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Motorists, farm equipment operators asked to safely share the road
Published 6:16 pm Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Motorists traveling in Minnesota this spring should watch for large, slow-moving farm equipment and drive with caution, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Crash data shows there were 374 crashes involving farm equipment in Minnesota since 2019, resulting in eight deaths and 133 injuries. Inattentive driving and speed were the biggest contributing factors in those crashes.
“Planting season is in full swing across Minnesota and farmers will again need the highways to access their fields,” said Brian Sorenson, state traffic engineer. “Motorists need to put down distractions and watch for those slow-moving farm vehicles, especially on rural, two-lane roads.”
Farm equipment is large and heavy, making it hard for operators to accelerate, slow down and stop. The equipment also makes wide turns and sometimes crosses over the center line. In addition, farm vehicles can create large blind spots, making it difficult for operators to see approaching vehicles.
Motorists should:
• Slow down and use caution when approaching farm equipment;
• Watch for debris dropped by farm equipment;
• Wait for a safe place to pass; and
• Drive with headlights on at all times.
Farm equipment operators should:
• Use lights and flashers to make equipment more visible;
• Use slow-moving vehicle emblems on equipment traveling less than 30 mph; and
• Consider using a follow vehicle when moving equipment, especially at night. | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/05/motorists-farm-equipment-operators-asked-to-safely-share-the-road/ | 2022-05-25 08:14:55 | 1 | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/05/motorists-farm-equipment-operators-asked-to-safely-share-the-road/ |
SYDNEY (AP) — There’s been a long legacy of success for the U.S. women’s basketball team at the World Cup.
The names change over time, but the results don’t.
Kelsey Plum scored 20 points, Chelsea Gray added 16 and the United States routed Bosnia and Herzegovina 121-59 on Tuesday to break the team record for consecutive wins at the World Cup.
The victory was the 27th in a row in World Cup play for the Americans, who haven’t lost since the 2006 semifinals against Russia. The U.S. won 26 in a row from 1994-2006 leading up to that game. The Soviet Union holds the World Cup record with 56 straight wins from 1959-86.
“It’s kind of amazing,” said Breanna Stewart, who has been part of the last three World Cup teams. “Obviously, been here for some of it, but you understand the legends before that who really kind of started the streak. It goes to show that no matter who is playing on USA Basketball, we’re always trying to chase excellence.
“This streak doesn’t mean much right now because we’re going into the quarterfinals and focusing on winning a gold medal, but it’s something to kind of hang your hat on later.”
What started with Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Sylvia Fowles has now been passed on to Stewart and A’ja Wilson. A legacy of excellence that doesn’t appear will end anytime soon.
“The players change and, you know, there was a lot of concern about who’s next,” U.S. coach Cheryl Reeve said. “It was a concern when Dawn Staley and Lisa Leslie were playing and who was going to be next. Then it was Sue and (Taurasi) and then other great players, too. Now with this group they are saying, hey, we’re pretty good, too.”
After going unbeaten in pool play again, the U.S. hasn’t lost a game prior to the semifinals since 1983.
“We know the responsibility when you put on this jersey. There’s a lot more than yourself,” Plum said. “Everyone puts pride to the side. We have a common goal. We have some amazing players on this team.”
The Americans (5-0) won their pool games by an average of 46.2 points and never trailed in any. They’ll face Serbia in the quarterfinals Thursday. In other quarterfinal games, Puerto Rico will face Canada; China plays France and Australia takes on Belgium.
The U.S. was coming off a record rout of South Korea in which the team broke the World Cup record for points with 145. While the Americans didn’t match that number, they put the game out of reach in the first 10 minutes, going up 33-15.
The lead ballooned to 63-31 at halftime. Bosnia and Herzegovina put together a small run to start the third quarter, but the U.S. scored the final 19 points of the period.
Once again they used a dominant inside performance, outscoring Bosnia and Herzegovina 84-28 in the paint led by Wilson, Stewart and Brionna Jones.
“It’s a huge part of our identity,” Reeve said. “Ninety-whatever we had yesterday and 84 today, we just know what we’re good at and we have players that are really understanding their opportunities for that.”
The U.S. was missing Jewell Loyd, who the team said was resting. Kahleah Copper started in her place and finished with 11 points.
Nikolina Elez scored 19 points to lead the Bosniaks (0-5), who were playing in their first World Cup.
SCOREBOARD
In other games Tuesday, Puerto Rico topped South Korea 92-73; China beat Belgium 81-55; Canada topped Mali 88-65; Serbia edged France 68-62. Australia defeated Japan 71-54.
UP NEXT
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Tournament is over.
U.S.: Plays Serbia in the quarterfinals Thursday.
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BEIJING, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Therorna Inc., a China-based biotech company specialized in the development of cutting-edge circular RNA (or circRNA) technology-based new vaccines and therapies, announced the completion of a US$42 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by a well-known industrial investment firm and MSA Capital, with participation from Sherpa Healthcare Partners, 3H Health Investment, and existing investors Quan Capital and Cenova Capital, demonstrating their continuous commitment to supporting Therorna's growth. With the new funding, Therorna plans to accelerate the build-out of its technology platform and the development of its product pipeline, as well as the clinical trials, regulatory applications, and international collaborations.
Therorna was founded in Beijing in April 2021. The company focuses on leveraging its proprietary circRNA technology platform to develop next-generation vaccines and innovative therapies. The company has established a strong pipeline of novel prophylactic and therapeutic drugs aiming to address high unmet medical needs. When combined with the previously completed angel and pre-A rounds, the company has to date raised over US$60 million.
The scientific founder of Therorna, Professor Wensheng Wei said, "We really appreciate the support of our investors. As the world continues to suffer from the COVID-19, scientists are obliged to shoulder the responsibility to provide scientific solutions to end this pandemic. We are devoted to accelerating the clinical application of our circRNA-based vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants."
Therorna Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Daniel Tang commented, "I am very grateful for the support of our new and existing investors in this financing round. The successful completion of this round will play a key role in helping Therorna accelerate the development of a new broad-spectrum COVID-19 vaccine and the discovery of additional novel therapies for a variety of diseases. Our team will continue to spare no effort to advance the circRNA platform technology to develop the next-generation of breakthrough therapies and quickly deliver meaningful social benefits."
MSA Capital founder and managing partner Yu Zeng added, "We are confident in the potential of circRNA technology for drug development in the area of protein expression and regulation. Compared with linear RNA, circRNA boasts breakthroughs in expression, stability, immunogenicity, and production. In terms of the technology, Chinese scientists have proven their internationally recognized capabilities at innovation and efficient transformation. MSA Capital is impressed by Therorna's strong team of scientists and entrepreneurs. As a serial entrepreneur, Professor Wei has deep expertise in gene editing and circRNA technology application, and Therorna's management team has rich experience in drug R&D and industrial management. MSA Capital will make use of its resources to support the expansion of Therorna in international markets."
Sherpa Healthcare Partners investment VP Dr. Changzu Cai said, "mRNA drugs have achieved notable success in the application of COVID-19 vaccines, but challenges in terms of side effects remain to be addressed. Linear RNA is easily degraded and its application beyond vaccines is still under exploration. Thanks to its unique structure, the circRNA as a tool for protein expression has been proven to maintain a relatively stable protein expression level in vivo for a longer time, which is expected to further expand the application scenarios of RNA therapy. The team led by Professor Wei is leveraging their experience in applying circRNA as a gene editing tool to support the development of the circRNA expression tool. The proprietary circularization method developed by Therorna has demonstrated its advantages in terms of dosage, and activation of cellular immunity by being first applied in COVID-19 vaccines. We are pleased to continue supporting the efforts of Wei Lab in converting innovations into benefits for patients and communities, while looking forward to transforming Therorna into a platform-based circRNA technology-focused company with an international presence."
3H Health partner Dr. Minchuan Wang said, "circRNA has better stability and long-lasting expression with a potential for creating a new RNA therapy platform. The combination of Professor Wei's team with strong technical expertise in circRNA and the management team established at an earlier stage of the company with members having rich experience in promoting the adoption of new technologies will help accelerate the clinical transformation of circRNA. We are honored to support Therorna in this financing round, and we will work with the company's team, and their new and existing investors, to help the company assume a leadership role in the realm of circRNA, providing patients with pioneering therapies and addressing unmet clinical needs."
Exclusive financial advisor for this transaction and CEC Capital Managing Director, Echo Zhang commented, "circRNA has attracted widespread attention as an emerging technology for RNA drugs. Therorna is expected to take the lead in advancing the technology into clinical applications. We are honored to help Therorna complete this round of financing, and we believe that Therorna will lead the development of the global circRNA sector."
About MSA Capital
Founded in 2014, MSA Capital is an independent global private equity and venture capital firm with over $2.0 billion under management. The firm manages capital from the world's top sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds and family offices, as well as China's leading new economy entrepreneurs.
MSA actively partners with outstanding entrepreneurs in China and other technology markets to build leading, innovative companies that aim to deliver strong financial returns and meaningful, positive impact. The firm is headquartered in Beijing, with resident teams in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Middle East, North Africa and the United States.
About Sherpa Healthcare Partners
Sherpa Healthcare Partners ("Sherpa") was founded in 2018, the founders previously worked together in one of China's leading venture capital firms, built and led its professional medical investment team since 2011, set up the dedicated healthcare investment fund and responsible for healthcare investment. The founders have been teamed together in close co-operation, built on shared values, mutual trust, and complementary capabilities. Sherpa has now become an influential healthcare VC firm in the industry. Sherpa has invested in leading companies in many key areas, such as Pharma, GeneTech, MedTech and Medical services. From 2011 to 2020, the team has gone through 4 vintage year cycles of multiple U.S dollar funds and RMB funds and made 100 investments. Sherpa has the honor to work with many outstanding entrepreneurs and grow together with them.
About 3H Health Investment
3H Health Investment is a Hong Kong and Shanghai based healthcare venture capital firm. It focuses on unmet medical needs and invests in emerging fields of science and medicine to deliver breakthroughs to patients. Leveraging its extensive resources with clinical institutions, industry partners and policy institutes, 3H builds leading innovative healthcare companies together with its partners.
About Quan Capital
Quan capital is a life sciences venture capital firm with strong China expertise and global capabilities. We discover, incubate, and grow next-generation life science companies in early and growth stage, worldwide. Our portfolio companies pioneer differentiated therapies and enabling technologies to address major human diseases with high unmet medical needs.
Quan has offices in Shanghai, Menlo Park and Boston. Our investment professionals combine their strong expertise in both science and business with their diverse experiences in global drug development and healthcare investments, and they leverage their broad network worldwide to help maximize the company's value across geographies and development stages. Visit www.quancapital.com to learn more about us.
About Cenova Capital
Cenova Capital is one of the earliest healthcare funds dedicated to early and growth-stage investments in the life sciences and healthcare sectors in China. Since inception in 2010, Cenova Capital now has six funds under management with investments in over 80 companies in pharmaceuticals, medical devices,healthcare services and digital heath. Cenova Capital's investors are mainly large domestic and international institutional investors including Asian sovereign wealth investors, government institutions, insurance companies, financial institutions and multinational companies.
About CEC Capital
CEC Capital is a leading Chinese FA with a focus on the global TMT, consumption and health sectors. In addition to investment banking, CEC Capital is managing a RMB fund and a dollar fund with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and it also has a license to the US securities market. The healthcare industry is an advantageous industry that CEC Capital is concerned about. Meanwhile, CEC Capital has the largest and most professional health investment banking team in China with the most complete industry chain.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Santiago Rodríguez scored a goal in each half to propel New York City FC to a 3-1 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night.
Neither team scored until Rodríguez found the net unassisted in the 44th minute to give NYCFC (4-2-3) the lead at halftime.
Rodríguez upped the lead to 2-0 when he took passes from Gabriel Pereira and Richard Ledezma and scored five minutes into the second half. Talles Magno's unassisted goal five minutes later made it 3-0.
Dallas (4-3-2) got on the scoreboard in the 77th minute when defender José Martínez took passes from Tsiki Ntsabeleng and Jesús Ferreira and scored his first goal of the season.
NYCFC improves to 3-0-4 in its last seven matches with Dallas.
Dallas has scored at least one goal in eight straight matches. The club record is nine, set in 2018.
NYCFC had a 21-16 advantage in shots, but Dallas had an 8-6 edge in shots on goal.
Luis Barraza totaled seven saves for NYCFC. Maarten Paes saved three shots for Dallas.
NYCFC travels to play Toronto on Saturday. Dallas travels to play Minnesota United on Sunday.
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AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sport | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/rodr-guez-scores-twice-as-nycfc-defeats-dallas-17913085.php | 2023-04-23 03:50:40 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/rodr-guez-scores-twice-as-nycfc-defeats-dallas-17913085.php |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a precipitous drop in 2020, but the population of orange-and-black insects is still well below what it used to be, researchers announced Tuesday.
Volunteers who visited sites in California and Arizona around Thanksgiving tallied more than 330,000 butterflies, the highest number of these insects counted in the last six years. It was a promising rebound after the annual winter count in 2020 recorded fewer than 2,000 butterflies. In 2021, the number recorded was 247,000.
“I think we can all celebrate and this is really exciting,” said Emma Pelton, a conservation biologist at the Xerces Society, a nonprofit environmental organization that focuses on the conservation of invertebrates. “We were all so relieved last year when we had about 250,000 butterflies, and to see that number tick up even modestly this year it's really a good sign that we've got a second chance.”
Pelton said it’s not clear why the population has rebounded but one explanation could be that eastern monarch butterflies, which tend to spend the winter in Mexico, could be mixing with their western counterparts.
“Some of that kind of leakage could be occurring and I don’t think we fully understand the system enough to say what it is," she said. “But I think one thing it’s not is that all is well or that we all made human actions that magically made it all better.”
The population is still far below what it was in the 1980s, when monarchs numbered in the millions.
Scientists say the butterflies are at critically low levels in western states because of destruction to their milkweed habitat along their migratory route as housing expands into their territory and use of pesticides and herbicides increases.
Along with farming, climate change is one of the main drivers of the monarch’s threatened extinction, disrupting an annual 3,000-mile (4,828-kilometer) migration synched to springtime and the blossoming of wildflowers.
Western monarch butterflies head south from the Pacific Northwest to California each winter, returning to the same places and even the same trees, where they cluster to keep warm. The monarchs breed multiple generations along the way for thousands of miles before reaching California where they generally arrive at the beginning of November. Once warmer weather arrives in March, they spread east of California.
On the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, another monarch population travels from southern Canada and the northeastern United States across thousands of miles to spend the winter in central Mexico. Scientists estimate the monarch population in the eastern U.S. has fallen about 80% since the mid-1990s, but the drop-off in the western U.S. has been even steeper.
The western monarch count is conducted by trained volunteers over several weeks around the Thanksgiving holiday. It dates back to 1997 and has observed a loss of more than 95% of a population that according to earlier studies once numbered in the low millions.
This year the insects' wintering habitat along California's central coast was also battered by heavy rains and volunteers reported more monarchs blown from their clusters and vulnerable to the cold, wet conditions and predation, the Xerces Society said in a statement.
The group normally also conducts a second count after the New Year. This year's results will be announced in February and shed light on how much winter storms impacted the butterflies, said Isis Howard, an endangered species conservation biologist with the Xerces Society.
Howard said the follow-up New Year’s counts usually show a 30% to 50% decline in butterflies from the Thanksgiving count.
“Because the storms were so intense and so back-to-back this year, it seems reasonable to assume that there might be increased mortality this winter, leading to a smaller population that’ll kick off the breeding season this next spring and summer," she said. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/monarch-butterflies-wintering-in-california-17755124.php | 2023-02-01 00:33:12 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/monarch-butterflies-wintering-in-california-17755124.php |
A new legislative session has begun in Iowa. I encourage everyone to pay attention to what will be going on, especially concerning education, since there's a well-orchestrated effort to undermine the public’s confidence in public schools.
The strategy involves widespread sharing of false narratives and baseless rumors to create angst and sow doubts about the practices taking place in public schools. Here are a few examples of how this strategy is being implemented:
- A widespread rumor that some students identify as cats and are accommodated by schools with kitty litter in the bathrooms. This ridiculous rumor has no basis in fact, yet continues to circulate in multiple places across the country, including Iowa.
- The belief that schools are teaching Critical Race Theory. Critical Race Theory is the product of research conducted by college professors several years ago that looked at how past discriminatory practices, such as refusing home loans to members of minority groups and voter restrictions, had a long-term impact on the social, economic, and health of minorities. CRT is not being taught in public K-12 schools.
People are also reading…
- Denigrating public schools and their teachers by accusing them of having a “sinister agenda” to indoctrinate students in harmful and un-American ideals. The quote is from the former President of the Iowa Senate.
Why would some politicians and media sources want to weaken public education? Here’s my take on it. There are stark philosophical differences between those attempting to undermine public education and most public educators. Therefore, they are not usually part of their constituency group, thus the educator's votes don’t really matter. Undermining public schools makes it easier to assert their political and social agenda on public schools, evidenced by Governor (Kim) Reynold’s push to provide more taxpayer money to private schools through vouchers.
Public education is a cornerstone of our democracy. Instead of tearing it down, we need to be supporting and uplifting this work and the people doing it. I encourage citizens to find out the facts on what and how students are being taught in your schools through conversations with building administrators, classroom teachers, and by looking at the district’s website instead of relying on social media posts and partisan news outlets and politicians.
We need to share the facts and call out those who spread falsehoods. It’s deeply insulting to teachers who are pouring their hearts and souls into their students to know some are purposely tearing them and their profession down.
Steve Westerberg, Forest City | https://globegazette.com/community/letter-to-the-editor-falsehoods-about-public-schools-and-teachers/article_1e31bda4-18cb-5294-b4b4-2b5acf2aa4df.html | 2023-01-12 23:59:02 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/community/letter-to-the-editor-falsehoods-about-public-schools-and-teachers/article_1e31bda4-18cb-5294-b4b4-2b5acf2aa4df.html |
Montana judge upholds suit over Native education requirement
By HALLIE GOLDEN
Associated Press
A judge in Montana refused to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the state’s unique constitutional requirement to teach students about Native American history and culture has not been upheld. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2021 in District Court in Great Falls, Montana, was brought by Native American tribes, parents and students against state education leaders. The hearing on Tuesday comes 50 years after the state’s constitution that embedded this educational requirement took effect. Other states, including Connecticut, Washington, Oregon, California and North Dakota, have committed in recent years to boosting these types of educational requirements, but Montana remains the only one that includes it in its constitution. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/04/04/montana-judge-upholds-suit-over-native-education-requirement/ | 2023-04-04 21:08:09 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/04/04/montana-judge-upholds-suit-over-native-education-requirement/ |
Faith Reyes, 10, gets ready to dive into Cochiti Lake after her sister, Nevaeh Reyes, as her cousin, Ben Gutierrez, swims by Tuesday. The temperature in Santa Fe hit 93 degrees Tuesday, but relief is possible in the form of midweek rain.
Harmony Reyes, 11, takes a break from splashing and diving with her sisters and cousins to float in Cochiti Lake on Tuesday. Reyes and her family, from Budaghers, said they make the trip to the lake weekly and will likely squeeze in another trip as temperatures remain high this week.
Faith Reyes, 10, gets ready to dive into Cochiti Lake after her sister, Nevaeh Reyes, as her cousin, Ben Gutierrez, swims by Tuesday. The temperature in Santa Fe hit 93 degrees Tuesday, but relief is possible in the form of midweek rain.
Harmony Reyes, 11, takes a break from splashing and diving with her sisters and cousins to float in Cochiti Lake on Tuesday. Reyes and her family, from Budaghers, said they make the trip to the lake weekly and will likely squeeze in another trip as temperatures remain high this week.
The parking lot in downtown Santa Fe wasn't quite hot enough to meet Murad Kirdar's warning for pets.
Kirdar, a spokesman for the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society, put it this way: If you can put the back of your hand on warm pavement for five seconds without pulling it away, the ground is cool enough to walk your dog.
If it's too hot for your hand, it's too hot for your dog.
Still, the temperature hovered around 93 degrees in the city Tuesday afternoon and climbed far higher in other regions of the state, raising concerns about heat-related health conditions and sending some people to emergency rooms.
In the past week or so, temperatures around much of New Mexico have been 10 to 15 degrees higher than the 30-year averages for the period, said Randall Hergert, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque.
His agency issued heat advisories in areas where temperatures were expected to hit or surpass 100 degrees, such as the Albuquerque metro area, the Española Valley, Farmington and northwestern New Mexico.
Hergert recommends people stay indoors as much as possible, drink lots of water and check in on those who may be more vulnerable to the effects of high heat, "like the elderly, children and infants and pets — anybody who might not be able to handle the heat as much as some of us."
The New Mexico Department of Health reported Tuesday there were 94 heat-related ER visits statewide between July 1 and Monday. The agency warned of the possibility of heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke brought on by the unusually high temperatures.
The department also urged residents not leave children or pets in a parked car — even for a few minutes. "Not only is it law in many cases, but the health risks rapidly become highly dangerous," the agency said in a news release.
Kirdar reminded people to make sure pets have cool drinking water on hand at all times.
Relief — in the form of lower temperatures and downpours — could be on the way, perhaps as soon as Wednesday afternoon, Hergert said. The welcome monsoon from June and early July is expected to return for several days this week, with "peak activity between 3 and 7 p.m. tapering off by the evening hours."
The chance for rain in the Santa Fe area is 40 to 50 percent Wednesday and Thursday, and around 40 percent Friday, he said. It could also rain also over the weekend.
Residents should expect the "garden variety moderate to heavy rainfall," Hergert said.
That could be bad news for areas of the state hit hard by wildfire, as heavy rains could lead to dangerous flash floods on scared lands, he added.
In the past month, many parts of the state have received 3 to 4 inches more rain than usual for this time of year. Santa Fe received 4.7 inches of rain between June 19 and July 19, Hergert said — an increase of 2 to 3 inches from past years.
"We have some money in the bank, if you will," he said of the excess rainfall. "We are well above precipitation for first few weeks of monsoon.
Robert Nott has covered education and youth issues for the Santa Fe New Mexican. He is assigned to The New Mexican's city desk where he covers a general assignment beat. | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/higher-than-normal-temps-hit-new-mexico-but-relief-may-ahead/article_02cd0e22-0787-11ed-b9bd-b3c034d990f0.html | 2022-07-20 02:04:15 | 0 | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/higher-than-normal-temps-hit-new-mexico-but-relief-may-ahead/article_02cd0e22-0787-11ed-b9bd-b3c034d990f0.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With summer in full swing, you might be looking for a sweet treat in the area to cool you off during the day.
KOIN 6 News put together a list of spots you can check out, so the summer heat doesn’t get you down. Whether it’s ice cream, shaved ice or frozen yogurt, there are plenty of brain freezes to go around.
Below, you can find 10 locations in the Portland area.
Wailua Shave Ice Portland
The business offers an item called a Lava Flow, which is made with pineapple juice, Haupia foam, strawberry puree, fresh strawberry and pineapple.
Hours: Noon to 5 p.m., Monday through Wednesday and Friday through Sunday
Location: 1022 W. Burnside St. Unit O, Portland
Cool Moon Ice Cream
“Our treasure trove of great flavors — from rosewater infused Kulfi to sprinkle-icious Birthday Cake — means there’s always something to make your taste buds sing,” said the shop on its website.
Hours: Noon to 10 p.m., daily
Location: 1105 N.W. Johnson St., Portland
TartBerry
The frozen yogurt shop describes itself as locally made and owned.
Hours: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., daily
Location: 915 S.W. 9th Ave., Portland
Manoa Shave Ice
According to the business’ website, it offers “all natural” flavors, such as blue coconut, strawberry and banana.
Hours: Noon to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday
Location: 333 S. State St., Ste. B, Lake Oswego
22 Below
“From simple vanilla to flaming hot Cheetos, 22 Below has it all,” said 22 Below on its website. “With over 30 flavors on the menu, and the option to create your own, the choices are unlimited.”
Hours: 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; Noon to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.
Location: 615 S.W. 19th Ave., Portland
Holler Treats
The shop offers sundaes, milkshakes and floats, along with custom cake orders.
Hours: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., every day but closed Thursdays
Location: 7119 S.E. Milwaukie Ave., Portland
Island Daydream Shave Ice
The business is located at Oaks Amusement Park and offers a variety of flavors, such as cherry, lemon-lime and coconut.
Hours: Not listed.
Location: 7805 S.E. Oaks Park Way, Portland
Salt & Straw
With summer here, Salt & Straw currently has five berry ice creams available.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Locations:
3345 S.E. Division St., Portland
838 N.W. 23rd, Portland
2035 Alberta St., Portland
100 A Ave., Lake Oswego
Eb & Bean Local Organic Frozen Yogurt
Flavors at the shop are inspired by the seasons and rotate frequently. According to its website, organic dairy and plant-based frozen yogurt is on the menu.
Hours: Noon to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; Noon to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday
Locations:
1425 N.E. Broadway, Portland
3040 S.E. Division, Portland
645 N.W. 21st Ave., Portland
Da Shave Ice Shack
“Drizzled by creamy clouds of condensed milk or purple UBE cream,” described the business on its website. “Our caring and committed staff will make sure you have a fantastic memory and a tasty experience… And remember: ‘Brah it’s not a snow cone.'”
Hours: Visit the website.
Locations: 105 N.E. 8th Ave., Portland | https://www.koin.com/news/food/10-cold-treats-in-the-portland-metro-area-to-beat-the-heat/ | 2022-07-14 00:19:09 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/food/10-cold-treats-in-the-portland-metro-area-to-beat-the-heat/ |
STEP-OUT HOLES CONTINUE EXTENDING THE MINERALIZATION DOWN DIP AND ALONG STRIKE
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Silver One Resources Inc. (TSXV: SVE; OTCQX: SLVRF; FSE: BRK1 - "Silver One" or the "Company") is pleased to report results from its reverse circulation (RC) 7,500-metre ("m") drilling program recently completed at its Candelaria project, Nevada. The objectives of the program, which included examining the extensions to silver-oxide mineralization adjacent to the past producing open pits and filling in between step-out holes drilled in 2021, were all successfully achieved.
Highlights:
- Since November 2018, the Company has drilled over 25,000 metres in 131 holes, including RC, core, and sonic holes.
- The recent 36-hole, 7,500 m drilling program tested the extensions to the silver-oxide mineralization to the east of the Mt. Diablo pit, down-dip from the Mt. Diablo and Northern Belle open pits and filled-in areas of silver mineralization between step-out holes drilled in 2021 west of the Mt. Diablo open pit (Figures 1 and 2).
- Assays include:
- Drilling results indicate the extension of the mineralization 400 m west (to drill hole SO-C-21-96) and 450 m east of the Mount Diablo pit (to drill hole SO-C-22-115). The mineralization remains open along strike in both directions as well as down-dip from both Mt. Diablo and Northern Belle pits.
- The Candelaria mineralization is now known to extend nearly 2 km along strike and 1 km in the down-dip direction and remains open in all directions (Fig.'s 1 and 2)
Silver One's President and CEO, Greg Crowe, commented: "We are very encouraged by the positive results from the assays of our recent round of reverse circulation drilling. Holes drilled confirmed continuity of the mineralization down-dip and along-strike to the east and west of the past producing Mt. Diablo pit, where drilling indicates that silver and gold grades exceed historical average grades mined by open pit. This bodes well for the possibility to expand the known mineralization and the potential for both open-pit and underground mining. The mineralization defined to-date is still open both along strike and down dip from both Mt. Diablo and Northern Belle pits and further exploration is highly warranted".
The silver and gold grades of the holes drilled by the company west of Mt. Diablo (this release, Feb 16, May 26 and July 15, 2021 news releases) exceed the average grades (88 g/t Ag and 0.1 g/t Au) mined by open pit by previous operators. Gold grades to the east of Mt. Diablo pit increase (drill holes SO-C-22-112 to SO-C-115) compared with grades mined by open pit in the past, however, silver grades decrease in this direction.
Future drilling will focus on testing the continuity of the mineralization down-dip and along strike from both Mt. Diablo and Northern Belle pits.
Drill collars are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. Significant gold and silver assays are summarized in Table 1, and coordinates and identification drillhole data are in Table 2.
Metallurgical Testing
Core drilling for metallurgical testing is underway on the Mt. Diablo pit extension mineralization. Core samples from the current program, in conjunction with six core holes drilled in the 2019-2020 campaign, and three bulk samples excavated with a backhoe from the bottom of the Mt. Diablo pit will be used to investigate the silver and gold extraction from the oxide, mixed (oxide-sulphide), and sulphide mineralization. The samples are distributed throughout the deposit and are representative of the grades and major types of Candelaria mineralization.
Results from the metallurgical testing will be used in an upcoming in-ground resource estimate to replace the historical resource completed by Silver Standard in 2001.
The metallurgical results will also be used to evaluate the economics of various processing scenarios, including mixing fresh mineralization with the historic heap leach mineralization versus processing the heap leach material alone.
Figure 1 – Drill Collars and Significant Assays of the 2022 RC drilling.
Note: See Table 1 and Table 2 for additional details on mineralized intervals and RC hole details.
Figure 2 – Drill Collars and Significant Assays, 2020-2021 and 2022 campaigns.
Table 1. Summary of relevant assays from recent RC drilling.
Mineralized intervals reported are core lengths, and true widths are estimated to be 85% to 100% of these widths based on interpreted drill sections.
Table 2. RC holes coordinates (UTM83-11) and other identification data.
Candelaria Project Mineral Resources
Leach Pad Resource
In August 2020, The Company completed a resource estimate of indicated and inferred resources on Candelaria's heap leach pads. Thirty million ounces of indicated resources and 15.397 million of ounces in the inferred category were reported. The respective Technical Report, dated effective August 6, 2020, and filed on SEDAR on August 19, 2020, is titled "Technical Report on the Heap Leach Pads within the Candelaria, Property, Mineral and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada, USA". The Report was prepared by James A. McCrea, P.Geo., who is a qualified person within the meaning of NI 43-101 and is independent of the Company; McCrea has reviewed and approved the disclosure regarding the updated resource estimate included herein.
Mineral Resources were reported for each leach pad separately, using a 0.01 g/t silver fire assay cut-off grade. See table below:
* Contained Metal based on fire assay grades
The effective date of the mineral resource estimate is August 6, 2020.
1. A Mineral Resource is a concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, grade or quality and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
An Inferred Mineral Resource is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence and sampling. Geological evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade or quality continuity.
An Inferred Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to an Indicated Mineral Resource and must not be converted to a Mineral Reserve. It is reasonably expected that the majority of Inferred Mineral Resources could be upgraded to Indicated Mineral Resources with continued exploration.
An Indicated Mineral Resource is that part of a Mineral Resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics are estimated with sufficient confidence to allow the application of Modifying Factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Geological evidence is derived from adequately detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing and is sufficient to assume geological and grade or quality continuity between points of observation.
An Indicated Mineral Resource has a lower level of confidence than that applying to a Measured Mineral Resource and may only be converted to a Probable Mineral Reserve.
2. Mineral resources, which are not mineral reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of mineral resources has no known issues and do not appear materially affected by any known environmental, permitting, legal, title, socio-political, marketing, or other relevant issues. There is no guarantee that Silver One will be successful in obtaining any or all of the requisite consents, permits or approvals, regulatory or otherwise for the project or that the project will be placed into production.
3. The mineral resources in this study were estimated using the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ('CIM'), CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines prepared by the Standing Committee on Reserve Definitions and adopted by the CIM Council on May 10, 2014.
Metal prices used for the resource estimate are: US $1500 per ounce for gold; US $20 per ounce of silver. These prices were used for calculating silver equivalents and for the exploitation scenarios related to reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
Historical Resource
Historic resource estimates of the remaining downdip mineral resources in the project were determined for both the Mount Diablo and Northern Belle deposits by Snowden and reported in a NI 43-101 Technical Report prepared for Silver Standard Resources Inc. in 2001. The resources reported include a historic measured and indicated resource for Mount Diablo of 13.6 million short tons averaging 3.23 opt Agtotal and 0.003 opt Ausoluble, for 44.1 million ounces of silver. Additionally, there is a historic inferred resource for Mount Diablo and Northern Belle of 14.4 million short tons averaging 2.21 opt Agtotal and 0.002 opt Ausoluble, for 31.7 million ounces of silver.
The technical report titled "Candelaria Project Technical Report" dated May 24, 2001 (filed on SEDAR on June 20, 2002), prepared by Pincock Allen & Holt, disclosed the historical mineral resource estimate shown in the table below.
The historical mineral resource estimate used "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource", which are categories set out in NI 43-101. Silver One considers these historical estimates reliable as well as relevant as it represents key targets for exploration by Silver One.
Additional technical details on preparation of the historical resource estimate:
(1) Mount Diablo Deposit - Consisted of 538 drill holes by previous owners and 10 drill holes by SSR Mining. For drill holes that were twinned, the author used the lower of the two values assigned to the original holes. The mineral resource estimate used a kriging estimation method to establish ore zones with a cut-off grade of 0.5 opt Ag. Ordinary kriging was used to interpolate grades in the block model. The block models were set up with block dimensions of 25 feet by 25 feet in plan and 10 feet in height. The maximum search range used in the higher-grade zone was 235 feet, in the lower grade zone it was 1,000 feet and in the background zone it was 350 feet. Block models more than 300 feet from the nearest composite only constituted 3 percent of the total number of estimated blocks and were assigned to an inferred category.
