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City to distribute bottled water Tuesday at Tougaloo Community Center
Published: Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:55 PM CDT|Updated: 57 minutes ago
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The city of Jackson will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need Tuesday beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Tougaloo Community Center.
The center is located at 318 Vine Street.
There is a limit of one case of water per vehicle.
The distribution will resume until supplies run out.
The city said it plans to have a distribution site available every day until the boil water notices are lifted.
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- Exro CEO Sue Ozdemir hosts a live webcast to provide shareholders a view inside its manufacturing facility and a review of the first half of 2022.
- Exro shared a virtual tour of its state-of-the-art sustainable manufacturing facility in Calgary, Alberta, demonstrating progress towards establishing a resilient, localized supply chain in North America.
- Additional highlights from the webcast include business updates, as well as a recap of accomplishments in the first half of this year.
CALGARY, AB, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Exro Technologies Inc. (TSX: EXRO) (OTCQB: EXROF) (the "Company" or "Exro"), a leading clean technology company that has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and batteries, announced today mid-year company updates in a live webcast and the presentation file will be available on the Company website here.
Shareholders unable to attend the webcast can find an overview below of the information covered during the webcast, including updates on Exro's facilities and capabilities, energy storage system technology and other key projects.
Exro's technology is ideally positioned to evolve and engage alongside the electrification of transportation regardless of propulsion technology market direction. The company laid out a systematic go-to-market strategy by building momentum with key players in the e-mobility and energy storage markets, expanding partnerships, building on its successful track record of innovation and increase its penetration of the OEM market with its engineering and consulting offerings.
Exro shared information about its award-winning Coil Driver™ technology and its native ability to function as an AC fast charger, eliminating the need for an on-board charger or external DC fast charger. The technology can deliver up to level four fast-charging and vehicle-to-anything (V2X) capabilities. These product features offer benefits to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), electric vehicle fleet operators and charging operators by simplifying electric powertrains and reducing total cost of ownership.
Exro shared additional information about its Energy Storage System ("ESS"), which is powered by its patented Battery Control System™ ("BCS"). The BCS technology expands the capabilities of batteries in their first and second life by enabling a greater depth of control on the cells. The technology optimizes battery packs for health and performance at the cellular level, extending battery life and permitting stationary energy storage systems to operate more safely, with less down time.
The Company's patent portfolio continues to grow and now includes 40 patents that have been published or are pending. This includes 25 issued and 15 patent applications, with wholly owned intellectual property in 13 patent families. Exro's global patent portfolio includes coverage in strategic countries, including the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France, Hong Kong, Japan and many others.
Exro's partnership with Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) is progressing well, as the two companies are collaborating on a motor for high voltage applications. The two companies are partnering to test and develop electric drive solutions using a TSA motor and an Exro Coil Driver™. Recent testing continues to support Exro's best-in-class performance and continue to exceed expectations, achieving high torque output without limitations to speed range. An engineering team from Exro will travel to Austria next week for the next phase of testing on the high voltage Coil Drive System.
Facilities Update:
During today's live webcast, Exro CEO Sue Ozdemir shared a virtual tour of the Company's state-of-the-art sustainable manufacturing facility in Calgary. To meet automaker's staunch Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") supply chain expectations and Exro's net-zero carbon emissions objectives, the 37,000 square foot facility will run on clean energy solutions. The manufacturing facility will have the capability to produce up to 100,000 units annually. The facility features a solar panel array on the roof and a Class 10,000 clean room with a surface mount technology (SMT) production line. The manufacturing facility will aim to be ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and IATF 16949 compliant for the start of production.
Additionally, the world class, net-zero designed facility features technical cleanliness, track and trace, water conservation and zero waste product capabilities. It was built in compliance with the most stringent global quality standards, making it unique in North America for automotive applications.
To meet automaker demand for resilient, localized supply chains, Exro is focused on completing its new facilities in Calgary and Mesa, Arizona. Anticipating supply chain delays, Exro proactively ordered dynamometers ("dyno") of various sizes for its North American facilities. Exro has taken delivery of its mid-size dyno in Mesa, Arizona. The dyno has been commissioned and is now ready for use at the Company's U.S. innovation center. A large dyno was ordered in 2021 and is expected to arrive at Exro facilities by the end of the third quarter.
Exro remains on track to commission its SMT manufacturing line before year-end. The equipment is on site and installed at the Company's manufacturing facility, and engineers are currently working through start up procedures for the equipment.
SEA Electric:
Despite recent TSA testing which would support on-time delivery of the high voltage Coil Driver for the SEA Electric project in the second quarter of this year, this timeline has been impacted by supply chain challenges. While Exro and SEA Electric continue to collaborate, delivery of the Company's Coil Driver™ is now currently scheduled for the third quarter of 2022. This delay does not impact the targeted first production dates in the second half of 2023. The teams are working concurrently to prepare for installation and integration upon delivery.
Linamar:
Exro is co-developing a next generation e-axle with Linamar for the electric powertrain market for medium-duty commercial vehicles by designing and supplying gearbox and intelligent inverter solutions for high-speed low torque and low-speed high torque applications. This continued partnership with a Tier 1 automotive supplier maintains Exro's position in the highly competitive automotive supply chain. Prototype testing and validation for a compact and cost-effective e-Axle with Coil Driver™ remain on track to be completed this quarter.
Vicinity Motor Company:
In May, Exro announced a purchase order from Canadian-based bus manufacturer Vicinity Motor Company. The multiyear sales and service agreement (the "agreement"), includes the purchase of high-voltage Coil Drive System units from Exro, along with a production slot, system pricing and commissioning services.
Exro Vehicle Systems will provide system engineering consulting services to integrate the electric powertrain for Vicinity's fleet of next-generation electric buses. News of this deal followed a previously announced supply agreement under which the companies have completed nearly 12 months of development and testing to conduct operational validation for the Vicinity Lightning™ electric bus.
evTS:
Also in May, Exro announced that it had signed an agreement with ev Transportation Services, Inc. ("evTS"), a Boston-based specialty electric vehicle manufacturer, to supply an initial quantity of 1,000 units of its 100V Coil Drive System beginning in 2023 for use in evTS model year 2023 FireFly vehicles.
This order followed months of collaboration under a non-disclosure agreement ("NDA") between the Exro and evTS engineering teams and demonstrated the improvement and optimization of FireFly powertrain performance enabled by Exro's award-winning Coil Driver™ technology. This agreement is the culmination of the cooperative efforts of the two companies to design and deploy high-performing purpose-built, commercial electric vehicles.
"It was great to have the opportunity to engage directly with our incredible shareholders and followers today, provide updates on our progress and give them an opportunity to see our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Calgary," said Sue Ozdemir, CEO of Exro. "We have accomplished a great deal over the first half of this year and are gaining momentum every day on our path to take our product to market, build our backlog, expand our talent pool and increase our resilience amid continued supply chain challenges. At Exro, we are committed to bringing our next generation platform of innovative control technology to market, and while we strive to assign and deliver on timelines, there is not always a direct path with new technology. Our commitment to delivering for our partners and customers remains unwavering."
About Exro Technologies Inc.
Exro is a clean technology company pioneering intelligent control solutions in power electronics to help solve the most challenging problems in electrification. Exro has developed a new class of control technology that expands the capabilities of electric motors, generators, and batteries. Exro enables the application to achieve more with less energy consumed.
Exro's advanced motor control technology, the Coil DriverTM, expands the capabilities of electric powertrains by enabling intelligent optimization for efficient energy consumption. Exro is working with many partners from all over the world to bring their technology to the electric mobility industries and beyond.
For more information visit our website at www.exro.com.
To view our Corporate Presentation visit us at www.exro.com/investors
Visit us on social media @exrotech.
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This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosure contained in filings made by the Company with the Canadian securities regulators, including the Company's annual information form for the financial year ended December 31, 2021, and financial statements and related MD&A for the financial year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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Diver rescued after being swept away by current
KEY WEST, Fla. (CNN) - A diver managed to stay alive until he could be rescued after he became adrift for two hours off the Florida Keys.
Dylan Gartenmayer, 21, began diving when he was just 11. Family members say that experience helped him survive the frightening ordeal.
The young man was free diving Thursday by a reef in Key West when a strong current took him under the water. When he resurfaced, he had drifted away from his boat.
His friends started searching for him and eventually called the Coast Guard for help.
Meanwhile, Gartenmayer was resourceful. He found a bamboo stick and used it to help keep him afloat. He then swam two miles to get back to the reef.
Family members, who had been searching for Gartenmayer for two hours, spotted him. Videos of the moment show their cheers of celebration, with people hugging the 21-year-old after he gets on the boat.
Gartenmayer was brought back to shore, where Coast Guard members determined his body temperature was low. Once that was stabilized, he was free to go.
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CLEVELAND and BOSTON, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MPE Partners ("MPE" or "Morgenthaler Private Equity"), a Cleveland- and Boston-based private equity firm, is pleased to announce the promotions of Christine Smoragiewicz to Partner and Nick Stender to Principal. Both Christine and Nick are based in MPE's Boston office. These promotions augment MPE's existing leadership team of Peter Taft, Karen Tuleta, Joe Machado, Matt Yohe, Graham Schena, and Constantine Elefter.
MPE Partner, Peter Taft said, "We are excited to recognize the important contributions that Christine and Nick have made to our firm and in support of our portfolio companies and limited partners. We greatly appreciate their work and congratulate them on these well-deserved promotions." MPE Partner, Matt Yohe added, "It has been a pleasure to work alongside Christine and Nick, and we look forward to their continued growth and success in their new and expanded roles."
Since joining the team in 2021, Christine has served as the firm's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer ("CFO and CCO") and has successfully transitioned MPE's finance and compliance operations from a shared services model to the firm's first dedicated in-house team. As a Partner, she will retain the CFO and CCO titles and continue to oversee the finance, compliance, and administrative functions of the firm. Christine also serves as a member of the firm's ESG sub-committee. Prior to MPE, Christine served 14 years as CFO and CCO at Intervale Capital (now Amberjack Capital Partners) and previously, as Controller at J.W. Childs Associates (now Prospect Hill Growth Partners). She began her career in the Boston office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Christine has a B.S. in Business Administration with honors from Georgetown University.
Nick rejoined MPE as a Vice President in 2020 after attending business school, having previously served at MPE as an MBA intern in 2018 and a consultant in 2019. Nick currently holds board seats at DecoArt, Garmat USA, and Teel Plastics. He previously served as a director of 80/20 and Plastic Components, Inc. Prior to business school, Nick served as an Associate at Apax Partners and began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting with Distinction from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
About MPE Partners
MPE Partners ("MPE" or "Morgenthaler Private Equity") seeks to be the preferred partner for entrepreneur- and family-owned companies. Based in Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA, MPE invests in profitable, lower middle market companies with transaction values up to $250 million. MPE has two primary target investment areas: high-value manufacturing and commercial & industrial services. For more information, please visit www.mpepartners.com.
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Looking back, it's kinda cute how George Clooney didn't realize his wedding to international human rights attorney Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin) would make such a huge splash.
Some five months after he got down on one knee, midway through a homemade pasta dinner—his Aunt Rosemary Clooney's track "Why Shouldn't I?" the signal it was time to pull out the 7-carat diamond he'd commissioned—the newly formed power couple rounded up 100 of their nearest and dearest for Venetian vows that would see them criss-crossing the city's famed maze of canals for four days.
"We didn't tell anybody else that we were going to do it," George later recalled to The Hollywood Reporter, "but eventually somebody figured it out."
And once people got wind of the plans, "it became an event," he continued. They bussed the four hours or so from his 18th century Lake Como villa to Venice "and once we got on the boat, there were so many paparazzi and so many people standing there waiting. We were sitting down in the boat, and I was like, 'You know what? Why are we hiding? Why are we ducking? We shouldn't be ashamed of this.' And we got up and waved."
Because their Sept. 27, 2014 traditional ceremony was every bit as spectacular as any red carpet event with everyone from Emily Blunt and John Krasinski to Matt Damon, Bono and Anna Wintour turning out to watch the long-professed bachelor, who'd insisted he'd sooner slip back into Batman's cowl than marry again, pledge forever to the woman he never saw coming. (Brad Pitt and then-wife Angelina Jolie were tied up with work commitments; Ben Affleck was attending the premiere of his film Gone Girl, joking to E! News, "You know, some of us have to work.")
"I dated a lot of really terrific women, but Amal showed up and suddenly it was like, 'Well, this is different on every level for me,'" the 61-year-old told The New York Times of the decorated Oxford grad, 44, who turned up to a dinner party at his Italian spread and reserved a spot in his heart.
Suddenly, spending his life with one person, the right person, was the most obvious choice. "There is no question that having Amal in my life changed everything for me. No question," he said. "It was the first time that everything that she did and everything about her was infinitely more important than anything about me."
So, no, their vows weren't going to be casual.
"George and I wanted a wedding that was romantic and elegant," Amal explained to Vogue that year. Which is why she found herself in designer Oscar de la Renta's New York City showroom some two months before the planned extravaganza.
She and the CFDA president had already "looked at a lot of evening dresses and wedding dresses together," de la Renta told the outlet, "and we discussed what she liked. That gave me the idea of what she wanted."
The end result was layers of ivory tulle appliquéd with fourteen yards of Chantilly lace, the bodice then hand embroidered with beading and crystals, and a coordinating cathedral-length veil, the perfect look for that long walk down the aisle in a place her future husband dubbed "the most romantic city in the world."
But first there was much celebrating to do in the coastal Italian city, starting with the couple's separate bachelor and bachelorette bashes on Friday, Sept. 26.
Hours after they made the trip east, Amal slipped into a cocktail dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen (as in the person tapped to create Kate Middleton's wedding gown) and joined designer sister Tala Alamuddin, editor mother Baria Alamuddin and a few friends at the Aman Canal Grande Venice where she and George would wed the following evening.
Meanwhile, her groom's party boat (containing his close pal and fellow Casamigos Tequila founder Rande Gerber), meanwhile, continued on to Tuscan spot Ristorante Da Ivo where George had phoned just moments earlier "and said, 'I want to come over,'" owner Giovanni Fracassi revealed to E! News. "It was a very intense night."
Leaping into action, Giovanni rearranged diners in the 37-seat canal-side venue and put screens over the window so George's group could enjoy their tortellini with black truffle and risotto with mushrooms (and the three bottles of Casamigos they toted along!) in peace.
"He clearly looked as if he had been celebrating all day but there was no sign of the usual madness associated with a bachelor party," a fellow diner shared with E! News at the time. "Just lots of happiness."
That, of course, remained the theme the following evening when everyone returned to the opulent Aman Venice for the main event.
The gilded halls of the seven-star resort, covered in white roses, hydrangeas and lilies, and a seemingly endless supply of candelabras, provided the backdrop for the 30-minute ceremony officiated by former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni.
There was a rendition of Irving Berlin's "Always", the song George's parents danced to at their vows, and speeches from loved ones, including Baria, who gushed of her future son-in-law (in a Giorgio Armani tux), "'George, we love you truly, deeply and sincerely. We enjoy your charm, your wit, intelligent conversation and generosity. You are simply perfect.'" Finally, the pair sealed their forever with a lengthy kiss.
Then it was off to the five-course meal of polenta with wild mushrooms and lobster risotto, the cutting of a towering, four-tier art deco cake and a first dance that saw the couple sway to "Why Shouldn't I?", the song that started it all.
Some 250 bottles of champagne and an eye-popping reported 100 cases of Casamigos kept the party going until 5 a.m., the bride having changed into her second Oscar de la Renta look of the night—a tiered, Gatsby-inspired beaded number made for partying.
"George and Amal radiated love all night," Baria told People. "The wedding was so unbelievably special, it was legendary."
And it kept going, the newlyweds toasting their friends and family once again on Sunday afternoon with a poolside bash at the Cipriani Hotel. When George and Amal (in a lace Giambattista Valli Couture frock with floral embellishment) arrived, a source told E! News at the time, "everyone cheered so loudly you could hear it down the canal."
A picnic-style buffet of what the source dubbed "hangover food" (think: bacon and egg club sandwiches, fries, burgers, cheesecake) was laid out to fuel another round of drinks and dancing. "The champagne corks started popping and they cranked the music up really loud," noted the source. "It was a variety of songs, but funk style mostly—things like James Brown and really cool fun party music. There was a DJ there playing and it was a lovely, sunny and warm afternoon. Some people were jumping in and out of the pool and swimming...it was a really fun afternoon."
Following a pause for wardrobe changes, guests reconvened in the luxury hotel's eatery for another out 'til dawn evening. "It was a party to end the weekend festivities before people fly home Monday," explained a source. "It was just such a cool and classy way to round off a really incredible weekend."
Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Clooney had one last detail to attend to, turning up at the municipal building the following afternoon (Amal chose a cream Stella McCartney suit for the event) to legally cement their marriage in a five-minute civil ceremony.
A nonstop weekend of celebrating and champagne toasts that absolutely lived up to the hype (estimated price tag: $4.6 million), "the friends, the families, the atmosphere, everything," said Baria, "will stay with me all the rest of my life."
And, yet, the best part, guest Bill Murray insisted to E! News at his St. Vincent premiere days later, was simply "those two people finding each other. It's just amazing that those two people—the way they are—found the other person. It's almost surreal. I am so happy for them!"
Almost as thrilled as the Clooneys were for themselves.
Because it was not long after their dream vows, that the newlyweds got around to the idea of potentially having children. "After the wedding, Amal and I were talking and we just felt like we'd gotten very lucky, both of us, and we should share whatever good luck we've got," George explained to The Hollywood Reporter. "It would seem self-centered to just have that belong to us."
Having seen George flip his stance on marriage, friends had expected babies might be next.
"It wasn't a question for many years—it was a total nonstarter," pal Matt Damon told E! News in 2017, while promoting his action film The Great Wall. "But once he met [Amal], everything changed."
So when George confessed they'd be welcoming twins ahead of their third anniversary, "I wasn't surprised," said Matt. "I'm extremely happy for them but once he met her, I had a feeling that was in the cards."
It was a perception shared by much of his inner circle. Cindy Crawford, wed to George's Casamigos Tequila cofounder Rande, told E! News, "It really took Amal, I think. She's just so amazing and they're just so happy. It just seemed like a natural next step."
Years later they're as far removed from the concept of the dreaded seven-year itch as George once was to changing diapers, the pair spending the pandemic lockdown penning each other love notes.
"I'll write a letter and slip it on her desk, or she'll write a letter and leave it under the pillow," George told AARP The Magazine this past January, "I'm a big believer in letters."
And simply embracing where his story might lead next, even if it's an ending he didn't anticipate. "There are some people, their goal was, 'I have to have children.' Mine wasn't. I wasn't looking at life, going, 'My life will be unfulfilled without children.' I felt like I had a pretty full life," the Tomorrowland star explained to Today host Hoda Kotb this past March. "Then I met Amal and realized that my life had been pretty empty. And then when you throw these two kids in there, then suddenly you realize how incredibly empty it was."
Welcoming now 4-year-old twins Alexander and Ella gave him, "a sense of belonging and a sense of home and unconditional love," he continued. "All the things that you were hoping you could get from a really good career and a dog. You realize that this is a lot more than that."
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers pushed closer to ending the 2022 legislative session Friday, but key measures remained unresolved including a plan to shore up water supplies and a GOP proposal to expand the state's school voucher program to all public school children.
Senate Republicans voted to block Democrats from debating or proposing changes to the voucher bill, touching off a heated procedural fight that left Democrats fuming. Republicans control the chamber with a 16-14 majority. The measure passed the House earlier this week but still needs a final Senate vote to send it to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.
The House and Senate voted on dozens of bills, most of them uncontroversial measures that passed with bipartisan majorities.
The House briefly voted down a measure allowing the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry to continue operating for another eight years over bipartisan concerns that the agency is overly secretive and failing to implement reforms suggested by the state auditor. Without the bill passing, the agency's authorization would expire at the end of the month.
Crisis was averted when lawmakers instead voted to impose new transparency requirements on the prison system.
“I’m not asking the department to do anything that they’re not statutorily already required to do,” said Rep. Shawnna Bolick, a Glendale Republican who pushed for the additional requirements. “I just want to make sure that there’s accountability at the end of the day.”
Also on tap is a massive new water bill Ducey called for early this year that is designed to help the state pay for new water sources. Legislative leaders had planned to approve it on Thursday but delayed the vote amid questions and doubts.
Ducey called for a major new investment in water in his January state of the state address, implying some of that money would be used to build a desalination plant in Mexico. While the money may be used for that, it also can be used for conservation, developing groundwater or possibly importing water from other states.
But by far the most contentious issue is the GOP's voucher plan, which would open the program to all 1.1 million public school students.
Currently about 255,000 public school students qualify for the Empowerment Scholarship Account program, although fewer than 12,000 take them. In addition to all current public school students, about 59,000 current private school students would be eligible under the new plan championed by House Majority Leader Ben Toma.
Toma and other advocates say money shouldn't be a barrier preventing children from attending private schools. Democrats fiercely oppose the bill, saying there is no testing or other mechanism to make sure children are actually learning.
Their efforts to try to add accountability mechanisms, or at least force a vote on the issue, were thwarted when Republicans voted to suspend the rules that would typically allow such changes.
“This is a massive voucher expansion, and to not give it the courtesy of the public debate that it deserves is unconscionable," said Sen. Christine Marsh, a Phoenix Democrat.
But Republican Sen. David Livingston noted that the Senate passed a version of the bill earlier in the year with debate and has spent years pushing expansions since it started as a small program that just allowed disabled children to get vouchers.
“This bill has been debated and discussed, and versions of these bills have been debated and discussed, discussed for years," Livingston said. "Years and years and years and years.”
He said all 30 senators will have the chance to explain their positions during the formal vote, which is expected Friday night or possibly early Saturday morning. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Arizona-Legislature-closer-to-adjourning-key-17264653.php | 2022-06-25 01:31:35 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Arizona-Legislature-closer-to-adjourning-key-17264653.php |
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)The Seattle Mariners are hardly hitting the way they’d like to be in late September chasing a long-overdue, elusive playoff berth.
Luis Castillo got knocked out in the fifth inning and the contending Mariners managed just one hit, falling to the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Carlos Santana’s infield single in the second inning was all the Mariners could muster at the plate against JP Sears (6-2) and four relievers.
”We haven’t had a good road trip. We swung the bats pretty well yesterday, I thought we were ready to get out of it,” manager Scott Servais said. ”We had their starter on the ropes in the second inning and we let him wiggle off only getting the one run. Credit to him, he hung in there and ends up going five innings. But we certainly need to do more offensively.”
Seattle remained one-half game behind Tampa Bay for the third and final AL wild-card spot.
The Mariners have a magic number of 11 to reach the playoffs for the first time since their 116-win season of 2001. But Seattle again struggled to beat the last-place A’s in Oakland, where the Mariners lost two of three at the Coliseum from Aug. 19-21.
”We’re banged up right now, everybody knows it,” Servais said, ”but the rest of the league doesn’t care.”
Castillo (7-6) is 3-2 in nine starts since being acquired from Cincinnati at the trade deadline. He matched his shortest outing of the season at 4 2/3 innings.
The All-Star right-hander was tagged for four runs on six hits, struck out four and walked two. Tony Kemp’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth – he connected for his seventh homer, then Vimael Machin and Sean Murphy doubled.
”I didn’t feel frustrated. That’s not my mentality,” Castillo said. ”It was a bad day that every athlete has now and then.”
Sam Haggerty drew a bases-loaded walk from Sears in the second for the Mariners’ lone run. Sears allowed one hit in five innings and struck out seven.
Sears rediscovered his fastball command after two disappointing starts and won for the first time in five outings since beating Seattle on Aug. 21 in his only previous appearance against the Mariners.
Domingo Acevedo finished for his third save. The A’s are trying to finish with any momentum they can find – and they get another playoff hopeful in the New York Mets next.
”This team in our division they’ve had a lot of success over the last two seasons against our club and we’re aware of that, but at the same time we know our challenges with both of these teams being in the playoffs … but that doesn’t mean that we can’t fight, that doesn’t mean that we’re not going to go out and compete every night and try to win baseball games,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. ”You saw that tonight. The bullpen came in in the sixth and did a great job.”
Ty France went 0 for 3 with a walk and two strikeouts as designated hitter for Seattle after taking a pitch in the foot during Monday’s 9-1 win over the Angels in Anaheim.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: 3B Eugenio Suarez, placed on the injured list Saturday with a fractured right index finger, saw a hand specialist Monday in Arizona and the hope is he will begin taking swings this week off a tee and in the cage. ”The first thing is to get a bat in his hand and see what that feels like,” Servais said. ”The Blue Jays are probably not happy about it, to be honest.” … C Cal Raleigh was out of the lineup for the fourth time in five games because of a sore left thumb. Servais said he is ”improving, the swelling has gone down a little bit.” He’s day to day.
Athletics: CF Ramon Laureano is still being evaluated after he went on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right hamstring strain and it’s unclear whether he will play again this season. He already missed time from Aug. 15-Sept. 5 with a strained left oblique muscle.
ROSTER MOVES
The A’s recalled outfielder Conner Capel from Triple-A Las Vegas and optioned outfielder Cody Thomas to Las Vegas. Capel started in right field, making his A’s debut.
UP NEXT
LHP Robbie Ray (12-10, 3.72 ERA) pitches the middle game for the Mariners on Wednesday night having posted a 2.41 ERA with 28 strikeouts in three starts vs. Oakland this year. The A’s counter with RHP James Kaprielian (3-9, 4.70).
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Commanders owner Dan Snyder to testify before Congress
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders Dan Snyder is set to testify Thursday morning before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct.
A spokesperson for the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform says Snyder will give a deposition virtually and in private.
The spokesperson said in a statement on behalf of the committee: “Snyder has committed to providing full and complete testimony, and to answer the Committee’s questions about his knowledge of and contributions to the Commanders’ toxic work environment, as well as his efforts to interfere with the NFL’s internal investigation, without hiding behind non-disclosure or other confidentiality agreements.”
Snyder, who is in Israel, will testify voluntarily after committee members came to an agreement with his legal team on those terms. The committee had previously agreed to have Snyder testify under the terms of a subpoena it had initially issued.
The committee has the discretion to decide what, if any, information it releases from Snyder’s deposition.
Snyder is testifying a month after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appeared before the committee via Zoom to discuss Washington’s workplace culture and the league’s investigation into it. Snyder was invited to testify at the same hearing and, through a lawyer, declined.
The committee launched this investigation last year after the league fined Washington $10 million following its review of workplace misconduct but did not release a written report of attorney Beth Wilkinson’s findings.
Washington opened training camp on Wednesday.
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BALTIMORE, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medifast (NYSE: MED), the global company behind one of the fastest-growing health and wellness communities, OPTAVIA®, announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a $1.65 quarterly cash dividend to its stockholders. The quarterly cash dividend of $1.65 per share is payable on May 9, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 28, 2023.
Medifast expects to maintain a program of paying dividends on a quarterly basis. However, the declaration of dividends in the future is subject to the discretion of the company's Board of Directors, who will evaluate the company's dividend program from time to time based on factors that it deems relevant.
About Medifast®:
Medifast (NYSE: MED) is the global company behind one of the fastest-growing health and wellness communities, OPTAVIA®, which offers scientifically developed products, clinically proven plans and the support of independent OPTAVIA Coaches and a Community to help Customers achieve Lifelong Transformation, One Healthy Habit at a Time®. As the publicly traded market leader by revenue in the U.S. $7 billion weight management industry, the company has impacted more than 2 million lives through its Community of OPTAVIA Coaches, who teach Customers how to develop holistic healthy habits through the proprietary Habits of Health® Transformational System. Medifast was recognized in 2022 as one of America's Best Mid-Sized Companies by Forbes, in 2020 and 2021 as one of FORTUNE's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies and was named to Forbes' 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America list in 2017. For more information, visit MedifastInc.com or OPTAVIA.com and follow @Medifast on Twitter.
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U.S. warplanes again bombed what were described as suspected terrorist targets in the flashpoint city of Fallujah, and tensions are still running high elsewhere in the country ahead of next week's transfer of sovereignty to Iraq's interim government. The air strike, the third such attack this week, is in response to Thursday's coordinated bombing attacks in several Iraqi cities that left more than 100 dead. NPR's Emily Harris reports from Baghdad.
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– VONJO® (pacritinib) net product revenue of $12.3 million in the second quarter –
– Management to host conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET –
SEATTLE, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CTI BioPharma Corp. (Nasdaq: CTIC) today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"CTI continues to make substantial headway with the U.S. commercial launch of VONJO, as we work to become the market leader in the treatment of cytopenic myelofibrosis. In the second quarter, we have performed well generating net product revenue of $12.3 million," said Adam Craig, President and Chief Executive Officer of CTI BioPharma. "With a differentiated profile, VONJO is a simple, safe and effective treatment that is a meaningful alternative to existing therapies. We look forward to extending the reach of VONJO over the coming months and years."
Recent Accomplishments and Updates
- VONJO listed as recommended treatment in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, as a first-line treatment for high-risk patients with myelofibrosis with platelet counts <50 x 109/L who are not candidates for transplant, and as a second-line treatment for lower-risk and higher-risk patients with myelofibrosis with platelet counts ≥50 x 109/L who are not candidates for transplant.
- Planned data presentations at international medical meetings by end of year that demonstrate pacritinib's activity as a potent ACVR1/ALK2 inhibitor as well as data on pacritinib's substantial anemia benefit in myelofibrosis.
- Data presented at the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress demonstrating that full dose pacritinib achieved higher response rates and a similar, manageable safety profile compared to lower-dose ruxolitinib in patients with myelofibrosis who have moderate or severe thrombocytopenia.
- Data presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting demonstrating the safety profile of pacritinib 200 mg twice a day is comparable to best available therapy, including ruxolitinib, and that pacritinib 200 mg twice daily could be a full-dose therapeutic option for patients with myelofibrosis, including those who experience severe thrombocytopenia.
- Filing of patent term extension application for the composition of matter U.S. Patent No. 8,153,632, with a requested five-year extension, which, if granted, would extend the expiration date of that patent from January 2029 to January 2034.
Second Quarter Financial Results
Net product sales of $12.3 million and $14.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively, were entirely attributable to VONJO product sales in the United States. There were no product sales for the comparable periods in 2021. Operating loss was $18.9 million and $19.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $54.0 million and $36.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The decrease in operating loss between the three-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was primarily attributable to net product sales, offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative activities related to the commercial launch of VONJO. The increase in operating loss between the six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 resulted primarily from an increase in selling, general and administrative activities related to the commercial launch of VONJO, as well as a $10.3 million milestone expense related to FDA approval of VONJO, which was included in other operating expenses.
Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $22.7 million, or $0.21 for basic and diluted loss per share, compared to net loss of $19.7 million, or $0.21 for basic and diluted loss per share, for the same period in 2021. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $59.8 million, or $0.57 for basic and diluted loss per share, compared to net loss of $36.9 million, or $0.44 for basic and diluted loss per share, for the same period in 2021.
As of June 30, 2022, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $95.9 million. We expect our present financial resources, along with expected cash receipts from net product sales of VONJO and up to $25.0 million in contractual funding commitments receivable upon achievement of minimum net product sales of VONJO under the terms of the previously-announced debt and royalty transactions with DRI Healthcare Trust, will enable us to fund our operations for at least one year.
Conference Call and Webcast
CTI will host a conference call and webcast to review its second quarter 2022 financial results and provide an update on business activities today, August 8, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the live call by phone please dial (888) 317-6003 (domestic), (855) 669-9657 (Canada) or (412) 317-6061 (international); the conference ID is 0078819. A live audio webcast of the event may also be accessed through the "Investors" section of CTI's website at www.ctibiopharma.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the event.
About VONJO (pacritinib)
Pacritinib is an oral kinase inhibitor with activity against wild type Janus Associated Kinase 2 (JAK2), mutant JAK2V617F form and FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3), which contribute to signaling of a number of cytokines and growth factors that are important for hematopoiesis and immune function. Myelofibrosis is often associated with dysregulated JAK2 signaling. Pacritinib has higher inhibitory activity for JAK2 over other family members, JAK3 and TYK2. At clinically relevant concentrations, pacritinib does not inhibit JAK1. Pacritinib exhibits inhibitory activity against additional cellular kinases (such as CSF1R and IRAK1), the clinical relevance of which is unknown.
VONJO is indicated for the treatment of adults with intermediate or high-risk primary or secondary (post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis with a platelet count below 50 × 109/L. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on spleen volume reduction. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s).
Important VONJO Safety Information
Hemorrhage:
Serious (11%) and fatal (2%) hemorrhages have occurred in VONJO-treated patients with platelet counts <100 × 109/L. Serious (13%) and fatal (2%) hemorrhages have occurred in VONJO-treated patients with platelet counts <50 × 109/L. Grade ≥3 bleeding events (defined as requiring transfusion or invasive intervention) occurred in 15% of patients treated with VONJO compared to 7% of patients treated on the control arm. Due to hemorrhage, VONJO dose reductions, dose interruptions, or permanent discontinuations occurred in 3%, 3%, and 5% of patients, respectively.
