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The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl last week in Texas told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home, according to an arrest warrant obtained Thursday.
Tanner Lynn Horner, 31, told investigators that Athena Strand wasn’t seriously hurt after he hit her while backing up, but he panicked and put her in his van. He said she was talking to him and told him her name, according the warrant.
But Horner said he didn’t want her to tell her father what happened, so he first tried to break the girl’s neck and when that didn’t work, he strangled her with his hands in the back of the van, the warrant said. The warrant said Horner took investigators to where he’d left Athena’s body.
Athena was found dead on Dec. 2, two days after she was reported missing from the home of her father and stepmother in Paradise, a town of fewer than 500 people about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Dallas.
Horner was arrested last week on charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping and remained jailed Thursday with his bond set at $1.5 million. Jail records did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Athena’s mother, Maitlyn Gandy, spoke at a news conference Thursday outside Wise County courthouse in Decatur, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Paradise. She said said that the package that Horner dropped off that day was a Christmas present for the “amazing little girl” she wanted everyone to know about.
“I was robbed of watching her grow up,” Gandy said as she stood beside the present, a box of “You Can Be Anything” Barbies.
Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin has said that they knew early on that a delivery had been made at the girl’s home at about the same time that she disappeared. Akin has said she was killed about an “hour or so” after being kidnapped.
Working with employees from the contracting company that was delivering packages for FedEx, investigators determined which van and driver made the delivery, the warrant said. Investigators also learned that the van that delivered the package was equipped with video, the warrant said.
An FBI employee who then watched video from the van could see that the driver had taken a young girl who looked like Athena in the van and had talked to her. The warrant said that when investigators located Horner, he told them Athena was dead and confessed.
Gandy said that Athena had been set to return home to her in Oklahoma after Christmas break.
“Now, instead, Athena will be cremated and she will come home in an urn because I’m not even, I’m not anywhere close to being ready to let my baby go,” she said.
Gandy said her daughter, who loved school and her friends in the first grade, also “loved dancing, singing and all animals: dogs, cats, horses, lizards and chinchillas.”
She said Athena loved flowers, and also wasn’t afraid to get “down in the mud with the boys.” “She was her father’s daughter,” Gandy said.
“I will never see her bright blue eyes or her ornery smile again,” Gandy said. “I will never be able to hear her say, ‘I love you, Mommy.’ I will never be able to do her hair again or to hold her while she sleeps.”
She thanked the community, saying they “flew into action” from the moment Athena went missing and she’s been seeing people everywhere wearing pink in her daughter’s honor. At a vigil Tuesday night in Paradise, many of the mourners gathered to remember Athena wore pink.
“I ask everyone to hold your littles just a little tighter for me,” Gandy said. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-fedex-driver-accused-in-girls-slaying-dropped-off-her-gift/ | 2022-12-09 20:00:27 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-fedex-driver-accused-in-girls-slaying-dropped-off-her-gift/ |
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Lagos is Nigeria's coastal megacity, and it is booming. It's the commercial capital of Africa's most populous country. Thousands of Nigerians move to Lagos every day, drawn by hope and the promise of opportunity that has always drawn people to major cities. But a failure to develop the city as it rapidly expands means the prospects for new arrivals may be growing dim. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu has this report.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Speaking Yoruba).
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Speaking Yoruba).
EMMANUEL AKINWOTU, BYLINE: Drivers call out destinations in this sprawling outdoor bus station on the outskirts of Lagos. Vans packed with passengers arrive from near and faraway cities across Nigeria. The arrivals pour out into the heat and collide into a frenetic scene of street sellers hawking soft drinks, travelers rushing to make connections and drivers maneuvering their buses through the crowds.
ADELAHU ISMAIL: Every day, people are moving to Lagos. Plenty of people are moving to Lagos.
AKINWOTU: Every day, plenty of people move to Lagos, says Adelahu Ismail. He's a 56-year-old driver from Jos in central Nigeria, and he's been driving passengers between Jos and Lagos for 32 years.
ISMAIL: Most of the people that - are living at the village. They move to Lagos so that when they leave Lagos, they'll be able to - their life will be even more better.
AKINWOTU: But those people from villages moving for a better life can often meet a cold reality. Many think of Lagos as a thriving center of business and opportunity, but the urban poor and working class here tell a different story.
LEGBA: (Speaking Yoruba).
AKINWOTU: Legba, another driver, tells me in Yoruba he moved to Lagos several years ago.
LEGBA: (Speaking Yoruba).
AKINWOTU: He says that too many people in Lagos are suffering and that many of the people who work at this bus station go hungry. Twenty-four million people live in Lagos, and it's rapidly increasing. Close to 2,000 people arrive here every day from across Nigeria, according to the World Economic Forum. Near the bus station, dozens of motorbike taxis called Okadas line up along the side of a busy road, waiting for passengers. One of the drivers is 25-year-old Usman Isa from Nasarawa in central Nigeria. He arrived here a few years ago.
USMAN ISA: (Non-English language spoken).
AKINWOTU: How much do you make in a day?
ISA: At least, I make 2,000 a day.
AKINWOTU: He says he earns 2,000 naira, the equivalent of $4. It's barely enough to live on, but it is something, he says. And to get that, he works 12 hours a day.
ISA: I started by 7 o'clock. I'm closed by 7 o'clock.
AKINWOTU: After he finished his education, he couldn't find work, so he traveled here. But it's getting harder and harder. A recent ban on Okadas across Lagos have pushed drivers like him out to the edge of the city. Critics say the ban is discriminatory, as many drivers like Usman have come from other regions and ethnic groups in Nigeria. As people pour in, Lagos' government isn't keeping up. Two-thirds of people live in informal housing settlements or slums. Many people sleep beneath bridges and partially constructed buildings and on the streets. And when you drive around the city, extreme poverty is increasingly visible.
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Non-English language spoken).
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: (Non-English language spoken).
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Non-English language spoken).
AKINWOTU: Clusters of small children press against the windows of cars and beg for money at a traffic light on a busy commercial street. Some are so tiny they stand on their tiptoes to see the passengers inside. When the lights turn green, they play around and climb on the barriers in the middle of the road.
ZAINAB: My name's Zainab.
AKINWOTU: One of them is 11-year-old Zainab, on the street with her little brothers and sisters. She's the only one in her family that speaks some pidgin English.
ZAINAB: Now because of this - money, we go see 400, 500. We go...
AKINWOTU: She says they get about a dollar a day begging on the streets. She walks us to her mother, Aisha, who is sitting on a piece of red fabric by the side of the road. Aisha and four of her children came to Lagos last year from Katsina in northwest Nigeria.
AISHA: (Non-English language spoken).
AKINWOTU: Zainab interprets for her mother, who says she used to wash dishes for money back home but came to Lagos after her husband died. She believed she could earn more money here and give her children a better life.
AISHA: (Non-English language spoken).
AKINWOTU: When she arrived, she sold water on the street, but the money wasn't enough to find them a place to live. Then a recent cash shortage in the country over the last few months has meant even fewer people have cash to buy her water. So instead, they've had to beg for money.
ZAINAB: She says she no need Lagos. She wants to go to her village, and she's not see the money.
AKINWOTU: Aisha has given up on staying here, but she doesn't have the money to leave. She says if she did, she and her kids would get back on the bus and take the long journey out of Lagos back home.
Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News, Lagos. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.nepm.org/national-world-news/national-world-news/2023-04-05/lagos-nigerias-coastal-megacity-is-experiencing-a-population-boom | 2023-04-26 14:09:34 | 1 | https://www.nepm.org/national-world-news/national-world-news/2023-04-05/lagos-nigerias-coastal-megacity-is-experiencing-a-population-boom |
Colton Herta so firmly believes Andretti Autosport can return to the top of IndyCar that he announced a four-year extension Tuesday through 2027 before Roger Penske or Chip Ganassi even got a shot at signing the American.
Herta’s current contract with Andretti runs through next season, and with his Formula One aspirations temporarily on hold, Herta believes he can win in IndyCar with Michael Andretti.
Andretti Autosport last won the IndyCar championship in 2012 and last won the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 with Alexander Rossi. With Rossi now headed to McLaren next year, Herta entering his fifth IndyCar season will be Andretti’s most veteran series driver.
“I see what’s going on in the background, I see the drive and there’s a lot of investment coming into the team,” Herta said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “I believe in the future. It didn’t matter what anyone else had to say. I believe in where Andretti is headed.”
The investment comes from a concurrent four-year extension announced with sponsor Gainbridge, a loyal Andretti partner. And the belief might come from hope that a path to F1 might still be in play for Herta with Andretti.
“Racing in F1 is still a goal of mine. I still think it’s a possibility. But it’s not going to happen next year, obviously,” Herta told The AP. “But in the next few years? It can still be a possibility. There’s no clear path for me for next year. Does that mean that Michael could not get a team for ’24? A lot of things can happen.”
And so comes to a close the rollercoaster year for the 22-year-old Herta, who at times seemed poised to become the first American driver on the F1 grid since Rossi in 2015. His chance was scuttled by the FIA, the governing body for F1, which would not grant Herta the Super License required to compete in the global series.
So he signed an IndyCar renewal with Andretti Autosport, as Michael Andretti tries to get two-car Andretti Global onto the current 10-team F1 grid. Andretti, with assistance in part from Gainbridge, had hoped to convince the FIA to expand the grid and planned to bring Herta with him.
But the existing F1 teams are unwelcoming to grid expansion and wealth redistribution, and although Herta was free to leave Andretti for an F1 opportunity under his existing contract, the lack of a Super License has him currently relegated to IndyCar.
He said this extension can move him to F1 with Andretti should Andretti land a team, but leaving the Andretti IndyCar organization for an F1 opportunity will be more complicated in the future.
“I’m never going to be disappointed driving IndyCar. I am perfectly happy driving IndyCar,” Herta said. “This is not a fallback plan, and I was never going to be disappointed if I never got a shot at F1.”
From the IndyCar perspective the signing is huge: The No. 10 at Chip Ganassi Racing is expected to open when Alex Palou moves to McLaren in 2024, reigning series champion Will Power is entering a contract year on the No. 12 with Team Penske, and six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon turns 43 next season — his 21st year with Ganassi.
“I have a lot of trust and integrity where I am,” Herta told The AP. “And a lot of money is nice, but you get a lot of money by winning a lot of races, too.”
There’s been a ton of F1 hype surrounding Herta, who this year signed a testing contract with McLaren. But Herta presently lacks the points required to obtain F1’s mandatory license, in large part because IndyCar is undervalued in the ranking system. The FIA does not govern IndyCar, or NASCAR for that matter, and essentially rates both as mid-pack series.
Red Bull had asked that Herta, a seven-race winner who in 2019 became IndyCar’s youngest ever winner days before his 19th birthday, be granted a waiver for a Super License. Had the FIA not refused, Red Bull had hoped to put Herta at its AlphaTauri junior team next season.
The lack of a license essentially shut the door on F1 for Herta for now, and the Californian did not even attend last week’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
Herta was a popular figure at the Miami Grand Prix in May when he attended as a guest of McLaren, asked to sit in the F1 car and requested a diagram of the steering wheel. When Herta showed up two months later at a McLaren F1 test in complete preparation, he wowed on the track, word spread, and rival teams developed sudden interest in landing the American.
“I think IndyCar should probably be re-evaluated in the Super License system,” Herta told The AP. “I think IndyCar is undervalued. I understand we’re not an FIA championship, we don’t bring any money or anything like that to the FIA, so I guess it makes more sense that they draw attention to their championships.
“But I think to be fair, if you are going to claim to be the top championship in the world with the best drivers, you should probably give everyone a fair shot.”
Herta said he fell out of McLaren’s rotation when he began speaking with AlphaTauri.
There’s also less urgency surrounding Herta now that Williams plans to promote F2 driver Logan Sargeant of Florida into F1 next year should the 21-year-old earn his Super License by season’s end. That would give Williams the win in scoring the newest American driver from F1’s fastest-growing market.
Herta and Sargeant grew up karting against each other and both tried Europe as teenagers, but Herta returned to America and Indy Lights when finances ran thin. The wealthier Sargeant was able to stay the course in Europe.
“I was always about a year ahead of him, but we had similar paths,” Herta said. “I’m really happy to see this happening for him and it’s so cool to see an American make it.”
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A Fargo man with past firearms and assault convictions has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison stemming from a 2020 incident in which he pulled a gun on Fargo police.
Shawn Larkin, 40, after his prison time must spend three years on supervised release, U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider said.
Police stopped Larkin’s vehicle in September 2020 because his license was suspended. He fought with officers, and while he was on the ground pulled a loaded handgun and pointed it at them, according to authorities. Police said they found two loaded magazines, drugs and drug paraphernalia on Larkin and in his vehicle.
Larkin was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to felony convictions for theft in Wisconsin in 2001, simple assault in Ward County in 2012, and a previous conviction for felon in possession of a firearm in North Dakota in 2013.
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A gunshot during a holiday festival in Dayton sent people running for safety and prompted cancellation of a parade minutes after it had started, authorities said.
A police sergeant on duty saw juveniles fighting and heard the shot fired shortly after 8 p.m. Friday during the Dayton Holiday Festival, which was marking its 50th anniversary, the Dayton Daily News reported. No injuries were reported.
Assistant Chief Eric Henderson said initial information indicates that at least two girls were fighting and a boy pulled out a weapon and fired into the air. A shell casing from a handgun was recovered. No arrests were immediately announced and authorities asked anyone with information to contact investigators.
The Children’s Parade, which was to feature floats, bands and drill teams, was cancelled. Officials said one of the largest crowds in years had gathered to watch the parade as well as the earlier Grande Illumination tree-lighting event.
In Springfield, a man was reported shot in the downtown area near a Holiday in the City celebration on Friday night. The Springfield News-Sun reported that most holiday events were wrapping up at the time. The city said in a news release that the man's injuries weren’t life-threatening. No arrests were immediately reported. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/gunshot-during-holiday-festival-prompts-parade-cancellation/D5MMDRUMJJFDBF7YXTID75BEMM/ | 2022-11-26 15:48:13 | 0 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/ohio/gunshot-during-holiday-festival-prompts-parade-cancellation/D5MMDRUMJJFDBF7YXTID75BEMM/ |
Email signatures add a bit of polish and help people get in contact with you. But manually writing out your name and contact information in every message is tedious -- and unnecessary. Automatic signatures save you from having to repeatedly write your contact information on every response.
If you use Microsoft Outlook for correspondence, you can automatically add a signature to your emails. Here's how for desktop and mobile.
How to set up your Outlook email signature on desktop
There are a couple of different ways to get to the signature section in Outlook, but this is the one I find easiest:
1. Open and sign into Outlook in your browser.
2. Click the settings gear in the top right corner.
3. Type in "email signature" in the search bar, and click that option from the drop-down menu.
4. In the Email signature box, type the signature you want to appear in your emails. This can be just your name, or can also include your contact information, company logo and any other information you'd like to share.
5. Optional: You can choose to automatically include your signature in new messages and/or messages you forward and reply to by checking those boxes underneath the signature box.
While this is the quickest way to add a signature, you can also click View All Outlook Settings instead of searching for "email signature." From there, click Compose and Reply to get to the signature editing section of Outlook.
Once you've composed a signature, you can exit and click New Message to see what it looks like.
How to set up your email signature on iOS and Android
1. Download the Outlook app and sign in.
2. Tap the Outlook icon in the upper left corner. If you're using iOS, you'll tap the icon in the top left as well, but it'll be an icon with the first letter of your name.
3. Tap the Settings gear icon in the bottom left.
4. Scroll down and choose Signature. By default, your signature says "Get Outlook for Android" or "Get Outlook for iOS," depending on your device.
5. Tap Signature and clear the message field.
6. Type in your name and/or contact information. Tap the checkmark on Android. If you're working on iOS, it'll save automatically.
As with setting up a signature on a desktop, you can open a new message and see your signature.
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Drew Austin is a writer and urban planner in New York City. He's also something of a Twitter addict.
Since Elon Musk acquired the platform in October, Austin has noticed his Twitter feed devolve into an engine of self-promotion for the billionaire's constantly shifting whims.
"To be honest," Austin said, "the biggest change I noticed right away when he took over was just that everyone was talking about Elon all the time. And all the content that users were generating was Elon-orientated content, which I found really annoying."
No matter, Austin is sticking around, like so many other Twitter users.
Some outside researchers have observed a small dip in usage since Musk assumed the reins, but in general people are still logging on.
"I've basically been using Twitter for 15 years at this point, and there's no way to quickly replace the followers and following that you accumulate over that amount of time," Austin said. "Twitter is still the default. It's the Schelling point — where everyone is."
As most daily users are quick to point out, Twitter has become clunkier, glitchier and less relevant than it used to be. Nonetheless, nearly six months into Musk's control, no serious competitor has emerged, leaving some wondering what more it will take for everyone to leave for another social media site.
"More than any other platform, it gives us a sense that we're witnessing the world beyond us, but in a really visceral and personal way," said Shannon McGregor, a social media researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
"It makes you feel like you're in on the joke of the day," she said. "And people don't want to miss out on it."
Twitter, like TikTok, has a big advantage: 'network effects'
Another place where everyone on the internet seems to be: TikTok.
But its future is uncertain. The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok if it does not divorce from its China-based corporate parent company, ByteDance.
That has left many wondering, why hasn't a U.S. tech company swept in and built its own version of the viral video app.
Some analysts note TikTok's "secret sauce algorithm," as the reason for its formidable dominance.
But the reason TikTok is so hard to replace is the same reason people can't seem to quit Twitter: The so-called "network effects" of both platforms.
It essentially means that the more people join a platform, the better it becomes for everyone. Each user's individual experience and contribution adds value to the whole network.
"The idea is that you have to reach critical mass and before you do that, it's not a super valuable service. But after you reach that, it's very hard to beat, because it's very hard for others to replicate," said Zsolt Katona, a business professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies social media.
Decades ago, economists used it to describe the usefulness of fax machines, then the workings of the internet. And more recently, academics have studied social media's ills through an understanding of how network effects operate.
"And the reason this is called 'network effects' is because usually this value is realized through some sort of networking with an actual link between two people," Katona said.
Twitter competitors falling short amid platform's problems
In the case of Twitter, that's a link between 237 million monthly active users. On TikTok, more than a billion people worldwide.
On top of that, many on both platforms have found niche communities around food, music, politics, memes, and whatever internet topic du jour is driving the conversation. Leaving for a smaller alternative can often feel like part of the community's vibrancy is missing.
Nonetheless, there have been a crop of challengers that have tried to seize on the disarray at Twitter, but, so far, there is no clear winner.
Mastodon, a Germany-based Twitter alternative, has gained traction in recent months, but because of its somewhat complicated "decentralized" structure, navigating the platform has proven cumbersome to many new users.
Another Twitter rival, Post, allows users to make "micropayments," to publishers so that individual news articles can be read without running into a paywall, though it has not gained much momentum yet.
"I think the reason people have stayed on Twitter is that despite all of the issues with it, it still seems to be working better than these other platforms for what people want it to do for them," McGregor said.
With Musk's crack down on national media organizations like the New York Times and NPR, some journalists are pining for a text-based, real time social media platform not controlled by a singular billionaire, but no such site has raced to the front of the pack.
"One of the reasons people are staying on, myself included, is that this isn't the first time bad things have happened to people on Twitter," McGregor said, noting how Twitter can be a place where harassment, trolling and direct messages being flooded with vitriol is not uncommon.
When the platform becomes 'uncool'
Even on huge platforms that have the benefit of network effects, copying a service does not mean it's going to take off.
Instagram introduced a TikTok-like feature called Reels in 2020, and it just has not come anywhere near threatening TikTok for a variety of reasons, including that the recommendation systems and basic features are very different.
Another factor is that when a big social media app tries to mimic a competitor, it usually does so as a kind of side experiment, not the main service of the app, said Julian McAuley, who studies social media at the University of California, San Diego. Reels is being heavily promoted by the app, but not at the expense of Instagram's endless stream of hyper-glamorized photos.
"An obvious reason why Facebook or YouTube or whoever else doesn't implement that way is because these big incumbents are very reluctant to cannibalize what's already working well for them," McAuley said.
Another way to think about the network effects of social media is that the popular ones are sort of too big to fail — at least it seems so right now.
But they can falter. Other social networks like MySpace and Vine had their moments, only to eventually fade into obscurity.
There are three possible reasons network effects can backfire, according to research from Catherine Tucker, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
For one, a site can become too noisy or congested, leading users to seek out more curated communities.
Some people might become concerned about how their data is being used on a large platform and might try to find a more privacy-preserving alternative, as well.
And finally, once a platform becomes too mainstream, it could be seen and "uncool" or too predictable, prompting users to flee for more insular platforms.
Social platforms rise and fall with internet fads. And experts say when a new app becomes all the craze and amasses a huge network, Twitter and TikTok might find themselves in the social media graveyard with Myspace and Friendster.
Though, as technology writer Casey Newton wrote recently in his newsletter Platformer, journalists covering the tech industry do not appear to be ready to bolt from Twitter, despite all the upheaval.
"For the moment, though, Musk has learned the same lesson Jack Dorsey did: Twitter is extremely hard to kill," Newton wrote, referring to the former chief executive of Twitter. "And for the journalists who have come to rely on it, there is almost no indignity they won't suffer to get their fix."
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The 2023 Mexico Open At Vidanta Odds & Preview: Chez Reavie
The Mexico Open at Vidanta is in progress, and following the second round Chez Reavie is in 19th place at -6.
Looking to place a wager on Chez Reavie at the Mexico Open at Vidanta this week? Read on for the betting trends you need before you make your picks.
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Chez Reavie Insights
- Over his last 14 rounds, Reavie has shot better than par on seven occasions, while also shooting one bogey-free round and 11 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has carded the best score of the day once while finishing in the top-five twice and with a top-10 score in three of his last 14 rounds played.
- Reavie has recorded a score within three shots of the day's best in three of his last 14 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day eight times.
- Reavie has posted one top-10 finish and three top-20 finishes in his past five tournaments.
- He has made the cut in three of his past five tournaments.
- Reavie has finished with a score better than the tournament average in three of his past five events, including two finishes within five strokes of the leader.
- Reavie has finished in the top 20 in each of his past three tournaments.
- Reavie will try to make the cut for the fourth straight event by making it to the weekend in this tournament.
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Mexico Open at Vidanta Insights and Stats
- In Reavie's previous two appearances at this tournament, he has finished in the top 20 all two times. His average finish has been 16th.
- Reavie has made the cut in each of his last two trips to this event.
- Reavie finished 19th on the leaderboard in his previous appearance at this event, in 2023.
- At 7,456 yards, Vidanta Vallarta is set up as a par-71 for this event. In the past year, tournaments on the PGA Tour have been played on courses with an average distance of 7,295 yards.
- The average course Reavie has played i the last year (7,291 yards) is 165 yards shorter than the course he'll be playing this week (7,456).
Reavie's Last Time Out
- Reavie was somewhat mediocre on the 16 par-3 holes at the RBC Heritage, averaging par to finish in the 46th percentile of the field.
- His 3.84-stroke average on the 44 par-4 holes at the RBC Heritage was strong, putting him in the 88th percentile of the field.
- On the 12 par-5 holes at the RBC Heritage, Reavie shot better than 60% of the golfers (averaging 4.58 strokes).
- Reavie did not have a birdie on any of the 16 par-3s at the RBC Heritage (the other competitors averaged 1.5).
- On the 16 par-3s at the RBC Heritage, Reavie did not card a bogey or worse (the other golfers averaged 2.0).
- Reavie's nine birdies or better on par-4s at the RBC Heritage were more than the field average of 6.2.
- At that last outing, Reavie had a bogey or worse on two of 44 par-4s (the field averaged 5.1).
- Reavie ended the RBC Heritage with a birdie or better on six of the 12 par-5s, more than the field's average of 3.8.
- On the 12 par-5s at the RBC Heritage, Reavie carded more bogeys or worse (one) than the field average (0.7).
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- Date: April 27-30, 2023
- Course: Vidanta Vallarta
- Location: Vallarta, Mexico
- Par: 71 / 7,456 yards
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World's Largest Supplier of Small-Quantity Metals Supports Students Seeking Future in Valuable Trade Industries
MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - In honor of National Welding Month, Metal Supermarkets is kicking-off the 2nd annual trade school scholarships program, which includes four $2,500 scholarships to be awarded to eligible trade school students in the United States and Canada in 2023!
There is an alarming shortage of skilled trade workers across North America. According to the American Welding Society, over 360,000 welding professionals are projected to be needed by 2026, while only 84,000 are expected to be filled annually by 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also estimates that skilled trades have millions of unfilled positions across the United States.
A study commissioned by Metal Supermarkets also indicates that young people are simply not aware of possible skilled trades careers, with over 62% of respondents indicating they did not learn about trade school opportunities in high school. In recognition of National Welding Month, Metal Supermarkets hopes to bring awareness to this growing deficit of skilled trade workers by offering a helping hand to the future generation of trade industry workers.
Kickstarting Fresh Careers for Trade Industries In-Need
In response to the desperate need for skilled trade careers, and to combat the nationwide shortage of skilled trade workers, Metal Supermarkets is providing trade school students with financial support in the form of a scholarship to help continue their education and grow their knowledge in a field of their choosing.
"We are honored to continue our support of students who are pursuing careers in the valuable trade industries with the second year of our scholarship," said Stephen Schober, President and CEO of Metal Supermarkets. "We continue to see a growing demand for skilled trade workers in recent years and are committed to spreading awareness and education around the endless career opportunities for young professionals in the trade industries."
How to Apply for the Metal Supermarkets Scholarship
To qualify for the scholarship, students must be accepted to and currently attending a post-secondary trade school program with a semester beginning in 2023 and must be enrolled in the upcoming semester. The scholarship is open to citizens, permanent residents and resident aliens legally residing in the United States or Canada with a High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
Scholarship applications can be submitted online at https://www.metalsupermarkets.com/trade-school-scholarship/ now through Friday, June 30, 2023. Metal Supermarkets will contact each winner by email and phone by June 30th, using the contact information provided by the entrant during the application process.
Metal Supermarkets, the world's largest supplier of small-quantity metals, with over 115 brick-and-mortar stores across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom with 10 locations in development. Known for its convenience, speed, product variety and fixation on customer service, Metal Supermarkets sells a wide variety of metals including Aluminum, Hot-Rolled Steel, Cold-Rolled Steel, Stainless Steel, Alloy Steel, Galvanized Steel, Tool Steel, Brass, Bronze and Copper. With highly specialized staff, customers can get the metal they need in a size that is convenient for them.
For additional information about Metal Supermarkets, visit https://www.metalsupermarkets.com.
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Pro-life lawmakers push 'forced-birth' laws, view women as 'incubating machines,' Washington Post op-ed says
Author Kate Manning listed pre and postpartum complications of pregnancies
Anti-abortion lawmakers' apathy toward postpartum suffering leads them to view women as "incubation machines," according to a Washington Post op-ed.
The pro-choice piece, published Tuesday, laid the foundations of an argument in favor of women whose bodies underwent dramatic changes consequential to pregnancy and began with author Kate Manning giving a brief discussion about her postpartum bladder troubles.
"It seems important to mention how it's been leaking since my first child was born (common after childbearing) now that Roe v. Wade appears poised to fall," Manning wrote.
"Should the Supreme Court overturn that decision, more than half of U.S. states plan to severely restrict abortion care and will thus mandate pregnant women to give birth and suffer such physical consequences," she added.
Manning noted that bladder troubles are a drop in the ocean concerning postpartum struggles, going on to list C-section scars, hematomas (internal pooling of blood), breast issues, possible operative complications similar to her own, as well as the risk of death from childbirth in her delineation, arguing that women should not be forced to endure these struggles unless they choose.
"Childbirth has been likened, by many of us who have experienced it, to a kind of torture. The waves of severe contractions, the pushing and splitting open, the exhaustion and suffering were such that if anyone had asked me, in labor, to reveal state secrets, I'd have divulged all, invented fabulous plots, implicated my loved ones. Anything to stop the torment," she said, adding, "But again: I chose to endure that pain."
SUPREME COURT AGAIN DECLINES TO RULE IN ABORTION CASE, DESPITE PROTESTS
Manning argued that imposing pro-life policies on women revokes their right to choose by saying that "force-birth" law inflict "risks and suffering" on women without their consent, circling back to the "embarrassing," "inconvenient," "exhausting" and even "fatal" consequences of carrying a pregnancy to term.
"Forced-birth advocates should consider this partial list of the varieties of suffering and risks that government-mandated childbearing imposes on women who would otherwise choose to end a pregnancy: preeclampsia, eclampsia, heart attack, stroke, fistula, breast infection, hemorrhage, gestational diabetes. Death," she wrote, tacking on additional childbirth-induced ailments before delineating men as "impregnator[s]" who are at fault for unwanted pregnancies.
ROE V. WADE RULING HAS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BRACING FOR NATIONWIDE WAVE OF VIOLENCE
The piece additionally discussed the economic and social implications of pregnancy and childbirth, noting these factors prove especially detrimental to "low-income women and women of color" and lamenting that women may not be able to afford to travel to states still offering abortion if the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion is finalized this summer.
Manning also dove into the discussion of whether the same lawmaker would work to ensure these "unwanted" children will receive the food, shelter, clothing, love and care they need and deserve if they are forcibly born.
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"If [antiabortion lawmakers] respected women and focused on that suffering, on the risks and toll of childbearing, perhaps they would stop treating women as mere incubating machines," Manning wrote.
