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Phoenix police: baby girl taken from foster family by mom
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities were searching Sunday for a baby girl who allegedly was taken from her foster family’s home in Phoenix by her biological mother.
Phoenix police said 24-year-old Angelica Salinas does not have custodial rights to the 5-month-old child named Eunice.
Salinas is accused of forcibly taking the baby from the foster family around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, according to police.
They said the foster family is concerned for the child’s safety. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-arizona/2022/08/07/phoenix-police-baby-girl-taken-from-foster-family-by-mom/ | 2022-08-07 21:26:19 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-arizona/2022/08/07/phoenix-police-baby-girl-taken-from-foster-family-by-mom/ |
Things are heating up in Bachelor Nation.
After months of speculation, The Bachelor stars Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan have rekindled their romance, a source in Bachelor Nation told E! News.
"Peter and Kelley reunited a few months ago and the relationship progressed slowly over the summer," the source shares. "They are committed to each other and are back together."
The insider notes that Peter was the one who "initiated the reunion" and, from there, "Kelley couldn't deny their chemistry."
The two are trying to make the distance work and things seem to be easier the second time around, the source says, referring to their split two years ago.
"It's less pressure this time around and they have been easing back into a relationship," they shared. "They are currently long distance but have been traveling together. Both of them travel a lot and have made it a point to meet up."
The two threw a curveball at fans when they were spotted at a Chicago Cubs game in Kelley's home state of Illinois on Aug. 10. Then, on Sept. 22, the pair attended a charity gala in Florida in honor of fellow Bachelor Nation member Tyler Cameron's late mom. The Instagram account @bachelornation.scoop posted footage of Peter and Kelley dancing together throughout the night. Peter also posted a picture on his Instagram Stories of himself and Kelley dressed to the nines for the special night.
But the reality stars have yet to confirm their reunion on social media.
One thing's for sure: The pilot and the lawyer have a lot of history. Kelley competed on Season 24 of The Bachelor, ultimately being sent home before Peter proposed to Hannah-Anne Slus. However, he soon realized his heart was not in it and called off their engagement to pursue a romance with another contestant, Madison Prewett.
Then, in April 2020 Kelley and Peter briefly reunited before calling it quits in January 2021. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Peter wrote, "Love is a funny thing. "It can make you feel on top of the world and it can make you feel a pain you wish didn't exist. I'm here to share that Kelley and I have decided to go our separate ways."
But in the months after the split, things became less than amicable with the exes appearing on separate podcasts to air out their grievances.
However, with the past behind them and in true Bachelor fashion, Kelley has accepted the final rose from Peter... again. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1348130/bachelor-nation-s-peter-weber-and-kelley-flanagan-back-together-after-messy-breakup?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-09-28 01:51:34 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1348130/bachelor-nation-s-peter-weber-and-kelley-flanagan-back-together-after-messy-breakup?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – We’ve got another warm and muggy start this morning!
Our stalled front has shimmied south, that leaves us a little unsettled today. Expect mostly cloudy skies. A stray shower is possible but most of us stay dry. Temperatures climb towards 80 degrees.
It stays mostly cloudy and a bit muggy tonight, lows fall into the lower 60s.
Clouds linger going into Tuesday, it stays warm and muggy with highs in the middle 80s.
A cold front arrives late into the evening with showers and storms likely around dinner time. There’s enough twist upstairs in the atmosphere for some strong to severe storms mainly northwest of Charlotte. Damaging winds and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Stay weather aware!
The front clears by Wednesday morning. We’re mostly dry and mostly cloudy through the end of the week. Temperatures stay seasonal in the upper 70s.
Another cold front arrives with showers and storms Saturday.
Today: Mostly cloudy, spotty shower. High: 80.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low: 63.
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The emotions are already peaking. In buildings across the NFL, the anxiety and anticipation are partying together like college kids on the night final exams wrap up. That much enthusiasm is swirling, that much adrenaline pulsing.
Draft weekend has finally arrived.
And soon it will be over. In a blink.
What happens during a frenzied 47-hour stretch of picking and trading, strategizing and recalculating gives personnel folks across the league that surge of energy.
Imagine the eagerness percolating through the second floor of Halas Hall and flooding toward the Chicago Bears’ state-of-the-art draft room, where the proceedings will be monitored this weekend.
This is it. Finally. The chance, with a top-10 pick, to take a huge swing at landing a star for the show before moving into Friday and Saturday with a calculated vision of how to fortify the depth chart on both sides of the ball.
Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham was asked this week to describe the excitement that comes with the draft, which follows months of scouting, planning, discussion and debate. Then, suddenly, it’s go time.
“It’s trying to find calmness through the chaos a little bit,” Cunningham said. “Just relax.”
That rush is real.
Mark Dominik, who spent five seasons as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers GM and 12 as their director of pro scouting, called draft weekend “the most exhilarating part of the entire job.”
It’s almost intoxicating.
“Your mind is always clicking,” said Dominik, now an analyst for SiriusXM Radio. “It’s, ‘What’s next? What could I do? Should I go do something?’ You have that list of players you might want to go get or you have your reasons for why you’d trade back.”
A Kevin Costner fan, Dominik watched “Draft Day” after his GM days were over.
“In that entire movie, there was really only one thing that was real to me,” he said. “One of the things that happens around draft day and certainly on draft day is that you need to get away from everybody, sit in a room and just think.
“It’s a great time. It’s a very peaceful moment where you say to yourself, ‘OK. Here’s what I think is the right move for this organization.’”
Introducing …
Round 1 of the draft begins at 7 p.m. Thursday. If the Bears stay put in the No. 9 slot, they will scoop up the headliner of their 2023 class a little after 8 p.m.
Months of preparation and research have created an intricate matrix of possibility for just about every team and front office. Stare at that long enough and you’ll feel almost hypnotized — with hope, with curiosity, with wonder, with excitement.
For the Bears, what happens Thursday night will become the punctuation on an offseason so many fans convinced themselves can be a major turning point in the team’s championship pursuit. And the best news is no matter what path GM Ryan Poles chooses and no matter which player he selects in Round 1, he’ll be able to sell it like Gatorade to a desert wanderer.
The headliner of this Bears draft class — regardless of his name, position or school — will likely address a significant need.
He will have a college highlight tape that will be played on a loop through the rest of the spring and summer.
He will have talents and traits that will be accentuated on a brochure for where this voyage is headed.
Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter? Yes, there are questions about his maturity and drive and how much work it could take to mold him into a reliable professional for the next 10 years. But strictly as a football player, the dude is like a wrecking ball swinging from the bottom of a fighter jet. You can’t find that breathtaking combination of speed and power just anywhere.
Offensive lineman Peter Skoronski from Northwestern by way of Maine South High School? Tackle? Guard? Guard or tackle? Does it really matter when most of the league agrees Skoronski has all the talent, technique, intelligence and drive to be a standout starter into the 2030s?
What about Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon, who might have the best “HITS principle” tape of any prospect in the draft?
Or, heck, even Texas running back Bijan Robinson, whose biggest — and perhaps only — flaw is he plays a position that’s devalued in the pass-happy world of 2020s football.
The menu the Bears will be ordering off Thursday night is impressive.
Wish list
The point is Poles, Cunningham, coach Matt Eberflus and new team President Kevin Warren should have something wonderful to sell by the end of the night, effortlessly able to generate a massive wave of hope and excitement they can surf deep into September or October.
That’s a big part of this week’s big, big energy.
The stakes for the Bears this weekend are well-established. Poles is in the most demanding stages of a roster overhaul he compared last fall to an extensive home improvement project.
Part of the next step involves having a sober view of the building blocks and working to find upgrades for every placeholder and “just OK” player on the roster.
That’s why Poles talks so often and emphatically about this being “a long journey” and why he has given himself repeated reminders that not everything will be fixed to his liking by the start of the 2023 season.
Still, there are major demands this weekend accompanying the excitement Poles and his team of executives, scouts and coaches are feeling.
- The Bears had the worst pass rush in the NFL last season, and their biggest move in free agency to jump-start those efforts was signing DeMarcus Walker, a seventh-year journeyman joining his fourth NFL team with 19½ career sacks.
- The Bears couldn’t stop the run last season, either, and still have a massive hole in the interior of the defensive line. Opponents racked up 4,080 total yards and 331 points during the 10-game losing streak the Bears will carry into next fall.
- The Bears are looking for offensive line upgrades, too, to aid quarterback Justin Fields’ growth. And they wouldn’t mind finding a few playmakers who can be long-term contributors at wide receiver, cornerback, tight end or running back.
You get the point.
‘Pressure is a privilege’
Everyone inside the Bears front office understands the potential magnitude of this weekend’s proceedings and how grand the expectations are — both internally and from the outside world.
“I kind of look at it as pressure is a privilege,” Cunningham said. “At least for us, you just kind of look at it as, ‘This is a draft.’ We’re excited about it. But you just try to keep yourself in the moment.”
In their second offseason working together, the Bears front-office leaders believe there has been crisper communication through every phase of the pre-draft process, a natural byproduct of strengthened relationships.
The visions of the coaching staff are clearer. The desired identity of the roster is understood.
Now the Bears have to apply all that amid this weekend’s tornado of excitement and anticipation.
Dominik stressed the importance of establishing plans and boundaries, especially for GMs eager to dive into dealing.
“If you’re thinking about making a move, you really should know what your limit is the night before,” he said. “Because (on draft night) the adrenaline pumps. It goes. And you’re in the draft room and you’re saying, ‘OK, we’re going to move from 9 back up to 6.’ And you’ve said to yourself, ‘I’m going to give up a (first-rounder), a 3 and a 4.’
“But now it’s draft day and you’re like, ‘OK, I’ll give up a 1, a 2 and a 3.’ Whoa. What happened to last night when you were calm and thinking clearly? Why did something change? It didn’t. You just have to sort through those thoughts.”
After the Bears make their first pick Thursday, a flurry of high-fives and hugs will ensue at Halas Hall, most of them caught on camera for the hype videos the team will pump out on social media in the coming days and weeks. There will be a long-awaited and well-earned moment of celebration.
“But you have to keep setting the table as well,” Dominik said. “So when you make your pick at No. 9, you don’t just sit back and say, ‘Well, that’s it for today.’
“You have to continually look at your list and figure out exactly who is the player you might want to go get and what would you be willing to give up. Especially when you’re in a situation like Chicago where you could use two or three elite players to help you build upon what you’ve got so far.”
There’s little time to waste, a lot of activity and emotion to process and so much to get done.
As Cunningham said, the key will be to just relax, to find calmness amid chaos and to embrace all of it as a golden opportunity.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yiyun Li’s novel “The Book of Goose” and the debut work “Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm by Laura Warrell are among 10 nominees on the long list for one of the top literary prizes, the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. The list also includes ”Does My Body Offend You?”, a collaboration between Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt.
“This delightfully diverse list showcases the breadth of American literature, and underscores our ongoing mission to champion fiction that matters, PEN/Faulkner Awards Committee Chair Louis Bayard said in a statement Tuesday.
Nominees also include Rubén Degollado’s “The Family Izquierdo,” Jonathan Escoffery’s “”If I Survive You,” Conner Habib’s “Hawk Mountain,” Kathryn Harlan’s “Fruiting Bodies,” Dionne Irving’s “The Islands,” Meng Jin’s “Self-Portrait with Ghost” and Mat Johnson’s “Invisible Things.”
Judges for the PEN/Faulkner Foundation will narrow the list to five in early March, and announce a winner in April. The winner receives $15,000 and the other four finalists $5,000 each. Previous recipients of the award, founded in 1981, include Don DeLillo, Ann Patchett and Imbolo Mbue. | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-yiyun-lis-the-book-of-goose-among-pen-faulkner-nominees/ | 2023-02-07 22:08:02 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-yiyun-lis-the-book-of-goose-among-pen-faulkner-nominees/ |
Bioretec Ltd Inside information 9 September 2022 at 1.00 p.m. EET
"CORRECTION: Bioretec Ltd released a company announcement on 8 September 2022 at 5.00 p.m. EET. The announcement was missing information that it included inside information. The information that the annoucement includes inside information has been added to this corrective announcement on the basic data row. Additionally, the missing information on certified advisor contact information has been added into this corrective announcement."
TAMPERE, Finland, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Patent Office has announced to approve Bioretec Oy's hybrid composite material patent application EP3782657A1 and will grant and publish the patent after the Company's confirmation.
Approved patent concerns magnesium-based reinforced composite material, i.e., hybrid composite. The patent also includes the usage of the hybrid composite material in the manufacturing of a medical device or a part of such a device.
The patented hybrid composite material will be used in those products of Bioretec's RemeOs™ product family that require very high load-bearing capacity. Targeted applications include intramedullary nails in the long bones of the upper and lower extremities and implants for spinal fusion. The hybrid composite material biodegrades in the body similarly as the RemeOs™ magnesium alloy material and is replaced by bone while promoting fracture healing, thus eliminating the need for implant removal surgery.
The patent application process for the hybrid composite material in regions outside of Europe continues based on the international PCT patent application WO2021032882A1, and the Company will inform about patent approvals in other regions as the application process progress.
Further enquiries
Timo Lehtonen, CEO, p. +358 50 433 8493
Johanna Salko, CFO, p. +358 40 754 8172
Certified Adviser: Nordic Certified Adviser AB, tel. +46 70 551 67 29
Information about Bioretec
Bioretec is a globally operating Finnish medical device company that continues to pioneer the application of bioresorbable orthopedic implants. The company has built unique competencies in the biological interface of active implants to enhance bone growth and accelerate fracture healing after orthopedic surgery. The products developed and manufactured by Bioretec are used worldwide in approximately 40 countries.
Bioretec is developing the new RemeOs™ product line based on a magnesium alloy and hybrid composite, introducing a new generation of strong bioresorbable materials for enhanced surgical outcomes. The RemeOs™ implants are resorbed and replaced by bone, which eliminates the need for removal surgery while facilitating fracture healing. The combination has the potential to make titanium implants redundant and help clinics reach their Value-Based Healthcare targets while focusing on value for patients through efficient healthcare. With the U.S. and EU market authorization for the first RemeOs™ product expected in 2022, Bioretec is positioning itself to enter the addressable USD 7 billion global orthopedic trauma market and become a game changer in surgical possibilities.
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New Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders isn’t wasting any time in getting his staff together.
Sanders could be cleaning house with the Buffaloes’ current staff and there are already reports and rumors of several coaches coming to Boulder, including a pair of FBS head coaches.
Pete Thamel of ESPN reported Monday afternoon that Kent State head coach Sean Lewis is leaving the Golden Flashes to become the offensive coordinator at CU.
Meanwhile, On3.com reported that former Florida Atlantic head coach Willie Taggart, who was fired last week after three seasons with the Owls, is joining Sanders’ staff at CU in an unspecified role.
At least two of Sanders’ assistants from Jackson State are likely coming with him, as well.
On Sunday, Sanders met with the players and defensive lineman Jalen Sami asked, “What position coaches are you keeping?”
“Probably none,” Sanders said.
Sanders then added, “It’s going be one of the best staffs you’ve ever seen assembled. They’re coming. Best recruiting staff you’ve ever seen assembled. They’re coming.”
That staff appears to be coming together fairly quickly – although not officially, as CU hasn’t announced any additions.
Lewis, 36, has been the head coach at Kent State the last five seasons. The Flashes were 10-37 in the four years before he got there and 2-10 in his first season (2018). They’ve gone 22-21 since then, including 5-7 this year.
Kent State averaged 12.8 points per game in 2017 before Lewis arrived. They have averaged at least 28.4 points the last four seasons.
Taggart is a former quarterback and quarterbacks coach at Western Kentucky. He has been a head coach the past 13 seasons at WKU (2010-12), South Florida (2013-16), Oregon (2017), Florida State (2018-19) and FAU (2020-22).
During Sunday’s meeting with players, Sanders introduced Jackson State assistants Andre Hart (linebackers) and Kevin Mathis (cornerbacks) to the Buffs, so it appears both will be a part of the staff.
Hart and Mathis have both been at Jackson State for three years with Sanders. Prior to that, both coached with Sanders at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas. Mathis and Sanders were teammates with the Dallas Cowboys from 1997-99. Mathis also played for the New Orleans Saints (2000-01) and Atlanta Falcons (2002-06).
Jackson State tight ends coach Tim Brewster, the former head coach at Minnesota, could also be coming to CU. Brewster tweeted Monday, “All my dudes in the portal and Elite HS players …#PlayForPrime!!”
This is Brewster’s first year at Jackson State, but he has ties to Colorado. Brewster and CU athletic director Rick George both played for Illinois in the 1980s, with George having a hand in recruiting Brewster to the Illini. Brewster coached tight ends for the Denver Broncos from 2005-06.
Brewster left the Broncos to be the head coach at the University of Minnesota from 2007-10. During a coaching career that goes back to the 1980s, he’s also worked at North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi State, Florida State, Texas A&M, Florida and with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers.
Several other coaches have been rumored to be joining Sanders’ staff, as well.
FootballScoop.com has reported that Sanders is targeting Alabama associate defensive coordinator and safeties coach Charles Kelly as the Buffs’ defensive coordinator.
There was another report Monday, however, that former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer could be a candidate for the defensive coordinator job. Zimmer is an analyst at JSU this season and was Sanders’ position coach with the Dallas Cowboys from 1995-99.
Other reports have Nick Williams coming to CU as the defensive line coach. Williams has spent the past two seasons as a defensive analyst at Texas A&M.
During Sunday’s meeting, Sanders also introduced the team to David Kelly, who has been the coordinator of player personnel at FAU the past three years.
“He’s part of the staff, as well,” Sanders told the team.
On3.com reported Monday that Kelly is likely to fill a player personnel role with the Buffs.
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(NEXSTAR) – Nuclear security experts are sounding the alarm over China and Russia’s rising nuclear programs.
On Tuesday, at a Senate hearing, they warned the U.S. could be underprepared without new investments.
Experts are urging Congress to quickly address what they call growing threats from the two countries.
“The doomsday clock tool is now set to 100 seconds to midnight – in contrast, at the end of the Cold War, the clock setting was 17 minutes to midnight,” said Madelyn Creedon, research professor at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.
The panel of experts warned senators that both China and Russia have dramatically increased their nuclear capabilities.
“The world is very different now,” said Franklin Miller, a foreign policy and nuclear security expert with The Scowcroft Group. Miller, who also served as a special assistant to former President George W. Bush, said that as Russia and China continue a more aggressive global strategy, the U.S. must proactively prepare for how to respond if those two countries unite.
“Our goal must be a secure and effective deterrent,” Miller said.
The experts emphasized that creating such a deterrent would require the U.S. to modernize its technology, recruit more talent and pursue updated treaties with both countries.
“It is urgently needed,” said Rose Gottemoeller, who served as deputy secretary general of NATO from 2016 to 2019. “Going forward I think we should be looking at all different instruments.”
Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters says he’s also concerned about what happens if China or Russia develop autonomous nuclear weapons.
“Because clearly, this is coming – this is not if, this is when,” Peters said. “If we go that route we have to make sure that we can respond.”
Oklahoma Republican Senator Jim Inhofe says a bipartisan group of lawmakers are working together right now to ensure the country’s defenses do not fall behind.
“It’s clear we are not prepared for this reality,” Inhofe said. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/washington/washington-dc/experts-warn-senators-of-russia-china-nuclear-programs/ | 2022-09-21 02:04:06 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/washington/washington-dc/experts-warn-senators-of-russia-china-nuclear-programs/ |
Weekend Watchlist: What’s new on streaming
Posted/updated on: May 19, 2023 at 11:33 amReady, set, binge! Here's a look at some of the new movies and TV shows streaming this weekend:
Netflix
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me: Watch the humanizing examination of the life of the famous model and actress.
XO, Kitty: Now that Kitty’s sent out all of her sister’s letters, it’s time for her own love story.
Selling Sunset: The stakes have never been higher in season 6 of the reality show about working in high-end real estate.
Young, Famous & African: In season 2, the cast finds their bonds challenged when unexpected newcomers make an entrance, injecting an exciting twist into their glamorous realm.
Hulu
White Men Can't Jump: Jack Harlow makes his movie debut in the modern retelling of the iconic ‘90s film.
Apple TV+
High Desert: Patricia Arquette stars as an on-again-off-again addict who makes the life-changing choice to become a private investigator after a devastating loss.
Stillwater: Featuring Matt Damon, Stillwater follows an Oklahoma oil-rig roughneck who embarks on a journey to help exonerate his daughter who's in prison for a murder she says she did not commit.
Paramount+
The Family Stallone: Get to know the ladies who make up Sylvester Stallone's life in the new reality series The Family Stallone.
Happy streaming!
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NFL’s Kamara, Lammons plead not guilty in Vegas assault case
By KEN RITTER
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara and three other men have pleaded not guilty in Nevada to charges they beat a man unconscious at a Las Vegas Strip nightclub before the NFL’s 2022 Pro Bowl. Kamara appeared along with Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Chris Lammons and two other co-defendants in state court Thursday. A judge scheduled trial for July 31. The alleged attack happened the day before Kamara played in his fifth Pro Bowl. His attorneys say Kamara was defending himself. The man who was injured has a $10 million civil lawsuit pending against Kamara in a New Orleans court. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/03/02/nfls-kamara-lammons-plead-not-guilty-in-vegas-assault-case/ | 2023-03-02 22:20:55 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/03/02/nfls-kamara-lammons-plead-not-guilty-in-vegas-assault-case/ |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools.
Raisi acknowledged that the Islamic Republic had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated the official line that the unrest sparked last month by the death of a woman in the custody of the country’s morality police was nothing short of a plot by Iran’s enemies.
“Today the country’s determination is aimed at cooperation to reduce people’s problems,” he told a parliament session. “Unity and national integrity are necessities that render our enemy hopeless.”
His claims echoed those of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who blamed the United States and Israel, the country’s adversaries, for inciting the unrest in his first remarks on the nationwide protests on Monday. It’s a familiar tactic for Iran’s leaders, who have been mistrustful of Western influence since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and commonly blame domestic problems on foreign enemies without offering evidence.
The protests, which emerged in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code, have embroiled dozens of cities across the country and evolved into the most widespread challenge to Iran’s leadership in years. A series of festering crises have helped fuel public rage, including the country’s political repression, ailing economy and global isolation.
The scope of the ongoing unrest, the most sustained in over a decade, still remains unclear as witnesses report spontaneous gatherings across the country featuring small acts of defiance — such as protesters shouting slogans from rooftops, cutting their hair and burning their state-mandated headscarves.
The hardline Kayhan daily on Tuesday tried to downplay the scale of the movement, saying that “anti-revolutionaries,” or those opposed to the Islamic Republic, “are in the absolute minority, possibly 1%.”
But another hardline newspaper, the Jomhuri Eslami daily, cast doubt on government claims that foreign countries were to blame for the country’s turmoil.
“Neither foreign enemies nor domestic opposition can take cities into a state of riot without a background of discontent,” its editorial read. “The denial of this fact will not help.”
Iran’s security forces have sought to disperse demonstrations with tear gas, metal pellets, and in some cases live fire, rights groups say. Iran’s state TV reports that violent confrontations between protesters and the police have killed at least 41 people, but human rights groups say the number is much higher.
An escalating crackdown on the press, with dozens of journalists arrested in the last few weeks, has stifled most independent reporting on sensitive issues such as the deaths of protesters.
The recent disappearance and death of a 17-year-old girl in Tehran, however, has unleashed an outpouring of anger on Iranian social media.
Nika Shahkarami, who lived in the capital with her mother, vanished one night last month during the protests in Tehran, her uncle Kianoush Shakarami told the semiofficial Tasnim news agency. She was missing for a week before her lifeless body was found in a Tehran street and was returned to her family, Tasnim reported, adding relatives had not received official word on how she died.
Foreign activists allege she died in police custody, with hundreds circulating her photo and using her name as hashtag online for the protest movement. The prosecutor in the western Lorestan province, Dariush Shahoonvand, denied any wrongdoing by authorities and said was buried in a small village on Monday.
“Foreign enemies have tried to create a tense and anxious atmosphere after this incident,” he told the Hamshari daily, without elaborating on what happened.
As the new academic year began this week, demonstrations spread quickly to university campuses, long considered sanctuaries in times of turmoil. Videos on social media showed students expressing solidarity with peers who had been arrested and calling for the end of the Islamic Republic. Roiled by the unrest, many universities moved classes online this week.
The prestigious Sharif University of Technology in Tehran became a battlefield on Sunday as security forces surrounded the campus from all sides and fired tear gas at protesters who were holed up inside a parking lot, preventing them from leaving. The student union reported that police arrested hundreds of students, although many were later released.
In one video on Monday, students at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran marched and chanted, “Jailed students must be freed!” In another, students streamed through Khayyam University in the conservative city of Mashhad, shouting, “Sharif University has become a jail! Evin Prison has become a university!” — referring to Iran’s notorious prison in Tehran.
Protests also appeared to grip gender-segregated high schools across Iran, where groups of young schoolgirls waved their hijabs and chanted “Woman! Life! Freedom!” in the city of Karaj west of the capital and in the Kurdish city of Sanandaj on Monday, according to widely shared footage.
The response by Iran’s security forces has sparked widespread condemnation. On Monday, President Joe Biden said his administration was “gravely concerned about reports of the intensifying violent crackdown on peaceful protesters in Iran, including students and women.”
The British foreign office summoned the Iranian ambassador in London.
“The violence leveled at protests in Iran by the security forces is truly shocking,” said British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.
Security forces have rounded up an untold number of demonstrators, as well as artists who have voiced support for the protests. Local officials report at least 1,500 arrests.
Shervin Hajipour, an Iranian singer who emerged as something of a protest icon for his wildly popular song inspired by Amini’s death, was detained last week. His lawyer said he was released on bail Tuesday and rejoined his family in Iran’s northern city of Babolsar.
In his somber ballad, “For the sake of,” he sings of why Iranians are rising up in protest.
“For dancing in the streets,” he intones. “For my sister, for your sister, for our sisters.” | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-irans-president-tries-to-assuage-anger-as-protests-continue/ | 2022-10-05 01:04:33 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-irans-president-tries-to-assuage-anger-as-protests-continue/ |
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Over 100 Rohingya Muslims traveling in a wooden boat have landed on an Indonesian beach, the second group in as many days to arrive in the island nation's northernmost province of Aceh.
The group of 61 men, 36 women and 22 children that landed Wednesday morning in North Aceh district's Bluka Teubai village were taken to the fisherman hall and will stay there while waiting for further information from the local authorities, said Nawafil Mahyudha, head of Dewantara sub-district.
A group of 110 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees also landed in the North Aceh district on Tuesday after traveling in a boat for more than a month. They were aiming for Malaysia after leaving Myanmar but were stranded in Aceh waters.
In March, 114 Rohingya refugees were also found on a beach in neighboring Bireuen district.
Hundreds of thousands Rohingya Muslims have fled from Buddhist-majority Myanmar to refugee camps in Bangladesh since August 2017, when the Myanmar military launched operations in response to attacks by a rebel group. Myanmar security forces have been accused of mass rapes, killings and the burning of thousands of Rohingya homes.
Groups of Rohingya have attempted to leave the camps in Bangladesh by sea to seek better life in other Muslim-majority countries in the region. Malaysia has been a common destination for the boats even though many Rohingya refugees who land there face detention.
Although neighboring Indonesia is not a signatory to the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention, the U.N. refugee agency said that a 2016 presidential regulation provides a legal framework governing the treatment of refugees on boats in distress near Indonesia and helps them disembark in the country. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Second-boat-of-over-100-Rohingya-lands-on-17588289.php | 2022-11-16 07:17:24 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Second-boat-of-over-100-Rohingya-lands-on-17588289.php |
U.S. Border Patrol shared a powerful image of a 4-year-old boy that agents say came from Ecuador and was abandoned by the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
The boy was found alone by U.S. agents abandoned in the New Mexico desert in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
Agents said the young boy still had this passport and contact information for his parents.
Border Patrol Chief Gloria Chavez shared the image on Twitter and said that she has information that it was "ruthless smugglers" who were responsible for abandoning him.
