrees, but there’s also a 30-degree version. It’s lightweight so you won’t add much heft to your pack.
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MalloMe Camping Cookware Mess Kit 20% OFF
This mess kit contains all the basics you need for campground cooking, including a pot with cover, a nonstick pan, bowls, cooking utensils and a cleaning sponge. It all packs down into a compact package and comes with a drawstring bag for convenient storage and transportation.
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AquaQuest Pharaoh Bivy Sack 17% OFF
Whether you prefer to camp as close to nature as possible or you want an emergency shelter in case something goes wrong, this bivy sack is ideal. It’s effectively a waterproof cover for a sleeping bag, letting you sleep with some protection from the elements but without the need for a tent.
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Igloo Sportsman Heavy-Duty Hard-Sided Cooler 22% OFF
Keep your supplies fresh for longer with this hard-sided cooler. With a 110-quart capacity, there’s enough space inside to hold 168 cans — or an equivalent volume of food. It can keep food and drink cool for up to five days, which is great for longer trips. The wheels and telescoping handle make it easy to move around the campground.
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SwimWays Kelsyus Original Foldable Canopy Chair 20% OFF
Not only will you be more comfortable sitting around the campfire on this chair, but it also has a built-in canopy to provide shade, which can be lacking at some campgrounds. With a cup holder in the arm, you’ll never be far from your beer or soda.
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LifeStraw Flex Advanced Water Filter with Gravity Bag 25% OFF
By removing bacteria, parasites and heavy metals, this filter makes almost any water safe to drink. It’s perfect for when you want to pack light, since it means you don’t have to load up on clean drinking water. It’s also nice to have just in case of an emergency.
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- Powerlix Travel Camping Pillow
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Las Vegas real estate agent attacked at model home, police say
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5/Gray News) - A real estate agent was attacked after the suspect entered model home she was showing, according to an arrest report by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
Suspect Richy Cervantes, faces charges of home invasion, attempted sexual assault, lewdness, battery, and kidnapping after the incident on July 11 at an undisclosed neighborhood.
According to police, a real estate agent was working at a model home and showing the home to potential buyers.
The agent said a man was walking around the model home acting suspicious and unlocking windows inside the home.
After the man left, the real estate agent locked the front door and windows of the model home before calling police and reporting the suspicious man, the report said.
The agent proceeded to call a coworker to explain the situation and asked them to join her on site.
While the agent was on the phone with her coworker, the suspect returned to the home and attempted to enter back inside the model home.
The woman hid in a closet and stayed on the phone with her coworker.
The suspect broke a window, entered into the home and found the victim hiding.
The real estate agent said the man dragged her out of the closet and pinned her down. The man proceeded to make threatening comments toward her before performing a lewd act, according to authorities.
Police used a sledgehammer to bust open the front door and arrest the suspect.
According to court records, Cervantes is being held without bail. His next court hearing is set for July 19.
Las Vegas police are investigating additional victims of Cervantes.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In an attempt to attract semiconductor companies to Oregon, the state Legislature authorized the governor on Thursday to expand urban growth boundaries to provide land for chipmakers to build factories.
Lawmakers backing the bill, which also provides some $200 million in grants to chipmakers, said it’s needed to make Oregon more competitive among other states in luring more of the multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry to the state. Other lawmakers argued that the measure is an attack on the nation’s first statewide policy — created a half-century ago — that limits urban sprawl and protects farmland and forests.
“These regulations have resulted in 50 years of success protecting our farm and forest lands, containing urban sprawl and protecting natural resources,” said Rep. Anna Scharf, a Republican. “Senate Bill 4 throws that out the window.”
The bill, approved by the state Senate last week and passed by the House on a 44-10 vote Thursday, allows Gov. Tina Kotek to designate up to a maximum of eight sites for urban growth boundary expansion — two that exceed 500 acres (202 hectares) and six smaller sites.
“There is some extremely valuable farmland in the area that produces Oregonians’ food and provides those families and those employees jobs,” Scharf said. “Farmland, once it is paved over, can never be reclaimed.”
Rep. Kim Wallan, a Republican and co-sponsor of the bill that a joint committee spent more than a month working on, said it gives Kotek only narrow authority and is aimed at expediting the process for setting aside land for semiconductor factories, called fabs, and related businesses.
State officials and lawmakers were stung by chipmaker Intel’s decision last year to build a massive $20 billion chipmaking complex in Ohio, and not in Oregon where suitable zoned land is scarce. Intel is the state’s largest corporate employer.
In Oregon, once land is included in an urban growth boundary, it is eligible for annexation to a city. Those boundary lines are regularly expanded. But the process can take months or even years. Under the bill, any appeals to the governor’s urban growth boundary expansions are expedited by going straight to the state Supreme Court.
The bill goes to Kotek for signing into law and takes effect immediately. In a statement Thursday, Kotek said the bill makes Oregon “poised to lay the foundation for the next generation of innovation and production of semiconductors.”
“Oregon has been at the center of the semiconductor industry in the United States for decades,” the Democrat said. “This bill is an absolutely essential tool for leading a coordinated effort with the private sector to ensure we can compete for federal funds to expand advanced manufacturing in Oregon.”
The CHIPS and Science Act, passed by Congress in 2022, provides $39 billion for companies constructing or expanding facilities that will manufacture semiconductors and those that will assemble, test and package the chips.
It was Republican Gov. Tom McCall, who served from 1967 to 1975, who had urged lawmakers to push for a tough new land-use law. In a 1973 speech at the Legislature, he denounced “sagebrush subdivisions, coastal ‘condomania’ and the ravenous rampage of suburbia.” Lawmakers responded by passing the law that placed growth boundaries on Oregon’s cities.
Some opponents of the Oregon CHIPS bill objected on Thursday to changing a system that’s been in place for 50 years.
“I cannot in good conscience give the governor what is essentially a super-siting authority to take lands and bring them into the urban growth boundary,” said Rep. Ed Diehl, a Republican. “That is not the Oregon way.” | https://phl17.com/technology/ap-technology/oregon-alters-half-century-old-land-use-law-for-chipmakers/ | 2023-04-07 15:01:03 | 1 | https://phl17.com/technology/ap-technology/oregon-alters-half-century-old-land-use-law-for-chipmakers/ |
HALIFAX, NS, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - WildBrain Ltd. ("WildBrain" or the "Company") (TSX: WILD), a global leader in kids' and family entertainment, has amended its credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") to increase its revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") from US$30 million to US$40 million, with an interest rate of SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) plus 4%, based on the applicable form of borrowing. The new SOFR benchmark rate replaces the discontinued LIBOR rate. The Revolving Facility matures on the earlier of March 2026 or three months prior to the maturity of the Company's convertible debentures, except where converted.
WildBrain will use the Revolving Facility for general corporate and working capital purposes.
The amendments to the Credit Agreement in respect of the Revolving Facility will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids and families everywhere with great content across all media. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library – one of the world's most extensive – we are home to such brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Degrassi. At our 75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art animation studio in Vancouver, BC, we produce such fan-favourite series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Chip and Potato, Carmen Sandiego, Go, Dog. Go! and more. Our shows are enjoyed worldwide in more than 150 countries on over 500 streaming platforms and telecasters, and our AVOD business – WildBrain Spark – offers one of the largest networks of kids' channels on YouTube, garnering billions of views per month from over 245 million subscribers. Through our leading agency, WildBrain CPLG, we also license consumer products and location-based entertainment in every major territory for our own properties as well as for our clients and content partners. Our television group owns and operates four family entertainment channels that are among the most viewed in Canada. WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at WildBrain.com.
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After more than three decades, McDonald’s is pulling out of Russia and seeking to find a “local buyer” for its business there, which includes 850 restaurants in the country.
Whoever buys its Russian restaurants will no longer be allowed to use the McDonald’s “golden arches” logo or brand, the company said, adding that it wants to protect its 62,000 employees in Russia.
“McDonald’s priorities include seeking to ensure the employees of McDonald’s Russia continue to be paid until the close of any transaction and that employees have future employment with any potential buyer,” Chris Kempczinski, McDonald’s president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.
“We have a long history of establishing deep, local roots wherever the Arches shine,” he said, adding that employees’ “dedication and loyalty to McDonald’s make today’s announcement extremely difficult.”
Kempczinski continued: “We have a commitment to our global community and must remain steadfast in our values. And our commitment to our values means that we can no longer keep the Arches shining there.”
The fast-food giant is the latest Western company to exit the Russian market since the war began. French automaker Renault Group also announced Monday that it is pulling its business of Russia and selling its shares there to Russian government entities.
Renault said it will sell all of its shares in Renault Russia to the Moscow city government — and its nearly 68 percent stake in Russian automaker AvtoVAZ, which produces the Lada car, to a Russian federal agency, according to a news release.
“We have taken a difficult but necessary decision; and we are making a responsible choice towards our 45,000 employees in Russia, while preserving the Group’s performance and our ability to return to the country in the future, in a different context,” Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo said in the news release.
Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade also announced that the “Russian assets of the Renault Group” would “become state property.”
Bloomberg News reported that the move to sell the $2.3 billion Russian auto business amounts to a nationalization, sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The comments from Renault’s CEO came days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the company by name in a speech before the French Parliament, according to the Hill newspaper. “Renault, Auchan, Leroy Merlin and others. They must cease to be sponsors of Russia’s military machine, sponsors of the killing of children and women, sponsors of rape, robbery and looting by the Russian army,” Zelensky said.
Renault’s ties to Russia date to a $1 billion deal in 2007, and the country has since become the company’s second-largest market, Bloomberg News reported. In March, de Meo warned that a Renault retreat in Russia would create a “very complex situation” by eating into the company’s profits and sales, Reuters reported.
Renault has the option to buy back the AvtoVAZ shares at certain times during the next six years, according to its release. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/16/mcdonalds-exit-business-russia-ukraine-renault/ | 2022-05-16 11:17:09 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/16/mcdonalds-exit-business-russia-ukraine-renault/ |
Marshall softball welcomes #14 Alabama to Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A huge, overflow crowd is on hand at Dot Hicks Field on Tuesday, April 18, as Marshall faces off against No. 14-ranked Alabama.
Liberty won game one over Alabama 5-3.
Former East Carter star and all American pitcher Montana Fouts came in a relief role and surrendered a 3-run homer.
The Herd and the Crimson Tide are set for first pitch at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Marshall Thundering Herd softball team is currently second in the Sun Belt Conference standings with an 11-2 league record, and a 36-5 mark overall.
It will be Marshall softball’s 12th meeting against a ranked opponent at home, and its first since Kentucky came to Dot Hicks Field on March 20th, 2019. Tuesday will also mark the first trip to Huntington by an SEC school outside of the Wildcats.
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OTSU, Japan, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., headquartered in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, has developed a transparent antenna, which is made of a glass substrate, and a repeater (*1), which uses radio wave lenses and does not require power supply, for 5G millimeter-wave wireless communication technology. These products will be exhibited at the fifth 5G Technology Expo to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 29 to July 1, 2022.
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5G uses radio waves of two frequency bands, Sub-6 (under 6 GHz) and millimeter wave (28 GHz). To achieve high-speed communication, it is necessary to use the millimeter-wave band, which can secure a wide bandwidth. However, millimeter waves are significantly attenuated in the atmosphere. Due to strong linearity of propagation, they do not diffract behind obstacles. To cover a wide area, a mechanism to resolve these issues is required.
The newly developed transparent antenna has a special antenna pattern on a glass substrate, whose dielectric constant (*2) (4.0) and loss tangent (*3) (0.002) are the smallest in the world (*4). This is a highly efficient transparent antenna. The size of glass substrates can be increased, making it possible to manufacture multiple products from a single substrate. This contributes to improving the antenna productivity and enables formation of antennas for multiple bands on a single substrate. By making the antenna transparent, the antenna functionality can be added without spoiling the design and landscape of an installation location. The antenna can be installed in various locations, such as windows, walls, displays, and vehicles.
The repeater, which is the other newly developed product, consists of two radio wave lenses and a waveguide. It receives and retransmits radio waves and changes the direction of radio waves without power supply even under circumstances where radio waves are blocked by walls and window glass. By changing the shape of the lens, radio waves can be transmitted in a certain direction or over a wide range. The lens is not subject to deterioration caused by ultraviolet rays because it is made of glass. It can be used stably over a long period in various places, both indoors and outdoors.
The Company will contribute to expanding and spreading the use of millimeter-wave radio waves by marketing the two newly developed products.
Notes:
(*1) Repeater: A relay to receive and retransmit radio waves.
(*2) Dielectric constant: An index of polarizability when a voltage is applied to a material. The lower the relative permittivity, the lower the signal attenuation.
(*3) Loss tangent: A measure of energy when a dielectric substance is polarized. The smaller the loss tangent, the lower the conversion of electromagnetic energy into heat, and as a result attenuation of signals is reduced.
(*4) Smallest in the world: Among multi-component glass substrates, in 28 GHz, based on a survey conducted by the Company in June 2022.
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GARDNER, Kan. (WDAF) — One Johnson County, Kansas family is angry over what they’re calling “a borderline hate crime.”
They told Nexstar’s WDAF someone sent an unwanted pizza delivery to their home this week, but pizza and salad aren’t the only items that were delivered. The Domino’s Pizza receipt they shared included a bullying message meant for their teenage daughter.
Marty Postlethwait, the young girl’s grandmother, said it was Monday night when that delivery driver came to their door. The driver’s receipt included this message: “when they answer say for [the teenager] she gets the salad cause she fat.”
Postlethwait said the order was likely placed using Domino’s website, where the order form also provides a space for delivery instructions, and the bullying message appears to have been entered there.
“I think, to the extent they went to, this person needs to be held accountable for their actions. The sad part is, Domino’s hasn’t made it any easier for them to find out any answers,” Postlethwait said.
A manager on duty at the Gardner Dominos locations told WDAF the franchise owner is out of town this week. The girl’s father said he has complained to restaurant managers, both locally and at the corporate level.
The teenager attends school in the Gardner-Edgerton School District, and the family believes the abusive message comes from a fellow student there.
“This little girl’s feelings were crushed. There’s no ‘I’m sorry.’ There’s nothing we can do. I think that’s the hard part,” Postlethwait said.
Domino’s Pizza, which is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, sent this statement to WDAF: “We send our deepest apologies to the family impacted by this hurtful language. It is upsetting that the person who placed this order took advantage of our online ordering system in this way… We look forward to discussing this incident with the family directly.”
That statement from Domino’s said the company denies its driver read that message aloud. School district leaders said they’re hopeful this student’s family will reach out to them because this district doesn’t tolerate any kind of bullying. | https://pix11.com/news/kansas-family-says-bullying-instructions-came-with-pizza-they-didnt-order/ | 2022-05-05 17:43:26 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/kansas-family-says-bullying-instructions-came-with-pizza-they-didnt-order/ |
Iyanna McNeely is making some shocking accusations against her ex-husband, Jarrette Jones. The former couple got married on season 2 ofLove Is Blind and shared that they were divorcing in August 2022 after a year of marriage.
In September, the After the Altar Netflix special came out, showing the couple struggling in their marriage, but eventually coming together to work things out. At the time, the cause for the tension was portrayed as their different lifestyles. But in a new episode of her Feel in the Blank podcast, Iyanna is now accusing Jarrette of cheating on her.
"Jarrette cheated. I found out three days before After the Altar. I received an email with very specific details," Iyanna claimed.
She said her initial reaction was to get a divorce, but claimed she was convinced to see things through with Jarrette.
"Immediately I was like, 'I want a divorce. I want a divorce.' And my mom was like, 'Iyanna, you're making a decision on anger,' and I realized she's right," she explained. "I couldn't do that, it's a marriage."
And though she appeared on After the Altar, she said that filming so soon after the alleged cheating revelation was taxing on her.
"It was so much for me to still film after that and pretend as if, not pretend as if everything was OK, but I just couldn't talk about it," she said. "I think we both were [pretending]. Jarrette was unhappy too. I was unhappy, Jarrette was unhappy. It was a terrible fit. He wasn't ready, and I guess to an extent I wasn't either. However, I would have been a good wife to someone who has a good partner to me."
Iyanna began the podcast by admitting that she's been struggling recently, listing, "the show, the divorce, the hiding," as the reasons behind her issues.
"What actually happened in my divorce has been eating at me because I can't talk about it. OK, I won't talk about it," she said before the revelation, listing off the reasons why she didn't want to discuss her ex's alleged infidelity.
"No. 1 is because I know the impact it'll have on Jarrette. No. 2 is because I went so gung-ho lying for this man and protecting him," she said. "And no. 3, if I'm honest, because I went back for a quick little second, so I feel like I have no right to speak."
She added that the latest season of Love Is Blind has been triggering for her, noting, "When another season comes out, I have to relive it all over again."
Jarrette has not directly responded to Iyanna's claims. However, on Wednesday, he did post a seemingly pointed message to his Instagram Story, writing , "Been taking the high road for quite sometime... story time soon."
In November, Iyanna shared in an emotional TikTok that she had finalized her divorce.
"It is official, divorce really is like a grief and as much as people laugh at how long we were married, I think my expectations made it real, my hope made it real, my effort made it real, my tears made it real. So I'm crying for that girl that I was at the beginning of this marriage because I was so hopeful and had less baggage," Iyanna said at the time, wiping away tears. "I'm crying for that marriage I thought could work."
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has ruled a Colorado dentist unfit for trial following his arrest last month in what authorities characterized as a terror attack on a solar power facility serving Las Vegas Strip casinos.
Mohammed Reza Mesmarian’s attorney, Nick Pitaro, said Wednesday that two psychiatrists found his client was unable to understand the criminal charges against him, including terrorism, arson, destruction of property and escape.
Clark County District Court Judge Christy Craig ordered Mesmarian, 34, to remain in custody at one of Nevada’s forensic psychiatric facilities pending further evaluation, Pitaro said.
Mesmarian is accused of ramming a car through a fence and setting the vehicle afire early Jan. 4 at a sprawling solar array in the desert northeast of Las Vegas. He was arrested later in a recreational vehicle at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The alleged attack followed several incidents and arrests involving electrical substations in states including Washington, Oregon and North Carolina and concerns expressed by federal officials about security of the nation’s electricity transmission network.
Police said Mesmarian denied attempting an act of sabotage; told investigators he favors renewable, clean energy; said he thought the solar array was a Tesla facility connected to “the network;” and his actions “represented moving forward in the world.”
The array, owned by Chicago-based Invenergy, serves several Las Vegas Strip properties operated by MGM Resorts International. A casino company official said properties switched to the statewide electric grid and hotel guests and gamblers saw no effect.
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Temple gymnast Brooke Donabedian’s passion for the sport has produced results during the past two seasons. The beam and floor specialist qualified for her second straight NCAA Regionals on March 20, a big accomplishment for a competitor who is only a junior.
However, she is solidifying her legacy within Temple Gymnastics in more ways than one.
Although Temple Gymnastics’ social media show “TUG Talk” almost ended after one season when former student, team member and assistant coach Jackie Terpak left the team, Donabedian had a plan to keep the series alive.
“I think it’s important for the girls to have their voices heard,” said Donabedian, who is also the host. “Typically, we pick people who performed best the week before the show, and I thought it was really important for each girl to have the platform to be heard.”
Donabedian’s excitement for the show is just one example of how she factors into head coach Josh Nilson’s vision for Temple gymnastics. Her success this season, including leading the team in event wins and tying multiple school records, marks the beginning of a cultural shift for the program and could be a small sample of the Owls’ future under Nilson.
When Nilson became Temple’s head coach in July 2018, he had a specific vision for the Owls.
Nilson wanted to flip the program on its head, emphasizing the artistry of gymnastics rather than the power, which is an increasingly prevalent mindset in modern gymnastics. He also wanted the team to act as a family with gymnasts bringing the best out of one another.
The shift in identity pushed Nilson toward recruiting Donabedian. Nilson recognized Donabedian’s talent and finesse after watching one of her highlight videos, which she attributes to her experience with ballet, hip-hop dance and soccer, and he felt she could help bring his vision to life at Temple.
“If you took a picture of Brooke during any one of her events, it could be a poster,” Nilson said. “Perfect hands, perfect feet; the very definition of our sport. When I saw her gymnastics, I knew she could help me change the reputation of this program.”
In 2018, Donabedian traveled to Philadelphia with her family to have lunch with Nilson at the now-closed Draught Horse Pub and Grill. Although Nilson was a few minutes late, Donabedian was sold on his goals for the program; she committed later that year.
Donabedian saw that Nilson wanted his program to have a type of flair and camaraderie, two things she was capable of bringing.
“[Nilson] talks about how competitive he is all the time,” Donabedian said. “It really shows his motivation and drive. He wants and needs to build Temple gymnastics. There was a fire in his voice, and I loved it.”
During her official visit to Temple the following summer, Donabedian met Renee Schugman, another incoming freshman and her future roommate. Schugman was also a recruit whose artistry earned her a spot in the program.
Similar to Nilson, Schugman knew immediately that Donabedian would be a key part of the team as soon as they practiced together.
“She’s always very confident,” Schugman said. “But when she’s performing, it’s like you’re watching a show. Everything she does is so perfect and precise. It’s so impressive.”
Three years later, Donabedian became an important part of the team. She qualified for NCAA Regionals last season, earned her second-straight first-team all-EAGL nomination on the floor, and was also named second-team all-EAGL on the beam this season.
She leads the Owls with seven event wins this season with five on the floor and two on the beam. On March 5, she tied her own school record for an individual score on the floor, receiving a 9.950.
Her leadership has impacted the team as well. Despite an up-and-down season, Temple’s scores have increased throughout the year, including a 196.375 March 5 against Fisk, Ursinus and Southern Connecticut State. This was the program’s third-highest score in school history and it was possible in large part to the tight-knit program being united under one vision.
“The conversations we had are starting to come to fruition,” Nilson said. “[Donabedian] is having the success she deserves in college. She’s doing exactly what we wanted, and it’s working.”
As Temple prepared for the EAGL Conference Tournament, which began on March 18, Donabedian’s success served as validation for Nilson’s revitalized vision for the program. Though Nilson admits the team is a few missing parts away from his dream for the squad, Donabedian remains optimistic.
Now, Donabedian is on the way to Pittsburgh from March 30 through April 2 as a floor exercise competitor at the NCAA Regionals. She views her team’s success as a sign of the future, and, hopefully, a return to contention both in the EAGL and nationally.
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CHICAGO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Richard H. Driehaus Museum is pleased to announce the June 25th celebration of its "First 14," its 14th birthday since its opening in 2008. It will be the first event held in the historic 1926 John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium since the Museum acquired it earlier this year.
Reginald R. Robinson, a 2004 winner of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Award for his innovative ragtime piano works and music research, will play a program including music from his critically renowned album, "Man Out of Time." After a brief intermission, the Museum will show the 1916 Charlie Chaplin short comedic silent film, The Rink, with Robinson accompanying on piano. The icing on the cake? A vintage car from the Richard H. Driehaus Collection on view to transport you back to the 1920s. Doors open at 5:00 pm and the event is expected to run from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm. Admission to the Museum that day is included in the ticket price.
14 years ago this spring, the Museum opened in the historic 1883 Nickerson Mansion at Wabash and Erie just steps away from the Magnificent Mile. Philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus acquired the building as a gift to the City of Chicago and oversaw an award-winning five-year restoration that fully preserved the building to its Gilded Age splendor. In 2022, the Museum ushered in its next chapter when it purchased the Murphy Auditorium, designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Marshall and Fox. "Just as the Murphy heralded a new era for its then owners, the American College of Surgeons, our acquisition boldly positions the Museum as a new center for cultural learning for all of Chicago,' said Executive Director Anna Musci. "This event celebrates the unforgettable works of architecture, design, music, and film produced during the Gilded Age and post-war era of the properties that make up the new Driehaus Museum campus."
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VGS Group is proud to announce that it is the only company selected to organize the Vietnam Italy Golf Tournament, an international friendly golf tournament that will be held on March 20th, 2023, at the Long Bien Golf Course. The Ryder Cup is one of the world's most prestigious golf tournaments, held biennially in a team format between Europe and the United States. The event features some of the most renowned professional golfers and draws the attention of millions of golf enthusiasts worldwide. Vietnam, the rising golf tourism destination in Asia, has been selected as the only country in Southeast Asia to host a series of ancillary events to promote this significant golf tournament. The series of activities leading up to the Ryder Cup 2023 in Vietnam includes a formal announcement of the event, which will be organized by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam on March 17th, 2023.
According to Mr. Bui Duc Long, Chairman of VGS Group, "The Ryder Cup is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world, and we are proud that Vietnam has been selected as a destination to promote this important event in Southeast Asia. With the advantage of having the most comprehensive golf ecosystem and experience in organizing international tournaments, VGS Group is honored to be the only company selected to host this significant event, contributing to the promotion of tourism, especially golf tourism, in Vietnam to international friends."
