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Gustavo Dudamel’s focus on hair was apparent on his first day at the New York Philharmonic as heir apparent.
The 42-year-old conductor, famous for his bushy locks, magnetic personality and an ability to boost audiences, thought back to his 2007 debut with the orchestra.
“I came here still with black hair,” Dudamel said during a news conference Monday on the stage of David Geffen Hall, “And then immediately it was a connection — it was an artistical, deep, soul connection.”
His once-dark tresses were closely cropped and salt-and-pepper speckled. Dudamel talked about his maturation as he prepares to become music director for the 2026-27 season.
“When I was 24 — 23, 24, 25 — it was crazy. I was a wild animal, not only because my hair was huge,” he said. “Right now, yes, I’m not anymore a young promise, but I’m still young. … With the time, with experience, you change a lot, but I keep that wild, wild animal Gustavo that is always there — and only with less hair now.”
Dudamel, the first Latino to lead the oldest of the major American orchestras, recalled growing up in Venezuela.
“My father played the trombone in a salsa band,” he said. “I wanted to play salsa. That was my dream as a kid. At the beginning, I was not dreaming about the symphony orchestra.”
He enrolled in El Sistema, Venezuela’s music education program, at a young age. Showing charm and humor, he spoke at Monday’s news conference about how he conducted the New York Philharmonic when he was 8 or 9 — while listening to recordings.
“At home, for my family. For a good audience — for my puppets,” Dudamel said. “I rehearsed. I said, ‘This is not good.’”
His first trip to New York was in 1995 with Venezuela’s national student orchestra.
“We were blessed because we came for only one night,” he said. “There was a storm, a snowstorm, and we had to stay one more day.”
Dudamel became music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra in 1999. served as principal conductor of Sweden’s Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra from 2007-12 and took over as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the 2009-10 season. He announced Feb. 7 he will give up the LA role in 2026 when he assumes the New York podium from Jaap Van Zweden, who departs after the 2023-24 season.
Wearing a suit and dress shirt but no tie as he sat beside New York Philharmonic CEO Deborah Borda, Dudamel said the city “can enrich my soul, my spirit as an artist and as a citizen of the world.”
Dudamel cited José Antonio Abreu, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado and Simon Rattle as mentors. He name-checked many predecessors as New York music director, including Leonard Bernstein, whose baton Dudamel accidently broke during his debut run.
About 30 musicians from the New York Philharmonic attended the news conference and a reception after, welcoming Dudamel with hugs and handshakes. When he guest-conducted the orchestra last May, the players gave him Widow Jane bourbon from Brooklyn as part of the wooing.
Dudamel, who currently calls Barcelona home, spoke fluently English and Spanish, at one point quipping: “I wanted to answer in Italian.”
He hopes to change a mentality that classical music “is is only for rich people.”
“Young people get afraid (of) classical, because this feels a little bit like the old car or vintage,” he said. “Music is made in the moment. Even if Beethoven wrote … in 1807 a symphony, this music that we are playing is happening right now, so it’s not any more music from that time; it’s music from this time.”
After at first declining to speak of Venezuela’s economic and political turmoil, Dudamel criticized his nation’s government in 2017 for suppressing protests. Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro then canceled the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra’s U.S. tours.
“I have nothing at present physically with the orchestra. We have been in contact all the time,” Dudamel said. “The orchestra is in amazing shape. I had the chance to see them a few months ago. It’s my orchestra. It’s my family. … I hope in the near future we will be doing thousands of things again together.”
Dudamel pushed for the 2007 establishment of the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles. At Monday’s news conference, he sidestepped whether he hoped for a similar program in New York and said he would have to learn more about the community.
He tried to avoid answering whether he would root for the Yankees or Mets.
“Cardenales,” Dudamel said, referring to the Venezuela team from his hometown of Barquisimeto. “I played a lot of baseball. I was good.” | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-dudamel-on-new-york-i-keep-that-wild-wild-animal-gustavo/ | 2023-02-21 21:07:31 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-dudamel-on-new-york-i-keep-that-wild-wild-animal-gustavo/ |
KENOSHA — “Chanukah Americana,” a concert featuring Lil Rev., will be held on Sunday, Dec. 18, at Beth Hillel Temple, 6050 Eighth Ave.
The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature a collection of original and traditional Chanukah music performed on guitar, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer, & mandolin.
“My musical inspiration started when I was just a kid listening to my dad’s record collection. Later on, I had an early morning paper route, and it afforded me the chance to purchase my first guitar, along with some rock n roll records and a few guitar lessons to boot,” said Lil Rev. “That was 38 years ago, and I’ve lived each day to listen to, play, perform and teach music any chance I can get. It still amazes me all these years later that I am able to make my living doing what I love! As of 2020, my music career largely revolves around touring North America, teaching at music camps, festivals, and concert series, as well as presenting my one-man musical history shows like ‘Scraps of Quilting Music,’ ‘Jews n Blues,’ and the ‘Jews of Tin Pan Alley.’”
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Those attending must be fully vaccinated to attend (per synagogue practice). For more information, call 262-654-2716. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/chanukah-concert-set-dec-18/article_9432b384-7321-11ed-9796-d7950a6fd989.html | 2022-12-03 16:32:50 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/chanukah-concert-set-dec-18/article_9432b384-7321-11ed-9796-d7950a6fd989.html |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon weekend kicked off its first race Saturday evening with the 5k. The marathon, half marathon and relay were held Sunday morning.
By Sunday afternoon, this year’s winners had crossed the finish line. Check out the full list below for names, hometowns and finish times.
Marathon
Here are the top 5 male overall finishers for the marathon
- Stephen Martinez (Stone Mountain, GA) — 2:32:28
- Christian Brewer (Denver) — 2:38:37
- Seth Kolosso (Lenoir City) — 2:39:38
- Adam Veron (Chattanooga) — 2:44:04
- James Shea (Charlotte) — 2:46:26
Here are the top 5 female overall finishers for the marathon
- Stephanie Buchanan (Bristol) — 2:44:26
- Katie Baksa (Knoxville) — 2:53:05
- Mary Alex Gary (Knoxville) — 2:53:55
- Victoria Digiannantonio (Chicago) — 3:09:28
- Audrey Carter (Whitesburg) — 3:09:56
Half Marathon
Here are the top 10 male overall finishers for the half marathon
- Alan Carreno (Las Vegas, NV) — 1:11:35
- Cian Bell (Knoxville) — 1:12:29
- Hisato Suetsugu (Peachtree City, GA) — 1:12:52
- Bryan Morseman (Wheeler, NY) — 1:15:06
- Michael Broud (Charlotte NC) — 1:15:41
- Andrew Danner (Prospect, KY) — 1:15:46
- Sammy DeGraff (Ootlewah) —1:16:00
- Brandon Hough (Yellow Springs, OH) —1:16:16
- Stewart Ellington (Knoxville) — 1:17:57
- Ben Thurman (Knoxville) — 1:20:44
Here are the top 10 female overall finishers for the half marathon
- Amanda Martin (Johnson City) — 1:16:18
- Elizabeth Herndon (Knoxville) — 1:20:08
- Jennifer Weston (Oak Ridge) — 1:25:23
- Alaina Riordan (Birmingham, AL) — 1:27:18
- Marion Corum (Knoxville) — 1:27:21
- Jaclyn Noshay (Farragut) — 1:28:41
- Lauren Roth (Knoxville) — 1:28:55
- Eliza Dickenson (Knoxville) — 1:29:30
- Jenna Farmer (Knoxville) — 1:29:50
- Trinny Duncan (Jonesborough) — 1:30:11
Handcyclists
Here are the top male overall finishers for the handcyclists
- Dane Pylon (Asheville) — 1:31:37
- David Neumer (Kingston) — 1:49:42
- Joe Pomeroy (Easley, SC) — 2:21:29
Here are the top female overall finishers for the handcyclists
- Carly Pearson (Knoxville) — 2:35:41
5K
Here are the top 10 male overall finishers for the 5k
- Zac Sakacsi (Kodak) — 16:48
- Michael Hamilton (Oneonta, NY) —17:18
- Timothy Baker (Knoxville) —18:39
- Cody Omalley (Knoxville) —18:40
- Bennett Hunter (Abingdon, VA)—18:57
- Ron Hees (Knoxville) — 18:56
- Nathan Mills (Knoxville) —19:29
- Oscar Martinez (Knoxville) — 20:01
- Willie Martinez (Knoxville) — 20:13
- Brady Smith (Knoxville) — 19:59
Here are the top 10 female overall finishers for the 5k
- Ariana Vargas (Knoxville) — 20:46
- Ava Woodyatt (Knoxville) — 21:17
- Maria Zolkowski (Knoxville) — 21:26
- Liz Contreras (Knoxville) —22:22
- Campbell Asti (Knoxville) — 22:16
- Amanda Pendley (Oak Ridge) — 22:36
- O. Law (Knoxville) — 23:01
- E. Adams (Knoxville) — 23:01
- Griffin Harrison (Knoxville) — 23:40
- Rachel Mathes (Knoxville) — 23:46
The Knoxville Marathon and Half-Marathon start at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 2. The first marathon finisher should cross the finish line around 10 a.m. The fastest anyone has ever run the marathon is 2:22:15. This time was set by Wojciech Kopec in 2013. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/results-all-2023-covenant-health-knoxville-marathon-winners/ | 2023-04-03 14:02:46 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/tennessee/results-all-2023-covenant-health-knoxville-marathon-winners/ |
Man accused of driving 107 mph in crash that killed grandfather, grandson
CHANDLER, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - Police in Arizona say they have arrested a man involved in a high-speed crash that killed two people last month.
Arizona’s Family reports police arrested 27-year-old Gage Kauffman on Thursday in connection with a crash that killed a grandfather, and his 4-year-old grandson while injuring two others on Dec. 20, 2022.
Police said Kauffman was driving his vehicle that afternoon at over 100 mph before crashing into another car with a family inside.
Authorities identified the other driver as Vaka Tooa. Abigail Tooa was a passenger, along with Vaka Tooa’s 4-year-old grandson, Vaka Tooa Jr.
Police said the impact of the crash ejected Vaka Tooa from the vehicle.
The family was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. However, the boy died the next day, and Vaka Tooa died ten days after the crash, investigators said.
Kauffman and his passenger were also taken to the hospital.
Court documents said Vaka Tooa was not wearing a seat belt, and his grandson wasn’t in a car seat at the time of the collision.
Kauffman reportedly told police a different driver was in front of him and swerving aggressively into his lane before the crash. He claimed that the driver was trying to get him to crash into them.
According to court documents, Kauffman then sped up, trying to get away from the driver but authorities said his speed went from 85 mph to 107 mph before crashing into the Tooa family.
According to investigators, there were several times Kauffman could have slowed down or turned around to get away from the driver who was reportedly brake-checking him.
Court documents said Kauffman claimed he wasn’t drag racing or speeding with any other cars on the road. According to police, the speed limit where the crash occurred is 45 mph.
Authorities said Kauffman was booked on two counts of reckless manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault and two counts of endangerment.
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Jeffrey DeClaire, M.D.: One of Only National Physicians Participating in Smart Watch Study Tracking Activity Level of Knee Replacement Patients
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey DeClaire, M.D., founder of the Michigan Knee Institute, Rochester, MI, is tracking the recovery and activity level of his knee replacement patients before and after surgery via their smart watches. Using artificial intelligence through a patient's smart watch, Dr. DeClaire and his medical team can track progress made before and after knee replacement surgery. Dr. DeClaire is one of a handful of physicians to participate in the national study where a patient's progress after surgery is tracked through their smart watch and the mymobility app. Participants in the study are also required to do daily recovery exercises, record progress notes and report back via text to Dr. DeClaire and his staff.
With 250 of his knee replacement patients enrolled, Dr. DeClaire and his patients will avail themselves of the program's artificial intelligence (AI) to help determine if education and exercise remotely guided by the watch and app are as good as or better than traditional education and outpatient physical therapy.
"As physicians we are obligated to seek out the most technologically advanced methods for helping our patients," says Dr. DeClaire, who is known for pioneering new surgical techniques as well as for his innovative research. "The watch uses AI to collect the patient's activity data and shares it with the app on the patient's smart phone. The app messaging feature allows patients to send photos, ask questions, and provide updates to me and my team, with such timely communication ensuring the absolute best care possible."
In the past, says Dr. DeClaire, he would typically see patients for a postoperative visit and then wouldn't be in contact with them until their one-year follow up. "With this technology, my staff and I communicate with some patients daily about their step count, gait speed, stand hours, flights of stairs and heart rate."
Denise Erhart, a retired nurse who lives in Petoskey, MI and underwent knee replacement surgery says participating in the smart watch study was ideal.
"Being a nurse, I appreciate research and loved the idea there would be a second set of eyes watching my progress," she says. "Dr. DeClaire's office sent me educational information, as well as exercises—which they tracked. I had the app on my phone and received prompts on my watch. Using my smart watch was a terrific way to remain connected to Dr. DeClaire and his staff. It also gave me the comfort of knowing that I was doing things right."
Jeffrey H. DeClaire, M.D.
With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Jeffrey H. DeClaire is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic knee surgeon and the Founder of Michigan Knee Institute, Rochester, Michigan. Dr. DeClaire performs over 1,000 knee surgeries annually and offers arthroscopy; ligament reconstruction; meniscus transplantation; cartilage regeneration; outpatient, partial and total knee replacement; and robotic surgery. He has also assisted in the design of implants and a ligament-preserving knee.