U.S. Border Patrol says that more than 19,651 unaccompanied children have been located so far in 2022. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/us-border-patrol-4-year-old-migrant-boy-found-abandoned-near-border-wall | 2022-09-08 03:25:45 | 1 | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/us-border-patrol-4-year-old-migrant-boy-found-abandoned-near-border-wall |
BERLIN – The German government unveiled a new package of climate measures Wednesday to close the emissions gap in the transport and housing sectors as part of the country's plan to become carbon neutral by 2045.
Transport Minister Volker Wissing said his department planned to boost the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, expand public transport and build more bicycle lanes in the hopes that people will leave their gasoline-powered cars at home.
But Wissing, a member of the pro-business Free Democratic Party, said Germany would not be introducing a general highway speed limit that environmental activists have said would immediately cut emissions and lower the sky-high cost of fuel by reducing demand.
“As transport minister I need to weigh up the goal of protecting the climate as quickly as possible on the one hand, and other other hand keep in mind the mobility needs and acceptance (of measures) in society,” said Wissing.
Together with existing measures, the goal of limiting transport sector emissions to 85 million metric tons of CO2 — from 148 million tons last year — could be achieved, he said.
Greenpeace called the plans “nebulous" and said a general speed limit would achieve concrete emissions cuts. It also criticized that new gas furnaces can continue to be installed until 2024, arguing that the measure should be in effect immediately so that homeowners switch to less polluting heat pumps.
Currently, many stretches of the Autobahn have no speed limit and it is not uncommon for drivers to push their cars to go faster than 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), greatly increasing fuel use.
Limiting speeds on German highways to 100 kph (62 mph), 80 kph (50 mph) on country roads and 30 kph (19 mph) in town would save up to 9.2 million tons of CO2 a year, the environmental group DUH said.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Eight people were hurt in two mass shootings hours apart in Chicago, authorities said.
A 14-year-old boy was among four people shot in the Altgeld Gardens public housing project around 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
The four were near a courtyard when someone came up and opened fire, police said. The teen was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said. A 24-year-old man who was shot in the face and a 45-year-old woman who suffered a graze wound to the chest both were hospitalized in good condition. A fourth victim was shot in the arm.
About four hours later, four people were wounded on the West Side, police said. They were standing on a sidewalk when someone came up and opened fire. A 43-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her chest and a 30-year-old woman both were in serious condition, and a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg and a 26-year-old man shot in the left shoulder both were in good condition.
There were no reported arrests. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Eight-people-hurt-in-2-mass-shootings-hours-apart-17228741.php | 2022-06-09 01:21:45 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Eight-people-hurt-in-2-mass-shootings-hours-apart-17228741.php |
Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR’s Twitter account
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk threatened to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another company,” according to the non-profit news organization, in an ongoing spat between Musk and media groups since his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last year.
“So is NPR going to start posting on Twitter again, or should we reassign @NPR to another company?” Musk wrote in one email late Tuesday to NPR reporter Bobby Allyn.
NPR stopped tweeting from its main account after Twitter abruptly labeled NPR’s main account as " state-affiliated media " last month, a term that’s also been used to identify outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments. Twitter then changed the label to " government-funded media.”
NPR said that both labels were inaccurate and undermined its credibility — noting the nonprofit news company operates independently of the U.S. government. Federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting accounts for less than 1% of NPR’s annual operating budget, the company said.
The last tweets on NPR’s main account are from April 12 — when the news organization shared a thread of other places readers and listeners can find its journalism.
Twitter temporarily slapped other news organizations — including the BBC and PBS — with “government-funded media” labels. PBS also stopped using its Twitter account in response.
An article written by Allyn late Tuesday, the NPR tech reporter detailed the messages that the billionaire owner of Twitter sent regarding NPR’s account. Musk pointed to the NPR’s choice to stop tweeting as reasoning behind possibly reassigning the account.
“Our policy is to recycle handles that are definitively dormant,” Musk wrote in one email. “Same policy applies to all accounts. No special treatment for NPR.”
According to Twitter’s online policy, the social media platform determines an account’s inactivity based on logging on — not tweeting. Twitter says that users should log in at least every 30 days to keep their accounts active, and that “accounts may be permanently removed due to prolonged inactivity.”
Musk’s comments and his actions, however, do not always match and it is uncertain if he will actually reassign NPR’s handle, regardless of Twitter’s published policy on account activity.
When asked by NPR who would be willing to use NPR’s Twitter account, Musk replied, “National Pumpkin Radio,” along with a fire emoji and a laughing emoji, NPR reported.
It is unknown if NPR has logged into its account, which currently has a blue check without the previous “government-funded media” label, since April. The Associated Press reached out to NPR for comment early Wednesday.
Musk disbanded Twitter’s media and public relations department after the takeover.
As of Wednesday, the NPR Twitter handle still appeared to belong to NPR. If Musk does reassign the account to another user, experts warn of misinformation and further loss of credibility.
“Potentially losing access to a handle as a form of pressure is really just a continuation of eroding the credibility of information sharing on Twitter,” Zeve Sanderson, executive director of New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics told The Associated Press.
“For journalism, there’s not only brand safety concerns, but in addition to that, there are a ton of concerns around misinformation potentially being perceived as a lot more credible — because someone (could be) tweeting from from the NPR handle when it’s really not them,” Sanderson added.
It is the latest volley in what many experts describe as a chilling and uncertain landscape for journalism on Twitter since Musk acquired the company in October.
In addition to removing news organization’s verifications and temporarily adding labels like “government-funded media” on some accounts, Musk abruptly suspended the accounts of individual journalists who wrote about Twitter late last year.
In response to Musk’s Tuesday emails, Liz Woolery, digital policy lead at literary organization PEN America said that it is “hard to imagine a more potent example of Musk’s willingness to use Twitter to arbitrarily intimidate and retaliate against any person or organization that irks him, with or without provocation.”
“It’s a purely authoritarian tactic, seemingly intended to undermine one of the country’s premier and most trusted news organizations—one that is especially important to rural communities across the U.S.” Woolery added in a Wednesday statement to The Associated Press.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Certainly feels like winter this afternoon throughout the state! Wind chills are well below freezing for the northern half of New Mexico. Temperatures will remain a solid 15° below average for highs today. This means the ABQ metro will barely reach 50°, with other areas north remaining in the 40s. So bundle up if outdoors today! A general 1-3″ of snow also fell across parts of Santa Fe, Taos, and Glorieta, while the mountain peaks received more than a half foot giving many parts of New Mexico their first taste of winter. The other main headline will be the strong wind gusts as the storm pulls away from us. Wind advisories are still in effect for the central highlands and south central mountains where gusts could break 50 mph this afternoon.
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Get ready for a very cold night ahead as temps plunge below freezing. Hard freeze warnings are posted for Chavez County as our skies clear out later this evening. We’ll still be fairly breezy overnight, just not as strong as earlier in the day. Saturday will begin our warmup with temperatures rebounding a solid 10° or so. It’ll generally be a calmer day for most of New Mexico, except east of the central mountains where gusts will be over 45 mph. Sunday our highs climb above average with sunny skies. We’ll catch a break early week before some more active weather dives into our state mid next week. | https://www.krqe.com/weather/video-forecast/cold-blustery-friday-with-clearing-skies/ | 2022-11-04 19:34:42 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/weather/video-forecast/cold-blustery-friday-with-clearing-skies/ |
WIMBLEDON, England — Asked two days before her 24th Wimbledon begins whether she’s still excited to play tennis at this level, Venus Williams quickly answered: “It’s so much fun.”
The next question Saturday was about being on tour without her younger sister, Serena, who wrapped up her career at last year’s U.S. Open. The reply: “Not as much fun.”
There is still a big-swinging, Grand Slam-winning member of the Williams family in women’s tennis, and it’s 43-year-old Venus, who recently returned to action after about five months away with a hamstring injury she called “a nightmare.”
That followed a 2022 in which she participated in just four contests - all in August or September, meaning she missed the season’s initial three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon - and a 2021 in which she accumulated only a dozen.
“I haven’t played a lot of matches in the last few years, and not by choice. I wanted to be here and I couldn’t,” said the elder Williams, who will meet two-time major semifinalist Elina Svitolina of Ukraine at Centre Court on Monday, Day 1 at the All England Club. “So I just put my head down and put even more work in and got myself in a much better position - and that’s life. And you’ve got to deal with life. And I’ve dealt with my life and, most of the time, I come out on top.”
In tennis terms, that means reaching the No. 1 ranking, winning seven major singles titles, the most among active women - and five came at Wimbledon, the first in 2000, most recent in 2008 - and another 14 in women’s doubles - all with her sibling. Away from the court, she learned to live with Sjögren’s syndrome, an energy-sapping auto-immune disease that can cause joint pain; she announced her diagnosis in 2011.
“The most inspiring thing about her is the love that she has for tennis. I don’t think that love has swayed over the course of her career. I think you can see players who are older now (and) you can have a feeling they probably don’t love it as much as they did when they started it. I don’t have that feeling with Venus. I hope I’m the same way,” said Coco Gauff, who burst onto the scene at age 15 by beating Williams in the first round at Wimbledon as a qualifier in 2019.
“Obviously, just her grit for every match, every ball. I watched a couple of her matches last week,” Gauff said. “Just the will to want every point is something that’s inspiring.”
Monday’s match will be Williams’ first in Wimbledon’s main stadium since 2017, when she reached the final before losing to Garbiñe Muguruza.
Williams made her debut at the All England Club in 1997, shortly before Svitolina turned 3.
“Venus loves to play here,” said Svitolina, who returned to the tour in April after having a baby last year. “It’s just really impressive. She’s a great champion. She achieved so much in her career. I don’t know if I will be playing at (that) age and would be in this great shape, playing with such a passion. So lots of respect to her in so many ways.”
The lack of wins in recent times dropped Williams out of the top 500 in the rankings; Svitolina has been as high as No. 3 and is now 75th.
Both women received wild-card invitations for Wimbledon.
The inevitable questions arose Saturday about whether Williams has planned when she might walk away from the sport (“If I did, I wouldn’t tell you,” came the reply) and whether she could see herself on tour at age 50 (“It’s never been done before, so if there was one to try it, it would be me,” she said).
One more try: Might there be the sort of announced farewell a la Serena’s, allowing for a collective goodbye?
“Like I said: If I knew I wouldn’t tell you,” she answered with a hearty laugh. | https://www.nbcsports.com/news/venus-williams-is-back-at-wimbledon-at-age-43-and-ready-to-play-on-centre-court-again | 2023-07-02 15:38:14 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/news/venus-williams-is-back-at-wimbledon-at-age-43-and-ready-to-play-on-centre-court-again |
EAD continues to expand its footprint across the US
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EAD Engineering, Inc. (EAD), a leading engineering consulting and project management services organization, opened its newest office location in Parsippany, NJ with the intent to offer EAD's complete list of services, announced Stephen Lichter, EAD's CEO.
"We're committed to our clients in all areas of our business and saw this as a perfect opportunity to locate our full suite of services in a key area for our current and future clients," Lichter said. The expansion aligns with EAD's plan to expand its footprint and increase operational efficiencies, providing clients with a more local experience that drives down their costs. The company plans to onboard additional professionals immediately in Parsippany, NJ.
Sally White is the first managing director of EAD's northeastern US regional office located in Parsippany, NJ. In this role, she combines her business acumen with her experience in the manufacturing industry to drive business growth for EAD throughout the US Northeast region. Prior to joining EAD, Sally executed over $3.4 billion in project work to advance the economic prosperity and success of New Jersey manufacturing companies. Her accomplishments range from leading a global team of over 500 professionals across 150 countries with critical bio-pharmaceutical industry services to integrating 12 business acquisitions into a global operation for a world leader in threat detection technologies. She is a dual citizen of the US and UK and holds a Business Degree in Business Administration / Management and Operations from the University of West London, as well as business diplomas from Bletchley College and the British Psychological Society. "This expansion is an expression of gratitude for the trust our clients grant us and a symbol of the dedication and passion with which EAD is driving advancement in the US," Sally White said.
EAD conducted extensive research, which included evaluating several other cities within the United States, prior to selecting Parsippany as the site of their new office. The organization weighted the selection criteria for their investment with a focus on what the prospective cities offered in terms of opportunity to scale, local talent, proximity to educational institutions, opportunity for future client investments, and quality of life for EAD employees. EAD plans to add multiple regional offices before the end of 2023.
EAD is a US-headquartered engineering consulting and services firm with over 20 years of experience advising global clients in the pharmaceutical, bio-processing, chemical manufacturing, food, and parcel/logistics industries. EAD specializes in working with clients that operate 24/7/365 and demand a high level of quality, performance, and validation in every project.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — On Sunday, New England plays Miami's Dolphins.
Before that, the Patriots will take on Miami's heat.
High temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-60s to mid-70s around Foxborough, Massachusetts, for the next few days — and the way Patriots coach Bill Belichick sees it, those might not be the best atmospheric conditions to prepare his team for the steaminess that awaits them in South Florida on Sunday when New England and Miami kick off the regular season.
So the Patriots are flying south Tuesday, practicing this week in Palm Beach County, an hour or so from the Dolphins' facilities. High temperatures there this week will reach the low 90s each day, and the forecast for game day calls for more of the same — low 90s, lots of humidity, and with regard to Belichick's preferred sideline apparel choice, hoodies might not be the ideal selection.
“They better SPF up," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said.
Sunscreen — likely of the high SPF variety — will surely be packed among all the gear the Patriots will be bringing south for the trip. It's not a totally foreign concept for New England to take its game-week show on the road; the Patriots spent a week in Las Vegas last month before facing the Raiders there in a preseason game.
“I think there are a combination of factors, but in the end it all looks like it’s set up fairly well here," Belichick said. “So, make the travel on Tuesday instead of on Saturday. We’ll already be down there. We’ll be able to just focus on the Dolphins."
In recent years, even for a perennial winner such as the Patriots, trips to the Sunshine State — where summer doesn't end just because pumpkin spice everything has hit stores — haven't always gone to New England's liking, and weather may have been a factor in some of those outcomes.
New England is 3-8 in its past 11 regular-season games played in Florida, including losses by double-digit margins twice — a 97-degree day at Jacksonville in 2018, and an 89-degree day at Miami Gardens in 2014.
“It’s going to be great for guys to get acclimated to that heat,” Patriots defensive lineman Davon Godchaux, a former Dolphins player — who knows how different the conditions are in South Florida — told reporters in Foxborough last week. “It’s either going to be a hot one down there or it’s going to be raining."
Perhaps both. Forecasters also say it's better than 50-50 that rain falls Sunday.
“I don’t think myself nor Coach Belichick — I don’t want to speak for him — but I think that’s just a component that he’s trying to help his team get prepared for that game, but it’s not the entirety of it," McDaniel said. “I feel very lucky, almost overly lucky, that I get to work on my tan all the time. I’m sure there’s a lot of players and coaches for the Patriots (who'll) be excited to, you know, bronze up a little bit before the TV regular season starts. I know that for a fact that if you don’t put sunscreen on you will get bronzed."
JENKINS REMEMBERED
The Dolphins were holding their in-stadium celebration of the life of Jason Jenkins on Monday. Jenkins spent nearly 14 years with the Dolphins and eventually became the team’s senior vice president of communications. He died unexpectedly on Aug. 27 at the age of 47.
Jenkins is survived by his wife, Liz, and their three children. His passing is still very difficult for McDaniel to process.
“You just try to lean on the people that you love and care about, and try to really lean on each other as a team and put your best foot forward," McDaniel said. “But that feeling doesn’t go away."
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TotalEnergies denies claim it made fuel for Russian forces
By SYLVIE CORBET
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — A French and a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization have filed a complaint for alleged “complicity in war crimes” against TotalEnergies. They accuse the French oil giant of having operated a gas field that allegedly makes kerosene used by Russian warplanes in Ukraine. TotalEnergies denied producing kerosene for the Russian military. The Paris counterterrorism prosecutor’s office confirmed on Friday that it formally received the complaint and is going to examine it. In a statement, TotalEnergies denounced “outrageous and defamatory” accusations which “are an insult to the integrity of our teams and go against our values.” The director of Ukrainian NGO Razom We Stand, Svitlana Romanko, said “we are very determined to hold Total accountable.” | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/10/14/totalenergies-denies-claim-it-made-fuel-for-russian-forces/ | 2022-10-15 08:57:27 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/10/14/totalenergies-denies-claim-it-made-fuel-for-russian-forces/ |
NEW YORK — NEW YORK — BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (BRSP) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $4.1 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $33 million in the period.
Colony Credit shares have declined 13% since the beginning of the year. The stock has dropped 36% in the last 12 months.
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MaryAnn Allabaugh, 86, of Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday, April 23, 2023, in Allied Center City, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ann Yudichak Royer and was a graduate of Edwardsville High School, Class of 1954.
MaryAnn worked at Mercy Hospital as a payroll specialist and enjoyed spending time with family. She loved bowling, playing bingo, playing poker with family and was an avid Oakland Raiders fan.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter F. Allabaugh; son-in-law, David A. Blight; sons, Gary Allabaugh, Gregg Allabaugh and Robert Rushworth; brothers, Robert Jones, Gary Royer; and brother-in-law, John Steckman.
She is survived by her daughter, Robin Blight and her fiancé, John Mager, Luzerne; grandchildren, Jen Calaide and her husband, Jeff, Nanticoke; Kristen Blight and her fiancé, Collin Finkel, Nanticoke; Chelsea Yi and her husband, Jeff, Brentwood, Calif.; Jaime Grenier and her husband, Michael, Oakley, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Annabelle, Carter, Liam, Claire and Brooke; daughter-in-laws, Sharon Rushworth, Brentwood, Calif.; Mary Allabaugh, Scranton; sister-in-law, Linda Royer, Summerville, S.C.; sisters, Janice and Larry Doughton, Kingston; Karen Steckman, Larkskvile; Pam and Joey Hurysh, Edwardsville; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Monday from Andrew Strish Funeral Home, 11 Wilson St., Larksville. Friends are invited to join the family for a visitation from 2 p.m. to service time.
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Hawaii's Mount Kilauea erupted Wednesday, though the main concern is not lava, but volcanic gas.
The eruption began at 4:44 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time and largely remained confined to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, which has been closed to the public since 2007 and is within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. By about 3 p.m., initial lava flows were between 13 and 30 feet high and covered the crater floor, an area of about 370 acres, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A live stream of the eruption can be seen here.
A code red alert has been issued in the area.
"Large amounts of volcanic gas — primarily water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) — are continuously released during eruptions of Kilauea volcano," the USGS said in its statement.
Volcanic smog, a haze that appears when volcanic gas mixes with the atmosphere, has been observed downwind and has the potential to cause health hazards in people and livestock and damage crops.
Other hazards include wall instability, ground cracking, rockfalls and "Pele's hair," a term used to describe glass fibers formed from gas bubbles that stretch into thin, long strands and often become airborne.
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The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing.
AUSTIN, Texas (The Hill) — As the Western U.S. suffers under its worst drought in a millennium, the government of Texas, a state that faces its own unique set of dangers from extreme weather, is at last turning to deal with the threat that climate change poses to its long-term water supply.
Texas’s situation is sufficiently dire that in July, a majority-Republican panel on the state legislature voted unanimously to require the state water planning board to consult with the state climatologist as it advises cities in planning to meet the state’s water needs in the future.
The rule change “removes the possibility that the political climate could harm [local water officials’] ability to plan responsibly for the future,” state Sen. Nathan Johnson (D), a major backer of the shift, told The Hill.
“It kind of insulates the regional water authorities from political pressures that would harm their ability to do what they need to do,” Johnson said.
But that process won’t bear fruit for years — and Texans increasingly worry that the crisis is here now.
Never rains but it pours
The most recent demonstration of the volatile climate was last month’s flash downpours that stunned Johnson’s hometown of Dallas — a record rainfall that interrupted the city’s longtime drought, running off baked earth and acres of asphalt infrastructure to flood much of the city.
Those kinds of events offer a foretaste of the future that Texas can expect, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe told The Hill.
“You saw record dry conditions week after week after week — and then all of a sudden, a summer’s worth of rain in a single day,” Hayhoe said.
For much of the state, annual levels of rainfall may not change much — but that average conceals potentially lethal extremes of drought and flood, she said. “The amount of precipitation is staying the same. But the distribution is changing. It’s getting more extreme in both directions.”
Even if rainfall totals and distribution both stayed the same — which is unlikely — the simple fact of rising heat under climate change could presage water shortages, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon told The Hill.
“Lakes evaporate faster, water in the ground evaporates faster,” said Nielsen-Gammon, who is also a professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University.
That’s a problem for a state whose water storage strategy relies heavily on a collection of nearly 200 open-air reservoirs, exposed at all times to the baking sun. Moisture sucked into the air can also worsen flash storms, making rain events large enough to overwhelm the ability of soils to absorb them and catchment infrastructure to trap them.
Population growth looms
When these disruptive impacts are added to the booming populations foreseen by the Texas Water Development Board — expected by 2070 to surge from around 30 million to 52 million — they create a situation that worries many water planners interviewed by The Hill.
Much of that growth is expected along the dry and vulnerable I-35 corridor that connects Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley to San Antonio, Austin and the enormous collection of towns and cities surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth. The highway roughly divides Texas’s wet east from its dry west.
With that influx of people will come new water-dependent industries, from manufacturing plants such as the new Tesla facility going up outside Austin to more than a dozen high-tech semiconductor factories. And even with climate change making the weather ever more extreme, the state is fighting hard to protect fossil fuels. Those take a lot of water too, particularly when oil and gas is extracted through fracking.
“If any community in the state fails, and its water supply, that is big national, international news, and then has impacts on, I would argue, on the economic growth and perception of Texas,” Robert Mace of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment told local station KXAN, which is owned by The Hill’s parent company, Nexstar Media.
The looming prospect of a more intense and unpredictable drought-flood cycle presents a fearsome challenge for water planners.
It’s also one that — at least as it pertains to climate change — local officials have largely been left to figure out on their own, state water experts told The Hill.
For now, members of the Water Development Board “certainly don’t appear to be addressing [climate issues] directly,” Nielsen-Gammon, the state climatologist, told The Hill.
In contrast to the state’s specific and data-driven approach to planning for population growth, “there isn’t any official projection as far as streamflow or groundwater recharge impacts from climate change,” he added.
“It’d be really nice if individual water suppliers weren’t left to their own devices to tackle the issue.”
But the Texas Water Development Board’s planning process has traditionally looked backward, not forward, in envisioning the worst-case scenario that managers should plan for.
“By not considering climate change, we’re counting on water that’s probably not going to be there in the future,” Mace told KXAN. “And so that increases the risk of reservoirs going dry, and of people losing their water supplies.”
Incorporating climate planning, however, is extraordinarily difficult.
“The key word with climate is complicated,” Matt Nelson, a water resources professional at the Texas Water Development Board, told The Hill.
Even at the state level, Nelson said, models are ambiguous, leaving the coming effects on the ground unclear. That means that state officials who move quickly to, say, increase supply are at risk of installing expensive and potentially “maladaptive” infrastructure aimed at solving the wrong problem, he added.
The long-term trend of climate change — to the extent that it’s clear — is also easily drowned out in the near-term chaos of Texas weather, he said.
“There can be more substantial risk in the near term than a climate long-term effect,” Nelson said.
Local groups take action
Some individual water suppliers have taken the state’s absence as an invitation to make their own plans.
For the city of Austin, the onrushing threat of climate change has led the city to study its own vulnerability — and to secure its water supply out past 2100, by which point its population is expected to triple from 1.1. million to 3.3 million.
“Water utilities are the canary in the coal mine when it comes to climate change. The nature of our product is such that we have to be responsive and adaptive to these changes as they’re happening in real time,” program manager Marisa Flores Gonzalez, of Austin Water, told The Hill.
Over the turbulent century to come, “we may have periods of time where we have plenty of water around — more water than we want,” Flores Gonzalez said.
“But we need to be able to take advantage of those supplies when they’re present during average or wet conditions and store that water so that we can make use of it during drought times.”
Austin is exploring a number of ways to do this. City officials are scouting locations where excess water could be injected into natural subterranean caverns in periods of abundance — in effect creating an artificial aquifer, immune to evaporation, that the city can draw on during the extended dry periods to come.
Groundwater injection is a measure that many other cities around the state are pursuing — most notably San Antonio, an hour’s drive south of Austin, but also smaller cities such as El Paso and even folk music mecca Kerrville.
Dallas-Fort Worth and other cities of the north Texas sprawl are building new reservoirs as fast as possible, and both Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston are exploring ways to pipe in water from other basins as they look to a future where their own stores will be overtaxed.
But with “really out of the box unprecedented things are definitely being discussed, we often neglect the easiest and most common one — which is conservation,” Hayhoe said.
Austin, for example, has winnowed the amount of water needed per person per day by nearly a third since the 1990s, and it’s about a quarter of the way through a campaign to switch all the city’s analog water meters to leak-detecting smart ones.
And the city is experimenting with pilot sewage recycling systems — which treat wastewater on-site for reuse in watering, fountains and flushing toilets — which could ultimately cut demand for water by 75 percent, KXAN reported.
At the extreme end of this strategy, the residents of Big Spring, Texas — in the state’s arid far west — drink purified and treated wastewater, a system officially called “direct potable reuse” and sometimes derided as “toilet to tap,” public radio station WHYY reported.
‘The lowest point that I’ve ever seen’
Nelson at the Water Development Board says the board is working to incorporate usable climate models into its planning process. Board researchers are working with Nielsen-Gammon to try and derive standardized rules and models that are sufficiently flexible to bring to bear on state planning processes, such as trying to figure out how changing heat levels will impact evaporation from different regions’ lakes and rivers.
The state itself lags behind growing cities such as Austin, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, where local governments have done their own expensive climate forecasting — and many of which are already in the process of securing new supplies against their booming populations.
But most of Texas’s more than 1,200 incorporated towns and cities don’t have the resources to do their own climate planning — and are less likely to have multiple options to draw from in the case of a crisis.
That’s happening even just west of Austin, as former cattle ranches in the region known as the Hill Country — popular for its wineries and swimming holes — get converted into housing developments, which demand water for taps, toilets and lawns.
“With the explosive growth, the wells [are] at the lowest point that I’ve ever seen,” hydrologist Douglas Wierman told KXAN.
Wieman warned that these communities are draining the Lower Trinity Aquifer to the “tipping point where our demand for water resources has outpaced the ability of our aquifers and rivers to replenish themselves,” Wierman added.
In the Hill Country, that’s meant a booming business for “water haulers” making deliveries to families whose wells no longer reach the shrinking water table, KXAN reported.
A cruel paradox of Texas water politics is that those municipalities most vulnerable to climate change are likely to be least willing or able to prepare on their own.
The smaller the city, Nielsen-Gammon said, “the smaller the water supply — and the less likely they will be able to deal with climate change and possibly not even be willing to consider it because they have more immediate concerns.”
It’s those bodies that are at the greatest risk from climate change, Perry Fowler of the Texas Water Infrastructure Network told KXAN.
“If local entities aren’t already looking at fortifying their water sources, then they’re already really behind the eight ball on that,” Fowler said.
KXAN’s Mia Abbe and Christopher Adams contributed to this report.
Previously in this series:
Texas cattle industry faces existential crisis from historic drought
Lakes Mead and Powell are at the epicenter of the biggest Western drought in history
Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought
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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.1580 per share payable on November 15, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 1, 2022.
Additional information regarding dividends paid by AES, including tax treatment, can be found on www.aes.com by selecting "Investors" then "Stock Information" and then "Dividend History."
About AES
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 500 global energy company accelerating the future of energy. Together with our many stakeholders, we're improving lives by delivering the greener, smarter energy solutions the world needs. Our diverse workforce is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, while partnering with our customers on their strategic energy transitions and continuing to meet their energy needs today. For more information, visit www.aes.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Humanigen, Inc. ("Humanigen" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HGEN) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Humanigen investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between May 28, 2021 and July 12, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
HGEN investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) Humanigen's lead product candidate, lenzilumab, was less effective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients than defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unlikely to approve the lenzilumab Emergency Use Authorization and the ACTIV-5/BET-B study was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint; (iii) accordingly, lenzilumab's clinical and commercial prospects were overstated; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Humanigen during the relevant time frame, you have until October 25, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Growing up in Washington, Michael Henn fell in love with basketball – the family sport.
That love took him to UC Davis, California Baptist, Portland, Denver and, finally, Penn State. It kept him going through bone spurs, and it carried him all the way back to the NCAA Tournament.
