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DALLAS, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) and the Transport Workers Union Local 550 (TWU 550) today announced that they reached a Tentative Agreement for the airline's Meteorology Employees.
"This agreement rewards our Meteorologists for their expertise and many contributions to our business," said Adam Carlisle, Vice President Labor Relations at Southwest Airlines®. "I appreciate the hard work from both Negotiating Teams to reach an agreement for Employees to vote on."
"The Board of TWU 550 would like to thank the Negotiating Committees of both parties for their hard work and diligence to provide our Meteorologists with this Tentative Agreement" said Brian Brown, President of the TWU 550. "Together, these Teams produced a Collective Bargaining Agreement that provides our Members with competitive wages, quality of life improvements, and vital job security measures that will benefit our professional Meteorologists for years to come."
This Tentative Agreement covers Southwest's Meteorologists. The TWU 550 will share details directly with its members about the agreement and the voting process.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world's most admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 121 airports across 11 countries. Southwest took flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying nonstop within the United States than any other airline.1 Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering its more than 66,0002 People to deliver unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a passionate loyalty among as many as 130 million Customers carried a year. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity and 47 consecutive years3 of profitability for Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Southwest leverages a unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world including harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put communities at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting Southwest.com/citizenship. Southwest is also continuing to develop tangible steps toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, including offering Customers an opportunity to help the airline offset its carbon emissions. To be part of the solution, visit Southwest.com/wannaoffsetcarbon.
1) U.S. Dept. of Transportation most recent reporting of domestic originating passengers boarded
2) Fulltime-equivalent active Employees
3) 1973-2019 annual profitability
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St. Clare Hospital and Virginia Mason Medical Center were the only Washington state hospitals to make the rankings
SEATTLE and LAKEWOOD, Wash., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Clare Hospital and Virginia Mason Medical Center have recently been recognized as two of the 148 Best Hospitals in America by Money (formerly Money Magazine), in partnership with The Leapfrog Group. The two Virginia Mason Franciscan Health hospitals were the only hospitals in Washington state to be recognized for this achievement.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is an integrated health system serving the Puget Sound region of Washington state, offering access to some of the country's most prestigious experts and hospitals that are internationally known for superior quality. With a team of 18,000 team members, including nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers, we unite the brightest healthcare minds in the region to provide world-class clinical excellence at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites of care throughout the Puget Sound area. We are proud to be the home of Bailey-Boushay House, the first skilled-nursing and outpatient chronic care management program in the United States designed specifically to meet the needs of people with HIV/AIDS, and Benaroya Research Institute, which is internationally recognized for autoimmune disease research. We embrace our community's uniquely vibrant, active culture by providing holistic, personalized and patient-centered care. We are committed to caring for the most vulnerable in our communities, including the poor and underserved, providing more than $300 million in community benefit – free, subsidized, and reduced cost health care and programs.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health was formed in 2021 by bringing together two leading health systems in Washington state. Our family of hospitals includes Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle; St. Anthony Hospital, Gig Harbor; St. Clare Hospital, Lakewood; St. Elizabeth Hospital, Enumclaw; St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way; St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma; St. Michael Medical Center, Silverdale and Bremerton; St. Anne Hospital, Burien; Rehabilitation Hospital, Tacoma; and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital, Tacoma. Learn more at www.vmfh.org.
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COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Safeway is proud to present the Blues in Bisbee Festival to benefit Easterseals Blake Foundation! Saturday, September 17th 12 pm – 10:00 pm. Gates open at 11:30 am.
Tickets available at bluesinbisbee.com, St Elmo's Bar, or Mel's Bisbee Bodega.
$30 gets you all day access to our new location, Warren Ballpark, featuring award-winning artisan beers from Old Bisbee Brewing Company, local bands and headlining acts including:
Media passes available on site
Visuals
- EBF members with intellectual & developmental disabilities enjoying the music and pulling raffle tickets the stage (12pm-4 pm)
- Mayor Budge addressing the Crowd (3pm)
- Crowds dancing and enjoying the music (12 pm – 10 pm)
About Easterseals Blake Foundation
Easterseals Blake Foundation is dedicated to the vision of a Southern Arizona community where all people live healthy, productive, and independent lives. Founded in Tucson in 1950, EBF serves more than 30,000 children, adults, and families throughout Southern Arizona annually and more than 1,000 in Cochise county! All funds raised will be used for programs in Cochise, Graham & Greenlee Counties.
"We are thrilled to have this opportunity to partner with Safeway and other Cochise County businesses to benefit our programs serving Arizona's most vulnerable adults, children & families". Steve Guthrie, CEO
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Little Ceasars employee shot and killed by coworker in Glendale
An employee at a Little Ceasars in Glendale was shot and killed by a fellow employee on Friday, police said.
Just before 11 a.m., Glendale police responded to the restaurant at 43rd and Peoria avenues regarding a shooting. The caller said an employee had been shot and was not moving.
Once police arrived, they found the suspect and he was taken into custody. A 28-year-old victim was found in the restaurant with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene. A weapon was also found on the scene and is believed to be the weapon used in the shooting.
There were other employees within the restaurant at the time of the shooting, but they were unharmed. Police did not report whether there were any customers in the restaurant at the time. The adjoining businesses were checked and no additional injuries were reported.
The initial investigation determined that both the suspect and the victim were employees of the restaurant and had some form of altercation in the past, according to police. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale-breaking/2023/06/09/arizona-little-ceasars-shooting-employee-dead/70308139007/ | 2023-06-09 22:42:55 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale-breaking/2023/06/09/arizona-little-ceasars-shooting-employee-dead/70308139007/ |
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s graceful slide toward the exit is rare to see in politics. It’s hard to leave the spotlight and relinquish power — especially for those who’ve held a lot of it.
(See “Trump, Donald, 48 hours before Pelosi spoke.”)
“Scripture teaches us that: ‘For everything there is a season — a time for every purpose under heaven,’” Pelosi, 82, said from the House floor in announcing that she would not run for leadership, but would remain San Francisco’s representative and has no plans to retire. “For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic Caucus that I so deeply respect.”
Eyes then turned toward San Francisco’s other pioneering female leader: 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein. It’s not an age thing. Feinstein’s term ends at the end of 2024, and as my former colleague Tal Kopan and I reported earlier this year, some of her colleagues feel that she is mentally unfit to serve.
That situation doesn’t seem to be improving. Just last week, a reporter asked Feinstein if she would be seeking the role of Senate president pro tempore, a soon-to-be vacant position that would put Feinstein third in the succession line to the presidency. It typically goes to the most senior member of the majority party.
“I haven’t thought about it, but I’ll let you know when I do,” Feinstein told Business Insider.
An aide then clarified that Feinstein “has no intention of seeking the position” and had said so previously to other reporters. Indeed, Feinstein told the Washington Post on Oct. 22: “I’ve never thought about being the president pro tempore and I have no interest in it at this time.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer agreed. He’s nominating Washington Sen. Patty Murray to the position. Despite Feinstein’s seniority, she does not chair any Senate committees.
Feinstein’s office demurred when asked about her re-election plans.
“The 2022 election is not over yet. We’re still counting votes for several California congressional races and there is an upcoming runoff election for a Senate seat in Georgia,” Feinstein spokesperson Adam Russell told me in a statement Friday. “Senator Feinstein will make and announce her decision regarding the 2024 election at the appropriate time.”
There is a way for Feinstein to course-correct and begin a graceful exit: She can follow former California Sen. Barbara Boxer’s Long Goodbye Plan. If followed, it would mean Feinstein’s glide path out the door would begin in just a few weeks. Perhaps soon after the results in the Georgia Senate runoff are finalized, if there’s a hint embedded in Feinstein’s statement.
Boxer — then 74 — announced in January 2015 that she would not seek re-election in 2016, nearly two years before her term ended. If Feinstein followed a parallel timeline, she would announce in January that she’s not going to seek re-election in 2024.
The reason most politicians don’t give The Long Goodbye is out of fear being a lame duck for the rest of their term. That they would lose their leverage.
Boxer told me fears about being a lame duck are “baloney.” She served 24 years in the Senate and five terms in the House before that. She said her colleagues didn’t treat her any differently after she announced that she was dipping. The younger ones who were waiting for a Senate seat to open up were happy.
“I’ve never been a person who was good at saying, ‘Oh, I don’t know,’ when I knew,” Boxer told me Friday. “And I knew that was gonna be my last term. I had thought about it a lot. I wanted to step away at the top of my game for two reasons: One, I was proud of the work I did. I knew other people could pick up that baton. And I wanted to do other stuff, which I’m doing and which I’m loving.”
Plus, Boxer wanted to give her successor the opportunity to raise enough money to run a statewide campaign in one of the most expensive places in the country to do that. Boxer raised and spent $28 million on her last race in 2010 against wealthy former HP CEO Carly Fiorina.
That was the last truly competitive Senate race in California. The 2024 race might cost three times that much. Or more if a California billionaire decides to make a career change. Wealthy developer Rick Caruso has some time on his hands after spending $104 million to lose to Rep. Karen Bass in the recent Los Angeles mayor’s race.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, has $21 million on hand and would almost certainly run if Feinstein doesn’t. Another probable contender is Rep. Katie Porter, who had raised $24 million this year but only has $8.8 million on hand after her unexpectedly tough re-election battle against former GOP Assembly Member Scott Baugh.
Yes, Boxer has talked to Feinstein about when to leave. The two — who were both elected in 1992’s “Year of the Woman” — speak every once in a while and swap emails, Boxer said. She said she would “never tell anyone else what to do. People have to come to their own decision.”
But she does have a retirement pitch: “There is a great life after the Senate. You know, California is spectacular and you won’t have to go on airplanes (back and forth to Washington) and you can do things you haven’t done before. I have a wonderful life. That’s what I’ve told her.”
Feinstein hasn’t responded. Said Boxer: “I think she isn’t ready to just tell anyone what her plans are.”
Perhaps Feinstein’s feels the responsibility to stay because she has so often been a pioneer during her half-century career in politics.
She was the first female Board of Supervisors president in San Francisco, and guided the city through the 1978 assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. Feinstein replaced the mayor and served for a decade, the first woman to hold that position. In 1992, she and Boxer became the first women to represent California in the Senate.
Earlier this month, Feinstein sent out a news release marking her 30th year in the Senate. She is now the longest-serving female senator in history.
“It’s an incredible honor to become the longest-serving woman senator in our nation’s history, and I’m forever grateful to the people of California who sent me here to represent them,” Feinstein said in a statement.
Boxer doesn’t expect her to leave early. Neither does Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said told reporters this week that “I don’t care what the pundits are saying. (Feinstein) still commands a room, commands our respect and I don’t expect her to resign.”
“If I were a betting person, I would bet that she serves out her term,” Boxer told me. “Knowing Diane and knowing how she views the work and knowing how she loves the work, I would not expect her to retire them before her term ends, barring something unforeseen.”
When Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, announced last year that she wouldn’t seek re-election, she told me that she’d like to see a limit placed on how long people can serve in Washington. “Not a term limit. An age-limit ban,” said the then-71-year-old. Speier’s magic number: “Oh, probably 75.”
You could fill a pickleball court with Northern California House members who’d be headed home if that rule in place, including Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, 79; Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, 76; John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove (Sacramento County), 77; Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, 78; and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, who turns 75 next month. And, yes, Pelosi and Feinstein.
Boxer isn’t for age limits because “some people get better when they’re older than when they’re younger. Some people are stupid when they’re 40.” Serving in office “isn’t like flying a plane,” she said. You can do it when you’re older.
Yet being in public service also requires two layers of awareness: The self-awareness to know that you still have the abilities to do the job. And the outward-facing awareness to know that voters still support you.
“You better make sure you know that they’re with you,” Boxer said. “If you stay too long, you could get a surprise. Just because you run, doesn’t mean you win.”
No matter how old you are.
Joe Garofoli is The San Francisco Chronicle’s senior political writer. Email: jgarofoli@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @joegarofoli | https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Dianne-Feinstein-Barbara-Boxer-senate-17596477.php | 2022-11-19 14:25:39 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Dianne-Feinstein-Barbara-Boxer-senate-17596477.php |
Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mailers designed to look like official government forms. Buses sporting scam pitches for Medicare websites. TV commercials featuring celebrities who encourage people to sign up for Medicare plans that do not always include their current doctors.
With Medicare’s open enrollment underway through Dec. 7, health experts are warning older adults about an uptick in misleading marketing tactics that might lead some to sign up for Medicare Advantage plans that do not cover their regular doctors or prescriptions and drive up out-of-pocket costs.
“It’s a very complicated environment where people are receiving information from companies that are also selling them plans,” said Gretchen Jacobson at the Commonwealth Fund, a health care think tank. “It’s important we find a way to protect and inform consumers.”
Business is booming in the Medicare Advantage plan marketplace, which offers privately run versions of the government’s Medicare program for people who are 65 and older or have disabilities. Competition for customers is fierce, with insurers turning to marketing agencies and brokers in an effort to help stick out among dozens of plans offered through the program.
Staff at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are on the trail. They are secretly shopping for plans by calling the numbers linked to some online, TV and newspaper ads placed by these marketing firms, according to an agency memo sent to insurers last month. Already, the operation has turned up insurance agents who were using inaccurate information to sell plans. In some cases, ads or agents have overstated the benefits that enrollees would get and the money they would save in the new plans.
The government agency, known as CMS, can issue warning letters and, in some cases, small civil fines for violations.
“CMS is concerned about the marketing practices of all entities, including Third-Party Marketing organizations,” Kathryn A. Coleman, director of the agency’s Medicare Drug and Health Plan Contract Administration Group, wrote in the letter.
The agency reported a spike in complaints last year around misleading Medicare Advantage ads, receiving nearly 40,000 compared to 15,000 in 2020. Data is not yet available for this year.
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee released an investigative report this past week showing that several states also reported an increase in complaints around deceptive marketing schemes in 2021.
In Ohio, for example, older adults received mailers resembling federal government tax forms that featured promises of bigger Social Security checks if they enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage plan. State officials also reported that a bus was designed to look like an official Medicare bus, but displayed an advertising link to an insurance broker.
Nationwide TV ads, too, have misled some customers, the committee’s report found.
One ad, featuring a former NFL football player, failed to tell viewers that plans vary by ZIP code or that some providers will not be in network — meaning higher out-of-pocket costs for consumers — while promising to “add money back to your Social Security check.”
The committee surveyed 15 states about complaints about Medicare Advantage marketing, finding that 9 of 10 states that tracked such complaints saw an increase in reports from 2020 to 2021.
“It is unacceptable for this magnitude of fraudsters and scam artists to be running amok in Medicare and I will be working closely with CMS to ensure this dramatic increase in marketing complaints is addressed,” said the committee chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
In the memo last month, the government agency said it had reviewed thousands of complaints, finding “numerous issues.” It is also requiring that insurance agents and brokers record enrollment calls with clients so they can be reviewed if complaints are lodged. CMS said insurance companies are responsible for the material published on their behalf by agents, brokers or marketing companies they contract with.
In Georgia, state officials are tracking an increase in marketing around the plans and say they are fielding more calls from people who are worried about the plans they enrolled in, said Christine Williams of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. In some cases, callers have said they enrolled in a plan that didn’t allow them to see their providers.
She said people who are enrolling in Medicare Advantage should ask brokers or agents how doctors, prescriptions and services, including dental or vision care, are covered by the plans they are selling. Every state also offers counselors to help people navigate the enrollment process.
“Really ask specific questions,” Williams said.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead three-run double in the seventh inning, and the Houston Astros rallied past the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Friday night for their first win of the season.
Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer in the sixth and made a spectacular catch at the wall in the seventh to rob Andrew Benintendi of extra bases and keep the World Series champion Astros within one run.
Eloy Jimenez hit two RBI doubles for the White Sox, both off Astros starter Cristian Javier.
Jimenez's first double scored Tim Anderson in the first inning. In the sixth, Javier gave up three straight doubles to Benintendi, Jimenez and Joan Moncada to make it 3-0 and end his night.
White Sox reliever Kendall Graveman (1-1) loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh on two walks and a single. Jake Diekman came on and gave up Alvarez's double to deep left-center, a drive that just eluded Luis Robert Jr. and bounced off the wall, clearing the bases.
Four Astros relievers each worked one scoreless inning. Seth Martinez (1-0) got the win and Rafael Montero handled the ninth for his first save.
Chicago starter Lance Lynn allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings.
ALL IN A DAY’S REST
White Sox INF Andrew Vaughn, who hit a go-ahead two-run double in Thursday’s season-opening win, did not play. Vaughn experienced lower back issues during spring training. Gavin Sheets started at first base.
HOMETOWN HIT
Astros outfielder Corey Yulks, a Houston-area native, singled in his first at-bat and finished 1-for-4 in his major league debut.
PUT A RING ON IT
Astros owner Jim Crane and his wife, Whitney, presented the team and staff with their 2022 World Series rings in a pregame ceremony.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: LHP Blake Taylor, who is on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow strain, began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land.
UP NEXT
The four-game season-opening series continues Saturday when Houston's Jose Urquidy faces Chicago's Lucas Giolito.
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WHIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH), today announced earnings for its full year and fourth quarter ended September 24, 2022.
Net income for fiscal 2022 was $139.7 million, or $2.21 per Common Unit, compared to $122.8 million, or $1.96 per Common Unit, in fiscal 2021.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA, as defined and reconciled below) increased $15.3 million, or 5.6%, to $291.0 million for fiscal 2022, compared to $275.7 million in the prior year.
In announcing these results, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Stivala said, "Fiscal 2022 was another outstanding year for Suburban Propane as we delivered solid operating results, made meaningful progress on the execution of our long-term strategic growth initiatives, and continued to improve our financial metrics. Despite a challenging operating environment resulting from a warm and inconsistent weather pattern, historically high commodity prices, and inflationary factors impacting expenses, we were able to effectively manage margins and expenses to deliver a $15.3 million, or 5.6%, improvement in Adjusted EBITDA compared to the prior year. During the fiscal year, we utilized excess cash flows in a balanced manner to continue investing in the buildout of our renewable energy platform, supporting the growth of our core propane operations, as well as to reduce debt by more than $42.0 million, bringing our total leverage metric down to 3.60x from 3.96x at the end of the prior year."
Mr. Stivala continued, "In addition to the improvement in earnings and leverage metrics, we announced a number of strategic initiatives in fiscal 2022 to advance our Go Green with Suburban Propane corporate pillar, starting with the creation of our new subsidiary, Suburban Renewable Energy, LLC, to serve as the platform for our investments in innovative, renewable energy technologies and businesses. Specifically, during fiscal 2022, we accomplished the following strategic objectives:
- acquired a 25% equity stake in Independence Hydrogen, Inc., a veteran-owned and operated start-up company developing a gaseous hydrogen ecosystem, for $30.0 million;
- made additional investments in Oberon Fuels, Inc., to support the commercialization of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) as a blend with propane; including our construction of the world's first commercial Propane+rDME blending facility in our Placentia, California location;
- entered into an agreement with Adirondack Farms, in upstate New York, to produce renewable natural gas from dairy cow manure; and
- announced a collaboration agreement with Iwatani Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwatani Corporation, Japan's largest distributor of propane and only fully integrated supplier of hydrogen, to help accelerate the adoption of Propane+rDME, and to explore opportunities to further advance investments in the hydrogen infrastructure in the United States."
Concluding his remarks, Mr. Stivala stated, "With the strategic investments we have made over the past three years, we have begun to develop an interconnected portfolio of renewable energy assets focused on the distribution of renewable fuels, hydrogen and renewable natural gas. These investments and partnerships allow us to leverage our logistics expertise as local distributors of energy, support the clean energy transition, and position Suburban Propane for long-term growth and sustainability to create value for our valued unitholders."
Retail propane gallons sold in fiscal 2022 of 401.3 million gallons decreased 4.4% compared to the prior year, primarily due to unseasonably warm and inconsistent temperatures throughout the heating season, customer conservation stemming from the high commodity price environment, and more normalized volumes in certain customer segments that benefitted from COVID restrictions in previous years. Average temperatures (as measured by heating degree days) across all of the Partnership's service territories for fiscal 2022 were 10% warmer than normal and comparable to the prior year. However, average temperatures during the critical heat-related demand months of December 2021 through February 2022 were approximately 2.0% warmer than the same period in the prior year.
Average propane prices (basis Mont Belvieu, Texas) for fiscal 2022 increased 39.1% compared to the prior year. Total gross margin for fiscal 2022 of $789.3 million decreased $13.9 million, or 1.7%, compared to the prior year. Gross margin for fiscal 2022 included a $27.9 million unrealized loss attributable to the mark-to-market adjustment for derivative instruments used in risk management activities, compared to a $43.1 million unrealized gain in the prior year. These non-cash adjustments, which were reported in cost of products sold, were excluded from Adjusted EBITDA for both periods. Excluding the impact of the unrealized mark-to-market adjustments, gross margin for fiscal 2022 increased $57.1 million, or 7.5%, compared to the prior year, primarily due to prudent selling price management during a rising and volatile commodity price environment, as well as from the favorable impact of commodity hedges that matured during the period. The Partnership's hedging and risk management activities are intended to reduce the effect of price volatility associated with forecasted purchases of propane and propane sold on a fixed price basis. The commodity hedges that matured during fiscal 2022 were principally comprised of net long positions that were favorably impacted from the significant rise in commodity prices.
Combined operating and general and administrative expenses of $524.2 million for fiscal 2022 increased 8.0% compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher payroll and benefit-related expenses, higher vehicle lease and operating costs, higher variable compensation, higher provisions for doubtful accounts, as well as other inflationary effects on the Partnership's operating costs.
During fiscal 2022, the Partnership utilized cash flows from operating activities to repay $42.4 million of debt. As a result of the combination of higher earnings and lower debt, the Partnership's consolidated leverage ratio improved to 3.60x for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2022.
Consistent with the seasonal nature of the propane business, the Partnership typically reports a net loss for its fiscal fourth quarter. Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 was $54.2 million, or $0.86 per Common Unit, compared to a net loss of $16.4 million, or $0.26 per Common Unit, in fiscal 2021. Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 included a $26.5 million unrealized loss attributable to the mark-to-market adjustment for derivative instruments used in risk management activities, compared to a $25.5 million unrealized gain in the prior year. As noted above, these non-cash adjustments, which were reported in cost of products sold, were excluded from Adjusted EBITDA for both periods. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 increased to $2.8 million, compared to $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. Retail propane gallons sold of 61.4 million gallons for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 decreased 1.5% compared to the prior year fourth quarter.
As previously announced on October 20, 2022, the Partnership's Board of Supervisors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.325 per Common Unit for the three months ended September 24, 2022. On an annualized basis, this distribution rate equates to $1.30 per Common Unit. The distribution was paid on November 8, 2022 to Common Unitholders of record as of November 1, 2022.
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. ("Suburban Propane") is a publicly traded master limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban Propane has been in the customer service business since 1928 and is a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and an investor in low carbon fuel alternatives, servicing the energy needs of approximately 1 million residential, commercial, governmental, industrial and agricultural customers through approximately 700 locations across 42 states. Suburban Propane is supported by three core pillars: (1) Suburban Commitment – showcasing Suburban Propane's 90+ year legacy, and ongoing commitment to the highest standards for dependability, flexibility, and reliability that underscores Suburban Propane's commitment to excellence in customer service; (2) SuburbanCares – highlighting continued dedication to giving back to local communities across Suburban Propane's national footprint; and (3) Go Green with Suburban Propane – promoting the clean burning and versatile nature of propane and renewable propane as a bridge to a green energy future and developing the next generation of renewable energy. For additional information on Suburban Propane, please visit www.suburbanpropane.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to future business expectations and financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership, based on management's current good faith expectations and beliefs concerning future developments. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including the following:
- The impact of weather conditions on the demand for propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels, natural gas and electricity;
- Volatility in the unit cost of propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels, natural gas and electricity, the impact of the Partnership's hedging and risk management activities, and the adverse impact of price increases on volumes sold as a result of customer conservation;
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding government response, including the impact across the Partnership's businesses on demand and operations, as well as on the operations of the Partnership's suppliers, customers and other business partners, and the effectiveness of the Partnership's actions taken in response to these risks;
- The ability of the Partnership to compete with other suppliers of propane, fuel oil and other energy sources;
- The impact on the price and supply of propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels from the political, military or economic instability of the oil producing nations, including the Russia/Ukraine conflict, global terrorism and other general economic conditions, including the economic instability resulting from natural disasters such as pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
- The ability of the Partnership to acquire sufficient volumes of, and the costs to the Partnership of acquiring, transporting and storing, propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels;
- The ability of the Partnership to acquire and maintain reliable transportation for its propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels;
- The ability of the Partnership to attract and retain employees and key personnel to support the growth of our business;
- The ability of the Partnership to retain customers or acquire new customers;
- The impact of customer conservation, energy efficiency and technology advances on the demand for propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels, natural gas and electricity;
- The ability of management to continue to control expenses and manage inflationary increases in fuel, labor and other operating costs;
- The impact of changes in applicable statutes and government regulations, or their interpretations, including those relating to the environment and climate change, derivative instruments and other regulatory developments on the Partnership's business;
- The impact of changes in tax laws that could adversely affect the tax treatment of the Partnership for income tax purposes;
- The impact of legal proceedings on the Partnership's business;
- The impact of operating hazards that could adversely affect the Partnership's operating results to the extent not covered by insurance;
- The Partnership's ability to make strategic acquisitions and successfully integrate them;
- The ability of the Partnership and any third-party service providers on which it may rely for support or services to continue to combat cybersecurity threats to its networks and information technology;
- The impact of current conditions in the global capital and credit markets, and general economic pressures;
- The operating, legal and regulatory risks the Partnership may face; and
- Other risks referenced from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and those factors listed or incorporated by reference into the Partnership's Annual Report under "Risk Factors."
Some of these risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended September 25, 2021 and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's view only as of the date made. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or net cash provided by operating activities determined in accordance with US GAAP. Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as determined by us excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income, they may not be comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following table sets forth our calculations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
We also reference gross margins, computed as revenues less cost of products sold as those amounts are reported on the consolidated financial statements. Our management uses gross margin as a supplemental measure of operating performance and we are including it as we believe that it provides our investors and industry analysts with additional information that we determined is useful to evaluate our operating results. As cost of products sold does not include depreciation and amortization expense, the gross margin we reference is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.
The unaudited financial information included in this document is intended only as a summary provided for your convenience, and should be read in conjunction with the complete consolidated financial statements of the Partnership (including the Notes thereto, which set forth important information) contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed by the Partnership with the SEC. Such report, once filed, will be available on the public EDGAR electronic filing system maintained by the SEC.
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(The Hill) – Former assistant special Watergate prosecutor Nick Ackerman said late Saturday that he thinks the Department of Justice (DOJ) will be closely watching the national security damage assessment reportedly underway regarding documents the FBI obtained from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
“That’s a big issue here. In fact, I think the prosecutors will be investigating some of the same things. I mean, for example, they’re looking at the videos that were on the storage area,” Ackerman told anchor Jim Acosta on “CNN Newsroom.”
“They’re going to want to see who moved things in and out, when they did it in relation to requests that they made,” he added. “I’m sure they’re going to be fingerprinting every one of those documents to try and determine whether anybody else had access to them and who had access to them.”
Ackerman’s remarks come after the redacted FBI affidavit used to convince a judge to approve this month’s search of Trump’s Florida residence was unsealed to the public on Friday.
The 28-page affidavit indicated that authorities found up to 184 classified documents they obtained from the Mar-a-Lago residence, with 25 of those documents containing top secret information.
Ackerman also told Acosta that “the obstruction piece of this” stands out to him from the affidavit.
“The concealment that’s listed in that affidavit, I mean, that is what really triggered this search warrant in the first place because they had evidence that they were being lied to, that they were being played, and that Donald Trump and some others were basically concealing these documents, which leads to the big question why would they even want these documents in the first place, which of course, brings up this issue of what happened to these documents, who had access to them, and were any of our real major secrets blown because of the way this material was handled,” Ackerman said.
“I think from a prosecutor’s standpoint, it’s that obstruction piece that really is important here,” he added.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines reportedly sent a letter to two Democratic representatives on Friday noting that officials would assess the risk resulting from potential disclosure of the classified information in the documents.