In the theme of Italy and Vietnam sharing a 50-year history of diplomatic relations, the Ryder Cup and Italian Tour Operators' representatives present their goal of associating the capital Rome with not only an attractive tourist destination but also being capable of organizing large-scale events. The World Expo 2030 in Rome will actively discuss solutions, ideas, and strategies to tackle these issues.
Vietnam's golf tourism has been gaining recognition globally, with titles such as World's Best Golf Destination in 2019 and 2021, and five consecutive years as "Asia's Best Golf Destination" from 2017 to 2021, awarded by the World Golf Awards.
"Besides golf development throughout Vietnam, we have a bold vision for my hometown, Da Nang - Hoi An, and we are committed to making it a reality. We believe that by leveraging the power of sport, culture, and technology, we can create an unforgettable destination that will capture the hearts and minds of visitors from around the world. Our action masterplan includes exciting sport events such as AquaX, Superboat P1 World Championship, GKA Kite World Tour, World Chase Tag and more, all designed to showcase the beauty and diversity of our region. We look forward to working with our partners and stakeholders to build a truly world-class destination that will inspire and delight travelers for years to come" The Chairman of VGS Group conveyed his dedication.
VGS Group is Vietnam's leading golf organization, with a comprehensive ecosystem of golf-related businesses including golf course management, hospitality, events, and equipment sales. The company has a strong track record of organizing professional golf tournaments and promoting golf tourism in Vietnam and their ownership of the technology for live broadcasting of golf tournaments in Vietnam and internationally. They were also the first to produce live signals for golf events at the SEA Games 31, receiving high praise from other countries in the region.
The selection of Vietnam as the only country in Southeast Asia to host Ryder Cup's media outreach events demonstrates the country's growing reputation as an emerging golf destination.
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Linda Yaccarino will become the new CEO of Twitter.
Current Twitter CEO Elon Musk made the official announcement Friday, saying he was excited to welcome her to the company.
"Looking forward to working with Linda to transform this platform into X, the everything app," Musk said in a tweet.
Musk added that Yaccarino would primarily focus on business operations while he focuses on product design and new technology.
Yaccarino's name surfaced as a possible contender for the job immediately after Musk preluded his official announcement on Thursday, saying he had hired a woman.
Yaccarino is a longtime media executive. She previously served as the chair of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal. Yaccarino joined NBCUniversal in 2011 after almost two decades as a media executive at Turner.
She is expected to start in her new position in six weeks.
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Musk has served as CEO of Twitter while also keeping his role as CEO of Tesla since he purchased the social media company in October for $44 billion.
Tesla's stock jumped after Musk revealed he hired a new CEO for Twitter. It started Thursday at about $168 per share and climbed to $176 by 10 a.m. on Friday. However, it dropped to about $169 a share by midday Friday.
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What’s the best tablet holder for use in bed?
As more and more people cut the cord, it is no longer necessary to keep a TV in the bedroom for late-night entertainment. A tablet can stream your favorite shows or give you access to more books than you could read in a lifetime. However, holding a tablet in bed is awkward and quickly becomes uncomfortable.
Getting a quality tablet holder is essential if you want to watch shows or read while in bed. Lamicall’s Gooseneck Tablet Holder is an excellent option because it clamps to your headboard and can be easily adjusted to suit your needs.
What to know before you buy a tablet holder for bed
Why you need a tablet holder in bed
Even if you are just watching your tablet in bed, chances are your posture will be poor. Your neck and back will round, and your shoulders pulled in as you try to focus on the screen that you are holding. Additionally, the tight bend of your wrist can cause many muscle, tendon and nerve problems. Using a tablet holder allows you to watch or read in bed using better posture without keeping your wrists flexed. If you suffer from back, neck, shoulder or wrist pain and you look at your tablet for hours before going to bed each night, by using a tablet holder, you might be able to alleviate a lot of your symptoms.
Where to use your tablet holder besides in bed
A quality tablet holder may be perfect for bedtime use, but it can also excel in other situations. For entertainment, you can use it in your living room or in the kitchen to keep you company while cooking. You can place it on a piano or in your studio to display digital sheet music. If you use your tablet for work, the right tablet holder is all you need to adjust your posture, so you no longer face many aches and pains at the end of each workday.
What to look for in a quality tablet holder for bed
Type of holder
There are three types of tablet holders: laptop, mountable and freestanding.
Laptop: A laptop-tablet holder means a model that sits directly on your lap. While this type of tablet holder is the most affordable and often offers the most flexibility, whether typing or streaming, it can be tough on your neck because it forces you to look down.
Mountable: A mountable tablet holder has a clamp that allows you to fasten the device to a stable location such as a shelf, the headboard or even a nearby table. This tablet holder features an extendable arm or a long gooseneck, so you can position the tablet precisely how you like it.
Freestanding: The priciest tablet stand is a freestanding unit. This type of model is somewhat similar to a mountable tablet holder in that it features an extendable arm or a long gooseneck. However, this model stands on the floor like a lamp, so it sits next to your bed, regularly providing access to your tablet.
Size
A tablet stand needs to be adjustable so it can securely hold a tablet of any size. The best models will even be able to hold a phone.
Screen tilt
A tablet stand should have an adjustable tilt. If the tablet is positioned lower than your eye line, it will need to tilt at roughly a 30-degree angle, but the higher up it is, the closer to 90 degrees it should be so you can easily see the screen. If the tablet is above your eye line, the screen will need to tilt closer to 120 degrees.
Places for accessories
Even if you are just using your tablet for streaming or reading, you may want a place to keep your glasses and earbuds. If you are using the tablet for work, you may also want a place to put your stylus and power adapter. A tablet stand that has designated places to stash your accessories will be appreciated.
How much you can expect to spend on a tablet holder for bed
A budget tablet holder, basically a plastic triangle that you can place on your lap while in bed, can cost as low as $10. If you want a freestanding floor model that holds your tablet, you can spend up to $200 or more. For most users, a tablet holder suitable for use in bed will cost between $15-$30.
Tablet holder for bed FAQ
What if I fall asleep while using a tablet holder in bed?
A. If you tend to fall asleep while using your tablet at night, not all tablet holders will be a good option for you. Any model that sits on or straddles your lap could get damaged if you fall asleep and start tossing and turning. If you think there is a risk of falling asleep while using your tablet, the best tablet holder to get will be one that clamps onto your headboard, so it won’t be a problem if you fall asleep and start rolling.
Can I charge my tablet while it is in a tablet holder?
A. This depends on how secure the tablet is to the tablet holder. If a support bracket covers the charging port, you won’t be able to charge your tablet. However, if you can access the charging port, it will be possible to charge your tablet while it is on its stand. Again, you mustn’t fall asleep while charging your tablet as you could get tangled up in the cord and cause damage to your tablet or roll and create a choking hazard with the charging cord.
What’s the best tablet holder for the bed to buy?
Top tablet holder for bed
Lamicall Gooseneck Tablet Holder
What you need to know: This model is a top pick for its ease of use, dependability and versatility.
What you’ll love: This tablet holder can quickly attach to a headboard or shelf. The gooseneck design gives you full control over the screen’s position, and the side clamps can expand and contract as needed to hold either a tablet or a phone.
What you should consider: This tablet holder is designed for reading and viewing only. It is not stable enough for tapping the screen without additional support.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tablet holder for the bed for the money
What you need to know: This soft, adaptable tablet stand can be unfolded to fit a keyboard, if desired.
What you’ll love: This stand uses linen and cotton for comfort. It can rest on your lap or stomach and features pockets that can hold accessories such as a stylus, headphones, a charger and more. If you like using a keyboard with your tablet, this stand can unfold to accommodate your needs.
What you should consider: The angle on this tablet holder is not adjustable, so it may work for some and not others.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What you need to know: This stand has adjustable legs that make it a highly versatile option that you can use on uneven surfaces such as a bed.
What you’ll love: When fully opened, the wide footprint of the gooseneck legs gives this stand a low center of gravity, so it is remarkably stable. The bungee restraining straps can accommodate various tablet sizes, while you can adjust the viewing angle to suit individual needs.
What you should consider: The design of this stand is a little clunky, making it difficult to position. But once you’ve got everything in place, it works great.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that it will report its second quarter financial results on Thursday, August 4, 2022, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. The announcement will be followed by a conference call with the investment community at 2:00 p.m. PT. Participating in the call from Amgen will be Robert A. Bradway, chairman and chief executive officer, and other members of Amgen's senior management team.
Live audio of the conference call will be simultaneously broadcast over the internet and will be available to members of the news media, investors and the general public.
The webcast, as with other selected presentations regarding developments in Amgen's business given by management at certain investor and medical conferences, can be found on Amgen's website, www.amgen.com, under Investors. Information regarding presentation times, webcast availability and webcast links are noted on Amgen's Investor Relations Events Calendar. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.
About Amgen
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
Amgen is one of the 30 companies that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also part of the Nasdaq-100 index. In 2021, Amgen was named one of the 25 World's Best Workplaces™ by Fortune and Great Place to Work™ and one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world by Barron's.
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GENOA, Neb. (AP) — In a remote patch of a long-closed Native American boarding school, near a canal and some railroad tracks, Nebraska’s state archeologist and two teammates filled buckets with dirt and sifted through it as if they were searching for gold.
They’re trying to find the bodies of dozens of children who died at the school and have been lost for decades, a mystery that archeologists aim to unravel as they dig in a central Nebraska field that was part of the sprawling campus a century ago.
People toting shovels, trowels and even smaller tools are searching the unmarked site where ground-penetrating radar suggested a possible location for the cemetery of the Genoa Indian Industrial School.
Genoa was part of a national system of more than 400 Native American boarding schools that attempted to assimilate Indigenous people into white culture by separating children from their families and cutting them off from their heritage. And the discovery of more than 200 children’s remains buried at the site of what was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school has magnified interest in the troubling legacy both in Canada and the U.S. since 2021.
“For all those families with students who died here in Genoa and weren’t returned home — and that information being lost for over 90 years now — it creates this perpetual cycle of trauma,” Dave Williams, the state archeologist, said Monday.
Williams added, “Finding the location of the cemetery, and the burials contained within, will be a small step towards bringing some peace and comfort” to tribes after a long period of uncertainty where children were sent to boarding schools and never came home.
The school, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of Omaha, opened in 1884 and at its height was home to nearly 600 students from more than 40 tribes across the country. It closed in 1931 and most buildings were long ago demolished.
For decades, residents of the tiny community of Genoa, with help from Native Americans, researchers and state officials, have sought the location of a forgotten cemetery where the bodies of up to 80 students are believed to be buried.
Judi gaiashkibos, the executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, whose mother attended the school in the late 1920s, has been involved in the cemetery effort for years and planned to travel to Genoa on Monday. She said it’s difficult to spend time in the community where many Native Americans suffered, but the vital search can help with healing and bringing the children’s voices to the surface.
“It’s an honor to go on behalf of my ancestors and those who lost their lives there and I feel entrusted with a huge responsibility,” gaiashkibos said.
Newspaper clippings, records and a student’s letter indicate at least 86 students died at the school, usually due to diseases such as tuberculosis and typhoid, but at least one death was blamed on an accidental shooting.
Researchers identified 49 of the children killed but have not been able to find names for 37 students. The bodies of some of those children were returned to their homes but others are believed to have been buried on the school grounds at a location long ago forgotten.
As part of an effort to find the cemetery, last summer dogs trained to detect the faint odor of decaying remains searched the area and signaled they had found a burial site in a narrow piece of land bordered by a farm field, railroad tracks and a canal.
A team using ground-penetrating radar last November also showed an area that was consistent with graves, but there will be no guarantees until researchers can dig into the ground, said Williams, the archeologist.
The process is expected to take several days.
“We’re going to take the soil down and first see if what’s showing up in the ground-penetrating radar are in fact grave-like features,” Williams said. “And once we get that figured out, taking the feature down and determining if there are any human remains still contained within that area.”
If the dig reveals human remains, the State Archeology Office will continue to work with the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs in deciding what’s next. They could rebury the remains in the field and create a memorial or exhume and return the bodies to tribes, Williams said.
DNA could indicate the region of the country each child was from but narrowing that to individual tribes would be challenging, Williams said.
The federal government is taking a closer examination of the boarding school system. The U.S. Interior Department, led by Secretary Deb Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico and the first Native American Cabinet secretary, released an initial report in 2022 and is working on a second report with additional details.
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DUBLIN, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV), will release its second quarter 2022 financial results on August 4, and will hold an investor call the same day at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The call will be hosted by Aptiv's President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Clark, and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Operations, Joseph Massaro.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, April 6, 2023
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523 PM CDT Thu Apr 6 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ATASCOSA AND WEST CENTRAL KARNES COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended, although additional showers and storms are
expected overnight into Friday. Flooding is no longer expected to
pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
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Boy, 11, escapes kidnapping suspect with neighbors’ help
HOUSTON (KTRK) - Neighbors rushed in to rescue an 11-year-old boy from the grips of a man police say tried to assault him.
Several people in an East Houston apartment complex pinned 30-year-old Miguel Angel Cordero Ramirez to his car Tuesday afternoon, as he tried to break free. Ramirez is accused of kidnapping and trying to sexually assault an 11-year-old boy.
The boy says he was nearly snatched from his apartment complex while trying to do laundry. He says Ramirez asked to use his laundry card then pushed him inside his car, locking the doors and threatening him.
“He said, ‘Obey me, or else you’d get killed,’” the boy said.
The 11-year-old says Ramirez tried getting him into different sexual positions before he managed to escape.
“He grabbed my hands, but then, he grabbed my phone and tried to put it somewhere else. But he forgot my hands were free. So, then, I tried to open the lock…and then, I opened the door,” he said.
Neighbors immediately jumped in to help after hearing the boy’s screams. Video shows them holding Ramirez down until police arrived and took him away in handcuffs.
Ramirez is now charged with aggravated kidnapping, according to court records. His bond is set at $250,000. Records show he doesn’t live in the apartment complex. His address is listed in Pasadena.
The 11-year-old’s family is thankful for his quick thinking and the help of the neighbors.
“I want him to stay in jail forever and to never do that again, so he can learn his lesson,” the boy said.
He said his dream has always been to be a police officer, and now after this incident, he wants to be one more than ever.
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A criminology graduate student arrested for the November slayings of four University of Idaho students agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was taken into custody last week, to face charges in Idaho.
Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student and teaching assistant at Washington State University, was arrested early Friday by state police at his parents’ home in eastern Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Wearing a red jumpsuit with his hands shackled in front of him, Kohberger showed little emotion during Tuesday's brief hearing in a Pennsylvania courtroom in which he acknowledged facing four counts of first-degree murder and a burglary charge.
It was not immediately clear how soon authorities would arrange for Kohberger’s transport back to Idaho — a process that is generally kept secret because of security concerns. The court order gives authorities 10 days to get him there, and he is being held at a jail in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, until his extradition.
The chief public defender in Monroe County, Pennsylvania said his client is eager to be exonerated. Kohberger should be presumed innocent and "not tried in the court of public opinion,” said the public defender, Jason LaBar.
After Tuesday's hearing, Labar described Kohberger as “an ordinary guy,” and said that after his extradition he would be represented by Ann Taylor, the chief public defender in Lootenai County, Idaho.
Capt. Anthony Dahlinger, of the Moscow Police Department in Idaho, told The Associated Press on Saturday that authorities believe Kohberger was responsible for all four slayings. The students were stabbed to death at a rental home near campus in Moscow, Idaho, sometime in the early morning hours of Nov. 13.
“We believe we’ve got our man,” said Dahlinger, adding that investigators obtained samples of Kohberger’s DNA directly from him after he was arrested.
DNA evidence played a key role in identifying Kohberger as a suspect, and officials were able to match his DNA to genetic material recovered during the investigation, a law enforcement official said last week. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation.
Investigators have said they are still looking for a murder weapon and a motive for the killings.
Federal and state investigators are combing through Kohberger's background, financial records and electronic communications as they work to build the case against him, the official who spoke anonymously said. The investigators are also interviewing people who knew Kohberger, including those at Washington State University, the official said.
Kohberger's relatives in Pennsylvania have expressed sympathy for the families of the victims but vowed to support him and promote "his presumption of innocence."
His parents, Michael and Maryann, and his two older sisters, Amanda and Melissa, said in a statement released Sunday by his attorney that they “care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children. There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them.”
The family said that relatives will continue to let the legal process unfold, and that “as a family we will love and support our son and brother.” They say they have fully cooperated with law enforcement to try to “seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions.”
Latah County prosecutors in Idaho have said they believe Kohberger broke into the students' home near the university campus intending to commit murder. Their bodies were found Nov. 13, several hours after investigators believe they died.
The students were: Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington. They were close friends and members of the university’s Greek system.
Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived in the three-story rental home with two other roommates. Kernodle and Chapin were dating, and he had been visiting the house that night.
Latah County prosecutors have said the affidavit for four charges of first-degree murder will remain sealed until he is returned. He is also charged with felony burglary.
Investigators have asked for information about Kohberger from anyone who knows him, and Dahlinger said investigators got 400 calls to a tip line within the first hour of that request. He said they were “trying to build this picture now of him: Who he is, his history, how we got to this event, why this event occurred.”
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
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2,192 g/t AgEq over 1.3m within 18.2m of 241 g/t AgEq at El Nayar
905 g/t AgEq over 1.6m within 17.3m of 132 g/t AgEq at Gran Cabrera
HALIFAX, NS, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - GoGold Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) ("GoGold", "the Company") is pleased to release the results of 6 drill holes from the El Nayar area and 15 drill holes from the Gran Cabrera area within Los Ricos North property. The El Nayar and Gran Cabrera areas are targets of the Los Ricos North regional exploration drilling program. Hole LRGNY-21-027 at El Nayar intersected 2,192 g/t silver equivalent ("AgEq") over 1.3m, contained within 18.2m of 241 g/t AgEq. At Gran Cabrera, hole LRGCB-22-020 intersected 905 g/t AgEq over 1.6m, contained within 17.3m of 132 g/t AgEq. See Table 1 for a breakdown of gold and silver values at El Nayar and Table 2 for Gran Cabrera.
"This drilling represents results from exploration from outside of our resource areas and are some of the first results from these new targets. These targets will require future drilling which will be aimed at developing future resources. At Gran Cabrera, we encountered voids in our drilling due to historical underground mining on half of the holes which we drilled, with the voids averaging about 4 metres. As we continue exploring this area, our focus is locating areas where the high grade portion of the veins has not been mined out," said Brad Langille, President and CEO. "We've shifted some of our drilling rigs to Los Ricos South as a re-evaluation of our data has opened up additional areas for potential growth of the mineral resource. In addition to our drilling, we continue to work on consolidation of additional ground in Los Ricos South and expect an update on that in the near future."
El Nayar is located approximately 6 kilometres north-west of the La Trini deposit within Los Ricos North (see Figure 3). It consists of multiple subvertical veins and stockwork mineralization, and limited historical underground mining. La Castellana vein is an epithermal argentiferous quartz vein ranging from 1m to 2m in width and averaging about 1.20 m. The vein contains minor credits in gold, zinc, lead and copper in addition to the silver. The mineralization is a mixture of sulphide and oxide species; galena, sphalerite, pyrite, unidentified argentiferous minerals (mostly black), copper carbonates and some manganese minerals were observed underground.
Gran Cabrera is located approximately 2 kilometres northwest of La Trini (see Figure 3). The Gran Cabrera mega-system contains stockworks, breccia hosted ore bodies, and large vein feeder sub-systems at the intersection of the Sierra Madre and the Trans Mexican Volcanic Arc. Within the property there are more than fifteen significant old precious metals mines that historically produced high grade silver-gold ore periodically over a period of more than 350 years beginning with their discovery by early Spanish Conquistadors. The Company's exploration team has conducted a detailed sampling and mapping program within the last year and has identified dozens of historical underground workings along an E-W trending structure over a distance of 1,700 metres along strike and widths extending more than 20 metres.
VRIFY is a platform being used by companies to communicate with investors using 360° virtual tours of remote mining assets, 3D models and interactive presentations. VRIFY can be accessed by website and with the VRIFY iOS and Android apps.
The VRIFY Slide Deck and 3D Presentation for GoGold can be viewed at: https://vrify.com/decks/10437 and on the Company's website at: www.gogoldresources.com.
The Company's two exploration projects at its Los Ricos Property are in Jalisco state, Mexico. The Los Ricos South Project began in March 2019 and an initial Mineral Resource was announced on July 29, 2020 which disclosed a Measured & Indicated Mineral Resource of 63.7 million ounces AgEq grading 199 g/t AgEq contained in 10.0 million tonnes, and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 19.9 million ounces AgEq grading 190 g/t AgEq contained in 3.3 million tonnes. An initial PEA on the project was announced on January 20, 2021 indicating an NPV5% of US$295M.
The Los Ricos North Project was launched in March 2020 and an initial Mineral Resource was announced on December 7, 2021, which disclosed an Indicated Mineral Resource of 87.8 million ounces AgEq grading 122 g/t AgEq contained in 22.3 million tonnes, and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 73.2 million ounces AgEq grading 111 g/t AgEq contained in 20.5 million tonnes. The Company has a drill program for an additional 100,000 metres of drilling for 2022 in place.
The diamond drill core (HQ size) is geologically logged, photographed and marked for sampling. When the sample lengths are determined, the full core is sawn with a diamond blade core saw with one half of the core being bagged and tagged for assay. The remaining half portion is returned to the core trays for storage and/or for metallurgical test work.
The sealed and tagged sample bags are transported to the ActLabs facility in Zacatecas, Mexico. ActLabs crushes the samples and prepares 200-300 gram pulp samples with ninety percent passing Tyler 150 mesh (106μm). The pulps are assayed for gold using a 50-gram charge by fire assay (Code 1A2-50) and over limits greater than 10 grams per tonne are re-assayed using a gravimetric finish (Code 1A3-50). Silver and multi-element analysis is completed using total digestion (Code 1F2 Total Digestion ICP). Over limits greater than 100 grams per tonne silver are re-assayed using a gravimetric finish (Code 8-Ag FA-GRAV Ag).
Quality assurance and quality control ("QA/QC") procedures monitor the chain-of-custody of the samples and includes the systematic insertion and monitoring of appropriate reference materials (certified standards, blanks and duplicates) into the sample strings. The results of the assaying of the QA/QC material included in each batch are tracked to ensure the integrity of the assay data. All results stated in this announcement have passed GoGold's QA/QC protocols.
Mr. David Duncan, P. Geo. is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for the technical information of this release.
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) is a Canadian-based silver and gold producer focused on operating, developing, exploring and acquiring high quality projects in Mexico. The Company operates the Parral Tailings mine in the state of Chihuahua and has the Los Ricos South and Los Ricos North exploration projects in the state of Jalisco. Headquartered in Halifax, NS, GoGold is building a portfolio of low cost, high margin projects. For more information visit gogoldresources.com.
The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy of any of GoGold's securities in the United States.
This news release may contain "forward-looking information" as defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Los Ricos South and North projects, and future plans and objectives of GoGold, including the intention to undertake further exploration at Los Ricos North, and the prospect of further discoveries there, constitute forward looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking information is based on a number of factors and assumptions which have been used to develop such information but which may prove to be incorrect, including, but not limited to, assumptions in connection with the continuance of GoGold and its subsidiaries as a going concern, general economic and market conditions, mineral prices, the accuracy of mineral resource estimates, and the performance of the Parral project. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from GoGold's expectations include exploration and development risks associated with GoGold's projects, the failure to establish estimated mineral resources or mineral reserves, volatility of commodity prices, variations of recovery rates, and global economic conditions. For additional information with respect to risk factors applicable to GoGold, reference should be made to GoGold's continuous disclosure materials filed from time to time with securities regulators, including, but not limited to, GoGold's Annual Information Form. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the date of this release.
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Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank is committed to regaining control over inflation, even as he acknowledged the Fed has little power to address its most visible symptoms at the gas pump or the supermarket.
Powell addressed the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, a week after the Fed ordered the largest interest rate increase since 1994. The central bank is under growing pressure to combat inflation, which hit a four-decade high of 8.6% in May.
"We need to get inflation back down to 2%," Powell told lawmakers. "We're using our tools to do that. And the public should believe that we will get inflation back down to 2% over time."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., cautioned that an abrupt increase in borrowing costs could produce a surge in layoffs, while doing little to untangle supply shocks that have driven up the price of gasoline and groceries.
"You know what's worse than high inflation and low unemployment?" Warren said. "It's high inflation and a recession with millions of people out of work. I hope you'll reconsider that, before you drive this economy off a cliff."
Powell stressed the economy is well-positioned to withstand higher interest rates, although he acknowledged that the war in Ukraine and lingering supply-chain problems increase the risk of an economic slowdown.
