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WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking a valid U.S. passport for that 2023 trip? Buckle up, wishful traveler, for a very different journey before you step anywhere near an airport.
A much-feared backup of U.S passport applications has smashed into a wall of government bureaucracy as worldwide travel rebounds toward record pre-pandemic levels — with too few humans to handle the load. The result, say aspiring travelers in the U.S. and around the world, is a maddening pre-travel purgatory defined, at best, by costly uncertainty.
With family dreams and big money on the line, passport seekers describe a slow-motion agony of waiting, worrying, holding the line, refreshing the screen, complaining to Congress, paying extra fees and following incorrect directions. Some applicants are buying additional plane tickets to snag in-process passports where they sit — in other cities — in time to make the flights they booked in the first place.
So grim is the outlook that U.S. officials aren’t even denying the problem or predicting when it will ease. They’re blaming the epic wait times on lingering pandemic -related staffing shortages and a pause of online processing this year. That’s left the passport agency flooded with a record-busting 500,000 applications a week. The deluge is on-track to top last year’s 22 million passports issued, the State Department says.
Stories from applicants and interviews by The Associated Press depict a system of crisis management, in which the agencies are prioritizing urgent cases such as applicants traveling for reasons of “life or death” and those whose travel is only a few days off. For everyone else, the options are few and expensive.
So, 2023 traveler, if you still need a valid U.S. passport, prepare for an unplanned excursion into the nightmare zone.
‘PLENTY OF TIME’ TO ‘WE’LL STILL BE OK’ TO BIG PROBLEMS
It was early March when Dallas-area florist Ginger Collier applied for four passports ahead of a family vacation at the end of June. The clerk, she said, estimated wait times at eight to 11 weeks. They’d have their passports a month before they needed them. “Plenty of time,” Collier recalled thinking.
Then the State Department upped the wait time for a regular passport to as much as 13 weeks. “We’ll still be okay,” she thought.
At T-minus two weeks to travel, this was her assessment: “I can’t sleep.” This after months of calling, holding, pressing refresh on a website, trying her member of Congress — and stressing as the departure date loomed. Failure to obtain the family’s passports would mean losing $4,000, she said, as well as the chance to meet one of her sons in Italy after a study-abroad semester.
“My nerves are shot, because I may not be able to get to him,” she said. She calls the toll-free number every day, holds for as much as 90 minutes to be told — at best — that she might be able to get a required appointment at passport offices in other states.
“I can’t afford four more plane tickets anywhere in the United States to get a passport when I applied in plenty of time,” she said. “How about they just process my passports?”
THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT HAS A CULPRIT: COVID
By March, concerned travelers began asking for answers and then demanding help, including from their representatives in the House and Senate, who widely reported at hearings this year that they were receiving more complaints from constituents on passport delays than any other issue.
The U.S. secretary of state had an answer, of a sort.
“With COVID, the bottom basically dropped out of the system,” Antony Blinken told a House subcommittee March 23. When demand for travel all but disappeared during the pandemic, he said, the government let contractors go and reassigned staff that had been dedicated to handling passports.
Around the same time, the government also halted an online renewal system “to make sure that we can fine tune it and improve it,” Blinken said. He said the department is hiring agents as quickly as possible, opening more appointments and trying to address the crisis in other ways.
Passport applicants lit up social media groups, toll-free numbers and lawmakers’ phone lines with questions, appeals for advice and cries for help. Facebook and WhatsApp groups bristled with reports of bewilderment and fury. Reddit published eye-watering diaries, some more than 1,000 words long, of application dates, deposits submitted, contacts made, time on hold, money spent and appeals for advice.
It was 1952 when a law required, for the first time, passports for every U.S. traveler abroad, even in peacetime. Now, passports are processed at centers around the country and printed at secure facilities in Washington, D.C. and Mississippi, according to the Government Printing Office.
But the number of Americans holding valid U.S. passports has grown at roughly 10% faster than the population over the past three decades, according to Jay Zagorsky, an economist at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.
After passport delays derailed his own plans to travel to London earlier this year, Zagorsky found that the number of U.S. passports per American has soared from about three per 100 people in 1989 to nearly 46 per 100 people in 2022. Americans, it turns out, are on the move.
“As a society gets richer,” says Zagorsky, “the people in that society say, ‘I want to visit the rest of the world.’”
FOR AMERICANS AND OTHERS ABROAD, IT’S NO PICNIC EITHER
At U.S. consulates overseas, the quest for U.S. visas and passports isn’t much brighter.
On a day in June, people in New Delhi could expect to wait 451 days for a visa interview, according to the website. Those in Sao Paulo could plan on waiting more than 600 days. Aspiring travelers in Mexico City were waiting about 750 days; in Bogota, Colombia, it was 801 days.
In Israel, the need is especially acute. More than 200,000 people with citizenship in both countries live in Israel. It’s one appointment per person, even for newborns, who must have both parents involved in the process, before traveling to the United States.
Batsheva Gutterman started looking for three appointments immediately after she had a baby in December, with an eye toward attending a family celebration in July, in Raleigh, N.C.
Her quest for three passports stretched from January to June, days before travel. And it only resolved after Gutterman payed a small fee to join a WhatsApp group that alerted her to new appointments, which stay available for only a few seconds. She ultimately got three appointments on three consecutive days — bureaucracy embodied.
“We had to drive the entire family with three small children, an hour-and-a-half to Tel Aviv three days in a row, taking off work and school,” she said. “This makes me incredibly uneasy having a baby in Israel as an American citizen, knowing there is no way I can fly with that baby until we get lucky with an appointment.”
Recently, there appeared to be some progress. The wait for an appointment for a renewed U.S. passport stood at 360 days on June 8. On July 2, the wait was down to 90 days, according to the web site.
FRUSTRATING TALES EMERGE FROM THE TRENCHES
Back in the U.S., Marni Larsen of Holladay, Utah, stood in line in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, in hopes of snagging her son’s passport. That way, she hoped, the pair could meet the rest of their family, who had already left as scheduled for Europe, for a long-planned vacation.
She’d applied for her son’s passport two months earlier and spent weeks checking for updates online or through a frustrating call system. As the mid-June vacation loomed, Larsen reached out to Sen. Mitt Romney ’s office, where one of four people he says is assigned full-time to passport issues were able to track down the document in New Orleans.
It was supposed to be shipped to Los Angeles, where she got an appointment to retrieve it. That meant Larsen had to buy new tickets for herself and her son to Los Angeles and reroute their trip from there to Rome. All on a bet that her son’s passport was indeed shipped as promised.
“We are just waiting in this massive line of tons of people,” Larsen said. “It’s just been a nightmare.”
They succeeded. But not everyone has been so lucky.
Miranda Richter applied in person to renew passports for herself and her husband, as well as apply a new one on Feb. 9 for a trip with their neighbors to Croatia on June 6. She ended up canceling, losing more than $1,000.
Her timeline went like this: Passports for her husband and daughter arrived in 11 weeks, while Richter’s photo was rejected. On May 4, she sent in a new one via priority mail. Then she paid a rush fee of $79, which was never charged to her credit card. Between May 30 and June 2, four days before travel, Richter and her husband spent more than 12 hours on the national passport line while also calling their congressman, senators and third-party couriers.
Finally, she showed up in person at the federal building in downtown Houston, 30 minutes before the passport office opened. Richter said there were at least 100 people in line.
“The security guard asked when is my appointment, and I burst out in tears,” she recalls. She couldn’t get one. “It didn’t work.”
FINALLY: A HAPPY ENDING
“I just got my passports!” Ginger Collier texts.
She ended up showing up at the passport office in Dallas with her daughter-in-law at 6:30 a.m. and being sorted into groups and lined up against walls. Finally they were called to a window, where the agent was “super nice” and pulled all four of the family’s applications — paperwork that had been sitting in the office since March 17. More than seven hours later, the two left the office with directions to pick up their passports the next day.
They did — with four days to spare.
“What a ridiculous process,” Collier says. Nevertheless, the reunion with her son in Italy was sweet. She texted last week: “It was the best hug ever!”
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Kellman reported from Tel Aviv, Israel, Santana reported from Washington, and Koenig reported from Dallas. Follow Kellman on Twitter at http://twitter.com/APLaurie Kellman, Santana at http://twitter.com/russkygal and Koenig at http://twitter.com/airlinewriter. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-the-wait-for-us-passports-is-creating-travel-purgatory-and-snarling-summer-plans/ | 2023-07-03 18:29:03 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-the-wait-for-us-passports-is-creating-travel-purgatory-and-snarling-summer-plans/ |
Amber Alert: Police say 2 girls abducted in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – An Amber Alert has been issued for two missing children in Kansas City.
Police are trying to find Marlaya Owsley, 7, and Cassiah Owsley, 4.
Authorities have identified Jordan Owsley, 27, as the suspect in their abduction.
Owsley, the girls’ biological father, left the scene of a homicide in the 1300 block of 89th Street in a white KIA Optima with Missouri license plate VF2E2B, according to the Amber Alert.
Marlaya and Cassiah were in the vehicle, according to the alert.
The alert says the suspect “allegedly shot and killed a person associated to the mother, and forcibly abducted the children.”
Authorities said Jordan Owsley is armed with a gun.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Kansas City Police Department at 816-234-5043 or dial 911.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich had four assists, Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Thursday night.
Logan Brown, Colton Parayko, Brayden Schenn, Kasperi Kapanen and Tyler Pitlick also scored for the Blues, who had a four-goal second period. Thomas Greiss made 22 saves for his sixth win of the season.
Alexander Barabonov had a goal and assist for San Jose. Logan Couture and Steven Lorentz also scored, and James Reimer made 17 saves in his 16th loss of the season.
The Sharks got off to a hot start just 3:50 into the game. Barabanov tucked his 12th goal of the season after Andreas Johnsson gave him an alley-oop pass. The assist by Johnsson was his first point since joining San Jose.
Couture added to that just 2:41 later after Couture blasted a one-timer over Greiss' glove for his 21st goal.
But the Blues got it going in the second period with three goals in the first 9:30.
At 2:35, Parayko was left alone in the slot for his fourth goal of the season. Kyrou got his 26th after Buchnevich made a sweet pass from behind the net less than three minutes later to tie it at 2.
Brown scored his first goal of the season at 9:30 after Buchnevich yet again made a nice pass into the slot.
The Blues finished off their big second period with a tic-tac-toe play resulting in Schenn's 17th goal of the season that made it 4-2.
Lorentz kept the Sharks with a short-handed goal 6:36 into the third period. It was his first career short-handed goal.
Pitlick made it 5-3 with 5:08 remaining in the third after a Sharks turnover. Kapanen capped it with an empty-net goal after Buchnevich found him on a cross-ice pass. It was Kapanen's first goal since the Blues claimed him off waivers.
900 CLUB
San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson has now played in 900 career NHL games.
ROSTER MOVES
The San Jose Sharks acquired Vladislav Namestnikov from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Mikey Eyssimont on Wednesday.
UP NEXT:
Blues: Visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Sharks: Host the Washington Capitals
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Leaders in the agrochemical industry will learn more about the game-changing activator-sticker technology HYDROVANT ®
RALEIGH, N.C., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from Corbet Scientific will present trial results for water-based adjuvant HYDROVANT® to leaders in the agrochemical industry during the Ag Chem Summit pitching hour on July 12 in Raleigh, NC. The pitching hour connects ag distributors and manufacturers to disruptors, like Corbet Scientific, in the agrochemical space. Only select companies are invited to present at the event.
"The technology in HYDROVANT transcends any current agricultural adjuvant performance," said Tom Zangrillo, vice president for Corbet Scientific. "This product can be a game-changer on a farmer's operation. The Ag Chem Summit pitching hour is an ideal way for us to showcase the power of HYDROVANT and connect with the companies that can get this innovative product into farmers' hands."
During the presentation, Corbet Scientific will discuss select findings from the more than 30 ongoing and replicated trials for HYDROVANT happening worldwide. Examples of research include a rainfast trial conducted at Sparks Isotope Lab at Cornell University. In this trial, HYDROVANT showed 40 percent more pesticide present after 28 days in rainforest conditions. Another replicated trial in the same lab found that bifenthrin insecticide with HYDROVANT applied to a wet leaf provided statistically similar pesticide adhesion to bifenthrin alone on a dry leaf. Plus, in foliar application trials HYDROVANT has never caused symptoms of phototoxicity.
HYDROVANT is a new Activator-Sticker Technology that when tank mixed, increases the efficacy of both contact and systemic pesticides, pre emerge and post emerge herbicides and fertilizers. It reduces the rate of run-off and allows pesticides or fertilizers to stay on the leaf and work longer. It works by creating a dynamic coating that holds the active ingredient in place and optimizes effectiveness while allowing carbon dioxide and other gasses to flow through to the plant. The result is more efficient applications, higher efficacy and lower environmental impact.
"We are thrilled to present at the Ag Chem Summit," said Zangrillo. "This event is vital to the future of the ag industry, and we look forward to being part of the conversation."
To learn more, visit, https://hydrovant.com/.
Corbet Scientific is an agrochemical company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop solutions that enhance crop production while limiting environmental impact. Learn more at https://corbetscientific.com.
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DENVER (AP) — Udonis Haslem has been through almost everything in his 20 seasons with the Miami Heat. On that list: Game 1 losses in the NBA Finals.
He’s seen lots of those — six of them, actually, in seven tries during his Heat career. Being down 1-0 in the finals against the Denver Nuggets is not optimal, but Haslem knows it doesn’t doom Miami’s chances, either. All three of his championship rings came in series where the Heat lost a finals opener.
And that will be the message for three days, all the way until tip-off of Game 2 on Sunday night.
“It can be done,” Haslem said.
He’s right. And by now, the Heat have just come to expect that nothing they want will come easily.
Virtually the entire season has been topsy-turvy for the Heat, and evidently, the jagged path is the one they’re going to take all the way to the end. A 104-93 loss in Game 1 on Thursday night came when Miami shot poorly, struggled big-time from 3-point range until a late flurry and shot only two free throws — the fewest, the NBA said, by any team in any of the 4,359 games in league postseason history.
“That’s how we’ve been all year,” said Heat guard Max Strus, who went 0 for 10 from the field — 0 for 9 from 3-point range — in Game 1. “We’re battle-tested. We’ve been through a lot of down moments this year. So, we know how to deal with it and we’ll be ready.”
The list of adverse moments the Heat have endured this season is lengthy, to say the least.
They didn’t get over the .500 mark for the first time until about a week before Christmas. They sputtered for much of the year, never able to put a long string of wins together. There have been 45 different winning streaks of at least five games in the NBA this season, by 21 different teams — and the Heat weren’t one of them. They lost a play-in game to Atlanta, trailed in the elimination play-in game late against Chicago, nearly blew a 3-0 lead against Boston in the East final … and keep finding ways to make it right.
“That’s just how our path has been,” said Caleb Martin, who was 1 for 7 in Game 1. “That’s everybody’s comfort zone. We’re never worried in situations like this. People might be saying it’s going to be tough or whatever the case may be, but we don’t think like that. We’re going to be ready.”
There will also be a history lesson before Sunday night. Haslem will certainly be among the professors.
In the 2006 finals, Miami lost the first two games in Dallas, woke up after Game 2 to learn that city was already planning the parade and won the next four games. In 2012, Miami lost Game 1 in Oklahoma City by 11 points — just like Thursday’s margin — and won the next four games. And in 2013, Miami rallied after a Game 1 loss to beat San Antonio in a seven-game classic, the series that was highlighted by Ray Allen’s game-tying and season-saving 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in Game 6.
Like Haslem was saying, it can be done.
“I feel like we’ll bounce back,” said center Bam Adebayo, who led the Heat with 26 points and 13 rebounds in Game 1.
It’s unlikely that Miami only gets to the line two times in Game 2. It’s unlikely that Strus will go 0 for 10 again Sunday. It’s unlikely that Jimmy Butler will score only 13 points again in Game 2; that’s what he had in Game 1, or 15 points below his average for the playoffs coming into the finals.
“I think whenever we watch this film, it’s going to look way worse than it really is,” Butler said. “But that’s the only way you’re going to learn from it.”
Even if all those offensive numbers rise, it still doesn’t guarantee anything. Denver will make adjustments as well, just like Miami.
But if this adverse season has taught Miami anything, it’s that they’re comfortable while in trouble.
“That’s what you expect,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “You don’t expect it to be easy when you get to this final round. This is a great challenge. It’s going to require more. We will get to work and see what we can do better, what we can do harder, what we can do with more effort, what we can do with more focus, etc.”
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SAN MATEO, Calif. and PHOENIX, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MORE Health®, a global digital health company specializing in expert second medical opinions, announces a partnership with Meadows Behavioral Healthcare, the nation's trusted treatment leader, to increase access to the top trauma, mental health, addiction, and recovery experts.
A pillar in the treatment industry, Meadows Behavioral Healthcare's history of healing stretches back 45+ years. Today, they provide evidence-based treatment for those struggling with emotional trauma, drug and alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression, sex addiction, eating disorders, sexual trauma, intimacy issues, and a wide range of co-occurring mental health conditions. This happens through various levels of care including inpatient, intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), virtual IOP, workshops, and case management.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five adults experience mental illness each year, and over 20 million Americans have a substance use disorder. Globally, mental illness is one of the leading causes of poor health and disability.
With this unique partnership, MORE Health clients, benefit members, and patients worldwide can access expert medical opinions and virtual outpatient treatment programs from nationally and internationally recognized trauma, mental health, addiction, and recovery experts at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare. In addition, employees of Meadows Behavioral Health will also have access to the Expert Medical Opinion employee benefit when faced with a serious illness or diagnosis.
Through its prestigious network of tertiary and quaternary academic medical centers and esteemed physician specialists, MORE Health delivers a sophisticated version of the medical second opinion for its patients, called a collaborative diagnosis (or Co-Diagnosis®). The company provides this Co-Diagnosis® service through its online platform, that's full-featured, intuitive, and GDPR- and HIPAA-compliant. Specialists in MORE Health's provider network team up with the patient's treating physicians in their home state or country to deliver a diagnosis and medical treatment plan efficiently and effectively. An expert remote second opinion saves individuals time and provides them with the patient advocacy they need to make the best healthcare decisions.
"Adding Meadows Behavioral Healthcare to the MORE Health network is critical to improving our patient's access to expert Behavioral Health and Addiction Services," said Ted Bukowski, MORE Health's EVP and Chief Revenue Officer. "This partnership enhances our offering, allowing us to help patients diagnosed with a serious illness who also need behavioral health consults. It's also a bonus for our employer clients because we can further help them improve productivity, absenteeism, and overall health and well-being in their workforce."
"This partnership is a unique opportunity to collaborate with other medical specialties to increase access to behavioral healthcare services and bring healing and recovery to those that need it most," said Dr. Jon Caldwell, DO, PhD, Meadows Behavioral Healthcare's Chief Medical Officer. "We are excited to bring our expertise in trauma, mental health, and substance use disorders to the amazing work MORE Health is already doing."
MBH's treatment approach is rooted in more than 45 years of clinical experience. The Meadows Model, which is grounded in Pia Mellody's pioneering work while being dynamic and responsive to new scientific developments, is the foundation of their treatment approach. Through their world-class senior fellow discipline, program design, and clinical training, Meadows Behavioral Healthcare's treatment centers are considered best in class. Their clinical expertise paired with a compassionate, caring treatment approach has established a strong foundation of trust among patients, referring healthcare partners, and the local communities served.
About Meadows Behavioral Healthcare
Meadows Behavioral Healthcare (MBH) is a network of specialized behavioral healthcare programs, individualized addiction recovery centers, and acute psychiatric care centers located throughout the United States. An industry leader, MBH provides evidence-based treatment for people struggling with emotional trauma, drug and alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression, sex addiction, eating disorders, women's intimacy disorders, psychiatric disorders, and co-occurring conditions. Their full continuum of programs and services deliver personalized treatment plans to people from all walks of life, meeting them at their point of need to help achieve long-term recovery. For more information on all of Meadows Behavioral Healthcare's treatment services, from inpatient to outpatient and virtual levels of care, visit meadowsbh.com.
About MORE Health®
MORE Health is a global digital health company known for giving individuals access to the best medical minds when facing a serious illness. Recognized as a leader in cross-border telemedicine, MORE Health brings renowned specialists together through its award-winning technology, connecting them with patients worldwide. To date, MORE Health has helped patients on six continents and continues its mission to provide clients and their members access to the best medical minds in the world—when they need it most. The company, incorporated in 2013, is headquartered in Silicon Valley. For more information, visit morehealth.com.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Barbados (the "Offeror") announces that it has today launched an offer to purchase for cash, at a price to be determined pursuant to a modified Dutch auction, its Notes (as defined below) subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition and the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount (each as defined below) and the other conditions described in the tender offer memorandum dated 9 September 2022 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum").
Offer to Purchase the Offeror's Notes
9 September 2022 -The Government of Barbados announces that it has today launched an offer to holders (the "Noteholders") of its outstanding (i) U.S.$530,595,100.00 6.500% Notes due 2029 (the "Notes") to purchase for cash up to U.S.$70,000,000.00 of the Notes in aggregate tender consideration (including accrued interest) (the "Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount") on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
The Notes have an aggregate nominal amount outstanding as set forth in the table below. In the event that the aggregate tender consideration for the Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase (including accrued interest) exceeds the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount (and the Offeror has not accepted in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to applicable law, more than the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount for purchase up to such excess aggregate tender consideration (including accrued interest) for the Notes so validly tendered), the Notes will be subject to the proration procedures described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
All documentation relating to the Offer including the Tender Offer Memorandum and any amendments or supplements thereto will be available to Noteholders via the website for the Offer accessible at: www.dfking.com/barbados. The Offer is subject to offer and distribution restrictions in, among other countries, the United Kingdom, Italy and Belgium, as described below.
Summary of the Offer
The Offeror is offering to the holders of the Notes (the "Offer") to tender their Notes for purchase by the Offeror for cash on the terms and subject to the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount and the New Financing Condition and the other conditions set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition (as defined below), if the Offeror decides to accept for purchase valid tenders of the Notes pursuant to the Offer, the Offeror intends to accept an aggregate amount of Notes for purchase up to the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount. Subject to applicable law, the Offeror expressly reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to purchase more or less than the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount or not to accept any Notes for purchase pursuant to the Offer.
Rationale for the Offer
The Offeror is making the Offer (subject to the New Financing Condition (as defined below)) in connection with the Offeror's governmental debt management and as part of a broader refinancing operation to channel savings from the operation towards certain conservation and sustainability efforts.
All Notes purchased by the Offeror pursuant to the Offer will be cancelled and will not be re-issued or re-sold.
Tender Consideration
The Offeror will pay a purchase price for the Notes accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to be determined pursuant to a modified Dutch auction process as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum and will also pay an Accrued Interest Payment in respect of such Notes.
The Offeror will calculate any Accrued Interest with respect to the Notes accepted for purchase in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes, and the calculation will be final and binding on all Noteholders whose Notes were accepted for purchase, absent manifest error.
The Offeror reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify in any manner and at any time any of the terms and conditions of the Offer.
New Financing Condition
Whether the Offeror will accept for purchase Notes validly tendered in the Offer is subject (unless such condition is waived by the Offeror in its sole and absolute discretion), without limitation, the execution by the Offeror as the borrower of a multicurrency term facility agreement being arranged by Credit Suisse International as Global Lead Arranger and FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited as Domestic Lead Arranger and Facility Agent and satisfaction of any conditions precedents therein or such other financing as the Offeror may determine on terms acceptable to it (in each case as determined by the Offeror in its sole and absolute discretion) (the "New Financing Condition").
Even if the New Financing Condition is satisfied, the Offeror is not under any obligation to accept for purchase any Notes tendered pursuant to the Offer.
Acceptance Amount And Proration
Under the modified Dutch auction procedure described in the Tender Offer Memorandum, the Offeror will determine, in its sole discretion, the aggregate principal amount of Notes (if any) it will accept for purchase (subject to satisfaction or waiver of the New Financing Condition on or prior to the Settlement Date) pursuant to the Offer (the "Acceptance Amount") and a single cash purchase price for each U.S.$100 in principal amount of Notes at which it will purchase Notes on the Settlement Date, that have been validly tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer, taking into account the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount, the Minimum Purchase Price, the Maximum Purchase Price and the aggregate principal amount of Notes so tendered and the prices at which such Notes are so tendered (or deemed to be tendered), as set out below. The Offeror is under no obligation to purchase any Notes pursuant to the Offer and reserves the right to accept significantly more or less (or none) of the Notes that are tendered.
Once the Offeror has determined the Purchase Price for the Notes, the Offeror will accept Tender Instructions in the following order:
All Notes not accepted as a result of pro-rationing and all tenders of Notes with a purchase price in excess of the Purchase Price will be rejected.
In the event proration is required, the Offeror will multiply the principal amount of Notes subject to pro-ration by the applicable proration factor. To avoid purchases of Notes in principal amounts other than denominations of U.S.$100 and integral multiples of U.S.$100 in excess thereof (the "Authorised Denominations") and to ensure the Offeror returns Notes in Authorised Denominations, if necessary, the Offeror will make downward adjustments to the nearest U.S.$100 principal amount or, if applicable, the minimum Authorised Denomination. If application of proration will result in either (i) the relevant Noteholder transferring Notes to the Offeror in a principal amount of less than U.S.$100 or (ii) Notes in a principal amount of less than U.S.$100 being returned to a Noteholder, then the Offeror will, in its sole and absolute discretion, either reject all or accept all of such Noteholder's validly tendered Notes. Notes not accepted for purchase as a result of pro-ration will be returned to the relevant Noteholder. Noteholders who tender less than all their Notes must continue to hold Notes in Authorised Denominations.
If proration of the tendered Notes is required, the Offeror will determine the applicable proration factor as soon as reasonably practicable following the Expiration Deadline and after giving effect to any increase or decrease in the Maximum Aggregate Consideration Amount.
In order to be valid, Tender Instructions must be submitted in respect of a minimum nominal amount of U.S.$100 (the "Authorised Denomination") and in integral multiples of U.S.$100 (the "Minimum Denomination").
Expected Timetable of Events
The times and dates below are indicative only.
The above times and dates are subject to the right of the Offeror to extend, re-open, amend, and/or terminate the Offer (subject to applicable law and as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum). Noteholders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Notes when such intermediary would need to receive instructions from a Noteholder in order for that Noteholder to be able to participate in, or (in the limited circumstances in which revocation is permitted) revoke their instruction to participate in, the Offer before the deadlines specified in the Tender Offer Memorandum. The deadlines set by any such intermediary and each Clearing System for the submission of Tender Instructions will be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified above. See "Procedures for Participating in the Offer" in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Announcements
Unless stated otherwise, announcements in connection with the Offer will be by the issue of a press release through the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and by the delivery of notices to the relevant Clearing Systems for communication to Direct Participants. Such announcements may also be made by the issue of a press release to a Notifying News Service. Copies of all such announcements, press releases and notices and will be available on the Offer Website or alternatively they can also be obtained upon request from the Information and Tender Agent, the contact details for which are below. Significant delays may be experienced where notices are delivered to the Clearing Systems and Noteholders are urged to contact the Information and Tender Agent for the relevant announcements during the course of the Offer. In addition, Noteholders may contact the Dealer Managers for information using the contact details below.
Tender Instructions
In order to participate in and be eligible to receive the relevant Purchase Price and any Accrued Interest Payment pursuant to the Offer, Noteholders must validly tender their Notes by delivering, or arranging to have delivered on their behalf, a valid Tender Instruction in respect of the Offer that is received by the Information and Tender Agent by 5.00p.m. New York City time on 15 September 2022 (the "Expiration Deadline").
Tender Instructions will be irrevocable except in the limited circumstances described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Noteholders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Notes when such intermediary would need to receive instructions from a Noteholder in order for that Noteholder to be able to participate in, or (in the limited circumstances in which revocation is permitted) revoke their instruction to participate in, the Offer by the deadlines specified in the Tender Offer Memorandum. The deadlines set by any such intermediary and each Clearing System for the submission of Tender Instructions will be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Tender Instructions must be submitted in respect of a nominal amount equal to or greater than the Minimum Denomination and in and authorised denominations of integral multiples thereof.
A separate Tender Instruction must be completed on behalf of each beneficial owner.
Disclaimer
This announcement does not contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer. The terms and conditions of the Offer are contained in the Tender Offer Memorandum, and are subject to the Offer and distribution restrictions set out below and more fully described therein.
Further information
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and CIBC World Markets Corp. have been appointed by the Offeror to serve as dealer managers (the "Dealer Managers") for the Offer. D.F. King (the "Information and Tender Agent") has been appointed by the Offeror to act as the information and tender agent in connection with the Offer.
For additional information regarding the terms of the Offer, please contact Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC by telephone at (800) 820-1653; Collect: (212) 538-2147 and by email at Americas.LM@credit-suisse.com and CIBC World Markets Corp. by telephone at (212) 455-6427 by email at Andrew.W.Lee@cibc.com.
Requests for documents and questions regarding the tender of Notes may be directed to the Information and Tender Agent D.F. King & Co., Inc. via:
Banks & Brokers Call: (212) 269-5550
Toll free: (866) 342-4881
Email: barbados@dfking.com
The Tender Offer Memorandum is expected to be distributed to Noteholders beginning today. A copy of the Tender Offer Memorandum is available on the tender offer website accessible at www.dfking.com/barbados.
No Recommendation
The relevant Purchase Price, if paid by the Offeror with respect to the Notes of any series accepted for purchase, will not necessarily reflect the actual value of such Notes. Noteholders should independently analyse the value of the Notes and make an independent assessment of the terms of the Offer. None of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers or the Information and Tender Agent has or will express any opinion as to whether the terms of the Offer are fair. None of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers or the Information and Tender Agent makes any recommendation that Noteholders should submit an offer to sell or tender Notes or refrain from doing so pursuant to the Offer, and no one has been authorised by any of them to make any such recommendation.
Offer and Distribution Restrictions
Neither this announcement nor the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an offer to participate in the Offer in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer or for there to be such participation under applicable securities laws. The distribution of the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Information and Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions
Nothing in this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum or the electronic transmission thereof constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes in the United States or any other jurisdiction.
In addition, each Noteholder participating in an Offer will also be deemed to give certain representations in respect of the other jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out in "Procedures for Participating in the Offer" of the Tender Offer Memorandum. Any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to an Offer from a Noteholder that is unable to make these representations will not be accepted. Each of the Offeror, the Dealer Managers and the Information and Tender Agent reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Notes for purchase pursuant to an Offer, whether any such representation given by a Noteholder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result the Offeror determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender shall not be accepted. The acceptance of any tender shall not be deemed to be a representation or a warranty by any of the Offeror, the Dealer Manager or the Information and Tender Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates that it has undertaken any such investigation and/or that any such representation to any person underwriting any such Notes is correct.
United Kingdom
The communication of the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer are not being made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved, by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the FSMA). Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under section 21 of the FSMA on the basis that it is only directed at and may be communicated to (1) those persons who are existing creditors of the Offeror within Article 43(2) of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, and (2) to any other persons to whom these documents and/or materials may lawfully be communicated.
Belgium
Neither the Tender Offer Memorandum nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offer have been, or will be, submitted to or notified to, or approved by, the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (Autorité des services et marchés financiers/Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten) and, accordingly, the Offer may not be made in Belgium by way of a public offering, as defined in Article 3 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on takeover bids (loi relative aux offres publiques d'acquisition/wet op de openbare overnamebiedingen), as amended or replaced from time to time.
Accordingly, the Offer may not be, and are not being advertised, and the Tender Offer Memorandum, as well as any brochure, or any other material or document relating thereto (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar document) may not, have not and will not be distributed, directly or indirectly, to any person located and/or resident within Belgium, other than those who qualify as qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés/qekwalificeerde beleggers), within the meaning of Article 2, e), of the Prospectus Regulation acting on their own account. Accordingly, the information contained in the Tender Offer Memorandum or in any brochure or any other document or material relating thereto may not be used for any other purpose, including for any offering in Belgium, except as may otherwise be permitted by law, and shall not be disclosed or distributed to any other person in Belgium.
France
The Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer are only addressed to and are only directed at qualified investors within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation in France. Each person in France who receives any communication in respect of the Offer contemplated in the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with the Dealer Managers and the Offeror that it is a qualified investor within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation.
European Economic Area
In any European Economic Area ("EEA") Member State, this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum are only addressed to, and are only directed at, "qualified investors" (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017, as amended (the "Prospectus Regulation")) in that Member State.
Each person in a Member State of the EEA who receives any communication in respect of the Offer contemplated in this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum will be deemed to have represented, warranted and agreed to and with each Dealer Manager and the Offeror that it is a qualified investor within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.
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Unvaccinated NBA players and team personnel must submit to weekly COVID-19 testing this season, the league told its clubs in a memo Tuesday.
There will be certain exceptions to that mandate, the league said, such as when the unvaccinated person is considered to have been “recently recovered” from COVID-19.
But for all others, testing will not be required except when “directed by their team physician or a league physician or government authority,” the league said. Facemasks also will not be required, though they will be recommended for use indoors in markets where coronavirus levels are classified by government officials as high.
The policy for the coming season — agreed to by the National Basketball Players Association — has been developed over the last several weeks and is consistent with what Commissioner Adam Silver said last month he would expect.
