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The Oak Knoll Fire may have only burned around 14 acres of land.
However, the small fire had a profound affect on a community that continues to think about the fire, 12 years later.
“Usually our grass fires amount to an acre or two,” Ashland wildfire division chief Chris Chambers said. “That one went really really differently.”
12 years ago on August 24, firefighters were called to respond to a grass fire near oak knoll road near I-5 in southeast Ashland.
But once they got there, things changed dramatically.
“We got here and realized it was really something bigger,” Chambers said. “The flames were really intense. Crews were having a hard time getting ahead of the fire.”
According to Ashland Fire and Rescue, an ember spark traveled roughly 1,100 feet across I-5, spreading to the Oak Knoll neighborhood.
11 homes burned down and only a couple homeowners still live there today.
The staff at one local insurance company were trapped in their office for hours by the flames.
“Our office was actually on Washington street so we were right near where the fire started,” Reinholdt and O’Harra insurance owner Greg White said. “We ended up stuck at the office, couldn’t leave because there was only one way out. And the fact that the fire jumped the freeway, shocked everyone.”
White said his company processed around 20 claims varying from total losses to smoke damage from the fire.
“We had clients evacuating, some older folks literally just getting out barefoot,” White said. “Because they had to go. It was time for them to leave and they lost everything that they had.”
Ashland Fire and Rescue says the Oak Knoll Fire was a wake up call for many.
Several fire prevention initiatives, such as the fire wise community program, were launched in the wake of the fire.
One of the most important outcomes, according to chambers, was the addition of fire codes governing all new construction in the city.
“That’s been a really big improvement that we’ve seen here,” Chambers said. “Not a lot of communities through all those code adoptions. But Oak Knoll is part of our story as to why Ashland did that.”
Ashland Fire and Rescue says everyone should sign up for the city’s Nixle alert system to say up-to-date on any emergencies and have a plan to be ready at a moment’s notice. | https://kobi5.com/news/the-effects-that-the-oak-knoll-fire-had-on-ashland-12-years-later-194261/ | 2022-08-25 02:34:29 | 1 | https://kobi5.com/news/the-effects-that-the-oak-knoll-fire-had-on-ashland-12-years-later-194261/ |
FORT GORDON, Ga. (AP) — A lightning strike at an Army post in Georgia injured 10 soldiers late Wednesday morning as a thunderstorm moved through the area, authorities said. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known.
Authorities at Fort Gordon, a military base near Augusta, told news outlets the lightning strike occurred about 11:10 a.m, injuring the soldiers in a training area. A base news release said Fort Gordon’s Department of Emergency Services and Emergency Medical Services responded immediately.
Officials at Fort Gordon said they were waiting further updates on the conditions of the soldiers, according to Anne Bowman, Fort Gordon’s deputy public affairs officer. The base is located near Augusta in the eastern part of the state. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/georgia-military-base-lightning-strike-injures-10-soldiers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-07-21 00:19:57 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/georgia-military-base-lightning-strike-injures-10-soldiers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
Man charged with murder after deadly shooting in Ky
Published: May. 12, 2023 at 1:12 PM EDT|Updated: 4 hours ago
PHELPS, Ky. (WSAZ) - On Friday morning, around 8 a.m., Kentucky State Police reports troopers responded to a home in the Jamboree community of Phelps regarding a shooting.
According to KSP, one man was killed and another man was arrested less than five miles from the home.
Sterlin Justice, 19, of Stopover, Kentucky, was arrested and charged with murder Friday.
As a precautionary measure, a nursing home, rehab facility, and schools nearby were placed on lockdown.
Further information is expected to be released on Friday evening by KSP.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest information.
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LONDON (AP) — The first cohort of Ukrainian soldiers, many of whom have no previous military experience, have arrived in the U.K. for combat training as the eastern European nation races to replace troops killed and wounded in the war against Russia.
The first few hundred recruits are receiving instruction at sites across Britain in the first phase of program that aims to train up to 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in weapons handling, battlefield first aid and patrol tactics, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said. It is part of broader package of support for Ukraine that includes 2.3 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) of anti-tank weapons, rocket systems and other hardware.
“Using the world-class expertise of the British Army, we will help Ukraine to rebuild its forces and scale-up its resistance as they defend their country’s sovereignty and their right to choose their own future,” Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said.
As part of the program, Britain procured AK-type assault rifles so the Ukrainians can train with the weapons they will be using on the frontline. The U.K. will also provide personal protective equipment for the soldiers, including helmets, body armor, eye, ear and pelvic protection, individual first aid kits as well as field uniforms and boots.
The goal is to rapidly turn civilians into effective soldiers, Sgt. Dan Hayes told the Times of London.
“All these guys were (truck) drivers or they worked in quarries or they were shopkeepers,” Hayes said. “I’ve been in the army 14 years and I chose to join. These guys are all civvies … and we are investing everything we can because we know they are going to need it.”
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BATON ROUGE — Paul Skenes waited, let the pitch clock drain, stood there on the mound — glove up near his chest, eyes peering over it — while the noise built around the LSU pitcher like a crashing wave. Feet stomped against the metal bleachers. Lungs pushed and pushed. And for a moment, right at the tipping point, right when the crowd seemed at its absolute limit, Skenes looked like a statue at the center of Alex Box Stadium on Thursday night, frozen amid a heavyweight fight disguised as a baseball game.
But statues don’t throw fastballs at 100, 100, 101, 101, 100, 1o1, 102, 101, 100, 101 100 and 100 mph to start the most hyped game of the college season. Nor can a statue decide, in the heat of all those fastballs, to spin a slider for strike three, out three in the bottom of the first, zipping it past some sorry swing.
On Opening Day for Major League Baseball, Skenes, Dylan Crews and Chase Dollander, three of the top four draft prospects, shared a field in Baton Rouge. Skenes, the 6-foot-7 highlight reel, led top-ranked LSU alongside Crews, the outfielder who could very well go first overall this summer. Dollander, a hard-throwing righty like Skenes, pitched for sixth-ranked Tennessee. So for the Washington Nationals, picking second in July, there was a thud to start the season — a 7-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves — before more hope emerged down South.
The game at The Box set a school attendance record at 13,068. Among the packed stands were scouts and front office members for many teams, a handful of them catching batting and infield practice long before first pitch. Sure, LSU won, 5-2, a score that mattered to a whole lot of people wearing purple and gold. But for fans and employees of MLB’s worst teams, the important stats were Skene’s 12 strikeouts in seven innings, Dollander’s zeros before he hit a bump in the fifth, Crews’s single off Dollander and the stolen base that followed.
Every pitch was booed or cheered by the sellout crowd, then recorded in a notebook or tablet computer by evaluators. No one could look away.
“There was just no margin for error with any pitcher who was on the mound tonight,” LSU head coach Jay Johnson said. “Five pitchers took the mound, I believe all five of them can pitch in the major leagues some day.”
At the top of most draft boards, Crews, Skenes and Dollander are joined by Wyatt Langford, an outfielder from the University of Florida. On Thursday, the Nationals had Kevin Ham, a Houston-based scout, on hand. General Manager Mike Rizzo expects to see all four players at least once, as well as Ole Miss shortstop Jacob Gonzalez. Before Washington makes a decision — a decision that will hinge, at least in part, on what the Pittsburgh Pirates do with the first selection — each player will be watched by many members of the front office and scouting department.
Crews, a right-handed-hitting outfielder, entered the series with a .542 batting average, .667 on-base percentage and .988 slugging percentage through 25 games. It’s hard to post those numbers in a video game, let alone in Division I baseball. He finished Thursday 1 for 4 with a hard-hit out in the first.
Dollander, once a transfer from Georgia Southern, worked in and out of trouble for four innings, holding the Tigers to one hit. But in the fifth, he misplaced a 96-mph fastball and Gavin Dugas rocked it for a two-run homer. The ball quite literally disappeared into the night, leaving the press box without an estimated distance. Dollander often pitched backward to LSU’s hitters, mixing his slider, change-up and a looping curve to set up a fastball that sat between 96 and 98 mph with wavering command.
His final line: 4⅔ innings, four hits, two earned runs, three walks and three strikeouts on 89 pitches. His season line: a 3.92 ERA with 56 strikeouts and 11 walks in 39 innings.
“No doubt in my mind he’s going to be a big leaguer,” Skenes said of Dollander. “That’s why 13,000 people came out today. That was really cool.”
Of course they came for Skenes, too. He’s only been the country’s best pitcher this year.
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The 107-pitch performance trimmed his season ERA to 0.83. It started at 7:03 p.m. He had recorded a three-pitch strikeout before the clock turned to 7:04. Skenes was still pumping 98, even touching 99, as he polished his night off. He has 71 strikeouts to eight walks in 37⅓ innings. After throwing 12 straight fastballs to start the outing against Tennessee, he showed off his plus slider and what may also be a plus change-up. Having those three pitches, one scout explained Thursday, is why he could “probably pitch be in some major league rotations right now.”
But just a few months ago, LSU-Tennessee was all about Crews facing the 6-foot-2 Dollander. They were the consensus top two draft prospects. Skenes, though on the radar of teams and scouting sites, was a former two-way player at Air Force who generated little interest coming out of El Toro High in Southern California. He has since crashed the scene.
This draft is loaded at the top — and a potential boon for the Pirates, Nationals, Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers — because the coronavirus pandemic hit when Crews, Skenes and Dollander were seniors in high school, funneling elite talent to college instead of the pros. A six-round draft didn’t offer the opportunity they expected when that year began. Take it from their high school coaches.
Jeff Perez, who had Crews at Lake Mary High near Orlando: “Being a top guy, with all the attention on him then, he had put a bit of pressure on himself, I think. But he was just hitting his stride again when his senior year shut down because of covid. He may not make it to LSU if that doesn’t happen.”
David Barnes, who had Dollander at Greenbrier High in Evans, Ga.: “He had a huge velo jump going into his senior season, started throwing 96. If we keep playing he almost certainly doesn’t go to college. The Pirates were coming around, the Rangers were coming around. Then poof.”
And Mike Gonzales, who had Skenes at El Toro: “He was not a name or a big-time recruit. But the way he looked in his first four or so starts that year … man, he was going to take off.”
“Seeing them all in the same game, and particularly seeing Skenes and Dollander trade innings, was big for all the teams that came,” said an American League scout, who spoke anonymously because his team does not allow him to do interviews. “Dollander was the guy at the start of the year. So when you’re looking at him and Skenes, you maybe ask yourself: ‘Is there any recency bias? Do I think more highly of Skenes because he’s newer to the scene than Dollander, who’s been getting prodded since he really broke out last year?’ You want clarity wherever and whenever and however you can get it.”
Did he find any Thursday, then?
“Well there’s no recency bias with Paul Skenes,” the scout said at night’s end. “He’s the real f------ deal.”
One game doesn’t nudge a player above another. And only at LSU on Thursday, where any breeze could pick up the scent of crawfish, where the clouds were scarce and tattered, the sky an utter blue, could 98 be overshadowed by 101, or Dylan Crews slip into the backdrop of a dramatic win.
That much was possible with Skenes, Crews and Dollander playing within the same chalk lines. Now imagine how the Nationals and Pirates must feel. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/31/lsu-tennessee-baseball-top-draft-prospects/ | 2023-03-31 16:29:12 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/31/lsu-tennessee-baseball-top-draft-prospects/ |
Summary:
- 912 new cases
- No new deaths recorded or added to state system
- 14,950 total deaths;
- 531 hospitalized patients, 81 in ICU
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
On Monday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported an additional 1,879 new COVID-19 cases. The state has averaged 1,632 new cases per day in the last week.
On this day last year, there were 561 new cases, and a 7-day average of 1,062 cases per day. In 2020, 611 cases were recorded, with a 7-day average of 813 cases per day.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
There were no new deaths recorded or added to the Department of Health Services system, putting the total Wisconsin death toll at 14,950 overall. A lag in death reporting statewide has affected these numbers.
In Milwaukee County, there were 153 new confirmed cases reported and have been 305,130 total cases in the county since the pandemic began. The 7-day average in the county is 311 cases per day. No deaths were attributed to Milwaukee County, putting the county death toll at 2,344 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army, the Kremlin’s spokesman said Monday.
The three-hour meeting took place at the Kremlin on June 29 and also involved commanders from the military company Prigozhin founded, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Wagner mercenaries have fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. Prigozhin has a long-simmering feud with Russia's top military brass which on June 24 culminated in an armed mutiny in which he led his fighters into Russia.
Prigozhin ended the mutiny after a deal was brokered for him to be exiled to Belarus.
The confirmation of a face-to-face meeting with Putin, who has branded Prigozhin as a backstabbing traitor, adds a new twist to the uncertainty surrounding the mercenary chief. His fate and whereabouts have been unknown since the abortive mutiny, which severely weakened Putin's authority.
Peskov said that during the June 29 meeting, Putin offered an “assessment” of Wagner’s actions on the battlefield in Ukraine and "of the events of June 24.” The president also “listened to the explanations of the commanders and offered them options for further employment and further use in combat,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
“The commanders themselves presented their version of what happened. They underscored that they are staunch supporters and soldiers of the head of state and the commander-in-chief, and also said that they are ready to continue to fight for their homeland,” Peskov said.
A total of 35 people took part in the meeting, including Wagner commanders and the leadership of the company, namely Prigozhin himself, Peskov said.
Also Monday, Russia's Defense Ministry published a video featuring the country's military chief — the first time Gen. Valery Gerasimov was shown since the rebelling aimed to oust him.
During last month’s revolt, Prigozhin repeatedly denounced Gerasimov, who serves as chief of the general staff of the Russian armed forces, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for failing to provide his fighters in Ukraine with ammunition.
Monday's updates appeared to be an attempt by Moscow to take control of the narrative after a turbulent period.
Meanwhile, a Russian airstrike on a school in southern Ukraine killed four adults as people gathered to receive humanitarian aid, the governor of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region said Monday, branding the incident "a war crime."
Three women and a man, all in their 40s, died in Sunday's attack in the town of Orikhiv, Gov. Yuriy Malashko said.
A guided aerial bomb caused an explosion at the school, Malashko said, without providing evidence. Eleven other people were wounded in the attack, he said.
Overall, Russia fired on 10 settlements in the province over the course of a day, he said.
Moscow denies it targets civilian locations. Russia has been accused numerous times of doing so and committing other war crimes since its full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022.
In March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine.
Broad investigations are also underway in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, located in The Hague, is helping with those investigations.
Zaporizhzhia province is home to Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which Russian forces seized early in the war, and is one of four regions of Ukraine that Putin illegally annexed last year. Retaking the province is one of the targets of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russian aerial assaults continued across Ukraine between Sunday and Monday, according to a summary from the Ukrainian presidential office.
In the Donetsk region, the Russians used aircraft, missile systems and heavy artillery to shell residential areas of 6 cities and villages, injuring one person, the office reported.
The Russian army attacked residential areas of Kherson, the regional capital of a province of the same name. A 66-year-old woman was injured, the presidential office said.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoodFirms, the globally renowned research, ratings, and reviews platform, recently rolled down a latest list of the best Billing and Invoicing Software for simplifying business processes. The listed online billing and invoicing software is capable of handling billable products, manages customer invoices, and streamlines business workflow through unified invoicing.
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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Authorities in Central African Republic have opened an investigation after a low-flying fighter jet dropped explosives near a base for Russian mercenaries working with the country’s military.
The attack took place in the early hours of Monday at the Cotenaf base in Bossangoa, where witnesses said both the base used by Russia’s Wagner Group and surrounding homes had been hit.
“The Russian paramilitaries showed their indignation very early by shooting in the air from 5 to 6 o’clock. For the moment the city is quiet, the shops are not yet open and people are afraid to go about their business,” said Robert Faradanga, a local community journalist.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the aircraft that dropped the explosives.
Information Minister Serge Ghislain Djorie said in a statement that the unknown aircraft headed north after the incident before leaving the country’s airspace.
“This despicable act perpetrated by the enemies of peace will not go unpunished,” Djorie said.
In Central African Republic, Wagner fighters ride around the capital Bangui in unmarked military vehicles and guard the country’s gold and diamond mines. They have helped to hold off armed rebel groups and to keep President Faustin-Archange Touadera in power.
However, the mercenary group also has been accused of committing human rights violations. A report released earlier this year by the U.N.’s independent expert on the human rights situation in Central African Republic cited a number of attacks it said were reportedly carried out on the orders of the country’s armed forces and their Wagner Group allies.
In one instance, Russian mercenaries prevented U.N. peacekeepers from accessing a village where the country’s armed forces and the Russians had “reportedly opened fire on civilians indiscriminately.”
In one of the attacks reportedly ordered by the Russians, militants went to the village of Boyo and killed 19 male civilians. The report by Yao Agbetse, the U.N.’s independent expert, also stated that wounded people had been buried alive.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — France will provide Poland with two observation satellites and a receiving station under a deal sealed Tuesday in Warsaw which Poland says will help its armed forces recognize threats early.
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, after meeting with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu, announced that they approved an agreement between Airbus and the Polish Armament Agency on equipping the Polish army with two reconnaissance satellites.
Błaszczak said the agreement represented “a good opportunity to strengthen our capacity for the early detection of threats.”
The Polish Armament Agency put the total value of the deal at 575 million euros ($612 million) and said the launch of the satellites into space would be completed by 2027.
The Polish Defense Ministry said that thanks to the satellites, its military will be able to obtain reconnaissance data with an accuracy of 30 centimeters (nearly a foot).
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 1, 2023
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DUST STORM ADVISORY
Dust Advisory
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
445 PM PDT Mon May 1 2023
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Dust Advisory for...
Northwestern Imperial County in southeastern California...
* Until 645 PM PDT.
* At 444 PM PDT, a dust channel was being generated over the Lower
Borrego Valley and Ocotillo Wells area, and is nearly stationary
with dust spreading eastward into the northern Imperial Valley.
HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong wind in excess
of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Satellite.
IMPACT...Hazardous travel.
* This includes the following highways...
CA Route 78 between mile markers 1 and 21.
CA Route 111 between mile markers 21 and 47.
CA Route 86 between mile markers 18 and 50.
Locations impacted include...
Brawley, Westmorland, Ocotillo Wells, Fish Creek Wash, Calipatria,
Slab City, Niland, Alamorio and Wiest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.
Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
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Kyle Larson took a swig of the winner’s wine, tilted his head back and spit it in the air. He couldn't have predicted the wind catching hold of the vino and blowing it all over new track general manager Jill Gregory.
Some homecoming, eh?
Gregory, a Modesto native and graduate of California Polytechnic State, returned home in early 2021 to run Sonoma Raceway as executive vice president and general manager of the picturesque road course in wine country. She'd had a longtime career with NASCAR but couldn't pass the opportunity to go home and run Sonoma when the job opened.
The track was mostly shuttered in 2020 because of the pandemic and Gregory was tasked with welcoming NASCAR back just four months after she picked up her keys to the track. Ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions in both California and Sonoma County meant Gregory was constantly having to adapt — from crowd restrictions to even holding the race at all — in the lead-up to her first NASCAR weekend.
In the end, the only true hiccup was Larson's mouthful of wine that landed all over Gregory on the victory podium.
“I think I tried to jump out of the way, but then I was like, ‘Gosh, Kyle, I’m wearing my nice suit, you just got wine all over me!' " Gregory said in an interview with The Associated Press. “People asked me if I was offended, and I know Kyle, he was mortified. It was in victory lane, that's the wrap of the whole weekend, and at that moment, you are basically exhaling and things are over and fans are leaving, and the spray was quite impressive. But what actually landed on me was quite limited, so I just went about my day.”
Gregory never got the red pantsuit cleaned — she joked she hopes it someday lands in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame — and Larson sent her a bottle of wine from Abreu Vineyards as an apology. She's saving it for a special occasion.
That occasion could come Sunday night after Gregory concludes her second NASCAR race weekend as head of Sonoma. Unlike last year, the track is wide open to spectators and Gregory has a full slate of action: NASCAR's truck series will race Saturday afternoon, giving Sonoma added on-track activity to what has typically been a standalone weekend for the premiere Cup Series.
The preparation hit a speedbump last week when a grass fire burned over 15 acres on Sonoma's rolling property.
“In the whole scheme of things, it was not a large fire, and it was contained within an hour of the 911 call,” Gregory said. “My thought was ‘I’d rather it happen a week before the race than the week of the race.'”
Gregory still has challenges ahead. Sonoma was once the destination race on the NASCAR schedule because of its location, casual schedule and its hold as one of only two road courses in a series packed with ovals.
But since the pandemic, when Sonoma went a year without a race, NASCAR has made major changes to its schedule and this year has six road courses on the calendar. Fans now have multiple choices where to go to see right and left turns.
And, there's competition for the local audience: The Golden State Warriors don't return home for the NBA Finals until Monday, but the San Francisco Giants are on a nine-day homestand that conflicts all weekend with the NASCAR race.
Gregory still thinks Sonoma offers the best bang for the buck, between on-site amenities, intense racing and all that Napa Valley has to offer its visitors.
“I'm of course biased, but I think we've got the best road course, location-wise and terrain-wise,” she said. "We have some unique turns, some unique elevation, it will be interesting to see how the new Next Gen car performs on this track. I think fans are thrilled about that, but there's all been a pent-up demand for NASCAR to come back.
“Even during the pandemic, we saw a lot of interest in the San Francisco market, a little south of San Francisco, and a lot has changed in NASCAR since we last raced at Sonoma. We've got an influx of new fans and we think we've got something unique to show them.”
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE: SIG) intends to announce its second quarter results at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
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ACLU sues to block Missouri rule on transgender health care
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri ACLU on Monday sued to block new state restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care, which are set to kick in Thursday.
ACLU, Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton LLP attorneys representing transgender Missourians and health care providers asked a St. Louis County judge to stop the first-of-its-kind rule from taking effect.
They argue that Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey has no authority to use a state consumer-protection law to regulate gender-affirming care through emergency rule-making.
The rule is “a baseless and discriminatory attempt to limit the healthcare options for transgender individuals, who already face several barriers accessing necessary and life-saving medical care,” said Dr. Samuel Tochtrop of plaintiff Southampton Community Healthcare, in a statement.
Before gender-affirming medical treatments can be provided by physicians, the regulation requires people to have experienced an “intense pattern” of documented gender dysphoria for three years and to have received at least 15 hourly sessions with a therapist over at least 18 months. Patients also would first have to be screened for autism and “social media addiction,” and any psychiatric symptoms from mental health issues would have to be treated and resolved.
Some individuals will be allowed to maintain their prescriptions while they promptly receive the required assessments.
“Our regulation enacts basic safeguards for interventions that an international medical consensus has determined to be experimental,” Bailey said in a Monday statement. “Rather than ensure that patients are protected by common sense safeguards, these organizations are racing to court in an effort to continue their ideologically-based procedures masquerading as medicine.”
Bailey marketed the restrictions as a way to protect minors from what he describes as experimental treatments when he announced plans to create the rule in March. He applied limits to adults as well in the final rule.
“We have serious concerns about how children are being treated throughout the state. But we believe everyone is entitled to evidence-based medicine and adequate mental health care,” Bailey spokeswoman Madeline Sieren said after the rule was filed April 13.
The rule is an unusual step by Missouri’s attorney general, who has limited jurisdiction under state law. The office is responsible for defending state laws, handling felony criminal appeals, and prosecuting financial crimes and consumer fraud.
The lawsuit alleges the rule “is an improper, extra-legislative overreach by an un-elected political appointee” seeking to use the state’s consumer-protection law, which plaintiffs describe as “an act purposed on making sure that cars are sold with titles and that hardware stores abide by a warranty on a vacuum.”
If the rule takes effect, doctors who provide gender-affirming health care must first provide a lengthy list of potential negative side effects and information warning against those treatments.
Health care providers will need to ensure “any psychiatric symptoms from existing mental health comorbidities of the patient have been treated and resolved” before providing gender-affirming treatments under the new rule. Physicians also must screen patients for social media addiction, autism and signs of “social contagion with respect to the patient’s gender identity.”
The FDA approved puberty blockers 30 years ago to treat children with precocious puberty — a condition that causes sexual development to begin much earlier than usual. Sex hormones — synthetic forms of estrogen and testosterone — were approved decades ago to treat hormone disorders or as birth control pills.
The FDA has not approved the medications specifically to treat gender-questioning youth. But they have been used for many years for that purpose “off label,” a common and accepted practice for many medical conditions. Doctors who treat transgender patients say those decades of use are proof the treatments are not experimental.
Critics have raise concerns about children changing their minds. Yet the evidence suggests detransitioning is not as common as opponents of transgender medical treatment for youth contend, though few studies exist and they have their weaknesses.
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Associated Press writer Heather Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the multi-country monkeypox outbreak a global public health emergency.
This comes as tens of thousands of cases have been reported in more than 70 countries, with several thousand of those cases in the U.S.
As cases have increased worldwide, some people are searching for ways to prevent infection. Claims on social media say that smallpox vaccines offer protection against monkeypox infection.
THE QUESTION
Do smallpox vaccines offer protection against monkeypox infection?
THE SOURCES
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Stuart Ray, M.D., professor of medicine in the infectious disease division at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
THE ANSWER
Yes, smallpox vaccines offer protection against monkeypox infection.
WHAT WE FOUND
Since monkeypox is “closely related” to the virus that causes smallpox, smallpox vaccines “can protect people from getting monkeypox,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Data from past studies show that the smallpox vaccine is about 85% effective in preventing monkeypox when given before someone is exposed to the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) and CDC say. The vaccine can also be effective at preventing illness or reducing symptom severity if it is given shortly after someone is exposed to monkeypox.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed two vaccines to prevent smallpox: ACAM2000 and JYNNEOS.
The ACAM2000 vaccine is approved by the FDA for use in smallpox prevention, but the CDC has expanded access to allow its use for monkeypox as well, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The JYNNEOS vaccine was approved by the FDA in September 2019 for use in the prevention of both smallpox and monkeypox disease. People with inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema, as well as those with weakened immune systems, should only use the JYNNEOS vaccine, the CDC says.
President Joe Biden’s administration has ramped up distribution of both vaccines, but they aren’t readily available to everyone. The vaccines are limited right now to those who are most at risk of being infected with monkeypox, including people with who were exposed to someone who has monkeypox, people who have had multiple or anonymous sexual partners, and men who have sex with men.
Local and state health departments are determining vaccine eligibility during the current outbreak, so requirements may vary based on where a person lives. People who have questions about their eligibility should contact their local health department.
Routine smallpox vaccinations used to be commonplace in the United States, but this practice stopped in 1972 after the disease was eradicated in the country, the CDC says. That means smallpox vaccines aren’t available to the general public anymore. Those who have previously been vaccinated against smallpox can usually find evidence as a scar on their upper arm, according to the WHO.
So what does a previous smallpox vaccination mean during the current monkeypox outbreak?
Though previous vaccination provides protection against monkeypox, it may not be lifelong, according to the CDC. During the 2003 monkeypox outbreak and the current outbreak, some people who had received the smallpox vaccine decades ago were infected with monkeypox.
Stuart Ray, M.D., a professor at Johns Hopkins Medicine, agrees.
“What we don't know is whether or at what point people who have had decades since that [smallpox] vaccination, or have become immunosuppressed since that vaccination, might become susceptible,” he said. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/verify/monkeypox-verify/smallpox-vaccines-effective-protection-against-monkeypox/536-7d4b81db-ed2a-4f02-a4cf-e99b8db51a8f | 2022-07-27 23:07:51 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/verify/monkeypox-verify/smallpox-vaccines-effective-protection-against-monkeypox/536-7d4b81db-ed2a-4f02-a4cf-e99b8db51a8f |
Music icon Lana Del Rey released her new album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, this spring. This album marks yet another one of her albums with hyper-feminine yet melancholy lyrics.
Part of what makes Del Rey’s music appealing to me is the dreamy quality that she encapsulates. Most people aren’t living the “psychoamericana” dream — as one reviewer for Pitchfork dubbed her most recent album — in their everyday life. But Del Rey’s music can take you to that place. Some on social media tease Del Rey’s fans for romanticizing being sad women who live in a patriarchal world, but what would music be without some stance of relatability? Although Del Rey’s universe isn’t entirely accurate, living in it temporarily through her music is certainly enjoyable.
Prospective fans might look at Del Rey’s discography, which spans more than a decade, and be unsure where to start. So how does this latest release rank with the rest of her discography? I did the homework of ranking Lana Del Rey’s albums from worst to best, not including Lana Del Ray (2010) because it has no certifications (unlike the rest of her albums) and is not available for streaming.
8. ‘Lust For Life’ (2017)
Del Rey’s fourth album expresses the glamor of Hollywood and highlights Del Rey as an American sweetheart, but overall doesn’t fit well with her discography. Although genre range is typically a positive shift for most artists, part of what makes Del Rey’s music infamous is her unique sound. Del Rey’s attempt to merge with rap artists like A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti sounds out of place. Some songs aren’t cohesive on the album, such as “Summer Bummer” and “Groupie Love.” Overall, Lust for Life doesn’t add much to Del Rey’s otherwise impressive discography.
7. ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ (2021)
Del Rey’s sixth album brings a different perspective — a more folky album, almost near the country genre. Although this album is generally confusing in her discography (as she has yet to return to this folk style), it still has its moments. Tracks like “Yosemite” and “White Dress” take us back to her earlier albums, to that West Coast feel that draws us in, rather than the strange folksiness that will feel unfamiliar to fans.
6. ‘Blue Banisters’ (2021)
Del Rey’s seventh album, Banisters, works seamlessly as an album, but its flaws bring it down a notch. Banisters is an experimental album that eventually leads us to her most recent album — yet it feels like something is missing. While “If You Lie Down With Me” and “Beautiful” drag down the album’s ranking, “Black Bathing Suit” and “Dealer” bring it back up. While Banisters attempts an aesthetic shift from “Americana” girl to “bad” girl, the album feels like a fluke with its beige tone and turns in the wrong direction for Del Rey.
5. ‘Ultraviolence’ (2014)
While fans on social media have acclaimed it Del Rey’s best, Ultraviolence is mediocre when compared to the rest of her work. Ultraviolence finds a way to romanticize tragedy with clever ballads and sad beats that stray away from her first release, Born To Die. “Sad Girl” and “Brooklyn Baby” set the tone of the rest of the album, embracing themes like capitalism and everlasting melancholy, while celebrating melodrama. What brings this album down in my ranking are lyrics that almost seem to commemorate domestic violence, such as “he hit me and it felt like a kiss” in the song “Ultraviolence.” Although Ultraviolence is strong, its romanticization of domestic violence makes for a problematic album.
4. ‘Born To Die’ (2012)
Del Rey’s first album, Born To Die, was heavily awaited after her sensational song, “Video Games,” was released as a single. This album is what sparked Del Rey’s success and is where we first get her signature classic American references: James Dean, the American dream and “I wish I was dead” in “Dark Paradise.” While the album is a one-dimensional portrayal of women, as Del Rey doesn’t mention anything other than men, love or a lush lifestyle, it still serves as a trailblazer album and provides a transparent picture of what America is truly all about.
3. ‘Honeymoon’ (2015)
Honeymoon, Del Rey’s third album, is her darkest and most insightful work. While the cover cleverly depicts what the American dream seems to be, it twists the “honeymoon” concept into the dark reality of feeling trapped in modern-day marriage. Honeymoon‘s first song, “Honeymoon,” feels eerie in its depiction of what can happen when the “honeymoon” stage of a relationship goes wrong — obsession, regret and even violence. Honeymoon feels like a cathartic experience after Ultraviolence, when Del Rey longs for the person who once hurt her the most. Honeymoon, most of all, makes us question if the people we love are unhealthy for us — and if leaving them could be even worse.
2. ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ (2023)
Del Rey’s most recent album fixates on the mortality of those we love. “The Grants,” Ocean Blvd‘s leading song, bears her family’s name, setting the tone for a treasure trove of an album. Ocean Blvd feels nearly perfect as Del Rey creates a balance of her classic “psychoamericana” combined with a therapeutic tone of mortality and religious undertones. The track “A&W” is the best example of this — the first half of the song a sad ballad, the second part an upbeat tone.
1. Norman F------- Rockwell! (2019)
This album is an ethereal and transcending spiritual experience. In Del Rey’s fifth album, Norman Rockwell, famous illustrator and painter known for capturing American life in his work, is the star of the album. The lyrics “Goddamn, man child” in the opening song help set the stage for a strong stray from Born To Die. Rockwell gives us the strong complexity that love, heartbreak, power and vulnerability truly deserve. There’s nothing that could improve this album.
Emily Aguirre will be a sophomore at Santa Fe Prep. Contact her atemjazz19@gmail.com. | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/teen/a-tour-through-lana-del-reys-world/article_9e9b22b8-2125-11ee-b9be-fbcad3a6f00a.html | 2023-07-15 06:17:09 | 1 | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/teen/a-tour-through-lana-del-reys-world/article_9e9b22b8-2125-11ee-b9be-fbcad3a6f00a.html |
My Take: America needs a National Day of Mourning
While a portion of the nation recently celebrated a day of freedom and a beginning of progress (Juneteenth), the rest of the nation has a need for a day to mourn lost freedom and progress.
Looking back, the decades after World War II will be remembered as the time America precipitously cast aside its physical, social, cultural, economic, political and legal moorings.
The healthy behavior of Americans has declined steadily. Our people sat idly by while cigarettes laid countless innocent citizens to rest due to lung cancer. We watched our cities get overrun with drugs smuggled in from south of the border. We did little to recognize, roll-back or stop the opioid crisis within our health care system. We have encouraged and blithely participated in unhealthy eating habits, sedentary living and vaping. We have performed below the level of other industrialized nations in infant and maternal mortality rates. We twiddled our thumbs at the outset of and throughout a decimating national pandemic.
We have embraced all manner of personal freedom addictions as normal: social media, pornography, drug and alcohol, online shopping and debt financing, to name just a few.
We have justified and promoted a cavalier attitude toward marriage, a precipitous decline in childbirth and an outpouring of teenage pregnancy. We have demonstrated a flippant acceptance of divorce and callous disregard for fatherhood and the orphans of divorce.
We have seen decades of declining school test scores and grade inflation, school bullying, withdrawal of parents from parent/teacher interactions and supervision of homework, burgeoning college debt coupled with an inability of students to finish college, and the normalization of active shooter events in the classroom.
We have presided over a decline in religious freedom and an increase in revelations of ecclesiastic pedophilia across a wide range of denominations.
We watched passively as employers outsourced jobs overseas and developed an unhealthy balance of trade. We watched with indifference the decline of organized labor and the rise of on-the-job exploitation of the workforce. We embraced usurious interest rates on consumer debt, a return to robber baron-style corporate monopoly in virtually all major industries, conversion from a credit-only economy to a debit-only economy, and skyrocketing city, state, and national debt financing.
We sat motionless as our infrastructure crumbled, bankruptcies exploded, and the wealth gap and poverty indicators soared. We have witnessed an epidemic of fraud and dishonest business advertising in every sector of the economy.
We took off our corrective lenses while Congress turned into an aristocracy, the presidency into an autocracy, and the Supreme Court into an oligarchy. We disputed the integrity of state election results and the honesty of thousands of state election workers, and attempted an insurrection and assassination in the halls of Congress. We threw away reason and non-partisan ship and married ourselves to conspiracy theories, populist demagoguery, the disappearance of newspapers, far right and far left sedition, and a resurgence of overt racism.
We have seen a long-running decline of trust in government and political parties, low election turnouts especially in local elections, withdrawal from fraternal and charity organization affiliation and participation, and withdrawal from church attendance.
After the Vietnam imbroglio, we forgot how to register our concerns about American militarism and followed both Democrat and Republican presidents into dozens of unnecessary military campaigns abroad without a peep of resistance.
In our law enforcement and justice worlds, we have accepted police murders, rampant Hollywood sexual assault, sexual harassment in workplaces, and rape in the military. We have witnessed the failure of corrections facilities to correct behavior, justice systems to find truth and provide justice, and an increase in all manner of violent crime.
We have adopted a slap-on-the-wrist approach to white collar crime, as demonstrated by the lack of punishment of corporate felons responsible for the 2008 Great Recession.
And yet every Fourth of July, we party with puffed out chests thinking we are the most patriotic and successful generation of people ever to live on planet earth.
— Robert Kimball Shinkoskey is a public health worker and historian of democracy. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/06/30/my-take-america-needs-national-day-mourning/7760439001/ | 2022-06-30 08:00:10 | 1 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/06/30/my-take-america-needs-national-day-mourning/7760439001/ |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was returning from an official appearance in Rapid City in 2019 when she faced a decision: Overnight in the capital of Pierre, where another trip would start the next day, or head home and see her son attend his high school prom?
The Republican governor chose the latter, a decision that eventually cost taxpayers some $3,700 when the state airplane dropped her off near her home and then returned the next day to pick her up.
It’s one of several trips that year where Noem, a potential 2024 White House contender, blurred the lines between official travel and attending either family or political events. The trips sparked a complaint to the state ethics board, which has referred the matter to the state's Division of Criminal Investigation. A county prosecutor overseeing the investigation will decide whether the governor broke an untested law enacted by voters in 2006 to rein in questionable use of the state airplane.
The governor has also faced action by the same ethics board for intervening in a state agency shortly after it moved to deny her daughter a real estate appraiser's license.
As Noem’s political star rose in 2020, she began using private jets to fly to fundraisers, campaign events and conservative gatherings.
But before that, in the first year of her term in 2019, Noem used the state plane six times to fly to out-of-state events hosted by political organizations including the Republican Governors Association, Republican Jewish Coalition, Turning Point USA and the National Rifle Association. Raw Story, an online news site, first reported the trips, which the governor’s office defended as part of her work as the state’s “ambassador” to bolster the state’s economy and intergovernmental relationships.
State plane logs also show that Noem had family members join her on in-state flights in 2019.
The 2006 ballot measure was a response to scrutiny of plane travel by then-Gov. Mike Rounds, who attended events such as his son’s away basketball games while on trips for other official business. At the time, Rounds, now a U.S. senator, used political funds to reimburse the state for those trips, as well as travel to political events.
State Sen. Reynold Nesiba, a Democrat who proposed the ballot measure before he became a lawmaker, said voters were clear in their intent.
"When it’s been used for family members, this seems like a clear violation of not only the letter but the spirit of the law that was passed overwhelmingly," he said.
Noem campaign spokesman Ian Fury said it was “fully within precedent” for family members to join governors on flights, adding that the “level of nitpickiness is ridiculous because she is doing this sort of thing less than Dennis Daugaard,” referring to Noem’s Republican predecessor.
State plane logs from Daugaard's last term show wife, Linda, often joined trips. Daugaard's sister and daughter also joined one trip each in 2017 and 2016 respectively. Noem's children — not counting daughter Kennedy Noem, on the governor's staff as a policy analyst — joined nine plane trips during her first term.
On another trip, Noem's itinerary allowed her to return home for her son's prom. On April 5, 2019, she rode the state plane from Watertown, near her home in Castlewood, to Rapid City for an announcement on Ellsworth Air Force Base. On the return flight, the plane stopped in the capital city of Pierre to drop off Rounds, who had joined her for the trip, and several aides. But even though she had another trip from Pierre to Las Vegas for a Republican Jewish Coalition event planned the next day, Noem didn’t stay in the governor’s mansion there.
She flew to Watertown, near her home, in time to watch her son take the stage at his prom, according to Noem’s social media posts. The state plane, meanwhile, returned to Pierre, only to make the trip back to Watertown for the governor the next day.
Fury defended the trips because her travel started in Watertown, near where she had spoken at an event for her son's school district the day before.
“Part of official travel is returning from official travel," Fury said.
He used a similar defense for a May 30, 2019 trip that started in Custer, where she was staying to help her daughter prepare for her wedding, and traveled around the state to speak at two youth leadership events. Noem’s son, nephew and one of their friends who were attending one of those events, in Aberdeen, rode back on the state plane to join the wedding preparations.
Fury said adding her son and his friends to the flight didn’t cost the state any extra money and was part of her official travel.
Richard Briffault, a professor at Columbia Law School who specializes in government ethics, said Noem's travel to political events seemed to fall into a legal gray area. While a trip to fundraise or campaign would clearly break the law, he said, traveling to meet with political groups was “pushing the limit.”
Across the country, Democratic and Republican governors alike have come under scrutiny for their use of state aircraft. New York, Kentucky, Minnesota and Montana allow governors to do some politicking with state-owned aircraft but place some restrictions and require reimbursements for political use. New York also allows immediate family members to travel with the governor.
Hughes County State’s Attorney Jessica LaMie, who was appointed to examine whether Noem broke the law, promised a “thorough” investigation.
“If you take the title and all of that out of it, it’s no different than any other investigation,” she said.
Neil Fulton, the dean of the University of South Dakota Law School who also served as Rounds’ chief of staff after the 2006 law was enacted, said it's not perfectly clear what exactly the law means by “state business." He said other jurisdictions usually define state business as “actions to advance programs or initiatives of the state.”
The law imposes steep fines: $1,000 plus 10 times the cost of the travel. Violators also face a Class 2 misdemeanor, which carries a maximum of a 30-day jail sentence, but that is usually only reserved for repeat or violent offenders.
“We weren’t hoping to convict anyone of anything,” Nesiba, the state lawmaker, said. “We were hoping to make a deterrent.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/South-Dakota-investigation-weighs-Noem-s-use-of-17463936.php | 2022-09-24 13:16:58 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/South-Dakota-investigation-weighs-Noem-s-use-of-17463936.php |
Rent prices climbed to an all-time high in September, according to Zumper data published Tuesday.
Prices are up more than eleven percent compared to 2021. The average one-bedroom costs $1,503 per month, while the average two-bedroom costs $1,845.
But there are signs of an overall cooldown in the market.
Cities like Nashville, Tampa, and Denver reported lower rent prices in September compared to August.
Several other cities, including Phoenix and Fort Lauderdale, reported no change in the rent price from month to month.
"Renters in today's housing market are facing a still-competitive market," said Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com. "But the good news is that it's not quite as competitive as it has been."
Realtor.com's August rent report shows similar signs of cooling in the rental market.
The median asking rent declined slightly from July to August of this year, according to the Realtor.com report.
It was the first time the company's metrics showed a month-over-month decline in rent prices since last November.
"We've seen landlords really try to make up for some of the lost rent growth that they didn't capture during the pandemic," said Hale. "Some of that make-up period may have passed, and landlords aren't pushing quite as hard on rent increases."
Analysts said there are several factors impacting the cost of rent.
Many of them are outside of landlords' control.
Recent Federal Reserve interest rate hikes have made it more expensive to get a mortgage, pushing would-be homebuyers back into the rental market.
"They're finding that their budgets no longer cancel out," said Hale. "So instead of continuing to search, they've decided to extend their rental term rather than buying a home this year."
"They are competition for finding rental units," said Taylor Marr, deputy chief economist at Redfin. "For anyone looking to move, it's been tighter, and it's because of these people that are being priced out of the first-time homebuyer market staying in place."
Other renters are feeling the pinch of inflation and looking for ways to trim their housing costs.
"During the pandemic, a lot of people didn't want to have roommates," Marr said. "That's partly what explains the elevated rents that we're at now. People wanted more of their own space to do Zoom calls from and work remote. Now, people are incentivized to get a roommate, or maybe even move in with mom and dad."
There are signs that the market will cool further in the coming months.
More than 800,000 new apartments were built or scheduled for completion in 2021 and 2022, according to a recent RentCafe analysis.
It is a construction boom not seen since the 1970s.
"There's still close to a million units that are under construction right now that will be new rental units coming on the market over the next six to twelve months," said Marr. "There is more relief and more supply that will help pull down some of that rent growth in the future."
For renters looking ahead to their next lease, the best option is often the simplest.
"Most people are opting to simply stay in place," said Marr. "We can usually get a lower rent by just renewing the lease versus moving and finding a unit."
Marr said renters can also find a deal by playing into seasonality.
"It's something I've personally done many times," Marr said. "Try to move in the months of February and March. Oftentimes you can save up to a hundred dollars by moving at a less ideal time, in the winter, rather than the peak demand of the summer."
Hale said other renters might find savings by rethinking their preferred location.
"The return to the office caused some renters to consider moving back in, closer toward the office, closer toward downtown," Hale said. "We're seeing a reversal of the trend that was really popular during the pandemic. If you're a renter and you're looking to save money, one consideration might be to look further out in the suburbs, because we are seeing relatively less demand in suburbs." | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/rent-prices-hit-all-time-high-but-reports-signal-a-coming-cool-down | 2022-09-27 22:04:50 | 1 | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/rent-prices-hit-all-time-high-but-reports-signal-a-coming-cool-down |
A 26-year-old parolee who fatally ran over her ex-boyfriend and told Little Rock police it was an accident has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Sentencing papers filed on Tuesday show Destiny Jabria Baugh pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in exchange for the 50-year term imposed by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Leon Johnson. Under the conditions of her plea agreement, negotiated by deputy prosecutor Reese Lancaster and public defender Harrison Tome, the homicide charge was reduced from first-degree murder.
Responding to a 911 call from Baugh, police found 23-year-old Jaylon Keishun England, a father of two, pinned under Baugh's car and fatally injured about 1 a.m. on July 25, 2021, at 1401 John Barrow Road. He died later at a hospital.
Court records show that Baugh told investigators that England, the father of one of her children, had been acting suicidal and appeared to be under the influence of something. She said she had been following him for awhile trying to get him to get into her car.
Baugh said that she'd gotten out of the car, thinking she'd put it in park but the vehicle rolled forward onto England. Baugh was released without charges.
But the resulting investigation turned up an Instagram video showing England under the car and Baugh angry. Later, detectives collected surveillance video from the Superstop convenience store at 1400 John Barrow Road, which shows Baugh's car stopped in the road with its brake lights on.
England can be seen walking in front of the car when the brake lights turn off as the vehicle moves toward England, who dodges. As England clears the front passenger side fender, the car makes a sharp right turn and strikes him, dragging him under the car as it moves forward.
Police got a warrant and arrested Baugh a day later. She has been jailed ever since.
The sentence is the second time Baugh has been sent to prison. In April 2018, she was sentenced to 12 years in prison out of Saline County after pleading guilty to robbery, reduced from aggravated robbery, and failure to appear.
In exchange for a portion of the stolen money, Baugh had been the getaway driver in an October 2015 holdup of a brother and sister, Sravanthi Joginipelli and Kiran Kumar, at an IHOP restaurant in Bryant, court records show. The failure to appear count is for not showing up for her March 2018 trial date.
Baugh's three robbery co-defendants were also sentenced to prison. Christian Harris, 28, of Dallas and Ibrhiem Delgado, 27, of Atlanta each received a 10-year sentence for aggravated robbery while Tyrelle Javor Smith of Atlanta was sentenced to 10 years for robbery. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/24/woman-agrees-to-50-year-sentence-after-pleading/ | 2022-11-24 11:03:12 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/24/woman-agrees-to-50-year-sentence-after-pleading/ |
- Heineken®'s new campaign tackles the issue of responsible drinking with the help of global F1® superstar, Max Verstappen, highlighting that when it comes to selecting a designated driver on a night out, 'The Best Driver' to choose is always the one that hasn't had a drink – unless that drink is Heineken® 0.0
- The creative campaign was inspired by research which demonstrated that designated drivers were often selected based on arbitrary reasons rather than the most relevant reason - that they had not drunk alcohol
- Since first partnering with F1® in 2016, Heineken® has been committed to leading real change around attitudes towards drink driving, promoting 'When You Drive Never Drink'
AMSTERDAM, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Heineken®, global partner of F1®, today unveiled their latest global 'When You Drive, Never Drink' creative campaign, entitled 'The Best Driver'. The campaign features the current F1® world champion and Heineken® 0.0 ambassador, Max Verstappen, who brings his star power to help promote responsible drinking to new and relevant audiences.
In the new campaign, the Oracle Red Bull Racing driver is portrayed socialising with friends and repeatedly being chosen to take on the role of designated driver, due to him being 'The Best Driver'. The hero film cleverly emphasises that while some of the best drivers are from the world of F1® the decision should instead only be based on who hasn't had a drink… unless of course the drink is a Heineken® 0.0.
The creative took inspiration from new research highlighting some of the arbitrary reasons for selecting a designated driver; including driving experience, enjoyment, or simply the person who volunteers[1]. Through this new campaign Heineken® aims to highlight that when it comes to getting a ride home after a night out the only person chosen to get behind the wheel should be the one that hasn't had alcohol.
Max Verstappen said: "As an F1® driver, making the right choices both on and off the track is vitally important for success. When driving, having that clarity and single-mindedness, particularly when it comes to safety, is crucial. On top of working on an upcoming, exciting new gaming initiative with Heineken® called Player 0.0, I'm proud as a Heineken® 0.0 ambassador to help advocate responsible drinking to motorsport fans all over the world. The campaign was great fun to shoot and I hope everyone not only enjoys the film, but also takes away the important message behind it."
Bram Westenbrink, Global Head of Heineken® Brand said: "When You Drive Never Drink is a message we are very passionate about, and continues to be at the forefront of our long standing partnership with F1®. As the racing season begins to heat up over the summer months, we are excited to launch the latest phase of this campaign which we first kicked off in 2016. As we enjoy the incredible action on track, it's important to remember that when it comes to choosing a designated driver when out with friends – 'The Best Driver' is always the one that hasn't been drinking."
The new campaign, ideated and created by creative agency Le Pub, directed by Bradley & Pablo and produced by PRETTYBIRD, launched in the Netherlands today through social media and digital out-of-home platforms. The hero film and supporting digital assets will also be launching across online, social and digital OOH, with the campaign rolling out globally across the rest of 2023.
Bruno Bertelli, Global CEO LePub, Global CCO Publicis Worldwide, CCO Publicis Groupe Italy, said: "Heineken® continues to be a pivotal player when it comes to responsible consumption. In its own witty way, the brand has always been culturally aware and sensitive towards global issues and younger generations. "When You Drive Never Drink" is in fact a long-standing project and consistent brand pillar that Heineken® can boast and champion. Drinking and driving pose significant risks and consequences, and who better than one of the most globally renowned drivers to convey this key message? Max Verstappen has been thus enlisted, becoming the most prominent promoter of safe rides. This approach treats in a creative way the brand's commitment towards building an impressive platform that exemplifies brand equity and impact at scale."
Since entering the world of motorsport in 2016, Heineken® has been committed to real change around attitudes towards drink driving, continuing to innovate through their marketing campaigns with F1®. The brand consistently drives the message in a light-hearted way through their global 'When You Drive, Never Drink' campaigns, with new creative launched every season. On top of this, Heineken® has committed to investing 10%+ of all media budgets to support responsible consumption programmes.
About HEINEKEN:
HEINEKEN is the world's most international brewer. It is the leading developer and marketer of premium beer and cider brands. Led by the Heineken® brand, the Group has a portfolio of more than 300 international, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders. We are committed to innovation, long-term brand investment, disciplined sales execution and focused cost management. Through "Brewing a Better World", sustainability is embedded in the business.
HEINEKEN has a well-balanced geographic footprint with leadership positions in both developed and developing markets. We employ over 85,000 employees and operate breweries, malteries, cider plants and other production facilities in more than 70 countries. Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. shares trade on the Euronext in Amsterdam. Prices for the ordinary shares may be accessed on Bloomberg under the symbols HEIA NA and HEIO NA and on Reuters under HEIN.AS and HEIO.AS. HEINEKEN has two sponsored level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programmes: Heineken N.V. (OTCQX: HEINY) and Heineken Holding N.V. (OTCQX: HKHHY).
Most recent information is available on HEINEKEN's website: www.theHEINEKENcompany.com and follow us on Twitter via @HEINEKENCorp.
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[1] LePub D&C Lab, 2023
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Islanders vs. Hurricanes Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - NHL Playoffs First Round Game 6
Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs First Round on Friday, April 28 will see the New York Islanders hosting the Carolina Hurricanes at UBS Arena at 7:00 PM ET on TBS, SN360, and TVAS2. The Hurricanes lead the series 3-2. The Islanders have -120 moneyline odds against the Hurricanes (+100).
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Islanders vs. Hurricanes Predictions for Friday
Our model for this contest expects a final score of Islanders 4, Hurricanes 3.
- Moneyline Pick: Islanders (-120)
- Computer Predicted Total: 5.7
- Computer Predicted Spread: Islanders (-0.6)
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Islanders Splits and Trends
- The Islanders (42-31-9 overall) have a 6-10-16 record in matchups that have gone to overtime.
- New York is 15-8-5 (35 points) in its 28 games decided by one goal.
- Looking at the 15 times this season the Islanders finished a game with only one goal, they have a 1-12-2 record, good for four points.
- New York has taken 14 points from the 18 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (6-10-2 record).
- The Islanders have scored at least three goals in 48 games (37-6-5, 79 points).
- In the 27 games when New York has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it has a 15-8-4 record (34 points).
- In the 41 games when it outshot its opponent, New York is 25-12-4 (54 points).
- The Islanders' opponents have had more shots in 45 games. The Islanders finished 19-20-6 in those contests (44 points).
Hurricanes Splits and Trends
- The Hurricanes (52-21-9 overall) have posted a record of 14-9-23 in contests that have gone to OT this season.
- Carolina has earned 52 points (23-7-6) in its 36 games decided by one goal.
- In seven games this season when the Hurricanes ended a game with just one goal, they earned a total of five points (2-4-1).
- When Carolina has scored a pair of goals this season, they've earned 13 points (5-8-3 record).
- The Hurricanes have scored more than two goals 58 times, earning 101 points from those matchups (48-5-5).
- This season, Carolina has capitalized on a single power-play goal in 23 games and registered 40 points with a record of 20-3-0.
- When outshooting its opponent this season, Carolina is 45-19-4 (94 points).
- The Hurricanes have been outshot by opponents 14 times this season, and earned 17 points in those games.
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Islanders vs. Hurricanes Game Time and TV Channel
- When: Friday, April 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TBS, SN360, and TVAS2
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- Where: UBS Arena in Elmont, New York
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60-year-old man killed in bull attack in Texas
FERRIS, Texas (KTVT) - Authorities say a 60-year-old man was killed by a bull in Texas. The bull was euthanized.
The victim’s father called police Monday, saying he thought a bull had killed his 60-year-old son. The incident happened in Ferris, Texas, about 20 miles south of Dallas.
When deputies and first responders arrived, they said the bull was destroying property and not allowing them to get close to the victim to help him. The bull was then shot and killed.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity wasn’t released pending full notification of his family.
There’s no word on who the owner of the bull is or where it came from.
The circumstances are still under investigation.
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DULUTH, Minn. — The Viking Polaris sliced through the dawn June fog, entering the harbor without fanfare. No horn blasts to this Midwestern port city’s landmark lift bridge. Onboard, all but a handful of cabins were dark as the 666-foot cruise ship ended its maiden Great Lakes voyage.
Cruise ships, which once thrived on these lakes before all but disappearing in the 1970s, are making a remarkable comeback on this inland sea, wooed by competing states. Marketed as “expedition cruising,” the ships deliver tourists and their spending money to ports that for decades primarily served global markets with iron ore and wheat.
“The [global] cruise industry is fairly mature,’ said Dave Gutheil, chief commercial officer of the Port of Cleveland. “There aren’t a lot of new places to go.”
States and Canadian provinces worked together to change that. After drawing major industry players to the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem in recent years, states now must balance that cooperation with competition as they seek port calls and the economic benefits they bring. But for some ports, especially the small ones, even the smaller expedition ships may be too big to handle.
For cruise fans these have been, if not uncharted, at least long neglected waters. In the heart of North America and separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence Seaway, more than a dozen Great Lakes ports in five U.S. states and a similar number in the Canadian province of Ontario offer expeditions as wild as kayaking sea caves along Minnesota’s rugged North Shore or as urban as touring the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
Attracting the cruise industry took regional and international coordination, Gutheil said. “This really has been a Great Lakes team effort.”
Now some states along the lakes — Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin — are competing for a tourism bounty by making their ports more attractive and accessible to cruise lines. In 2022, the cruises drew nearly 150,000 passenger visits to Great Lakes ports in the United States and Canada, a record, according to the industry group Cruise the Great Lakes. It forecasts nearly 170,000 visits in 2023 with an economic impact of $180 million.
Passenger cruises were once a major industry of the Great Lakes, with more than 30 lines operating in the upper lakes alone, according to a 2011 study by Richard Stewart of the University of Wisconsin-Superior. With the growth of the U.S. highway system and regional airlines, all were gone by 1970.
For decades, ventures to revive the industry struggled, hindered by regulations such as the 1896 Passenger Vessel Services Act, which limited access to U.S. ports. Gambling restrictions also discouraged cruise lines from offering service.
Combining U.S. and Canada stops allowed foreign-built ships to avoid the port restrictions, however. The current surge started in the 2015 season, including the arrival of the Pearl Mist, a 210-passenger ship.
These new ships are not the 6,000-passenger floating resorts that ply the Caribbean. With fewer than 400 passengers, most serve a more affluent and adventurous clientele. Viking entered the region in 2022, bringing a global reputation and two new ships designed specifically for the Great Lakes. Yet those ships, the Polaris and Octantis, are clearly ocean-capable vessels. Strengthened to withstand polar ice, they serve Viking’s Antarctic routes during the North American offseason.
