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SEATTLE — A proposed bill making its way through Olympia will create more help for trafficking survivors -- and the measure is survivor led.
Jeri Moomaw escaped exploitation 24 years ago and dedicates her life to helping other survivors.
“I’m a survivor of child sex trafficking and the adult commercial sex industry. I started my own organization because there was no one there to help me,” Moomaw said.
Moowmaw is the Executive Director of Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative. Moomaw is an Indigenous survivor and her organization offers tribal training and outreach. She supports a bill that will break down the biggest obstacle for victims: lack of options.
“What happened to me as a youth really led me to all of these different barriers to be able to move forward in life,” Moomaw said.
Those barriers still exist today, but Senate Bill 5114 aims to break those down. It will create first-of-its-kind services solely for adult trafficking survivors.
“You need options for an off-ramp,” Moomaw said. “This bill is going to be life-changing.”
The proposed legislation would create a host of services for survivors. From housing, mental health services, and even help with substance abuse.
“This bill is survivor driven, written, edited, we have put our blood sweat and tears into this because we know what those people out there need,” Moomaw said.
The bill also aims to have services in eastern and western Washington.
“It's not just in Seattle. It's in Yakima, tri-cities, Bellingham. We're seeing it all over the state and that’s why we need a statewide solution to the problem,” said Mar Brettmann, CEO and Executive Director of Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking.
Brettmann said the need for services is crucial. She said six service providers reported serving 1,200 people a year, and some clients are on waiting lists for help.
The proposed legislation will help close the gap when it comes to a lack of services across the state.
In 2020, 89% of adults in Washington state who tried to get out of trafficking said they were first trafficked when they were children.
“It’s a misunderstood and hidden population with untold stories and that’s why we need to get the story out and we need to get the services so people can go and live fulfilling contributing lives,” Brettmann said.
Moomaw said she’s trained nearly 200,000 people on what trafficking is. She said it can take years and multiple attempts to escape and the proposed bill could help change that.
“A lot of times we only have one chance with someone that's been brave enough to come forward and say I need help,” Moomaw said.
For survivors of sex trafficking looking for resources, visit Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative's website or get in touch via email. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bill-create-services-trafficking-survivors/281-f10e4601-2310-45b8-93d7-e56a8432eeb5 | 2023-03-16 06:59:07 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bill-create-services-trafficking-survivors/281-f10e4601-2310-45b8-93d7-e56a8432eeb5 |
WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Sunday, April 2, 2023
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539 FPUS56 KPDT 030602
ZFPPDT
Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
WAZ026-031115-
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Northwest wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Windy.
Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Windy. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 40s to lower 50s. Lows in the upper 20s to upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
$$
WAZ027-031115-
Yakima Valley-
Including the cities of Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, and Yakima
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. West wind 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the
morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Northwest
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 20s.
Breezy. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. West wind 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. West
wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the
lower to mid 50s. Lows in the upper 20s to upper 30s.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain showers. Highs in the 50s. Lows in the mid 30s to
mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
$$
WAZ028-031115-
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-
Including the cities of Connell, Prosser, and Tri-Cities
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
or snow showers. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Southwest wind
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain or snow showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Snow
level 500 feet in the morning. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Southwest wind
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs in
the lower 50s to lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain showers. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Lows in the
40s.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
rain showers. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
$$
WAZ029-031115-
Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-
Including the cities of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Rain or snow showers likely. Snow accumulation
up to 1 inch. Snow level 1000 feet. Lows in the lower 30s.
Breezy. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then
a chance of rain or snow showers in the afternoon. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Snow level 1500 feet in the afternoon.
Highs in the 40s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
in the morning. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain or snow showers.
Snow level 2000 feet. Lows around 30. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain or snow
showers. Snow level 1000 feet. Highs in the upper 40s to lower
50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of rain or
snow showers. Snow level 1500 feet. Lows around 30. South wind
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower to mid
40s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s to lower
60s. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain showers. Highs in the 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to
mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
$$
WAZ030-031115-
Northwest Blue Mountains-
Including the city of Ski Bluewood Resort
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Snow showers likely. Snow accumulation up to
2 inches valleys and up to 2 inches in the mountains. Lows 18 to
26. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely
in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches valleys and
1 to 3 inches in the mountains. Highs in the 30s. West wind 5 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning. Chance of
precipitation 80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Snow accumulation up to
1 inch valleys and up to 2 inches in the mountains. Lows 18 to
26. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 16 to 26.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Lows
in the lower 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
rain or snow showers. Highs in the 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Windy. Rain and high mountain snow showers
likely. Light high mountain snow accumulations. Lows in the lower
30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Breezy. Rain and high mountain snow showers likely.
Light high mountain snow accumulations. Highs in the lower 40s to
lower 50s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
$$
WAZ522-031115-
Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Roslyn and Easton
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 16 to 23. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Highs in the
upper 20s to upper 30s. West wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the
evening, then a chance of snow showers overnight. Snow
accumulation up to 2 inches. Lows 15 to 22. Breezy. West wind
10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the 30s. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 16 to 21. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the 20s.
.THURSDAY...Rain and mountain snow showers likely. Light mountain
snow accumulations. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Rain and mountain snow showers.
Moderate mountain snow accumulations possible. Lows in the upper
20s to mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and high mountain snow showers
likely. Light high mountain snow accumulations. Highs in the
upper 30s to mid 40s. Lows in the upper 20s to upper 30s. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
rain and high mountain snow showers. Highs in the 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of rain and high mountain snow showers. Lows in the 30s.
Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
$$
WAZ523-031115-
Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Appleton, Cle Elum, and Cliffdell
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 18 to 27. West wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers. Highs in the
mid 30s to mid 40s. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 18 to 26. Windy. West wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts
to around 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. West wind 5 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows 18 to 26. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain or
snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and mountain snow showers likely. Light
mountain snow accumulations. Lows in the 30s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and high
mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent
chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs
in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s
to lower 40s. Highs in the upper 40s to upper 50s.
$$
WAZ521-031115-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
1102 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the lower 20s to lower 30s. West wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain or snow showers in the afternoon. Snow
level 2000 feet in the afternoon. Highs in the 40s. West wind
5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow
showers in the evening. Lows in the 20s. Windy. West wind 15 to
25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the 40s. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 20s. West wind 5 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain
or snow showers. Lows in the 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s to
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of rain showers. Highs in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Lows in the
upper 30s to mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s
to mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
$$
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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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068 FPUS56 KPQR 131000
ZFPPQR
Zone Forecasts for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington
National Weather Service Portland OR
300 AM PDT Thu Oct 13 2022
Spot Temperatures are for Today, Tonight, Friday, Friday
Night, and Saturday.
WAZ021-132315-
South Washington Coast-
Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle,
Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment
300 AM PDT Thu Oct 13 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 80. Light wind becoming
northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. Northeast wind 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 75 to 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy. Highs
70 to 75.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy.
Lows around 50.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 65.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy.
Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
$$
WAZ020-132315-
Willapa Hills-
Including the cities of Willapa, Frances, Elk Mountain,
and Ryderwood
300 AM PDT Thu Oct 13 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 70 to 75. Northeast wind 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55. North wind 5 to
10 mph shifting to the northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 50 to 55.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 70 to 75.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows
around 50.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 65.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows
around 50.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny. Highs
65 to 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows
around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny.
Highs 65 to 70.
$$
WAZ040-132315-
South Washington Cascade Foothills-
Including the cities of Toutle, Ariel, Lake Merwin, Yale Lake,
and Cougar
300 AM PDT Thu Oct 13 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs 75 to 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph
shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows 45 to 55. Northeast wind 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Highs 70 to 80. Light wind becoming
north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Lows 50 to 60. Northeast wind
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs 75 to 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph
becoming east 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, hazy. Lows 55 to 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hazy. Highs 75 to 80.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 65 to 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 55.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 55.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny.
Highs 70 to 75.
$$
WAZ019-132315-
South Washington Cascades-
Including the cities of Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center,
Mount St. Helens, and Wind River Valley
300 AM PDT Thu Oct 13 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hazy. Free air freezing level 14000 feet.
Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Free air freezing level
14000 feet. Light wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hazy. Free air freezing level 14000 feet.
Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hazy. Free air freezing level
14000 feet. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hazy. Free air freezing level 14000 feet. East
wind 5 to 10 mph becoming 5 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear, hazy. Free air freezing level
15000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hazy. Free air freezing level 15000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level 15000 feet
lowering to 14000 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 14000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Free air freezing level
13000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 12000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Free air freezing level 12000 feet
rising to 13000 feet after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Free air freezing level 13000 feet.
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There may be no experience quite like riding the escalators into the San Diego Convention Center with throngs of fans at the start of a day at Comic-Con, or being swept up in the utter pandemonium of a Hall H panel. But the Comic-Con experience is so much bigger than the Con itself, as each year’s celebration of comic books, video games and genre film/TV attracts thousands of revelers to San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, where a new activation, experience, game or photo op seems to be around every corner.
The Times’ cadre of Comic-Con veterans has had just as much fun when the day’s work is done and it’s time to catch a rooftop movie, play an arcade game with an ice-cold beer or even get down at a late-night dance party. In that spirit, we’ve combed over this year’s carnival of options to leave you with 10 ideas for things to do at Comic-Con 2022 without a badge.
Fire up Pac-Man at the Coin-Op Gaslamp
Remember arcades? The dark video game havens were popular in the late ‘70s and throughout the ‘80s — until home consoles helped bring them down. Well, the Coin-Op Gaslamp arcade keeps the spirit of the Con alive outside of the convention center a few blocks away with numerous events (some private, some public), an array of coin-operated classic arcade games and a full menu of food and beverages. The arcade is constantly adding activities and booking parties, so you’ll have to check its site and Facebook page for up-to-date info. Cosplay welcome! —Jevon Phillips
When: 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday; 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. to midnight Sunday
Where: Coin-Op Gaslamp, 789 6th Ave.
Price: Varies
Witness Spider-Man’s induction into the Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame
It’s been a big year for Spider-Man. Following the record-breaking success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (which jolted awake the stagnant pandemic box office), this month the webslinger’s history is being explored in an immersive experience at San Diego’s Comic-Con Museum. “Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing — The Exhibition” features interactive installations and set pieces tracing the superhero’s legacy from his inception in the early 1960s to present day. And on July 20 at 6:30 p.m., Spider-Man will be inducted into the Comic-Con Museum Character Hall of Fame in a ceremony that will include cosplay, bites and cocktails. —Sonaiya Kelley
When: Museum open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Comic-Con Museum, 2131 Pan American Plaza
Price: Induction ceremony ticket: $250; admission to exhibition: $30
Appreciate the artistry and creativity of fellow pop culture fans’ cosplay
Comic-Con is a convergence of all types of pop culture fans, and they express love for their favorite TV shows, movies and video games differently. Some of the most visible outside of the convention center are the many cosplayers. It’s almost a guarantee you will see at least one Harley Quinn and enough Spider-Mans to re-create the pointing-at-each-other meme, as well as those just as impressively dressed like characters from titles you had no idea even existed. Just remember that it’s polite to ask before you start taking photos of strangers. —Tracy Brown
When: July 21 through 24
Where: Throughout the area
Price: Free (generally)
Catch your favorite comic characters onscreen at Rooftop Cinema Club
On Thursday afternoon and evening, Rooftop Cinema Club Embarcadero celebrates its Comic-Con Day by screening films featuring classic comic book characters, among them “Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014) “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (2021). Located on the fourth-floor terrace of the Manchester Grand Hyatt in downtown San Diego, the open-air screening series offers guests wireless headphones for a seamless audio experience while food and drinks are available for purchase steps away. Reserve either a cushioned deckchair or an Adirondack love seat for this cinematic experience under the stars. —Sonaiya Kelley
When: 4 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 11 p.m. July 21
Where: Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, 1 Market Place
Price: $17.50 to $25
Drink up at the Dungeons & Dragons tavern
The cultural significance of “Dungeons & Dragons” has changed significantly in the 12 years since the first — and largely forgotten — live-action “D&D” movie. Today the game is a hot commodity, fueled in part by the popularity of online web series like “Critical Role” and a legion of fans who have found comfort in the game’s improv-heavy experience and the ability to play as whoever one wants. Into this landscape comes a new movie, one that will hopefully erase the bad memories of earlier endeavors. The Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez-starring “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” will have its coming-out party at this year’s Comic-Con, complete with an off-site tavern where fans can sip on special drinks — alcoholic and nonalcoholic — while interacting with some creatures from the film. Come with dice rather than weapons, and chain mail is optional. —Todd Martens
When: noon to 10 p.m. July 21; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 22 and 23
Where: Corner of Sixth and Island avenues
Price: Free
Get out of the office with the ‘Severance’ experience
Escape from Lumon. That’s how Apple TV+ is teasing its “Severance” experience at the Hard Rock Hotel, which is designed to simulate one’s first day at work for the mysterious, brain-hijacking company. Does that mean we begin it splayed across a conference room table? Details are scant, but we have questions. Will there be goats? Probably not. How about deviled eggs? Our fingers are crossed for at least one, especially because word is that the experience is taking over the hotel’s diner. We’re mostly expecting weirdness, as Apple TV+ says executive producer-director Ben Stiller had input in the creation of the installation. The goal is to get out of Lumon, and even this has us asking questions. If the Comic-Con crowds — and the general stress of life in 2022 — prove too much, can we, um, just stay severed from our normal selves? —Todd Martens
When: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 21 through 24
Where: Hard Rock Hotel, 207 Fifth Ave.
Price: Free
Relive Bruce Campbell’s ‘Doctor Strange’ cameo
Bruce Campbell made a surprise cameo as Pizza Poppa in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” and Marvel is extending the character’s legend by offering a themed game that fans can play at the Omni Hotel. In celebration of the film’s July 26 release on digital and on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD, fans will be given the chance to play “Pop-A-Poppa,” take photos against a themed backdrop and win prizes. Because Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange put a hex on Poppa to hit himself continually, maybe the experience involves some bashing? They’re keeping that detail magically concealed. —Jevon Phillips
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 21 to July 24
Where: Gaslamp Diagonal, adjacent to the Omni San Diego Hotel, 675 L St.
Price: Free
Chow down at ‘Patty Hour’ with ‘Bob’s Burgers’
“Bob’s Burgers” often does something to entice fans at Comic-Con, and this year is no different. The “Bob’s Burgers Movie” activation will offer photo ops, a Lucky Duck game and a complimentary burger during the daily “Patty Hour” from 3 to 6 p.m. — while supplies last and on a first-come, first-served basis — touting the film’s digital release July 12 and on Blu-ray and DVD July 19. —Jevon Phillips
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 21 to July 24
Where: Gaslamp Diagonal, adjacent to the Omni San Diego Hotel, 675 L St.
Price: Free
Play video games outside at the Petco Park Interactive Zone
The not-so-secret Comic-Con experience open to the public takes place in the parking lot across the street at the Petco Park Interactive Zone. The best part about this event — besides that it’s free — is that it takes place outdoors, so those who are still understandably wary of indoor crowds can feel a bit more at ease. The Nintendo Switch Road Trip will be making a stop in the space this year, bringing along the newest version of the Switch console as well as games like “Nintendo Switch Sports,” “Kirby and the Forgotten Land” and “Mario Strikers: Battle League” for guests to play (advanced registration is recommended). There will also be Nintendo swag and photo opportunities. If video games are not your thing, you can also check out the offerings of food trucks like the Star Trek Wrath of P’Khan Coolhaus ice cream truck and the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck. —Tracy Brown
When: July 21 through 24, hours vary but most open at 10 a.m.
Where: Petco Park Interactive Zone, 100 Park Blvd.
Price: Free to attend, purchase prices will vary
Dance the night away to celebrate ‘Tron’s’ 40th birthday
Disneyland fans haven’t forgotten: For a moment in the early 2010s, a section of Disney California was transformed into one of the coolest dance parties in SoCal. Sure, it was to hype the film “Tron: Legacy,” but the azure neon glow that welcomed guests to ElecTRONica led to a dance music wonderland with a nerdy-cool bent (glowing drinks! vintage video games!). For one night in San Diego, the ElecTRONica atmosphere will live again, as Disney’s fan club D23 will host a dance party at the House of Blues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original video game-obsessed film. While there’s no word on whether the retro games will make an appearance, expect a light-up grid and music from Japanese electronic artist Qrion and Jason Bentley, the longtime KCRW personality who served as a producer on the “Tron: Legacy” soundtrack. —Todd Martens
When: 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. July 22
Where: House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Ave.
Price: $45 to $65, not including service fees. Requires a free D23 membership.
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BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first results of the Xinhua-Hechi Sericulture Industry High-quality Development Index was officially unveiled last Friday in Hechi city, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The index, jointly compiled by China Economic Information Service (CEIS) and Hechi Municipal People's Government, aims to integrate the sericulture industry with digital indicators, quantitatively evaluate the development achievements, and lead the industrial innovation and development, helping Hechi to better tell the story of China's "New Silk City".
China is a development highland of sericulture industry in the world, and Hechi city has already become the most active area of sericulture development in China's Guangxi, one of the sericulture centers in China, said Wang Jun, mayor of Hechi.
According to the data of Hechi Agriculture Bureau, as a city with national advantageous characteristic industrial cluster of sericulture industry, Hechi saw the production of silkworm cocoon reaching 160,000 tonnes in 2021, accounting for 40 percent of Guangxi, about 25 percent of China and 23 percent of the world.
The Xinhua-Hechi Sericulture Industry High-quality Development Index takes 2016 to 2021 as the observation period, comprehensively reflecting the development level of Hechi sericulture industry and showing the future development potential of the industry, said Ning Yu, deputy general manager of Xinhua Index of CEI.
The index results shows that the development of sericulture industry in Hechi city presented five characteristics, including a strong development trend, a more and more solid industrial development foundation, a new height reached by the industrial integration development, the increasing industrial development potential, and the improving brand influence.
The release of the index will further promote the brand influence of Hechi as China's "New Silk City", promote the high-quality development of local cocoon silk industry, said Tang Lin, president of China Silk Association.
In the future, Hechi city will speed up the industrial transformation and upgrading to build a " New Silk City" with global influence, said Qin Chuncheng, secretary of the CPC Hechi Municipal Committee.
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Suspect disposed of missing Georgia man’s body, police say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - The man previously arrested for using Nathan Millard’s debit card is now facing upgraded charges for allegedly improperly disposing of the Georgia businessman’s body, officials say.
According to Baton Rouge police, 45-year-old Derrick Perkins was charged March 20 with unlawful disposal of remains, obstruction of justice, simple criminal damage to property and failure to seek assistance.
Millard was found dead on March 6 after he was reported missing for nearly two weeks. The 42-year-old was in Louisiana on what was supposed to be a brief business trip.
An autopsy found no signs of trauma to Millard’s body, and his family was told his death was likely from a drug overdose, officials say.
Toxicology tests to confirm or eliminate the possibility of an overdose could take several additional weeks to complete.
Police initially arrested Perkins a week earlier when he was accused of using Millard’s debit card to make purchases at two convenience stores on Feb. 23, according to the report.
He was charged on March 13 with a probation violation, criminal damage to property, three counts of access device fraud and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Surveillance footage reportedly helped officials connect Perkins to the fraudulent charges made on Millard’s bank statements, the arrest report states.
Perkins is also accused of stealing a blue 2004 Toyota Camry on Feb. 3. It is the car that police said Perkins was last seen driving when they were searching for him.
According to the arrest report, license plate readers showed the plate on the vehicle was switched in February and in March. The front bumper was spraypainted a different shade of blue, but the vehicle was able to be identified by its dents and bumper sticker.
Officials say Perkins removed the bumper sticker and attempted to sand the bumper down around the time the missing persons investigation gained national attention. This was likely done in an effort to disguise the vehicle, investigators wrote in the report.
A police spokesperson said the car was burned and found near where Millard’s body was discovered.
Jail records show that a $14,000 bond was set for Perkins’ on the original charges related to the Millard case, but he cannot be released because he has a hold for a parole violation.
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The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday delayed a vote on legislation that would make it illegal to use a handheld cellphone while driving.
Representatives voted 55-41 to postpone a vote on the proposal to expand Alabama’s existing ban on texting and driving and prohibit all drivers from holding or using handheld cellphones. The postponement came after two hours of debate in which lawmakers shared stories of the dangers of distracted driving but also questioned the enforceability of the ban or if it would be used to target minority motorists.
“This bill was written trying to help people, but people don't want to be helped," Republican Rep. Randy Wood, the bill’s sponsor, said after the postponement.
Thirty-one states have similar laws that prohibit all drivers from using handheld cellphones while driving, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Republican Rep. Randall Shedd held up a photo of a 22-year-old college student he said was killed after being stuck by a vehicle in a crosswalk. “Ladies and gentlemen, I beg you to support this bill today,” Shedd said.
The legislation has several exceptions, including for when the vehicle is parked or when steering wheel controls are in use.
But several lawmakers in both parties questioned the enforceability of the ban. Some lawmakers also expressed concern that it could be used to target certain drivers.
“We call it DWB — Driving While Black....What you are doing is given them another reason to pull somebody over,” Democratic Rep. John Rogers of Birmingham said.
Lawmakers did advance separate legislation to make it illegal to smoke tobacco or vape in a vehicle when a child 14 or younger is in the vehicle. Violations would be punishable by a $100 fine. Representatives voted 84-15 to approve the bill, which now moves to the Alabama Senate. | https://www.apr.org/news/2023-04-05/alabama-house-delays-vote-on-distracted-driving-bill | 2023-04-05 11:36:58 | 0 | https://www.apr.org/news/2023-04-05/alabama-house-delays-vote-on-distracted-driving-bill |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.
Mayor Muriel Bowser formally asked the White House last week for an open-ended deployment of 150 National Guard members per day as well as “suitable federal location” for a mass housing and processing center, mentioning the D.C. Armory as a logical candidate. She met on July 21 with Liz Sherwood-Randall, assistant to the president for homeland security, and Julie Chavez Rodriguez, director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
The crisis began in spring when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced plans to send busloads of migrants to Washington, D.C., in response to President Joe Biden's decision to lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that restricted migrant entry numbers.
Since then the city estimates that nearly 200 buses have arrived, delivering more than 4,000 migrants to Union Station, often with no resources and no clue what to do next.
A coalition of local charitable groups has been working to feed and shelter the migrants, aided by a $1 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But organizers have been warning that both their resources and personnel were nearing exhaustion.
“This reliance on NGOs is not working and is unsustainable — they are overwhelmed and underfunded,” Bowser said in her letter. She has repeatedly stated that the influx was stressing her government's ability to care for its own homeless residents and required intervention from Biden's government.
“We know we have a federal issue that demands a federal response,” Bowser said at a July 18 press conference.
In her letter, Bowser harshly criticizes Abbott and Ducey, accusing them of “cruel political gamesmanship” and saying the pair had “decided to use desperate people to score political points.”
Bowser does not have the authority to personally order a National Guard deployment, an issue that has become emotionally charged in recent years as a symbol of the district's entrenched status as less than a state.
Her limited authority played a role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol building by supporters of former President Donald Trump. When it became clear that the U.S. Capitol Police were overmatched by the crowds, Bowser couldn’t immediately deploy the district guard. Instead, crucial time was lost while the request was considered inside the Pentagon, and protesters rampaged through the building. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/DC-requests-National-Guard-help-with-busloads-of-17335964.php | 2022-07-28 20:51:11 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/DC-requests-National-Guard-help-with-busloads-of-17335964.php |
Over $1.7 million raised to support health care for Napa's essential workers
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- El Arenal, Jalisco-based ultra-premium Loco Tequila made its Napa Valley debut to great fanfare at the annual Vida OLE! Dinner and Auction on May 20. Recently named "Best Overall Tequila" by Robb Report, Loco Tequila provided the highest earning live auction lot of the evening, with an exceptionally curated Mexico City-based trip with unique access to top art and gastronomy experiences which sold for $100,000. The success of the lot was momentous for the legacy tequila brand, which was recently introduced into the United States in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hosted at Sullivan Rutherford Estate, the weekend's events raised over $1.7 million in support of health care for Napa Valley's essential workers.
Maestro Tequilero and Creador of Loco Tequila, Alberto Navarro, who authored the award-winning "Larousse del Tequila," was a guest of honor at the event. Navarro was thrilled to speak with guests about Loco Tequila and the team's commitment to preserving and rescuing the original identity of blue Weber agave. With more than 200 acres of agave fields, Loco Tequila was developed as a tequila of terruño (terroir), melding 200-year-old artisanal tequila-making methods with today's high-touch farming and innovation.
In addition to a limited-edition, hand-painted bottle of Loco Puro Corazón, Loco Tequila's auction lot offered an unparalleled experience in Mexico City, widely regarded as a cultural epicenter of gastronomy, art and history. The package featured unsurpassed hospitality through invitation-only access to renowned artists' workshops and private-dining experiences at some of the world's finest restaurants, including Quintonil and Garum; and a stay at the founders' private estate designed by celebrated architect Ricardo Legorreta.
"Loco Tequila was born through a crazy vision with the mission of paying homage to those pioneers, artists, creators, and innovators who are not afraid to do things differently," said Juan Pablo Torres Padilla, Managing Partner of Loco Tequila USA. "We were honored to contribute to the fundraising efforts and toast the OLE Health founders, our Estate's founder James O'Neil Sullivan, Rick Jones, John Shafer and all those in attendance who no doubt have dared to believe and to follow their passions."
Photos from the event can be found linked here.
About Loco Tequila
Born from a passion to showcase Mexico's history, art and legacy with an exceptional spirit that rescues the original identity of the blue agave, Loco Tequila has redefined the standards of excellence by incorporating ancestral methods with innovative techniques. The home of Loco Tequila is Hacienda La Providencia, an estate rich with tradition and a reputation for superior quality dating back to the 1700s. Unique to the industry, Loco Tequila owns and farms over 200 acres of agave within El Arenal, Jalisco. The proprietary fields are expertly managed by third generation Maestro Agavero, José Antonio Sánchez López. Directing the fermentation and distillation process is Creador and Maestro Tequilero, Alberto Navarro. The team's goal is to achieve prominent and balanced agave flavors expressive of terroir, never masked by commonly used additives or flavors. Loco Tequila produces three distillations: Loco Blanco ($135), the flagship tequila that balances power and purity; Loco Ámbar ($199) a limited edition reposado blended from Loco Blanco that was rested in four hand selected barrels for 6-8 months; and Loco Puro Corazón ($349), a pristine, elegant and rare expression, meticulously selected from the "pure heart" of the distillation.
For more information about Loco Tequila, please visit https://loco-tequila.com/ and follow @locotequilausa.
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Man accused of security breach, causing airport chaos ‘couldn’t wait for flight,’ police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - Authorities say a man accused of causing chaos at a Las Vegas airport has been arrested and is facing several charges from incidents over the weekend.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 33-year-old Stefan Hutchison is accused of violating airport conduct, resisting arrest and burglary at Harry Reid International Airport.
According to KVVU, Hutchison was involved in two separate incidents, one on Aug. 13 and another on Aug. 14, leading to several delayed flights and cancellations.
Police said they first made contact with Hutchison on Aug. 13 when an officer was flagged down by a Transportation Security Administration agent after the 33-year-old reportedly breached a security checkpoint.
TSA agents said they tried to stop Hutchison multiple times, even standing in front of him and making a stop motion with their hands, but Hutchison didn’t comply.
According to police, Hutchison reportedly walked out of a store with a pair of sunglasses and yelled inside the terminal before resisting arrest.
On Aug. 14, at about 4:35 a.m., police said Hutchison was involved in another incident when an officer reported hearing loud banging sounds from the ticketing area.
The officer said he went to the ticketing area and a Spirit Airlines employee told him that a man, later identified as Hutchison, pushed past employees through a door to the secured area.