(2) Northern Belle Deposit - Consisted of 226 drill holes by previous owners, of which a portion of these holes were duplicated for the Mount Diablo Deposit database. The mineral resource estimate used a kriging estimation method to establish ore zones with a cut-off grade of 0.5 opt Ag. The mineral resource estimate used multiple indicator kriging to interpolate grades in the block model. Block models were set up with block dimensions of 50 feet by 50 feet in plan and 20 feet in height. The maximum search range used in the higher-grade zone was 85 feet, in the intermediate-grade zone was 120 feet and the lower-grade zone was 140 feet and in the lower undifferentiated material below the current pit topography was 260 feet. Block models more than 300 feet from the nearest composite only constituted 3 percent of the total number of estimated blocks and were assigned to an inferred category.
(3) Low-Grade Stockpile - Based on limited and incomplete data and documentation. Material placed on the stockpiles ranged from 0.5 to 0.65 opt Ag.
The qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource. Silver One is not treating this historical estimate as a current mineral resource.
Analytical and QA/QC Procedures
All samples were assayed by American Assay Laboratories ("AAL") in Sparks, NV, USA (ISO accredited Laboratory, ISO/IEC 17025:2017). Samples were analyzed for thirty-five elements by ICP-MS. Gold and silver were analyzed by cyanide extraction, FA with ICP finish, samples over 100 g/t Ag were analyzed by gravimetric methods. Over limit Cu, Pb and Zn were analyzed by ore-grade volumetric analysis. The QA/QC program included the submission of Certified Standards, blanks, core duplicates, as well as the insertion of crushed duplicates and pulp duplicates at random intervals. Certified Standards were inserted at a rate of one standard for every 20 samples (5% of total) and one blank for every 20 samples (5% of total). Pulp and crush duplicates combined were inserted at a rate of one duplicate per every 20 samples (5% of total). The standards used in Candelaria's drilling program range in grade from 5.88 g/t Ag to 493.0 g/t Ag, and were sourced from Analytical Solutions, Ltd., in Mulmur, ON, Canada and from OREAS, Bayswater North, VIC, Australia. Blanks have been sourced locally from barren silica. Drill sample duplicates were obtained via a 1/8th split of RC cuttings or from quartered core, crush and 'pulp' duplicates were taken from coarse reject material or pulverized splits, respectively. AAL also inserts blanks, standards and includes duplicate analyses to ensure proper sample preparation and equipment calibration.
About Candelaria
Candelaria was historically the highest-grade silver producer in the state of Nevada, averaging over 1,250 g/t AgEq (40 oz/ton AgEq) from high-grade vein mining between the mid-1800s and the mid-1900s. Open pit mining operations were undertaken in the 1970s through 1998 by several companies, including Nerco Inc. and Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross"). Kinross closed the open pit and leach operation in 1998 due to low silver prices. Leaching of the historic pads was not fully completed, leaving a substantial amount of silver unprocessed. It is estimated that the property has produced over 68 million ounces of silver. Historical information was obtained from "Geology of the Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, 1959, Nevada Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 56", and the 2001 SSR Mining Inc. technical report titled "Candelaria Project".
Qualified Person The technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Robert M. Cann, P. Geo, and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Silver One
Silver One is focused on the exploration and development of quality silver projects. The Company holds an option to acquire a 100%-interest in its flagship project, the past-producing Candelaria Mine located in Nevada. Potential reprocessing of silver from the historic leach pads at Candelaria provides an opportunity for possible near-term production. Additional opportunities lie in previously identified high-grade silver intercepts down-dip and potentially increasing the substantive silver mineralization along-strike from the two past-producing open pits.
The Company has staked 636 lode claims and entered into a Lease/Purchase Agreement to acquire five patented claims on its Cherokee project located in Lincoln County, Nevada, host to multiple silver-copper-gold vein systems, traced to date for over 11 km along-strike.
Silver One holds an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Silver Phoenix Project. The Silver Phoenix Project is a very high-grade native silver prospect that lies within the "Arizona Silver Belt", immediately adjacent to the prolific copper producing area of Globe, Arizona.
For more information, please contact:
Silver One Resources Inc.
Gary Lindsey - VP, Investor Relations
Phone: 604-974–5274
Mobile: (720) 273-6224
Email: gary@strata-star.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this news release contains forward-looking statements that are based on assumptions as of the date of this news release. These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations. They are not guarantees of future performance. Silver One cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number of material factors, many of which are beyond Silver One's control. Such factors include, among other things: risks and uncertainties relating to Silver One's limited operating history, ability to obtain sufficient financing to carry out its exploration and development objectives on the Candelaria Project, obtaining the necessary permits to carry out its activities and the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking information. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, Silver One undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information.
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DENVER, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocky Mountain Industrials, Inc. (RMI), Colorado's next generation infrastructure company, announced today that it has closed a $23,000,000 commercial bank financing for the continued construction of its 620-acre Rocky Mountain Rail Park located in Adams County.
The closing of this commercial transaction, coupled with the tax-exempt municipal bond raise of $65,209,784 in 2021, solidifies RMI's ability to activate large land parcels with heavy industrial zoning and direct availability to high-capacity rail access in the eastern Denver Metro market.
"This commercial bank financing continues our accelerated development of the project. Our rail-based infrastructure solution in Denver and the Rocky Mountain Region is progressing rapidly," said Brian Fallin, CEO of RMI. "We are pleased to start infrastructure and rail construction on the northern parcels."
RMI began construction on the properties south parcel in March 2021 and continues a phased construction approach to the rail-served northern parcels. Both rail and non-rail served sites are available for sale or lease throughout construction in 2022.
About RMI
Rocky Mountain Industrials Inc. is a materials infrastructure and distribution organization strategically positioned to serve the Mountain West.
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ATLANTA – Philadelphia Phillies reliever David Robertson will miss the NL Division Series after injuring his right calf jumping to celebrate Bryce Harper's home run in their clinching wild-card victory at St. Louis.
The Phillies left Robertson off the roster for their NLDS opener at Atlanta on Tuesday. The defending champion Braves placed rookie right-hander Spencer Strider on their roster after he was sidelined since Sept. 18 with a sore left oblique.
Robertson was back in Philadelphia getting a PRP injection. The 37-year-old had a resurgent season with the Cubs and Phillies, going 4-3 with a 2.40 ERA, including a 2.70 ERA in 22 appearances after a midseason trade.
“He’s devastated," manager Rob Thomson said. "He really wanted to pitch in the series. And he knows how big a part he is to this club. And he’s very disappointed.”
Braves manager Brian Snitker said Strider will throw on the side before Tuesday’s matchup against Philadelphia but would not be available to pitch in Game 1.
Strider, signed Monday to a $75 million, six-year contract, could be used as a starter or a reliever, according to Snitker.
The Braves won’t have October hero Tyler Matzek for the NLDS as the left-handed reliever is dealing with a sore elbow and is being evaluated. Matzek had a 1.69 ERA in last year's World Series and got the victory in Game 4.
Atlanta’s roster offered few other surprises. The infielders are first baseman Matt Olson, second basemen Orlando Arcia and Vaughn Grissom, shortstop Dansby Swanson, third baseman Austin Riley, utility man Ehire Adrianza and catchers Travis d’Arnaud and William Contreras.
The outfielders are Ronald Acuña Jr., Michael Harris II, Eddie Rosario, Robbie Grossman, designated hitter Marcell Ozuna and Gulliermo Heredia.
The Braves’ rotation consists of Game 1 starter Max Fried, Game 2 starter Kyle Wright, Charlie Morton, Jake Odorrizi and possibly Strider. The bullpen is made up of closer Kenley Jansen, A.J. Minter, Raisel Iglesias, Collin McHugh, Dylan Lee, Jesse Chavez and Jackson Stephens. Atlanta has yet to decide on a Game 3 starter.
The Phillies’ infielders are first baseman Rhys Hoskins, second baseman Jean Segura, shortstop Edmundo Sosa, third baseman Alec Bohm, utility man Bryson Stott and catchers J.T. Realmuto and Garrett Stubbs.
The outfielders Nick Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber, designated hitter Harper, Matt Vierling, Brandon Marsh and Daulton Guthrie.
Philadelphia’s rotation consists of Game 1 starter Ranger Suárez, Game 2 starter Zack Wheeler, Game 3 starter Aaron Nola, Noah Syndergaard and Bailey Falter. The bullpen is made up of Zach Eflin, Seranthony Domínguez, José Alvarado, Brad Hand, Connor Brogdon, Kyle Gibson, Andrew Bellatti and Nick Nelson.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ), a global provider of metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a first quarter cash dividend in the amount of $0.17 per share on the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on August 2, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 19, 2022.
While AZZ currently intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, any future dividends will be reviewed on an individual basis and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion. AZZ remains committed to enhancing shareholder value based upon its consideration of various factors, including operating results, financial condition and business outlook at the applicable time.
About AZZ Inc.
AZZ Inc. is a global provider of galvanizing and a variety of metal coating solutions, coil coating solutions welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services to a broad range of markets. AZZ's Metal Coatings segment (AMC) is a leading provider of metal finishing solutions for corrosion protection, including hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing and plating, to the North American steel fabrication industry. AZZ's Precoat Metals segment (APM) is a leading provider of aesthetic and corrosion protective coatings to the North American steel and aluminum coil market. AZZ's Infrastructure Solutions segment (AIS) is dedicated to delivering safe and reliable transmission of power from generation sources to end customers, and automated weld overlay solutions for corrosion and erosion mitigation to critical infrastructure in the energy and waste management markets worldwide.
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Robin Gudal: Loss is different with each one
Published 8:00 pm Friday, November 4, 2022
EN(dur)ANCE by Robin Gudal
My mom passed away almost two years ago. She had been ill for years with early on-set Alzheimer’s. She was nonverbal mostly the last few years and bedridden. Because of COVID I had not seen her in-person for 11 months. We were on the way to her private nursing home in the Cities when we were informed that she passed.
Later that same day, after we arrived home, I closed the window shade on the main entrance door to our home. This door window allows light into my kitchen. My action was almost without thought. Then I remembered the tradition of mourning years ago: to hang a black banner.
When I was a little girl, a younger woman that lived in my best friend’s neighborhood lost her husband and they hung a black banner on the door to signify her loss. Queen Victoria wore black for the remainder of her life after the death of Prince Albert.
The banner declared the household was in a period of grieving. I somewhat wonder if it also was a warning: Be gentle, I may not be myself, please be patient, know I need time and I don’t even know what that looks like.
If my window shade were a banner that’s what mine would signify. I didn’t feel like myself for a period of time. I had many thoughts needing to be processed. A life once lived and now the absence of that life.
Loss is different with each one we experience and with each person experiencing it.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” — Matthew 11:28-30, NIV
As I have mentioned in previous articles, I am fascinated by Bible verses on tears. They bring much healing and comfort.
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.” — Washington Irving
“…weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning.” — Psalm 30:5, NIV
“…a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” — Ecclesiastes 3:4, NIV
“There was no need to be ashamed of tears. For tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.” — Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl
“We flicker on a screen, we fold and unfold, upon the minds eye. Brittle as wings, eternal as a heartbeat. And even when the hearts fail silent, we do not cease to be, because in the end we all become memories.” — “Call The Midwife”
Blessed be the memory of my mother, Janel Kay Beckman.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A jury has found a Florida teenager guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of an Oak Hill homeowner.
James Zyquis Powell, of Edgewater, has also been found guilty of aggravated battery in the shooting death of Joel Tatro, who was hosting a party for his children and their friends on Feb. 17, 2019. Powell was 15 at the time of the shooting.
Prosecutors argued before a jury of five men and one woman that Powell got confrontational when partygoers and the homeowner told the group they were not invited to the party when they showed up and had to leave. Powell shoved the victim and threatened his life before pulling out a gun and shooting the victim in the neck from a close distance, according to investigators.
The gunshot paralyzed the victim from his neck down, which ruined his health and eventually led to his death last year.
“What was supposed to be a night of fun and celebration turned into this family’s worst nightmare,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said of the case. “Tatro lived for almost three years after the senseless shooting – he and his family have been through a living hell. The defendant’s fate should be equally severe.”
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant State Attorney Kevin Sullivan successfully tried the case for the State. The Honorable Raul Zambrano presided over the case and will pronounce the sentence at a later date. | https://blackchronicle.com/florida-teen-convicted-in-deadly-2019-shooting-of-oak-hill-homeowner-at-house-party/ | 2023-05-08 12:24:45 | 0 | https://blackchronicle.com/florida-teen-convicted-in-deadly-2019-shooting-of-oak-hill-homeowner-at-house-party/ |
FOXBORO — Patriots running back/wide receiver Ty Montgomery was one of four players absent for Monday’s non-padded practice, the team’s first since returning from Las Vegas last week.
Montgomery was carted off the field with a leg injury that knocked him out of last Friday’s preseason loss to the Raiders. Considering the history of players who have been carted off the field mid-game, Bill Belichick provided an encouraging update of Montgomery’s status during a Monday morning interview on WEEI.
“We’ll see how things go today, see what he’s able to do,” Belichick said. “But I think he’s doing all right.”
Wide receivers
Wide receivers Tyquan Thornton (clavicle) and Kristian Wilkerson (concussion) were also absent Monday, as was backup offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste. Linebacker Harvey Langi returned after missing practice last week.
Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers appeared limited with a sleeve over his left leg. He left Friday’s preseason finale early with an undisclosed injury. Running back Damien Harris looked healthy after sitting out Friday’s game.
The Patriots are not mandated to report player injuries until next week.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 19 points off the bench in his return from a monthlong injury absence, but Zach LaVine scored 32 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
DeMar DeRozan added 17 points for the Bulls, who easily overcame James’ return for their seventh win in nine games. LaVine hit 11 of his first 14 shots to lead an offensive effort that snapped the Lakers’ three-game winning streak despite the return of the NBA’s career scoring leader.
James sat out 13 games with right foot soreness, missing four weeks during the Lakers’ run at a playoff berth. The team provided few updates on his recovery, and his return came with little advance warning.
“I felt confident in the workouts that I had this week,” James said. “And the day after the workouts, when I woke up, stepped out down off the bed, I could possibly play today. And after my workout early before the game today, I knew I could play.”
For only the second time in his 20-year, 1,958-game NBA career, James wasn’t a starter. He came in as a reserve midway through the first quarter, doing his standard pregame chalk toss while receiving a standing ovation from Lakers fans. James got a field goal in every quarter, and he finished with eight rebounds, three assists and five turnovers in 30 minutes.
“You could see him getting his rhythm, his timing, his finishes, all of that,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “He’s a savvy veteran, one of the greatest ever to do it, so it’s not going to take all that much.”
Chicago largely controlled play despite James’ return, streaking to a 20-point lead in the second quarter. Los Angeles briefly got the lead down to single digits down the stretch, but got no closer.
“There are going to be swings, and that was the encouraging part,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “I’m seeing a response back competitively.”
Patrick Beverley had 10 points and five assists in his first game against the Lakers since they traded him last month. Beverley has been outspoken about his desire to hurt the Lakers’ playoff hopes during this home-and-home series between the teams, but Davis and the other Lakers just smiled at his provocative talk.
When Beverley made a little hook shot with 1:12 left to boost Chicago’s lead back to double digits, Beverley slapped the floor and made the dismissive “too small” gesture sometimes used by NBA players to taunt their opponents, in this case James.
“I was just playing basketball,” Beverley said. “Obviously it’s good to see some old teammates, old coaching staff.”
Troy Brown Jr. and Malik Beasley scored 18 points apiece, but Anthony Davis managed just 15 points and nine rebounds as the Lakers (37-38) failed to get above .500 for the first time since Jan. 9, 2022.
The Lakers were without D’Angelo Russell, who missed his second straight game with a right hip injury. Los Angeles went 8-5 in James’ absence, but his return will force an adjustment of the chemistry built by his teammates in his absence.
“We came out a little flat, turned the ball over early, just weren’t aggressive enough, physical enough,” Ham said.
VOOCH TOSSED
The Bulls largely controlled Davis even after Nikola Vucevic was ejected in the second quarter with two quick technical fouls when he argued what appeared to be a good call against him. Donovan jokingly wondered how Vucevic could be ejected when he was arguing in his native Serbian.
“Obviously it was a bad decision by me to react the way I did,” Vucevic said. “My mistake. I’m just glad my teammates came through for us. I obviously overreacted, for sure.”
TIP-INS
Bulls: DeRozan sat out Friday’s win in Portland with a strained quadriceps He will attempt to play in both back-to-back games in Los Angeles, Donovan said. … Alex Caruso played against his former team through foot soreness. … Javonte Green missed his second straight game with residual soreness in his return from right knee surgery.
Lakers: Russell has missed eight games with two injuries since joining the Lakers last month. He has played with James only twice. … Wenyen Gabriel scored two points on his 26th birthday.
UP NEXT
Bulls: At Clippers on Monday.
Lakers: At Chicago on Wednesday.
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Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit
RICHMOND, Va. - A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials, accusing them of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings on the day of the shooting that the boy had a gun and was in a "violent mood."
Abby Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia was shot in the hand and chest on Jan. 6 as she sat at a reading table in her classroom. She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and has had four surgeries since the shooting.
The shooting rattled the military shipbuilding community and sent shock waves around the country, with many wondering how a child so young could get access to a gun and shoot his teacher.
The lawsuit names the Newport News School Board and several school district officials, including former Superintendent George Parker III, as defendants.
Michelle Price, a spokesperson for the school board, Lisa Surles-Law, chair of the school board, and other board members did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on the lawsuit. The former superintendent did not immediately return a message seeking comment left on his cellphone.
No one, including the boy, has been charged in the shooting. The superintendent was fired by the school board after the shooting, while the assistant principal resigned. The principal was reassigned to another job within the school district. The board also voted to install metal detectors in every school in the district, beginning with Richneck, and to purchase clear backpacks for all students.
FILE - Students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News on Jan. 30, 2023, for the first time since a 6-year-old shot teacher Abby Zwerner three weeks prior. (Billy Schuerman/Daily Press/Newport News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
In the lawsuit, Zwerner's attorneys say all the defendants knew the boy "had a history of random violence" at school and at home, including an episode the year before, when he "strangled and choked" his kindergarten teacher.
"All Defendants knew that John Doe attacked students and teachers alike, and his motivation to injure was directed toward anyone in his path, both in and out of school, and was not limited to teachers while at the school," the lawsuit states.
School officials removed the boy from Richneck and sent him to another school for the remainder of the year, but allowed him to return to Richneck for first grade in the fall of 2022, the lawsuit states. He was placed on a modified schedule "because he was chasing students around the playground with a belt in an effort to whip them with it," and was cursing staff and teachers, it says. Under the modified schedule, one of the boy's parents was required to accompany him during the school day.
"Teachers' concerns with John Doe's behavior (were) regularly brought to the attention of Richneck Elementary School administration, and the concerns were always dismissed," the lawsuit states. Often after he was taken to the office, "he would return to class shortly thereafter with some type of reward, such as a piece of candy," according to the lawsuit.
The boy's parents did not agree for him to be put in special education classes where he would be with other students with behavioral issues, the lawsuit states.
Zwerner suffered permanent bodily injuries, physical pain, mental anguish, lost earnings and other damages, the lawsuit states. It seeks $40 million in compensatory damages.
Last month, Newport News prosecutor Howard Gwynn said his office will not criminally charge the boy because he wouldn’t understand the legal system and what a charge means. Gwynn has yet to decide if any adults will be charged.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers can enjoy a Thanksgiving feast while on the road this year with Pilot Flying J's first-ever Thanksgiving meal. In the spirit of the holidays, Pilot Flying J is offering a special deal* on its Thanksgiving meal, stocking its stores with this year's hottest gifts, and extending its 10-cent gas discount** to help its guests make the most of their holiday season.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Hess Flatbed Truck with Hot Rods is now available for purchase exclusively at HessToyTruck.com for $41.99 with free standard shipping and 9 Energizer® batteries included. This new 2022 Hess Toy Truck set received the prestigious Oppenheim Toy Portfolio's Platinum Best Toy Award and Toy Insider's 2022 Top Holiday Toy Award.
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Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is buying a roughly 5% stake in the parent company of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, NHL’s Washington Capitals and WNBA’s Washington Mystics as part of a $4.05 billion deal, a person with knowledge of the sale said Thursday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement between the Qatar Investment Authority and Monumental Sports & Entertainment had not been announced.
It is believed to be the first time the government of Qatar is investing in U.S. professional sports. Sportico first reported the transaction, saying it is the first time any sovereign wealth fund has bought into ownership of an American team.
It is not Qatar's first big foray into major sports. The Middle Eastern country last year hosted soccer's World Cup for the first time, helping FIFA reach a record revenue level because of booming ticket and hospitality sales.
Qatar Sports Investments, a subsidiary of the state-run fund, has owned majority control of French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain since 2011. The same group agreed in October to buy a 22% stake in Portuguese club Braga.
Getting into a top U.S. market, even as a minority partner, is further expansion of Qatari reach into the sports world.
NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said the league's Board of Governors decided in November to allow “passive, non-controlling, minority investments in NBA teams by institutional investors, including university endowments, foreign and domestic pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, subject to a set of policy guidelines adopted at that time.” All investments fitting that bill require league review and NBA Board approval.
“The NBA Board is currently reviewing a potential investment by QIA in Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Washington Wizards, among other sports properties,” Bass said. "In accordance with the policy, if approved, QIA would have a passive, minority investment in the team, with no involvement in its operations or decision-making.”
An expert in such transactions said sports are part of Qatar's nation-branding and public diplomacy strategy and that this move aligns with that strategy.
"Part of that strategy includes purchasing, sponsoring or buying equity in international sports organizations in Western markets, especially in central cities," said Dr. Yoav Dubinsky, Instructor of Sports Business in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. “From a political standpoint, it means further legitimizing Qatar as a business partner in the West, including in the heart of American politics.”
Dubinsky added in an email to the AP that the size of the stake would likely limit the impact Qatar can have on the teams, unlike the control of Paris Saint-Germain. That would fit with the NBA's definition of a passive, minority investment.
Ted Leonsis, who has owned the Capitals since 1999 and been majority owner of the Wizards since 2010, is the founder, managing partner and CEO of Monumental. The company lists 20 other partners on its website, including Laurene Powell Jobs and Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner.
Monumental also owns the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League and Capital One Arena in Washington and recently took over the media outlet formerly known as NBC Sports Washington, now Monumental Sports Network.
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AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds contributed.
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On Monday night, the usually busy streets of Michigan State University’s sprawling campus fell silent after a gunman opened fire in two buildings, killing three students and wounding five others.
For hours, students, faculty and staff members sheltered in place, many in dormitories and other campus buildings, as hundreds of police officers searched for the gunman.
Students across the campus in East Lansing, more than 80 miles northwest of Detroit, expressed fear. Among them was Jane Nodland, a senior nursing major, who on Monday night was at the university’s student union building to do homework with her boyfriend. She heard three gunshots and quickly dove into a corner before sprinting out of the building. “I thought I was going to die,” Nodland said. “It sounded like he was right there.”
Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about the shooting so far.
What happened?
The gunman first opened fire at Berkey Hall, home to the university’s College of Social Science, shortly before 8:30 p.m., killing two people, Chris Rozman, the interim deputy university police chief, said at a news conference Tuesday morning. The gunman later moved to the Michigan State student union, a popular place for students to eat and study, where he killed a third person. The two buildings, just minutes apart on Grand River Avenue, were both unlocked and open to the public.
Not long after the shooting began, the university sent an email alerting students, many of whom were in dormitories, libraries and other campus buildings, to shelter in place or evacuate while authorities searched for the shooter.
After a three-hour search, university police said the gunman was found off campus around 11:30 p.m. and had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Shelter-in-place orders were lifted, and students quickly returned to their homes or were reunited with their families.
What do we know about the victims?
Michigan State Police identified two of the victims who died as Brian Fraser, 20, a sophomore from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and Alexandria Verner, 20 a junior from Clawson, Michigan. The school district in Grosse Pointe identified the third victim as Arielle Diamond Anderson, 19, of Harper Woods, Michigan.
All eight victims — the three who were killed and the five who were wounded — were students at the university. The wounded students remained in critical condition and were being treated at Sparrow Hospital, authorities said.
What do we know about the suspect?
The gunman was identified as Anthony McRae, 43, and, Rozman said, he was not affiliated with the university. Rozman said that a caller’s tip led authorities to the suspect and that authorities recovered a weapon. No details were given about the type of weapon used, but McRae was arrested in Lansing, Michigan, in 2019 and charged with carrying a concealed pistol without a permit.
Police also found a threatening note in the suspect’s pocket Monday night that prompted the public school district in Ewing Township, New Jersey, to cancel classes for the day as a precaution. Ewing Township police said McRae had ties to that area.
The suspect’s father, Michael McRae, said in a telephone interview Tuesday that his son had become increasingly angry and bitter since his mother’s death in September 2020, rarely leaving his bedroom. He also said that his son had lived briefly in a homeless shelter in Cincinnati.
What don’t we know?
As of Tuesday afternoon, a motive remained unclear. Authorities did not comment on what might have been found at a home linked to the suspect.
What happens next?
An investigation into the shooting could take weeks, according to an FBI spokesperson.
In the meantime, all campus activities, including classes and athletics, have been canceled for two days. Authorities had urged people to avoid coming to campus Tuesday. East Lansing Public Schools were also closed Tuesday.
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Turns out, Allyson Felix hasn’t run her last race. The most decorated sprinter in U.S. history will return to the world championships to race in the preliminaries of the women’s 4×400 relay Saturday.
She said team officials coaxed her out of her brief retirement after she helped the mixed relay team win a bronze medal last Friday in what she had said was her last major race.
“The coaches asked if I was available and there was no way I’d turn the team down,” the 36-year-old said through an email with The Associated Press.
The prelims of the 4×400 relay are Saturday and the final will be held Sunday to close out the world championships.
A week ago, Felix ran the second leg on the 4×400 mixed relay squad in what she said would be her last event. Since then, she’s had a few speaking engagements and attended The ESPYS in Los Angeles. She’s back for another appearance at Hayward Field.
“When I got the call, I locked in and refocused,” Felix said.
The third-place finish in the mixed relay gave Felix her 19th medal at world championships, extending a record she already held. Add in her 11 Olympic medals and it brings the total to an even 30.
At the Tokyo Olympics last year, she was on the gold-medal women’s 4×400 relay as part of a “dream team” with Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu. The foursome extended the American’s gold-medal winning streak in the event to seven at the Olympics.
Felix leaves quite a big footprint on track. In addition to her bounty of medals, she’s also stared down Nike on pregnancy issues during her journey toward becoming an advocate for women’s right. She also started her own footwear company called Saysh.
Now, there’s a chance for one more victory lap. She’s soaking in the moment with her 3-year-old daughter, Camryn, in attendance.
“My best memories of this week are seeing my daughter cheer for me, seeing young women support me and having them thank me for standing up for them, and walking through the stadium and seeing women wearing Saysh,” Felix said.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "All or Nothing Evening" game were:
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Police: Man arrested after body found dismembered, stuffed in barrel
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - Las Vegas police say a man has been charged with murder after human remains were found in a barrel.
KVVU reports the remains were found in November 2022, with 43-year-old Ryan Bentley facing murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges.
According to the Clark County coroner’s office, the remains were identified as 39-year-old Rene Olmos Enriquez Jr., who was reported missing earlier that month.
Police said they learned through witnesses and text messages that Bentley believed Enriquez had “snitched” to authorities over the matter of narcotics. Enriquez’s home had been searched by police in October 2022 where they said methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl were found.
Enriquez was not arrested. Therefore, Bentley believed Enriquez was a snitch, the report said.
A police report said Bentley told Enriquez he had some sort of package and lured him to his house. Bentley then told Enriquez he could either be murdered or snort enough fentanyl to kill himself, the report said.
Enriquez reportedly did several lines of fentanyl before passing out.
Police said Enriquez eventually woke up and attempted to escape the house. However, Bentley ended up shooting Enriquez before heading to a friend’s house for a change of clothes.
Las Vegas police said officers were called to the area for reported gunshots and found Bentley but no evidence if he was the one who was shooting a gun.
Bentley was arrested for narcotics but later released.
According to police, further evidence was uncovered during their investigation that detailed Bentley sending messages about dismembering Enriquez’s corpse and putting it in a 55-gallon barrel before having friends help load it into a car.
Police said a Clark County contractor ended up finding the abandoned barrel with the remains inside on Nov. 29, 2022.
Officers said a human torso was found inside the barrel with a tattoo that matched photos of Enriquez.
According to court records, Bentley was indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 6, with a hearing scheduled for Jan. 26.
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Drought conditions uncover 113-million-year-old dinosaur tracks
Published: Aug. 23, 2022 at 2:55 PM CDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
(CNN) - The severe drought in Texas has uncovered a little piece of history.
Dinosaur tracks from about 113 million years ago can be seen in a dried-out river in Dinosaur Valley State Park.
A park official said these tracks likely came from an Acrocanthosaurus, weighed seven tons and reached 15 feet tall.
The tracks in Dinosaur Valley State Park are expected to be covered up again with river water as local forecasters are calling for rain.
Park officials say that is a good thing because the water helps protect the prints from natural weathering and erosion.
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There will be no drama Thursday night when the San Antonio Spurs make their pick with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is a lock.
Intrigue sets in with the No. 2 pick, however, when the Charlotte Hornets are on the clock.
Brandon Miller or Scoot Henderson?
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas says it comes down to perimeter shooting.
“I think they take Brandon Miller out of Alabama because he can shoot it,” Bilas told The Rich Eisen Show. “He’s 6-foot-9, very athletic, rebounds his position very effectively. He actually gets a number of rebounds of his own misses. He’s quick to the ball, but he can really shoot.
“He shoots it off the catch off the pick-and-roll situations. He’s pretty good at creating his own shot.”
Bilas compared Henderson’s numbers are better than Jalen Green’s G-League numbers, prior to being selected No. 2 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft.
“He can really attack in transition, off the dribble, playmaker for himself and others, really good passer,” Bilas said. “But he hasn’t figured out the shooting piece yet. He’s not a consistent perimeter shooter.”
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Renting a quality home or apartment nowadays is not cheap, especially if you like living near a city.Rents are up sharply in the past two years in most areas.
But one new model gives people access to affordable living spaces if you are willing to bounce from place to place.
It's through a company called "Landing," and thousands of younger workers — and some older empty nesters — are signing up for it.
You can live in a luxury apartment in nearly any city you could dream of without paying a fortune.
Katie Landmark is a marketing manager taking advantage of this new living option.
"I've lived in Chicago with Landing, in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and now Saint Petersburg," she said.
While the basic Landing membership lets you stay in one apartment for an agreed-on time, she is part of a new program they offer called "Standby."
Think of flying standby on an airline, where you are not exactly sure what flight you will get.
For $1,295 per month, a Standby membership gets you into a fully furnished living space within Landing's network, with the exception of California or New York.
There's one catch: Standby members are on standby, ready to move with a minimum of three days' notice.
You do get to choose the city and which of their apartments you want.
For Katie Landmark, who works fully remote, that's one of the perks.
"Experiencing new cities is what I wanted to do," she said.
All she needs to bring with her are two or three suitcases of personal belongings.
Regional manager Jeremiah Montgomery showed us one of the thousands of apartments Landing offers, explaining that all of them are ready to live in.
"Not only do we provide furniture, but we provide cooking utensils as well," he said.
Landing CEO and co-founder Bill Smith says inflation has customers seeking out the best deals possible.
"People are really paying attention to the costs of living right now," he said.
According to Realtor.com, the median monthly rent is more than $1,700 nationwide, about $400 more than a Landing Standby membership.
Plus, Smith says, you don't have to pay for extras.
"That's covering your rent, your utilities, your WiFi. You don't have to pay for any of that stuff," he told us.
The only catch: you have to accept the trade-off of having to shuffle off to a new place on short notice.
Katie Landmark said, "You know, it could be here another week. I could be here a month. It really depends."
So if you're interested in the Standby program, just be prepared to scroll through new places to live.
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Which tablet for video editing is best?
Are you interested in the ability to edit videos wherever you go without having to lug around a full blown desktop or laptop PC? While you might think that lacking a high-quality monitor means you would be unable to view your footage in the best possible resolution, the latest generation of professional tablets have made it possible for you to edit videos in all kinds of locations.
With a best in class two-in-one tablet PC with full studio functionality like the Microsoft Surface 7 Pro at your fingertips, you can ensure your videos are at peak production quality on location, at your local park or any place you desire.
What to know before you buy a tablet for video editing
There is a good reason why the vast majority of video editing is performed on desktop and laptop computers, namely due to their impressive amounts of memory and processing speeds to view and edit footage. While modern tablets possess processors as good or better than those in many conventional desktops, their lack of memory has been addressed via the ability to install MicroSD cards to expand your tablet’s available storage space.
For those who are balking at the lack of traditional keyboards, tablets can come with detachable keyboard covers and you also have the option to purchase them separately. Furthermore, Bluetooth compatibility ensures that you can connect a bevy of wireless keyboards, mice and other peripherals to provide the best possible mobile video editing experience.
What to look for in a quality tablet for video editing
Compatibility
While the debate of whether iOS, Windows or Android is the superior operation system is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, one undoubtable fact is that not all apps perform identically across tablets from different manufacturers. Regardless of which operating system you prefer, it is also worth considering the problems of buying a tablet that is incompatible with your other devices or forces you to relearn your favorite video editing app.
It’s highly advisable to check if your new tablet for video editing will work well with your existing PC setup and that there are no significant issues with alternate versions of applications to avoid disappointment.
Processor capability
Given the increasing popularity of high definition video and all of its various permutations, it only makes sense that your tablet is just as capable of editing such footage as any desktop or laptop computer. Thankfully, some tablets come fully equipped with processors, including the Intel Core i3 thorough i7, Qualcomm Octa Core processors or A12Z Bionic chip, making them equal if not better than many PCs on the market. Fortunately, these tablets can process hours of both video and audio data without breaking stride, allowing you to edit content to your exact specifications.