For more information or to make an appointment, www.michigankneeinstitute.com, or 248-650-2400.
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(The Hill) – The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified lawmakers that the U.S. Secret Service had deleted text messages on Jan. 5, 2021 and on the day of the Capitol riot itself after they had been formally requested by investigators.
DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari wrote in a letter addressed to House and Senate Homeland Security committees, which was given to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol rioting, that text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 had been “erased as part of a device-replacement program,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Hill and first reported by The Intercept.
“The USSS erased those text messages after OIG requested records of electronic communications from the USSS, as part of our evaluation of events at the Capitol on January 6,” Cuffari continued.
The letter said DHS officials had told the OIG that the could not provide records directly to the inspector general until they were reviewed by lawyers.
“Second, DHS personnel have repeatedly told OIG inspectors that they were not permitted to provide records directly to OIG and that such records had to first undergo review by DHS attorneys. This review led to weeks-long delays in OIG obtaining records and created confusion over whether all records had been produced,” he added.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the House select committee, said that they had just received the letter and did not immediately know who deleted the text messages.
“Well, they were not clear as to how, they just know that they’re not there,” Thompson said.
“And we had asked them some time ago to look at it. So it didn’t come on the committee side, it came on the Homeland side. And this was their — it was a letter. I have not seen the report yet. So it’s concerning, obviously, and if there’s a way we can reconstruct the text … we will,” he added.
A spokesperson for the DHS Office of the Inspector General declined to delve into the letter when reached for comment by The Intercept.
“To preserve the integrity of our work and protect our independence, we do not discuss our ongoing reviews or our communications with Congress,” the spokesperson told The Intercept.
The Hill has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General and U.S. Secret Service for comment.
Speaking to CNN last month, Marc Short, a former chief of staff to former Vice President Pence, said he had contacted Secret Service ahead of the day of the Capitol riot.
“And I think with thousands of people descending upon Washington with hopes of a different outcome, I just thought it was important that they be alerted to that,” Short told the network. “But I didn’t have any specific intelligence, I did not have any knowledge the Capitol would be attacked the way it was.”
The Secret Service also came up during dramatic testimony to the Jan. 6 panel last month from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
She offered a second-hand account that Trump had tried to grab the steering wheel of the car he was in and tried to lunge at a member of Secret Service personnel after he was told he could not go to the Capitol on Jan. 6.
The Secret Service has denied that the altercation took place.
“The Secret Service has been cooperating fully with the select committee since its inception in spring of 2021 and we will continue to do so by responding formally and on the record to the committee regarding new allegations that surfaced in today’s testimony,” Secret Service said in a statement following her testimony. | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/secret-service-deleted-text-messages-ahead-of-jan-6-riot-says-ig/ | 2022-07-14 23:18:48 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/secret-service-deleted-text-messages-ahead-of-jan-6-riot-says-ig/ |
COVID-19 continues to spread in Carroll County, with the BA.5 subvariant proving to be more transmissible than past versions of the virus.
“The variant is everywhere,” Robert Wack, deputy health officer with the Carroll County Health Department, said in an interview Thursday. “It’s the dominant strain. It’s spreading pretty much unchecked. The good news is that hospital cases are steady. They’re not going up, but they’re not going down like we hope.”
Wack said the fact that most people in Carroll County have been vaccinated, means that hospitalization rates are lower.
“It’s not perfect,” he said. “But we’re in a different place, and it’s better than it was.”
As of Thursday, four patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized at Carroll Hospital Center, according to Colleen Hordesky, director of infection prevention and control.
Carroll Board of County Commissioners President Ed Rothstein wrote in his most recent newsletter to the community that the county has a medium community level, which reflects the risk to the community and health care facilities, and a high transmission level, which reflects the COVID-19 infection risk for individuals.
Afternoon Update
“The good news is, though hospitalizations have remained somewhat elevated, deaths due to COVID-19 in Carroll County have declined, with only one death in the last month,” he wrote.
About 73% of the Carroll County population is fully vaccinated, and 95% of residents older than 65 are fully vaccinated, Rothstein said.
“So many Carroll County residents are well protected from severe illness and death due to COVID,” he said. “However, only 57% of fully vaccinated individuals who are eligible for a booster shot have received one. Booster shots literally provide a ‘boost’ for your immune system, refreshing your protection.”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 5 years of age and older should be vaccinated and get a booster. Two boosters are recommended for people 50 and older.
The latest data from the Carroll County Health Department shows that the percentage of children 5 and older who are fully vaccinated is 77.3%. About 57.1% of vaccinated children in Carroll have also received a booster. | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/cc-covid-update-20220818-tk5zgztfxfg6xa5gwbs7rrht2a-story.html | 2022-08-18 22:13:56 | 0 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland/cc-covid-update-20220818-tk5zgztfxfg6xa5gwbs7rrht2a-story.html |
AI-based software delivers actionable insights for manufacturers to optimize and maintain production output quality
WOBURN, Mass., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SymphonyAI Industrial announced today the launch of two new AI-based processes and performance software solutions to improve manufacturing output and quality. Batch 360, a process performance and optimization solution, and Vision 360, a computer vision solution, use next-generation predictive intelligence to help manufacturers achieve accuracy and efficiency from assembly line processes to individual machines. These solutions apply to a broad range of manufacturing processes, including discrete and batch continuous applications.
Batch 360 is a solution that helps manufacturers maintain high-quality production batches within tighter specifications and lowers costs. Through an Al-driven multivariate model that harnesses and analyzes all available manufacturing data – including imagery, metrology, logs, and time-series data – Batch 360 delivers actionable insights that maximize production. Using domain-specific rules and failure modes effect analysis (FMEA), Batch 360 helps facilitate the production of a "golden batch" by providing manufacturers with set point recommendations based upon dynamic operating conditions.
Vision 360 combines image-based AI with deep learning models to enhance individual manufacturing machine inspection accuracy. Using the latest advantages of GPU computing, Vision 360 analyzes and organizes an incoming stream of visual data to detect anomalies and provide insights, trends, and forecasts that operators can use to tune and adjust for yield and quality during the manufacturing process. With real-time clustering, classification, and forecasting of key KPIs, Vision 360 provides early identification of potential problem areas and continuously steers production to operate at its highest point of efficiency.
"Process and discrete manufacturers are under tremendous pressure to ensure that plants are running as efficiently as possible," said Dominic Gallello, CEO of SymphonyAI Industrial. "Batch 360 and Vision 360 combine our deep knowledge of the plant floor with all the benefits that IIoT and AI can deliver to provide our customers with faster and more accurate decisions during the manufacturing process. The results for our early users have been terrific."
Batch 360 and Vision 360 will be supported on the SymphonyAI Industrial MOM 360 platform. Launched in May, MOM 360 is a software-only manufacturing execution system (MES) system that connects machines and data operations across a global network of plants to help optimize data-driven processes at an enterprise scale.
SymphonyAI Industrial, a SymphonyAI vertical, is an innovator in industrial insight, accelerating autonomous plant operations. The industry-leading Eureka AI/IoT platform and industrial optimization solutions connect tens of thousands of assets and workflows in manufacturing plants globally and process billions of data points daily, pushing new plateaus in operational intelligence.
- Digital manufacturing composable enterprise MOM/MES solutions can be operational in 90 days to connect devices, processes, people, and systems with harmonizing plant automation and control.
- Plant performance applications span asset predictive maintenance and process health and optimization, maintaining high availability of equipment, extending the life of capital assets, and reducing process variability.
- Connected worker solutions mobilize people to handle complex processes with human-driven procedure and instruction support, using a combination of glasses, smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
SymphonyAI Industrial solutions provide high value to users by driving variability out of processes and optimizing operations for throughput, yield, energy efficiency, and sustainability.
SymphonyAI is building the leading enterprise AI company for digital transformation across the most important and resilient growth industries, including retail, consumer packaged goods, financial services, manufacturing, media, and IT service management. SymphonyAI businesses have many leading enterprises as clients in each of these industries. Since its founding in 2017, SymphonyAI has grown rapidly, approaching 2,000 talented leaders, data scientists, and other professionals. SymphonyAI is an SAIGroup company, backed by a $1 billion commitment from successful entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Romesh Wadhwani.
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What you need to solve your fly problem
Pests aren’t bugs that merely annoy you. They are destructive. For instance, there’s a chance the spotted lanternfly may threaten California’s wine grape crops this year. This would create a shortage and drive prices up in yet another area of our life.
In the home, pests such as fruit flies may not seem as big of a threat, but they carry bacteria that can make you break out in a rash or get sick. Recently, chemical-free fly traps went viral. Many people are wondering if this is the answer. And if it is, which types are the best to buy?
Why are there flies in my house?
Insects are like every other living thing: they seek an environment with the resources they need to survive. If your home provides these resources, flies will be attracted and take up residence. Following are three things flies find enticing.
Temperature
Unfortunately, many flies prefer to live and breed in the same temperature range that humans prefer. Unless you are comfortable keeping your home below 50 degrees or above 95 degrees, tweaking the temperature won’t have the impact that you desire.
Water
Flies are as dependent on water for survival as humans. They also breed in stagnant water. If there is stagnant water in or around your house, it can attract flies. Be vigilant about eliminating as many of these desirable breeding areas as possible. Check gutters, look for standing water on your property, move bird baths away from your home and inspect for leaks. If it is difficult for flies to find access to water, your home will be less appealing to them.
Food
Food is the element you have the greatest amount of control over. It can also make the biggest impact. Flies are drawn to rotting and high-fructose substances. If you have any fermenting fruits or vegetables on a counter, get rid of them. Don’t just put them in the trash; take the trash outside. Immediately clean up sticky spills and do your best to keep your sink drain as clean as possible. Wipe down countertops and avoid leaving damp items, such as mops, sitting around. If you can eliminate a fly’s food source, it will not want to stick around.
Why it is bad to have flies in the house
Living with flies might not seem to be that big of a deal. Other than being annoying, most don’t attack people the way a wasp might, so it is easy to be complacent about having them in your home. The problem with flies is they spread bacteria. Flies contaminate food and surfaces as they travel from decaying material to other areas of your home. Wherever a fly lands, it can transmit the pathogens that cause such unpleasantries as E. coli and cholera.
Mosquitoes also belong to the order Diptera (true flies). If you have them in your home as well, you are at risk for contracting a wide variety of diseases, such as Zika virus, West Nile virus, dengue fever and more.
How do I get rid of flies in my house?
The best way to get rid of flies in your home is to keep them from coming there in the first place. This involves preventative measures, such as cleaning up spills, regularly wiping down counters, removing garbage from home daily, cleaning your drains and garbage disposal, washing your produce, only buying what you can eat and repairing screens.
However, even if you do all that, you might occasionally get flies in your home. Once they are inside, fly traps are the best way to diminish the population.
How does a chemical-free fly trap work?
Some flypaper is coated with chemicals that hold the insects that get stuck and then actively kill them. The fragrance that attracts flies to the flypaper can also be mildly disagreeable to humans, and disposing of flypaper can be tough because it sticks to everything, including you.
Luckily, flies aren’t just lured by smells. If you’ve ever had a porch light on at night, you see how well it attracts all manner of flying insects. Since flies see colors with shorter wavelengths better than colors with longer wavelengths, they are more likely to be attracted to blue and ultraviolet light. Chemical-free traps utilize this high-frequency light to lure flies into a trap where they get stuck and eventually expire. This way, there are no toxic chemicals, no odors and no mess.
Which chemical-free fly traps are worth buying?
If you want a high-end outdoor model, this trap is designed for large insects as well as common house flies. It has a three-way UV light projection that attracts bugs and a whisper fan that pulls them in. It can protect up to one acre. Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
This indoor fly trap utilizes UV light and a fan to attract and catch various winged pests, from fruit flies to mosquitoes. The stylish design keeps it from being an eyesore in your home. Sold by Amazon
Gardner FlyWeb Classic Fly Light
The discrete design of this plug-in fly trap lets you rid any room of flying insects. Since it doesn’t employ a fan, it is completely quiet. When the glue card is full, simply remove it and add a new one to continue trapping flies. Sold by Amazon
DynaTrap Indoor Plug-In Fly Trap
DynaTrap is the budget-friendly fly trap option. It plugs in like a nightlight and protects rooms up to 400 square feet. Like other models, it has a discrete design and is easy to clean. All you have to do to clean it is swap out the glue card. Sold by Amazon
If you prefer to zap your insects, this option from Black and Decker works inside your home. You can either hang the unit or mount it on your wall. When it is full, just take out the removable tray and empty it. Sold by Amazon
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Sticker shock at the grocery store has become the norm for many American families, with food prices increasing by 11.4% in 2022. According to the USDA, an average family of four is paying $131 more per month this year, and groceries now account for 20% of an average household’s income.
Since 1959 the U.S. has been a net food exporter of agricultural goods, but for the second time in the last 3 years, the U.S. will be a net agricultural food importer. The ongoing war in Ukraine, China’s growing influence on the U.S. agriculture industry, and supply chain backlogs should all serve as warning signs that the security of our domestic food supply is at risk.
The lights of food shortages are blinking red — now is the time to do everything in our power to ensure the safety and security of our domestic food supply.
California, Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and Illinois are the states with the highest food production in the country. While many think of Hollywood and Pacific coastlines when they picture California, it’s also an agricultural powerhouse, accounting for 11% of the United States’ agricultural cash receipts. With less than 1% of the country’s farmland, California’s Central Valley grows a quarter of our nation’s food. The agricultural abundance of the region supplies food for the entire nation, making it a critical player in ensuring our nation’s food supply.