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‘Yo has done a tremendous job’: South Carolina’s Dawn Staley commends Yolett McPhee-McCuin 36 minutes ago Grace Ybarra, https://cdn.field59.com/WCBI/1679699284-1627a53ffdec3b789fc28105d3ae4d2556f886bb_fl9-720p.mp4 WATCH: Dawn Staley shares what it’s been like to watch Yolett McPhee-McCuin on this stage. Categories: College Sports, Local Sports, Sports FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin | https://www.wcbi.com/yo-has-done-a-tremendous-job-south-carolinas-dawn-staley-commends-yolett-mcphee-mccuin/ | 2023-03-24 23:55:28 | 1 | https://www.wcbi.com/yo-has-done-a-tremendous-job-south-carolinas-dawn-staley-commends-yolett-mcphee-mccuin/ |
Wall Street capped an unsteady day of trading with an uneven finish for the major stock indexes Tuesday, as gains by energy companies were offset by losses in technology and other sectors.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, its third straight drop. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended just barely in the green and small-company stocks rose.
The mixed finish came as investors watched developments in China and looked ahead to a speech Wednesday by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for clues as to what the central bank will do next in its fight to lower stubbornly hot inflation.
Wall Street is especially eager to hear what Powell has to say after remarks on Monday by two Federal Reserve bank president s helped spur a broad sell-off for stocks.
“This is a market that’s waiting for more information, particularly from Powell,” said Quincy Krosby, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial.
The S&P 500 slipped 6.31 points to 3,957.63. The Nasdaq dropped 65.72 points to 10,983.78. The Dow, which had been down as much as 187 points, gained 3.07 points to close at 33,852.53.
The Russell 2000 index of small company stocks rose 5.59 points, or 0.3%, to 1,836.55.
Technology stocks were the biggest drag on the broader market. Apple fell 2.1%. Financial and industrial stocks were among the gainers. American Express added 2% and United Parcel Service rose 2.8%. Energy stocks rose as U.S. crude oil prices climbed 1.2%. Hess rose 1.8%.
Railroad operators rose amid hopes that a rail strike can be averted as Congress prepares to take up legislation this week to impose a deal that unions agreed to in September. Union Pacific rose 2% and CSX gained 1.8%.
Bond yields gained ground. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which influences mortgage rates, rose to 3.76% from 3.68% late Monday.
Markets in Europe were mixed and markets in Asia rose broadly.
Hong Kong’s benchmark index jumped 5.2% as protests in China seemingly calmed down amid a heightened police presence in major cities and the government eases some of its lockdown restrictions.
China’s “zero-COVID” policy includes strict lockdown procedures that have crimped the nation’s economy and threaten global supply chains. That has added to broader concerns globally about stubbornly hot inflation and the potential for recessions to hit economies worldwide.
Wall Street’s big focus remains the Federal Reserve’s fight against the hottest inflation in decades. The central bank has been aggressively raising interest rates to make borrowing more difficult and tame high prices. The Fed’s benchmark rate currently stands at 3.75% to 4%, up from close to zero in March.
Investors have been hoping that the Fed could ease up on its rate increases and are closely watching the latest data on inflation, consumer spending and the employment market. They’ll be looking for any signs of a shift in policy when Powell speaks at the Brookings Institution about the outlook for the U.S. economy and the labor market on Wednesday.
The Conference Board reported on Tuesday that consumer confidence fell slightly in November from October, but remains relatively strong. Consumer spending has been a solid area of the economy, along with employment.
The U.S. government will be releasing several reports about the labor market this week. A report about job openings and labor turnover for October will be released Wednesday, followed by a weekly unemployment claims report Thursday. The closely watched monthly report on the job market will be released on Friday.
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A transgender woman was brutally assaulted near a light rail station in Minneapolis, suffering serious injuries including a rib fracture, collapsed lung and brain bleed.
Metro Transit police officers responded Monday morning to a call that a woman with “visible brain matter” was lying on the ground near Lake St. Station.
Officers were concerned the assailants were motivated by “anti-transgender bias,” according to the criminal complaints. However, Nicholas Kimball, a spokesperson for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, told The Associated Press the case is still being investigated and the office needs more evidence to determine a motive.
At least 32 transgender and gender-nonconforming people were killed in the United States last year, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Trans women are disproportionately represented, comprising 81% of the deaths. In 2021, the human rights organization tallied 57 fatal assaults against trans and gender-nonconforming people, the highest number since HRC has been reporting the numbers.
Police have surveillance images showing three people pushing a woman down the stairs at the Minneapolis station and assaulting her while she was on the ground. Two of the attackers boarded a train and exited four stops later, according to police. The men, Kevin York Jr., 23, and Keaten Morris, 19, were found with a woman’s clutch containing the victim’s possessions, along with other bags.
They were arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated robbery and third-degree assault, both felonies. A third person seen in surveillance was not identified in the complaints and it was not immediately clear if they were in custody.
York and Morris each face up to 35 years in prison and $45,000 in fines. Penalties could increase if investigators find evidence proving bias motivated the assault, Kimball said.
The AP left a telephone message after business hours Wednesday seeking comment from the public defender who court records show was appointed to represent Morris and York.
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How to Watch the Dodgers vs. Angels Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for June 20
Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers take the field against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday at 10:07 PM ET, in the first of a two-game series at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
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Dodgers vs. Angels Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
- Time: 10:07 PM ET
- TV Channel: TBS
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Dodgers Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Dodgers rank third in MLB action with 116 home runs. They average 1.6 per game.
- The Dodgers are fourth in the majors, slugging .447.
- The Dodgers have the 20th-ranked batting average in the league (.241).
- The Dodgers have the No. 4 offense in MLB play scoring 5.4 runs per game (389 total runs).
- The Dodgers' .329 on-base percentage is 10th-best in MLB.
- The Dodgers strike out 8.9 times per game, the No. 18 mark in MLB.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Dodgers pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors.
- The Dodgers have a 4.67 team ERA that ranks 25th across all league pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Dodgers combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.278).
Angels Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Angels have hit 108 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
- Fueled by 237 extra-base hits, the Angels rank sixth in MLB with a .439 slugging percentage this season.
- The Angels' .256 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
- The Angels are among the highest scoring teams in the league, ranking seventh with 365 total runs this season.
- The Angels have an on-base percentage of .331 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
- The Angels rank 22nd in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
- The Angels average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
- Angels pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.22 ERA this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
- The Angels rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.341 WHIP this season.
Dodgers Probable Starting Pitcher
- Clayton Kershaw (8-4) takes the mound for the Dodgers in his 15th start of the season. He's put together a 2.95 ERA in 82 1/3 innings pitched, with 98 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox, when the lefty went six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- Kershaw is trying to secure his fourth straight quality start in this game.
- Kershaw will look to extend a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.9 frames per outing).
- In three of his 14 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
Angels Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Angels' Reid Detmers (1-5) will make his 13th start of the season.
- The left-hander's last start was on Thursday, when he tossed six innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
- In 12 starts this season, he's earned two quality starts.
- Detmers has pitched five or more innings in six straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- He has allowed at least one earned run in every appearance this season.
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Police: Men steal $1,000 tool chest from Sears in Lower Allen Township
Police: Men steal $1,000 tool chest from Sears in Lower Allen Township
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Police: Men steal $1,000 tool chest from Sears in Lower Allen Township
Two men stole a $1,000 tool chest from a Sears in Cumberland County, police say.Lower Allen Township police said the theft happened on Dec. 19 around 1 p.m. at the Sears at the Capital City Mall. "The pictured suspects entered Sears and stole a Craftsman 500-piece tool chest, valued at $1,000. The pair then fled in the pictured Toyota Corolla, bearing unknown MD registration," police said in a statement.You can see photos of the suspects and the vehicle in the video player above.Video below: Suspects in $6,000 theft at York County Home Depot.Tips, informationPHONE: If you have any information that could help investigators, you can call the Lower Allen Township Police Department at 717-975-7575.ONLINE: You can also submit a tip here.
LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Two men stole a $1,000 tool chest from a Sears in Cumberland County, police say.
Lower Allen Township police said the theft happened on Dec. 19 around 1 p.m. at the Sears at the Capital City Mall.
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"The pictured suspects entered Sears and stole a Craftsman 500-piece tool chest, valued at $1,000. The pair then fled in the pictured Toyota Corolla, bearing unknown MD registration," police said in a statement.
You can see photos of the suspects and the vehicle in the video player above.
Video below: Suspects in $6,000 theft at York County Home Depot.
Tips, information
- PHONE: If you have any information that could help investigators, you can call the Lower Allen Township Police Department at 717-975-7575.
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How do I make a telescope?
Did you know you can build your own telescope? All you need are two lenses and a few common household items. Depending on your crafting experience, you can complete this fun project in a single afternoon.
The benefit of making your own telescope is it will give you a much better understanding of optics. It is also very rewarding to build your own scientific equipment that really works.
Reflector vs. refractor telescope
There are two types of telescopes: a reflector telescope and a refractor telescope.
Reflector telescope
As it sounds, a reflector telescope works by reflection. Light enters the front of the telescope and reflects off the primary mirror that is located at the back. The light travels to the front of the telescope where a secondary mirror reflects it to an eyepiece. A reflector telescope is easy to identify because the eyepiece is located in the front.
Refractor telescope
For this project, we will be building a refractor telescope. A refractor telescope works by using special lenses that change the angle of light to focus it at a specific distance. This distance is called a focal length. The lens with the larger focal length is located at the front of the telescope and is called the objective lens. The lens with the smaller focal length is located at the back of the telescope and is called the eyepiece lens. For a home model, the objective lens should have a focal length of 8 to 14 inches, while the eyepiece lens should have a focal length of 2 to 4 inches.
Making a refractor telescope: step by step
Materials
The first step to building a refractor telescope is to gather your materials:
- Two convex lenses (1.5 inches in diameter): The telescope’s magnification level is determined by dividing the focal length of the objective lens by the focal length of the eyepiece lens.
- Two empty cardboard paper towel rolls.
- Scissors.
- Tape: Durable tape, such as duct tape, is best.
- Glue: You’ll need a fast-setting glue that can hold the glass to cardboard. Alternatively, you can use a hot glue gun and an appropriate glue stick.
- A ruler.
- A pencil: A pen or ultrafine point marker will also work.
Steps
- Cut one of the cardboard paper towel rolls lengthwise down the middle.
- Overlap the edges of the cut paper towel roll by one-half inch and tape them in place. This will create a tube with a smaller diameter that can be slid in and out of the larger tube.
- Carefully make eight evenly spaced one-quarter-inch-deep cuts into one end of each paper towel roll.
- Fold the eight flaps you just made inward at a 90-degree angle. This will create a ledge on each paper towel roll where you can glue the lenses.
- Glue the lens with the longer focal length to the paper towel roll with the larger diameter. Be very careful not to get any glue on the part of the lens that you will be looking through or your telescope will not work as expected. You will need to hold the lens in place until the glue sets — follow the instructions that came with the glue.
- Glue the lens with the shorter focal point to the paper towel roll with a smaller diameter.
- Insert the smaller paper towel roll into the larger one.
Once you have successfully built your first telescope, feel free to experiment with different aspects of these instructions. For instance, consider trying lenses of different focal lengths. If you use lenses that are larger than 1.5 inches in diameter, however, you will need to use mailing tubes or custom-make your own tubes out of cardboard.
Tips for using your refractor telescope
Now that you have your telescope, there are a few things you’ll need to know to get the most out of it.
- Use the tubes to focus: Slide the smaller tube in and out of the larger tube to focus.
- Never look at the sun: If you use your telescope during the day, you must never aim it at the sun. This can cause permanent damage to your retina.
- Let your eyes adjust: If you use your telescope at night, give your eyes 30 minutes to adjust to the darkness.
- Take breaks: It is easy to get tired when using a telescope. Take frequent breaks to give your eyes a rest.
What you need to make a refractor telescope
Double Convex Lens With 11.81-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
This double convex lens has a long focal length (11.81 inches), which makes it ideal for the objective lens of your telescope. Remember, you will need a longer telescope for this to work.
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Double Convex Lens With 7.87-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
This double convex lens is a good focal length (7.87 inches) for the objective lens of a homemade telescope. It is a high-quality lens with ground edges for precision.
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Double Convex Lens With 3.93-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
This lens has a 3.93-Inch focal length. It works best as the eyepiece lens of a large telescope.
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Double Convex Lens With 1.97-Inch Focal Length (1.5-Inch Diameter)
With a focal length of just 1.97 inches, this lens makes an ideal eyepiece lens for most home telescopes.
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This durable tape is tough, weather-resistant, and can securely hold to smooth, rough or uneven surfaces.
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Gorilla 3-Ounce Clear Grip Tube
This fast-setting clear grip glue is a good option for your assembling needs. It is waterproof, paintable and suitable for use with glass.
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Tru Red 8-Inch Stainless Steel Scissors
If you don’t have a quality pair of scissors, you will need to buy a pair for this project. These right-handed scissors have ergonomic grips for comfort.
Celestron Portable Refractor Telescope
For individuals who prefer to use a store-bought model, this compact Celestron refractor telescope is a solid entry-level option. It comes with two eyepieces, a travel bag and a tripod.
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Colon Cancer Patient Graduates From a Leading Proton Therapy Center in San Diego
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California Protons Cancer Therapy Center celebrated its 5th Anniversary with the treatment of its 4,000th patient with proton therapy. Proton therapy is a form of radiation treatment that is less invasive than traditional x-ray radiation. Protons stop at the tumor site and do not travel past it, resulting in less radiation dose to surrounding healthy tissues and organs, and a decrease in side effects and risks of secondary cancers. Primarily used for cancer treatment, in some cases proton therapy can also be used to treat non-cancerous tumors.
"We are honored to have had 4,000 patients entrust us with their care," said Tom Wang, president of California Protons Cancer Therapy Center. "San Diego is fortunate to be one of only two cities in California to have this cancer modality available in their area. Because of this, people travel from all over California and neighboring states to access proton therapy treatment."
The center has been in operation for eight years, with California Protons operating it since December 2017. California Protons' oncology team consists of some of the most experienced radiation oncologists in the proton space, internationally recognized and sought out by patients from around the world. With decades of combined experience in proton therapy, these physicians have treated more than 17,000 patients with proton therapy.
In addition to treating adults, California Protons has treated more than 400 pediatric patients with proton therapy. Proton therapy benefits children because the radiation is able to be stopped before reaching healthy tissues and organs. In the case of spine treatments for children, this means no radiation to the heart, lungs, reproductive organs and intestines, drastically reducing damage to those areas and reducing the incidence of secondary cancers.
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According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that there have been over 100,000 new cases of colon cancer diagnosed in 2022. Carl Rossi, MD, medical director of California Protons, says the precise nature of proton therapy to treat colon cancer can greatly reduce side effects such as nausea, vomiting, heartburn, malabsorption, diarrhea and dehydration.
"Proton therapy is a valuable tool in the treatment of many types of cancer," said Dr. Rossi. "Because of the nature of protons and our pencil beam scanning technology, we are able to maximize the radiation dose to the treatment area while limiting radiation dose to adjacent critical structures. This in turn allows for fewer side effects and secondary cancers in future years."
When Sandi Coero was in her early 50s, she underwent a screening colonoscopy and was surprised to find she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She had been having some minor digestive changes, but nothing she was overly concerned about. Further testing showed the cancer had spread to her liver. After undergoing 42 rounds of chemotherapy, her physician recommended it be followed by radiation therapy. Sandi researched treatment options and found proton therapy.
Sandi, who lives in Northern California, discovered proton therapy online and talked with an acquaintance who works in medical research and clinical trials. After receiving an unbiased opinion from someone who works in the medical field, she decided to look into it further. Sandi says she then took a "leap of faith" and traveled to San Diego with her dog Elvis for 28 treatments of proton therapy at California Protons. Sandi finished her final treatment and rang the bell as the center's 4,000th patient on December 7 – which also was the 5th Anniversary of California Protons.
Sandi says the only side effects she experienced were some fatigue and slight digestive upset. She was relieved that she felt well enough to take Elvis on walks every day and frequent trips to the dog beach… which he thoroughly enjoyed. When her husband and a friend visited, they spent time enjoying San Diego through trips to local restaurants and museums, including the Hotel Del Coronado and Gaslamp Quarter.
Sandi, a marketing and graphic design consultant in the wine industry, is thankful for the California Protons team who were exceptionally kind, caring, positive and fun – making her feel like she was in good hands throughout her treatment.
"While I was undergoing chemotherapy, I felt bad, so it felt like it was doing something. With proton therapy, I had so few side effects that I sometimes wondered if it was actually doing anything," Sandi shared.
While she is looking forward to settling in at home for the holidays, she's grateful that she felt well enough during treatment to enjoy her time in San Diego.
California Protons Cancer Therapy Center is one of only two proton therapy centers in California and 40 nationwide. The Center leverages revolutionary intensity-modulated pencil-beam scanning technology to release a high dose of cancer-killing radiation that conforms precisely to the unique shape and size of the tumor. This approach effectively targets and treats even the most complex and aggressive cancers, sparing surrounding healthy tissues and organs. California Protons utilizes proton therapy to treat many cancer types including: prostate, breast, head and neck, pancreatic and bile duct, lymphoma, lung, gastrointestinal, pediatric, sarcoma, colorectal and more. For more information, please visit www.californiaprotons.com.
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How Tom Brady fared in Bucs' improbable comeback win over Saints originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked on their way to an ugly loss to the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.
And then Tom Brady happened.
The 45-year-old quarterback engineered consecutive touchdown drives late in the fourth quarter to power the Bucs to an improbable 17-16 comeback win over the Saints at Raymond James Stadium.
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It was a mostly frustrating night for Brady and the Bucs' offense. After starting the game with a field goal, Tampa Bay punted or turned the ball over on its next seven possessions. At one point amid the offensive struggles, Brady was captured angrily yelling on the sideline.
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Trailing 16-3 with under six minutes remaining, the Bucs' offense finally turned things around.
Tampa Bay first reeled off a 10-play, 91-yard drive that was capped by a one-yard touchdown pass from Brady to tight end Cade Otton.
After forcing a three-and-out, the Bucs got the ball back on their own 37-yard line with 2:29 remaining, which proved to be just enough time.
Tampa Bay drove down to the Saints' 5-yard line, where Brady would hit Chris Godwin for a touchdown inside the final 20 seconds. But the play was called back due to a holding penalty on tackle Donovan Smith.
A few plays later on a third-and-goal from the 6, Brady connected with rookie running back Rachaad White, who stretched the ball over the goal line to tie the game with only three seconds on the clock.
Kicker Ryan Succop then converted the go-ahead extra point.
The Bucs' victory marked the fourth-most improbable comeback of the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016). Tampa Bay had a 0.7% chance of winning before its first touchdown drive in the fourth quarter.
Brady finished the game 36 of 54 passing for 281 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also achieved a pair of personal feats: the 13-point deficit marked the largest regular-season fourth-quarter comeback of Brady's career and White's score was the latest game-winning touchdown pass of Brady's career, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
Oh yeah, and Brady now owns the most fourth-quarter comebacks by a QB in NFL history at 45. He was previously tied with Peyton Manning.
Next up for Brady and the NFC South-leading Bucs (6-6) is a road game against Brock Purdy and the NFC West-leading San Francisco 49ers (8-4) on Sunday. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/tom-brady-leads-bucs-to-improbable-comeback-win-over-saints/3984831/ | 2022-12-06 06:48:40 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/tom-brady-leads-bucs-to-improbable-comeback-win-over-saints/3984831/ |
Pep Guardiola has called Tottenham a “tough place to go” ahead of his Manchester City’s visit there on Sunday.
Guardiola’s men have lost their last three Premier League games away at Spurs, last picking up three points there in the 2018-19 campaign.
While City ran out 4-2 victors over Spurs at the Etihad Stadium on January 19, Guardiola is expecting a much tougher test on Sunday.
When asked about City’s poor record at Tottenham, Guardiola replied: “They were better than us (in those games).
“They don’t give you anything, before, now with (Antonio) Conte, they are a tough opponent. (It is) a tough place to go.”
It is unclear whether Conte will be present at Sunday’s game, after undergoing surgery to remove his gallbladder on Wednesday.
Assistant Cristian Stellini did not rule out Conte being at the match, saying: “We don’t know yet when Antonio is coming back.
“Everything is possible. The surgery was good, he is recovering well. At the moment he is at home. We have two days for the game and everything can happen.”
Spurs won 1-0 away at Fulham last time out in the league, and a deadline day acquisition of Pedro Porro from Sporting CP has given fans of a repeat of their top-four finish last season.
Stellini feels Porro could start against City, explaining: “He is young but he has great experience. He plays in a similar system we play and he is available. We can use him in two days.
“We have another training session, he can improve but he is a great player, he’s good technically and we were impressed by his performance against us.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Tottenham – Son Heung-min
It has not been Son’s best season since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015, but he did score twice in Spurs’ 3-0 win at Preston North End in the FA Cup. Can he get on the scoresheet again here?
Manchester City – Riyad Mahrez
Mahrez has been involved in more Premier League goals against Spurs than he has any other opponent (11 – seven goals, four assists), with the Algeria international having a hand in three of the Citizens’ goals in their 4-2 win in January. He will hope to terrorise the Tottenham backline again.
KEY OPTA FACTS
– City have lost their last three away league games against Tottenham by an aggregate score of 5-0. Only twice in the Premier League have they lost four in a row without scoring away against an opponent – against Chelsea between 2006 and 2009, and Sunderland between 2010 and 2013.
– Tottenham have lost four of their last five Premier League home games (won one), the first time they have lost as many in a five-game spell since August-November 2014 (also four out of five). They have lost their last two at home, last losing three in a row in September 2008.
– City have lost two of their last five Premier League away games (three wins), as many as in their previous 37 on the road. They last lost back-to-back away league games in May/August 2021, the second of which was at Tottenham.
– City manager Guardiola has lost all four of his visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in all competitions – it is the away ground he has managed at the most without ever winning in his managerial career.
– Harry Kane has scored 199 Premier League goals in 303 games, and would be the third player to reach 200 after Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208). A goal in this game would see him reach the milestone in fewer games than the other two (Shearer 306, Rooney 462). | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/manchester-city-tottenham-hotspur-preview/ | 2023-02-03 21:41:35 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/manchester-city-tottenham-hotspur-preview/ |
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA announced Tuesday the University of Alabama in Huntsville is the overall winner of the agency's 2023 Student Launch challenge.
More than 800 students from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico launched high-powered, amateur rockets April 15, near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the culminating event for the agency's annual Student Launch challenge.
For nine months prior, teams of middle school, high school, college, and university students were tasked to design, build, and launch a rocket and scientific payload to an altitude between 4,000 and 6,000 feet, while making a successful landing and executing a scientific or engineering payload mission.
"Our students share unique perspectives and design innovative technologies to address real-world difficulties of space exploration," said Kevin McGhaw, director of NASA's Office of STEM Engagement – Southeast Region. "As NASA celebrates its 23rd year of Student Launch, we are proud to help develop the next generation of skilled engineers and explorers capable of supporting NASA's Artemis missions."
The complete list of award winners are as follows:
2023 Overall Winners
- First place: University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Second place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Third place: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
3D Printing Award:
College Level:
- First place: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: East Aurora High School, East Aurora, New York
Altitude Award:
College Level:
- First place: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Second place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Third place: University of Alabama in Huntsville
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: Spring Grove Area High School, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
- Second place: Camas High School, Camas, Washington
- Third place: MATHmania Robotics, Mission Viejo, California
Best-Looking Rocket Award:
College Level:
- First place: North Carolina State University, Raleigh
- Second place: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
- Third place: Auburn University, Alabama
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: Cedar Falls High School, Iowa
- Second place: Yamhill Carlton High School, Yamhill, Oregon
- Third place: Boy Scouts Troop 17, Charlottesville, Virginia
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Reusable Launch Vehicle Innovative Payload Award:
College Level:
- First place: University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Second place: Washington University in St. Louis
- Third place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Judges' Choice Award:
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Second place: Seabrook Intermediate School, Seabrook, Texas
- Third place: MATHmania Robotics, Mission Viejo, California
Project Review Award:
College Level:
- First place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Second place: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Third place: University of Notre Dame, Indiana
AIAA Reusable Launch Vehicle Award:
College Level:
- First place: New York University, New York
- Second place: Washington University in St. Louis
- Third place: University of Alabama in Huntsville
AIAA Rookie Award:
College Level:
- First place: United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
- Second place: Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas
- Third place: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Safety Award:
College Level:
- First place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Second place: University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Third place: University of Notre Dame, Indiana
Social Media Award:
College Level:
- First place: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
- Second place: North Carolina State University, Raleigh
- Third place: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: Morris County 4-H Rocketry Club, Morris County, New Jersey
- Second place: East Aurora High School, East Aurora, New York
- Third place: Boy Scouts Troop 17, Charlottesville, Virginia
STEM Engagement Award:
College Level:
- First place: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Second place: University of Notre Dame, Indiana
- Third place: University of Alabama in Huntsville
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Second place: MATHmania Robotics, Mission Viejo, California
- Third place: Camas High School, Camas, Washington
Service Academy Award:
First place: The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York
Vehicle Design Award:
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: Yamhill Carlton Rocketry, Yamhill, Oregon
- Second place: Spring Grove Area High School, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
- Third place: Cedar Falls High School, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Payload Design Award:
Middle/High School Level:
- First place: Portland Rocketry, Portland, Oregon
- Second place: Yamhill Carlton Rocketry, Yamhill, Oregon
- Third place: Seabrook Intermediate School, Seabrook, Texas
Student Launch is one of NASA's nine Artemis Student Challenges, activities which connect student ingenuity with NASA's work returning to the Moon under Artemis in preparation for human exploration of Mars.
"Students are required to meet complex requirements and high expectations, literally," said Fred Kepner, an education program specialist and activity lead for Student Launch at Marshall. "Student Launch is an authentic learning experience – one offering students experience working through the same processes NASA and our partners use for safety and quality control of space missions."
Marshall hosts Student Launch with management support provided by NASA's Office of STEM Engagement - Southeast Region. Funding is provided, in part, by NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate and NASA's Next Gen STEM project. Additional support is provided by Northrup Grumman, National Space Club Huntsville, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Association of Rocketry, Relativity Space, Bastion Technologies, and Siemens Digital Industries Software.
Replays of this launch event and award ceremony are available on NASA's Marshall YouTube and the Student Launch Facebook page.
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- Reimagined Sedan with Bold Styling, Premium Comfort and Elevated Ride Height
- Three Grades, XLE, Limited and Platinum, All with Standard Electronic On-Demand AWD
- Hybrid Powertrain Standard with Choice of First-Ever HYBRID MAX or Toyota Hybrid System
- HYBRID MAX on Platinum Pairs a 2.4-L Turbo Hybrid Engine with Rear eAxle for 340 HP
- Spacious Interior and Quiet Ride, with Standard Adaptive Variable Suspension on Platinum
- Platinum Grade Offers Unique Bi-Tone Paint and Standard 21-inch Wheels
- Toyota's All-New Audio Multimedia System with 12.3-inch Touchscreen Standard
AUSTIN, Texas, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With a striking debut, Toyota is reimagining the full-size sedan with the all-new 2023 Toyota Crown. Built to deliver an intuitive driving experience, this new premium sedan brings powerful acceleration and confident handling, along with supreme comfort for a sophisticated ride, all wrapped in a bold new design. It is also the first Toyota sedan to offer the HYBRID MAX System, Toyota's performance hybrid with power that drivers will feel.
Available in three grades: XLE, Limited and Platinum, Toyota Crown will offer a choice of two different hybrid powertrains: HYBRID MAX or the fourth generation Toyota Hybrid System (THS). The HYBRID MAX powertrain, exclusive to the Platinum grade, is Toyota's all-new performance hybrid that puts out a manufacturer estimated 340 net horsepower.
Paired with a 2.4-liter turbocharged engine and a direct shift 6-speed automatic transmission, HYBRID MAX produces powerful torque at low RPM for sporty, exhilarating driving and has a manufacturer-estimated 28 MPG combined city/highway fuel economy rating. XLE and Limited grades are equipped with THS, a highly efficient hybrid system with a newly developed, high-output bipolar nickel-metal hydride battery that can achieve a manufacturer-estimated 38 MPG combined city/highway rating.
Built on a newly developed chassis based on Toyota's GA-K platform, Crown has a raised overall height that's nearly four inches higher than Camry. The unique height of this sedan offers increased road visibility, along with easy entry and exit. Its flowing silhouette and sculpted body lines create a fresh look that is entirely unique for its class. Altogether, the Crown package is a combination of innovative style, performance and function.
The XLE grade comes equipped with the 2.5-liter THS, AWD, three selectable drive modes, 19-inch alloy wheels, heated and powered Softex and fabric front seats and our all-new Toyota Multimedia System with 12.3-inch touchscreen and 6 speakers. It is available in five colors: Black, Oxygen White, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Heavy Metal and Supersonic Red, with a black interior.
The Limited grade also comes equipped with XLE features and adds multibeam LED headlights, a fixed panoramic roof, leather-trimmed seats that are heated and ventilated up front and heated in the rear, 11-speaker JBL audio system, rain sensing windshield wipers and intelligent clearance sonar along with rear cross-traffic braking. There is also an available Advanced Technology package that adds dark metallic 21-inch, 10-spoke alloy wheels, a birds-eye view camera and digital key (with Remote Connect subscription). Interior colors include black, black and chestnut and macadamia.