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- Pro Forma Financials for The Boston Solar Company Reports $17.691M in 2021 Revenue Resulting in $18.5M in consolidated combined revenue with SinglePoint Inc.
- The Boston Solar Company Targeting $25M in 2022 Annual Revenue, with revenue of $4.79M (unaudited) recorded in the period ending March 31, 2022
- Acquisition of Boston Solar Commences Initial Phase of the SinglePoint Inc. 2022/2023 EPC Roll-up Strategy
- Boston Solar provides comprehensive solar energy services in New England and a Proud Partner of the Boston Red Sox
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PHOENIX, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SinglePoint, Inc. (OTCQB: SING) ("SinglePoint'' or "the Company''), a renewable energy and sustainable solutions provider, today announced the completion of the required post-acquisition pro forma financial statements of The Boston Solar Company ("TBSC or Boston Solar"), achieving over $17.6 million in Annual Revenue for 2021. The total SinglePoint pro forma statements include the audited financial statements for Boston Solar consolidated with the reported SinglePoint Inc. revenue as if the transaction were completed in 2021. Reporting a total combined revenue of $18.5M. The audited historical financial statements and the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are accessible here.
Boston Solar is a leading residential, small commercial Solar EPC focused on customers in the greater Boston area that has averaged approximately $15M in Annual Revenue over the past few years. Throughout the first and second quarter of FY 2022, Boston Solar has been seeing historically high residential sales orders. For the period ending March 31, 2022 SinglePoint and its subsidiaries would have recorded a combined $6.35M in total revenue on a Proforma basis.
Wil Ralson, CEO of SinglePoint, said, "Acquiring Boston Solar is another milestone achievement for SinglePoint which solidifies our EPC acquisition strategy. We will continue to focus on increasing our footprint in desirable markets with targeted acquisitions that are established leaders in their market. Acquisitions should have the ability to consistently deliver revenue growth while maintaining a customer centric approach focusing on the long-term value of each customer. We will continue to execute by following our acquisition criteria looking for additional opportunities to increase footprint, revenue and profitability to benefit our shareholders. We have identified and begun due diligence on additional accretive and complementary companies that are expected to close prior to the end of the year that support our growth strategy."
Ralston added, "Boston Solar was a unique opportunity for SinglePoint to acquire a leading and well-known EPC in a major region of the United States with an experienced senior leadership team assembled by Daniel Mello Guimaraes and a $15M backlog of solar and energy storage projects. During the due diligence process, we identified the potential to improve profit margins and to increase revenues. We have met with the senior leadership to document and prioritize operational improvements and have begun to implement additional processes that are expected to increase overall margin and profitability."
SinglePoint is assisting Boston Solar's leadership to obtain a traditional working capital facility that will increase residential installations throughput. This facility will ensure an adequate and timely supply of modules and solar panels. While Boston Solar has been setting record sales growth, TBSC currently has excess installation capacity which provides the company with the opportunity to scale the residential revenue.
In addition to internal improvements, Boston Solar will continue to expand its commercial project pipeline and identify partnerships or opportunities to increase its market share in the Boston area and the Northeastern region. The recently announced "tuck in" acquisition of EcoDaptive by Boston Solar is preparing to take advantage of a framework $100 million asset finance facility enabling Boston Solar and Ecodaptive to scale a successful SunRAYS pilot program, a "Rent your Roof" initiative in Massachusetts.
In addition to the acquisition of The Boston Solar Company, SinglePoint subsidiary BOX Pure Air continues to deliver Certified HEPA air purifiers to schools throughout the nation. Most recently, the company was awarded a $5 Million dollar award through the EANS II funding program, which should begin delivery early Q3 with the award being available throughout 2024.
As of March 31, BOX Pure Air delivered $1.5 million in revenue. The Company projects the minimum revenue contribution in 2022 from air purification to be in the range of $10-$12 million.
SinglePoint subsidiaries continue to deliver record sales for the Company. Company management feels very confident BOX Pure Air will continue to deliver significant revenue as indoor air quality becomes more prevalent every day. With the growing presence of wildfires, pollution, illness and the overall benefits of improving IAQ, the market is here to stay with upside potential for many years to come.
SinglePoint Inc.(www.singlepoint.com) is a renewable energy and sustainable lifestyle company focused on providing environmentally friendly energy efficiencies and healthy living solutions. SinglePoint is initially focused on building the largest network of renewable energy solutions and modernizing the traditional solar and energy storage model. The Company is also actively exploring future growth opportunities in air purification, electric vehicle charging, solar as a subscription service, and additional energy efficiencies and appliances that enhance sustainability and a healthier life. For more information, visit the Company's website (www.singlepoint.com) and connect on social media for the latest updates.
Boston Solar, a Proud Partner of the Boston Red Sox, has installed more than 5,000 residential and commercial solar systems powering thousands of homes and businesses in New England, predominantly Massachusetts, since its founding in 2011. Boston Solar is dedicated to providing superior products, exceptional customer service, and the highest quality workmanship in residential and commercial installations. The company has been honored with the 2020 Guildmaster Award from GuildQuality for demonstrating exceptional customer service within the residential construction industry. For five consecutive years, the Company has been recognized as a Top Solar Contractor by Solar Power World magazine. The company has also made Boston Business Journals Largest Clean Energy Companies in Massachusetts List. Boston Solar is a member of Solar Energy Business Association of New England (SEBANE). The company is headquartered at 55 Sixth Road, Woburn, MA 01801. Learn More at www.bostonsolar.us
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Technical and other complications, which may arise, could prevent the prompt implementation of any strategically significant plan(s) outlined above. The Company undertakes no duty to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
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Optoma booth highlights new ZU920T series, device management solution and more
LAS VEGAS , June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Optoma, a world-leading manufacturer of large display products, elevates its InfoComm 2022 presence with an array of products that showcase the company's leadership in developing innovative professional display solutions and projection products. As the 1 DLP® brand worldwide and in the Americas, and the #1 4K UHD projection brand worldwide,* Optoma continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing the most effective, innovative solutions to push the boundaries of display technology and meet the ever-evolving needs of the ProAV market.
Ranging from interactive flat panel displays and laser projectors to display management solutions, Optoma is displaying its products at its booth, #N2644.
"We're thrilled to be back at InfoComm, reconnecting with partners and media alike to showcase Optoma's wide array of display solutions for the professional installation market," said Maria Repole, Head of Marketing Communications. "As a market leader in DLP and 4K UHD to our award-winning and high brightness laser projectors, we are consistently listening to customers to enhance our solutions and address their distinct ProAV needs."
Optoma ZU920T and ZU920TST WUXGA Laser Projectors
Building on the success of the Optoma ZU720T series, the Optoma ZU920T series brings even higher brightness, dependability, and cutting-image technology to the professional installation market. At 9,800 lumens and featuring a fixed, telecentric lens design, the Optoma ZU920T and ZU920TST addresses the demand for higher brightness products that do not require interchangeable lenses, simplifying installations and enhancing visuals with the same flexibility of interchangeable lens solutions for standard and short throw projection at affordable price-points.
From digital signage, edge-blending, projection mapping, and simulation, to immersive installations, the Optoma ZU920T series produces lifelike visuals with rich detail and bright colors, while offering an impressive 0.65:1 short throw ratio alternative to accommodate a variety of end-user scenarios. With continuous 24-hour operation and featuring built-in edge-blending, warping and four-corner correction, as well as 360-degree and portrait installation modes, the ZU920T and ZU920TST provide superior versatility to accommodate even the most complex installations. The ZU920TST was awarded Best of Show at InfoComm 2022 by Projector Central.
Additionally, Optoma provides design and technical support through its ProDesign technical consultancy services, giving partners access to Optoma's dedicated sales and technical teams to help support their commercial display projects from start to finish. With this professional service, Optoma's in-house experts and engineers can help AV partners select the right ProScene projectors to achieve their installation goals, as well as connect them to leading integrators, provide design and technical advice, and remote and on-site support. To learn more, visit: https://www.optomausa.com/service-and-support/professional
Optoma is also unveiling its cloud version of Optoma Management Suite (OMS)™, an intuitive display management solution, powered by Microsoft Azure, to streamline operations by monitoring, diagnosing, and controlling audio visual displays worldwide via a single platform. Compatible with other displays that are connected via PJLink, OMS enables easy integration into existing display fleets while offering differing levels of access and control for users, ensuring devices are securely managed. With an easy-to-use interface and 24/7, real-time monitoring, OMS enables users to check the status of display devices and make configurations to optimize performance. IT administrators and technicians can easily dispatch and broadcast emergency messages, alerts, and announcements across any display worldwide. Additionally, users can also remotely program and schedule devices for usage only during primary operating hours, as well as implement immediate shutdown for emergencies, reducing energy consumption, and lowering operating costs.
In addition to its newest products and solutions, Optoma is also showing its Creative Touch 5-Series Interactive Flat Panels (IFPs), which offer stunning 4K UHD resolution, multiple easy-to-use annotation tools and extensive connectivity features for enhanced learning, sharing and collaboration in classrooms, lecture halls, boardrooms, and other professional environments. Available in 65", 75", and 86" formats, the 5-Series Interactive Flat Panels are compatible with all major platforms, software, and peripheral hardware. With up to 20-point multi-touch capabilities and lightning-fast response times, as well as a quick-draw pen that instantly activates the whiteboard application, Optoma's 5-Series IFPs bring collaborative thinking and idea-sharing to life.
The Ultra Bright Series projectors are Optoma's highest brightness professional laser projectors to-date, filling a need for high-end installations, including the entertainment, exhibition, and digital signage markets. At 17,000, 19,000 and 22,000 lumens respectively, the Optoma Ultra Bright Series ZU1700, ZU1900, and ZU2200 projectors establish an incredibly high brightness benchmark to the category, as well as extreme flexibility with eight interchangeable lenses to meet the needs of even the most complex installations.
The Optoma Ultra Bright Series ZU2200 has won several industry awards, including Best of Show at InfoComm 2021 by ProjectorCentral, Best in Market from Digital Signage Magazine and AV Technology's InfoComm Best in Market 2021 Awards, and a 2022 Innovative Product Award from Sound and Video Contractor.
*No.1 DLP Brand Worldwide
Data source: PMA Research: Worldwide Projector Census, Y2021, for projectors +1000 lumens
*No.1 DLP Brand in Americas
Data source: PMA Research: Worldwide Projector Census, Y2021, for projectors + 500 lumens
*No.1 4K UHD Brand Worldwide
Data source: PMA Research: Worldwide Projector Census, Y2021
Optoma combines cutting-edge technology and innovation to deliver remarkable visual display products designed to connect audiences with engaging video experiences. From the company's ProScene projectors and Creative Touch interactive flat panel displays, to LED displays, Optoma's suite of products can meet the demands of nearly any professional environment, including conference rooms and classrooms, digital signage, corporate, houses of worship, retail, simulation environments and control rooms. Optoma Technology is the U.S. headquarters for The Optoma Group, with continental headquarters also in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit optoma.com.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Tra Fluellen returned an interception for a score on the first play from scrimmage, Frank Peasant ran for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns in the second quarter and Middle Tennessee never trailed as the Blue Raiders beat Colorado State 34-19 Saturday.
Peasant finished with 22 carries for 93 yards. Chase Cunningham completed 31 of 39 passes for 266 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Metcalf that gave Middle Tennessee (1-1) a 34-0 lead with 13:41 left in the third quarter.
Zeke Rankin made a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter and kicked a 35-yarder that gave the Blue Raiders a 20-0 lead with 2:20 left in the second. Christian Dixon's strip-sack of Colorado State's Clay Millen was recovered at 18 and three plays later Peasant's second TD run make it 27-0 at halftime.
Millen was 20-of-30 passing for 256 yards and three touchdowns — all to Tory Holton — but threw two interceptions and was sacked nine times. Horton finished with nine receptions for 186 yards, including scoring receptions of 48, 69 and 17 yards in the third quarter for Colorado State (0-2).
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FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys signed free agent receiver T.Y. Hilton on Monday, adding the former longtime Indianapolis Colts player after their much-publicized courting of Odell Beckham Jr.
Beckham spent two days with the Cowboys last week, but no offer was made. He declined to discuss his visit but said after he left that he wouldn’t play in the regular season.
Beckham tore an ACL in the Super Bowl in February while winning a championship with the Los Angeles Rams.
Hilton is a four-time Pro Bowler with career highs of 91 catches of 1,448 yards with the Colts in 2016. He had four other 1,000-yard seasons and has 9,691 career yards with 53 touchdowns in 143 games.
Hilton joins a group led by CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup, young receivers under contract for at least two more seasons apiece.
Lamb has taken over the No. 1 receiver role this season after the offseason trade of Amari Cooper to Cleveland in a cost-cutting move.
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GENEVA (AP) — FIFA wants to help workers in Qatar get compensation for being injured while building projects for the World Cup, one of the soccer body’s top officials told European lawmakers on Thursday.
Soccer federations in Europe have supported calls for a fund since Amnesty International said FIFA should contribute $440 million toward reparations — matching the total prize money FIFA will pay to the 32 national teams playing in Qatar next month.
Qatar has faced intense scrutiny of the physical and contractual conditions for hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who were needed in the tiny emirate since the World Cup hosting rights were won 12 years ago.
Compensation is “certainly something that we’re interested in progressing,” FIFA deputy secretary general Alasdair Bell told a Council of Europe session on labor rights in Qatar.
“It’s important to try to see that anyone who suffered injury as a consequence of working in the World Cup, that that is somehow redressed,” Bell told lawmakers from the 46-nation group at their meeting in Strasbourg, France.
FIFA was urged on Thursday to use its leverage with the World Cup host nation by the official who publicly criticized Qatar when global soccer leaders met in Doha this year.
Ensuring compensation is paid should be a key target for FIFA to secure a positive legacy in Qatar after the World Cup, Norwegian soccer federation president Lise Klaveness told lawmakers.
“It is difficult to frame it in but it is necessary, also for historical abuses, injuries and deaths,” she said, adding that a lack of independent investigations of unexplained worker fatalities in Qatar was an “elephant in the room.”
FIFA’s Bell agreed with Klaveness that a reparations fund “is not the simplest thing to put into place” and would need clear rules and oversight.
“But this is certainly something that we’re interested in progressing,” he said.
It was not specified on Thursday if compensation money should come from FIFA, Qatari authorities or the construction firms who employed the workers, many from south Asia and the Philippines.
Qatar has set up a workers’ support fund which, since 2020, has paid $164 million in compensation to more than 36,000 workers from 17 different countries, Human Rights Watch said in August citing government data.
Qatari authorities and World Cup organizers were also praised in Strasbourg for passing labor law reforms including a minimum wage.
“It is not just fluff, it’s real, and it is delivering some tangible benefits that have actually improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people,” Bell said.
“The risk,” he acknowledged, “is that once the spotlight is turned off after the World Cup it’s really important that these changes remain and are built upon and hopefully even spread wider in the Middle East.”
Bell said it was also important for migrant workers to have access to a “safe haven” in Qatar to learn their legal rights — a project backed by the global soccer players’ union FIFPRO that Klaveness also highlighted.
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HAVANA (AP) — The elegant Hotel Saratoga was supposed to reopen in Havana Tuesday after a two-year pandemic break. Instead, it was a day of mourning for the 42 people known to have died in an explosion that ripped apart the building and of continued searching for yet more victims.
Emergency workers continued to hunt through the ruins missing as experts began to consider the fate of 19th century building, a former warehouse that had been converted into hotel early in the last century.
Roberto Enriquez, a spokesman for the military-owned Gaviota tourism company that operates the Saratpga, said experts' initial estimates are that 80 percent of the hotel was damaged by Friday's explosion, which hurled tons of concrete chunks into the busy streets just a block from the country's Capitol and seriously harmed neighboring structures.
He said that when rescue efforts finish, authorities would look more deeply into what to do with the structure.
Fifty-one people were working to get the hotel ready for its re-inauguration, Enriquez said, and 23 of them are among the dead: executives and maids, cooks and reception desk workers, security personnel and technicians. Three workers remain missing, believed to be buried under the debris.
Authorities have said they suspect the cause was a leak of gas as a tank truck was servicing the building.
The Ministry of Health said the overall death toll had risen to 42, including at least one Spanish tourist. Seventeen people remained hospitalized.
The head of the Communist Party for Havana, Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, said that 38 homes had been affected by the explosion and 95 people had to be relocated, according to the official Cubadebate website.
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Fyle and Intuit QuickBooks combine to help accountants make more productive use of time
NEWARK, Del., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fyle Inc, the expense management platform, has joined the Intuit Quickbooks Solution Provider Program to offer real-time expense management and the best of business accounting to customers. This powerful combination is built on Fyle's bidirectional integration with QuickBooks that helps hundreds of SMBs automate expense reporting, credit card reconciliation and close books faster.
Fyle directly integrates with all Visa and Mastercard business and corporate credit cards, so you can get around manual reconciliation. As soon as employees spend on their cards, they get notified via SMS and Slack. Employees can reply to the text with a picture of the receipt, and Fyle will match it to the right expense instantly.
Intuit QuickBooks, the world's leading small business technology platform allows businesses to keep track of financial functions like income and expenses, employee expenses and inventory in real-time and fulfill tax obligations hassle-free.
"We have been working to build a world where not a single second is spent on managing expenses. The work involved in administering staff expenses isn't core to anyone's role, but it's time-consuming and frustrating", said Yashwanth Madhusudan, CEO, Fyle. "We look forward to working closely with the Intuit team to bring the combined best-in-class solution of Fyle plus QuickBooks to SMBs and accounting firms in the US."
"By joining services with Fyle, we can help clients and prospective customers simplify bookkeeping, automate expense reporting and reconciliation, thereby making more productive use of time," said Kevin Zavaglia, VP of US Sales for Intuit's Small Business and Self-Employed Group.
If you're interested in learning more about the Fyle plus Quickbooks combined solution, please visit Fyle and QuickBooks.
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About Fyle
Fyle has the singular aim of reducing the time spent on business expense management. Nestled within everyday tools like Gmail, Outlook, Slack, MS Teams & text messages, Fyle provides employees with an easy way of submitting expense receipts on the go.
Fyle is the only solution that directly integrates with any Visa or Mastercard business credit card to give real-time data feeds. Fyle's AI-enabled engine instantly codes and categorizes spend information, and pushes the data to accounting software like QuickBooks Online.
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Lawmakers in the Canadian province of Quebec this week adopted a law tightening mandates on the use of French in government and in businesses. But debate over some of the most contentious provisions of the bill are far from over, as Emma Jacobs reports from Montreal.
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EMMA JACOBS, BYLINE: On a weekday evening in downtown Montreal, the air is punctuated with the sounds of cheers and chanting, rallygoers holding signs in French and English protesting the legislation known as Bill 96.
AUGUSTINA PEDROCCA: That's completely unrealistic.
JACOBS: Like others, 22-year-old Augustina Pedrocca is here to protest a section of Bill 96 that will require new immigrants to exclusively use French in their interactions with government within six months. As an immigrant herself, she's worried that for many, like her mother, the law will make day-to-day life more complicated.
PEDROCCA: While she tries to maintain French, sometimes people need to eat. People need to pay their rent.
JACOBS: Bill 96 has caused an uproar in Quebec, where 85% of people primarily speak French, but there have also been English-speaking communities and tensions over language for centuries. Still, many here say the furor over this bill is unlike anything they've seen in decades.
FRANCOIS LEGAULT: There will always be an attraction to English in North America.
JACOBS: The leader of the province, Premier Francois Legault, has defended the bill. He says Quebec needs the changes to preserve its French language and culture.
LEGAULT: And we have to be careful if we want that our children and grandchildren speak French.
JACOBS: Bill 96 will bring about a whole host of changes across the provincial bureaucracy, including in education and health care. Many are worried that it will further marginalize vulnerable groups.
NAKUSET: We're afraid - right? - because we're already having issues with accessing services now. It's going to be worse later.
JACOBS: Nakuset - she goes by just her traditional first name - runs a shelter for Indigenous women in Montreal. She says only 10% speak French as a first language, and already some English speakers have been turned away from nearby hospitals.
NAKUSET: We already got 500 million obstacles against us. This new law is only going to make it harder for our people. And you wonder, who is this benefiting?
JACOBS: Indigenous students will also be impacted by new caps on enrollment in English schools across the province.
AMANDA PERRY: I'm hearing French in the hallways every day. I'm hearing French in my classes.
JACOBS: Amanda Perry teaches literature in one of those English junior colleges where students will also have to take more courses in French.
PERRY: So this has put us in this state of kind of panicked speculation in terms of what's going to happen to us and what's going to happen to the students.
JACOBS: Meanwhile, Premier Legault has said that many concerns about the law were being fueled by disinformation.
LEGAULT: I want to be very clear. There's no change at all in the actual situation of services given to anglophones and immigrants in English in our health care system.
JACOBS: Bill 96 may have passed, but the battle isn't over yet, says Robert Leckey, dean of the McGill University Law School in Montreal. He says the text of the law leaves a lot to be worked out in implementation.
ROBERT LECKEY: In any other province, a Francophone who finds a French-speaking service provider or a Ukrainian refugee who finds a Ukrainian-speaking service provider, they're able to use those languages. Bill 96 says, don't. And Bill 96 contemplates that people other than the health care provider and the client, someone else could file a complaint.
JACOBS: The use of French in large businesses is already strictly policed, but this law takes it further, including allowing for warrantless searches by language enforcement officers. Back at the downtown rally, speakers tell the crowd they're already preparing legal challenges.
(SOUNDBITE OF PROTEST)
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Court challenges are in the works.
JACOBS: This rally, says one, is only the beginning. For NPR News, I'm Emma Jacobs in Montreal. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-05-29/the-quebec-nationalist-fight-to-restrict-the-use-of-english-in-quebec | 2022-05-30 01:30:26 | 0 | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-05-29/the-quebec-nationalist-fight-to-restrict-the-use-of-english-in-quebec |
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Promotes Duncan to Senior Vice President Transportation & Network Operations, Moore to Vice President Network Operations, Elium to Vice President Network Planning and Optimization
ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) has created a combined Transportation and Network Operations organization led by Paul B. Duncan. Duncan has been promoted to Senior Vice President Transportation and Network Operations and will lead the team responsible for designing network operations, executing network plans, and coordinating the movement of trains across the company's rail network.
"Since joining Norfolk Southern in March 2022, Paul has made an immediate, positive impact on our operations. He has led the creation of our new TOP|SPG operating plan while putting in place processes to improve service for our customers. Importantly, he is a collaborative leader, and this newly combined organization will help us drive greater momentum and help hone our focus on creating growth for customers and Norfolk Southern," said Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn.
Duncan previously led Network Planning & Optimization (NPO) and the Network Operations Center (NOC). The two teams are responsible for developing and implementing Norfolk Southern's operating plan. The addition of the Transportation Department, under the leadership of Vice President Transportation Floyd Hudson, will bring together and strengthen all the Operations groups responsible for service improvement and quality.
"The leadership team for this new organization is rounded out by Jacob Elium, Rodney Moore, and Floyd Hudson. They are dedicated professionals with broad and deep experience at Norfolk Southern. Importantly, this announcement reflects our solid pipeline of leaders and commitment to promoting top talent," added Sanborn.
As Vice President Network Operations, Moore will be responsible for overseeing the team that executes TOP|SPG through locomotive distribution, crew management, and dispatch. He previously served as the General Manager responsible for Operations in Norfolk Southern's Southern Region. Moore has a significant background in Operations, having held numerous leadership roles in Transportation including Superintendent Coastal Division, Division Superintendent, and Terminal Superintendent. He also served as the Assistant General Manager for the NOC. Moore joined the company in June 2004 as a Management Trainee and is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
As Vice President NPO, Elium will lead the team that develops network operating plans that drive service, productivity, and growth. He most recently served as Group Vice President Automotive Marketing & Sales in the Marketing Division, and previously was the company's Assistant General Manager Crew Management. Elium has also held roles in Customer Service, Labor Relations, and Human Resources. He first joined the company as a Management Trainee in June 2012 and is a graduate of Washington & Lee University.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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BERLIN (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments that “we lower our guard at our peril.”
The U.N. health agency’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials gathered in Geneva for opening of the WHO’s annual meeting that “declining testing and sequencing means we are blinding ourselves to the evolution of the virus.” He also noted that almost 1 billion people in lower-income countries still haven’t been vaccinated.
In a weekly report Thursday on the global situation, WHO said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilized after weeks of decline since late March, while the overall number of weekly deaths dropped.
While there has been progress, with 60% of the world’s population vaccinated, “it’s not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere,” Tedros said.
“Reported cases are increasing in almost 70 countries in all regions, and this in a world in which testing rates have plummeted,” he added.
Reported deaths are rising in Africa, the continent with the lowest vaccination coverage, he said, and only 57 countries — almost all of them wealthy — have vaccinated 70% of their people.
While the world’s vaccine supply has improved, there is “insufficient political commitment to roll out vaccines” in some countries, gaps in “operational or financial capacity” in others, he said.
“In all, we see vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation and disinformation,” Tedros said. “The pandemic will not magically disappear, but we can end it.”
Tedros is expected to be appointed for a second five-year term this week at the World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of the WHO’s member countries.
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Phoenix man sentenced to 35 years for role in deadly Lexington kidnappings
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — A Phoenix man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the deadly 2017 Lexington kidnappings.
During Rosario Diaz Barraza’s trial, it was revealed that two people, identified in court records as J.O. and M.A.T.O. were killed during a kidnapping, according to a press release. Their bodies were discovered in the trunk of a Volkswagen Jetta on Sept. 11, 2017, at 430 Blue Sky Parkway, an automotive repair business owned by J.O.
Two vehicles that belonged to J.O. were also stolen and transported to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Trial evidence showed that Camacho Zepeda and Diaz Barraza were distributing cocaine and heroin in Lexington and that J.O. had incurred a debt to them, according to the release. Testimony by a pathologist from the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office said J.O.’s cause of death was attributed to “chop wounds” to the head and asphyxiation. The second victim, M.A.T.O., died from asphyxiation.
Diaz Barraza was convicted at trial in April. Four other defendants are awaiting sentencing. | https://www.wtvq.com/phoenix-man-sentenced-to-35-years-for-role-in-deadly-lexington-kidnappings/ | 2022-09-28 21:19:54 | 0 | https://www.wtvq.com/phoenix-man-sentenced-to-35-years-for-role-in-deadly-lexington-kidnappings/ |
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forethought, the Human-Centered AI Platform, today received recognition on CNBC's first-ever Top Startups for Enterprise list. The list identifies fast-growing startups that have the potential to partner with, be acquired by, or receive investment from large enterprise organizations.
"This recognition by CNBC as one of the Top Startups for Enterprise is a huge achievement for Forethought and reinforces our position as an enterprise-ready software," said Deon Nicholas, CEO and co-founder of Forethought. "It's a testament to our leadership in the AI for CX space, transforming the customer support experience through human-centered AI."
Forethought is one of 25 companies that made the new list, which is powered and inspired by the members of CNBC's Technology Executive Council (TEC), a group of leading CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, CISOs and other executives in technology functions at a diverse range of large corporations, private startups, government entities and non-profit organizations.
Forethought enables support teams to scale faster and drive efficiency with products that resolve common cases instantly, predict and prioritize tickets, and assist support agents with relevant knowledge—all from one AI-powered platform.
Other notable awards Forethought has received in recent months include Best Outlook and Best Work-Life Balance by Comparaby, Forbes AI 50, and DestinationCRM's CRM Top 100.
Launched in 2018, Forethought is a leading AI company providing customer service solutions that transform the customer experience. Forethought's products enable seamless customer experiences by infusing human-centered AI at each stage of the customer support journey: resolving common cases instantly, enriching and prioritizing tickets, and assisting agents with relevant knowledge — all from one platform.
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Supreme Court Justice Julie Vargas — an appointee with a combined six years' experience on the state's appellate courts — faces challenger Thomas Montoya in her bid to keep her spot on the state's highest court in November's general election.
Vargas, 54, says voters should choose her — affirming her appointment by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2020 — over her opponent because she has more varied professional experience.
Montoya, whose campaign ads feature the slogan "Law Before Politics," says people should elect him because he's a Republican and his election would help balance the distribution of political affiliations on the Democrat-dominated court.
Prior to being appointed — and later elected — to the Court of Appeals in 2016, Vargas spent several decades in private practice where she handled primarily commercial and real estate cases.
