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PHILADELPHIA, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- During National Nurses Week (May 6 – 12), Independence Blue Cross (Independence) is proud to announce the winners and finalists of its fourth annual Celebrate Caring campaign that honors extraordinary nurses in the Philadelphia region. Independence annually celebrates nurses who demonstrate superior care and compassion to their patients and communities.
The nurses that are recognized this year come from a wide variety of specialties and locations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Honorees were chosen from hundreds of nominations submitted by co-workers, patients, family, friends, and more.
The winners
The winners' inspiring stories will be shared by Independence's media partners 6abc and iHeartRadio. Independence will also make donations on behalf of each winner to nonprofit organizations of their choice. And as a thank you, winners will receive a gift card and enjoy dinner for two and a night's stay in Atlantic City.
Ann Coyle, RNC-NIC, CPLC, BS-P — Virtua Health
For more than 20 years, Ann Coyle worked as a neonatal nurse helping children and their families through the most difficult situations. Coyle spearheaded the creation of Virtua's Angel Garden for parents who have lost an infant or pregnancy. Today, she works as a Manager of Perinatal Bereavement at Virtua Health where she continues to provide compassionate support for grieving families. Coyle is using her donation to support The Virtua Foundation to help its NICU.
Bonnie Sandy, LPN — Horsham Clinic
Throughout Bonnie Sandy's nursing career, she has worked in a wide range of settings from caring for disabled children to hospice care. But it was a family tragedy that inspired her to pursue her passion of mental health nursing. She now works as a psychiatric nurse at Horsham Clinic and continues to advocate for those struggling with their mental health. Sandy is using her donation to support the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Lenore Sears, MSN, RN — Healthcare STAT Home Care
Affectionately referred to as a "Super Nurse" and a "Health Care Shero," Lenore Sears has worked as a home care nurse for more than 25 years where she is known for her commitment to caring for patients, their families, and her community. Sears is also passionate about nursing education and mentoring the next generation of nurses. She is using her donation to support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Nurse's Health Ministry Scholarship Fund at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church.
The COVID-19 honorees
This year, Independence is also honoring two additional nurses in a special COVID-19 designation for their roles in vaccinating people in Delaware County and Philadelphia.
These honorees will have their inspirational stories shared by Independence's media partners 6abc and iHeartRadio. Independence will also make donations on behalf of each honoree to nonprofit organizations of their choice. As a thank you, each will also receive a gift card and will be highlighted on Independence's Celebrate Caring website and social media channels.
Markeya Johnson, MSN — Public Health Management Corporation, Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Markeya Johnson is an experienced, master's-trained nurse who oversees care for people experiencing homelessness while serving as a nursing supervisor on the weekends. During the pandemic, she has used her public health nursing background to identify areas in Delaware County and Philadelphia that had the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates and has worked to create clinics where people could be vaccinated.
DaVeda Graham, MSN, APRN, CRNP, AG/PCNP, CME, PHN — My Doc Urgent Care, Vitable Health
DaVeda Graham is a versatile and experienced nurse practitioner and educator who has cared for patients in a variety of settings. Dedicated to public health, she has worked throughout the pandemic to help thousands of people in Delaware County receive the COVID-19 vaccination. She is also focused on health literacy and health equity, working to ensure that high-risk and vulnerable communities are treated with respect and cared for appropriately.
The finalists
Independence also recognizes seven finalists who demonstrated exemplary care and compassion in their nursing roles. The finalists will receive a gift card and will be featured on ibx.com/nurses and Independence's social media channels.
- Chanel Hart, MSN, RN, Jefferson Family & Community Medicine
- Allen Staltmayer, BNS, RN, CMSRN, Capital Health
- Paul Robinson, RN, ANS Infusion, Inc.
- Louis Bellace, RN, BSN, MS, PHRN, CFRN, CEN, CMTE, Nemours Children's Hospital
- Gretchen Ennis, RN, St. Christopher's Pediatric Associates
- Nishelle Harris-Hines, DNP, MSN, RN Wilmington VA Medical Center, Nemours Children's Hospital
- Shantia McCoy-Jones, MSN, RN, CRNP, CWCN, Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center
Visit ibx.com/nurses for more about the winners and finalists. For more information about the company's response to COVID-19, visit ibx.com/covid19. For more on Celebrate Caring, visit ibx.com/nurses or follow #CelebrateCaring on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
About Independence Blue Cross
Independence Blue Cross is the leading health insurance organization in southeastern Pennsylvania. For more than 80 years, we have been enhancing the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve. We deliver innovative and competitively priced health care products and services; pioneer new ways to reward doctors, hospitals, and other health care professionals for coordinated, quality care; and support programs and events that promote wellness. More than 300 nurses are employed in important roles throughout the Independence Blue Cross Family of Companies supporting our members in various ways, including Appeals Coordinators, Care Management Coordinators, Case Managers, Health Coaches, Research Nurses, and more. To learn more, visit ibx.com. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Independence Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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The NASA Artemis program is at the forefront of the United States' renewed commitment to space exploration, with the goal of landing humans back on the moon in the near future. As part of this initiative, NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed a 25-day test mission, during which it traveled farther from Earth than any human spacecraft has gone before.NASA Artemis program leaders, as they did back in December when the Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, declared the test mission a success. “We did have a record-breaking mission in terms of where Orion went to the moon. We got as close as 80 miles to the surface of the moon and we traveled farther than any human spacecraft has gone before, 270,000 miles from earth,” NASA’s Orion program manager Howard Hu said.Now three months later on Tuesday, NASA program leaders briefed on what they have learned from that test mission as they gear up for the return of humans to the moon.The heat shield on the Orion spacecraft is one of the key safety measures once astronauts are onboard. While charring was expected, it was revealed that there were little pieces of the heat shield that eroded off when Orion reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 5,000 degrees. “Some of it we are seeing as larger, like more of little pieces that are coming off versus being ablated. And I think that’s one of the things that was a little bit unexpected as we returned back from the moon,” Hu said.And the mobile launcher that held the 320-foot tall SLS rocket stack into position on launch pad 39B also sustained a bit more damage than expected.The damage was done mainly to blast doors, elevators and hosing lines, but the head of NASA exploration ground systems said those repairs are already underway. He added that the other more delicate systems carried on without major issues.As for Artemis 2, mission managers say none of the data nor analysis from the test mission will push it back from its November 2024 schedule. That mission will take four astronauts out to orbit the moon and then back home. As for the Artemis missions after that, NASA will be working hand-in-hand with commercial space companies for landers, space suits and other essential equipment. So timelines are fluid based on their progress.“There are going to be a lot of variables and factors. But as we have seen with successes across the different commercial partners working alongside NASA, the commercial industry does an incredible job at being fast and at being safe,” Anna Farrar of Space Florida said.The NASA Artemis program continues to make significant strides in human space exploration, as evidenced by the success of the recent test mission and the ongoing preparations for future missions. With the help of commercial space companies, NASA is committed to pushing the boundaries of space exploration, while also prioritizing safety and efficiency.Top headlines:Rockledge police: 15-year-old boy shot by 19-year-old man in dispute over woman'He was going to kill me': Osceola County teacher speaks out after he says student attacked him19-year-old dead, 2 others hurt in shooting at Central Florida house party
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The NASA Artemis program is at the forefront of the United States' renewed commitment to space exploration, with the goal of landing humans back on the moon in the near future. As part of this initiative, NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed a 25-day test mission, during which it traveled farther from Earth than any human spacecraft has gone before.
NASA Artemis program leaders, as they did back in December when the Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, declared the test mission a success.
“We did have a record-breaking mission in terms of where Orion went to the moon. We got as close as 80 miles to the surface of the moon and we traveled farther than any human spacecraft has gone before, 270,000 miles from earth,” NASA’s Orion program manager Howard Hu said.
Now three months later on Tuesday, NASA program leaders briefed on what they have learned from that test mission as they gear up for the return of humans to the moon.
The heat shield on the Orion spacecraft is one of the key safety measures once astronauts are onboard. While charring was expected, it was revealed that there were little pieces of the heat shield that eroded off when Orion reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 5,000 degrees.
“Some of it we are seeing as larger, like more of little pieces that are coming off versus being ablated. And I think that’s one of the things that was a little bit unexpected as we returned back from the moon,” Hu said.
And the mobile launcher that held the 320-foot tall SLS rocket stack into position on launch pad 39B also sustained a bit more damage than expected.
The damage was done mainly to blast doors, elevators and hosing lines, but the head of NASA exploration ground systems said those repairs are already underway. He added that the other more delicate systems carried on without major issues.
As for Artemis 2, mission managers say none of the data nor analysis from the test mission will push it back from its November 2024 schedule. That mission will take four astronauts out to orbit the moon and then back home.
As for the Artemis missions after that, NASA will be working hand-in-hand with commercial space companies for landers, space suits and other essential equipment. So timelines are fluid based on their progress.
“There are going to be a lot of variables and factors. But as we have seen with successes across the different commercial partners working alongside NASA, the commercial industry does an incredible job at being fast and at being safe,” Anna Farrar of Space Florida said.
The NASA Artemis program continues to make significant strides in human space exploration, as evidenced by the success of the recent test mission and the ongoing preparations for future missions. With the help of commercial space companies, NASA is committed to pushing the boundaries of space exploration, while also prioritizing safety and efficiency.
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LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest Sandhills Global aviation industry market reports identify value shifts in specific used aircraft categories amidst rising inventory levels overall in Sandhills marketplaces. Asking values held steady in July for turboprop aircraft and increased for piston singles, for example, while asking values for jets continued to decline. July marked the fifth consecutive month of inventory expansion across all aircraft categories.
Sandhills' aviation products include Controller, Controller EMEA, Executive Controller, Charter Hub, Aviation Trader, Aircraft Cost Calculator, and AircraftEvaluator. AircraftEvaluator is Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tool for all types of aircraft, built using the same technology behind FleetEvaluator. Widely used and trusted across equipment, truck, and trailer industries, FleetEvaluator identifies asset values with unparalleled accuracy.
The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions.
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This report includes detailed analysis of asking values and inventory trends in the worldwide used aircraft market along with charts that help readers visualize the data. It describes and quantifies important trends in the buying and selling of used piston single, turboprop, and jet aircraft.
U.S. and Canada Used Piston Single Aircraft
- As of July, Sandhills reports posted the sixth consecutive month of increases in used piston single aircraft inventory levels. Inventory increased 16% month-to-month and 28% year-over-year in July.
- Despite the ongoing rise in inventory levels, asking values continued to increase in this category. Asking EVI for piston single aircraft was up 2.4% M/M and 26% YOY in July.
U.S. and Canada Used Turboprop Aircraft
- The used turboprop aircraft category has been exhibiting trends similar to piston single aircraft. Inventory levels rose for the fifth consecutive month, with Sandhills reports showing approximately 8% M/M increases in both June and July. Inventory levels were down 44% YOY in July.
- Asking values remain steady in this category. Asking EVI rose 0.9% M/M and 32% YOY in July.
Global Used Jet Aircraft
- Inventory increases are also the trend for used jet aircraft, which posted its sixth straight month of increases in July. Inventory levels were up 9% M/M and down 14% YOY.
- Unlike piston single and turboprop aircraft, used jets have posted back-to-back months of asking value decreases. Asking EVI fell 1.9% M/M and rose 22% YOY in July.
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The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, commercial trucking, and aviation industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including Controller.com, AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by FleetEvaluator and AircraftEvaluator, Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tools, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.
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Republican hopefuls are relying on personality over policy in the hopes of supplanting former President Trump as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee.
Those who have already declared their candidacy and those viewed as likely runners have in recent weeks struggled to offer up any tangible policy differences between them and the former president, a nod to how the GOP has adopted the majority of Trump’s views on immigration, the economy, education, crime and other issues.
Part of the issue for those hoping to capture the nomination in 2024 is that Trump remains popular within the party. So they must convince voters that for the GOP to be successful, it must move on from Trump without abandoning his policies while also somehow capturing his supporters.
It also underscores the degree to which those who are challenging Trump for the 2024 nomination are banking on a message of generational change to win over voters.
“The backing of Trump, whether it was early on or once he got the nomination, was never about policy. The fact there was no [RNC] platform really demonstrates that. Trump was an attitude, he wasn’t a series of position papers,” said Doug Heye, a former spokesperson for the Republican National Committee and on Capitol Hill.
Polling throughout Trump’s time in the White House showed many voters – Republicans in particular – supported his policies, but were less enthralled with his brash personality and character.
A Gallup poll from June 2020 found 42 percent of Americans viewed Trump as empathetic and able to effectively manage government, and only 36 percent viewed him as honest and trustworthy. Even among Republicans, only 72 percent viewed him as honest, the poll found.
While the field of challengers to Trump for the 2024 nomination is still taking shape, early indications are that candidates will focus more on those issues to try and nudge GOP voters to move on from a former president who still has a sizable base of support while battling a cascade of legal issues.
Nikki Haley, Trump’s former ambassador to the United Nations, made one of the strongest cases for fresh blood when she proposed during her campaign launch that politicians 75 or older take a competency test, putting the spotlight on generational change.
But when pressed by Fox News host Sean Hannity during one of her many recent interviews on the network to name policy differences with Trump, Haley demurred.
“What I am saying is I don’t kick sideways, I’m kicking forward. Joe Biden is the president. He’s the one I’m running against,” Haley said in a Feb. 15 interview with Hannity. “And what I’m saying is you don’t have to be 80 years old to be president. We don’t need to have these same people going back again.”
Vivek Ramaswany, an entrepreneur running for the GOP nomination, told Hannity he was not running against Trump and gave few details on what his policy platform would be.
“He was the OG of America First, I’m taking that to the next level with America First. 2.0,” Ramaswany said.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), told Hannity last week he was glad Trump was president, and his early message to voters as he teases a 2024 bid has been focused more on his personal story and how that might appeal to a broader audience. Scott in Iowa last week spoke of “overcoming our differences and then creating converts to conservatism.”
He’s also laid blame at Democrats for the fierce political divisions in the country, borrowing a grievance often relayed by Trump himself.
“The fact is that the left is trying to sell a drug of victimhood and a narcotic of despair,” Scott told Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream.
Former Vice President Mike Pence routinely speaks about the accomplishments of the “Trump-Pence administration” during public appearances, and he has argued that the country should return to the energy and immigration policies of the previous White House.
But Pence has broken with Trump on the events of Jan. 6, 2021, calling the riots at the Capitol a “dark day” and saying Trump was wrong to try and overturn the election. He has also more recently differed from his former boss in acknowledging the need to reform entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare for long-term solvency.
But Pence has been careful not to attack Trump when asked about whether the party should back the former president for another term.
“I think the times call for different leadership,” Pence said last week in an interview with NBC News. “And I’m confident we’ll have better choices than my old running mate come 2024.”
Even Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has adopted the Trump policy playbook on certain issues like immigration and education. DeSantis sent migrants who crossed the southern border illegally last year to the liberal enclave of Martha’s Vineyard, a move that was reminiscent of proposals during the Trump administration to send migrants to sanctuary cities.
DeSantis has aggressively pushed back on so-called “woke” politics by attacking corporations and signing laws to prohibit discussion of gender and sexuality in grade schools.
The question, party strategists and donors said, is whether any of those potential candidates will be able to break through with voters solely based on personality and the idea that it’s time to move on from Trump, who would be 78 at the start of a potential second term in 2025.
“Presidential elections are a mix of policy and personality. Voters want candidates they agree with, but leadership qualities can be even more important,” said Alex Conant, who worked on Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign. “That’s why candidates are pushing messages like experience and generational change right now.”
Recent polls show that GOP candidates face an uphill battle to overtake Trump.
A Fox News poll released Monday showed Trump leading DeSantis by 15 points among Republican presidential primary voters.
An Emerson College poll released Tuesday showed Trump narrowly leading President Biden in a hypothetical 2024 matchup, while Biden leads Haley and DeSantis in those hypothetical head-to-heads.
So far, some polls suggest DeSantis may be Trump’s biggest challenge, sometimes leading the former president in surveys that ask Republicans who they want as leader of their party. As governor, DeSantis regularly makes national news for controversial policies he’s implementing as governor including the rejection of African American studies in Florida schools.
There are some policy differences emerging within the GOP field, particularly on how the U.S. should approach aid to Ukraine, but ultimately those hoping to dethrone Trump will have to capture the support of the electorate beyond policy matters, party members said.
“Trump’s greatest advantage has been that he didn’t care about decorum or how things were supposed to be done, so he was seen as someone who would fight the woke culture on the left. Most of the other candidates seeking the GOP nomination have tried to some extent to adopt that fighter’s stance,” said Dan Eberhart, a GOP donor and CEO of Canary, LLC. “The only one who seems able to challenge Trump on this point though is DeSantis.” | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/to-topple-trump-gop-challengers-lean-on-personality-over-policy/ | 2023-03-02 12:29:37 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/hill-politics/to-topple-trump-gop-challengers-lean-on-personality-over-policy/ |
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LIMA, Peru — Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress on Wednesday and called for new legislative elections, but the Congress rejected the decree and voted to replace him with the vice president.
Castillo had tried to beat lawmakers to the punch as they prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office. The national ombudsman's office called it a coup.
Castillo also installed a new emergency government, and called for the next round of lawmakers to develop a new constitution for the Andean nation. Meanwhile, Castillo said in a televised address that he would rule by decree, and ordered a nightly curfew starting Wednesday night.
Castillo also announced that he'll make changes in the leadership of the judiciary, police and constitutional court. The head of Peru's army and four ministers, including those over foreign affairs and the economy, resigned.
Castillo took action hours before Castillo's opponents in Congress moved toward a third vote to remove him from office, claiming he's shown a "permanent moral incapacity" to lead the Andean nation. It wasn't clear if they had the 87 votes among 130 lawmakers necessary to remove him.
The Ombudsman's Office, an autonomous government institution, said in a statement that after years of democracy, Peru is in the midst of a constitutional collapse "that can't be called anything but a coup."
The office called for Castillo to resign and turn himself in to judicial authorities.
"Mr. Castillo must remember that he was not only elected president of the republic, but also that the people elected representatives for public service," the statement said. "Castillo's actions ignore the will of the people and are invalid."
It called for Vice President Dina Boluarte to assume the presidency. Boluarte via Twitter rejected Castillo's actions because "it worsens the political and institutional crisis that Peruvian society will have to overcome with strict adherence to the law.
Peru's Joint Chiefs and National Police rejected the constitutionality of Castillo's dissolution of the Congress in a statement.
Castillo said in an unusual midnight address on state television ahead of the vote that he would never stain "the good name of my honest and exemplary parents, who like millions of Peruvians, work every day to build honestly a future for their families."
The peasant-turned-president said he's paying for mistakes made due to inexperience. But he said a certain sector of Congress "has as its only agenda item removing me from office because they never accepted the results of an election that you, my dear Peruvians, determined with your votes."
Castillo, whose government began in July 2021, denied allegations of corruption against him, saying they're based on "hearsay statements by people who, seeking to lighten their own punishments for supposed crimes by abusing my confidence, are trying to involve me without evidence."
Federal prosecutors are investigating six cases against Castillo, most of them for alleged corruption, under the theory that he has used his power to profit from public works.
The power struggle in Perú's capital has continued as the Andes and its thousands of small farms struggle to survive the worst drought in a half-century. Without rain, farmers can't plant potatoes, and the dying grass can no longer sustain herds of sheep, alpacas, vicuñas and llamas. Making matters worse, avian flu has killed at least 18,000 sea birds and infected at least one poultry producer, endangering the chicken and turkeys raised for traditional holiday meals.
The government also confirmed that in the past week, the country has suffered a fifth wave of COVID-19 infections. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 4.3 million Peruvians have been infected, and 217,000 of them have died.
Castillo has three times the popularity of Congress, according to opinion polls. A survey by the Institute of Peruvian Studies last month found 86% disapproval of Congress, and only 10% approval. while Castillo's negative ratings were 61% and 31% approve of his performance.
There's a marked contrast in the South American country: While in Lima a majority disapproves of Castillo and wants him out, Peruvians in other cities and rural communities across the interior want him to complete his presidential term, and his promises. Many Peruvians want Congress closed instead.
But with few sure votes in Congress, Castillo hasn't been able to keep his promises including fighting against corruption, raising taxes on mining, rewriting the constitution and going after supposed monopolies that have raised prices on natural gas and medicines.
The first president to come from a poor farming community in the nation's 200 year history, Castillo arrived in the presidential palace last year without any political experience. He's changed his cabinet five times during his year and a half in office, running through 60 different cabinet officials, leaving various government agencies paralyzed.
Although Castillo is the first president to be investigated while still in office, the probes are no surprise in a country where nearly every former president in the last 40 years have been charged with corruption linked to multinational corporations, such as the Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.
Since 2016, Perú has been entrenched in political crises, with congresses and presidents trying to eliminate each other in turn. President Martín Vizcarra (2018-2020) dissolved Congress in 2019 and ordered new elections. That new legislature removed Vizcarra the next year. Then came President Manuel Merino, who lasted less than a week before a crackdown killed two protesters and injured 200 more. His successor, Francisco Sagasti, lasted nine months before Castillo took over.
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Parenting Solution Brand Launches Most Innovative Solution to Date
NEW YORK, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Bugaboo, global designer of extraordinary award-winning products and parenting solutions, introduces the new Bugaboo Dragonfly - where compact meets comfort. A game-changer for city-dwelling families, the new stroller features patented technology that compactly folds into a self-stand position no matter the configuration (with seat or bassinet), using just one hand.
"Our designers and engineers diligently spend years developing, reinventing and testing every product well beyond industry safety and quality standards. The all new Bugaboo Dragonfly has given us the ability to reinvent the city stroller, offering compact convenience that doesn't compromise on comfort," said Sarah Steele, North America Brand Marketing Director. "Whatever the day brings, we hope this new intuitive stroller helps simplify the everyday for families so they can continue enjoying city life without limits."
With focus on continuous innovation, exceptional quality and attention to every detail, key features of the Bugaboo Dragonfly include:
- Patented one-hand, stand up compact fold – in one easy action, fold and unfold the stroller (including bassinet remove and handlebar adjustment) using just one hand – without bending down.
- City + driving experience for urban terrains – ready for the street ahead with ultimate precision steering, full suspension, and all-new high performance urban wheels for enhanced traction.
- Iconic Bugaboo design reimagined for the city – Bugaboo's signature attention to detail is showcased in a seamless infinity loop design that harnesses power in simplicity.
- Smart and flexible storage system – fusing performance with practicality to help simplify days out, the expandable rear pocket can move to wherever it's needed most — front, back or handlebar.
- Unmatched comfort – as well as the full-size bassinet, there are multiple configurations to suit a baby's needs from day one.
- Conscious choices built for a better future - Every element has been thoughtfully considered to have a more positive impact and create a long-lasting product and reach the brands commitment to reach net zero by 2035.
More than just strollers, the Dragonfly joins Bugaboo's award-winning and industry leading portfolio of products including its first foray into furniture with the new Giraffe highchair and recently updated ultimate all-terrain Fox 5 stroller. The Bugaboo Dragonfly is now available for pre-order for $1,099 with bassinet and $899 without bassinet on www.bugaboo.com before officially becoming available on June 7, 2023.
About Bugaboo
Bugaboo designs award-winning strollers and parenting solutions, helping families to create endless moments of fun and discovery every step of the way. After kickstarting a stroller revolution more than two decades ago, Bugaboo continues to innovate across its range of products including strollers, car seats, travel cots and accessories. Each is designed to be comfortable, durable and easy to use, so that parents and children can enjoy endless moments of discovery, no matter where their adventures take them.
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- Broad Arrow Auctions to offer an additional 25 cars during the Monterey Jet Center Auction August 17 and 18 as part of Motorlux
- The Hendricks Collection at the Gateway Museum includes many of the most prized and impeccably preserved historic cars in the country
- The collection is live now on Hagerty Marketplace, with lots ending from July 31 to August 11
- View the entire collection and register to bid at www.hagerty.com/marketplace
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagerty, Inc., (NYSE: HGTY) an automotive lifestyle brand and a leading specialty insurance provider alongside Broad Arrow Auctions, today announced the Hendricks Collection at the Gateway Museum is now available online through Hagerty Marketplace, a trusted, easy-to-use platform to buy and sell automobiles. The lots will close between July 31 and August 11, with 2-3 cars ending each weekday during that period.
The Collection is split in half with approximately 25 being sold online as presented here and an additional 25 being offered at the Broad Arrow Monterey Jet Center Auction this August 17-18, additional information on those live auction cars can be found at www.broadarrowauctions.com.
The Hendricks Collection comprises over 50 motor cars in total from the early 1900s through today with each car inspected and cataloged by a Broad Arrow specialist on behalf of Hagerty Marketplace. Offered on behalf of the Hendricks Collection at the Gateway Auto Museum, which is devoted to understanding, and celebrating, the history, design and social impact of the American automobile.
Senior Car Specialist Donnie Gould comments, "We are honored to have been chosen to represent the Gateway Collection. The quality of each of the cars is outstanding, most are in show quality condition and each one was hand-picked with a vision, making for an exciting addition to our Marketplace."
A significant highlight of the collection is the 2005 Ford GT, equipped with all four options and finished in Mark IV Red with white racing stripes. Showing just over 8,200 miles from new it is estimated at $250,000 - $300,000.
Another highlight is the 1957 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible, finished in Kenya Ivory and Bonneville Red and a red and white leather interior accented by a white power-operated Pinpoint convertible top with a new boot. Powered by a 347 cu-in overhead-valve V8 rated at 310 horsepower with a three-speed Hydra-Matic automatic transmission. Representing the first year of Bonneville production and the most well-equipped Pontiac on offer in 1957, this example is estimated at $125,000-$150,000.
A low-mileage, restored 1932 Auburn 8-100A Custom Speedster, estimated at $90,000-$110,000, finished in Burgundy with red accents over a Tan leather interior complete with Wilton wool carpets. Powered by an eight-cylinder Lycoming engine, this example has been restored in the style of an Auburn Boattail Speedster.
A well-restored 1956 DeSoto Adventurer Hardtop, finished in two-tone Jet Black with Adventurer Gold over a color-coordinated interior and powered by a specially modified, 341 cu-in Hemi V8 advertised with 315 horsepower. This DeSoto is one of 996 flagship Adventurer models built for model year 1956 and is estimated at $75,000-$100,000.
In August 2022, Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY), an automotive lifestyle brand and a leading specialty insurance company, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Broad Arrow Group. Broad Arrow Group clients now benefit from access to Hagerty's reach and range of services offered to collector car enthusiasts. In October 2022, Hagerty also launched Marketplace online auctions (www.hagerty.com/marketplace), which allows members and enthusiasts to buy and sell automobiles through a trusted, easy-to-use online auction platform, with consignments powered by the Broad Arrow team. Together, Hagerty and Broad Arrow now offer a full suite of buying and selling options to the collector car community, from both live and online auctions to private sales, classifieds and financing solutions.
Photo Credit: Photos courtesy of Broad Arrow Group/Ryan Merrill
About Broad Arrow Group, a Hagerty Company - Broad Arrow Group, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, is an advisor, market maker, and financier for car collectors with a commitment to integrity, trust, and innovation. Broad Arrow Group operates Broad Arrow Auctions, Broad Arrow Capital, and Collectors Garage and is headquartered in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Learn more at broadarrowgroup.com.