Battery life
If you purchased a tablet for video editing with the intention of taking your work with you, it is unlikely that you want a device that needs to be constantly recharged. Furthermore, you wouldn’t like to attempt to plug in your favorite USB-A speaker only to discover that your tablet only accepts USB-C connections or realize you have to create a new account from scratch if your favorite app is not compatible.
Thankfully, all models of tablets have an effective battery life of between 10 to 16 hours (depending on your activities), ensuring that you won’t run out of battery at an inopportune moment. However, not all models of tablets are compatible with both USB-A and USB-C connectors, so you should take care when purchasing your device to avoid unnecessary frustration. Also, if you already have a subscription to a cloud service, such as Office 365, it may be well worth buying a tablet that ensures continuity of work across multiple devices.
High-quality display
Since you’re buying a tablet for the express purpose of video editing, you obviously need a device with a high-quality screen that is capable of fully displaying your footage for editing. As such, your tablet should feature at least a 12 inch screen with a minimum resolution of 1920 x 1080, as well as features such as blue-light protection, ambient-light sensors and exceptional color saturation and balance.
SSD memory
While several tablets for video editing come with SSD or Flash Memory drives from 128GB to a full 1TB, they also come with the ability to install MicroSD cards to greatly expand your tablet’s internal storage. If you find yourself needing to take footage or participate in virtual meetings on a regular basis, it may be worth investing in a tablet with both front and rear facing cameras with sufficient Megapixels for your specific needs.
How much you can expect to spend on a tablet for video editing
Depending on your desired features and any budgetary considerations, a quality tablet for video editing can cost $530-$1,029.
Best tablet for video editing FAQ
Can you use Final Cut Pro on your iPad for video editing?
A. Unfortunately, Final Cut Pro is an application that is exclusively available for MacOS devices and not for iOS devices, although there are several excellent alternatives available for use on your iPad.
Can you edit videos on a tablet effectively?
A. Absolutely. Modern tablets are fully capable of editing videos, as long as they are equipped with a powerful processor, high resolution display and sufficient storage space for large files.
What’s the best tablet for video editing?
Top tablet for video editing
What you need to know: A robust two-in-one tablet/laptop, it excels at video editing.
What you’ll love: This unit comes with a 10th Gen Intel Intel Core i5 with 256GB and 8 GB RAM, as well as both USB-C and USB-A ports, 12.3-inch UHD display, compatibility with Windows 10 Home and Office 365, and offers modes for tablet, laptop and studio.
What you should consider: Users have reported issues with Microsoft requiring an extra $100 to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, as well as screens freezing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tablet for video editing for the money
SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S7 11-inch Android Tablet
What you need to know: This affordable tablet for video editing offers cinematic viewing.
What you’ll love: This unit features an optional keyboard with expanded trackpad, wide 13MP and ultra-wide 5MP dual back, and 8MP front-facing cameras, up to 1TB of expandable storage and Qualcomm SDM865+ Octa Core processor.
What you should consider: Users have reported issues with making screen room for apps and widgets, as well as dead spaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
2020 Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Wi-Fi, 256GB) – Space Gray (4th Generation)
What you need to know: This is an excellent video editing option for devotees of Apple.
What you’ll love: This unit comes with a 12.9-inch edge-to-edge Liquid Retina display with ProMotion, True Tone and P3 wide color, as well as A12Z Bionic chip with Neural Engine, Embedded M12 coprocessor and up to 1TB of expandable storage.
What you should consider: Users have reported issues with data transfer between iPads, touch screen sensitivity and lack of ports.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Texas vs. Xavier Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Friday's contest features the Texas Longhorns (28-8) and the Xavier Musketeers (27-9) squaring off at T-Mobile Center (on March 24) at 9:45 PM. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 77-73 victory for Texas.
Based on our computer prediction, Xavier is a good bet to cover the point spread, which is currently listed at 4.5. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 148.5 over/under.
Texas vs. Xavier Game Info & Odds
- Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
- Time: 9:45 PM ET
- TV: CBS
- Where: Kansas City, Missouri
- Venue: T-Mobile Center
- Line: Texas -4.5
- Point Total: 148.5
- Moneyline (To Win): Texas -190, Xavier +155
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Texas vs. Xavier Score Prediction
- Prediction: Texas 77, Xavier 73
Spread & Total Prediction for Texas vs. Xavier
- Pick ATS:
Xavier (+4.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (148.5)
Texas has a 17-16-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Xavier, who is 17-15-0 ATS. A total of 15 out of the Longhorns' games this season have gone over the point total, and 20 of the Musketeers' games have gone over. The two teams score an average of 158.9 points per game, 10.4 more points than this matchup's total. Texas is 7-3 against the spread and 7-3 overall over its past 10 contests, while Xavier has gone 5-5 against the spread and 7-3 overall.
Put your picks to the test and bet on this matchup with BetMGM Sportsbook.
Texas Performance Insights
- The Longhorns are outscoring opponents by 10.5 points per game with a +379 scoring differential overall. They put up 77.7 points per game (40th in college basketball) and give up 67.2 per contest (89th in college basketball).
- The 32 rebounds per game Texas averages rank 163rd in the country. Its opponents collect 31 per contest.
- Texas connects on 7.1 three-pointers per game (210th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.4 on average.
- The Longhorns score 98.9 points per 100 possessions (50th in college basketball), while giving up 85.5 points per 100 possessions (39th in college basketball).
- Texas has committed 4.2 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 10.9 (82nd in college basketball action) while forcing 15.1 (21st in college basketball).
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced Wednesday that it has begun legal action at the World Trade Organization against China over what it says are import restrictions Beijing has imposed on Lithuania.
The European Commission estimates that China cut trade from the EU member country by 80% this year after Lithuania broke with diplomatic custom in 2021 by allowing a Taiwanese office in Vilnius to bear the name Taiwan, instead of Chinese Taipei, which most other countries use to avoid offending Beijing.
China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory with no right to diplomatic recognition, and Lithuania’s move infuriated Beijing, which withdrew its ambassador to Vilnius and expelled the Lithuanian ambassador to Beijing. The Baltic state has since closed its embassy in Beijing.
The commission, which handles trade on behalf of the EU’s 27 member countries, said it is taking WTO action because “China has applied discriminatory and coercive measures against exports from Lithuania and against exports of EU products containing Lithuanian content.”
China said it regrets the EU move, which also includes a second dispute about European companies’ rights over their high-tech patents.
“China has always managed foreign trade in a manner consistent with WTO rules, continued to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, and strived to create a favorable environment for innovation and business operations,” the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
The EU’s executive branch, however, said Chinese customs authorities have rejected a number of Lithuanian imports and had “suddenly formalized complete import bans on alcohol, beef, dairy, logs, and peat shipped from Lithuania.” It said Beijing has used food and animal health reasons for doing so.
Prior to this year, Lithuania exported around 200 million euros ($210 million) worth of produce to China annually.
The commission is particularly concerned about the impact on the entire European market because China’s measures might discourage companies from doing business with Lithuania to avoid having restrictions placed on their own products.
Dissatisfied with Beijing’s response to its questions, the commission has requested the establishment of a WTO panel to hear the dispute. It expects its request to be heard on Dec. 20 or in late January. It could take a year before any decision is handed down from the governing body for world trade.
Brussels also requested a second WTO panel over another dispute with China. It concerns the legality of Beijing restricting EU companies that hold high-tech patents from accessing European courts to protect and enforce their rights.
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NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Monday, October 17, 2022
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National Weather Service Burlington VT
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
NYZ028-181500-
Eastern Clinton-
Including the cities of Champlain and Plattsburgh
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers this morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon.
Highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s, except in the upper 30s along Lake Champlain. Light and
variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows around 40.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ031-181500-
Western Clinton-
Including the cities of Dannemora and Ellenburg
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers this morning, then
partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Light and
variable winds. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost until midnight, then areas of
frost after midnight. Lows around 30. Light and variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Areas of frost in the morning. Highs around 50. South winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 60s.
Lows around 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s.
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NYZ026-181500-
Northern St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena and Norfolk
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around
10 mph, becoming southwest this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the
lower 30s. South winds around 10 mph until midnight, becoming
light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in
the lower 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ087-181500-
Southwestern St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Ogdensburg, Potsdam, and Gouverneur
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. South
winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers
until midnight, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the mid
30s. South winds around 10 mph until midnight, becoming light and
variable. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 50. South winds around 10 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ029-181500-
Southeastern St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of South Colton and Star Lake
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the
lower 30s. Light and variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers.
Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
Lows around 40.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ027-181500-
Northern Franklin-
Including the cities of Fort Covington and Malone
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds, becoming
southwest around 10 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the lower
30s. Light and variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
NYZ030-181500-
Southern Franklin-
Including the cities of Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain showers this
morning. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost until midnight, then areas of
frost after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds around
10 mph until midnight, becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the upper 40s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow
showers. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers.
Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 60s.
Lows around 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
NYZ035-181500-
Eastern Essex-
Including the cities of Port Henry and Ticonderoga
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers this morning, then
partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds
around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows in the mid
30s. Light and variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 50. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the mid 40s.
$$
NYZ034-181500-
Western Essex-
Including the cities of Lake Placid and Newcomb
325 AM EDT Tue Oct 18 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain showers this
morning. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy frost. Lows around 30. Light and
variable winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the upper 40s. South
winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
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.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
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WASHINGTON, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey by John Zogby Strategies found that workers at private businesses owned by employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) place a higher priority on their companies' commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) than employees at non-ESOP companies. The survey also found that employee-owned companies are more likely to deliver on those expectations, with S corporation ESOP workers giving their employers higher marks than their peers at non-ESOP companies for community investment, volunteering, economic opportunity, and social justice.
The survey, commissioned by the Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (ESCA), explored the opinions of rank-and-file employees on the importance of CSR at both ESOP and non-ESOP companies. Key findings include:
- Seven in 10 ESOP employees (72%) said their companies' commitment to CSR was very important, compared to just 53% of non-ESOP employees.
- Only 2% of ESOP employees said their companies DO NOT value CSR, compared to 10% of non-ESOP employees.
- Greater than eight in 10 (84%) ESOP employees said it's very important for their companies to invest in the local community, compared to 53% of non-ESOP employees.
- More than nine out of 10 ESOP employees (94%) felt their companies encourage volunteering in the local community, compared to just 76% of non-ESOP employees.
- ESOP employees were twice as likely as non-ESOP employees to say their companies made an effort to provide economic opportunity in the community.
- Nearly one half of ESOP employees said their companies made a high effort in a commitment to social justice/diversity/inclusion, compared to just one third of non-ESOP employees.
- ESOP employees would be less likely to accept a prospective job from an employer that did not have a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility.
"Workers across all industries, age groups, and demographics expect more from their employers than just a paycheck at the end of the day," said Stephanie Silverman, President and CEO of ESCA. "Employee ownership isn't only about delivering financial returns; it's about providing a better culture and commitment to employee-owners. While we understand there is always work to be done, we are proud to see yet another data point demonstrating the strong advantage of employee ownership, especially when it comes to fostering a better workplace culture."
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NANJING, China, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 25, the 2022 World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference opened in Nanjing. During the conference, a total of more than 300 academicians, experts, representatives of leading companies and other guests from home and abroad participated in the conference online and offline.
The number of online participants and exhibitions exceeded 3 million, and the number of views of the opening ceremony exceeded 1.6 million. The number of views of the conference information via various media such as Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, Xinhua Daily, Nanjing Daily and other media was more than 300 million, according to the organizing committee.
Focusing on the themes of "accelerating system innovation", "deepening promotion and application", "strengthening independent supply" and "consolidating basic support", 14 sub-forums were held successively during the conference, building a high-level communication platform in the field of intelligent manufacturing.
The International Coalition of Intelligent Manufacturing and the China Association for Science and Technology Intelligent Manufacturing Society have released the annual "Double Ten" scientific and technological progress at the conference for six consecutive years. At the Intelligent Manufacturing Science and Technology Forum, academicians and experts jointly exchanged the progress of manufacturing technology, and shared solutions and application practices with the audience and the public. Participating experts also discussed the important role of technologies in the construction of anti-shock capabilities and the restructuring of global industrial chains.
The conference released the China's first intelligent manufacturing resource gathering and service platform. The "Cloud Industry Expo Hall" unveiled at the conference can provide enterprises with functions such as company introduction, exhibit promotion, recruitment, and also help communicate with customers in real time in the metaverse simulation exhibition scene.
Guided by "Global Vision, Chinese Strategy, Jiangsu Practice and Nanjing Demonstration", the World Intelligent Manufacturing Conference brings together representatives from international and domestic authoritative organizations, universities and institutes, and industry leading enterprises to offer advice and suggestions for the development of intelligent manufacturing, and discuss cutting-edge trends, contribute to the strength of intelligent manufacturing, continue to build a diversified and open international platform for global intelligent manufacturing exchanges and cooperation, and successfully create a high-standard and high-level summit in the field of intelligent manufacturing based in China.
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SOUTH POINT, Ohio — The original plan for the Heartland Intermodal Gateway road-to-rail cargo transfer station in 2015 was part of a much larger thing, says Bill Dingus, executive director of the Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation.
Despite the failure of the Prichard facility, opportunities exist, said Dingus, whose agency has developed an industrial park with river and rail access where West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky meet.
“It was part of the whole redevelopment of the Heartland Corridor, and in those days the federal government put huge money into it,” Dingus said.
The eastern end of the Heartland Corridor is in Norfolk, Virginia, where Norfolk Southern has a deepwater port. The original plan for the corridor, from the local point of view, was for Norfolk Southern to send 110-car trains of double-stacked cargo containers toward the intermodal terminal on the former Rickenbacker Air Force base near Columbus, Ohio, Dingus said. The train would drop 20 containers at Prichard and pick another up on its return trip to Norfolk, he said.
“It’s a unique idea to service this whole region,” Dingus said. “But for some reason it just took so much longer to build. Access was limited, and not being open with a four-lane (road) made a lot of challenges. And, you know, my belief was it was just poorly promoted.”
A plan to expand the access road from the Prichard facility to Interstate 64 to four lanes never happened. An aggressive marketing plan recommended by consultants never came to fruition.
There were logistical issues, including that the facility’s largest customer, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, used 20-foot containers to bring auto parts to its Putnam County plant, while companies shipping lumber from Prichard needed 40-foot containers.
Dingus believes Prichard does have a future if it is managed well.
“You just need to have someone out marketing,” he said. “Someone that understands logistics, someone that’s well tied into the various shipping kinds of industries.
“What would be superior is if we could ever come up with CSX and Norfolk Southern agreeing to allow a shortline operator to run on their tracks.
“The original idea was that you would have containers not only coming in but containers or product going out. I think it’s a great opportunity. I think if you get the right person leading it, a private sector company, one that can carry a reputation of making things work, I do believe that it’s a very doable project. And I do think the local people are your best people to work with.”
David Lieving, president and CEO of the Huntington Area Development Council, also sees the Central Appalachian Inland Port Facility is a regional asset.
“Engaging existing industry in southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky, as well as those in West Virginia, is critical to the success of the facility,” he said. “We are working with our partners in our neighboring states to market the facility to individual companies and will work with our state and regional partners to market the facility for new business investment as well.”
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Which Ultrean air fryer is best?
Even though fried food tastes terrific, it’s not the healthiest choice. You have to fry the food in oil to get that delicious crispy exterior, which is a rather unhealthy cooking method. However, you can make similar-tasting food with significantly less oil by using an air fryer.
Air fryers use fast-moving hot air for cooking food instead of using oil. Ultrean is a top air fryer manufacturer and one you should consider if you want a high-quality cooker. For example, the Ultrean 5.8-Quart Electric Hot Air Fryer has a large capacity and includes several preset cooking modes.
What to know before you buy an Ultrean air fryer
Wattage
Before you buy an air fryer, you should ensure your kitchen can handle the power required to operate one. Standard kitchen outlets can support anywhere from 800 to 1,500 watts, which is what the average air fryer needs. The more powerful an air fryer is, the faster and hotter it can get, so it’s a good idea to get one that requires high wattage.
Size
Air fryers vary in size, but they’re compact compared to a traditional oven or a microwave. But since they come in various shapes and sizes, it’s essential to consider your counter space. Some fryers are tall and aren’t suitable for areas with low cabinets overhead. Others are wider, so they take up significant space laterally.
Easy to clean
Air fryers are efficient and can save lots of time cooking, but they also present a cleaner cooking method. All you need to do with an air fryer is wash the basket. But some are easier to clean than others. If you want to save as much time as possible, look for air fryers that are dishwasher friendly.
What to look for in a quality Ultrean air fryer
Preset cooking modes
Most air fryers have at least a few preset cooking programs. You can use them for cooking foods such as chicken, steak, pizza and vegetables. You can also play around with temperatures and cooking times as you get used to your air fryer, but preset cooking modes are tremendously helpful for beginners.
Capacity
If you have a big family, it’s a good idea to have an air fryer with a large capacity since you’ll be able to cook more food in less time. Larger air fryers are usually more expensive, but it’s worth it since it has more power and cooks food more efficiently. Smaller air fryers are more portable and ideal for less than three people. They’re also cheaper and much quieter since they use less power.
Motor noise
Air fryers are compact, but they can be noisy. Larger models tend to be louder, so if you have roommates or live in close quarters, it’s best to get an air fryer with a quiet motor.
How much you can expect to spend on an Ultrean air fryer
The cheapest Ultrean air fryers cost around $50-$70. These tend to be a bit smaller and have more basic functions. The most expensive models with more features and more capacity cost between $80-$100.
Ultrean air fryer FAQ
Do I need to use oil when cooking foods in an air fryer?
A. No. However, some foods will turn out better and taste better if you lightly coat them with oil before you cook them in an air fryer.
Is a 4-quart air fryer capacity sufficient for a family of four?
A. A good rule of thumb is that one quart is enough for one person. So a 4-quart air fryer should cook just enough food for four people. However, serving sizes may vary, and you may not have much for leftovers.
What’s the best Ultrean air fryer to buy?
Top Ultrean air fryer
Ultrean 5.8-Quart Electric Hot Air Fryer
What you need to know: This large-capacity air fryer has multiple cooking options and preset cooking modes so you can make your favorite foods in no time.
What you’ll love: This air fryer has a sleek design with a matte finish, a digital LED screen and ten preset menu cooking modes for making foods such as chicken, pizza, cake and more. It has a non-stick frying basket that’s easy to clean, and the fryer comes with a bonus cookbook packed with creative recipes.
What you should consider: It’s a larger fryer, so it takes up more counter space than other more compact models. Also, the basket doesn’t detach from the tray.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Top Ultrean air fryer for the money
Ultrean 4.2-Quart Hot Air Fryer
What you need to know: This air fryer is compact and heats food up quickly. It’s ideal for those who want something affordable and effective.
What you’ll love: You can easily adjust the temperature from 180-400 degrees, and it’s easy to start cooking thanks to the LCD screen. It features an array of accessible buttons and an automatic switch-off timer. It has a sleek, scratch-free design and a convenient, detachable cooking pot.
What you should consider: Some customers complain that the non-stick coating starts to flake off relatively quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
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What you need to know: This air fryer is easy to use, operates quickly and is perfect if you’re cooking for six to eight people.
What you’ll love: You can cook enough for the whole family in one go with one of seven preset cooking modes. The soft buttons on the LCD make it easy to use, and the safety mechanism automatically shuts off if the fryer overheats.
What you should consider: A few users noticed the fan stopped working after a few months. However, if this happens under warranty, the company will issue a replacement.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
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First-of-its-kind partnership will identify drug targets and accelerate novel therapy development using genomics and artificial intelligence
SAN DIEGO, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and Deerfield Management, a healthcare investment management firm, today announced a five-year partnership to apply a genetic-led approach to the discovery and development of novel therapies for diseases with unmet medical needs. The partnership aims to leverage genomic tools and genetic knowledge to select programs with a higher probability of success in order to lower research and development costs and accelerate the approval of cutting-edge therapies.
"Currently, drug discovery is difficult, expensive, and slow, with 90% of therapies failing in development due to gaps in the biological understanding of the complex nature of many diseases," said Joydeep Goswami, Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Illumina. "Deerfield's Vice President of Genetics and Genomics, Matt Nelson, showed in his foundational work that genetic-based targets can improve success rates, speed to market, and cost. Combined with Illumina's expertise in applying artificial intelligence approaches to target discovery, we intend to drive a step-change in the pace and efficiency of therapeutic development."
The partnership combines Deerfield's expertise in closing the translational drug development gap and guiding drugs through preclinical development with Illumina's industry-leading genomic data generation and AI-based genome interpretation capabilities.
"Illumina is an innovative global leader in genomics," said James Flynn, Managing Partner, Deerfield Management. "Together, with Deerfield's expertise in translational research, the partnership will fuel advancements from idea to clinic more efficiently with the goal of treating some of the world's most life-threatening diseases."
"The next generation of drug discovery will be driven by advances in human genetics, functional genomics and data science," said Alex Aravanis, Chief Technology Officer at Illumina. "At Illumina, we have the ability to deeply understand disease biology by generating and interpreting genetic data at massive scale. With Deerfield's expertise in early-stage drug development, we expect to identify and develop new targets faster and with lower R&D costs, ultimately helping more patients access potentially life-changing therapies."
Under the terms of the agreement, Illumina and Deerfield will identify therapeutic targets using Illumina's genetically-driven target discovery platform built with Illumina Connected Analytics and AI-driven genome interpretation solutions. Deerfield will provide its deep expertise in translational science to deliver genetically validated drug candidates through the discovery research phase.
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About Illumina
Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in the research, clinical and applied markets. Our products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive health, agriculture and other emerging segments. To learn more, visit www.illumina.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
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Deerfield Management is an investment management firm committed to advancing healthcare through investment, information and philanthropy. The Firm works across the healthcare ecosystem to connect people, capital, ideas and technology in bold, collaborative and inclusive ways. For more information, please visit www.deerfield.com.
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As Greece swelters in another heat wave, children are finding some cool respite — and fun — in a fountain near a cultural center in Athens. Things are set to worsen in the Greek capital over the weekend, with temperatures approaching 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius) in yet another, and hopefully final, July heat wave in the country, meteorologists said.
The blistering temperatures just keep on coming during the northern hemisphere summer, with records toppling around the world and global averages reaching uncharted hot territory. Others are seeing deadly summer storms and flash floods — scientists say human-caused climate change exacerbates all kinds of extreme weather.
Here’s what’s happening related to extreme weather and the climate right now:
— In the second storm to ravage the Balkans this week, at least three people have died in Serbia, according to local reports. Meteorologists said the storms were of such powerful magnitude because they followed a string of extremely hot days.
— A tornado that ripped through a Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in eastern North Carolina on Wednesday is unlikely to cause major drug supply shortages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said, as the twister mainly affected storage facilities. Read more from Hannah Schoenbaum.
— As The Associated Press’ climate news director Peter Prengaman packs up his life in Phoenix to move to New York, he reflects on how his four years in the baking desert sun are a sign of what’s to come for more people in a warming world.
— In a devastating blow to farmers in Vermont, recent floods in the U.S. Northeast that dumped two months of rain over just a couple of days have washed away or damaged crops, reports Steve LeBlanc.
— Hops for beer are withering in the heat. One farm in Bavaria is using solar panels to shade them and make electricity at the same time. And there are other solar-over-crop projects sprouting around the world, as Matthias Schrader and Dana Beltaji report.
— And in Seattle, climate activists used ropes, a harness and a hammock to take residence in the branches of an old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down. It’s the latest in a series of tensions around Seattle’s tree policy, with activists pointing out the benefits of tree canopy as shading for residents from sizzling temperatures, as Manuel Valdes reports.
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“Gross.” — AP climate director Peter Prengaman’s 12-year-old son, as a quesadilla cooked on the sidewalk in Phoenix’s 117-degree Fahrenheit (47-degree Celsius) heat.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday, extending a slump for the major indexes as investors continue to worry about the state of the economy.
The S&P 500 fell 1.5% as of 12:01 p.m. Eastern. More than 85% of stocks in the benchmark index fell in the weak opening following a long weekend for the Independence Day holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 562 points, or 1.8%, to 30,532 and the Nasdaq fell 0.3%.
Small-company stocks also fell. The Russell 2000 shed 1.2%.
Energy companies had some of the biggest losses as U.S. oil prices fell 8.1%. Exxon Mobil shed 4%.
Banks also fell significantly, along with bond yields. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which helps set mortgage rates, fell to 2.79% from 2.90% late Friday. JPMorgan Chase fell 2.3%.
European markets were also lower.
Stocks remain in a slump that pulled the S&P 500 into a bear market last month, meaning an extended decline of 20% or more from a recent peak. The market’s performance in the first half of 2022 was the worst since the first six months of 1970.
Inflation has been squeezing businesses and consumers throughout the year, but tightened its grip after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The invasion sent oil prices higher globally and sent gasoline prices in the U.S. to record highs. That prompted a pullback in spending from consumers struggling with higher prices on everything from food to clothing.
Lockdowns in China from rising COVID-19 cases have also made supply chain problems worse.
Central banks have been raising interest rates in an attempt to temper inflation. The Federal Reserve has been aggressive in its shift from historically low interest rates at the height of the pandemic to unusually big rate increases. But, that has raised concerns that the central bank could go too far in raising rates and hitting the brakes too hard on economic growth, which could bring on a recession.
Wall Street has been closely watching the latest economic updates for more clues on how inflation is impacting the economy and whether that could shift the Fed’s position on rate hikes. Wall Street will get a closer look at the employment market on Friday when the the government releases employment data for June.
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How to Watch Indiana vs. Miami on TV or Live Stream - NCAA Tournament Second Round
Published: Mar. 19, 2023 at 2:16 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The No. 4 seed Indiana Hoosiers (23-11) will compete with the No. 5 seed Miami Hurricanes (26-7) on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on the line. This contest tips off at 8:40 PM.
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Indiana vs. Miami Game Info
- When: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 8:40 PM ET
- Where: MVP Arena in Albany, New York
- TV: TNT
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Indiana Stats Insights
- The Hoosiers make 48.9% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.1 percentage points higher than the Hurricanes have allowed to their opponents (44.8%).
- Indiana is 18-4 when it shoots higher than 44.8% from the field.
- The Hurricanes are the 163rd-ranked rebounding team in the country, while the Hoosiers sit at 90th.
- The 74.9 points per game the Hoosiers average are only 3.3 more points than the Hurricanes allow (71.6).
- Indiana has a 15-3 record when putting up more than 71.6 points.
Miami Stats Insights
- The Hurricanes have shot at a 48.1% clip from the field this season, 7.5 percentage points above the 40.6% shooting opponents of the Hoosiers have averaged.
- Miami is 22-4 when it shoots better than 40.6% from the field.
- The Hurricanes are the 163rd-ranked rebounding team in the country, the Hoosiers sit at 245th.
- The Hurricanes average 10.7 more points per game (78.9) than the Hoosiers allow (68.2).
- Miami has a 17-2 record when giving up fewer than 74.9 points.
Indiana Home & Away Comparison
- At home, Indiana is putting up 12.6 more points per game (80.1) than it is in away games (67.5).
- The Hoosiers are allowing 65.4 points per game this year when playing at home, which is 6.8 fewer points than they're allowing when playing on the road (72.2).
- In home games, Indiana is draining 1.8 more three-pointers per game (6.4) than away from home (4.6). It also has a better three-point percentage at home (40.4%) compared to away from home (33.3%).
Miami Home & Away Comparison
- At home, Miami scores 83.4 points per game. Away, it scores 75.2.
- At home, the Hurricanes give up 72.9 points per game. On the road, they concede 69.
- Beyond the arc, Miami knocks down fewer triples on the road (7.2 per game) than at home (8.3), and makes a lower percentage away (35.3%) than at home (39.3%) as well.
Indiana Schedule
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CHARLESTON, S.C., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 5 percent of adults worldwide live with depression, but about 75 percent of people with depression don't get the treatment they need. Authors Sharon & Kierra Linen dedicate their brilliant, newly released book What's This Foolishness? to the millions of people who are suffering emotionally, spiritually, and physically in this world today. It is our hope that this little book can brighten your day and bring you comfort, as laughter is the healer of the body, mind, and spirit.
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CANNES, France (AP) — When the lights came up after a screening on the Walt Disney lot of “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” Steven Spielberg was incredulous.
“Damn!” he said. “I thought I was the only one who knew how to make one of these!”
“Dial of Destiny,” which premiered Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, is the first Indiana Jones film without Spielberg behind the camera. After years of development, Spielberg and Lucasfilm decided to pass the reigns to James Mangold, the “Ford vs. Ferrari” filmmaker, who was 18 years old when he saw “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in a Hudson Valley theater on opening day in 1981.
“When I got over my initial hesitation of just: holy s—- this is a big challenge to step into these very big shoes that Steven Spielberg is leaving, the opportunity, on a very selfish level, to collaborate and learn and have the tools and the resources to play on this level was hard to resist,” Mangold said.
Mangold was being tasked with not only restoring the luster of one of the most beloved film series after a disappointing fourth film in 2008’s “Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull,” but giving Harrison Ford a poignant send-off in his last performance as the character.
While no one is saying “Dial of Destiny” matches “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the consensus in Cannes was that it betters “Crystal Skull” by a wide margin. Mangold certainly has Ford’s endorsement.
“He more than filled the shoes,” Ford told reporters. “He made, for me, a beautiful movie.”
Before “Dial of Destiny” opens in theaters June 30, Mangold spoke about the challenges of capturing “Indiana Jones” tradition and carrying it forward. After a 1940s-set opening with a de-aged Ford, “Dial of Destiny” moves to the ’60s and finds an aged Jones weary and on the cusp of retirement. The space race has made him a relic of a bygone era.
And the notion of who Indiana — an Errol Flynn-like hero forged in the moral clarity of WWII — would be in a more complicated time, without the spryness of youth, factored heavily into Mangold’s thinking on “Dial of Destiny.” Remarks have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.
AP: How did you respond when this opportunity arose?
Mangold: When Harrison and Kathy (Kennedy) and Steven came to me about this — you’re talking about just heroes of my life. George Lucas. John Williams, too. The idea of being invited to not only play in an all-star game with that kind of team, but also take the mound and be the pitcher, is beyond. So you flash forward to this moment where I’m kind of stepping in to the director’s chair, and it’s a chance for me to both try and carry forward what I feel like I’ve been learning all my life from Steven’s work. And at the same time carrying my own voice, but wanting very much to work within the same kind of golden-age vernacular that he’s operating in. It’s pressure because you can’t be playing at a higher level with a headier crowd of luminaries around you. You either have to rise to the occasion or not.
AP: Were you surprised the job was even open? During the film’s long development, it was long assumed that Spielberg would direct.
Mangold: I don’t think directing an Indiana Jones film is a job. It is a lifetime commitment. There’s too many luminaries and too much involved. When they came to me they were very laser focused on me stepping in. The idea for me was that I wanted to write a script that I could get behind. I wanted to really retool the existing script pretty aggressively, almost entirely. But when they first came to me? It was a complete shock. I was numb. But I’m also not new at this. There’s a kid in me that’s tickled and flattered — the romantic in me. And then there’s the rational person who’s survived these movies up to this and knows how to make a picture like this.
AP: And so much of the what defines “Indiana Jones” is the ingenuity of the filmmaking: the clever reveals, the ingenious blocking.
Mangold: These are love letters to Golden Age cinema. You’re making a narrative and you’re making a movie about characters who have to feel real, but you’re also making a movie that in and of itself is about enjoying the sheer beautiful spectacle of movie making. The way shots move together, the way sequences are constructed, the way you kind of unwind the onion of a revelation in the movie. These are all things where you’re taking your guidance from the classics.
AP: You’ve described wanting to make “Dial of Destiny” about “a hero at sunset.” How did age relate to your intentions for the film?
Mangold: When they approached me, I immediately found myself faced with making an Indiana Jones with a hero in his late 70s. There’s no way around the fact that the audience is going to be confronted with Harrison’s age. They’re going to see a man they’ve grown up with in his late 70s. To me, it’s not about what I’m doing, it’s about what I’m not doing. I’m not going to allow myself to be in denial that this is going to be a huge factor in the audience’s mind.
AP: So even though you begin with a de-aged Indiana, you wanted to embrace who Ford, 80, is today.
Mangold: The movie becomes about the very thing that is undeniable. What is it like to be a hero, to be a kind of swashbuckling, mischievous, demanding, fearless, but also fearful? What I thought about, even in relation to some of the struggles they had with “Crystal Skull,” was that it’s very challenging to carry a kind of golden-age character forward past the dividing line after modernism arrived. The optimism and clarity of purpose with which characters operated in the ‘30s or ’40s is not the same environment that they’re operating in in the ‘50s, ’60s and ’70s. The arrival of modernism has brought realpolitik and a kind of lack of clarity about who are enemies and who our heroes are. It’s brought a kind of cynicism into the world about easy heroes. Science has replace mysticism, and we’re landing on the moon where nuclear weapons are all around us.
AP: Was it moving to shoot Ford’s last scene as Indiana?
Mangold: We shot his last shot and everyone applauded and we all drank champagne. And it is very moving. But you’ve been through almost a year of making this movie together. To do a good job making a movie like this, you can never sink completely into that way of thinking. Because if you did, you’d be lost in kind of the symbolism of each moment. Indiana Jones is a part of Harrison, so in a way, I don’t think he’s ever saying goodbye to the character because he carries this character. It’s very close to who he is.