Authorities said three Spirit Airlines employees had caught Hutchison after the breach and the 33-year-old was taken into custody. However, the loud noises, which were later identified as line dividers falling to the floor, had sent thousands of travelers fleeing the area.
According to Hutchison’s arrest report, the officer said the airport was extremely busy at the time of the incident, which sent hundreds of travelers running through security without being screened along with people getting trampled as they escaped the ticketing area.
Police said Hutchison told them he arrived in Las Vegas on Aug. 12. However, he said he was ready to return home as soon as possible and couldn’t wait for his scheduled Monday flight.
Las Vegas police said that the hundreds of travelers who rushed through the security checkpoints without being cleared had to be called back for proper screening before being allowed to board their flights.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — When fugitive 1980s Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico last week, it stirred up old, terrible memories for Lannie Walker, the daughter of American writer John Clay Walker.
While Caro Quintero was only ever sentenced in Mexico for the killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena and Mexican pilot Alfredo Zavala Avelar in 1985, his gang apparently killed as many as six U.S. citizens in the western city of Guadalajara around the same time.
John Clay Walker, then 36 and a writer who had moved to Guadalajara to finish a book, was one of them.
“We were both very glad to hear that (Caro Quintero) had been captured, and it also brought back a lot of trauma for us,” said Lannie Walker. “My sister and I have lost almost 40 years with our father, there is nothing that can make up for that.”
The U.S. writer and his friend Alberto Radelat, a dental student from Fort Worth, Texas, had walked into “The Lobster,” a high-end Guadalajara seafood restaurant, to celebrate Walker’s planned return to the United States.
They did not know that Caro Quintero and his companions were holding a private party in a back room of the restaurant.
“Our father was an American citizen with no involvement in the Mexico-United States drug war, he was an innocent bystander that unwittingly became caught in the crosshairs of a dangerous drug cartel,” said Lannie Walker. “They began questioning my father and Al, asking them what they knew about the drug enforcement agents in Mexico, what they knew about the investigation. My father knew nothing, he was an innocent writer. They tortured him with an icepick for an hour.”
Mike Vigil, the DEA’s former chief of international operations, said “Caro Quintero was one of those individuals that because he now had power, he had wealth, he crossed the line many times in terms of the people that he killed."
Describing what occurred at the restaurant, Vigil said “they looked out and they saw the two Americans and they immediately through their paranoia as well thought that they were DEA agents. They took him into the back and stabbed to death.”
The bodies of Radelat and Walker were found wrapped in carpet in June 1985, nearly five months after they disappeared.
In December 1984, two young American couples were walking door to door in Guadalajara, trying to spread their faith as Jehovah’s Witnesses. The four were abducted and never seen again.
Two state police officials later said that they helped kidnap and kill the couples on the order of Caro Quintero and fellow capo Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo. They apparently inadvertently knocked on Fonseca Carrillo’s door as they proselytized.
Vigil, who was in Mexico and worked on Camarena's case at the time, explained why the investigation focused on the killing of the DEA agent.
“I think that the DEA concentrated on the Kiki Camarena case and then the drug trafficking charges. I don’t think that the DEA, it was not that they weren’t interested in the other murders, but, you know, that probably would have fallen into the jurisdiction of maybe another agency,” Vigil said.
“One of the things that we were really focused on was bringing these individuals to justice simply because the DEA is committed that if one of the agents is murdered, we will hunt these people down to the end of the earth and not spare any expenditure, any resources or any activity that we have to do to get the job done,” he said.
Lannie Walker says that “if Caro Quintero is extradited to the U.S. and is convicted and punished here, that would be a small amount of justice."
They likely will not come quickly. Caro Quintero's lawyers filed measures with the court - and the judge agreed - that would ensure he goes through the full extradition process and will have the possibility of the corresponding appeals if necessary. Extradition for former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman took a year.
“We do have hope," she said. "But we are very aware of how the Mexican government and the Mexican judicial system has worked, you know, as far as our fathers’ case is concerned up until now. So we do have hope but we are nervous that what happened in 2013 could happen again.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Forgotten-US-victims-of-Mexican-drug-lord-want-17316291.php | 2022-07-20 05:05:23 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Forgotten-US-victims-of-Mexican-drug-lord-want-17316291.php |
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SHENYANG, China, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From November 18 to 23, the overseas communication series of "Precious Taste of Liaoning in Japan" co-sponsored by the Information Office of Liaoning Provincial People's Government and the News & Information Center of Xinhua News Agency was successfully held in Tokyo, Japan.
As one of the activities of the "Precious Taste of Liaoning - the 2nd Northeast Asia Popular Cuisine Culture Exchange Week", the "Precious Taste of Liaoning" event was launched in Tokyo for the first time, which promoted the exchange and mutual appreciation of food culture between China and Japan as well as the Chinese food culture.
Food is a world language without borders. During the event, the Liaoning folk cuisine delegation, consisting of Chinese and Japanese friends, leaders of the catering industry and industry associations, held a series of activities with food as the carrier, such as "Dalian Seafood Cooking in Chinese and Japanese Styles", "Liaoning Dumplings Meet Japanese Sushi", and "Liaoning Cuisine Tasting". Chinese and Japanese guests from all walks of life carried out dialogues and exchanges around food, tourism and culture, building a bridge of friendship for cooperation between the two sides.
Li Wanpeng, Consul of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, and Liu Jingxian, Honorary Chairman of the China Hospitality Association, and Master of Chinese Cuisine, respectively sent video messages to the event.
In the future, the two sides will also carry out in-depth exchanges and cooperation in economy and trade, tourism, academia, culture and other fields.
Liaoning Province, China, a sea away from Japan, has granaries in the north, fish farms in the south, livestock in the west, and orchards in the east. The good natural environment provides a rich material basis for the diet of Liaoning people and creates the characteristics of Liaoning cuisine with a wide range of materials and careful selection of ingredients. As a new cuisine after the eight major cuisines, Liaoning cuisine has absorbed the essence of traditional techniques of court cuisine, royal cuisine, Beijing cuisine and Shandong cuisine, and become a regional cuisine with distinctive characteristics. In addition, Liaoning has a rich variety of famous snacks with a long history.
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CONCORD, Calif., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- H Cycle, LLC, is pleased to announce the closing of Series A funding led by Azimuth Capital Management's new Azimuth V Energy Evolution Fund and ENEOS Innovation Partners LLC. Azimuth launched H Cycle in mid-2021, with additional backing from the Larsen Lam Foundation, to meet growing demand for low-carbon fuels while at the same time re-purposing significant amounts of organic waste materials otherwise destined for landfills. In developing its green hydrogen projects, H Cycle is not only serving overarching climate decarbonization goals, but also meeting growing regional calls for better waste management.
"The purpose of this funding round is two-fold – aligning with strategic partners that can provide operating experience and securing growth capital to accelerate H Cycle's path to market," said Rob Morgan, CEO of H Cycle. "We are confident that our partnership with Azimuth, its fund investors and ENEOS achieves both objectives."
Azimuth is a North American private equity firm with 20 years of experience investing in the energy sector, having invested over $3 billion of cumulative capital in its four prior funds. Azimuth V Energy Evolution Fund was launched in 2022 with Idemitsu Americas as the lead investor. Idemitsu has already entered a full-scale feasibility study with H Cycle exploring the production of green hydrogen using waste in Japan as announced on April 13th (https://www.idemitsu.com/en/news/2023/230413.html).
"We know that demand for clean hydrogen assets is poised to grow exponentially over the next decade. The climate benefits of H Cycle's approach, particularly avoided landfill methane emissions, align very well with Fund V's key decarbonization objectives," said Jeff Van Steenbergen, Managing Partner, Azimuth Capital Management. "We believe that H Cycle is exceptionally well-positioned as a leader in this space."
H Cycle was advised by Marathon Capital the world's largest independent advisory bank serving the global sustainable energy, technology and infrastructure markets
"H Cycle's process technology ties directly to Marathon's purpose of facilitating a more sustainable energy future, and we are pleased to have supported H Cycle throughout this important process with Azimuth and ENEOS," said Jonathan Hough, Managing Director of Marathon Capital. "Their commitment to the platform's expansion will support our global economy's rapid transition to produce cleaner forms of energy molecules."
Through its partnership with H Cycle and strong market presence in Japan, Idemitsu is seeking to support the decarbonization of Japan's energy supply while improving waste utilization. Deploying H Cycle's solution on a regional basis in Japan will be a key priority in an effort to reduce transportation needs for both waste feedstock and hydrogen output.
"We are pleased to hear the closing of Series A funding of H-Cycle as the lead investor of Azimuth V Fund as well as the business partner of H-Cycle in Japan. Our primary goal is to develop a locally produced, locally consumed hydrogen supply base," said Motohiro Suzuki, President, Idemitsu Americas Holdings, Inc. "To achieve this in a timely fashion, we are presently accelerating engagement with key government agencies and potential project partners. The H Cycle solution will be a material contributor to not only Idemitsu's own commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but also to the same for Japan at large."
With a market capitalization of nearly $11B USD and a significant presence in the traditional energy sector in Japan, ENEOS is now emerging in the supply of clean electricity and green hydrogen.
"This investment by ENEOS demonstrates our commitment to expand our presence in the green hydrogen sector," said Yasunori Yazaki, Chairman of ENEOS Americas, Inc. "We see H Cycle's approach as a model that can be applied in other markets – including Japan. We look forward to working with H Cycle and its partners to pursue these market development opportunities."
About H Cycle LLC
H Cycle will produce renewable, low-carbon hydrogen using an innovative waste processing system and thermal conversion, redirecting municipal and organic waste away from landfills. The company's principles include: 1) recycle what is recyclable; 2) divert local, unrecyclable waste away from landfills – avoiding harmful methane production; and 3) extract renewable hydrogen to de-carbonize local and regional transportation, thereby reducing local air emissions. H Cycle has multiple projects in development in the Western United States, along with partnership activities in Japan and Korea, representing a US $2 billion portfolio of prospective capital investments.
For more information, please visit www.hcycle.com
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OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Meta is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June, the tech giant said Thursday.
The block — which follows a similar step taken by Google earlier this year — comes in response to a proposed bill that will require tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is currently being considered in the Senate and could be passed as early as this month.
Meta also said it is prepared to permanently block news content on Facebook and Instagram for Canadians if the bill passes.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez called Meta’s move “disappointing” and said Canadians will not be intimidated by these tactics.
The temporary block announced Thursday will affect one to 5% of its 24 million Canadian users, with the number of those impacted fluctuating throughout the test, said Rachel Curran, head of public policy for Meta Canada.
Randomly selected Canadian users will not be able to see or share news content in Canada either on Instagram or Facebook.
The block could include news links to articles, reels — which are short-form videos — or stories, which are photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours.
International news companies including the New York Times or BBC could also have their content blocked in Canada during the test if they are randomly selected.
Meta said it is picking random news publishers that will be notified that some users in Canada will not be able to see or share their news content throughout the test. Users will still be able to access their accounts, pages, businesses suites and advertising.
Legacy media and broadcasters have praised the bill, which promises to “enhance fairness” in the digital news marketplace and help bring in more money for shrinking newsrooms. Tech giants including Meta and Google have been blamed in the past for disrupting and dominating the advertising industry, eclipsing smaller, traditional players.
Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, California, has taken similar steps in the past. In 2021, it briefly blocked news from its platform in Australia after the country passed legislation that would compel tech companies to pay publishers for using their news stories. It later struck deals with Australian publishers. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/meta-tests-blocking-news-content-on-instagram-facebook-for-some-canadians/ | 2023-06-02 18:20:11 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/meta-tests-blocking-news-content-on-instagram-facebook-for-some-canadians/ |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – All lanes on westbound I-40 at Carlisle are closed due to a crash with injuries, according to the Albuquerque Police Department and NM Roads. Heavy delays are expected and drivers are encouraged to seek an alternate route.
There is no other information on the number of vehicles involved or the severity of any injuries. KRQE News 13 will update when more details are available. | https://www.krqe.com/traffic-roads/i-40-westbound-at-carlisle-closed-due-to-crash/ | 2022-08-03 13:45:32 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/traffic-roads/i-40-westbound-at-carlisle-closed-due-to-crash/ |
Listen to the #UpNow Playlist HERE Featuring the Rising, Ghanaian Artist
NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, artist-first music streaming platform Audiomack announced that it has tapped rising Ghanian artist Black Sherif as its latest #UpNow artist.
#UpNow is Audiomack's emerging artist program that highlights what's next up in culture by spotlighting and promoting the next generation of global music superstars. Black Sherif will be featured on the cover of Audiomack's prestigious #UpNow playlist and will receive amplification across the platform's channels with specialized marketing, editorial, social support, playlisting, custom videos and more.
"I'm excited to be an Audiomack #UpNow artist," Black Sherif said. "I've had Audiomack since high school. It was the first platform that I used and convinced my friends to listen to my music. It was easier, and it looked professional. It's been the primary thing for me to connect with my fans and share music."
"We're thrilled to have Black Sherif as our next #UpNow artist," Audiomack SVP of Marketing and Brand Strategy Jason Johnson said. "We have been fans of him since his first upload on the platform in 2020 and it is amazing to see his growth over the last two years. We look forward to collaborating with his team to help showcase his talent, expand his brand and further introduce his music to a diverse array of fans."
Recently crossing the 100 million global streams milestone on the platform, Sherif's lean but mighty discography captures his hustler's tale. His first upload was in August 2020, but he broke with viral 2021 hit "First Sermon," giving us the "Second Sermon" later that year. In December 2021, Sherif's star rose even further when Burna Boy hopped on the "Second Sermon" remix.
In March 2022, Sherif released his most introspective song yet, "Kwaku The Traveller." Cutting and poignant storytelling helped "Kwaku The Traveller" garner over 35 million streams, making it the most-streamed song of 2022 so far on Audiomack and Black Sherif's biggest hit to date. He also received major acknowledgement from DJ Khaled, who posted the Ghanian artist's latest single on his Instagram and heralded it as a "big chune."
Audiomack's #UpNow program has been renowned for helping identify and uplift the new generation of emerging artists across hip-hop, R&B, AfroBeats and more. Previous #UpNow honorees include Rod Wave, EST Gee, Blxst, Pooh Shiesty, Sheff G, Omah Lay and Ayra Starr, among others.
Earlier this summer, Audiomack reaffirmed its commitment to expanding its global presence by launching Audiomack Punjabi, a new vertical focused on amplifying the renowned genre, introducing the music to new audiences and featuring versatile playlists highlighting the region's most popular contemporary artists.
Audiomack, which launched in 2012, currently reaches more than 20 million monthly users globally. The streaming and discovery service has played an integral role in breaking new acts, such as Roddy Ricch and Kaash Paige; served as a trusted partner to Eminem and Nicki Minaj, among other notable artists, to debut exclusive releases; and helped rising African stars, such as Omah Lay, reach an international audience. As of January 2021, Audiomack is the top-ranked music streaming app on Apple's iOS in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Senegal, and Kenya.
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Best of PFT: Social media reacts to Simms' QB list
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NEW BOSTON, Texas (KTAL/KMSS) – A jury in Bowie County, Texas, has found Taylor Parker guilty of capital murder after killing Reagan Hancock and kidnapping her unborn baby, Braxlynn Sage Hancock.
Parker previously pleaded not guilty in the October 2020 deaths of 21-year-old Hancock and her unborn daughter, who died after being removed from her mother’s womb.
Authorities say Hancock was strangled, beaten, and repeatedly stabbed, and her unborn child was cut out of her body, all while her 3-year-old daughter was in the house. The baby was later pronounced dead at the hospital after a Texas DPS trooper pulled over Parker, who was 27 at the time, on the morning of the murder and found the unresponsive infant in her lap.
After one hour of deliberation on Monday, the jury of six men and six women returned with a unanimous guilty verdict. Parker showed little reaction as the verdict was read. Sniffles could be heard in the gallery.
Both sides rested on Thursday after jurors heard from Parker’s ex-boyfriend, Wade Griffin, and from the Oklahoma OSI Special Investigator who interviewed Parker in her hospital bed shortly before her arrest.
The jury’s decision comes after three weeks of testimony, followed by closing arguments on Monday, in which the state argued that Parker is a liar and a master manipulator who plotted and intended to kill Hancock and take her baby.
“In the past two weeks, the evidence has never been more clear,” Assistant District Attorney Lauren Richardson told the jury. “She’s a liar, a manipulator and now she’s gonna be held accountable for it.”
Richardson said they proved Parker’s motive and intent, pointing to the timeline they laid out showing Parker’s search for a way to “prove everyone wrong” intensified after her then-boyfriend, Griffin, received an anonymous warning text message on September 16 that she was faking her pregnancy and running out of time as her fake due date approached.
That’s when prosecutors say Parker started searching for information on how to get a birth certificate and register out-of-hospital births. They say that’s also when she started searching maternity stores and clinics, stalking them for potential targets.
“She was in a frenzy to find a baby. She knew the consequence of not having a baby. She was going to lose him forever. But that obsession with Wade was not allowing her to give it up,” Richardson said. “The motive here is to maintain and keep the relationship with Wade at any cost. She felt so strongly about that motive that she murdered Reagan.”
Richards spoke to the jury for about 40 minutes before Parker’s defense attorney Jeff Harrelson took his turn, speaking for a total of eight minutes. He reminded the jury of the definitions he told them at the beginning of the trial would be important and explained how Texas law defines a person when it comes to kidnapping.
“For kidnapping, it’s a human being who has been born and is alive. It’s our position that you can’t kidnap someone unless you’ve been born and alive,” Harrelson argued, telling the jury that means the State had not proven the elements of the case that raise it to the level of capital murder because the baby was not “born,” and suggesting she might not have been alive.
Harrelson asked the jury to acquit Parker and find her guilty of murder, asking them to “take the evidence you heard and filter it and follow this law as the judge has given you” and apply the law “even if you don’t like it.”
First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kelley Crisp returned to rebut Harrelson’s arguments for several minutes before the jury began deliberations.
“She absolutely abducted Braxlynn,” Crisp said. “She wanted to take her home and pretend she was hers.”
“I guess what they’re insinuating is that the child was not born and is not alive. The child was born when Taylor Parker cut her out. That’s when she was born. So what Taylor Parker decided wasn’t her decision to make, but she did. She decided when she was born and [what] she also decided was when Reagan was gonna die,” Crisp said.
Now that Parker has been found guilty, the trial will enter a second phase with the same jury that will include testimony meant to aid the jury in determining whether she should receive a death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Parker opted not to testify in the guilt or innocence phase of the trial but could take the stand during the penalty phase. That phase of the trial is expected to begin October 12 and it is expected to last two to three weeks. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/woman-found-guilty-after-killing-pregnant-mom-cutting-out-her-unborn-baby/ | 2022-10-04 00:34:25 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/woman-found-guilty-after-killing-pregnant-mom-cutting-out-her-unborn-baby/ |
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Creative Expo Taiwan, the largest cultural and creative event in Asia, is holding in Kaohsiung, at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center and the Kaohsiung Music Center between Aug. 5-14, organized by Taiwan Design Research Institute. The theme of this year's exhibition is "Resonance Island," representing a to call to place the island experience at the forefront. In recent years, the cultural and creative industry has been regarded as an important indicator of competitiveness and become an industry that many young people flock to. Many enterprises and brands in Taiwan have used cultural and creative elements in many aspects such as events, competitions, etc., to enhance the brand value and show Taiwan's unique soft power.
The Creative Expo Taiwan presents two main sections—"Cultural Concepts" and "Trade Platform" covering three major exhibitions of cultural curatorial exhibition, Cultural and Creative Brands, and IP Licensing.
The Cultural section is themed "Island of Passion," and has five areas each symbolizing personal experiences. The Main pavilion, "Resonance Island," immerses visitors in experiences, as well as enabling the virtual co-creation of new experiences with artists residing in in remote islands. The Craft pavilion, "The Craft SHOP," enable visitors to experience journeys taken through objects. The Chiayi pavilion showcases the evolution of a contemporary modern city, Chiayi. The Matsu pavilion leads audiences wandering around islands and tracing back to the past of Matsu. The Response pavilion is launched by co-host city, Kaohsiung to present a vision where visitors take a dream-like flight over Taiwan.
The Creative section has the theme of "Ideal Adventure," gathering cultural and creative brands from across Taiwan and showcases the discerning tastes through a journey through curated selection of classic fashion, while also exploring local original creations through local revitalization through new perspectives. The Licensing section showcases "Super IPs," gathering innovative vocabularies of the new generation, original IPs, illustrated stories, digital entertainment, and other original intellectual properties to transport visitors through a world of co-branding in the digital realm, with the hope of unlocking boundless and interlinked markets.
The Creative Expo Taiwan enhances virtual-real integration and connection and expand its reach on virtual channels through 5G technology. In addition to the physical exhibition, the Creative Expo Taiwan has launched a new online platform, CET+, in order to provide all the participating brands a channel to promotes to both domestic and foreign buyers through the integration of online and offline. Besides CET+, the Creative Expo Taiwan has also partnered Pinkoi, one of Asia's leading online marketplaces for original design goods, digital creations and workshop experiences, to launch an online Creative Expo section to help domestic exhibitors to open up new markets and business opportunities.
This year the Creative Expo Taiwan also partners with XRSPACE, the pioneer of the Metaverse, to cooperate with the "GOXR Metaverse Creators Project to provide creators participating in "IP licensing brands" and "Talent 100" which includes 100 emerging brands and creators in Taiwan and abroad this year to have a multiverse experiential space.
The 2022 Taiwan Creative Expo "Resonance Island-Together, we sound in vibrant harmony." is based creating links in the cultural and creative industry to create a perspective in shared culture and lifestyles to show "It's All Connected." As participants of the co-creation process, people embark on an adventure to reexamine Taiwan through a macro lens, and the humanities from a micro lens to create more connections and views to reshape the island through resonance.
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Website: https://creativexpo.tw/en
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Jonathan Beagle scored 16 points as Albany defeated UMBC 81-74 on Wednesday night.
Beagle added 15 rebounds for the Great Danes (7-21, 2-11 America East Conference). Gerald Drumgoole Jr. scored 16 points and Trey Hutcheson had 14 points. The win snapped a nine-game losing streak for the Great Danes.
The Retrievers (17-11, 7-6) were led in scoring by Matteo Picarelli, who finished with 24 points. Craig Beaudion added 14 points and six assists for UMBC. Jacob Boonyasith also had nine points.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
253 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Brazoria and Galveston.
* WHEN...Until 445 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause
urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Southwestern League City, southwestern Friendswood, Alvin,
Santa Fe, Hitchcock and Hillcrest.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
county, Chambers.
* WHEN...Until 500 PM CDT.
Some low-water crossings may become impassable.
- At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen.
mainly rural areas of Southeastern Chambers County
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NEW YORK, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) between August 18, 2021 and May 17, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 30, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Target securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Target class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6812 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 30, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Target's strategy for mitigating supply-chain constraints by over-ordering inventory had severely limited the Company's ability to timely respond to evolving consumer behavior; (2) as a result, the purported "massive influx of insights" gained from the extraordinary heightened demand during the pandemic could not be leveraged by Target to react to rapidly changing trends; and (3) as a result of Target's inability to timely react to changes in consumer trends, Target's sales declined and the Company was left with an overabundance of inventory, forcing Target to take large markdowns, and severely impacting the Company's financial results. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Target class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6812 mailto:or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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ORMOND BEACH — The beachfront home of Ron Rice, creator of Hawaiian Tropic suntan lotion whose life mirrored the beach party image of his brand, has been put up for sale for $100 shy of $6 million.
Built in 1987, the 12,414-square-foot mansion is a monument to Rice’s globe-spanning tropical tastes. The North Carolina native and former chemistry teacher who founded his company in his garage in 1969 filled his home with art from around the world as well as professional memorabilia from his career.
Rice died in May at age 81.
“His company was his life,” said Linda Kramer, an assistant to Rice since 1980. “You can’t separate one from the other.”
The living room of the home at 175 Ocean Shore Blvd. in Ormond Beach is crowded with custom wood furniture, taxidermy animals and statuary. It also includes Rice’s workstation: a comfortable chair in front of a bank of 11 TVs, which he used to watch all at once while making calls and taking meetings, according to Kramer.
“He always liked to know what was going on in the world,” Kramer said.
Rice’s story is loosely told in objects throughout the house, such as the trash can he had plated in silver in which he mixed his first batch of lotion, and the portraits of every winner of the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International swimsuit competition held since 1984.
The living room also features portraits of Rice and his only daughter, Sterling. While the house is being shown as is, no art or furnishings are included in the sale, according to real estate agent Bill Navarra.
Prices for any of those pieces would have to be negotiated with Sterling, Rice’s sole heir.
But even without the stuffed lions or Bill Mack relief sculptures, the home boasts some impressive features, not the least of which is the 200 feet of beachfront lined with a coquina rock wall.
The back decks overlooking the beach feature two pools, one with a channel that connects it to an indoor pool.
Out front, one enters past a guard house for security personnel and through an iron gate featuring double-Rs.
The carved wooden front doors open to a wide open-plan space that includes the living room and kitchen with wrap-around breakfast bar. In the center of the tile floor is an octagonal fireplace.
In front of the fireplace, a painting by Christian Lassen, known for his bright aquatic scenes, is inlaid in the floor.
Double stairs lead up to an interior balcony walkway and three of the home’s four bedrooms. The bed in the primary bedroom suite has a mirrored back wall as a headboard, reflecting the full ocean view from the wide windows in front.
Rice, who Kramer says went to the Cannes Film Festival in France every year and sponsored a car at the annual Le Mans race, included details from his travels in the materials of the home. The master bathroom, for example, is floored in Portuguese tile.
“It was in a bathroom in Europe somewhere and he just saw it and loved it,” Kramer said.
The bathroom also includes a six-person spa tub, a solo whirlpool tub, a shower and a sauna.
Off from the living room downstairs is a disco, which includes lights and other materials taken from New York’s infamous Studio 54, Navarra said. The room even features a DJ booth, where someone would program the music and lights while celebrities from Jean-Claude Van Damme to Al Gore partied.
Past that is the indoor pool room where roughly 12-foot statues of the awards for Miss Hawaiian Tropic stand over the water. The beauty contest was created in 1984 to promote the brand.
The room includes a bar with a full wine rack above it, filled with champagne bottles.
“Champagne was for the parties and people,” Kramer said, saying that Rice’s preferred cocktail was a Seabreeze — typically cranberry juice, grapefruit juice and vodka.
Ormond Beach has long attracted its share of wealthy vacationers. Henry Flagler and Norman Rockefeller reportedly used to golf at the Oceanside Country Club, and William Vanderbilt II was a racing enthusiast in the town’s early speed racing days.
Rice, a poor boy from the Blue Ridge Mountains, turned a vacation lifestyle into wealth and lived it.
By 2006, sales of Hawaiian Tropic topped $110 million, making it the second-largest sun-care product company in the world, according to an obituary of Rice in the New York Times. A year later, he sold the company to Playtex Products for $83 million.
“Suntan is sex,” Rice once said. “That’s what it all boils down to. Sex and vanity.”
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The biggest banks in the U.S. are stepping in to save First Republic Bank.
A group of 11 lenders says they will deposit $30 billion in the beleaguered midsized lender in an effort to prop it up.
Bank of America, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo will deposit $5 billion each. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will deposit $2.5 billion each. An additional $5 billion will come from five other banks.
The rescue comes after confidence in smaller lenders cratered following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, in what has been an extraordinary week.
"This action by America's largest banks reflects their confidence in First Republic and in banks of all sizes, and it demonstrates their overall commitment to helping banks serve their customers and communities," the lenders said in a statement.
"Regional, midsize and small banks are critical to the health and functioning of our financial system," they added.
In a separate statement, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu praised the banks' decision.
"This show of support by a group of large banks is most welcome, and demonstrates the resilience of the banking system," they said.
First Republic faced waning confidence about its health
California-based First Republic has experienced an exodus of depositors since the failures of those two banks, as many of its customers moved their money to larger rivals.