"It's certainly a possibility," Powell said. "It's not our intended outcome at all but it's certainly a possibility."
"We're not trying to provoke — and don't think that we will need to provoke — a recession," he added. "But we do think it's absolutely essential that we restore price stability, really for the benefit of the labor market as much as anything else."
A growing number of forecasters now see storm clouds on the horizon. Economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal put the odds of a recession in the next 12 months at 44%, up from 28% in April.
Powell argued that predicting recessions is notoriously difficult, but added that he doesn't see the risk as particularly high.
"The U.S. economy for now is strong. Spending is strong. Consumers are in good shape. Businesses are in good shape," Powell said. "Monetary policy is famously a blunt tool. And there's risk that weaker outcomes are certainly possible. But they're not our intent."
After keeping interest rates near zero for the first two years of the pandemic, the Fed is now moving aggressively to increase borrowing costs in a bid to tamp down demand. The Fed's benchmark rate has jumped to 1.6%, and additional rate hikes are expected in the coming months.
Mortgage rates have climbed sharply in anticipation of the Fed's moves, and that's beginning to weigh on both home sales and home construction.
Some Republicans on the committee faulted the Fed for waiting too long to crack down on inflation, and blamed the $1.9 trillion dollar relief bill passed by Congressional Democrats last year for fueling consumer demand.
"The Federal Reserve and this administration failed the American people by not heeding these warnings a year ago, and not acting sooner to address it," said Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.
Powell and other officials have admitted that they initially misjudged both the severity and the staying power of inflation. But the Fed chairman insists he's determined to bring prices under control.
"We have the tools and the resolve and hopefully the judgement to accomplish that task," Powell said.
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(NEXSTAR) — It’s official — Netflix is moving forward with adding a lower-priced, ad-supported subscription plan to its service. This comes just months after the streaming giant raised monthly subscription prices in the U.S. for all plans in order for the service to “continue to offer a wide variety of quality entertainment options.”
In a Wednesday press release, Netflix CEO and CPO Greg Peters announced they will partner with Microsoft “as our global advertising technology and sales partner.”
“It’s very early days and we have much to work through,” Peters said. “But our long term goal is clear. More choice for consumers and a premium, better-than-linear TV brand experience for advertisers. We’re excited to work with Microsoft as we bring this new service to life.”
Peters added that this lower-priced, ad-supported plan will be the company’s fourth plan, joining its basic, standard, and premium plans, all of which are ad-free. Additional details such as when the plan will be available and how much it will cost were not immediately available.
Netflix shared a note with employees in May, saying the company aimed to introduce a lower-priced, ad-supported plan during the last quarter of 2022, The New York Times reported.
It isn’t much of a surprise. During April’s earnings call, Netflix reported its first loss of subscribers in more than a decade, sending the company’s shares into a freefall.
Other services such as Hulu and Peacock offer similar plans, and Disney+ is on track to debut a similar offering later this year. Apple’s streaming service is ad-free, minus promotions for its own content.
Netflix tested commercials in 2018 – referring to them instead as video promotions that appeared between episodes and movies – but offered users the opportunity to opt out of them.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has never been a fan of ads, instead viewing them as a distraction from the entertainment the service provides. Hastings has also previously viewed password sharing as “something you have to learn to live with.”
While discussing quarterly earnings, Hastings said password sharing, in addition to streaming competition, is believed to be causing “lower acquisition and lower growth.” In a letter to shareholders earlier this year, Netflix executives reported that more than 100 million households are using a different household’s account.
“This is a big opportunity as these households are already watching Netflix and enjoying our service,” the letter reads. Executives also mentioned how Netflix is testing new features to monetize password sharing.
In March, Netflix said that while features like separate profiles and multiple streams available through its standard and premium plans have been “hugely popular,” they have led to “confusion about when and how Netflix can be shared.”
Two new features have been rolled out for members in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru that will “enable members who share outside their household to do so easily and securely, while also paying a bit more.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is set to launch his bid for the Republican nomination for president at a town hall in New Hampshire on Tuesday evening.
The campaign will be the second for Christie, who lost to Trump in 2016 and went on to become a close on-and-off adviser before breaking with the former president over his refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election. He has cast himself as the only candidate willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump.
Christie will enter a growing primary field that already includes Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Former Vice President Mike Pence will be formally launching his own campaign in Iowa on Wednesday.
Christie, who during his time as New Jersey’s governor established a reputation as a fighter with a knack for creating viral moments of confrontation, faces an uphill battle to the nomination in a party that remains closely aligned with the former president, despite Trump’s reelection loss in 2020 and Republicans’ poorer-than-expected showing in the 2022 midterm elections.
Christie has cast himself as the only person with the guts to take on Trump directly and has warned of a repeat of 2016 if candidates fail to confront him.
“I’m not dumb. The way to win is to beat the guy who’s ahead. And so what would a campaign look like? A campaign would look like a direct frontal challenge to Donald Trump trying to return to the presidency,” Christie recently said in a podcast interview.
Anti-Trump Republicans are particularly eager to see Christie spar with Trump on a debate stage — if, of course, Trump agrees to participate in primary debates and Christie meets the stringent fundraising criteria set by the Republican National Committee for participation.
But Christie has also said he would not run as a kamikaze candidate to take down Trump if he didn’t believe there was a viable path to his own victory. “I’m not a paid assassin,” he recently told Politico.
His campaign will test the appetite among Republican voters for someone who has expressed support for many of Trump’s policies but has criticized the former president’s conduct.
Christie has rejected Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen and has urged the party to move on or risk future losses.
Other Republicans with similar views, including former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, have opted against their own campaigns, expressing concerns that having more candidates in the race will only benefit Trump. | https://www.wric.com/news/politics/former-new-jersey-gov-chris-christie-set-to-launch-2024-presidential-bid-at-new-hampshire-town-hall/ | 2023-06-06 14:55:19 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/politics/former-new-jersey-gov-chris-christie-set-to-launch-2024-presidential-bid-at-new-hampshire-town-hall/ |
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have arrested six German tourists for allegedly raping an 18-year-old German woman on Spain’s Mallorca island, authorities said Friday.
Police on the Mediterranean island said the alleged gang rape occurred in a hotel room in the popular tourist spot of Playa de Palma early Thursday. Five were arrested within hours and a sixth, who initially fled the scene, was arrested later in the day.
The five detainees are tourists, aged between 20 and 21 years. They are being held at police facilities and are expected to testify before a judge Saturday. The woman was also on vacation.
According to the woman’s statement to police, the gang rape occurred around 3:40 a.m. Thursday.
On Wednesday evening, the woman, along with a group of friends, visited the Playa de Palma boulevard, a popular spot for young German tourists in Mallorca. There she met one of the detained and after drinking, went to his hotel room where there were five other men drinking.
The victim said she tried to leave the room but was prevented from doing so by the occupants, according to her statement to police.
She was then allegedly raped by several of the detainees, the statement said.
The woman managed to flee the room and alerted the receptionist, who called the police.
Five of the arrested were at the hotel when police arrived.
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Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet.
Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers, a transport for NASA’s space shuttles, and the Air Force One presidential aircraft. It revolutionized travel, connecting international cities that had never before had direct routes and helping democratize passenger flight.
But over about the past 15 years, Boeing and its European rival Airbus have introduced more profitable and fuel efficient wide-body planes, with only two engines to maintain instead of the 747′s four. The final plane is the 1,574th built by Boeing in the Puget Sound region of Washington state.
A big crowd of current and former Boeing workers is expected for the final send-off. The last one is being delivered to cargo carrier Atlas Air.
“If you love this business, you’ve been dreading this moment,” said longtime aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia. “Nobody wants a four-engine airliner anymore, but that doesn’t erase the tremendous contribution the aircraft made to the development of the industry or its remarkable legacy.”
Boeing set out to build the 747 after losing a contract for a huge military transport, the C-5A. The idea was to take advantage of the new engines developed for the transport — high-bypass turbofan engines, which burned less fuel by passing air around the engine core, enabling a farther flight range — and to use them for a newly imagined civilian aircraft.
It took more than 50,000 Boeing workers less than 16 months to churn out the first 747 — a Herculean effort that earned them the nickname “The Incredibles.” The jumbo jet’s production required the construction of a massive factory in Everett, north of Seattle — the world’s largest building by volume.
The plane’s fuselage was 225 feet (68.5 meters) long and the tail stood as tall as a six-story building. The plane’s design included a second deck extending from the cockpit back over the first third of the plane, giving it a distinctive hump and inspiring a nickname, the Whale. More romantically, the 747 became known as the Queen of the Skies.
Some airlines turned the second deck into a first-class cocktail lounge, while even the lower deck sometimes featured lounges or even a piano bar. One decommissioned 747, originally built for Singapore Airlines in 1976, has been converted into a 33-room hotel near the airport in Stockholm.
“It was the first big carrier, the first widebody, so it set a new standard for airlines to figure out what to do with it, and how to fill it,” said Guillaume de Syon, a history professor at Pennsylvania’s Albright College who specializes in aviation and mobility. “It became the essence of mass air travel: You couldn’t fill it with people paying full price, so you need to lower prices to get people onboard. It contributed to what happened in the late 1970s with the deregulation of air travel.”
The first 747 entered service in 1970 on Pan Am’s New York-London route, and its timing was terrible, Aboulafia said. It debuted shortly before the oil crisis of 1973, amid a recession that saw Boeing’s employment fall from 100,800 employees in 1967 to a low of 38,690 in April 1971. The “Boeing bust” was infamously marked by a billboard near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport that read, “Will the last person leaving SEATTLE -- Turn out the lights.”
An updated model — the 747-400 series — arrived in the late 1980s and had much better timing, coinciding with the Asian economic boom of the early 1990s, Aboulafia said. He recalled taking a Cathay Pacific 747 from Los Angeles to Hong Kong as a twentysomething backpacker in 1991.
“Even people like me could go see Asia,” Aboulafia said. “Before, you had to stop for fuel in Alaska or Hawaii and it cost a lot more. This was a straight shot — and reasonably priced.”
Delta was the last U.S. airline to use the 747 for passenger flights, which ended in 2017, although some other international carriers continue to fly it, including the German airline Lufthansa.
Atlas Air ordered four 747-8 freighters early last year, with the final one leaving the factory Tuesday.
Boeing’s roots are in the Seattle area, and it has assembly plants in Washington state and South Carolina. The company announced in May that it would move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia, putting its executives closer to key federal government officials and the Federal Aviation Administration, which certifies Boeing passenger and cargo planes.
Boeing’s relationship with the FAA has been strained since deadly crashes of its best-selling plane, the 737 Max, in 2018 and 2019. The FAA took nearly two years — far longer than Boeing expected — to approve design changes and allow the plane back in the air.
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Three Texas families have filed a lawsuit challenging the state's investigations into parents who provide their transgender children with gender-affirming healthcare procedures, according to attorneys on their behalf.
The investigations, carried out by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, came after state Attorney General Ken Paxton released a non-legally binding opinion in February declaring that providing gender-affirming surgical procedures and drugs that affect puberty should be considered child abuse under Texas law.
Following Paxton's declaration, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the DFPS to conduct investigations into parents and guardians who allow their children to receive the targeted treatments.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include three transgender children who have been prescribed gender-affirming medical treatment and their parents, who say they have been investigated by the department's Child Protective Services for possible child abuse, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit argues the governor and DFPS are violating the constitutional and legal rights of transgender children and their parents. Filed on Wednesday in Travis County on behalf of the families and national LGBTQ organization PFLAG, the suit names Abbott, DFPS and its commissioner, Jaime Masters, as defendants.
"The Defendants have, without constitutional or statutory authority, acted to create a new definition of 'child abuse' that singles out a subset of loving parents for scrutiny, investigation, and potential family separation," the lawsuit says.
At least nine investigations of minors receiving gender-affirming care were opened by the state following Abbott's directive, a DFPS spokesman told CNN in March.
DFPS spokesperson Marissa Gonzales told CNN Wednesday, "We do not comment on specific abuse/neglect investigations, and this is already in litigation."
Teen traumatized by investigation, suit says
Gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based care that uses multiple approaches to help a person transition from their assigned gender -- the one the person was designated at birth -- to their affirmed gender, the gender by which they want to be known.
Major medical associations have agreed that gender-affirming care is clinically appropriate for children and adults with gender dysphoria, which according to the American Psychiatric Association is psychological distress that may result when a person's gender identity and sex assigned at birth do not align.
The surgical and hormone treatments targeted by Abbott and Paxton are just a handful of the treatments that children may receive, which also include mental health services, using a child's chosen name and pronouns, and wearing clothing that allows them to feel more genuine.
In the case of one child -- a 16-year-old referred to by the pseudonym "Tommy Roe" -- the lawsuit says a CPS investigator interviewed the teen at school, alone and outside the presence of his parents. Tommy's parents were also interviewed by CPS, the suit says.
"Tommy has been traumatized by the prospect that he may be separated from his family, while [his parents] and Tommy's brothers are also filled with anxiety and worry," according to the lawsuit.
PFLAG, a national LGBTQ organization to which the families who filed the suit belong, has also joined the suit on behalf of its members who may be impacted by Abbott's directive and potential DFPS investigations.
"It is indefensible for any state leader to repeatedly attack trans Texans and weaponize the child welfare system against the loving families of transgender kids and teens," said Adri Pérez, policy and advocacy strategist at the ACLU of Texas, which is representing the plaintiffs alongside the ACLU and Lambda Legal, a civil rights organization that focuses on LGBTQ issues.
"We will continue to fight against these baseless attacks on our community. Transgender kids deserve to have life-saving gender-affirming care in Texas, so that they might live safely to grow up to be transgender adults," Perez said.
The plaintiffs are asking the court to order the state to stop its investigations of the three families -- as well as any other members of PFLAG -- and seeks a judgment declaring that such DFPS investigations and Abbott's letter are unconstitutional and violate Texas law.
"Parents and families across the state of Texas are fearful that if they follow the recommendations of their medical providers to treat their adolescent children's gender dysphoria, they could face investigation, criminal prosecution, and the removal of their children from their custody," the lawsuit says. "As a result, parents are scared to remain in Texas, to send their children to school or to the doctor, and to otherwise meet their basic survival needs."
In March, a district court judge in Austin blocked the state from enforcing Abbott's directive by issuing a temporary injunction. Abbott's order was "beyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional," the judge said, and a trial was set for July. The state immediately challenged the statewide freeze on investigations but lost at Texas' Third District Court of Appeals.
While the appeals process plays out in Texas courts, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in May that the DFPS investigations can continue through the appeals process, but it blocked the agency from investigating the family that brought the initial suit in that case.
Significantly, the court also said in its ruling that Abbott's directive to DFPS "cites no legal authority" and does not legally bind the agency to follow his instruction. The court also affirmed that Paxton's legal opinion does not change current Texas law or DFPS' legal obligations.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
7-3-2-4
(seven, three, two, four)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
7-3-2-4
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EXPLAINER: Will immigration surge as asylum rule ends?
By REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since the pandemic began, the United States has been using a public health rule designed to limit the spread of disease to expel asylum-seekers on the southern border.
Title 42, as it’s called, has been used more than 2.5 million times to expel migrants since March 2020, although that number includes people who repeatedly attempted to cross the border.
But because of a judge’s ruling, starting next Wednesday immigration authorities can no longer use Title 42 to quickly expel prospective asylum-seekers. The change comes as surging numbers of people are seeking to enter the country through the southern border, and with Republicans intent on making immigration a key issue when they take control of the House in January.
A look at Title 42 and the potential impact of the ruling:
HOW IT STARTED
In March 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order limiting migration across the southern and northern borders, saying it was necessary to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The virus was ravaging the U.S., schools were shutting down and hospitals filling up, and President Donald Trump was trying numerous ways to limit migration, his signature political issue.
The order authorized Customs and Border Protection to immediately remove migrants, including people seeking asylum, to prevent the spread of the virus. The order said areas where migrants were held often weren’t designed to quarantine people or allow for social distancing and could put border personnel and others at risk.
“The public health risks of inaction are stark,” it said.
The Biden administration continued the policy. While many Democrats pushed President Joe Biden to overturn Trump’s anti-immigration measures, some — especially in border states — have advocated to keep Title 42, saying the U.S. is unprepared for an increase in asylum-seekers. When the CDC moved to lift it earlier this year, moderate Democrats, including Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Raphael Warnock of Georgia, wanted it to stay.
THE COURT FIGHT
In 2021, a group representing immigrants who were denied the right to seek asylum sued to end the use of Title 42.
As that case made its way through the courts, the CDC announced last April that the rule was no longer needed because vaccines and treatments were becoming much more widespread.
That sparked Republican-leaning states to file their own lawsuit aimed at keeping Title 42 in place. The states argued that ending the rule would lead to a surge in migrants to their states that would in turn take a toll on their services. That argument found favor with a Trump-appointed judge in Louisiana who ordered keeping the restrictions in place. The judge found Biden’s administration failed to follow administrative procedures requiring public notice and time to gather public comment on the plan to end the restrictions.
But that ruling was effectively blocked by another federal judge in a separate lawsuit in Washington. That judge, appointed by Democratic President Bill Clinton, ruled on Nov. 15 that the Biden administration must lift the asylum restrictions by Dec. 21. That ruling, addressing broader questions about Title 42, took precedence over the Texas ruling, cheering immigration advocates. In a key development, the federal government did not appeal to keep the public health restrictions in place.
“The court was correct to find that banning migrants, while allowing the rest of the country to open up, is unlawfully arbitrary, causes grave harm to desperate asylum-seekers, and overrides the United States’ legal commitments to provide a safe haven for those fleeing persecution,” said Lee Gelernt, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union.
But a group of conservative states is asking the courts to keep Title 42 in place. The appeal argues that the cancellation of Title 42 “will cause an enormous disaster at the border” and the additional migrants will increase the states’ costs for law enforcement, education and health care. A decision could come as early as Friday.
DOES TITLE 42 AFFECT ALL ASYLUM-SEEKERS?
Not really. The Biden administration has not used it with children traveling alone, only single adults or families. And the ban has been unevenly enforced by nationality, falling largely on migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador — in addition to Mexicans — because Mexico allows them to be returned from the United States. Last month, Mexico began accepting Venezuelans who are expelled from the United States under Title 42, causing a sharp drop in Venezuelans seeking asylum at the U.S. border.
Some other nationalities are less likely to be subject to Title 42 because costs or frayed relations with their home countries, Cuba for example, make it difficult for the U.S. to send them back. People from these countries have become a growing presence at the border, confident they will be released in the United States to pursue their immigration cases. In October, Cubans were the second-largest nationality at the border after Mexicans, followed by Venezuelans and Nicaraguans.
WHAT HAPPENS IF TITLE 42 ENDS?
If it goes away, asylum-seekers will be interviewed by asylum officers who will determine if they have a “credible fear” of being persecuted in their home countries. If they’re found to face a credible threat, they can stay in the U.S. until a final determination is made.
That can take years. While some are detained while their asylum process plays out, the vast majority are freed into the United States with notices to appear in immigration court or report to immigration authorities.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a memo this week that the current system is not designed “to handle the current volume of migration nor the increased volume we expect over the coming weeks and months.”
It said it is preparing for a possible surge by cracking down on smuggling networks, speeding removal of those found to have little basis to stay in the U.S., and working with international partners to stem migration. It said it’s also seeking more money from Congress.
Republicans, who will control the House come January, are expected to make immigration a major issue. Already there have been calls to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Some Democrats have also voiced concern about what happens when Title 42 goes away. In a letter to Biden this week, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas joined two Texas Republicans — Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Tony Gonzales — in asking Biden to keep Title 42 in place, saying there was a crisis at the southern border and that DHS hadn’t presented a plan to maintain control there.
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Wilson scores season-high 35 as Aces beat Sparks 89-72
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored a season-high 35 points on 13-of-23 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Los Angeles Sparks 89-72 on Saturday night.
Dearica Hamby had 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals, Kelsey Plum added 17 points and eight assists and Chelsea Gray scored 10 points with seven assist for Las Vegas (11-2), which has won nine of its last 10 games.
The Sparks lost their first game under interim coach Fred Williams, who took over after Derek Fisher was fired Tuesday. Williams went 131-153 in 10 seasons as a head coach with Utah, Atlanta, and Tulsa/Dallas.
Nneka Ogwumike led Los Angeles (5-8) with 16 points and nine rebounds. Katie Lou Samuelson added 13 points and Jordin Canada had 10 points and eight assists. Ogwumike, who has 4,812 career points, became the 25th player in league history to score at least 4,800.
Chennedy Carter scored inside to give the Sparks an 18-13 lead with about 4 minutes left in the first quarter but Las Vegas answered with a 12-0 spurt — including seven points by Wilson — to take a seven-point lead into the second. The Aces took a 52-35 advantage into the break and led by as many as 26 points in the second half.
Jackie Young, whose 19.2 points per game this season are third most in the WNBA, missed her second consecutive game due to an ankle injury suffered in a loss to the Connecticut Sun on June 3.
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Yainer Diaz Player Prop Bets: Astros vs. Mariners - July 7
Published: Jul. 7, 2023 at 7:28 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
After hitting .262 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and five RBI in his past 10 games, Yainer Diaz and the Houston Astros face the Seattle Mariners (who will hand the ball to Luis Castillo) at 8:10 PM ET on Friday.
In his last game, he had two hits (going 2-for-4) against the Mariners.
Yainer Diaz Game Info & Props vs. the Mariners
- Game Day: Friday, July 7, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mariners Starter: Luis Castillo
- TV Channel: SportsNet SW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +450)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +155)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +145)
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Yainer Diaz At The Plate
- Diaz is batting .272 with 11 doubles, 10 home runs and four walks.
- In 63.3% of his games this year (31 of 49), Diaz has picked up at least one hit, and in 11 of those games (22.4%) he recorded multiple hits.
- In nine games this season, he has homered (18.4%, and 5.6% of his trips to the dish).
- In 18 games this year (36.7%), Diaz has picked up an RBI, including two games with multiple runs batted in.
- He has scored at least one run 20 times this year (40.8%), including one multi-run game.
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Yainer Diaz Home/Away Batting Splits
Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective nine K/9, the 10th-best in MLB.
- The Mariners' 3.85 team ERA ranks seventh across all league pitching staffs.
- The Mariners allow the third-fewest home runs in baseball (87 total, one per game).
- Castillo (5-6) takes the mound for the Mariners in his 18th start of the season. He's put together a 3.14 ERA in 100 1/3 innings pitched, with 114 strikeouts.
- In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the right-hander threw six innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- This season, the 30-year-old ranks 13th in ERA (3.14), 10th in WHIP (1.076), and 14th in K/9 (10.2) among qualifying pitchers.
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Continued Growth in Revenue, Dealer Customers and ARPD
Closed Accu-Trade Group Acquisition
CHICAGO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cars.com Inc. (NYSE: CARS) ("CARS" or the "Company"), the leading automotive marketplace platform that provides a robust set of digital solutions, today released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Q1 2022 Financial and Key Metric Highlights
- Revenue of $158.2 million, up $4.9 million, or 3% year-over-year
- Net income of $4.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to Net income of $5.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the prior year
- Adjusted EBITDA of $42.0 million, or 27% of revenue, down $6.1 million, year-over-year
- Average Monthly Unique Visitors ("UVs") of 26.6 million, up 2% year-over-year
- Traffic ("Visits") of 148.5 million, down 5% year-over-year
- Monthly Average Revenue Per Dealer ("ARPD") of $2,291, up 1% from $2,268 in the prior year period
- Dealer Customers of 19,500 as of March 31, 2022, up 321 compared to 19,179 as of December 31, 2021, and up 677, or 4%, compared to March 31, 2021
Operational Highlights
- Closed the acquisition of the Accu-Trade Group, a leading vehicle appraisal and acquisition solution, further advancing the company's platform strategy and accelerating CARS' end-to-end capabilities
- Closed nearly 200 sales during the three-day National Automobile Dealers Association show ("NADA")
- Demonstrated EV leadership with CARS' EV Buying Guide and consumer live stream event, comprehensive resources for shoppers considering an electric vehicle for their next vehicle purchase
"We are starting the year strong, delivering growth in revenue, dealer customers and ARPD, despite continuing macro-economic challenges. Interest in our expanded suite of digital solutions remains high, with dealers viewing the CARS platform as distinct and well-integrated," said Alex Vetter, Chief Executive Officer of CARS. "We continue to successfully execute our differentiated strategy and invest in our end-to-end capabilities, positioning CARS for sustainable growth for 2022 and beyond."
Q1 2022 Results
Revenue for the first quarter totaled $158.2 million, an increase of $4.9 million, or 3%, compared to the prior year period. Dealer revenue grew 6% year-over-year, driven by 4% growth in dealer customers and 1% growth in ARPD, primarily related to continued penetration of the Company's digital solutions and FUEL. As anticipated, solid growth in Dealer revenue was offset by a 16% year-over-year decrease in OEM and national revenue, reflecting lower OEM advertising budgets as new car inventory shortages persist.