Avoid use of VONJO in patients with active bleeding and hold VONJO seven days prior to any planned surgical or invasive procedures. Assess platelet counts periodically, as clinically indicated. Manage hemorrhage using treatment interruption and medical intervention.
Diarrhea:
VONJO causes diarrhea in approximately 48% of patients compared to 15% of patients treated on the control arm. The median time to resolution in VONJO-treated patients was two weeks. The incidence of reported diarrhea decreased over time, with 41% of patients reporting diarrhea in the first eight weeks of treatment, 15% in weeks 8 through 16, and 8% in weeks 16 through 24. Diarrhea resulted in treatment interruption in 3% of VONJO-treated patients. None of the VONJO-treated patients reported diarrhea that resulted in treatment discontinuation. Serious diarrhea adverse reactions occurred in 2% of patients treated with VONJO compared to no such adverse reactions in patients in the control arm.
Control pre-existing diarrhea before starting VONJO treatment. Manage diarrhea with antidiarrheal medications, fluid replacement, and dose modification. Treat diarrhea with antidiarrheal medications promptly at the first onset of symptoms. Interrupt or reduce VONJO dose in patients with significant diarrhea despite optimal supportive care.
Thrombocytopenia:
VONJO can cause worsening thrombocytopenia. VONJO dosing was reduced due to worsening thrombocytopenia in 2% of patients with pre-existing moderate to severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100 × 109/L). VONJO dosing was reduced due to worsening thrombocytopenia in 2% of patients with pre-existing severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count <50 × 109/L).
Monitor platelet count prior to VONJO treatment and as clinically indicated during treatment. Interrupt VONJO in patients with clinically significant worsening of thrombocytopenia that lasts for more than seven days. Restart VONJO at 50% of the last given dose once the toxicity has resolved. If toxicity recurs hold VONJO. Restart VONJO at 50% of the last given dose once the toxicity has resolved.
Prolonged QT interval:
VONJO can cause prolongation of the QTc interval. QTc prolongation of >500 msec was higher in VONJO-treated patients than in patients in the control arm (1.4% vs 1%). QTc increase from baseline by 60 msec or higher was greater in VONJO-treated patients than in control arm patients (1.9% vs 1%). Adverse reactions of QTc prolongation were reported for 3.8% of VONJO-treated patients and 2% of control arm patients. No cases of torsades de pointes were reported.
Avoid use of VONJO in patients with a baseline QTc of >480 msec. Avoid use of drugs with significant potential for QTc prolongation in combination with VONJO. Correct hypokalemia prior to and during VONJO treatment. Manage QTc prolongation using VONJO interruption and electrolyte management.
Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE):
Another JAK)-inhibitor has increased the risk of MACE, including cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke (compared to those treated with TNF blockers) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a condition for which VONJO is not indicated.
Consider the benefits and risks for the individual patient prior to initiating or continuing therapy with VONJO, particularly in patients who are current or past smokers and patients with other cardiovascular risk factors. Patients should be informed about the symptoms of serious cardiovascular events and the steps to take if they occur.
Thrombosis:
Another JAK-inhibitor has increased the risk of thrombosis, including deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and arterial thrombosis (compared to those treated with TNF blockers) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a condition for which VONJO is not indicated.
Patients with symptoms of thrombosis should be promptly evaluated and treated appropriately.
Secondary Malignancies:
Another JAK-inhibitor has increased the risk of lymphoma and other malignancies, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) (compared to those treated with TNF blockers), in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a condition for which VONJO is not indicated. Patients who are current or past smokers are at additional increased risk.
Consider the benefits and risks for the individual patient prior to initiating or continuing therapy with VONJO, particularly in patients with a known malignancy (other than a successfully-treated NMSC), patients who develop a malignancy, and patients who are current or past smokers.
Risk of Infection:
Another JAK-inhibitor has increased the risk of serious infections compared to best available therapy (BAT) in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. Serious bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal and viral infections may occur in patients treated with VONJO. Delay starting therapy with VONJO until active serious infections have resolved. Observe patients receiving VONJO for signs and symptoms of infection and manage promptly. Use active surveillance and prophylactic antibiotics according to clinical guidelines.
Interactions with CYP3A4 Inhibitors or Inducers:
Co-administration of VONJO with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers is contraindicated. Avoid concomitant use of VONJO with moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers.
Drug interruptions due to an adverse reaction occurred in 27% patients who received VONJO 200 mg twice daily compared to 10% of patients treated with BAT. Dosage reductions due to an adverse reaction occurred in 12% of patients who received VONJO 200 mg twice daily compared to 7% of patients treated with BAT. Permanent discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 15% of patients receiving VONJO 200 mg twice daily compared to 12% of patients treated with BAT.
Please visit http://www.ctibiopharma.com/vonjo_prescribing_information for full Prescribing Information and the Medication Guide.
About Myelofibrosis
Myelofibrosis is bone marrow cancer that results in formation of fibrous scar tissue and can lead to thrombocytopenia and anemia, weakness, fatigue and an enlarged spleen and liver. Within the United States, there are approximately 21,000 patients with myelofibrosis, 7,000 of which have severe thrombocytopenia (defined as blood platelet counts of less than 50 x109/L). Severe thrombocytopenia is associated with poor survival and high symptom burden and can occur as a result of disease progression or from drug toxicity with other JAK2 inhibitors, such as JAKAFI and INREBIC.
About CTI BioPharma Corp.
We are a commercial biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of novel targeted therapies for blood-related cancers that offer a unique benefit to patients and their healthcare providers. CTI has one FDA-approved product, VONJO® (pacritinib), a JAK2 and IRAK1 inhibitor, that spares JAK1. VONJO is approved for the treatment of adults with intermediate- or high-risk primary or secondary (post-polycythemia vera or post-essential thrombocythemia) myelofibrosis with a platelet count below 50 × 109/L. This indication is approved under FDA accelerated approval based on spleen volume reduction. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in a confirmatory trial(s). CTI is conducting the Phase 3 PACIFICA study of VONJO in patients with myelofibrosis and severe thrombocytopenia as a post-marketing requirement.
VONJO® is a registered trademark of CTI BioPharma Corp.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included in this press release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions that involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, events or developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to successfully commercialize VONJO and generate future revenues with respect to VONJO; our limited experience in generating revenue from product sales; the accuracy of our assumptions regarding our planned expenditures and sufficiency of our cash to fund operations; risks and uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to our operations and ongoing clinical trials; and those risks more fully discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. "CTI BioPharma" and the CTI BioPharma logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of CTI BioPharma Corp. in various jurisdictions. All other trademarks belong to their respective owner.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
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OH THOSE O’S!
Ryan Mountcastle, Trey Mancini and the surprising Baltimore Orioles try for their eighth straight win, which would match their best streak in 17 years.
The last time the O’s won eight in a row was 2005 with a team that included Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa.
Dean Kremer combined with four relievers to pitch the O’s past the Angels 1-0 Saturday at Camden Yards for their seventh straight victory. That equaled Baltimore’s longest string of success since 2017.
Coming off a 52-110 record, the Orioles are 42-44 and only a few games out of a wild-card spot. They’re 28-20 since a 14-24 start.
Los Angeles dropped to 1-7 on a nine-game trip and at 38-48 is a season-worst 10 games under .500. The Angels are 14-35 since a 24-13 start.
Orioles right-hander Austin Voth (0-1, 7.20), claimed on waivers from Washington last month, starts against lefty José Suarez (1-2, 4.30 ERA).
MIAMI ACE
A few hours before he’s likely to be picked for the NL All-Star team, Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara (9-3, 1.82 ERA) pitches against the Mets at Citi Field.
The 26-year-old Alcantara is a top contender to start for the National League on July 19 at Dodger Stadium. He struck out 10 in eight shutout innings of two-hit ball Tuesday against the Angels.
THE FOUR-A’S CLUB
The Oakland Athletics have gotten exactly four hits in four straight games, and have managed to win two of them.
The A’s beat AL West-leading Houston 3-2 on Saturday at the Coliseum. When the game ended, the top hitter in the Oakland lineup was Ramón Laureano — with a season average of .242.
Oakland’s batting average dropped to .209, on track to break the major league low of .211 set by the dead-ball era 1910 Chicago White Sox.
The Athletics next face right-hander Jake Odorizzi (3-2, 4.04), who will pitch for the second time since coming off the injured list. He allowed five runs and nine hits in four innings against the Royals on Monday.
A’s lefty Cole Irvin (3-6, 3.55) has one win in nine starts since coming off the injured list on May 22.
DEVERS OUT
All-Star third baseman Rafael Devers will sit out Sunday night when Boston finishes its four-game series against the Yankees at Fenway Park.
Devers exited Friday night’s loss because of a sore back that forced him to make an early exit. Boston manager Alex Cora says the team will see how Devers is feeling on Monday.
The 25-year-old Devers was selected Friday as the American League’s starting third baseman for the second straight year. Hours later, he hurt his back crashing into a side rail going for a foul ball.
Devers is hitting .327 with 19 home runs and 51 RBIs.
Jameson Taillon (9-2, 3.63 ERA) starts for the AL East-leading Yankees against Nick Pivetta (8-6, 3.68).
FRANCO AILING
Rays shortstop Wander Franco will see a doctor on Monday, two days after leaving a game because of discomfort in his right hand and wrist.
The 21-year-old Franco has played just 58 games this season, slow by a quadriceps and other leg trouble.
Franco is hitting .260 with five home runs and 23 RBIs.
CARD-NILS
Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals have gone 46 innings without scoring an earned run on a hit. The last one St. Louis got came on Nolan Gorman’s RBI single in the first inning on Tuesday at Atlanta.
The Cardinals have lost seven of nine. They got just two hits in a 1-0 loss at home to Philadelphia on Saturday.
Rookie right-hander Andre Pallante (2-4, 3.03 ERA) start for the Cardinals. Veteran reliever Nick Nelson (3-1, 4.17) start as an opener for the Phillies.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A California woman pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with her unwitting role in a foiled plot to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist living in New York City and take her back to Tehran.
U.S. prosecutors have not accused Niloufar Bahadorifar of participating in the plot to abduct Masih Alinejad, a journalist and vocal critic of the Iranian government for its treatment of women and other issues.
But authorities said four Iranians who plotted to kidnap the activist paid an American private investigator to watch her used Bahadorifar as a go-between.
Bahadorifar pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate U.S. economic sanctions on Iran by helping channel money to the investigator.
Her lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, told The New York Times that Bahadorifar was herself a victim of a “cancerous” Iranian regime.
“When Iran’s terrorist leaders aren’t slaughtering their own people,” he said, “they’re traveling the globe trying to kill their critics, including the despicable manipulation of Ms. Bahadorifar by an old family friend.”
Bahadorifar said in court she was unaware the money was used to pay the investigator to conduct surveillance. She told the judge she had sent the funds to the investigator via PayPal on behalf of a government official in Iran who was a longtime family friend.
An Iranian intelligence officer and others were charged in New York last year with attempting to kidnap Alinejad and take her back to Iran. The Officials in Iran have denied the charge.
The private investigator, who also was unaware his employers were actually Iranian agents, later cooperated with the FBI and has not been charged.
Alinejad became a U.S. citizen in 2019 after working for years as a journalist in Iran. She fled the country after its disputed 2009 presidential election and has become a prominent figure on Farsi-language satellite channels abroad that criticize Iran.
U.S. authorities are investigating whether Alinejad was the target of a second plot after the first one was disrupted.
Last summer, police arrested a man near her Brooklyn home with a loaded assault rifle and dozens of rounds of ammunition. Alinejad said a home security video had recorded the man outside her front door.
Bahadorifar will be sentenced April 7.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won $462.7 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier.
That figure includes winnings from internet and sports betting operations.
But the amount won on-premises by physical casinos fell by 1.6% to $231.4 million. Because revenue from online and sports betting operations must be shared with partners, the casinos view the amount of money won from on-premises gamblers as the leading indication of the health of the Atlantic City casino industry.
James Plousis, chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, said that even though April's casino revenue was down this year, it was still the second-strongest April in 11 years.
“Growth in internet gaming win and sports wagering revenue pushed Atlantic City’s total gaming revenue above $400 million for the second consecutive month, which is a positive more typically seen during summer,” he said. “As I regularly visit the casino hotels, I hear a lot of optimism that this will be a great summer in Atlantic City.”
Jane Bokunewicz, faculty director of the Lloyd Levenson Institute at Stockton University, which studies the Atlantic City gambling market, said the casinos did comparatively well over the first four months of the year.
“In the first four months of 2023, traditionally some of the slowest of the entire year, Atlantic City’s casino operators generated nearly half of the total gross gaming revenue generated in the whole of 2019,” she said.
Heading into what could be a pivotal 2023 summer season, she said, the momentum in total gross gaming revenue earnings could help the industry surmount increased operating costs driven by an ongoing labor shortage and big raises for workers from last summer's union contract talks.
In terms of money won from on-premises gamblers, Bally's won nearly $13.8 million, down 4.3%; Borgata won $58.1 million, down 5.7%; Caesars won $19.6 million, down 2.7%; the Golden Nugget won $13.1 million, up 6.6%; Hard Rock won $38.8 million, down 4.4%; Harrah's won $21.8 million, down 5.7%; the Ocean casino won $34.2 million, up over 30%; Resorts won $12.4 million, down over 13%; and Tropicana won $19.5 million, down 13%.
Only Borgata, Hard Rock and Ocean won more from on-premises gamblers in April than they did in April 2019.
When money from internet gambling and sports betting is included, Bally's won $20.5 million, up 18%; Borgata won $107.8 million, up 1.7%; Caesars won $19.9 million, down 1.6%; Golden Nugget won nearly $54.8 million, up 9.1%; Hard Rock won $46.5 million, down 4.2%; Ocean won $39.1, up over 40%; Resorts won $12.3 million, down 12.6%; and Tropicana won $27.2 million, down 18.4%.
Among internet-only entities, Resorts Digital won $61.9 million, up more than 69%; and Caesars Interactive won $8.7 million, down 4%.
Internet gambling brought in nearly $159 million, up more than 16% from a year earlier, and sports betting brought in $72.3 million, up 43.6% from a year earlier. The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, just outside New York City, brought in more than half of that sports betting total.
Nearly $834 million was wagered on sports in New Jersey in April.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilder stocks are on a tear as investors bet that a dearth of previously occupied homes on the market and moderating mortgage rates will boost builders' prospects in the spring homebuying season.
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KB Home, PulteGroup and Tri Pointe Homes are among more than a dozen U.S. homebuilders whose stock price is up by more than 20% this year. One prominent exchange traded fund, the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF, is up nearly 10%. Meanwhile, the benchmark S&P 500 index is up about 7%.
“We think homebuilding stocks may be looking ahead, perhaps crossing the valley from recession to potential recovery in (the second half of) 2023,” CFRA analyst Kenneth Leon wrote in a recent research note.
Builders are coming off a lousy 2022 as mortgage rates skyrocketed to a two-decade high, sidelining many would-be homebuyers. The surge in borrowing costs after years of soaring home prices pulled the housing market into a deep slump. Sales of new U.S. homes fell about 17% last year from a year earlier to the lowest seasonally adjusted annual rate in four years, according to the Commerce Department.
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At the expense of less healthy profit margins, homebuilders reduced prices and began offering incentives like covering buyers’ closing costs.
An easing in average mortgage rates this year has also helped entice some buyers. After climbing to an average of 7.08% in November, the rate on a 30-year home loan averaged around 6.37% in the first three months of this year, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.
New home sales rose on a monthly basis in December, January and February, though sales in February were still down 19% from a year earlier.
While many economists project this will be another down year for sales of new and existing homes, some builders are dialing back buyer incentives and raising prices. They're encouraged by the modest easing in mortgage rates and the prospect of capitalizing on demand this spring at a time when the number of existing homes for sale remains near historic lows.
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Consider, from 2000 until the pandemic, new homes represented about 11% of all homes for sale. This year, that's risen to 27%.
“We’re so far below where we were pre-Covid in terms of existing home inventories, the notion is the builders have a chance to take market share in this environment,” said Wedbush analyst Jay McCanless, who has “Outperform” ratings on several builders, including KB Home, Taylor Morrison and Tri Pointe Homes. | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/wall-street-bets-on-better-days-ahead-for-us-17881893.php | 2023-04-06 13:18:02 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/wall-street-bets-on-better-days-ahead-for-us-17881893.php |
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rebeca Andrade of Brazil made history at the world gymnastics championships, becoming the first woman from South America to claim the world all-around title following a dynamic performance during Thursday’s finals.
Andrade, a silver medalist in the all-around at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, used a dynamic vault in the first rotation to sprint to the lead. The 23-year-old finished with a total of 56.899.
Andrade closed with a flourish, capping her brilliant performance with a floor exercise routine that moved her well clear of silver medalist Shilese Jones of the U.S. Jones finished second at 55.399. Jessica Gadirova of Britain claimed the bronze at 55.199.
Alice Kinsella of Britain was fourth, followed by Ellie Black of Canada in fifth and Jade Carey of the U.S. in sixth.
Andrade came in as the heavy favorite after topping qualifying and didn’t disappoint. Two days after Brazil slipped to fourth in the team final, Andrade — who has sustained three separate torn ACL injuries in her career — responded by finishing a climb that began in earnest with her runner-up finish to American Sunisa Lee in Tokyo.
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ROMA (AP) — Primer ministro italiano Mario Draghi dice que renunciará luego que uno de sus aliados le retiró su apoyo a la coalición.
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MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today provides an outline agenda for the Company's briefing session for shareholders to be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at The Yale Club in New York City, from 8.30am EDT (10.30pm AEST) and via live webcast.[1] The briefing session will provide an opportunity for shareholders to hear from the Company in relation to its recent market disclosures[2] and will focus on:
- Telix's vision for the field of urology
- The commercialisation of Telix's lead product Illuccix® for prostate cancer imaging
- The Company's pipeline in urologic oncology, including current clinical activity.
The briefing will also feature key opinion leaders' perspectives on the clinical utility of the Company's investigational products TLX250-CDx for renal cancer imaging and TLX591 for prostate cancer therapy.
Briefing session agenda:
- Dr. Christian Behrenbruch (CEO and Group Managing Director) will provide an overview of the Company's growth strategy in urologic oncology
- Kevin Richardson (CEO Telix Americas) will present on how Telix has built its commercial organisation to meet the needs of the urologic customer base
- Dr. Colin Hayward (Chief Medical Officer) will discuss published clinical and scientific evidence supporting the expanded utility of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) imaging and the scientific rationale for the Company's carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) program in renal cancer therapy and current clinical programs
- Brian Shuch, MD, Director of the Kidney Cancer Program and the Alvin & Carrie Meinhardt Endowed Chair in Kidney Cancer Research at UCLA will detail the results of the Company's Phase III ZIRCON study and a clinician's perspective on the potential utility of the imaging candidate
- Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, Professor of Medicine and Urology will discuss clinical and scientific insights into the Company's TLX591 program for prostate cancer therapy.
Shareholders wishing to attend this briefing session in person are required to register their attendance through this link.
The briefing session will also be broadcast live via webcast for shareholders who cannot attend in person. Please register at this link for the live webcast.
A recording of the event will also be made available on the Company's website.
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations in the United States, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical-stage products that aims to address significant unmet medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX).
Visit www.telixpharma.com for further information about Telix, including details of the latest share price, announcements made to the ASX, investor and analyst presentations, news releases, event details and other publications that may be of interest. You can also follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
TLX250-CDx and TLX591 have not received a marketing authorisation in any jurisdiction. Telix's lead product, gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11) injection, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),[3] and by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA),[4] and by Health Canada.[5] Telix is also progressing a marketing authorisation application for this investigational candidate in the United Kingdom and the European Union.[6]
Telix Investor Relations
Ms. Kyahn Williamson
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
SVP Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Email: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com
Lisa Wilson
In-Site Communications
Email: lwilson@insitecony.com
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited Disclosure Committee on behalf of the Board.
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This announcement is not intended as promotion or advertising directed to any healthcare professional or other audience in any country worldwide (including Australia, United States and the United Kingdom). This announcement may include forward-looking statements that relate to anticipated future events, financial performance, plans, strategies or business developments. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as "may", "expect", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "anticipate", "outlook", "forecast" and "guidance", or other similar words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's good-faith assumptions as to the financial, market, regulatory and other risks and considerations that exist and affect the Company's business and operations in the future and there can be no assurance that any of the assumptions will prove to be correct. In the context of Telix's business, forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about: the initiation, timing, progress and results of Telix's preclinical and clinical studies, and Telix's research and development programs; Telix's ability to advance product candidates into, enrol and successfully complete, clinical studies, including multi-national clinical trials; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, manufacturing activities and product marketing activities; the commercialisation of Telix's product candidates, if or when they have been approved; estimates of Telix's expenses, future revenues and capital requirements; Telix's financial performance; developments relating to Telix's competitors and industry; and the pricing and reimbursement of Telix's product candidates, if and after they have been approved. Telix's actual results, performance or achievements may be materially different from those which may be expressed or implied by such statements, and the differences may be adverse. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Except as required by applicable laws or regulations, Telix does not undertake to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements. Past performance cannot be relied on as a guide to future performance. Readers should read this announcement together with our material risks, as disclosed in our most recently filed reports with the ASX and on our website.
©2023 Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited. The Telix Pharmaceuticals and Illuccix name and logo are trademarks of Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and its affiliates (all rights reserved).
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- Over 200,000 physical stores joined Double 11 on JDDJ and JD Shop Now.
- Dada Now delivered 120 million orders during 2022 Double 11 shopping festival.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dada Group (Nasdaq: DADA) ("Dada"), China's leading on-demand delivery and retail platform, has set new sales and delivery volume records for the Singles' Day Grand Promotion, or Double 11, a major online shopping spree in the world.
Leveraging the on-demand basis of retail and delivery services, the unified brand for all on-demand retail services within the JD ecosystem, JD Shop Now, has seen its Double 11 sales increase by 80 percent compared to the same period last year, with over 100 percent growth for multiple product categories.
Groceries, electronics & appliance, apparel, cosmetics, beverages… Dada Riders delivered high-quality products and bargains to consumers timely. In the first ten minutes of JD's "Peak 28 Hours" campaign, the number of consumers whose orders were already fulfilled has doubled from the previous year.
One-hour delivery for all categories stimulates consumption growth
JDDJ and JD Shop Now have reported substantial growth in sales volume for all categories. The sales of electronics have increased by 170 percent year-on-year, baby skin care by 140 percent, home decoration by 10 times, and shower gel and mouthwash by 120 percent.
The platform's various Double 11 campaigns also boosted sales for brands significantly. Xiaomi's sales on JDDJ and JD Shop Now have increased 220 percent year-on-year, Estee Lauder by 160 percent, Curel by 116 percent, and Alienware and Gree both reached threefold of that from last year.
Through the omni-channel integration of online and offline retail solutions, JDDJ and JD Shop Now have boosted retailer partners' growth; more than 200,000 brick-and-mortar shops have participated in this year's Double 11 on JDDJ and JD Shop Now, and the new joiners on JD Shop Now have achieved an average sales growth of 50 percent compared to the previous month.
Better deals, better quality, better life
During the spree, JDDJ and JD Shop Now have achieved significant growth in grocery sales. The sales of beverage & liquor have increased by 190 percent, fresh beef/lamb/mushroom by over 200 percent, beef brisket/fish/pomegranate/durian by 100 percent, deli by 110 percent and roasted poultry saw three times year-on-year growth.
JDDJ has also teamed up top brands to launch the "one cent for your grocery" campaign that boosted the grocery and FMCG order volume by 40 percent compared to the previous month, and the convenient shopping experience of on-demand retail has become an integral part of people's lives.
In addition to the on-demand retail services, JDDJ also highlighted the intra-city services covering dining, housekeeping and more during Double 11. The transaction volume of housekeeping services has increased by 4.5 times year-on-year, and the "pay online and consume in-store" service saw 150 percent growth year-on-year, with the top three brands being Starbucks, Burger King and Luckin Coffee.
Timely delivery guaranteed by Dada Now
In order to bring reliable and highly efficient on-demand shopping experience to consumers, especially during the peak demand period like Double 11 with surging order numbers, Dada Now has comprehensively covered all links of order fulfillment from inventory management, picking & packaging to delivery with its full-chain service system.
With more than 60,000 crowdsourced pickers and hundreds of thousands of active riders, Dada Now has established a strong order fulfilling and delivery network with guaranteed logistics capacity and efficiency, so that consumers across China can enjoy the fast delivery in minutes through JDDJ and JD Shop Now.
About Dada Group
Dada is a leading platform of local on-demand retail and delivery in China. It operates JDDJ, one of China's largest local on-demand retail platforms for retailers and brand owners, and Dada Now, a leading local on-demand delivery platform open to merchants and individual senders across various industries and product categories. The company's two platforms are inter-connected and mutually beneficial. The Dada Now platform enables an improved delivery experience for participants on the JDDJ platform through its readily accessible fulfillment solutions and strong on-demand delivery infrastructure. Meanwhile, the vast volume of on-demand delivery orders from the JDDJ platform increases order volume and density for the Dada Now platform. In June 2020, Dada Group began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market, under the ticker symbol DADA.
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Kraft Heinz is recalling thousands of pouches of Capri Sun after some cleaning solution accidentally mixed with the juice on a production line.
The company said it’s recalling about 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry flavored juice blend. The “Best When Used By” date on the packages is June 25, 2023.
Kraft Heinz said the diluted cleaning solution is used on its food processing equipment. The company said it discovered that the solution had accidentally mixed with the juice after getting consumer complaints about the juice's taste.
Kraft Heinz, which is co-headquartered in Pittsburgh and Chicago, said in a statement Friday it is working with retailers to remove the product from circulation. Consumers who bought the affected Capri Sun should not consume it and should return it to the story where it was purchased to receive a refund. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kraft-Heinz-recalling-contaminated-Capri-Sun-17375097.php | 2022-08-15 21:59:24 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kraft-Heinz-recalling-contaminated-Capri-Sun-17375097.php |
Son of Flyers GM kicked off hockey team for breaking amputee’s wheelchair
🏒 The son of Flyers GM Daniel Brière has been kicked off his college hockey team
🏒 Video from a bar shows Carson Brière hurling a wheelchair down a flight of stairs
🏒 The victim lost both of her legs in a car accident
More than three weeks after he shoved a disabled person's wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar, a Mercyhurst University hockey player from Haddonfield has been kicked off the men's hockey team.
Carson Brière, who is the son of Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Daniel Brière, was seen sitting in the wheelchair before shoving it down the stairs of a bar in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 11. Video of the incident went viral on Twitter and led to criminal charges against the 23-year-old and fellow student-athlete Patrick Carrozzi, who was laughing with him.
"Carson Brière has been removed from the Mercyhurst University Men's Ice Hockey Team. Mercyhurst cannot comment further on this matter," the school said in a statement.
Court documents show that Brière was charged on March 20 with criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, and conspiracy. Carrozzi faces the same charges. Both are awaiting preliminary hearings set for May 22.
Brière issued an apology in a public statement in the days after the incident.
"There is no excuse for my actions, and I will do whatever I can to make up for this serious lack of judgment," Brière said. His father said he was "shocked" and called his son's behavior inexcusable.
The wheelchair's owner said that Brière also apologized at the bar. However, she called the initial apology "insincere."
Sydney Benes, 22, told Inside Edition she lost both legs in a car accident. She said the wheelchair, which cost $2,000, was damaged in several places.
A GoFundMe for Benes raised nearly $9,000. She has said the money will go toward a new wheelchair and any money left over will be donated to other disabled people in need.
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(Our Auto Expert) — The highly-anticipated arrival of the all-new AMG EQE from Mercedes-Benz is here and is about to revolutionize the world of high-end electric vehicles. As the EV industry continues to gain momentum, let’s take a closer look at the brand that’s paving the way for the future of luxury EVs.
While American-made brands like Tesla and Lucid Motors have long been synonymous with electric innovation, Mercedes-Benz’s rich heritage in traditional combustion engines has granted them a unique advantage. Surprisingly, their foray into electric vehicles dates back to 2013 with the awe-inspiring SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive, which boasted Formula 1-derived technology and held the title of the fastest EV at that time.
In 2023, Mercedes-Benz’s AMG division introduces the remarkable AMG EQE53, a true embodiment of luxury and power. With AMG-specific electric motors in the front and rear, this cutting-edge masterpiece offers unparalleled all-wheel drive capabilities. Prepare to be floored as it delivers a staggering 617 horsepower in its base configuration, while an optional dynamic plus package pushes the boundaries even further with an astonishing 677 horsepower.
Mercedes-Benz is fully committed to the electric revolution, and its efforts are paying off. Inside EVs reports an astounding 88% increase in all-electric car sales for Mercedes-Benz during the first quarter of this year. The EQE53’s arrival solidifies its position as a leading force in the EV market, captivating discerning buyers with their commitment to sustainable luxury.
Equipped with the same 90.6-kWh battery pack as its standard counterpart, the AMG EQE53 prioritizes exhilarating performance while maintaining a commendable range. The EPA estimates a range of 225 miles per charge, allowing drivers to indulge in electrifying adventures without sacrificing the joy of extended journeys.
True to its legacy of opulent interiors, Mercedes-AMG elevates luxury to new heights with the AMG EQE. Step inside to experience a harmonious blend of futuristic technology and renowned safety features. The standard infotainment setup boasts a vertical touchscreen, complemented by a dedicated driver display, while the rest of the dashboard is adorned with your choice of exquisite wood or patterned plastic trim. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard, ensuring seamless connectivity on the go.
In the realm of electric powertrains, AMG understands the importance of an immersive driving experience. The AMG EQE offers unique seats and a range of performance displays on the information screens. Leveraging the inherent silence of EVs, Mercedes-Benz has crafted a selection of augmented soundscapes, both inside and outside the vehicle, heightening the auditory drama and adding a thrilling dimension to every drive.
Prepare to be indulged with an impressive array of standard features that accompany the AMG EQE’s lavish persona. Revel in the symphony of the 15-speaker Burmester stereo, bask in the inviting ambiance of interior ambient lighting, effortlessly navigate with the in-dash navigation system, and enjoy the convenience of wireless smartphone charging. Mercedes-Benz has also equipped this high-performance EV with a host of advanced driver assistance features, ensuring a safe and pleasurable journey for all occupants.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will begin installing body-scanning equipment in its middle schools this summer to ensure students don't have guns or other weapons.
The district's Interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh told The Charlotte Observer of the plans Friday. The technology is already employed in all 21 of the district's traditional high schools.
“It may seem (like) an inconvenience, but I see it as a positive for our students,” Hattabaugh said. “This is another one of those important steps to keep our schools safe and orderly.”
The technology will be rolled out in phases beginning in August, the newspaper reported. Its implementation comes after guns turned up in the district's schools at a record rate during the previous school year. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Charlotte-middle-schools-getting-scanners-to-17294682.php | 2022-07-09 19:42:51 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Charlotte-middle-schools-getting-scanners-to-17294682.php |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday.
Sephora failed to tell customers that it was selling their personal information, failed to allow customers to opt out of that sale, and didn’t fix the problem within 30 days as required by the law even after it was notified of the violation, state officials said.
The company agreed to pay $1.2 million and immediately correct the problem under the settlement, the state's first such enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act, according to Bonta.
“Data is power and these days everyone wants it,” Bonta said.
“Some of the most intimate details about your life are being harvested," he said. "The more data a company has on you, the more power they have over you, the more they can target you to buy their goods and services.”
But the state law gives consumers a way to block that collection and sale.
The act was passed by state lawmakers in 2018 and expanded by voters in 2020. It gives California, home to Silicon Valley, what is viewed as the strongest U.S. data privacy law, providing consumers with the right to know what information companies collect about them online, to get that data deleted and to opt out of the sale of their personal information.
Bonta's office has warned more than 100 companies that they were out of compliance and sent more than a dozen new notices on Wednesday. The "vast majority" complied, he said, but not Sephora, which sells cosmetics, perfumes, beauty and skincare products in 2,700 stores in 35 countries.
“Their actions compared to others was egregious,” he said, saying the settlement should be a warning to other companies that don’t comply.
The company did not admit any liability or wrongdoing under terms of the settlement. The company was founded in France and has its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco.
In its settlement, Sephora agreed to clarify its website disclosures and privacy policy to tell customers it sells their data, and allow them to opt out of that sale. It will file reports with Bonta's office on its sale of personal information and compliance with the law.
Sephora said in a statement that the company “respects consumers’ privacy and strives to be transparent about how their personal information is used to improve their Sephora experience.”
The company said its tracking allows it “to provide consumers with more relevant Sephora product recommendations, personalized shopping experiences and ads” but that customers can now “opt-out of this personalized shopping experience” easily.