Ponant, a French line, offers a seven-night cruise from Milwaukee to Toronto that starts at $5,790 per person, about $800 per night. A typical Caribbean cruise often can be booked for $100 per person per night. Other major players in the Great Lakes are Hapag-Lloyd, a German line that challenges Viking with state-of-the-art polar expedition ships, and Pearl Seas, which runs routes from deep in the Great Lakes to the Canadian Maritimes. Ten ships are working the lakes this season.
On shore, cruise passengers spend an average of $111 per port stop, according to a 2021 report by the University of Minnesota Duluth. That number increases to $188 in “turnaround” ports, where one tour ends and another begins.
State tourism agencies and port cities tout each port’s unique attractions. In Duluth, it’s the mix of outdoor activities and urban amenities. Michigan’s Mackinac Island boasts the car-less charm of its old-time seafront resorts, while Cleveland’s cultural attractions and strategic location in the middle of the lakes offers cruise options to the east and west.
Necessary infrastructure
For cruise lines, though, infrastructure matters. Cruise ships require docks and handling facilities in ports for decades dominated by cargo ships. That’s where state support matters.
“What keeps me up at night is if we don’t build South Shore correctly, Duluth is building a fantastic dock that will include all of these features,” Adam Tindall-Schlicht, the Port of Milwaukee director at the time, told the city’s harbor commissioners in 2022, according to Urban Milwaukee.
“Chicago coming online at Navy Pier keeps me up. Duluth and their investment in their downtown dock keeps me up,” said Tindall-Schlicht, who is now administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, a leading federal advocate for the cruise industry.
Milwaukee is meeting that challenge with a $7.3 million cruise facility. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, allocated $3.5 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to the project.
Similar projects are underway up and down the lakes.
Duluth, which is more than 2,000 nautical miles from the Atlantic, is the world’s most inland port with access to the world’s oceans. The city, with 11 scheduled cruise stops this season and 15 expected in 2024, is rebuilding a seawall, expanding dredging and adding Lake Superior’s only U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at its downtown convention center. When completed in 2025, the projects will allow passengers to disembark steps from the Great Lakes Aquarium, a former ore carrier-turned-museum, and the lively Canal Park tourist district. Currently some ships dock at an industrial area or use tenders to ferry passengers to shore.
Tourism officials hope the projects will help the port land more turnaround stops, which can double the number of visitors.
“With the day stops, they have around eight hours to spend in Duluth, and they have already pre-booked tours and so they get off, they get on a bus and they go to a tour, which is phenomenal for our tourist locations, but our active restaurants and hotels don’t get the use out of that,” said Belle Wanke of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
“But when we have these turnarounds, they’re able to come in,” Wanke said. “Honestly, most of them come in the night before and stay in our hotels, and then they’ll come down later this morning and get on the ship, and then a good number of the people that get off today will spend the night in Duluth and fly out tomorrow.”
Michigan, which has multiple ports with cruise stops, has supported cruise ships through the Michigan Strategic Fund, a business development resource. The former Upper Peninsula copper mining town of Houghton has attracted visits with a new $5 million pier built with $4 million from the state fund.
In New York, Buffalo wants a piece of the market: The state’s Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation has commissioned a feasibility study, scheduled to be finished later this year, on making the city a cruise ship destination.
In Cleveland, state funds and the city’s central lakes location have helped make the city a regular stop for cruise lines, according to Gutheil. Ohio’s Maritime Assistance Program provides $10 million annually for the state’s lake and river ports. Cleveland expects 49 port calls this season, up from 37 in 2022. The aid is vital because the industry is growing and competitive, he said.
“Some of our neighboring states have more of a bucket to pull from,” Gutheil said.
Some markets have had less success. A cruise boat terminal built in 2002 in Erie County, Pennsylvania, has never hosted a visit. County Executive Brenton Davis is pushing to change that, GoErie.com reported.
Community resistance
Not all port cities are so eager to see a cruise ship at their docks.
Traverse City, Michigan, a popular tourist town of 15,000 people on Lake Michigan, had been scheduled for Viking stops. But in 2020, two years before the first stop, the Discovery Center & Pier announced it would no longer accept Viking or other small cruise lines it had served.
Three years later, the city has reversed course. In 2024, the Pearl Mist, which carries 168 fewer passengers than the Viking ships, is scheduled for at least two visits. It will anchor offshore and use tenders to shuttle passengers ashore. The process will reduce some of the congestion caused by an onshore docking.
For Discovery Center CEO Matt McDonough, concerns from the community were a driving force. Traverse City, which promotes itself as the “Cherry Capital of the World,” already has a bustling tourism industry that overfills the town during the cruise season. Plus, he said, the town is looking to diversify its economic base beyond tourism.
“It was something a lot of folks around the community were not supportive of,” McDonough said.
For the center, which looks to connect people with all the Great Lakes, the cruises did not mesh with its mission, he said. Viking, he said, was more interested in having a place to disembark passengers to buses.
In the wake of its decision, the Discovery Center has developed features more true to its mission, including a new freshwater research center, McDonough said.
Even larger cities now say there is a limit to the number of boats they can handle. Duluth senior economic developer Tricia Hobbs, for example, told Minnesota Public Radio that the city would like to see just 10-20 visits per season.
Environmental opposition has been limited. In part that’s because the cruise companies tout the expedition ships’ environmental records. The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian regulators enforce rules that are stricter than on the open seas.
According to Coast Guard Lt. Phillip Gurtler, graywater from baths, kitchen prep and laundry uses, is treated the same as sewage, which is banned from Great Lakes waters. A 2006 agreement on ballast water, which is used to stabilize ships, has substantially reduced the transfer of invasive species from outside the ecosystem.
Some states require additional permits. Michigan, for example, requires ocean-going ships to obtain a ballast permit before they “begin port operations,” according to Jeff Johnson, a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
Tourism officials say they see a young market evolving, and more expedition-style ships are under production.
“Right now there aren’t a ton of ships that are small enough to fit all the way through [the St. Lawrence Seaway], but expedition cruising is becoming a thing and being more promoted by the smaller cruise lines. Expedition and luxury cruising is growing,” Duluth’s Wanke said. “And when those [demands] grow and they build more ships, there’ll be more opportunities.”
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WASHINGTON — A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense passed the Senate on Thursday and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
The bill provides for about $45 billion more for defense programs than Biden requested and roughly 10% more than last year’s bill as lawmakers look to account for inflation and boost the nation’s military competitiveness with China and Russia. It includes a 4.6% pay raise for servicemembers and the Defense Department's civilian workforce.
The Senate passed the defense policy bill by a vote of 83-11. The measure also received broad bipartisan support in the House last week.
To win GOP support for the 4,408-page bill, Democrats agreed to Republican demands to scrap the requirement for service members to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill directs Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to rescind his August 2021 memorandum imposing the mandate.
Before approving the measure, the Senate voted down a couple of efforts to amend it, including a proposal from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to speed the permitting process for energy projects. The effort had drawn fierce opposition from some environmental advocacy groups who worried it would accelerate fossil fuel projects such as gas pipelines and limit the public's input on such projects.
Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy Committee, secured a commitment from Biden and Democratic leaders last summer to support the permitting package in return for his support of a landmark law to curb climate change.
Machin's legislation sets deadlines for completion of National Environmental Policy Act reviews for major energy and natural resource projects. It would require courts to consider litigation involving energy project permits on an expedited basis. It also directs federal agencies to permit the completion of a natural gas pipeline in his home state and Virginia “without further administrative or judicial delay or impediment."
“We're on the verge of doing something unbelievable, but let me tell you, most of it will be for naught. Because without permitting reform, the United States of America is more litigious than any nation on earth," Manchin told colleagues.
Biden voiced his support for Manchin's legislation a few hours before Thursday's vote. He said far too many projects face delays and described Manchin's amendment “as a way to cut Americans’ energy bills, promote U.S. energy security, and boost our ability to get energy projects built and connected to the grid.“
Not only did some environmental advocacy groups bash Manchin's proposal, but so did many Republicans. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said it didn't go far enough, calling it “reform in name only."
The amendment fell short of the 60 votes needed for passage, 47-47.
An amendment from Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also went down to defeat. It would have allowed for the reinstatement of those service members discharged for failing to obey an order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and compensate them for any pay and benefits lost as a result of the separation.
“People serving our military are the finest among us. Over 8,000 were terminated because they refused to get this experimental vaccine, and so I'm urging all of my colleagues to support Senator Cruz's and my amendment," Johnson said.
But opponents worried about the precedent of rewarding members of the military who disobeyed an order. Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said orders are not suggestions, they are commands.
“What message do we send if we pass this bill? It is a very dangerous one," Reed said. “What we're telling soldiers is, ‘if you disagree, don't follow the order, and then just lobby Congress, and they'll come along and they'll restore your rank, or restore your benefits, or restore everything.'"
The amendment failed, with 40 senators supporting it and 54 opposing it.
The defense bill sets policy and provides a roadmap for future investments. Lawmakers will have to follow up with spending bills to bring many provisions to reality. It’s one of the final bills Congress is expected to approve before adjourning, so lawmakers were eager to attach their top priorities to it.
The directive to rescind the vaccine mandate for service members proved to be among the most controversial provisions, but Democrats agreed to it to allow the bill to advance.
As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army. Service members who are not vaccinated are not allowed to deploy, particularly sailors or Marines on ships. There may be a few exceptions to that, based on religious or other exemptions and the duties of the service member.
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Both Lenses Are Ideal for Entry Level and Photography Enthusiasts Looking for The Next Lens After The Standard Zoom
MELVILLE, N.Y., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today the launch of two new RF-Mount lenses, the RF24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM and RF15-30mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. The lenses are both high-value, compact and lightweight wide-angle additions to the RF-Mount family and pair perfectly with the complete lineup of EOS R cameras, including the newly announced Canon EOS R10 and EOS R7 cameras.
The Canon RF24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM lens is a large-diameter, wide-angle fixed focal length lens designed for capturing bright and clear images with beautiful bokeh and macro capabilities to get even closer, both features not possible with a standard kit lens. Will Cadena, wedding and portrait photographer touts the focal length saying, "I love this lens! It helps give you the feeling you are right there in the action, and the focal length really directs your eye to the center of the frame."
Thanks to the wide-angle of view and built-in STM motor that tracks focus with natural movement, the new RF24mm lens is optimized for video use, particularly vlogging and other social media uses.
- Fast F1.8 maximum aperture for great control over depth of field and bokeh, low-light shooting, and video recording, with fast and reliable autofocus.
- Excellent image quality: highlights include a UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass element, one aspheric element, and Canon SSC (Super Spectra Coating) to help minimize ghosting and flare.
- Minimum focus distance of approx. 5.5 In./0.14 m; close-up magnification 0.5x at minimum focus distance.
- Optical image stabilization — up to 5.5 stops* of shake correction. Up to 6.5 stops Coordinated IS when paired with EOS R series cameras featuring In-Body Image Stabilizer (IBIS).
- Dedicated, programmable Control Ring with click-stop operation.
- Equivalent to approximately 38mm coverage when used on cameras with APS-C size image sensors.
- Impressively compact and light at only 0.6 lbs/270g.
- Circular (9 blades) aperture for beautiful, soft backgrounds.
The Canon RF15-30mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens is an ultra wide-angle zoom lens designed for a variety of image-capturing moments such as dynamic landscapes and natural snapshots. Travel vlogger Juliana Broste (@TravelingJules) says that a wide-angle lens is her go to, "I've got options–whether I'm standing super close to my subject or backing up to get a sense of a place, I'm covered."
Like the new RF24mm, this new lens has macro capabilities and produces images with beautiful bokeh, with the added flexibility of a zoom range. The RF15-30 is another excellent option for photographers looking to go beyond the standard zoom lens.
"The RF15-30 F4.5-6.3 IS STM makes it easy to film handheld, so you can stay light on your feet and move about freely. So long shaky shots!"
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- Equivalent to approximately 24–48mm coverage when used on cameras with APS-C size image sensors.
- Excellent image quality: highlights include two UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass elements, one aspheric element, and Canon SSC (Super Spectra Coating) to help minimize ghosting and flare.
- Optical Image Stabilization — up to 5.0 stops* of shake correction. Up to 7.0 stops of Coordinated IS when paired with EOS R series cameras featuring In-Body Image Stabilizer (IBIS).
- Equivalent to approximately 24–48mm coverage when used on cameras with APS-C size image sensors.
- Minimum focus distance of approx. 11 in./0.28m (5.1 In./0.13m in manual focus at 15mm zoom position.)
- Canon STM (stepping motor) focus drive, especially suited for smooth, quiet video AF operation.
- Impressively compact and light — approx. 0.9 lbs./390g.
The Canon RF24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM, and Canon RF15-30 F4.5-6.3 IS STM lenses are scheduled to be available in late August 2022 for an estimated retail price of $599.99 and $549.99, respectively**.
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Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), as of 2021 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years† and was one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. was featured in Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking among the top 100 companies for employee happiness and satisfaction at work. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.
*Based on CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) standards. Testing performed using the EOS R, R5, and R3 cameras.
** Specifications, availability and prices are subject to change without notice. Actual prices are set by individual dealers and may vary.
†Number of patents for 2021 are based on figures released by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Figures for 2005 to 2020 are based on information issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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NEW YORK, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today that it will report results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 after the market closes on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. The earnings announcement will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.OUTFRONT.com.
The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call number is 866-580-3963 (U.S. callers) and 786-697-3501 (International callers) and the password for both is Outfront.
Live and replay versions of the conference call will be webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.OUTFRONT.com.
About OUTFRONT Media Inc.
OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.
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Thanksgiving often serves up a feast of new family movies at the box office, but the Walt Disney Co.’s animated offering “ Strange World ” fizzled with audiences out of the gates. The production, which carried a reported $180 million budget, grossed just $18.6 million in ticket sales in its first five days and $11.9 million over the weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The top spot for the holiday corridor, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday, instead went to another Disney movie, Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which raked in an additional $64 million over the last five days, $45.9 million of which was from the weekend. The superhero sequel has reigned over the charts for three weekends now and has grossed $675.6 million worldwide.
It was a muted weekend despite a buffet of well-reviewed options, including the Korean War aviation drama “ Devotion,” the nationwide expansion of the Timothée Chalamet cannibal romance “ Bones and All ” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” also opened in 600 theaters nationwide for a weeklong limited run. It marks the first time a Netflix film has played in the nation’s major theater chains, including AMC, Regal and Cinemark, but neither Netflix nor the exhibitors provided sales estimates for the film, which won’t hit the streaming service until Dec. 23. The first “Knives Out,” which was released by Lionsgate, opened to $41.4 million over Thanksgiving weekend in 2019.
Between the “Glass Onion” mystery and the “Strange World” miss, it was a reminder that the exhibition business is still far from normal. Walt Disney Studios and Pixar animated titles account for the top six Thanksgiving openings of all time, including films such as “Frozen,” which made $93.6 million in 2013, “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” which pulled in $84.8 million in 2018 and “Moana,” which earned $82.1 million when it opened in 2016.
“Strange World” opened in 4,714 locations on Wednesday, but it was clear from early preview showings that it was going to be slow going. On Friday, it earned only $5.2 million. “Wakanda Forever,” by contrast, made $18.2 million on Friday in 4,258 theaters and has been out for three weeks.
The animated adventure film’s debut is one of the bigger bombs in the modern history of the Disney Animation studio, similar to the $16 million 2002 Thanksgiving opening of “Treasure Planet.” “Strange World” was directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen and follows a family of explorers and features the voices of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Gabrielle Union and Lucy Liu. Reviews have been mostly positive, with a 73% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Third place went to “Devotion,” directed by JD Dillard and starring Jonathan Majors and Glenn Powel, which made $9 million in its first five days and $6 million over the weekend from 3,405 locations. The film was made by Black Label Media and distributed by Columbia Pictures in 3,405 locations. The war epic is based on the true story of Jesse Brown, the first Black aviator in the history of the U.S. Navy, who along with his friend Tom Hudner were pivotal in turning the tide in one of the most brutal battles of the Korean War.
“ The Menu,” the satirical fine-dining thriller starring Ralph Feinnes and Anya Taylor-Joy, landed in fourth in its second weekend, with $7.4 million over the past five days and $5.2 million over the weekend. Fifth place went to “Black Adam.”
In sixth place for the weekend was Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” which is based on the filmmaker’s own family and teenage years. The Universal release expanded to 638 theaters, where it earned $3.1 million over five days and $2.2 million over the weekend.
United Artists Releasing rolled “Bones and All” out to 2,727 theaters, where it made an estimated $3.6 million over the five-day opening, with $2.2 million of that coming from the weekend. According to exit polls, some 74% of the audience was between the ages of 18 and 34. The R-rated film from Italian director Luca Guadagnino stars Chalamet and Taylor Russell as young cannibals on a road trip through the American Midwest.
In more limited releases, Elegance Bratton’s “The Inspection ” expanded to 32 screens and earned $103,033 over five days. The film, which picked up several Independent Spirit Award nominations, will continue expanding in the coming weeks.
Overall ticket sales are expected to net out around $125 million. That would be down about 12% from last year, which boasted releases such as “Encanto,” which opened to $40.6 million even with a spiking COVID-19 variant. For movie theater owners, it places even more pressure on “Avatar: The Way of Water,” to deliver a big windfall to close out the year. It launches on Dec. 16.
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The Class A No. 10 Lincoln Southwest boys basketball team beat Papillion-La Vista South 67-64 on Tuesday at Southwest.
Bryson Bahl had a double-double with 37 points and 10 rebounds for the Titans. Chuck Love was the leading scorer for the Silver Hawks with 22 points.
The game was tied 38-38 heading into the fourth quarter, but Southwest outscored the Titans 29-26 to finish the game. The Silver Hawks shot 41% on three-pointers.
Parkview Christian 64, Elmwood-Murdock 58: Class D-2 No. 1 Parkview Christian used a strong second half to take down Class C-2 No. 9 Elmwood-Murdock. Maurice Reide led the Patriots with 24 points, and Viktar Kachalouski added 23.
Lincoln Lutheran 69, Aquinas 35: Jonny Puelz had 17 points and Ryan Hager had 16 points to help Lincoln Lutheran to a big win. The Warriors outscored Aquinas 23-6 in the second quarter to open up the lead and they never looked back. The Warriors depth was on full display, with 11 different players scoring.
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Lincoln Pius X 61, Norfolk 40: A strong second quarter, when Pius X outscored Norfolk 16-5, helped the Thunderbolts to a decisive win. The Bolts' Treyson Anderson led all scorers with 14 points.
Freeman 58, Malcolm 55, OT: A matchup of two ranked teams lived up to the hype. Class C-2 No. 5 Freeman had four different players score in double figures, including Taylan Vetrovsky with 17 points. Hayden Frank was the leading scorer of the game with 24 points for Class C-1 No. 6 Malcolm.
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Lincoln Pius X 71, Norfolk 41: Class A No. 6 Pius X dispatched of Norfolk with dominant runs. The Bolts opened the game with a 22-6 run and added a 21-6 spurt in the third quarter. Twelve Pius X players scored, led by Adison Markowski with 16 points.
Lincoln Southwest 48, Papillion-La Vista South 37: Aniya Seymore led Southwest with 16 points. Both teams' offenses came alive in the fourth quarter, with the Silver Hawks outscoring the Titans 17-12.
Elmwood-Murdock 32, Parkview Christian 20: Elmwood-Murdock held Class D-2 No. 8 Parkview Christian to 21 percent shooting. After being tied at halftime, the Knights outscored the Patriots 10-0 in the third quarter. Isabella Minatti led Parkview with a game-high 13 points. | https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/basketball/boys/prep-glance-lincoln-southwest-slip-past-papio-south-and-other-tuesday-highlights/article_473a3f5e-6111-59eb-8b19-0346454ebafa.html | 2023-01-18 05:32:43 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/sports/high-school/basketball/boys/prep-glance-lincoln-southwest-slip-past-papio-south-and-other-tuesday-highlights/article_473a3f5e-6111-59eb-8b19-0346454ebafa.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Jackson, sidelined for the season by Tommy John surgery, lost his salary arbitration hearing with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
Jackson was awarded the team’s $3.6 million offer rather than his $4 million request by Robert Herzog, Richard Bloch and Scott Buchheit, who heard the case a day earlier.
A 30-year-old right-hander, Jackson had surgery on April 13 to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament.
No statistics or evidence from after March 1 are admissible other than contract and salary comparisons, timing set when Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed to the deal that ended the lockout.
Jackson had 18 saves in 2019 and had served as a top setup man the past two years. He was 2-2 with a career-best 1.98 ERA in 71 games in 2021, helping the Braves win their first World Series title since 1995. He had a 0.00 ERA in three Series games against Houston, allowing one hit in 3 2/3 innings.
He earned $1.9 million last year.
Team have a 3-2 lead in decisions: Seattle second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier ($8 million) and Kansas City outfielder Andrew Benintendi ($8.5 million) won and Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley ($3.95 million) and St. Louis outfielder Tyler O’Neill ($3.4 million) also lost.
A decision remains pending for Milwaukee right-hander Adrian Houser.
Arbitration hearings usually are held during the first three weeks of February but were delayed by the lockout.
Hearings scheduled through June 24. Players scheduled for hearings include Atlanta outfielder Adam Duvall, pitcher Max Fried and Dansby Swanson, along with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt, Minnesota catcher Gary Sánchez and Philadelphia pitcher Zach Eflin.
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United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $194 million in the first quarter, but its revenue soared compared with last year, and the airline said consumer demand remains strong despite economic uncertainty.
United predicted that results in the April-through-June quarter will be slightly better than Wall Street expects.
Like Delta Air Lines, which reported financial results last week, United faces much higher costs for labor and fuel than it did a year ago. Both, however, were upbeat about strong ticket sales heading into the crucial summer travel season.
“We are watching the macroeconomic risks carefully, but demand remains strong, especially internationally, where we are growing at twice the domestic rate,” CEO Scott Kirby said in a statement.
That matches data from Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, which report that their private data shows bookings slowing in recent weeks for trips within the U.S., while international flights sell briskly.
To take advantage of that international demand, United announced separately that it plans to expand service to Australia and New Zealand next winter by 40%. It will start new service or add flights on current routes from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Christchurch and Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney and Brisbane, Australia.
Patrick Quayle, a senior vice president who oversees United’s global network, said the airline will shift planes from Europe during winter, when travel between the U.S. and Australia and New Zealand is heaviest.
Investors knew that United’s first-quarter loss was coming — the airline warned last month that it would lose up to $1 per share in what is the weakest travel period of the year. That was partly because of an unusual accounting decision.
United moved up money set aside for a new contract with pilots into the first quarter — even though it didn’t get a deal done with the union during the quarter. The accounting move, however, loaded more costs into the first quarter, which was already going to be weak, while reducing the hit to the bottom line when there is a new contract.
It is not clear, however, when labor and management will reach a settlement.
The Air Line Pilots Association said its members, dressed in their uniforms, will picket outside the airline’s Chicago headquarters Wednesday — when executives discuss the financial results with analysts — to protest United’s “reluctance” to give them an industry-leading contract.
United’s loss was much smaller than the $1.38 billion shortfall it reported in last year’s first quarter, when travel was just starting to recover from the pandemic. United said that excluding one-time items, it would have lost 63 cents per share. That was slightly better than Wall Street’s forecast of a loss of 73 cents per share, according to a FactSet survey.
Revenue jumped 51% to $11.43 billion, about in line with analysts’ forecast of $11.42 billion.
United forecast that it will earn between $3.50 and $4 a share in the April-through-June quarter. The midpoint of that outlook is slightly higher than Wall Street’s forecast of $3.61 per share.
Shares of United Airlines Holdings Inc. rose more than 1% in extended trading after gaining 1.6% during the regular session.
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MANHATTAN (PIX11) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams said when it comes to the migrant crisis, you got to have faith.
Monday, the mayor was joined by faith leaders to announce many houses of worship would set up shelters to help care for the tens of thousands of asylum seekers who have come to the city.
More than 72,000 migrants have come to the city, and New York is still directly caring for around 46,000– Primarily in hotels and other temporary shelters.
“I would rather people be in houses of worship where they are connected to people, care, compassion, and community than being in a congregate setting,” Adams said.
About 50 churches, temples and other faith facilities will initially host smaller 19-person groups of single adult migrant men, creating around 1,000 beds.
The Muslim Community Center in Sunset Park is already doing this work.
“As people of faith know, faith must not just reside in your hearts, but must be in your actions,” said Sonya Ali of MCC. “As Muslims, we are ready to step up and help our brothers and sisters of humanity.”
Locations will span the city, and different church groups will do different things. For example, some will offer supplies and services, and other churches will act as daytime rest centers.
The effort will not be entirely charitable. The city is subsidizing faith groups through a contract with the group New York Disaster Interfaith Services.
The Mayor said the city has already spent $1.2 billion since last May on the crisis. Adams said working with faith groups will be more cost-effective per person than the network of 160 or so hotels the City has cobbled together to help the asylum seekers.
“It’s going to cost us about $125 per night, far cheaper than what we are paying in the emergency hotels,” Adams promised.
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The collaboration creates an opportunity to penetrate the Asian market with 3D-bioprinted structured seafood products
REHOVOT, Israel, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MeaTech 3D Ltd. (Nasdaq: MITC) ("MeaTech"), an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Umami Meats for the joint development of 3D-printed cultured structured seafood.
Umami Meats is a Singapore-based cultured seafood company with a focus on developing species that are expected to experience severe supply-side shortages in the coming years due to climate change, overfishing and continuously growing consumer demand. The global seafood market was estimated to be worth US $110.2 billion by 2022 and is growing at a CAGR of 3.6% (FMI - The Food Industry Association).
This collaboration opens a door for both companies into the Asian market, and Singapore specifically, which is currently the only country that has authorized the production and distribution of cultured meat.
The agreement is part of MeaTech's strategy of collaboration with other players in the alternative protein space and takes advantage of the company's flexibility in its technological and biological capabilities to develop and print a wide variety of species. With this agreement, MeaTech will be adding seafood to its portfolio of bovine, avian and porcine products under development.
The company's innovative 3D bioprinting technology can produce complex meat products with pinpoint precision at an industrial rate of production without impacting cell viability. Through the company's private subsidiary, MeaTech is developing and commercializing its 3D-printing capabilities in-house and to third parties in the food-tech sector.
MeaTech also sees this collaboration as an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to helping preserve marine ecosystems and wildlife while addressing the environmental challenges surrounding the aquaculture and fishing industries.
Arik Kaufman, MeaTech's Chief Executive Officer & Founder: "We are very pleased about this new agreement which reflects our commercialization strategy of industry collaboration using our unique 3D printing capabilities. We are excited about entering into the seafood sector and believe it will lead us to new market pathways throughout Asia and worldwide."
Mihir Pershad, Umami Meats' Chief Executive Officer & Founder: "We are delighted to establish this collaboration with MeaTech to expand our product range with their 3D printing capabilities. This partnership will enable us to build upon our technology platform for cultivating fish muscle and fat to produce a variety of structured products that meet the desires of discerning consumers. We believe cultivated seafood holds tremendous potential to provide a local, sustainable source of healthy protein and to address many of the challenges facing our food system and our oceans."
About MeaTech
MeaTech 3D Ltd. is an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat revolution. The company initiated activities in 2019 and is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker "$MITC". MeaTech maintains facilities in Rehovot, Israel and Antwerp, Belgium and is in the process of expanding activities to the US.
MeaTech is developing a sustainable, slaughter-free solution for producing a variety of beef, chicken and pork products, both as raw materials and whole cuts. The company's approach to meat production and modular factory design will provide an alternative to industrialized animal farming with the potential to enhance food security, reduce carbon footprint, and minimize water and land usage.
For more information, please visit: https://meatech3d.com
About Umami Meats
Umami Meats is cultivating a sustainable seafood future by producing delicious, nutritious, affordable cultivated seafood that is better for our health, our oceans and our future. Umami Meats' cultivated, not-caught seafood offers equivalent nutrition to traditional seafood and provides a delicious culinary experience that is free from heavy metals, antibiotics and microplastics.
Umami Meats has also been recognized as a Semi-Finalist in the XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion competition, Fi Global Startup Innovation Challenge finalist, member of Forward Fooding's 2021 FoodTech 500 list, and as the Best Emerging Sustainable Seafood Company – Southeast Asia in the 2021 Global Green Business Awards.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning MeaTech's business, operations and financial performance and condition as well as plans, objectives, and expectations for MeaTech's business operations and financial performance and condition. Any statements that are not historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect MeaTech's current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which change over time, and other factors that may cause MeaTech's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and are typically identified with words such as "may," "could," "should," "will," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "aim," "intend," "plan" or words or phases of similar meaning and include, without limitation, MeaTech's expectations regarding the success of its cultured meat manufacturing technologies it is developing, which will require significant additional work before MeaTech can potentially launch commercial sales; MeaTech's research and development activities associated with technologies for cultured meat manufacturing, including three-dimensional meat production, which involves a lengthy and complex process; MeaTech's ability to obtain and enforce its intellectual property rights and to operate its business without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights and proprietary technology of third parties; and other risks and uncertainties, including those identified in MeaTech's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for MeaTech to predict their occurrence or how they will affect MeaTech. If one or more of the factors affecting MeaTech's forward-looking information and statements proves incorrect, then MeaTech's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release. Therefore, MeaTech cautions you not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking information and statements. MeaTech disclaims any duty to revise or update the forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically required by law.