About Hagerty, Inc. (NYSE: HGTY)
Hagerty is an automotive lifestyle brand committed to saving driving and fueling car culture for future generations. The company is a leading provider of specialty vehicle insurance, expert car valuation data and insights, live and digital car auction services, immersive events and automotive entertainment custom made for the 69 million Americans who self-describe as car enthusiasts. Hagerty also operates in Canada and the UK and is home to Hagerty Drivers Club, a community of 750,000 who can't get enough of cars. As a purpose-driven organization, Hagerty Impact aims to be a catalyst for positive change across the issues that matter most to our teams, our members, the broader automotive community, our shareholders and the planet at large. For more information, please visit https://www.hagerty.com/, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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“The single most important element of leadership is character. Competence is important, but character is equally important. 99% of all failures are not failures of competence, but because of a failure of character.” — General Norman Schwarzkopf
In 2002 I was invited to a luncheon with General Norman Schwarzkopf in Detroit.
I thought he might talk about what he had learned at West Point, or the heroics that earned him three Silver Stars in Vietnam. Or perhaps he would discuss his leadership in successfully commanding Desert Storm, a battle that will be talked about by military strategists for a thousand years. I also naively thought I would be able to meet and speak with him. Of course, what someone quickly learned was there were 350 attendees and the only people close to Schwarzkopf were the executives from the firm paying him his $60,000 speaking fee.
He never talked about any of those things I thought he might.
What he did talk about was his experience when he first arrived at the Pentagon as a two-star general, He wanted to be briefed by the three-star general he was replacing. As he watched the three-star general’s aide packing up his office, he said, “I need some advice about what to do.”
The three-star general responded, “Just follow Rule 12.”
Schwarzkopf asked, “What is Rule 12.” The response was, “When in charge, take charge.”
Schwarzkopf said he literally followed the three-star general down the hall asking him questions. Finally, the three-star general stopped just long enough to say, “Follow Rule 13.”
“What is that?” Schwarzkopf asked.
The reply was,” When in charge, take charge, and when in charge, do the right thing.”
That is sage advice for any of us in a leadership position.
In an article about managing yourself, Robert Kaplan emphasizes the need to demonstrate character in leadership. He stated, while seemingly amorphous, character and leadership often make the difference between good performance and great performance.
Jack Krasula was a talk show host in Detroit and interviewed famous people and peak performers for years. He provided an insight into what made them successful leaders:
• They started with nothing, but a huge dream against seemingly insurmountable odds.
• Each one had life give them huge setback, curveballs etc.
• They held on when most would quit
• They did their best each day.
• They believe is serving others.
• They surrounded themselves with great people who had the same culture.
• They set high standards for themselves .
• They are masters of communication.
• They stayed humble.
• They give back to their fellow man.
• Faith has played a role in their lives.
An important measure of character and doing the right thing is the degree to which you put the interest of your organization and others ahead of your own.
Great leaders are willing to do things for others without regard to what is in it for them.
Terence Moore, former president of MidMichigan Health and author of Lessons in Leadership and Career Survival, 3rd Edition, authored this article as part of a monthly series focusing on career survival and advancement for the Midland Daily News. He may be contacted at tfm43@speednetllc.com. | https://www.ourmidland.com/opinion/voices/article/leading-requires-character-right-thing-17881868.php | 2023-04-06 16:52:16 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/opinion/voices/article/leading-requires-character-right-thing-17881868.php |
SEATTLE, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced that it will report its second quarter 2022 financial results after the close of the financial markets on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. The announcement will be followed by a conference call at 4:45 p.m. EDT, in which senior management will provide a business update and discuss the company's second quarter financial results along with the 2022 outlook. The 45-minute conference call will be available by telephone and audio webcast at investor.nordstrom.com.
To listen to the LIVE conference call on August 23, 2022, at 4:45 p.m. EDT:
- Access the prepared remarks, slides and audio webcast at investor.nordstrom.com.
- Alternatively, for audio-only dial 201-689-8354.
To listen to the REPLAY:
- The prepared remarks, slides and audio webcast can be accessed at investor.nordstrom.com, where they will be archived and available for at least one year.
- A telephone replay will be available beginning approximately three hours after the conclusion of the call by dialing 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415 and entering Conference ID 13731473, until the close of business on August 30, 2022.
ABOUT NORDSTROM
At Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN), we exist to help our customers feel good and look their best. Since starting as a shoe store in 1901, how to best serve customers has been at the center of every decision we make. This heritage of service is the foundation we're building on as we provide convenience and true connection for our customers. Our digital-first platform enables us to serve customers when, where and how they want to shop – whether that's in-store at more than 350 Nordstrom, Nordstrom Local and Nordstrom Rack locations or digitally through our Nordstrom and Rack apps and websites. Through it all, we remain committed to leaving the world better than we found it.
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A speech pathology clerk who hid during the May 24, 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary has started court proceedings against gunmaker Daniel Defense.
It is the first reported legal action taken as a result of the mass shooting, which killed 21 children and two adults. While not a full-blown lawsuit, the filing seeks to determine if the gun manufacturer can be sued for how it promotes firearms.
"They're marketing to people who it's not reasonable should have guns ... and we think that may be young people," said attorney Don Flanary.
The gunman was 18 and legally purchased the weapons and ammunition used in the killing.
In court documents filed Thursday in the 38th Judicial District, the clerk, Emilia "Amy" Marin, 56, petitioned the court to force the company to sit for a deposition, as well as to produce materials related to its website, profits, lobbying, sales and marketing of AR-15-style rifles like the one used at the shooting.
In Texas, parties can begin collecting evidence before bringing a lawsuit under Rule 202. The filing, called a pre-suit deposition, can be used to compel testimony that will be used in an anticipated lawsuit, or to investigate a potential claim or suit.
Marin's petition also requests information regarding the four Daniel Defense AR-15-style rifles found in the hotel room of the 2017 Las Vegas shooter. Her attorney says they want to examine whether the gun manufacturer did anything differently around its marketing after its guns were used for that crime.
Daniel Defense, based in Georgia, manufactured one of the two AR-15 style assault rifles purchased by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos before he attacked the Uvalde school.
Ramos shared a screenshot of the receipt for the gun, which he had bought online, to people he was friends with on Instagram, according to the Daily Dot.
The gunmaker has not yet responded to a request for comment on the filing. It's website acknowledges the tragedy and says it will cooperate with federal, state and local investigators regarding the shooting. "We will keep the families of the victims and the entire Uvalde community in our thoughts and our prayers," the statement says.
Marin, though not by name, was said to have propped open a back door, allowing the shooter to enter the school. The Texas Department of Public Safety walked back that information after Flanary, the attorney, shared her version of what happened with the San Antonio Express-News. Video footage from the school showed Marin closing the door shut behind her, according to DPS.
While being falsely blamed was painful, Flanary said Marin ultimately seeks justice from those who encouraged the attack, not those who responded to it.
"Going after the police officers who made a mistake isn't going to prevent it from happening at other places," he says. "She feels like if if we go this direction, we can make a change."
Through her attorney, Marin declined to talk directly about her experience or the suit. Flanary says she has been receiving medical treatment for her psychological trauma.
Modeled on Sandy Hook lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by parents of children killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 is the model for this and other legal action pending against gunmakers. But experts say odds of success in Texas may be long.
Under the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), gun manufacturers cannot be held liable for "the misuse of firearms by third parties, including criminals."
That law has protected manufacturers so thoroughly, that afterward "litigation really slowed to a trickle," said Timothy Lytton, distinguished university professor at Georgia State University College of Law.
But it does allow for some exceptions to this immunity.
Rather than seek damages for the deaths themselves, plaintiffs in the Sandy Hook lawsuit instead took aim at how Remington, the maker of the gun used in that attack, advertised its firearms.
"What they argued in Sandy Hook is that the marketing practices of the company were designed to appeal to people who are at high risk of criminal misuse of the weapon," said Lytton. Court documents filed by the Sandy Hook families accused Remington of promoting a "lone gunman" narrative by selling civilian customers military-style weapons designed to outgun any opposition they may face.
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a case against the manufacturer could proceed under the state's Unfair Trade Practices Act, and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene.
Earlier this year, Remington's insurers settled the civil suit for $73 million. The company is currently in bankruptcy proceedings.
A victim of the Brooklyn subway shooting in April has sued the gunmaker Glock under a similar pretext.
Daniel Defense's weapons, which include a Star Wars-themed rifle, riff on popular culture and could be construed as targeting teen buyers, according to the New York Times.
On the day Ramos purchased a weapon from the company, Daniel Defense posted a picture on Twitter of a young child cradling an assault rifle.
However, it's not clear if a suit against the maker would have the same success in Texas as the Sandy Hook families had in Connecticut.
For one thing, the main Texas state consumer protection law does not have the same broad language as the one in Connecticut. Lytton said Texas courts may also not be as sympathetic to the suit as those in Connecticut.
"We're realistic about our our path forward," says Flanary. At the same time, he adds, "Things are changing and we have to put the pressure on."
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Tens of thousands of Zimbabwean nationals working in South Africa who were facing deportation when their work permits expire at the end of June have been given a temporary reprieve after South African authorities extended the deadline on Thursday.
About 178,000 holders of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, an immigration permit issued in 2010 to Zimbabweans who had migrated to South Africa, now have until the end of December this year to apply for other visas and waivers to continue working in the country.
Many Zimbabweans, some undocumented, are living in South Africa, with a significant influx recorded following the 2008 political and economic upheaval in Zimbabwe that resulted in many fleeing to their southern African neighbor.
Many faced deportation as they have struggled to obtain work visas due to a combination of factors including glitches in the online application system, administrative delays and backlogs in the issuing of all visas, and the removal of some of their occupations from the country’s scarce skills list.
Zimbabwe continues to face economic strife that has led to rising unemployment, higher food prices and a crumbling currency.
Announcing the decision, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the department has been receiving between 1,000 and 1,500 daily applications for visas and waivers from Zimbabweans looking to extend their stay in South Africa.
“The minister took into consideration the said factors, including (to a certain extent) submissions received from the affected Zimbabwean nationals, relevant officials of the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and other interested parties,” said Motsoaledi’s department in a statement.
Under the extension, holders of the ZEP may not be arrested, ordered to leave the country or be detained for not having a valid exemption certificate.
Some civil society groups had taken the South African government to court to force the department to extend the deadline and afford applicants more time to obtain the legal documents.
“The Zimbabwe Community in SA welcomes this extension and understands that this period must be hastily used by our community to migrate to the mainstream work permits,” said Zimbabwe Community in South Africa chairman Nicholas Mabhena.
Mabhena said Zimbabwean nationals affected by the permits included people who had lived in South Africa long before the permits were issued in 2010, having resided and worked under a different immigration regime.
These include teachers, general workers, mechanics, domestic workers and gas station attendants who are financially supporting their families back home.
“These 178,000 people we are referring to are documented migrants who are economically active, and some stand to lose their jobs along with their benefits if they can no longer work in South Africa,” Mabhena told The Associated Press.
He said the departure of so many Zimbabweans from South Africa would have economic consequences back in Zimbabwe as they were “keeping the economy running” due to the monthly remittances that they send back home.
Zimbabweans will vote in national elections on Aug. 23 which have already been marked by allegations of violence and intimidation against opposition supporters by the ruling ZANU-PF government.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
902 PM CDT Tue May 9 2023
...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Advisory is cancelled for a portion of Deep South Texas,
including the following county, Zapata.
The heavy rain has ended and flood waters have receded. Flooding is
no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed
remaining road closures.
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ATHENS, Ga. — Tight end Arik Gilbert was involved in a two-car automobile accident on campus Monday morning, multiple sources confirm to UGASports.
Those same sources state that Gilbert is okay, although his white Mercedes was totaled.
The accident occurred on the corner of Lumpkin and Baxter Street. UGA police had no immediate comment.
Georgia resumes practice for Saturday’s opener against Oregon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium later this afternoon.
Gilbert, who sat out last year dealing with personal issues, returned to the program last January and took part in spring drills.
He caught a pair of touchdowns in the G-Day game last April.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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Couple welcomes rare set of twins shortly after first pregnancy with twins
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A couple in Alabama went from a family of two to a family of six in less than two years, thanks to having two sets of twins back-to-back.
Britney and Frankie Alba welcomed their second set of identical twins, Lydia and Lynlee, this past November. Britney Alba found out she was pregnant with the girls six months after delivering their first set of identical twin brothers, Levi and Luka.
Lydia and Lynlee are monoamniotic-monochorionic twins, also known as “MoMo” or “Mono Mono” twins, meaning they shared the same placenta and amitotic sac in the womb. It is a rare and high-risk pregnancy, with an occurrence of 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 60,000 pregnancies in the United States.
“Concern set in. We realized it wasn’t just another set of twins, but a high-risk pregnancy,” Britney Alba said.
At 24 weeks, MoMo twins develop a risk for cord entanglement that can result in a stillbirth. Because of this, Britney Alba was checked into the hospital at 24 weeks pregnant so doctors could monitor the twins.
Britney Alba spent 50 days in the hospital with her husband traveling between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, so they could spend time together and with their boys.
“It was definitely a very challenging time in our lives and in our marriage, but it was definitely worth it,” Frankie Alba said.
At 32 weeks, Britney Alba delivered the girls by C-section. Following time in the NICU, the girls are now home with their mom, dad and brothers.
“After all that time in the hospital, it didn’t seem real, like it was actually going to happen. And then when it actually happened and we were all home, it was surreal,” Britney Alba said.
The couple said they are thankful for their faith, community and families for helping them through the pregnancy.
“We love it, we love the time with our family, and we cherish every moment,” Frankie Alba said.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Celebrated American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino can now add doctor to his long list of titles.
The actor, director, screenwriter and author received an honorary doctorate from Israel’s Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday.
The university said it was recognizing the two-time Academy Award-winner for his “critically acclaimed cinematic success as a writer, director, and actor.”
Tarantino, who in 2018 married Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, splits his time between Tel Aviv and Hollywood.
The university noted Tarantino’s “strong ties to Israel through his wife Daniella, and for making Israel his second home.”
Tarantino’s films are known for their signature dark humor. They have garnered global recognition, including seven Academy Awards. His films “Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained” won him Oscars for best original screenplay. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/entertainment-news/tarantino-receives-honorary-degree-from-israeli-university/ | 2022-06-13 23:57:11 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/entertainment-news/tarantino-receives-honorary-degree-from-israeli-university/ |
HOUSTON, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HYCO1, Inc. announces that it has entered into a 20-year carbon dioxide supply agreement with Kansas Ethanol, located in Lyons, Kansas for the planned construction of the world's largest biogenic carbon dioxide utilization facility, Green Carbon Synthetics Kansas, LLC. HYCO1 is a Houston, Texas (USA) based technology company that has created a disruptive CO2 conversion catalyst and related low-cost CO2 process technology. HYCO1 CUBE™ Technology (Carbon Utilization, Best Efficiency) cost-effectively utilizes carbon dioxide and various methane source feedstocks to create low-cost, low-carbon chemical grade syngas in a single pass. The syngas produced is used to produce low carbon intensity (CI) downstream products. HYCO1 technology not only lowers the resultant carbon score of the downstream products by 50% to 100% but does so at a competitive cost compared to fossil feedstock derived products and without the requirement of incentives like many other technologies. HYCO1 technology enables green syngas to be used for making products such as Hydrogen, Synthetic Base Oils, Low-Carbon Jet Fuels, Green Methanol, and many others. The new HYCO1 project to be co-located with Kansas Ethanol will utilize all of their 800 tons per day of CO2 to produce approximately 60 million gallons per year of low-carbon and zero-carbon products.
Kurt Dieker, Chief Development Officer, and Co-founder of HYCO1, stated "HYCO1 is excited to announce this innovative, next generation project and to collaborate with the Kansas Ethanol team, which runs one of the most advanced ethanol production facilities in the country. I have worked with the Kansas Ethanol team for the last fifteen years, including my tenure as Director of Technology Strategy at ICM, Inc., the world's largest ethanol technology provider." Dieker continued "While there are many paths that an ethanol facility can take to improve sustainability and margins, ranging from additional energy efficiencies to protein separation, in my opinion CO2 utilization represents the leading value-added step for an ethanol production facility." Lastly, "As a native Kansan, I am especially proud to be able to build the first of many HYCO1 Carbon Negative, Planet Positive™ facilities starting with this flagship project in Kansas."
The Lyons HYCO1 project is in the engineering stage with plans to complete the pre-construction engineering in 2024. The facility will produce approximately 4,000 barrels per day of first-of-a-kind synthetic Base Lubricating Oils and Low-Carbon Jet Fuel made from CO2. High-performance products include four centistoke base oil for use in the highest grade synthetic motor oils; and a two centistoke base oil currently being tested by EV manufacturers for its ideal battery and drive-train heat transfer and lubrication properties. The projects' products are produced with more than 80% reductions in carbon footprints versus traditional fossil-derived products. Approximately half of the weight of these new sustainable products will consist of biogenic CO2 that would have previously been emitted into the atmosphere.
Mike Chisam, CEO of Kansas Ethanol, said of the project, "Although most ethanol producers are considering or pursuing underground carbon sequestration in our industry to decarbonize, we believe that carbon utilization, which supports a circular carbon economy, represents the best use of our CO2, and positions us more competitively in the market. Value added products made from CO2 that displace fossil derived products represents a win for us at Kansas Ethanol, a win for the U.S. Ethanol Sector, and a win for the global environment. We are looking forward to the construction of the HYCO1-based Green Carbon Synthetics Kansas, LLC facility next to ours. The co-location benefits: carbon dioxide utilization, natural gas offset through waste heat steam production, and additional electricity offsets will position our facility as a world leader of low-carbon ethanol resulting in significant shared savings." Chisam also noted "HYCO1's carbon utilization technology enables us to sustainably produce all products, even if, or when, government support incentives are no longer available. That is incredibly important to us."
HYCO1 is currently evaluating additional project sites and partners to mirror the Green Carbon Synthetics Kansas, LLC project, while also collaborating with downstream technology providers to produce other low-carbon products.
About HYCO1: Founded by industrial gas, green chemical, and bio-fuels production experts in 2020, HYCO1 is a new carbon technology company based in Houston, Texas. HYCO1 CUBE™ Technology is developed, tested, and ready to deploy commercially at full-scale. HYCO1 collaborates with industrial companies worldwide to help them become more sustainable. The technology utilizes a revolutionary catalyst and process design to convert industrial scale CO2 emissions into low carbon intensity syngas and green chemicals. HYCO1's technology enables the use of third-party CO2 as a feedstock to simultaneously lower the operational cost of industrial gas production while creating zero to negative emissions from the process. The innovative technology creates low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which are used as chemical building blocks to create various downstream products, including Synthetic Base Oils used in lubricants, Low-Carbon Jet Fuel, Green Methanol, Ammonia, Urea, and others.
About Kansas Ethanol: Located in Lyons, KS, Kansas Ethanol is an industry-leading, best-of-class 80 million gallon per year fuel and USP grade ethanol facility. The company began producing ethanol from its ICM-designed and constructed facility in 2008. Since then, Kansas Ethanol has been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability, diversifying its bio-feedstocks, revenue streams, and continuously reducing its carbon footprint.
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Free-of-charge robotic companion helps comfort 5 pediatric cancer and sickle cell patients at UVA Children's
COLUMBUS, Ga., June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trailblazing University of Virginia basketball legend and South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley teamed up with Aflac Incorporated, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S., to deliver My Special Aflac Ducks, a free-of-charge resource created for children ages 3 and up with cancer and sickle cell disease, to patients at UVA Children's in Charlottesville, Virginia. Coach Staley, Aflac U.S. President Virgil Miller and UVA women's basketball coach Amaka "Coach Mox" Agugua-Hamilton participated in a special event where 5 patients each received their own social robot as part of Aflac's 28-year, $168-plus million philanthropic commitment supporting children with cancer and blood disorders.
"The past year working with Aflac confirmed for me that caring on purpose is in Aflac's DNA and I am honored to continue working with the organization to help close the gaps on and off the court," Coach Staley said. "Aflac and I have a shared passion for giving back to our communities, particularly when it comes to cancer, sickle cell and children. It was great to be back in Charlottesville to deliver My Special Aflac Duck and bring joy to these patients."
In consultation with more than 100 children, families and medical professionals, Aflac teamed up with Empath Labs to create My Special Aflac Duck, a social robot that helps provide social-emotional support to pediatric cancer and sickle cell patients above the age of 3 through interactive technology. Designed to help comfort kids during their cancer or sickle cell disease journey, My Special Aflac Duck uses medical play and lifelike movement, and it mimics emotion to help children cope with their treatments.
The event comes following the release of "Dawn's List" this past March. Created by Aflac in collaboration with Coach Staley, the list aims to address some of the equity issues in women's college sports, including investment equity, fan experience and community engagement. Aflac committed to several actions to address these gaps for female athletes, their fans and their communities, including efforts to bring awareness to coach and player achievements, enhancements to the on-site experience and the creation of opportunities that help athletes and coaches further establish themselves as role models by helping communities. The My Special Aflac Duck event is one example of how Aflac and Coach Staley are giving back.
"Aflac started the My Special Aflac Duck program five years ago to bring comfort and joy to young patients and their families when they need it the most," said Aflac U.S. President Virgil Miller. "Our steadfast commitment to support children with cancer and blood disorders has resulted in the delivery of more than 23,000 ducks to children in the U.S., Northern Ireland and Japan. We are honored to continue that legacy by delivering these social companions to patients at UVA Children's."
Recipients at the Charlottesville event participated in a My Special Aflac Duck demonstration before taking part in an exciting scavenger hunt — including a clue reveal with Coach Staley — to meet their very own robotic companion. Following the hunt, patients and their families enjoyed various activities like creating a birth certificate and beaded necklace for their duck, coloring and more.
"Spending a lot of time in the hospital can be overwhelming for our patients and emotional for their families," said Dr. Michael Engel, UVA Children's Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Division Chief. "My Special Aflac Duck will surely bring happiness to children during their treatments and help comfort them at home. We are thankful that Coach Staley, UVA's own Coach Mox and Aflac were here with us today to deliver this free-of-charge resource."
Additional features of My Special Aflac Duck include an interactive mobile app that allows children to virtually bathe and feed their duck, customizable soundscapes that provide soothing visuals and sounds, smart sensors that enable touch and awareness of light and sounds, and a calming heartbeat and breathing vibrations. To help children express themselves, the duck comes with seven feelings emoji discs that, when tapped to a sensor on the duck's chest, prompt My Special Aflac Duck to emulate each emotion.
Health care providers, support organizations and families can order My Special Aflac Duck for children 3 years or older who have been diagnosed with cancer or sickle cell disease at https://myspecialaflacduck.com.
ABOUT AFLAC INCORPORATED
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL), a Fortune 500 company, has helped provide financial protection and peace of mind for more than 67 years to millions of policyholders and customers through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., Aflac is the No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products.1 In Japan, Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of cancer and medical insurance policies in force. In 2021, the company became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). In 2022, the company was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the ninth year, the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 17th consecutive year, Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for the 22nd time and Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/espanol. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability."
ABOUT UVA CHILDREN'S
UVA Children's provides primary and specialty care in more than 30 specialties throughout the commonwealth and beyond. Located within UVA Medical Center, UVA Children's includes 111 beds, a dedicated pediatric emergency department, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for infants and a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for children younger than 18. The UVA Children's Ambulatory Clinics at the Battle Building, which opened in 2014, provide integrated outpatient care to families from throughout the region.
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BILLINGS — It’s a delicious way to celebrate a big milestone for MSU Billings.
The student body has seen a 9% growth in its Hispanic population since last semester, and the school's Hispanic outreach group is raising money with treats to share their culture with the city.
For Jasmine Marquez, her Mexican heritage is a huge part of her identity.
“I think it’s a big part of me. It definitely represents me,” said Marquez on Monday.
That’s why the Colorado native jumped at the chance to be a part of the growing group.
“We try to do as many activities as possible so that our students of Hispanic heritage and Hispanic students see that we care about them,” said MSU Billings professor and Hispanic outreach coordinator, Ana Diaz.
One of those activities was a Monday bake sale, where all goods were of Hispanic origin. Marquez made polvorones, or Mexican wedding cookies.
“It’s pretty much a butter pastry and you put a little bit of flour. I’m doing gluten-free just so there’s a variety,” Marquez said.
The recipe was passed down to Marquez from her great-grandparents.
It’s a chance for other students to learn a little bit more about Hispanic culture through the language of food.
“It’s an easy and accessible way to kind of, you know, what does this mean to you? What are these flavors and how do they come to be in your culture?” said MSUB student Ivan Wells.
That cultural knowledge is more accessible than ever as the Treasure State grows more diverse.
“We have doubled our population of Hispanic individuals in Montana, and that corresponds really nicely with what we’re seeing at MSUB as well,” Diaz said.
All the money raised through the bake sale is going toward events that the Hispanic outreach group is throwing, such as the inaugural Day of the Dead celebration.
“It’s a lovely way to celebrate our beloved departed, so we’ll be doing that on Nov. 5,” said Mary Hernandez, the director of the Institute for Peace Studies.
The institute and the Hispanic outreach group are putting on the event, which will be held downtown. For Marquez, it’s another way to share and celebrate a piece of her home.
“I think this would be a great way to promote it, and kind of allow people to know there’s more out there too,” Marquez said.
Click here if you're interested in attending the Day of the Dead event. | https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/msu-billings-hispanic-group-raising-its-profile-as-population-grows | 2022-10-19 22:26:01 | 1 | https://www.kbzk.com/news/montana-news/msu-billings-hispanic-group-raising-its-profile-as-population-grows |
NINGBO, China, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Risen Energy Co., Ltd (Shenzhen: 300118), a leading, Tier 1 manufacturer of high-performance solar photovoltaic products, disclosed today that it has been recognized as a "Top Performer" in second consecutive year in PV Evolution Lab's (PVEL) 2022 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, for its outstanding product reliability and performance.
Rankings are based on performance and reliability data from the PVEL PV Module Product Qualification Program, a suite of lab and field tests that inform solar energy related market procurement and investment decisions.
Tristan Erion-Lorico, Head of PV Module Business at PVEL, said: "Each year, out of 100 manufactures and many hundreds of product types participate in PVEL's ranking and only a highly selected few make to the final Top Performers recognition. We are pleased to see Risen Energy's name on the list again and we sincerely hope to test more new Risen products in the future as the company keeps innovating."
B Veerraju Chaudary, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (CSMO) of Risen Energy, said, "Reliability and innovation are engraved in the DNA of Risen. We never stop finding a better way to support customers' needs for high-quality, durable and economic energy solutions. For example, our newly released product Hyper-ion, using the cutting-edge HJT technology, with its power output more than 700Wp per Module, offers best choice for customers who are expecting higher performance with lower balance-of-system cost and levelized cost of electricity. We can't wait to see it be included in next year's Top Performer list."
"Risen have been focusing on powering the world with best quality and cost-effective PV module products more than two decades. We have made a string of developments in technology innovation. Our Titan series products, with more power generation and higher efficiency, have received strong market recognition since launching," said Danny Song, Product Director of Risen Energy, "Now it's encouraging to see our advanced technical know-how earn the recognition from a renowned authoritative third party as well."
About Risen
Risen Energy is a leading, global, Tier 1, "AAA" credit rated manufacturer of high-performance solar photovoltaic products and provider of total business solutions for power generation. The Company, founded in 1986 and publicly listed in 2010, compels value generation for its global customers, gaining remarkable market share in China, Brazil, India, Vietnam, Australia and other 50 countries and regions. With annual module capacity of 30GW, and 22 global business network subsidies, Risen Energy provides excellent services and long-term partnerships to its customers in the utility, commercial, and residential markets. For more information, please visit our website: www.risenenergy.com
About PV Evolution Labs (PVEL)
PVEL is the leading independent lab for the downstream solar and energy storage industry and a member of the Kiwa Group. As a bankability testing pioneer, PVEL has accumulated more than a decade of measured reliability and performance data for PV and storage equipment. Today PVEL provides developers, investors and asset owners with a suite of technical services for mitigating risk, optimizing financing and improving system performance throughout the project lifecycle. PVEL's flagship Product Qualification Programs for PV modules, inverters and energy storage systems connect manufacturers with a global network of 400+ downstream partners representing 30+ gigawatts of annual buying power. Learn how PVEL makes data matter at pvel.com.