Sephora allowed third-party companies to install tracking software that allowed them to build detailed consumer profiles that allowed them to better target customers, Bonta said. But on its website it promised “we do not sell personal information,” according to the lawsuit.
The 30-day grace period for companies violating the law will end next year, when companies will be required to be in compliance without warning.
Also next year, Bonta's office will begin sharing enforcement responsibility with a new California Privacy Protection Agency. The agency is taking public comment this week on proposed privacy regulations under the 2020 expansion.
“Certainly there is overlap,” Bonta said, but “multiple watchdogs on the block standing up for consumers, standing up for their privacy, making sure that data decisions are in their hands and that their data isn’t being sold or misused against their wishes is a good thing and we’re excited about that.”
Bonta and other California officials also want to make sure the state's strict law isn't undermined as the federal government considers what are likely to be less stringent nationwide standards.
The executive director of the state's new privacy agency sent a letter this month to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, both from California, warning that a version being considered in the House would replace California's protections with weaker protections. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Assembly speaker are among others who have objected.
Bonta said California's law wouldn't be affected so long as Congress makes its standards “a floor, not a ceiling. That they do not preempt the incredible privacy protections, nation-leading privacy protections that we have here in California.”
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What do you need to start home composting?
Are you interested in composting at home but not sure where to begin? Composting is incredibly simple and requires just a little planning and some small purchases to get set up and started.
Every household produces food waste like banana peels, coffee grounds, onion skins, apple cores and citrus rinds. If you’ve been tossing all this compostable waste into the trash, your kitchen likely starts to smell foul regularly, even though you frequently take out your garbage. There’s a better way. Repurpose your waste and keep it out of landfills by turning it into nutrient-rich soil you can use to grow your own plants and food.
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Why compost?
Composting is good for the environment because it keeps food waste out of landfills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Approximately ⅓ of food worldwide is wasted and created 63 million tons of wasted food in 2018 alone. Only 32% of wasted food was kept out of landfills through measures like composting in 2018.
When food waste makes it to a landfill and becomes buried under layers of garbage, it’s unable to decompose properly because decomposition requires light and oxygen. It breaks down instead through anaerobic decomposition, which produces methane as a byproduct, a potent greenhouse gas that traps 25 times as much heat in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide does.
Compost also serves as rich humus for your plants and lawn and can replace chemical fertilizers in your garden.
What food scraps can you compost?
Start with fruit and vegetable scraps like the tops of strawberries, the ends of asparagus, the skins of kiwis and potatoes. You can also compost eggshells, tea bags, coffee grounds and old flowers.
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Store your kitchen scraps in a kitchen compost bin prior to adding them to your actual compost. Kitchen compost bins come in various styles to suit your aesthetic.
This copper bin has a rustic style, while this wood and stainless steel bin holds an impressive amount of compost and can be used to match wood and silver finishes in a kitchen. You can also select a bin that fits over a cabinet door to save space.
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Your bin can live on your counter, near where you prepare food. Use charcoal filters to keep your bin from smelling like rotting food, or you can store your compost scraps in your freezer to keep them from creating odors in your kitchen.
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What shouldn’t go in my compost bin?
To avoid attracting rodents and other wildlife to your compost bin, it’s a good idea not to compost meat, bones, fish and oily cooked foods.
Note that just because a piece of packaging like the bowl from your take-out says that it’s compostable doesn’t mean it will break down in your at-home compost heap. These materials often require an industrial composting process to decompose.
Master the layering of greens and browns
All compostable scraps are either carbon-based “brown” materials or nitrogen-based “green” materials. The secret to healthy compost is maintaining a balance of carbon and nitrogen, or browns and greens, in your compost.
Greens
Green scraps are nitrogen and protein-rich and allow microorganisms to thrive in your compost pile, leading to decomposition. Greens include food scraps like fruit and veggies, kitchen waste, leaves and grass clippings.
Brown
Brown scraps are carbon-rich and include matter like dried leaves, branches, stems, wood, shredded brown paper and newspaper, coffee filters, eggshells, egg cartons and corn stalks.
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How to layer greens and browns
Healthy compost needs more carbon than nitrogen because too much nitrogen will restrict airflow and create a soggy, smelly heap that can’t decompose. Aim to have about ⅓ green materials and ⅔ brown materials.
Shred your browns by tearing or cutting them with scissors as much as possible before layering them in your compost to promote a light and fluffy compost body and allow oxygen and water to flow freely through your compost. This promotes aeration and decomposition.
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How to make compost at home
Heap composting
Heap composting is the most budget-friendly way to compost because it requires no bin and is simply a pile of scraps on the ground. This option works well if you have ample yard space and likely won’t work well for you if you share a yard with multiple people or lack outdoor space.
Your heap should sit on a pile on the bare ground rather than concrete to allow worms and other insects and organisms to colonize it. Place your heap somewhere with partial sunlight. Ensure your heap location isn’t in standing water.
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Cover your compost with a tarp to retain moisture and heat in your compost heap and prevent rain from completely soaking your compost.
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Tumblers and bins
Compost bins are containers that house your compostable materials to allow them to decompose. The most straightforward compost bin is simply a large container that houses your brown and green materials while they decompose. These bins are enclosed on the sides and the top, with a removable lid to allow you to dump in the waste. The bottom is typically open to enable the material to sit directly on the ground.
Simple bins are typically relatively inexpensive, but they can be difficult to turn and sometimes take multiple months longer for compost to decompose.
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A more efficient option is a compost tumbler, which consists of a large barrel sitting atop tall legs with a handle that allows you to spin and tumble the waste within the composter drum. Rotating the barrel mixes the compost inside, which speeds up decomposition by keeping the microbes in the waste actively feeding.
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The drum also maintains a high internal temperature, which speeds up the process of composting and allows you to compost year-round, even in cold months. These compost tumblers also prevent odors and rodents from accessing or eating through your bin, making them a good choice for composting in a residential area without much yard space.
Vermicomposting
Keep your vermicompost in a spot in your home with a consistent temperature to ensure your worms are comfortable. Don’t place your worm farm directly next to a heater, oven or AC unit or vent. Worm compost units typically produce no smell, so you can keep it in your kitchen to easily throw in food scraps or store it somewhere like a closet.
Follow the instructions which come with your worm farm for how to begin composting, as various units have slightly different setups. Purchase red wiggler worms separately.
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Your worm farm will likely come with worm bedding, but you can also purchase it separately. You should spread some soil on top of the bedding in an even layer to make your worms feel more comfortable in their environment.
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Best home compost bins
Top compost bin
Dual Chamber Tumbling Composter
What you need to know: This is a convenient and efficient option to quickly create compost in your yard.
What you’ll love: You can easily tumble your compost by turning the chamber. It keeps heat and moisture contained for fast compost decomposition. The thick plastic and tall legs make this compost bin inaccessible to wildlife like rodents.
What you should consider: A bit pricier than other compost bin options.
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Top compost bin for the money
What you need to know: This is an economical option for someone who wants to create compost in their yard and doesn’t want to invest in a closed bin.
What you’ll love: It’s very easy to assemble, can be used freestanding or anchored into the ground and is great for yard waste such as grass trimmings.
What you should consider: It won’t deter critters, keep out rain or keep in heat, so you’ll need to cover with a tarp for optimal performance.
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Worth considering
110 Gallon Garden Composter Bin Made from Recycled Plastic
What you need to know: This is a suitable bin for someone starting out with outdoor composting who wants to house their compost heap to keep it contained and deter critters.
What you’ll love: It’s easy to assemble, has a simple and attractive design, is large enough to house all of your compost and includes a convenient door on the bottom to harvest your cured compost.
What you should consider: Some users have reported that this bin has thin plastic and can be eaten by wildlife.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Robinhood, the company that blazed onto Wall Street after turning millions of novices into investors by making trading fun, is now setting its sights on a more staid corner of the industry: saving for retirement.
The company on Tuesday is initiating signups for a retirement program, where customers can sock savings into an Individual Retirement Account, something better known as an IRA.
It’s the first such effort for Robinhood, which is trying to recapture some of the high-flying growth that fell off as painful downturns made day-trading of stocks and cryptocurrencies much less fun.
Robinhood has often appealed to younger customers, and many of them are working jobs that don’t have access to a traditional 401(k) retirement plan offered by an employer, said Vlad Tenev, Robinhood’s chief executive.
Such 401(k) accounts have been instrumental in getting millions of Americans to save for retirement, with many workers getting enrolled automatically by their employer. But many of Robinhood’s customers are in parts of the job market that don’t get the luxury of such programs.
“Today, you’re seeing an increasing number of people doing contract work, part-time work, gig-economy work,” Tenev said in an interview. “They just don’t have access. We wanted to bring that to everyone, no employer needed.”
Robinhood is promising to match 1% of eligible contributions that customers put into their IRA. That could mean up to $65 for someone who contributes the maximum allowed $6,500 to an IRA next year. People aged 50 and over can contribute up to $7,500 in 2023.
Early signups will get access to Robinhood’s IRAs over the coming weeks, with the program becoming fully available in January.
A retirement program is something that Robinhood’s customers have long been requesting, Tenev said. And it’s something that could significantly boost Robinhood’s bottom line.
Retirement savers can be less prone to move between different brokerages, and retirement savings offer a huge potential market.
Total U.S. retirement investments totaled $33.7 trillion this summer, according to the Investment Company Institute. They account for 31% of all household financial assets. IRAs make up the biggest single chunk of that, at $11.7 trillion.
Growth for Robinhood has slowed sharply since its popularity took off through the pandemic. Its stock has fallen roughly 45% this year and is below $10 after hitting a peak above $70 shortly after its stock-market debut in the summer of 2021.
Its growth hit a zenith in the first half of 2021, when the new generation of investors it helped convert was a major factor in the meme-stock frenzy that sent GameStop and others to market-bending heights.
But the meme-stock craze has since calmed. So, too, has crypto trading, another big source of revenue for Robinhood.
One reason for the GameStop explosion was the number of traders at Robinhood and other brokerages that were using stock options to ride the wave. In some cases, trading options can increase the possible reward if a trader is correct but can also increase the risk.
Tenev said Robinhood’s retirement customers won’t be able to trade options in their IRAs, as some other providers allow, at least not yet.
“On day one, they won’t,” he said. “It’s only going to be stocks and ETFs. We’re going to be looking at feedback and will look to add assets.” | https://who13.com/business/ap-business/ap-robinhood-takes-on-retirement-in-search-for-more-growth/ | 2022-12-07 13:23:31 | 1 | https://who13.com/business/ap-business/ap-robinhood-takes-on-retirement-in-search-for-more-growth/ |
President Biden responded to Chief Justice Roberts' confirmation of the draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion rights, calling it "quite a radical decision" if it ultimately is handed down and saying he hopes there are not enough votes for it in the end.
He made the remarks at Joint Base Andrews before departing on a trip to Alabama.
Biden said he believes the reasoning in the draft decision "would mean that every other decision related to the notion of privacy is thrown into question," adding that he believes there is a right to privacy in the Constitution and saying that is why he voted against a number of conservative Supreme Court nominees when he served in the U.S. Senate.
Biden said he's worried such a decision would threaten "a whole range of rights and the idea we're letting the states make those decision, localities, this would be a fundamental shift in what we've done."
Biden specifically said he was worried about challenges to contraception and same-sex marriage rights. In the draft decision, Justice Samuel Alito asserts that overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn't threaten other rights based in privacy, but also wrote that rights not enumerated in the Constitution must be rooted in U.S. history and tradition.
Biden again said he supports Congress codifying Roe into law, but declined to say whether he thinks Senate Democrats should end the legislative filibuster to do so.
He also appeared to suggest incorrectly that the draft opinion would fully block abortion rights in the U.S., "that no one can make the judgement to choose to abort a child based on a decision by the Supreme Court," even though it would leave the decision up to individual states.
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Alejandro Orozco Perez, a.k.a. Pollo, is from a ranchito called Teocaltiche, in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. He came to L.A. more than 11 years ago, at 20 years old, and has been working as a gardener most of that time. At the root of it, this job has been a means to provide for his family. “Para salir adelante,” Orozco Perez explains. “En toda familia, una persona se tiene que sacrificar. Y pues, me toco a mí.” (“There’s always one person in the family that has to sacrifice. And, well, I was it.”) But over the years the practice of landscaping has taken on meaning beyond the pragmatic. The connection with the land, the ability to create something beautiful out of nature every day: This is the stuff of calling.
“Cuando haces las cosas con cariño y con pasión, desde lo más básico, lo más simple, a los más grande — por ejemplo, cuando usted mira las rosas bien bonitas, bien pulidas, hasta el zacate bien verde, bien cortadito, bien bonito, o los árboles bien entresacados, la palma bien limpia — es un arte.” That is, when you do things with care and passion, when your work truly transforms material — from roses to green grass to palms — into something original, you are elevating it into art.
Landscapers are architects of beauty in Los Angeles‚ the stewards of the land, whisperers of the plants. Their bodies of work are all around — we are inside a live group exhibition created and cared for by workers who walk among us. Drive past that one house on the coast with the faultlessly manicured lawn and towering trees illuminated by LED spotlights, or take a deep breath by the Craftsman in Jefferson Park, its front yard luscious with fragrant lavender growing in a way that feels wild and chaotic, but in reality is methodically designed to look just so, and you’ll see: For L.A. landscapers, it’s all in the details.
You don’t need to look very far to envision what Los Angeles might look like in the not-so-distant future. Visit the Antelope Valley and see for yourself
The job requires an intuitive knowledge of style and the earth. It’s not just about throwing a plant in the dirt and pouring water on it — it’s about finding a form to bring ideas to life, which changes from garden to garden. There’s a complexity to gardening, Orozco Perez explains, that calls for a loving and intense attentiveness to details that in this context are big — an understanding of different types of soil and fertilizer, whether a certain plant will thrive in a particular environment, how roots intertwine beneath the dirt, how a bush will look once it grows out. Owners sometimes ask for Orozco Perez’s opinion on what will look good, and he lives for moments when he can flex his expertise. His specialty is imaging up a landscape that utilizes pebbles and rocks, trees that are more natural, with lights illuminating them at night, and flowers like gardenias that perfume the entrance to a home.
Another prerequisite is physical and emotional toughness. From the strain on your body to the burden on your psyche — many landscape artists shoulder the responsibility of sending money to their families back home. The mornings are always early, there are noise complaints and city ordinances that often make their jobs harder. But the perceptions that the job is undesirable or all bad are just wrong, says Orozco Perez. The most beautiful parts of the craft for him have been the camaraderie and laughter, being able to meet the soil with his hands every day at beautiful homes across the city.
Paisaboys, the streetwear brand founded and designed by Joey Barba and Javier Bandera, celebrates L.A. folks whom they consider undervalued, like gardeners. Both Barba and Bandera have a lifelong connection to the profession — Barba has been working as a gardener for years in his family business, and Bandera, who grew up washing cars with his dad, has always shared a symbiotic relationship with them. “There’s always an energy there where it’s the gardeners, the pool guys, the mobile car wash … it’s us and them [the owners of the house].” With campaigns that star gardeners that Barba works with every day (Orozco Perez included), Paisaboys shifts the focus. “We shine a light on people that kind of feel invisible. That demographic of people who we always felt were a part of that and never really got any kind of recognition or light shone on us.”
A Paisaboys piece, like the Charro/Psycho denim pants or the Chalan workshirt, is meant to be worn by those who share an immediate understanding of its motifs, message and function. In this context, the wearer becomes the centerpiece because they have the experience — a knowing of how to wear it and when.
At a recent shoot, skillfully captured by photographer Carlos Jaramillo, Orozco Perez and Armando, a.k.a. El Muñeco, bring one of the Paisaboys’ most iconic T-shirt slogans to life: “Every Paisa Is a Star.” We get to witness these men fashionably in their work element: cutting grass at golden hour, scaling a palm tree like a mythical being that defies gravity. This is where a Paisaboys piece hits the hardest.
There’s a massive Moreton Bay fig in front of St. John’s Presbyterian Church that’s nearly 150 years old. Barba and his family have been charged with taking care of it once a week for years. They pick up the leaves and fruit it drops and place it back at its base in tight mounds, aiding in its self-sufficient process of decomposition and rebirth. Once a year they give it vitamins, but for the most part they just bear witness to it. They don’t cut it, they don’t water it — its roots go deeper than any hose could reach anyway. Working on the tree is one of the jobs on his route that has helped Barba understand the unique responsibility gardeners have to the aesthetic imprint of the city, how, despite being arduous and taxing, it’s a job that has bright moments of tranquil joy that you might get from an afternoon spent painting a watercolor. For Orozco Perez, that revelation has come from his connection to the earth here — the fact that it’s become a part of him. “Pienso que somos como uno mismo,” he says.
Most of all, Barba gets that behind every naturalized garden in Echo Park overflowing with native plants (which is very now) is a person, with their own wants, needs and desires. “Sometimes I hear the neighbor’s gardener. It’s, like, 8 a.m. and I get up and close the window because it’s loud,” Barba says. “Many people wake up, hear that, and they’re like, ‘Oh, God,’ — it’s just a noise to them. But me, being on the other side of that, I know that every single one of those people has a set of experiences, a whole life, a whole story, problems, sense of humor. If we can make a shirt off of every single story, it would be an endless amount of material that we have.” | https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2023-05-15/paisaboys-celebrate-los-angeles-landscapers-as-architects-of-beauty | 2023-05-15 14:59:00 | 1 | https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2023-05-15/paisaboys-celebrate-los-angeles-landscapers-as-architects-of-beauty |
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you’re envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white specks — the iconic attributes of our beloved American monarch butterfly.
Unfortunately, the species, which populates many childhood memories, is in trouble.
The migrating monarch butterfly was added last week to the “red list” of threatened species and categorized as “endangered” for the first time by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. That’s two steps from extinct in the wild.
Scientists blamed the monarchs’ plummeting numbers on habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide and herbicide use.
What can home gardeners do to support the monarch?
If everyone reading this planted one milkweed plant, the benefit would be palpable. Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) is the only plant monarch caterpillars eat, and it’s where the adult butterflies lay their eggs. Without it, the species simply could not exist.
“But not all milkweed is the same,” says Dawn Rodney, chief innovation and growth officer at the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Virginia. For instance, “there is an invasive species called tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) that we’re seeing more and more, and people are not understanding that it does more harm than good.”
The non-native plant is problematic because it blooms for longer and, in temperate regions, does not die back. That can prevent butterflies from recognizing when it’s time to migrate, and it can spread deadly parasites to the next year’s generation of caterpillars.
To choose the right milkweed, use the National Wildlife Federation’s Native Plant Finder ( https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/ ).
Adult monarchs need other plants too, specifically ones with nectar-bearing flowers. The National Wildlife Federation also has a Monarch Nectar Plant List tool ( https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/Monarch-Nectar-Guides ), developed with Monarch Joint Venture and Xerces Society, to find plants appropriate for your location.
Choose plants native to your region for the highest-quality food source. Be sure to include late-season bloomers to provide monarchs with fuel for their annual fall migration.
Knowing the source of the plants you buy is important, too.
“There are a lot of growers that use different types of chemicals that are harmful to wildlife,” Rodney said, referring to pesticides and herbicides intended to keep plants attractive on retail shelves. When you bring treated plants home, and butterflies lay eggs on them, the caterpillars that follow will die when they munch the leaves.
Neonicotinoid pesticides are especially harmful to the species, Rodney said, as they can kill bees and adult butterflies that ingest the toxic pollen and nectar of treated plants.
Since treated plants aren’t labeled as such, Rodney advises asking garden center staff about their pest-management practices. Buying only from trusted, organic sources or growing your own plants from seed are other good options.
This brings me to pesticide use in the home garden. When we use chemicals on our plants, we accept beneficial insects, including monarchs, as collateral damage. We also endanger birds that eat those poisoned insects.
Even natural and organic pesticides can harm butterflies and other pollinators. But if you must use such a product, stick with insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils or Neem oil, and apply them only after dusk, when pollinators aren’t active. Unlike many synthetic chemicals, these products lose their effectiveness when dry, so the butterflies will be safer by morning.
Finally, consider going the extra mile by setting up a butterfly puddling station: Create a mud puddle (or add water to sand) in a sunny spot of the yard and set a flat stone within it. Butterflies will sun themselves on the stone to raise their temperatures, and will sip water from the puddle to supplement their nectar diets with the salts, vitamins and minerals they need. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/monarch-butterflies-are-in-trouble-heres-how-you-can-help/ | 2022-07-29 14:16:10 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/monarch-butterflies-are-in-trouble-heres-how-you-can-help/ |
Annual Event to Celebrate, Thank Hotel Employees
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today announced it has established Sept. 1 as National Hotel Employee Day in the National Day Calendar.
National Hotel Employee Day will be celebrated annually to thank hotel employees for their hard work and dedication and recognize the integral role they play in our nation's travel, tourism, and hotel industries.
This year, National Hotel Employee Day will take on added significance, as hotels across the nation are working to quickly fill more than 120,000 open hotel jobs. To attract more talent, hotels are offering current and prospective employees higher wages, with better benefits, and more flexibility than ever before.
"On this inaugural National Hotel Employee Day, we thank America's nearly two million hotel employees. Every day in communities across the nation, hotel employees' service and dedication help facilitate some of Americans' most important life events – from wedding receptions to family reunions and vacations," said AHLA President & CEO Chip Rogers. "And with more than 120,000 open hotel jobs across the nation, now is the time to consider one of the more than 200 enriching careers in the hotel industry."
Nearly all hotels are experiencing staffing shortages, and half report being severely understaffed, according to a member survey conducted by AHLA. Ninety-seven percent (97%) of survey respondents indicated they are experiencing a staffing shortage, 49% severely so. The most critical staffing need is housekeeping, with 58% ranking it as their biggest challenge.
These staffing challenges coupled with strong summer travel demand are resulting in historic career opportunities for hotel employees. National average hotel wages have increased from $18.74/hour before the pandemic to $22.25/hour in May 2022. And hotel benefits and flexibility are better than ever.
"There has never been a better time to work in the hotel industry than right now," Rogers said.
The hotel industry offers more than 200 different career paths and many opportunities for upward mobility, with 80% of entry-level workers eligible for a promotion in less than one year and 50% of hotel general managers having started in an entry-level position.
To learn about hotel career opportunities and search for jobs, visit https://www.thehotelindustry.com/
To learn about National Hotel Employee Day, visit https://www.ahla.com/day
About AHLA
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) is the sole national association representing all segments of the U.S. lodging industry. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AHLA focuses on strategic advocacy, communications support and workforce development programs to move the industry forward. Learn more at www.ahla.com.
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag has recruited board-certified gastroenterologist Catherine Ngo, M.D., to head the Hoag Digestive Health Institute's Motility Program.
Dr. Ngo has built a reputation over the last decade as a compassionate, approachable and thorough physician with a strong background in motility.
Gastrointestinal motility refers to the coordinated action of nerves and muscles that allow for proper digestion and passage of food through the digestive tract. Motility disorders can affect any part of the GI tract, resulting in various symptoms that can commonly affect a patient's quality of life such as difficulty swallowing, nausea, bloating, fullness, or constipation.
Leveraging Dr. Ngo's expertise, Hoag's Motility Program will offer advanced diagnostic and treatment innovations to more accurately identify the cause of a patient's symptoms in order to direct personalized therapeutic interventions. Patients will also have access to clinical trials and cutting-edge motility medical therapies.
"When people face motility issues, they are uncomfortable, both physically and emotionally. Many are embarrassed or even scared to face colonoscopies and other diagnostic procedures. Dr. Ngo's kindness and patience, coupled with her profound medical expertise, put patients at ease," said Robert T. Braithwaite, president and CEO of Hoag. "That combination of compassion and excellence makes Dr. Ngo a perfect fit for Hoag."
The Hoag Motility Program is designed to complement the comprehensive care within the Hoag Digestive Health Institute, treating all gastrointestinal disorders from the esophagus to the colon.
Dr. Ngo said Hoag's reputation among physicians as a multidisciplinary, collaborative hospital drew her to head the hospital's new program.
"Hoag takes a team-based approach to everything it does, which, in the case of digestive disorders, is crucial," Dr. Ngo said. "Hoag puts patients first and is driving innovative care. I am so excited to work closely with other specialists to help our patients achieve their highest quality of life."
Dr. Ngo will be seeing patients at Hoag Health Center Aliso Viejo - 26671 Aliso Creek Road, Suite 301, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656. To schedule an appointment, call 949-764-7560. For more information, visit hoag.org/digestive.
ABOUT HOAG
Hoag is a nonprofit, regional health care delivery system in Orange County, California. Delivering world-class, comprehensive, personalized care, Hoag consists of 1,800 top physicians, 15 urgent care facilities, 10 health & wellness centers, and two award-winning hospitals. Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services that includes six institutes providing specialized services in the following areas: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, and orthopedics through Hoag's affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic hospital and four ambulatory surgical centers. Hoag is the highest ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report and the only OC hospital ranked in the Top 10 in California, as well as a designated Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For more information, visit hoag.org.
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BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Retired Ukrainian construction worker Borys Markovnikov is on the move again: This time, just a few steps from his home in the town of Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, to seek shelter and warmth at a “Point of Invincibility” — a government-built help station that serves food, drinks, warmth and ultimately, resilience, in the face of Russia’s military onslaught.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has rolled out hundreds of such help stations, christened with a name of defiance as places where residents facing outages of power, heating and water can warm up, charge their phones, enjoy snacks and hot drinks, and even be entertained.
Markovnikov, 78, has had to move a few times. He recalled how he was driven from his home in the eastern Donbas region after Russian-backed separatists seized territory there in 2014. Earlier this year, he fled his adopted town of Bucha — now infamous for massacres during a brief occupation by Russian forces — on foot, across the front line, to Kyiv. Later. he was able to return home, but home is not always an easy place to live.
“My neighbors told me there was a tent with electricity and a TV, and I came to have a look,” said Markovnikov, ogling Monday’s soccer World Cup match between Ghana and South Korea, adding he had no power at home. “We still believe. Without belief, you can’t survive.”
Ukraine’s State Emergencies Service said Friday nearly 1,000 such centers have been erected across the country since the program was first launched on Nov. 18. Its website features a handy online map to show beleaguered citizens where they are located.
As of Friday, over 67,000 people had gotten help in them — and more could pour in if, as many experts and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have warned, more Russian strikes lie ahead.
Such centers — often consisting of small, insulated tents no larger than a classroom — were rolled out just in time as a string of massive airstrikes by Russian forces deprived many Ukrainians of basics of life at home.
The centers are in essence a stopgap while utility crews scramble to fix cut power lines and put water mains back into operation, so basic services can be restored to homes and businesses.
Power company DTEK said controlled outages continued Monday in Kyiv as a necessary step to balance the hobbled power system and avoid other breakdowns, while ensuring electricity to hospitals and heat-pumping stations.
Only 42 percent of power was available to household customers in the city, and “we do our best to provide light to each customer for 2 to 3 hours twice a day,” the company said.
Outside the “Point of Invincibility” on an esplanade in front of a sports center in Bucha, teens had a snowball fight and a guitarist strummed his instrument outside an inflatable tent.
Inside, kids crouched over games of Roblox on mobile phones as young adults tapped away at laptops and elderly women sat quietly to while away the time. A young girl clutched her dog as staffers poured cups of hot tea and sweetened it with honey.
The “Points of Invincibility” offer a public-service — and free — alternative to the many coffee shops and restaurants that have become hubs for internet access and warmth of Ukrainians seeking refuge from the cold and dark in their own homes.
“When the electricity went out, I had to look for a place with a connection,” said Bucha resident Mykola Pestikov, 26, crouched over his computer. “These can be cafes that take energy from other places, or I look for a ‘point’ — like now.”
Yuri Mikhailovskiy, a firefighter who helps run the site, showed a ledger that indicated more than 1,000 people had come through the center since it was first put up 10 days ago in Bucha, where electricity is spotty or nonexistent in most homes.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday escalated his war of words with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, calling him a “small, pathetic man” and floating kidnapping charges over a flight of migrants sent to his state.
The Democratic governor lobbed the barbs on Twitter after California’s attorney general said Florida’s government appeared to be behind a flight of South American migrants who arrived unexpectedly in Sacramento last week.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Monday the migrant flight is still under investigation, but the individuals who arrived in Sacramento by private plane “were in possession of documentation purporting to be from the government of the State of Florida.”
“This isn’t Martha’s Vineyard. Kidnapping charges?” Newsom wrote in his tweet, linking to a section of California penal code and instructing “read the following.”
The code section highlighted in a screenshot reads, “Every person who, being out of this state, abducts or takes by force or fraud any person contrary to the law of the place where that act is committed, and brings, sends, or conveys that person within the limits of this state, and is afterwards found within the limits thereof, is guilty of kidnapping.”
DeSantis hasn’t claimed responsibility for the incident, but the migrants’ arrival in California comes as he and some other GOP governors have bused or flown migrants to Democratic-led cities throughout the U.S. in protest of border policies and security.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) tweeted last month that Texas alone had bused more than 17,000 migrants to “sanctuary cities.” Last fall, DeSantis — who is now a 2024 GOP presidential contender — sent two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
It remains unclear whether Florida is behind the latest Sacramento flight, or what the migrants understood about their travel.
The Hill has reached out to DeSantis’s office for comment on Newsom’s remarks. | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/newsom-calls-desantis-a-small-pathetic-man-amid-questions-over-migrant-flight/ | 2023-06-05 22:41:33 | 0 | https://cw33.com/hill-politics/newsom-calls-desantis-a-small-pathetic-man-amid-questions-over-migrant-flight/ |
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish lead generation and media company Leadstar Media has expanded its product portfolio with a new website focused on the French Canadian market. With this launch, Leadstar Media offers it's first French language project targeting a market outside of France.
As a bilingual country, more than 20% of Canadians speak French. Leadstar Media now serves both English speaking and French-speaking Canadians, with mybettingsites.com/ca and lebonparisportif.com/ca respectively.
Louis Jouhet, General Manager of Operations at Leadstar Media, explains:
"After seeing a high percentage of users accessing our French language platforms from Canada, we felt it was necessary to expand our product with a new website with tailored content for French Canadian bettors."
As the name would suggest, Le Bon Pari Sportif's (the best sports betting sites) primary focus is to scour the Canadian market in search of the best betting sites and the best promotions for French speakers.
Jacob Ljunggren, Director of Operations at Leadstar Media, adds:
"We have experienced significant growth for our products in Canada and France in the past couple of years, and French-speaking people in Canada are the natural next target group for us. Canada has the third-largest population of any country in North America, and Canadians have a big interest in both sports and betting. It's a market that possesses substantial growth potential in both the long and short-term."
Leadstar Media is one of the biggest lead generation companies within sports betting, with a portfolio of websites in more than 30 different geographical markets. In the past two years, the company has expanded to North America, a region with considerable growth potential.
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In Ukraine, evidence mounts of Russian war crimes By Nathan Rott, Leila Fadel, Noah Caldwell, Ashley Brown, Ivy Winfrey Published February 24, 2023 at 3:39 PM MST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 8:13 A year into the war in Ukraine, evidence of alleged war crimes by Russian soldiers is mounting. Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.knau.org/2023-02-24/in-ukraine-evidence-mounts-of-russian-war-crimes | 2023-02-24 23:29:47 | 1 | https://www.knau.org/2023-02-24/in-ukraine-evidence-mounts-of-russian-war-crimes |
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A judge has sentenced former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon to 4 months incarceration and a $6,500 fine for criminal contempt of Congress. The judge says he's prepared to let Bannon remain free while he appeals his convictions as Bannon is unlikely to flee or pose a danger to the community.
Bannon flouted demands for documents and testimony from the panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers on the House Select Committee wanted to know why he said a day before the siege that "all hell is going to break loose tomorrow."
Federal prosecutors were seeking what they describe as a "severe" penalty: six months in jail and a fine of $200,000. In court papers earlier this week, they said Bannon pursued "a bad faith strategy of defiance and contempt."
Bannon sat quietly and did not react as asked U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols delivered the sentence.
No one has been incarcerated for contempt of Congress in decades
The Justice Department took the unusual step of listing a series of bombastic and demeaning statements Bannon made about the justice system and lawmakers in their court filing.
He called House Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., "gutless" and said the panel is conducting a "show trial." Bannon used his podcast, which traffics in conspiracy theories, to target people he considered his political enemies.
Bannon refused to turn over even a single piece of paper to the Jan. 6 committee, and he also refused to cooperate with the probation office in advance of his sentencing, prosecutor J.P. Cooney wrote.
After his indictment last year, Bannon promised reporters, "this is going to be the misdemeanor from hell for Merrick Garland, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden."
Things didn't turn out that way. Bannon put on no defense during his trial in July and a jury took fewer than three hours to convict him.
Bannon's lawyers have said a sentence that involves incarceration would be wrong, because he didn't believe he was breaking the law. Rather, they say, Bannon was following advice from his previous attorney.