That happened even after the lender said it had lined up $70 billion in new financing from both the Federal Reserve and the world's largest bank, J.P. Morgan Chase. First Republic also noted it was eligible to seek additional funding from the Fed if there were heightened demand for withdrawals.
The bank has also said its balance sheet is sound and that depositors are safe, but investors have still worried they were vulnerable to a similar run on deposits as Silicon Valley Bank.
First Republic had a lot of unsecured deposits
Like SVB, First Republic was founded in California, and it caters to wealthy individuals and businesses.
On Wednesday, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings both downgraded First Republic's credit rating.
Explaining its decision, Fitch said the bank's "focus on wealthy and financially sophisticated customers in select urban coastal markets in the U.S." has led to "a high proportion of uninsured deposits."
The agency also suggested it is likely First Republic's customers would take their money elsewhere if the lender were to find itself under more pressure Their deposits "can be less sticky in times of crisis or severe stress," Fitch wrote.
According to analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence, at the end of last year, 67.7% of First Republic's domestic deposits were uninsured by the F.D.I.C — meaning they exceeded the regulator's $250,000 limit.
A shock to the banking system
In the days since regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, anxiety about the health and safety of the banking system has grown.
Shares of U.S. small, regional banks have been hit hard, as investors worried other lenders could also collapse — even though there has been no indication there are system-wide problems.
And fears spread to other parts of the world.
On Wednesday, shares of Credit Suisse sank after its largest investor said it wouldn't commit any more money to the lender, which is facing a completely different set of problems and is in the midst of a massive restructuring.
Shares in Switzerland's second-largest lender recovered after the lender said it would borrow up to $50 billion from the country's central bank.
Treasury Secretary Yellen sought to reassure markets during testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.
"I can reassure the members of this committee that our banking system remains sound, and that Americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them," she said.
Yellen defended the government's response to the failures of SVB and Signature Bank, and blamed the collapse of SVB on a bank run that was accelerated by panic on social media.
"There will be a careful look at what happened in the bank, and what initiated the problem," she said. "But clearly the downfall of the bank, the reason it had to be closed, was that it couldn't meet depositors' withdrawal requests."
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A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly through U.S. health care facilities, a new government study finds.
The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems. The number of people diagnosed with infections — as well as the number of those who were found through screening to be carrying C. auris — has been rising at an alarming rate since it was first reported in the U.S., researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday.
The increases, “especially in the most recent years, are really concerning to us,” the study’s lead author, Dr. Meghan Lyman, chief medical officer in the CDC’s Mycotic Diseases Branch, said in an interview with NBC News. “We’ve seen increases not just in areas of ongoing transmission, but also in new areas.”
The fungus can be found on the skin and throughout the body, according to the CDC. It's not a threat to healthy people, but about one-third of people who become sick with C. auris die.
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Alaffia Health, a cutting-edge healthcare payment integrity company that uses AI to eliminate overpayments on medical claims, announced its hiring of Kurt Fullmer as its Head of Payer Sales today. Fullmer joins Alaffia Health following over 9 years at MultiPlan, where he designed and implemented healthcare cost management solutions for payers.
NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Alaffia Health, a cutting-edge healthcare payment integrity company that uses AI to eliminate overpayments on medical claims, announced its hiring of Kurt Fullmer as its Head of Payer Sales today. Fullmer joins Alaffia Health following over 9 years at MultiPlan, where he designed and implemented healthcare cost management solutions for payers.
Fullmer brings over 30 years of experience in healthcare technology, strategically designing custom products and services to optimize processes and reduce costs for providers, payers, and health plan members. As its Head of Payer Sales, Fullmer will oversee National and Regional Sales, Account Management, Sales Operations, and Partnerships across the US.
"We are thrilled to have Kurt join us at such a pivotal time here at Alaffia Health," said TJ Ademiluyi, CEO and Co-Founder of Alaffia Health. "His multi-decade track record of successfully implementing bespoke cost containment solutions for payers is well-aligned with our strategic initiatives to disrupt a legacy healthcare payment integrity market. We're excited to work with him as we expand our commercial footprint and leverage AI to eliminate wasted healthcare spend."
Fullmer added, "I was impressed by the advanced technology and machine learning capabilities built into the core of Alaffia Health's payment integrity solutions. It is my passion to bring trusted, cost-saving solutions to health plans and payers that are designed to work seamlessly with their payments process."
The news comes following Alaffia Health's February Business Insider announcement of its $5M Seed funding round, leveraging the raised capital to scale its operations and further penetrate the commercial healthcare payer markets. The company also announced its substantial growth in 2021 — its employee headcount grew by 5x and revenues increased by 24x.
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REDMOND, Wash., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share. The dividend is payable Sept. 14, 2023, to shareholders of record on Aug. 17, 2023. The ex-dividend date will be Aug. 16, 2023.
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Like father, like son.
Tristan Thompson took to his Instagram Stories over the weekend to post a twinning moment with his 5-year-old son Prince Thompson, who he shares with his ex Jordan Craig. In the selfie, Tristan and his little boy both smile from ear to ear while rocking white T-shirts. As for accessories, Prince paired his tee with a gold chain necklace.
As the NBA star wrote alongside the pic, "Matching."
Back in December 2020, Tristan penned a birthday tribute for Prince, noting that he is a great big brother to his little sister, True Thompson, 4, who Tristan shares with ex Khloe Kardashian.
"Your heart and soul is pure gold," he wrote. "Your sister is soo lucky to have a big brother like you to watch and protect her."
Tristan is also dad to 7-month-old son Theo with Maralee Nichols. And his family is about to grow more. On July 13, E! News confirmed that Tristan is expecting his second child with Khloe via surrogate.
Although the duo are expanding their brood, a source close to the Good American co-founder shared that the pair are not a couple and are simply co-parents.
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In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are — even on abortion.
On a successful, high-profile ballot measure in the battleground state of Michigan, proposing to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, Catholic voters split about evenly, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 94,000 voters across the country.
In Kentucky, a reliably Republican state, voters rejected a GOP-backed ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion. Among those voting No were 60% of Catholic voters, according to VoteCast.
In contrast, about two-thirds of white evangelical voters in both Kentucky and Michigan voted against protecting abortion access.
Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, said rejection of that measure in his state was an “unmitigated disaster.”
He was less surprised by abortion-rights amendments passing in more liberal Vermont and California and centrist Michigan. But the Kentucky vote was the “hardest loss” and followed a similar vote in August in another red state, Kansas.
Mohler said it’s important for abortion opponents to be willing to enact their views into policy.
Voters “who voted for pro-life candidates turned around and voted against a pro-life constitutional amendment,” Mohler lamented.
On the opposite side of the fight, Catholics for Choice president Jamie Manson said abortion access protections are popular.
“In red states and blue states, with religious voters and secular voters, wherever abortion was on the ballot, abortion rights disproportionately won,” she said in a statement.
John Fea, a professor of American history at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, said the Kentucky vote signaled that many Americans seem to want the status quo provided under the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. It legalized abortion nationwide — with some limits — until it was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
“Most of the country wants some restrictions on abortion, but they don’t want bans,” Fea said. “The Christian right, despite the fact that they got what they wanted with the overturning of Roe, is not getting the extent of the victory they had hoped.”
Only about one in 10 voters nationwide and across most states say abortion should be illegal in all cases, according to AP VoteCast. Even among white evangelical voters, while most say abortion should generally be illegal, only about two in 10 say abortion should be illegal in all cases.
Despite setbacks on the ballot measures, abortion opponents took heart from some other election results. Michael New, who teaches social research at The Catholic University of America, cited the comfortable re-election victories for GOP Govs. Greg Abbott in Texas, Brian Kemp in Georgia, Ron DeSantis in Florida and Mike DeWine in Ohio.
“All these governors signed strong pro-life laws and did not hide from the abortion issue,” New said.
According to VoteCast, about 4 in 10 Catholics voting in the midterm elections identified as Democrats; about half as Republicans. A breakdown of some high-profile races for governor and for U.S. Senate illustrated how these voters are very much a swing constituency.
In Wisconsin, Catholic voters slightly favored Republicans in those two races.
In Pennsylvania, Catholics were slightly more likely to have voted for the Republican loser in the Senate race, Mehmet Oz, but more likely to vote for the Democratic winner in the governor’s race, Josh Shapiro. Oz is Muslim and Shapiro is Jewish.
In Arizona, Catholic voters were evenly divided between the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, while about 60% backed Democrat Mark Kelly, seeking re-election to the Senate. The tight races in Arizona remain uncalled by The Associated Press.
In each of those three states, roughly two-thirds or more of white evangelical Christian voters backed the GOP candidates.
Another notable factor in these results: large majorities of voters who describe themselves as nonreligious voted for the Democrats and supported abortion rights in their decisions on the Michigan and Kentucky ballot measures.
While it remains uncertain which party will control Congress, John Fea and other scholars said the election was a setback for at least some Christian nationalist candidates on the Republican side – those who fuse Christian and American identity, symbols and mission.
While some candidates associated with the view succeeded – such as U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican re-elected in her overwhelmingly red Georgia district – those facing a more mixed electorate struggled.
Republican Doug Mastriano — whose campaign rallies were infused with Christian music and symbols though he has rejected the “Christian nationalist” label — lost decisively in the race for governor in Pennsylvania. Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, also associated with the movement, faced a tighter-than-expected race for re-election in Colorado.
Fea said Mastriano may have alienated people with his Christian nationalism but also with other factors, such as his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
“I think it’s a vote against an extreme brand of Christian nationalism, combined with election denying,” said Fea, author of “Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump.”
Mastriano won about 6 in 10 of the votes of his fellow evangelical Christians, according to VoteCast, but that seemed to slightly lag behind the two-thirds who backed Mehmet Oz.
Overall, among voters nationwide, about 4 in 10 say they attend religious services at least monthly; about a third say they never attend. About a fifth say they go once a week or more.
Democrats largely attend religious services less frequently – about 7 in 10 go less than monthly. Among Republicans, 46% attend at least monthly, while 54% go less often.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led a congressional delegation to the Arizona border on Thursday.
Republican U.S. Reps. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona; Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon; Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia; Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, accompanied McCarthy.
Ciscomani, who hosted the delegation, tweeted several photos of the lawmakers meeting with members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the National Air Security Operations Center at Fort Huachuca.
The lawmakers also took a helicopter tour of the border, which allowed them to see gaps in the border wall.
McCarthy tweeted a video from inside the chopper.
“Gaps in the wall. Abandoned tech. The Biden Administration stopped our border security progress in its tracks,” McCarthy Tweeted. “Why is … President Biden denying law enforcement and property owners the use of every possible tool at their disposal to secure the border and end the crisis?” | https://www.wane.com/border-report-tour/speaker-mccarthy-leads-congressional-delegation-to-u-s-mexico-border/ | 2023-02-17 00:31:16 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/border-report-tour/speaker-mccarthy-leads-congressional-delegation-to-u-s-mexico-border/ |
Gas price fluctuation surges as some states see increase, others continue falling
(Gray News) – One of the longest gas price declines on record has come to an end after 14 consecutive weeks.
GasBuddy reports the nation’s average gas price is now $3.67, which is 3.2 cents higher than a week ago.
The top 10% of stations in the country average $5.45 per gallon, while the bottom 10% average $2.93 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.
Some parts of the country are seeing significant price spikes due to refinery issues, while other regions are seeing normal activity at refineries and prices there have dropped.
“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a wider gamut of price behaviors coast to coast in my career,” GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick De Haan explained.
GasBuddy says the disconnect will continue to grow larger and will likely remain inconsistent for the next few weeks.
“A slew of unexpected refinery disruptions, including fires and routine maintenance, have seemingly all happened in a short span of time, causing wholesale gas prices to spike in areas of the West Coast, Great Lakes and Plains states – and some of those areas could see prices spike another 25-75 cents per gallon or more until issues are worked out,” De Haan said.
Hurricane Ian could also cause problems – depending on the storm’s track – as it approaches the United States.
“Hopefully, disruptions will be very limited due to Ian, but there remain many factors driving prices both up and down across the country,” De Haan said.
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ATLANTA (AP) — ATLANTA (AP) — Rollins Inc. (ROL) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $84.3 million.
The Atlanta-based company said it had net income of 17 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 16 cents per share.
The operator of Orkin and other pest and termine control services posted revenue of $661.4 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $657.6 million.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government collapsed Friday because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe.
The resignation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the longest-serving premier of the nation, means the country will face a general election later this year. Rutte and his government will remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a new ruling coalition is chosen.
“It is no secret that the coalition partners have very different views on migration policy,” Rutte told reporters in The Hague. “And today, unfortunately, we have to draw the conclusion that those differences are irreconcilable. That is why I will immediately … offer the resignation of the entire Cabinet to the king in writing”
Opposition lawmakers wasted no time in calling for fresh elections even before Rutte formally confirmed his resignation.
Geert Wilders, leader of the anti-immigration Party for Freedom, tweeted, “Quick elections now.” Across the political spectrum, Green Left leader Jesse Klaver also called for elections and told Dutch broadcaster NOS: “This country needs a change of direction.”
Rutte had presided over late-night meetings Wednesday and Thursday that failed to result in a deal on migration policy. At one final round of talks Friday evening, the parties decided unanimously that they could not agree and, as a result, could not remain together in the coalition.
The decision underscored ideological divisions that existed from the day the coalition was sworn in just over 18 months ago between parties that do not support a strict crackdown on migration — D66 and fellow centrist party ChristenUnie, or Christian Union — and the two that favor tougher measures — Rutte’s conservative People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy and the Christian Democrats.
Similar discussions are going on across political divides elsewhere in Europe as migrants fleeing conflict or seeking a better life make perilous sea crossings from northern Africa to reach the continent. Hundreds of thousands of people also have fled the grinding war in Ukraine.
Migration is set to be an essential theme of European Union parliamentary elections next year, but the issue hit early in the Netherlands, a nation that has long been torn between a welcoming international outreach and increasing resistance to foreign influences.
Rutte’s coalition tried for months to hash out a deal to reduce the flow of new migrants arriving in the country of nearly 18 million people. Proposals reportedly included creating two classes of asylum — a temporary one for people fleeing conflicts and a permanent one for people trying to escape persecution — and reducing the number of family members who are allowed to join asylum-seekers in the Netherlands.
Last year, hundreds of asylum-seekers were forced to sleep outdoors in squalid conditions near an overcrowded reception center as the number of people arriving in the Netherlands outstripped the available beds. Dutch aid agencies provided assistance.
Just over 21,500 people from outside Europe sought asylum in the Netherlands in 2022, according to the country’s statistics office. Tens of thousands more moved to the Netherlands to work and study.
The numbers have put a strain on housing that already was in short supply in the densely populated country.
Rutte’s government worked for a law that could compel municipalities to provide accommodations for newly arrived asylum-seekers, but the legislation has yet to pass through both houses of parliament.
The prime minister also promoted European Union efforts to slow migration to the 27-nation bloc. Rutte visited Tunisia last month with his Italian counterpart and the president of the EU’s executive commission to offer more than 1 billion euros in financial aid to rescue the North African nation’s teetering economy and to stem migration from its shores to Europe.
Rutte’s coalition government, the fourth he has led, took office in January 2022 following the longest coalition negotiations in Dutch political history.
The election for the lower house of the Dutch parliament later this year will take place in a polarized and splintered political landscape — there are 20 parties in the 150-seat lower house.
During provincial elections earlier this year, a populist pro-farmer party put Rutte’s party into second place. The defeat was seen as a possible incentive for Rutte to do his utmost to hold together his coalition until its term ends in 2025.
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Toyota and Honda ICE owners defecting for others' EVs
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Although U.S. electric vehicle registrations remain dominated by Tesla, the brand is showing the expected signs of shedding market share as more entrants arrive. Much of Tesla's share loss is to EVs available in a more accessible MSRP range – below $50,000, where Tesla does not yet truly compete.
Regardless of brand or price point, early S&P Global Mobility data suggests consumers moving to electric vehicles in 2022 are largely doing so from Toyota and Honda – brands which have been unable to keep their internal combustion owners loyal until their own brands begin to participate more significantly in the EV transition.
While both Japanese companies built a US legacy with phenomenal fuel economy and powertrain technologies – including electrification through hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell electric vehicles – both have been caught flat-footed in the context of 2022. S&P Global Mobility conquest data for Tesla's Model 3 and Y, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai Ioniq5, and Chevrolet Bolt show strong captures of buyers from the two leading Japanese brands.
Tesla's challenge
So far, most EVs continue to be acquired for higher MSRPs and by buyers with higher incomes than the demographic profile for total light vehicle registrations--in part because most EVs are Teslas.
Of more than 525,000 EVs registered over the first nine months of 2022, nearly 340,000 were Teslas. The remaining volume is divided, very unevenly, among 46 other nameplates. However, the trends may change as the number of EV buyers becomes more robust.
Tesla's position is changing as new, more affordable options arrive, offering equal or better technology and production build. Given that consumer choice and consumer interest in EVs are growing, Tesla's ability to retain a dominant market share will be challenged going forward.
S&P Global Mobility predicts the number of battery-electric nameplates will grow from 48 at present to 159 by the end of 2025, at a pace faster than Tesla will be able to add factories. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk confirmed (again) during a recent earnings call that the company is working on a vehicle priced lower than the Model 3, though market launch timing is unclear.
Tesla's model range is expected to grow to include Cybertruck in 2023 and eventually a Roadster, but largely the Tesla model lineup in 2025 will be the same models it offers today. (Tesla is also planning to deliver a commercial semi-truck by the end of 2022, but it would not be factored into light-vehicle registrations.)
"Before you feel too badly for Tesla, however, remember that the brand will continue to see unit sales grow, even as share declines," said Stephanie Brinley, associate director, AutoIntelligence for S&P Global Mobility. "The EV market in 2022 is a Tesla market, and it will continue to be, so long as its competitors are bound by production capacity."
Tesla has opened two new assembly plants in 2022 and is looking for the site of its next North American plant. Tesla today is the brand best equipped for taking advantage of the immediate surge in EV demand, though manufacturing investments from other automakers will erode this advantage sooner than later.
The competition
Throughout 2022, EVs have gained market share and consumer attention. In an environment where vehicle sales are limited by inventory and availability, EVs have gained 2.4 points of market share year over year in registration data compiled through September – reaching 5.2% of all light vehicle registrations – according to S&P Global Mobility data.
The nascent stage of market growth leaves others competing for volume at the lower end of the price spectrum. New EVs from Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen have joined Ford's Mustang Mach-E, Chevrolet Bolt (EV and EUV) and Nissan Leaf in the mainstream brand space. Meanwhile, luxury EVs from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Polestar, Lucid, and Rivian – as well as big-ticket items like the Ford F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer, and Chevrolet Silverado EV – will plague Tesla at the high end of the market.
With the Model Y and Model 3 combined taking 56% of EV registrations, the other 46 vehicles are competing for scraps until EVs cross the chasm into mainstream appeal. (A recent S&P Global Mobility analysis showed the Heartland states have yet to embrace electric vehicles.)
"Evaluating EV market performance requires looking through a lower-volume lens than with traditional ICE products," Brinley said. "But growth prospects for EV products are strong, investment is massive and the regulatory environment in the US and globally suggests that these are the solution for the future."
Production volumes today are restricted by factory capacity, the semiconductor shortage and other supply chain challenges, as well as consumer demand. But the issue of production capacity is being addressed, as automakers, battery manufacturers and suppliers pour billions into that side of the equation. Though there are many signals suggesting consumer demand is high and that more buyers may be willing to make the transition – and to do so faster than anticipated even a year ago.
But consumer willingness to evolve to electrification remains the largest wildcard. Looking past Model Y and Model 3, no single model has achieved registrations above 30,000 units through the first three quarters of 2022. The second-best-selling EV brand in the US is Ford. However, Mach-E registrations of about 27,800 units are about 8% of the volume Tesla has captured, according to S&P Global Mobility data.
Tesla has four of the top five EV models by registration; in the sixth through 10th positions are the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV, Hyundai Ioniq5, Kia EV6, Volkswagen ID.4 and Nissan Leaf. Through September, the Bolt has seen about 21,600 vehicles registered, Hyundai and Kia are in the 17,000-18,000-unit range, and VW approached 11,000 units. Including the tenth-place Leaf, no other EV has had registrations above 10,000 units over the first nine months of 2022.
That said, there are caveats. Volkswagen's low volumes are affected by supply chain snarls and market allocations to more EV-friendly regions – issues Hyundai and Kia also face. However, VW's new ID.4 assembly line in Tennessee went live in October; the automaker said at the plant opening that it had 20,000 unfilled reservations and a plant capacity of 7,000 units per month.
That should change the EV volume picture significantly. A look at the roughly 525,000 EVs registered over the first nine months of 2022 shows the EV market today remains in the hands of affluent buyers, who are spending more on their vehicles than ICE buyers.
While logic dictates that further growth will require more EVs being offered in the $25,000-$40,000 price range, the willingness of buyers to spend more today reflects an aspirational nature to the choice.
Tesla's EV-only strategy gives it a retention advantage – as few EV owners have returned to ICE powertrains. But as new EVs arrive, loyalty will be tested. Currently, the Model Y has a 60.5% -brand loyalty and had nearly 74% of buyers come from outside the brand (the conquest rate) – tops in the industry. Who is Tesla conquesting from? Toyota, Honda, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Toyota and Honda are only beginning to get into the EV market, though have yet to enter the fray in earnest.
The race to market
Honda owners in particular are showing an interest in electric vehicles. Unfortunately for Honda, its first EV (a midsize SUV shared with GM) isn't expected until 2024, whereupon the second half of this decade sees a flurry of activity. That still presents the challenge of reconnecting with owners who have defected from the Honda brand.
In its meteoric growth, Tesla has conquested Japanese icons: The top five Model Y conquests are the Lexus RX, Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Honda Odyssey, and Honda Accord. Meanwhile, the top five Model 3 conquests are the Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. So even though the overall market has ditched sedans for SUVs, there remain some who prefer a sedan in electrified form.
But it's not just Tesla winning over consumers of the big two Japanese brands. Early data of the 27,800 registrations of the Ford Mustang Mach-E through September, shows similar conquest patterns: The top Mach-E conquest model has been the Toyota RAV4 (regardless of powertrain), followed by the Honda CR-V and Jeep Wrangler. The Mach-E is also experiencing registrations at a lower MSRP range – 43% of registrations had an MSRP below $50,000. For Ford, more than 63% of registrations from January through September 2022 were conquests from other brands.
After the Mustang Mach-E, the next top EV is the Chevrolet Bolt (EUV and EV). The Bolt is likely to continue to gain ground, as it spent most of the fall and winter of 2021-22 in production hiatus as Chevrolet resolved a warranty issue, and then saw a price reduction soon after production re-started. With production back online, a more attractive price, and GM's plans to increase Bolt capacity in 2023, the vehicle has potential to keep growing. The Bolt also sees RAV4, CR-V and Prius as its top three conquest models.
And while the Hyundai Ioniq5 is limited in its geographic distribution (and faces similar capacity and global demand issues as VW ID.4), S&P Global Mobility conquest data show most Ioniq5 buyers previously owned a Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5 or Subaru Forester. Of the top 10 Ioniq5 conquests, only two are from the traditional Detroit Three brands, with the Chevrolet Bolt at seventh and Jeep Wrangler at tenth.
Of course, the high conquest rates from Toyota and Honda come from the historical sales success of those models overall. The RAV4 is the best-selling non-pickup truck in the US, which means there are more RAV4 buyers to conquest. The Camry, Accord, and CR-V follow close behind.
Along this path, however, these EVs are seeing little conquest of the F-Series or Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. In the S&P Global Mobility garage mate data, however, we see a strong F-Series representation. It shows up as a top garage mate for the Mustang Mach-E; the Bolt does see the Silverado as its top garage mate, the F-Series is next. F-Series is also the top garage mate for the Ioniq5, EV6 and ID.4.
"Though today's EV buyers are not giving up their pickups in favor of going electric, it also suggests that there is a pool of EV owners, who are also full-size pickup owners, being created," Brinley said. "We know that EV owners tend to be loyal to EV propulsion. This intersection can provide support for EV pickup adoption."
An existing pool of current EV owners who also have pickups can be a benefit for the efforts in the full-size EV pick-up space, particularly for the Ford F-150 Lightning, Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV, each of which is aimed at a traditional pick-up use case and owner. The Rivian S1T, GMC Hummer EV and Tesla Cybertruck each occupy a lifestyle pickup space, geared toward innovator buyers and statement-makers, and could be more likely to conquest buyers to the pickup segment as well as to an EV purchase. But for now, electric vehicles remain the provenance of sedans and small SUVs.
NOTE: All loyalty data is based on the S&P Global Mobility household loyalty methodology, which may indicate an addition to the garage and not necessarily a disposal.
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Perrault, a specialty wine and spirits store with an emphasis on superior quality and consumer education, has opened at Mockingbird Station.
The wine selection is in the hands of in-house sommelier Christina Chilcoat, and the liquor is overseen by owner Fausto Vallejo.
You’ll find quality over quantity at Perrault.
“We’re minimizing the number of products from bulk wineries and focusing on wines without sugar and extra additives," Chilcoat told the Observer. "I personally taste every wine we bring into the store. I try to buy wines that drink above their price point, but also make sure to have something for everyone at all price points, in every category.”
Similar to how Perrault chooses the wine list, a spirits specialist team taste tests all liquor products before they land on shelves. According to Chilcoat, the focus is on small, family-owned “rockstar” distilleries.
The spot in Mockingbird Station was chosen to fill the need for specialty spirits and boutique wines in the more historic neighborhoods of Highland Park and Dallas. The space has a sleek, minimalist design that showcases its extensive inventory.
“We wanted to bring a personal touch and provide a service that is unique for the people who are local to this area. We’ll offer more classic and iconic old-school wines, and we pride ourselves on having high standards,” Chilcoat said.
After reaching level 2 sommelier in 2012, Chilcoat worked at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse before settling in at Royal Blue Grocery in Highland Park. She spent four-plus years there as beverage director and ultimately rose to regional beverage director.
In addition to wines and spirits, Perrault will offer an artisan cheese and charcuterie program, private cellar management, custom gift baskets, local chocolates from Kate Weisser and CocoAndre, Reidel glassware, educational wine and spirits books, and cocktail and wine accessories.
And that’s not all.
“My goal with our guests is to learn their palates and cater to their individual preferences,” says Chilcoat. “As we build our relationships with our clients, I’ll conduct wine classes, a monthly wine club and in-store winemaker events where they will be able to sample a variety of products we carefully selected and hope they love.”
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Publicly criticizing broadcasters for offering too little to screen the Women’s World Cup has not worked out yet for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is now threatening a blackout in major European markets.
A public standoff that started last October was intensified by Infantino late Monday when he warned five key countries – England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain – in a statement less than three months before the tournament starts in Australia and New Zealand.
“To be very clear, it is our moral and legal obligation not to undersell the FIFA Women’s World Cup,” Infantino said of the July 20-Aug. 20 tournament.
“Therefore, should the offers continue not to be fair (towards women and women’s football), we will be forced not to broadcast the FIFA Women’s World Cup into the ‘Big 5’ European countries,” he said.
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Europe is FIFA's most lucrative broadcast market with $1.06 billion in broadcast revenue for the 2019-22 commercial cycle, mostly tied to the men's World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA reported total financial reserves close to $4 billion at the end of 2022 with $3.43 billion in broadcast revenue from total income of $7.57 billion in the past four years.
Infantino first aired the Women's World Cup broadcasting issue seven months ago, when in Auckland for the official draw for the 32-team tournament. He said then that offers as low as 1% of the equivalent TV rights price paid for the men’s World Cup were “not acceptable.”
In March, for world soccer’s annual meeting held in Rwanda, Infantino reported no progress with TV broadcasters while also announcing a more than three-fold increase in team prize money to $110 million for the tournament.