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Federal funding aims to pull more water out from Falcon Lake
Funding from the United States Department of Agriculture aims to buy supplies that will help pull water from the already stressed reservoir at Falcon Lake.
The Falcon Lake is one of two bodies of water that serves as the main water source for the entire Rio Grande Valley.
Officials with Zapata County say they hope the equipment purchased with the $2 million in funding will help the water district pull water from the shallow areas of the lake.
“This funding will allow us to not lose any of our pumping capacity,” Zapata County Judge Joe Rathmell said. | https://www.krgv.com/news/federal-funding-aims-to-pull-more-water-out-from-falcon-lake | 2022-12-18 04:57:43 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/federal-funding-aims-to-pull-more-water-out-from-falcon-lake |
Spending on top tier gas beneficial amid inflation, AAA says
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Experts say taking better care of your car can help you save.
Next time you pump gas, look for the Top Tier logo that’s at all the brand name gas stations.
“It's gasoline that has additives and benefits,” mechanic Francisco Hamelies said. “It has the detergents in the fuel that will clean the engine, gunk deposits, valves."
According to the American Automobile Association, Top Tier gas is 19 times cleaner than regular gas.
"Keeping the engine cleaner will keep the engine performing better and will improve fuel economy," AAA Texas spokesperson Joshua Zuber said.
AAA says regular gas is not bad, but using Top Tier gas on a consistent basis will keep your engine running a lot longer.
A list of gas stations offering Top Tier gas is available online. | https://www.krgv.com/videos/spending-on-top-tier-gas-beneficial-amid-inflation-aaa-says | 2022-11-03 18:25:21 | 0 | https://www.krgv.com/videos/spending-on-top-tier-gas-beneficial-amid-inflation-aaa-says |
ANACONDA — The first round of the State B-C softball tournament got underway in Anaconda on Thursday. Here is a look at how the first-round games played out.
Thompson Falls 12, Shepherd 4
Thompson Falls, the No. 4 seed out of the West, started the tournament off with a bang by topping No. 1 seed from the East Shepherd, 12-4, at the Charlotte Yeoman Complex in Anaconda.
Teagan Saner and Sarah Koskela both hit two-run home runs for the Blue Hawks. Saner's came in the top of the fifth to give Thompson Falls an 8-0 lead. Then in the top of the sixth, Koskela followed up with a two-run shot that made it 10-2 as Thompson Falls left no doubt to get the upset.
The Blue Hawks jumped to a quick 4-0 lead after two innings thanks to bases loaded walks and a wild pitch in the second inning. The scoring picked back up in the fifth as Koskela hit an RBI double to make it 5-0, followed by an RBI double by Gabi Hannum before Saner's home run.
Shepherd found some success in the bottom of the fifth as Karli Gooodell hit a solo home run. The Fillies tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the sixth, but the deficit was too much to overcome as Thompson Falls ran away with the win.
Olivia Fitchett handled the pitching duties for Thompson Falls, pitching a complete game for the win.
Thompson Falls will play Conrad-Choteau in the next round at 10 a.m. on Friday. Shepherd will play Mission-Arlee-Charlo at noon on Friday in a loser-out game.
Conrad-Choteau 7, Mission-Arlee-Charlo 4
Conrad-Choteau picked up the first-round upset of Mission-Arlee-Charlo, 7-4, to advance to the next round. Conrad-Choteau entered as the No. 3 seed from the East while MAC was the No. 2 seed from the West.
Maggie Bender towed the hill for Conrad and came up clutch on offense with an RBI single in the first inning to make it 1-0 to start.
Evangelene Denzer hit an RBI double in the third inning to make it 2-0, then Bender added another RBI single to make it 3-0.
MAC responded in the bottom of the fourth, but Conrad again extended its lead to 5-1 after a two-RBI double by Ashlee Stokes, then Zoey Pogreba added another run to make it 6-1.
MAC began coming back in the bottom in the fifth. Maia Christopher hit an RBI double to make it 6-2, then Jerny Crawford followed up with an RBI single. Izzy Evans added a sacrifice fly to drive in another run to make it 6-4, but that's as close as MAC got.
MAC got a pair of runners on to start the seventh inning but Bender and the defense clamped down to get three straight outs to seal the upset win.
This story will be updated | https://www.kbzk.com/high-school-sports/high-school-softball/state-b-c-softball-thompson-falls-conrad-choteau-pick-up-early-upsets | 2023-05-26 00:18:23 | 1 | https://www.kbzk.com/high-school-sports/high-school-softball/state-b-c-softball-thompson-falls-conrad-choteau-pick-up-early-upsets |
CROWN POINT — The Lake County Council has pieced together the money needed to replace the outdated portable radios used by the sheriff’s department.
The seven-member county financial management panel is expected to vote Tuesday to reallocate $1.66 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds originally set aside for unspecified purposes to buy the radios at a cost $12,000 each.
The sheriff’s department plans to acquire 175 radios for a price tag of $2.1 million. The remaining money for the purchase is coming out of prior appropriations to the the department.
“This is a critical piece of public safety equipment and we’re going to be able to put the equipment in the hands of our officers next year some time because of your assistance,” county Police Chief Vincent Balbo said.
“Obviously, from the sheriff, we can’t thank you enough. This would not happen if not for the Lake County Council. Thank you very much for supporting public safety.”
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Balbo explained that the department's Motorola radios, purchased in 2013, are beyond their seven-year anticipated lifespan and no longer will be supported by the manufacturer after Dec. 31, 2023.
He said replacing the radios with Motorola's APX NEXT model will provide county police improved communications, secure messaging, an officer locator tool, and the ability to run on wifi networks or radio signals, which Balbo said is essential inside schools and large commercial buildings that have thick walls.
Most of the county’s nearly $100 million in ARPA money is going toward replacing failing septic systems with sanitary sewer service in Calumet Township and unincorporated Crown Point.
However, each council member retained about $1 million for to-be-determined needs in their district or the county.
Councilmen Ted Bilski, D-Hobart, and Al Menchaca, D-Gary, along with former Councilman Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, who was elected Nov. 8 to the Indiana Senate, allocated a portion of their unspent funds to the sheriff’s radio replacement project.
Councilman Charlie Brown, D-Gary, said he’s also willing to kick in if the county’s emergency management agency is interested in obtaining the same advanced radios. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lake-county-council-puts-together-money-needed-for-new-sheriffs-department-radios/article_3c64d785-40ef-57a2-a0fb-803de6bca1f2.html | 2022-12-11 03:42:43 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lake-county-council-puts-together-money-needed-for-new-sheriffs-department-radios/article_3c64d785-40ef-57a2-a0fb-803de6bca1f2.html |
The 301 Flats and The Savoy at 301 represent the affordable housing company's first ground-up developments in Florida. Additional photos and renderings available upon request.
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla., March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of affordable housing, recently broke ground on the 301 Flats and The Savoy at 301 during a ceremony with County officials and financing partners. LAC's first new-construction projects in Florida represent an exciting avenue for the company to continue growing its nationwide portfolio and expanding its impact to communities where families and individuals lack access to affordable homes.
"At Lincoln Avenue Capital, we're always seeking new and innovative ways to deliver high-quality, affordable housing to communities that need it most," said LAC Managing Partner Eli Bronfman. "We are thrilled to break ground on the 301 Flats and The Savoy at 301 and grateful to our partners who helped make this a reality."
Upon completion in 2025, the 301 Flats and The Savoy at 301 will provide 324 units of affordable housing for families and individuals, and 248 units of senior housing, respectively. These quality, affordable homes are critically needed in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area, which ranked among the nation's most expensive mid-size metro areas in 2022.
"LAC is proud to deliver long-term affordability for families, individuals and seniors facing a housing crisis across Florida and here in Manatee County," said Jordan Richter, LAC Vice President and Project Partner. "As a mission-driven company, we're deeply committed to helping people put down roots in their communities by expanding access to high-quality homes."
The 301 Flats and The Savoy at 301 will include community amenities and a range of energy efficiency features, as LAC continues to prioritize sustainability and resiliency measures in its new construction and across its existing portfolio.
Speakers at the event included Manatee County Commissioners Amanda Ballard and George Kruse, and Manatee County Deputy Administrator Courtney De Pol. Following remarks, LAC leaders and local officials formally broke ground on a section of the property.
About LAC: Lincoln Avenue Capital is one of the nation's fastest-growing developers, investors, and operators of affordable and workforce housing, providing high-quality, sustainable homes for lower- and moderate-income individuals, seniors, and families nationwide. LAC is a mission-driven organization that serves residents across 22 states, with a portfolio of 119 properties comprising 20,000+ units.
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GROVEPORT, Ohio — Ruth and Boyd Boone are longtime Ohio Republican voters, eager to reelect their GOP governor. But when it comes to the Senate, they’re not so sure.
“I don’t like him at all,” said Boyd, 80, who owns a farm outside of Ashville. “I don’t think he gives a blank about Ohio. I think he just thinks he’s going to be the senator.”
Both he and Ruth, 77, also said they like what they hear from Democrat Tim Ryan, the 10-term congressman running against Vance as a moderate — though they also have their reservations, including about his support for abortion rights.
“It’s going to be right down to the wire,” said Ruth of her decision, even as she picked up a yard sign for another Republican, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, from canvassers in a Kroger parking lot.
That ambivalence underscores a surprising dynamic in Ohio, where Vance is hoping to ride to Washington on a wave of national discontent with Democrats. Less than two weeks before Election Day, the race is more competitive than initially expected. While Vance may still win in a state that Trump carried by 8 points twice, most polls show Vance and Ryan roughly tied, even as incumbent Republican Gov. Mike DeWine leads his Democratic rival by double digits.
Campaigning recently in a red and white windbreaker and sneakers, Ryan stressed his working class roots and cast Vance as an outsider and “extremist” more interested in notching a title than serving Ohioans.
But the Democrat’s blue collar campaign sometimes sounds like a broadside against his own party.
“We have got to get this country back focused on the stress that working people are under every single day,” he said at a union hall in Niles, where he grew up, peppering his speech with profanities. “I don’t give a s—- who you voted for,” he told the room of Democratic activists and union organizers.
Indeed, Ryan sometimes sounds less like a candidate for Senate than a doomsday prophet warning national Democrats that they are on the precipice of disaster if they abandon the working class voters who were once the heart of the party’s base.
“We will not be a national party unless we have the working class back on our side and that’s what this election is all about,” Ryan said, his voice straining as he stood flanked by labor leaders at P.J. McIntyre’s Irish pub in Cleveland later that afternoon.
It’s a message that has resonated with voters like Christine Varwig, 54, a Toledo school board member who said that Ryan speaks her “language.”
“He gets us,” Varwig said at a backyard union gathering in Toledo, where Ryan, a former quarterback, tossed around a football, sipped beer and played tug-of war. (He lost but won a re-match.) ”When he talks about his grandfather, it reminds me of my own grandparents, and so we can relate.”
But across the state, it was clear what Ryan is up against. On a recent weekday morning at 9 a.m., the Thirsty Cowboy bar in Republican stronghold Medina was packed with several hundred Vance supporters, fired up and angry, with cups of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in hand.
“I think people are fed up,” Vance said as he railed against high grocery bills, rising gas prices and a porous border and blamed the country’s woes on failed leadership in Washington.
After sparking concern within the GOP for largely disappearing from the campaign trail over the summer, Vance has crossed the state with conservative firebrands including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. Jr. At events, he talks about being raised by his grandparents as his mother struggled with opioid addiction — a story he turned into the best-selling memoir-turned movie “Hillbilly Elegy.” And he revs up his crowds by lacing into Ryan, painting the congressman as a “complete fraud” who has tried to sell himself as a moderate but votes with President Joe Biden — a theme Republicans have hit hard in ads.
“My message is pretty clear: Tim Ryan has been in office for 20 years, ladies and gentlemen, he’s had his chance. Let’s send him back to Youngstown and force him to get a real job,” Vance said as he campaigned later that afternoon with Cruz outside the Spread Eagle Tavern in Hanoverton, where several hundred people had gathered on a crisp fall afternoon next to several hulking tractors.
The crowd included Lettie Davis, 63, who works at a local car dealership, where a life-size cardboard cutout of Trump greets customers but where business has suffered from supply chain issues and soaring interest rates.
“We love him,” she said of Vance. “He’s down to earth, which I really like. And he has a lot to offer from his past, with his mom and all that. So he’s like the rest of us.”
“For a first-time candidate, he’s doing well,” said Steven Clifford, 68, a longtime Republican from Stark County.
Trump’s decision to endorse Vance, despite years of Vance’s criticism, helped the novice candidate seal the nomination in a competitive GOP primary. That turned him into one of Trump’s earliest success stories, helping the defeated president cement his status as a GOP kingmaker. But it also sparked fierce local backlash from supporters of rival candidates, who urged Trump to reconsider.
East Palestine’s Peggy Caratelli, 64, who initially backed Vance rival Josh Mandel, said it took her some time to come around to Trump’s decision. But now she is fully onboard.
“So some of us were not very happy about (the endorsement.) But we figure Trump is smarter than we are. So there is a reason,” she said. “You know, (Vance) was an anti-Trumper. But he was very quick to explain why he felt that way and why he changed his mind.”
“I think he’s seen the error of his ways. We forgive him,” added Don Ridge, 65, from Winona, who said he sees similarities between Trump and Vance.
Ryan, in an interview after a long day of campaigning, said he was confident he would ultimately prevail, in part by winning over the kinds of Republicans and independents in the state who have long backed party moderates like DeWine and retiring Sen. Rob Portman but have soured on Trump’s brand. He’s hoping some DeWine voters will split their tickets and cast their ballots for him, too.
“They like the fact that I’m running as an independent-minded guy who’s willing to take on his own party,” he said of voters.
Vance is publicly dismissive of his opponent’s chances.
“I think the media has constantly tried to tell a story that Tim Ryan is somehow keeping this race close. In reality, I think we’re going to win and I think we’re going to win pretty convincingly,” he said in an interview.
Through it all, Ryan has been largely ignored by the national Democratic Party as groups focus on defending vulnerable incumbents and flipping other Republican-held seats, even as Republicans have been pouring money into Ohio for attack ads against Ryan. That includes $28 million from the Mitch McConnell-affiliated Senate Leadership Fund from Labor Day through the election, and $2.4 million from Trump’s MAGA Inc. Super PAC, which is expected to continue spending in the state.
Ryan has his own robust fundraising operation and has actually outraised Vance. But the decision by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee not to invest more in the race to date has left some Democrats fuming.
“If he ends up losing by a point or two, that’s on them, 100%,” said Chris Monaghan, 51, who works with sheet metal workers in Toledo.
“I personally think it’s shameful. ... We are so close,” said Varwig, the school board member who also works as an office manager at the Lucas County Democratic Party. She said that every day she meets Republicans who walk into the office and ask for Ryan signs.
“That says something,” she said. “They are completely turned off by Vance, completely turned off. The Republicans that I’ve talked to, they are sick of the Trump-Vance messaging.”
But nationally, both parties sense that the dynamics are trending in Republicans’ favor. And the GOP is relying on voters like Kimberly Kell, 61, a software engineer from Groveport who was hoping to retire this year but has put off her plans because of her battered retirement savings.
Kell hasn’t been following local politics or the Senate race, but plans to vote Republican because she’s angry at Biden.
“The only thing I really follow is listening to the presidential stuff, which I could just choke on,” she said. She plans to vote, “all Republican, down the board.”
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — A 19-year-old in Damascas is facing federal drug charges for allegedly using social media accounts to advertise and sell illegal drugs to minors.
Averi Rose Dickinson has been charged with conspiring to distribute, distributing controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Oregon announced on Thursday.
Investigators believe that Dickinson was supplying drugs within a larger distribution network responsible for several juvenile drug overdoses.
The FBI began investigating Dickinson in January 2023 after learning that she ran a drug distribution service called Kiki's Delivery Service, according to a criminal complaint. Dickinson advertised and took orders for illegal narcotics on multiple social media platforms, including Instagram, Snapchat and Telegram. Investigators found that Dickinson had been running the delivery service for as long as three years.
A judge authorized a federal search warrant for Dickinson's home, cell phone and vehicle on June 5.
Investigators executed the search warrant on June 14. Dickinson told investigators that they would find various illegal substances inside her home, the criminal complaint says. The investigators found controlled substances, including cocaine, ketamine, marijuana and counterfeit Xanax bars.
They also found a loaded handgun with an extended magazine and a loaded AR-style assault rifle, and a bullet proof vest with ballistic plates.
According to the criminal complaint, Dickinson told investigators that she used various social media platforms to advertise her drug sales including the account, Kiki's Delivery Service, on Telegram. She said that she advertised her service to everyone but believed about 50% of her clients were juveniles, according to the criminal complaint.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Oregon shared the screenshot below showing what appears to be social media messages from Kiki's Delivery Service advertising drug sales.
When investigators told Dickinson about the juvenile overdoses allegedly connected to the drug distribution network, she said she would often test pills to see if they were laced with fentanyl and she did not believe that her drug dealing resulted in the overdoses, according to the criminal complaint.
"Dickinson believed that one of the overdoses that was mentioned could not have been from her own supply because she too ingested the same type of pill and nothing occurred to her," the criminal complaint said.
The U. S. Attorney's Office for Oregon did not provide any specific information regarding the juvenile overdoses.
Dickinson appeared in a federal court on Thursday and the judge ordered that she be detained pending further court proceedings.
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One of the nation's largest suppliers of baby formula has reopened its Sturgis, Mich., plant after severe flooding from heavy rains forced it to temporarily shut down in mid-June.
The Abbott Nutrition facility reopened July 1 and began producing EleCare, its specialty baby formula, an Abbott spokesperson told CBS News and other outlets.
Abbott is one of the four companies in the U.S. controlling roughly 90% of the multibillion-dollar infant formula market.
Previously, Abbott had shut down the Sturgis plant and recalled baby formula products in February after a bacterial contamination found in infants who consumed the formula.
Two infants became sick and two died after consuming formula manufactured at the facility, though Abbott says their illnesses did not come from its products.
The closure contributed to a nationwide shortage of baby formula that has prompted several efforts from the Biden administration, including working to import formula from abroad and using the Defense Production Act to speed up production.
The Sturgis plant, which is also known for manufacturing the leading brand Similac, is Abbott's largest baby formula facility in the U.S. After being closed for months, it reopened on June 4 but was hit by flooding just nine days later.
Production of Similac has not yet resumed at the facility, the company told CBS.
In-stock figures for baby formula powder stood at nearly 70% for the week ending on July 3, according to the data analytics and market research firm IRI Worldwide.
IRI Worldwide said the figures cover grocery and drug stores, mass markets including Walmart and Target, as well as military commissaries and select club stores and dollar stores for the entire U.S.
The in-stock figure for baby formula powder was roughly 90% in February prior to the Michigan plant's shutdown.
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At least 60 dead, many injured after India bridge collapse
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 60 people died and many are feared injured after a cable bridge collapsed into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday evening, local media reported.
Officials told local media over a hundred people were plunged into the Machchu river when the bridge in the state’s Morbi district collapsed. It was not immediately clear how many people were on the bridge, but officials fear the death toll could rise.
State minister Brijesh Merja told television channels that 60 people have died so far and that 17 people were admitted to hospitals.
Days ago, the 19th-century, colonial-era bridge was reopened after renovation. Officials said that the bridge gave way because it could not handle the number of people on it.
“Due to the bridge collapse, several people fell into the river. A rescue operation is underway,” Merja was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India news agency. “There are reports that several people have suffered injuries. They are being rushed to hospitals.”
Videos on social media showed people clinging onto the partly submerged bridge in distress while another showed people swimming to safety.
Rescue operations are underway, with National Disaster Response Force Teams rushing to the site, local media reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in his home state of Gujarat on a three-day visit, said he was “deeply saddened by the tragedy.” His office announced compensation to the families of the dead and urged for speedy rescue efforts.
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Digestive Support is the first and only enzyme plus probiotic solution specifically formulated to support patients who experience digestive discomfort following metabolic and bariatric surgery*
ELMA, N.Y., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bariatric Fusion, a globally recognized nutraceutical brand offering a safe, affordable, great-tasting line of quality bariatric supplements to support patient compliance, today announced the launch of Digestive Support, the first complete digestive solution in the bariatric market featuring digestive enzymes plus probiotics. This product was formulated to support postoperative metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) patients who experience digestive discomfort.*
According to The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), sleeve gastrectomy and roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are the most popular MBS procedures, accounting for nearly 80% of all surgical weight loss procedures.[i] Food Sensitivities and digestive discomfort, such as bloating, occasional gas and indigestion are common among post operative patients. More than 90% of sleeve gastrectomy patients report upper gastrointestinal symptoms.[ii] Chronic GI symptoms are also common among RYGB patients.[iii]
Taken with a meal, this unique enzyme and probiotic combination product is formulated to help relieve occasional gas, bloating, indigestion, and irregularity more effectively than most stand-alone enzyme products.* The product provides 110 mg of Biocore® Optimum Complete, a Digestive Enzyme Blend to promote breakdown of all types of food over a broad pH range. The probiotic strain Bacillus subtilis DE111®, which is backed by more than 30 research studies, is also included.*
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new round of talks began Monday between Ethiopia’s government and Tigray regional representatives to work out military and other details of last week’s signing of a “permanent” cessation of hostilities in a two-year conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands of people.
The meetings in Kenya involve the military commanders of both sides along with the lead political negotiators. Issues to be discussed include how to monitor the deal, disarming Tigray forces and the resumption of humanitarian aid access and basic services to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, which has been cut off for months.
“Maybe by the end of this week or the middle of next week” trucks of humanitarian aid will be allowed to go in, the Ethiopian government’s lead negotiator, Redwan Hussein, told journalists. The Tigray lead negotiator, Getachew Reda, said the delivery of aid would increase confidence in the talks.
An official familiar with the talks hosted by the Kenyan government says they are expected to continue through Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Already, a communications channel has been established between the two sides to address any incidents “as both recognize the challenge of fully communicating with all their units to stop fighting,” the official said.
Those facilitating and attending the talks include African Union envoy and former Nigerian president Olesegun Obasanjo, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and Nigerian, South African and Kenyan military officers. The United States and the regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development are observers.
Kenyatta said they are “very hopeful next time we’ll be in (the Tigray regional capital) for our meeting” and that both sides will “ultimately celebrate together in Addis Ababa,” Ethiopia’s capital.
Over the weekend, the Ethiopian government’s lead negotiator told diplomats that “we’ve sustained colossal damage” and that the finance minister has estimated the country will require nearly $20 billion to rebuild. “We’ll quickly fix both telecoms and electricity soon” to the Tigray region, he said.
On humanitarian aid to a region where health workers and the United Nations and partners have reported even basic medical supplies running out, Redwan said that “the only hiccup we have is … it is still risky to allow flights until commanders meet to assess the situation.” If the military commanders agree on a timeline, the government believes that once the government controls the airspace and airports in Tigray fully, then “the entire Tigray region would be accessible for aid” by road and air, he said.
Neighboring Eritrea, whose forces have fought alongside Ethiopian ones, is not a party to the peace talks, and last week’s agreement doesn’t mention the country directly. Redwan in his briefing noted that Ethiopia’s borders and airspace had been violated during the conflict, “so we’re busy fighting each other, we’re busy undermining each other. That paved the way for a third party to undermine us further.”
He didn’t mention Eritrea but added that “we may also have a third party which may not be interested in this peace process.”
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The New York Giants’ latest nail-biter came down to the final play — and the final few inches before the goal line.
The Giants defended like wily veterans, no surprise given the way their season has gone. They’ve grown accustomed to playing — and winning — close games.
Safeties Julian Love and Xavier McKinney stopped Jacksonville receiver Christian Kirk at the 1-yard line with no time on the clock, preserving a 23-17 victory over the Jaguars in which Saquon Barkley and quarterback Daniel Jones each ran for more than 100 yards. The Giants (6-1) matched their best start since 2008 and handed the Jaguars (2-5) a 19th consecutive loss in cross-division games.
“I’m never really happy,” Giants coach Brian Daboll said. “It’s always on to the next week. I’m glad we won. But like I say every week: There’s certain things to clean up. This week is no exception.”
New York became the first team in NFL history to start 6-1 or better and have each of its first seven games decided by one possession. The Giants’ six victories have been by a combined 27 points, with none of those won by more than eight.
The latest one was arguably their most improbable considering they lost two starting offensive linemen, including right tackle Evan Neal, and rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger to injuries in the first half.
Bellinger was taken to a hospital with a bloody eye injury. He appeared to take an inadvertent fist to the face, and maybe a finger to the eye, from Jaguars rookie linebacker Devin Lloyd in the second quarter. But Bellinger was back in the locker room for the postgame celebration.
“I would say his eye looks terrible right now,” Daboll said. “He looks like he took a pretty good hook shot. It’s pretty swollen.”
Left guard Ben Bredeson (right knee) and Neal (left knee) had previously left the field on carts and were ruled out. Playing with backups did little to deter the Giants, who ran 17 times for 130 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter alone.
Jones finished with a career-high 107 yards on the ground. He had 35 yards rushing on a go-ahead drive and capped it with a 1-yard plunge with 5:31 remaining after consecutive penalties by Jacksonville moved the ball inches from the goal line.
Barkley finished with 110 yards on 24 carries, giving the Giants two 100-yard rushers for the first time since Brandon Jacobs (116) and Ahmad Bradshaw (103) accomplished the feat against Minnesota in 2010.
“I found a way to get on fire a little bit closer to ending of the game,” said Barkley, who had 18 yards at halftime. “I’ve got to do a better job of starting off faster.”
Barkley had the most impressive run of New York’s go-ahead drive, making Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins look silly with a jump cut that led to an 18-yard gain. Graham Gano’s third field goal made it 23-17, but the Jaguars had a final shot. Following a roughing-the-passer penalty, Trevor Lawrence found Kirk at the 1. Cornerback Fabian Moreau slowed Kirk up long enough for Love and McKinney to clean it up.
Jacksonville lost its fourth in a row — a troubling trend for a team that looked to be turning a corner last month. The young Jaguars continued to be their own worst enemy, committing 13 penalties for 81 yards.
“We’ve got to figure this (crap) out right now,” linebacker Josh Allen said. “It’s going to take everybody in this locker room to figure this out. It’s going to take coaches included. It’s important for us. It’s important to this team. It’s still a long season. We’ve got to get hot.”
JAGUARS’ ISSUES
In addition to the penalties, running back Travis Etienne fumbled at the 2-yard line to turn a near-touchdown into a touchback. Linebacker Foye Oluokun was flagged for roughing the passer in the third quarter, a penalty that negated an interception. And coach Doug Pederson opted against challenging a questionable spot near the goal line, and the Jaguars were stuffed on the next two plays for a crucial turnover on downs.
OTHER INJURIES
Giants safety Adoree’ Jackson was evaluated for a concussion in the fourth quarter. … Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson missed one series in the first half with a right shoulder injury. Right guard Brandon Scherff left the field in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury.
UP NEXT
Giants play at Seattle next Sunday.