“It looks like we’ll be on our normal track in terms of when the season starts, in terms of our protocols around the game, particularly around the health and safety of our players,” Silver said at the league’s Board of Governors meeting in mid-July. “I have learned over the last 2 1/2 years not to make any predictions when it comes to COVID, but only to say we’ll be prepared for anything that comes our way.”
The overwhelming majority of NBA players and team personnel were vaccinated last season, and the league said it is strongly recommending that those people remain up-to-date with their vaccination status. That means not only having received all doses in the initial series of vaccinations but also all boosters that are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
All players and team personnel will be required to get tested when exhibiting any symptoms, plus they will be required to report those symptoms, as well as any positive or inconclusive results of tests not administered by the team or the league. Players and personnel will also have to report when someone in their household tests positive for COVID-19.
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Cybersecurity Veteran Brings Industry Expertise to Guide Company's Next Phase of Growth
SHORT HILLS, N.J., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cranium, the leading AI security and trust software firm, announced today that industry stalwart Gerhard Eschelbeck, has joined the company's board of directors. With Eschelbeck's appointment, Cranium is poised to continue its pioneering work in the AI industry, harnessing his vast experience, strategic leadership, and innovative perspective.
"Eschelbeck's position on the board formalizes our shared vision to secure the AI revolution and is a significant milestone for Cranium," said Jonathan Dambrot, CEO and Co-Founder of Cranium. "His unparalleled expertise and innovative approach to security make him an outstanding addition to our board. His profound operational knowledge and rich strategic insights will significantly boost our next-level growth efforts, helping organizations ensure that their AI systems are secure, compliant, and trustworthy."
Eschelbeck is a highly regarded cybersecurity executive, startup venture advisor, and seasoned board member who brings extensive knowledge in the information technology industry spanning nearly three decades. Cranium's new board member is a proven entrepreneur and business leader who underscores the company's commitment to industry-leading solutions. Eschelbeck will be pivotal in helping drive its vision and strategy. At Qualys, he played a crucial role in establishing the category of cloud security, demonstrating his expertise in pioneering new areas of cybersecurity, which will be instrumental in advancing Cranium's position as a market leader as he helps Cranium create and build a new category of AI security and trust.
Equipping Cranium with a powerful catalyst to fuel its growth and bolster its dedication to industry-leading solutions, Eschelbeck is renowned in the industry for his operational and strategic insight. As a trusted advisor and board member, he has provided invaluable advice and direction to numerous early-stage startup companies. His contribution to the field has earned him the distinction of being named one of Infoworld's 25 Most Influential CTOs.
Eschelbeck currently serves as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Kodiak Robotics, Alliance Member for CyberFuture, Board Member of Acalvio Technologies and Onapsis, Venture Advisor and Investor at Silicon Valley CISO Investments, and Digital and Technology Advisor for Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 at the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Previously, Eschelbeck was the CSO of Aurora, a member of the Supervisory Board at Deutsche Bank, and Vice President of Security & Privacy Engineering (CISO) for Google. Before that, he held the role of CTO and SVP for over ten years across Sophos, Webroot, and Qualys. Before that, he began his career at McAfee and Network Associates.
"Cranium is poised to continue its expansion and reinforce its position at the forefront of innovating new approaches to AI regulation and implementing security monitoring, creating tremendous value for its customers," said Eschelbeck. "The growth opportunities are exciting, and I'm eager to bring my expertise and guidance to this dynamic team and join them on this journey to bridge the gap between data science and cybersecurity."
Eschelbeck is a prolific author, best known for his "Laws of Vulnerabilities." He is also one of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) inventors, holding numerous patents in managed network security. His contributions to security and information technology have paved the way for many technological advancements, and his commitment to creating safer digital environments is unswerving.
About Cranium
Cranium is the leading AI security and trust software firm helping organizations ensure that their AI systems are secure, compliant and trustworthy. Through its Cranium Enterprise software platform, organizations can map, monitor, and manage their AI/ML environments against adversarial threats without interrupting how teams train, test and deploy their AI models. Incubated and funded in stealth inside of KPMG Studio, Cranium helps cybersecurity and data science teams understand everywhere that AI is impacting their systems, data or services. Secure your AI at cranium.ai.
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President Joe Biden made a fresh call for stricter gun laws as families and loved ones rememberthe loss of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, exactly one year ago today.
At a somber White House memorial, President Biden asked Republicans in Congress to act and put an end to the widespread epidemic of gun violence in the United States.
"Too many schools, too many everyday places have become killing fields in communities across America. And in each place, we hear the same message: Do something. For God’s sake, just do something," President Biden said. "We did something afterwards, but not nearly enough."
On May 24, 2022, a gunman stormed into Robb Elementary School and killed 19 fourth-grade students and two teachers. Additionally, 17 individuals sustained injuries during the harrowing event.
SEE MORE: Searching for peace one year after mass shooting in Uvalde
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited the school shortly after the shooting. They laid flowers and paid their condolences to the families and friends of those who were involved. One year later, the President paid homage to all those who suffered.
"We know one year later, this is still so raw for you," said President Biden in a poignant setting adorned with 21 candles, symbolizing each victim, alongside white roses and satin ribbons in the respective school colors bearing the names and ages of the victims. "You'll miss birthdays and holidays, school plays, soccer games. Just that smile. A year of everyday joy, just gone forever."
President Biden signed an executive order in March to enhance background checks, promote secure firearm storage, and maximize the effectiveness of a bipartisan gun control law. However, he continues to acknowledge his limited power and urges members of Congress to take further action on gun control.
This is the second time this month the president has renewed his push for stricter gun control; earlier this month, following the deadly shooting in Allen, Texas, the president vowed to sign any assault weapons ban passed by Congress "immediately."
This year, in less than five full months, there have been 241 mass shootings, according to Gun Violence Archive.
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Groups demand officials share information on Texas mall gunman’s motives
DALLAS (AP) — Members of several Texas groups representing people of color on Monday demanded that authorities quickly acknowledge whether they believe the neo-Nazi who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall over a week ago was racially motivated in choosing his victims.
More than a week after the May 6 attack at the Allen Premium Outlets, authorities haven’t released a motive for the attack, and a Texas Department of Public Safety official has said it appeared that 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia targeted the location rather than a specific group of people.
But Lily Trieu, interim executive director of Asian Texans for Justice, said at a news conference that many community members who contacted her felt that assessment was “outrageous.”
The victims — who include three members of a Korean American family and an engineer from India — represented a cross-section of the increasingly diverse Dallas suburbs.
“You can’t separate location from the people who live there, and what Allen is known for, as being diverse, as being an area where there is a large Asian American and South Asian American population,” said Stephanie Drenka, co-founder and executive director of the Dallas Asian American Historical Society.
She said that the Department of Public Safety official’s statement “shows a fundamental lack of understanding of how systemic racism works and how it is embedded in every system and every place.”
“The targeted location does not exclude the possibility of a hate crime,” Drenka said. “Allen and its adjacent cities of Plano, Frisco and Carrollton are home to one of the largest Asian American populations outside of the coasts.”
Authorities have acknowledged the authenticity of a social media account on which the gunman, who had no criminal record, displayed a fascination with white supremacy while offering chilling hints of his research and planning. He described mass shootings as sport and posted photos showing his large Nazi tattoos.
Chanda Parbhoo, founder and executive director of SAAVETX Education Fund, which aims to strengthen the voter engagement of the South Asian American community, said that the shooting has left people in her community frightened. “Children are having nightmares. Parents are having a feeling of helplessness,” she said.
“The emotional toll this has taken on our community cannot be overstated,” Parbhoo said.
Any delay in making clear the gunman’s motives leaves communities vulnerable, said Caroline Kim, a Korean American Dallas resident whose family owns a restaurant in the city’s Koreatown.
Amid a sharp rise in recent years in anti-Asian violence in the U.S., three women were injured last May when a gunman opened fire in a hair salon in Dallas’ Koreatown. While the Dallas police chief originally said police didn’t have any indication that the shooting was racially motivated, he reversed course two days later, saying it was possibly a hate crime. The man arrested was later charged with a hate crime.
“It is crucial to classify such crimes as hate crimes as quickly as possible, as soon as possible, as strongly as possible,” Kim said. “Doing so mobilizes communities, law enforcement and resources faster, media responds faster and differently. And most important of all, our communities feel heard.”
Amit Banerjee, a community activist who was among those speaking, said that as someone who was raised in the area who still lives here, he said he has constantly encountered racism. He said that when his grandparents visit the area from India, “they are looked at as other, and looked at as different and looked at as someone that shouldn’t be there.”
Just last summer, in a widely circulated video, a woman unleashed a profanity-laced racist rant on his mother and her friends in a suburban Dallas parking lot, challenging their presence in the U.S., threatening to shoot them and physically assaulting his mother.
Other groups represented at the news conference Monday included one devoted to encouraging civic participation in the Latino community and another focused on addressing race and racism in Dallas to create a more inclusive city.
Many of those gathered at the news conference also urged elected officials to consider gun reforms. Last week though, a rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out when Republicans stalled a bill that would have raised the purchase age for certain AR-style semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 years old.
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MERIBEL, France — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women's giant slalom at the world championships on Thursday, a day after her unexpected split with longtime coach Mike Day.
Shiffrin overcame a mistake near the end of the race to hold on to her first-run lead. When she saw her time, she covered her mouth with her hands, then collapsed to the snow in joy, relief and celebration.
She stayed there for a few moments, breathing heavily from the exertion of her run.
Italian skier Federica Brignone, who was 0.12 seconds behind to take the silver, and Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway, who trailed by 0.22 for the bronze, came over to congratulate her.
"It's been definitely some high levels of stress these days," Shiffrin said. "It was very, very difficult today to keep the focus and keep the intensity on the right level."
Shiffrin's victory came two days after Day, her head coach since 2016, left her team during the middle of the championships. Shiffrin informed him that she planned to take a new direction with her staff at the end of the season and Day decided to leave immediately.
"One thing I really want to say is just thank you to Mike for seven years of — I can't even say helping me — he's been such an integral part of my team and being there to support me through some of the most incredible moments in my career and some of the most challenging moments of my career and also my life," Shiffrin said.
"So it's it's just a little bit sad how it came down," Shiffrin said, adding that she was hoping to give Day "the time and the notice" to figure out his own plans before the end of the season but that his sudden departure was "difficult for all of us to imagine" after "being such a tight group, really a family."
World championship races don't count toward the World Cup circuit, where Shiffrin has racked up 11 wins this season to take her overall tally to 85. She broke former teammate Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82 last month and has moved within one of the overall mark set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark in the 1970s and 80s.
French skier Tessa Worley, who was second after the opening run, slid on her inside ski and fell in her second run.
"I felt my skiing was not relaxed enough," Worley said. "I didn't want to go for a medal, I wanted to go for the win."
Worley, a two-time giant slalom world champion, had the added pressure of skiing in front of her home fans.
"This is not an easy position, with the home crowd favorite to ... I mean, thank you for cheering for me anyway," said Shiffrin, who was the 2018 Olympic champion and won five of the last six giant slaloms on the World Cup circuit.
Brignone, who won gold in the combined event that opened the worlds last week, recovered from illness over the past days.
"I'm so proud, so happy, I managed to do it," the Italian said. "Today I was completely free, thinking about my skiing, I was able to put everything away."
Competing in her first major event since not winning a medal in six starts at last year's Beijing Olympics, it was Shiffrin's first gold medal at the world championships after winning the combined title in 2021 in Italy.
"I feel really emotional right now," Shiffrin said. "It's unbelievable, it's 12 hundredths, it's really a small margin. On the bottom I just went blind and was like, just ski faster. I don't know how, just do it."
It raises her tally to seven world titles and 13 medals overall from 16 career world championship races. She is in second place behind German skier Christl Cranz on the all-time list for the most individual medals won by a woman at the worlds. Cranz won 15 medals in the 1930s.
The victory makes Shiffrin only the fourth female skier to win world titles in four different disciplines, after previously winning four golds in slalom, one in super-G and the combined gold two years ago.
Shiffrin didn't finish her opening event at the worlds last week when she straddled a gate in the slalom portion of the combined. She won silver in the super-G two days later.
Shiffrin's last race at the worlds is the slalom Saturday.
Nina O'Brien posted the second-fastest time in the final run and improved from 21st to 11th position, while American teammate Paula Moltzan spun around and missed a gate halfway through her first run and did not finish. Moltzan fractured her hand in Tuesday's team event, which the U.S. team won. Shiffrin did not compete in that event.
"The hand is as good as it was going to feel so I'm not disappointed with that," said Moltzan, who had her glove taped to her ski pole during her run. "I think I just misjudged my turn a tiny bit and came inside a bit and couldn't recover."
The men's giant slalom is scheduled for Friday.
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Newsom: California must boost water recycling, desalination
California should invest tens of billions of dollars in water recycling, storage and desalination over the next two decades to shore up its supply as the state gets drier and hotter, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a proposal released Thursday.
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It comes as drought continues to grip the U.S. West and the state prepares to lose 10% of its water supply by 2040, according to projections by the Department of Water Resources. The Democratic governor was set to discuss the proposal at the construction site of a plant to remove salts from river water that should be fresh, the type of project he said the state needs more of in the coming years.
His proposed water recycling targets, which would make treated waste water safe for drinking, would cost $27 billion by 2040, his proposal said. That was the biggest price tag associated with the plan, which also relies on billions in money already approved in past state budgets. The plan envisions that money coming from both state and federal sources.
In total, he wants to boost water annual supply by nearly 3 million acre feet each year; one acre foot can supply about two households.
His plan also calls to expand water storage, in above-ground reservoirs and underground aquifers, by about 4 million acre feet — nearly enough water to fill Shasta Lake, the state's largest reservoir. New storage infrastructure would help the state capture more water during times of heavy rain, like the two large storms California saw last October and December.
The proposal comes amid the third year of a drought, the state’s second in the past decade. Most of the state’s major reservoirs are far below normal levels after the state saw its driest January through March in at least a century. That’s typically when most of the state’s rain and snow falls.
Interest in water recycling is expanding across the West as states and cities see their water supplies threatened by extended droughts. About two dozen communities, including those in Nevada and Colorado, rely on some recycled water for drinking, but that number is expected to grow.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which provides water for nearly half the state's residents, is building a massive water recycling project. Congress included $1 billion for water reuse projects in the West in the infrastructure bill passed last year.
Newsom has resisted conservation mandates, instead calling on Californians to voluntarily reduce their water use by 15%, a target that the state is far from meeting. He's asked the state's more than 400 local water districts to implement their own plans to reduce water use and has set a few statewide policies, like a ban on watering decorative grass.
The new proposal doesn't call for any immediate, mandatory cuts to water use in cities or on farms. Instead, he wants the State Water Resources Control Board to develop efficiency targets for every district, but they would only take effect next spring if there's another dry winter. He's also proposing spending $1 billion to get rid of 500,000 square feet of turf.
But Newsom said he wants the Legislature to consider a law that would let the state curtail people’s water rights even when its not a drought. The state operates an archaic system of water rights to govern how much water cities, farms and others are entitled to take and from where. An effort is underway to digitize records that spell out those terms, some more than a century old.
Desalination would make up only about 3% of the added water supply Newsom is calling for, most of it coming from brackish water, which isn't as salty as water that comes from the ocean.
His plan doesn't spell out how much water would come from removing salt from ocean water, a more controversial practice, but he's calling on various state agencies to create a process for citing such projects by 2023.
“As California becomes hotter and drier, we must become more resourceful with the strategic opportunity that 840 miles of ocean coastline offer to build water resilience," the plan said.
He's not proposing any new money to boost water storage, instead working to speed up projects that have already been proposed. The state has already put $350 million aside for hundreds of projects aimed at making it easier to recharge groundwater storage.
He's also committing to pushing forward with seven water storage projects funded by a 2014 bond that voters passed, including a delayed reservoir project. | https://www.kcra.com/article/newsom-california-must-boost-water-recycling-desalination/40872333 | 2022-08-11 19:43:34 | 1 | https://www.kcra.com/article/newsom-california-must-boost-water-recycling-desalination/40872333 |
Eleventh Dallas-area club; Covers more than 100,000-square-feet with 12 outdoor pickleball courts, 50-meter outdoor pool, studio boutiques, training floor, restaurant, spa and more
MCKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, today announced the opening of Life Time McKinney at Craig Ranch, the 11th club in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro and 29th Life Time location in Texas.
Located near the PGA TPC Craig Ranch Golf Course, Life Time announced the purchase of the former Craig Ranch Fitness & Spa in late-2021. Following a multi-million-dollar renovation, the new Life Time will encompass all things healthy living with truly unparalleled experiences and amenities. Highlights include:
- 12 new outdoor pickleball courts with brand new surfaces, nets and lighting to ensure games can go into the night.
- Unlimited access to Life Time's Group Training Classes: GTX, Alpha and Ultra Fit. Each of these classes offers progressive programming, a supportive community and guidance from expert coaches.
- A unique outdoor pool space featuring the only 50-meter pool in the area, a full LifeCafe with indoor and outdoor seating, and an outdoor firepit with surrounding TVs. The pool will be heated for year-round access.
- Dedicated studios for barre, cycle, Pilates and yoga and group fitness studios for Life Time's signature formats like Barbell Strength and Warrior Sculpt.
- A massive, state-of-the-art workout floor with hundreds of pieces of equipment for cardiovascular and strength training.
- Kids Academy featuring kids programming with studio classes, art, music, Spanish immersion, homework help and more (up to 2.5 hours daily).
- ARORA programming designed for active agers with classes, social events, and seminars.
- LifeSpa offering esthetician services and massage.
- LT Recovery featuring compression, massage, and chiropractic services.
- Luxury dressing rooms with whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms and high-end, complimentary shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, and more.
"We couldn't be more excited to bring our Life Time lifestyle to McKinney and the Craig Ranch area," said Jeff Zwiefel, Life Time president and chief operating officer. "We have an incredible team ready and committed to helping members achieve their health, wellness, entertainment and relaxation goals in a luxurious setting that offers something for everyone."
Life Time McKinney at Craig Ranch is open Monday through Thursday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call 469-748-3100. Additionally, follow along at LifeTime.Life on Facebook and Instagram.
About Life Time®, Inc.
Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of nearly 160 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. The company's healthy way of life communities and ecosystem address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment for people 90 days to 90+ years old. Supported by a team of more than 30,000 dedicated professionals, Life Time is committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its clubs, iconic athletic events and comprehensive digital platform.
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Ford recalls SUVs, some for a second time, to fix rear camera display
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 422,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the image from the rear camera may not be displayed.
The recall covers certain Ford Explorers and Lincoln Aviators from the 2020 through 2023 model years, as well as 2020 through 2022 Lincoln Corsairs. All have 360-degree cameras.
Some of the vehicles were recalled for the same problem earlier this year, but the remedy didn’t work.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that the lack of a rear camera image can cut visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford says it’s working with parts suppliers to identify the cause and develop a repair. Vehicles that were fixed under a January recall will have to be repaired again.
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Abortion drives liberal’s win in Wisconsin court election
By SARA BURNETT, TODD RICHMOND and HARM VENHUIZEN
Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The victory by Democratic-backed candidate Janet Protaswiecz in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court election is a fresh example of the enduring political power of abortion rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal. Protasiewicz defeated her conservative opponent, Dan Kelly, by an astonishing 11 percentage points in Tuesday’s election. Her win will give Democratic-backed justices a 4-3 majority when she takes office in August, putting progressives in a prime position to overturn the state’s 174-year-old abortion ban and undo a host of Republican-written policies and statutes. Turnout was nearly 40%, practically unheard of for a spring election in Wisconsin. | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/04/05/abortion-drives-liberals-win-in-wisconsin-court-election/ | 2023-04-05 20:17:40 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/04/05/abortion-drives-liberals-win-in-wisconsin-court-election/ |
After a regular season co-SEC title, it didn’t seem that the Florida Gator baseball team on Wednesday evening would replicate their late success against Alabama in the second round of the SEC Tournament after 10.5 innings of back-and-forth baseball.
A three-run double by Tommy Seidl had given Alabama a 6-3 lead in the 11th inning, all but sealing the win for the ninth-seeded Crimson Tide. With their backs against the wall, the SEC’s top seed chomped right back.
Wyatt Langford (1 for 4), Jac Caglianone (2 for 4) and Josh Rivera (2 for 4, 3 RBIs) all singled to score one and put two on base. In his final SEC Tournament, BT Riopelle stepped up to the plate. Facing an 0-2 count, a swing, a crack of the bat and a ball that sailed over the right-center field fence gave the Gators a 7-6 win to open play in the SEC Tournament.
BT BLAST-OFF 🚀 pic.twitter.com/k45gdN2oIc
— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) May 25, 2023
“A really good baseball game. Fighting back and forth the whole time throughout,” assistant coach Chuck Jeroloman told WRUF’s Jeff Cardozo postgame. “To come back as quick as we did, not have our heads down, and come back and fight. It’s what it’s all about this time of year.”
Gators take early lead
Florida only needed four batters to take an early lead. Following a two-out base hit by Caglianone in the first inning, Rivera hit his first home run since April 16 to give the Gators an early 2-0 lead.
With the home run, Rivera tied the school record for home runs hit by a Gator shortstop in a season (15).
Our Rivera runs thru it 🌊#GoGators // 📺 SEC Network pic.twitter.com/VXcGsCry12
— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) May 24, 2023
Meanwhile, starter Hurston Waldrep found early success on the mound by striking out three batters while allowing one hit in three scoreless innings.
However, the Gator runs came sparingly from there while Alabama eventually found offensive success. The Crimson Tide scored a two-out run in three-straight innings to take a 3-2 lead.
Crimson Tide stomp Gators’ lead
The Crimson Tide struck in the fourth inning behind a two-out RBI single from Colby Shelton to make the score 2-1. With two on base, Waldrep ended the inning with his fifth strikeout of the game.
However, the Crimson Tide continued to elephant stomp the Gator lead in the fifth inning. With two outs, a single from Ed Johnson, a hit batter, single from Ed Rose and a sacrifice fly from Jim Jarvis tied the game 2-2. Once again, Waldrep ended the inning without anymore damage with his sixth strikeout of the game.
From there, Alabama scored its third unanswered run in the fifth inning behind a two-out solo home run from Shelton. After walking the next batter, Waldrep’s day was over, and Ryan Slater replaced him.
In 5.2 innings of work, Waldrep struck out seven batters allowing five hits and three earned runs. Slater and Philip Abner worked scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth.
Gators chomp back
After six scoreless innings, the Gators chomped back in the bottom of the eighth. Dale Thomas (2 for 3) walked to lead off the frame, and Michael Robertson laid down a sacrifice bunt. A throwing error by pitcher Aidan Moza allowed Thomas to reach home, tying the game 3-3. A pair of strikeouts ended the inning.
“He’s a tough kid with a great work ethic,” Jeroloman said of Thomas. “He’s a really good teammate, and he’s fought the whole year to get this opportunity. Hopefully he keeps running with it like he did tonight.”
just a lil' old fashioned small ball#GoGators // 📺 SEC Network pic.twitter.com/kfiSVacWoF
— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) May 25, 2023
Brandon Neely took the mound in the ninth, and like two of his predecessors, forced a scoreless frame after striking out Rose to retire the side. The Gators couldn’t answer in the bottom half, sending the game to extra innings.
Extra, Extra! BT Walks it Off in Extras
Alabama bent but didn’t break Neely and the Gator defense in the 10th inning with a base hit and a walk to put two on. Neely struck out Shelton to end the frame. All three outs came courtesy of a Neely strikeout.
Florida didn’t have any better success in the bottom half after Thomas’ leadoff single. Robertson popped up a bunt attempt, and Thomas was caught stealing as Cade Kurland struck out.
After singles by Dominic Tamez and Johnson put runners on the corners, former Gator Mac Guscette laid down a bunt but was called out for interference at first, which negated the potential game-winning run.
A steal and intentional walk loaded the bases with two outs, and Alabama took full advantage. Seidl doubled to clear the bases and give the Crimson Tide a 6-3 lead.
However, the Gator bats, as they have done most of the season, answered right away. A trio of singles added one more run, and Riopelle’s walk-off home run clinched the victory.
BT. CALLED. GAME. 🐊 #GoGators pic.twitter.com/TFKnh9K84S
— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) May 25, 2023
“I think it was seven total pitches that completely changed the game. It happens pretty fast,” Jeroloman said. “When you get that momentum going, it’s really hard to stop. It goes the other way, too, but hopefully we can ride this wave a little bit. Make a run in this thing.”
Now in the winner’s bracket, Florida will face the winner of Wednesday’s matchup between No. 5 Auburn and No. 4 Vanderbilt on Thursday night following the conclusion of game one between LSU and Arkansas. Radio coverage can be found on WRUF. | https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2023/05/25/gators-open-sec-tournament-play-with-walk-off-win/ | 2023-05-25 22:12:18 | 0 | https://www.wruf.com/headlines/2023/05/25/gators-open-sec-tournament-play-with-walk-off-win/ |
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – It’s believed that a fire on Friday that destroyed several businesses in Fresno was set on purpose.
Fresno fire released video of suspects caught on camera moments before the flames start.
This video shows two people breaking into the Blendz Barber Lounge by throwing bricks through the front window.
Officials say they both went in through the window minutes before the fire started.
Since the fire on Friday, Sunnyside Deli which was badly damaged has been broken into twice.
The deli was the only business left standing after flames quickly ripped through the roof of the strip mall Friday.
The frustration continues for Megan Husak the owner of Sunnyside Deli.
“The first break-in was on the west wall of the stucco on Monday night… then last night they broke into the security door on the north side of the building,” said Husak.
She has to file paperwork for the fire damage, but without being allowed inside the deli, she can’t find out if that damage is from the fire or the thieves.
Husak says she’s at a loss for words.
“We are hopefully going to have access, then the fun of it was it fire damage or vandalized,” said Husak.
Officials released a video of two people who they believe started the fire.
“There are a couple of suspects that we have put out… To see if we can get the public’s help to who they are,” said Deputy Fire Marshall with The Fresno Fire Department Jat Tracy.
A barber shop and an Irish pub were destroyed in the fire.
As for Sunnyside Deli, they hope to open again—but at this point—they’re not sure when. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/whats-left-of-the-friday-strip-mall-fire-in-fresno/ | 2023-01-12 02:25:03 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/whats-left-of-the-friday-strip-mall-fire-in-fresno/ |
Within only one yr following the tragic Robb Elementary capturing, the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas has performed an integral function in offering loose counseling products and services to the neighborhood. Despite the difficulties confronted, Dr. Marian Sokol, CEO of the middle, notes that she chooses to view the revel in as a possibility to make a distinction.
While coping with grief, ache, and trauma could be a tough and winding adventure, Dr. Sokol and her workforce have remained dedicated to serving to youngsters and their oldsters transfer thru their emotions. They had been busy development an enduring website for the middle, entire with non-public counseling places of work, artwork remedy rooms, and outside area for therapeutic, which used to be generously donated via the St. Philip’s Episcopal Church within reach. In addition, a number of firms primarily based in San Antonio and its surrounding communities have additionally generously donated their products and services to finish the undertaking.
With the everlasting middle nearing crowning glory, the workforce on the Children’s Bereavement Center is now centered on discovering two further grasp’s-level grief therapists to lend a hand ship necessary products and services to the neighborhood. In June, the middle will probably be webhosting a four-day grief camp to additional enhance the ones impacted via the capturing.
Dr. Sokol understands that the therapeutic procedure will take time, however she is hopeful that the neighborhood can come in combination and in finding convenience in running thru their ache. The willpower rite for the brand new facility will happen on June twenty ninth, which Dr. Sokol notes is symbolic because it coincides with the one-year anniversary of after they started providing products and services to the neighborhood.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former sex crimes prosecutor Jane Manning about Harvey Weinstein's recent charges and the difficulties in prosecuting sex crimes like his.
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LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – The 59th Annual Greenlawn Cemetery Memorial Day Tribute was held at Walters Funeral Home in Lafayette on Monday.
U.S. Air Force Cold War Veteran Barry Dufour serves as an Acadiana Veterans Honor Guard member. “Whether overseas, stateside, during war, or peacetime; we had military killed in training accidents. We honor the military who served us and who give us the freedoms we have now,” Dufour said.
As a veteran, Dufour says it’s humbling for people to pay tribute at such events. “Right there when they play taps and the guns, I have to look away. It’s rough,” Dufour stated
Dufour puts the call out for more veterans to join the honor guards. “Any branch of service as long as they’re honorably discharged. We supply the uniform, and the training and we have rifles and everything you need. We could use more new members,” Dufour added.
Kenneth Trahan served as the guest speaker. Trahan is a U.S. Marine Veteran with experience in Arlington National Cemetery burials and formal White House arrival protocols.
This year’s special honored veteran is George Olan Broussard, Sr. who has since passed away. Broussard is a United States Navy veteran who served during World War II. | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/greenland-cemetery-hold-their-annual-memorial-day-tribute-in-lafayette/ | 2023-05-30 14:47:07 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/greenland-cemetery-hold-their-annual-memorial-day-tribute-in-lafayette/ |
DALLAS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE: SBR), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.549990 per unit, payable on July 29, 2022, to unit holders of record on July 15, 2022. Sabine's cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports and tax information booklets, a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and more can be found on its website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/. Additionally, printed reports can be requested and are mailed free of charge.
This distribution reflects primarily the oil production for April 2022 and the gas production for March 2022. Preliminary production volumes are approximately 40,082 barrels of oil and 1,024,821 Mcf of gas. Preliminary prices are approximately $105.12 per barrel of oil and $4.57 per Mcf of gas.
This month's distribution is lower than the previous month's due to decreased production of oil and gas, primarily due to the timing of receipts through the end of the month.
The production from the new horizontal gas wells in Panola County, Texas, has contributed approximately $880,000 reflecting March production. They were averaging about 752 Mcf per day per well during March totaling over 186,000 Mcf with an average pricing of $4.41 per Mcf. In addition to these proceeds, the additional 8 new wells which were paid upon for the month of March, contributing approximately $200,000, reflecting an average of 215 Mcf per well, per day.
Additionally, another 3 new horizontal wells, also in Panola County, are being paid on by another operator for the month of production for April 2022, however, the funds were not received in time for this distribution.
As more regular monthly receipts are made in the months to come, additional information will be made available.
The table below compares this month's production and prices to the previous month's:
Revenues are only distributed after they are received, verified, and posted. Most energy companies normally issue payment of royalties on or about the 25th of every month, and depending on mail delivery, a varying amount of royalties are not received until after the revenue posting on the last business day of the month. The revenues received after that date will be posted within 30 days of receipt.
Due to the timing of the end of the month of June, approximately $900,762 of revenue received will be posted in the following month of July in addition to normal receipts during July.
The 2021 Annual Report with Form 10-K and the January 1, 2022 Reserve Summary has been posted on the Sabine website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/.
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Christian Walker Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Guardians - June 18
Published: Jun. 18, 2023 at 12:25 AM MST|Updated: 59 minutes ago
Christian Walker -- with a slugging percentage of .634 in his past 10 games, including two home runs -- will be in action for the Arizona Diamondbacks versus the Cleveland Guardians, with Tanner Bibee on the mound, on June 18 at 4:10 PM ET.
He had two hits (going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI) in his last game against the Guardians.
Christian Walker Game Info & Props vs. the Guardians
- Game Day: Sunday, June 18, 2023
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Guardians Starter: Tanner Bibee
- TV Channel: BSAZ
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +115)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +105)
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Christian Walker At The Plate
- Walker has 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .265.
- Among the qualified batters in baseball, his batting average ranks 62nd, his on-base percentage ranks 81st, and he is 18th in the league in slugging.
- In 59.7% of his games this year (40 of 67), Walker has picked up at least one hit, and in 21 of those games (31.3%) he recorded multiple hits.
- In 19.4% of his games this year, he has gone deep, and 4.9% of his trips to the plate.
- Walker has picked up an RBI in 43.3% of his games this season, with two or more RBI in 14.9% of his games. He has also plated three or more runs in four contests.
- He has scored in 52.2% of his games this year, with more than one run scored in 4.5%.
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Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 7.8 K/9, the fourth-worst in the league.
- The Guardians' 3.90 team ERA ranks eighth among all league pitching staffs.
- Guardians pitchers combine to allow 73 home runs (one per game), the 10th-fewest in the league.
- Bibee gets the start for the Guardians, his 10th of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.91 ERA and 45 strikeouts through 48 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Wednesday, the righty tossed four innings against the San Diego Padres, giving up six earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- In nine games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 3.91 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .250 to opposing batters.
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WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide.
Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings. But Congress allowed the restrictions first put in place in 1994 on the manufacture and sales of the weapons to expire a decade later, unable to muster the political support to counter the powerful gun lobby and reinstate the weapons ban.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the vote toward passage in the Democratic-run House, saying the earlier ban “saved lives.”
The House legislation is shunned by Republicans, who dismissed it as an election-year strategy by Democrats. Almost all Republicans voted against the bill, which passed 217-213. It will likely stall in the 50-50 Senate.
The bill comes at a time of intensifying concerns about gun violence and shootings — the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.; massacre of school children in Uvalde, Texas; and the July Fourth shootings of revelers in Highland Park, Ill.
Voters seem to be taking such election-year votes seriously as Congress splits along party lines and lawmakers are forced to go on the record with their views. A recent vote to protect same-sex marriages from potential Supreme Court legal challenges won a surprising amount of bipartisan support.