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Which mesh Wi-Fi is best?
Getting WiFi installed at home can be a bit of a pain, especially using the traditional wireless router and modem included in most home WiFi systems. However, many decide to use a mesh WiFi system to eliminate dead spots in the home while offering added features like voice recognition, easy setup and other useful tools.
Among the many excellent mesh WiFi systems available is the Amazon eero Pro mesh WiFi system, which offers voice controls, smart home capabilities and powerful wireless internet connections that work great for most users.
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How mesh WiFi works
Instead of using a router and modem like a traditional WiFi network, mesh WiFi systems work by using multiple connection points as routers of their own, projecting a “mesh-like” wireless internet blanket throughout a space.
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The biggest benefit of a mesh WiFi system is the elimination of dead spots in unique space layouts. The best mesh WiFi systems offer users the ability to customize their WiFi connection configurations throughout space by placing connection points where they’re needed most, largely eliminating the possibility for dead zones and other connection issues.
Speed and range needs
Other important factors to consider before purchasing a mesh WiFi system include your internet provider’s overall connection speed and the specific needs of your house, office or other space. This includes how much square footage of wireless internet connectivity you need.
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Connection range
While the connection range of each individual device in a mesh WiFi system is vital to consider, it’s different from a router in that you can place connection points wherever you see fit. This increases the connection range when using multiple devices, though those purchasing a single mesh unit can also see exactly how far the model is supposed to project wireless internet connections.
Connection speed
Another important factor to consider when buying a mesh WiFi system is the connection speed it offers since this will determine how fast your connections can be. You’ll want to make sure the speed of your mesh WiFi system is fast enough to accommodate the speeds offered by your internet provider.
Voice controls, parental control and other features
Other features that many users find helpful in a mesh WiFi system include voice controls, smart home functionality, parental controls and other more advanced features that can help the user customize various elements of their wireless internet network.
How much you can expect to spend on mesh WiFi systems
A single mesh WiFi unit may cost as little as $40. Other full mesh WiFi systems can cost as much as $500, with some costing even more, depending on how many connection points you elect to purchase.
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Can mesh WiFi systems speed up my wireless internet?
A. While a mesh WiFi system may be able to speed up your internet, the answer largely depends on why your internet is running slow. If your internet is only running at 100 Mbps from your service provider, unfortunately, a mesh WiFi system won’t necessarily speed up your internet connection. However, if you’re having connection issues like dead zones, a mesh WiFi system can help ensure every corner of an area has equal access to the full strength of your WiFi connection.
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What’s the best mesh WiFi system to buy?
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Amazon eero Pro Mesh WiFi system Three-Pack with Voice-Controlled Network
What you need to know: Amazon’s eero Pro is a top-tier mesh WiFi system, offering up to 6,000 square feet of robust, high-speed internet connectivity that’s perfect for homes, offices or other larger areas.
What you’ll love: The eero Pro features up to 350 Mbps speeds across an area of up to 6,000 square feet, and each device also includes two ethernet ports. You can purchase this particular model as a three-pack of eero Pros for best results or with just one eero Pro and two eero beacons for a slightly more affordable price.
What you should consider: The eero Pro mesh WiFi system is more expensive than many other mesh WiFi models. Other buyers also expressed privacy concerns in buying a model with voice abilities.
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Gryphon Guardian Router and Mesh WiFi System with Dual-Band Connectivity
What you need to know: This mesh WiFi system from Gryphon is great for family households with its advanced parental controls, as well as a secure connection for spaces up to 1,800 square feet.
What you’ll love: Gryphon’s AC1200 mesh WiFi system comes at a spectacular price point and offers connections of up to 1,300 Mbps in spaces as large as 1,800 square feet. You can also purchase a one-pack or three-pack, depending on your space and specific WiFi needs.
What you should consider: This mesh WiFi system isn’t quite as user-friendly as most models, and the various tools it offers all take a bit of learning to make the most out of each feature.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Google Nest Mesh WiFi System with Dual-Band Connectivity and Voice Controls
What you need to know: Google’s flagship mesh WiFi system makes it super easy for the user to modify network speeds, passwords and a wide range of smart home functions. Each module offers up to 2,200 square feet of range.
What you’ll love: Beyond offering easily controllable WiFi speeds and a range of up to 2,200 square feet per device, the Google Nest system is touted by buyers for its ease-of-use, limitless wireless connections and smart home device voice command. It also includes two ethernet ports per device.
What you should consider: Some users have had trouble getting this mesh system set up, especially when using multiple devices at once.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Friday, October 7, 2022
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048 FPUS56 KMTR 081001
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San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific
forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco
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the resulting page.
CAZ505-090100-
Coastal North Bay...Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. A slight chance
of drizzle. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Reyes 47 68 51 66 / 20 20
$$
CAZ503-090100-
Sonoma Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
CAZ502-090100-
Marin Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
CAZ506-090100-
North Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s
to lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Lows in the 40s
to upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy dense fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s to mid
80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 40s to upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy dense fog. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the 40s to upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s to
upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Rosa 43 85 48 81 /
San Rafael 52 82 54 79 /
Napa 52 81 52 79 /
$$
CAZ504-090100-
North Bay Interior Mountains-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. North
winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to 80s. Northwest winds up to
5 mph...becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows near 60. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to
lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Berryessa 62 90 62 87 /
$$
CAZ006-090100-
San Francisco-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of fog. A slight chance of
drizzle. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of drizzle in the morning. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the lower 60s to mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Francisco 52 66 54 68 / 20 20
Ocean Beach 51 60 54 64 / 20 20
$$
CAZ509-090100-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
drizzle. Lows around 50. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of drizzle in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
60s. Lows in the mid 50s.
$$
CAZ508-090100-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid
50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the
70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...
becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SFO Airport 53 70 56 72 /
Oakland 54 70 56 72 /
Fremont 55 76 56 76 /
Redwood City 55 76 56 78 /
Mountain View 55 71 57 73 /
$$
CAZ510-090100-
East Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
5 to 15 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Concord 54 88 55 85 /
Livermore 56 89 56 85 /
$$
CAZ513-090100-
Santa Clara Valley...including San Jose-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid
50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the 70s to upper 80s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Light winds...becoming northwest
5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Jose 54 78 57 79 /
Morgan Hill 52 88 56 86 /
$$
CAZ512-090100-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to 60s. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s to 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the 70s. Light winds...becoming west around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to
lower 60s. Highs in the 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the 70s to
lower 80s. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
$$
CAZ515-090100-
East Bay Hills-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
CAZ514-090100-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph...becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 70s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s to mid
60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower 50s to mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in
the lower 50s to mid 60s.
$$
CAZ529-090100-
Northern Monterey Bay-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of fog. A slight chance of
drizzle. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy dense fog after midnight. Lows
in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening...
becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy dense
fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds...
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy dense fog. Lows in the
lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming
light.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Areas of dense fog. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Areas of fog. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Cruz 52 75 53 73 / 20 20
$$
CAZ530-090100-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. A slight chance
of drizzle. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of drizzle in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Monterey 51 66 54 68 / 20 20
Big Sur 50 72 55 74 /
$$
CAZ528-090100-
Northern Salinas Valley...Hollister Valley...and Carmel Valley-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. A slight chance
of drizzle. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of drizzle
in the morning. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the
70s to lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph increasing to
10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s to
upper 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Salinas 53 68 54 71 / 20 20
Carmel Valley 56 81 56 81 /
Hollister 51 81 54 80 /
$$
CAZ516-090100-
Southern Salinas Valley...Arroyo Seco...and Lake San Antonio-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
North winds around 5 mph increasing to northwest 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
20 mph...becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 80s to lower 90s. North winds up to 5 mph increasing
to northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
King City 47 88 52 86 /
$$
CAZ517-090100-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper
60s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 90s. East winds
around 5 mph...becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 50s to mid 60s. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs in the lower 70s to mid
80s. Lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
$$
CAZ518-090100-
Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including
Pinnacles National Park-
301 AM PDT Sat Oct 8 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.COLUMBUS DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s.
Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows in the 50s. Highs in the
70s to 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pinnacles NP 57 93 56 91 /
$$
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LONDON — He was the king of Queen and his crown could be yours — for the right price.
Freddie Mercury’s extensive collection of costumes, fine art, and even handwritten working lyrics for “We Are the Champions” and “Killer Queen” will be auctioned in September.
Queen’s frontman had said he wanted to live a Victorian life surrounded by “exquisite clutter,” and he left it all to his close friend, Mary Austin, when he died, at 45, of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991.
Austin, who has kept most of it the way Mercury left it in his home in the upscale Kensington neighborhood of London, said she had reached the “difficult decision” that it was time to sell it all, Sotheby’s said.
Artwork includes prints or works on paper by Picasso and Matisse. “Type of Beauty,” a painting by 19th century French artist James Tissot of his Irish muse and lover Kathleen Newton, is estimated to sell for 400,000 to 600,000 pounds ($500,000-750,000) — the highest of any item listed in press materials.
Lyrics for the band’s show-closing anthemic number “We are the Champions” that Mercury wrote on nine pages, including stationery from British Midland Airways, are estimated to fetch 200,000 to 300,000 pounds ($250,000-375,000).
Mercury donned the rhinestone-studded crown and cloaked his bare back in the red fake fur cloak after singing “Champions” at Knebworth House north of London during Queen’s final concert together in 1986. He marched triumphantly back onto stage and raised the crown with his right hand as the crowd began singing along to “God Save the Queen” piped out through the sound system.
The crown is said to be based on St. Edward’s Crown, which will be featured in King Charles III’s coronation next month. Unlike the authentic centerpiece of Britain’s Crown Jewels, the headpiece worn by Mercury is only estimated to sell for 60,000 to 80,000 pounds ($75,000-100,000).
A Mercury fan with a smaller budget might consider his silver moustache comb from Tiffany & Co. It’s expected to set you back 400 to 600 pounds ($500—750).
Some of the roughly 1,500 items going up for sale will be exhibited in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong during a tour in June.
They will be auctioned over three days in September. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/entertainment/ct-ent-freddie-mercury-collection-20230426-5crblh3bavdafnluwhcqxetypu-story.html | 2023-04-26 14:19:33 | 0 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/entertainment/ct-ent-freddie-mercury-collection-20230426-5crblh3bavdafnluwhcqxetypu-story.html |
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A former physical therapist who was arrested several years ago on accusations of sexually assaulting nine patients will not serve any additional jail time after his Tuesday sentencing in a Louisiana court.
According to court minutes and other public records, 58-year-old Philippe Veeters was a licensed physical therapist and business owner associated with several Dutch Physical Therapy locations in south Louisiana.
But as a result of the allegations made against him, a judge ruled that Veeters will no longer be able to practice as a physical therapist in Louisiana starting Sept. 22. He will also be banned from working in Louisiana’s physical therapy field in any capacity.
In addition to losing his license, Veeters is to:
- Remain on active, supervised probation for three years
- Obtain a psycho-sexual evaluation within the first six months of his probation and comply with treatment
- Pay a monthly $65 fee to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
- Pay a $5,000 fine as well as additional court costs, which amount to $404.75
- Refrain from contacting the victims of his offenses or their family members
- Sign a Louisiana Uniform Abuse Prevention Order, which can function as a restraining order or injunction to protect victims
- Refrain from criminal activity and the purchase/possession of firearms
Though Veeters must adhere to the long list of terms linked to his probation, some may find it surprising that he will not serve additional time behind bars and that the multiple charges of sexual battery made against him have been amended to charges of second-degree battery. This means Veeters will not need to register as a sex offender.
The court ordered Veeters to begin serving the terms of his probation no later than Thursday, September 15. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/louisiana-news/former-louisiana-physical-therapist-accused-of-sexual-assault-avoids-jail-time/ | 2022-09-19 16:25:20 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/louisiana-news/former-louisiana-physical-therapist-accused-of-sexual-assault-avoids-jail-time/ |
MANSFIELD, Pa. (AP) _ Citizens Financial Services Inc. (CZFS) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $7.9 million.
The bank, based in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, said it had earnings of $1.99 per share.
The bank posted revenue of $26.7 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $21.6 million, falling short of Street forecasts.
For the year, the company said profit was nearly unchanged at $29.1 million. Annual earnings per share rose to $7.32 from $7.31. Revenue was reported as $81.9 million.
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NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs determined that Brave, Inc. supported the implied claim that its Brave web browser does not share personal data with third parties. However, NAD recommended that the advertiser discontinue two other claims stating that:
- "Brave stops online surveillance."
- "Shields everything . . . that can destruct your privacy."
Brave is an open-source privacy company that offers Shields, a web browser feature that, according to the advertiser, protects a user's privacy by blocking network requests for third-party advertising and tracking.
The claims at issue were challenged by NAD as part of its independent routine monitoring of truth and transparency in U.S. national advertising. In its inquiry, NAD examined online privacy protection claims, the accuracy of which consumers may not be able to assess on their own.
NAD determined that Brave's implied claim that it does not share personal data with third parties was supported by the fact that its practices are consistent with its privacy policy and its practice of not storing user data or sharing it with third parties, because it does not know who its users are, and its user searches are not stored.
However, NAD noted that the challenged claims that Brave "stops online surveillance" and "shields everything that can destruct your property" are unqualified and affirmatively promise total protection from surveillance, third-party tracking, and that Brave will not share personal data with third parties.
In support of its claims, Brave relied on:
- The results of a study it conducted that reproduced searches on both Brave and Google Chrome to demonstrate the level of privacy protection provided in Brave through the Brave Shields feature, compared to the standard privacy settings in Google Chrome.
- A study designed to assess the privacy risks associated with backend data exchanges between servers that occurs during general web browsing, including whether a browser's IP address can be tracked and if the browser discloses visits to third-party websites.
- Its use of other privacy safeguards including its own filter lists based on community reports of privacy issues or concerns, and engagement with third-party lists.
NAD determined that although Brave's privacy protection might represent best practices in the industry, the evidence was not a good fit for the broad unqualified claims that Brave "stops online surveillance" and "shields everything that can destruct your privacy" and recommended that the claims be discontinued.
NAD noted that nothing in its decision prevents Brave from making properly qualified claims about its ability to protect consumers online.
In its advertiser statement, Brave stated that it "agrees to comply with NAD's recommendations" . . . because it "strongly supports self-regulation and NAD's mission." The advertiser further stated that "while we disagree with NAD's conclusion that the evidence Brave presented was 'not a good fit' for some of the statements that Brave used to describe its product, we no longer use" the two express claims that NAD examined.
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BALTIMORE, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
SUMMARY NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
TO: ALL RECORD HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THE COMMON STOCK OF UNITI GROUP INC. ("UNITI" OR THE "COMPANY") AS OF MARCH 3, 2023.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to an Order of the Baltimore City Circuit Court (the "Court"), that a proposed Settlement1 has been reached between the parties to the above-captioned shareholder derivative action (the "State Derivative Action") brought on behalf of Uniti, which would resolve the State Derivative Action. The Settlement also resolves related claims arising from the same facts asserted in Vincent Guzzo v. Kenneth A. Gunderman et al., No. 1:22-CV-00366-GLR (D. Md.) (the "Federal Derivative Action," and together with the State Derivative Action, the "Derivative Actions").
The Derivative Actions are brought by Plaintiffs solely on behalf of and for the benefit of Uniti, asserting claims against the Individual Defendants. Plaintiffs generally allege, among other things, that the Individual Defendants breached their fiduciary duties, wasted corporate assets, and were unjustly enriched by publishing or allowing to be published purportedly false or misleading public statements concerning the Company's spin-off from Windstream Holdings, Inc. ("Windstream") and Uniti's lease of certain network assets to Windstream pursuant to a long-term master lease.
On May 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., the Court will hold the Settlement Hearing at the Baltimore City Circuit Court, Part 23, located at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, 111 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202, to determine: (i) whether the terms of the Settlement are fair, reasonable, and adequate and should be approved; (ii) whether a final judgment should be entered; (iii) whether the Court should award the requested attorneys' fees and reimbursement of expenses for the Plaintiffs' Counsel and service awards to the Plaintiffs; and (iv) such other actions as may be necessary or proper under the circumstances. The Court has the right to continue or adjourn the Settlement Hearing from time to time, by oral announcement at the hearing or at any adjournment thereof, as well as to change the hearing date, time, or platform (in person, by video or telephone conference) without further notice to Current Uniti Shareholders. Thus, if you are planning to participate in the Settlement Hearing, you should confirm the date, time and platform before going to the Court, and you may consult the Court's calendar for any change in date or time of, or platform used for the Settlement Hearing. The Court may also approve the Settlement, with such modifications as may be agreed to by counsel for the Settling Parties consistent with such Settlement, without further notice to Current Uniti Shareholders.
PLEASE READ THIS SUMMARY NOTICE CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY. IF YOU CURRENTLY HOLD UNITI STOCK, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SETTLEMENT OF THE DERIVATIVE ACTIONS.
This is a summary notice only. For additional information about the claims asserted in the Derivative Actions and the terms of the proposed Settlement, please refer to the documents filed in the Derivative Actions, the Stipulation, and the full-length Notice of Proposed Settlement (the "Long-Form Notice"). The Stipulation and Long-Form Notice may be viewed on the "Investor Relations" section of Uniti's website at https://investor.uniti.com.
If you held stock as of March 3, 2023, and continue to hold stock through the date of the Settlement Hearing, you have the right, but are not required, to appear in person or through counsel at the Settlement Hearing to object to the terms of the proposed Settlement or otherwise present evidence or argument that may be proper and relevant. However, no Uniti shareholders shall be heard or entitled to contest the approval of the proposed Settlement, or, if approved, the Judgment to be entered hereon, unless that Uniti shareholder has, at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the Settlement Hearing, filed with the Clerk of the Court a written objection to the Settlement setting forth: (i) a written notice of objection with the case name and number (Jozsef Mayer et al. v. Kenneth A. Gunderman et al., No. 24-C-21-003488 (Baltimore City Circuit Court, Part 23)); (ii) the person's name, address, and telephone number, along with a representation as to whether such person intends to appear at the Settlement Hearing; (iii) competent evidence that such person held shares of Uniti common stock as of the date the Stipulation was signed, March 3, 2023, and continuing through the date the objection is made, as well as the date(s) the Uniti shares were acquired; (iv) a statement of each objection being made and the grounds for each such objection; (v) notice of whether such person intends to appear at the Settlement Hearing, the reasons he or she desires to appear and be heard, and whether he or she is represented by counsel and if so, contact information for such counsel; and (vi) copies of any documents or writings such person intends to submit for the Court's consideration, along with the identities of any witness(es) he or she intends to call to testify at the Settlement Hearing and a summary description of their expected testimony.
YOUR WRITTEN OBJECTIONS MUST BE ON FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE COURT NO LATER THAN APRIL 25, 2023. The Court Clerk's address is:
Clerk of the Court
Baltimore City Circuit Court
Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse
111 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
YOU ALSO MUST DELIVER COPIES OF THE MATERIALS TO PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL AND COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS SO THEY ARE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 25, 2023. Counsel's addresses are:
Counsel for Plaintiffs
Shane Sanders
ROBBINS LLP
5060 Shoreham Place, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92122
Counsel for Defendants
Brian M. Burnovski
DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Unless the Court orders otherwise, your objection will not be considered unless it is timely filed with the Court and delivered to Plaintiffs' Counsel and counsel for Defendants, as set forth above. Any person or entity who fails to object or otherwise request to be heard in the manner prescribed above will be deemed to have waived the right to object to any aspect of the Settlement or otherwise request to be heard (including the right to appeal) and will be forever barred from raising such objection or request to be heard in this or any other action or proceeding.
PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT REGARDING THIS NOTICE
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1 All capitalized terms herein have the same meanings as set forth in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement dated March 3, 2023 (the "Stipulation").
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BERLIN (AP) — The Canadian government says it will allow the delivery to Germany of equipment from a key Russia-Europe natural gas pipeline that has undergone maintenance — equipment the absence of which Russia's Gazprom cited last month as a reason for more than halving the flow of gas.
The return of turbines from the Nord Stream 1 pipeline sent to Montreal for a scheduled overhaul has been complicated by sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine. Canada's minister of natural resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, said in a statement late Saturday that "Canada will grant a time-limited and revocable permit for Siemens Canada to allow the return of repaired Nord Stream 1 turbines to Germany.”
That, Wilkinson said in the statement posted on Twitter, will support “Europe's ability to access reliable and affordable energy as they continue to transition away from Russian oil and gas.” He said that “absent a necessary supply of natural gas, the German economy will suffer very significant hardship.”
Siemens Energy said after Gazprom started reducing gas flows in mid-June that it had been unable to return a gas turbine that powers a compressor station on the pipeline, which had been overhauled after more than 10 years in service, to the customer, Gazprom.
German politicians have dismissed the Russian explanation for the 60% reduction in gas flows through Nord Stream 1, saying that equipment shouldn’t have been a significant issue until the fall and the Russian decision was a political gambit to sow uncertainty and push up prices.
The Canadian move comes before Nord Stream 1 is due to shut down for annual maintenance on Monday. In previous summers, the work led to a roughly 10-day shutdown, but German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has said he suspects that Russia may cite “some little technical detail” as a reason not to resume gas deliveries.
The reduction in gas flows comes as Germany and the rest of Europe try to reduce their dependence on Russian energy imports. Germany, which has Europe’s biggest economy, gets about 35% of its gas to power industry and generate electricity from Russia.
Last month, Habeck activated the second phase of Germany’s three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies, warning that Europe’s biggest economy faced a “crisis” and storage targets for the winter were at risk.
On Friday, energy company Uniper — Germany's biggest importer of Russian gas — asked the government for a bailout to cope with surging gas prices.
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KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Surveillance footage and witness statements contradict a Kirkland man’s claim that he fatally shot a driver in self-defense during a road rage encounter near the Seattle Costco store last month, prosecutors say.
Angel Valderrama, 38, was charged with second-degree murder, accused of shooting 68-year-old Robert Jensen on July 21, the Seattle Times reported. Jensen was unarmed. Valderrama remains jailed in lieu of $2 million bail, according to jail records. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 1.
Five people, including Valderrama, called 911 to report the shooting near the entrance to Costco’s parking lot, according to charging papers.
Seattle police determined the confrontation between the two men began when Valderrama refused to allow Jensen to merge in front of him when the street’s two lanes were reduced to one, the charges say. Jensen got out of his truck while they were stopped at a red light, approached the Subaru and was shot seconds later, according to the charges.
Jensen stumbled around before he got back into his pickup, which slowly rolled forward and crashed into a fire hydrant and parked car, according to charging papers.
Valderrama told police Jensen had threatened to kill him, tried to grab Valderrama’s gun and had something in his hand, causing Valderrama to fear for his life, the charges say.
But after talking to witnesses and reviewing footage of the shooting, police determined several details of Valderrama’s account were contradicted by the evidence — namely that there was “little or no time for any significant interaction between the two men” before Jensen was shot, the charges say.
The video didn’t show Jensen grab for Valderrama’s gun, nor did it show that Jensen had anything in his hand, though police acknowledged distance and video clarity could have obscured a small item, charging papers say. At least one witness reported Jensen’s hands were empty. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Kirkland-man-charged-with-murder-in-road-rage-17397275.php | 2022-08-25 14:06:23 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Kirkland-man-charged-with-murder-in-road-rage-17397275.php |
Four astronauts who launched from Kennedy Space Center in April are set to return to Earth via splashdown off Florida’s coast on Thursday.
Crew-4 is returning on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after spending six months in space, undocking from the International Space Station on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.
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NASA and SpaceX are targeting 5:41 p.m. on Thursday for the splashdown.
Crew-4 is made up of NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. This NASA crew is the first to be comprised equally of men and women, including the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight, Watkins.
‘’I am just really honored to be a part of the long legacy of Black astronauts and Black women astronauts who came before me,’’ Watkins said before the launch.
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The crew conducted scientific research in areas such as materials science, health technologies and plant science, according to NASA.
Last week, Crew-5 launched in Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endurance, and docked at the space station to spend several months conducting more research. Crew-5 is made up of NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, astronaut Koichi Wakata, of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and cosmonaut Anna Kikina, of Roscosmos.
The launch marked the first time in 20 years that a Russian cosmonaut rocketed from the U.S., launching alongside NASA and Japanese astronauts despite tensions over the war in Ukraine. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/space-news/2022/10/12/crew-4-set-to-return-to-earth-splashdown-off-florida-coast/ | 2022-10-12 13:32:33 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/space-news/2022/10/12/crew-4-set-to-return-to-earth-splashdown-off-florida-coast/ |
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro broke his right hand late in the second quarter of his team’s Eastern Conference playoff opener with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Herro appeared to hurt the hand while diving for a loose ball.
“He’s not going to play the next game, and then we’ll just figure it out,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after Miami’s 130-117 victory over the top-seeded Bucks. “I got the same diagnosis that you all heard.”
Herro was leaning forward and in obvious discomfort while standing in front of the Heat’s bench in the final minute of the second quarter. The Heat announced the severity of Herro’s injury at halftime.
Herro had scored 12 points in the first half to help the eighth-seeded Heat grab a 68-55 lead over the top-seeded Bucks.
“You can’t fully make up what Tyler has been for our team all year long, but guys got to step up, including myself, including Bam (Adebayo) and whoever Spo calls upon to do an offensive assignment, a defensive assignment, to bring some energy, to dive on the floor, get a loose ball or rebound,” Jimmy Butler said. “It’s like all hands on deck at all times, now more than ever.”
This was the second major injury of this series’ opening game. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo took a hard foul on a drive to the basket in the first quarter and was ruled out early in the second period with a lower back bruise.
Herro was seen after the game congratulating teammates while wearing a cast on the hand.
“The biggest thing is he had a smile on his face and he wasn’t discouraged about what happened to him,” Adebayo said. ___
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Voters in several states are weighing in on fundamental questions about how future elections will function as scores of ballot measures addressing an array of issues are being decided.
Several of the more than 130 state ballot measures in Tuesday's elections would affect the way voters cast ballots by adding or limiting identification requirements, expanding advance voting periods and — in one state — switching to ranked choice voting. Others would affect direct-democracy opportunities by raising the bar to pass future ballot initiatives.
The election-related measures are appearing on ballots alongside other contentious issues. Several states are deciding whether to expand or restrict abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court in June struck down a federal right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years. Five states are considering legalizing marijuana for adults 21 and older. At least a dozen states are deciding whether to raise or cut taxes for certain people, property owners or businesses.
Michigan voters are deciding on a wide-ranging initiative backed by voting rights advocates. It would expand early voting options, require state-funded return postage and drop boxes for absentee ballots and specify that the Board of State Canvassers has only a “clerical, nondiscretionary” duty to certify election results. The proposal also could preempt Republican attempts to tighten photo identification laws by amending the state constitution to include the current alternative of signing an affidavit.
After an advance voting proposal failed in 2014, Connecticut voters are again deciding on a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing the Democratic-led General Assembly to create an early voting law. Connecticut is one of just four states currently lacking an in-person early voting option for all voters.
Voters in Nebraska and Arizona are deciding proposals that would tighten voter identification requirements. Nebraska's measure would require a photo ID to cast a ballot. An Arizona measure would fortify an existing photo ID law for in-person voting by eliminating an alternative of providing two documents bearing a person’s name and address. People voting by mail — the vast majority in Arizona — would have to list their date of birth and either their driver’s license number, a state identification number or the last four digits of their Social Security number.
Other Arizona ballot measures would rein in citizen initiatives by limiting them to a single subject and requiring a 60% vote to approve future initiatives containing tax increases.
An Arkansas measure would impose a 60% threshold to approve future ballot initiatives.
A proposed amendment to Nevada’s Constitution would adopt an open primary election to advance the top five vote-getters. Ranked choice voting then would be used to determine the winner of the general election. If no candidate received a majority on the first count, the votes for the bottom candidate would be reassigned to voters’ next preferences until one candidate has a majority. Similar systems already exist for some elections in Maine and in Alaska. But the Nevada measure, if approved this year, would require a second approval in 2024 to take effect.
California, as is often the case, is home to the nation's most expensive ballot battle. Hundreds of millions of dollars were poured into the campaigns of two competing initiatives to legalize sports betting — one backed by wealthy Native American tribes and the other by online gambling companies and less-affluent tribes.