Montoya, 70, has devoted the majority of his 41 year legal career to practicing family law.
"One of the biggest things that sets me apart is the broad nature of my experience," Vargas said in a recent interview. "I've done every kind of case imaginable while on the Court of Appeals. And now on the Supreme Court, not only have I written 150 opinions, I've probably sat on another 300 to 400 panels deciding cases. So the vast experience that I have in every area of New Mexico law is really what sets me apart.
"My opponent is a divorce lawyer; he's got one area of expertise, and that's what his entire career has been limited to," she said. "I've done just about everything at this point. And I'd love to continue my work on the court; I think we have a lot more to do that will help the help and improve the lives of my fellow New Mexicans, who I love and care about."
Montoya points to the fact that the state Judicial Nominating Commission — which vets candidates and makes recommendations for judicial appointments to the governor — is made up of an equal number of Democrats and Republicans as an indicator "that the people's intent is that there be a balance" of political affiliations on the state's appellate courts.
"There needs to be a perception from the point of view of the public that politics are not guiding judicial decisions," he said in a recent interview.
As it stands now, all five New Mexico Supreme Court justices and nine of the 10 Court of Appeals judges are Democrats.
Out more than 40 judicial appointments Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has made, Montoya said, only three have been Republicans.
In many cases, he said, the governor hasn't had a choice between candidates with different political affiliations, but when she does, "candidly, qualified Republicans need not apply."
Four nominating commissions have considered Montoya for appointments to District Court judgeships, he said, and three recommended him for the posts. "But I was not close enough to the governor to get the appointment," he said.
And he says family law encompasses a lot more than just divorce.
"The impression for those who do not know is that family law practice is narrow," he said. "It is not. It is a very extensive and very broad practice because it includes every activity or business issue that may be involved in a relationship. So any type of business activity, real estate, anything that people make home … and it includes children, which are the most important thing. … I have a very extensive background, dealing with problems that children have in our state."
While would-be justices are routinely hard to pin down on any issues that could come before them, Vargas' and Montoya's answers to a question about what they'd change in the Supreme Court shed some light on what their individual approaches.
Montoya — who said voters will be getting a "law and order judge" if they elect him — used the question as an opportunity to raise the controversial issue of the state's bond system and whether reforms implemented in recent years essentially doing away with money bonds have made it too easy for criminals to be released from jail.
"I know we had a constitutional amendment in 2016 … with respect to the bail system and the pretrial detention," he said. "It's been termed by many people a 'catch and release' … that can be looked at again to see whether effectively it is working or not working. I can absolutely tell you, what I hear repeatedly, is it's not working. So it needs to be reexamined. That's one thing that can be done."
In response to the same question, Vargas said she'd like to continue the court system's ongoing efforts to make things work "more smoothly and efficiently" for law enforcement.
"Because we have such a police shortage right now, we want to keep police doing their jobs rather than sitting in the courtroom waiting to testify or do a traffic case," she said. "So we've been doing everything we can think of to minimize the time they have to spend in court."
Vargas listed waiving police appearances at certain hearings, allowing officers to attend court virtually and mandatory settlement conferences as some of the changes the Supreme Court has put in place to keep criminal cases flowing through the system despite a backlog created by COVID-19 shutdowns.
The state Supreme Court is the state's highest court and "court of last resort" and has the authority to decide disputed rulings from all the state's lower courts and the Public Regulation Commission. The five members of the court — who are each paid about $180,000 per year — also have jurisdiction over all criminal matters involving sentences of life in prison and matters related to removal of public officials.
State Supreme Court justices can be elected or appointed, but if appointed — as Vargas was in 2020 — a justice must win election in a partisan race to remain on the bench. | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/justice-vargas-touts-variety-of-experience-gop-challenger-says-he-would-put-law-before-politics/article_f68d7fdc-27bd-11ed-a3b4-63c60e0c1db4.html | 2022-10-25 05:48:20 | 1 | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/justice-vargas-touts-variety-of-experience-gop-challenger-says-he-would-put-law-before-politics/article_f68d7fdc-27bd-11ed-a3b4-63c60e0c1db4.html |
Can you beat the odds to win $1.1 billion? A lot of people think they can
Business started picking up Saturday at Clemmer's Country Store at the intersection of Hudson Boulevard and U.S. 321, and by Tuesday customers will be lined up out the door, say clerks there.
The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has topped $1 billion again, which sends people inside to gas stations and grocery stores to buy lottery tickets for their chance at the big prize. The next drawing, which comes with a $1.1 billion top prize, takes place Tuesday night.
"I saw the $1.1 billion jackpot so I said, 'Why not?'" said Jomar Serrano, a nursing student at Gaston College who bought a ticket Saturday at Clemmer's. "It's only $2 so I won't lose anything really, but I may win a whole lot."
Clerks at Clemmer's say they don't mind as business picks up with more people ready to try their luck despite odds of 1 in 302 million for the top prize. Some said they enjoy sharing in the lottery fantasies of their customers.
"A lot of them are our regular customers," said Susan Deason, a 24-year employee at Clemmer's. "They're excited about winning and talking about what they'll buy for their children and grandchildren."
And big lottery jackpots also drive other sales at the store, everything from soft drinks to cigarettes and food items, she said.
"It's good for business," she said.
Deason said the clerks especially like it when those buying lottery tickets say they'll share their newfound wealth with store workers if they hit it big. But Deason also plays the lottery.
"Of course," Deason said when asked if she bought a ticket. And what will she do if she wins?
"I'm just going to retire, take care of my family and friends and then I'm gone."
Mega Millions primer before you win
People are going to know.
Well, people are going to know if the winner bought their ticket in North Carolina, which requires the state to release the name of the person who won along with their hometown.
Some states, including South Carolina, allow winners to remain anonymous.
In fact, a South Carolina store sold the largest Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket ever — worth $1.537 billion for the Oct. 23, 2018, drawing. The winner chose to remain anonymous. Go figure.
More than one way to win
Huge jackpots bring out new players. Remember, Mega Millions (and its sidekick Powerball) payout thousands of other prizes.
There are nine ways to win on a Mega Millions ticket.
Match just the Mega Ball? You're a winner. Match the Mega Ball and other numbers and you win more prizes.
How to play
Mega Millions has numbers from 1 to 70.
Players can pick their own six numbers, which includes the Mega Ball, or they can play a "quick pick" ticket where the lottery machine randomly selects numbers.
Mega Millions drawings take place Tuesdays and Fridays.
Powerball drawings take place Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Powerball jackpot for Monday, Jan. 9, is $340 million.
If you really win
1. Sign and secure your ticket: If you win, you must sign the back of your original ticket immediately to establish your ownership. Make sure you keep it in a safe place until you decide to claim your prize.
2. Get professional advice: It’s a good idea to contact a financial and legal adviser to make sure you have a sound plan.
3. Take your time: You have 180 days to claim your winnings, which will give you time to figure out what to do with the money and how it will change your life.
4. Celebrate. | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2023/01/09/gaston-residents-buying-mega-millions-lottery-tickets-with-jackpot/69787165007/ | 2023-01-09 19:13:47 | 0 | https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2023/01/09/gaston-residents-buying-mega-millions-lottery-tickets-with-jackpot/69787165007/ |
Police investigate suspicious death in Riviera Beach
Published: Jun. 5, 2022 at 1:31 PM EDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
Riviera Beach police announced Sunday they are investigating a suspicious death in the Ocean Tide community on Broadway Avenue.
This is a developing story. More information will be added as it become available.
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Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger is out of action, but he is generously helping out potential replacements.
His big-picture replacements.
“I have some spare time on my hands over the next few months,” Driedger said.
The Kraken announced June 7 that Driedger, 28, had successful knee surgery after suffering a torn right ACL on May 29. His estimated recovery timeline was seven to nine months.
He found a rehab assignment — launching his first charitable organization. Driedger’s Keepers offered quick-change goalie pads to young players at the Grassroots Goalie Clinic last weekend at Kraken Community Iceplex. Designed for beginners, the gear goes over skater equipment and can be donned on the ice.
Driedger said many children who want to try the position never do. One reason is their parents are concerned about the significant cost of goalie pads and how quickly they’ll be outgrown. Children’s goalie pads can range from $500 to well over $1,000.
Driedger said he was lucky there were programs similar to the one he’s starting in Seattle in his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, where his community center hooked him up. He was loaned pads out of their inventory for years.
“I know minor hockey is just getting going in Seattle, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to step in and do something similar,” he said.
His parents were able to feel relief, not fear, when he announced at 7 years old that he was going to be a goalie.
“I was just no good at being a player,” Driedger said, adding that he scored one goal in his first year and he seemed to recall it being an accident.
“I was just not much of a contributor out there. My skating wasn’t great. But somehow, when I got in net, I was somewhat capable of at least contributing to the team.”
Picking out new, temporary equipment as he grew gave way to one of his favorite parts of the job — designing his helmets and pads. Eventually he progressed out of hand-me-downs and called the shots on his first custom set. They had some gold in them, in honor of former Edmonton Oilers goalie Dwayne Roloson, who often wore gold on his pads.
An expansion draft pick from the Florida Panthers, Driedger made a career-high 27 appearances for the Kraken last season with a 2.96 goals-against average, an .899 save percentage and a shutout April 29.
He suffered a knee injury during the third period of Team Canada’s gold-medal game against Finland at the IIHF World Championships. Driedger took part in the tournament after the Kraken season ended.
“Driedger’s injury at the world championships left us a little precarious, with only two goalies in the system,” Seattle general manager Ron Francis said this summer.
Joey Daccord was the only other goaltender under contract besides starter Philipp Grubauer. Daccord spent most of the 2021-22 season in the American Hockey League.
Seattle signed veteran Martin Jones to back up Grubauer for the foreseeable future. Magnus Hellberg was also signed to a one-year deal in July, but he was claimed off waivers Monday by the Ottawa Senators when the Kraken went to assign him to the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL). The Senators had a need after it was announced Cam Talbot would be out of the lineup five to seven weeks because of an upper-body injury.
So the Kraken are thinner at the position than perhaps they’d hoped, but fine.
As for Seattle’s future netminders, if they enjoy the pressure, want to firmly control the outcome of the game, have quick reflexes or just aren’t very good at skating, Driedger wants to help.
“I just want to open up the position as much as I can, and we’ll kind of see what happens,” he said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/are-you-a-youth-hockey-player-who-wants-to-try-goalie-the-krakens-chris-driedger-wants-to-help/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-10-07 13:35:33 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/are-you-a-youth-hockey-player-who-wants-to-try-goalie-the-krakens-chris-driedger-wants-to-help/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
AURORA, Ill. (WGN) — A 9-year-old boy and a woman were rescued from a pond in Illinois Wednesday afternoon.
Just before 4:30 p.m., Aurora Police were called to a frozen section of a retention pond after receiving a report that a boy was drowning.
The boy reportedly fell through the ice while trying to retrieve a football. A woman also entered the pond to try to save him.
In body camera footage shared by police, officers can be seen rushing to the pond with water rescue kits. Two officers then jump into the water and quickly rescue the boy and woman while other officers work to pull them from the icy cold water.
The boy was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
“I decided that I would kind of just tie a rope to myself and grab them and my colleagues would be able to pull us back in,” Officer Andrew Soderlund told reporters.
The child’s mother is thankful for the police’s effort to save her son.
“I thought my son was not going to be here to see Thanksgiving,” she said in a video posted by Aurora Police. She also thanked a boy and his parent that were by the pond and called 911 when her son fell through the ice.
The two officers sustained minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said everyone involved has been released from the hospital.
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Inside Raquel Welch’s four marriages and how the sex symbol 'never did get it right'
Welch said 'I do' four times in her lifetime, marrying James Welch, Patrick Curtis, André Weinfeld and Richard Palmer
Raquel Welch died on Wednesday at the age of 82 after a brief illness.
Welch's emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film "One Million Years B.C" propelled her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and '70s.
In addition to acting, Welch was a singer and dancer. She surprised many critics — and won positive reviews — when she starred in the 1981 musical "Woman of the Year" on Broadway, replacing a vacationing Lauren Bacall. She returned to the Great White Way in 1997 in "Victor/Victoria."
Off-screen, Welch tied the knot four times. Though none of her marriages worked out, that didn’t seem to bother the actress.
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"I never did get it right," she told Piers Morgan on "Life Stories" in 2015. "And a lot of men don't like the fact that when we go somewhere, I am the one who gets focused on."
"I don’t regret the marriages. I had real feelings for all of them," Welch continued. "At the time, I thought it was love, and we could make a great life, but it wasn't in the cards."
She revealed that she was "too set in [her] ways."
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"I like what I do, I actually enjoy being me, and I make a very good living at it, and I'm happy. I don't have to have a man," Welch added.
Here’s a look at the late actress’ four husbands:
James Welch
Shortly after high school, high school sweethearts James "Jim" Welch and a then 19-year-old Raquel tied the knot in Las Vegas in 1959. In her memoir, "Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage," the actress recalled the first moment she saw her future husband.
Raquel was running to her American government class when she saw the "gorgeous" James and knew it was love at first sight.
"From the first minute I saw him, I secretly knew that I was destined to have his babies. In my emotionally charged, romantic young mind, I fixated on Jim as 'my one and only,'" she said in the excerpt obtained by ABC News.
The same year they tied the knot, James and Raquel welcomed their first child, son Damon, and their daughter, Latanne "Tahnee" Welch, was born two years later in 1961.
Raquel’s father was opposed to her marrying her high school love.
"By marrying Jim, I was doing something for my own personal satisfaction and pretty much in defiance of my father’s wishes," she said in her memoir.
Ultimately, Raquel and James divorced in 1964, reportedly due to her marrying young as well as different interests.
However, the actress famously kept her first husband’s last name.
Patrick Curtis
At the height of Welch’s fame, she met Hollywood film producer Patrick Curtis.
It was 1965 when the actress was working on "A Swingin’ Summer" with Curtis. Two years later, the couple tied the knot in Paris.
Welch and Curtis split in 1972, making her second marriage also her shortest. The film producer passed away in November 2022. He was 83.
André Weinfeld
Welch met André Weinfeld, a screenwriter, while in France in 1977. The pair worked on a number of projects together, including "From Raquel with Love," a 1980 television special that featured Mickey Rooney.
The same year, the couple wed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Weinfeld and Welch were together for 10 years, which the French producer was proud of.
"We had a very happy marriage," Weinfeld told Closer Weekly in 2015. "Today, Hollywood marriages last three months, and that’s considered long."
The couple went on to separate in 1990. The pair reportedly called it quits due to distance, with Welch moving to Los Angeles and Weinfeld staying in New York.
Richard Palmer
In 1996, Welch met restaurateur Richard Palmer. Three years later, they were married.
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In an interview with the New York Post in 2000, Palmer explained what it was like to be "Mr. Raquel Welch."
"My wife is a living legend," he explained. "I get great seats at the fights. You go wherever you want to go. It’s great."
In 2003, the couple separated and officially divorced several years later.
After her fourth divorce, Welch reflected on whether marriage was any good for her.
"I don’t think I am that good at it," she told Piers Morgan in 2015. "But I wouldn’t rule it out."
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — They hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families. They have been among the GOP’s sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. And after the Jan. 6 insurrection, they supported his impeachment.
But for all their similarities, the political fortunes of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming are poised to diverge on Tuesday when they’re each on the ballot in closely watched primary elections.
Cheney faces daunting prospects in her effort to fend off the Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, increasingly looking at a life beyond Capitol Hill that could include a possible presidential campaign. Murkowski, however, is expected to advance from her primary and is already planning to compete in the November general election.
The anticipated outcomes at least partially stem from the nuanced politics of each state. Wyoming is a Republican stronghold, delivering Trump his strongest victory of any state in the 2020 campaign. Alaska, meanwhile, has a history of rewarding candidates with an independent streak.
But Murkowski enjoys an additional advantage in the way elections are being conducted in Alaska this year. Winner-take-all party primaries, like the one Cheney is facing, have been replaced by a voter-approved process in which all candidates are listed together. The four who get the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election in which ranked voting will be used.
Murkowski benefits from avoiding a Republican primary, “which she would have had a zero percent — I mean zero percent — chance of winning,” said Alaska pollster Ivan Moore.
Murkowski has 18 challengers in her primary, the most prominent being Republican Kelly Tshibaka, whom Trump has endorsed. The Alaska Democratic Party, meanwhile, has endorsed Pat Chesbro, a retired educator.
In an interview, Murkowski insisted she would be among the candidates advancing from the primary and said her success requires, in part, coalition building.
“That’s kind of my strong suit, that’s what I do,” she said.
For his part, Trump has been harsh in his assessment of Murkowski. At a rally in Anchorage last month with Tshibaka and Sarah Palin, whom he’s endorsed for Alaska’s only House seat, he called Murkowski “the worst. I rate her No. 1 bad.”
Trump participated in a telerally for Tshibaka on Thursday while Murkowski mingled with supporters at a campaign office opening in Juneau, which boasted a spread that included moose chili and smoked salmon dip. Murkowski said Trump isn’t a factor in the campaign she’s running.
“He is going to do what he’s going to do,” she said. But she told supporters the campaign will be challenging.
Murkowski was censured by Alaska Republican Party leaders last year over numerous grievances, including the impeachment vote and speaking critically of Trump and her support of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s nomination.
Tuckerman Babcock, a former state Republican Party chair who is running for state Senate, said Murkowski has lost the support of many Alaska Republicans, which he called a “political reality over a record of many years.”
Republicans in Alaska are “almost unanimous in their opposition to Lisa Murkowski,” he said. “Are they divided on other issues? Of course.”
Babcock said the new elections system lets candidates “self-identify” with a party and is not an improvement over the old party primary process.
Chuck Kopp, a Republican former state legislator, is hopeful about the new system. Kopp lost his 2020 Republican primary after being part of a bipartisan state House majority composed largely of Democrats.
“It’s only the fringe that is clinging like a death grip on a failed paradigm, and that paradigm is extreme partisanship at all costs,” he said. “I think Alaska is going to take a leadership role in moving away from that. That’s what I’m hoping for.”
Kopp said that while he has not always supported Murkowski, she has been “fearless when it counts for this country.”
“I think she has shown that personality cults aren’t conservative, conspiracy theories aren’t conservative and treating politics like a religion is not conservative,” Kopp said. He said he thinks Murkowski has more support throughout Alaska than party activists give her credit for.
The Senate seat has been held by a Murkowski since 1981; before Lisa Murkowski, it was her father, Republican Frank Murkowski. He appointed his daughter to succeed him in 2002 after he became governor. Murkowski won the seat in her own right in 2004.
Murkowski has not cracked 50% of the vote in a Senate general election, and needing to build a coalition of support is nothing new to her. She won a write-in campaign in 2010 after losing that year’s Republican primary to tea party favorite Joe Miller.
Murkowski overwhelmingly won her Republican primary against little-known opponents in 2016, the year Trump was elected.
Rosita Worl, an Alaska Native leader, referred to the 2010 primary as “the debacle” and said Alaska Natives rallied around Murkowski and her write-in bid. Worl, who attended Murkowski’s Juneau campaign event, said she is not a Republican herself but sees Murkowski as an Alaskan and said the senator has “always supported our issues.”
State Rep. Zack Fields, a Democrat seeking reelection to an Anchorage legislative seat, said there are yards in his district with signs for him and Murkowski. He said he doesn’t agree with Murkowski on the “majority of votes that she’s cast over her career.”
“But she has shown that she believes in democracy and will work with people to accomplish things that are the right thing for citizens. That actually is at risk right now,” he said.
Fields called the insurrection “horrifying.”
“But what was even frankly more terrifying than that is that so many elected officials and high-ranking so-called leaders would excuse it, justify it and otherwise embolden those who threaten democracy,” he said.
Cheney is the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot. The insurrection was a big issue during a June debate between Cheney and Republican challengers, including Hageman. Hageman said the committee was “not focused on things that are important to the people of Wyoming.”
Entering the final stretch of her primary campaign, Cheney hasn’t backed down. She released a video on Thursday with a closing message reinforcing her criticism of Trump.
“The lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious,” Cheney said. “It preys on those who love their country. It is a door Donald Trump opened to manipulate Americans to abandon their principles, to sacrifice their freedom, to justify violence, to ignore the rulings of our courts and the rule of law.”
She added, “This is Donald Trump’s legacy, but it cannot be the future of our nation.”
In the interview, Murkowski said Cheney has shown courage.
“I think she has looked at this and said, this is not about Liz Cheney,” Murkowski said. “This is about … the difference between right and wrong. And she is doing her job under very challenging circumstances. But I think she’s doing it because she believes she has to.” | https://www.wdtn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/cheney-and-murkowski-trump-critics-facing-divergent-futures/ | 2022-08-16 07:49:29 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/cheney-and-murkowski-trump-critics-facing-divergent-futures/ |
The Kemper Freeman family and The Bellevue Collection to donate 100% of ticket sales to Treehouse and Dress for Success Seattle
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bellevue Collection celebrated its 17th annual Fashion Week over the weekend, returning to full capacity for the first time since 2019 and bringing Seattle's Eastside community together for fashion and fundraising. Through ticket sales of the event's two premier shows, The Posh Party Trend Show and The Collective Runway Show, The Bellevue Collection raised $94,000 for two local nonprofit organizations, Treehouse and Dress for Success Seattle. With this year's funds, The Bellevue Collection's ticketed event donations total more than $1.5 million over the last 17 years.
"We're so grateful to have the opportunity to showcase fall fashion and raise funds for these amazing local nonprofits," said VP of Marketing for The Bellevue Collection, Jennifer Leavitt. "While Fashion Week is a great way to bring people together for fashion and fun, the real passion for Kemper Development Company and The Bellevue Collection comes from the support we are able to provide to our local and regional community."
The Posh Party Trend Show raised $35,500 for Treehouse, which supports children in foster care by providing a combination of programs that meet basic material needs, fund extracurricular and school activities, and provide support for academic success and the transition to adult independence. In addition, The Collective Runway Show raised $58,500 for Dress for Success Seattle, a nonprofit empowering women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, development tools, and professional attire to thrive in work and in life.
For more information about Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection, visit fashionweekbellevue.com.
About The Bellevue Collection
Located in the heart of Bellevue, Wash., The Bellevue Collection comprises three developments owned by family-operated Kemper Development Company and affiliates. The first is Bellevue Square, a super-regional upscale shopping center, which is joined by Bellevue Place, a mixed-use property featuring Hyatt Regency Bellevue and small boutiques. The third development is the recently-expanded Lincoln Square, anchored by Cinemark & Cinemark Reserve Lincoln Square, The Westin Bellevue, W Bellevue, restaurants and home furnishing stores, along with premier office space and luxury high-rise residences. Combined, The Bellevue Collection features more than 200 shops, 50 restaurants and entertainment venues, 1,315 luxury hotel rooms and 12,000 free retail parking spaces all in one place—making it the region's largest shopping, dining, nightlife and entertainment destination. For more information, visit bellevuecollection.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
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Four Kansas State Wildcats selected in 2023 NFL Draft
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KWCH, Kansas State Athletics) - Four players from Kansas State University heard their names called across the three days of the 2023 NFL Draft held in Kansas City.
Things started at the end of the day one on Thursday when Wildcats edge rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah went to the hometown Chiefs with the 31st overall pick.
Anudike-Uzomah was the 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 46 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a pass breakup. He earned multiple All-America accolades, including first-team honors from USA TODAY and second-team honors from the Walter Camp Foundation, American Football Writers Association, American Football Coaches Association and CBS Sports. His 8.5 sacks ranked second in the Big 12 and his two forced fumbles tied for third, while he registered at least a half tackle for loss in nine games and at least a half sack in seven contests.
His teammate on the defensive side of the ball, Julius Brents, heard his name with pick number 44 in the second round. The Indiana native will play for his hometown team like Anudike-Uzomah. Brents began his career at Iowa before transferring to K-State prior to the 2021 season. He played in 46 collegiate games with 32 starts between the Hawkeyes and Wildcats, which included starts in all 27 games over his two-year stint in Manhattan. An All-Big 12 honoree each of the last two seasons – including first-team honors in 2022 – Brents totaled 45 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions and eight total passes defended during his senior campaign.
Brents ranked 22nd nationally and third in the Big 12 in total interceptions during the 2022 season, one of which came in the end zone during the Big 12 Championship to halt a potential TCU scoring drive. He also forced his first-career fumble in the championship game following a 31-yard reception.
Then to wrap day three, DB Josh Hayes and RB Deuce Vaughn were selected, both also returning to their home states. Hayes went 181st overall in the 6th round to Tampa Bay, while Vaughn was taken with pick 212 by Dallas.
Hayes transferred from North Dakota State prior to the 2022 season, Hayes playing in 68 career games with 38 starts over parts of six seasons, including 13 starts during his lone season in Manhattan. Despite missing the season opener due to injury, Hayes still ranked third on the team in tackles (71) and tackles for loss (5.5), while he broke up seven passes. His highwater mark for tackles was 11 at Iowa State to go along with a TFL and a pass breakup as he earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Vaughn, a product of Round Rock, Texas, left K-State with the school records for receptions (116) and receiving yards (1,280) by a running back, while he also ranked in the top 10 in 12 other categories. Just the second player in school history to earn two Consensus All-America honors, Vaughn was also just the third player in school history with multiple 1,000-yard seasons, joining Darren Sproles (2002, 2003, 2004) and Daniel Thomas (2009, 2010). Additionally, Vaughn is the only player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in both rushing and receiving, while he was the only player in school history to reach 3,000 all-purpose yards prior to the end of his sophomore season.
In 2022, Vaughn earned First Team All-America honors from Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Sporting News and The Athletic, while he earned All-Big 12 First Team honors as an all-purpose player from the AP as he was the only player in the nation with over 1,500 rushing yards and 350 receiving yards. He ended his junior season ranked eighth nationally in total rushing yards (1,558), 12th in all-purpose yards per game (138.29) and 15th in rushing yards per game (111.3).
Vaughn’s dad Chris is a scout for the Cowboys, and removed himself from the room when his son was discussed among those with the Cowboys. Video from the Dallas draft room as the pick was made shows an emotional Vaughn before his dad tells him the news.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mats Zuccarello scored in overtime, Matt Boldy had two goals in regulation and the Minnesota Wild returned home with a 3-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves for Minnesota, which had lost three in a row and was 1-3 on a four-game road trip that slipped the Wild out of the top eight spots in the Western Conference wild-card standings.
Boldy had his third multi-goal game of the season. The 21-year-old left wing has 16 goals in his second NHL season and has six points during a four-game point streak.
With goalie Carter Hart pulled in the final minutes, Tony D’Angelo sent the game into overtime for the Flyers with his eighth goal of the season with 1:28 remaining in regulation. He wristed a shot high above Fleury’s shoulder that just found its way under the crossbar.
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Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia, which has lost five of seven. Hart stopped 20 shots.
While the teams are infrequent opponents in separate conferences, both appeared to be looking for an early spark. There were three matching fighting majors in the first 10 minutes, all coming within 16 seconds of each other.
Another fight came early in the second period and there was a big skirmish behind Minnesota's net in the third.
The Wild’s tough road trip included the benching of veteran defenseman Matt Dumba for two games. Veteran center Ryan Hartman, who scored 34 goals last season while part of Minnesota’s top line, was a healthy scratch Thursday, with coach Dean Evason lambasting Hartman’s penchant for taking penalties.
Cates, a Minnesota native, was credited with a goal to open the scoring just 5:14 into the first period. Rasmus Ristolainen’s point shot deflected off Cates and trickled past Fleury.
Boldy, who signed a seven-year, $49 million contract extension on Jan. 16, scored his first of the game in the second, sending home a behind-the-net pass from Marcus Foligno that first went off a Flyers stick.
Boldy’s second goal came on the power play as Kirill Kaprizov sent a pass across the crease to Boldy, who was crashing the net.
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The Flyers lost forwards Zack MacEwen and Wade Allison during the game. MacEwen was involved in one of the fights against Foligno. Allison, who also was in a fight with Mason Shaw, later left after blocking a shot.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE: INN) (the "Company") today announced that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 on Monday, February 27, 2023, after the market closes.
The Company will conduct its quarterly conference call on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 9:00 AM ET.
- To access the conference call, please pre-register using this link. Registrants will receive a confirmation with dial-in details.
- A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed using this link. A replay of the webcast will be available in the Investors section of the Company's website, www.shpreit.com, until April 30, 2023.