At the very end of his circuitous college career, Henn returns to March Madness when 10th-seeded Penn State takes on Texas A&M on Thursday. The 6-foot-8 forward also played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament as a true freshman with UC Davis.
“It’s so rewarding and it’s just joyous to be in the moment and be able to see your name called again,” Henn said. “Going back to my freshman year, that was six years ago now, and so for it all to come full circle is really a beautiful thing.”
After that first season at Davis, Henn decided to transfer to Cal Baptist because of what he described as a difference of opinion with the school’s coaching staff. Following a redshirt year, he averaged 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 30 games with the Lancers.
He missed the 2019-20 season because of lingering issues with bone spurs in his ankle. It took at least two surgeries before the injury was resolved, but Henn said he never considered walking away from hoops.
“It was cool to have breaks in different parts of my college career because it gave me a lot of perspective,” he said. “I was coming back from injury, I was working, I was doing things that your normal college student would do, and so to be able to have that perspective and come back into this, I have a great appreciation for just being able to play every day.”
Henn graduated from Cal Baptist with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship and a minor in real estate. He was playing for the University of Portland when the school fired coach Terry Porter in February 2021, and the new staff “got rid of our whole team,” Henn said.
After spending last season at Denver, Henn planned to play professionally, but he had another year of eligibility left because of the pandemic. He put his name in the transfer portal and ended up at Penn State.
The Nittany Lions (22-13) had a pair of freshmen big men in Kebba Njie and Demetrius Lilley, and coach Micah Shrewsberry was looking for more experience.
“He’s an older guy that’s tough. Has some toughness to him,” Shrewsberry said of Henn. “He’s going to compete every single time.”
Henn has played in 27 games this season, averaging 2.6 points and almost nine minutes. He is 13 for 30 from 3-point range, fitting right in on a team that likes to take aim from deep. He scored a season-high 11 points in 29 minutes in an 80-60 loss at Purdue on Feb. 1.
Basketball is practically a member of Henn’s family. His father, David, and his uncle, Matt, played semi-pro ball and served as his first coaches. His great uncle, Jerry Vermillion, is the career leading rebounder at Gonzaga, and another great uncle, Greg Vermillion, played at Seattle University.
“I mean, my whole family’s involved. … Just had great guidance that has led me all the way to this point,” Henn said.
Henn also has a master’s degree in real estate from Denver, and he said he is close to finishing his MBA from Portland. He is working on a graduate certificate from Penn State in business sustainability strategy.
Long-term, Henn said he wants to build a real estate portfolio and start some of his own businesses. But first up, he is hoping for a long NCAA Tournament run with Penn State.
When Henn played in the tourney in 2017, UC Davis beat N.C. Central 67-63 in their First Four game in Dayton, Ohio, and then lost 100-62 to top-seeded Kansas.
“It’s going to go by even faster as we go forward, and so you just got to stay in the moment and enjoy it,” Henn said.
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SAN ANTONIO — Fifty-three people died of heat-related illness after they were found inside an abandoned semitruck in far southwest San Antonio. Now, the Bexar County Medical Examiner's office says they have potentially or conclusively identified all 53 people who died.
Previously, the Medical Examiner's Office sent a press release on June 29, saying 48 victims were found inside the trailer, but 53 are dead.
Forty of the victims are male and 13 are female. The office had been in contact with consulates of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Although the office hasn't released every name, KENS 5 has worked to identify the people who were killed. Here is who the Medical Examiner has confirmed to the public:
Migrants from Mexico
Alvaro Ojeda Salazar, 23
Efrain Garcia Ferrel, 22
Fernando Gallegas Garcia, 38
Gustavo Santillan Santillan, 27
J. Marcial Trejo Hernandez, 38
Jair Valencia Olivares, 20
Javier Flroes-Lopez, 35
Jesus Alvarez Ortega, 43
Jose Guadalupe Narciso Muniz Lopez, 35
Josue Diaz Gallardo, 34
Juan Valeriano-Domitilo, 55
Maria Monterro-Serrato, 28
Mariano Santiago Hipolito, 32
Misael Olivares Monterde, 16
Pablo Ortega Alvarez, 20
Yovani Valencia Olivares, 16
Migrants from Honduras
Adela Betulia Ramirez Guezada, 27
Yazmin Nayrith Bueso Nunez, 37
Migrants from Guatemala
Enrique Chavez, 37
Juan Wilmer Tulul Tepaz, 14
Pascual Melvin Guachiac Sipac, 13
Yeisan Efrain Jimenez, 20
Several others continue to recover in local hospitals. Authorities say the migrants had no access to water or functioning air conditioning. It’s unknown at this time how long the men, women and children were stuck inside the tractor-trailer.
Four men have been charged in connection with the event. The driver appeared in federal court last week and faces life in prison or the death penalty.
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SUZHOU, China, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited ("Kintor Pharma", HKEX: 9939), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative small molecules and biological therapeutics, today announced that its "clinical trial cooperative research and development and overseas application demonstration of the anti-COVID-19 drug (pruxelutamide, used to be called proxalutamide)" project was selected as one of the Belt and Road Innovation Cooperation Projects and was included in the list of proposed projects for special fund supported by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology (Innovation Support Plan for International Science and Technology Cooperation/Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan Science and Technology Cooperation). Kintor Pharma and Etana, an Indonesian company, developed the project together.
The fund was built by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Finance. By integrating and allocating resources to improve innovation in the Jiangsu Province, the fund will focus on supporting industrial research and development, innovation, and high-quality development with countries and regions worldwide involved in the Belt and Road project. The Belt and Road Innovation Cooperation Project is required to support international R&D, technology transfer, and overseas demonstrations of projects in the countries involved in the Belt and Road project. The project must also promote technology or products from the Jiangsu Province globally while promoting open cooperation in innovation.
Pruxelutamide's inclusion in the Belt and Road Innovation Cooperation Project is based on Kintor Pharma and Etana's collaboration on the clinical development and commercialization of pruxelutamide for the treatment of COVID-19 in Indonesia. The project's success serves as recognition of Kintor's R&D and innovation capabilities. The company will continue to focus on improving its R&D capabilities along with industrial innovation to promote open global cooperation in biotech.
About Pruxelutamide
Pruxelutamide is an ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) and TMPRSS2 (transmembrane protease, serine 2) proteins inhibitor that inhibits the entry of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into host cells. For COVID-19 patients with early symptoms, targeting the ACE2/TMPRSS2 signal axis by pruxelutamide could significantly inhibit the entry of the virus into host cells. For severe patients, pruxelutamide promotes the clearance of pathogens and decreases inflammation by activating the Nrf2 pathway, which inhibits the over-production of IL-6, proinflammatory cytokines, and chemokines, thus minimizing cytokine storms and tissues damage. In this way, pruxelutamide might be well-positioned as an effective drug for COVID-19 patients from early symptoms to hospitalized/severe conditions.
On August 25 2021, Kintor Pharma announced that it had entered into a licensing agreement with PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia, for the commercialization of proxalutamide for the treatment of COVID-19 in Indonesia.
About Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited
Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited is developing and commercializing a robust pipeline of innovative small molecule and biological therapeutics for androgen-receptor-related disease areas with unmet medical needs, including COVID-19, prostate, breast and liver cancers, alopecia and acne. For more information, visit www.kintor.com.cn.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A young Bills fan is looking to get out of the foster care system and find his forever family.
16-year-old Ronnell loves sports, fashion, sneakers, music, gaming, pets and building things. His goal is to find a forever family. He describes himself as “funny, silly and approachable.”
An adoptive family would likely need ongoing support to ensure a successful transition from foster care and continue to process his past in a healthy manner.
On this Sweet Buffalo Monday, News 4 at 7 was joined by Ronnell, foster care social worker Melanie Bandoh and Kim LaRussa of Sweet Buffalo.
You can watch the full segment above. To learn more about Ronnell, click here.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dutton and Wrenlee are on the rise but they’re no match for champs Liam and Olivia as the top baby names in the U.S. last year.
The Social Security Administration released the annual list Friday. The agency tracks baby names in each state based on applications for Social Security cards, with names dating to 1880.
It’s Liam’s sixth straight year as No. 1. Olivia has reigned since the name unseated Emma four years ago. Emma is No. 2.
Coming in third for girls’ names is Charlotte, followed by Amelia, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Mia, Evelyn and Luna. For boys’ names, Liam is followed by Noah, Oliver, James, Elijah, William, Henry, Lucas, Benjamin and Theodore.
Luna is the only newcomer in the Top 10, booting Harper.
The agency has been compiling the list since 1997, often revealing the impact pop culture has on baby naming trends. The smash hit “Yellowstone” has clearly influenced new parents. The neo-Western starring Kevin Costner debuted in 2018, with characters surfacing among baby names ever since.
Dutton moved up the Social Security list to 835, a change of 986 spots from 2021. It’s the last name of the fictional family featured on the series, and it counts Costner’s John Dutton in its ranks. Dutton is the fastest rising name in the Social Security rankings.
Another Dutton name follows actual Dutton as a star with a bullet among baby names. Kayce, as in Kayce John Dutton on the show, moved to the 587th most popular name, up from 1,077 the year before. Luke Grimes plays Kayce.
Rip, also from “Yellowstone,” has grabbed some naming attention, but it didn’t crack Social Security’s top 1,000. Cole Hauser’s Rip Wheeler is Dutton adjacent as the son-in-law of John.
Other names rising fast for boys: Chosen, Khaza, Eithan. For girls, Wrenlee is followed by Neriah, Arlet, Georgina and Amiri.
The Social Security Administration’s latest data shows 3.64 million babies in the U.S. were issued Social Security cards last year, up slightly from 2021.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court on Monday dismissed Russia’s request for an injunction that would have halted the eviction of its embassy from a site in the capital, Canberra. A man who had been occupying the block in a portable cabin for more than a week in an apparent act of Russian defiance left soon after.
High Court Justice Jayne Jagot described Russia’s challenge of a law terminating the lease as weak.
“I do not perceive (Russia’s) case … to be a strong one. Indeed, it is difficult to identify a serious question to be tried,” Jagot said.
Parliament passed emergency legislation on June 15 that terminated Russia’s lease on the largely empty block on security grounds, because the new embassy would have been too close to Parliament House.
Government lawyer Tim Begbie said that Russia appeared to be applying for the injunction to protect its own security and intelligence interests.
“It’s not just that they haven’t made a compelling case for constitutional invalidity in this application, they’ve made absolutely no case for it,” Begbie said.
Russia’s lawyer, Elliot Hyde, had argued that Ambassador Alexey Pavlovsky wouldn’t have confidence in the integrity and security of a consular building already on the site, if the embassy isn’t allowed to maintain possession until the challenge to the lease’s termination is decided.
Hyde said that a man who had been living on the site since at least last week was a security guard protecting the compound. The man had been described in the media as a Russian diplomat.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that he welcomed the High Court’s decision and expected the Russians to leave the site.
“The court has made clear that there is no legal basis for a Russian presence to continue on the site at this time, and we expect the Russian Federation to act in accordance with the court’s ruling,” Albanese told reporters.
“Australia supports the law. Russia has not been real good at upholding the law in recent times,” Albanese added, referring to the invasion of Ukraine.
The security guard left the fenced compound after the decision and didn’t say anything to reporters as he walked out the gate. He was carrying bags and was collected by a car with diplomatic license plates.
The Russian Embassy didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Russia had accused Australia of “Russophobic hysteria” for canceling the lease of the site in Canberra’s diplomatic quarter where Moscow wanted to build a new embassy. The current Russian Embassy is in the Canberra suburb of Griffith and its operations are unaffected.
Australian National University international law expert Don Rothwell said that an examination of the published list of accredited Russian diplomats in Australia revealed there were only three male diplomats who could be the man guarding the embassy site.
Given Hyde’s description of the squatter as a guard, Rothwell doubted the man had diplomatic immunity, which could have prevented Australian authorities from removing him from the site.
With him gone, police could avoid any further legal challenge by securing the site and preventing any Russian diplomat from taking his place, Rothwell said.
Australian Federal Police declined last week to explain why the man hadn’t been removed from the contested site as a trespasser.
The legal wrangle over the site is a new low point in strained relations between Russia and one of Ukraine’s most generous supporters outside NATO.
Albanese on Monday announced an additional 110 million Australian dollars ($74 million) in aid to Ukraine that includes 70 military vehicles and features 28 M113 tracked armored personnel carriers. The aid also includes ammunition and AU$10 million ($6.7 million) in humanitarian help for shelters, health services, clean water and sanitation.
The new aid package brings Australia’s total Ukraine aid to AU$790 million ($528 million) since Russia invaded last year.
During the court hearing, Australia’s lawyer suggested that the Kremlin has been distracted from the case by the short-lived rebellion in Russia by Wagner Group mercenaries.
Tim Begbie said that Hyde hasn’t replied to a letter sent Saturday in which the government tried to head off the injunction request by offering not to damage the consular building or lease the site to anyone else while the Russian challenge is before the court.
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Leading online college will offer two additional programs for students to finish their bachelor's degrees conveniently, affordably and quickly
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American College of Education (ACE), accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a leading provider of online and affordable higher education, announced its two new transfer-friendly bachelor's-completion programs, the Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies and the Bachelor of Arts in Education Studies.
With an estimated time to completion of 15 months, the programs are a pathway for degree completion for students with either an associate's degree or 60+ undergraduate credit hours. Each program has a total cost of $7,950, one of the most affordable bachelor's-completion programs nationally.
The new programs are a continuation of ACE's framework to develop affordable, flexible and high-quality programs that allow adult learners and working professionals to reach their educational and professional goals without accruing an untenable amount of student debt.
"Meaningful career advancement opportunities are at the heart of American College of Education's mission," ACE President and CEO Geordie Hyland said. "We aspire to be a part of the solution to nationwide employment shortages and adding these two bachelor's-completion programs enables more adults to finish their bachelor's degrees and expand the impact they make in their communities, workplaces and society."
The B.A. in Professional Studies is designed to provide students with highly valued professional skills such as time management, communication, project management and more. Students can follow a general track where they choose from variable electives or they can choose from two specialized areas: Management or Education.
The B.A. in Education Studies prepares students with foundational skills in the education field and teaching profession. Course curriculum is orientated for students who aim to serve in non-licensure education roles such as paraprofessional, community outreach coordinator, charter school teacher, academic advisor and more. Graduates may qualify for admission into ACE's licensure-tracked certificate and master's level programs, which provide pathways for further career advancement.
Enrollment for both programs is open now and classes will begin in early 2023.
About American College of Education
American College of Education (ACE) is an accredited, 100% online college specializing in high-quality, affordable programs in education, business, leadership, healthcare and nursing. Headquartered in Indianapolis, ACE offers more than 70 innovative and engaging programs for adult students to pursue a doctorate, specialist, master's or bachelor's degree, along with micro-credentials and graduate-level certificate programs. In addition to being a leader in online education, ACE is a Certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
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CA Las Vegas NV Zone Forecast for Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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299 FPUS55 KVEF 190757
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Zone Forecast Product for Nevada
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographical areas and may not be representative
of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site
specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/lasvegas and either
(1) Select a location from the dropdown menu above the map or
(2) Click a location on the map. You can refine your selection by
clicking on the map displayed on the resulting page.
CAZ519-191200-
Eastern Sierra Slopes-
Including Aspendell and Whitney Portal
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Isolated snow showers
after midnight. Lows 13 to 23. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph
increasing to west 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Chance of snow
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with isolated snow showers. Highs 21 to
31. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph in the morning.
Chance of snow 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 4 to 14. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 22 to 32. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Near steady temperature around 18. West
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 39 to 44. Lows
25 to 31.
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CAZ521-191200-
White Mountains of Inyo County-
Including Westgard Pass and Bristlecone Pine
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy late in the evening then
becoming partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 26. Southwest winds up to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated snow showers in the afternoon.
Highs 25 to 35. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to north
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of snow 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Colder. Near steady temperature
around 17. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around
45 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 25 to 35. Northwest winds 15 to
25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Near steady temperature in the lower 20s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 40.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 27 to 32.
Highs 39 to 44.
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CAZ520-191200-
Owens Valley-
Including Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine,
and Olancha
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Isolated snow showers in the afternoon.
Highs 42 to 45. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around
25 mph shifting to the north with gusts to around 35 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust after
midnight. Lows 22 to 25. North winds 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 41 to 44. North winds 15 to 25 mph
decreasing to 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 26 to 29. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 51.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 32 to 35.
Highs 50 to 53.
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CAZ522-191200-
Death Valley National Park-
Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells,
and Shoshone
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 26 to 29 in the
mountains...around 40 at Furnace Creek. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Highs 36 to 39 in the mountains...around 60 at Furnace Creek.
South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest with gusts to
around 40 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A trace to no accumulation. Lows
23 to 26 in the mountains...around 40 at Furnace Creek. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 36 to 39 in the mountains...around
63 at Furnace Creek. North winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 25 to 28 in the mountains...around
37 at Furnace Creek. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 47 in the mountains...around
63 at Furnace Creek.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 33 in
the mountains...around 41 at Furnace Creek. Highs 46 to 49 in the
mountains...63 to 66 at Furnace Creek.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 31 in the mountains...around
38 at Furnace Creek.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs around 50 in the
mountains...64 to 67 at Furnace Creek. Lows 31 to 34 in the
mountains...39 to 42 at Furnace Creek.
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CAZ523-191200-
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 35. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A trace to no accumulation. Highs 51 to 54.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to west 15 to 25 mph in
the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A trace to no accumulation. Lows
31 to 34. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around
35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 30 to 33. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 54.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 36.
Highs 54 to 57.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Clear. Lows around 35. Highs around
56.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 37.
Highs 56 to 59.
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CAZ524-191200-
Eastern Mojave Desert-
Including Baker, Mountain Pass,
and Mitchell Caverns
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to 36. South winds up
to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with
scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 50 to 53.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance
of showers 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and
snow showers in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows 31 to 34. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around
35 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 30 to 33. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 54.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 38.
Highs 54 to 57.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 34.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 56 to 59. Lows
34 to 37.
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CAZ525-526-191200-
Morongo Basin-Cadiz Basin-
Including Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley,
Twentynine Palms, and Vidal Junction
1156 PM PST Wed Jan 18 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 36 to 39 in Twentynine
Palms and around Yucca Valley...around 34 near Joshua Tree. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 56 to 59 in Twentynine Palms...51 to
54 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.
Lows 36 to 39 in Twentynine Palms and around Yucca Valley...
around 34 near Joshua Tree. West winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to
northwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs 54 to 57 in Twentynine Palms...
around 50 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 35 to 38 in Twentynine Palms and
around Yucca Valley...around 34 near Joshua Tree. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 59 in
Twentynine Palms...around 54 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua
Tree. Lows around 37.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 60. Lows
around 40 in Twentynine Palms and around Yucca Valley...around
36 near Joshua Tree.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Clear, breezy. Highs around 59 in
Twentynine Palms...52 to 55 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua
Tree. Lows around 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 39.
Highs 59 to 62 in Twentynine Palms...54 to 57 around Yucca Valley
and near Joshua Tree.
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THOMASVILLE — An off-duty Guilford County sheriff's deputy was injured in a Saturday morning hit-and-run accident.
At 6:09 a.m., Thomasville officers, Thomasville Fire and Davidson County EMS responded to Blair Street near Unity Street in reference to a motor vehicle crash, according to a news release from the Thomasville Police Department.
When officers arrived on the scene, they found two vehicles that had been involved in a head-on crash. Officers found one of the drivers, Gleidy Rafelina Morel of Thomasville, lying on the ground outside of her vehicle.
Morel was an off-duty Guilford County deputy on her way home from work in her personal vehicle. She had sustained a broken leg (femur) as a result of the crash, police said.
She was transported to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center for surgery on her leg.
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Officers discovered that the driver who had caused the crash had fled the scene on foot just after the crash. Officers were able to identify the driver as James Haisson Bethea of Thomasville, police said in the release.
Bethea was found at his job in High Point, police said.
According to the police news release, the crash occurred after Bethea swerved to his left to avoid a vehicle and struck Morel's vehicle in the left-hand turn lane.
Bethea was charged with careless and reckless driving and felony leaving the scene of an accident, police said in the release.
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Arizona officials refer to a notoriously congested stretch of desert highway through tribal land as the Wild Horse Pass Corridor, a label that’s less about horses than the bustling casino by the same name located just north of where the interstate constricts to four lanes.
With the Gila River Indian Community’s backing, the state allocated or raised about $600 million of a nearly $1 billion plan that would widen the most bottleneck-inducing, 26-mile section of I-10 on the route between Phoenix and Tucson.
But its bid for federal grant money under the new infrastructure law to finish the job fell short, leaving some advocates for road construction accusing the Biden administration of devaluing those projects to focus on repairs and mass transit.
“Upset would be the right terminology,” Casa Grande Mayor Craig McFarland said of his reaction when he learned the project won’t receive one of the law’s first Mega Grants the U.S. Department of Transportation will announce this week. “We thought we had done a good job putting the proposal together. We thought we had checked all the boxes.”
The historic federal investment in infrastructure has reenergized dormant transportation projects, but the debate over how to prioritize them has only intensified in the 14 months since President Joe Biden signed the measure.
The law follows decades of neglect in maintaining the nation’s roads, bridges, water systems and airports. Research by Yale University economist Ray Fair estimates a sharp decline in U.S. infrastructure investment has caused a $5.2 trillion shortfall. The entire law totals $1 trillion, and it seeks to not only remedy that dangerous backlog of projects but also build out broadband internet nationwide and protect against damage caused by climate change.
Some of the money, however, has gone to new highway construction — much of it from the nearly 30% increases Arizona and most other states are receiving over the next five years in the formula funding they can use to prioritize their own transportation needs.
For specific projects, many of the biggest awards available under the law are through various highly competitive grants. The Department of Transportation received around $30 billion worth of applications for just the first $1 billion in Mega Grants being awarded, spokesperson Dani Simons said.
Another $1 billion will be available each of the next four years before the funding runs out. Still, the first batch has been closely watched for signals about the administration’s preferences.
Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, said it’s already clear that the Biden administration plans to direct a greater share of its discretionary transportation funding to “non-highway projects” than the Trump administration did. However, with so much more total infrastructure money to work with, Davis said, “a rising tide lifts all boats.”
For example, one of the projects that the administration told Congress it had chosen for a Mega Grant will widen Interstate 10 — but in Mississippi, not Arizona. Davis said the department likely preferred the Mississippi project due to its significantly lower price tag. This year’s Mega Grants combine three different award types into a single application, one of which caters specifically to rural and impoverished communities.
Some of the winning grants are for bridges, while others are for mass transit — including improvements to Chicago’s commuter train system and concrete casing for a rail tunnel in Midtown Manhattan.
Along with the nine projects selected, transportation department staff listed seven others as “highly recommended” — a distinction Davis said makes them clear front-runners to secure money next year. Arizona’s I-10 widening effort was part of a third group of 13 projects labeled as “recommended,” which Davis said could put them in contention for future funding unless they’re surpassed by even stronger applicants.
But such decisions remain largely subjective.
Advocates for regions such as the Southwest, where the population is growing but more spread out, argue that their need for new or wider highways is just as big of a national priority as a major city’s need for more subway stations or bicycle lanes.
Arizona state Rep. Teresa Martinez, a Republican who represents Casa Grande at the southern end of the corridor, said she was livid when she heard from a congressional office that the administration might have turned down the I-10 project because it didn’t have enough “multimodal” components.
“What does that even mean?” she said. “…. They were looking to fund projects that have bike paths and trailways instead of a major interstate?”
Testifying in March before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg assured Arizona Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly that he understood the state’s unique highway needs and that his department wouldn’t “stand in the way of a capacity expansion where it’s appropriate.”
Some Republicans, however, remain skeptical, in part due to a memo the Federal Highway Administration distributed in December 2021, a month after Biden signed the bill. The document suggested states should usually “prioritize the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction, replacement, and maintenance of existing transportation infrastructure” over new road construction.
Although administration officials dismissed the memo as an internal communication, not a policy decision, critics alleged they were trying to circumvent Congress and influence highway construction decisions traditionally left to states under their formula funding.
Last month the Government Accountability Office concluded the memo carried the same weight as a formal rule, which Congress could challenge by passing a resolution of disapproval. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the ranking Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, pledged to write one.
According to figures the Federal Highway Administration provided to The Associated Press, 12 capacity-expansion projects have received funding through previous competitive grants since the memo was issued. States also have used their formula funding toward 763 such projects totaling $7.1 billion.
As for the Arizona project, some state officials have expressed plans to move ahead on their own if they can’t secure federal money — although they’re not giving up on that, either. Considering that one crash can back up traffic for miles between the state’s two largest cities, they say it remains a top priority.
McFarland, the Casa Grande mayor, said perhaps the next application will stress some of the other components of the $360 million request besides the highway widening — including bike lanes that tribal leaders have long sought for some of the overpasses.
“If you read the tea leaves, you can see where they’re at,” McFarland said. “… It’s a competitive process. You don’t always get it the first time you ask for it. So, ask again.”
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Are Manduka yoga mats or Gaiam yoga mats best?
Whether you’re new to yoga or a seasoned yogi, finding the best yoga mat can feel overwhelming. However, Manduka and Gaiam are trusted brands that cater to all levels of yoga.
Each brand offers high-quality mats in a variety of colors and designs, so there are plenty of options to choose from. But there’s more to picking a yoga mat than just appearance. Deciding which mat works for you will likely come down to cost, durability and even environmental impact.
Manduka yoga mats
You can expect Manduka to create high-quality yoga mats and sustainable products. They manufacture their durable mats with the environment in mind. Manduka offers a variety of yoga mats, such as the PRO series, eKO series, GRP series and Foundation series. There is a mat for every yogi regardless of experience.
The PRO series mats are the heaviest and most expensive Manduka yoga mats. The thickest is 6 mm, making it ideal for those who need more stability and cushioning. The eKO series mats are made from non-Amazonian tree rubber, are biodegradable and 99% latex-free. The GRP series mats are perfect for those who like to participate in hot yoga. Their open-cell design wicks away sweat and moisture, helping make your session a bit more bearable. Lastly, the Foundation series is for beginners, and although the mats come at a lower price, they maintain quality.
Manduka yoga mat pros
Manduka dedicates itself to helping the environment in any way possible. All of their yoga mats are free of dyes, toxic chemicals and phthalates. Most of their mats have a closed-cell surface on the top, which makes them easy to clean with soap and water. Additionally, Manduka mats come in a variety of sizes, including longer options for taller yogis and smaller options for kids.
The PRO series yoga mats come with a lifetime guarantee. The guarantee covers 10 years of regular use. If the mat doesn’t last under these conditions, Manduka will replace the mat for free.
Manduka also makes yoga towels from plastic bottles and recycled poly yarn. Other recycled products include yoga blocks, straps and bolsters. Furthermore, they offer a sustainably sourced clothing line. If the environment is important to you, Manduka products are a great buy.
Manduka yoga mat cons
While Manduka offers phenomenal products, they come at a cost. Manduka mats range from $45-$240 or more. Pricing depends on size, material, thickness and availability. Another con for Manduka mats is how long it takes to break them in. This tends to be the case for most of their products — so much so that they created a video to show people how to “season” their mats.
Best Manduka yoga mats
This yoga mat is highly recommended by yoga instructors. At 6 mm thick, it’s great for stability and joint protection. It is a heavier mat weighing 7.5 pounds. Additionally, the dot pattern on the bottom prevents sliding on different surfaces.
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Lightweight yet heavy duty, this yoga mat is ideal for hot yoga sessions. At 4 mm thick and 3.7 pounds, it can easily be transferred between yoga classes. The core of the mat is charcoal-infused rubber that helps to absorb sweat and reduce odor.
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This mat was made for beginners. It contains a center alignment stripe that helps with poses. The closed-cell design prevents sweat from getting into the mat and it’s reversible so yogis can practice on either side.
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Gaiam yoga mats
Gaiam offers a great line of beginner-friendly yoga mats at affordable prices. Their mats come in plenty of styles, so it’s a breeze to find one that fits your style. They also use different materials like rubber, cork and jute. However, they also carry standard PVC yoga mats that don’t contain any of the top six phthalates. These mats are a great option for those who want to try yoga without paying a bundle.