Health care also is on the ballot in some states. An Oregon measure would create a constitutional right to affordable health care and obligate the state to ensure access. A measure in South Dakota would expand Medicaid coverage to adults under the terms of the federal health care law enacted more than a decade ago under former President Barack Obama.
Voters in five states — Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont — are considering constitutional amendments against slavery and involuntary servitude, intending to end the potential of that being used as a criminal punishment.
Voters in some states face divergent paths on the same issues. While Iowa voters are deciding whether to embed the right to bear arms in the state constitution, Oregon voters are considering whether to restrict gun rights by prohibiting magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds and requiring safety training and a permit to purchase firearms.
Illinois voters are deciding on an amendment creating a constitutional right to collective bargaining in workplaces. By contrast, Tennessee voters are deciding whether to enshrine a current “right-to-work” law in the state constitution, forbidding workplace contracts from requiring union fees.
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MILWAUKEE (AP)St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol believes the Cardinals’ fortunes this season depend on the progress of their rookies.
”Their ability to not rely on their talent but develop it is going to be the key for our success,” Marmol said.
Consider rookie infielder Nolan Gorman’s two-homer performance in a 6-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night a giant step forward.
Gorman went 4 for 4 with a pair of solo shots and four RBIs as the Cardinals snapped Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak and regained a share of the NL Central lead. The Cardinals and Brewers are both 39-31 after splitting the first two matchups of this four-game series.
Gorman broke a 2-all tie and put the Cardinals ahead for good with a homer to center field off Chi Chi Gonzalez (0-1) in the fourth inning. The rookie extended the lead to 4-2 with a drive over the right-field wall against Miguel Sanchez in the seventh.
”It was just his night,” Gonzalez said.
The 22-year-old Gorman could have plenty more ahead of him.
Since making his major league debut May 20, Gorman has six homers in 29 games. His first five all traveled at least 400 feet, including his 428-foot shot in the fourth. The streak ended when his seventh-inning homer went 396 feet.
Gorman also has 33 strikeouts in 93 at-bats, but the Cardinals like the way he’s adapted. He arrived in the majors with a high leg kick that he later stopped using so much, though Gorman believed he employed it again Tuesday night.
”Just kind of the small adjustments here and there (are) needed throughout my career,” Gorman said. ”Kind of having the ability to do it, whether it’s overnight or that day when I get to the field, has been huge for me.”
Marmol says experience will help Gorman reduce his strikeout rate.
”That swing he has and overall approach, you make a couple of adjustments, and I think the swing-and-miss goes down and you still see the power we’re seeing right now,” Marmol said.
The Cardinals also got great work from their bullpen.
Zack Thompson (1-0), Drew VerHagen, Giovanny Gallegos and Ryan Helsley combined to allow just one hit and one walk in six innings of scoreless relief. The Brewers had only four hits.
Gorman’s big night started with a two-out RBI single in the first as the Cardinals grabbed a 2-0 lead. Willy Adames tied it in the bottom half with a two-run homer off Jack Flaherty.
But the Brewers failed to capitalize on Flaherty’s control issues.
Flaherty retired just one of his first five batters – allowing Adames’ homer and three walks – but avoided further damage in his three-inning stint by continually pitching out of trouble. Flaherty matched a career high with five walks.
”We felt like we had Flaherty on the ropes a little bit in every inning, but the next hit just never happened,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said.
It was Flaherty’s second appearance after having a platelet-rich plasma injection in March while recovering from shoulder inflammation. The right-hander made his season debut last Wednesday.
”I’ve been pitching pretty regularly for the last couple months, maybe not at the big league level, but I’ve been pitching pretty regularly,” Flaherty said. ”For things to have been as in sync as they were, and then to come here and have them kind of be out of sync is very frustrating, but it’s things you go through. Guys go through stuff like this all the time. I’ll figure it out.”
Gonzalez allowed three runs and four hits over four innings with two strikeouts and one walk in his Brewers debut after getting claimed off waivers from Minnesota. He started in place of Aaron Ashby, who went on the injured list Monday.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: 1B Paul Goldschmidt wasn’t in the lineup due to back tightness. ”He’ll experience it from time to time,” Marmol said. ”Usually he takes a day, it loosens up, he’ll get treatment and be back at it. That’s our hope.” . RHP Jordan Hicks pitched one scoreless inning in a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Memphis as he recovers from a forearm strain. He threw 14 pitches, walked one batter and allowed no hits.
Brewers: Counsell said Kolten Wong had a setback in his recovery from a strained right calf and isn’t doing any on-field activities right now, though the second baseman is swinging a bat. Wong hasn’t played since June 7. . INF Mike Brosseau (ankle) and RHP Trevor Gott (right groin) began rehab assignments with the club’s Class A affiliate in Appleton, Wisconsin.
UP NEXT
RHP Adam Wainwright (5-5, 3.06 ERA) starts for the Cardinals and LHP Eric Lauer (6-2, 3.57) gets the call for the Brewers when the four-game series continues Wednesday night.
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A complement to National Seafood Month, National Pescatarian Month celebrates and promotes healthy diets of fish and shellfish plus vegetables in October.
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is helping you put more fish and seafood on your plate in October with its third annual National Pescatarian Month. The institute's award-winning blog, Dish on Fish, is completely updated with delicious new fish and shellfish recipes, cooking tips, nutritional information, an e-cookbook and more.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9100151-the-national-fisheries-institute-national-pescatarian-month/
National Pescatarian Month is designed to celebrate those who have adopted a healthy pescatarian diet and lifestyle, as well as to encourage everyone to make room on their menus for more seafood. U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend consuming at least two to three fish-central meals a week, either at home or restaurants, and National Pescatarian Month aims to help bolster the message of National Seafood Month, also in October.
"We are so excited to once again amplify the benefits of a fish- and seafood-focused diet through Dish on Fish and its sponsorship of National Pescatarian Month," said Judy Dashiell, Senior Vice President of NFI. "We're proud of what we've built with this initiative and can't wait to share it with others here in its third year and beyond."
Added Dashiell: "We're continually adding amazing new recipes to the Dish on Fish blog, including monthly meal plans, health information, an e-cookbook and more. We hope it provides one more avenue for people to 'Go Pescatarian' and choose seafood whether cooking at home or dining out."
As the sponsor of National Pescatarian Month, Dish on Fish will again showcase nutritious, pescatarian-focused recipes and meal plans, along with prep and cooking tips throughout October. The blog's popular e-cookbook, "Everyday Seafood Recipes: 75+ Quick & Easy Dishes," will return with updated recipes and engaging seafood ideas.
To learn more about Dish on Fish, visit dishonfish.com or head to its Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram pages.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Holland Capital ("New Holland"), an alternative investment manager overseeing $7 billion in discretionary absolute return strategies for institutional clients, today announced the appointment of Eric Smyth, CFA, as Director of Business Development.
Eric will co-head the Business Development team with New Holland's current Director of Business Development Christian Thorn; together, they will be responsible for leading New Holland's growth plans and improving the firm's institutional distribution capabilities. Eric will report into New Holland Capital CEO Scott Radke.
"We are thrilled to welcome Eric to New Holland," said Radke. "His institutional marketing knowledge and deep experience developing and executing on complex go-to-market strategies will help enhance our growing distribution efforts. His appointment will help us continue to reach institutions looking for bespoke absolute return solutions during a time when demand is accelerating."
Eric brings twenty years of experience distributing products to institutional investors and consultants. He joins New Holland from Admiral Capital Partners, a boutique, global equity manager where he developed and executed a go-to-market strategy for the firm as Head of Investor Relations. Previously, Eric founded The Hilltop Group, a boutique advisory firm focused on assisting small investment managers with capital raising, marketing, strategic positioning, and client servicing. He also held senior Consultant Relations roles at Aberdeen Standard Investments and Federated Investors.
A graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, Eric began his career as a Commissioned Officer in the United States Coast Guard. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
About New Holland Capital
New Holland Capital is an alternative investment manager with approximately $7 billion of discretionary AUM focused on absolute return investment strategies for institutional clients. The firm focuses on low beta return streams that are complementary to the other assets in its clients' portfolios and includes a multi-PM hedge fund strategy and a dedicated program of private market credit-oriented co-investments.
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- Dedicated Pharmaceutical Logistics Facility Offers Storage and Transport in Two Temperature Ranges -
TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (hereafter "Nippon Express"), a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., has acquired Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its East Japan Pharmaceutical Center (Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture), effective July 29, evidencing its compliance with WHO standards for the proper distribution of pharmaceuticals.
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The Nippon Express Group has positioned the pharmaceutical industry as a key industry in its "Nippon Express Group Business Plan 2023 -- Dynamic Growth," and has been developing a safe and secure pharmaceutical logistics platform to meet sophisticated and diverse pharmaceutical logistics needs globally.
The East Japan Pharmaceutical Center has now obtained GDP certification of its conformity to WHO standards for the storage and transport of pharmaceutical products in two temperature ranges (room temperature "15 C -25 C" and refrigerated "2 C -8 C"). The Nippon Express Group has acquired GDP certifications for pharmaceutical logistics at 32 business locations in 24 countries/regions around the world (including two sites that have also acquired CEIV Pharma certification) and will continue providing safe and high-quality pharmaceutical logistics services on an end-to-end basis globally with these certifications at the heart of its services.
Going forward, the Nippon Express Group will be further strengthening its pharmaceutical initiatives, enhancing the value of pharmaceuticals through transport, and striving to improve quality and expand services to ensure pharmaceuticals reach those who need them and thereby contribute to their health.
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Chilton Co. getting grant from the state to make up for loss of pistol permit sales
CHILTON CO., Ala. (WBRC) - Now that pistol permits in Alabama are optional, at least in most cases, your local sheriff’s office likely has a deficit to make-up.
There are grants set-up to help cover that loss in revenue, but are they enough?
The Chilton County Sheriff’s Office along with other sheriff departments in the state will be receiving funds quarterly beginning in the first quarter of 2023.
The amount of funds each county receives is based on the amount of money the sheriff’s department collected on pistol permit fees in 2022.
For Chilton County that was over $200,000.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs or ADECA administers the grants, which are funded by the state’s general fund.
This funding was approved during last year’s legislative session.
Chilton County Sheriff John Shearon said these funds won’t make them whole again but they will help.
“It’s for betterment of law enforcement, when I say betterment for law enforcement I mean cars, uniforms, training, ammunition anything like that, that goes towards training or equipping deputies to do their jobs,” Shearon said.
Chilton County is still in the early stages of receiving the grant money so still no word on how much money they will be receiving, but they are grateful for the help.
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XO Cross Catheter Platform successfully used in peripheral vascular procedures utilizing pedal artery retrograde access to treat complex Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) patients.
PARK CITY, Utah, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transit Scientific reports multiple successful peripheral vascular procedures with the XO Cross Catheter Platform utilizing pedal retrograde access. The non-tapered 2Fr XO Cross 14 Microcatheter in 90cm, 135cm, and 175cm lengths is designed to facilitate guidewire support, guidewire exchange, and contrast media injection during complex peripheral vascular interventions.
"2Fr 014 catheter-guidewire systems are an important tool for pedal and below-the-knee interventions," said Dr. George Adams, Interventional Cardiology Director Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Research at UNC REX Healthcare. "The XO Cross incorporates a non-tapered torquable shaft design which supports a smaller and less invasive access site from below. Tools like these can help broaden options for approaches and access techniques in CLI patients."
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a severe degree of peripheral artery disease (PAD) that requires intervention to avoid limb loss and its associated complications. The standard treatment strategy for tibial lesions involves either a retrograde or antegrade femoral artery approach, but in many patients, this strategy poses challenges due to the presence of widespread multilevel disease, long and complex lesions, and the common involvement of tibial vessels. The retrograde pedal/tibial approach is an alternative way to treat this challenging patient population.
The XO Cross Catheter Platform introduces new levels of pushability, trackability, flexibility, and torque response to access challenging lesions and complex anatomy. XO Cross's non-tapered, metal-alloy and polymer construction delivers high fatigue resistance against tough lesions found in late-stage peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).
Dr. Richard Saxon of Tri-City Medical Center, Oceanside, CA shared, "A patient presented with trifurcation disease and severe calcifications in the superficial femoral artery (SFA), popliteal, and the posterior tibial (PT) artery. The low-profile and pushability of the XO Cross 14 enabled pedal retrograde access following failed crossing and wire from above. A second XO Cross 14 (135cm) was used from above to support a flossing technique and subsequent angioplasty treatment. The unique non-tapered design of the XO Cross lends itself well to challenging limb salvage procedures that often require multiple access sites and different approaches to achieve a good outcome."
Transit Scientific's XO Cross Platform features (24) FDA-cleared devices including 2Fr XO Cross 14 Microcaths, 2.6Fr XO Cross 18 Microcaths, and the 3.8Fr XO Cross 35 Support Catheters for use with standard 0.014", 0.018", and 0.035" guidewires in 90cm, 135cm, 150cm, and 175cm lengths.
Transit Scientific is a private company that designs, develops, and commercializes medical devices including the FDA-cleared and CE Mark-cleared XO Score® and XO Cross® platforms plus the XO Cath Interventional Oncology and XO CS Coronary System under development. Transit Scientific has 20+ combined issued and pending U.S. and global patents. www.XOScore.com
Transit Scientific Media contact: Kelly Himle (414) 736-1654, info@XOScore.com.
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JUNO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) today announced that they plan to present at the 2022 Wolfe Research Utilities, Midstream & Clean Energy Conference in New York City on Sept. 29, 2022, at noon ET. A live audio webcast and a copy of the presentation materials will be available at www.NextEraEnergy.com/investors or www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available for 90 days by accessing the links listed above.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns Florida Power & Light Company, which is America's largest electric utility that sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, affordable, reliable electricity to approximately 5.8 million customer accounts, or more than 12 million people across Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive clean energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from seven commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune's 2022 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," recognized on Fortune's 2021 list of companies that "Change the World" and received the S&P Global Platts 2020 Energy Transition Award for leadership in environmental, social and governance. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP) is a growth-oriented limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). NextEra Energy Partners acquires, manages and owns contracted clean energy projects with stable, long-term cash flows. Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy Partners owns interests in geographically diverse wind, solar and energy storage projects in the U.S. as well as natural gas infrastructure assets in Texas and Pennsylvania. For more information about NextEra Energy Partners, please visit: www.NextEraEnergyPartners.com.
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NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM" or the "Company") (NYSE: IBM). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether IBM and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On October 16, 2018, IBM issued a press release announcing its preliminary results for its third quarter of 2018. The Company reported revenue of $18.8 billion, down 2%, and slowing growth in its "Strategic Imperatives" line of business.
On this news, IBM's stock price fell $11.07 per share, or 7.6%, to close at $134.05 per share on October 17, 2018.
Then, on October 20, 2021, IBM issued a press release announcing its results for its third quarter of 2021. The Company announced total revenues for the quarter of $17.62 billion, a shortfall of $191.84 million based on analyst estimates. The main culprit was the Cloud & Cognitive Software segment, which had revenues of $5.69 billion, a shortfall of approximately $80 million based on analyst estimates of $5.77 billion. Over 42% of the shortfall of approximately $190 million was attributable to Cloud & Cognitive Software (including IBM's Watson business), the segment where most of the strategic revenue produced by the Company's reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic historically went.
On this news, IBM's stock price fell $12.80 per share, or 9.56%, to close at $121.07 per share on October 21, 2021.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com
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CORYDON, Ind. — Hayswood Nature Reserve playground came tumbling down on Wednesday with the help of two teens, Braely and Max.
“I just wish they would’ve made a playground more assessable when I was younger,” Braely said.
The two spent most of their childhood watching other kids play from a distance, or traveling miles away with their parents just to find a park that’s wheelchair assessable.
“For them to be able to get to it, and be around the kids and be included and not be separated,” Braely's mother, Shawna England, added.
Braely and Max's story inspired Harrison County leaders to build the Possibility Playground at the reserve. Since 2019, their parents and Harrison County officials collected more than $3 million in funding for the inclusive park.
Max’s father, Joshua Bowen, says the site will have ramps, a solid surface and sensory equipment. It will also accommodate 1,000 children at a time.
“I’m looking forward to coming down and watching my kid play with everybody else’s kids and not have to sit off in a distance anymore,” Bowen said.
Both parents were brought to tears during Wednesday's demolition celebration. They say they’re thankful for everyone who made their children’s dreams possible.
“The possibilities are endless," England said. "It’s inclusive to everyone no matter your abilities, or your inabilities, or you different abilities. It's for everyone. They're endless."
Possibility Playground is scheduled to be up and running by July 2023.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for BBBY, DRUG, FTCH, SOFI, and NERV.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
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The Federal Statistics Office has published some surprisingly good numbers for German services and manufacturing in 2022 and early 2023.
BERLIN, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (GTAI) – Hefty growth in services and a possible upward trend in industry – that's the news coming out of Germany's official government body for economic and other statistics.
The Federal Statistics Office reported an increase of service sector turnover of 9.2 percent for 2022 compared with 2021. The new numbers represent a 3.7 percent increase on 2019, the last year before Covid in Germany. They were also the highest recorded since time series of such figures began to be collected in 2015.
"The positive trend documented by the Federal Statistics Office indicates both full recovery from the pandemic downswing and the abiding, long-term strength of this area," says Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) Digital and Service Industry Director Marc Rohr. "This is good news for companies in the sector looking to expand to Germany."
There was also some good news from German industry, which showed a one-percent month-on-month rise in January 2023. The strength of orders from outside Germany fueled the increase.
"The higher number of new orders is welcome and shows that goods produced in Germany are in demand both at home and abroad," says GTAI Senior Manager of Business Investor Services Thomas Bozoyan. "Companies that manufacture products in Germany have adapted to current difficulties. Of course, volume is still down on last year, but the situation is clearly stabilizing."
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is the economic promotion agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. GTAI supports German companies setting up in foreign markets, promotes Germany as a business location and assists foreign companies setting up shop in Germany.
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Republican voters who are trying to figure out which candidate they will support as their next presidential nominee should consider the past six months.
He also published a No. 1 New York Times bestseller on his Florida record; headlined record-breaking GOP fundraising dinners in New Hampshire and Alabama; and traveled to Japan, Israel and Britain to meet with world leaders.
What has Donald Trump done in this time? The former president accused DeSantis of turning Florida into a hellhole of “misery and despair,” mocked him as “pudding fingers” in a sophomoric new ad and parroted Democratic talking points charging him with wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare.
DeSantis is delivering victory after victory on issues conservatives care about. Trump is delivering name-calling. Yet a new Wall Street Journal poll finds that during this period, Trump has jumped from a 14-point deficit in a presidential matchup with DeSantis to a 13-point lead.
Trump is surging even though Republicans say DeSantis is more conservative (by a margin of 37 to 35 percent), has a more presidential temperament (48 to 28 percent) and a better chance of defeating President Biden (41 to 31 percent). On this last point, they are right: In a head-to-head matchup, DeSantis leads Biden 48 to 45 percent in the poll, while Trump trails by the same margin.
What’s going on? Trump is clearly benefiting from his indictment by Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over alleged hush money payments to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, which has caused Republicans to rally around the former president. But Trump’s boost in support might be a mile wide and an inch deep. A new CBS News poll finds that just 24 percent of Republicans say they will only consider Trump as the GOP nominee, while 49 percent say they are considering both Trump and other candidates. Twenty-seven percent say they are not considering Trump at all.
That means 76 percent of the GOP electorate is up for grabs, including more than half of those who tell pollsters they support Trump. The challenge for DeSantis and other GOP presidential contenders is to win over that 76 percent — most of whom have a favorable view of Trump but could be convinced that he is not the right man to carry the party’s banner in 2024.
These voters won’t respond to frontal attacks on Trump’s character or record. They won’t be convinced that Trump was a terrible president (he wasn’t) or that his moral failings disqualify him from office (most don’t believe they do). Quite the opposite: If Trump’s rivals attack him on these fronts while he is under legal and rhetorical assault from Democrats, they will be seen by Republican voters as teaming up with the left to gang up on him — and that could drive voters closer to Trump.
Moreover, the eventual Republican nominee will need the support of the 24 percent who say they are only considering Trump. If they stay home on Election Day, Biden wins. Alienating them is political suicide.
The best argument against Trump is that he can’t win. He has made himself so irreparably toxic with swing voters, who will decide the election, that even those who disapprove of Biden disapprove of Trump even more. So if Republicans make Trump their nominee, they will effectively be handing Biden a second term — and, given Biden’s advanced age, quite possibly put Vice President Harris into the Oval Office.
While Trump is leading, it’s still early. Trump knows he is vulnerable, which is why his attacks on DeSantis will escalate. Instead of taking the bait and responding in kind, DeSantis should ask GOP primary voters: Which is more important, avenging Trump or defeating Biden? Do you care more about grievance or results? Look at what DeSantis has accomplished in Florida in just a few months and imagine a similar legislative juggernaut in Washington. Then look at the serial catastrophes Biden has unleashed and imagine what he could do in four more years.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests that rocked the country last year, his supporters said Monday.
A social media account run by supporters of Toomaj Salehi announced the sentence, as did Ye-One Rhie, a member of the German parliament who has campaigned on his behalf. There was no immediate word from Iranian authorities.
Salehi was among thousands of mostly young Iranians who took to the streets last fall after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress code. The protests spread across the country and quickly escalated into calls for the overthrow of Iran’s clerical rulers.
The 33-year-old rapper, who was arrested last October, had criticized Iran’s government in songs and music videos that were widely circulated online.
“Someone’s crime was dancing with her hair in the wind,” he raps in a video with over 450,000 views on YouTube — an apparent reference to Amini.
In another verse, he predicts the downfall of Iran’s theocracy. “Your whole past is dark, the government that took the light out of the eyes… We go from the bottom of the pyramid and knock to the top… Forty-four years of your government, this is the year of failure.”
After his arrest, state media released a video showing him blindfolded and apologizing for his words, a statement likely made under duress. Rights groups say Iran routinely tortures prisoners into making false confessions.
Following the protests, authorities launched a heavy crackdown, in which over 500 people were killed and nearly 20,000 arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that closely monitored the unrest. Authorities have said many of those detained were released or given reduced sentences.
The protests largely died down earlier this year, but there are still widespread signs of discontent.
Iran has executed a total of seven people in connection with the protests, accusing them of attacking security forces. They were convicted in secretive courts where rights groups say they were denied the right to defend themselves. Salehi’s supporters had feared that he too could face the death penalty. | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-iran-sentences-rapper-to-more-than-6-years-in-prison-over-protests-supporters-say/ | 2023-07-10 11:22:44 | 1 | https://pix11.com/ap-international/ap-iran-sentences-rapper-to-more-than-6-years-in-prison-over-protests-supporters-say/ |
BILLERICA – For the first time in a decade, the Billerica Indians defeated archrival Tewksbury, 35-21, in a wild game played Friday night between two previously undefeated teams before a large crowd at Billerica Memorial High School.
Senior quarterback JT Green rushed for 105 yards with a score, threw two touchdown passes and 117 yards, and watched teammate Sebastian St. Pierre score two kickoff return touchdowns, which all proved to be too much for the Redmen.
“It’s the first time that we have beat them in the nine years that I’ve been here and I think it went a few years before that,” said Billerica head coach Duane Sigsbury. “Brian Aylward is one heck of a coach and he runs an awesome program. It’s great to get that monkey off our backs in terms of beating them because it’s been such a long time. That was a great high school football game. Both teams have some guys dinged up, but our kids stepped up and we made more plays in the end. This was just a great, great high school football game.”
The teams played to a scoreless first quarter before things went crazy for a few minutes of the second. Billerica struck first as Mike Murnane caught a 29-yard TD pass from Green and Jason Chaffee booted his first of five PAT kicks on the day.
On the ensuing kickoff, Tewksbury’s Sean Hirtle returned it 77 yards for the score to make it 7-7.
“Funny part about that is when they scored to tie the game up at 7-7, I said we’re going to run it back right here and we did and that was pretty cool. Sebastian made a great play. He scooped it up and he was gone. That defines a great team — you respond after the other team had responded,” said Sigsbury.
St. Pierre did just that returning it 78 yards for the score and the Indians went up 14-7. The score stayed that way through halftime, although the Redmen squandered a big chance to tie it up in the final minute but fell short on fourth-and-one from the Billerica 13.
St. Pierre then opened the third quarter up with a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown, making it 21-7. Later in the third, Murnane caught a tipped pass in the end zone from 11 yards out to extend the lead to 28-7.
“If there is a better quarterback in the state of Massachusetts than JT Green, then I want to see him,” said Sigsbury. “From where he came from at the end of last year to the work that he did in the weight room (and in the off-season), he’s just something else. I know he’s going to get a lot of money to go to school somewhere.”
The teams exchanged touchdowns with Hirtle scoring on a 59-yard pass from Vinnie Ciancio (11-for-15, 199 yards), before Green iced it with a 1-yard run with 4:39. The Redmen added one late as Blake Ryder caught a 5-yard pass from Ciancio.
“Overall, (Billerica) executed better than we did. They are an experienced team and they are good in all phases of the game,” said Aylward. “They were ready and I think we were ready. They played better than we did and that’s what happens. The thing about football is the team that usually does things the right way in a game more than the other team is going to win. We preached about holding onto the ball and not shooting ourselves in the foot but we’re still young and inexperienced in some places and you have to go through that learning curve.”
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Turkey condemns Sweden protests, cancels ministers’ meeting
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Turkey on Saturday canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister in response to anti-Turkish protests that increased tension between the two countries as Sweden seeks Turkey’s approval to join NATO.
A far-right activist from Denmark received permission from police to stage a protest outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm where he burned the Quran, Islam’s holy book. A separate pro-Kurdish demonstration was planned later Saturday in the Swedish capital.
In response, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the scheduled Jan. 27 visit by his Swedish counterpart Pål Jonson no longer held “any importance or point,” because Sweden continued to allow “disgusting” demonstrations against Turkey.
Jonson tweeted that he had met Akar on Friday in Ramstein, Germany, where they “agreed to postpone” the meeting in Ankara.
“Relations with Turkey are very important for Sweden and we look forward to continuing the dialogue on common security and defense issues at a later date,” he wrote.
The bid by historically nonaligned Sweden and Finland to join NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been held up by Ankara, which has accused Sweden in particular of being soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that Turkey considers security threats.
The Swedish government’s efforts to improve relations with Turkey have been complicated by demonstrations by pro-Kurdish activists, which have infuriated Turkey’s government. On Saturday, anti-Islam activist Rasmus Paludan added to the tensions by staging a Quran-burning protest outside the Turkish Embassy.
Surrounded by police, Paludan carried out his protest while making disparaging remarks about immigrants and Islam. About 100 people gathered nearby for a peaceful counterdemonstration.
In a separate protest later Saturday, pro-Kurdish and anti-NATO activists planned to march through downtown Stockholm.
Swedish officials have stressed that freedom of expression is guaranteed by the Swedish Constitution and gives people extensive rights to express their views publicly, though incitement to violence or hate speech isn’t allowed. Demonstrators must apply to police for a permit for a public gathering. Police can deny such permits only on exceptional grounds, such as risks to public safety.
Turkish officials condemned the Quran-burning protest on Twitter, and Swedish authorities for allowing it. Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called it a hateful crime against humanity. Ruling party spokesman Omer Celik accused Swedish authorities of protecting hate crimes.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists that attacking the Quran can’t be considered freedom of expression and said he hoped Swedish authorities would cancel the permit for the protest. Erdogan’s nationalist ally, Devlet Bahceli, said parliament wouldn’t ratify Sweden’s NATO membership “under these conditions.”
Turkey summoned the Swedish ambassador Friday to condemn the planned protests, saying protests by pro-Kurdish groups linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, would be a violation of the joint memorandum signed between Turkey, Sweden and Finland that prevented a Turkish veto for the Nordic countries’ NATO accession in June. Turkey, the United States and the European Union consider the PKK a terror group and in the memorandum, Sweden and Finland said they “confirm” that designation as well.
Earlier in January, an effigy of Erdogan was hung from a lamppost during a protest by Kurds. Turkey denounced a decision by a Swedish prosecutor not to investigate and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the protest an act of “sabotage” against Sweden’s bid to join NATO. Turkey summoned the Swedish ambassador earlier this week and canceled a visit by the speaker of the Swedish parliament in reaction to the incident.
All NATO members need to ratify in their parliaments Sweden and Finland’s accession requests, made after Russia’s war on Ukraine prompted the Nordic countries to drop their longstanding policies of military nonalignment. While Turkey says it has no objection to NATO’s growth, it won’t ratify the bids until its demands, which include extraditions of alleged terror suspects, are met.
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HAMILTON — The Down East Boys from Reidsville, North Carolina, will be appearing live at The Hamilton Life Center, 4001 Terry Lake Road, on Saturday, Aug. 5.
For more than 30 years, The Down East Boys have traveled from coast to coast, from Canada to Mexico.