But in 2021, extreme drought cost the agricultural industry in California over $1.1 billion and nearly 7,000 full- and part-time jobs. Thousands of acres of agricultural land had to be taken out of production because farmers didn’t have a reliable water supply to grow food.
When we conducted a day of site visits in October last year, we heard firsthand from water districts and community members about the devastating impact that politically biased water management is having on the agricultural industry in the state and the communities built up around it.
Fast forward nearly six months later, we find that a series of atmospheric rivers have caused widespread flooding throughout many parts of the state. While this desperately needed rain has helped to replenish reservoirs and depleted groundwater, California lacks the proper water storage necessary to save this water for the inevitable dry years to come. After years of receiving none of their contracted water supply, farmers are now trying to take on more of this water and even flooding their fields to recharge groundwater and prevent critical infrastructure and property damage in downstream communities.
The excess water is causing the reemergence of Tulare Lake and this will put huge amounts of enriched farmland out of production for years to come. When you’re eliminating hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, employment will drop, and food prices will continue to rise.
Rarely has California’s imprudence been more clearly exposed. The state now has more than enough water to supply farms, communities, and homes for years to come, but lacks the ability to hold onto it.
Two weeks ago, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries held a field hearing on the problems that have plagued California water and necessary steps to ensure California’s agricultural abundance is not squandered by extreme environmentalists. During the hearing, we heard a long list of policy failures that have contributed to the preventable situation in California today, and how the Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms (WATER) for California Act would address some of these challenges.
The WATER for California Act was one of the bills discussed during the hearing. It focuses on infrastructure, accountability and operational certainty to better manage California’s water and make these communities more resilient to the predictable years of drought that are to come. Getting this bill signed into law is one of the many actions we need to take to ensure the stability of our nation’s food supply.
Raising an existing reservoir is an affordable and straightforward way of increasing water storage capacity — and even those projects face enormous political hurdles. It took 34 years to raise the existing dam at Lake Success 10 feet, resulting in an extra 20,000 acre-feet of water storage.
The next dam we should be raising in California is Shasta Dam, the most affordable cost per acre water storage project in the state. The WATER for California Act provides eligibility for funding for the Shasta project, which the Biden infrastructure bill explicitly wrote out. It also reauthorizes the successful surface water storage project program established under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, which passed with bipartisan support under President Obama in 2016.
Without a reliable water supply, farmers, ranchers and producers in California’s Central Valley won’t be able to grow the food that we must have on our store shelves and dinner tables. While we can’t control the weather, we can control the ridiculously complex and contradictory laws and regulations that control how much we’re able to pump and which critical storage projects we’re able to build or use.
Farmers are the stewards of the earth and are always looking for ways to use water more efficiently and to grow crops more resilient to drought, especially in California. The myth that farmers are somehow wasting water is absurd — unless you think growing food is wasting water. Water supply problems in California will have nationwide consequences unless action is taken to ensure that commonsense wins out over environmental and political extremism.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WFLA) — After multiple failed launch attempts and a delay due to Hurricane Ian, NASA has set a date for their next try at launching the Artemis I rocket.
On Wednesday, the agency announced that it could roll the rocket to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center as soon as Friday, Nov. 4. The rocket was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building ahead of Hurricane Ian.
NASA determined that only minor repairs would need to be conducted after the storm passed. The agency plans to repair damage to the foam and cork on the thermal protection system, recharge and replace batteries, and perform maintenance on the secondary payloads and flight termination system – a process that will blow up the rocket if it goes off course and threatens people on the ground.
The agency will once again attempt to launch Artemis I during a 69-minute window that opens at 12:07 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14. Back-up launch windows were requested for Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 1:04 a.m. and Saturday, Nov. 19, at 1:45 a.m., which are both two hours long.
If the Nov. 14 attempt is successful, NASA said the mission would last about 25 days before the rocket splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, Dec. 9.
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PHILADELPHIA — Before practice Tuesday, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts welcomed reporters to his inner sanctum.
The third-year quarterback with the sprained throwing shoulder described what it was like playing with a bull’s eye on him, which will be the case Saturday night when the Giants plot how to put hits on him.
“It’s football,” Hurts said. “I got a bounty on me every week I go out there on the field, so I’m going to go out there and play my game. So, whatever happens, happens.”
Whatever limitations outsiders have put on Hurts, who has played just one game in three weeks due to the shoulder, do not apply to the warrior who has played in enough big-time elimination games to know when to say when.
“Obviously, the quarterback gets a lot of attention,” Hurts said. “I think every quarterback in the league has a bounty on him in the sense to stop him. . . . Regardless of the magnitude of the game publicly, we know what we work for. We know we put ourselves in this position by what we did all season. So, I don’t think anything changes in terms of the process. We just want to kind of lean on the things that gotten us here.”
What has gotten the Eagles to their Saturday night divisional playoff game versus the Giants is Hurts’ arm (22 touchdown passes) and legs (13 rushing scores). The Eagles are 14-1 in his starts, the lone loss to the Commanders, who went over the line at times turning that contest into a very physical game. The Giants likely will try to do the same thing.
Told of the bounty, Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata put on his game face: ”It’s my job to make sure that bounty isn’t claimed,” Mailata said. “I’m going to do everything I can to execute the right technique and the right plays to make sure he stays clean, and I stay dirty. That’s how it should be played.”
Though Hurts says he isn’t certain how his health will factor into how he plays this weekend, he knows how to adjust.
“I think it depends on how it goes,” Hurts said.
Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Dick Vermeil, who guided the Eagles to a Super Bowl, is eager to see how that plays out. Hurts also has shown the ability to adapt in big games during stops at Alabama and Oklahoma.
“He’s gifted,” Vermeil said. “Takes advantage of his talent. His character and his ego allow him to keep improving and he’ll keep improving. There’s no substitute for wisdom and experience, and he’s playing as if he already has both. Because of the way he thinks he will continue to get a little better on a lot of little things no matter how good he becomes, and that’s a rare quality. He’s a rare package.”
Johnson update: While Lane Johnson (sports hernia) didn’t speak with reporters Tuesday, he’s inspiring his offensive line mates.
It doesn’t get more heroic than playing with an injury you already know will require offseason surgery.
“He’s a machine, dude, a machine,” Mailata said. “That’s why we voted him as a captain. We knew that he would always have the heart to do whatever it takes to win, and that’s what he’s doing. He’s finding a way to get back onto the field with his brothers. That’s why we love him.”
Hurts called Johnson, “A true warrior, and I know he’s eager to be out there with us.
“That’ll have to be a decision that he has to make,” Hurts said.
The Johnson injury is troubling in that the Eagles are 21-7 (.750) in the Nick Sirianni era when Johnson plays, and 2-4 (.333) when he doesn’t.
With Johnson out of action the last three games, the opposition has gone out of its way to attack replacement Jack Driscoll.
Johnson’s injury, according to SIC.com, is a bigger concern than Hurts in that it likely will have a greater impact on how he plays. He was limited according to the Eagles at the Tuesday walkthrough.
Injury report: Elsewhere on the injury report, the good news is that pass rusher Josh Sweat (neck) was at the Tuesday walkthrough.
Sweat is fully capable of setting the edge to keep Giants quarterback Daniel Jones from using his legs.
Limited were defensive tackle Linval Joseph (calf) and defensive end Robert Quinn (back).
Wide receiver signing: The Eagles signed wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland (6-2, 209), a seventh-round pick of the Broncos, to the practice squad.
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GARRETT — A Garrett man suffered scratches following a single-vehicle crash that occurred just before 8 p.m. Tuesday in the 6200 block of C.R. 19, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department said.
Police said Willie Jones, 20, of Garrett, suffered scratches to his right arm. Police estimated damage to Jones’ 2011 Chevrolet Equinox to be at least $5,000.
Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash.
According to a news release, Jones was driving north in the 6200 block of C.R. 19 at too high of a speed to negotiate a 90-degree turn onto C.R. 62. Police said Jones’ vehicle tipped onto its side, coming to rest on the driver’s side.
Police said Jones fled the scene but was later located east of the crash site with minor injuries. | https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_db34c56f-3dbe-5008-a5ab-b8edd1ca737d.html | 2022-12-23 06:01:48 | 0 | https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_db34c56f-3dbe-5008-a5ab-b8edd1ca737d.html |
Kansas State vs. Florida Atlantic: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
The No. 3 seed Kansas State Wildcats (26-9) and No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic Owls (34-3) will play for a spot in the NCAA Tournament Final Four on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, tipping off at 6:09 PM.
In this article, you will see odds and spreads for the Kansas State vs. Florida Atlantic matchup across multiple sportsbooks.
Kansas State vs. Florida Atlantic Game Info
- When: Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 6:09 PM ET
- Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
- How to Watch on TV: TBS
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Kansas State vs. Florida Atlantic Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Here's a look at the odds, spread and over/under for this matchup available on individual sportsbooks.
Kansas State vs. Florida Atlantic Betting Trends
- Kansas State is 23-11-1 ATS this season.
- A total of 19 out of the Wildcats' 35 games this season have gone over the point total.
- Florida Atlantic has put together a 23-10-1 record against the spread this season.
- So far this season, 16 out of the Owls' 34 games with an over/under have hit the over.
Kansas State Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +1200
- Kansas State is 10th-best in college basketball in terms of its odds to win the national championship (+1200), much higher than its computer rankings (28th).
- The Wildcats have had the 38th-biggest change in terms of their national championship odds, improving from +15000 at the start of the season to +1200.
- With odds of +1200, Kansas State has been given a 7.7% chance of winning the national championship.
Florida Atlantic Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +1800
- Florida Atlantic has a 5.3% chance of winning the national championship, based on its moneyline odds.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank BRI (IDX: BBRI) has partnered with PT Telkom Indonesia Tbk. (IDX: TLKM) to provide access to financial services for 5 million people in Indonesia over the next two years. They synergize to expand the use of digital technology in the financial sector for reliable telecommunication infrastructures to accelerate digital economy.
According to a report by UOB, PwC, and Singapore Fintech Association (SFA), 50% of the population in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, do not have access to financial services or are unbanked. In Indonesia alone, 28 million people are unbanked.
"The synergy between BRI and Telkom pushes financial inclusion to remote areas in Indonesia. Telkom is here to support BRI's needs of internet network with their expertise," said Erick Thohir, Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises.
One of the priority agendas of Indonesia's Presidency on this year's G20 Summit is digital transformation that includes providing financial services to remote areas.
As Indonesia is predicted to become the fourth largest country in the world economy, the Ministry will continue to encourage digital transformation for Indonesia's economy in 2045. "Digital transformation carried out by the Ministry is very important for state-owned enterprises to continue to grow in the midst of technological developments," added Eric.
Sunarso, President Director of BRI explained, "BRI's aspires to efficiently serve as many people as possible. The most effective way to reach 17,000 islands in Indonesia is through digitalization. Thus, we collaborate with Telkom to develop the digital infrastructure."
The collaboration from 2020 to 2021 has provided banking access to around 5 million people in Indonesia, or 0.1 percent of the world's population.
Telkom's infrastructure has reached remote and disadvantaged areas in all regions of Indonesia, through their fiber optics, terrestrial networks, base transceiver station and satellites.
"Digital connectivity encourages access of information across all sectors, including the financial sector. Thus, Telkom supports BRI's commitment to providing digital-based banking services to remote areas in Indonesia," said Ririek Adriansyah, President Director of PT Telkom Indonesia.
This is expected to contribute to a larger economy because growth in access to banking finance in Indonesia can contribute to the economic growth Asian region as well.
More information about BRI can be accessed at www.bri.co.id.
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The 2023 Masters Tournament Odds & Preview: Ryan Fox
After the first round of the Masters Tournament, Ryan Fox is currently 17th with a score of -2.
Looking to place a bet on Ryan Fox at the Masters Tournament this week? Read on for all the stats and odds you can use before you make your picks.
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Ryan Fox Insights
- Over his last 16 rounds, Fox has scored better than par eight times, while also carding eight rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has recorded a top-five score three times in his last 16 rounds.
- Fox has recorded a score within three shots of the day's best in three of his last 16 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day five times.
- Fox has finished in the top 20 in one of his past five events.
- Looking at the past five tournaments he has entered, he made the cut three times.
- In his past five appearances, Fox has finished within five shots of the leader once. He posted a score that was better than average twice.
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Masters Tournament Insights and Stats
- Augusta National Golf Club measures 7,545 yards for this tournament, 251 more than the average course on the PGA Tour inthe past year (7,294).
- Golfers at Augusta National Golf Club have averaged a score of +1 per tournament, higher than the Tour-wide scoring average of -5 during the past year.
- The courses that Fox has played in the past year have had an average distance of 7,333 yards, while Augusta National Golf Club will be 7,545 yards this week.
- The tournaments he has played in the past year have seen an average score of even par. That is lower than this course's recent scoring average of +1.
Fox's Last Time Out
- Fox was in the ninth percentile on par 3s at the Valero Texas Open, with an average of 3.25 strokes on the eight par-3 holes.
- He averaged 4.15 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 20) at the Valero Texas Open, which landed him in the 24th percentile among all competitors.
- On the eight par-5 holes at the Valero Texas Open, Fox was better than only 6% of the golfers (averaging 5.13 strokes).
- Fox did not card a birdie on any of the eight par-3s at the Valero Texas Open (the field averaged 1.5).