Gaiam offers a collection of yoga mats including Classic, Premium, Performance, Travel, Eco-Friendly and Reversible. The Premium collection ranges from 4-6 mm in thickness, while their Performance collection extends to 8 mm thick. All of their mats are latex-free as well.
Gaiam yoga mat pros
These yoga mats range in thickness from 2-8 mm, so you can find a mat that fits your needs. Even their thicker mats are light enough to carry to and from yoga classes. Their prices range from $16-$100.
Also, when you purchase a Gaiam yoga mat, you gain unlimited access to their online yoga class library. There are over 75 classes available for all skill levels and even include prenatal courses.
In addition, they offer other quality products like yoga blocks to help with those challenging poses.
Gaiam yoga mat cons
Gaiam yoga mats don’t always have the best quality compared to other brands. For example, some consumers reported the mats peel and fade over time, particularly if they’re used in the sun. Another drawback for Gaiam yoga mats is that they have a strong odor. Several consumers said the strong smell didn’t go away over time.
Best Gaiam yoga mats
At just over 4 pounds and 5 mm thick, this latex-free yoga mat offers exceptional grip in hotter conditions. It’s an excellent choice for hot yoga. The extra sticky top layer helps to keep your hands and feet from slipping during tricky yoga poses.
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The premium Gaiam yoga mat is 6 mm thick and is both durable and lightweight. If you’re a beginner looking to try yoga without investing a ton of money, this yoga mat is a great place to start.
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Should you get a Manduka or a Gaiam yoga mat?
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More than 50% of the Retail Organizations in the Fortune 500 Are Using Workday to Help Accelerate Digital Transformation Efforts
Workday Introduces New AI/ML-based Demand Forecasting to Help Retailers Drive More Accurate, Cost-Effective Schedules and Further Elevate the Frontline Worker Experience
NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NRF 2023 (Booth #5957) -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced continued momentum within the retail industry, with more than 50% of the retail organizations in the Fortune 500 having selected Workday. As part of this momentum, an increasing number of global retail organizations selected Workday Financial Management in the past year – including Dave & Buster's, Inc., Express LLC, EZCORP, Inc., and more – to help drive deeper financial insight and organizational flexibility and to support future growth.
Retailers continue to face significant challenges in adapting to changing consumer and employee behaviors; attracting, supporting, and retaining a skilled frontline workforce; and having real time visibility into their financial, people, and operational data. To keep pace and help accelerate digital transformation efforts, global retail organizations of all sizes, including Electrolux, KBP Brands, PVH Corp., RaceTrac, Team Car Care, and more are leveraging Workday.
Continued Innovations in Workforce Management
To help retailers elevate the worker experience and respond to changing customer demand, Workday introduced new demand forecasting to Workday Scheduling and Labor Optimization. The new feature leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology to enable retailers to forecast business demand based on external data such as sales and foot traffic history. Additional external data such as weather and local events will be added in the future. This allows organizations to generate more accurate and cost-effective schedules while ensuring workers' availability, preferences, and skills align with open shifts.
Retailers need the tools and technology to quickly adapt and respond to fluctuating labor demand, evolving customer expectations, and a transient labor force, which includes contingent workers. With VNDLY, Workday provides organizations with a comprehensive solution that helps manage and source contingent and outsourced workers, helping to ensure they have the right workers in the right place at the right time.
Accelerating Digital Transformation for Global Retail Organizations
Workday helps retail organizations bridge the gap between the back office and the front office by providing finance, HR, and operations leaders with a single source to manage their retail operations.
Leveraging the intelligent data core from Workday, retailers can combine various data sources – merchandising, procurement inventory and invoices, point of sale (POS), supply chain systems, transportation, and more – with financial and people data to help their business leaders drive transformation through operational insights.
With Workday, retail organizations can:
- Manage Tight Margins and Operational Costs. With Workday Financial Management, retailers gain real-time visibility into costs, transactions, and revenue drivers, providing the insight needed to move the organization forward.
For example, RaceTrac, a large operator of convenience stores with more than 780 store locations and 10,000 employees, is using Workday Financial Management to simplify and automate workflows, enhance reporting, and drive greater profitability. - Increase Customer Retention and Revenue Growth with Company-Wide Planning. Workday Adaptive Planning enables retailers to manage company-wide budgeting, scenario planning, and reporting, allowing them to make more data-driven decisions and better prepare for future growth.
For example, Team Car Care, the largest franchisee of Jiffy Lube stores with more than 500 locations and more than 5,000 employees across the U.S., is using Workday Adaptive Planning to help improve demand planning and forecasting and support growth. As a result, Team Car Care can forecast how many customers will stop by individual stores at various times during the day, and feed that customer count into the company's sales and workforce plans, helping to deliver superior customer and employee experiences. - Attract, Manage, and Retain a Skilled Frontline Workforce. Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) provides retailers with a unified view of their workforce, allowing them to gain deeper insight into the skills across the organization and create better experiences that help to engage employees, nurture career growth, and improve productivity. For example, retailers can use Workday HCM and Workday Scheduling and Labor Optimization to enable workers to manage their schedules, adjust and add shifts, and more on a mobile device, helping to better engage and retain talent.
Early adopters of the demand forecasting functionality in Workday Scheduling and Labor Optimization are expected to begin deployments in the first half of 2023.
Comment on the News
"As retailers emerge post-pandemic stronger and more resilient than ever, they need a direct line of sight into the parts of the business that are driving revenue, supporting and empowering their workforce, and providing superior consumer experiences," said Keith Pickens, managing director, retail industry, Workday. "Our new innovations in workforce management powered by AI/ML and our continued work with our partner ecosystem enable retail organizations to leverage the data across their operations to help inform business decisions and adapt to changing business and workforce demands."
For More Information
- Stop by the Workday booth (#5957) at NRF 2023 (January 15–17, 2023) to hear from Workday customers, connect with Workday executives, and see demos of Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management, Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday Scheduling and Labor Optimization, and more.
- Read the blog, "Retail and Hospitality: Adapting to Today, Preparing for Tomorrow."
- Download the report, "Frontline Workers: How to Connect, Enable, and Support Them in the Modern Workplace."
About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.
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2022 has been the summer of the "flightmare". Every weekend comes reports of hundreds (if not thousands) of canceled flights, lost luggage, and long delays.
It all had traveler Tamara Mims very nervous.
"My flight doesn't leave till 4, so I am having a little anxiety about it being delayed," she said, rushing to catch her fight.
On top of all the problems, ticket prices are up 25% over last summer, according to the government's most recent price data. So what can you do if you were hoping for an end-of-summer deal?
The first thing to do is to lessen your chances of getting stuck somewhere, or at home, with your vacation flight canceled.
Make sure you get there on time
To improve your chances of avoiding delays, Caroline Teel of SmarterTravel.com says:
- Avoid connecting flights, which double your chance of a problem.
- Don't check a bag if possible.
- Book a morning flight. And never the last flight of the day.
"Try to get the first flight of the day if you can," Teel said. "I know no one wants to wake up and get a 4 am taxi to the airport, but you are so much less likely to be delayed if you are on that first flight."
Where are the end-of-summer deals?
Normally by late July, airlines and hotels start lowering prices for late August travel. But there are fewer deals this year.
Soaring jet fuel prices, pilot and other staffing shortages, and higher-than-normal demand this year are all contributing to high prices, as well as a record number of delays and cancellations.
Unfortunately, those same factors are why it's also tough to find some end-of-summer deals this year, as there are so few empty seats that airlines need to fill.
Lousson Smith of Scott's Cheap Flights said, "it's not that there aren't any deals out there. It's just that when they do happen, they move really quickly."
Smith says Scott's Cheap Flights notifies members when great deals pop up.
He recommends you:
- Use an aggregator, like Google Flights or Kayak, to compare prices.
- Avoid Monday and Friday business travelers (who are now flying again), by flying Tuesday through Thursday and on Saturday.
- Get the best deals by waiting until after Labor Day to travel. Mid-September to mid-November, when kids are all in school, have some of the lowest fares of the year,
If you're hoping for one last family trip this summer, however, be sure to book the flight you want before it's gone. Airlines are not adding extra planes right now.
"The longer you wait, the more likely it is that you're not gonna find those deals," Lousson said.
Tamara Mims says high fares are not keeping her home....yet.
"People want to vacation, gotta pay the price," she said.
But with some pre-planning and a careful choice of travel dates, you'll be set up so that you don't waste your money.
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Philadelphia officials have declared a heat health emergency in the city for the rest of the week, due to the National Weather Service calling for ‘oppressive heat’ in the area. Philadelphia will be under these conditions from 9 a.m.Thursday to 8 p.m. Saturday.
RELATED: 90 Philadelphia Schools Set to Dismiss Students Early Friday Due to Extreme Heat Forecast
A heat advisory will be in effect in Delaware, and South Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania from 11 a.m. Thursday, July 27, through 6 a.m. Friday, July 28.
Dominick Mireles, director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management, understands that some parts of Philadelphia will be hit harder than others due to lack of shade, such as North Philly and parts of West, South, and Northeast Philly.
“Neighborhoods that maybe don’t have a lot of tree cover, or the blacktop particularly reflects and retains a lot of direct sunlight,” Mireles said. “Places like that, that are measurably hotter than other parts of the city”.
There will cooling center locations that are accessible by transit routes and that serve areas of the city with the greatest exposure to heat providing resources to keep them shaded and hydrated.
Emergency management officials plan to use 13 libraries and 21 rec centers as cooling centers this summer.
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Bodies found in pond amid search for missing father, 3 kids
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) - Three kids were found dead in a car submerged in an Indianapolis pond. The discovery came after officials found a man dead near the pond’s shore.
Police say the bodies were recovered Tuesday evening at a pond where relatives say 27-year-old Kyle Moorman went fishing with his children, ages 1, 2 and 5, and never returned.
The family was last seen around 11 p.m. last Wednesday.
Police have not confirmed the identifies of those found but say “there is commonality with the Moorman family.” They say the car pulled from the scene matches the description of the father’s car.
“Regardless of the circumstances, we know a man and three young kids are dead tonight,” said Assistant Chief of Police Chris Bailey. “I guarantee you, the detectives that are working behind me will do everything they can to provide answers to this family and to the community.”
The Marion County Coroner’s Office will announce the identities of those found at a later time.
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Young adults share experiences of struggles to find foster homes as teenagers
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - For 18-year-old Dora and 20-year-old Alyssa, walking into Cedar’s Home for Kids is like walking into a childhood home.
“I spent my birthday here, I spent Christmas here once,” Dora said.
Dora has been in foster care since she was thirteen and just now got into a foster home. Alyssa was in foster care from 15 to 18. She got into a home at 18 and aged out. For both of them, in those years of instability, Cedar’s was the only constant.
“I spent almost 600 days here at the shelter over the whole span here at the shelter,” Alyssa said.
Both Dora and Alyssa said they were in and out of other shelters, group homes, independent living settings, and detention centers, often only staying in the same place for a few weeks at a time.
“It makes it really, really difficult,” Alyssa said. “When I’m moving around from place to place, the whole trust thing. It’s like I had nothing with nobody and it takes a really long time to build that trust.”
They’re not alone. There are more than 4,200 kids in the foster care system in Nebraska. 38% of them are teenagers and are less likely to find a stable foster home. It’s a story Dora said she knows too well.
“I couldn’t find a home because nobody wanted a teenager to put it like that,” Dora said. “It was really tough for me.”
According to data from the Nebraska Foster Care Review Office, teens in the foster care system have on average 6.6 placements in their lifetime. That’s more than double the average of 3.7 placements for kids 6 to 12 and more than triple the average for kids under 5. Both Dora and Alyssa said the instability has had wide-ranging impacts.
“I graduated high school late because I was getting moved around so much,” Alyssa said. “Getting moved from like, Lancaster County to Omaha messed with my credits really bad and I fell behind.”
Alyssa did eventually graduate from an online military school. She also didn’t get her driver’s license until 18, another milestone that’s hard to manage for kids in the foster system.
“I would say I’m pretty late,” Dora said. “I’m just now learning how to drive.”
The Foster Care Review office keeps track of data surrounding education and preparation for adulthood. In their 2022 annual report, 87% of kids in foster care attend school regularly, and 60% are “on target” academically in all core classes. However, 40% are not. The report said, “for many children that experienced a transient lifestyle and trauma before removal, being academically on target can be difficult to achieve.”
As far as preparation for adulthood, the report outlines concerns of teens who age out of foster care finding themselves “ill-prepared for adult life.” The system has taken steps to help this. Teens are supposed to complete an independent living assessment aimed at determining the youth’s strengths and skills still needed. FCRO data shows only about 25% of teens across the state have completed that assessment as of the data gathered for the 2022 report.
Both Dora and Alyssa said their lives are on track now, because of their own diligence and getting into stable foster homes.
“Things now are great,” Dora said. “I work in a pharmacy, I’m hopefully graduating in May from SCC. I’m going to go into nursing and get my CNA, I want to do phlebotomy so I have a lot of goals.”
Alyssa said she has her own apartment, her car, a job at a daycare, and her own pets. When she turns 21, she hopes to work at Cedar’s with the kids who are now in the situation she was once in.
“I basically have the life I wanted to have when I wasn’t able to have it,” Alyssa said. “It really does get better.”
10/11 asked them what they’d want potential foster parents to know about taking on teenagers. Alyssa said foster parents need to be patient and understanding.
“One thing you really have to remember is that at the teenager age that’s where we like to know about things that have happened, so it’s very hard for us to trust when we’ve been moved from foster home to foster home and placement to placement,” Alyssa said. ‘most teenagers always tend to come off as rude at first but it’s just us being very cautious.”
Dora said with the right intentions, it can make a big difference.
“If your heart is in the right place, and if what you’re really doing is to help us and it will mean so much then do it because and if your heart is not to help us then please do not do it at all because it’s going to hurt us and damage us in a long way.”
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- Striving to further expand its territory to Africa and the Middle East from Southeast Asia and Latin America
- "Will create synergy between international procurement market and private markets of individual countries so as to boost sales and profitability"
YONGIN, South Korea, July 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma, a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, announced on the 18th that its quadrivalent flu vaccine called GC FLU Quadrivalent Pre-filled syringe inj. has been approved by the Egyptian Drug Authority.
This is the first approval the company has obtained on its quadrivalent flu vaccine on the African continent.
Egypt has one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in the African region, with the size of the seasonal flu vaccine market estimated at 45 million dollars as of 2022.
Based on the company's internationally recognized seasonal flu vaccine production technology, GC FLU has been expanding its export volume and number of markets every year, proving the safety and efficacy of the Korean-made vaccine to the world.
Taking this EDA approval as an opportunity, GC Biopharma plans to further expand its global presence which has been centering on Southeast Asia and Latin American regions to Africa and the Middle East regions. At the same time, the company will push ahead with entering into the private markets of individual countries based on its successful presence in the procurement markets of international organizations.
"The trend of moving away to quadrivalent flu vaccines is clear not only in the procurement market led by international organizations, but also in the individual private markets", points out GC Biopharma and further emphasizes, "We will target both international organizations' procurement markets as well as the private markets to draw synergy and boost our sales and profitability."
The flu vaccine market divides into two parts: the procurement market of international organizations represented by the PAHO of WHO and the UNICEF; and the private markets of each country that supplies pharmaceuticals based on the approvals of respective authorities.
While the international procurement market offers the advantage of ordering in large quantities for NIPs (National Immunization Program), the price competitiveness and subsequent profitability are the upside of private markets as the market price can be differentiated based on the situation of each market.
"We will continue to expand our global market share based on our half-century vaccine technology and manufacturing capabilities", said EC Huh, Ph. D., President of GC Biopharma.
Meanwhile, GC Biopharma is the largest seasonal influenza vaccine manufacturer and provider of PAHO and UNICEF, supplying flu vaccines to 63 nations worldwide. Egypt marks the 24th in the list of individual nations the company supplies flu vaccines to apart from international organization procurement. With its cumulative vaccine production recently reaching 300 million doses, the company continues to solidify its presence as a strong vaccine brand.
About GC Biopharma
GC Biopharma (formerly known as Green Cross Corporation) is a biopharmaceutical company that delivers life-saving and life-sustaining protein therapeutics and vaccines. Headquartered in Yongin, South Korea, GC Biopharma is one of the leading plasma protein and vaccine product manufacturers globally and has been dedicated to quality healthcare solutions for more than half a century.
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Europe remains one of the most popular summer travel destinations for 2023, but potential strikes among security officers, air traffic controllers and pilots could impact travel through July and August.
According to Reuters.com, the United Kingdom avoided potential issues early in the summer season as the Unite union postponed a strike at Heathrow Airport in London after a more lucrative contract was offered.
In addition, around 100 security officers and terminal technicians at Birmingham Airport were considering strike action, a move that could “severely impact the airport’s operations.”
In France, strikes by air traffic controllers led to delays and limited flights, including airlines canceling a third of their scheduled services on a day early in June due to a planned strike. As a result of the uncertainty, the number of flights to top French destinations like Lyon, Marseille and Nice have been reduced by as much as 20%.
The Italian aviation sector is dealing with a nationwide 24-hour strike over pay and working conditions. Flight delays and cancellations were expected as “airport handling services, airline and airport staff, and air transport and associated companies” were all impacted.
Pilots in Spain representing Iberia Regional Air Nostrum and Air Europa have organized strikes over pay disputes, negatively impacting flight schedules as the busy summer travel period heats up.
In Sweden, airport controllers at Bromma Stockholm Airport and Gothenburg’s Landvetter Airport announced they would walk out on July 3 if a new labor agreement is not reached. In addition, workers at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport also plan to strike on July 5.
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The OPO Has Saved More Lives Than Ever Before and Broken Multiple New York State Organ and Tissue Donation Records in 2022
NEW YORK, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveOnNY, the federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for the New York City metropolitan area, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and the lower Hudson Valley, announced the appointment of five new board members today, building on the record-breaking success the organization saw in 2022. The new LiveOnNY board members are:
- Ruth C. Browne, SD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ronald McDonald House New York
- William D. Holiber, Vice Chairman and President, U.S. News and World Report
- Jean-Luc ("JL") Neptune, MD MBA, CEO and Co-Founder, Suntra Modern Recovery
- Fernando Pineda, Chief Technology Officer, Nicholas Air
- Vivek Shah, CEO, Ziff Davis, Inc.
"The LiveOnNY Board of Directors is proud and honored to have these extraordinary leaders join our team," said LiveOnNY Board of Directors Chairperson Lee Perlman. "These diverse, deeply altruistic individuals are committed to helping the New York Community and improving organ donation and transplantation. I know we are going to do amazing work together."
The announcement comes after a year of unprecedented growth for LiveOnNY. The OPO saw a 30% increase in organs transplanted, a 26% increase in organ donors and a 28% increase in tissue donors in 2022. Upon his arrival to LiveOnNY at the end of 2021, President & CEO Leonard Achan, RN, MA, ANP committed to scaling the leadership team with some of the healthcare industry's most reputable talent.
"Our new board members are each titans of industry and we are honored to have them join the LiveOnNY board so that we can work together to honor, change and save more lives than ever through organ and tissue donation," said LiveOnNY President and CEO Leonard Achan, RN, MA, ANP. "I am excited about the unprecedented growth we've seen over the last year, and I'm honored to have such an incredible leadership team working together on behalf of our New York community. We will not stop until there is a zero-patient waitlist."
The media has taken note of this incredible success and the organization has seen more than one billion combined media impressions, which has led to an uptick in New Yorkers saying yes to saving lives through organ and tissue donation.
"With all of our successes, we must always remember to stop and take a moment to thank our donor heroes, their loved ones and our New York community for supporting us in the work that we do," Achan said. "None of this would be possible without them."
ABOUT LIVEONNY
LiveOnNY is a nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to saving lives, providing comfort, and strengthening legacies through organ, eye, and tissue donation. The OPO, which was established in 1978, serves a culturally and ethnically diverse population of 13 million residents in New York City, Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley. Working closely with transplant centers and hospitals, LiveOnNY coordinates organ, eye, and tissue donation for transplant, educates the public and healthcare professionals about donation and transplantation, and promotes the importance of signing up on the New York State Donate Life Registry. LiveOnNY works closely with 11 transplant centers, nearly 100 hospitals, and several tissue and eye banks. LiveOnNY is a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which oversees the organ transplant waiting list in the U.S. For more information, please visit LiveOnNY.org.
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The British government was holding an emergency response meeting Saturday to plan for record high temperatures next week after weather authorities issued their first-ever “red” warning for extreme heat.
The alert covers large parts of England on Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures may reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the first time, posing a risk of serious illness and even death among healthy people, the U.K. Met Office, the country's weather service, said Friday.
The British heat record is 38.7C (101.7F), set in 2019.
Rail passengers and users of the London Underground subway system were being advised not to travel on Monday and Tuesday unless it's absolutely necessary. With children and older people considered particularly vulnerable to high temperatures, schools and nursing homes have been urged to take steps to protect students and older residents. Most schools in England are still in session until the end of next week.
“If customers do need to travel, they should check before they travel, as we are expecting there to be some impact to Tube and rail services as a result of temporary speed restrictions we will need to introduce to keep everyone safe,” said Andy Lord, the chief operating officer of Transport for London, which runs the capital’s transportation system.
The alert comes as scientists say climate change is increasing the likelihood of exceptional heat waves in Britain, a country unaccustomed to such temperatures. Few homes, apartments, schools or small businesses in the country have air conditioning.
Britain usually has moderate summer temperatures. Across the U.K., average July temperatures range from a daily high of 21 C (70 F) to a low of 12 C (53 F).
London Mayor Sadiq Khan met with representatives of the National Health Service, police, fire and other emergency services on Friday to ensure that plans were in place to deal with the heat emergency.
One doctor warned that the upcoming heat wave and a surge in COVID-19 infections were causing a nightmare for health workers.
“A lot of hospital buildings are very old, particularly in London, and many don’t have air conditioning and windows that don’t open – so they are extremely hot,’’ said Dr. Claire Bronze, 38, an emergency room consultant in London. “Some staff still have to wear PPE – so plastic gowns, masks, gloves – on top of their normal uniform which, as you can imagine, means people are quickly going to get very hot and dehydrated.” | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/uk-gets-ready-for-travel-disruptions-as-temps-may-hit-104-f/3301770/ | 2022-07-16 17:46:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/uk-gets-ready-for-travel-disruptions-as-temps-may-hit-104-f/3301770/ |
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's plan to revive vacancy-stricken LaSalle Street with housing stands to come at a huge cost to taxpayers. Now city officials have to decide whether it's worth the price.
The three office-to-apartment conversion projects the outgoing mayor is pursuing on the historic-but-outmoded corridor each come with hefty requests for public subsidies from the developers proposing them. Construction budgets for the three projects city planners are hoping to shepherd along at 135 S. LaSalle St., 111 W. Monroe St. and 208 S. LaSalle St. call for a combined $188 million in tax-increment financing money, an unusually high amount from a subsidy program meant to alleviate blighted neighborhoods. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/lori-lightfoot-chicago-lasalle-street-housing-plan | 2023-03-29 15:08:30 | 1 | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/lori-lightfoot-chicago-lasalle-street-housing-plan |
Shootout from vehicles on I-10 exit near mall leaves 2 wounded, deputies say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is collecting evidence after people in two separate vehicles fired at each other on an I-10 exit, leaving two wounded, on Friday, Nov. 25, according to investigators.
A spokeswoman for EBRSO said it happened on I-10 at the Bluebonnet Boulevard overpass exit near the Mall of Louisiana and one of the vehicles believed to be involved was found abandoned near the mall.
She said the two people who were shot “transported themselves to the hospital” and did not contact law enforcement. She added their injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening.
She said as of now, it is believed that nothing happened at the mall.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as the company starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub.
Honda, which announced its first Ohio factory 45 years ago, also plans to invest $700 million and add 300 jobs at three of its own Ohio factories to prepare them to start making EVs and components.
The battery plant, to be built jointly with LG Energy Solution of South Korea, could see a total investment of $4.4 billion. The plant site is off Interstate 71 in Fayette County, about 40 miles southwest of the state capital of Columbus.
In addition, Honda’s assembly plants in Marysville and East Liberty, northeast of Columbus, and its engine plant in Anna north of Dayton, will share in the $700 million investment. The Anna plant will make cases to hold the battery cells, while the other two plants will build complete electric vehicles.
Construction on the battery plant will start early next year, with mass production of pouch-type lithium-ion cells to begin by the end of 2025. The plant will produce batteries exclusively for Honda vehicles assembled in North America, including the company’s Acura luxury brand.
Bob Nelson, Honda executive vice president, said at a news conference Tuesday at the Ohio Statehouse that his company has found a strong partner in Ohio, where five of its 12 U.S. factories are located.
“We appreciate our strong bond (with Honda)… Truly, today is a great day for Ohio.” Gov. Mike DeWine said.
The company is still working out details of an incentive package with the state for the battery plant, to be run by the joint venture that will be formed this year, Nelson said.
“We feel the resources will be good to run and operate the facility,” he told reporters. “This will give us a good chance to have an impact on the community.”
Last week Honda showed off the design of its Prologue electric SUV that will be developed on General Motors’ Ultium electric vehicle platform and will go on sale in 2024. The Prologue will be a little larger than the current CR-V. Nelson wouldn’t say where the Prologue will be built.
Honda plans to start selling models built on its own EV underpinnings starting in 2026, but it will also continue to co-develop affordable EVs with GM, to be built by Honda. The Japanese automaker plans to introduce 30 new electric vehicles globally by 2030, with plans to sell all zero-emission automobiles by 2040.
Company workers in Ohio have been building gas-electric hybrid vehicles for years, and that experience will help in the switch to EVs, Nelson said. The Marysville plant currently employs 3,500 people, while East Liberty has 2,500. The Anna engine plant has about 2,300 workers.
Honda’s announcement follows several waves of battery and electric vehicle assembly plant announcements in the U.S. and North America as automakers try to establish a domestic supply chain for the next generation of vehicle propulsion. Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai-Kia, Stellantis and VinFast of Vietnam have announced plans for 10 U.S. battery plants, many with joint venture companies.
In addition, Ford, GM, Hyundai-Kia and VinFast have announced plans to build new electric vehicle assembly plants in the U.S., or to retool older plants to handle EVs.
A new U.S. law, the Inflation Reduction Act, gives them even more incentive to build batteries in North America. It includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 that could be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle. But to qualify for the full credit, the electric vehicle must contain a battery built in North America with 40% of the metals mined or recycled on the continent.
Nelson said the company has been planning the battery and plant investments for years, well ahead of the law’s passage earlier this year.
Electric vehicle sales are expected to rise dramatically between now and 2030 in the U.S. and globally, but even at the start of the next decade, they will be just over one-third of U.S. new vehicle sales. The LMC Automotive consulting firm expects EVs to be 5.6% of U.S. sales this year, rising to 13.5% by 2025 and 36.4% in 2030.
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Kimi Räikkönen will again enter a NASCAR Cup Series race, this time at Circuit of the Americas, where the Finnish driver scored the final victory of his Formula One career in 2018.
Räikkönen will again race for Trackhouse Entertainment Group in its special Project91 entry that is designed to give a seat in NASCAR to drivers from others disciplines. Räikkönen made his Cup Series debut last August for Trackhouse at Watkins Glen, where he was competitive until he was collected in a crash and finished 37th.
“I had a fantastic time in NASCAR,” the Finnish driver said. "There was a lot to learn in a very short amount of time, but everyone was very helpful, the competition was a big challenge. This time I get to race on a track I am familiar with so there won’t be as steep of a learning curve. I want to have fun, but also do as well as we can.”
Räikkönen has made eight career F1 starts at COTA and his win on the Texas road course in 2018 for Ferrari was the last of his 21 career victories. The 2007 F1 champion has two career podiums at COTA.
Räikkönen will drive the No. 91 Chevrolet, a car Trackhouse Racing has created specifically for non-NASCAR drivers. Project91 only ran Watkins Glen last season, and passed on an opportunity to enter four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves in the Daytona 500 to focus on its full-time entrants.
Trackhouse fields Chevys for Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez, who both made NASCAR's playoffs last season. Chastain advanced to the championship race and finished second in the standings to champion Joey Logano.
Chastain, meanwhile, scored his first career Cup Series victory last year at COTA. It was also Trackhouse's first win.