The Platinum grade includes everything on XLE and Limited and raises the bar with the HYBRID MAX powertrain, Adaptive Variable Suspension, six selectable drive modes, Advanced Park and unique 21-inch machined 10-spoke alloy wheels with black accents. The color palette adds a Toyota first bi-tone paint option, with black paint that extends from the hood to the trunk, that can be paired with Oxygen White, Heavy Metal, Supersonic Red or an all new, bi-tone only Bronze Age color.
Each grade of Crown will come with Toyota's new Audio Multimedia System and Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 standard. It is expected to arrive in Toyota dealerships later this year.
Crown History
The Crown first debuted in 1955 as the "Toyopet Crown," Toyota's first mass produced passenger vehicle. When the first generation was developed, Crown came to symbolize "innovation" and "pushing the limit" within Toyota. Since then, it has gained recognition in Japan as Toyota's premium sedan. It was also the first Japanese car to hit American shores back in 1958, last being sold in the US in 1972.
Across the 15 generations of Crown, it has been a vehicle that has led the way with innovative technology — pursuing value through engineering that is one step ahead of its time. For the new Crown, Toyota's development team once again set innovation and pushing the limit at the core of the new generation's concept. Toyota team members from product planning, design and engineering worked together to identify a Crown for a new era.
The result is a completely new Toyota Crown that throws off the conventional concepts of a sedan and takes it into a new era. Design choices push the limit, with large-diameter wheels that give the car a powerful style, a raised hip point for ease of ingress and egress, and meticulous attention to detail on the inside for a comfortable home-away-from-home. Innovation is engineered into the new Crown with two different Hybrid powertrains available, HYBRID MAX with responsive acceleration and THS for great fuel economy and standard electronic on demand All Wheel Drive.
Two Hybrid Systems, Two Winning Choices
Toyota made "hybrid" synonymous with fuel efficiency more than 20 years ago with the first Prius. Today, Toyota continues to expand its hybrid lineup and overall electrified vehicle offerings, with Crown bringing the number of Toyota electrified vehicles to 16. The Toyota Crown innovates on the hybrid front with another first for Toyota sedans, the HYBRID MAX System. This new system is designed to deliver smooth and powerful torque-filled acceleration, while keeping an eye on efficiency.
HYBRID MAX combines a 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder turbo engine tuned to hit peak torque between 2000-3000 RPM, with a front electric motor that helps maximize torque production. A rear wheel eAxle that's equipped with a high output water-cooled electric motor is combined with the hybrid engine to directly transmit force to all four wheels, ensuring a thrilling throttle response and linear acceleration throughout the power band.
The fourth-generation Toyota Hybrid System in the Toyota Crown combines a high-efficiency 2.5-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine with two electric motors in a highly compact system. The gas engine employs Variable Valve Timing-intelligent by Electric motor (VVT-iE) on the intake camshaft, and VVT-i on the exhaust camshaft. The variable range for the valve timings of both the intake and exhaust are set to maximize both fuel consumption and output.
THS-equipped vehicles feature selectable NORMAL, ECO and SPORT driving modes that let the driver tailor the Toyota Crown's performance personality. SPORT mode improves and sharpens throttle response, making hybrid driving more fun. ECO mode changes the throttle and environmental logic to help the driver focus on maximizing mileage from the fuel and battery, while NORMAL mode is ideal for everyday driving. Additionally, an EV (Electric Vehicle) mode allows electric-only driving at low speeds for short distances.
The HYBRID MAX equipped Platinum grade receives a more comprehensive drive mode selection – which not only includes NORMAL, ECO and SPORT but adds three drive modes: SPORT+ mode that provides an emphasis on steering response, flat cornering and a sense of stability, COMFORT mode that provides a more supple drive that emphasizes passenger comfort and a CUSTOM mode that enables drivers to adjust system settings individually, creating a safe profile that suites their driving habits.
All-Wheel Drive at its Smartest
The 2023 Toyota Crown comes standard with Toyota's Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive. The XLE and Limited grades come with E-Four AWD and the Platinum grade comes with E-Four Advanced, two highly efficient systems that take maximum advantage of the hybrid powertrain's benefits. Instead of using a transfer case and driveshaft to the rear wheels, Electronic On-Demand AWD employs a separate rear-mounted electric motor to power the rear wheels when needed.
E-Four AWD achieves stable performance by driving the rear wheels with a rear motor, to provide traction when needed in slippery conditions. Toyota Crown uses the latest evolution of this system and strengthens the driving force of the rear motor compared to the conventional E-Four, enhancing stability when cornering. The front and rear wheel driving force distribution is precisely controlled to the front and rear wheels between 100:0 and 20:80, ensuring both enhanced fuel efficiency and comfortable driving performance.
E-Four Advanced AWD, paired with HYBRID MAX on the Platinum grade, delivers power to the front and rear wheels via a front mounted hybrid motor and to rear wheels through a rear-mounted eAxle electric motor. This system helps ensure stable AWD performance and satisfying acceleration thanks to being paired with a direct shift six-speed automatic transmission. On the E-Four Advanced system, the front and rear wheel drive force is precisely controlled between 70:30 and 20:80. The rear motor, which generates power through water cooling, makes it possible to maximize torque to the rear wheels. This new AWD system enhances the drive force of the rear wheels and provides the feel of rear-wheel-drive maneuverability, straight line stability, comfortable turning and responsive acceleration.
Toyota Crown offers either a direct shift six-speed automatic transmission (Platinum grade only) or an electronically controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (eCVT) (XLE and Limited).
The Platinum grade's direct-shift six speed transmission provides responsive acceleration thanks to Toyota's new Hydraulic multi plate wet start clutch. A combination of technologies works together to ensure enhanced accelerator operation and vehicle response. The six speed AT also applies the assistance of the motor generator within the HYBRID MAX system, minimizing shift drop across the power band. Drivers can also throw the shifter into fixed gear mode, for paddle shifted fun.
The eCVT on the XLE and Limited Grade uses a shift-by-wire system that shifts gears electronically, providing smart shift operation with a single action. Paired with the THS front and rear hybrid transaxle, Toyota Crown's powertrain provides low fuel consumption and low noise. Aspects that manage fuel efficiency include an optimized gear ratio and a deceleration mechanism to reduce gear engagement loss.
Smooth Operator, Ready to Ride
Toyota Crown is built around a version of the Toyota New Global Architecture K (TNGA-K) platform that underpins some of the company's sedans and crossovers. As such, Crown delivers the best of both worlds: sedan driving comfort and crossover-like ride height. Crown's overall height comes in at 60.6 inches, compared to 56.9 for Camry, its overall length is 194 inches, width is 72.4 inches, and wheelbase 112.2 inches. The TNGA-K platform also allows front strut and rear multi-link suspension tuning that helps foster handling agility while providing a supple, quiet ride.
The Platinum grade comes equipped with a standard Adaptive Variable Suspension. AVS components have been tuned to support the high output of 2.4 L Turbo Hybrid Engine and eAxle. Crown's AVS uses variable oil pressure shock absorbers. This system automatically controls the friction within the absorber when turning, controlling the damping force, reducing pitch at high drive torque and minimizing the effects of bumpy roads. A linear solenoid type actuator is also equipped on the system to minimize body pitch and roll.
For all grades, Toyota engineers developed a suspension system that provides comfortable maneuverability and a relaxing ride. Front suspension components include a MacPherson-type strut and a new method for fastening the steering gear, enabling rigid, direct handling that also reduces noise and vibration. A newly developed multi-link rear suspension with higher rigidity helps ensure a faster response to drive torque. Rear suspension arm placement was also optimized to suppress changes in the vertical posture, contributing to a flat driving feeling and enhanced texture.
Toyota Crown's handling is bolstered by an electronically controlled brake system featuring Active Cornering Assist (ACA), which engages the stability control to reduce understeer in certain cornering situations, so the driver feels the enhanced agility, not the system's operation.
The combination of large-diameter tires and wheels helps give the Toyota Crown its "lift-up" style. The XLE and Limited grades ride on 19-inch multi-spoke two-tone alloy wheels. Limited has available 21-inch 10-spoke dark metallic alloy wheels as part of the Advanced Tech package. The Platinum comes standard with 21-inch machined 10-spoke alloy wheels with black accents.
First Class Cabin
Toyota Crown provides exemplary comfort with standard 8-way power adjustable driver and front passenger seats. Front seat adjustments include slide, recline, tilt, height adjust and lumbar support (driver seat only). Rear seats include ample cushioning and bolster support for maximum enjoyment.
The Toyota Crown comes with standard heated front seats that can be adjusted to three levels. Limited and Platinum add standard ventilated front seats and heated rear seats to the list of creature comforts. The seats are not only comfortable, but stylish, with black Softex® and fabric seating on the XLE and leather-trimmed seating standard on the Limited and Platinum grade.
Dual zone climate control is also standard for all grades. A thin, attractive illuminated control panel runs along the dashboard, just below the multimedia screen, with frequently used functions placed on the lower row keyboard switches. All Crown grades also receive a 12.3-inch color MID. Drivers can select different displays with the push of a button, including a Hybrid System Indicator showing the driver system output and regeneration status to encourage eco-driving habits. As used on other Toyota hybrid models, the display suggests the optimal acceleration amount for eco driving.
The Crown Platinum and Limited grades include a standard panoramic moonroof. For added function and ambience, in-cabin LED lighting adds a premium feel. Illumination, out of consideration for visibility and operability, includes overhead and front/rear footwell lighting, and cup holders, USB ports and door handles also receive lit accents.
Crown has drivers and passengers plugged-in when it comes to charging devices. On the driver's side, a vertical-type wireless Qi charging with enhanced space efficiency comes standard. There is also a standard USB-Type A and 12V charging port inside the console. A separate dual USB-Type C terminal is also standard on the passenger side, with the insertion port intentionally pointing to the passenger seat. For rear seat passengers, two USB-Type C ports are standard.
To aid outward visibility, the Platinum grade comes standard with Bird's Eye View Camera with Perimeter Scan, which provides a panoramic overhead view of the vehicle's surroundings. Bird's Eye View is available as part of the Advanced Tech Package on the Limited grade.
The standard backup camera features projected path and dynamic gridlines. For additional convenience, Limited and Platinum come standard with a Smart Key System that works on all four doors.
A Sanctuary on the Road
For customers who seek premium experiences in a vehicle, keeping unwanted noise out is paramount. The 2023 Toyota Crown's cabin brings that priority quietly home. Rather than simply aiming at a "numbers" goal for sound level (decibels), Toyota engineers created a calm atmosphere conducive to enjoying easy conversation or hearing music in cleaner detail.
The high-strength TNGA-K platform is the first defense against noise intrusion, curbing vibration through the steering, floor and structure. Suspension tuning resists road surface disturbances and tire noise is reduced via strategically placed insulation and thoughtful tire/wheel construction.
That's just the beginning.
Acoustic glass adds a sound-blocking barrier and absorbing insulation and body sealing material are placed throughout the structure, under the carpeting and above the headliner. The materials and their placement were optimized to minimize noise in the frequencies that typically interfere with conversation.
As one example, a sound absorbing pad is placed between the engine bay and cabin to reduce road and engine noise. Engineers also undertook extensive analysis of noise transmission paths and filled spaces around door frames, window openings and wiring harnesses for enhanced cabin quietness. Even the inner rocker and bulkhead are connected with adhesive for maximum noise control.
Next Gen Toyota Audio Multimedia
All Toyota Crown models feature Toyota's all-new, North American developed Audio Multimedia system. Featuring a 12.3-inch touchscreen, the system offers an improved user experience and a wide range of enhanced connectivity and convenience features, including being Over-the-Air (OTA) updatable. Users can interact with the new system's design through touch and voice activation. With Intelligent Assistant available through Drive Connect*, simple phrases like "Hey Toyota" awakens the system for voice-activated commands to search for directions, find Points of Interest (POI), adjust audio controls, change the cabin temperatures and more.
The cloud-based native navigation system also offered through Drive Connect allows for real-time Over-the-Air updates for mapping and Points of Interest (POI), and Google POI data is integrated to ensure up-to-date search capability.
The XLE grade features a 6-speaker sound system that provides clean, powerful sound for all types of music. On Limited and Platinum, standard is an audiophile-worthy JBL Premium Audio System with 11 speakers, including a rear subwoofer, powered by an 8-channel amplifier. It was acoustically tuned for Toyota Crown to match unique vehicle characteristics.
Toyota Audio Multimedia allows for simultaneous dual Bluetooth phone connectivity with support for wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ capability. A Wi-Fi Connect subscription offers 4G connectivity for up to five devices. Adding to the already robust offering of audio playback ability with HD Radio, USB data and a SiriusXM® Platinum Plan 3-month trial subscription, Wi-Fi Connect also enables the Integrated Streaming feature, providing the ability to link your separate Apple Music® and Amazon Music subscriptions to the vehicle for onboard control.
The Toyota Crown also offers a host of additional Connected Services. A Safety Connect 1-year trial includes an Emergency Assistance Button (SOS), 24/7 Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Automatic Collision Notification, Stolen Vehicle Locator and Collision Assistance. A Service Connect 3 -year trial provides drivers the capability of receiving Vehicle Health Reports, Maintenance Alerts and reminders.
A Digital Key is offered on the Platinum and as part of the Advanced Technology package on the Limited grade. With an active Remote Connect subscription, drivers can use the Digital Key via the Toyota app and allow passive entry unlock on front doors and trunk or push start using smartphone as key. The Digital Key also provides the ability to share keys with friends and family.
Advanced Park, Safety & Other Technology
Standard on the Platinum grade is Toyota's Advanced Park System. Sensors identify an open parking space, then control steering, shifting, acceleration and braking for hands-free parallel or reverse/forward perpendicular parking.
All Toyota Crown grades come standard with Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 (TSS 3.0), which includes enhancements made possible by system sensors with improved detection capability. The Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection is capable of detecting motorcyclists and guardrails in certain conditions. When making a turn or approaching an intersection, the system is designed to detect certain forward or laterally approaching vehicles and provides audio/visual alerts and automatic braking in certain conditions.
Toyota Crown will be equipped with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC). Improved lane recognition delivers refined performance of Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist and Lane Tracing Assist. Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist is designed to notify the driver via audible and visual alerts and slight steering force if it senses the vehicle is leaving the lane without engaging a turn signal. When DRCC is set and engaged, Lane Tracing Assist uses visible lane markers or a preceding vehicle to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane.
Automatic High Beams are designed to detect preceding or oncoming vehicles and automatically switch between high beam and low beam headlights. Road Sign Assist is designed to recognize certain road sign information using a forward-facing camera and display it on the multi-information display (MID).
Toyota's Rear Seat Reminder comes standard on all Toyota Crown grades. The feature can note whether a rear door was opened after the vehicle has been turned on, with a reminder message in the instrument cluster after the engine is turned off, accompanied by multitone chimes.
In addition to the TSS 3.0 system, other standard safety features on the Crown include Blind Spot Monitor (BSM), which is designed to help detect and warn you of vehicles approaching or positioned in the adjacent lanes, and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) for added peace of mind by helping to detect vehicles approaching from either side while backing out and alerting you with a visual and audible warning. Hill Start Assist Control (HAC) also comes standard.
Toyota Crown comes with a one-year trial subscription of Toyota Safety Connect® at no additional cost — which includes Emergency Assistance, Stolen Vehicle Locator, Roadside Assistance and Automatic Collision Notification.
Toyota Limited Warranty
Toyota's 36-month/36,000 mile basic new-vehicle warranty applies to all components other than normal wear and maintenance items. Additional 60-month warranties cover the powertrain for 60,000 miles and against perforation from corrosion for 60 months with no mileage limitation. Hybrid-related components that require repairs needed to correct defects in materials or workmanship are covered for 8 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first from original date of first use when sold as new. The hybrid battery is covered for 10 years/150,000 miles, whichever comes first, and is transferable across ownership.
The 2023 Toyota Crown also comes with ToyotaCare, a complimentary plan covering normal factory-scheduled maintenance, for two years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first, and 2 years of Roadside Assistance, regardless of mileage.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, a quarter of the company's 2021 U.S. sales were electrified.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
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Bono mayor honored with leadership award
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - A Region 8 leader was presented with a prestigious honor for his work in the community.
The Arkansas Municipal League held its 88th Annual Convention from June 15 to 17 at the Little Rock Marriott and Statehouse Convention Center.
At this year’s event, Bono Mayor Danny Shaw was honored with the Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership Award.
Every year, the award is given to municipal officials who have served with distinction and dedication to their cities and the League’s boards, councils, or committees for six years.
The award is named in honor of White, who was the mayor of Pocahontas from 1967 to 1974 and a former League president and vice president.
About 900 city and town officials and personnel attended the event for sessions and programs covering current events and other topics important to municipalities.
Shaw has served as Bono’s mayor since 2015. Before that, he owned and operated Shaw’s Furniture and Upholstery until 1988.
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How to Watch the Villanova vs. Cleveland State Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 18, 2023 at 11:12 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 4-seed Villanova Wildcats (28-6) take the court against the No. 13 seed Cleveland State Vikings (30-4) on Saturday at The William B. Finneran Pavilion. The contest starts at 5:00 PM.
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Villanova Women's Basketball Game Live Stream & TV Channel Info
- When: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM ET
- Where: The William B. Finneran Pavilion in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- TV: ESPN
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Villanova vs. Cleveland State Scoring Comparison
- The Vikings' 74.5 points per game are 16.1 more points than the 58.4 the Wildcats allow.
- When it scores more than 58.4 points, Cleveland State is 25-2.
- Villanova is 25-4 when it allows fewer than 74.5 points.
- The 70.7 points per game the Wildcats record are 13.3 more points than the Vikings allow (57.4).
- When Villanova scores more than 57.4 points, it is 25-3.
- When Cleveland State gives up fewer than 70.7 points, it is 25-1.
- The Wildcats shoot 44.1% from the field, only 0.3% higher than the Vikings concede defensively.
- The Vikings make 26.2% of their shots from the field, 11.8% lower than the Wildcats' defensive field-goal percentage.
Villanova Schedule
Cleveland State Schedule
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Which bearded dragon leash is best?
Bearded dragons need more out of life than a glass terrarium and occasional handling. You want to let your bearded dragon experience outside, but you’re nervous about it getting loose. If something startles it in public, you could lose it or it could get injured.
Getting a dragon leash solves this problem and looks adorable, too. If you’re looking for a quality dragon leash, the Adoggygo Bearded Dragon Harness is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a bearded dragon leash
A bearded dragon leash is a tiny harness and adjustable leash small enough for a lizard to fit in. Popular versions have leather wing attachments to give your reptile the dragon look. Harnesses are made with your dragon in mind and should not harm it during use.
How to use a bearded dragon leash
Before applying the leash, make sure you and your dragon are calm. It is not safe to try leashing a frustrated lizard.
- Lay it out: Loosen your leash as wide as possible to make it easy to put on your dragon.
- Fit the arms: Gently help your dragon put its arms through the harness. If one size doesn’t fit, try another. Don’t force your dragon’s arms through the harness.
- Adjust the leash: Once you have the right size, adjust the leash to hold it snugly to your dragon. The harness shouldn’t let your dragon slip out or be too tight and squeeze it.
- Observe and review: Put your dragon on the floor or other space where it’s safe to see if the dragon can slip out of the harness. Adjust your harness as needed to ensure proper fitting.
- Have an adventure!
Size
Whether your bearded dragon is a juvenile or an adult, you want your leash to fit well. Just like terrariums and other dragon needs, leashes come in multiple sizes. This lets the leash continue to fit your dragon throughout its life cycle.
Materials
Your dragon’s skin is tough, but it is still delicate enough to injure or irritate. Look for leashes or harnesses with soft leather and other material that won’t chafe them. If you have a larger dragon, some owners can use ferret or small animal harness options.
Style
Your bearded dragon leash should fit like a harness and go over its arms. Some black or colorful strap leashes simply go around the dragon to secure it. Other options include decorative dinosaur or dragon wings that make your dragon the talk of the day. These wings can typically be removed if needed.
What to look for in a quality bearded dragon leash
Adjustability
Your dragon may not be fully grown, or maybe it had a big meal recently. An adjustable harness lets you ensure your dragon is comfortable on the leash. It should not be too loose or your dragon can get out; too tight and you could injure it. Be sure your harness is adjustable so it fits your dragon properly.
Wingspan
The wings attached to many dragon leashes are adjustable, removable and have different wingspans. Smaller wings are better for juvenile lizards or those new to this style leash. There are also wings that expand directly out, making it look like your dragon is in flight. With larger wingspans, be sure your dragon has enough room to roam without being stepped on.
Safety
The safety of your bearded dragon can depend on the leash entirely. If it is too loose or breaks and your dragon gets free, something could harm it or it could get lost. You want to ensure that your leash is made of quality materials that won’t break or irritate your dragon’s scales.
How much you can expect to spend on a bearded dragon leash
They’re typically priced around $8-$12.
Bearded dragon leash FAQ
Is a leash safe for my dragon?
A. Yes. Dragon leashes are made to comfortably hold the dragon without harming it. However, you should always monitor your dragon when it’s on the leash to avoid injury.
What kinds of leashes can I use for my dragon?
A. Leashes made for bearded dragons are ideal but other small animal leashes also work. The style of leash is what is most important when selecting one. Use a harness rather than a collar-style leash, because collars can injure a bearded dragon’s neck.
What’s the best bearded dragon leash to buy?
Top bearded dragon leash
Adoggygo Bearded Dragon Harness
What you need to know: This is a leash with small dinosaur wings to help your bearded dragon stand out.
What you’ll love: The harness and wings are made of soft leather. The wings are designed to be smaller and safer for juvenile or smaller lizards. There are three harness sizes in the pack to provide your dragon with comfort as it grows into an adult.
What you should consider: This leash is designed for smaller lizards and may not fit every life stage.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bearded dragon leash for the money
Yamadura Adjustable Lizard Leash
What you need to know: This is a classic dragon leash with soft, black leather wings and an adjustable strap.
What you’ll love: There are three harness options to keep your dragon snug on the leash. The leather is designed to protect your dragon’s skin and is lined with gold to accentuate the wings.
What you should consider: A few customers reported difficulty with adjusting this dragon leash and said their dragons escaped the harness.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Adoggygo Leather Wing Harness with Removable Leash
What you need to know: This is a lizard harness with a classic wing design, adjustable leash and colorful options.
What you’ll love: This leash has three sizes of chest straps to fit your lizard throughout its life. It comes in pastel blue and pink so your dragon stands out in a crowd.
What you should consider: A few reviewers said this harness was not comfortable for larger dragons.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday, seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way into the southeastern port city last year.
Repeated standing ovations in a packed Kyiv cinema, mixed with tears and hugs, greeted those Ukrainian civil servants who toiled nearly non-stop in and around a Mariupol hospital that was a centerpiece of the film about the city early on in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
For some, the screening served as an unsettling flashback to their own brush with death in the city — a fate inescapable for untold numbers of other victims of Russia's invasion, including toddlers, infants and expectant mothers whose final moments were caught on video shown in the film.
“It was very hard emotionally because it reminded me of when we were leaving Mariupol, there were still a lot of casualties,” said Serhii Chornobrivets, 25, an ambulance worker who treated countless patients in the city, and is now a military medic. “I could have saved more people, but I didn't."
"Watching that movie brought all those feelings back," he added.
Many viewers the documentary, a joint project between The Associated Press and PBS Frontline, expressed their gratitude that the footage eventually got out to the world for history's sake.
The documentary by Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov was built on some 30 hours of film from reporting along with AP photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and AP producer Vasilisa Stepanenko about the earliest phase of the Russian invasion of Mariupol.
They were the three international journalists to hold out longest in Mariupol during the Russian siege, serving as the world’s eyes and ears amid the horrors of the onslaught. Their work along with Paris-based colleague Lori Hinnant won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award for public service for the AP in May.
As communications networks collapsed and Russian forces closed in, it was never certain the footage would get out. Some was sent in snippets by mobile phone, the rest carried out in the journalists' final flight from the city.
“After this material was published, the entire world started helping us — as the real fighters that we are," said Volodymyr Nikulin, a Mariupol police officer and a standout of the documentary for his cool-headed determination that word of the devastation reach a global audience. “Already this movie has become part of our history.”
The 94-minute film has received numerous award, including at the Cinema for Peace competition, the Cleveland International Film Festival, and at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it had its world premiere. A wider opening in U.S. theaters begins next month.
“I hope it gives voice to all Ukrainians,” said Chernov, expressing his hope that it could help pave the way for international justice and accountability. “It's painful to think how small this piece really is ... those 20 days are a tiny fraction of all the tragedies that happened” in many parts of Ukraine.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Assailants on Wednesday detonated a remote-controlled explosive device as a bus carrying prison guards was passing by, killing one of the guards, an official said. Four other guards were wounded in the explosion.
The attack occurred in the district of Osmangazi, in Turkey’s northwestern Bursa province, as the bus was transporting the guards to a prison in the region. One of the injured was in serious condition.
“Our evaluation is that a hand-made bomb that was left beneath an electricity pole was detonated by remote control as the prison vehicle was passing by,” Bursa Gov. Yakup Canbolat told reporters after inspecting the scene.
Canbolat said there was around 30 people on the bus. All of them were taken to hospitals as a precaution, he said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Kurdish militants, leftist extremist groups and Islamic State group militants have carried out numerous attacks around the country in the past. | https://www.wane.com/news/explosion-on-bus-carrying-prison-guards-in-turkey-1-killed/ | 2022-04-20 14:06:03 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/explosion-on-bus-carrying-prison-guards-in-turkey-1-killed/ |
Prolonged low tides see smaller canals dry up in Venice
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Venice’s secondary canals have practically dried up due a prolonged spell of low tides linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system. Since the canals essentially serve as streets in car-less Venice, the phenomenon of the last days has added to the challenges of every-day life in the lagoon city. Ambulance boats in some cases have had to tie up farther from their destination, forcing medical crews to sometimes hand carry patients on stretchers over longer distances. Separately, the same high pressure system compounded by scarce Alpine snow melt this year has been a factor for the shriveling of lakes and rivers in northern Italy. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/02/21/prolonged-low-tides-see-smaller-canals-dry-up-in-venice/ | 2023-02-21 17:34:41 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/02/21/prolonged-low-tides-see-smaller-canals-dry-up-in-venice/ |
Webex-first integration empowers immersive content presentation for hybrid work.
LAS VEGAS, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco LIVE 2022 -- Vection Technologies, a leading provider of 3D and virtual reality (VR) solutions for enterprises, has unveiled 3DFrame for Webex by Cisco. 3Dframe is the no-code metaverse presentations App that brings Webex meetings' content to life.
Webex's Embedded Apps Framework expands Webex meetings' content into the metaverse, through its powerful integration with 3DFrame by Vection Technologies. 3DFrame is a first-of-its-kind seamless integration of metaverse technology into Webex.
A Webex user can now extend its meetings into fully customized virtual worlds to present content in 3D and virtual reality (VR) environments: from images, videos, and PDF presentations to complex 3D objects like cars and furniture. This powerful integration brings remote product presentations into a new age of hybrid work.
"Today, users want the ability to present and learn about products from anywhere, without any travel and logistics constraints," said Gianmarco Biagi, Managing Director of Vection Technologies. "The combination of 3DFrame's no-code metaverse creation capabilities and Webex's collaboration tools, brings to life a new age of immersive content presentation for the future of work."
"We are excited to partner with Vection to offer customers the ability to extend Webex meetings into the metaverse," said Jason Copeland, Vice President of Product, Webex Platform. "Vection's approach to remove barriers between the physical and digital worlds offers extensive possibilities and reenforces potential of immersive hybrid work experiences."
Reach out to Vection Technologies to get early access to the Beta version: https://vection-technologies.com/solutions/products/3d-frame/get-started
For more information please visit: https://vection-technologies.com/solutions/products/3d-frame/webex
About Vection Technologies
Vection Technologies is a growing enterprise-focused company that helps businesses bridge the physical and digital worlds. We help organizations leverage their 3D data via powerful extended reality (XR) interfaces that foster collaboration and learning, grow sales and more.
Vection Technologies is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with ticker code VR1.
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An intriguing matchup is set up for Saturday in North Carolina, as the New York Red Bulls, just a few points out of the top spot in the Eastern Conference look to earn three points after a week off when they take on Charlotte FC.
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The Red Bulls are keeping up with the top of the pack in the East coming into Saturday. After their big 4-1 win over D.C. United two weeks ago, New York is tied with CF Montreal for third in the conference with 23 points, just three back of their rivals and East leaders, New York City FC. They also sit tied for seventh in the Supporter’s Shield standings, six back of a really strong Los Angeles FC squad. The Red Bulls have lost just one of their last eight matches, going 2-1-4 in that span. They are going to try and win their first match of enemy soil in MLS action since beating Orlando City in late-April.
After some growing pains in the club’s inaugural season, Charlotte has shown signs of improvement, and have put themselves right in the playoff conversation as a result. Despite dropping a tough 2-1 decision against the Seattle Sounders in their last match, Charlotte is eighth in the East with 16 points. Just two back of Inter Miami, who hold the last playoff position. The new kids on the block have won two of their last four contests, including hard-fought wins at home against Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps. At home this season, Charlotte has won five of their first seven matches.