- On the eight par-3s at the Valero Texas Open, Fox carded two bogeys or worse, the same as the field average.
- Fox's two birdies or better on par-4s at the Valero Texas Open were less than the field average of 5.1.
- In that last tournament, Fox had a bogey or worse on five of 20 par-4s (the field averaged 6.3).
- Fox finished the Valero Texas Open carding a birdie or better on three par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 4.2 on the eight par-5s.
- On the eight par-5s at the Valero Texas Open, Fox recorded more bogeys or worse (three) than the tournament average (1.4).
Masters Tournament Time and Date Info
- Date: April 6- 9, 2023
- Course: Augusta National Golf Club
- Location: Augusta, Georgia
- Par: 72 / 7,545 yards
- Fox Odds to Win: +20000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Agreement provides multi-year extension of co-branded credit cards issued with Carnival Corporation across Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruise Lines
WILMINGTON, Del., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Barclays US Consumer Bank, a leading co-branded credit card issuer and financial services partner, today announced a multi-year extension of its credit card partnership agreement with Carnival Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company.
Since 2004, Barclays has been the exclusive issuer of Carnival's travel rewards credit card program in the United States, designed for people who vacation with Carnival and its brands that comprise the World's Leading Cruise Lines. The suite of credit card products offers an array of rewards and benefits to Cardmembers for Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruise Lines. Barclays and Carnival will continue to collaborate on innovative and commercially successful solutions that reward customers for their loyalty whether booking vacations, shopping in a retail store or online.
"We are honored to extend our co-branded credit card agreement with Carnival, a world leader in travel, and a strategic partner of ours for the past 18 years," said Bob Highland, Head of US Cards and Partnerships, Barclays. "We remain focused on helping Carnival continue to expand its business by delighting its valued customers with great products and experiences that drive loyalty and engagement for its renowned brands."
To learn more or apply for one of Carnival's credit cards, consumers can visit:
https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/cards/carnival-world-mastercard
https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/cards/holland-america-line-rewards-visa-card
https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/cards/princess-cruises-rewards-visa-card
Barclays US Consumer Bank is a leading co-branded credit card issuer and financial services partner in the United States that creates highly customized programs to drive customer loyalty and engagement for some of the country's most successful travel, entertainment, retail and affinity institutions. The bank offers co-branded, small business and private label credit cards, installment loans, online savings accounts, and CDs. For more information, please visit www.BarclaysUS.com.
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customer and client, and geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group. For further information about Barclays, please visit www.Barclays.com.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving could return from his suspension and play for the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday after apologizing for hurting the Jewish community when he posted a link to a film with antisemitic material.
The Nets listed Irving as questionable for the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on their injury report Saturday. He has missed the last eight games.
The team suspended the point guard for a minimum of five games without pay on Nov. 3 after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs when he was questioned about his since-deleted post on his Twitter page.
Irving told SNY on Saturday: “I just want to apologize deeply for all my actions throughout the time that it’s been since the post was first put up. I’ve had a lot of time to think. But my focus, initially, if I could do it over, would be to heal and repair a lot of my close relationships with my Jewish relatives, brothers and sisters.”
Irving met with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Nets owner Joe Tsai during the suspension and both said they don’t believe he has antisemitic beliefs.
All-Star guard Ja Morant won’t play for Memphis because of a sprained left ankle he sustained Friday.
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HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the "Star Wars" franchise's most beloved figures.
On Thursday, Fisher -- who died in 2016 -- joins "Star Wars" co-stars Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill on the Hollywood tourist attraction that recognizes luminaries from film, television, music and other entertainment industries. The trio's stars are all located on the 6,800 block of Hollywood Boulevard, near where the original film debuted in 1977.
Fisher played Leia Organa, who over six films morphed from a princess to a general leading the forces of good in its fight against oppressive regimes aiming to control a galaxy far, far away. Billie Lourd will be accepting the star on behalf of her mother.
Fans have long campaigned for her to receive a Walk of Fame star. The honor comes on May the Fourth, essentially an official holiday for Star Wars fans that's a play on a line that Fisher said often in the films, "May the Force be with you."
Devotees worldwide celebrate with a variety of tributes, while retailers hold special sales on Star Wars merchandise.
The induction ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. Pacific and livestreamed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.
Fisher will be given the 2,754th star on the Walk of Fame. Ford received his star in 2003 and Hamill was honored in 2018.
Walk of Fame stars are given to performers who are nominated and a $75,000 fee is now required to create the star and maintain it.
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(KTLA) – Police are investigating after an older couple was brutally attacked while leaving an Elton John concert in Los Angeles Thursday night.
A fight broke out in the parking lot after two parties were leaving the concert, according to Los Angeles Police Department. The victims were a husband and wife in their 60s, according to TMZ.
It began as a verbal confrontation over an alleged fender bender which eventually turned physical, police said.
The video of their attack has since gone viral on social media.
The older couple was attacked by a group of at least four to six people, an attack which included punching, choking and hair pulling, according to TMZ reporting.
Video obtained by the outlet shows the husband lying on the ground as a group of men surround him, pushing him down and punching him while he remains on the ground. A large group of bystanders is seen watching and recording the incident.
At one point, the wife allegedly hopped out of the car to help her husband but was body-slammed to the ground by the suspects. The injuries left the couple unconscious, according to TMZ.
The wife eventually regained consciousness and was able to drive her husband to the hospital, where he currently remains.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
0-2-9-3
(zero, two, nine, three)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
0-2-9-3
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12 CCM loan originators earned a spot in the prestigious National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators list
CLEVELAND, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), one of the nation's top three retail mortgage lenders, had 12 loan officers named on the prestigious National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators list. Included in the top recipients, CCM's Phoenix-based loan originator Lizy Hoeffer earned the number one spot for the sixth year in a row.
In addition, nine CCM loan officers ranked on NAHREP's Top 100 Latino Mortgage Volume Originators list.
"I'd like to congratulate Lizy and our top originators who've earned a spot on this list for their amazing commitment to the Latino community," said CCM Founder and CEO Ron Leonhardt Jr. "This achievement shows that we're dedicated to advancing Latino homeownership and have truly embedded ourselves in this community."
The NAHREP Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators list, which ranks Latino Mortgage Originators nationwide, recognizes the dedication and hard work that goes into creating sustainable homeownership for Latino families in our communities. This list is based on the number of closed mortgages during the previous calendar year.
"This year's NAHREP Top 250 honorees demonstrated resilience and consistency in a challenging market," said 2023 NAHREP President Nuria Rivera. "NAHREP congratulates these Latino mortgage professional leaders who facilitate homeownership for thousands of families and help drive generational wealth in America."
CCM is a national partner of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), a trade association committed to advancing the economic mobility of Hispanics in America, including homeownership. The organization also participates in the L'ATTITUDE Conference, which fosters more advancement for Latino people than any other event in the world.
CCM is committed to making investments to provide focused, authentic support to Hispanic homebuyers. This includes dedicated tools that generate borrower confidence and help overcome language barriers.
To learn more or connect with a local Spanish-speaking loan officer, visit ccm.com/espanol.
About CrossCountry Mortgage
CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is one of the nation's top three retail mortgage lenders, with more than 7,000 employees operating nearly 600 branches across all 50 states. Our company has been recognized nine times on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private businesses and has received many awards for our standout culture. We offer more than 120 mortgage, refinance and home equity solutions – ranging from conventional and jumbo mortgages to government-insured programs for Veterans and rural homebuyers – and we are a direct lender and approved seller and servicer by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae. Through our dedication to getting it done, we make every mortgage feel like a win. Visit ccm.com.
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CHEMISTRY TEACHER AND TIKTOK STAR DISCUSSES THE FRIXION FOR GOOD CHALLENGE AND A UNIQUE, ERASABLE PEN THAT MAKES A VALUABLE LEARNING TOOL
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:11 AM EDT|Updated: 49 minutes ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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Phil discussed simple ways to bring STEM education to life for kids as they head back-to-school. He also shared details about the FriXion erasable pen and the FriXion for Good Challenge - if more than 7,143 people get involved at the same time, they will simultaneously create over 1-million degrees of heat using the erasable pen.
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For one high school chemistry teacher, the power of an engaging demonstration has turned him into a social media star. Phil Cook, well known for his engaging and educational TikTok posts, is making STEM concepts fun and accessible for students of all ages with the help of the incredible thermo-sensitive ink science behind FriXion erasable pens – the first line of pens ever to be Authenticated™ by STEM.org (the leaders in STEM education) as a valuable teaching and learning tool.
Phil discussed simple ways to bring STEM education to life for kids as they head back-to-school. He also shared details about the FriXion erasable pen and the FriXion for Good Challenge - if more than 7,143 people get involved at the same time, they will simultaneously create over 1-million degrees of heat using the erasable pen.
From August 3 through November 8, 2022, Pilot will donate 25 percent of the profits (up to $50,000) from every purchase of the FriXion ColorSticks 10-packs sold at Walmart, Target, and other retailers, and of the FriXion ColorSticks 16-pack sold on Amazon, to Girls Who Code. If 7,143 people were to erase with FriXion pens at the same time it would generate one million degrees of heat. Pilot is also encouraging consumers to join the movement and help generate "FriXion for Good" by writing and erasing with FriXion. Pilot invites FriXion fans to help achieve this goal and to get involved by sharing on Instagram how they use their FriXion pens and including #FriXionForGood. For each #FriXionForGood hashtag used in an in-feed post on Instagram and TikTok through November 8, 2022, Pilot will donate $5, up to an additional $10,000, for a total potential donation of $60,000 to Girls Who Code.
For more information please visit: www.FriXionSTEM.com
MORE ABOUT PHIL COOK
Phillip Cook, known to his TikTok fans as "Chem Teacher Phil," has been a secondary education science teacher for more than 21 years, primarily teaching chemistry, physics, and engineering, and is currently a Senior Science Instructor at Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana. He has a Master of Science, Learning Design & Technology from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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It’s a chance to celebrate not only Hispanic Heritage Month but also enjoy the diverse flavors of Latin culture.
Latino Restaurant Week LV will be held in each of the Valley’s major cities and is hosted by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of the Lehigh Valley,
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 and pays tribute to Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation.
Bethlehem will be the first city to host Latino Restaurant Week, which will be held Sept. 15 to 23. Participating restaurants include:
- Merengue Latin Restaurant, 805 E. Fourth St.
- Francisco’s Salvadoran Restaurant, 100 E. Broad St.
- Urbano Mexican Kitchen & Bar, 526 Main St.
- Tapas on Main. 500 Main St.
- El Jefe Taqueria, 506 Third St.
- La Lupita Mex Restaurant, 4 W. 4th St.
- General Zapata Caribbean & Mexican Restaurant, 15 E. Fourth St.
- Casa De Campo, 123 W. 4th St.
Allentown’s Latin Restaurant Week will be held Sept. 23 to 30, coinciding with the 2022 Pennsylvania Latino Convention). And Easton will wrap things up with its restaurant week, Sept. 30 to Oct. 7
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The races for two US House seats in Oregon remained unresolved Friday heading into the weekend, with tens of thousands of ballots left to be counted in the vote-by-mail state.
In Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer had a thin lead over Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner for the seat. In the 6th Congressional District, Democrat Andrew Salinas was slightly ahead of Republican Mike Erickson, a businessman who is running for the third time.
A new law in Oregon allows votes to be counted as long as they are postmarked by Election Day, meaning that some ballots have just arrived at election offices and many county offices were closed Friday for Veteran’s Day.
Clackamas County, a vast county south of Portland that stretches from the suburbs to the rural flanks of Mount Hood, is key in both contests. Elections officials there said late Thursday that as many as 65,000 late-arriving ballots were left to be counted and staff would work through the weekend.
Salinas, a state representative, and Chavez DeRemer, former mayor the Portland suburb Happy Valley, are both seeking to be Oregon’s first Latina congresswoman.
A population boom made Oregon one of just six states to gain a House seat following the 2020 census. The state’s population jumped by more than 10% in the past decade to more than 4.2 million people, giving it a new congressional district — the 6th District — for the first time in 40 years.
The 5th District seat was left open when McLeod-Skinner, a progressive Democrat, beat seven-term incumbent and moderate Democrat Kurt Schrader in the primary. The defeat made Schrader the first incumbent Democratic congressman to lose his seat this year.
Republicans targeted the seat, which was largely redrawn following the 2020 census to include parts of central Oregon, in a hard-fought campaign. Democrats controlled four of the state’s previous five U.S. House seats, including in the 5th District.
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LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — Five adults were found dead in a Maryland home after deputies responded to reports of a shooting, according to a sheriff.
The Charles County Sheriff’s office said in a tweet that deputies responded to the home in La Plata at 4 p.m. Friday in response to the shooting reports.
The sheriff’s office said investigators found five adults dead inside of the house in the city about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Washington, D.C. The sheriff’s office said there isn’t a threat to the public and that the situation “appears to be isolated to the residence.”
Investigators were working to determine the relationship between the people found dead.
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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- They come from all walks of life to form a sisterhood of motorcycle riders. These women hit the roads for fun, friendship and LGBTQ+ Pride.
"Organized Chaos is an all women, philanthropic motorcycle group. The philanthropic part is what hooked me, along with the great sisterhood of having all these wonderful women around me," said Katy Cook, lead road captain of Organized Chaos Chicago." "I actually grew up on the back of my uncles bikes, a couple of my uncles where riders and I would always ride with them, always loved riding. I became a mom, so I didn't do it for a while, and then I met my partner Sue, she was a rider as well, so we kind of got back into it together."