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MLB Games Tonight: How to Watch on TV, Streaming & Odds - Monday, May 22
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The Cleveland Guardians (20-26) host the Chicago White Sox (19-29)
The White Sox will look to pick up a road win at Progressive Field versus the Guardians on Monday at 6:10 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- CLE Key Player: José Ramírez (.280 AVG, 6 HR, 25 RBI)
- CHW Key Player: Luis Robert (.269 AVG, 13 HR, 29 RBI)
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The Pittsburgh Pirates (24-22) play host to the Texas Rangers (29-17)
The Rangers will take to the field at PNC Park versus the Pirates on Monday at 6:35 PM ET.
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- TV Channel: SportsNet PT
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
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- PIT Key Player: Bryan Reynolds (.282 AVG, 6 HR, 27 RBI)
- TEX Key Player: Marcus Semien (.305 AVG, 7 HR, 38 RBI)
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The Tampa Bay Rays (34-14) take on the Toronto Blue Jays (25-22)
The Blue Jays hope to get a road victory at Tropicana Field versus the Rays on Monday at 6:40 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- TB Key Player: Yandy Díaz (.329 AVG, 11 HR, 27 RBI)
- TOR Key Player: Bo Bichette (.320 AVG, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
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The Philadelphia Phillies (22-24) face the Arizona Diamondbacks (27-20)
The Diamondbacks hope to get a road victory at Citizens Bank Park against the Phillies on Monday at 6:40 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- PHI Key Player: Nicholas Castellanos (.303 AVG, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
- ARI Key Player: Christian Walker (.261 AVG, 11 HR, 34 RBI)
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The Cincinnati Reds (19-27) play host to the St. Louis Cardinals (21-27)
The Cardinals hope to get a road victory at Great American Ball Park against the Reds on Monday at 6:40 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- CIN Key Player: Jonathan India (.284 AVG, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
- STL Key Player: Paul Goldschmidt (.293 AVG, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
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The Atlanta Braves (29-17) take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (29-19)
The Dodgers hope to get a road victory at Truist Park against the Braves on Monday at 7:20 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- ATL Key Player: Ronald Acuña Jr. (.344 AVG, 11 HR, 27 RBI)
- LAD Key Player: Freddie Freeman (.326 AVG, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
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The Kansas City Royals (14-34) take on the Detroit Tigers (20-24)
The Tigers will take to the field at Kauffman Stadium versus the Royals on Monday at 7:40 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- KC Key Player: Vinnie Pasquantino (.257 AVG, 8 HR, 21 RBI)
- DET Key Player: Riley Greene (.282 AVG, 4 HR, 16 RBI)
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The Minnesota Twins (25-22) play host to the San Francisco Giants (22-24)
The Giants will look to pick up a road win at Target Field versus the Twins on Monday at 7:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- MIN Key Player: Byron Buxton (.235 AVG, 9 HR, 21 RBI)
- SF Key Player: Thairo Estrada (.309 AVG, 6 HR, 17 RBI)
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The Milwaukee Brewers (25-21) host the Houston Astros (27-19)
The Astros will look to pick up a road win at American Family Field versus the Brewers on Monday at 7:40 PM ET.
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Hitters to Watch
- MIL Key Player: Christian Yelich (.258 AVG, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
- HOU Key Player: Yordan Alvarez (.293 AVG, 10 HR, 41 RBI)
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The Colorado Rockies (19-28) host the Miami Marlins (24-23)
The Marlins will look to pick up a road win at Coors Field against the Rockies on Monday at 8:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: SportsNet RM
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:40 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- COL Key Player: Charlie Blackmon (.276 AVG, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
- MIA Key Player: Luis Arraez (.382 AVG, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
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The Los Angeles Angels (25-23) play the Boston Red Sox (26-21)
The Red Sox will look to pick up a road win at Angel Stadium of Anaheim versus the Angels on Monday at 9:38 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:38 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- LAA Key Player: Shohei Ohtani (.287 AVG, 11 HR, 32 RBI)
- BOS Key Player: Rafael Devers (.253 AVG, 13 HR, 44 RBI)
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The Seattle Mariners (22-24) host the Oakland Athletics (10-38)
The Athletics hope to get a road victory at T-Mobile Park versus the Mariners on Monday at 9:40 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
Hitters to Watch
- SEA Key Player: Jarred Kelenic (.286 AVG, 9 HR, 22 RBI)
- OAK Key Player: Brent Rooker (.284 AVG, 11 HR, 31 RBI)
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‘A kind and beautiful soul’: Morrissey, Johnny Marr, more pay tribute to Smiths’ Andy Rourke
The Smiths were one of the most distinctive, tempestuous rock bands of the 1980s, and bassist Andy Rourke was an important part of holding it together while he could. In a band with a frontman and guitarist — Morrissey and Johnny Marr — often at each other’s throats, Rourke’s melodic, lively basslines, paired with the drumming of Mike Joyce, gave the Smiths one of rock’s more distinct rhythm sections beneath all the melodrama.
Rourke, who died Friday at 59 from pancreatic cancer, was beloved in Manchester, U.K.’s rock scene and had a lasting impact both within the Smiths’ mythology and in U.K. rock beyond it. Though he beefed with his bandmates over royalties, he contributed to Morrissey’s solo catalog and more recently joined Marr onstage at Madison Square Garden in September.
Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of the Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness.
“When someone dies, out come the usual blandishments … as if their death is there to be used,” Morrissey wrote Friday. “I’m not prepared to do this with Andy. I just hope…wherever Andy has gone … that he’s OK. He will never die as long as his music is heard. He didn’t ever know his own power, and nothing that he played had been played by someone else. His distinction was so terrific and unconventional and he proved it could be done. He was also very, very funny and very happy, and post-Smiths, he kept a steady identity — never any manufactured moves. I suppose, at the end of it all, we hope to feel that we were valued. Andy need not worry about that.”
Marr, announcing Rourke’s death, wrote on Instagram that “Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.” In his tribute, Marr said “I was present at every one of Andy’s bass takes on every Smiths session. Sometimes I was there as the producer and sometimes just as his proud mate and cheerleader. Watching him play those dazzling baselines was an absolute privilege and genuinely something to behold. But one time which always comes to mind was when I sat next to him at the mixing desk watching him play his bass on the song ‘The Queen Is Dead.’ It was so impressive that I said to myself ‘I’ll never forget this moment.’”
Marr’s son Sonny added that “Andy Rourke was an incredible person; clever, kind and deeply funny. He and my dad were brothers and seeing them stand together in these last months was a profoundly moving experience.”
The Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce wrote of Rourke: “Not only the most talented bass player I’ve ever had the privilege to play with but the sweetest, funniest lad I’ve ever met. Andy’s left the building, but his musical legacy is perpetual. I miss you so much already. Forever in my heart mate.” The band’s longtime producer Stephen Street added that “Andy was a superb musician and a lovely guy.”
Outside the band, his peers remembered both Rourke’s musicality and his personal kindness.
“I have great memories of him playing with Johnny Marr and myself on the Red Wedge tour,” said U.K. folk singer Billy Bragg. “He was a lovely guy and an amazing bass player.”
Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch lamented that this was “Such a sad day, a quarter part of the greatest band of all time. A bloody legend!” Even pop singer Rick Astley had kind words about Rourke: “Very sad news about Andy Rourke. I met Andy with Mike Joyce in LA in the 80s. Such lovely guys, made time to chat to a kid from Newton-le-Willows, Heroes! R.I.P.”
Tim Burgess, lead singer of the Charlatans, described Rourke as “an inspirational musician with a style that made so many of us pick up a bass guitar; and the driving force for Manchester Versus Cancer,” while the Stone Roses’ Ian Brown said that “One of the highlights of my music life was Andy playing on my ‘The World Is Yours’ album and accompanying me onstage on a UK tour and my first show in MOSCOW.”
For fellow rock bassists, Rourke’s playing remains aspirational, a core part of one of the era’s most beloved bands. Suede’s bassist Mat Osman remembered Rourke as “A total one-off — a rare bassist whose sound you could recognise straight away.”
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Thousands of flights were canceled Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Ian barrels down on Florida.
Tampa International Airport announced Tuesday that it had suspended all operations.
"The Airport is closed to all passengers and visitors, with only employees considered to be “storm riders” remaining on Airport property to assist with essential on-site tasks," Tampa International Airport said in a statement.
Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers is also closed. Orlando International Airport is stopping flight operations at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Miami International Airport remains open. However, the airport says passengers should expect delays and cancelations.
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LONDON (AP) — Harmeet Singh Gill was excited to hear that Rishi Sunak would become Britain's first prime minister of color — news that came as he celebrated the Diwali festival in a London neighborhood sometimes called Little India.
“It’s almost a watershed moment,” the 31-year-old said as he volunteered at the cavernous dome-topped house of worship that serves the Sikh community in west London's Southall neighborhood. “It’s just a sign of 21st-century Britain, where it doesn’t matter what background you’re from now, that you can rise up the ranks to the positions of power.”
But, for many people of color in the U.K., it's not so simple. Sunak, 42, will be the first Hindu and the first person of South Asian descent to lead the country, which has a long history of colonialism and has often struggled to welcome immigrants from its former colonies — and continues to grapple with racism and wealth inequality.
King Charles III asked Sunak, whose parents moved to Britain from India in the 1960s, to form a new government Tuesday, a day after he was chosen leader of the governing Conservative Party.
The milestone is doubly significant for many people with Asian roots because it comes during Diwali, the five-day festival of light celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains.
Earlier this year, Sunak, a practicing Hindu, spoke about the significance of lighting Diwali candles outside the official Downing Street residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the post he held for two years until he resigned in July.
“It was one of my proudest moments that I was able to do that on the steps of Downing Street,” he told the Times of London. “And it meant a lot to a lot of people and it’s an amazing thing about our country.”
It wasn’t always that way in Britain.
In 1968, Conservative lawmaker Enoch Powell delivered his infamous “rivers of blood” speech decrying mass migration and advocating assistance for immigrants to “return home.”
As recently as 1987, there were no people from ethnic minority backgrounds in the House of Commons. One Asian and three Black members were elected to Parliament that year.
Numbers have increased steadily since, with 65 people from ethnic minority groups, or 10% of the House of Commons, elected during the last general election in 2019. That still isn’t fully representative of the U.K. as a whole, where 13% of the population identify as ethnic minorities.
Sunak’s win is evidence of this progress — a step toward something better, said Tariq Modood, director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol.
“I would say the most important thing about today is that the majority, the overwhelming majority of Conservative members of Parliament, chose as their first choice a youngish man of Indian descent, making him the first British prime minister of color,’’ he said Monday. “And I think that other parties will note that, the Labour Party most certainly, and will want to catch up with that, if not try and do better.”
But Sunak isn’t typical of the millions of people from Asian, African and Caribbean backgrounds who still face barriers in employment and education.
The son of a doctor and a pharmacist, Sunak earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford and a master’s in business administration from Stanford University before going to work for Goldman Sachs and then moving into the hedge fund industry, where he made a fortune in finance. He is married to Akshata Murty, daughter of Indian billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of the global information technology company Infosys.
Sunak was criticized earlier this year when British news media reported that his wife took advantage of rules allowing her to avoid U.K. taxes on her foreign income. She has since promised to give up her “non-domiciled” status and pay all her taxes in Britain.
On a broader level, Indians have fared better economically than other minority groups in Britain.
Indians earned an average of 14.43 pounds ($16.29) an hour, or 15.5% more than white British residents, in 2019, the latest figures available from the Office for National Statistics. By contrast, people from Pakistan and Bangladesh earned about 15% less than white people, and Black people earned 6.9% less.
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the first Muslim woman to attend Cabinet when she served in former Prime Minister David Cameron’s government, said she thought Sunak would be a unifying figure for all British Asians.
“But there has been a huge debate on whether or not this is something that we should celebrate, and I think we do celebrate the fact that this is visible diversity,” Warsi told the BBC.
“But it has to go beyond visible diversity. There have to be young children today from poor homes, going to ordinary state schools, who say that they, too, could become prime minister.”
Sunder Katwala, director of British Future, a think tank focused on immigration, identity and race, called Sunak’s victory a “historic moment” that wouldn’t have been possible just a decade ago. But, he said, the struggle to end discrimination isn’t over.
“I hope that Sunak will acknowledge that not everybody has enjoyed his advantages in life,” Katwala said. “Rishi Sunak reaching 10 Downing Street does not make Britain a perfect meritocracy. While there is more to do, this is a hopeful sign of progress against the prejudices of the past.”
Sathnam Sanghera, a columnist for the Times of London, said Sunak’s promotion was “amazing” as he recalled the hatred and violence faced by Black and Asian people in Britain in the past.
Immigrants of his parents’ generation still remember the white gangs that roamed the streets “looking for West Indians, Africans or Asians to assault,” and coming home to find excrement stuffed through their mailboxes.
“Some people on the left appear to be reluctant to say it, but it is undeniably a great thing that, in Rishi Sunak, Britain has its first brown prime minister,” Sanghera wrote. “Frankly, I never expected to see such a thing in my lifetime.”
But while Sunak’s success will boost the aspirations of young people throughout Britain, more work needs to be done, Sanghera said.
“Just because we have one British Hindu in charge, and just because some brown ethnic groups are doing well, it doesn’t mean that Britain has defeated racism,” he wrote. “No more than Barack Obama’s election as president represented the defeat of racism in America.”
Those challenges are on display in Southall, where two-thirds of the people have roots in South Asia and real incomes are about 20% of the London average, according to the local governing council.
That means people in this community will be disproportionately hit by soaring energy prices and rising food bills that have pushed inflation to a 40-year high of 10.1%.
But shopkeeper Pratik Shah was optimistic as he stood before a wall of saris in glittering pink, mint and silver and talked about the potential for progress he sees in Sunak’s leadership.
“It might help the country in getting to a higher position,’’ he said. “And I feel that the whole Asian community has that trust in him.”
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As holiday weekend starts, airport crowds top 2019 numbers
By The Associated Press
The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.
Travelers seemed to be experiencing fewer delays and canceled flights early Friday than they did earlier this week.
The Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2.4 million travelers at airport checkpoints on Thursday, 17% more than on the same Friday before July Fourth in 2019.
“We expect that (Friday) is going to be busy, of course, and then Sunday will be very busy,” TSA Administrator David Pekoske said on NBC’s “Today” show.
AAA predicts that nearly 48 million people will travel at least 50 miles or more from home over the weekend, slightly fewer than in 2019. AAA says car travel will set a record even with the national average price for gasoline hovering near $5.
Leisure travel has bounced back this year, offsetting weakness in business travel and international flying. Still, the total number of people flying has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. TSA screened 11% fewer people in June than it did in the same month of 2019.
Thursday marked the 11th time since the pandemic started that TSA checked more people than it did on the same day in 2019, and just the second time since February.
Airlines could almost surely be carrying more passengers if they had enough staffing. Many U.S. airlines have trimmed their summer schedules after bad weather, air-traffic delays and a lack of enough employees caused widespread cancellations over the Memorial Day weekend.
Airline executives blame their flight problems on the Federal Aviation Administration, which runs the nation’s air traffic control system, but Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg disputes that claim.
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A Tuesday decision on 75 American Rescue Plan awards totaling $60 million is unlikely, Luzerne County Council Vice Chairman John Lombardo said Sunday.
“There’s a lot more digestion of the information that has to be done before money is allocated,” Lombardo said.
The county administration publicly released the names of the applicants and the dollar amounts of their proposed awards last week because county council was slated to vote on the awards Tuesday. No project summaries were prepared for the released list because the applicant submissions are housed in the county consultant’s electronic portal that had been viewed by council members to complete their scoring, with each council member using a unique password.
Lombardo said council members did not receive the average scores and other useful information until after the list was publicly released.
For example, he said council members learned approximately five applicants had scores of zero. Council had scored applicants in several batches, and Lombardo said the ones with no score were in the same group. While some council members may have abstained from scoring due to a conflict of interest with a specific applicant, Lombardo said more clarification is required to determine why these applications were not scored by any of the 11 council members. He also wants to know if the council members not scoring that particular group intentionally chose not to participate or whether they reported technical issues accessing the link.
“That in itself is enough to call the entire thing into question,” Lombardo said, referring to those with no score.
Lombardo said he believes a majority of council members have enough lingering questions to hold off. Inquiries also have been made about whether any of the 75 received other coronavirus funding assistance through the county, Lombardo said. Although that was not expressly stated as a prohibition in advance, council members may have the right to make this an eligibility condition now, he said.
Furthermore, Lombardo said he has been contacted by some of the 75 applicants that made the cut informing him they would be willing to accept lower dollar awards and still be able to complete their projects. Council members had agreed to fully fund all requests, as is, because they wanted to ensure all projects were completed in compliance with program requirements. However, Lombardo said there may be a way for some recipients to scale back their plans or complete only one phase so that they would show progress and help people while freeing up more American Rescue funds for additional recipients.
Scoring process
Instead of relying on a council or administrative committee recommendation, the 11 council members decided to screen the applications themselves so they would all have an opportunity to participate.
The county’s American Rescue consultant — Columbia, Maryland-based Booth Management Consulting — set up the online portal for council members to individually review and score the 139 outside applications based on uniform factors, such as a project’s impact on county priorities, community outcomes, racial equity and inclusion and a review of the overall project budget.
Because the list of awards is based on council’s independent scoring and parameters, council members are not supposed to alter it without cause because adding and deleting once the names are released would defeat the purpose of the evaluation system that had been set up, officials have said.
Council members have said this is an unusual situation because they did not collaboratively choose recipients through the typical discussion, debate and majority preference.
The list of recipients is posted on the main page of the county website at luzernecounty.org.
Councilman Chris Perry said Sunday he looks forward to continued discussion Tuesday.
“I want to respect the process set up by council, but I also want to keep options open because there’s no way of knowing what additional information may be presented Tuesday,” Perry said.
Tuesday’s meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the county courthouse on River Street in Wilkes-Barre. Instructions for remote attendance are posted under council’s online meeting link at luzernecounty.org.
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Families to receive food and essentials as part of Summer Food Distribution program
RESTON, Va., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StarKist Co., a socially responsible company that empowers people to live a healthy lifestyle by providing convenient proteins, partnered with Feed the Children and Cornerstones today to bring hunger relief to 400 families living along Northern Virginia's Dulles Corridor.
The drive-thru event was held at St. John Neumann Catholic Community in Reston, VA. During the event, 400 families and seniors received a 25-pound box of shelf-stable food, including StarKist products; a 15-pound box of hygiene essentials such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and personal-care items; a box of Avon products; Disney storybooks and other items.
"It means everything," said Holly, of a participating family. "I was taking care of my mom from 2018 until she passed this year. I'm filing for disability, and a friend told me about this event and it's just lifesaving. It's changing lives and I'm grateful."
"StarKist recently moved its headquarters to Reston, VA and welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the community. We are always grateful for our ongoing partnership with Feed the Children, and are equally excited to begin an alliance with Cornerstones, an extraordinary organization that has served as Northern Virginia's leading safety-net and human services nonprofit for more than 50 years," said Andrew Choe, StarKist President and CEO. "There will be more empty plates this summer season than ever before, and it is estimated that one in four children will be food insecure. We believe that no child should go hungry in this country, and we are aware that the need is great."
Throughout the past 13 years, StarKist has contributed over 650,000 pounds of tuna and chicken products to help food-insecure children and families across the U.S., and more than $800,000 to support Feed the Children's disaster and emergency response efforts. This is the latest in StarKist's continual efforts to alleviate hunger and food shortages, dating back to 1917, when there was a nationwide protein shortage during World War I.
Feed the Children, a leading nonprofit focused on alleviating childhood hunger, is holding its annual Summer Hunger campaign in order to bring awareness to the important issue of childhood hunger, as well as provide hope and relief to thousands of vulnerable families across the United States throughout the summer season.
"Thanks to our generous partners at StarKist, we are able to help these families rest a little easier knowing they don't have to worry about where their next meal is coming from," said Travis Arnold, Feed the Children president and CEO. "We know that when we combine our efforts, we have a greater impact on the lives of the families who need us most."
"Cornerstones works purposefully with community partners and advocates who care deeply and give generously to support the well-being of everyone living and working along the Dulles Corridor," notes Kerrie Wilson, CEO of Cornerstones. "For lower-income neighbors, the pandemic's lingering economic impacts - including the rising cost of groceries and gas – only exacerbates their daily fears of how to feed their families. Today's food distribution made a tangible difference to 400 households, including seniors. We are proud to partner with StarKist and Feed the Children to help stabilize people living in crisis today. Their commitment to community engagement and volunteerism plays an essential role in helping Cornerstones ensure the economic and health stability, equity, and resiliency of Northern Virginia."
Also speaking at the event were Walter Alcorn, Hunter Mill District Supervisor; Victor Hoskins, President & CEO, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority; Tom Madden, Chairman of the Board, Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce.
About StarKist Co.
StarKist Co. is a socially responsible company that empowers people to live a healthy lifestyle by providing convenient proteins. An industry innovator, StarKist was the first brand to introduce single-serve pouch products, which include StarKist Tuna Creations®, Salmon Creations® and Chicken Creations®. As America's favorite tuna, StarKist represents a tradition of quality, consumer trust and a commitment to sustainability. StarKist's charismatic brand icon, Charlie® the Tuna, swam into the hearts of tuna fans in 1961 and is still a fan favorite today. StarKist Co. is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd.
About Feed the Children
At Feed the Children, we feed hungry kids. We envision a world where no child goes to bed hungry. In the U.S. and internationally, we are dedicated to helping families and communities achieve stable lives and to reducing the need for help tomorrow, while providing food and resources to help them today. We distribute product donations from corporate donors to local community partners, we provide support for teachers and students, and we mobilize resources quickly to aid recovery efforts when natural disasters strike. Internationally, we manage child-focused community development programs in eight countries. We welcome partnerships because we know our work would not be possible without collaborative relationships. For more information, visit feedthechildren.org.
About Cornerstones
Since 1970, Cornerstones has championed the Dulles Corridor as a thriving, equitable, and compassionate place to live and work. More than 16,000 families and individuals, including upwards of 5,000 children, annually benefit from our safety-net services and programs, including homelessness prevention, emergency shelter and food, and urgent financial assistance to help stabilize people in times of crisis. As important, Cornerstones works beyond emergency help to empower our most vulnerable neighbors to regain their independence by securing affordable housing, quality education for children, and valuable job-skills training. In addition to serving as one of Northern Virginia's leading human service anchor organizations, Cornerstones is a respected advisor to local, state, and national jurisdictions to encourage building and preserving affordable housing; investing in connected and resilient children, youth, and families; creating good jobs and economic security; and advancing systems change to undo racial and social inequity. For more information, visit cornerstonesva.org.
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Feed the Children: Carrie Snodgrass, APR at 405-949-5157 or Carrie.Snodgrass@feedthechildren.org
Cornerstones: Margaret Anne Lara at 571-323–9575 or Margaret.Lara@cornerstonesva.org
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Chef Garwood will represent the U.S. at the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Grand Finale in Milan in 2023
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After an inspiring day of competitive cooking by some of the most talented young chefs across the U.S., S.Pellegrino® Young Chef Academy recognized Daniel Garwood, 28, of Atomix in New York, N.Y., as the winner of the competition's U.S. regional final. Chef Garwood will advance to compete in the Grand Finale in 2023 in Milan, Italy.
Chef Garwood emerged in the competition for his culinary prowess, beating nine other talented chefs with his signature dish, "Aged Duck and Persimmon in Tak Cheongju with Banchan through the Eyes of a Traveler." Chef Garwood won over the renowned panel of judges — including Adrienne Cheatham of SundayBest Series, Nina Compton of Compère Lapin, Philip Tessier of Press Restaurant, Sean Brock of Audrey, and Ignacio Mattos of Estela, Altro Paradiso and Lodi — for his exceptional technical skills, creativity and personal belief in the power of gastronomy.
"There were so many talented chefs in this year's competition, so I am deeply honored to be recognized for this award and represent the U.S. on a global culinary stage next year," said Chef Daniel Garwood. "I am grateful to S.Pellegrino for supporting young chefs in the industry and fostering such an incredible global community of chefs and mentors."
At the Grand Finale in Milan next year, Chef Garwood will represent the U.S. and compete against 14 other regions from across the globe for the title of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2023. Each young chef will present his or her dish to a jury of seven distinguished international chefs, known as the "Seven Sages." To help Chef Garwood prepare for his journey to the Grand Finale, he will be mentored by Chef Nina Compton of Compère Lapin in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Presented by S.Pellegrino's partner — Academy Award nominee and best-selling author Stanley Tucci — Chef Garwood was named the U.S. regional winner, and three additional chefs were also recognized for the following awards:
- S.Pellegrino Award for Social Responsibility – Jack Stewart of Bozeman, Mont., for his signature dish "Leek and Quail Yolk Ravioli. Voted for by the Sustainable Restaurant Association, which runs the Food Made Good program, Chef Stewart's dish deliciously transforms every piece of an often-overlooked ingredient.
- Acqua Panna Award for Connection in Gastronomy – Chef Michael Park of New York, N.Y., with his signature dish, "The Textures of Korea—Uniting North & South." Voted for by the competition mentors, Chef Park's pairs the flavors of North and South Korea.
- Fine Dining Lovers Community Award – Chef Laura Arrojo of Miami, Fla., for her signature dish, "Socarrat with Fish Galleys and Royal Sea Cucumber." Voted for by the Fine Dining Lovers community, Chef Arrojo's dish reimagines classic plates of Catalunya with new techniques.
The S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition is a global platform and cooking competition developed by S.Pellegrino to identify, recognize and support diverse talent pushing the boundaries of gastronomy. The competition provides a unique opportunity for young chefs to be a part of a global community — S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy — that connects them with renowned members of the culinary world and empowers them through education and mentorship.
The regional final event also hosted the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy "Brain Food" Forum, an inspiring exchange of knowledge and ideas between young chefs and some of the greatest chefs in the world, curated by Fine Dining Lovers.
For more information on the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition, visit: https://www.sanpellegrinoyoungchefacademy.com/, and follow along on social @sanpellegrino_us using #SPYoungChefAcademy for news and announcements ahead of the Grand Finale.
About S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water is a premium sparkling mineral water that flows naturally from a thermal spring in San Pellegrino Terme, near Bergamo (Lombardia). S.Pellegrino has unique balance of effervescence and minerality which cleanse the palate and amplify subtle flavors, making it the perfect complement to fine food and wines. Its clean, refreshing taste has distinguished S.Pellegrino as a preferred sparkling water by leaders of the global culinary community.
S.Pellegrino is a proud supporter of premier culinary programs, such as The James Beard Foundation, World's 50 Best Restaurants, Michelin Guide, The Culinary Institute of America, The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen and S.Pellegrino® Young Chef Academy. For more information, visit www.sanpellegrino.com or www.finedininglovers.com.
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The following is a listing of all home transfers in Linden reported from June 19 to June 25. There were 2 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,254-square-foot home on Sunnyfield Drive in Linden that sold for $650,000.
Linden
241 Fernwood Terrace, Linden, $620,000, 1,188 sqft, $522 per sqft.
1308 Sunnyfield Drive, Linden, $650,000, 1,254 sqft, $518 per sqft.
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The Asian American Pacific Islander population is the fastest-growing demographic in Nevada and a rising political force in the state, which holds its primary elections on Tuesday.
The AAPI community makes up about 12% of Nevada's population and about 8% of the state's electorate.
Eric Jeng, the director of outreach for the Asian Community Development Council, says the AAPI vote historically tilts toward Democrats two-to-one, but it's not a lock for the party.
"If you ask me right now, for the midterm election, I honestly don't know who will win," he said. "I do see both sides doing a lot more events, doing outreach, and I like that. I like that no one is taking the Asian vote for granted."
That outreach included the Republican National Committee opening an Asian Pacific American Community Center in Las Vegas in May.
"We also recognize the Democrat Party has taken the Asian American vote for granted for far too long, and it's time for Republicans to show up," RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said at the opening.
The 2022 races for governor, Senate and three of the state's four House seats are all considered toss-ups, with a Democratic incumbent seeking reelection in each race.
Jeng said he's heartened that both major political parties seem to now appreciate the power this voting bloc wields.
"2020, 2018 and 2016 proved that the Asian vote, a lot of time, ended up deciding the election," he said. "I don't believe a candidate can win without winning the Asian vote."
NPR met with five AAPI voters ahead of Tuesday's primary to talk about politics, voting and culture.
Tina Kwan, who's Chinese American and a registered Democrat, cautioned against stereotyping the AAPI vote.
"I think there is a comparison between the two non-monolithic demographics of Latinx voters and AAPI voters, because within those communities is its own diversity," she said.
"It's so easy for us to say, 'Oh, brown people, yellow people, people of color should all be Democratic, right?' No, because within those experiences have been failed socialist governments, failed dictatorships, communism, people spouting utopian equality and failing miserably," Kwan added, noting many of her family members aren't politically engaged because they feel disillusioned with government.
Cecilia Winchell, who is Chinese-American and a University of Nevada Las Vegas student, agreed.
"Especially in the Chinese community, you come from a country that you can care about politics, but you'll never affect it," she said, adding, "But my mom votes when I tell her to."
Overall, the group said pocketbook issues like rising gas prices and inflation are top of mind, which aligns with national surveys of voters ahead of the midterm elections.
Read more of their conversation below. These responses have been edited for clarity and length.
On racial identity and politics
Susan Davis, NPR: Race and identity are so intertwined with our politics. Does your racial identity factor into your political views at all? Or do you not like people talking about race in politics?
Ash Mirchandani: I'll tell you what, I came here [from India] with nothing. I am a brown man, I have a speech impediment, I stutter. I rose in government to be in a very high position. I got into business. I created seven successful startups. I founded a nonprofit that does mental health therapy for kids. I've achieved a lot of things. I think a lot of talk is made about racism. Yes, racism does exist, but I've never given it too much importance in my life. I think people should try not to make race a big issue in elections because it doesn't serve anybody.
Davis: Tina, what do you think?
Tina Kwan: I humbly disagree. I go to work every day, and I see — not crimes, necessarily — but racially motivated behavior that is unspoken. And until we see a government that represents a spectrum of all of us, then representation and the emphasis on representation still matters.
Davis: What do you think, Cecilia?
Cecilia Winchell: I do think talking about diversity is important, but I think that ... some of the things the Democratic Party does is a little performative. There's an emphasis on having things look diverse, but perhaps not including the actual perspectives.
On President Biden
Winchell: I think Joe Biden is one of the oldest people. (laughter) He's been around for a long time, and I think there's some advantages to that. But I think perhaps being around for such a long time perpetuates some of the problems that we've seen in this country. Maybe it's time to get some younger blood in there.
Davis: Tina, you're a Democrat, what do you think about Biden?
Kwan: I think President Biden is doing the best he can with a really terrible hand.
Davis: What's the terrible hand?
Kwan: Emerging from four years of chaotic national politics, inheriting not the tail end of the pandemic — just Act II of the pandemic, an economy that was set on a path that he did not lay out, having made promises that are not entirely in his power to fulfill.
Davis: Ash, we should say, full disclosure, you did some work for the Biden campaign in 2020, you worked with Asian outreach in the state of Nevada. I mean, [Biden is] about as popular as Donald Trump was. What do you attribute that to?
Mirchandani: I think we often confuse economic forces with the president's policy. I think his biggest challenge today is inflation. You know, it's very hard to be a president. It's not an easy job. You have too many priorities that you've got to juggle and come up with the best decision for the people. He's a steady hand. He's been in politics for a long time. He's a good man and he wants to do good for the country. Do I agree with him on everything? I don't. Do I think he is a huge improvement from the last president? Yes, I do.
On the economy
MC Balicanta: Right now, all the prices [have gone] up: the rent, the gas, all the groceries. I have two children — my oldest is here with me. We're renting at my coworker's house, just a two bedroom. It's really hard to put aside money that you want to buy a house in the future.
Davis: What about you, Brian?
Brian Almero: I agree with MC. The real estate and mortgage industry — that's my field — there's rents that are going up twice because they can. Our locals here can't afford to buy or even rent a home because our wages haven't really gone up. We're struggling every day just to make ends meet.
Mirchandani: For me, the biggest thing is, how do I retain my staff? And how do I pay them what they need to be paid, or what they expect to be paid? I have a restaurant and my food costs have gone up 40%. I cannot raise my prices 30-40% — nobody's going to buy it. So how do I sustain? I think if we don't do anything quickly, there's going to be a lot of small businesses going out of business.
On guns
Balicanta: Some guns, I think, belong to war, not belong to the streets. They shouldn't allow 18-year-olds to have credit cards and purchase guns without background checks.
Davis: Brian, what about you?
Almero: I am a supporter of of guns. I mean, I am a gun owner myself, because we have the right to bear arms here. But I do agree with MC about having some thorough background checks.
Davis: Do you think it should be harder to buy AR-15s?
Almero: If it's assault rifles, I would say yes, to have a stricter background checks on it.
Davis: But not limit the purchase?
Almero: Exactly. Not limit the purchase of it.
Davis: What do you think, Ash?
Mirchandani: There's no reason why anybody should have a semi-automatic gun, or an AK-15 or an AK-47 — that doesn't serve any any purpose, unless you want to kill en masse. Common sense-driven gun legislation is needed — background checks is one way, a registry is another way. Taking away the guns is not the answer. By taking away guns, you're going to empower the bad guys.
Kwan: We need stricter gun laws, background checks, registrations. Nevada is an open carry state. Do I need to see people carrying guns into my office, which happens to be a pediatric office, which is basically a daycare? That happens.
Winchell: Obviously, there's something deeper with society that is wrong. You have these mental health problems, you have these disillusioned teenagers who turn to radical online sites and these places breed this kind of mindset that makes shootings so common. I think it's going to take a lot of different areas tackling this issue and one of them is going to have to be limiting the amount of guns that are in this country. I don't think that we should say that it's OK for these kids to be dead just because it's hard to find a solution.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden won’t let even a White House gala get between her and the Philadelphia Eagles.