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. is a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on owning premium-branded hotels with efficient operating models primarily in the upscale segment of the lodging industry. As of January 10, 2023, the Company's portfolio consisted of 103 assets, 61 of which are wholly owned, with a total of 15,334 guestrooms located in 24 states.
For additional information, please visit the Company's website, www.shpreit.com, and follow on Twitter at @SummitHotel_INN and on Facebook at facebook.com/SummitHotelProperties.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police on Friday detained two men on suspicion of helping two dozen Syrian asylum-seekers reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a rigid-hulled inflatable boat.
A court ordered the two men — aged 30 and 28 — held in police custody for eight days following their arrest a day earlier when the boat reached a small harbor on the island’s northeastern coast under escort by a police patrol vessel.
Police said the younger of the two men is suspected to be the boat’s driver. Both face charges including aiding and abetting in the unlawful entry of migrants into the European Union member country.
Police said authorities are processing the asylum requests for the 18 men, two women and six children.
Government officials say 5% of Cyprus’ current population are asylum-seekers — five times the EU average — and the country has the highest number of asylum applications per capita among the bloc’s 27 nations.
The vast majority of migrants reach Cyprus from the ethnically split island’s breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and traverse a United Nations-controlled buffer zone to seek asylum in the internationally recognized south.
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There are several different kinds of small safes, including free-standing safes, document and data safes, drawer safes, wall safes and lock boxes.
Size
It’s important to consider what you want to place inside your small safe and keep in mind that the internal dimensions of the safe are usually much smaller than the outside dimensions, especially if you are purchasing a fireproof safe.
What to look for in a quality small safe
Burglary protection
Many organizations test small safes independently for their protection level against burglary. There are a number of different ratings for burglary protection, which help insurance companies figure out the value of contents they will cover if someone breaks into your safe. For example, RSC-rated safes can undergo a 5-minute attack and are usually approved to hold up to $5,000 worth of belongings by insurers.
Fire rating
There are also fire ratings for fireproof safes, which tell you how long the safe you choose can resist fire and the maximum temperature of the inside of your safe when it’s exposed to fire. Most small personal safes are fire-rated for up to 30 minutes, which works well in the case of a home fire.
Lock type
There are a few different kinds of locks for small safes, including fingerprint locks, dial locks, key locks and keypad locks. Keypad locks are the most common, and key locks are also fairly secure and simple.
How much you can expect to spend on a small safe
Small safes vary in price, depending on the type of small safe and the quality. For example, basic free-standing safes cost about $50, while heavy-duty freestanding safes can go for over $10,000.
Basic data and document safes range in price from about $40-$80, while high-end data and document safes cost over $3,000. Basic drawer safes cost about $30-$50, and high-end drawer safes go for $150-$200. Compact wall safes typically cost less than $50, and lock boxes go for $15- $50.
Small safe FAQ
Do you need to hire a professional to install your small safe?
A. Most small safes don’t need to be installed, but if you select a wall safe, you might need to hire a professional to install the wall safe for you. Also, you can bolt some free-standing safes to the floor or wall. You might be able to bolt these safes on your own, but you might need to hire someone.
Should you select a small water-resistant safe?
A. Waterproof or water-resistant safes keep your things protected in case there is a flood. It could be overkill if you don’t live in an area with flooding, but if you do live in a place with lots of flooding, it’s very helpful.
What would happen if someone tried to tamper with your safe?
A. You can find a small safe that includes an alarm that will sound if someone tries to tamper with the safe. Some safes have keypads that automatically lock out people who fail to enter the right code after three attempts.
What are the best small safes to buy?
Top small safe
AmazonBasics Security Safe – 0.5 Cubic Feet
What you need to know: This small safe from AmazonBasics works well as a sensitive document holder or as a gun safe.
What you’ll love: This compact AmazonBasics safe can be bolted to the closet, the wall or the floor. It is also fairly simple to program and can hold multiple different guns and ammunition, as well as documents.
What you should consider: Some people say that the locking mechanism on this small safe is easily defeated.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top small safe for the money
Safego Portable Indoor/Outdoor Lock Box
What you need to know: This stylish lock box from Safego enables you to store your personal valuables in places with little to no security, like parks, beaches and open houses.
What you’ll love: This inexpensive Safego lock box comes in a wide range of different colors and enables you to store your phones, cash, wallets and other valuables. It also resists the elements, including saltwater, sand and sun.
What you should consider: There is some limited storage space with this safe, since the interior dimensions are smaller than you might expect.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
SentrySafe Fire-Safe Waterproof File
What you need to know: This waterproof safe from SentrySafe is a great option to consider if document protection is your biggest priority.
What you’ll love: This small SentrySafe safe is extremely roomy and both fire- and water-resistant with a heavy-duty construction. It holds documents like hanging files and is not removed easily by criminals.
What you should consider: The original keys for this small safe are not very durable, so you should probably make duplicates.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office issues warning to Duquesne Light customers
Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office issues warning to Duquesne Light customers
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SEATTLE — A heart-pounding rescue was caught on camera when a skier spotted a snowboarder buried under 6 feet of snow on Mt. Baker earlier this month.
Francis Zuber said he was sidecountry skiing on Mt. Baker with a friend on March 3 when he caught sight of a snowboard sticking out from a tree well.
In a GoPro video captured by Zuber, Zuber can be seen quickly springing into action and digging the snowboarder out.
"When I saw that there was a snowboard upside down and it was wiggling back and forth, you know, that's when I knew. I shot up to him, no response, okay, this guy needs to be rescued right now. I don't know how long he's been there for, no one else is coming most likely, I need to get to him right now," said Zuber.
Zuber dug for nearly two minutes before he made verbal contact with the snowboarder. Once he did, he told the snowboarder "you're good, I got you" and took a moment to catch his breath.
"I was very much, you know, like, terrified that I was going to let this person die because I wasn't going to be able to get to him in time," said Zuber.
Zuber was eventually able to dig the snowboarder out, ending the rescue with a hug and a bond that will last a lifetime.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook's parent company Meta, took the witness stand Tuesday in a trial over U.S. antitrust regulators' effort to stop the tech giant from buying a virtual reality startup called Within Unlimited.
At issue is whether Meta’s acquisition of the small company that makes a VR fitness app called Supernatural will hurt competition in the emerging virtual reality market. If the deal is allowed to go through, the Federal Trade Commission argues, it would violate antitrust laws and dampen innovation, hurting consumers who may face higher prices and fewer options outside platforms controlled by Meta Platforms Inc.
Meta, meanwhile, wants to poke holes in the FTC's argument that there even exists a distinct market for what the FTC calls “VR dedicated fitness apps.”
During his testimony, Zuckerberg seemed to play down the notion that fitness is a distinct, top category in VR. He said, while fitness is one “use case” for virtual reality, other uses — namely games, communication and socializing and work — have been the primary ones that Meta has been focusing on.
“While we focused on a number of use cases,” Zuckerberg said, there was a common order of popularity — with games, social and work as the top three and “sort of a longer tail” of other uses for VR that includes fitness.
Whether or not VR fitness apps are a distinct market is key in the case because the FTC is arguing that Meta's entry into this space through the Within acquisition would stifle competition. If there's no defined market, it becomes more difficult to prove that case.
The FTC, however, argues that not only is Meta a potential entrant into this market, but that it had the resources and ability to create its own VR fitness app instead of acquiring the top independent player in the market.
FTC lawyer Abby Dennis pointed out that in Facebook's early days, the company Zuckerberg founded in his Harvard dorm room rejected acquisition offers from a host of big tech companies — including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.
“You would agree with me that Facebook continued to successfully innovate even though it never got acquired?" she asked Zuckerberg, who replied affirmatively.
And “the reason why Facebook has been able to succeed for 20 years is because it continues to innovate even though it never got acquired?" she continued, and Zuckerberg responded, “Yes.”
But the Meta CEO later testified that even though his company was “looking at” developing its own VR fitness app before deciding to acquire Within Unlimited in 2021, the business environment has changed and “there is almost no chance” it would start such a project today.
Meta, like other companies reliant on online advertising for revenue, saw a big business boost during the pandemic lockdown when people were staying home glued to their phones and computers. But that didn't last. Online ad spending is on the decline, competition, notably from rival TikTok, is growing, and Meta recently laid off 13% of its workforce.
Given the current business and economic environment, Zuckerberg said that if Meta had started a project to build a VR fitness app and “it didn't have any traction,” it would have likely canceled it.
The case, expected to wrap up Tuesday, is being heard by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who also oversaw the trial of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. Both were sentenced to over a decade in prison for their roles in the company’s blood-testing hoax. | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/12/20/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-takes-witness-stand-in-ftc-case/ | 2022-12-20 21:23:58 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/12/20/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-takes-witness-stand-in-ftc-case/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. , June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership, today announced the purchase of an industrial portfolio totaling 15 properties across eight states in some of the most competitive markets in the U.S. Total purchase price was $39.2 million.
The 458,297-square-foot portfolio includes 15 facilities located in Alabama, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. Each facility in the transaction is fully occupied by W.W. Williams, an industrial distribution repair and service company.
"We're really excited to have a collection of industrial properties in great locations with the opportunity for our team to add value over time" Dan Andrews, Tempus Realty Partners CEO, said. "Additionally, we're pleased to offer our partners this opportunity to invest in a collection of high- quality properties occupied by a well-respected tenant."
W.W. Williams, founded in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and most diversified industrial distribution repair and service companies in the United States. The company will remain a long-term tenant across each of the 15 facilities purchased by Tempus.
Tempus Realty Partners is an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership focused on acquiring and developing commercial real estate mainly in the South and Midwest. The strategy of Tempus is to create superior risk adjusted returns via unique commercial real estate opportunities by investing with its network of partners in targeted cities. The General Partners of Tempus include Dan Andrews, Kevin Huchingson, Mark Saviers and Isaac Smith.
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Which hair perfumes are best?
The kind of hair perfume you wear can make a crucial personal statement, and you may have worn the same hair perfume for years on end. But it can be fun to mix up your fragrance from time to time, and that means looking for a new hair perfume. With its amazing smell, the DefineMe Fragrance Sofia Isabel Hair Fragrance Mist is a first-rate hair perfume.
What to know before you buy a hair perfume
Apply hair perfume carefully
You need to practice caution when applying hair perfume near your clothes. If you’re not careful, it can stain or discolor delicate fabrics, including satin or silk.
Get sample sizes of perfume
Ask for a sample size of hair perfume if you want to test it out before purchasing a full-size bottle. Hair perfume can sometimes be expensive, so this is a good way to determine if you like a particular scent before you spend the money for a full bottle of it.
Change your hair perfume with the seasons
It’s an excellent idea to change up your hair perfume fragrance when the seasons change. Lighter floral or citrus perfumes work best in the summer, while musky scents work better in the fall and winter.
What to look for in a quality hair perfume
Ingredients
The most common ingredients in hair perfumes include alcohol and water in different concentrations, synthetic ingredients, aldehydes or organic compounds, animal extracts and essential oils. Also known as attars or absolutes, essential oils are made from fruits and plants.
Animal extracts are used to make the scent of the hair perfume last longer. Some of the most common animal extracts used in hair perfumes are musk and ambergris, which is a waxy substance that is secreted by sperm whales. If you live a vegan lifestyle, keep an eye out for these ingredients when looking for a hair perfume so you can avoid them.
Perfume notes
Perfume notes are divided into three different categories, including base notes, middle notes and top notes. Taken together, these perfume notes are unique, mysterious and complex. The top or head notes are the lightest smells, what you typically smell first when you apply the hair perfume and the first smells to fade.
The middle or heart notes make up the main portion of the hair perfume. They last longer than the top notes and include a combination of spicy, floral and citrus scents. The base notes take the longest amount of time to develop and make a lasting impression.
Aldehydes
All hair perfumes include organic compounds known as aldehydes. These compounds occur naturally in pine, citrus rind and rose, and they can also be synthesized. They are used to freshen and lift essential oils. They also add layers and complexity to hair perfume and are often described as rosy, soapy, fatty, waxy, citrusy, herbal, green, starchy or metallic.
How much you can expect to spend on a hair perfume
Hair perfumes range in price from about $5-$40, depending on the ingredients in the perfume, features and quality.
Hair perfume FAQ
What is the best way to test out a hair perfume to see if you like the fragrance?
A. When you test out hair perfumes, you shouldn’t wear any other fragrance or use heavily scented shampoo or conditioner at the same time. You should spay a little hair perfume on a small section of hair. Hair perfume can take a while to develop on your hair, so you need to wait for the alcohol to evaporate.
The base notes of the hair perfume can take up to 30 minutes to develop. Only after the base notes develop can you truly experience the character of the hair perfume and figure out if you want to wear it regularly.
Why do hair perfumes smell different on different people?
A. The type of hair you have, including whether it’s oily or dry and the texture, will impact how the hair perfume smells on you. You might wear the same hair perfume as millions of other people, but it will smell subtly and uniquely different on your hair, which is why you need to sample hair perfume before you purchase it.
What is the best place to store your hair perfume?
A. It might seem natural to store hair perfume in the bathroom, but the steamy moisture and heat can cause the essence of the perfume to quickly break down. The hair perfume will start to smell differently than it was originally intended as the ingredients of the hair perfume break down.
You also shouldn’t store your hair perfume in extreme temperatures or in direct sunlight. The best spot to store hair perfume is a cool, dry place.
What’s the best hair perfume to buy?
Top hair perfume
DefineMe Fragrance Sofia Isabel Hair Fragrance Mist
What you need to know: This premium hair perfume has a sweet, fruity scent, with notes of tangerine, mandarin, blackcurrant and vanilla
What you’ll love: Not only does it fragrance hair but it adds shine and reduces frizz. It’s made in California using vegan and cruelty-free ingredients.
What you should consider: Some buyers don’t think the scent is strong enough, though most do.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty
Top hair perfume for the money
Luxe Perfumery Hair and Body Perfume Mist
What you need to know: This hair perfume is perfect for beginners with this type of product, due to the large bottle and the reasonable price.
What you’ll love: This product comes in multiple different scents and includes vitamin E and plant-based oils that hydrate and nourish the hair. The reasonably priced hair perfume also doubles as a body spray.
What you should consider: This hair perfume fades within just a few hours, and some people find that the alcohol overpowers the fragrance.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Sol Janeiro Cheirosa ’71 Hair and Body Mist
What you need to know: This hair perfume features scents of vanilla, as well as other sweet notes.
What you’ll love: This product is ideal for spritzing on your body as well as your hair. The perfume also comes with a combination of white chocolate, macadamia nut and vanilla, which makes it perfect for people who like sweet smells.
What you should consider: The scent of this hair perfume might be overly sweet for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Kohl’s
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BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike on the Damascus International Airport and nearby military posts south of the Syrian capital killed five soldiers, state media reported Saturday.
State news agency SANA, quoting an unnamed military official, said the strikes happened after midnight Friday, causing “material losses” as well. It added that some of the Israeli missiles were shot down before reaching their targets.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the strikes killed five Syrian soldiers and two members of Iran-backed groups.
Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The army rarely comments on such matters.
The strike on the Damascus International Airport came 10 days after Israel launched a missile attack Syria’s Aleppo airport in the north that put it out of commission for a few days. It was the second attack on Aleppo’s airport within a week.
On June 10, Israeli airstrikes on Damascus International Airport caused significant damage to infrastructure and runways and rendered the main runway unserviceable. The airport opened two weeks later following renovation work.
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations.
Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.
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Clippers’ cold shooting and poor defense leads to blowout loss to Nuggets
Losers of three straight and seeking a spark, the Clippers hoped this night would represent a turnaround.
In one sense, that is exactly what took place.
After four quarters of their most ineffective, uncompetitive basketball of this season, the Clippers were spun around in circles so easily during a disastrous, 122-91 display in Denver that as the midway point of the season rapidly approaches, their season appears as though it is now heading backward.
For weeks coach Tyronn Lue has preached the importance of patience as a roster rocked by injuries to the point it has played four games at full strength, and just 15 with both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George healthy, locks into the right combination of players and playing style.
Most worrisome Thursday was that against a Nuggets team tied for first in the Western Conference, nothing came close to working. In the standings, five games separate the Nuggets from the Clippers, but during a first half in which the Clippers allowed 19 unanswered points to Denver and trailed by as many as 38 – most damningly, even with Nikola Jokic, the two-time Most Valuable Player, scoring only three points, and Michael Porter Jr. contributing exactly zero – the gulf between them was vast.
Jokic finished with 12 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Jamal Murray scored 13 first-quarter points and finished with 18.
Just as he had 12 months earlier when the Clippers trailed Washington by as many as 35 points, Lue benched his starters out of halftime. It was true that the Clippers were due to tipoff in Minnesota less than 24 hours later, and that Paul George was already playing on a tender hamstring, making the rest valuable.
Paul George scored 25 points as the Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard, who was sidelined with an illness, in the 110-100 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday.
But the starters had also shown little to justify more playing time. In the first half, they combined to make nine of their 31 shots, including two of their 16 three-pointers. Overall, the Clippers made just three of their 28 shots outside of the paint in the first half.
Meanwhile Denver (25-13) cruised, making as many three-pointers – 11 – as the Clippers made field overall field goals in the first half. In the high altitude, it amounted to what could only be considered a season low as gauged not only by statistics but also the eye test. The Clippers (21-19) never led.
In the starters’ place, Lue started a lineup of Luke Kennard, Norman Powell, Terance Mann, Amir Coffey and Moses Brown, but unlike one year ago against the Wizards, there was no comeback brewing, just a loss by the season’s largest margin.
Leonard finished with six points, George scored three after making one of his nine shots.
The performance will only continue questions about the team’s direction with five weeks to go before the NBA’s trade deadline, and whether regression is in their future or their long-sought breakthrough.
Lue had leaned into the possibilities of a roster stocked with eight forwards between 6-foot-5 and 6-9 as early as the preseason, when the coach tried a lineup featuring five of them. As the regular season has progressed toward its midway point, however, lineups featuring three, smaller guards had become more common. When John Wall, Kennard and Powell played together, the Clippers had been outscored on average by 17.8 points per 100 possessions, according to Cleaning The Glass, which tracks advanced statistics.
And lineups constructed around Wall and fellow point guard Reggie Jackson plus a third guard – whether Powell, Kennard or Mann – have also been roundly outscored. Before the Clippers departed Los Angeles for Denver on Wednesday, Lue was quick to shoulder blame while also appearing to acknowledge fan criticism of his rotation choices that has accompanied the 21-18 start.
“It’s not on those guys at all, it’s on me,” Lue said. “But I still need to see more. I know what I’m doing, but I need to see more from our whole team and then kind of assess it from there.”
Tyrese Haliburton scores 18 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to help the Pacers rally to a victory over the Clippers on Saturday afternoon.
Jackson is, at his core, an optimist. As such he said Wednesday he believes the consistent inconsistency “makes us a little more resilient and it tests us.” He, too, acknowledged the effect of unsettled rotations, but also placed blame on a team whose core has been together for three seasons.
“We get to find out who we are and shoot, coach gets to mistakenly, or he does purposely, figure out a lot of lineups so I think that gives us an advantage there,” Jackson said. “We know who we are and we kind of know what we do but it’s always on us and that’s one thing we also understand, is a lot of our losses are self-inflicted wounds.”
This latest one cut a mile deep.
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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Floyd's 99 Barbershop, a unique, full-service haircare franchise specializing in expert cuts in an amplified environment, announced today a partnership with Fishman Public Relations (Fishman PR), the franchise industry's leading public relations and content marketing agency, to assist with the brand's continued growth across the country. This partnership comes as Floyd's 99 Barbershop looks to expand upon its 127 locations nationwide, more than a third of which are franchise-owned and operated. Fishman PR's efforts will look to amplify Floyd's 99 Barbershop's targeted development in key markets, as well as grow the brand's recognition and presence within the franchising community.
"Fishman PR's proven track record of aiding in the growth of some of the most successful franchise brands through strategic public relations and content marketing efforts is the exact touch Floyd's needs to take our brand to the next level," said Joe Zemla, Floyd's 99 Barbershop Senior Director of Franchising. "Much like Fishman PR, Floyd's 99 Barbershop prides itself on the ability to expand while maintaining that special, family-owned atmosphere of a close-knit community amongst our employees and franchisees."
Floyd's 99 Barbershop's company values align with those of Fishman PR's in that they're always looking for ways to improve upon their business, whether it's expanding the brand's inclusivity for clientele to offer services to everyone, including women and children, or continuing to grow their technical education department. As part of Floyd's 99 Barbershop's people-first philosophy, the brand strategically focuses on ways to provide an excellent experience, not only for clients, but also for staff by adding an employee-focused app, innovative contests and incentives, and providing a career path and development for every employee.
"Floyd's 99 Barbershop is a proven brand with a rich history of superior client service, which aligns perfectly with our values at Fishman PR," said Brad Fishman, Co-CEO of Fishman PR. "Through our partnership, our team of PR experts are ready to help them further expand their franchise system by increasing brand recognition and attracting the right prospects to the brand."
Floyd's carries a $1.198 million average unit volume (AUV) across its 127 locations. Each shop has its own vibe showcased by their exclusive hand-curated poster wall highlighting musical greats throughout the decades with special emphasis on local artists. Their shops feature retro industrial funk finishes, stainless steel countertops, black subway tile and Edison bulbs. Floyd's offers a full range of services including haircuts, shaving, color, waxing, deep conditioning treatments and styling as well as its own retail line of grooming products. In addition to traditional hair services, Floyd's is known for its iconic barbershop straight-razor neck shave with hot lather and steamed towels and a complimentary shoulder massage after each service. With the help of Fishman PR, Floyd's 99 Barbershop plans to have over 150 locations open by the end of 2023. To learn more Floyd's 99 Barbershop, please visit: floydsbarbershop.com.
Floyd's 99 Barbershop is a family-owned company, established in 1999 by brothers Paul, Rob, and Bill O'Brien on the principle that success is driven by providing superior client service and that satisfied employees result in satisfied clients. From the diverse styles and personalities of the stylists and barbers, to the signature rock-and-roll poster wall plastered with a time machine of music memorabilia, Floyd's 99 is creating a welcoming, all-inclusive environment while offering custom haircuts, colors, waxing, and shaves to everyone, including men, women, and children. Floyd's 99 Barbershop operates more than 127 locations in 14 states. For more information on franchising opportunities, please visit franchise.floydsbarbershop.com.
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Tens of thousands of dead fish wash up on a Texas beach due to low oxygen levels
QUINTANA, Texas (AP) — Tens of thousands of dead fish washed up on the Texas Gulf Coast over the weekend, covering the shoreline with rotting carcasses and leading local officials to warn visitors to keep away.
Waves from the Gulf of Mexico pushed in dead fish “by the thousands” Friday in Brazoria County, which is over 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Houston, Quintana Beach County Park officials said.
Low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water made it difficult for the fish to breathe, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials said. The phenomenon — known as a “fish kill” — is common as temperatures rise in the summer, the state department said.
While no one has connected this specific incident to climate change, researchers have said such kills may become more prevalent as temperatures warm and oxygen levels in lakes across the United States and Europe drop.
Dissolved oxygen levels increase with photosynthesis, the process by which plants transform sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into oxygen. When there is less sunlight, photosynthesis slows and at night it stops. But plants and animals in the water continue to consume oxygen at the same rate, decreasing the concentration, Texas Park and Wildlife officials said.
Gulf menhaden, which fishermen commonly use for bait, was the species most affected in the kill, Texas Parks and Wildlife said.
By Sunday evening, Quintana Beach was mostly cleared of the dead fish save for some that machinery couldn’t remove, county officials said.
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This week, Michelle Obama gave us her sage advice, we put our roller skates on, and learned what makes us dance.
Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.
Dawnlands by Philippa Gregory
This is so on-brand I'm almost embarrassed. Philippa Gregory has a new novel, and she is, of course, the doyenne of historical fiction. She wrote The Other Boleyn Girl and "70 million books" about the Tudors. Dawnlands, the third book in her Tidelands series, came out last week. It is set during the English Civil War, with the king and parliament at loggerheads. These novels focus on the lives of women during this period. It details what it was like to be a woman who had zero power. I love the period. I love these books. I love that she has turned away from the narratives of the Queen Elizabeths and Marys so much so that I should be really into The Crown right now. But I'm just not feeling it. Give me Tidelands, give me slapping petticoats against ankles and bleeding hands and show me how to make a loaf of bread. Anyway, I loved it. I highly recommend these books to people that are not Tudor obsessives. – Barrie Hardymon
Addams Family Values
So one of the things about being a millennial who is chronically online is that you learn a lot of things by osmosis and you kind of absorb them. One of the things that I absorbed was Addams Family Values, and I somehow thought that I had seen the film because I had seen every single meme about it. Turns out I have not in fact seen the film, but I watched it this weekend for the first time, and it is honestly the most iconic thing I have ever seen. I cannot believe that the Internet tricked me out of this wonderful film for so long, and I cannot deal with it. It is so incredible. It is absolutely wonderful to see these high camp performances. I really love all of those types of films from that period. Death becomes her. And like all of the films, like I, I love that genre of just like, we're going to do something absolutely insane and you're going to love it. The film is so ridiculous. It's just the most fun thing that I've seen in a really long time. I really enjoyed getting to add that to my repertoire of film understanding, and I had a blast and I can't wait to watch it again. – Cate Young
Wind of Change
My daughter suggested that we listen to the podcast Wind of Change in the car, which I very happily imbibed two summers ago. I think it was when it came out, I think it was the summer of 2020 to give you a little bit of background. It's hosted by a New Yorker writer named Patrick Radden Keefe, he's exploring this idea that maybe, just maybe, the CIA was involved in the writing of the song Wind of Change by the German band Scorpions, which is unbelievable. It's roughly eight episodes plus some bonus material. It is just delightful on every level. I had tried to get my kid into it a couple of years ago, and she wasn't quite primed for it yet. But now she's the peak age for conspiracy theories, Cold War history, and the deep, deep weirdness of the music industry, that I thought she had absorbed through me and my husband. It is so worth your time. It's been available for a couple of years now. I am having just the best time revisiting with her. – Anastasia Tsioulcas
Turnstile Peanut Butter Jelly Time
i really wish this didn't go so hard https://t.co/7pseJQLK0M pic.twitter.com/tJZbK0euTG
— Eric Gonzalez (@tacopug) November 9, 2022
This week they announced the Grammy nominations, and there were three surprise nominations for a wonderful Baltimore hardcore band that I think I've recommended on this show before called Turnstile. Another thing that is making me happy is something that happened on Twitter. Occasionally Twitter can still make me happy. The band Pool Kids came up with an idea which was executed by a Twitter user named Eric Gonzalez who goes by @tacoplug. @tacopug created a mash up of Turnstile's song Holiday and the song Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Great band. Great idea. I still think Peanut Butter Jelly Time is hilarious, sometimes what's making you happy is just a simple, dumb song. – Stephen Thompson
More recommendations from the Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter
by Linda Holmes
Fans of Disney's Enchanted will perhaps be curious about the new Disney+ release Disenchanted, which we'll cover on the show shortly. I can't exactly give it a strong recommendation, but it does reunite much of the cast (including Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey), and it does include the very best thing about the original movie. What's that, you ask? It is James Marsden being very, very, very weird in the most delightful way.
We also have a show about holiday movies coming up, and if you want to prepare for that, I do recommend Spirited, the Will Ferrell/Ryan Reynolds musical on Apple TV+, and Falling for Christmas, the Lindsay Lohan Christmas romcom on Netflix. Neither is a masterpiece, but both are probably exactly what someone who sits down to watch them will be looking for.
You all know by now that I am a reluctant but faithful follower of the Below Deck franchise, so I feel obligated to share that there is now Below Deck Adventure, which follows a whole new crew of people on a whole new boat in Norway.
NPR's Pilar Galvan adapted the Pop Culture Happy Hour segment "What's Making Us Happy" into a digital page. If you like these suggestions, consider signing up for our newsletter to get recommendations every week. And listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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32 migrants dead, more than 100 rescued after fishing vessel capsizes off Greece
At least 32 people have died off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank, authorities said Wednesday.
A large search-and-rescue operation was launched in the area. Authorities said 104 people have been rescued so far following the nighttime incident some 46 miles southwest of Greece’s southern Peloponnese region.