President Joe Biden, who was instrumental in helping secure the first semi-automatic weapons ban as a senator in 1994, encouraged passage, promising to sign the bill if it reached his desk. In a statement before the vote, his administration said "we know an assault weapons and large-capacity magazine ban will save lives.”
The Biden administration said for 10 years while the ban was in place, mass shootings declined. “When the ban expired in 2004, mass shootings tripled,” the statement said.
Republicans stood firmly against limits on ownership of the high-powered firearms during an at times emotional debate ahead of voting.
“It’s a gun grab, pure and simple,” said Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa.
Said Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., “An armed America is a safe and free America.”
Democrats argued that the ban on the weapons makes sense, portraying Republicans as extreme and out of step with Americans.
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said the weapons ban is not about taking away Americans' Second Amendment rights but ensuring that children also have the right “to not get shot in school.”
Pelosi displayed a poster of a gun company's advertisement for children's weapons, smaller versions that resemble the popular AR-15 rifles and are marketed with cartoon-like characters. “Disgusting," she said.
In one exchange, two Ohio lawmakers squared off. “Your freedom stops where mine begins, and that of my constituents begins,” Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur told Republican Rep. Jim Jordan. “Schools, shopping malls, grocery stores, Independence Day parades shouldn’t be scenes of mass carnage and bloodshed.”
Jordan replied by inviting her to his congressional district to debate him on the Second Amendment, saying he believed most of his constituents “probably agree with me and agree with the United States Constitution.”
The bill would make it unlawful to import, sell or manufacture a long list of semi-automatic weapons. Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said it exempts those already in possession.
Reps. Chris Jacobs of New York and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania were the only Republicans to vote for the measure. The Democratic lawmakers voting no were Reps. Kurt Schrader of Oregon, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Vicente Gonzalez of Texas.
For nearly two decades, since the previous ban expired Democrats had been reluctant to revisit the issue and confront the gun lobby. But voter opinions appear to be shifting and Democrats dared to act before the fall election. The outcome will provide information for voters of where the candidates stand on the issue.
Democrats had tried to link the weapons ban to a broader package of public safety measures that would have increased federal funding for law enforcement. It's something centrist Democrats in tough re-election campaigns wanted to shield them from political attacks by their Republican opponents they are soft on crime.
Pelosi said the House will revisit the public safety bills in August when lawmakers are expected to return briefly to Washington to handle other remaining legislation, including Biden's priority inflation-fighting package of health care and climate change strategies making its way in the Senate.
Congress passed a modest gun violence prevention package just last month in the aftermath of the tragic shooting of 19 school children and two teachers in Uvalde. That bipartisan bill was the first of its kind after years of failed efforts to confront the gun lobby, including after a similar 2012 mass tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
That law provides for expanded background checks on young adults buying firearms, allowing authorities to access certain juvenile records. It also closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole” by denying gun purchases for those convicted of domestic abuse outside of marriages.
The new law also frees up federal funding to the states, including for “red flag” laws that enable authorities to remove guns from those who would harm themselves or others.
But even that modest effort at halting gun violence came at time of grave uncertainty in the U.S. over restrictions on firearms as the more conservative Supreme Court is tackling gun rights and other issues.
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Blues and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Guitarist, Singer & Songwriter ELVIN BISHOP joins forces with Blues Hall of Famer and GRAMMY® Award-Winning Harmonica Master, Singer & Songwriter CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE to present their 2022 GRAMMY® Award Nominated album '100 Years of Blues'. Tickets for Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, NH on Thursday August 17 at 7:30 P.M., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster.com and Jimmy's Online Event Calendar at: http://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features Legendary Blues Musicians ELVIN BISHOP and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE on Thursday August 17 at 7:30 P.M. Blues and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame guitarist, singer and songwriter Elvin Bishop and Blues Hall of Famer and GRAMMY® Award-Winning harmonica master, singer and songwriter Charlie Musselwhite present their 2022 GRAMMY® Award Nominated album 100 Years of Blues ("Best Traditional Blues Album"). The album also won the 2021 "Album of the Year" at the Blues Music Awards.
"This entire 12-track release is just two good-old-blues-boys sitting together and jamming. It's absolutely brilliant."
— AMERICAN BLUES SCENE ('100 Years of Blues' Album Review).
"The simple sound of these two masters in a room playing together is absolutely joyous."
— ROCK & BLUES MUSE ('100 Years of Blues' Album Review)
"Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite, both a few years shy of 80, are deserving of accolades."
— DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE ('100 Years of Blues' Album Review)
Legendary blues musicians Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite are fellow blues travelers and living blues giants. The two history-making musicians—both Blues Hall of Famers—have over 100 years of professional musicianship between them. They are among the most famous bluesmen in the world. Although they've known each other since the early 1960s, this was the first time that they ever teamed up to make an album together. 100 Years of Blues, released on Alligator Records, is blues at its deepest, warmest and most engaging.
Elvin Bishop is a Blues and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer, a 4x-GRAMMY® Award Nominee, and a 5x-Blues Music Award-Winner. ROLLING STONE calls Bishop "a legendary guitarist" whose playing is "impeccable and spirited…a distinguished American player".
Charlie Musselwhite is a Blues Hall of Famer, a GRAMMY® Award-Winner, a 15x-GRAMMY® Award Nominee, and a 33x-Blues Music Award-Winner. Musselwhite has had 14 blues albums Nominated for GRAMMY® Awards, including the 2023 GRAMMY® Award Nomination for his most recent album Mississippi Son. Musselwhite also has 20 Blues Music Awards for "Harmonica Player of the Year." LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE claims Musselwhite "plays magnificent harp with superb dexterity and phrasing" and the "results are amazing."
The stories of Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite—rich as they already are—are still being written, and this album is a new chapter. Their subtle, soulful musicianship and relaxed, conversational vocals fuel every song. Infused with their deep understanding of the blues tradition and the good-time spirit these two old pals stir up, 100 Years Of Blues is one of the finest, most memorable album recordings of either artist's career.
ELVIN BISHOP and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE Tickets & Current Schedule of Shows
Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club's 2023 Schedule of Shows now includes 9 NEA Jazz Masters, 47 GRAMMY® Award-Winning Artists, 40 Blues Music Award-Winners, and a comprehensive list of talented musicians with 435+ GRAMMY® Award Nominations amongst them. Tickets for ELVIN BISHOP and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club on Thursday August 17 at 7:30 P.M., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster and Jimmy's Online Event Calendar at: http://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
ABOUT JIMMY'S JAZZ & BLUES CLUB
The mission of Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club is to provide guests with a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience featuring serious jazz and blues music served with exceptional cuisine. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club features a spectacular and visually breathtaking environment engineered to deliver the highest quality acoustics while utilizing state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club is located within a beautifully restored 1905 building at 135 Congress Street in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information visit www.jimmysoncongress.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JimmysJazzBlues and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjazzblues/. Sign-up for Jimmy's Email Newsletter to stay informed on Upcoming Shows, New Artist Announcements, Promotional Offers, Ticket On-Sale Dates, Special Performances, and Jimmy's Sunday Jazz Brunch. In June 2023, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club was given the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for its' outstanding Wine List.
PRIVATE EVENTS AT JIMMY'S
An architecturally breathtaking center of arts and culture in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club offers a rare and spectacular venue to host important corporate functions, weddings, intimate or large-scale social gatherings, private parties, and memorable celebrations. The team at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club put heart and soul into creating a stunning full-service event space with new state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies delivered with outstanding next-level culinary experiences. Our high-touch approach, provided by professional and experienced event staff, ensures that everything is tailored to exceed your expectations. To start a conversation about hosting your event at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club, please call us at 888-603-5299, or fill out Jimmy's Private Event Request Form.
JOIN THE TEAM AT THE LABRIE GROUP FAMILY OF RESTAURANTS
Motivated by a commitment to culinary and hospitality excellence, founders Michael and Peter Labrie and their leadership team understand it is essential to seek out talented team members for each of The Labrie Group family of restaurants — Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club, The Atlantic Grill, The River House, and Rio Tequila Cantina — all in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Career opportunities and current job openings can be found at www.TheLabrieGroup.com.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
QH-5C-7H-7S-10S
(QH, 5C, 7H, 7S, 10S)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Poker Lotto" game were:
QH-5C-7H-7S-10S
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Due to cold and wet weather, the scheduled closure of Minnesota 36 this weekend has been postponed.
The highway was to have been closed for a concrete pour for the bridge deck at Manning Avenue and a storm sewer pipe installation – part of the new $32 million grade-separated interchange.
This work will be done at a later date, Washington County transportation officials said Thursday.
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Gen. Tommy Franks issues a statement saying Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, the political organization that dominated the country for 35 years, "is dissolved." Meanwhile, Iraqi doctors denounce the new U.S.-appointed Iraqi health minister, a one-time Baath Party member. Hear NPR's Christopher Joyce.
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The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week's deadly shooting in Uvalde that killed 19 children and two teachers said Wednesday that he's talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he's stopped cooperating.
In a brief interview, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo told CNN that he's speaking regularly with Texas Department of Public Safety investigators.
"I've been on the phone with them every day," Arredondo said.
The shooting at Uvalde's Robb Elementary School was the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade. State officials have said 19 police officers waited outside the classroom where the gunman opened fire, despite repeated pleas from children calling 911 for help.
Travis Considine, chief communications officer for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said Tuesday that Arredondo had not responded to DPS requests for two days, while other officers in the Uvalde city and schools police departments continue to sit for interviews and provide statements.
Arredondo has not responded to multiple requests for comment from The Associated Press.
The confusing and sometimes contradictory responses in the week since the deadly shooting continued Tuesday with the revelation that the exterior door used by the gunman was not left propped open by a teacher, as police previously said.
They have now determined that the teacher, who has not been identified, propped the door open with a rock, but then removed the rock and closed the door when she realized there was a shooter on campus, Considine said. But, Considine said, the door that was designed to lock when shut and did not lock as expected.
"We did verify she closed the door. The door did not lock. We know that much and now investigators are looking into why it did not lock," Considine said.
Investigators confirmed the detail through additional video footage reviewed since Friday's news conference when authorities first said that the door had been left propped open. Authorities did not state at that time what had been used to prop open the door.
Considine said the teacher initially propped the door open but ran back inside to get her phone and call 911 when Ramos crashed his truck on campus.
"She came back out while on her phone, she heard someone yell, 'He has a gun!', she saw him jump the fence and that he had a gun, so she ran back inside," removing the rock when she did, Considine said.
Steve McCraw, the head of DPS, hadn't said why the teacher initially propped open the door when it was first detailed Friday. The first mention of a door left propped open, which officials now say didn't happen, led to questions about the teacher's actions and whether she had made a horrific mistake.
Since the shooting, law enforcement and state officials have struggled to present an accurate timeline and details of the event and how police responded, sometimes providing conflicting information or withdrawing some statements hours later. State police have said some accounts were preliminary and may change as more witnesses are interviewed.
Interact with the sequence of events, with an annotated timeline of the school shooting in the 3D model below
San Antonio attorney Don Flanary told the San Antonio Express-News that the Robb Elementary School employee, whom he's not naming, first propped open the door to carry food from a car to a classroom, and that she immediately moved to close it when she realized the danger.
"She kicked the rock away when she went back in. She remembers pulling the door closed while telling 911 that he was shooting," Flanary told the newspaper.
"She thought the door would lock because that door is always supposed to be locked," Flanary said.
Flanary did not immediately return telephone messages left at his office from The Associated Press.
Later Tuesday, the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas, which represents police officers, urged its member officers to cooperate with "all government investigations" into the shooting and police response and endorsed a federal probe already announced by the Justice Department.
The organization was also sharply critical of the constantly changing narrative of events that have emerged so far.
"There has been a great deal of false and misleading information in the aftermath of this tragedy. Some of the information came from the very highest levels of government and law enforcement," CLEAT said. "Sources that Texans once saw as iron-clad and completely reliable have now been proven false." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/uvalde-school-chief-says-hes-been-on-the-phone-with-dps-every-day-is-cooperating/3715186/ | 2022-06-01 17:48:44 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/uvalde-school-chief-says-hes-been-on-the-phone-with-dps-every-day-is-cooperating/3715186/ |
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu.”
The dance anthem from the blockbuster Telugu-language action epic “RRR” is the first from an Indian film to earn a nomination and win and has dazzled audiences everywhere with its energetic tempo and choreography.
“The Elephant Whisperers” was named best short documentary at Sunday's night's ceremony in a first for an Indian production. The documentary, which is streaming on Netflix, follows the story of a couple in southern India who devote themselves to caring for an orphaned elephant and explores the bond between humans and animals.
"Congratulations India" trended on Twitter after "Naatu Naatu" by M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose trumped the likes of Rihanna and Lady Gaga to win best original song.
In the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, where the predominant language is Telugu, fans were elated over the Telugu song’s global triumph. “It’s an incredible feeling. Finally, a Telugu film did it and we have won an Oscar,” rejoiced Venkata Ramanna, a software engineer, who described the win as “exhilarating."
From Indian celebrities and politicians to cricketers and regular citizens, social media in India was awash with congratulations.
“#NaatuNaatu on top of the world!!!” cheered Chiranjeevi, a prominent Telugu film actor and former politician, on Twitter.
“Exceptional! The popularity of ‘Naatu Naatu’ is global,” tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He also congratulated the female duo behind “The Elephant Whisperers,” director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga, for highlighting the “importance of sustainable development and living in harmony with nature."
Monga tweeted that the award was “historic” for India and for women: “To all the women watching….The future is audacious and the future is here,” she wrote.
Licypriya Kangujam, a young climate activist in India, called the documentary win a proud moment for every environmentalist.
But the hashtags Naatu Naatu and RRR dominated social media feeds Monday.
The three-hour maximalist action epic is one of India’s most expensive and top-grossing films of all time and pairs two of the country’s biggest stars: N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan.
It also quickly climbed U.S. box-office charts before it found an even wider audience on Netflix, where it ranked among the top 10 non-English language films for weeks. The massively popular song also won a Golden Globe award in January.
“Naatu Naatu is an emotion across the globe,” Charan posted on Twitter as he congratulated the “RRR” team. “This award belongs to every Indian actor, technician and filmgoer,” he wrote.
The song was shot in August 2021 in front of Ukraine's Mariinskyi Palace, the official residence of the president in Kyiv, months before Russia invaded the country. The crew took 15 days to shoot the music video, which featured around 50 dancers and up to 400 extras.
In an interview with Variety in January, director S.S. Rajamouli said he wanted to explore the movie's anti-colonial themes in the song through an action sequence that saw the film's two main Indian actors out-dance the British. He said he wanted choreography “that would look great with two people doing it together, but not so complicated that no-one could do it."
The fast-paced dance steps quickly went viral, sparking a TikTok challenge where users attempted to recreate the acrobatic moves. The catchy tempo became an internet sensation, having racked up more than 122 million views on YouTube.
Backstage at the awards ceremony, Keeravani was emotional about the win. “It's just the beginning of everything,” he said. “For the world, particularly the Western world, folks are more on India and Asian music. It’s just long due. I feel very happy to open doors and the world to embrace my culture.”
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Company's antigen rapid testing kit checks for multiple viruses with results in 10-15 minutes
CLEVELAND, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MedAir Labs President and CEO Dr. William Kedia will discuss the Solon, Ohio-based startup's innovative antigen rapid testing kit at this year's virtual Invention-Con: Inspiring and Redefining the Innovative Mindset, the United States Trademark and Patent Office's (USPTO's) annual conference for independent inventors, entrepreneurs and small business owners. Kedia will join three other innovative leaders in a panel discussion on August 11 to share how they are using technology to drive positive change.
MedAir Labs' antigen rapid testing kit checks for multiple viruses – including COVID-19 – using one nasal swab, with accuracy rivaling a PCR test and results available within 10-15 minutes. According to Kedia, the superior sensitivity and specificity of the testing kit will effectively reduce the cost of diagnosis and improve the patient experience.
"I'm grateful to have been invited to participate in such a prestigious conference and to join this exclusive inventor class recognized by the USPTO for driving innovation for humanity," said Kedia. "I believe it is a testament to the groundbreaking nature of MedAir Labs' innovative products, and I'm excited to share how we're inspiring innovation in the healthcare and life sciences fields."
The company is planning to submit an application by the end of August seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the kit.
"Our antigen rapid testing kit is a game changer," said Kedia. "The way it has been developed as well as its phenomenal accuracy with results delivered in such a short timeframe makes it truly unique."
MedAir Labs plans to market the innovation as a point-of-care test administered initially at physician's offices, urgent care centers and emergency rooms, with plans to offer it over the counter in the future.
The idea to create a startup driven to develop innovative healthcare technology to improve the quality of people's lives was sparked over a firepit conversation during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
MedAir Labs, which was co-founded by Kedia, Murthy Talasila and Sonny Verma, was created to develop more accurate, effective and less obtrusive solutions to assist in the global health crisis.
Kedia served as a primary care physician as president of Family Medical Care Plus, with offices in Hudson and Tallmadge, from March 2002 until February of this year when he sold the practice to focus on his role with MedAir Labs.
"The company was born out of my initial experiences with patients during the pandemic," said Kedia. "Our company is based on accurate diagnosis and prevention of disease. We're still in the startup phase but are excited for what's on the horizon."
MedAir Labs first garnered attention and accolades for its Serenio product. To learn more, visit Serenio.com.
For more information and to register to attend the USPTO's 2022 Invention-Con, visit uspto.gov/about-us/events. To learn more about MedAir Labs and its products, visit MedAirLabs.com.
About MedAir Labs
MedAir Labs is a life sciences startup based in Solon, Ohio, driven to inspire innovation in the healthcare and life sciences fields by improving people's experiences through a human-centered design approach. The company was founded during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to develop meaningful solutions in the areas of diagnostics and therapeutics to assist in the global health crisis. As part of its mission, MedAir Labs has invested significant resources to develop Serenio, a revolutionary patented technology that neutralizes airborne and surface coronaviruses including COVID-19; antiviral personal protective equipment (PPE) solutions; and advanced triple antigen testing kits.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Architect Financial Technologies Inc. ("Architect") today announced the closing of a $5M pre-product financing round to develop adaptable infrastructure products that enable institutions to trade across centralized and decentralized digital asset markets. Participants in the round include Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, SALT Fund, P2P, Third Kind Venture Capital, and Motivate Venture Capital, along with investors Shari Glazer and Anthony Scaramucci.
Architect will provide institutions and large traders with secure, robust, and customizable trading infrastructure, while interfacing with qualified crypto custodians and self-hosted wallets. The core software product will feature standardized risk, compliance, market data, and development and visualization tools. Through cross-venue aggregation, platform extensibility, and open source design, Architect will enable firms to navigate the evolving technological complexity of digital asset market structure.
Architect was founded by financial technologist Brett Harrison, a former executive of FTX US, Citadel Securities, and Jane Street. The funds will be used to build a team of qualified personnel and commence product development, with an initial launch expected in the second quarter of 2023.
Harrison commented on the news: "After previously spending eleven years developing algorithmic trading software for global equities and derivatives markets, I understand the technological challenges that current crypto market structure poses to institutions seeking to trade safely at scale. I strongly believe those challenges can be overcome through infrastructure development that prioritizes principles of security, scalability, self-custody, and flexibility."
He further remarked: "My investment partners bring a unique breadth of expertise, spanning digital asset exchange operation, decentralized protocol development, stablecoin issuance, and traditional financial services and trading. I'm extremely excited to work with them and the Architect team to build this company."
Architect is a software company that develops institutional-grade infrastructure for trading across global digital asset markets.
To learn more about Architect and register for the product waitlist, please visit: https://architect.xyz
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Liverpool’s mini-revival came to a halt with a shock 1-0 loss at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.
But Chelsea and Manchester United continued to progress under respective managers Graham Potter and Erik ten Hag after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Meanwhile, Erling Haaland put last week’s blank against Liverpool behind him to fire Manchester City within a point of league leader Arsenal with a 3-1 win over Brighton.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp might have thought his team’s confidence-boosting victory over City last weekend would prove a turning point after such an unconvincing start to the season — especially after following it up with another three points against West Ham in midweek.
But the loss at Forest raises fresh doubts over Liverpool’s ability to mount a credible title challenge.
Taiwo Awoniyi, who spent six years at Anfield without ever playing for the first team, struck the second-half winner to relieve the pressure on Forest manager Steve Cooper, who was formerly part of Liverpool’s coaching staff.
The win moved Forest off the bottom of the table and left Klopp bemoaning the latest setback.
“(It feels) as low as possible,” the Liverpool manager said. “Massive, massive blow because I have no idea how we can lose this game to be honest. Not that we played exceptionally well, not that I expect that, but it would have been nice.”
Liverpool was without the injured Darwin Nunez and Thiago Alcantara, who was unwell.
Chelsea and United failed to fully capitalize on Liverpool’s latest stumble after sharing the points in the late kick off.
Casemiro headed an injury-time equalizer after Jorginho had scored an 87th-minute penalty.
While the draw was not ideal for either team, it suggests Potter and Ten Hag are continuing to stamp their authority on their respective teams.
Potter is undefeated in eight games since succeeding Thomas Tuchel last month, while Ten Hag has picked up 10 points from clashes with top four rivals Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea.
“I have to make a big compliment to my team,” Ten Hag told BBC Sport. “To fight back with a fourth game in 10 days, you see the spirit and how they deal with setbacks. Really good.”
Defending champion City brushed off the loss at Anfield with Haaland back on the score sheet.
The Norway striker’s failure to find the back of the net against Liverpool was the first time he had gone without a goal since the second game of the season.
Haaland made up for that against Brighton, scoring twice to take his overall total since joining City to 22 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions. He has scored 17 goals in the Premier League so far this season.
He looked set to register his fourth hat trick this season, but couldn’t add a third goal, with Kevin De Bruyne sealing the victory with an impressive strike after Leandro Trossard pulled one back.
Despite his goal, City manager Pep Guardiola was critical of De Bruyne’s form.
“He is not playing at his top level, not yet,” Guardiola said. “He made a fantastic goal, but he is not playing at his best. He knows, I don’t have to tell him. His dynamic is still not perfect, I spoke with him.”
Not that Guardiola wasn’t pleased with the goal.
“The goal is outstanding,” he said. “Thanks to him we didn’t suffer in the last 15-20 minutes.”
VARANE WORLD CUP FEAR
Raphael Varane left the field in tears after an injury that could put his World Cup hopes in jeopardy.
The France defender was in visible discomfort as he left the field after 60 minutes of United’s draw at Chelsea.
Ten Hag was not able to offer any clarity over the extent of the injury.
“It is difficult to say how it is now because it is so soon after the game,” he told BBC Sport after the final whistle. “We have to wait 24 hours and then we will know what it is.”
CALVERT-LEWIN HURTS PALACE AGAIN
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for the fifth time against Crystal Palace in a 3-0 win for Everton.
Victory ended a three-game losing streak for the team managed by Frank Lampard and moves it four points clear of the relegation zone.
Anthony Gordon and Dwight McNeil also scored.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are close to acquiring superstar outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in one of baseball’s biggest deals at the trade deadline, vaulting their postseason chances by adding one of the game’s best young hitters.
A person with direct knowledge of the move told The Associated Press the Padres and Nationals have agreed to a multiplayer deal contingent on San Diego first baseman Eric Hosmer waiving his no-trade provision. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because negotiations were ongoing.
Hosmer agreed to a $144 million, eight-year deal with San Diego before the 2018 season. He is owed about $7 million for the rest of this season and $13 million annually from 2023-25.
If the deal is completed, the Padres also would receive first baseman Josh Bell along with Soto, a generational talent who turns 24 in late October when they hope to still be playing for a title. The Nationals would get Hosmer, left-hander MacKenzie Gore and prospects James Wood, C.J. Abrams, Robert Hassell III and Jarlin Susana.
After contributing to the Nationals’ first championship in franchise history in 2019, Soto hit .351 in 2020 to win the NL batting title. He has been walked more than any other player in major league baseball over the past two seasons.
The package of prospects going to Washington is one of the most touted groups ever involved in one deal. The 20-year-old Hassell, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 amateur draft, hit an RBI single in last month’s All-Star Futures Game. Wood, a 19-year-old outfielder and second-round selection in last year’s draft, is batting .321 with 10 homers and 45 RBIs for Class-A Lake Elsinore.
Washington general manager Mike Rizzo set a lofty asking price last month after reports emerged that Soto turned down the team’s latest contract offer of $440 million over 15 years.
Soto remains under team control for two more seasons after this one, which made it no sure thing the Nationals would trade him now. The Padres getting him for potentially three playoff runs even absent a new deal made this the peak of Soto’s value.
That uncertainty began weighing on Soto, who said after Sunday’s game against St. Louis: “I just want to get it over with and see what’s going to happen. Start over here or wherever I’m at.”
It looks as if he’ll be starting over in San Diego in the midst of his second All-Star season, part of a loaded lineup that also includes All-Star Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. when the shortstop returns from a broken left wrist.
With little protection around him in Washington’s lineup, Soto hit .246 with 20 home runs and 45 RBIs and 91 walks in 101 games.
In 2,435 plate appearances since making his Nationals debut in 2018, Soto is batting .291 with 118 home runs and 357 RBIs. He’s only a couple of years removed from slugging .695 with a 1.185 OPS and .490 on-base percentage — all NL bests.
It looks as if Soto will become the latest Nationals player to be traded as part of the organization’s long-term rebuild and with ownership looking to sell the team. Rizzo traded shortstop Trea Turner, ace Max Scherzer, power hitter Kyle Schwarber and five others at the deadline last year, and Washington has let Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and others move on in free agency.
The Nationals made their first deadline move Monday, trading utility player Ehire Adrianza to the Atlanta Braves for 26-year-old outfield prospect Trey Harris.
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Whyno reported from Washington.
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FAIRBORN, Ohio (WDTN) — Myles Hall just finished his freshman year at Wright State University.
He’s not your typical music performance major; the 19-year-old drummer has very little formal training.
“I was never part of band. I was mainly a self-taught drummer,” admits Hall. “Everyone starts from somewhere.”
For Hall, his start was playing music video games.
“It all first started basically with me playing Guitar Hero. I was literally four years old,” says Hall.
From Guitar Hero, then moving onto Rock Band, he mastered music video games and then leveled up to a real drum set in front of a live crowd.
“My dad is also a drum set player. So he ended up, he ended up having me come over to his bar that he owns called the Soft Rock Cafe,” says Hall. “It was very overwhelming at first because it was super freaking loud. It is very loud and very different from playing on a plastic drum set.”
From plastic drums to real ones, he’s honed his skills, leading him to Wright State where he’s a music performance major.
”Just wild to think that someone playing a plastic drum set can get where they need to be,” smiles Hall.
When Myles first auditioned, Percussion Director Jerry Noble had no idea Myles had little formal training.
“To hear that’s how he got his start and to know where he is now, I’m kind of impressed,” admits Noble. “When I see people play Rock Band, it’s not usually a starting point. It’s sort of, they’re awkward, and they’re not playing perfectly in time. It’s the way the program is set up.”
“For him to be able to come to Wright State and get into this very competitive percussion program really speaks highly to him,” states Dr. Daniel Zehringer, Chair of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at Wright State University.
Now a part of jazz band, pep band, and percussion ensemble, his skills have earned him paid gigs as he’s found his passion.
“At Wright State we really try to take kids where they are and get them to that ending spot so they can really follow their dreams,” says Dr. Zehringer.
Hall says for him, drumming is anything but a game.
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CHICAGO (AP)Riley Greene’s sacrifice fly drove in a tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers handed the fading Chicago White Sox their fourth straight loss, 5-3 on Friday night.
Akil Baddoo singled off reliever Reynaldo Lopez (5-4) to lead off the seventh, then advanced to third when he stole second and catcher Yasmani Grandal’s throw sailed into center field. Baddoo trotted home on Greene’s fly to center to put the Tigers ahead 4-3.
Spencer Torkelson’s ground-rule double in the eighth scored an insurance run and Detroit went on to win for the third time in four games. Last-place Detroit improved to 5-12 against the defending AL Central champion White Sox and pushed them to the brink of elimination.
”Once we were eliminated, it sucks,” Torkelson said. ”But you can put your tail between your legs and just mope around the rest of the season. Or you can go out there trying to ruin someone else’s season and say, ‘Hey, we’re not going to the playoff and neither are you.’
”So that’s kind of been the attitude. These games are fun.”
A.J. Pollock’s two-run homer in the sixth tied it 3-3 after Detroit grabbed an early three-run lead against Lucas Giolito.
”We came back from the tough blow with the homer and answered back,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. ”We tacked on and used some pressure. There’s a lot to like about tonight’s win.”
The White Sox fell a season-high eight games behind first-place Cleveland, which won at Texas Friday night on the heels of sweeping a three-game series in Chicago. The surging Guardians have reduced their magic number to win the AL Central title to 3 since they hold the tie-breaker against the White Sox.
Jonathan Schoop had a solo shot and Eric Haase added two hits and an RBI for the last-place Tigers. Miguel Cabrera drove in a run with a groundout.
Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez (4-5) gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings to improve his career mark against the White Sox to 3-0.
”Even when in that inning when he gave up the homer, he was able to collect himself tonight,” Hinch said. ”His tempo was great tonight. His strike-throwing was good. He hung in there long enough for us to take the lead.”
Andrew Chafin entered with two outs in the eighth and struck out pinch hitter Romy Gonzalez with the bases loaded. Gregory Soto pitched a perfect ninth for his 27th save.
The White Sox came out still reeling from the sweep by the Guardians that all-but dashed their hopes of making the postseason a third straight year.
”I wouldn’t say it’s surprising or shocking,” Giolito said of Chicago’s latest slide. ”We’ve had a whole season of not putting things together. Tonight another tough loss late, but I think we’ve got a lot of motivation.”
Detroit scored three times off Giolito in the first two innings. But the right-hander settled down to allow just those three runs and six hits in six innings while striking out nine in a no-decision. Tabbed has Chicago’s ace before the start of the season, Giolito hasn’t won since Aug. 24 at Baltimore and has a 5.45 ERA in his last seven starts.
”It’s been a rough year for us, but a rough year for me, obviously,” Giolito said. ”Just trying to finish on a good note.”
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the first on Cabrera’s groundout and Haase’s single. Schoop’s 11th homer, on Giolito’s first pitch of the second, landed in the left-field bullpen and made it 3-0.
The White Sox cut it to 3-1 in the third on Jose Abreu’s RBI single. Pollock’s 14th homer, to right center, tied it.
MIGGY UP A NOTCH
Cabrera’s single in the third to give him 3,082 hits, moving him ahead of Cap Anson for 24th all time. Next in line for Cabrera is Ichiro Suzuki, who finished with 3,089 hits.
MRS. VEECK REMEMBERED
The White Sox held a moment of silence before the game for Mary Frances Veeck, the second wife of legendary former team owner Bill Veeck. Her death at the age of 102 was announced on Friday.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: All-Star SS Tim Anderson, out since Aug. 6 (left middle finger surgery) continues to take batting practice and make progress, acting manager Miguel Cairo said. Cairo thinks Anderson could still return this season, but added ”Let’s see what happens.” … CF Luis Robert (sore left wrist) was out the lineup after starting last Saturday and Tuesday. ”If he has a couple days off, he feels better and soon he gets two, three at-bats, he starts feeling the pain again,” Cairo said.
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Traveling has always come with complications, but the coronavirus pandemic has made it more challenging than ever. Our By The Way Concierge column will take your travel dilemmas to the experts to help you navigate the new normal. Want to see your question answered? Submit it here.
This week’s question came from By The Way Editor Amanda Finnegan, who flies with her dog often.
I’ve stopped asking why airlines charge for anything — I just expect to get nickel-and-dimed throughout the booking process.
That’s been the norm since airlines began “unbundling” their offerings in the late 2000s. Instead of selling a ticket that included everything from your passage to your checked bag and meal onboard, they began selling their flight experience a la carte, offering customers a lower base fare with the option of adding on extras like seat selection.
It’s been a profitable shift in business model; according to the Transportation Department’s annual airline baggage fee report, domestic carriers brought in nearly $5 billion in baggage fees alone in 2018.
Airlines say the reason they specifically charge a pet fee is that bringing a pet onboard involves additional protocols, and more protocols mean more work for the airlines.
“That’s always going to include additional responsibilities for our crews,” United Airlines spokesperson Charles Hobart says. “They’re going to have to ensure the animals and their carriers meet certain requirements and follow FAA regulations.”
Beyond making sure your pet is following those FAA regulations, “there is a potential for the animal to get loose — which doesn’t happen often but is always a concern,” Hobart says.
The airline may also have to reseat customers around you if they have pet allergies.
“It’s really not as simple as bringing a carry-on with me that just happens to have an animal inside,” Hobart says. “It goes a little deeper than that.”
Palo Cvik, CEO at the travel media company SmarterTravel, says charging a fee is basically a way of reserving your pet’s spot on board, because airlines limit the number of pets allowed in the cabin on each flight.
Jonathan Alder, owner of the luxury travel company Jonathan’s Travels, has flown with his cats on various airlines over the years. He thinks the reason airlines charge a fee is more straightforward.
“The real answer is because they can,” he says.