“When we announced Kimi last year I said he was the global superstar I had in mind when we created PROJECT91," said Trackhouse team owner Justin Marks. "I think you saw the fan reception across the world and Kimi’s performance in the car was proof of the concept. Kimi’s following is massive and it’s great for NASCAR and Trackhouse, plus I think Kimi really enjoys our racing.”
Räikkönen will visit the North Carolina shop before the March 26 race, but will not be able to test the car. He was permitted a test before Watkins Glen last year.
“I’m sure there are a lot of drivers that would like to have a chance to try NASCAR,” said Räikkönen. “It’s not very easy, so maybe it will open some doors in the future for more chances to try and get more Europeans into the sport.”
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Launching First with Scented Candles that Feature Uplifting and Experience-Driven Fragrances to Help You Bask in that 'Friday Feeling' 24/7
SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newell Brands announced today the launch of a new brand, Friday Collective™. The bold lifestyle brand is launching with a range of scented candles that channel optimism and joy with vibrant colors and unexpected fragrance combinations, to perfectly set a vibe, get a boost, or simply reset your mood.
"Traditionally we think about lighting a candle as a meditative act, a way to wind down," said Lisa McCarthy, President, Home Fragrance at Newell Brands. "We wanted to rethink that and create candles that were energizing and uplifting. We hope our candles will set a different tone, and the anticipation of the weekend is the perfect way to capture that idea."
With experience-driven fragrances and a vibrant aesthetic, Friday Collective products are inspired by the anticipation we feel when we think about the weekend; that feeling of freedom, optimism, and excitement. "Friday Collective was created for those who are looking to bring the freedom and joy of 'weekend feels' into everyday moments," said McCarthy. "Everyone can find a fragrance that fits their vibe."
Featuring a premium soy wax blend, natural fiber wicks, and essential oils, the bold, iridescent new candles from Friday Collective are perfect for creating weekend vibes 24/7. The launch fragrances are split into four "vibes," grouped by their scent profile and their fragrance stories convey relatable feelings, experiences, and moments, including:
- Let's Party
- Lowkey Hype
- Kickstart The Hustle
- Joy Of Missing Out:
Friday Collective is now available in select fragrances in 7.8oz single wick (MSRP: $15.99) and 13.5oz 3-wick candles (MSRP: $20.99), online at FridayCollective.com and Walmart.com. The product line will also be available in stores and online at Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Meijer, Amazon, and Target in the coming months.
For more information about the Friday Collective brand and the new fragrances, please visit FridayCollective.com and follow along on Instagram (@fridaycollectivevibes) and Facebook (facebook.com/fridaycollectivevibes).
Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, FoodSaver, Calphalon, Sistema, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Yankee Candle, Graco, NUK, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Spontex, Coleman, Campingaz, Oster, Sunbeam and Mr. Coffee. Newell Brands' beloved, planet friendly brands enhance and brighten consumers lives at home and outside by creating moments of joy, building confidence and providing peace of mind.
This press release and additional information about Newell Brands are available on the company's website, www.newellbrands.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Randolph E. Schmid, a retired Associated Press science writer who seldom missed a chance to add a whimsical touch to his authoritative stories, has died.
Schmid, 78, died at a nursing home in Falls Church, Virginia, on Sunday, said Mike Bobal, whose late wife was Schmid’s cousin. Nursing home workers said he was watching TV and joking with staff the night before.
His AP colleagues recalled Schmid — friends called him Randy — as a skilled reporter who could find a simple way to present complicated subjects.
“A hallmark of a Schmid story is the light touch, brevity, a pun if possible, and above all speed,” Seth Borenstein, another AP science writer, wrote for Schmid’s retirement in 2011. “A public relations official at the Smithsonian said his competitors used to complain that he must have gotten tipped off about stories or press conferences. He didn’t.”
Schmid’s playful use of language was noted by a former boss in Washington.
“Randy was a dedicated science writer but he never skipped an opportunity to try to work a pun into a headline or lead. He was a classic AP newsman through and through,” said Sandy K. Johnson, who was AP bureau chief in Washington from 1998-2008.
One of his last AP stories showcased Schmid’s light approach.
“They may not be Sonny and Cher, but certain South American birds sing duets, taking turns as the tune goes along,” the story began.
“Colleagues stuck on leads often went to Randy for help, so much that we often enlisted him as ghost writer. It was a phrase he hated but a role he cherished,” Washington news editor Carole Feldman said.
Bob Furlow, an AP copy editor, described Schmid as “a solid reporter while still a champion of the offbeat. He could find nuggets others overlooked in a Census Bureau or other government report that turned into gold on his keyboard.”
Furlow added: “We’ll give him a special salute on Sunday for the switch from Daylight Saving Time — one of his favorite topics for spinning a few hundred words of fun around the semiannual reminders.”
Schmid, from West Carthage, New York, started with AP as a newsperson in the Albany bureau in 1968 and was correspondent in Memphis from 1969 to 1973 where he periodically had to shoot down rumors that Elvis Presley had died, Mike Bobal said.
He moved to AP’s Washington bureau in 1973 and worked his way up from newsman to science writer, and he earned a master’s in meteorology.
“He loved working for the AP,” Bobal said. “He enjoyed trying to get the public to understand things, whether it was the weather or climate change.”
Schmid loved to travel with his wife, Marcia, who died in 2004. Bobal said Schmid “was never quite the same after that” but stayed close to Bobal’s family and remained gregarious and a voracious reader.
“Randy took absolute glee in finding just the right piece of pop culture to make science news fun and accessible,” said Lauran Neergaard, an AP medical writer. “Transformation optics? To Randy, it was like Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak. Bacteria in showerheads? He dubbed it the scariest shower news since ‘Psycho.’ He was unfailingly kind — and the king of puns.
“Even after retirement, a few times a month Randy would email some new bit of science humor as he checked in with friends and colleagues,” Neergaard said. “And when Randy moved to the nursing home, he had a photo collage the AP presented at his retirement — pictures of some of his favorite stories — hung directly in front of his bed, ready to reminisce with visitors.”
And many of those stories were memorable.
“Many of the most interesting, fun and important science stories people have read in the last generation,” Borenstein said, “were from Randy Schmid.” | https://www.krqe.com/science/ap-science/ap-randy-schmid-ap-science-writer-with-a-whimsical-touch-dies/ | 2022-11-01 20:47:41 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/science/ap-science/ap-randy-schmid-ap-science-writer-with-a-whimsical-touch-dies/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Seagate Technology Holdings plc ("Seagate" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: STX). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Seagate and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On October 26, 2022, Seagate announced its financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2022. Minutes later, Seagate disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that the Company had been warned by the U.S. government of its potential violation of export control laws by selling hard disk drives to a customer on a trade blacklist between August 2020 and September 2021, which is believed to be China's Huwei. Huwei is on the U.S. Commerce Department's entity list and banned from buying U.S. exports and certain foreign-made items without government approval. Seagate received a "proposed charging letter" from the U.S. Commerce Department on August 29, 2022. Seagate's position is that the hard disk drives are not subject to the U.S. export regulations, and it did not engage in prohibited conduct. Seagate had previously paused shipments to Huwei a year earlier.
Following the disclosures in the Company's SEC filing, Seagate's ordinary share price fell $4.61 per share, or 7.95%, to close at $53.39 per share on October 26, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, 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, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz 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.pomlaw.com.
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Marlins fourth. Jorge Soler walks. Jesus Aguilar walks. Jorge Soler to second. Miguel Rojas singles to shortstop. Jesus Aguilar to second. Jorge Soler to third. Joey Wendle out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Michael Harris II. Jorge Soler scores. Jacob Stallings grounds out to shortstop. Miguel Rojas out at second.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 1, Braves 0.
Marlins sixth. Jesus Aguilar flies out to center field to Michael Harris II. Miguel Rojas homers to left field. Joey Wendle lines out to left field to Marcell Ozuna. Jacob Stallings strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Marlins 2, Braves 0.
Braves sixth. Adam Duvall called out on strikes. Michael Harris II singles to left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to center field. Michael Harris II to third. Dansby Swanson grounds out to shallow infield. Ronald Acuna Jr. out at third. Michael Harris II scores.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Marlins 2, Braves 1.
Marlins seventh. Bryan De La Cruz grounds out to shortstop, Dansby Swanson to Matt Olson. Willians Astudillo singles to left field. Jon Berti walks. Willians Astudillo to second. Garrett Cooper doubles to deep center field. Jon Berti scores. Willians Astudillo scores. Jorge Soler grounds out to shallow infield, Austin Riley to Matt Olson. Jesus Aguilar flies out to right center field to Adam Duvall.
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Taking care of toenails also becomes more important as we age. If you cannot care for your toenails properly, “it can lead to problems down the line,” says Michael Coyer, a foot and ankle surgeon in Orange County, Calif. Neglect, for instance, can lead to painful ingrown toenails and damage to too-long toenails that have been bumping up against the front of your shoes.
There are solutions. These expert strategies can help keep problems at bay.
The top DIY moves
Generally, if you’re physically able to care for your toenails and you have no underlying medical problems — such as diabetic neuropathy, or limited mobility or eyesight — you can consider cutting your own nails, says Alex Kor, a podiatrist at Witham Health Services in Lebanon, Ind., and a spokesman for the American Podiatric Medical Association.
If trimming your nails is awkward for you, a few steps may make wielding a toenail clipper easier. “I tell my patients to take a bath or shower — or soak their feet in warm water — prior to cutting their toenails,” says Shari Lipner, associate professor of clinical dermatology and director of the nail division at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. “The water helps soften thick nails, making them easier to cut.”
It’s also useful to regularly moisturize the skin around your toenails. Lipner recommends slathering a thick emollient cream on the area, then putting on a pair of cotton socks and letting the moisturizer do its work while you sleep.
When cutting nails, take care not to cut too far down. “Overaggressive trimming and cutting the toenails too short can lead to ingrown toenails,” Coyer says.
Kor says experts typically recommend leaving a very small bit (1 millimeter or 1/32 inch) of the nail past the nail bed when trimming. You also want to avoid a rounded cut. “It’s best to cut the nails fairly straight across, ensuring that the corners of the nail do not cut into the skin folds of the toe,” Coyer says.
When to go to a pro
For those who can’t — or would rather not — cut their own toenails, a podiatrist can provide both foot and toenail care. But a pedicure at a podiatrist’s office might not be covered by insurance unless it’s deemed medically necessary or you have an underlying condition that requires a professional to tend to your feet.
If you are generally in good health, regular pedicures at a nail salon may be an option — and allow you to avoid the cost of uncovered services at a podiatrist’s office, Kor says. “But make sure the place is clean, and ask how they are sanitizing their instruments (or bring your own),” he says.
When to talk to a doctor
While thick or discolored toenails might not mean something is seriously amiss, anything that’s painful or new — or that has you concerned — should be brought to the attention of a dermatologist or podiatrist.
They can test for toenail fungus and advise you on topical or oral treatments when necessary, treat ingrown nails and assess damage from trauma to a nail. Another reason to see a doctor: In some cases, the state of your toenails may help unearth health issues that need treatment.
Psoriasis, for instance, can affect the toenails, making them thicker and possibly even causing them to separate from the nail bed. And in rare instances, a dark spot on your toenail may be a sign of melanoma, a serious skin cancer.
“Don’t dismiss signs of potential problems,” Lipner says. “Your toenails could be signaling anything from a local infection to a systemic disease.”
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MADISON, Wis., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DAODAO, a new social DAO platform launching today, makes it easy for founders, developers, and leaders to fundraise for their next big idea with their community using cryptocurrency.
Launching a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) on DAODAO is as easy as creating a social media account. There are virtually zero gas fees and a DAO can be set up in a few simple steps. DAODAO enables DAOs to raise funds across multiple cryptocurrencies including $ETH, $SOL, $BTC, $DESO, and more.
Thanks to the speed, scalability, and low-cost storage solutions of DeSo – the underlying Layer-1 blockchain that powers DAODAO – all social activity and management of a DAO can happen directly on-chain enabling trust, transparency, and reputation for the DAO and its community.
"Now millions of people worldwide can launch their own DAO and fund their next big idea in just a few clicks. That's why DAODAO will have the same impact on DAOs that Coinbase had on tokens and OpenSea had on NFTs," said Nader Al-Naji, Founder of DAODAO.
DAODAO was inspired by Nader's experience raising hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide from the likes of a16z, Sequoia, and Social Capital. He wanted to give everyone access to these same fundraising opportunities.
"DAODAO truly brings the social and community aspects to DAOs that are missing in Web3. It allows a group of people with a shared vision to pool funding together and launch their next big idea in a single platform," said Ed Moss, Head of Growth at DeSo.
Additionally, DAODAO comes with DAOSwap, the first true on-chain order-book exchange for DAO coins. You can fund your next big idea, provide liquidity to members through DAO Coins to your members, and let them trade them on DAOSwap.
DAODAO itself will be a DAO governed by its community. The team executed a fair launch that allowed anyone who purchased NFTs to reserve the right to purchase DAODAO coins, at a near-zero dollar valuation. Owning DAODAO coins allows community members to participate in governance by voting on proposals for key decisions. It also gives members access to all trading fees that are collected via its built-in exchange.
Tap into the collective power of social, fundraising, and cryptocurrency of DAOs at https://daodao.io/
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BENTONVILLE, Ark., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BSM Partners, the leading full-service pet care research and consulting firm, announces 15-year-old Ava Dorsey as the first participant in their Young Entrepreneur Mentorship Program. Dorsey is the founder and Chief Pet Officer of Ava's Pet Palace, a line of USDA Organic-certified and all-natural dog and cat treats and pet accessories. All packaging for Ava's Pet Palace products is made from sustainable recycled products.
"Having already accomplished so much at such a young age, Ava is the perfect first mentee to kickstart our Young Entrepreneur Mentorship program," said Dr. Frank Niles, Principal of BSM's Business Transformation practice and startup services group lead. "Our startup services team has been thrilled to be guiding and assisting Ava through her company's growth, and we look forward to helping other young entrepreneurs break into and flourish in the industry."
BSM Partners' Young Entrepreneur Mentorship Program guides emerging young business leaders within the pet industry, providing advice and support on matters such as product innovation, formula development, marketing, business development, employee development, organizational development, executive coaching, and more.
"It's been a great and very productive relationship since meeting everyone on the BSM team," said Dorsey. "The team members are so caring and provide help and guidance that any startup could benefit from across all areas of business. I'm really looking forward to the future of the pet industry that includes the youth this program seeks to help. And I'm so happy they are being active change agents for the future of the industry. Growing and scaling a business can sometimes feel scary, but I now feel very confident and super excited about the future of Ava's Pet Palace!"
Ava's Pet Palace is a line of organic and all-natural dog and cat treats and pet accessories and are sold online at www.avaspetpalace.com, in independent retailers throughout the nation and in all PetPeople and Pet Food Express locations.
BSM Partners is the leading full-service pet care research, consulting, and strategy-to-shelf product innovation firm. BSM Partners collaborates with hundreds of clients, ranging from the largest companies to individual entrepreneurs, to provide both technical and business solutions. The firm's startup services group helps early-stage pet care entrepreneurs build the foundation necessary to scale their business. From ideation to execution and everything in-between, BSM accelerates the growth of promising new businesses in the pet food industry. To learn more, go to www.bsmpartners.net.
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Police: Suspect arrested, accused of sexually assaulting woman outside of Dollar General
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) -A man is accused of following a victim to her car and sexually assaulting her in a Dollar General parking lot in Ohio, according to court records.
Based on the victim and witness statements and store video footage, WOIO reports 34-year-old Mark Newberry followed the victim to her car, stated that the victim was attractive, and inquired about her marital status.
He then without consent kissed her on the neck and grabbed her breast and buttocks while standing behind her, court documents said.
Police said the victim was able to get into the car and drive away.
Court documents said Newberry denied touching the victim when interviewed by police.
When Newberry was confronted about the store’s video footage, he did not comment and requested a lawyer, the documents stated.
Jail records show that Newberry is facing one count of sexual imposition.
A judge set his bond amount to $200.
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The volcanic eruption on an island near Tonga in January was as powerful as the 1883 Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia, one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events on record.
Scientists have begun to piece together what happened during the January 15 eruption of the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano about 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Tonga's capital that killed at least three people. The eruption has defied easy explanation and upended scientists' understanding of this type of volcano.
The volcanic eruption sent rarely observed pressure waves around the globe for six days and unleashed an unexpected type of tsunami wave, according to two new studies published on Thursday in the journal Science. The huge plume of gases, water vapor and dust also created hurricane-strength winds in space, NASA said in a separate study published this week.
Early data in the aftermath of the explosion suggested it was the biggest since the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines, but the Science studies, which involved 76 scientists in 17 countries, have suggested that the pressure waves it unleashed were similar to those generated by the cataclysmic 1883 Krakatoa eruption and 10 times larger than those from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption in Skamania County, Washington.
'Unusually energetic'
The Tonga eruption was "unusually energetic," the Science study researchers wrote. The low-frequency atmospheric pressure waves, called Lamb waves, detected after the eruption circled the planet in one direction four times and in the opposite direction three times, they revealed.
A relatively rare phenomenon, these waves travel at the speed of sound. They aren't detectable by humans and are slower than shock waves, as they have been mistakenly described sometimes, said study author Quentin Brissaud, a geophysicist at the Norwegian Seismic Array in Oslo. Lamb waves were also observed during the Cold War after atmospheric nuclear tests.
"It's quite rare. So Lamb waves are really related to large air volume displacements. And they mostly propagate along the Earth's surface," said coauthor Jelle Assink, senior geophysicist at the seismology and acoustics department at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute.
Moving across the surface of multiple oceans and seas, Lamb pressure waves from the explosion created a fast-moving spate of scattered tsunamis.
Traditional tsunamis are usually linked with sudden changes in the ocean floor such as during an earthquake. Crucially, these so-called meteotsunamis travel much faster than traditional tsunamis, arriving two hours earlier than expected, and last longer, which could have implications for early warning systems.
And because an atmospheric pressure wave generated them, the tidal waves appeared to "jump continents," with tsunamis recorded from the Pacific to the Atlantic, said coauthor Silvio De Angelis, professor of volcano geophysics in the department of Earth, ocean and ecological sciences at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
The research also revealed that audible sound from the eruption was detected more than 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) from the source in Alaska -- where it was heard as a series of booms. The 1883 Krakatoa eruption was heard 4,800 kilometers (2,980 miles) away, the study said, although it was less systematically reported than the Tonga one.
The researchers said more data was needed to understand the mechanism of the eruption.
It's thought that one of the reasons for such an energetic explosion -- creating an umbrella cloud 30 kilometers high (about 19 miles) and a plume some 58 kilometers high (36 miles) -- was because "hot and gas-charged magma entered into contact with the (seawater) very rapidly," De Angelis said via email. "The rapid transfer of intense heat between hot magma and the cold water causes violent blasts capable of tearing the magma apart."
Space disturbance
Another study, published Tuesday in Geophysical Research Letters, found the Tonga volcano also created havoc in space, spurring hurricane-strength winds, based on data from NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, mission and the European Space Agency's Swarm satellites.
The giant plume of gases, water vapor and dust pushed into the sky by the eruption created large pressure disturbances in the atmosphere, leading to strong winds, NASA said in a statement. As these winds expanded upward into thinner layers of the atmosphere, they began moving faster.
"Upon reaching the ionosphere and the edge of space, ICON clocked the windspeeds at up to 450 mph -- making them the strongest winds below 120 miles altitude measured by the mission since its launch," NASA said.
In the ionosphere, where the Earth's atmosphere meets space, the extreme winds also buffeted electric currents, flipping particles from their usual east-flowing electric current -- called the equatorial electrojet -- to a westward direction for a short period, and the electrojet surged to five times its normal peak power.
"It's very surprising to see the electrojet be greatly reversed by something that happened on Earth's surface," said Joanne Wu, a physicist at the University of California, Berkeley, and a coauthor of the new Geophysical Research Letters study.
"This is something we've only previously seen with strong geomagnetic storms, which are a form of weather in space caused by particles and radiation from the sun."
Brian Harding, a physicist at UC Berkeley and lead author, said the Tonga eruption was "allowing us to test the poorly understood connection between the lower atmosphere and space."
He added, "The volcano created one of the largest disturbances in space we've seen in the modern era."
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Middle school students in Loudoun County, Virginia, have created "fight clubs" that include brackets, betting and challenges, and some parents are aware the fights are happening in their homes, according to the principal.
J. Michael Lunsford Middle School Principal Carrie Simms warned in a letter to families that these fights have taken place in the school's hallways and bathrooms, according to Fox 5 DC.
Simms also said the fights are occurring in some of the students' homes with parental knowledge.
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"Many parents are well aware of their child's participation in them, some hosting in their garages or basements," Simms wrote. "When your children create TikToks and Instagram pages using Lunsford's name, and then attempt to hold these fights in our hallways and bathrooms, we will take action."
The principal said the school held a "reset" on Friday in which students came in and reported directly to the advisory and were not allowed the usual 20 minutes of free time in the morning to socialize.
"Unfortunately, some students created a very unsafe situation for all and we needed to be able to start our education for the day in a calm manner," Simms said in the letter.
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Loudoun County Public Schools spokesperson Dan Adams to Fox 5 DC that "violent behavior, fighting, and its promotion on social media have no place in our school community,"
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USDA proposal aims to reduce salmonella infections from breaded raw chicken products
By Jen Christensen, CNN
The US Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that it’s considering changes to limit the amount of salmonella bacteria in some chicken products.
About 1.35 million people in the US get sick from salmonella every year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and nearly a quarter of infections are attributed to eating poultry, the USDA said.
Salmonella infections cost the US $4.1 billion annually, the USDA said.
“USDA is taking science-based, decisive action to drive down Salmonella illnesses linked to poultry products,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release. “Today’s proposal represents the first step in a broader effort to control Salmonella contamination in all poultry products, as well as a continued commitment to protecting American consumers from foodborne illness.”
The rule would declare salmonella an adulterant, a substance that ends up in a product when it’s being made or that is an unlisted ingredient, and it would apply to breaded stuffed raw chicken products like those found in a store’s freezer section. They may be stuffed with butter, cheese or ham and then breaded, like chicken Kiev or chicken cordon bleu.
Those products may look like they’ve been cooked or browned before freezing, but they are only heat-treated, and they contain raw chicken that needs to be thoroughly cooked to destroy salmonella, the USDA said.
The agency said that because of the products’ appearance, it may also be difficult to determine whether they’ve been cooked enough. The multiple ingredients also cook at different rates. To kill the bacteria, the chicken would need to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Labeling of these products has changed significantly over time to be clearer that customers need to cook them thoroughly, the USDA said.
Under the proposed rule, any product that tests positive for salmonella at 1 colony-forming unit (CFU) per gram prior to stuffing and breading would not be allowed on store shelves. The company would have to recall any product found with this kind of contamination.
The proposed rule will be open for public comment for the next 60 days.
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said it is suggesting this rule because there have been 14 outbreaks and about 200 illnesses associated with salmonella in breaded stuffed raw chicken products since 1998. The most recent outbreak, in 2021, had 11 illnesses.
Salmonella causes more foodborne illness than any other bacteria, according to the CDC. It’s a big problem for all chicken products, not just the ones that are breaded and stuffed. About 1 in every 25 packages of chicken at grocery stores is contaminated with the bacteria, the CDC says.
The USDA says the new proposal builds on efforts it announced in October to limit salmonella exposure from the nation’s poultry supply.
The agency said at the time that salmonella in poultry is a “complex problem with no single solution.” The framework would require growers to test incoming flocks for salmonella before the birds would be allowed to enter an establishment. There would also be enhanced process control monitoring requirements and an enforceable final product standard.
The National Chicken Council, which represents the broiler chicken industry, expressed “grave concerns” about the new proposed regulations and said they are not based in science or data.
Council President Mike Brown said that he recognizes that the products appear ready to eat and require special considerations that merit additional attention. But, he said, the council and its member companies have spent millions to develop best practices and to reduce bacteria to protect public health.
“These efforts have been paying off, demonstrated by a significant decline in illness over the past seven years,” Brown said in a statement.
The council said it has twice petitioned the USDA for stricter standards on labels to make sure consumers understand how to cook the products to make them safe, but it has not received a response.
Brown said the new proposal would shutter processing plants, drive smaller companies out of the market and take food off shelves without improving public safety.
Consumer Reports, an advocacy group for consumers, said Tuesday that that salmonella is “widespread” in chicken because the animals are often kept in “crowded and filthy conditions,” but the proposal is an “important first step.”
A 2022 investigation from Consumer Reports that focused on ground chicken found that a third of samples were contaminated with salmonella, and every strain was resistant to at least one antibiotic.
Consumer Reports has asked the USDA to set more aggressive goals and says it would like the agency to have more authority to inspect poultry plants and be able to close facilities immediately if tests show high rates of salmonella.
Symptoms of a salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps that can start within hours or days of consuming the bacteria. Most people will recover with treatment but should seek immediate attention from a health care provider if they have severe symptoms, symptoms that don’t improve after a few days or signs of dehydration.
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Salina Liberty dominate second half on the way to 34-19 come-from-behind win over Billings
Every game matters for the Salina Liberty.
As they head into the home stretch, their Champions Indoor Football playoff hopes hang in the balance and the margin for error grows thinner.
So with his team trailing Billings 13-0 at halftime Saturday, Liberty coach Heron O'Neal focused all his attention on the offense, and it paid off.
Not only did the Liberty get back in the game, but they dominated the second half on the way to a 34-19 victory over the Outlaws at Tony's Pizza Events Center. By doing so, they improved to 4-2 and moved into a tie for third with Billings, a half game behind the Southwest Kansas Storm.
"As we got going, we started to see some other different wrinkles that we play and call," O'Neal said. "We needed that halftime to kind of stop the bleeding."
Wide receiver Anthony Love said the Liberty just needed to get back to the style of football they want to play.
"We handle adversity really well, and I feel like our defense stepped up really really well," Love said. "That's what we need going forward. I believe we needed this just to prove that we can play with everybody."
The victory avenged a 42-34 loss to the Outlaws on April 10 in Billings.
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Dewayne Autrey, Liberty defense provided the spark
Liberty defensive back Dewayne Autrey told himself at halftime how he could make an impact and he delivered.
His 46-yard touchdown return of a missed field goal early in the third quarter gave the Liberty the spark they needed to take control with 21 unanswered points.
"It gave us confidence to say, 'You know what, we can win this football game,'" O'Neal said. "This is what you bring Dewayne Autrey in to do. That was the play of the game."
Autrey agreed.
"We were just waiting on that opportunity to get the ball in my hands and showcase what I can do with it," he said.
The Liberty forced three turnovers in the second half, resulting in 14 points.
"They have held this thing together from the start to the finish right now," O'Neal said. "I'm definitely happy with the players that we have. I'm happy with how they were able to make the adjustments we needed to make to get back in that game."
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Vincent Espinoza getting more comfortable at quarterback
Vincent Espinoza got more time to prepare for Saturday's game than he did prior to his first start against Rapid City.
After throwing two interceptions in the first half, Espinoza got into a rhythm to help the Liberty erase the halftime deficit.
"I think he sees what adversity is now, though," O'Neal said. "That first game, he didn't really face any adversity. This game, he faced a lot of adversity and he didn't waver at all. He stood strong.
"I'm just proud of him for leading us back to score 34 points in the second half. He didn't get down on himself. He continued to fire away and I know his family came up from California to see him."
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O'Neal picks up win over against hometown team
During the offseason, O'Neal resides in Billings, Montana.
When Billings brought back indoor football during the offseason, O'Neal had a chance to leave Salina and coach back at home. However, he decided to sign a contract extension with the Liberty.
Saturday was the first matchup for O'Neal against Billings since he missed the April 10 matchup while serving a two-game suspension.
"To get a chance to go against a team I used to coach and won a lot there, it's always big to go against those guys," O'Neal said.
O'Neal also got to coach against Billings' defensive coordinator Theo Johnson, who played and coached with O'Neal when he was in Billings. Johnson was Billings' acting head coach because head coach Brian Schmidt didn't make the trip.
"He did a really great job," O'Neal said on Johnson.
What's next for Salina
The Liberty continue a tough three-game stretch against teams in the upper half of the CIF standings when they travel to Omaha for a 7:05 p.m. kickoff against the Beef on Saturday.