Total operating expenses for the first quarter were $147.3 million, compared to $136.7 million for the prior year period. Adjusted Operating Expenses for the quarter were $141.0 million, a $10.1 million increase compared to the prior year period driven by an increase in marketing investments, including a return to in-person industry events that had been curtailed due to the pandemic as well as higher Product and Technology expense driven by higher compensation and consulting costs, including the addition and integration of CreditIQ and Accu-Trade.
Net income for the quarter was $4.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to Net income of $5.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter totaled $42.0 million, or 27% of revenue, compared to $48.1 million, or 31% of revenue, for the prior year period.
For the quarter, we delivered double-digit lead growth and 2% growth in Average Monthly Unique Visitors, compared to the prior year. Total Traffic was 5% lower compared to the first quarter of 2021.
As of March 31, 2022, Dealer Customers totaled 19,500, an increase of 321 Dealer Customers compared to the end of the fourth quarter of 2021, driven by continued strong retention rates and new customer additions. Compared to March 31, 2021, Dealer Customers increased 677, or 4%.
First quarter ARPD was $2,291, up 1% year-over-year, driven by continued growth in digital solutions and FUEL.
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Net cash provided by operating activities in the first quarter was $30.4 million, $20.0 million lower compared to the prior year. Free Cash Flow in the first quarter was $26.4 million compared to $44.1 million in the prior year. This decline was primarily due to a $9.1 million tax refund that we received last year related to the carryback of NOLs as a result of the CARES act and higher compensation payments in the current year period.
The Company borrowed $45.0 million on its revolving credit facility to fund the Accu-Trade Group acquisition and made $2.5 million in debt repayments during the quarter, resulting in total debt outstanding of $520.0 million as of March 31, 2022. The Company's total net leverage ratio at quarter-end was 2.7x, compared to 2.9x as of March 31, 2021. Total liquidity was $215.5 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $30.5 million and $185.0 million of revolver capacity, as of March 31, 2022.
As previously announced on February 24, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program of up to $200 million of outstanding shares of CARS common stock over the next three years. During the first quarter, the Company repurchased 338 thousand of its common shares for $5.0 million.
"Our foundation for delivering another quarter of revenue growth and strong cash flow, in-line with our expectations is the value we provide our Dealer Customers. We maintain a strong balance sheet, an active focus on the integration of our recently acquired digital solutions and a return of capital to shareholders while maintaining modest net leverage," said Jandy Tomy, Interim Chief Financial Officer of CARS.
2022 Outlook
For the second quarter of 2022, the Company expects Revenue of approximately $161 million to $163 million. Guidance reflects the continuation of our strong first quarter 2022 performance balanced against the continuation of the impact of the macro-economic environment including industry-wide inventory shortages. The Company expects year-over-year revenue growth to accelerate throughout the year as the Company rolls-out recently acquired solutions and inventory replenishes. The Company reaffirms its full-year revenue guidance of 6% to 8% year-over-year growth, with double-digit revenue growth in the fourth quarter, assuming inventory shortages begin to recover in the fourth quarter and the economic environment does not have a worsening impact on consumer car buying behavior.
Adjusted EBITDA margin for the second quarter is expected to be between 26% and 28% and includes the margin impact of our expected revenue mix as well as higher year-over-year expenses as we invest in the integration and launch of our recently acquired dealer solutions, in marketing and in our people. Adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to approach 30% by the fourth quarter as revenue growth accelerates and OEM and National revenue begins to recover in connection with inventory levels.
Q1 2022 Earnings Call
As previously announced, management will hold a conference call and webcast today at 8:00 a.m. CT. This webcast may be accessed at investor.cars.com. A replay of the webcast will be available at this website following the conclusion of the call until May 19, 2022.
About CARS
CARS is the leading automotive marketplace platform that provides a robust set of digital solutions to connect car shoppers with sellers. Launched in 1998 with the flagship marketplace Cars.com and headquartered in Chicago, the Company empowers shoppers with the data, resources and digital tools needed to make informed buying decisions and seamlessly connect with automotive retailers. In a rapidly changing market, CARS enables dealerships and OEMs with innovative technical solutions and data-driven intelligence to better reach and influence ready-to-buy shoppers, increase inventory turn and gain market share.
In addition to Cars.com, CARS brands include Dealer Inspire, a technology provider building solutions that future-proof dealerships with more efficient operations and connected digital experiences; FUEL, which gives dealers and OEMs the opportunity to harness the untapped power of digital video by leveraging Cars.com's pure audience of in-market car shoppers, DealerRater, a leading car dealer review and reputation management platform, automotive fintech platform CreditIQ, and Accu-Trade, a leading provider of vehicle acquisition technology and valuation data.
The full suite of CARS properties includes Cars.com™, Dealer Inspire®, FUEL™, DealerRater®, CreditIQ™, Accu-Trade™, Auto.com™, PickupTrucks.com™ and NewCars.com®. For more information, visit www.Cars.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This earnings release discusses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Operating Expenses. These financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). These financial measures are presented as supplemental measures of operating performance because the Company believes they provide meaningful information regarding the Company's performance and provide a basis to compare operating results between periods. In addition, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure for determining incentive compensation targets. Adjusted EBITDA also is used as a performance measure under the Company's credit agreement and includes adjustments such as the items defined below and other further adjustments, which are defined in the credit agreement. These non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by the Company's lenders, securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in the Company's industry. For a reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures presented in this earnings release to their most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliations" below.
Other companies may define or calculate these measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Because of these limitations, non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are presented in the tables below.
The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before (1) interest expense, net, (2) income tax (benefit) expense, (3) depreciation, (4) amortization of intangible assets, (5) stock-based compensation expense, (6) unrealized mark-to-market adjustments and cash transactions related to derivative instruments, and (7) certain other items, such as transaction-related items, severance, transformation and other exit costs and write-off and impairments of goodwill, intangible assets and other long-lived assets.
Transaction-related items result from actual or potential transactions such as business combinations, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, financing transactions, and other strategic transactions, including, without limitation, (1) transaction-related bonuses and (2) expenses for advisors and representatives such as investment bankers, consultants, attorneys and accounting firms. Transaction-related items may also include, without limitation, transition and integration costs such as retention bonuses and acquisition-related milestone payments to acquired employees, consulting, compensation and other incremental costs associated with integration projects, and amortization of deferred revenue related to the Accu-Trade acquisition.
The Company defines Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, including purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software and website development costs.
The Company defines Adjusted Operating Expenses as total operating expenses adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation, write-off and impairments of goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, severance, transformation and other exit costs and transaction-related items.
Key Metric Definitions
Traffic ("Visits"). Traffic is fundamental to the Company's business. Traffic to the CARS network of websites and mobile apps provides value to the Company's advertisers in terms of audience, awareness, consideration and conversion. In addition to tracking traffic volume and sources, the Company monitors activity on its properties, allowing the Company to innovate and refine its consumer-facing offerings. Traffic is defined as the number of visits to CARS desktop and mobile properties (responsive sites and mobile apps), measured using Adobe Analytics. Traffic does not include traffic to Dealer Inspire websites. Traffic provides an indication of the Company's consumer reach. Although the Company's consumer reach does not directly result in revenue, the Company believes its ability to reach in-market car shoppers is attractive to its dealer customers and national advertisers.
Average Monthly Unique Visitors ("UVs"). Growth in unique visitors and consumer traffic to the Company's network of websites and mobile apps increases the number of impressions, clicks, leads and other events it can monetize to generate revenue. The Company defines UVs in a given month as the number of distinct visitors that engage with its platform during that month. Visitors are identified when a user first visits an individual CARS property on an individual device/browser combination or installs one of its mobile apps on an individual device. If a visitor accesses more than one of the Company's web properties or apps or uses more than one device or browser, each of those unique property/browser/app/device combinations counts toward the number of UVs. UVs do not include Dealer Inspire UVs. The Company measures UVs using Adobe Analytics.
Dealer Customers. Dealer Customers represent dealerships using the Company's products as of the end of each reporting period. Each physical or virtual dealership location is counted separately, whether it is a single-location proprietorship or part of a large, consolidated dealer group. Multi-franchise dealerships at a single location are counted as one dealer. All Dealer Customer metrics do not include Accu-Trade as it would be impracticable to do so.
Average Revenue Per Dealer ("ARPD"). The Company believes that its ability to grow ARPD is an indicator of the value proposition of its platform. The Company defines ARPD as Dealer revenue, excluding digital advertising services, during the period divided by the monthly average number of Dealer Customers during the same period. ARPD does not include Accu-Trade as it would be impracticable to do so.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include information concerning the Company's industry, Dealer Customers, results of operations, business strategies, plans and objectives, market potential, outlook, trends, future financial performance, planned operational and product improvements, potential strategic transactions, recent acquisitions, such as CreditIQ and Accu-Trade, liquidity, including draws from the Company's revolving credit facility, expense management and other matters and involve known and unknown risks that are difficult to predict. These statements often include words such as "believe," "expect," "project," "anticipate," "outlook," "intend," "strategy," "plan," "estimate," "target," "seek," "will," "may," "would," "should," "could," "forecasts," "mission," "strive," "more," "goal" or similar expressions. As a result, the Company's actual financial results, performance, achievements, strategic actions or prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations, beliefs, strategies, estimates, projections and assumptions, based on its experience in the industry as well as the Company's perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, current developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors the Company thinks are appropriate. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company and its management based on their knowledge and understanding of the business and industry, are inherently uncertain. These statements are expressed in good faith and the Company believes these judgments are reasonable. However, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of strategic action, performance or results. The Company's actual results and strategic actions could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, forward-looking statements should not be relied on in making investment decisions. Comparisons of results between current and prior periods are not intended to express any future trends, or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data. Whether or not any such forward-looking statement is in fact achieved will depend on future events, some of which are beyond the Company's control.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, that could cause its actual results and strategic actions to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. For a detailed discussion of many of these and other risks and uncertainties, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, its Current Reports on Form 8-K and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available on the Company's website at investor.cars.com or via EDGAR at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this press release in the context of these risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based only on information currently available to the Company and speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation, other than as may be required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking or cautionary statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of events, unanticipated or otherwise, or changes in future operating results over time or otherwise.
The forward-looking statements in this report are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by the federal securities laws.
CARS Investor Relations Contact:
Robbin Moore-Randolph
312.601.5929
CARS Media Contact:
Marita Thomas
312.601.5692
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By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer
Cristiano Ronaldo knows a thing or two about World Cups. He has played in four of them and is about to make it to a record-tying fifth this month in Qatar.
Ronaldo also knows when he sees something promising, and he believes this time there is reason to feel optimistic about the chances of a talented Portugal squad that mixes the right amount of experience and youth as it tries to win its first World Cup title.
“The squad for this World Cup is a great mix of experienced players and young rising stars, and I hope we can show the world what this Portugal team is capable of at the very highest level of the world game,” Ronaldo told The Associated Press ahead of the launch of his inaugural NFT collection with cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance.
The collection will be available Friday, just before the World Cup starts, and the bidding price for some of the collectibles related to the soccer star will begin at the equivalent of about $10,000. The NFTs will feature seven animated statues depicting Ronaldo from iconic moments in his life, ranging from bicycle-kick goals to his childhood in Portugal.
Ronaldo often attracted most of the attention any time Portugal played, but this time he will enter the World Cup sharing some of the spotlight with a talented group of players that includes Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, João Félix and Rafael Leão.
“I’ve been thrilled to see this generation of players thrive,” the 37-year-old Ronaldo said in emailed comments to the AP. “It’s hard to compare one generation with another. Everyone who plays for Portugal, whether in the past or today, has overcome so much to compete at the top level.”
The only player older than Ronaldo in Portugal’s squad is veteran central defender Pepe, who will be playing in his fourth World Cup.
Ronaldo, the all-time leading scorer in men’s international soccer with 117 goals, helped Portugal win the European Championship in 2016 and the inaugural edition of the Nations League in 2019, but he is still missing soccer’s biggest prize.
Portugal’s best result in the tournament with Ronaldo playing came in 2006 in Germany, when the team reached the semifinals. Portugal didn’t make it past the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
“Of course we’re there to win and I believe we have the squad to do it,” Ronaldo said. “But then there are a number of top teams out there with world-class talent — so we have to stay focused, stay humble, and go out there and show what we can do. The rest will follow.”
Ronaldo endured a letdown at the club level for the first time in his career this season, not getting as many minutes as expected with Manchester United. He has dismissed the possibility that this will be his last tournament with Portugal, but said soccer will be just fine after he and 35-year-old Lionel Messi — who could also be making his last World Cup appearance with Argentina — retire from the international stage.
“There have always been and there always will be rising stars at the top level,” Ronaldo said. “I have no doubt that the World Cup will unveil the next generation of talent ready to change the game.”
Portugal will plays it’s opening match at this year’s World Cup against Ghana on Nov. 24. Uruguay and South Korea are also in Group H..
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AB National Municipal Income Fund [NYSE: AFB] (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of April 30, 2022.
AB National Municipal Income Fund
Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings
Portfolio %
1) Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series 2016-2 5.25%, 11/15/35
2.42%
2) State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue Series 2012-A 5.00%, 01/01/29
2.20%
3) Central Plains Energy Project Series 2017-A 5.00%, 09/01/42
1.71%
4) Jefferson County Board of Education/AL Series 2018 5.00%, 02/01/46
1.70%
5) Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Series 2018 5.00%, 07/01/58
1.64%
6) Detroit Downtown Development Authority Series 2018-A 5.00%, 07/01/48
1.63%
7) Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue Series 2013-B 5.00%, 07/01/30
1.61%
8) Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Series 2022 5.00%, 02/01/62
1.57%
9) Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority Series 2014 5.00%, 11/15/39
1.50%
10) Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ Series 2018-A 5.00%, 06/01/46
1.48%
Sector/Industry Breakdown
Revenue
Health Care - Not-for-Profit
21.14%
Airport
7.61%
Toll Roads/Transit
7.56%
Revenue - Miscellaneous
5.56%
Electric Utility
5.19%
Industrial Development - Industry
2.70%
Prepay Energy
2.53%
Higher Education - Private
2.29%
Tobacco Securitization
2.25%
Water & Sewer
Primary/Secondary Ed. - Public
1.37%
Higher Education - Public
1.06%
Port
0.68%
Industrial Development - Utility
0.49%
Senior Living
0.23%
SUBTOTAL
62.86%
Tax Supported
Special Tax
13.54%
State G.O.
7.73%
Assessment District
2.12%
Local G.O.
1.98%
State Lease
1.10%
26.47%
Prerefunded/ETM
9.08%
Cash & Cash Equivalents
Funds and Investment Trusts
0.99%
Asset-Backed
Housing - Multi-Family
0.46%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
0.14%
Total
100.00%
State Breakdown
California
11.69%
Illinois
10.93%
New York
9.14%
Pennsylvania
7.69%
New Jersey
7.51%
Florida
5.06%
Wisconsin
5.00%
Connecticut
4.74%
Texas
3.91%
Michigan
3.05%
South Carolina
2.98%
Alabama
2.38%
North Carolina
1.95%
Colorado
1.81%
Ohio
1.79%
Georgia
1.72%
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Tennessee
1.41%
Arizona
1.40%
Utah
1.15%
Maryland
1.11%
Iowa
Virginia
District of Columbia
0.97%
Kansas
0.85%
Kentucky
0.83%
West Virginia
0.64%
Massachusetts
0.53%
Puerto Rico
0.52%
Hawaii
0.40%
Arkansas
0.33%
Indiana
0.20%
Louisiana
0.17%
Washington
New Hampshire
0.13%
Other
Total Investments
Credit Quality Breakdown
AAA
4.60%
AA
28.12%
A
32.43%
BBB
21.50%
BB
2.33%
D
Not Rated
0.75%
Pre-refunded Bonds
Short Term Investments
Bonds by Maturity
Less than 1 Year
4.39%
1 To 5 Years
6.55%
5 To 10 Years
16.66%
10 To 20 Years
29.13%
20 To 30 Years
35.45%
More than 30 Years
7.82%
0.00%
Total Net Assets
Portfolio Statistics:
AMT Percent:
9.23%
Average Coupon:
4.88%
Percentage of Leverage:
Bank Borrowing:
Investment Operations:
2.87%
Auction Preferred Shares (APS):
Tender Option Bonds:
4.40%
VMTP Shares:
38.98%
Total Fund Leverage:
46.25%*
Average Maturity:
6.74 Years
Effective Duration:
5.44 Years
Total Net Assets:
$373.22 Million**
Common Stock Net Asset Value:
$12.98
Total Number of Holdings:
189
Portfolio Turnover:
* The total percentage of leverage constitutes 4.40% through the use of tender option bonds, 38.98% in issued and outstanding VMTPs and 2.87% in investment operations, which may include the use of certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps, dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and when-issued securities.
** The Fund also had outstanding $232,125,000 of VMTPs at liquidation value, which is not included in Total Net Assets because it is treated as a liability for financial reporting purposes.
The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L. P.
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Los Angeles motorcycle officer injured in hit-and-run crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer was injured in a hit-and-run crash on a freeway Thursday night, authorities said.
The motorcycle officer was struck on the 110 Freeway around 8:15 p.m. and paramedics took the officer to the hospital, officials said.
LAPD Officer Matthew Cruz, a police spokesperson, told the Los Angeles Times that the officer is in stable condition.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. — part of the largest public corruption case in the state’s history.
In federal court, John Davis pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft from programs receiving federal funds. In state court a short time later, he pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy and 13 counts of fraud against the government.
Davis, 54, was an influential figure in a scandal that has produced criminal charges against several people, including pro wrestler Ted DiBiase, known as the “million dollar man.” The scandal also has raised questions about retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.
As leader of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Davis had direct control of federal funds that were channeled to pet projects such as a new volleyball arena at the university where Favre’s daughter played the sport.
In state court Thursday, Judge Adrienne Wooten asked Davis to explain why he had allowed the department to squander money for the needy.
“You were entrusted to do good by those that we consider ‘the least of those,’” Wooten said. “This court is very disappointed.”
The state court charges were mostly tied to welfare money spent on one of Ted DiBiase’s sons, Brett DiBiase, who was also a pro wrestler. The spending included $160,000 for drug rehabilitation in Malibu, California; a $250,000 salary for a job he was not qualified to do; $48,000 for him to teach Department of Human Services employees how to identify possible drug use by people seeking help from the agency; $8,000 for him to stay at an upscale hotel in New Orleans; and more than $1,000 for first-class airfare for Davis to fly to Malibu to see Brett DiBiase.
In response to one of many questions from Wooten, Davis said Brett DiBiase was his friend. Davis also said he used “very, very bad judgment” in spending public money.
“I shouldn’t have done it,” Davis said.
Wooten gave Davis a 90-year sentence with 58 of those suspended and 32 to serve. She put Davis on house arrest until his federal sentencing, set for Feb. 2. He faces up to 15 years on the federal charges.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves he hopes Davis makes better decisions from now on.
“I look forward to hoping that this portion of your life is behind you,” Reeves said.
Davis was indicted on state charges in February 2020. He was re-indicted this spring on state charges that he participated in misusing welfare money; that set of charges was dropped in exchange for Davis agreeing to plead guilty to the new, shorter list. Prosecutors said Davis also agreed to testify against others in the case.
The federal charges were handed down Sept. 15, but remained sealed until Wednesday. Davis waived indictment and agreed to plead guilty.
Davis was executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services from February 2016 through July 2019. He was appointed by Bryant, a Republican.
The federal charges say Davis conspired with four other people, who are not named. Court documents describe two of the alleged conspirators as executive directors of organizations, one as the owner of two companies and one only as a resident of Hinds County, Mississippi. The capital city of Jackson is in Hinds County.
The conspiracy charges say one organization paid nearly $498,000 to one of the companies in June 2018. A few days later, that company entered a $1.1 million contract with the other company “purportedly in exchange for creating a program to serve inner-city youth.” The charges also say the same organization paid $700,000 that summer to the company with the youth program contract.
The theft charges say Davis misused federal grants of more than $10,000.
In April, a mother and son who ran a nonprofit organization and an education company pleaded guilty to state charges of misusing welfare money, including on lavish gifts such as the first-class airfare for Davis. Nancy New and Zachary New ran the nonprofit organization that paid the $250,000 to Brett DiBiase and that funneled welfare money for his drug rehab. They agreed to testify against others.
In a state court filing Sept. 12, an attorney for one of the organizations run by Nancy and Zachary New listed text messages between retired Favre and Nancy New, between Favre and Gov. Bryant and between Bryant and New.
The messages showed discussions about millions of dollars in welfare money being directed to a pet project of Favre — a volleyball facility being built at the University of Southern Mississippi. Favre, Bryant and New all attended the university, and Favre’s daughter started playing volleyball there in 2017. Favre and Bryant have not been charged in the welfare misspending case.
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens responded to questions Thursday about whether charges could be brought against Bryant or Favre.
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Decades ago, a chance encounter in a record store in Liechtenstein set Mary Bartlein on a musical journey that continues to this day. A vagabond student with a Eurail pass, she made a point to stop in record stores in the cities she visited and asked what local music they recommended. At the hole-in-the-wall shop in Liechtenstein she was pointed to the music of Andreas Vollenweider, the Swiss harpist. Bartlein was intrigued by his take on instrumental music and it influenced her radio shows.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) between May 5, 2020 and February 21, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 18, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Charles River securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Charles River class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12403 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 18, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Charles River had engaged in illegal activity with respect to its importation of non-human primates for research; (2) as a result, Charles River was at a heightened risk of criminal and regulatory investigation by, inter alia, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"); (3) as a result, Charles River would be forced to suspend shipments of primates from Cambodia; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Charles River's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Update: Casey White is in custody and Vicky White is in a hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound suffered during a police chase, according to U.S. Marshal Marty Keely.
During the chase, a vehicle overturned, Keely said. Vicky White’s condition was not available.
No law enforcement officers fired their weapons, Keely said.
“We got a dangerous man off the streets,” Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton said. “He will never see the light of day again.”
Additional details were not immediately available. This article will be updated.
Original article: U.S. Marshals investigators were in Evansville, Indiana on Monday to look into whether a truck left abandoned at car wash was linked to former Lauderdale County jailer Vicky White and escaped capital murder suspect Casey Cole White.
Investigators were notified Sunday night that a 2006 Ford F-150 had been discovered at a car wash in the 2000 block of South Weinbach Avenue in Evansville.
The owner of the car wash provided images from security cameras that show an unidentified man walking outside of the truck.
Here is full coverage of the search for Vicky White and Casey White
Evansville is about 175 miles north of Williamson County, Tenn., where the orange 2007 Ford Edge the two used in their April 29 escape was discovered Thursday. The Ford Edge was in a tow lot about two hours north of Florence.
The U.S. Marshals Service is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of Casey Cole White and up to $5,000 for Vicky White -- no relation. Gov. Kay Ivey has offered a $5,000 reward on each of them for information leading to an arrest.
The 56-year-old jailer, on what was to be her last day of work Friday April 29 after 17 years at the sheriff’s office, nonchalantly led the shackled 38-year-old convict and capital murder suspect to her waiting patrol cruiser for a mental health evaluation that was never scheduled.
Instead, authorities say, the pair drove to a nearby shopping center where Vicky White had stashed the newly bought 2007 Ford Edge, leaving behind her sheriff’s cruiser along with her car keys, handcuffs and police radio.
It would be hours before authorities realized something was amiss, and in the days to come, investigators uncovered a calculated and well thought out escape plan.
Vicky White had sold her home, withdrawing the proceeds – at least $90,000 and far below market value – from banks and buying an AR-15 and a shotgun. | https://www.al.com/news/2022/05/casey-white-vicky-white-possibly-linked-to-truck-found-at-evansville-indiana-car-wash-us-marshals.html | 2022-05-09 22:05:41 | 1 | https://www.al.com/news/2022/05/casey-white-vicky-white-possibly-linked-to-truck-found-at-evansville-indiana-car-wash-us-marshals.html |
Marc-André Dalbavie’s opera based on Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s surrealistic novel “The Melancholy of Resistance” will premiere next summer in Berlin.
Titled “Melancholie des Widerstands,” the opera will be conducted by Marie Jacquot and directed by David Marton, the Staatsoper unter den Linden company said Wednesday. It will star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky and mezzo-soprano Tanja Ariane Baumgartner and will be given five performances beginning June 30, 2024, through July 12.
“There’s a circus coming into a town and there’s a populist leader, and he puts a lot of problematic situations for the society there,” Staatsoper director Mattias Schulz said. “You will see a film set and at the same time you will see the singers who do a movie and on the top of the stage is the movie.”