Infantino has been clearly rankled that player-led criticism of FIFA for not offering equal prize money is amplified by media he believes is undervaluing women’s soccer. The Women's World Cup has standalone broadcast and sponsor deals rather than being bundled with the men’s tournament.
The FIFA leader suggested on Monday “public broadcasters in particular have a duty to promote and invest in women’s sport.”
“Women deserve it! As simple as that!” he said.
This Women’s World Cup is far from an ideal time zone for European broadcasters. Daytime games in Australia and New Zealand play in the early hours of the morning in Europe, though Infantino said that was not an excuse.
Acknowledging it was not primetime in Europe, Infantino noted the European kickoff times of 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. "is quite a reasonable time” for viewers.
“It doesn’t make any economic sense because the viewing figures are there," he said.
One option for soccer's governing body if broadcast deals cannot be reached in Europe is to stream games exclusively on its online platform, FIFA+.
Many European countries are already assured of seeing most or all of the 64-game tournament on free-to-air channels.
The European Broadcasting Union announced a collective 28-nation deal with FIFA in October that covers Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Switzerland and Turkey. The value was not disclosed.
FIFA's new policy of separate deals for the women's tournament previously made headlines this year when soccer and public officials in Australia and New Zealand objected to planned sponsorship by the Saudi Arabia tourism board. The “Visit Saudi” campaign previously paid FIFA to support the men's World Cup in Qatar.
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HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — KBR Inc. (KBR) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $93 million.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of 62 cents. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, came to 69 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 58 cents per share.
The the engineering, construction company posted revenue of $1.61 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.65 billion.
For the year, the company reported profit of $190 million, or $1.26 per share. Revenue was reported as $6.56 billion.
KBR expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.76 to $2.96 per share.
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How to Watch the Wings vs. Sparks Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for June 23
Published: Jun. 23, 2023 at 3:28 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Nneka Ogwumike and the Los Angeles Sparks (5-7) go up against Arike Ogunbowale and the Dallas Wings (6-6) on Friday, June 23, 2023 at Crypto.com Arena, at 10:00 PM ET on ION.
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- Game Day: Friday, June 23, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: ION
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- Dallas scores 85.5 points per game, 6.9 more points than the 78.6 Los Angeles allows.
- This season, Dallas has a 40.6% shooting percentage from the field, which is 3.7% lower than the 44.3% of shots Los Angeles' opponents have hit.
- The Wings are 1-1 when they shoot better than 44.3% from the field.
- Dallas' 29.9% three-point shooting percentage this season is just 0.5 percentage points lower than opponents of Los Angeles have shot from deep (30.4%).
- The Wings are 3-3 when they shoot better than 30.4% from distance.
- Dallas averages 38.3 rebounds per game, outrebounding Los Angeles by 6.0 boards per contest.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – This weekend, Shahzeb Anwer will get married in his home country of Pakistan, and all of Birmingham, Alabama, is invited to attend.
Anwer is no stranger to the Birmingham. Although he was only there for a short time, he said he feels like the city’s “favored son,” and he wants to repay the favor.
The 31-year-old had been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism, a disease that had been causing him to get kidney stones once or twice a year since he was 18. He began having digestive problems and developed skin issues. But the treatment for his medical issue, Anwer found out, was a surgery that wasn’t available in Pakistan.
So Anwer began looking for help outside his own country. He looked into travelling to Turkey, Singapore, the U.K., and India for treatment, but pandemic-related travel restrictions had made things difficult. Anwer was also worried about costs – the cost of travel as well as the out-of-pocket cost of the medical procedure itself.
Eventually, Anwer found out that having the procedure done at UAB hospital in Birmingham would cost him about half of what had been quoted to him by other medical facilities. So he started learning more about Alabama, a state he’d never even heard of before. In his search for information, Anwer had posted on various websites, including Facebook and Reddit, asking for folks to help him better understand the culture he was about to be immersed in, if only for a short time.
His first post in Birmingham’s subreddit was about clothes. He wanted to know what clothes he should wear in the U.S. Could he wear what he already had in his wardrobe? Would he need to get something new to fit in?
The response he received was overwhelming, he said.
“People responded in a way that I wouldn’t even expect from my own people in Pakistan,” he said.
Redditors in Alabama began helping Anwer, facilitating his trip, giving him tips, and cheering him on along the way. Andrew Harris was one of the people who reached out. He said he wanted to help dispel any negative stereotypes Anwer may have had about Alabama and the South.
“Anytime anyone comes here, I really, truly want to make them have the best time,” he said.
When Anwer made his way to Birmingham, Harris helped him with transportation, bringing him to the store, to eat out, or to medical appointments.
“He would always try to pay me,” Harris said. “But I didn’t want his money. I’ve gained such a friend – a best friend for life.”
During his time in Birmingham – his first time out of Pakistan at all – Anwer came to love the city. He visited local Indian and Thai restaurants, as well as getting in as many trips to McDonald’s, KFC, and Five Guys as he could. He walked through Highland Park and the trails of Mountain Brook. He said Birmingham became his home away from home – a place he’ll never forget.
Anwer’s surgery was successful, resolving the medical problems that had plagued him for years. But after UAB had done its job, it was time for Anwer to head back home to Pakistan. Andrew Harris wasn’t ready for him to go.
“When he started to leave, I got this huge hole in my stomach – in my heart – that I was about to lose him,” Harris said. “Knowing him such a short time, I was surprised that I started having those feeling, but he’s already become such an important part of my life.”
Anwer headed back to Pakistan, but he wasn’t done with Birmingham. When he found out he’d soon be getting married, he posted an invitation in the Reddit group that had helped him find his footing in the United States. Everybody in Birmingham was invited to the wedding, he said.
He’s unsure whether anyone from the city will be able to make it – there was short notice and round trip tickets to Pakistan cost thousands, but he said he felt like he owed the city an invitation, whether its residents can take it up or not.
“Birmingham treated me as their favored son,” he said. “Birmingham literally gave me the attention that people give out to celebrities… So that’s why I did it. I believe someone should be coming, because Birmingham has now become a part of my life.”
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BRADENTON, Fla (WFLA) — Community activists say concerns are rising after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed new immigration legislation this week.
The new legislation requires employers with more than 25 workers to use E-verify, a federal system that checks if a person can legally work in the United States.
Some say that alone will shake up the state’s economy.
“You’re talking about taking away a section of that labor force that really does a lot of the work,” said CJ Garcia with Bold Voter Inc.
Recently, The Farmworkers Association of Florida told 8 On Your Side an estimated 300,000 agricultural workers in the state are undocumented. Leaders believe E-verify will leave farmers scraping for employees.
“Who’s going to pay for that when the crops are in the field rotting? Who’s going to pay, you will, I will,” said Glenn Pearson, Manatee County Democratic Black Caucus.
Meanwhile, a report from the Department of Labor states the construction industry is strapped for workers with 129,000 job openings in February alone.
Manatee County activists say a lot of undocumented people work in that industry as well.
“It’s no stretch to imagine the impact when it comes to roofers or landscapers, these are all things that Floridians will bear the brunt of financially, it’s going to hit you in the pocket,” Pearson said.
Legislation supporters say it’s a way to influence President Joe Biden to take action against the immigration crisis at the U.S. Southern border.
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Maryland Transit Administration Police are investigating how a 21-year-old was able to take control of a light rail car and ultimately crash it into another locomotive.
Police arrested and charged 21-year-old Aidan Francis McDonnell with trespassing, theft and reckless endangerment offenses after they say he took control of the MTA train on Nov. 3. McDonnell, a Severna Park resident, told officers that he drove the train out of the light rail shop located at Cromwell Station in Glen Burnie using a manual from the internet to get the 44-ton locomotive operational, according to charging papers.
Footage from the incident shows that McDonnell entered the train at about 3:30 p.m. and drove it out of the light rail shop a short distance before returning and switching to another track at about 4:15 p.m. He maneuvered the train out of the rail yard, traveling northbound for about three miles on a track being used by a southbound train, charging papers say.
MTA Police dispatched to the track at about 5 p.m., when dispatchers told officers a possibly stolen train was heading toward a southbound train at Linthicum Station, according to charging papers. A minute later, the trains collided. Multiple people on board the southbound train claimed minor injuries. The train McDonnell was operating was empty.
Asked for specifics on how the train was stolen, Jerimiah Moerke, an MTA spokesperson, said in a statement that MTA police “continue to actively investigate the incident” and the transit agency “is conducting a comprehensive review of security protocols.”
He described the crash as a “trespassing incident” and said a temporary bus bridge was in place for the remainder of Thursday evening.
McDonnell told police he had no intention of harming anyone, and was released following his arrest. He is being represented by Glen Burnie attorney Peter O’Neill, who declined to comment on the matter.
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Eligible participants may qualify for $0 monthly payments on some plans
RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open Enrollment season has begun and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is offering multiple health plan options — some with $0 co-pays — as part of its continuing commitment to provide quality, cost-effective health care to Texans just as "we have since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace first opened."
The Open Enrollment period for the Marketplace ends Jan. 15, 2023. For coverage that begins Jan. 1, 2023, you must enroll by Dec. 15, 2022. No proof of a qualifying life event is required to buy a health plan during the open enrollment period.
BCBSTX is offering plans as low as $0 a month for those eligible to receive premium tax credits.
"Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is committed to expanding access to quality, cost-effective health care," said Jim Springfield, BCBSTX president. "We are proud to offer affordable, quality health plan options in every zip code in Texas' 254 counties, just as we have since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace first opened. These plans can be accessed through an unrivaled network of providers and facilities, and some individuals may be eligible for financial assistance. As a customer-owned company, we can take a long-term view and operate in the best interests of our members."
For 2023, BCBSTX is expanding the MyBlue HMOSM Plan, a high-performance, lower-cost option, into six additional counties: Tarrant, Hidalgo, Collin, El Paso, Denton, Cameron. The MyBlue HMOSM Plan is also available in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Travis and Williamson counties.
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) this year means more people will again qualify for subsidies to help pay for their health insurance. Partly as a result of the IRA, four in five customers will be able to find health care coverage for $10 or less per month for 2023 after subsidies, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In Texas, the Department of Health and Human Services estimates 370,000 Texans may be eligible for subsidies because of the IRA's extension of American Rescue Plan subsidies.
Additionally for 2023, according to the Biden Administration, it's estimated that up to 1 million people will become newly eligible for tax credits to help pay for their ACA plans due to a new rule addressing the "Family Glitch" — which means families, who previously found employer-sponsored health insurance unaffordable, now may have new opportunities for reduced costs.
In an effort to make the process of deciding which plan is best for you and your family, BCBSTX has established multiple resources customers can use to find out more information about health plan options:
- BCBSTX will host virtual open enrollment seminars across Texas with Think Blue representatives who can provide guidance in English and Spanish. Customers can schedule an in-person or virtual one-on-one appointment, as well as register for a virtual or in-person educational seminar.
- Access to BCBSTX's Premium Tax Estimator
- Access to the retail shopping cart to explore plans.
- Phone help is offered at 866-427-7497, Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT.
"We are committed to ensuring that every Texan has access to affordable healthcare coverage throughout their healthcare journey," said Springfield.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) — the only statewide, customer-owned health insurer in Texas — is the largest provider of health benefits in the state, working with nearly 80,000 physicians and health care practitioners, and 500 hospitals to serve more than 6 million members in all 254 counties. BCBSTX is a Division of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) (which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Texas, Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma and New Mexico). Health Care Service Corporation is a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Philanthropic commitment seeks to support a clean energy future for people and countries on the frontlines of climate change
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition of leading climate philanthropies today announced an investment of $500 million over the next three years to accelerate a just and equitable energy transition in low and middle income countries, while boosting sustainable development and creating new economic opportunities.
This catalytic philanthropic support will assist efforts by governments alongside civil society organizations and others that give momentum to new and emerging energy transition plans in the Global South. This partnership will build on existing and future multi-donor efforts that are ratcheting ambition and supporting government, community-level and corporate actions to mitigate climate change.
"This is a crucial time for philanthropy to scale its support to southern partners working to lead during remarkably challenging times," said Izabella Teixeira, former Minister for the Environment of Brazil, Co-Chair of the International Resources Panel - UNEP and UN-DESA Board member. "The world needs southern leadership to prove that development priorities and climate priorities go hand in hand and build precedents for a truly just and equitable clean energy transition."
"This mobilization of pooled funds to support climate action goes a long way to fill the gap of climate philanthropy funding in the south," said Saliem Fakir, CEO of the African Climate Foundation, an African-led strategic grant-maker and think-tank working at the nexus of climate change and development. "It will strengthen southern leadership and localization of solutions especially in Africa where the gap of funding is the biggest."
The partnership will support work that includes technical assistance and building the capacity needed to scale up renewable energy while transitioning away from fossil fuels, including through multi-donor initiatives. The aim of the investments is to support implementation in countries that have already made ambitious plans and to encourage more countries to develop high-ambition plans that will serve as the blueprints for the next decade.
"This funding is intended to support countries to implement their ambitious, just and equitable clean energy agendas," said Christie Ulman, President of Sequoia Climate Foundation. "Philanthropy can and will play a key role in catalyzing a step change in support for energy and economic transitions. We recognize that the international community continues to fall unacceptably short of its promises for financial support to tackle climate change and its impacts. While this investment cannot and is not intended to make up for it, we are working to support countries in addressing their challenges and commitment to a clean energy transition. This commitment should be seen as a floor, not a ceiling, for what philanthropy can do to support a just and equitable future."
The philanthropies involved recognize the bold leadership by many low and middle income countries in setting ambitious goals even in the face of profound climate impacts. Importantly, the commitment is not a replacement for the billions already committed to developing countries, but not yet delivered, by developed countries who have the responsibility, the ability and the funds to move much faster and scale action globally. Another key priority for philanthropies is to scale civil society efforts as they continue to be driving forces for a just transition.
"For any country's energy transition effort to be just, legitimate, and ultimately effective, it will require sustained engagement and participation from affected communities and civil society actors on the ground," said Jamie Choi, CEO of Tara Climate Foundation, a regional philanthropic foundation aiming to accelerate Asia's energy transformation. "Resourcing national and subnational civil society partners to play a proactive role in spurring their country's clean energy transition will ensure that solutions stick."
The announcement contributes momentum towards other philanthropic efforts to support the Global South in a critical moment as countries face compounding food, energy, and cost of living crises in addition to the ongoing impacts of the climate crisis.
The following philanthropic organizations are part of today's announcement:
- Ballmer Group
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Children's Investment Fund Foundation
- Good Energies by Porticus
- Growald Climate Fund
- High Tide Foundation
- Oak Foundation
- Sequoia Climate Foundation
- Three Cairns Group
About Sequoia Climate Foundation
The Sequoia Climate Foundation is a philanthropic organization on a mission to avert the worst impacts of climate change. A 501(c)(3) based in California, we support ambitious, evidence-based strategies aimed at accelerating the clean energy transition.
About Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg Philanthropies invests in 941 cities and 173 countries around the world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization focuses on five key areas for creating lasting change: the Arts, Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health. Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg's giving, including his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as Bloomberg Associates, a pro bono consultancy that works in cities around the world. In 2021, Bloomberg Philanthropies distributed $1.66 billion. For more information, please visit bloomberg.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Scoring a goal in the World Cup is every soccer player’s dream – as long as it goes in the opponent’s net.
Not all goals go as planned, though, with some unintentionally going off a player into their own net.
How do those plays get recorded in the score sheet? And just how many have there been in the history of the World Cup?
Here’s everything to know about own goals.
What is an own goal in soccer?
An own goal happens when a player accidentally scores against their own team.
The term applies in soccer, hockey and more sports where teams attempt to score in a net.
Who gets credit for an own goal?
In soccer, an own goal is credited to the player who knocked the ball into their own net.
While the defending player who scored is credited with an own goal, it does not count towards that player’s game, seasonal or career scoring total.
Is it an own goal if the shot was on target?
The ruling of an own goal can be subjective.
Some shots that hit off a defender are ruled an own goal, while others are credited to the attacker. If the attacker’s shot was on target and only had a negligible deflection off the defender, the attacker will still get credit. However, if the defender is attempting to clear the ball and it winds up crossing the goal line anyways, they will be credited with an own goal.
Per FIFA guidelines, “[a] defender’s intervention must be deliberate in order for an own goal to be registered against [them].”
Does anyone get an assist on an own goal?
No assist is awarded on an own goal in soccer.
How many own goals have there been in World Cup history?
Of the 2,720 goals scored in FIFA World Cup history, 54 were own goals.
There were two own goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The first came from Morocco’s Nayef Aguerd in the group stage against Canada and the second was from Argentina’s Enzo Fernández against Australia in the Round of 16.
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Wilson to Sponsor Swing Campus to Revolutionize Racquet Sport Experience and Grow Global Player Base
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Swing Racquet + Paddle (Swing), in line with their mission to drive the evolution of sport through a first-of-its-kind dedicated multi-racquet & paddle sport and Sportstainment™ venue, is proud to announce Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Wilson) as a leading sponsor. Swing and Wilson plan to revolutionize the racquet and paddle sport experience, growing the player base for racquet sports in the United States and beyond. Through its sponsorship of Swing, Wilson will continue to lead innovation in the industry while fueling growth and participation in racquet and paddle sports.
"Wilson is thrilled to align with Swing to bring multiple racquet and paddle sports under one roof; it is just what the industry needs. We are very bullish about this project and feel Wilson can play an integral role in Swing's movement," said Joe Dudy, president and CEO of Wilson Sports Goods. "We cannot wait to see Swing come to life in Raleigh and beyond."
Swing's Raleigh campus will include a Wilson Stringing Bar for tennis racquets and act as a testing ground for Wilson's new consumer experiences, driven by technology including AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), and gamification. The space will offer a brick & mortar Wilson branded multi-racquet sport retail experience, showcasing the latest innovations in Wilson equipment and sportswear; act as a destination for national and international tournaments and events; and continue efforts to grow the player base in the U.S. and beyond. The multipurpose venue will also be home to a satellite hub of Wilson Labs, the brand's R&D arm responsible for industry-leading Racquet Sports innovation.
"We have created a new platform that will truly accelerate the growth of racquet + paddle sports by pushing the boundaries on what has traditionally been a highly fragmented consumer experience. With Wilson's dedication to innovation, we are one step closer to delivering an experience unlike any other destination in the world," said Rob Autry, founder and CEO of Swing Racquet + Paddle. "Swing is proud to announce Wilson as a strategic sponsor to not only develop and execute this concept but continuously support the further evolution of the industry."
Additionally, Swing and Wilson will align on community programming in and around Raleigh, offering steady tennis, padel and pickleball programming. Wilson will also sponsor scholarships for youth development and other charitable initiatives that align with their objective of increasing access to and growing participation in racquet sports.
Swing's first flagship location is a 45-acre campus headquartered in Raleigh, N.C. that will break ground in 2023 and open to the public in late 2024. The Swing campus will serve up tennis, pickleball, padel, table tennis, and beach tennis courts adjacent to retail and an innovative food and beverage experience. To learn more about Swing, please visit SwingNC.com.
About Swing:
Swing Racquet + Paddle, led by entrepreneur Rob Autry and business partner Jason DeGroff, is the first multi-racquet + paddle Sportstainment facility designed to scale nationwide and will feature a 45-acre flagship campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Swing addresses an unmet need in the racquet sports space through a first of its kind Sportstainment experience. The flagship location, slated for completion in late 2024, will be the largest, multi-racquet sports facility in the world. Swing is a place that combines the best in racquet + paddle courts, tournament play, sports fitness, technology, and eatertainment- with a goal of producing players with a lifelong love of the game. More than a facility, Swing is an experience. An approachable and fun way to play. A place that brings people together through a common connection centered on sustainability, social good, and inclusion. For more information, please visit www.SwingNC.com.
About Wilson
Chicago, USA-based Wilson Sporting Goods Co., a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, is the world's leading manufacturer of high-performance sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. The Company brings more than a century of innovation, history and heritage across many sports including Racquet Sports, Baseball, Softball, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer and Golf.
In Racquet Sports, Wilson is a global leader in tennis, padel, racquetball, badminton and pickleball. The brand also offers Wilson Sportswear inclusive of lifestyle and performance apparel for all to live like an athlete. Leveraging player insights to create products that push equipment and apparel innovation into new territories, Wilson empowers athletes at every level to perform at their best. Visit www.wilson.com for more information.
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Bob Huggins will remain basketball coach at West Virginia after agreeing to a suspension and pay cut for using a homophobic slur during a radio show, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the university had not finalized its decision. The person could not give details on the suspension or amount of salary reduction.
ESPN first reported Huggins would remain coach, but with conditions.
In a blunder that will leave a lasting mark on his Hall of Fame career, Huggins used the slur to refer to Xavier fans on Monday while also denigrating Catholics during an appearance on Cincinnati radio station WLW. He later apologized in a statement. The West Virginia athletic department called the comments “offensive” and said it was reviewing the matter.
During the radio show, Huggins was asked about the transfer portal and whether he had a chance of landing a player at West Virginia from Xavier, a Jesuit school.
“Catholics don’t do that,” Huggins said. “I tell you what, any school that can throw rubber penises on the floor and then say they didn’t do it, by God they can get away with anything.
“It was the Crosstown Shootout. What it was, was all those (expletive), those Catholic (expletive), I think.”
In a speech on Wednesday, Xavier President Colleen Hanycz called Huggins’ comments “repulsive and offensive.”
“The deplorable mischaracterizations and homophobic slurs directed towards our LGBTQ+ and our Catholic communities were repulsive and offensive,” Hanycz said before a press event detailing plans for a new medical school. “To those in our Xavier family who were directly targeted and harmed by these hateful words, be assured that you are invaluable members of our Xavier family and you belong here," Hanycz said. "Your presence makes us better.”
Huggins entered the Basketball Hall of Fame last September. In 41 seasons, his teams have gone to 25 NCAA tournaments, finished ranked in the top 10 of The Associated Press poll seven times and had finished under .500 five times. The Mountaineers have 11 NCAA Tournament appearances under Huggins.
Huggins spent 16 seasons at Cincinnati before being fired in 2005 in a power struggle with the school’s president as well as the aftermath of a 2004 drunken driving arrest. After spending one season at Kansas State, Huggins took his dream job at West Virginia, his alma mater, in 2007.
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AP College Sports Writer Ralph Russo contributed to this report.
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MERRIMACK, N.H., March 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yellowhead Helicopters LTD (Yellowhead) has selected CAMP Systems International, Inc. (CAMP), the leading independent provider of aviation management products and services, to provide Aircraft Health Management as part of CAMP's enterprise solution for its fleet of 48 helicopters.
CAMP maintenance tracking, and integration with CAMP ERP software, provide a complete ecosystem from tracking and planning to maintenance execution and compliance from a single platform. "CAMP's ability to document compliance from start to finish was a strong determining factor in choosing the platform," says Jacob Forman. CEO at Yellowhead. "CAMP's capability to incorporate planning, maintenance activities, and compliance tracking within an advanced aviation software solution will provide an extensive benefit to Yellowhead's overall operations."
Sean Lanagan, President of CAMP Systems, adds, "CAMP's unique ecosystem of integrated maintenance planning, ERP, and marketplace solutions enable leading aviation companies, such as Yellowhead, to streamline business operations with highly efficient workflows from a single provider. Our helicopter customers face a dynamic, competitive market where configuring aircraft to a specific mission quickly and safely is critical to their success. CAMP is proud to be a partner in meeting this challenge."
Maintenance operations and planning are critical components of many helicopter operations. CAMP's enterprise solution provides integrated connectivity between planning, compliance, and maintenance activities eliminating costly, error-prone, and time-consuming manual processes. Bell, Leonardo, and every major business jet OEM recommend CAMP.
About Yellowhead
Yellowhead Helicopters Ltd. is a privately held Canadian company, based in BC and Alberta, that has been providing commercial helicopter services and solutions to the public, industry, and government since 1975.
About CAMP
CAMP is the leading independent provider of aviation management products and services with a proven track record of over 50 years. CAMP is committed to providing the highest quality products and services to the business aviation community across the globe. CAMP is privately held by Hearst.
For more information about CAMP Systems, visit http://campsystems.com
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(The Conversation) – For many Americans, pumpkins mean that fall is here. In anticipation, coffee shops, restaurants and grocery stores start their pumpkin flavor promotions in late August, a month before autumn officially begins. And shoppers start buying fresh decorative winter produce, such as pumpkins and turban squash, in the hot, sultry days of late summer.
But these fruits – yes, botanically, pumpkins and squash are fruits – don’t last forever. And they may not even make it to Halloween if you buy and carve them too early.
As a plant pathologist, gardener and self-described pumpkin fanatic, I have both boldly succeeded and miserably failed at growing, properly carving and keeping these iconic winter squash in their prime through the end of October. Here are some tips that can help your epic carving outlast the Day of the Dead.
Pick a healthy pumpkin and transport it carefully
This may seem obvious, but shop for a pumpkin in the same way that you shop the produce aisle. Whether you plan to carve them or not, choose pumpkins that are not damaged, dented or diseased. Is the stem loose? Is there a clear break in the rind? Are there any water-soaked spots on the exterior?
Post-harvest diseases – those that occur after the pumpkin is removed from the vine – can happen anywhere between the field where they were grown and your front step. A bruise or crack will allow opportunistic fungi, bacteria, water molds and small insects to invade and colonize your pumpkins. Keeping the rind defect-free and stem intact ensures your prized pumpkin a longer shelf life.
The trip home also matters. Most of us transport pets, kids, muddy hiking boots and food in our cars, which makes our vehicles giant petri dishes harboring common environmental molds and bacteria. Some of those microbes could colonize your unsuspecting pumpkins.
Secure your pumpkins en route to your house so they don’t suffer bruising or stem breakage. My family often uses seat belts to protect ours. Once home, don’t carry your pumpkin by the stem, which can lead to breakage, especially if it is big and heavy.
Keep them clean and dry
Pumpkins spend most of their lives in fields, developing on top of soil that teems with fungi, bacteria, water molds and soil-dwelling animals like nematodes, insects and mites. Removing these organisms, and any eggs they may have affixed to your pumpkin’s rind, will help preserve it.
To get rid of them, wipe down your pumpkins, preferably with a bleach wipe or two. This is especially important if you plan to carve them: Piercing the dirty rind with a sharp tool will introduce these eager visitors deeper into the heart of your pumpkin. Be sure to use clean tools as well. Microbes can reside and multiply on small amounts of pumpkin debris stuck in the teeth of dirty carving knives.
Even if you are not carving your pumpkin, wiping it down isn’t a bad idea, since it may have small bruises or cracks that are easy to overlook.
Hollow pumpkins out thoroughly, but don’t overdo it
Much of the work of carving a pumpkin involves separating the fibrous strands and seeds inside it from the harder pulp that makes up the pumpkin’s walls. As you scoop out the pumpkin’s innards, thoroughly inspect the inside walls for soft rotten patches or dark tissues, which may have been colonized pre- or post-harvest by bacteria, fungi or water molds. Diseased pumpkins sometimes produce an off-putting smell, so use your nose as well.
If you find these issues as you carve, you may want to try carving another pumpkin. You can also paint your pumpkins instead of carving them, which averts the need to peer inside.
Some online tutorials and YouTube videos recommend thinning out pumpkins’ walls to better allow candle or LED light to pass through. But if you make the walls too thin, your jack-o’-lantern’s fangs will become inward-curving skin tabs as the pulp desiccates and deforms. A toothless jack-o’-lantern scares no one.
Another advantage of maintaining thicker walls is that it enables you to try a 3D carving. This involves shaping the pumpkin’s surface as you would carve a piece of wood, without breaking through the shell, and can produce dramatic results.
Some people soak their carved pumpkins in diluted bleach or vinegar water after completing them. But this technique is a double-edged sword: Adding more free moisture to your masterpiece invites windblown mold spores and rain-splashed bacteria to colonize it. However, applying a light coating of petroleum jelly or vegetable oil to all the exposed parts can extend the shelf life of your sculpted squash.