Four of the survivors were hospitalized with symptoms of hypothermia. It was unclear how many passengers might remain missing at sea after the 32 bodies were recovered, the Greek coast guard said.
Six coast guard vessels, a navy frigate, a military transport plane, an air force helicopter, several private vessels and a drone from the European Union border protection agency, Frontex, were taking part in the ongoing search.
Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are undertaking perilous sea journeys to Europe in unprecedented numbers, sometimes with tragic results.
The Italy-bound boat is believed to have sailed from the Tobruk area in eastern Libya. The Italian coast guard first alerted Greek authorities and Frontex about the approaching vessel Tuesday.
Smugglers are increasingly taking larger boats into international waters off the Greek mainland to try to avoid local coast guard patrols.
On Sunday, 90 migrants on a U.S.-flagged yacht were rescued in the area after they made a distress call.
Separately on Wednesday, a yacht with 81 migrants on board was towed to a port on the south coast of Greece’s island of Crete after authorities received a distress call.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Corbin won consecutive starts for the first time since last summer and Lane Thomas had a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning that led the Washington Nationals over the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Saturday and stopped a four-game losing streak.
Corbin (3-5) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings against the Tigers, the only big league team he had never faced. He struck out three, reaching 1,500 in his career when he fanned Jonathan Scoop in the sixth.
Coming off a win over the New York Mets, Corbin won consecutive starts for the first time since beating Cincinnati on Aug. 28 and the Mets on Sept. 3.
Carl Edwards Jr., Hunter Harvey and Kyle Finnegan finished with hitless relief, with Finnegan getting his ninth save in 11 chances to finish a game that took 2 hours, 3 minutes.
Jeimer Candelario homered and hit a run-scoring double for Washington, which fell behind when Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer in the first.
Alex Faedo (0-2) gave up three runs and five hits in five innings. Detroit had won three of four.
After Candelario's fourth-inning homer, Thomas' single past diving shortstop Javier Báez gave the Nationals a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Thomas had three hits and has reached base in 17 straight games.
Keibert Ruiz added an RBI single in the sixth and Candelario doubled in the eighth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (left elbow strain) threw a bullpen session and will throw another next week in Kansas City.
Nationals: RHP Chad Kuhl (pain the ball of right foot) was reinstated from the injured list. Prior to being placed on the injured list, Kuhl was 0-2 with a 9.41 ERA in five appearances.
UP NEXT
Tigers LHP Joey Wentz (1-3, 6.38 ERA) opposes Nationals RHP Josiah Gray (3-5, 2.73) in the series finale on Sunday. Gray has pitched seven innings in each of his past two starts.
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(iSeeCars) — The Biden administration wants to triple the EV charging infrastructure by 2030, and it’s committing over $5 billion in government incentives to make it happen. That number is roughly three times the current number of EV charging plugs, which stands at about 150,000 including the Tesla Supercharger network. While Tesla has balked at opening its network to non-Tesla vehicles in the past, the new government incentives are too powerful to ignore.
- The non-Tesla EV charging grid has fewer than 12,000 Level 3 fast chargers
- Tesla’s Supercharger Network has over 17,000 Level 3 chargers
- Tesla’s could grow the U.S. Level 3 charging network by 150 percent, but it only plans to offer 3,500 of those chargers to non-Tesla owners
- Rural states would benefit the most from full access to the Tesla network
iSeeCars analyzed the number of electric vehicle charging stations currently available in the U.S., comparing Tesla’s Supercharger network to the non-Tesla fast chargers that any EV driver can access.
Tesla Could Grow the Level 3 Fast Charger Network by 2.5 times…But It Won’t
“Our analysis found that Tesla’s network could more than double the number of Level 3 fast chargers available to EV drivers. But rather than offering up all 17,248 of its fast chargers, Tesla will only commit 3,500 units for public use by late 2024,” said Karl Brauer, Executive Analyst at iSeeCars. “At the rate EV sales are growing in the U.S. this will do little to improve fast-charging access for non-Tesla drivers.”
Tesla Could Substantially Improve EV Infrastructure For Rural Communities
Residents in rurals states have been the slowest to make the EV transition, though we’ve seen movement in places like Mississippi and Wyoming in recent months. But if we’re really going to grow electric vehicle market share from 6 percent to 40 percent in the next 7 years, every region of the U.S. will have to participate.
iSeeCars looked at the top 10 states that would benefit from full access to the Tesla Supercharger network, with Virgina topping the list. Non-Tesla EV drivers in that state would see a nearly 10 times increase in fast charger access.
“Tesla’s Supercharger network is both vast and advanced, with more Level 3 fast chargers than all other EV charging networks, including Electrify America and ChargePoint, combined,” said Brauer. “If Tesla opened its entire network up to non-Tesla vehicles it would immediately and substantially improve the EV infrastructure, particularly in rural areas that have been slow to make the EV transition.”
What About Those 100,000+ Non-Tesla Level 2 Chargers? Can’t They Help?
There are roughly 300 million registered cars in the U.S., and most of them are powered by gasoline while being served by 170,000 gas stations. With 116,000 non-Tesla EV charging stations available for far fewer electric vehicles, the infrastructure seems like it should already meet the needs of EV drivers. But it doesn’t, because the dynamics of charging an electric vehicle are nothing like filling up a tank of gas.
*Excludes chargers from the Tesla network
Note that while California has the most EV chargers in the U.S., Vermont has the most chargers relative to its population. And given the state’s far smaller land mass, it’s likely much easier to access the current public charging network in Vermont versus California. Conversely, states like Mississippi, Louisiana, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Indiana offer far fewer chargers per capita. But these numbers include Level 2 chargers, which offer limited value for most EV drivers.
“While a Level 2 charger can keep a nearly depleted EV from being stranded on the side of the road, their 12-60 miles-per-hour of charging rate makes them impractical for mid-day ‘fill ups’ while running errands, or for road trips where a driver wants to cover ground at a rate comparable to a gasoline-powered vehicle,” said Brauer. “At 3 to 20 miles per minute, Level 3 charging is much faster, and once you experience it, Level 2 charging feels like watching paint dry.”
That means only a Level 3 charger is suited for anything beyond overnight charging at home. And if a given electric vehicle owner’s closest Level 3 charging station is 20 miles away, it’s not worth burning 40 miles of range just to charge up. The same can be said for Level 3 EV charging stations that are convenient, but consistently overrun by long lines of electric vehicles waiting to charge–the high demand similarly negates the station’s functionality.
So while those Level 2 chargers can save EV drivers in a pinch, a large network of Level 3 chargers is necessary to truly serve a nation of EV drivers.
Current Level 3 EV Charging Stations
Less than 12,000 of the 116,200 non-Tesla EV charging stations currently in the U.S. are Level 3, making the other 104,000 stations useless for the average electric vehicle driver looking for a refueling experience comparable to that of gasoline vehicles. Not surprisingly, many of the same states with a high overall EV charger count also have the most Level 3 chargers, though when ranked relative to population, Oklahoma and Oregon break into the top 5, while Massachusetts and Rhode Island fall out.
*Excludes chargers from the Tesla network
Which States Have the Most and Least Tesla Fast Chargers?
Tesla hasn’t confirmed where its 3,500 fast chargers will come from, but we can look at the current location of Tesla’s Level 3 chargers to see which states offer the best fast charger coverage.
Tesla wanted to enable cross-country trips for its owners, which explains why relatively low-population states like Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota have so many chargers. Given the specific mention of “highway corridors” in the White House statement about Tesla opening up its network, we should expect to see many of these same Level 3 chargers as part of the 3,500 made available to non-Tesla drivers.
Adding 3,500 Tesla Fast Chargers Is Better Than Nothing
“There’s massive potential upside for all electric vehicle drivers if Tesla opens its entire network,” said Brauer. “But Tesla has only committed to 3,500 Level 3 chargers becoming available by the end of 2024, or about 20 percent of its total fast-charging network. Of course every little bit counts when trying to solve the EV infrastructure problem, but it’s disappointing to see this little bit coming from the nation’s largest fast charger network.”
Methodology
iSeeCars analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center through 2022 as of February 8, 2023. The number of Level 2 EVSE and DC Fast EVSE ports was aggregated nationally and by state for chargers from Tesla’s network as well as all other networks. The number of chargers was normalized by population counts from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Jillian and Ryan chat with Marc Broussard ahead of his performance on Wednesday, July 13th at the Hi-Fi.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Jillian and Ryan chat with Marc Broussard ahead of his performance on Wednesday, July 13th at the Hi-Fi.
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Phoenix seeing more officer-involved shootings this year than at the same time in 2022: Here's what to know
Data shows since the start of 2023, there have been 9 shootings in the Phoenix area that involved officers with the Phoenix Police Department, which means there are more shootings involving Phoenix Police officers in 2023, so far, than the same time period in 2022.
Phoenix officer shoots suspect near bus station: 'He was violently attacking the officer'
Phoenix police are investigating an officer-involved shooting near 27th Avenue and McDowell.
Laveen domestic violence stabbing case: suspect and his wife dead, grandmother injured
A man and woman are dead in an apparent domestic violence stabbing case that escalated into a shooting involving officers in Laveen near 43rd Avenue and Alta Vista Road.
Suspect shot, killed after pulling gun on Phoenix officers: police
The suspect, 42-year-old James Saucedo, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Stillwater police shoot and kill 'active shooter' suspect
Stillwater police shot and killed a man during what they describe as an active shooter scene at an apartment complex, a scene that nearly brought the police chief to tears.
Off-duty Phoenix officer shot at shoplifting suspect at Laveen Walmart: PD
A shooting involving an off-duty Phoenix police officer at a Walmart in Laveen left some shoppers in shock.
Man killed by Phoenix Police marks the city's 3rd deadly officer-involved shooting in a week
The Phoenix Police Department says a shooting involving its officers broke out Saturday afternoon near Central Avenue and Bell Road.
Domestic violence suspect dies in police shooting near Phoenix high school
A suspect is “down” after being shot by officers on Wednesday in Phoenix near a high school, police said on Feb. 22.
Suspect dead in 2nd Phoenix shooting involving police, PD says
Phoenix Police say the suspect in its second officer-involved shooting on Wednesday is dead. The incident happened near Adams Street and 27th Avenue.
Witness sought after police shooting of a knife-wielding man in Phoenix, department says
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NH Chronicle: Taking flight at the Nansen Ski Jump
Competition returns to the historic site
Competition returns to the historic site
Tonight, Mike Cronin takes us north where after more than three decades of disrepair The Nansen Ski Jump has been given new life. Competitions are returning to the historic site as local advocates work to reopen the nearly 90-year-old jump.
Plus, Anatolia Restaurant is located in a century-old train station in Somersworth and serves up some true Mediterranean fare. Owned by a family who moved here from Turkey they're introducing people to some old-world recipes that date back to The Ottoman Empire.
On Fritz Wetherbee's New Hampshire: Captain Joseph Wood of Lebanon
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“Well, you don’t look native.”
I feel my mouth open as I am about to let out an incredible sigh of exhaustion. It is usually easy to guess that the people who typically say this the most aren't Native themselves.
Any Native American who isn’t the perfect caramel-complected stereotype that people want us to be can probably relate. It seems like the only Native issue non-Natives care about is the desire to tell us how “not Native” we are.
The bottom line – traditionally speaking – is there is no way to look Native American, and believing so brings harm to our people.
This scenario is just one of many examples where the idea of race and complexion often puts Native Americans into a box. A box that creates a monolith of what it means to be Native, ignoring the needs of individual tribes and nations – not that many people were listening anyway.
First, race itself is a social construct. It has been proven that humans are 99.9% identical on a genetic level. While race is a huge social component and most definitely shouldn't be ignored, it should never serve as a basis to deny someone their heritage.
Genetics aren't clean cut, either. Many people believe that ethnic breakdown splits evenly between your parents, but this occurrence is incredibly rare. It is typical to end up getting more or less genes from an ethnicity than you “should,” and within these genetics are the basis for skin, hair, eye color and other physical attributes of race. While Native Americans can look similar if grouped by region, we also have individuals with outlying complexions, just as any ethnicity does.
Many Native Americans do have different genetic makeups but not always by choice. Many Native American women were raped by colonizers, creating children who have fewer Native genes. Additionally, Native women were often forcibly sterilized, not being able to conceive children at all.
Being Native American is about lineage and is reinforced by active participation in culture. Ancestors don’t stop watching over you just because you don’t “look Native.”
Unfortunately, some contemporary Native American tribes have given into the idea of blood quantum as a result of long-term assimilation. Because many Natives are often mixed with other ethnicities or other tribes, they don’t have enough “blood” to enroll into a tribe and receive reparations for the generational trauma they have experienced. While some tribes have switched to using lineal connection to determine enrollment status — not all tribes have adopted this.
These same individuals begin to disappear as Native in census records. Despite their cultural and familial connections to generations of Native American ancestry, societal shame can push them to no longer identify as such. This contributes to a paper genocide and kills Native American culture as it is prevented from being passed down to younger generations.
Knowing this, it is unbelievable that someone would tell a Native that they aren't Native, regardless of their complexion, when that person is only differently complected because of the area their ancestors inhabited or the rape their maternal line endured or the fact that one of their parents may have chosen to love someone who isn’t also Native.
A non-Native could never possibly see how the love a Native American has for their culture ruminates around them. A non-Native could never possibly see the thousands of ancestors that love and protect Native American individuals each day. All you see is a body with skin, eyes and hair, which will all decompose to join the soil. Something so temporary and physical could never possibly embody what it means to be a Native American.
Carmela Rigatuso is a freshman ethnic studies and biology double major. Reach her at carmelarigatuso@dailynebraskan.com. | https://www.dailynebraskan.com/opinion/opinion-it-s-not-your-place-to-determine-if-native-americans-look-native/article_b1c5c12a-ae4a-11ed-9172-1fca48d90666.html | 2023-02-17 08:31:25 | 1 | https://www.dailynebraskan.com/opinion/opinion-it-s-not-your-place-to-determine-if-native-americans-look-native/article_b1c5c12a-ae4a-11ed-9172-1fca48d90666.html |
HOUSTON, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial Service Solutions (ISS) has acquired full ownership of Servo South, Inc., a U.S.-based electronic and electromechanical service provider specializing in CNC machinery and automated manufacturing. The acquisition expands ISS' position in the rapid-growth industrial automation sector, facilitating extension of servo motor and electronics repair services at key ISS facilities across the United States.
Core competencies the Servo South acquisition brings to ISS include servo motor repair, electronics repair, AC/DC motor repair, hydraulics repair, and field service work for industrial automation systems. Man-machine interfaces used to operate and maintain robotic systems in the field are also serviced.
"A single component failure can take an entire automated system offline, and the downtime can be measured in minutes," said Barry Beaver, owner of Servo South. "All our repair services are performed to factory specifications, as quickly as same-day. Component repair versus replacement is not only much faster given current supply chain challenges, it's a more cost-effective solution as well."
The services that are currently performed in Servo South's three current locations in the Carolinas dovetail with Industrial Service Solutions centers of excellence nationwide, enabling rapid expansion of Servo South's services and expertise.
"Between supply-constrained markets and broader automation trends, servo motor and electronics service will be an important growth factor for ISS," said Wade Stockstill, CEO of Industrial Service Solutions. "By combining our engineering capabilities and nationwide reach with Servo South's track record with specialized electronic services, ISS will maximize process-critical uptime for a broader customer base."
Industrial Service Solutions maximizes process-critical uptime, delivering technology, insights and expertise to keep industry moving. The company is America's largest independent provider of rotating equipment, process equipment, and inspection services, serving the automation, manufacturing, construction, food and beverage, energy, transportation, maritime, aerospace, and defense industries. Learn more at http://www.iss-na.com.
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Shelter-in-place order issued for parts of Flagstaff due to expected flash flooding: Live radar, updates
PHOENIX - Officials with the City of Flagstaff have issued a shelter-in-place order for parts of the northern Arizona city, due to expected flash flooding in the Museum Fire Flood Area.
According to a tweet, the areas of Mt. Elden Estates, Paradise, Grandview and Sunnyside are covered b the order.
"Shelter in place now. If you are outdoors seek high ground now. Don't enter drainages," read a portion of the tweet.
The shelter-in-place order came as the region experienced monsoon weather in recent days, which brought heavy rain and hail to some areas.
On July 15, Coconino County officials confirm they have made a request to the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs for assistance from the National Guard in filling sandbags.
"ADEMA will now review the request," read a portion of the brief statement. "We have also received assistance from the state with sandbag production through the Arizona Department of Corrections. Arizona Conservation Corps crews have also assisted with sandbag production and placement for those that are elderly or disabled."
According to Flagstaff city officials, parts of the city have experienced multiple rounds of flash flooding since the Museum Fire, which charred 1,961 acres of land in 2019. In 2021, flooding turned streets into raging rivers, and filled homes with water and mud. One video also shows a car that floated downstream.
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Game times, TV set for five Texas Tech football games
Kickoff times for five Texas Tech football games were announced Wednesday, including those for the entire non-conference schedule and two Big 12 games.
The Big 12 and its television partners, in conjunction with the member schools, jointly announced game times and coverage for early season and special-date games.
The ones involving Texas Tech games are:
▶ Sept. 2 at Wyoming, 6:30 p.m. CDT on CBS;
▶ Sept. 9 vs. Oregon, 6 p.m. on Fox;
▶ Sept. 16 vs. Tarleton State, 6 p.m. on ESPN+;
▶ Nov. 2 vs. TCU, 6 p.m. on Fox Sports 1;
▶ Nov. 24 at Texas, 6:30 p.m. on ABC.
The Tech-TCU game is on a Thursday night, and the Tech-Texas game is on the Friday night of Thanksgiving weekend.
The kickoff times and coverage for the Red Raiders' other Big 12 games will be determined on the usual 12-day or six-day advance notice. Tech hosts Big 12 opponents Houston on Sept. 30, Kansas State on Oct. 14 and Central Florida on Nov. 18. The Red Raiders visit West Virginia on Sept. 23, Baylor on Oct. 7, Brigham Young on Oct. 21 and Kansas on Nov. 11.
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Vernon posted a second half shutout on its way to a 9-2 victory over Pequannock, in Pompton Plains.
Already leading 6-2 at halftime, Vernon (1-2) scored three goals in the second half and gave up none to pull away for its first win of the season.
Sidney Van Tassel led Vernon with five goals, and Lexi Moskovitz posted two goals.
Olivia Volpe scored both Pequannock (1-2) goals.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) threw his weight behind Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on promotions for military officers over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, insisting that if he’s elected the policy will not continue on.
“No, I don’t,” DeSantis said when asked by radio host Hugh Hewitt if he thinks Tuberville should release his hold. “And the reason is the military’s policy is not following U.S. law. They are using tax dollars. They’re funding abortion tourism, which is not an appropriate thing for the military to be doing.”
“Our group of Republicans in the Congress should just take a stand on this,” he continued. “The DOD should stand down. We have all these other problems in our military. We need more ammunition, we need more recruiting, we need all these other things and yet they’re focusing on abortion tourism.”
DeSantis added that the policy “will go out the window” on Day 1 if he wins the White House.
Tuberville’s holds have been in place for more than five months and the count of military promotions affected has increased to nearly 300, with little end in sight for lawmakers as they struggle to cut a deal with him to release the hold.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday indicated that he would support holding a one-off vote on the Senate floor on the policy, but it is unclear whether that would do the trick as Tuberville has not shown much interest in striking a deal that doesn’t include the policy itself changing.
Tuberville has held talks over the past week with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, but has told reporters that the talks are “cordial” but have not made any progress.
Pentagon officials on Wednesday briefed members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the policy, but Tuberville said the briefing did not go well.
As for DeSantis, he has become one of the leading anti-abortion figures in the country, having signed a six-week abortion ban in Florida. He has not yet tossed his support behind a nationwide six-week ban. | https://www.wane.com/hill-politics/desantis-backs-tubervilles-military-holds/ | 2023-07-20 13:44:18 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/hill-politics/desantis-backs-tubervilles-military-holds/ |
You may have to seek hot sauce alternatives during this shortage
There’s something special about Sriracha that goes beyond the tantalizing sweet burn. It’s the texture. While the acids in most varieties keep hot sauce rather watery, Sriracha has a texture like ketchup, making it a constant in-demand product. But the current shortage of this popular item is necessitating that people find alternatives or learn to make their own hot sauce. If this seems intimidating, a hot sauce kit might be the answer.
Why is there a Sriracha shortage?
While the pandemic has been the scapegoat for many shortages, from toilet paper to chlorine tablets, climate change is being cited for this latest culinary crisis. According to Huy Fong Foods, the American hot sauce company based in Irwindale, California, that manufactures the immensely popular Sriracha hot sauce, climate change is to blame. The red chili peppers that the company uses in its recipe are sourced from California, Mexico and New Mexico, which are all experiencing severe droughts that are significantly diminishing the crop yield. Since the drought is ongoing, there is no projected date when the world-famous sauce will be back to full production.
How is the shortage affecting consumers?
The Sriracha shortage is making it very hard for consumers to easily locate any supplies. When a batch is found online or in a local store, often the supply-demand game is in effect, dramatically raising the price. For example, previously, you could purchase Sriracha for well under $5 a bottle, but the current price at Walmart is over $80 for a two-pack.
What alternatives are there to Sriracha?
Luckily, not all hot sauces are experiencing the shortages that Huy Fong Foods is dealing with. There are several other versions you can get that can satisfy your need for the tongue-tantalizing tingle. And if that’s not enough, this could be all the incentive you need to learn how to make hot sauce on your own, whether it is from scratch or from a kit.
Best Sriracha alternatives
DIY Gift Kits Hot Sauce Making Kit
This comprehensive kit comes with everything you need to make hot sauce in your own home. You get pepper, a spice blend, bottles, labels, recipes and more. This kit makes a delightful gift for yourself or another spicy food lover.
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Frank’s RedHot Original Hot Sauce
Frank’s original cayenne pepper sauce is a classic alternative to combat the Sriracha shortage. It is made from five simple ingredients that produce a satisfying sizzle on your tongue.
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Deluxe DIY Hot Sauce Making Kit
This all-in-one kit comes with six gourmet recipes that you can use to make exceptional hot sauce. The kit comes with dried hot and spicy peppers, six bottles, a mini funnel, gloves and more.
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Yellowbird Classic Blue Agave Sriracha
The robust blend of ripe jalapenos and garlic mixed with organic dates gives Yellowbird a distinct flavor that will please your palate. The company boasts it is made using only ingredients you can pronounce, such as red jalapeno peppers, organic blue agave nectar, organic distilled vinegar, garlic, salt, tangerine juice concentrate and lime juice concentrate.
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Thoughtfully Gourmet The Original DIY Hot Sauce Kit
This beautifully packaged option comes with must-have mini skull mason jars for presentation. Like other kits, everything you need to make your own hot sauce is included. The easy-to-follow instructions will help you look like a pro, even with your first batch.
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Fly By Jing Sichuan Chili Crisp
Add a bit of bold flavor to your next dish with this hot sauce that is crafted in Chengdu, China. It’s sugar-free and non-GMO, and it doesn’t contain artificial preservatives or MSG.
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This Fly By Jing sauce gets its inspiration from Zhong dumplings, a well-known street snack in Chengdu, China. The flavor is a mixture of sweet, savory and spicy that works well with a variety of recipes.
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Humble House Guajillo Red Jalapeno: Aged Tangy Garlic Sauce
You may not miss Sriracha after trying this Humble House sauce. The flavor profile works perfectly on tacos, chicken wings, eggs and more, and it’s vegan and gluten-free. You can even add it to your favorite marinade during your next backyard barbecue.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tougher clean energy goals, a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools, and establishing guidelines for capturing carbon and storing it underground are among the climate proposals California Democrats advanced in the final days of the legislative session.
Taken together, along with tens of billions in budget money for climate proposals, the policies marked one of the state’s most groundbreaking years for climate action, some advocates said.
“This was a watershed year on climate action,” said Mary Creasman, chief executive officer for California Environmental Voters.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in August delivered to lawmakers a slate of climate proposals, some of which lawmakers had been pushing unsuccessfully for years. All but one, a proposal that would have required deeper greenhouse gas emissions cuts by 2030, will now head to his desk.
Broadly, legislative Republicans argued the bills would destroy in-state jobs and require the state to turn to foreign countries to import oil to maintain an economy that still relies heavily on fossil fuels. Democrats, meanwhile, said the urgency of climate change requires swifter, more aggressive action.
Here’s a look and some of the key measures:
NEIGHBORHOOD OIL DRILLING
Oil and gas companies would no longer be able to drill wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of homes, schools and other community sites.
About 2.7 million Californians live within that distance of a well already, according to state Sen. Lena Gonzalez, one of the bill’s authors. Studies show living near a drilling site can elevate the risk of birth defects, respiratory issues and health problems. Neighborhood oil wells are common across parts of Los Angeles County and Kern County.
The legislation wouldn’t shut down the more than 28,000 existing wells in that zone, but would require them to meet strict pollution controls. Those wells would also be barred from most permits to deepen or rework the wells.
State oil regulators announced a similar policy in 2021, though it has not yet been finalized. Supporters of the policy believed passing the law was the quickest path forward.
“This is a victory for every single family and every single frontline community in California that has been fighting Big Oil’s drilling in our backyards for decades and pushing for setbacks for years,” Kobi Naseck, coalition coordinator, for Voices in Solidarity Against Oil in Neighborhoods said in a statement.
California is the seventh largest oil-producing state and ranks fourteenth for natural gas production. Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove of Bakersfield, one of the state’s oil hubs, said the proposal would affect thousands of wells in her district and do nothing to reduce a need for oil.
“It doesn’t change the fact that Californians are still using oil every single day to make their lives more convenient and better,” she said.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
California has already mandated that 100% of retail electricity sales will come from non-carbon energy sources like solar and wind power by 2045. Current law sets an interim goal of 60% by 2030.
Lawmakers have now boosted that to 90% by 2030 and 95% by 2035.
The action comes as California is struggling to keep its power grid stable as the state transitions away from fossil fuels and record temperatures blanket the state.
The more aggressive 2030 targets will put even more pressure on the state to build more solar panels, wind turbines and batteries that can store that power for use at night. At the same time, electricity demand is expected to sore as California tries to get more people to swap out gas-powered cars and home appliances for electric ones.
Lawmakers also agreed to a policy aimed at extending the life of Diablo Canyon, the state’s last nuclear power plant, to help stabilize the energy grid. But nuclear power does not count as an eligible non-carbon source to meet the state’s clean electricity goals. Solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, small hydropower and fuel cells count.
Newsom, speaking Wednesday, acknowledged the challenges of having enough energy to meet demand during heat waves made worse by climate change. But he said that will only accelerate California’s push to build a cleaner energy grid.
“Don’t think for a second … that we’re going to de-escalate our commitment to that transition,” he said.
CARBON NEUTRALITY
Former California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order in 2018 calling for the state to be carbon neutral by 2045, meaning any carbon that it emits is offset by removing a similar amount from the atmosphere.
Legislators on Wednesday voted to turn that goal into a law and require an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions along with it. The second part is designed to ensure that the carbon neutrality is mostly achieved by lowering emissions, not taking carbon out of the air.
Some environmental groups are skeptical that carbon capture is a reliable and safe technology and worry it will be used to let oil companies keep emitting fossil fuels.
Another bill passed by the Legislature requires the state air board to create a permitting process for for such projects. It bans the technology from being used to extract more oil. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-california-democrats-cap-legislative-year-with-climate-wins/ | 2022-09-01 22:16:01 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-california-democrats-cap-legislative-year-with-climate-wins/ |
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A top World Health Organization official, reacting to the death of an 11-year-old girl in Cambodia infected by bird flu, said Friday the recent global spread of the virus and human infections are “worrying.”
Dr. Sylvie Briand, the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said the U.N. agency is “in close communication with the Cambodian authorities to understand more about the outbreak.”
Speaking ahead of a meeting in Geneva on influenza vaccines, Briand called the global situation concerning the virus "worrying given the wide spread of the virus in birds around the world, and the increasing reports of cases in mammals, including humans.”
“WHO takes the risk from this virus seriously and urges heightened vigilance from all countries,” she said.
Independent experts also have expressed concern over a wave of bird flu that has spread through much of the world since late 2021, posing a potential public health risk.