"It's not easy to win in this league, especially against a team that, in my opinion, has the most talent," O'Neal said. "They have more ex-NFL ballplayers on their team than anybody else in the rest of the league. I will enjoy this."
Autrey said that this is the start of a revenge tour. The Liberty avenged their first loss by beating Billings and have a chance to do the same May 21 at first-place Sioux City.
"We're right back to where we started out," Autrey said.
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NEW YORK — Dmitry Orlov scored at 4:27 of overtime as the Washington Capitals rallied from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Monday night.
Kuemper stopped Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a breakaway earlier in overtime before Orlov’s heroics sealed the win and moved the Capitals four points ahead of the Islanders in the tightly packed Metropolitan Division.
“There was no time for panic down when we got down 3-0,’’ said Kuemper, who improved to 13-11-4 this season. “We started to take it to them physically and that helped turn the tide. Hopefully this is a win we can build off of.”
Sebastian Aho, Matt Martin and Hudson Fasching scored to help the Islanders build their lead early in the second period. Ilya Sorokin finished with 31 saves.
Aho opened the scoring at 4:24 of the first, blasting a shot from the point past Kuemper for his fourth goal of the season. Islander defensemen have 27 goals this season, tied with Carolina for the league lead.
Martin scored with 6:51 left in the period with his fourth and Fasching increased the lead to 3-0 at 3:51 of the second with his third.
Hathaway broke through for the Capitals with his seventh at 10:01 of the middle period. Alex Ovechkin had an assist on the play, extending his team lead to 50 points.
Wilson pulled the Capitals to 3-2 with his first goal this season with 6:52 left in the second. Wilson was playing only his fourth game following recovery from left knee surgery.
The Islanders were upset over the lack of a penalty call when Ovechkin hit Pageau from behind into the boards six-plus minutes into the second. Pageau was slow to get up but stayed in the game after he went to the Islanders locker room.
“Charging, boarding, whatever it might be. He took steps,’’ Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “We should have been on the power play.”
The Islanders still held the slim lead entering the third and were 16-2-0 when leading through 40 minutes this season.
But the Capitals managed to score the only goal of the final period, sending the contest into overtime.
“The guys never quit,″ Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. ”We lost battles in the first but we started doing things right at the start of the second. To fight back and push, it was really good.”
Oshie tied it when his long shot from just inside the blueline at the left point eluded Sorokin at 5:54 of the third for Oshie’s ninth of the season.
Oshie then set up Orlov for the winner in the final minute of overtime. Sonny Milano also assisted on the game-clinching goal which sparked a spirited celebration by the Capitals, who are 11-9-3 on the road.
“You’re disappointed in how it finished,″ Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson said. “We got one point but you have to find a way to get both points. Unfortunately we didn’t.”
REMEMBERING GINO
The Islanders held a pregame moment of silence for Gino Odjick, the former forward who passed on Sunday at age 52. Odjick played 82 games for the Islanders over three seasons in the late 1990s.
MILESTONE
Zach Parise played in his 127th consecutive game for the Islanders. The 38-year-old forward has played every game since joining the team in October 2021.
UP NEXT
Capitals: Host Minnesota on Tuesday night.
Islanders: Host Boston on Wednesday night.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers held a public hearing Wednesday on competing bills to address ways to enact a voter ID requirement approved by voters last November.
Nebraska became the 36th state to require a form of identification to vote with the successful referendum initiative, which was conducted in the wake of false allegations of widespread election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. In January, Ohio enacted a strict voter photo ID law that takes effect this year.
While voters approved the proposal to show photo identification at the polls, it’s up to the Legislature to define what forms of ID will suffice to meet that requirement.
The Legislature’s committee that deals with government affairs heard a bill by Omaha Sen. Jen Day that would offer a wide range of identification that would satisfy the photo ID requirement, from driver’s licenses, state IDs and passports to student and government employment IDs. Day’s bill also would allow residents to register to vote online, offer transportation for the elderly and disabled to obtain photo IDs and provide a public awareness campaign regarding the new voter identification requirements.
“The last thing we need is voter confusion on Election Day,” Day said.
Two bills introduced by state Sen. Steve Erdman, of Bayard, go beyond the question of requiring photo identification to vote. While one measure would cancel some fees to acquire IDs, another also would largely eliminate voting by mail except for registered military members and nursing home and assisted-living residents.
One of his bills also would require all ballots to be counted on Election Day at individual polling places, instead of at central county election commission offices. It also proposes making primary and general election days state holidays to get more people to the polls, but Erdman testified Wednesday that he’s considering dumping that proposal as “it may be too cost prohibitive.”
Three state election officials testified against Erdman’s bills, including the election commissioner of Douglas County, the state’s most populous with nearly 600,000 people. Eliminating most mail-in elections and requiring precinct-by-precinct ballot counts would be too costly and disenfranchise too many voters, Douglas County Election Commission Brian Kruse said. Some sparsely populated counties, he said, have no public buildings available to serve the most rural precincts or no polling places that are accessible to the disabled.
“Voters have become acclimated to by-mail elections,” Kruse said. “It would cost $1 million annually in Douglas County alone” to drop voting by mail.
Seward County Election Commissioner Sherry Schweitzer said Erdman’s proposal would violate federal election law that mandates allowing U.S. citizens overseas to vote by absentee ballot. It also doesn’t make allowances for voting by mail for students away at college, the homebound or those in hospitals, she said.
Under Erdman’s plan, “if the election was held yesterday, most senators on this committee would not have been able to vote,” Schweitzer said. “We know that early voting is safe and secure.”
The single-day precinct vote counting proposed by Erdman would cost Hall County an additional $200,000 per election, Election Commissioner Tracy Overstreet said. Further, “it’s physically impossible to do,” she said. “It ignores the counting of provisional ballots, which can’t be done on Election Day.”
Counting ballots within individual precincts would require most counties to find new polling places, Overstreet said, because many places now used — like churches and schools — can’t give up their facilities for the several days it would take to count all votes.
The vast majority of those who testified in favor of Erdman’s bills cited what they believed to be rampant election fraud in both national and Nebraska elections — including ballot and voting machine tampering. Nebraska has no history of widespread voter fraud.
The committee’s chairman, Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon, said before testimony in the hearing began that the committee would likely take parts from the various bills and craft its own to advance to the full Legislature.
Voter ID measures have been approved in a number of Republican-controlled states nationwide. But Nebraska Republicans’ previous efforts to do so in the officially nonpartisan Legislature were unable to overcome opponents who said such voter ID laws are meant to discourage voter turnout by minorities and others who are less likely to have appropriate identification and tend to vote for Democrats.
When efforts in the Legislature failed in 2021, a petition effort — bankrolled by then-Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts’ mother — was launched to get the measure on last November’s ballot. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/lawmakers-hold-public-hearing-on-competing-voter-id-bills/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-03-01 23:47:31 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/lawmakers-hold-public-hearing-on-competing-voter-id-bills/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, May 9, 2022
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BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
748 PM PDT Sun May 8 2022
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves of 3 to 6
feet on western facing beaches.
* WHERE...Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa
Barbara County Southeastern Coast.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM PDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of drowning due to the
hazardous conditions. Rip currents can pull swimmers and
surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and
rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or
stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Stay off rock jetties, since
they can be deadly locations in such conditions.
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to
elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet with local sets to 7 feet.
* WHERE...Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches.
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet with dangerous rip
currents.
* WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara
County Central Coast Beaches.
* IMPACTS...There is an increased risk for ocean drowning. Rip
currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Large
breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and
Remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions, or stay
near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in
such conditions, stay off the rocks.
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet with dangerous rip
* WHERE...Ventura County Beaches.
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LOS ANGELES – “Yellowstone" actor Q’Orianka Kilcher has been charged with illegally collecting nearly $97,000 in disability benefits while working on the TV show, authorities announced Monday.
Kilcher, 32, of North Hollywood, is charged with two felony counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud, according to a statement from the California Department of Insurance.
Kilcher in 2020 played Angela Blue Thunder for four episodes of the Paramount Network Western, which stars Kevin Costner.
She also portrayed Pocahontas in the 2005 movie “The New World” and was in 2019's “Dora and the Lost City of Gold."
While working on “Dora” in October 2018, Kilcher allegedly injured her neck and right shoulder, the insurance department said.
A year later, Kilcher told a doctor handling the insurance claim that she had been offered work but could not take it because of severe neck pain from her injury, according to the insurance department's statement.
From 2019 through 2021, Kilcher received $96,838 in temporary disability benefits. But an investigation later discovered that Kilcher had worked on “Yellowstone" for several months in 2019 during the period she claimed to be disabled, the department said.
“According to records, she returned to the doctor and started receiving disability benefits five days after last working on the show," the statement said.
Kilcher surrendered and was arraigned on the charges in May, the statement said.
In a statement her attorney, Michael Becker, said that Kilcher was a passenger in a production vehicle when she was hurt.
“Third-party doctors verified her injury and entitlement to benefits. Ms. Kilcher was at all times candid with her doctors and treatment providers...and she never intentionally accepted benefits that she did not believe she was entitled to," Becker said.
Kilcher will “vigorously defend herself and asks that she be afforded the presumption of innocence both in and outside the courthouse," Becker said. | https://www.wsls.com/entertainment/2022/07/12/yellowstone-actor-charged-with-disability-payment-fraud/ | 2022-07-12 02:37:43 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/entertainment/2022/07/12/yellowstone-actor-charged-with-disability-payment-fraud/ |
Indiana’s governor to be among the highest paid after new salary increases take effect
The governor’s successor will get a 48% raise.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Indiana Capital Chronicle) - A pay raise for Indiana’s top elected officials will make the state’s next governor one of the highest-paid in the nation.
State lawmakers included the increases in the next biennial budget, although new salaries won’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2025.
The Indiana governor’s salary will raise 48% to be equal to that of an Indiana Supreme Court Justice. Gov. Eric Holcomb currently makes about $134,000 annually, compared to the justice’s pay of $198,513.
As of 2022, Holcomb’s yearly pay ranked 34th in the country among that of other governors, according to data from the Council of State Governments, a nonprofit organization sponsored by state governments. The organization collects the salary data through an annual survey.
By those numbers, the raise would make the Indiana chief executive’s salary the fifth highest in the country, behind only New York, California, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
Even though pay increases are on the horizon for some other governors, the Hoosier governor’s new salary will likely rise above most. The average annual gubernatorial salary across all 50 states in 2022 was $148,939. In the Midwest, the average salary is currently $139,520.
More pay for Indiana officials
The state’s highest offices got the significant pay raise in the last version of the next two-year budget — even though the language never got any public vetting during the four-month legislative session.
The sitting governor’s successor — not Holcomb — will be the first to benefit, however, Holcomb is term-limited and cannot run again for his seat.
Republican House Speaker Todd Huston said legislators have discussed salary increases for years as a way to ensure top state officials are “on par with the other leaders in government.”
GOP Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray added that those offices are “woefully underpaid” in comparison to other states. He emphasized, too, that “not a one of them” asked for the raises.
“This particular session, when asked, I stated that I understand (the raises) for others. But when I ran for this office, I knew what the salary was — and so I didn’t support it for myself,” Holcomb said shortly after the budget advanced from the General Assembly. “I was very pleased that the leaders took that to heart and started after (my term ends). And that gives everyone who seeks to run for office in the future – they know what the new salary will be.”
But Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, whose office would get a 60% bump, was candid about her disapproval for the last-minute process that saw the raises included in the state’s next spending plan.
“If it’s something that’s important to do, and if the work we do really reflects a higher salary — which I’m not arguing against — it should be part of the process,” said Crouch, who is running for governor in 2024. “It should be … discussed and vetted and people should be able to weigh in.”
Part of a nationwide trend
New York has the highest gubernatorial salary at $250,000, while Maine has the lowest at $70,000, according to the latest data gathered by the Council of State Governments.
But governors in numerous other states are also set to see their paychecks go up.
A bill approved by West Virginia’s legislature in March will raise the governor’s salary from $150,000 to $180,000 starting in 2025. The increase is based on a statutory percentage of the compensation of a member of the United States Congress.
Other state officers — including West Virginia’s attorney general, auditor, secretary of state, treasurer and agriculture commissioner — will also see increased pay.
In January, Alaska’s governor and members of the state legislature received a significant pay raise
Alaska’s State Officers Compensation Commission increased the governor’s salary from $145,000 per year to approximately $176,000 per year. The lieutenant governor’s salary additionally rose from $125,000 per year to about $140,000.
But in New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law last month a measure that gives all statewide elected officials — except herself — a five-figure salary increase.
Lawmakers there excluded the governor from the proposal amid concerns she would be breaking the law if she signed a bill giving herself a raise midterm. Instead, New Mexico’s governor will receive a $60,000 raise after the next election cycle — up from $110,000 to nearly $170,000.
Meanwhile, a bipartisan effort is currently underway in Maine to raise the governor’s lowest-in-the-nation salary from $70,000 to $125,000, beginning with the next governor.
A bill still under consideration would raise the governor’s salary for the first time in 36 years and also would increase the executive’s annual expense account from $30,000 to $40,000, effective January 2027.
Even bigger boosts for other Hoosier officials
Back in Indiana, the biggest salary increase among state officials will come to the Lieutenant Governor, whose pay will become 88% of a justice’s salary. Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch makes $108,819 and her successor will earn $174,690.
The office does lose its per diem under the proposal, however. Crouch has announced her intention to run for governor in the coming cycle.
Across the 45 states with lieutenant governors in 2022, the average annual salary for that position was $108,380. New York had the highest lieutenant governor salary at $220,000 compared to Texas, which had the lowest salary at $7,200.
The Attorney General will also see an increase of 45%, from $113,653 to $164,765, the latter of which is 83% of a justice’s salary. Incumbent Attorney General Todd Rokita has indicated that he will run for re-election in 2024.
Three other executive offices — the state auditor, state treasurer, and secretary of state — will earn two-thirds of the justice’s salary, or $131,018. Currently, those offices earn $94,501 and are set to see a 39% raise.
Across 47 states, the 2022 average salary among secretaries of state was $121,628, while the average salary for all 50 state attorneys general was $139,075. States have various financial positions and duties so it is difficult to compare auditor and treasurer salaries.
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Joyoung celebrates a healthy lifestyle by innovating its world-renowned smart cooking blender.
AUSTIN, Texas, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When Joyoung invented world's first cooking blender 28 years ago, the world is yet to see what drastic changes Joyoung's smart blenders are about to bring. With a touch of a button, that blender can blend, churn, and cook, and almost overnight, the Joyoung smart blender became a cult-favorite: a millennial legend was born. People were in awe when that blender came out, and Joyoung became a necessity for almost every household in Asia.
Fast-tracked to today, the mother ship of some of the most innovative cooking blenders on the market, Joyoung, is bringing the world the Joyoung Y1 cooking blender, a brand new, and much more powerful high-capacity blender that can cook, mix, juice, puree, churn, and so much more. The best part - it self-cleans.
The Smart Touch Screen makes food preparation friendly for the whole family, with easy-to-use functions anyone understands and easily falls in love with. The blender comes with its famous almond milk and oat milk function, and now it can make a fresh cup of almond milk in just 3 minutes. The Y1 cooking blender also has a soup function, and does exactly what millions of consumers have been dreaming of doing - with a touch of a button, a bowl of mouth-watering tomato or pumpkin soup is made. This function makes people's life so easy that it has been trending on TikTok for months and is loved by numerous chefs and food bloggers.
One of the most challenging parts of using a blender is how difficult cleaning can be afterward. With the Y1 cooking blender, the "self-cleaning" mode will automatically start after the drinks have been done, or one can find the function button on the touch screen. Worried about the blender not being cleaned thoroughly? Joyoung's got it. This Y1 cooking blender also comes with a sterilization function, which offers hands-free and high-temperature deep cleaning of the blender, keeping the most hidden nook and corner in the machine germ-free.
The Joyoung Y1 cooking blender is the flagship product in Joyoung's hero product series - The Y series; it was just launched in early 2022, and is currently on sale for $424.99 on Amazon Joyoung Official Store (Retail price: $499.99).
About Joyoung
With 28 years of experience and over 8,000 patented technologies, we have been the unquestionable industry pioneer and proudly expanded and innovated the traditional juicing blender to being used a in variety of scenes in everyday life, from breakfast to dinner, from a full-course meal to desserts. We believe living healthily is a necessity, not a luxury. For decades, we are committed to help bring the joy of exploring cooking to every family across the world. Being a socially responsible brand, we strive to make the world more aware of a healthy and clean lifestyle. Through our constant pursuit of consumer satisfaction, product quality and innovation, we keep creating kitchen and home appliances that make us and all our customers proud.
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JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited (1691.HK) is a world leading producer of small household appliances. As of Dec 31st, 2021, JS Global ranked number 3 among the small household appliance focused companies**. It primarily operates three major brands: Shark, Ninja and Joyoung. The Company's success is centered around its deep understanding of consumer needs, and is built on its strong product innovation and design capability powered by a global research and development platform, marketing strengths driving high brand engagement, and an omni-channel distribution coverage with high penetration.
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OSLO, Norway, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Photocure ASA (OSE: PHO), the Bladder Cancer Company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Anders Neijber to the position of Chief Medical Officer, Global Medical Affairs and Clinical Development and R&D, effective September 1, 2022.
Dr. Neijber is Photocure's current VP Medical Affairs and Clinical Development and joined the company in August 2021. He brings over 25 years of substantial experience in the Uro-oncology area and successful leadership in the pharmaceutical industry. He has had global and regional leadership roles, both in the U.S. and Europe, within Clinical R&D and Medical Affairs, having worked for Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Allergan, Ferring, and Novartis.
Dr. Neijber is a board-certified urologist, and has held an Assistant Professor position at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey.
"In the time that Anders has been with Photocure, he has proven his ability to apply his extensive experience and deep knowledge in the field of Urology, together with his business acumen in leading our Global Medical Affairs strategy" said Dan Schneider, President and Chief Executive Officer of Photocure. "As Photocure continues to grow and expand its global reach, Medical Affairs will have an increasingly important role in navigating the complex health-care environment. Anders will be able to provide a strategic approach beyond addressing the heightened regulatory and compliance regulations, to further build a Global Medical Affairs organization that will have a strong foundation for future scalability and capability globally."
About Photocure ASA
Photocure: The Bladder Cancer Company delivers transformative solutions to improve the lives of bladder cancer patients. Our unique technology, making cancer cells glow bright pink, has led to better health outcomes for patients worldwide. Photocure is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: PHO). For more information, please visit us at www.photocure.com, www.hexvix.com, www.cysview.com
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Photocure ASA
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Photocure ASA
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Which red one-piece swimsuit is best?
You are not alone if buying a red one-piece swimsuit conjures the inviting aroma of suntan oil and an ocean breeze. You are also not alone if it causes you a little anxiety because wearing it typically requires you to flaunt your figure in public.
The trick is to find a suit that highlights your best features while camouflaging the areas of your body that you wish to hide. If you are looking for a flattering fit with adequate coverage, the B2prity Slimming One-Piece Swimsuit is a top choice.
What to know before you buy a red one-piece swimsuit
Style and shade
The best red one-piece swimsuit is bright, cherry red like those you see on lifeguards at the beach or your local public pool. While many styles are available, they should provide coverage for your stomach, chest and backside. They should also stay connected from top to bottom, though well-placed cutouts are typically added to flatter your best assets.
Shape
The best red one-piece swimsuit should boast a shape that shows off your style. Here are the five top fits to look out for:
- Asymmetrical: A single strap rests on one shoulder.
- Classic: Cut higher on the chest and has shoulder straps.
- Halter: Wraps around the back of your neck.
- Strapless: Begins just above your bustline, and it does not have sleeves or straps.
- V-neck: Plunges to a point in the front.
Your body shape
While you are free to sport any silhouette you want, you should note your body type to learn which red one-piece swimsuit will best complement your figure. Here are five common body shapes:
- Circle: Larger middle section.
- Hourglass: Equally large on top and bottom with a tapered middle.
- Inverted triangle: Larger on the bottom than the top.
- Rectangle: Equal ratios through the top, middle and bottom.
- Triangle: Larger on the top than the bottom.
What to look for in a quality red one-piece swimsuit
Flattering fit
If you wish to enhance your body and accentuate your curves, picking a fitting silhouette for your red one-piece swimsuit can help you achieve a look you are proud to flaunt. Here are five common body shapes with the bathing suit styles that best complement those shapes:
- Circle: Classic (with a high-cut hip), halter and V-neck styles stay put and enhance your curves in all the right places.
- Hourglass: Classic (with a high-cut hip), halter, strapless and V-neck styles help you show off your shape.
- Inverted triangle: Asymmetrical, classic (with a high-cut hip), strapless and V-neck styles add weight to your top and balance your body.
- Rectangle: Asymmetrical, classic (with a high-cut hip), halter, strapless and V-neck styles give your body the illusion of curves.
- Triangle: Classic styles, as well as a halter or V-neck with thick straps, give your top the support it needs.
Note that these are general industry guidelines that you should only pay attention to if they feel right for you.
Lining
The best red one-piece swimsuit should have a liner that provides added coverage, so it does not become transparent when it gets wet.
Tummy control
As you shop for a one-piece swimsuit, an excellent feature to look out for is tummy control, which uses compression material to hold in and smooth out your midsection.
How much you can expect to spend on a red one-piece swimsuit
While many designer swimsuits typically cost hundreds of dollars, you can find a high-quality suit with fantastic features for $30-$40.
Red one-piece swimsuit FAQ
Can a swimsuit make your legs look longer?
A. Absolutely. Swimsuits with a high-cut hip give the illusion of longer legs.
What is the best way to measure your body for a one-piece?
A. Measure your waist at its narrowest point, then your bust and hips at their fullest points. Next, measure your torso diagonally by resting a measuring tape on one shoulder, threading it between your legs and pulling back up to the starting point.
What’s the best red one-piece swimsuit to buy?
Top red one-piece swimsuit
B2prity Slimming One-Piece Swimsuit
What you need to know: It’s built for a flattering fit no matter what size or shape you are.
What you’ll love: This suit is lined and boasts a halter top that you can tie two ways with a deep plunge for a sexy spin on a classic shape. It features a ruched waist with tummy control for a slimming silhouette, and it comes in sizes small to 5XL.
What you should consider: The material is not known for its durability, but its price point makes it worth it.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top red one-piece swimsuit for the money
Aqua Eve Sexy One-Piece Swimsuit
What you need to know: It stays put while its ultra-sexy design lets you flaunt your figure.
What you’ll love: This fully lined swimsuit is a nylon and spandex blend that gives you coverage in all the right places. It boasts a deep V-neck, cutout sides and a low back. The added straps give you the support you need. It comes in sizes extra-small to 2XL.
What you should consider: It might be too revealing in the chest area for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Speedo Pro Solid One-Piece Swimsuit
What you need to know: This classic swimsuit gives you the freedom to swim, play sports or chase your kids around the beach without worrying about a wardrobe malfunction.
What you’ll love: This polyester and spandex blended suit balances fit with function. It boasts a high-cut hip to elongate your legs. It is fully lined and chlorine resistant, and it blocks 98% of the sun’s harmful rays. It also boasts compression with wide straps for an excellent fit.
What you should consider: This suit is hand-wash only, so be sure to wash it with a mild, bleach-free detergent.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union must be prepared to develop measures to protect trade and investment that China might exploit for its own security and military purposes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday.
Speaking before a trip to China planned for next week, von der Leyen said that it’s important to stop “sensitive technologies” that could be used in security crackdowns or to restrict human rights from falling into Beijing’s hands.
“China’s changing policies may require us to develop new defensive tools for some critical sectors,” she said. “Where dual-use purposes cannot be excluded or human rights might be implicated, there will need to be a clear line on whether investments or exports are in our own security interests.”
The commission, the EU’s executive branch, manages international trade on behalf of the 27 member countries and defends their interests at the World Trade Organization.
Von der Leyen said that the EU should focus its defenses on “sensitive high-tech areas” like microelectronics, quantum computing, robotics, artificial intelligence and the biotech sector.
“We need to ensure that our companies’ capital, expertise, and knowledge are not used to enhance the military and intelligence capabilities of those who are also systemic rivals,” she told academics at an event run by the European Policy Centre think tank and the Mercator Institute for China Studies.
“We have to look at where there are gaps in our toolbox which allow the leakage of emerging and sensitive technologies through investments in other countries,” von der Leyen said. The focus, she said, should be on tech that “can lead to the development of military capabilities that pose risks to national security.”
The commission president’s speech comes as the EU reconsiders its frequently testy relations with China, notably in light of Beijing’s support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. Von der Leyen said, though, that it’s important not to cut political, economic or scientific ties with such a “vital trading partner.”
French President Emmanuel Macron is also due to travel to China next week and will take part in some events involving von der Leyen. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was set to visit Beijing on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. | https://www.cenlanow.com/technology/ap-technology/eu-chief-urges-caution-in-tech-trade-with-china-2/ | 2023-03-31 06:57:05 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/technology/ap-technology/eu-chief-urges-caution-in-tech-trade-with-china-2/ |
Prosecutors charge man in killing of Los Angeles bishop
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged a man Wednesday with killing a Catholic bishop in a crime that stunned Los Angeles religious and immigrant communities.
Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, 69, was fatally shot multiple times Saturday in the bedroom of his home in Hacienda Heights, an unincorporated community about 20 miles (30 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles.
The suspect, Carlos Medina, is the husband of O’Connell’s housekeeper. Medina had done work at the bishop’s home and was arrested Monday by a SWAT team.
LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Medina is charged with one count of murder during a news conference Wednesday.
Medina faces 35 years to life in prison. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. It was not known if he has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
O’Connell had been a priest for 45 years and was a native of Ireland, according to Angelus News, the news outlet of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest. In 2015, Pope Francis named him one of several auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese.
Lt. Michael Modica of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who is leading the homicide investigation, said Medina told detectives of several reasons for the violence, “and none of them made any sense to investigators.”
Previous reports that Medina said O’Connell had owed him money appear to be incorrect, Modica said.
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Some public health officials are using lessons from the pandemic to try to track illicit drugs in the wastewater. The data could help officials craft local treatment strategies and prevent overdoses.
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Some public health officials are using lessons from the pandemic to try to track illicit drugs in the wastewater. The data could help officials craft local treatment strategies and prevent overdoses.
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Authorities investigating body found in Pembina County
Published: May. 26, 2023 at 1:28 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
PEMBINA COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Pembina County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the death of a man, after his body was found in a field near the Pembina Port of Entry.
Officials say someone contacted the sheriff’s office on Thursday, May 25, at 12:56 p.m., after spotting the body while working in that field.
The man was found in a water filled drainage ditch about 20 yards from the U.S., Canadian border.
Authorities are currently working to identifying the man and an autopsy will be performed to know the cause of death.
The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Border Patrol, and Pembina Fire Department have also assisted in this case.
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Drought and wildfire risks will remain elevated in the western states while warmer than average temperatures will greet the Southwest, Gulf Coast and East Coast this winter, federal weather officials said Thursday.
La Niña, a weather pattern characterized by cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, is returning for a rare third winter, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. That means December, January and February are likely to bring drier than average conditions across the southern states and wetter than average weather for areas including the Great Lakes and Pacific Northwest.
The forecast means droughts that have punished the Great Plains and western states are likely to continue, the agency said. Wildfires will remain a risk, and some parts of the country will likely be in greater danger than before, said Brad Pugh, the operational drought lead with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.
“One of the areas, over the next couple months, that is likely to have enhanced wildfire danger will be the south-central U.S. — Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas,” Pugh said. “Very dry conditions there. With that dryness, that will be an area for high wildfire danger in the coming three months.”
Drought conditions are going on across about 59% of the country, NOAA officials said, and they have persisted in the western states since late 2020. The continued La Niña climate pattern means that is likely to expand to the Gulf Coast as well, NOAA said.
The Gulf Coast is also one of the parts of the country likely to experience higher than average temperatures, NOAA said. The higher temperatures are also likely to climb up the East Coast all the way to the New England states, the agency said.
Some parts of the northern U.S., including the Pacific Northwest and portions of the Great Lakes states, could see colder temperatures than usual, NOAA said.
Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting for AER, a Massachusetts-based atmospheric research firm, said NOAA’s predictions dovetail with his expectations for the coming winter.
