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Coroner says Illinois woman who killed 7 people on I-90 was intoxicated
IL woman was driving on the wrong side of the highway
A woman who drove the wrong way on Interstate 90 in northern Illinois, causing a crash that killed a family of six and a 13-year-old family friend, was intoxicated at the time, a coroner said Monday.
Jennifer Fernandez, 22, of Carpentersville, who also died in the crash, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.164 percent, more than twice the legal standard for intoxication, McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein said.
The July 31 crash occurred around 2 a.m. on Interstate 90 in McHenry County, roughly 50 miles from Chicago.
CHICAGO MAN STABS CO-WORKER MULTIPLE TIMES AT COCA-COLA BUILDING PARKING LOT, POLICE SAY
Thomas Dobosz, 32, of Rolling Meadows; his wife, Lauren, 31, and five children, all traveling in a Chevrolet full-size van, were killed, Illinois State Police said. The children were ages 5 to 13.
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Fernandez, driving an Acura TSX, was driving in the wrong direction "for unknown reasons" before striking the van in the westbound lanes of I-90, police said, adding that both vehicles were "engulfed in flames." | https://www.foxnews.com/us/coroner-says-illinois-woman-killed-7-people-while-driving-wrong-way-down-interstate-90-intoxicated | 2022-11-15 14:52:37 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/coroner-says-illinois-woman-killed-7-people-while-driving-wrong-way-down-interstate-90-intoxicated |
Pickup collides with Evergy truck in Central Topeka
Published: Oct. 5, 2022 at 12:47 PM CDT|Updated: 15 minutes ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A pickup truck collided with a parked SUV and an Evergy truck in Central Topeka.
Crews were called to the area of SW Munson Ave. and SW Jewell around 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, with reports of a collision.
A 13 NEWS photographer on the scene saw one person from the pickup truck loaded into an ambulance. The view at the scene indicated that the truck had collided with a parked SUV and Evergy truck.
The Topeka Police Department says one person was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The road remains open as crews continue to clear the scene.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills and their fans planned several tributes to safety Damar Hamlin for the team's game Sunday — No. 3 jerseys, homemade T-shirts and even a 10-foot wide get-well card.
There was no scripting what happened once the Bills actually returned to action.
On their first play since a terrifying scene Monday, when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game in Cincinnati, Bills return man Nyheim Hines ran the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against the New England Patriots.
The emotional, uplifting score was an early highlight to a cathartic day in Buffalo. A weeklong outpouring of support continued as the Bills returned to the field for the first time since Hamlin had to be resuscitated after making a tackle during the first quarter at Cincinnati. Hamlin has since made what doctors call a remarkable recovery.
Though still listed in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as of Saturday, Hamlin’s neurological function has been deemed excellent, and he is breathing fully on his own while also able to speak.
“OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!,” Hamlin tweeted after Hines' touchdown. He also shared a photo of himself making a heart with his hands from his hospital bed shortly before kickoff with the text “GAMETIME!!! @BuffaloBills.”
Fans came to Buffalo's game ready to celebrate Hamlin's recovery. That included sign shop owner Ryan Magnuson, who designed a 4-by-10-foot canvas card, which he erected at the foot of the Bills stadium entrance for all to see — and sign.
“It’s been very positive. I’ve seen Bills fans, I’ve seen Patriots fans and people wearing other NFL jerseys coming up. I think this is bigger than a team thing at this point,” Magnuson said. “This is for Damar.”
Magnuson’s goal is to somehow get his oversized card sent to Hamlin.
Fans filled the front of the sign with well-wishes some three hours before kickoff, offering messages such as “Stay Strong” and “Love.” Some wore No. 3 jerseys, which is Hamlin's number.
“Watching it live, it was sad to see,” said Kyle Blaney, wearing a Patriots jersey. “But it’s good to see everyone coming together to support him, not just Bills fans."
An extended pregame ceremony began with the Bills medical and athletic training staff being introduced on the field to a roaring ovation. The Bills entered the stadium with numerous players carrying flags, which read “Pray for Damar 3.” Fans held cardboard cutouts of the No. 3 and red hearts.
Former Bills running back LeSean McCoy led the pregame charge by asking fans to hold up three fingers while chanting “Let's Go Buffalo!”
Hines added another return TD in the third quarter, this one a 101-yard burst for a 21-17 lead. There had only been four kickoffs returned for touchdowns across the NFL all season before Hines' pair. It's the 11th time one player has returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game, and the first since Seattle’s Leon Washington did it against San Diego in 2010.
NFL fans everywhere have joined in supporting Hamlin this week, including many who contributed over $8 million to Hamlin's Chasing M's Foundation. Sunday brought a chance to pay tribute together during the last week of the NFL season.
The electronic signs ringing the parking lots of Highmark Stadium all carried the message “Love For Damar 3.” Some fans decorated their homes in Bills blue and red colors with various tributes to Hamlin.
Players from both teams came out onto the field for warmups wearing shirts honoring Hamlin. Many Patriots players wore black sweatshirts with the words “Love for Damar” printed on the front. Several Bills players wore T-shirts with Hamlin’s likeness on the front and back.
The NFL is paying tribute to the player during all Week 18 games, which began Saturday, including a pregame moment of support and painting Hamlin’s No. 3 on the 30-yard line. The Bills will also wear “3” jersey patches.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was scheduled to attend the Bills game. Also on hand was New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. She wore Hamlin’s number on a Bills jacket and tweeted a picture from the stadium in which she and several fans held up three fingers. The message said #LoveForDamar.
Hamlin was being celebrated by fans in Cincinnati, where the Bengals hosted Baltimore.
“It’s been so great that Damar is OK," said David Coning, outside the Bengals' Paycor Stadium. "We’ve seen pictures of him. He’s got a smile. He’s texted. So I think that’s a big relief for everyone. So hopefully we can kind of get back to normal.”
In the vast parking lots circling the the Bills stadium, numerous fans wore self-made shirts and jerseys honoring Hamlin.
Sue Sonner wore a former Bills quarterback EJ Manuel’s No. 3 jersey, in which her husband covered over the player’s name with Hamlin.
“It’s going to be very emotional. I’m taking some tissues with me for sure,” said Sonner, who is from Corning, New York, and attended the game in Cincinnati.
“We could see the scurry and the trauma and the panic and all of that. So very somber, very somber environment,” she said. “Now that he’s progressing and we think he’s going to be okay, now we’re excited to play football again. And hopefully he’s on the road to recovery.”
Ken Johnson, who is nicknamed “Pinto Ron” and among the Bills’ most famous tailgaters, didn’t have anything special planned for Sunday, while saying he expected many of those in attendance to be spontaneous in honoring Hamlin.
“You never know if a bunch of people are going to climb on top of the van and start giving an emotional speech or something,” said Johnson, who has not missed a Bills game at home or on the road since the start of the 1994 season, with the exception of games fans weren't allowed to attend due to COVID-19 restrictions.
“It just cements the legacy of Bills Mafia,” Johnson said of fans’ show of support.
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AP Sports Writer Mitch Stacy in Cincinnati, and AP freelance writers Lori Chase and Jonah Bronstein in Orchard Park contributed.
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WASHINGTON – David Malpass is stepping down as president of the World Bank, nearly four years after former President Donald Trump nominated him to run the 189-nation agency.
The anti-poverty lender said Wednesday that Malpass would be leaving by June 30. His five-year term was due to expire in April 2024.
Malpass, an economist who earlier served as U.S. under secretary of the Treasury for international affairs, said in a statement that he had decided to pursue new challenges.
“With developing countries facing unprecedented crises, I’m proud that the Bank Group has responded with speed, scale, innovation, and impact,” he said. “The last four years have been some of the most meaningful of my career.”
When he got the job, Malpass had been a critic of the World Bank, arguing that it had focused too much on its own expansion and not enough on its core mission of fighting poverty.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen thanked Malpass for his service.
“The world has benefited from his strong support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion, his vital work to assist the Afghan people, and his commitment to helping low-income countries'' reduce their debt burden. Yellen said in a statement. President Joe Biden can now nominate Malpass' successor.
Clemence Landers, a policy fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, said Malpass focused considerable energy on helping developing countries’ deal with debts.
But under his leadership, she said, the bank “ceded a lot of space’’ to its sister agency, the International Monetary Fund, and to regional development agencies.
“There are just a lot of things that the World Bank slightly missed the boat on,’’ she said, noting criticism that it had not been aggressive enough in backing projects to fight climate change or to help poor countries get access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Malpass ran into criticism last year for seeming, in comments at a conference, to doubt the science that says the burning of fossil fuels causes global warming. He later apologized and said he had misspoken, noting that the bank routinely relies on climate science. | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2023/02/15/trump-pick-malpass-stepping-down-as-head-of-the-world-bank/ | 2023-02-15 22:34:32 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2023/02/15/trump-pick-malpass-stepping-down-as-head-of-the-world-bank/ |
Microsoft says early June disruptions to Outlook, cloud platform, were cyberattacks
BOSTON (AP) — In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed responsibility, saying it flooded the sites with junk traffic in distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Initially reticent to name the cause, Microsoft has now disclosed that DDoS attacks by the murky upstart were indeed to blame.
But the software giant has offered few details — and did not immediately comment on how many customers were affected and whether the impact was global. A spokeswoman confirmed that the group that calls itself Anonymous Sudan was behind the attacks. It claimed responsibility on its Telegram social media channel at the time. Some security researchers believe the group to be Russian.
Microsoft’s explanation in a blog post Friday evening followed a request by The Associated Press two days earlier. Slim on details, the post said the attacks “temporarily impacted availability” of some services. It said the attackers were focused on “disruption and publicity” and likely used rented cloud infrastructure and virtual private networks to bombard Microsoft servers from so-called botnets of zombie computers around the globe.
Microsoft said there was no evidence any customer data was accessed or compromised.
While DDoS attacks are mainly a nuisance — making websites unreachable without penetrating them — security experts say they can disrupt the work of millions if they successfully interrupt the services of a software service giant like Microsoft on which so much global commerce depends.
It’s not clear if that’s what happened here.
“We really have no way to measure the impact if Microsoft doesn’t provide that info,” said Jake Williams, a prominent cybersecurity researcher and a former National Security Agency offensive hacker. Williams said he was not aware of Outlook previously being attacked at this scale.
“We know some resources were inaccessible for some, but not others. This often happens with DDoS of globally distributed systems,” Williams added. He said Microsoft’s apparent unwillingness to provide an objective measure of customer impact “probably speaks to the magnitude.”
Microsoft dubbed the attackers Storm-1359, using a designator it assigns to groups whose affiliation it has not yet established. Cybersecurity sleuthing tends to take time — and even then can be a challenge if the adversary is skilled.
Pro-Russian hacking groups including Killnet — which the cybersecurity firm Mandiant says is Kremlin-affiliated — have been bombarding government and other websites of Ukraine’s allies with DDoS attacks. In October, some U.S. airport sites were hit. Analyst Alexander Leslie of the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said it’s unlikely Anonymous Sudan is located as it claims in Sudan, an African country. The group works closely with Killnet and other pro-Kremlin groups to spread pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation, he said.
Edward Amoroso, NYU professor and CEO of TAG Cyber, said the Microsoft incident highlights how DDoS attacks remain “a significant risk that we all just agree to avoid talking about. It’s not controversial to call this an unsolved problem.”
He said Microsoft’s difficulties fending of this particular attack suggest “a single point of failure.” The best defense against these attacks is to distribute a service massively, on a content distribution network for example.
Indeed, the techniques the attackers used are not old, said U.K. security researcher Kevin Beaumont. “One dates back to 2009,” he said.
Serious impacts from the Microsoft 365 office suite interruptions were reported on Monday June 5, peaking at 18,000 outage and problem reports on the tracker Downdetector shortly after 11 a.m. Eastern time.
On Twitter that day, Microsoft said Outlook, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business were affected.
Attacks continued through the week, with Microsoft confirming on June 9 that its Azure cloud computing platform had been affected.
On June 8, the computer security news site BleepingComputer.com reported that cloud-based OneDrive file-hosting was down globally for a time.
Microsoft said at the time that desktop OneDrive clients were not affected, BleepingComputer reported.
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BOONE COUNTY, Ky. — Boone County parents can now track the exact location of their children's school buses from the palm of their hands. It's a virtual ride-along made possible through the Zonar MyView phone app.
Similar to how Uber works, the free app has a GPS tracking system that lets parents track school buses on routes.
"I think it gives parents peace of mind," said Robert Barrix, director of transportation for Boone County Schools. "If you're a mom trying to get kids out the door and go to work, last thing you want to do is not be able to count on when that bus is supposed to be there."
Boone County Schools launched the free app this week. From weather and traffic issues to staffing shortages causing the district to be down roughly 40 bus drivers, roadblocks can pop up, causing pick-up and drop-off delays. The technology can make parents' guessing games easier to play.
The app goes beyond tracking, too. With the option to toggle alert zones, parents can see where and when their kids are picked up and be notified when they near a specified radius of their home, bus stop or neighborhood.
"It pushes a notification to my phone that shows me where the bus is in real-time," Jane Breckenridge said.
Breckenridge is a mom of 6. She has two kids in elementary school and another in middle school who ride the bus.
"In the morning, we can take a look at the app and see where the bus and when it's close they can go to the bus stop," she said. "Same if they're a little bit late coming home. I can look at my app and see that they're on their way."
Breckenridge was selected to participate in the app's beta testing, so she's had it a week longer than most others. During that time she said she learned a tracking trick and recommends setting alert zones a little farther from your actual drop-off point to allow for more buffer time.
The app has built-in security measures, so parents don't have to worry about just anyone being able to tap into where their kids are.
Once downloaded, they must enter a district access code, the student's name and bus number and their individual student ID number.
Parents aren't limited to one bus or route either. If they have four kids in four different schools on four different routes, they can track all of them, Barrix said.
The MyView app syncs to the new Zonar tracking systems installed on the district's buses this summer. It's a technology Barrix said the district had been looking into for a while.
Barrix said it's a costly investment — $500,000 for a five-year contract.
Boone County Schools is the third-largest school district in Kentucky, following Lexington and Louisville. Roughly 17,000 of the district's 21,000 students ride the bus. To accommodate, there are 275 buses that cover 240 routes.
"We run about 2.5 million miles a year," Barrix said. "That's enough times to go to the moon 11 times."
With so much ground to cover, Barrix believes the app will be a game-changer for parents. | https://www.lex18.com/news/new-app-gives-parents-in-one-kentucky-county-the-ability-to-track-students-school-bus-locations | 2022-10-07 12:36:56 | 1 | https://www.lex18.com/news/new-app-gives-parents-in-one-kentucky-county-the-ability-to-track-students-school-bus-locations |
ATLANTA — Georgia's current line of pure white English bulldogs, known as the "Uga" line, has spawned the team's beloved four-legged mascot for the past six decades.
As the Georgia Bulldogs prepare for Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship game against Texas Christian University, Uga X will watch from the Seiler home in Savannah.
Uga X, known as Que, is the latest bulldog to represent the university and has served the team since 2015. One of the most recognizable mascots in college sports will not be at this final game.
Que's caretakers, the Seiler family, said the cross-country flight would be tough for the English bulldog.
"It's too far for him to go," said Charles Seiler. "Now the dog's nine and a half and there's no way we could have put him through that," he said.
To bring the game day experience to Que, CESAR, the dog food company, made sure to send him a worthy spread.
Charles Seiler explained Que is a healthy dog but is getting older.
Since 1956, the Seiler family has owned and cared for all of Georgia's mascots, starting with Uga I, Hood's Ole Dan.
According to UGA, it started when Charles Seiler's mother, Cecelia Seiler, was given the very first Uga by a friend during the first game in the home opener.
Charles Seiler's parents were students at UGA in the late 50s when they decided to take their bulldog to a Georgia game, prompting a call from former coach Wallace Butts.
"Coach Butts looked my dad in the eye and said, Sonny, we like what you did. Can you have him at every game? And that's how it started," said Charles Seiler.
The Seiler family is prepared to continue Georgia's line of pure white English bulldogs. According to the family, there are two possible candidates that will take over the "Uga" line after Que.
"One, the youngest dog, is named Boom. He's six months. But we also have one about a year old, and his name's Mac. And they're both great dogs," explained Charles Seiler. | https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/college/georgia-bulldogs/member-of-the-seiler-family-caretakers-of-uga-line-explain-history-of-english-bulldog/85-4a286be1-5eb3-49ce-b5e8-2e51b1217604 | 2023-01-10 00:07:38 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/college/georgia-bulldogs/member-of-the-seiler-family-caretakers-of-uga-line-explain-history-of-english-bulldog/85-4a286be1-5eb3-49ce-b5e8-2e51b1217604 |
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, June 18, 2022
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BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
706 AM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
* WHERE...Beaches of Southern Erie county.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions.
* WHERE...Beaches of Jefferson county.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHERE...Beaches of Chautauqua county.
* WHEN...Through Saturday afternoon.
* WHERE...Beaches of Northern Cayuga and Oswego counties.
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CHICAGO — Jake McCarthy had a career-high four hits, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the fading Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Saturday night.
Merrill Kelly surrendered Gavin Sheets’ three-run homer in the first, but allowed just one run over the next 6 1/3 innings in his first win since July 25. Kelly (11-5) yielded five hits and struck out seven while stopping a string of five straight no-decisions.
Emmanuel Rivera, Ketel Marté and Alek Thomas each drove in a run for the Diamondbacks, who won their second straight on the South Side.
Elvis Andrus had two hits for the White Sox. Davis Martin (2-4) was charged with five runs, four hits and four walks in three innings in his fifth career start.
The Diamondbacks opened a 7-3 lead on Perdomo’s RBI single in the eighth, but the White Sox responded with two in the bottom half.
Mark Melancon relieved Kelly and gave up an RBI double to Romy Gonzalez and run-scoring single to José Abreu. Joe Mantiply then came in and retired Eloy Jiménez on a fly ball to right.
Arizona put it away with three in the ninth. Kelly hit a two-run single, and Thomas added a sacrifice fly.
The White Sox got off to a nice start when Sheets lined his 10th homer into the bullpen in right, making it 3-0 in the first.
But Arizona came back with five runs on just two singles in a sloppy second by Chicago. Martin walked three in the inning and another runner reached on interference by rookie catcher Carlos Pérez.
Perdomo drove in two runs with a single, tying it at 3. Kelly scored on Perez’s passed ball, and Rivera’s groundout drove in Perdomo for a 5-3 lead.
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Pérez had a memorable night in his second major league game and first start behind the plate.
The 25-year-old from Venezuela singled for his first hit in the second. In the top of the inning, he was charged with interference with Daulton Varsho at the plate, and he had a costly passed ball.
In the third, Pérez got crossed up with third baseman Leury García on Varsho’s infield popup. The ball dropped for a double.
Pérez made his big league debut Friday as a pinch hitter in the ninth.
LA RUSSA’S OK WITH JOSÉ
Don’t blame 77-year-old Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa for Chicago’s sour season, says three-time All-Star and 2020 AL MVP Abreu.
“Everybody knows how the old guy is and what he represents,” Abreu said through a translator before Saturday’s game. “We all love him. His sense of unity and his sense of family is something that is around us, is around this team.”
LYNN TO BEREAVEMENT LIST
The White Sox placed Lance Lynn on the bereavement list. The 35-year-old righty is 3-5 with a 5.00 ERA in 14 starts after returning from left knee surgery, but is 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA in his last five outings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: Placed 3B Yoán Moncada on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring. Moncada, who has been limited to 80 games this season, suffered his most recent injury Thursday in Baltimore. ... Reinstated INF/OF García from from the 10-day injured list and started him at third. ... CF Luis Robert (left wrist sprain) was held out of the lineup again because of difficulty in swinging a bat. ... LH reliever Aaron Bummer (strained lat left) threw a 20-pitch simulated game on Saturday. Bummer, who hasn’t pitched since June 7, expects to go on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte in the next few days.
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Arizona right-hander Zach Davies (2-4, 3.86 ERA) faces Chicago ace Dylan Cease (12-6, 2.27 ERA) on Sunday. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/mccarthy-helps-diamondbacks-beat-sliding-white-sox-10-5/2022/08/27/066576d6-267d-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-28 03:46:11 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/mccarthy-helps-diamondbacks-beat-sliding-white-sox-10-5/2022/08/27/066576d6-267d-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
Attention turns to Mega Millions after California store sells winning Powerball ticket
(AP) - Lottery dreamers are setting their sights on the growing Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Friday after a ticket worth more than $1 billion was sold for the Powerball lottery. Here’s a look at how this drawing compares to other jackpots and why these winnings have become so high.
HOW DOES THIS LATEST MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT STACK UP?
The new jackpot for the Mega Millions drawing has reached an estimated $720 million, making it the game’s fifth highest. It hasn’t yet broken into the top 10 highest lottery jackpots in U.S. history, though.
If someone picks all five numbers, plus the gold Mega Ball, they will have the option of taking the prize in yearly increments paid over 29 years or a $369.6 million lump sum before taxes. The last time a Mega Millions player hit the top prize was April 18. The jackpot will continue growing until someone wins.
POWERBALL WINNING TICKET
Most of the attention had been on Powerball until a winning ticket was drawn this week. Sold at a tiny neighborhood store in downtown Los Angeles, it is worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24.
WHY ARE LOTTERY JACKPOTS SO LARGE THESE DAYS?
That’s how the games have been designed. The credit for such big jackpots comes down to math and more difficult odds. In 2015, the Powerball lottery lengthened the odds of winning from 1 in 175.2 million to 1 in 292.2 million. Mega Millions followed two years later by lengthening the odds of winning the top prize from 1 in 258.9 million to 1 in 302.6 million. The largest lottery jackpots in the U.S. have come since those changes were made.
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST JACKPOTS EVER WON IN AMERICA?
The largest — a whopping $2.04 billion — was a Powerball jackpot that hit on Nov. 8, 2022, with the winning ticket sold in California. The next largest jackpot also was a Powerball prize of $1.586 billion on Jan. 13, 2016. But that prize was split among three winning tickets sold in California, Florida and Tennessee. The third, fourth and fifth largest were each Mega Millions prizes, with $1.537 billion going to a single winner in South Carolina on Oct. 23, 2018; $1.35 billion won in Maine on Jan. 13 earlier this year; and $1.337 billion won in Illinois on July 29, 2022.
WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS?
Experts have long cautioned the lottery acts as regressive tax on the poor, with those least able to afford to lose money buying the most tickets. Many of the ticket buyers don’t even consider the lottery as gambling, said Lia Nower, a professor and the director of the Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University.
“People buy them for little kids,” she said. “So it’s sort of the gateway drug for introduction into gambling. And yet there’s, you know, there’s no responsible gambling program for lottery tickets. There isn’t self-exclusion in states that allow you to purchase them online or limits betting or any of the different strategies that are employed in online casinos or sports wagering.”
WHERE IS MEGA MILLIONS PLAYED?
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Nicholas Ingram contributed from Kansas City, Missouri.
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KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his son as commander of the nation’s infantry forces Tuesday after the son tweeted an unprovoked threat to capture the capital of neighboring Kenya, drawing widespread concern in East Africa.
He has tweeted in support of the Tigray rebels fighting Ethiopian federal troops. He’s voiced support for violent rebels fighting in eastern Congo. He said all Africans support Russia in its war in Ukraine. Bizarrely, he recently said he was offering 100 long-horned cattle — apparently as bride price — for Italy’s incoming female prime minister.
Some of Kainerugaba’s supporters say his tweets are attempts at humor and shouldn’t be taken seriously. But many others see a bigger problem. As an army officer, he is constitutionally barred from engaging in partisan politics and some Ugandans point out that any other soldier tweeting like Kainerugaba would be court-martialed.
“It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi,” he tweeted Monday.
That threat to seize the capital of Kenya went too far for his father, an authoritarian leader who has held power since 1986.
Kenyan President William Ruto, who took power last month, is friendly with Museveni, whom he described as the region’s “father” during his inauguration.
Kainerugaba’s tweets exasperated many Kenyans, and the foreign minister tweeted Tuesday that he had a meeting with the Ugandan ambassador. Uganda’s foreign ministry dismissed Kainerugaba’s tweets in a statement that spoke of a “harmonious relationship that we value.”
Kainerugaba, the pillar of his father’s personal security apparatus, has been the de facto head of Uganda’s military, with his allies strategically deployed in command positions across the security services, according to observers. Although he was sacked from his post as head of Uganda’s infantry forces, Kainerugaba still was promoted to a four-star general and will remain a military adviser to his father, according to a statement issued by the military Tuesday. He was replaced as infantry commander by Lt. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga.
Many Ugandans believe Kainerugaba is being groomed to replace Museveni as president, allegations the president has long denied.
Kainerugaba’s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of power and wealth. He attended military schools in the U.S. and Britain before taking charge of a presidential guard unit that has since been expanded into an elite group of special forces.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Canada captain Christine Sinclair says she’s confident the Canadian women’s national team will come to a last-minute pay agreement with its federation before the players depart for the Women’s World Cup.
“It’s not going to be some long-term deal, but it will at least cover this year,” said Sinclair, who characterized the agreement as imminent before the team departs for Australia on Monday for a pre-World Cup camp.
Both the men’s and women’s national teams have been negotiating new contracts with Canada Soccer for more than a year. Sinclair is among the players who have led the team in its fight for equitable pay and treatment.
“Our conversations with both of our national teams are ongoing and we share the desire to get this resolved as soon as possible,” Canada Soccer interim General Secretary Jason deVos said in a statement to The Associated Press on Saturday.
The friction between the two sides was on display earlier this year when the players threatened to boycott the SheBelieves Cup in the United States. Canada Soccer threatened legal action and the players acquiesced but wore purple T-shirts during pregame ceremonies that read “Enough is Enough.”
“The Americans have gone through it, it’s a long, slow, drawn-out process to get what we deserve,” Sinclair said. “I have full confidence that it’s going to happen in the next couple of days. I have no doubt that it’s going to happen.”
The Canadian players have been asking for a contract that would pay the men’s and women’s teams equitably, similar to the groundbreaking agreement the American national teams made with U.S. Soccer last year.
In March, Canada Soccer and the team struck an interim funding agreement to compensate the women for the previous year after players said they went unpaid.
The players have also said they’ve had to cut training camp days and full camp windows, as well as trim the number of players and staff invited into camps. They were told there would be no home games scheduled before the World Cup.
Sinclair spoke after her club team, the Portland Thorns, defeated the Washington Spirit 4-2 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Friday night. It was the final club match for international players before the World Cup, which runs July 20-Aug. 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
Canada is making its eighth appearance in soccer’s premier tournament. The team opens against Nigeria on July 21 in Melbourne.
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Company acknowledged for commitment to professional growth, culture, and professional advancement opportunities
MONETT, Mo., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® (NASDAQ:JKHY) announced that it was named among the 2022 Best Places to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management. Jack Henry & Associates ranked 14th in the large company category.
Jack Henry & Associates has offices in Elizabethtown and Louisville and employs more than 300 people in Kentucky. This is the tenth consecutive year the company was named among the Best Places to Work for the state of Kentucky. The award is determined by an in-depth analysis of employee and employer surveys that analyze confidential sentiments, benefits, policies, workplace practices and more. Overall, 100 Kentucky companies were recognized, and Jack Henry & Associates ranked 14 out of the 24 winners in the large company category.
"Being recognized as a top place to work in Kentucky for the tenth year in a row is a testament to the culture we've built at Jack Henry," said Tede Forman, vice president, payment solutions at Jack Heny & Associates. "Our team's dedication and success in cultivating an environment that supports, inspires, and empowers will continue to bolster our organization with top talent."
Winners of the Best Place to Work award are chosen and ranked based on a comprehensive assessment of employee policies and internal employee survey results. Jack Henry & Associates was recognized, along with other award recipients, at a dinner celebrating the 18th Annual Best Places to Work in Kentucky on June 9 in Lexington, KY. For more details about Best Places to Work in Kentucky, visit www.bestplacestoworkky.com.
About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a leading SaaS provider primarily for the financial services industry. We are a S&P 500 company that serves more than 8,000 clients nationwide and goes to market through three distinct brands: Jack Henry Banking® provides innovative solutions to community and regional banks; Symitar® provides industry-leading solutions to credit unions of all sizes; and ProfitStars® offers highly specialized solutions to financial institutions of every asset size, as well as diverse corporate entities outside of the financial services industry. With a heritage that has been dedicated to openness, partnership, and user centricity for more than 40 years, we are well-positioned as a driving market force in cloud-based digital solutions and payment processing services. We empower our clients and consumers with the human-centered, tech-forward, and insights-driven solutions that will get them where they want to go. Are you future ready? Additional information is available at https://www.jackhenry.com/pages/default.aspx.
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors." Any forward-looking statement made in this news release speaks only as of the date of the news release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
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The 13th annual “Trinity Solar Running with the Balloons 5K will take place Sunday, July 30, during the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning at Solberg Airport in Readington. Registration is open at balloonfestival.com/entertainment/balloons-5k/ for the run, which will begin at 8 a.m.
“We’re excited to have Trinity Solar launch our biggest Health & Wellness Day ever as we celebrate 40 years of the magic of ballooning and creating magical experiences for our guests,” said festival executive producer Howard Freeman. “Everything about this 5K is distinctive and will be thoroughly enjoyed whether you’re a hard-core runner or family and friends just out for a fun run and a good time together.”
“We are thrilled to be part of the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning, which has been a marquee New Jersey attraction for decades,” said Christopher Garner, corporate vice president of Trinity Solar. “As a family-owned business headquartered in New Jersey, Trinity Solar is excited to interact with families and members of the community at this very special event. We think this is a great opportunity to get to know people, and hope they get to know a little bit about the benefits of solar energy while enjoying the unique experiences of the festival.”
Combining the elements of cross-country with a traditional road race, “this flat, fast, low-impact course” features a mix of surfaces. Runners start on a grass field near the festival’s Family Fun Center and race past the balloon launch field while Sunday morning’s mass hot air balloon ascension takes place. The course takes them along different surfaces including a dirt road around Solberg Airport and finishes on pavement in the heart of the festival.
At the USATF-sanctioned race, the official starter will be a member of the Fearless Flores Family Thrill Show perched 55 feet above the ground on the awe-inspiring “Sway Pole.”
The top male and female winners each receive a free ride in a hot air balloon. All runners’ entries include free all-day admission into the festival, free parking with advanced registration, lawn seating to Sunday afternoon’s concert by Fitz and The Tantrums and access to the Sunday morning and evening scheduled mass hot air balloon ascensions. The top three overall male and female finishers each receive non-cash prizes.
A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
“The Trinity Solar Running with the Balloons also provides a great setting and affordable way for local companies and businesses to be part of the Festival and the biggest party of the summer,” Freeman said. “We’re very much a community event and there are great opportunities for smaller businesses to be involved.”