Protect your creation
October is a wet month with frequent rains in many parts of the U.S. Rain falling on your jack-o’-lantern will invite every mold in the neighborhood to take up residency in or on it. For this reason, I recommend keeping your pumpkins on a covered porch or displaying them from indoors in a window.
It’s OK if some mold forms inside it, as not all fungi cause soft rots – diseases that produce wet spots that spread, become mushy and turn black. If a pumpkin does become overly moldy on the inside walls, move it outdoors to avoid producing a lot of spores in your home.
When your pumpkin does start to mold and collapse, don’t throw it in a landfill. Put it out for your neighborhood deer or atop your compost pile. Or find a spot in your yard where you can watch it degrade over time, until it turns back to soil in time for next year’s pumpkin patch. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/how-to-keep-your-jack-o-lantern-from-turning-into-moldy-maggoty-mush-before-halloween/ | 2022-10-08 16:17:19 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/how-to-keep-your-jack-o-lantern-from-turning-into-moldy-maggoty-mush-before-halloween/ |
Amazon subsidiary Zoox tests robotaxi
By HALELUYA HADERO
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Zoox, a self-driving vehicle company owned by Amazon, said it has successfully carried passengers on public roads – a development that helps the California company inch closer to bringing the vehicle to the general public.
The company conducted the first run of its four-person “robotaxi” with employees on board Saturday, the Amazon subsidiary said Monday.
The vehicle, which doesn’t have steering wheels or pedals, ran a mile-long route between two Zoox buildings at the company’s headquarters in Foster City, California. The carriage-style interior of the vehicle has two benches that face each other. It measures just under 12 feet long, about a foot shorter than a standard Mini Cooper and can travel up to 35 miles per hour.
Zoox, which was founded in 2014 and bought by Amazon six years later, said its vehicle can navigate roads and avoid collisions. Before Saturday’s test, the company said it completed testing on private roads and got necessary approvals from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
With the test now completed, Zoox says its planning to launch a shuttle service exclusively for its employees. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/14/amazon-subsidiary-zoox-tests-robotaxi/ | 2023-02-14 18:25:58 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/02/14/amazon-subsidiary-zoox-tests-robotaxi/ |
During the summer time, the Philadelphia Eagles face many questions on their protection line-up. Terrell Edmunds goals to offer a cast resolution as one of Philadelphia’s veteran loose agent signings (alongside with Justin Evans) after shedding loose brokers C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Marcus Epps. Following the transition within the place, Edmunds may protected a beginning protection spot.
Edmunds said that it’s going smartly and he continues to be informed the playbook, engage with his teammates and compete. He believes there is nonetheless an extended approach to pass, but in addition felt that the workforce’s running strategies are coming in combination well. Edmunds spent the ultimate 5 seasons of his occupation with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the place he was once a very good starter and performed along Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Edmunds acknowledges that transitioning to Philadelphia is distinct and calls for learning new calls, faces, and names. However, he stays positive that the whole thing is coming in combination simply superb. He believes the workforce has very good coaches and a super staff of guys within the DB room that paintings in combination and assist each and every different compete on a daily basis, making each and every different higher.
In Sean Desai’s defense, Edmunds may probably declare one of the beginning protection spots. Although his protection stats ultimate season weren’t the most efficient, he did have 70 tackles and two sacks in 15 video games with 5 passes defensed. At best 26 years outdated, Edmunds has masses of room for building.
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Edmunds and Reed Blankenship these days have first-team spots within the Eagles’ remodeled protection line-up. Justin Evans, K’Von Wallace, and rookie third-round select Sydney Brown are anticipated to compete for beginning jobs. Edmunds will play a pivotal position in figuring out whether or not the workforce has to seek for additional enhancements within the protection place. | https://blackchronicle.com/eagles-terrell-edmunds-emphasizes-challenges-of-learning-new-defense-after-spending-5-seasons-with-steelers/ | 2023-06-06 11:54:01 | 1 | https://blackchronicle.com/eagles-terrell-edmunds-emphasizes-challenges-of-learning-new-defense-after-spending-5-seasons-with-steelers/ |
Federal Reserve credits Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' for rise in hotel revenue
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has not only been a success since it kicked off in March but apparently, it’s provided an economic boost for one city.
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Office says the 12-time Grammy-winning singer is responsible for a tourism boost in the city.
Officials wrote in the Federal Reserve Beige Book released Wednesday that May was the strongest month for hotel revenue with guest bookings in the area since the pandemic began.
The Beige Book summarizes economic conditions at 12 Federal Reserve districts and is released eight times a year. The publication also identifies trends in the economy that may not be apparent in available economic data.
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Business Insider reported Swift performed three concerts at Lincoln Financial Field on May 12, 13, and 14, and returned to Pennsylvania in mid-June to perform in Pittsburgh.
The Acrisure Stadium posted on its Twitter account that 73,117 were in attendance at her concert in Pittsburgh on June 17.
Data from Booking.com cited by Business Insider reveals that hotel prices more than tripled in anticipation of the tour in some cities, including Pittsburgh; Minneapolis; and Kansas City, Missouri.
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Last month, the Chicago tourism bureau Choose Chicago shared on Twitter the financial impact Swift’s tour made on the city.
Citing Pollstar, a concert data tracking group, FOX Business reported that the Eras Tour has already grossed more than $300 million with over one million tickets sold. Swift has added international tour dates to her Eras Tour, which the group projects she will reach the $1 billion mark.
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The 52-show Eras Tour will conclude on Aug. 9 in Inglewood, California. The tour sold a record-breaking 2.4 million tickets on its first day of sales, the most for any artist in a single day.
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LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Coolio 's posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature's Treach, Da Lench Mob's J-Dee, and Ras Kass on a project that was not intended to be the rapper's last.
Titled “Long Live Coolio,” the forthcoming LP is a celebration of the Grammy award-winning MC, best known for his ’90s classics “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage." His representatives on Friday exclusively shared with The Associated Press the 11-song track list and who will be heard on the album when it is released later this year.
"A Star Is Born", the latest track from the release — a collaboration between Naughty By Nature's Treach, MC Shan, and Coolio's long time producer/collaborator DJ Wino — premiered on Friday, a track that doubles as a history lesson in Coolio's path to superstardom. The video was filmed in Las Vegas.
"When I heard Coolio's verse, I'm like, 'Yo, it feels like the homie is still here," he said, showing off a large portrait tattoo of his labelmate Coolio on his chest. "How do we want people to think of him? We just want them to always think of him. That's what it's about — keeping your homies' names in the streets. Tupac just got a star in Hollywood. We don't just say it when our brothers are here. We say it until we meet up with them again."
“Went from Old Man to Boo Daddy to Coolio,” Coolio raps in “A Star is Born.” “At the age of 18 I hit the studio KDAY I’m on radio.”
“Coolio told his story in the second verse,” said DJ Wino. “This song was not meant to be posthumous.”
Coolio died in September 2022 from the effects of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine, the Los Angeles County coroner's office determined, ruling it an accidental death. In March 2023, Coolio's estate announced that the hip-hop legend had been working on an album in the days leading up to his death.
DJ Wino says about 75% of the album was completed prior to Coolio's death. “He laid it out there for us,” he said of finishing “Long Live Coolio.” “It was up to us to come through, and like good little foot soldiers we followed up.”
Coolio won a Grammy for best solo rap performance for "Gangsta's Paradise," the 1995 hit from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer film "Dangerous Minds" that sampled Stevie Wonder's 1976 song "Pastime Paradise" and was played constantly on MTV. The song hit one billion views on YouTube in 2022.
The rapper had subsequent hits with “Fantastic Voyage” in 1994, “1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New)” in 1996 and 1997’s “C U When U Get There.” His career album sales totaled 4.8 million, with 978 million on-demand streams of his songs, according to Luminate. He was nominated for six Grammys overall.
“LONG LIVE COOLIO” TRACK LIST:
1. “Shine On Me”
2. “Got That”
3. “Notice Me” (feat. Ras Kass)
4. “Fast Pace” (feat. Kid Frost)
5. “I’m Wit That BS” (feat. J-Dee from Da Lench Mob)
6. “TAG You It” (feat. Too $hort)
7. “A Star Is Born” (feat. Treach from Naughty By Nature)
8. “Belly Of The Beast” (feat. Cejaz Negraz)
9. “Snitch’N”
10. “Stand Up Beat It Hit It” (feat. Jay Chris)
11. “R Thentic” (feat. Kurupt & Chill)
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills got a much-needed jolt of good news on Thursday.
Coach Sean McDermott and his team found out that safety Damar Hamlin has made remarkable progress in his recovery since his heart stopped during Monday night’s game.
In three days since the Bills were left emotionally devastated as they watched their teammate collapse on the field in Cincinnati, the team’s motto has gone from “Pray for Damar” to “Play for Damar.”
And a rallying message from Hamlin’s father, Mario — delivered to the Bills via a Zoom call on Wednesday — provided another boost as the Bills (12-3) resumed practicing in preparation to host the New England Patriots (8-8) in their season finale on Sunday.
“His message was the team needs to get back to focus on the goals they had set for themselves. Damar would have wanted it that way,” McDermott said during the team’s first media availability since Hamlin’s life was endangered. “We owe that to Damar, and we owe that to his family.”
Quarterback Josh Allen was particularly inspired by what Hamlin communicated to his bedside nurse upon waking up Wednesday evening. Unable to speak because of an oxygen tube inserted in his mouth, Hamlin asked by writing on a pad of paper if the Bills had beaten the Bengals. (He didn’t know the game was suspended after his injury.)
“As teammates, you love hearing that response, that the first thing on his mind wasn’t, you know, ‘Poor me.’ It was, ‘How are my teammates doing?’” Allen said. “For Damar to go through that and to come out on the other side and still, again, just thinking about his teammates, that’s Damar. That’s who he is.”
Though the 24-year-old Hamlin remains listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, his doctors provided encouraging news on his recovery. Aside from being able to communicate, Hamlin has also been able to grip people’s hands.
“So we know that it’s not only that the lights are on. We know that he’s home. And it appears that all the cylinders are firing within his brain, which is greatly gratifying for all of us,” Dr. Timothy Pritts said. “He still has significant progress he needs to make, but this marks a really good turning point in his ongoing care.”
The test for the Bills now is focusing their attention on returning to the field. It’s yet another challenge during a year filled with adversity for one of the AFC’s best teams.
The last remnants of a blizzard, in which more than 40 people died across the region over Christmas, are still visible in melting snow piles along the region’s streets and in parking lots. The storm was the second to hit Buffalo in a month, with the first one in November forcing the Bills to relocate their home game against Cleveland to Detroit. The Bills also rallied in support of the community in May in the aftermath of a racist shooting spree in which 10 people were killed at a Buffalo supermarket.
McDermott — who sat with Allen at the podium during an emotional, nearly 40-minute news conference — is confident the Bills, much like their community, can once again show their resilience.
“How do I know that we’ll be able to overcome, is we have to. Just like we’ve done many times before, and this city, and the people of western New York that have dealt with what they’ve dealt with. That’s what you do,” McDermott said. “This is what western New York and the fans of the Buffalo Bills, this is what we do.”
The NFL confirmed on Thursday night what had become inevitable: The Bills-Bengals game won’t be resumed. While the Bills may be relieved they don’t have to return to Cincinnati, removing a game from their schedule creates a new obstacle in their pursuit of the top seed in the AFC. Kansas City (13-3) would now lock up the No. 1 seed by beating Las Vegas on Saturday.
Buffalo had hoped all year to earn home-field advantage and avoid another playoff trip to Kansas City, where it lost a thrilling, back-and-forth divisional playoff matchup in overtime last season. The Bills did their part by beating the Chiefs on the road on Oct. 16.
Under a proposal Thursday from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that was pending approval by clubs, the Bills would indeed escape that return trip.
Goodell proposed that potential AFC Championship meetings between the three teams affected by the canceled game — Buffalo, Kansas City and Cincinnati (11-4) — be played at neutral sites if the team that earned home-field advantage benefited from playing an unequal number of games.
None of those details were of much concern Thursday to McDermott, who said seedings and playoff scenarios took a backseat to the team’s focus on Hamlin’s health. McDermott and Allen were still dealing with the emotional toll of watching medical staff performing CPR on Hamlin.
McDermott had to pause for 10 seconds when discussing the outpouring of worldwide support for Hamlin, whose charitable foundation has received more than $7 million in donations since Monday.
“It’s amazing to me to know the impact that this has had on so many people,” McDermott said, his eyes welling. “And for now, Damar to be awake and his mom to be able to share that with him is incredible.”
Allen said it will be difficult to determine what it will be like for the team to play on Sunday.
“I think for every person, it’s going to be a little bit different. I think putting that helmet back on today was a really good thing for our team,” Allen said. “But I’d be lying to you if I didn’t say some people will be changed forever, you know, after being on the field and witnessing that and feeling those emotions.”
What encouraged the quarterback was a conversation he had with Mario Hamlin after his son was hospitalized on Monday night.
“The only thing he said was: ‘My son’s going to be all right,’” Allen said.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans Police Department employee who was moonlighting as an Uber driver was stabbed to death by a passenger in what a sheriff said was a random act of deadly violence.
Yolanda Dillion, 54, was a fiscal analyst with the police department, New Orleans police chief Shaun Ferguson said Friday. She was stabbed multiple times Thursday afternoon in her car in the parking lot of a hotel in neighboring Jefferson Parish. She died later at a hospital.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said detectives worked with Uber to determine the identity of her passenger, who had been picked up in New Orleans. They found him staying at the hotel.
Lopinto said Brandon Jacobs, 29, of Harvey, admitted to the killing.
“He stated that he woke up yesterday morning and decided he was going to kill someone," Lopinto said during a news conference with Ferguson at the sheriff’s office in Gretna.
Online records showed Jacobs was being held without bond on a second-degree murder charge. There was no information on whether he had an attorney.
The sheriff said Jacobs posted video of the aftermath of the stabbing on social media and authorities worked with Facebook to have it taken down.
“We asked him specifically, ‘How did you pick her?’ His response was, ‘I didn’t pick her, Uber picked her.' Meaning that she was the random person that picked him up that day," Lopinto said.
Ferguson, who is retiring as the head of New Orleans' Police Department at the end of the year, said Dillion was a 10-year employee of the department. He described her as quiet and humble, adding that she did important work for the department.
“This was just something that definitely blindsided everyone,” Ferguson said.
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HAVANA (AP) — When Hurricane Ian tore through western Cuba in late September, causing an island-wide blackout, it left the government grappling with a deepening energy crisis and simmering discontent among Cubans.
It also once again thrust the Caribbean island into the middle of an escalating tug-of-war between its seaside neighbor, the United States, and ally, Russia.
At a time when Cuba is urging the Biden administration to ease U.S. sanctions that it says stifle hurricane recovery efforts, Russian oil has flooded into the island, providing relief to debilitating blackouts.
Russia has shipped an estimated $352 million in oil to Cuba since the start of the Ukraine war, the biggest inflow from Russia this century and enough to cover about half the shortfall in the island's supplies, according to independent estimates. The sales also potentially alleviated the weight of international sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
In an increasingly complex geopolitical situation, the island nation has been left with its hands tied.
“(It leaves them) between a rock and a hard place,” said Richard LeoGrande, a professor at American University who has tracked Cuba for years. “Cuba can’t afford to alienate either side in what is shaping up to be a new Cold War.”
But this time, 60 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuba’s tough spot lies not in nuclear weapons, but rather its deepening energy crisis.
Cuba has depended on foreign oil as its primary energy source for decades.
Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviets sold Cuba oil well below market price. Later, Cuba hatched a similar deal with socialist ally Venezuela at the height of its oil boom, sending Cuban medics in exchange for discounted petroleum.
Since Venezuela has fallen into its own crisis, though, Cuba has been left short on both oil and a way to pay for it.
Despite speculation that Venezuela may be fronting part of the costs, Cuba's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Cossío told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that “Cuba, of course, pays for the petroleum."
“Cuba has to buy petroleum for the well-being of the economy, and it's willing to buy it from whoever sells it to us,” Cossío said.
Meanwhile, key power plants slowly decayed over years of deferred maintenance. The Cuban government struggled to bolster its own energy sector and harness the island’s potential for solar and wind energy.
The lack of investment is something the Caribbean nation blames on American sanctions meant to cripple the nation’s economy.
“The blockade deprives Cuba of indispensable financial resources,” Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodríguez said at a recent news conference. “The national electric energy system is passing through an extremely grave situation that’s the result of these limitations.”
The American embargo stretches back to the Cold War, though Cuba had a brief respite during the Obama administration. Restrictions came back into full force under the Trump administration, exacerbating economic turmoil caused by COVID-19.
While President Joe Biden has eased certain sanctions, many of the measures have stayed in place. Rodríguez says that they have cost Cuba $3 billion in seven months.
American officials and critics blame Cuba's economic woes on mismanagement and failures to bolster its private sector.
Preexisting economic turmoil and blackouts came to a head this fall when Cuba’s power grid took a double hit.
In August, a crucial oil storage facility east of Havana caught fire, and in late September, Hurricane Ian tore through western Cuba, throwing the entire island into a blackout.
The Category 3 hurricane left three dead, at least 14,000 homes destroyed and the energy system with long-term damage.
Sporadic hours-long blackouts have fueled discontent, sparking small protests across the island, the first since larger protests in 2021. Many demonstrators last year were detained and issued harsh sentences.
Meanwhile, the island is facing its biggest migratory exodus in decades.
Cuba has found some respite in oil shipped in from Russia, which has been looking for new markets as international sanctions imposed for its invasion of Ukraine have cut it off from many other customers.
Increased sales to China, India and even Cuba have helped Russia ease the economic brunt of sanctions. It’s likely also helped Cuba stay afloat, explained Jorge Piñon, senior research fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Center, which tracks the shipments.
“We know that Russian storage tanks are full. … They need to move that stuff,” Piñon said. “So good news for Cuba, and good news for Russia that Cuba is in that situation.”
Russia has sent at least eight shipments totaling 4.3 million barrels of oil, mainly crude, to Cuba since the beginning of the Ukraine war, according to Piñon’s center. And Piñon noted two more shipments are on their way.
Since the turn of the century, Russia had sent only two shipments to Cuba: one in 2017 worth $35.3 million and another in 2018 worth $55.8 million, according to U.N. Comtrade data.
Russia has offered sharp discounts to other nations, though it’s unclear how much Cubans are paying or how they are doing so in the midst of their economic crisis.
Cuba has also contracted at least four floating power plants from a Turkish company. They can be plugged into a power grid for an extra boost of energy. That helped ease the worst of the blackouts, but LeoGrande noted the ships were a patchwork investment, likely expensive, and not a long-term solution.
At the same time, Cuba is among just a handful of countries in the United Nations to avoid condemning Russia for annexation of four regions of Ukraine. Rather, the Caribbean nation abstained from voting.
“They need to maintain a good relationship with Russia,” said LeoGrande. “It’s just too important and a lifeline for them to put it at risk.”
But Cuba's hesitancy to denounce Russia on a global stage could complicate the slow thawing of its icy relationship with the U.S.
While the Biden administration has not followed through on campaign promises to reverse Trump-era restrictions, both the August fire and the hurricane have opened up a conversation between the two governments.
The Biden administration announced this month it would provide $2 million in hurricane relief to Cuba, following a Cuban appeal for assistance — though the administration made clear that the resources would be distributed through independent aid organizations instead of the Cuban government.
In August, the American government also provided 43 fire suits to Cuba following the blaze in the oil storage facility.
Rodríguez, Cuba's foreign affairs minister, thanked the U.S. for the October offer over Twitter, saying it “will add up to our recovery efforts in support of the victims" of the hurricane.
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Football coach shot 10 times while shielding players from gunfire, police say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WJXT) – A football coach in Florida was shot 10 times while trying to protect his young players from a drive-by shooting Saturday night.
He survived with serious injuries, but sadly, a 13-year-old boy died in the shooting.
Police in Jacksonville said the teen was killed moments after leaving a football tryout. In total, five people were in the car: the 13-year-old, the coach, an 11-year-old boy who was seriously injured, a 14-year-old boy who was uninjured, and a 15-year-old boy who was uninjured.
The boy who died was identified as Prince Holland.
Police said the 21-year-old coach, who was driving, tried to shield the players as bullets rang out.
Police are still looking for the person responsible for the drive-by shooting. The coach, who is awake and alert in the hospital, told police he doesn’t know who shot him.
Investigators are working with the surviving teens to try to piece the puzzle together. They are also looking at evidence from the scene, such as shell casings and surveillance video.
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Teen girl attacked by shark on Florida beach to have leg amputated, hospital says
TAYLOR COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida teenager who fought off a shark that attacked her in Taylor County will have to have her leg amputated.
Addison Bethea, 17, of Perry, Florida, was scalloping with her brother, Rhett, off the coast of Keaton Beach when she felt something tap her leg. Just seconds later, she was being pulled underwater by an estimated 9-foot shark.
"She was fighting the shark. She tried to pull it off of her leg with her bare hands," her mother told FOX 35 News. "She’s got bite marks on her hand."
Addison is being treated at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare where she has undergone two surgeries already. In an update on Sunday, the hospital said that she will have to have a third surgery to amputate her injured leg.
"She suffered devastating injury to her upper right leg, including the loss of her quadriceps, the four muscles in the front of the thigh that work together to keep the kneecap stable and allow for lower leg extension. The bite also caused massive nerve and vascular damage," the hospital wrote on Facebook. "The injuries to Addison’s leg are so extensive that they will require amputation just above the right knee, which will take place during surgery on Tuesday."
Credit: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare - TMH
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"This is the best-case scenario for Addison, and the best option to get her back to the most normal life possible," Addison’s mother said.
The hospital said that Addison has a long road to recovery that will require extensive rehabilitation, but her family says she is staying upbeat and strong. She says she will be back in the ocean once she heals, according to the Facebook post.
"Addison got a little emotional today when we told her about the amputation," her mother said, according to the post. "But she has accepted it, and she knows this is her best path forward. She’s embracing it and trying to keep a positive outlook."
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Addison and her family with medical expenses. As of Tuesday morning, it has raised over $25,000. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/teen-attacked-by-shark-on-florida-beach-to-have-leg-amputated-hospital-says | 2022-07-05 15:43:02 | 1 | https://www.fox13news.com/news/teen-attacked-by-shark-on-florida-beach-to-have-leg-amputated-hospital-says |
Alibaba.com honors this milestone by extending Trade Assurance's 30-day money-back protection to 60 days for qualifying orders placed from July 17 to– August 17, 2023
NEW YORK, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba.com, a leading platform for global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce and part of Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC), today celebrates the eighth anniversary of Trade Assurance, its proprietary set of buyer protection services that covers every stage of the purchasing journey when orders are placed and paid through Alibaba.com.
Introduced to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) mitigate some of the risks associated with global trade, Alibaba.com's Trade Assurance program has protected nearly 160 million transactions to date. These protections include offering buyers secure and easy ways to pay for their B2B orders, escrow services for transaction safety, as well as safeguards against unforeseen circumstances such as product quality issues and shipping delays. Trade Assurance protections not only apply to ready-to-ship products, but also custom-made products. In the unlikely event an issue arises during a purchase protected by Trade Assurance, Alibaba.com provides mediation between buyers and suppliers to reach a resolution.
"Trade Assurance's launch eight years ago signaled our transition from a buyer-supplier matching platform to a transaction platform that helps both buyers and suppliers grow," said Yikun Shao, Head of North America Supply Chain at Alibaba.com. "With offerings like escrow services enhancing transaction safety and our money-back protection if products are not up to the buyer's standard, Trade Assurance provides SMEs that are spending thousands of dollars on B2B orders with peace of mind from payment to delivery."
To mark Trade Assurance's eight-year anniversary, Alibaba.com is extending its 30-day money-back protection to a 60-day money-back protection for qualifying orders placed from July 17 to August 17. This means new buyers are eligible to claim a refund in the event of an unsatisfactory order up to 60 days after purchase. This offer is only applicable to Ready-to-ship orders and available to buyers selecting the "Include 60-day money-back protection with my order" option on the "Place Order" page during order placement.
Making B2B orders can be stressful when considering costs, expected quality, shipment time, and more. With Trade Assurance, buyers can be confident that they are protected throughout the whole process.
"We place anywhere between one to four orders on Alibaba.com every month. We had a product order delivered that was of the wrong size and color, but Alibaba.com was able to step in, mediated it and resolved the situation in our favor. Trade Assurance really creates a peace of mind, just knowing that both the supplier and ourselves are protected for the whole transaction," Brandon Cubina and Lay Cubina, co-founders of Nodnal Co. and Anibucco.
Alibaba.com remains dedicated to serving both buyers and suppliers as they balance their distinct needs and navigate the current supply chain and logistics landscape. By introducing new product innovations, technology and resources, the company supports SMEs as they seek to differentiate and scale their business while exploring new opportunities to compete on the global stage.
Full terms and conditions for the "Extended 60-day money-back protection" promotion can be found here.
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Launched in 1999, Alibaba.com is a leading platform for global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce that serves buyers and suppliers from over 190 countries and regions around the world. It is engaged in services covering all aspects of commerce, including providing businesses with tools that help them reach a global audience for their products and helping buyers discover products, find suppliers and place orders online fast and efficiently. Alibaba.com is part of Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group.
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Here & Now host Scott Tong speaks with Brian McNoldy about the marine heat wave that is being felt in the ocean waters of South Florida and the Caribbean.
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Privacy-preserving record linkage solution receives FedRAMP authorization, allowing federal agencies to securely and privately link healthcare data.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthVerity, Inc., the leader in Identity, Privacy, Governance and Exchange (IPGE) for real-world data, today announced that it has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization at the Moderate security impact level for its Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL) solution. At present, the FedRAMP marketplace lists 40 federal agencies that have granted HealthVerity an Authority to Operate (ATO).
HealthVerity PPRL leverages advanced identity resolution techniques to link patient records across time and data sources by creating unique but persistent identities, also called HealthVerity IDs (HVIDs). HVIDs can be used to source and study patient-centric transactions in a HIPAA-compliant manner at scale from the nation's largest ecosystem of healthcare and consumer data. Now listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace, the HealthVerity PPRL solution can be contracted by any government agency without additional vetting required — eliminating onboarding cost and time burdens.
FedRAMP is a federal government program that promotes and provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud-based information system products and services. It uses a common, standardized security framework to assess cloud products and services to ensure the cloud service provider's (CSP's) product and the organization's security complies with required security standards for the protection of federal information.
"Obtaining FedRAMP certification for HealthVerity PPRL allows federal government agencies to benefit from the industry's most accurate means to manage identity and linkage for healthcare and consumer data on a fully interoperable, privacy-protected basis," said John Cappiello, chief technology officer for HealthVerity. "With a FedRAMP Moderate ATO, HealthVerity joins a very distinguished and select group of CSPs delivering the highest security standards in the healthcare industry."
HealthVerity has a history of serving key government agencies to support public health initiatives. Last month, HealthVerity was awarded a contract with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to implement a data discovery and governance platform for their National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR). Additionally, HealthVerity was awarded the largest-ever contract for real-world data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in September 2021 to advance COVID-19 research. The organization also supported the NCI in a groundbreaking study of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in February 2021, announced a research contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support a COVID-19 clinical study and treatment opportunities in June 2020, and was awarded a PPRL contract for COVID-19 vaccine data with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in November 2020.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers, and government organizations have partnered with HealthVerity to solve some of their most complicated use cases through transformative technologies and real-world data infrastructure. The HealthVerity IPGE platform, based on the foundational elements of Identity, Privacy, Governance and Exchange, enables the discovery of real-world data across the broadest healthcare data ecosystem, the building of more complete and accurate patient journeys, and the ability to power best-in-class analytics and applications with flexibility and ease. Together with our partners, HealthVerity has built the modern way to data for the health insights economy. To learn more about the HealthVerity IPGE platform, visit www.healthverity.com.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. (CFR) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $177.7 million.