This will be the company’s third commission for the main stage since Schulz became sole director in 2018 following Beat Furrer’s “Violetter Schnee (Purple Snow),” a 2019 work about five people trapped in snow drifts, and Péter Eötvös’ “Sleepless,” which opened in 2021 and deals with violence over a large stranded salmon in a Norwegian village. “Sleepless” will be revived starting Nov. 3 and “Violetter Schnee” beginning April 20, 2024.
“Everything is quite depressive, quite dystopic. It’s a trilogy of depression,” Schulz said. “A lot of neurotic moments.”
The season will be the first for the company since Daniel Barenboim, the music director since 1992, resigned in January because of poor health. Schulz starts work with the Zurich Opera in August 2024 and succeeds Andreas Homoki as director general of the Zurich Opera for the 2025-26 season.
The Staatskapelle Berlin has an eight-concert tour of Brahms symphonies under Barenboim to Toronto, Philadelphia, Chicago, Miami and New York.
“It might be the last thing with Daniel Barenboim,” Schulz said. “I do hope he will be healthy enough to do that.” | https://www.kxnet.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/dalbavies-melancholy-of-resistance-to-premiere-in-berlin/ | 2023-03-29 19:58:22 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/dalbavies-melancholy-of-resistance-to-premiere-in-berlin/ |
FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI and whether the artificial intelligence company violated consumer protection laws by scraping public data and publishing false information through its chatbot.
The agency sent OpenAI a 20-page letter requesting detailed information on its AI technology, products, customers, privacy safeguards and data security arrangements.
An FTC spokesperson had no comment on the investigation, which was first reported by the Washington Post on Thursday.
The FTC document the Post published told OpenAI the agency was investigating whether it has “engaged in unfair or deceptive privacy or data security practices” or practices harming consumers.
OpenAI founder Sam Altman tweeted disappointment that the investigation was disclosed in a “leak,” noting that the move would “not help build trust,” but added the company will work with the FTC.
“It’s super important to us that out technology is safe and pro-consumer, and we are confident we follow the law,” he wrote. “We protect user privacy and design our systems to learn about the world, not private individuals.”
The FTC’s move represents the most significant regulatory threat so far to the nascent but fast-growing AI industry, although it’s not the only challenge facing these companies. Comedian Sarah Silverman and two other authors have sued both OpenAI and Facebook parent Meta for copyright infringement, claiming that the companies’ AI systems were illegally “trained” by exposing them to datasets containing illegal copies of their works.
On Thursday, OpenAI and The Associated Press announced a deal under which the AI company will license AP’s archive of news stories.
Altman has emerged as a global AI ambassador of sorts following his testimony before Congress in May and a subsequent tour of European capitals where regulators were putting final touches on a new AI regulatory framework. Altman himself has called for AI regulation, although he has tended to emphasize difficult-to-evaluate existential threats such as the possibility that superintelligent AI systems could one day turn against humanity
Some argue that focusing on a far-off “science fiction trope” of superpowerful AI could make it harder to take action against already existing harms that require regulators to dig deep on data transparency, discriminatory behavior and potential for trickery and disinformation.
“It’s the fear of these systems and our lack of understanding of them that is making everyone have a collective freak-out,” Suresh Venkatasubramanian, a Brown University computer scientist and former assistant director for science and justice at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told the AP in May. “This fear, which is very unfounded, is a distraction from all the concerns we’re dealing with right now.”
News of the FTC’s OpenAI investigation broke just hours after a combative House Judiciary Committee hearing in which FTC Chair Lina Khan faced off against Republican lawmakers who said she has been too aggressive in pursuing technology companies for alleged wrongdoing.
Republicans said she has been harassing Twitter since its acquisition by Elon Musk, arbitrarily suing large tech companies and declining to recuse herself from certain cases. Khan pushed back, arguing that more regulation is necessary as the companies have grown and that tech conglomeration could hurt the economy and consumers.
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Braves vs. White Sox Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 15
Saturday's game between the Atlanta Braves (61-29) and the Chicago White Sox (38-55) at Truist Park has a projected final score of 5-3 based on our computer prediction, with the Braves taking home the win. First pitch is at 7:15 PM on July 15.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Braves will send Spencer Strider (11-2) to the mound, while Lance Lynn (5-8) will take the ball for the White Sox.
Braves vs. White Sox Game Info & Odds
- When: Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 7:15 PM ET
- Where: Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia
- How to Watch on TV: FOX
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Braves vs. White Sox Score Prediction
Our pick for this contest is Braves 5, White Sox 3.
Total Prediction for Braves vs. White Sox
- Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
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Braves Performance Insights
- The Braves have played as the favorite in eight of their past 10 games and have won seven of those contests.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Atlanta and its opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
- In their last game with a spread, the Braves covered the spread.
- The Braves have won 53, or 68.8%, of the 77 games they've played as favorites this season.
- Atlanta has played as favorites of -300 or more twice this season and won both games.
- The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 75% chance of a victory for the Braves.
- Atlanta has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 508.
- The Braves' 3.61 team ERA ranks first across all MLB pitching staffs.
White Sox Performance Insights
- The White Sox have played as the underdog in five of their past 10 games and have gone 1-4 in those contests.
- When it comes to the over/under, Chicago and its foes are 5-5-0 in its previous 10 contests.
- The White Sox have not covered a spread in any of their past 10 games (two of those games had a spread).
- The White Sox have come away with 18 wins in the 55 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Oddsmakers have given Chicago the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +240 moneyline listed for this contest.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 29.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- The offense for Chicago is the No. 25 offense in baseball, scoring 4.1 runs per game (382 total runs).
- The White Sox have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.59) in the majors this season.
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White Sox Schedule
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Okta Inc. (OKTA) on Thursday reported a loss of $242.7 million in its fiscal first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of $1.56. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, came to 27 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 34 cents per share.
The cloud identity management company posted revenue of $414.9 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $389 million.
For the current quarter ending in August, Okta expects its results to range from a loss of 32 cents per share to a loss of 31 cents per share.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $428 million to $430 million for the fiscal second quarter.
Okta expects full-year results to range from a loss of $1.14 per share to a loss of $1.11 per share, with revenue ranging from $1.81 billion to $1.82 billion.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee rookie Malik Willis will start his third NFL game Saturday against the Houston Texans with veteran quarterback Ryan Tannehill ruled out with an injured right ankle.
Titans coach Mike Vrabel refused to discuss Tannehill’s future beyond this game.
“Just out this week,” Vrabel said Thursday. “I don’t have to issue an injury report for next week until next week.”
The Titans (7-7) sit atop the AFC South looking for a third straight division title, yet their once four-game lead is down to one with three games remaining.
Tannehill hurt his right ankle, which he sprained Oct. 23 in a win over Indianapolis, in the first quarter of last week’s 17-14 loss in Los Angeles to the Chargers. Tannehill was carted to the locker room, missed one series and returned to finish the game. The 11-year veteran ran for the tying touchdown with 48 seconds left.
This will be Willis’ second start against the Texans (1-12-1). He threw only 10 passes in a 17-10 win in Houston on Oct. 30 with Derrick Henry running for 219 yards and two touchdowns. The Titans will need Willis’ mobility with center Ben Jones placed on injured reserve after his second concussion in a month.
Right guard Nate Davis (ankle) has been ruled out for this game. The Titans’ other three offensive linemen also are on a lengthy injury report. Left tackle Dennis Daley was added Wednesday with an abdominal injury, joining left guard Aaron Brewer (rib) and right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere has an injured ankle.
Willis will be backed up by Joshua Dobbs, a fourth-round pick by Pittsburgh out of Tennessee in 2017, who was signed Wednesday off Detroit’s practice squad and practiced with the Titans that same day.
Dobbs appeared in six games combined with the Steelers in 2018 and 2020. He spent 2019 with Jacksonville after being traded to the Jaguars.
Dobbs signed with Cleveland earlier this year, and he signed with Detroit’s practice squad earlier this month.
“We’ve seen some guys do it,” Dobbs said. “I saw Baker (Mayfield) do it a couple weeks ago, but it’s not easy. Luckily there’s a lot of crossover in this system from the system I’ve been in all year in Cleveland in terminology and overall offensive mindset so that helps a ton.”
NOTES: The Titans also will be without starting CB Kristian Fulton (groin) along with LB Dylan Cole (ankle) and DB Josh Thompson (concussion). They also placed CB Terrance Mitchell (hamstring) on injured reserve, putting them at 19. They signed OL Daniel Munyer, added to the practice squad Tuesday, to the active roster.
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TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
TXZ119-272115-
Dallas-
Including the city of Dallas
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
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TXZ118-272115-
Tarrant-
Including the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds around
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. South winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
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TXZ159-272115-
McLennan-
Including the city of Waco
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
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TXZ158-272115-
Bell-
Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, and Fort Hood
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
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TXZ104-272115-
Collin-
Including the cities of Plano, McKinney, Allen, and Frisco
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
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TXZ103-272115-
Denton-
Including the cities of Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville,
and Flower Mound
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
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TXZ093-272115-
Grayson-
Including the cities of Sherman and Denison
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
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TXZ092-272115-
Cooke-
Including the city of Gainesville
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
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TXZ091-272115-
Montague-
Including the cities of Bowie and Nocona
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ102-272115-
Wise-
Including the cities of Decatur and Bridgeport
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ101-272115-
Jack-
Including the city of Jacksboro
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ100-272115-
Young-
Including the cities of Graham and Olney
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Temperatures falling into the mid 90s in the afternoon. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ115-272115-
Stephens-
Including the city of Breckenridge
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ116-272115-
Palo Pinto-
Including the city of Mineral Wells
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ117-272115-
Parker-
Including the cities of Weatherford and Briar
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ131-272115-
Hood-
Including the cities of Granbury and Oak Trail Shores
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ132-272115-
Somervell-
Including the city of Glen Rose
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ130-272115-
Erath-
Including the cities of Stephenville and Dublin
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ129-272115-
Eastland-
Including the cities of Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Gorman
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ141-272115-
Comanche-
Including the cities of Comanche and De Leon
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ142-272115-
Mills-
Including the city of Goldthwaite
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ156-272115-
Lampasas-
Including the city of Lampasas
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ157-272115-
Coryell-
Including the cities of Copperas Cove and Gatesville
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ143-272115-
Hamilton-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Hico
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ144-272115-
Bosque-
Including the cities of Clifton, Meridian, and Valley Mills
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ133-272115-
Johnson-
Including the cities of Cleburne and Burleson
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ134-272115-
Ellis-
Including the cities of Waxahachie, Ennis, and Midlothian
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ145-272115-
Hill-
Including the city of Hillsboro
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ146-272115-
Navarro-
Including the city of Corsicana
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ161-272115-
Limestone-
Including the cities of Mexia and Groesbeck
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ160-272115-
Falls-
Including the city of Marlin
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ174-272115-
Milam-
Including the cities of Cameron and Rockdale
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ175-272115-
Robertson-
Including the cities of Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ162-272115-
Leon-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee,
and Oakwood
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ147-272115-
Freestone-
Including the cities of Teague, Fairfield, and Wortham
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ148-272115-
Anderson-
Including the city of Palestine
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ135-272115-
Henderson-
Including the cities of Athens and Gun Barrel City
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ122-272115-
Van Zandt-
Including the cities of Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van,
and Edgewood
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ121-272115-
Kaufman-
Including the cities of Terrell, Kaufman, and Forney
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ120-272115-
Rockwall-
Including the cities of Rockwall and Heath
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds around
10 mph. Heat index values up to 108 in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 110 in the afternoon.
$$
TXZ123-272115-
Rains-
Including the cities of Emory, East Tawakoni, and Point
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ105-272115-
Hunt-
Including the cities of Greenville and Commerce
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ107-272115-
Hopkins-
Including the city of Sulphur Springs
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ106-272115-
Delta-
Including the city of Cooper
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ095-272115-
Lamar-
Including the city of Paris
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ094-272115-
Fannin-
Including the city of Bonham
300 AM CDT Wed Jul 27 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
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MANHATTAN (PIX11) — Frankie Grande was robbed in Manhattan on Wednesday, police confirmed Tuesday.
Grande, Ariana Grande’s 39-year-old brother, was hit in the back of the head on Eighth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Street, officials said. The muggers took a Louis Vuitton bag, an iPhone, AirPods, sunglasses and a wallet.
Police arrested two teens: 13 and 17, according to the NYPD. Police have not publicly identified the teens because of their age.
They had an imitation pistol and razor blade with them, but they didn’t use them during the robbery.
“Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers,” Grande posted on Instagram stories on Tuesday. “I am so thankful to be safe and healing. Keep shrinking bright and stay safe out there.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/frankie-grande-brother-of-ariana-grande-attacked-in-robbery-police-say/ | 2022-11-15 22:47:10 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/frankie-grande-brother-of-ariana-grande-attacked-in-robbery-police-say/ |
CVN Survey: Nearly One in Four (23%) Americans believe PTSD is Not Treatable
STAMFORD, Conn., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This June, Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a not-for-profit philanthropic organization that serves post-9/11 veterans, service members and their families through a nationwide system of mental health clinics, is sharing #TruthsAboutTrauma for PTSD Awareness Month. The public health awareness campaign, which will be shared across the network's social media channels, aims to dispel misconceptions about PTSD and PTSD treatment to help reduce the stigma associated with the disorder and encourage those experiencing it to seek help.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault. Last year, CVN revealed findings from its America's Mental Health PTSD Pulse Survey, which looked at Americans' general knowledge and understanding of PTSD. It found a number of strong misconceptions about the disorder on everything from symptoms to treatments, including:
- Nearly one in four (23%) Americans believe PTSD is not treatable
The survey also captured a snapshot of the military-connected community's perception of, and experience with PTSD vs. those without a military affiliation, including:
- Military-connected Americans (35%) are nearly 2x more likely than those without a military affiliation (18%) to think that PTSD is not treatable
However, PTSD is treatable. In fact, there are multiple treatment options that have been proven effective for treating PTSD. These include Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), which are both research-supported, short-term effective therapies for addressing symptoms of the disorder. PE helps those engaged in the therapy to process traumatic events by gradual repeated exposure to trauma-related memories, emotions, and situations. While CPT targets ways of thinking that might keep people "stuck" in their PTSD.
"It is so important for people to realize that treatment for PTSD is available, and that it works," said Cohen Veterans Network President and CEO Dr. Anthony Hassan. "People experiencing PTSD do not have to suffer. To move more people towards life-changing therapy, we must continue to dispel the myths that exist around PTSD and work to destigmatize the disorder."
CVN provides high-quality, accessible mental health services to post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and military family members through its 21 Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics across the country. Since its inception in 2016, the network has treated more than 31,000 individuals. Treatment is available for a wide variety of mental health challenges including PTSD, depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, anger, grief and loss, family issues, transition challenges, relationship problems, and children's behavioral problems. Care is available in person or via CVN Telehealth, face-to-face video therapy.
Follow Cohen Veterans Network on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for various #TruthsAboutTrauma throughout the month of June.
Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) is a 501(c)(3) national not-for-profit philanthropic organization for post-9/11 veterans, active duty service members and their families. CVN focuses on improving mental health outcomes, operating a network of outpatient mental health clinics in high-need communities, in which trained clinicians deliver holistic evidence-based care to treat mental health conditions. It was established in 2016 by philanthropist Steven A. Cohen with a commitment of $275 million to build the network. Learn more about CVN here.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) has been at the forefront of innovation and technology within the automotive industry for the last ten years. With impressive leadership and a talented team, Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is an exemplary model of what it takes to spearhead a successful tech company.
By carefully selecting a blend of different experts, the VAN team successfully created an invaluable asset – a diverse and well-rounded workforce with extensive knowledge in both technological backgrounds and automotive experience. This strategic hiring has helped them to become innovators who lead the way in creating cutting-edge technologies within this ever-evolving digital world.
Under Mary Wade's leadership as Operations Manager, VAN has established an exceptional team that is truly a force to be reckoned with. "VAN has cultivated a diverse and well-rounded team of professionals with extensive knowledge in both automotive and tech. Their wealth of experience and coaching skills are important to delivering real value to our dealer partners."
Over the past decade, VAN has seen tremendous development by embodying its core principles: respect, innovate and lead. These fundamental values have been mirrored in impressive growth and a remarkable team culture.
About VAN: VAN is revolutionizing how dealers find vehicles for their inventory. They provide unparalleled options and opportunities by connecting dealers to over 18 private-party platforms. And that's not all – VAN also backs up its services with experienced Performance Managers who assist in purchasing strategies tailored to platform usage.
CONTACT: Brent Wees, brent@ideameetplan.com
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- Reported third quarter net income of $477 million and EBITDA1 of $804 million
- Continued strong health, safety and environmental performance
- Successful and safe turnaround execution and start-up at the Lemont Refinery
- Record crude utilization of 104% at the Lake Charles Refinery
HOUSTON, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation reported 2022 third quarter net income of $477 million and EBITDA of $804 million, compared to net income of $1.29 billion and EBITDA of $1.86 billion in the second quarter of 2022.
"Refinery cracks (3/2/1) continued to be strong, primarily driven by historically strong distillate cracks, but dropped quarter over quarter from $40.61/Bbl. (Ex-RVO) to $26.63/Bbl. for the USGC, and from $38.92/bbl. to $31.20/Bbl. in Chicago," said CITGO President and CEO Carlos Jordá. "Our refineries continued operating safely and reliably, with the Lake Charles Refinery achieving a record crude utilization rate, and I am especially proud that the Lemont Refinery completed a major turnaround and startup with no safety issues. Outside of refining, our branded, unbranded, and petrochemical businesses also delivered strong performances this quarter. Our strong earnings allowed us to pay a dividend that was used to fund the repayment of $483 million of debt at CITGO Holding."
3Q 2022 Highlights:
Strategic and Operational
- Throughput – Total net throughput for the third quarter of 2022 was 780,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), of which crude runs were 685,000 bpd and intermediate feedstocks were 95,000 bpd, resulting in an overall crude utilization of 89%. While total throughput and utilization were down relative to the second quarter due to the Lemont Refinery turnaround, the Lake Charles Refinery realized a record crude utilization rate of 104% during the quarter.
- Operational Excellence – Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) performance was excellent during the quarter, and the Company is on pace for record-setting occupational safety and environmental performance, with year-over-year improvement in process safety performance. The Lemont Refinery successfully executed a major turnaround and startup with no OSHA Recordables while outperforming the industry average on cost and schedule. The Lemont Refinery is also on pace for the best reliability performance of the last five years.
- Commercial Excellence – Expansion into select South American markets continued, with export sales volume increasing to 196,000 bpd from 195,000 bpd in the previous quarter, and up 45% relative to the third quarter of 2021. Domestically, branded gasoline margins were strong, the Company set new records in unbranded gasoline sales, and the petrochemicals business also delivered strong performance during the quarter.
Financial
- CITGO invested $123 million in turnarounds and catalysts, related primarily to the Lemont Refinery turnaround, and invested another $58 million in capital projects during the quarter.
- CITGO paid dividends of $483 million to CITGO Holding, Inc. (CHI) to fund the full repayment of CHI's Senior Secured Term Loan B due 2023.
- CITGO extended the maturity date of its existing $500 million accounts receivable securitization facility to September 2024.
Notable Personnel Change:
In early October, Kresha Sivinski was named Vice President of Human Resources and Support Services, bringing 35 years of CITGO operational experience, and providing a valuable perspective to the Human Resources function.
About CITGO
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand. CITGO operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, La.; Lemont, Ill.; and Corpus Christi, Texas, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants. With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 769,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), CITGO ranks as the fifth-largest and is one of the most complex independent refiners in the United States. CITGO transports and markets transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products, and supplies a network of approximately 4,300 locally owned and operated branded retail outlets, all located east of the Rocky Mountains. CITGO Petroleum Corporation is owned by CITGO Holding, Inc.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
General:
CITGO publishes financial and other information on its website, including reports of quarterly and annual results of operations and financial condition. While CITGO's historical financial information is presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), except for certain non-GAAP financial measures (see below), CITGO is not an SEC reporting company and does not report all information required of SEC reporting companies.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" regarding financial and operating items relating to the CITGO business. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties many of which are beyond CITGO's control, that could result in expectations not being realized or could otherwise materially and adversely affect CITGO's business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. This press release may also contain estimates and projections regarding market and industry data that were obtained from internal company estimates, as well as third-party sources believed to be generally reliable. However, market data is subject to change and cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to limits on the availability and reliability of raw data and other limitations and uncertainties inherent in any statistical survey, interpretation or presentation of market data and management's estimates and projections. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release. CITGO disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release also contains operational metrics and non-GAAP information, including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, that have not been audited and are based on management's estimates, which may be difficult to verify. These non-GAAP financial measures are in addition to, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP measures used by other companies in our industry. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be important because we believe they provide useful supplemental measures of the operating performance of the Company, exclusive of unusual events, as well as factors that do not directly affect what we consider to be our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Please see the reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure set forth on page 4 of this press release, as well as the reconciliation of Refinery EBITDA Estimates to consolidated EBITDA set forth on page 5 of this press release.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Outset Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: OM) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Outset Medical common stock between September 15, 2020, and June 13, 2022.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in OM:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Outset Medical, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's flagship product, Tablo Hemodialysis System ("Tablo"), would require an additional 510(k) application to be filed with The United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), as defendants had "continuously made improvements and updates to Tablo over time since its original clearance"; (2) as a result, the Company could not conduct a human factors study on a cleared device in accordance with FDA protocols; (3) the Company's inability to conduct the human factors study subjected the Company to the likelihood of the FDA imposing a "shipment hold" and marketing suspension, leaving the Company unable to sell Tablo for home use; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and /or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Outset Medical you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Outset Medical securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the OM lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/loss-submission-form-outset-medical-class-action?id=30843&from=4.
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MINNEAPOLIS, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The drug atogepant may help prevent migraines for people who have had no success with other preventive drugs, according to a preliminary study released April 20, 2023, which will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 75th Annual Meeting being held in person in Boston and live online from April 22-27, 2023. The study involved people with episodic migraine, which is defined as having up to 14 headache days per month with migraine characteristics.
Atogepant is a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist, or CGRP inhibitor. CGRP is a protein that plays a key role in starting the migraine process.
"These results are exciting, as migraine can be debilitating, and this treatment led to fewer days with migraine for people who had already tried up to four other types of drugs to prevent migraine and either had no improvement or had side effects that outweighed any benefits," said study author Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD, at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain.
The study involved 309 people who had at least four migraine days during the month before the study and who had tried at least two classes of drugs for preventing migraine without improvement. Of those, 44% had previously taken three or more classes of preventive drugs with no success.
For the study, half of the participants took 60 milligrams of atogepant once a day as a pill and the other half took a placebo for 12 weeks.
Those taking the drug had an average of four fewer days with migraine per month from the start of the study to the end, while those taking the placebo had about two fewer days with migraine per month.
Those taking the drug also showed improvement compared to those taking the placebo in how often they needed to take medication to stop a migraine attack and in how many people had a reduction of 50% or higher in how many days per month they had migraines.
The most common side effects were constipation, which occurred in 10% of those taking atogepant and 3% of those taking the placebo, and nausea, which occurred in 7% of those taking the drug and 3% of those taking the placebo.
"People who thought they may not find a way to prevent and treat their migraines may have hope of finding relief with a tolerable oral easy-to-use drug," Pozo-Rosich said. "This treatment was safe, well-tolerated and effective for people with difficult-to-treat migraine."
A limitation of the study was the relatively short length of three months. Pozo-Rosich added that more research will be needed to assess the long-term efficacy and safety of atogepant.
The study was supported by AbbVie, the maker of atogepant.
Learn more about migraine at BrainandLife.org, home of the American Academy of Neurology's free patient and caregiver magazine focused on the intersection of neurologic disease and brain health. Follow Brain & Life® on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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OAKLAND – The ugliest April in the history of the Athletics franchise had a most pleasant ending Sunday.
Esteury Ruiz singled to center in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Jace Peterson from third base as A’s beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4, snapping a five-game losing streak before a Little League player-fueled crowd of 18,271 at the Coliseum.
A’s reliever Zach Jackson got out of a jam in the top of the ninth — stranding Reds runners on second and third base — by retiring three straight batters. In the bottom half, Oakland had runners on first and third before the heroics by Ruiz, who collected his first career walk-off hit.
The A’s win snapped a nine-game home losing streak and allowed them to finish April with a 5-23 record.
“I think everyone’s kind of ready for this month to be over,” A’s utility player Tony Kemp said, “and good thing we just put an exclamation point on it right there.”
Ruiz heard some criticism Saturday after he struck out in the ninth inning, as a bunt attempt with two strikes went foul.
His at-bat in the ninth Sunday was no less eventful. He first botched a sacrifice bunt attempt, was nearly hit on the second of two wild pitches by Reds reliever Alexis Diaz, was hit by a pitch — only to see the call overturned — then smoked a single to left.