The 40th annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning takes flight July 28, 29 and 30 and features up to 100 hot air balloons taking flight twice each day, live concerts, a nighttime hot air balloon glow, affordable family entertainment and attractions, comfort food and more. | https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2023/04/running-with-the-balloons-5k-set-for-july-30.html | 2023-04-26 22:30:36 | 0 | https://www.nj.com/hunterdon/2023/04/running-with-the-balloons-5k-set-for-july-30.html |
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Ramon Antonio Monreal-Rodriguez, 36, of Vail admitted to smuggling drugs and accepting bribes.
Tuesday's ruling by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson is a fraction of the nearly $700K sought in fees and sanctions against the failed candidate for Arizona governor.
For Star subscribers: Twenty flavors of macarons along with gelato, croissants, napoleons, tarts, coffee and tea will be available at the new shop.
Attorneys in a new court filing say Lake's legal challenge was "frivolous" and that her team knew before the trial started they could not prove their case.
From strolling through the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Winterhaven Festival of Lights to eating dinner at The Coronet or Panda House, here's a list of places offering things to do and eat on Christmas Day in the Tucson area.
For Star subscribers: The 1970s Catalina Foothills home was designed by famed Tucson architect Judith Chafee and received many accolades over the decades.
On Nov. 10, the jury returned a 19-count indictment against 10 alleged members of a Tucson-area drug trafficking organization.
Tucson is readying to replace its fleet with electric vehicles, a task that furthers the city's environmental goals and could result in long-term cost savings.
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Luria and his wife Donna Nordin had one of Tucson's most famous restaurants, but his legacy lies in what he did outside the restaurant industry.
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Countdown To Kickoff: Buchholz Bobcats
Buchholz 12-2 last season, made state semis for the first time in 26 years
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -The 2021 Buchholz football season wasn’t good, it was historic. The Bobcats won 12 games and made the state semifinal round (in Florida’s Class 7A) for the first time since 1995. Winning is now expected when you put on the Black and Gold, and it fuels the Bobcats who remain.
“We want to see Buchholz be good for as Long as we can,” said Buchholz senior quarterback Creed Whittemore. “We’ve lived up to guys older than us and we’ve been good for a while and want to keep that tradition.”
Seniors like Whittemore are the caretakers of that tradition. The quarterback, and son of head coach Mark Whittemore, returns after passing for over 2,101 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior. Whittemore is flanked by receivers Jacarree Kelly and P.K. Yonge transfer Jaren Hamilton.
The Bobcats’ defense held nine opponents to single digits last season, and stars Gavin Hill (DE), Kendall Jackson (DE), and Donny Hiebert (S), can all wreck an opponent’s game plan. Both Whittemore and Hill are Univ. of Florida commits.
“They lead us with a lot of humility, and a lot of joy,” said Buchholz head coach Mark Whittemore. “And they’re very dependable, so having your best players that are already committed be dependable is obviously an important facet of the team.”
“I’ve got to go all out for me, my team, for younger kids coming up, so they know how to do it once they get to my level. State (championship) is the goal,” said Hill.
When it gets to be playoff time, Buchholz will face a much different road to a state title. The Bobcats fell only to Fort Lauderdale powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas in last year’s Class 7A state semis. But 2022 is year one of the Metro-Suburban split, in which schools in the eight most populous counties in the state play for their own titles, and the rest of the counties play for separate championships. The Bobcats see the benefit of competing in class 4A suburban.
“I feel if it does affect us, it’ll be more of a positive effect than a negative, which I think in overall fairness, I think it’s a good plan,” said Mark Whittemore.
“A lot of people are putting pressure on us, but we put more on ourselves but that helps us prepare for the season,” said Creed Whittemore.
And if pressure really does make diamonds, these bobcats could very well produce enough to make a championship ring. Buchholz opens play Aug. 25 against Columbia.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Washington Nationals star Juan Soto won his first Home Run Derby on Monday night, holding off Seattle Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez 19-18 in the final.
The 23-year-old Soto hit 53 total homers, beating each of his three opponents by one homer in the midseason power showcase. Soto was locked in at the plate even after spending an hour earlier at Dodger Stadium answering repeated questions about his possible departure from the Nats after turning down a huge contract extension.
“It feels amazing. It feels tiring,” Soto said. “I just tried to concentrate to square off the balls, because I know I have the power.”
Soto beat Cleveland’s José Ramírez 18-17 in the first round before getting past 42-year-old Albert Pujols 16-15 to reach the final.
Soto then started slowly while batting second behind the Mariners’ 21-year-old phenom in the final round, failing to hit his first homer until his 10th swing. He eventually caught fire to win a lively Derby that began with an on-field pyrotechnics display that spooked the competitors.
Soto’s longest homer of the night traveled 471 feet, and he hit the winning 415-foot homer with 20 seconds of bonus time to spare, then whipped his bat in the air before being swarmed by other Dominican All-Stars.
Soto earns a $1 million prize and another highlight on his resume as his time with Washington possibly nears an end. The Athletic reported over the weekend that Soto turned down a $440 million, 15-year contract to stay with the Nationals, and he could be traded by the end of the month.
“Right now, I’m not even thinking about it,” Soto said while hoisting the trophy over his head. “I’m a champion, and I will be a champion for the Nationals.”
Rodríguez signaled his arrival on baseball’s biggest stage with a dynamic three-round performance at Chavez Ravine, where he still hasn’t played yet for the Mariners. Only four players had managed to hit 30 homers in a single Derby round before Rodríguez did it in each of his first two rounds, and he finished the night with 81 of them.
His 32 dingers against Texas’ Corey Seager in the first round were the second-most ever in that round, and the rookie added 31 in the semifinals to oust two-time defending champion Pete Alonso, who had 23.
Pujols beat top-seeded Kyle Schwarber in a heartwarming first-round upset before Soto finished his night in a victory that probably didn’t much bother Pujols, an idol to fellow Dominican stars such as Soto and Rodríguez.
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Remote working and cloud infrastructure top cyber risk for organizations
DALLAS, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced the findings of its latest global Cyber Risk Index (CRI) for the second half of 2021, standing at -0.04, which is an elevated risk level with North America being at -0.01. Respondents revealed that 76% of global organizations think they'll be successfully attacked in the next 12 months, with 25% claiming this is "very likely" to happen, and an even higher percentage (34%) among North American organizations.
To view the full report, CRI 2022, please visit: www.trendmicro.com/cyberrisk
"To craft effective cybersecurity strategy, organizations must master the art of risk management. This is where reports like the CRI can be a great resource in highlighting areas of possible concern," said Jon Clay, Trend Micro VP-Threat Intelligence. "As remote working and digital infrastructure threats persist, organizations should adopt a platform-based approach to optimize security whilst minimizing their security sprawl."
The semi-yearly CRI report asks pointed questions to measure the gap between respondents' preparedness of attack and their likelihood of being attacked*.
In this report, 84% claimed to have suffered one or more successful cyber-attacks in the past 12 months, with over a third (35%) saying they'd experienced seven or more.
Threats they're most concerned about globally are ransomware, phishing/social engineering, and denial of service (DoS)—and the negative consequences of a breach are stolen or damaged equipment, cost of outside consultants/experts, and customer turnover.
When it comes to IT infrastructure, organizations are most worried about mobile/remote employees, cloud computing (with a "high risk" score of 7.75 / 10 for North America), and 3rd party applications. USA organizations put the cloud computing risk score at 9.87 / 10.
This highlights the ongoing challenge many organizations have around securing the digital investments they made during the pandemic. Such investments were necessary to support remote working, drive business efficiencies and agility, and understandincrease the corporate attack surface.
"Organizations are facing demanding security challenges every day, from software vulnerabilities, data breaches, to ransomware attacks and more," said Dr. Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder of Ponemon Institute. "The semi-annual survey has been a tremendous asset in evaluating the rapidly evolving cyber risk landscape to help organizations improve security readiness and serving as a guidance in strategic planning."
The highest levels of risk were around the following statements:
- My organization's IT security function supports security in the DevOps environment
- My organization's IT security leader (CISO) has sufficient authority and resources to achieve a strong security posture
- My organization's IT security function strictly enforces acts of non-compliance to security policies, standard operating procedures, and external requirements
This clearly indicates that more resources must be diverted to people, processes, and technology globally to enhance preparedness and reduce overall risk levels.
* An index value is calculated from this information based on a numerical scale of -10 to 10, with -10 representing the highest level of risk. In this report, the USA CRI stood at -0.18 versus -0.01 for North America and -0.04 for global, indicating a higher level of risk. This was driven by a higher cyber threat index figure in the US.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com.
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Iconic Craft Soda Leader to Award Dorm-Sized Refrigerators, Bottled Soda and More
SEATTLE, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Soda Co. (CSE: JSDA,OTCQB: JSDA) ("Jones" or the "Company"), the original craft soda known for its unconventional flavors and user-submitted photo labels, today announced a nationwide Jones College Cooler contest giving college and university students an opportunity to win dorm-sized refrigerators, plenty of Jones Soda to share, wearables and other surprise items.
The contest will feature three weekly photo challenges asking entrants to grab a few friends to create fun images involving activities such as spelling words with their bodies, repurposing glass bottles, and expressing in pictures why they need a Jones refrigerator.
Specifics will be announced each week at https://www.jonessoda.com/pages/college-cooler. The first week's challenge and deadline will be announced on September 29.
Entries must be submitted with a valid .EDU email address. Each week, refrigerators and Jones Soda will be awarded to 10 winners for their dorm rooms, shared apartments, and fraternity or sorority houses. Winners will also receive limited-edition Turkey and Gravy and Sugar Cookie soda flavors to share with family and friends this holiday season.
"This photo contest is a variation on one of the cornerstones of the Jones Soda brand personality: constantly changing bottle labels showcasing photos submitted by Jones fans," said Eric Chastain, President of the Jones Soda Beverage Division. "Now we're taking that photo focus one step further to give college students a way to share cold Jones Soda with their friends. Get creative, have fun, and good luck!"
Jones Soda Co.® (CSE: JSDA,OTCQB: JSDA) is a leading craft soda manufacturer with a subsidiary dedicated to cannabis products. The company markets and distributes premium craft sodas under the Jones® Soda and Lemoncocco® brands, and a variety of cannabis products under the Mary Jones brand. Jones' mainstream soda line is sold across North America in glass bottles, cans and on fountain through traditional beverage outlets, restaurants, and alternative accounts. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. For more information, visit www.jonessoda.com, www.myjones.com, www.drinklemoncocco.com or https://gomaryjones.com
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Netflix scrapped its live part of the 'Love is Blind' reunion episode Sunday. It was the second time Netflix had tried to air something live as streaming platforms try to win over viewers.
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Netflix scrapped its live part of the 'Love is Blind' reunion episode Sunday. It was the second time Netflix had tried to air something live as streaming platforms try to win over viewers.
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RADNOR, Pa., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FXI Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announced today the expiration and final results of its (i) offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") any and all of its outstanding 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "Existing 2024 Notes") for a combination of newly issued 12.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the "New 2026 Notes") and cash and (ii) related consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") to amend the indenture governing the Existing 2024 Notes (the "Existing 2024 Notes Indenture") to, among other things, eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, certain of the default provisions and certain other provisions contained in the Existing 2024 Notes Indenture (the "Proposed Amendments") and to release all of the collateral securing the Existing 2024 Notes (the "Collateral Release").
The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 28, 2023 (the "Expiration Date"). As of the Expiration Date, $500,202,000 in aggregate principal amount of Existing 2024 Notes, representing approximately 99.10% of the aggregate principal amount of Existing 2024 Notes outstanding, have been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted by the Company for exchange.
The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation were made pursuant to the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the offering memorandum and consent solicitation statement (the "Offering Memorandum"), dated April 3, 2023. As of the Expiration Date, all conditions to the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation were satisfied or waived. Upon settlement of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation, which is currently expected to occur on May 1, 2023 (the "Settlement Date"), (i) Eligible Holders (as defined below) who validly tendered (and did not validly withdraw) their Existing 2024 Notes and delivered their related consents at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 17, 2023 (the "Early Tender Date"), will receive $940 in aggregate principal amount of New 2026 Notes and $100 in cash, including a consent fee of $40 in cash (the "Consent Fee"), for each $1,000 in aggregate principal amount of Existing 2024 Notes tendered for exchange (the "Total Consideration"), and (ii) Eligible Holders who validly tendered (and did not validly withdraw) Existing 2024 Notes and delivered their related consents after the Early Tender Date and at or prior to the Expiration Date will not receive the Consent Fee and will only receive $940 in aggregate principal amount of New 2026 Notes and $60 in cash for each $1,000 in aggregate principal amount of Existing 2024 Notes tendered for exchange (together with the Total Consideration, as applicable, the "Settlement Consideration"). Eligible Holders who validly tendered (and did not validly withdraw) their Existing 2024 Notes will also receive accrued and unpaid interest in cash on their Existing 2024 Notes accepted in the Exchange Offer from the applicable latest interest payment date to, but not including, the Settlement Date. Interest on the New 2026 Notes will accrue from the date of first issuance of the New 2026 Notes.
In addition, as previously disclosed, the Company received consents in the Consent Solicitation sufficient to approve the Proposed Amendments and the Collateral Release. As a result, the Company, the guarantors under the Existing 2024 Notes Indenture, and the trustee and collateral agent under the Existing 2024 Notes Indenture entered into a supplemental indenture on April 17, 2023 to give effect to the Proposed Amendments and the Collateral Release, which will become operative on the Settlement Date.
The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation were made, and the New 2026 Notes were offered and will be issued, pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") promulgated thereunder and are not being registered under any state or foreign securities laws. The New 2026 Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation were only made, and the New 2026 Notes were only offered and will only be issued, to holders of Existing 2024 Notes who are (a) reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (b) institutional accredited investors, as defined in SEC Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7), or (c) not "U.S. persons," as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act and are in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act (such holders, the "Eligible Holders"), and only Eligible Holders who completed and returned the eligibility letter were authorized to receive or review the Offering Memorandum or to participate in the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation.
Jefferies LLC is acting as dealer manager and solicitation agent in connection with the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation. Latham & Watkins LLP is acting as legal counsel to the Company in connection with the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation. The Company has engaged Ipreo LLC to act as the exchange agent and information agent for the Exchange Offer. Questions concerning the Exchange Offer or the Consent Solicitation may be directed to Ipreo LLC at ipreo-exchangeoffer@ihsmarkit.com. Eligible Holders should also consult their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other institution for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation.
This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security and does not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About FXI
FXI Holdings, Inc., is a leading bedding and comfort technologies provider, with extensive manufacturing capabilities and a broad North American operating footprint. The Company's innovative and diverse product offerings cover the bedding, furniture, transportation and medical end markets, as well as a variety of technical products.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions or the negative of these words or expressions. All forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's expectations and various assumptions. The Company's expectations, beliefs, and projections are expressed in good faith and the Company believes there is a reasonable basis for them. However, no assurances can be made that these expectations, beliefs and projections will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or achievements to be materially different from the future results or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, (i) the ability of the Company to consummate the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation in a timely manner or at all; (ii) unpredictability of consumer demand in certain markets, which may be impacted by macro-economic circumstances; (iii) downturn in U.S. and global economic conditions; (iv) an increase in industry competition; (v) the successful integration of acquisitions, mergers and other business combinations and achieving expected synergies; (vi) the ability to fund future capital requirements or strategic acquisitions; (vii) hazards and risks inherent to the purchase, sale, use, production, storage and transportation of chemicals; (viii) foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; (ix) the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; (x) the Company's relationships with its employees, labor unions that represent certain employees, key suppliers and major customers; (xi) price volatility for raw materials; (xii) failure to anticipate or meet changes in customer trends or successfully commercialize new products; (xiii) the financial condition of customers; (xiv) loss of business if customers shift their manufacturing operations offshore; (xv) the ability to comply with laws and regulations applicable to the Company's business, including environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, in many jurisdictions; (xvi) exposure to lawsuits in the normal course of business; (xvii) the ability to comply with laws and regulations relating to customs, export controls, economic sanctions, anti-corruption and anti-bribery, in the U.S. and other jurisdictions; (xviii) the Company's ability to protect and enforce its intellectual property; (xix) breaches in data security or other disturbances to information technology and other networks; (xx) risks related to the New 2026 Notes and the Company's indebtedness; (xxi) effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting; (xxii) disruptions in operations or decreases in consumer demand as a result of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, fire, power outages, floods and other catastrophic events, and as a result of man-made interruptions, such as terrorism; (xxiii) disruption in operations and supply chain impediments due to pandemics or disease outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; (xxiv) the Company's ability to respond to geopolitical events, including the conflict in Ukraine, as well as general economic conditions, including inflation; (xxv) the Company's failure to maintain sufficient insurance coverage; and (xxvi) other risks and uncertainties, discussed in more detail in the Offering Memorandum.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except where expressly required to do so by law.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Former UCF freshman Taylor Hendricks hopes to make UCF history on Thursday as the highest drafted Knight in the NBA.
Projections say Hendricks could go in the top fifteen or even the top ten in the NBA Draft. The highest previous Knight drafted was in 2009 when Jermaine Taylor was drafted at No. 32 by the Washington Wizards.
“His potential is through the roof in today’s game with his ability to shoot the ball as well as he can, stretch defenses and his length,” UCF basketball head coach Johnny Dawkins said in an interview with News 6 sports director Jamie Seh. “He’s 6′9″ with like a 7′2″ wingspan; he’s quick off his feet. I’m a firm believer his best basketball is still ahead of him.”
Hendricks declared for the draft after his freshman season. He led the team in several categories, including averaging 15 points per game and seven rebounds. He is known for his defense and ability to drains threes.
“If I have a chance to draft him, I’m going to draft him,” Dawkins added about Hendricks. “He’s a unique player; he’s a player that is only going to enhance your program in every way, not just on the court but off the court. As good as he is a player, he’s even a better person.”
The list for the top ten picks in the NBA Draft is as follows:
- San Antonio Spurs
- Charlotte Hornets
- Portland Trailblazers
- Houston Rockets
- Detroit Pistons
- Orlando Magic
- Indiana Pacers
- Washington Wizards
- Utah Jazz
- Dallas Mavericks
The NBA Draft is Thursday starting at 8 p.m. and will include the first two rounds of the draft.
Fans can watch the NBA Draft for free at the Amway Center on Thursday. They will need to download a ticket on the Magic site with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The Draft begins Thursday at 8 p.m.
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Shannon Brandt intends to 'fully defend' himself against murder charge in Cayler Ellingson's death: lawyer
Brandt asked a 911 operator if he was 'going to prison' after the incident
Shannon Brandt intends to "fully defend" himself against the murder charge he is facing in relation to the death of Cayler Ellingson.
Brandt, 41, was arrested after police say he used his SUV to fatally hit Cayler Ellingson, 18, during the early morning hours of Sept. 18 after a street dance at a local bar in McHenry, North Dakota.
Brandt made his initial court appearance on Thursday.
After appearing in court, Mark Friese, Brandt's attorney, told Fox News Digital that Brandt is intending to "fully defend" himself from the allegations.
"We have requested discovery and background information from the prosecutor. That process was set back a little bit due to the dismissal of the initial charges," Friese said. "Once we receive and review discovery, I may be able to tell you more. For now, I can tell you it is Mr. Brandt’s intention to fully defend against the allegations pending in the open case file."
SHANNON BRANDT TO APPEAR IN COURT AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING 18-YEAR-OLD CAYLER ELLINGSON
Prosecutors allege that Brandt left the scene and told a 911 operator that Ellingson was part of a "Republican extremist group," adding that he was calling others to come "get him."
North Dakota Highway Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind told Fox News Digital earlier that there was "no evidence" suggesting that the teenager was part of a "Republican extremist group" or that the incident was politically driven.
Brandt is being charged with murder and duty in an accident involving death.
Brandt was initially charged with criminal vehicular homicide, but that charge was upgraded to murder.
Before being charged with murder, Brandt was released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond on Sept. 20. Court documents show that he wasn't placed on curfew or house arrest as a condition of his release.
He turned himself into jail on Sept. 30 after being charged with murder. He is being held on a $1 million bond.
SHANNON BRANDT CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DEATH OF CAYLER ELLINGSON, WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY 'RAN OVER' BY SUV
Foster County State’s Attorney Kara Brinster said the charge of criminal vehicular homicide was dismissed because of the new murder charge.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Brandt asked the 911 operator if he was going to prison shortly after he allegedly killed Ellingson.
"I just wanna ask you a question, am I going to prison?," Brandt asked, according to court documents.
Brandt also "made comments regarding the incident being intentional and not an accident" during the 911 call, according to the probable cause affidavit.
According to the affidavit, when the 911 operator asked "he wouldn't let your vehicle go then what happened," and Brandt responded "yes I… I just tried to take of en, he… he wasn't going to let me go, I I hit him I didn't mean to and and he's subdued I was scared to death but he's subdued, he can't do anything to me now so, so this is why I'm calling you."
"I mean I… I almost oh god, I almost just runaway but I thought jeez obviously if it was a total accident I wouldn't be scared but I know it was more than that," Brandt said, the affidavit states.
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An autopsy performed on Ellingson indicates that his injuries were the result of being "ran over" by the SUV, not being hit by the front of the car.
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MADISON — One man died and another suffered life threatening burn injuries after a driver with a revoked license crashed a vehicle into a tree here Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Michael Norman Hayworth, 50, of Madison was driving a 2016 Ford Mustang south on Gold Hill Road at about 2:03 p.m. near Foulks Road when he lost control of the car and struck a tree, causing the car to burst into flames, according to first responders.
His front seat passenger, Ruben Anthony Herrerra, 20, of Greensboro, died at the scene.
Hayworth, who suffered life threatening burn injuries, was airlifted to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Hospital for treatment, according to the State Highway Patrol.
Hayworth has been charged with: driving with a revoked license; misdemeanor death by motor vehicle; and careless and reckless driving. Officials say excessive speed was a likely factor in the crash.
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Accident investigators report that Hayworth's car traveled off the road to the right, prompting Hayworth to overcorrect and sending the car off the highway's left side and into a tree.
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- Renault Group and Google are expanding their partnership.
- The "Software Defined Vehicle" will bring together the best of the automotive and digital worlds to allow for new on-demand services and continuous upgrades to be delivered to the car, building on the existing Android Automotive Operating System and Google Cloud technology collaboration.
- Google becomes the preferred cloud supplier of Renault Group. The collaboration, initiated in 2018, will be extended as part of Renault Group's "Move to Cloud" digital transformation.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renault Group and Google announced today an expanded partnership aimed at designing and delivering the digital architecture for the "Software Defined Vehicle" (SDV) and accelerating the group's digitalization. The two partners will develop a set of onboard and offboard software components that are dedicated to the SDV and will grow synergies and use cases related to the group's "Move to Cloud'' strategy.
This collaboration on cloud computing, initiated in 2018, is accelerating today with the creation of a Digital Twin, a virtual twin of the vehicle that will feature the most advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, for an easier and continuous integration of new services into the vehicle and the creation of new onboard (In-Car Services) and offboard applications. The group will eventually transform its entire operational model to the cloud for more agility, better performance, and higher profitability.
"The complexity of the electronic architecture of cars is increasing exponentially, driven by the sophistication of the functionalities and services expected by customers. Equipped with a shared IT platform, continuous over-the-air updates, and streamlined access to car data, the SDV approach developed in partnership with Google will transform our vehicles to help serve future customers' needs. This will increase residual value and after-sales retention, which are two key drivers of our financial performance, and help Renault to roll out our portfolio of new services. Finally, our strategic partnership with Google will allow us to accelerate our end-to-end digital transformation, from the design of the car to its market launch through its production, and ultimately to bring added value to our customers. With Google, we are going beyond mere cooperation: a software champion and a mobility champion are joining forces to create game-changing technologies."
Luca de Meo, Renault Group CEO
"Our collaboration with Renault Group has improved comfort, safety, and connectivity on the road. Today's announcement will help accelerate Renault Group's digital transformation by bringing together our expertise in the cloud, AI, and Android to provide for a secure, highly-personalized experience that meets customers' evolving expectations."
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet
New innovations onboard vehicles
Renault Group and Google are expanding their partnership into a collaboration to develop platforms and services for the future of SDVs. The collaboration includes in-vehicle software to enable the "Software Defined Vehicle" Platform and cloud software to enable a Digital Twin.
This collaboration will enable Renault Group to reduce costs, improve efficiency, flexibility, and speed of vehicle developments, and increase value for end-users thanks to continuous software innovation.
Renault Group will expand its use of Google Cloud technology for the SDV to better manage data capture and analytics, securely and confidentially, as well as software development for the vehicle. This supports first use cases in development, such as:
- Predictive maintenance and better detection and rectification of failures in near real time if necessary.
- A personalized experience onboard the vehicle (In-Car services) to adapt to driving behaviors, often-used destinations such as EV Charging Stations, etc.
- Insurance models based on actual usage and driving behaviors.
Combined with the "Software Defined Vehicle" Platform and its Car Data Platform, Renault Group plans to monitor and analyze car usage for a better understanding of customers' needs and behaviors and for better and highly personalized services according to their expectations, in compliance with the security and privacy norms that apply.
Renault Group, becoming a tech company with Google Cloud
With one billion pieces of data captured every day across all manufacturing sites, connected production lines, supply chain data hosted and analyzed in the cloud, Renault Group has recognized the benefits of agility and performance after more than four years of partnership on cloud computing. The Group today appoints Google as its preferred cloud partner and intends to leverage its innovation in machine learning and AI, its constant investments in its open and always more sustainable infrastructure, and its secure cloud approach.
About Renault Group
Renault Group is at the forefront of a mobility that is reinventing itself. Strengthened by its alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, and its unique expertise in electrification, Renault Group comprises 4 complementary brands - Renault, Dacia, Alpine and Mobilize - offering sustainable and innovative mobility solutions to its customers. Established in more than 130 countries, the Group has sold 2.7 million vehicles in 2021. It employs nearly 111,000 people who embody its Purpose every day, so that mobility brings people closer. Ready to pursue challenges both on the road and in competition, Renault Group is committed to an ambitious transformation that will generate value. This is centred on the development of new technologies and services, and a new range of even more competitive, balanced and electrified vehicles. In line with environmental challenges, the Group's ambition is to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040.
https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/
About Google
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Through products and platforms like Search, Maps, Gmail, Android, Google Play, Google Cloud, Chrome and YouTube, Google plays a meaningful role in the daily lives of billions of people and has become one of the most widely-known companies in the world. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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It's been nearly 30 years since True Lies set a new standard for the high-octane action-comedy genre, and Jamie Lee Curtis clearly still feels a great deal of connection to her iconic character, Helen Tasker.
Speaking with ET's Denny Directo at this year's SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Curtis was asked about the upcoming TV adaptation/remake of the 1994 blockbuster, and she shared her hopes for the project.
"I mean, I loved Helen, she was a great character for me and it was so fun," Curtis recalled. "So I hope it's funny and great."
"And my guess is it will be because they're talented people doing the work," she added.
The new series stars Ginger Gonzaga as Helen, alongside Steve Howey playing Harry Tasker -- the role originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original movie. The TV show comes from creator Matt Nix, best known for creating Burn Notice and The Good Guys.
Curtis also had some key advice for the actors taking on the iconic roles, and it all revolved around safety and self-care.
"Wear knee pads, and pads, because all I can tell you is I got very bruised," Curtis shared. "Let me just say that to you. Pad up! Elbows, knees, shoulders, butts. Pad up!"
As for this year's SAG Awards, Curtis is nominated for Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once, and the celebrated actress reflected on just trying to enjoy herself and have a good time during this year's awards season.
"This is Entertainment. This is the season of shiny things. It's beautiful attention. It's art. It's getting to see fabulous people in fancy dresses," Curtis shared. "But we're all real people, and we live in a world that is at war. And it's a very tough life out there for most people, and they look at show business -- or when I call show-off business -- as a distraction."
"It's entertainment, and if we're not having a good time doing it, if we look super serious, there's a problem," she added. "Because then the people watching us aren't having fun because we're not having fun. So guess what? We're having fun."
The 2023 SAG Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The ceremony will stream live on Netflix's YouTube channel. See the full list of winners here and stay tuned to ETonline.com for complete SAG Awards coverage.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region in the hopes that it would lessen the risk of wildfires in extremely dry and hot conditions.
Power shut-offs due to extreme fire weather, common in California, are relatively new to the Pacific Northwest. The plans, which were part of permanent rules approved in May to manage wildfire danger in high-risk areas, mark the new reality in a region better known for its rain and temperate rainforests.
Portland General Electric halted power to about 30,000 customers in 12 service areas — including the posh West Hills neighborhood of Portland — and Pacific Power shut down service to more than 7,000 customers in a small community on the Pacific Coast, where a wildfire burned two years ago, and in pockets southeast of the state capitol of Salem.
Schools in the areas with planned power outages canceled classes and authorities urged residents to charge cellphones and be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice.
The winds were whipping up a wildfire southeast of Eugene, Oregon, that had been burning in the wilderness for a month but was now making a run toward the small community of Oakridge, where residents were ordered to evacuate. Gov. Kate Brown declared a fire emergency late Friday for the Cedar Creek Fire as it encroached on the 3,200-person town.
Climate change is bringing drier conditions to the Pacific Northwest and that requires strategies that have been common in fire-prone California for the past decade or more, said Erica Fleishman, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University.
Wind patterns haven’t changed, but those winds are now coinciding more frequently with drier vegetation and hotter temperatures — a toxic mix for fire ignition, rapid spread and extreme fire behavior, she said.
“I don’t know whether this is the solution, but it’s an interim effort to manage wildfire risk,” Fleishman said. “People are going, ‘Oh my gosh!’ The areas we thought were safe, they’re realizing those are not immune to fire anymore. The fire likelihood is changing.”
The proactive power shutoffs were just the second for Portland General Electric ever. The utility shut down power to 5,000 customers in 2020 near Mount Hood during firestorms that ravaged the state. Extreme winds over Labor Day weekend led to wildfires that burned more than 1 million acres (405,000 hectares), destroyed 4,000 homes and killed at least 11 people — and utilities were blamed for some of those fire starts.
Pacific Power, another major utility in Oregon, said the shutoffs Friday were the first the company has ever done. The company put a wildfire mitigation plan in place in Oregon in 2018 that includes studying wind and weather patterns to predict high-risk areas.
The utility was sued last year by residents in two towns that burned to ashes in the 2020 wildfires who blamed the company for not shutting down power in advance of the devastating wind storm.
Pacific Power has since hired a team of meteorologists to make fire weather forecasts and is spending more than $500 million to “harden” its electric grid in high-risk areas by replacing wooden poles with carbonized ones and encasing power lines and conductor boxes to reduce the chances of a spark, said Drew Hanson, a Pacific Power spokesman.
“You can look at the West in general and climate change has impacted areas from Southern California, and then Northern California and now up into this region as well, we’re seeing those same conditions,” he said.
“It’s something we are taking very seriously. We realize the changing landscape. We’ve been changing and evolving along with it.”
A number of blazes are burning in Oregon and Washington state.