The group was thrust into the mainstream of gospel music with their song “Beautiful Valley." For 10 months, this song remained in the top 40 of the Singing News chart and took the guys from a regional quartet to one of the most sought after groups in the country.
In recent years they have had many songs hit No. 1 with one of them being as recent as June. They've received multiple nominations for Group Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year.
Doors and concessions open at 6 p.m. The pre-show featuring Tehillah starting at 6:30 p.m. with The Down East Boys hitting the stage at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers were increasingly anticipating higher inflation, and they signaled that much higher interest rates could be needed to restrain it.
The policymakers also acknowledged, in minutes from their June 14-15 meeting released Wednesday, that their rate hikes could weaken the economy. But they suggested that such steps were necessary to slow price increases back to the Fed’s 2% annual target.
The officials agreed that the central bank needed to raise its benchmark interest rate to “restrictive” levels that would slow the economy’s growth and “recognized that an even more restrictive stance could be appropriate” if inflation persisted. After last month’s meeting, the Fed raised its key rate by three-quarters of a point to a range of 1.5% to 1.75% — the biggest single increase in nearly three decades — and signaled that further large hikes would likely be needed.
The Fed has been ramping up its drive to tighten credit and slow growth with inflation having reached a four-decade high of 8.6%, spreading to more areas of the economy. Americans are also starting to expect high inflation to last longer than they had before — a sentiment that could embed an inflationary psychology and make it harder to slow price increases.
And with midterm elections nearing, high inflation has surged to the top of Americans’ concerns, posing a threat to President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress.
At a news conference after last month’s Fed meeting, Chair Jerome Powell suggested that a rate hike of either one-half or three-quarters of a point was likely when the policymakers next meet late this month. The minutes released Wednesday confirmed that other officials agreed that such an increase would “likely be appropriate.” A rate hike of either size would exceed the quarter-point increase that the Fed has typically carried out.
Last month, the Fed released projections that showed that the officials expect to raise their benchmark rate to 3.4% by the end of this year. At that level, the Fed’s key rate would no longer stimulate growth and could weaken the economy. The minutes suggest that the policymakers could potentially raise rates above that level.
At the time of last month’s meeting, the policymakers said the economy appeared to be expanding in the April-June quarter, with consumer spending “remaining strong.” Since then, though, the economy has shown signs of slowing, with consumer spending falling in May, after adjusting for inflation, for the first time this year. Home sales are plunging as mortgage rates have jumped, accelerated by the Fed’s rate increases.
The signs of economic sluggishness have intensified fears that high prices and rising rates could send the economy into a recession late this year or next year. Such concern has further complicated the Fed’s policymaking because a recession would normally lead it to cut rates to stimulate growth.
Some economists described the Fed’s assessment of the economy, as laid out in Wednesday’s minutes, as outdated even though it is only three weeks old. Prices for oil, wheat and other commodities are falling, wage gains are moderating and growth is slowing. Those trends may mean that the Fed’s policymakers, who have said they will be “nimble” in responding to economic data, won’t raise rates as fast as financial markets expect.
“We very much hope that the sobering data since the June meeting will push members towards the smaller hike,” of a half-point rather than three-quarters in July, said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. “They wanted to send a clear signal that they will not accommodate permanently higher inflation, but that job is done.”
The Fed had been expected to raise rates by a half-point at last month’s meeting but ended up announcing a three-quarter point hike instead. At his news conference afterward, Powell mentioned recent economic reports that had heightened concerns about high inflation. Those reports included inflation data for May, which showed that the pace of price increases reached a 40-year high.
Powell also cited a survey of consumer sentiment conducted by the University of Michigan that said consumers’ longer-term inflation expectations were starting to rise more quickly. That unnerved Powell and other Fed officials, because if people expect higher inflation, that sentiment can lead to an acceleration of prices. Workers could, for example, demand higher pay to cover their expectation of rising bills and expenses, leading companies, in turn, to raise prices further to offset their higher labor costs.
The Fed is seeking to convince the public that it will rise to the challenge and tame the pace of price increases, with the goal of keeping Americans’ inflation expectations in check.
There is “a significant risk now facing the (Fed) that elevated inflation could become entrenched if the public began to question the resolve” of Fed officials to combat higher prices, the minutes said.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)Before looking ahead to a prime-time showdown against Miami on Saturday – with the top spot in the AFC East hanging in the balance – Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills should be relieved to have the New York Jets off their schedule.
For now, at least.
Barring a playoff meeting, which remains a possibility, no opponent this season has done a better job smothering the Bills high-powered offense than what the Robert Saleh-coached Jets did in splitting their two outings after Buffalo eked out a 20-12 win on Sunday.
It was a win for the Bills that required trickery – Buffalo fooled the Jets into jumping offside on fourth-and-1 to set up its first touchdown – and was keyed by a defense that forced two second-half turnovers before closing the game forcing Mike White to throw four consecutive incompletions and turn the ball over on downs.
Easy as it might have been to suggest the Bills offense didn’t resemble that of a Super Bowl contender, as was raised to Allen following the game, what’s hard to overlook is how Buffalo sputtered in each of its two meetings against Gang Green.
Buffalo managed what had been season lows with 317 yards offense and 19 first downs in a 20-17 loss at New York on Nov. 6. Five weeks later, the Bills set new lows with 232 yards offense and 14 first downs, though this time in a victory.
Take away those two games, and Buffalo is averaging 419 yards offense and 29 points per outing.
Part of the difference Sunday was Allen playing turnover-free football after he threw two interceptions – one in the red zone, and the second inside Buffalo’s 25 to set up a Jets touchdown – in the first meeting.
”We’re 10-3 and finding ways to win football games,” Allen said in response to the offensive struggles Sunday. ”I know that’s not what you what to hear, but just playing complementary football, not putting ourselves and our defense in bad positions, and just trying to win football games no matter how it happens.”
The Bills won despite top receiver Stefon Diggs being limited to three catches for 37 yards, his fourth-lowest output in three seasons in Buffalo, and an offense that committed six three-and-outs, its most since having that many in a 27-10 win over the Jets in last year’s season finale.
What’s encouraging is three of Buffalo’s four final opponents feature defenses ranked outside the NFL’s top 10, with New England (ranked sixth as of Monday) the exception.
On Saturday, the Bills face an altogether different test in hosting Miami (8-5), whose defense has dropped to 20th after allowing a combined 783 yards and 56 points in losing its past two games.
The Dolphins won the first meeting against Buffalo 21-19 in a game played in sweltering conditions in south Florida. This time, the long-range forecast calls for snow and temperatures in the high-20s. The warm-weather Dolphins even resorted to having heaters near their bench during a 23-17 loss to the Chargers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Buffalo lost in September despite outgaining Miami in yards offense 497-212 and having a near 21-minute edge in time of possession. It was a game which ended with Buffalo’s first-year offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey infamously caught on camera trashing his notes in the visitor’s coaching booth.
Having put the Jets in their rearview mirror, the Bills can do the same to the Dolphins on Saturday in their quest to win a third straight AFC East title.
WHAT’S WORKING
Pressuring the QB. In Buffalo’s second game since losing Von Miller to a season-ending knee injury, the Bills had four sacks and eight quarterback hits against the Jets.
WHAT NEEDS HELP
Third-and-long stops. The Jets converted eight of 17 third-down chances, including five third-and-8 and longer.
STOCK UP
DE Greg Rousseau. The second-year edge rusher matched a career best with two sacks, one of which caused backup Joe Flacco to lose a fumble.
STOCK DOWN
A.J. Klein. The special teams protector blamed himself for allowing Jermaine Johnson to burst free up the middle and block Sam Martin’s punt for a safety to cut Buffalo’s lead to 20-9 with 7:30 remaining.
INJURIES
RG Ryan Bates did not return after hurting his ankle in the second half and considered day to day. … DT Ed Oliver sustained a chest injury and is considered day to day … DT Jordan Phillips, who missed one game with a shoulder injury, is progressing, coach Sean McDermott said.
KEY NUMBER
22-4 – Allen’s career record when not committing a turnover.
NEXT STEPS
The Bills have won five straight at home against Miami since a 34-31 loss on Dec. 24, 2016.
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MADRID (AP) — Former Cameroon forward Samuel Eto’o has been given a suspended prison sentence in Spain for tax fraud during the time he played for Barcelona, a Spanish court said on Tuesday.
In an agreement with tax authorities, Eto’o received a 22-month prison sentence and will repay nearly 4 million euros ($4.2 million) in taxes owed. He avoided serving time because in Spain sentences shorter than two years can be suspended for first-time offenders.
Eto'o, who was also fined, accepted the conviction but blamed his representative, José Maria Mesalles, for what happened. Mesalles was handed a one-year prison sentence.
The 41-year-old Eto'o played for Barcelona from 2004-09, helping it win two Champions League titles and three Spanish league trophies.
He retired as a player a few years ago and is currently the president of the Cameroonian football federation.
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RICHMOND, Va., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Indivior PLC (LSE: INDV) today announced that its registration statement on Form 20-F required for the additional U.S. listing of its ordinary shares is now available at www.sec.gov and under the "Investors" section of the Company's website (www.indivior.com). Trading in Indivior's ordinary shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market is expected to commence at the open on June 12, 2023, subject to approval by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and NASDAQ. Indivior will retain its premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and inclusion in the FTSE 250 index, and its ordinary shares will trade on both exchanges under the ticker symbol "INDV". The Company also notes that no shares are being offered as part of the additional U.S. listing.
Immediately prior to the additional U.S. listing, Indivior's current American Depository Receipt (ADR) program managed by J.P. Morgan (OTC US: INVVY) will be terminated. All Indivior American depository shares representing Indivior shares will be mandatorily cancelled and exchanged for Indivior ordinary shares on a 1:1 basis. Further information regarding this exchange process has been communicated separately to ADR holders by J.P. Morgan.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — “Big Daddy” Don Garlits tried to get John Force into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame years ago. Several times, actually.
Force declined every invitation.
“I kept telling him, ‘There’s other guys that need to go in, and I’ll be around awhile, I hope,’” Force said. “He finally called me and said, ‘You need to go.’”
The nearly 74-year-old Force relented and was the headliner of the 2023 class that was formally inducted Thursday night on the eve of the NHRA season. The often-colorful and always chatty Force delivered a nearly 20-minute speech that was as rambling as it was wide-ranging in front of a packed hotel ballroom that included the 91-year-old Garlits.
He promised to finally pay off several outstanding debts from decades ago and said he’s working on getting daughter Courtney back on track. Courtney stepped away from racing in 2019 and has since given birth to two daughters.
“Why am I still doing this at my age? Because I love it,” John Force said.
The 16-time Funny Car champion also made it clear he’s not thinking about retirement as he begins the season-opening Gatornationals. He even signed a three-year contract extension with Chevrolet and his primary sponsor, Peak, in December.
“How far can you go?” Force told The Associated Press. “I’m 73 now. I want to be respectful to the sport, but I also want to help the sport. I want to help it grow, and it needs some help right now.”
Force remains NHRA’s top promoter and drag racing’s unquestioned spokesman, roles he started to embrace long before his first championship in 1990. He went on to win 15 more, including an unprecedented 10 in a row between 1993 and 2002.
His last title came in 2013, and he hasn’t finished better than fourth over the last eight years.
But John Force Racing continues to thrive, with daughter Brittany winning her second Top Fuel championship in six seasons in 2022, and teammates Robert Hight and Austin Prock finishing second and third, respectively, in Funny Car and Top Fuel. Hight came up three points shy of winning his fourth title, a number that would tie him with NHRA legends Kenny Bernstein and Don Prudhomme.
Force, meanwhile, is entering his 47th professional NHRA season. He holds nearly every record imaginable, including championships, final rounds (264) and event wins (155).
“Racing is what I do,” Force said. “I didn’t really come for the money or the trophies. I wanted to make a living and I wanted to race. That’s what I get to do. It’s easy for me.”
It’s resulted in now six Hall of Fame inductions, including the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2008, the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame at Fort Worth in 2011, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2012, the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 2019.
“I’ve lived it and I love it. It’s taken care of me and now my family,” said Force, who takes great pride in watching three of his five grandchildren race. “Those kids motivate me. You live through your children. Now I’m living through my grandchildren.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emily Bessoir scored 16 points and No. 10 UCLA survived a late rally to beat Southern California 59-56 on Thursday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
Charisma Osborne added 14 points and 13 rebounds and Kiki Rice scored 14 points for the Bruins (10-1), who won despite shooting 32.9% from the field.
“Offensively, we had very poor rhythm, that’s an understatement. I realize we didn’t shoot it very well,” UCLA coach Cori Close said. “I felt like we earned some confidence that defense and rebounding against a really good team, a really good rebounding team, that can be our anchor.”
Kadi Sissoko led the Trojans (9-1) with 20 points. Rayah Marshall had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Destiny Littleton added 10 points.
UCLA had a 52-44 lead at the end of the third quarter. USC rallied back by scoring the first seven points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer by Marshall to get them to 52-51 before a layup by Bessoir snapped a Bruins' scoring drought of nearly seven minutes.
The Trojans had a chance to tie on their next possession when Marshall was fouled by Bessoir on a 3-point attempt, but the sophomore made only one free throw. The Bruins then scored the next three points to get some breathing room when Rice made a free throw and Bessoir got a basket after Rice missed her second foul shot.
USC had a chance to send it to overtime when Littleton got a rebound off Camryn Brown's missed layup with 11.8 seconds left. After a timeout, the Trojans tried to get a 3-pointer in the corner but UCLA's Gina Conti got a steal with 2 seconds left to preserve the win.
“We had a couple close games earlier this season. I think our experience really just showed tonight," Osborne said. “I think we did a great job of just staying together and not just putting our heads down and just trying to do it by ourselves.”
The Trojans were looking to go 10-0 for the first time since 2015-16, when that squad won their first 12 games, but coach Lindsay Gottlieb said she was happy with the way her team was able to fight back.
“To hold a Top 10 team to 59 points, we have to score more than 56,” Gottlieb said. “There are some things that going to haunt me like the missed free throws and possessions in the first half. Or in that second quarter we gave up too many points. There's a lot to learn from it. It's on me to figure out how to get us able to score more points in critical situations.”
The game was tied at 22 midway through the second quarter before UCLA went on a 12-2 run that included five points each from Bessoir and Rice. The Bruins largest lead was 39-28 at halftime.
BIG PICTURE
USC: The Trojans are ninth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (32.7%), but were outrebounded by 11.
UCLA: The Bruins were held to a season low 59 points, but found a way to get a key win on the road.
UP NEXT
UCLA: Hosts CSU Bakersfield on Saturday.
USC: Faces Texas on Sunday in Dallas.
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VANCOUVER, B.C., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global Internet of Things (IoT) in agriculture market size reached USD 11.20 Billion in 2021 and is expected to register a significantly rapid revenue CAGR during the forecast period, according to latest analysis by Emergen Research. Significant advancements in agricultural equipment technology is one of the factors expected to drive market revenue growth.
Drivers:
Precision or smart farming has a huge impact on agricultural production worldwide. The precision farming technique ensures high returns on agricultural production by improving the yield. It enables farmers to curb any negative conditions affecting soil in which crops are grown by collecting geospatial data of soil conditions, livestock, and other inter-and intra-field information. Precision farming also aids in providing inputs about the appropriate requirements for agricultural irrigation, fertilizers, nutrients, and pesticides, thereby reducing the wastage of resources significantly. Implementing advanced technologies such as remote sensing, yield mapping, and data management software in agricultural practices has several advantages.
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For instance, Global Positioning System (GPS)-based auto guidance technology enables farmers to significantly reduce the usage of tractors and other equipment thereby cutting fuel expenses, and reducing labor time. Similarly, variable rate application technology allows monitoring inputs across fields according to field variability thereby reducing environmental impacts such as soil erosion and degradation, and this, in turn, increases land and crop productivity.
Restraints:
Large initial investments are a significant barrier to growth of IoT in agriculture. Agricultural IoT devices and tools are currently expensive for both small farmers in developed regions and vast majority of farmers in emerging economies. Aside from the initial financial investment required to deploy GPS, drones, Geographic Information System (GIS), and other devices, agricultural techniques such as precision farming necessitate the use of a skilled workforce to operate these technology-enabled devices. Precision livestock farming technologies also include automated milking and feeding robots, monitoring and sensing devices, and herd management software, all of which require a substantial upfront investment. As a result, farmers will need to spend a lot of money on automation and control devices, distribution wagons, GPS-enabled livestock monitoring systems, and other equipment. These livestock monitoring products are also expensive to install and maintain. Similarly, tracking systems must be used at aquaculture farms in case of precision aquaculture farming technologies, increasing the overall cost of deployment.
Growth Projections:
The global IoT in agriculture market is expected to register a CAGR of 11.4% over the forecast period and revenue is projected to increase from USD 11.20 Billion in 2021 to USD 26.65 Billion in 2030. Significant investments by prominent market participants are one of the major factors driving market revenue growth.
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COVID-19 Impact Analysis:
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on growth of IoT in agriculture market. Since most of the components used in the manufacturing of IoT devices are manufactured in China, which was the epicenter of the pandemic, thus leading to disruption of supply chain worldwide, which in turn affected end production. Furthermore, in order to contain the virus' spread, governments around the world enacted strict regulations that limited cross-border trade communication, affecting supply chain. Additionally, several manufacturing and production units of agricultural equipment were halted to avoid transmission of the virus, which majorly affected the employment opportunities thereby affecting consumers' choices. However, after relaxation of lockdowns and lifting of more stringent social distancing norms, as governments across countries are increasing their budget and spending more on these advanced technologies.
Current Trends and Innovations:
The emergence and acceptance of advanced IoT technologies such as agricultural drones is a key trend that is expected to drive market growth during the forecast period. Drones play an important role in carrying out farming operations in advanced farming and crop management owing to their excellent surveillance capability. Moreover, most of the farming companies are eager to employ drones for better services and encourage smart farming. Drone technology combined with sophisticated technologies such as sensors, cameras, and other analytical software aid in field monitoring, soil assessment, irrigation and drainage, and harvest planning. Furthermore, they also help to create three-dimensional maps for analyzing farmlands in real-time. Additionally, these machines are equipped with advanced imaging systems and thermal sensors which help farmers to assess water and nutrient requirements in specific areas.
Geographical Outlook:
Market in Asia Pacific accounted for moderate revenue share in 2021. Increasing demand in this region is primarily owing to the region's growing population, which has also led to an increase in demand for food. Furthermore, the governments of various countries in this region are investing heavily in remote sensing technologies for data collection and satellite transmission to identify agricultural conditions of farmlands, which is driving market revenue growth.
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Strategic Initiatives:
Major companies included in the global market report include AGCO Corporation, Deere & Company, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Trimble Inc., AgJunction Inc., Raven Industries, Inc., DeLaval, CROPMETRICS, Intervet Inc., and AKVA group.
- On February 3, 2022, Semtech Corporation, leading global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms for infrastructure, high-end consumer, and industrial equipment, based in California, announced ICT International, an IoT solution provider for environmental applications based in Australia, which integrated Semtech's Low Range (LoRa) devices and the Long-Range Wide-Area Network (LoRaWAN) standard into its water quality monitoring systems for aquaculture. The usage of LoRaWAN provides long-range, low-power, wide-area network coverage, allowing these sensors to broadcast measured data, such as temperature, water level or tide, water salinity, and more, to oyster producers in near real-time.
Emergen Research has segmented global IoT in agriculture market on the basis of system, application, and region:
- System Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2019-2030)
- Automation and Control Systems
- Sensing and Monitoring Devices
- Livestock Monitoring Hardware
- Fish Farming Hardware
- Smart Greenhouse Hardware
- Software
- Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2019-2030)
- Livestock Monitoring
- Smart Greenhouse
- Precision Forestry
- Fish Farm Monitoring
- Precision Farming
- Others
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- Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Billion; 2019-2030)
- North America
a. US
b. Canada
c. Mexico
- Europe
a. Germany
b. France
c. UK
d. Italy
e. Spain
f. Benelux
g. Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
a. China
b. India
c. Japan
d. South Korea
e. Rest of APAC
- Latin America
a. Brazil
b. Rest of LATAM
- Middle East & Africa
a. Saudi Arabia
b. UAE
c. South Africa
d. Turkey
e. Rest of MEA
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Space Force Lifestyle Performance Optimization
MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sparta Science, the developer of a scalable, machine learning-based movement health platform, was recently awarded an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the United States Air Force to apply artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) embedded in cloud and mobile apps to extend the reach and productivity of Space Force's Guardian Resiliency Teams (GRT) in their mission to optimize individual Guardians' performance. This award is significant as it aims to improve Guardians' coping mechanisms to operational stressors through Lifestyle & Performance Medicine across the United States Space Force.
Sparta Science is actively collaborating with the Department of Defense on multiple SBIR Phase I and Phase II projects to improve warfighter readiness by utilizing Sparta Science's movement health intelligence platform in various use cases. These initiatives will explore opportunities to enhance clinicians' and practitioners' abilities to deliver effective movement health guidance at a scale relevant to the USAF.
Under this award, Sparta Science will explore research and development partnerships with GRTs across the Space Force as well as transition and acquisition strategies with program offices such as Air Force Medical Service. This will allow a successful transition of Sparta Science's lifestyle and performance optimization capability to all Space Base Deltas.
"The primary cause of degraded performance among our uniformed service members is mostly preventable through relatively minor changes to lifestyle behaviors such as increasing purposeful movement health activities. The military has seen rises in obesity, hypertension, and other lifestyle-related diseases," said Phil Wagner, Founder and CEO of Sparta Science. "We intend to modify our commercially successful, secure, non-proprietary, self-adapting AI/ML pipeline and software platform to meet USSF's requirements to enable GRTs in their mission to holistically assess, engage, and educate Guardians to meet the performance, readiness, and resiliency goals of USSF Lifestyle & Performance Medicine."
ABOUT SPARTA SCIENCE: Sparta Science was founded with the vision that everybody should be able to move freely, without physical limitations, for as long as possible. Since bringing on our first customer in 2014, we've grown into a global full-stack movement health platform. Trusted by organizations spanning the healthcare, government, and sports industries, our platform empowers organizations to provide a better standard of care. Today, we're ruthlessly focused on studying human movement and creating innovative ways to measure, monitor, and improve movement health. For more information, go to spartascience.com and follow Sparta Science on Twitter, and LinkedIn.
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Man arrested in December's fatal Marshall-Shadeland shooting
Man arrested in December's fatal Marshall-Shadeland shooting
ANDREW: TONIGHT, WE ARE LEARNING AT THE NAME OF A MAN SHOT AND KILLED THIS AFTERNOON. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IDENTIFIED HIM AS 36-YEAR-OLD CORY WASHINGTON OF PITTSBURGH. POLICE WERE CALLED TO BRIGHTON ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH WOODS RUN AROUND 3:30. WE’RE TOLD THE VICTIM DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. OFFICIALS SAY IT APPEARS THE SHOOTING MAY HAVE HAPPENED
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Man arrested in December's fatal Marshall-Shadeland shooting
Pittsburgh police announced Tuesday the arrest of a man wanted for a Dec. 26 homicide in the city's Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood.Police and SWAT teams arrested 42-year-old Ambrose J. Sample, Jr., in the 200 block of Dinwiddie Street in the Crawford-Roberts neighborhood around 2 p.m. Sample is being charged with criminal homicide and illegal possession of a firearm. Ambrose is accused of killing 36-year-old Corey Washington, of Pittsburgh, who was shot in December on Brighton Road. Washington later died at Allegheny General Hospital. Police said at the time that the shooting may have happened after an altercation at a nearby business. Ambrose is currently being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
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Pittsburgh police announced Tuesday the arrest of a man wanted for a Dec. 26 homicide in the city's Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood.
Police and SWAT teams arrested 42-year-old Ambrose J. Sample, Jr., in the 200 block of Dinwiddie Street in the Crawford-Roberts neighborhood around 2 p.m. Sample is being charged with criminal homicide and illegal possession of a firearm.
Ambrose is accused of killing 36-year-old Corey Washington, of Pittsburgh, who was shot in December on Brighton Road. Washington later died at Allegheny General Hospital.
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The real reason stand-up comic won’t press charges after NJ beer attack
Ariel Elias grew up in Kentucky, where she made everybody laugh at her Bar Mitzvah.
She lives in New York City, but it was when she performed last Saturday in New Jersey that she had a beer can thrown at her at Uncle Vinnie's comedy club.
She responded by chugging it to the approval of the crowd.
Whoever threw that beer threw her career into high gear as she's exploding all over the internet and will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel.
"I'm taping my set Oct 24," says Elias who joined me on New Jersey 101.5 to open up about the incident.
What was going through her mind while it was happening?
"I was thinking I could really use a drink right now. And then I was also just thinking like, you know, I'm a comedian, which means I'm a bit broken inside and everybody was looking at the door after this happened. And I was trying to figure out how do I get the attention back on me. So, that just seemed like the natural thing to do."
What made her drink the beer?
"I had the idea as soon as the drink landed. I thought it would be funny if I drank it. I picked it up and I felt that there was still liquid in it and I started to move to drink it but I realized nobody was looking at me like that. I gave it a second, I gave it a beat and then I drank it."
People on Twitter actually accused Elias of planning this
Why won't Ariel press charges?
"In order to press charges," says Elias, "I would have had to go back to that town to file a complaint. And then I would have had to go back every time if it went to court, and it's like a two-and-a-half-hour drive. And I'm not really interested."
"I had a busy life before this. And now it's very different. So I just don't want to spend the time and resources getting revenge on somebody I guess, who you know, is probably a little sad inside."
Is she ready for the change that could happen in her career from this incident?
"I'm ready for it. I have been working towards this for a long time. I'm not new to comedy. It's a dream come true. It's happening much faster. Like everything is happening at once. Usually, this stuff happens gradually. But I think having gotten through the last couple of days and the whirlwind that that was, I think now it's like, oh, the exciting and fun stuff gets to happen now."
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When a power outage knocked out electricity to a multistate region in 2003, Gabriella Barthlow , a financial coach in the Detroit area, was prepared. She had enough money on hand to buy food for herself and her two young children, plus put gas in her car in case they needed to leave home.
“I was so happy I had that cash,” she recalls. Now, Barthlow encourages her clients to be similarly ready for unexpected events. Power outages, weather interruptions and other disasters can inflict chaos and take a financial toll — often with little warning — but being prepared can help minimize the damage.
Here are steps you can take to make sure you’re ready for the next emergency.
SET ASIDE PHYSICAL CASH
As Barthlow found, cash can be crucial when you’re facing an extended power outage since machines that accept debit and credit cards might not be running. Bernie Carr, author of “The Prepper’s Pocket Guide” and founder of apartmentprepper.com, says you want to keep enough cash on hand to cover gas and food for several days and carry at least some of it with you.
“I like to keep $40 in cash in my car or purse so I know I can always at least get home in case the registers aren’t working,” Carr says.
That money is in addition to an emergency savings fund, which is stored in a savings account to help you get through a period of unexpected hardship or income loss. Financial experts often recommend you build up three to six months worth of expenses into that account, but even much smaller amounts will help stabilize your finances.
BUILD UP SUPPLIES SLOWLY
Carr suggests purchasing supplies over time that could help you survive temporary disruptions to power, water and other utilities, as can happen during natural disasters.
“When you next go grocery shopping, set aside $10 and pick up bottled water or your favorite food can or instant oatmeal,” she suggests. On the next visit, put together a first aid kit with items like bandages and antibacterial wipes, or flashlights and extra batteries. Other types of equipment such as a water filter, camping stove and solar lights can also be helpful.
“A lot of emergency gear is also camping equipment, so there are a lot of sales right before and right after summer,” Carr says.
GATHER YOUR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
Barthlow suggests collecting your essential documents — contact numbers; insurance information; recent bank account statements; identity cards; any marriage, birth and divorce certificates — and putting them in a waterproof, fireproof box, as well as scanning and storing them online in a password-protected account or on a flash drive.
“I also ask people to declutter their life, because if you’re saving a lot of papers, then you can’t find the things you need,” Barthlow says.
With this streamlined approach, she says, “I could get out of my house in an hour or less and know where all the key documents are.”
January can be the ideal time to take on that challenge, says Paul Golden, spokesperson for the National Endowment for Financial Education, a nonprofit that promotes financial education and well-being. “The new year can be a good time to get preparatory work done. It’s the time of year when people are taking stock, cleaning up documents and resolving to be better in every way.”
PROTECT YOUR CREDIT
During an emergency, it can be easy to miss a bill or credit card payment, which can hurt your credit, Golden warns.
“If you foresee a disruption in on-time payments with creditors, contact each one and let them know of your situation. Maybe ask for an extension,” he suggests.
In cases of widespread disruptions, like the COVID-19 pandemic or power outages, companies may offer adjusted payment plans to those impacted, but you may have to ask or opt into it.