After a late night entertaining governors with President Joe Biden at a black-tie dinner on Saturday, the first lady was heading for the Super Bowl in Arizona on Sunday with hopes of watching “the Birds” defeat the Kansas City Chiefs and claim the NFL title.
First ladies have been involved with sports in a variety of ways over the years, from throwing out the first pitch at baseball games to representing the United States at the Olympics. But Jill Biden’s unabashed public expressions of support for Philadelphia’s teams — she grew up in suburban Willow Grove — are a rare kind of devotion.
“The first lady is a proud Philly girl and devoted sports fan, and is excited to cheer on her hometown team for the Super Bowl,” said her spokesperson, Vanessa Valdivia.
At a time when national politicians often avoid taking sides in sports contests, Jill Biden, a community college professor, wears her Eagles and Phillies garb in public and tweets photos of herself watching games in the private cabin on a government plane.
She and her grandson, Hunter, were at the stadium in Philadelphia on Jan. 29 when the Eagles won the NFC championship. The 16-year-old will join her again on Sunday.
“I’m going. I’ll wave to you at the game,” the first lady was overheard telling two girls about the Super Bowl when she visited California last weekend.
No sitting president has attended a Super Bowl, mainly because of the strict security requirements authorities would need to impose upon the tens of thousands of fans. President Biden will be at the White House on Sunday.
Boston University communications professor Tammy Vigil said first ladies usually aren’t seen as overt sports fans because many of them have not been, even though they often participate in the ceremonial aspects of some sports. Timing could also be a factor for Jill Biden, she said.
“Her teams happen to be very successful at the time she occupies the White House,” Vigil, author of ”Melanie and Michelle,” a book about first ladies, said in an email.
Biden also uses her interest in sports to highlight one of the causes she promotes as first lady: cancer awareness. She has appeared at Eagles and Phillies home games, including the World Series, in recent months to cheer patients and boost league efforts at promoting early detection.
There is a long history of first ladies and their involvement with sports, especially baseball, according to the National First Ladies’ Library. And for some, their interest continued, or even deepened, after they left the White House.
Grace Coolidge enjoyed baseball more than President Calvin Coolidge did. “He did not share my enthusiasm for baseball,” she once said. Within months of becoming first lady, she appeared at a game for the first time, bringing the president to a World Series game between the New York Giants and Washington Senators in 1924.
After leaving the White House, Grace Coolidge became a regular at Boston’s Fenway Park, rooting for the Red Sox from a reserved seat just above their dugout.
Bess Truman joined President Harry Truman for opening day of Washington Senators’ games, but also went alone or with her daughter and friends. When the Trumans returned to Missouri after his presidency, she split her loyalties between the Kansas City Athletics (and later, the Kansas City Royals) and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Pat Nixon was the first first lady to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for a major league team, doing so at the second game of the 1971 World Series in Baltimore. For a time, she would watch one football game during the weekend.
“However at one time, I followed teams and then, of course, I wouldn’t miss a game,” Nixon said in a 1971 television interview.
Nancy Reagan threw out the first pitch before the first game of the 1988 World Series, using the opportunity to promote one of her causes, the “Just Say No” anti-drug program.
Barbara Bush became the first first lady to throw the ceremonial pitch for a Texas Rangers game in May 1989. She later would attend Rangers games after her son, future President George W. Bush, became a managing general partner of the team.
Hillary Clinton tossed the ceremonial first pitch for the Chicago Cubs, her hometown team, at Wrigley Field in April 1994. But years later, when she ran for a Senate seat from New York, she split her loyalties and adopted the Yankees.
Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, then second lady of the United States, made a joint appearance at the 2009 World Series at Yankee Stadium for their Joining Forces military initiative. In 2010, Mrs. Obama threw the first pitch at an Orioles game in Baltimore.
While President Biden has opened the White House to celebrate Olympians and championship sports teams, including ones that turned down invitations from his predecessor, Biden has not yet attended a sporting event, including the annual Army-Navy football game.
That leaves his wife to assume the role of White House sports ambassador. She led the U.S. delegation to the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, and she and Doug Emhoff, the vice president’s husband, sipped beer in the stands at Minute Maid Park after they participated in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic sponsored by the Houston Astros.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said he’s happy that so many Philadelphia fans, including the first lady, will fill State Farm Stadium in Arizona with Eagles chants on Sunday.
“We’re very proud that she’s part of our diverse, passionate Eagles fan base,” Kenney said in a statement.
President Biden says he’s a Philadelphia sports fan, too, out of necessity, and often jokes that “I’d be sleeping alone” otherwise.
But in a 2011 interview with a Wisconsin radio station when he was vice president, Biden swore allegiance to the Green Bay Packers.
Biden told WTMJ that the Norbertines, the order of priests at the Catholic school he attended in Claymont, Delaware, had their abbey house in De Pere, Wisconsin. On Sundays when the Packers won, the headmaster, Father Justin E. Diny, would announce that last period had been canceled.
“He made every one of us Packers fans, so I have a sentimental place,” Biden said. “Besides, I’m fearful I’ll go to hell if I don’t root for the Packers. Father Diny may come back. I can’t go against Father Diny. He’ll come out of his grave if he knew I was rooting for anybody else.” | https://pix11.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-jill-biden-not-shy-about-her-philly-girl-sports-fandom/ | 2023-02-12 14:10:12 | 0 | https://pix11.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-jill-biden-not-shy-about-her-philly-girl-sports-fandom/ |
ODESSA, Ukraine, July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukrainian entrepreneur, Vadim Novynskyi has announced a donation of up to $1 million to help restore the Transfiguration Church in Odessa, Ukraine that was seriously damaged during rocket attacks on Sunday, July 23. The destruction of one of the most beautiful Ukrainian churches, which was erected by the founders of Odessa at the end of the 18th century is a true tragedy. This cathedral was the center of the spiritual life of Odessa.
This is not the first time the church has been destroyed. In 1936, the Bolsheviks destroyed the cathedral and it was restored in the early 2000's after tens of thousands of ordinary people participated in the restoration with their donations.
"I sincerely mourn with the inhabitants of Odessa and I want to assure them and all the people of Ukraine that this cathedral will be rebuilt and the people of Odessa will once again be able to worship and seek community in this hallowed place," said Vadim Novynskyi. "In the days of war and persecution of the Church, it is very important to be able to protect and revive the shrines of Orthodoxy, demonstrating faith, unity and mutual support. After all, the true Orthodox Church is based on these principles."
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MANHASSET, N.Y., July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prime Number Acquisition I Corp. (the "Company" or "PNAC") (Nasdaq: PNAC), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that, in order to extend the date by which the Company mush complete its initial business combination from July 17, 2023 to August 17, 2023, noco-noco Inc., the sponsor of the Company, has deposited into its trust account (the "Trust Account") an aggregate of $125,000 (the "Monthly Extension Payment").
The payment for such Monthly Extension Fee was made by noco-noco Pte. Ltd., a Singapore private company limited by share ("noco-noco"), a party to the business combination agreement (the "Business Combination Agreement") entered between the Company and certain other entities on December 29, 2022, as the designee of the sponsors of the Company.
Pursuant to the Company's certificate of amendment to the amended & restated Certificate of Incorporation ("Current Charter"), effectively May 17, 2023, the Company may extend on monthly basis from May 17, 2023 until November 17, 2023 or such an earlier date as may be determined by its board to complete a business combination by depositing the Monthly Extension Payment for each month into the Trust Account. This is the third of six monthly extensions of the Company.
As previously disclosed, on December 29, 2022, the Company entered into the Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time) with noco-noco, Prime Number Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Delaware corporation established for the purpose to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly incorporated exempted Cayman Islands company ("PubCo"), and certain shareholders of noco-noco collectively holding a controlling interest. Prime Number Holding Limited, formed as the PubCo on December 28, 2022, and Prime Number New Sub Pte. Ltd., formed as New SubCo on January 25, 2023, joined as parties to the Business Combination Agreement on February 3, 2023.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Prime Number Acquisition I Corp.
Prime Number Acquisition I Corp. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses with one or more businesses or entities, provided that it will not undertake its initial business combination with any entity being based in or having the majority of the company's operations in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). None of its founders or the Company is affiliated with Prime Number Capital LLC, an underwriter for the Company's initial public offering (the "IPO").
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for NFL Coach Brian Flores and two other Black coaches asked a judge Tuesday to reconsider her decision letting some of a federal lawsuit's racial discrimination claims against the league and its teams possibly go before Commissioner Roger Goodell in arbitration proceedings rather than before a jury.
In a Manhattan court filing, the lawyers said Judge Valerie E. Caproni should take another look at her March 1 ruling allowing most claims in a lawsuit by Flores to go before a jury but forcing claims by two other coaches into arbitration.
They said the decision threatens the fairness of arbitration proceedings nationwide by upsetting “an extensive and well-developed body of case law requiring that arbitration be a reasonable replacement for a judicial forum.”
The lawyers wrote that letting Goodell preside over claims by the coaches gives other employers a green light to insert “completely biased arbitrators” into arbitration agreements.
They said they now fear that U.S. employers in other professions will seek to appoint their own chief executives or other “clearly biased” individuals as arbitrators. They said it also encourages employers to do away with neutral arbitral selection processes and other aspects of arbitration designed to ensure fairness.
Lawyers for the NFL and Goodell did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
Flores, the new defense coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings, sued the NFL and three teams last year, saying the league was “rife with racism,” particularly in its hiring and promotion of Black coaches. Two other coaches, Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, later joined the lawsuit.
In letting most claims by Flores go before a jury rather than to arbitration, Caproni said the case had shined “an unflattering spotlight on the employment practices of National Football League” teams.
“Although the clear majority of professional football players are Black, only a tiny percentage of coaches are Black,” she wrote.
But she also ruled that Goodell’s likely role as the arbitrator did not invalidate the arbitration agreements signed by Wilks and Horton, although she added that his role created a risk of bias, and that it was “worrisome” that an NFL statement on the day Flores sued said the lawsuit was without merit.
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until November 28, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (NasdaqGS: CNTA), if they purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's securities between May 28, 2021 and June 1, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") pursuant to the Company's May 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Centessa investors should visit us at https://claimsfiler.com/cases/nasdaq-cnta/ or call toll-free (844) 367-9658. Lawyers at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC are available to discuss your legal options.
Centessa and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period and/or in the Registration Statement and Prospectus issued in conjunction with the initial public offering, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) lixivaptan, the Company's drug product, was less safe than the Company had represented; (ii) the Company overstated lixivaptan's clinical effectiveness and commercial viability; (iii) ZF874, another of the Company's drug products, was less safe than the Company had represented; (iv) the Company overstated ZF874's clinical effectiveness and commercial viability while downplaying the drug's safety issues; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
The case is Fernandes v. Centessa Pharmaceuticals Plc, et al., No. 22-cv- 07030.
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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Craft Work Capital Investments, LLC ("Craft Work"), a strategic investor exclusively focused on mechanical, electrical, and other related specialty contracting firms, is pleased to announce the completion of a control investment in Sexson Mechanical Company ("Sexson"), through its Midwestern-focused platform, Mid-Am Building Solutions, LLC. Sexson will remain under its current name and be helmed by Corey Stein as President, who has been with the company for over 10 years.
Headquartered in Greenwood, Indiana, Sexson's roots go back to 1999 when it was founded by John Sexson. Sexson provides a full suite of mechanical and electrical contracting services, including that for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, electrical, and plumbing systems. Its high quality Industrial and Commercial customer base includes the VA Hospital, Indiana Government Center, Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County (CIB), Indiana Airport Authority, Ivy Tech, Indianapolis Public Schools, City of Greenwood, City of Indianapolis, Indiana University-Purdue University, University of Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Convention Center, Bankers Life Field House and many more.
"When looking for a partner to invest in Sexson, it was important for me personally to find someone that would respect our culture, our employees and our customers as much as I do and would support the company through continued investment. Craft Work has deep knowledge and experience with mechanical contractors and a track record of success," said John Sexson, adding, "I feel confident they will be a good partner for the company in its next phase."
"Sexson Mechanical is a truly impressive company with a great culture, a talented management team and a dedicated, highly skilled union work force. We are very excited about this investment and look forward to supporting the team," said Jeremy McGuire, President of Craft Work.
"Since 1999, Sexson Mechanical has been dedicated to the highest quality of customer service, delivered with integrity, friendliness, individual pride and company spirit," said Corey Stein, President of Sexson Mechanical. "We know that Craft Work shares these same values and will provide us with an excellent partner in our mission to provide the construction industry, owners, and contractors of Indiana with the services of a reputable, qualified and competent specialty contractor."
Williams Barrett & Wilkowski, LLP advised Sexson Mechanical on the transaction. Barnes & Thornburg LLP advised Craft Work Capital Investments, LLC and Mid-Am Building Solutions, LLC.
About Craft Work Capital Investments, LLC
Craft Work Capital Investments, LLC is a portfolio company of LS Power Equity Partners IV, L.P., focused on making strategic investments in and helping to grow mechanical, electrical and other related specialty contracting firms. Craft Work is led by Jeremy McGuire and David Orinski, who together have more than 40 years of combined strategic, transactional and financing experience. Their industry experience and track record of success provides insight as to what makes these businesses tick and how to create value. For more information on Craft Work Capital, LLC, please visit http://www.craftworkcap.com
About LS Power
LS Power is a development, investment and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector. Since its inception in 1990, in addition to its development of more than 660 miles of high voltage transmission, LS Power has developed, constructed, managed or acquired in total more than 45,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, natural gas-fired and battery energy storage projects. LS Power actively invests in distributed energy resource platforms, such as CPower Energy Management, Endurant Energy and EVgo, as well as Waste-to-Renewable Generation and Fuel initiatives. Additionally, LS Power invests in renewables and energy storage through REV Renewables. Across its efforts, LS Power has raised in excess of $48 billion in debt and equity financing to support North American infrastructure. For more information, please visit https://www.lspower.com
About Sexson Mechanical
Tracing its roots back to 1999 and based in Greenwood, Indiana, Sexson Mechanical is a one stop, full service mechanical contractor specializing in both Commercial and Industrial work with capabilities spanning a wide range of services in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Sexson provides expertise and quality service in all areas of commercial HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, mechanical piping, electrical, natural gas services, excavation, design & build, welding & fabrication. For more information, please visit https://sexsonmechanical.com
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EXTON, Pa., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Automated Financial Systems, Inc. (AFS®) announced the successful implementation of AFSVision at Flagstar Bank. AFSVision was chosen to partner with Flagstar as they continue to enhance their commercial lending lines of business while building on their relationship banking model that offers first-class services and products to their customers.
"AFS is happy to welcome Flagstar as the first AFS Level III™ customer upgrading to AFSVision. We have a long-standing, strategic partnership with Flagstar, with AFS Level III having served as a critical tool in their commercial lending management," said Rick Bare, AFS CEO and President. "AFSVision brings workflow tools and new UI to support the exceptional, efficient service their clients know and expect. We look forward to our continued partnership and success with Flagstar."
AFSVision is a single loan platform for all commercial lines of business. It easily integrates with a financial institution's ecosystem using industry-standard APIs. Its unique suite of digital-enabling capabilities promotes seamless, end-to-end processing for commercial loans. AFSVision provides a globally available, unified banking experience, empowering financial institutions with 24/7, digital and mobile, real-time access allowing financial institutions to better serve their customers. AFSVision will enable Flagstar to focus on their core business while streamlining processes, creating efficiencies, and ensuring first-class customer experiences.
About New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc., (NYSE: NYCB), is the parent company of Flagstar Bank, N.A., one of the largest regional banks in the country. The Company is headquartered in Hicksville, New York, with regional headquarters in Troy, Michigan. At March 31, 2023, the Company had $123.8 billion of assets, $83.3 billion of loans, deposits of $84.8 billion, and total stockholders' equity of $10.8 billion.
Flagstar Bank, N.A. operates 435 branches, including strong footholds in the Northeast and Midwest and exposure to high growth markets in the Southeast and West Coast. Flagstar Mortgage operates nationally through a wholesale network of approximately 3,000 third-party mortgage originators.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. has market-leading positions in several national businesses, including multi-family lending, mortgage origination and servicing, and warehouse lending. The Company is the second-largest multi-family portfolio lender in the country and the leading multi-family portfolio lender in the New York City market area, where it specializes in rent-regulated, non-luxury apartment buildings. Flagstar Mortgage is the 8th largest bank originator of residential mortgages for the 12-months ending March 31, 2023, while we are the industry's 6th largest sub-servicer of mortgage loans nationwide, servicing 1.5 million accounts with $363 billion in unpaid principal balances. Additionally, the Company is the 2nd largest mortgage warehouse lender nationally based on total commitments.
About AFS
AFS is the global leader in providing real-time, end-to-end lending solutions to the world's top-tier institutions as well as regional and de novo clients. Solely dedicated to the financial industry with a singular focus on commercial lending, AFS is uniquely positioned to support our client's business and technology transformation, evidenced by our solutions processing more than $3 trillion in small business, commercial, CRE, wealth management, and syndicated loans daily. AFS clients have achieved measurable results in customer expansion, revenue increases and efficiency gains that outpace their competition. AFS is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, with an office in Brussels, Belgium. For more information, please visit www.afsvision.com.
Rene Baron Coady, AFS
Director of Marketing
rcoady@afsvision.com
+1 484 875 1120
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BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — Severe malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and on Jan. 20 the federal government declared a public health emergency. While many in Brazil were left wondering how the calamity could materialize seemingly overnight, it didn’t come as a surprise to those familiar with the Yanomami’s circumstances, who have issued warnings for several years.
The AP explains how the Yanomami reached this tragic point.
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WHO ARE THE YANOMAMI?
An estimated 30,000 Yanomami people live in Brazil’s largest indigenous territory, which covers an area roughly the size of Portugal and stretches across Roraima and Amazonas states in the northwest corner of Brazil’s Amazon. Some also live in southern Venezuela. They provide food for themselves by hunting, gathering, fishing, and growing crops in large gardens cleared from the forest. Every few years, the Yanomami move from one area to another, allowing the soil to regenerate.
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WHAT IS CAUSING THE CRISIS?
Illegal gold miners were first present in Yanomami territory during the 1980s, but then were largely expelled. They have flooded back in recent years, attracted by high gold prices and urged on by former President Jair Bolsonaro. Their numbers surged to 20,000 during Bolsonaro’s administration, according to estimates from environmental and Indigenous rights groups.
Miners destroy the habitat of animals that the Yanomami hunt, and occupy fertile land that the Yanomami use to farm. The miners also process ore with mercury that poisons the rivers that the Yanomami depend upon for fish. Mining creates pools of stagnant water where mosquitoes that transmit illness breed. And miners relocating to exploit new areas spread sickness to native people who possess low immunity due to limited contact with outsiders.
“The impacts accumulate,” said Estêvão Senra, a geographer and researcher at Instituto Socioambiental, an environmental and Indigenous rights non-profit. “If (the Yanomami) are sick, they miss the right moment to open a new area for farming, compromising their future.”
An AP investigative series last year detailed how the scale of prospecting on Indigenous lands exploded in recent years, illegally mined gold seeps into global supply chains, and mining stokes divisions within Indigenous territories.
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WAS THIS A SUDDEN DISASTER?
No. It has spiraled over the course of several years. Eight of 10 children aged 5 or under had chronic malnutrition in 2020, according to a study in two Yanomami regions by UNICEF and Brazilian state health research institute Fiocruz. There were 44,069 cases of malaria in two years, meaning the entire population was contaminated, some people more than once, Roraima state’s public prosecutor’s office said in 2021, citing data from Brazil’s country-wide disease notification system.
Curable conditions like flu, pneumonia, anemia and diarrhea become life-threatening. At least 570 Yanomami children died from untreated diseases during Bolsonaro’s term, from 2019 to 2022, according to Health Ministry data obtained by independent local news website Sumauma. That marked a 29% increase from the prior four years.
There was a greater need for medical care, but services for Indigenous peoples deteriorated under Bolsonaro, according to Adriana Athila, an anthropologist who has studied public healthcare for the Yanomami, which is provided by one of the special districts designed for the needs of Indigenous communities. There have also been reports of miners taking control of health facilities and airstrips in Yanomami territory for their own use. Local leaders themselves have been sounding the alarm for years.
“The miners are destroying our rivers, our forest and our children. Our air is no longer pure, our game is disappearing and our people are crying out for clean water,” Júnior Hekurari Yanomami, president of the Yanomami local health council, wrote on Twitter last March. “We want to live, we want our peace back and our territory.”
The recent influx of miners severely exacerbated the disruption of traditional Yanomami life that took place over the prior two decades. That was caused by the introduction of social welfare programs that forced people to make weeks-long trips to collect their benefits in cities, where they often remain for extended periods in squalid conditions, as well as the establishment of non-Indigenous institutions, such as military bases, medical posts, and religious missions, which transformed some temporary villages into permanent settlements, depleting hunting and soil resources.
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WHAT WAS BOLSONARO’S ROLE?
As a young lawmaker in the 1990s, Bolsonaro fiercely opposed the creation of the Yanomami territory. More recently, he openly championed mining in Indigenous lands and the integration of native peoples into modern society. Environmentalists, activists and the vast majority of Indigenous groups slammed his efforts and warned of devastating impacts. He pressured Congress for an emergency vote on the bill his mining and justice ministries drafted and presented in 2020 to regulate the mining of Indigenous lands, but lawmakers demurred. Even large mining companies repudiated the proposal.
Wildcat gold miners, for their part, were undeterred, “because they knew the government would turn a blind eye,” Senra said.
Hekurari on Saturday also accused Bolsonaro’s administration of ignoring some 50 letters pleading for help. That is in part why some, including President Lula, have accused Bolsonaro of genocide.
Bolsonaro called such claims “another left-wing farce” on his Telegram channel Sunday, and said Indigenous healthcare was one of the government’s priorities, citing implementation of a sanitary protocol for entry into their territories during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that during his administration the health ministry provided more than 53 million basic-care services to Indigenous peoples.
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HOW HAS LULA RESPONDED?
After defeating Bolsonaro in the October election, Lula took power Jan. 1. The change created an expectation that the burgeoning crisis would finally receive attention, said Senra, given the sharp reversal for Amazon policy Lula had outlined on the campaign trail. Indeed, Lula dispatched a team to Yanomami territory last week and on Saturday traveled to Boa Vista, the nearby capital of Roraima, where many Yanomami people have been medevaced for treatment.
Following Lula’s declaration of a medical emergency, the army began flying food kits into Yanomami territory and set up a field hospital in Boa Vista, while the health ministry put out a nationwide call for medical professionals to volunteer.
Marcos Pelligrini, a former doctor within Yanomami territory and professor of collective health at the Federal University of Roraima in Boa Vista, said that he felt relief upon seeing army helicopters transporting food kits.
“It’s a moment of hope,” he said.
But going forward, the miners still must be removed from the region by the Federal Police and environment regulator Ibama, with help from the defense ministry, Minister for Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara told newspaper Estado de S. Paulo.
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The former Nightingale space will now house the Singaporean institution, breathing new life to the Los Angeles nightlife scene with incredible hospitality, impeccable design and some of the world's best DJs, with more exciting projects to come from Zouk Group and sbe as both platforms continue expanding globally
LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- sbe announced today its newest partnership with Zouk Group on Zouk LA, the Singaporean global lifestyle company's first nightlife concept in California. This announcement follows the successful launch of Zouk Las Vegas in the impressive Resorts World Las Vegas in 2021. Located on La Cienega Blvd. in West Hollywood, Zouk LA will reside in the former sbe concept, Nightingale - an address that has been an sbe property since 2004. Zouk LA will host a competitive lineup of globally recognized DJs and chart-topping talent building from the Las Vegas Zouk Group venues' redefining of the standard for entertainment, with residents including Tiësto, ZEDD, Jack Harlow, deadmau5, DJ Snake, Kaskade and RL Grime.
"We are thrilled to announce our partnership between Zouk Group and sbe in creating a new entertainment and lifestyle destination in the city of Los Angeles. sbe is a global hospitality brand led by Sam Nazarian with strong roots in Los Angeles, paving the way for a seamless collaboration for our first location in LA. Both sbe and Zouk Group have years of expertise in hospitality, which together, will create a pinnacle experience of nightlife," says Hui Lim, Chairman of Zouk Group.
"It is such an honor to be partnering with Zouk Group, my dear friend Hui and his seasoned team to breathe new air into Los Angeles' nightlife scene. This opening is going to introduce Zouk Group's constant dedication to innovating and elevating the nightlife experience to Los Angeles for the very first time. Together, as leaders of family-run businesses that are always challenging the status quo, we will create the ultimate destination for Angelenos and visitors alike; ensuring we will continue to disrupt the nightlife sector for the next 20 years" says Sam Nazarian, Founder & CEO of sbe.
The 16,500 sq-ft space will be redesigned by former sbe in-house designer, Christian Schulz and his team at the award-winning boutique design agency, Studio Collective. Zouk LA will evoke frivolity, decadence, and an innate feeling of novelty associated with modernity and breaking with tradition. This new venue will recreate the spatial energy of its global Zouk Group counterparts by embracing heightened design features through unparalleled production elements. The space will be adorned with distinct finishes and dynamic lighting throughout the footprint, instilling a resonance of luxury. Evocative of free-flowing extravagance and glamor, Zouk LA will feature steeped profile details, sumptuous curved seating and faceted chandeliers. The end result being a purposeful, luxurious destination that will transport partygoers and elicit a full kinetic impact through visual, physical and sensual experiences.
Zouk LA is an equal partnership between Zouk Group and sbe, with day-to-day management of the property by sbe, well regarded as the largest nightlife company in the history of Los Angeles. For the past twenty years, Sam Nazarian and sbe have been at the center of transforming and reimagining the LA nightlife scene; building experiences and destinations that have disrupted the industry while simultaneously starting globally-affecting trends.
Its namesake, Zouk, is a 32-year-old nightlife brand known for pushing the boundaries of dance music and putting Singapore on the global nightlife map. Ranked Asia's best club on DJ Mag's annual 'Top 100 Clubs' list since 2017 and top globally since 2010, Zouk is Singapore's foremost clubbing institution, delivering the freshest in dance music across genres, state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, a constant roster of stellar international, regional and local residents, and top-notch hospitality. As the pioneer clubbing institution in Singapore, Zouk was the first club to introduce House music, bravely steering away from the popular trend of Top 40s and retro playlists, establishing itself as a trailblazer in the industry.
More information about Zouk LA, including a schedule of upcoming performances, will be announced in the coming months. ZoukLA.com
About sbe
Established in 2002 by Founder and CEO Sam Nazarian, sbe is a privately-held, leading lifestyle hospitality company that develops, manages and operates world-class restaurants, lounges and nightclubs. Through exclusive partnerships with cultural visionaries, sbe is devoted to creating extraordinary experiences throughout its proprietary brands with a commitment to authenticity, sophistication, mastery and innovation. Over the last decade, sbe has mastered the art of creating desirable destinations; the lifestyle platform included over 100 hotels and 150 restaurants and lounges. In 2020, Sam Nazarian shifted his focus to the culinary and nightlife world by launching Disruptive Restaurant Group (DRG.) DRG incubates and operates globally renowned culinary brands including critically-acclaimed restaurants, lounges and nightclubs. By partnering with an impressive roster of internationally renowned culinary talent, DRG concepts are committed to innovation and setting new industry standards. Restaurants and lounges include: Casa Dani, by three Michelin-starred Chef Dani Garcia; Citizens; Katsuya, by Chef Katsuya Uechi; Kumi; Doheny Room; HYDE; LiFE; and S Bar. Sam Nazarian has consistently demonstrated his ability to anticipate and shape the future of hospitality and gastronomy. With his unwavering passion, entrepreneurial prowess, and a portfolio of iconic brands, Sam has cemented his position as a trailblazer in both the hospitality and culinary world for generations to come. To learn more, visit sbe.com
About Zouk Group
Zouk Group is a global lifestyle company with establishments that span across nightlife, entertainment, and dining sectors. Its namesake, Zouk, is a 32-year-old nightlife brand known for pushing the boundaries of dance music and propelling Singapore on the global map. Ranked Asia's best club on DJ Mag's annual Top 100 Clubs list since 2017 and top globally since 2010, Zouk is Singapore's foremost clubbing institution, delivering the freshest in dance music across genres, state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, a constant roster of stellar international, regional and local residents, and top-notch service and hospitality.
Zouk has since evolved into an all-encompassing global lifestyle brand that has expanded into the food & beverage sector with new brands like social gaming bar RedTail, vibe dining restaurant FUHU, curated food hall Famous Foods and more concepts in the pipeline. Aside from club offerings, Zouk Group also owns ZoukOut, Asia's premier dawn-to-dusk music festival featuring world-class DJs, which attracts a cosmopolitan mix of locals and tourists within and beyond Asia to the beachfront of Singapore. Zouk Group oversees club and lifestyle entities in Singapore, Malaysia, Las Vegas and on cruise ships. The company also owns the franchise to Five Guys in Singapore and Malaysia.
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Ever had a show you've been meaning to watch disappear from a streaming service? Or have your favorite series get quashed? Cara Horton, a self-described "theater kid," feels your pain.
"I'm getting really sick of my favorite shows being canceled after one season when they're left on massive cliffhangers," says the 15 year old.
Horton was a big fan of the Netflix series Julie and the Phantoms which was canceled after one season. Now it's happened to her again with Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, which was recently nominated for two Emmys.
Horton took a cue from a fellow-Phantoms fan and started a petition to save the Pink Ladies. Paramount Television Studios is shopping the Grease prequel to find it a new platform. But Horton sees a trend.
"I think streaming services have really forgotten that it takes a couple of seasons before a show gets big and picks up," she bemoans.
Like pulling the rug out from under you
Disney turned heads recently when it removed the sci-fi teen adventure Crater, a movie that reportedly cost $53 million to make. It vanished from Disney+ after just two months.
Betsy Bozdech feels lucky she got to watch Crater with her two kids before it got yanked. She calls the movie, "pretty emotional" and "intense."
"It's about friendship and separation. It was a great family movie night for us," she says.
Bozdech is the editorial director at Common Sense Media which reviews content for kids (including Crater).
"Sort of the promise when a lot of these streamers launched was that you got access to the whole catalog forever," says Bozdech. "So I think it's a little bit of a feeling of a rug being pulled out from under you."
For creators, the streaming business is 'soul-crushing'
If it's irritating for fans, imagine what it's like for the people who make the content.
Streaming is at the heart of the writers and actors strikes. The unions argue streamers operate in a way that makes it nearly impossible for most members to make a living.
Historically, writers, actors and others made money for the content they created and then, when their shows were rerun or sold to another network, they got more money in residuals. But with streamers, it's more typical to get a flat fee. And if your show gets taken down, it's kind of like taking it off the market.
When a writer works on a show that gets removed, "it's soul-crushing," says Zoe Marshall whose teen comedy Fantasy Football disappeared from Paramount+ despite an all-star cast and co-producers that included LeBron James' company.
Fantasy Football is about a teen girl whose father is an older, professional football player. His career is fumbling. When a bit of magic strikes, his daughter finds she can control his moves on the field with her video game console.
"I wanted it to be a smart picture about what it's like to be a smart, Black girl who has a positive relationship with her black father," says Marshall.
"When you manage to get something actually made, it is a tremendous feather in your cap professionally," says Marshall, "And people start to look at your work as references. When they can no longer watch what you've made, it can be a real hiccup in getting more jobs moving forward."
Streamers don't share data
"As far as Fantasy Football being removed, [Paramount] may never do anything with it again. So I may not see any additional residuals for something that made them an untold amount of money," laments Marshall.
"Untold" is the key word there. Streamers also don't share ratings, which makes it hard for creatives to negotiate future projects. A show can even become a hit and yet the actors and writers still don't make any extra money, as The New Yorker recently explained in a deep dive about Orange Is the New Black.
A glut of content?
Streamers themselves are having a rough time navigating the waters. On Disney's last earnings call, executives said that removing content would give them a tax write-off.
CEO Bob Iger explained another reason for removing content: There's too much of it.
When Disney+ first launched, he said they thought the way to attract subscribers was, "to flood the digital shelves as much as possible... We realized that we made a lot of content that is not necessarily driving sub growth, and we're getting much more surgical about what it is we make."
It's a really rough moment. I think it's basically Streamaggedon's Reckoning. That would be the bad action movie I would make out of this.
He also pointed out that a streamer can't just put shows out there and hope people find them. "You're spending a lot of money marketing things that are not going to have an impact on the bottom line."
Still, the beauty of streaming was that it was supposed to provide vast amounts of diverse content — something for everyone.
"What is the point of this golden streaming age if the creative people, the consumers, if they're all kind of agitated about ... not getting what they thought they were going to get?" asks Maureen Ryan, a contributing editor for Vanity Fair. She's been covering Hollywood for some 30 years. Her new book is called Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood.
"It's a really rough moment. I think it's basically Streamaggedon's Reckoning. That would be the bad action movie I would make out of this," she jokes.
It's a "reckoning" that goes beyond the picket lines. All sides of the Hollywood labor standoff hope for hit shows. But in today's fast-paced culture, the time, talent, patience and money required are a tall order.
This story was edited for audio and digital by Rose Friedman. The digital version was produced by Beth Novey.
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Fans Can Now Turn Up and Let the Mo' Flo at DrinkMoShine.com
ST. LOUIS, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-Grammy winning, diamond-selling hip hop superstar and entrepreneur Nelly reveals his latest convention-breaking creative endeavor, MoShine. Inspired by his love of hip-hop and country music, MoShine blends the southern swagger and heartland hustle that unites his two worlds while giving a nod to his hometown of St. Louis, 'MO' where it all comes together.
As a category-defying music icon, Nelly has transcended the genres of both hip-hop and country to make a sound that's all his own, and that same rule-breaking spirit led to the creation of MoShine.