Just south of Salem, firefighters using at least two planes and a helicopter tried to douse the flames of a wildfire that spread from grass to stands of trees, blanketing parts of the Willamette Valley in smoke.
The largest in Oregon is the Double Creek Fire burning in northeastern Oregon near the Idaho border. The fire grew by nearly 47 square miles (122 square kilometers) Wednesday because of wind gusts up to 50 mph (80 kph) and as of Friday had burned a total of nearly 214 square miles (554 square kilometers). It’s threatening about 100 homes near the community of Imnaha.
In Central Oregon, the Cedar Creek Fire east of Oakridge has burned nearly 52 square miles (135 square kilometers). On Friday, officials ordered a level 3 “go now” evacuation for residents of greater Oakridge, Westfir and High Prairie areas due to increased fire activity.
The Van Meter Fire, which started Wednesday, is burning on Stukel Mountain about 13 miles (21 kilometers) southeast of Klamath Falls. One home and four structures have been destroyed and about 260 structures are threatened by that blaze, officials said.
The Rum Creek Fire was also burning in southwest Oregon and was almost halfway contained at about 33 square miles (82 square kilometers).
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t have their best player around for the full game. The Miami Heat did.
That pretty much made the difference Sunday as the top-seeded Bucks saw their path toward a championship face an early obstacle.
Jimmy Butler had 35 points and 11 assists, and the Heat capitalized on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury to beat the Bucks 130-117 on Sunday in an Eastern Conference playoff opener Sunday. Butler’s dazzling performance enabled the Heat to withstand the exit of Tyler Herro, who broke his right hand while diving for a loose ball just before halftime.
“He’s just a brilliant competitor,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He does it on both ends of the court. He has an innate feel for what’s necessary during the course of a game. We needed obviously some offensive punch, some triggers, something to settle us all down, particularly when we found out Tyler was out. Jimmy was able to do it in a lot of different ways.”
Now the Bucks wait to learn how long Antetokounmpo might be out because of a lower back bruise.
Antetokounmpo was driving to the basket with 4:13 left in the first quarter when he got fouled by Kevin Love and landed hard on his backside. The two-time MVP got up slowly, stayed in the game to take his free throws and then headed to the locker room about 2 1/2 minutes later after picking up his second foul.
Although he returned to the game with 9:56 remaining in the second quarter, Antetokounmpo went to the locker room again with 8:33 left in the half and was ruled out for the rest of the game shortly afterward.
“There was an X-ray that was clear here,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “We’ll monitor him and see how he does, see how he wakes up, how he feels the rest of tonight and tomorrow.”
The early departures of Antetokounmpo and Herro gave this game an unusual feel and forced both teams to adjust on the fly.
Nobody adapted better than Butler, who shot 15 of 27, leading the way as the Heat set a franchise scoring record for a playoff game and shot 59.5% from the floor.
“I just control what I can control in the end, play basketball the right way, no matter who’s out there on the floor on my team or the opposing team,” Butler said. “Stay aggressive. Make sure my guys get their shots. Defend as I’m supposed to defend and do whatever it takes to get my team the win.”
The Heat also capitalized on a dramatic advantage from beyond the arc. The Heat were 15 of 25 and the Bucks 11 of 45 from 3-point range.
Bam Adebayo had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Heat.
Khris Middleton scored 33 points and Bobby Portis had 21 for the Bucks.
Miami seized control of the game early as the Bucks appeared disjointed after a long layoff. None of the Bucks’ starters had played since at least April 5, when they won at Chicago to clinch the NBA’s best regular-season record and top playoff seed.
The Heat allowed the Bucks to take the lead once — at 4-2.
“They played well,” said Milwaukee guard Jrue Holiday, who had 16 points and 16 assists but shot 6 of 18. “They looked like they had a rhythm, attacking the basket, got to the free-throw line a lot. There’s a lot of things we need to do, kind of like starting off better.”
The Bucks kept trying to make a run, but Butler made sure the Heat answered every time.
“He’s arguably the best closer in the game,” said Love, who had 18 points and eight rebounds. “It’s unbelievable what he’s able to do out there. He’s our leader. He sets the tone for us. I’m taking him pretty much over anybody in the league when it comes down to closing out a game.”
TIP-INS
Heat: Ranked just 27th in the NBA in 3-point percentage (.344) in the regular season. … Had a 62-46 edge in points in the paint. … Were 17-24 in away games, including a 9-17 mark against East teams. … Herro scored 12 points before his injury.
Bucks: Shot 73.9% (34 of 46) on 2-point attempts. … This is the third time in five seasons the Bucks have been the NBA’s top overall playoff seed. The other two times, they lost to Toronto in the 2019 East finals and fell to Miami in the 2020 East semifinals. Milwaukee was the third seed in the East in 2021 when it won the NBA title. … The Bucks are making their seventh consecutive playoff appearance, the second-longest active streak to Boston’s nine. The franchise record for consecutive postseason berths is 12 from 1980-91.
UP NEXT
Game 2 is Wednesday at Milwaukee.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Rams and Avocados from Peru announce the lucky winners of their multi-prize sweepstakes during the November 13th pre-game show prior to the RAMS vs Cardinals.
The first prize winner is Amanda Sorensen of Los Angeles, California. Amanda took home the keys to the Avo Rams custom Hyundai IONIQ EV.
The second prize winner is Rich Bernal, of San Diego, Ca. Rich will enjoy a beautiful trip to Machu Picchu in Peru courtesy of American Airlines and Hilton Hotels.
The third prize winner is Shawn Bartholomew of Laguna Beach, CA. Shawn won two tickets and a VIP experience at the Rams vs Broncos game December 25th.
Earlier this year the Los Angeles Rams announced their partnership with Avocados from Peru, naming them the official superfood and avocado of the LA Rams.
"The Rams congratulate the three lucky fans who took home prizes through our partnership with Avocados from Peru," said Jen Prince, Chief Commercial Officer of the Los Angeles Rams. "The thoughtfully designed partnership was able to celebrate the brand's ethos while delivering a unique experience for our fans on gamedays and beyond."
"Avocados from Peru is honored to have co-sponsored a unique giveaway that promotes eating healthy and living green with the LA Rams and we congratulate all the winners and hope they enjoy their prizes," said Xavier Equihua, President and CEO of the Peruvian Avocado Commission.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) between February 23, 2021 and September 19, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). A class action has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than March 6, 2023.
SO WHAT: If you purchased BioLine securities 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 BioLine class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8781 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 March 6, 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. 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, among other things, that: (1) the Company was not well financed to develop Motixafortide while at the same time advancing other pipeline programs; (2) BioLine would require a loan from Kreos Capital VII Aggregator SCSP in an aggregate principal amount of up to $40 million and then also would require a $15M securities offering to facilitate the commercial launch of Motixafortide; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the truth emerged, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — All the hand-wringing in Washington over raising the debt limit can seem far removed from the lives of everyday Americans, but they could end up facing huge consequences.
Millions of people in the U.S. rely on benefits that could go unpaid and services that could be disrupted, or halted altogether, if the government can’t pay its bills for an extended period.
If the economy tanked due to default, more than 8 million people could lose their jobs, government officials estimate. Millions of Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and military families could lose their monthly payments. Vital federal services including border and air traffic control could be disrupted if workers can’t get their government paychecks.
The economy could nosedive into a recession.
President Joe Biden and the top congressional leaders from both parties met at the White House on Tuesday to try to resolve it all, their second such meeting in as many weeks.
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
If the government’s legal borrowing limit of $31.4 trillion is not raised or suspended by June 1, the result could be financial havoc. The inability to borrow money to keep paying government obligations could mean businesses sent into bankruptcy, crashes piling up across financial markets and lasting economic pain. The damage would be financial, but the cause would be political, a breakdown between Republicans and Democrats, rather than a problem with a basically healthy U.S. economy.
WHAT’S HOLDING UP AN AGREEMENT?
Philosophical differences with financial consequences.
Republicans want spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, saying the current pace of spending is unsustainable. Biden and congressional Democrats want the debt limit raised without conditions, arguing that the two issues should not be linked.
Biden had said he would not negotiate over the debt limit, but that he would have a separate conversation with McCarthy about the federal budget.
WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE BUDGET?
First the budget is not the debt. The budget is the money the government takes in and spends each year. If it spends more than it brings in — a budget deficit — that adds to the debt that has been building basically forever.
Biden dared McCarthy to produce a budget plan, and House Republicans responded by narrowly approving a bill to reduce deficits by $4.8 trillion over 10 years. It would do so by cutting discretionary spending to 2022 levels and placing an annual 1% cap on future increases. The bill would also reclaim billions of unspent COVID-19 funding, eliminate clean energy tax credits Biden signed into law last year and reverse his student debt forgiveness and repayment plan.
It’s unclear how Democrats can get the debt ceiling increased without support from House Republicans. But Democrats say the GOP bill’s unspecified budget cuts would harm individuals — and the economy — as domestic spending would likely be cut. Moody’s Analytics estimates the Republican bill would cause the loss of 780,000 jobs next year alone.
ARE THERE ANY POSSIBLE AVENUES OF AGREEMENT?
Besides repurposing unspent COVID-19 funding, the White House and House Republicans could agree to tighten certain work requirements for federal aid programs that benefit the needy. The GOP-controlled House passed legislation that imposes more stringent conditions for people receiving food stamps, or SNAP benefits, as well as adults without dependents on Medicaid and recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which offers aid to low-income families with children.
Biden over the weekend appeared to rule out changes to Medicaid. The White House said he would reject proposals that take away people’s health coverage or push them into poverty.
WHO WOULD SUFFER THE MOST FROM A DEFAULT?
Basically everyone, because the jolt to the U.S. and global financial systems would be so “catastrophic,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday in a speech to community bankers.
But working people, those living paycheck to paycheck and people who rely on government benefits and services would face the biggest blows through job losses and the loss of income.
Yellen, in her speech, urged Congress to act quickly. “The U.S. economy hangs in the balance. The livelihoods of millions of Americans do, too,” she said.
HOW DOES IT END?
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During a hot, hazy morning on Oregon's Warm Springs Indian Reservation, resident Jake Billy leans on his car and tells a story. Once a long time ago there was someone special in his life.
"I almost married that girl," he says. "It was very close. It was iffy."
Things didn't work out. But Billy stayed in touch with his ex and her family. When his ex girlfriend's sister died recently, he wanted to go to the funeral a three hour drive away. But he just didn't have the money for gas. "I said my goodbyes from here," he says.
These kinds of heart wrenching decisions illustrate the quiet assault of inflation on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, located about 100 miles southeast of Portland. Had Billy been able to go to the funeral, he would have been able to offer emotional support to the family. "Which is something that natives do," says Billy. "It's our culture."
No other single group in the country is feeling as much financial strain right now as are Native Americans. A recent poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found inflation has caused a staggering 69% of Native Americans significant financial problems.
According to census data, close to 27% of Native Americans live in poverty. That's significantly more than the rest of the country, which averages close to 15%.
The high cost of gas and soaring food prices make life on the reservation even more difficult than usual.
For the more than 4,000 people who live in Warm Springs, it's not just driving long distances that's difficult to afford. The closest full-size grocery store is in the town of Madras, Ore. For some people on the reservation, that's as much as 40 miles away.
"We're in a food desert," says Demus Martinez, who is a financial counselor at the Warm Springs Community Action Team, a non-profit that helps people build financial skills. Martinez says the people he works with are taking as few grocery trips as possible lately. Even his own family of five now drives to the Costco, nearly 60 miles away, only twice each month.
Tribal members are creative about making ends meet during this time of high inflation.
There is one way to get off the reservation without paying for gas. Tribal member Sheila Thrasher was waiting for the bus early one recent morning on the Warm Springs Reservation. She lives with her two adult daughters and their families. "We help each other," she says. "It's the only way that families get around here."
In order to get to the bus, Thrasher rode her bike two miles. She loads the bike on the front of the bus before boarding. Twenty-five minutes later, she takes it off the rack once she's arrives at the store.
"I have a question," she says to the woman working in the Safeway grocery store. "Can I park my bike here while I do my shopping? I don't have a lock."
Thrasher then heads into the aisles to do her shopping. She knows she'll only be able to carry one bag home on her bike, and she only has one hour until the bus returns. She has just 32 dollars. She says what she's planning to buy today will last her a couple days.
In the frozen foods Section, Thrasher pauses while she looks at the blueberries. A small bag costs $3.99. She'd like to buy the bigger one, but it's too expensive. And she might not be able to carry it on her bike ride home. So, she goes for the small bag.
After shopping, Thrasher heads to the bus stop and waits. Then, another 25 minute ride with her rapidly defrosting blueberries.
Back at the Warm Springs Reservation, Thrasher takes her bike back off the bus. Then she puts her arms through the handles of the shopping bag, like a backpack for her ride home.
She says the 13 people in her household live on a food budget of about $500 per month in public assistance, plus whatever is left over from paychecks after other bills. Inflation means the money isn't stretching as far lately. But the family is finding a way. One thing they've done to deal with higher prices: They've told the kids no more snacks. Only meals.
"Things you got to do to get by," Thrasher says before she rides away. "It's all good."
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Leading HVAC manufacturer increases exposure for Airedale K-12 products in the Carolinas, Oklahoma
RACINE, Wis., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a leader in technology in the HVAC industry, is partnering with Insight Partners and Engineered Equipment (EEI) to expand access to the Airedale product line in the Carolinas and Oklahoma markets.
The partnership will bring a concentrated focus to available Airedale products for K-12 schools to help educational facilities maximize IAQ solutions in their respective markets.
"Innovative solutions have always been a point of emphasis for the Airedale brand," said Kimberly Raduenz, manager of strategic marketing for the IAQ division at Modine. "With more emphasis being placed on indoor air quality, the need for our school products is higher than ever. This partnership with Insight Partners and EEI will allow us to broaden our reach to the Carolinas and Oklahoma and empower school leaders to take the necessary step in enhancing and improving IAQ for their students and staff."
Modine specializes in a variety of ventilation and heating solutions. With a focus on providing optimal HVAC services to the school market, the Airedale product line offers solutions ranging from the ClassMate® DX Cooling and Heat Pump to the Sentinel® Vertical Unit Ventilator.
Insight Partners is a commercial HVAC network that brings wide-ranging manufacturer capability and a dedicated network of experts committed to getting projects done on time and on budget. Bringing nationwide expertise and resources to local projects, Insight Partners provides commercial HVAC equipment and solutions for customers across a variety of markets and industries in North and South Carolina.
"At Insight Partners, we dedicate ourselves to representing and providing the best applications and solutions to our clients," said Mark Murray, president of Insight Partners. "There is an incredible opportunity for growth in the K-12 school market in the Carolinas and Georgia with the expanding population, and Airedale by Modine gives us the best partner for the space. From replacements to new construction facilities, the K-12 HVAC market is going to be very healthy for the foreseeable future, and Airedale by Modine is the best fit for us."
EEI represents over 60 manufacturers in the Oklahoma market. Today they provide heating, air conditioning, ventilating, hydronic, and filtration equipment and replacement parts to commercial and industrial customers.
"At EEI, we believe building partnerships is key to serving our customers and supporting our manufacturers," said Trapper Wilson, principal at EEI. "Every day, we strive to apply the right products and solutions to our customer's needs, however complex they may be. The partnership with Airedale is going to add another top-tier solution to our portfolio that allows us to bring even more value to our customers."
To learn more about Modine HVAC solutions, please visit https://www.modinehvac.com/.
To learn more about Insight Partners, please visit https://www.insightusa.com/.
To learn more about EEI, please visit https://www.eei-ok.com/.
About Modine
At Modine, we are engineering a cleaner, healthier world. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. More than 11,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them. Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.
About Insight Partners
With a combined 20 offices across collective entities and over 500 associates pulling from nearly a century of industry experience, Insight Partners, LLC is a commercial HVAC manufacturers' representative with locations in Florida, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. By bringing national experience and resources to local projects, Insight Partners provides commercial HVAC equipment and solutions for customers across a variety of markets and industries. With a combined 80+ years of HVAC experience, Insight Partners brings together a network of the best resources, people, and cultivated industry knowledge to give its partners a unique advantage over complex challenge.
About EEI
Engineered Equipment was founded in January 2001 as an independent representative of 'best in class' equipment manufacturers, serving the highly technical application needs of commercial and industrial buildings. Since 2001, EEI has grown from two employees to 50 team members providing the best HVAC products and services in the state of Oklahoma. Today, they provide heating, air conditioning, ventilating, hydronic, filtration equipment, replacement parts and equipment start-up assistance to the commercial and industrial markets of Oklahoma.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Palm Beach Circuit Judge Renatha Francis is on the certified list of nominees to fill in a Florida Supreme Court vacancy.
Francis was a justice designate in 2020, but her appointment was nullified in September 2020 on the grounds that she was not a member of the Florida Bar for at least 10 years. This is one of the minimum requirements set by the state constitution.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis received the list of six nominees by the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission to replace retiring Justice Alan Lawson on Monday.
Lawson, 61, announced in April that he will retire on Aug. 31, more than 10 years before justices’ retirement age of 75.
“I would like to extend my gratitude to the members of the Judicial Nominating Commission for recommending such an exemplary list of strong constitutionalist jurists and practitioners,” DeSantis said in a press release. “I would like to thank the commissioners for their hard work and diligence. They have left me with a difficult choice, but I look forward to appointing our next Supreme Court justice in the coming weeks.”
The list also includes Robert Long and Adam Tanenbaum, judges on the 1st District Court of Appeal; Anne-Leigh Gaylord More, Hillsborough County circuit judge; Meredith Sasso, judge on the 5th District Court of Appeal; and Denise Harle, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom.
If appointed, Francis would be the only Black justice on the Florida Supreme Court. The last Black justice was Peggy A. Quince, who retired in 2019 and was the court’s first Black female chief justice.
Francis would also be the second woman on the state’s high court. Justice Jamie R. Grosshans is currently the only woman.
DeSantis has 60 days to appoint a justice from among the nominees. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/13/renatha-francis-makes-final-list-for-florida-supreme-court-nominees/ | 2022-06-14 00:52:02 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/13/renatha-francis-makes-final-list-for-florida-supreme-court-nominees/ |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse trained his wives to use firearms, instructing them to “shoot it out” with police officers if they ever tried to “break their family apart,” according to records obtained by The Associated Press. If that failed, the actor from “Dancing With Wolves” said they should take “suicide pills.”
The abuse that authorities said spanned two decades led Tuesday to the arrest of Chasing Horse following a monthslong investigation by Las Vegas police. He was taken into custody as he left the home he shares with his five wives in North Las Vegas. SWAT officers were seen outside the two-story home in the evening as detectives searched the property.
During the raid, police found memory cards with videos of the sexual assaults, firearms, 41 pounds of marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms in the home, according to an arrest report released Wednesday.
Known for his role as the young Sioux tribe member Smiles a Lot in the Oscar-winning Kevin Costner film “Dances with Wolves,” Chasing Horse gained a reputation among tribes across the United States and in Canada as a so-called medicine man who performed healing ceremonies. But police said he abused his position, physically and sexually assaulting Indigenous girls and women, taking underage wives and leading a cult.
Chasing Horse, 46, will be charged with at least two counts of sex trafficking and one count each of sexual assault of a child younger than 16, child abuse or neglect and sexual assault, according to court records. Authorities have not said when he will be formally charged.
He was booked before midnight into Clark County’s jail, where he remained held without bail on the sexual assault charges as he awaits his first court appearance, expected Thursday in North Las Vegas. There was no lawyer listed in court records for Chasing Horse who could comment on his behalf, and Las Vegas police said he was “unable” to give a jailhouse interview Wednesday.
According to a 50-page search warrant obtained by the AP, Chasing Horse is believed to be the leader of a cult known as The Circle.
At least two women told police that Chasing Horse had shown his wives a stash of “small white pills” that he called “suicide pills” sometime in 2019 or 2020, years before his arrest.
The women were instructed to “take a pill to kill themselves in the event he dies or law enforcement tries to break their family apart,” according to the warrant.
One of Chasing Horse’s former wives also told police that she believed his current wives would “carry out the instructions” to take the pills and open fire on law enforcement if officers came to the home to arrest Chasing Horse.
Las Vegas police said in the document they have identified at least six sexual assault victims, some who were as young as 14 when they say they were abused, and traced the sexual allegations against Chasing Horse to the early 2000s in multiple states, including Nevada, where he has lived for about a decade, and South Dakota and Montana.
“Nathan Chasing Horse used spiritual traditions and their belief system as a tool to sexually assault young girls on numerous occasions,” detectives wrote in the warrant, adding that his followers referred to him as “Medicine Man” or “Holy Person” because they believed he could communicate with higher beings.
One of Chasing Horse’s wives was offered to him as a “gift” when she was 15, according to police, while another became a wife after turning 16.
Chasing Horse also is accused of recording sexual assaults and arranging sex with the victims for other men who paid him.
He was arrested nearly a decade after he was banished from the Fort Peck Reservation in Poplar, Montana, amid allegations of human trafficking.
Fort Peck tribal leaders had voted 7-0 to ban Chasing Horse from stepping foot again on the reservation, citing the trafficking allegations in addition to accusations of drug dealing, spiritual abuse and intimidation of tribal members, Indian County Today reported.
State attorneys general and lawmakers around the U.S. are looking into creating specialized units to handle cases involving Native American women.
In South Dakota, where police said Chasing Horse committed some of his crimes, the attorney general’s office has put a new focus on crimes against Native American people, including human trafficking and killings.
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Dr. Laurie P. Rothman joins Tampa General as the first concierge care physician to be part of one of Florida's leading academic medical centers, serving patients on the Florida's East Coast.
JUPITER, Fla., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to connecting the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast communities to world-class care, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) is launching a concierge primary health care practice on Florida's East Coast. Dr. Laurie P. Rothman is the first doctor to join TGH Concierge Health.
Rothman is a concierge primary care physician, board-certified in family medicine and in obesity medicine. She has two decades of experience delivering world-class care to patients in Palm Beach County and has been practicing medicine for nearly 25 years. For an annual fee, her patients will receive the highest level of primary care, including personalized plans, along with after-hours and weekend access to the concierge medical team.
"I love what I do. I love taking care of patients and families, and the time I spend with people, and the relationships we build, are most important to me. This practice will allow me to have more time with my patients, and to be there for them when they need me," Rothman said.
Other benefits of TGH Concierge Health include same-day or next-day appointments, after-hours communication with the concierge physician or staff, annual executive-level physical examinations, coordination of specialty or hospital care, more one-on-one time with the doctor, and telephone consultations or video visits. "If someone isn't feeling well, they don't want to wait for the next available appointment," Rothman said. "In addition to more time, my patients will also have increased access. If there is an emergency or they are sick, and it's 9 o'clock at night, they can call me or text me and we'll be able to talk it through and make a plan."
A former attending physician in the emergency department at Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., Rothman can also provide her patients with emergency room advocacy. Most recently, she served the brave men and women in law enforcement as the dedicated doctor for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department. Rothman is also a member of the Florida Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
"I'm very excited to join the Tampa General network and help start this concierge practice," Rothman said. "I've known Dr. Abraham Schwarzberg with the TGH Cancer Institute for more than a decade, and we have collaborated to help care for many patients over the years."
Rothman's clinical focus is on preventative care, wellness and metabolic health for adults and adolescents ages 12 and up. She is proactive, analytical, and wholeheartedly committed to providing comprehensive, compassionate, and evidence-based patient care. Rothman also prides herself on her strong collaborative and leadership skills, enabling the entire medical team to perform at its optimal level for the benefit of her patients.
"Dr. Rothman blends a brilliant mind with a compassionate spirit," said Schwarzberg, EVP, Network Development, chief of Oncology, and vice president of Clinical and Translational Research, Tampa General. "She is a dedicated, patient-centered physician who becomes connected to her patients and cares about the best decision-making for them, both medically and within the context of their home and family lives.
"The commitment TGH has to this community," Schwarzberg said, "is to support the talented physicians who have been the backbone here, like Dr. Rothman has for 20 years. We want to help enhance the services they can provide by enriching their relationships with super subspecialists, helping with rare and complex care, and offering access to innovative research, clinical trials and new diagnostic tools. We are supporting them in their back yards and ensuring the level of care is not only individualized and streamlined, but also best-in-class, with the backing of a major academic institution."
For more than two years, Tampa General Hospital has been creating a framework of state-of-the-art services for patients in the Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast areas, with the expertise and innovation of a preeminent academic medical center. The Florida East Coast initiative began with an alliance with the Cancer Center of South Florida and then the Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches.
Since the alliances began, Tampa General has continued to grow its services for the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast communities. Recently, the TGH Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches recruited Dr. Sonja K. Olsen, a board-certified internist, gastroenterologist, and transplant hepatologist from New York University (NYU) Langone Health. The TGH Cancer Institute in Palm Beach County also includes West Palm Beach-based Dr. Robert Scoma, a thoracic surgical oncologist, and Dr. Jason Hechtman, a breast cancer surgeon. Tampa General has also established TGH General Surgeons of the Palm Beaches with renowned West Palm Beach robotic surgery specialists Dr. Daniel R. Higgins and Dr. Itzhak Shasha, along with TGH Advanced Kidney Care and TGH Imaging.
Tampa General is one of the highest-ranked hospitals in Florida by U.S. News & World Report for 2022-23, the primary teaching affiliate of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, and is one of the largest hospitals in the nation. Patients who need a higher level of care have a direct connection to Tampa General's academic medicine and resources, including research breakthroughs, a wider variety of clinical trials and options for advanced immunotherapy procedures, enhanced personal treatment plans and a convenient path to complex surgeries. Patients who receive more complex procedures or treatment at Tampa General will be able to follow up with their local physician on the East Coast upon returning home.
Tampa General Hospital has been affiliated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine since the school was created in the early 1970s. Today, more than 700 medical school residents and fellows receive specialty training at TGH in areas ranging from general internal medicine to neurosurgery. In addition, USF medical, nursing, pharmacy and physical therapy students all receive part of their training at Tampa General. Faculty of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine admit and care for patients at Tampa General, as do private practice physicians, many of whom also serve as adjunct clinical faculty at USF.
For those interested in learning more and/or becoming a TGH Concierge Health patient, please call (561) 559-0955.
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and sixth out of 100 Florida companies in the 2022 America's Best Employers by State. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2021, provided a net community benefit worth more than $224.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that provides real-time situational awareness to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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When you get into bed at night, are you taking the stress of your day with you?
I created this short mindfulness exercise to help you to let go of the day so you not only fall asleep more easily but also stay asleep. Keep reading for more guidance on winding down before bedtime.
Anxiety is often the source of sleep woes. I’m a natural born worrier, and have struggled with anxiety and sleep issues for years. It wasn’t until I came across the practice of meditation that I was genuinely able to sleep through the night.
Meditation won’t solve the stress in your life or stop you from worrying. But it will give you more skills to cope with it.
And before you go to bed, check to make sure you’ve created the best environment for sleep. Is your room conducive to a good night’s sleep? Remove clutter, consider the bedding, lights and window shades so that you feel like you’re in a relaxed environment.
About 10 or 15 minutes before bedtime, start a wind-down routine. Checking in with a loved one or friend can help you detach from the busyness of the day. Dim the lights, turn off your devices and play calming music.
Eve Lewis Prieto is a Headspace meditation teacher in Los Angeles. You can find her on instagram @meditatewitheve where she holds a live meditation every Monday.
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MIAMI (AP) — Blown out in Game 3, facing elimination in Game 4, tasked with engineering the sort of comeback that no team in their league has ever pulled off before.
This may sound familiar to Boston fans.
Yes, what the Red Sox did to the New York Yankees in 2004 was discussed around the Boston Celtics on Monday. A day after a debacle in Miami to fall into a 3-0 deficit in these Eastern Conference finals — “embarrassing,” Boston forward Jaylen Brown said — the Celtics will try to extend the series and at least delay a Heat celebration in Game 4 on Tuesday night.
“We still believe we’re the better team,” Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon said Monday. “We have not played like it in any of the three games. But, you know, there is always a first.”
No NBA team has rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a series; it’s happened only once in Major League Baseball, when the Red Sox shook off a 19-8 drubbing in Game 3 to win four straight and top the Yankees in that 2004 AL championship series.
Of course, there had never been a No. 8 seed that won an NBA playoff game by 26 points, either — until Miami rolled its way to a 128-102 cakewalk in Game 3. It led to All-Star Game MVP Jayson Tatum saying Boston needs to show some pride, veteran big man Al Horford calling upon the Celtics to stay together and first-year coach Joe Mazzulla taking the blame as speculation about his future only gets louder and louder.
“We didn’t play well at all,” Tatum said. “Obviously, by the score, it showed.”
Meanwhile, a Heat win on Tuesday would send Miami to the NBA Finals for the seventh time since 2006 — and give the team more than a week to rest before the title series opens on June 1.
“We can expect just a great competitive game,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Boston has great pride. They’ll bring it. And you want to embrace it. You don’t want to get ahead of yourself and think about anything else other than embracing the competition. This is what you want. You want to be in the Eastern Conference finals in a really competitive game with a chance to finish and close out.”
Thing is, that was also the thinking going into Game 3. After dropping the first two games at home, conventional wisdom would suggest that Boston would have arrived Sunday night loaded up for their best effort.
It wasn’t even close.
Boston trailed by as many as 33 in Game 3 — the second-biggest deficit the Celtics faced this season. They trailed Oklahoma City by 37 on Jan. 3, a game where the Thunder scored 88 points in the middle two quarters on the way to a 150-117 romp. The Celtics responded from that defeat by winning their next nine games.
“Faith is the most important thing in the world,” Mazzulla said.
The Heat would say the same. They’re trying to join the 1999 New York Knicks as the only No. 8 seeds to reach the NBA Finals, and they’re doing so after nearly missing the playoffs altogether.
They know the chance they have Tuesday. They watched Boston celebrate in front of Heat fans last year in Game 7 of the East finals. They have an opportunity to make the Celtics watch them celebrate winning the East this time around.
“We have a great opportunity ahead of us,” Heat center Bam Adebayo said.
3-0, 0-3
The Heat are up 3-0 in a series for the 10th time, including one sweep of a best-of-five in 2000. In the eight previous best-of-seven instances where Miami has led 3-0, the Heat have gone 5-3 in Game 4 and never been extended past Game 5.
Boston is down 0-3 in a series for the eighth time, including one best-of-five sweep defeat. The Celtics forced one of those best-of-seven deficits to six games, one to five games and got swept on the other four occasions.
LOVE UPDATE
Heat forward Kevin Love has a strained muscle in his lower left leg and is probable for Game 4. He got hurt in the first quarter of Game 3. “Felt like a muscle cramp,” Love said, adding that if Miami’s lead hadn’t been so sizable that he would have lobbied to return to Sunday’s game.
WELL RESTED
Jimmy Butler was needed for only 31 minutes in Game 3, after he averaged almost 42 minutes in his last nine playoff appearances for Miami.
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ARCHERS POST, Kenya (AP) — Letoyie Leroshi walked for five days hunting water. After three years of drought in Samburu County, Kenya, the riverbeds were bone-dry.