Saturday will mark the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
What: MLS Soccer
Who: Charlotte FC (5-8-1) vs. New York Red Bulls (6-3-5)
When: Saturday, June 11
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
Channel: ABC, ESPN Deportes
Stream: FuboTV, Sling, DirecTV Stream
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says that “right now” he is not running for the White House, as his 2024 intentions remain unclear.
“I’m not running for president of the United States. I can assure you of that as we sit here today,” Manchin, who is up for reelection next year, told MetroNews in a radio broadcast on Wednesday.
When pressed further on whether he has definitively ruled out a bid for the presidency, Manchin responded, “I don’t know. I think right now, you don’t know who the Democrat nominee or the Republican nominee is going to be.”
Manchin responded “that’s fair,” when host Hoppy Kercheval said he thinks the senator is still considering a running for the presidency. When asked if he was running for reelection, Manchin said he was undecided.
“I don’t know, I tell you this is what i do know. I’m gonna do whatever I can to help my state,” he said.
Manchin has repeatedly said that he does not know his plans for 2024, though he has ruled out a run for West Virginia governor, a role that he previously held from 2005 to 2010.
Republicans are ramping up plans to challenge Manchin in the deep-red state.
Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.) has already launched a bid to take Manchin’s seat, while Gov. Jim Justice and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are also considered potential candidates.
Manchin is widely considered the only Democrat with a reasonable chance of winning statewide elections in the Mountain State right now, so a decision not to run for reelection would be a blow to the party’s chances of keeping control of the Senate.
Another red-state Democratic senator, Montana’s Jon Tester, announced on Tuesday that he will seek another term. | https://who13.com/hill-politics/manchin-says-that-right-now-hes-not-running-for-president/ | 2023-02-23 00:10:56 | 0 | https://who13.com/hill-politics/manchin-says-that-right-now-hes-not-running-for-president/ |
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican football legend Herschel Walker were locked in a tight race Tuesday night in a runoff election that will decide the final U.S. Senate seat of the 2022 midterms.
With votes still being counted, Warnock was notching a strong performance in and around the Democratic stronghold of Atlanta. Walker maintained his advantage in Republican-leaning rural areas, but in several of those counties, Warnock tightened the margin slightly from the general election in November, putting pressure on Walker to find gains in more Democratic metropolitan areas as elections officials continue tabulating results.
Democrats are already assured a Senate majority, so the contest will determine whether the party has a 51-49 advantage or a 50-50 edge with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. Last year, runoff victories by Warnock and fellow Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gave Democrats control of the chamber for the first two years of President Joe Biden’s term.
Both of those contests were within 2 percentage points, and one of the top Georgia elections officials late Tuesday predicted another tight finish in this reprise. “It looks like a long night ahead. But this is why we count the voters’ votes,” Gabriel Sterling, a top lieutenant in the Georgia secretary of state’s office, wrote on Twitter.
In the general election last month, Warnock led Walker by about 37,000 votes out of almost 4 million but fell shy of a majority, triggering the second round of voting. About 1.9 million runoff votes already had been cast by mail and during early voting, an advantage for Democrats whose voters more commonly cast ballots this way. Republicans typically fare better on Election Day itself.
The state was on track for a robust Election Day, with state officials estimating the total number of votes cast to be roughly 1.4 million — slightly more than in the November midterm and the 2020 election. But early and mail voting did not reach the same levels as years past, and it was likely the total number of votes cast would be less than the 2021 Senate runoff election.
Voting rights groups point to changes made by state lawmakers after the 2020 election that shortened the period for runoffs, from nine weeks to four, as a major reason for the decline in early and mail voting.
The extended campaign became a bitter fight between two Black men in a major Southern state: Warnock, the state’s first Black senator and the senior minister of the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, and Walker, a former University of Georgia football star and political novice backed by former President Donald Trump.
A Warnock victory would solidify Georgia’s status as a battleground heading into the 2024 presidential election. A win for Walker, however, could be an indication of Democratic weakness, especially given that Georgia Republicans swept every other statewide contest last month.
Walker awaited results Tuesday night at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta, while Warnock was at a hotel less than a mile away.
A 51-49 Democratic advantage in the Senate would mean that the party would no longer have to negotiate a power-sharing deal with Republicans and won’t have to rely on Harris to break as many tie votes.
Last month, Walker, 60, ran more than 200,000 votes behind Republican Gov. Brian Kemp after a campaign dogged by his meandering campaign speeches and by damaging allegations, including claims that he paid for two former girlfriends’ abortions — accusations that he denied.
Voting went smoothly despite some cold, rainy conditions in some parts early Tuesday. Stephanie Jackson Ali, policy director for the progressive New Georgia Project Action Fund, said the group had seen few issues around the state, with lines advancing and equipment issues being addressed promptly.
Voting Tuesday in Atlanta, Tom Callaway praised the Republican Party’s strength in Georgia and said he’d supported Kemp in the opening round of voting. But he cast his ballot for Warnock because he didn’t think “Herschel Walker has the credentials to be a senator.”
“I didn’t believe he had a statement of what he really believed in or had a campaign that made sense,” Callaway said.
Warnock, whose 2021 victory was in a special election to serve out the remainder of GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson’s term, said he believed he had convinced enough voters, including independents and moderate Republicans, that he deserved a full term.
“They know this race is about competence and character,” Warnock said. Walker, too, predicted victory and likened the contest to his leading Georgia to the 1980 national championship: “I love winning championships.”
Total spending on the seat this cycle approached $400 million by Tuesday, a staggering figure even for such a populous state with an expensive major media market like Atlanta.
For months, the senator focused on his work in the Senate and his status as senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. However, beginning with the closing stretch before the Nov. 8 general election, he added withering takedowns of Walker, using the football star’s rocky past to argue that the political newcomer was “not fit” for high office.
Walker countered by seeking to portray Warnock as too beholden to Biden. He even accused Warnock of “being on his knees, begging” at the White House, a searing charge for a Black challenger to level against a Black senator about his relationship with a white president.
A multimillionaire businessman, Walker has inflated his philanthropic activities and business achievements, including claiming that his company employed hundreds of people and grossed tens of millions of dollars in sales annually, even though records indicate he had eight employees and averaged about $1.5 million a year. He has suggested that he’s worked as a law enforcement officer and graduated college, though he has done neither.
Walker was also forced to acknowledge during the campaign that he had fathered three children out of wedlock whom he had never before spoken about publicly — in conflict with his yearslong criticism of absentee fathers and his calls for Black men, in particular, to play an active role in their kids’ lives.
His ex-wife said Walker once held a gun to her head and threatened to kill her. He has never denied those specifics and wrote of his violent tendencies in a 2008 memoir that attributed the behavior to mental illness.
Warnock promoted his Senate accomplishments, touting a provision he sponsored to cap insulin costs for Medicare patients. He hailed deals on infrastructure and maternal health care forged with Republican senators, mentioning those GOP colleagues more than he did Biden or other Washington Democrats.
After the general election, Biden, who has struggled with low approval ratings, promised to help Warnock in any way he could, even if it meant staying away from Georgia. Warnock campaigned instead with former President Barack Obama.
Wary of possible backlash, Walker avoided campaigning with Trump until the campaign’s final day, when the pair conducted a conference call Monday with supporters.
Walker’s candidacy was the GOP’s last chance to flip a Senate seat this year. Mehmet Oz of Pennsylvania, Blake Masters of Arizona, Adam Laxalt of Nevada and Don Bolduc of New Hampshire, all Trump loyalists, lost competitive Senate races that Republicans considered part of their path to a majority.
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CLEVELAND, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CLEANLIFE®, a leading provider of highly customized LED lighting solutions and smart home technology, has been named a Weatherhead 100 Award winner presented by the prestigious business school of the same name at Case Western Reserve University. This award is a crowning achievement for another successful year operating as a business in Northeast Ohio.
The Weatherhead 100 recognizes the fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio. "Established in 1988, The Weatherhead 100 awards are the premier celebration of Northeast Ohio's spirit of entrepreneurship and the companies leading the way in Northeast Ohio. Each year, we recognize this elite group of companies who are the best example of leadership, growth and success in our region."
Founded by Justin Miller in 2011 while studying abroad in Asia, CLEANLIFE® has grown from its humble beginnings of selling eco-friendly LED lights for vending machines into a global joint-venture enterprise. The company provides engineering expertise, product design services and LED technology into a multitude of industries around the world for clients such as Amazon, Exxon Mobil Corporation, GE Lighting, Hilton, Home Depot, IHG, Lowes, Marriott International, Microsoft, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, Walmart Inc., Wendy's, Wynn Resorts and other Fortune 500 businesses.
As part of its commitment to its trademarked phrase, Finding a Better Way™, CLEANLIFE® recently relocated to a new office and warehouse in Valley View to help facilitate further growth and expansion. As Matthew Cochey, a CWRU alumnus who was recently promoted to General Manager, puts it, "In the seven years since I joined CLEANLIFE® I have been privileged to be part of a dynamic and growing company that has provided me with the opportunity to grow and evolve professionally. The education I received at CWRU, both in and out of the classroom, cultivated my ability to adapt my skills as CLEANLIFE® continues to grow. We have expanded from a one-person engineering department when I first started to now managing an ever-growing team based both domestically here in Northeast Ohio and internationally. I am honored to be part of an organization that has been regularly recognized as a Weatherhead 100 winner, as an award presented by my alma mater."
Founded in 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio, CLEANLIFE®'s mission is "Finding a Better Way™" to illuminate the world with a focus on LED lighting as a cleaner, more versatile, and more energy-efficient alternative to traditional lighting. Our IoT division, CLEANLIFE® Smart, is developing connected lighting technologies that create productive, comfortable and healthy living environments. CLEANLIFE® Smart Lighting products allow consumers to control lighting and other aspects of their home with their smart devices for a truly personalized lighting experience. Our decorative lighting division, UltraLux® Lighting, is an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-end, energy-efficient LED light fixtures and vintage-style LED light bulbs for the consumer and residential markets.
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THE VISION: Last fall, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a plan to reduce visible homelessness in Portland. He would build three, 500-capacity sanctioned encampments across the city where homeless Portlanders could pitch their tents, eat three meals a day, shower, wash clothes, and access behavioral and mental health services.
The genesis of the plan came from former mayoral aide Sam Adams. In a memo Adams sent to elected officials early last year, first reported by WW, he laid out a plan for 1,000-capacity sanctioned encampments staffed by social workers, medical professionals and unarmed Oregon National Guard “security specialists.”
At the time, elected officials scoffed at the idea, but Wheeler resurrected the plan last fall with some slight tweaks.
WHERE IT’S AT NOW: It’s been over a year since Adams first sent his plan to regional leaders. It’s shrunk to a much smaller-scale project. The mayor now envisions six encampments across the city, each with initial capacity for 100 people.
And instead of tents, some residents may well sleep in tiny pods purchased by Multnomah County using funds from Gov. Tina Kotek’s $200 million homelessness package. (The Oregonian last month reported on Kotek’s reluctance to fund tents with her homelessness package. She asked instead for tiny pods.)
“There is a possibility that a select number of pod shelter units and operational costs could be covered under [Kotek’s plan] if included by Multnomah County,” says Skyler Brocker-Knapp, a senior policy adviser to Wheeler. “Ultimately, the plan is developed and implemented by the county.”
DÉJÀ VU? Onlookers can’t help but notice that Wheeler’s encampments now look less like Adams’ proposal than the pod villages operated by Multnomah County since the start of the pandemic and more recently by City Hall.
The city’s pod villages—only two of the promised six villages currently house people—have fallen short of the city’s promises. City Commissioner Dan Ryan has blamed such obstacles as nailing down sites, neighborhood pushback, higher-than-expected costs, and difficulty finding nonprofits to run them.
Now, Wheeler’s encampments are looking more like the villages: Both may sport sleeping pods. The capacity of Wheeler’s camps has dwindled to 100 each. Both will provide basic sanitary services, access to behavioral health support and case management. Both will be managed by contracted nonprofits.
It’s not entirely clear what still separates the two, but Brocker-Knapp says Wheeler’s camps are an “updated” version of the safe rest villages and intend to serve higher-acuity clients than the villages. (The city has hired California nonprofit Urban Alchemy to run some of the camps. It runs similar camps in California and Texas.)
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BOSTON, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today sources of its monthly distribution of $0.0975 per share paid to all shareholders of record as of February 13, 2023, pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan. This press release is issued as required by an exemptive order granted to the Fund by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
This notice provides shareholders of the John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT) with important information concerning the distribution declared on February 1, 2023, and payable on February 28, 2023. No action is required on your part.
The following table sets forth the estimated sources of the current distribution, payable February 28, 2023, and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income; net realized short term capital gains; net realized long term capital gains; and return of capital or other capital source. All amounts are expressed on a per common share basis and as a percentage of the distribution amount.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution plan.
The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund has declared the February 2023 distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, the Fund makes fixed monthly distributions in the amount of $0.0975 per share, which will continue to be paid monthly until further notice.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact your financial professional or call the John Hancock Investment Management Closed-End Fund Information Line at 1-800-843-0090, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund's control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
An investor should consider a Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing.
About John Hancock Investment Management
A company of Manulife Investment Management, we serve investors through a unique multimanager approach, complementing our extensive in-house capabilities with an unrivaled network of specialized asset managers, backed by some of the most rigorous investment oversight in the industry. The result is a diverse lineup of time-tested investments from a premier asset manager with a heritage of financial stewardship.
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.
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BEIJING, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ucommune International Ltd (NASDAQ: UK) ("Ucommune" or the "Company"), a leading agile office space manager and provider in China, today announced that it received written notification (the "Notification Letter") from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on July 21, 2023, that the Company is not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Rules for continued listing on Nasdaq.
Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share, and Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the Company's ordinary shares for the 30 consecutive business days from June 6, 2023 to July 20, 2023, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement.
The Notification Letter does not impact the Company's listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market at this time. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company must regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) within 180 calendar days, or until January 17, 2024. To regain compliance, the Company's ordinary shares must have a closing bid price of at least US$1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. In the event the Company does not regain compliance by January 17, 2024, the Company may be eligible for additional time to regain compliance or may face delisting.
The Company's operations are not affected by the receipt of the Notification Letter. The Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its ordinary shares and may, if appropriate, consider implementing available options, including, but not limited to, implementing a reverse share split of its outstanding ordinary shares, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement under the Nasdaq Listing Rules.
About Ucommune International Ltd
Ucommune is China's leading agile office space manager and provider. Founded in 2015, Ucommune has created a large-scale intelligent agile office ecosystem covering economically vibrant regions throughout China to empower its members with flexible and cost-efficient office space solutions. Ucommune's various offline agile office space services include self-operated models, such as U Space and U Design, as well as asset-light models, such as U Brand and U Partner. By utilizing its expertise in the real estate and retail industries, Ucommune operates its agile office spaces with high efficiency and engages in the urban transformation of older and under-utilized buildings to redefine commercial real estate in China.
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NEW YORK, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First Citizens Bank today announced that its Healthcare Finance group, part of the CIT division, provided $20.5 million toward the acquisition of the Forsyth Physicians Center.
The borrower is a joint venture led by Anchor Health Properties. Forsyth Physicians Center is a 92,000 RSF, Class A, multi-tenant medical office building and ambulatory surgery center located within the Cumming, GA submarket of the Atlanta MSA. Resurgens Orthopaedics serves as the anchor tenant. The property is conveniently located adjacent to the Northside Hospital Forsyth, an acclaimed women's health center and national leader in maternity services.
"We are pleased to acquire this top-tier medical office building in an attractive location near other major medical facilities as we continue to build our portfolio," said James Schmid, Chief Investment Officer of Anchor Health Properties. "We appreciated the industry knowledge and expertise of First Citizens Bank's Healthcare Finance team in arranging this financing."
"Anchor Health Properties is well known and well regarded across the industry for acquiring and operating outstanding medical office properties," said William Douglass, managing director and group head for Healthcare Finance.
"Our long experience in the nationwide medical office building market enables us to provide Anchor Health Properties and other clients with the tailored financing they need to acquire desirable properties and grow their business," said Steven Reedy, a managing director in Healthcare Finance.
Healthcare Finance, part of First Citizens' CIT division, provides comprehensive financing and banking solutions to middle market healthcare companies across the U.S. By using a client-focused and industry-centric model, Healthcare Finance can tailor its products and services to help clients meet their needs for capital.
About First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank helps personal, business, commercial and wealth clients build financial strength that lasts. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., and now celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding, First Citizens has built a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. First Citizens offers an array of general banking services including a network of more than 550 branches in 23 states and commercial banking expertise delivering best-in-class lending, leasing and other financial services coast to coast. Parent company First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets. Discover more at firstcitizens.com.
About Anchor Health Properties
Anchor Health Properties is a national, full-service healthcare real estate development, management, and investment firm serving investors and health systems. Leveraging our collective experience and resources, our nimble, and thoughtful team of professionals develop and deliver tailored, client-specific solutions to respond to today's healthcare challenges – thinking outside the "medical office box." With more than $2B of completed development projects, 9M square feet under management, and $3.2B invested in stabilized healthcare facilities, Anchor continues to create a better healthcare experience for patients and a competitive edge for our clients. Anchor maintains multiple offices nationwide and features more than 100 professionals in its ranks. Healthcare today calls not only for new and more efficient ways of delivering healthcare services, but also a different kind of healthcare real estate company. For more information, please visit: www.anchorhealthproperties.com.
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Beyoncé announces new album ‘Renaissance’ to drop July 29
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyoncé has revealed the title and release date for her next studio album, with the 16-track “Renaissance” set to drop July 29.
The superstar began listing the music and products on her website Thursday and several streaming services, including Tidal and Spotify, also announced the Beyoncé release.
Beyoncé tipped off fans that something important was coming when she removed her profile photos across all her social media platforms last week.
“Renaissance” would be the follow-up to 2016′s “Lemonade,” but the artist has been hard at work of late, featured on rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s remix of “Savage” and opening the 2022 Academy Awards with a performance of her song “Be Alive,” from the film “King Richard.”
In 2019, she curated and produced the soundtrack album “The Lion King: The Gift,” for the remake of “The Lion King.” The song “Black Parade” from the soundtrack won a Grammy in 2021 for best R&B performance, Beyoncé's 28th Grammy.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. — The Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain is being acquired by Darden Restaurants for about $715 million.
The original Chris Steak House was opened on New Orleans' Broad Street in 1927, and it was acquired by Ruth Fertel in 1965. The company has 154 locations worldwide, including 80 company-owned or -operated restaurants and 74 franchised restaurants.
The company, now based in Winter Park, Florida, suffered as most restaurants did during the pandemic, closing 23 restaurants in early 2020, furloughing workers and announcing that executives were taking less pay.
Shares of Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc., which owns the restaurants, recovered within a year of the outbreak. Shares were halted before the market opened and jumped more than 30% at the opening bell.
Darden, also based in Florida, is acquiring all outstanding shares of Ruth’s for $21.50 per share, a 34% premium.
"Ruth’s Chris is a strong and distinctive brand in the fine dining segment with an impressive history of delivering elevated dining experiences to their loyal guests,” said Darden CEO Rick Cardenas said in a prepared statement Wednesday.
Darden Restaurants Inc. owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and Eddie V’s.
Darden shares were flat Wednesday.
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North Korea fires suspected ICBM into sea off Japan, according to South Korean and Japanese officials
By Gawon Bae and Junko Ogura, CNN
North Korea launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday, the second missile test by the Kim Jong Un regime in two days.
The presumed ICBM was launched around 10:15 a.m. local time from the Susan area of the North Korean capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said it likely fell in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), about 210 kilometers (130 miles) west of the Japanese island of Oshima Oshima, according to the Japan Coast Guard said. It did not fly over Japan.
Kishida told reporters Friday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand that the launch was unacceptable. “North Korea is continuing to carry out provocative actions at frequency never seen before. I want to restate that we cannot accept such actions,” he said.
The Japanese government will continue to collect and analyze information and provide prompt updates to the public, he added. So far, there have been no reports of damage to vessels at sea, Kishida added.
The Misawa Air Base issued a shelter in place alert after the firing of the missile, according to US Air Force Colonel Greg Hignite, director of public affairs for US Forces Japan. It has now been lifted and the US military is still analyzing the flight path, he said.
The launch comes one day after Pyongyang fired a short-range ballistic missile into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, and issued a stern warning to the United States of a “fiercer military counteraction” to its tighter defense ties with South Korea and Japan.
It’s the second suspected test launch of an ICBM this month — an earlier missile fired on November 3 appeared to have failed, a South Korean government source told CNN at the time.
North Korea has carried out missile tests on 34 days this year, on occasion, firing multiple missiles in a single day, according to a CNN count. The tally includes both ballistic and cruise missiles.
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PARIS, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has completed, through its subsidiary CGI France SAS ("CGI France"), the previously announced acquisition of Harwell Management, a leading management consulting firm specializing in financial services for the French market. As the demand for management consulting services rises worldwide, CGI continues to broaden its capabilities to ensure the delivery of end-to-end capabilities, deep industry knowledge and experience, close collaboration, and trusted partnership for clients in France and across the globe.
Founded in 2009, Harwell Management has 150 employees who will join CGI Business Consulting in France, expanding its offerings in various financial services segments, including retail banking, corporate and investment banking, capital markets, insurance and healthcare mutuals, as well as other specialized financial services, such as leasing, personal financing and factoring.
"Joining together with Harwell Management enables us to provide a broader range of consulting support for our clients across the entire financial services value chain," said Laurent Gerin, President, Western and Southern Europe, CGI. "The merger also acts as a catalyst for CGI's organic growth strategy to the benefit of all CGI stakeholders—employees, clients, and shareholders. I am delighted to welcome the Harwell Management team to CGI."
"Our 800 consultants within CGI Business Consulting join me in warmly welcoming the 150 consultants of Harwell Management," said Pierre-Dominique Martin, Senior Vice President, CGI Business Consulting. "We share a common corporate culture and core values. This merger gives us the opportunity to consolidate our capabilities and accelerate our unique, value-driven consulting approach for financial services clients."
"We are honored to join the CGI Business Consulting team. Together, we are committed to delivering a high level of performance for our clients, offering excellent career opportunities to all our employees, and strengthening the positioning of CGI Business Consulting as the strategic partner of choice for organizations within the financial sector." said Franck Benzoni and Christophe Da Cunha, founders of Harwell Management.
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 84,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is $12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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New Experience Perfectly Pairs World-Famous Wines with Gourmet Fare, Offered Fleetwide
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Caymus Vineyards and Cabernet Sauvignon are synonymous with wine enthusiasts globally as one of the most sought-after wines to pour and share around the table for special celebrations. Now Princess Cruises is working with this renowned winery to offer the exclusive Caymus Vineyards Winemaker Dinner, available on Princess ships sailing North America itineraries by the end of April, including all Alaska voyages, and across all ships worldwide by late May.
Available in the popular Crown Grill specialty restaurant for $140 per person, the new Winemaker Dinner leverages the expansive expertise of Chuck Wagner, owner and winemaker of the renowned Napa Valley's Caymus Vineyards, to deliver a five-course menu (see below), crafted to complement the tasting notes of his wines.
The dinner, available for 12 guests per seating, will be offered 2-3 times per cruise, based on voyage length, and interested guests can reserve their spot once on board.
"Our new Caymus Vineyards Winemaker Dinner further elevates the Princess culinary experience and wonderfully showcases the elegance of cruising," said Sami Kohen, Princess vice president of food and beverage. "Our passionate culinary team and Chuck have curated what promises to deliver a deliciously memorable and tantalizing experience that will have our guests talking long after the last course and glass of wine are served."
Wagner, along with the Princess culinary team, personally selected the wines paired with the multi-course menu served. In addition to Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, he has perfectly matched up the dinner courses with varietals from the family's other offerings, including Caymus-Suisun 'The Walking Fool' Red Blend, Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay, Sea Sun Pinot Noir and Emmolo Sparkling.
"We have an appreciation for family, friends, delicious food and great wine, along with the many connections between them," said Chuck Wagner, Caymus Vineyards owner and winemaker. "We love how Princess also recognizes that cruise travel fosters deeper relationships with its guests and the destinations they visit by sharing experiences around the table, and we're thrilled to pour our wines and share our passion through a specially curated dinner with this beloved cruise line."
Caymus is a hands-on family affair which Wagner founded in 1972, alongside his late parents, when he was just 19 years old. After 50 harvests, he continues to make two renowned Cabernet Sauvignons - Caymus Napa Valley and Caymus Special Selection.
Chuck now works alongside two of his children, Charlie and Jenny, and the family also makes diverse wines from Napa Valley, other parts of California and beyond. Wagner is widely recognized for his winemaking and industry leadership, and all three Wagners continue to experiment with farming and winemaking, continuing the family legacy and commitment to excellence.
In addition to the new dinner, Caymus Vineyards is also working with Princess on a refreshed wine menu, and Caymus Vineyards will be the curator for the cruise line's Crown Grill steakhouse, chops and seafood specialty restaurant, with wine pairing recommendations on the menu. Coming later this year, guests will have the opportunity to visit Caymus Vineyards in Rutherford, Napa Valley, and Caymus-Suisun Winery in Suisun Valley, Calif., on exclusive shore excursions offered on various California-based cruises.
Caymus Vineyards Winemaker Dinner Menu
Openings
Beef carpaccio, celeriac, arugula, shaved parmesan, orange zest, balsamic glaze
or
Marinated Fresh Oyster Mushrooms and Wood Ear Mushrooms green pea granita, roasted hearts of romaine lettuce, smoked citrus dressing
Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, Calif.
First course
Fresh summer black truffle risotto, Parmigiano Reggiano aged 36 months
Caymus-Suisun 'The Walking Fool' Red Blend, Suisun Valley, Calif.
Main course
Tournedos Rossini – prime beef tenderloin, blossom artichokes
Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Calif.
or
Seared King Salmon and Giant Prawn
Peruvian potatoes, baby green zucchini and lemon beurre blanc
Sea Sun Pinot Noir, Calif.
Cheeses
Charcuterie and cheese selection
Paired with guest's wine of choice from the dinner
Dessert
Chocolate Rasberry Dream - intense dark chocolate mousse, chocolate raspberry cream, raspberry compote, chocolate sacher, Dark Chocolate Cornflake Crisp
Emmolo Sparkling Wine, Calif.
Princess first introduced its popular Winemaker's Dinner in a private space inspired by a wine cellar in the dining rooms onboard Royal Princess in 2013.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS (1-800-774-6237) or by visiting the company's website at www.princess.com.
About Princess Cruises
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Two New Jersey residents are charged after allegedly trying to undercut a licensed marijuana dispensary in Phillipsburg.
Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer on Friday announced the arrests of a 35-year-old woman from Belvidere and 38-year-old man from North Arlington, Bergen County, following an eight-week investigation into the alleged distribution of unregulated marijuana in town.
Police had been alerted to the activity after the pair were spotted selling the cannabis outside the dispensary, Pfeiffer said. Phillipsburg’s state-licensed dispensary for medical and adult-use recreational marijuana is The Apothecarium on South Main Street.
“They set up their vehicle right in front of the dispensary and had a sign there offering marijuana for sale at discount prices,” the prosecutor told lehighvalleylive.com on Friday.
Pfeiffer elaborated that regulated marijuana is grown by a state-sanctioned facility under controlled conditions, while unregulated marijuana is not.
Following the months-long investigation by the prosecutor’s office Narcotics Task Force, the Phillipsburg Police Department and New Jersey State Police, authorities executed a search warrant on a 2003 Pontiac Montana minivan driven by the male suspect and a 2008 Hyundai Elantra driven by the woman, Pfeiffer said.
The search turned up around seven ounces of marijuana that authorities seized, along with both vehicles and $540, Pfeiffer said.
Both were released pending a court date and are charged with one count each of distribution of over one ounce of marijuana and conspiracy to distribute over one ounce of marijuana. Both are third-degree crimes punishable upon conviction by a maximum penalty of five years in state prison.
New Jersey Superior Court on Friday afternoon said no attorney was listed for the female suspect, while the man is represented by public defender John McGuigan, who declined to comment.
A message seeking comment from a spokeswoman for The Apothecarium owner TerrAscend was not immediately returned.
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By JIM VERTUNO
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy on Friday, but his attorney said it should not disrupt the defamation damages trial underway in Texas that seeks to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack.
The trial in Austin, where Jones lives and Free Speech Systems is based, wrapped up its first week of testimony Friday and is expected to conclude next week. The bankruptcy filing was announced by Jones’ attorney Andino Reynal late in the day.
Reynal and attorneys for the family suing Jones told Judge Maya Guerra Gamble that the bankruptcy filing would not halt the lawsuit.
The company wants “to put this part of the odyssey behind us so that we have some numbers” set for damages, Reynal said.
Details of the bankruptcy filing were not immediately available.
It is not the first time a bankruptcy filing has come amid litigation against Jones by the Sandy Hook families. In April, Jones’ company Infowars and two more of his business entities filed for bankruptcy protection, which led to a trial delay. Free Speech Systems is the parent company of Infowars.
Courts in Texas and Connecticut have already found Jones liable for defamation for his portrayal of the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax involving actors aimed at increasing gun control. In both states, judges issued default judgements against Jones without trials because he failed to respond to court orders and turn over documents.
Christopher Mattei, an attorney for the Sandy Hook families in the Connecticut case, issued a statement Friday evening blasting the bankruptcy filing.
“Just two days before jury selection is due to begin in Connecticut, Mr. Jones has once again fled like a coward to bankruptcy court in a transparent attempt to delay facing the families that he has spent years hurting,” Mattei said. “These families have an endless well of patience and remain determined to hold Mr. Jones accountable in a Connecticut court.”