Fraudsters also frequently target victims of natural disasters, so be on guard. “Be on heightened alert with emails sent to you or phone calls and check who you are talking to before sharing any account information,” Golden says.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be your insurance company or financial institution, he suggests hanging up and calling customer service to confirm you are in fact speaking with them.
BEGIN THE RECOVERY PROCESS
Once the emergency passes, it’s time to pick up the pieces: File any insurance claims, rebuild spent emergency savings and replace used up supplies. Golden suggests taking detailed notes of all customer service interactions to make it easier to follow up and track reimbursements. The website DisasterAssistance.gov provides information on local recovery efforts, and 211.org can connect you to community resources like food banks.
Surviving an emergency can inspire you to get ready for the next one. Experiencing Hurricane Ike in 2008 is what motivated Carr, who lived in Houston at the time, to focus more on preparedness.
Carr says everyone should review their emergency supplies at least once a year. “It should be a regular part of life, like having car insurance. An emergency will inevitably happen, and most people are unprepared because they didn’t think about it.”
This column was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. The content is for educational and informational purposes and does not constitute investment advice.
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Kimberly Palmer is a personal finance expert at NerdWallet and author of “Smart Mom, Rich Mom.” Email: kpalmer@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @KimberlyPalmer.
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Are you a mosquito magnet? It could be your smell
Video above: Newly developed mosquito repellent might have you ditching the DEET
A new study finds that some people really are "mosquito magnets" and it probably has to do with the way they smell.
The researchers found that people who are most attractive to mosquitoes produce a lot of certain chemicals on their skin that are tied to smell. And bad news for mosquito magnets: The bloodsuckers stay loyal to their favorites over time.
"If you have high levels of this stuff on your skin, you're going to be the one at the picnic getting all the bites," said study author Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University in New York.
There's a lot of folklore about who gets bitten more but many claims aren't backed up with strong evidence, said Vosshall.
Video below: How to get rid of mosquitoes
To put mosquito magnetism to the test, the researchers designed an experiment pitting people's scents against each other, explained study author Maria Elena De Obaldia. Their findings were published Tuesday in the journal Cell.
They asked 64 volunteers from the university and nearby to wear nylon stockings around their forearms to pick up their skin smells. The stockings were put in separate traps at the end of a long tube, then dozens of mosquitos were released.
"They would basically swarm to the most attractive subjects," De Obaldia said. "It became very obvious right away."
Scientists held a round-robin tournament and ended up with a striking gap: The biggest mosquito magnet was around 100 times more attractive to the mosquitoes than the last place finisher.
The experiment used the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads diseases like yellow fever, Zika and dengue. Vosshall said she'd expect similar results from other kinds, but would need more research to confirm.
By testing the same people over multiple years, the study showed that these big differences stick around, said Matt DeGennaro, a neurogeneticist at Florida International University who was not involved with the research.
"Mosquito magnets seem to remain mosquito magnets," DeGennaro said.
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Out of the favorites, the researchers found a common factor: Mosquito magnets had high levels of certain acids on their skin. These "greasy molecules" are part of the skin's natural moisturizing layer, and people produce them in different amounts, Vosshall said. The healthy bacteria that live on the skin eat up these acids and produce part of our skin's odor profile, she said.
You can't get rid of these acids without damaging your skin health too, said Vosshall, who is paid by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and serves as its chief scientific officer. The institute also supports The Associated Press' Health and Science Department.
But the research could help find new methods to repel mosquitoes, said Jeff Riffell, a neurobiologist at the University of Washington who was not involved with the study. There may be ways to tinker with skin bacteria and change humans' tantalizing smells, he said.
Still, figuring out ways to fight off mosquitoes isn't easy, Riffell said, since the critters have evolved to be "lean, mean biting machines."
The study proved this point: Researchers also did the experiment with mosquitoes whose genes were edited to damage their sense of smell. The bugs still flocked to the same mosquito magnets.
"Mosquitoes are resilient," Vosshall said. "They have many backup plans to be able to find us and bite us." | https://www.koat.com/article/mosquito-magnet-it-could-be-your-smell/41691813 | 2022-10-18 18:39:04 | 0 | https://www.koat.com/article/mosquito-magnet-it-could-be-your-smell/41691813 |
ELKHART, Ind., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- THOR Industries, Inc.'s (NYSE: THO) film, "Finding Strength and Redemption: The Blackfoot River Adventure with First Descents," chronicling the life-changing collaboration with non-profit First Descents, was awarded gold in two categories at the inaugural Anthem Awards.
Produced by The Public Works, "Finding Strength and Redemption: The Blackfoot River Adventure with First Descents" shares the story of young adults impacted by cancer and their healing journey on the Blackfoot River in southwest Montana. First Descents invited the group to discover the river's restorative effects while paddling their way toward recovery and to draw themselves closer to nature through the RV camping experience.
The partnership with THOR Industries helped generate support and funding for First Descents as well as provide a fleet of RVs at the Montana backcountry campsite where participants found their lives forever altered.
"THOR is unbelievably proud to have been a part of this project and continue to partner with First Descents to help promote the healing experiences of outdoor adventure," shared THOR President and CEO Bob Martin. "We are grateful our RVs enabled the Blackfoot River program, connecting many incredible young adults with nature and one another, which is truly inspiring."
The project received the highest marks in two for-profit categories at the Anthem Awards: Health – Brand Campaign Fundraising Category and Health — Best Brand Campaign Product/Innovation/Service. Presented by the Webby Awards, the Anthem Awards celebrate purpose and mission-driven work from people, companies, and organizations worldwide.
To learn more about the project, watch "Finding Strength and Redemption: The Blackfoot River Adventure with First Descents" on the THOR Industries YouTube channel.
THOR Industries is the sole owner of operating companies which, combined, represent the world's largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles. For more information on the Company and its products, please go to www.thorindustries.com.
First Descents (FD) is a leader in adventure-based healing. Through outdoor adventure, community building, and lifestyle development, FD improves long-term survivorship and quality of life for young adults impacted by cancer, multiple sclerosis, and other serious health conditions. Headquartered in Denver, First Descents has served more than 10,000 participants over the last 20 years. Beginning in 2020, First Descents launched programs for healthcare workers on the frontlines of COVID-19. All services are fully-adaptive and free of charge. A Guidestar Platinum-ranked nonprofit, First Descents has been recognized on CNN Heroes and Outside Magazine's Best Places to Work.
The Public Works (TPW) is a unique creative agency built to amplify awesome. For almost 20 years, TPW has worked with the biggest brands in the world to tell powerful stories through diverse mediums- moving pictures, still imagery, industrial design, fabrication, and brand activations. TPW's agile multi-talented team of creatives work off the strict ethos of 'work hard, have fun, and make great freaking work'.
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Scott Rolen, a seven-time All-Star third baseman, was the lone player elected by baseball writers to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in this year's voting.
Rolen, who had a 17-season career playing with the Philadelphia, St. Louis, Toronto and Cincinnati teams between 1996 and 2012, was named on 76.3% of ballots by voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, the Hall of Fame said Tuesday.
It was Rolen's sixth year on the ballot. Players need to be named on at least 75% of votes cast to be elected. None of the 27 other players listed on this year's ballot cleared the hurdle for election.
"There was actually never a point in my life that I thought I was going to be a Hall of Fame baseball player," Rolen, 47, told Reuters. "Never did I think I was going to get drafted. Never think [I'd] play in the big leagues. Never going to be whatever."
The induction ceremony will take place in July in Cooperstown, N.Y. Rolen will be inducted along with Fred McGriff, who was elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee in December.
Last summer, the Hall added seven new members: Bud Fowler, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Tony Oliva, Buck O'Neil and David "Big Papi" Ortiz.
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Countless animals around the world face extinction, many from loss of habitat and many others from poachers. In fact, wildlife poaching is a serious problem. And for those trying to protect endangered species, it's a dangerous job.
Anton Mzimba was the head of field ranger services for South Africa's Timbavati Private Nature Reserve near the famous Kruger National Park. He was well-respected and admired by field rangers, animal activists and government officials. Mzimba was a fierce protector of the nature reserve's wild animals, especially the endangered rhinoceros population, and he was considered incorruptible. Corruption is a big problem among field rangers in Africa.
"I'm defending the natural resources from those who want to loot it," he told the Global Conservation Corps in an interview last year. "I'm protecting lives of people, lives of animals. I'm protecting the plants. So, all the creatures, I am protecting. On the other hand, I am also a soldier because the duty of a soldier is to protect the country."
On July 26, Mzimba was gunned down in front of his home in the fight over wildlife poaching and trafficking. His wife was also wounded in the attack. No arrests have been made but the investigation into his murder continues.
"These are front-line troops literally facing armed assailants every day," Peter Knights, the president and founder of nonprofit WildAid, told Newsy.
Knights says field rangers are risking their lives to protect their countries natural heritage.
"It's a really nasty business and a lot of this goes on with corruption, but very often it also goes on with coercion. So, rangers like this will have their families threatened. They are put under all kinds of stresses. It takes tremendous courage to get up every day and go out there to protect these animals knowing you may not come home again in the evening," Knights said.
Mzimba knew how crucial it is to protect endangered wildlife, especially rhinos, whose horns are sought after by organized criminal networks. The current rhino poaching crisis is fueled by demand for the animal's horn, mainly in China and Vietnam. The horn is still used in traditional Asian medicine and is seen as a symbol of wealth. In some parts of Asia, it's believed it can cure cancer and help a range of maladies. This is false. The horn is made of keratin, like hair and fingernails.
According to WildAid, 95% of the world's rhino population has been lost over the past 40 years. But Knights says educational campaigns are working. "Rhino horn prices have dropped dramatically from about $65,000 a kilo down to $12,000 to $18,000," he said.
But that's still enough incentive for criminal gangs to go after rhinos. The gangs also use sophisticated methods of hunting and tracking rhinos, including helicopters, night vision equipment and veterinary drugs to knock them out, according to World Wildlife Fund. There were just over 23,500 black and white rhinoceros left in the world as of 2017, with 75% in South Africa, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported.
More than 9,300 rhinos have been killed in South Africa for their horns between 2008 and 2021. The group Stop Poaching Rhinos says 259 have been killed by poachers so far this year and 451 were killed for their horns last year.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) — An invasive giant snail species, that can also lead to outbreaks of meningitis, has been found in New Port Richey, Florida. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has mapped out a quarantine zone in Pasco County as they work to eradicate them in the area.
According to FDACS, the snails were detected in New Port Richey on June 23. Officials launched the quarantine effort, complete with a Giant African Land Snail quarantine zone, the following day.
Starting Wednesday, FDACS said it would work to “eradicate this pest” using metaldehyde, a pesticide for snails and slugs. FDACS said after putting the treatment out in the quarantine area, the snails will have their ability to digest and their mobility slowed down through dehydration. The snails should “begin to die within days.”
The giant gastropods measure between 2 and 8 inches long as an adult, and can lay up to 2,500 eggs per year. The snails also pose a threat to local environments and ecologies, eating over 500 different plants, in addition to potential health risks.
“These snails could be devastating to Florida agriculture and natural areas as they cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments,” FDACS said. “The snails also pose a serious health risk to humans by carrying the parasite rat lungworm, known to cause meningitis in humans.”
The Giant African Land Snail previously had a presence in Florida in the late 1960s to mid-1970s, according to state officials, but was eradicated.
The last time the snails were found in Florida was during a 2021 eradication of the “pest” in Miami-Dade County, according to FDACS. The snails were first found in that location in 2011. Ten years later, the population there was “eradicated.” FDACS said the last live snail was found in the area in December 2017, before the treatment.
It is illegal to import or own Giant African land snails in the United States without a permit. There have been two previous eradication efforts in Florida, in 1975 and 2021. The New Port Richey effort will be the third.
The USDA considers the giant African snail to be one of “the most damaging snails in the world. It is known to consume at least 500 different species of economically important agricultural plants, including breadfruit, cassava, cocoa, papaya, peanut, rubber, and most varieties of beans, peas, cucumbers, and melons, as well as plants of horticultural, cultural and medicinal value.”
The snails are also known to carry the parasite rat lungworm, which is known to cause meningitis in humans. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms usually include headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting and a pricking sensation. Heavy infestations can cause severe neurological symptoms, coma and even death. | https://wgntv.com/news/giant-invasive-snails-that-carry-meningitis-causing-parasite-found-in-florida-officials-say/ | 2022-07-01 11:55:34 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/giant-invasive-snails-that-carry-meningitis-causing-parasite-found-in-florida-officials-say/ |
What are all those taxi and for-hire ride surcharges?
NEW YORK - There was a time when all New Yorkers had to calculate when riding in a cab in New York City was the base fare (currently $2.50 for yellow taxis) and then the increments (50 cents per one-fifth of a mile when traveling above 12 mph or per minute in slow or stopped traffic).
However, these days the list of fees, taxes, and surcharges for your ride in a taxi, black car, Uber, or Lyft has gotten long and complicated.
Former Taxi and Limousine Commission chair Matthew Daus worries all these charges price out regular New Yorkers.
"If you need to go to the hospital and you need to be driven in and it's not an emergency, and you're coming from Maspeth, Queens, or East New York," Daus said, "and you're making $50,000 a year, you can't afford to take a taxi cab or a green cab."
FOX 5 NY decided to break down all the surcharges we could find on receipts so you know what you're paying and why. In total, we found eight types of surcharges and taxes:
- Improvement Surcharge
- Congestion Surcharge
- MTA State Surcharge
- Black Car Fund Surcharge
- New York Sales Tax
- Airport Access Fee
- Rush Hour Surcharge
- Overnight Surcharge
Here is the breakdown of each charge, not all of which apply to all rides or at all times.
Improvement Surcharge
This 30-cent charge on all yellow and green taxis is for the Taxi Improvement Fund, which helps pat for accessibility upgrades, including fulfilling the mandate to have enough accessible cabs on New York City streets.
Congestion Surcharge
This surcharge, which took effect in 2019, adds $2.50 per ride in yellow taxis, $2.75 per ride in green taxis and for-hire cars, and 75 cents per passenger for shared rides for all trips that start, end, or pass through Manhattan south of 96th Street.
MTA State Surcharge
Established in 2009, this 50-cent charge goes towards the MTA.
Black Car Fund Surcharge
This 3% surcharge on rides in for-hire vehicles goes to the Black Car Fund, a nonprofit that administers workers' compensation insurance and other benefits for drivers who are members.
New York Sales Tax
This tax combines New York state and local taxes and is itemized only on for-hire rides.
Airport Access Fee
This fee is $1.25 for taxi pickups only at LaGuardia and JFK airports and $2.50 in for-hire drop-offs and pickups at LaGuardia, Newark, and JFK airports.
Rush Hour Surcharge
Metered-fare rides in yellow taxis and green taxis between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays (excluding holidays) cost an extra $1, which goes to the driver.
Overnight Surcharge
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In a 7-2 vote on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Andy Warhol infringed on photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright when he created a series of silk screen images based on a photograph Goldsmith shot of the late musician Prince in 1981.
The high-profile case, which pits an artist's freedom to riff on existing works of art against the protection of an artist from copyright infringement, hinges on whether Warhol's images of Prince transform Goldsmith's photograph to a great enough degree to stave off claims of copyright infringement and therefore be considered as "fair use." Under copyright law, fair use permits the unlicensed appropriation of copyright-protected works in specific circumstances, for example, in some non-commercial or educational cases.
Goldsmith owns the copyright to her Prince photograph. She sued the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (AWF) for copyright infringement after the foundation licensed an image of Warhol's titled Orange Prince (based on Goldsmith's image of the pop artist) to Conde Nast in 2016 for use in its publication, Vanity Fair.
Goldsmith did license the use of her Prince photo to Vanity Fair back in 1984, when the magazine commissioned Warhol to create a silkscreen work based on Goldsmith's photo and then used an image of Warhol's piece to accompany an article they ran that year about the musician. But that was only for the one-time use of the image. According to the Supreme Court opinion, the magazine credited Goldsmith and paid her $400 at the time for its use of her "source photograph."
Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the court.
"Goldsmith's original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists," wrote Sotomayor in her opinion. "Such protection includes the right to prepare derivative works that transform the original."
She added, "The use of a copyrighted work may nevertheless be fair if, among other things, the use has a purpose and character that is sufficiently distinct from the original. In this case, however, Goldsmith's original photograph of Prince, and AWF's copying use of that photograph in an image licensed to a special edition magazine devoted to Prince, share substantially the same purpose, and the use is of a commercial nature."
A federal district court had previously ruled in favor of the Andy Warhol Foundation. It found Warhol's work to be transformative enough in relation to Goldsmith's original to invoke fair use protection. But that ruling was subsequently overturned by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Justice Elena Kagan's dissent, shared by Chief Justice John Roberts, stated: "It will stifle creativity of every sort. It will impede new art and music and literature. It will thwart the expression of new ideas and the attainment of new knowledge. It will make our world poorer."
Joel Wachs, President of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, shared the two dissenting justices' views in an emailed statement the foundation sent to NPR.
"We respectfully disagree with the Court's ruling that the 2016 licensing of Orange Prince was not protected by the fair use doctrine," wrote Wachs. "Going forward, we will continue standing up for the rights of artists to create transformative works under the Copyright Act and the First Amendment."
Legal experts contacted for this story agreed with the Supreme Court's decision.
"If the underlying art is recognizable in the new art, then you've got a problem," said Columbia Law School professor of law, science and technology Timothy Wu in an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg.
Entertainment attorney Albert Soler, a partner with the New York law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck, said that the commercial use of the photograph back in 1984 as well as in 2016 makes the case for fair use difficult to argue in this instance.
"One of the factors courts look at is whether the work is for commercial use or some other non-commercial use like education?" Soler said. "In this case, it was a series of works that were for a commercial purpose according to the Supreme Court, and so there was no fair use."
Soler added the Supreme Court's ruling is likely to have a big impact on cases involving the "sampling" of existing artworks in the future.
"This supreme court case opens up the floodgates for many copyright infringement lawsuits against many artists," said Soler. "The analysis is going to come down to whether or not it's transformative in nature. Does the new work have a different purpose?"
Wu disagrees about the ruling's importance. "It's a narrow opinion focused primarily on very famous artists and their use of other people's work," Wu said. "I don't think it's a broad reaching opinion."
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- The Genesys Experience Index becomes the first people-centric methodology to provide organizations with visibility into where loyalty is built or broken
- New offer applies methodology to organizations' employee experience for better workforce engagement and business results
DENVER, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesys® today unveiled its Experience Index™ methodology: the first people-centric approach based on listening and understanding what really motivates stakeholders to help organizations improve any experience and business performance. As a global cloud leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered experience orchestration, Genesys pioneered this progressive, adaptable experience management approach to give organizations actionable insights into what damages engagement and loyalty, providing a competitive advantage born from empathy.
Many businesses rely on traditional measurement systems like Net Promoter Score (NPS) and other satisfaction ratings that were created decades ago. While these tools detect overall sentiment, they often fail to give organizations a clear understanding of the employee and customer journeys to merit the score, either good or bad – ultimately limiting an organization's ability to effectively adapt when needed. To meet the needs of today's experience-driven consumers, businesses are looking for a more modern, tailor-made approach to defining, measuring and improving any experience. In fact, Gartner Research predicts that by 2025, more than 75% of organizations will have abandoned NPS as a measure of success for customer service and support.i
The Genesys Experience Index methodology combines human sentiment with industry benchmarks and data from the Genesys Cloud CX™ platform or potentially even other sources. Through this comprehensive, data-driven approach, organizations can now pinpoint where an experience goes wrong, and what needs to be done to fix it, with unprecedented precision to deliver stronger end-to-end experiences in the contact center and beyond.
"Orchestrating loyalty-building experiences today requires a new people-centric and actionable approach to measuring and benchmarking experience quality," said Peter Graf, chief strategy and operations officer at Genesys. "With the Genesys Experience Index, we're giving organizations a new way to action what matters most to improve end-to-end experiences and drive better results for their employees, customers and business alike."
Genesys Experience Index Delivers Tailored Solution to Help Contact Centers Improve Employee Loyalty
As contact center employees often serve as the first point of contact between a brand and consumers, the agent experience directly correlates to the quality of the customer experience (CX). Low employee engagement and unresolved pain points in the technology and services they use can be detrimental to a brand's reputation. In an industry that suffers from one of the highest attrition rates — up to 40% in some industries, according to "The State of Customer Experience" report from Genesys — the employee experience has never mattered more. And leaders are taking note: the No. 1 priority for nearly half of CX leaders is investing in the improvement of the employee experience.
Now with the Genesys Experience Index Offer for Contact Center Employees, the company is helping organizations optimize their businesses by giving them insights about:
- How their employees rate their entire journey from onboarding, training and beyond
- How they compare with their industry peers so they can better attract and retain talent
- How the agent experience is affecting the customer experience — positively or negatively
- What tailored strategies they should implement to improve the contact center agent experience
With the Genesys Experience Index, organizations can analyze the quality of their experience in a user-friendly dashboard, tying together employee sentiment results, industry benchmarking based on data captured from thousands of contact center agents across six major industries along with Genesys Cloud CX platform data or other sources. Additionally, organizations can receive consultative analysis from expert Genesys advisors to help them identify patterns and create an action plan to strengthen their overall contact center employee experience.
Genesys customers participating in the pilot of the Genesys Experience Index gained insights that provided detailed recommendations for ways they could optimize, such as:
- An online membership fashion retailer with a global footprint found agents handling its digital service channels had a significantly lower well-being score than other areas. Meanwhile, customer interaction data from Genesys Cloud CX showed demand for digital channels had ballooned in the same period. The Genesys Experience Index predicted that employee turnover in the retailer's most popular channel was highly probable, putting it at risk for compromised customer outcomes if not addressed.
- A Canadian financial services company uncovered its agents felt unprepared to do their jobs well, training was insufficient and scheduling issues were causing mounting frustrations. When comparing agent sentiment with data from Genesys Cloud CX, it was identified that the organization wasn't utilizing the workforce engagement management capabilities it had purchased, which could help them directly improve their employee pain points.
- A nonprofit healthcare company identified its agents were dissatisfied with onboarding and felt undervalued, overworked and not fully equipped to help customers. The Genesys Experience Index analysis found the organization could improve its employee experience by enhancing its knowledge base and investing in employee engagement strategies and technology to improve its culture.
"For decades, companies have had useful ways to measure individual interactions, but tools to understand total experience — over a series of connected activities and objectives — have been non-existent or imprecise," said Sheila McGee-Smith, president and principal analyst at McGee-Smith Analytics. "After years of research, testing and fine-tuning, Genesys is delivering the Experience Index, pioneering an approach that allows organizations to tap into the exact insights they need to improve any experience from beginning to end. With this new offer, Genesys is helping companies create strategies to solve a perennial contact center industry problem: employee turnover. Experience Index gives organizations a tailored, industry-specific solution to gain new levels of visibility so they can improve agent satisfaction and engagement, leading to improved customer experience."
The Genesys Experience Index is available now to organizations in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For more information on the Genesys Experience Index for Contact Center Employees visit the AppFoundry®.
About Genesys
Every year, Genesys orchestrates billions of remarkable customer experiences for organizations in more than 100 countries. Through the power of our cloud, digital and AI technologies, organizations can realize Experience as a Service®, our vision for empathetic customer experiences at scale. With Genesys, organizations have the power to deliver proactive, predictive, and hyper personalized experiences to deepen their customer connection across every marketing, sales and service moment on any channel, while also improving employee productivity and engagement. By transforming back-office technology into a modern revenue velocity engine, Genesys enables true intimacy at scale to foster customer trust and loyalty. Visit www.genesys.com.
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MEDFORD, Ore., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Human Bean drive-thrus across the country will be kicking off the summer season and bringing awareness to men's health issues during the month of June. For the seventh year, The Human Bean will host its annual Mochas for Men giveback event to raise funds for cancer detection and treatment for men. In addition, visitors will find two new frozen drink flavors to cool off with a sweet, refreshing twist.
On Friday, June 16, each Human Bean location will give $1 for every mocha sold to a local organization of their choice. The donations will be used to fund cancer screenings and education — a message in line with June's national Men's Health Month awareness campaign. The National Cancer Institute estimates that one in two males will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, and says that men are less likely than women to survive cancer.
"The Human Bean family of drive-thrus hosts Mochas for Men every year, and our franchise partners choose where the funds go locally," says COO, Scott Anderson. "It means a lot to us to support patients with scans and financial assistance."
While all mocha purchases will count toward the fundraising event on June 16 (the Friday before Father's Day), baristas will be highly recommending the company's popular Lumberjack Mocha made with espresso, chocolate milk and peanut butter flavor — available hot, iced or blended. Customers are invited to show their support by treating themselves and their loved ones to tasty mochas all day!
The Human Bean fans will also find two new frozen drink flavors to savor starting on June 8.
Frozen Hot Chocolate with Caramel
When the temperature rises, there's nothing better than an icy-cold Frozen Hot Chocolate to beat the heat — with a drizzle of real caramel laced around the cup! The sweet and smooth taste of chocolate combined with decadent caramel makes for the ultimate summer sweet treat.
Green Tea Smoothie with Blackberry
The search for a fabulously fruity summer refreshment ends here. The popular green tea smoothie gets a boost of bold purple color and delicious blackberry flavor!
Both blended drinks are made to elevate summer fun, and officially kick off summer mode. Available at The Human Bean locations throughout the U.S. until August 8.
About The Human Bean
With a passion for creating happy 'Human Beans', the company's drive-thrus around the U.S. have established a reputation for friendly baristas, high-quality coffee and innovative flavors. The Human Bean opened its first drive-thru espresso stand in Ashland, Oregon in 1998, and currently supports over 300 locations open or under development in 25 states. Learn more at thehumanbean.com.
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- As of July 27th schools are allowed to begin receiving sales estimates that will be submitted to the state for purchase orders
- BOX Pure Air continues to leverage its value-added expertise by assisting California private schools to expedite purchase orders to ensure rapid deployment to improve indoor air quality as students, teachers, and staff return to school
- $180 million in California was allocated to non-public schools as part of the ARP EANS II grant that can be used to clean and filter indoor air, improving public health
CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the national call to action effort to improve indoor air quality for students, teachers, and staff in preparation for the upcoming return to school, California has officially opened the window for non-public schools to begin spending the $180 million in federal funds granted through the ARP EANS II grant. BOX Pure Air is actively and continually working with schools to create a safer indoor environment by facilitating the deployment of AIRBOX™ Certified HEPA Air Purification Units provided by BOX Pure Air in time for the start of the 2022-23 school year.
In a meeting with the California Department of Education (CDE) last week, approved vendors (BOX Pure Air) were directed to begin gathering final sales estimates from individual schools, which the state will turn into purchase orders. When the ARP EANS II grant was announced in April of 2022, schools submitted a survey indicating which allowable expenses they sought to purchase. BOX Pure Air sent proposals to 23 schools last spring, which will be converted into sales and delivered in the following week. The CDE set aside extra funding as a way of assisting schools that have since decided to purchase additional products or services from approved vendors such as Box Pure Air post submission of the initial sales indications from the aggregated survey results. Currently, BOX Pure Air has submitted proposals for just over half of the initial $5 million tranche.
"BOX Pure Air, the State of California and the non-public ("private") schools have been in active communication throughout this process to accelerate the deployment of HEPA indoor air purification units to improve the indoor environment," says BOX Pure Air CEO Ryan Cowell. "The schools are committed and understand the importance of healthy indoor air and our internal staff has continuous communications with individual schools and the state to work through this grant process as rapidly and efficiently as possible. We held webinars with schools, we talked on the phone and via email, and it was encouraging to hear how seriously they took this opportunity," he continued. "I have no doubt in my mind that this EANS II grant will be used strategically by schools, and make a real difference for their students, teachers, staff, and administration. The importance of improving indoor air quality in our nation's schools can no longer be ignored and clean indoor air is an essential need, California is taking a leadership position."
Every year, schools across our nation have a list of improvements and essential needs to complete and address before the start of the school year, including improving indoor air quality to address and remove airborne pathogens in high occupancy or poorly ventilated indoor spaces. Non-public schools in California can also utilize the funds available through the EANS II allocations to protect against the harmful effects of wildfire smoke and other environmental pollutants. The small particles associated with wildfire smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches, and illness (i.e., bronchitis). They can also worsen chronic heart and lung disease (i.e., asthma, emphysema, and COPD.) "Wildfire smoke can irritate the lungs and eyes of everyone, as well as worsen medical conditions, and is particularly harmful to children, older adults, those with lung disease and pregnant individuals." stated Ryan Cowell, CEO BOX Pure Air "When smoke levels are high, it is recommended to stay inside, avoid strenuous activities and use portable air purifiers or HEPA filters when possible."