Jaguars play a “home game” against Denver in London next Sunday.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Zooey Zephyr worked behind the scenes during Montana’s 2021 legislative session to oppose an ultimately unsuccessful effort to ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming health care, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery.
When the 2023 session starts next month, she’ll face a similar challenge after a Republican lawmaker recently revealed he’ll run the proposal again. The move comes as GOP lawmakers nationwide are expected to continue to push for limits on transgender rights.
This time, though, Zephyr will have a seat at the table. And a vote.
Zephyr and SJ Howell are the first two openly transgender people to be elected to the Montana Legislature. They are among a record 10 transgender lawmakers who will be serving next year in state legislatures in Colorado, Delaware, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont and Virginia, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund. The first openly transgender lawmaker in the United States took office in 2018.
It’s part of a larger movement in which LGBTQ people are being elected in record numbers. At least 519 LGBTQ candidates won elective office this year, in positions ranging from school board up to Congress and governor, according to the Victory Fund. In California, 10% of the legislature identifies as LGBTQ.
“My hope is that by being present there … that people will begin to understand what it means to be trans, what it means to be a trans adult and what it is we hope for for trans children,” Zephyr said. “That they get to live their life, that they don’t have to hide the way I had to hide, the way other trans adults from past generations had to bury themselves.”
Zephyr and Howell are both Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee, which could eventually hear a bill by Sen.-elect John Fuller, in which he again seeks to ban health care providers from treating transgender minors with puberty blockers, hormones or gender-affirming surgery.
Fuller’s proposed bill for the session that starts Jan. 2 is still being drafted in an effort “to make it unassailable,” he said.
Fuller introduced two bills in 2021 seeking to block medical providers from offering gender-affirming care to minors, but both failed.
He also sponsored a bill to prevent transgender women from competing on female sports teams. That measure was signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, but a judge overturned the law as it applied to college students and it’s not believed to have affected any high school students, said Brian Michelotti, the executive director of the Montana High School Association.
Fuller said he’s bringing forward the medical care legislation again because “we know a lot more about the consequences of those things and we have a lot more information than we had two years ago.” Lawmakers, he said, want to protect children from the debilitating effects of “a lifetime medical dependency.”
He declined to cite any studies, but said he had a pile of them on his desk.
It’s not clear how the legislation might fare. While Republicans gained four seats in the Legislature and have a supermajority, not all Republicans supported the bills during the 2021 session. Fuller’s first effort failed narrowly in the House and his second bill passed the House before being killed in the Senate.
Opponents of the proposal also have more research backing their arguments that gender-affirming medical care saves the lives of children suffering from gender dysphoria — the sense of unease that a person might have because their biological sex does not match their gender identity.
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health said this year that it believed treatment could begin earlier than previously recommended, with some patients beginning hormone therapy as young as age 14 and some surgical procedures starting as young as 15 and 17.
Transgender rights and medical treatment for transgender minors are highly charged issues around the country, leading to threats and violence.
The Montana bill comes as Arkansas, Alabama and Arizona have all passed legislation to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors. The Arkansas and Alabama laws have been subject to legal challenges.
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked a law that would have allowed the state to investigate parents for child abuse if their minor children received transgender medical care.
Fuller rejects the idea that his legislation means he hates the LGBTQ community. Instead, in a letter to the editor of the Daily Inter Lake, he said his proposal is meant “to protect children from being spayed, neutered and mutilated.”
Zephyr said legislation like Fuller’s, whether intended or not, “legitimizes” attacks against trans people.
“The far-right influencers who do want to paint LGBTQ people as pedophiles and groomers, they use this legislation as a way to amplify that violent rhetoric, which is exactly what drives the violence we’ve seen rising across the country, and events like Club Q,” Zephyr said.
Zephyr was referencing a recent shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in which five people were killed. The suspect has been charged with murder and hate crimes.
Montana lawmakers may also consider other bills that affect transgender residents.
Republican Rep. Braxton Mitchell has proposed a bill to forbid minors from attending drag shows and ban drag story hours in libraries, daycare facilities, pre-K or after-school programs, according to emails Mitchell sent to legislative staff.
For her part, Zephyr plans to introduce two bills to protect the LGBTQ community — one would ban the “gay/trans panic” defense as a legal defense in Montana and another would protect the right of transgender people to adopt children.
The gay/trans panic defense asks jurors to find that a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity is to blame for the defendant’s violent reaction that led to the criminal charges, according to the American Bar Association. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia ban the use of such a defense, according to the Movement Advancement Project, a Colorado-based think tank.
Montana has protections allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children, but does not have specific protections for trans folks, Zephyr said.
Jason Pierceson, a professor at the University of Illinois-Springfield, whose expertise includes gender and politics, said legislation attacking the LGBTQ community is “really an attempt by the religious right and tied to the Republican Party to erase trans people from public life, to enact policies erasing all kinds of legal protections and in some ways trying to erase them more fundamentally from society.”
Zephyr and Howell’s presence in the Montana Legislature could help make a difference, he said.
“We know that representation like this matters in state legislatures,” Pierceson said, “particularly for expanding lesbian and gay rights.
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Gov. Henry McMaster begins historic term in South Carolina
Gov. Henry McMaster will begin what is expected to be a historic final term in South Carolina when he was sworn into office on Wednesday morning.
Already the oldest person to hold his position, McMaster will become the longest-serving chief executive South Carolina has had upon completion of his second full term. The Republican will have logged an unprecedented 10 years in office after finishing the final two years of former Gov. Nikki Haley's tenure.
McMaster acknowledged the history surrounding his inauguration when asked last Friday for any reflections.
“I’ve heard people say that, but I’ve been focusing on what we need to do,” McMaster told reporters. “We have enormous opportunity.”
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“Ten years from now, where will be? A hundred years from now, what will we look like?” he added. “Those are the kinds of questions that I’m asking.”
The longevity contrasts with recent occupants who ascended to national profiles in the governor's mansion on their way to other posts.
McMaster’s predecessors both assumed federal office and have considered or pursued the White House. Haley resigned in 2017 to join then-President Donald Trump’s administration as United Nations ambassador and is mulling a possible 2024 run. Mark Sanford launched an unsuccessful primary challenge to Trump in 2020 after his eight years as governor were bookended by separate three-term stints in U.S. Congress.
“He was not using South Carolina as a political stepping stone,” said Bob McAlister, a Columbia-area public relations consultant who has supported McMaster. “He has always said that the governorship was his calling and it’s what he wanted to do.”
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McMaster handily defeated Democratic challenger Joe Cunningham this past November with the message that he would continue to improve the state's booming economy. He won the race by over 17 percentage points. That figure doubled the margin of his previous go-around and marked the largest victory in a South Carolina gubernatorial election in over three decades. As he enters his final term, McMaster's budget proposal seeks to build upon last year's record capital investment totals and the state's fast-growing population.
But one of McMaster's top priorities entering office recently suffered a blow. After the South Carolina Supreme Court last Thursday struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, the governor vowed he would work with lawmakers to correct what he called the justices' “error.”
The veteran of South Carolina politics has not come without his surprises. As lieutenant governor, McMaster shocked the state's GOP establishment in 2016 when he became the first statewide officeholder to endorse Trump's presidential candidacy. McMaster has already endorsed Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, announcing his support just hours after the former president launched his bid.
That political deftness was again displayed in 2010 when he befriended Haley after she won a Republican gubernatorial primary that saw McMaster place third.
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The governor’s “gentlemanly” approach has taken him far, according to McAlister, who noted that McMaster has repaired the chief executive's relationship with the General Assembly.
“I think that accounts for a lot of his success in a political time when everybody is screaming and hollering at each other,” McAlister said. “The governor doesn’t scream and holler.”
His political career has spanned several generations of Republican leaders and witnessed the GOP takeover of South Carolina government. His online biography notes that in 1981 he became the first U.S. attorney appointed by then-President Ronald Reagan. He lost the 1986 U.S. Senate race to incumbent Sen. Fritz Hollings, the last Democrat to represent the state in U.S. Senate.
He has since chaired the South Carolina Republican Party and was twice elected the state's attorney general.
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McMaster, 75, is the 3rd oldest governor in the U.S. behind Alabama’s Kay Ivey, 78, and Ohio’s Mike DeWine, 76. McMaster, who was the first Columbia native to serve as governor in a century, began inauguration day with a prayer service at First Presbyterian Church, where he regularly attends.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
1-7-0-7-3
(one, seven, zero, seven, three)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
1-7-0-7-3
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Serena Williams announces she is pregnant with second child
NEW YORK (Gray News) – Tennis world champion Serena Williams revealed at the Met Gala on Monday night that she is pregnant with her second child.
Williams, 41, and her husband Alexis Ohanian, 40, are also parents to 5-year-old daughter Olympia. The couple married in 2017.
Williams said on the red carpet that she is relieved that she can stop hiding, now that the secret is out about her pregnancy.
Williams also confirmed the pregnancy in an Instagram post, sharing photos of her baby bump and writing, “Was so excited when Anna Wintour invited the 3 of us to the Met Gala.”
The tennis star’s first birth experience wasn’t an easy one.
In an opinion piece written for CNN, she revealed that she “almost died” giving birth to her daughter Olympia when she was rushed into an emergency cesarean section and later suffered multiple life-threatening blood clots. She was placed on bed rest for six weeks following the birth.
Williams did not reveal a due date for her second child.
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Giants pitcher Anthony DeSclafani didn’t have to get off the couch for his earned run average to drop by more than three full points, as an official scoring change took seven earned runs off his season stat line Wednesday.
After initially being charged with seven earned runs in his last start on June 26 against the Reds, a scoring changed an infield hit for Cincinnati center fielder Nick Senzel to an error on Giants third baseman Evan Longoria. The play, which took place with the bases empty and no one out in the third inning, led to a nightmare frame for DeSclafani who is out for the season after undergoing ankle surgery.
The change brought DeSclafani’s ERA down from a career-worst 9.95 mark to a still-abysmal 6.65 and provided an unexpected break for the pitcher, who signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Giants this offseason after posting a career-best 3.17 ERA in 31 starts last year.
🚨SCORING CHANGE 132🚨
T3 Nick Senzel reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Evan Longoria, instead of reaching on an infield single. All seven runs in the inning are now unearned to Anthony DeSclafani
Change No. 3 for SF#ATOBTTR #SFGameUp pic.twitter.com/l23pj3aHDt
— MLB Scoring Changes (@ScoringChanges) July 20, 2022
The Giants entered the 2022 season optimistic hopeful DeSclafani would regain the form he showed for much of last season, but an ankle injury that first sent him to the injured list last August continued to hamper the veteran starter at the beginning of this year.
After making three starts in April, the 32-year-old right-hander landed on the injured list with ankle inflammation before he returned to the mound on June 21 to face the Braves. DeSclafani gave up five earned runs in Atlanta before facing the Reds at home on June 26.
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Tom Cruise Hypes ‘Top Gun’ Streaming Release By Jumping Out of a Plane
Tom Cruise took a break from jumping out of planes for the next Mission: Impossible to jump out of a plane to thank his fans for making Top Gun: Maverick the biggest movie of 2022.
(Yes, he jumped out of a plane on the set of his next movie to celebrate the release of his last movie, which was also about planes. This is the epitome of Tom Cruise doing Tom Cruise things.)
Don’t believe me? Watch the lunacy for yourself. You’ll also get a cameo from Mission: Impossible writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, who very much does not jump out of any airplanes during this clip. Oh, and please, for the love of all that is holy in this world, do not try this at home. Do you know how hard it is to remember your lines while you’re falling out of the sky?!?
It all looks so casual and off the cuff. But, like, how many times did Tom Cruise have to jump out of a plane to get that shot? What if he flubs one of his lines halfway down to the ground? Or maybe Mr. T.C. just doesn’t flub lines at this point. Perhaps he no longer deals with such mortal concerns. I really don’t know.
Top Gun: Maverick will be streaming on Paramount+ on December 22. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One is currently scheduled for release exclusively in theaters on July 14, 2023. The sequel is supposed to follow on June 28, 2024. Here is the trailer for Dead Reckoning 1 that was released a few months ago...
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As kids came to a St. Paul rec center to pick up backpacks and school supplies, officers Lorenzo Lamb saw himself in them — and he and other members of the National Black Police Association’s Minnesota chapter hope the next generation can see themselves in their shoes in the future.
Lamb was back to his roots on Tuesday. He grew up on the East Side, where the association was sponsoring the Barbers & Backpacks event outside the Conway Recreation Center.
From the time Lamb was a kid, he dreamed of becoming a St. Paul police officer. That happened in October, when he joined the city’s police department.
While Lamb was attending Century College, the non-profit National Black Police Association awarded him a $1,000 scholarship. The new officer said he’s saving money, so he can pay it forward with a scholarship for another student through NBPA.
As much as officers, deputies, firefighters, barbers and others volunteering Tuesday aimed to help students get ready for the new school year with the practicalities of school supplies and fresh haircuts, they also wanted community members to see and talk to them in a situation that wasn’t an emergency.
And amid a difficult atmosphere of recruiting police officers, president of NBPA’s Minnesota chapter Brad Chin said it’s more important than ever for young people to see officers who look like them and who are giving back, while encouraging them to pursue a career in public safety.
Chin, a St. Paul officer, said there aren’t exact numbers about how many Black officers there are in Minnesota, but he said they’re underrepresented in law enforcement. He estimated only 250 of the state’s 10,600 licensed peace officers are Black.
Among St. Paul’s approximately 550 officers, 7 percent are Black and 5 percent identify as two or more races, according to the department.
Rae Marin, a Maplewood officer and the association’s vice president, said she started college for law enforcement shortly after Philando Castile was fatally shot by a St. Anthony police officer and she was finishing school when a Minneapolis officer killed George Floyd.
“We had this major freeze that set us back and now we’re rebuilding,” she said.
HUNDREDS OF BACKPACKS GIVEN OUT
The National Black Police Association’s Minnesota chapter gave away more than 550 backpacks on Tuesday, and will be heading to a Minneapolis elementary school Wednesday to hand out more.
“These are my favorite things to do,” Marin said. “It’s really an opportunity for us to create those conversations that, when responding to a call, we might not have time for.”
St. Paul police Sgt. Antwan Denson made his way around the crowd outside the rec center, offering a microphone to kids to ask questions of officers who were gathered.
Ahlaan Isaak, 10, asked, “What’s it like to drive a police car?” She smiled as she recalled Denson’s answer — “The seat’s are hard, so it’s not luxury.”
Ahlaan went to see a squad that Maplewood officer Isabel Sanchez had parked nearby, and other kids flocked to the squad.
Sanchez said another child asked her why she’d wanted to become a police officer.
“I told her when I was little, a lot of police officers would go to my home because my home wasn’t the safest,” said Sanchez, a member of the National Latino Peace Officers Association’s Minnesota chapter. “… Sometimes they were rude to us and so I wanted to become a police officer because I wanted people to feel safe coming up to me because I spoke their language or I looked like them.”
Denson also handed the mic to law enforcement, asking how the event made them feel.
“It makes me feel hopeful,” one answered.
“Hopeful — that we can all be seen in a better light than what’s being presented,” Denson added.
‘VERY HUMBLE ABOUT IT’
Officers and firefighters bought supplies out of their own pockets and some were volunteering while off-duty, said Dawn Selle, Sannah Foundation vice president of external affairs and community partnerships.
“They’re being very humble about it,” she said, adding that she hopes people will donate to the National Black Police Association’s Minnesota chapter to help them with future outreach. The nonprofit accepts donations at nbpamn.org/donate.
The Sannah Foundation connected NBPA with United Way and other organizations that provided backpacks and supplies.
Chin said they can’t put on such events without financial support and the places they received it from included various public safety agencies, Target and Hiway Credit Union.
Four barbers donated their time to give free haircuts outside the Conway Rec Center — Terrell Smith, owner of Gentlemen Cuts; Leonard Young, owner of Next Level Barbershop; Jamal Britt, barber at Next Level; and Ronnie Kemp, barber at Final Cuts Sports Barbershop in Roseville.
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Jets to start Joe Flacco against Dolphins; Zach Wilson gets backup assignment in Week 18
The Jets will miss the playoffs a 12th consecutive season
The quarterback carousel in New York continues to turn.
Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco has been named the Jets' starter for New York’s final regular season game Sunday against the Miami Dolphins after Mike White was ruled out after aggravating his rib injury suffered earlier in the season.
Zach Wilson, the league's No. 2 overall pick in 2021, will serve as his backup.
ZACH WILSON WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM SITTING BEHIND A VETERAN QUARTERBACK, JETS OC SAYS
"Mike White will also be out," head coach Robert Saleh told reporters Friday when going through the injury list for Sunday.
White reportedly aggravated his broken ribs at the end of the first half against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17 and was limited in practice Thursday.
"Just wasn't feeling right," Saleh said, according to the Jets’ website. "The end-of-half Hail Mary, the sack that he took, really bothered him even going into the second half, which clearly affected his ability to throw the ball as you have all seen. Watching the tape, he played really well in the first half, just was a little off in the second half. He's just in a lot of pain."
The decision to start Flacco over Wilson comes one week after the second-year pro was benched for the second time this season.
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"I'm going to call it coach's decision," Saleh said of Wilson. "I'm going stay firm with him and make sure that he gets to attack this offseason. I just want to get him in the offseason before we can start and attack the plan that we have in the building. Putting him out there right now, it's not going to do him any good, it's not going to do anyone any good. For him, it's all about '23."
On Thursday, Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur suggested Wilson would have benefited from sitting behind a veteran quarterback in his rookie season.
"In hindsight, it probably would have benefited [Wilson] to sit back and learn a little bit," LaFleur said. "And watch a veteran [quarterback] do it and kind of grow in this league. Kind of in the back seat, watching. And getting better in practice and getting better through scout team and all of that.
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"But, again, that wasn't the course that we went. And, from here, we gotta pick it up. We have to pick up the scraps, and we have to get back to work."
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NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Veru Inc..
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ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) the Company had withheld material adverse facts about the data from the sabizabulin Phase 3 trial and the Company's interactions with the United States Food and Drug Administration; 2) defendants misled Veru's shareholders to believe that the data from the sabizabulin Phase 3 trial was sufficient to support Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") and even the submission of a New Drug Application without any further studies; and 3) the Company's filings concealed the true risks faced by Veru in gaining approval for its EUA request.
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How do you factor in journalistic prowess in a Punnett square?
Who are they? Pulitzer prize winners and family. John Archibald and his son, Ramsey Archibald, work for Al.com in Alabama.
Want more profile journalism? Listen to the Consider This episode on the Texas lawyer behind the so-called "bounty hunter" abortion ban.
What's the big deal? Aside from winning one of the highest honors in the industry, the investigative work the Archibalds contributed to led to big changes.
This is really something. Overwhelmed. https://t.co/9XjfUuP4TM
— Ramsey Archibald (@RamseyArchibald) May 8, 2023
What are they saying?
On winning a Pulitzer alongside a family member:
John: It's the most amazing thing I've ever felt. But, you know, sitting here today, and to do that with my kid is the greatest thing I've ever done in my career.
Ramsey: It's really difficult to put into words, honestly, but it's really just a pleasure and an honor to work with this team. And to do it with my dad is unbelievable. But to do it with the journalist that my dad is - you know, take our relationship out of it - I'm pretty lucky to do that also.
Pretty exciting day. I enjoyed this team, and going back to my reporting roots.
— John Archibald (@JohnArchibald) May 8, 2023
Awards are cool and all, but nothing compares to the hearing people say they got their lives back.
That will stick forever.
Congrats everyone.https://t.co/gDhfbgg5iJ
On how their work has impacted their community:
John: I've done a lot of stuff over the years that cost people jobs, that cost politicians their careers or that, you know, sent people to jail. And that's one kind of feeling. And it's really important in journalism. But in this situation, I mean, there were people over and over coming to me and saying, you know, I got my life back. And in 37 years of doing this job, I've never experienced anything like that. And it gives me a whole new perspective on why we do this job.
Ramsey: I mean, that's the reason you get into this field. And it's so great to get this kind of recognition and for people to pay attention beyond Alabama. But it would have been worth it without any of this just to have those people, like you said, come say, I got my life back from this. I think that's all you can ask for.
So, what now?
Learn more:
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed New York to continue enforcing its new gun law as it considers a lower court ruling that would block key provisions.
The decision from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came six days after a federal district judge in Syracuse declared multiple portions of the law unconstitutional and placed a temporary hold on them.
The state promptly appealed the order. The decision puts a hold on U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby's order until a three-judge appeals panel can make a decision on the state's motion.
Suddaby on Thursday put a hold on several of the state’s new licensing rules for carrying handguns in public, including one that made applicants turn over information about their social media accounts.
The judge also chipped away at the list of “sensitive” locations where people cannot carry guns. He said the state couldn't ban people from carrying guns in New York City’s subway system or Times Square.
Attorney General Letitia James said she was pleased the law would stay in effect.
"My office will continue our efforts to protect the safety of everyday New Yorkers and defend our common-sense gun laws,” she said in a prepared release.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers rewrote the state’s handgun laws this summer after a Supreme Court ruling invalidated New York’s old system for granting permits to carry handguns outside the home. The high court struck down the state’s longstanding requirement that people demonstrate an unusual threat to their safety to qualify for such a license. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-yorks-gun-law-gets-reprieve-from-federal-appeals-court/3905228/ | 2022-10-13 09:01:04 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-yorks-gun-law-gets-reprieve-from-federal-appeals-court/3905228/ |
Police found what they described as a “shopping mall” of drugs while investigating a Hartford restaurant.
Hartford police and several other agencies responded to 451 Franklin Ave. and served a warrant just before 7 p.m. Thursday, police said.
During a news conference Friday, police said the business had been charging a cover fee and inside they found tables of narcotics set up like a market.
Hundreds of pounds of marijuana, as well as several other drugs, THC edibles and candy bars, guns and more, were seized after the investigation into the sale of illegal drugs at a local business.
Police estimate the street value of the drugs at around $500.000.
Eight people were arrested and Hartford police said four firearms, more than $30,000 in cash, 145 pounds of marijuana, 160 bags of fentanyl, 14 grams of cocaine, hundreds of THC edibles and candy bars, two pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms, 100 bottles of liquid THC and 50 bottles of “Lean” were seized.
Members of the Hartford Police Vice and Narcotics Division, the C4 Division, F.B.I. Task Force, South Street Crimes Unit, area Community Service Officers, CT State Police Task Force and the Department of Revenue Services were involved in the investigation.
Police continue to investigate and they are asking anyone with information to call the Hartford police department’s tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477). | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/marijuana-fentanyl-guns-seized-during-investigation-into-hartford-business-police/3638471/ | 2022-04-09 13:35:11 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/marijuana-fentanyl-guns-seized-during-investigation-into-hartford-business-police/3638471/ |
WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 11, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
242 PM PDT Sun Sep 11 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The highway 14 cooridor in the Santa Clarita Valley,
within Los Angeles County.
* WHEN...Until 445 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 237 PM PDT, radar indicated a slow moving thunderstorm
producing heavy rain, with estimated totals so far between
0.5-1 inch.This will cause minor urban and small stream
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Santa Clarita and Sylmar.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain.
Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a
matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
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Windy and spring-like today; Rain, then snow Thursday with colder air returning
High temperatures will be in the low 40stoday and Thursday; readings in the low 20s Friday, Saturday
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – As a large storm system to our west approaches the region, south winds are becoming quite gusty, making for a windy and warmer Wednesday in the area. Even as clouds slowly roll in from the west, we’ll still enjoy enough sunshine throughout the day to help warm temperatures to the low and mid-40s. Not only will temperatures be above freezing for the first time in almost a week, but our readings will be milder than the seasonal average for the first time in nearly two weeks! Unfortunately, the strong winds that will reach 30 to 35 miles per hour at times will keep wind chill values in the 20s and low 30s at the warmest today, so it’ll still feel rather chilly.
Winds will continue to deliver mild air to the area tonight and temperatures will hover in the upper 30s to low 40s through sunrise on Thursday. Wind gusts will remain in the 30 to 35 miles-per-hour range.
Thursday will serve as a transition day in our weather as we go from spring-like warmth to bitterly cold mid-winter conditions at the end of the week. Light winds will develop as the storm system from the west moves into the heart of the area. The rain will change to snow in the early to mid-afternoon and temperatures will slowly drop from around 40 degrees in the morning to the mid-30s later in the afternoon. A light coating of accumulation can be expected in much of the area, especially along and north of Interstate 90 late in the day possibly making for a slippery commute on roads and highways. Expect an inch or two of wet, slushy accumulation near Rochester and around southeastern Minnesota. A few locations to the northwest may end up with as much as three inches. The Twin Cities and southwestern Minnesota to our west and north will likely measure four inches or more between Thursday evening and early Friday and those areas will be in a Winter Storm Watch effective on Thursday.
A few light snow showers or flurries will be possible on Friday along with some breaks of sunshine and a strong, nasty northwest wind that will reach 35 miles per hour at times. High temperatures will only be in the low 20s with wind chill levels in the single digits.
Saturday will be very cold as well with more of those snow showers and flurries in the area and raw winds. High temperatures will be around 20 degrees.
Temperatures will continue to be reminiscent of January on Sunday, but there will be a little more sunshine in the area with slightly less wind. High temperatures will be in the mid and upper 20s.
Temperatures next week will slowly warm from the mid-30s to the mid-40s in the coming week. There will be a fair amount of sunshine through Wednesday before a storm system brings some rain and then wet snow to the area on Thursday and Friday.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today New Zealand based soft-tissue regeneration company Aroa Biosurgery (AROA, the Company) is pleased to announce financial results for H1 FY23. With fewer COVID-19 related disruptions, the Company has entered FY23 with momentum and delivered strong financial results.
Aroa reports a strong cash balance of NZ$50.1 million as at 30 September 2022 and is debt free.
Upgraded guidance of NZ$62-64 million.[1] , previously advised on 26 October has been maintained, and normalised[2] EBITDA (unaudited) was positive.
Overall Product sales for H1 FY23 were up 44% to NZ$28.8 million compared to H1 FY22 (NZ$20.1 million), and up 20% compared to H2 FY22 (NZ$24.0 million), on a constant currency basis[3].
Product sales of Myriad™ made a significant contribution, with revenue for the product line growing by 242% on H1 FY22 and 147% on H2 FY22 (on a constant currency basis) to NZ$5.6m million.
An increase in product gross margin of 5% on H2 FY22 at 84%, on a constant currency basis, was also seen.
Managing Director and CEO Brian Ward said: "Overall, the business has produced a strong result, and with approximately NZ$50 million in cash, we are poised to enter H2 FY23 with confidence.
It's excellent to see such strong results across the Myriad™ portfolio, and as our sales force matures and product portfolio broadens, we expect to see momentum build even further.
The collective effort of the team at AROA over the last six months has enabled us to deliver excellent performance in a complex, rapidly changing environment."
Read the full announcement here
[1] Given the dynamic and evolving impact of COVID-19, all forward-looking statements in relation to FY23 performance are subject to there being no material decline in US medical procedure numbers or sustained disruption to AROA's manufacturing or transportation activities and TELA Bio, Inc. delivering on its revenue guidance of US$42-45 million in CY22. It assumes an average exchange rate of US$0.62/NZ$1.00.
[2] Normalised EBITDA is non-conforming financial information, as defined by the NZ Financial Markets Authority, and has been provided to assist users of financial information to better understand and assess the AROA Group's ("Group") comparative financial performance without any distortion from NZ GAAP accounting treatment specific to one-off fair value adjustments, one-off transaction costs associated with capital raisings. The impact of non-cash share-based payments expense has also been removed from the Profit or Loss. This approach is used by Management and the Board to assess the Group's comparative financial performance. All references in this announcement to 'normalised EBITDA' are as set out in this footnote.