The trial in Austin is to determine how much Jones should pay for defaming Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was among the 20 children and six educators who were killed in the country’s deadliest school shooting. They and other Sandy Hook families suing Jones say they have suffered years of harassment and threats resulting from Jones’ repeated false claims that the shooting was a hoax or didn’t happen.
Jones claimed in court records last year that he had a negative net worth of $20 million, but attorneys for Sandy Hook families have painted a different financial picture.
Court records show that Jones’ Infowars store, which sells nutritional supplements and survival gear, made more than $165 million between 2015 and 2018. Jones has also urged listeners on his Infowars program to donate money.
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Associated Press writer Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed to this report. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/29/alex-jones-media-company-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-trial/ | 2022-07-30 17:09:56 | 1 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/29/alex-jones-media-company-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-trial/ |
The second mile produced Thomas Smigo’s second PIAA 1A cross country championship.
The Palisades senior pulled away in the middle of the race to win in 16 minutes and 33 seconds Saturday afternoon at the Hersheypark Course in Hershey.
The second mile produced Thomas Smigo’s second PIAA 1A cross country championship.
The Palisades senior pulled away in the middle of the race to win in 16 minutes and 33 seconds Saturday afternoon at the Hersheypark Course in Hershey.
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Alex Jones makes 1st appearance outside Sandy Hook trial
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A defiant Alex Jones showed up at a Connecticut courthouse Tuesday declaring his innocence despite already being found liable for spreading the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
A jury seated about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Sandy Hook in Waterbury Superior Court has been hearing evidence for a week to determine how much Jones must pay the families of eight victims and an FBI agent who was among the first to respond to the shooting that took the lives of 20 first graders and six educators.
Jones spent just a few minutes at the courthouse, arriving at about 9:30 a.m., accompanied by one of his attorneys and repeating declarations he made last week on his Infowars web show that the proceeding is nothing more than a “show trial.”
“This is a travesty of justice and this judge is a tyrant,” Jones said outside the courthouse. “This judge is ordering me to say that I’m guilty and to say that I’m a liar. None of that is true. I was not wrong about Sandy Hook on purpose. I questioned it.”
Jones left a short time later, indicating he would not be testifying on Tuesday.
Judge Barbara Bellis found Jones and Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, liable by default last year without a trial, as punishment for what she called his repeated failures to turn over documents to the Sandy Hook lawyers.
Jones has complained that he was found “guilty” without trials. There is no guilt in civil trials like this one in Connecticut, or one last month in Texas where a jury awarded nearly $50 million in damages to the parents of one of the children killed in the shooting.
The judge “has now ordered me to not say I’m not innocent and ordered me to say that I have not profited from Sandy Hook,” Jones said Tuesday. “That’s ordering me to perjure myself. I will not perjure myself under the order of a judge.”
Jones is not being allowed to present defenses arguing he is not liable, including that the First Amendment gave him the right to say the shooting didn’t happen and raise questions about it.
The plaintiffs say Jones’ promotion of the hoax lie on his Infowars show led to the families being threatened and harassed by deniers of the shooting. They say they’ve endured death threats and in-person harassment, video recording by strangers and abusive comments on social media. Some families moved out of Newtown to avoid the harassment.
And they say while Jones talked about the shooting, sales of the dietary supplements, clothing, food and other items he hawks on his show surged. A representative for Free Speech Systems testified last week that she believed Jones and his company made at least $100 million in revenues since the school shooting.
On Tuesday, the jury heard from Clint Watts, former FBI agent and homeland security expert, who testified about how the Internet and social media are used by organizations and governments to spread misinformation and about Jones’ Infowars website.
Jones has painted the trials as a conspiracy by Democrats and the media to take away gun rights, put him out of business and silence him.
Jones, who has said over the past few years that he believes the shooting did happen, also bashed the Texas trial on his show. Under oath and facing a jury in Austin, he said he realized the hoax lies were irresponsible and hurt people’s feelings, and he was sorry for that.
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Associated Press writers Michael Hill and Pat Eaton-Robb contributed to this report.
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BERLIN (AP) — Several people were injured by turbulence during a flight from the German city of Frankfurt to Mauritius on Thursday, the German news agency dpa reported.
Around 20 passengers and crew members on board Condor flight DE2314 were injured when the plane hit turbulence about two hours before landing, an airline spokesperson told dpa.
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Mauritius is an archipelago nation whose main island is some 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off the southeast coast of Africa.
The airline spokesperson said those who were injured were being medically examined. It was not immediately clear how severe their injuries were, dpa reported. The cabin of the aircraft was supposedly also damaged but no further details were given.
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After reading the open letter from David Milliron to North Bend, I realize how misguided the approach the Bay Area is having toward the homeless problem is.
Every discussion concerning the homeless population here that doesn't begin with the question "how do we get rid of them" is futile. Sound cold you say? OK, let's just get rid of the single males then. That should bring things down to a manageable level. Why them? Well how many of these men grew up here? Attended our elementary schools? The answer is not many.
So, they came in here from somewhere, but why? Well, the same reason a locust comes into fertile fields. The same reason the elk are congregated at Dean Creek. Because it's a good place to be if you are them. Better than other places for a variety of reasons or they would move on.
So, our efforts should be concentrated on making it not be a good place to be for them, period. No place for a free meal. No place to sleep. No one handing them money. As inhospitable as possible within the law. Now there are other ways of "getting rid of them" or course. They could clean up their drug habits, get work, co-op living arrangement and they would also be gone from the streets. But they won't and we need to accept this.
And if it's not bad enough they are bold and arrogant now, like Africanized honey bees. They will confront you if you tell them to get out of your garbage or your yard. Our children and many adults fear them. We have to say enough. Our community doesn't have the resources to continue to allow these people to live a parasitical lifestyle at our expense.
I for one don't give a damn about the "root causes" anymore. The root cause is misguided bleeding hearts with woke bringing up the rear.
John Chaplin
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The royal family will be celebrating Easter without Queen Elizabeth in public this year. The 95-year-old monarch will not be joining the congregation in person for Easter service at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on Sunday. There will be other members of the royal family celebrating at the service, and some may drop in to see the queen afterwards. Queen Elizabeth is a devout Christian and head of the Church of England. She attends services regularly and worships online if she can't go. | https://www.nbc.com/access/video/queen-elizabeth-will-not-attend-easter-sunday-service-with-royal-family-in-person/734213573 | 2022-08-08 12:24:20 | 0 | https://www.nbc.com/access/video/queen-elizabeth-will-not-attend-easter-sunday-service-with-royal-family-in-person/734213573 |
New solar installation brings local energy to agricultural gem
SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Among the fruit trees and berry bushes at Afton Apple Orchard, two solar arrays have sprouted. One rooftop array installed on a workshop in 2018 is now complemented by a larger array atop a barn recently added to the property. All Energy Solar, a full-service solar energy solution provider, designed and installed the systems to provide clean energy on-site at the family-owned and operated orchard located in Hastings, Minnesota.
Nestled in the Saint Croix River Valley on about 250 acres, Afton Apple produces Minnesota-grown crops beyond apples, including raspberries, pumpkins, and more. The grounds are a seasonal destination for family-friendly activities like pick-your-own produce, a corn maze, a playground, and a petting farm. The retail store sells cider, pies, jams, and other items, in addition to pre-picked fruits and vegetables.
"The Femling Family and staff at Afton Apple Orchard have always embraced sustainability, the concept of giving back, and doing good by the community. Supporting their property with solar not only helps Afton Apple significantly reduce their energy consumption from the grid, but also showcases their environmental commitment to thousands of visitors each year, " said Michael Thalhimer, Director of Business Development at All Energy Solar. "This project was important to the Femlings; we're thrilled to support the business and its mission to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel energy."
The rural location and agricultural focus make Afton Apple a perfect candidate for solar power's locally sourced electricity. Solar panels from the new 79-kilowatt system will account for over 90,000kWh of Year 1 energy generation, providing most of the electricity needs supporting the orchard's retail store, machinery, lighting, refrigeration, and outbuildings.
"Interest in our solar project was originally driven by my husband, Frank, who always believed in renewables and looked for ways to make our operation more efficient, to save on costs," said Cindy Femling, owner of Afton Apple. "Frank's legacy was to set up the orchard for success for our kids, and completing this solar project has been a big part of that effort."
"Our goal is to set up the property for success when the next generation of our family takes over the business in the future. One of the biggest costs we face is energy," continued Femling. "Solar power is renewable, reliable, and local, and we believe the cost savings over time will help keep the orchard's operating costs lowered for decades to come."
The solar installation supports Afton Apple's commitment to minimizing the orchard's environmental footprint while growing high-quality produce to keep the farm economically viable. The 25-year projected environmental benefits equate to over 1,500 tons of CO2 offset.
Learn more about Afton Apple https://www.aftonapple.com/ and All Energy Solar large-scale projects https://www.allenergysolar.com/for-businesses/
All Energy Solar provides a full-service solar energy integration experience for residential, commercial, agricultural, and government customers seeking to transition to solar energy. www.allenergysolar.com.
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Evansville hires David Ragland as basketball coach
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Evansville has hired David Ragland as its basketball coach. Ragland replaces Todd Lickliter, who was fired earlier this month after going 15-53 in 2 1/2 seasons. Ragland will be introduced Wednesday. He spent last season as an assistant at Butler under LaVall Jordan. New Bulldogs coach Thad Matta had planned to keep Ragland on his staff. Ragland has worked as an assistant at Utah State, Valparaiso, Vincennes, Northern Kentucky, Bowling Green, Indiana State and Frank Phillips College. He also spent two years as head coach at Vincennes, a junior college in southern Indiana. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/24/evansville-hires-david-ragland-as-basketball-coach/ | 2022-05-25 01:25:55 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/24/evansville-hires-david-ragland-as-basketball-coach/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
4-4-1-2, FIREBALL: 2
(four, four, one, two; FIREBALL: two)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
4-4-1-2, FIREBALL: 2
(four, four, one, two; FIREBALL: two) | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Morning-game-17669275.php | 2022-12-21 17:36:21 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Morning-game-17669275.php |
There is no doubt that some believe a two-loss Alabama team deserved to be in the College Football Playoffs over one-loss Ohio State or TCU.
In my opinion, the selection committee nailed it perfectly with No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 TCU and No. 4 Ohio State.
If the Horned Frogs were left out -- which many apparently believed would happen because the Big 12 doesn't have the same history and reputation as far as football is concerned as Alabama -- it would have been punished for making it to their championship game.
At halftime of Michigan's win over Purdue, Fox television, for reasons only it knows, interviewed Bama's Nick Saban and let him plead his case for the Crimson Tide.
His lame excuse was the selection committee should consider who is playing the best football right now and not won and loss records.
First, Alabama didn't play Saturday, so no one knows how good they are playing right now.
And if the roles were reversed, Saban would have been arguing that wins and losses count the most.
Most of the nation is weary of Alabama and for good reason.
The Tide have won six of the last 11 national championships, and they are always in the conversation about playing for a national championship.
This season, though, the Tide finished tied with LSU for the SEC West Championship and lost the tie-breaker to the Tigers to see who would lose to Georgia.
As everyone knows, the Horned Frogs' only loss of the season was on Saturday by a field goal in overtime to Kansas State, a very solid football team.
Ohio State's only loss was to No. 2 Michigan.
So the selection committee did the right thing, and its top four were the same as The Associated Press, Coaches and FWAA polls.
Let the debate begin which is the best football conference in the country now that the Big Ten finally got half the playoff berths, and Michigan has made the playoffs for two consecutive years.
The debate will end Jan. 9 when a national champion is crowned, or sooner if the Buckeyes and the Wolverines play each other in the finale. But for almost two years the road to the championship has run through Georgia, which is riding a 14-game win streak.
The Bulldogs' only loss in the last two seasons came at the hands of Alabama in the SEC Championship Game which they avenged 37 days later in the CFP Championship Game.
The Bulldogs advanced to that game by beating Michigan 34-11, and the Wolverines' only touchdown came with less than five minutes to play.
As for those who feel Alabama was slighted, it is true the Tide had a tougher schedule than TCU, and its losses were to No. 6 Tennessee and No. 17 LSU.
However, the Horned Frogs took care of business, and when Tim Brando, one of Fox's leading announcers, spoke to the Little Rock Touchdown Club this fall he warned everyone that TCU was for real.
The Frogs outscored their opponents by an average of more than two touchdowns.
The bet here is Alabama will be back and sooner than later.
Bama is still going to the Sugar Bowl, and it has the opportunity to make another case for why they should have been invited because they are playing Kansas State.
Maybe, in a way, Alabama not being in the playoffs is good for college football. For sure, most of the country were tired of the Crimson Tide.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street churned to a mixed finish Tuesday as a long list of worries looms, even if the most pressing crisis seems to be calming as Washington moves to avoid a default on its debt.
The S&P 500 edged up by 0.07, or less than 0.1%, to 4,205.52, hovering close to its highest level since August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 50.56 points, or 0.2%, to 33,042.78. The Nasdaq composite, meanwhile, led the market with a 0.3% gain as excitement keeps building about artificial intelligence. It rose 41.74 to 13,017.43.
Tuesday marked the U.S. stock market's first trading since President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal to allow the U.S. government to borrow more money, which would let it avoid a default on its debt. They now must convince Congress to approve it before the U.S. government runs out of cash to pay its bills, which could happen as soon as Monday.
Some on Capitol Hill are unhappy about the deal’s details, and Biden and McCarthy are both working to gather votes. The wide expectation on Wall Street has been for Washington to reach a deal in the 11th hour because failure would likely mean tremendous pain for the economy and financial markets.
Even if there is no default, though, all the partisan brinkmanship could erode more faith and trust in the U.S. government. That could trigger another downgrade to its credit rating, following Standard & Poor's rating cut in 2011.
Beyond the drama around the nation’s debt limit, financial markets have been battling a long list of concerns. The economy is slowing, inflation is still high and interest rates may be heading even higher, which would further tighten the reins on the economy and financial markets.
The worries are also global, with China’s economic recovery weaker than expected following its relaxation of anti-COVID restrictions.
U.S. stocks have rallied despite such worries recently after companies reported drops in profit for the start of the year that weren’t as bad as feared. And at the center of it has been Wall Street’s growing frenzy over AI.
Nvidia, whose chips are helping to power the tech world’s newest rush, rose another 3% after already more than doubling so far this year. Last week, it gave a monster forecast for upcoming revenue as it described customers of all kinds racing to apply AI to their businesses.
Nvidia’s surge has its total value nearing $1 trillion, a threshold passed by only the biggest stocks, including Apple. The huge gains are raising worries about another possible bubble sweeping the stock market. But evangelists say AI is the next big revolution to reshape the global economy.
Also helping to prop up Wall Street in recent weeks have been reports showing a resilient job market and other signals that the slowing economy may avoid a recession.
“I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of money to be made in AI for a select group of companies, but that’s not enough to lift the entire economy out of a potential recession here,” said Rich Weiss, senior vice president at American Century Investments.
He acknowledged the job market has remained much better than he expected under the weight of higher interest rates, but he points to weakness in the housing market, manufacturing, corporate profits and other areas that often fall before the labor market ahead of a recession.
“The job market will follow the others, not the other way around,” Weiss said.
He also highlighted how concentrated the stock market's gains have been this year among a handful of companies, many benefiting from AI. The majority of stocks in the S&P 500 are down for the year so far, partially on worries about the economy.
A report Tuesday morning showed that confidence among consumers is falling and remains well below where it was before the pandemic, though it remains stronger than economists expected. That's key because continued spending by households has been one of the main pillars forcing investors to push out their predictions for an upcoming recession by another three to six months.
On the losing end of Wall Street were companies in the energy industry. Exxon Mobil fell 0.9%, as the price of crude oil fell even more steeply amid worries about demand for fuel.
In the bond market, Treasury yields eased as fears about a possible default diminished.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.69% from 3.81% late Friday. It helps set rates for mortgages and other loans.
The yield on the two-year Treasury fell to 4.46% from 4.57%. It more closely tracks expectations for what the Federal Reserve will do.
Traders are largely bracing for another hike in short-term interest rates from the Fed at its next meeting in two weeks, but the hope is that may be the final one after more than a year of rapid increases.
Higher interest rates help to slow inflation, but they do that by dragging on the entire economy, raising the risk of a recession and hurting prices for investments.
In markets abroad, European stocks were lower while indexes were mostly higher in Asia.
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AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.
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CHICO — Kent Green awoke early Saturday morning to the sound of his grandson knocking on the bedroom door. Liam, 5, was excited for the Spring Jamboree in Bidwell Park, so much so that he was ready to go at 7:30 a.m. The event started at 10.
The Greens were among the first wave of families to enter Caper Acres. Neither Liam, a Chicoan, nor his grandparents, visiting from Las Vegas, had attended the annual Easter weekend gathering hosted by the Chico Area Recreation and Park District — but all loved what they discovered.
“This is his park,” Kent Green said, pointing to Liam. “Him and I, we come here at least three or four times a week, just to go on the swings and run around. His mom read about the Jamboree, so of course we took him out here.”
Liam was near the front of the line as Shannon Buergler and Leahana Mishelof from Chico Princess Parties opened their face-painting station. “When we’re done, I want to go on bouncy castle,” Liam said, referring to the bounce house set-up by the softball field.
Hundreds of families converged on Bidwell Park. Unlike last year, when rain forced CARD to move the event indoors, Saturday’s weather allowed for an expansive outdoor experience.
Erin Horst, who recently joined CARD part-time as events coordinator, added a new dimension. Rather than search for Easter eggs, children embarked on an adventure treasure hunt with nearly two-dozen spots. Local groups and businesses put forth a range of activities — games, art, the aforementioned face-painting — and marked participants’ maps with stickers. At the end, CARD gave out prizes.
Outside the playground sat a petting zoo, cotton candy cart, food trucks and the bounce houses. Greeting visitors: the Easter bunny.
“A lot of fun,” Kent Green said.
Jamboree potpourri
A drama teacher at Inspire School of Arts and Sciences, Horst hadn’t attended CARD’s Spring Jamboree before it became her job to organize one. However, she’d planned multidistrict educational events in Kansas City before moving to Chico nine years ago. She came up with the treasure hunt to engage attendees.
“It gives them a little more to do in the park than a mad dash for Easter eggs,” Horst said. Mother of an 8-year-old and 5-year-old, she added, “I definitely have them in mind.”
The event drew returning families and first-timers, such as Brooks Lee and his father, Stacey. They stopped by the table of Lauren Piasecki and Rebecca Schneider, gardening aficionado friends who launched a floral events venture at the Jamboree. Brooks, 9, selected one of the flower bunches off their table.
Stacey Lee said he came “just to have fun with my son” — and “we’ve had fun,” Brooks injected, adding he’d looked forward to “looking around and seeing all the cool stuff.”
Might he get his face painted? “Maybe!” Brooks enthused.
April Arendt attended last year. As daughter Taylor, 5, played a game at the Butte Environmental Council booth, she expressed her appreciation for the free event and the opportunity “to get outside and enjoy the weather for once.”
Arendt also appreciated the new format, saying: The treasure hunt is a great addition.” | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/04/09/spring-jamboree-engages-families/ | 2023-04-09 12:06:46 | 0 | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/04/09/spring-jamboree-engages-families/ |
(KTLA) — When a ride malfunctions at Disneyland, it’s unlikely that guests can call a Disney Imagineer to talk about the inconvenience.
However, that’s exactly what Dan Povenmire, co-creator of Disney’s animated series “Phineas and Ferb,” did when he and members of the show went to visit the “Happiest Place on Earth” on June 26, WDW News Today reported.
While on the popular Rise of the Resistance attraction in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Povenmire documented the moment when the ride temporarily broke down and shared it on TikTok.
Instead of waiting on Disneyland cast members to solve the problem, as most guests would, Povenmire decided to call in the big guns. He made a FaceTime call to Scott Trowbridge, senior creative executive at Walt Disney Imagineering.
In the video, Povenmire stated that Trowbridge oversees “all the Star Wars stuff at Disneyland” and shared snippets of their conversation when he jokingly complained about the ride being temporarily unavailable.
The two have known each other since college, according to Povenmire.
Unfortunately, Trowbridge wasn’t much help, and he deferred Povenmire’s complaint to a toy version of R2-D2.
The video, which has been up for less than a week, has already been seen by almost 900,000 people and has more than 214,000 likes.
In the video, Povenmire said they were stuck on the ride for 45 minutes but clarified in the comments section that cast members fixed the problem in about 15 minutes.
Unfortunately for any parkgoers, no one outside of the “Phineas and Ferb” crew witnessed the call. Povenmire shared that both ride vehicles were filled with show personnel.
Povenmire said this was the first time the ride broke down on him, however, some TikTok users shared that the famous ride had broken down on them multiple times during their visits to the theme park.
Regardless of the minor interruption, Povenmire still said that Rise of the Resistance was the best ride at Disneyland. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/phineas-and-ferb-co-creator-calls-disney-imagineer-after-disneyland-ride-breaks-down/ | 2023-07-05 21:47:33 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/phineas-and-ferb-co-creator-calls-disney-imagineer-after-disneyland-ride-breaks-down/ |
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KRON) — The CEO of a tech company has been charged with the 1992 strangulation murder of Laurie Houts in California. He could face life in prison if convicted, according to the County of Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office.
On Saturday police arrested John Kevin Woodward, 58, the President and CEO of Readytech, at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City when he arrived from Amsterdam. He was then charged with the murder of Laurie Houts—his roommate’s girlfriend—in Mountain View 30 years ago.
In September of 1992 a passerby noticed Houts dead in her vehicle on Crittenden Lane in Mountain View. The rope that had been used to kill her was still around her neck. Footprints were visible on the windshield interior, a sign that she struggled for her life.
Investigations quickly steered law enforcement towards Woodward as a prime suspect. He was reportedly jealous of Houts because he developed an “unrequited romantic attachment” to her boyfriend, Woodward’s roommate. Woodward reportedly had no alibi.
Woodward was tried twice for the murder throughout the late 1990s. The second case was dismissed by a judge citing insufficient evidence after a jury could not reach a verdict. Woodward then moved to the Netherlands after the case was dismissed.
In 2021, newly developed forensic technology was able to tie Woodward to the scene via the rope that was used to strangle Houts. The DA’s office filed a case in January of this year and a nationwide warrant was activated for his arrest.
Rob Baker, the Deputy District Attorney with the Cold Case Unit, said the process of arresting Woodward was particularly complicated because he lives in the Netherlands. Homeland Security worked with the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security to learn when Woodward would be returning to the United States. “Prior to COVID, he [Woodward] regularly returned to the Bay Area at least once a year, typically in the summer,” Baker said.
Last Wednesday, Homeland Security informed the DA’s Office and the Mountain View Police Department that Woodward would be arriving at JFK on Saturday. By Friday, investigators from the DA’s office and the Mountain View Police Department were traveling to New York to assist with the arrest. Woodward was arrested by Homeland Security when he got off the plane, and was taken into custody in New York.
Baker said that Woodward waived extradition in a New York courtroom on Monday afternoon. Mountain View Police will escort Woodward back to California and book him into Santa Clara County Jail by July 29. After he has been booked, he will face arraignment on the complaint charging him with the murder of Houts. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/tech-ceo-arrested-in-1992-cold-case/ | 2022-07-14 01:04:46 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/tech-ceo-arrested-in-1992-cold-case/ |
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Monday ordered that apartheid-era assassin, Janusz Walus be granted parole.
Walus, an anti-communist Polish national, gunned down anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993.
He has served almost thirty years behind bars for the murder, a crime which many believe pushed South Africa to the brink of a civil conflict.
What did the Constitutional Court say?
In a unanimous judgment, Consitutional Court Chief Justice Raymond Zondo ordered that the justice minister place Walus "on parole on such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate."
Zondo said that Walus should be placed on parole within the space of 10 days.
Walus "was convicted of very serious crime... cold blooded murder," said Zondo. The chief justice said that "his conduct nearly plunged this country into civil unrest", but he was entitled to parole, by law.
The judgment came after Justice Minister Ronald Lamola's 2020 decision to reject Walus's application for parole.
Court ruling slammed
Solly Mapaila — leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) which is part of a political alliance with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) — expressed his dissatisfaction with the decision to reporters outside court in Johannesburg.
"The Constitutional Court is a court of democracy, it cannot be upholding apartheid injustice. This is an injustice by the highest court,'' said Mapaila.
Hani's widow Limpho Hani expressed her anger at the decision, telling local news station eNews Channel Africa that "Chief Justice Zondo has failed this country completely," before angrily saying the decision was "diabolical."
A dark chapter in South African history
Hani was shot dead at point-blank range on April 10, 1993, in the driveway of his home in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Walus shot the leader of the South African Communist Party four times before making his getaway.
Walus was convicted along with Conservative Party politician Clive Derby-Lewis, who was released on medical parole in 2015 before dying in 2016.
The murder came at a time when negotiations to end apartheid were reaching a critical phase.
In the immediate aftermath of Hani's killing, then ANC President Nelson Mandela made an impassioned plea for calm in a televized address.
Mandela pointed out that a white woman had come forward and given the license plate of the car she had seen leaving Hani's home following the shooting, which Mandela said helped bring the assassin to justice.
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BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai man was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that a court said mocked the country’s monarch, a legal aid group said.
Bangkok’s Criminal Court ruled that the calendar for 2021 containing pictures of yellow ducks in poses resembled and ridiculed Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, diminishing his reputation, the group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said.
Yellow rubber ducks were at one point a tongue-in-cheek symbol of Thailand’s pro-democracy protest movement.
Narathorn Chotmankongsin was charged under Thailand’s lese majeste law, which calls for three to 15 years’ imprisonment for anyone who defames, insults or threatens the king, the queen, the heir apparent or the regent.
The court declared that six illustrations in the calendar were made to mock the king.
The legal aid group said the 26-year-old defendant, whom it identified by the nickname Ton Mai, had his sentence reduced to two years because he cooperated with the court.
Human Rights Watch issued a statement Wednesday asking Thai authorities to “quash the sentence and promptly release Narathorn Chotmankongsin.”
“The prosecution and three-year sentence of a man for selling satirical calendars shows that Thai authorities are now trying to punish any activity they deem to be insulting the monarchy,” said Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “This case sends a message to all Thais, and to the rest of the world, that Thailand is moving further away from — not closer to — becoming a rights-respecting democracy.”
The lese majeste law has long drawn criticism for its harshness and a provision allowing anyone to file a complaint, allowing its use for partisan political purposes. In recent years, it has become a focus of pro-democracy activists, who have called for it to be amended or abolished.
Two young female activists seeking its repeal and other judicial reforms are reportedly in critical condition after hunger striking for more than six weeks.
At least 233 people have been charged with lese majeste since November 2020 according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights. Before that, prosecutions had been informally suspended, bThaut they were revived as the protest movement gained strength and made increasingly strong criticisms of the monarchy.
The demands to reform the monarchy have been controversial because by tradition, the institution has been considered untouchable and one of the main foundations of Thai nationalism.
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11 Hindu men given life sentences for raping a Muslim woman in 2002 and killing seven of her family have been released from prison. The rape took place during riots in Gujarat state, led at the time by Narendra Modi.
Indian activists and politicians have condemned the decision by a court in the western Indian state of Gujarat to release 11 men who had received life sentences for the rape of a pregnant Muslim woman in 2002 amid religious riots.
The Hindu men, who were also convicted of killing seven of the woman's family, were released on Monday under laws which allow convicts to seek remission after 14 years in jail, officials said.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat in 2002, when the Hindu-Muslim riots took place. Now the leader he is the leader of the country's Hindu nationalist government, with many accusing him of fomenting religious divisions.
The release also raised questions around the government's stance on women in a country notorious for violence against them.
Media images showed the men being welcomed with sweets and garlands outside the jail upon their release, which came as India celebrated 75 years of independence.
The 11 men were convicted of killing the woman's three-year-old daughter as one of their victims.
The riots in Gujarat in 2002 are considered some of the worst religious unrest seen in the predominantly Hindu country.
Many see the violence as having been triggered by the death of almost 60 Hindus in a train that caught fire, with suspicion falling on Muslim extremists as the arsonists, though this has not been proven.
More than 1,000 people, most of them Muslims, were killed in the ensuing unrest.
Modi has since faced persistent criticism from opposition politicians over what some saw as his inaction and complicity in the violence.
The husband of the rape victim, Yakub Rasul, said that he and his wife had not been informed of the release through official channels.
"We have lost our family and want to live in peace, but suddenly this has happened," Yakub Rasul told Reuters news agency. "We had no prior information about their release, either from the courts or the government. We only learnt about it from the media."
Senior lawyer Anand Yagnik said that "the remission of the sentence of convicts of a gruesome crime like gang rape and murder is morally and ethically improper," adding: "What is the signal we are trying to send?"
The writer and feminist Kavita Krishnan wrote a Twitter message directed at the prime minister questioning whether his support for women ended when a woman was Muslim.
The president of the Muslim AIMIM party, Asaduddin Owaisi, also accused Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, which still rules the state of Gujarat, of being indifferent to crimes against women when the victims are Muslim.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry.
The Democratic-controlled Minnesota Legislature approved a massive legalization bill and Democrat Gov. Tim Walz signed it in May.
At least one Minnesota tribe plans to take advantage of its sovereignty and allow sales right away. But the state projects most legal retail sales won’t begin until early 2025, while it creates as licensing and regulatory system for the new industry.