"I'm taking a country tradition and mixing it up for everyone to enjoy," Nelly says. A triple-distilled, corn-based moonshine developed in collaboration with the award-winning Piedmont Distillers, MoShine comes in two fresh flavors, including peach and passion fruit. At 60-proof, both spirits are smooth enough for shots and also pair well with a variety of mixers, including lemon-lime soda, sweet tea, lemonade, and energy drinks.
Go behind the scenes with Nelly and MoShine here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYULpdsN_Vo
"Where I come from, we work hard and play harder, and I want my fans to be able to reach for MoShine anytime they're ready to get the party started," adds Nelly, whose signature drink is The Fix, Peach MoShine mixed with Red Bull.
Available in both 50ml and 750ml packaging, MoShine was first revealed at this week's WSWA Access Live, the industry's premier event for spirits professionals, where Nelly treated attendees to a performance of some of his biggest chart-topping hits.
MoShine is now rolling out across the country and can be ordered online at DrinkMoShine.com.
About MoShine:
MoShine is a new moonshine brand from double diamond-selling, multi-platinum, 3x Grammy award-winning rap superstar, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor Nelly. Produced by one of the oldest legal moonshine distilleries, Piedmont Distillers, MoShine is inspired by Nelly's love of hip-hop and country and the spirit that unites them and is named in tribute to his hometown of St. Louis, MO. MoShine comes in two fresh flavors, peach and passion fruit, and fans can find MoShine across the country beginning in the Spring of 2023. Nelly fans are invited to turn up and let the Mo' Flo by following @drinkmoshine on Instagram and visiting DrinkMoShine.com for an all-access pass to go behind the scenes with Nelly as he brings MoShine on tour.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Purdue plays LSU at the Citrus Bowl on January 2nd. Fort Wayne will show its support, but in a different way than in the stands.
The 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne is preparing to fly over the game to support athletes from Indiana.
Trever Peters, senior communication specialist from Purdue University, says two A-10C aircraft will attend.
The Blacksnakes will travel from Fort Wayne and land in Florida. After air training, they will fly over the game on their way out.
“We are excited to support our collegiate athletes from the great state of Indiana,” said Scott Boatright, operations deputy group commander of the 122nd Fighter Wing. | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/122nd-fighter-wing-prepares-to-fly-over-citrus-bowl/ | 2022-12-29 03:43:05 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/122nd-fighter-wing-prepares-to-fly-over-citrus-bowl/ |
The White House on Monday disclosed that lawyers for President Biden discovered what they called a “small number” of classified documents in November in an office Biden had used between his time serving as vice president and president.
The documents were turned over the next day to the National Archives, and the White House said it is cooperating with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as it conducts a review of the documents.
The news quickly drew comparisons to former President Trump, who has been in hot water over his potential mishandling of classified materials upon leaving office two years ago.
In both cases, the two men appear to have failed to follow the Presidential Records Act, which requires presidents and vice presidents to turn over documents to the National Archives for secure storage.
But there are key differences between the two cases, which many Biden allies swiftly pointed out while several Trump supporters openly wondered if the president would also see an FBI search of his home.
Here’s a look at some of the ways the Biden and Trump discoveries of classified documents differ, based on what is known so far.
FBI not involved in retrieving Biden documents
Attorneys for Biden discovered the documents on Nov. 2, 2022, six days before the midterm elections, Richard Sauber, special counsel to Biden, said in a statement.
The materials were discovered at an office in Washington that Biden had used while he served as an honorary professor for the University of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2019.
The president’s lawyers alerted the National Archives the same day of the discovery, and the agency took possession of the materials the next morning. The matter has since been referred to the Justice Department for review.
The discovery has drawn pushback from Trump allies, who have sarcastically asked whether the FBI will be raiding Biden’s properties in search of more documents. Trump himself wondered after the news about Biden broke if the FBI would search the White House.
That’s because federal agents searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in August to recover sensitive government materials Trump had taken with him upon leaving office.
Federal officials had tried for months to recover materials from Trump they believed were being kept at Mar-a-Lago, some of which were discovered to be in unsecured locations.
The FBI search in August came after the National Archives last January retrieved more than 150 classified documents, The New York Times reported. Concern over how many documents Trump was holding at his property triggered the Archives to alert the Justice Department, which eventually led to the FBI search.
Trump had more documents of varying classification degrees
One key difference between the Trump and Biden cases is the sheer number of documents involved.
Multiple news outlets reported that lawyers for Biden found about 10 classified documents in a locked closet as the university office space was being prepared to be vacated. The level of classification that applies to the documents in Biden’s office is currently unknown.
By comparison, a heavily redacted affidavit used to justify the August FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property showed that authorities had discovered 15 boxes in January 2022 that contained 184 classified documents, including 25 that were marked “top secret.”
In total, The New York Times reported that the federal government has recovered more than 300 documents with varying levels of classified markings on them from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property.
The Washington Post has reported that some of those documents describe the nuclear capability of a foreign government’s military along with top-secret U.S. operations shared with only a select few government officials.
Sources told CBS News the documents found in Biden’s office did not contain nuclear secrets.
Biden’s team alerted National Archives quickly
While the White House did not alert the public about the classified document discovery until it was reported on by CBS News on Monday, the president’s attorneys were quick to inform the National Archives about the situation.
The president’s lawyers alerted the National Archives about the documents the same day they were discovered, Sauber said.
The agency took possession of the materials the next morning. The matter has since been referred to the Justice Department for review.
“Hope context breaks through in coverage. Looks quite different from Trump situation,” Ben LaBolt, a former White House press aide, tweeted, calling the quick notification to the National Archives a “key point.”
Trump, by comparison, has been insistent that he tried to work with the National Archives and that he was forthcoming about the documents he’d taken with him. But affidavits outlining the justification for last August’s FBI search made clear that was not always the case.
The redacted affidavit showed how federal officials spent months trying to get the sensitive materials back from Mar-a-Lago without success, prompting high-ranking DOJ officials to sign off on the FBI search.
The New York Times reported that the National Archives had spent much of 2021 trying to get sensitive materials back from Trump.
Trump as president had authority over certain documents
Trump’s defenders have leaned heavily on the argument that the former president had the power to declassify classified documents and therefore must have done so with the materials he took with him from the White House.
Some Trump allies have talked about a so-called standing order by Trump to declassify documents, though Trump’s own attorneys have been unable to provide proof of any such order.
Trump himself at one point claimed presidents don’t have to go through a formal process to declassify sensitive documents and can do so “even by thinking about it.” While that isn’t the case, a president’s ability to declassify documents has been a central talking point to push back on Trump’s potential legal exposure.
The documents discovered in November by Biden’s team, meanwhile, stem from his time as vice president, a position that does not have the power to declassify documents.
“Unlike President Trump, then-VP Joe Biden wasn’t the President when he took classified records with him when he left office,” tweeted Mike Davis, a conservative legal activist and former GOP Senate aide. “Presidents have the constitutional and statutory power to declassify and take records when they leave office. Not VPs. FBI raid? Intel assessment?”
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Taylor Russell delves into deeper themes — desire, isolation — behind the cannibalism
“Bones and All” director Luca Guadagnino had been thinking about Taylor Russell ever since he saw her breakout performance in the 2019 family drama “Waves.” So when he needed to cast the role of Maren — a thoughtful teenager with a consuming urge to eat people, bonded to Timothée Chalamet’s similarly plagued outcast — the choice was obvious. “She’s someone who showed a softness that was not completely hiding a strength, a steel,” says Guadagnino. “The combination of those was very compelling to me. I gave her the movie immediately.”
The Vancouver-born actor brings all that and more to a sensitive yet flesh-thirsty role that’s winning her even more acclaim. “It had been a while since something that special had come across my desk,” Russell recently told The Envelope. “I could really delve into deeper themes I’m curious about, like what we bring forth from our ancestors, what addiction and isolation means. I understood the deeper meaning of it.”
Why do we love outlaw romances so much?
I think the American landscape is a very special thing. There’s a kind of complexity and solemnness within it. We’re fascinated with American culture and the fantasy of freedom, that you can run away with your lover, romantically, or in a friendship sense. “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Badlands,” “Thelma & Louise.” Or with your dog! There was that movie Michelle Williams did, “Wendy and Lucy.”
This one, of course, includes cannibalism. But it feels like just the prism through which to address addiction, family secrets, homelessness, adoption.
This is why I love talking to people about [“Bones and All”]. Somebody else [mentioned] feeling like your sexuality as a woman is something that’s weaponized from an early age, before you even understand it. These things are being reflected to me through the film now, which is such a gift, to have your perspective opened in that way.
The ‘Bones and All’ director is more attracted to the idea of the impossibility of one’s nature than the blood and unnaturalness of his characters.
On a practical level, is it easier or harder to act with blood all over you?
It’s definitely more fun. And it tasted good! [Laughs] There was one closeup on my eye, with blood hitting my eye, and Luca was like, “Can I do it?” He was like a little kid with the spray bottle, spraying my eye off camera. So I have funny memories of that, like being stuck to things physically, peeling [myself off].
How did you work out Maren’s physicality when she’s hungry?
Luca definitely had a specific vision about what it should look like, the cannibalism element. That it should feel, you know, maybe you shouldn’t be watching it, that it’s this intimate physical embodiment of something that you don’t really want to look at, but you kind of do. And I think that’s fascinating. There was really no preparation for that, so I just trusted that on the day I would have the right people around to make it as accurate as it could be.
This movie does seem to touch on appetites, and dealing with one’s desires.
I was listening to something the other day that talked about how the culture we’re in right now, there’s this dangerous thing happening: loss of desire. Because things are so immediate. Desire can come from boredom, and it can come from fantasizing and thinking. But when you have all the answers in front of you, you don’t have to be pushed to go there. That’s something that’s on my mind. It’s important to crave, whatever that means.
Since much of your performance’s sublime power comes from shots of you not saying anything — just observing, processing, figuring out who you are in this world — is that what an actor craves?
Every time it’s different, depending on the character, the story. I will say as a person, I’m not the loudest in the room. A lot of times, I prefer listening. But it doesn’t mean I’m not worried that it’s so boring and people are like, “Why do we care to watch her thinking?” [Laughs] But I prefer to be quiet. That’s probably, I don’t know, cowardice on my end or something.
It’s definitely dynamic in “Bones and All.” Did Maren’s baggy clothes help put you in the mindset of someone hiding in plain sight?
Costume is so important. I loved at the beginning, when you see her with her contemporaries, you notice that she has this strange haircut and her clothes are darker. She’s not so much in the pastels of the ‘80s. She’s somebody who feels invisible in her life, so clothes are helpful getting that across. I think her dad’s jacket, which is obviously oversized, acts as a sort of invisibility cloak and comfort blanket. Giulia Piersanti, who did the costumes, was very thoughtful about keeping it accurate to the time period, and androgynous but very comfortable.
What was your comfort level playing Maren?
You know, when I first got to Ohio, I was feeling all these sweeping emotions, like, “There’s no way you’re going to pull this off, they made a mistake …” All the normal actor feelings that are annoying. Then the thing that came into my head was, no matter what, I’m at the best film school I could ever be at, and how lucky I was to be there. And I really feel, honestly, it’s one of the best experiences of my career so far. And when I’m older, I think I’ll still feel like that.
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LOS ANGELES, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wonderful® Pistachios, America's #1 Nut®, is adding even more flavor to its award-winning No Shells lineup with Wonderful Pistachios Sea Salt & Pepper No Shells. The brand already sells this sought-after flavor combination in the In-Shell variety, but they're shedding the shells for another convenient way to enjoy the fan favorite. The Wonderful Pistachios In-Shell Salt & Pepper consumer is very loyal with 60% of them purchasing only that flavor, so the brand expects this No Shells variety to attract consumers looking for the classic flavor they love in a conveniently snackable format.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) between May 6, 2020 and June 24, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 3, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the firm.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks celebrated Epiphany Friday with blessing of the waters ceremonies across the country.
The holiday is known as Three Kings Day for Catholics and the Baptism of Christ for the Orthodox. Greece is predominantly Orthodox.
Unseasonably warm weather helped bring out the crowds for the outdoor celebrations, with swimmers competing against each other to grasp a floating cross thrown by priests into seas, rivers or lakes. Retrieving the cross is believed to confer special blessing upon the person who retrieves it.
In 2021, celebrations had been severely affected by the restrictions imposed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic; last year, celebrations had been canceled or scaled back in many parts of Greece as the country struggled with a huge surge in COVID-19 infections.
In the port of Piraeus, a cross is traditionally thrown three times, to accommodate the throngs of swimmers.
In Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, the man who retrieved the cross told media that he had been trying to do so since 1996, missing only two occasions. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Epiphany-celebrated-in-Greece-after-2-years-of-17698931.php | 2023-01-06 14:13:04 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Epiphany-celebrated-in-Greece-after-2-years-of-17698931.php |
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — A Shelbyville man is facing more than two dozen charges in connection with a string of burglaries and thefts across the city.
Charles Sims Jr. was arrested Monday on multiple counts of burglary, theft, corrupt business influence, criminal mischief, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and others.
According to court documents, police were called to an office building on Rampart on March 8 for a burglary. Police said several offices were “ransacked” and computers, hard drives and checks were missing.
Surveillance video from a nearby hotel showed Sims and another woman walking through the parking lot around 8:30 p.m. and then later showed Sims walking back through with a bag, according to court records.
A week or so later, police were called to the Hoosier Machine Company for a burglary report. The building’s owner said all the office drawers had been opened and damage was done to exterior doors. Police discovered that a welder and a laptop were taken from the business, according to court documents.
That building was broken in to a second time just three days later. Several items were stolen and police later located some of them scattered throughout nearby Sunrise park.
About a week after those burglaries, police were called to a burglary at Christian Electric. Owner Chad Christian told police someone went through his drawers, broke in to a safe and stole $250.
“It looks like they had broken into our safe,” Christian said. “They had taken our birth certificates, passports for our family and then I had some really old coins in some bags down there and they were taken.”
Police were able to track the break-ins back to Sims because he had been forging stolen checks and cashing them in his name, according to court documents.
Police caught Sims at a vacant home on Monday and served a search warrant there. Inside police found several business checks, laptop computers and other stolen items.
Investigators say they recovered a “significant” number of items and are trying to get them back to the rightful owners.
“As an owner it would be great to keep serial numbers for all of your different products whether it’s a welder in this particular case or drill sets or other things like that,” Shelby County Deputy Prosecutor Jeremy Pasel said.
Pasel said the investigation is still ongoing and it’s possible Sims will face additional charges.
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- Verifying that the "5G+Smart Mine" jointly built by coal mine and ICT has been recognized by the industry
- Marking the successful practice of the first 5G 700MHz band and 2.6GHz fusion technology in the coal field in China
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of information and communication technology solutions, today announced that the company, together with its partners, specifically, the Dahaize coal of China Coal Group Shaanxi Company, China Coal Technology&Engineering Group, China Coal Information Technology (Beijing), China Mobile and China Broadnet, has been rewarded 2023 GSMA "5G Energy Challenge Award" for their joint efforts in the project of "Dual-frequency 5G Networks for Smarter Coal Mining".
This award well verifies that the "5G+Smart Mine" jointly built by coal mine and ICT has been recognized by the industry.
Currently, although the intelligent transformation of coal mine has become the consensus of the industry, negative factors like high risk for the underground personnel, insufficient data transmission capacity in production, complex production and management systems as well as difficult business integration still pose great threat to the industry, which makes it difficult to promote the current "5G private network 1.0" construction mode.
As one of the first batch of intelligent demonstration mines in China, Dahaize Coal Mine, bolstered with 5G 700MHz and 2.6GHz integrated networking, original intrinsically safe base stations and new cloud network architecture, has greatly improved the coverage of base stations while ensuring large bandwidth. It solves the problem of coal mine underground dispatching, realizes no optical cables in the working face, effectively reduces the network construction cost and promotes the intelligent development of Dahaize Coal Mine, thereby shaking off the image of being "bitter, dirty and tired" of the coal industry.
The success of "Dual-frequency 5G Networks for Smarter Coal Mining" project marks the successful practice of the first 5G 700MHz band and 2.6GHz fusion technology in the coal field in China, and it also lays the foundation for the in-depth development of "5G+" virtual interactive applications, robot clusters, unmanned driving, intelligent wearable equipment, intelligent patrol inspection, intelligent comprehensive mining, intelligent tunneling and other applications in coal mines.
Moving forward, ZTE, in partnership with industry partners, will stay committed to promoting the integration of 5G new infrastructure and the fourth industrialization, expecting to provide support for the digital transformation and development.
For more information, please visit ZTE booth (3F30, Hall 3, Fira Gran Via) at Mobile World Congress 2023, or explore: https://www.zte.com.cn/global/about/exhibition/mwc23.html
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BERLIN (AP) — The German economy grew in the third quarter, an unexpectedly positive performance powered largely by private spending, official figures showed Friday. But the immediate outlook for Europe’s biggest economy remained gloomy, with inflation rising again in October.
Gross domestic product expanded by 0.3% in the July-September period compared with the previous quarter, the Federal Statistical Office said. That followed a slight increase of 0.1% in the second quarter.
“The German economy managed to hold its ground despite difficult framework conditions of the global economy, with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain interruptions, rising prices and the war in Ukraine,” the statistics office said.
The government said earlier this month that GDP was believed to have shrunk in the third quarter and was expected to decline again in the last three months of the year as well as the first three months of 2023 before beginning to recover. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is one technical definition of recession.
With energy prices high, Germany — like many other countries — is grappling with skyrocketing inflation. The annual inflation rate rose once again in October, climbing to 10.4% from 10% the previous month, according to a preliminary estimate released by the statistics office on Friday.
On Tuesday, a survey showed German business confidence stuck at its lowest level in more than two years as energy worries fuel expectations of a difficult winter.
Lawmakers last week cleared the way for the government to provide up to 200 billion euros ($195 billion) in subsidies to households and businesses through 2024 to ease the strain of high energy prices, and parliament’s upper house added its approval on Friday. However, details of that plan haven’t yet been finalized.
Officials say Germany is well-placed to get through the winter with sufficient energy after Russia cut off natural gas supplies but stress that it will still need to conserve the fuel that heats homes, powers factories and generates electricity.
“Looking ahead, the surprise growth in the third quarter does not mean that the recession narrative has changed,” ING economist Carsten Brzeski said. “All leading indicators point to a further weakening of the economy in the fourth quarter and there doesn’t seem to be any improvement in sight.”
“Pent-up demand and savings from past lockdown periods provided sufficient counterweight to the dampening influence of sharply rising inflation, thus delaying the start to the recession that we nonetheless continue to expect during the next two quarters,” said Timo Klein, an economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
In a speech Friday, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Germans that “we face harder years, rough years” in a more confrontational world. “The peace dividend has been used up.”
Steinmeier, whose post is largely ceremonial but holds moral authority, pointed to Germany’s economic strength and its efforts to ease the financial strain on its people, but said “even our state won’t be able to compensate for every burden.”
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PUTNAM COUNTY, OH (WLIO)- The Putnam County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit-skip motor vehicle accident from earlier Monday evening.
Shortly after 7 pm Monday, 57 year-old Wayne Getz of Delphos was traveling northbound on State Route 66 south of Road "R" on a bicycle when an unknown vehicle struck him from behind and continued to drive on without stopping. Getz was transported to Mercy Health St. Rita's in Lima by Ottoville EMS. If anyone has information about the incident, you are asked to contact Sergeant Siefker with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at 419-523-3208. | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/putnam-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-hit-skip-motor-vehicle-accident-from-monday-evening/article_b70bf6fc-f915-11ed-894c-932776d043f7.html | 2023-05-23 16:55:01 | 0 | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/putnam-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-hit-skip-motor-vehicle-accident-from-monday-evening/article_b70bf6fc-f915-11ed-894c-932776d043f7.html |
NCAA asks US appeals court to block pay for student-athletes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NCAA asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reject a legal effort to make colleges treat Division I athletes like employees and start paying them an hourly wage.
Lawyers for the student-athletes said that weekly, they often spend 30 hours or more on their sport and often need money for expenses, even if they are on full scholarship. And they believe the athletes deserve a share in the millions that are spent on coaches, college administrators and facilities — and the billions that networks pay to televise college sports.
They are not seeking pay equivalent to their market value, but only a modest across-the-board pay rate similar to those earned by work-study students, the lawyers said.
“This does not open up a circumstance in which there’s a bidding war (for top talent),” lawyer Michael Willemin said.
The NCAA urged the court to uphold the tradition of college athletes being unpaid amateurs. Critics of the pay-for-play scheme also fear the cost could lead schools to cut sports that don’t generate as much or any revenue while sending more resources to their profitable football and basketball programs.
Lawyer Steven B. Katz, arguing for the NCAA, said a finding that athletes are employees “launches you on the edge of a slippery slope that rapidly takes you to someplace that you don’t want to go.”
As an example, he said that the cost to attend some of the private colleges involved in the case exceed $70,000 a year. The value of a full scholarship would far outweigh the $10,000 to $15,000 the athletes might earn if they were paid a modest hourly wage, he argued.
Katz also said the scholarships could become taxable if the students are deemed employees. And he questioned how teams would function if some students were “paid employees” on scholarship while walk-ons without a scholarship were not.
At least one person on the panel, U.S. Circuit Judge Theodore McKee, seemed to think at least some student-athletes may be employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act — while acknowledging such a finding would create “so many practical problems.”
Would football players at powerhouse schools earn more than swimmers at small schools? What about Division II athletes?
“Maybe that’s where we end up — that the quarterback at the SEC school is an employee and the woman who’s running cross-country track at Alabama, they’re not an employee,” McKee said.
When Katz raised the potential risk of back taxes being owed, McKee cut him off, saying “the case is complicated enough without us going down that” rabbit hole.
A lower court judge had declined to dismiss the lawsuit before it went to trial, prompting the NCAA to appeal. The three-judge panel did not indicate when it would rule.
Willemin, arguing for the students, said the NCAA burdens athletes with rigid rules on gambling, earning outside income, free speech, even social media usage, while their school teams further restrict their choices by controlling their class schedule, study halls and at times even their college major. The NCAA could loosen its grip on student-athletes and the case might go away, he suggested.
“The NCAA has turned the idea of student-athlete on its head, even in non-revenue generating sports,” he said. “These are regulations the NCAA can change. They’ve chosen not to change them.”
The case is just the latest one to test the NCAA’s traditional amateurism model — and comes as the organization already faces complicated issues stemming from the advent of “name, image and likeness deals that can top $1 million for the most popular college athletes.
The NCAA also hopes that Congress might weigh in, given a series of setbacks in the courts. They include the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that lifted the ban on compensation beyond full scholarships, and lets colleges give athletes education-related benefits such as computers and study abroad program fees.
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State officials in Utah closed their Hurricane Katrina evacuation shelter this week after the last of the state's New Orleans evacuees were moved into apartments. Utah couldn't be more different from New Orleans, given snowy winters, dry air and skyscraping mountains. And African-Americans make up less than 1 percent of Utah's population. But many evacuees have decided to stay.
A month ago, close to 600 people, most of them African American, were put on flights to Utah, 1,200 miles from the French Quarter. More than 900 volunteers attended to their needs. About half the group left soon after arriving. Those who stayed say they have been overwhelmed by help and goodwill.
"There were a bunch of people when we got off the airplane and they applauded us," says Kenneth Watts, who ran a hauling business in New Orleans. "They clapped... these people are so hospitable... They've definitely impressed me to a point where I want to stay in Utah."
Watts adds: "I'm not sure about the long term... being African American. Being in this particular part of America. And having a Caucasian wife... hopefully the people won't mess with us because of that." But he says he believes the hospitality will last, given the generosity he's seen so far.
Social worker Ernest Timmons says he will miss New Orleans' music and food. But several evacuees are already talking about opening restaurants... and just two weeks after their exodus, about a dozen evacuees with borrowed instruments danced and sang in a Mardi Gras-style procession in Salt Lake City.
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Crash happened near Livingston, California
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For We Energies workers, helping people is their calling — they just didn't expect it would happen 2,000 miles away.
"We wrapped up our power restoration efforts in central California and had just started our trip home when a driver of an SUV lost control, shot across the freeway median and went airborne down a 75-foot embankment," said Jeb Loth, a We Energies operations supervisor.
Loth and his co-workers in the five-truck convoy quickly and safely pulled over on US-99 near Livingston, California, and jumped into action. The group was uniquely qualified. Each person is skilled in first aid and safety training.
"The SUV landed on its side in a pool of water," Loth recalled. "Luckily we had easy access to a ladder and were able to get the driver out and up the muddy embankment. If we had not seen the crash, it's possible no one would have seen the vehicle down the embankment."
As they got the driver into one of the trucks to wait for paramedics, they experienced another near disaster. Two vehicles on the freeway lost control, collided with each other and crashed into a We Energies bucket truck that was pulled over on the side of the road.
We Energies crews again jumped into action, providing aid until first responders arrived.
"We went to California to help. Obviously we did not expect to help in this way, but we are happy we were in the right place at the right time," Loth said.
The We Energies crews were part of a group of nearly 50 people from We Energies and its sister company Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) that traveled to California earlier this month to help get the lights back on after a series of strong storms.
The crews spent a few days in central California helping restore power to some of the hundreds of thousands of people who lost service during the high winds and pounding rain. The Wisconsin crews planned to spend two weeks on restoration efforts, but were released over the weekend after an expected strong storm did not materialize, and outages were quickly restored.
About We Energies
We Energies serves more than 1.1 million electric customers and 1.1 million natural gas customers in Wisconsin. We Energies is the trade name of Wisconsin Electric Power Co. and Wisconsin Gas LLC, utility subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group Inc. (NYSE: WEC). Visit We Energies at we-energies.com and WEC Energy Group at wecenergygroup.com.
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Ruggedized XE3-4TN access point provides high-performance Wi-Fi infrastructure for applications including video surveillance, high-density access, and IoT
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambium Networks (NASDAQ: CMBM), a leading global provider of wireless networking solutions, today announced the availability of a new Wi-Fi 6/6E solution that provides future-proof performance for outdoor and harsh environments. The XE3-4TN outdoor Wi-Fi 6/6E access point (AP) is 6 GHz-ready and capable of supporting outdoor Wi-Fi 6E. Trade Agreement Act-compliant (TAA) manufacturing allows the solution to be procured by the U.S. federal government, including civil, law enforcement, defense and national security agencies.
"Traditionally, adding Wi-Fi network capacity and coverage in outdoor type environments meant more access points, more installation work and complexity," said Peter Cappiello, CEO, Future Technologies Venture. "Cambium Networks makes it easy to scale with its distributed architecture, software-defined radios, high-density multi-radio access points and an integrated controller. It is as close to plug and play as we have seen."
The XE3-4TN supports software-defined radio (SDR) technology, providing customers complete flexibility in supporting the unlicensed 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz Wi-Fi bands. The SDR radio can be programmed to operate in either 5 GHz or 6 GHz, enabling customers to enable 6 GHz when they are ready. Standard Power (SP) support up to 36 dBm EIRP for 6 GHz operation outdoors is pending FCC Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) approval, expected in Q4 2023.
The solution leverages an edge intelligent, distributed architecture with Wi-Fi controller functionality directly integrated into the AP and either cloud or on-premise management providing central management. This architecture eliminates single point of failure vulnerabilities, requiring less equipment and associated cost to deliver predictable end user experiences.
"Defense networks require robust, flexible solutions that are rapid to deploy and efficient to manage and maintain," said David Aylesworth, Senior Director Product Line Management, Cambium Networks. "Cambium Networks' approach to Wi-Fi solution design enables excellent online experiences with fewer resources and IT personnel, reducing the time and effort required to manage and maintain networks."
The XE3-4TN outdoor Wi-Fi AP provides connectivity for scanner devices, laptops, mobile phones, IOT devices and other applications at the following locations:
- Aviation hangars
- Bases
- Logistics depots
- Ports
- Ships
- Test and training ranges
- Special events
- Warehouses
XE3-4TN Outdoor Wi-Fi 6/6E Access Point Product Features:
- Tri-band 2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz, Tri-Radio
- 6.3 Gbps total bandwidth
- 5 GHz EIRP = 36 dBm
- Ethernet 1 x 1 GbE, 1 x 2.5GbE
- TAA compliant
- BLE enabled
- IP67 certified
- Integrated controller
- N-type connectors for a variety of external antennas for omnidirectional or sector coverage
Cambium's ONE Network solution comprises Wi-Fi, switching, security, SD-WAN, and fixed wireless access (FWA) solutions to build high-performance networks that require less equipment and deliver a lower Total Cost of Ownership. Automated provisioning, complete visibility and end-to-end control of the network is provided by cnMaestro™ single console management, enabling networks that are fast and easy to deploy and save time and cost.
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- Visit the Cambium Networks GDS website.
- Plan to attend the Outdoor Wi-Fi for Federal Civilian Applications webinar on April 25 at 10:00am US Central time. Register here.
- Visit with Cambium Networks management and development engineers at
About Cambium Networks
Cambium Networks delivers wireless communications that work for businesses, communities, and cities worldwide. Millions of our radios are deployed to connect people, places and things with a unified wireless fabric that spans multiple standards and frequencies of fixed wireless and Wi-Fi, all managed centrally via the cloud. Our multi-gigabit wireless fabric offers a compelling value proposition over traditional fiber and alternative wireless solutions. We work with our Cambium certified ConnectedPartners to deliver purpose-built networks for service provider, enterprise, industrial, and government connectivity solutions in urban, suburban, and rural environments, with wireless that just works.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
08-10-23-24-39-41
(eight, ten, twenty-three, twenty-four, thirty-nine, forty-one)
Estimated jackpot: $3,400,000
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
08-10-23-24-39-41
(eight, ten, twenty-three, twenty-four, thirty-nine, forty-one)
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Which body moisturizer is best?
Anything from taking a bath to using harsh soaps to cold weather or exposure to UV rays can leave your skin feeling itchy, tight and dry. That’s where a body moisturizer comes into play. Applying a body moisturizer daily can give your skin what it needs for regeneration and nourishment. For a top choice that is non-greasy, vegan and cruelty free, try the Osea Undaria Algae Body Oil.
What to know before you buy a body moisturizer
Choose a body moisturizer with antioxidants
Antioxidants can help nourish your dry and aging skin by targeting the free radicals that lead to skin cell deterioration and lipid oxidation. These antioxidants can help improve the ability of your skin to stimulate collagen production and regenerate skin cells.
Some of the most popular antioxidants in body moisturizers include grape seed extract, licorice root, soy extract, selenium or glutathione, green tea, vitamin A or beta-carotene, vitamin C or ascorbic acid and vitamin E or tocopherols.
Select the best body moisturizer for your skin type
It’s crucial to understand your skin type and what your skin needs when choosing a body moisturizer. For example, if you have normal skin, you can use any lightweight body moisturizer with a blend of soothing scents, emollients and humectants.
But if you have dry skin, you need a thicker body moisturizer with ingredients like silicone derivatives, mineral oils, lanolin and petrolatum. And if you have oily skin, you need a lightweight, oil-free body moisturizer with humectants like hyaluronic acid and propylene glycol.
Find a body moisturizer with anti-irritants.
Anti-irritants can help decrease inflammation and boost the healing process for your skin. There are several anti-irritant ingredients out there that can reduce inflammation, including chamomile, calendula, licorice root, green tea, allantoin and aloe.
What to look for in a quality body moisturizer
Feels lightweight
The best body moisturizers feel lightweight. Moisturizers have a higher water-to-oil ratio, so they have a thin consistency that is simple to spread and doesn’t leave your skin feeling too oily or greasy. Most body moisturizers work well in warm climates and absorb quickly.
Offers sensory indulgence
Applying a high-quality body moisturizer is an excellent chance to do some self-pampering. You should use a circular motion to rub in your body moisturizer to help stimulate your blood circulation and soothe and relax your muscles. Look for body moisturizers that are lightly scented with essential oils like ylang-ylang, chamomile and lavender, which can act as relaxing aromatherapy.
Replenishes moisture
You should also look for a body moisturizer that actually replenishes moisture in your skin. Applying this type of body moisturizer daily can keep your skin healthy and hydrated. Also, search for a formula that nourishes trouble spots like your heels, knees and elbows. You can regularly use a nourishing body moisturizer to smooth and hydrate these dry and rough areas.
How much you can expect to spend on a body moisturizer
You can typically expect to spend anywhere from $5 for a basic body moisturizer to $40 for a high-end body moisturizer. Premium body moisturizers usually range in price from $15 to $40 for 8 ounces, while basic body moisturizers cost between $5 and $15 for 10 ounces.
Body moisturizer FAQ
Can you use body moisturizer on your face?
A. Keep in mind that the skin on your face is more sensitive and delicate than the skin on your body, so if you use a regular body moisturizer, it could lead to a breakout on your face. That being said, you can usually apply a lightweight and unscented body moisturizer to your face without causing harm or a breakout.
How often should you use body moisturizer?
A. Personal and environmental criteria factor into how often you should personally apply a body moisturizer. That being said, you should probably apply body moisturizer at least once per day, if not more.
When is the best time to apply body moisturizer?
A. It’s important to apply a layer of body moisturizer after you take a bath or shower since the moisturizer will help your skin retain the water. Your pores are also ready and open to receive nutrients after a bath or shower. That being said, you should use body moisturizer any time you think your skin needs some extra hydration.
What are the best body moisturizers to buy?
Top body moisturizer
What you need to know: This algae oil moisturizing offers impressive hydration for all skin types.
What you’ll love: This daily body moisturizer oil smooths and hydrates skin and absorbs quickly without leaving any residue. It firms skin while softening and nourishing it.