Whether or not you can accrue extra miles for flying with your furry family member depends on the airline. To most , “pets are considered luggage,” Alder says. “If you fly coach, you pay for a suitcase but they don’t give you miles for it.”
You can’t sign your dog up for most loyalty programs to earn points, even if you’re buying them their own seat instead of toting them in a carry-on bag. Delta’s SkyMiles program rules, for example, explicitly state “tickets purchased to carry excess baggage such as musical instruments and pets or to provide extra space for the primary passenger” cannot earn miles.
But some airlines do offer some points for pets. JetBlue travelers earn 300 additional TrueBlue points on each flight segment when traveling with their pet. Virgin Atlantic has a Flying Paws scheme that lets you earn some bonus points on select routes.
Hobart says airline loyalty program points are based on fare purchases and a pet fee is not a fare.
But we know you can earn points in a million instances that have nothing to do with fares. American Airlines AAdvantage members can earn base miles by spending money with eligible partners, like Hertz, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Shell. This week, Delta and Starbucks announced their respective loyalty program members can link accounts to “earn one mile per $1 spent at Starbucks and double Stars on days traveling on Delta.” They have a similar program with Lyft.
Ultimately, airlines get to make up their own rules for their loyalty programs and change the game when they’d like. The issue even made its way to the Supreme Court in 2013 after an airline revoked a traveler’s frequent flier membership for making too many complaints.
“The Supreme Court ruled unanimously to say that basically frequent flier miles programs can essentially operate entirely how they want to,” Scott’s Cheap Flights founder Scott Keyes says. “They have full rights to operate their mileage program how they want to, even if it feels like it’s arbitrary or capricious or completely absurd to travelers.”
On the upside, you can get miles for using an airline’s credit card, so you can earn points for paying your pet fee.
Keyes doesn’t see airlines waving pet fees or giving pets frequent flier accounts anytime soon, particularly as they’re becoming more strict with pet policies and airlines aren’t facing any pressure to change.
“If anything, I would say pets rights have been getting diminished over the past five or 10 years rather than expand,” Keyes says. “I would be pretty surprised if things started to swing in the other direction.”
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Alaska state lawmaker censured for comments about child abuse
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - The Alaska House of Representatives voted to censure Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman by a decisive 35-1 margin on Thursday.
The censure comes two days after Eastman made comments during the House Judiciary Committee meeting on the financial implications to society of fatal child abuse.
“It gets argued periodically it’s actually a cost savings because that child is not going to need any of those government services they might otherwise be entitled to receive, and need, based on growing up in this type of environment,” Eastman said Monday.
Eastman was the lone vote against the censure measure, and argued the motion to censure from Anchorage Rep. Andrew Gray impugned his motives and was “hateful rhetoric.”
“It is important to remember regarding that member from Wasilla that over the years he has shown Alaska who he is, posting on his website a photo of himself standing next to a quote from Adolf Hitler that calls for the extermination of people, and yet he has been reelected three times to his seat,” Gray said. “We must respond as a body. We must do something. This body must act.”
Eastman responded by noting section 121 of the rules of the house, claiming that Gray had impugned his motives.
“The outrageous accusation that somehow I and the members of my district support the extermination of people or support child abuse — when I’ve staked my entire political career arguing for the opposite — is not acceptable in this body,” Eastman said.
President and CEO of the Alaska Children’s Trust Trevor Storrs, who testified on Monday in that committee meeting, responded directly to Eastman’s comment at the time.
“I’m not even sure how to answer that, that there’s a cost saving to the death of a child. The impact that that has on a family and us as a society when a child is lost, especially to abuse and neglect, is unmeasurable.”
Storrs said he hopes the focus can remain on the issues that the Alaska Children’s Trust tackles, and still spoke favorably about his time testifying and contributing to the committee.
“Legislators are in a very key role. They’re making laws and decisions, and systems and policies and legislation can either prevent, or unfortunately maybe perpetuate, the situation that creates the environment that then leads to child abuse and neglect,” Storrs said.
Anchorage Rep. Cliff Groh attended the committee hearing on Monday as well, and retold how the meeting unfolded from his perspective.
“His statements, and his entire line of questioning — and it was, I want to stress it was just not one question, but a line of questioning — both very much bothered me not only as a parent but as a human being,” Groh said. “I just thought his comments and his line of questioning were despicable.”
Wednesday’s vote is the second time the House has moved to censure Eastman.
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WENTWORTH, New Hampshire — A Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire was arrested Friday for allegedly screaming and swearing at a snowplow truck operator who recorded the confrontation and later reported him to police.
Rep. Jeffrey Greeson, 51, of Wentworth was charged with disorderly conduct, criminal threatening, and simple assault, according to police. He was released on personal recognizance and ordered back to Plymouth District Court on May 18.
Police said they made the arrest after receiving a report that a member of the Wentworth Highway Department had been obstructed in his efforts of snow removal by a citizen and had recorded part of the encounter on his cell phone.
Greeson didn't immediately respond to an email to his Statehouse office seeking comment Friday.
Paul Manson, the road agent in Wentworth, said he had already been plowing for about six hours Saturday when he encountered Greeson standing in the middle of the road around 8 a.m.
“He just started giving me hell, and I didn’t know what was going on,” he said Thursday. “When I got out of the truck, he started screaming in my face. So I got back in the truck and got my phone.”
The video, which Manson posted to Facebook, shows Greeson clamoring over a pile of snow up to his knees along the road. The storm dropped nearly a foot of snow before winding down later in the day.
“Here’s where my driveway ends, right here. Push it out of the road!” shouted Greeson, who also used a rude hand gesture and expletives. “Your job is to clear the road. Clear the road! Now, get in your truck and do your job!”
Greeson, a retired Navy officer and pastor serving his second term in the House, also did not respond to an email seeking comment Thursday.
“He was upset because I wasn’t pushing the snow off the road far enough, and I was putting it all in his driveway, which I’m going to be honest with you, that’s what I do,” Manson said. “My job is to get the snow off the road. And I feel bad most of the time because I do put snow back in people’s driveway, and I really can’t help it.”
Manson said he realizes it’s no fun to shovel out after a snowplow passes. But he said public servants don’t deserve to be attacked.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Monday suspended a two-year prison sentence for Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as he appeals his criminal conviction for mocking the prime minister’s surname which resulted in his expulsion from Parliament, dealing a huge blow to his Congress party ahead of general elections next year.
Gandhi, a fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his main challenger in the 2024 polls, was ousted after a court sentenced him to two years in prison for defamation for a comment made in a 2019 election speech.
The prosecution of Gandhi, the great-grandson of India’s first prime minister and scion of the dynastic Congress party, was widely condemned by opponents of Modi as the latest assault against democracy and free speech by a government seeking to crush dissent. The speed of his removal from Parliament shocked Indian politics.
Gandhi appeared in a court in the western state of Gujarat on Monday to file an appeal and was granted bail for the duration of the appeal process. He was granted bail for 30 days to file an appeal when he was convicted last month. The court set the next hearing for April 13.
“In this struggle, truth is my weapon and truth is my support,” Gandhi tweeted after Monday’s hearing. He waved to supporters and Congress party members who gathered outside the court.
A man who shares the prime minister’s surname, Modi, which is common in his home state of Gujarat, accused Gandhi of defamation over a 2019 speech in which he asked, “Why do all thieves have Modi as their surname?” Gandhi then referred to three well-known and unrelated Modis in the speech: a fugitive Indian diamond tycoon, a cricket executive banned from the Indian Premier League, and the prime minister. The petitioner who filed the case is a member of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat but is not related to the prime minister or the other two Modis mentioned by Gandhi.
Gandhi was convicted on March 23 and expelled from Parliament the next day, sparking opposition lawmakers to rally to his defense and call his expulsion a new low for India’s constitutional democracy.
Under Indian law, a criminal conviction with a prison sentence of two years or more is grounds for expulsion from Parliament. If Gandhi’s conviction is not suspended or overturned by a higher court, he could face prison and will likely not be able to contest the national elections in 2024.
Babu Mangukiya, a lawyer from Gandhi’s legal team, said he will remain disqualified from Parliament until a court suspends his conviction, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
Legal experts say Gandhi’s case is unusual, especially since defamation convictions remain rare.
“It’s something we almost never see — to have a conviction in a defamation case and even more, a maximum sentence (of two years) for what appears to be an innocuous remark,” senior advocate Gopal Shankar Narayan said, adding that politicians are usually given more leeway when it comes to free speech. “In most civilized countries, defamation is not criminal — you can sue for damages and get compensation, but it’s not a criminal conviction.”
India, with nearly 1.4 billion people, is the world’s largest democracy. Modi’s critics say its democracy has been in retreat since he came to power in 2014. They accuse his government of pursuing a Hindu nationalist agenda. The government denies that, saying its policies benefit all Indians.
Gandhi’s family has produced three prime ministers. Two of them — his grandmother, Indira Gandhi, and father, Rajiv Gandhi — were assassinated.
Even though Gandhi is seen as the main challenger to the Modi government, his Indian National Congress party has suffered humiliating defeats in the last two general elections. In a bid to woo voters, Gandhi has railed against Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party in recent months, accusing them of corruption and of tarnishing India’s democratic credentials. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/indias-opposition-leader-gandhi-to-appeal-defamation-charge/ | 2023-04-03 18:43:59 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/indias-opposition-leader-gandhi-to-appeal-defamation-charge/ |
WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, August 20, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
413 PM PDT Sat Aug 20 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 613 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of Southwest California, including the following
county, San Bernardino.
* WHEN...Until 613 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 415 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream
flooding. Between 0.5 and 0.75 inches of rain have fallen.
Storms are very slow moving.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.25 to 0.75 inches are
expected over the area. This additional rain will result in
minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Onyx Summit, western Pioneertown, Hwy 38 Between Onyx Summit
And Sugarloaf, Hwy 38 Between Yucaipa And Onyx Summit and
Rimrock.
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 70 mayors from across the U.S. whose cities have experienced a mass shooting this year sent a letter to Senate Leaders today calling on the Senate to pass gun safety legislation. Two bipartisan bills, S.736, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, and S.529, the Background Check Expansion Act, have already passed the House and are awaiting action in the Senate. In the letter, the mayors urge the Senate to pass these bills and work to prevent other cities from experiencing the tragedies of gun violence that impacted their cities. The United States Conference of Mayors has long championed gun safety legislation to protect cities and communities across the country.
In the letter, the mayors write in part:
"As mayors of cities that have had mass shootings this year, we write to urge the Senate to pass during the lame duck session gun safety legislation that has passed the House and is currently pending in the Senate. We can tell you firsthand of the devastating impact these shootings have had on our residents and on our cities. While we will never recover from them completely, we must try to prevent them from happening in other cities in the future."
The full text of the letter to Senators Schumer and McConnell can be found here and below:
December 5, 2022
Dear Leader Schumer and Leader McConnell:
As mayors of cities that have had mass shootings this year, we write to urge the Senate to pass during the lame duck session gun safety legislation that has passed the House and is currently pending in the Senate. We can tell you firsthand of the devastating impact these shootings have had on our residents and on our cities. While we will never recover from them completely, we must try to prevent them from happening in other cities in the future.
S.736, the Assault Weapons Ban, would ban the sale, import, manufacture or transfer of certain semi-automatic weapons, bump fire stocks, and high-capacity feeding devices. It would exempt from the ban all assault weapons lawfully possessed on the date of enactment and would not apply to antique firearms, manually operated firearms, and more than 2,000 specified models of hunting and sporting firearms. It does not in any way infringe on Second Amendment rights. Its companion bill, H.R. 1808, passed the House of Representatives on July 29.
S.529, the Background Check Expansion Act would close serious loopholes in the background check system by requiring all firearm purchases—both handguns and long guns—to undergo a NICS background check, help prevent dangerous individuals from circumventing the laws on the books and obtaining deadly weapons, reduce firearms trafficking by prohibiting unlicensed transfers through unregulated secondary sales, and aid law enforcement's ability to trace crime guns, which depends on licensed gun dealers' sales records. It's companion bill, H.R. 8 passed the House on March 11, 2021.
Congress came together this summer to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and both of these bills passed the House with bipartisan support. More than 90 percent of Americans support expanding background checks. Two-thirds support a ban on assault weapons.
How much more death and destruction must our residents and our communities endure before the Senate acts? The time to pass the Assault Weapons Ban and the Background Check Expansion Act is now.
Sincerely,
cc. Members, The United States Senate
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Train derailment, massive fire prompt evacuations in Ohio
Published: Feb. 4, 2023 at 1:14 AM CST|Updated: 9 minutes ago
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WFMJ) - Fire departments from three states were called to the scene of a train derailment and fire in Ohio on Friday.
Evacuations were ordered in the town of East Palestine after a freight train went off the tracks.
East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway said anyone within a mile of the derailment should evacuate immediately.
Other residents were urged to stay home and off the roads.
Firefighters from Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia joined in the effort to get the massive blaze under control.
It’s not yet known what the train was carrying at the time of the derailment, but the Environmental Protection Agency is monitoring air quality in the area.
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Two powerful trends that have pulled the Golden State Warriors in opposite directions will intersect Wednesday night when the defending champions host the Utah Jazz in San Francisco.
The Warriors improved to a league-best 14-2 at home with a hard-fought, 110-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.
The win came despite the absence of Stephen Curry (shoulder) and Andrew Wiggins (groin), both of whom are expected to miss Wednesday’s second night of a back-to-back.
Klay Thompson posted a game-high 29 points against the Hornets, and he also likely will sit out the Utah game as part of a rest routine the veteran has undergone so far this season.
Always without Thompson and often without Curry, Wiggins and/or Draymond Green, the Warriors have struggled on the second nights of back-to-backs this season, going 2-5. They lost 125-119 at Indiana and 143-113 at Brooklyn on second nights during their recent six-game trip.
The Warriors have swept just one back-to-back this season, and that came on their only previous sequence of two home games in two nights. They beat the Chicago Bulls 119-111 and Houston Rockets 120-101 on that occasion in early December.
One player the Jazz can expect to see in their second trip to San Francisco this season is Jonathan Kuminga. The 20-year-old, getting a chance to play at crunch time with Curry and Wiggins out, made contributions plays at both ends of the court late in the Tuesday win.
“I thought he was just brilliant,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He made huge plays defensively, and I thought that kinda led to a couple of offensive plays. He was rewarded for his defensive effort.”
Kuminga played 30 minutes in Golden State’s 124-123 loss at Utah on Dec. 7, a night when Kerr chose not to suit up Curry, Wiggins and Green. He hit 10 of his 13 shots while also logging five rebounds and four assists.
The Jazz took advantage of a Warriors team that was resting up for an NBA Finals rematch with the Boston Celtics by getting 22 points and nine assists from Jordan Clarkson and double-figure scoring from six others in the high-scoring affair.
Utah has lost five of nine since then but has seemed to find its offense in the past three contests. The Jazz scored 126, 120 and 122 points while going 2-1 against the Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards and San Antonio Spurs.
The lone loss in the stretch occurred in their most recent outing, a 126-122 defeat against the Spurs on Monday that resulted despite Lauri Markkanen’s 32 points and Clarkson’s 25.
Utah was without Kelly Olynyk, who might be able to return against the Warriors following a four-game absence caused by a sprained left ankle.
The Monday defeat followed a relaxing stretch in which the Jazz enjoyed three days off, including Christmas, before flying into San Antonio to begin a three-game trip.
“We knew these games are always tough going on the road after (a) holiday,” veteran Mike Conley said. “Give them credit. They kept pushing, kept getting to the rim and they kept tempo fast and we never really got our feet under us. We didn’t make shots, but that can’t be an excuse for what we do on the opposite end.”
The Warriors beat the Jazz 129-118 at home in the teams’ first head-to-head matchup of the season on Nov. 25. Curry and Wiggins combined for 53 points in that game.
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We love our pet companions, so why wouldn’t we include them in our home plans? Since the pandemic began, 23 million new households joined the pack of pet owners nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The 2010 census let the cat out of the bag that Seattle has more pets than children. Today, the city has four cat cafes — and counting. The latest numbers indicate 217,000 adults (29%) live with a dog and 203,700 adults (27%) with a cat, according to Seattle Times research analyst Nadine Selden. Not surprisingly, pet-centric additions, such as built-in dog crates, feeding and washing stations, and cat walkways, are a trend that’s wagging upward.
Barkitecture and Catification
Witness the success of Roku’s “Barkitecture” TV show in which designers create mini mansions for celebrity dogs. But it’s not just celebrities who are looking to elevate their pets’ quality of life. On Pinterest, users searched four times more for “catify your home” in 2021 than the previous year, while “luxury dog room” bounded up by 115%, according to a trend report.
“I think pets are members of our family. They’ve always been, and I think the pandemic really reinforced that,” says Jeff Pelletier, managing principal of Seattle design firm Board & Vellum. “You want them to have a home as well. “It’s been a trend for a long time but more of a trend since 2020.”
Beyond pet-proofing, i.e., hiding away pet toys and choosing fabrics that resist claws, teeth or fur, animal-forward design celebrates your pets in comfort and style.
Pelletier also thinks the pandemic gave us permission to be less serious about our home design and décor.
“Life is short,” he says “and there’s an opportunity for whimsy and beauty, so having elements for and about your pet that are fun and conversation starters is a great addition. I’ve seen everything from custom artwork to special dog doors.”
For one client, he tucked a cat cave inside the cabinetry of the dining area, but a cat-face cutout makes it clear who’s at home.
In some cases, it’s simply about highlighting your pet as a treasured household member. The design firm has commissioned a custom mural for a current client. “We are painting a forest scene, but hidden within the scene are their animals,” Pelletier says.
As new pets join the family, they will be added to the painting. Instead of “Where’s Waldo,” Pelletier says, it’s “Where’s Fido?”
Another idea might be to have a metalworker incorporate a profile of your animal into a stair railway or garden gate. Moments like that make a house uniquely yours, says Pelletier.
Keeping the fun in function
For Bellingham-based Jennifer Ryan of Jennifer Ryan Design, almost every client comes to her seeking pet-focused design solutions.
“I would say 95% of my clients have pets,” she says.
Many of her clients live in open areas, so mudrooms and washing stations take priority in our soggy climate.
For one home that couldn’t accommodate a separate washing area, she integrated the dog wash into the main shower, with a second hose at pooch level. It’s handy because, unlike many counter-height washing stations, nobody has to lift the big dogs.
If you are making a raised washing station, make sure to build in a ramp or stairs. Ryan likes to include stairs that pull out as needed.
Similarly, in a kitchen build, Ryan specified a space-saving feeding station with drawers that avoids tripping hazards created by food and water bowls roaming wild in the kitchen.
For mudrooms, you need to consider mud-ready materials, but also include storage for leashes, harnesses and towels.
A project that had both the human and feline clients purring was a cat cubby. She left out a door in the laundry cabinet and built in a cat bed in the ultimate spot — right next to the toasty dryer.
“I always try to come up with surprises that are not in the original plan,” she says. “The first time I did that the owners were like, ‘That’s the best thing ever.’”
The great(er) outdoors
It’s important to think about pets’ comfort and safety outside the home too. Pelletier says Board & Vellum has been doing quite a few dual lawns — a traditional one for the bipeds and an artificial one for the dogs, which keeps maintenance easy. They’re ideal for fetch, and he finds the design works much better than bark chips for odor control.
Cynthia Chomos created Catio Spaces to help Seattle-area cats safely experience the outdoors with enclosed catios, often attached to windows or patio doors. Her “chief feline officer” orange tabby Serena enjoys a black gable roof catio connected by a 30-foot elevated tunnel to a wall cat door in her dining room.
“The catio features a 6-foot lounge for catnaps, a spiral staircase, grass floor, branches and multiple shelves for exercise,” says Chomos. “The wood framing is painted to complement my home and garden.”
Along with designing custom spaces to suit your lifestyle, Chomos sells catio plans for DIYers. Catios, she says, give felines mental and physical exercise while protecting them (and local birds and wildlife).
For dogs, local developer Shelter Homes offers customers a Woofdeck — a pet-friendly rooftop amenity space customizable with a swimming pool, a shaded lounge area and a relief station.
Design for your pet
“One of the fun things about designing a space is we get into your head,” says Pelletier — and ideally those of your pets. “Each pet has their own personality. They’re all different, so find out what works for you.”
As you envision your pet’s dream home, think about their needs and moods. Is your pet shy, wanting a hideout or adventurous and ready to run?
If your cat is active, add an exercise wheel so they can burn off some energy when there are no mice to chase. For dogs, puzzles, scent games and lick mats are mentally stimulating.
Velcro pet? Include a nesting space in your major rooms, whether inside an end table, cabinet or just a pillow.
Does your pet like to watch the world go by? Consider a platform for cats or a dog bed near the window. (If your dog barks at every passerby, however, this might not be the move.)
Does your cat climb the walls? Trick out a superhighway on the walls.
“I still want to do an elevated catwalk with deep crown molding that you won’t know what’s going on until you see a cat go by,” Pelletier says.
Stairs, ramps and ottomans are especially important inclusions for pets as their joints age. For example, when her Dachshund mix Poppy couldn’t handle the stairs after back surgery, Pinehurst’s Naomi Schwartz had a full-flight ramp built by a carpenter. “She uses it regularly now, and it’s been incredible,” she wrote via Messenger.
Myzoo.design, which makes clear walled sitting shelves, suggests creating a hoppable pathway for your cat with your layout — say from couch to shelf to armchair to window, for instance.
For some inspiration, dive into Pinterest or Google images, and you’ll find dog beds converted from suitcases and cabinets, along with DIY velvet cat perches and macramé hammocks.
Whether your housemate is a Great Dane or a Maine coon cat, when it comes to design, Pelletier notes, “The only limit is your imagination.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/make-your-home-a-haven-for-your-fur-babies-with-these-pet-friendly-designs/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-03-24 16:14:49 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/make-your-home-a-haven-for-your-fur-babies-with-these-pet-friendly-designs/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
(KTLA) – An Australian actress who had been reported missing by her family was actually in custody after being arrested by police in Santa Monica days prior.
Last Friday night, Santa Monica police say they were dispatched to a restaurant on Arizona Avenue for a report of a battery.
Officers were told a woman, later identified as Laura McCulloch, had thrown a drink at a restaurant patron and their 2-year-old child.
According to police, McCulloch showed “obvious signs of intoxication,” and continued acting aggressively while officers tried to calm her.
“During efforts to detain her, she became physically combative, kicked at officers and bit one officer on the shoulder,” authorities said.
The 37-year-old actress was arrested and booked on suspicion of public intoxication and resisting arrest.
She appeared in court on Tuesday, but not before her family reported her missing to the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities told Nexstar’s KTLA that McCulloch’s family made the report Monday.
A GoFundMe page created to help in the search indicated she had been getting ready for a date with a person she met on Tinder or Bumble. As of Tuesday night, that GoFundMe has been disabled.
McCulloch appeared in an independent film called “Covid Support Group,” this year and had appeared in an Australian film called “The Black Sheep” in 2010, according to her IMDB page.
Additional details about Friday’s incident have not been released. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/actress-reported-missing-arrested-in-california-after-allegedly-biting-officer/ | 2022-08-17 04:12:12 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/actress-reported-missing-arrested-in-california-after-allegedly-biting-officer/ |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
536 PM CDT Tue Jul 12 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Edwards and western Real Counties through 615 PM CDT...
At 536 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Vance, or 16 miles southeast of Rocksprings, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Camp Wood, Vance, Barksdale and Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3000 9988 2962 9994 2962 10019 2966 10041
3005 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 019DEG 15KT 2983 10004
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Ads with the candidates’ ex-wives. Cries of “liar” flying in both directions. Stories of a squalid apartment building and abortions under pressure. Questioning an opponent’s independence. His intellect. His mental stability. His religious faith.
The extended Senate campaign in Georgia between the Democratic incumbent, Raphael Warnock, and his Republican challenger, football legend Herschel Walker, has grown increasingly bitter as their Dec. 6 runoff nears. With Democrats already assured a Senate majority, it’s a striking contrast from two years ago, when the state’s twin runoffs were mostly about which party would control the chamber in Washington.
“Herschel Walker ain’t serious,” Warnock told supporters recently in central Georgia, saying that Walker “majors in lying” and fumbles the basics of public policy. “But the election is very serious. Don’t get those two things confused.”
Walker casts Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church, as a “hypocrite” and servile to President Joe Biden. Underscoring the insult, Walker calls the incumbent “Scooby-Doo,” complete with an impression of the cartoon hound’s gibberish.
The broadsides reflect the candidates’ furious push in the four weeks between the Nov. 8 general election and runoff to persuade their core supporters to cast another ballot. For Walker, it also means drawing more independents and moderates to his campaign after he underperformed a fellow Republican on the ticket, Gov. Brian Kemp, by 200,000 votes.
Warnock led Walker by 37,000 votes out of almost 4 million cast in the first round, but the senator fell short of the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
In many ways, the shift from his first runoff campaign is exactly what Warnock wanted: a straightforward choice between two candidates. Two years ago, then-President Donald Trump, fresh off his defeat, and Biden, then president-elect, made multiple Georgia trips to illuminate the national stakes of the races between Warnock and Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Sen. David Perdue as control of the Senate hung in the balance.
Trump ended up alienating his own supporters and many moderates with his false claims of a rigged 2020 presidential election. Victories by Warnock and Ossoff put the Senate at a 50-50 split, with Democrats gaining control by virtue of Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. Warnock also became Georgia’s first Black senator.
This year, with Warnock vying for a full six-year term after winning the 2021 special election, Democrats have already guaranteed control of the Senate by flipping a seat in Pennsylvania. A Warnock win would give Democrats an outright majority at 51-49, meaning that the parties would not have to negotiate a power-sharing agreement.
Warnock’s preferred emphasis for most of his reelection bid has been his deal-making in Washington and the personal values he brings to the job. It took until the campaign’s final stages — only after two women accused Walker, an opponent of abortion rights, of encouraging and paying for their abortions — for the senator to ratchet up his attacks, arguing Walker is “unprepared” and “unfit” for the job.
“My opponent lies about everything,” Warnock said in a recent campaign stop, ticking off a litany of Walker’s repeated falsehoods and exaggerations. “He said he was a police officer. He’s not. He said he worked for the FBI. He did not. Said he graduated from the University of Georgia. He did not. Said he was valedictorian of his class. He was not. ... He said he had another business with 800 employees. It has eight.”
Walker, alternately, has relished the jousting since he won the GOP nomination in the spring.
“Herschel is a competitor. He’s very comfortable with the mano a mano,” said Scott Paradise, Walker’s campaign manager, noting the candidate’s athletic prowess as a football running back, kickboxer and Olympic bobsledder.
Indeed, Walker takes his attacks right to Warnock’s strengths as the pastor of the famous church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. Walker has criticized Warnock over an Atlanta apartment building, owned by a foundation of Warnock’s church, where residents have complained to The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative media outlet, of eviction notices and poor conditions.
“What he’s doing in this apartment building at Columbia Towers is not right,” Walker said recently at a suburban Atlanta campaign stop. “You shouldn’t put Jesus’ name on what you’re doing to people, and don’t put Martin Luther King name on it. ... You’re not Jesus, and you’re not Dr. King.”
Warnock, who says no residents of Columbia Tower have been evicted, incorporates Walker’s attacks into the list of the challenger’s documented exaggerations and falsehoods. “What kind of a person lies on the church?” Warnock said in Macon. “This isn’t the first time people attacked Ebenezer Baptist Church. They attacked Martin Luther King Jr. I’m in good company.”
Still, asked whether he’s reconsidered his church’s stewardship of Columbia Towers, Warnock sidestepped: “I’ve already answered the question. I’m proud of what my church does to feed and house the hungry and the homeless every single week.”
Walker also accuses Warnock of “getting rich” as a senator, a nod to the pastor’s $7,500-a-month housing allowance from the church. The payments are not a violation of Senate ethics rules that limit senators’ outside income.
On at least one occasion during the runoff, Walker has suggested Warnock is a negligent father. Warnock told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the comment “crossed a line.” Earlier in the campaign, Walker publicly acknowledged three of his children for the first time, doing so only after The Daily Beast reported on their existence. Warnock has not mentioned those children in any of his critiques of Walker.
Walker, meanwhile, has not taken reporters’ questions at an open campaign event since late October, when a second accuser came forward to say he had pressured her to have an abortion — a contradiction of his advocacy as a candidate for a national ban on all abortions. Walker has denied the women’s claims.
Both candidates’ former wives also loom in the campaign, though the two men avoid the topic themselves, leaving the discussion of their marriages mostly to paid advertising. In one ad, Warnock’s former wife tells Atlanta police that he ran over her foot. The Republican ad doesn’t note that a police report states that officers found no physical evidence supporting her claim. A Democratic ad features an interview with Walker’s first wife detailing that he threatened violence against her, circumstances Walker has confirmed in an autobiography.
Since the two men met for their lone debate Oct. 14, Warnock has hammered Walker for a lack of policy details and sometimes flubbing what policy he does discuss.
Breaking News
Warnock promotes his new federal legal provision capping insulin costs for Medicare recipients and notes Walker said diabetics could manage their health by “eating right,” a practice that isn’t enough for insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
“Maybe he ought to apply to be a dietician. I’m running for the United States Senate,” Warnock said in Macon.
He pounced when Walker declared the United States is “not ready” for climate action and should “keep having those gas-guzzling cars” that he said already have “good emissions” standards. Warnock added gleeful mockery when Walker recently introduced a tangent about vampires to a campaign speech.
“I mean, who says that kind of stuff?” Warnock asked supporters.
Warnock’s aides say that the personalized arguments help convince core Democrats that they should not sit out the runoff, while also swaying the potentially decisive middle of the electorate in the senator’s favor. “Herschel Walker continues to be bogged down by his pattern of lies and disturbing behavior, all of which led him to underperform” in the first round, said Quentin Fulks, Warnock’s campaign manager, in a statement.
From Walker’s camp, Paradise insisted that Republicans’ best argument remains Warnock’s alignment with Democrats on economic policy. Still, he acknowledges the campaign’s tone has darkened.
“We’re certainly going to continue to aggressively prosecute the case against Warnock,” he said, “and I suspect they’ll do the same.” | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-election-2022-georgia-senate-20221127-qf7q2cj5sna7zb2ge6wb54jmp4-story.html | 2022-11-27 19:04:47 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-election-2022-georgia-senate-20221127-qf7q2cj5sna7zb2ge6wb54jmp4-story.html |
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The gilded stadiums are among the most spectacular in the world. The seafront is sparkling and the skyscrapers are draped with larger-than-life banners featuring the stars of the World Cup.
Fans crowd around big screens throughout the city to watch soccer along the waterfront in Doha, or at the upscale Pearl Marina. Streets are canopied by the national flags of the 32 teams playing in this year’s World Cup, and restaurants are packed. So is the fan zone, where Colombian singer Maluma performed on the eve of the opening game.
The only thing missing is a winning team.
Qatar became the first host nation in World Cup history to lose the opening match, and then only the second host to be eliminated from the group stage. South Africa in 2010 was the first to be eliminated in group stage but still had a chance to advance in its third and final group match.
Not Qatar. This time the host was eliminated after just two games — a 2-0 loss to Ecuador in the World Cup opener, then a 3-1 loss to Senegal — to make Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to the Netherlands meaningless for the Qataris even before the game began.
Three games and three losses. A total flop?
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez says absolutely not.
“I think these players have achieved a great deal over the last years. Now we need to be aware that to compete at this level, we are still lagging behind,” Sanchez said the day before Qatar’s final match. “I think if we work at this on a daily basis, gradually we will be closer to this level.
“I don’t feel disappointed or embarrassed,” Sanchez continued. “The World Cup is the most demanding competition, and only a few can be here. We are still slightly behind. The country will continue working so that the next time Qatar comes to a World Cup — hopefully soon — we’ll be able to compete better than we did this time.”
Qatar spent at least $200 billion on the infrastructure required to host the global soccer tournament. There’s no known figure on what it spent to build an actual team, an endeavor in which Qatar had 12 years to scout prospects, develop talent, and assemble a squad capable of competing against the best in the world.
The final 26 selected indeed includes 16 Qatar-born players. But the first-ever goal for Qatar at the World Cup was scored by Mohammed Muntari, who was born in Ghana, and the roster includes players born in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, France, Iraq and Sudan.
In preparation for the World Cup, Qatar wooed other confederations to play against its team in an effort to improve. The team received guest entries into the South American and CONCACAF championships, and played friendlies that were loosely attached to qualifying for the 2020 European Championship. It was all tied to Qatar Airways sponsorship and beIN TV rights.
It was not without controversy: Following a 4-0 loss to Qatar in the 2019 Asian Cup semifinals, the United Arab Emirates protested the eligibility of Sudanese-born Almoez Ali and Iraqi-born Bassam Al-Rawi. The case was dismissed when Qatar presented evidence claiming Ali’s mother was born in the country.
Qatar won that tournament for the first time in its history, beating regional powerhouse Japan in the final.
“To go back 12 years, the vast majority of the Qatari national team were expatriates. Today the vast majority are Qataris,” said Dr. James Dorsey, an adjunct senior fellow at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.
“But it’s a small country. It’s a small pool they can draw from. They are by definition disadvantaged by countries that are much bigger,” he continued. “For those who look at this in purely sporting terms, yes, it is important that they are the first to lose an opening match and to crash out in the group stage. I think in a broader perspective, that’s not going to make a big difference to the government.”