The San Antonio-based bank said it had earnings of $2.70 per share.
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Two projects achieve major milestones
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to enhance the Texas electrical grid with more clean, reliable, and sustainable energy, OCI Solar Power has now originated more than 3 GW of utility-scale solar projects.
"Texas is a leader in the renewables industry, and we have spent the last decade establishing ourselves as a leading developer in large-scale solar projects throughout the state. As we continue to expand our project portfolio, companies around the globe are taking notice," said Charles Kim, President & CEO, OCI Solar Power.
In 2021, Buckeye Partners, L.P. acquired OCI Solar Power's construction-ready Project Parker. The 200 MWac project located in Falls County is now supplying electricity to the ERCOT electrical grid.
Last year, OCI Solar Power sold its construction-ready Project SunRay to Israel-based Arava Power and Paz Oil. It is now under construction on nearly 1,800 acres of privately-owned land in Uvalde County.
OCI Solar Power previously developed 500 MWac in collaboration with CPS Energy, the nation's largest public power, natural gas, and electric company. These projects began operations between 2012 and 2019.
Additionally, OCI Solar Power has established a development pipeline in excess of 2 GW of projects located throughout the state, including in Bell, Dickens, Falls, Hill, Kent, La Salle, McClennan, and Wharton counties. The San Antonio-based company is also developing a 100 MWac battery energy storage system in Bexar County with more planned. OCI Solar Power expects several of its projects to reach their commercial operation dates in 2024 and 2025.
About OCI Solar Power LLC
OCI Solar Power is a leader in the solar power industry. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, OCI Solar Power develops, constructs, finances, owns, and operates solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities, specializing in utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects throughout the U.S. OCI Solar Power is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCI Company, Ltd., a publically traded company in Korea that provides solutions to customers from basic chemical products to solar PV generation and urban development under the vision of "Global Leading Green Energy and Chemical Company." For more information, visit ocisolarpower.com.
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Which apple-cider vinegar pill is best?
While apple-cider vinegar has grown in popularity due to claims of its numerous health benefits, many fans still struggle with its sharp, tart taste and strong smell. That’s why they’ve started to embrace easy-to-take pill options.
The best apple-cider vinegar pill gives you only the good stuff and none of the bad. Enzymedica Apple Cider Vinegar Capsules, for example, contain premium-quality apple-cider vinegar and are free of artificial coloring, flavoring or preservatives.
What to know before you buy apple-cider vinegar pills
Benefits
While apple-cider vinegar has been touted in the natural health community as a supplement with many health benefits, some claims about its usefulness have been found to lack strong scientific evidence.
Apple-cider vinegar contains acetic acid, so when you take the supplement with your meal, it may delay the rate at which the stomach empties, according to Harvard Medical School. This may slow the breakdown of carbs, reducing the spike in your blood sugar after your meal. This effect on blood sugar has been linked to better weight management, which may make apple-cider vinegar an effective weight-loss supplement.
Larger long-term studies are needed before we’ll know for sure.
Dosage
One reason you may choose to take pills over liquid apple-cider vinegar is because of the strong taste and smell of vinegar in the liquid form. But this may leave you unsure of the amount of apple-cider vinegar you are supposed to take.
If you are comparing the pill with the liquid in terms of the dosage, the first thing to take note of is the brand you choose, since the amount varies by brand. However, most brands’ pills contain between 500 and 600 milligrams of apple-cider vinegar. So when you take one capsule containing 500 mg, for instance, it is equivalent to 10 milliliters, or two liquid teaspoons, of apple-cider vinegar.
Certification
Apple-cider vinegar is a popular superfood due to claims about its usefulness, but it’s hard to ascertain the authenticity of the content in some brands of this supplement without third-party lab testing. In fact, some users say that some apple-cider vinegar products don’t have the acidity the manufacturers claim.
To ensure you are getting it right when buying your apple-cider vinegar, look for a seal of approval from an authoritative third-party organization.
What to look for in a quality apple-cider vinegar pill
Pills vs. liquid
One way to avoid apple-cider vinegar’s tart taste, as well as its harshness on your teeth, is to take it as a capsule or gummies. Gummies are said to be easier to take than capsules because they are usually pleasant-tasting.
Ingredients
If you’re worried about reacting to certain ingredients in your apple-cider vinegar pill, look for those free of common allergens. Additionally, apple-cider vinegar products, especially the gummies, are often sweetened to make them easy to take. If you’re going for these but looking to minimize your sugar intake, choose products that don’t contain added sugars or sugar alcohol.
Condition
When you decide to try an apple-cider vinegar pill, you should tell your doctor, especially if you have a medical condition. For instance, apple-cider vinegar is a natural diuretic, so you should avoid it if you’re already taking a diuretic. And its acidic nature means that it’s not recommended for people who are prone to stomach discomfort or digestive issues such as inflammatory bowel disease.
How much you can expect to spend on apple-cider vinegar pills
On the average, you can expect to pay $6-$15 for a bottle containing 250 pills. However, some expensive brands cost $18-$25 for a bottle of 60 pills.
Apple-cider vinegar pill FAQ
When is the best time to take apple-cider vinegar?
A. While taking apple-cider vinegar right after your meal can delay digestion, there is no evidence that taking it at specific times has any effects. So take your apple-cider vinegar pills at any time you find most convenient.
Which is better: apple-cider vinegar pills or liquid apple-cider vinegar?
A. If you don’t like the tart taste or the strong smell of liquid apple-cider vinegar, the pills can be a convenient alternative. They are also good if you’re always on the go, because you can simply toss them in your bag. However, liquid apple-cider vinegar is usually absorbed faster in the body than the pill form.
What’s the best apple-cider vinegar pill to buy?
Top apple-cider vinegar pill
Enzymedica Apple Cider Vinegar Capsules
What you need to know: There are about 20 apples in every 120-capsule bottle, which combines the power of the “Mother” and her four acids to maintain your health.
What you’ll love: These capsules are made with real apple cider vinegar and are said to support digestion and healthy weight management. They are vegan-friendly and contain no gluten, milk, casein, soy, egg, artificial colors, flavors, or genetically modified organisms.
What you should consider: They are a bit more expensive than other options.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top apple-cider vinegar pill for the money
Goli Nutrition Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies
What you need to know: These great-tasting vegan-friendly gummies combine apples with other super ingredients including beetroot, pomegranate, pectin, and vitamins B9 and B12.
What you’ll love: Instead of corn syrup, it uses healthier organic tapioca as the sweetener. It’s gluten-free, gelatin-free and doesn’t contain artificial preservatives that can trigger allergies.
What you should consider: There are only 60 gummies in each bottle.
Where to buy: Sold by iHerb
Worth checking out
Sunergetic Premium Apple Cider Vinegar Capsules
What you need to know: These apple cider vinegar capsules include spirulina, lecithin, kelp, apple pectin, bromelain, potassium and vitamin B-6.
What you’ll love: They’re certified to be manufactured in an FDA-registered facility that adheres to Good Manufacturing Practices. They use no honey but instead a blend of herbs. There are 90 capsules in each bottle.
What you should consider: It is uncertain if these capsules are certified as “organic.”
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Taylor Townsend 2023 French Open Odds
Taylor Townsend has a match versus Anastasia Potapova coming up next in the French Open round of 128. Townsend is +30000 to win at Stade Roland Garros.
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Townsend at the 2023 French Open
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: May 21 - June 10
- Venue: Stade Roland Garros
- Location: Paris, France
- Court Surface: Clay
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Townsend's Next Match
Townsend is in the round of 128, where she will play Potapova on Sunday, May 28 at 5:00 AM ET (after beating Maria Timofeeva 7-5, 6-2).
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Taylor Townsend Grand Slam Odds
- French Open odds to win: +30000
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Townsend Stats
- In the qualifying round, Townsend was victorious 7-5, 6-2 versus Timofeeva on Friday.
- Townsend is 12-10 over the past 12 months, with zero tournament victories.
- Townsend is 5-2 on clay over the past year, with no tournament victories.
- Townsend has played 23.2 games per match in her 22 matches over the past year across all court types.
- On clay, Townsend has played seven matches over the past 12 months, and she has totaled 23.4 games per match while winning 54.9% of games.
- Over the past year, Townsend has won 71.2% of her service games, and she has won 32.1% of her return games.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages on clay over the past 12 months, Townsend has won 70.7% of her games on serve, and 40.0% on return.
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Troopers Arrest Lincoln Man, Locate Juvenile Following I-80 Pursuit
LINCOLN–(KFOR Apr. 18)–A 27-year-old Lincoln man is in jail, after he led the Nebraska State Patrol and deputies from Seward County on a pursuit that lasted just over 20 minutes along Interstate 80 on Sunday night.
According to the Patrol, a trooper saw a car speeding near Bradshaw and attempted to stop it but was unsuccessful. The car was going over 100 mph. Stop sticks were deployed about a mile east of the Milford exit, which stopped the vehicle.
The driver, Edwin Barrientos and a passenger, a 17-year-old girl, took off running before they were quickly captured by Seward County deputies. A second passenger stayed in the vehicle and was taken into custody. Barrientos was arrested on several charges and outstanding warrants. The charges include driving with a revoked license, flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, theft by receiving stolen property $5,000+, and multiple outstanding warrants. Barrientos was lodged in the York County Jail.
The 17-year-old was put in the Lancaster County Youth Attention Center for an outstanding warrant. The other passenger was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and released. | https://www.kfornow.com/troopers-arrest-lincoln-man-locate-juvenile-following-i-80-pursuit/ | 2023-04-18 17:48:57 | 1 | https://www.kfornow.com/troopers-arrest-lincoln-man-locate-juvenile-following-i-80-pursuit/ |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karen Ruth Bass, a former physician assistant who shattered glass ceilings with her rise to a leadership post in the California legislature and later a prominent spot in Congress, took a ceremonial oath of office Sunday as mayor of Los Angeles.
A progressive Democrat, Bass becomes the first woman and second Black person to hold the city's top job and will formally assume her duties Monday amid multiple crises in the nation's second most populous city.
She was sworn in ceremonially by Vice President Kamala Harris, a longtime friend and former California attorney general. The formal oath was administered privately by the city clerk.
Bass will be tasked with easing rising crime rates, restoring trust in a City Hall shaken by racism and corruption scandals and addressing the issue of over 40,000 people living in trash-strewn encampments or rusty RVs that have spread into virtually every neighborhood.
Striking a tone of unity, Bass said the many, disparate arms of government must come together to confront homelessness.
To move in a new direction “we must have a single strategy” that brings together government, the private sector and other stakeholders,” Bass said, speaking in a downtown theater near City Hall.
She said if people link arms rather than point fingers, lives will be saved. She called that “my mission” as mayor.
She also urged residents to become involved in city government, echoing John F. Kennedy's presidential inaugural address in which he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you –- ask what you can do for your country.”
“I call on the people of our city to not just dream of the L.A. we want, but to participate in making the dream come true,” Bass said.
Bass — who was on President-elect Joe Biden’s short list for vice president — claimed the post last month after overcoming more than $100 million in spending by rival Rick Caruso, a billionaire developer and Republican-turned-Democrat who campaigned as a centrist and promised a strong emphasis on public safety.
Caruso would have represented a turn to the political right for the heavily Democratic city. Bass swayed voters by arguing she would be a coalition builder to help heal a troubled city of nearly 4 million.
“We are going to build a new Los Angeles,” Bass had promised at an election night rally.
A marquee outside the theater featured a photo of a beaming Bass with the slogan “A new day for Los Angeles.” The backdrop for the stage, topped by U.S flags, was an oversized shot of the steps and columns of City Hall.
In a surprise appearance, Stevie Wonder got the crowd dancing, playing “Living for the City.” He and Bass shared a hug.
Bass, 69, ran as the consensus pick of the Democratic establishment and was endorsed by Biden, former President Barack Obama and former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Despite her close ties with the Democratic political community, she has described herself as a change agent who plans to declare a state of emergency on her first day in office to deal with homelessness. She has signaled she will seek to marshal “all of the resources, all of the skills, the knowledge, the talent of the city” to get homeless people into housing.
Details on the emergency order have yet to emerge, though she has said she intends to get over 17,000 homeless people into housing in her first year through a mix of interim and permanent facilities.
She also will contend with entrenched urban problems that include a housing shortage, crumbling streets and some of the nation's worst traffic.
“The mayor’s first priority and likely the main one for some time to come is homelessness,” said Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles.
“The voters don’t expect a miracle but will be looking for a clear and credible path toward measurable and visible improvement,” Sonenshein said. “It’s an opportunity for an energetic reset on a crisis that has seemed stuck, and also a chance to restore confidence in local government in Los Angeles.”
She replaces beleaguered Democrat Eric Garcetti, who ends two bumpy terms with his nomination to become U.S. ambassador to India stalled in the Senate, apparently over sexual misconduct allegations against a former top Garcetti adviser.
Bass takes office as the City Council contends with a racism scandal that led to the resignation of its former president and a powerful labor leader, while one councilman snared in the scandal has resisted calls to resign. Meanwhile, three current or former council members have been indicted or have pleaded guilty to corruption charges.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service has denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of a Forest Service employee after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto private land.
The criticism by Forest Service Chief Randy Moore was followed by a statement from Grant County District Attorney Jim Carpenter in which he defended the arrest on Oct. 19 of a U.S. Forest Service “burn boss” on allegations of reckless burning.
“I respect the sheriff’s discretion and decision to make an arrest in this case,” Carpenter said Tuesday. Sheriff Todd McKinley occasionally briefs Carpenter on an investigation into the case, the prosecutor said, adding that it could last for weeks or even months.
Once it’s completed, “a decision will be made as to whether a charge will be made or not,” Carpenter said.
Burn Boss Randy Snodgrass told the local Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper that his arrest by McKinley disrupted the chain of command while the Forest Service crew was conducting the prescribed burn in the Malheur National Forest. Snodgrass was taken to the county jail in Canyon City, where he was conditionally released.
“Other individuals were able to pick up the slack, fortunately, that were well-trained,” Snodgrass said. “He put not only my guys at risk out there, their safety, but he put that land at risk, as well as all of Bear Valley.”
Prescribed burns are set intentionally and under carefully controlled conditions to clear underbrush, pine needle beds and other surface fuels that make forests more prone to wildfires.
McKinley said the prescribed fire burned about 20 acres (8 hectares) of land belonging to the Holliday family before it was brought under control. But Chad Holliday estimated that almost 40 acres (16 hectares) of the family property was burned.
In a message, posted Monday to all the U.S. Forest Service’s more than 25,000 employees, Moore said he won’t “stand idly by without fully defending the Burn Boss and all employees carrying out their official duties as federal employees.”
“In my opinion, this arrest was highly inappropriate under these circumstances,” Moore said on the agency’s website.
The arrest underscored simmering tensions over management of federal lands in rural, conservative eastern Oregon.
In 2016, right-wing militants staged an armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in adjacent Harney County to protest the treatment of ranchers Steven Hammond and his father, Dwight, who were both convicted of arson for setting fire to federal range land and sent to prison. They were freed early after being pardoned by then President Donald Trump.
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Sirens across Ukraine as authorities report Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says training for Ukrainian troops to use advanced Western-supplied tanks will begin within days.
Boris Pistorius said Ukrainian crews will start learning how to operate the German-made Leopard 2 tank at a training site in Germany by the end of January.
Pistorius said he expects the tanks themselves to arrive in Ukraine before the end of March.
A decision to supply Ukraine with dozens of Leopard 2 tanks from European countries and Abrams M1 tanks from the United States was announced Wednesday.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russia has launched a wave of missile and self-exploding drone attacks on the country.
Air raid sirens wailed nationwide, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or of the missiles and drones striking targets.
The head of the Kyiv city administration said that 15 cruise missiles were shot down.
Serhii Popko said the missiles were fired “in the direction of Kyiv” but did not clarify if the capital itself was a target. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said explosions were heard in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, on the east side of the river that divides the city.
The attacks came after Germany and the United States announced Wednesday that they will send advanced battle tanks to Ukraine, offering what one expert called an “armored punching force” to help Kyiv break combat stalemates as the Russian invasion enters its 12th month.
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Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes.
On vacant plots near their parking lots and steepled sanctuaries, congregations are building everything from fixed and fully contained micro homes to petite, moveable cabins, and several other styles of small-footprint dwellings in between.
Church leaders are not just trying to be more neighborly. The drive to provide shelter is rooted in their beliefs — they must care for the vulnerable, especially those without homes.
“It’s just such an integral part of who we are as a people of faith,” said the Rev. Lisa Fischbeck, former Episcopal vicar and the board chair of Pee Wee Homes, an affordable housing organization building tiny abodes in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Fischbeck led the Episcopal Church of the Advocate when it added three one-bedroom units on its 15-acre campus. The first residents, including the organization’s namesake, Nathaniel “Pee Wee” Lee, moved into them in June 2019.
Before that Lee, 78, had spent years sleeping in alleys, cardboard shelters and cars after medical issues ended his masonry career. Today he enjoys watching TV in his home, growing tomatoes and fishing in the nearby pond.
“I thank the Lord because this is mine and nobody can run me out,” Lee said, breaking out in laughter as he sat on the porch of his little white house.
Fischbeck said tiny homes can fit nearly anywhere, and an advantage to building them on church properties is they already have electricity, water and other infrastructure in place.
“I just feel so passionately that churches have space,” she said. “Just consider it. It’s a dire need.”
The embrace of tiny homes as housing solutions can be found in both sacred and secular spaces. Within the Christian sphere, their use spans denominations. Often the tiny homes projects build on related ministries such as providing parking space for people living in their cars. Beneficiaries are generally welcome to attend worship services but not required to do so.
Some churches’ projects are already up and running, while others are still working toward move-in day, like the Church of the Nazarene congregation in St. Paul, Minnesota, which is assembling a tiny house community for chronically homeless people with local nonprofit Settled.
“We do not have a lot of property,” said Jeff O’Rourke, lead pastor of Mosaic Christian Community in St. Paul. “We have just strived to use every square inch of property that we have to be hospitable.”
This spring in El Cajon, California, Meridian Baptist partnered with local nonprofit Amikas to begin building emergency sleeping cabins on a slice of its property that Rolland Slade, the church’s pastor, said is usually unoccupied except by tumbleweeds.
Mothers with children — a hard-to-shelter demographic — can stay for 90 days and be connected with the city’s housing safety net for more permanent options. Bathrooms and a communal kitchen are in a nearby church building.
“Folks have said to me that six cabins are not going to make a difference, and I wholeheartedly disagree,” Slade said. “We’ll make the difference for at least six women. If they each have a child, that’ll be six children.”
For help with construction, operation and dealing with bureaucratic hurdles, churches often turn to community organizations like Amikas, Pee Wee Homes and Settled.
Firm Foundation Community Housing, in the San Francisco Bay Area, is another. It was launched by the Rev. Jake Medcalf, the former lead pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hayward, when the congregation built transitional tiny housing in its parking lot.
Houses of worship not only have land to spare, Medcalf said, but are positioned to “provide community in a way that really is humanizing and is a part of anybody’s basic healing and recovery.”
In 2020, First Christian Church of Tacoma in Washington state became a host site for a tiny home community set up by the nonprofit Low Income Housing Institute. The nonprofit operates the village, allowing the congregation to contribute without overextending itself.
“We don’t have a lot of money. We don’t have a whole lot of people … but we care a lot about it, and we’ve got this piece of property,” said the Rev. Doug Collins, the church’s senior minister.
Not everyone welcomes these projects into their neighborhoods. In Nashville, Tennessee, plans to put up tiny homes by Glencliff United Methodist Church prompted backlash and a lawsuit by some neighbors. Ultimately the Village at Glencliff prevailed, and today an arc of multicolored micro homes greet congregants as they pull into the church’s driveway.
It specializes in helping people with medical issues, like William “Green Bay” Scribner, 37, who spent seven months recuperating there. Not only was he able to leave in better health, he said, village staff helped him land a more permanent apartment where he can host his young daughter overnight.
For people with medical vulnerabilities like Scribner, “housing is lifesaving,” said the Rev. Ingrid McIntyre, a United Methodist minister and village founder.
A nationwide survey, the last conducted without being impacted by the pandemic, found that about 580,000 people were homeless on a night in January 2020, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress. The number, based on point-in-time counts, rose for the fourth year.
So the tiny home movement on its own is too small to fix the whole problem, said Marybeth Shinn, a Vanderbilt University professor who has studied homelessness for decades. It would be hard to scale up to meet the overwhelming demand.
“It’s good to help some people, but we need to figure out solutions that are going to help many more,” Shinn said.
Donald Whitehead, director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, said he supports churches using their spare space to help homeless people and sees tiny homes as a great emergency option, but added that homeless people deserve standard-size housing like everyone else.
“It can be included in a menu of resources that would help to address homelessness,” Whitehead said. “If there’s an opportunity to build a regular home at the same price, we would prefer that people build the regular home.”
Meanwhile, churches also are finding tiny homes useful as temporary housing in the wake of natural disaster.
Months after a deadly December tornado ripped through Mayfield, Kentucky, some renters were still displaced. Bread of Life Humanitarian Effort, a Churches of Christ nonprofit, stepped in to help.
With buy-in from Mayfield congregations, the nonprofit used donations that were pouring in and started putting up tiny homes wherever they could secure permission — including next to Northside Church of Christ.
“You’ve got people that are hurting,” said Joel Crider, Bread of Life’s treasurer. “It’s our Christian duty to look out for them.”
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Julia Puglisi scored a game high 20 points as Watchung Hills defeated Immaculata 51-30, in Somerville.
Watchung Hills (5-3) held a big 11-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Warriors would go on to give up only five more points in the second quarter and scored another 12 to take a 23-9 lead into the halftime break.
Immaculata (5-2) came back with its highest scoring quarter with 18 points in the third, but Watchung Hills scored 17 points to keep the deficit at 10-plus points entering the fourth quarter.
Puglisi added three rebounds and three steals to go with her 20 points.
Giovanna Drajin dropped a 10 point, 10 rebound double-double and added two steals, four blocks, and one assist to lead Immaculata.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — This was a different kind of pitch tipping when Minnesota right-hander Kenta Maeda made only his second spring start in his return from Tommy John surgery two seasons ago.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the PitchCom device catcher Tony Wolters was using was loud enough for Tampa Bay hitters to hear every pitch that was called. Home plate umpire Brennan Miller heard them all through the wireless system used by pitchers and catchers to communicate.
Maeda still threw two scoreless innings, allowing two hits. He struck out two and walked one in a game held at Tropicana Field.
“I said nicely done,” Baldelli said. “By the way, something to note, they knew every pitch that was coming.”
Maeda laughed when told by his manager what happened.
Baldelli said the device in Wolters’ ear was projecting significantly louder than normal, and it wasn’t very loud in the domed Tropicana Field with an announced crowd of 2,531. The Rays are hosting most of their spring exhibitions at the Trop because their usual spring complex was damaged by Hurricane Ian.
A conversion with the umpires after the second inning tipped off Baldelli, and adjustments were made to the device.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — For the first time since its inception, the Railbird Fest is coming to the Red Mile racing and gaming facility, and the infield is taking shape for this two-day music festival.
Multiple stages have been erected for the performers and the food truck vendors are finding their respective spots around the infield.
“From the music to the food to the shopping, I just think it’ll be a great cultural experience for everybody,” said Red Mile VP of operations, Mary Catherine Jones.
The event will come with one caveat this weekend: intense heat is in the LEX 18 StormTracker forecast. We could hit 90 degrees on either or both days, which would be the warmest we’ve been since last September. When you combine the party-like atmosphere with the heat, issues can arise.
“We talked with Railbird about that and they are taking it very seriously,” Jones said. “They have erected more structures with shade and obviously they’ll be well prepared with water to keep everyone hydrated,” she continued.
Mrs. Jones also noted that the indoor gaming center will be open to those over the age of 21, and would serve as a good break from the heat.
Railbird Fest was previously held at Keeneland, and following a one-year hiatus, Red Mile was able to scoop up the event. Jones is hopeful of it becoming an annual staple.
“A focal point on the calendar to think about Red Mile as being another entertainment venue here in Lexington,” she said of a possible long-term commitment with the event.
For a list of items that are accepted or prohibited on the grounds at Red Mile during Railbird Fest, click here. | https://www.lex18.com/news/going-the-extra-mile-railbird-fest-red-mile-working-on-memorable-event | 2023-06-01 23:23:21 | 1 | https://www.lex18.com/news/going-the-extra-mile-railbird-fest-red-mile-working-on-memorable-event |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Some people paid hundreds of dollars to be able to say they were in the stadium for Lionel Messi’s debut for Inter Miami. Some paid thousands for their seats. The team’s owners committed well over $100 million just to have a chance at moments like this.
So far, it looks like money well spent.
From the you-can’t-make-this-up department, Messi capped the opening night with his new club by delivering the unforgettable. His magical left foot sent a free kick into the upper left corner of the net in the 94th minute Friday night, giving Inter Miami a 2-1 win over Mexican club Cruz Azul in a Leagues Cup match.
“What I saw was the goal,” Messi said in an on-field interview amid the postgame celebration. “I saw the goal. I knew that I had to score.”
He makes it sound so easy. Made it look so easy, too.
The game’s greatest active player — a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and a World Cup champion — sent the ball over a wall of four Cruz Azul defenders for the winning goal, unquestionably the greatest moment in Inter Miami’s brief history. Fireworks shot into the night sky, and play resumed for roughly a minute before the referee’s whistle blew.
“It’s a movie that we have seen before,” Inter Miami coach Tata Martino said.
Messi was a showman throughout his debut for his Major League Soccer club. He waved at fans while he was seated on the bench. Waved at them while he was warming up. Waved at them while he was actually in the game.
And if that wasn’t enough, he saved his best moment for the end. He watched the ball sail into the net, something he’s done about 800 times before for club and country, then sprinted to the right corner of the field and leaped into the arms of teammates.
The team’s owners — David Beckham, Jorge Mas and Jose Mas — were waiting as he left the pitch; Jorge Mas planted a kiss onto the superstar’s sweat-coated cheek. Some Cruz Azul players stood in silence and just watched; they’ll have a story to tell, too, about how it took an incredible Messi moment to defeat them.
It took Inter Miami four years of planning and two years of actual pursuing to bring Messi to the club.
“Worth it,” Beckham said earlier in the week.
How right he was.
“It’s such a moment for this country,” Beckham said. “It’s such a moment for the league. And it’s a very proud moment for us.”
Nobody even left their seats when the halftime whistle blew. The reason: Messi was on the field. He warmed up for about 5 minutes during intermission with the other reserves before they all left for the locker room.
That’s when the fans, finally, could put their phones down and take a breath. Temporarily, anyway. The wait was officially on: When was Messi coming in? He resumed warmups while the second half was getting under way, jogging around behind the end line near Miami’s supporter section, and fans roared in delight when he gave them a wave.
And about eight minutes into the second half, the answer: It was Messi time.
Messi checked in early in the second half with Inter Miami leading 1-0. He hugged the player he was replacing, midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi, then trotted onto the field as the estimated crowd of 21,000 all seemed to be standing, almost all of them with phones out to chronicle the moment.
Had he missed the free kick, the game would have gone to a penalty shootout. Instead, Messi ended it on his terms.
“It was the last play of the game and I wanted to score so I didn’t go to penalties,” Messi said.
The first Inter Miami goal of the Messi era was scored by Robert Taylor, who took a long cross from Robbie Robinson, moved into the box and sent a low drive off the inside of the far post and into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead late in the first half.
Messi leaped from his seat, threw his hands in the air, applauded several times and broke into a wide smile.
Cruz Azul tied the game shortly after Messi checked in and had plenty of chances to take a late lead. But the final act belonged to Messi, a storybook ending if there ever was one.