[3] Constant currency ('CC') removes the impact of exchange rate movements. This approach is used to assess the AROA Group's underlying comparative financial performance without any distortion from changes in foreign exchange rates, specifically the USD. The USD/NZD exchange rate of US$0.62/NZ$1.00 has been used in the constant currency analysis, representing approximately the average rate for H1 FY23 and the rate for FY23 financial guidance. All references in this announcement to 'constant currency' are as set out in this footnote.
ENDS
About AROA™
Aroa Biosurgery is a soft-tissue regeneration company committed to 'unlocking regenerative healing for everybody'. We develop, manufacture, sell and distribute medical and surgical products to improve healing in complex wounds and soft tissue reconstruction.
Our products are developed from a proprietary AROA ECM™ technology platform, a novel extracellular matrix biomaterial derived from ovine (sheep) forestomach. Over 5.6 million AROA devices have been applied in treating patients to date.
Founded in 2008, Aroa Biosurgery is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: ARX).
Website: https://aroabio.com
About Myriad™
Myriad Matrix™ is an extracellular matrix graft, composed of AROA ECM and designed for soft tissue reconstruction and complex wounds. Myriad Morcells™ is a powder format of Myriad Matrix that easily conforms to optimize contact with irregular wound beds.
About Endoform™
Endoform™ products are unique extracellular matrix products, composed of AROA ECM, for the management of acute and chronic wounds.
About Symphony™
Symphony is a new product which has been developed off the strength of AROA ECM. It is applied as a graft and is surgically fixed at the margins. It is designed to support healing during the proliferative phase to reduce time to wound closure, particularly in patients whose healing is severely impaired or compromised due to disease.
About Enivo™
This is a new tissue apposition system which AROA is developing, designed to close tissue cavities at a surgical site created by surgical dissection or tissue removal. It is comprised of a specially designed AROA ECM implant that is coupled to an external single-use negative pressure pump. When the product is deployed, the tissue surfaces are drawn together, held in place and tissue fluids are carried by the vacuum to an external fluid collection bag. AROA intends to develop and launch a new class of products utilising this new platform technology.
Media enquiries
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Corporate Communications Manager, Aroa Biosurgery
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DENVER, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) today announced its AIPCon customer conference will be publicly live streamed on June 1, 2023. The exclusive conference will have a particular focus on the rapid adoption of Palantir AIP, bringing together C-suite executives from across Palantir's current and prospective customers.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp will share opening remarks, and CTO Shyam Sankar will provide a detailed look at the newest release of Palantir AIP and AI in Foundry. Palantir AIP enables customers to activate large language models and other AI on their private network, subject to full control.
Customer keynotes at AIPCon include:
- Cisco: Mike Younkers (Senior Director, Engineering, Government Solutions)
- Cleveland Clinic: Rohit Chandra (Chief Digital Officer)
- HCA Healthcare: Ben Spears (Director of Management Engineering) & Canaan Stage (AVP of Clinical Operations)
- Jacobs: Bob Pragada (Chief Executive Officer) & Shannon Miller (EVP & President, Divergent Solutions)
- J.D. Power: Bernardo Rodriguez (Chief Digital and Technology Officer)
- Panasonic Energy of North America: Justin Herman (VP & Chief Information Officer)
Additional speakers and customer demos showcasing the use of AI technology throughout the afternoon will include executives from Molson Coors, Cardinal Health, RBC, Lockheed Martin, PG&E, Tampa General Hospital, DISH Wireless, Siemens Healthineers, PwC, and more.
AIPCon will be accessible via live stream here beginning at 9:30am PT on Thursday, June 1, 2023. For local viewing locations, please reach out to aipcon-2023@palantir.com.
About Palantir Technologies Inc.
Foundational software of tomorrow. Delivered today. Additional information is available at https://www.palantir.com.
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This press release and the presentations to which it relates contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may relate to, but are not limited to, Palantir's expectations regarding our product development, distribution, and pricing, expected benefits of and applications for our software platforms, business strategy and plans (including strategy and plans relating to our Artificial Intelligence Platform ("AIP"), sales and marketing efforts, partnerships, and customers), investments in our business, market trends and market size, expectations regarding any current or potential customers, partnerships, or other business relationships or initiatives, opportunities (including growth opportunities), and positioning, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified. Limited AIP trial access available now. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and were based on current expectations as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management as of that time with respect to future events. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties include our ability to meet the unique needs of our customer; the failure of our platforms to satisfy our customer or perform as desired; the frequency or severity of any software and implementation errors; our platforms' reliability; and the timing of the development and release of, and updates to, our products. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties is included in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
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California’s first undocumented immigrant lawyer shares his story in new documentary
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) - In 2014, Sergio Garcia became the first undocumented immigrant to practice law in California. He is now sharing his story in a new documentary to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
In 1978, when Garcia was 17 months old, his parents first crossed the border with him from Mexico into the United States. He applied for legal residency in 1994, but his application remained pending for nearly 19 years.
His parents never could have imagined that one day, he would be practicing law in California.
“Somebody called it the David vs. Goliath part two, and David came on top again. Thank God!” Garcia said.
Like David in the biblical story, Garcia was an underdog. He was an undocumented immigrant who went to law school and passed the bar exam.
The Goliath in his story is the California Supreme Court.
An undocumented immigrant had never been allowed to practice law in the U.S. He turned that into his first unofficial fight as a lawyer.
“The Obama Administration came in against me and sent their attorneys from the Department of Justice to oppose my licensing,” Garcia said.
For almost five years, Garcia fought the government and also harassment.
“People were calling in the middle of the night saying they were going to kill me and my whole family,” he said.
In 2014, Garcia made history.
“We ultimately won that case. That allowed me to be the first undocumented attorney in the nation,” he said.
Garcia says all those years he kept telling himself that being an attorney was his “life’s dream” and that he was going to “see it all the way through or die trying.”
He knows what being close to death feels like because, during a border crossing with his mom at 17 years old, he almost lost his life.
“We were just placed next to each other like sardines. Four or five of us passed out. The two or three that remained still conscious, we were praying out loud to make it out alive,” he said.
Garcia writes in his book how, decades later when he became the first undocumented immigrant to practice law in California, he knew his work was just the beginning.
“I got a hold of the California legislature. We started talking. We put forth another piece of legislature that ultimately became law in 2016. That allows all undocumented professionals in California to be licensed,” he said.
Garcia’s case has inspired other states to do the same.
Now he is a U.S. citizen, sharing his story with a documentary, “American Dreamer,” and giving back to the next generation.
“My wife and I, we have the Sergio C. Garcia foundation. Last year, we donated about a $1 million and we help students who are trying to make their dreams come true,” he said.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI) ("Vuzix" or the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products, today reported its second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2022.
"Despite the macro challenges that persisted throughout our second quarter, we were able to achieve both sequential and modest year-over-year product sales growth," said Paul Travers, President and CEO. "More importantly, we continued to make steady progress in our pursuit of larger product deployments with many enterprise accounts, especially within warehousing and logistics as well as healthcare. At the same time, we continued to execute on opportunities to expand and strengthen our global sales channel in select regions. On the OEM side of our business, we are seeing growing interest in our waveguide and display engine solutions from both new and existing customers across the defense, consumer and enterprise sectors."
The following table compares condensed elements of the Company's unaudited summarized Consolidated Statements of Operations data for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively:
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, total revenues increased by 3% to $3.0 million versus $2.9 million for the comparable period in 2021. Sales of Vuzix smart glasses products and engineering services were relatively unchanged in the period.
There was an overall gross profit of $0.4 million or 14% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $0.6 million or 20% for the same period in 2021. The decrease was largely due to a higher level of sales discounts on a large unit volume sale and negative foreign exchange impacts from our non-US dollar denominated sales.
Research and Development (R&D) expense was $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $2.7 million for the comparable 2021 period, an increase of approximately 10%. The rise in R&D expense was largely due to increases in external development expenses related to Shield smart glasses and salary and benefits expenses.
Selling and Marketing expense was $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, versus $1.3 million the comparable 2021 period, an increase of approximately 37%. The rise was primarily due to increases in salary and benefits expenses due to headcount increases.
General and Administrative expense for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $5.0 million versus $5.2 million for the comparable 2021 period, a decrease of approximately 3%. The decline was primarily due to lower shareholder and IR related expenses.
The net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $10.0 million or $0.16 cents per share versus a net loss of $9.2 million or $0.15 for the same period in 2021.
The net cash operating loss after adding back non-cash items for the second quarter of 2022 was $5.5 million as compared to a loss of $4.6 million for the second quarter of 2021. As of June 30, 2022, the Company maintained cash and cash equivalents of $100.6 million and an overall working capital position of $109.1 million.
Management Outlook
"Notwithstanding the challenging supply chain and economic environments that remain in place, our outlook for the balance of 2022 continues to be positive with the expectation that our second half revenue will see further growth. Enterprise adoption of our smart glasses is poised to accelerate with larger orders anticipated from repeat and, in some cases, very large new customers that should ultimately represent significant units and dollar values. These major customers, with which we are already engaged and shipping to, remain committed to deploying Vuzix smart glasses in larger numbers and we believe it is now just a matter of when, and not if, for all of them," said Mr. Travers.
"Our OEM business is no less exciting in terms of the engagements already underway and the numerous new opportunities appearing regularly. Our OEM revenue in the second half of 2022 is expected to experience strong growth as we begin to leverage the investments that we have already made in our core technology and OEM platform. The significant improvements we have made in our waveguide performance and quality and our ability to manufacture in volume and at very competitive price points has opened and will continue to open new doors with consumer OEM customers. And on the defense side, the expiration of our non-compete and unique status as a US-based manufacturer and supplier of waveguides, ideally positions us to readily engage with any US or allied defense and homeland defense forces around the world," concluded Mr. Travers.
Conference Call Information
Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Dial-in Number for U.S. & Canadian Callers: 877-709-8150
Dial-in Number for International Callers (Outside of the U.S. & Canada): 201-689-8354
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of the Company's website at: https://ir.vuzix.com/ or directly at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=q6sCimQK
Participating on the call will be Vuzix' Chief Executive Officer and President Paul Travers and Chief Financial Officer Grant Russell, who together will discuss operational and financial highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
To join the live conference call, please dial into the above referenced telephone numbers five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time.
A telephonic replay will be available for 30 days, starting on August 9, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m. (ET). To access this replay, please dial 877-660-6853 within the U.S. or Canada, or 201-612-7415 for international callers. The conference replay ID# is 13731800.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 247 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2022 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK, and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit Vuzix website, Twitter and
Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements contained in this release relate to, among other things, the timing of new product releases, opportunities related to market disruptions, R&D project successes, smart glasses pilot to roll-out conversion rates, existing and new engineering services and conversion to volume production OEM programs, future operating results, and the Company's leadership in the Smart Glasses and AR display industry. They are generally identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "should" and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the Company's Annual Reports and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release, except as required by applicable law.
Investor Relations Contact
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Vuzix Corporation
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SÃO PAULO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), ("GOL" or "Company"), Brazil's largest domestic airline, provides an Investor Update. All information is presented in Brazilian Reais (R$). The information below is preliminary and unaudited.
GOL is updating its financial forecasts in light of higher jet fuel prices, the results obtained for the first nine months of the year, the current level of tickets sales, and expectations on seat availability.
The Company is focused on its fleet transformation and expects that by the end of the year, 44 737- MAX aircraft will be in operation, representing around 30% of the total fleet. The new and more efficient Boeing MAX play an important role in GOL's strategy in the coming years, contributing to deliver enhanced productivity, reduced unit costs, and lower carbon emissions.
To help investors and analysts understand how GOL addresses its near-term planning, the Company shares the following indicators:
(1) Cargo. loyalty. buy-on-board and other ancillary revenues; (2) Recurring operating results; (3) Excluding currency gains and losses and Unrealized losses on Exchangeable Senior Notes; (4) Capex, net is calculated as Gross capex (fleet capitalized maintenance) subtracted by financed Capex (credit facilities to finance assets acquisition and capitalized maintenance costs) ; (5) Including 7x annual aircraft lease payments and excluding perpetual bonds; and (6) Includes stock option exercises that may be issued from the stock option program and related to Exchangeable Senior Notes.
Investor Relations ri@voegol.com.br www.voegol.com.br/ir
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GOL is the largest airline in Brazil, leader in the corporate and leisure segments. Since founded in 2001, the Company has the lowest unit cost in Latin America, thus democratizing air transportation. The Company has alliances with American Airlines and Air FranceKLM, besides several codeshare and interline agreements available to Customers, bringing more convenience and simple connections to any place served by these partnerships. With the purpose of "Being the First for All", GOL offers the best travel experience to its passengers, including: the largest number of seats and more space between seats; the greatest platform with internet, movies and live TV; and the best frequent-flyer program, SMILES. In cargo transportation, GOLLOG delivers orders to different regions in Brazil and abroad. The Company has a team of 13,700 highly qualified aviation professionals focused on Safety, GOL's #1 value, and operates a standardized fleet of 145 Boeing 737 aircraft. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE (GOL) and the B3 (GOLL4). For further information, visit www.voegol.com.br/ri.
The information contained in this press release has not been subject to any independent audit or review and contains "forward-looking" statements, estimates and projections that relate to future events, which are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this press release including, without limitation, those regarding GOL's future financial position and results of operations, strategy, plans, objectives, goals and targets, future developments in the markets in which GOL operates or is seeking to operate, and any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believe", "expect", "aim", "intend", "will", "may", "project", "estimate", "anticipate", "predict", "seek", "should" or similar words or expressions, are forward-looking statements. The future events referred to in these forward- looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors, many of which are beyond GOL's control, that may cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. These forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding GOL's present and future business strategies and the environment in which GOL will operate in the future and are not a guarantee of future performance. Such forward-looking statements speak only as at the date on which they are made. None of GOL or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents undertakes any duty or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. None of GOL or any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, professional advisors and agents make any representation, warranty or prediction that the results anticipated by such forward-looking statements will be achieved, and such forward- looking statements represent, in each case, only one of many possible scenarios and should not be viewed as the most likely or standard scenario. Although GOL believes that the estimates and projections in these forward- looking statements are reasonable, they may prove materially incorrect and actual results may materially differ. As a result, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements.
To be consistent with industry practice, GOL discloses so-called non-GAAP financial measures which are not recognized under IFRS or U.S. GAAP, including "Net Debt", "Adjusted Net Debt", "total liquidity" and "EBITDA". The Company's management believes that disclosure of non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors, financial analysts and the public in their review of its operating performance and their comparison of its operating performance to the operating performance of other companies in the same industry and other industries. However, these non-GAAP items do not have standardized meanings and may not be directly comparable to similarly-titled items adopted by other companies. Potential investors should not rely on information not recognized under IFRS as a substitute for the GAAP measures of earnings or liquidity in making an investment decision.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, January 5, 2023
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
Flood Watch
National Weather Service San Diego CA
351 AM PST Wed Jan 4 2023
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of Southwest California, including the following
areas, Orange County Coastal Areas, Orange County Inland Areas,
Riverside County Mountains, San Bernardino County Mountains, San
Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire and
Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills.
* WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- The cold front of a strong Pacific storm moving inland
through California is expected to bring more widespread and
locally heavy rainfall for late tonight into Thursday.
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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Former President Trump’s presidential campaign fundraised off of the news of his indictment on Thursday, predicting that it would backfire on President Biden.
“Ever since I ran for president as a complete political outsider, the corrupt ruling class has tried to shut down our America First movement,” read the fundraising email, sent shortly after Trump was indicted. “The Deep State will use anything at their disposal to shut down the one political movement that puts you first.
“But I promise you this: This Witch Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,” the email said.
News of the indictment on Thursday marks the first time a president has been charged in a criminal matter. While the charges laid out in the indictment are unclear, a source close to the former president told The Hill he will be arraigned next week.
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Gulnaz Ayaz, a 37-year-old woman from Pakistan's Lahore city, got married in January 2011 and gave birth to a baby girl the same year. Ayaz, an educationist, never thought her life would take a tragic turn in 2014.
"I felt a small lump in my left breast," she told DW. "Initially, I was not alarmed by it. I went to my mother, who said it could have been formed because of breast feeding."
Ayaz then consulted several doctors. "I went to several hospitals. All doctors assured me it [the lump] would go away, but those did not allay my fear," Ayaz added.
"So, I decided to get the lump removed and sent the specimen to the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital. After four days, I was asked to collect the report. It turned out that the lump was malignant. It shocked me and plunged me into a state of despair. I was worried about my daughter who was only two and a half years old at the time," she said.
Social discrimination and stigma
"Instead of showing concern about my health, my husband taunted me for losing hair. He never visited me at the hospital during my treatment," Ayaz said, adding that her in-laws also treated her badly and were insensitive towards her.
"Then one day, while I was being treated, my husband decided to divorce me. That was during the first year of my treatment, and he left me to deal with the disease alone."
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Ayaz said that only her father and siblings supported her during those difficult times.
Civil society experts say breast cancer is a taboo topic in Pakistan, a Muslim-majority South Asian country. Even saying the word "breast" is considered immoral in the country, and people generally use the term "cancer for women" to talk about the disease.
According to PinkRibbon, a breast cancer awareness group, one in nine women in Pakistan will face breast cancer in their lifetime. The country also has the highest rate of the disease across Asia, the group said.
There is no national database for breast cancer statistics in Pakistan, but health experts say the disease kills nearly 40,000 women every year in the country.
Creating awareness
There is very little awareness in Pakistan about breast cancer. A study by the Rawalpindi General Hospital about breast cancer awareness involving 600 women found out that nearly 70% of the participants didn't know anything about the disease, 88% did not know about breast self-exams, and 68% did not understand the significance of finding a lump in the breast.
Cancer awareness groups say that even after discovering a lump in the breast, women don't even want to share the news with their close family members.
Ayaz, who fought the disease stoutly and was declared cancer-free in 2020, says she is determined to raise awareness about breast cancer in Pakistan.
"People don't even talk about breast cancer in cities, what to say about rural areas. If I am alive today, it is because I talked about it openly and refused to be passive about it," she told DW.
"I have been going to different colleges and schools to tell girls about my ordeal and the importance of early detection."
Ayaz admits the breast cancer treatment is expensive but advised women suffering from it to look for welfare hospitals that treat the patients free of cost.
Ayaz is now a single parent who is looking after her 11-year-old daughter. "My daughter is my source of strength. I intend to do a PhD in education and excel in my profession," she said. | https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-how-a-breast-cancer-patient-defied-social-stigma/a-63943611 | 2022-11-30 15:38:43 | 1 | https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-how-a-breast-cancer-patient-defied-social-stigma/a-63943611 |
Yes Ann; most all of us will admit we have global warming. What you do not put into your letter is that China is buying our coal and oil to fuel the one coal-fired power plant put into production every week. There is no environmental controls for China as we in the USA are doing much better than any other country and have been for many years.
As a kid; we studied the problems of pollution as to the Blue Ridge Mountains as to Acid Rain. Can you as an educated person explain why the Western Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevadas have ACID Rain, and not the Blue Ridge Mountains? Could it be we have allowed China to pollute our West Coast in lieu of cleaning up our own mess.
These regulations are causing us to outsource all we buy to the detriment of killing our economy. The clean environmental vehicles and other fixes need electricity; California only produces 15% of what it needs by solar and wind. Oh my God the rest is produced by petroleum. Perish the thought. It is a shame many people do not see the use of and need for gas as we have outsourced our petroleum to other states so we do not see it. California has over 20% of our nation’s oil reserves and we do not use it.
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ORANDO, Fla. -- Facing blowback, the director of Florida's high school sports governing body is backing away from using an eligibility form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history in order to compete.
The video in the media player is from a previous report.
Instead, the executive director of the Florida High School Athletic Association is recommending that most personal information revealed on medical history forms stay at the doctor's office and not be stored at school.
The association's board has an emergency meeting Thursday to vote on whether to adopt the four-page form - which would remove questions that force student-athletes to share details about their menstruation cycles in order to be participate in sports.
Many other states ask or order female athletes to include details about their menstruation cycles with other health information.
The Florida association's spokesperson has said the proposed changes were not in response to concerns about transgender athletes competing in women's sports, as some social media users claim.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2021 signed a bill barring transgender girls and women from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes identified as girls at birth, which put DeSantis and the state into the national cultural debate over transgender rights.
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Under the new Florida recommendation, answers to additional questions about mental health, alcohol and drug use, and family health history would stay in the offices of the health care practitioner who conducted the medical screening.
An earlier version of the form, which had mandatory questions about students' menstrual histories, had been recommended by an advisory committee of the association. Committee members said making the menstrual cycle questions mandatory rather than optional was consistent with national guidelines for sports physicals developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Sports Medicine and other groups.
The national guidelines said menstrual history is an "essential discussion for female athletes" because period abnormalities could be a sign of "low energy availability, pregnancy, or other gynecologic or medical conditions."
However, the earlier version of the form "created concerns and questions from parents, school district administrators, school board members and coaches regarding the health privacy of student-athletes," according to the Florida association board's Thursday meeting agenda.
"Therefore, this recommendation provides pertinent medical history to the qualified health care practitioner and gives schools the medical authorization necessary for allowing athletic participation, while the protecting the privacy of the student-athlete," the agenda item said.
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Thursday's meeting was being held after a group of Democratic state lawmakers sent a letter this week to John Gerdes, the association's president, calling the reporting requirements in the earlier proposed form "highly invasive." The letter said, "no girl should be forced to disclose her bodily functions to someone who is not her mother, father, caretaker, or physician."
The state lawmakers said they were concerned that, if the schools had the information, a coach or athletic director would be able to get access to it. With the current form, such questions are optional, not mandatory; in the revised form under consideration, they would be scrapped.
"There is absolutely no reason for FHSAA to collect such private information and no reason why the schools need it," the lawmakers said in the letter. | https://abc7ny.com/florida-female-athletes-dont-say-gay-bill-menstrual-cycle-requirements/12792203/ | 2023-02-09 20:56:34 | 0 | https://abc7ny.com/florida-female-athletes-dont-say-gay-bill-menstrual-cycle-requirements/12792203/ |
BOSTON — Matthew Tkachuk scored six minutes into overtime to help the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Wednesday night and force their first-round playoff series back to Florida for a sixth game.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 44 saves for Florida, which has won back-to-back games in Boston but lost twice at home. Anthony Duclair, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart also scored — each one giving the Panthers a lead.
Patrice Bergeron scored in his return from an injury, and Ullmark stopped 21 shots for the Bruins. Brad Marchand and Taylor Hall had the other goals for Boston, which rallied from 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 deficits to force overtime.
It was 2-1 Florida when Bergeron tied it five seconds into a Boston power play, tipping Marchand’s shot into the net. Seconds later, Tkachuk drew a hooking penalty on Jakub Lauko, and Reinhart quickly put the Panthers back in front.
With about 10 minutes left in regulation, though, Hall fought for a puck in the slot, turned and wristed it into the net to tie the game 3-3. The Panthers earned a faceoff in the Boston zone with 8 seconds left, but Marchand poked the puck free and chased it down, breaking free down the ice.
Bobrovsky turned him aside with 1 second left on the clock.
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JEREMY ROBERT HUFFMAN, 43 of Huntington, died Feb. 23. He was manager at Papa John's Pizza and a Clerk at Kroger. There will be a gathering of friends from 2 to 4 p.m. March 4 at Henson and Kitchen Mortuary and Cremation Services, Huntington. www.hensonandkitchen.com.
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TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen4 Dental Partners, a Thurston Group portfolio company based in Tempe, AZ, announced today the acquisition of Bay Area Dental, a multi-location dental practice in the San Francisco, CA, bay area.
Founded and led by Joseph Field, DDS, FAAID, FICOI, FAGD, DABOI/ID, the group includes two locations in Los Altos, plus practices in Mountain View and Cupertino, CA. The addition expands the fast-growing Gen4 Dental Partners platform, which has 46+ locations in markets in Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Utah, Texas, Minnesota, and now California.
"Bay Area Dental is one of the elite implant, orthodontic, and cosmetic dentistry practices on the West Coast," enthused Gen4 Dental Partners Chief Executive Officer Lamonte Jensen. "We're looking forward to working with Dr. Field and his team. They will be terrific partners."
Dr. Field said Bay Area Dental's 16 dentists are committed to cutting-edge dental technology, such as CBCT 3D imaging, laser-assisted tissue regeneration, Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) enhanced healing for implants, IV sedation, veneers, and 3D printing of crowns and bridges. But it's not just about technology for technology's sake.
"Patient care is the cornerstone of our practice," Dr. Field said. "We are dedicated to providing the highest quality care that focuses on the patient experience, meticulously and individually designed for each patient."
"Gen4 seemed a natural fit for us," he added. "Their vision of all-star doctors collaborating to elevate patient-centric dentistry resonates with us, and their top-tier back-office support will free us to expand our premier-quality dental care to even more patients. We're looking forward to growing together."
Bay Area Dental is an all-star team of dentists and dental professionals committed to providing comprehensive, elite dental treatment to San Francisco Bay residents through locations in Los Altos, Mountain View, and Cupertino, CA. They use advanced dental technology to craft dental solutions individually designed to provide each patient with the highest quality experience. More about Bay Area Dental
Gen4 Dental Partners, led by CEO Lamonte Jensen and CCO Dr. Mitch Ellingson, is one of the fastest growing and highly innovative Dental Service Organizations, providing world-class support to leading providers of dental services.
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Thurston Group is a Chicago-based private equity firm that focuses on building industry-leading companies in the healthcare and related business services sectors. Thurston has an extensive track record of partnering with physicians and building fast-growing healthcare businesses, including Smile Doctors, US Endo Partners, US Oral Surgery Management, SGA Dental Partners, Gen4 Dental Partners, Arc Health, Options Medical Weight Loss, and U.S. Orthopedic Partners. Over its 35-year history, Thurston Group has returned more than $4B of invested capital. More about the Thurston Group.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones bulled through the first of several trials against him that could decimate his personal fortune and media empire in his usual way: Loud, aggressive and talking about conspiracies both in and out the courtroom.
It’s business as usual for the gravelly voiced, barrel-chested Jones. But by courtroom standards, his erratic and, at times, disrespectful behavior is unusual — and potentially complicated for the legal process.
Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems, were ordered Thursday to pay $4.11 million in compensatory damages to the parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, who was killed with 19 other first graders and six educators in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. And significantly more could be on the way.
Although the more-than $4 million was significantly less than the $150 million in damages Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis are seeking, the jury meets again Friday to hear about Jones’ finances before deciding on punitive damages.
Jones faces two more Sandy Hook trials to determine damages later this year: One for parents of a 6-year-old boy in an Austin court, and another for eight families in Connecticut.
Heslin and Lewis have testified that Jones’ constant push of false claims that the shooting was a hoax or staged made the last decade a “living hell’ of death threats, online abuse and unrelenting trauma inflicted by Jones and his followers.
After years of false hoax claims, Jones admitted under oath that the shooting was “100% real” and even shook hands with the parents.
But the bombastic version of Jones was always lurking under the surface, or even on full display away from the courthouse.
During a break on the first day, he held an impromptu news conference just a few feet from the courtroom doors, declaring the proceedings a “kangaroo court” and “show trial” railroading his fight for free speech under the First Amendment. On the first day, he arrived at the courthouse with “Save the 1st” written on silver tape over his mouth.