“I would definitely lean on a milder winter, especially east of the Rockies,” Cohen said. “Wetter to the north, drier to the south.”
The southern Rockies, southern plains and most of the southeastern states are also looking at drier than average conditions, NOAA officials said. The winter weather is also expected to bring drought to the middle and lower Mississippi Valley, they said.
Drought has had major consequences in states like California in recent years, including hurting agriculture operations, spurring water use cutbacks and elevating the risk of wildfires. NOAA’s prediction does call for improved conditions in some drought areas, including parts of Montana and Idaho, but predictions call for a deepening drought in many others.
NOAA’s forecast is similar to projections from computer-based models, said Ryan Maue, a private meteorologist based in Atlanta. Many parts of the country that could use a wet or snowy year are unlikely to get one, he said.
“I think the bottom line is we’re on a continuation of what we’ve been seeing over the last year, including last winter, and there’s not expected to be improvement in the drought situation across California and the center of the United States,” Maue said.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida art dealer was sentenced Tuesday to two years and three months in federal prison in connection with a scheme involving the sale of fake Andy Warhol paintings.
Daniel Elie Bouaziz, 69, was sentenced in Fort Pierce federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in February to a single count of money laundering, while prosecutors agreed to drop 16 other counts related to fraud and embezzlement. Bouaziz was fined $15,000, and a restitution hearing is scheduled for Aug. 16.
Prosecutors said Bouaziz, the owner of Danieli Fine Art and Galerie Danieli in Palm Beach County, sold counterfeit artworks to a customer in October 2021 including pieces purportedly by Warhol.
Bouaziz told the customer that the pieces, which he was selling for between $75,000 and $240,000, were authentic originals and that some were signed by the artist, investigators said.
Officials said the customer gave Bouaziz a $200,000 down payment that was deposited into Bouaziz’s account, and then the comingled funds were wired to other accounts.
Warhol was an American visual artist and filmmaker most associated with the pop art movement of the 1960s. | https://www.pahomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-florida-art-dealer-gets-2-years-3-months-in-warhol-forgery-scheme/ | 2023-05-31 22:49:54 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-florida-art-dealer-gets-2-years-3-months-in-warhol-forgery-scheme/ |
Artificial intelligence helping detect early signs of breast cancer in some US hospitals
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Some doctors believe artificial intelligence is saving lives after a major advancement in breast cancer screenings. In some cases, AI is detecting early signs of the disease years before the tumor would be visible on a traditional scan.
The Christine E. Lynn Women's Health and Wellness Institute at the Boca Raton Regional Hospital found a 23% increase in cancer cases since implementing AI during breast cancer screenings.
Dr. Kathy Schilling, the medical director at the institute, told Fox News Digital the practice has nine dedicated breast radiologists who are all fellowship trained, so the increase in early detections was surprising.
"All we do is read breast imaging studies, and so I thought, you know, we were probably pretty good at what we were doing, but this study really comes in shows us that even the dedicated and committed breast radiologists can do better utilizing artificial intelligence," Schilling said.
"ProFound AI," created by iCad, is designed to flag problem areas on mammograms. The program studied millions of breast cancer scans and, over time, learned to circle lesions and estimate the cancer risk.
"If you realize that 90% of the cases are benign and have no findings, you know, you just become fatigued. You get mesmerized by scrolling through the images. The AI helps us to refocus and find those little tiny cancers that we're looking for," Schilling said.
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman's breast for breast cancer. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke/dpa (Photo by Michael Hanschke/picture alliance via Getty Images)
ProFound AI became the first technology of its kind to be FDA cleared in December 2018. The Christine E. Lynn Women's Health and Wellness Institute adopted the groundbreaking technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the hospital now boasts one of the earliest studies on AI's impact on cancer.
"What I think we're going to be finding is that we're finding cancers when they're three to six millimeters in size, and finding the invasive lobular cancers which are very difficult for us to find, because they don't form masses in the breast," Schilling said.
Schilling also stated that over the past two years, the institute has offered less severe therapies to patients diagnosed with breast cancer because the cells are so small.
"We are doing smaller lumpectomies, fewer mastectomies, less chemotherapy, less radiation therapy," she continued. "I think we're entering into a whole new era in breast care."
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Schilling also believes AI's early detection capabilities may have helped save Luz Torres' life after a routine mammogram on April 1 revealed a small cancerous tumor. Torres said she had no symptoms or inclination that something could be wrong.
"I have very dense breast tissue, so I always have a mammography and an ultrasound. The recommendation of that visit was the breast biopsy, so I had that done within a week's time, and then I got a phone call that the pathology was breast cancer," Torres said in an emotional interview. "It was an early detection. I come every year, I'm on track with my mammography, so it's very small tumor."
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Torres was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in early April and recently completed surgery. Fortunately, she is expected to make a full recovery after early detection.
"It looks good. Because it was called early stage 1, I won't need chemotherapy so very happy about that," said Torres, who described the institute as "amazing."
"The desire to improve the technology for the patients to find this breast cancer in patients early when it's treatable, and the prognosis ends up being great. I'm fortunate enough to be one of those patients. It's a blessing," she concluded.
Several companies have released AI products with the ability to flag abnormalities during cancer screenings. Doctors are also using AI to detect brain cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/artificial-intelligence-helping-detect-early-signs-of-breast-cancer-in-some-us-hospitals | 2023-05-05 22:38:35 | 0 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/artificial-intelligence-helping-detect-early-signs-of-breast-cancer-in-some-us-hospitals |
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Morris County reported from May 29 to June 5. There were 51 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,688-square-foot home on Marine Terrace in Lake Hopatcong that sold for $475,000.
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18 Chamberlain Avenue, Budd Lake, $157,000. | https://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2023/06/see-all-homes-sold-in-morris-county-may-29-to-june-5.html | 2023-06-05 05:52:04 | 0 | https://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2023/06/see-all-homes-sold-in-morris-county-may-29-to-june-5.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards across New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting new signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.”
The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of scores of “sensitive” places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going into effect Thursday. The measure, passed after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June expanded gun rights, also sets stringent standards for issuing concealed carry permits.
New York is among a half-dozen states that had key provisions of its gun laws invalidated by the high court because of a requirement for applicants to prove they had “proper cause” for a permit. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that she and her fellow Democrats in the state Legislature took action the next week because the ruling “destroyed the ability for a governor to be able to protect her citizens from people who carry concealed weapons anywhere they choose.”
The quickly adopted law, however, has led to confusion and court challenges from gun owners who say it improperly limits their constitutional rights.
“They seem to be designed less towards addressing gun violence and more towards simply preventing people from getting guns — even if those people are law-abiding, upstanding citizens, who according to the Supreme Court have the rights to have them,” said Jonathan Corbett, a Brooklyn attorney and permit applicant who is one of several people challenging the law in court.
Under the law, applicants for a concealed carry permit will have to complete 16 hours of classroom training and two hours of live-fire exercises. Ordinary citizens would be prohibited from bringing guns to schools, churches, subways, theaters and amusement parks — among other places deemed “sensitive” by authorities.
Applicants also will have to provide a list of social media accounts for the past three years as part of a “character and conduct” review. The requirement was added because shooters have sometimes dropped hints of violence online before they opened fire on people.
Sheriffs in some upstate counties said the additional work for their investigators could add to existing backlogs in processing applications.
In Rochester, Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter said it currently takes two to four hours to perform a pistol permit background check on a “clean” candidate. He estimate the new law will add another one to three hours for each permit. The county has about 600 pending pistol permits.
“It’s going to slow everything down just a bit more,” he said.
In the Mohawk Valley, Fulton County Sheriff Richard C. Giardino had questions on how the digital sleuthing would proceed.
“It says three years worth of your social media. We’re not going to print out three years of social media posts by everybody. If you look at my Facebook, I send out six or 10 things a day,” said the sheriff, a former district attorney and judge.
The list of prohibited spaces for carrying guns has drawn criticism from advocates who say it’s so extensive it will make it difficult for people with permits to move about in public. People carrying a gun could go into private business only with permission, such as a sign posted on the window.
Giardino has already started giving out signs to local businesses saying people can carry legal firearms on the premises. Jennifer Elson, who owns the Let’s Twist Again Diner in Amsterdam, said she put up the sheriff’s sign, along with one of her own reading in part “per our governor, we have to post this nonsense. If you are a law abiding citizen who obtained a legal permit to carry, you are welcome here.”
“I feel pretty strongly that everybody’s constitutional rights should be protected,” she said.
But in Times Square, visited by about 50 million tourists annually, and many less crowded places carrying a gun will be illegal starting Thursday.
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Tuesday she looked forward to seeing authorities move to “protect New Yorkers and visitors who frequent Times Square.”
One lawsuit challenging provisions of the law argued the rules make it hard for license holders to leave home without violating the law. A federal judge is expected to rule soon on a motion challenging multiple provisions of the law, which was filed on behalf of a Schenectady resident who holds a license to carry.
The Supreme Court ruling also led to a flurry of legislation in California to tighten rules on gun ownership, including a new law that could hold gun dealers and manufacturers responsible for any harm caused by anyone they have “reasonable cause to believe is at substantial risk” of using a gun illegally.
Earlier this month, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a measure that would require gun permit applicants to undergo personal interviews with a licensing authority.
New Jersey required people to get training before receiving a permit and would require new residents to register guns brought in from out of state.
Hawaii, which has the nation’s lowest number of gun deaths, is still weighing its options. Since the Supreme Court’s ruling, the state has only granted one new gun permit.
While New York does not keep statewide data on pistol permit applications, there are reports of long lines at county clerks’ office and other evidence of a surge in applications before the law takes effect.
In the Mohawk Valley, Pine Tree Rifle Club President Paul Catucci said interest in the club’s volunteer-run safety courses “blew right up” late this summer.
“I had to turn hundreds of them away,” he said.
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Matt Fitzpatrick a winner again at Brookline as US Open champion
Matt Fitzpatrick of England is a champion again at The Country Club, this time with the grandest of trophies.
A U.S. Amateur champion in 2013. The U.S. Open champion Sunday.
In a three-way battle at Brookline that came down to the wire, Fitzpatrick seized control with a great break and an even better shot on the 15th hole for a two-shot swing. He was even more clutch from a fairway bunker on the 18th that set up par for a 2-under 68.
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Victory was not secure until Will Zalatoris, who showed amazing fight back from every mistake, dropped to his knees when his 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th just slid by the left side of the cup. Zalatoris was a runner-up in the second straight major.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler never recovered from back-to-back bogeys to start the back nine. He had a 25-foot birdie chance on the 18th that just missed and left him one behind.
Fitzpatrick is the second man to win a U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open on the same course, joining Jack Nicklaus who turned the trick at Pebble Beach. Juli Inkster won the U.S. Women's Amateur and U.S. Women's Open at Prairie Dunes.
Along with the $3.15 million in prize money, Fitzpatrick had that gold Jack Nicklaus medal draped around his neck.
Fitzpatrick, who briefly played at Northwestern before turning pro, won for the eighth time worldwide, and this was his first in America — at least a tournament everyone knows about.
Fitzpatrick said he won the member-member at The Bear's Club in Florida at the start of the year, the course Nicklaus built.
“He gave me a bit of abuse at the start of the year. He said, ‘Finally. Congratulations for winning in the States,’" Fitzpatrick said.
And then slightly lifting the trophy, Fitzpatrick sent a fun message to Nicklaus: “Jack, I won a second time.” | https://www.wtae.com/article/matt-fitzpatrick-hangs-on-wins-us-open-by-1/40343460 | 2022-06-20 00:01:22 | 1 | https://www.wtae.com/article/matt-fitzpatrick-hangs-on-wins-us-open-by-1/40343460 |
People have stepped up to donate blood following the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
South Texas Blood & Tissue reported long lines Wednesday for the Uvalde blood drive.
"We have seen tremendous support for the Uvalde community with 600 donors coming in to donate blood. We want to thank you all so much. Your generosity gives us all hope after tragedies like this," South Texas Blood & Tissue said.
The blood bank said that immediately following the shooting, it was able to send 15 units of blood to the school. It sent 10 more units to a hospital in Uvalde Tuesday afternoon.
The donations received today and in the immediate future will help replenish an already depleted supply.
"Blood supplies are at historically low levels as we begin the summer travel season, our slowest time for blood donations," South Texas Blood & Tissue said. "We also encourage you to schedule your donation when appointments are available next week and to continue donating throughout to year." | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/blood-donations-surge-after-texas-school-shooting | 2022-05-25 17:01:18 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/blood-donations-surge-after-texas-school-shooting |
Wheelchair Football League gives disabled athletes new field of possibilities
Posted/updated on: February 11, 2023 at 1:58 pm(PHOENIX) -- Before fans flocked to Phoenix for this weekend's Super Bowl, the city hosted another major football championship event featuring a different group of hard-hitting players.
The Wheelchair Football League held its second Super Bowl on Tuesday with a match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams.
The league, which was created by the NFL, the Bob Woodruff Foundation and Move United, is made up of athletes with disabilities who compete in wheelchairs, complete with uniforms and helmets of NFL teams.
Many of the players are veterans who were wounded abroad, and for some, like Alex Nguyen, a wide receiver and defensive back for the WFL's Chiefs, the league has given them a new meaning in life.
"I guess finding sports kind of just turned it around a little bit for me," Nguyen, who lost his leg while serving in Afghanistan, told ABC News. "Everybody's got that fire that an able-bodied football player does."
The league was founded in 2020 and now has 400 athletes in 11 teams across the country. Passes, receptions and throws take place on a 60-yard hard ground, in some cases a parking lot, and tackling is done by touching the upper part of the body.
Bart Salgado, a former Marine who plays for the WFL's LA Rams, told ABC News there are plenty of times players crash into the pavement.
"Some guys can just get themselves back up. Some guys need a little bit of help," he said.
The league's fanbase has been growing throughout the years, according to Anne Marie Dougherty, the CEO of the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
"I saw the championship game last year, [and] I was like, 'Wow those are some hard hits! OK!' We’re here for it, those are some great throws," she said.
Cam Jordan, a defensive end for the New Orleans Saints who attended this week's championship game, agreed.
"These guys out here smashing into each other with reckless abandon. And I love the mentality," he told ABC News.
One of the best parts of the league, according to the players, is the new community they've grown and the camaraderie they've created.
Even though the Chiefs defeated the Rams in the game 7-0, players on both teams said they were ready to celebrate with some post-game drinks.
"Yeah during the game. We might hate each other a little bit," Nguyen said.
"But it's just trash-talking and sportsmanship," Salgado added.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Though the Insight Women’s Center sits at the epicenter of a reinvigorated battle in the nation’s culture wars, the only hint of its faith-based mission to dissuade people from getting abortions is the jazzy, piano rendition of “Jesus Loves Me” playing in a waiting room.
The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature is considering allocating millions of dollars in state funds to similar anti-abortion centers that persuade people to bring their pregnancies to term by offering free pregnancy tests and sonograms, as well as counseling and parenting classes taught by volunteers. They’re also considering offering millions more in income tax credits for donors supporting what they call “crisis pregnancy centers.”
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year and gave control of abortion policy to the states, it led to bans and restrictions in some states, and executive orders and laws protecting access in others. Those debates continue, but perhaps less noticed is how this change refueled the renewed battle over taxpayer money.
Supporters say the effort shows abortion opponents are addressing families’ social and financial needs. But critics say the amount of new funding proposed for organizations like Insight — either in direct funding or tax credits for their donors — fall far short of what’s necessary to improve people’s access to health care and address ongoing poverty.
“You funnel money through a short-term solution that makes it appear as though you are doing something,” said Alesha Doan, a University of Kansas associate professor who has studied and written books about abortion politics.
Increasingly, liberal cities and states are funding access to abortion, including telemedicine, which has seen a notable rise with more than half of U.S. abortions now done with pills rather than surgery. Meanwhile, states with GOP legislatures and governors are looking to put more taxpayer money into organizations that talk people out of ending their pregnancies.
Legislative committees held hearings Thursday on proposals for a 70% income tax credit to donors who support anti-abortion centers, with a cap of $10 million in total credits. A Senate committee might vote this week.
It’s similar to a longstanding Missouri law that provides income tax credits to donors supporting anti-abortion centers. Arizona has such a law, and Mississippi’s Republican House speaker is trying to expand a cap on tax credits to $10 million from the $3.5 million authorized last year.
Arkansas and Oklahoma are considering adding similar tax credits, according to the National Right to Life Committee.
In Missouri, donors to anti-abortion centers have received $15 million in total state tax credits over the past five years, and one state analysis estimates the centers served about 43,000 people last year.
Abortion opponents have operated centers like Insight for decades, and the practice of conservative-led states offering financial aid to them predates Dobbs — the decision in June overturning Roe v. Wade.
On the abortion-rights side, Oregon lawmakers last year created a $15 million abortion-access fund, with the first $1 million going to a nonprofit that covers the costs of patients’ travel and procedures. California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Washington have also allocated or are considering offering public funding for abortions or related services.
In New Mexico last year, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pledged $10 million in state funds to the construction of a new abortion clinic.
Morgan Hopkins, president of the abortion-rights advocacy group All(asterisk) Above All praised the funding. “Budgets are a reflection of our values,” she said.
Kansas already provides grants to programs that provide prenatal care, and encourage people to carry their pregnancies to term. But it spends less than $339,000 in a state budget of $24 billion on the program — and made only two grants totaling less than $74,000 to anti-abortion centers.
Now, some abortion opponents talk about emulating Missouri’s more than $8 million annual funding, plus the income tax credits.
Abortion rights supporters are frustrated that the push for such support is coming so soon after an Aug. 2 statewide vote that decisively rejected a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would have allowed legislators to greatly restrict or ban abortion.
“I have general concerns that we’re not respecting what was the very clear will of voters,” said state Sen. Ethan Corson, a Kansas City-area Democrat who serves on the Senate tax committee.
Abortion rights advocates say the centers lure patients away from abortion clinics with free services, give them inaccurate medical information and counseling from people who are not trained therapists. Some see funding them as a political gesture designed to make abortion bans look less harsh.
Abortion opponents argue that centers like Insight offer patients a wide range of prenatal and post-birth classes, in addition to other help. They also argue that boosting funding for free services after the August vote is a promise not to abandon parents and families.
In Lawrence, where the nearest abortion clinic is a 40-minute drive away, 28-year-old Korbe Bohac is still visiting the Insight center nearly 8 months after her son Winston was born. She told legislators the classes and counseling make her a better, more confident parent — and helped preserve her mental health. She called it “a safety net.”
The Insight center, which is only a few miles from the University of Kansas, has two sonogram nurses, and a doctor and radiologist sometimes volunteer their time. But services depend mostly on about 50 volunteers. The $340,000 annual budget is mostly supplied by private donations, but the organization received a community development grant in 2014 to launch parent education programs.
Center staff said that although they do not refer clients to abortion providers, they discuss abortion as an option. They said some patients who met with them went on to have abortions, though this is not possible to verify given patients’ privacy protocols.
Insight has two separate waiting rooms — one for its educational programs and one for medical services. Executive director Bridgit Smith said one reason is that it keeps pregnant patients from being influenced by seeing babies and toddlers.
Smith said she believes the proposed tax credit would increase donations, helping Insight start a maternity home for people without shelter.
“We’re trying to build strong individuals and strong families. And isn’t that what we all want?” Smith said. “Even for the woman that doesn’t choose to parent, we still want her to be strong and healthy after the decision.”
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Mulvihill reported from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Emily Wagster Pettus in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this report.
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Auburn vs. Iowa: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NCAA Tournament First Round
The No. 9 Auburn Tigers (20-12) face off against the No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes (19-13) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, beginning at 6:50 PM.
In this article, you can take a look at the spread and odds across multiple sportsbooks for the Auburn vs. Iowa matchup.
Auburn vs. Iowa Game Info
- When: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 6:50 PM ET
- Where: Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama
- How to Watch on TV: TNT
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Auburn vs. Iowa Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Here's a look at the odds, spread and over/under for this matchup listed on several sportsbooks.
Auburn vs. Iowa Betting Trends
- Auburn has won 15 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing 17 times.
- The Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over 19 out of 32 times this season.
- Iowa has won 14 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 15 times.
- In the Hawkeyes' 29 chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 16 times.
Auburn Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +12000
- Bookmakers rate Auburn higher (30th in college basketball) than the computer rankings do (31st).
- In terms of their national championship odds, the Tigers have had the 53rd-biggest change this season, falling from +4500 at the beginning to +12000.
- Auburn has a 0.8% chance of winning the national championship, based on its moneyline odds.
Iowa Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +15000
- The Hawkeyes have had the 58th-biggest change in terms of their national championship odds, dropping from +10000 at the start of the season to +15000.
- Based on its moneyline odds, Iowa has a 0.7% chance of winning the national championship.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — U.S. forward Christian Pulisic is listed as day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during his team's 1-0 World Cup win against Iran that sent the Americans to the round of 16 of the tournament on Tuesday.
Pulisic scored the 38th-minute winning goal against Iran, but crashed into Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand during the same play. The Chelsea striker was substituted at the start of the second half and taken to a hospital for tests.
The U.S. Soccer Federation said Pulisic was diagnosed with a pelvic contusion and returned to the team hotel.
A video posted later on social media by the U.S. team showed Pulisic celebrating with the rest of the squad as they arrived at the team hotel.
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month
NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
What: MetroPlusHealth, New York City's quality affordable health plan, will hold a press conference to share the results of their 2022 AAPI Survey of Mental Health Among Women in NYC, conducted in April 2022. The survey found that Asian women in New York City feel they have significantly less support and mental health resources than the average woman in the City. MetroPlusHealth will be joined by local community-based organizations, medical professionals, and Elected Officials to share available resources and highlight the barriers to care in AAPI communities.
Who:
- Dr. Talya Schwartz, President and CEO of MetroPlusHealth
- Dr. Eric Wei, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer of NYC Health + Hospitals
- Dr. Ted Long, Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Care and Populations Health of NYC Health + Hospitals
- Council Member Linda Lee, NYC Council Chair of Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addictions
- Council Member Shekar Krishnan, NYC Council Chair of Committee on Parks and Recreation
- Council Member Sandra Ung, NYC Council Chair of Committee on Governmental Operations
- Manuel Castro, Commissioner for the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
- Kajori Chaudhuri, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Commissioner on Human Rights
- Linda Sun, Deputy Chief of Staff for NYS Governor Kathy Hochul
- Patrick Kwan, Senior Advisor, NYC Mayor's Office Community Affairs Unit
- Diya Basu-Sen, Executive Director of SAPNA NYC
- Isabel Ching, Executive Director of Hamilton Madison House
- Ernabel Demillo, Emmy-award winning New York City Broadcaster and Journalism Educator
- Ala Jaarah, Domestic Violence Case Manager the Arab American Association of New York
- Myoungmi Kim, Executive Director of the Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York
- Jo-Ann Yoo, Executive Director for the Asian American Federation
When: May 18, 2022, 11:00am
Where: Steps of City Hall, New York, NY
- Resource tables will be set up along Broadway, providing mental health-related information to the public. Additional tents with resources will be on Chambers Street.
The press conference is open to the media.
About MetroPlusHealth
Since 1985, MetroPlusHealth Plan has built a reputation for providing access to affordable, quality health care to residents across New York City. MetroPlusHealth is the plan of choice for over 600,000 New Yorkers and has a five-star rating based on the State's 2020 Consumer's Guide to Medicaid and Child Health Plus Managed Care Plans in New York City. The health plan's robust network of primary care doctors and specialists includes many independent community providers. Culturally sensitive, and fluent in more than 40 languages, MetroPlusHealth's staff is as diverse as the great City it serves. For more information about MetroPlusHealth plans, benefits, and services, visit www.metroplus.org and join the conversation at facebook.com/metroplushealth and twitter @metroplushealth. MetroPlusHealth is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation's largest public health system.
CONTACT :
Divendra Jaffar
646-952-3243
jaffadi@metroplus.org
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HONOLULU (AP) — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 meters) into the air as Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years.
For now, lava is not threatening any homes or communities and no evacuation orders have been issued. Lava could eventually reach neighborhoods as it flows downhill though it could take a week or more for molten rock to reach populated areas.
Mauna Loa is spewing sulfur dioxide and other volcanic gases. They form volcanic smog, or vog, when they mix with vapor, oxygen and dust in sunlight. As a result, state health officials are urging people to cut back on outdoor exercise and other activities that cause heavy breathing.
Mauna Loa last erupted in 1984. It’s smaller, more active neighbor, Kilauea volcano, has been erupting continuously for more than a year since September 2021.
WHERE IS MAUNA LOA?
Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that together make up the Big Island of Hawaii, which is the southernmost island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s not the tallest (that title goes to Mauna Kea) but it’s the largest and makes up about half of the island’s land mass.
It sits immediately north of Kilauea volcano, which is well-known for a 2018 eruption that destroyed 700 homes and sent rivers of lava spreading across farms and into the ocean.
Mauna Loa last erupted 38 years ago. The current eruption is its 34th since written history began in 1843.
The Big Island is mostly rural and hosts cattle ranches and coffee farms but it is also home to a few small cities, including the county seat of Hilo which has a population of 45,000.
It’s about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Hawaii’s most populous island, Oahu, where the state capital Honolulu and beach resort Waikiki are both located.
Mauna Loa’s volume is estimated at least 18,000 square miles (75,000 square kilometers), making it the world’s largest volcano when measured from the ocean floor to its summit.
WHERE IS MAUNA LOA ERUPTING FROM?
The eruption began Sunday night at its summit after a series of large earthquakes. It then spread to vents that formed in a rift zone where the mountain is splitting apart and it’s easier for magma to emerge.
These vents are on the mountain’s northeast side and lava emerging there could head toward Hilo which is on the east side of the island.
Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said he doesn’t expect additional vents to form on the volcano’s southwest rift zone during this eruption. That means communities to the west would be spared lava flows this time.
Mauna Loa’s also erupted from the northeast in 1984. That time, lava headed toward Hilo but stopped a few miles short of the city.
Historically, each Mauna Loa eruption has lasted a few weeks. Hon expects the current eruption to follow this pattern.
IS MAUNA LOA EXPLODING LIKE MOUNT ST. HELENS?
Mauna Loa is not exploding like Washington state’s Mount St. Helens did in 1980, killing 57 people. That eruption sent ash soaring over 80,000 feet (24,384 meters) and raining down as far as 250 miles (400 kilometers) away.
The magma in Mount St. Helens tends to be stickier and traps more gas, making it much more likely to explode when it rises. It’s of a variety called composite volcanoes, which form concave cones.
Mauna Loa’s magma tends to be hotter, drier and more fluid. That allows the magma’s gas to escape and lava to flow down the side the volcano the way it is starting to do now. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano, named because the long, broad flanks built by repeated lava flows give it the appearance of a warrior’s shield.
In 1989, Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano, another composite volcano, belched an 8-mile cloud of ash that clogged all four engines of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines jet. The plane fell 13,000 feet before all engines restarted and the plane landed without injury to the 245 people aboard.
Mauna Loa released some ash this time but on a vastly smaller scale than these examples from composite volcanoes.
WHAT HAZARDS ARE POSED BY MAUNA LOA’S ERUPTION?
-Lava: Molten rock could cover houses, farms or neighborhoods, depending on where it flows. But lava from the northeast rift zone will likely take at least a week to reach populated areas allowing people time to evacuate if needed.
-Volcanic gas: Mauna Loa is releasing volcanic gases, mostly sulfur dioxide. The gases are present in their highest concentrations in the immediate area around the summit crater or vents. But they also combine with other particles to form vog, which can spread across the Big Island and even waft over to the state’s other islands.
Vog can give healthy people burning eyes, headaches and sore throats. It can send those with asthma or other respiratory problems to the hospital.
-Glass particles: When hot lava erupts from a fissure and rapidly cools, it forms glass particles named “Pele’s hair” and “Pele’s tears” after the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes.
The particles tend not to travel far from volcanic vents — maybe only a few hundred yards or a mile and won’t threaten many people, said Aaron Pietruszka, an associate specialist at the University of Hawaii’s Department of Earth Sciences.
“It just literally looks like hair strands. And that’s where the fluid lava is stretched by the wind to make long, thin strands,” said Pietruszka.
The glass bits — as short as a few millimeters or as long as a few inches — can be sharp.
“You wouldn’t want to be digging your hands in it because you could get a cut,” Pietruszka said.