“It’s common for him, you know,” Martino said. “It looks absolutely normal, but it’s not … we’re speaking about the GOAT.”
It was a gathering of GOATs at Messi’s debut match: LeBron James and Serena Williams were there — like Messi in soccer, they’re in the conversation of “greatest of all time” when it comes to the NBA and tennis. Music legends Gloria and Emilio Estefan showed up, as did Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, and Kim Kardashian arrived saying one of her sons had a particular reason why he had to attend.
“He’s so excited to see Messi,” Kardashian said.
Everyone was. James — who knows a thing or two about making a highly celebrated move to Miami, after he joined the Heat in 2010 and won his first two NBA titles in a four-year stay — greeted Messi with a long embrace as the teams took the field. And after the goal, James acknowledged the greatness.
“INCREDIBLE,” James tweeted, with a goat emoji for emphasis.
No matter what, it was a massive night for soccer in the U.S. — Messi making his first Miami appearance while, on the other side of the globe, the U.S. women’s team opened its World Cup title defense in New Zealand by beating Vietnam 3-0.
Messi signed a 2 1/2-year contract that will pay him between $50 million and $60 million annually — and almost certainly more than $1 million per match.
Messi arrived with the team about two hours before game time, dressed in the team colors — pink T-shirt, black shorts. He stopped for a few photos and handshakes as he entered the tunnel leading to the locker room.
As the match started, Messi took his seat and watched his new team, in the all-pink jersey, shorts and socks, start his new era. Almost every seat was filled, many by people wearing newly acquired Miami jerseys with Messi’s name on the back. They chanted his name a few times, waved flags bearing his name and number.
The excitement kept building, all the way to the end. And Messi made sure his new fans went home happy.
“It was very important,” Messi said, “for us to get this win.”
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(KTLA) – When you think of buying or selling cryptocurrency, maybe you think of high-tech trading floors. Maybe you think of state-of-the-art apps.
What you probably don’t think of is an ATM in a gas-station convenience store or payday-loan shop.
Increasingly, however, that’s how many working-class people are encountering crypto. And consumer advocates say this may not be a good thing.
“These ATMs are being put in places where retail consumers who don’t have a lot of information about investing, but are excited about cryptocurrency and want to get involved, are most likely to find them,” said Mark Hays, senior policy analyst for the advocacy group Americans for Financial Reform.
There are roughly 2,000 crypto ATMs in Los Angeles, mostly dealing in Bitcoin. They allow people to exchange dollars for digital currency – for a roughly 15% fee.
It’s not that there’s anything wrong with investing in Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. It’s just that it’s risky. Very risky.
Remember the “Fortune Favours the Brave” commercial for Crypto.com featuring Matt Damon? Since the ad debuted last October, Bitcoin has declined in value by about 60%.
In other words, if you invested $1,000 following Damon’s advice, you’d now have maybe $400 to show for it.
“This is something weird,” Anas Elshahawy, a cashier at a Crenshaw District convenience store, told KTLA.
He said about a half-dozen people use his shop’s Bitcoin machine each week.
Crypto ATMs can be used to transfer money abroad, particularly to El Salvador, which made Bitcoin a national currency.
Critics said they’re also used by drug dealers and fraudsters to launder cash.
The industry says the machines allow people without bank accounts to dabble in digital currencies.
“We’re well aware that there is the belief that only criminals use it, that only nefarious activity and scam victims go to ATMs,” said Seth Sattler, executive director of the Cryptocurrency Compliance Cooperative, an industry group.
“So as an industry, we’re trying actively to prevent that to the best of our ability.”
Hays at Americans for Financial Reform said there may be nothing untoward about most crypto transactions. But he emphasizes that largely unregulated digital currencies are often more like gambling than investing.
“Putting your money into a Bitcoin ATM and hoping that you’ll watch the line go up and make bank, it’s equivalent to going into a casino,” he said. “Sure, you can make some money. But the odds are generally stacked against you.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/crypto-atms-are-popping-up-throughout-california/ | 2022-09-02 15:45:44 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/crypto-atms-are-popping-up-throughout-california/ |
(The Hill) – About half of the respondents in a new poll said that the Biden administration’s current policies have not helped the middle class at all.
The poll, published on Tuesday by Monmouth University, found that 51 percent of respondents said that middle-class families have not benefited from Biden’s policies so far, while 10 percent said they believe middle-class families have benefited a lot from his policies.
Around 36 percent of respondents believe that middle-class families have benefited a little bit from the administration’s policies, according to the poll.
In comparison, Biden’s current numbers are similar to what former President Trump pulled in during his first year in office, where 11 percent of respondents said that middle-class families have benefited a lot from his administration’s policies, while 53 percent of those surveyed disagreed.
When asked about families in the upper echelon in earnings, 29 percent of respondents said that wealthy families have not benefited from Biden’s policies so far, compared to 31 percent who said wealthy families benefited a little bit from the administration’s policies and 28 percent who said wealthy families benefited a lot from the policies.
When asked about lower-income families, 42 percent of respondents said that poor families have not benefited from Biden’s policies so far, compared to 35 percent who said wealthy families benefited a little bit from the administration’s policies and 17 percent who said wealthy families benefited a lot from the policies.
The poll comes amid ongoing fears of a possible recession affecting the U.S. The Federal Reserve has been hiking interest rates in an effort to control the rise of inflation.
The Monmouth University Poll was conducted from March 16-20 with a total of 805 respondents participating in the survey. The poll’s margin of error was 5.8 percentage points. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/half-in-new-poll-say-biden-policies-have-not-helped-middle-class-at-all/ | 2023-04-12 01:11:10 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/half-in-new-poll-say-biden-policies-have-not-helped-middle-class-at-all/ |
EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canopy Health is pleased to announce the addition of Providence Medical Network, Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Petaluma Valley Hospital, Providence Queen of the Valley Hospital, and Healdsburg Hospital to its network alliance.
"With a strong reputation for excellence, Providence is a great addition to our network, allowing expanded access to high-quality, affordable care for residents throughout the two counties as we expand our service area," says Canopy Health CEO, Mike Robinson. "Sonoma and Napa County employers will have the option to offer their workforce more affordable access to the best care in the Bay Area."
Currently, Canopy Health's North Bay network includes Meritage Medical Network, MarinHealth and Sonoma Valley Hospital. The agreement will add the four Providence hospitals and nearly five hundred providers in the Providence Medical Network, offering a wide spectrum of primary and specialty care services for its patients. The expansion of Canopy Health's service area made possible by this collaboration will take effect upon and is subject to approval by the California Department of Managed Health Care.
"Providence Medical Network places the utmost importance on the patient experience and in providing the best care and treatments available in Sonoma and Napa Counties," says CEO, Bob Just. "With our shared vision of delivering high-quality, affordable, and local care, we are committed to working together with Canopy Health to improve the healthcare experience for members."
Canopy Health's network has grown rapidly, adding eight new hospitals to its network since 2019. Following the most recent addition, the network will encompass 29 hospitals and nearly 6,000 providers in its Bay Area footprint. Through the Alliance Referral Program, Canopy Health members can seek referrals for care across the entire network, which includes Hill Physicians Medical Group, Meritage Medical Network, UCSF, John Muir Physician Network, Dignity Health Medical Network-Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara County IPA.
Most employers can offer their workforce access to the Canopy Health network, covering ten Bay Area counties, through select plans offered by UnitedHealthcare and Health Net. For more information on these plans and the eligibility criteria, employers should contact their licensed benefits broker or consultant.
Canopy Health is a physician- and hospital-owned medical alliance that delivers a refreshing approach to healthcare by providing transparent, affordable care from a network of exceptional physicians, hospitals and providers.
Incorporated in March 2015 as an affiliation between UCSF Health and John Muir Health, including ownership and leadership by Hill Physicians Medical Group and John Muir Medical Group, Canopy Health developed a unique mission to provide a top-quality continuum of care across the Bay Area through strong alliances with primary care providers, top-tier academic medical facilities, community hospitals, and medical groups. Every day we work to improve access, affordability, quality and member experience. Canopy Health will now include six large physician groups and 29 participating hospitals across ten Bay Area counties.
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Chasing Horse’s Nevada sex abuse trial on hold indefinitely
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sexual abuse trial of a “Dances With Wolves” actor charged in Nevada with abusing Indigenous women and girls for more than a decade is on hold indefinitely, a state judge announced Wednesday.
Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, was originally set to stand trial May 1. He is charged with 18 felonies, including sexual assault of a minor, kidnapping, lewdness and child abuse.
Shortly after a grand jury in Las Vegas indicted him in February, Chasing Horse invoked his right to a trial within 60 days. But on Wednesday, his public defender, Kristy Holston, asked to put a pause on proceedings while they ask the Nevada Supreme Court to toss his indictment.
Clark County District Judge Carli Kierny said she would set a new trial date if the high court upholds her recent decision denying Chasing Horse’s request to dismiss the case. Chasing Horse and his attorneys argued that two women identified as his victims wanted to have sex with him.
Kierny, in her ruling issued Friday, said state prosecutors presented enough evidence for “a reasonable grand juror to conclude that the sexual assaults occurred.” While Kierny upheld the sexual abuse charges, she dismissed a drug trafficking charge, saying that there was no substantive testimony tying Chasing Horse to the psilocybin mushrooms investigators found while searching his home.
Holston and lead prosecutor Stacy Kollins declined to comment further after the hearing.
Kierny set a new hearing for May 10 to check on the status of Chasing Horse’s appeal to the high court, which had yet to be filed on Wednesday.
Chasing Horse was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and is widely known for his portrayal of Smiles a Lot in Kevin Costner’s 1990 film.
But police and prosecutors have said that in the decades since appearing in the Oscar-winning movie, Chasing Horse marketed himself to tribes nationwide as a medicine man with healing powers who could communicate with higher beings. They accuse him of using his position to lead a cult, gain access to vulnerable girls and women, and take underage wives starting in the early 2000s.
Chasing Horse’s indictment in state court stems from allegations made by two women — including one who says she was 14 when the sexual abuse began — but court records show authorities have identified at least four other victims in the U.S and in Canada.
The former actor’s arrest on Jan. 31 in Nevada sent shockwaves throughout Indian Country and led to more criminal charges in other jurisdictions, including in Canada and the U.S. District Court in Nevada, as well as on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana.
Chasing Horse is being held on $300,000 bail at a county jail in Las Vegas. If he posts bail, he likely would be turned over to federal authorities in Nevada.
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(CNN) — A 24-year-old man was killed and nine others were injured in a shooting in Mobile, Alabama, Saturday night, according to local police, just blocks from where people had gathered for the city’s New Year’s Eve celebration.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of Dauphin Street around 11:14 p.m. CT, the Mobile Police Department said in a news release.
When officers arrived, they found an “unknown subject” had shot a 24-year-old man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said.
Nine other victims, ranging in age from 17 to 57, also suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to local hospitals “with injuries ranging from non-life-threatening to severe,” according to the release.
No arrests have been made and it’s unclear what motivated the shooting, which happened as crowds were in the downtown area for the MoonPie Over Mobile event.
“This is an active investigation,” Mobile Police said in the release. “We will provide updates as details become available.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/1-killed-9-others-injured-in-new-years-eve-shooting-in-alabama/ | 2023-01-01 20:50:31 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/1-killed-9-others-injured-in-new-years-eve-shooting-in-alabama/ |
Police: 11-week-old baby found covered in residue inside car, woman charged
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (Gray News) – Police in Colorado say they found an 11-week-old child on the floor of a car covered in drug residue.
The Wheat Ridge Police Department reports it responded to a call of a reported theft. An employee at the location pointed the responding officer in the direction of the suspect’s vehicle.
When the officer talked to the suspect, he said she was cooperative and opened her trunk to give back the items she allegedly stole.
However, the officer walked around the vehicle and said he was overcome by the odor of drugs.
Inside the vehicle, the officer said he saw a car seat with no child in it. Instead, an 11-week-old child was found on the floorboard of the front passenger seat. He also said the baby was covered in blankets and drug residue.
The department said the baby was transported to the hospital before child protective services put her in the custody of another relative.
Police said a significant amount of fentanyl pills and paraphernalia was recovered from the car.
Authorities said two other adult passengers were cited, and the suspect was taken to jail and charged with theft, felony drug possession, and child abuse charges.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
8-9-7-3, FIREBALL:
(eight, nine, seven, three; FIREBALL: zero)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Evening" game were:
8-9-7-3, FIREBALL:
(eight, nine, seven, three; FIREBALL: zero) | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17500220.php | 2022-10-11 00:12:33 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17500220.php |
Thai PM candidate visits lucky locales to boost his chances
BANGKOK (AP) — The campaign for this year’s general election in Thailand has not yet officially begun, but aspirants for the prime minister’s job are already angling for auspicious photo ops. If symbolism won elections, one of the main contenders, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, would be a shoo-in. The former general, nicknamed “Big Pom,” visited temples in Bangkok’s Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, which translates as “Pom destroys all enemies,” and prayed for success. He ended his tour at a well-known old fort, whose name can be loosely translated as “Pom of great power.” Superstition and the search for lucky signs play a significant part in Thai politics. The general election -– the first since 2019 -– is expected to be called within weeks, with voting most likely in May. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/02/14/thai-pm-candidate-visits-lucky-locales-to-boost-his-chances/ | 2023-02-14 15:35:13 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/02/14/thai-pm-candidate-visits-lucky-locales-to-boost-his-chances/ |
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will support passing a bill that would reform gun laws if the text matches the framework proposed earlier this week.
"I am comfortable with the framework and if the legislation ends up reflecting what the framework indicates, I will be supportive," McConnell told reporters Tuesday.
A bipartisan group of senators led by Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, unveiled their proposal over the weekend, which would include incentives for states to pass red-flag laws, funding for school safety and mental health resources, expanded background checks and more.
With the support of 10 Republicans, the measure could overcome the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster.
But the framework still needs to be written out into a bill, a process that could slow the process or even stall the effort altogether. Schumer told reporters that the hope is to pass the bill before the next recess, which would begin June 27. A draft version of the text is expected to be released on Sunday.
"I think if this framework becomes the actual piece of legislation, it's a step forward on a bipartisan basis and further demonstrates to the American people that we can come together, which we have done from time to time on things like infrastructure and postal reform, to make progress for the country," McConnell said.
Despite the longstanding ideological divides over gun laws, recent mass shootings at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, have created a sense of urgency on both sides of the aisle to reach a deal.
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Vermont Catamounts (1-2) at USC Trojans (1-1)
Vermont went 28-6 overall with a 10-4 record on the road last season. The Catamounts averaged 74.8 points per game while allowing opponents to score 60.7 last season.
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MIAMI, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RECUR—the premier web3 platform helping major enterprises launch innovative, digital collectible experiences—is announcing a partnership with NEAR protocol to integrate the blockchain into their suite of products and provide the entire NEAR ecosystem access to build on RECUR.
With this announcement, brands and developers building on NEAR, such as SailGP and Paras, will now be able to leverage RECUR's enterprise-grade platform, RECUR Builder.
This partnership also enables RECUR users to withdraw their digital collectibles to the NEAR network, including marketplaces like Far and Few, opening up an entirely new ecosystem of projects that users can explore.
NEAR joins Ethereum, Polygon, and Avalanche as the latest blockchain ecosystem available on RECUR. With a multi-chain approach to interoperability, RECUR future-proofs experiences for both enterprises and users.
"We're ecstatic to announce our partnership with NEAR, enabling the NEAR ecosystem of builders to harness our platform for growth and engagement, while empowering RECUR users across our platform to leverage the benefits of this protocol," said Zach Bruch, CEO of RECUR.
Marieke Flament, CEO of the NEAR Foundation, the non-profit that supports ecosystem development on the NEAR protocol, said: "We have always been committed to making Web3 more accessible for everyone and are excited about partnering with RECUR to empower brands and fans as they invent and explore new digital experiences. Finding ways to make Web3 more user-friendly is a key part of unlocking the magic of this new chapter, and we believe this partnership with RECUR helps us to do that for many around the globe."
RECUR recently launched RECUR Builder, an end-to-end Saas platform designed to streamline enterprise-grade integration of web3 and NFTs, with mobile video games giant, Playtika, as the inaugural customer.
About NEAR
The NEAR blockchain is an open-source, decentralized blockchain protocol designed to be scalable, developer-friendly, and able to support decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. The NEAR Foundation is the non-profit organization behind the NEAR blockchain responsible for the development and maintenance of the protocol and its associated ecosystem.
About RECUR
RECUR is the premier web3 software platform offering all of the tools a business needs to integrate web3. RECUR empowers customers with the widest range of web3 distribution and utility. RECUR offers a global, flexible, and intuitive institutional-grade software suite that enables everything needed to enter web3.
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The new third-gen edition of Apple's budget-friendly iPhone SE is here. The latest iPhone SE 2022 hit shelves back in March, roughly two years after its second-gen predecessor, and it's by far the most affordable iPhone you'll find out there at the moment. And, thanks to a whole bunch of special deals and offers accompanying the new release, right now you can find it for even less. Both cell carriers and major retailers have tons of promotions happening now, with some offering hundreds off, or even a chance to snag the new phone for free, as long as you don't mind jumping through a hoop or two.
One of the biggest upgrades to the iPhone SE 2022 is that it supports 5G, so you'll be able to get faster data speeds while out and about (if you're in a 5G-compatible area). Apple has upgraded the processor to its A15 Bionic chip, and it has the same tough glass that's used on the iPhone 13 series. It maintains the same overall size and design as the previous model, which means there's a Touch ID sensor on the front. A 12-megapixel camera on the back is even more powerful thanks to the A15 processor.
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How much does the iPhone SE 2022 cost?
Base pricing for the iPhone SE 2022 starts at $429 (£419, AU$719) for the base model with 64GB of storage. You can bump that up to 128GB for $479 or 256GB for $579.
What colors does the iPhone SE 2022 come in?
The iPhone SE 2022 is available in midnight (black), starlight (white) and Product Red.
Best iPhone SE 2022 deals
While the iPhone SE may not get quite the same amount of attention as the iPhone 13 did or the iPhone 14 will, there are still plenty of great deals to take advantage of. Below, you'll find our roundup of the best offers and deals out there to help you snag the new iPhone SE for less.
Somewhat surprisingly, Best Buy doesn't seem to be carrying any unlocked models of the iPhone SE. But if you're a T-Mobile customer, there is an offer you can take advantage of. Customers who use T-Mobile as their carrier can save up to $215 in monthly bill credits on their new iPhone SE. Just note that you'll have to add a new line of service, and choose the 24-month installment plan to get the discount.
If you prefer to buy your new iPhone right from the source, you can do that with the iPhone SE. Apple has all the carrier models along with the unlocked one. And if you're already an iPhone owner looking to switch to the new SE, Apple is offering up to $650 when you trade-in an iPhone 8 or newer. With a base price of $429, that means that you could theoretically get the new SE totally free. If your trade-in value exceeds the cost of your new phone, you'll receive an Apple Gift Card for the remainder. If your trade-in doesn't cover the full cost, you can pay the remaining cost in full, or or split it into 24 months of interest-free payments when you use an Apple Card during checkout.
There is also an exclusive offer for existing T-Mobile customers, who will receive up to $400 of credit with the trade-in of an iPhone X or newer.
While Verizon deals on upgrading existing lines are pretty slim right now, there is a great offer available if you're looking to add a new line of service. When you buy an iPhone SE on a new line with any unlimited plan, you can save $430, which gets you the 64GB model for free. Just note that the discount will be applied in the form of monthly credits over a three-month period, even if you buy the phone outright.
Plus, if you're in the market for even more Apple devices, Verizon is offering up to $200 off iPads and $150 off Apple Watches over a period of 36 months with the purchase of a new iPhone SE. This offer is valid for new and existing customers, but you are required to have a data plan for the new device as well as the phone.
New and existing customers on any Sprint or T-Mobile plan are able to save $400 on the iPhone SE when trading in an eligible device. This comes in the form of 24 monthly credits, but you'll only pay $29 (plus tax) for the iPhone SE. And if you're looking to add a new line to your plan, you can save up to $215 on the iPhone SE via 24 monthly credits, no trade-in required.
Spectrum is another carrier that has the 2022 iPhone SE available for purchase, though the deals are pretty slim. The only offer available is an extra $100 on top of the estimated value of your device with a qualifying trade-in and a new line of service.
Metro has the best prepaid offer of any retailer or carrier out there at the moment. When you purchase an iPhone SE at full retail price and switch your existing number over to Metro's $60-per-month unlimited data plan, you'll get an instant $330 rebate. Meaning you're getting the iPhone SE for a single $100 purchase, rather than discounted via monthly credits. Those who don't have a number to switch over can still save $100 with the activation of a new line on a qualifying Metro plan. If you're looking to purchase your phone outright, this is the best offer you'll find, though you'll have to actually go to the store in person to claim it.
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AIRPORT CITY, Israel, Dec. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- My Size, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) (TASE: MYSZ.TA) ("My Size" or the "Company"), an omnichannel e-commerce platform and provider of AI-driven measurement solutions to drive revenue growth and reduce costs for its business clients, reported the receipt of a formal notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") that the Company has regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires the Company's common stock to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share.
The Nasdaq staff made this determination of compliance after the closing bid price of the Company's common stock was at $1.00 per share or greater for the prior 10 consecutive business days. Accordingly, the Company has regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and Nasdaq considers the prior bid price deficiency matter now closed.
About My Size, Inc.
My Size, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) (TASE: MYSZ.TA) is an omnichannel e-commerce platform and provider of AI-driven measurement solutions including MySizeID and recently acquired Naiz Fit to drive revenue growth and reduce costs for its business clients. Orgad, its online retailer platform, has expertise in e-commerce, supply chain, and technology operating as a third-party seller on Amazon.com and other sites. My Size recently launched FirstLook Smart Mirror, a mirror-like touch display that provides in-store customers an enhanced shopping experience and contactless checkout. FirstLook Smart Mirror extends My Size's reach into physical stores and is expected to contribute to revenues through unit sales and recurring service fees.
My Size has developed a unique measurement technology based on sophisticated algorithms and cutting-edge technology with broad applications, including the apparel, e-commerce, DIY, shipping, and parcel delivery industries. This proprietary measurement technology is driven by several algorithms that are able to calculate and record measurements in a variety of novel ways. To learn more about My Size, please visit our website: https://mysizeid.com.
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KOCHVILLE TWP, MI—Two recent academic showcases at Saginaw Valley State University that focused on the College of Science, Engineering & Technology and five available colleges, brought student research into the spotlight.
According to Executive Director of University Communications J.J. Boehm, SVSU currently allows undergraduate students to participate in research activities similar to what other universities reserve for graduate students.
On April 21, more than 150 SVSU students were able to present their research findings and results of other academic work between the two events.
Starting with a poster session held from 10 a.m. to noon on the first floor of SVSU’s Pioneer Hall and following the structure of a professional society meeting, the Science, Engineering & Technology symposium featured the work of students and faculty in SVSU’s College of Science, Engineering & Technology. After a brief intermission, that session led to student oral presentations from 1-3 p.m. on the second floor of the hall.
According to Boehm, more than 40 projects were featured at the SE&T symposium, representing year-long senior design projects, special coursework and research projects in biology, chemistry, computer science and information systems, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
Associate Dean of SVSU’s College of Science, Engineering & Technology Tony Crachiola said that senior students in the engineering and computer science and information systems programs participate in a year-long capstone design project to address the needs of local businesses and the surrounding community.
“These activities can both reinforce concepts that students learn in class and help prepare students for the challenges they will face after graduation,” Crachiola said. “We offer students opportunities to conduct meaningful scientific research, both inside and outside of class, with the guidance and support of faculty mentors.”
Projects presented at the symposium covered topics ranging from genetic engineering and crop growth to internet security, robotic prosthetics and antibiotic pollution among a roster of other areas.
Students with other educational focuses were able to attend the university’s annual Undergraduate Research Program (UGRP) Student Showcase, also running from 1-3 p.m.
Taking place in SVSU’s Curtiss Hall, the showcase featured work throughout the school’s colleges and celebrates student accomplishments.
Students from the five colleges shared their work with faculty, peers and guests with poster presentations, demonstrations, oral presentations and performances.
For more information on the Science, Engineering & Technology symposium, the SVSU undergraduate research program, or the undergraduate research program student showcase, visit their respective pages on the SVSU website.
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Top coffee makers with built-in milk frothers
Brewing a barista-quality coffee drink at home is easier when you have the right tools. A coffee maker with a built-in frother gives you the power to pull espresso or brew your favorite coffee and froth your choice of milk to top it off.
These brewing and frothing machines range from semiautomatic to super-automatic, offering options that fit your lifestyle as a coffee enthusiast. Coffee makers with frothers are ideal for anyone who regularly wants to enjoy a latte or cappuccino at home.
What is a milk frother?
For coffee drinks, a milk frother is a utensil for whipping up either dairy or alternative milk for espresso drinks such as lattes and cappuccinos. The quick whirring mechanism creates air bubbles that turn creamy milk into a thick, foamy texture.
What can you make with a milk frother?
A milk frother lets you craft specialty drinks normally found in cafes and restaurants. These include lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos, mochas and more.
Without a built-in frother, you would need to use a separate manual milk frother to achieve the fluffy consistency you’d expect from a barista.
Milk froth vs. steamed milk
Frothed milk and steamed milk are similar but not the same. They are two separate steps, and you don’t necessarily need both to mimic cafe-quality drinks.
Professional brewers will froth the milk first, introducing air pockets. Then, they will steam it to heat it to around 150 degrees, which expands the milk and makes a softer texture before adding it to a drink.
When using a coffee maker with a frother, the attached frother will likely be a dual-purpose frother and steam wand. That means it will let you froth and steam your milk in one go, creating warm, thick and fluffy milk.
Choosing a coffee maker with a built-in frother
Super-automatic machines will froth and pour your milk for you as long as the milk reservoir is full. Semiautomatic machines have an external milk frother or steam wand for you to froth the milk at your convenience.
Choosing the right machine depends on your preference and how much time you want to spend preparing your drinks. Larger capacity coffee makers work well for shared environments like offices, waiting rooms and homes with many coffee drinkers. Single-serve machines are ideal for those who only prepare drinks one at a time.
Best coffee makers with frothers under $250
Brew rich espressos, cappuccinos and lattes with this coffee maker that froths the milk for you. The plastic construction and small frame and constrained drink selections to make this one of the most affordable options for quality at-home espresso drinks.
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Ninja Specialty Fold-Away Frother CP307
This versatile coffee machine makes a wide array of coffee drinks, from french press to iced coffee to a frothy latte. The fold-away frother is especially handy to pack away when you’re done using it.
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Best coffee makers with frothers under $500
Mr. Coffee One-Touch CoffeeHouse
This easy-to-use coffee and espresso machine combine multifunctionality with affordability. Brew your favorite milk drinks with a large removable milk reservoir and both automatic and manual frothing modes.
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De’Longhi All-in-One Combination Coffee Maker & Espresso Maker
This barista-quality machine offers simultaneous brewing for both drip coffee and espresso lovers. The milk frother is easy to use, low profile and easy to clean.
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This single-serve machine offers the same convenience as other Keurig machines for espresso lovers who only need one drink at a time. A simple interface makes drink selection easy and an external frothing pitcher makes it easy to pour your milk when ready.
Best coffee makers with frothers under $1,000
Beginners and prosumers can brew an outstanding espresso drink with this machine. Froth and steam your milk like a barista with a manual wand for full control.
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GE Cafe Affetto Automatic Espresso Machine
For those who want a quick brew without sacrificing quality, this super-automatic machine is a sleek addition to any size kitchen. Grind and brew with a single button, and froth milk with the front-mounted steam wand.
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This machine caters to coffee fiends who appreciate the ritual of pulling espresso shots and don’t mind maintaining high-end equipment. The steam wand is easy to use and the one- and two-shot settings produce consistent pours.