When he came to the courthouse, it was always with a security detail of three or four guards. Jones, who wasn’t in court for the verdict, often skipped testimony to appear on his daily Infowars program, where the attacks on the judge and jury continued. During one show, Jones said the jury was pulled from a group of people who “don’t know what planet they live on.”
That clip was shown to the jury. So was a snapshot from his Infowars website showing Judge Maya Guerra Gamble engulfed in flames. She laughed at that.
Jones was only slightly less combative in court. He was the only witness to testify in his defense and Gamble knew it had the potential to go off the rails. She warned Jones’ lawyers before it even started that if he tried to turn it into a performance, she would clear the courtroom and shut down the livestream broadcasting the trial to the world.
When Jones arrived for Lewis’ testimony, Gamble asked if he was chewing gum, a violation of a strict rule in her courtroom. She’d scolded his attorney Andino Reynal several times already.
That led to a testy exchange. Jones said he wasn’t chewing gum. Gamble said she could see his mouth moving. Jones opened wide and leaned over the defense table to show her a gap in his mouth where he’d had a tooth extracted. Jones insisted he was only massaging the hole with his tongue.
“Don’t show me,” the judge said.
Some legal experts said they were surprised by Jones’ behavior and questioned whether it was a calculated risk to boost his appeal to fans.
“It’s the most bizarre behavior I have ever seen at a trial,” said Barry Covert, a Buffalo, New York, First Amendment lawyer. “In my opinion, Jones is a money making juggernaut — crazy like a fox,” Covert said. “The bigger the spectacle, the better.”
Kevin Goldberg, a First Amendment specialist at the Maryland-based Freedom Forum, said he found it hard to imagine what Jones might be thinking and what benefit he could derive from his behavior.
“I don’t know what it is designed to accomplish other than being on brand for Alex Jones,” said Goldberg. “This seem to be a man who has built his brand … on disrespecting the institutions of government … and this court.”
Defendants at trial are often given some leeway because they have so much at stake — prison in criminal cases and, in Jones’ civil trial, potential financial ruin. Monetary sanctions or even post-trial contempt charges are also a possibility.
Gamble had to be careful how she handled it all, Covert said.
“Jones’ bizarre behavior is putting the judge in a very difficult box,” said Covert. “She doesn’t want to appear to put her finger on the scales of justice.”
Jones skipped Heslin’s testimony when he described for the jury holding his dead son in his arms with a “bullet hole through his head.”
Heslin said he wanted to confront Jones face-to-face and called his absence that day “cowardly.” Jones was instead appearing on his daily broadcast.
Jones was in the room when Lewis took the stand, sitting barely 10 feet away as she looked directly at him.
“My son existed. I am not ‘deep state,’ she said of the conspiracy theory of a shadowy network of federal workers running the government.
“I know you know that,” Lewis said.
When Lewis asked Jones if he thought she was an actor, Jones answered “No,” but was cut off by Gamble who scolded him for speaking out of turn.
At the end of that day, Jones and the parents shook hands. Lewis even handed him a sip of water to help calm a persistent cough Jones said was caused by a torn larynx. Her attorney Wesley Ball quickly stepped in to break it up.
“No,” Ball snapped at Jones, “You are NOT doing this.”
Jones was the only witness in his defense. His testimony pushed the rules of the court so often that the plaintiffs openly questioned whether Jones and his attorneys were trying to sabotage the court and force a mistrial. They filed a motion for sanctions against them after Jones claimed he was bankrupt, which attorneys dispute and was off limits in testimony.
At one point, Jones appeared flabbergasted when the family’s attorneys announced that Jones’ legal team had mistakenly sent them two years’ worth of data from his cell phone — a massive data dump they said should have been produced in discovery but wasn’t. They said it proved he’d been receiving texts and emails about Sandy Hook and his media company’s finances that he hadn’t turned over under court orders.
“This is your Perry Mason moment,” Jones snapped.
Plaintiff’s attorney Mark Bankston said Thursday that the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol had requested those materials and that he intended to give it to them.
The Jan. 6 committee first subpoenaed Jones in November, demanding a deposition and documents related to his efforts to spread misinformation about the 2020 election and a rally on the day of the attack.
During the trial, Jones often spoke out of turn, and was cut off when he veered into conspiracies, ranging from the Sept. 11 terror attacks being staged to a fake effort of the United Nations on world depopulation. He continued to call into question some of the biggest events and significant government institutions in American life.
“This,” the judge told him, “is not your show.”
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Tarm reported from Chicago.
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Road-trip charging of electric cars doesn’t have to be so hard.
That’s what Tesla has essentially proven with its Supercharger network, but as of yet, no other network has come close to providing the same level of reliability or uptime, or a consistent experience.
That, and the mammoth charging infrastructure buildout necessary to support EV sales targets, appears to be the impetus behind a yet-unnamed charging network venture announced Wednesday morning that is backed by seven major global automakers: BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis.
It’s aiming to install at least 30,000 high-powered charge points in urban and highway locations “to ensure customers can charge whenever and wherever they need,” and will have “a focus on delivering an elevated customer experience,” according to an initial release, with reliability and appealing locations offering various amenities among the top priorities.
Stations on this new network will be accessible to “all battery-powered electric vehicles from any automaker using Combined Charging System (CCS) or North American Charging Standard (NACS),” the venture explained, which will cover the vast majority of EVs on the road—all except for the Nissan Leaf and a few others on the CHAdeMO standard.
350-kw, 800-volt, and NACS V4 electric car charging? Yes, yes, and yes
The network aims to offer 350-kw connectors as a starting point in its experience—a detail that may truly help satisfy drivers with road-trip charging needs, if it can coordinate all the software and hardware to function smoothly.
“We want EV customers to significantly reduce their charging times from the beginning of the joint venture,” said the seven founding members, in a joint statement to Green Car Reports. “For this, the joint venture aims for having the best charging power available on the market and technological state-of-the-art charging at all times.”
The companies wouldn’t yet say exactly whether that means Tesla NACS V4 compatibility—a necessary piece for charging some 800-volt vehicles at peak rate. But the answer’s essentially there, as they emphasized to GCR that the venture “aims for having the best charging power available on the market and technological state-of-the-art charging at all times.”
Pricing and access details haven’t yet been worked out. But it emphasized “a seamless, vehicle-integrated, best-in-class charging experience,” with the entire network powered by renewable energy. The interface will include reservations and intelligent route planning, and support for Plug & Charge technology from the start.
And if that’s not enough of a hint, GM and Mercedes-Benz are among the automakers that have already announced plans to shift to the Tesla NACS port for charging starting in 2025—and support for V4 becomes an essential piece for GM’s big electric trucks.
Putting it in perspective with Tesla Supercharger, Electrify America
To put this network’s plan for 30,000 high-power connectors in perspective: The Tesla Supercharger network now offers nearly 20,400 DC fast-charging ports (at nearly 1,900 locations), according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The vast majority of those Tesla Supercharging connectors are capable of charging compatible vehicles at up to 250 kw, with a unified interface and charging experience across the whole network.
VW’s Electrify America network offers nearly 3,600 DC fast-charging ports at about 800 charging locations. On that network, charge power starts at 150 kw and 350-kw connectors are still relatively rare.
As the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimated in a study released in June, the 30 million to 42 million EVs on U.S. roads by 2030 will require 182,000 publicly accessible DC fast-charging ports.
In some ways, what this network is doing may be essentially learning from what worked in Europe. BMW, Mercedes, Ford, VW, and Audi launched the Ionity fast-charging network there in 2017. It eventually gained more stakeholders, including Hyundai and Kia, and in the course of a few years it helped build Europe into a stronger EV market than the U.S.
In the U.S., Electrify America’s origin story is quite different, as it was created with $2 billion from the Volkswagen Group as part of the automaker’s diesel-emissions-cheating settlement with the federal government. EA has tried to expand beyond its original plan with investment from other automakers, but the tech supplier Siemens remains its sole other investor.
Charging network business details: All TBD
Virtually all the business aspects of this new joint venture are yet unannounced—including the size of the expected total investment and the amount expected of each stakeholder, which will have equal rights. The companies say that the joint venture will include the development of this network, but it might not be limited to just that.
The venture does say that it’s expecting “to meet or exceed the spirit and requirements of the U.S. National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program”—a program that is being tightened with more requirements for reporting of uptime and reliability. That will make it one of many companies vying for federal funds at the state level, and the venture told Green Car Reports that it will “evaluate options to work with local governments and available public funding to enable the set-up of the network.”
Ultimately, it may expand with public or private funds, and it’s open to investment from other automakers—like Ford, Nissan, or Toyota, all of which aren’t involved at this point—or from affiliated tech companies or outside the auto industry.
The first stations in this network are due to open in the summer of 2024, with Canada due to be added at a later stage. Both GM and Mercedes-Benz, which planned significant fast-charging network buildouts in North America, say that their existing plans are unaffected.
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Giants first. Austin Slater reaches on error. Throwing error by CJ Abrams. Thairo Estrada singles to right field. Austin Slater to third. Mitch Haniger doubles to deep center field. Thairo Estrada scores. Austin Slater scores. J.D. Davis lines out to shortstop to CJ Abrams. Wilmer Flores flies out to center field to Alex Call. David Villar flies out to deep center field to Alex Call.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Giants 2, Nationals 0.
Giants fourth. David Villar grounds out to first base, Dominic Smith to Patrick Corbin. Casey Schmitt homers to center field. Joey Bart grounds out to shortstop, CJ Abrams to Dominic Smith. Brett Wisely grounds out to second base, Luis Garcia to Dominic Smith.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Giants 3, Nationals 0.
Nationals sixth. Joey Meneses doubles to left field. Jeimer Candelario grounds out to second base, Thairo Estrada to Wilmer Flores. Joey Meneses to third. Dominic Smith singles to left field. Joey Meneses scores. Alex Call singles to center field. Dominic Smith to second. CJ Abrams grounds out to second base, Thairo Estrada to Wilmer Flores. Alex Call to second. Dominic Smith to third. Jake Alu strikes out on a foul tip.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 3, Nationals 1.
Giants seventh. Michael Conforto pinch-hitting for Austin Slater. Michael Conforto walks. Thairo Estrada reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Michael Conforto out at second. Mitch Haniger grounds out to shallow infield, Mason Thompson to Dominic Smith. Thairo Estrada to third. J.D. Davis singles to left center field. Thairo Estrada scores. Wilmer Flores walks. J.D. Davis to second. Joc Pederson pinch-hitting for David Villar. Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
5-5-8-1
(five, five, eight, one)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
5-5-8-1
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Kent St. at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
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Mississippi St. vs. Illinois at South Bend, Ind., 7 p.m.
Missouri St. at Nebraska, 7 p.m.
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Southern U. vs. Sacred Heart at Stanford, Calif., 9 p.m.
Drexel at Fordham, 7 p.m.
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Saint Joseph's at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.
Towson at Harvard, 7 p.m.
Morgan St. at Wake Forest, 6 p.m.
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Penn at Richmond, 6 p.m.
Wofford at Florida, 6 p.m.
High Point at Clemson, 7 p.m.
Jackson St. at Memphis, 8 p.m.
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Liberty at Bowling Green, 6 p.m.
Belmont at Ball St., 6:30 p.m.
Colorado St. at N. Iowa, 7 p.m.
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St. John's vs. Purdue at Columbus, Ohio, 7 p.m.
Wichita St. at Kansas St., 7 p.m.
Illinois St. at Missouri, 8 p.m.
Niagara at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
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Tennessee Tech vs. Monmouth (NJ) at Bloomington, Ind., 9 p.m.
UTEP at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Texas St. at Stephen F. Austin, 7:30 p.m.
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Louisiana Tech at Arkansas, 8 p.m.
UALR at SMU, 8 p.m.
Long Beach St. at San Diego, 9 p.m.
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N. Arizona at New Mexico, 9 p.m.
San Francisco at Washington, 10 p.m.
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West Virginia vs. Arizona at College Park, Md., Noon
Holy Cross at Maryland, 2:30 p.m.
Boston U. at Rhode Island, 6 p.m.
Albany (NY) at UMass, 7 p.m.
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Fairleigh Dickinson at Columbia, 7 p.m.
Marquette vs. South Florida at Columbia, S.C., 11:30 a.m.
FIU vs. ETSU at Lexington, Ky., Noon
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Norfolk St. at South Carolina, 2 p.m.
UNLV vs. Michigan at Baton Rouge, La., 3 p.m.
Chattanooga at Virginia Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Hawaii at LSU, 5:30 p.m.
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N. Illinois vs. Georgia Southern at Lexington, Ky., 7:30 p.m.
S. Dakota St. vs. Southern Cal at Blacksburg, Va., 8 p.m.
Tulane at Auburn, 8 p.m.
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Georgia vs. Florida St. at Iowa City, Iowa, 1:30 p.m.
S. Utah at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
SE Louisiana at Iowa, 4 p.m.
W. Kentucky at Kansas, 6 p.m.
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Ill. Chicago vs. New Mexico St. at Lexington, Ky., 2:30 p.m.
North Dakota vs. Cal Baptist at Lexington, Ky., 5 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Utah, 7:30 p.m.
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UC Irvine at San Diego St., 8 p.m.
Texas A&M-CC at Wyoming, 8:30 p.m.
Rice at BYU, 9 p.m.
Gonzaga vs. Mississippi at Stanford, Calif., 10 p.m.
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N. Dakota St. at Oregon, 10 p.m.
Princeton vs. NC State at Salt Lake City, 10 p.m.
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Florida Gulf Coast vs. Washington St. at Bryn Mawr, Pa., 2:30 p.m.
Vermont at UConn, 3 p.m.
Cleveland St. at Villanova, 5 p.m.
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Saint Louis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Toledo vs. Iowa St. at Knoxville, Tenn., 3:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee vs. Colorado at Durham, N.C., 7 p.m.
Iona at Duke, 9:30 p.m.
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James Madison at Ohio St., 1:30 p.m.
Miami vs. Oklahoma St. at Bloomington, Ind., 2 p.m.
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Alabama vs. Baylor at Storrs, Conn., TBA
Drake vs. Louisville at Austin, Texas, 7:30 p.m.
East Carolina at Texas, 10 p.m.
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Portland vs. Oklahoma at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
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VIDEO: Musselman previews top 20 matchup against Mizzou
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Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman said his team got a sense of how competitive SEC play can be during Wednesday’s loss to LSU. “I think everybody is going to understand how hard this league is and how many games come down to the last minute and a half,” Musselman said. “We’ve got two guys that have SEC experience, so there’s going to be a lot of learning lessons for this team early on for sure.”
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One dead after being struck by train in Downtown Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - One woman is dead after being struck by a train in Downtown Fargo early Sunday morning.
According to police, at 3:32 a.m., police responded to a report of a serious injury on the section of railway tracks between Roberts Street and Broadway in Downtown Fargo.
The conductor of the eastbound train reported applying the emergency brakes when seeing the individual sitting on the tracks but the train made contact with the female, who was killed as a result of her injuries.
Police say this does not appear to be an accident and no foul play is suspected.
Her name is not being released at this time to allow adequate time for family members to be contacted.
Valley News Live will continue to bring updates as details become available.
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- Two poster presentations utilizing Sysmex Inostics technology to be featured -
BALTIMORE, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sysmex Inostics, Inc. and QIAGEN N.V. will co-exhibit at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, the world's largest clinical cancer research meeting, held June 3, 2022, through June 7, 2022, in Chicago.
QIAGEN, the leading global provider of sample to insight solutions for molecular testing, and Sysmex Inostics combined forces in July 2021 to accelerate global companion diagnostic access. QIAGEN provides unparalleled global custom cancer companion diagnostics (CDx) development and commercialization capabilities utilizing Sysmex Inostics ultra-sensitive NGS liquid biopsy technology. The goal of the alliance is to promote early clinical implementation of Sysmex Inostics' technology to expedite clinical trial timelines for pharmaceutical companies that develop molecularly targeted drugs for cancer.
"Sysmex Inostics is focused on developing tools to support the fight against cancer and other devastating diseases. By partnering with industry leaders like QIAGEN we can help accelerate the fight to help patients with these diseases," said Shinichi Sato, CEO of Sysmex Inostics, Inc. "We look forward to highlighting our partnership with QIAGEN at ASCO 2022."
"Through our partnership with Sysmex, we can develop ultrasensitive blood-based NGS panels to the specific requirements of our pharma partners for their clinical trials," stated Jonathan Arnold, Vice President, Head of Oncology and Precision Diagnostics of QIAGEN. Arnold added, "If and when a CDx is required, QIAGEN will lead IVD submission, manufacturing, and global commercialization as a kitted product."
Sysmex and QIAGEN will highlight their alliance at ASCO booth 8149, Saturday, June 4, 2022, through Monday, June 6, 2022, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDT each day.
Yoshinori Kagawa MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan, will present the poster "Plasma RAS dynamics and anti-EGFR rechallenge efficacy in patients with RAS/BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer: REMARRY and PURSUIT trials." Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) was analyzed and monitored using the Sysmex Inostics OncoBEAM™ RAS CRC Kit. Dr. Kagawa will present poster 3518 during the Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal session on Saturday, June 4, 2022, 3:00 PM-4:30 PM CDT.
Linda (Yilin) Cao, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, will present the poster "Dynamic cell free HPV DNA is an early measure of treatment responsiveness in patients receiving induction chemotherapy for HPV-related head and neck cancer." Findings add to the breadth of ongoing clinical studies using HPV-SEQ to investigate de-escalation of HPV-positive patients from unnecessary and potentially harmful head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) treatments. HPV-SEQ is an ultrasensitive test for the detection of HPV16/18 DNA from blood and is CLIA validated to detect as few as five HPV DNA molecules from two tubes of blood.1 See here for additional study information. Dr. Cao will present poster 6062 during the Head and Neck Cancer session on Monday, June 6, 2022, 1:15 PM- 4:15 PM CDT.
Posters will be available after each presentation here:
QIAGEN N.V., a Netherlands-based holding company, is the leading global provider of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. Our sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from blood, tissue and other materials. Assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. Automation solutions tie these together in seamless and cost-effective workflows. QIAGEN provides solutions to more than 500,000 customers around the world in Molecular Diagnostics (human healthcare), Applied Testing (primarily forensics), Pharma (pharma and biotech companies) and Academia (life sciences research). As of March 31, 2022, QIAGEN employed more than 6,000 people in over 35 locations worldwide. Further information can be found at http://www.qiagen.com.
Sysmex Inostics, Inc., a US-based Sysmex Corporation subsidiary, empowers discoveries in oncology by providing investigators ultra-sensitive quantitative liquid biopsy solutions.
Developed by experts at Johns Hopkins with the philosophy of "no molecule left behind," these technologies are optimized to ensure the detection of low-frequency mutant molecules (0.03%-0.05% MAF) with a high degree of specificity. Focused and flexible genomic coverage allows for superior sensitivity and reduced costs.
As forerunners of blood-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) mutation detection, Sysmex Inostics has provided custom assays and CLIA-certified lab services to leading BioPharma companies over the last ten years to help monitor progression, identify targetable resistance alterations, and detect MRD throughout the clinical trial process.
Sysmex Inostics offers a portfolio of highly sensitive NGS panels through its CLIA-certified laboratory in Baltimore, Maryland.
For more information, refer to www.sysmex-inostics.com or email info@sysmex-inostics.com.
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- Internal validation data on file, Sysmex Inostics 2022
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Jrue Holiday Player Prop Bets: Bucks vs. Jazz - March 24
Jrue Holiday and the rest of the Milwaukee Bucks will be hitting the court versus the Utah Jazz on Friday at 9:00 PM ET.
With prop bets available for Holiday, let's examine some stats and trends to help you find good wagers.
Jrue Holiday Prop Bets vs. the Jazz
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Jrue Holiday Insights vs. the Jazz
- Holiday has taken 15.3 shots per game this season and made 7.2 per game, which account for 14.1% and 14.1%, respectively, of his team's total.
- He's knocked down 2.3 threes per game, or 13.2% of his team's makes from beyond the arc this season.
- Holiday's Bucks average 102.3 possessions per game, which ranks 22nd among NBA teams, while the Jazz have a middling offense in terms of tempo, ranking 16th with 103.5 possessions per contest.
- The Jazz are the 22nd-best defensive squad in the league, conceding 117.4 points per game.
- On the glass, the Jazz have conceded 43.3 rebounds per contest, which puts them 15th in the NBA.
- The Jazz allow 24.2 assists per game, seventh-ranked in the NBA.
- In terms of 3-pointers, the Jazz have conceded 12.2 makes per game, 13th in the league.
Jrue Holiday vs. the Jazz
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The teenager killed in a school shooting in St. Louis was a “joyful, wonderful” girl who loved to dance, her father said.
Alexandria Bell, 15, died Monday morning when Orlando Harris broke into Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and began shooting. Teacher Jean Kuczka also died and seven other students were injured. Police killed Harris in an exchange of gunfire minutes after they arrived.
St. Louis Public Schools on Tuesday confirmed that the victims were Bell and 61-year-old physical education teacher Jean Kuczka. Police had earlier said the teenager was 16.
“Alexandria was my everything," Andre Bell told KSDK-TV. “She was joyful, wonderful and just a great person.”
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Alexandria, a 10th grader, was outgoing, loved to dance and was a member of the school's junior varsity dance team.
“She was the girl I loved to see and loved to hear from. No matter how I felt, I could always talk to her and it was alright. That was my baby,” Andre Bell said.
The attack forced students to barricade doors and huddle in classroom corners, jump from windows and run out of the building to seek safety. One terrorized girl said she was eye-to-eye with the shooter before his gun apparently jammed and she was able to run out. Several people inside the school said they heard Harris warn, “You are all going to die!”
Harris, 19, graduated from the school last year. The FBI was assisting police in trying to determine a motive, but Police commissioner Michael Sack said at a news conference that mental health issues may have been a factor.
Abby Kuczka said her mother was killed when the gunman burst into her classroom and she moved between him and her students.
“My mom loved kids,” Abbey Kuczka told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “She loved her students. I know her students looked at her like she was their mom.”
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The seven injured students are all 15 or 16 years old. All were listed in stable condition. Sack said four suffered gunshot or graze wounds, two had bruises and one had a broken ankle.
The school in south St. Louis was locked, with seven security guards near each door, St. Louis Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams said. A security guard initially became alarmed when he saw the gunman trying to get in one of the doors. He was armed with a gun and “there was no mystery about what was going to happen. He had it out and entered in an aggressive, violent manner," Sack said.
That guard alerted school officials and made sure police were contacted.
Harris managed to get inside anyway — Sack declined to say how, saying he didn't want to “make it easy” for anyone else who wants to break into a school.
Sack offered this timeline of events: A 911 call came in at 9:11 a.m. alerting police of an active shooter. Officers — some off-duty wearing street clothes — arrived at 9:15 a.m. Police located Harris at 9:23 a.m. and began shooting at him. Harris was shot at 9:25 a.m. He was secured by police at 9:32 a.m.
Harris was armed with nearly a dozen 30-round high-capacity magazines, Sack said.
“This could have been much worse," Sack said.
Central Visual and Performing Arts shares a building with another magnet school, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience. Central has 383 students, Collegiate 336.
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Monday’s school shooting was the 40th this year resulting in injuries or death, according to a tally by Education Week — the most in any year since it began tracking shootings in 2018. The deadly attacks include the killings at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in May, when 19 children and two teachers died. Monday’s St. Louis shooting came on the same day a Michigan teenager pleaded guilty to terrorism and first-degree murder in a school shooting that killed four students in December 2021.
Taniya Gholston said she was saved when the shooter’s gun jammed as he entered her classroom. “All I heard was two shots and he came in there with a gun,” the 16-year-old told the Post-Dispatch. “I was trying to run and I couldn’t run. Me and him made eye contact but I made it out because his gun got jammed.”
The gunman pointed his weapon at Raymond Parks, a dance teacher at the school, but did not shoot him, Parks said. The kids in his class escaped outside and Parks tried to stop traffic and get someone to call the police. They came quickly.
“You couldn’t have asked for better,” Parks said of the police response.
Ashley Rench said she was teaching advanced algebra to sophomores when she heard a loud bang. Then the school intercom announced, “Miles Davis is in the building.”
“That’s our code for intruder,” Rench said.
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The gunman tried the door of the classroom but did not force his way in, she said. When the police started banging, she wasn’t sure at first if it really was law enforcement until she was able to glance out and see officers.
“Let's go!" she told the kids.
Kuczka, the slain teacher, taught health at Central for 14 years and recently began coaching cross-country at Collegiate, her daughter said. “She was definitely looking forward to retirement though. She was close,” Abbey Kuczka said.
Kuczka’s biography on the school website said she was the married mother of five and a grandmother of seven. She was an avid bike rider and was part of a 1979 national championship field hockey team at what is now Missouri State University.
“I cannot imagine myself in any other career but teaching,” Kuczka wrote on the website. “In high school, I taught swimming lessons at the YMCA. From that point on, I knew I wanted to be a teacher.”
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AP reporter Margaret Stafford in Liberty, Missouri, contributed to this report. Salter reported from O'Fallon, Missouri.
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ORRVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The J.M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) will release its first quarter fiscal 2023 financial results on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. A press release, including financial statements and segment information, supplemental materials, pre-recorded management remarks, and a transcript of the pre-recorded remarks will be available at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company will webcast a live question and answer session with Mark Smucker, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Tucker Marshall, Chief Financial Officer, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on that date.
The Company will participate in the 2022 Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference and invites interested parties to join its webcast on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
The live webcasts, replays, and other materials for both events can be accessed at the Company's website: investors.jmsmucker.com.
About The J.M. Smucker Co.
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a diverse portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets and is found in nearly 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker's® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer preferences and acting responsibly, we will continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on society. For more information, please visit jmsmucker.com.
The J.M. Smucker Co. is the owner of all trademarks referenced herein except for Rachael Ray®, a registered trademark of Ray Marks II LLC, which is used under license.
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Small scores 21, East Carolina defeats Coppin State 84-75
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Led by Javon Small’s 21 points, the East Carolina Pirates defeated the Coppin State Eagles 84-75 on Sunday. The Pirates improved to 7-4 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 4-8. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/12/11/small-scores-21-east-carolina-defeats-coppin-state-84-75/ | 2022-12-13 23:45:19 | 0 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/12/11/small-scores-21-east-carolina-defeats-coppin-state-84-75/ |
500 words are added to Scrabble's official Merriam-Webster online dictionary Published November 17, 2022 at 3:47 AM MST Facebook Twitter Email Listen • 0:28 Guac, short for guacamole, made the cut — as well as stan, sitch, convo, zedonk, dox and fauxhawk. The book was last updated in 2018. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.kunm.org/2022-11-17/500-words-are-added-to-scrabbles-official-merriam-webster-online-dictionary | 2022-11-17 11:40:47 | 1 | https://www.kunm.org/2022-11-17/500-words-are-added-to-scrabbles-official-merriam-webster-online-dictionary |
Joseph C. Bucalo of Scranton died Thursday at the Allied Services Hospice Center. Arrangements and on-site cremation are under the care of the Miller Bean Funeral Home Inc., 436 Cedar Ave., Scranton.
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Maybe you've seen the funny internet memes about high egg prices? Like the one where a guy gets on his knees to propose, but instead of a ring, he brings out a dozen precious eggs!
Well, egg prices have finally begun to decline. "We're seeing wholesale prices start to come down," says David Ortega, a food economist at Michigan State University. The wholesale price of a dozen eggs in the midwest market dropped by 58 cents to $3.29 a dozen at the end of January, according to USDA data.
There is a lag between a drop in wholesale prices and what we pay at the grocery store, Ortega says, but we can expect some relief soon. I've already seen prices fall at my local supermarket.