What you should consider: It’s expensive considering the price of the bottle.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
Top body moisturizer for the money
NIVEA Essentially Enriched Body Lotion
What you need to know: This simple and affordable body moisturizer soothes sensitive and dry skin with a lightweight formula with almond oil.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly body moisturizer is best for dry or very dry skin, and one application will hydrate for 48 hours. It absorbs quickly, despite being a hydrating formula.
What you should consider: This body moisturizer is not fragrance-free, which could be a deal-breaker for those with sensitive skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This popular body moisturizer from CeraVe hydrates the skin well and comes with a rich formula full of good-for-you ingredients.
What you’ll love: This rich body moisturizer spreads on the skin easily and moisturizes the skin without leaving any film or residue. It contains three essential ceramides and hyaluronic acid to help restore your skin barrier.
What you should consider: Some customers claimed to have received spoiled or bad-smelling bottles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Calle Jarnkrok scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Minnesota 4-3 on Friday and spoiled Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's return to the net.
Mitch Marner scored first for Toronto to stretch his point streak to 15 straight games and extend the longest run in the NHL this season. Zach Aston-Reese and William Nylander each had a goal and John Tavares had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who started their four-game trip Wednesday by stopping New Jersey's 13-game winning streak.
Kirill Kaprizov scored on a power play and Matt Boldy had the second goal for the Wild, who welcomed newly acquired right wing Ryan Reaves to their heavy third line and kept up the offensive momentum from a 6-1 win Wednesday over Winnipeg.
With the Wild net empty, Mats Zuccarello scored with 3:34 left to cut the lead to one. But Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray was up to the task of finishing it off. He stopped 25 shots.
Fleury missed the previous three games with an upper-body injury. He appeared a little rusty, especially in the middle of the first period when Aston-Reese pivoted around defenseman Matt Dumba and sneaked in a bad-angle shot that zipped between the goalie's pads. Aston-Reese looked pleasantly surprised the puck went in during the celebratory scrum with his linemates.
The 20-year veteran Fleury was out of position on Jarnkrok's winner. He made a big blocker save on a shot by Mark Giordano that ricocheted in front for an easy knock-in of the rebound.
With 6:37 left, Nylander's slap shot from the slot zipped past Fleury's stick side to put the game away and elicit a roar from the many Maple Leafs supporters in attendance.
The Wild wore their green-and-yellow alternate jerseys — the throwback nod to the old Minnesota North Stars — on their customary day-after-Thanksgiving matinee and gave their fans plenty to shout about. Kaprizov's tip-in of a rebound of Joel Eriksson Ek's shot gave him a team-high 12 goals. Boldy's one-timer off a pass from Alex Goligoski was a clinic in how to work a rush.
Connor Dewar had a breakaway in the closing minute of the second period that Murray stonewalled with his right pad, preventing the Wild from tying the game before the break.
Toronto improved to 8-1-3 in November despite a long list of injuries, with defensemen Jordie Benn, T.J. Brodie, Timothy Liljegren, Jake Muzzin and Morgan Rielly currently sidelined.
GAME NOTES
Marner's streak is the longest by a Maple Leafs player in 28 years. ... Tavares has 20 points in 20 career games against the Wild. ... Fleury made 23 saves. ... The Xcel Energy Center crowd observed a pregame moment of silence for Hall of Fame defenseman Borje Salming, who played 16 seasons for the Maple Leafs and died at 71 on Thursday. He had Lou Gehrig’s disease.
UP NEXT
Maple Leafs: Visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
Wild: Host the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.
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‘Port Richmond Strong’: Community members raising money to help families devastated by explosion
The Port Richmond community is coming together to support survivors of the devastating explosion that injured at least five people, destroyed three rowhouses, and damaged 43 others and a recreation center.
“$10 is going to go a long way,” said Ken Paul, president of Port Richmond on Patrol and Civic (PROPAC). He lives a block away from the site of the explosion and is helping organize fundraising efforts to support the affected families. “I don’t care how small it is. You’re still making a difference and you’re willing to help your neighbors.”
Organizations including PROPAC, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 87, and the Saint George Alumni Group have come together to form a coalition called Port Richmond Strong. So far, the group has set up a Venmo account (@portrichmondstrong) to receive cash donations and is collecting gift cards to help the families with essentials.
“When you have nothing and you’ve lost everything, anything is more than nothing,” Paul said.
The group is asking for gift cards to stores including Target, Walmart, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Wawa, and ShopRite, as well as Visa and Mastercard.
“They’re all right within walking distance of where we live,” Paul said. “Lowe’s and Home Depot for repairs and things along those lines. Wawa gift cards so they can purchase gas, because a lot of them are staying away from here, so they’re traveling back and forth … Target, Walmart so they can buy essentials.”
In addition to the three households whose homes were destroyed, several families remain displaced while they wait for structural evaluations on their homes, Paul said. Others need to make repairs to blown-out doors and windows, and may be struggling to meet their homeowners insurance deductibles. Paul describes the neighborhood as a “blue-collar community,” with many elderly residents living on fixed incomes.
“Then something like this happens to them — it’s devastating,” Paul said.
Port Richmond Strong plans to collect donations until sometime in March, and will then distribute the money to families according to need, Paul said.
The Port Richmond neighborhood came together in a similar fashion in 1999 when another explosion destroyed three homes just around the corner.
“They did a parade. They did fundraisers. There was a benefit at the Sheet Metal Workers union for us. People gave us clothes just to help us get started again,” remembered Robin Shouky, who was injured in the explosion and whose home was destroyed more than two decades ago. “You don’t even have the basic things anymore.”
A local Irish Catholic fraternal organization known as Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), Division 87 plans to raise additional money for people affected by the New Year’s Day explosion with an in-person event this weekend.
The group is hosting a “bucket drop” fundraiser at its clubhouse on East Thompson Street Friday and Saturday where attendees can make donations, with free hotdogs and drinks, raffles, local “celebrity” bartenders, and possible live music.
“When a tragedy happens to somebody and someone comes up and offers you a helping hand, that comforts you inside,” said Kieran McGovern, president of AOH Division 87. “We know we could not possibly raise enough money for all their needs, but to be able to make them feel better, to say ‘we’re behind you 100%,’ that’s our point.”
Those interested in contributing gift cards may contact PROPAC president Ken Paul at propac19134@gmail.com.
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NMSU Men’s basketball program shut down as one player is accusing three of his teammates of ‘hazing’ him in front of the entire team on numerous occasions
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — According to a police report by NMSU Police, one member of the NMSU Men’s Basketball team was ‘hazed’ in the NMSU Men’s locker room at the Pan American Center by three members of the team for the past six months.
The police report states the victim, whose name was redacted from the report, says the most recent hazing occurred on Monday Feb. 6th in the locker room.
The victim told police that the three players, whose names were also redacted from the report, held him down with his face down, removed his clothing, exposed his buttocks and began to “slap his a**”, that all according to the police report.
The victim also told police that the player touched his scrotum and said that this had been going on inside the locker room both at home and away games since July and August of 2022.
The victim told police that he felt he had no other choice, but to let this continue because he was outnumbered.
The victim told police that when he was sexually assaulted it usually happened in front of the entire team and no one intervened.
The police report states that there is another player who was potentially a victim of this type of assault.
The victim walked into the NMSU office Friday Feb. 10th and told police he does not want to pursue criminal charges at this time.
The three players accused face criminal offenses including one count of false imprisonment, two counts of criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment
While the police report redacted the names of the three players accused, it does state they are all Black/African American.
As a direct response to the new allegations into the police report, New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan Arvizu shut down the men’s basketball program operations for the rest of the season.
Arvizu said in a statement, “Today I am announcing my decision to suspend operations for our men’s basketball program for the remainder of the season. This action is clearly needed, especially after receiving additional facts and reviewing investigation reports related to the hazing allegations involving student-athletes on the team.”
He added hazing does not have a place at NMSU. Arvizu stated those responsible for this incident are going to be held responsible.
“It’s time for this program to reset,” stated Arvizu.
The WAC later released a statement, “The Western Athletic Conference is committed to both the mental and physical wellbeing of all of our student-athletes. We are saddened and disappointed that hazing continues to be a part of our society at any level. Over the last 48 hours, our staff and membership have been working to find a solution that best protects every WAC student-athlete and institution. We fully support New Mexico State’s decision to suspend the rest of its season, as they take this time to focus on the health and safety of their student-athletes.”
Since all of this has come to light, three players have left the NMSU program they are Kyle Feit, Shahar Lazar and Kent Olewiler.
Feit’s statement in part read, “My family instilled values in me that haven’t wavered, and at this time, I’m looking to find a place that aligns with them.”
While Lazar’s statement read in part, “I was raised on the values of excellence, discipline, respect, reliability and accountability. However in retrospect I don’t believe the program that I originally committed to currently aligns with my beliefs and core values.”
Sources have revealed to ABC-7 that the three players accused of sexually assaulting another player are not any of the players who have announced they are leaving. The three players accused in the police report are also not any of the players involved in the deadly shooting on UNM’s campus last November.
As of Sunday night NMSU officials tell ABC-7 that Greg Heiar is still the head coach of the program.
ABC-7 has researched Heiar’s contract and under the employment duties section it states, “Coach recognizes and acknowledges the importance of maintaining and observing the principle of institutional control of every aspect of the Program.”
Within the section is also states, “Coach must faithfully perform the customary duties as head coach, including managing and supervising the Program.”
Whether the University believes Heiar has lived up to the duties in his contract or failed to meet them is yet to be seen.
The board of regents is set to have a closed meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14th. It’s unclear if that meeting will discuss the NMSU basketball team but on the agenda is – “discussing limited personnel matters concerning individual NMSU employees and the discussion of personally identifiable information about individual NMSU students.”
A spokesperson told ABC-7 that decisions regarding the termination can not be made in a closed-door meeting and only in an open meeting. That same spokesperson said that when it comes to the termination of coaches or other athletic personnel, the Chancellor can make that determination on his own.
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What is the Good Friday Agreement? How a historic deal ended the Troubles in Northern Ireland
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Belfast, Northern Ireland, next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), a peace deal that brought an end to decades of sectarian violence on the island of Ireland known as "the Troubles."
A lot has changed since 1998, when the deal was reached, but the accord lives large in the imaginations of European and American citizens as a masterstroke of international cooperation that at one time seemed impossible.
What were the Troubles in Northern Ireland?
The Troubles is the term used to describe sectarian violence that took place in Northern Ireland, which led to more than 3,500 deaths and even more casualties. Horrific terrorist attacks were carried out by members of paramilitary organizations, as were acts of brutality by police and army officers.
Conflict between Republicans (supporters of a united Ireland, who were from largely Catholic communities) and Unionists (Protestants who were loyal to the United Kingdom) had existed for centuries. But it was the 1921 partition of Ireland — which created Northern Ireland — that some see as a major turning point.
The new U.K. province contained six of Ireland's 32 counties. By design, Northern Ireland was home to a majority of Unionists. This created huge anger among Northern Irish Republicans, who felt they were now a minority in their own country.
The exact catalyst for the Troubles is a matter of opinion. Ulster University lists the death of Francis McCloskey, a 67-year-old Republican Catholic, a day after being hit by a police baton in a protest, as the first death in the Troubles, though even the circumstances of his death are disputed. He died on July 14, 1969.
From this date, the list of violent incidents escalates. Some attacks were carried out by Unionist paramilitary groups. Some were carried out by police or army officers on protesters, like the infamous "Bloody Sunday" killings in 1972, in which 14 people were shot during a civil rights protest. Some were bombings carried out by Republican paramilitary groups, including the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA).
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The IRA is probably the best-known paramilitary group of the Troubles because of the scale of its attacks, two of which struck at the heart of the British establishment.
In 1979, an IRA volunteer assassinated Lord Louis Mountbatten, a member of the royal family who mentored the now King Charles. In 1984, the group bombed a hotel in which then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was staying, killing members of her governing Conservative Party.
Former IRA members justify their previous extreme actions by claiming there was no alternative. "War is a terrible thing. It is how you get out of it and make peace that is important. There was an alternative to conflict, that was democracy, but it did not exist," Martina Anderson, a former IRA volunteer, tells CNN.
Anderson was sentenced to life in prison in 1986, convicted of conspiring to cause explosions. She was released, along with many others, under the terms of the GFA and went on to become an elected politician for Sinn Fein, once closely associated with the IRA and now the largest political party in Northern Ireland.
The Troubles created in total 1,971 political prisoners: 1,874 were Republican, while 107 were Unionist, according to Ulster University.
Nineteen-eighty-six was also the year that saw one of the most significant political breakthroughs in the Northern Irish peace process. In September of that year, Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein when the party still had ties to the IRA, and John Hume, leader of the more mainstream Republican party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) met in secret.
The two were bitter political rivals, but their first meeting of many paved the way to IRA ceasefires that created space in the 1990s for negotiations that would lead to the GFA.
How did the Good Friday Agreement get done?
The late 1980s and 1990s saw increased willingness from all sides to end the violence and find some sort of negotiated peace. Numerous IRA ceasefires were put in place, only to be broken when it was decided by the IRA that the British government was negotiating in bad faith. But progress continued.
The major turning point came in 1997, when new leaders with the energy and mandate to push through a peace deal were elected in both Ireland and the U.K. Bertie Ahern was the new leader of a minority coalition in Ireland, while the Labour Party's Tony Blair had secured a majority of 179 seats in the U.K. parliament. Along with the boost of U.S. President Bill Clinton's support, the conditions for reaching an agreement were now in place.
"There was a real sense of, if we don't do it now, the moment could slip away," says Paul Bew, who advised the Unionist leader of the time, David Trimble of the Ulster Unionist Party, during the GFA negotiations. "Everyone was focused on immediate peace and stability, not long-term politics. That meant the deal wasn't perfect, but it did bring stability," Bew adds.
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The main sticking points now were how to placate the parties on the extreme fringes of the debate. Sinn Fein, which was in contact with the IRA during negotiations, had pushed for two major things: kicking the IRA's decommissioning of weapons into the long grass, something that could be a gradual rather than immediate process. The party also wanted Republicans they viewed as prisoners of war to be released.
The Democratic Unionist Party ended up not supporting the deal over the disarmament issue — which resulted in Sinn Fein getting a lot of what it wanted in the final deal.
However, because the deal was widely backed among both politicians and the public in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the DUP's support was ultimately not required. On April 10, 1998, after months of negotiations where no outcome was certain, it was announced that a deal had been done.
Alastair Campbell, a close adviser to Blair at the time, remembers the final few hours of negotiations as "magical."
"For days the sense of history was building. Either something very good or very bad was going to happen. Then everything started coming together. I think tiredness and a lack of food was a factor. But mostly it was the group of people who wanted to get it done."
Bew also points to tiredness as a major factor in how negotiations ended. "In the final few hours, I saw one man walk into a wall. He looked at the wall like it had punched him."
What is in the Good Friday Agreement?
The agreement acknowledges that in Northern Ireland, there is a majority of people who want to remain part of the U.K.; however, a substantial minority supports a united Ireland. It also acknowledges that on the island of Ireland as a whole, there is a majority that wants to unite Ireland. The agreement recognizes all of these opinions as valid.
The political solution proposed in the agreement is that Northern Ireland has a devolved government that must comprise both Unionists and Republicans on a power-sharing basis.
It acknowledges that Northern Ireland is part of the U.K., but also gives citizens the flexibility of being able to identify fully as Irish or British.
A crucial part of the deal focuses exclusively on North-South relations. While the deal doesn't mention anything specific about an open border, it clearly encourages a situation where as little friction as possible exists on the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This would later become incredibly complicated because of Brexit, the U.K.'s departure from the European Union.
The agreement has sections on the decommissioning of weapons and broader security concerns. The language used in the agreement is often described as "constructive ambiguity" that allowed the issue to be drawn out, in order to keep Sinn Fein happy and ensure the IRA abided by the ceasefire. The Unionist side also agreed to the release of a large number of Republicans from prison.
How is the agreement holding up and has Brexit had a negative impact?
That depends on who you ask. Most who were involved in the talks and lived through the Troubles will tell you that despite current problems — most notably the devolved Northern Ireland assembly, often referred to as Stormont, not sitting since last year because the DUP will not enter power-sharing — the situation is still vastly better than it was during the Troubles.
Norman Baxter, a retired senior police officer in Northern Ireland, points to the decline of paramilitary groups as a key area of success.
"Attacks still happen, but they really have been reduced to small groups of effectively organized crime gangs. They don't have anything like the weapons or reach that the IRA did. Nor do they have a coherent ideology. They might still be active, but the idea they could carry out anything on the scale of the worst days is just unimaginable now," he says.
On the Republican side, Anderson, the former IRA volunteer-turned Sinn Fein politician, says: "We were born into a state that didn't want us and we had no civil rights, no equality, no human rights, no democratic and peaceful path to self-determination. We have now."
However, the political situation has dramatically changed since 1998 in ways that the peace deal couldn't have predicted.
The then fringe groups, the DUP and Sinn Fein, are now the largest parties from the two communities. Their distaste for one another is no longer deadly, but it's very real.
Brexit has undeniably complicated and aggravated the animosity. Something that seriously helped the GFA stand up was the fact that both countries were in the E.U.'s regulatory sphere. This might sound trivial, but it meant there was no need to check people or goods traveling between the two, reducing the potential for hostility.
The need to avoid any hard border between the two has been one of the thorniest areas of negotiation between the E.U. and the U.K. Both sides ultimately decided and agreed that no hard border could exist. That has left the DUP furious and feeling sold out by the U.K. government, on the grounds that the result has been an effective border in the North Sea, between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Meanwhile, many on the Republican and Sinn Fein side feel that they have had their E.U. membership ripped from them against their will.
As Anderson puts it: "We relied on the E.U. for our rights within Northern Ireland. We voted to remain."
But Brexit is far from the only thing souring relations between Unionist and Republican communities.
"The biggest risk to the agreement at the moment is not likely to come in any big bang, dramatic form but more as a drip-drip erosion," says Katy Hayward, an expert in Brexit and Northern Ireland at Queen's University Belfast.
"The stasis of government not sitting and the vacuum it creates in political leadership are not cost- or consequence-free. This is particularly true in Northern Ireland, where the democratic institutions were established as the alternative to the use of violence for political means."
Why does America care so much?
Aside from the fact that Bill Clinton chaired the negotiations, the GFA has enjoyed largely bipartisan support in the U.S. for decades. Irish identity is still strong in the U.S. and Irish diplomats have a reputation for using international affection for Ireland to punch well above their weight.
Biden, who identifies as an Irish American, has repeatedly said that there is no alternative to the GFA and that Brexit must not be allowed to undermine peace.
What does the future hold?
Things are not perfect in Northern Ireland and it is not clear what future awaits the citizens of the province. A generation has now grown up with the agreement in place. The danger those on all sides of the argument perceive is that people forget that peace is not inevitable. Of course, things are better than they were during the Troubles. But Northern Irish politics have undeniably changed.
Everyone who spoke to CNN for this article made this point at various points in their interviews: It was never a sure thing that the GFA would be agreed, and it was never certain that it would stick in place. Vague wordings on decommissioning weapons and deliberately ambiguous interpretations are possible when there is good faith on both sides. But it is simply a fact that there is less good will in Northern Irish and British politics than there was in 1998. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/good-friday-agreement-ended-the-troubles-in-northern-ireland/43537248 | 2023-04-07 17:39:08 | 1 | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/good-friday-agreement-ended-the-troubles-in-northern-ireland/43537248 |
Rocksino will be the only one of its kind in the Hard Rock International portfolio
DEADWOOD, S.D., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock International is bringing its unique brand of world-class entertainment to the historic city of Deadwood in the heart of the Black Hills National Forest. The Rocksino by Hard Rock project will celebrate a grand opening on August 8. Hard Rock International executives, local community members and civic leaders will participate in the celebration of the newest economic driver in the region most famous for its gold rush history.
The Rocksino by Hard Rock Deadwood is a boutique hotel & casino experience, which includes most of what fans of the Hard Rock brand have come to know but on a smaller scale than its famous integrated resorts in gateway international cities. Currently, the property is seeking several positions for its workforce including Administrative Assistant, Hospitality Manager, Executive Chef, all department supervisors including food and beverage, casino, and kitchen, public area attendants, housekeeping, bartenders, kitchen staff, and retail sales associates.
The property will feature a casino including 86 new slot machines, full-service restaurant and bar with amazing craft cocktails, and a delicious new menu that will include everyone's most loved pizza in Deadwood which will be prepared in our brand-new state-of-the-art kitchen. Diners can enjoy their meals on the Historic Patio, which will feature a wood fire grill, or inside at the bar or VIP mezzanine. Shop at the Rock Shop Retail Store for custom Rocksino by Hard Rock Deadwood apparel. Beautifully renovated luxury guest rooms are scheduled to open later this year.
"Hard Rock prides itself on being able to provide authentic and memorable experiences for our guests embodied by music and rich cultural history," said Jon Lucas, Chief Operating Officer at Hard Rock International. "We are thrilled to become a part of one of the most celebrated historic places in the U.S. and provide an economic stimulus to the city Deadwood."
Hard Rock will partner with Tunnel to Towers to bring relief to the Oglala Sioux Tribal Veterans Program, the eighth largest Native American Reservation in the United States. Details of this exciting partnership will be announced at Grand Opening Guitar Smash at Outlaw Square on August 8, featuring headliner Sublime with Rome.
"As a community notorious for entertaining guests since 1876," commented Mayor of Deadwood, David Ruth, "Deadwood is excited to welcome Rocksino by Hard Rock as our newest, can't miss property. Our rich, old West history combined with the Hard Rock brand will enhance the Deadwood experience that we are known for. The Rocksino by Hard Rock is sure to be an additional gem luring visitors to our amazing community."
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Shares of First Republic Bank are cratering Friday as federal regulators are attempting to figure out a way to prevent it from collapsing, according to multiple reports.
First Republic shares were down more than 43 percent shortly before noon, extending a slide triggered by a dire earnings report released earlier this week. Shares of the bank are worth just more than $3, down from a peak of nearly $220 in late 2021.
The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Treasury Department are meeting with banks and financial firms to craft a potential rescue package for First Republic, according to Reuters. Earlier this month, First Republic received $30 billion to back up deposits from a group of several megabanks after prodding from the Treasury Department.
First Republic, however, may be forced into federal receivership and taken over by the FDIC, according to CNBC. The FDIC took over Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank after their collapses in March.
First Republic has faced serious financial pressure and fears from markets and regulators since the outbreak of a banking crisis in March. Like SVB, the vast majority of First Republic’s deposits are over the FDIC’s deposit insurance threshold and the bank is responsible for steep unrealized losses on their Treasury Department bondholdings.
Concern around First Republic deepened Tuesday after the bank unveiled first-quarter earnings that were far worse than market analysts expected. Even with the $30 billion in aid from larger banks, First Republic lost 40 percent of the $176 billion in deposits it held at the end of last year.
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MONONGAHELA, Pa. (AP) — The Trump-Pence sign still hangs on the older building off Main Street in this historic town, a lasting vestige of the campaign fervor that roused voters, including many who still believe the falsehood that the former president didn’t lose in 2020 and hope he’ll run in 2024.
The enthusiasm for Donald Trump’s unique brand of nationalist populism has cut into traditional Democratic strongholds like Monongahela, about 25 miles south of Pittsburgh, where brick storefronts and a Slovak fellowship hall dot Main Street and church bells mark the hours of the day. Republicans are counting on political nostalgia for the Trump era as they battle Democrats this fall in Pennsylvania in races for governor, the U.S. Senate and control of Congress.
“Trump just came along and filled the empty space,” said Matti Gruzs, who stitches old blue jeans into tote bags, place mats and other creations she sells at the weekly Farmer’s Market downtown. “He’s still the king, and the kingmaker.”
Against the backdrop of this picturesque place, House Republicans recently released their campaign agenda, hoping their “Commitment to America” can tap into the same political sentiment Trump used to attract not just Republican but independent and former Democratic voters. But it’s unclear whether the support that propelled Trump to the White House will be there on Election Day, Nov. 8.
Perhaps even more challenging for the GOP is whether Trump’s false claims of voter fraud will cost the party if people believe, as the defeated president claims without evidence, the elections are rigged. Some may just decide to sit out the election.
“It started out as a low-enthusiasm race,” said Dave Ball, the Republican Party chairman in Washington County, which includes much of western Pennsylvania.
Ball said enthusiasm has been “building rapidly” — his main metric for voter interest in the elections is the demand for lawn signs. “We were wondering, at one point, you know, we were going to see any,” he said. “Right now, I can’t get my hands on enough.”
But Amy Michalic, who was born and raised in Monongahela and works the polls during elections, said she hears skepticism from some voters, particularly Trump supporters, “who think my vote doesn’t count.”
Trump’s claims of fraud have no basis in fact. Dozens of court cases filed by Trump and his supporters have been dismissed or rejected by judges across the nation, but he continues to challenge Joe Biden’s victory. In every state, officials have attested to the accuracy of their elections, and Trump’s own attorney general at the time, Bill Barr, said in 2020 there was no voter fraud on a scale to change the outcome.
Michaelic reminds skeptical voters in her hometown of the importance of voting and notes that in 2016, no one thought Trump could win. “Look what he did, he took Pennsylvania,” she said.
At the Farmer’s Market on a recent afternoon, voters shared concerns that many people in the United States voice this election year — about the high prices of everything, about finding workers and good-paying jobs, about the culture wars.
“Where do you start?” said Michelle DeHosse, wearing an American flag shirt as she helped vendors set up stands.
DeHosse, who runs a custom-screen print and embroidery shop on Main Street, said she has had trouble hiring employees since the pandemic. While she said just cannot afford the $20 an hour and health care benefits many applicants demand, she understands that many workers need both. “It’s the economy that’s the biggest concern,” she said.
Democrats were sparse among the voters, who didn’t seem to have strong feelings for their choices this fall for either of the Senate candidates, Democrat John Fetterman or the Trump-backed Republican Mehmet Oz. Several said they probably would vote party line.
“I don’t like either one of them,” said Carolyn McCuen, 84, a Republican enjoying sunset with friends and McDonald’s coffee at a picnic table by the river.
“Me either,” said another Republican, Sam Reo, 76, a retired mechanical engineer, playing oldies from the portable speaker he sets up for the group.
Both still plan to vote. Support for the GOP candidate for governor, Doug Mastriano, who was outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, can be seen in the giant signs along Lincoln Highway, an east-west route across the state.
Mastriano is a “folk hero around here,” said Gruzs, who recalled his regular updates broadcast during the pandemic.
A history buff who homes-schooled her children, Gruzs hasn’t missed a vote since she cast her first presidential ballot for Ronald Reagan. The same goes for her husband, Sam, a plumber. They moved here two decades ago from Baltimore, for a better life. Now a grandmother, she spends her days working on her crafts and listening to far-right broadcasts – Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk and others.
She is not a fan of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. and isn’t convinced he has the toughness needed to push the party’s ideas forward. But she did attend the event at a nearby manufacturing facility where lawmakers outlined the GOP agenda. She was heartened to see far-right Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the event with McCarthy, and made sure to shake Greene’s hand.
“If she’s behind him,” she said, trailing off. “It looked today he had enough behind him, pushing him.”
Trump remains popular, and the sign hanging on the building off Main Street from his 2020 campaign was far from the only one still visible in the state, two years since that election.
Several of the voters dismissed the investigations against Trump as nothing more than a “witch hunt” designed to keep him from running again office, despite the potentially serious charges being raised in state and federal inquiries. Some voters said they didn’t believe the attack on the Capitol was an insurrection, despite the violence waged by pro-Trump supporters trying to overturn Biden’s election.
Those views stand in contrast to the hard facts of Jan. 6: More than 850 people have been arrested and charged in the insurrection, some given lengthy sentences by the courts for their involvement. Hours before the siege, Trump told a rally crowd to “fight like hell” for his presidency. Loyalists soon broke into the Capitol, fighting in hand-to-hand combat with police, interrupting Congress as it was certifying the election results. Five people, including a Trump supporter shot by police, died in the immediate aftermath.
And if Trump runs again?
“I wish he would,” said McCuen, a retired church secretary. “But I don’t know if he will.”
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Solar Landscape Completes Installation on Facility That Will Deliver Guaranteed Power Bill Savings to Nearby Residents While Creating Jobs and Lowering Emissions
NEPTUNE, N.J., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Landscape, New Jersey's largest community solar owner and operator, announced today that it has completed construction on the first of 46 community solar projects approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in Year 2 of the Community Solar Energy Pilot Program.
New Jersey's first completed Year 2 project is located on an Extra Space Storage site in Neptune, one of 10 sites owned by the company that is hosting community solar Year 2 projects with Solar Landscape. Extra Space Storage's total 6.5-megawatt (MW) community solar portfolio will cover 800,000 square feet of rooftop solar that will power over 1,400 nearby homes.
"We are thrilled to be involved in this community solar project. At Extra Space Storage, we have been equipping our locations with solar for over a decade, and this new effort to bring solar power to the local community is an exciting development," said McKall Morris, Senior Manager of Communications and Sustainability. "Partnering with Solar Landscape on this project aligns perfectly with our commitments to be good corporate citizens and to participate in environmental initiatives that are positive for our communities, customers, employees, and shareholders."
"Community solar is a vital part of Governor Murphy's clean energy initiative which is aimed at reaching 100 percent clean energy by 2050," said Joseph L. Fiordaliso, President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. "We are extremely proud of our rapidly growing Community Solar program and a special congratulations to Solar Landscape for becoming the first Year Two project in our program to go online. We are particularly excited that projects such as this enable us to provide access to solar energy for residents who have been unable to access solar energy, because of barriers like cost or where they live."
"Community solar is a central piece of our state's clean energy infrastructure," said Jane Cohen, Director of the Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy. "New Jersey has prioritized the development and deployment of community solar to improve access to clean energy for thousands of New Jersey families, reduce energy costs, and generate good-paying jobs and workforce development opportunities in the growing clean energy industry. We recognize this project as an important step forward in the expansion of Community Solar to our coastal communities and congratulate Solar Landscape for bringing this project online."
"Thanks to Governor Murphy, the NJBPU, community leaders across the state and our installers, New Jersey has become a national model for clean energy equity," said Solar Landscape CEO Shaun Keegan. "The promise of community solar in New Jersey has arrived, and it's bringing guaranteed savings to residents at a time when many other costs are increasing. We're proud to be partnering with Extra Space Storage on this project, which connects business leaders with the local community and saves residents money."
Community solar allows residents to subscribe to a nearby solar installation that is often hosted on a commercial property. The residents receive the electricity generated at a discounted rate, with extra savings for low- to moderate-income households. NJBPU's Community Solar Energy Pilot Program, which is part of Governor Murphy's clean energy agenda, expands access to renewable energy for those who previously could not install solar panels for reasons such as high costs, lack of roof control, or a shaded property.
As part of the community solar program, Solar Landscape has partnered with dozens of schools, nonprofits and community organizations. It has educated nearly 1,000 New Jersey residents and students about renewable energy careers. Along with Sustainable Jersey City, an environmental education nonprofit, the company awarded $20,000 in scholarships to high school seniors through its Community Sustainability Challenge scholarships. Solar Landscape also partners with nonprofits such as Asbury Park's Interfaith Neighbors and the Affordable Housing Alliance to build the community support necessary to make community solar projects successful.
The Neptune community solar site will generate approximately 500 kilowatts of energy, with the other nine sites located in New Jersey towns spanning seven counties (Atlantic, Bergen, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties):
- Egg Harbor
- Ho Ho Kus
- Jersey City
- Lawrence
- Parlin
- Old Bridge
- Iselin
- Neptune
- Hazlet
- Toms River
The diversity of these towns underscores the innovation of New Jersey's community solar program, which enables the commercial real estate sector to contribute meaningfully to lowering carbon emissions by installing panels on their entire roof, not just the portion that covers the building's energy needs. The program also allows the commercial sector to play a role in expanding energy equity by making it possible for community solar subscribers – the majority of whom are lower-income – to power their homes with renewable energy and participate in the fight against climate change.
Through the New Jersey Community Solar Energy Pilot Program's Year 1 and 2, Solar Landscape has 70 MW of solar energy built or under construction. The company currently owns and operates more than half – eight out of 14 – of New Jersey's active community solar projects, making it the nation's largest clean energy portfolio designated for low- and moderate-income (LMI) households. The projects have generated more than 22.63-gigawatt hours of emissions-free electricity to date, the equivalent of avoiding 9,790 metric tons of CO2 being put into the local air.
Last year the company cut the ribbon on the state's first community solar project with Governor Phil Murphy. Upon completion of all its approved projects, the company's 54 community solar sites will power more than 11,000 homes, the largest portfolio in the nation to focus on lower-income subscribers.
Over the next 20 years, the company estimates that the projects will save New Jersey residents over $20 million on their energy bills.
Residents interested in learning more about community solar can visit www.SolarLandscape.com.
About Solar Landscape
Based in Asbury Park, Solar Landscape is a leading full-service developer, designer, installer, owner, and operator of community solar and solar energy solutions for the commercial/industrial, municipal, public school and non-profit marketplaces. The company employs more than 100 people and has more than 200 megawatts of solar energy projects completed or under construction. For more about Solar Landscape, visit www.solarlandscape.com or check us out on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram.
About Extra Space Storage
Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a real estate investment trust, and a member of the S&P 500. As of March 31, 2022, the Company owned and/or operated 2,130 self-storage properties, which comprise approximately 1.5 million units and approximately 164.2 million square feet of rentable storage space. The Company is the second largest owner and/or operator of self-storage properties in the United States and is the largest self-storage management company in the United States. The company has won several industry awards for their sustainability efforts. Learn more on ir.extraspace.com.
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LONDON (AP) — Jamala and the orchestra were supposed be on stage, but they are sheltering in a basement.
Warnings of shelling and missile attacks had them below ground at the Kyiv Opera House instead of getting ready to perform for an audience.