Legalization followed a debate between critics who fear for the impacts on public safety and young people, and supporters who argue that prohibition of the drug had failed. Backers of the law framed legalization noted that people of color were more likely than whites to be arrested for minor offenses, and to suffer lasting consequences in employment and housing.
Minnesota is the 23rd state to legalize recreational marijuana, more than a decade after Colorado and Washington did so.
It comes as New York struggles to end the illicit trade while failing to quickly license legal shops with a focus on “social equity” and New Mexico punishes retailers for illegally selling weed sourced from California — amid wider gluts and plummeting prices for pot farmers.
Farmers, like members of the public, can’t legally move cannabis across state lines amid the ongoing federal ban.
Here’s a look at what will and won’t change in Minnesota as of Aug. 1:
WHAT’S LEGAL
Adults 21 and older can possess and travel in the state with 2 ounces of cannabis flower, 8 grams of concentrate and 800 milligrams worth of THC-containing edible products such as gummies and seltzers. They can have up to 2 pounds of cannabis flower at home.
Low-potency edibles made with THC from industrial hemp were legalized last year. They’ve been subject to a 10% marijuana tax since July 1.
That tax will apply to other marijuana products as they become licensed for sales, but not on sovereign tribal lands.
It remains illegal under federal law to bring marijuana in from out of state.
RETAIL WEED
The Red Lake Nation plans to sell recreational marijuana at its existing medical cannabis dispensary starting Aug. 1. But that’s on its remote reservation in northwestern Minnesota. It’s not clear yet if other tribes will follow.
While states like New Mexico managed to legalize and regulate marijuana within a year of legalization, Minnesota will take a bit longer.
Like New York, the Minnesota law gives priority to social equity considerations for awarding licenses. That can mean applicants from low-income areas that have felt disproportionate effects from marijuana being illegal, people whose convictions have been expunged, and military veterans who lost their honorable status due to a marijuana-related offense, to name a few.
That includes a long list of license categories for cannabis-related businesses, with application fees ranging from $250 for delivery services to $10,000 for growers and product manufacturers.
Local governments can’t ban cannabis sales, but they can limit the number of retailers to one per 12,500 residents.
MINNESOTA GROWN
Adults can grow up to eight plants at home, with no more than four flowering at a time. The plants must be grown in an enclosed, locked space that’s not open to public view, whether that’s indoors or in a garden.
Retailers can start selling marijuana seeds if they comply with labeling and other requirements set by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
WHERE AND WHERE NOT TO TOKE
Cannabis can be legally consumed on private property, including private homes. Eventually it will be allowed at special events where organizers have permits.
But it’s still illegal to smoke or vape cannabis anywhere that tobacco smoking is prohibited, including most businesses, apartment buildings and college campuses. Nothing in the state law prohibits smoking it on a public sidewalk, but local ordinances might.
Cannabis use remains illegal in all forms while driving, in public schools, on school buses, in state prisons, and on federal property. It can’t be smoked or vaped where a minor could inhale it.
GUNS AND GANJA
Federal law still bars cannabis consumers from owning firearms or ammunition.
That’s despite Second Amendment-friendly provisions in the Minnesota law. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has said that regardless of Minnesota’s new law, a “current user” of marijuana is defined as an “unlawful user” for federal purposes. That means people following state law are still prohibited from having guns and ganja.
Gun purchasers must fill out an ATF form saying whether or not they use marijuana. Lying on the form is a felony under federal law.
CLEANING SLATES
Minor marijuana convictions, like possession of small amounts, will began to be automatically expunged starting in August. More than 60,000 Minnesotans could benefit, but the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the process could take up to a year to clear everyone’s record.
A special Cannabis Expungement Board will be formed to review felony convictions to determine eligibility case by case.
REGULATING IT
The Office of Cannabis Management will oversee the cannabis industry in Minnesota. It’s starting to list job positions, with applications for the office’s first executive director open through July 31.
The office will also take over the running of Minnesota’s medical marijuana program, which won’t be taxed.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities said Friday they have arrested an Iraqi on charges of murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity over bombings that took place in Baghdad more than a decade ago.
The federal prosecutor’s office identified the suspect as a person in their 40s who has been living in Belgium since 2015. It said the suspect was believed to belong to a cell of the al-Qaida terrorist network that was “partly responsible for several bombings in the Green Zone of Baghdad in 2009 and 2010, which killed at least 376 people and injured more than 2,300.”
The suspect was charged with “several murders with terrorist intent, participation in the activities of a terrorist group, war crimes and crimes against humanity.” | https://www.kark.com/news/international/ap-international/belgium-arrests-iraqi-suspected-of-terror-attack-involvement/ | 2023-05-05 18:28:49 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/international/ap-international/belgium-arrests-iraqi-suspected-of-terror-attack-involvement/ |
Lead rating authority once again affirms Sentry's highest rating for ability to meet ongoing insurance obligations
STEVENS POINT, Wis., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After concluding its annual review, AM Best, the insurance industry's leading rating authority, affirmed Sentry's A+ (superior) rating for a 31st consecutive year*. The rating confirms the mutual insurance group's financial strength and superior ability to pay its customers' claims now and in the future.
"Receiving this rating each year since 1992 is a reminder of our company's transformation during the 1990s and 2000s," said Pete McPartland, Sentry Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO. "I'm grateful to our associates—and retirees—for putting us in the strong position we're currently benefitting from. It was their loyalty, caring, and strong work ethic that got us here and created the Sentry we are today—one of the best capitalized companies in the insurance industry."
While the ever-changing landscape of COVID-19 presented new challenges for Sentry, the company's proactive approach, including significant investments in technology, helped meld its traditional business model with the best data and analytics currently available. This created a better overall experience for customers and associates. As a result, 2021 was the strongest financial year in the company's modern history.
Fewer than 10 percent of U.S.-based property and casualty insurance companies earn the A+ rating—even less have achieved it for three straight decades. The designation speaks to the financial strength and soundness of Sentry as a company.
"Financially, we're an even stronger company than we were before the pandemic," said Todd Schroeder, Sentry Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer. "We're outpacing the industry in growth and are well-positioned to withstand industry and economic headwinds. Our financial strength is a testament to how we operate and means our customers can continue to rely on us when they need us most."
In support of its A+ (superior) rating, AM Best points to Sentry's balance sheet strength, which achieves the rating authority's highest ranking of "strongest" for risk-adjusted capitalization. AM Best also recognizes Sentry's strong market position as one of the leading commercial casualty writers in the United States, its well-diversified business mix, and strong management team with a successful track record of executing strategy.
Sentry Insurance is a part of one of the largest and most financially secure mutual insurance groups in the United States, holding a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (superior) from AM Best, current as of June 2022. See ambest.com/ratings/guide.pdf for rating information. Sentry and its subsidiaries sell property and casualty insurance, life insurance, annuities, and retirement programs for business and individuals throughout the country. Headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Sentry employs more than 4,300 associates across the country. See a complete list of underwriting companies at sentry.com.
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First term Tennessee state representative Justin Pearson says he was trying to honor his ancestors for helping him rise to elected office when he wore his dashiki on the floor of the House chamber during his swearing-in ceremony Feb. 9.
The freshman lawmaker says he was surprised to hear another member, Rep. David Hawk, criticize him for his attire. Pearson says his colleague scolded him for not adhering to tradition where male lawmakers wear suits and ties on the House floor.
In his floor speech, according to the House speaker's office, Hawk referred to the late Rep. Lois DeBerry, who as speaker pro tempore established a precedent of men wearing a coat and tie in the chamber.
CNN has reached out to Hawk for comment.
"There's nothing in the rules about attire at all," Pearson told CNN, adding that he typically wears his dashiki for special occasions.
After the swearing-in, Pearson took to Twitter to denounce his colleague's criticism, saying, "...a white supremacist has attacked my wearing of my Dashiki." Pearson added he understands not conforming to the "status quo ought to make some people uncomfortable."
In response to Pearson, the Tennessee House GOP tweeted that if Pearson doesn't like decorum rules that were approved in a bipartisan manner, he should "explore a different career opportunity." The tweet adds that reminding members to follow the approved decorum rules is "far from a racist attack."
A spokesman for Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton told CNN in a statement: "The speaker will continue to follow the precedent and the path established by Ms. DeBerry to honor her and her incredible legacy within our legislative body."
Pearson says he will continue to wear his dashiki but will wear a coat and tie with it so he is recognized on the floor and his constituents are represented.
"This doesn't have anything to do with a dashiki; it's about who's wearing it. It's about us being here," Pearson told CNN, adding that he wants to make Tennessee more inclusive. "It's not a problem of dress, it's a problem of principle that is wrong and lacks inclusivity."
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BAGHDAD (AP) — A small homemade explosive detonated on Friday near Baghdad's Green Zone as an Australian diplomatic convoy made its way into the area, two security officials told The Associated Press.
No injuries were reported.
The blast happened amid Australia's diplomatic mission's efforts to mediate between influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and an Iran-backed faction of rival Shiite parties, according to the security officials, to end one of Iraq's worst political crises in recent years.
Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has been unsuccessful in trying to bring the quarreling groups to a settlement. Al-Sadr's party declined to attend a meeting Al-Kadhimi held last week.
Despite the explosion, the Australian convoy was able to enter the Green Zone.
The followers al-Sadr and his political rivals, a coalition of Iran-backed Shiite groups called the Coordination Framework, have been at odds since after last year’s parliamentary elections.
Al-Sadr won the largest share of seats in the October vote but failed to form a majority government, leading to what has become one of the worst political crises in Iraq in recent years. His supporters in late July stormed the parliament and have held frequent protests there.
The firebrand clerics supporters have regularly protested, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections.
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans received 14.2 billion robotexts and 4.6 billion robocalls in May, a 9% increase and 10% decrease, respectively, according to Robokiller Insights. The two categories continue to follow diverging paths — this marks the third consecutive month-over-month increase in SMS spam and the second consecutive month-over-month decrease in unwanted calls.
Government anti-robocall efforts continue to pay dividends
The decrease in robocalls can be attributed largely to the government's successful efforts to crack down on specific high-volume robocalls. Yet, although the quantity of robocalls is dropping, the damage they cause is escalating. Americans have lost $29 billion to robocalls already in 2023, outpacing 2022's record losses. Scammers are getting better results despite fewer calls, signifying they continue to refine their tactics and double down on scams that work. According to the FTC, the median amount lost to phone scams so far in 2023 is $1,286, more than the $1,000 from late 2022.
"As the FCC continues to successfully crack down on robocalls, Robokiller has confirmed yet another monthly decrease in spam call volume. That doesn't mean we're out of the woods, however, as scammers are becoming more clever with the tactics they are using to scam Americans, " said Patrick Falzon, General Manager at Teltech, creators of Robokiller. "Robocalls may be decreasing in volume, but they're costly. And, although Americans may enjoy a little reprieve from the volume of robocalls, the larger increase in robotexts means they are actually getting more phone spam overall. We suggest Americans have a robocall and robotext blocker on their phone like Robokiller to protect themselves from emerging scams."
Surging robotexts are leading to greater fraud losses
Robotexts increased 9% month-over-month, and Robokiller predicts this trend will continue for the remainder of the year, with losses already reaching $12 billion in 2023 (up 58% from 2022). Robokiller warns Americans to be cautious when receiving text messages from unknown numbers or those claiming to be well-known businesses, especially if you're not expecting that particular company to contact you.
May 2023 key trends
Top robotexts nationwide:
In May, Americans were frequently targeted with delivery-related messages that suggested they missed a delivery, needed to update their delivery preferences, or that a package was pending. Those messages often contained links that, once clicked, could ask them to provide personal information or install malware on their phones. However, not all robotexts were scams, as political messages are making their way to phones just ahead of next year's presidential election and are anticipated to increase as election day draws near.
Top robocalls nationwide:
Even though robocalls may be on the decline, Americans need to be aware of more targeted robocall scams like the recent AI scams that impersonate a loved one in order to steal money or your personal information. While this scam is relatively new, this is another reason Americans should ignore calls from unknown numbers. Scammers play on vulnerabilities, and these scams can often lead to falling victim.
Tips on how to stop phone scams:
- Don't answer calls or texts from unknown numbers, especially those who call or text at odd hours.
- Don't follow prompts like "Press 1" or click any links.
- Never provide personal information like banking details or other sensitive information.
- Download a spam text and call blocker like Robokiller to equip your phone with the latest technology to stop scams.
About Robokiller
With more than 12 million downloads and $600 million in losses prevented, Robokiller is the leading independent spam call and text blocker. Robokiller has been named a technical and mobile achievement leader by the Webby Awards, Media Excellence, Best in Biz, and more. Robokiller was named the most effective solution to robocalls by the FTC.
Robokiller's robocall and spam text insights are powered by a global database of millions of phone scams and audio fingerprints. Robokiller's proprietary data insights have been featured by The New York Times, ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, and many others.
Robokiller is available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play. To learn more, visit www.robokiller.com. Robokiller, a Teltech brand, is a division of Mosaic Group, an IAC Company (NASDAQ: IAC).
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Ash Williams has been on the front lines for reproductive health in his state. Now, another challenge arises.
Who is he? Williams is an abortion doula based in North Carolina.
Why is happening? North Carolina, where Williams works and lives, is joining several other GOP-led states in moving towards restricting abortion access.
What's he saying? Ash spoke with NPR's Ari Shapiro about what his job entails, and how this 12-week ban will impact his work.
On what an abortion doula does:
An abortion doula is a person who provides emotional, informational and, when given consent, physical support before, during and after abortion.
Because I'm a transgender person, it's really important for me to be able to offer gender expansive care for the people that I serve.
And I'm also funding people's abortions as well. So anything from letting people know what clinics are OK to go to, where they can actually receive care, to explaining sedation options for them, and then going out to do what's needed to find and then increase access to all of the things someone needs as it relates to abortion.
On the purpose behind his doula work, and training other abortion doulas:
I do this work because there are other trans people who have abortions and they too deserve to have the best abortions possible.
I am really kind of sitting at this intersection of trans justice and abortion access. And I believe that if we focus on this intersection, we will make sure that people of all genders have increased access to all types of reproductive care.
Want more on abortion rights? Listen to Consider This on the Texas lawyer behind the so-called "bounty hunter" abortion ban.
On the impact of the 12-week ban, and how it will change his work:
I have a lot more work to do now. I'm also making sure that my work extends beyond the state of North Carolina because so many people are trying to access care here from outside of the state. And so I want to be able to serve those folks as well.
The pragmatic part of my brain says that we need to make sure that they can have the best abortion possible. And that means that we need to look into travel. And so I am going to work with my partners and I'm going to work with other organizers to get people out of the state of North Carolina if that is something that's needed. I also am increasing access to information about self-managing abortion through medication right now.
On looking forward:
In a lot of ways, I do feel very prepared. I've always been trying to figure out how to get someone to their appointment from a rural place. I've always been trying to figure out how to flip a nickel into $500 for someone's appointment. I'm going to have to rely on the years of organizing before the fall of Roe to really know what to do at this point.
So, what now?
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57% of firms see digital transformation as their most important strategic priority
NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority of financial services firms now view digital transformation as essential to their business and are already looking to the next wave of technology to help get ahead, according to a new report by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR). In the 2023 Digital Transformation and Next-Gen Tech study of 500 C-suite executives and their direct reports across the buy side and sell side globally, 71% said artificial intelligence (AI) is now significantly changing the way they work, and 60% agree that within ten years, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) will become the core of financial markets infrastructure.
Despite a more challenging economic environment, firms are also accelerating their funding of digital transformation initiatives as they anticipate further widescale adoption of new and more powerful technology. Firms now spend 27% of their overall IT budget on digital transformation – a 16 percentage point increase versus the 2022 study.
"A new chapter in digital transformation is emerging," said Tim Gokey, Chief Executive Officer of Broadridge. "In our work with clients across the financial services industry we see leading firms are already reaping the benefits from digitalization and the use of technologies such as AI and blockchain/DLT, as they adapt to economic headwinds and new competitive dynamics. Firms are now looking ahead to what their customers will require five to ten years from now, and how technology can help them to deliver that vision."
The study categorized firms as digital "Leaders" versus "Non-leaders", based on how advanced they are in 10 of the most essential aspects of digital transformation. These aspects include their innovation culture, use of emerging technologies, seamless customer experience (CX), internal skill-building, and adoption of security and privacy protocols.
Digital Transformation Goes Mainstream
Adapting to a digital world and embracing the potential of new technology now underpins organizations' core business strategies, with more than half of digital Leaders (53%) viewing higher revenue growth as one of the most important benefits of digital transformation.
Investment in next-gen technology is now understood to be essential in preparing for the future. Fifty-seven percent of firms agree that falling behind in digital transformation will hurt their ability to attract and retain talent, further impeding their ability to unlock new and innovative tools and platforms.
The 2030 Technology Landscape
Significant advancements in AI, data analytics, and real-world applications for blockchain and DLT are driving momentum and optimism among leading financial institutions. In fact, 80% of survey respondents say the industry will have modernized its tech stack before we land a human on Mars, a major technology feat currently estimated to happen by the early 2030s.
Respondents expect more nascent technologies to make significant progress as well. Firms classified as Leaders plan to increase investment in quantum computing by 16% on average over the next 2 years; however, firms are only increasing investments in the metaverse by 5% on average, indicating more of a "wait and see" approach before committing funds.
The Digital Divide
Industry incumbents face challenges from new entrants to the market and will need to embrace digital solutions to maintain their market position. The study examined the differences between traditional financial firms and Digital Natives, defined as online banks, brokers, robo-advisors, and digital wealth management firms established in the last 15 years and not part of an incumbent firm.
The report found Digital Natives are more likely than traditional firms to place transformation as their most important strategic priority (78% versus 51%), marked by greater increases in digital investments. Seventeen percent of digital natives also report being at the advanced stages of deploying AI, blockchain, cloud, and other emerging technologies, versus 7% of traditional firms.
The full 2023 Digital Transformation and Next-Gen Tech Study can be found here.
Methodology
This Broadridge survey was conducted by ThoughtLab Group to understand how financial services companies are digitally transforming and adopting AI, blockchain, and cloud technologies. C-suite executives and their direct reports from 500 financial institutions globally on the buy side and sell side were surveyed, with fielding completed in Nov 2022. The total assets or AUM of companies in the sample ranged from $1 billion to over $250 billion. The study scored firms on a range of factors related to progress with digital transformation. Firms were then categorized as digital Leaders or Non-leaders in the Broadridge Digital Transformation Maturity Framework. For further details on survey methodology, please contact a Broadridge media representative.
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader with more than $5 billion in revenues, provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance and communications to enable better financial lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions that drive business transformation for banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions of individual and institutional investors around the world. Our technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of more than U.S. $9 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries.
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Dawn Marie Besse Joins Aktion's Supply Chain Division
MAUMEE, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aktion Associates, Inc., national software reseller and IT infrastructure provider focused on the Architectural Engineering & Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing industries, announced today the appointment of Dawn Marie Besse to the position of Practice Manager, Infor SX.e and CloudSuite Distribution, in the Supply Chain Division. Dawn has extensive experience as a leader specializing in business operations, consulting, ERP implementations and project management. Dawn will report to Supply Chain Division Vice President, Patrick Brennan. The appointment was made in response to Aktion's increasing Infor SX.e and CloudSuite Distribution customer base.
"Under Pat's leadership, the Supply Chain Division is growing and acquiring new customers while continuing to deliver support to existing accounts," said Aktion CEO Scott Irwin. "The addition of Dawn as Practice Manager overseeing implementations strengthens our commitment to ensuring successful go lives and long-term customer engagements. She has deep industry and Infor ERP knowledge. I'm confident our customers and service team will benefit from Dawn's guidance," Irwin added.
Dawn is responsible for managing Application Consultants, Project Managers and Software Engineers in the Supply Chain Division. Additional responsibilities include executing customer account management; building/maintaining relationships with suppliers; ensuring quality and consistency in service delivery as well as introducing best practice processes; service employee skillset development and alignment; achieving service utilization; and assisting the division Sales Manager in customer implementations.
"Dawn is a great addition to the team," said Brennan. "She brings a high level of business acumen and team leadership, as well as Infor ERP consulting experience. It's the perfect skill set for our team and Infor customers," Brennan added.
In her previous position as Senior Business Consultant at Infor, Dawn was responsible for leading project teams, configuring client solutions, providing implementation consultancy and application best practice advice. Prior to Infor, Dawn was Business Systems Manager Supply Chain for Kaman Industrial Technologies.
Aktion Associates delivers industry-specific and market leader application solutions to the Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing industries. We couple these application solutions with proven business process transformation skills that deliver the best Net Promoter Scores in the ERP industry for small and medium size businesses. Our investment in our company-owned cloud and managed service platform is what further allows us to deliver the total solution with award-winning speed and cost-effectiveness. With a customer base of 6500 strong and a workforce of 230 employees, we have the scope and scale to manage an ERP cloud migration. Visit www.aktion.com.
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HOUSTON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: SMLP) (the "Partnership", "SMLP" or "Summit") announced today that it will report operating and financial results for the second quarter of 2022 on Thursday, August 4, 2022, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
SMLP will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on Friday, August 5, 2022, to discuss its quarterly operating and financial results. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing 404-400-0571 or toll-free 866-374-5140 and entering the PIN 91939799#. The conference call, live webcast and archive of the call can be accessed through the Investors section of SMLP's website at www.summitmidstream.com.
SMLP is a value-driven limited partnership focused on developing, owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets that are strategically located in unconventional resource basins, primarily shale formations, in the continental United States. SMLP provides natural gas, crude oil and produced water gathering services pursuant to primarily long-term and fee-based gathering and processing agreements with customers and counterparties in six unconventional resource basins: (i) the Appalachian Basin, which includes the Utica and Marcellus shale formations in Ohio and West Virginia; (ii) the Williston Basin, which includes the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations in North Dakota; (iii) the Denver-Julesburg Basin, which includes the Niobrara and Codell shale formations in Colorado and Wyoming; (iv) the Permian Basin, which includes the Bone Spring and Wolfcamp formations in New Mexico; (v) the Fort Worth Basin, which includes the Barnett Shale formation in Texas; and (vi) the Piceance Basin, which includes the Mesaverde formation as well as the Mancos and Niobrara shale formations in Colorado. SMLP has an equity investment in Double E Pipeline, LLC, which provides natural gas transportation service from multiple receipt points in the Delaware Basin to various delivery points in and around the Waha Hub in Texas. SMLP also has an equity investment in Ohio Gathering, which operates extensive natural gas gathering and condensate stabilization infrastructure in the Utica Shale in Ohio. SMLP is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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FONTAINEBLEAU, France, SINGAPORE and SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite its popularity, ChatGPT has been criticised for generating unreliable and biased search results. A recent media report, for example, concluded that "ChatGPT Is Pretty Bad At Poetry, According To Poets". Yet that doesn't mean that the literary ability of all AI should be discounted, applications created by INSEAD's AI lab using exacting rules can potentially be more useful and reliable than ChatGPT.
One of those applications is TotoPoetry, a poetry generator trained on a rule-oriented approach to AI. Philip M. Parker, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Management Science and founder of the INSEAD AI lab called TotoGEO, claims that the lab's algorithms are the first to achieve three milestones (1) the world's longest poem, (2) the first unabridged dictionary consisting of definitions written in verse across some 20 genres of poetry, and (3) the largest collection of poetry written by the same source.
Parker gives an example of how the rules-based algorithms of TotoPoetry is superior to the deep-learning ones of ChatGPT, which he says are open to guesswork. Here are the results when the two AI applications are prompted to write a didactic limerick about love:
Poem #1: ChatGPT
There once was a love so fine
It shone like a bright sunbeam
It brought joy to every day
And made everything gleam
It was a love that was meant to be, not a scheme
Poem #2: TotoGEO
There was a young girl from the Dove,
And she wanted a word for love.
Like flesh injection?
No, it's affection!
That literate gal from The Dove.
Poem #2 is the better limerick, says Parker, because it is a limerick and defines love as affection. The ChatGPT-generated poem, in contrast, does not conform with the strict rhyme scheme of limericks. It also does not inform the reader that it does not know how to write limericks. As a result a young reader might infer that Poem #1 is a limerick, and forever be misinformed.
This INSEAD Knowledge article by Parker gives a more in-depth analysis of the various AI methodologies underpinning ChatGPT and other applications. Following TotoPoetry, the INSEAD TotoGEO AI lab will launch even more groundbreaking AI applications in the coming months, including a powerful search engine, a newspaper generator, and a Wikipedia-like website.
Watch the video " Demystifying AI - in 14 minutes!" to learn more.
About the INSEAD TotoGEO AI Lab
The INSEAD AI Lab was founded on the Fontainebleau campus in 2000. The lab's overarching project is called TotoGEO: toto meaning everything in Latin and GEO, an acronym for global education and outreach.
TotoGEO was originally started to create personalised materials for use in executive education, but its projects now span virtually all subject domains, including education, science, agriculture, finance and marketing. It has since created research studies, poetry, crossword books, 3D games, short videos and mobile applications. More recently the lab is generating local newspapers (across "news deserts"), developing first drafts of encyclopedic articles, and fully operational search engines for underserved industries, languages or geographies.
Now based out of INSEAD's Singapore campus, the lab comprises 18 engineers and two editors, and has partnerships with non-profits and private sector investors across three continents. These have included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Grameem Foundation, Farmer Voice Radio, and various universities and companies involved in content distribution.
Watch the video "TotoGEO: The Content Divide" to learn more.
About INSEAD, The Business School for the World
With locations in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi), and now North America (San Francisco), INSEAD's business education and research spans four regions. Our 166 renowned Faculty members from 41 countries inspire more than 1,500 degree participants annually in our Master in Management, MBA, Global Executive MBA, Specialised Master's degrees (Executive Master in Finance and Executive Master in Change) and PhD programmes. In addition, more than 11,000 executives participate in INSEAD Executive Education programmes each year.
INSEAD continues to conduct cutting-edge research and innovate across all our programmes. We provide business leaders with the knowledge and awareness to operate anywhere. Our core values drive academic excellence and serve the global community as The Business School for the World. More information about INSEAD can be found at www.insead.edu.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Veru, Inc. ("Veru" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VERU). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Veru and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On November 10, 2022, Veru issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (the "Advisory Committee") voted against granting emergency use authorization for the Company's product sabizabulin for treatment of hospitalized moderate to severe COVID-19 patients who are at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Specifically, the Advisory Committee voted 8-5 that the known and potential benefits of sabizabulin do not outweigh its known and potential risks.
On this news, Veru's stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on November 10, 2022.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the number of confirmed monkeypox cases grows nationwide, local public health officials are urging people who are eligible to get vaccinated. However, that’s not so easy as demand outpaces the supply.
The line for Monday’s monkeypox vaccine clinic at the Sacramento LGBT Community Center in Midtown’s Lavender Heights neighborhood stretched down 20th Street and around the corner along J Street. Less than an hour after opening, the center had to turn people away after its less than 150 doses were all claimed for the day.
“I think if folks are eligible, they should be doing everything within their power to get vaccinated,” said Alexis Sanchez, the LGBT Community Center’s Director of Advocacy and Training.
Since mid-May, Sacramento County has received just under 3,200 doses of the monkeypox vaccine, Jynneos, which requires two doses spaced 28 days apart, with full protection coming two weeks after the final dose.
People can check for upcoming vaccine clinics within Sacramento County HERE.
“I hope that as our federal government starts to ramp up more production of the vaccine, it becomes more widely available to folks,” Sanchez said.
Currently in Sacramento County, the only people eligible for the vaccine are men who have sex with men and/or transgender individuals, who meet at least one of several criteria listed on the county’s website.
Still, Sanchez and health experts are clear: while monkeypox is currently mainly impacting this group, it is a disease that can affect anyone.
“I think there can be a misconception that it's only transmitted through sex, when it can be transmitted through any close skin-to-skin contact, or contact with any surfaces that have been in contact with another person's skin,” Sanchez said.
Adding to the confusion and frustration of trying to get a vaccine is that eligibility varies county-by-county in California, so check your county’s public health website for both vaccine eligibility and availability before going to a clinic—and get there early, if you can.
Tracking monkeypox in California
Here's a look at how many cases of probable and confirmed cases have been reported in each county across California:
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PARIS — (AP) — France’s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a case that originated on the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
The court’s decision on Wednesday said that no individual produced evidence showing they had “suffered individually” any damage from the crimes that their ancestors had been subjected to.
Slavery was abolished in France in 1848, but before that had a significant slave trade, shipping more than 1 million Africans to colonies in the Americas. The International Movement for Reparations and two other groups launched efforts in pursuit of reparations in 2005. French courts have repeatedly rejected their request, but the European Court of Human Rights kept their efforts alive by making their claims admissible.
A lawyer pursuing the case for reparations, Patrice Spinosi, in an emailed statement called the court’s decision “a new missed opportunity. But the fight continues.” Spinosi said the groups would again approach the European Court of Human Rights for a new appeal.
The issue of reparations is widely debated across the Caribbean, where an estimated 5 million slaves were brought over by colonial powers, including Britain and France, and forced to toil on sugar plantations and other fields under brutal conditions.
In 2022, an appeals court in Martinique, which is an overseas department of France, rejected the groups' request, noting that there's a statute of limitations for those crimes and that a French law already allows the implementation of certain measures meant to "bring a memorial contribution to the recognition of slavery and the slave trade" and that it is not for the judiciary to decide if those measures are sufficient.