However, the days of $1.50 a dozen may not return anytime soon. That's partly because inflation has driven up the cost of feed, transportation and labor. But the biggest factor impacting egg prices is the outbreak of bird flu – highly pathogenic avian influenza (HAPI) – which can spread quickly from flock to flock and is lethal in chickens. The CDC estimates more than 58 million birds have died or been culled because of the current outbreak.
The virus has caused an acute "shock" to the egg supply, Ortega says. And "there's a lot of uncertainty about how much longer this outbreak will continue." Amid such unpredictability, Ortega says prices are sticky. "They tend to rise quickly, but take much longer to come down."
Avian flu isn't new, but scientists say this current outbreak is more widespread and more lethal than the last outbreak in 2015. It's been detected in wild birds in all 50 states. Typically, wild birds don't get sick from the virus, but the strain circulating now appears more virulent. "We're seeing symptoms and we're seeing mortality in some of the wild birds," says poultry scientist Phillip Clauer of Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. "This time around, it's more deadly, Clauer says.
The latest CDC data shows the avian flu has been detected in a range of species, including black vultures and geese. There's also a few recent reports of infection in great-horned owls, red-tailed hawks and bald eagles.
Since the avian flu began circulating last year, there have been outbreaks at poultry operations in 47 states. Outbreaks typically begin when wild birds, such as geese, infect chickens, turkeys or other waterfowl in commercial flocks or backyard flocks. Once an infection is found in any flock, the USDA euthanizes the whole flock. "This highly pathogenic disease is very deadly," says Clauer. "So the whole idea is to get on top of it and help the birds die in a humane manner and not allow the disease to continue to spread," he explains.
In recent years farmers have stepped up biosecurity measures to protect their flocks. "You're trying to build barriers," explains Clauer. For example, since the virus can spread through bird poop or feathers, workers take precautions to keep their hands, clothes and shoes clean. Tools and equipment should be disinfected, too.
Farmers try to discourage waterfowl from landing in fields near their poultry houses. "You're setting a parameter around your poultry to protect them," Clauer says.
The virus poses a "low risk" to people, according to the CDC. The agency says avian flu viruses "usually do not infect people," though last spring, the CDC reported the infection of one person in Colorado who had been in contact with infected poultry. The person reported fatigue and was treated with an antiviral medication.
So, when will the outbreak end?
"We don't know," says Dr. Yuko Sato, a veterinarian at Iowa State University. "We hope we're somewhere in the middle or hoping towards the end," she says. Sato says killing off infected flocks takes an emotional toll on farmers. "Nobody likes to be, you know, depopulating, euthanizing birds," she says. Then, egg producers must invest in rebuilding their flocks beginning with chicks. "It takes about somewhere between 16 to 18 weeks for birds to mature to that point to start laying eggs," Sato explains. So, there's a lag time to rebuild supplies of eggs.
"Our stock is still down about 5%, right now," explains Emily Metz, president of the American Egg Board. But she says farmers are focused on a quick recovery and they continue to invest in prevention strategies to fend off avian flu. "I have farmers that have put in laser light systems to prevent migratory birds from landing on their barns," she explains. "I have farms that are bussing in their workers to minimize truck traffic," and lower the risk of contamination. The hope is that these efforts make the operations more resilient.
"Egg prices are trending downward for sure," Metz says. "I think there's relief in sight."
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ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The County of Albemarle Police Department is searching for a suspect after contraband was found during a Charlottesville drug bust.
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Taskforce (JADE) executed a search warrant on a property in the 100 block of Quince Lane in Charlottesville.
According to police, officers found three semi-automatic rifles, 1330 grams of marijuana, 10 grams of cocaine, 100 Percocet pills, 100 THC vape cartridges, $12,000 in cash and various packaging materials.
The resident of the property — 22-year-old Tyrik Alloyd Ayers of Charlottesville — was not present during the execution of the search warrant and has not yet been found by law enforcement.
Multiple arrest warrants have been issued for Ayers, including the following charges:
- 18.2-248.1 Possession with intent to distribute marijuana
- 18.2-248 Possession with intent to distribute Percocet
- 18.2-248 Possession with intent to distribute cocaine
- 18.2-308.2 Possession of a firearm by a felon
- 18.2-308.4 Possession of a firearm with intent to distribute Schedule I or II drugs.
The County of Albemarle Police Department is continuing its investigation and the search for Ayers.
JADE includes investigators from the Albemarle County Police Department, Virginia State Police, Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Nelson County Sheriff’s and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Charlottesville.
Anyone with information on this incident or the whereabouts of Ayers is encouraged to contact Albemarle County Police Department. | https://www.wric.com/news/crime/drugs-firearms-found-in-charlottesville-bust-search-for-suspect-underway/ | 2022-10-24 21:49:43 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/crime/drugs-firearms-found-in-charlottesville-bust-search-for-suspect-underway/ |
Rio Grande City High School on lockdown due to school threat
This is a developing story
The Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District has confirmed that two individuals were arrested in connection to the school threat at Rio Grande High School.
A parent called the Starr County Sheriff's Department at 8:27 a.m. to report that a student had a handgun on campus. The high school quickly went into lockdown and several law enforcement agencies arrived at the school and detained two suspects at 9:17 a.m. A handgun was also recovered at the campus.
"All different agencies working together, very diligently to make sure that our students and our staff were safe," RGCGISD Superintendent Adolfo Pena Jr. said. "We will provide more information as this unfolds. We want to thank the city of the Rio Grande, our state police, our border patrol, Department of Public Safety, everyone came out this morning. Thank God there were no injuries that were reported."
Pena said there were no further details about the two individuals.
"Rest assured, parents, all of our students are safe, our staff are safe, everything has been secured," Pena said.
Rio Grande High School is still under lockdown as a precautionary measure, and officials are still sweeping the high school and vehicles around the campus as well.
Pena said once the lockdown is lifted, students can be released to their parents.
"As of today, we reacted to a tip that was made to the Starr County Sheriff's office. That tip was reacted immediately. It was fast, instantaneously, there were people identified, they were apprehended, they were detained," RGCGISD School Board President Eddie Ramirez said.
Ramirez addressed videos circulating that showed students in the high school hiding under desks during the lockdown.
"It's preventative in nature. That just goes to show the training, initiatives, all the stuff that's been put into place in case something like this were to happen, has been working, it's been effective and it's been implemented well," Ramirez said.
Ramirez urges everyone to be aware of any potential threats that they may hear or see and to report them immediately.
"This tip today became truly, truly helpful. Thanks again to law enforcement for their powerful response, for taking every measure they had, they did today. Because of them, this thing was taken care of immediately and didn't escalate to anything worse," Ramirez said.
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Rio Grande City High School is on lockdown due to a school threat, according to a district official.
The Starr County Sheriff's Department received a phone call about the possible threat at the high school.
Several law enforcement agencies such as U.S. Border Patrol, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the sheriff's department responded to the campus Wednesday morning.
The suspect was apprehended and is currently in custody, the district official said, adding that the incident is being investigated.
There was no information if the threat came from a student.
A school official provided updates of the situation on the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District Facebook page.
"Here at RGCGISD we overreact instead of under react. We want to make sure that we take our student safety and staff safety as our utmost priority. That's why we went into lockdown, and we're going to continue to lockdown until we make sure everything is under control," the school official said.
The district said further updates will be given as they occur on their Facebook page.
The school official said there were ambulances near the high school, but that was due to an unrelated car accident.
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Fayetteville Stingers basketball, coach Robert Brickey announce 2023 schedule, ticket prices
The Fayetteville Stingers will begin their inaugural season in The Basketball League on March 3 in Raleigh, with a home opener at the Crown Arena scheduled for March 10 against the Central Florida Force.
Fayetteville's newest pro franchise released its 2023 season schedule and introduced head coach Robert Brickey and assistant Don Gardner in a press conference held at the Crown Coliseum on Tuesday.
"For the youth who want to play pro basketball, they get to see it live and direct right here in their backyard. That's one of the things I'm more excited about. It gives motivation and vision to the dream to one day accomplish that goal that some of these kids have," said Brickey, an E.E. Smith alum who played for coach Ike Walker in high school and then Mike Krzyzewski at Duke.
Get ready sports fans! Do you hear that Buzz? Another sport is coming to Fayetteville! The Crown Complex is buzzing about welcoming The Fayetteville Stingers as their newest tenant team! The Fayetteville Stingers are dedicated to enhancing the game of basketball throughout the region and becoming a community asset. The Stingers have made it a mission to be the hometown team that every fan looks to for entertainment and championships; the premier team that every basketball player wants to play for. They have recruited two of the best coaches in the persons of Head Coach Robert Brickey and Associate Head Coach Don Gardner. The Fayetteville Stingers have acquired a dedicated staff who are available to aid players in continually improving their skills while helping the Stingers grow and flourish as a team. The Stingers have also committed to setting the standard for professional basketball in Fayetteville and being a great example.
BUZZ IS BACK:The Basketball League (TBL) bringing pro basketball back to Fayetteville
NEW LEADER:Fayetteville Stingers name former Duke star, E.E. Smith alum Robert Brickey head coach
The Stingers will play at Crown Arena, located across a parking lot from the Crown Coliseum. Brickey remembers playing in the arena at high school Christmas tournaments, a Barnstormer tour after his senior season at Duke, and as a member of the Fayetteville Flyers — the last pro basketball team to call the arena home in 1993. The NBA Development League's Fayetteville Patriots' homecourt was at the Crown Coliseum from 2001-06.
The Stingers will play 27 regular-season games — 12 at home and 15 on the road — against TBL teams ranging from Florida to Canada. The Stingers' regular season concludes with a three-game homestand wrapping up on May 28.
Brickey already has experience as a TBL coach, having led the Raleigh franchise in 2019 when the league consisted of just 10 teams. In the few years since, TBL has grown to 49 franchises, with three in Canada.
The Stingers are in the 18-team East Conference, representing the Tar Heel State along with squads in Charlotte Raleigh.
Tickets will soon be available at fayettevillestingers.com, with prices for single games starting at $15.
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HOUSTON, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeta Energy, a Texas-based company that has developed a safe, low-cost, high performance and sustainable battery for the electric vehicle and energy storage markets, announced today that is has received third-party verification that its lithium-sulfur batteries do not suffer the deleterious polysulfide shuttle effect that has held back lithium-sulfur batteries until now.
Scientists have long been interested in developing lithium-sulfur batteries because of sulfur's potential for extremely high energy density, low weight and low cost. However, until now most lithium-sulfur battery efforts have been thwarted by a problem known as the "polysulfide shuttle effect" that results in low cyclability of sulfur-based batteries. With the shuttle effect, lithium polysulfides form at the cathode, leak into the electrolyte, and diffuse toward the anode. This leakage of active material from the cathode severely limits rechargeability of the battery.
Zeta has developed a family of proprietary sulfurized-carbon cathodes that suppresses the polysulfide shuttle effect, resulting in sulfur-based batteries that offer unprecedented stability and performance. Both a US-based national research institute and a Europe-based international research institute analyzed Zeta Energy's battery cells for polysulfide dissolution and concluded that Zeta Energy's sulfurized-carbon cathode and electrolyte system suppress polysulfide formation and the shuttle effect. As Chief Science Officer Rodrigo Salvatierra notes, "The results from these respected institutions further validate our cathode technology. We are at the forefront of developing a successful Li-S battery that is intrinsically polysulfide-free, enables a high sulfur content, and is compatible with a variety of electrolytes."
Zeta Energy's technology uses unrefined sulfur that is inexpensive and widely abundant. Furthermore, Zeta's batteries use no cobalt, nickel or manganese. Collectively, this makes Zeta's batteries extremely cost effective and dramatically reduces and simplifies the supply chain.
Zeta Energy's cathode works with a patented 3D-structured, metallic-lithium anode technology, also developed by Zeta, that has significantly higher energy density than other major anode chemistries and addresses dendrite issues common to lithium metal. This combined technology was awarded $4 million from ARPA-E's EVs4ALL program to develop advanced batteries that can charge electric vehicles in minutes.
About Zeta Energy
Zeta Energy is a US-based privately held company focused on developing and commercializing high-performance, safe, rechargeable batteries that are lower cost and sustainably manufactured. Zeta has an extensive patent portfolio, over thirty patents and applications, including an exclusive license to patents and patent applications for inventions developed in collaboration with the esteemed Smalley-Curl Institute, NanoCarbon Center and Welch Institute for Advanced Materials at Rice University. Zeta has won prestigious awards for its proprietary carbon nanotube anode and sulfur cathode technology, including awards from ARPA-E and the World Materials Forum. The Company may from time to time disclose public material events via its website at http://www.ZetaEnergy.com or its social media accounts at the following locations:
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NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EIGR) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: March 10, 2021 to October 4, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: January 9, 2023
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) defendants overstated Eiger's clinical and regulatory drug development expertise; (ii) defendants failed to properly assess, and/or ignored issues with, the design of the TOGETHER study and its ability to support the Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") for the Company's product candidate, peginterferon lambda ; (iii) there were issues with the conduct of the TOGETHER study and/or the TOGETHER study was not properly designed for the peginterferon lambda EUA in the current context of the pandemic; (iv) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unlikely to approve the submission of a peginterferon lambda EUA; (v) as a result of all the foregoing, peginterferon lambda's regulatory and commercial prospects for the treatment of COVID-19 were overstated; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Eiger you have until January 9, 2023 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Eiger securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the EIGR lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/eiger-biopharmaceuticals-class-action-submission-form?id=34734&from=4.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
The Sunday Times reported that the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund received the money in 2013 from Bakr bin Laden, patriarch of the large and wealthy Saudi family, and his brother Shafiq. Both are half-brothers of the former al-Qaida leader, who was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in 2011.
The newspaper said advisers had urged the heir to the throne not to take the donation.
Charles’ Clarence House office disputed that but confirmed the donation had been made. It said the decision to accept the money was taken by the charity’s trustees, not the prince, and “thorough due diligence was undertaken in accepting this donation.”
The fund’s chairman, Ian Cheshire, also said the donation was agreed “wholly” by the five trustees at the time, and “any attempt to suggest otherwise is misleading and inaccurate.”
The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund was founded in 1979 to “transform lives and build sustainable communities,” and gives grants to a wide variety of projects in Britain and around the world.
Charles, 73, has faced a series of claims about the operation of his charities. Last month the Sunday Times reported he had accepted bags of cash containing $3 million from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar.
London police are currently investigating a separate allegation that people associated with another of the prince’s charities, the Prince’s Foundation, offered to help a Saudi billionaire secure honors and citizenship in return for donations. Clarence House has said Charles had no knowledge of any such offer. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/report-prince-charles-charity-got-donation-from-bin-ladens/ | 2022-08-01 01:39:30 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/report-prince-charles-charity-got-donation-from-bin-ladens/ |
Omar Muhammad selected to chair the board for a second year
COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, held its annual election for the board of directors' executive officers, reaffirming a second term for Chair Omar Muhammad of Morgan State University (MSU).
TEDCO's full slate of executive officers are:
- Chair – Omar S. Muhammad
- Vice Chair – Ellen Flowers-Fields
- Secretary – Jennifer Elisseeff
- Treasurer – Jeffrey Rhoda
- Assistant Treasurer – Eben Smith
"I am gratified to continue to lead the board of directors following an incredibly productive year. Our board has been laser focused on TEDCO's mission of enhancing economic empowerment by fostering an inclusive and entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem, and that will continue in my second term," said Omar Muhammad, chair of the board. "I'm particularly proud of the collaborative spirit of the board and the TEDCO team on projects as noteworthy as The Open Institute for Black Women Entrepreneur Excellence and our efforts to support Maryland's leading tech entrepreneurs."
Those efforts include a major infusion of funding—up to $50 million— from the Treasury Department's State Small Business Credit Initiative, which flows through Maryland's small business relief plan to TEDCO. The funds will go to support recipients of TEDCO's Venture Equity Fund, Venture Capital Limited Partnership Equity program, the Seeds Funds Equity program and the Social Impact Funds, which are aimed at providing investment and support to economically underserved founders and communities in Maryland.
"We appreciate the experience and talent our board brings to TEDCO, and their commitment to bringing wealth expansion and inclusion to more Marylanders is seen in our work each day," said Troy LeMaile-Stovall, CEO, TEDCO. "We thank last year's executive officers for their service and welcome the new officers, including our board chair. Omar exemplifies TEDCO's values of accountability and integrity; he has been a tremendous support in these uncertain times as we seek to carry out TEDCO's crucial mission."
TEDCO is managed by a 19-member Board of Directors, 14 of whom are appointed by the Governor, two appointed by the President of the Maryland Senate; and two appointed by the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates - each to staggered 4-year terms. The 19th member is the Maryland Secretary of Commerce, who serves ex officio. Each member appointed by the Governor is confirmed by the Senate.
TEDCO's full board of directors are: Chair, Omar S. Muhammad, MSU; Vice Chair, Ellen Flowers-Fields, College of Southern Maryland; Secretary, Jennifer Elisseeff, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Treasurer, Jeffrey Rhoda; Assistant Treasurer, Eben Smith, Three|E Consulting Group; Rondall Allen, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; John Bohanan, Cornerstone Government Affairs; Kathie Callahan Brady, FITCI; Clifford Coppersmith, Chesapeake College; Mike Gill, Maryland Department of Commerce; Michael J. Howard, MJH Group; Matthew Lee, FASTech; Myra Norton, Arena Analytics; John Parris, Parriad, LLC; Amita Shukla, Vitamita; Chung Hei Sing, Applied Derivative Research; David Tohn, BTS Software Solutions; and Robert Wells, Baker Donelson.
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TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, enhances economic empowerment growth through the fostering of an inclusive entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem. TEDCO identifies, invests in, and helps grow technology and life science-based companies in Maryland. Learn more at www.tedcomd.com.
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How to Watch the UConn vs. Villanova Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the Big East Tournament Championship
Published: Mar. 6, 2023 at 5:12 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
The top-seeded UConn Huskies (28-5) is set to face off against the No. 2 seed Villanova Wildcats (28-5) in the Big East Tournament Championship with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket up for grabs. The game on Monday at Mohegan Sun Arena starts at 7:00 PM.
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UConn vs. Villanova Scoring Comparison
- The Wildcats average 12.4 more points per game (71.1) than the Huskies allow (58.7).
- Villanova has put together a 25-2 record in games it scores more than 58.7 points.
- UConn's record is 22-2 when it gives up fewer than 71.1 points.
- The Huskies record 17.8 more points per game (76) than the Wildcats give up (58.2).
- UConn has a 26-4 record when scoring more than 58.2 points.
- Villanova has a 25-5 record when allowing fewer than 76 points.
- The Huskies are making 49.1% of their shots from the field, 11.4% higher than the Wildcats concede to opponents (37.7%).
- The Wildcats make 44.6% of their shots from the field, 9.7% higher than the Huskies' defensive field-goal percentage.
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HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas — Two people are displaced after a fire in Harker Heights, according to the Harker Heights Fire Department.
The department reported that the fire occurred at 810 S. Amy Lane #18. Firefighters arrived at the scene around 2:03 p.m., and reported smoke and flames appearing from the front side of the structure.
According to the department, they were able to extinguish the fire within three minutes of arriving on the scene, although the living room was still moderately damaged.
Two people were displaced by the fire, and two dogs were rescued from the scene, said Harker Heights FD. They stated that the dogs were given aid and turned over to animal control.
The local American Red Cross is aiding the two displaced adults. No injuries were reported either to the occupants or the responding firefighters.
Fire Investigators were summoned to the scene to conduct an investigation. Fire Chief Paul Sims stated that they have ruled the fire accidental.
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In what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cross beyond their property lines and reduce them when they are too high.
The proposed rules would reduce cancer risk and other exposure for communities that live close to harmful emitters, the EPA said. The data would be made public and the results would force companies to fix problems that increase emissions.
“This is probably the most significant rule I’m experiencing in my 30 years of working in cancer alley,” said Beverly Wright executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. She referred to an area dense with petrochemical development along the Gulf coast.
In the past, Wright said, even when emissions caused harm, residents weren’t able to sue and reduce the threat.
The proposed measure is also intended to address short-term emissions spikes when plants start up, shut down and malfunction. If the proposal is finalized, it would impact roughly 200 chemical plants, the agency said.
Representatives from chemical industry associations did not immediately return requests for comment Thursday.
Fence line monitoring has long been a priority of the environmental justice movement and a number of refinery communities have won it in recent years. This measure would extend some of those changes nationwide.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced the plan in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, home to the Denka chemical plant, which makes synthetic rubber and emits chloroprene, listed as a carcinogen in California. Denka is less than a half mile from an elementary school and has been targeted by federal officials for allegedly increasing the cancer risk for the nearby, majority-Black community.
“For generations, our most vulnerable communities have unjustly borne the burden of breathing unsafe, polluted air,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
The changes also focus on medical sterilization plants that emit ethylene oxide. Long-term exposure to that chemcial can increase the risk of lymphoma and breast cancer.
The proposal would have the biggest impact on these medical sterilization facilities. Some of the highest emitting plants in Texas and Louisiana would need to reduce their emissions. According to the agency, the proposal would slash ethylene oxide emissions nationwide by about two-thirds and chloroprene by three-quarters from 2020 levels. Emissions that worsen smog would be reduced as well.
The Biden administration has prioritized fighting cancer and environmental enforcement in communities overburdened by pollution.
Federal officials sued Denka in February, demanding it cut its emissions.
A spokesperson for Denka said it is waiting to review the proposed language before commenting. Data show the plant has drastically reduced its emissions over time and it already conducts fence line monitoring, but the EPA said the plant remains dangerous to those who live nearby.
“There are aspects of this rule that communities have been fighting for for decades," said Deena Tumeh, an attorney with the environmental group Earthjustice.
The federal government lawsuit against Denka was part of a series of efforts by the Biden administration to target pollution in the country's biggest petrochemical corridor.
Last year, the EPA said it had evidence that Black residents face an increased cancer risk from the chemical plant and that state officials were allowing pollution to remain too high. The agency's letter was part of an investigation under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which says anyone who received federal funds cannot discriminate based on race or national origin.
Regan visited the parish in 2021 on a five-day trip from Mississippi to Texas to highlight low-income and mostly minority communities harmed by industrial pollution.
“This is a day to celebrate,” Wright said.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill Friday to avert a freight rail strike that he said could have plunged the U.S. into a catastrophic recession.
At the White House, Biden signed a measure passed Thursday by the Senate and Wednesday by the House. It binds rail companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached between the railroads and union leaders in September but rejected by some of the union workers.
The president, for decades a vocal labor ally, called it the “right thing to do” given the risks to an economy that is battling high inflation.
“The bill I’m about to sign ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our nation avoid what without a doubt would have been an economic catastrophe at a very bad time in the calendar,” said Biden, adding that his team helped negotiate a “good product, but we still have more work to do in my view.”
Members in four of the 12 unions involved had rejected the proposed contract as lacking sufficient paid sick leave. Biden acknowledged the shortcoming as he said he would continue to push for that benefit for every U.S. worker.
“I’ve supported paid sick leave for a long time,” he said. “I’m going to continue that fight until we succeed.”
Rejection of the settlement had created the risk of a strike beginning Dec. 9, jeopardizing key shipments during the holiday season. Biden and Congress staved off a work stoppage by imposing the agreement on the rail companies and workers.
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A freight rail strike also would have a big potential impact on passenger rail since Amtrak and many commuter railroads rely on tracks owned by the freight railroads.
The president said that a strike would have sunk the U.S. economy, causing roughly 765,000 job losses by rupturing supply chains. Basic goods, food and the chemicals needed to ensure clean drinking water and make gasoline could have gone undelivered.
Rising prices already have many Americans afraid of a coming downturn, but the U.S. job market has been steady. The government reported Friday that employers added 263,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate held at 3.7%. Still, the increases in hourly wages raised concerns among many economists that high inflation could persist in ways that could force aggressive actions by the Federal Reserve to bring down prices.
Though Biden is a staunch union ally, he said the rail order was necessary to prevent a strike.
The Biden administration helped broker deals between the railroads and union leaders in September, but four of the unions rejected the deals. Eight others approved five-year deals and all 12 are getting back pay for their workers for the 24% raises that are retroactive to 2020.
But the absence of a meaningful increase in paid sick leave and other quality-of-life issues was a key concern for many union members whose votes were required for the settlement. The railroads say the unions have agreed in negotiations over the decades to forgo paid sick time in favor of higher wages and strong short-term disability benefits. Union members say railroads could afford the paid leave given their profit margins.
House Democrats narrowly adopted a measure to add seven days of paid sick leave to the tentative agreement, but that change fell eight votes shy of the 60-vote threshold needed for Senate passage. | https://www.mcall.com/business/ct-biz-biden-rail-strike-20221202-qs3ljkblgzbqhb22jwodrdsuby-story.html | 2022-12-02 19:24:44 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/business/ct-biz-biden-rail-strike-20221202-qs3ljkblgzbqhb22jwodrdsuby-story.html |
Mets vs. Brewers home opener 2023 game, score updates at American Family Field
Happy home opener, Brewers fans!
After a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs to begin the 2023 season, the Milwaukee Brewers (2-1) return to American Family Field for their home opener on Monday against the New York Mets (3-1).
First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m.
JR Radcliffe will have updates throughout the game from the press box. Refresh your browser for the latest below.
Mark Attanasio meets the media
Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio chatted for close to a half hour with media about a variety of topics, from the questions surrounding public financing for stadium improvements, the TV situation with Bally Sports Wisconsin, the transition to general manager Matt Arnold as the head of baseball operations and more on the current team.
He was asked about possible extensions for players like Corbin Burnes, Brandon Woodruff and Willy Adames.
"I'm always eternally optimistic, I also recognize that the three of them are about as good as you can get in the sport at their positions," Attanasio said. "There's the challenge of ... those contracts will be deservedly significant. It's pretty much a season-at-a-time now because most guys don't like to talk (contracts) mid-season, but we'll see what this season and this offseason brings."
Starting lineups for Brewers and Mets
The Mets feature two former Brewers in Daniel Vogelbach and Omar Narváez, both of whom were here in 2020 and 2021 (Narváez was here last year, as well). They'll bat seventh and eighth for New York, respectively, in the starting lineup.
The Brewers, meanwhile, have three rookies suiting up for their first home opener: Garrett Mitchell in center, Brice Turang at second base and Joey Wiemer in right field.
New York Mets
- Brandon Nimmo, center fielder
- Starling Marte, right fielder
- Francisco Lindor, shortstop
- Pete Alonso, first base
- Jeff McNeil, second base
- Mark Canha, left field
- Daniel Vogelbach, designated hitter
- Omar Narvaez, catcher
- Luis Guillorme, third base
Carlos Carrasco, starting pitcher
Milwaukee Brewers
- Christian Yelich, left field
- Jesse Winker, designated hitter
- Willy Adames, shortstop
- Rowdy Tellez, first base
- William Contreras, catcher
- Garrett Mitchell, center field
- Brian Anderson, third base
- Brice Turang, second base
- Joey Wiemer, right field
Freddy Peralta, starting pitcher
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The ugly can get uglier.
That pretty much sums up the Ravens’ 13-3 win against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.
It was so exciting that “Real Fan Dan” took his shirt off and led cheers after field goals. He was a no-show in the first two quarters after the Ravens took a 3-0 lead, so he had to show out in the second half because he knew his face time was going to be limited.
It was that kind of day.
It might get worse over the next two weekends when the Ravens (7-3) play the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7) on the road next Sunday and host the Denver Broncos (3-7) the following week.
Eww. Nasty.