Qatar, which did not play its first official match until 1970 and counts only 300,000 citizens among the population of 2.9 million, did not land the World Cup to win the World Cup.
The tournament instead was meant to elevate the profile of this energy-rich nation like no other event before it.
Qatar’s hope was that the tournament improves its relationship with neighboring Saudi Arabia, which only two years earlier had been part of a four-nation boycott of the country. And Qatar cemented its ties with the West as a hedge in case of further political trouble ahead in the volatile Middle East.
“We knew from the start that this was a long shot for Qatar, given their lack of history and given where they were,” said Alexi Lalas, a member of the United States’ 1994 team and now a Fox Sports analyst.
“I think they also look at this as, yeah, it would be nice, but this is still that advertisement to the world,” Lalas added. “Whether their team is in it or not, this is about showing the country and obviously they still have many more weeks here to kind of do that.”
Qatar will host the Asian Cup soccer tournament in 2023, the multi-sport Asian Games in 2030 and is eyeing a bid on the 2036 Olympics. The seven new stadiums — controversially constructed by foreign laborers — will mostly be resized after the tournament and Lusail Stadium, where 88,966 spectators watched Argentina beat Mexico last weekend in the largest crowd at a World Cup match in 28 years, will be overhauled into a multi-use facility.
And despite the early World Cup exit, Qatar’s soccer team is expected to continue to develop and grow, and perhaps even someday rival Middle East powerhouse teams including Iran and Saudi Arabia, which both won group-stage matches at this year’s World Cup.
“Of course as a player, we would have wanted the Qatari fans to be proud of us. It wasn’t our fate to win. But thank God we were at least able to score in the World Cup,” Ali said. “This was our first participation in the World Cup. We hope it will not be the last.”
Qatar received an automatic berth as host to play in this year’s World Cup, but will shift its focus toward qualifying for future tournaments through its on-field play. The next World Cup in North America will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams and Asia will get eight guaranteed spots instead of four, making it easier to qualify for the tournament.
Mohammed Abdulrahim, a Qatari who said he was part of the organizing committee for the tournament’s opening ceremony, thought expectations were too big for the young national team.
“That’s why they lost their chance, don’t forget it is their first World Cup and in their country. It was too much pressure… still we are proud,” said Abdulrahim, adding Qataris are enjoying the chance to showcase the country.
“We have a message for all the people: We are people who like peace, we like to make friendship. World Cup for us and the whole Arab world is a chance to see our face,” he said. “I think you’ll see the country how safe it is, that’s a point, that’s a goal. Still we have positive things happening, not negative things happening.”
Dorsey said the verdict is out on whether this tournament met all of Qatar’s goals, but even with the on-field disappointment, the country has made strides.
“I don’t know that the World Cup is a zero-sum game. This is a major accomplishment, but it’s not the end of the game,” Dorsey said. “The Qatar World Cup will have a legacy of social change: workers conditions have improved in Qatar. Whether you think they’re good or bad, or enough was done, is a different question. But it’s the only Gulf state with a minimum wage. Could it have been higher? Absolutely.
“The fact of the matter is, there’s been a number of other of those things, so there has been social change which probably would not have come about without the World Cup,” Dorsey continued. “I think ultimately the soccer team will still perform. Look at China. Football is extremely important to (China leader Xi Jinping) and he’s poured a fortune into it, and they’re nowhere. In that sense, Qatar is certainly further than the Chinese are.”
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AP Sports Writer Ron Blum, Ciarán Fahey and Steve Wade contributed to this report.
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PARIS (AP) — The French president is pressing his country’s interests in the South Pacific this week and trying to make France’s voice heard in a region shaping up as a prime geopolitical battleground for China and the U.S.
President Emmanuel Macron’s trip to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia starting Monday comes as French forces take part in massive U.S.-Australian-led military exercises in the region. With troops, citizens and resources spread across its Pacific territories, France wants to protect its interests and project its power alongside like-minded democracies worried about China’s growing assertiveness.
The most strategically important stop is Thursday in Papua New Guinea, which has seen growing Chinese influence and signed a new security cooperation pact with the U.S. in May. The most populous Pacific Island nation is also negotiating a security treaty with Australia.
Macron’s office insists the trip is not aimed at pressing an ‘’anti-China policy,” but at encouraging regional powers to diversify their partnerships beyond Beijing and Washington. He felt the trip was needed because of “new, more intense threats’’ to security, institutions and the environment in the region, according to an official in Macron’s office who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
His chief diplomatic adviser, Emmanuel Bonne, speaking at the Aspen Security Forum last week, said “China is a global challenge. It is a challenge for the U.S. as well as for the EU,” adding that “there is kind of a strategic awakening in Europe today” of the need for tougher policy toward China.
But he insisted that Europe shouldn’t “delegate” its global security needs to the U.S. and should craft its own strategic policies. “If we want to remain relevant in today’s world and to tomorrow’s world as France, as Europeans, we need to be much more robust,” he said.
Macron’s office says he plans to visit a French patrol ship in the area, and offer infrastructure projects and a partnership to save forests and mangroves while ensuring jobs in Papua New Guinea, where France’s TotalEnergies is leading a liquefied natural gas project.
The French tour is coinciding with trips by some top U.S. officials to the region, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Tonga, New Zealand and Australia this week after a visit to Papua New Guinea in May.
Macron began Monday in the French archipelago of New Caledonia, trying to rebuild trust after voters rejected a string of independence referendums that exposed entrenched frustrations of native Kanaks and inequalities with the mainland, and divisions over management of the region’s rich nickel reserves. Negotiations are underway for a new status for the territory and its institutions.
“I am at our compatriots’ side to define the basis of this new path,” Macron said in a televised interview after arriving.
Coastal erosion and other impacts of climate change top the agenda at each stop on Macron’s trip, in a region replete with islands that see periodic tsunamis and risk disappearing to rising seas, according to his advisers.
France has been an uninterrupted presence in the region since the 19th century, thanks to its colonial history and continued control over territories that are home to 1.5 million citizens and some 7,000 troops across the Indo-Pacific.
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Burkburnett man sentenced for shooting death in prank gone wrong
A man pleaded guilty Friday to killing Zachary Robertson, 21, last year in Burkburnett and then trying to hide the gun, according to court documents.
Jacob Anthony Emro, 24, shot Robertson in the head April 6 and told police he thought he was playing a prank using blanks, court documents show.
Seventy-eighth District Judge Meredith Kennedy sentenced Emro to 20 years in prison for manslaughter and 10 years for tampering with evidence as part of a plea bargain, according to court documents.
The sentences are the maximum punishment for those felonies, and Emro is to serve them concurrently. He received 283 days jail time served credit. He has waived his right to appeal the convictions.
Emro was being held Friday in the Wichita County Law Enforcement Center, according to online jail records.
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On April 6, 2022, Burkburnett police responded to the 600 block of Glendale Street and found Robertson, who was Emro's friend, shot in a bedroom, according to court records.
Emro's roommate told police they were going to play a prank on Robertson, so Emro hid in his room, court documents show. When Robertson walked in, Emro screamed, Robertson screamed, and the roommate heard a gunshot.
In a panic, Emro came out of his bedroom into the living room, and he grabbed all the guns and marijuana at the home, according to court records.
Emro hid the weapons and drugs in an abandoned trailer in the 500 block of North Avenue F, according to court records. Police found the homicide weapon, an Akkar shotgun, at that residence.
Emro confirmed his roommate's account of the shooting and confessed, saying he thought there were blanks in the gun.
A search of Wichita County's online court records did not turn up any charges against Emro's roommate.
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Tony Patterson steps down at Knox Central
Published: May. 6, 2022 at 10:26 AM EDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
KNOX COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - For the second time in less than a year, the Knox Central boys basketball coach has stepped down.
A Knox County Schools official confirms that Tony Patterson has resigned as head boys basketball coach.
During his seven seasons, Patterson led the Panthers to seven district titles and three 13th Region titles. He finished with a record of 170-50.
Before the 2021-22 season, Patterson resigned and returned two days later.
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NBA great Bill Russell, the cornerstone of a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 titles and a powerful voice for social justice, has died at the age of 88, his family said Sunday.
"Bill Russell, the most prolific winner in American sports history, passed away peacefully today at age 88, with his wife, Jeannine, by his side," said a statement posted on social media.
Russell's 11 titles with the Celtics included eight in a row from 1959-1966. Today's NBA Finals MVP award is named for him.
He averaged 15.1 points and 22.5 rebounds per game for his career, building a famed rivalry with Wilt Chamberlain in the 1960s.
He would become the first Black coach in the NBA and the first Black player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975.
Off the court Russell was a giant in the fight for civil rights, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor, from President Barack Obama in 2011.
"Today, we lost a giant," Obama said in a statement on Twitter. "As tall as Bill Russell stood, his legacy rises far higher -- both as a player and as a person.
"Perhaps more than anyone else, Bill knew what it took to win and what it took to lead. On the court, he was the greatest champion in basketball history. Off of it, he was a civil rights trailblazer, marching with Dr. King and standing with Muhammad Ali.
"For decades, Bill endured insults and vandalism, but never let it stop him from speaking up for what's right. I learned so much from the way he played, the way he coached, and the way he lived his life."
Russell's family said his "understanding of the struggle is what illuminated his life."
"Bill called out injustice with an unforgiving candor that he intended would disrupt the status quo, and with a powerful example that, though never his humble intention, will forever inspire teamwork, selflessness and thoughtful change."
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Russell "the greatest champion in all of team sports," but added that his accolades "only begin to tell the story of Bill's immense impact on our league and broader society.
"Bill stood for something much bigger than sports: the values of equality, respect and inclusion that he stamped into the DNA of our league," Silver said in a statement on Sunday.
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Those beliefs, more than his prowess on the court, were what inspired Magic Johnson's love of Russell, the Lakers legend said on Sunday as he joined in an outpouring of tributes.
"He was one of the first athletes on the front line fighting for social justice, equity, equality, and civil rights," Johnson said in a statement on Twitter.
"That's why I admired and loved him so much. Over the course of our friendship, he always reminded me about making things better in the Black community."
Current Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen remembered the franchise legend, the club saying in a statement that "Bill Russell's DNA is woven through every element of the Celtics organization."
Michael Jordan, who for many inherited the mantle of greatest ever NBA player from Russell, said Russell "paved the way and set an example for every Black player who came into the league after him, including me.
"The world has lost a legend," Jordan said, a comment echoed by former New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing.
Former tennis great and women's rights activist Billie Jean King said Russell had a "huge influence" on her career.
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Tucson-based Paragon Space Development Corp. is part of a team awarded a long-term NASA contract to develop the next generation spacesuit for use on missions to the moon and the International Space Station.
A team led by Houston-based Axiom Space and including Paragon was awarded NASA’s Exploration Extravehicular Activity (xEVAS) services contract, with a potential total value of $3.5 billion across the life of the program.
NASA also awarded a second industry team, led by Collins Aerospace an xEVAS services contract. Collins, part of Raytheon Technologies Corp., is partnered with industry veterans ILC Dover and Oceaneering.
The amounts of the initial 10-year, milestone-based contract awards were not announced.
Spacesuits developed as part of this program will allow humans to explore the lunar surface, provide new spacewalk capabilities outside the space station and will be critical to establishing a long-term presence at the moon and eventually to explore Mars, Paragon said.
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Paragon has about 30 years' experience in designing and developing life support and thermal control systems for extreme environments, and in January, the Tucson company acquired New York-based spacesuit supplier Final Frontier Design.
Paragon has developed and operated its portable life-support systems for such programs such as the StratEx Mission, which in 2014 set three world records by sending Google executive Alan Eustace on a free-fall jump from the stratosphere, and for NASA’s previously canceled Constellation Spacesuit System program with Oceaneering.
“With the new capabilities we have acquired — and over a quarter-century of knowledge, design expertise, and operational experience — we at Paragon are highly confident that our contributions to the Axiom team and to NASA on this program will produce the most outstanding spacesuit for NASA” said Grant Anderson, Paragon’s president and CEO.
Paragon is currently expanding its design and production facilities and capabilities in Houston, Texas to support the spacesuit program in the years ahead, the company said.
NASA has the option to pick additional spacesuit vendors in the future under the contract, the space agency said.
The first task orders to be competed under the contract will include the development and services for the first demonstration outside the space station in low-Earth orbit and for the Artemis III lunar landing.
Axiom Space is currently building the world’s first commercial space station.
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PORT ST. LUCIE — When it came time for Mark Vientos to choose his jersey number as a kid, he knew exactly what number he would choose: No. 5. The third baseman wore No. 5 for David Wright, his favorite player on his player team.
During his freshman year of high school, he even used Wright’s walk-out song, “I Got 5 on It” by rappers Luniz and Michael Marshall. The song was released in 1995, well before the Mets’ third base prospect was born in 1999, and probably isn’t appropriate for a teenage audience, but it was the song Wright used while walking up to the plate during his career with the Mets.
Vientos had an opportunity to talk to his idol for the second time on Thursday as Wright made his annual spring training appearance as a guest instructor. In addition to Vientos, the Mets also had him speak with their other top third-base prospect, Brett Baty.
Wright came into camp with a favorite.
“I’m not sure if this is true or not or somebody’s trying to make me feel good but Vientos wore five at some point in South Florida,” Wright said Thursday at Clover Field before the Mets’ Grapefruit League game against the Atlanta Braves. “My next question to Baty is, why he didn’t wear five in Texas? Obviously, if I have like a favorite child, it’s Vientos because he wore my number. But both seem like really good dudes.”
The Mets are hoping Wright imparts some knowledge about defensive footwork and workout routines at the ballpark, but the sense of humor would be a bonus.
Wright’s role with the Mets allows him to come back to the baseball world periodically to meet with sponsors and prospects while still allowing him enough time to coach his kids’ sports teams. Wright and his wife Molly now have three, daughters Olivia and Madison and son Brooks, the latter of whom recently broke a chandelier in the house while playing baseball. Only two, Brooks already has a powerful left-handed swing.
It’s exactly what Wright wants for his post-playing world.
“My main priorities are family and kids,” Wright said. “But any chance I get to get a little slice of baseball, I’m going to jump at it.”
Much has been made about the Mets’ emphasis on the defense of Baty and Vientos, and for good reason. Until last year, the Mets had struggled to find someone who can produce runs and play a high level of defense at third base since, well, Wright himself. Eduardo Escobar has one season remaining on his contract which means the clock is ticking on Baty and Vientos.
But the former Mets’ captain wants to ensure the duo is learning lessons off the field as well. His conversation with Baty and Vientos on Thursday involved playing in the New York market and preparation habits. Coming to Port St. Lucie, Wright knew that the advice he wanted to give them was less about the nuances of baseball and more about the daily practices that are necessary to succeed in baseball.
“The biggest thing I can offer them is work ethic,” Wright said. “Preparations. Being a good teammate, even though they’re young and somewhat un-established. Showing them you can lead by example. You could be one of the first ones here and you can you know show that you want it on the field by the way you work.”
These were lessons Wright himself learned watching veterans at spring training.
“I learned so much my first spring training,” Wright said. “I was 18-years-old and I remember Mike Piazza on the backfield at 7:30 in the morning working on this throwing. This guy is obviously one of the best ever do it but that always stuck with me.”
Wright plans to return to Citi Field for the first time since his final game this summer when he hosts the NYPD vs. NYFD baseball game. He’s somewhat relieved that the Mets aren’t hosting an old-timers game this year, saying he doesn’t feel that old yet. At 40, he’s the same age as Justin Verlander, who he used to face growing up in Virginia.
“He makes 40 look better than I do,” Wright said.
Still part of the Mets’ family, Wright is helping influence the next generation of Mets. They may not be wearing his old number and they’re happy to leave the song to him, but Baty and Vientos are equally eager to hear what he has to say.
“If he’s around, I’m definitely going to be picking his brain,” Baty said. “That’s one thing I told him — I want to learn as much as I can from him because he’s probably the best third baseman to come through the New York Mets organization. I want to learn as much as I can from him.”
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GUELPH, ON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company", "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that it will hold a conference call on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time (9:00 p.m., November 22, 2022, in Hong Kong) to discuss the Company's third quarter 2022 results and business outlook.
The dial-in phone number for the live audio call is +1-877-704-4453 (toll-free from the U.S.), 800-965-561 (toll-free from Hong Kong), 400-1202-840 (local dial-in from Mainland China) or +1-201-389-0920 from international locations. The conference ID is 13733777. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations section of Canadian Solar's website at www.canadiansolar.com.
A replay of the call will be available 2 hours after the conclusion of the call until 11:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 (12:00 noon, December 7, 2022, in Hong Kong) and can be accessed by dialing +1-844-512-2921 (toll-free from the U.S.) or +1-412-317-6671 from international locations. The replay pin number is 13733777. A webcast replay will also be available on the investor relations section of Canadian Solar's at www.canadiansolar.com.
About Canadian Solar Inc.
Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 in Canada and is one of the world's largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 21 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered around 76 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world. Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010, Canadian Solar has developed, built and connected over 6.8 GWp in over 20 countries across the world. Currently, the Company has around 311 MWp of solar projects in operation, 5.3 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 21 GWp of projects in pipeline (mid- to early-stage). Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the Company, follow Canadian Solar on LinkedIn or visit www.canadiansolar.com.
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Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business, regulatory and economic conditions and the state of the solar and battery storage market and industry; geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including impasses, sanctions and export controls; volatility, uncertainty, delays and disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic; supply chain disruptions; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets, such as Japan, the U.S., China, Brazil and India; changes in effective tax rates; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; changes in corporate responsibility, especially environmental, social and governance ("ESG") requirements; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in or failure to timely adjust average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility-scale project approval process; delays in utility-scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features that customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange and inflation rate fluctuations; uncertainties related to the CSI Solar carve-out listing; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 28, 2022. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise stated, and Canadian Solar undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three Republican U.S. House members who voted to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection are being challenged in Tuesday’s primary elections by rivals endorsed by the former president.
The primaries for Reps. Peter Meijer, Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse are the biggest test yet for GOP incumbents who broke with Trump after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to keep him in power. Trump has vowed revenge against the 10 House Republicans who crossed party lines for the impeachment vote.
Of the 10, four opted not to run for reelection in this year’s midterm elections. As for the ones who did, Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina lost to a Trump-endorsed challenger in June, while Rep. David Valadao of California survived a challenge that same month from a fellow Republican, advancing to the general election. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is bracing for defeat in her Aug. 16 primary against a Trump-backed rival.
In other races Tuesday, two Democratic incumbents in Michigan are facing each other in a newly drawn congressional district, and two members of the progressive “Squad” have primary challengers in Missouri and Michigan. In Arizona, GOP voters will decide whether to nominate a major QAnon figure for a congressional seat.
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FACING VOTERS AFTER IMPEACHMENT VOTES
The three House Republicans facing primary challenges Tuesday for impeaching Trump say they don’t regret their vote.
In Michigan, Meijer voted for impeachment just days after he was sworn into office for his first term. The former president has endorsed Meijer’s opponent, John Gibbs, a businessman and missionary who served in the Trump administration under Housing Secretary Ben Carson.
Gibbs has contended Meijer is not a true Republican because he voted to impeach Trump, and Gibbs chastised Meijer for supporting bipartisan gun control legislation that President Joe Biden signed into law in June.
Meijer, a member of the Army Reserves who served in Iraq, has criticized Biden over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as his handling of the economy. The congressman’s family is well known in the Midwest as owners of the chain of Meijer grocery megastores, and he has a large fundraising advantage over Gibbs. The winner will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November in the state’s Democratic-leaning 3rd Congressional District.
In Washington state, the two Republicans who voted for impeachment are competing in crowded primaries, from which the top two vote-getters, regardless of political party, will move on to the general election in November.
Herrera Beutler’s primary against eight challengers, four of whom are Republicans, in Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District will be one of the toughest of her career. Trump is backing Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who has promoted the former president’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen.
Herrera Beutler has been in Congress since 2011 and represents an area that has favored Republicans.
In the central part of Washington, Newhouse, a four-term congressman, is facing seven challengers, six of whom are Republicans, in the solidly conservative 4th Congressional District. His rivals include Loren Culp, a former small-town police chief who refused to concede the governor’s race in 2020. Culp has Trump’s backing but has lagged other candidates in fundraising.
CANDIDATE LINKED TO QANON
Ron Watkins, one of the most prominent figures in the QAnon conspiracy movement, is running for a House seat in Arizona’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District.
He served as the longtime administrator of online message boards that helped seed the conspiracy movement whose adherents believe a group of satanic, cannibalistic child molesters secretly runs the globe.
Watkins no longer runs the message boards and has denied fueling the QAnon movement. He said he is running for Congress because he hopes to “fix the machine from the inside.”
He is considered a long shot in the crowded GOP field, having been outpaced in campaign fundraising by the other candidates.
State Rep. Walter Blackman and Eli Crane, a former Navy SEAL who owns a bottle opener business and was endorsed by Trump, are considered the leading GOP contenders. The winner will take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom O′Halleran in November in a district that favors Republicans.
FROM COLLEAGUES TO COMPETITORS
Two incumbent Michigan Democrats, Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens, are running against each other for a newly drawn 11th Congressional District in suburban Detroit. They’re vying for a left-leaning area, which means the winner of Tuesday’s contest will likely win the seat in November.
Stevens flipped a district in 2018 that was long held by Republicans. Before running for office, she led the auto bailout under President Barack Obama.
Levin also won his first term in 2018, taking over the seat long held by his father, Rep. Sander “Sandy” Levin. He’s been endorsed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
CHALLENGING THE ‘SQUAD’
Two members of the Squad in Congress are facing primary challenges on Tuesday.
In Michigan, Rep. Rashida Tlaib faces three Democratic challengers as she seeks a third term in office. She’s running in a newly drawn Detroit-area district where the winner is expected to easily carry the 12th Congressional District seat in November. Tlaib’s main competition is longtime Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, who has strong name recognition in the city.
In Missouri, first-term Rep. Cori Bush is facing a challenge in the state’s 1st Congressional District. State Sen. Steve Roberts is betting that Bush, a vocal advocate for defunding the police and moving money to social services and mental health programs, is too liberal even for heavily Democratic St. Louis.
Roberts has twice faced rape allegations, though prosecutors said they didn’t have enough evidence to merit charges. He has accused the Bush campaign of dredging up the allegations to distract from her record.
Bush has touted her accomplishments, including persuading the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up radioactive waste near a St. Louis County creek, pushing for climate change action and standing against evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 YEARS AFTER TUCSON SHOOTING, INTERN SEEKS GIFFORDS’ SEAT
Daniel Hernandez Jr., the hero intern credited with saving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life after an attempted assassination in 2011, is running for her former seat in Congress.
Hernandez, who recently stepped down from the state Legislature to focus on his campaign, faces another former lawmaker in the Democratic primary. However, the once highly competitive district centered in Tucson now favors Republicans after the boundaries were redrawn.
Hernandez was a 20-year-old college student in his first week interning for Giffords when he went to her “Congress on your corner” constituent event. A gunman there opened fire, killing six and injuring 13. Hernandez kept the Democratic congresswoman conscious and applied pressure to her head wound until paramedics arrived.
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Associated Press writers Sara Burnett in Chicago, Felicia Fonseca in Flagstaff, Ariz., Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Mich., Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix, Chris Grygiel in Seattle and Jim Salter in St. Louis contributed to this report.
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A Kingston middle school was searched Friday after a spent bullet casing was found in a classroom, authorities said.
Investigators believe an adult unintentionally brought the shell casing to Silver Lake Regional Middle School within their belongings, said Kingston Police Sergeant Zachary Potrykus.
The shell casing was found by a student who alerted a teacher, Kingston police said in a Facebook statement. Police were alerted shortly before noon, Potrykus said.
The school was placed in a “stay put” while police conducted a search using an explosives and firearms detection K-9, the statement said.
The school returned to normal operations after the search revealed nothing else of concern, the statement said, and police declared the situation was all clear shortly before 1 p.m., Potrykus said.
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Kingston is the second school district South of Boston where empty bullet casings were found in a classroom.
At least three empty shell casings were found in a fourth-grade classroom at the Donovan Elementary School in Randolph over multiple days in January. Randolph police conducted a search for each incident, and believe all three cases were related.
The Donovan principal sent a letter to parents saying that five students were involved in the shell casings and were being disciplined, the Globe reported.
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In 1985, a national Christian conservative group worked to create a new restriction on children accessing controversial content. One of their targets: Judy Blume.
Cal Thomas, a leader of Moral Majority, an American political organization associated with the Christian right and the GOP, endorsed the decision on his radio show. He described Blume’s coming-of-age books as “junk reading” that were on focused on “masturbation, menstruation, divorce.” He lamented that “even with these restrictions, [Judy Blume’s books] enjoy far more exposure than, let us say, the Bible, or a book about the benefits of chastity and saving oneself until marriage.”
Blume’s most popular book, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” is about an 11-year-old girl dealing with universal tween issues of navigating friendships, watching your body change, and deciding what and whom to believe in. The book is written in a first-person narrative, with Margaret confiding in readers while exploring different religions, untangling family ties and figuring out sexual attraction, as she impatiently waits for her period.
The film adaptation of “Margaret,” in theaters April 28, comes at a time when the country is seeing one of the most intense increases in book bans. Librarian groups hope the movie will draw attention to Blume’s five-decade-long fight and rally support against book bans.
Book challenges in 2022 doubled from the previous year, the American Library Association said this week as it released its list of the 13 most-challenged books. More book bans were attempted last year than in any since the group began compiling data more than 20 years ago, the ALA said.
“Margaret” was banned several times through the 1980s, landing on the ALA’s list of the 100 most-banned books in the 1990s and the 2000s. The bans were imposed because the book was regarded as “sexually offensive, profane, and immoral,” and “built around sex and anti-Christian behaviors,” according to Robert Doyle’s “Banned Books: Defending Our Freedom to Read.”
“The early ’80s was the last time we had a surge of banned books as we have today,” said Emily Knox, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of “Book Banning in 21st-Century America.” “That Blume’s movie is being released at this time will certainly shine a spotlight on books that are being banned in the tradition of Judy Blume, books that make some people uncomfortable, even though they shouldn’t.”
Blume recently told the BBC that people must fight the bans, “because even if they don’t let them read books, their bodies are still going to change and their feelings about their bodies are going to change. And you can’t control that. They have to be able to read, to question.”
Both today and in the past, Knox said, groups advocating bans say they are to protect kids, “but it’s actually to protect adults from having to talk to kids about things they would rather not talk about.”
In his 1985 radio broadcast, Thomas went a step further than simply disparaging Blume’s books — he criticized the author’s personal life.
“I would offer antidotes to the poison dished out by the twice-married and currently living with a man to whom she is not married Judy Blume, whose values she wants to make our children’s values,” he said.
Chris Finan, executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, has known Blume since the 1980s when her books started feeling the national heat. (Blume has been a part of the NCAC for decades.)
“There was a surge of book bans in the 1980s when Ronald Reagan was in the office, and there was no question that the pressure was from conservative religious groups like Moral Majority,” Finan recalled.
“That they would look at her marital status ... or imply that she was a loose woman, that’s the kind of rhetoric you heard at that time,” he said. “Today the rhetoric is far more political.”
Finan added that today the pressure is not only on books that featured some element of sex but also on young-adult books that have themes relating to LGBTQ people and people of color. He added that a common theme from the 1980s to today is the accusation that libraries are pushing books that are harmful to children.
“Then they saw Judy as someone who was introducing children to sex, and now they think that books about LGBT people are going to make children gay,” Finan said.
In a 1981 interview with the Christian Science Monitor, Blume asked why it took a decade for “Margaret” to face bans. “She charges that the attacks are coming from Moral Majority and other conservative groups,” the Monitor reported.
Then, Moral Majority denied that it opposed Blume’s books or had a national campaign against her or anyone else’s books. “They’re trying to use us to sell more of their books,” Thomas told the Monitor.
There are concerns about how well “Margaret” has held up in modern times. However, throughout the publicity and launch of the upcoming movie, Blume has focused attention and support on authors dealing with book bans today.
“Judy continues to be a symbol for YA authors. Her story is very encouraging for authors facing bans,” Finan said. “She highlights the importance of fighting for their power and showing the way for how that battle will be won.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/26/judy-blume-are-you-there-god-book-bans/ | 2023-04-26 11:42:56 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/26/judy-blume-are-you-there-god-book-bans/ |
If you eat out at diners or American-style restaurants in the U.S. and order sandwiches or burgers, they’re likely to come with a pickle spear or a ramekin full of pickle slices. For fans of the pucker, finding this pickle on the side of your deli order is a delight — but perhaps one you haven’t thought about much as you’re enjoying the crunch.
Why do sandwiches come with pickles, and where did the pairing of a pickle with a sandwich come from in the first place? There are a few reasons why a pickle is the perfect thing to serve with sandwiches, burgers and a lot of other dishes, and now that you’re thinking about it, you can probably guess its origins.
Pickles May Cleanse Your Palate
As SFGate explains, your taste buds are receptors that respond to different kinds of flavors. The taste of one food can linger, affecting the flavor of another that comes right after it. For example, think about how orange juice tastes if you drink it right after you brush your teeth.
Some experts say the acidic taste of pickled foods is a palate cleanser that helps bring out the flavors in your food. Cleansing your palate is designed to remove more intense flavors from your mouth, “resetting” your sensory perceptions so that you can enjoy more subtle flavors and fully appreciate the foods you eat after.
A bite of dill pickle will ready your tastebuds to get a full range of flavors from whatever you eat next; in Japanese cuisine, pickled ginger plays this role when it’s served with sushi.
Spoon University explains that pickled ginger’s acidity can neutralize food residue; the tingling sensation you get from eating it gets rid of strong flavors and is good for removing stinky or fishy flavors. That could apply to pickles, too.
Some common “palate cleansing” techniques in other countries include serving salad between the main course and final course of cheeses in Italy or offering sorbet or apple brandy in France, where the palate cleanser originated.
Pickles Also Offer An Acidic Contrast To Balance Out Fattier Foods
Acidic foods like pickles provide a nice contrast to fatty foods, and the two work together well; acids add freshness, which can be mellowed out by the creaminess of heavy, comforting dishes. Chopping Block calls the two “the yin and yang of cooking.”
Sauerkraut and vinegar coleslaw are potential substitute sides that may bring a tangy, acidic contrast to your sandwich. Salt and vinegar chips would also serve the same purpose.
On a cheeseburger, pickles provide a zing that lightens the heaviness of the meat and provides a counterpart to the meat and dairy flavors already incorporated into the dish, as Real Simple notes.
When added to a sandwich or burger, pickled vegetables and even a splash of vinegar help balance the fatty or meaty parts of the sandwich. This may explain why the weird combo of peanut butter and pickle sandwiches actually works.
This Practice May Have New York City Origins
Pickles had been sold in Brooklyn since at least 1659 by Dutch farmers. Then, in the mid-1800s, the practice of serving pickles with sandwiches seems to have started when Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe started opening delis in New York.
The idea quickly moved beyond its Jewish-deli origins. Pickles are now a pretty standard side that accompanies sandwiches, burgers and similar dishes. However, this does not appear to be traditional in other countries. Of course, sandwiches and burgers aren’t as popular outside of the U.S.
Are You Pro Pickle?
Some food places aren’t content to just offer pickles alongside entrees anymore. In recent years, with a wave of low-carb and keto proponents eschewing bread, some have even gone so far as to use pickles in place of buns to hold sandwich ingredients. A restaurant in Philly named Elsie’s became famous for this specialty.
The Bittman Project also believes in the power of the pickle. The food-focused site has developed more unorthodox ways of incorporating pickles into sandwiches. If you visit, you can find recipes for pickle and cheese spread, tofu and pickle sandwiches,\ and pickle bruschetta.
In the past, some have speculated Chik-fil-A‘s famous chicken sandwiches include chicken patties marinated in pickle juice as their secret ingredient, although others have debunked this idea. However, Chick-fil-A is proud of its pickles, and has incorporated pickles into its chicken sandwiches since the beginning. Its sandwich has led other fast food chains to add pickles to their new menu offerings as they enter the chicken sandwich wars.
In any case, your next take-out sandwich will probably come with a pickle of some kind. Enjoy!
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In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback. In Michigan, a crowded field of Republican gubernatorial candidates includes a man charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. In Arizona, a prominent figure in the QAnon conspiracy movement is running for the U.S. House.
Those are among some of the most notable contests in Tuesday’s primary elections being held in six states.
Arizona, which Democrat Joe Biden narrowly won in 2020, is a top target for former President Donald Trump, who tried in vain to get his defeat overturned. He has endorsed a slate of candidates up and down the ballot who have promoted his false claims of a stolen election.
Trump has also been zeroed in on the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him over the Jan. 6 insurrection. Three of them are on the ballot Tuesday in Washington state and Michigan, as are two members of “the Squad,” Democratic Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
Meanwhile, Kansas voters could clear the way for the Republican-controlled Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion if they approve a proposed state constitutional change. It’s the first referendum vote on abortion policy by a state since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
Ohio is also holding a primary for state legislative races on Tuesday, three months after its statewide and congressional contests — a split system that resulted from legal wrangling over redistricting.
What to watch:
ARIZONA
Trump’s endorsed candidates in Arizona all have one thing in common: They have loudly disseminated misinformation about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, despite election officials and Trump’s own attorney general saying there is no credible evidence the race was tainted.