The Cambodian girl, from a village in the southeastern province of Prey Veng, died Wednesday at a hospital in the capital, Phnom Penh, shortly after tests confirmed she had Type A H5N1 bird flu, according to Cambodia’s Health Ministry. She had fallen ill on Feb. 16, and when her condition declined she was sent to the hospital with a fever as high as 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) with coughing and throat pain.
The girl's father tested positive for the virus but has not displayed any major symptoms, health authorities said Friday.
Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads between sick poultry but can sometimes spread from poultry to humans. The recent detection of infections in a variety of mammals, including at a large mink farm in Spain, has raised concern among experts that the virus could evolve to spread more easily between people, and potentially trigger a pandemic.
Health Ministry spokesperson Ly Sovann told The Associated Press that the Cambodian father’s case is under investigation, and it was not yet known how he became infected. He has been put in isolation at a local district hospital for monitoring and treatment.
A ministry team collected samples from 12 people from the dead girl's village known to have had direct contact with her, and laboratory tests confirmed Friday that only her father was infected.
Health professionals have expressed concern about a wave of bird flu that has spread worldwide in the past year and a half, but consider the current risk to humans to be low.
“There has been a massive global challenge of wild and domestic birds with the current H5N1 avian influenza virus over the last few months and years, which will have exposed many humans; despite this, what is remarkable is how few people have been infected," professor James Wood, head of the veterinary medicine department at England's University of Cambridge, said in an emailed statement.
"Tragic though this case in Cambodia is, we expect there to be some cases of clinical disease with such a widespread infection. Clearly the virus needs careful monitoring and surveillance to check that it has not mutated or recombined, but the limited numbers of cases of human disease have not increased markedly and this one case in itself does not signal the global situation has suddenly changed,” Wood added.
According to the World Health Organization, there were 56 bird flu cases in humans in Cambodia from 2003 until 2014, and 37 of them were fatal. Globally, about 870 human infections and 457 deaths have been reported to the WHO in 21 countries, for an overall case fatality rate of 53%. But the pace has slowed, and there have been about 170 infections and 50 deaths in the last seven years. In the vast majority of cases, the infected people got it directly from infected birds.
“Between 2005 and 2020, 246 million poultry died or were culled because of avian influenza,” says the World Organization for Animal Health.
“Since October 2021, an unprecedented number of outbreaks has been reported in several regions of the world, reaching new geographical areas and causing devastating impacts on animal health and welfare,” the Paris-based agency says on its website.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agrees that the current H5N1 outbreak is mostly an animal health issue.
“However, people should avoid direct and close contact with sick or dead wild birds, poultry, and wild animals," it warns on its website. “People should not consume uncooked or undercooked poultry or poultry products, including raw eggs. Consuming properly cooked poultry, poultry products, and eggs is safe.” | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/bird-flu-threat-cambodian-fatality-low-risk-to-humans/507-d61861af-d636-4dc9-95fe-808f8bbb74ca | 2023-02-25 08:05:37 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/bird-flu-threat-cambodian-fatality-low-risk-to-humans/507-d61861af-d636-4dc9-95fe-808f8bbb74ca |
Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. A court filing Tuesday night shows the FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump’s office. The filing lays out the most detailed chronology to date of months of strained interactions between Justice Department officials and Trump representatives over the discovery of government secrets.
Gorbachev, who redirected course of 20th century, dies at 91
MOSCOW (AP) — Before Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States. But with a breathtaking series of reforms, Gorbachev changed all that — and redirected the course of the 20th century. He died Tuesday at a Moscow hospital at age 91. Alongside Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, he was a key protagonist in a global drama. Under Gorbachev, the Berlin Wall crumbled, thousands of political prisoners were released and millions of people who had known only communism got their first real taste of freedom. But Gorbachev was unable to control the forces he unleashed. He ultimately waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire.
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BERLIN (AP) — The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to many European countries under communist rule, was mourned for the loss of what world leaders described as a rare leader who brought global change and at the time a hope for peace among the superpowers. But the man who died in Moscow on Tuesday at the age of 91, was also reviled by many in his own country who blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union and its diminution as a superpower. The loss of pride and power also led to the eventual rise of Vladimir Putin, who has spent the past quarter-century trying to restore Russia to its former glory and beyond.
UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — United Nations inspectors are making their way toward Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Theirs is a long-anticipated mission that the world hopes will help secure the Russian-held facility in the middle of a war zone and avoid catastrophe. Underscoring the danger, Kyiv and Moscow again accused each other on Wednesday of attacking the area around Europe’s biggest nuclear plant. In recent days, the plant was temporarily knocked offline because of fire damage to transmission line. That heightened fears that fighting could lead to a massive radiation leak or even a reactor meltdown. The risks are so severe that officials have begun distributing anti-radiation iodine tablets to nearby residents.
Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy
NEW YORK (AP) — A survey of people ages 16 to 40 finds that millennials and Generation Z follow the news but aren't that happy with what they're seeing. The study conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the American Press Institute says 79% of people in that age group follow news daily, contrary to perceptions that many are tuned out. But only 32% say they enjoy following the news, down sharply from 53% in a similar study seven years ago. The study also shows many young people blame news organizations for spreading misinformation and suggests they have had it with “food-fight journalism” that depicts debates between people with extreme views.
High-stakes year begins for kids still learning to read
ATLANTA (AP) — Mounting evidence from around the country shows that students who spent more time learning remotely during the 2020-2021 school year, many of them Black and Latino, lost about half of an academic year of learning. That’s twice as much as their peers who studied in person that year. Third graders are at a particularly delicate moment. This is the year when they must master reading or risk school failure. Students who don’t read fluently by the end of third grade are more likely to struggle in the future, and even drop out, studies show.
For Pakistan flood victims, waters hit swiftly and brutally
CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani flood survivors recount how the surging waters were like nothing they had ever seen before, striking their homes swiftly and brutally. Rubina Bibi, a 53-year-old, says when the floods hit her village last week, they swept away her 5-month-old granddaughter, sleeping in her house's yard, so quickly her stunned family couldn't rescue her. Now she and hundreds of her neighbors are living in a tent camp in a nearby city, not knowing if their homes survived and fearful for the future. Flooding since mid-June, fed by unprecedented heavy and relentless monsoon rains, has killed more than 1,160 people. It has wreaked more than $10 billion in damage across the impoverished country.
Europe plan for floating gas terminals raises climate fears
NEW YORK (AP) — As winter nears, European nations, desperate to replace the natural gas they once bought from Russia, have embraced a short-term fix: A series of roughly 20 floating terminals that would receive liquefied natural gas from other countries and convert it into heating fuel. Yet the plan, with the first floating terminals set to deliver natural gas by year’s end, has raised alarms among scientists who fear the long-term consequences for the environment. They warn that these terminals would perpetuate Europe’s reliance on natural gas, which releases climate-warming methane and carbon dioxide when it’s produced, transported and burned.
War protest: Statues fall as Europe purges Soviet monuments
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to a renewed push to topple the last remaining monuments to the Soviet army that remained in Europe. At the end of the communist era, when Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia regained their independence from the Soviet Union and Poland and its neighbors threw off Moscow-backed communist regimes, those countries began renaming streets and toppling statues of Lenin and other communist figures. But many memorials to the Red Army remained. One historian says, amid the war in Ukraine, the memorials “scream loudly about occupation and annexation.” While many applaud their removal, others argue it is important to preserve them as history or to honor the army that fought Nazi Germany.
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HELSINKI — Finland’s outgoing prime minister, Sanna Marin, said Wednesday that she will resign as the leader of her Social Democratic Party at the next party congress in the autumn, saying she hopes it will enable her “to open a new page in my own life.”
The Social Democratic Party came in third in Sunday’s election, dashing Marin’s hopes of staying on as prime minister. Finland’s main conservative party claimed victory in an extremely tight three-way race in which right-wing populists took second place.
Marin, who has been prime minister since 2019, is a highly popular figure internationally and at home, but acknowledged that her premiership had put a strain on her personally.
“My endurance has been put to the test,” Marin admitted.
She said her Cabinet has gone through some rough periods in the past years and the center-left government has had to resort to difficult decisions. Marin has won praise, among other things, for steering Finland through the COVID-19 pandemic and championing the country’s NATO bid together with President Sauli Niinistö, and for being a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Her private life and active social media usage have received a lot of international coverage during her premiership. Marin said she hopes to be able to live “a slightly more peaceful life” in the future.
“These have been exceptionally difficult years and difficult times,” Marin said, “Now that the election result is like this, I consider that I have the opportunity to open a new page in my own life.”
Marin’s Cabinet will officially resign on Thursday. Talks to form a new government are to begin next week under the leadership of Petteri Orpo, the head of the National Coalition Party.
The Social Democrats would be open to being a part of the new government, too, Marin said. However, she ruled out the possibility of taking a ministerial post herself. The party congress of the Social Democrats takes place in September. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/05/finland-politics-sanna-marin-resignation/6807ccf8-d38f-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html | 2023-04-05 09:53:55 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/05/finland-politics-sanna-marin-resignation/6807ccf8-d38f-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KRON) — Proposition 27 and Proposition 26 ads were hard to miss on television this summer. Why are two sports gambling measures on the November ballot?
Sports betting – minus horse racing – is currently illegal in California.
The two propositions will ask California voters essentially the same question: Should sports betting be legalized? Boiling the two propositions’ differences down, Prop 27 would allow online sports betting everywhere, while Prop 26 would allow gamblers to place bets in person at Native American tribal casinos and four horse racing tracks.
Prop 26 is backed by Native American tribes, while online gaming companies are pushing for Prop 27.
“A coalition of tribes spent more than $30 million to qualify a measure (Prop 26) that would allow for in-person sports gambling at reservation casinos and horse racing tracks. A coalition of online sportsbooks, like FanDuel and Draftkings, along with Las Vegas casinos are bankrolling a measure (Prop 27) that would allow Californians to place bets through their computers and mobile apps,” Politico wrote.
Proposition 27
Prop 27 would allow tribes, as well as gaming companies who make deals with tribes, to offer mobile and online sports betting for adults 21 and older. Large gaming companies such as DraftKings would be first in line to make a deal with one of California’s 79 tribes.
The proposition would legalize betting online for athletic events (such as NFL football games), and some non-athletic events (such as video game competitions). However, it bans bets on certain events, such as high school sports games.
Tribes and gaming companies alike would be required to pay taxes to California for online sports bets made. An analysis conducted by state officials estimated that taxes and fees would equal hundreds of millions of dollars each year. That money would be dedicated to funding programs for homelessness and gambling addictions, as well as funding Native American tribes that do not partake in sports gambling.
YES / NO STATEMENT
“A YES vote on this measure means: Licensed tribes or gambling companies could offer online sports betting over the Internet and mobile devices to people 21 years of age and older on non-tribal lands in California. Those offering online sports betting would be required to pay the state a share of sports bets made. A new state unit would be created to regulate online sports betting. New ways to reduce illegal online sports betting would be available.”
“A NO vote on this measure means: Sports betting would continue to be illegal in California. No changes would be made to the way state gambling laws are enforced.”
Proposition 26
Prop 26 allows racetracks to offer sports betting to people 21 years of age and older. All bets must be made in-person at the track. The proposition also requires that racetracks pay the state 10% of sports bets made each day. These payments would go into a new California Sports Wagering Fund.
In addition to in-person sports betting, Proposition 26 changes the California Constitution to allow roulette and games played with dice at tribal casinos.
Proposition 26 would generate tens of millions of dollars annually for state revenues, according to an analysis by state officials. It requires that CSWF revenues be considered state tax revenues to calculate the minimum amount of spending on K-12 schools and community colleges each year. This means CSWF money would first be used to help meet this required spending level on education.
The proposition requires that money from the fund next be used to support state regulatory costs. Remaining money would go to the state’s general fund, as well as to programs addressing gambling addiction, mental health, and gambling enforcement.
YES / NO STATEMENT
“A YES vote on this measure means: Four racetracks could offer in-person sports betting. Racetracks would pay the state a share of sports bets made. Tribal casinos could offer in-person sports betting, roulette, and games played with dice (such as craps) if permitted by individual tribal gambling agreements with the state. Tribes would be required to support state sports betting regulatory costs at casinos. People and entities would have a new way to seek enforcement of certain state gambling laws.”
“A NO vote on this measure means: Sports betting would continue to be illegal in California. Tribal casinos would continue to be unable to offer roulette and games played with dice. No changes would be made to the way state gambling laws are enforced.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/california/sports-gambling-in-california-how-are-prop-27-and-prop-26-different/ | 2022-09-10 03:00:28 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/california/sports-gambling-in-california-how-are-prop-27-and-prop-26-different/ |
Co-Sponsored by the California Transit Association, SB 922 (Wiener) To Help California Meet its Climate Goals
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 1, 2022 Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 922, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and co-sponsored by the California Transit Association, Bay Area Council, SPUR, Silicon Valley Leadership Group and LA Metro. The legislation expands the provision of SB 288 (Wiener, 2020) by extending statutory exemptions to CEQA for transportation projects that significantly advance the state's climate, public safety, and public health goals. The Association released the following statement applauding today's bill signing:
"In recent decades, CEQA has been abused to delay or stop common-sense and climate-friendly transportation projects, undercutting efforts to deliver a cleaner transportation network and environmental benefits," said Michael Pimentel, Executive Director of the California Transit Association. "With the signing of SB 922, local transit and transportation agencies will continue to accelerate the path towards safer streets, cleaner air, and more equitable transportation solutions for all Californians. By expanding and expediting CEQA exemptions for sustainable transportation, we'll unlock the bus, light rail, bike, and pedestrian projects that California needs. The timing couldn't be more critical with historic levels of state, federal and local funding for project delivery on the way. The Association applauds Gov. Newsom, bill author and climate champion Senator Scott Wiener, and the strong bipartisan support from the State Legislature for ensuring this legislation can help California reach its climate goals."
The California Transit Association is comprised of more than 240 member organizations, including all the state's largest urban transit operators, as well as dozens of transit agencies in suburban and rural areas. Its membership also extends to include commuter rail agencies, transit support groups, national and international transit suppliers, and government agencies. The Association is the leading advocate on behalf of public transit in California, representing transit's interests before the California State Legislature, the Governor and regulatory agencies on the local, state and federal levels.
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CAMBRIDGE, England, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- THINK Surgical, Inc. recently announced that its TMINI™ Miniature Robotic System has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
THINK Surgical chose R&D consultancy Sagentia Innovation, a market-leading advanced surgical robotics developer, to support key aspects of the TMINI system's development.
The TMINI system includes a wireless robotic handpiece that assists surgeons in performing total knee replacement. Following a CT based three-dimensional surgical plan, the TMINI robotic handpiece automatically compensates for surgeon hand movement to locate bone pins along precisely defined planes. Cutting guides are then connected to the bone pins for accurate bone resection. TMINI is easy to use and replaces many of the instruments currently used for knee replacement surgery.
THINK Surgical is committed to an open implant library and will continue to add new implant options to the platform over time. This open implant approach combined with the ease of use of the TMINI system should appeal to a broad customer base who may have been resistant to robotics until now.
Joel Zuhars, VP of Research and Development at THINK Surgical, says: "Sagentia Innovation brought a highly capable and well-integrated team to the table, along with a very sensible iterative development process. This technical expertise complemented that which we hold in-house, and they worked closely with us to develop a differentiated system that would gain FDA clearance and enable us to bring the TMINI system to market."
Tim Frearson, Sagentia Innovation TMINI Project Manager, says: "This technology is impressive and game-changing, so it was a joy to be involved in the design and development process. We supported THINK Surgical in very specific aspects of the TMINI system's technical development to achieve target outcomes. Many of these related to critical factors such as ease of use, meeting sterilisation needs, and enhancing battery and power management."
Stuart Simpson, THINK Surgical CEO says "We are delighted that the TMINI system has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. We are now in a position to bring this exciting product to market. The TMINI system really changes THINK Surgical's position in the marketplace. It allows us to focus on the adoption of robotic technology into the majority segment of the market. By offering an easy to use, miniature robot, we can open up a whole new segment of the market, improving accessibility to more patients."
Rob Morgan, Sagentia Innovation, VP Medical adds: "We thrive on projects like this with a clear market need, a well-defined commercial proposition, and difficult science and engineering challenges to overcome. We wish THINK Surgical success in the exciting next phase of market entry."
For more information on the TMINI system development you can watch this case study video here: TMINI Case study video.
About Sagentia Innovation
Sagentia Innovation provides independent advisory and leading-edge product development services focused on science and technology initiatives. Working across the medical, industrial, chemicals and energy, food and beverage, and consumer sectors, Sagentia Innovation works with a broad range of companies from some of the world's leading and best-known brands, to start-up disruptors, new to the market. It is part of Science Group (AIM:SAG), which has more than ten offices globally, two UK-based dedicated R&D innovation centres and more than 400 employees. Other Science Group companies include Leatherhead Food Research, TSG Consulting, TP Group, and Frontier Smart Technologies.
About THINK Surgical, Inc.
THINK Surgical, Inc., is a privately held U.S.-based technology innovator that develops and markets orthopedic robots. THINK Surgical robots are open platforms providing support for implant brands from multiple manufacturers, enabling the choice of implant to be driven by the surgeon.
THINK Surgical actively collaborates with healthcare professionals around the globe to refine our orthopedic products, improving the lives of those suffering from advanced joint disease with precise, accurate, and intelligent technology. Please refer to the instructions for use for the TMINI Miniature Robotic System for a complete list of indications, contraindications, warnings, and precautions. For additional product information, please visit www.thinksurgical.com.
THINK Surgical and TMINI are trademarks of THINK Surgical, Inc.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3.
Gone is the contentious hourglass figure for My First Barbie, which launched Thursday ahead of July’s live-action film about the icon starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
The slightly softer-bodied Barbie follows on the high heels of tall, petite and curvy iterations that were released five years ago in a massive makeover.
My First Barbie is 13.5 inches tall, 2 inches taller than traditional Babs, with a larger waist that de-emphasizes the bust line (it remains in place, however), and flesh-tone modesty undergarments permanently attached.
Her fashion is more kid-like, with playful heart, star and flower designs on jammies and flouncy preschool-friendly dresses and swim gear. Her accessories are larger for littler hands, and her hair is extra long for easier brushing.
My First Barbie’s limbs are moveable, like some past versions of the doll, and her facial features remain recognizable. A huge milestone: Her fingers and thumbs are connected, eliminating a frequent complaint that Barbie’s hands get caught in her clothes when children try to put them on.
Lisa McKnight, a Mattel executive vice president and global head of Barbie and dolls, told The Associated Press the company created the new version in response to feedback from parents.
“We talk to parents and kids almost 365 days a year,” she said. “We started hearing a theme around younger kids wanting to play with Barbie. Parents were concerned that their children at the preschool age didn’t have the fine motor skills to have a positive play experience with our traditional fashion doll.”
The first rollout of the new doll includes four diverse skin tones and hair textures.
Critics of 63-year-old Barbie, intended to symbolize a girl in her late teens, have long cited her dimensions as promoting unattainable, sexualized body standards for girls. My First Barbie, at a price point of $19.99, goes a long way in eliminating that issue.
McKnight wouldn’t directly address the criticism or whether My First Barbie has a place in turning around that negative view.
Research is mixed on whether Barbie’s bad rap on body issues and her adult-leaning fashion sense have any impact on children, said Jody LeVos, once a leader of Mattel’s child development and learning team and now chief learning officer for Begin, a company that creates learning apps and other educational fare for kids.
Among parents, she said, “there’s a big nostalgia factor” when it comes to Barbie.
“I don’t think there’s one specific doll that’s most appropriate. I think doll play allows children to really practice storytelling skills, perspective taking and social interactions,” LeVos said.
The Barbie line’s overall sales have soared in recent years after a period of decline in 2013.
Joaniko Kohchi, director for Adelphi University’s Institute for Parenting, questioned Mattel’s motives.
“If we’re going to think about Mattel guiding our choices then we have already kind of limited them,” she said.
McKnight made it clear that My First Barbie will not be a separate, parallel Barbie universe. She said new content featuring the doll will hit Barbie’s YouTube channel later this month, with an animated special about the planning of a surprise party.
Andrea Werner, a pediatric occupational therapist in West Hartford, Connecticut, and mother of a preschooler and an infant, supports doll play as developmentally valuable.
“There are plenty of dolls on the market,” she said. “Companies will always be trying to sell consumers the next best thing.”
Kohchi isn’t entirely sold on My First Barbie as appropriate.
“We know that if you’re going to hand a child an image and say, this is beauty or this is wonderful or look how pretty that is, it should resemble the child a little bit more closely,” she said. “It’s certainly still a little older than a preschooler.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/new-taller-barbie-doll-is-aimed-at-kids-as-young-as-3/ | 2023-01-12 15:25:38 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/new-taller-barbie-doll-is-aimed-at-kids-as-young-as-3/ |
Duke basketball wins ACC Tournament championship with win against Virginia
GREENSBORO – Duke basketball found itself in a familiar place Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum, cutting down nets in celebration of a 22nd ACC Tournament championship.
No program in league history has won more tournament titles than the fourth-seeded Blue Devils, who secured a wire-to-wire 59-49 victory against second-seeded Virginia on Saturday for their first ACC championship since 2019.
After a controversial loss at Virginia in February, the 21st-ranked Blue Devils (26-8) had ample motivation and never trailed against the 14th-ranked Cavaliers (25-7). It’s the ninth time Duke has raised a trophy in Greensboro.
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Jon Scheyer is the third rookie coach to win the ACC Tournament, joining Duke’s Vic Bubas (1960) and UNC’s Bill Guthridge (1998). He’s the first person to win tournament MVP (2009) and coach a team to a title.
Kyle Filipowski, the ACC Rookie of the Year, had 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Blue Devils. Junior captain Jeremy Roach supplied 23 points.
Kyle Filipowski’s MVP performance
Filipowski was the best player on the floor in each of Duke’s three games at the ACC Tournament. On Saturday, the 7-footer had as many points (7) as Virginia in the first 11 minutes.
After a scoreless performance that included five turnovers in Duke’s OT loss at Virginia, Filipowski had 11 points and five rebounds in the first half. The freshman turned things up in Duke’s first two games.
He hit 16 of his first 19 shots in the ACC Tournament, scoring 22 points against Pitt before adding 17 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high five assists against Miami. His 15 double-double performances leads all Division I freshmen
Duke’s interior defense
In its rout of Clemson, Virginia scored 40 points in the paint. Duke limited the Cavaliers to six points in the paint in the first half.
The Blue Devils made a point to keep Virginia from being comfortable on the interior, forcing the Hoos’ guards away from the rim and daring them to shoot over 7-1 center Dereck Lively, who had two blocks in the first half after not recording a block in the loss at Virginia.
By the end of the first half, the Cavaliers were shooting 27% (6 of 22) and Duke had a 24-17 lead.
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By DENISE LAVOIE
AP Legal Affairs Writer
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday said it has reached a verdict in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, who testified that Depp physically and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions.
The jury also has reached a verdict regarding a $100 million counterclaim Heard filed against Depp. Heard said she was defamed when Depp’s lawyer called her abuse allegations a hoax.
The verdicts were expected to be read inside the Virginia court at 3 p.m. Wednesday, but the judge sent the jury back because it had not completely filled out the form. The seven-person civil jury had to come to a unanimous decision to reach each verdict. They deliberated for about 12 hours over three days.
Depp is suing his ex-wife for $50 million, accusing her of libeling him with a 2018 op-ed she wrote describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Heard filed a $100 million counterclaim against the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star after his lawyer called her allegations a hoax. Each accuses the other of destroying their career.
Testimony during the six-week trial has included lurid details of their short and volatile marriage. Heard testified that Depp physically or sexually assaulted her more than a dozen times. Depp said he never struck Heard, that she concocted the abuse allegations, and that she was the one who physically attacked him, multiple times.
Jurors must decide both claims based on whether or not the statements were made with “actual malice,” meaning they knew what they were saying was false, or were acting with a reckless disregard for the truth.
During closing arguments, both sides told the jury that a verdict in their favor would give their clients their lives back.
Depp hasn’t been waiting in Virginia for the decision. He’s spent the last few days on stage, singing and playing guitar with Jeff Beck in the United Kingdom.
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TAMPA, Fla., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NUVIA Dental Implant Center, a leading provider of innovative dental implant solutions, is excited to announce the opening of their newest location in Tampa, Florida. The expansion of their services to the Tampa area further strengthens their commitment to providing high-quality dental implant treatments to patients across the country.
The new NUVIA Dental Implant Center in Tampa will offer state-of-the-art facilities, cutting-edge technology, and a team of experienced dental professionals dedicated to delivering exceptional care. Patients in the Tampa area will have access to advanced dental implant procedures, including full mouth dental implants, All-on-4 implants, and Nuvia's signature Permanent Teeth in 24 Hours.
"We are thrilled to bring our Permanent Teeth in 24 Hours to the Tampa community," said Dr Preston Hansen, [NUVIA's Chief Clinical Officer]. "Our team of highly skilled oral surgeons, and restorative doctors are committed to transforming smiles and restoring oral health with our innovative treatments. We look forward to providing personalized care and outstanding results to our patients in Tampa."
A combined ten years and millions of dollars in research have gone into the development of NUVIA's proprietary process. It allows them to deliver new permanent teeth in just 24 hours, a feat that can take other providers up to 10 months or longer.
The team at the Tampa center is dedicated to providing complete consultations, individualized treatment plans, and a comfortable, no judgment, environment for patients throughout their dental implant journey.
With the opening of the Tampa location, NUVIA Dental Implant Center now operates 17 centers across the country, serving patients in major cities and communities nationwide. The expansion reflects their ongoing commitment to making Permanent Teeth in 24 Hours accessible and convenient for patients seeking optimal oral health and beautiful smiles.
For more information about the new NUVIA Dental Implant Center in Tampa, or to schedule a consultation, please visit https://www.nuviasmiles.com/locations/dental-implants-tampa-florida or contact (813)-212-7653
About Nuvia Dental Implant Center
Nuvia Dental Implant Center offers a 24-hour smile restoration procedure that replaces missing or damaged teeth with high-quality, permanent teeth supported by dental implants. Over a decade and millions of dollars have been invested in their proprietary process, enabling them to complete what could take other providers up to 10 months or more in just 24 hours. Visit https://www.nuviasmiles.com for more information
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MILWAUKEE — Three homes that housed a total of 14 people caught fire at 20th and Grant in Milwaukee early Sunday morning.
Volunteers are doing their part to help out by offering temporary housing at a hotel and providing meals, among other things.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said everyone exited the burning homes unscathed. One firefighter, however, is recovering after suffering an ankle injury. | https://wtmj.com/news/2022/06/27/multi-home-fire-displaces-3-families-firefighter-injured/ | 2022-06-27 16:24:43 | 1 | https://wtmj.com/news/2022/06/27/multi-home-fire-displaces-3-families-firefighter-injured/ |
NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik joins Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes to discuss what hundreds of layoffs at CNN say about the direction that CEO Chris Licht wants to take the cable channel and a day-long work stoppage at the New York Times Thursday.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Democratic National Committee leaders on Saturday agreed to review concerns about how the Alabama Democratic Party operates.
The DNC’s Executive Committee voted to refer “all pending and future challenges and complaints” about the matter to its Rules and Bylaws Committee, according to a document.
The move came a day after members expressed alarm about the state party’s actions.
The Democratic National Committee in 2019 directed the Alabama Democratic Party to update its bylaws to include diverse voices in party affairs.
That led to creating diversity caucuses for young voters, LGBTQ+ community members, Hispanics, Native Americans, people with disabilities and other groups.
But at its May meeting, the state party abolished some of those caucuses, with proponents arguing they were unneeded or diluted the power of Black voters who make up the majority of the state’s Democratic electorate.
Forty Alabama Democrats filed a complaint concerning the May meeting and bylaws adopted during it, indicating they wanted the DNC to review the issues if they weren’t resolved at the state level.
Randy Kelley, chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, has maintained that the new bylaws did not cut representation. He said Friday that state party leaders were prepared to go to hearings and “plead our case” if the national party intervened. | https://www.wvasfm.org/wvas-local/2023-06-22/dnc-intervenes-with-alabama-democratic-party | 2023-06-22 23:35:46 | 0 | https://www.wvasfm.org/wvas-local/2023-06-22/dnc-intervenes-with-alabama-democratic-party |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department will be hosting a STEM day for kids Friday. The event will be held Friday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Metropolitan Forensic Science Center at 5360 2nd St. NW.