"If you get on a good ride and it's a beautiful day and you're on a nice back road, nothing can ruin your day," said Maria Whiteside, vice president of Organized Chaos. "It's absolutely gorgeous, and that's why most people ride... to just get away from everything, be free and have a good time."
Even four-legged friends get in on the fun.
"This would be Mack, Mack Attack, and he loves to ride. I throw the backpack down, he climbs in and he's ready to go," said Debbie Sciortino, a charter member of Organized Chaos. About her dog, she added, "He's the rider, I'm just the one who balances the bike. Started him off young, he's got his own 'doggles' and backpack, and he's ready to go."
"This has been an anchor in my life for a decade. The women who are still in this organization and the women who have come and gone are amazing women, they empower others," said Organized Chaos President Diana Cantu. "And we have the Pride Parade, which we participate in every year and were excited that COVID has now dissipated to the point where we can safely enjoy that again... So, we're doing that event, we're doing Aurora Pride before that and Backlot Bash and things that accompany the Pride Parade, so this month is going to be quite busy."
"A few years ago, Terrell Brown (ABC7 morning news anchor) got the bike and was riding a little bit in the parade with us and he had fun and we had fun and everybody in the crowd loved it," Whiteside added.
Organized Chaos is welcoming to all women.
"To be a riding member, you have to have an M-class (license), you have to have insurance on your motorcycle, own a motorcycle, and of course, we look for you to be a safe rider," said Cantu. "Any women who fit that category or think they may want to ride someday, we are looking to expand our membership and include women who don't ride yet, but are planning to and need some assistance in that."
Sisterhood of women on wheels gets ready for LGBTQ+ Pride Month
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone (NYSE: WOW), a leading broadband services provider, today announced it donated more than $125,000 in 2022 through a combination of educational scholarships, employee volunteer hours and other contributions in support of the communities it serves.
To bolster local educational opportunities, WOW! awarded more than $70,000 in scholarships and funding for schools. These contributions went directly to upgrading equipment for STEM initiatives, scholarships to support students' post-secondary education, supporting equity in the workplace with the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce and helping meet the need for critical technology in education.
Through the company's longstanding "WOW! in the Neighborhood" (WIN) program, employees volunteered in their local communities, donating time and materials equivalent to tens of thousands of dollars. Created in 2011, the WIN program provides the opportunity for all WOW! employees to donate time and talent to charities of their choosing, such as Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross. This year, WOW! employees also provided thousands of dollars worth of Thanksgiving meals to those in need.
In Florida, where many communities were severely impacted by Hurricane Ian, WOW! donated $30,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief efforts. These funds helped keep emergency shelters and supplies stocked in communities impacted by flooding, wind damage and power outages.
"Spirit of service is integral to who we are at WOW!, and has long been one of our key values as we serve customers and communities across diverse markets," said David Brunick, WOW!'s chief human resources officer. "We take great pride in our employees' initiative to strengthen their communities and are grateful to provide support where it is needed most, whether that is helping a community recover from a natural disaster or making a substantial impact on providing students with resources for a bright future."
WOW! employees have donated tens of thousands of volunteer hours to charities across the company's footprint since the WIN program was launched. More information about the WIN program and WOW!'s dedication to supporting communities, preserving the environment and advancing equity initiatives can be found in WOW!'s 2022 ESG Report.
To learn more about WOW!, please visit www.wowway.com.
WOW! is one of the nation's leading broadband providers, with an efficient, high-performing network that passes 1.9 million residential, business and wholesale consumers. WOW! provides services in 14 markets, primarily in the Midwest and Southeast, including Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. With an expansive portfolio of advanced services, including high-speed Internet services, cable TV, phone, business data, voice, and cloud services, the company is dedicated to providing outstanding service at affordable prices. WOW! also serves as a leader in exceptional human resources practices, having been recognized nine times by the National Association for Business Resources as a Best & Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation, winning the award for the last five consecutive years and making the 2022 Top 101 National Winners list. Visit wowway.com for more information.
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OAKVILLE, ON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("AQN") (TSX: AQN, AQN.PR.A, AQN.PR.D) (NYSE: AQN) announced today that its board of directors has approved and declared the following common and preferred share dividends:
- US$0.1808 per common share, payable on July 15, 2022, to the shareholders of record on June 30, 2022, for the period from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022. Shareholders receiving dividends in cash can elect to receive the dividend in Canadian dollars in the amount of C$0.2345.
- C$0.32263 per preferred share, Series A, payable in cash on June 30, 2022 to preferred share, Series A holders of record on June 15, 2022, for the period from March 31, 2022 to, but excluding, June 30, 2022.
- C$0.31819 per preferred share, Series D, payable in cash on June 30, 2022 to preferred share, Series D holders of record on June 15, 2022, for the period from March 31, 2022 to, but excluding, June 30, 2022.
The common share dividend will be paid in cash or, if a shareholder has enrolled in the shareholder dividend reinvestment plan (the "Plan"), dividends will be reinvested in additional common shares ("Plan Shares") of AQN as per the Plan. Plan Shares will be acquired by way of a treasury purchase at the average market price as defined in the Plan less a 3% discount.
The quarterly dividends payable on common shares are declared in U.S. dollars. Beneficial shareholders (those who hold common shares through a financial intermediary) who are resident in Canada or the United States may request to receive their dividends in either U.S. dollars or the Canadian dollar equivalent by contacting the financial intermediary with whom the common shares are held. Unless the Canadian dollar equivalent is requested, holders of common shares will receive dividends in U.S. dollars, which, as is often the case, the financial intermediary may convert to Canadian dollars. Registered shareholders receive dividend payments in the currency of residency. Registered shareholders may opt to change the payment currency by contacting TSX Trust Company at 1-800-387-0825 prior to the record date of the dividend.
The Canadian dollar equivalent of the quarterly dividend is based on the Bank of Canada daily average exchange rate on the day before the declaration date.
Pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada) and corresponding provincial legislation, AQN hereby notifies holders of common shares, preferred shares, Series A, and preferred shares, Series D that such dividends declared qualify as eligible dividends.
About Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and Liberty
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility with over $17 billion of total assets. Through its two business groups, the Regulated Services Group and the Renewable Energy Group, AQN is committed to providing safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy and water solutions through its portfolio of electric generation, transmission, and distribution utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada. AQN is a global leader in renewable energy through its portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar, and hydroelectric generating facilities. AQN owns, operates, and/or has net interests in over 4 GW of installed renewable energy capacity.
AQN is committed to delivering growth and the pursuit of operational excellence in a sustainable manner through an expanding global pipeline of renewable energy and electric transmission development projects, organic growth within its rate-regulated generation, distribution, and transmission businesses, and the pursuit of accretive acquisitions and value enhancing recycling of assets.
AQN's common shares, preferred shares, Series A, and preferred shares, Series D are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQN.PR.A, and AQN.PR.D, respectively. AQN's common shares, Series 2018-A subordinated notes, Series 2019-A subordinated notes and equity units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQNA, AQNB, and AQNU, respectively.
Visit AQN at www.algonquinpowerandutilities.com and follow us on Twitter @AQN_Utilities.
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland:
Colombia President Gustavo Petro described U.S.-led efforts to fight drug trafficking as “an absolute failure” during a panel with Latin American political leaders at the World Economic Forum gathering.
Speaking Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, Petro called for strategies to reduce consumption that focus on education, prevention and treatment for those with addiction.
He says that “thousands of people, most of them Black, have gone to prison in the United States, and up to a million have died in Latin America.”
He added that “if we cannot have a debate on the United States failed drug policy, we will have serious problems.”
Petro’s administration is trying to make peace deals with rebel groups within Colombia and other criminal organizations involved in the drug trade.
He said global changes in drug policy will be required to pacify Colombia as well as policies that bring economic development to isolated regions within the South American nation, where many people make a living from the drug trade.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Zelenskyy urges West to speed up flow of weapons to Ukraine
— Putin foe Bill Browder slams jacked-up fee to attend Davos
— World Food Program postpones, not averts Somali famine
— Elon Musk apparently wasn’t on the Davos guest list
Follow AP’s coverage of the World Economic Forum meeting at https://apnews.com/hub/world-economic-forum
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received an honorary “Citizen of Kyiv” medal from Mayor Vitali Klitschko on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Johnson has been hailed as a hero by many Ukrainians for his and Britain’s support for their country after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces to invade Ukraine nearly a year ago.
At the Ukraine House on Wednesday, Klitschko said Johnson is “one of us” before draping the medal around the former British leader’s neck.
Johnson said he’d received an invitation to visit Kyiv — a “beautiful, beautiful city” — from Klitschko and traveled there while Britain’s foreign minister.
“I realized then that if Putin was ever so mad as to invade Ukraine, that Ukrainians would fight and that they would win. And that is what is going to happen,” Johnson said to a cheering crowd.
He added that the only thing that allies “have got to do now is to continue our support for Ukraine with tanks, with planes, with whatever it takes, with financial resources until Ukraine wins.”
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Bill Browder, a leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has criticized the World Economic Forum on social media for jacking up his entrance fee to the annual meeting in Davos that he has attended for the last 27 years.
Browder told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it was wasteful to pay a quarter of a million dollars for a ticket and he thought organizers of the elite gathering in the Swiss Alps didn’t want him around.
The former fund manager says he has set aside his commercial activities and devotes all of his time to getting justice for his former lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was killed in Russian police custody in 2009, and other victims of human rights abuses.
Forum spokesman Yann Zopf says Browder had participated previously as CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and that he was “very welcome to re-engage with the Forum’s work.”
Zopf said told the AP that “partnerships with businesses contribute to our ability to invite activists and civil society figures who tend to have considerably less resources.”
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine’s Western backers this week will discuss ways to supply heavier and more advanced weapons to help it fight Russia.
The so-called Ukraine Contact Group will gather at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Thursday and Friday. It consists of about 50 top defense officials, including U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who work to coordinate military contributions to Ukraine.
Stoltenberg said Wednesday during a session at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that “the main message there will be: more support, more advanced support, heavier weapons and more modern weapons.”
He says, “This is a fight for our values, this is a fight for democracy and we just have to prove that democracy wins over tyranny and oppression.”
NATO’s leader says supplying Ukraine with more equipment long term will help force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
Stoltenberg warned that “it is very dangerous to underestimate Russia” and said “weapons — they are the way to peace” but must come quickly.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Western supplies of weapons must outpace Russia’s attacks and urged the world to move faster in its decision-making because “tragedies are outpacing life; the tyranny is outpacing democracy.”
In a video address Wednesday to the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy stood and asked for a moment of silence for victims of a helicopter crash in Ukraine, who included his interior minister.
While a cause is not yet known, he said that “every individual, every death is a result of war.”
He says that the world needs to react quicker to challenges like global security, climate change and hunger, saying there’s a “time crisis.” He says that Russia started the war, and the world needed days to react with the first sanctions, with “the time the free world uses to think is used by the terrorist state to kill.”
He said the world must not hesitate: “The supplying of Ukraine with air defense systems must outpace Russia’s vast missile attacks. The supplies of Western tanks must outpace another invasion of Russian tanks.”
Asked about engaging with Russia, Zelenskyy said “they will have to recognize their own mistakes, they will have to recognize Ukrainian statutes and they will have to really respect our territorial integrity.”
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz highlighted his country’s and others’ financial and military support to Ukraine and said that “we will continue to support Ukraine — for as long as necessary.”
In a speech Wednesday to the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, he pointed to efforts by Berlin and others to kick off a long-term rebuilding process for Ukraine but said that “in order for the war to end, Russia’s aggression must fail.”
He listed some of the equipment Germany has pledged to provide — including air-defense systems and most recently armored personnel carriers, “marking a profound turning point in German foreign and security policy.”
But he didn’t make any new pledges. Germany faces mounting pressure to supply Leopard 2 battle tanks or at least to authorize allies to deliver their own stocks of the German-made vehicles.
When asked about sending tanks to Ukraine, Scholz reiterated that Germany was one of the top suppliers of military equipment to the war-torn country, just behind the U.S. and Britain.
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France’s junior minister for European Affairs says Europe has lost competitiveness versus the U.S. due to sharply higher energy costs and U.S. support for domestic renewables.
Laurence Boone said Wednesday at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that Europe needs a “big bang” to catch up in moving to renewable and secure energy supplies. She added that the bloc needs “to be a lot more radical and proactive in response to this challenge.”
Boone said on a panel about European energy that higher prices after Russia shut off most natural gas over the war in Ukraine, along with the Inflation Reduction Act, were “a wake-up call” for the European Union.
She said the IRA could have an effect in just two or three months because it works through tax credits, while European measures can take years to go through.
European industries that use a lot of energy — such as makers of glass, steel and fertilizer — are facing costs that make production unprofitable in some cases and are raising the possibility that such producers will move to places where energy is more affordable such as the U.S. and China.
Boone said a Europe-wide approach was needed instead of financially stronger countries handing out state aid because the continent’s economy was so interconnected.
She says that “it’s not enough to increase state aid in one country if we don’t do it for everyone, otherwise we will have disruption of supply chains.”
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Young climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate will discuss speeding up the energy transition with the head of the International Energy Agency at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
The Paris-based IEA says Executive Director Fatih Birol and the young activists will discuss Thursday whether governments and businesses are responding adequately to the climate crisis, the state of the clean energy transition, widespread calls to end new investments in fossil fuels, and what needs to be done to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
It comes after Thunberg and other protesters were carried awa y Tuesday from the edge of an open coal pit mine in western Germany where they demonstrated against the destruction of a village to make way for the mine’s expansion.