An N95 or KF94 mask would protect against these glass particles but not against volcanic gas, said Dr. Libby Char, the director of the state Department of Health.
“Pele’s hair” specimens from Kilauea volcano’s eruption are visible at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
HOW SIGNIFICANT ARE MAUNA LOA’S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS?
Mauna Loa released about 15,000 tons of carbon dioxide per day during its 1984 eruption, according to USGS data.
That’s equivalent to the annual emissions from 2,400 sport utility vehicles.
Scientists say all of Earth’s volcanoes combined emit less than one percent of the carbon dioxide that humans produce each year. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/how-dangerous-is-mauna-loas-eruption-in-hawaii/ | 2022-11-29 12:23:08 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/how-dangerous-is-mauna-loas-eruption-in-hawaii/ |
The U.S. Supreme Court sided Monday with a Washington state public high school football coach who claimed the right to pray on the 50-yard line after each game, joined by those players who wanted to participate.
Emily Bazelon, senior research scholar at Yale Law School and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, joins Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins to discuss what this might mean for the intersection of prayer and public institutions.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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GREENSBORO — Call it a vote of confidence.
Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers has been reelected to a second term, according to complete but unofficial results.
Throughout Tuesday night, Rogers was ahead of challenger Phil Byrd, a former deputy commander in the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, by double digits — about a 11% margin. He received more of the early votes and those cast on Tuesday.
The night ended with Rogers, the county’s sheriff since 2018, getting 55.6% of the vote and Byrd garnering 44.4% of returns.
Byrd could not be reached Tuesday night. The Republican had said during his campaign the department needs better leadership.
In fact, it was the question over Rogers’ stewardship over the agency that saw an unusually high number of candidates trying to unseat him.
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But not after Tuesday. The voters had spoken. Overwhelmingly.
“I think people want us to finish the work we’ve started,” Rogers said at an Election Night watch party at Cooper’s Ale House with news channels flickering on TVs. Nearby, some watched precinct updates on a State Board of Election display board.
Rogers was one of nine candidates in the May primary — the largest group of challengers in recent memory. The former sheriff’s deputy who owns a janitorial/landscaping company and a restaurant/food truck business, upset longtime Sheriff BJ Barnes’ bid for a seventh term in 2018.
Byrd, who bested five other challengers to represent the Republican Party, offered himself as a fresh alternative to Rogers’ understated style. Even those in Rogers’ own party who ran against him in the Democratic primary blamed him for low morale within the department and injuries to staff in the Guilford County jail.
Rogers said criticism has been unfairly lobbed at him. He said he has been concerned about the detention area, which has been a focal point for both candidates. But he says that the factors other agencies are dealing with — retention being one of them — is a challenge at the jail as well. He says that is not a reflection of the department, but the times.
Enough voters agreed.
“He’s doing an amazing job,” said Tara Ferguson, an auditor, during the upbeat gathering for Rogers, where loud music competed with conversation. “I’m protected. I feel safe.”
Rogers was able to change some minds as well.
Bill Stanionis, who consistently voted for Barnes during his terms, supported Rogers this year. He said that he’s seen what Rogers has done during his tenure and talked to deputies about what it’s like to work for him.
“They all said he was a fair man,” Stanionis said. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/promising-to-finish-the-peoples-work-rogers-remains-guilford-countys-sheriff/article_a20c81d0-5ef2-11ed-ae28-c7a031351563.html | 2022-11-09 08:32:17 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/promising-to-finish-the-peoples-work-rogers-remains-guilford-countys-sheriff/article_a20c81d0-5ef2-11ed-ae28-c7a031351563.html |
WFO PORTLAND Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 10, 2022
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COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Portland OR
228 PM PST Fri Dec 9 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Tidal overflow flooding expected.
* WHERE...In Oregon, North Oregon Coast County. In Washington,
South Washington Coast County.
* WHEN...From noon to 4 PM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding, up to one foot above ground level,
during high tides is expected in the low lying areas near bays,
sloughs, and the lower reaches of the coastal rivers.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Toke Point total tide expected to reach 11
ft around 130 PM. Astoria total tide expected to reach 11 ft
around 2 PM. Garibaldi total tide expected to reach 10.5 ft
around 130 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Coastal Flood Advisory means that tidal overflow flooding is
expected. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water, and take appropriate action to protect life and
property.
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proteanTecs' deep data enhances Vayyar 4D imaging radar-on-chip with continuous reliability and performance monitoring
HAIFA, Israel, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- proteanTecs, a global leader of deep data for electronics health and performance monitoring, announced today that Vayyar Imaging will use the company's full lifecycle analytics in their automotive-grade 4D imaging radar-on-chip. By selecting proteanTecs, Vayyar is empowering their multifunctional chip with an in-demand benefit for automotive OEMs—in-use reliability and performance monitoring.
Using proprietary chip telemetry data and machine learning, proteanTecs provides advanced analytics to ensure end-to-end SoC and ECU visibility. The company's cloud and edge solutions introduce a common data language throughout the automotive ecosystem, enabling predictive and prescriptive maintenance and further advancing vehicle safety.
"Predictive in-chip monitoring is critical to supporting the highest standards of automotive safety," said Ian Podkamien, Vice President, Head of Automotive at Vayyar Imaging. "proteanTecs enhances our technology with unprecedented visibility, empowering our team to benefit throughout the production process and to deliver in-field monitoring to our customers."
"We welcome Vayyar to our growing customer list," said Keith Morton, CRO at proteanTecs. "The company is well on its way to transforming the automotive industry with high-resolution in-cabin monitoring, ADAS and ARAS. By adding proteanTecs, Vayyar is giving their imaging radar platform the ability to report on its own health and to support unwavering reliability at scale."
About Vayyar Imaging
Vayyar, the global leader in 4D imaging radar, supplies the world's most advanced radar-on-chip platforms to gather life's essential data, providing solutions for senior care, automotive, security, smart home, robotics, and more, while maintaining privacy at all times. Vayyar's mission is to deliver the next generation of sensing technology that is miniature, affordable, and versatile enough to impact everyone's lives, enabling a safer world. Visit vayyar.com to learn more.
About proteanTecs
proteanTecs is a leading provider of deep data monitoring solutions for advanced electronics in the Datacenter, Automotive, Communications and Mobile markets. Based on Universal Chip Telemetry™ (UCT), the company provides system health and performance monitoring, from production to the field. By applying machine learning to novel data created by on-chip UCT agents, the company's analytics platform delivers predictive insights and visibility, leading to new levels of quality, reliability and scale. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Israel with offices in New Jersey, California, India and Taiwan. For more information, visit: www.proteanTecs.com.
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Commitment to Advancing Care for People with Hemophilia A Demonstrated with Largest and Longest, Ongoing Clinical Development Program for any Gene Therapy in Hemophilia A
European Commission Approval for Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec Expected Q3 2022
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) today announced that it presented four oral presentations and two poster presentations on valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A, at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) 2022 World Congress from July 9-12 in London.
"With each passing year, the breadth of data supporting valoctocogene roxaparvovec increasingly demonstrate the positive impact gene therapy treatment may provide people with severe hemophilia A. These presentations at ISTH offer supportive evidence of long-term hemostatic efficacy, consistent safety results in clinical studies, efficacy from our pivotal study that is consistent with propensity scoring, the clearance of the vector, and on health-related quality of life over six years," said Hank Fuchs, M.D., President of Worldwide Research and Development at BioMarin. "We look forward to an anticipated approval of valoctocogene roxaparvovec in Europe and providing a therapy that could represent an important and valuable treatment choice for patients with severe Hemophilia A by offering the potential to reduce both the burden of the disease as well as the burden of treatment."
"BioMarin continues to increase and share important data about investigational valoctocogene roxaparvovec that may be useful for patients and physicians to evaluate therapeutic options based on an individual's unique circumstances," said one of the presenters Professor Johnny Mahlangu, a study investigator and Professor in Haematology and Head of School of Pathology in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Presentation of these data at ISTH follows the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopting a positive opinion recommending conditional marketing authorization (CMA) for valoctocogene roxaparvovec for adults with severe hemophilia A. Valoctocogene roxaparvovec is the first gene therapy to be recommended for approval in Europe for hemophilia A. A final approval decision, typically consistent with the CHMP recommendation, is expected from the European Commission in Q3 2022.
BioMarin's presentations at ISTH include:
Oral Presentations
Comparative effectiveness of valoctocogene roxaparvovec and prophylactic factor VIII replacement estimated through propensity scoring
Anthony J. Hatswell, PhD, Director and Analyst, Delta Hat Limited, Nottingham, UK
Sunday July 10, 2022, 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM BST
Relationship between transgene-produced FVIII and bleeding rates 2 years after gene transfer with valoctocogene roxaparvovec: Results from GENEr8-1
Professor Johnny Mahlangu, Professor of Haematology and Head of School of Pathology in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sunday July 10, 2022, 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM BST
Hemostatic results for up to 6 years following treatment with valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an AAV5-hFVIII-SQ gene therapy for severe hemophilia A
Professor Michael Laffan, faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Inflammation at Imperial College London, Director of the Hammersmith Hospital Haemophilia Centre
Sunday July 10, 2022, 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM BST
Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Adeno-associated viral Gene Therapy in the Severe Hemophilia A Dog Model
Paul Batty, MBBS, PhD, Associate Professor at University College London and an Honorary Consultant in Haemostasis and Thrombosis at the Katharine Dormandy Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre (Royal Free Hospital, London, UK)
Saturday, July 9, 2022, 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM BST
Posters
Comparability of bleeding outcomes by prophylactic FVIII replacement intensity: A post hoc analysis of a noninterventional study of men with severe hemophilia A
Charlotte Camp, MSc, Associate Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, BioMarin
Monday July 11, 2022, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM BST
Blood Biodistribution and Vector Shedding of Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec in People with Severe Hemophilia A: Results from the Phase 3 GENEr8-1 Trial
Suresh Agarwal, PhD, MS, RPh, Director, Clinical Pharmacology, BioMarin
Sunday July 10, 2022, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
About Hemophilia A
People living with hemophilia A lack sufficient functioning Factor VIII protein to help their blood clot and are at risk for painful and/or potentially life-threatening bleeds from even modest injuries. Additionally, people with the most severe form of hemophilia A (FVIII levels <1%) often experience painful, spontaneous bleeds into their muscles or joints. Individuals with the most severe form of hemophilia A make up approximately 50 percent of the hemophilia A population. People with hemophilia A with moderate (FVIII 1-5%) or mild (FVIII 5-40%) disease show a much-reduced propensity to bleed. The standard of care for individuals with severe hemophilia A is a prophylactic regimen of replacement Factor VIII infusions administered intravenously up to two to three times per week or 100 to 150 infusions per year. Despite these regimens, many people continue to experience breakthrough bleeds, resulting in progressive and debilitating joint damage, which can have a major impact on their quality of life.
Hemophilia A, also called Factor VIII deficiency or classic hemophilia, is an X-linked genetic disorder caused by missing or defective Factor VIII, a clotting protein. Although it is passed down from parents to children, about 1/3 of cases are caused by a spontaneous mutation, a new mutation that was not inherited. Approximately 1 in 10,000 people have Hemophilia A.
About BioMarin
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative therapies for people with serious and life-threatening rare diseases and medical conditions. The Company selects product candidates for diseases and conditions that represent a significant unmet medical need, have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a significant benefit over existing products. The Company's portfolio consists of seven commercial products and multiple clinical and preclinical product candidates for the treatment of various diseases. For additional information, please visit www.biomarin.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the business prospects of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., including without limitation, statements about: the data presented at ISTH, including the four oral and two poster presentations, the development of BioMarin's valoctocogene roxaparvovec program generally, the impact of valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene therapy for treating patients with severe hemophilia A, a final approval decision for valoctocogene roxaparvovec, typically consistent with the CHMP recommendation, expected from the European Commission in Q3 2022 and the potential to transform the lives of these patients and the ongoing clinical programs generally. These forward-looking statements are predictions and involve risks and uncertainties such that actual results may differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: results and timing of current and planned preclinical studies and clinical trials of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, including final analysis of the data from these trials and the entire development program, including further assessment of safety events, any potential adverse events observed in the continuing monitoring of the patients in the clinical trials; the content and timing of decisions by the FDA, the EMA and other regulatory authorities; the content and timing of decisions by local and central ethics committees regarding the clinical trials; our ability to successfully manufacture valoctocogene roxaparvovec; and those factors detailed in BioMarin's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation, the factors contained under the caption "Risk Factors" in BioMarin's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as such factors may be updated by any subsequent reports. Stockholders are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. BioMarin is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and China showcased their “no-limits friendship” on Tuesday during a pomp-laden Kremlin ceremony intended to further cement ties amid the fighting in Ukraine.
After hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping over a seven-course private dinner for 4½ hours the previous night, Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted him in the old imperial palace for talks involving top officials from both countries.
Xi walked slowly up the opulent red-carpeted staircase of the Grand Kremlin Palace as guards in 19th century-style parade uniforms snapped to attention.
Putin was waiting to greet the Chinese leader in St. George’s hall where walls are covered by white-marble plaques with gold engravings of the names of military units and soldiers awarded the order of St. George, a top military award established by Catherine the Great.
In a tightly choreographed ceremony filled with imperial grandeur, the two leaders entered the huge chandeliered room from opposite sides and shook hands in the middle to the sound of the Russian and Chinese national anthems.
They walked past a lineup of Russian and Chinese officials to sit down for talks. Putin and Xi both wore black suits and dark red ties.
The pageantry reflected the importance of Xi’s three-day visit to Russia that gave a strong political boost to Putin just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader on charges of alleged involvement in abductions of thousands of children from Ukraine.
Moscow, which doesn’t recognize the court’s jurisdiction, dismissed the move as “legally null and void,” but the arrest warrant further ramped up the pressure on the Russian leader as the fighting in Ukraine has dragged into a second year.
After the talks, Putin and Xi issued joint declarations pledging to further bolster their “strategic cooperation,” develop cooperation in energy, high-tech industries and other spheres and expand the use of their currencies in mutual trade to reduce dependence on the West.
They said they would develop military cooperation and conduct more joint sea and air patrols, but there was no mention of any prospective Chinese weapons supplies to Russia that the U.S. and other Western allies feared.
Putin and Xi made long statements after the talks to a selected audience of officials and reporters from their pools. They didn’t take questions.
Putin hailed China’s proposals for a political settlement and a cease-fire in Ukraine, saying that it could serve as a basis for a peaceful settlement “once the West and Kyiv are ready for it.” The U.S. has criticized Beijing’s plan as a move intended to allow Russia to shore up its gains.
Putin and Xi wrapped up the day with a state dinner in the 15th-century Palace of Facets that served as a banquet hall for the czars. They again exchanged pledges of expanding the countries’ “comprehensive partnership” at a table next to a frescoed wall before the audience of top officials.
Putin cited a long quote from China’s classical Book of Changes about friendship capable of overcoming any obstacles that the interpreter failed to fully grasp. He raised a glass with a toast wishing good health to Xi and prosperity for the two countries and their peoples, ending it with ‘Ganbei,’ the Chinese equivalent of ‘cheers.’ Xi responded in kind.
After hosting Xi in the Kremlin for six hours, Putin accompanied him down the grand staircase.
“We are now witnessing the changes that haven’t been seen for more than a century, and we are pushing them together,” Xi told Putin through an interpreter as they stood in the Kremlin’s doorway. “Take care, dear friend!”
They shook hands, and Putin stood on the pavement for a moment, waving his hand as Xi’s limo drove away.
Before the Kremlin talks, Xi met with Russian Prime Minister Milkhail Mishustin. Unlike them, Russian and Chinese officials who attended the talks wore medical masks — a reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic that halted mutual visits.
Xi briefly referred to it, telling Mishustin he was happy to be back in Moscow after a long break because of the pandemic. He said that he invited Putin over Monday’s dinner to visit China later this year to attend a top-level meeting of China’s Belt and Road regional initiative.
Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said Putin could make the trip but didn’t give the date.
Xi stayed at a brand-new Chinese-owned Soluxe Hotel set in a lavish riverside park in northern Moscow that features trees and plants from all over China. He used a Chinese-made Hongqi limousine for driving around Moscow. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/putin-hosts-xi-in-the-kremlin-with-imperial-palace-pageantry/ | 2023-03-22 11:56:21 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/putin-hosts-xi-in-the-kremlin-with-imperial-palace-pageantry/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stetson Bennett will get the chance to deliver for the Los Angeles Rams.
Los Angeles grabbed Georgia’s two-time national championship-winning quarterback in the fourth round Saturday, higher than many draft observers predicted.
With no quarterbacks on their roster behind fellow ex-Bulldog Matthew Stafford, the Rams decided they wouldn’t take the risk of waiting to land a prospect greatly admired by coach Sean McVay.
“People take for granted that this guy is just a really good football player because of the background and the way he became the starter at Georgia was a little bit unconventional, and it wasn’t the five-star route,” McVay said. “But I think it minimized the athleticism, the ability to create off-schedule. He’s a natural thrower of the football. … He’s around great players, but he elevated those guys.”
Bennett was the biggest name among a whopping 14 players added to the Rams this weekend as they restocked their badly depleted roster through the draft.
After adding TCU guard Steve Avila with their second-round pick Friday, Los Angeles’ Day 3 group included Warren McClendon, Bennett’s right tackle at Georgia; three more players from the 2020 and 2021 Horned Frogs, including impressive cornerback Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson; and Ethan Evans, a punter from Division II Wingate.
The biggest name by far was the 25-year-old Bennett, whose unlikely route from junior college to the pinnacle of collegiate success has been well documented, but the NFL worthiness of the quirky, 5-foot-11 quarterback sometimes known as “The Mailman” has been hotly debated for years.
The Rams clearly love Bennett’s skill set and pedigree, even if his measurable talents don’t match other prospects.
McVay said he admires Bennett’s tough-nosed, resourceful style of play: “I think there’s an edge to him that’s a positive. You want some competitors that have some stuff to them that (when) things don’t always go well, they’re unfazed and they can kind of move on and be able to reset themselves.”
Bennett was surprised to learn of the Rams’ strong interest in him, but thrilled to land with one of the NFL’s most respected offensive coaches.
“I love competing against the best, and it helps when you’ve got the best on your team,” Bennett said. “I think we do, not that I know that much. But obviously, if you’ve won a Super Bowl in the past few years, you know what you’re doing. I’m excited to learn. It’s an honor that those coaches and GM thought enough of me to pick me, and now it’s my job to go and get better every day.”
Bennett is the first quarterback drafted by the Rams since McVay became their head coach in 2017. He will join Stafford, the Super Bowl winner who is under contract for the next four seasons.
“We wanted to have an all-Athens, UGA quarterback room, and that’s what we’ve got right now,” laughed McVay, who grew up in the Atlanta suburbs.
Rams general manager Les Snead said he watched plenty of Georgia video in recent years because the way a defender plays against the Bulldogs’ vaunted offense is a valuable scouting tool.
“You come away going, ‘Wow, I thought people said that guy was just whatever, a manage-the-game-type QB,” Snead said. “What you (see) is, ’Whoa, wait a minute. Look at that guy move. Look at him buy some time. Look at him anticipate some throws.’ You come away thinking he was a weapon for Georgia. I made a joke internally that, boy, he’s got a bad PR agent, because his image is not maybe being, let’s call it, a talented player. It was a little false.”
Bennett met Stafford for the first time at the College Football Playoff championship game at SoFi Stadium last January, but he grew up watching Stafford, Knowshon Moreno and their fellow Bulldogs.
Bennett remained a fan of Stafford after he landed with the Detroit Lions.
“He’s one of the most talented quarterbacks that’s ever played the game, and he’s tough as nails,” Bennett said. “I’m excited to just go in there, be quiet, take notes and learn.”
Now Bennett is headed back to SoFi, where he played superbly in the Bulldogs’ 65-7 victory over TCU.
Some thought the Rams reached for a backup QB, but they timed it well: Three more quarterbacks were drafted in the 12 picks after they grabbed Bennett. The Rams hadn’t drafted a quarterback since trading up to get Jared Goff with the No. 1 overall pick in 2016.
The Rams’ two backup quarterbacks last season — John Wolford and Bryce Perkins — both struggled behind a poor offensive line after Stafford was injured. Los Angeles turned in desperation to Baker Mayfield, who beat the Raiders two days after joining the team off the waiver wire and eventually started the final five games.
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ORLANDO, Fl., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dstny, the leader in Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) and a global provider of cloud-based business communication solutions, announces the launch of Dstny Converge, a cutting-edge FMC proposition designed to bridge the gap between users' Unified Communication (UC) or business phone extensions, and dedicated mobile SIMs.
This innovative cloud-based solution empowers UC and mobile Service Providers to deliver seamless communication experiences through the mobile's native dialer without needing smartphones, apps, or data. Using the native calling capability of the user's cell phone provides reachability, reliability, and long battery life that data-dependent calling Apps cannot deliver.
Dstny is leveraging this market-leading voice technology and decades of experience and knowhow; today, Dstny delivers FMC services at an international scale to over 2.3 Million daily active mobile users and service providers offering Dstny's FMC see an adoption rate among business UC users of 92%
Powered by unique patented core bridging technology, Dstny Converge provides universal compatibility with virtually any existing UC service and the global network of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
"Several recent technical and market developments have enabled a new phase of opportunity for FMC-style services," said Johan Dalstrom, Chief Product Officer at Dstny. "Business-grade, reliable communications for users at the front-line and in the field, and new technological advancements such as eSIM and multi-SIM devices have made the addition of a work-line to any mobile phone simple and inexpensive."
Dalstrom continued, "With leading providers such as Microsoft recognizing the need and opportunity for FMC with the launch of Teams Phone Mobile, we're excited to be rolling out our carrier-grade proven technology to UC providers and mobile operators to enable them to have a competitive business offer. In addition, we've made it especially easy for the UC provider and the MNO to get connected with Dstny Converge; in particular, we give them the option to skip the IMS integration to the mobile operator to speed up the time to market".
The universal approach of integrating Dstny Converge to both UC platforms and mobile operators means that little or no engineering effort is required to get the service up and running. International mobile operator relationships that Dstny have in place allow UC providers to have the Dstny Converge offer in-market in record time, with the option for a UC provider to bring their MNO of choice if they prefer.
Dstny Converge offers numerous benefits for Service Providers to drive growth, including increased value, an expanded core proposition, and the ability to delight customers with quick enablement and self-service options.
Discover the power of Dstny Converge and transform your business communication today. For more information, visit www.dstny.com/fmc
For further information
Christian Hed – CMO, Dstny
Email: christian.hed@dstny.com
Tel: +46707187603
About Dstny
Dstny is a premier provider of cloud-based business communications solutions. With more than 3 million users, Dstny simplifies communication for companies, partners, and service providers with interactive tools delivered as-a-service across all formats, including voice, video, and chat. Featuring a mobile-first design and easy integration, Dstny's innovative technology and strong local partnerships allow for delivering exceptional user experiences. Headquartered in Brussels, Dstny has 1000 employees in 7 European countries and a €250 million annual revenue.
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- Exclusive agreement signed to acquire 280MW / 4.2GWh energy storage project
- First US project acquisition accelerates Corre Energy's international portfolio growth
- Use of existing salt caverns will reduce cost and shorten project construction time
- Supports Corre Energy's target to have 1.3GW of projects in construction by 2026
- Builds on recent agreement in Germany that doubled Corre Energy's European capacity
DUBLIN, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corre Energy B.V., announced today that its North American subsidiary, Corre Energy US Development Company LLC, has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire a 280-megawatt (MW) / 4.2 gigawatt-hour (GWh) energy storage project from Contour Energy, a Texas-based energy storage infrastructure developer. Following completion of confirmatory due diligence, the buyout transaction is expected to close before the end of this year.
Located in the West Texas region of ERCOT, the utility-scale storage project will be capable of continuously discharging 280MW of electrical power for up to 15 hours, equating to 4.2GWh of fully dispatchable electric energy storage capacity. The project is targeted to achieve financial investment decision (FID) stage in 2025 ahead of full commercial operation.
The project's technology is based on Compressed Air Energy Storage, or "CAES". CAES is a fully commercial technology that can use clean and low-cost renewable energy to compress air into underground salt caverns when the demand for electricity is low and wholesale electricity prices are cheap. Electricity is then released to the grid when wholesale electricity demand and prices are higher, enhancing the stability, reliability, and security of the electricity grid.
This announcement builds on Corre Energy's recent Operational Update that outlined the Company's pathway to having 1.3GW of storage under construction by 2026. It also follows Corre Energy B.V.'s landmark option agreement last month to develop four salt caverns in Germany, effectively doubling Corre Energy's European project portfolio.
Corre Energy US Development Company LLC was established at the beginning of 2023 to acquire early-stage projects and build others on a greenfield basis. Highly favorable government policies, notably the US Inflation Reduction Act and similar financial stimulus in Canada – have created unique opportunities to expand Corre Energy B.V.'s project portfolio.
Keith McGrane, Chief Executive Officer of Corre Energy, B.V., said: "We're extremely pleased to see our North American operation get off to such a strong start. We're especially excited that our North American subsidiary's flagship project is in Texas, considered by many analysts to be the most economically attractive market for utility-scale energy storage in North America."
McGrane added: "We've reached a pivotal moment in the earth's climate crisis. Now is the time to deliver impact and invest in long duration energy storage. CAES is a proven storage technology that can time shift electricity on a bulk basis for very long periods at a fraction of the cost of other commercial energy storage technologies."
Chet Lyons, president of Corre Energy US Development Company LLC, said: "Core Energy has demonstrated a route to market via long-term storage contracts in Europe which we are able to replicate in the US. Our projects can offer investors predictable and stable income with revenue growth while delivering positive societal impact. We will continue to source more opportunities and, in the meantime, look forward to working with Contour Energy, the original developer of the Texas site, to deliver this important project."
Funding for North American acquisitions will run in conjunction with the Company's wider funding process and is expected to be structured to complement Corre Energy's projects and portfolio growth in Europe while increasing the total enterprise value of Corre Energy B.V.
About Corre Energy:
Corre Energy B.V. is headquartered in the Netherlands and listed on the Euronext Growth Exchange in Dublin (CORRE). Corre Energy designs, develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) projects in Europe and North America. Through our project development activities, Corre Energy is working to accelerate the energy transition to net zero, while enhancing the security and flexibility of large-scale energy systems.
About Contour Energy:
Contour Energy LLC has more than 80 years of combined management experience in the development, financing, start-up, and operations of over $8 billion of assets in the power, upstream, midstream and renewable energy spaces.
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WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Biden administration appeal to limit lawsuits filed by members of Congress against the federal government, in a case that stems from disputes over what was the Trump International Hotel in Washington.
The justices said they will review a federal appeals court ruling that allowed a suit by Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee to continue. They filed their complaint in 2017 over the Trump administration’s refusal to turn over information about the Trump Organization’s lease of the hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the White House and the Capitol.
The family no longer owns the hotel, now a Waldorf Astoria, much of the information eventually was provided and six lawmakers who were part of the case no longer serve in the House.
The Biden Justice Department, however, told the court that it is important to wipe the appellate ruling from the books because it otherwise could lead to a flood of lawsuits from individual members of Congress.
The case will be argued in the fall.
The hotel drew criticism from the start of Donald Trump’s presidency for taking money from Republican politicians, companies and foreign governments eager to curry favor with him. The hotel is in the federally owned Old Post Office and Trump’s family business held a lease with the General Services Administration.
Trump, while president, refused to sell off his stake in the hotel despite a prohibition in the lease on elected officials obtaining any benefit that “may arise from the lease.” Democrats alleged that Trump’s ownership of the property created a conflict of interest.
Separately, Trump faced lawsuits over whether he illegally profited off his presidency by owning the hotel in violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause.
In 2021, the Supreme Court eventually brought an end to those suits, saying the cases were moot once Trump left office.
In the lawmakers’ case, the only documents still at issue are legal opinions. The Supreme Court only is looking at whether the lawmakers have the legal right, or standing, to sue.
Members of Congress ordinarily cannot march into federal court as individuals or in small groups and assert that their status as lawmakers gives them the right to sue when the administration in power refuses to comply with their demands for information.
But a 95-year-old law allows any seven members of the House Oversight Committee or five senators on that body’s similar committee to request and be provided certain information from federal agencies.
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