Then Leroshi found a patch of wettish sand in the sunbaked Ewaso Ng’iro riverbed. He brought a group of fellow herders to dig. They hit water and the jubilant young men broke into song, a traditional call to their cattle and camels.
Harnessing Eastern Africa's groundwater could be a huge benefit for a region struggling to slake its thirst. Climate change is making drought more likely but, as in much of the continent, people in East Africa and the Horn of Africa lack the resources to tap groundwater on a wide and efficient scale.
For Leroshi and other Kenyan herders, the situation is desperate.
"We had thousands of livestock four years ago when we experienced short rains,” he said. “We have lost hundreds of our cattle and are now worried that if the rains fail yet again, we will lose everything.”
Leroshi and other herdsmen carry weapons and are prepared to fight if attacked by people trying to steal from them.
"Everyone else around is also armed and ready to steal our livestock,” he said.
The British charity WaterAid and the British Geological Survey found that Africa has enough groundwater for most countries to get through at least five years of drought.
“Groundwater has great potential for drought resilience,” said Girma Ebrahim, a hydrogeologist with the International Water Management Institute.
The United Nations water agency estimates that roughly 400 million people across Africa lack access to clean water.
Lmeshen Lekoomet, 54, recently left with the family’s few remaining animals in search of pasture and water.
As his family waited, his 2-year-old became severely dehydrated and malnourished and was hospitalized. Lekoomet never returned.
In the coastal cities of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania in 1997, and in Cape Town in South Africa in 2017, drought led people to use groundwater. In Ethiopia, wells equipped with handpumps outperformed all other sources during a drought in 2015 and 2016.
Africa has 72 giant aquifers that are largely untapped, scientists say. Some farming and pastoral communities in these regions already rely on wells, using digging by hand and with solar-powered equipment.
“This is a game-changer,” said Edwin Macharia, the director of programs for the aid agency Mercy Corps in Ethiopia.
Other regions of the world provide cautionary tales of how the misuse of groundwater can make situations worse.
“Not to say it should not be exploited,” said Philip Wandera, former director of the Kenya Wildlife Service and now range-management lecturer at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. But, he said, “Groundwater is not a quick-fix answer for the current drought ... if you have been poor managers of surface water, it means you are likely to do the same with groundwater.”
Only 3% of the total cultivated land in sub-Saharan Africa is irrigated land, according to the U.N. Only 5% of that land is irrigated with groundwater.
Groundwater exploration and construction are impossible without financing. Many countries outside Africa had enough money to create groundwater databases and hydrogeological maps in the 1980s.
"Smallholder farmers who make up most food producers on the continent,” badly need irrigation technology, said Agnes Kalibata, who heads the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
The U.N. says that, despite concerns about groundwater, the continent’s resources are largely unaffected by climate change.
“Millions of people don’t have enough safe, clean water to meet their daily needs, let alone face the climate crisis,” said Tim Wainwright the chief executive of WaterAid in the United Kingdom. “Governments, along with the private sector, should use COP27 to agree on investments in responsible groundwater use, along with clear management guidelines to harness it.”
Those in Samburu can't wait much longer, with many herders on the brink of losing everything.
“I have lost 30 cows in a span of two weeks and if it continues like this we will lose many more. Our women and children are also severely affected," said 30-year-old herder Lemerwas Limayo. "Drought ravages all living things.”
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Published: Nov. 23, 2022 at 9:30 AM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Online Platform Complements MGM National Harbor's Retail Sportsbook
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., Nov. 23, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, launched its mobile app in Maryland today giving customers access to a variety of online betting options and benefits tied to MGM Resorts' premier destinations nationwide, including MGM National Harbor.
"This is a significant milestone that elevates our vision to deliver world-class entertainment to sports fans in the DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region," said BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt. "The convenience of our best in-class mobile app connects directly to the engaging atmosphere we've created in our retail sportsbooks at MGM National Harbor and Nationals Park."
The BetMGM app offers a user-friendly sports betting platform experience, giving Maryland sports fans the ability to customize pre-game, live in-play, futures and parlay wagers. Additionally, integration with MGM Rewards allows Maryland's BetMGM users to redeem their gameplay for world-class experiences at MGM Resorts properties nationwide including MGM Grand, Bellagio and ARIA in Las Vegas, Borgata in New Jersey, and Beau Rivage in Mississippi.
The mobile app complements the BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge at MGM National Harbor that opened in December 2021. The BetMGM Sportsbook features a 360-degree jumbotron and 110-foot state-of-the-art wrap-around screen. MGM National Harbor has more than 40 sports betting kiosks located throughout the casino, a second BetMGM Sportsbook on the casino's second level and a BetMGM betting counter and four kiosks at TAP Sports Bar.
Melonie Johnson, MGM National Harbor's President & COO, said, "Today's announcement is monumental as it allows us to expand our sports betting offerings and connect with guests beyond our resort's walls. The BetMGM Sportsbook & Lounge is an incredible amenity, and the addition of the mobile app further enhances our customer experience."
BetMGM strengthened its commitment to the DMV in January 2022 when it opened the first retail sportsbook connected to a Major League Baseball stadium at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. That followed the launch of the BetMGM mobile app in Virginia in January 2021.
As BetMGM continues to expand to new markets, responsible gambling education remains a key focus. BetMGM is proud to provide resources to help customers play responsibly including GameSense, an industry leading program, developed and licensed to MGM Resorts by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Through the integration within BetMGM's mobile and desktop platforms, customers can receive the same GameSense experience they have grown to count on at MGM Resorts properties nationwide. This complements BetMGM's already existing responsible gambling tools which serve to provide customers with an entertaining and safe digital experience.
The BetMGM app is available for download in Maryland on iOS, with Android soon to follow, as well as on desktop at www.betmgm.com. For more information, follow @BetMGM on Twitter.
About BetMGM
BetMGM is a market-leading sports betting and gaming entertainment company, pioneering the online gaming industry. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain Plc (LSE: ENT), BetMGM has exclusive access to all of MGM's U.S. land-based and online sports betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming businesses. Utilizing Entain's US-licensed, state of the art technology, BetMGM offers sports betting and online gaming via market-leading brands including BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino and Party Poker. Founded in 2018, BetMGM is headquartered in New Jersey. For more information, visit http://www.betmgminc.com/.
About MGM National Harbor
Located in an unrivaled setting, MGM National Harbor offers stunning panoramic views of the eastern shore of the Potomac River in Maryland. The $1.4 billion LEED® Gold Certified resort sits a short distance from Washington, D.C. to the north and historic sites, including George Washington'sMount Vernon estate across the river in Virginia. The 24-story, 308-room resort features premier amenities and experiences for locals as well as visitors from around the world including a dynamic two-level casino with over 160,000 square feet of space that includes slots, table games and poker; a world-class spa and salon; an entertainment theater with flexible seating for up to 3,000; high- end branded retail; 50,000 square feet of meeting space; and restaurants from renowned local, national, and international chefs. MGM National Harbor is owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM). For more information, visit mgmnationalharbor.comor follow on Facebookand Twitter.
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SHANGHAI, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) ("Cango" or the "Company"), a leading automotive transaction service platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Financial and Operational Highlights
- Total revenues were RMB787.7 million (US$124.3 million), compared with RMB1,123.8 million in the same period of 2021. Car trading transactions revenues were RMB599.3 million (US$94.5 million), or 76.1% of total revenues in the first quarter of 2022, a 4.9% increase from RMB571.6 million in the same period of 2021.
- Automotive financing facilitation revenues were RMB105.9 million (US$16.7 million), compared with RMB411.7 million in the same period of 2021. The amount of financing transactions the Company facilitated in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB2,637.4 million (US$416.0 million). The total outstanding balance of financing transactions the Company facilitated was RMB42,550.3 million (US$6,712.1 million) as of March 31, 2022.
- M1+ and M3+ overdue ratios for all financing transactions that remained outstanding and were facilitated by the Company were 1.76% and 0.80%, respectively, as of March 31, 2022, compared with 1.62% and 0.86%, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.
- The number of dealers covered by the Company was 44,771 as of March 31, 2022, compared with 45,930 as of December 31, 2021.
Mr. Jiayuan Lin, Chief Executive Officer of Cango, commented, "Since the beginning of the year, the overall market environment has been tougher than we anticipated. While the automotive industry is still in the shadow of a chip shortage, it is also facing industrial production and supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 resurgence across the nation. Given policy changes and the decline in consumers' credit level and repayment ability caused by the economic downturn, we have been proactively making strategic adjustments since last year, tightening our traditional automotive financing facilitation business, strengthening risk control measures and enhancing our collection efforts on overdue assets. At the same time, we remain focused on developing a tech-enabled car trading services platform centered around our car trading transactions business and supported by our insurance and financing businesses as multi-monetization channels.
"First quarter total revenues were RMB787.7 million, of which more than 76.1% were generated by our car trading transactions business. We are very pleased with our progress in transforming Cango into a comprehensive automotive transaction services platform, particularly our first quarter improvements to operating efficiency and capacity. In addition, as the main online traffic entrance, our B2B WeChat mini program "Cango Haoche" has been resonating well with a growing number of registered dealers and recorded increased logistics order demand and transaction volume during the quarter.
"The current round of the pandemic outbreak has lasted for more than two months, spanning the first two quarters of 2022. The corresponding prevention and control measures have had a greater impact on the Chinese economy in the second quarter, and for the automotive industry, the production decline has been huge. While the pandemic is slowly coming under control and production is gradually resuming, we believe the impact on the demand side will persist longer-term. As a result, we expect our total revenues to continue to decline sequentially in the second quarter. Amid this complex macro environment, we will continue to strengthen our risk management while further enhancing our platform capabilities to better serve and engage dealers and consumers."
Mr. Yongyi Zhang, Chief Financial Officer of Cango, stated, "The economic upheaval, global chip shortage and resurgence of Covid-19 in China have brought great challenges to companies across all industries. Together with the deliberate strategic steps we have taken to adjust our traditional automotive financing facilitation business, these factors significantly impacted our top line in the first quarter. Entering the second quarter, the latest Covid surge has thrown China's car market into disarray with factories shut down and sales plunging, and we, along with our dealers, are facing a much more difficult operating environment. Thus, we are now predicting an even higher year-over-year decline in total revenues for the second quarter. However, with our solid balance sheet and disciplined cost controls, we believe we can effectively cope with the dynamics caused by the pandemic outbreak and will closely monitor the evolving situation."
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
REVENUES
Total revenues in the first quarter of 2022 were RMB787.7 million (US$124.3 million) compared with RMB1,123.8 million in the same period of 2021. Revenues from car trading transactions in the first quarter of 2022 were RMB599.3 million (US$94.5 million), continuing to serve as an important revenue contributor. Revenues from automotive financing facilitation and after-market services facilitation in the first quarter of 2022 were RMB105.9 million (US$16.7 million) and RMB25.8 million (US$4.1 million), respectively.
OPERATING COST AND EXPENSES
Total operating cost and expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were RMB976.8 million (US$154.1 million) compared with RMB964.2 million in the same period of 2021.
- Cost of revenue in the first quarter of 2022 decreased to RMB687.0 million (US$108.4 million) from RMB769.0 million in the same period of 2021. As a percentage of total revenues, cost of revenue in the first quarter of 2022 was 87.2% compared with 68.4% in the same period of 2021. The change was primarily due to an increase in car trading transactions' share of total revenues. Car trading transactions normally present a higher cost-revenue ratio, thus pushing up the overall ratio. For automotive financing facilitation and after-market services facilitation, cost of revenue as a percentage of relevant revenues was around 54.2% in the first quarter of 2022.
- Sales and marketing expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were RMB53.8 million (US$8.5 million) compared with RMB57.8 million in the same period of 2021. As a percentage of total revenues, sales and marketing expenses in the first quarter of 2022 was 6.8% compared with 5.1% in the same period of 2021.
- General and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were RMB50.9 million (US$8.0 million) compared with RMB61.4 million in the same period of 2021. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2022 was 6.5% compared with 5.5% in the same period of 2021.
- Research and development expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were RMB14.5 million (US$2.3 million) compared with RMB13.6 million in the same period of 2021. As a percentage of total revenues, research and development expenses in the first quarter of 2022 was 1.8% compared with 1.2% in the same period of 2021.
- Net loss on risk assurance liabilities in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB98.9 million (US$15.6 million) compared with RMB21.7 million in the same period of 2021. Net loss on risk assurance liabilities was mainly due to a sequential increase in the default rate since 2021.
(LOSS)/ INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
Loss from operations in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB189.1 million (US$29.8 million), compared with an income of RMB159.5 million in the same period of 2021.
NET LOSS
Net loss in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB136.2 million (US$21.5 million). Non-GAAP adjusted net loss in the first quarter of 2022 was RMB113.3 million (US$17.9 million). Non-GAAP adjusted net loss excludes the impact of share-based compensation expenses. For further information, see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure."
NET LOSS PER ADS
Basic and diluted net loss per American Depositary Share (ADS) in the first quarter of 2022 were both RMB0.98 (US$0.15). Non-GAAP adjusted basic and diluted net loss per ADS in the first quarter of 2022 were both RMB0.81 (US$0.13). Each ADS represents two Class A ordinary shares of the Company.
BALANCE SHEET
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of RMB2,137.0 million (US$337.1 million), compared with RMB1,434.8 million as of December 31, 2021.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had short-term investments of RMB1,874.1 million (US$295.6 million), compared with RMB2,598.9 million as of December 31, 2021.
Business Outlook
For the second quarter of 2022, the Company expects total revenues to be between RMB250 million and RMB300 million. This forecast reflects the Company's current and preliminary views on the market and operational conditions, which are subject to change.
Share Repurchase Program
Pursuant to the share repurchase program announced on August 19, 2021, the Company had repurchased 7,324,169 ADSs with cash in the aggregate amount of approximately US$26.3 million up to May 31, 2022.
Conference Call Information
The Company's management will hold a conference call on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 9:00 P.M. Eastern Time or Friday, June 10, 2022, at 9:00 A.M. Beijing Time to discuss the financial results. Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:
The replay will be accessible through June 16, 2022, by dialing the following numbers:
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.cangoonline.com/.
About Cango Inc.
Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) is a leading automotive transaction service platform in China connecting car buyers, dealers, financial institutions, and other industry participants. Founded in 2010 by a group of pioneers in China's automotive finance industry, the Company is headquartered in Shanghai and has a nationwide network. Leveraging its competitive advantages in technological innovation and big data, Cango has established an automotive supply chain ecosystem, and developed a matrix of products centering on customer needs for auto transaction, auto financing and after-market services. By working with platform participants, Cango endeavors to makes car purchase simple and enjoyable, and make itself customers' car purchase service platform of choice. For more information, please visit: www.cangoonline.com.
Definition of Overdue Ratios
The Company defines "M1+ overdue ratio" as (i) exposure at risk relating to financing transactions for which any installment payment is 30 to 179 calendar days past due as of a specified date, divided by (ii) exposure at risk relating to all financing transactions which remain outstanding as of such date, excluding amounts of outstanding principal that are 180 calendar days or more past due.
The Company defines "M3+ overdue ratio" as (i) exposure at risk relating to financing transactions for which any installment payment is 90 to 179 calendar days past due as of a specified date, divided by (ii) exposure at risk relating to all financing transactions which remain outstanding as of such date, excluding amounts of outstanding principal that are 180 calendar days or more past due.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure
In evaluating the business, the Company considers and uses Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss), a non-GAAP measure, as a supplemental measure to review and assess its operating performance. The presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company defines Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) as net income (loss) excluding share-based compensation expenses. The Company presents the non-GAAP financial measure because it is used by the management to evaluate the operating performance and formulate business plans. Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) enables the management to assess the Company's operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash charges. The Company also believes that the use of the non-GAAP measure facilitates investors' assessment of its operating performance.
Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss) is that it does not reflect all items of expense that affect the Company's operations. Share-based compensation expenses have been and may continue to be incurred in the business and are not reflected in the presentation of Non-GAAP adjusted net income (loss). Further, the non-GAAP measure may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.
The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company's performance. The Company encourages you to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Reconciliations of Cango's non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure are included at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("US$") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to US$ were made at the rate of RMB6.3393 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on March 31, 2022, in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or US$ amounts referred could be converted into US$ or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among other things, the "Business Outlook" section and quotations from management in this announcement, contain forward-looking statements. Cango may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Cango's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Cango's goal and strategies; Cango's expansion plans; Cango's future business development, financial condition and results of operations; Cango's expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its solutions and services; Cango's expectations regarding keeping and strengthening its relationships with dealers, financial institutions, car buyers and other platform participants; general economic and business conditions; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Cango's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Cango does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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Yihe Liu
Cango Inc.
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Email: ir@cangoonline.com
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The Piacente Group, Inc.
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Christian singer Lauren Daigle holds vigil in place of concert after Nashville school shooting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – Following the mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville that killed three students and three adults, singer Lauren Daigle postponed her concert to instead host a community vigil.
In an Instagram story, the Christian singer asked her fans who had planned to come to her concert at Marathon Music Works in Nashville on Monday evening to instead join her for a community-wide prayer vigil.
Daigle’s post to her 2.2 million Instagram followers read:
“Today’s shooting is truly heartbreaking for our Nashville community and all of those impacted. I’m going to postpone my performance tonight, and in its place, host a community-wide Prayer Vigil. To everyone who was planning to come out, please continue to come join us as we share in a time of prayer and worship to honor the victims and everyone in need.
To those in the local Nashville area, if you need a safe place to come pray, mourn, and be with your community, please join us. The doors are open for all.
Same location. Same time.”
Daigle’s concert is rescheduled for April 5. All tickets for the originally scheduled date will be honored.
The shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville left six victims dead, including:
- 9-year-old students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney
- 60-year-old Katherine Koonce, the school’s top administrator
- 61-year-old Cynthia Peak, a substitute teacher
- 61-year-old Mike Hill, a custodian.
Police identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student of the school. Hale was shot and killed by police during an exchange of gunfire.
While an official motive has not been identified, Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said in an interview with NBC News that investigators believe Hale had “some resentment for having to go to that school.”
Initially, police identified Hale as a woman, but Drake later said in a news conference that Hale was transgender. After the news conference, police spokesperson Don Aaron declined to elaborate on how Hale currently identified.
The Presbyterian school has about 200 students from preschool through sixth grade, as well as roughly 50 staff members.
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BAODING, China, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 18, GWM held POER Fan Festival 2022 in Guilin city, Southwest China, to celebrate the brand's third anniversary and demonstrate the charm of full-scenario pickup life to international users.
GWM invited many experts, media and users from the fields of off-road, modification and outdoor sports to witness this essential moment with POER's global fans. The company also meticulously set up a variety of special activities, such as off-road test drives, mountaineering academies and modification exhibitions.
Haobao Zhang, CEO of GWM PICKUP, said, "GWM PICKUP adheres to category innovation and co-creation with global users. Through the third anniversary, users around the world will learn about GWM POER and enjoy the full-scenario pickup life."
Diversified off-road test drive scenarios help drivers to experience the strength of GWM POER in all travelling scenarios. The test drive was held at Jinlong International Circuit in Guilin and included various challenging experience items, such as off-road towing, driving on a gravel road and driving uphill. When towing a camper, GWM POER offered sufficient and reliable power to test drivers and facilitated them to handle tough driving conditions.
In the interactive area of the mountaineering academy, the rock climbing program attracted many climbing enthusiasts to experience. GWM POER invited a number of professional instructors to introduce protective measures and climbing skills and provide guidance for users in climbing. This activity well matches the excellent performance and the concept of challenging the limits of the product, giving users an amazing and interesting outdoor experience.
GWM POER also set up a pickup modification exhibition, which provides opportunities for modified car enthusiasts to compete and communicate. The exhibition attracted many car owners and fans. Users showed their fantastic modified cars and shared modification ideas and products to create an enthusiastic atmosphere for modified cars.
During the event, GWM POER officially launched the 2.0 era of the brand and announced its commitment to establish a global user brand. The large-size and high-performance luxury pickup of GWM POER also officially started a campaign to invite the netizens to suggest a global name.
To offer more diverse new experiences for users and fans, POER-SPACE, the world's first high-end pickup flagship dealership of GWM POER, will officially open on August 25 this year.
Actually, GWM POER has made outstanding achievements in the global market in the past three years since its launch. As of now, it has entered more than 50 countries in the world, with total sales exceeding 300,000 units.
"GWM POER will keep developing high-end premium models to bring a brand-new, intelligent, luxurious and comfortable experience to global users", said Haobao Zhang.
GWM plans to promote two new models, POER off-road edition and Jingangpao (for Chinese market) to the global market successively to bring more customized product experiences to users worldwide.
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Jihadi rebels have attacked Mali’s Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako, the ruling junta confirmed Friday.
It’s the first time Kati, Mali’s largest military base, has been hit by extremist rebels in their more than 10-year insurgency in the West African country.
Two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated at the camp at about 5 a.m., according to a statement issued by the military.
“The Malian Armed Forces vigorously repelled a terrorist attack on the Kati barracks,” said the statement, which said that 7 attackers were killed and 8 arrested.
“The terrorists first blew up the vehicles at the entrance to the military camp, then shells were fired at the camp,” said a military official, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.
Another group of the jihadis entered the camp on foot and “began burning vehicles parked in the camp, and then the attackers stole two army vehicles,” he said.
Friday’s attack on the Kati barracks base follows a coordinated series of insurgent attacks Thursday. In one of those incidents, the extremists attacked a police base in Kolokani, 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Bamako and two Malian soldiers were killed, said the military in an earlier statement.
The leader of Mali’s ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita frequently stays at the Kati camp, where he launched the 2020 coup that brought him to power.
Jihadi rebels linked to al Qaida and the Islamic State group have been gaining ground in their decade-long insurgency. Their attacks have mostly been in northern Mali but recently the extremists have moved into central Mali. This month they’ve moved closer to the capital.
Last week gunmen attacked an army checkpoint about 60 kilometers (37 miles) outside Bamako, killing at least six people and wounding several others, officials said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they appear to be by the al-Qaida-linked group known as JNIM.
The attacks show “how the al-Qaida affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin continues to expand its operations outside its traditional strongholds in northern and central Mali,” said Héni Nsaibia, a senior researcher at The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.
“As in other Sahelian countries such as Burkina Faso and Niger … major cities including the capitals themselves, are increasingly surrounded by a steady spread of Islamist militancy that poses an ever-increasing risk and challenge to the security environment.”
Mali has struggled to contain the Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012. Extremist rebels took control of Mali’s northern cities but were then forced out with the help of a French-led military operation. The jihadis regrouped in the desert and began attacking the Malian army and its allies. Insecurity has worsened with attacks in the northern and central regions on military targets, civilians and U.N. peacekeepers.
The U.N. force has said more than 250 of its peacekeepers and personnel have died since 2013, making Mali the deadliest of the U.N.’s dozen peacekeeping missions worldwide.
Last week the United Nations mission in Mali announced that Egypt will suspend its participation in the peacekeeping force by mid-August, citing deadly attacks. Seven Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed in Mali so far this year, according to officials.
Tensions have grown between Mali’s junta and the U.N. peacekeeping force. Earlier this month the government told the U.N. mission to suspend all flights to move its forces in the country. The government also detained 49 Ivorian soldiers who flew in to help with security for a company contracted by the U.N. mission.
Separately, a European military force that helped fight extremists withdrew from Mali at the end of June. The French military, which spearheaded the Takuba task force, announced the end of its deployment in Mali. The move was tied to France’s decision earlier this year to withdraw troops from Mali after nine years helping Malian forces fight the extremists.
The European force was composed of several hundred special forces troops from 10 countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden. It aimed at training and protecting Malian combat forces.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 2021 decision by the Newberg School District Board of Directors to ban all political signage, including Black Lives Matter signs and LGBTQ Pride flags from its schools, has been deemed unconstitutional by the Yamhill County Circuit Court.
American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon announced that on Sept. 23, the court concluded that the district’s policy violates Article I, Section 8 of the Oregon Constitution, which protects free expression, equal treatment under the law and ensures that laws are clear-cut.
The decision was prompted by a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Oregon against the Newberg School District and board members David Brown, Brian Shannon, Trevor DeHart and Renee Powell. The suit was filed on behalf of school district employee Chelsea Shotts, who maintained a LGBTQ pride flag hanging in a Dundee Elementary School window in defiance of the board’s decision.
The flag resulted in ongoing internal conflict among the school’s educational leaders and the aforementioned board members, who ultimately voted to fire school Superintendent Joe Morelock without cause in December of 2021 after the school’s educational leaders determined that the flag wasn’t a “political, quasi-political or controversial display,” and therefore did not violate the board’s policy.
“To protect the rights of students and educators, we must fight discriminatory policies and practices and champion community safety in learning environments,” the ACLU of Oregon previously stated on its website. “The ACLU of Oregon is committed to defending student and educator rights in Newberg and across the state — because everyone deserves to show up to school and work free to be their authentic selves.”
ACLU of Oregon spokesperson Christina Nguyen told KOIN 6 that the nonprofit is declining to comment on the legal victory at this time. The organization Tweeted that it plans to share more information on the decision in the coming weeks. Prior to the court’s decision, ACLU of Oregon Legal Director Kelly Simon issued a strongly worded statement in response to the Newberg School District Board of Directors’ actions.
“Schools are legally obligated to make sure that Black and LGBTQ+ students and staff are welcomed,” Simon said. “State and federal law prohibit education providers from discriminating against students and employees based on race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The Board’s action sends a message to students and staff that Black and LGBTQ+ students are not to be cared for or celebrated in the district, their safety and security needs will not be met, and that the district is a hostile environment for them.” | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/newberg-school-boards-ban-on-political-signage-unconstitutional-court-rules/ | 2022-09-23 21:20:52 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/politics/newberg-school-boards-ban-on-political-signage-unconstitutional-court-rules/ |
Annual conference and tradeshow is the country's largest gathering of local leaders in aging.
TAMPA, Fla., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GroundGame.Health (GGH), the leading solution that connects Community Based Organizations with Payers and Providers to meet Social Determinant of Health (SDoH) needs on the Ground, launched a new partnership with USAging, while serving as a premier sponsor of the USAging Conference and Tradeshow for the second year in a row. The Conference, July 16-19 in Salt Lake City, includes 1,200 local leaders in aging along with government experts, policymakers, business leaders, and other Aging Network practitioners.
The hub of the expanding GroundGame.Health USAging partnership is a new and exciting Interoperability and Data Affinity Group. This new group will feature year-round in-person and virtual interactions, as well as an engagement platform to facilitate collaboration and connection among members. The commitment is for three years.
USAging members cite interoperability/data as one of their top challenges, and the demand for this Affinity Group comes directly from local leaders. Coming together like this will enable previously unconnected Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to share best practices and speak with a more unified voice when interacting with policymakers as well as large national payers and providers. Sandy Markwood, USAging CEO, announced the Affinity Group and partnership at Conference general sessions. GroundGame.Health was selected by USAging as the Founding Partner for the Affinity Group and engagement platform because of their proven track record efficiently delivering resources to Community Based Organizations on the Ground, where it could help the most people and empower CBOs to scale their missions.
There are currently more than 55 million Americans age 65 or older. Within this age group, 14% of all expenditures are health-related, compared to just 8% for all others. It is estimated that the majority of risk factors that affect health outcomes for people age 65+ sit beyond the traditional scope of care.
Research by the American Journal for Preventive Medicine suggests that Social Determinant of Health (SDOH) risk factors can affect up to 80% of an individual's overall health outcome.
"The only way to truly make a difference is to talk one to one with people who need assistance," said Susan Rawlings Molina, co-Founder and CEO, GroundGame.Health. "During just the most recent 12 months, we are proud to have been able to address nearly 80,000 SDoH needs. Through our platform and partnerships, we connect the unconnected™."
Much of the work to meet SDoH needs for seniors is performed by local Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). USAging is the association representing and supporting the national network of AAAs, composed of the local leaders who develop, coordinate, and deliver a wide range of home and community-based services, including information and referral/assistance, case management, home-delivered and congregate meals, in-home services, caregiver supports, transportation, evidence-based health and wellness programs, long-term care ombudsman programs and more.
The USAging Conference and Tradeshow is the country's largest gathering of local leaders in aging, with a rich history of peer-to-peer learning, federal policy and trends insight, and industry learning opportunities.
If you are interested in learning more about the positive impact GroundGame.Health has on the health and wellness of local communities, please visit their sponsored Conversation Café, located on the USAging Conference and Tradeshow main floor. For those not attending this year's event, please visit our website.
About GroundGame.Health
GroundGame.Health is a team of healthcare leaders who have come together to create a platform and process that opens the power of innovation, data-driven insights, and relationships to smash barriers in the healthcare ecosystem. This means resources get to ground level where they amplify and accelerate the missions of community-based organizations to help people who need it most. GroundGame.Health already has proven success with one of the nation's largest payers and hundreds of ground level organizations to improve outcomes, lower costs, and enable people to live their best quality lives.
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Four years after Larry Nassar was fired and Tom Izzo simultaneously came under scrutiny for the handling of assault accusations in his own program, the time period continues to have a profound effect on the veteran Michigan State basketball coach
In an episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger that’s set to air this weekend, the 28th-year Spartans coach reflected on the period in early 2018 when Michigan State was thrust into the national spotlight as Nassar, the former Michigan State doctor, was convicted of sexually abusing more than 200 women.
One image from that time has stuck with him the most: a graphic used by ESPN that featured Izzo, Nassar and then-football coach Mark Dantonio.
“It was probably the lowest point in my life, just because I knew what I thought of Larry Nassar,” Izzo said. “And there I am, like we’re all buddies, the three of us.
“Larry Nassar, in my humble opinion, deserved everything that’s happened. I feel for his family, I feel for people, but those survivors did not deserve that.
Izzo came under scrutiny for continuing to employ former player Travis Walton as a student assistant after he was accused of striking a woman at a bar in 2010.
He was also criticized at the time for some misstatements he made in press conferences.
“Those press conferences, they were attacks,” Izzo said. “And I thought to this day, those attacks by certain media was uncalled for.”
Izzo also touches on a number of other topics on the show, including how Nick Saban has impacted his program and the time he spent with Muhammed Ali. He also revisits his decision to turn down the Cleveland Cavaliers job in 2010, gives thoughts on the NCAA transfer portal and more.
Portions of the show are available via Youtube. The full episode will air locally at midnight on Sunday on WXYZ in Detroit and at various times on other stations around the country.
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If you want to understand today’s GOP, Republicans themselves will tell you, look to the states. See the paradise being created by our terrific governors like Ron DeSantis in Florida or Greg Abbott in Texas, and you’ll understand what this party is all about.
This is a complex and expensive problem to fix, but experts say it dates back decades to when White residents began fleeing the city of Jackson, leaving it with a smaller, lower-income tax base and a declining ability to keep its utilities working. The city is now 82 percent Black, which many people there believe explains the state’s lack of interest in maintaining the city’s infrastructure. For a month, residents have been under an order to boil their water because of possible contamination, and now many have no water at all.