In the governor’s race, Trump has backed former television news anchor Kari Lake, who has said that she would not have certified Arizona’s election results in 2020. Lake faces businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson, who is endorsed by former Vice President Mike Pence and outgoing Gov. Doug Ducey.
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a staunch defender of the 2020 election, is strongly favored to win the Democratic nomination for governor.
In the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, Trump has backed tech investor Blake Masters as the candidate to go up against Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly in the fall. Masters, whose campaign has been bankrolled by billionaire Peter Thiel, has called for reducing legal immigration and espoused the baseless “great replacement” conspiracy theory, claiming Democrats are trying to “replace Americans who were born here.”
Attorney General Mark Brnovich, another Senate candidate, has been weighed down by lackluster fundraising and fierce criticism from Trump, who says Brnovich did little to advance his election fraud claims. Another top candidate, Jim Lamon, the founder of a solar energy firm, has touted his experience as a military veteran and entrepreneur.
The Republican primary for secretary of state includes Trump-backed legislator Mark Finchem, a state representative who worked to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss; state Rep. Shawnna Bolick, who introduced a bill to let legislators ignore election results and choose their own presidential electors; and state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, who has long pushed to overhaul election laws. The GOP establishment has rallied around advertising executive Beau Lane in the race.
Ron Watkins, who has ties to the QAnon conspiracy theory, is considered a long shot in his House run. Watkins, a Republican, served as the longtime administrator of the online message boards that became the home of the anonymous “Q.” The conspiracy theory is centered around the baseless belief that Trump waged a secret campaign against enemies in the “deep state” and that a group of satanic, cannibalistic child molesters secretly runs the globe.
In the state Legislature, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, who testified at a Jan. 6 hearing about Trump’s pressure to overturn the 2020 election, faces a Trump-backed candidate in his bid to run for the state Senate.
MICHIGAN
The Republican primary for governor was wild from the start, with five candidates getting kicked off the ballot for failing to file enough valid nominating signatures.
Several of the remaining candidates have baggage that could hurt in a general election against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Real estate broker Ryan Kelley has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges after authorities said he rallied Trump’s supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. Businessman Kevin Rinke was sued in the 1990s for sex harassment and racial discrimination — allegations he says were lies. Chiropractor Garrett Soldano hawked supplements he falsely claimed treated COVID-19. Businesswoman Tudor Dixon, who has been endorsed by Trump, has previously acted in low-budget horror pictures, one of which included a zombie biting off a man’s genitals.
All of the candidates falsely say there was fraud in the 2020 election, with Dixon, Kelley and Soldano saying the election was stolen from Trump.
Republican Rep. Peter Meijer is hoping to hold on to his seat after voting to impeach Trump. The former president has endorsed businessman and missionary John Gibbs, who worked in the Trump administration under Housing Secretary Ben Carson.
MISSOURI
Greitens’ political career appeared over when he resigned as governor in 2018, following his admission to an extramarital affair and accusations of blackmail and campaign finance violations. On Tuesday, the former Navy SEAL officer has a chance at redemption in his Republican primary for the seat held by retiring GOP U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt.
Greitens, Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler are the front-runners in a crowded 21-person GOP field that includes U.S. Rep. Billy Long and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis lawyer who along with his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters who ventured onto their private street.
Trump has not made an endorsement in the race, though he’s ruled out Hartzler.
The GOP winner in Missouri, a solidly Republican state, will be favored in November. But Republican leaders have long worried that Greitens — his ex-wife has also accused him of abuse, allegations Greitens has called “baseless” — could win the primary but lose the general election.
On the Democratic side, the nomination appears to be up for grabs between Lucas Kunce, a Marine veteran and self-proclaimed populist, and Trudy Busch Valentine, an heiress of the Busch beer fortune who has largely self-funded her campaign.
WASHINGTON
Two Republican House members from Washington state who voted to impeach Trump face primary challengers endorsed by him.
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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, who has been in Congress since 2011, has said she voted for impeachment because she had “an obligation to the Constitution.” Trump has endorsed Joe Kent, a former Green Beret and a conservative cable show regular who echoes the former president’s grievances about the 2020 election outcome.
Rep. Dan Newhouse, a congressman since 2015, said he cast the vote to impeach Trump for inciting and refusing to immediately stop the Jan. 6 insurrection. Among his challengers is Loren Culp, a Trump-backed former small-town police chief who refused to concede the 2020 governor’s race to Democrat Jay Inslee.
In Washington, the top two vote-getters in each race, regardless of party, move forward to November.
KANSAS
Voters will decide whether to approve a change to the state constitution that could allow the Legislature to restrict or ban abortion despite a 2019 state Supreme Court ruling that abortion access is a fundamental right. It’s the first referendum on abortion by a state since Roe v. Wade’s reversal.
In statewide races, Republican Kris Kobach is running for attorney general as he attempts a political comeback following losses in races for governor and U.S. Senate in previous years. Kobach, the state’s former secretary of state, served as vice chair of a short-lived Trump commission on election fraud after the 2016 election.
Associated Press writers Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix; Sara Burnett in Chicago; Jim Salter in O’Fallon, Missouri; Chris Grygiel in Seattle; and John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas; contributed to this report. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-election-primaries-20220801-5p7tomfmtvctno4db5ojledbca-story.html | 2022-08-01 15:52:49 | 1 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-election-primaries-20220801-5p7tomfmtvctno4db5ojledbca-story.html |
Which hard-anodized cookware set is best?
For those seeking a balance of durability and versatility when it comes to cooking in the kitchen, hard-anodized aluminum is often the material of choice. Less expensive than copper and often easier to use and clean than stainless steel, hard-anodized cookware reinforces basic aluminum to increase its longevity.
Calphalon, among the leaders in quality cookware, offers a Hard-Anodized 11-Piece Nonstick Set that demonstrates impressive convenience and agility. Most major cookware brands make hard-anodized cookware, but piece count, construction and price influence which set is the best for your kitchen.
What to know before you buy a hard-anodized cookware set
What is hard-anodized cookware?
Aluminum is a popular choice for cookware, as it’s cheap and provides terrific heat conductivity. However, it’s not particularly strong or durable. Pots and pans will undergo a chemical process to create a hard-anodized surface that strengthens the cookware. The process increases the price somewhat while significantly increasing its lifespan.
Nonstick
The process to create hard-anodized cookware creates a basic nonstick coating on the surface of the pots and pans. However, it doesn’t stand up well to repeated use. As such, hard-anodized cookware often comes with an additional nonstick coating to ensure viability and make it easy to cook delicate items and clean.
Piece count
Most cookware sets include between 10 and 17 pieces comprising a variety of useful pots and pans. The basic essentials included in almost all sets are a pair of fry pans, a pair of saute pans and a soup or stockpot. In addition, some options may include matching utensils, while other notable extras include a Dutch oven, griddle pan and steamer basket.
What to look for in a quality hard-anodized cookware set
Reinforcement
While hard-anodized cookware features improved durability as compared to basic aluminum, not every process is done equally. Some companies may further reinforce their cookware with options that feature three or even five layers of construction to increase longevity and offer better heat retention and distribution. Those layers may include aluminum, titanium or even copper to enhance the product. More layers and inclusions of high-quality metals will increase the price.
Oven safe
Many hard-anodized pots and pans are oven-safe to a certain degree, but the temperature limit will vary based on the construction and quality of the piece. While 350 degrees Fahrenheit is a common cap, higher-end options may work in ovens up to 450 degrees or even 500 degrees. However, in most cases, lids won’t be safe above 350 degrees.
Color
The exterior of hard-anodized pots and pans may be coated in a specific color. Options available will depend on the brand; Rachael Ray, in particular, offers a wide range of bright and rustic color options. While some colors may coat the entire exterior, others may only be seen on the handle and lid.
How much you can expect to spend on a hard-anodized cookware set
Hard-anodized cookware sets come in a wide range of prices depending on piece count and construction. You may pay $100-$400 for a set.
Hard-anodized cookware set FAQ
How do you clean and store hard-anodized cookware?
A. Due to the nonstick surface, some hard-anodized cookware will have to be cleaned by hand with gentle soap and warm water. However, there are plenty of options that boast as being dishwasher-safe. While this is true, the nonstick coating will likely wear down more quickly over time with dishwasher use, especially if the machine or detergent is not of the highest quality.
Once completely dry, cookware should be hung instead of stacked to avoid scratching the surface. However, some sets are designed to resist scratching and are advertised as “stackable.”
How does hard-anodized cookware compare to stainless steel?
A. Hard-anodized cookware is easy to use and clean and is ideal for cooking delicate items. It’s also strong yet lightweight. Some can be slow to heat up, and others may have a low heat limit. Hard-anodized cookware is generally cheaper.
On the other hand, stainless steel cookware is durable and non-reactive, catering to all kinds of foods and cooking methods. It also offers elegance and modernity in the kitchen. While cheaper options exist, they are typically poor conductors of heat. Reinforced options will prove more useful but also come at a higher price.
What’s the best hard-anodized cookware set to buy?
Top hard-anodized cookware set
Calphalon Hard-Anodized 11-Piece Nonstick Set
What you need to know: From a leading cookware brand comes this well-constructed set that champions versatility and durability in the kitchen.
What you’ll love: This heavy-duty, hard-anodized set is reinforced for frequent, long-lasting usage. Safe to use in the oven and dishwasher. Though nonstick, it’s safe for metal utensils.
What you should consider: This well-made set comes at a very high price, especially for only 11 pieces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Bed, Bath & Beyond
Top hard-anodized cookware set for the money
T-fal Ultimate Hard-Anodized 12-piece Set
What you need to know: There’s a terrific value in this 12-piece set that offers functionality, reliability and a bit of color when it comes to cooking.
What you’ll love: Pots and pans heat quickly and evenly; thermal indicator alerts when preheating is complete. The surface is nonstick and scratch-resistant. The set is easy to clean and affordably priced.
What you should consider: They are oven-safe up to 350 degrees. The set lacks useful extras.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Hard-Anodized-17-Piece Set
What you need to know: This comprehensive set comes from a leading brand and offers a wide range of cooking options for large, diverse households.
What you’ll love: The impressive set boasts three fry pans, three saucepans, a Dutch oven and a stockpot. A steamer insert and saute pan are also included. Rims are tapered to resist dripping, and the set is oven safe up to 500 degrees.
What you should consider: The items are not dishwasher-safe. This large set takes up a lot of space.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Data from MAESTRO-NASH study revealed that HistoIndex's technology identified larger percentage of patients who showed improvement after Resmetirom treatment, compared to manual semi-quantitative pathologist-reads
Company and collaborators will present 14 accepted abstracts at EASL Congress 2023
Presentations reinforce HistoIndex leadership in NASH digital pathology with ground-breaking, validated AI-driven solutions
SINGAPORE, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HistoIndex today announced that the Company, alongside its collaborators, will present new data on its novel stain-free tissue imaging technology using clinically validated artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms at the EASL Congress, taking place June 21-24, 2023. The data demonstrate how HistoIndex's stain-free Second Harmonic Generation/Two-Photon Excitation (SHG/TPE) imaging and AI technologies can be used in preclinical through late-stage clinical development to quantify and analyze morphological features of liver biopsy samples across Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). HistoIndex's patented imaging technology and methodologies will be featured in 14 accepted abstracts, including one oral presentation by Dr. Timothy J. Kendall.
The studies presented at the EASL Congress demonstrate the successful application of SHG/TPE imaging technology combined with AI analysis in multiple clinical trials focused on NASH and NAFLD. HistoIndex's breakthrough lies in its AI algorithm, which is trained on SHG/TPE images of unstained biopsies. By harnessing the power of AI, HistoIndex's digital pathology solution reveals intricate details of NASH histopathology, providing a quantitative and continuous value (qFibrosis®) that surpasses the limitations of the current gold standard of pathological assessment. In contrast to manual assessments of stained tissue biopsies and categorical scoring systems, HistoIndex's approach eliminates variability and enhances the accuracy of diagnosis.
"HistoIndex's participation in the EASL Congress and the acceptance of our research partners' 14 abstract submissions exemplify our unwavering commitment in advancing the field of NASH digital pathology," said Dr. Gideon Ho, Ph.D., CEO at HistoIndex.
Of particular significance is the study conducted by Dr. Stephen Harrison, M.D., titled "Artificial intelligence to measure fibrosis change on liver biopsy in MAESTRO-NASH: a Phase 3 52-week serial liver biopsy study in 966 patients with NASH treated with resmetirom or placebo." The study demonstrated that the percentage of patients showing improvement, as assessed using qFibrosis®, was higher compared to evaluations by central pathologists with significant correlations observed between reduction in qFibrosis® and reduction in PDFF, ALT, AST, and ELF.
"We have seen from the multitude of published data that SHG/TPE imaging with AI analyses can help augment pathologist reads and if we can fully quantify the key features of NASH activity and fibrosis using innovative stain-free AI-based digital pathology; and understand their correlation with outcomes, we will be better equipped to design more effective clinical trials that facilitate regulatory approvals in drug development," said Dr. Stephen Harrison, Chairman, and Founder at Pinnacle Clinical Research, Chairman and Co-Founder at Summit Clinical Research and Visiting Professor of Hepatology at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford.
HistoIndex is participating in the EASL Congress 2023 in Vienna and will be hosting a brunch meeting on 23rd June 2023 from 10.30 am – 12 pm CET to discuss the use of stain-free digital pathology and AI as endpoints in NASH clinical trials. To register for the event, please contact events@histoindex.com.
Further information on key abstracts featuring HistoIndex technology that will be presented at EASL can be found below:
Abstract session (June 23, 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM CEST, Room Lehar 4)
Title: Digital pathology using stain-free imaging indices allows direct prediction of all-cause mortality, hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma development in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Presentation Number: OS-087
Presenter: Dr. Timothy J. Kendall
Session: NAFLD: Clinical aspects
Poster Tour (24 June 2023 15:30 - 15:37 CEST, Poster area)
Title: A deep exploration of bridging fibrosis evolution and individual septa parameters in NASH using quantitative second harmonic generation imaging reveals fibrosis changes in natural history and treatment-induced not seen with conventional histology
Poster Number: TOP-076
Presenter: Prof. Nikolai Naoumov
Session: NAFLD: Therapy
Poster presentations
Wednesday, June 21, 2023, From 9AM CEST (Poster area)
Title: Artificial intelligence to measure fibrosis change on liver biopsy in MAESTRO-NASH a phase 3 52-week serial liver biopsy study in 966 patients with NASH treated with resmetirom or placebo
Poster Number: LBP-017
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Harrison
Session & Location: Late-breaker
Title: Artificial Intelligence analysis of liver biopsies in pre-cirrhotic NASH: qFibrosis explained
Poster Number: WED-236
Presenter: Dr. Pol Boudes
Session: Fibrosis / Stellate Cell Biology
Title: Advancement of artificial intelligence in digital pathology: from exploratory end point to primary end point in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis clinical trials
Poster Number: WED-237
Presenter: Dr. Dean Tai
Session: Fibrosis / Stellate Cell Biology
Title: Repeatability and reproducibility assessment and its acceptable standard error of means for qFibrosis system in multi-site NASH clinical trials
Poster Number: WED-238
Presenter: Dr. Jason Pik Eu Chang
Session: Fibrosis / Stellate Cell Biology
Title: Validation and utility of artificial intelligence-based zonal annotations as an additional assessment tool for the histopathologic review of fibrosis in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis patients
Poster Number: WED-436
Presenter: Dr. Gwyneth Soon
Session: NAFLD: Experimental and pathophysiology
Title: Collagen co-localized with macrovesicular steatosis better differentiates fibrosis progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease mouse models
Poster Number: WED-438
Presenter: Ms. XiaoXiao Wang
Session: NAFLD: Experimental and pathophysiology
Title: Quantification of vessel and bile duct parameters using Second Harmonic Generation in patients with NAFLD across fibrosis stages
Poster Number: WED-443
Presenter: Dr. Dean Tai
Session: NAFLD: Experimental and pathophysiology
Title: Combination therapy of TERN-501, a selective agonist of thyroid hormone receptor (THR) beta with TERN-101, a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist improves nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in a GAN diet-induced and biopsy-confirmed mouse model
Poster Number: WED-445
Presenter: Dr. Kerry Russell
Session: NAFLD: Experimental and pathophysiology
Thursday, June 22, 2023, From 9AM CEST (Poster area)
Title: Digital pathology using stain-free imaging indices as a tool for fibrosis quantification in patients with congestive hepatopathy
Poster Number: THU-333
Presenter: Prof. Matthew Yeh
Session: Rare liver diseases (including paediatric and genetic)
Title: Digital pathology with artificial intelligence analyses provides deeper insights into lifestyle intervention-induced fibrosis regression in NASH
Poster Number: THU-428
Presenter: Dr. Dean Tai
Session: NAFLD: Clinical aspects except therapy
Friday, June 23, 2023, From 9AM CEST (Poster area)
Title: Artificial intelligence assisted qFibrosis as a pathological "biomarker" to evaluate disease severity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Poster Number: FRI-290
Presenter: Dr. Dean Tai
Session: Liver tumours: Clinical aspects
Title: Hepatic fat and liver volume reductions-impact on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis trials and potential solutions using concomitant fibrosis with ballooning with fibrosis
Poster Number: FRI-518
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Harrison
Session: NAFLD: Therapy
About HistoIndex (www.histoindex.com)
Founded in 2010, HistoIndex is the first in the world to provide stain-free, fully automated imaging solutions for visualizing and quantifying morphological and architectural features of fibrosis in biological tissues. Using a digital pathology system comprising breakthrough biophotonic technology and ML/AI-based analysis, HistoIndex provides products and services in tissue research and diagnostics. HistoIndex equips researchers with reliable cutting-edge tools for their scientific work and clinicians with a stain-free, automated, consistent, and high throughput imaging platform to assist in speedy and accurate diagnosis of fibrosis and cancer. Based on revolutionary imaging solutions, the products developed have opened doors to new medical standards that aid in clinical diagnosis, benefit clinical research, and speed up pharmaceutical drug and treatment development.
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Company Ranks as #6 Fastest-Growing in its Revenue Category
TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Jobber, the leading provider of operations management software for home service businesses, today announced that it has been recognized by The Globe & Mail Report on Business Ranking of Canada's Top Growing Companies 2022. Jobber ranked as the #6 fastest-growing company in Canada within the $100M-$250M revenue category.
"Being named one of Canada's fastest-growing companies once again is an achievement that all of us at Jobber are proud of," said Sam Pillar, CEO & co-founder of Jobber. "Our commitment to continuous innovation, company culture, obsessing over our customers, and elevating the home service category as a whole has fueled our rapid, sustainable growth."
More than 160,000 service professionals in 47 countries across 50 service segments, including lawn care, HVAC, painting, residential cleaning, and plumbing, rely on Jobber's operations management platform to power their businesses. Since its founding in 2011, service pros using Jobber have delivered more than $15B in services to more than 12 million households.
"Jobber fills an essential need for small businesses, helping them modernize and digitize operations to keep up with the demands and expectations of homeowners," said Shawn Cadeau, Chief Revenue Officer of Jobber. "It's our ability to help our customers be successful that has established Jobber as the leader within home services."
Canada's Top Growing Companies was launched in 2019 and is an editorial ranking that uses each company's three-year revenue growth percentage. It aims to celebrate the boldest entrepreneurial achievement by identifying and bringing the accomplishments of innovative businesses in Canada to the forefront. In order to qualify for these voluntary programs, companies had to complete an in-depth application process and fulfill requirements. The full list of 2022 winners is now available online and will be published along with editorial coverage in the October issue of Report on Business magazine.
"Canada's Top Growing Companies recognizes the tremendous ambition and innovation of entrepreneurs in Canada," said Dawn Calleja, Editor of Report on Business magazine. "The next generation of Canadian businesses can draw inspiration from this ranking."
"In an uncertain world, the success stories of the companies marked in this year's Report on Business magazine's list of Top Growing Companies are a beacon of optimism," said Phillip Crawley, Publisher, and CEO of The Globe and Mail. "The Globe and Mail congratulates them on their achievements."
To learn more about Jobber, visit www.jobber.com.
The Globe and Mail is Canada's foremost news media company, leading the national discussion and causing policy change through brave and independent journalism since 1844. With our award-winning coverage of business, politics and national affairs, The Globe and Mail newspaper reaches 5.9 million readers every week in our print or digital formats, and Report on Business magazine reaches 2.3 million readers in print and digital every issue. Our investment in innovative data science means that as the world continues to change, so does The Globe. The Globe and Mail is owned by Woodbridge, the investment arm of the Thomson family.
Jobber is an award-winning operations management platform for small home service businesses. Unlike spreadsheets or pen and paper, Jobber keeps track of everything in one place and automates day-to-day operations, so small businesses can provide 5-star service at scale. Jobber's 160,000+ home service professionals have served over 12 million households in more than 47 countries. The company continually ranks as one of Canada's fastest-growing and most innovative companies by Canadian Business and Macleans, The Globe and Mail, Fast Company, and Deloitte. For more information, visit: https://jobber.com/.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zach Greinke allowed just one run on four hits, helping the Kansas City Royals avoid a three-game sweep by beating the Texas Rangers 2-1 on Wednesday.
Kansas City's Kyle Isbel provided the winning cushion with his second home run in as many games.
Greinke (2-4) made his 500th career start, the 48th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to do so and the only active pitcher to reach that milestone. He went six innings, striking out three and walking one.
Three Royals relievers combined for three strikeouts and one hit allowed over three innings, and Scott Barlow picked up his 10th save in 12 chances with a perfect ninth inning.
Texas' Dane Dunning (1-6) suffered his first loss when allowing fewer than three runs this season. He gave up six hits in six innings, walking three and striking out three.
The Royals scored a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by MJ Melendez. Hunter Dozier was thrown out at the plate trying to make it 2-0.
The Rangers' Leody Taveras tied it in the fifth with a leadoff home run that just cleared the wall in right field. It was his first homer of the season.
Isbel answered that with his second home run of the season, a line drive into the seats in right field.
GREINKE-GRAM
Greinke was drafted sixth in the first round of the 2002 draft and spent his first seven years with the Royals, returning for a one-year contract this past offseason.
TRAINERS ROOM
Rangers 3B Josh Smith was back in the lineup after leaving Tuesday’s game with a right calf contusion after fouling a ball off his leg.
UP NEXT
The Rangers and Royals both have Thursday off. The Rangers will open a three-game series in New York against the Yankees; the starting pitchers have not been determined. The Royals will open a three-game series in Detroit. RHP Brad Keller (2-9, 4.56 ERA) will start for KC, with Detroit’s starter to be determined.
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Results showed solanezumab did not slow cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease or reduce risk of progression to symptomatic Alzheimer's disease
Solanezumab targets soluble amyloid beta, and treatment did not result in clearance of brain amyloid plaque
Lilly remains committed to fighting Alzheimer's disease, with plaque-clearing mechanisms such as donanemab and remternetug, both in ongoing Phase 3 trials
INDIANAPOLIS, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) announced today that solanezumab did not slow the progression of cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology when initiated in individuals with amyloid plaque but no clinical symptoms of the disease, known as the preclinical stage of AD1. Solanezumab only targets soluble amyloid beta. The treatment did not clear plaque or halt accumulation of amyloid in participants treated with the drug in the Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease (A4) Study.
"Results of the A4 Study clearly showed that the primary and secondary endpoints were not met. Therefore, the A4 Study concludes our clinical development of solanezumab and indicates that targeting soluble amyloid beta through this mechanism is not effective in this population," said John Sims, head of medical, global brand development – solanezumab, for Eli Lilly and Company. "While this study was negative, the unique data generated have increased our understanding of preclinical Alzheimer's disease and will advance the next generation of AD prevention studies. Raw data and analyses will be made widely available to researchers through the public-private partnership with the NIH-funded Alzheimer's Clinical Trial Consortium. These data will serve the scientific community and enable Lilly and other drug developers to enhance our clinical trial designs for other potential medicines targeting Alzheimer's disease."
Launched in 2013, the A4 Study was a first-of-its-kind secondary prevention trial, enrolling more than 1,100 individuals between 65 and 85 years of age who had PET-imaging evidence of amyloid plaque accumulation in the brain and who did not have clinical impairment. Participants were randomized to either solanezumab or placebo and then treated for approximately 4.5 years.
Solanezumab binds only to soluble amyloid-beta protein and was not expected to significantly remove deposited amyloid plaques. Donanemab and remternetug, other Lilly investigational antibodies currently being developed in Phase 3, are different from solanezumab in that they specifically target deposited amyloid plaque and have been shown to lead to plaque clearance in treated patients.
More than 6.5 million Americans are currently suffering dementia due to Alzheimer's disease2, and scientists expect this number to nearly triple by 20503. It is estimated that more than 20 million Americans and approximately 315 million people globally have preclinical Alzheimer's disease, the earliest stages of the disease 4, 5.
During the double-blind portion of the study, results showed:
- Solanezumab did not slow cognitive decline on the primary outcome measure, the Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite (PACC) [mean change (95% CI): placebo -1.4 (‑1.76, ‑1.04); solanezumab -1.69 (-2.13, -1.26); p-value 0.26)]. The PACC was developed to measure the aspects of cognitive decline relevant in preclinical AD and is an equally weighted composite that tests episodic memory, timed executive function, and global cognition.
- Secondary clinical outcome results were consistent with the primary outcome, numerically favoring placebo compared with solanezumab.
- 36.1% of participants starting at the stage of preclinical AD progressed on the Clinical Dementia Rating-Global Scale (defined as CDR-global score greater than 0 at two consecutive visits or final visit). CDR-GS is a clinician-rated scale that provides an overall assessment of the participant's clinical stage of AD. Similar rates of progression were seen with both the solanezumab and placebo groups.
- On amyloid PET imaging, amyloid continued to accumulate over time in both the placebo (65.9 Centiloid baseline, 17.5 Centiloid increase) and solanezumab (66.2 Centiloid baseline, 12.1 Centiloid increase) groups.
- Higher baseline amyloid levels were strongly associated with a greater risk of progression to symptomatic Alzheimer's disease (p-value<0.001).
- The solanezumab and placebo groups were well-balanced at baseline, and results were consistent across multiple analysis methods and models.
- Safety results in the A4 Study were consistent with the safety profile observed in previous solanezumab Phase 3 studies. Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities with edema/effusion (ARIA-E) were uncommon and similar between treatment and placebo groups.
"These findings indicate that amyloid is a key driver of cognitive decline at the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. Solanezumab did not substantially impact amyloid plaque burden in the brain, and unfortunately did not slow cognitive decline. These data suggest that we may need to be more aggressive with amyloid removal even at this very early stage of disease," said Reisa Sperling, M.D., a neurologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the A4 Study project director. "We are so very grateful to the participants, their study partners, the clinical trial site investigators and staff, and the entire study team for their longstanding dedication to this important study. It is imperative that we learn everything we can to inform ongoing and future trials in our quest to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer's disease."
The A4 Study is a landmark public-private partnership, funded by the National Institute on Aging (part of National Institutes of Health), Eli Lilly and Company, Alzheimer's Association, GHR Foundation, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, and several other organizations and donors. The A4 Study is coordinated by the Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California and is a project of the Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC).
Full disclosure of the study results will be shared later in the year at a scientific conference.
About the A4 Study
The Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease (A4) Study is a Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in males and females ages 65 to 85 years with preclinical AD (that is, in individuals with evidence of brain amyloid pathology on PET amyloid imaging who are clinically unimpaired but at high risk for cognitive decline).
The A4 Study tested whether solanezumab could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease-related cognitive decline, brain imaging, and other biomarkers over the course of approximately 4.5 years. The study included more than 1,100 participants at 67 sites throughout the United States, Japan, Canada and Australia.
About Lilly
Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 47 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges, redefining diabetes care, treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects, advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders, and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we're motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/newsroom or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. C-LLY
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about A4 Study results, the conclusion of Lilly's clinical development of solanezumab, and regarding other Lilly product candidates, and reflects Lilly's current beliefs and expectations. However, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of drug research, development, and commercialization. For a discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from Lilly's expectations, see Lilly's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
- Sperling, Aisen, et al Alzheimer & Dementia 2011.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alzheimer's Disease. Available at:
https://www.cdc.gov/dotw/alzheimers/index.html#:~:text=Alzheimer%27s%20disease%20is%20the%20most,of%20death%20for%20all%20adults. Accessed November 9, 2022. - Alzheimer's Disease International. Dementia Statistics.
https://www.alzint.org/about/dementia-facts-figures/dementia-statistics/. Accessed November 9, 2022. - Brookmeyer, R. et al. "Forecasting the prevalence of preclinical and clinical Alzheimer's disease in the United States." Alzheimer's & Dementia 14 (2018) 121-129.
- Gustavsson, A. et al. "Global estimates on the number of persons across the Alzheimer's disease continuum." Alzheimer's & Dementia (2022) 1-13.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Office workers in downtown Oklahoma City got an unexpected passerby Tuesday morning.
A man scaled up the side of the Devon Energy Center skyscraper, eventually reaching the top of the 50-story tower.
Oklahoma City police around 9 a.m. tweeted that they were responding to a climber incident at the Devon tower in downtown.
By around 9:45 a.m., the man had reached the top, where police took him into custody, according to KOCO, the ABC affiliate in Oklahoma City.
Police also told KOCO that they took a drone operator, who was following the man up the tower, into custody.
Video from KOCO showed the man climbing the side of the building, apparently with no ropes, though it was unclear what other type of climbing gear he might have had.
The man appeared to be grabbing onto something along the frames of the building's windows as he climbed to the top. He made it safely to the top, where authorities were waiting for him when he arrived.
The names of the climber and drone operator have not been released. Police have not said what, if any, charges they face in the incident.
The Devon tower, which was built in 2009 and stands around 840 feet tall, is the tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma.
Earlier Tuesday, a man who recently scaled the Salesforce tower in San Francisco posted a video on Instagram of him climbing the Devon Tower. The man describes himself as an anti-abortion activist who climbs buildings to raise attention. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/national/man-scales-50-story-devon-energy-tower-skyscraper-in-downtown-oklahoma-city/287-74c7ae25-182e-4c85-bb31-7970ce26ae1f | 2022-06-14 16:56:38 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/national/man-scales-50-story-devon-energy-tower-skyscraper-in-downtown-oklahoma-city/287-74c7ae25-182e-4c85-bb31-7970ce26ae1f |
Iran sentences ex-official to death over alleged UK spying
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian state-linked news agency says a former senior defense official has been sentenced to death after being convicted of spying for Britain. The judiciary was quoted as saying Ali Reza Akbari, who was deputy defense minister until 2001, was a “key spy” for British intelligence. The report also says he had spied on past nuclear talks between Iran and Western powers. Akbari had served as deputy defense minister under a reformist president who had pushed for improved relations with the West. For several years, Iran has been locked in a shadow war with the U.S. and Israel marked by covert attacks on its disputed nuclear program. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/11/iran-sentences-ex-official-to-death-over-alleged-uk-spying/ | 2023-01-11 18:21:26 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/01/11/iran-sentences-ex-official-to-death-over-alleged-uk-spying/ |
Expanded U.S. Retail Availability of Very Good Steak & Original Ribz
VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Very Good Food Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VGFC) (TSXV: VERY.V) (FSE: OSI) ("VERY GOOD" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce increased U.S. retail expansion via a new agreement with superstore chain Meijer Inc. (Meijer). With 262 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin, Meijer's robust Midwest presence represents significant progress towards VERY GOOD's objective to extend its brand and offer products in every major city across the United States.
VERY GOOD's Original Ribz and Very Good Steak are included in the agreement with Meijer and will initially be offered at 180 locations.
Mathew Hall, Interim Co-CEO with VERY GOOD commented on the Company's distribution agreement with Meijer. "This listing within the U.S. retail environment represents important progress for us. Our product portfolio of clean, plant-based alternatives has a strong track record resonating with plant-based consumers as well as with flexitarians. Considering Meijer's sizable, loyal customer base and significant Midwest reach, we view this as an ideal opportunity to generate new customer adoption".
In VERY GOOD's First Quarter, 2022 Financial Press Release, Hall discussed a strategy to stabilize, right-size, and optimize the business.
A 2022 market study published by Plant Based Food's Association stated that plant-based meats represent a $1.4 Billion USD market opportunity as of 2021. VERY GOOD is targeting this market opportunity with a differentiated approach - by creating plant-based food options from whole food ingredients, without compromising taste and texture.
The VERY GOOD Food Company Inc. is an emerging plant-based food technology company that produces nutritious and delicious plant-based meat and cheese products under VERY GOOD's core brands: The VERY GOOD Butchers and The VERY GOOD Cheese Co. www.verygoodfood.com.
OUR MISSION IS LOFTY BUT BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE: GET MILLIONS TO RETHINK THEIR FOOD CHOICES WHILE HELPING THEM DO THE WORLD A WORLD OF GOOD. BY OFFERING PLANT-BASED FOOD OPTIONS SO DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS, WE'RE HELPING THIS KIND OF DIET BECOME THE NORM.
Meijer is a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer that operates more than 262 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. A privately-owned and family-operated company since 1934, Meijer pioneered the "one-stop shopping" concept and has evolved through the years to include expanded fresh produce and meat departments, as well as pharmacies, comprehensive apparel departments, pet departments, garden centers, toys and electronics.
ON BEHALF OF THE VERY GOOD FOOD COMPANY INC.