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From fingerprints, DNA testing and drones, kids will learn how science, technology, engineering and mathematics are involved in police department careers. The event is free for kids ages 11-13, lunch will be provided to the kids. According to the city’s website, the event is now full. | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-department-hosts-stem-day-for-kids/ | 2022-06-03 13:36:35 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-department-hosts-stem-day-for-kids/ |
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Stephen Grey, the host of Who Killed Daphne. The podcast investigates the 2017 death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bomb in Malta.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Stephen Grey, the host of Who Killed Daphne. The podcast investigates the 2017 death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bomb in Malta.
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- OKX Wallet introduces the ability to view and transfer Bitcoin ordinals on its multi-chain platform
- OKX NFT Marketplace to offer mint and trade functionality for ordinals soon
NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OKX, the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 technology company, has upgraded its OKX Wallet and NFT Marketplace to allow users to view and transfer Bitcoin (BTC) ordinals, making OKX the first multi-chain platform to support this capability.
OKX Wallet now supports BTC taproot addresses on the browser extension and soon mobile, which provides access to ordinal capabilities. This upgrade allows OKX users to conveniently import their BTC wallets and view their Bitcoin ordinals through one powerful and multi-chain wallet, as opposed to managing them separately via a Bitcoin-only wallet.
This announcement follows the launch of Bitcoin Punks NFTs on the OKX NFT Marketplace on March 7, which enabled users to buy ordinals with ETH. Mint and trade functionality for ordinals on the OKX NFT Marketplace is coming soon, which will allow users to create, buy and sell ordinals on the platform.
OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique said: "Ordinals is an exciting development in the Bitcoin ecosystem. The OKX Wallet is designed to be the most interoperable and easy to use all-in-one crypto wallet. This meant we had to move fast to welcome the ordinals community and give them an easy way to store, manage, and soon mint ordinals within our wallet services. I hope this integration helps bring more people in to play with this new utility and discover new possibilities on top of Bitcoin."
OKX Chief Innovation Officer Jason Lau said: "We've had our eye on the explosion of activity with Bitcoin ordinals and we're excited to deliver a seamless experience for users to see and interact with their NFTs across different chains. Additionally, adding support for BTC Taproot addresses will enable cheaper and more compatible transactions for OKX Wallet users. We are excited to see the Bitcoin ecosystem grow and look forward to adding even more features."
About OKX
OKX is the second biggest global crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading web3 ecosystem. Trusted by more than 50 million global users, OKX is known for being the fastest and most reliable crypto trading app for investors and professional traders everywhere.
As a top partner of English Premier League champions Manchester City FC, McLaren Formula 1, golfer Ian Poulter, Olympian Scotty James, and F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo, OKX aims to supercharge the fan experience with new engagement opportunities. OKX is also the top partner of the Tribeca Festival as part of an initiative to bring more creators into web3.
Beyond OKX's exchange, the OKX Wallet is the platform's latest offering for people looking to explore the world of NFTs and the metaverse while trading GameFi and DeFi tokens.
To learn more about OKX, download our app or visit: okx.com
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DALLAS (KXAN) — The Dallas Zoo closed Friday as it worked to find a clouded leopard that went missing from its habitat. Zoo officials said they discovered a “suspicious” breach at the front of the habitat while investigating.
The opening isn’t believed to be because of habitat failure. The fence was intentionally cut, Warren Mitchell with the Dallas Police Department said.
“It is our belief that this was an intentional act,” Mitchell said.
The zoo said it’s a “non-dangerous” animal, and Dallas police are helping with the search. It said it was a “serious situation.”
The clouded leopard exhibit is on the northeast side of the zoo, between the tamarin and primate areas. The zoo said when staff arrived in the morning, they couldn’t find two leopard sisters and triggered a “Code Blue.” One of them was found and is safe. Officials were working to review security cameras to see where the other may have gone, Edell said.
The Dallas Zoo told Dallas NBC station KXAS the missing leopard is named Nova.
Clouded leopards can be found in the cloud forests in Southeast Asia and have a “vulnerable” conservation status, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo, which also has a clouded leopard habitat. Male clouded leopards weigh up to 50 pounds, while females are usually 25 to 35 pounds, it said. The zoo said Nova is about 25 pounds.
Each morning and throughout the day, zoo staff do a headcount of the animals, Edell said. He added they determined the leopards escaped through a tear in the mesh of the habitat.
If the leopard is still on zoo property, officials believe it is likely hiding in the trees close to her habitat. Given that the leopard is likely near the habitat if it’s still on-site, officials plan to reopen portions of the zoo Saturday.
In 2017, a jaguar escaped from the Abilene Zoo, KRBC reported. The zoo later discovered the cat, named Estrella, had pushed up on the netting and cable at the top of the exhibit and managed to get into a crawl space behind it, before climbing another wall and finding another gap in the netting. The zoo inspected the exhibit and made changes before putting the jaguars back.
In February 2021, the Dallas Zoo sent out an alert for another animal: a pied crow named Onyx that flew away during a training session in its free-flighted bird show. The Zoo said in an April tweet Onyx still hadn’t been found. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/texas/dallas-zoo-clouded-leopard-still-missing-suspicious-breach-found-in-habitat/ | 2023-01-14 00:49:23 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/texas/dallas-zoo-clouded-leopard-still-missing-suspicious-breach-found-in-habitat/ |
Washington, DC (CNN) — US home sales fell in April for the second month in a row and home prices had the biggest drop since 2012, according to a National Association of Realtors report released Thursday.
Sales had shown some life, rising in February after a full year of declines due to surging mortgage rates, but that momentum has since cooled.
In April, sales of existing homes — which include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops — dropped 3.4% from March. Annually, sales were down 23% from a year ago and the seasonally adjusted annualized sales pace dropped from 5.57 million units a year ago to 4.28 million in April.
April’s falling sales showed that February’s reversal — which ended the longest streak of month-to-month declining home sales on record, going back to 1999 for all homes — did not take off. Mortgage rates were rising in February and pushing toward 7% in March when many of these April closings went into contract.
“Home sales are bouncing back and forth but remain above recent cyclical lows,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “The combination of job gains, limited inventory and fluctuating mortgage rates over the last several months have created an environment of push-pull housing demand.”
This sales pace is higher than the end of last year, when sales hit a low for this cycle of 4 million units. But the current sales pace is down 33% from the cyclical peak of a 6.34 million unit pace in January 2022.
While all four major regions of the US registered both monthly and annual drops in sales, drops continue to be bigger in areas that are highest cost and saw the biggest run up in prices over the past few years.
Sales in the Northeast and the Midwest were both down 1.9% from March, while sales in the South decreased 3.4% and sales in the West were down 6.1% from the previous month. On an annual basis, sales in the West are down a whopping 31%.
Prices cool
In a bit of good news for potential buyers, home prices continue to drop — slightly. The median existing-home price for all housing types in April was $388,800, down 1.7% from April 2022. That’s the biggest drop in home prices since January 2012.
But prices and the competition for homes is uneven across the US.
“Roughly half of the country is experiencing price gains,” Yun said. “Even in markets with lower prices, primarily the expensive West region, multiple-offer situations have returned in the spring buying season following the calmer winter market. Distressed and forced property sales are virtually nonexistent.”
Prices rose in the Northeast and Midwest but retreated in the South and West. Median prices in the Northeast were up 2.8% in April from a year ago to $422,700 and were up 1.8% to $287,300 in the Midwest. In the South prices were down 0.6% to $357,900 and in the West prices have fallen 8% from a year ago to $578,200.
“Price declines are happening in areas where there are an outflow of people, where they saw a strong run up in prices and now they are giving up some of the huge gains they have experienced,” said Yun.
Low inventory remains a challenge
Spring is the most popular time of the year to sell a home, and inventory of homes to buy at the end of April was seasonally up, rising 7.2% from March to 1.04 million units.
But today’s inventory of homes that aren’t new construction is 44% below the 1.8 million units available in April 2019, prior to the pandemic.
While higher mortgage rates is stopping some buyers from getting into the market, low inventory of homes to buy is also hindering sales, said Yun. And the two are related.
Many current homeowners have mortgage rates that are several percentage points lower than the current average mortgage rate of 6.35% and are unwilling to part with it to buy another home.
“Fresh listings aren’t coming,” said Yun, adding that on a week-to-week basis there are fewer new listings coming to market than historical norms.
The US market remains relatively swift, with properties typically remaining on the market for 22 days in April, down from 29 days in March, but up from 17 days in April 2022. The majority of homes, 73%, were on the market for less than a month in April.
Demand is still strong especially when there are so few options to choose from, Yun said, with some homes selling above the listing price in a bidding war.
“Sales are down, prices are even down,” said Yun. “But multiple offers are being seen in one-third of the homes sold.”
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To-date, SIA Scotch Whisky has Donated Over $350,000 to Minority Entrepreneurs, Helping Them Challenge Conventions and Achieve the Unexpected
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SIA Scotch Whisky, an award-winning spirits brand founded by first-generation Hispanic entrepreneur Carin Luna-Ostaseski, is bringing back The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund by SIA Scotch for the second consecutive year. The groundbreaking initiative provides entrepreneurs of color with access to the capital and mentorship that will help them take action, build stronger companies and have a positive impact on their communities.
This year, the grant program will focus on growing businesses specifically within the brand's own world – the food, beverage, and hospitality sector [1]. This space has been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, and its small business owners continue to face massive barriers, such as adapting to consumers' ever-evolving preferences and spending behaviors, adjusting to increased at-home demand, and facing supply chain disruptions. As a brand built from the ground up, SIA Scotch Whisky truly understands the importance of supporting these often-overlooked small business owners along their entrepreneurial journeys.
"As an entrepreneur from a historically underrepresented and underserved community, gaining access to funding and mentorship during my startup journey was always an uphill battle," said founder Luna-Ostaseski. "The food, beverage and hospitality space is very competitive, and I know from firsthand experience how game-changing support can be. SIA Scotch Whisky was born out of my perseverance and passion, and to this day our purpose is to inspire other entrepreneurs of color to achieve the unexpected – just like I did. I am so proud of The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund and its continued commitment to paying it forward."
However, success is not easy to come by. Entrepreneurs of color tend to face more obstacles when it comes to raising capital and are far more likely to get shut out of financing completely. Despite approximately 18.7% of all U.S. businesses being minority-owned [2], representing over 50% of new businesses started and creating 4.7 million new jobs, this group is still largely excluded in funding – receiving only a 2% share of venture capital annually over the last decade [3].
The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund by SIA Scotch is inspired by Carin Luna-Ostaseski's entrepreneurial journey and launches in partnership with Hello Alice, a free online platform that connects its community of nearly one million small business owners with the capital, tools and education they need to grow their businesses.
"Entrepreneurs of color are an economic force in the U.S and recognizing their impact in our communities is of great importance," said Elizabeth Gore, co-founder and President, Hello Alice. "In our most recent survey, 89% of small business owners claim access to capital is limiting their business growth potential. Along with our partner SIA Scotch Whisky, we are excited to continue this groundbreaking grant program to help support this underserved community and provide the resources, tools and additional exposure that these businesses need to succeed."
The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund by SIA Scotch will award $10,000 grants to 11 qualifying entrepreneurs who self-identify as people of color, for a total of $110,000. To apply, visit https://hialice.co/siascotchfund now through Sept. 26, 2022. To be eligible, business owners must be 25 years of age or older (as of November 1, 2022) and a legal U.S. resident. Businesses must be owned 51%+ by person(s) of color, a for-profit business producing less than $5M in annual gross revenue, not be an alcohol beverage wholesale or retail license holder or a business which makes/distributes/imports alcohol, and must operate and/or conduct business in at least one of the following states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MN, NJ, NV, NY, RI and/or TX. For complete eligibility criteria and important restrictions, visit the application site and terms & conditions. The final grant recipients will be announced on Nov. 1, 2022, kicking off National Entrepreneur Month.
The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund is a continuation of SIA Scotch Whisky's nearly decade-long commitment to donating a portion of sales to organizations that help support underrepresented entrepreneurs – the dreamers, movers and shakers who are shaping the future. When getting into the entrepreneurial spirit or when sipping on actual spirits, SIA encourages consumers of legal drinking age to drink responsibly.
About SIA Scotch Whisky:
SIA is an unexpected blend for the modern palate and everything you'd never expect from a scotch whisky. Since its launch on the crowdfunding site kickstarter.com in 2012 and appearing on shelves in 2013, SIA Scotch Whisky has been challenging conventions and inspiring others to achieve the unexpected. As one of the first scotch whisky brands in history to be launched by a Hispanic entrepreneur, SIA has an approachable taste profile that features warm vanilla, salty-sweet caramel, refreshing citrus, clover honey, buttery toffee, and just a hint of smoke. Distilled, blended, matured, and bottled in Scotland, SIA Scotch Whisky is a multi-award-winning brand, scoring an impressive 96 points at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge (2016) and a Double Gold at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2014) - and called "one of the best in its style" by Whisky Advocate Magazine (2015). SIA is delicious in cocktails, neat or on the rocks, and is best served in places and spaces where potential is poured and friendships are celebrated. Look for SIA Scotch Whisky on ReserveBar.com, as well as in your local liquor stores, restaurants, and bars. For more information follow us on Instagram @SiaScotchWhisky or visit our website siascotchwhisky.com.
About Carin Luna-Ostaseski:
In a terrific twist of fate, 1st generation Cuban American Carin Luna-Ostaseski set out to create a Scotch Whisky brand that would change the way people think about the category. She decided to seek these new horizons in the form of a grand tour of her local whisky purveyor – 300 bottles of whiskies and countless tasting events later, she became a dedicated student of this sublime spirit. Carin eventually left her 17-year career as a Creative Director and successfully funded SIA Scotch Whisky on kickstarter.com, pursuing her dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur and one of the first Hispanic people in history to create a Scotch Whisky company.
About Diageo:
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc, and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray, and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: DGE) and its products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world. For more information about Diageo, its people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practices. Follow Twitter and Instagram for news and information about Diageo North America: @Diageo_NA.
About Hello Alice:
Hello Alice is a free, multichannel platform that helps businesses launch and grow. With a community of nearly 1M small business owners in all 50 states and across the globe, Hello Alice is building the largest network of owners in the country while tracking data and trends to increase the success rate for entrepreneurs. Our partners include enterprise business services, government agencies, and institutions looking to serve small- and medium-business owners to ensure increased revenues and promote scale. A Latina owned company, founded by Carolyn Rodz and Elizabeth Gore, we believe in business for all by providing access to all owners including women, people of color, veterans, and everyone with an entrepreneurial spirit. To learn more, visit www.helloalice.com, as well as Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
1 Food, beverage, and hospitality industry includes businesses who offer products and services such as: kitchenware, glassware, barware, cocktail mixers, at-home entertaining/party planning, food trucks, cafes, food and beverage blogs, recipe curation and more. Businesses which hold an alcohol beverage wholesale or retail license and those which make/distribute/import alcohol are ineligible. There is a strong preference for applicant businesses to be involved in the food, beverage, and hospitality industry, but not a requirement.
2 Source: U.S Census Bureau; Annual Business Survey 2020
3 Source: Hello Alice
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BEIJING, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China-Saudi Arabia strategic mutual trust has been strengthened, and the bilateral practical cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results since the establishment of diplomatic ties 32 years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a written statement when arriving in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Bilateral relations steered by President Xi and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia have not only benefited their people but also contributed to regional peace, stability, prosperity and development, he said.
During his talks with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the royal palace on Thursday, Xi said as an important member of the Arab world and Islamic world, Saudi Arabia is also an important independent force in a multipolar world and China's important strategic partner in the Middle East.
A strengthened China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership
With the current international and regional situation undergoing profound and complex changes, Xi said the strategic and overall significance of China-Saudi Arabia relations has become more prominent.
China sees its development of relations with Saudi Arabia as a priority in its overall diplomacy, especially its Middle East diplomacy, Xi said.
China is willing to join hands with Saudi Arabia to achieve national rejuvenation, strengthen the development of strategic synergy, deepen pragmatic cooperation in all fields and enhance communication and coordination in regional and international affairs to push for greater development of the China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership, Xi said.
Meanwhile, Mohammed said Saudi Arabia looks forward to working with China to jointly commit to pushing the China-Saudi Arabia comprehensive strategic partnership to a new high.
President Xi's visit will mark a milestone in bilateral relations, which will also promote cooperation in all fields, benefits the two peoples and achieve mutual prosperity and development of the two countries, Mohammed said.
The convening of the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit hold special significance, which will play a strategic role in China-Saudi Arabia relations and China-GCC relations, Xi said.
China expects to work with Saudi Arabia to make the China-Arab States Summit and the China-GCC Summit milestone events in the development history of China-Arab states relations and China-GCC relations and promote the relations to a new level, Xi added.
China will work with Saudi Arabia to strengthen collaboration under multilateral frameworks, such as the United Nations and the Group of 20, Xi said.
Mohammed thanked China for its support in granting Saudi Arabia the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, adding that Saudi Arabia stands ready to strengthen communication and coordination with China and jointly address challenges of energy security, food security and climate change to make contributions in safeguarding regional peace, stability and security.
"I have full confidence in the prospect of bilateral relations," said Mohammed.
Synergize Belt and Road Initiative and Vision 2030
Under the leadership of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi people are marching in big strides toward Vision 2030 and making important progress in economic and social reform and diversification.
China supports Saudi Arabia's major development initiatives, such as Vision 2030 and the Middle East Green Initiative and is willing to actively participate in Saudi's industrialization process, aimed at helping the diversification of Saudi Arabia's economic development, Xi said.
Implementing the synergy of China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, the two sides should deepen and substantiate practical cooperation in all areas to yield more fruits, Xi said.
He added that China will work with Saudi Arabia to deepen cooperation in the fields of production capacity and infrastructure construction and advance the development of the China-Saudi Arabia (Jizan) Industrial Park and the construction of major infrastructure projects.
In fields such as e-commerce, digital economy, clean energy, high-tech and space research and development, Xi said China looks forward to expanding cooperation, calling for elevating cooperation levels in trade, investment and finance.
Mohammed said Saudi Arabia is willing to build the Belt and Road with China, expand trade and mutual investment and welcomes more Chinese enterprises to participate in Saudi Arabia's industrialization process.
Saudi Arabia also welcomes Chinese enterprises to join in its major infrastructure construction and energy projects cooperation, Mohammed said, calling for strengthened cooperation in the automobile, technology, chemical engineering and mining industries.
China agrees to list Saudi Arabia as a destination for group travel and expand personnel exchanges, as well as cultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two sides, Xi said, adding that China will work with Saudi Arabia to promote more achievements in Chinese language education cooperation between the two countries.
Regarding energy policies, Xi said China will strengthen communication and coordination in this field with Saudi Arabia, expand the scale of crude oil trade, and implement major energy cooperation projects such as the Sino-Saudi Gulei Ethylene Complex Project.
Mohammed thanked China for supporting the Middle East Green Initiative, calling for enhanced cooperation in clean energy and green development.
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Corp. has announced that it is taking steps toward making smart appliances work more harmoniously in home ecosystems by announcing support for Matter, the gold standard of smart home connectivity. Whirlpool Corp. will also be an active member of the Matter working group focused on supporting appliances in a future version of Matter, and will add support to the company's smart appliance lineup when that support launches.
"If the past few years have taught us anything, it's that connectivity is essential to our mission of improving life at home for our consumers," said Whirlpool Corp. VP of Global Platforms Ludo Beaufils. "Matter allows consumers to enjoy all the smart features found on our products, while connecting compatible devices and systems with one another and controlling them from their preferred app or voice assistant."
Matter is the new language of the smart home, led by the Connectivity Standards Alliance, with support from hundreds of the world's leading IoT and smart home companies. Products built on Matter will work seamlessly with each other and introduce robust, core security features and flexible ways to control with its Multi-Admin capabilities. The Matter standard launched in October and its core features of interoperability, control, convenience, and security will begin rolling out in products for consumers beginning this month. Matter has support from more than 220 global companies and 3,000 individual engineers—that represent the entire value chain, from silicon, hardware, software, ecosystems and platforms, to retail.
"We're excited to add Whirlpool Corp. to our list of leading companies committing support and participating in Matter," said Tobin Richardson, CEO and president of the Connectivity Standards Alliance. "Appliances are one of the major categories of smart devices that consumers want to have connected in their home, and Matter is a pathway that can make this mainstream through interoperability, efficiency and convenience. Whirlpool Corporation's nearly 111 years of experience in the appliances industry will be invaluable to the Alliance and the Matter working group as we look to add support for this important category of devices to the core standard in the near future."
About Whirlpool Corporation:
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. In an increasingly digital world, the company is driving purposeful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and Yummly. In 2021, the company reported approximately $22 billion in annual sales, 69,000 employees and 54 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.
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Hours before sunrise, migrants at one of Mexico’s largest shelters wake up and go online, hoping to secure an appointment to try to seek asylum in the U.S. The daily ritual resembles a race for concert tickets when online sales begin for a major act, as about 100 people glide their thumbs over phone screens.
New appointments are available each day at 6 a.m., but migrants find themselves stymied by error messages from the U.S. government’s CBPOne mobile app that’s been overloaded since the Biden administration introduced it Jan. 12.
Many can’t log in; others are able to enter their information and select a date, only to have the screen freeze at final confirmation. Some get a message saying they must be near a U.S. crossing, despite being in Mexico’s largest border city.
At Embajadores de Jesus in Tijuana, only two of more than 1,000 migrants got appointments in the first two weeks, says director Gustavo Banda.
“We’re going to continue trying, but it’s a failure for us,” Erlin Rodriguez of Honduras said after another fruitless run at an appointment for him, his wife and their two children one Sunday before dawn. “There’s no hope.”
Mareni Montiel of Mexico was elated to select a date and time for her two children — then didn’t get a confirmation code. “Now I’m back to zero,” said Montiel, 32, who has been waiting four months at the shelter, where the sound of roosters fill the crisp morning air at the end of a rough, dirt road.
CBPOne replaced an opaque patchwork of exemptions to a public health order known as Title 42 under which the U.S. government has denied migrants’ rights to claim asylum since March 2020. People who have come from other countries find themselves in Mexico waiting for an exemption or policy change — unless they try to cross illegally into the U.S.
If it succeeds, CBPOne could be used by asylum-seekers even if Title 42 is lifted as a safe, orderly alternative to illegal entry, which reached the highest level ever recorded in the U.S. in December. It could also discourage large camps on Mexico’s side of the border, where migrants cling to unrealistic hopes.
But a range of complaints have surfaced:
— Applications are available in English and Spanish only, languages many of the migrants don’t speak. Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, said authorities failed to take “the most basic fact into account: the national language of Haiti is Haitian Creole.” U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it plans a Creole version in February; it has not announced other languages.
— Some migrants, particularly with darker skin, say the app is rejecting required photos, blocking or delaying applications. CBP says it is aware of some technical issues, especially when new appointments are made available, but that users’ phones may also contribute. It says a live photo is required for each login as a security measure.
The issue has hit Haitians hardest, said Felicia Rangel-Samponaro, director of The Sidewalk School, which assists migrants in Reynosa and Matamoros, across from Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. Previously, about 80% of migrants admitted to seek asylum in the area were Haitian, Rangel-Samponaro said. On Friday, she counted 10 Black people among 270 admitted in Matamoros.
“We brought construction lights pointed at your face,” she said. “Those pictures were still not able to go through. ... They can’t get past the picture part.”
— A requirement that migrants apply in northern and central Mexico doesn’t always work. CBP notes the app won’t work right if the locator function is switched off. It’s also trying to determine if signals are bouncing off U.S. phone towers.
But not only is the app failing to recognize that some people are at the border, applicants outside the region have been able to circumvent the location requirement by using virtual private networks. The agency said it has found a fix for that and is updating the system.
— Some advocates are disappointed that there is no explicit special consideration for LGBTQ applicants. Migrants are asked if they have a physical or mental illness, disability, pregnancy, lack housing, face a threat of harm, or are under 21 years old or over 70.
Still, LGBTQ migrants are not disqualified. At Casa de Luz, a Tijuana shelter for about 50 LGBTQ migrants, four quickly got appointments. A transgender woman from El Salvador said she didn’t check any boxes when asked about specific vulnerabilities.
The U.S. began blocking asylum-seekers under President Donald Trump on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19, though Title 42 is not applied uniformly and many deemed vulnerable are exempted.
Starting in President Joe Biden’s first year in office until last week, CBP arranged exemptions through advocates, churches, attorneys and migrant shelters, without publicly identifying them or saying how many slots were available. The arrangement prompted allegations of favoritism and corruption. In December, CBP severed ties with one group that was charging Russians.
For CBPOne to work, enough people must get appointments to discourage crossing the border illegally, said Leon Fresco, an immigration attorney and former aide to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat.
“If these appointments start dragging out to two or three or four months, it’s going to be much harder to keep it going,” he said. “If people aren’t getting through, they won’t use the program.”
CBP, which schedules appointments up to two weeks out, declines to say how many people are getting in. But Enrique Lucero, director of migrant affairs for the city of Tijuana, said U.S. authorities are accepting 200 daily in San Diego, the largest border crossing. That’s about the same as the previous system but well below the number of Ukrainians processed after Russia’s invasion last year.
Josue Miranda, 30, has been staying at Embajadores de Jesus for five months and prefers the old system of working through advocacy groups. The shelter compiled an internal waiting list that moved slowly but allowed him to know where he stood. Banda, the shelter director, said 100 were getting selected every week.
Miranda packed his suitcases for him, his wife and their three children, believing his turn was imminent until the new online portal was introduced. Now, the Salvadoran migrant has no idea when, or if, his chance will come. Still, he plans to keep trying through CBPOne.
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PENSACOLA, Fla., July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DecoSynth, a trailblazing company in the wall decor industry, is proud to announce the successful completion of a significant venture funding round led by Misfit Capital. This substantial investment marks a major milestone for DecoSynth and positions the company for rapid growth and innovation in the wall decor market.
"We are delighted to have Misfit Capital as our lead investor," said Gunner Howe, President and CTO of DecoSynth. "Their belief in our vision and commitment to supporting groundbreaking startups aligns perfectly with our goals. This funding will propel us forward, allowing us to enhance our AI technologies, expand our offerings, and deliver unparalleled personalized wall decor solutions to our customers."
DecoSynth.com, the company's flagship product, leverages artificial intelligence and cutting-edge printing techniques to empower customers in bringing their artistic visions to life. The platform offers a seamless user experience, enabling individuals of all backgrounds and design expertise to effortlessly create stunning and customized wall decor.
Simply put, DecoSynth allows you to generate AI artwork and print your designs all in the same place.
"Why did we lead this funding round? We believe strongly in the potential of DecoSynth and its disruptive approach to wall decor," said Cody Mathis, President and CEO of Misfit Capital. "DecoSynth's innovative use of AI and personalized customer experience aligns perfectly with our investment strategy. We are confident that this partnership will fuel DecoSynth's growth and establish it as a leader in the market."
For more information about DecoSynth and its revolutionary AI-powered wall decor solutions, please visit DecoSynth.com.
For more information about Misfit Capital please visit Misfit.money
About DecoSynth:
DecoSynth is an innovative company that is disrupting the wall decor industry through its AI-powered platform. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and a seamless user experience, DecoSynth enables customers to bring their artistic visions to life, offering personalized and high-quality wall decor.
About Misfit Capital: Misfit Capital is a leading venture capital firm specializing in funding groundbreaking startups in the technology and e-commerce sectors. With a focus on supporting innovative companies, Misfit Capital provides strategic guidance and financial backing to fuel their growth and success.
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ROANOKE, Va. – It’s feeling like the Polar Express, matching the holiday season with train rides at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
The Candy Cane Express event is back for its 18th year.
This festive holiday-themed event will be packed with activities, including photos with Santa, a face painting booth, caricature art, and train rides.
The Roanoke Valley Model Railroad Club also opened its doors for guests to see their exciting layouts.
Train rides are operated by the Roanoke Chapter, NRHS, during the event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($5 with paid admission) or from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Executive Director of the museum, Mendy Flynn, says this is an opportunity for people to come who normally don’t.
“It’s a chance to get people in here who might not typically come. They might bring their kids in here or they’ve never been before and be like oh wow, they have a lot here to offer,” Flynn said.