A similar story played out in Flint, Michigan, a few years ago: a poor, majority-Black city’s water crisis was ignored by a Republican-run state government until it reached a point of catastrophe.
Some will object that infrastructure problems can be found everywhere in America, not just in red states. Poorer communities regardless of their racial makeup, including rural ones, are more likely to be ignored by both Democrats and Republicans in power. That is absolutely true.
But it’s also true that at the very least, Democrats can say they want to confront the problem. It took a Democratic president and Congress to pass an infrastructure bill last year, a bill that included nearly $55 billion to upgrade the nation’s water systems.
And when you look at places like Mississippi, what you see can only be described as malign neglect. State lawmakers killed the city’s efforts to fund infrastructure with a sales tax hike. And when tens of thousands of city residents went without running water for weeks, Republican governor Tate Reeves called for better collection of water bill payments, rather than support from the state.
And there’s this:
A 2021 bill that would have authorized a bond issuance to assist Jackson with making repairs and improvements to water and sewer systems died in the Republican-controlled state House Ways and Means committee.
As one expert told The Post when the infrastructure bill passed, “you have to be worried that this money going to statehouses will not actually get to places like Jackson" as long as the White power structure has a hand in distributing it. After all, Republicans who control the state’s government have more pressing things to worry about, like chasing the phantom of critical race theory, outlawing abortion, and suppressing the votes of Black people.
Meanwhile, next door in Alabama — another state run entirely by White Republicans — there are rural areas where Black residents have no working sewage system, and run PVC pipes from their toilets out to open pits in their yards. When a United Nations poverty official visited there a few years ago, he said he had never seen anything like it anywhere in the developed world.
Now ask yourself: If this was a problem most urgent and visible in states run by Democrats, how eager do you think Republicans at the national level would be to address it?
Back in Mississippi, Reeves declared a state of emergency; it’s hard not to suspect that it was the sudden wave of media attention, more than the suffering of his constituents, that prodded him to act. President Biden declared his own emergency, directing federal resources to the state.
There was a time when politicians of every party knew they couldn’t get reelected if they didn’t provide basic services. All the things we take for granted in a modern, functioning society — electricity, water, sewage, roads — are supposed to become volatile campaign issues if they stop working.
But today’s polarization and the nationalization of every office — where even people running for dog-catcher have to take a position on Donald Trump and abortion — have in many places broken the link between the basic obligations of governance and victory at the polls.
Reeves doesn’t have to care about whether Black people in Mississippi have water to drink. His state is 38 percent Black, but because the state’s White voters are so emphatically Republican, every statewide elected official is a White Republican, and the GOP has a bulletproof state legislative supermajority. If he wants to declare April to be Confederate Heritage Month — as he has done twice — he knows the only votes he’ll lose are ones he wasn’t going to win anyway.
And he knows the only thing that might stand between him and reelection is a primary challenge from the right. So like many other Republican governors, while he can ensure that the infrastructure that serves his constituents keeps working, until a crisis hits, he doesn’t have to.
Similarly, even a system-wide failure like the one the Texas power grid suffered last year might only be a speed bump on the way to reelection. Republicans there can just whip people into a rage about dangerous books at the local library or a trans girl who wants to play softball.
So if you’re looking for public officials who’ll make a good-faith effort to solve these infrastructure problems, you might not want to rely on the Republicans who run the states where those problems are most urgent. They might get around to it — but only if they decide they have nothing better to do. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/mississippi-water-racial-politics/ | 2022-08-31 18:33:06 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/31/mississippi-water-racial-politics/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden's plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. The high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, is hearing arguments in two challenges to the plan, which has so far been blocked by Republican-appointed judges on lower courts. Arguments are scheduled to last two hours, but likely will go much longer.
Student loan forgiveness gets its day in court: What to know
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The Supreme Court is meeting Tuesday to hear two cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. At stake: forgiveness of up to $20,000 in debt for more than 40 million Americans. Nearly half of those people could have their federal student debt wiped out entirely.
Already, about 26 million people have applied for debt forgiveness, and 16 million applications have been approved. However, because of court rulings, all the relief is on hold. The Education Department stopped taking applications in November because of legal challenges to the plan.
The Supreme Court will have the ultimate say on whether Biden can wipe out student loan debt, fulfilling a campaign pledge he made in 2020.
Here's what to know if you're waiting for debt relief.
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Who qualifies for Biden's student loan forgiveness?
The plan Biden announced last August would cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those earning less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income. Pell Grant recipients, who typically come from lower-income households, would receive an additional $10,000 in debt forgiveness, for a total of $20,000.
Borrowers qualify if their federal student loans were disbursed before July 1.
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How is the Supreme Court expected to rule on student loans?
So far, Republican-appointed lower court judges have kept Biden's plan from going into effect. The Supreme Court is dominated 6-3 by conservatives, but it remains to be seen how the justices will rule. Their questions in the oral arguments Tuesday, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern, will give insight into what they're thinking.
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When will the Supreme Court decide the student loans cases?
The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday, but there won't be a decision for months. The court usually issues all of its decisions by the end of June.
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How do I know if my student loans will be forgiven?
Debt forgiveness, if it goes ahead, is for borrowers holding federal student loans, not private loans.
To determine what kind of loans you hold, log in to the Federal Student Aid website, studentaid.gov . Direct loans, including Parent Plus loans, qualify. Some older FFEL and Perkins loans are also eligible, if owned by the Department of Education. For people holding older FFEL loans, consolidating those loans can lead to credit for forgiveness under certain income-driven repayment plans.
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Will the pause in student loan payments continue?
During the pandemic, two presidential administrations paused payments for those holding federal student loans. The pause has been extended to as late as this summer.
Payments are set to resume, along with the accrual of interest, 60 days after the court cases are resolved. For example, if legal issues remain at the end of June, payments would restart at the end of August. If the court issues a ruling in March, repayment could restart as early as May or June.
If the cases haven't been resolved by June 30, payments will start 60 days after that.
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Is it possible Biden's student loan forgiveness won't happen at all?
Yes.
Biden's administration is not saying whether it is exploring other options for canceling debt if it loses its court appeals. But advocates point to other ways the debt might be forgiven, including through the Higher Education Act.
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How should I prepare for student loans payments to restart?
Betsy Mayotte, President of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors, encourages people not to make any payments until the pause has ended. Instead, she says, put your payment amount into a savings account.
"Then you've maintained the habit of making the payment, but earning a little bit of interest as well. There's no reason to send that money to the student loans until the last minute of the 0% interest rate."
Mayotte recommends borrowers use the loan-simulator tool at StudentAid.gov or the one on TISLA's website to find the payment plan that best fits their needs. The calculators tell you what your monthly payment would be under each available plan, as well as your long-term costs.
"I really want to emphasize the long-term," Mayotte said.
Sometimes, when borrowers are in a financial bind, they'll choose the option with the lowest monthly payment, which can cost more over the life of the loan, Mayotte said. Rather than "setting it and forgetting it," she encourages borrowers to reevaluate when their financial situation improves.
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Can I set up a payment plan for my student loans?
Yes, but some advocates encourage borrowers to wait for now, since there's no financial penalty during the pause on payments and interest accrual.
That said, Katherine Welbeck of the Student Borrower Protection Center recommends logging on to your account and making sure you know the name of your servicer, your due date and whether you're enrolled in the best income-driven repayment plan.
If your budget doesn't allow you to resume payments, it's important to know how to navigate the possibility of default and delinquency on a student loan. Both can hurt your credit rating, which would make you ineligible for additional aid.
If you're in a short-term financial bind, you may qualify for a deferment or a forbearance — allowing you to temporarily suspend payment.
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How can I reduce costs when paying off my student loans?
— If you sign up for automatic payments, the servicer takes a quarter of a percent off your interest rate, Mayotte says.
— Income-driven repayment plans aren't right for everyone. That said, if you know you will eventually qualify for forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, it makes sense to make the lowest monthly payments possible, as the remainder of your debt will be cancelled once that decade of payments is complete.
— Reevaluate your monthly student loan repayment during tax season, when you already have all your financial information in front of you. "Can you afford to increase it? Or do you need to decrease it?" Mayotte said.
— Break up payments into whatever ways work best for you. You could consider two installments per month, instead of one large monthly sum.
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Are student loans forgiven after 10 years?
If you've worked for a government agency or a nonprofit, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program offers cancellation after 10 years of regular payments, and some income-driven repayment plans cancel the remainder of a borrower's debt after 20 to 25 years.
Borrowers should make sure they're signed up for the best possible income-driven repayment plan to qualify for these programs. You can find out more about those plans here.
Borrowers who have been defrauded by for-profit colleges may also apply for borrower defense and receive relief.
These programs won't be affected by the Supreme Court ruling.
The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy. The independent foundation is separate from Charles Schwab and Co. Inc. The AP is solely responsible for its journalism.
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The 9 current justices of the US Supreme Court
Chief Justice John Roberts
Chief Justice John Roberts
Nominated to serve as chief justice by President George W. Bush
Took seat Sept. 29, 2005
Born Jan. 27, 1955, in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Justice Clarence Thomas
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas
Nominated to serve as associate justice by President George H.W. Bush
Took seat Oct. 23, 1991
Born June 23, 1948, near Savannah, Georgia
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Justice Samuel Alito
Associate Justice Samuel Alito
Nominated to serve as associate justice by President George W. Bush
Took seat Jan. 31, 2006
Born April 1, 1950, in Trenton, New Jersey
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Nominated to serve as associate justice by President Barack Obama
Took seat Aug. 8, 2009
Born June 25, 1954, in Bronx, New York
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Justice Elena Kagan
Associate Justice Elena Kagan
Nominated to serve as associate justice by President Barack Obama
Took seat Aug. 7, 2010
Born April 28, 1960, in New York City
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Justice Neil Gorsuch
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch
Nominated to serve as associate justice by President Donald Trump
Took seat April 10, 2017
Born Aug. 29, 1967, in Denver, Colorado
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Nominated to serve as associate justice by President Donald Trump
Took seat Oct. 6, 2018
Born Feb. 12, 1965, in Washington D.C.
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Nominated to serve as associate justice by President Donald Trump
Took seat Oct. 27, 2020
Born January 28, 1972
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Nominated to serve as associate justice by President Joe Biden
Took seat June 30, 2022
Born September 14, 1970
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Democrats need a nominee for governor who can drive out Latino voters in November
Opinion: Joe Biden won Arizona in 2020 in large part to organizing efforts by Latinos. Arizonans now must not ignore having a Latino at top of the ticket.
This election year, some of our most hard-fought civil rights are on the line. Women have lost their reproductive rights. We don’t feel safe in our schools, houses of worship or grocery stores because of mass shootings.
Voting rights and our electoral integrity are under attack. Our political dialogue seems to be less and less rooted in fact, thanks in part to GOP-led disinformation tactics.
The stakes could not be higher for Arizonans. We’re facing an uphill battle, and for diverse communities across the state and country, it feels as though all of our hard-earned progress is in danger.
Latinos have an opportunity to flip Arizona
But it doesn’t have to be this way. We have an opportunity to build a new “Blue Wall” in the Southwest – a safe zone of progress in a country that seems to be moving backwards.
And it starts with Latinos.
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In 2020, Arizona sent Joe Biden to the White House by a mere 10,457 votes. Consensus is that his victory was due in large part to organizing efforts by Latinos and Native Americans.
Latinos delivered the White House for the Democrats in 2020. Now, with the 2022 gubernatorial race, Democrats in Arizona have another chance to flip the state and save our democracy. To do that, they cannot afford to ignore a Latino leader who, at the top of the ticket, can drive Latino turnout for Democrats down ballot in large enough margins where the other side can’t even attempt to claim fraud.
That leader is Marco Lopez.
Marco Lopez has an impressive resume
Marco Lopez was raised in the border city of Nogales, Ariz., by two working-class Mexican immigrants. He and his sisters were the first generation in their family to attend college.
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Once Marco graduated from the University of Arizona, at just 21, he ran for mayor of his hometown and won, earning the title of “Youngest Mayor in America.”
After winning two mayoral elections, then-Gov. Janet Napolitano asked Marco to serve in her administration, where he worked his way up to director of the Arizona Department of Commerce and oversaw critical trade relationships in the state.
Lopez was later appointed by President Obama to chief of staff of Customs and Border Protection, where he oversaw a $13 billion budget and 60,000 people.
In 2011, Marco left the administration to start his own small business in Arizona. He since has been part of efforts to bring high-speed internet to 1 million families with low incomes in the U.S. and, soon, 15,000 additional jobs to Arizona.
A chance to vote for, not just against, someone
He’s running for governor to, as he puts it, “restore the promise of Arizona” – the promise that allowed him the ability to succeed in the state, but for so many working families is out of reach due to years of bad leadership.
If you’ve been following his campaign the last 16 months, you’ll know that Marco isn’t just talking-the-talk when it comes to restoring that promise.
He is the only candidate campaigning in English and Spanish, engaging with Arizona’s diverse communities authentically, doing Spanish-language media weekly and traveling all over the state to communities big and small.
He is speaking on the issues that resonate with voters from all walks of life:
- improving Arizona’s education system that ranks near the bottom on spending,
- giving working families a chance to stay above water in the midst of rising prices and inflation, and
- reducing the shortage of affordable housing that now stands at about 300,000 units.
He’s giving Latino voters a reason to come out and vote for someone, rather than just against someone in a state where Democrats, independents and moderates are so often playing defense – against Jan Brewer, against Joe Arpaio and, most recently, against Donald Trump. With attacks on voting rights, this base doesn’t just need to perform; it needs to overperform.
But first, there is the Democratic primary to be won, and Marco Lopez is counting on us. That is why Latino Victory Fund and Chicanos Por La Causa Action Fund PAC have endorsed Marco Lopez for governor of Arizona, and he absolutely must be on the top of the Democratic ticket come November.
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Hurricane Ian forced tens of thousands of Floridians to evacuate their homes and left more than 2 million people without power.
Families were forced to make a choice: board up and get sandbags to stay, or to evacuate. But evacuating to safety is not so easy for some families.
Lordyn is almost 8 years old. She has Fanconi anemia, a rare blood and bone marrow cancer.
“Sadly, it's a terminal illness, so there's no cure at all,” her mother, Diane Ventrice, explained.
Just months ago, Lordyn and her family moved to Florida to go to a special school for children with cancer.
This is the first hurricane they've been in the middle of and the first time they've been trapped, with no choice but to ride out a life-threatening storm at home.
“We're safer here with less germs, less, you know, issues instead of a big setting,” Ventrice said.
Sick children like Lordyn, and their families, are often left out of emergency plans—shelters can be a high infection risk and transporting medical devices can risk damaging life-saving equipment.
“If they're hooked up to machines, that, that's a rough thing to try to evacuate with all that equipment,” Ventrice said.
But electricity is the biggest concern.
“She has a feeding tube which needs, obviously, electricity and we're just waiting for that to disappear,” she said.
The feeding tube can function for a day or two without power, but then, it'll be dead and Lordyn will lose nutrition.
This fear is one advocate Holley Wade lived firsthand when she needed to evacuate her young son, Daniel, who had brain cancer.
“He was actually getting chemo in the hospital as the hurricane was making landfall,” said Wade.
She realized there was no program in place to assist families with sick children in emergencies like hurricanes.
Years later, she's worked to make assistance available for some families, but most still have no lifeline.
“If it's not something that's in front of you every single day, it tends to get forgotten,” said Wade.
The Ventrice family want to send the message that we all should remember the challenges our most vulnerable face in natural disasters.
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A shooting at a large party in Tukwila left three men injured early Saturday, according to police.
Officers found a “chaotic scene” shortly after midnight at a short-term rental on the 4600 block of South 146th Street. Three men were shot and taken to the hospital, and multiple agencies responded to control the crowd of over 100 people, police said.
Two men were in stable condition Sunday and one was in critical condition, according to police. Witnesses and other people at the party did not cooperate with the investigation, police said.
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French performance marque Alpine is close to unveiling a concept that will preview the first member of its future electric fleet.
The concept is called the A290 Beta, and teaser shots released on Friday confirm it as a hatchback. The production version is due in 2024. It could be a tuned version of parent company Renault’s upcoming 5 hatchback, and be inspired by the original 5 of the 1970s, which was sold in the U.S. as the Le Car.
The A290 Beta concept will make its debut on May 9 at an event in the U.K. to be presented by Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi and design chief Antony Villain.
The concept’s arrival will also mark the start of the next evolution in Alpine’s naming strategy. It starts with A for Alpine, then uses the first digit of a three-digit numerical portion of the name to signify the vehicle’s size and positioning, while the remaining two digits signify the vehicle as either a sports model or a lifestyle model. Sports models will use a 10, like the current A110 sports car, while lifestyle models like the upcoming hatch will use a 90, resulting in the A290 name for the production version. The Beta symbol signifies this version as a concept car.
Alpine is known to be working on a compact crossover and an electric successor to the A110, due around 2025 and 2026, respectively. The A110 successor will use a platform being developed by Lotus for a sports car that will likely end up as an Elise successor. Alpine’s hatchback and crossover will use platforms from the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance.
Alpine has also hinted at two larger crossovers likely sitting in the same segments as the Porsche Macan and Cayenne. These are expected to arrive beginning in 2027 and use platforms from Zhejiang Geely.
These larger crossovers will be critical in expanding Alpine sales to the U.S. and China, though a launch in those two key markets hasn’t been confirmed.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN) is pleased to welcome JPMorgan Chase as a corporate sponsor to support Hispanic and Latino business owners nationally. LBAN is a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit that partners with Stanford University to empower Latino entrepreneurship across the country. JPMorgan Chase's sponsorship will support the three core pillars of LBAN:
- Foundational research: explores challenges and opportunities for U.S. Latino entrepreneurship nationally, aiming to inform and influence policies.
- Business Scaling Program at Stanford: transformative scaling program for Latino Business owners from across the U.S., empowering them to scale their companies to the next level.
- Ecosystem Development: cultivating networks of LBAN alumni, mentors, capital providers, and partners to improve access to capital and government and corporate contracts.
"We are grateful for the leadership that JPMorgan Chase is showing to support Hispanic and Latino business owners across the country," said Arturo Cazares, CEO of LBAN, "JPMorgan Chase is demonstrating a strong commitment to Latinos and the American economy. JPMorgan Chase is a powerful addition to our ecosystem and will help advance entrepreneurship nationally by bringing access to resources and capital to Latino and Latina business owners."
Latinos created almost 5 million businesses in the U.S. and are creating new companies faster than other groups. Those companies are young and growing revenues faster than the average. However, Latino entrepreneurs face extra and sometimes unfair challenges with access to opportunities and resources, including capital, expertise, and networking. Addressing these challenges is vital; LBAN's research shows that when U.S. Latino-owned businesses reach the average size of U.S. businesses, this will add trillions of dollars to the American economy.
"Supporting Latino entrepreneurs translates into a stronger economy for all," said Silvana Montenegro, Global Head of Advancing Hispanics & Latinos. "We are proud to join forces with the Latino Business Action Network to support the unique research and technical assistance programs that will help unlock the success and potential of Latino business owners across the country."
Throughout this year, JPMorgan Chase will provide in-person and virtual programming to Latino entrepreneurs including workshops on how to leverage corporate supplier diversity programs and business roundtables for Latino entrepreneurs. This collaboration is part of the ongoing efforts led by JPMorgan Chase to drive inclusive economic growth and access to close the racial wealth gap for those who have been traditionally underserved, including Black and Hispanic and Latino communities.
JPMorgan Chase's support commenced at LBAN's 8th annual State of Latino Entrepreneurship Summit recently held at Stanford, where JPMorgan Chase's representatives spoke on the importance of access to capital for Latino entrepreneurs and small business owners. The discussion touched also touched on the progress and impact of the firm's $30 billion Racial Equity Commitment. LBAN and Stanford cohosted the summit, presented their foundational Latino entrepreneurship research, and convened panel discussions on access to capital and contracts.
About Latino Business Action Network (LBAN):
LBAN is a dynamic Silicon Valley-based nonprofit with a big mission to strengthen the U.S. economy by empowering Latino Entrepreneurship across the country to grow large businesses through entrepreneurship research, education, and a network of resources. (www.lban.us)
About JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading financial services firm based in the United States of America ("U.S."), with operations worldwide. JPMorgan Chase had $3.7 trillion in assets and $292 billion in stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2022. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. Under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands, the Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S., and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients globally. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Watching a crane place the larger-than-life bronze statue of former Mexican President Benito Juarez on a stone slab at the Chamizal National Memorial on Wednesday was a big relief for Ethan Houser.
The Arizona-born sculptor spent at least the last 10 months turning clay and plastic models into an icon that will help preserve a piece of the history and heritage of the region for decades or even centuries to come.
“I feel great and a lot of relief. This project here was started by my father who passed away a few years ago. He’s the one who came out with the idea of Benito Juarez as a child growing up into a man,” Houser said.
The statue featuring Juarez the child and Juarez the statesman, both holding books symbolizing the power of education, is to be publicly unveiled early Sunday afternoon at the Chamizal. A previous Border Report story outlined Juarez’s life and the reason the 12 Travelers Mission of the Southwest chose to honor him.
In a worksite interview Wednesday, Houser explained the work that went into crafting the statue.
“We start with a maquette – that’s French for a model. What you want to do is get all of your problems figured out on a small scale first. When you’re sculpting them in clay and full size it is much more difficult to make a change,” he said.
Houser pulled out small clay and plastic statuettes of two of the three pieces that comprise the sculpture: Juarez the child and Juarez the statesman. The third piece is a lamb to be placed next to the shepherd boy.
“All are drawn out with numbers; each section represents a different mold. They get pretty big and then they go to a foundry. They get welded together from the plastic cast and we give the marks to the foundry,” he said. “So, yes, it’s very labor intensive. It took a while. Part of the reason it takes so long is this is reliant on private donations. We might get going on one part and then stop until some money is raised.”
Ethan’s father, John, became involved with the 12 Travelers Memorial of the Southwest project since its creation. The idea is to cast in bronze the likeness of individuals who came to the old Pass of the North and left a lasting mark. It’s a private, altruistic venture now going into its third decade.
The first statue, the Fray Garcia Monument was dedicated on Sept. 26, 1996, at El Paso’s Pioneer Plaza. The 36-foot-tall sculpture of a mounted Spanish conquistador stands near the entrance of El Paso International Airport since 2006. And the statue of diarist Susan Shelby Magoffin was dedicated in 2012.
Houser said the next project will be a tribute to the Tigua Indian tribe.
“There’s no maquette yet. It’s all talk for now. But that is our intention and that is our plan and I believe that is what we will do,” he said.
The 12 Travelers board acknowledges the Tiguas and a Buffalo Soldier are candidates for the next two monuments, which are pending funding.
The Tiguas in 1680 rebelled against Spanish occupation in Northern New Mexico. The Spaniards retreated with 350 Tigua captives they placed in a temporary settlement in Paso del Norte. With the help of a Spanish priest, the Tiguas built a permanent settlement. Co-founders Francisco Tilagua, the tribal governor, and Bartolo Pique, the tribal war chief, are candidates for a statue.
So is Henry Ossian Flipper, a Buffalo Soldier, civil mining engineer, surveyor, translator, historian and newspaper editor. He came from a family of slaves but was the first Black graduate of West Point Military Academy and lived in several homes in El Paso now considered historical, according to the memorial. | https://www.wane.com/border-report-tour/sculptor-talks-about-commitment-to-immortalize-key-pieces-of-el-paso-history/ | 2022-09-21 23:54:22 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/border-report-tour/sculptor-talks-about-commitment-to-immortalize-key-pieces-of-el-paso-history/ |
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government on Monday said its webpage and all those of the public institutions have been shut down following a cyberattack from an undisclosed source.
A statement said a “wide and complex” cyberattack started Friday afternoon following which all government infrastructure and systems were isolated.
It started as a ransomware attack in which the hackers tried to hit critical systems, aiming to get them functionless, it said.
The statement said the “method used by the hackers was identical with the last year’s attacks seen in the international cyberspace,” mentioning those in Ukraine, Germany, Lithuania, Malta, Netherland and Belgium.
Fortunately the early detection allowed the government’s critical systems to close, adding they are all “backed-up and safe,” the statement said. It said Albanian authorities were collaborating with experts from Microsoft and the U.S.-based Jones Group International to solve the situation “and bring it back to normalcy.”
Blocking public services has affected many individuals and companies. The Interior Ministry said police and main civic services would be temporarily offered in person at their offices.
Albania, a NATO member since 2009, is expecting to launch full membership negotiations with the European Union shortly. In the last two years, Albania has also been a temporary member of the U.N. Security Council. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/cyberattack-blocks-albanias-public-online-services/ | 2022-07-18 20:15:25 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/cyberattack-blocks-albanias-public-online-services/ |
The transformation from a single product to a multi-product platform generates growth in customer accounts
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlette Holdings, Inc., a leading financial technology company operating the Best Egg financial platform, today announced financial results for the first half of 2022. The Best Egg platform experienced a record-breaking performance in the first half of 2022, with all-time highs in quarterly loan originations, revenue, and pre-tax operating income.
"Our strong performance in the first half of 2022 reflects our transformation from a single product to a multi-product platform," said Jeffrey Meiler, CEO and Founder of Marlette Holdings. "In the first half of this year, we exceeded what we did last year, demonstrating positive momentum across the Best Egg platform. Our strategy of diversifying our offering is increasing value for our customers and putting us in a strong financial position and on track for long-term sustainable growth."
Best Egg has seen tremendous growth over the past two years, accelerating to $21 billion in personal loan originations and 1.8 million accounts since the platform's inception in March 2014. In the first half of 2022, Best Egg added more than 485,000 new consumer accounts across personal loans, credit cards, and financial health and saw a sharp increase in customers using multiple Best Egg products. The Best Egg platform originated $4 billion in personal loans and generated $265 million in gross revenue, up more than 160% year over year.
"Our team's determination to build financial confidence with our customers drives a relentless focus on understanding their needs using sophisticated human and machine insights. This vital information is allowing us to scale our products and services to provide more personalized and meaningful financial solutions for a growing number of people in the U.S. with limited savings," said Jeffrey Meiler, CEO and Founder of Marlette Holdings.
Best Egg generally serves consumers with a good credit profile and enough money to cover their everyday expenses but have limited savings to absorb financial disruptions. They want simple solutions to help them achieve financial stability and feel more confident about their daily finances. Best Egg helps people understand which financial decisions may work for them and offers fast and convenient credit solutions to help alleviate cash flow pain.
Today, Best Egg offers unsecured and secured personal loans, the Best Egg Visa® Credit Card, the free Best Egg Financial Health tool, and is developing a personal loan product secured by automobiles. In March 2022, the company announced $225 million in equity funding.
Recognized as one of the best tech startups in the U.S. by The Tech Tribune in 2022, Best Egg has also built a reputation for attracting top talent. The company has won numerous top workplace awards across the U.S. and Delaware and has more than doubled the size of its workforce in the past 12 months. It has more than 600 employees as of June 30. Learn more about open positions on the Best Egg careers page.
About Marlette Holdings, Inc.
Marlette Holdings, Inc. is a leading financial technology provider whose subsidiaries develop and operate Best Egg, a financial health platform that provides lending products and resources focused on helping people feel more confident as they manage their everyday finances. Since March 2014, Best Egg has delivered $21 billion in consumer personal loans with strong credit performance, welcomed 289,000 members to the recently launched Best Egg Financial Health platform, and empowered over 100,000 cardmembers who carry the new Best Egg Credit Card in their wallet. For more information, visit bestegg.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO , July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT) and Silicon Valley Bank awarded Palitronica as the Most Innovative Security-Focused Company of 2022 at the 10th annual In-Q-Tel & SVB Discovery Event, hosted recently at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, California.
Sebastian Fischmeister, Ph.D. PEng, Co-Founder & CEO of Palitronica, presented the company's pioneering physics-based cyber defense solution, which provides cyber material and mission assurance (CMMA) for critical physical infrastructure. The company can identify with echo response signal technology whether a piece of hardware is compromised, or otherwise counterfeit, during the manufacturing, mission and operations, or supply maintenance life cycle. Palitronica's patented technology has already been used to identify counterfeit microcontroller chips with 100% accuracy (view the white paper here), and has applications across a variety of sectors, including manufacturing and defense.
"Palitronica's presentation and novel solution to hardware vulnerability screening was a standout among firms addressing emerging cyber threats at the 10th annual Discovery Event," said George Hoyem, EVP of Investment at IQT.
The annual Discovery Events event offers startups the opportunity to pitch their technology to intelligence and defense community representatives, as well as investors. Ten startups were selected from more than 120 submissions to present their businesses to a panel of government and Fortune 500 executives from firms including NVIDIA, H&M, Lockheed Martin, IBM, Microsoft 365, Johnson Controls, ExxonMobil, and JetBlue Airways. The companies selected to participate in the event included Authomize, Fuzzbuzz, Moderne, Palitronica, Picnic Security, Robust Intelligence, Stairwell, Symmetry Systems, Thistle Technologies, and VulnCheck.
"We spent several years researching the technology underlying our cyber materiel assurance for supply chains. We're excited about this award and its recognition," Fischmeister commented.
Companies need to trust, but also verify, their suppliers and their supplier's supplier. Whether it is recycled e-waste sold as new, counterfeit chips, or malicious hardware implants, Palitronica's solution can help governments and enterprise manage the risk of purchasing from any supplier.
With nation state and bad actors worldwide becoming more aggressive, executives today are dealing with an unprecedented volume of threats and challenges regarding cyber security, supply chain risks, disinformation, and other emerging vulnerabilities. Given the pace of change and novel nature of many threats to companies, it has never been more important to keep abreast of startups that can help tackle these challenges head-on.
"As CISO, it's imperative to keep an eye on the next generation of cyber innovation that is coming to market. Today's Discovery Event with IQT showcases some of the best early-stage startups backed by great early-stage investors," said Grant Bourzikas, CISO at Silicon Valley Bank. "Palitronica is solving a real and growing problem and taking an entirely novel approach. Congratulations to Sebastian and the Palitronica team."
Additionally, Silicon Valley Bank Managing Director Gerald Brady commented, "The companies presenting this year were among the strongest cohort of businesses we have seen, so selecting a winner was no easy task. Congratulations to Sebastian and Palitronica on their win. Detecting counterfeit chips is an enormous challenge and only becoming more critical, and we look forward to Palitronica's next steps."
About In-Q-Tel, Inc.
In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT) is the not-for-profit strategic investor that accelerates the development and delivery of cutting-edge technologies to U.S. government agencies that keep our nation safe. IQT was established in 1999 with a distinct mission: to identify and partner with startup companies developing innovative technologies that protect and preserve our nation's security. Visit www.iqt.org for more information.
About Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world's most innovative companies and investors, provides commercial banking services, expertise and insights to the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, venture capital and premium wine industries. Silicon Valley Bank operates in centers of innovation around the world and is one of SVB's core businesses with SVB Capital, SVB Private and SVB Securities. With global commercial banking services, Silicon Valley Bank helps address the unique needs of its dynamic, fast-growing, innovative clients. Learn more at svb.com.