The German government reached a deal with energy company RWE last year allowing it to destroy the village in return for ending coal use by 2030, rather than 2038. Environmentalists say bulldozing Luetzerath will result in vast greenhouse gas emissions.
Thunberg told The Associated Press on Saturday that in the global fight against climate change, “what everyone does matters.”
The Swedish activist added that “and if one of the largest polluters, like Germany, and one of the biggest historical emitters of CO2 is doing something like this, then of course it affects more or less everyone — especially those most bearing the brunt of the climate crisis.”
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is celebrating his country’s newfound independence from Russian energy sources and says its energy supply for this winter is secure.
In a speech Wednesday to the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, Scholz noted that Germany has opened its first two liquefied gas terminals within months and a third is close to completion. He said that shows “Germany can be flexible, we can be unbureaucratic, and we can be fast.”
Russia, which once supplied more than half of Germany’s natural gas, hasn’t delivered any since the end of August. Scholz said that “within a few months, Germany made itself completely independent from Russian gas, Russian oil and Russian coal.”
Scholz says “our energy supply for this winter is secure — thanks to well-filled storage facilities, thanks to improved energy efficiency, thanks to remarkable solidarity within Europe, and thanks to the readiness of our companies and of millions of citizens to save energy.”
The German leader also defended Berlin’s program of to 200 billion euros ($216 billion) in subsidies to ease the strain of high gas, electricity and heating prices, which has met with some concern elsewhere in Europe.
He said it “is both forceful and proportionate.”
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has slammed the influence of oil and gas interests at the annual U.N. climate conference.
In impassioned remarks at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, Gore called for the COP climate talks to make supermajority decisions rather than requiring unanimous agreement as oil-rich states frustrate the process.
Gore said Wednesday during a session on climate action leadership that “we cannot let the oil companies and gas companies and petrostates tell us what is permissible. In the last COP, we were not allowed to even discuss scaling down oil and gas.”
He expressed concerns of the “appearance of the conflict of interest” of having the head of oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. — Sultan al-Jaber — as the next COP president.
Gore asked: “Are we going to be able to discuss scaling down oil and gas in the next COP or (are we) putting the oil industry in charge of the COP?”
He asserted that “we’ve just decided to not even disguise” fossil fuel presence at COP anymore.
Gore added that fossil fuel industries were also responsible for stifling pro-climate legislation in the U.S. and elsewhere. But he noted some instances of positive climate action around the world in the last year, including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and elections in Brazil and Australia that ushered in governments with stronger climate ambitions.
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Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska says in many areas of the war-torn country, people are only getting a few hours of electricity a day and those near the front are completely cut off from energy infrastructure.
She said Wednesday at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that her foundation is working to provide warmth and light to people who are often living in half-destroyed homes in areas occupied by Russian forces.
Russian missiles have targeted energy systems for months, and Zelenska also says “our enemy has been destroying our health care infrastructure.”
She says the foundation is working to rebuild medical facilities and provide laptops to teachers, with two-thirds of Ukraine’s children studying remotely as schools face shelling.
After a helicopter crash in Ukraine killed the country’s interior minister and several others, Zelenska said she didn’t “have the strength to express my emotions right now.”
When asked about whether there is global fatigue in supporting Ukraine nearly a year into the war, she said that “seems like an exaggeration.”
She added: “Imagine what this day will be like when the Ukrainians are fatigued. I wouldn’t want to see it. I don’t think it would be good for Ukraine or the world.”
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The head of the United Nations isn’t optimistic that Russia’s war in Ukraine could end soon.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that “I do not see the end of the war in the immediate future.”
He pointed to deep historical differences between Russia and Ukraine that will make it more difficult to find a solution based on international law and that respects territorial integrity.
Guterres added that “I don’t think that we have a chance to promote or to mediate a serious negotiation to achieve peace in the short term.”
In the meantime, he said private-sector cooperation is needed to keep Ukrainian and Russian food and fertilizer exports flowing.
Both countries are major suppliers of wheat, barley and other food to developing nations where many people are struggling with hunger. A U.N.-brokered deal allows agricultural supplies — Russia is also a top global exporter of fertilizer — to leave the Black Sea region.
Guterres says the insurance sector has helped support the movement of vessels from Ukraine and Russia, and “we need other private sector’s actors to engage, such as the banking sector, the traders and the shippers.”
Some companies fear running afoul of Western sanctions by facilitating shipments from Russia, though allies have said penalties don’t apply to food and fertilizer.
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The Dutch environment minister says the Netherlands wants “to sell 2 million electric cars by 2030 — from 2030 onwards only electric cars allowed.”
Vivianne Heijnen spoke Wednesday during a panel session about “the electric decade” at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland.
The forum says that by 2030, clean power capacity must increase by three times what it is today and by nine times by 2050. The organization also has found that energy consumption must be increasingly based on electricity and should increase to 50% by 2050 from 20% now.
Heijnen says the Netherlands has one charging station for every four cars. She says “we are thinking of smart solutions” to “some challenges when it comes to the entire power system.”
Talking about the challenges to achieving these clean energy and electrification goals, Jakob Stausholm, CEO of mining corporation Rio Tinto Plc said, “It’s not that easy to get green energy at scale. We are fooling ourselves on the timeline — it is going to take time.”
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The head of the United Nations says the world is in a “sorry state” because of myriad “interlinked” challenges including climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that the struggles are “piling up like cars in a chain reaction crash.”
Guterres said the widest levels of geopolitical division and mistrust in generations are undermining efforts to tackle global problems, which also include widening inequality, a cost-of-living crisis sparked by soaring inflation and an energy crunch, lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and more.
He singled out climate change as an “existential challenge,” saying a global commitment to limit the Earth’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius “is nearly going up in smoke.”
Guterres referenced a recent study that found scientists at Exxon Mobil made remarkably accurate predictions about the effects of climate change as far back as the 1970s, even as the company publicly doubted that warming was real.
He said, “Some in Big Oil peddled the big lie.”
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Japan’s minister of trade and industry says the world’s third-largest economy needs more innovation and younger leadership.
Minister of Economy Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura said, “Japan’s economy has long been run by a bunch of old men.”
Speaking in a panel Wednesday at the World Economic Forum’s gathering in Davos, Switzerland, he said, “We need to change this drastically, because we need diverse ideas to bring about innovation in the new era. You shouldn’t make decisions with only old men who have spent a long time in the same company.”
Despite trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and other trading partners, Nishimura said it’s unrealistic to cut off economic ties with China, so “a complete decoupling is not possible, but we need to manage the risks and cooperate with like-minded nations.”
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Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska dabbed teary eyes before attending a World Economic Forum session in Davos, Switzerland, as she heard the news that a helicopter carrying Ukraine’s interior minister and other officials crashed in Ukraine.
Forum President Borge Brende requested 15 seconds of silence Wednesday to honor the 18 people killed in the crash, including Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi and other officials, before the opening the session.
Zelenska said it was “another very sad day today. New losses.”
She told those attending the session: “I think you understand my emotions. Perhaps they’re a little bit out of place in the political and economic dialogue, but I am sure that just as the war has changed the whole world, it has also changed all of our dialogue. We can also change this negative situation for the better.”
Her husband, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is scheduled to speak via video later in the day as the Ukrainian delegation pushes for more weapons from international allies.
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LONDON and NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singletrack, the capital markets engagement and research management expert, today announced that industry strategy specialist Brian Bock has joined the team as Senior Business Lead.
Brian joins Singletrack with more than 12 years of experience in financial services and technology, most recently with S3 Partners where he helped leading sell side, buy side and quantitative investment firms leverage S3's securities finance and market sentiment data sets. Brian also established a robust partner ecosystem for S3, consisting of key data-forward tech firms like Snowflake, AWS, Refinitiv, Bloomberg and NASDAQ.
Brian says: "It is so exciting to be joining Singletrack at this important time for both the industry and the company. Singletrack's reputation as an innovative and forward-thinking partner to its clients is self-evident, and I am humbled to have the opportunity to help grow the firm's US footprint in the coming years. In my time on sales, trading and research floors, the biggest client wins happened when the entire floor was working together. Singletrack provides seamless sharing of key client information safely and securely within existing workflows for each user. It's the platform I wish I'd had, and I'm so excited to work with Singletrack to continue delivering value to our existing clients and to many new ones in the future."
Stuart Berwick, CEO, adds: "Following our significant capital investment from Accel-KKR, Singletrack is ready to capitalise on our past success and accelerate our growth. With Brian's wealth of experience in the industry strategy space, and his background in software, product management and institutional sales, his expertise will be indispensable as we embrace this exciting new period of development, and I look forward to working with him."
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ATLANTA, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) today announced that the Equifax Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per share, payable on June 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 25, 2023. Equifax has paid cash dividends for more than 100 consecutive years.
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THORNTON, Colo. — Firefighters from the North Metro Fire Rescue District and Thornton Fire Department rescued two dogs who fell through the ice at Nott Lake in Thornton, Colorado, Tuesday afternoon.
The owner tried to rescue the dogs, but fell through the ice in the process, North Metro Fire Rescue said in a tweet. He was able to get out on his own.
This afternoon, North Metro firefighters and Thornton firefighters rescued two dogs from Nott Lake in Thornton. The owner attempted a rescue but fell through the ice. Luckily he was able to get out on his own. Both dogs were rescued by firefighters and are home and doing well. pic.twitter.com/FMbJ3wIOaV
— North Metro Fire (@NMFirePIO) March 1, 2023
Firefighters rescued both dogs, who are now home and doing well, according to North Metro Fire Rescue.
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Justin Fields’ fifth touchdown pass of the season was another one he didn’t fully see.
It was a simple concept, a quick-hit screen left designed to get Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert moving behind a wall of blockers. But immediately after the snap, New England Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise darted into the passing lane, disrupting Fields’ vision and timing. Alertly, Fields double-clutched, went into second baseman mode with his arm slot and steered his throw around Wise’s left side.
“We work on that in practice,” Fields said, “just maneuvering the screens around that D-end.”
It was a crafty throw followed by an easy catch.
Off Herbert went.
Yet as he went, Fields was face down on the Gillette Stadium turf, having been smushed between Wise and outside linebacker Matthew Judon and absorbing a nasty hit that left him with a welt above his left eye.
Fields never saw Herbert’s 25-yard sprint to the end zone. Nor did he even realize the running back had caught the pass.
“I got smacked on that play,” Fields said. “I didn’t know he scored until somebody came up and told me.”
And if you thought Wise and Judon were politely checking on Fields’ physical well-being and offering a little pick-me-up after their big hit, think again.
“They were arguing with me,” Fields said. “Because I went to the ref saying, like, ‘Where is the flag (for roughing the passer)?’ But they were yelling at me that that’s not a flag.”
Nope. No flag. But it was six points.
What a moment that was for the Bears. The 25-yard touchdown toss punctuated a 75-yard response drive after the Patriots, behind rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe, had scored 14 unanswered points in a little more than three minutes.
Fields’ pass to Herbert put the Bears ahead for the rest of the night, jump-starting a stretch during which the offense scored on five consecutive possessions on the way to a dominant 33-14 victory.
Was there anything especially remarkable about Fields’ lone touchdown pass? Maybe not. But it was another show of his playmaking instincts and his toughness to withstand a pounding.
It also was part of the Bears’ biggest scoring output since a 41-17 drubbing of the Jacksonville Jaguars in December 2020. This showing, though, felt more promising and meaningful.
“I’m just proud of the way everybody came in and executed,” Fields said.
Here’s your Week 7 QB rewind.
Defining moment
The nominee list this week was much, much longer than usual. But look no further than Fields’ 19-yard completion to Equanimeous St. Brown on third-and-9 in the first quarter as an example of poise leading to production. That sequence provided clear evidence of Fields’ pocket poise for much of the night.
He showed impressive patience and vision, surfing forward and then to the right through the pocket. As he avoided pressure from Judon and rolled right, his eyes continued scanning downfield, where he spotted St. Brown. Once he did, he threw a strike for a key first down that pushed the Bears into Patriots territory on the first of three touchdown drives.
The Bears wound up converting 11 of 18 third downs, a 61.1% rate that was their best since going 8 of 13 against Washington in a Monday night win in September 2019. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy considers a 48% conversion rate his gold standard, noting that tops the NFL in most seasons. So it’s easy to assert that the Bears’ third-down productivity Monday pleased Getsy.
Within those 11 conversions were five Fields completions and five Fields runs.
“Every week we emphasize that,” Fields said Wednesday at Halas Hall. “We always say: situational execution. … I really think that’s carryover from practice.”
Fields’ 20-yard scramble on third-and-14 on the final drive of the first half was huge. That was followed three plays later by an off-script, 17-yard completion to Darnell Mooney on third-and-16, moving the Bears closer for Cairo Santos’ half-ending 23-yard field goal.
Fields also escaped pressure in the second half and drilled a 26-yard completion to Cole Kmet on third-and-7 on a possession that ended with Santos’ 50-yard field goal for a 26-14 lead. (More on that play shortly.)
Was it all perfect? No. Two of Fields’ biggest mistakes came on third down, including his second-quarter interception on a pass to St. Brown that was deflected near the line of scrimmage.
Fields also took a 9-yard sack and fumbled out of bounds on a third-and-10 play during which he held the ball for 7.2 seconds waiting for something to come open.