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The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Instead, men in uniform arrived and offered them amnesty — if they agreed to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine.
Over the following days, about a dozen or so left the prison, according to a woman whose boyfriend is serving a sentence there. Speaking on condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals, she said her boyfriend wasn't among the volunteers, although with years left on his sentence, he “couldn't not think about it.”
As Russia continues to suffer losses in its invasion of Ukraine, now nearing its sixth month, the Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization — a move that could be very unpopular for President Vladimir Putin. That has led instead to a covert recruitment effort that includes using prisoners to make up the manpower shortage.
This also is happening amid reports that hundreds of Russian soldiers are refusing to fight and trying to quit the military.
“We’re seeing a huge outflow of people who want to leave the war zone — those who have been serving for a long time and those who have signed a contract just recently,” said Alexei Tabalov, a lawyer who runs the Conscript’s School legal aid group.
The group has seen an influx of requests from men who want to terminate their contracts, “and I personally get the impression that everyone who can is ready to run away,” Tabalov said in an interview with The Associated Press. "And the Defense Ministry is digging deep to find those it can persuade to serve.”
Although the Defense Ministry denies that any "mobilization activities” are taking place, authorities seem to be pulling out all the stops to bolster enlistment. Billboards and public transit ads in various regions proclaim, “This is The Job,” urging men to join the professional army. Authorities have set up mobile recruiting centers in some cities, including one at the site of a half marathon in Siberia in May.
Regional administrations are forming “volunteer battalions” that are promoted on state television. The business daily Kommersant counted at least 40 such entities in 20 regions, with officials promising volunteers monthly salaries ranging from the equivalent of $2,150 to nearly $5,500, plus bonuses.
The AP saw thousands of openings on job search websites for various military specialists.
The British military said this week that Russia had formed a major new ground force called the 3rd Army Corps from “volunteer battalions,” seeking men up to age 50 and requiring only a middle-school education, while offering “lucrative cash bonuses” once they are deployed to Ukraine.
But complaints also are surfacing in the media that some aren’t getting their promised payments, although those reports can't be independently verified.
In early August, Tabalov said he began receiving multiple requests for legal help from reservists who have been ordered to take part in a two-month training in areas near the border with Ukraine.
The recruitment of prisoners has been going on in recent weeks in as many as seven regions, said Vladimir Osechkin, founder of the Gulagu.net prisoner rights group, citing inmates and their relatives that his group had contacted.
It's not the first time that authorities have used such a tactic, with the Soviet Union employing “prisoner battalions” during World War II.
Nor is Russia alone. Early in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised amnesty to military veterans behind bars if they volunteered to fight, although it remains unclear if anything came out of it.
In the current circumstances, Osechkin said, it isn't the Defense Ministry that's recruiting prisoners — instead, it was Russia’s shadowy private military force, the Wagner Group.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, an entrepreneur known as "Putin’s chef” because of his catering contracts with the Kremlin and reportedly Wagner's manager and financier, brushed aside reports that he personally visited prisons to recruit convicts, in a written statement released by his representatives this month. Prigozhin, in fact, denies he has any ties to Wagner, which reportedly has sent military contractors to places like Syria and sub-Saharan Africa.
According to Osechkin, prisoners with military or law enforcement experience were initially offered to go to Ukraine, but that later was extended to inmates with varying backgrounds. He estimated that as of late July, about 1,500 might have applied, lured by promises of big salaries and eventual pardons.
Now, he added, many of those volunteers — or their families — are contacting him and seeking to get out of their commitments, telling him: "I really don’t want to go.”
According to the woman whose boyfriend is serving his sentence at the penal colony in St. Petersburg, the offers to leave the prison are "a glimmer of hope” for freedom. But she said he told her that of 11 volunteers, eight died in Ukraine. She added that one of the volunteers expressed regret for his decision and doesn’t believe he will return alive.
Her account couldn't be independently verified, but was in line with multiple reports by independent Russian media and human rights groups.
According to those groups and military lawyers, some soldiers and law enforcement officers have refused deployment to Ukraine or are trying to return home after a few weeks or months of fighting.
Media reports about some troops refusing to fight in Ukraine started surfacing in the spring, but rights groups and lawyers only began talking about the number of refusals reaching the hundreds last month.
In mid-July, the Free Buryatia Foundation reported that about 150 men were able to terminate their contracts with the Defense Ministry and returned from Ukraine to Buryatia, a region in eastern Siberia that borders Mongolia.
Some of the servicemen are facing repercussions. Tabalov, the legal aid lawyer, said about 80 other soldiers who sought to nullify their contracts were detained in the Russian-controlled town of Bryanka in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, according to their relatives. Last week, he said that the Bryanka detention center was shut down because of the media attention.
But the parent of one officer who was detained after trying to get out of his contract told the AP this week that some are still being detained elsewhere in the region. The parent asked not to be identified out of safety concerns.
Tabalov said a serviceman can terminate his contract for a compelling reason — normally not difficult — although the decision is usually up to his commander. But he added: “In the conditions of hostilities, not a single commander would acknowledge anything like that, because where would they find people to fight?”
Alexandra Garmazhapova, head of the Free Buryatia Foundation, told the AP that soldiers and their relatives complain of commanders tearing up termination notices and threatening “refuseniks” with prosecution. As of late July, the foundation said it had received hundreds of requests from soldiers seeking to end their contracts.
“I’m getting messages every day,” Garmazhapova said.
Tabalov said some soldiers complain that they were deceived about where they were going and didn’t expect to end up in a war zone, while others are exhausted from fighting and unable to continue.
Rarely, if at all, did they appear motivated by antiwar convictions, the lawyer said.
Russia will continue to face problems with soldiers refusing to fight, military analyst Michael Kofman said, but one shouldn't underestimate Russia's ability to “muddle through ... with half-measures.”
“They’re going to have a lot of people who are quitting or have people who basically don’t want to deploy," said Kofman, director of the Virginia-based Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses, on a recent podcast. "And they’ve employed a lot of measures to try to keep people in line. But ultimately, there’s not that much that they can do.”
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Three new additions have over 110 combined years of experience in the automotive industry
#HempIsTheNewPlastic (TM)
LAS VEGAS, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ISIAH International, LLC and One World Products, Inc. (OTCQB: OWPC), the largest Black-controlled, fully-licensed hemp and cannabis producer in Colombia, today announced the additions of Messrs. Fred Massat, Larry Lyons and Edward Luibrand, three highly-qualified executives with significant expertise in plastics, engineering and design within the automotive industry.
Mr. Isiah Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are extremely excited to add Fred, Larry and Ed to our team, each of whom brings extensive knowledge in their respective fields. As previously reported, we have been selected by Stellantis N.V. – one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers with brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Maserati, and Peugeot – to develop and supply hemp-based bioplastic solutions for interior and exterior components.
"We believe Fred, Larry and Ed will be tremendous resources and provide us with valuable insight as we embark on the sustainable transformation of the automotive industry by utilizing our industrial hemp feedstock to reduce its petroleum-based plastic consumption as the automobile industry endeavors to minimize their carbon footprint," concluded Mr. Thomas.
Biographical Information
Mr. Fred Massat retired as Engineering Manager from Stellantis in December 2021 after 33 years in the automobile industry. Prior to Stellantis, he was Engineering Manager for India Hard Trim Engineering. Mr. Massat began his career with Chrysler as part of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering development program. After Chrysler, he was with Large Car Platform Interior Engineering, where he held various positions in the design and development of Cockpits, Interior Trim and Seating. Throughout his career, Mr. Massat held various positions of increasing responsibility in various areas of automotive expertise, including Launch Management, Floor Consoles, Instrument Panels and Interior Studio Surface Feasibility. He holds a BS Mechanical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1988) and a MS Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan-Dearborn (1991).
Mr. Larry Lyons retired in January 2010 after 44 years in the automobile industry, most recently serving as the VP of Core Components, Process, and International Engineering for Chrysler. He also served as Product Team Vice President, responsible for product development of small cars, and Performance Vehicle Operations, which included the Viper and Prowler models. While at Chrysler, his responsibilities expanded to include midsize and large cars, minivans and crossover vehicles. Mr. Lyons automotive career began in 1965 with General Motors in Flint, Michigan within the Buick Motor Division. He worked in various test and product design positions, becoming Assistant Chief Engineer in 1986. Lyons transferred to the Oldsmobile Division in 1998, he was responsible for the engineering and planning of all Oldsmobile products, plus the divisions Motor Sports activities. He then joined Cadillac Luxury Car Division, where he ultimately became Director of Engineering, overseeing the design, build, and development of General Motors' large and luxury models. In 1997, the position was expanded to Group Director with the addition of midsize cars, sports vehicles, and minivans. Mr. Lyons holds a BS Mechanical Engineering from Kettering (1970) and a MS Management from MIT (1984).
Mr. Edward Luibrand retired from Stellantis in December 2021 after 36 years in the automotive industry. During his career, he extensively worked on the design, testing, and processing of plastics. Most recently, Mr. Luibrand was responsible for product materials and engine systems management as well as serving as Materials Senior Technical Specialist, which included responsibility for the selection, design enhancement, standard release, approval, and failure analysis of all thermoplastic and thermoset products used for Powertrain and Chassis related areas for Chrysler. He began his career as a Materials Engineer working specifically on Elastomer Development. Mr. Luibrand responsibilities included the selection of rubber standards for grommets, seals and gaskets for drawings, elastomeric material standard writing and consolidation, and developing closed-cell elastomers, cork and paper gasket materials. He obtained his BS Chemical Engineering from Wayne State from which he also holds a Polymer Engineering Certificate.
About Isiah Thomas and ISIAH International, LLC
Isiah Thomas was inducted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Fame in 2000 after spending his entire career with the Detroit Pistons. He was a 12-time NBA All-Star, a two-time NBA champion, the 1990 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, and named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Today, Mr. Thomas serves as an analyst for NBA TV and is an accomplished and highly respected international business executive and investor. His portfolio of companies was developed through Isiah International, Inc., which invests in companies with strong market positions and growth potential.
Mr. Thomas' business interests include sports and entertainment, real estate, waste management, hemp, cannabis, and a CBD personal products company, among others. In addition, Mr. Thomas has developed a very successful champagne business, Cheurlin Champagnes. He has cultivated excellent relationships with the grower, employees, and the French government. As a result, he now owns the proprietary genetics for the Champagne grapes he produces and has perfected an international import/export system for the global distribution of the product. More information is available at www.isiahinternational.com.
Mr. Thomas previously served on the Chicago Stock Exchange's Board of Governors, was a co-founder of the NBA's Toronto Raptors, Popcorn Indiana, and was a member of the Board of Get-in Chicago, an organization that focused on preventing gang violence in Chicago. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Indiana University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. He also received his Master of Education from the University of California at Berkeley.
About One World Products, Inc.
One World Products is the largest Black-controlled, fully licensed hemp and cannabis producer with offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, and offices and operations in Bogota and Popayan, Colombia. One World Products planted its first crop of cannabis in 2018 at its cultivation site in Popayan, Colombia, and began harvesting commercially in the first quarter of 2020.
As an ascendant international hemp and cannabis company focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, the recently announced Isiah International/One World Products/AMUNAFRO consortium controls over ONE MILLION ACRES of land in Colombia focused on the licensed production of industrial hemp for integration into sustainable, carbon-reducing products made throughout the world. The Company expects to supply its global clients with the highest quality industrial and commercial applications for cannabis, hemp, and hemp products, including derivatives in crude oil, distillate, and isolate forms with industrial-scale production to serve global cannabis and hemp demand. Its products will be produced and tested according to GAP, GMP and ISO standards. For more information, please visit https://oneworldproducts.com/.
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Polls across Alabama open at 7 a.m. today and, among other statewide and local candidates, voters will have the chance to marke their ballots for Katie Boyd Britt.
If she wins a U.S. Senate seat, Britt is expected to be:
- The first elected female senator from Alabama,
- The only Republican woman with school-aged children in the U.S. Senate,
Britt is from Enterprise, and would be one of a handful of elected officials from the far southeastern corner of the state who assume national office.
She faces Democrat Will Boyd, and Libertarian John Sophocleus. Richard Shelby, who has held the seat since 1986, is retiring.
Read more: Who’s on the ballot, how to vote, and what else to know about Tuesday’s midterm election.
Read more: Britt ‘in the driver’s seat’ during historic campaign.
Read more: Republicans, Democrats, cite work with female candidates, voters before election.
Alabama’s two previous female senators were both appointed to their roles: Dixie Bibb Graves served for a few months in 1937 after Hugo Black was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Maryon Pittman Allen served for several months in 1978 after her husband died in office.
To date, 58 women have served in the U.S. Senate. Twenty-four women currently serve as senators.
There are some caveats that may jostle Britt’s ability to notch each first: Tiffany Smiley, a Republican candidate for Senate in Washington state, also has school-aged children.
The midterm elections also include a record 25 female candidates for governor around the country, according to the Center for American Women and Politics, including party-specific records for the number of Democratic and Republican women nominated for governor.
Alabama will have its first gubernatorial race where both major party nominees are women. Four other states also have women versus women contests for governor.
Yolanda Flowers, a Democrat, is the first Black woman nominated for governor in Alabama. Gov. Kay Ivey is the first female Republican governor in the state. Libertarian James Blake also is running for office.
Additionally, nationally, 3,552 women are nominees for state legislatures, which is a record overall and a new record for Republican women, according to the center.
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Work experience outside the classroom could help new teachers earn more in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - As South Carolina tries to get more teachers in the classroom, the state is looking not just toward college graduates but also at people who have work experience outside the classroom.
Senators advanced a bill Wednesday, S.305, which would encourage more people with professional experience to take teaching jobs in a related field.
“This bill has a lot of support,” Sen. Tom Young, R-Aiken and the bill’s lead sponsor, said during a Senate Education Committee meeting Wednesday. “I’ve gotten a bunch of emails on this bill. The teachers’ association supports the bill.”
Public school teachers in South Carolina have a minimum salary schedule, which is based on education and experience in the classroom.
The bill would allow work experience in a field related to the subject they would be teaching to count toward what they would need to move up the pay scale, as long as they have at least five years’ experience within 10 years of beginning teaching.
“For example, if I previously worked in a science lab and I am entering the profession to be a certified science teacher, if I worked at least five years in that science lab — let’s say I worked six — then I could start at step six on my salary,” Patrick Kelly, a high school teacher in Richland County who also works for the Palmetto State Teachers Association, said.
North Carolina already has this in place, while Georgia and Tennessee don’t, so supporters say it would be an important recruiting tool, especially in South Carolina school districts located along or close to state borders.
But some senators said during Wednesday’s meeting that they are concerned enacting this would upset some veteran teachers, though senators who took testimony on the bill said they had not heard of any teachers with those worries.
“If I were teaching for 20 years and someone’s in the door from the private sector or from another state even, I think that might grind on me as well,” Sen. Greg Hembree, R-Horry and the chair of the Senate Education Committee, said.
Kelly said while he appreciates those senators are thinking about how this bill could affect teacher retention, he does not share their concerns.
“I’m hearing overwhelmingly from teachers that their primary concern is, we’ve got to do something to reverse this shortage because when we cannot recruit enough talent into the profession, then what we end up with is the teachers who remain in the classroom being overworked,” Kelly said.
The Senate Education Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance the bill to the Senate floor for debate, where there will likely be pushes to change how much that related work experience would count toward moving up the teacher pay scale.
If the Senate passes this bill this year, it is likely the House of Representatives would not take it up until next year, with just a month left in the 2023 legislative session.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) says the government might want to reconsider the size of the bank accounts it insures. Accounts are currently insured up to $250,000.
The FDIC suggests a larger limit for certain business accounts might have advantages. The recommendation comes after First Republic Bank collapsed this weekend. The bank had a large share of uninsured deposits, which can worsen bank runs. All the bank's deposits, and most of its assets, were sold to JPMorgan Chase. This transaction required a regulatory waiver as JPMorgan Chase already controls more than 10% of all U.S. insured deposits, a limit set by law for any bank merger.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tomas Philipson, former acting chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, about the risks of JPMorgan Chase becoming even bigger after it took over First Republic Bank.
The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity and length.
Interview highlights
On the regulations to stop big banks from growing too big
I think the problem is that we are getting these too big to fail policies are essentially increasing concentration in the banking sector. And that's what people worry about, because that ultimately leads to lower deposit rates and higher interest rates on loans, etc.
I think FDIC, when they get into a situation when they're bailing out a bank like First Republic, they're looking at their costs a century in the future and they try to minimize those. So, it's an additional bias that they have for big players. JPMorgan is by far the largest bank in the country. It's 2.4 trillion in deposits and this is just a 3% add to their deposits of taking on First Republic.
On what it means for consumers when a bank gets this large
In any industry, when you have a lot of concentration, you have less price competition. Less price competition in the banking sector means lower deposit rates for deposits you make to them and higher rates on the interest rates that they lend out at.
On how to stop banks from failing
You can't have a fail-free banking system that's not good for competition. So I think, you know, the poor people in, you know, in the economy are protected by the FDIC. If you have less than a quarter million in deposits or cash at a bank with which, you know, covers a large share of the population, you are protected by your deposits being insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. So the question is, are you going to have a system where the rich people are also covered by regulation.
Jan Johnson contributed editing. contributed to this story
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As more states consider guaranteeing students graduate high school having taken a personal finance course, they must consider when it should be taught as well
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 80% of personal finance teachers said a personal finance course should be taught when students are in 11th or 12th grade, according to a recent Next Gen Personal Finance survey.
"As more states guarantee a personal finance course to every high school student, it's important for policymakers and legislators to recognize WHEN the course should be taught is an important consideration," said Tim Ranzetta, NGPF co-founder.
Next Gen Personal Finance is a nonprofit organization that advocates for every high school in the U.S. to guarantee a one-semester personal finance course before students graduate.
More than 2,400 educators in the NGPF network responded to the question: Based on your experience, if a semester-long course could be taught to students in only one grade in high school, what do you think would be the best grade level to teach them in?
81% of respondents stated that the course should be taught in either 11th or 12th grade, with 38% preferring 11th grade and 43% preferring 12th grade.
"It's not surprising that teachers prefer teaching personal finance in 11th or 12th grade as opposed to earlier high school years. With students about to gain financial independence, their level of interest in the subject is likely to be higher," said Carly Urban, Professor of Economics at Montana State University. "The questions students will ask in 11th and 12th grade personal finance will be more directly relevant to their immediate financial futures."
Teachers responding to the survey reflected this sentiment.
"In 12th grade, students start to realize the importance and immediacy of needing this knowledge," said Kerri Herrild, a personal finance teacher at De Pere High School in Wisconsin. "They are closer to adulting now than they have been through their high school experience, and they are beginning to make these financial choices that will shape their future for years to come."
"I think it is better for older students," said Kimberly Worrell, a teacher at Agora Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania. "They have developed math and other skills that will help them understand and make sense of this course which includes history, math, social sciences and even psychology."
Mary Stockham, a personal finance teacher at Pinnacle Classical Academy in North Carolina said, "It is more useful for seniors. Either they, or their friends, have a job, drive, have a bank account, have had an accident (insurance), are about to be on their own, and will need this information NEXT year. Seniors need it NOW! Necessity is the driver of student motivation."
Research demonstrates clearly that guaranteed personal finance education leads to positive outcomes and improves quality of life.
The movement to guarantee personal finance education in high school is growing. In just the last two years, the number of states guaranteeing a one semester course to all high schoolers has grown from 8 to 17 states. Already in 2023, as of Feb. 21, 74 bills have been introduced in 21 states to add the course high school graduation requirements, according to NGPF's K-12 Financial Education Bill Tracker.
While more states are stepping up and embracing this guarantee, three of every four high school students in America still do not have guaranteed access to a personal finance course.
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is a nonprofit committed to guaranteeing that all high school students receive a personal finance course prior to graduating. NGPF has become the "one-stop shop" for more than 75,000 educators looking for high-quality, engaging personal finance curriculum to equip students with the skills they need to thrive in the future. NGPF invests in teacher professional development with live Virtual PD workshops, 10 Certification courses and 40+ asynchronous On-Demand modules. NGPF has been recognized by Common Sense Education as a "Selection for Learning" as well as "Top Website for Teachers to Find Lesson Plans" and "Best Business and Finance Games."
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Twitter, Inc. ("Twitter" or the "Company") (NYSE: TWTR) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Twitter investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between August 3, 2020 and August 23, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
TWTR investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Twitter knew about security concerns on their platform; (2) Twitter actively worked to hide the security concerns from the board, the investing public, and regulators; (3) contrary to representations in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Twitter did not take steps to improve security; (4) Twitter's active refusal to address security issues increased the risk of loss of public goodwill; and (5) as a result, defendants' statements about Twitter's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Between rising rents and grocery bills, an unpredictable stock market and fresh pain with every trip to the gas pump, it’s hard to feel economically secure and optimistic, even as unemployment remains at record lows.
In a survey released last week, New Hampshire residents — especially low- and middle-income Granite Staters — reported feeling worse off than they did a year ago and predicted things will only be worse in another year.
Almost one in three respondents to the BIA Report on Consumer Confidence, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, said they thought things would get worse for businesses in New Hampshire over the next year. About half expect a mixed bag.
Just 17% think the next year will bring good times — the lowest level recorded in the survey since 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession.
“The current national economic conditions, particularly the effects of inflation and record-high gas prices, are taking a severe toll on consumer confidence in New Hampshire,” said Business & Industry Association President Michael Skelton, in a statement released with the survey.
Skelton said he was counting on a strong tourist season to help New Hampshire businesses through the summer and fall. The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development is predicting a record number of summer visitors, particularly with the Canadian border fully reopened this summer.
But Granite Staters responding to the survey did not share that optimism. Respondents said their own household finances were getting worse, with 48% telling pollsters their own financial situation was worse than a year ago.
Almost two-thirds of people with household incomes below $75,000 a year said their own finances were worse off now than a year ago, while 43% of those with incomes above $75,000 said they were worse off.
This time last year, families making under $75,000 were just weeks away from receiving payments from the expanded child tax credit that was part of the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress in 2021, and Americans had seen $1,400 stimulus checks deposited into their bank accounts just a few weeks earlier, also thanks to the federal legislation.
Outlook varies by political party identification, the survey found. Almost three-quarters of Republican respondents said they anticipated widespread unemployment and even depression over the next five years, while just 16% of Democrats held those expectations.
College graduates and those with graduate degrees are less likely to believe the economic pain will be long-lasting, the survey found.
Uncertainly breeds pullbacks
“Right now, there’s just so much uncertainty going on in the economy,” said Bruce Elms-lie, economics professor and department chair at the University of New Hampshire.
“When uncertainty increases, people will start to pull back on purchases,” he said. People may be worried about losing jobs and being able to pay for housing and other essentials — so they may decide not to buy a new car or washing machine.
“That uncertainty can be a self-fulfilling prophecy,” Elmslie said. “As the consumer goes, so goes the economy, and as confidence falls, then purchases fall.”
Fewer purchases mean companies have less money coming in — and lower revenue can push business owners to make tough choices, like cutting employees’ hours or laying people off.
Consumer confidence has been dropping for the past year, Elmslie said.
People understand the unemployment rate is very low, Elmslie said, but are seeing the effects of inflation — and may be worried about what steps the Federal Reserve will take to bring down inflation.
“The Fed has never been able to reduce inflation by four points or more without causing a recession,” Elmslie said.
That said, Elmslie noted that the people running the Federal Reserve are more of the “dovish” tendency, more inclined toward monetary policies that will prioritize full employment even if those policies keep inflation somewhat higher.
Elsmlie said he watches consumer confidence indexes but also keeps an eye on indexes that show the confidence of CEOs and business owners — and those indexes are not looking good.
More survey respondents said they thought it was a bad time to buy a big-ticket item.
Yes, prices are high now, but Elmslie said consumers may want to ask themselves if prices will be higher down the road as they consider the timing of big purchases.
“That’s part of the Catch-22” for consumers, he said. Confidence is down, and people may be more inclined to save for the rainy days that seem to be ahead.
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Player-driven fundraising efforts will support program aimed at improving the overall care experience for cancer patients
SEATTLE, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FlowPlay, creator of one of the most powerful connected gaming platforms, announced the launch of a new in-game fundraising campaign on behalf of the American Cancer Society (ACS). Today, FlowPlay kicks off a fundraiser to support patient navigation programs, evidence-based interventions that connect cancer patients with volunteer health system navigators who can provide personalized assistance to patients, families, and caregivers, from diagnosis through survivorship. Throughout the month of October, players within FlowPlay's flagship social casino, Vegas World, can contribute directly to ACS's Patient Navigation efforts.
Patient navigation programs are of benefit to anyone receiving a cancer diagnosis but are particularly important for patients who experience hurdles to receiving equitable healthcare due to social, cultural, or economic barriers. Navigators include nurses, health advisors, social workers and others in the healthcare field who can help patients overcome financial, language and transportation barriers to care, improving quality of care and progressing health equity. Data shows that care provided through patient navigation programs decreases hospitalization and ICU admissions, and improves timely diagnostic follow up and adherence to screening and treatment schedules. Navigation programs provide each patient with the opportunity for customized care, ultimately helping to ensure that all patients have a fair opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer.
"Cancer patients have faced unique clinical, social, and financial challenges in the wake of the global pandemic," said Ryan Okita, Senior Director, Cancer Support Program Management with American Cancer Society. "We are so proud to partner with organizations such as Flowplay and their Vegas World players, allowing us to take on initiatives that can help patients overcome barriers and receive the best care for their diagnosis.
All Vegas World players will have the opportunity to donate directly to the American Cancer Society from October 3 through October 31 by purchasing a virtual in-game branded charm. A long-standing supporter of ACS, FlowPlay has raised more than $400,000 through previous campaigns, and is on track to reach half a million dollars by the end of 2022. FlowPlay also participated in the 2022 ACS Fit2Be Cancer Free Challenge, raising over $28,000 and ranking 4th in the nation and 1st in the Pacific Northwest for funds raised.
"Navigating a cancer diagnosis from insurance, medications, and getting to and from treatment can be incredibly daunting for a patient and their loved ones; having reliable and knowledgeable support to guide you through the process is invaluable," said Derrick Morton, President and Co-Founder, FlowPlay. "I am incredibly proud of the FlowPlay community for the unwavering support they demonstrate for the American Cancer Society through various initiatives."
ACS is committed to enhancing patient navigation programs and has awarded $4.2 million in multi-year grants to 14 health systems to enhance oncology patient navigation and address and overcome barriers to personalized, timely, and equitable access to care for cancer patients and their families. Each health system selected will receive $300,000 to fund patient navigation programs.
Anyone needing information and support can call 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
To learn more about the American Cancer Society and how to donate, please visit: http://www.cancer.org.
About FlowPlay
FlowPlay is the company behind the most powerful connected gaming platform for casual and sports wagering games, virtual worlds and social casinos. A developer, operator and publisher, FlowPlay serves both consumers and businesses with engaging online and mobile free-to-play experiences. Partners turn to FlowPlay for its extensive multiplayer infrastructure, industry-leading monetization rates and proven track record helping businesses launch custom-branded online games. FlowPlay's consumer products include ourWorld, one of the most popular teen virtual worlds, Vegas World, the industry's most engaging multiplayer social casino, and Casino World, the company's most grandiose, interactive and community-driven free-to-play social casino with tycoon gameplay. Together, they have been played by a loyal community of more than 75 million users around the world. FlowPlay dominates a cross-section of industries including online and mobile games, fantasy sports and casinos – consistently creating opportunities in high-growth and emerging markets. Based in Seattle, FlowPlay was founded in 2006 and is primarily funded by Intel Capital and the creators of Skype. For more information, visit www.FlowPlay.com or contact bizdev@flowplay.com.
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PENNINGTON, N.J. and SAN DIEGO, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OncoSec Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ: ONCS) (the "Company" or "OncoSec") today announced that it is the recipient of the 2022 Vanguard Award presented by the Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Foundation. OncoSec's Head of Patient Advocacy, Kimberly Irvine, will accept the award on behalf of the Company at the Foundation's gala titled, "No One Fights Alone," on May 25, 2022.
"On behalf of OncoSec, I want to thank the TNBC Foundation for this distinguished honor and recognition," said Kimberly Irvine, Head of Patient Advocacy. "Our efforts aiming to provide much needed therapies to patients with metastatic TNBC (mTNBC) is one key pillar of our mission to help patients with cancer who don't respond to currently available treatments. As a two-time breast cancer survivor, myself, I understand the unmet need. We look forward to continuing our research and working with the TNBC patient community to learn about their experiences and how we can better meet their needs."
Hayley Dinerman, Executive Director at TNBC Foundation, added, "Triple negative breast cancer accounts for up to 15% of breast cancers in the U.S., but many patients have never heard of TNBC. As the leading advocacy group for the TNBC community, it's our goal to educate and support patients battling this disease, and to recognize academic, pharmaceutical and biotech industry partners who work to improve patient outcomes. The TNBC Foundation is thrilled to recognize OncoSec as the 2022 Vanguard Award recipient for its unrelenting dedication to cancer research and to patients struggling with TNBC. We are excited to see new developments from the company as it progresses its TNBC program."
The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation's Vanguard Award for Excellence in Oncology Research was previously awarded to Immunomedics (acquired by Gilead Sciences, Inc.) in 2019, Eisai Co., Ltd. in 2018, and Hackensack University Medical Center in 2017.