Matthew Hall
Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws in Canada and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively referred to as "forward-looking information"), for the purpose of providing information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "plans", "proposed", "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "estimates", "may", "will", and similar expressions. Forward-looking information contained or referred to in this news release includes, but is not limited to: the new distribution agreement with Meijer including the number of stores expected to carry VERY GOOD's products and the benefits the Company expects to derive from the Meijer listing; as well as VERY GOOD's beliefs as to the attributes of its products, its differentiated approach in the plant-based market and strong brand, innovative products, engaged customers and dedicated and talented employees. 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, material assumptions with respect to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to manage recent personnel changes; and the Company's ability to successfully execute on its updated business strategy outlined in its most recently filed interim Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which is available at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov. The Company's ability to execute on its strategy may also depend on the Company's ability to accurately forecast customer demand for its products and manage its current and future inventory levels, continued demand for VERY GOOD's products, continued growth of the popularity of meat alternatives and the plant-based food industry, no material deterioration in general business and economic conditions, the successful placement of VERY GOOD's products in retail stores and distribution in the food service channel, the Company's ability to remain listed on the Nasdaq, VERY GOOD's ability to successfully enter new markets, VERY GOOD's ability to obtain necessary production equipment and human resources as needed, VERY GOOD's relationship with its suppliers, distributors and third-party logistics providers, and management's ability to position VERY GOOD competitively. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking information because VERY GOOD can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of VERY GOOD to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking information include, among others, the impact of, uncertainties and risks associated with negative cash flow and future financing requirements to sustain and grow operations, limited history of operations and revenues and no history of earnings or dividends, competition, risks relating to the availability of raw materials, risks relating to regulation on social media, expansion of facilities, risks related to credit facilities, dependence on senior management and key personnel, availability of labor, general business risk and liability, regulation of the food industry, change in laws, regulations and guidelines, compliance with laws, risks related to third party logistics providers, unfavorable publicity or consumer perception, increased costs as a result of being a United States public company, product liability and product recalls, risks related to intellectual property, risks relating to co-manufacturing, risks related to expansion into the United States; risks related to our acquisition strategy, taxation risks, difficulties with forecasts, management of growth and litigation as well as the risks associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For a more comprehensive discussion of the risks faced by VERY GOOD, please refer to VERY GOOD's most recent Annual Information Form filed with Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com and as an exhibit to the Form 20-F filed with the SEC on May 26, 2022 and available at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking information in this news release reflects the current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available. Any forward-looking information speaks only as of the date of this news release. VERY GOOD undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
None of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, TSX Venture Exchange, the SEC or any other securities regulator has either approved or disapproved the contents of this news release.
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CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Actor Will Smith was a guest on a new season of the Netflix show “My Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.”
The interview was recorded in January, two months before Smith’s attack on comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony over a joke about Smith’s wife’s shaved head.
Jada Pinkett Smith had previously talked about her issues with hair loss, and Smith has since apologized to Rock on social media.
The Oscar slap cast a bizarre shadow over a fun moment on the show with the former late-night host.
During the interview, Smith presented tips on throwing and dodging a punch, which he learned while training to play Muhammad Ali. He talked candidly about his drive to excel and his expectations to remain a leading man.
Smith also talked about his November 2021 memoir “Will,” which describes his feelings about not being able to protect his mother from abuse.
“The first line of the first chapter is, ‘I’ve always thought of myself as a coward,'” Smith told Letterman. “When I was 9 years old, I saw my father beat up my mother, and I didn’t do anything. And that just left a traumatic impression of myself as a coward.”
Smith added that he was ready to “dive into my art in a way that I think will be hopefully fulfilling for me and helpful for the human family.”
Smith said life was exciting because he could finally reach out to and connect with people, largely because of his own pain.
Months after the interview was filmed, Smith would blame his outburst at the 2022 Oscars on his emotional reaction to Rock’s joke, feeling it took aim at his wife’s medical condition. The board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences later banned Smith from any Academy events for 10 years.
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Guidance Supports Use of Tirosint®-SOL In Pediatric Population
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) have published new guidelines for the treatment of congenital hypothyroidism (CH). For the first time, these leading medical societies cite levothyroxine oral solution as an option for managing patients with CH. Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition affecting up to 1 in every 2,000-4,000 live births in the United States annually. It is a leading cause of intellectual deficiency among infants.1 CH is typically treated with levothyroxine, a synthetic thyroid hormone that is administered daily to restore thyroid hormones to normal levels. Tirosint-SOL (levothyroxine sodium) oral solution is the leading FDA-approved levothyroxine oral solution currently available in the US.
The newly published treatment guidelines reinforce the use of Tirosint-SOL in the pediatric population. A randomized clinical study published in the journal Hormone Research in Pediatrics examined the efficacy and safety of treating infants newly diagnosed with CH with levothyroxine oral solution in lieu of traditional levothyroxine tablet formulations. In total, 78 infants with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) were studied.2 The study's authors concluded that levothyroxine oral solution was able to successfully treat CH patients to their therapeutic goals. Equally important, no study subject experienced cranial stenosis, a serious adverse effect experienced by infants who are exposed to excessive doses of levothyroxine.
"The mention of levothyroxine oral solution in newly published guidelines is an acknowledgement of the utility of drugs like Tirosint-SOL for treating infants with congenital hypothyroidism" stated Susan Rose, Professor Emeritus of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "However, liquid formulations like Tirosint-SOL are more easily absorbed than traditional tablet formulations, the current standard of care. Clinicians wishing to prescribe it should take this into consideration." Rose went on to add that "the availability of FDA-approved levothyroxine oral solutions makes it critical to avoid the use of extemporaneously compounded liquid levothyroxine preparations which have been demonstrated to be pharmacologically inconsistent. Clinicians wishing to prescribe liquid levothyroxine for children now have an FDA-approved oral solution."
The new treatment guidelines for congenital hypothyroidism were developed jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) and the American Thyroid Association (ATA). The new guidelines were published in Pediatrics, the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The journal is available in print and online.
Commenting on the publication of the new guidelines, IBSA Pharma Chief Business and Medical Officer Dr. Carolyn Kong stated that "congenital hypothyroidism is a serious condition with significant public health implications. Traditional levothyroxine tablet formulations have been used for years to treat this population. These formulations require caregivers to crush a child's medication into powder and then to mix it into water before administration. The availability of a levothyroxine oral solutions like Tirosint®-SOL, which has been demonstrated to be effective and safe for infants with CH, now provides patients and healthcare practitioners with a simple, consistent, and convenient option for treating CH."
Tirosint®-SOL is the only FDA-approved levothyroxine oral solution available in monodose packaging for convenience and dosing precision. It does not contain gluten, dyes, colorants, lactose, and other ingredients that can cause tolerability and absorption problems. Its unique formulation consists of only three ingredients – levothyroxine, glycerol, and water – which is packaged in patented monodose ampules for precision and convenience.
Tirosint®-SOL is indicated to treat the full spectrum of hypothyroid patients regardless of age. It can be administered by pouring the contents of the monodose ampule directly into the mouth or using a spoon or mixing it with water. It is currently available in 15 dosage strengths including unique 13, 37.5, 44 and 62.5 microgram dosing options, giving it the widest dosing range of any levothyroxine therapy available.
To help provide patients with cost-effective access to Tirosint®-SOL, IBSA recently enhanced the Tirosint®-SOL Copay Savings Coupon Program. With the new program, eligible patients with commercial insurance can pay as little as $4 for a one-month supply of Tirosint®-SOL or $0 for a 3-month supply. Additional information, including money-saving options for patients without commercial insurance or with high copays or deductibles, can be found at www.TirosintSOL.com.
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is an endocrine disorder present in up to 1 in every 2,000 - 4,000 live births in the United States each year. It is the result of inadequate thyroid function which results in low or inexistent levels of thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones are key to the development of human infants. Untreated, or sub-optimally treated, CH is a leading cause of intellectual disability.¹ Levothyroxine is the current standard for treating
CH. It is a synthetic thyroid hormone that is administered daily and is available in intravenous and oral formulations. Oral tablets are the most popular form of levothyroxine and must be crushed and added to water before administration to infants. Levothyroxine therapy for CH, once started, continues for three years to life depending on the severity of the disease. Levothyroxine is available by prescription only.
IBSA Pharma is part of IBSA Group which is headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland. IBSA Pharma currently markets Tirosint® (levothyroxine sodium) capsules and Tirosint®-SOL (levothyroxine sodium) oral solution for the treatment of hypothyroidism and Licart® (diclofenac epolamine) topical system 1.3% and Flector® (diclofenac epolamine) topical system 1.3% for the treatment of acute pain due to strains, sprains, and contusions.
IBSA (Institut Biochimique SA) is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical Company, founded in 1945 in Lugano. Today, its products are present in over 90 Countries on 5 continents, through the Company's 17 subsidiaries located in Europe, China, and the United States. The company has a consolidated turnover of 800 million CHF, and employs over 2,000 people between headquarters, subsidiaries and production sites. IBSA holds 90 families of approved patents, plus others under development, as well as a vast portfolio of products, covering 10 therapeutic areas: reproductive medicine, endocrinology, pain and inflammation, osteoarticular, aesthetic medicine, dermatology, uro-gynaecology, cardiometabolic, respiratory, consumer health. It is also one of the largest operators worldwide in the area of reproductive medicine, and one of the world's leaders in hyaluronic acid-based products. IBSA has based its philosophy on four pillars: Person, Innovation, Quality and Responsibility.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact IBSA Pharma Inc. at 1-800-587-3513 or FDA at 1-800- FDA-1088
For more information about IBSA, visit www.ibsagroup.com/media. For full prescribing information, visit www.Tirosint.com.
References
1 Rastogi V et al, "Congenital hypothyroidism", Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2010; 5:17
2 Peroni et al, "Congenital hypothyroidism treatment in infants: a comparative study between liquid and tablet formulations of levothyroxine", Hormone Res Paediatrics, 2014: (81) 50 -54
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING: NOT FOR THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY OR FOR WEIGHT LOSS.
- See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning
- Thyroid hormones, including TIROSINT-SOL, should not be used for the treatment of obesity or for
- weight loss.
- Doses beyond the range of daily hormonal requirements may produce serious or even life-threatening
- manifestations of toxicity
CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Hypersensitivity to glycerol
- Uncorrected adrenal insufficiency
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
- Cardiac adverse reactions in the elderly and in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease: Initiate TIROSINT-SOL at less than the full replacement dose because of the increased risk of cardiac adverse reactions, including atrial fibrillation
- Myxedema coma: Do not use oral thyroid hormone drug products to treat myxedema coma
- Acute adrenal crisis in patients with concomitant adrenal insufficiency: Treat with replacement glucocorticoids prior to initiation of TIROSINT-SOL treatment
- Prevention of hyperthyroidism or incomplete treatment of hypothyroidism: Proper dose titration and careful monitoring is critical to prevent the persistence of hypothyroidism or the development of hyperthyroidism
- Worsening of diabetic control: Therapy in patients with diabetes mellitus may worsen glycemic control and result in increased antidiabetic agent or insulin requirements. Carefully monitor glycemic control after starting, changing, or discontinuing thyroid hormone therapy
- Decreased bone mineral density associated with thyroid hormone over-replacement. Over-replacement can increase bone reabsorption and decrease bone mineral density. Give the lowest effective dose
Limitations of Use
- Not indicated for suppression of benign thyroid nodules and nontoxic diffuse goiter in iodine-sufficient patients
- Not indicated for treatment of transient hypothyroidism during the recovery phase of subacute thyroiditis
Adverse Reactions
Adverse reactions with TIROSINT-SOL are primarily those of hyperthyroidism due to therapeutic overdosage including arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, dyspnea, muscle spasm, headache, nervousness, irritability, insomnia, tremors, muscle weakness, increased appetite, weight loss, diarrhea, heat intolerance, menstrual irregularities, and skin rash
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
11-12-13-18-25
(eleven, twelve, thirteen, eighteen, twenty-five)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
11-12-13-18-25
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transportadora de Gas Internacional S.A. E.S.P. ("TGI"), announced today the early tender results in connection with its previously announced partial cash tender offer (the "Offer") for up to U.S.$150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount (the "Maximum Tender Amount") of its outstanding 5.550% Senior Notes due 2028 (CUSIP: 89387Y AC5 (144A) / P93077 AC2 (REG S) ISIN: US89387YAC57 (144A) / USP93077AC28 (REG S) (the "Notes"). In addition, TGI announced that it has extended the payment of the Total Consideration (as defined below) through the Expiration Date (as defined below) (the "Extension"), such that the Total Consideration payable to holders who validly tender (and do not validly withdraw) their Notes on or prior to the Expiration Date will include the Early Tender Premium (as defined below).
The Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 26, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase"). The Offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 24, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated as described in the Offer to Purchase (such time and date, as the same may be extended, the "Expiration Date"). The amount of Notes that may be purchased in the Offer is subject to the Maximum Tender Amount. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.
As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 7, 2022 (the "Early Tender Date"), according to Morrow Sodali International LLC, the tender agent and information agent (the "Tender and Information Agent") for the Offer, tenders were received (and not validly withdrawn) from holders of Notes representing U.S.$134,554,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes.
TGI will accept all the Notes tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to or at the Early Tender Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer, holders who validly tendered their Notes at or prior to the Early Tender Date are eligible to receive U.S.$913.00 per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes accepted for purchase (the "Total Consideration"), plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes ("Accrued Interest") up to but not including the Early Settlement Date (as defined below).
Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase on or prior to the Early Tender Date are expected to be purchased on October 13, 2022, which is the third Business Day following the Early Tender Date (the "Early Settlement Date"), subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer. In addition, tendering holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase will also be paid accrued and unpaid interest from, and including, the last interest payment date up to, but not including, the Early Settlement Date.
Withdrawal rights with respect to the Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 7, 2022 (the "Withdrawal Date"). Accordingly, Notes tendered (in the past or the future) in the Offer may no longer be withdrawn, except if required by applicable law.
Pursuant to the Extension, holders who validly tender their Notes after the Early Tender Date but at or prior to the Expiration Date will be eligible to receive the Total Consideration of U.S.$913.00, which includes an "Early Tender Premium" of U.S.$30.00, for each U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes accepted for purchase, plus Accrued Interest up to but not including the Final Settlement Date (as defined below). Tendered Notes may be subject to proration if the aggregate purchase price of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer exceeds the Maximum Tender Amount, subject to disclosure and other requirements under applicable law. TGI reserves the right to increase or decrease the Maximum Tender Amount.
Payment for Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Date but prior to the Expiration Date and accepted for purchase is expected to be made on October 26, 2022 (the "Final Settlement Date").
Completion of the Offer is subject to customary conditions. If the conditions to the Offer are satisfied or waived, and TGI decides to proceed with settlement on the Early Settlement Date, TGI will thereafter accept for purchase and pay for any Notes validly tendered in the Offer at or prior to the Early Tender Date on the Early Settlement Date.
TGI reserves the absolute right to amend or terminate the Offer in its sole discretion, subject to disclosure and other requirements as required by applicable law. In the event of termination of the Offer, Notes tendered and not accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will be promptly returned to the tendering holders. The complete terms and conditions of the Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 26, 2022, a copy of which may be obtained from the Tender and Information Agent for the Offer, at https://projects.morrowsodali.com/tgi, tgi@investor.morrowsodali.com, by telephone at +1 203 609 4910 (Stamford), +44 4513 6933 (London) or +852 2319 4130 (Hong Kong) or in writing at 333 Ludlow Street, South Tower, 5th Floor, 06902, Stamford, USA, Attention: Debt Services team.
TGI has engaged Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc. to act as the dealer manager (the "Dealer Manager") in connection with the Offer. Questions regarding the terms of the Offer may be directed to the Dealer Manager by telephone at +1 888 770 4828 (U.S. Toll Free) or +1 212 710 6749 (collect)
None of TGI, the Dealer Manager, the Tender and Information Agent or the trustee for the Notes, or any of their respective affiliates, is making any recommendation as to whether holders should or should not tender any Notes in response to the Offer or expressing any opinion as to whether the terms of the Offer are fair to any holder. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes and, if so, the purchase price of Notes to tender. Please refer to the Offer to Purchase for a description of the offer terms, conditions, disclaimers and other information applicable to the Offer.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offer is being made solely by means of the Offer to Purchase. The Offer is not being made to holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require any tender offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of TGI by the Dealer Manager or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those related to the Offer. Forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. TGI is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Investor Relations
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TGI is a stock corporation (sociedad anónima) organized as a public utility company (empresa de servicios públicos) under the laws of Colombia. As of December 31, 2021, TGI was the largest natural gas transportation company in Colombia, in terms of number of kilometers of pipeline assets, according to the Colombian Mining and Energy Planning Unit (Unidad de Planeación Minero Energética). For the year ended December 31, 2021, TGI delivered approximately 55.9% of the total natural gas transported in Colombia. TGI's pipeline system (the "TGI Pipeline System") consists of nine main pipelines (including secondary branches and loops) with a net transportation capacity of 849.4 MMpcd. The total length of the TGI Pipeline System is approximately 4,033 km.
The distribution of materials relating to the Offer and the transactions contemplated by the Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. The Offer is void in all jurisdictions where it is prohibited. If materials relating to the Offer come into a holder's possession, the holder is required by TGI to inform itself of and to observe all of these restrictions. The materials relating to Offer, including this communication, do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the Offer be made by a licensed broker or dealer and a Dealer Manager or any affiliate of a Dealer Manager is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the Offer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Manager or such affiliate on behalf of TGI in that jurisdiction. Owners who may lawfully participate in the Offer in accordance with the terms thereof are referred to as "holders."
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful.
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Now we hear what it's like to be deported to Iraq. Over the summer, a judge stopped U.S. immigration officials from trying so hard to send people there. The government was accused of pressuring Iraqis to agree to go. The court case has halted deportations of more than 1,400 Iraqis. But before that ruling, some people were sent back. NPR's Jane Arraf met one in Baghdad.
JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: I'm waiting at the arrivals gate at Baghdad's international airport with Naser al-Shimary, and he's nervous.
NASER AL-SHIMARY: Last time I held my wife and son was May - May 2017. It was the last time I got to kiss them and hold them.
ARRAF: His son, Vincent, just turned 4. Shimary's partner, Chelsea Ravasani, is bringing their son from the U.S. just for four days. That's all the time she could get off work. We're waiting at the same doors Shimary walked through eight months ago after he was deported from the U.S. He landed here with no money, no phone, no contacts in a country he hadn't lived in since he was 2.
AL-SHIMARY: I'm Iraqi by birth. I'm not Iraqi to them. I'm sorry to say, but I'm not Iraqi. To them, I'm a foreigner. They know I'm different. They know by the way I speak, the way I walk, the way I carry myself.
ARRAF: He ended up near Najaf, a conservative city south of Baghdad, living in a slum with people from all over Iraq who can't go home again. Iraq is still a dangerous place. There are Iranian-backed militias, criminal gangs, rogue security forces. Shimary is a skinny guy with tattoos along his neck and on his wrists. He speaks broken Arabic with an American accent. He sticks out like a sore thumb. Four months ago, he says he was attacked by a group of men he didn't know, beaten up so badly he had to crawl home. He was afraid when he came, and now he's terrified.
AL-SHIMARY: I barricade myself in. I lock the door with a hinge and a chain and a padlock from the inside once it gets dark. By 8 o'clock, I barricade myself in like I'm in jail. I don't open the door for no one.
ARRAF: He doesn't leave the house in the morning until his neighbor has checked that no one is hiding outside. His biggest fear is that people will know he came from the United States. Sometimes he forgets when he's talking to Iraqis and uses English words.
AL-SHIMARY: So it slips up, and they say you didn't just speak English, did you? And I tell them, no, I speak - I was speaking French. And I have to lie. I have to lie just so I can feel safe
ARRAF: Shimary was a permanent U.S. resident. His partner and son are American. Eight years ago, he was convicted of assaulting his brother-in-law in Michigan. He spent three years in prison. When he got out, he complied with all the immigration requirements, and he had no problem for the next five years. Immigration authorities swept up thousands of people in raids in 2017. They were targeting people with prior convictions and visa violations, and they told Shimary falsely that if he didn't agree to be sent back to Iraq, he could spend another 10 years in jail, so he agreed. This August, a federal court ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was illegally pressuring people into agreeing to leave. It further suspended deportation orders for more than 1,400 Iraqis but too late for Shimary.
AL-SHIMARY: What happened to us is not right, you know? Everybody make mistakes, and I paid for my mistake.
ARRAF: Back in Michigan, he got a university degree. He bought a home. He started an auto mechanic business. Here, he sometimes relies on charity for food. At the arrivals terminal, he's so excited at the prospect of seeing his family, he can't stand still. He eventually spots them through the glass.
AL-SHIMARY: There she is. There she is. I see her. She's wearing that red jacket. And there go my little man.
ARRAF: And then Vincent - Vinnie - is here with a suitcase full of toys and Superman underwear. He kisses his dad.
AL-SHIMARY: You miss Daddy?
VINCENT: Yeah.
AL-SHIMARY: I miss you more.
VINCENT: What's this place?
AL-SHIMARY: This is the airport. This is Iraq.
VINCENT: Yes, this is Iraq.
ARRAF: Iraq - it's supposed to be Shimary's home country, but he doesn't think he can survive here. The U.S. is the only home he's known. Jane Arraf, NPR News, Baghdad. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.apr.org/2018-11-22/its-been-tough-going-for-a-man-that-the-u-s-sent-back-to-iraq | 2022-08-22 04:01:20 | 0 | https://www.apr.org/2018-11-22/its-been-tough-going-for-a-man-that-the-u-s-sent-back-to-iraq |
JUBA – South Sudan's president ordered the suspension Saturday of all dredging-related activities in the country until evidence-based studies are carried out on their on surrounding communities and the ecosystems they rely on.
Salva Kiir Mayardit's announcement, which was made during his address on the country's 11th independence anniversary, means the dredging project on the Bahr el Ghazal-Naam river, approved by the cabinet last year, and the century-old Jonglei canal project will now be halted.
In May, Unity State government received dredging equipment from Egypt for the project on the Naam river, claiming it would reduce the flooding that displaced thousands in the state. This was met with strong criticism from environmentalists, citizens and activists who said that the plan would result in environmental and economic catastrophe, drying up the country's White Nile river and the Sudd wetlands which farmers and local wildlife rely on.
But government officials, including South Sudan's vice presidents, have argued that the dredging process would help open up rivers for economic activity and help mitigate floods that have affected most of the country. South Sudan has been experiencing extreme flooding over the past three years, with 1.2 million people affected by flooding across the country.
“The contending sides have put forward legitimate arguments both for and against dredging,” said Kiir in his address, adding that feasibility studies for the projects are paramount.
On Friday environmental experts and academics at the University of Juba called on the government to carry out an environmental and social impact assessment before dredging the Nile tributaries. Tag Elkhazin, an expert on the Nile, equated South Sudanese support for the dredging project to treason.
"Stop dredging, its not in your interest, it is in the interest of a foreign country,” said Professor Elkhazin during a virtual presentation on the Jonglei Canal and water resources in South Sudan. Elkhazin said that other countries along the Nile, such as Egypt, would benefit from dredging projects which would divert more water upstream.
Elkhazin added that flooding is seasonal and should not be a reason to drain the Sudd tributaries, which would have an everlasting environmental impact. Academics and local water engineers also accused the government of allowing the dredging to go on without consulting with the general public.
President Kiir has set up a 40-member Public Consultation and Awareness Committee on the Sudd region and the White Nile river to discuss the best options for flood and water management. He said a decision on the projects, supported by citizens on both sides of the debate, will be made once the committee publishes its findings.
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Sri Lanka struggles to recover from grave economic crisis
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A year after protesters forced a change in government, real political change remains elusive and Sri Lanka's economic woes persist. With inflation surpassing 50% from July 2022 through the first quarter of 2023, millions have been pushed into poverty. | https://www.dw.com/en/sri-lanka-struggles-to-recover-from-grave-economic-crisis/video-66181195 | 2023-07-10 15:35:54 | 0 | https://www.dw.com/en/sri-lanka-struggles-to-recover-from-grave-economic-crisis/video-66181195 |
LG Electronics Tennessee Plant is Selected as Industry's First U.S. Home Appliance Lighthouse Factory by World Economic Forum
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics'(LG) home appliance manufacturing plant in the United States has been selected as a world-leading Lighthouse Factory by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The million-square-foot factory in Clarksville, Tennessee – the U.S. production base for LG's award-winning washers and dryers – is the industry's first home appliance plant in the United States to join the WEF's global network. It also is the company's second Lighthouse Factory, following the LG Smart Park in Changwon, South Korea, which was selected by the WEF last year.
A "Lighthouse Factory" is recognized by the WEF for its role in shaping the future of manufacturing through the integration of Internet of Things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence (AI), robots and other Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. Since 2018, the WEF has selected and added global factories to its network twice a year.
LG's world-class autonomous factory in Tennessee utilizes advanced digital technologies from AI and big data to IoT and robots. Completed at the end of 2018, the facility now operates three production lines for front-load and top-load washing machines and dryers. With an annual production capacity of 1.2 million washers and 600,000 dryers, the plant proactively responds to changing North American demand through local production. More than 900 people work at the LG home appliance factory in Montgomery County, Tenn.
Featuring a completely integrated production system and streamlined process, each line carries out the entire manufacturing process of new models, from making the parts to assembly and packaging. In addition, strict quality conditions are applied to all assembly lines to heighten quality across the board, from parts to finished products.
The LG Tennessee factory boasts a fully autonomous logistics system with 166 automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that transport parts around the plant. With three times more AGVs than the LG Smart Park in South Korea, these robots improve overall productivity by freeing up people for other tasks.
With the integration of parts production such as metal press processing, plastic injection molding, and painting -- including LG's own intelligent injection molding system -- the company has increased component productivity by 21 percent.1 In addition, the plant recognizes and responds in advance to potential productivity issues through an advanced detection system. By applying data-based AI technology that accurately predicts washing machine performance, the number of tests and energy consumed during testing are reduced by 22 percent, while the defect rate has been reduced by more than 61 percent via quality optimization.2
The plant is also maximizing workplace safety and operational efficiency by using robots for complicated, potentially dangerous tasks, such as assembling and lifting heavy parts and welding.
To further improve efficiency, LG plans to establish a 5G connectivity network across the facility in the second half of this year, creating an environment where its many AGVs can transport materials faster and more accurately based on stable, uninterrupted communication. LG will also introduce Autonomous Mobile Robots that navigate the expansive facility with ease to enhance its logistics system.
LG's commitment to sustainability can be seen throughout the Tennessee factory, which transitioned to renewable energy completely in 2022. The plant also uses a high-efficiency utility infrastructure, which supplies the power, steam and heat necessary to produce LG's home appliance products with the help of the company's advanced Building Energy Control (BECON) solution.
"Along with the LG Smart Park, LG's Tennessee factory represents our unmatched leadership in transforming manufacturing facilities into advanced, futuristic hubs utilizing the most revolutionary technologies," said Lyu Jae-cheol, president of the LG Electronics Home Appliance & Air Solution Company. "Lighthouse Factory status exemplifies how LG continues to strive for providing differentiated customer experiences through customized manufacturing innovations."
1 Comparing the overall equipment effectiveness rate from the year 2020 to 2022 according to the lighthouse site visit report by World Economic Forum.
2 Comparing the number of the test conduction and the field defect rate from the year 2020 to 2022 according to the lighthouse site visit report by World Economic Forum.
About LG Electronics Home Appliance & Air Solution Company
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, solar energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is a seven-time ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
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Senate set to enhance benefits for vets exposed to burn pits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to approve on Thursday a large expansion of health care and disability benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits.
Passage of the bill will cap years of advocacy work by veterans groups and others who liken burn pits to the Agent Orange herbicide that Vietnam era veterans were exposed to in Southeast Asia.
The bill would expand the window of eligibility for free medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. That window would double for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans from five years after discharge to 10.
The legislation would also presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing the veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service. Currently, more than 70% of disability claims related to burn pit exposure are denied by the VA due to lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.
The legislation would also benefit many Vietnam War-era veterans by including high blood pressure in the list of conditions presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. And, it would extend Agent Orange presumptions to veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said scores of America’s veterans went off to serve their country in perfect health only to come back and get sick from toxic exposure, and when they applied for disability benefits, oftentimes found out they didn’t qualify.
“It’s a confounding indignity for our nation’s heroes to sacrifice everything for our country only to come home, get sick and discover the VA is not there for them,” Schumer said. “They have to fend for themselves.”
The bill will increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it. The House in March approved similar legislation that would have cost more than $320 billion over 10 years. The House will have to approve the Senate measure also to get it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, and it is expected to do so.
The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A 2020 study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that health studies provided insufficient evidence to determine whether exposure to burn pit emissions is linked to 27 adverse respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. The authors of the study said the uncertainty doesn’t mean that there is no association — only that there was insufficient data to draw definitive conclusions.
But lawmakers said that stories from constituents tell a different and more definitive tale, and they are reluctant to wait for an irrefutable link between veterans’ maladies and their exposure to toxic burn pits.
“Whenever you have to make that connection airtight, that’s difficult on many things,” said Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind. “In this case, I think the evidence is such that there’s some causal relationship. I hear from so many that were over there and got the symptoms fairly close after their service was over. That’s not now and then. You hear it fairly often.”
Most Republicans are expected to vote for the bill. About half of the GOP senators voted no on a procedural vote to advance the legislation, miffed about the inability to vote on amendments to the bill, but some indicated they will support final passage. Some also are expected to oppose the bill because of fiscal concerns.
“That’s way too much money,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., of the projected $283 billion price tag.
An expansion of health care and disability benefits could tax an already stressed VA system, which lawmakers sought to address by authorizing 31 new medical clinics in 19 states and boosting investments in computer systems for the processing of disability claims.
Most Republicans in the House voted against that chamber’s version of the legislation. The Senate version trimmed some of the costs early on by phasing in certain benefit enhancements. Sen. Jon Tester, the chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said the bill was “about righting a wrong that has been ignored too damn long.”
“There’s always cost of war,” Tester said, “and that cost is never fully paid when the war ends.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — When Wilfredo Molina arrived in the U.S. from his native Venezuela, he told border agents he wanted to go to Miami but didn’t have an address. They directed him to what he thought was a shelter in midtown Manhattan but turned out to be a gray office building.
“It was a fake building. I didn’t understand what it was,” he said.
Molina was among 13 migrants who recently arrived in the U.S. who agreed to share documents with The Associated Press that they received when they were released from U.S. custody while they seek asylum after crossing the border with Mexico. The AP found that most had no idea where they were being sent — nor were they expected by anyone at the addresses listed on their paperwork.
Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the Border Patrol, did not respond to repeated questions about families and individuals interviewed and the addresses assigned to them.
But the snafus suggest a pattern of Border Patrol agents, particularly in Texas, sending migrants without friends or family in the United States to offices that get no notice. The places often don’t have space to house migrants. Yet because those addresses appear on migrants’ paperwork, important notices may later be sent there.
“We believe that Border Patrol is attempting to demonstrate the chaos that they are experiencing on the border to inland cities,” said Denise Chang, executive director of the Colorado Hosting Asylum Network. “We just need to coordinate so that we can receive people properly.”
Addresses on documents shown to AP included administrative offices of Catholic Charities in New York and San Antonio; an El Paso, Texas, church; a private home in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts; and a group operating homeless shelters in Salt Lake City.
A Venezuelan family that came to the American Red Cross’ Denver administrative offices was referred to multiple shelters before someone volunteered to take them in. Migrants who came to New York ended up in shelters, hotels or temporary apartments that the city helped them find and pay for.
A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year. In the 12-month period that ended Sept. 30, migrants were stopped 2.38 million times, up 37% from 1.73 million times the year before and surpassing 2 million for the first time.
The year-end numbers reflect deteriorating economic and political conditions in some countries, the relative strength of the U.S. economy and uneven enforcement of Trump-era asylum restrictions.
Many are immediately expelled under the asylum restrictions, a public health order known as Title 42, which denies people a chance at seeking asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
But others — including people from Cuba and Nicaragua, with which the U.S. has strained relations — are released with notices to appear in immigration court or under humanitarian parole. Those migrants must tell agents where they will live, but many can’t provide an address.
“It almost seems as though, at the border, officials are simply just looking up any nonprofit address they can or just looking up any name at all that they can and just putting that down without actually ever checking whether that person has mentioned it, whether there’s beds or shelter at that location, or whether this is even a location that can provide legal assistance,” said Lauren Wyatt, managing attorney with Catholic Charities of New York. “So clearly, this is not the most effective way to do this.”
Most of the migrants interviewed in New York had hopped on taxpayer-funded buses that Texas and the city of El Paso have been sending regularly to the northeast city.
Republican Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona also have been sending migrants released at the border to Democratic strongholds, including Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. They have been criticized for failing to notify local officials of plans. Republicans say they are highlighting issues with President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
The Biden administration recently agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelans at U.S. airports if they apply for asylum online with financial sponsors, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted since Russia’s invasion. Mexico has said it will take back Venezuelans who cross the border into the U.S. and are expelled under Title 42 authority.
Yeysy Hernández, a Venezuelan who reached New York after taking one of El Paso’s buses, says the address in her documents is for an El Paso church that wasn’t expecting migrants and where she slept just one night. Now she worries immigration notices might be sent there.