Still, an 11-for-18 third-down showing in a game in which the Bears scored six times is nothing to scoff at. Now it’s about building on that and making that kind of execution a consistent part of this offense.
On the bright side
Credit Getsy for flipping to a new tab in the Bears playbook after a long week of conversation and preparation. It was clear early that Getsy and the coaches felt confident turning Fields loose on a high volume of designed runs that left the Patriots strained and frustrated.
Sure, Fields’ most dazzling run may have been his scrambling magic for a 20-yard pickup on third-and-14 on the final drive of the first half. That was one of those adrenalizing tuck-and-run escape acts that confirm how lethal Fields can be when he’s improvising with his legs.
But that was the exception Monday. Ten of Fields’ 14 rushing attempts came on designed runs. There were three zone-read plays, two draws, two successful third-and-1 quarterback sneaks, a pair of keepers off jet sweep fakes and one quarterback sweep.
Fields’ 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter simply asked him to use his athleticism and strength. After faking a speed sweep to Velus Jones Jr., Fields ran to his left, cut inside of Patriots cornerback Myles Bryant and then powered into the end zone. Cornerback Jack Jones made a business decision at the goal line and — with a 5-inch, 53-pound size disadvantage against Fields — steered away from contact.
That’s a snapshot of how valuable Fields’ combination of size and athleticism is.
He expressed satisfaction after the game with the package of designed runs.
“That brought a whole different element to our offense,” Fields said. “We executed that well.”
The challenge now will be continuing to blend those designed run concepts into each week’s plan while making a conscious effort to keep Fields safe.
Uh-oh
Even during an encouraging performance in a winning effort, Fields’ ball security left reason for concern — hardly a good sign as the Bears prepare to face a Dallas Cowboys defense that has an NFL-best 29 sacks plus 12 takeaways during a 5-2 start.
For the second consecutive game, Fields had a pass batted at the line of scrimmage and intercepted, this one swatted into the air by Judon and picked off by Myles Bryant in the second quarter.
Fields also was charged with four fumbles — though the Bears were fortunate not to lose any. One was the fault of running back David Montgomery, who dropped a pitch from Fields in the first quarter. But Fields also fumbled at the end of that third-and-10 play in the second quarter during which he held the ball far too long without choosing either to tuck and run or to heave the football into the Patriots bench area.
He fumbled again late in the first half while trying to escape from Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings, dislodging the ball from his hands with his right knee.
There was another fumble on a mishandled snap in the third quarter.
In coach Matt Eberflus’ detail-oriented program, in which protecting the football is of high priority, those miscues were not acceptable.
“Ball security is No. 1,” Eberflus said Wednesday. “It’s important that everybody who handles the ball does a good job with the ball. That’s been brought to everybody’s attention.”
Odds and ends
- The Bears’ longest passing play was that 26-yard scramble-drill connection from Fields to Kmet on third-and-7 during a key third-quarter field-goal drive. Kmet made a nice catch on a back-shoulder ball and was clearly inbounds as he won his matchup against safety Devin McCourty. The third-year tight end hurried the football back to the officials and urged his teammates to hustle and get the next snap off before a potential Patriots challenge. The Bears operated smoothly in that sequence, got the play off quickly and gained 6 yards on a Montgomery run. After the game, Kmet was asked if he felt like he didn’t make his catch inbounds. “That’s something we’ve been practicing since (organized team activities),” he said. “Anything close in a big situation — that was a big third-down play — you just don’t know if they’re going to find a slight bobble or something when they look at it on replay. So we have our procedure with that.” That sequence was the byproduct of good coaching and crisp situational execution that has been taught and drilled and created a productive process on game night. “It’s just the practice part of it,” Eberflus said. “What we always say is we’ll see it out there (at practice) first. And we’ve seen it. We’ve done a good job of practicing that. You have to set those things up.”
- General manager Ryan Poles met with reporters in the Gillette Stadium press box before kickoff. Among his most notable comments was his inward-looking analysis of how the Bears can better utilize Fields to set him up for success. That will remain a priority for the coaching staff with input and oversight from the front office. But along with that, Poles emphasized Fields’ responsibility with “the execution and the details of what he’s being asked to do and really speeding up to the game and making decisions quicker.” That processing and decision-making speed should be kept under an intense microscope for the final 10 games. Poles also reiterated that part of his evaluation of Fields in 2022 revolves around “flashes,” with the quarterback needing to demonstrate accuracy, an ability to get the ball out on time and deep-ball potential fairly regularly. “I think he has shown the flashes,” Poles said.
- The Bears failed to land a knockout punch in the third quarter when Fields took a first-down, play-action deep shot to Mooney from the Patriots 39-yard line. Mooney was in single coverage against cornerback Jonathan Jones and ran a double move to turn up the right sideline. But Fields’ pass to the end zone sailed wide and out of bounds without giving Mooney any opportunity to demonstrate his ball skills in a winnable one-on-one matchup. To the naked eye, this looked like a repeat offense for Fields, a potential indicator of either faltering accuracy or wavering trust in his favorite receiver. But when Fields was asked about that sequence Wednesday, he explained his agitation. “I thought it was a dot,” he said. “I thought I put it perfectly (for him). But it just kept rising and rising. Just a shot we took and I just overthrew him by a little bit.” As the season goes on, Fields will have to capitalize on such opportunities much more frequently.
- The Bears were bracing for the worst with the toe injury that ended Lucas Patrick’s night after 10 snaps. On Wednesday they moved Patrick to injured reserve with the acceptance he will be out awhile. That pushes Sam Mustipher back into the starting role at center and leads to a likely combination of Braxton Jones, Michael Schofield, Mustipher, Teven Jenkins and Larry Borom to start Sunday. That quintet finished the game in New England and would mark the fifth starting line combination the Bears have used in eight games.
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MADRID (AP) — A man fatally shot three people before turning his gun on himself, Portuguese police said Sunday, in what local media described as a dispute among rival pigeon racers.
Andreia Gonçalves, police commissioner in the city of Setubal, south of Lisbon, described a dispute between four men aged between 30 and 60, and said one of them had killed the others before shooting himself.
She described the deaths as “an isolated situation” related to an unresolved issue between the men.
The four dead individuals were participating in a pigeon race, Portuguese media reported from the scene, and their disagreement also centered on an illegal vegetable garden.
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Just nine days after giving birth to twins in late May, 36-year-old Ariana Sutton, described as a vibrant and devoted mother to her 4-year-old daughter, died by suicide.
Ariana Sutton and her daughter Melody. (Courtesy of Tyler Sutton)
On the GoFundMe page set up to help fund childcare support and expenses, friends write that “despite her relentless efforts to seek help, the burden of postpartum depression became too much to bear. Our hearts break for Ariana, her babies and the Sutton family as they now face the unimaginable task of moving forward without her.”
For her husband, Tyler Sutton, the moving forward process isn’t one he wants to do in silence. He talks to host Robin Young about his loss and his hope that his story can inspire other families to get the help they need.
More resources
- Find a trained mental health provider through the Postpartum Support International directory.
- Join the Postpartum Support International peer mentor program to connect with others who’ve faced similar struggles.
- Find the Sutton family’s GoFundMe here.
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PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a convenient and environmentally friendly place to deposit used filters or cigarette butts after smoking," said an inventor, from North Palm Beach, Fla., "so I invented the BACK INTO THE PACK. My design offers an alternative to discarding the butts on the ground."
The patent-pending invention encourages smokers to properly dispose of used filters/butts. In doing so, it eliminates the need to toss cigarette butts onto the ground. As a result, it helps to prevent cigarette butt litter and pollution. The invention features an eco-friendly design that is easy to use so it is ideal for individuals who smoke. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Fort Lauderdale sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FJK-163, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Fairhope’s Grant Enfinger will roll off from the 35th position in his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday.
It was a long time coming for the South Alabama graduate, who is sitting in for Noah Gragson in Legacy Motor Club’s No. 42 Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet for the Toyota Save Mart 350 at the 2.52-mile California road course.
Gragson exhibited concussion-like symptoms in the past week after crashing in the Cup race at Worldwide Technology Raceway.
Enfinger drives the No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for GMS Racing, which is affiliated with Legacy. With the truck series not racing this week, Legacy tabbed Enfinger to drive for Gragson.
“I don’t think anything can kind of really prepare you for this,” Enfinger said on Saturday, “but I’ve been racing my whole life. It’s just a new racecar. I’ve very much enjoyed practice and qualifying, and I have a lot to learn for tomorrow. But I have enjoyed everything to this point.”
The 38-year-old driver got his racing start in karts at age 11 at J&J Speedway (now Sunny South Raceway) in Grand Bay. After legends and late models, Enfinger clawed his way into national-touring racing.
Enfinger got some start-and-park chances while working for Andy Belmont Racing in the ARCA Racing Series. He ran a limited ARCA schedule with a car owned by Grant Enfinger Racing, which he described as “me and another guy” and featured Enfinger as the transport driver.
Enfinger made 18 ARCA starts in three years before his first full season in 2011 followed by 14 starts in three seasons before another full-time ride, and 14 truck races across a seven-year period before a full-time chance on the series in 2017.
Along the way, Enfinger had one Cup Series opportunity. He attempted to qualify the No. 92 Hewes Concrete Polishing Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the final race of the 2011 season for car owner George Sinica. He didn’t make the race, and a reported partial-schedule race team for the 2012 season never materialized.
“I’ve tried to forget that, as a matter of fact,” Enfinger said on Saturday when asked about his previous Cup opportunity. “It was just a mess of a whole thing from beginning to end unfortunately. That was at the point of my career where I wouldn’t ever turn down an opportunity.”
Enfinger won the ARCA season championship in 2015 after a runner-up showing in 2014. He’s in his seventh season of full-time competition on the truck series.
The day before Gragson’s wreck at Worldwide Technology Raceway, Enfinger won the trucks series race at the Madison, Illinois, track. He also won the NASCAR trucks race at Kansas Speedway on May 6 and ranks fourth in the 2023 season standings.
But the vehicles that Enfinger drove to 16 ARCA and nine truck victories weren’t like the Cup car he’ll be piloting on Sunday.
“I’m comfortable with the track itself,” Enfinger said before Saturday’s work at Sonoma, where he raced last season in the truck series. “The biggest transition for me is obviously going to be the car and its tire. These cars obviously drive substantially different than the truck I’m used to. I think some stuff will probably be a lot different, so what I’m going to focus on in practice is just trying to get the feel for the tire more than anything. I feel like the tire and the slip and all that is completely different than what I’m used to. But there’s also simply things like the shifter and stuff like that that I want to make sure I don’t screw up.”
The No. 42 Cup team hasn’t been as successful as the No. 23 truck team this season. Gragson’s best finish in 2023 has been 12th, with five DNFs in 15 races. Gragson ranks 32nd in the season standings, next-to-last among the full-time drivers.
“I’m a Grant Enfinger fan,” said Corey LaJoie, the driver of the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports on the Cup Series. “Guy’s doing it the hard way. It’s cool to see him get a shot.
“And he knows it’s not going be easy, right? The 42 car hasn’t been a freaking ball of fire. It’s been more on fire than it’s been a ball of fire on speed. But it’s cool to see a guy like that grind away and get a shot.”
The Toyota Save Mart 350 starts at 2:30 p.m. CDT Saturday. FOX will televise the race.
Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1. | https://www.al.com/sports/2023/06/grant-enfinger-racing-in-nascars-top-series-on-sunday.html | 2023-06-11 11:16:21 | 1 | https://www.al.com/sports/2023/06/grant-enfinger-racing-in-nascars-top-series-on-sunday.html |
GARY — The Gary NAACP branch plans to develop a game plan for a renewed fight against inequality after being challenged to do so by speaker Dr. Chris Pernell.
Pernell, an advocate for preventative medicine and public health, recently gave the talk "What's the Game Plan?" to the local NAACP branch. She challenged attendees to go out and transform the community, saying "we are in a justice showdown" and the chapter should adopt a “new heart, new spirit and a new meaning and purpose.”
Last year, NJBiz selected her as one of the Best 50 Women in Business. Other honors include the American College of Preventive Medicine's 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award and 2021 Ron Davis Special Recognition Award.
Gary NAACP President Stephen Mays accepted her challenge.
“The Gary branch will enter the new year with a game plan to continue the fight against inequalities, racism, sexism and any system that leads to oppression of Black and brown people,” he said.
The Gary NAACP is carrying on its work in the new year with the help of such sponsors as NIPSCO, Ivy Tech, UPS, Indiana University Northwest, AARP Indiana, HomeSmart Legacy, State Farm, Calumet Township trustee Kimberly K. Robinson, 1st Financial Bank, attorney Deirdre L. Monroe, Tolbert & Tolbert, STEELFAB, Kappa Alpha Psi Gary Alumni Chapter, Gary Housing Authority, Gary Community School Corp., MGT Consulting, Faith Temple of Christ and Lake County Commissioner Kyle Allen.
Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/gary-naacp-branch-to-develop-game-plan-with-new-meaning-and-purpose/article_5354dc14-0a44-5490-8ec3-f1fbbe57234e.html | 2023-01-11 20:57:27 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/gary-naacp-branch-to-develop-game-plan-with-new-meaning-and-purpose/article_5354dc14-0a44-5490-8ec3-f1fbbe57234e.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A local business owner was mauled by an off-leash dog earlier this week and when police attempted to stop the dog’s guardian, they said he took fentanyl and overdosed.