Event details are summarized below:
TNBC Foundation, No One Fights Alone Gala
Date: Wednesday, May 25
Time: 6:30 – 10:00pm ET
Location: Alpine, NJ
To learn more about the Vanguard Award and the TNBC Foundation visit, tnbcfoundation.org.
About TAVO™
OncoSec's gene therapy technology combines TAVO (tavokinogene telseplasmid), a DNA plasmid-based interleukin-12 (IL-12), with an intra-tumoral electroporation gene delivery platform to achieve endogenous IL-12 production in the tumor microenvironment that enables the immune system to target and attack tumors throughout the body. TAVO has demonstrated a local and systemic anti-tumor response in several clinical trials, including the pivotal Phase 2b trial KEYNOTE-695 for metastatic melanoma and the KEYNOTE-890 Phase 2 trial in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). TAVO has received both Orphan Drug and Fast-Track Designation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for the treatment of metastatic melanoma.
About OncoSec Medical Incorporated
OncoSec Medical Incorporated (the "Company," "OncoSec," "we" or "our") is a biotechnology company focused on developing cytokine-based intratumoral immunotherapies to stimulate the body's immune system to target and attack cancer. OncoSec's lead immunotherapy investigational product candidate – TAVO™ (tavokinogene telseplasmid) – enables the intratumoral delivery of DNA-based interleukin-12 (IL-12), a naturally occurring protein with immune-stimulating functions. The technology, which employs electroporation, is designed to produce a controlled, localized expression of IL-12 in the tumor microenvironment, enabling the immune system to target and attack tumors throughout the body. OncoSec has built a deep and diverse clinical pipeline utilizing TAVO™ as a potential treatment for multiple cancer indications either as a monotherapy or in combination with leading checkpoint inhibitors; with the latter potentially enabling OncoSec to address a great unmet medical need in oncology: anti-PD-1 non-responders. Results from recently completed clinical studies of TAVO™ have demonstrated a local immune response, and subsequently, a systemic effect as either a monotherapy or combination treatment approach along with an acceptable safety profile, warranting further development. In addition to TAVO™, OncoSec is identifying and developing new DNA-encoded therapeutic candidates and tumor indications for use with its new Visceral Lesion Applicator (VLA), to target deep visceral lesions, such as liver, lung or pancreatic lesions. For more information, please visit www.oncosec.com.
TAVO™ is a trademark of OncoSec Medical Incorporated.
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This release, as well as other information provided from time to time by the Company or its employees, may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide the Company's current beliefs, expectations and intentions regarding future events and involve risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company's control) and assumptions. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "should," "will" and "would" and similar expressions (including the negative of these terms). Although we believe that expectations reflected in the forward- looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The Company intends these forward-looking statements to speak only at the time they are published on or as otherwise specified and does not undertake to update or revise these statements as more information becomes available, except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In particular, you should be aware that the success and timing of our clinical trials, including safety and efficacy of our product candidates, patient accrual, unexpected or expected safety events, the impact of COVID-19 on the supply of our candidates or the initiation or completion of clinical trials and the usability of data generated from our trials may differ and may not meet our estimated timelines. Please refer to the risk factors and other cautionary statements provided in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 and subsequent periodic and current reports filed with the SEC (each of which can be found at the SEC's website www.sec.gov), as well as other factors described from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BondExchange (https://bondexchange.com) adds another capability to its industry leading surety bond technology, introducing the BX Command Center for its agent partners.
Earlier this year, BondExchange brought a new level of automation to the industry, advancing the surety capabilities of thousands of insurance agents who utilize the BondExchange platform. Now its agent partners have additional tools at their disposal with the BX Command Center. This update empowers agents to:
- Embed the BX underwriting and quoting engine on their agency's website
- Instantly issue riders online, including changes that affect premium
- Manage upcoming renewals and pending quotes
- Upload underwriting documents to specific bonds
- Edit agency marketing on BX's proprietary Agent Finder
"The BX Command Center empowers our agency partners, making surety work for their agency," says Jackson Cromer, President of BondExchange. "The BX Rider Tool is the newest installment to the BX Command Center. With the time-consuming, and often manual, processes for issuing bond riders throughout the surety market, we saw an opportunity to add value to our agents by automating all aspects of the process in a way that optimizes their efficiency."
About BondExchange
BondExchange provides thousands of independent insurance agents with best-in-class technology to quote, issue, and administer surety bonds for their customers. In 2016 we launched BondExchange.com, the first-fully automated surety platform that works for insurance agents. Recent upgrades to the platform include free marketing and SEO for agents with BX Agent Finder, a white-label surety platform with BX Surety Pro, and seamless payment options for agents and their customers with BX Pay.
Website: https://www.bondexchange.com/
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-appointed authorities say they are working to partially restore power in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson following what they called a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” on power lines.
The southern city in the region that Moscow illegally annexed in September was cut off from power and water supplies on Sunday following damage to three power lines.
Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the pro-Kremlin administration of the partially occupied Kherson region, said Monday that “power and connectivity is being partially restored” the main city. The alleged attack occurred on the Berislav-Kakhovka power line, and Russian state media reported that the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station had also been damaged by Ukrainian strikes.
Ukrainian officials haven’t responded to the allegations.
Stremousov has repeatedly called for civilians to evacuate from Kherson — which lies on the western bank of the Dnieper River — to Russian-controlled territory on the eastern bank in anticipation of a major Ukrainian counteroffensive to retake the strategic port. Tens of thousands have already left.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive has retaken around 88 settlements in the region, or around 13% of the territory previously held by Russian forces.
Ukraine’s presidential office said Monday said that Russian soldiers in plainclothes have been moving into apartments in Kherson, presumably to get ready for urban warfare. One Kherson resident told The Associated Press that Russian military personnel were going door-to-door, forcing tenants to leave immediately if they could not prove ownership of apartments.
Last month, Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command reported that occupying Russian forces in the Kherson region had been purposefully shutting off electricity and water and depriving the population of internet access to force them to evacuate.
Yet on Monday, the region’s Russian-installed administration announced it was halting “the movement of civilian vehicles across the Dnieper by water and pontoon ferry,” citing “increased military danger.”
Russia has focused on striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure over the last month, causing power shortages and rolling outages across the country. The capital, Kyiv, was having hourly rotating blackouts in parts of the city and the surrounding region. Ukraine’s state-owned electricity grid operator Ukrenergo on Monday announced additional power outages in the Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, Kharkiv, Poltava and Zhytomyr regions.
To repair Ukraine’s besieged energy system, experts say the country needs high-voltage transformers and distribution and communication equipment.
“It is important that there are constant, not one-time, deliveries” of this equipment, Gennadii Riabtsev, chief researcher on energy security at the National Institute for Strategic Studies, told the AP.
The first delivery of high voltage transformers from the European Union is expected in the coming weeks, but this supply isn’t enough to significantly improve the situation, he said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address that about 4.5 million people were without electricity across the country. He called on Ukrainians to endure the hardships, saying, “we must get through this winter and be even stronger in the spring than now.”
Despite recent Russian successes in damaging key Ukrainian infrastructure, Moscow’s battlefield and mobilization efforts have shown signs of faltering as conscripted Russian troops reportedly voice their discontent with how the war is being waged.
One such report, by the Russian online news outlet Vyorstka, said that hundreds of newly called-up fighters were recently killed in Ukraine’s Luhansk region by Ukrainian shelling. Survivors and their relatives told the outlet that officers abandoned them on the front line, and that an entire battalion was only equipped with three shovels to dig trenches.
Soldiers’ family members recorded a video address to the governor of Voronezh, the Russian region the men were reportedly mobilized from, pleading with him to get them away from the front lines.
Another video on social media showed scores of mobilized reservists protesting in their camp in Russia’s central region of Tatarstan, reportedly frustrated over the lack of gear, ammunition and food. They chanted obscenities to one of their commanders.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said 80,000 mobilized reservists have been deployed to Ukraine out of over 300,000 called up since Sept. 21, but only 50,000 of them are in “combat units.”
Putin’s remarks came amid mounting media reports alleging that mobilized reservists receive little training or equipment and are quickly killed in combat in large numbers. There have also been reports of massive losses among Russia’s professional soldiers.
Russian war correspondents reported that marines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet sent a complaint to Primorye Gov. Oleg Kozhemyako, lamenting that in four days the fleet suffered “about 300 people killed, wounded and missing” during “some incoherent offensive” on the village of Pavlivka in Ukraine’s heavily contested Donetsk region.
Kozhemyako said he ordered military prosecutors to investigate the complaint, and later reported that the group’s commanders confirmed “losses, but not nearly as (big)” as the complaint alleged.
Russian-installed officials accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the regional capital, also called Donetsk, with HIMARS rocket launchers early Monday.
The city’s Kremlin-backed mayor, Alexei Kulemzin, said a fire broke out in an administrative building of the Donetsk Railways, but the blaze was contained. The city of Donetsk has been controlled by Russian-backed separatists since 2014.
In Ukrainian-controlled territory, Russian shelling over the past 24 hours killed at least three civilians and wounded seven more, according to Ukraine’s presidential office.
The office’s deputy head, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said Russian strikes in the Zaporizhzhia region targeted civilian objects including a cultural center, farmers’ warehouses and private residences.
He noted that the Zaporizhzhia region — also illegally annexed by Russia in September but not fully controlled by Russian forces — was shelled 52 times over the past 24 hours, and one person was killed. Two cities near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Marhanets and Myrove — were shelled by Russian heavy artillery and currently remain without power.
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After a gas tax mistake that will save drivers $0.06 per gallon while costing Miami-Dade County about $18 million dollars, one county official’s job has been put on hold.
At a recent press conference announcing her proposed budget for the new fiscal year, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava touted a four-month tax holiday as one of the highlights.
"We're offering relief in the form of a four-month gas tax holiday. From September to January, through the holiday season, residents will pay $0.06 less per gallon at the pump in Miami-Dade," Cava said at the Monday press event.
Although Cava packaged the four month relief as a holiday, it actually stemmed from a mistake by the county administration.
READ MORE: Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wants funding halted for Guardianship Program
The county did not renew its gas levy ordinance with the state government in time before the 30-year expiration date. Cava's administration was told they had to renew the ordinance by July 1 if they wanted to keep collecting taxes after Sept. 1.
Because county commissioners didn't vote to renew the tax until July 18, the six-cent tax on gas sales will expire at the end of August and will not come back into effect until January — a period that would have garnered the county about $18 million in additional tax revenue.
After she was pressed by reporters for calling the mistake a holiday, Cava has now said she will suspend the county's budget director, David Clodfelter, according to a recent memo to the county commission from Cava's office.
"Although there was no bad intent on the part of any of our County staff, it's important that there be accountability for the lapse in the collection," Cava wrote in the July 18 memo.
Clodfelter will be suspended without pay for 10 days. Cava wrote that it was ultimately his responsibility to process the gas tax and initiate the process for a timely renewal, so the burden falls on him. | https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2023-07-19/miami-dade-mayor-suspends-budget-chief-over-gas-tax-snafu | 2023-07-19 17:52:16 | 1 | https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2023-07-19/miami-dade-mayor-suspends-budget-chief-over-gas-tax-snafu |
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — If there were any questions about Epicenter after his runner-up finishes in the first two legs of the Triple Crown, they’ve likely disappeared.
The favorite Saturday for the 153rd running of the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, Epicenter left his rivals in his dusty wake with a riveting stretch run, beating Cyberknife by 5 1/4 lengths for his first Grade 1 triumph.
“He looked like he was going one speed and then he kept building and building and building and I felt pretty good turning for home,” jockey Joel Rosario said after his record 12th graded stakes victory of the Saratoga meet. “He had a helluva nice closing speed.”
Epicenter, runner-up in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2 minutes, 0.72 seconds and paid $4.00 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.30 for show. Cyberknife paid $4.10 and $3.30, and Zandon was $2.90 to show.
It was the second stakes victory for Epicenter at Saratoga in a month.
“It looked like he had a chance to show who he was and I believe that he did,” said trainer Steve Asmussen, who won the Travers for the first time. “I thought that answered a lot of questions. For Epicenter to have competed in the Derby, in the Preakness and still have this much horse now, we’re extremely proud of that. His résumé looks very good and we’re willing to run against them again.”
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike was fourth. Gilded Age, Artorius, Ain’t Life Grand, and Early Voting completed the order of finish.
Epicenter was fourth and began to close on leader Cyberknife as the field neared the top of the stretch, then took control.
“You could tell he was getting away from us a little bit,” Cyberknife’s trainer Brad Cox said. “He’s a very good horse.”
The eight-horse field was stacked with Preakness winner Early Voting and Haskell winner Cyberknife, who set the early pace. Chad Brown, leading trainer at Saratoga with 34 wins entering the day, saddled three horses — Early Voting, Zandon, and Artorius — in his bid to win the Travers for the first time.
This was the first race for Rich Strike, the stunning Kentucky Derby winner at 80-1 odds with jockey Sonny Leon, since he finished sixth in the Belmont Stakes in June.
“He did a good job coming back after the layoff,” Leon said. “I think, mentally, he’s growing up.”
Early Voting did not run in the Derby and skipped the Belmont, making the Travers the first time he had raced against Rich Strike. Both were far behind the winner, who staked his claim as the top 3-year-old in the country.
A month ago Epicenter, owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds, won a four-horse stretch duel that included Early Voting and Zandon in the 1 1/8-mile Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes, the traditional prep race for the Travers. Epicenter charged along the outside as the field of four was bunched together across the track at the top of the stretch, then pulled away to hold off Zandon by 1 1/2 lengths.
“I thought his Jim Dandy was considerably his most professional race until today,” Asmussen said. ”After the Derby and the Preakness, you’re the Derby favorite and he’s still not a Grade 1 winner. That made the Travers that important to us.”
The Travers culminated a customary big day of racing at the venerable track in upstate New York. In other stakes races: even-money favorite Technical Analysis led the entire way and held off Fluffy Socks by a half-length to win the Grade 2 Ballston Spa for fillies and mares 4 years old and upward on the turf; Cody’s Wish overtook overwhelming favorite Jackie’s Warrior in the final strides to capture the Forego by 1 1/4 lengths, handing runner-up Jackie’s Warrior his first loss in five starts this year and depriving him of his fourth Grade 1 triumph at Saratoga in his final race at the track; Jack Christopher held off Gunite to take the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial; Malathaat charged past Search Results to win the Grade 1 Personal Ensign for fillies and mares 4 years old and up; and Gufo came from far back to beat Mira Mission in the 1 1/2-mile Grade 1 Sword Dancer on the inner turf course.
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GREENWICH, Conn., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- B.More Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of psychedelic medicines for substance abuse disorders, today announced the submission of an IND application to begin a Phase 2b trial to determine the efficacy and safety of synthetic psilocybin (SYNP-101) in treating alcohol use disorder (AUD). The trial, which will be initiated in early 2023, will be led by principal investigator Michael Bogenschutz, Director of the NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine.
According to Carey Turnbull, Co-founder and CEO of B.More, "B.More's psilocybin AUD program IND application is a major step forward in our mission to develop psychedelic medicines for individual struggling with alcohol use disorder. Our Phase 2b trial builds on the impressive work led by Dr. Bogenschutz and will provide vital data to further advance our drug development program."
B.More's Phase 2b, multicenter, randomized, double blind, active placebo controlled clinical trial will assess the 24-week efficacy and safety of synthetic psilocybin (SYNP-101) in treating moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD). With a planned 226 participants, it will be the second largest psychedelics clinical trial ever conducted.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive alcohol use kills roughly 95,000 Americans each year and is the leading cause of preventable death. In addition to increased risk of chronic disease and death, excessive alcohol use can negatively impact memory, learning and mental health and carries massive economic and social costs.
About B.More
Founded in 2017 by Carey and Claudia Turnbull, B.More is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a mission to develop better treatment options for those struggling with alcohol use disorder and other substance use disorders. Named after Claudia Turnbull's brother, Brett Moore, who died of a drug overdose 50 years ago, B.More is focused on the development and commercialization of psychedelic medicines that offer the potential to dramatically improve the lives of those for whom current treatment options have not proved effective. Based on a long history of partnership with researchers at the NYU School of Medicine, B.More is advancing clinical research to help these individuals and their loved ones live a better tomorrow.
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Phoenix Rising fall to to San Diego Loyal on road
The Phoenix Rising fell to the San Diego Loyal, 3-0 on the road Saturday night.
The Rising are now 9-6-15 and second to last in the Western Conference of the USL Championship.
Phoenix was held to just three shots on goal going into the half against San Diego. While the team maintained 48% ball possession, the Loyal maintained 52%. The teams were tied at 0-0 going into halftime.
Rising striker JJ Williams received a red card in the 68th minute. Goals by Loyal Evan Conway in the 54th minute and Kyle Vassell in the 64th propelled San Diego ahead of Phoenix. Jackson Kasanzu sealed the deal for San Diego in the 77th minute, making it 3-0.
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ACM Awards: Morgan Wallen, Kelsea Ballerini and a surprise Knoxville name get nominations
When the nominations for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards were announced April 13, the list included even more nominees from Knoxville than anticipated.
Morgan Wallen received four nominations, including entertainer of the year, male artist of the year, song of the year and artist-songwriter of the year, bringing his career ACM nomination total to nine.
Wallen took home the ACM album of the year last year, and he released his latest album, “One Thing at a Time,” in March.
The East Tennessee native gave a surprise performance in March for seniors at his alma mater Gibbs High School.
Kelsea Ballerini received nods for female artist of the year and visual media of the year. The Knoxville native recently made headlines while hosting the CMT Awards when she opened up about having witnessed Knoxville's 2008 Central High School shooting as a student.
But there was even more Knoxville recognition
Thompson-Boling Arena is nominated for arena of the year at this year’s ACM awards. The other five nominees are venues in Arkansas, Florida, South Dakota and two in Texas.
Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Keith Urban performed at Thompson-Boling within the last year. Kane Brown performed at the arena March 30, and Lizzo is scheduled to kick off the second leg of her tour there on April 21.
Hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, the 58th ACM Awards will stream live exclusively for a global audience at 8 p.m. May 11 on Prime Video.
Devarrick Turner is a trending news reporter. Email devarrick.turner@knoxnews.com. Twitter @dturner1208.
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LONDON (AP) — Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported more than 31,000 cases of monkeypox.
The World Health Organization classified the escalating outbreak of the once-rare disease as an international emergency in July; the U.S. declared it a national emergency last week.
Outside of Africa, 98% of cases are in men who have sex with men. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease.
CAN MONKEYPOX BE CONTAINED?
Theoretically, yes. The virus does not spread easily and there is a vaccine. But there are only about 16 million doses available now and only one company makes the shot.
Except for Africa, there is no sign of sustained monkeypox transmission beyond men who have sex with men, meaning that stopping spread among that group could effectively end the outbreak. Last week, British scientists said there were “early signs” the monkeypox cases in the U.K. — which once had the world’s biggest outbreak outside Africa — had peaked.
IS THIS ANOTHER PANDEMIC?
No. A pandemic means that a disease outbreak has spread to the entire world. Monkeypox does not transmit as quickly as the coronavirus and stopping it will not require dramatic interventions like the COVID-19 lockdowns.
WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he declared monkeypox an emergency in part to prompt countries to take the epidemic seriously, saying there is still an opportunity to contain the disease before it becomes a global problem.
HOW DOES IT SPREAD?
Monkeypox spread typically requires skin-to-skin or skin-to-mouth contact with an infected patient’s lesions. People can also be infected through contact with the clothing or bedsheets of someone who has monkeypox lesions.
It also can be spread through contact with respiratory droplets, but scientists are still trying to figure out how often that happens. British health officials say they haven’t confirmed any instances of airborne transmission.
WHO IS GETTING INFECTED?
A large percentage of cases have been in gay and bisexual men. The initial outbreaks in Europe and North America were likely triggered by sex at two raves in Spain and Belgium.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 99% of monkeypox cases in the U.S. are men. Of those, 94% reported sexual contact with other men in the three weeks before they developed symptoms.
Still, anyone can catch the virus if they are in close contact with an infected person or fabrics that touched an infected person.
WHO IS GETTING VACCINATED?
With supplies limited, health officials are not recommending mass vaccination. They are suggesting the shots for health workers, people who have been in close contact with an infected person, and men at high risk of catching monkeypox.
Officials are also trying to stretch supplies of the vaccine, Jynneos. It requires two doses, but many places are only giving one dose.
U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a new strategy that would allow health professionals to vaccinate up to five people — instead of one — with each vial. The approach uses just a fraction of the typical amount of vaccine and administers it with an injection just under the skin rather than into deeper tissue. Recipients would still get two shots a month apart.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO LOWER MY RISK?
WHO’s Tedros recommended that men at risk of catching monkeypox consider making “safe choices” and reducing their sexual partners “for the moment.”
Britain’s Health Security Agency has advised people to check themselves for monkeypox lesions before they have sex or go to a social event, noting that most of the country’s cases are believed to have originated at festivals, saunas and other venues where sex has taken place. Anyone with monkeypox lesions should isolate until they are completely healed, which can take up to three weeks.
WHAT’S THE CONNECTION TO AFRICA?
Monkeypox has been endemic for decades in parts of central and west Africa, where people have mostly been sickened after contact with infected wild animals like rodents and squirrels. The acting director of Africa’s top public health agency said last week that sex among gay and bisexual men was “not relevant” to the continent’s outbreak, with about 40% of cases among women.
Scientists think the monkeypox outbreaks in Europe and North America originated in Africa long before the disease started spreading. Samples from cases in Europe show dozens of mutations, suggesting the initial virus was silently spreading for months or years before the current epidemics were detected.
The version of monkeypox spreading in Europe and North America has a lower fatality rate than the one circulating in Africa. Countries that didn’t see many monkeypox cases before this outbreak have reported a handful of deaths, while Africa has had at least 100 suspected deaths this year.
WHO IS AT HIGHER RISK FOR SERIOUS ILLNESS?
Most people infected with monkeypox recover without treatment, but it can cause more severe symptoms like brain inflammation and in rare cases, death.
Monkeypox can be serious in children, pregnant women and people with underlying health conditions, like cancer, tuberculosis or HIV. In the U.S., the CDC says about 40% of people with monkeypox also have HIV.
The longer the current outbreaks continue, the greater the chances the virus could spread in other communities, similar to how HIV was first spotted in gay men before becoming established more widely.
“There is some crossover between the sexual networks of gay and bisexual men and networks of heterosexual people with high sexual activity, so it is possible we could see monkeypox more widely,” said Dr. Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at Britain’s University of East Anglia. “If that happens, we may have a much bigger problem.”
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AP writers Mike Stobbe in New York and Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this report.
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Denison's Latest Non-Binding Offer Equates to 20% Dilution to Denison shareholders on a Fully Diluted Basis
UEC's Accepted Offer Equates to Only 15% Dilution to UEC Shareholders on a Fully Diluted Basis
There is Overwhelming Support from UEX Shareholders for the UEC Offer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE American: UEC) (the "Company" or "UEC") announces that it has received a notice from UEX Corporation ("UEX") that Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison") has made a new non-binding proposal to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of UEX ("UEX Shares") pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the "New Denison Proposal"). UEX has further advised UEC that the board of directors of UEX (the "UEX Board") has determined to unilaterally postpose the special meeting of securityholders of UEX originally scheduled for today, Tuesday, August 9, 2022 to Monday, August 15, 2022 to consider whether the New Denison Proposal constitutes a "Superior Proposal" as defined in the arrangement agreement dated June 13, 2022, as amended June 23, 2022 and August 5, 2022, among UEX, UEC and the UEC 2022 Acquisition Corp. (the "Arrangement Agreement").
Amir Adnani, President and CEO, stated "The new non-binding Denison offer is 5% more dilutive to its shareholders compared to UEC's superior bid. The Denison offer is also inferior as it introduces deal uncertainties for UEX shareholders, that is why we are extremely disappointed in the actions of the UEX board in delaying the shareholder vote. More than 38% of eligible securities have already voted on the UEC proposal with 93.4% voting in favour. We look forward to new shareholder meeting at or earlier than August 15, 2022. As previously mentioned, UEC's accepted offer doubles UEC's uranium resource at only 14.2% dilution to our existing shareholders on a pro forma basic shares basis."
UEC's offer and amended agreement announced on August 8, 2022 is superior to the New Denison Proposal in all respects:
- Superior Financial Consideration. The implied value of The New Denison Proposal is not reflective of Denison's current share price given the 20% dilution Denison would undertake if it were to complete a transaction with UEX.
- Quicker Path to Completion. UEX securityholders were scheduled to vote on UEC's proposed acquisition of the UEX Shares based on the Revised UEC Offer on Tuesday August 9, 2022, with closing of the transaction (subject to court approval and the satisfaction or waiver of closing conditions customary for a transaction of this nature) anticipated within days of the UEX securityholder vote.
- New Denison Proposal is Financially Inferior, Uncertain and Remains Subject to the Execution of a Definitive Agreement. The Denison Proposal, remains subject to, among other things, the execution of a definitive agreement, the preparation of an information circular providing disclosure on the proposed transaction, court and regulatory approvals, and the calling of a new securityholders meeting to approve the transaction. As such, a closing of any deal with Denison is likely to take UEX shareholders into Q4 2022.
Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, if the UEX Board determines that the New Denison Proposal is a Superior Proposal and makes a determination to accept, approve, recommend or enter into an agreement in respect of the New Denison Proposal, UEX is required to immediately provide notice to UEC, upon receipt of which UEC has the right, for a period of five business days from receipt of UEX's notice, to offer to amend the terms of the Arrangement Agreement. In the event that UEC elects not to offer to amend the Arrangement Agreement and if UEX terminates the Arrangement Agreement in order to enter into an agreement with Denison, then UEX is required to pay to UEC a termination fee in the amount of US$8.8 million.
Uranium Energy Corp is America's leading, fastest growing, uranium mining company listed on the NYSE American. UEC is a pure play uranium company and is advancing the next generation of low-cost, environmentally friendly In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mining uranium projects. The Company has two production ready ISR hub and spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming, anchored by fully licensed and operational processing capacity at the Hobson and Irigaray plants. UEC also has seven U.S. ISR uranium projects with all of their major permits in place. Additionally, the Company has other diversified holdings of uranium assets, including: (1) one of the largest physical uranium portfolios of U.S. warehoused U3O8; (2) a major equity stake in the only royalty company in the sector, Uranium Royalty Corp.; and (3) a pipeline of resource-stage uranium projects in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Paraguay. The Company's operations are managed by professionals with a recognized profile for excellence in their industry, a profile based on many decades of hands-on experience in the key facets of uranium exploration, development and mining.
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Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers
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NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — For exactly 50 years, Oregon’s farms and forests have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first statewide law creating urban growth boundaries. But now, a bill being considered in Oregon’s Legislature could authorize the governor to unilaterally expand boundaries as part of the state’s quest to lure chip companies and provide land for them to build their factories. The measure would also provide $200 million in grants to chipmakers. Farmers and conservationists are worried about the proposal and what it will mean for a state that cherishes its open spaces. State officials and lawmakers are eager to bring more semiconductor factories to Oregon. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/03/26/factory-or-farm-oregon-may-alter-land-use-for-chipmakers-2/ | 2023-03-26 13:42:09 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/03/26/factory-or-farm-oregon-may-alter-land-use-for-chipmakers-2/ |
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PARIS (AP) — Thousands of Kurds from around France and Europe marched through Paris on Saturday to show their anger over the unresolved killing of three Kurdish female activists in the French capital 10 years ago.
The marchers are also mourning three people killed outside a Kurdish cultural center in Paris two weeks ago in what prosecutors called a racist attack.
Kurdish activists from Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium arrived in buses, escorted by police, and joined fellow Kurds from France in a peaceful march through northeast Paris. The demonstration was timed to mark the 10th anniversary of the killings of Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Saylemez on Jan. 9, 2013.
Cansiz was a founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which Turkey, the United States and the European Union consider a terrorist group.
Kurdish activists suspect the Turkish intelligence service was involved in the killing. The suspected attacker, a Turkish citizen, died in French custody before the case reached trial. Turkish officials suggested at the time that the killings may have been part of an internal feud among Kurdish activists or an attempt to derail peace talks.
Marchers carried banners bearing the victims’ portraits, as well as flags for the PKK, which is banned in Turkey.
Berfin Celebm, a 26-year-old who came from Amsterdam for the march, accused Turkey of involvement in both the 2013 and 2022 attacks.
“I want to support my struggle and I want to support Kurdish women,” she told The Associated Press.
While most marchers were Kurdish, the crowd also included left-wing French activists and some ethnic Turks.
“Today we are here to support our Kurdish friends because I am Turkish myself, and it is very important, because what is happening with the Kurdish people can happen to us as well tomorrow,” said Ibrahim Halac, a Turkish man living in Paris.
Organizers sought to keep the crowd contained. Paris police were on alert Saturday after skirmishes at Kurdish gatherings in the past, notably in response to last month’s shooting.
After the Dec. 23 attack, the suspected assailant told investigators he had a “pathological” hatred of non-European foreigners, according to prosecutors. He was handed preliminary charges of racially motivated murder, though Kurdish activists suspect the attack was politically driven.
Turkey summoned France’s ambassador last week over what it called propaganda by Kurdish activists in France after the shooting.
The PKK has waged a separatist insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984. Turkey’s army has battled Kurdish militants affiliated with the PKK in southeast Turkey as well as in northern Iraq, and recently launched a series of strikes against Kurdish militant targets in northern Syria.
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