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Nespresso Latissma Pro Coffee and Espresso Machine by DeLonghi
Convenience meets volume in this large-capacity coffee machine. Brew multiple lattes with a 1.3-liter water reservoir and extra-tall milk container. The built-in frother sits up front for easy access.
Best coffee maker with frother over $1,000
Miele CM5300 Countertop Coffee System
This luxury coffee machine grinds beans, brews nine drink styles and froths and pours your milk for you, all in under a minute. With regular cleaning, this is a solid investment for a busy latte lover who wants a quick brew at home.
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Jura WE8 Automatic Coffee Machine
One-touch selections let you brew 12 types of barista-quality drinks with this high-end and high-capacity coffee maker. Froth the perfect amount of milk with an adjustable steam wand.
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Greg Loyd is gregarious, seems to always be smiling and loves to talk.
Sitting recently with a group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences speech and language clinic in Little Rock, Loyd, a former chef from Little Rock, entertained with an animated story about growing vegetables in his back yard.
"I grow them from seeds, the...," Loyd trailed off, he closed his eyes momentarily, searching for that last word.
The word is there in his mind's eye.
Tomatoes.
He knows the life cycle of the plant and even the complicated scientific words to describe its botany.
But the simple word, "tomatoes," is lost somewhere between his mind and his voice.
"Aphasia," he says, matter-of-factly.
In 2012, Loyd was undergoing kidney dialysis at his home. He stood up for a moment only to fall and hit his head. The next thing he remembers is waking up in a hospital.
Today, the aphasia is the only sign of a stroke that left him hospitalized for months and enduring rehabilitation for years.
Aphasia is a language impairment, affecting a person's ability to communicate, whether through speech or the ability to read, write or understand spoken or written language.
It is always caused by a brain injury that can occur after such things as a stroke, head injury, brain tumor or a degenerative disease such as Alzheimer's.
Aphasia was mostly unknown outside the clinical world -- even though more than 2 million Americans are afflicted with it -- until it was announced recently that Hollywood actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with the condition.
Those who worked with Willis -- who retired from his acting career after the diagnosis -- had grown concerned about his decline, according to news reports. The actor struggled to remember his dialogue and required accommodations like an earpiece to feed him his lines and shortened lines.
Like Willis, Loyd had to give up his career as a chef in upscale Little Rock restaurants.
LIVING WITH APHASIA
Loyd knows he's lucky.
Not that the road hasn't been difficult or that he hasn't experienced the irritability and frustration that comes with the condition, but he's optimistic by nature. He sought out therapies, diving into programs and seeking the company of others afflicted with aphasia.
It didn't take him long to connect with the UAMS speech and language clinic. The center's services are provided by graduate students under the direct supervision of licensed faculty who are also certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
"Really, once I came into this class, I felt like I was at home. I felt so normal coming into these classes," Loyd said. "We'll work on reading classes. We can all read, but when it comes to reading out loud, we're a little slower at it. And our eyesights are all different, so we all look at it differently. But we always do a team reading. One of us will read a section and someone else will read a section."
The clinic serves patients of all ages, from infants to adults. The services, when it comes to aphasia, begin with diagnostic services and continue through individual and group speech, language and literacy therapy sessions.
"We have several different groups and what we offer each semester may be different," Dana Moser, associate professor and director of the UAMS speech-language pathology program, said.
The group includes adults who have aphasia, motor speech disorders or other speech and language problems caused by brain injury or neuromuscular diseases.
The group also teaches patients other modes of communication.
In one group activity, the patients were given a week to take random photos of their lives then talk in class about the different aspects of living with aphasia.
"In all the years that I've been working with people with aphasia, I have seen so much resiliency. When we did the photo voice assignment, a lot of the stuff that we talked about in that group were the challenges you face and what it's like to live with aphasia," Moser said. "The story that they told was that there was loss and then there was adaptation and then there was reinvention of themselves. It's like they found new ways to be engaged, to find meaning and purpose in life from their old life."
It was in this assignment that Loyd introduced his friends and clinicians to his new love of gardening.
Mostly, Lloyd said, the group class shows people like him that they aren't alone.
Concern crosses his face as Loyd worries aloud about a friend who has stopped attending.
"I've called and emailed," Loyd said.
Portia Carr, assistant professor of UAMS speech-language pathology, said groups focus on verbal expression, auditory comprehension, reading and writing.
"We try to make all the tasks conversational and very comfortable to help to improve their quality of life and their ability to participate in everyday life activities," Carr said.
Loyd said the group gives him the confidence to keep talking.
"I'm empowered," Loyd said. "I wish I could move up in my recovery more. I'm not where I want to be, but this clinic has gotten me to where I am."
UNDERSTANDING APHASIA
Aphasia can range from so severe that patients are unable to communicate at all to being so mild that it is undetectable to others.
It's different for each patient. Sufferers can lose the ability to retrieve the names of objects or the ability to read, while others cannot put words together into sentences. It's common that multiple aspects of communication are impaired at the same time.
"Aphasia can affect your ability to just use language in general. That could be expressing it or understanding what someone is saying to you. It could be understanding what you're reading and it could also be being able to write something out," Moser said. "Depending on which part of the person's brain is damaged, it looks different for different people."
Loyd can fly under the radar most of the time, Moser said.
"It's hard for me because I want to say a smart, fancy word, but I can't do that," Loyd said. "I have to say the most short and simple thing that I can that relates to whatever the conversation is."
Loyd said a fellow group member couldn't speak because of aphasia, but he could type out whatever he wanted.
Physical aphasia symptoms can also be present. People with aphasia can also have right-sided weakness or paralysis of the leg and arm because the left side of the brain is the side generally damaged.
There are several types of aphasia, including global, mixed transcortical, Broca's, transcortical motor, Wernicke's, transcortical sensory, conduction and anomic.
An aphasia patient doesn't typically fit solely in one type of the condition and other types of aphasia exist beyond the predominant eight.
Moser said the lack of language expression skills often makes outsiders believe the aphasia patient has lost cognitive ability, but their intelligence remains the same. It's the ability to communicate that is lost. Likewise, the memories of an aphasia patient remain intact, but the ability to access ideas and thoughts via language is disrupted.
While the onset of aphasia is sudden, the individual can progressively improve over time.
According to the National Aphasia Association, about half of those who initially show aphasia symptoms recover completely within the first few hours or days. If aphasia symptoms remain beyond the first few months after a stroke, complete recovery is unlikely, but improvements and accommodation skills can be achieved even over a period of years or decades.
GROWING A FUTURE
On a recent hot day, Loyd was in his garden. Sweat rolled down his face and visitors were greeted with a wide grin.
Raised beds bordered with wooden planks took up the once large and open yard.
Arkansas Traveler tomato plants sprung from the ground, encased by wire cages.
Loyd spoke clearly and the word "tomatoes" rolled easily and quickly off his tongue.
He pointed to the green sprigs of red potatoes coming up in pots. He's growing the red ones, he said, but it's the Kennebec potatoes that make the best French fries.
"They're crisp on the outside and soft in the middle," he said.
Loyd's family and friends aren't phased, he said, when he can't get a word out during a conversation. They laugh together and help him retrieve the word.
He carries an aphasia identification card with him when he's in public in case he struggles to communicate. The card explains aphasia and asks for patience.
"At the beginning, I would get mad and frustrated," he said. "But the clinic has made it normal to me now."
He has a life with purpose, he said. He wants to bring more awareness of the condition by continuing to share his story and he wants others, newly diagnosed, to know that they have a future.
"This can happen to anyone, but there's hope," he said. "For me, it was gardening, starting from seed. As soon as I open up the back door and I see the gardens, it just feels so great."
He moved from one plant bed to the next.
"Zucchini."
"Banana peppers."
"Collard greens."
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16 THURSDAY
BOOKS
F—Kathleen Clay Mystery Book Club: 2 p.m. Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Road, GB. Zoom or in-person. https://library.greensboro-nc.gov.
“Under the Sun”: Linda Villarosa: 6 p.m. Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm St., GB. www.scuppernongbooks.com.
F—Benjamin Bards: A Poetry Workshop: 7 p.m. Benjamin Branch Library, 1530 Benjamin Parkway, GB. https://library.greensboro-nc.gov.
CLUBS & CAFES
Blind Tiger: 7 p.m. Icon for Hire, Ready for Combat Tour. 1819 Spring Garden St., GB. theblindtiger.com.
The Ramkat: 8 p.m. Will Easter and The Nomads, Migrant Birds. 170 W. Ninth St., WS. www.theramkat.com.
Open Mic Greensboro with Live Band: 8 p.m. Elm Street Lounge, 115 S. Elm St., GB. www.eslgso.com/events
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FUN STUFF
Juneteenth Greensboro: “Building Legacy”: June 16-19. For more information, times and venues, visit www.juneteenthgso.com, or contact Princess Johnson, 336-944-6146 or email princess@royalexpressions.org.
Sawtooth School for Visual Arts: The Not Quite Perfect Pottery Sale: 4:30-7 p.m. Davis Gallery, which can be accessed from 226 N. Marshall St. or 215 N. Spruce St., WS. www.sawtooth.org.
The Green House Village Open-Air Market: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1022 S. Poplar St., WS. www.thegreenhouseproducts.com.
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
“Will Wilson: Connecting the Dots“: 5-8 p.m. opening reception. SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive, WS. Through Dec. 11. www.secca.org.
THEATER
“Sound of Music”: 7:30 p.m. June 16-17, 23-24; 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 18-19, 25-26. “Sing-along” performance at 7:30 p.m. June 22. Hanebrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St., WS. $14-$26 for adults. www.ltofws.org or 336-725-4001.
17 FRIDAY
BOOKS
F—Outdoor Discussion of “Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts”: 1 p.m. Kathleen Clay Library, 1420 Price Park Road, GB. To register, email melanie.buckingham@greensboro-nc.gov
CLUBS & CAFES
Stonefield Cellars Winery: 7-9 p.m. Friday Flavors Concert: Joy Band. 8220 N.C. 68 North, Stokesdale. 336-644-9908.
Blind Tiger: 7 p.m. The Breakfast Club. 1819 Spring Garden St., GB. 336-272-9888. https://theblindtiger.com.
Comedy Zone: 7 p.m. June 17, 4 p.m. June 18. James Murray. 1126 S. Holden Road, GB. https://thecomedyzone.com.
DANCE
Destination Arts Recital 2022: Adventures in Candyland!: 6:30 p.m. June 17, 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. June 18. High Point Theatre, 220 E. Commerce Ave., HP. https://highpointtheatre.com.
FUN STUFF
Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show: 10 a.m. June 17-19. Special Events Center, 1921 W. Gate City Blvd., GB. www.greensborocoliseum.com.
Uptown FRESH Sneakerball 2022: 8 a.m.-noon. Khalif Event Center, Wendover Ave., GB. www.eventbrite.com/e/uptown-fresh-sneakerball-tickets-244205955587
The Green House Village Open-Air Market: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 1022 S. Poplar St., WS. www.thegreenhouseproducts.com.
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
F—“Nature & Repetitions” by Associated Artists of Winston-Salem: 6-7:30 p.m. reception. The Masonic Center of Winston-Salem, 4537 Country Club Road, WS. associatedartists.org or 336-747-1463.
THEATER
“Shrek: The Musical”: 7 p.m. June 17, 24; 2 and 7 p.m. June 18-19; 2 p.m. June 25-26. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., GB. https://carolinatheatre.com.
40+ Stage: “Third”: 7:30 p.m. June 17-18, 2 p.m. June 19. Mountcastle Theatre, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 251 N. Spruce St., WS. $20 for adults, $16 for seniors, $12 for students. www.intothearts.org/events-info/better-days or 336-747-1414.
“Sound of Music”: 7:30 p.m. June 17, 23-24; 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 18-19, 25-26. “Sing-along” performance at 7:30 p.m. June 22. Hanebrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St., WS. $14-$26 for adults. www.ltofws.org or 336-725-4001.
18 SATURDAY
BOOKS
F—African American Book Discussion Group: 2 p.m. Benjamin Branch Library, 1530 Benjamin Parkway, GB. Virtually or in-person. https://library.greensboro-nc.gov.
CLUBS & CAFES
The Ramkat: 8 p.m. 1Love Festival. 170 W. Ninth St., WS. www.theramkat.com.
Blind Tiger: 6 p.m. Cane Hill with Afterlife, Vctms, Mood Rings. 1819 Spring Garden St., GB. 336-272-9888, https://theblindtiger.com.
Comedy Zone: 4 p.m. James Murray. 1126 S. Holden Road, GB. https://thecomedyzone.com.
FUN STUFF
F—Bicycling in Greensboro: noon. The Greensboro History Museum and community partner is offering a free, family-friendly guided bicycle tour highlighting some of East Greensboro’s political pioneers. Leave from the museum, 130 Summit Ave., GB. https://greensborohistory.org.
Triad Cultural Arts’ Annual Juneteenth Festival: 1-5 p.m. at Biotech Place, WS and 1-8 p.m. at Bailey Park, WS. https://triadculturalarts.org/index.php/juneteenth-2
Color Me Rad 5K Run: 9 a.m. Greensboro Coliseum parking lot, 1921 W. Gate City Blvd., GB. www.greensborocoliseum.com.
Körner’s Folly Family Fun Day: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Historic Körner’s Folly, 413 S. Main St., KV. Play historic games and learn about Victorian traditions, while participating in hands-on activities and crafts. The North Lawn will host a sand archaeology activity and Victorian games. 336-996-7922 or www.kornersfolly.org.
Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show: 10 a.m. June 18-19. Special Events Center, 1921 W. Gate City Blvd., GB. www.greensborocoliseum.com.
Blacksmith Demonstration in the Historical Park: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June 18, 25. High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Ave., HP. 336-885-1859 or www.highpointmuseum.org.
The Piedmont Triad Supports Ukraine Benefit: 2-7 p.m. The Deck, 118 E. Main St., Jamestown. Thai food truck, Ukrainian art, crafts and desserts, children’s activities, dance lessons provided by Fred Astaire Dance Studios, live music and more. www.fredastaire.com/greensboro/tickets.
F—Gibsonville Garden Railroad Trains Running: 9 a.m.-noon. 220 E. Main St., Gibsonville. www.facebook.com/16ggrrose.
The Green House Village Open-Air Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 1022 S. Poplar St., WS. www.thegreenhouseproducts.com.
Fam Jam: 11-11:45 a.m. LeBauer Park, 208 N. Davie St., GB. $17. www.greensborodowntownparks.org.
MUSIC
Crowder ‘My People Tour’: 7:30 p.m. White Oak Amphitheatre, 2407 W. Gate City Blvd., GB. www.greensborocoliseum.com.
THEATER
“Shrek: The Musical”: 2 and 7 p.m. June 18-19; 7 p.m. June 24; 2 p.m. June 25-26. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., GB. https://carolinatheatre.com.
“Sound of Music”: 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 18-19, 25-26; 7:30 p.m. June 23-24. Hanebrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St., WS. $14-$26 for adults. www.ltofws.org or 336-725-4001.
40+ Stage: “Third”: 7:30 p.m. June 18, 2 p.m. June 19. Mountcastle Theatre, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 251 N. Spruce St., WS. $20 for adults, $16 for seniors, $12 for students. www.intothearts.org/events-info/better-days or 336-747-1414.
“The Spirit of Harriet Tubman”: noon. Maple Chase Golf and Country Club, WS. Actress Diane Faison brings the abolitionist to life. www.dianefaison.life
19 SUNDAY
FUN STUFF
Greensboro Gift & Jewelry Show: 10 a.m. Special Events Center, 1921 W. Gate City Blvd., GB. www.greensborocoliseum.com.
MUSIC
Summer Parks Concert Series: 5 p.m. A Juneteenth celebration featuring gospel music from Jamera McQueen Smith and Matelyn Alicia. Tanglewood Park, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons.
East of Nashville Songwriters in the Round In the Crown: 7 p.m. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., GB. https://carolinatheatre.com.
THEATER
“Shrek: The Musical”: 2 and 7 p.m. June 19; 7 p.m. June 24; 2 p.m. June 25-26. Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Greene St., GB. https://carolinatheatre.com.
“Sound of Music”: 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 19, June 25-26; 7:30 p.m. June 23-24. Hanebrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St., WS. $14-$26 for adults. www.ltofws.org or 336-725-4001.
20 MONDAY
BOOKS
Online Poetry Book Club: 7 p.m. “Familiars” with Fred Chappell. Zoom event. www.scuppernongbooks.com.
FUN STUFF
Tai Chi Class: 1-2 p.m. PurEnergy Fitness, 1905 Ashwood Court, GB. $65 a month, $10 for drop-in. Eric Reiss, 336-447-5122.
F—Monday Night Meditation and Contemplative Practices: 6-8 p.m. Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 501 S. Mendenhall St., GB. 336-275-6403.
21 TUESDAY
BOOKS
F—Kathleen Clay Fiction Book Club: 2 p.m. Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Road, GB. Discussing “Perestroika in Paris” by Jane Smiley. Katie Fanstill at katherine.fanstill@greensboro-nc.gov to register.
CLUBS & CAFES
Jazz at Tate’s (Craft Cocktails): 8-11 p.m. 279 W. Fourth St., WS. The Matt Kendrick Trio play a wide variety of jazz standards and originals. Email mattkendrick8@gmail.com.
FUN STUFF
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club S.T.E.A.M. Summer Day Camp: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 21-Aug. 12. 121 SW Cloverleaf Place, HP. Online registration: www.tsabgchp.org
The Green House Village Open-Air Market: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1022 S. Poplar St., WS. www.thegreenhouseproducts.com.
MUSIC
F—The Salvation Army of High Point’s Introductory Music Lessons: 4:30-5:50 p.m. 121 SW Cloverleaf Place, HP. For ages 6-18. To register, contact Glen-Allen Andress at 336-881-5448 or email glen-allen.andress@uss.salvationarmy.org.
22 WEDNESDAY
BOOKS
F—Benchmark Book Discussion Club: 1:30 p.m. Hemphill Branch Library, 2301 W. Vandalia Road, GB. 336-412-6199.
FUN STUFF
Eddie B.: Teachers Only Comedy Tour: 8 p.m. Tanger Center, 300 N. Elm St., GB. www.tangercenter.com.
Tai Chi Class: 1-2 p.m. PurEnergy Fitness, 1905 Ashwood Court, GB. $65 a month, $10 for drop-in. Eric Reiss, 336-447-5122.
The Green House Village Open-Air Market: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1022 S. Poplar St., WS. www.thegreenhouseproducts.com.
MUSIC
Greensboro Trombone Ensemble Meetings: 7:15-9 p.m. Greensboro Cultural Center, Room 121, 200 N. Davie St., GB. Players should be high school aged or older. Larry Porter, larry.a.porter@gmail.com
23 THURSDAY
BOOKS
F—Kathleen Clay Tea & Books: 2 p.m. Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Road, GB. Register by emailing william.carter@greensboro-nc.gov.
The Humor Hack, Writing Your Way to Funny: 6 p.m. Scuppernong Books, 304 S. Elm St., GB. www.scuppernongbooks.com.
F—Literati Society: 7 p.m. Hemphill Branch Library, 2301 W. Vandalia Road, GB. 336-412-6199.
CLUBS & CAFES
The Ramkat: 8 p.m. Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Richard Boyd & Jeff Shu (bo-stevens), and Sam Foster. 170 W. Ninth St., WS. www.theramkat.com.
FUN STUFF
Miss N.C. Outstanding Teen: June 23-25. High Point Theatre, 220 E. Commerce Ave., HP. See https://highpointtheatre.com for times and more information.
The Green House Village Open-Air Market: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 1022 S. Poplar St., WS. www.thegreenhouseproducts.com.
MUSIC
Jeezy & K. Michelle: 8 p.m. Tanger Center, 300 N. Elm St., GB. www.tangercenter.com.
THEATER
Creative Greensboro: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music”: 7:30 p.m. June 23-25, 2 p.m. June 26. Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre, 4100 Well Spring Drive, GB. $15 or $10 for seniors and students. www.creativegreensboro.com.
“Sound of Music”: 7:30 p.m. June 23-24, 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 25-26. Hanebrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St., WS. $14-$26 for adults. www.ltofws.org or 336-725-4001.
ONGOING VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS
FUN STUFF
F—Summer Classes at Creative Aging Network-NC: A wide variety of summer classes for aging adults at the Greensboro campus. https://can-nc.org/classes.
Piedmont Hiking and Outing Club: Outings involves hikes, backpacking, kayaking, biking and other social events. https://piedmonthikingandoutingclub.org.
UNCSA On Demand: An online portal showcasing past and current student and faculty performances. www.uncsa.edu/ondemand.
VISUAL ARTS
High Point Museum: “Domestic Art” through Sept. 3. High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Ave., HP. www.highpointmuseum.org.
Historic Körner’s Folly Online Resources Catalog: www.kornersfolly.org/connect/online-resources.
Reynolda House Museum of American Art: Call-a-Curator Episodes and Pop-Up Studio: Mail Art, www.youtube.com/reynolda.
Jan Curling Art for Sale: Instagram: @jancurlingartstudio; Facebook: Original Art by Jan Curling; website: carolinapaintersguild.com; email: jancurling@gmail.com
AAWS Virtual Exhibits: associatedartists.org/2022-patterns-exhibit, associatedartists.org/current-upcoming-exhibitions | https://greensboro.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/go-triad-calendar-of-events/article_bb442590-e981-11ec-bc32-6753acc1170e.html | 2022-06-16 04:32:32 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/go-triad-calendar-of-events/article_bb442590-e981-11ec-bc32-6753acc1170e.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — On Tuesday, local leaders gathered in Austin to announce a new federally funded project to help address overdoses as a public health crisis in the Central Texas area.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, was joined by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and representatives from Austin Public Health to announce the new funding, which will be used to break ground on the "substance use and misuse education and prevention project."
In a press conference Tuesday, Doggett detailed how the funding he secured in Congress will help public health authorities collaborate with leaders on the city, county and federal level to fight opioid addiction and harm reduction.
According to Judge Brown, the funding has been valued at $2 million.
"This preventable problem is the leading cause of accidental death in our community," Brown said. "Today's investment will save lives."
Officials said the funding will go toward more Narcan training – a drug that can help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose – for first responders and other members of the community. It will also go toward supporting counseling services and a community campaign to raise awareness.
"The City of Austin is committed to ensuring that our residents have the information they need to protect themselves from this threat. The infusion of federal money will enable us to expand our communication about the risk of opioid addiction and overdoses," said Mayor Watson.
Judge Brown added that overdose deaths are currently the No. 1 cause of accidental deaths locally.
The conference was held at 10 a.m. at the Austin Public Health building. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-substance-abuse-prevention-project/269-f5c4826d-9df4-4fd9-8123-fa9952467252 | 2023-01-17 21:29:11 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-substance-abuse-prevention-project/269-f5c4826d-9df4-4fd9-8123-fa9952467252 |
EUGENE, Oregon, EE.UU. (AP) — Kimberly García gana su segundo oro en Mundial de atletismo, en la marcha de 35 kilómetros.
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Washington Commanders chief operating officer Greg Resh, among the early hires to Jason Wright’s leadership team in 2020, is leaving the organization after less than two years. In a statement, Resh said he is taking a new opportunity in his hometown of Baltimore, where his family resides.
Resh, the former chief financial officer of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and Roc Nation, assumed the same title with the Commanders in November 2020 and became an integral part of the team’s business operations and its search for a new stadium location. He was appointed COO nine months later as Washington restructured its front office.
“One of the key leaders of our cultural transformation and dramatic commercial turnaround, Greg’s professional expertise, his devotion to the work, and his leadership through a significant period of change was essential and greatly appreciated,” Wright said in a statement. “The mark of a successful tenure is knowing you achieved what you set out to do, and Greg did exactly that. Our organization owes him a debt of gratitude, and we wish him well as he begins a new chapter in his hometown, Baltimore.”
Resh’s exit comes at an interesting time for the Commanders, who underwent a full rebranding in February but are still under the watch of multiple entities because of previous workplace allegations. The NFL and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are investigating the team’s workplace culture and allegations of sexual misconduct made against owner Daniel Snyder. The attorneys general in Virginia and D.C. are also looking into the team’s practices, and recent claims of financial improprieties from years prior have been placed before the Federal Trade Commission for a possible probe.
All the while, the team’s executive group under Wright has touted improvements in the team’s ticket sales and especially suite sales at FedEx Field.
“I feel like we’re in a really good spot,” Wright said during the preseason in August. “ … The last two years we really tried to professionalize the business functions and the net result of that is just a ton of outreach to our fans combined with thinking about the season-ticket member packages in a different way. … We have already sold more tickets this year before the season has even started than we did all of last year, across the entire season.”
Resh was a primary player in Washington’s rebrand the past couple of years. But he now joins a lengthy list of executives who have recently left the team. Over the last year and a half, at least 13 executives (chief officers, vice presidents and senior vice presidents) have left for various reasons.
Julie Andreeff Jensen, one of Wright’s first hires in 2020, left her post as the team’s senior vice president of external engagement and communications nine months later. She recently started her own public relations and corporate communications firm.
Damon Jones, Washington’s former chief legal officer who led the search for a new stadium, left in January, only 14 months after he arrived, to join the L.A. Dodgers front office. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/23/greg-resh-commanders/ | 2022-09-23 20:24:05 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/23/greg-resh-commanders/ |
Bryce Hopkins scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting as Providence dominated visiting Manhattan 99-59 on Wednesday night.
Hopkins also logged 11 rebounds, three assists and a steal en route to his third double-double this season.
Ed Croswell added 15 points while Devin Carter, Alyn Breed and Clifton Moore all posted 12 to help the Friars (7-3) earn their second straight win and improve to 6-0 at home.
Jared Bynum dished out eight of the team’s 24 assists.
Providence shot 56.9 percent from the field and dominated 51-21 on the glass.
The Friars led 53-32 after shooting 63.6 percent in the opening stanza. Hopkins (15) and Croswell (10) combined for 25 first-half points.
Samir Stewart (17 points) and Raziel Hayun (13) each canned four 3-pointers to pace the Jaspers (3-5). Stewart added five assists and two steals, Adam Cisse had three thefts, and Logan Padgett pulled in six rebounds.
Providence quickly erased the visitors’ opening basket with a 7-0 run over 3:18 that included back-to-back Croswell buckets. Padgett had Manhattan’s first five points after a 3-point make, but Carter answered with his own triple.
After the Jaspers moved within 12-9, overlapping 11-0 and 17-3 runs helped Providence coast to a 29-12 lead. Moore scored six points during the extended stretch, with a block helping him put together consecutive baskets.
The second of Stewart’s three first-half treys helped Manhattan out to a 6-0 run, then only Stewart and Cisse’s 3-pointers interrupted a 15-6 period for Providence.
Bynum set up a Hopkins’ triple and a Croswell dunk as the Friars finished that run with a 20-point lead.
Providence went on a 9-3 run before a Hayun 3-pointer closed the half.
Manhattan’s Ant Nelson began the second half with a layup, but Croswell scored five and Hopkins nailed another three during a following 14-3 Providence run to run the score to 67-37.
Halfway through the latter frame, Moore hit three baskets during a 10-0 Friar stretch. After two Nelson free throws at 11:02, the visitors were scoreless until a Hayun’s 4-point play with 6:26 left.
–Field Level Media | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/sports/ncaa/providence-remains-perfect-at-home-hammers-manhattan-99-59/ | 2022-12-08 20:24:18 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/sports/ncaa/providence-remains-perfect-at-home-hammers-manhattan-99-59/ |
Ava Livingston had three hits and three RBI as Hammonton beat Clearview 11-0 in Mullica Hill. Riley Lancaster scored three times on two hits, including a double in the six-inning win.
Gracie Ravencamp drove in four runs as Hammonton moved to 5-9.
Jodi McGuigan had a pair fo hits for Clearview (2-6).
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