“I heard it when he tried to bunt with two strikes from the fans,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “Obviously it’s not necessarily the correct baseball play, but in this kid’s mind, he’s trying to do everything he can to get on base and impact the game.”
The A’s had already set a Major League record for most losses in April, as they dropped to 5-23 overall with a 3-2 loss to the Reds on Saturday. The defeat eclipsed a mark set by the Baltimore Orioles, who went 1-22 in 1988. The five wins in 28 games were the fewest in team history.
Now the A’s can at least turn the page to May, as they begin a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
“I think these challenges are only going to make us stronger and make us better,” Kotsay said.
A’s starter Ken Waldichuk had one of his stronger outings of the season, as he had seven strikeouts and allowed six hits over 5 2/3 innings. He was charged with three earned runs, but two of those scored after he was removed in favor of Domingo Acevedo, as the Reds scored three times in the sixth inning to take a 4-3 lead.
The A’s tied the game 4-4 in the eighth, as a deep sacrifice fly to right by Brent Rooker scored Peterson from third base. Rooker and Jesus Aguilar both homered. Rooker now has nine home runs and 22 RBIs.
April, of course, also saw the A’s franchise announce that it had signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a new retractable roof ballpark in Las Vegas. That caused a furor among the team’s Oakland fanbase, who have loudly called for owner John Fisher to sell the team.
“I think the toughest part is you want all your fans to be cheering loud and to be cheering for you,” Kemp said. “They pay their ticket of admission and they can say whatever they want out there.
“It’s not over yet and you never know what’s going to happen. But I just feel bad for the fans.” | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/04/30/as-end-ugly-month-of-april-with-walk-off-win-over-cincinnati/ | 2023-05-01 01:48:04 | 1 | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/04/30/as-end-ugly-month-of-april-with-walk-off-win-over-cincinnati/ |
LEHI, Utah, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Three International (iii.earth), the global leader in bioavailable wellness products, today announced that all six of its products have been listed in the Prescribers' Digital Reference, or PDR, (previously called Physicians' Desk Reference).
The PDR is the most reputable (and most commonly used) source of pharma and nutraceutical product information, as well as prescription drug information, by American physicians and patients. Through the PDR, healthcare professionals across the country will become educated on why Three's Proactive Wellness supplements are not only viable options but in many cases the best options for their professional recommendation.
"We are pleased and excited that all six of Three's products are now listed in the PDR," says Dr. Dan Gubler, Three Chief Scientific Officer. "Our products will be of great assistance to healthcare professionals and their patients when it comes to helping people live proactively healthy lives."
Three, which soft launched this past February, discovers, develops, and delivers the most effective proactive wellness solutions by using innovative technologies that deliver nutrients at the cellular level for maximum wellness and bioavailability. Three released six products during its soft launch: Éternel, Vitalité, Revíve, Purifí, Collagène, and Imúne.
Éternel
Éternel is an advanced blend of liposomal antioxidants and polyphenols that helps protect your body's cells and systems from the damage caused by free radicals.
Vitalité
Combining crucial vitamins and minerals with proprietary superfood, digestive care, and antioxidant-packed berry blends, Vitalité is a powerful, daily supplement and a vital step in your daily self-care regimen.
Revíve
Revíve is designed to work at the cellular level to support healthy joints and offers enhanced flexibility, mobility, and range of motion.
Purifí
Purifí́ is an advanced blend of cleansing herbs and fulvic acid that works at the cellular level to support the body's elimination organs and remove harmful toxins and pollutants.
Collagène
This delicious blend of collagen and other powerful ingredients nourishes cells to keep your skin, hair, and nails vibrant and healthy.
Imúne
Specially designed to work at the cellular level, Imúne's unique blend of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals supports and enhances your body's natural immune response.
"The fact that our products are in the PDR speaks to the quality, efficacy, and formulation behind Three's science," says Daniel Picou, Three Founder & CEO. "I credit Dr. Dan Gubler for his formulation expertise. I believe our company has a decided advantage in the marketplace with Dr. Dan at the helm of our product-science strategy and implementation."
About Three International
Three is a direct sales company based in Lehi, Utah. As the global leader in bioavailable wellness products, we believe in the power of purpose. Three's innovative formulas are specially designed to create demonstrable results through maximizing bioavailability and cellular absorption. Our caring and vibrant community inspires and leads through the power of people, platform, and purpose. For more information about Three, the Proactive Wellness Company, visit iii.earth. Follow Three on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
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Post Malone apologized to his St. Louis fans Sunday for an on-stage accident that sent him to the hospital and shortened his set the night before at the Enterprise Center.
In the middle of a song Saturday, Malone fell into a hole on stage that moments before was opened to lower an instrument into.
In a video message posted on Twitter on Sunday, he said the fall, “Got me pretty good.” He said he’d just gotten back from the hospital, where he was prescribed pain medication.
“I just want to apologize to everyone in St. Louis,” Malone said. “Next time I’m around this way we’re going to do a two-hour show for you, so we can make up for the couple missed songs.”
There should be no implications for the rest of the tour, which continues Sunday night in Columbus, Ohio. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/post-malone-sorry-after-falling-into-hole-on-stage-mid-concert/ | 2022-09-19 15:04:28 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/post-malone-sorry-after-falling-into-hole-on-stage-mid-concert/ |
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based rapper Trouble was shot to death over the weekend, according to the Rockdale County sheriff's office.
The 34-year-old, whose real name is Mariel Semonte Orr, was found with a gunshot wound at the Lake St. James Apartment complex in Conyers at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, the sheriff's office said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The Rockdale County Sheriff said no arrests have been made, however, they have secured warrants for a suspect identified as 33-year-old Jamichael Jones, of Atlanta, in connection to the murder. They released this photo of him:
They gave an update on its investigation at a press conference Sunday evening where spokeswoman Jedidia Canty said the shooting was an isolated incident and appears to be domestic. She added that Trouble and Jones knew the same woman that they were visiting at the apartment complex.
Trouble's record label, Def Jam Records said the rapper was a voice for his city in a post on social media.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the children, loved ones, and fans of Trouble," the label posted on Instagram. "A true voice for his city and an inspiration to the community he proudly represented."
Trouble released his debut mixtape in 2011, called December 17th, which includes his hit "Bussin'," which has nearly 2.8 million YouTube views.
The rap community was mourning his loss and sharing condolences on social media.
Rapper and activist Killer Mike, also from Atlanta, tweeted: "God Bless The Dead. He was a good man. Gone to soon."
Meek Mill, just the day before said there was no telling what tomorrow's news will be. Only to learn of Trouble's passing when he woke up.
Trouble's reported ex-girlfriend, Alexis Sky posted a heartfelt message on Twitter saying he didn't deserve this.
In 2020, Orr was in trouble with the law when he was accused of hurting a woman on New Year's Day. The woman alleged that she got in a fight with the rapper at a party on Lenox Road. The two left the party and she told police he pushed her onto the ground on Ga-400.
In 2019, 11Alive spoke with the rapper while he was promoting non-violence in the community. More than 500 people attended an event at Perkerson Park in southwest Atlanta. The rapper said at the time he wanted to use his troubled past to build a positive future for the community.
The event made waves across social media after a clip of police officers getting soaked up by water guns was posted online, which drew criticism on whether the crowd attendees took it too far.
The latest death comes just a month after Atlanta rapper Lil Keed, a member of the YSL record label founded by Young Thug, died at the age 24 in Atlanta, according to social media posts by his brother.
11Alive has reached out to Trouble's representatives for comment on his passing.
The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said its investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office at (770 278-8188 or (770) 843-7647.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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In 2022, Eastmark High School baseball and head coach Shane Hilstrom ended the season in the 3A Metro Conference with an overall record of 11-7.
The Firebirds’ season ended after losing in the second round of the state playoffs. Before the 2023 baseball season, Hilstrom and the Firebirds made the jump into the 4A East Sky Conference, where he believes he and his players have grown and developed.
“We’re growing,” Hilstrom said. “Whenever you start a new school, you’re going to have to deal with the changes of moving up, you have to keep pace.”
As a coach, Hilstrom has advanced his program twice and believes that you get to further develop your program every time the game progresses and gets faster.
While moving up to the 4A Conference, the work ethic and effort doesn’t change for the Firebirds and catcher and second baseman Jack Rosales.
“Coach Hilstrom has always been about giving it our all and really focusing on the little details,” Rosales said. “Now that we’ve moved up a division, it’s really just been about cleaning up our mistakes and fine tuning our team to be the best we can be.”
The effort and winning approach of the Firebirds has helped lead them to a 4-2 regular season record.
The commitment to the game has remained the same for Hilstrom and his players.
“The work doesn’t ever change,” Hilstrom said. “We practice the same no matter who we play or what division we’re in. We just want to work hard every day.”
The Firebirds have not backed down from the challenge of moving up to the 4A Conference.
Rosales and his teammates feel like they have something to prove this season. They’ve been able to do that so far boasting an 8-5-1 overall record through 14 games. Three of those losses came against teams in a higher conference, including 5A contender Campo Verde.
The losses have only made Eastmark more confident, however. The Firebirds believe they’re proving their ability to play at a higher level.
“We can prove that we are a school that other schools should watch out for,” Rosales said. “We want people to look at us on their schedule and get intimidated just from our name, and it's always nice to prove the doubters wrong. That's exactly what we are going to do.”
The team as a whole has been a close-knit group throughout various unforeseen happenings.
One player in particular that both Hilstrom and Rosales believe has helped create success on the team has been pitcher and outfielder Robert Durnan. According to MaxPreps, he is currently undefeated when on the mound.
“He’s done a great job on the mound,” Hilstrom said. “He’s been one of our leading hitters up to this point.”
“He’s our ace,” Rosales added. “Many of us look up to him. He’s a leader and he gets on you if you aren’t giving your best, but praises you when you do great. He keeps the team wanting to be the best versions of ourselves.”
The success that the Firebirds have found this season may find them in contention for a state playoff run.
Hilstrom believes his team needs to work hard to get to the championship, through development of their skills, effort and focus.
“The message doesn’t ever change,” Hilstrom said. “You’ve got to work hard every day and play hard. It's the effort that we want, and we’ve got to make plays during the games. Wins and losses don’t overshadow effort.”
With the new challenges of the 4A Conference, some players have adapted very well, and a few have found it difficult.
Throughout the ups and downs of the 2023 season, Rosales believes that the Firebirds can experience great success by studying previous games, positive and negative, to become a great contender.
“We build off our successes by looking at all the pros and cons of the previous games,” Rosales said. “Rewarding ourselves for the good things, and then reflecting and correcting the bad things.
“The thing that helps our players get better each day is our ability to listen and stay coachable.”
Although this is the Firebirds’ first season in the 4A Conference, they maintain lofty goals similar to the school's successful football program that won the 3A Conference championship last fall.
“Our main goal is to follow in football’s footsteps and win the championship,” Rosales said. “Give our very best effort, and always go 110%. If we aren’t trying, wins won’t come. We want to put the ball on the ground and force the defenses to make a play.
“Who knows, there could be a bad hop or an error that leads to a runner getting on or even scoring.”
As a team the Firebirds look to take the next step this season in the 4A Conference, and Rosales believes this comes down to lessening their mistakes.
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(The Conversation) – Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of Americans in recent years for days at a time.
In many disaster- and outage-prone areas, people are starting to ask whether investing in rooftop solar and battery storage systems can keep the lights on and the air conditioner running when the power grid can’t.
When the grid goes down, most solar systems that lack a battery will also shut down. But with batteries, a home can disconnect from the grid. Each day, the sun powers the home and charges up the batteries, which provide power through the night.
Our team at Berkeley Lab explored what it would take for homes and commercial buildings to ride out long power outages, of three days or more, with solar and batteries.
How much can solar + storage do?
For a new report, we modeled a generic power outage for every county in the U.S., testing whether a rooftop solar system combined with a 10- or 30-kilowatt-hour battery could power critical loads, like refrigeration, lighting, internet service and well pumps; if it could go further and also power heating and air conditioning; or if it could even power a whole home.
To put that into perspective, the most popular battery on the market, the Tesla Powerwall, has just over 13 kWh of storage.
In general, we found that even a modest system of solar plus one battery can power critical loads in a home for days at a time, practically anywhere in the country.
But our maps show that providing backup for cooling and heat can be a challenge, though not an insurmountable one. Homes in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest often have power-hogging electric resistance heaters, exceeding the capability of solar and storage during winter outages. Homes with efficient heat pumps performed better. Summer air conditioning load can be heavy in the Southwest, making it harder to meet all cooling needs with solar and storage in a summer blackout.
Larger solar and battery systems can help, but meeting demand during outages still depends on the weather, how energy efficient the home is and other factors. For example, simple thermostat adjustments during power outages reduce heating and cooling needs and allow solar with storage to maintain backup power over longer periods.
The ability to power commercial buildings varies widely, depending on the building type. Schools and big-box retail stores, with sufficient roof space for solar relative to building power demand, fare much better than multistory, energy-intensive buildings like hospitals.
How solar would have handled 10 past disasters
We also looked at 10 real-world outage events from 2017 to 2020, including hurricanes, wildfires and storms, and modeled building performance for specific locations and real weather patterns during and after the outages.
We found that in seven of the outages, most homes would have been able to maintain critical loads plus heating and cooling using solar with 30 kWh of storage, or just over two Powerwalls.
But the weather around the outage can have a big impact, especially for hurricanes. After Hurricane Florence knocked out power in North Carolina in 2018, cloudy skies hung around for three days, dimming or even stopping solar panels’ output.
Hurricane Harvey, on the other hand, slammed the Texas coast in August 2017 but moved on to cause widespread damage elsewhere in Texas. The skies over Corpus Christi cleared even as it took a week or more to get power restored. Solar and storage would have been a big help in that case, providing virtually all power needs for a typical single-family home, once the skies cleared.
Similarly, we found solar can do well in less cloudy events, like wildfire prevention shutoffs in California, or after the 2020 derecho windstorm in Iowa.
The heat source in a home is also a key factor. In a five-to-10-day outage following an ice storm in Oklahoma in 2020, we found that solar plus a 30-kWh battery could have supplied nearly all the critical power and heat needed for homes with natural gas heaters or heat pumps. But homes with electric resistance heating would have fallen short.
In Texas, over half of homes are heated with electricity, primarily resistance heaters. Energy Star-rated heat pumps – which provide both heating and cooling – use half as much electricity per unit of heat output as electric resistance heaters and are also more efficient at cooling than the average new air conditioner. Converting older resistance heaters to new heat pumps can not only save money and reduce peak demand but also increase resilience during outages.
New forms of backup
Setting up solar and storage to provide backup power in a home or building takes extra work and it costs more – just one Powerwall can run from US$12,000 to $16,500 for a full system installation, before incentives and taxes. That’s as much as a fair-sized solar system. Nevertheless, a growing number of homeowners are installing both.
Over 90% of new solar installations in Hawaii in 2021 were paired with batteries after a regulation change. Now these distributed power plants are helping power the grid as coal plants are retired.
California has over 1.5 million rooftop solar systems. A growing number of customers are retrofitting batteries on their systems, or adding new solar plus storage, in part because utilities have resorted to “public safety power shutoffs” to lower the risk of wildfires sparked by power lines during dry, windy days.
And new forms of backup power are emerging, especially from electric cars. Ford is partnering with SunRun to combine its new F150 Lightning electric pickup truck with solar and a two-way charger that can use the truck’s battery to power a house. The standard version of the truck comes with a 98-kWh battery, the equivalent of more than seven Tesla Powerwall stationary batteries.
Critical power for critical services
A fire station in Puerto Rico offers a glimpse of what solar and storage can do. After Hurricane Maria cut power for months in 2017, over 40,000 solar systems were installed on the island, often paired with battery storage. One of those is at the fire station in the town of Guánica, which had been unable to receive emergency calls in previous outages.
When Hurricane Fiona’s wind and flooding again knocked out power to most of Puerto Rico in September 2022, the fire station was still operating.
“The solar system is working beautifully!” Sgt. Luis Saez told Canary Media the day after Fiona knocked out power. “We did not lose power all throughout the hurricane.” | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/hurricane-ian-when-the-power-grid-goes-out-could-solar-and-batteries-power-your-home/ | 2022-09-28 20:12:50 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/hurricane-ian-when-the-power-grid-goes-out-could-solar-and-batteries-power-your-home/ |
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- July 4th is the time to be proud to be Americans, and six Taiwan startups were invited by SelectUSA Investment Summit to consider investing in the U.S. Followed by the summit, they are visiting the Bay Area during the Independent Day weekend to exchange ideas with Silicon Valley startups, including startups that were founded by notable ex Meta (formally Facebook) and Tesla leads, and Tim Draper, the legendary venture capitalist.
Six startup teams were selected by Taiwan government's Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs via a program, TREE, to represent the emerging technology of the country at the SelectUSA Investment Summit "Taiwan Deep Tech". Among the startups, two received recognition by SelectUSA: Robotic company Mechavision, which builds a layer of fast-responsive tactile skin to industrial robots to ensure that the safety requirements of human-robot collaboration are met, is one of the global top 10 tech startups. Biomedical company BELX, which develops plant-based drugs for the treatment of solid tumors, viral infectious diseases and aging-related chronic diseases, is selected into the Global Women in Tech Mentorship Network Project (SGWIT).
"Taiwan government is very supportive of tech innovation, especially those deep tech startups from research institutions," said Dr. Chyou-Huey Chiou, Director General of the DoIT. He referenced that Taiwan was ranked on the top of the Innovation Capability category in the World Economic Forum (WEF) global competitiveness assessment. He also mentioned that the U.S. provides great growing opportunities for startups. "That's why we are bringing startups to attend SelectUSA and visit Silicon Valley's startups."
After the summit, those startups were invited by the U.S. government (American Institute in Taiwan and San Francisco City) to visit the Bay Area to exchange ideas with local innovative startups. U.S. startup founders were impressed by technical capabilities of Taiwan startups: Atayalan Technology offers enterprises with optimized 5G private network management software technology. Adirtek provides a big data analytic Internet of Things technology to ensure quality products for semiconductor manufacturers. ELECLEAN applies electro-chemical technology to transform water into reactive oxygen species by using nano-catalysts and won World Health Organization certification with its patented, chemical-free self-cleaning technology.
Those six startups also visited Bay Area investors, including Tim Draper and Chih-Kai Cheng, Chair of B Current Impact Investment. Draper used the example that he invests in one of the six startups, Taiwan Cybersecurity Foundry, to illustrate that he invests in companies that are ahead of the industry. Taiwan Cybersecurity Foundry provides information security monitoring services for companies in the supply chain, medical, e-commerce and high-tech manufacturing sectors. Cheng said that B Current invests in sustainability startups, and he is excited to see those amazing Taiwan and U.S. startups that are bringing a positive impact to the environment.
Startups will conclude the trip this coming week but interested VC, research institutions and corporations can contact the TREE program to partner with those startups. Contact: Erica Lin at erica.lin@itri.org.tw
About TREE Program
The innovative Taiwan Research-Institute Entrepreneur Ecosystem Program (TREE) was launched by the Taiwan government's Department of Industrial Technology of the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2021. It forges an ecosystem that assists research institutions in building enthusiasm and skills for setting up new spin-off companies through systematic and customized consultations. TREE helps startups during the commercialization processes with innovative thinking to accelerate their growth.
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Girl, 11, found via iPad after man allegedly lured her into car
GREENSBURG, Pa. (WPXI) - A Pennsylvania man is behind bars for allegedly luring an 11-year-old girl into his car while she was riding her bike.
Keith Lilliock was reportedly working at a Dollar General in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, when police say he lured an 11-year-old girl. It was around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when Lilliock allegedly told the girl, who had been riding her bike, that he would drive her wherever she wanted after he closed the store that night, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The criminal complaint says Lilliock told the 11-year-old to wait at a nearby gas station until then.
Once the victim was in the car, she told troopers that Lilliock touched her left leg and rubbed her inner thigh before he put his hand on her stomach under her shirt. She told police this happened until she asked to be taken to a friend’s house.
The girl’s grandmother reported her missing to state police. Authorities were able to find the 11-year-old by pinging her iPad to a location on Dell Way, where they were able to get her to safety.
Troopers were able to link Lilliock to the alleged luring through video surveillance. Police took him into custody at his second job at Online Stores.
When questioned by police, Lilliock said he told the 11-year-old that she could warm up in his car, and he drove her to his house so he could get $20 for gas and laundry.
Lilliock is being held without bond.
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Before Friday, the Jets had joint practices with three different teams in the past five years. And in each of those joint practices, they looked overmatched.
But it didn’t take long after the Falcons buses rolled up Friday morning to see that the Jets were actually the superior team.
That doesn’t mean the Jets are going to be a good team in 2022. The Falcons are clearly rebuilding after moving on from quarterback Matt Ryan last offseason. They are trying to get the most out of a young group of players and they have a lot to learn, which was clear on Friday.
But it does mean that for the first time in a long time the Jets aren’t at the very bottom of the football food chain.
Here’s what we saw and learned in Friday’s joint practice.
Coming out swinging
The past few weeks of Jets’ practices have seen their fair share of skirmishes. Early in the first team drill session between the Jets’ defense and the Falcons’ offense, we saw our first full-blown fight
There were warning signs early in the drill, as shoving and shouting matches broke out twice in the first few snaps. But after five or six plays, but on the sixth play, things got out of hand quickly as shoving after the play turned into edge rusher Bradlee Anae throwing a series of punches at seemingly the entire Falcons offense.
Players shoved and screamed at each other for more than a full minute as the mass of humanity moved half off the field and close to the giant tree in the middle of the Jets’ practice grounds. The punching had stopped but the shoving continued. And with the music briefly shut off, players could be heard exchanging clear and very loud threats more than 100 yards away.
Jets coach Robert Saleh didn’t address the brouhaha in detail.
“Yeah, our defense, their offense – little skirmish,” he said, “settled down and got a productive practice out of it.”
Saleh was watching the offense practice on a different field at that point, so he might not have been aware of the extent of the fisticuffs. And while it wasn’t a full-on brawl, it was certainly more serious than the coach made it out to be.
It took about 90 seconds to get the players separated. The Falcons’ offense huddled around their coaches on another field, while the Jets stayed on the field and did the same – there were more than eight minutes remaining on the clock for the drill when the fight started, but this drill was done for both sides. Ultimately, the next practice period started a few minutes early so the Jets offense and Falcons defense missed about five minutes of drill work because of the fight.
A good day for the defense
When both sides returned to the field there was a little more extracurricular activity in the first few plays, but after that, both sides settled down and got in some good work. And the Jets’ defense looked pretty good.
Here’s what I noticed.
∗They held Falcons starter Marcus Mariota to 7-of-16 passing, including three straight incompletions on an early series in which Jordan Whitehead, Javelin Guidry and Brandin Echols all looked great in coverage – Echols, returning from a hamstring injury, made a particularly impressive play keeping the ball away from young Falcons star tight end Kyle Pitts.
∗Mariota made them pay for some mistakes during a poor drive near the end of practice – a busted coverage led to receiver KhaDarel Hodge getting wide open for a first down, and Pitts roasted Michael Carter II for a big gain over the middle of the field. But overall it was a good day for the defense.
∗Carl Lawson played about half the first-team reps – notable because it was exactly a year to the day that he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury against the Packers. Lawson made an impact with two sacks of Marcus Mariota on the day.
∗At the end of practice the teams moved to the main field in front of the stands for a two-minute, end-of-half situational drive. It didn’t start well for the Jets as they surrendered two straight completions as the Falcons moved to midfield. But the drive stopped there as the defense forced three straight incompletions – the highlight was a pass breakup by Michael Carter II on Jermaine Johnson – and rookie Jermaine Johnson picked up his second sack of the day to end the drive.
∗There was some Cincinnati-on-Cincinnati crime during team drills as rookie Sauce Gardner picked off rookie quarterback Desmond Ritter, his former college teammate. Ridder was under pressure and threw a ball directly at Gardner who excitedly ran toward the end zone and celebrated with some fans.
Elijah Moore leads the offense
It was a good day for the Jets’ offense as well, as Joe Flacco completed 18-of-25 passes with no interceptions during team drills. He led an impressive eight-play, 60-yard drive finding Braxton Berrios for a touchdown.
Here’s a look at some of the notable highlights for the offense.
∗Elijah Moore had a productive and flashy practice, catching five passes including a 40-plus yard gain after Flacco found him in a hole in the zone coverage and Moore made a juke that sent the defender running the wrong way. The crowd certainly let it be known how they felt about that one.
“He hasn’t even sniffed the surface,” Saleh said of Moore, let alone scratched it, of what we think he’s going to be capable of.”
∗Rookie running back Breece Hall found a hole in the right side of the offensive line, made a few quick cuts and ran 75 yards untouched for a touchdown early in the practice. Hall, a second-round pick, has been impressive since early in training camp and he showed it against a different defense.