The McKinney fire raging near the California-Oregon border is the latest wildlife of the season and the biggest one yet. In fact, 9 of the 10 most destructive wildfires in California history have occurred in the past 20 years. While the physical damage done by these fires is easy to see, the long-term effects can be much greater. Wildfire-related healthcare costs in the state of California jumped from $88 million in 2012 to $348 million in 2018. California schools as well as other schools across the Western USA have been utilizing EANS and EANS II funding to proactively invest in improving indoor air purification not only for COVID purposes but also to protect against air pollution caused by wildfires across the state and the country.
Portable Certified HEPA air purification units are a valuable asset for protecting against the spread of airborne illnesses, improving air quality, combating wildfire smoke, and numerous other harmful pathogens floating around in the air. As a society, we spend 90% of our time indoors on average. The global pandemic has highlighted that healthy indoor air is a fundamental right and can no longer be ignored. That's why BOX Pure Air commends the State of California and the non-public schools utilizing the EANS II funding to provide a healthier, safer environment for their students, teachers, and staff by purchasing portable indoor air quality units. California schools and schools across the country are investing in better indoor air quality. We will be in touch with more schools throughout August and beyond and look forward to delivering schools their units shortly. BOX Pure Air is committed to providing solutions to ensure that every student in every classroom across the nation can benefit from clean, filtered indoor air.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — After years of work, a café and cocktail lounge in Grand Rapids’ Alger Heights neighborhood is celebrating its grand opening.
Sip Coffee & Cocktails, 806 Alger St. SE, is located next door to Urban Jonny’s Salon, and offers a selection of espresso, coffee, craft cocktails, non-alcoholic cocktails. There’s also a small selection of food, including artisanal flatbreads, bagels and charcuterie boards.
Jonthan Farman, a co-owner of Urban Johnny’s Salon and one of the owners of Sip Coffee & Cocktails, said he’s excited about the business because it brings something new to the city and neighborhood.
“It has familiar things like coffee and cocktails and spirt-free drinks, but still to have that all in one spot is really special and unique,” he said.
The cafe has been open for about two months or so serving coffee. But it’s hosting a ceremonial grand opening Friday, Dec. 16 because it can now begin serving cocktails after receiving its liquor license last week, Farman said.
Sip’s cafe is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Cocktails are served from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday. The business has indoor seating for about 40 people, and seating for another 30 or so people at its outdoor patio.
“It’s extremely exciting to see Sip coming to fruition,” said Jonathan Jelks, an entrepreneur from Grand Rapids who is also co-owner and partner at the business. “There’s no entity like this. It’s a hybrid café and bar with some really good food offerings.”
In addition to Farman and Jelks, other partners and owners of the business include Jon Frantz and Jamiel Robinson.
Sip Coffee & Cocktails is located in commercial space that was formerly occupied by Metro Health. The office shut down prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Farman said he and his business partner, Fantz, wanted to activate the space.
Initially, the idea was to turn the spot into a coffee shop, Farman said. But, after studying the idea, he realized the space could be maximized by also operating as a cocktail lounge in the afternoon and evening.
“I just really wanted a space that as long as people were thirsty they have a place to go,” Farman said.
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Public safety alerts have saved countless lives in Ukraine — but lose effectiveness over time, according to new study
NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Ipsos, the University of Chicago, and the University of Michigan have produced the first comprehensive study on the effectiveness of government air raid alerts during the conflict in Ukraine, finding that as many as 35-45% of casualties have been prevented in the first few months of the war through heightened public responsiveness and the Ukrainian government's effective communications strategy.
The paper, which pairs an innovative methodology with the authors' deep geopolitical expertise, appears today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), one of the world's most prestigious and frequently cited interdisciplinary journals.
Co-authors Mark Polyak, President of Analytics at Ipsos, Austin L. Wright, Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago, and David Van Dijcke, PhD student in Economics at the University of Michigan, have provided substantial evidence that policymakers must sustain and adapt their messaging during prolonged conflicts in order to keep civilians safe.
This study provides valuable lessons not only for the Ukrainian government, but for another 39 countries that have developed similar early warning systems. "What combination of messaging and technologies is likely to work in conflict conditions, and how to measure the effectiveness of these strategies, is key to avoiding civilian casualties, especially as geopolitical tensions continue to rise in the post-Soviet space," said Ipsos' Mark Polyak.
Like many other nations around the world, Ukraine has developed a hybrid early warning air alert system that combines a smartphone application with conventional air sirens to urge citizens to take shelter during military operations. Yet large scale population behavior in response to these warnings has gone underexamined until now. How do citizens respond immediately after receiving an alert? Do their response times change as a conflict persists? How should government communications change to continue providing effective messaging as "alert fatigue" sets in?
With these questions in mind, the authors examined responses to the more than 3,000 civilian alerts through high-frequency geolocation pings tied to 17 million anonymized mobile devices, representing 60% of the connected population in Ukraine.
The analysis indicated that public safety interventions play a crucial role in keeping non-combatants from harm — but it also revealed that this responsiveness tapers off over time, which can be attributed to the gradual normalization of risk in wartime environments. Researchers concluded that between eight to fifteen percent of casualties could have been avoided through heightened public response.
This "alert fatigue" presents a considerable challenge for public safety. The University of Chicago's Austin Wright points out that "decreasing public responsiveness is a cause for concern, with potentially large losses tied to this shift as the war continues and we see shift to increased utilization of unmanned aerial raids."
In order to minimize harm without hindering economic and social activity, the authors suggest, policymakers must develop targeted messaging that heightens the public's awareness of potential risks. Even small increases in responsiveness and urgency could play an outsized role in reducing the loss of life.
"One thing that struck me is how alert fatigue persists along various dimensions, even when we account for the different ways in which people may have adapted to the wartime situation," the University of Michigan's David van Dijcke noted.
"At the same time, it does not seem like the fatigue is unavoidable. On days where the Ukrainian government sent out special announcements about the war, people responded much more strongly to the alerts, which underlines the important role the Ukrainian government has played in sustaining the public's morale and hope during this tragic invasion."
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(The Conversation) – Of all the things that can get in the way of summer camp, one of the biggest is not just anxiety among children worried about what camp will be like, but rather parental anxiety over whether the camp will be caring and safe for their child.
Separation, along with related worries like an inability to communicate with their child and the need to place trust in camp directors and staff they don’t know, may be difficult barriers for a parent to overcome.
As scholars of summer camp, we believe there are steps parents can take to ease their anxiety about whether a particular camp will provide a good experience. Here are seven:
1. Find an accredited camp
The American Camp Association sets health and safety standards for the camp industry. The association offers camp accreditation through onsite visits and a review of camp policies and procedures. Only camps that implement recognized standards can earn this accreditation. These standards address such matters as what campers learn and the condition of the places they learn it. It also touches on screening and training staff and what staff must do to provide campers with safe experiences.
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One easy way to determine if a particular camp is accredited is to search for the “Accredited” logo in camp promotional materials. To double-check a camp’s accreditation status, use the American Camp Association’s Find-A-Camp resource website to verify the camp is accredited. Filter for type of camp and the results will clearly show the logo if the camp is accredited.
2. Learn how camp staff are trained and prepared
High-quality camp experiences begin with properly prepared staff. For instance, parents may ask how many hours or days of pre-camp training staff receive. Often they get at least five days for residential camp, but that number could vary based on staff position.
Ask what percentages of camp staff are returning from the previous summer. Typically, 40% to 60% or more of staff return. If it’s lower than that, parents should ask why.
Inquire about the ratio of staff to campers, which is typically 1-to-8 but can differ based on the age of the campers, with a 1-5 ratio common for younger campers ages 6 to 8 years old and a 1-10 ratio common for older campers ages 15 to 18 years old.
If your child misbehaves, struggles to understand camp rules or has unmet needs, you want to understand how staff will treat your child. Parents can also ask directors how campers are supervised, how camper behavior is managed and how staff are prepared for these important roles.
3. Prepare your child for camp
If you want peace of mind with a child attending overnight camp, make sure the child is ready for an extended stay away from home.
Parents can use several strategies to prepare their child for camp and reduce the likelihood their child will become homesick or experience anxiety.
Those strategies are:
• Involve your child in the decision to participate in the camp. Explain the purpose and activities of the camp.
• Allow your child to practice spending time away through other overnight experiences like sleepovers or short overnight stays at the homes of friends and relatives.
• Discuss the camp sleeping arrangements and meal options with your child. Many camps offer live or virtual tours to help parents and prospective campers become familiar with the camp facilities and accommodations.
• Help your child pack appropriate clothing and gear, and be sure they are prepared to take care of their medical needs, such as taking required medications or bringing along assistive devices, such as inhalers.
• Let your child know it’s normal to feel anxious about leaving home to go to camp. Reassure your child about being ready, and encourage a positive attitude.
4. Discover a camp close to home or ask about transportation options
Many kinds of overnight camps are located within city limits, just outside the suburbs or even in rural wilderness areas. Finding a camp near you can help ease challenges associated with travel, as many camps require that parents transport their campers to the site.
If you are unable to bring your child to the camp you choose, ask the camp about transportation options, as some camps offer busing services that pick campers up at central locations closer to densely populated areas. Your child may be able to start their camp experience from your town, with a camp bus staffed by trained counselors. Carpooling with other families, or some other form of ride-sharing service, may also be an option, and the camp may be willing to help families coordinate ride-sharing.
5. Learn how the camp supports camper well-being
The COVID-19 pandemic brought mental, emotional and social health to the forefront of issues camps are addressing in campers and staff. Forthcoming research shows that in light of pandemic-related disruptions and changes, children are exhibiting a greater variety of these sorts of issues and potentially concerning behaviors that require support from the camp community, including increased rates of anxiety and difficulty regulating their emotions when they get upset. Camp counselors who are educated about the importance of mental, emotional and social health and have been properly trained on managing these issues among campers can help your child have a safe and rewarding camp experience.
Parents may also wish to educate themselves regarding the role they can play in supporting their child’s mental, emotional and social health. Parents need to communicate any existing concerns to camp leaders to ensure their child receives the care and support needed to thrive.
6. Find out how to keep in touch
Not being able to communicate with a child attending overnight camp is another major stressor for parents. Parents accustomed to regular smartphone chats with their child may wonder how they can keep in touch during camp. It may surprise parents that research indicates campers don’t think smartphones belong in camp, because they create a type of barrier that makes it harder to build camp friendships.
Communication policies differ from camp to camp. Some allow sending or exchanging handwritten letters and care packages, but not always. Some allow email or a messaging service provided through the camp or a third-party service. Some allow scheduled phone calls.
Many camps are active on social media. Parents can follow these accounts to get a glimpse of what their child is doing and see how camp is going. Some camps use photo or video services and then post these images to a third-party site accessible to parents.
It’s important for parents to remember that while it’s natural to miss a child who is away at camp, it’s also important to provide space to develop independence. Be supportive and positive and avoid expressing worry or anxiety. This type of support helps your child feel confident and secure while away.
7. Search for ways to reduce the cost of camp
The cost of camp can factor heavily into the decision to send your child to camp. If affordability is a concern, consider options that can reduce the camp fee.
These options include camps with fees based on income and discounts associated with membership in an organization, such as the YMCA or Girl Scouts. Additionally, some camps offer free or heavily discounted rates for campers from military families, or for campers from families that meet income requirements for camp scholarships. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/7-ways-to-take-the-stress-and-worry-out-of-sending-your-child-to-summer-camp/ | 2023-02-20 17:00:48 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/7-ways-to-take-the-stress-and-worry-out-of-sending-your-child-to-summer-camp/ |
LEE COUNTY. Fla. — Elementary school open enrollment begins on Monday, Feb. 13, until March 10.
A new proximity-based student assignment plan has been approved for the Lee County School District.
The plan increases the number of school assignment zones to decrease the number of schools families have to choose from, according to a press release from the Lee County School District.
A new interactive map shows which schools are in each families given proximity zone.
Parents are then able to keep their child in their current school or enter their student(s) in a lottery for a new school in their proximity zone.
If the school is outside of the families given proximity zone, transportation will not be provided.
Students enrolled in a school in their proximity zone who want to stay there do not need to take action, according to the release.
Those who wish to keep their child enrolled in a school outside of their zone must confirm their choice using their FOCUS Parent Portal.
Students who want/need to enter the assignment lottery for a school in their new zone must also use the portal.
Parents should also use this period to register their kindergarteners for the 2023 to 2024 school year. Parents must rank their choices for the assignments lottery also using their parent portal, as stated by the release.
Private or charter school students transferring to public elementary schools must visit the Student Enrollment Office at 2855 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers before March 10, 2023, to register for the student assignment lottery.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — Despite a 100-mile and three-hour trip to reach his destination, Stewart Boone didn't think twice about turning down the invitation.
The veteran is dressing up for an occasion at the Virginia War Memorial. It is an event nearly 80 years in the making.
At this gathering, Mr. Boone is something of a celebrity. Signatures and snapshots with the featured guest are a must.
The 98-year-old is a member of a fraternity whose ranks are thinning. The Kansas native survived the Battle of the Bulge.
Boone’s unit of the 99th Division was overrun by Germans during the surprise attack in December of 1944.
“They just demolished our battalion,” said Boone.
Dozens of his fellow soldiers were captured. Many were killed.
“They kept firing as we took a few steps we’d hit the ground,” recalled Boone. “Finally we got. We got out of there.”
Boone and 10 others ran through knee-high snow and bone-chilling temperatures.
“It was 12 inches of snow and 12 degrees above zero,” said Boone.
Their miraculous escape earned them the nickname "The Lucky 11." Boone is the sole survivor.
“Well, I think the Good Lord was taking care of me,” said Boone.
Members of the Battle of the Bulge Association hang on to every one of Boone’s words.
Alan Cunningham, whose father survived the bulge, said opportunities to meet veterans in person are growing more rare.
“We find that the numbers of the veterans are dropping very quickly,” said chairman of the board Alan Cunningham. “Oh, I really appreciate his being here. It really adds something when we have meetings and to be at the Virginia War Memorial of all places.”
As Boone soaks up the attention, he reminds everyone to remember the soldiers who never returned.
“No one left behind. That is a good motto,” said Boone.
When she was two, Mary Ann Coates Smith’s father James was killed in the battle. She said meeting Boone is a living link to what she lost.
“Oh, it’s wonderful. It’s like here he is. We all got excited. It’s wonderful. It is a good feeling knowing that we can still communicate with him,” said Mary Ann.
As the day draws to a close, a gift of patriotic music plays for the aging veteran. It's a score to remember as the talented Mr. Boone leaves on a high note.
“It is good. It is good to be recognized," he said.
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“Father Wants Us Dead,” NJ.com’s true crime podcast about the 1971 List family killings, is a finalist for a prestigious Webby Award, an international contest that recognizes the best in podcasting, video and other online content.
Nominees for the Webby Awards, nicknamed “the Oscars of the internet,” were chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which has been recognizing the best of digital media since 1996. “Father Wants Us Dead” is among five nominees in the category of Best Limited Series & Specials, Crime & Justice.
The winner will be selected by the academy, but “Father Wants Us Dead” is also eligible for The Webby People’s Voice Award, decided by votes from the public. Listeners can vote once on the award contest website until voting closes April 20. The winners will be announced April 25.
NJ Advance Media’s first foray into the genre is up against big podcast players including Wondery and CBC Podcasts, as well as past Webby winner “Up and Vanished.” Across all categories, the 27th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 14,000 entries from all 50 states and over 70 countries.
“Father Wants Us Dead” is a serial podcast reported and hosted by reporters Rebecca Everett and Jessica Remo. Over nine regular episodes and three bonus episodes, the podcast tells the story of the List family of Westfield, New Jersey, wiped out in horrific fashion by a pious patriarch with an obsessive personality and an absurd notion that they’d be better off dead than living in poverty.
Because of his careful planning, List was able to escape to start a new life and live undetected for nearly 18 years after the Nov. 9, 1971 murders.
This is NJ Advance Media’s first Webby nomination in an audio category, but just the latest honor for the podcast, which has garnered over 5 million listens since launching in May 2022.
It was named one of the top new podcasts of 2022 by both Apple Podcasts and Variety. Cosmopolitan included it among its list of “The 50 Best True-Crime Podcasts to Listen to in 2023.”
It won Best Audio Portfolio in the 2022 New Jersey Press Association awards. The podcast, which peaked at No. 4 on the Apple Podcast U.S. charts, was also a Spotify “Editor’s Pick” and recognized by PodSauce, NBC Sports and the No Road Long Enough blog, among others.
A mix of investigative journalism and true crime storytelling, the podcast digs into the man behind the 50-year-old crimes: John List, a strict father who volunteered with the Cub Scouts and taught Sunday school. He carefully plotted and executed the murders of his doting mother, Alma, 84; his wife of two decades, Helen, 46; and his three children, Patricia, 16; John, 15; and Frederick, 13.
In a shocking, matter-of-fact confession note, List explained he had been secretly going broke and believed it would be better to send his whole family to heaven while they were still good Christians.
But List had a more self-interested motive, too. By the time authorities found the crime scene a month later, he had reinvented himself halfway across the country. Under the name Bob Clark, List started a new life, even marrying an unsuspecting woman, until he was finally discovered in 1989.
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The Hillsborough County School Board has decided to close Just Elementary, a Tampa-based fundamental faculty, following a 4-3 vote on Tuesday. Board participants Henry Washington, Jessica Vaughn, and Karen Perez voted towards the closure.
The resolution adopted public remark from oldsters and scholars who pleaded with the board to stay the varsity open. Concerns had been raised over transportation for many who stroll to faculty. Speaking to ABC Action News, mum or dad Jennifer Brown defined, “I don’t drive, so it’s kind of like if something happens and it’s an emergency, I can’t get there,” whilst mum or dad Francheska Santiago famous, “Now that it’s going to be closed, I’ll have to find transportation.”
At provide, Just Elementary has 284 scholars, however the faculty is designed for 600 youngsters. The district has cited staffing problems and loss of lecturers as causes for the closure. Superintendent Addison Davis defined, “We look at student performance and we look where we are with the inability to fill positions at a school that needs us the most. We have to make a decision that protects the 280 students.”
The faculty is ready to close on the finish of the present educational 12 months. Affected scholars can be reassigned to both Booker T. Washington or Tampa Bay Blvd. fundamental faculties. Alternatively, they will make a choice to attend one in every of 3 magnet faculties, specifically Dunbar, Lockhart, or Tampa Heights, during the faculty selection program.
Following the closure, the district plans to paintings with faith-based companions, oldsters, and the NAACP to redesign the varsity over one or two years. Addison suggests the varsity may well be became a Montessori-focused tutorial facility, beginning with early formative years center of attention and steadily augmenting grades. However, no ultimate resolution has been made but.
The district will cling a gathering with oldsters to speak about faculty alternatives and solution any questions, despite the fact that a selected date has but to be scheduled.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan, R.O.C., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: ASX, TAIEX: 3711, "ASEH" or the "Company"), announces its unaudited consolidated net revenues for May 2022.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Uh-Oh Labs, a leading provider of health testing solutions, is proud to announce its rebrand to Scout, effective May 2nd, 2023. The new name, Scout, reflects the company's expanded mission and focus on providing accurate health data and fast results to keep individuals and their families safe.
The Scout logo features a mark reminiscent of our Scout Hub, the main instrument that reads, analyzes, and conducts health tests. It also symbolizes protection and accuracy through representations of a shield and a target, showcasing our commitment to providing reliable and precise testing solutions.
Scout has one product on the market already, the UOL COVID-19 Test, which is available to qualified customers who operate minimally under a CLIA-waiver. However, Scout's focus includes the at-home and over-the-counter market, with products in development both for the point of care and over-the-counter (OTC) settings. The Scout at-home platform, currently under development, will enable affordable, quick, and accurate molecular testing options for everyone once authorized. Scout is currently accepting pre-registrations for COVID Scout, the upcoming OTC COVID product, on Scout's new website, www.scouthealth.com.
Although Uh-Oh Labs has rebranded to Scout, Uh-Oh Labs's point of care products will still be available on www.uhohlabs.com for qualified healthcare organizations and corporations to purchase. Scout remains committed to serving our valued partners in the healthcare industry while expanding access to our innovative testing solutions.
"We are thrilled to introduce Scout as our new brand name, which embodies our vision of being a reliable and innovative partner for health testing," said Alex Jiao, President of Scout. "With our pending OTC COVID-19 Test – COVID Scout – and upcoming plans for other health tests and integrated services, we are excited to continue our commitment to accuracy, affordability, and accessibility for individuals and families."
Visit www.scouthealth.com to learn more about Scout's new direction, pre-register for COVID Scout, and stay updated on Scout's latest developments.
About Scout
Scout (formerly Uh-Oh Labs) is a leading provider of health technology and testing solutions, committed to delivering accurate and fast results to keep individuals and families safe. With a focus on innovation and accessibility, Scout develops best-in-class diagnostics, including the EUA authorized UOL COVID-19 Test, and the upcoming over-the-counter test, COVID Scout. Scout's mission is to provide affordable, reliable, and convenient health testing options for COVID and beyond. For more information, visit www.scouthealth.com.
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DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cushing® NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund (NYSE: SZC, the "Fund") announced a change to the Fund's name. Effective as of November 1, 2022, the Fund's name will be NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund. In connection with its name change, the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol of the Fund's common shares will change from "SZC" to "NXG." The CUSIP for the Fund's common shares will remain 231647207 following the name and ticker change.
In connection with the name change, there will be no change to the Fund's investment adviser, the portfolio management personnel primarily responsible for the day to day management of the Fund's portfolio, or the Fund's investment objective and investment strategies.
Cushing is an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Cushing serves as investment adviser to affiliated funds and managed accounts. Cushing is doing business as NXG Investment Management providing Next Generation investment strategies to investors seeking long-term growth in companies focused on a clean and sustainable future as well as traditional and transformational infrastructure companies.
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- Availability of Genesis electric vehicles expanded to 15 states.
- Newly added states include Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
- Genesis to deliver all-electric lineup by 2030.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Genesis Motor America announced an expansion of electric vehicle sales in the United States. The brand's EV lineup is now available at select retailers in 15 states. This is another significant step as Genesis moves closer to its commitment for a more sustainable future, with the brand committing to delivering an all-electric lineup by 2030. Customers should contact their local retailer and visit www.genesis.com for more details.
The GV60 SUV, the Electrified GV70 SUV, and the Electrified G80 executive sedan are now available at select retailers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
"This expansion of EV sales in the United States marks a significant milestone in our journey towards an all-electric lineup by 2030," said Claudia Marquez, chief operating officer of Genesis Motor North America. "We are pleased to now be offering our award-winning lineup of electric vehicles to a much broader audience of American customers."
Genesis Motor America, in collaboration with Electrify America, offers three years of 30-minute complimentary charging sessions from the date of vehicle purchasei. Owners of the 2023 GV60, the 2023 Electrified GV70, and the 2023 Electrified G80 have access to hyper-fast charging on Electrify America's coast-to-coast charging network and can seamlessly locate and access charging stations while on the road via the Genesis Connected Services and Electrify America mobile apps.
Customers can discover more about the availability of the Genesis GV60, the Electrified GV70, and the Electrified G80 by contacting their local Genesis retailer and by visiting www.genesis.com.
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At Genesis, we put the customer at the center of every decision we make. Genesis is a global automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Genesis designs customer experiences that go beyond products, embodying audacious, forward-thinking, and distinctly Korean characteristics within its unique Athletic Elegance design identity. With a growing range of award-winning models — including the 2023 MotorTrend Car of the Year G90 along with G70, G80, GV60, GV70, and GV80 — Genesis aims to lead the age of electrification with battery EVs, starting with its Electrified G80, GV60, and Electrified GV70 models. Genesis has stated its commitment to becoming an all-electric vehicle brand by 2030 and to pursuing carbon neutrality by 2035.
Please visit our media site for the latest news at www.genesisnewsusa.com (United States) and www.genesisnews.ca (Canada).
i Available on new model year 2023 GV60, Electrified GV70 and Electrified G80 vehicles purchased from an authorized U.S.-based (excluding Alaska) Genesis retailer. Three years of 30-minute complimentary DC fast charging sessions begin upon vehicle purchase. Complimentary charging time does not include any idle fees and their associated or applicable taxes assessed at the charging station. You will be responsible for paying such fees through your account if you incur them during a charging session. There is a 60-minute waiting period between eligible charging sessions, and the promotion benefits will not apply to a charging session initiated within this period. Non-transferable. Not available for commercial use, such as ride-hailing and ridesharing. Requires Electrify America app, account, enrollment in 2023 GV60, Electrified GV70 or Electrified G80 Charging Plan, and acceptance of Terms of Use. After user-initiated charge session stop or vehicle reaches full charge or charging otherwise stops, and 10-minute grace period, idle fees and applicable taxes will apply, and user is responsible. Electrify America charging stations are only available in the continental U.S.
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West Chester University is launching a $1 million fundraising drive to send its marching band to a place where few have had the honor to tread: the Rose Parade in California.
About 80 bands compete internationally every year for one of 15 or so spots in the parade, which offers extraordinary exposure. There are about 700,000 viewers along the parade route, with 37 million more watching on television.
The selection of the bands is announced more than a year in advance. West Chester’s 337-member “Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band” will participate in 2024.
» READ MORE: Why West Chester at 150 years old has emerged as the state system's best
“From a marketing perspective, from a student recruitment perspective, from a fund-raising perspective, this is the type of event that an institution can really leverage, and we are going to do that,” said Christopher Fiorentino, president of the 17,000-student university.
Fiorentino said he anticipates no problem raising the money to send the band — the largest student organization on campus — and all its instruments to Pasadena. The school hopes to raise 80% of the amount and will kick in the rest, he said. Alumni, including the namesakes of West Chester’s Wells School of Music, former West Chester band director James Wells and his brother, Richard G. Wells, already have offered a $100,000 matching gift, he said.
The Rose Parade is the latest honor for the band. In 2019, it won the John Philip Sousa Foundation’s Sudler Trophy, considered to be the highest honor for a collegiate marching band. In 2015, it appeared in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
In more than 20 years, only one other Pennsylvania college has sent its band to the Rose Parade: Pennsylvania State University, which has gone multiple times when its football team played in the Rose Bowl. They’ll be back again in January, marching with other U.S. bands and groups from Japan, Panama, Mexico, China, and Italy. (Bands of the two teams that play in the bowl automatically are included.)
A few local high schools in Pennsylvania have also been represented: Downingtown High School in Chester County made appearances in 2001, 2011, and 2022. (Its band director Edward Otto is a West Chester alumnus.) Pennsbury High School in Bucks County marched in 2018, and Liberty High School in Bethlehem in 2014.
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Bands must apply to be selected. They are required to submit half-time and parade video, photographs, a list of accomplishments, and letters of recommendation from prominent people in the field.
“They were really excited about our tradition of innovation,” said Adam Gumble, director of athletic bands and a 2005 alumnus who played tuba for the band. “It’s almost a tradition of being nontraditional.”
And it dates back decades. West Chester in 1974 created instructional videos that were used by marching bands across the country, Gumble said. A few years ago, 40 members of the band started the show by sitting among the audience and performing before taking the field. During a home football game this year, a member of the color guard came off the field and played a two-minute piece on the electric violin.
When students first found out they would be going to the parade, their jaws dropped, Gumble said. Then there were cheers.
Freshman music education major Kylie Cogill, 18, marched in the Rose Parade last year as a member of Downingtown’s band.
“I don’t think you realize how big of a deal it is until you’re in the parade and making that first turn, and the crowd is immediately massive,” said the clarinet player from Downingtown. “It’s really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The idea that I get to go back is just crazy.”
Students’ families are excited, too.
“My grandmother wants to fly out,” said sophomore Anna Gutzler, 19, a music major and student band conductor from the Reading area. “She said, ‘The Rose Parade is my favorite parade, and I want to see my Anna march.’ She’s like, ‘I’m getting on that plane if it’s the last thing I do.’”
Made up of about 230 wind instrument players, 50 percussionists, 40 color guard members, five student coordinators, and four drum majors, the purple and gold marching band has a long and storied history at West Chester. Its earliest rendition can be traced to 1889.
A more formal version was established in the 1930s and was student-run for years before faculty took over leadership, said Andrew Yozviak, director of bands and a 1991 alumnus and former band member.
Many people in the community know of the band, which plays at home football games, parades, and other local events.
And it’s not just for music majors: 60% of members come from other majors. Senior Jason Spiegelman, 22, a theater major who plays the tuba, said band has become “a staple” of his college life. Sophomore Joe Schiffer, 19, of Ridley Park, is majoring in physics and engineering, but the tuba player said the university’s band definitely was what attracted him to West Chester.
“It really put the university at the top of my list,” said sophomore James Lobb, 19, a music education and performance major from Newton, N.J., who plays the trumpet.
Getting to appear in the Rose Parade is a bonus.
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