I can’t fault the Ravens because they didn’t make the schedule, but I was looking for some style points Sunday instead of walking away listening to fans say “a win is a win.”
Good teams crush bad ones like Carolina (3-8), and while there are seven more games for the Ravens to improve, they had 10 days to prepare for the lowly Panthers. Baltimore’s defense showed up, but the offense was still on a bye.
I expected the Ravens’ defense to dominate. Carolina is one-dimensional with a good running game, but quarterback Baker Mayfield couldn’t hit the ground if he dropped the ball.
The Ravens held the Panthers to 36 rushing yards, which forced Carolina to turn to Mayfield, the No. 1 overall draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2018. That was a recipe for disaster.
Mayfield needs to learn how to turn his baseball cap backwards, hold a clipboard and chart plays as he prepares to become a backup in the NFL.
He stares down receivers. He gets nervous feet in the pocket because he is so indecisive. He completed 21 of 33 passes for 196 yards and two interceptions and finished with a passer rating of 54.6.
The Ravens’ offense was almost as inept. It’s hard to believe they had nearly two weeks to prepare because they couldn’t catch, couldn’t run, couldn’t throw and couldn’t pass block. It was sad.
So when “Real Fan Dan” had a chance to rip off his shirt, he let it fly.
The offense is a major concern over the next couple of weeks. The Ravens need to begin providing some excitement, and that starts with domination.
The Jaguars are similar to the Panthers, but they have high hopes because of second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the top pick in the 2021 draft. Like Carolina, Jacksonville entered Sunday with a good rushing offense (ranked No. 7) but a lackluster passing game (No. 17). They can stop the run (No. 8) but can’t stop the pass (No. 24).
The Broncos are the opposite. Denver has an outstanding defense (No. 2), including the league’s best against the pass. But offensively, they can’t run the ball and have an average passing game.
And what about Pittsburgh? The Ravens have two games remaining against their AFC North rival, but the Steelers are ranked No. 28 in offense and No. 27 in defense.
At least Cleveland (3-7) and Pittsburgh (3-7) are going to play hard against the Ravens. They are division rivals. The Ravens, though, have to find a way to bring their “A” game every week.
They can’t win postseason games in January with their offense playing like this. The Ravens couldn’t get to the edge on running plays against Carolina, and that’s supposed to be their forte. Their receivers couldn’t get any separation. Jackson played dink-and-dunk Sunday, averaging 6.3 yards per attempt, but this team will need to stretch the field in the playoffs.
After 10 games, the Ravens are still looking for some continuity. With the soft upcoming schedule, this is the perfect time to win and build some confidence.
But if the Ravens play against Jacksonville and Denver like they did Sunday against Carolina, they are setting themselves up for a big fall.
Winning ugly eventually catches up with a team. It’s been that way in Baltimore for three of the last four years. | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-preston-ravens-winning-ugly-cost-20221121-y4bt7wlsj5ep3gjth2zjzotz2i-story.html | 2022-11-21 01:42:16 | 0 | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/analysis/preston/bs-sp-preston-ravens-winning-ugly-cost-20221121-y4bt7wlsj5ep3gjth2zjzotz2i-story.html |
TORONTO — Artem Anisimov scored two goals and Olle Lycksell also had a three-point game for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, but special teams were the difference as the Toronto Marlies won, 5-4, in a shootout Saturday night.
The Marlies had three power-play goals while the Phantoms (15-13-4) finished at 0-for-3.
The Phantoms raced out to a 2-0 early lead on goals by Lycksell and Adam Ginning. Lycksell’s score just 3:59 into the game came on a long rebound of a Wyatte Wylie shot.
Ginning’s shot from left point at 8:05 gave the Phantoms a 2-0 lead with assists by Linus Hogberg and Garrett Wilson.
Toronto (21-9-2) came back with a pair of goals by Joey Anderson at 9:58 and 15:34 of the first period. 0 The Marlies took their first lead less than five minutes into the second period on a goal by Nick Abruzzeses.
Artem Anisimov scored a minute later to make it 3-3, but Toronto scored on the power play with Adam Gaudette scoring off a cross-slot pass by Joseph Blandisi for a 4-3 lead.
But the Phantoms again answered within a minute. Anisimov buried the rebound of a Tyson Foerster shot to make it 4-4.
It was Anisimov’s third multi-goal game of the season in just 17 games and moved into a tie for the team lead with Elliot Desnoyers who also has 12 goals.
Neither time scored in the overtime period, but Jordy Bellerive scored for the Phantoms in the first round of the shootout. Toronto had a pair of top-shelf goals in the first two rounds by Gaudette and Anderson. Foerster and Lycksell were denied off the right pad of Kallgren in the second and third rounds to give the Marlies the win.
The Phantoms play Wednesday night at the Bridgeport Islanders in the finale of their three-game road trip. The Phantoms return to PPL Center on Friday against the Bridgeport Islanders and on Saturday against the Syracuse Crunch. | https://www.mcall.com/sports/phantoms-flyers/mc-spt-phantoms-toronto-saturday-20230108-kelftqojmfhsneowkyeizidcey-story.html | 2023-01-08 21:31:40 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/sports/phantoms-flyers/mc-spt-phantoms-toronto-saturday-20230108-kelftqojmfhsneowkyeizidcey-story.html |
SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Jessica Korda extended her lead to six shots going into the final day of the of the Aramco Team Series in Sotogrande and also won the team event Friday.
Korda shot a 4-under 68 in the second round, a day after carding an 11-under 61 that broke the course record and equaled the lowest round in relation to par ever made on the Ladies European Tour.
She was six shots ahead of Pauline Roussin of France (68), while Nelly Korda — Jessica’s sister — was another shot back in third after a 69.
In the 36-hole team event, the quartet including Jessica Korda, Tereza Melecka, Noora Komulainen and amateur Malcolm Borwick won by one shot after finishing on a total of 33-under over two rounds.
“I think we just really had a good vibe out there,” Korda said. “We tried to keep it as light as possible. It was a lot harder today. The wind was definitely up, so it was a bit tough, but everyone played and contributed. When somebody was out, another person had their back – the beauty of team golf.”
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Food waste cement: A gingerbread house-style building option
TOKYO - Ever dreamed of having a gingerbread house like Hansel and Gretel?
In the near future, edible houses may no longer just be found in fairy tales.
Tokyo University researchers Kota Machida and Yuya Sakai have developed a technology to transform food waste into potentially edible "cement" for construction use.
It’s the world’s first process for making cement entirely from food waste. The researchers say the tensile, or bending, strength of their product is nearly quadruple that of ordinary concrete.
Machida and Sakai say they hope to help reduce global warming, alleviating problems related to wasted food materials that emit methane when they rot while buried in landfills.
Sakai, an associate professor of Industrial Science, developed the technology while researching sustainable materials that could replace cement-based concrete. Cement production accounts for 8% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, according to the think tank Chatham House.
Yuya Sakai
He first developed a way to make concrete by subjecting pulverized wood particles to heat compression. The three-step process of drying, pulverization, and compression was done using simple mixers and compressors the researchers say can be bought on Amazon.
Sakai, with his student Machida, decided to do the same thing with food waste. Previous trials using food waste to make cement required plastics to be mixed in to get the materials to stick together.
After months of failures, they realized they could get the cement to bind by adjusting the temperature and pressure used.
"The most challenging part was that each type of food waste requires different temperatures and pressure levels," Sakai said.
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Other experiments in using food waste in construction have mainly focused on using stuff such as coffee grounds or bio-waste ashes as filler in regular concrete.
Sakai and Machida say they have successfully made cement using tea leaves, orange and onion peels, coffee grounds, Chinese cabbage, and even lunchbox leftovers.
They've adjusted flavors with different spices and found the colors, scent and taste of the cement can be quite appealing. To be able to eat the material, a person would need to break it into pieces and boil it, Sakai said.
To make the cement waterproof and protect it from being eaten by rodents and other pests, it might be coated with Japanese lacquer.
Food waste is a huge problem in Japan and worldwide. Japan produced around 5.7 million tons of edible food waste in 2019 and the government aims to reduce that around 2.7 million tons by 2030.
Machida started a company called Fabula Inc. last year with two of his childhood friends. They are working with other companies to make cups, cutlery, and furniture out of food cement.
Kota Machida
Sakai says the process could be used to make edible makeshift housing for disasters.
"For example, if food cannot be delivered to evacuees, they could eat makeshift beds made out of food cement," he said.
The food cement can be reused and is biodegradable, so it can be buried when it is no longer needed.
"Our ultimate hope is that this cement replaces plastic and cement products, which have worse environmental impacts," said Machida. | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/food-waste-cement-a-gingerbread-house-style-building-option | 2022-06-08 23:08:16 | 1 | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/food-waste-cement-a-gingerbread-house-style-building-option |
PARSONS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Stella Fay Summerfield was just five days old when she went into her first heart surgery. Her parents, Ashley Lipscomb and Dustin Summerfield, learned the full extent of Stella’s condition right after she was born in January.
Doctors told the couple that their newborn daughter had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a congenital heart defect where the left side of the heart, the side responsible for moving oxygen-rich blood from the lungs throughout the body, is malformed or unable to effectively move blood.
Surgery would be needed as soon as possible if Stella was going to live the rest of her life.
“We pretty much broke down and lost it,” Lipscomb said, as she recalled what happened when they first found out.
However, Dr. Mascio had been talking with the two parents in the days leading up to Stella’s delivery. Lipscomb and Summerfield said Mascio explained exactly what would need to happen to save Stella’s life, and they had full confidence in Dr. Mascio and his staff.
“Finally, after six hours in surgery, Dr. Mascio came out, sat us down, and said that she did wonderfully, she was a rockstar. And from there she just kept doing better and better,” Lipscomb said in an interview with WBOY.
Lipscomb and Summerfield would continue to stay in the hospital for over a month after the operation while their other two daughters were looked after by Lipscomb’s parents. It was hard on the whole family at first, but daily video chats would help keep the family together while Stella was recovering.
“Keeping your faith strong is the main thing. You know, as hard as it was because you’re emotional, you’re a wreck. We had to continue to be happy for all three kids, we had to not show our weakness,” Lipscomb said.
Summerfield said that the thing that stuck out to him most was how well they were treated by the staff. Everyone from the nurses to the cleaning staff was always there if the family needed anything, and said they treated Stella like she was one of their own children.
Stella was rapidly improving after her first surgery. Before they knew it, Stella was being taken off medical machines and her medicine doses were getting lower and lower. The family was getting ready to go home even though babies born with HLHS stay in the hospital up until their next surgery, according to Lipscomb.
“That team of doctors and nurses was just amazing, and we can’t thank them enough. We were sitting down with Dr. Mascio and we were like, ‘we would love to give you a big bear hug right now because you saved our daughter’s life.”
Stella would continue to regularly see doctors for eight months until her second heart surgery, which she also recovered from quickly. Lipscomb and Summerfield are now home with their three daughters, and Stella wil see her cardiologist every three months until her third and final surgery, which she will undergo when she is three to five years old.
Stella is still doing great, and her parents say she was very excited about Christmas and was even trying to unwrap her gifts early. She’s starting to walk, starting to talk, and isn’t showing any visible defects that are common with HLHS.
“Seeing her open up her first gift with her sisters, she’s a natural,” Lipscomb said with a laugh. “She’s trying to open up every present under the tree, she just knows what she’s doing.”
Lipscomb said the staff at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital was extremely important to help them through such a difficult time. Lipscomb said she still keeps in contact with her “PICU family” even after leaving the hospital.
“We wouldn’t take Stella anywhere else except to Dr. Mascio and his team. That’s the people we want to work on our daughter,” Summerfield said. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/12-months-and-2-heart-surgeries-later-this-baby-celebrated-her-first-christmas/ | 2022-12-28 15:43:11 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/12-months-and-2-heart-surgeries-later-this-baby-celebrated-her-first-christmas/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloud Inventory®, a leader in mobile-first inventory solutions, and Boomi™, an intelligent connectivity and automation leader, announced an expanded partnership to provide faster, easier integration for customers. The partnership empowers companies using any ERP platform to quickly connect applications, data, people, and devices. This enables the optimization of key processes, including accounting, order management, inventory, and procurement.
"Using Boomi and Cloud Inventory together, companies can enable their employees, trading partners, and customers to engage everywhere across any channel, device, or platform," said Ed Macosky, Chief Innovation Officer, Boomi. "We're pleased to expand our offerings through this partnership with Cloud Inventory to provide an even better, more integrated experience to customers, helping them ensure alignment of their own customers, products, people, and critical financial data."
The partnership leverages integration capabilities from Boomi, a category-leading integration platform as a service (iPaaS) provider with more than 20,000 customers using its AtomSphere™ Platform worldwide. The technology integration enhances the overall Cloud Inventory to ERP experience by increasing transaction throughput, adding scale, and providing greater control over data orchestration.
"Companies are looking for effective ways to move faster with real-time connectivity without sacrificing sophistication in today's marketplace," said Mark Goode, President, Cloud Inventory. "We're excited that our integration with Boomi provides our customers the tools they need to take their operations to the next level, no matter their ERP."
Cloud Inventory® mobile-first applications empower organizations with real-time inventory visibility at all points in the supply chain, from the warehouse to the field. Based in Kansas City, our global team has the supply chain knowledge and mobile-first development expertise to deliver solutions that solve today's business challenges. Visit www.cloudinventory.com to learn more.
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(NewsNation) — A California teen who has been missing since Jan. 1, is believed to be alive and possibly held captive, a private investigator says.
Sixteen-year-old Alinka Castaneda left her family’s home in Carson, California, and was seen “entering an unknown vehicle” at 5 a.m. that day, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A neighbor’s camera recorded her leaving, and her family hasn’t seen her since.
While her brother thought perhaps this was her first attempt at running away, time and distress calls appear to be signs of how much danger she could be in.
Castaneda’s family has received three disturbing calls from her.
“In this phone call, she actually shared with her sister and her mom that she didn’t know where she was then and wouldn’t be allowed to leave. She sounded like she was under duress and stressing out,” Moses Castillo, a retired LAPD detective and a private investigator working on her case, told NewsNation.
The Sheriff’s Department said the girl contacted her family on Jan. 19, saying “she was unable to leave her location.”
The Sheriff’s Department described the teen as an “at-risk missing juvenile” and asked the public for help in finding her.
“There is concern for Ms. Castaneda’s well-being,” the department said.
Castillo said they know the suspected kidnapper is at least one adult male, but there could be more. He also said the suspect’s name is known but not being released yet.
Castillo shared this message to the suspected kidnapper on NewsNation Prime:
“Dude, we know you have her. You’re an adult male; it’s time to just give her up. Bring her to 1200 North State Street in front of the Los Angeles County USC Medical Center; drop her off. You can find me easily on Instagram. Just let me know where you’re going to do that, and I’ll be there to receive her to get her the help she needs.”
If they don’t hear from the man, Castillo said, the next steps would be to go to the police, and they’re working closely with investigators.
“There’s no teenager that could live on her own without any support from anybody,” he said.
One main concern is that Castaneda is a victim of human trafficking, but Castillo said, “There’s no confirmed information about that.”
Castillo said Castaneda’s family just wants her home.
“They’re going to support you and your recovery,” he said, addressing the teen. “And there’s not going to be any hurt feelings, any harm feelings. But just come home. We’re here for you.”
After a vote, the local city council confirmed a $100,000 reward for information leading to Castaneda’s return.
The teen is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 150 pounds, and recently had short brown hair and brown eyes. Her ears and nose are pierced.
Anyone with information about Castaneda should call the Sheriff’s Department at 310-847-8362. | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/missing-california-teen-believed-to-be-held-under-duress-by-man-former-detective-says/ | 2023-04-17 21:59:16 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/missing-california-teen-believed-to-be-held-under-duress-by-man-former-detective-says/ |
UNION, N.J., Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 350 New Jersey community members will explore local school options, buffet-style, at a school fair and family fun day at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21 in Union. From face painting and balloon twisting to a photo booth and snacks, the free event will feature fun for all ages.
The fair, which kicks off School Choice Week in New Jersey, runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kean University's STEM Building. More than two dozen northern New Jersey schools will be present, including Montessori schools, Christian schools, bilingual schools, and even a new option opening in fall 2023: a public charter school focused on classical education.
New Jersey's education landscape is changing each year, and many families are not aware of all the opportunities now available to them. The second annual school choice fair aims to bring meaningful community support to parents, inviting them to connect with schools, receive information, and dive deeper into their learning choices. Raffle prizes–including a free family Turtle Back Zoo membership!-- music, children's activities, cookies and lemonade will add to the celebration.
This event is planned to coincide with the history-making celebration of National School Choice Week (Jan. 22-28, 2023), which will feature tens of thousands of school choice celebrations across all 50 states. Simultaneously with the Union event, school fairs will be taking place in major cities across the nation, including Houston, Colorado Springs, and Phoenix.
Steve Looney, E3 Trustee reports: "We can't believe the energy around this year's event! Parents in New Jersey are so supportive and looking for education options this year and the schools and students are charged-up to tell their great stories."
This event is organized by E3, a research and policy non-profit with the mission of closing gaps in educational achievement in New Jersey.
Kean University is located at 1075 Morris Ave. The fair will take place in the STEM Building Atrium.
National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and home schooling. Every January, tens of thousands of schools, organizations, and individuals plan unique events and activities to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options in their communities. The Week is a project of the nonpartisan, nonpolitical National School Choice Awareness Foundation.
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Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe
(AP) - The actions — or more notably, the inaction — of a school district police chief and other law enforcement officers moved swiftly to the center of the investigation into this week’s shocking school shooting in Uvalde, Texas,
The delay in confronting the shooter — who was inside the school for more than an hour — could lead to discipline, lawsuits and even criminal charges against police.
The attack that left 19 children and two teachers dead in a fourth-grade classroom was the nation’s deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, and for three days police offered a confusing and sometimes contradictory timeline that drew public anger and frustration.
By Friday, authorities acknowledged that students and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help while the police chief told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway at Robb Elementary School. Officials said he believed that the suspect was barricaded inside adjoining classrooms and that there was no longer an active attack.
The chief’s decision — and the officers’ apparent willingness to follow his directives against established active-shooter protocols — prompted questions about whether more lives were lost because officers did not act faster to stop the gunman, and who should be held responsible.
“In these cases, I think the court of public opinion is far worse than any court of law or police department administrative trial,” said Joe Giacalone, a retired New York police sergeant. “This has been handled so terribly on so many levels, there will be a sacrificial lamb here or there.”
As the gunman fired at students, law enforcement officers from other agencies urged the school police chief to let them move in because children were in danger, two law enforcement officials said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they had not been authorized to talk publicly about the investigation.
One of the officials said audio recordings from the scene captured officers from other agencies telling the school police chief that the shooter was still active and that the priority was to stop him. But it wasn’t clear why the school chief ignored their warnings.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who at a news conference earlier in the week lauded the police for saving lives, said he had been misled about the initial response and promised there would be investigations into “exactly who knew what, when, who was in charge” and what they did.
“The bottom line would be: Why did they not choose the strategy that would have been best to get in there and to eliminate the killer and to rescue the children?” Abbott said.
Criminal charges are rarely pursued against law enforcement in school shootings. A notable exception was the former school resource officer accused of hiding during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead.
Potential administrative punishments — meted out by the department itself — could range from a suspension or docked pay to forced resignation or retirement or outright termination.
In terms of civil liability, the legal doctrine called “qualified immunity,” which shields police officers from lawsuits unless their actions violate clearly established laws, could also be at play in future litigation.
The Uvalde School District police chief, Pete Arredondo, decided that the group of officers should wait to confront the assailant, on the belief that the active attack was over, according to Steven McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crisis ended shortly after officers used keys from a janitor to open the classroom door, entered the room and shot and killed Ramos.
Arredondo could not be reached for comment Friday, and Uvalde officers were stationed outside his home, but they would not say why.
Prosecutors will have to decide whether Arredondo’s decision and the officers’ inaction constituted a tragic mistake or criminal negligence, said Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor who is a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Levenson said prosecutors could bring state felony charges of criminally negligent homicide, though she said federal civil rights charges would be unlikely because they require intent.
“I don’t know that we expect every officer to make a perfect decision on the spot,” she said. “But waiting this long — given what we know about how shooters act — predictably leads to tragedy.”
In the Parkland case, former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson is scheduled to go to trial in September on charges of child neglect resulting in great bodily harm, culpable negligence and perjury. He has said he did the best he could at the time.
The “unprecedented and irresponsible” decision by Florida prosecutors to bring a criminal case against Peterson might lead to other police elsewhere being “stripped of their liberty” and facing decades in prison “solely because a finding is made after the fact that things could have been handled differently,” Mark Eiglarsh, the former deputy’s attorney, said in an email.
Maria Haberfeld, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, said the police department’s policies, procedures and training will be scrutinized to see whether the officers on the ground in Uvalde followed them.
If they did, and criminal charges are still brought, she said it would send a chilling message to police nationwide. “If you follow your procedures, you’re still brought up on charges. So what’s the point of having procedures?” she said.
But Jorge Colina, a former Miami police chief, wants to know more about what was going through the minds of the officers inside the school as the chief told them to wait in the hall.
“Did someone challenge the decision there?” he said. “Did someone raise an objection at least?”
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Associated Press writers Jim Vertuno in Uvalde, Texas; Jake Bleiberg in Dallas; Terry Spencer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Mike Balsamo in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.
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‘You my little buddy’: Bus driver and kindergartner form endearing friendship
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - A school bus driver and a student in South Carolina formed an unusual and endearing bond.
The Berkeley County School District bus driver, known as Mr. Charles, became close friends with Kameron Eisenberg, a Cane Bay elementary student who just finished kindergarten.
Kameron is Mr. Charles’ second pickup and drop-off in the mornings and afternoons on his school bus out of over 70 of his students.
Kameron’s mother, Kelly Eisenberg, told WCSC his time in kindergarten did not start out like the average kid’s.
“We found that he was having a lot of negative behavior issues that landed him in the principal’s office several times a day almost every single day,” she said.
Mr. Charles says he noticed Kameron’s troubles and decided to step up.
“I said, ‘Look, you my little buddy,’” Mr. Charles said. “And I said, ‘We’re going to do this together and every day that you be good, Mr. Charles is going to have a prize for you on a Friday.’”
One of Kameron’s teachers, Stephanie Williams, a special education teacher at Cane Bay Elementary, said she would take Kameron out to the bus at the end of every school day.
“And ever since that day, there’s not been a problem,” Williams said. “He’s been fantastic and wonderful. Trying new things.”
Eisenberg said she feels comforted knowing her child is safe.
“It’s like night and day,” Eisenberg said. “And all it took was one special person to give Kameron a little bit of his time, and it just made all the difference in the world, for both Kameron and ourselves.”
Mr. Charles said when he switched school districts to drive for Berkeley County, he was looking for a new environment. Little did he know the reason would be Kameron.
“He’s very special to me and I’m just hoping that it’ll always be that way,” Mr. Charles said.
Williams has been teaching for over 20 years and has seen some kids really find mentorship in teachers or staff.
“I’ve never seen an instance where one child’s attitude, behavior and outlook on everything has completely done a 180 like Kameron’s did with Mr. Charles,” Williams said.
The two regularly have McDonalds and ice cream dates, and Mr. Charles even attends Kameron’s baseball games on the weekends. They have plans to continue that over the summer and go back to their routine on the school bus in the fall, where it all started.
“Love you,” Kameron told Mr. Charles.
“Oh, I love you too, buddy,” Mr. Charles replied. “I love you. Mr. Charles will always love you, man.”
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Iontra's charge control technology dramatically improves battery performance, cycle life, and safety, and eliminates plating due to fast charging without requiring battery cell or pack redesign
CENTENNIAL, Colo., July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Iontra Inc, a Colorado-based innovator of next generation battery charging technology, today announced it has raised an additional $29 million, bringing its Series B fundraising total to $67 million and $80 million raised to date. The additional Series B funding is led by prominent energy sector investors Volta Energy Technologies and Riverstone with additional support from Flag Asset Management and others. JPMorgan Chase assisted Iontra by acting as the placement agent for the financing.
This funding will advance Iontra's position as a fabless supplier of a low-cost and small-footprint battery charger microcontroller (MCU) for battery-powered consumer products such as power tools, smartphones, hearables, and wearables. With Iontra's MCU, product manufacturers will be able to integrate Iontra's technology quickly and easily into their products to unlock the full potential of their batteries while reducing their Bill-of-Materials (BOM) costs. Iontra has opened chip design centers in Dallas and Bangalore, India to develop the initial MCU, and is collaborating with leading companies in the semiconductor supply chain to deliver a robust and reliable solution to customers.
To facilitate easy adoption in current battery-powered applications, Iontra offers a proven firmware solution that can run seamlessly on MCUs in products today. This enables Iontra's customers, including those in industrial and electric vehicle (EV) applications, to realize superior battery performance with a significantly lower carbon footprint and reduced total cost of ownership.
Iontra: thinking outside the battery
Iontra's unique advanced battery sensing and charging method is predictive and responsive, proactively protecting the battery while charging and discharging. Iontra eradicates the most concerning failure modes of batteries, plating and dendrite formation, which cause safety issues and limit battery performance.
Iontra is chemistry agnostic and proven to concurrently increase battery cycle life and charge speed by greater than 200 percent, support cold weather charging to -20°C, and create a safer charge overall, without changing the design of battery cells or packs.
"A more secure and sustainable energy future depends on the ability to maximize the use of the limited critical supply of battery minerals, materials, and other components, and Iontra helps to stretch those finite resources," said Jeff Granato, President and CEO, Iontra. "Fulfilling our mission to remove the greatest hurdles facing this global energy transition, we are on the path to make Iontra's affordable charging solution available to the industry and are encouraged by the excitement and continued support of our customers and investors."
Solving a global challenge
Globally, private industry and governments are investing billions of dollars to research new battery technologies in support of electrification and a lower carbon footprint, representing one of the greatest energy transition efforts in history. However, these investments struggle to meet the urgent need to address short and long-term supply chain issues associated with the dramatic increase in the demand for battery minerals and materials, nor do they address plating and dendrite formation, as Iontra does.
Exacerbating these challenges, current charge management solutions from companies such as Analog Devices, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments are simply unable to deliver the kind of substantial performance improvements the market needs, and which Iontra's approach enables.
Validation
Iontra's breakthrough charge control technology is validated by approximately three million cycling hours performed in-house, testing dozens of battery types and the stability of the system under various charge conditions for quality, reliability, and durability. Iontra's technology has also been tested by four independent research labs, including National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Novonix, UL Solutions, and University of Michigan.
"Incremental efficiency improvements will not address our climate and energy supply chain challenges, which is why Volta is again throwing its support behind Iontra's transformational battery charge control technology," said David Schroeder, CTO, Volta Energy Technologies. "The way batteries are charged has largely been overlooked in the race to improve battery performance, but Iontra represents a radically new, and proven, approach that policy makers and product manufacturers should pay close attention to."
"The economic and environmental math is simple," said John Staudinger, Managing Director, Riverstone. "By replacing the existing charge control chip in a product with Iontra's at the same or lesser cost, the increase in cycle life, charge speed, and other performance benefits are realized instantly. Iontra not only improves your product but removes the need for vast amounts of new battery materials."
About Iontra:
Iontra is a Colorado-based battery innovation company that dramatically improves the charge speed, cycle life, capacity utilization, cold weather charging, and safety of all lithium batteries. Iontra's breakthrough solution delivers the performance that next generation batteries are promising to deliver years from now. The company has its offices, R&D labs, and battery cycler fleets across multiple facilities in Colorado, Texas, and India. To learn more, visit iontra.com.
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