∗Left tackle Duane Brown still isn’t participating in team drills. Brown, who agreed to sign with the Jets last week, has yet to play any team drills and with only one practice remaining before the next preseason game it’s looking as if the new starter will only get one preseason game with his new linemates.
∗Flacco led the Jets down the field at the end-of-practice drill simulating the end of a first half, but the Jets couldn’t convert it into a touchdown. Flacco completed six straight passes to four different targets – Michael Carter and Corey Davis each had two catches, while C.J. Uzomah and Moore each had one. The Jets had first down from the 14 with 19 seconds remaining on the clock, but an offensive holding penalty knocked them back to the 19 and when Flacco’s pass sailed incomplete they had to settle for a field goal.
“He did a really nice job, got us into scoring range, and it was set back by a holding penalty,” Saleh said. “So a good lesson to be learned there for the offensive line to hold up, keep it clean.”
Injury updates
∗Defensive lineman Quinnen Williams (ankle) appears close to returning. He worked out extensively on a side field for most of team drills and was on the sideline holding his helmet at the end of practice. He hasn’t practiced since suffering the injury Sunday.
∗Safety Lamarcus Joyner hasn’t practiced this week because of an illness. He has been back with the team the last two practices, but he wasn’t in pads on Friday as he watched from the sideline.
∗Defensive lineman Vinny Curry appears to have suffered a hamstring injury, according to Saleh. He was hurt late in a play during team drills with the Falcons offense and limped off to the sideline where he slammed his helmet in frustration. Curry didn’t play last year after complications from a rare blood disorder.
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MEDFORD, Ore., May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to The Human Bean website are waking up to a new look and feel this spring. The Oregon-based coffee franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and with that merrymaking comes — not one, but two — freshly-designed websites that reflect how the brand has grown and evolved from 1998 to today.
"For the main website, we wanted to infuse energy into our drink descriptions and e-commerce store," says chief marketing officer, Janie Page. "It's fun and dynamic, and it represents the kind of experience you have when you visit The Human Bean drive-thrus. It's true to who we are."
New features include a colorful compilation of drink menu items (each listed with nutritional information), a searchable locator map with over 150 drive-thrus across the U.S., and a robust e-commerce shop where loyal customers and coffee lovers can find their true match in apparel, drinkware and coffee beans.
Separate from the main website is a new franchise-focused site dedicated to resources that current and future franchise partners can easily access online. Frequently asked questions, information about available markets, and a step-by-step walk-through of the application process are all housed in one easy to bookmark place.
"The Human Bean has grown to a nation-wide company because we continue to pick and attract the right kind of partners," says franchise COO Scott Anderson. "And then we provide guidance and tools to make their ownership experience really enjoyable and rewarding. This new website that's dedicated to our franchise family is part of that endeavor."
With drive-thru locations open and in development in 20 states, The Human Bean's new websites will be visited annually by millions looking for everything from a convenient drink on the go to a beverage-based business opportunity.
More info can be found at thehumanbean.com and franchise.thehumanbean.com.
About The Human Bean
With a passion for creating happy 'Human Beans', the company's drive-thrus around the U.S. have established a reputation for friendly baristas, high-quality coffee, and innovative flavors. The Human Bean opened its first drive-thru espresso stand in Ashland, Oregon in 1998, and currently supports locations open or under development in 20 states.
Learn more at thehumanbean.com.
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HARTFORD, Conn., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund (NYSE: NCV), Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II (NYSE: NCZ), and Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund (NYSE: CBH) announced the following distribution declarations on their respective common shares:
Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund:
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The amounts 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 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 shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell shareholders what distributions to report for federal income tax purposes.
Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund and Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income Fund II each have an investment objective to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and high current income. Virtus AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund's investment objectives are to provide a high level of income and to return at least $9.835 per common share (the original net asset value per common share of beneficial interest before deducting offering costs of $0.02 per share) to holders of common shares on or about September 1, 2024. Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. is the investment adviser to each fund and Allianz Global Investors is the subadviser.
For more information on these funds, contact shareholder services at 800-254-5197, by email at closedendfunds@virtus.com, or through the closed-end fund section on the web at virtus.com.
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 each 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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RIVER EDGE, N.J., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riverside Oral Surgery, the Official Oral Surgeons of the NJ Devils has announced the hiring of Alaina Harrington, MD, DMD and Jonathan Michel, DDS as their newest Surgeon's. Dr. Harrington will be joining alongside Dr. James P. McMenamin in Warren, NJ; Riverside's most recent addition as of June 2022 and Dr. Michel will be practicing out of Riverside's West Orange location.
Dr. Alaina Harrington is a dual-degree oral and maxillofacial surgeon with training as both an oral surgeon and medical doctor. From Bayonne, NJ herself, Dr. Harrington completed her undergraduate degree at Drew University studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She continued at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine followed by Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. Harrington served as the Chief Resident at both University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and MetroHealth Medical Center. Dr. Harrington's extensive surgical training allows her to practice a full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery with specific surgical interests including, dentoalveolar surgery, maxillofacial trauma, micro neurosurgery, and benign pathology.
Dr. Michel practices a full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery after completing his degree Columbia University's College of Dental Medicine. He specialized training and education in facial cosmetic surgery allows Dr. Michel to provide care including facelifts, brow lifts, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, lip lifts, chin and face implants, fat transfer, otoplasty and hair transplantation. After completing his degree at Columbia University Dr. Michel went on to residency at Emory University School of Medicine and completed a Facial Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship at the Williamson Cosmetic Center in Baton Rouge. Louisiana. Dr. Michel completed over 900 cosmetic procedures during this time, which further ensures us that his training and skill set will allow him to provide exceptional care and outstanding esthetic results.
Dr. Harrington and Dr. Michel join the Riverside team eager to learn from what this team has to offer. With now over ten locations and fifteen surgeons Riverside Oral Surgery remains the largest surgeon owned and operated Oral and Maxillofacial practice in New Jersey; recently awarded as the ONLY dental practice in the state by NJBIZ as a Best Place to Work.
Riverside's founder, managing partner, and Instagram's "BloodyToothGuy," Dr. Jason M. Auerbach, notes, "I am eager to watch both Dr. Harrington and Dr. Michel's excellent skill set, and extensive training develop in company with Riverside's other surgeons. We are excited to continue serving both Warren and Essex County, and as the practice continues to grow our vision to provide, the optimal patient experience each and every time does not." Riverside Oral Surgery is headquartered at 130 Kinderkamack Road in River Edge, NJ. www.riversideoralsurgery.com
For more information, please reach out to Lisa D. Brown via email at lisa@riversideoralsurgery.com
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(WFLA) — A Georgia woman was behind the wheel of an SUV when authorities captured her on dash camera video crashing into multiple police officers and cruisers on Friday.
Authorities said they received a call that a driver, later identified as Sierra Hibbert, nearly crashed into oncoming traffic as she approached an intersection in Byron, GA.
Several vehicles boxed Hibbert’s SUV in until police could arrive. When authorities attempted to speak with the woman, she was uncooperative and would not talk to authorities, a news release said.
Stop sticks were placed under the woman’s SUV to deflate the tires if she drove off. After several minutes, officers said Hibbert then backed into a vehicle before she pulled forward, hitting a Byron police officer and a police car.
“The driver then backed up again and pulled forward hitting two witnesses and another Byron police car,” a news release from the Byron Georgia Police Department said.
When officers tried to block Hibbert in again, she backed into a third police car before she drove into the second police car again, causing serious damage to the car.
Hibbert was arrested shortly after.
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Best desserts for Labor Day
Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken and other grilled favorites — these are the foods that probably come to mind when you think of a Labor Day barbecue. However, when planning a barbecue for this year’s end-of-summer holiday, don’t forget to include some delicious desserts.
We asked our baking expert for advice to assist our readers in selecting the right desserts for their Labor Day celebrations. Cordon Bleu-trained pastry chef Andrea Boudewijn weighed in on how to keep your summer dessert selection simple while satisfying your guests’ urge for something sweet after the main course.
What desserts are best for barbecues?
When it comes to a barbecue, certain desserts come to mind. Boudewijn said her favorite choices are classic options like Rice Krispie treats, brownies and pie.
According to Boudewijn, these desserts are appealing and easy to take to a barbecue. “Rice Krispie treats are great because they’re a light dessert, easy to make, and durable for transport,” she said. “Brownies are easy to make and travel well. Pie, because you have to have pie at a barbecue!”
Considerations for choosing desserts for a barbecue
During a backyard barbecue, the focus is on the grill where classic grilled cuisine is prepared and served. When desserts are offered, they are typically made in advance and brought to the event to be served after the grilling is done. According to Boudewijn, serving desserts suitable for outdoor gatherings and keeping them fresh and spillproof are important steps.
Here’s how she recommends you make that happen:
- Plan to have desserts that are safe to eat at room temperature.
- Wrap each dessert in plastic in a deli wrap style. Wrap it all the way over and under the bowl and plate then back around.
- Turn the dessert and do it a second time. When something is deli wrapped like this it won’t leak or spill, plus it keeps it extra fresh.
Tips for serving desserts at your Labor Day barbecue
Boudewijn said that when it comes to desserts for a barbecue, keeping it simple is the best plan. Following a few tips will make dessert time at this year’s Labor Day barbecue successful.
- Handle items like toppings that need to be kept cool with care. According to Boudewijn, “whipped cream should be held in a dispenser inside a cooler and only dispensed right before serving.”
- Some desserts should be kept out of direct sunlight. “Other things like icing on a cake are fine to eat at room temperature (they taste better at room temp too), but if set in direct sun, icing melts,” Boudewijn said.
- Protect cool desserts in outdoor settings. “Keep cool desserts in the shade with a pop-up tent if needed.”
Labor Day barbecue dessert recipes
Rice Krispie Treats
Yield: About fifteen 3-inch by 3-inch squares
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
10 ounces miniature marshmallows
12 ounces Rice Krispies
Method:
1. Prepare a sheet pan with wax paper and lightly butter a rolling pin.
2. Combine butter and marshmallows in a pot and stir until melted.
3. Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies.
4. Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared sheet pan. Roll your buttered rolling pin over
the top to make an even layer.
5. Let cool, then use a knife or bench scraper to cut the dessert into squares.
6. Wrap the squares in plastic until they are ready to serve.
Brownies
Yield: 16 brownies
¾ cup flour
¾ cup sugar
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
¼ cup butter
2 tablespoons water
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and butter an 8-inch by 8-inch baking pan
2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl and set aside
3. In a small saucepan on low heat add butter, oil, water, and sugar. Stir and bring to a low
simmer, then remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips
4. Transfer chocolate sauce to a large bowl and mix in eggs one at a time. Gradually add
flour and mix until they are fully combined.
5. Pour brownie mix into a baking pan.
6. Bake the mixture for 30 minutes then remove them from the oven to cool.
7. Cut, serve, and enjoy!
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Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday.
The longstanding practice of “watchful waiting,” or delaying treatment to see whether children and teens outgrow or overcome obesity on their own only worsens the problem that affects more than 14.4 million young people in the U.S. Left untreated, obesity can lead to lifelong health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes and depression.
“Waiting doesn’t work,” said Dr. Ihuoma Eneli, co-author of the first guidance on childhood obesity in 15 years from the American Academy of Pediatrics. “What we see is a continuation of weight gain and the likelihood that they’ll have (obesity) in adulthood.”
For the first time, the group’s guidance sets ages at which kids and teens should be offered medical treatments such as drugs and surgery — in addition to intensive diet, exercise and other behavior and lifestyle interventions, said Eneli, director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
In general, doctors should offer adolescents 12 and older who have obesity access to appropriate drugs and teens 13 and older with severe obesity referrals for weight-loss surgery, though situations may vary.
The guidelines aim to reset the inaccurate view of obesity as “a personal problem, maybe a failure of the person’s diligence,” said Dr. Sandra Hassink, medical director for the AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood weight, and a co-author of the guidelines.
“This is not different than you have asthma and now we have an inhaler for you,” Hassink said.
Young people who have a body mass index that meets or exceeds the 95th percentile for kids of the same age and gender are considered obese. Kids who reach or exceed the 120th percentile are considered to have severe obesity. BMI is a measure of body size based on a calculation of height and weight.
Obesity affects nearly 20% of kids and teens in the U.S. and about 42% of adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The group’s guidance takes into consideration that obesity is a biological problem and that the condition is a complex, chronic disease, said Aaron Kelly, co-director of the Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
“Obesity is not a lifestyle problem. It is not a lifestyle disease,” he said. “It predominately emerges from biological factors.”
The guidelines come as new drug treatments for obesity in kids have emerged, including approval late last month of Wegovy, a weekly injection, for use in children ages 12 and older. Different doses of the drug, called semaglutide, are also used under different names to treat diabetes. A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, helped teens reduce their BMI by about 16% on average, better than the results in adults.
Within days of the Dec. 23 authorization, pediatrician Dr. Claudia Fox had prescribed the drug for one of her patients, a 12-year-old girl.
“What it offers patients is the possibility of even having an almost normal body mass index,” said Fox, also a weight management specialist at the University of Minnesota. “It’s like a whole different level of improvement.”
The drug affects how the pathways between the brain and the gut regulate energy, said Dr. Justin Ryder, an obesity researcher at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago.
“It works on how your brain and stomach communicate with one another and helps you feel more full than you would be,” he said.
Still, specific doses of semaglutide and other anti-obesity drugs have been hard to get because of recent shortages caused by manufacturing problems and high demand, spurred in part by celebrities on TikTok and other social media platforms boasting about enhanced weight loss.
In addition, many insurers won’t pay for the medication, which costs about $1,300 a month. “I sent the prescription yesterday,” Fox said. “I’m not holding my breath that insurance will cover it.”
One expert in pediatric obesity cautioned that while kids with obesity must be treated early and intensively, he worries that some doctors may turn too quickly to drugs or surgery.
“It’s not that I’m against the medications,” said Dr. Robert Lustig, a longtime specialist in pediatric endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. “I’m against the willy-nilly use of those medications without addressing the cause of the problem.”
Lustig said children must be evaluated individually to understand all of the factors that contribute to obesity. He has long blamed too much sugar for the rise in obesity. He urges a sharp focus on diet, particularly ultraprocessed foods that are high in sugar and low in fiber.
Dr. Stephanie Byrne, a pediatrician at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said she’d like more research about the drug’s efficacy in a more diverse group of children and about potential long-term effects before she begins prescribing it regularly.
“I would want to see it be used on a little more consistent basis,” she said. “And I would have to have that patient come in pretty frequently to be monitored.”
At the same time, she welcomed the group’s new emphasis on prompt, intensive treatment for obesity in kids.
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The GM6900WTC22-9 celebrates Wu-Tang Clan's 30th anniversary, nearly half a century after the culture-disrupting hip-hop genre was birthed
DOVER, N.J., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Casio America, Inc. announced that G-SHOCK and legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan have connected once again to release the GM6900WTC22-9 in celebration of the Wu-Tang Clan's 30th anniversary. The model is a humble flex for fans of the lyricists and G-SHOCK, and also a bold reminder of hip-hop's half-a-century influence on street fashion and culture.
The GM6900WTC22-9 features Wu-Tang Clan's iconic "Killer Bees" black and yellow color combination branded with their unmistakable "W" logo on the band and dial and "WU-TANG" displayed within the electro-luminescent backlight that illuminates with an afterglow. This model sports an elevated stainless steel black IP bezel -- an upgrade from the previous version -- that represents the evolution of both the hip-hop group and the 6900-case design. In addition to the "W" logo, one of Wu-Tang Clan's most memorable lyrics, "Cash Rules Everything Around Me C.R.E.A.M." is printed around the border of the black mirror-finished dial.
Whether hanging around in the "Mysterious Land of Shaolin," Staten Island, New York, where the group formed, or any other region, the impact of their music has a lasting presence due to the group's influence on new rappers from the West Coast to the South.
The GM6900WTC22-9 offers the absolute toughness you expect from a G-SHOCK and will remain a staple in street fashion, just as Wu-Tang Clan remains a household name in hip-hop.
The new timepiece comes equipped with standard G-SHOCK technology including:
- Shock Resistance
- 200M Water Resistance
- EL Backlight w/Afterglow
- Multi-Function Alarm + Hourly Time Signal
- 1/100 Stopwatch (24 Hr)
- Countdown Timer (24 Hr)
- World Time (38TZ, 38Cities + UTC)
- 12/24 Hr Time Formats
- Full Auto Calendar
The G-SHOCK GM6900WTC22-9 is available now for $280 at select retailers, gshock.casio.com/us, and the G-SHOCK Soho store. For more information about the G-SHOCK brand, visit gshock.casio.com/us.
About G-SHOCK
CASIO's shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch is synonymous with toughness, born from the developer Mr. Ibe's dream of 'creating a watch that never breaks'. Over 200 handmade samples were created and tested to destruction until finally in 1983 the first, now iconic G-SHOCK hit the streets of Japan and began to establish itself as 'the toughest watch of all time'. Each watch encompasses the 7 elements; electric shock resistance, gravity resistance, low temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance, shock resistance and toughness. The watch is packed with Casio innovations and technologies to prevent it from suffering direct shock; this includes internal components protected with urethane and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure. Since its launch, G-SHOCK has continued to evolve, continuing to support on Mr. Ibe's mantra "never, never give up." www.gshock.casio.com/us/
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Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com/us/
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This year’s Heisman Trophy race took a series of wild turns.
In the preseason, when it appeared as though Alabama and Ohio State were clearly a cut above the rest of the sport, Buckeyes quarterback CJ Stroud and Crimson Tide running back Jahmyr Gibbs were among the favorites, with Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. thought to have a chance at becoming the first defense-only player to win college football’s highest honor.
As the season began and defending national champion Georgia again established itself as one of the nation’s premier groups despite losing five first-round picks from last season’s defense, Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett IV began to gain momentum.
Then, when Tennessee defeated Alabama in the best game of the season in October, Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker took the lead in the race, but his candidacy took a hit with losses to Georgia and South Carolina and a season-ending ACL injury.
For a while, it appeared as though the undefeated showdown between Ohio State and Michigan at the end of the regular season would hand the trophy to the star of the winning team, Stroud for the Buckeyes and running back Blake Corum for the Wolverines. Then Corum got hurt and missed most of the game as Michigan rolled to a 45-23 win.
In the final weeks of the campaign, USC quarterback Caleb Williams emerged as the favorite and very likely winner as he passed and ran the Trojans to the edge of the College Football Playoff.
The 88th Heisman Trophy will be presented Saturday night at the Lincoln Center in New York, with Bennett, Stroud, Williams and TCU quarterback Max Duggan attending as finalists. Here’s how I saw the race in the end.
3. Blake Corum, RB, Michigan
Corum likely would be holding the trophy had he been healthy enough to replicate what his backup, Donovan Edwards, was able to do against Ohio State (22 carries, 216 yards, two touchdowns). Instead, the knee injury he suffered against Illinois will keep him out the rest of the season.
Still, the 5-foot-8 junior from Marshall, Virginia deserves recognition for his role as the lead back in the nation’s premier rushing offense and helping the Wolverines go 11-0 in games he started. For much of the season, Michigan’s offense consisted primarily of Corum bowling his way to the second level for 5-12 yards at a time, over and over again, until the defense, exhausted, let him loose for a big gain.
Michigan handed the ball to Corum at least 25 times in six of the seven Big Ten games for which he was healthy (he had 18 carries for 108 yards in the first against Illinois before getting hurt) and he responded with 1,463 rushing yards, 5.9 yards per carry and 18 touchdowns, which were fourth nationally despite him missing the last 2 1/2 games.
His injury keeps him from hoisting the trophy, but Corum carried a Herculean load for one of the nation’s best teams.
2. Max Duggan, QB, TCU
It’s not often a player has a Heisman moment in a loss, but Duggan nearly did in the Big 12 championship game last week, when he led the Horned Frogs to a tying touchdown drive in the final minutes of regulation against Kansas State with 95 rushing yards on an 80-yard drive (a penalty backed the Horned Frogs up in the midst of the possession). By the time he threw the game-tying 2-point conversion pass, Duggan was visibly exhausted, kneeling on the field in the aftermath of the tying play.
He bounced back enough to lead TCU to the shadow of the goal line in overtime before the Wildcats stuffed a pair of Kendre Miller runs and kicked a field goal to win.
TCU was one of the top stories of the college football season, going from 5-7 last year and unranked in the preseason this year to 12-1 and the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff in its first season under coach Sonny Dykes.
Duggan, a four-year starter, was the main engine of that turnaround, throwing for 3,321 yards (nine yards per attempt) and 30 touchdowns against just four interceptions. He also ran for more than 400 yards, added six TDs on the ground and led TCU to five one-possession victories.
He’d be a deserving Heisman winner in many years.
1. Caleb Williams, QB, USC
As a Heisman Trophy voter, I believe I am an independent-minded arbiter. I will vote for the experts’ anointed winner, but only if I also come to the conclusion he is the best choice.
This season, I had planned to vote for Corum, until his injury, and then had wanted to pick Duggan over Williams. USC has more talent, my reasoning went, Williams has more help. Plus, he played a weak slate of defenses in the Pac-12.
But as I researched the case for both players, I came to an inescapable conclusion: Williams had the better season.
The Oklahoma transfer, who departed Norman for Los Angeles shortly after coach Lincoln Riley made the same move, had a better passer rating than Duggan (167.9 to 165.5), more total touchdowns (47 to 36), more passing yards (4,075 to 3,321), the same number of interceptions (four) and virtually identical yards per pass attempt (9.1 to nine). USC played weak defenses – the Trojans’ 13 opponents averaged 87th-best of 130 FBS teams in opponent yards per play – but so did TCU (76th-best opponent yards per play on average) and Duggan padded his stats with an FCS win over Tarleton State.
In addition, Williams had to make up for a USC defense which struggled all season, giving up 27.9 points per game, No. 81 nationally and keeping the Trojans from running away from anyone.
As a Notre Dame beat writer, I had the chance to watch Williams on a down-to-down basis when he made the difference in a 38-27 win over the Irish. Notre Dame got tremendous rush against USC’s leaky offensive line, but Williams made them miss over and over. His ability to escape the pocket had a very good, disciplined defense in knots for a full 60 minutes. He even kept Notre Dame’s vaunted punt-block unit off the field with two excellent pooch punts for 84 total yards.
“He’s got huge legs, he’s like a running back back there at times,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said. “But he’s got an arm of a great quarterback. He’s really difficult to bring down. And he’s a special player.”
USC’s loss to Utah in the Pac-12 championship game, which knocked the Trojans out of the CFP field, took some of the shine off Williams’ finishing kick, but it shouldn’t have. He threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns despite having his running ability sapped by a significant hamstring injury. That’s a Heisman performance, even in defeat.
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McGEHEE -- Hachi Yasamura's shirt is simple, concise and loaded with history.
Against a distorted background of red numbers and letters that resemble computer code, white lettering reads: "Executive Order 9066" and "02.19.42."
On Thursday, Yasamura and roughly 200 other Japanese Americans rode three chartered buses to attend a ceremony held outside McGehee's old train depot.
The ceremony commemorated the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Japanese American Internment Museum. Its purpose: documenting the result of Executive Order 9066.
On Feb. 19, 1942, two months after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the order, which resulted in the forced evacuation and imprisonment of more than 120,000 Japanese and Japanese American citizens to 10 "relocation centers" across the country.
Their crime? Looking like the enemy.
Two of the camps -- the last to open -- were located in McGehee (named Rohwer) and Jerome, Arkansas.
According to Richard Reeves' "Infamy," published in 2015, at their peak the relocation facilities held 120,313 Japanese Americans. Camp Jerome, at its peak, had a population of 8,497.
Yasamura, then only 5 years old, and eight members of his family were among those forced to leave their home in Lomita, Calif., and held at the Arkansas camps.
For Yasamura, now in his mid-80s and living in Sacramento, Thursday was his third time back to Arkansas.
Eighty years after his family's imprisonment, what draws Yasamura back to McGehee?
"What I'm more interested in doing is sharing our stories with the younger people," said Yasamura, who earlier had spoken with a group of McGehee schoolchildren.
As he talked, Yasamura sat in a chair underneath the depot's roof amid a swirl of activity and noise. Just a few feet to his right was the most famous survivor of the Arkansas internment camps, "Star Trek" actor George Takei.
While Takei signed copies of his graphic novel "They Called Us Enemy," Yasamura pulled a small binder out of his backpack.
Inside were photos taken at Rohwer and Jerome 80 years ago, plus some taken when Yasamura first returned to Arkansas in 1984 with his family in search of the campsite.
An older brother of Yasamura had managed to smuggle a camera into the camp.
"This is what Jerome looked look like back in the day," Yasamura said.