"Should a person who has spent a lifetime listening to experts – as a naval officer, investment banker, corporate executive, and Presidential advisor – be jailed for relying on the advice of his lawyers?" wrote Bannon lawyers Evan Corcoran and David Schoen in a court filing.
Bannon had wanted to remain free pending an appeal. And before sentencing, there were some signs that Judge Nichols might buy Bannon's argument. The judge had expressed concern about a 60-year-old legal precedent that says DOJ only needs to prove Bannon made a deliberate choice not to comply, not that he had an improper motive. No one has been incarcerated for contempt of Congress in several decades.
The Justice Department this year declined to prosecute Mark Meadows, Trump's chief of staff, and Dan Scavino, a deputy, after prosecutors concluded they had provided some cooperation to congressional investigators.
But former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro seems headed for trial in November on misdemeanor charges of criminal contempt for stiffing the Jan. 6 panel, too.
Unlike Bannon, who left the White House in 2017 after a rift with former President Trump, Navarro remained working for the administration for years. Navarro is fighting the charges and making legal arguments about Trump's power to assert executive privilege, and Justice Department memos protecting confidential advice that aides offer to presidents.
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When a long-dormant movie star pops up in a head-turning comeback role, their onscreen performance comes to us entwined with a lot of offscreen metatext, and as human beings it's a fool's errand to pretend we can pull them far enough apart to consider them on their own terms. In the same way, if you're among those who have known the muted joy of modestly chair-dancing to "All of Me" or "Pieces" while clearing your Outlook inbox, there's no shame in feeling a full-body flutter at the news of synthpop duo Tanlines' return before you've heard a single note. But trust us — its new song really is quite good.
Eight years after the last proper album by Eric Emm and Jesse Cohen, and five years after a surprise children's EP put a ring on their respective transitions from indie-rock hustle to stay-at-home parenthood, "Outer Banks" exudes a clear-eyed awareness of the sometimes irreconcilable differences between those lifestyles. There is heavy piano undergirding the familiar synth pulses and gated drums, some wistful delay bending the understated guitar leads into the shape of a weary smile. As a vocalist, Emm has grown into the reflective middle-aged crooner he seemed to be channeling a decade ago, singing as if from a spotlit stool at his neighborhood bar while the regulars shuffle around him in silent tableau. At the center of the track is a classic Tanlines hook — "How can we coexist / With perfection" — whose ambiguous punctuation leaves it to the listener whether to hear that prompt only as a question to ponder, or as an answer in itself.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nobel Prize laureates, former heads of state, retired military officers, business leaders, actors, authors, and human rights defenders forced into exile are among the more than 480 luminaries and global voices in civil society, media, and government who issued a joint statement today calling for the international community to take steps to increase and strengthen support for protesters in Iran.
"This pledge of support for the people of Iran and their fight to live freely shows the remarkable unity of a broad coalition from around the world, across the political spectrum, and from all segments of society," said Michael J. Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. "The world stands with the Iranian people as they continue to risk their lives and well-being for their freedom."
The joint statement released by Freedom House, along with co-sponsors including the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University; Forum 2000; PEN America; Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights; Women's Learning Partnership; the World Liberty Congress; and World Movement for Democracy says that protesters have shown "breathtaking courage" at great personal risk, and that they "want theocracy and dictatorship replaced by freedom and democracy."
It notes that "the end of the Islamic Republic's system of misogyny would constitute a global landmark in the long march toward a world in which women are treated equally," and that "the triumph of freedom in Iran could renew the global tide of democratization that was so strong in the latter 20th century but has ebbed in the face of authoritarian counterattack."
The statement was signed by supporters from around the world, across the political spectrum and from all segments of society, including Nobel laureates, former heads of state, and from prominent writers, actors and figures from labor, arts and business communities.
Among the more than 480 individual statement signers are:
- Svetlana Alexievich, journalist and author, Nobel Prize in Literature
- Óscar Arias, former president of Costa Rica; Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- Margaret Atwood, Author
- Joyce Banda, former president of Malawi
- A. Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada
- Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Freedom House trustee
- Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica
- Charles Joseph Clark, former Canadian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Minister of Constitutional Affairs
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, former secretary of state of the United States
- Shirin Ebadi, Defenders of Human Rights Center; Nobel Prize laureate
- Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria, former President of Costa Rica
- Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
- Leymah R. Gbowee, Nobel Women's Initiative, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- Richard Gere, actor, Gere Foundation
- Jane Harman, Chair, Freedom House, former Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
- Stephen J. Harper, former prime minister of Canada
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former president of Estonia
- Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russian opposition politician; author; historian; prisoner of conscience
- Tawakkol Karman, Human Rights Activist, Journalist, Politician, Nobel Prize Laureate
- Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary General
- Mario Vargas Llosa, novelist, journalist, former Politician, Nobel Laureate in Literature
- Oleksandra Medviichuk, Chairwoman, Center for Civil Liberties
- Iveta Radičová, former prime minister of Slovakia
- Maria Ressa, CEO, Rappler; Nobel Prize laureate
- Tom Ridge, Ridge Global, First US Secretary of Homeland Security, former Governor of Pennsylvania
- Molly Ringwald, actor, writer, singer
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former president of Liberia, Nobel Laureate
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, government of Belarus in exile
- Joseph L. Votel, US Army (Ret.), former US Central Command Commanding General, Freedom House trustee
- Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers
- Jody Williams, Nobel Women's Initiative, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Organizational signers of the statement include: AFL-CIO Department for Professional Employees; Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM-Iran); American Purpose; Asia Democracy Network; Association Burundaise pour la Protection des Droits Humains et des Personnes Détenues (Burundian Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Persons in Detention - APRODH); Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM); Aurat Foundation; Australian Council of Trade Unions; Boat People SOS; Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Laureate, Ukraine; Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University; Crystal Bayat Foundation; Cyrus Forum; Democracy International; Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR); Forum 2000; Freedom House; Hong Kong Democracy Council; Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom; Iran Human Rights Documentation Center; Iranian Diaspora Collective; New York Women's Foundation; PEN America; Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights; Razom for Ukraine; Solidarity is Global; Vital Voices Global Partnership; WLP Brazil/CEPIA - Citizenship, Study, Research, Information, and Action; WLP-Kazakhstan/Women's Resource Centre; Women's Learning Partnership; Women Political Leaders; World Liberty Congress; World Movement for Democracy.
The statement calls on the international community to take concrete actions to support protesters, recommending that:
- Governments, civic associations, and individuals should speak loudly and often in support of the protesters and in condemnation of the regime's repressive actions. Legislators and others should "adopt" individual arrestees, especially those facing execution, and spotlight their plight.
- Governments should take diplomatic, economic, and symbolic measures to punish the regime and bolster the protesters. All officials involved in the repression, from Supreme Leader Khamenei down to local Basij commanders, should be sanctioned. The Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) should be added to terrorism lists.
- High-level officials of democratic governments should receive leaders of the opposition in publicly announced meetings.
- Accurate, reliable, fact-based reporting via international radio, television, and social media reaching Iran should be enhanced, as should assistance to private Iranian exile broadcasting.
- Technical assistance, including equipment, should be given to help the demonstrators counteract censorship and surveillance and to communicate despite the regime's disruption of internet service and blocking of websites.
- Labor unions, governments, and others in the international community should express solidarity with Iranian workers, should share the experiences of other labor struggles for worker rights and democracy, and should also seek ways to provide practical assistance, such as VPNs, other means of communication, and contributions to strike funds if safe and effective channels can be found.
The full joint statement can be read here.
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(NEXSTAR) – As federal student loan borrowers nationwide await the Supreme Court’s decision on President Biden’s debt forgiveness, new data shows thousands have received relief as part of a separate program.
More than 615,000 borrowers have received $42 billion in debt relief since October 2021 due to temporary changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, the Department of Education announced Monday.
The PSLF program, created in 2007, is intended to help employees with nonprofit and government agencies by forgiving their student loans after 10 years of payments (120 total payments). The overall approval rate among applicants was low – only around 7,000 borrowers had been approved before 2021, according to the Education Department.
In October 2021, the Biden administration temporarily waived certain PSLF requirements that granted borrowers credit toward loan cancellation regardless of their federal loan type or if they had been enrolled in a specific payment plan, as long as they consolidated their debt before the end of the waiver in October 2022.
While those temporary changes have ended, the PSLF program remains available to public workers and improvements are scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2023. Those changes include helping borrowers earn progress toward relief, simplifying employment criteria, and providing borrowers the chance to correct account problems.
Do you qualify for PSLF?
While the temporary waiver has ended for PSLF, the program still exists.
As explained above, PSLF is intended to give eligible public service employees debt forgiveness after a set number of payments are made.
Eligible borrowers must:
- Be employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization (federal service includes U.S. military service)
- Work full-time for that agency or organization
- Have Direct Loans (or consolidate other federal student loans into a Direct Loan)
- Make 120 qualifying payments
You can use the PSLF Help Tool to determine if you work for a qualifying employer, have eligible loans, and have already made qualifying payments.
PSLF relief is separate from Biden’s student debt relief. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on that program before the end of June. | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/42b-in-student-debt-forgiven-for-public-workers-how-to-qualify-for-the-pslf-program/ | 2023-05-08 22:22:27 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/42b-in-student-debt-forgiven-for-public-workers-how-to-qualify-for-the-pslf-program/ |
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A court in Zambia has discharged eight Croatians who had been charged with child trafficking.
The court dropped the charges against the Croatians — four couples — following applications by their lawyers. They had earlier pleaded not guilty.
The eight include Zoran Subosic, 52, a guitarist in a well-known band Hladno Pivo, or Cold Beer, and Immovic Subosic, 41, an administrator, according to Croatian media. Others include Damir Magic, 44, an electrical technician, Nadic Magic, 45, a technician, Ladislav Persic, 42, a medical doctor, Aleksandra Persic, 43, a hair salon attendant, Noah Kraljevic, 40, a program director and Ivona Kraljevic, 36, a dog handler.
The charges alleged that on December 7, last year, the four couples acted together to traffic the children. The young children were from neighboring Congo and the couples said they adopted the children through a lawyer.
When the case came up before Ndola Chief Resident Magistrate Dominic Makalicha, lawyers representing the Croatian couples appealed to the court to discharge the four Croatian couples. Under Zambian laws, the court can discharge accused persons if there is no objection from the prosecutors or if there is insufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.
“Having heard from the lawyers I have therefore discharged all the eight accused persons and therefore they are free to go,” the magistrate said.
In Croatia, that country’s foreign ministry said the four couples were told to leave Zambia within 48 hours.
No statement has been made about who is taking care of the young children who were to be adopted. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-zambia-drops-child-trafficking-charges-against-8-croatians/ | 2023-02-07 15:01:27 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-zambia-drops-child-trafficking-charges-against-8-croatians/ |
Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case
Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of evidence and testimony in their effort to show that the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial.
Among the last prosecution witnesses was a 42-year-old woman who went by the pseudonym “Nia.” She was the fourth accuser to testify against the Grammy Award-winning singer at the trial in Kelly’s hometown.
The highlight of the prosecutors’ case was testimony by a 37-year-old woman who used the pseudonym “Jane” and described Kelly sexually abusing her hundreds of times starting in 1998 when she was 14 and Kelly was around 30.
Jane’s testimony is vital to the charge accusing Kelly of fixing his 2008 child pornography trial, at which he was acquitted. She testified that Kelly and his associates threatened and paid off her and her parents so that they lied to a grand jury before the trial.
Kelly’s legal team now gets its chance to attack the government’s case. His lawyers haven’t said whether Kelly will testify. Kelly, 55, didn’t testify at his earlier federal trial in New York, where a judge sentenced him in June to 30 years in prison for convictions on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. A conviction in Chicago could add years to that sentence.
Closing arguments in the federal trial in Chicago are expected next week.
Kelly’s 2008 state trial revolved around a video prosecutors said showed him sexually abusing Jane. She did not testify at that trial, but told jurors this month that she was the child in the video and Kelly was the adult man.
Kelly sold millions of albums even after allegations about his abuse of young girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s. Widespread outrage over his sexual misconduct didn’t emerge until after the #MeToo reckoning and the 2019 docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.” | https://www.wgal.com/article/prosecutors-rest-r-kelly-trial/41032063 | 2022-08-30 19:29:48 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/prosecutors-rest-r-kelly-trial/41032063 |
CHICAGO, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Converged Technology Professionals, a technology consulting firm and recognized leader in enterprise cloud communication and professional services solutions, is excited to share their strategic partnership with ScanSource, a leading hybrid distributor accelerating growth for partners across hardware, software, connectivity, and cloud.
With CTPros' project management, customer-focused implementation, and training services, this partnership marks an exciting stride toward the future of cloud communication offerings poised to enhance the quality of cloud solution delivery for UCaaS, CCaaS, and Microsoft Teams throughout the continental U.S.
"Our team is absolutely thrilled about this collaboration," shares Eric Peterson, Co-CEO at CTPros. "The rapid pace of the digital landscape necessitates more customized professional services solutions now more than ever. This is precisely what we aim to address at CTPros. Our affiliation with ScanSource will allow us to contribute significantly to this pressing industry need, driving forward innovation and growth in a market that continues to evolve at an unprecedented speed."
Clients can anticipate an even stronger focus on streamlined processes, implementation, and optimized solutions to meet their unique needs. This partnership is not just a new chapter for Converged Technology Professionals; it's an invaluable step forward for the industry as a whole.
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Converged Technology Professionals is a technology and professional services consulting firm specializing in unified communications and contact center. They provide comprehensive, tailored guidance and support throughout their client's strategic adoption journey, from vendor evaluations and contractual advisement to a full suite of implementation and post-implementation services performed by their highly experienced team of in-house business and technical professionals.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing an investigational therapy, Haduvio™ (oral nalbuphine ER) for the treatment of chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and the treatment of prurigo nodularis (PN), today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of [●] shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $[●] per share, and, to certain investors in lieu of common stock, pre-funded warrants to purchase [●] shares of common stock at a price of $[●] per pre-funded warrant, for total proceeds of [approximately] $[●] million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses payable by Trevi. The purchase price per share of each pre-funded warrant represents the per share public offering price for the common stock, minus the $[●] per share exercise price of such pre-funded warrant. All of the shares and pre-funded warrants in the offering are being sold by Trevi. In addition, Trevi has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to [●] additional shares of its common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is expected to close on September [●], 2022, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
SVB Securities, Stifel and Oppenheimer & Co. are acting as joint bookrunning managers for the offering. Needham & Company is acting as lead manager for the offering and Aegis Capital Corp. is acting as co-manager for the offering.
The shares and pre-funded warrants are being offered by Trevi pursuant to a shelf registration statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on June 26, 2020 and declared effective by the SEC on July 2, 2020. This offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to and describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC and may be obtained for free by visiting the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. A final prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC. When available, copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may also be obtained from SVB Securities LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, 53 State Street, 40th Floor, Boston, MA 02109 by email at syndicate@svbsecurities.com or by phone at (800) 808-7525, ext. 6105; Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate, One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, CA 94014, by telephone at 415-364-2720 or by email at syndprospectus@stifel.com; or Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., 85 Broad Street, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10004, Attn: Syndicate Prospectus Department, telephone: (212) 667-8055 or by email at EquityProspectus@opco.com.
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About Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of the investigational therapy Haduvio for the treatment of chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and prurigo nodularis. These conditions share a common pathophysiology that is mediated through opioid receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Founded in 2011, Trevi is headquartered in New Haven, CT.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
9-0-3, SB: 5
(nine, zero, three; SB: five)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
9-0-3, SB: 5
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TAIPEI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With its impressive achievements, Molsentech (Molecular Sensoring Technology Co., Ltd.) has been selected by the TTA Global Challenge sponsored by Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology to participate in US BIO 2022, poised to leverage its introduction to the US market as a stepping stone to leap further into the global stage. The company has successfully launched an electrical based detection system employing ultra-high sensitivity biomedical detection technology that can be applied in various disease detection from an early stage including SARS-CoV-2.
Founded in Taiwan, the world's leading semiconductor hub, Molsentech's pivotal breakthrough was its development of a 100% semiconductor-based biosensor platform which offers valuable application in the field of healthcare for disease detection. The core technology is called Bio-FET which allows biosensors to analyse liquid-form samples by measuring the electrical signal changes caused by the interactions between detection targets and bio probes modified on the surface of biosensors. Patented in the United States, Taiwan, and China, the technology overcomes one of the biggest challenges in the industry when dealing with samples in liquid forms, interpreting the samples in 5 minutes to give immediate results.
Molsentech's bio-FET technology remains new to the biotech industry; hence, at the beginning, it mainly played a supporting role for the mainstream detection techniques, validating the detection results provided by such tests as PCR and ELISA thanks to its ultrahigh sensitivity. During COVID-19 pandemic, the Molsentech SARS-CoV-2 test chip was granted emergency use authorization (EUA) by the Food and Drug Administration to use in the manufacturing of the novel SARS-CoV-2 test kits that resulted in faster testing process and higher accuracy. This demonstrates the capability of bio-FET technology to work independently as a bio technique for molecular diagnosis. Consequently, more cooperation is under negotiation between Molsentech and other leading biotechnology companies, including but not limited to Taiwan-based ones
As its technology is now available for commercial use on a global scale, Molsentech intends to further expand its presence in the global market, first into the United States, a country with the most advanced healthcare ecosystem to bring its technology and products to the next level. "Fortunately, we got a chance to set our footprint in the United States, that would pave the way for Molsentech to move forward. We will definitely seize this opportunity to introduce how our technology can help more people," stated Dr. Chia-Jun Chu, CEO of Molsentech.
The company reported a revenue of 1 million TWD and has conducted more fundraising activities in Taiwan and the United States.
About Molsentech
Established in Taiwan in 2014, Molsentech serves the mission of inventing an innovative biomedical platform that provides non-invasive and real-time detection of minimum pathogens. The core team includes leading experts from the Quantum Electronic Laboratory at Academia Sinica who possess exclusive skills and experience in the semiconductor industry especially with chip design/fabrication, probe molecules modification and automation bio-sensor system integration. With its continuous efforts and commitments to high product quality and innovation, the company has been rewarded with various prestigious awards and recognitions.
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VIDEO: Famed hotel that inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ destroyed by fire
LIBERTY, N.Y. (Gray News) - The New York hotel that inspired the film “Dirty Dancing” has been destroyed in a fire.
According to the Liberty Fire Department, crews responded to the Grossinger’s Catskill Resort property around 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fire officials said the first units at the scene had to cut through a gate to access the roadway to get to the fire. The resort has been closed since 1986.
A drone video shared by Schwartz Brothers Media showed flames devouring the nearly four-story structure nestled in the woods. A firefighter could be seen on a tower ladder aiming water at the upper stories with emergency vehicles lining the roadway.
As the drone moves farther away, a massive column of smoke is shown towering over the area.
According to the department, the overgrowth and other barriers on the property hampered extinguishing efforts, which lasted about six hours.
After the firefighters extinguished the flames, Town of Liberty Code Enforcement requested the building be demolished. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by New York State Police and Sullivan County Bureau of Fire.
In “Dirty Dancing,” teenager Baby (Jennifer Grey) meets dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) at a resort in the Catskills. A sequel to the 1987 film, also called “Dirty Dancing” and starring Jennifer Grey, is scheduled to release in 2024.
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On Monday evening, a robotic NASA spacecraft is programmed to ram itself into a distant asteroid at 14,000 miles per hour in deep space to demonstrate the agency’s future ability to defend Earth from hazardous space rocks.
It’s a fast action scene straight out of a sci-fi movie: The spacecraft, named DART, will first spot an asteroid the size of a football stadium named Dimorphos as a single pixel in its camera. About an hour later, if all goes as planned, DART will smash into its target with enough force to nudge the big space rock ever so slightly off course. The scene will play out nearly 7 million miles from Earth.
To be clear: Dimorphos doesn’t pose any threat to Earth, but the DART mission is the first physical test in space of one of NASA’s primary tenets: planetary defense.
If DART can successfully push the asteroid off course, it could prove a viable defense strategy if scientists discover an asteroid headed toward Earth with enough size and heft to hit with potentially catastrophic consequences. Scientists have identified most of the gigantic asteroids that could wipe out the planet, and none of those known objects pose a threat. What they’re worried about is the thousands of smaller asteroids similar in size to Dimorphos, flying in space near Earth that could one day cross its path. One of those colliding with Earth could cause devastation more powerful than any nuclear weapon ever tested on this planet.
“This would be regionally devastating over a populated area, a city, a state, or a country,” Nancy Chabot, the coordination lead for DART at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, said. “So you might not be talking global extinction, but you still want to be able to prevent this if you could.” Astronomers believe they’ve only found less than half of the asteroids in that category circulating near Earth.
The DART spacecraft, built at Johns Hopkins University and launched in November 2021, is tiny compared to Dimorphos. “You’re talking about something the size of a golf cart running into something the size of a stadium,” Chabot said. “So you can see that this is all about a small nudge.”
But NASA thinks that’s all that will be needed to do the trick. That’s because, over time and distance, the tiny change in trajectory will multiply many fold, enough to ensure the huge space rock would, were Earth in its path, whiz safely by.
Dimorphos, measuring about 525 feet, is part of a two asteroid system, thus the DART name, which stands for Double Asteroid Redirection Test. It’s a moonlet of a larger asteroid called Didymos, which is roughly 2,550 feet wide.
The two-asteroid system will help scientists measure the nudge DART gives Dimorphos. From Earth, they’ll be able to calculate how Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos changes over time. Right now, the asteroid takes nearly 12 hours to complete one orbit, but it’s possible DART could change that by several minutes.
As soon as DART’s task is complete, astronomers using radar and optical telescopes will get to work observing the asteroids from Earth. NASA expects to figure out the results of the crash in a matter of days or perhaps weeks after the impact. “I would be really surprised if it took more than three weeks,” said Tom Statler, the program scientist for DART at NASA.
A future European mission, called HERA, will also launch in the next couple of years and meet up with the two asteroids to fully survey the system and how it’s changed.
Researchers will also get an immediate glimpse of how DART’s smashup plays out, thanks to multiple cameras that will capture the show. The same onboard camera used to help navigate the vehicle through space and home in on the asteroid will record the spacecraft’s impact in near real-time, sending back images roughly once every second. A small cube-shaped craft deployed from DART and built by the Italian Space Agency will also capture the crash with two of its own cameras from a safe distance. NASA said it would share footage of the impact in the days after the collision.
DART is just testing one way in which NASA or another space agency could try to defend Earth from asteroids. Another method the agency said it may consider would involve sending a spacecraft to linger near a hazardous asteroid to use its gravity to tug on the space rock’s path. A separate option could entail blasting engine thrusters at an asteroid for long periods to push it off its path.
“This demonstration will start to add tools to our toolbox of methods that could be used in the future,” Lindley Johnson, NASA’s planetary defense officer, said. “And we need several of them because the circumstances that we might face could be quite different.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nasa-set-to-ram-distant-asteroid-in-bid-to-avoid-future-catastrophes-on-earth/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world | 2022-09-24 23:35:42 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nasa-set-to-ram-distant-asteroid-in-bid-to-avoid-future-catastrophes-on-earth/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world |
Wines, ciders, and beers, oh my!
Apothecary Draft house in Jacksonville is officially open for business. Patrons lined up by the dozen seeking a chill environment for date night or just a bit of fun.
The 42 self-pour tap was a huge hit with folks as they could pour their own whenever they needed a refill and as much or as little as they wanted. Just tap a wristband that is connected to a credit or debit card and it keeps track of the ounces poured on each tab.
Emily and Adam Haynes said they were there enjoying a date-night and that the cozy upscale atmosphere was one they could typically see in a bigger city, right here in Calhoun County.
“I’ve been looking for a place to go after work to kind of unwind with coworkers, and I think this is the best place for that, and date night. This is the first time in a long time that we’ve been without our kids,” Emily Haynes said.
Haynes said she enjoyed that the place was not a “bar,” and there was no pressure to drink or be inebriated in any way.
When asked if either of them were beer connoisseurs, Adam Haynes said, ‘I don’t know that I would say I’m a connoisseur, but I’ve tried a few.” He went on to say he was excited to try the different options available.
“I haven’t looked at the options yet, but from what they told me coming in, I think they’ll have a good range of options,” Adam said.
Courtney Christopher, of Jacksonville, was there with a group of friends hanging out on one of the couches. Close by, an act called Grace and Grit played the guitar and sang as the first artists to perform at the venue.
Christopher said a place like this was just what Jacksonville needed, “somewhere for the younger crowd to go.”
Christopher’s friend Amber Law said that the place was definitely more “upscale,” and that she really enjoyed the vibe. She said she and her friends enjoyed visiting similar places that have several types of beers to try.
“We like to travel and go to different beer houses or breweries. I like a lager,” Law said.
The draft house owner, Josh Stearns, of Jacksonville, said that despite a few hiccups getting started at the beginning of the night, all of the patrons seemed to be having a good time.
“It’s going great. Everybody seems to be loving it, and having a great time. Everybody’s being really patient, people playing pool, there’s a band playing. Everybody seems to be having a blast,” Stearns said.
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(The Conversation) – Martin turns off the light to fall asleep, but his mind quickly springs into action. Racing thoughts about work deadlines, his overdue car service, and his father’s recent surgery occupy his mind.
As he struggles to fall asleep, the hours start to creep by. He becomes frustrated about how he will cope tomorrow. This is a pattern Martin has struggled with for many years.
But what’s going on when your mind is racing at night? And how do you make it stop?
It can happen to anyone
In bed, with no other visual or sound cues to occupy the mind, many people start to have racing thoughts that keep them awake. This can happen at the start of the night, or when they awake in the night.
The good news is there are effective ways to reduce these racing thoughts, and to help get some sleep. To do this, let’s take a step back and talk about insomnia.
What is insomnia?
If you are like Martin, you’re not alone. Right now, up to six in every ten people have regular insomnia symptoms. One in ten have had these symptoms for months or years.
Insomnia includes trouble falling asleep at the start of the night, waking up during the night, and feelings of daytime fatigue, concentration difficulties, lethargy or poor mood.
Just like Martin, many people with insomnia find as soon as they get into bed, they feel alert and wide awake. So what’s going on?
The more time we spend in bed doing things other than sleep, the more our brain and body start to learn that bed is a place for these non-sleep activities.
These activities don’t just include worrying. They can be using a mobile phone, watching TV, eating, working, arguing, smoking or playing with pets.
Read more: ‘Phubbing’: snubbing your loved ones for your phone can do more damage than you realise
Gradually, our brains can learn that bed is a place for these other activities instead of rest and sleep. Over time the simple act of getting into bed can become a trigger to feel more alert and awake. This is called “conditioned insomnia”.
Here are six ways to spend less time awake in bed with racing thoughts.
1. Re-learn to associate bed with sleep
Stimulus control therapy can help re-build the relationship between bed and sleep.
Follow these simple steps every night of the week:
- only use your bed for sleep and intimacy. All other activities should occur out of bed, preferably in another room
- only go to bed if you are feeling sleepy (when your eyes are heavy and you could easily fall asleep). If you are not feeling sleepy, delay getting into bed. Use this time to do something relaxing in another room
- if you are still awake after about 15 minutes in bed, get out of bed and go to another room. Do something else relaxing until you are feeling sleepy again, such as reading a book, listening to the radio, catching up on some chores or doing a crossword puzzle. Avoid anything too stimulating such as work or computer gaming
- repeat the above two steps until you are asleep within about 15 minutes. This can take several cycles of getting in and out of bed. But during this time, you body’s natural need for sleep will increase, and you will eventually fall asleep within 15 minutes of getting into bed
- get out of bed at the same time each morning, no matter how much you slept the night before
- avoid long daytime naps, which can make it harder to fall asleep that night.
Over several nights, this therapy builds the relationship between bed and sleep, and reduces the relationship between bed and feeling alert and having racing thoughts.
2. Distract yourself with fond thoughts
Negative thoughts in bed or worrying about the consequences of losing sleep can make us feel more alert, worried, and make it more difficult to sleep.
So try something called “cognitive re-focusing”. Try to replay a fond memory, movie, or TV show in your mind, to distract yourself from these negative thoughts.
Ideally, this will be a memory you can recall very clearly, and one that causes neutral or slightly positive feelings. Memories that are overly positive or negative might cause an increase in alertness and mental activity.
Read more: Health Check: ‘food comas’, or why eating sometimes makes you sleepy
3. Relax into sleep
Relaxation therapy for insomnia aims to reduce alertness and improve sleep.
One way is to progressively tense and relax muscle groups throughout your body, known as guided progressive muscle relaxation therapy.
You could also try breathing exercises, soothing music, visual imagery or other relaxation exercises that feel right for you.
Part of relaxing into sleep is avoiding doing work in the late evening or screen-based activities right before bed. Give yourself a “buffer zone”, to allow yourself time to start relaxing before getting into bed.
Read more: Drip, drip, drip. Why is my leaking tap keeping me awake at night?
4. Worry earlier in the day
Schedule some “worry time” earlier in the day, so these thoughts don’t happen at night. It can also help to write down some of the things that worry you.
If you start to worry about things during the night, you can remind yourself you have already written them down, and they are waiting for you to work through during your scheduled “worry time” the next day.
Read more: What is brown noise? Can this latest TikTok trend really help you sleep?
5. Know waking in the night is normal
Knowing that brief awakenings from sleep are completely normal, and not a sign of ill health, may help.
Sleep occurs in different “cycles” during the night. Each cycle lasts for about 90 minutes, and includes different stages of light, deep, and dreaming (REM) sleep.
Most of our deep sleep occurs in the first half of the night, and most of our light sleep in the second half.
Everyone experiences brief awakenings from sleep, but most people don’t remember these the next morning.
Read more: Did we used to have two sleeps rather than one? Should we again?
6. What if these don’t work?
If these don’t work, the most effective next step is “cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia” or CBT-i.
This non-drug therapy targets the underlying causes of insomnia, and leads to long-lasting improvements in sleep, mental health and daytime function.
You can do a self-guided online program, or access it via your GP or a psychologist. More details, including links to online programs, are available via the Sleep Health Foundation.
We are providing free access to online CBT-i through a research study. To find out more, contact me.
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A roundup of the week's most newsworthy auto and transport industry press releases from PR Newswire, including new motorcycles from Harley-Davidson and a test of EVs on classic road trips.
NEW YORK, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the auto and transportation industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- New Study Uncovers Whether EVs Can Compete with Gas Cars Traveling Iconic American Road Trips
The study determined that for every 100 miles driven along these popular routes, an EV owner will save $11 but will add 25 minutes, on average. An EV trip increased travel time by over 13 hours on one route, but less than 2 hours on another. - Harley-Davidson Introduces All-New CVO™ Motorcycles
Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO of Harley-Davidson, said, "By rethinking these two models from the ground up, we are ushering in a new era of innovation, design, engineering, and technology, while expanding the definition of Harley-Davidson CVO and taking the Grand American Touring experience to another level." - Spirit's Fit Fleet® Flies Forward with 200th Delivery from Airbus
The airline introduced 14 new planes in 2022, with plans to add 26 new aircraft in 2023. Additionally, Spirit has a major first with the upcoming delivery of its first A321neo aircraft. - Toyota Receives Zero Emission CARB Executive Order for HD Fuel Cell Electric Powertrain Kit
Heavy-duty Class 8 commercial truck original equipment manufacturers and operators now have another tool to help them comply with increasingly strict emissions regulations in the State of California. - Q-Days 2023: world premiere of the QUANTRON QHM FCEV AERO hydrogen-electric heavy-duty truck
Maximum efficiency and a range improvement of 10% are ensured by the specially developed Q-ENERGY management system and around 20% aerodynamic optimization was achieved by close cooperation between the QUANTRON design and R&D team. - Ultimate FLEX: 2024 Toyota Tacoma Coming with Portable Tunes
Bring your tunes from the dash to the campsite with the all-new 2024 Toyota Tacoma, available with JBL® FLEX removable and portable speaker. - Lucid's Upcoming Gravity Luxury Electric SUV Hits the Road in Latest Phase of Development and Testing
Now being tested on public roads, the luxury SUV has an impressive range of 516 miles or 1,050 horsepower. The electric range is greater than any SUV on the market today. - Hagerty Marketplace Brings Retro Motors Collection to Online Auction Platform The Retro Motors Collection comprises over 30 cars largely from the 1950s through today, with a focus on American muscle and high-powered European sports cars. The Retro Motors Collection will launch on Hagerty Marketplace online auctions beginning Monday, May 15 in a rolling format.
- CPKC and Knight-Swift announce multi-year agreement
Knight-Swift will be utilizing CPKC's line for their Mexico-U.S. customer base. This multi-year agreement contributes to the avoidance of 1.6 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions and Knight-Swift's growth in the Chicago, Texas, and Mexico markets. - Alaska Airlines launches partnership with STARLUX Airlines
Today (Apr. 26) marks Alaska Airlines' first transpacific service between Taipei and Los Angeles. In addition to this inaugural service, Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan members can now earn miles on all STARLUX flights. - Polaris Announces First Shipment of All Electric RANGER XP Kinetic
The RANGER XP Kinetic sets a new benchmark for electric utility side-by-side vehicle performance and productivity, delivering uncompromised capability, unrivaled durability, and refined performance.