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(NewsNation) — Historic drought across the United States is leaving some cities desperate for answers.
Coalinga, California, is expected to run out of water by December.
Coalinga City Councilmember Adam Adkisson told NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield on Wednesday night that the only workaround will be extremely costly. Officials estimated they’d need to buy water from private vendors and go from paying $133,000 to $1.3 million for the same amount of water.
Coalinga Superintendent Lori Villanueva said it’s not just about having green lawns.
Villanueva lost a portion of her own right lung last year from a drought-aggravated illness, valley fever, that is caused by breathing soil fungus whipped up off the dry ground.
“Some people get a cough, then it goes away. Some people, like myself, it gets in your system and eats away at your lungs. I ended up having two surgeries,” Villanueva said Wednesday night on “Banfield.” “Part of the solution of living in an area like this is being able to have turf that covers the ground, keeps that dust from blowing around. That’s a main way to keep this in control.”
“It’s about not having people breathe in the dust, the agricultural products, and chemicals that are in the soil.”
Drought is not just happening in California. A map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the levels of drought around America. Anything yellow, orange, or red is a problem.
In August, about 40% of the United States fell into the moderate to severe categories, and 27% of the country was severe to extreme. | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/us-city-could-run-out-of-water-by-december/ | 2022-10-13 20:06:17 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/us-city-could-run-out-of-water-by-december/ |
Authors Jade Chang and Jacqueline Woodson share a conversation about how they prepare mentally to write a new book and what motivates them.
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Authors Jade Chang and Jacqueline Woodson share a conversation about how they prepare mentally to write a new book and what motivates them.
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New year expected to bring more changes to state voting laws
(AP) - State lawmakers around the country introduced thousands of bills to change the way elections are run after former President Donald Trump falsely blamed his 2020 loss on voter fraud. Hundreds became law.
Even with proponents of Trump’s election lies roundly defeated during this year’s midterms, advocates on both sides of the voting debate are bracing for another round of election-related legislation. Republicans are eager to tighten election rules further while Democrats, who took control of two additional statehouses, will seek to make it easier to cast a ballot.
Minnesota’s newly reelected Democratic secretary of state, Steve Simon, said he had spoken to several secretaries of state who are eager to push for changes in voting. Losses by election-denier candidates in top races have emboldened some Democrats to champion expansions of voting rights.
“Voters spoke loudly and clearly about what they wanted and didn’t want, both in regards to this office and all these other issues,” said Simon, who defeated a Republican challenger who parroted some of Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.
Democrats won majorities in both houses of the Minnesota Legislature in November, giving Simon a good shot at enacting changes. He expects to urge lawmakers to adopt automatic voter registration and allow high school students to pre-register.
States routinely make adjustments in their voting laws — some subtle, some dramatic. But experts have never seen an explosion of legislation like that which followed the 2020 presidential election, when more than 3,600 election bills were introduced, according to the Voting Rights Lab, which tracks the legislation.
Liz Avore, senior adviser to the group, said 22 states in the last couple of years expanded access to the ballot, 10 created new restrictions and five expanded access in some ways while creating new barriers in others. This, she said, has created a divide in the U.S. in which “your ZIP code determines your access to our democracy.”
That divide seems likely to grow next year. Legislatures won’t convene until January at the earliest, so it’s unclear how many bills are being drafted and on which subjects. But Texas, where the Legislature meets only once every two years and lawmakers can “pre-file” drafts of legislation for the upcoming session, offers a preview.
The Associated Press has identified nearly 100 election-related legislative proposals already filed in the state, both to increase access to the ballot box and to further restrict it. This includes one that would allow the state’s top lawyer to assign a prosecutor focused on election crimes, testing the boundaries of a court ruling earlier this year that said the attorney general did not have the authority to prosecute election crimes.
Another would assign a group of peace officers to serve as election marshals who investigate claims of election-related missteps. That would follow the lead of Florida, where officers in a special unit assigned to elections have already made a handful of arrests — including of people who mistakenly thought they were eligible to vote under a 2018 constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to some felons. Critics have labeled the unit a political tool of the governor.
Matt Simpson, a senior attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, said current election legislation proposed in the state, such as increasing criminal penalties for election crimes and creating election marshals, is “extreme” and “very intimidating” for voters. He said these approaches are primarily political and don’t solve actual voting-related issues, such as high rejection rates of mail ballots and ballot applications due to widespread confusion on the identification numbers necessary.
“It is certainly the case that Texas elections do not have widespread fraud,” Simpson said. “These bills, these concerns that are raised, are solutions in search of a problem.”
The reliability of Texas’ elections was underscored by the release earlier this month of an audit by the secretary of state’s office. The 359-page audit of the 2020 election in the state’s two largest Democratic counties and two largest Republican ones found some “irregularities,” but they were largely related to holding an election during a pandemic.
“In most cases, the audit found that the counties followed their procedures and clearly documented their activities,” the audit says.
Ohio is another Republican-controlled state where lawmakers continue to push for restrictions.
The state is likely to draw national attention next year after Republicans indicated they might try again to place on the May ballot a measure requiring a 60% majority for any future constitutional amendments to pass. That provision could limit the ability of Ohio voters to rein in GOP gerrymandering or otherwise counter the majority-Republican Legislature, such as by codifying the right to an abortion.
Republicans failed to muster enough votes during December’s lame-duck session to place the higher threshold for passing amendments on the ballot, but they did pass a sweeping election law overhaul. The bill adds a photo ID requirement for voters and provides them for free, codifies a directive requiring one ballot drop box per county and eliminates early voting on the Monday before Election Day — county officials had said it interfered with their final preparations. The legislation also shrinks the window for receiving mail-in ballots after the election from 10 days to four.
Republican state Sen. Theresa Gavarone said taking steps to tighten access to the voting booth and speed vote counting are aimed at improving the “perception, confidence and integrity” in elections.
“Folks, perception matters,” Gavarone said. “Whether you want to believe it or not, the goal should not just be to secure our elections, but it’s imperative that we give people doubting the results of our elections reason to participate in them.”
Voting rights advocates were outraged.
“This legislation will make voting unnecessarily harder for seniors, students, rural Ohioans, active-duty military and other eligible Ohioans,” said Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters Ohio.
The office of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said he was reviewing the legislation.
Democrats are readying their own pushes, especially in two states where they won control of the legislatures and retained the governorship — Michigan and Minnesota.
Michigan voters not only gave Democrats control of the state Legislature, they also passed Proposal 2, a sweeping ballot initiative that expanded early and mail voting. Democrats already are preparing to strengthen the measure in the legislative session.
“There will need to be quite a bit of implementation legislation next term, and I look forward to working with the Legislature and the governor’s office to enact this,” Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum, a Democrat, said in an interview.
Jake Rollow, a spokesman for the Michigan Department of State, said Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will likely ask lawmakers to allocate $100 million annually for local election offices and propose new measures against circulating election misinformation. A Democratic state lawmaker also proposed imposing penalties for people who pressure election workers, a key cause of Democrats in state legislatures after conspiracy theorists targeted voting officials after the 2020 presidential election.
In Minnesota, Simon said he also wants to increase penalties against threatening or interfering with election workers. He said he’ll push a range of other reforms, including pre-registering high schoolers so they can quickly join the voting rolls upon turning 18. Younger voters lean Democratic, but Simon said he’s not trying to promote his party.
He said he merely wants to make the electorate more reflective of the population, a goal he also pushed when the statehouse was split between Republicans and Democrats.
“These are reforms that will benefit everyone,” he said.
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Associated Press writers Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Michigan, and Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this report.
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MAUMEE, Ohio, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) announces a fourth quarter 2022 cash dividend of 18 cents ($0.18) per share payable on October 21, 2022, to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2022. This is The Andersons 104th consecutive quarterly cash dividend since listing on the Nasdaq in February 1996.
The Andersons, Inc., celebrating 75 years of service and named to Forbes® lists of America's Best Employers for 2022 and Best Employers for Diversity 2022 as well as America's Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek®, is a diversified company rooted in agriculture that conducts business in the commodity merchandising, renewables, and plant nutrient sectors. Guided by its Statement of Principles, The Andersons is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers, helping its employees improve, supporting its communities, and increasing the value of the company. For more information, please visit www.andersonsinc.com.
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed Washington’s withdrawal in a tweet Saturday night, calling him “an excellent nominee” and blaming undeserved and partisan attacks.
Republicans were united in opposition to Washington, calling him unqualified because of limited aviation experience. Democrats and allied independents still might have pushed the nomination through, but key senators on their side balked at supporting Biden’s pick.
Washington’s fate appeared settled when Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., abruptly called off a scheduled vote last Wednesday — a sign that she lacked enough votes to move the nomination out of committee. She said some senators wanted more information about Washington.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who was a Democrat until switching to independent in December, and moderate Democrat Jon Tester of Montana declined to say how they would have voted. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Sinema was holding up the nomination and had indicated her opposition. The person was not authorized to discuss the process publicly and insisted on anonymity.
Before the White House announces a new nominee, it likely will want assurances of support from Sinema, Tester and other moderates.
The FAA has lacked a Senate-confirmed administrator since March 2022. The agency is trying to reassure Americans that air travel is safe despite a surge in close calls between planes this year. It is also struggling with aging technology that failed in January, briefly canceling all takeoffs around the country. And it is still trying to repair its reputation after approving Boeing planes that crashed in 2018 and 2019.
“The FAA needs a confirmed Administrator, and Phil Washington’s transportation & military experience made him an excellent nominee,” Buttigieg tweeted Saturday night. “The partisan attacks and procedural obstruction he has faced are undeserved, but I respect his decision to withdraw and am grateful for his service.”
Washington ran transit agencies in Denver and Los Angeles, but his only aviation-related experience is serving as CEO of the Denver airport for less than two years. He has strong ties to the administration, however — he led Biden’s 2020 transition team for the Transportation Department, which includes the FAA.
Biden nominated Washington last July, but he didn’t get a committee hearing for eight months. Republicans attacked his resume and seized on disclosures that his name appeared in search warrants related to a corruption investigation in Los Angeles. Washington said he did nothing wrong and had not been contacted by law enforcement.
The agency is being led by an acting administrator, Billy Nolen, a pilot who has held safety jobs at three airlines and the FAA. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who led opposition to Washington, said Nolen could win bipartisan support.
In a statement Saturday night, Cruz said Washington’s lack of necessary experience was obvious.
“Given the significant challenges facing the FAA, this wasn’t the time for an administrator who needed on-the-job training,” he said. “The Biden administration must now quickly name someone to head the FAA who has an extensive aviation background, can earn widespread bipartisan support in the Senate, and will keep the flying public safe.” ___
Koenig reported from Dallas. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick in Washington contributed to this report. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-source-bidens-pick-to-lead-faa-withdraws-nomination/ | 2023-03-26 12:13:49 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-source-bidens-pick-to-lead-faa-withdraws-nomination/ |
Meet Mike and John Morello, Co-Owners of Royal Printing
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newest thINK members and Royal Printing owners (and brothers) Mike and John Morello opened their print business in 1989 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Print was in their blood—not only did they have many fond memories of working after school at their dad's print shop, but when their dad sold the business, both went on to work at different print companies through their high school years. Already astute businessmen with a hard work ethic, starting their own print business together after they graduated was a foregone conclusion. Mike and John purchased a 1-color AB Dick 360 and added a Heidelberg offset press and several toner devices over the next several years, and went on to enjoy success in the print business for over 30 years.
"I attribute our success to our focus on being a consistent, reliable print partner," Mike Morello said. "Being a print partner that our customers know they can count on is important to us. Reliability is our gold standard. That may sound simple…but if you're in the print business, you know it isn't."
"It's much easier to maintain our gold standard of reliability now," Mike added. "We attribute that peace of mind to our new Canon varioPRINT iX. Since its install about five months ago, we haven't experienced one down day to speak of, and the quality and color consistency is outstanding; it never misses a beat." Royal Printing prints perfect bound books, high impact direct mail, and packaging for a customer base that spans the gamut from political to casino, print brokers to ad agencies.
"We've been looking at inkjet for years, and it became the obvious choice for us with the dramatic improvements in color consistency and quality," Mike commented. "We knew inkjet was a significant growth opportunity for us, and we knew the right partner was Canon Solutions America. We are happy with our choice and with the results we are already seeing."
Mike and John had the goal of phasing out their toner devices and, to date, much of the toner work has been moved to the varioPRINT iX as part of that replacement strategy. "Imagine our delight going from 30,000 impressions over 30 hours, at a lesser quality, to 30,000 high quality impressions on the iX in just one eight-hour shift," said Mike.
In addition to phasing out toner devices to increase efficiencies and thereby profitability, their second strategy was to transition some offset work over to the iX press as well. This helped them to not only create efficiencies but, more importantly, to increase the value of the printed product. Mike commented, "With variable data capabilities, direct mail is an obvious choice to transition from offset to inkjet, not only to gain efficiencies but also as a way to add more value by printing the mailing address in one pass and creating highly targeted direct mail."
The varioPRINT iX press also presented new business opportunities, including perfect bound books. Mike commented, "We increased our print service offerings and thereby our revenue with new print offerings like perfect bound books. The sheet size we can run on the iX enables us to trim, finish, and collate sheets and send them right to the perfect binder. We love that."
"Our install wasn't flawless; we had some hiccups. That is when we got to test who we chose to partner with, and Canon Solutions America didn't disappoint. The Service team was fantastic, very helpful and friendly. We chose Canon Solutions America because of their reputation to partner for success and we wanted to be part of that family. Reliability is important to us to offer our own customers and it is something we expect from those we partner with. Canon Solutions America delivers that," Mike stated.
As Royal Printing's Las Vegas facility is just two miles from the Las Vegas Convention Center, it is the perfect location for those attending PRINTING United Expo to tour the print facility, see the Canon varioPRINT iX in action, and network with Royal Printing and Canon executives. Therefore, Canon Solutions America and Royal Printing have teamed to host an invitation-only event on Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 5:30–7:00 pm. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served and transportation from the convention center will be provided. If you would like an invitation, please email info@thinkforum.com.
"On behalf of Canon Solutions America, I want to thank Mike for throwing open his doors for the event reception," said Tonya Powers, director of Marketing, Production Printing Solutions, Canon Solutions America, Inc. "We look forward to hosting PRINTING United Expo attendees who are evaluating what inkjet can do for them at Royal Printing's beautiful print facility."
Canon Solutions America inkjet customers have complimentary membership to thINK, an independent community of Canon Solutions America inkjet customers. thINK is led by a board of Canon Solutions America inkjet customers and offers tools, training, and educational resources designed to accelerate success with inkjet. Canon Solutions America inkjet customers can request membership by visiting thINKForum.com.
thINK Board Director Todd Roth commented, "We welcome Mike and John Morello and their entire staff to the Canon Solutions America family and, by extension, to the thINK family. As a Canon Solutions America inkjet customer myself, I think you will be pleased to find the vast amount of people and resources available to you through thINK to help you on your journey to accelerate your success with inkjet."
"We are excited about the Canon Solutions America inkjet user group, thINK. We have heard a lot about the annual conference, thINK Ahead, as well as the inkjet sales training, lead generation tools, and other educational resources available to us. We look forward to attending the conference next year and leveraging the resources, and appreciate the support we are seeing come from Canon Solutions America and the thINK community," Mike stated.
"There are many benefits to inkjet, and we are happy to see Royal Printing accelerate their success by transitioning their toner work, moving offset work over to the Canon varioPRINT iX to add more value to the page, and increasing revenue with additional print offerings like perfect bound books," said Francis McMahon, executive vice president, Production Print Solutions, Canon Solutions America, Inc. "Our customer's success is success for Canon Solutions America. Together we all win."
To request an invitation to the Royal Printing event on Thursday, October 20 in correlation with PRINTING United Expo, email info@thinkforum.com. thINK members can connect with Mike and John Morello and others at Royal Printing by using the thINK Member Directory on thINKForum.com.
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- Informative guide by The Michael J. Fox Foundation offers simple tips for boosting brain health, misconceptions about taking care of the brain and symptoms to monitor as you get older.
- New resource also breaks down what it means to be at risk for brain disease, including definitions and personal profiles outlining the risk factors for Parkinson's.
- Access the free guide at michaeljfox.org/brainhealth
NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) launches a comprehensive and expert guide on protecting and preserving brain health and how to manage risk factors for brain disease, including Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease. "Better Brain Health — A Guide to Caring for Your Magnificent Brain at Every Age" was created in response to a growing body of scientific evidence that there is so much an individual can do today to better care for their brain and limit their risk for disease. Full of practical tips and expert advice, the free guide (michaeljfox.org/brainhealth) is aimed at educating anyone, at any age on boosting brain health.
"As someone who cared for their mother who lived with Parkinson's, I know firsthand the many questions and concerns family members have about our own brain health," said Jaronda Little, 51, fine arts school outreach officer of Birmingham, Alabama, guide contributor and research volunteer. "We can only find a cure for this disease if we participate in research and educate ourselves on what we can do today to boost our own brain health. My advice to people and families with or without a Parkinson's connection is to use this guide as a place to start and empower each other to care for our brain."
Written by MJFF Senior Vice President of Medical Communications and board-certified neurologist Rachel Dolhun, MD, the in-depth guide contains diverse personal reflections from people and families with and without PD, and those who are currently managing their own risk for disease. This new resource also offers practical information on understanding every aspect of brain health, including:
- Learning the complexity of the brain, age-related brain conditions, and what to ask your doctor about your own brain health;
- Exploring simple and effective ways to boost brain health through everyday activities and behaviors;
- Acknowledging how to limit and live with personal risk factors for brain disease; and
- Sharing the latest research speeding Parkinson's disease understanding, improved therapies and prevention.
"Many people and families — both with and without Parkinson's — think about brain health for different reasons. Whether you simply want to keep your brain as healthy as possible or you worry about the potential for disease, such as Parkinson's, there are easy and effective steps you can take in your everyday life to care for your brain," said Rachel Dolhun, MD. "The Michael J. Fox Foundation's latest resource provides information and tools to empower everyone, no matter your age or whether you live with disease, to learn more about and support brain health."
The free guide is available to download at michaeljfox.org/brainhealth.
Increased understanding of Parkinson's biology could transform the future of brain disease research and would help set the groundwork for preventive therapies and better treatments. Scientists know that age is the biggest risk factor for developing brain diseases, including Parkinson's. Today, an estimated six million people worldwide live with Parkinson's, a number that is expected to double by the year 2040 due to an aging population. With the number of people impacted by Parkinson's increasing, resources to better understand how to protect our brain health and limit risk are urgently needed.
It is estimated that as many as 80 percent of cells producing dopamine — a brain chemical that fuels movement, mood, motivation and more — may be damaged by the time of an official Parkinson's diagnosis. Studying people who have not received a Parkinson's diagnosis and who do not display the common movement symptoms of the disease but who live with certain risk factors are invaluable to researchers and drug developers working toward preventive treatments. These risk factors include: being a man over age 60; ongoing smell loss; genetic mutations in LRRK2 and/or GBA; diagnosis of REM sleep behavior disorder (acting out dreams while asleep); veteran service in the military; and having a first-degree family member (parent, brother or sister, child) with Parkinson's disease.
In December 2021, MJFF announced a major expansion of its landmark study, the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI). It aims to characterize Parkinson's risk by studying cohorts representative of the full spectrum of disease — those not diagnosed but living with risk factors; those recently diagnosed; and those with progressing disease. The $450-million study aims to triple its enrollment to include the largest cohort ever assembled of individuals "at risk" for Parkinson's disease. Educational resources for individuals — young or old, living with disease or not — to feel empowered to take steps today to care for their brain and understand how research like PPMI is bringing the field one step closer to a cure and even disease prevention are urgently needed.
"If I told you a simple action you take today could change everything about how Parkinson's disease is diagnosed, managed and treated — not decades from now, but in the near future — would you do it?" said Michael J. Fox in his authored opinion piece, "We Can Help Prevent Parkinson's Disease," in USA Today and featured in the guide. "We're on a mission to solidify our early understanding of who's at risk for Parkinson's, who gets it, who doesn't and why. But this requires a new level of public participation."
As the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to accelerating a cure for Parkinson's disease and improved therapies for those living with the condition today. The Foundation pursues its goals through an aggressively funded, highly targeted research program coupled with active global engagement of scientists, Parkinson's patients, business leaders, clinical trial participants, donors and volunteers. In addition to funding $1.5 billion in research to date, the Foundation has fundamentally altered the trajectory of progress toward a cure. Operating at the hub of worldwide Parkinson's research, the Foundation forges groundbreaking collaborations with industry leaders, academic scientists and government research funders; creates a robust open- access data set and biosample library to speed scientific breakthroughs and treatment with its landmark clinical study, PPMI; increases the flow of participants into Parkinson's disease clinical trials with its online tool, Fox Trial Finder; promotes Parkinson's awareness through high-profile advocacy, events and outreach; and coordinates the grassroots involvement of thousands of Team Fox members around the world. For more information, visit us at michaeljfox.org, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn.
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Foundation awards nearly $60,000 in grants to six Hutchinson non-profits
Nearly $60,000 flowed into the Hutchinson community recently to fund a variety of needs and initiatives at six nonprofit organizations.
Grants from the Hutchinson Community Foundation’s “Fund for Reno County” were allocated to areas including the arts, children and families, and health and wellness.
Established in 1990, the fund serves as a permanent resource for the changing needs of Reno County.
Its grants may support an innovative approach or collaboration, a new efficiency, a critical need that requires funding, or an opportunity that needs a bit of local funding to leverage resources for the community, according to the Foundation.
Grant proposals are welcomed six times a year as part of an ongoing cycle, with awards decided in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
“We’re happy the open cycle seems to work well for our community partners,” said Program Officer Sarah Blake, who oversees the community foundation’s grants program. “This is our third year offering Fund for Reno County grants through an open cycle.”
“Our hope was multiple application periods would give our nonprofit partners the opportunity to request funds as their capacity-building needs or programming ideas arise rather than all needs having to fit into an annual due date,” she said.
Organizations that received grants in July and September included:
Family Community Theatre, $15,000: The grant will help replace and upgrade the front panel of the Flag Theatre's marquee damaged in a recent storm. The new panel will be digital, allowing its more effective use for publicizing Family Community Theatre's shows and community events, and letting the theater share messages welcoming groups to town.
Guardians of the Children-Salt City, $5,300: Guardians of the Children aims to recognize and react to child abuse and to educate the public to do the same. Through advocacy, the organization strives to create a safer environment for abused children and provide strength and support to families in crisis. The grant will be used to produce promotional/educational materials, as well as toward costs of monthly outings and celebrations for children "adopted" by Guardians of the Children and travel costs associated with visits to the children and their families.
Healthy Families of Reno County, $9,500: Funding will provide training for Kansas Children’s Service League staff specific to the newly adopted Healthy Families curriculum designed to help them effectively address the developmental needs of a wider age range of children and their families the program now serves. The money will also buy two tablets for use by staff in the office, on home visits, and during group experiences.
Hutchinson Breakfast Lions Club, $5,000: In 1925, Helen Keller asked Lions Clubs to be knights for the blind, and ever since, eyesight has been a focus of all Lions Clubs. The Hutchinson Breakfast Lions Club will use the funds to purchase a new piece of equipment called a Spot Screener, which school nurses use as they perform eye exams on students throughout Reno County.
RSVP-The Volunteer Center, $15,000: The Volunteer Center has provided free tax form preparation for qualified community members through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for 48 years. In 2022, volunteers prepared 1,279 federal tax returns and 1,212 state tax returns. Funding will replace 10 outdated laptops.
Salthawk Community Support, $10,000: Salthawk Community Support is a ministry program of Trinity United Methodist Church and receives volunteer and financial support from other local churches and community members in addition to grant funding. Its goal is to remove barriers to education for students at Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Middle School-8 through mentoring, character-development activities and financial education alongside offering basic needs supplies. This is year one of a three-year $10,000 annual grant. | https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/local/2022/10/06/hutchinson-community-foundation-grants-support-arts-children-and-health/69543047007/ | 2022-10-07 22:16:53 | 0 | https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/local/2022/10/06/hutchinson-community-foundation-grants-support-arts-children-and-health/69543047007/ |
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday.
SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip. Also on board: a U.S. businessman who now owns a sports car racing team.
The four should reach the space station in their capsule Monday morning; they’ll spend just over a week there before returning home with a splashdown off the Florida coast.
Sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government, Rayyanah Barnawi, a stem cell researcher, became the first woman from the kingdom to go to space. She was joined by Ali al-Qarni, a fighter pilot with the Royal Saudi Air Force.
They’re the first from their country to ride a rocket since a Saudi prince launched aboard shuttle Discovery in 1985. In a quirk of timing, they’ll be greeted at the station by an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates.
“This is a dream come true for everyone,” Barnawi said before the flight. “Just being able to understand that this is possible. If me and Ali can do it, then they can do it, too.”
Rounding out the visiting crew: Knoxville, Tennessee’s John Shoffner, former driver and owner of a sports car racing team that competes in Europe, and chaperone Peggy Whitson, the station’s first female commander who holds the U.S. record for most accumulated time in space: 665 days and counting.
“It was a phenomenal ride,” Whitson said after reaching orbit. Her crewmates clapped their hands in joy.
It’s the second private flight to the space station organized by Houston-based Axiom Space. The first was last year by three businessmen, with another retired NASA astronaut. The company plans to start adding its own rooms to the station in another few years, eventually removing them to form a stand-alone outpost available for hire.
Axiom won’t say how much Shoffner and Saudi Arabia are paying for the planned 10-day mission. The company had previously cited a ticket price of $55 million each.
NASA’s latest price list shows per-person, per-day charges of $2,000 for food and up to $1,500 for sleeping bags and other gear. Need to get your stuff to the space station in advance? Figure roughly $10,000 per pound ($20,000 per kilogram), the same fee for trashing it afterward. Need your items back intact? Double the price.
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WASHINGTON — Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and also one of the most somber commemorations of the year.
It marks the end of the "Days of Awe," a 10-day period that begins on Rosh Hashanah, the other main High Holy Day which celebrates the Jewish New Year.
Yom Kippur in English means "Day of Atonement" and focuses on repentance and asking forgiveness for wrongs that may have been committed over the past year.
Jewish adults observing the holiday typically will fast for around 25-hours (starting at sundown the night before). However, Jewish teaching explains that anyone whose health may be at risk by fasting is exempt and should still eat and drink water on Yom Kippur.
The Jewish calendar is based primarily on the moon and the Gregorian calendar is based on the sun, which is why it can feel like the holidays are sometimes "late" or "early" in the U.S. However, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are always observed on the same days on the Jewish calendar.
Yom Kippur officially ends following the last blowing of a ram's horn, or shofar, during Neilah, which is the closing service. Traditionally, people will gather together for a break-fast meal after Yom Kippur ends.
When does Yom Kippur begin?
This year, it begins at sundown on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.
What time does Yom Kippur end in 2022?
Yom Kippur officially ends at nightfall on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The exact timing will depend on your location.
Is Yom Kippur a federal holiday?
No, Yom Kippur is not a federal holiday in the United States.
What do you say to someone on Yom Kippur?
Yom Kippur is a somber holiday, so you shouldn't tell someone "Happy Yom Kippur."
Instead, you could tell someone to "have an easy fast." Some have recently taken to instead wishing people a "meaningful fast." This recognizes that the fasting on Yom Kippur is not necessarily supposed to be an easy task.
Another traditional greeting is "G'mar chatima tova" (pronounced gih-MAR chah-tee-MAH toe-VAH), which basically means "May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for good." In Jewish tradition it is believed one's fate is decided on Rosh Hashanah and sealed on Yom Kippur. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/what-is-yom-kippur/507-69a4bbc8-9429-42e3-9d0c-313f1979d11b | 2022-10-04 21:41:52 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/what-is-yom-kippur/507-69a4bbc8-9429-42e3-9d0c-313f1979d11b |
NEW YORK, April 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCH) between November 3, 2021 and January 31, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 5, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Match 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 Match class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12766 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 5, 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) Match was not effectively executing on Tinder's new product initiatives; (2) as a result, Match was not on track to deliver Tinder's planned product initiatives in 2022; and (3) therefore, defendants' statements about Match's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Match class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12766 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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BEIJING, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC, 03908.HK, 601995.SH) today announced that China International Capital Corporation (UK) Limited (CICC UK) has joined SIX Swiss Exchange.
Xinhan Xia, CEO of China International Capital Corporation (UK) Limited, said, "We are extremely pleased to be the first Chinese bank to become a member of SIX Swiss Exchange. It will enable us to better connect the capital markets and investors between China, Switzerland and Europe. This is another key milestone on CICC's ongoing journey of European and internationalization expansion."
CICC UK was established in 2009 and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom. It provides a central platform from which CICC facilitates cross-border investment and financing services for an increasing number of clients from Europe, the Middle East and Africa who do business with China, and from China seeking cross-border investment in and financing from these regions.
Gregor Braun, Head of Sales Switzerland & Europe at SIX Swiss Exchange, commented, "I'm happy to welcome another new participant and wish CICC UK successful trading on our exchange. We offer our members an attractive securities universe, world-class technology and innovative trading services, which we'll keep developing – with them and for them."
SIX Swiss Exchange offers access to a wide range of trading segments including Equities, Bonds, Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds and Sponsored Funds, Exchange Traded Products and Structured Products. SIX Swiss Exchange was named Exchange Group of the Year at the 2021 Financial News Trading & Tech Awards and has been nominated for three years in a row as Exchange of the Year at the FN Trading & Technology Awards.
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China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC, 03908.HK, 601995.SH) is a top tier investment bank, founded in China in 1995, providing first-class financial services to corporates, institutions and individuals worldwide. As the first international joint-venture investment bank in China, CICC plays a unique role to support China's economic reforms and liberalization through providing comprehensive one-stop domestic, overseas, and cross-border financial services including investment banking, equities, FICC, research, private equity, asset management and wealth management. Headquartered in Beijing, CICC has over 200 branches in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, London, San Francisco, Frankfurt and Tokyo. For more information about CICC, please visit www.cicc.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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RADNOR, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania doctor is under the microscope after a United States Attorney said he and his entities performed unnecessary procedures that increased the risk of leg amputation and billed Medicare more than $6.5 million dollars.
Dr. James McGukin, of Radnor, an interventional radiologist, and his practice entities, are accused of performing these procedures on over 500 patients from January 2016 to December 2019, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Jacqueline C. Romero said.
The allegations of unnecessary vascular procedures include unnecessary angioplasty, atherectomy, and the placement of stents, as well as the indiscriminate use of intravenous ultrasound.
These procedures require puncturing the skin and inserting devices into and through the arteries in patients’ legs. As the relevant standards of care indicate, unnecessary invasive vascular procedures may cause harm to patients’ health, including increasing their likelihood of needing future procedures and putting them at greater risk of leg amputations.