Hundreds of immigrants have shown up at one of the offices for Catholic Charities of New York with documents listing the address. Wyatt said the group complained and the government promised to put an end to the practice by Aug. 1 — something that “obviously, hasn’t happened.”
The group also has received more than 300 notices to appear in immigration court for people the organization does not know, Wyatt said. It’s also received deportation orders for migrants who failed to appear in court because their notices were sent to a Catholic Charities address.
Victor Quijada traveled with relatives last month to Denver after border agents sent the Venezuelan family to an American Red Cross office building. Once there, they were referred to a city shelter that also turned them away. They eventually found a shelter that took them in for a few days, but they felt unsafe.
“It was tough what we had to go through; from the things we had to eat to being on the streets — an experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone,” Quijada said.
Chang, from the Colorado Housing Asylum Network, eventually took the family into her home and her organization helped them lease an apartment. She said she knows of several migrants assigned to addresses of groups that can’t help them.
“The five families that I’ve worked with in the last three months, all five were picked up off the street, literally sitting on the sidewalk with children,” she said.
The building in midtown Manhattan where Molina went is an International Rescue Committee refugee resettlement office, but it provides only limited services to asylum-seekers there, said Stanford Prescott, a spokesman for the group.
Only one of the IRC’s U.S. offices — in Phoenix — operates a shelter for asylum-seekers and most stay less than 48 hours. Yet its Dallas and Atlanta offices also have been listed on migrants’ documents.
“We are deeply concerned that listing these addresses erroneously may lead to complications for asylum-seekers who are following a legal process to seek safety in the U.S.,” Prescott said.
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Which ‘Rainbow High’ dolls are best?
It seems like every other day there’s a new type of doll that’s all the rage. It’s not Barbies, Cabbage Patch Kids or Bratz anymore. Among the most popular dolls currently are “Rainbow High” ones, which made their debut in mid-2020. These dolls represent the colors of the rainbow, which gives them their name. There’s even a TV series about them on Netflix.
Even though these dolls are still fairly new, there are already dozens of them to collect — not to mention the range of accessories and playsets you can get for them.
What to know before you buy a ‘Rainbow High’ doll
Collections
“Rainbow High” dolls are available in several lines, including the main “Rainbow High” line and the Shadow High line. Most of these lines have seen multiple waves of dolls released, called series. On top of these are limited, special and collector’s editions separate from other lines and series.
There are currently four series of the main “Rainbow High” line; multiple limited, special and collector’s edition dolls; six themed lines such as “winter break” or “cheerleader squad” and two series of the “Shadow High” spinoff line.
Cost
A doll on its own typically costs $15 to $25. Packages with more than one doll or with a range of accessories can cost up to $100.
What are the best ‘Rainbow High’ dolls to buy?
“Rainbow High” Karma Nichols Doll Set
This series two line Karma doll set has a collection of clothes including two tank tops, two skirts, two sets of shoes and a jacket. There are two hangers to keep the clothes organized and a stand to display it.
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“Rainbow High” Lila Yamamoto Doll Set
This series four line Lila doll set has a collection of clothes, such as two pairs of shoes and accessories such as a pair of earrings and a comb. There’s also a stand to display it.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” My Runway Friend Amaya Raine Doll Set
This My Runway Friends series one Amaya doll set is 2 feet tall and comes with an accessory set that includes bracelets and a ring that can be worn by your child.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Mila Berrymore Doll Set
This series four Mila doll set includes two outfits you can mix and match with, two sets of shoes, a pair of earrings, a comb and a stand to display it.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Amaya Raine Doll Set
This Junior High series two Amaya doll set is slightly shorter than the main line of dolls, representing her younger age. The set includes several pieces of clothing and accessories such as a backpack.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Bella Parker Doll Set
This Junior High series two Bella doll set includes a backpack and a comb to keep her hair looking perfect. The set also includes several pieces of clothing, such as socks and shoes.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Jewel Richie Doll Set
This series four Jewel doll set includes many accessories such as multiple bracelets, a choker and a pair of earrings. It also bundles in two complete outfits and a stand for displaying it.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Skyler Bradshaw Doll Set
This Winter Break series one Skylar doll set includes everything needed to stay warm and have fun on the ski slopes, including jackets and a snowboard. There are also some stylish clothes for a night out at the lodge.
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“Rainbow High” Meena Fleur Doll Set
This series four Meena doll set is vibrantly orange and gold, making it a perfect gift for a child who loves those colors. Two complete outfits and a range of accessories such as six bracelets round out the set.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Sabrina St. Cloud Doll Set
This Rainbow Vision series one Sabrina doll set includes everything needed to make Sabrina a star, including a microphone and all the makeup-related accessories a doll could ever need.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Heather Grayson Doll Set
This “Shadow High” series one Heather doll set breaks the “Rainbow High” mold by going grayscale rather than colorful. It still includes two outfits and a stand like most “Rainbow High” doll sets.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Natasha Zima Doll Set
This “Shadow High” series one Natasha doll set is made of nothing but white, in sharp contrast to almost every other “Rainbow High” doll set of any line or series.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Delilah Fields Doll Set
This series four Delilah doll set comes with her hair pre-styled with the use of gel. Just wash it carefully and you can then use the included comb to style it as you wish.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Nicole Steel Doll Set
This “Shadow High” series one Nicole doll set includes more individual pieces of clothing than most “Rainbow High” doll sets, including a pair of socks and two jackets. It has a stand for displaying it.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Special-Edition Storm Twins Doll Set
This “Shadow High” special edition includes two dolls — Naomi and Veronica Storm — instead of the usual one and includes multiple pieces of clothing and accessories, plus stands to display both dolls.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Uma Vanhoose Doll Set
This “Shadow High” Rainbow Vision series one Uma doll set is ready to shred, thanks to the included guitar and guitar case. It also has several pieces of clothing and accessories, plus a display stand.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Shanelle Onyx Doll Set
This “Shadow High” series one Shanelle doll set is almost entirely black, save for the grayscale skirt. There are several accessories, including two onyx teardrop-shaped earrings, and a display stand.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Fashion Studio With Avery Styles Doll Set
This collector’s edition Avery doll set includes enough clothes and two colored wigs to make more than 300 unique outfits. Avery is exclusive to this set.
Sold by Amazon
“Rainbow High” Krystal Bailey Doll Set
This Junior High series two Krystal doll set is ready for school thanks to its backpack and comb. The pleasant purple colors of her clothes and accessories help her stand out from the crowd.
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‘We shocked the world’: March Madness delivers series of upsets to bust all men’s brackets
By Thomas Schlachter, Jacob Lev, Aya Elamroussi and Issy Ronald, CNN
Only the first round has concluded, and already March Madness has delivered some major upsets.
So far, No.1 seed Purdue University, No.2 seed Arizona Wildcats and No.4 seed Virginia Cavaliers have been unceremoniously dumped out of the tournament, succumbing to 16-seed Farleigh Dickinson, No.15 seed Princeton Tigers and 13th-seeded Furman Paladins respectively.
Farleigh Dickinson’s 63-58 victory over Purdue was just the second time in NCAA men’s tournament history that a No.16 seed defeated a No.1 seed, and its players flooded the court afterwards in celebration.
“We just have faith in what we do and our guys are so tough and competitive,” FDU’s head coach Tobin Anderson told the TNT broadcast.
“I love our guys. They’re tough. They’re great. They played their tails off. That’s an unbelievable win. It’s unbelievable. We shocked the world.”
Only 2.36% of completed Men’s Bracket Challenge Game entries predicted an FDU win over Purdue, the second-lowest percentage out of every team in the field, according to the NCAA.
The shocking win also means that the last hopes of anyone completing the practically impossible task of predicting a perfect bracket has been eliminated altogether, the NCAA noted.
Any hopes of completing a perfect bracket had already been dented on Thursday following Princeton’s 59-55 improbable win over Arizona and the Paladins’ stunning 68-67 victory against Virginia.
Princeton’s victory alone left only 0.065% of men’s brackets remaining intact, out of the millions of brackets completed, according to NCAA March Madness Twitter.
“One year after all brackets busted on Game No. 28, no one remained perfect after the 25th game of the tournament,” said the NCAA.
For much of the first half, the result had wavered on a knife’s edge before a quick start to the second half put Arizona in control.
But, trailing by 10 points with eight minutes remaining, the Tigers clawed their way back into the game and completed a famous victory.
The Paladins also snatched their unlikely win after completing a comeback, overcoming a 12-point deficit at one stage, to topple Virginia.
“You know, this game is — interesting might be the word I’d use,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said afterwards, reflecting on his team’s defeat.
“You feel like, we got it, we got it, and then all of a sudden in a moment’s notice, it changes at the end.”
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Bugatti likes to keep in close contact with its customers, often through exclusive driving events held all over the globe. The events are organized by the automaker, which handles all of the logistics for the customers’ cars and ensures each is running at optimal condition.
The latest of these events was the Bugatti 400 Drive 2023 held recently at the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds, located at the Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s Merritt Island. The site is actually the original landing strip for the Space Shuttle program, and it consists of a three-mile-long straight. Bugatti released a short video from the event on Monday.
In 2018, a Chiron owner drove to the car’s governed top speed of 261 mph during the proving ground’s Straight Line Aerodynamic Testing event, which is open to the public. For Bugatti’s own event, the targeted top speed was 400 kph, or roughly 248 mph.
The 400-kph speed was picked by Bugatti for its event in recognition of Ferdinand Piëch, whose original challenge for a supercar that could “drive 400 kph in the morning and accompany its owner to the opera in the evening” led to the development of the Veyron. According to Bugatti, at such speeds the wheels are rotating so fast that a sensor that weighs just 44 grams weighs the equivalent of 132 kg, or 291 pounds.
A variety of Bugatti models were present, including a Divo as well as a Chiron Super Sport 300+, the customer example of the car that reached a top speed of 304.773 mph in 2019. Every modern Bugatti is powered by the same turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 engine, with an output that reaches 1,577 hp in models like the Super Sport 300+ and 1,480 hp in the standard Chiron.
Before they took to the runway, the customers were given instruction on what to expect and how to handle the car at such high speeds. One curious rule is letting the car wander at high speeds rather than trying to steer it.
One of the participants wasn’t a customer but a dealer from Bugatti Greenwich (Connecticut). He was invited as an award for his strong sales performance in 2022, Bugatti said.
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Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses Exceeding $100,000 In Silvergate To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options
NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Silvergate Capital Corporation ("Silvergate" or the "Company") (NYSE: SI) and reminds investors of the February 6, 2023 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company.
If you suffered losses exceeding $100,000 investing in Silvergate stock or options between November 9, 2021 and November 17, 2022 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310). You may also click here for additional information: www.faruqilaw.com/SI.
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The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that the Company's platform lacked sufficient controls and procedures to detect instances of money laundering; (2) that Silvergate's customers had engaged in money laundering in amounts exceeding $425 million; (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, the Company was reasonably likely to receive regulatory scrutiny and face damages, including penalties and reputational harm; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendant's positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
On November 15, 2022, Marcus Aurelius Research tweeted that "Recently subpoenaed Silvergate bank records reveal $425 million in transfers from $SI crypto bank accounts to South American money launderers. Affadavit from investigation into crypto crime ring linked to smugglers/drug traffickers."
On this news, the Company's Class A common stock price fell $6.13, or 17%, to close at $29.36 per share on November 15, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
On November 17, 2022, The Bear Cave newsletter released an article about several companies with potential exposure to recently collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, including Silvergate. The article highlighted the connection linking Silvergate to a money laundering operation that transferred $425 million off cryptocurrency trading platforms.
On this news, the Company's Class A common stock price fell $3.00, or 10.7%, to close at $24.90 per share on November 18, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
The court-appointed lead plaintiff is the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class who is adequate and typical of class members who directs and oversees the litigation on behalf of the putative class. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision to serve as a lead plaintiff or not.
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP also encourages anyone with information regarding Silvergate's conduct to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Despite his suspension from office as the 13th District State Attorney, Andrew Warren is expected to hold a news conference Thursday with an update on a 1983 cold case murder.
The event, originally planned for 3 p.m., was temporarily delayed after Warren was suspended from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis. It is now slated to begin at 4 p.m. During the news conference, Warren will provide a “major development” to an unsolved murder following the exoneration in 2020 of wrongfully-convicted Robert DuBoise.
The Tampa man was convicted and incarcerated at age 18, initially with a death sentence, after 19-year-old Barbara Grams was found dead, a victim of rape and murder.
The 13th State Attorney’s Office Conviction Review Unit alongside the Florida Innocence Project helped DuBoise walk free in 2020, using DNA evidence that proved his innocence.
Currently suspended SAO Warren will give “a complete overview on the groundbreaking process leading to this major development and will be available to answer questions following the announcement.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/andrew-warren-giving-tampa-cold-case-update-despite-suspension/ | 2022-08-04 18:56:59 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/andrew-warren-giving-tampa-cold-case-update-despite-suspension/ |
LAS VEGAS — A local elected official is due to face a judge on a murder charge Tuesday in the stabbing death of a Las Vegas investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of him and his managerial conduct.
Robert Richard Telles, the Clark County public administrator, has remained jailed without bail since his Sept. 7 arrest in the Sept. 2 slaying of veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal staff writer Jeff German.
A criminal complaint accuses Telles of "lying in wait" for German, 69, who prosecutors say was stabbed seven times. German lived alone, and his body was found the following day. The Clark County coroner ruled his death was a homicide.
Telles, 45, was arrested after police asked for help during the Labor Day weekend to identify a person seen wearing an orange work shirt and a wide-brim straw hat toting a shoulder bag and walking toward German's home the morning of Sept. 2. Police also released images of a distinctive SUV seen near German's home, driven by a person wearing an orange shirt.
A Review-Journal photographer snapped photos Sept. 6 of Telles washing the same type of vehicle in his driveway.
Police said Telles shut off his cellphone and waited in a vehicle outside German's home until the attack. It was characterized as a planned response to articles that German wrote about "turmoil and internal dissension" in the county office that handles assets of people who die without a will or family contacts.
Telles lost his primary bid for reelection in June after articles in May aired claims of administrative bullying, favoritism and Telles' relationship with a subordinate staffer. County lawmakers appointed a consultant to address complaints about leadership in his office.
German was widely respected for his tenacity, and his colleagues said he was working on follow-up reports about Telles and the public administrator's office when he died.
"The published articles ... ruined (Telles') political career, likely his marriage, and this was him lashing out at the cause," Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Richard Scow told a judge on Sept. 8.
That judge, Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Elana Lee Graham, called the police report detailing the attack "chilling" and said it described German "fighting for his life." She spoke of apparent defense wounds on German's arms and said DNA believed to be from Telles was found under German's fingernails.
Police said a search warrant turned up items at Telles' home including blood-stained shoes and a straw hat that had been cut into pieces. Authorities said they did not immediately find the weapon used to kill German.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, a Republican running for governor in November, said investigators also obtained security video that might show the attack.
The Nevada Press Association has announced that German will be inducted this Saturday into the Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame.
German joined the Review-Journal in 2010 after more than two decades at the rival Las Vegas Sun, where he was a columnist and reporter covering courts, politics, labor, government and organized crime.
Telles grew up in El Paso, Texas, and lived in Colorado before moving to Las Vegas. He worked as a heating and air conditioning technician and graduated in 2014 from law school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He practiced probate and estate law before he was elected public administrator in 2018, replacing a three-term predecessor.
The Review-Journal reported that in El Paso, Telles' late grandfather, Richard Telles, served as city clerk, school board trustee and county commissioner. A grand-uncle, Raymond L. Telles Jr., was the city's first Mexican-American mayor and was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as ambassador to Costa Rica and by President Lyndon B. Johnson as chairman of the U.S.-Mexican Border Commission.
Telles' father, Raymond R. Telles, was elected to two terms on the El Paso City Council but lost a bid for mayor. He later gave up his law license and avoided prison after pleading guilty in a federal conspiracy and wire fraud case.
Court and police records show that Robert Telles was arrested in Las Vegas in February 2020 after his wife called 911. He was accused of grabbing her in a "'bear-hug' position" and of resisting efforts by two police officers to handcuff him. During his arrest, Telles was recorded on police body-worn cameras acknowledging that he had been drinking alcohol and repeatedly identifying himself as a public official.
The case was dismissed and closed in March 2021 after Telles paid a $418 fine, attended counseling and stayed out of trouble.
His term in office expires Dec. 31, but Clark County officials said he is suspended and has been banned from county offices or property pending a review of his position as an elected official.
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE, NEE-PR, NEE-PQ) between December 2, 2021 and February 1, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 25, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased NextEra 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.
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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) NextEra's primary subsidiary, Florida Power and Light Co. ("FPL"), surreptitious orchestration of political misconduct exposed NextEra to substantial legal and reputational risk; and (2) in light of the above, defendant's positive statements about the Company'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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NEW YORK, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hi2 Global Private Credit Fund (the "Fund") has been nominated again for the Hedgeweek Best Emerging Manager 2023 in the category of Credit Hedge, after global equity and fixed income markets closed out its worst year in more than a decade driven by soaring inflation, rising interests, geopolitical tensions and universal concern over the economic slowdown in 2022.
Prior to this, the Fund was recommended by Bloomberg based on performance in 2021 and was voted by hedge fund industry to be awarded the Hedgeweek 2021 Best Emerging Manager in the category of Credit Hedge.
Hedgeweek is the leading source of news and features on the hedge fund industry. The Hedgeweek US Emerging Manager Awards recognize excellence among hedge fund emerging fund managers and service providers.
Pre-selection data for the fund manager awards was provided by Bloomberg, based on 2022 Calendar Year fund performance (31st December, 2021 to 31st December).
Launched in October 2019, the Fund pays close attention to re-globalization trends and mainly invests in the U.S. and Southeast Asia, Africa, and other emerging markets with demographic dividends and growth potentials.
The Fund adopts global private credit strategies and invests in consumer installment loans, auto-inventory-backed loans, and short-term cash loans to provide a long-term and diversified fixed-income portfolio.
Since inception, the Fund has achieved stable uncorrelated historical performance. Despite the outbreak of the Covid-19 shortly after its launching, the Fund maintained robust performance for investors by generating stable returns through low volatility of portfolio, far outpacing the benchmark performance.
Hi2 Global was founded in New York in 2014 as an Investment as a Service (IaaS) global asset allocation platform that provides fin-tech enabled asset management, investment advisory, and investment banking services. Besides the credit fund, Hi2 Global also manages venture capital funds and long/short equity portfolios.
Voting for the 2023 award is conducted via an online poll of the entire Hedgeweek userbase. The survey is now open and the deadline to vote is April 24, 2023.
Link to the survey is below and the Fund is nominated in the category of Best Emerging Manager - Credit Hedge >> Hi2 Investment Management LLC (Hi2 Cayman Fund SPC - Series B SP):
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for MNMD, ENDP, TLRY, BNGO, and NKLA.
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Asia-Pacific leaders tackle trade, sustainability in Bangkok
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL
Associated Press
BANGKOK (AP) — The war in Ukraine, great power rivalry Asia, inflation and food and energy shortages are on the agenda as leaders prepare for the third back-to-back gathering this week, a Pacific-Rim summit taking place in a heavily guarded venue in Thailand’s capital.
Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will meet formally in closed-door sessions Friday and Saturday. For some, it will be at least the third such opportunity for face-to-face talks in the past two weeks, though the U.S. is represented in Bangkok by Vice President Kamala Harris, who is attending instead of President Joe Biden.
APEC’s official mission is to promote regional economic integration. Most of the business conducted happens on the summit’s sidelines in meetings such as a planned meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The two Asian powers have a history of tense relations, a legacy of Japan’s World War II aggression compounded by territorial disputes and China’s growing military might. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, said the encounter would “carry great importance.”
Xi, Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron will also speak at a business conference held just ahead of the summit meetings that is mostly closed to media apart from outlets sponsoring the event.
The APEC meetings are being held in downtown Bangkok’s main convention center, which is cordoned off with some streets in the area completely closed to all traffic. Rows of riot police stood guard behind the barricades at a major intersection nearby, underscoring host Thailand’s determination to ensure the summit suffers no disruptions.
“The APEC meeting this year takes place amidst a dual jeopardy. We need not be reminded of the severe security conflicts that know not what victory looks like. Meanwhile, the world is staring at the hyper inflation married to recession, a broken supply chain and scarcity and climate calamities,” Don Pramudwinai, Thailand’s foreign minister said in opening a meeting of foreign ministers and commerce ministers who were working on draft statements due to be issued after the summit.
Apparently alluding to Russia and recent condemnation of its war on Ukraine, he also said there was a growing “cancel mentality” that makes “any compromise appear impossible.”
Before the summit, Thai officials said they were hoping to steer APEC toward long-term solutions in various areas, including climate change, economic disruptions and faltering recoveries from the pandemic.
“What we are going to do is to have all economies agree on a set of targets … climate change mitigation, sustainable trade and investment, environment resources conservation and, of course, waste management,” said Cherdchai Chaivaivid, director-general of Thailand’s Department of International Economic Affairs. “This is the first time that APEC is going to talk about this. This is the first time that we are going to open a new chapter in how trade, business, investment should be done.”
APEC’s official mission is to promote regional economic integration, which means setting guidelines for long-term development of a free trade area. Most of its work is technical and incremental, carried out by senior officials and ministers, covering areas such as trade, tourism, forestry, health, food, security, small and medium-size enterprises and women’s empowerment.
Leaders from the 21 economies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean often take the opportunity to conduct bilateral talks and discuss side deals. The Latin American contingent comes from Chile, Mexico and Peru. Other members are Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Biden are no-shows this year. Putin has been avoiding international forums where he would be showered with criticism over the invasion of Ukraine. Biden will be hosting his granddaughter’s wedding at the White House.
That leaves Chinese leader Xi as the star attendee in Bangkok, where he also is making an official visit to Thailand just after obtaining a rare third term as top leader at a once-in-five years Communist Party congress.
Biden is giving ground to China in the competition for friends and influence in Southeast Asia by skipping the APEC meetings. But U.S. officials say Washington has demonstrated its seriousness in relations with the region through frequent visits by Cabinet members including Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and other key senior officials.
As host, Thailand invited three special guests to the meeting: the French president Macron; Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the prime minister of Saudi Arabia, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who was to represent the Association of Southeast Asian Nations but will not attend after getting COVID-19.
For Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the most welcome visitor may well be the Saudi leader, who is making an official visit to help restore friendly relations with Thailand after decades of disruption due to a theft of Saudi royal jewelry and the unsolved murders of Saudi diplomats in Bangkok.
“This is a good opportunity, that Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Thailand and both countries will resume a good economic relationship after over 30 years,” the chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Sanan Angubolkul, told The Associated Press. “To have the French president join us also shows how important this region is.”
The war in Ukraine remains a likely thorn in APEC’s consensus-oriented efforts. None of the earlier APEC meetings this year issued statements due to disagreements over whether to mention the conflict.
Like Indonesia, which hosted the Group of 20 summit in Bali this week, and Cambodia, which hosted the ASEAN meetings, Thai officials have put the best possible face on the situation, contending that agreement on other points will allow APEC to move forward regardless.
Skeptics doubt the meeting will accomplish much.
“This APEC is only a photo opportunity for leaders. Its agenda has drawn much less attention than the ASEAN summit and G-20,” Virot Ali, a political scientist at Thailand’s Thammasat University, told The Associated Press.
“I don’t think we will see any progress from APEC. The current geopolitics, trade war, COVID-19, and Russia-Ukraine war are the issues that people are paying more attention to and feeling more impact from,” he said.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — QuikTrip, known across the Midwest for its convenience store locations, may soon add urgent care centers to its list of offerings.
Roughly two years ago, the Tulsa-based company announced plans to enter the healthcare market with a newly created company called MedWise.
In an October 2020 report from Tulsa Public Radio station KWGS-FM, the new entity had plans to open more than 10 locations in the Tulsa area as part of its initial launch.
Two years later, the company’s expansion could include the Kansas City market.
“QuikTrip-owned MedWise currently has 11 clinics in the Tulsa area and has [an] interest in expanding our urgent cares in many adjacent regions to Tulsa, which include Wichita and Kansas City,” spokesperson Antonya Pharr said in an e-mail to KSHB.
Pharr said that although the company is exploring locations in Kansas City, a timetable for when stores might open remains unclear.
If the Tulsa locations are representative of future locations, the urgent care facilities are stand-alone buildings.
When the company announced plans to launch the urgent care locations in Tulsa, they planned to use QuikTrip’s reputation as the foundation for MedWise.
“It’s a brand that has worked really hard on developing a reputation for fast, friendly customer service in a clean and pleasant environment,” MedWise Chief Medical Officer Patrick Aguilar told Tulsa Public Radio in October 2020. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/quiktrip-could-soon-operate-urgent-care-centers-in-kansas-city | 2022-10-14 14:57:30 | 0 | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/quiktrip-could-soon-operate-urgent-care-centers-in-kansas-city |
Rose Byrne, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Post Malone, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd and Maya Rudolph to Voice Globally Iconic Characters in Original Film Debuting in Theaters August 4, 2023
Rogen Announced Star-Studded Cast During Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 4
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LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, producer and actor Seth Rogen announced the main voice cast of Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, and Point Grey Productions' all-new CG-animated theatrical film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, an original story following the crime-fighting Ninja Turtles as they protect the sewers and streets of New York City. The film is set to hit theaters August 4, 2023.
Rogen made the announcement at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 4, and was joined on stage by voice cast Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo), and Brady Noon (Raphael). Rogen also announced that the teaser trailer for the highly anticipated film will premiere on the TMNT Movie Socials and Paramount Pictures' YouTube channel this Monday, March 6.
Says President of Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation Ramsey Naito, "We are beyond thrilled by this world-class cast we've assembled to bring these iconic, beloved characters to life in a new chapter of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe. This really sets a new bar for this globally celebrated franchise, and we can't wait to show audiences this film."
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem cast includes:
- Micah Abbey as Donatello
- Shamon Brown Jr. as Michelangelo
- Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog
- Rose Byrne as Leatherhead
- Nicolas Cantu as Leonardo
- John Cena as Rocksteady
- Jackie Chan as Splinter
- Ice Cube as Superfly
- Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut
- Ayo Edebiri as April O'Neil
- Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman
- Post Malone as Ray Fillet
- Brady Noon as Raphael
- Seth Rogen as Bebop
- Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko
- Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
Nickelodeon Movies and award-winning Point Grey Productions' Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver are producing the all-new iteration. The film marks Nickelodeon's first-ever CG-animated theatrical production, in partnership with Naito and Jason McConnell, who are overseeing production for Nickelodeon. For Point Grey, Lukas Williams is co-producing and Josh Fagen is overseeing. Paramount Pictures will handle worldwide distribution of the film, which is slated to hit theaters August 4, 2023.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is directed by Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs. the Machines, "Gravity Falls", "Disenchantment").
Considered one of the most popular kids' franchises, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated TV show, a live-action television series and later spawned numerous blockbuster theatrical releases. The property is a global consumer products powerhouse, winning in every category that has hit shelves to date—with toys, apparel, video games, DVDs and more—and generating billions of dollars at retail.
Nickelodeon brought the franchise to life again in 2012 with the CG-animated series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and then reimagined the Heroes in a Half-Shell with the 2D-animated series "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in 2019.
About Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Paramount Pictures has some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
About Point Grey Productions
Point Grey Pictures, launched by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is known for their multi-genre films and television anchored in dynamic and authentic storytelling. With box-office hits like Neighbors, Sausage Party, and the Academy Award-nominated The Disaster Artist and series like Preacher, Black Monday, and the Emmy-winning Pam & Tommy on Hulu. Point Grey's critically acclaimed Amazon series The Boys' releases its highly anticipated fourth season next year. A spin-off series, The Boys: Gen V, is currently in production. Their peacock docuseries Paul T. Goodman was released this year and their Amazon series Invincible's second season was released last year with a third on the way. Upcoming projects include Lionsgate's horror thriller Cobweb and Joy Ride, an Adele Lim feature starring Stephanie Hsu that will premiere at SXSW, and an untitled half-hour comedy series for Apple TV+ starring Seth Rogen, who also serves as writer and director. Their film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem for Paramount Pictures releases August 4, 2023.
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Ahead of National Pen Pal Day on June 1, Home Instead shares the impact that writing a letter can have on both the writer and recipient.
OMAHA, Neb., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The digital world offers many ways to stay connected with each other. Social media allows us to share pictures and keep in touch. Video calls help us celebrate special occasions with distant family and friends. However, we shouldn't overlook the importance of other more traditional ways to connect, such as letter writing. For many older adults, a letter can be a simple yet meaningful act of kindness, especially for a senior recipient who has spent much of the pandemic apart from loved ones.
While writing a letter is a small gesture to spread joy and prevent loneliness, fewer and fewer Americans are engaging in this dying art. In fact, in the past five years, 50% of Americans have not received a personal letter. In a recent Home Instead survey, U.S. and Canadian respondents said they found kind acts that required little money or effort to be the most meaningful. Though most said they hadn't received a greeting card or letter in the past two months, 84% of those who did found the gesture to be "very" meaningful.
"Loneliness is one of the most devastating issues facing our aging population, but it's also something we're capable of addressing," said Erin Albers, vice president of social purpose at Home Instead. "A personal letter to an older adult could change the trajectory of their day. It doesn't need to be long, just written from the heart."
Receiving a letter in the mail is often a welcome change from quick phone calls or infrequent visits from loved ones. Older adults often agree that receiving snail mail from a loved one or a stranger can boost their mood and offer inspiration during challenging times.
"When I sift through my mail and see a letter addressed to me, I get a flurry of excitement and surprise," said Emily Hall, who is 80 and lives in Alabama. "It's not every day I receive a note in the mail, but when I do, it's often from one of my lovely grandchildren or an old friend."
Letter writing can offer many benefits to both the letter writer and the recipient. Albers shares four reasons to consider setting aside some time to write to an older adult:
- A letter can be a meaningful alternative to an in-person visit. Not seeing friends and family is tough, especially for those in hospitals or nursing facilities where visiting hours are limited. While nothing is the perfect substitute for time spent together, letter writing can be a creative way to help older adults stay engaged and connected.
- Regular correspondence can improve your relationships. When we rely on our phones and text messages to convey deep love and appreciation, feelings can get lost in translation. Writing and receiving thoughtful, intentional letters can help you learn more about yourself and the person you're writing to as well.
- A letter is something you can treasure forever. Text messages come and go, but a letter is a tangible memento you can hold on to for as long as you like. Re-reading a letter, even several years after it was sent, can offer a good reminder to reflect and remember what's truly important.
- Snail mail can bring a smile to someone's face. Words have the power to bring hope, encouragement, and comfort during hard times. A kind note from people who care can go a long way during a challenging or lonely day.
Connecting in this intentional, personal way isn't a thing of the past. Whether you're younger or older, taking the time to write a letter can have a significant impact on the recipient. For lonely seniors, it may be among the few cherished interactions they have.
If you're inspired to do something for the aging adults in your community, consider becoming a pen pal. Visit http://www.ReadyToCare.com to learn more and get involved.
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SOURCE Home Instead | https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_health/reviving-the-lost-art-of-letter-writing-benefits-of-becoming-a-pen-pal-with-an/article_389f6bd8-20cb-5509-9cdd-071fbdcd5833.html | 2022-05-31 14:05:57 | 1 | https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_health/reviving-the-lost-art-of-letter-writing-benefits-of-becoming-a-pen-pal-with-an/article_389f6bd8-20cb-5509-9cdd-071fbdcd5833.html |
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Department of Insurance said a Raleigh man deposited a fraudulent check into a bank account and then took money from that account.
Tony Olandy Burt, 49, was arrested and charged last Friday with felonious common-law uttering (passing a check) and felonious obtaining property by false pretense, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced Tuesday.
The department said Burt deposited a $993.33 fraudulent check and withdrew $225 on June 9.
Burt was given a $6,000 secured bond on the two charges.
Blue Cross Blue Shield NC, Wells Fargo Bank, Coastal Federal Credit Union and the Wake County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation.
“Insurance fraud is not a victimless crime,” Commissioner Causey said. “It hits all of us in the pocket through higher premiums.”
If you suspect insurance fraud or other white-collar crimes, please report it. You may anonymously report fraud by calling the N.C. Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division at 919-807-6840.
Information is also available at the N.C. Department of Justice website. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/raleigh-man-deposits-fake-check-takes-money-out-of-same-account-insurance-department/ | 2022-12-22 02:06:21 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/raleigh-man-deposits-fake-check-takes-money-out-of-same-account-insurance-department/ |
GOP’s McCarthy threatens to impeach Mayorkas over border
By LISA MASCARO
AP Congressional Correspondent
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is calling on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over management of the U.S. southern border with Mexico. McCarthy said the new House Republican majority will open investigations that could lead to impeachment proceedings. McCarthy is positioned to become the new House speaker when the new Congress convenes in January. He said the Republican majority will use “the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena” to hold President Joe Biden’s administration accountable for border security. Speaking on Tuesday in El Paso, Texas, he said the investigations “could lead to an impeachment inquiry.” | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/11/22/gops-mccarthy-threatens-to-impeach-mayorkas-over-border/ | 2022-11-23 01:03:49 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/11/22/gops-mccarthy-threatens-to-impeach-mayorkas-over-border/ |
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