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A man who pleaded guilty to conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor in 2020 was granted a major break Thursday and sentenced to four years in prison.
Kaleb Franks was rewarded for testifying for prosecutors at two trials. His sentence was longer than the term given to another man who was the first to plead guilty but it still carried a significant benefit.
Franks “made the right decision and came clean. That's encouraging,” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said.
Franks was among six anti-government extremists who were charged in federal court with conspiracy and other crimes. Investigators said the group's goal was to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and incite a U.S. civil war — the “boogaloo” — before the 2020 presidential election.
“I would like to start by saying I’m sorry to the governor and her family,” Franks said in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“I understand that this experience had to have been very traumatizing and difficult,” he said. “I'm ashamed and embarrassed of my actions, and I regret every decision that I made.”
The group considered Whitmer, a Democrat, and other elected officials to be tyrants who were infringing on constitutional rights, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when businesses were shut down, people were told to stay home and schools were closed.
Franks, 28, participated in a key step in the conspiracy: a ride on a rainy night to scout Whitmer's vacation home in northern Michigan. She was not there at the time.
He testified that he had hoped to be killed by police if a kidnapping could be pulled off at some point. The FBI, however, had undercover agents and informants inside the group.
“I was going to be an operator,” Franks said last spring. “I would be one of the people on the front line, so to speak, using my gun.”
Prosecutors said Franks' cooperation was important because it backed up critical testimony from Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty a year earlier and was sentenced to just 2 1/2 years in prison.
“It really was invaluable to have the testimony of an insider," Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler told the judge, referring to Franks.
When the hearing began, his sentencing guidelines suggested a minimum prison term of 12 years. But Jonker reduced the range at the government's request and settled on a much lower figure. Franks will get credit for two years in custody.
Two men described as leaders of the conspiracy, Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., were convicted in August. Two other men, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta, were acquitted in April.
“They didn't just want to kidnap her,” Kessler said in court Thursday. “The plot that Mr. Fox and Mr. Croft really wanted to do was to put (Whitmer) on trial, kill her and begin a second civil war. What’s really frightening about that is just how prevalent those kind of views have become.”
Meanwhile, 120 miles (190 kilometers) away in Jackson, Michigan, a jury heard a second day of testimony in the trial of three members of a paramilitary group who were also arrested in 2020. Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar are not charged with directly participating in the plot but are accused of assisting Fox and others.
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White reported from Detroit.
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How to Watch College Baseball Super Regionals Streaming Live - Saturday, June 10
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1-year-old dies after accidentally shooting himself in St. Louis City, police say
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A boy has died after shooting himself in north St. Louis City on Wednesday.
Officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said evidence showed the 1-year-old boy shot himself in the head before 1 p.m. in the 900 block of Melvin in the Baden neighborhood in St. Louis City.
The boy was barely conscious and barely breathing when paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
“This is just a terrible tragedy that should have never happened. Guns are inherently dangerous,” Lt. Col. Michael Sack with the police department said. “There are a number of them in our community. All of us who own firearms or who have firearms must be responsible with their care and their use.”
The child abuse unit and crisis response teams were seen outside the house Wednesday afternoon.
No other information was released.
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — One person is dead following a motor home fire in Ector County.
According to the Ector County Sheriff's Office, deputies and Odessa Fire Rescue responded to the 2500 block of Conger Road at around 2:43 a.m.
Crews managed to extinguish the flames, but located a dead body inside the home.
The body has been sent to the Medical Examiner's office and has not been identified.
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - NexGen Energy Ltd. ("NexGen" or the "Company") (TSX: NXE) (NYSE: NXE) announces that that in consideration of the ongoing COVID environment, the Company will be providing a webcast facility in addition to the previously announced teleconference facility. NexGen strongly encourages participants to follow the conduct of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") via these facilities.
A presentation by Leigh Curyer, Chief Executive Officer, will follow the formal portion of the AGM, after which a question-and-answer session will be held. Participants of the webcast and teleconference facilities will be able to participate in the question-and-answer session following the formal part of the AGM and presentation.
Webcast and Conference Call Details
NexGen will host a webcast and conference call for the AGM and management presentation on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
Webcast Url:
https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1550103&tp_key=c99fd7fe0f
Conference dial-in: Toronto: 416-764-8659
Vancouver: 778-383-7413
North American Toll Free: 1-888-664-6392
International Toll Free: Australia 1800076068 / Hong Kong 800962712
Conference ID: 31698720
To join the webcast, please copy the following link to your browser 5 – 10 minutes before the AGM start time, where you will be directed to join the webcast:
NexGen encourages shareholders to read the meeting materials, which have been filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and are available on the Company's website at nexgenenergy.ca
Shareholder Information and Questions
NexGen shareholders who have questions about the Management Information Circular, or require assistance with voting their shares can contact the Company's proxy solicitation agent, Laurel Hill Advisory Group:
Laurel Hill Advisory Group
North America Toll Free: 1-877-452-7184
Outside North America: 1-416-304-0211
Email: assistance@laurelhill.com
About NexGen
NexGen is a British Columbia corporation focused on the development of the Rook I Project located in the southwestern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada, into production. The Rook I Project is supported by a NI 43-101 compliant Feasibility Study which outlines elite environmental performance as well as industry leading economics. Rook I hosts the Arrow Deposit that hosts Measured Mineral Resources of 209.6 M lbs of U3O8 contained in 2.18 M tonnes grading 4.35% U3O8, Indicated Mineral Resources of 47.1 M lbs of U3O8 contained in 1.57 M tonnes grading 1.36% U3O8, and Inferred Mineral Resources of 80.7 M lbs of U3O8 contained in 4.40 M tonnes grading 0.83% U3O8.
NexGen has a highly experienced team of uranium industry professionals with a successful track record in the discovery of uranium deposits and in developing projects through discovery to production. The Company is the recipient of the 2018 PDAC Bill Dennis Award for Canadian mineral discovery and the 2019 PDAC Environmental and Social Responsibility Award.
Technical Disclosure
All technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Anthony ( Tony) George , P.Eng., NexGen's Chief Project Officer, a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.
A technical report in respect of the FS is filed on SEDAR ( www.sedar.com ) and EDGAR (www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml ) and is available for review on NexGen Energy's website (www.nexgenenergy.ca ).
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors
This news release includes Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources classification terms that comply with reporting standards in Canada and the Mineral Reserves and the Mineral Resources estimates are made in accordance with NI 43-101. NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. These standards differ from the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") set by the SEC's rules that are applicable to domestic United States reporting companies. Consequently, Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources information included in this news release is not comparable to similar information that would generally be disclosed by domestic U.S. reporting companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the SEC Accordingly, information concerning mineral deposits set forth herein may not be comparable with information made public by companies that report in accordance with U.S. standards.
Forward-Looking Information
The information contained herein contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable United States securities laws and regulations and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. "Forward-looking information" includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, the 2021 Arrow Deposit, Rook I Project and estimates of uranium production, grade and long-term average uranium prices, anticipated effects of completed drill results on the Rook I Project, planned work programs, completion of further site investigations and engineering work to support basic engineering of the project and expected outcomes. Generally, but not always, forward-looking information and statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates", or "believes" or the negative connotation thereof or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved" or the negative connotation thereof. Statements relating to "mineral resources" are deemed to be forward-looking information, as they involve the implied assessment that, based on certain estimates and assumptions, the mineral resources described can be profitably produced in the future.
Forward-looking information and statements are based on the then current expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and forecasts about NexGen's business and the industry and markets in which it operates. Forward-looking information and statements are made based upon numerous assumptions, including among others, that the mineral reserve and resources estimates and the key assumptions and parameters on which such estimates are based are as set out in this news release and the technical report for the property , the results of planned exploration activities are as anticipated, the price and market supply of uranium, the cost of planned exploration activities, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, that third party contractors, equipment, supplies and governmental and other approvals required to conduct NexGen's planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in a timely manner and that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner. Although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward looking information or making forward looking statements are considered reasonable by management at the time, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate in the future.
Forward-looking information and statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performances and achievements of NexGen to differ materially from any projections of results, performances and achievements of NexGen expressed or implied by such forward-looking information or statements, including, among others, the existence of negative operating cash flow and dependence on third party financing, uncertainty of the availability of additional financing, the risk that pending assay results will not confirm previously announced preliminary results, conclusions of economic valuations, the risk that actual results of exploration activities will be different than anticipated, the cost of labour, equipment or materials will increase more than expected, that the future price of uranium will decline or otherwise not rise to an economic level, the appeal of alternate sources of energy to uranium-produced energy, that the Canadian dollar will strengthen against the U.S. dollar, that mineral resources and reserves are not as estimated, that actual costs or actual results of reclamation activities are greater than expected, that changes in project parameters and plans continue to be refined and may result in increased costs, of unexpected variations in mineral resources and reserves, grade or recovery rates or other risks generally associated with mining, unanticipated delays in obtaining governmental, regulatory or First Nations approvals, risks related to First Nations title and consultation, reliance upon key management and other personnel, deficiencies in the Company's title to its properties, uninsurable risks, failure to manage conflicts of interest, failure to obtain or maintain required permits and licences, risks related to changes in laws, regulations, policy and public perception, as well as those factors or other risks as more fully described in NexGen's Annual Information Form dated February 25, 2022 filed with the securities commissions of all of the provinces of Canada except Quebec and in NexGen's 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and Edgar at www.sec.gov .
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information or statements or implied by forward-looking information or statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements due to the inherent uncertainty thereof.
There can be no assurance that forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or reissue forward-looking information as a result of new information or events except as required by applicable securities laws.
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All the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds will know in the final stretch of the season is each other.
Entering a six-game, home-and-home series, the Cubs will aim for their fifth straight victory while trying to hand the visiting Reds a fourth consecutive loss on Friday.
Chicago (70-86) and Cincinnati (60-96) want to finish disappointing seasons on strong notes. The Cubs, 7-6 in the season series, will host three this weekend before heading to Cincinnati for the final three.
The Cubs dealt a severe blow to the visiting Philadelphia Phillies’ postseason hopes with a three-game sweep this week. Chicago has won eight of its past nine and is 12-4 since Sept. 12.
“You’ve got to find things that motivate you late in the season,” Chicago All-Star Ian Happ told Marquee Sports Network.
Cincinnati, meanwhile, is mired in a 4-16 stretch and was swept in a three-game series at Pittsburgh to start the week. The Reds are trying to avoid the second 100-loss season in the storied franchise’s history. Cincinnati went 61-101 in 1982.
“Everybody is grinding until the end, until that last out is made for the end of the season,” Reds outfielder Jake Fraley said, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
“We’re going to continue to do that. It has been a tough year for a lot of us, but I think there are also a lot of things that, us as a team have gone through that is going to really, really play into these last couple of games.”
Fraley, who clubbed a tying homer in the ninth inning Wednesday during the Reds’ 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Pirates, is 8-for-19 (.421) with two doubles and a home run against Chicago this season. He is 4-for-5 with a double against scheduled Cubs starter Adrian Sampson (3-5, 3.23 ERA), who is 2-1 with a sparkling 1.55 ERA in five September starts.
Sampson allowed a solo homer and three other hits over six innings in an 8-3 victory at Pittsburgh on Sunday. The right-hander continues to make his case for a roster spot, or perhaps rotation spot, with the Cubs in 2023.
“He fits in that bucket of a guy who can do a lot of different things,” Chicago pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said of Sampson, who is 3-5 with a 3.44 ERA in a career-high 17 starts this season.
Sampson has allowed three runs and 11 hits over 10 innings covering two starts against the Reds this year. Cincinnati’s Kyle Farmer and Jonathan India are a combined 5-for-9 against him.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s Graham Ashcraft (5-4, 4.18 ERA) is set to make his second start after missing more than a month due to biceps soreness.
The rookie right-hander began with three scoreless innings but allowed four runs in his fourth and final frame during a 10-2 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Ashcraft yielded eight hits in that contest.
He has given up 11 runs, 13 hits and five walks over 8 2/3 innings while going 0-2 against the Cubs in 2022. Ashcraft yielded a grand slam to Patrick Wisdom during Chicago’s 15-7 home win on June 30.
The Cubs’ Franmil Reyes also went deep vs. Ashcraft, while Reyes, Happ, Wisdom, P.J. Higgins and Christopher Morel are a combined 10-for-16 against him.
Wisdom is 7-for-18 (.389) with three homers and eight RBIs in his past four games vs. Cincinnati.
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America is a land of divisions, and that didn’t begin with the election of Donald Trump or Barack Obama. The genius of a functioning democracy is that it provides a set of rules whereby people with many differences can still not only live together but also prosper together.
Like religion, which ideally serves a similar purpose, democracy is faith based. For it to work you need to believe that one person gets one vote in a fair election with an honest count. When politicians lose elections and blame the election itself instead of their own failings or an opponent’s strengths, they reveal who they are. Patriot isn’t the word that comes to mind.
Vox clamantis in deserto” means the voice of one crying out in the wilderness. It’s Dartmouth College’s motto, but it sounds about right for Peter Mithoefer, who wrote The Dartmouth recently as executor of the estate of Robert Keeler, Class of 1936, who died in 2022.
To believe proponents of recreational marijuana, attitudes have changed, all our neighbors are doing it, and what better way to empty our jails and grow budgets than reframe drug abuse as a needed tax stream.
Anna Jarvis created Mother’s Day and later in life came to resent the shopping holiday it grew into. We’re sure a few moms in a vexing moment or two have felt the same about their creations.
We don’t fault Saint Anselm College for agreeing to provide a forum for CNN and Donald Trump this coming Wednesday evening. We just hope that CNN, which loved Trump before it despised him, will do a better job of journalism this time.
Condolences came swiftly and from afar last week as word of Mike Pride’s death soaked in. He was 76, and had invested the better part of his years in leading the Concord Monitor to local honors and national recognition, including a Pulitzer Prize in 2008.
If the bluster of early Republican presidential primary contenders is a barometer, there’s weather ahead. If you want to sharpen your news chops ahead of the storm, the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications has a lineup of classes, hands-on workshops and events that are free and open to all.
Lawmakers thought it wise in 1967 to create a lifetime pension for the widows and widowers of heroes slain in the line of duty. Surely they considered it an act of generosity only commensurate with the sacrifice, and that it was only right. We take care of our own in New Hampshire. | https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/editorials/the-last-monday-let-it-be-a-reminder/article_355cbd78-d8df-5f31-9531-81fb761e8647.html | 2023-05-26 05:19:10 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/editorials/the-last-monday-let-it-be-a-reminder/article_355cbd78-d8df-5f31-9531-81fb761e8647.html |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil.
Maybe his composted remains could be planted outside the family home in Vermont, or maybe they could be returned to the earth elsewhere. “Whatever my family chooses to do with the compost after it’s done is up to them,” Fischer said.
“I am committed to having my body composted and my family knows that,” he added. “But I would love for it to happen in New York where I live rather than shipping myself across the country.”
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to legalize natural organic reduction, popularly known as human composting, making New York the sixth state in the nation to allow that method of burial.
Washington state became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon in 2021, and Vermont and California in 2022.
For Fischer, this alternative, green method of burial aligns with his philosophical view on life: to live in an environmentally conscious way.
The process goes like this: The body of the deceased is placed into a reusable vessel along with plant material such as wood chips, alfalfa and straw. The organic mix creates the perfect habitat for naturally occurring microbes to do their work, quickly and efficiently breaking down the body in about a month’s time.
The end result is a heaping cubic yard of nutrient-dense soil amendment, the equivalent of about 36 bags of soil, that can be used to plant trees or enrich conservation land, forests, or gardens.
For urban areas such as New York City where land is limited, it can be seen as a pretty attractive burial alternative.
Michelle Menter, manager at Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, a cemetery in central New York, said the facility would “strongly consider” the alternative method.
“It definitely is more in line with what we do,” she added.
The 130-acre (52-hectare) nature preserve cemetery, nestled between protected forest land, offers natural, green burials which is when a body can be placed in a biodegradable container and into a gravesite so that it can decompose fully.
“Every single thing we can do to turn people away from concrete liners and fancy caskets and embalming, we ought to do and be supportive of,” she said.
But not all are onboard with the idea.
The New York State Catholic Conference, a group that represents bishops in the state, has long opposed the bill, calling the burial method “inappropriate.”
“A process that is perfectly appropriate for returning vegetable trimmings to the earth is not necessarily appropriate for human bodies,” Dennis Poust, executive director of the organization, said in a statement.
“Human bodies are not household waste, and we do not believe that the process meets the standard of reverent treatment of our earthly remains,” he said.
Katrina Spade, the founder of Recompose, a full-service green funeral home in Seattle that offers human composting, said it offers an alternative for people wanting to align the disposition of their remains with how they lived their lives.
She said “it feels like a movement” among the environmentally aware.
“Cremation uses fossil fuels and burial uses a lot of land and has a carbon footprint,” said Spade. “For a lot of folks being turned into soil that can be turned to grow into a garden or tree is pretty impactful.” | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-york-oks-human-composting-becomes-6th-state-in-us-to-do-so/ | 2023-01-01 01:33:23 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-york-oks-human-composting-becomes-6th-state-in-us-to-do-so/ |
Orlando’s penchant for excellence in theming isn’t a secret. We love a good immersion. Holiday exhibits made entirely of ice. Haunted houses fraught with seeping, spattering, scented recreations of iconic scenes in film. Tummy-churning adventures on the Millennium Falcon. Choosing a wand at Ollivanders.
So, it’s not surprising that when Kevin Zepf, for whom acting is a first love, began planning the concept for his combined retail-lounge, he spun up a character to usher guests into another place and time.
The Bandbox is a small space, but truly transportive in its cultivation of art deco stylings and Zepf’s character, the pencil-mustachioed Byron Abington, is your guide in exploring this specialty speak-easy’s special charms. Part vintage shop, part bottle shop, it’s an ideal space for social-media snaps, for starting or ending your evening in Ivanhoe Village and of course — for snazzy sips.
And those sips are about as crafty and curated as they come. But entirely unleaded.
The Bandbox is an alcohol-free lounge, and an exclusive one (there’s only six seats in the joint) and it builds on a trend Zepf says is growing, though the spirit-free lounge aspect was a later addition to a concept he’d been conjuring for quite some time.
One whose opening times nicely with Dry July.
With a lengthy theater resume and a graphic design and marketing background, Zepf’s love of the 1920s-’30s aesthetic was born during his time in Savannah, Georgia, where while working at the College of Art and Design he fell hard for the city’s history — and drama.
“I am a big nerd as an actor but also someone who loves historic theaters,” he says. “I got fascinated with the history there, started doing research and stumbled upon this scrappy, old, art deco theater from the ‘30s and it was called The Bandbox.”
The name stuck in the back of his mind and as the unique retail concept he was developing began taking shape, it resurfaced.
“It has so many different meanings,” he explains, “and out of them came a phrase in the ‘30s where someone might say, ‘You look like you stepped out of a bandbox!’ meaning you look dapper and spiffy and are all put-together.”
To say The Bandbox is put together is an understatement. The tiny space, where for-sale vintage items Zepf’s been curating for years are grouped in sections, speaks to the theme-lover’s soul: old typewriters, restored movie-theater seats amid projectors showing silent films, gleaming seltzer bottles that may well have doused the faces of Vaudeville performers. Much of it is for sale.
At the center (and in the back) a bar where top-shelf, alcohol-free spirits beckon for sampling.
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“I didn’t know much about the non-alcoholic drink industry two years ago,” Zepf admits, but he’s had a crash course since. “But it seemed to be an amazing way to blend it all into this interesting and unique concept and make it more immersive and very personal.”
Seats here are by reservation only, with a max time of 45 minutes, but you’re not bound to your chairs. Zepf wants guests to get up, explore, shop, take complimentary photos in the theater-centric photo booth, try on fashion hats, have a snack and walk out with that last drink. A first-come, first-served virtual queue will allow others without reservations to do most of the same, sans seating, two at a time.
Quite a bit of research went into the menu, which is quite sophisticated, “the best of the best in alternative spirits (brands featured include Seedlip and Ritual, and Orlando-local products like Smiling Goat shrubs, whose drinking vinegars you’ll find at traditional bars around town, as well) mixed with a variety of juices, syrups, bitters, shrubs,” Zepf said.
“It’s twofold, offering people who don’t drink at all a way to enjoy sophisticated, alternative-spirit cocktails in an adult setting and those who are drinking less or planning a longer night a nice way to begin or end the evening in a neighborhood where we’re already surrounded with great bars and restaurants.”
Come September, The Bandbox looks to add bottle shop to its list of reasons to visit. Zepf says guests will then be able to enjoy different cocktails in the tasting lounge and purchase the ingredients to make them at home on the spot. CBD beverages, and alcohol-free wines and beers will figure into the mix.
Entertainment, too. Magicians, mentalists, musicians are soon to be regular parts of the show.
And it is a show, in which Zepf (as host Abington) and bartender Victoria VanWinkle — her real name — will be dressed in era-appropriate garb for a highly immersive little night on the town. One you’ll remember forever, because there’s nothing in the lounge’s gimlets, aviations or old fashioneds to keep you from doing so.
A speak-easy with no booze. Well, doesn’t that just beat all?
If you go
- The Bandbox: 1817 N. Orange Ave. in Orlando, 407-618-0434; bandboxorlando.com
Going unleaded?
Whether you’re drying out for one of the year’s three temperance-forward months (Dry January, Dry July, Sober October) or because alcohol isn’t a part of your lifestyle, you may want to try mixing up one of The Bandbox’s spirited, spirit-free sips at home. The below recipes use Ritual zero-proof products, which you can find online or through retailers like Total Wine (and soon at The Bandbox).
As Zepf points out, “We’re making very sophisticated, complex cocktails that simply don’t have alcohol and often these have many more ingredients just to replicate those flavor profiles.”
You may have to expand your bar significantly to test them at home. Links to products provided.
Fire in the Engine
A smoky mango-jalapeno Margarita
Served with or without King Floyd’s Sriracha Rim Salt.
Recipe
Mix the following in a cocktail shaker with ice:
- 2 ounces Ritual Tequila
- .5 ounces Lime juice
- 1 ounces Smoking margarita mix (americancocktailco.com/collections/pro-series/products/brian-van-flanderns-smokin-margarita)
- 5 ounces Habanero Mango (drinknope.com/shop/mango-margarita-with-jalapeno/)
- King Floyd’s Sriracha Rim Salt (kingfloyds.com/products/king-floyds-salts-siracha-salt)
- Shake for 3-5 seconds, strain/pour into a rocks glass over ice cube infused with jalapeño and top off with NOPE Mango Margarita with Jalapeño. Garnish with dehydrated lime wheel and King Floyd’s Sriracha Rim Salt.
That’s the Berries
A rum-strawberry shrub cocktail. It’s name comes from a 1920′s phrase that’s applicable to “anything wonderful.”
Mix the following in a cocktail shaker with ice:
- 2.5 ounces Ritual Rum
- .5 ounces RumISH (boisson.nyc/products/rumish)
- 2 ounces Three Spirit Livener (us.threespiritdrinks.com/collections/shop)
- 1 ounces Ghia (drinkghia.com/)
- .75 ounces strawberry syrup
- .25 ounces orgeat
- 1 ounces Smiling Goat Shrubs Flamingo Pride
- 1 ounces NOPE Strawberry Basil Smash (drinknope.com/shop/strawberry-basil-smash/)
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Verifiable Delegation and Other Breakthrough Works Have Advanced the Field
NEW YORK, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Yael Tauman Kalai the recipient of the 2022 ACM Prize in Computing for breakthroughs in verifiable delegation of computation and fundamental contributions to cryptography. Kalai's contributions have helped shape modern cryptographic practices and provided a strong foundation for further advancements.
The ACM Prize in Computing recognizes early-to-mid-career computer scientists whose research contributions have fundamental impact and broad implications. The award carries a prize of $250,000, from an endowment provided by Infosys Ltd.
Verifiable Delegation of Computation
Kalai has developed methods for producing succinct proofs that certify the correctness of any computation. This method enables a weak device to offload any computation to a stronger device in a way that enables the results to be efficiently checked for correctness. Such succinct proofs have been used by numerous blockchain companies (including Ethereum) to certify transaction validity and thereby overcome key obstacles in blockchain scalability, enabling faster and more reliable transactions. Kalai's research has provided essential definitions, key concepts, and inventive techniques to this domain.
More specifically, Kalai's work pioneered the study of "doubly efficient" interactive proofs, which ensure that the computational overhead placed on the strong device is small (nearly linear in the running time of the computation being proved). In contrast, previous constructions incurred an overhead that is super-exponential in the space of the computation. Kalai's work transformed the concept of delegation from a theoretical curiosity to a reality in practice. Her subsequent work used cryptography to develop certificates of computation, eliminating the need for back-and-forth interaction. This work used insights from quantum information theory, specifically "non-signaling" strategies, to construct a one-round delegation scheme for any computation. These schemes have led to a body of work on delegation including theoretical advancements, applied implementations, and real-world deployment.
Additional Contributions to Cryptography
Kalai's other important contributions include her breakthrough work on the security of the "Fiat-Shamir paradigm," a general technique for eliminating interaction from interactive protocols. This paradigm is extensively utilized in real-world applications including in the most prevalent digital signature scheme (ECDSA) which is used by all iOS and Android mobile devices. Despite its widespread adoption, its security has been poorly understood. Kalai's research established a solid foundation for understanding the security of this paradigm. In addition, she co-pioneered the field of leakage resilient cryptography and solved a long-standing open problem in interactive coding theory, showing how to convert any interactive protocol into one that is resilient to a constant fraction of adversarial errors while increasing the communication complexity by at most a constant factor and the running time by at most a polynomial factor. Kalai's extensive work in the field of cryptography has helped shape modern cryptographic practices and provided a strong foundation for further advancements.
"As data is the currency of our digital age, the work of cryptographers, who encrypt and decrypt coded language, is essential to keeping our technological systems secure and our data private, as necessary," said ACM President Yannis Ioannidis. "Kalai has not only made astonishing breakthroughs in the mathematical foundations of cryptography, but her proofs have been practically useful in areas such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Her research addresses complex problems whose solution opens new directions to where the field is heading—focusing on keeping small computers (such as smartphones) secure from potentially malicious cloud servers. A true star all around, she has also established herself as a respected mentor, inspiring and cultivating the next generation of cryptographers."
"We are pleased to see one of the world's leading cryptographers recognized," said Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer, Infosys. "Kalai's technical depth and innovation of her work has definitely made a tremendous mark in this field and will inspire aspiring cryptographers. We are thankful for her contributions to date and can only imagine what she has in store in the coming years. Infosys has been proud to sponsor the ACM Prize since its inception. Recognizing the achievements of young professionals is especially important in computing, as bold innovations from people early in their careers have a tremendous impact on our field."
Kalai will be formally presented with the ACM Prize in Computing at the annual ACM Awards Banquet, which will be held this year on Saturday, June 10 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
Biographical Background
Yael Tauman Kalai is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and an Adjunct Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Kalai earned a BSc in Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an MS in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from The Weizmann Institute of Science, and a PhD in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Kalai's honors include the George M. Sprowls Award for Best Doctoral Thesis in Computer Science (MIT, 2007), an IBM PhD Fellowship (2004-2006), an MIT Presidential Graduate Fellowship (2003-2006), and an Outstanding Master's Thesis Prize (Weizmann Institute of Science, 2001). She is a Fellow of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). Additionally, Kalai gave an Invited Talk at the International Congress of Mathematics (ICM, 2018).
About the ACM Prize in Computing
The ACM Prize in Computing recognizes an early to mid-career fundamental innovative contribution in computing that, through its depth, impact, and broad implications, exemplifies the greatest achievements in the discipline. The award carries a prize of $250,000. Financial support is provided by an endowment from Infosys Ltd. The ACM Prize in Computing was previously known as the ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences from 2007 through 2015. ACM Prize recipients are invited to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, an annual networking event that brings together young researchers from around the world with recipients of the ACM A.M. Turing Award, the Abel Prize, the Fields Medal, and the IMU Abacus Medal (a continuation of the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize).
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 46 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon gave Chip Ganassi Racing a big boost in the first Indianapolis 500 practice.
Nobody else could catch the two Indianapolis 500 winners Wednesday.
Dixon, the 2008 champ, needed less than 10 minutes to produce a fast lap of 229.174 mph, which stayed atop the speed chart until Sato, a two-time Indy winner, topped it with a late run of 229.439.
Only Santino Ferrucci, of A.J. Foyt Enterprises, prevented Ganassi from sweeping the top three spots. His speed, 228.977, barely edged 2021 series champion and current points leader Alex Palou (228.720). Ganassi’s other driver, defending 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, was seventh.
“It’s good to be on the fast side and to see all the Ganassi cars (high on the speed chart),” Sato said before talking about Dixon’s run. “That was quite impressive to see, Scott up to speed that quickly because I wasn’t up to speed by that time.”
It was an incredibly fast start as Dixon embarks on a potentially historic qualifying weekend.
If he captures a sixth career pole, he’ll tie Rick Mears’ all-time 500 record (six) and become the first driver in race history to earn the top starting spot in three consecutive years. In 2022, Dixon also posted the fastest four-lap qualifying average of any Indy pole winner, 234,046, while his 53 wins and six series titles both rank second all-time to A.J. Foyt (67 wins, seven series titles).
Yet, the 500 has produced some baffling final results for The Iceman.
Since winning his first Indy pole and his only 500 title 15 years ago, Dixon has made 14 starts, won four poles, had six top-five finishes and been the runner-up in 2012 and 2020.
When qualifying is held Saturday and Sunday, his biggest challenge may come from his own teammates.
Palou was third for most of the final hour, four days after winning on Indy’s road course for his first victory this season. Speeds are expected to increase starting Friday, when cars will be given a power boost.
“I think when it goes back to the qualifying trim, I think the speeds will be very similar to last year,” Sato said when asked to predict what it will take to win the pole.
Who else could contend?
Perhaps Rinus VeeKay, who had the fastest no-tow speed at 223.212, or his teammate driver-owner Ed Carpenter, a three-time Indy pole winner. Carpenter’s no-tow speed was 222.341.
Dixon was fourth on the no-tow list at 221.230.
Ferrucci could be in the mix, too. He’s the only IndyCar driver to complete every lap and finish in the top 10 in each of the last four 500s.
“We’re in full race trim, nose down, pretty stacked on there,” he said. “I’m really comfortable.”
Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske’s fastest driver Wednesday, and Colton Herta, the fastest driver for Andretti Autosport, both topped 228 to finish fifth and sixth in practice.
Wednesday’s ideal conditions — light wind and warming temperatures until afternoon clouds helped cool the track — were a welcome change after Tuesday’s practice was rained out.
Drivers couldn’t wait to get started. Nineteen cars were turning laps in the first five minutes of practice, and Dixon was up to speed before most were even watching.
The early week strategies varied.
Some, like RC Enerson, were simply getting acclimated to the track.
Abel Motorsports filed its entry in April, the 34th in a field vying for 33 starting spots in the May 28 race. Enerson was one of two drivers who went home after failing to qualify for the 2021 race and hadn’t been back until passing rookie orientation test in a two-hour session before practice.
Others will be working overtime to find speed.
Callum Ilott of Juncos Hollinger Racing struggled during April’s open test and again Wednesday when he had the slowest speed of the day at 223.409.
Marco Andretti, Indy’s runner-up in 2006 and the pole-sitter in 2020, had better luck after taking his car to the garage and making adjustments to the car. He wound up 10th at 226.982.
“To really have everything together, to have that extra test day, to roll out and be able to just be comfortable was nice,” VeeKay said.
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Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers
Beijing — Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.
Uncertainty and scattered, unconfirmed reports of lockdowns in at least some Beijing districts have fueled demand for food and other supplies, something not seen in the city for months.
Unusually large numbers of shoppers in the city's northern suburbs left shelves bare in markets, but customers were relatively few in the center of the city of 21 million, where supplies remained abundant.
Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic.
Improvised quarantine centers and field hospitals hastily thrown up in gymnasiums, exhibition centers and other large, open indoor spaces have become notorious for overcrowding, poor sanitation, scarce food supplies and lights that stay on 24 hours.
Most residents of the city have already been advised not to leave their compounds, some of which are being fenced in. At entrances, workers clad head to toe in white hazmat suits stop unauthorized people and make sure residents show a recent negative COVID-19 test result on their cellphone health apps to gain entry.
Several university campuses have been closed off and students in lower grades have been shifted to online classes.
Meanwhile, some of Beijing’s grocery delivery services have reached capacity.
An increase in demand combined with a worker shortage left some customers unable to book same-day delivery slots on Friday for food and supplies from popular online grocery services such as Alibaba’s Freshippo and Meituan Maicai.