“Performing medically unnecessary procedures puts patients at risk and contributes to the soaring costs of health care, especially the invasive vascular procedures alleged in this case,” said U.S. Attorney Romero. “As this litigation demonstrates, we are committed to safeguarding federal health care program beneficiaries and protecting public funds.”
In 2015, McGuckin was sanctioned by medical boards and Medicaid programs in Pennsylvania and several other states for improperly performing unnecessary, experimental vascular procedures, including angioplasty and stenting, on hundreds of patients for the purported treatment of Multiple Sclerosis—a non-vascular disease, Romero said.
Second, in 2018, McGuckin signed a False Claims Act settlement as manager/owner of Vascular Access Centers, L.P. (“VAC”) and related entities, which resolved multi-million dollar qui tam lawsuits in the Southern District of New York and Eastern District of Louisiana. In the settlement, McGuckin, on behalf of his entities, admitted that his entities regularly scheduled, performed, and billed for vascular procedures “even though the patients presented without any documented evidence that they exhibited a need for therapies.”
Additionally, in 2019, McGuckin caused VAC to file for bankruptcy in this District—a filing that Bankruptcy Judge Ashely M. Chan found was orchestrated in bad faith. Judge Chan found that McGuckin’s misconduct in connection with the VAC bankruptcy, including making false statements to the Court on behalf of Philadelphia Vascular Institute, LLC, subjected him to sanctions by the Court.
The current False Claims Act case was originally filed under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act, which permit private parties (called relators) to sue on behalf of the government when they discover evidence that defendants have submitted false claims for government funds and to receive a share of any recovery.
If the United States proves that a defendant has knowingly submitted false claims, it is entitled to recover three times the damage that resulted plus a penalty of $13,508 to $27,018 per claim. The False Claims Act also permits the government to intervene in such lawsuits, as it did when it filed a notice of intervention in this case on February 28, 2023.
The relator, Dr. Aaron Shiloh, is an interventional radiologist who worked for and with the defendants.
“We sincerely thank the relator in this case. Without people like Dr. Shiloh being willing to shed light on allegations of fraud, preserving government program funds would be far more challenging,” said U.S. Attorney Romero.
The practice-entity defendants are: (1) Peripheral Vascular Institute of Philadelphia, LLC; (2) Main Line Vascular Institute LLC, of King of Prussia, PA; (3) Lehigh Valley Vascular Institute, LLC, of Bethlehem, PA; and (4) PA Vascular Institute, LLC, of East Stroudsburg, PA.
The management-company defendants are Philadelphia Vascular Institute, LLC, and Pennsylvania Vascular Institute, P.C.
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Gartner recognizes Oracle as a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced that it has been recognized by Gartner in three recently published cloud database reports. Oracle is a Leader in the 2022 Gartner "Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems". For the fifth year in a row, Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing (ATP) scored highest in all four Use Cases in the 2022 Gartner "Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Operational Use Cases" report. Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) ranked 2nd in all Use Cases in the 2022 Gartner "Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Analytical Use Cases" report.
Among 17 vendors, Oracle ATP ranked highest for all four operational use cases. Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud DBMS for Operational Use Cases ranked vendors in four use cases:
- OLTP Transactions
- Lightweight Transactions
- Augmented Transactions
- Stream Event Processing
Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud DBMS for Analytical Use Cases ranked vendors in four use cases:
- Traditional Data Warehouse
- Logical Data Warehouse
- Data Lake
- Streaming Analytics
"Oracle Database's technical innovation is the driving force behind our strong customer growth and recurring leadership position among hyperscale cloud providers. We continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in data management systems to deliver the performance, automation, and integration for all key database workloads and data types, and support for multicloud environments," said Andrew Mendelsohn, executive vice president, Database Server Technologies, Oracle. "These Gartner reports add to the recognitions from prominent industry analysts for Oracle Autonomous Database as a leading cloud database solution for all types of workloads."
As the industry's first and only self-driving database, Oracle Autonomous Database runs natively on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and can automatically secure highly available databases, configure and optimize for specific workloads, and scale resources when needed. Built on Oracle's unique converged database engine, Oracle Autonomous Database delivers a complete set of capabilities to support all modern data types, workloads, and development styles, making the development and operation of all applications completely simple, which helps decrease complexity, cost, and risk. In addition to OCI, Oracle Autonomous Database is available in customers' data centers through Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer and OCI Dedicated Region, enabling customers to modernize their database infrastructure on-premises to address data residency, data sovereignty, and latency requirements.
Download the 2022 Gartner Cloud Database Management Systems reports here.
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Premier Brazilian Steakhouse Will Open Newest Location in Honolulu
DALLAS, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas de Brazil Churrascaria, one of the world's largest Brazilian steakhouse groups will continue expansion with a new restaurant in Honolulu, HI opening in the Ala Moana Center later this year. Family-owned and operated, Texas de Brazil will be partnering with Union MAK Corporation to open the latest restaurant and bring the time-honored tradition of churrasco-style cooking to the island of Oahu.
Texas de Brazil recently opened its newest location in Rogers, AR earlier this month and in addition to the Hawaii location, has upcoming restaurants planned in Ann Arbor, MI; Cincinnati, OH; Greenville, SC; and Costa Rica.
"Texas de Brazil's renowned approach to delivering the authentic cuisine of Southern Brazil has flourished worldwide, and we're thrilled to partner with Union MAK Corporation and their expert team to bring a fusion of Brazilian culture and Texan hospitality to the residents and visitors of Honolulu," said Salim Asrawi, President of Texas de Brazil. "We look forward to offering a unique, upscale dining experience that will delight our guests and surpass their culinary expectations."
"The Brazilian steakhouse concept is unparalleled, exciting and offers great value," said Vince Espino, President of Union MAK Corporation. "It is our pleasure to join hands with Texas de Brazil, a top-notch restaurant brand with extensive experience in successfully managing churrascarias, and we can't wait to introduce the state of Hawaii to this authentic churrasco-style dining experience."
The steakhouse's menu boasts various cuts of beef, lamb, pork, chicken and sausage, which are prepared in the traditional Brazilian method – over an open flame – and carved tableside by the restaurant's gauchos. The concept comes to life through the illustrious red and green cards, which guests use to indicate when they'd like to sample more cuts of meat, or when they need to take a break. In addition, diners can also help themselves to the fresh gourmet salad area, which features more than 50 delicious items, such as imported cheeses, charcuterie, Brazilian black beans, roasted vegetables and the ever-tempting lobster bisque. The dining experience is also enhanced by the extensive award-winning wine list, rich in South American varietals.
For more information, visit TexasdeBrazil.com.
About Texas de Brazil
Texas de Brazil is an authentic churrascaria featuring a continuous dining experience that blends the unique culture of Brazil, with the generous hospitality of Texas. The menu features a vast selection of grilled meats, a 50-item salad area, an award-winning wine list and a la carte dessert selections. Founded as a family-owned business in 1998, Texas de Brazil is one of the largest Brazilian-American steakhouse brands in the world, with 52 restaurants in 22 states, 1 in Puerto Rico and 11 international locations. For more information, visit TexasdeBrazil.com, or find us on Facebook and Instagram.
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The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations.
COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of Americans each day, but is not nearly as dangerous as it was last fall and winter.
“It’s going to be a good summer and we deserve this break,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.
With more Americans shielded from severe illness through vaccination and infection, COVID-19 has transformed — for now at least — into an unpleasant, inconvenient nuisance for many.
“It feels cautiously good right now,” said Dr. Dan Kaul, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. “For the first time that I can remember, pretty much since it started, we don’t have any (COVID-19) patients in the ICU.”
As the nation marks July Fourth, the average number of daily deaths from COVID-19 in the United States is hovering around 360. Last year, during a similar summer lull, it was around 228 in early July. That remains the lowest threshold in U.S. daily deaths since March 2020, when the virus first began its U.S. spread.
But there were far fewer reported cases at this time last year — fewer than 20,000 a day. Now, it’s about 109,000 — and likely an undercount as home tests aren’t routinely reported.
Today, in the third year of the pandemic, it’s easy to feel confused by the mixed picture: Repeat infections are increasingly likely, and a sizeable share of those infected will face the lingering symptoms of long COVID-19.
Yet, the stark danger of death has diminished for many people.
“And that’s because we’re now at a point that everyone’s immune system has seen either the virus or the vaccine two or three times by now,” said Dr. David Dowdy, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “Over time, the body learns not to overreact when it sees this virus.”
“What we’re seeing is that people are getting less and less ill on average,” Dowdy said.
As many as 8 out of 10 people in the U.S. have been infected at least once, according to one influential model.
The death rate for COVID-19 has been a moving target, but recently has fallen to within the range of an average flu season, according to data analyzed by Arizona State University health industry researcher Mara Aspinall.
At first, some people said coronavirus was no more deadly than the flu, “and for a long period of time, that wasn’t true,” Aspinall said. Back then, people had no immunity. Treatments were experimental. Vaccines didn’t exist.
Now, Aspinall said, the built-up immunity has driven down the death rate to solidly in the range of a typical flu season. Over the past decade, the death rate for flu was about 5% to 13% of those hospitalized.
Big differences separate flu from COVID-19: The behavior of the coronavirus continues to surprise health experts and it’s still unclear whether it will settle into a flu-like seasonal pattern.
Last summer — when vaccinations first became widely available in the U.S. — was followed by the delta surge and then the arrival of omicron, which killed 2,600 Americans a day at its peak last February.
Experts agree a new variant might arise capable of escaping the population’s built-up immunity. And the fast-spreading omicron subtypes BA.4 and BA.5 might also contribute to a change in the death numbers.
“We thought we understood it until these new subvariants emerged,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, an infectious disease specialist at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.
It would be wise, he said, to assume that a new variant will come along and hit the nation later this summer.
“And then another late fall-winter wave,” Hotez said.
In the next weeks, deaths could edge up in many states, but the U.S. as a whole is likely to see deaths decline slightly, said Nicholas Reich, who aggregates coronavirus projections for the COVID-19 Forecast Hub in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“We’ve seen COVID hospitalizations increase to around 5,000 new admissions each day from just over 1,000 in early April. But deaths due to COVID have only increased slightly over the same time period,” said Reich, a professor of biostatistics at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Unvaccinated people have a six times higher risk of dying from COVID-19 compared with people with at least a primary series of shots, the CDC estimated based on available data from April.
This summer, consider your own vulnerability and that of those around you, especially in large gatherings since the virus is spreading so rapidly, Dowdy said.
“There are still people who are very much at risk,” he said.
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Now is the season when the people who occupy Portland City Hall dream of running it.
As WW has previously reported, all five city commissioners are weighing bids for mayor in 2024. None has ruled one out. That means all five may be foraging for a signature achievement they can trumpet to voters.
And two of them have dialed in on the same issue: fixing the city’s busted permitting system, a root cause of Portland’s housing shortage.
Within two months’ time, Commissioners Mingus Mapps and Carmen Rubio will each bring a proposal before their council colleagues to fix the broken permitting system. And the proposals are mutually exclusive—Mapps and Rubio can’t both win.
At issue is a convoluted permitting process for building new housing that stretches across seven city bureaus and can leave developers in limbo for years.
Talk of permitting is a powerful sleep aid. But the political backdrop of the simmering duel is not. Whoever wins the battle may go into an election year with real political clout.
“It makes sense that each of them would be interested in having a political trophy, but particularly one that addresses the issue of the day: housing and homelessness,” says Chris Koski, political science and environmental studies professor at Reed College. “Being able to say you streamlined government is a really popular thing to say.”
Last month, WW reported that Commissioner Rubio planned to consolidate all permitting under one office that doesn’t yet exist—an idea she hopes to bring to the City Council for a vote as soon as August.
Just weeks later, Commissioner Mapps, who announced his run for mayor last month, told WW about his alternative to fix the permitting system—an initiative he says is “fundamentally incompatible” with Rubio’s plans, which he had strong words for.
“It’s very much a cosmetic fix that doesn’t get to the underlying causes,” Mapps says. “I’m awfully afraid that we’ll stop all the progress that we made over the past few years of building better business processes. That would be really unfortunate.”
Rubio tells WW that Mapps’ representation is inaccurate.
“There is a structural issue in the system. And I simply refuse to keep taking staff to work harder to overcome a system that’s not their fault and that’s not in their power to change,” Rubio says. “His refusal to support systemic change is the biggest barrier to a long-term solution.” (Mapps’ plan would comb through city code to clarify ambiguities and delete conflicting code, but keep permitting staff within their current bureaus. Rubio’s plan would bring all permitting staff under a new office and, her office says, clean up code simultaneously.)
Both commissioners have recently held positions of influence over the permitting system.
Earlier this year, Mayor Ted Wheeler reassigned bureaus under the new slate of city commissioners. He did so in anticipation of an overhaul of city government that kicks in on Jan. 1, 2025—but which the city began preparing for as soon as voters approved it last November.
The switch landed the various planning bureaus in Rubio’s portfolio: Housing; Planning and Sustainability; the city’s economic development arm, Prosper Portland; and the city agency that deals most directly with permitting, the Bureau of Development Services.
Buoyed by Gov. Tina Kotek’s aggressive goal of building 36,000 new housing units each year, Rubio undertook a number of initiatives to speed up the city’s production capacity. She surveyed developers and builders to figure out which of the city’s building requirements and code were most onerous (see “Seattle Is Winning,” page 7). Last month, she announced her intent to get to the heart of the matter: cutting down the time it takes to obtain city permits.
“We’ve been talking about this for over 25 years,” Rubio says. “There have been plenty of half steps that have been tried during that time. We need to be investing in one team and one system.”
Rubio says Gov. Kotek supports her plan and did from the start.
But less than a month after Rubio announced her plan, Mapps spoke to WW last week about his own proposal to fix the city’s permitting system: sifting through city code to rewrite pieces that are outdated or no longer relevant and eliminating duplicative and conflicting code. “There are literally thousands and thousands of micro-irrationalities [in code]”, Mapps says. “We need to review the entire code from A to Z, with an eye toward eliminating redundant and conflicting code.”
He says he’ll present his plan to the City Council before September—right around the same time Rubio aims to bring hers to the dais.
Mapps says he is “willing to eat the cost,” finding money to fund the project from his own bureaus: Environmental Services, Transportation and Water. He estimates it will take two or three staffers one to two years to complete. “I would imagine it being relatively cheap,” Mapps says. “A couple hundred thousand dollars, maybe.”
Mapps has long staked a claim to cutting red tape around permitting. He claims a task force he oversaw in tandem with Commissioner Dan Ryan cut “the amount of time to get permits out the door in half.” Data provided by BDS shows the city has reduced the time it takes to process permits internally—but the back and forth between the city and customers means there’s been little change from a year ago in the time it takes to get most permits. (Rubio’s office claims a decrease in workload likely contributed to the faster city processing times.)
Former longtime City Commissioner Randy Leonard tried to consolidate permitting in 2009 under the Bureau of Development Services but failed to win the support of his fellow commissioners. Leonard says he ran into resistance from city employees.
“The bureaucracy itself didn’t like the idea of consolidation, at least those that were going to be transferred to BDS,” Leonard recalls. “They feared potential job loss and decision making being politically influenced. Once the bureaucracy dug in and was able to capture the attention of three of my colleagues, I didn’t have the support.”
That may be a barrier this time around, too. A union that represents 100 BDS employees and another 65 that may be impacted by consolidation, Professional & Technical Employees Local 17, also expressed displeasure: “Moving people won’t help and may hurt review timelines as members look for transfer opportunities to stay within their home bureaus,” says union representative Rachel Whiteside. “A hasty consolidation is not a magic bullet.”
Mapps tells WW that permitting employees will “absolutely quit” under Rubio’s plan. Rubio says she’s made it clear that centralizing permitting will not result in job losses.
Leonard believes Mapps’ proposal is a half measure. “It cannot be effective unless there’s a singular chain of command,” he says. “The idea is good, but it should be done under the auspices of Rubio’s plan. That’s the only way it can work.”
Koski says both plans are logical—but both also have inherent vices. “You can see a scenario in which we have centralization, but if it’s centralization of a bunch of disparate code, then it will just be centralized bad decision making,” Koski says of Rubio’s plan.
In a little under 18 months, the method by which city commissioners traditionally establish their bona fides—by overseeing and protecting a portfolio of bureaus—will vanish because of charter reform. No longer will individual city councilors make policy for bureaus they control, and no longer will bureaus be places to wage war.
Koski says this is a prime example of why the city so badly needs charter reform.
“Putting individual politicians in charge of bureaus only gives them the tools to fight each other in ways that get in the way of good governance,” Koski says. “That’s the irony.” | https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/07/26/a-turf-war-between-two-city-commissioners-has-political-as-well-as-policy-implications/ | 2023-07-26 13:58:40 | 1 | https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/07/26/a-turf-war-between-two-city-commissioners-has-political-as-well-as-policy-implications/ |
FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BroadcastMed, the world's most innovative healthcare media company has acquired AEGIS Dental Network, expanding its audience of healthcare professionals with the addition of 400k dental clinicians to its existing membership of 1.7+million physicians across 11 specialties, resulting in an organization with more than 100 combined years of professional experience, leadership, and insight into healthcare publishing, education, and multimedia communications. The official announcement was made on August 18, 2022. This strategic investment is backed by 424 Capital, a growth capital partner.
BroadcastMed is committed to providing physicians and other allied healthcare professionals with convenient access to the very best in educational content. Its recent acquisition of AEGIS Dental Network – an innovative leader in the dental communications space allows BroadcastMed to continue its tradition of providing industry-leading clinical content to front-line healthcare professionals with the ultimate objective of improving patient outcomes.
The acquisition continues BroadcastMed's tremendous growth trajectory which is driven by its commitment to expand the global dialogue on healthcare, by connecting and expanding an audience of healthcare constituents, BroadcastMed is able to gather and analyze intelligence from those engagements to create more value for its clients.
"Our acquisition of AEGIS Dental Network will allow BroadcastMed to provide deeper and more meaningful content to dental health professionals. We are committed to using our world-class media solutions to advance the ways in which specialty-centric clinicians share their subject matter expertise," stated Ross Joel, CEO.
"As BroadcastMed continues its growth trajectory, we welcome in the AEGIS team as we take another definitive step toward our strategic goal of growing a multi-channel resource to serve all healthcare constituencies," stated Peter Gailey, President. "Our growth into the dental space, and our plans for the future, support that vision," continued Gailey.
AEGIS Dental Network a part of AEGIS Publications, LLC has an extensive oral healthcare platform providing the entire team—clinicians, technicians, hygienists, assistants, and students—with a comprehensive collection of accessible, high-quality, purposeful content designed to enhance their practice and patient care.
With decades of experience and more than 18,000 media productions to date, BroadcastMed is solidifying its position as a healthcare media company inspiring the future of medicine. BroadcastMed was the first media company in the world to livestream surgeries online. The company provides data-driven solutions to optimize marketing and education initiatives for healthcare organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Boston Scientific, Novartis, Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, and the Institute for Functional Medicine.
Founded in 2005 with the launch of its flagship publication, Inside Dentistry, AEGIS Communications is the culmination of more than 100 combined years of professional experience, leadership, and insight into healthcare publishing, education, and multimedia communications. AEGIS has an extensive oral healthcare platform providing the entire team—clinicians, technicians, hygienists, assistants, and students—with a comprehensive collection of accessible, high-quality, purposeful content designed to enhance their practice and patient care. For more information about AEGIS, visit aegisdentalnetwork.com.
BroadcastMed is the world's most innovative healthcare media company with an unwavering commitment to elevating and expanding the global dialogue on healthcare to improve patient outcomes. BroadcastMed helps the world's leading hospitals, medical device, association, and pharmaceutical companies create and distribute trusted educational content to physicians and allied healthcare professionals.
BroadcastMed has evolved into an industry staple for hospitals and healthcare companies hoping to actively engage physicians and healthcare professionals, launch new products, provide peer-to-peer education, advance continuing medical education (CME), participate in clinical affairs, and deliver patient-focused health information. BroadcastMed powers more than 200 client-branded video portals and has an email list of more than 1.7 million healthcare providers. Ten of the Top 20 U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll Hospitals are BroadcastMed clients. For more information about BroadcastMed visit broadcastmed.com.
424 Capital is a growth capital partner that invests in lower middle-market companies within technology and tech-enabled services. 424 Capital works in partnership with founders and management teams to accelerate and scale for long-term growth. Focusing primarily on investments in healthcare and renewable energy, we invest in, empower, and enable companies to step up, stand out, and make a difference in the world. For more information about 424 Capital, visit 424capital.com.
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The San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre announced it will hold its 76th season of performances — and it’s a big one.
The current season will come to an end in July after about three weeks of Xanadu, which is ongoing now. The 2022 - 2023 season will begin about a month later and will be SLO Rep’s first full season since the pandemic shutdown.
“Like most arts organizations, it’s been very unsteady for us. So we’ve been proceeding on a one-show-at-a-time basis in case we had to cancel but we’re super happy that we’re finally able to offer a full season,” said SLO Rep’s Managing Artistic Director Kevin Harris.
Starting with a show called STEEL MAGNOLIAS, this upcoming season will include 14 performances of all kinds over the next year. Though, Harris said, this full schedule comes amid a host of other changes that SLO Rep is preparing for.
The organization recently purchased a new headquarters on Empleo Street off of South Higuera in San Luis Obispo.
“For the first time in 75 years, SLO Rep will actually have a home base,” Harris said.
The building will facilitate all of their administration, workshops, rehearsals and educational programs.
“We’ve been struggling with space in our current venue for about the last 25 years,” Harris said.
SLO Rep will begin hosting classes at their new headquarters starting Monday, June 13. Meanwhile, the arts organization is also in the middle of a capital campaign to fund a new two-venue theater building downtown in partnership with the city.
“We’re just absolutely thrilled to have a permanent, purpose-built theater for SLO Rep after 75 years in the community and really acting as the gateway into the new Cultural Arts District of downtown,” Harris said.
Harris said they’ve been working on this project for almost ten years in conjunction with the new parking structure being built in downtown SLO. Almost half of the funding is already raised for the theater building. It is expected to open its doors in January of 2027.
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Audi on Monday announced U.S. pricing for the R8 V10 GT, marking the swan song for the German automaker’s V-10 engine.
The base price is $249,900 plus a $1,495 destination charge, $595 for paint, and a $1,300 gas guzzler tax. That brings the total cost to $253,290 for each of the 150 units planned for the U.S., out of 333 globally. The R8 V10 GT will be sold here as a 2023 model, and is scheduled to start arriving at dealerships early in the 2023 calendar year.
The familiar 5.2-liter has been tuned to deliver 602 hp and 413 lb-ft of torque for the U.S. version of the R8 V10 GT. That’s the same output as all-wheel drive R8 models, and makes the GT the most powerful rear-wheel-drive production car to wear the Audi badge. Audi expects 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds and a top speed of 199 mph.
The R8’s 7-speed dual-clutch automatic also has recalibrated gear ratios to deliver faster shifts, while a new Torque Rear mode allows the driver to adjust the intervention of the electronic stability control. There are seven stages of Torque Rear to choose from, with each level making the car want to oversteer more.
In U.S. spec, the R8 V10 GT loses 55 pounds compared to the standard R8 V10 RWD coupe, bringing the curb weight down to 3,516 pounds. This was achieved with 20-inch lightweight alloy wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, carbon-ceramic brake rotors, a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic anti-roll bar, and lightweight bucket seats.
The GT is visually distinguished from other R8 models by all-black lettering and badging, a new front splitter, flics, code skirt covers, attachments on the sides of the rear fascia, a rear diffuser, and a rear wing with swan-neck struts. The intake manifold is also painted black. Cars coming to the U.S. also get standard carbon fiber side blades, door-sill inlays, and exterior mirror housings.
Three colors are available—Tango Red Metallic, Daytona Gray Metallic, and Mythos Black Metallic—totaling 50 cars in each color for the U.S. The black-and-red interior includes red seatbelts in homage to the original R8 GT from the 2012 model year. Other standard equipment includes a sport exhaust system, Audi Laser Lights, Dynamic Steering, a Bang & Olufsen audio system, and a diamond-stitched headliner with the stitching in red.
Audi hasn’t said if the R8 will die alongside the V-10, though rumors point to it being discontinued next year. We wouldn’t be surprised if Audi launched an additional run of open-top Spyder versions of the GT before that, though, as was the case with the previous-generation R8 GT. Audi is reportedly planning a successor, but with an electric powertrain and likely a new name.
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People debate the impact of gun buybacks, pointing out that there is no evidence they reduce crime. But an act that may look performative can still have great meaning.
In the past seven months, hundreds of gun owners in Everett, Mukilteo and Kirkland have lined up to hand over their firearms to local police departments in exchange for gift cards. The money, about $100 on average, was not the reason.
“It gets rid of some guns that shouldn’t be on the street,” Eila Pergiel told a Times reporter at the Dec. 17 buyback in Everett. “There’s way too many out there.”
Since June, these three Western Washington cities have gathered 479 firearms, including a dozen semiautomatic assault weapons and more than 150 handguns, according to police. All were taken anonymously, with no owner’s name attached, and each weapon was traced to determine whether it had been reported stolen. Once cleared, the guns were destroyed.
True, many were antiques, unlikely to have been used in robbery or assault. But gun violence through suicide or accidental shootings is the leading cause of death for young people in Washington. As Kirkland’s Deputy Chief Mike St. Jean put it, thinking about the three buybacks his department has held this year, the possibility of preventing even one of these deaths makes the entire program a success.
Kirkland also has been an example for other cities. After its buyback in June recovered 91 firearms, community response was so positive that the Eastside city held another the following month, and a third in October. Kirkland plans at least one more gun exchange during the first quarter of 2023, though only city residents will be eligible for gift cards since the department is paying for the program with local-taxpayer dollars.
Everett used federal COVID-19 relief funds to purchase its $25,000 in gun-exchange gift cards, which were gone within two hours. But about a third of the gun owners who were still waiting to turn in their firearms when the gift cards ran out did so anyway, without payment, said Officer Ora Hamel.
Buybacks have been popular at least since the 1970s, even in gun-friendly states, according to research from the Pew Foundation. This summer, Houston gathered 845 guns through buybacks. In Wisconsin, law enforcement collected more than 500. Gun owners in Richmond, Virginia, turned in 474 firearms, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, collected 165.
You can debate cause-and-effect all day long. When hundreds of people wait in line for hours to hand over their weapons, it’s hard to miss the message. Many Washington residents are sick of gun violence and they’re endorsing every effort to stop it — symbolic or not. | https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/popular-gun-buybacks-send-a-clear-message/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-12-22 23:29:23 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/popular-gun-buybacks-send-a-clear-message/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Summer Myomick bundled her baby against the freezing winds whipping off the Bering Sea and stepped outside into a blur of blowing snow. It was a short walk from the school where she had visited relatives to the health clinic about 150 yards (137 meters) away, but the young mother could hardly have seen where she was going — or the terror that was approaching.
Myomick, 24, and her son, 1-year-old Clyde Ongtowasruk, made it just beyond the front of the Kingikmiut School in Wales, Alaska, just below the Arctic Circle, when a polar bear emerged from the impenetrable snow squall and mauled them Tuesday. It was the first fatal polar bear attack in 30 years in Alaska, the only U.S. state that is home to the animals.
As the attack unfolded, the principal ordered a lockdown and closed the blinds so the children couldn’t see what was happening outside the entrance. Several employees and community members left the safety of the building and tried to scare away the bear with shovels.
The mauling stopped temporarily, but only when the animal turned on them, and they rushed back inside. Principal Dawn Hendrickson slammed the door in the face of the charging bear, possibly saving lives, according to Susan Nedza, chief administrator of the Bering Strait School District.
“The polar bear was chasing them and tried to get in as well,” said Nedza, who received frantic calls about the attack in Unalakleet, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) away. “Just horrific. … Something you never think you would ever experience.”
There is no law enforcement in Wales, so with the bear still outside, a call went out to community members for help. A person who has not been identified showed up with a gun and killed the bear as it continued to maul Myomick and her son.
It appears the mother and toddler had no idea what was coming because of low visibility, Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The immediate family was living at the school temporarily while they were fixing electrical issues in their home, according to a post on a GoFundMe fundraising site established to help the family “in the face of unfathomable tragedy and heartbreak.”
“We ask that you respect their privacy in this period of immense grief,” the post read.
Wales, a whaling community, is the westernmost point on the North American mainland — just 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Russia across the Bering Strait — and is home to about 150 people, almost all of them Inupiat. It’s accessible by plane and boat, including barges that deliver household goods. Winter trails provide snowmobile access to other communities and subsistence hunting grounds.
Kingikmiut School, like other schools in many rural Alaska Native communities, doubles as a community center. The view from its front, where the attack occurred, is an endless expanse of frozen snow and ice to the horizon.
Nedza, the school district chief administrator, said she received a call from a distraught Hendrickson just after 2 p.m. Tuesday. She said the students were locked down and safe.
The snowstorm that camouflaged the bear, along with a lack of runway lights at Wales’ gravel air strip, prevented Alaska State Troopers from flying in an officer and a state wildlife official from Nome to investigate until Wednesday.
It’s not known what prompted the attack. However, polar bears potentially see humans as prey, said Geoff York, the senior director of conservation at Polar Bear International.
Samples from the bear were taken for the state veterinarian, and the bodies of Myomick and her son were flown to Nome for eventual transport to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage.
School was cancelled Wednesday so students could be with their families, and the school district flew counselors to Wales. The school planned soft openings Thursday and Friday with no classes but opportunities for students to meet with counselors, get a meal or play a game, Nedza said.
Alaska scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey in 2019 found changes in sea ice habitat had coincided with evidence that polar bears’ use of land was increasing and that the chances of a polar bear encounter had risen.
Polar bears are the largest bear species, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Males typically weigh 600 to 1,200 pounds (270 to 540 kilograms) but can reach more than 1,700 pounds (770 kilograms) and as many as 10 feet (3 meters) in length. Females weigh 400 to 700 pounds (180 to 320 kilograms). Polar bears generally feed on seals, but also walruses and beluga whales.
They were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2008 and are also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Both laws prohibit harming the animals without authorization, unless necessary for human safety.
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Associated Press writer Gene Johnson in Seattle contributed to this report. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-polar-bear-emerged-unseen-from-squall-to-kill-mother-son/ | 2023-01-20 23:04:01 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-polar-bear-emerged-unseen-from-squall-to-kill-mother-son/ |
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Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Sunday's results
Vancouver 3 Portland 1
Prince Albert 4 Medicine Hat 2
Tri-City 4 Seattle 3
Red Deer 3 Calgary 2 (OT)
Everett 8 Spokane 3
Tuesday's results
Moose Jaw 8 Victoria 3
Regina 6 Kelowna 5 (OT)
Wednesday's results
Saskatoon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 7 p.m.
Regina at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Friday's games
Prince Albert at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Regina at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Portland, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Swift Current at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 6:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Kamloops at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Moose Jaw at Calgary, 2 p.m.
Regina at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Prince George at Vancouver, 4 p.m.