So if you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit this weekend, head down to the Virginia Museum of Transportation for the Candy Cane Express.
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Amherst employees to support over 40 charities across the U.S. as part of inaugural event
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amherst Group, LLC ("Amherst"), a real estate investment, development and operating platform, is proud to announce the launch of the firm's inaugural "Day of Giving Back." Amherst's Day of Giving Back, taking place on Thursday, December 8, will provide full time employees formal time each year outside of dedicated Volunteer Time Off to participate in various volunteer activities in the local markets the firm has a presence in.
In its inaugural year, over 1,000 Amherst employees will be participating in the firmwide initiative, which is on track to support over 40 charities across 38 U.S. markets, with significant presence in Austin, the company's headquarters, New York City, Atlanta, Charlotte and Louisville. With 1 in 5 Americans reporting food insecurity in this year1, the firm's launch of Day of Giving Back is particularly focused on providing hunger relief across the nation. 65% of volunteer projects will be at local food banks, including but not limited to Central Texas Food Bank, CAMAL House Food Pantry, and Second Harvest Food Bank.
"As housing solutions providers, we intimately understand the importance of supporting and uplifting the communities we have a presence in. In recognition of this, we are reimagining our year-end holiday celebrations to ensure they reflect our ongoing commitment to service," said Sean Dobson, Chairman and CEO of Amherst. "I am extremely proud of the Amherst team for developing this important initiative and look forward to Amherst's Day of Giving Back becoming an annual tradition for Amherst employees to enjoy as we celebrate our hard work while giving back and building community."
Additional market participants will volunteer at homeless and community centers, participate in park cleanups, build hygiene kits for homeless veterans and a "winter kit" building activity through Cap City Kids, an Austin-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing high impact services to students facing homelessness. Cap City Kids was co-founded in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina by Amherst's Sean Dobson and Joslyn Dobson, Board Member of The Amherst Group's Advisory Council.
1Urban Institute, September 2022
The Amherst Group ("Amherst") is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development, and operating platform that aims to reimagine some of the most fragmented and inefficient pockets of U.S. real estate, including single-family residential (SFR), mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and commercial real estate (CRE). Fueled by proprietary technology, deep-rooted expertise and an agile, collaborative approach, Amherst is transforming a slow-to-evolve industry by creating innovative solutions that disrupt the real estate ecosystem from end to end and unlock long-term value for the investors, residents, and communities it serves.
Amherst has over 1,700 employees, $18.3 billion assets under management and has served over 225,000 residents across the U.S. As one of the largest operators of single-family assets in the U.S., Amherst currently manages 44,000+ homes across 32 markets (21 states). Through its debt business, Amherst1 pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending.
Please visit https://www.amherst.com/ for more information.
*As of September 30, 2022
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It’s a term we’ve been hearing more in the wellness world-inflammation! Nutritionist Kara Swanson shares what it is and how to get rid of it.
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Multiple built-in apps and smart collaboration tools make these models the most economical, yet powerful devices yet
MONTVALE, N.J., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) and Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America (SNDSA) today announced the launch of the new PN-LC2 series of AQUOS BOARD® interactive displays built with powerful features for classrooms and corporate meeting spaces. The new large-format displays provide many of the features of the recently launched Sharp 4W-B series, plus additional, advanced features and smart, integrated collaboration tools normally found in more expensive display models.
The displays combine genuine 4K Ultra HD resolution and an intuitive "Pen-on-Paper" writing user experience. The single USB-C connector makes it simple to walk into a room, plug in your device and start working together straightaway. Each display features an integrated controller with whiteboard, touch screen and wireless functionality to help enhance productivity. Plus, their open architecture design supports a variety of operating systems, allowing users to wirelessly present their content quickly and easily, including Windows®, Android™, iOS®, macOS®, iPadOS® and Chrome™ OS.
"These models deliver a true 4K viewing experience with a 3840 x 2160 Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K pixel resolution display and touchscreen. The LCD technology provides high contrast and visual clarity, ensuring that even the most detailed presentations, documents and diagrams can be easily viewed and read," says Gary Bailer, Director of Product Management, Pro AV Products. "Additionally, this series comes with a wide range of built-in apps to help get the most out of meetings and presentations."
Additional built-in apps and convenient features include a timer for meetings or exams, a cloud-based voting app, a file manager that makes it easy to organize data and projects, a screen recorder and a Chrome compatible web browser. For added productivity, the PN-LC2 series comes with Pen Software, e-Share wireless casting app, touch viewer software and is Synappx ready, allowing for simply smarter meetings and engaging classroom activities. An optional AV soundbar offers 4K video resolution with a 6-element microphone array and 8 watts of crystal-clear audio to ensure online meetings look and sound the best that they can be.
The PN-LC2 is available in three sizes: 65" Class (64.5" diagonal), 75" Class (74.5" diagonal) and 86" Class (85.6" diagonal) and come with a standard 5-year warranty. The new AQUOS BOARD interactive displays are available to ship immediately.
About Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America
Sharp Imaging and information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, strives to elevate your workplace with Simply Smarter technology, including professional and commercial displays that help you communicate, collaborate and disseminate information brilliantly. Sharp's professional and commercial displays are specially engineered to accelerate collaboration and are offered in a wide range of sizes and varying capabilities. For more information, visit our website and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram and watch us on YouTube.
About Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.
Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. is a leading global provider of professional and commercial visual technology and digital signage solutions, wholly owned by Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. Sharp/NEC offers a broad visual solutions portfolio, is a total solutions provider with strong ties to industry partners and has a reputation for quality, reliability, and industry-leading customer support with a range of professional service offerings. Serving a wide variety of markets, the organization's expertise spans retail, enterprise, education, entertainment, transportation, energy and utility, and more.
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Anheuser-Busch is planning to lay off hundreds of employees months after gaining attention for a partnership with a trans influencer, which garnered backlash from some customers, according to multiple reports.
Scripps News has yet to confirm the layoffs independently.
The Wall Street Journal reported the layoffs would affect about 2% of its 18,000-person workforce.
“While we never take these decisions lightly, we want to ensure that our organization continues to be set for future long-term success,” Anheuser-Busch Chief Executive Brendan Whitworth said in a written statement to the Wall Street Journal. “These corporate structure changes will enable our teams to focus on what we do best — brewing great beer for everyone.”
It is unclear whether the layoffs were caused by the partnership as Anheuser-Busch's stock value has been on an overall decline for several years.
The company's stock value peaked at $120 in 2015 and 2016, but generally has fallen since. Its stock is now worth about half as much as it was seven years ago.
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The company was criticized by some for its partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer. Mulvaney posted a sponsored video on Instagram in April touting the beer.
The partnership was panned in right-wing circles, which have been targeting transgender rights. Days after Mulvaney posted her video, Kid Rock posted his own video on social media. It featured him with a high-powered rifle shooting at cans of Bud Light.
Then last month came news that Bud Light is no longer the No. 1-selling beer in the U.S., as it was replaced by Modelo Especial. The Mexican lager had the most U.S. retail beer sales in the month that ended on June 3, according to Nielsen data analyzed by Bump Williams, making up 8.4% of sales, while Bud Light fell to second with 7.3%.
Anheuser-Busch also took criticism from LGBTQ+ advocates who say businesses should "reject and speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ extremism."
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‘Succession’ star glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and activist James Cromwell has gone from “Succession’s” Uncle Ewan to real-life supergluin’ — pasting his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter on Tuesday to protest the coffee chain’s extra charge for plant-based milk.
The 82-year-old Oscar nominee, known for “Babe: Pig in the City” and “L.A. Confidential,” channeled his role as the crotchety, anti-capitalist brother of a billionaire media mogul for the protest organized by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Cromwell sat on the Starbucks counter wearing a “Free the Animals” T-shirt and read a statement denouncing the surcharge for vegan milk alternatives.
“When will you stop raking in huge profits while customers, animals and the environment suffer?” he demanded as fellow activists streamed the protest on Facebook.
Cromwell glued his hand to the counter, then later used a knife to scrape it off. Police said there were no arrests.
Starbucks outlets in the United States charge 50 cents to a dollar more for drinks made with plant-based milks.
“Customers can customize any beverage on the menu with a non-dairy milk, including soymilk, coconutmilk, almondmilk, and oatmilk for an additional cost (similar to other beverage customizations such as an additional espresso shot or syrup),” a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement. “Pricing varies market by market.”
The spokesperson said Starbucks respects customers’ right to voice their opinions “so long as it does not disrupt our store operations.”
Cromwell, nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the farmer in “Babe,” is a veteran protester who was charged with trespassing in 2017 for interrupting an orca show at SeaWorld in San Diego.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A Las Vegas mother with seven DUIs on her record said she hoped her latest arrest sticks and admitted the best thing for her is prison.
Marion Reyes, 35, spoke from jail.
“I feel like this time is different because I’m actually being punished,” Reyes said. “I was not thinking. I was not thinking of my own family. I could have left my mother childless; I could have left my children motherless.”
Reyes, a mother of four, first appeared in Henderson Justice Court on Oct. 18 for what records show was her seventh DUI charge since 2007. Five days earlier, on Thursday, Oct. 13, Henderson police arrested Reyes after officers said she stopped her car in the middle of two travel lanes, documents said.
It was not until Monday, Nov. 21, several weeks after her Oct. 13 arrest, that Judge Stephen George, who took over the case, set bail at $5,000. Prosecutors argued Reyes be held on $50,000 bail, citing her previous arrests.
The Nevada DMV revoked her license most recently in June 2022. In August, Clark County School District police had arrested Reyes on a DUI charge hours after Reyes was in court closing out a separate DUI case, records showed.
Reyes was previously arrested on DUI charges in April 2007, September 2010, April 2019, February 2020, and July 2020, totaling seven, documents said. Reyes refuted the number, saying it is six arrests.
“Unfortunately, I made the mistake of turning to alcohol and thinking that, you know, I could have made it home,” Reyes said about repeatedly drinking and driving.
Reyes agreed to a plea deal earlier this year, which dropped two of three-recent DUI charges and forced her into a treatment program. Reyes said conditions of living at the sober house included not seeing her four children and wearing an alcohol-monitoring bracelet.
As part of the terms of her plea deal, if she received a new DUI charge, Reyes would be sent to prison, records said.
The sober facility cited Reyes for two infractions, sending her to see a judge who then put Reyes in jail for two days, Reyes said. At the jail, a corrections officer removed her court-issued alcohol-monitoring bracelet, Reyes said. When the jail released her, the bracelet was not returned to her ankle, Reyes said.
A police spokesperson said the jail was looking into Reyes’ claim.
Reyes missed a court appearance on May 4 and a judge issued a bench warrant for her arrest. Police then issued an alert last Thursday for Reyes’ arrest.
“I never cut it off!” a Facebook account with Reyes’ name and photo replied in the comments on a Facebook post about the arrest from KLAS. “An officer cut it off when I turned myself in. They continued to release me.”
“They did remove it. It never died,” she said from jail. “That’s false. It never died.”
Moving forward, Reyes said she hoped the judge would send her to prison.
“I wanted to go to prison,” she said. “I wanted to get this done and over with.”
Reyes admits she could have killed someone when she drank and drove. She added she turned to alcohol to cope with a custody battle.
“It’s just the bad judgment and the thinking that you’re ‘just going down the street,’” Reyes said.
Reyes said she hopes to complete a not-yet-implemented prison sentence and then move. She said she hopes to stay sober for her family.
“Las Vegas obviously is just not the place for me,” she said. “I am remorseful and … I am sorry … I am thankful every single day that this turned out the way it did, and it didn’t turn out with somebody’s loved one or myself being six feet under.”
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CALGARY, AB, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) is proud to announce its winners for Elevator of the Year for the 2021-2022 crop year: Paterson Flagstaff (Outbound Grain - Canada), G3 Carmangay (Inbound Grain - Canada), and Elbow Lake Co-op Grain (U.S.). CP presents this award annually to grain elevators that achieve high volumes from a single loading point while consistently demonstrating efficient railcar loading and a strong commitment to safety. CP issued a special recognition to G3 Carmangay this year for handling significant amounts of inbound corn to feed livestock. CP also recognizes Parrish & Heimbecker Weyburn (Canada) and Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator Tenney (U.S.) as the runners-up for Elevator of the Year 2021-2022.
"These elevators are leaders in their field and are helping farmers in Canada and the U.S. supply the world with high-quality products," said Joan Hardy, CP Vice-President Sales and Marketing Grain and Fertilizers. "CP is proud to recognize the people that operate these elevators for their dedication and perseverance during challenging conditions. They helped to find innovative solutions when the Western Canadian grain crop was the smallest in over a decade due to severe drought throughout the prairies."
Paterson Flagstaff in Daysland, Alta., is a valued customer and first-time winner of the CP Elevator of the Year award. Paterson Flagstaff is a leading 8,500-foot High Efficiency Product (HEP) train-capable facility that has shown efficient and safe practices with each unit-train loaded at the site. The Flagstaff elevator moved an impressive amount of grain during the 2021-2022 crop year.
"We are very honoured to be recognized by CP with their Elevator of the Year award," said Shane Paterson, Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. Director of Trading and Transportation. "Paterson and CP have a relationship dating back over a century. Our collective success has been built on a foundation of strong communication and the shared objectives of growth and efficiency. This achievement would not have been possible without the strong service that CP provided throughout the crop year, our dedicated staff and the excellent producers in the region whom we would like to recognize and thank for their business."
G3 Carmangay in Carmangay, Alta., features an 8,500-foot HEP-train-capable loop track that opened in 2020, and in the last crop year was able to become an important source of meeting surging demand for cattle feed in Western Canada.
"We are proud that our G3 Carmangay, Alta., grain elevator is the recipient of this year's CP Elevator of the Year (Inbound Grain - Canada) award," said Don Chapman, G3 CEO. "G3's high-efficiency loop track facilities have set new standards for fast and safe train loading to keep grain moving to market. Together with our partner, CP, we also set a high bar this year for efficient unloading of grain shipped by rail into our facility. Livestock producers counted on us to supply animal feed during a difficult year, and we delivered."
Elbow Lake Co-op Grain, located in Elbow Lake, Minn., also helped sustain Western Canadian cattle during the 2021-2022 drought by shipping almost 200,000 metric tonnes of corn to Canada as a portion of their strong shipping program. Elbow Lake Co-op Grain is a first-time winner of CP's Elevator of the year award.
"A lot of things need to come together to achieve these high levels of grain volumes," said Kevin Stein, Elbow Lake Co-Op Grain General Manager. "Our amazing staff puts all this grain through our elevators. We're in an excellent corn and soybean production area with farmers who support our business very well and CP has done a good job moving railcars to keep the grain moving."
Grain elevators interested in this award should contact their CP account manager for information on the eligibility criteria.
Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts. CP provides North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP. CP-IR
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When Sophia Daly was 13, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing and she was looking for a hobby to pass the time. So she took out the old sewing machine left to her by her late grandmother, found two blue pillowcases under her bed and got to work.
"I watched a bunch of YouTube videos and learned how to sew," Daly said. "I call it my Cinderella dress because it’s light blue."
Daly describes her design style as historical wear. She’s made dresses that's designs date back to the 1500s.
"You see clothes now and they are really pretty, but I don’t know, I want more," she said. "I want the pizzazz, I want the ruffles and the fabric."
Daly’s mother, Gina, remembers the day they were taking a drive through the neighborhood when her daughter found inspiration.
“She found a couch on the side of the road that they were getting rid of and she was like, 'Mom I want fabric,'" Gina Daly said.
While 2020 was a difficult year for everyone, Gina Daly said her daughter found joy in designing and sewing.
“She will tell you that it was the best year of her life,” she said. “She loved the year 2020 ... it showed her a talent that she plans to turn into her career, designing, with an emphasis on historical fashion.”
When she was going into the eighth grade, Daly elected to learn virtually, sewing for hours every day after her studies.
Gina Daly said she believes her child is a “teen prodigy" in costume and fashion design.
Two years after she first picked up those blue pillowcases — and more than 14 dresses later, Daly is hosting a runway fashion show to raise money for The Dragonfly Foundation, a local nonprofit that brings joy and support to families who are living through childhood cancer.
“I have always told my daughter to use her talent for good and I love that at 15 she’s already starting,” Gina Daly said.
Daly wants to attend Parsons School of Design in New York and Paris.
Anyone who wishes to donate to The Dragon Fly Foundation in Daly's name can text 23FFTC15 to 71777.
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The BCFM 70th Anniversary Gala in Detroit celebrated the past, present and future of providing Michigan families hope and stability during their blood cancer journey
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan (BCFM) hosted its 70th Anniversary Gala on October 6 at Detroit's Garden Theater. BCFM, formerly the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, presented an evening that helped raise funds to immediately impact more than 122 patient families and that celebrated its mission of ensuring the emotional, social and financial stability of local patients and families as they navigate their blood cancer journey.
The organization was founded in 1952 by Michigan residents Harry and Sylvia Brown, who were mourning the loss of their young daughter to leukemia. The struggle and grieving without support and guidance were unbearable, and it was then the Browns vowed that no other family would have to manage without help. Abby Pook, the Browns' younger daughter, is honored that the principles of BCFM today echo those of her parents' legacy. "I know my parents would be proud. 70 years later it's still incredible, and we have reason to celebrate."
Seven decades after its inception, BCFM has found that the need for supporting blood cancer patients is greater than ever, as they expect a 15% increase in enrollments following the COVID-19 screening gap. With rising costs, 77% of BCFM patients are being diagnosed when they are at risk of falling deeper into the social safety net. BCFM hopes to be their ladder out from the day-to-day chaos.
"With emotional support, financial assistance, social opportunity and education, we provide a customized plan to meet each patient and family 'where they are' and help them maintain stability, or establish it, over the course of treatment and beyond," said Heidi Grix, CFRE, President and CEO of BCFM. "Cancer is tough, blood cancer is tougher. No one has needed to walk that road alone over the past 70 years. We're plotting the future for the next 70 years, to ensure that no one will!"
Because of outstanding support from donors, BCFM serves nearly 3000 patients yearly statewide and remains committed to the patients and families, never discharging them from services.
"The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan has helped countless families and patients gain access to financial assistance, social support, and educational programs," said Kate Gowans, M.D. of Beaumont Children's in Royal Oak, MI, a sponsor of the Gala. "We are proud to celebrate your organization and the many lives you have impacted. We look forward to a continued partnership and eliminating barriers patients face during and after treatment."
Among the evening's many highlights included remarks by BCFM's top leadership, with recognition of former BCFM CEO Glenn Trevisan as the recipient of the Founder's Award. Also acknowledged for their contributions to BCFM were retired oncologist Dr. Charles Main with the Innovator in Medicine Award, donors Chuck and Sharon Fast with The Sandra Ann Legacy Award and BCFM Patient Events Coordinator Kristen King with The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan Pulse Award.
This evening was made possible in partnership with Meade Lexus. Representative Jamie Zeleny said, "Meade Lexus has been proud to be part of Metro Detroit since 1989. When we find an organization, like the Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan, that is so passionate about the patients and families they serve, we step forward and lend our support to create meaningful connections and improve outcomes for these patients and their families."
The need for donations is still great. BCFM is 100% funded by private donations, with 82 cents of every dollar donated going toward supporting patients. They are asking fellow Michiganders to consider donating to the organization to help change the lives of those living with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood disorders to ensure the organization never has to turn a patient away. To make a contribution, please visit BloodCancerFoundationMI.org.
The Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan, formerly Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, is a non-profit organization based in Farmington Hills, to benefit Michigan blood cancer patients and their families. For information, visit BloodCancerFoundationMI.org.
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ROSEMONT, Ill., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) will recognize U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY) as the winner of its National Health Leadership Award for 2023 at its Mid-Year Assembly, to be held in Washington, D.C., April 29-May 3.
The National Health Leadership Award was established in 1992 and is presented to an individual working at the federal government level who has made a significant contribution to the formation of national health policy. The award recognizes the individual's support in this process for the vital role that Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) play in providing access to cost-effective, quality anesthesia services.
Rep. Guthrie has represented Kentucky's second congressional district since 2009. In the 117th Congress, he served as the top Republican of Energy and Commerce's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. In this subcommittee, he worked on addressing the resurgence of measles in the country, conducted oversight of the federal response to COVID-19, and investigated the rising costs of insulin.
In the 118th Congress, he serves as the Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee. In this position, Rep. Guthrie will be one of the main decision-makers in Congress on issues such as determining which temporary waivers issued during the Public Health Emergency should be made permanent. Rep. Guthrie stated that in his new role, he plans to advance policies that increase competition in and protect access to healthcare.
Guthrie is also co-leader of the House Republicans' Healthy Future Task Force, which led him to develop solutions to modernize healthcare and give Americans more options. He is a member of the House Nursing Caucus and has introduced the "Building America's Healthcare Workforce Act" to address nursing shortages.
"Through his tenure, Congressman Guthrie has been and continues to be a champion for access to healthcare," said AANA President Angela Mund, DNP, CRNA. "He has taken a leadership role on these critical healthcare issues, and we thank him for his years of selfless service."
As advanced practice nurses, CRNAs are members of one of the most trusted professions according to Gallup. CRNAs provide anesthesia care across all settings and in all patient populations and are the primary anesthesia providers in rural and underserved areas and on the battlefield in forward surgical teams. Because of their expertise in anesthesia care and management of critically ill patients, CRNAs have been a highly sought-after healthcare provider during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Sophie Roman Haug’s hat trick kick-started Norway’s dormant offense and sparked a 6-0 blowout win over the Philippines on Sunday that moved the Norwegians into to the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup.
The Philippines’ debut run in the tournament came to an end as Norway scored early and often, netting three goals in the first 31 minutes.
Norway’s spot in the round of 16 was secured when Switzerland and New Zealand simultaneously played to a 0-0 draw and the Norwegians. Norway and New Zealand were tied in Group A but Norway advanced on goal differential. New Zealand became the first host country to be eliminated in the group stage in tournament history.
Before the game, Norway had not scored in three consecutive Women’s World Cup matches dating to the quarterfinals of the 2019 tournament.
But Roman Haug one-timed a ball into the net in the sixth minute, and scored again 11 minutes later. Caroline Graham Hansen added a long-distance shot in the 31st minute.
Roman Haug completed the hat trick in injury time.
In the second half, an Alicia Barker own goal in the 48th minute and Guro Reiten’s penalty kick in the 53rd minute extended Norway’s lead to 5-0. Filipina defender Sofia Harrison received a red card in the 67th minute for using excessive force, and the Philippines played the rest of the match a player down.
Eden Park was turned into a makeshift home match for the Philippines, as the Filipina fans screamed in unison any time the Philippines touched the ball, even as the deficit grew.
The Philippines were fresh off of a historic 1-0 win over co-host New Zealand that marked the first Women’s World Cup win for the debutantes.
KEY MOMENTS
Roman Haug got the Norwegians off to a hot start. The first of her two goals was a left-footed volley from inside the six-yard box in the sixth minute. Eleven minutes later, Roman Haug scored a header delivered by a Vilde Boe Risa cross. Roman Haug’s header flew over the reach of Philippines goalkeeper Olivia McDaniel.
Graham Hansen scored on a long-distance strike that curled into the bottom left corner in the 31st minute to give Norway its third goal of the half.
From that point on, Norway was in control.
WHY IT MATTERS
The win advances Norway to the knockout stage after the Norwegians found themselves in last place in Group A heading into the Philippines match.
The Norwegians had yet to score in 2023 before their six-goal eruption.
WHAT’S NEXT
Norway will play either Japan or Spain in the round of 16 next Saturday, depending on the results of a game between those Group C teams on Monday.
The inaugural tournament run ends for the Philippines, who needed at least a draw to have a chance of moving on.
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Zach Allen is a student in the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion that left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet.
The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for one day before convicting the 30-year-old Canadian rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. The counts could lead to up to 22 years in prison.
Lanez showed no visible reaction as the verdict was read. He was handcuffed while in the courtroom.
Megan Thee Stallion, whose legal name is Megan Pete, testified during the trial that Lanez fired a handgun at the back of her feet and shouted for her to dance as she walked away from an SUV in which they had been riding in the Hollywood Hills in the summer of 2020. She said the two had gotten into a dispute that got especially heated when she began insulting his music.
She needed surgery to remove bullet fragments from her feet.
The shooting set off a storm of cultural issues and arguments that peaked during the trial, including the reluctance of Black victims to speak to police, the protection of Black women, gender politics in hip-hop, and online toxicity.
In closing arguments, prosecutors emphasized the courage it took for Megan come forward and the vitriol the 27-year-old has faced for it. They said she had no incentive to tell anything but the truth.
“Why would she lie?” Deputy District Attorney Alexander Bott said. “She’s been subjected to a stream of hate. For what? For coming forward as a victim of domestic violence?”
Lanez’s lawyer alleged in his closing argument that the shots were actually fired by Megan’s then-best friend Kelsey Harris in a jealous fight over Lanez, who tried to stop the shooting. The attorney, George Mgdesyan, argued Megan created a more sympathetic narrative by pinning the shooting on Lanez.
“Megan Pete is a liar. She lied about everything in this case from the beginning,” Mgdesyan said. “She lied under oath here.”
Harris denied being the shooter and previously identified Lanez as the one holding the gun. Her attorney, in an email, declined to comment on her involvement.
Lanez began releasing mixtapes in 2009 and saw a steady rise in popularity, moving on to major-label albums. His last two reached the top 10 on Billboard’s charts.
Megan Thee Stallion was already a major rising star at the time of the shooting, and her prominence has surged since. She won a Grammy for best new artist in 2021, and had No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with her own song “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, and as a guest on Cardi B’s “WAP.” | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/tory-lanez-convicted-in-megan-thee-stallions-shooting/ | 2022-12-24 03:15:41 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/tory-lanez-convicted-in-megan-thee-stallions-shooting/ |
INDIANAPOLIS – A nationwide shortage of a medication used to help treat ADHD and ADD is impacting thousands of Hoosiers and pharmacies across Indiana.
The Federal Drug Administration says the main manufacturer of Adderall has cited manufacturing delays, supply chain issues and labor shortages that have contributed to the shortage of the drug. While other companies also produce the medication, none have been able to keep up with the demand.
Experts at Butler University said the demand for the medication has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic.
“It’s likely due to the fact many people are returning to work in person, returning to the office, returning to school that we are seeing an increase in the demand of it,” said Veronica Vernon, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Butler University. “We’ve been home for two years, some of us have in some industries, and so now heading back into the workplace or changing jobs, or maybe working from home where you need to maybe have some more ability to focus, that could definitely lead to an increase in demand for the medication.”
Vernon said the drug shortage can have a huge impact on people who rely on it.
“This is impacting millions of Americans,” she said. “This is not just something small, something isolated. This is impacting individuals across the country. This can interfere with productivity at work, productivity at school. This could be 30 to 60 days you may have shortages of Adderall, or this could extend into the early part of the new year.”
Experts agree this shortage can be even more challenging during such an especially busy time of year.
“That’s really concerning as we’re thinking about trying to get through the end of the year,” Vernon said. “This can be a really busy time. We have finals for some of our students who are in school and finishing up the semester or the end of the quarter. At work trying to get everything done before the end of the year, and so this can be a really stressful time for individuals that don’t have a necessary medication that can help them get their task done that I need to.”
Adderall is not the only medication in short supply right now. Vernon said pharmacies are also experiencing a shortage of a drug called Amoxicillin, which is used to treat a number of bacterial infections.
While there are alternatives Amoxicillin, Vernon said the shortage of Adderall creates much more difficult challenges.
“The problem with the Adderall shortage, unlike some other drug shortages that we’ve been experiencing, is that there aren’t a lot of good alternatives,” she said. “And there’s not a lot of other medications we can turn to.”
Experts like Vernon say it is very important you speak with your healthcare provider if you are in need of the medication.
“I highly recommend that individuals talk to their healthcare provider who is responsible for prescribing the Adderall, and their pharmacist to determine what are some other strategies they can use to make the most out of the supply they currently have,” Vernon said.
Experts do not recommend rationing your medication without speaking to your healthcare provider first. They say this can create other challenges if you are used to a higher dose. | https://fox59.com/morning-news/shortage-of-adhd-medication-impacting-pharmacies-and-hoosiers-across-indiana/ | 2022-12-01 15:16:29 | 1 | https://fox59.com/morning-news/shortage-of-adhd-medication-impacting-pharmacies-and-hoosiers-across-indiana/ |
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