Online, some Chinese users said some delivery personnel were unable to work because their compounds were locked down. The reports could not be verified.
Alibaba did not immediately comment.
At a Friday afternoon news conference, city government spokesperson Xu Hejian said it was necessary “to strengthen the management and service guarantee" of quarantine centers and field hospitals where people who test positive for COVID-19 or have been in close contact with an infected person are taken by police.
Authorities must “further accelerate" their construction and “coordinate the allocation of space, facilities, materials, personnel and other resources," Xu said.
Officials have in recent days repeatedly insisted that China must stick with its hard-line “zero-COVID” policy that mandates lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines for anyone suspected of having come into contact with the virus. The policy is seen as taking a harsh toll on the economy and upending lives in many Chinese cities, leading the World Health Organization and others to call for a change in tack — calls the ruling Communist Party has angrily rejected.
While the number of cases and deaths in China is relatively low compared to the U.S. and other countries, the party remains committed to the strategy, which aims to isolate every case and eliminate the virus entirely. Most other governments have eased anti-virus controls and now rely on vaccinations and immunity from past infections to help prevent deaths and serious illness.
Harsher measures have been enacted in many other parts of China, despite the government urging more precise and targeted measures to reduce the social burden and economic costs. Local officials are under intense pressure to prevent outbreaks and often gravitate toward the most extreme measures.
Guangzhou suspended access Monday to its Baiyun district of 3.7 million residents, while residents of some areas of Shijiazhuang, a city of 11 million people southwest of Beijing, were told to stay home while mass testing is conducted.
A key issue is concern about public vulnerability to the virus. With few having caught COVID-19 or even having been exposed to the virus, only a small percentage are thought to have built up effective levels of virus-fighting antibodies.
China has an overall coronavirus vaccination rate of more than 92%, with most people having received at least one dose. But far fewer older Chinese — particularly those over age 80 — have gotten the shots and the earlier vaccination drive seems to have lost momentum. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2022/11/25/beijing-on-edge-as-city-adds-new-quarantine-centers/69676347007/ | 2022-11-25 13:04:55 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2022/11/25/beijing-on-edge-as-city-adds-new-quarantine-centers/69676347007/ |
This story is part of Home Tips, CNET's collection of practical advice for getting the most out of your home, inside and out.
Cooking hacks predate the advent of social media, as humans have always had a knack for coming up with ways to feed themselves efficiently when resources or time was in short supply.
The web is a seemingly endless source of flashy new tips, tricks, shortcuts or "hacks" that promise to solve problems or save time in the kitchen -- sometimes even for problems you didn't realize you had. But not all are created equal. Heck, some of them don't even work. (Sorry, ice water will not magically peel your boiled potatoes).
To find the best cooking hacks that are actually worth your time, we checked in with a Chef Instructor from the Institute of Culinary Education, Kierin Baldwin, for nine go-to kitchen and cooking hacks that actually work. Could you be shaving a few seconds off a process, or use fewer implements? Could your dices be more uniform, or your poached eggs more Instragrammable? What else might you accomplish with a free hand if you're able to take a two-handed process down to one?
Below you'll find 9 cooking hacks that actually work to keep your kitchen humming along.
For more helpful tips in the kitchen, find out how to protect yourself from leaky gas stove and store cheese so it lasts longer.
1. Use a wine bottle as a rolling pin
You were certain you had a rolling pin, but it's nowhere to be seen and you'd never have begun this pizza dough, sugar cookie or cinnamon roll project without one. So…now what? A wine bottle can rescue both your dough and your nerves in one handy package.
"It works!" said Baldwin, who points out that a wine bottle even comes with its own tapered handle. You'll want to make sure the bottle is clean but otherwise roll as you would with a traditional rolling pin; no need to coat the surface with anything special. "I think it would drive me nuts though," Baldwin adds, "because it's so much shorter than a normal rolling pin. I would only do it in extreme circumstances." As rolling pins are low-maintenance and inexpensive kitchen tools, if you find yourself using this hack more often than not, it's probably time to invest in the real thing.
2. Peel garlic by shaking it in a jar
As a home cook, the utility of this hack might come down to your need for multiple cloves of garlic all at once, but according to Baldwin: "I gotta tell you, it works great. In a lot of the restaurants that I worked in, the prep guys would actually put two small pans together and shake a bunch of garlic cloves in order to peel them."
If it's good enough for restaurant cooks, it's certainly good enough for home cooks. Rather than smashing individual garlic cloves with the side of your knife to loosen the skins -- or fruitlessly trying to pick them off with your fingernails -- all you need is a jar with a lid, or two small metal bowls inverted together. Add garlic cloves, shake vigorously, and voilà! Perfectly peeled garlic without the lingering, tell-tale aroma beneath your fingernails.
3. Use dental floss to cut cheese or baked goods
You shouldn't try this with just anything you'd typically need a knife for. But when it comes to slicing certain creamy foods, such as cheesecake or goat cheese, dental floss is the answer. It's so thin, it doesn't create drag like the blade of a knife would, and slices come out cleanly with just a simple loop and pull of the floss. "It's also really great if you're making cinnamon rolls or something like that," said Baldwin, since not only does dental floss create clean slices, but it won't smush or flatten softer items during the cutting process.
As for the quality of the floss, "you might not want to use mint," she said. You should employ straightforward, waxed floss rather than the extra-textured varieties. "But pretty much anything else is fine."
4. Dice or mash with a cooling rack
"This is actually one of my favorite hacks," said Baldwin, who doesn't necessarily recommend it for foods that require a uniform, cleanly sliced look, but for when the end result is going to be a puree. Pressing your item through a gridded cooling rack not only breaks down whatever you're mashing, but it also has an added, peeling bonus.
"If I'm roasting squash and am going to end up pureeing it, you just take it -- skin side up -- smash it right on the cooling rack, and it separates it from the skin really easily," said Baldwin. "Or if I were making guacamole or something with an avocado, it's a great way to get the avocado out of the skin," also breaking it down to smashable chunks in one effort.
5. Add oil to your pasta water to prevent sticking
The best way to prevent noodles from congealing while cooking is to make sure you're using a large enough pot with an appropriate amount of water, and not forgetting to stir along the way.
What if you've been taught to add some oil to the water to ensure individual strands of spaghetti? "I do it all the time," said Baldwin. "I know chefs who say it doesn't work, but it kind of does." The oil has to be in the water before the pasta, however, so the noodles pass through the skim of oil and get a little coating on their way to the water bath.
Bonus pasta hack: Stick a wooden spoon across the top can keep your pasta water from boiling over and spilling all on the stovetop.
6. Use deli lids to cut through multiple round items at once
If you're losing minutes of your day on the regular by individually slicing spherical items such as cherry tomatoes or grapes, this hack is for you.
"Basically you put one lid on your work surface right side up, put a layer of whatever you're cutting on top of the lid, and then invert a second lid on top of that," said Baldwin, "then slide your knife horizontally in between the two lids to cut everything in half all at once. It's so much quicker than cutting each one individually."
If you don't have any deli containers lying around from the grocery store or last week's delivery, Amazon sells them for real cheap.
7. Freeze individual portions in ice cube trays
The internet would have you freezing individual portions of sauces such as pesto in ice cube trays, but Baldwin believes it's a better trick for specific components that usually come in larger quantities than a single recipe calls for. "Two that come immediately to mind are chipotles in adobo and tomato paste," said Baldwin. "I usually just use a small amount and then freeze the rest, and freezing things in ice cube-sized quantities makes it so much easier to use up bit by bit." Homemade chicken stock is another great candidate for freezing in ice cube trays. As is leftover wine (I know, I know: what is leftover wine?) to use the next time you're whipping together a sauce on the range.
If you don't already have some, snag trays in different sizes since you may want certain leftover ingredients in larger or smaller portions when the time comes. Upstart kitchen brand Anytime makes a line of trays for freezing liquid and solid foods made from food-grade silicone with steel frames so they won't crack as easily as plastic.
8. Keep ginger in the freezer for easy grating
"I haven't actually diced ginger in I don't know how many years because it's a total pain," said Baldwin, but she's certainly not advocating for a ginger-less existence. "I just keep it in the freezer," she said, "and whenever I need some, I take out the microplane and just grate however much I need." According to Baldwin, with this method, you don't even need to bother peeling the ginger when it's frozen, a winning hack for anyone with less than fond memories of battling ginger's knobby form with a spoon. "It's so much easier than any other way," she said.
9. Cut pizza with scissors
If you never quite got the hang of using a pizza cutter, or if your gorgeous, homemade pies end up mangled during the slicing process, it may be simply a matter of thinking beyond the knife when it comes to cutting pizza. Culinary scissors are the way forward here. "Just make sure they're clean scissors, and that they're ones that have the hinge that comes completely apart for proper cleaning," said Baldwin. In other words, do not attempt this with scissors straight from your craft drawer. If you want to get high-tech, the kitchen gear innovators at Dreamfarm have created the Scizzas, a pair of scissors designed specifically for portioning out pizza.
As for whether any of the hacks that promise tear-free onion cutting have merit? "If you're crying, it probably is a sign that you just need to sharpen your knife," said Baldwin. | https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/best-cooking-hacks-that-actually-work/ | 2023-02-22 22:26:32 | 0 | https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/best-cooking-hacks-that-actually-work/ |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Friday sanctioned eight people and seven companies suspected of engaging in illicit activities to finance North Korea’s growing nuclear weapons and missile programs.
The move, which prohibits South Koreans from conducting any type of business with them without authorization, was largely symbolic as there are little financial dealings between the rival Koreas.
But the steps may still draw an irritated response from North Korea, which last month called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his government “idiots” and a “wild dog gnawing on a bone given by the U.S.” after Seoul said it’s considering placing more unilateral sanctions on Pyongyang.
The South Korean sanctions were announced shortly after the U.S. Treasury Department said it sanctioned three members of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party who provided support to the country’s development of nuclear and ballistic weapons.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Seoul’s sanctions were in response to the North’s heightening weapons threat, highlighted by last month’s testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile that demonstrated potential range to reach the U.S. mainland.
The eight people and seven companies targeted by Seoul had already been sanctioned by Washington and were involved in a variety of North Korean efforts to evade United Nations Security Council sanctions to finance its weapons program, including ship-to-ship transfers of fuel and illicit exports of labor, the ministry said.
Those listed on the sanctions included six officials from four different North Korean banks, a Taiwanese national named Chen Shih Huan, and a Singaporean named Kwek Kee Seung. Four of the sanctioned companies were North Korean trade and shipping firms and the other three were Singapore-based shipping firms.
“(Our) government has been maintaining close coordination with the United States and Japan so that the same individuals and groups are placed together under the unilateral sanctions of related nations to raise the awareness of the international community and strengthen the effectiveness of sanctions,” the ministry said in a statement.
South Korea imposed sanctions in October on 15 individuals and 16 organizations accused of supporting North Korea’s arms development, which were Seoul’s first unilateral sanctions on Pyongyang in five years.
North Korea ramped up its weapons demonstrations to a record pace this year, test-firing dozens of missiles including ICBMs, as it exploited the distraction created by Russia’s war on Ukraine to advance its weapons program and dial up pressure on Washington and Seoul.
U.S. and South Korean officials have also said there are signs that the North is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test since September 2017. That would escalate a brinkmanship experts say is aimed at forcing the United States to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power, and negotiating concessions from a position of strength.
China and Russia vetoed a U.S.-led attempt in May to toughen Security Council sanctions on North Korea over its earlier ballistic tests, underscoring a division between the council’s permanent members deepened over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Experts say the North’s next nuclear test, which would be its seventh overall, is likely be the first in which the Security Council fails to respond with new punitive measures.
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Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting ‘political caste’
By DANIEL POLITI
Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a “socialist lie,” sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished. He also could be Argentina’s next president.
Javier Milei, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, is the latest example of how right-wing populists are making inroads in Latin America, appealing to a citizenry angry with politics as usual and eager for outsiders to shake up the system.
A libertarian economist and self-described “anarcho capitalist,” Milei made a name for himself by shouting against the “political caste” on television. His presidential candidacy looked like a sideshow until recently. Polls show his popularity rising, and his proposals dominate discussions ahead of October elections.
“Today no one can say that Milei isn’t someone who could get to the presidency,” said Luis Tonelli, a political scientist at University of Buenos Aires.
Milei jumped from talking head to politician in 2021 when he won a seat in Argentina’s lower house of Congress. Since then, he’s had little legislative activity, but 2.7 million people have signed up for his monthly raffle to give away his salary.
On a recent Sunday, fans lined up at the Buenos Aires Book Fair to see him talk about his latest book, “The End of Inflation,” on addressing Argentina’s most pressing economic issue : inflation running at an annual rate of more than 100%. The book calls for cutting spending, abolishing the Central Bank and moving to the dollar.
Many of his fans never made it inside. They’re mostly young men who treat the 52-year-old politician like a rock star and affectionately refer to him as “the wig” because of his signature unkempt hair.
“The caste is afraid,” Milei said, and his followers chanted along.
Afraid or not, the country’s political leaders now see him as real competition in an election that until recently seemed like a contest between two electoral coalitions that have dominated for years.
Analysts have drawn parallels between Milei and Trump, because they both espouse socially conservative views and vow to return the country to an unspecified period of greatness.
Federico Finchelstein, an Argentine historian at New School for Social Research in New York, said Milei is “a Trump who fancies himself an academic.”
Milei has tapped frustration over Argentina’s triple-digit inflation, which makes many feel like they’re constantly falling behind. Seven out of 10 Argentines say they struggle to make ends meet, noted Roberto Bacman, director of the Center for Public Opinion Studies
Francisco Beron, 21, a tech worker who listened to Milei from outside the book fair auditorium, said his starting salary last year was the equivalent of $700 a month. Despite two raises since then, Beron now earns less in dollar terms, or about $500.
“It’s absolute helplessness,” Beron said.
Finchelstein depicted Milei as the kind of candidate who appears “with magical solutions” when people see traditional politicians as failing to meet their demands.
Milei sprinkles his economic messages with a heavy dose of conservative policies, such as opposition to abortion, which the country legalized in 2020.
Milei’s running mate, Victoria Villaruel, the founder of a group that defends former military officers tried for human rights violations during the country’s bloody 1976-1983 dictatorship, has spoken against same-sex marriage, which Argentina legalized in 2010.
Milei has cut against the grain on many issues. He dismisses current concern over global warming by noting that “10 or 15 years ago there was a discussion that the planet was going to freeze.” He calls sex education a post-Marxist program to destroy ”the most important social core within society, which is the family.” He’s proposed “market mechanisms” to deal with long waiting lists for organ transplants, arguing that organs are a person’s property to sell.
For many of Milei’s supporters, though, what he proposes takes a back seat to how he proposes it.
“It’s about vengeance,” Tonelli said. “It’s the vote of ‘these people deserve it because they screwed me over, and now I’m going to screw them over’.”
Ricardo Poledo, a 51-year-old doctor, said Milei’s appeal is that he calls out politicians as power-hungry kleptocrats. “The last thing they’re concerned about is the people.”
Poledo listened to Milei at the book fair while wearing the Gadsden flag as a cape. The yellow flag with a rattlesnake and the words “don’t tread on me” is a U.S. symbol often associated with the libertarian right and which Milei and his supporters have adopted.
Milei’s ascendance is part of a regional change arriving in Argentina later than elsewhere in the hemisphere, Finchelstein said. In Brazil, former President Jair Bolsonaro, often called the tropical Trump, ruled from 2019 to 2022. Elsewhere, right-wing populists are making inroads with a tough-on-crime message.
In Chile, the right-wing Republican Party recently won the majority of seats in a commission to re-write the country’s constitution. In Paraguay, populist outsider Paraguayo Cubas came in an unexpectedly strong third place in presidential elections last month. And in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele has seen his popularity soar amid a severe crackdown on gangs that has led to human rights abuses.
Some analysts have questioned whether Milei can win without a national structure to mobilize votes. For now his popularity has failed to help his allies win elections in provincial races. But Argentina’s presidential election includes a runoff, which means that squeaking by to the second round could be enough for Milei to ultimately win.
“Milei is a new phenomenon in politics that is difficult to predict,” said Mariel Fornoni of the consultancy Management & Fit. “There is a void, and anything can happen.”
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Associated Press journalist Almudena Calatrava contributed to this report. | https://kion546.com/news/2023/05/28/right-wing-populist-javier-milei-gains-support-in-argentina-by-blasting-political-caste/ | 2023-05-28 23:19:28 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2023/05/28/right-wing-populist-javier-milei-gains-support-in-argentina-by-blasting-political-caste/ |
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Hitmen 6, Broncos 3
First Period
1. Swift Current, Wyrostok 13 (Hvidston, Birnie) 1:06.
2. Calgary, MacAdams 7 (Wright, Fiddler-Schultz) 4:59.
3. Swift Current, Ward 17 (Pickering, Wyrostok) 7:55 (pp).
Penalties — MacAdams Cgy (high sticking) 6:27; Fiddler-Schultz Cgy (cross checking) 6:51; Fluker Sc (high sticking) 13:20; Englot Sc (inter. on goaltender) 15:17.
Second Period
4. Calgary, Wetsch 7 (Slaney, Tulk) 1:01.
5. Calgary, Hoilett 6 (Muranov, Yakemchuk) 3:48.
6. Calgary, Wright 9 (Marinkovic, MacAdams) 10:02.
Penalties — Davies Sc (unsportsmanlike cnd., misconduct) 17:34; McNutt Sc, Noori Cgy (major, major-fighting) 10:26; Birnie Sc (hooking) 10:36.
Third Period
7. Swift Current, Birnie 8 (Caswell, McGinley) 14:46 (pp).
8. Calgary, Fiddler-Schultz 22 (Muranov) 14:57 (sh).
9. Calgary, Tulk 16 (Adaszynski) 17:37 (pp).
Penalties — Ward Sc (slashing) 1:27; Swift Current bench (too many men, served by Gould) 5:13; Adaszynski Cgy (hooking) 5:23; Galloway Cgy (interference) 12:53; Wright Cgy (cross checking) 14:46; Ward Sc (tripping) 16:56.
Shots on goal by
Goal — Swift Current: Rocha (L, ). Calgary: Buenaventura (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Swift Current: 2-5; Calgary: 1-7.
Referees — Alex Homer, Steve Papp. Linesmen — Travis Marit, Will Mosswick.
Attendance — 3,140 at Calgary. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Sums-Swift-Current-Calgary-17717478.php | 2023-01-14 04:58:05 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Sums-Swift-Current-Calgary-17717478.php |
BENTONVILLE -- Mauricio Torres' murder case is headed to the Arkansas Supreme Court for a third time.
Torres, 53, of Bella Vista was sentenced last month to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole for killing his 6-year-old son, Maurice Isaiah Torres.
A jury found Torres guilty of capital murder and battery. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder and 20 years in prison for the battery.
Jeff Rosenzweig, one of Torres' attorneys, filed a motion Monday saying Torres plans to appeal his conviction.
Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Nathan Smith said it is common for convicted murderers to appeal their convictions.
"I am very confident the conviction will be affirmed," Smith said. "After having been convicted by 36 jurors in Benton County over three trials, it is time for this defendant to pay for the despicable crimes he committed against his son."
Isaiah died March 30, 2015, from an infection caused when a stick was shoved in his rectum. A medical examiner listed chronic child abuse as a factor in Isaiah's death.
Torres said in a 2015 police interview he put the stick in his son's rectum but later testified his son was holding the stick while doing squats. Torres said Isaiah fell on the stick, and it went inside his rectum.
Jurors saw photographs of bruises and wounds covering Isaiah's body. His teeth were pulled out with pliers, and he was forced at times to sleep in a cage, according to evidence presented at trial.
Torres admitted he physically abused his son but claimed his wife was responsible for most of the abuse delivered to Isaiah.
Cathy Torres, 51, pleaded guilty in 2017 to capital murder and battery. She was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Mauricio Torres was tried, convicted and sentenced to death in 2016 in his son's murder, but the state Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2019 and ordered Torres receive a new trial.
A second jury found Torres guilty of murder and battery. The proceedings ended during the sentencing phase March 5, 2020, when a witness jumped from the witness stand box and attempted to attack Torres.
Benton County Circuit Judge Brad Karren declared a mistrial and ruled Torres should have another trial. The Arkansas attorney general's office appealed, but the Arkansas Supreme Court agreed with Karren.
Torres is being held in the area for new commitments at the Ouachita River Correctional Unit in Malvern. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/11/bella-vista-man-to-appeal-third-conviction-in-6/ | 2023-03-11 07:58:46 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/mar/11/bella-vista-man-to-appeal-third-conviction-in-6/ |
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Crews start release of toxic chemicals from derailed train cars in danger of exploding near Ohio-Pennsylvania line.
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The Biden administration on Thursday announced several new initiatives to develop technology for massive, floating offshore wind turbines as part of the effort to launch offshore wind in California and elsewhere on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
The administration said last year that it was moving to advance offshore wind power on the coast of California for the first time. When developed, the regions selected have the potential to generate enough green energy for up to 1.6 million homes over the next decade, administration officials said at the time.
The deep-water regions off the West Coast -- and other coastal areas, including the Gulf of Maine -- will require turbines to be installed on floating platforms and tethered to the sea floor. The platforms will also allow turbines to be installed farther from the coast.
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm estimated floating turbines could unlock up to 2.8 terawatts of clean energy in the future -- more than double the country's current electricity demand.
The technology needs to be developed and ready to deploy once California starts developing its first offshore wind farm in the coming years; the Department of Interior is set to hold a wind lease auction later this fall off the coast of Morro Bay.
Other future floating offshore wind developments are planned off the coasts of Oregon and the Gulf of Maine, though the dates of those lease sales have not been set.
"More than half of the nation's offshore wind sources are in deep waters," Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told reporters Thursday. "Floating wind will help us reach areas once thought unattainable."
Interior announced a new goal Thursday of adding 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind power capacity by 2035 -- which alone could be enough to power up to 5 million American homes, Haaland said. That goal is in addition to Interior's plan to install 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030.
In addition, Granholm and White House climate officials announced a new initiative designed to reduce the cost of floating offshore wind energy by over 70%. Granholm called the plan "audacious" and said those cost reductions would be driven by Biden's recent climate law.
Outgoing White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy called offshore wind a "new American industry that's really booming" and said the new initiative were designed so the US can try to position itself "to lead the world on floating offshore wind.
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J.D. Hess’s 28 years as the commissioner for District 4 is longer than any other in Calhoun County history.
Tuesday, he lost his re-election bid, which came as a surprise to some whose lives he has touched for almost three decades.
Hess’s District 4 covers central and northern Calhoun County to the Etowah County line. Included are the city of Weaver and the communities of Blue Mountain, Saks, Alexandria, Pleasant Valley, Cedar Springs, Wellington and Webster’s Chapel.
One of his goals as commissioner has been to balance the economic and cultural activity that are in the southern areas of the county by improving those in the northern areas, even in districts outside his own.
The new commissioner will be Terry Howell, who received 2,103 votes to 1,729 for Hess.
The difference marks the end for a man whose face beamed any time he spoke of the most recent projects: the McClellan horse trails, the AgCenter’s development off U.S. 431 and the Woodland Park baseball field. There hasn’t been a commission meeting in recent years when Hess didn’t take a few minutes to plug any one or all three projects.
After Thursday’s commission meeting, Hess told The Anniston Star he hopes his service will continue to have an impact in the future, particularly in bringing tourist dollars to the county.
Commission chairman Lee Patterson said he had no doubt Hess’s impact will continue.
“I leaned a lot on J.D and his vast experience,” Patterson said. “He has been a mentor, friend, confidant and visionary. His thinking ‘out of the box’ has taken the county and commission forward.”
Patterson added that the commission will build on Hess’s success.
“We will work with Terry Howell,” Patterson said. “The commission is bigger than any one person, and we will continue to carry the county forward.”
Anyone attending the April 8 forum could see that Hess and Howell were in lockstep on the issues. Both agreed that the county must address the needs of improving the jail, addressing the county’s infrastructure needs, getting rid of nuisance buildings and seeking ways to retain law enforcement officers. Both said the county needs federal funding for broadband access and confront the complex issues that mental illness creates in the community.
Thursday, Hess seemed resolute.
“The sun comes up in the morning,” he said. “I’ve got my family who are so special to me. I’ll be able to spend more time with them, especially my grandkids who are very important to me.”
Only minutes before, Hess had introduced to those in attendance at the meeting his nephew, Brian Hess, and Brian’s wife, Toni. They received a proclamation of achievement because of the years they have worked with the girls’ softball team at Alexandria High School. The Hess couple’s daughter, Kristin, is a member of the team.
As Hess sat in his office, where the walls are filled with plaques of commendation and photographs of special occasions, he slowly shook his head.
“We’ve accomplished a lot,” he said. “I think of all the projects at youth activity fields the county has. I think of the community centers throughout my district, especially the license office in Alexandria. Not everyone thought it was a good idea, but now it’s the second largest place in the county where people can get tags and pay their property taxes. There are 30,000 transactions that take place there each year.”
Howell, a retired employee from BAE Systems in Anniston is now a business owner. He said he had nothing but respect for Hess.
“He has accomplished quite a bit,” Howell said. “More than likely, our management style will be different because everyone goes about tasks in different ways. I want to continue moving Calhoun County forward, especially District 4.”
Howell said he was part of a movement that seemed to take place in the 1980s when team building became popular in the workplace.
“In the years prior to that,” he said, “higher management did one thing and employees did another. I like it now that everyone works together to accomplish tasks.”
The county will benefit with a team player that follows Hess’s example.
“I’ve always supported projects in other commissioners’ districts,” Hess said before the interview in his office ended. “We’ve worked together for the good of the county.” | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/commissioner-hess-after-election-loss-the-sun-comes-up-in-the-morning/article_447f1196-de72-11ec-9de6-777e57028e81.html | 2022-05-28 12:00:08 | 0 | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/commissioner-hess-after-election-loss-the-sun-comes-up-in-the-morning/article_447f1196-de72-11ec-9de6-777e57028e81.html |
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy was killed in Fort Myers on Monday afternoon after he was hit by a golf cart driven by a 3-year-old, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
It happened at 4 p.m. on private property at 13850 Orange Road Boulevard.
Troopers said the 3-year-old boy was approaching a curve near the home on the property when he hit the 7-year-old, who was standing in the front yard.
The 7-year-old was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The 3-year-old was not injured.
FHP said the investigation is ongoing. No other information has been released at this time. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/3-year-old-driving-golf-cart-hits-kills-7-year-old-in-fort-myers-fhp | 2023-07-18 09:36:03 | 0 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/3-year-old-driving-golf-cart-hits-kills-7-year-old-in-fort-myers-fhp |
What does your lawn need to survive the winter?
Once the leaves begin to fall and the temperature starts to drop, it’s time to get ready for winter. That means breaking out a new set of clothes and preparing to spend more time outside.
If you spent time this summer caring for your lawn, and have already invested in a lawn mower, sprinkler and even a lawn roller, you don’t want all of your hard work to go to waste. If you want your lawn to still be healthy when the weather warms up again, you want to make sure you plan ahead and winterize your lawn.
Steps you need to take to winterize your lawn
Remove debris
Before you care for your lawn, you want to rake up leaves, clean up dead branches and pull any weeds that might still be lingering, so you will have a fresh start when the weather breaks.
Fertilize
Look for fertilizer specially designed to winterize lawns, and apply evenly over the grass. Follow the instructions closely and don’t use too much or you could damage your lawn.
Aerate
Aerating allows for all of the nutrients to reach the roots. This is especially important if your lawn sees a lot of action during the summer.
Plant grass seed
Prepare for spring by planting grass seed. The type of seed you choose, like many of these products, will depend on the type of grass you have and the temperature and conditions in the area where you live.
The best products to winterize your lawn
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Pennington Fast-Acting Lime Plus AST
Formulated to work immediately to increase your soil’s low pH, this fast-acting lime will create a better soil and lawn environment that can survive the winter. This formulation is more concentrated than the regular version of dolomitic limestone, so you can use much less for a large square footage area.
Where to buy: Amazon
The best products to remove weeds
This top-of-the-line weeder can replace many other tools. It is pointed with sharpened inside and outside probes that can clear weeds quickly and easily while cutting below the drip lines and removing the ground cover in preparation for winter.
Where to buy: Home Depot and Amazon
Nisaku Stainless Steel Weed Cutter Pro
Designed with an ergonomic handle and created in Japan from the finest stainless steel, this weed cutter is ideal for taking care of the peskiest of weeds. The durable blade is 3.25 inches long with a 6.5-inch handle to quickly remove weeds so you can winterize your lawn.
Where to buy: Amazon and Home Depot
The best products to spread fertilizer
Scotts Turf Builder Weed and Feed Lawn Fertilizer
Fertilizing is a key step to winterizing your lawn and this weed and lawn fertilizer will help to thicken lawns and crowd out weeds. Turf builder offers Weedgrip technology particles that grip the weed leaves and can cover 5,000 square feet.
Where to buy: Home Depot and Amazon
EARTHWAY Plus Commercial Capacity Seed and Fertilizer Spreader
Prepare your large lawn or crops for winter quickly and easily with an automatic drop spreader that fertilizes as you walk. This durable powder-coated, rugged frame can support up to 100 pounds of fertilizer at a time.
Where to buy: Home Depot and Amazon
The best products to aerate the lawn
Get your steps in while aerating your lawn with these aerator shoes made from a sturdy plastic base and rust-proof spikes that dig deep into even the most rooted of soil. These shoes are easily adjustable to fit most sizes and come with shoes, 26 nails, 3 straps and a small hand shovel to clean your shoes.
Where to buy: Amazon
Get deep into your soil to loosen it so fertilizer, air, and water can seep down into the root system with this multi-spike lawn aerator. This will stimulate root growth by separating all of the roots to make your lawn ready for winter.
Where to buy: Amazon and Home Depot
The best products to spread grass seed
Scotts EZ Seed Patch and Repair Sun and Shade
Prepare your lawn for winter with a combination of seed, mulch and fertilizer made to grow grass in any weather or sun conditions. The high-performance grass seed will help to keep your seedlings protected from harmful diseases. The controlled release technology can jumpstart and promote the growth of seedlings by feeding them with nutrient-dense ingredients.
Where to buy: Home Depot and Amazon
Grotrax Quick Fix Year-Round Green Mixture
A fantastic option for seeding, this biodegradable grass mat is guaranteed to make sure that every seed is placed perfectly. All you have to do is roll it out, water it and watch your lawn grow. The biodegradable fabric makes sure the seeds don’t wash away on sloped land or during hard rain.
Where to buy: Home Depot and Amazon
The best products to cover plant beds
Help prepare your lawn for winter by deterring weeds and reducing their growth and access to the sun. This mulch helps to conserve the moisture in the soil and keeps the temperate ideal for the fall and winter.
Where to buy: Home Depot
Easy Gardener 3102 Natural Burlap 3-Foot
This all-purpose burlap fabric is made from 100 percent biodegradable material that can protect your plants, lawn and seeds from all of the terrors of winter, including rain, snow and frost. This product provides great protection for erosion and shade from the sun.
Where to buy: Amazon
The best products to remove debris
Anvil Poly Steel Leaf Rake Wood Handle
This rake is lightweight and durable as it’s made from high-quality poly steel that will last you years. This rake is essential in the continuous removal of leaves and dirt as you prepare your lawn for fall.
Where to buy: Home Depot
Vertex Leaf Claw Pick-Up Scoops
Get your hands dirty without actually getting your hands dirty with these premium leaf scoops that will help you pick up all of the debris on your lawn. These have the longest reach on the market, limiting how much you have to bend over, while the three-point power-leverage grip will make the process easy and comfortable.
Where to buy: Amazon and Home Depot
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Earlier this year, Varla Scooter announced an upgrade to the Near-field communication (NFC) for the Anti-theft System on the Varla Eagle One Pro.
LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Varla scooter has upgraded the NFC tech on their Varla Eagle One Pro, which is an all-terrain scooter for both on and off-road. With this upgrade, users can now lock and unlock their scooters using their NFC-enabled smartphones. This new feature adds an extra layer of security for users, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access and operate the scooter. In addition, the NFC tech allows users to track their scooter's location in real-time, so they can always know where their scooter is. With this new upgrade, Varla Scooters continue to show its commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.
The Varla Eagle One Pro is an e scooter that comes with a large 3.5-inch LCD display placed right at the center of the handlebar. The display has a built-in NFC reader that prompts you to scan your NFC card the minute you turn on the power button. The NFC capability of the e scooter aids in theft prevention. Varla scooters are equipped with an anti-theft alarm system that is triggered when someone tries to tamper with the electric scooter or move it without scanning the correct NFC card. The alarm system will sound off, and the scooter will automatically lock itself, making it impossible to ride. This makes Varla scooters one of the market's most secure e - scooters today.
NFC, or Near Field Communication, is a type of wireless communication that allows for close-proximity data exchange. NFC is most commonly used in devices like smartphones and smartwatches but can also be found in things like door locks and NFC tags. NFC has many uses, including enabling access to secure locations and tracking users.