The Ukrainian singer was at the venue to debut a selection of songs from her new album “Qirim” — a collection of Crimean Tatar tracks that was years in the making.
Musicians, sound engineers and lighting technicians were sheltering with her, waiting for the air raid threat to pass.
“It’s not normal, but, you know, it’s our life. It’s our everyday life in Kyiv,” Jamala said, speaking in the U.K. the following week.
And the show did go on, if a little late.
“For me, it was really important sign for the whole world that despite of everything, we are fighting our front-line war, (for) our culture, our heritage, for our history,” she said of the concert in Kyiv last Friday.
“Qirim” expands on the connection Jamala felt with her heritage when she performed a song about her ancestors at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. She won the competition that year in Stockholm with “1944,” which is about the deportation of Crimean Tartars.
And while lot of groups sing in English at Eurovision in hopes of reaching a bigger audience, Jamala took the top prize singing in a foreign language that would be familiar in only small pockets of the world.
“It was for the very first time that the world had listened (to) Crimean Tatar language. And all (the) Turkic world was so happy because it was the first time the Turkic language won in Eurovision,” she recalled.
She had been warned that the song was too dramatic, that audiences wouldn't connect with the pain of the deportation or with her family's history.
“But I said, ‘No, if people feel that it’s true, that they feel it’s so pure and honest, they believe me.’ And it happened.”
A similar pursuit of purity drove the album that is set for release this week.
Jamala dove deeper into the customs of her ancestors, looking for songs to represent different areas of the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014 in a move that most of the world regards as illegal.
She became part detective, part music historian as she puzzled together melodies and stories from folklore.
“I didn’t expect to find these treasures when I started this project,” she said. “It’s like a diary, very personal stories.”
One of the characters on the album is Alim Aidadmakh, a Robin Hood-type figure who fought injustice and stood up for the poor.
His story nearly wasn’t told at all. All the recordings, including Jamala's vocals and the musicians' tracks, were thought to have been lost in Kyiv after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine early last year.
Luckily, sound producer Sergei Krutsenko was able to rescue the work of the more than 80 musicians who had worked virtually from all over the region in 2021, to bring the 14 tunes that make up “Qirim” to life.
After decades of dedication to this project and the near miss, how does Jamala feel now it’s available for people to listen to?
“I’m happy because it’s happened, because it’s really hard work with the whole team. But I’m sad because even in Crimea, you can’t listen this streaming because it’s banned. Because Crimea is still occupied by Russia.”
The singer spoke to The Associated Press from Liverpool while rehearsing to perform the album in its entirety for the first time with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, as part of this year’s Eurovision celebrations.
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won last year's song contest, which gave Ukraine the right to host this year's competition. Because of Russia's war, that was deemed unsafe and the U.K. is hosting the event instead.
Ahead of Saturday's final, Jamala dismissed the idea that politics influences how judges and the public vote at Eurovision, suggesting that it’s more about emotion.
“If people feel this sympathy to you,” she says. “They (are) going to vote for you.”
And she still believes deeply in the importance of the international contest.
“For us, it’s a huge opportunity to say again and again, people listen. We are fighting for our freedom, for our rights to live in our home, to sleep in our beds, listen to us,” Jamala explains.
“And for everyone, for every country, it’s really the only one contest in the world, honestly, when you can show through the three minutes - it’s only three minutes — you can show your culture, your thoughts, your stories, everything. It’s magic.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/ukrainian-singer-jamala-to-perform-new-album-for-18090350.php | 2023-05-10 11:22:35 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/ukrainian-singer-jamala-to-perform-new-album-for-18090350.php |
Everything you need to aerate your lawn
If you have a lawn, you need to aerate it so it can grow lush and strong. Aerating helps break up compacted soil, allowing air, water and essential nutrients to reach the roots. This, in turn, helps grass grow and prevents brown patches from forming in the yard. If you’ve never aerated your lawn before, there are a few ways you can do this successfully.
How to aerate your lawn
Dethatch your yard
Thatch is the layer of plant leaves, roots, stems and other debris on top of healthy grass. When it builds up, it can compact the soil, preventing nutrients and air from reaching the root system. Before you can aerate the lawn, you need to remove the thatch. One way to do this is with a thatch rake, which catches the debris and pulls it away from the rest of the yard. You can use a durable garden rake if you don’t have a thatch rake, but it might not be as effective for tough buildup.
Verify soil type
The type of soil you have will dictate how often you need to aerate it. It will also determine how difficult it is to do it. For example, soft soil consisting mostly of sand doesn’t need to be aerated very often since it doesn’t compact as easily. On the other hand, clay-based soil packs down easily and needs more frequent aeration. The more compact the soil is, the more powerful tool you’ll need to aerate the lawn.
If you’re not sure what type of soil you have, you can use a soil identifier.
Water the lawn
After dethatching, make sure to water your entire lawn. You can use a handheld water hose with a nozzle sprayer to water the yard, or you can use a sprinkler system and leave it running for 15-30 minutes.
Mark important areas
Before aerating, mark any areas you want to avoid with small marking flags. This could be anything from outcroppings of small rocks to other plants. Doing this ensures you don’t damage the aerator or anything else during the process.
Select the right aerator
There are three types of aerators.
- Core aerator: These have thin hollow tines that create soil plugs and pull them from the yard. This leaves small holes in the yard, allowing for water, nutrients and oxygen to reach the roots. Most core aerators reach 2-4 inches deep. The downside with these machines is that they leave the plugs on the surface of the lawn, so you need to pick them up.
- Slicing aerator: These machines use blades to slice through several layers of thatch, all the way down to the soil. They can easily penetrate a couple of inches and work well for most soil types.
- Spike aerator: Spike aerators push the soil down into the ground to create pockets for shallow roots to breathe. The downside of this method is the soil ultimately ends up compressed. However, these machines work well for first-time aeration and for clay-based soil.
Choose equipment that works with your lawn and soil. It should be able to reach between 2-3 inches deep.
How to use the aerator
Start by aerating the entire lawn in one direction. Then, go back over the area in a perpendicular pattern. This method ensures full coverage of your lawn.
Tips on aerating the lawn
- Pick up any remaining plugs. Or, if you live in a moist environment, leave them to break up on their own.
- Encourage growth in areas that need it. If there are dead spots in your yard, sprinkle grass seeds and fertilizer to encourage grass to grow.
- Use a soil testing kit. A soil testing kit indicates the pH level and chemical makeup of your soil, which can tell you which fertilizer to use after aeration.
When to aerate your lawn
If you have a regular lawn maintenance plan, you can aerate once every one to three years. For cool-season grasses, aerate the lawn at the beginning of spring or fall. For warm-season grasses, do it in late spring or at the beginning of summer.
Also, if you see thatch buildup or water puddles starting to form, it could be time to aerate the lawn. When in doubt, take a pointed tool such as a screwdriver and try to poke it through the soil. If it doesn’t penetrate very deeply, or if it requires a lot of force, it might be time to start the process.
What you need to buy to aerate your lawn
Brinly-Hardy 40-Inch Tow-Behind Plug Aerator With Weight Tray And Universal Hitch
This plug aerator removes up to 3 inches of soil with ease. It has 24 heat-treated plugging spoons that can aerate even hard clay. However, you need to connect it to a lawn tractor or ATV.
Sold by Home Depot
Sun Joe AJ805E 15-Inch 13-Amp Electric Dethatcher And Scarifier
This corded electric dethatcher is powerful enough to automate your lawn maintenance and keep the grass healthy. It comes with a 13.2-gallon thatch collection bag. It also uses a powerful 13-amp motor and can cover a path up to 15 inches wide at once. The machine is height adjustable, too.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
VonHaus Two-in-One Electric Lawn Dethatcher Scarifier And Aerator
This two-in-one aerator and dethatcher can easily remove organic debris from the yard and keep your grass lush. It has five adjustable depths and a collection box to gather debris.
Sold by Amazon
John Deere 40-Inch Tow-Behind Thatcherator
This tow-behind dethatcher is a great option if you need an easy way to clear out lawn debris before aeration. It comes with an 11-gauge steel weight tray that can support 100 pounds. It also has inline wheels that minimize its print during use. Because of its design, it can also aerate on the surface level.
Sold by Home Depot
These shoes are a perfect solution if you want to aerate the lawn while performing other yard maintenance tasks. They’re durable and have six straps that fit over most regular shoes. They also feature thin tines to aerate soft soil while walking.
Sold by Amazon
Yard Butler ID-6C Manual Lawn Coring Aerator
This core aerator is environmentally friendly and simple to use. It creates two 3 1/2-inch cores, making it ideal for spot aerating or small yards. It’s constructed from heavy-duty, rust-resistant steel.
Sold by Amazon
Eden Adjustable Four-Way Mini Turbo Oscillating Sprinkler
With 16 nozzles covering over 4,000 square feet, this sprinkler is a great way to prep larger yards before aeration. It has flexible four-way adjustments that provide specific watering.
Sold by Amazon
This lawn tractor can hook up to different attachments, including pull-behind aerators and dethatchers, making it easy to cut grass and perform basic lawn maintenance. It has responsive steering and a 16-inch turning radius.
Sold by Home Depot
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BEIJING, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 36Kr Holdings Inc. ("36Kr" or the "Company" or "We") (NASDAQ: KRKR), a prominent brand and a pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Number of followers[1] as of December 31, 2022 reached 28.7 million, an increase of 22.6% from 23.4 million as of December 31, 2021.
- Total revenues were RMB96.6 million (US$14.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB116.3 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net loss was RMB21.5 million (US$3.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to net income of RMB15.4 million in the same period of 2021.
Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Highlights
- Total revenues increased by 1.8% to RMB322.5 million (US$46.8 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB316.8 million in the prior year.
- Revenues from online advertising services increased by 3.2% to RMB221.6 million (US$32.1 million) in fiscal year 2022, from RMB214.7 million in the prior year.
- Revenues from enterprise value-added services were RMB72.6 million (US$10.5 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB74.0 million in the prior year.
- Revenues from subscription services increased by 0.7% to RMB28.2 million (US$4.1 million) in fiscal year 2022, from RMB28.0 million in the prior year.
- Gross profit was RMB184.6 million (US$26.8 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB187.9 million in the prior year. Gross profit margin was 57.3% in fiscal year 2022, compared to 59.3% in the prior year.
- Net income was RMB22.6 million (US$3.3 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to net loss of RMB90.6 million in the prior year.
Mr. Dagang Feng, Co-chairman and CEO of 36Kr, commented, "Despite pandemic resurgences and macroeconomic challenges in 2022, we navigated through numerous headwinds and concluded the year on a solid note. Our full-year revenue grew 2% year-over-year and net income reached RMB23 million, marking our first full-year profit since our listing. These strong results were driven by our continuous innovation in New Economy-focused content, product and services, which also elevated our ever-growing influence and value proposition to our consumers. As of the end of 2022, the number of our followers exceeded 28 million, representing an increase of 23% year-over-year. Moreover, our new application-level product, 36Kr Enterprise Service Review platform, continued to see a robust uptick across multiple operating metrics and growing commercialization momentum. As we embark on 2023, we will remain focused on enriching our content ecosystem and product matrix, fueling our efforts to seize the New Economy's tremendous growth potential. We believe that our firm fundamentals have positioned us to propel the Company to even greater heights and unlock more value in 2023 and beyond."
Ms. Lin Wei, Chief Financial Officer of 36Kr, added, "Our solid financial performance in fiscal year 2022 is a testament to our businesses' resilience and vitality given the COVID-19 resurgences and macro uncertainties during the year. We managed to grow our top-line on a full-year basis while maintaining our gross margin at a relatively stable level, against the backdrop of various external challenges and complications. Notably, we also achieved our first full-year profitability since our IPO as we refined our revenue mix, cost structure and operational efficiency, as well as our investment rationale. Heading into 2023, we will continue to amplify our core competitive advantages, expand our product and service offerings and explore greater monetization potential, reaffirming our longstanding commitment to creating sustainable value for our shareholders and society."
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues decreased by 17.0% to RMB96.6 million (US$14.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, from RMB116.3 million in the same period of 2021.
- Online advertising services revenues were RMB62.2 million (US$9.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB76.4 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to relatively weak advertising spending caused by the negative impact of COVID-19 control measures and infections across China during the fourth quarter of 2022.
- Enterprise value-added services revenues were RMB25.4 million (US$3.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB30.3 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily because some of our offline events were delayed or downscaled due to disruptions from COVID-19.
- Subscription services revenues were RMB8.9 million (US$1.3 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB9.6 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to the negative impact of COVID-19.
Cost of revenues was RMB47.6 million (US$6.9 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB40.7 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to higher content costs related to expansion of commercial-oriented content programs.
Gross profit was RMB48.9 million (US$7.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB75.6 million in the same period of 2021. Gross profit margin was 50.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 65.0% in the same period of 2021.
Operating expenses were RMB69.0 million (US$10.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB61.6 million in the same period of 2021.
- Sales and marketing expenses were RMB32.8 million (US$4.8 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 16.5% from RMB39.3 million in the same period of 2021, primarily attributable to the decrease in marketing related expenses.
- General and administrative expenses were RMB21.7 million (US$3.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB9.6 million in the same period of 2021. The variance was primarily attributable to the release of allowance for credit losses recognized in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- Research and development expenses were RMB14.5 million (US$2.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB12.6 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase of payroll-related expenses.
Share-based compensation expenses recognized in cost of revenues, sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses, as well as general and administrative expenses totaled RMB4.6 million (US$0.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB4.1 million in the same period of 2021.
Other expenses were RMB1.2 million (US$0.2 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to other income of RMB1.5 million in the same period of 2021
Income tax expenses were RMB0.2 million (US$28.0 thousand) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to RMB93.0 thousand in the same period of 2021.
Net loss was RMB21.5 million (US$3.1 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to net income of RMB15.4 million in the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP adjusted net loss[6] was RMB16.9 million (US$2.4 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to non-GAAP adjusted net income of RMB19.6 million in the same period of 2021.
Net loss attributable to 36Kr Holdings Inc.'s ordinary shareholders was RMB20.8 million (US$3.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to net income attributable to 36Kr Holdings Inc.'s ordinary shareholders of RMB14.6 million in the same period of 2021.
Basic and diluted net loss per ADS were both RMB0.50 (US$0.07) in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to basic and diluted net income per ADS of RMB0.36 in the same period of 2021.
Certain Balance Sheet Items
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments of RMB184.9 million (US$26.8 million), compared to RMB164.0 million as of September 30, 2022. The increase was mainly attributable to positive cash inflow from operating activities, partially offset by the long-term investment in a New Economy start-up company in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB322.5 million (US$46.8 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB316.8 million in the prior year.
- Online advertising services revenues were RMB 221.6 million (US$32.1 million) in fiscal year 2022, representing an increase of 3.2%, compared to RMB214.7 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to more innovative marketing solutions we provided to our customers as well as proactive sales strategies we adopted to navigate the challenging environment during the year.
- Enterprise value-added services revenues were RMB72.6 million (US$10.5 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB74.0 million in the prior year. The decrease was primarily because to some of our offline events were delayed or downscaled due to disruptions from COVID-19.
- Subscription services revenues were RMB28.2 million (US$4.1 million) in fiscal year 2022, representing an increase of 0.7%, compared to RMB28.0 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to our continuous efforts to offer high-quality subscription products to our subscribers.
Cost of revenues was RMB137.8 million (US$20.0 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB128.8 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in content related costs, partially offset by the decrease in costs of offline events.
Gross profit was RMB184.6 million (US$26.8 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB187.9 million in the prior year. Gross profit margin was 57.3% in fiscal year 2022, compared to 59.3% in the prior year.
Operating expenses were RMB229.2 million (US$33.2 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB282.0 million in the prior year.
- Sales and marketing expenses were RMB122.1 million (US$17.7 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB143.9 million in the prior year. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in payroll-related expenses, share-based compensation expenses, marketing expenses and promotion fees.
- General and administrative expenses were RMB52.1 million (US$7.6million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB90.6 million in the prior year. The decrease was primarily attributable to the release of the allowance for credit losses amounted to RMB33.3 million and the decrease in professional fees. The release of allowance for credit losses was mainly due to improved collection of accounts receivable, as we continuously increase our efforts in accounts receivable collection.
- Research and development expenses were RMB55.0 million (US$8.0 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB47.5 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in payroll-related expenses as we bolstered our research and development capabilities.
Share-based compensation expenses recognized in cost of revenues, sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses, as well as general and administrative expenses totaled RMB13.9 million (US$2.0 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB15.0 million in the prior year.
Other income was RMB67.5 million (US$9.8 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB3.6 million in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to gain arising from disposal of a subsidiary and investment income arising from fair value changes of long-term investments, as well as income generated from write-offs of accounts payable.
Income tax expenses were RMB0.4 million (US$52 thousand) in fiscal year 2022, compared to RMB0.1 million in the prior year.
Net income was RMB22.6 million (US$3.3 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to net loss of RMB90.6 million in the prior year. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was RMB36.5 million (US$5.3 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to Non-GAAP adjusted net loss of RMB75.6 million in the prior year.
Net income attributable to 36Kr Holdings Inc.'s ordinary shareholders was RMB21.9 million (US$3.2 million) in fiscal year 2022, compared to net loss attributable to 36Kr Holdings Inc.'s ordinary shareholders of RMB89.6 million in the prior year.
Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both RMB0.53 (US$0.08) in fiscal year 2022, compared to basic and diluted net loss per ADS of RMB2.19 in the prior year.
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on March 29, 2023 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on March 29, 2023).
For participants who wish to join the call by phone, please access the link provided below to complete the pre-registration and dial in 5 minutes prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, each participant will receive dial-in details to join the conference call.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.36kr.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available for one week from the date of the conference, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
About 36Kr Holdings Inc.
36Kr Holdings Inc. is a prominent brand and a pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China with the mission of empowering New Economy participants to achieve more. The Company started its business with high-quality New Economy-focused content offerings, covering a variety of industries in China's New Economy with diverse distribution channels. Leveraging traffic brought by high-quality content, the Company has expanded its offerings to business services, including online advertising services, enterprise value-added services and subscription services to address the evolving needs of New Economy companies and upgrading needs of traditional companies. The Company is supported by comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities. Through diverse service offerings and the significant brand influence, the Company is well-positioned to continuously capture the high growth potentials of China's New Economy.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.36kr.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating its business, the Company considers and uses two non-GAAP measures, adjusted net income/(loss) and adjusted EBITDA, as supplemental measures to review and assess its operating performance. The presentation of these two non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by the Company's management to evaluate its operating performance and formulate business plans. The Company also believes that the use of these non-GAAP measures facilitates investors' assessment of its operating performance.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect our operations. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.
The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling these non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company performance. The Company encourages investors to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Adjusted net loss represents net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA represents adjusted net income/(loss) before interest income, interest expenses, income tax expense/(credit), depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets.
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results" set forth at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to Renminbi are made at a rate of RMB6.8972 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on of December 30, 2022.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's goal and strategies; the Company's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; relevant government policies and regulations relating to our business and industry; the Company's expectations regarding the use of proceeds from this offering; the Company's expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its services; the Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company's ability to provide high-quality content in a timely manner to attract and retain users; the Company's ability to retain and hire quality in-house writers and editors; the Company's ability to maintain cooperation with third-party professional content providers; the Company's ability to maintain relationship with third-party platforms; general economic and business condition in China; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
36Kr Holdings Inc.
Investor Relations
Tel: +86 (10) 5825-4188
E-mail: ir@36kr.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Less than 24 hours after becoming the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, Justin Herbert’s first training camp practice on Wednesday didn’t appear different from past seasons.
The Los Angeles Chargers signal-caller had his share of dynamic throws and then for nearly 25 minutes went up and down the sidelines signing autographs for fans and posing for pictures. Herbert then chatted with owner Dean Spanos for a couple minutes before being interviewed by reporters about his five-year, $262.5 million extension.
Besides an immense amount of gratitude, Herbert was relieved that the extension was able to be completed before the start of camp.
“Words are hard to find for this process. I’m still trying to process the whole thing,” he said. “I feel free and just excited to go play football. That’s the biggest focus right now, is just football. I don’t have to worry about anything else. I’m exactly where I need to be with this team. We have the right guys in that locker room. This offseason was a lot of fun with them.”
Herbert celebrated with teammates on Tuesday once the deal was announced. He intimated that with the extension, the one area where he is hoping to develop more is being one of the team leaders.
“I think I owe them a lot of dinners. Khalil Mack has done an incredible job (last year) of taking care of our offense and taking care of the defense, as well,” Herbert said. “We know there are some really selfless guys on this team. I’m just so loyal to them and so thankful to their support along the way. I think it might be my turn to make up for some of that.”
Herbert’s total value and $52.5 million average per season surpasses the $260 million, five-year extension ($52 million average) Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson signed three months ago.
Spanos has not shied away from handing out large contracts to his top players since he moved the franchise from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017. Derwin James became the league’s highest-paid safety last season and is averaging $19 million per year.
The Bolts also have wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams averaging $20 million per season, while edge rushers Joey Bosa and Mack, who was acquired in a trade from Chicago, average at least $23.5 million per year.
“We try to leave upstairs business out of our locker room and stick to what we can control on the field,” James said. “As a team, it’s definitely exciting that’s out of the way and we can move forward.”
Even though he received plenty of questions about Herbert’s extension during the offseason, coach Brandon Staley said it wasn’t hovering over the team as a distraction.
“The respect on both sides was really high. The communication was really good. I thought that it was a really good contract for both sides,” Staley said. “I think that the history of this team will tell you that this franchise knows how to find quarterbacks — when you go all of the way back to (Hall of Famer) Dan Fouts and Stan Humphries, Philip Rivers and Drew Brees, and, now, Justin — we’re very, very fortunate. To have a young player leading your team that is made up of all the right stuff, most importantly, and then, who can play the game like few who have ever played the position can, it’s just really exciting for us.”
Herbert and the rest of the unit appear to have an early grasp of the system new coordinator Kellen Moore is installing. Moore, who is Herbert’s third offensive coordinator in four seasons, directed the Cowboys offense for four seasons.
Besides a change in offensive philosophy, which many hope results in the Chargers throwing downfield more, Herbert thinks the extension will result in less pressure. Since entering the league as the sixth overall pick in the 2020 draft, Herbert is second in the league in completions (1,316), third in passing yards (14,089) and sixth in TD passes (102).
“I think I just get to play football now. I think that’s the best part about it, is that I get to play free. I get to play fearless,” he said. “We go out there and get to play our type of ball. I know when we’re playing at our best, we’re a tough team.”
Herbert is the second member of the 2020 draft class to sign a big extension, after Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts signed a five-year extension worth $255 million.
Herbert’s contract also sets the playing field for the Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow. Bengals owner Mike Brown on Monday said talks are ongoing.
“I’m rooting for Joe. He’s done such a fantastic job playing football and I’ve got so much respect for him as a quarterback. I know he’s a competitor and he’s earned every penny,” said Herbert of Burrow.
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(The Hill) – Batman foiled an Italian retailer on Wednesday as DC Comics successfully defended its trademark in the European Union.
Reuters reported that the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe’s second top court, ruled in favor of Warner Bros Discovery’s DC Comics more than two decades after it registered its Batman logo with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Commerciale Italiana Srl had filed a challenge to the logo in 2019, arguing that the logo lacked a distinctive character and that it should be allowed for usage on clothing and carnival items.
“The evidence submitted to the General Court is not sufficient to show that the EU trade mark representing a bat in an oval surround was devoid of distinctive character on the date of filing of the application for registration,” the court ruled, according to the report.
“For the relevant public, that distinctiveness makes it possible to associate, according to EUIPO, the goods covered by the trade mark with DC Comics and to distinguish them from those of other undertakings,” it added.
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UPDATE: Additional skeletal remains found in Holmes Township
HOLMES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - Detectives have located more human remains in Holmes Township following the discovery of a human skull last week.
On Wednesday May 10, detectives from the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office were alerted to the discovery of a human skull at a residential property near Swanson Road #24.5. At the time, they did not find the rest of the remains.
On the morning of Tuesday, May 16, members of the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office Bay Area Mounted Search and Rescue (BAMSAR) unit located the rest of the skeletal remains.
Michigan State Police (MSP) processed the scene and the remains were released to Anderson-Diehm Funeral Home in Stephenson until a positive DNA identification can be made and next of kin contacted.
The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the MSP, Marquette County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, Menominee Police Department Robotics Unit, BAMSAR and Menominee County 911.
Last published: May 12, 2023 2:23:27 PM
Human remains were recovered from a wooded location in Holmes Township.
On Wednesday May 10, detectives from the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office were alerted to the discovery of partial skeletal remains at a residential property on Swanson Road #24.5.
Deputies responded to the scene and found a human skull.
With the assistance of a cadaver dog, law enforcement agencies worked into the following day to attempt to locate additional remains.
The remains have not yet been scientifically identified, but probable identification has been made. That identification will not be released until it is confirmed. The case remains under investigation although no foul play is suspected at this time.
Menominee County Sheriff Mike Holmes encourages anyone with information related to this incident to contact the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office at 906-863-441.
Tips may also be reported anonymously via the Crime Stoppers of Marinette and Menominee County Facebook Page or through the Crime Stoppers mobile tip app.
The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Michigan State Police Gladstone and Iron Mountain Posts, the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, and the Menominee Police Department’s Robotics Unit and Bay Area Mountain Search and Rescue.
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HOUSTON, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Freeport LNG Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG) today announced that it has received regulatory approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to restart Train 1, the final train of Freeport LNG's three train liquefaction facility to receive restart authorization. Freeport LNG's Trains 2 & 3 returned to full commercial operation in recent weeks, reaching production levels in excess of 1.5 billion cubic feet per day. As the recommissioning of Freeport's liquefaction facility continues and trains are restarted, changes in feed gas flows and production rates are to be anticipated, given the duration of the plant's outage.
As previously stated, a conservative ramp-up profile to establish full three-train production is anticipated to occur over the next few weeks.
ABOUT FREEPORT LNG
Freeport LNG is an LNG export company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company's three train, 15 MTPA liquefaction facility is the seventh largest in the world and second largest in the U.S. Freeport LNG's liquefaction facility is the largest all-electric drive motor plant of its kind in the world, making it the most environmentally sustainable site of its kind. The facility's electric drive motors reduce carbon emissions by over 90% relative to gas turbine-driven liquefaction facilities. Freeport plans to expand by adding a fourth liquefaction train, which has received all regulatory approvals for construction. Freeport was formed in 2002 to develop, own and operate an LNG terminal on Quintana Island, near Freeport, Texas. The terminal started LNG import operations in June 2008 and began LNG export operations in 2019. Further information can be found on Freeport's website at www.freeportlng.com.
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WBAY at 70: The WBAY Building
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - For more than a decade after WBAY opened its television studios in downtown Green Bay, its home was still called the Columbus Club.
The WBAY Building was originally built by the Knights of Columbus for a reported $500,000 (equivalent to $8.8 million in 2023). The City of Green Bay provided $100,000 and more than 5,000 people donated to the project. Construction started on July 2, 1924, while excavation was still underway.
The Columbus Community Club opened in 1925. As part of the auditorium’s dedication on Armistice Day in 1925, a plaque was erected over the main door to the auditorium to the “Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of The World War.” The plaque remains there to this day.
The Columbus Club included an Olympic-size swimming pool, a gymnasium with showers and a locker room, handball courts, a bowling alley, a billiards room, card rooms, and business meeting spaces. It also had the largest auditorium in Green Bay -- until the Orpheum Theater (now the Meyer Theater) opened a couple of blocks away -- with plans for stage productions, conventions, expositions, car shows, and large dances. On Sundays, Green Bay football fans gathered into the auditorium to hear the play-by-play from Packers away games and “witness” the game on a Playograph -- a large scoreboard that included a game clock, players’ names, and lights to indicate down, ball position, and plays called.
But the Great Depression and poor management took a toll on the community club’s great promise. On June 13, 1932, the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay announced the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic community organization, was handing over the title for the club. It would be managed by the Praemonstratension Fathers of West De Pere -- the Norbertines -- after receiving assurances the club would continue to operate with the same mission to provide facilities for the community, for recreation, conventions, arts, and cultural events.
Seven years later, the Norbertine Order started plans to renovate a large portion of the Columbus Building into an all-boys high school. Green Bay Central Catholic High School opened in 1941. The club’s auditorium, gymnasium, pool and bowling alley remained open to the community.
At this same time, the Norbertines’ involvement in radio started turning a profit. It had two radio stations, WHBY and WTAQ, and a general manager who was bringing in talent from Chicago and New York (see related story, “WBAY before television”). WTAQ would become WBAY-FM by the end of the decade.
In 1952, the FCC granted a license for WBAY-TV, the first television station in northern Wisconsin and only the second TV station in the state. The radio offices were in the Bellin Building near the Fox River, but the Norbertines had more control over the old Columbus Community Club and more space. The decision was made to convert the third floor of the high school into a television studio.
WBAY-TV went on the air on March 17, 1953.
The WBAY Building as it’s called today was taking shape from within. The Norbertines planned to expand the television studios and move the FM radio station from the Bellin Building by the fall of 1954, once Central Catholic students moved to a new high school constructed at W. Mason and Balsam streets.
In 1955, the WBAY Building had a basement tenant. The Columbus Club’s 18 bowling lanes were renovated and opened as the Bay Bowl. A cocktail lounge and dining room opened soon after. The bowling alley would host championships and a weekly bowling program on WBAY-TV.
The auditorium continued to host large dances, only now they were televised, including teen dances hosted by Bobby Nelson. The large stage hosted car shows. The large auditorium hosted political rallies. According to a few former employees, there used to be a tunnel connecting to a neighboring building and this came as a surprise to the U.S. Secret Service when Sen. Ted Kennedy came to give a speech in the auditorium in October, 1972, stumping for presidential candidate George McGovern. Secret Service agents rushed to make sure the tunnel was secured. Starting in 1954, the auditorium has hosted telethons for the local CP center, which continue each year.
The Bay Bowl occupied the basement floor until 1991, when the space was renovated into a newsroom. This was more than triple the size of the newsroom which was currently occupying the space behind the auditorium stage. Reporters’ desks, video editing bays and videotape collections were now on the same floor.
The first reference we found calling 115 South Jefferson Street the “WBAY Building” was a vote by the Brown County Board of Supervisors in April 1956 to temporarily move the county agricultural offices into the WBAY Building, including $125 for moving expenses. The Brown County Extension would be a tenant for four years until moving into the Federal Post Office Building (now the Sophie Beaumont Building). We also found the building was still being called the Columbus Club as late as 1965, usually in reference to the auditorium.
The WBAY Building continues to evolve today. The fully-functional kitchen set used by Helen Day for “A Day with Eddy Jason” and, much later, noon show segments was removed to make room for StormCenter 2, known internally as “the weather cave” for its size and prompting competing TV stations to enlarge their weather departments, as well.
The Olympic-size swimming pool was at some point filled with sand and cinder blocks and covered with floorboards. It can be seen in a storage area through gaps in the floorboards.
A portion of one Bay Bowl bowling lane was preserved and built into a conference table for the new newsroom, which had a large conference room where all news employees -- managers, reporters, photographers -- could more easily sit down together for story meetings.
In 2012, the WBAY Building became a stop along the Green Bay Packers Heritage Trail, a self-guided tour of Packers historical sites. Starting in the 1920s the Packers used the third floor of the Columbus Community Club for a clubhouse and had a ticket office in the building from 1930 to 1935.
The WBAY Building was added to Wisconsin Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2018, and to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 2019. The building was recognized for its “massive neo-classical inspired piers,” “a monumental flight of steps... to the wide terrace,” and “carved swags radiating from a carved shield bearing a cross, a reminder that the building was designed for the Knights of Columbus.” The WBAY Building frequently receives visitors who mistake it for the Brown County courthouse, which is the copper-domed building across the street.
Sources: Green Bay Press-Gazette; Packers Heritage Trail Foundation; WBAY records; Wisconsin Register of Historic Places; employee interviews and anecdotes
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LANSING, Mich., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Celink, the nation's leading reverse mortgage subservicer, has received HousingWire's Tech100 Mortgage Award for its innovative technology platform and secure online borrower portal.
The Tech100 Mortgage Award recognizes companies that are revolutionizing the mortgage industry across all functions including origination, closing, secondary marketing, and servicing.
HousingWire highlighted Celink's focus on developing ground-breaking solutions for senior borrowers: "Celink has an intentional focus on delivering intuitive and powerful borrower-facing technology targeted to meet the specific needs of seniors. The (borrower) portal's self-service features have been designed with a senior audience in mind. Its intuitive layout, comfortable fonts, less cluttered pages, and explanation videos drive acceptance by seniors."
"We are extremely proud of this national recognition by HousingWire for the ongoing investments we've made into technology, which directly help our reverse mortgage clients and their borrowers, says Marion McDougall, Celink's CEO. "Celink's technology powers the industry's most unique mortgage product – reverse mortgages. Specifically, our borrower portal offers seniors 24/7 secure access to their loan information. It provides them with self-service options, such as the ability to draw funds or utilize eSign capabilities to empower seniors to seamlessly complete tasks that previously required manual intervention."
About Celink
Celink is the nation's leading subservicer of reverse mortgages for almost two decades and is the subservicer of choice for the nation's largest reverse mortgage lenders. With operations in both Austin, TX and Lansing, MI, Celink is a Ginnie Mae-approved Participation Agent and Subcontract Servicer for the HMBS program, a DBRS Morningstar approved servicer, as well as a Moody's approved servicer of reverse mortgages ("SQ2" rating). Celink utilizes an innovative servicing platform, ReverseServ Elite, which is fully scalable and supports numerous proprietary reverse mortgage products in addition to the HUD HECM program. For more information, visit www.celink.com.
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