The black-and-white photos showed off the barracks-like structures that made up Jerome and the other relocation centers and which resembled prisoner of war camps.
According to a description in "Infamy" from the California Site Survey of the National Park Service, camps like Jerome "were completely unsuited for family living."
In the barracks, bathrooms, showers and bedrooms were "unpartitioned," with living quarters lacking plumbing and water.
"Anyone going to the lavatory at night ... was followed by a searchlight," according to the book.
A family of eight, like Yasamura's, would be placed in a 20-by-20-foot room.
One resident of Rohwer called it a "living nightmare."
Due to the passage of time, most of the camp residents with the most vivid memories of the camps are no longer around.
The oldest camp survivor at Thursday's ceremony was George Teraoka of Fowler, Calif. He'll turn 102 this month.
The majority of those left, like Yasamura, were toddlers at the time. Yasamura's memories include "doing things that kids would do," like playing marbles and hopscotch and listening to "big band" music, like Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra.
"So we learned what was going on from all our brothers, our parents," Yasamura said.
Across from where Yasamura sat under the depot's roof, a large American flag had been laid on a table.
In the flag's white stripes and stars, black marker showed where camp survivors and their descendants had written their names and where they had been held.
A museum volunteer said they hoped to have the flag donated to the FDR museum in Hyde Park, N.Y., with the help of Takei.
One woman who signed it Thursday was Carol Kaneke.
She was born at Rohwer in 1944.
"We just visited the Rohwer site and I could still see the smokestack that was by the hospital where I was born," Kaneke said. "This is like the second time I've been here to see that. It was very emotional. I don't remember a thing about camp because I was too young. Just a few things my parents have told me."
Kaneke was visiting with her brother, Tadashi, and her husband, Paul.
Tadashi was born in 1941 and was a year old when the family arrived at the camp.
"My parents, I think it impacted them more than anything," Tadashi said. "It was just natural [for us] to be with them. But for them they lost everything. They were here for four years and had to start all over again."
Said Carol, "It's hard to say what would have been had we not been here."
She said the message she wants young people to learn from McGehee's history is to "make sure things like this don't ever happen again in this country, to anyone."
Paul's immediate family was living in Hawaii at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. They lived close enough to the base that his mother saw Japanese warplanes attacking it. He had cousins and uncles who were imprisoned.
Paul said the forced relocations of the 1940s can't be allowed to be forgotten.
"It's too significant," Paul said. "It could happen again. It really could. We saw that after 9/11 after the World Trade Center went down. It almost happened."
One person who works to make sure the lessons of the relocation camps are remembered is Erin Shigaki of Seattle.
Her father was born in Minidoka, the camp that was in southern Idaho.
Shigaki said her father was born in January 1944 and was delivered by a horse veterinarian.
"It seems like a long time ago, but for me it's immediate family," said Shigaki, who helps run the camp survivor pilgrimage at Minidoka.
"I wanted to come in [to] see another camp and how it's different and just connect to some of the other stories with these folks," said Shigaki, who described it as an "intense" experience.
Shigaki is an artist, specializing in public projects like murals and installations, which she produces under Purple Gate Design.
She uses it in an effort "to tell the Japanese American restoration story, because it's really under-taught and erased, then I try to connect it to other stories" of the incarceration of minorities and family separations in America.
The main event of the day was the keynote speech by Takei, who was 5 years old when his family was at the camp.
His speech came at the end of a ceremony that included a Japanese invocation and the powerful moment of the roughly 200 camp survivors and descendants singing the national anthem.
Takei said the lessons to be learned at the museum are "vitally important" in a moment where America is experiencing "troubled times," when it has both "racial fractures" and "political fracture."
"I am eternally grateful for the people of McGehee and Desha County to decide to make this center of transportation a museum to tell that Arkansas history," Takei said of the train depot. "This building is still in the transportation business. It takes people back in time to history to learn about what happened here 80 years ago, and it inspires people to look to the future and with the lessons learned here to build a better future, not only for Arkansas, but for America."
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the third round of the PGA Championship (all times local):
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4:20 p.m.
Bubba Watson carried the momentum from his blistering second-round 63 into the third round at the PGA Championship, where he played the front side in 1 under Saturday to reach 6 under for the tournament and climb into second place.
Watson bounced back from a bogey at the third with a birdie at the fourth and one at the seventh, though he gave up another shot at the par-4 10th. That left the 2012 Masters champ three shots behind Mito Pereira.
Watson was tied with Will Zalatoris, the first-round leader, who missed a series of short putts and played the front in 4 over. That left him 5 under for the championship.
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3:20 p.m.
Chile’s Mito Pereira is opening a lead with a big start in the third round of the PGA Championship.
Pereira opened with two birdies in the first five holes to get to 10 under in the cool and wet conditions at Southern Hills. Will Zalatoris started the round with a one-stroke lead before a shaky putter saw him drop three shots after six holes.
Pereira is in his first season on the PGA Tour.
First-round leader Rory McIlroy’s struggles continued. He has dropped eight shots off the lead after a double bogey on the par-3 sixth Saturday. McIlroy looked ready to chase a fifth career major when he topped the leaderboard with a 65, but he has gone backward since then.
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3 p.m.
Stewart Cink must be taking some inspiration from 50-year-old Phil Mickelson’s triumph at last year’s PGA Championship.
On his 49th birthday, Cink made an early birdie Saturday to remain in contention at Southern Hills. The 2009 British Open winner began the day at 3 under, six shots behind Will Zalatoris, who happens to be 24 years his junior.
Mickelson, who withdrew rather than defend his title this week, became the oldest major winner with his victory last year at Kiawah Island. Mickelson surpassed the mark set by Julius Boros, who was 48 when he won the 1968 PGA.
Cink was 48 when he won last year’s Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links.
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2 p.m.
Overnight leader Will Zalatoris has teed off in the third round of the PGA Championship, where the former Wake Forest standout will try to continue a trend of halfway leaders winning major titles at Southern Hills.
In four previous PGAs and three U.S. Opens at the course, the leader after 36 holes went on to win the tournament.
Zalatoris, who has never won on the PGA Tour, shot rounds of 66-65 to take a one-shot lead over Chile’s Mito Pereira into Saturday. Justin Thomas was two more shots back before bogeying the opening hole of his third round.
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1:45 p.m.
Webb Simpson posted one of the lowest scores of PGA championship so far with a 65 that proved there are some good rounds available in the blustery conditions at Southern Hills.
The 2012 U.S Open champion had barely made the cut after his second-round 75 and went off early Saturday on a soggy and windy course. But Simpson made it look easy while others struggled badly in the morning.
He had two birdies in the first four holes. His eagle on the par-5 13th when he holed a wedge from the fairway was the shot of the morning.
Simpson said his round surprised him because he normally doesn’t like playing in cold weather. His 5-under round got him to 1 under for the tournament.
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1:30 p.m.
Tiger Woods shot the worst round of his PGA Championship career Saturday, hitting two shots into the water, making five straight bogeys for the first time in a major championship and finishing with a 9-over 79 at Southern Hills.
It was 10 shots worse than his score on Friday, when he barely made the cut, and left him 12 over for the tournament.
Woods actually rallied down the stretch Saturday, playing the last five holes in 1 under. And when he rolled in a 36-footer for his only birdie at the par-4 15th, he finally allowed a smile to slip amid a round full of painful grimaces.
He narrowly avoided matching his worst round in a major championship, which came when he shot 10-over 81 during the third round of the 2002 British Open at Muirfield. That was the same year he won the Masters and U.S. Open.
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12:45 p.m.
Kramer Hickock made perhaps the most incredible bogey of the PGA Championship during his third round Saturday.
Hickock had hit into the greenside bunker at the par-4 12th before his shot out of the sand caught the lip and bounced back toward him. The ball wound up hitting his foot, which would have been a penalty before a 2019 rules change, and it settled into his deep foot print in the sand in a nearly unplayable position.
With several inches of sand in the way, Hickock hammered at the ball but couldn’t get it out of the bunker.
This time, it rolled back to the bottom of the trap and gave Hickock a decent lie. And with his third shot out of the bunker, and his fifth on the hole, Hickock merely holed out for the crowd-pleasing bogey.
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11:15 a.m.
Tiger Woods made an 8-footer for bogey at the par-4 ninth at the PGA Championship on Saturday for one of his worst nine-hole scores in a major. He finished the front side in 6-over 41 on a cold and windy morning at Southern Hills.
Woods hit his tee shot into the water at the second and made bogey. He hit another tee shot into the water at the sixth, then flubbed his pitch shot and made triple. He also missed a 7-footer for par at the seventh before his bogey at the ninth.
The final hole of the front side was an odd adventure.
Woods had driven into the fairway bunker 100 yards short of the green when his next shot buried into the lip, which rose sharply in front of him. Because Woods was no longer in the bunker, he was allowed a free drop within a club length of the spot, giving him a good lie in the fairway. He still missed the green from there.
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10:30 a.m.
Tiger Woods put two shots in the water over his first six holes during the third round of the PGA Championship, including one on the par-3 sixth Saturday that eventually resulted in a triple bogey.
The trouble began at the par-4 second, when Woods found the meandering stream off the tee but managed to make bogey.
Four holes later, he hit another tee shot into the water at the 218-yard sixth and everything unraveled. He played from the drop area and hit into the rough left of the green, then left his pitch short of the putting surface. Woods finally chipped to within 2 feet and made the putt for a six that left him 7 over for the championship.
Woods did not have a penalty shot over his first two rounds at Southern Hills.
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9:30 a.m.
Tiger Woods has picked up where he left off at the PGA Championship, but only briefly.
Woods one-putted five of his last six holes at the end of the second round, including a pair of 15-foot par putts, that allowed him to rally to make the cut at Southern Hills.
He began the third round by holing a 15-foot par putt. But on the second hole, Woods put his tee shot into the meandering stream. It was his first penalty shot of the week. He wound up with a bogey and was 4 over for the tournament. A conventional par on No. 3 left him 1 over for the round.
Temperatures have yet to top 60 degrees, and Louis Oosthuizen arrived wearing a full face scarf to cope with the chill.
Of the early starters, Webb Simpson is 2 under through four holes, but hardly making up much ground.
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8 a.m.
Out with the wind, in with the rain at the PGA Championship on Saturday.
Southern Hills had about a half-inch of rain in the early morning hours, along with a lightning show that delayed the start of the third round by some 30 minutes. That left the course a little softer as it was starting to get firm.
Will Zalatoris has a one-shot lead and won’t tee off until early afternoon. On deck is Tiger Woods, who showed great fight in his finish for a 69 to make the cut by one.
Woods was 12 shots behind.
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The ghost of Barnes & Noble past meets the spirit of Barnes & Noble future in a single shopping center in a suburb of Baltimore.
The new store in Pikesville, Md., separated by half a parking lot from its shuttered predecessor, is part of an unlikely plot twist: Barnes & Noble is staging its largest expansion in over a decade.
After years on the brink of extinction, the book chain is planning to open some 30 new stores this year. Many are returning the retailer to areas it previously abandoned. In a few, Barnes & Noble is even taking over former Amazon bookshops.
The retailer hopes this will turn a new leaf. Barnes & Noble sales have been rising, and last year grew more than 4%, according to Shannon DeVito, director of books.
"What has changed is, I think, my hope that we're going to be here for decades and decades and decades now," she says.
The biggest change borrowed from indie bookstores
Barnes & Noble's collapse spanned the 2010s: The archetypal big-box villain ravaging independent bookstores eventually became lunch for Amazon. Its online store lagged behind, while its physical stores got overrun by gadgets, blankets and trinkets in pursuit of any kind of sale.
In 2019, Barnes & Noble was bought out by a hedge fund, often a perilous development. But this buyout brought along a new CEO, James Daunt, who had led a seemingly miraculous turnaround of the U.K.'s largest bookstore chain Waterstones.
Daunt pushed for Barnes & Noble stores to "weed out the rubbish" from their shelves. The retailer has embraced TikTok's BookTok and social-media influencers, and shook up its deals with publishers. (The chain stopped accepting publishers' payments for special displays. This was quick money, but often risked saddling prime spots with unpopular books and triggering a series of costs for the store.)
The biggest change borrowed from the playbook of independent bookshops: Daunt gave local Barnes & Noble stores much more authority to order what their readers, in their area want to see.
It's "a huge shift, frankly, in philosophy for us as a bookseller," DeVito says.
"It's not an algorithm. It's not something that's dynamically pulled from a code," she says. "It's very much a — I read this, I loved it, I know this area really gravitates towards beekeeping books, so I'm going to create the best beekeeping display I can because this is my local store."
The chain took advantage of oddly opportune timing
Not long after Daunt took helm, the pandemic lockdowns left Barnes & Noble shuttered, followed by furloughs and layoffs. But the company also used that time to renovate the stores and recalibrate the business. Retail bankruptcies created cheaper space for new stores, too.
Then, 2021 set the record for book sales in the U.S., meaning the refreshed Barnes & Noble launched exactly when people were buying more books than ever.
"We scaled Everest in 2021, the highest point ever in the book market," said Kristen McLean, executive director of NPD BookScan. "And Barnes & Noble was in a perfect position to capitalize on that because they were that fresh energy ... and consumers were really happy to be back in bookstores."
The chain has continued to close some stores even as it expanded into new ones. In northern Virginia, Barnes & Noble will soon open its largest store in years, at 28,000 square feet, in a former Office Depot space. The new Pikesville bookshop has a smaller city format, inside a former Pier 1 store.
The store makeover faces scrutiny from shoppers
New stores get a near-total makeover: brighter paint, lighter wood, a new layout. Bookshelves get arranged not in rows of alphabetical stacks but in thematic nooks, meant to encourage shoppers to linger, browse and maybe find something they didn't know they wanted.
Friends Kendra Wallace and Audryana Pitts-Wright stopped by the Pikesville store in search of the latest Ebony magazine, which this Barnes & Noble did not carry.
"The look, the feel is obviously different than a traditional Barnes & Noble — that I did notice," Pitts-Wright said. "But at the same time, it doesn't really feel authentic. They're trying to capture the more intimate, independent bookstore feel when it's still just a Barnes & Noble."
Still, Wallace left the store with a shopping bag. Inside were novels she'd followed on social media and had on her list: Seven Days In June by Tia Williams and Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica.
"Should I have bought more books for my collection? Probably not," Wallace said and laughed. "I'm a reader."
Barnes & Noble may not have sold the friends on its new identity, but it did sell them some books.
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- Winter 2022 edition of Powder Metal Review profiles Amsted Automotive Group and its Burges-Norton Powder Metallurgy business
- In-depth plant tour gives readers an unparalleled look inside manufacturing process
- Article details rapid rise of Amsted's Tier 1 business units to forefront of automotive powertrain electrification
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amsted Automotive Group continues to make headlines as a leader in the transportation industry's expedited shift to vehicle electrification. But what does this leadership look like exactly? In part, it's due to Amsted's innovative system components that address the immediate requirements for the transition from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric powertrain systems. Additionally, it's Amsted's outstanding reputation for customer service during the high demands resulting from this crucial shift in technology. These successes are why the respected industry magazine Powder Metal Review profiled Amsted and its Tier 1 business unit, Burgess-Norton, for a cover story in the Winter 2022 edition, Vol. 11 No. 4.
Powder Metal Review's focus is on news and companies progressing the Powder Metallurgy industry. In the article, writer Bernard North detailed the rise of Burgess-Norton, from manufacturing parts for agriculture, lawn and garden, construction, and other industries, to entering a highly advantageous relationship with Means Industries, another of Amsted's Tier 1 business units. Burgess-Norton has been at the forefront of Powder Metal technology for more than 65 years. In 2022, Burgess-Norton was awarded Outstanding Application of Powder Metallurgy by the Powder Metallurgy Design Excellence Awards for the driven and drive sprockets used in a production all-wheel-drive transfer case. Together, Burgess-Norton and Means Industries have been enabling Amsted customers to successfully transition to electric.
The article also steps within the walls of Burgess-Norton's Powder Metallurgy manufacturing processes at its U.S. plants located in Illinois and Wisconsin. The unprecedented plant tour features a closer look at the production line and its innovative equipment, as well as Burgess-Norton's world-leading Soft Magnetic Composite components, which are fundamental for efficient electric vehicle motors.
Amsted Automotive's expertise is in advanced metal forming, Powder Metallurgy, and electromechanical torque transfer and propulsion system design. Burgess-Norton has been key to the recent growth of Means Industries and its systems, including Amsted's flagship product, the Dynamic Controllable Clutch (DCC), an Electro-Mechanical E-axle Disconnect system, currently in volume production electric vehicles. A presentation on this novel multi-functional clutch technology can be downloaded at AmstedAuto.com.
In 2021, Amsted Automotive Group brought together Means Industries Inc., SMW Manufacturing, and Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc. to form a new and innovative technology team. The integration provides an expanded global presence with 21 facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia to serve the global automotive customer base with a robust manufacturing footprint, producing over 100 million components and assemblies annually. The group combines design and engineering expertise, strategically aligned to be a nimble leader in advanced metal-forming and powder metal manufacturing with electro-mechanical clutch design capabilities for electrified propulsion solutions and builds on Amsted Automotive Group's integral role in global advanced automatic transmissions designed in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Attracts seasoned restaurant executive from competitor burger chain to lead Company
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BurgerFi International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW) ("BurgerFi" or the "Company"), owner of leading fast-casual brand BurgerFi and the casual dining pizza brand Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings, recently attracted industry veteran Carl J. Bachmann from a larger burger chain and appointed him as CEO for their organization. Bachmann, who will start with the Company on July 10th, is a career restaurant professional with extensive experience in both the burger and pizza spaces. He has served in various leadership roles and has an established record of growing brands and helping them remain competitive.
"Carl brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in the restaurant space that will be valuable for our enterprise. His successful leadership of restaurants combined with his innovative experiences, particularly within the burger and pizza spaces, give him a unique and deep understanding of our brands - particularly how to help drive us toward growth," said Ophir Sternberg, Executive Chairman of BurgerFi and Founder & CEO of Lionheart Capital.
Prior to joining BurgerFi, Bachmann served as President for Smashburger, the Denver-based chain that specializes in custom burgers. In this role he launched a 5-point business plan designed to accelerate growth, which he aimed to achieve by retooling the entire organization including rebuilding the leadership team, bringing back high-quality food products, redefining the real estate portfolio, launching new food safety, service and cleanliness and restaurant condition initiatives, and relaunching the brand with a new marketing team and direction.
Bachmann's executive roles also include Senior Vice President of Operations for Bertucci's, the Boston-based brick oven Italian concept, which he joined in 2014. Under his guidance, the company experienced substantial EBITDA improvements and, in 2015, the company recognized him as Executive of the Year.
Before Bertucci's, for nearly 18 years, Bachmann dedicated his talents and expertise to Ruby Tuesday, the casual dining chain. In 1994, he joined the company as Director of Operations and during his tenure, the brand grew from 80 restaurants to more than 1,000. He was recognized multiple times with the Chairman's Award for top executive leadership.
In 1998, Bachmann turned to entrepreneurship and purchased the rights to the Ruby Tuesday concept on Long Island, NY. As an owner and operator, he grew his portfolio to 10 locations and more than $26 million in annual revenues. He was recognized as the Franchisee of the Year twice. During his 12 years of franchise ownership, Bachmann continued to support the organization through franchise relations and support. He assisted with recruiting, onboarding, training, and supporting new franchisees. His team trained and developed numerous franchise teams in the U.S. and internationally.
In addition to his professional endeavors, Bachmann has been deeply involved with his community. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Long Island March of Dimes for nine years. He has also served on the organization's state and national boards.
"My passion for the restaurant and hospitality industry started at an early age and I've been fortunate to have been able to build my career on something I truly enjoy," said Carl Bachmann. "BurgerFi and Anthony's are two amazing brands that are committed to offering guests the best quality products and service. I'm honored to take on this leadership role and help guide the organization into an exciting future."
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BurgerFi is chef-founded and committed to serving fresh, all-natural and quality food at all locations, online and via first-party and third-party deliveries. BurgerFi uses 100% American Angus Beef with no steroids, antibiotics, growth hormones, chemicals or additives. BurgerFi's menu also includes high quality Wagyu Beef Blend Burgers, Antibiotic and Cage-Free Chicken offerings, Fresh, Hand-Cut Sides, and Frozen Custard Shakes and Concretes. BurgerFi was named "The Very Best Burger" at the 2023 edition of the nationally acclaimed SOBE Wine and Food Festival, "Best Fast Casual Restaurant" in USA Today's 10 Best 2022 Readers' Choice Awards for the second consecutive year, QSR Magazine's Breakout Brand of 2020 and Fast Casual's Top Ten Brands for 10 consecutive years and in 2021 #1 Brand of the Year. Consumer Report's Chain Reaction Report awarded BurgerFi an "A-Grade Angus Beef" rating in 2018. In 2021, Consumer Report praised BurgerFi for serving "no antibiotic beef" across all its restaurants for the third consecutive year. To learn more about BurgerFi or to find a full list of locations, please visit www.burgerfi.com. Download the BurgerFi App on iOS or Android devices for rewards and 'Like' or follow @BurgerFi on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. BurgerFi® is a Registered Trademark of BurgerFi IP, LLC.
About Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings was acquired by BurgerFi International Inc. (Nasdaq: BFI, BFIIW), on November 3, 2021 and is a premium pizza and wings brand that operates 60 corporate-owned casual restaurant locations. Known for serving fresh, never frozen and quality ingredients, Anthony's is centered around a 900-degree coal fired oven with menu offerings including "well-done" pizza, coal fired chicken wings, homemade meatballs, and a variety of handcrafted sandwiches and salads. Anthony's was named "The Best Pizza Chain in America" by USA Today's Great American Bites and "Top 3 Best Major Pizza Chain" by Mashed in 2021. To learn more about Anthony's, please visit www.acfp.com.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Care for a hint of crab in your whiskey?
A New Hampshire distillery has come up with its newest concoction called “Crab Trapper” — whiskey flavored with invasive green crabs.
Tamworth Distilling, a maker of craft spirits, is not afraid of pushing boundaries with unexpected flavors. In the past, the distillery produced a whiskey with the secretion from beavers’ castor sacs. Last year, it was turkey over the holidays and before that the notoriously pungent smell of durian.
The company said the body of this peculiar brew has hints of maple, vanilla oak, clove, cinnamon and allspice. And no, you won’t get any crab legs in the drink.
WHY DID THE COMPANY CHOOSE GREEN CRABS?
Searching for a fresh flavor, Tamworth Distilling cast its eye to the sea. Distiller Matt Power said the company heard about the problems caused by the invasive green crabs from the University of New Hampshire Extension’s Gabriela Bradt.
The crabs, which came over on ships from Europe in the mid-1800s and landed on Cape Cod, have taken the region by storm. These saucer-size crustaceans with a murky green color have decimated the area’s marine ecosystem, outcompeting native species for food and shelter.
Bradt, a fisheries extension specialist, said the crabs are “so numerous that they have really impacted shellfish habitats and fisheries because they are also voracious predators.” A good example, she said, was the soft-shell clam fishery, which has suffered millions of dollars in losses.
HOW DO YOU MAKE CRAB WHISKEY?
The crabs, caught off the coast of New Hampshire by fisherman Dwight Souther, are taken to the distillery, where they are boiled to produce what Power called “a stout crab broth.” Power said the broth is fortified with alcohol then goes through a distillation process that separates out the funky smells of the crab from the more inviting aromas.
The goal, Power said, is to get rid of the smells he compared to tidal flats, leaving behind those that might be reminiscent of “the sea breeze on a warm day down by the coast.” Then, the distillery adds a corn and spice mixture that includes coriander, cinnamon, bay leaf and mustard seed. That mixture is then added to a cask of the distillery’s bourbon that has been aged for several years.
WHAT DOES THE WHISKEY TASTE LIKE?
The company said the body of this peculiar brew has hints of maple and vanilla oak and finishes with heavier notes of clove, cinnamon and allspice. What it doesn’t have is anything that might be associated with a crab dinner: Even though the distillery uses about a pound of crabs for each bottle of whiskey, you won’t get any crab meat, shells or claws with your shot.
The distillery’s sales manager, Jillian Anderson, said the whiskey, available on site, at Philadelphia’s Art in the Age and online, has grown in popularity. At the distillery’s tasting room, Anderson said, customers have been intrigued but a little hesitant until they hear the story behind the whiskey.
CAN THIS WHISKEY GET RID OF THESE INVASIVE CRABS?
The short answer is no. As Power said, they would have to greatly increase their whiskey production to put a dent in green crab numbers. But there are other efforts underway to address the crab threat.
For the past six years, Bradt said, the NH Green Crab Project has been working to come up with uses for the crabs similar to the fishery for soft-shell blue crabs, such as using the green crabs for bait, compost and adding them to the menu of local seafood restaurants.
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