Varla Scooter is a rising escooter brand and is known for its unique and innovative design of dual motor all-terrain electric scooters. Their growth in the motorized scooter domain has been relatively rapid. The Varla Eagle One Pro electric scooter is an example of an escooter that is practical and elegant for everyday use but can also be fast and powerful when you want to have fun. Since its establishment in 2019, there are more than 20,000 electric scooter enthusiasts who have joined Varla and enjoy an environment-friendly transport style, starting their exploration journey.
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MAYVILLE, N.Y. — Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.
The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke. Wylie continued to caution that although Rushdie’s “condition is headed in the right direction,” his recovery would be a long process. Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, Wylie had previously said, and was likely to lose the injured eye.
Hadi Matar, 24, pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in the attack at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center.
A judge ordered him held without bail after District Attorney Jason Schmidt told her Matar took steps to purposely put himself in position to harm Rushdie, getting an advance pass to the event where the author was speaking and arriving a day early bearing a fake ID.
“This was a targeted, unprovoked, preplanned attack on Mr. Rushdie,” Schmidt said.
Public defender Nathaniel Barone complained that authorities had taken too long to get Matar in front of a judge while leaving him “hooked up to a bench at the state police barracks.”
“He has that constitutional right of presumed innocence,” Barone added.
The attack was met with shock and outrage from much of the world, along with tributes and praise for the award-winning author who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for “The Satanic Verses.”
Authors, activists and government officials cited Rushdie’s courage and longtime advocacy of free speech despite the risks to his own safety. Writer and longtime friend Ian McEwan called Rushdie “an inspirational defender of persecuted writers and journalists across the world,” and actor-author Kal Penn cited him as a role model “for an entire generation of artists, especially many of us in the South Asian diaspora toward whom he’s shown incredible warmth.”
President Joe Biden said Saturday in a statement that he and first lady Jill Biden were “shocked and saddened” by the attack.
“Salman Rushdie — with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced — stands for essential, universal ideals,” the statement read. “Truth. Courage. Resilience. The ability to share ideas without fear. These are the building blocks of any free and open society.”
Rushdie, a native of India who has since lived in Britain and the U.S., is known for his surreal and satirical prose style, beginning with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” in which he sharply criticized India’s then-prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
“The Satanic Verses” drew death threats after it was published in 1988, with many Muslims regarding as blasphemy a dream sequence based on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections. Rushdie’s book had already been banned and burned in India, Pakistan and elsewhere before Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989.
Khomeini died that same year, but the fatwa remains in effect. Iran’s current supreme leader, Khamenei, never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer.
Investigators were working to determine whether the suspect, born a decade after “The Satanic Verses” was published, acted alone.
District Attorney Schmidt alluded to the fatwa as a potential motive in arguing against bail.
“Even if this court were to set a million dollars bail, we stand a risk that bail could be met,” Schmidt said.
“His resources don’t matter to me. We understand that the agenda that was carried out yesterday is something that was adopted and it’s sanctioned by larger groups and organizations well beyond the jurisdictional borders of Chautauqua County,” the prosecutor said.
Barone, the public defender, said after the hearing that Matar has been communicating openly with him and that he would spend the coming weeks trying to learn about his client, including whether he has psychological or addiction issues.
Matar is from Fairview, New Jersey. Rosaria Calabrese, manager of the State of Fitness Boxing Club, a small, tightly knit gym in nearby North Bergen, said Matar joined April 11 and participated in about 27 group sessions for beginners looking to improve their fitness before emailing her several days ago to say he wanted to cancel his membership because “he wouldn’t be coming back for a while.”
Gym owner Desmond Boyle said he saw “nothing violent” about Matar, describing him as polite and quiet, yet someone who always looked “tremendously sad.” He said Matar resisted attempts by him and others to welcome and engage him.
“He had this look every time he came in. It looked like it was the worst day of his life,” Boyle said.
Matar was born in the United States to parents who emigrated from Yaroun in southern Lebanon, the mayor of the village, Ali Tehfe, told The Associated Press.
Flags of the Iran-backed Shia militant group Hezbollah are visible across the village, along with portraits of leader Hassan Nasrallah, Khamenei, Khomeini and slain Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Journalists visiting Yaroun on Saturday were asked to leave. Hezbollah spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.
Iran’s theocratic government and its state-run media assigned no motive for the attack. In Tehran, some Iranians interviewed by the AP praised the attack on an author they believe tarnished the Islamic faith, while others worried it would further isolate their country.
On Friday, on AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times.
Event moderator Henry Reese, 73, suffered a facial injury and was treated and released from a hospital, police said. He and Rushdie had planned to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.
A state trooper and a county sheriff’s deputy were assigned to Rushdie’s lecture, and police said the trooper made the arrest. But afterward some longtime visitors to the Chautauqua Institution questioned why there wasn’t tighter security given the threats against Rushdie and a bounty of more than $3 million on his head.
On Saturday the center said it was boosting security through measures such as requiring photo IDs to purchase gate passes, which previously could be obtained anonymously. Patrons entering the amphitheater where Rushdie was attacked will also be barred from carrying bags of any type.
The changes, along with an increased presence of armed police officers on the bucolic grounds, came as something of a shock to Chautauquans who have long relished the laid-back atmosphere for which the nearly 150-year-old vacation colony is known.
News about the stabbing has led to renewed interest in “The Satanic Verses,” which topped best seller lists after the fatwa was issued in 1989. As of Saturday afternoon, the novel ranked No. 13 on Amazon.com.
The death threats and bounty Rushdie faced over the book after its publication led him to go into hiding under a British government protection program, which included an around-the-clock armed guard. After nine years of seclusion, Rushdie cautiously resumed more public appearances.
In 2012 he published a memoir about the fatwa titled “Joseph Anton,” the pseudonym he used while in hiding.
He said during a New York talk that year that terrorism was really the art of fear: “The only way you can defeat it is by deciding not to be afraid.”
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ATLANTA (AP) — In the state investigation spurred by then-President Donald Trump’s call to Georgia’s top election official, people who have been called to testify — or who might be — about potential interference in the 2020 presidential contest are turning to high-profile lawyers.
Trump has hired Drew Findling, one of Atlanta’s most prominent criminal defense attorneys who is perhaps best known for representing rap stars. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has brought on Trump’s former White House counsel Don McGahn, who was in federal court in Atlanta last week as part of a legal team fighting a subpoena for Graham.
No one has been charged with a crime in the investigation and both Trump and Graham have denied any wrongdoing, but the moves come at a particularly precarious legal moment for Trump.
FBI agents conducted an unprecedented search of his Florida estate on Monday in an unrelated investigation into whether Trump removed sensitive information from the White House. He also invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination on Wednesday as he testified under oath in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings.
But the attorney hires in Atlanta suggest Trump and his allies are paying especially close attention to the investigation led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
“You’re not going to go and hire an expensive lawyer unless either you want to send a message that, ‘You guys better come correct or my fancy lawyer will blow you out of the water,’ or you actually are worried,” said Caren Morrison, a Georgia State University law professor and former federal prosecutor.
Legal experts nonetheless warn that the hires alone don’t suggest that someone is the subject or target of an investigation.
“I don’t think that’s any indication that anybody’s about to be charged or these folks necessarily are concerned that they’re going to jail. It’s just what a smart person would do,” said Page Pate, an Atlanta defense lawyer who is not involved in the case.
Willis began the investigation early last year. A special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her request and began hearing from witnesses in June. Though the panel’s proceedings are secret, related public court filings have given some insight into where the investigation might be headed.
Willis last month filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from seven Trump advisers and associates, including Graham and former New York City mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. Graham is awaiting a federal judge’s ruling on his challenge to his subpoena, while Giuliani has been instructed to appear before the special grand jury on Wednesday.
Willis has confirmed since the beginning that she’s interested in the Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Raffensperger, which came four days before the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s White House victory that was interrupted by the riot at the U.S. Capitol. During that conversation, Trump suggested the secretary of state could “find” the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss in the state.
Recent court filings have made clear that Willis is also interested in other calls made by Trump and his associates to officials in Georgia, false statements about the election made during Georgia legislative committee hearings and the submission of a fake slate of Republican electors to Congress and the National Archives. In several filings, she specifically alleged that there was “a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump Campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere.”
Willis has said that she is considering subpoenaing Trump, a step that would surely kick off a legal battle.
Trump has hired Findling and former prosecutor Jennifer Little, with attorney Dwight Thomas serving as a consultant on matters related to special grand jury proceedings.
A lot has been made of past social media postings by Findling that suggest he’s no fan of the former president, whom he called “racist” and “pathetic” in one August 2018 tweet.
Andrew Fleischman, an appellate attorney in Atlanta who’s not connected to the case, said being a defense attorney “doesn’t necessarily mean believing your client is innocent or likeable, but it does mean taking a close look at the law and making sure the state has checked all the boxes.”
“We defend the process,” Fleischman said. “And if they’re convicting the president, you want the process to be damn near perfect.”
Findling is a well-respected and media savvy lawyer. That second point is crucial when there’s so much attention on a case and can present challenges with a client like Trump who’s so accustomed to speaking for himself without a filter, Pate said.
“You want to respect the fact that (the client) needs in many cases to make statements to the media, but at the same time, you don’t want to jeopardize your case,” he said.
Perhaps the most important reason to have a lawyer at this stage of the investigation is to have a channel of communication with prosecutors, Pate said.
“They have a way of getting you to make admissions about something you think may be completely harmless which actually fills a piece of their case,” he said of prosecutors. “So you don’t want to be on a call or a meeting with the government yourself when your statements can be used against you.”
A lawyer can also negotiate dates for an eventual appearance if a subpoena is issued and review any documents that may be requested before they’re handed over. And a lawyer can reach out to other witnesses who have appeared before the special grand jury to see if they’re willing to talk about what was asked.
Steven Frey has worked with Findling on several cases, including the successful defense of a sheriff who was facing 27 felony charges in an indictment that accused him of using his office for personal gain. He called Findling “one of the finest lawyers I’ve ever dealt with.”
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Well, it costs $2 to buy *** mega millions ticket. And the way I think that lottery officials at least say you should keep that in mind is if you want to spend $2 dreaming of this potential um, windfall, that's *** great thing. If you really think that you're going to win um $810 million, uh it's just not *** good bet. In fact, it's about the worst bet you can possibly come up with. So the odds of winning the mega millions grand prize is one in 302.5 million. It's hard to kind of get your head around what horrible odds those are, but um, one way to consider it is you have *** much better chance of getting in *** fatal car crash, um than you do of winning this prize.
This fast-food restaurant's founder bought a Mega Millions ticket for all 50,000 of his employees
Updated: 1:40 PM CDT Jul 26, 2022
Video above: Odds not so good to win $810 million Mega MillionsThe Mega Millions lottery jackpot grew to an estimated $810 million Tuesday and players are testing their luck nationwide — including Todd Graves, the founder of fast-food restaurant chain Raising Cane's.At $2 a ticket, Graves spent $100,000 and bought 50,000 tickets Monday, one for each of his 50,000 employees at the chicken chain with locations in 35 states."Times are tough out there," Raising Cane's CEO AJ Kumaran told CNN. "(Employees are) seeing it at their gas stations and gas pumps, they're seeing it on their grocery shelves ... Things aren't exactly easy these days, so when we saw there is a chance to not only have a little fun, but maybe win a little bit extra money for our people, we wanted to do it."Tuesday's draw has an estimated cash value of $470.1 million. If won, it will be the third largest Mega Millions jackpot prize in the game's history, according to the lottery's website."Buying 50,000 lottery tickets is harder than you think!" Graves wrote on Twitter. "Hoping to share the winning jackpot with our 50,000 @RaisingCanes Crew."If any of the 50,000 tickets produce a winner, Kumaran said the prize will be distributed across all employees, calling it a "collective ticket for everybody."The feedback from employees has been nothing but excitement and anticipation for the draw, Kumaran said.Friday's winning numbers were 14, 40, 60, 64, 66, plus the gold Mega Ball 16.The biggest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion on Oct. 23, 2018, and was sold in South Carolina, according to the lottery's website. Only four Mega Millions jackpots have been won to date in 2022 — in California, New York, Minnesota and Tennessee.If Tuesday's draw doesn't produce a winner, Kumaran said the chain plans on playing again."If there is no winner, we're going to buy until there is a winner," he said.
Video above: Odds not so good to win $810 million Mega Millions
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot grew to an estimated $810 million Tuesday and players are testing their luck nationwide — including Todd Graves, the founder of fast-food restaurant chain Raising Cane's.
At $2 a ticket, Graves spent $100,000 and bought 50,000 tickets Monday, one for each of his 50,000 employees at the chicken chain with locations in 35 states.
"Times are tough out there," Raising Cane's CEO AJ Kumaran told CNN. "(Employees are) seeing it at their gas stations and gas pumps, they're seeing it on their grocery shelves ... Things aren't exactly easy these days, so when we saw there is a chance to not only have a little fun, but maybe win a little bit extra money for our people, we wanted to do it."
Tuesday's draw has an estimated cash value of $470.1 million. If won, it will be the third largest Mega Millions jackpot prize in the game's history, according to the lottery's website.
"Buying 50,000 lottery tickets is harder than you think!" Graves wrote on Twitter. "Hoping to share the winning jackpot with our 50,000 @RaisingCanes Crew."
If any of the 50,000 tickets produce a winner, Kumaran said the prize will be distributed across all employees, calling it a "collective ticket for everybody."
The feedback from employees has been nothing but excitement and anticipation for the draw, Kumaran said.
Friday's winning numbers were 14, 40, 60, 64, 66, plus the gold Mega Ball 16.
The biggest Mega Millions jackpot was $1.537 billion on Oct. 23, 2018, and was sold in South Carolina, according to the lottery's website. Only four Mega Millions jackpots have been won to date in 2022 — in California, New York, Minnesota and Tennessee.
If Tuesday's draw doesn't produce a winner, Kumaran said the chain plans on playing again.
"If there is no winner, we're going to buy until there is a winner," he said. | https://www.wisn.com/article/mega-millions-ticket-for-all-raising-canes-employees/40721443 | 2022-07-26 20:24:55 | 0 | https://www.wisn.com/article/mega-millions-ticket-for-all-raising-canes-employees/40721443 |
Environmental group urges California to limit the growing of almonds and alfalfa
As drought and climate change continue to wreak havoc on California’s water supply, an environmental advocacy group is calling on the state to limit the cultivation of thirsty crops like almonds and alfalfa, saying the agriculture industry is guzzling most of the state’s supplies at the expense of residents.
Large agribusinesses and factory farms — as well as oil and gas operators — are among the biggest water users in the state and should therefore be making greater sacrifices, argues a report by the nonprofit Food and Water Watch. The group is demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom develop new water policies that stop the expansion of agriculture and fossil fuel industries, while making good on the state’s promise to provide clean, safe and affordable water to all residents.
“California needs to make fundamental reconsiderations and changes to our water infrastructure, and the governor currently has the authority to act immediately,” said Chirag Bhakta, the organization’s California director. “California is mired in long-term drought right now, and even though this is the case, the state still misuses billions and billions of gallons of water that go to the fossil fuel and big agricultural sectors.”
The report, released Wednesday, comes at a time when the state is feeling increasing pressure to reduce the amount of water it takes from the Colorado River, and as growers struggle with curtailments.
Household wells in California are drying up in record numbers due to drought and groundwater overpumping. Rural families are the hardest hit.
Authors of the report found that expanded acreage for nut crops like almonds and pistachios used 520 billion gallons more water in 2021 than in 2017, indicating that expansion is happening despite tightened water supplies. That’s enough to supply more than 34 million people, or nearly 90% of California’s population, for a year, the report said.
The Food and Water Watch report also found that alfalfa uses an average of 945 billion gallons of water annually, and that mega-dairies consume more than 142 million gallons per day to maintain their cows, while oil and gas companies spent 3 billion gallons between 2018 and 2021 for drilling operations.
Andrew Ayres, a research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California’s Water Policy Center, said that it’s fair to point out the agriculture industry’s consumptive water use, but that “it’s also important to remember all the benefits that we get from using water in these applications.”
California grows more than 80% of the world’s almonds and a large portion of the nation’s fruits, vegetables and other nuts.
“Especially in winter, California is producing the majority of things like lettuce and other leafy greens that otherwise would be very difficult to get your hands on through the year,” he said.
Steve Lyle, a spokesperson for the California Department of Food and Agriculture, said in an email that a “culture of conservation” has driven the state’s agriculture for decades.
He cited data from the Department of Water Resources showing that farmers and ranchers used 14% less water over a 35-year period while increasing yields by 38%, and that in the span of 20 years, almond growers lowered the amount of water used to grow a pound of almonds by 33%.
The industry is “committed to achieving another 20% reduction by 2025,” he said, adding that “water-efficient micro-irrigation is currently utilized by 85% of California almond farms.”
As for dairy farms, water used for milk production shrank by 88% over a 50-year period, Lyle said.
Dry wells and contaminated drinking water mostly affect low-income communities of color. Experts say drought and climate change are making it worse.
Although agriculture represents only about 3% of California’s gross domestic product, it provides about 11% of the nation’s food supply, more than any other state. California is also the nation’s primary producer of several crops, including almonds, artichokes, olives and walnuts.
But agriculture is also a thirsty sector, accounting for about 80% of the state’s water allocated for human consumption. While that sounds like a huge share, it’s not unique to California, said Thomas Harter, a professor in the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources at UC Davis.
“Any place in the world where you have irrigated agriculture, that will be the dominant water user, just because of the nature of growing foods with irrigation,” he said.
In California, most of that water comes from underground aquifers, which the state relies on more heavily during dry years. The overpumping of groundwater in some parts of the state is drying up wells in record numbers, causing the land to subside and harming wildlife and ecosystems.
In response to the problem, the state in 2014 passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which is intended to regulate the amount of groundwater pumping in California. But the timeline for implementation spans more than two decades, which has led to a frenzy of well drilling by many hoping to tap into supplies before they’re cut off.
Authors of the report say that timeline “falls far short of protecting groundwater by delaying action until 2040.” They argue that SGMA puts industry before people. “Low-resource households, people of color, and communities already burdened with environmental injustices are more likely to face severe drought impacts and water shortages,” they wrote.
Lyle said that SGMA is already being implemented and that the Department of Water Resources has required groundwater sustainability agencies submit plans to protect drinking water for vulnerable communities. Water agencies must meet their sustainability goals within the 20 years, he said.
Another California exodus: Dairy cows leave for greener pastures in Texas, Arizona as farms squeezed
The industry has been hurt by shrinking real estate, more affordable land in other states and the shortage of water and other natural resources.
The report also looked at the dairy industry, whose products represented the state’s highest amount of agricultural cash receipts in 2021 at $7.57 billion, according to the Department of Food and Agriculture.
Harter said there’s no doubt that animal-based foods, on the whole, have a larger water footprint than plant-based ones.
“I’m not advertising against animal products, but I think the more important part is to find, in the long run, a better balance between [the two] that allows us to be sustainable, not just in California but across the world,” he said.
Like dairy, a lot of crops grown in the state are sent overseas. According to the report, more than half of the state’s almonds are exported, equating to about 800 billion gallons of water per year. Alfalfa too is often exported, with about 35% of California’s hay products sent abroad in 2020.
While alfalfa requires a lot of water to grow, it has a high return based on how much water is applied, said Daniel Putnam, a cooperative extension specialist at UC Davis who focuses on alfalfa. The plant’s deep root systems are also good for soil health.
But he acknowledged that the method of growing the crop, which is most often through gravity-fed irrigation flood systems, could be improved “through more careful irrigation systems” and by increasing yields.
“This is why growers have been working on overhead irrigation, they’ve been working on subsurface drip irrigation, and in my book, all of these hold a lot of promise,” he said.
But while there is room for improvement, Putnam emphasized that agriculture uses a lot of water because it takes a lot of water to grow almost anything.
“Even with urban water use, the majority is for landscaping, the majority goes to plants,” he said. “And there’s a reason for that — plants need lots of water, and that’s just the way it is. … Food systems require water.”
The Water Rate Assistance Program, which Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed last month, would have created a water affordability program for low-income households.
The recommendations the report outlined for Newsom and state agencies include ending new gas and oil drilling and banning new mega-dairies; ensuring that water rights and allocations benefit the public; and strengthening groundwater protections.
At the federal level, it urged Congress to pass laws such as the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability Act that would “fully fund our water and wastewater systems, put water systems back in the control of the public, help ensure water access and affordability, and restore the commitment of the federal government to protecting water.”
Bhakta said California’s water supply issues call for a rethinking and restructuring of how water gets used in the state. “Our main point is that we need to put everyday Californians before the profits of fossil fuel companies and big agricultural corporations.”
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BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli forces shelled a southern Lebanese border village on Thursday after several explosions were heard in a disputed area where the borders of Syria, Lebanon and Israel meet.
Tensions continue to flare in the border area over two tents erected by the militant group Hezbollah and Israel’s building of a wall around the Lebanese part of a village that Israeli troops captured during the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.
A Lebanese military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of not being cleared to provide information to journalists said one rocket was fired toward Israel from the border town of Kfar Chouba and that Israeli forces responded with two rocket attacks.
The Israeli Defense Forces first said no explosion took place in their territory and only on the Lebanese side of the border near Ghajar. Minutes later, they said a Lebanese rocket landed in Israeli territory near the border and that Israeli forces have since shelled parts of Kfar Chouba.
It was unclear who fired the rocket from Lebanon. Neither the Lebanese army nor the peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL immediately commented on the explosions.
Minutes after the explosions, Iran-backed Hezbollah issued a statement about Israel’s wall in the village of Ghajar. The village is split into Lebanese and Israeli sides along a border known as the blue line that was demarcated after Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000.
“It is not just a routine breach of what the occupation forces are accustomed to from time to time,” the statement said. It did comment on the explosions.
As part of the U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, Israel is to withdraw from the northern part of Ghajar, which has not happened. U.N. peacekeeping forces in Lebanon have called on Israel for years to end its building work in northern Ghajar and to withdraw its troops.
Lebanese soldiers in Mays al-Jabal, another border town, obstructed an Israeli bulldozer accompanied by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday that reached over the technical fence to remove plants and trees from the Lebanese side. The tense standoff did not result in any clashes.
The situation also has been heated along Chebaa Farms and around Kfar Chouba. Israel captured those areas from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war, and they are part of Syria’s Golan Heights that Israel annexed in 1981. The Lebanese government says the area belongs to Lebanon.
In early June, Israel filed a complaint with the U.N. saying that Hezbollah had set up tents several dozen meters (yards) inside the disputed territory. Israeli media have since reported that Hezbollah removed one of the two tents, but the group did not confirm the action.
Later that month, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas to disperse scores of Lebanese protesters who pelted the troops with stones along the border near the disputed territory.
Hezbollah also shot down an Israeli drone last month. The group in the past has claimed responsibility for downing Israeli drones, and Israel’s military has said its forces have shot down Hezbollah drones.
Israel considers Hezbollah its most serious immediate threat, estimating it has some 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-2-explosions-heard-in-disputed-area-where-borders-of-lebanon-syria-and-israel-meet/ | 2023-07-06 11:33:26 | 1 | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-2-explosions-heard-in-disputed-area-where-borders-of-lebanon-syria-and-israel-meet/ |
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The Supreme Court heard opening arguments this week in a case that could further erode the Voting Rights Act of 1965. That legislation was one of the great achievements of the civil rights movement of the '50s and '60s, and it sought to eliminate racial discrimination against minority voters. Central to the case before the Supreme Court is whether the redrawing of congressional districts in Alabama is diluting the voting power of Black voters, who make up more than a quarter of that state's population. We've called up Ari Berman to talk about this. He's a senior reporter at Mother Jones magazine and author of the book, "Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights In America." Ari, thanks so much for being with us.
ARI BERMAN: Thanks so much for having me, Rachel.
MARTIN: You have said that it's never a good thing when voting rights cases make it to the Supreme Court. Explain that.
BERMAN: Well, there's been a pretty consistent trend from this Supreme Court over the past decade in narrowing voting rights and in attacking the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Supreme Court gutted the heart of the Voting Rights Act in a decision in 2013. Eight years later, they further weakened the Voting Rights Act, making it harder to challenge potentially discriminatory voting laws. And now they're hearing a third case that could lead the court to even further weaken the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
MARTIN: And what would the repercussions of that be? What would the immediate future look like if the Supreme Court decides in favor of Alabama in the case it's hearing?
BERMAN: If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Alabama, it's likely to have a chilling effect on representation for communities of color. It's going to embolden states to take steps to either refuse to draw new districts for minority lawmakers at a time when there is massive demographic changes in the country, or it could embolden lawmakers to actually dismantle existing majority-minority districts that elect Black, Latino or Asian American lawmakers. So I think the general consensus among voting rights experts is that if the Supreme Court rules in favor of Alabama, it's going to lead to fewer minority legislators being elected, not more.
MARTIN: What do you think is important for Americans to remember about the voting landscape prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
BERMAN: I think it's really important for Americans to remember that so many people were disenfranchised in America, particularly Black Americans. There were counties in Alabama where 80% of residents were Black, but there wasn't a single Black registered voter before the passage of the Voting Rights Act. In the entire state of Mississippi, only 6% of African Americans were registered to vote. And it's easy to forget that this was just 55 years ago in this country that there were essentially entire swaths of people, an entire region of the country, that could not vote.
MARTIN: So explain what we're looking at in the case of Alabama by example of, say, the city of Montgomery, which is part of three different congressional districts. Am I right on that?
BERMAN: Exactly. So what Alabama has done is they've basically split up Black communities so that there's only one congressional district out of seven where Black voters can elect a candidate of their choice, even though African Americans are more than a quarter of Alabama's population. And so civil rights groups sued in the latest redistricting cycle. They said that Black voters were cohesive enough to draw a second majority Black district in the state. They won before the lower courts, but then the Supreme Court intervened and blocked that plan. And so the situation right now in Alabama is there's a large Black population, but they're underrepresented, and their votes are diluted to give white Republicans a political advantage.
MARTIN: And baked into this is the assumption, I suppose, that Black voters are not voting for the same candidates that white voters are, and vice versa?
BERMAN: Exactly. Unfortunately, in states like Alabama, voting is still very racially polarized. You go back to 2008 and 2012, when Barack Obama was on the ballot. He only got about 10% of the white vote in states like Alabama and Mississippi. So we'd like to think that 50-plus years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, we've moved beyond that kind of racial polarization in voting. But unfortunately, many places, particularly in the South, remain very racially polarized. And really, the only way that you can elect a Black candidate is if there's a Black majority or close to it in places like Alabama.
MARTIN: So Republicans in the state reject the characterization that the redrawing of the districts was racially based at all. Our colleague Michel Martin went to Alabama, and she interviewed a whole lot of people involved in the case, including Republican State Senator Jim McClendon. He's one of the chairs of the state's redistricting commission. And I want to play a little bit of tape from what he told her.
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JIM MCCLENDON: When we drew the districts, we drew the districts race-blind. In other words, as our computer - as the lines moved on the screen, the numbers change. We didn't have race up there because we couldn't. You're not supposed to use race. Voting Rights Act will tell you very clearly, you can't use race in doing this. Then the three-judge panel comes along and says, you need to redraw these. You need to draw two districts that are majority African American districts or two that are very close to that, which means you've got to use race.
MARTIN: How do you respond to that?
BERMAN: Well, that really is the central debate in this case, is should the Voting Rights Act be a race-blind statute? That's what Republicans and Conservatives in other states are calling for. But what defenders of the Voting Rights Act will say is that it's impossible for the Voting Rights Act to be a race-blind statute because the Voting Rights Act was meant to consider race. It was meant to consider race as a way to stop decades of racial discrimination in voting. And you can't equalize political power. You can't create new opportunities for historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities unless you at least take race into account. And we'd all love to believe that we live in a race-blind society, but unfortunately, we don't. And as long as there remains this underrepresentation, these historic and socioeconomic disparities, race is going to have to be taken into account. And that was a very sharp debate that came before the Supreme Court when they heard the case this week.
MARTIN: Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones magazine and author of the book "Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights in America," we so appreciate your time.
BERMAN: Thanks so much for having me, Rachel.
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INDIANAPOLIS — As Indianapolis sees a rise in gun violence, efforts are growing to get to help to at-risk teens before it's too late.
That was the aim of an event Friday inside the halls of a northeast side church.
"Project Pat is one of the groundbreaking artists of drill music, he's one of the founders" said Kareem Hines.
He came to share his story with a group of young people with a focus on mental health and promoting a positive mindset - something organizer Hines said is an important conversation.
"We are starting to see more mental health issues become more prevalent in our younger kids," he said.
Nonprofits groups NEW B.O.Y and the Inner Beauty Program sponsored the event. They mentor a diverse group of young people in the community and believe some of the issues we are seeing in our community -- including a rise in gun violence -- are coming from below the surface level.
"Trauma is real," Hines said. "Trauma has no age range. I think our young people are not only dealing with their issues, but their great-grandma's issues."
"I think it's like people are treating their trauma and want to release it out on others because they don't know how to take care of it themselves. They release it out on other people,' said Meckenzie Hughes, a member of Inner Beauty.
Marion Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Gaither was also in the crowd. He presides over the family division. He says some of the kids in the room he's seen in his courtroom and that programs that focus on mentorship are crucial to prevention.
"They're kids. I don't want to see them as a file. I'd rather see them as human beings with real needs and real interests so i can apply real services to their benefit," said Gaither.
That's why Hines believes it's important to step outside the box to reach youth struggling in the community.
"Connection before correction," Hines said. "Our young people need to feel connected to somebody they believe understands them, who they feel they're not going to be judged."
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DETROIT – A 13-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of his cousin, authorities said.
The Detroit juvenile is charged with manslaughter in the death of a 12-year-old boy, also of Detroit, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, Detroit police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 11350 block of Bramell Street in Detroit for a reported shooting, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers found the victim in the basement with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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It is alleged that the juvenile respondent was playing with a firearm when it discharged, striking the victim in the chest and fatally wounding him, authorities said.
The preliminary hearing was held Wednesday afternoon before Referee Leslie Graves at the Lincoln Hall of Justice. Bond was set at $10,000/10%. The pre-trial is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 16 before Judge Jerome Cavanagh.
The names of the respondent and the victim have not been released.
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AKRON, Ohio (AP)Xavier Castaneda scored 19 points to help Akron defeat Wright State 66-54 on Wednesday night.
Castaneda added six rebounds for the Zips (6-4). Tavari Johnson scored 14 points and added four steals. Sammy Hunter was 5 of 8 shooting (3 for 6 from distance) to finish with 13 points.
The Raiders (5-6) were led by Trey Calvin, who recorded 16 points. AJ Braun added 12 points and nine rebounds for Wright State. Tim Finke also had 11 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocks.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO’s chief said Wednesday that the military alliance has seen “some signs” that China may be planning to support Russia in its war in Ukraine, and strongly urged Beijing to desist from what would be a violation of international law.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also told The Associated Press in an interview that the alliance, while not a party to the war, will support Ukraine “for as long as it takes.”
Asked whether NATO has any indication that China might be ready to provide arms or other support to Russia’s war, Stoltenberg said:
“We have seen some signs that they may be planning for that and of course NATO allies, the United States, have been warning against it because this is something that should not happen. China should not support Russia’s illegal war.”
Stoltenberg said potential Chinese assistance would amount to providing “(direct) support to a blatant violation of international law, and of course (as) a member of the U.N. security council China should not in any way support violation of the U.N. charter, or international law.”
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the Chinese Communist Party’s most senior foreign policy official — Wang Yi — raising concern in the West that Beijing might be ready to offer Moscow stronger support in the almost year-old war.
China has pointedly refused to criticize the invasion of Ukraine while echoing Moscow’s claim that the U.S. and NATO were to blame for provoking the Kremlin. China, Russia and South Africa are holding naval drills in the Indian Ocean this week.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said any Chinese involvement in the Kremlin’s war effort would be a “serious problem.” Ties between China and the U.S. are under severe strain over Taiwan and other issues.
Stoltenberg spoke to The Associated Press in Warsaw, following a meeting of NATO’s nine eastern flank members with U.S. President Joe Biden on the region’s security.
He stressed that while NATO “is no party” to the Ukraine conflict its tasks are to “ensure that Ukraine prevails” and to “prevent this war from escalating beyond Ukraine and becoming a full-fledged war between Russia and NATO.”
He said the main message from the meeting in Warsaw was that “we will provide support to Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
It would be a “tragedy for the Ukrainians if President Putin wins in Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said, and also “dangerous for all of us” because it would “send the message to all authoritarian leaders that when they use military force, they get what they want.”
The Russian attack on Ukraine has prompted Sweden and neighboring Finland to abandon decades of nonalignment and apply to join the 30-nation alliance. But their bids — particularly Sweden’s — are being delayed by Turkey, which wants the two countries to crack down on mostly Kurdish groups Ankara regards as terrorists.