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Today is Wednesday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2022. There are 340 days left in the year. Spring arrives in 60 days (March 20, 2023). There are 153 days until summer (June 21, 2023).
Here are some notable events in history on this day — some that still have an impact on us today:
In 1533, England’s King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who later gave birth to Elizabeth I.
In 1915, America’s first official transcontinental telephone call took place as Alexander Graham Bell, who was in New York, spoke to his former assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in San Francisco, over a line set up by American Telephone & Telegraph.
In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix (shah-moh-NEE’), France.
In 1945, the World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as German forces were pushed back to their original positions.
In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first community to add fluoride to its public water supply.
In 1971, Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actor Sharon Tate.
In 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States.
In 1993, Sears announced that it would no longer publish its famous century-old catalog.
In 1994, maintaining his innocence, singer Michael Jackson settled a child molestation lawsuit against him; terms were confidential, although the monetary figure was reportedly $22 million.
In 2004, NASA’s Opportunity rover zipped its first pictures of Mars to Earth, showing a surface smooth and dark red in some places, and strewn with fragmented slabs of light bedrock in others.
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Education declared that students with disabilities had to be given a fair shot to play on a traditional sports team or have their own leagues. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators marched through Washington to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to protest the landmark decision that legalized abortion.
In 2018, President Donald Trump arrived at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland; after meeting there with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump threatened to cut off U.S. aid to the Palestinians unless they negotiated peace with Israel. In an interview in InStyle magazine, Oprah Winfrey said she was not interested in a presidential bid, adding that she doesn’t “have the DNA” for a White House run.
In 2020, President Donald Trump’s defense team opened its arguments at his first Senate impeachment trial, casting the effort to remove him from office as a politically motivated attempt to subvert the 2016 election and the upcoming 2020 contest. Canada, Australia and Malaysia each reported their first cases of the new coronavirus.
In 2022, a man was found clinging to the hull of an overturned 25-foot boat off Florida; he was the only known survivor from what he said was a group of 40 migrants who had set out for Florida from a chain of islands in the Bahamas. The Navy said it had discharged 23 active-duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine; it marked the first time the Navy had thrown currently-serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.
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Today’s birthdays: Country singer Claude Gray is 91. Actor Leigh Taylor-Young is 79. Actor Jenifer Lewis is 66. Country musician R&B singer Kina is 54. Actor China Kantner is 52. Actor Ana Ortiz is 53. Drummer Joe Sirois (sih-ROYS’) (Mighty Mighty Bosstones) is 51. Musician Matt Odmark (OHD’-mark) (Jars of Clay) is 49. Actor Mia Kirshner is 48. Actor Christine Lakin is 44. R&B singer Alicia Keys is 43. Actor Michael Trevino is 38. Pop musician Calum Hood (5 Seconds of Summer) is 27. Actor Olivia Edward is 16. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/its-all-in-the-past-what-happened-on-january-25/ | 2023-01-25 16:20:25 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/its-all-in-the-past-what-happened-on-january-25/ |
WILLISTON, ND (KXNET) — The Williams County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 24-year-old man, Tucker Lee Harris.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Tucker is about 6 feet tall, 200 lbs, with blue eyes and blonde hair. He was last seen on January 5 in Williston wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans.
If you know anything about the whereabouts of Tucker, please call 701-577-7700. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/williams-county-sheriffs-office-looking-for-missing-man/ | 2023-01-06 18:58:21 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/williams-county-sheriffs-office-looking-for-missing-man/ |
Scarcely a week goes by that someone doesn’t ask me about mountain lions in Oklahoma. I really try to be optimistic, but most of the time I inwardly doubt weather Uncle Joe, or my sister’s cousin, or you name it has seen what they think they have seen (or heard).
Recently a photo was circulating in the Lawton area about a mountain lion living in town below a bridge. While I think the photo shows a bobcat (another wild cat that is native to this area), it’s easy to see where this could raise some concern.
Now that I have probably raised the eyebrow of a few readers, let me explain…I sincerely believe that folks who call me, have seen what they believe is a mountain lion, but the biologist side of me needs more proof than an eye witness report. After all that David Copperfield made everyone believe that he could make a jumbo jet disappear.
Whether you call them mountain lions, pumas, wildcats, cougars, panthers, painters, or catamounts, the creature that all those names refer to is the Felis concolor.
Mountain lions are the largest member of the cat family in North America, weighing up to 200 pounds for large males, and 150 for females. The other members of that family found in this continent are bobcats, lynx and Jaguars. Lynx are located primarily in northern states and Canada, while jaguars are found only in extreme southwestern states.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation mountain lions were common in Oklahoma and elsewhere in the Plains prior to European settlement, they were almost totally eradicated during the 19th century. As the countryside was settled and developed, the large predators were shot. People also killed almost all of the deer, the mountain lions’ primary food source.
Sightings and evidence of cougars have been documented back to 1852, where two cougars were killed in southwest Oklahoma. Accounts continued into 1953 when an Oklahoma State University mammalogist documented tracks of a mountain lion southeast of Canton Lake in northwest Oklahoma. Further reports continued into September of 1984, where the refuge manager observed a mountain lion on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. In 1957, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation listed the mountain lion as a game species with a closed season.
“One thing is certain, despite many rumors and claims to the contrary. ODWC has never stocked, relocated or released any mountain lions in the state of Oklahoma. Furthermore the agency has no plans to do so.”
Because mountain lions are reclusive animals, it’s hard to know exactly when and where they are present. As compelling as a reported sighting may be, we must gather hard evidence before we can say, “yes, we have a confirmed mountain lion sighting.”
What evidence would make a sighting the most conclusive?
A body of a cougar hit by a car near Minco in 2011 is positive proof that lions do exist in Oklahoma. Trail camera footage or tracks can be used to verify an existence. But with all of the technology (cameras, cell phones, etc.) there have only be 14 confirmed cases in of cougars in Oklahoma since 2004. Of those cases 3 occurred in the Panhandle, and three were confirmed from radio collars and DNA to be animals from Colorado and South Dakota.
Tracks of a mountain lion can be confused with large dog tracks by some observers. Rules to remember to distinguish the two are 1. Lion tracks are huge, as large as a man’s outstretched hand (think of a gallon coffee can). Most dog tracks, even the big ones, are closer to fist sized. 2. Lion prints will not have claw marks. Cats, unlike their canine counterparts retract their claws (think of your housecat at home). Dogs do not have that ability. 3. While both lion and dog tracks have four toe prints, the pad or heel print will be trapezoid in shape of a lion’s track, while dogs heel pad is triangular in shape.
Photos collected from game cameras are a good tool for biologists, especially those with date and time stamps. When combined with tracks, feces or other forensic evidence, this makes photos solid proof of a sighting.
So putting those details together, biologists just don’t believe that we have a large population. Missing from Oklahoma is the physical evidence that is left by a viable, breeding population of mountain lions. In the areas of every documented population in the U.S., biologists are able to locate numerous tracks, prey kills, scrapes (made when lions scent-mark their territories), and photos, which are often available from the many motion-detecting game cameras that hunters use to monitor trails. Also, frequent mountain lion road-kills turn up, of all ages and of both sexes.
Biologists with the ODWC have confirmed about 20 sightings in the last few years, and have listed those on their website. Those sightings are spread out from the tip of the panhandle to the bottom corner of the state. Many are along major river systems, that may provide good unobstructed travel corridors.
Since the 2011 Grady county road kill lion, the ODWC does not list any confirmed sightings in Southwest Oklahoma. Most are in the Southeast part of the state.
Biologists in Arkansas and Missouri have reached the same conclusion as we have after years of searching: They have documented wandering individuals, but no evidence yet of viable populations. The nearest populations are in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and South Dakota.
What about the hundreds of reported sightings?
Some turned out to be different animals. Dog tracks and dogs themselves are the number one and number two cases of misidentification. Bobcats and house cats--along with coyotes, foxes, deer and even rabbits--have also been mistaken for mountain lions. With some sightings, there just isn’t enough physical evidence (hair, scat, tracks, photos, etc.) to confirm or deny a mountain lion was there.
So what should I look for?
The mountain lion can be identified by several distinguishing characteristics. Its tail is more than half the length of the body, it has black tips on the tail and ears, and is primarily tan in color. The size of these animals varies by sex. Males average seven feet long (from nose to the tip of its tail) and weigh around 140 pounds, while females average six feet in length with a body weight around 95 pounds.
Mountain lions prefer dense cover or rocky, rugged terrain, generally in areas of low human habitation, or regions of dense swamps. The size of the home range is typically 50 to 75 square miles for females and 90 to several hundred square miles for males. Mountain lions are generally nocturnal and are active near dawn and dusk. They feed on deer and other medium-sized and large mammals. On average, a typical adult lion kills and consumes about one deer per week.
Should we be worried about cougars?
The prospect of increasing mountain lion populations in Oklahoma causes a feeling of alarm for some folks. They cite the quickly growing bobcat population and are concerned that mountain lions could do the same thing if left unchecked. Oklahoma annually ranks among the top states for the number of cattle raised, and the potential presence of mountain lions causes much concern among producers. There have been no verified reports of mountain lions attacking people in Oklahoma, and no evidence of attacks on cattle, horses or pets. There has been one confirmed case in Cimarron County where a mountain lion was depredating a landowner’s goats and that animal was killed.
Our Wildlife Code continues to protect mountain lions from indiscriminant shooting, but also allows citizens to protect themselves and their property. It states, Mountain lions can be taken year-round when committing or about to commit depredation on any domesticated animal or when deemed an immediate safety hazard. Individuals who kill a mountain lion must immediately call a game warden or other Department employee. The carcass (including hide) will be examined by a Department employee within 24 hours for biological data collection, which may include the removal of a tooth.
What about black panthers? My neighbor swears he saw one down by the creek?
Though a popular myth, black panthers do not exist in the wild in North America. A black panther is a melanistic version of a large cat, usually an African leopard or a jaguar. These can sometimes be seen in zoos. Melanistic refers to the unusual black coloration produced by a hereditary, genetic mutation. There has never been a black mountain lion documented anywhere in their range.
According to noted cryptozoologist Dr. Kark Shuker, “The absence of black specimens does the most to disprove their existence. Not a single scientifically-confirmed preserved specimen exists.”
His investigation even explored a reported black cat killed in Oklahoma by the father of a pastor. That specimen, when finally witnessed, turned out to be of regular color. So if there were as many (or any) black cats running round out there as reported…where are the bodies?
To quote my pastor friend, “Don’t hear what I’m not saying.” Biologists are not saying that Oklahoma doesn’t have mountain lions. In fact, just the opposite, biologists confirm the presence of small numbers of lions, but they just don’t exist in the numbers that many people believe they do. And in my 10 years with the Oklahoma Wildlife Department, we never stocked mountain lions!
Lions don’t make good pets
As a side note…with the popularity of “The Tiger King” a few years back, many folks look at big cats and thing they would make good pets…WRONG!
Jerrod Davis, a senior wildlife biologist in the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, noted that mountain lions are wild animals and keeping them as pets is illegal in Oklahoma. “Wild animals are unpredictable and confining them in your home can be extremely dangerous, both for the animal and for the human,” Davis said. “They can take care of themselves far better than any human ever could.” | https://www.swoknews.com/sports/mountain-lion-fact-or-fiction/article_200fbb7d-88a5-5cb4-8127-948e30ee9b7f.html | 2022-08-04 10:14:10 | 0 | https://www.swoknews.com/sports/mountain-lion-fact-or-fiction/article_200fbb7d-88a5-5cb4-8127-948e30ee9b7f.html |
HELSINKI (AP) — Authorities in Denmark said Sunday that the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipelines have also stopped leaking, a day after officials said that the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipelines also appeared to stop leaking.
The Nord Stream AG company informed the Danish Energy Agency that a stable pressure now appears to have been achieved on the Nord Stream 1 pipelines.
“The Nord Stream AG company has informed the Danish Energy Agency that a stable pressure now appears to have been achieved on the two Nord Stream 1 pipelines. This indicates that the blowout of gas from the last two leaks has now also been completed,” the Danish agency tweeted Sunday.
The Danish agency said Saturday the Nord Stream 2 ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas.
Undersea blasts that damaged the Nord Stream I and 2 pipelines this week have led to huge methane leaks. Nordic investigators said the blasts have involved several hundred pounds of explosives.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging the Russia-built pipelines, a charge vehemently denied by the United States and its allies.
The U.S.-Russia clashes continued later at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council in New York called by Russia on the pipelines attacks and as Norwegian researchers published a map projecting that a huge plume of methane from the damaged pipelines will travel over large swaths of the Nordic region.
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Step by step: Herbert focusing on footwork going into Year 3
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Despite being the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2020 and then reaching the Pro Bowl last season, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert still has room to improve going into his third season.
Herbert is focused his footwork. He made it a major focus of his offseason program and has continued to hone in on it during the first week of training camp.
“I think all of the drops that tie into the routes — three-step, five-step, seven-step — and being smooth in progressions and going through all of the reads,” said Herbert about what he wanted to improve.
“I’m still experiencing the young aspects of playing in the NFL. I have a lot to learn, but hopefully a lot of room for improvement, as well.”
Footwork has been at the top of Herbert’s improvement list going back to when he was preparing for the draft. He did not take any snaps under center during his four years at the University of Oregon.
Honing in on footwork took a little bit of a backseat last season as Herbert was getting up to speed with coach Brandon Staley, offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterback coach Shane Day.
Now that he’s more comfortable in the offense, Herbert’s work on his footwork has become a bigger focus.
Day — also the Chargers passing game coordinator — has noticed improvement from last year’s training camp to offseason workouts and the first week of preseason practices.
“The evolution of that footwork is pretty cool,” Day said. “The second year, kind of once you have the offense down, then you can focus on the fundamentals. It’s been working through that progression of what’s best and me learning what his body does best too, because he’s a top quarterback. And then figuring out how to implement all that stuff as we go.”
Herbert’s learning curve of learning how to operate under center is part of a process that most quarterbacks have to go through when they come into the NFL. With most high school and college programs running their offense out of the shotgun, the learning curve can be steep and often begins during the pre-draft process and the scouting combine.
Even with getting up to speed with a new offense, Herbert was one of the league’s top quarterbacks last season. He tied Tampa Bay’s Tom Brady for most 300-yard games (nine), was second in completions (443) and passing yards (5,104), and third in passing touchdowns with 38.
Herbert also has the most completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns and total TDs through the first two seasons of a career.
Center Corey Linsley and wide receiver Mike Williams said they have noticed Herbert being more vocal during the first week of camp.
“In the walkthroughs and out here in practice and everything, he is definitely in tune a little bit more with some of the suggestions that we’ve made,” Linsley added. “From an adjustment standpoint, that’s something that he’s shown in the early few days of camp and even in the offseason in OTAs and stuff. We’re like, ‘Hey, man, if you see it, call it. We’re good. As long as we’re on the same page, we’re good. Make the call.’“
Herbert’s biggest goal this season is to get the Chargers into the playoffs for the first time since 2018. Los Angeles looked as if it was going to get there last year before dropping three of the final four.
Being in the same offense for the second straight season is an advantage, but the Chargers have a tough start to the season. They host Las Vegas on Sept. 11 before a short week and trip to Kansas City for a Thursday night game on Sept. 15.
“You just have to compete and you have to execute when it matters most. Unfortunately, we fell short of that, but I think we have the team, and definitely the pieces,” Herbert said.
“We’re miles ahead of where we were at this point last year, so now we’re focusing on things that are maybe a little more tough or challenging to tackle, but I think we’re where we need to be right now.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karen Bass, the first Black woman elected Los Angeles mayor, sketched her vision Thursday to reform the scandal-plagued City Hall and solve an out-of-control homeless crisis.
A day after her historic victory over billionaire developer Rick Caruso, Bass appeared before cheering supporters in the sun-soaked courtyard at the headquarters of a women's philanthropic group, where she let slip a bit of relief the contest was over.
“That was a tough campaign,” said Bass, a Democratic congresswoman.
She takes office Dec. 12 as the City Council faces a racism scandal that led to the resignation of its former president and calls for the resignation of two more members. More than 40,000 people are homeless, and there is widespread anxiety over crime that has ranged from daytime robberies on city sidewalks to smash-and-grab thefts at luxury stores.
Trash-strewn homeless encampments and rusty RVs can be found in virtually every neighborhood in the nation's second-largest city.
Flashing a beaming smile, Bass struck a tone of unity, with a multi-ethnic crowd of staffers and supporters arrayed behind her that broke into chants of “Karen! Karen!”
“No matter who you voted for, no matter who you are or where you live, I will be a mayor for you,” she said, saying she was eager to win the trust of those who supported her rival, Caruso.
“The crisis we face affects us all, and all of us must be part of the solution,” she added.
In a seven-minute speech long on optimism and light on specifics, Bass echoed her main themes from the campaign — getting homeless people off the streets and into shelters, reversing spiking crime rates and developing housing that working-class families can afford.
She describes herself as a coalition builder who will mobilize “all of the resources, all of the skills, the knowledge, the talent of the city.”
She will replace beleaguered Democrat Eric Garcetti, who will conclude two bumpy terms with his nomination to become U.S. ambassador to India stalled in the Senate — apparently over sexual misconduct allegations against a former top Garcetti adviser.
Bass — a former state Assembly speaker who was on President Joe Biden’s short list for vice president — overcame more than $100 million in spending by Caruso’s campaign while arguing she was the better pick to heal a troubled city of nearly 4 million.
Caruso, a former Republican who became a Democrat shortly before entering the race, had represented a turn to the political right. He argued that Bass and other longtime politicians were responsible for leading the city into multiple crises.
"It’s time for change, and it’s time for urgency," she said.
“We’re going to solve homelessness. We’re going to prevent and respond urgently to crime. And Los Angeles will no longer be unaffordable for working families,” she said. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/In-ailing-LA-Mayor-elect-Karen-Bass-promises-17593324.php | 2022-11-17 23:58:59 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/In-ailing-LA-Mayor-elect-Karen-Bass-promises-17593324.php |
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A Western gull’s wings seize up as it huddles in a crate. The yellow eyes of a snowy egret tremble uncontrollably.
Those are some of the patients at International Bird Rescue in Fairfield with symptoms of avian influenza, part of an outbreak far more deadly than California has ever seen.
“This outbreak with this particular strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, is unprecedented, really,” said Krysta Rogers, senior environmental scientist of avian investigations at the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, speaking of a strain that first entered North America a year ago and California in July. “We’re seeing really unprecedented levels of infection and mortality in a very wide diversity of wild birds. We’ve really not encountered anything like this before.”
The highly infectious and deadly strain is hitting Canadian geese, falcons, pelicans, bald eagles and turkey vultures across the state, often causing respiratory issues or neurological problems before a swift death. Geese have been seen swimming in circles or walking along with a dazed look. Once they show those symptoms, there is no cure.
Other than a smaller outbreak in wild birds that started in late 2014, the disease in North America has previously been limited mostly to domestic poultry, which could be quarantined and euthanized, keeping its spread in check. As it strikes more wild migratory birds, especially in winter when they travel long distances and spend more time in California, there’s no control over it, scientists say.
“All of us wildlife centers are in a difficult position trying to help these animals because there’s really no treatment for this disease,” said Rebecca Duerr, director of research and veterinary science at International Bird Rescue in Fairfield, which has taken in 75 wild birds with symptoms of avian flu since August. “And in many cases, the first thing that we find out about them is that they’re dead.”
A condor brought to ancestral Yurok territory in Northern California for a reintroduction program was moved to the Oakland Zoo this week for better protection from avian flu, according to a spokesman for the Yurok Tribe. The disease has infected almost 51 million domestic birds in the United States this year, according to the Department of Agriculture. However, it is currently considered low-risk to humans in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
The highly pathogenic avian influenza came from Europe and started hitting wild bird populations in eastern Canada a year ago, and then moved down the eastern seaboard all the way to Florida, said Bryan Richards, emerging disease coordinator at the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center.
Next, the disease moved into the Mississippi Flyway, then into the Central Flyway and most recently into the Pacific Flyway, which includes Washington, Oregon and California. “The Pacific Flyway birds were kind of latecomers to the outbreak,” he said. “But the impacts are certainly growing, measurable and demonstrable in the state of California.”
Since July, it has been detected in 180 wild birds in California, 47 of those in Bay Area counties, according to Rogers. That is a vast undercount of how many birds have died since it only includes dead birds sent for testing, which is done selectively. Not even all the symptomatic birds taken in by International Rescue Center in Fairfield have been tested for avian flu, due to the time and expense. There have been other reports of shorebirds like snowy plovers and sanderlings showing signs of infection, Rogers said.
Since last December, the virus has been detected in 6,000 wild birds in North America, including great-horned owls, black vultures, crows and some songbirds. That compares to only 100 wild birds during the 2014-15 outbreak (31 in California). This time around the disease is far worse than even the comparative numbers reflect.
In addition, while the 2014-2015 outbreak was confirmed in 16 states and 18 wild bird species, this time it’s reached 120 species and all U.S. states except Hawaii.
“There’s a lot more virus being shed out into the environment,” Richards said.
The virus is usually spread by waterfowl, especially by what are called dabbling ducks including mallard and teal ducks. While these ducks usually don’t have symptoms or die, they spread the virus to other waterfowl, especially geese. When those birds die, they’re eaten by predatory birds like falcons or scavenger birds like vultures and the virus spreads further.
Richards said the virus has likely just adapted better to being carried by the dabbling ducks, which is why it has lasted so long. In the previous outbreak, H5N1 was taken over by a less harmful low pathogenic avian influenza by spring. During the current outbreak, it persisted through summer and came back with a vengeance in fall, he said.
It’s also hit about 10 mammal species in the U.S., including red foxes, skunks, racoons and black bears, as well as some harbor seals and a dolphin on the East Coast. It can cause illness and sometimes death in those animals. But so far it hasn’t been detected in mammals in California.
The disease is also a potential human pathogen that has infected 856 people and killed 456 globally since 2003. During this outbreak there has been one known case in the U.S. in a person who grew ill after extreme exposure to infected domestic birds, Richards said.
International Bird Rescue staff wear personal protective equipment and treat bird patients the way they would humans with Covid, and haven’t had any issues, Duerr said. The organization relies on donations to cover costs of equipment and treating sick birds.
Unfortunately, usually the only thing wildlife rehabilitation centers can do is humanely euthanize symptomatic birds, which at least prevents them from drowning in the wild and slows the spread of disease because they’re not left out and eaten by other birds.
Richards is looking to Europe, which is about one year ahead of North America, to get a sense of how the virus could develop. It will likely spread this winter before tapering off when birds migrate south, and then could have an uptick when migratory birds go north again in early spring, he said.
“It’s always really challenging to have an accurate crystal ball when it comes to these events,” he said. “But if we look to what’s going on in Europe, it suggests that this virus could be with us for a protracted period of time.”
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST - Staying hot, breezy, and mostly dry this week
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A few sprinkles and dry thunderstorms rolled through southern Arizona overnight, causing a fire to spark in the Catalina Mountains. Though we are not under a Red Flag Warning today, the air will remain very dry with breezy conditions (gusts around 20 mph) this afternoon. Triple digit heat sticks with us through the extended forecast with our first heat wave of 2023 likely next week.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 102°.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy skies with a high of 103°.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 103°.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 101°.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 104°.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 107°.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 109°.
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Alicia Keys reimagines a classic for ‘Bridgerton’ soundtrack
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- Samsung 55-Inch Class QLED Outdoor The Terrace 4K Smart TV
- Anker Nebula Capsule Max Mini Projector
- Owlenz 150-Inch Projector Screen
To help fuel the excitement for the new “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” series available on Netflix on Thursday, May 4th, 2023, Alicia Keys has recorded a new version of her iconic hit “If I Ain’t Got You.” The new track features a 90-piece orchestra and can be heard in the popular show. Besides the feverishly awaited new season of this steamy series, Netflix has a number of other exciting titles dropping this month.
Must-see upcoming Netflix releases
Over the next few weeks, Netflix is releasing 23 new titles. The list includes anime, drama, stand-up comedy, documentaries, reality shows and more. No matter what your genre, there’s something new for you.
One of the most hotly awaited releases is “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.” This season has six episodes that focus on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power. It’s a prequel that tells the story of how the young queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton. It comes out on May 4.
“The Mother” is an action movie that stars Jennifer Lopez as a deadly female assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she was forced to give up years before when she was on the run. Netflix will release this film on May 12.
Six days later, on May 18, the spin-off to the hugely popular “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” will be released. The 10-episode series centers on Kitty Song Covey, played by Anna Cathcart, who is convinced she knows everything there is to know about love. However, when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she begins to realize she doesn’t know as much as she thought she did.
On May 25, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a CIA operative on the verge of retirement who is forced to go back into the field for one last job. “FUBAR” focuses on family dynamics set against a global backdrop of spies, action and humor.
Full list of May Netflix releases
May 2: “Love Village” (reality series)
May 2: “The Tailor” (drama series)
May 3: “Jewish Matchmaking” (reality series)
May 4: “Sanctuary” (drama series)
May 4: “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (romance/drama series)
May 9: “Hannah Gadsby: Something Special” (stand-up comedy special)
May 10: “Queen Cleopatra” (documentary series produced by Jada Pinkett Smith)
May 10: “Dance Brothers” (drama series)
May 11: “Royalteen: Princess Margrethe” (drama)
May 11: “Ultraman” (anime series)
May 12: “Black Knight” (action series)
May 12: “The Mother” (action/thriller starring Jennifer Lopez)
May 12: “Queer Eye” (reality series)
May 16: “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me” (documentary)
May 17: “Rhythm + Flow France” (reality series)
May 18: “XO, Kitty” (romance/comedy series inspired by “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”)
May 18: “Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune” (anime series)
May 19: “Selling Sunset” (reality series)
May 23: “Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer” (stand-up comedy special)
May 23: “Victim/Suspect” (documentary)
May 24: “The Ultimatum: Queer Love” (reality series releasing four episodes each week)
May 25: “FUBAR” (comedy/action series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger)
May 26: “Blood & Gold” (action/drama)
Fun ways to enjoy Netflix this season
Samsung 55-Inch Class QLED Outdoor The Terrace 4K Smart TV
If you want the best backyard Netflix experience, consider this outdoor TV from Samsung. It is optimized to display a brilliant picture, even in sunlight, and it features built-in Alexa for convenience.
Anker Nebula Capsule Max Mini Projector
With a portable projector, you can turn any wall into a big-screen TV. This model has autofocus for crisp images and is best suited for low-light environments, such as a backyard movie night. The projector treats you and your family to a 100-inch image size.
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Apple iPad Air (5th Generation)
This iPad has a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with accurate color and an antireflective coating so you can see every detail. The stereo landscape speakers offer above-par sound, and the thin, lightweight design makes it handy for weekend getaways.
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This tablet from Amazon is affordably priced and features an 8-inch HD screen. The battery lasts for up to 13 hours, so you’ll have time to binge an entire series before recharging, making it perfect for long car rides.
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Panasonic SoundSlayer Dolby Atmos Soundbar
If you want powerful, movie-theater-like sound, you’ll want to add a soundbar to your entertainment setup. This option has a compact size but delivers audio with impressive depth and clarity.
Sold by Amazon
Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)
The personalized spatial audio of these wireless earbuds puts you in the middle of the action. With the noise-canceling mode, you’ll hear every word in this season of “Bridgerton,” so you won’t miss a single steamy whisper.
Sold by Amazon
Owlenz 150-Inch Projector Screen
If you’re going to turn Netflix night into a backyard party, you need an outdoor screen. This one is 150 inches, features a lightweight, foldable design and can be hung in nearly any environment, even between two trees.
Sold by Amazon
Other products worth checking out
- This tablet mount attaches to the back of the front seat so passengers can more easily watch their favorite shows on a tablet.
- If you’re seeking a clever outdoor screen solution, this inflatable model is easy to set up and store.
- This tablet stand can prop up your tablet, so you can stream in comfort
- If you’d like a little isolation so you can fully immerse yourself in a Netflix show, these Sennheiser closed-back over-the-ear headphones are a solid choice.
- People who want a little more sound from their tablet should consider this Sony portable Bluetooth speaker.
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I have had a DUI and I wanted something to be a safety net to prevent it from happening again," said an inventor from West Covina, Calif., "so I invented the LOCK OUT."
The invention helps curb drunken driving-related accidents on roads and highways to make travel safer for all motorists by keeping an unfit person from driving. It could help reduce serious vehicular damage, higher insurance costs, injuries, and possible fatalities as well as prevent the suffering and heartache that is often associated with impaired driving accidents. Reliable, safe and convenient the device would be tamperproof, and applicable to virtually any motor vehicle.
The original design was submitted to the Los Angeles sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-LAX-1454, 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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SAN ANTONIO — Two more shows have been added to the Tech Port Center + Arena's inaugural-season calendar, bringing dream-pop duo Beach House and indie-rock giants Modest Mouse to San Antonio's south side later this year.
September 3 will see Modest House taking over the arena; tickets start at $28.50 and go up to $105.50. Presale for Tobin Members is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m., while the general public can get tickets starting at 10 a.m. Thursday.
The Washington state group continues to churn out new music 18 years after breaking into the mainstream with their Grammy-nominated album "Good News For People Who Love Bad News." Last summer saw the release of their seventh album, "The Golden Casket," for which Modest Mouse is currently on tour.
Beach House, consisting of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, is preparing to hit the road to promote the release of their new album "Once Twice Melody." Tickets to their Sept. 22 show start at $31, and will go on sale to the general public Wednesday at 10 a.m., with presale scheduled for Tuesday.
The San Antonio stop is the only Texas show Beach House has announced as of now for 2022.
Among Tech Port's other upcoming concerts are Rise Against and The Used on August 2; Boyz II Men on August 12; and a hotly anticipated two-night stay by Judas Priest in November.
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Top Player Prop Bets for Timberwolves vs. Thunder NBA Play-In Tournament on April 14, 2023
Published: Apr. 14, 2023 at 5:59 PM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
Player prop bet odds for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and others are available when the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center on Friday at 9:30 PM ET.
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Timberwolves vs. Thunder Game Info
- Date: Friday, April 14, 2023
- Time: 9:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Center
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NBA Props Today: Oklahoma City Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Props
- The 33.5-point over/under for Gilgeous-Alexander on Friday is 2.1 higher than his scoring average.
- Gilgeous-Alexander's rebounding average -- 4.8 -- is 0.7 lower than his over/under on Friday.
- Gilgeous-Alexander averages 5.5 assists, 1.0 more than his over/under for Friday.
- Gilgeous-Alexander averages 0.9 made three-pointers, 0.4 more than his over/under on Friday.
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Josh Giddey Props
- The 20.5-point total set for Josh Giddey on Friday is 3.9 more points than his per-game scoring average.
- Giddey has averaged 6.2 assists per game this year, 0.3 less than his prop bet on Friday (6.5).
- Giddey's one made three-pointer per game is 0.5 fewer than his over/under in Friday's game (1.5).
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