Stoltenberg told the AP that following talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week he could see Turkey “is moving closer to being ready to ratify and (to) welcome Finland into the alliance. But (Ankara continues) to have some challenges with Sweden.”
He said he welcomed the fact that he and Erdogan agreed to a meeting soon “of experts and officials in Brussels” from the three countries involved “to look into how we can make progress also on the ratification of Sweden as a full NATO ally.“
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After eight years, Nicola Sturgeon has unexpectedly resigned as the first minister of Scotland. Her shock departure could mark a new chapter in the Scottish fight for independence.
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Acquisition Will Make Travel More Accessible and Affordable for Millions of Consumers
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit, mobile banking and payment products to mainstream consumers, today announced the acquisition of Uplift, Inc., the leading provider of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment and credit products to travelers. Uplift has seen exceptional growth over the last few years, now serving 3.3 million customers in partnership with over 300 of the largest airlines, cruise lines and hotel chains in the United States and Canada.
"We are thrilled to welcome Uplift team members, partners and customers to Upgrade," said Renaud Laplanche, co-founder and CEO at Upgrade. "The Uplift team has established the company as the leading BNPL provider in the travel industry, and we look forward to combining forces to make travel more accessible and affordable for millions of consumers, and over time implement similar solutions in adjacent parts of our customers' lives."
Uplift offers a full range of BNPL products, including popular 0% financing offers that help consumers align the payment of their travel expenses with their own cash flows at no cost to them. Uplift performs credit bureau reporting, allowing users to keep up their good credit score as they make monthly payments.
"We believe this combination will accelerate Uplift's ability to help consumers pay for their trips through simple and affordable monthly installments," said Tom Botts, Chief Commercial Officer at Uplift. "As part of Upgrade, more resources will be available to better serve our partners and customers to continue to develop simple, surprise-free, and straightforward payment plans to ensure people can pay for the things that matter most, the ones that elevate their lives."
Travel financing fits within Upgrade's strategy of making credit available at the point of sale to finance meaningful expenses such as buying a car or making home improvements, in addition to making credit available directly to consumers through cards and loans.
About Upgrade, Inc.
Upgrade has delivered over $24 billion in affordable and responsible credit to mainstream consumers through cards and loans since its inception in 2017. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an operations center in Phoenix, Arizona, a technology center in Montreal, Canada and regional offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Irvine, California. Loans and credit lines are issued, and banking services are provided, by Cross River Bank, a New Jersey State Chartered Commercial Bank, Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, and/or Blue Ridge Bank, National Association, a nationally chartered commercial bank, Member FDIC. Upgrade Card and Upgrade OneCard are issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Rewards associated with the Upgrade Card, when applicable, are provided by Upgrade, Inc. More information is available at: https://www.upgrade.com.
About Uplift
Uplift is a leading Buy Now, Pay Later solution that empowers people to get more out of life, one thoughtful purchase at a time. Serving the world's top enterprise-level travel brands, Uplift's complete range of flexible payment options drives higher conversion and loyalty for partners while giving customers a simple, surprise-free way to pay over time with no late fees or prepayment penalties. Uplift is currently available throughout the United States and Canada. Loans are issued by Uplift, Inc., Uplift Canada Services ULC, CBW Bank, Member FDIC or Celtic Bank, Member FDIC. To learn more, visit www.uplift.com.
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Short-term headwinds continue but long-term optimism remains
VALLETTA, Malta, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First quarter 2022
- Total revenue (B2C and B2B) was GBP 246.7 (352.6) million
- Gross winnings revenue (B2C) decreased by 31 per cent (29 per cent in constant currency) to GBP 242.4 (352.6) million. Excluding the Netherlands, Gross winnings revenue declined by 7 per cent (3 per cent in constant currency)
- Underlying EBITDA decreased by 77 per cent to GBP 24.5 (106.0) million
- Profit before tax amounted to GBP 7.6 (85.3) million
- Profit after tax amounted to GBP 6.4 (72.6) million
- Earnings per share were GBP 0.03 (0.32)
- 1,927,590 shares/SDRs were purchased at a total price of SEK 194.6, or GBP 15.4 million
- Free cash flow amounted to GBP -5.5 (90.1) million
- Number of active customers was 1,377,317 (1,818,759)
CEO Henrik Tjärnström comments on the first quarter 2022
"While the start of 2022 has seen societies returning to normal after two years of COVID-19 impacting our lives, we are today witnessing worrying geopolitical development in Europe, bringing both uncertainty and tragedy that will leave its mark for the foreseeable future. Whilst these developments have had a limited impact on Kindred's performance for the first quarter of 2022, we continue to notice an impact from post-COVID-19 normalisation across markets, as well as the decision to cease activity in the Dutch market in Q3 2021."
"Our diversified product and market mix provides us with a relative degree of stability across the Group. We have seen this on several occasions, not least during the pandemic when sports virtually disappeared for a period. Excluding the Netherlands, our diversified portfolio has seen solid casino performance across markets during the first quarter of 2022 with growth of 1 per cent from the same period in the prior year despite tough comparatives. This has balanced out the slightly more volatile sportsbook, which started out strong but had a weaker second half of the quarter."
"The cessation of activity in the Dutch market continued to have a short-term impact on our Gross winnings revenue, which came in at GBP 242.4 million for the quarter, in line with the fourth quarter 2021 but significantly below the same period last year. While this temporary top-line pressure reduces our profitability in the short-term, we maintain a very positive long-term view on the return from investments in our tech platform and strategic projects, such as our US expansion and the recently announced Kindred Sportsbook Platform."
"We embarked on our transformation journey more than ten years ago and it is very satisfying that we are nearing, in the coming months, one of the final major milestones. We have an exciting time ahead of us and I have great confidence in the direction we are taking through our long-term focus."
Trading update up to and including 26 April 2022
The average daily Gross winnings revenue for the Group up to and including 26 April 2022 was 37 per cent (35 per cent in constant currency) lower than the daily average for the full second quarter of 2021.
Excluding the Netherlands, the average daily Gross winnings revenue for the Group up to and including 26 April 2022 was 15 per cent (13 per cent in constant currency than) lower than the daily average for the full second quarter of 2021.
Sports betting Gross winning revenue has been negatively impacted by a weak sports betting margin of only 7.8 per cent after free bets (compared to 10.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2021), whereas the daily average Gross winnings revenue for casino and other products has remained at the same level as the full first quarter of 2022.
Kindred Group's presentation of the interim report
Kindred Group's CEO Henrik Tjärnström will host today, on Thursday 28 April, a web presentation in English at 10.00 (CEST) which is web casted live on https://www.kindredgroup.com/q12022.
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UK: +44 33 3300 9268
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Please call in well in advance for registration. There will be an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.
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Woman allegedly broke into Robert De Niro’s home, tried to take Christmas gifts, police say
(Gray News) - A woman was arrested early Monday morning after breaking into legendary actor Robert De Niro’s townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, police said.
Shanice Aviles, 30, was arrested after authorities said she was spotted entering the actor’s home at around 2:45 a.m. Eastern.
Police said she was spotted taking Christmas presents from under the tree and putting them in a bag.
De Niro was home at the time and came downstairs when he heard the commotion, but did not interact with the woman, who was on a different floor.
Police said they saw Aviles walking down the street trying different doors before she forced her way into the home.
She’s already well-known to NYPD for previous burglary and larceny arrests and is credited as one of the top five burglars in the NYPD’s 19th precinct.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than 30 people were injured when a deck collapsed at a Montana country club during a weekend golf tournament, police and city officials said Sunday.
The second-story patio floor of Billings’ Briarwood Country Club broke and gave way Saturday evening. The collapse caused head wounds, broken ribs and other injuries as people landed atop each other and debris and scraps of food scattered over the grass next to the club’s golf course.
Victoria Hill, a spokeswoman for the city of Billings, said the collapse occurred during a popular local golf tournament for which about 250 participants were registered.
The police statement said there were no fatalities, although “multiple individuals” had injuries. The cause of the collapse has yet to be determined.
At least 25 people were taken to local hospitals, eight were treated on site and additional guests may have left injured, Billings Police Lt. Matt Lennick said in the statement.
Mark Zagel, a Briarwood patron who fell through the deck, wrote on Facebook that there were between 30 and 40 people on the patio when a section collapsed about 12 or 13 feet, without anyone directly below.
“I am fine though the ribs on my right side are pretty bruised and have a couple of other minor bumps. Nothing broken, no head injuries … There were multiple other more significant injuries — mostly broken bones,” he said. “I landed on someone directly and had to be helped off her.”
Zagel did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press.
At least 29 people were admitted to St. Vincent Healthcare’s Emergency Department, and three people remained hospitalized as of Sunday afternoon, spokeswoman Angela Babcock said in a statement on Sunday.
Dr. Clint Seger, the CEO of the Billings Clinic, said in a statement that the hospital initially received six patients, with others expected.
“We have multiple trauma surgeons, ER physicians and the ER team along with critical care staff on site receiving patients,” Seger said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and another leader in the far-right extremist group show that jurors are willing to hold accountable not just the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but those who schemed to subvert the 2020 election.
Tuesday’s verdict, while not a total win for the Justice Department, gives momentum to investigators just as the newly named special counsel ramps up his probe into key aspects of the insurrection fueled by President Donald Trump’s lies of a stolen election.
As Democrats call for charges to be brought against Trump and the House committee investigating the insurrection weighs making a criminal referral to the Justice Department, the Oath Keepers verdict may embolden investigators to build cases against other major players behind the push to keep Trump in power.
“The fact that they got two convictions for seditious conspiracy gives DOJ the confidence that they can pursue other higher-ups and charge seditious conspiracy as well because certainly a D.C. jury accepted it,” said Jeffrey Jacobovitz, a Washington white-collar criminal defense attorney. “If I’m one of the other leaders of the insurrection, I would be very concerned about what kind of charges they could bring.”
They are the first seditious conspiracy convictions at trial in decades and are significant because the legally complex charge can be difficult for juries to grasp and for prosecutors to prove, especially in an ultimately unsuccessful plot. The sprawling Capitol riot probe has already led to the arrest of more than 900 people across the U.S. and could result in hundreds of more charges, but Rhodes and his associates were the first to stand trial on the Civil War-era offense.
Jurors found Rhodes and Kelly Meggs, who led the Florida chapter of the antigovernment group, guilty of sedition for plotting to use force to block the presidential transfer from Trump to Joe Biden. Three other co-defendants were acquitted of the charge, but all five were convicted of obstructing Congress’ certification of the electoral vote, which — like seditious conspiracy — carries up to 20 years in prison.
“As the verdict of this case makes clear, the department will work tirelessly to hold accountable those responsible for crimes related to the attack on our democracy on January 6, 2021,” Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters Wednesday. Garland said he wouldn’t speculate on what it could mean for other possible cases.
The verdict, while split, could strengthen the Justice Department’s hand as it gears up to try a second group of Oath Keepers as well as former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other top leaders for seditious conspiracy. With both trials slated to begin next month, the convictions could spur new plea deals.
“If I am a defense attorney for any of those defendants, today I am reaching out to my client to say: ‘We need to have a conversation about whether you still want to go to trial,’” said Barbara McQuade, who served as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Rhodes never went into the Capitol, but prosecutors spent weeks making the case that he rallied his followers, amassed weapons and prepared armed teams outside Washington with the goal of stopping Biden from becoming president. In hundreds of messages shown to jurors, Rhodes urged his follow extremists to fight to defend Trump and warned of a civil war if Biden became president. On Jan. 6, Oath Keepers dressed in battle gear joined the angry mob of Trump supporters and pushed into the Capitol.
“Individuals that weren’t at the scene but were involved in the planning and plotting of this attack on the U.S. Capitol — they should be very nervous right now,” said Jimmy Gurule, a former federal prosecutor who’s now a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Testimony showed how the Oath Keepers were inspired and energized by Trump and his false claims of election fraud. After Trump tweeted Dec. 19, 2020, about a “big protest” at the upcoming joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 that he promised would “be wild,” Meggs wrote in a message: “He wants us to make it WILD that’s what he’s saying. He called us all to the Capitol and wants us to make it wild!!!”
In a risky move, Rhodes took the witness stand and tried to cast his violent rhetoric as bombastic talk, separate from the storming of the Capitol itself. But the public speaking skills that helped him build one of the largest antigovernment organizations in U.S. history didn’t persuade jurors — even though two co-defendants who also took the stand were cleared of the seditious conspiracy charge.
Ultimately, it appeared that Rhodes’ testimony was outweighed by the vast volume of his own writings, text messages and a recorded conversation.
“The question is going to be whether or not there is similar communication, similar statements, similar admissions by other individuals higher up in the Trump administration,” Gurule said.
Charges stemming from the insurrection thus far have focused largely on those who stormed the Capitol, attacked police officers, smashed windows and sent lawmakers running for their lives. But Justice Department officials have already shown acute interest in speaking with members of the Trump administration about efforts to undo the election.
The Associated Press and other news organizations have reported, for instance, that Trump’s White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, and his top deputy, Patrick Philbin, appeared last summer before a federal grand jury after receiving subpoenas. Marc Short, a top aide to Vice President Mike Pence, also has testified.
The Justice Department also has issued a wave of subpoenas related to a scheme to elevate alternate, or fake, electors in battleground states who would invalidate Biden’s win. It has scrutinized the fundraising practices of Trump’s political action committee, with subpoenas seeking records of communications with Trump-allied lawyers who supported efforts to overturn the election results.
As for Trump himself, legal experts have expressed conflicting views about his direct exposure to prosecution relating to the events of Jan. 6 and the efforts to undo the election, with some suggesting that the most vulnerability he has would relate to any attempt to defraud the American public by preventing the lawful transfer of presidential power.
George Washington University law professor Stephen Saltzburg, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s criminal division, said he believes the jury’s verdict will have “zero impact” on the investigation of Trump.
“What the jury did doesn’t change any of the facts surrounding former President Trump,” he said. “The fact that these guys were convicted doesn’t make proving a case against Trump any easier.”
Oversight of key aspects of the Jan. 6 investigation and the investigation into classified records kept at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate fall now to special counsel Jack Smith. Garland said he has personally met with Smith and that Smith is already working with members of the special counsel’s team to “get up to speed.”
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The updates about Damar Hamlin’s health have been good news for many sports fans.
“I just want to see him being back to his normal self, whether he plays this game of football again or not, just being able to live the life he deserves,” Azal Mitchell, a fan, said.
Mitchell and other NFL fans are starting to release some anxiousness after Monday night, when they saw Damar Hamlin unexpectedly drop at Paycor Stadium. Andrew Pettit, another fan, says he believes the hopes and prayers are working as the whole world rallies behind Damar right now.
“When you get that glimpse of hope, it’s very encouraging to, like, the whole world right now because like the whole country is rooting for tomorrow, and just sharing his updates. It definitely has a big smile on my face,” Pettit said.
With daily news of his progress, it’s been an amazing feeling to people all across the country, regardless of if they follow sports.
Hamlin’s GoFundMe page also continues to grow with every passing hour. His original goal of 2,500 dollars has been crushed, raising more than 7.5 million dollars and growing. Sara Stephens says that she can’t wait for him to see all the support he’s received.
“The humility that people have been able to show and just rally around them and support you know a human being in and his life it’s just remarkable to see that that total gets over 7 million, so it’ll be fun to hear at you know once they are able to talk to Damar and tell him how much money has been raised,” Stephens said.
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to make the chore of storing Christmas lights easier," said an inventor, from Thomasville, N.C., "so I invented the ROLLA-LITES. My design eliminates the hassle of untangling strands of lights or replacing damaged lights due to improper storage."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective storage unit for string and rope lights. As a result, it helps preserve the condition of the lights and it saves time and effort. The invention features a practical and compact design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and businesses. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Durham sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-DHM-638, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Southwest Airlines schedule returns to relative normalcy
(AP) - Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to making things right with what could be well more than a million passengers who missed family connections or flights home during the holidays, and many of whom are still missing luggage.
The Dallas carrier, which had canceled thousands of flights every day this week after a winter storm last weekend, reported fewer than 40 cancellations early Friday. While that was still more than United, American and Delta combined, it’s progress following one of the most chaotic weeks in aviation history for a single airline.
Federal regulators have vowed a rigorous review of what happened at Southwest, with all eyes on outdated crew-scheduling technology that left flight crews out of place after the storm hit, essentially shutting down almost all of the carrier’s operations.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a letter to Southwest CEO Robert Jordan late Thursday called the week of disruptions “unacceptable.”
“While weather can disrupt flight schedules, the thousands of cancellations by Southwest in recent days have not been because of the weather,” Buttigieg wrote. “Other airlines that experienced weather-related cancellations and delays due to the winter storm recovered relatively quickly, unlike Southwest.”
Southwest has begun accepting reservations again Friday after getting crews and planes into place, and executives have started on what is undoubtedly a long road to regaining the trust of travelers.
Southwest’s Robert Jordan said in an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America on Friday that after safety, there is no greater focus than reimbursing customers and getting them reunited with their luggage.
“This has impacted so many people, so many customers, over the holidays. It’s impacted our employees. And I’m extremely sorry for that,” Jordan said. “There’s just no way almost to apologize enough because we love our customers, we love our people and we really impacted their plans.”
The air travel industry is just now recovering from the pandemic, which reduced activity to levels not seen since the beginning of the jet age.
Jordan warned that the meltdown this week will “certainly” hit the carrier when it reports fourth quarter financial results at the end of January.
Company shares, which tumbled 8% this week, fell another 1% before the opening bell Friday.
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The death toll from known accidental overdoses in San Francisco surpassed 500 on Tuesday as the city struggles to confront a fentanyl-fueled drug crisis that has killed thousands over the past five years.
The city is on track to record nearly as many overdose deaths as last year, when at least 625 people died from drug use, many of them in San Francisco’s beleaguered Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods. The tallies, while high, represent a slight decrease from 2020, when the pandemic’s upheaval pushed drug deaths to their all-time peak at 711 fatalities.
A total of 501 people had died of accidental overdoses citywide in 2022 as of Tuesday, when the medical examiner’s office released its most recent figures. The Chronicle is tracking the deaths to shed light on the increasingly deadly epidemic that has killed more city residents than COVID-19.
The introduction of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, into the local drug market nearly a decade ago turbocharged San Francisco’s deadly drug overdose epidemic. Overdose deaths began to spike in the mid- to late 2010s with the proliferation of the lethal opioid, which can be up to 50 times more potent than heroin.
San Francisco’s highly-publicized drug crisis has drawn national attention. But overdose deaths involving fentanyl have spiked in rural parts of California, too, with fatalities increasing sixfold in Butte and Plumas counties over the past several years.
Amid increasing political pressure from residents, businesses, advocates and supervisors to curb the epidemic, San Francisco released in late September a plan with measurable goals to reduce overdose deaths after a streak of fatalities that left roughly 1,700 people dead in less than three years.
The plan calls for reducing overdoses in San Francisco by 15% by 2025 and increasing the number of people receiving medications for addiction treatment by 30% by 2025.
But advocates fear reaching those goals may prove difficult once the Tenderloin Center, a drop-in facility at U.N. Plaza where visitors are allowed to use drugs and have access to overdose reversal medications, shutters in early December. The center provides services to those struggling with addiction, though critics say it hasn’t reduced public drug use.
A recent study commissioned by the city suggested the center was effective at preventing fatal overdoses.
Nora Mishanec is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: nora.mishanec@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @NMishanec | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/San-Francisco-passes-500-fatal-overdoses-so-far-17607009.php | 2022-11-23 20:59:23 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/San-Francisco-passes-500-fatal-overdoses-so-far-17607009.php |
- Saudi Arabia hosts largest UNWTO Executive Council meeting since pandemic
- UNWTO Secretary General and Ministers praise Saudi focus on tourism
- UNWTO agenda focuses on key global issues in tourism
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saudi Arabia hosted the official opening of the 116th UNWTO Executive Council Meeting today, a powerful vehicle that brings together global tourism leaders to shape the future of the sector.
As First Vice Chair of the UNWTO Executive Council, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb discussed with global leaders how tourism must be a key part of a stronger and more sustainable world and called for greater collaboration to accelerate the sector's recovery.
His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, Minister of Tourism, Saudi Arabia, commented: "Tourism is a vital driver of growth, opportunity, and development and today, we are at global cross-roads. Our sector could create 58 million jobs in 2022, to reach more than 330 million, just 1% below pre-pandemic levels. This can only be achieved with strong leadership, a clear vision, and resources.
"Tourism's restart in many countries around the world offers a unique chance to rethink tourism governance, communications and beyond. We have an incredible opportunity to set a new way forward, to create a strong future for the global tourism sector, and we must seize it."
Adopting the Meeting agenda, Member States welcomed the report on current trends in international tourism provided by UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili alongside UNWTO monitoring reports and tools developed since the outbreak of COVID-19.
UNWTO Secretary-General, His Excellency Zurab Pololikashvili, and His Excellency Siandou Fofana, Minister of Tourism of Côte d' Ivoire and Chair of the UNWTO Executive Council, said: "It is our joint responsibility to shape a more sustainable tourism sector. We must re-think tourism development, re-invent tourism destinations and businesses and re-build the whole of the tourism eco-system. The 116th UNWTO Executive Council is where we come together to take the first steps towards this ambitious but vital goal. Thank you, Saudi Arabia, for enabling us to meet in person and kick-start this journey."
The two-day meeting, held in the historical city of Jeddah, is the biggest in-person, Executive Council meeting held since the pandemic began. Aimed at fostering strong coordination between member states to boost the recovery of global tourism, the meeting demonstrated the Executive Council's determination to adopt a joined-up approach.
His Excellency was joined in Jeddah by Ministers and representatives from 35 Member States of the Executive Council, alongside global tourism leaders and private sector decision-makers.
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Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Tourism leads the Saudi Tourism ecosystem, with support from the Saudi Tourism Authority and the Tourism Development Fund.
The Ministry sets the Kingdom's tourism sector strategy and is responsible for the development of policies and regulations, developing human capital, gathering statistics, and attracting investment. It works in partnership with the Saudi Tourism Authority, which promotes Saudi Arabia as a global tourism destination, and the Tourism Development Fund, which executes the Ministry's investment strategy by providing funding for the sector's development.
Headed by His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, the Ministry was founded in February 2020, following the opening of Saudi Arabia to international leisure tourists for the first time in its history in 2019. Saudi Arabia aims to welcome 100 million tourism visits by 2030, increasing the sector's contribution to GDP from 3% to 10%.
About the United Nations World Tourism Organization
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
As the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide.
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NEW YORK, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO, ALVOW) resulting from allegations that Alvotech may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Alvotech securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=15814 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.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On April 13, 2023, after the market closed, Alvotech issued a press release entitled "Alvotech Provides Regulatory Update on AVT02 Biologics License Application. In this press release, Alvotech announced "that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter ('CRL') for Alvotech's Biologics License Application ('BLA') for AVT02, a high-concentration biosimilar candidate for Humira® (adalimumab). The CRL noted that certain deficiencies, which were conveyed following the FDA's reinspection of the company's Reykjavik facility that concluded on March 17, 2023, must be satisfactorily resolved before the application can be approved." Alvotech further announced that its second BLA for AVT02 remained under review, and that "satisfactory outcome of the facility reinspection remains the key requirement for approval.
On this news, Alvotech's stock price fell $3.03 per share, or 22% to close at $10.66 per share on April 14, 2023.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is the second Cabinet member heading to Africa as part of President Joe Biden’s big push to engage with the world’s second-largest continent.
The U.S. Mission to the U.N. said Sunday she will travel to Ghana, Mozambique and Kenya starting Jan. 25 “to affirm and strengthen our partnerships with key current and former U.N. Security Council members.”
Thomas-Greenfield’s visit follows last week’s start of a 10-day African visit by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. She arrived in Dakar, Senegal late Wednesday and will also visit Zambia and South Africa.
Biden announced at the end of a U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December that he will visit sub-Saharan Africa in 2023, the first trip to the region by a U.S. leader in a decade.
The summit and trip are aimed at strengthening U.S. relations with Africa, where China has surpassed the U.S. in trade and is aiming to increase its military presence, and Russia has military ties with the authorities in Mali and Central African Republic.
Biden stressed at the summit that he is serious about increasing U.S. attention to the continent and told the 49 African leaders attending the meeting in Washington that “Africa belongs at the table” in every conversation of global consequences.
The first stop for Thomas-Greenfield, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for Africa, is Ghana, which is in the second year of a two-year term as an elected member of the Security Council. On Jan. 25 she will meet with women leaders and civil society representatives, the U.S. mission said.
Thomas-Greenfield then heads to Mozambique, which is just starting its first-ever two-year term on the council.
During her visit on Jan. 26-27, the U.S. mission said she will meet with U.N. officials, entrepreneurs, alumni of U.S. exchange programs, international relations students and civil society members engaged in work to adapt to climate change, the mission said.
The ambassador’s final stop on Jan. 28-29 is Kenya, whose two-year term on the council ended on Dec. 31.
The U.S. mission called Kenya “a key partner” and said Thomas-Greenfield’s visit will focus on humanitarian programs, including the regional response to drought and assistance to refugees, and on “the impact Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to have on global food security, which has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the region.”
The ambassador will also meet refugees pending resettlement in the United States and Kenya-based entrepreneurs “at the forefront of the country’s transition to a green economy,” the mission said. | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/ap-us-ambassador-heading-to-africa-as-part-of-bidens-big-push/ | 2023-01-22 21:01:28 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/ap-us-ambassador-heading-to-africa-as-part-of-bidens-big-push/ |
NEW YORK, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Cutera, Inc. (NASDAQ: CUTR) between February 17, 2021 and May 9, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important July 24, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Cutera 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 Cutera class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16520 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 24, 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) overstated the sustainability of Cutera's revenue growth; (2) failed to disclose significant conflicts among members of the Company's senior leadership and Board; (3) failed to disclose several material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, and the significant decline in the market value of the Company's common stock, Plaintiff and other members of the Class suffered significant damages. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year told some state lawmakers Monday that she strongly opposes giving the state-run law enforcement agency wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.
“That terrifies me. It also angers me,” Arkela Lewis said of the proposal.
She said her son, Jaylen Lewis, was followed by a white officer in an unmarked car Sept. 25, and the officer shot him in the head during a traffic stop. She said Capitol Police leaders never called her to acknowledge her son’s death and she has not yet received an investigative report or autopsy results.
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell recently said in response to questions from The Associated Press that the death of Jaylen Lewis remains under investigation.
The assistant chief of the city-run Jackson Police Department, a district attorney and several other officials appeared before legislators Monday to denounce a bill that would expand Capitol Police territory within Jackson and create courts with appointed rather than elected judges.
Opponents said the bill would take away voting rights and give white state officials control over what should be locally led law enforcement decisions in Jackson, which has the highest percentage of Black residents of any major U.S. city.
Jackson Police Department patrols the entire city. Capitol Police currently patrols in and near downtown, where state government buildings are located.
The majority-white and Republican-controlled state House voted last month to expand Capitol Police territory to include shopping and residential areas, including some predominantly white neighborhoods. The bill, which awaits Senate debate, would also establish courts with judges appointed by the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court — a position currently held by a conservative white man.
“This is the first time we’ve been invited to the table to discuss this bill,” Jackson Police Assistant Chief Joseph Wade said Monday at a hearing hosted by Jackson’s legislative delegation.
The sponsor of the bill, Republican Rep. Trey Lamar is from Senatobia, a rural town more than 170 miles (275 kilometers) north of Jackson. He has said it’s aimed at making Mississippi’s capital safer and at reducing a backlog in the judicial system.
Lamar and other supporters of the bill did not attend Monday’s hearing.
About 83% of Jackson residents are Black. The city is in Hinds County, with an overall population that’s about 74% Black.
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said legislators have funded additional assistants for district attorneys in other parts of the state but not for Hinds County.
“I continue hearing so many people say they love Jackson, they love the capital city,” Owens said. “If you love us, fund us appropriately so we can give you a safer city of Jackson.”
Hinds County public defender Gail Lowery said her office is “woefully underfunded” and she has trouble keeping attorneys because they can earn $41,000 more per year by working as assistant district attorneys in the same county. Lowery said 90% of people facing criminal charges in Hinds County rely on the public defender’s office, which receives all of its financial support from county coffers.
Hinds County has four elected circuit court judges. Lowery said that for decades, the county has needed two more to help carry the caseload.
“Our citizens deserve to have representation by judges who are elected by them,” Lowery said. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/slain-mans-mother-decries-plan-to-expand-mississippi-police/ | 2023-03-07 04:32:20 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/slain-mans-mother-decries-plan-to-expand-mississippi-police/ |
SYDNEY (AP) — No one on Canada’s roster was born the last time the team won a medal at the women’s World Cup. Now the Canadians are a win away from securing one for the first time since 1986, when they captured the bronze.
Kia Nurse scored 17 points to lead a balanced Canada team to a 79-60 win over Puerto Rico on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
“It’s really special,” Nurse said. “It’s been a work in progress for us and we all felt the disappointments. Quarterfinals have been our downfall for a long time and to be able to get over that hump. … I think our country is continuing to get really excited about basketball in the grassroots programs and this is just the start of what we can accomplish.”
Next up is a matchup Friday with the U.S., which beat Serbia 88-55.
“It’s always our goal to win a quarterfinal and make it to the semifinals. The medal rounds is where we want to be,” Canada’s Bridget Carleton said.
The other semifinal will pit China against host Australia. China advanced with an 85-71 win over France. While the medal drought isn’t as long as Canada’s, China hasn’t won one since 1994 when the Asian nation took the silver. Australia is looking to win a medal in front of its home fans after beating Belgium 86-69.
Canada (5-1) and Puerto Rico were tied 4-4 before the Canadians scored the next 12 points to start a 22-7 burst to close the quarter.
The lead ballooned to 44-23 at the half. Puerto Rico couldn’t really cut into its deficit in the second half thanks in part to Nurse and the fact that Canada committed only four turnovers the entire game. After spending 11 months recovering from an ACL injury, she saw her first game action in the World Cup. She had her best game of the tournament against Puerto Rico.
The loss ended a great run for Puerto Rico, which advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in its history. The players hoped the unprecedented run could bring some joy to the island, which is recovering from Hurricane Fiona.
“The word legacy sums it up,” said Arella Guirantes, who had 19 points to lead Puerto Rico (2-4). “To leave something like that for the youth that’s coming up is bigger than any win or loss that we can have. . . . It means a lot to be a part of the beginning of a legacy. I have no doubt in my mind that we’ll be back and will be better.”
UNITED STATES 88, SERBIA 55
Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the U.S. beat Serbia. Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans (6-0), who will face Canada.
The Americans had run through pool play, winning by 46.2 points per game and hadn’t faced any kind of challenge. Serbia (3-2) wasn’t afraid though, going right at the U.S. The Serbians scored the first basket of the game — the first time the Americans trailed in the tournament.
It was back-and-forth for the first 17 minutes, with the U.S. failing to go on any major run. Then, with 2:59 left in the half and the U.S. up by five, Kahleah Copper drove to the basket and was fouled. She landed hard on her hip and was helped off the court by the U.S. training staff. Copper, who has been a sparkplug for the U.S. in her first tournament, didn’t return.
Plum replaced Cooper and hit the two free throws, starting a 12-0 run to close the half as the Americans led 50-33 at the break. Serbia didn’t challenge that deficit in the second half.
Yvonne Anderson led Serbia with 14 points.
CHINA 85, FRANCE 71
Li Meng scored 23 points and Huang Sijing added 18 to help China top France.
China (5-1) led 60-58 late in the third quarter before scoring the final six points of the period to extend the advantage to eight. France could only get within five the rest of the way
China’s run is a big turnaround from 2018 when the team finished sixth.
“I remember 2018, I know this is a very strong team,” said Chinese center Han Xu, who had 13 points and nine rebounds. “We learned a lot.”
Marine Fauthoux scored 19 points and Gabby Williams added 17 for France (3-3).
AUSTRALIA 86, BELGIUM 69
Cayla George scored 19 points and Marianna Tolo added 13 to lead Australia over Belgium.
With the win, Lauren Jackson has a chance to end her Hall of Fame international playing career with another medal. She led the team to its lone gold in the 2006 World Cup as well as a few silvers. She finished with 12 points — her most so far in the tournament.
Australia (5-1) took it right at Belgium (3-3) going up 26-16 after one quarter and led by 15 at the half. The Belgian Cats couldn’t muster much of a rally in the final 20 minutes.
Julie Allemand led Belgium with 15 points and Kyara Linskens added 13.
Belgium was missing star forward Emma Meesseman, who was out with a left calf injury. She sat on the bench and cheered on her teammates.
While Belgium was short-handed, Australia welcomed back Bec Allen, who injured her ribs against Serbia. She missed two games, but returned for the quarterfinals playing just 2:25.
“I’m struggling. I needed to try it for myself,” an emotional Allen said. “I’m so happy for the girls. I’m happy we’re playing for a medal, it’s everything we wanted.”
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