In a post on Instagram, Cheryl Wakerhauser, owner and pastry chef at Pix Patisserie, shared that she had been attacked by a dog, which sent her to the emergency room.
“All I’m doing is going for a run and then I got mauled by a dog,” Wakerhauser told KOIN 6. “I have all these scars, probably going to have some mental issues, a bill that will be I don’t know how big.”
Things could’ve been much worse, Wakerhauser said, but thankfully a good Samaritan named Monica came by and honked her horn at the dog.
“I wanna thank Monica if she’s out there because if she hadn’t stopped, it could have been worse,” said Wakerhauser.
According to Portland police, at around 9:27 a.m. on Monday, officers responded to Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard where they found 37-year-old Theron D. Bates walking a dog away from the scene.
Bates put the dog in the back of a police vehicle so they could interview him, authorities said, but then he attempted to run away.
Officers were able to cut Bates off and arrest him, but that’s when police said he took what they believed to be fentanyl and started showing signs of an overdose.
Officials administered Naloxone, and Bates was taken to a hospital. Following his release, Bates was booked on a warrant.
The dog was taken to animal control, while police attempted to find the dog’s owner because according to police notes, Bates was just “babysitting” the dog.
A spokesperson from Multnomah County shared that Animal Services responded to the scene and took the dog, a pit bull named “Bubbie” into their custody.
It was then that authorities said the dog’s owner Jessie Miller, who said that he was houseless, and his mother Marie Miller appeared at the scene.
Animal Services shared that when a bite report comes in, the dog needs to be quarantined for 10 days to ensure it doesn’t have rabies.
Marie Miller said that she could hold the dog at her house in Camas, Washington, authorities said.
On Wednesday, Animal Services said when they checked on the dog’s whereabouts they discovered that Jessie Miller had gone to his mother’s home and taken the dog.
The dog and Miller are currently at large, and Animal Services said they are currently working to locate them.
After the incident, Wakerhauser is calling on the Portland government to address the problems affecting the city.
“There’s squatters living in the houses, break-ins, random people in delusions coming up to my neighbors’ doors not knowing where they are,” said Wakerhauser.
She told KOIN 6 she wants to see real action being taken and not just “empty words.”
“Not a bunch of empty words and promises. I feel like no one wants to take a responsibility. I’m not the mayor, I don’t have the answer,” Wakerhauser emphasized. How do you think you’re doing? Do you think you’re doing a good job? If the answer’s no, maybe you should get out and let someone else try.”
In a statement from the Mayor’s office, Mayor Wheeler and Commissioner Rubio said that they remain focused on cleaning up the city and holding vacant property owners accountable.
Most property owners are doing the right thing, even when they are facing the challenges of vacancies. For that, we thank them, and we appreciate the difficulty of vacant spaces. Abandoned buildings are inherently dangerous and more so in our current era. Fires among these buildings and other criminal behavior make these spaces a danger to all those around them and we are directing the Portland Environmental Management Office (PEMO) to identify the most dangerous buildings across the city and take immediate abatement action or initiative immediate code enforcement action through BDS, with the appropriate involvement from partner bureaus including police and fire. These instances of fires, drug dealing, unabated graffiti, and squatters cannot continue, and together we remain focused on cleaning them up and keeping property owners accountable. | https://www.koin.com/news/portland/chef-attacked-by-dog-guardian-took-fentanyl-and-odd-police/ | 2023-04-21 23:44:31 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/portland/chef-attacked-by-dog-guardian-took-fentanyl-and-odd-police/ |
Gov. Gavin Newsom took a key step on Tuesday in getting FEMA aid to California communities recovering from devastating damage caused by recent atmospheric river storms, including the small town of Pajaro where about 3,000 residents were flooded out of their homes.
Newsom’s request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration comes two weeks after an aging neglected levee broke and flooded the small farmworker community and aims to bolster emergency response and recovery in Calaveras, Kern, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare and Tuolumne counties.
The Presidential Major Disaster Declaration request encompasses the communities impacted by flooding, snow, mudslides, avalanches, and debris flows that resulted from storms beginning February 21.
“Over these past months, state, local and federal partners have worked around the clock to protect our communities from devastating storms that have ravaged every part of our state,” said Governor Newsom. “We will continue to deploy every tool we have to help Californians rebuild and recover from these storms.”
A Major Disaster Declaration from the President means victims of disaster events in those counties are eligible for help though FEMA’s programs, including the Public Assistance and Individual Assistance programs, as well as other programs that include housing assistance, food aid, counseling, medical services and legal services.
Additional counties may be added as further damage assessments are conducted, particularly in areas where record snowpack makes it difficult to accurately assess the full extent of damages, according to the governor’s office.
Across the nine counties in the governor’s request, 42 homes and businesses have been destroyed, 378 have suffered major damage, 171 have suffered minor damage and 87 have bee affected by heavy flooding. The estimated private property loss thus far is estimated to be $329 million, and the number is expected to rise. The request says Monterey County alone, one of the largest producers of produce in the United States, is reporting agricultural losses exceeding $450 million.
During his visit to Pajaro two weeks ago, Newsom said he expected no less than an “immediate response” from Biden on getting FEMA aid to residents there, but that help failed to materialize.
The governor’s team as well as local, state, and federal officials spent much of the past two weeks assessing damage caused by storms across the state in an attempt to reach aid thresholds necessary for receiving FEMA aid as the damage in Pajaro alone wouldn’t be enough to justify a federal response.
The delay in assessing storm damage, paired with faulty communication about FEMA aid, left many flood victims frustrated as they returned to their mud-covered homes last week and wondered how they’d get the money to rebuild.
Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo said the governor’s actions are “good news” as “Pajaro families and small businesses have been waiting for FEMA assistance that is desperately needed on the ground.”
“I’m now in touch with our California senators and our local congressmembers to urge President Biden to sign it immediately,” Alejo said. “Our Local Assistance Center opens tomorrow and we need those FEMA workers as soon as possible to enroll our residents into their assistance programs. It will only be reassuring after President Biden signs the request so the community of Pajaro will know for certain that the FEMA help is actually on its way.”
Supervisor Glenn Church, who represents Pajaro, said “this is an important step in making Pajaro whole again.”
“Once the President commits FEMA, we will be better able to address the critical needs of Pajaro residents,” Church said. | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/03/29/fema-help-is-actually-on-the-way-gov-newsom-takes-key-step-to-bring-fema-aid-to-california-flood-victims/ | 2023-03-29 15:01:36 | 0 | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/03/29/fema-help-is-actually-on-the-way-gov-newsom-takes-key-step-to-bring-fema-aid-to-california-flood-victims/ |
A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
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MAX IS BACK
Mets ace Max Scherzer returns to a major league mound for the first time since May 18 when the NL East leaders play at Cincinnati.
The right-hander, who turns 38 in three weeks, hasn’t pitched for the Mets since he strained the oblique muscle in his left side while throwing a pitch to the Cardinals’ Albert Pujols.
Scherzer is 5-1 with a 2.54 ERA in his first season with the Mets, who signed the three-time Cy Young Award winner to a $130 million, three-year contract during the offseason. He made a pair of starts for Double-A Binghamton on June 21 and 29, allowing four earned runs and seven hits in eight innings with 14 strikeouts and two walks.
Left-hander Nick Lodolo (1-2, 5.52), who was 10 when Scherzer made his big league debut, starts for the Reds. Cincinnati is starting three rookies in a row against the Mets, with Lodolo following Hunter Greene and preceding Graham Ashcraft.
Scherzer could be joined in the Mets rotation by Jacob deGrom by late July or early August. The two-time Cy Young Award winner hasn’t pitched in the majors since July 7 last year.
DeGrom missed the second half of 2021 with right forearm tightness and a sprained elbow, then has been sidelined this season by a stress reaction in his right scapula that caused inflammation. In his first rehab outing, deGrom struck out five of six batters and threw 18 of 24 pitches for strikes for Class A St. Lucie.
JA-MO ON A ROLL
Jameson Taillon of the New York Yankees is 9-0 with a 3.30 ERA in 14 starts since a 3-0 loss to Toronto on April 11 in his first outing this season.
Taillon starts the series opener at Pittsburgh, the team that selected him with the second overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft.
The 30-year-old right-hander was 29-24 with a 3.67 ERA in four seasons with the Pirates, who traded him to the Yankees in January 2021 for four prospects: right-handers Roansy Contreras and Miguel Yajure, infielder Maikol Escotto and outfielder Canaan Smith.
Taillon will be facing Pittsburgh for the first time.
Left-hander José Quintana (1-4, 3.43) starts for the Pirates. He is 0-3 with a 3.91 in nine outings since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 9.
SHARP SANDY
Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara looks to add to his dominant first half when he faces Mike Trout and the Angels in Miami.
Alcantara (8-3, 1.95 ERA) has pitched at least seven innings in each of his last 10 starts. He’s 6-1 in that span and has allowed just three home runs.
The 26-year-old Alcantara threw a season-high 117 pitches in his last outing, a complete-game win at St. Louis.
Trout is coming off a three-game series in which he went 0 for 11 and struck out nine times as the Angels got swept in Houston. The three-time AL MVP is hitless in his last 14 at-bats overall.
REMEMBER ME?
Zack Greinke returns to Minute Maid Park to start for Kansas City against Houston.
Greinke joined the Astros at the 2019 trade deadline and started Game 7 of the World Series that fall in Houston. The 38-year-old righty also pitched for the Astros in the World Series last season.
Greinke signed with the Royals in the offseason and is 2-4 with a 4.38 ERA in 12 starts. Luis Garcia (6-5, 3.54 ERA) starts for the AL West-leading Astros.
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A woman who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 sued the comedian-actor, NBCUniversal and other companies Friday in New York, where five other women filed a similar lawsuit earlier this month.
Stacey Pinkerton says she was a 21-year-old flight attendant and model that year when she claims Cosby drugged her at a restaurant in Illinois and took her back to a hotel room in Chicago. The lawsuit alleges Cosby “engaged in forced sexual intercourse” with her while she was incapacitated from the drugs.
The lawsuit comes more than a year after Cosby left prison after his 2018 sexual assault conviction in Pennsylvania was overturned. Earlier this year, a Los Angeles jury awarded $500,000 to a woman who said Cosby sexually abused her at the Playboy Mansion when she was a teenager in 1975.
Pinkerton says the alleged assault came after she had met Cosby in New York and he promised to help her career. She says she had a role in an episode of “The Cosby Show" on NBC, but did not appear in the final edit.
Months after the alleged assault, Pinkerton said Cosby invited her to his show at a Chicago theater, where she claims he forcefully kissed and touched her.
“Cosby engaged in the same or similar pattern of conduct with his victims,” Pinkerton's lawsuit says, “including expressing interest in advancing their careers, giving them roles on The Cosby Show, using The Cosby Show and its filming locations as a means to access, isolate, sexually harass, and sexually assault women, using drugs to incapacitate his victims, and forcibly engaging in sexual acts with them without their consent.”
The lawsuit alleges that NBC, Kaufman Astoria Studios and Carsey-Werner Television should have known Cosby was a danger to women and failed to protect Pinkerton from him.
Cosby spokesperson Andrew Wyatt said Friday night that Cosby “continues to vehemently deny all allegations waged against him and looks forward to defending himself in court.”
“As we have always stated, and now America can see, this isn’t about justice for victims of alleged sexual assault, it’s ALL ABOUT MONEY,” Wyatt wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “We believe that the courts, as well as the court of public opinion, will follow the rules of law and relieve Mr. Cosby of these alleged accusations.”
Representatives of NBCUniversal, Kaufman Astoria Studios and Carsey-Werner Television did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday night. All three companies were involved in the production of “The Cosby Show,” Pinkerton's lawsuit said.
The lawsuits by Pinkerton and the five other women were filed under New York’s one-year window for adults to file sexual abuse complaints for allegations that had fallen outside the statute of limitations to sue.
Cosby served nearly three years in prison before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction, finding that he gave incriminating testimony in a deposition about the encounter only after believing he had immunity from prosecution. The trial judge and an intermediate appeals court had found no evidence of such immunity.
Seven other accusers received a settlement from Cosby’s insurers in the wake of the Pennsylvania conviction over a defamation lawsuit they had filed in Massachusetts. Their lawsuit said that Cosby and his agents disparaged them in denying their allegations of abuse. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Another-woman-files-sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-17686531.php | 2022-12-31 03:23:24 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Another-woman-files-sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-17686531.php |
Amusement park ride leaves guests traumatized after it wouldn’t stop
RYE, N.Y. (WABC) – Some amusement park riders near New York City say they were traumatized when a ride – going backward – would not stop.
The rush of excitement on the Music Express ride at Playland Park in Rye quickly turned to panic and fear on Sunday night when the ride wouldn’t stop.
Screams of joy became calls for help as the ride, which is designed to go backward, wound up doing so for at least three to four minutes longer than it should have, according to the park’s general manager Jeff Davis.
Video shows traumatized kids grasping for their mom when they finally got off.
Davis said the unwanted thrill was due to an electrical malfunction.
He said the ride’s operators activated an emergency stop button, and when that didn’t work, they called maintenance for help.
Davis also said the ride was inspected earlier that morning and ran through the day without any problems until the incident happened around 8:30 p.m.
One Playland visitor said he’s been riding Music Express for years and will continue without apprehension when the ride reopens.
“This is a minor glitch. I mean, it’s one of the safest rides here they ever had here,” he said.
Davis said he was not aware of any reported injuries. He said the ride will remain closed until the park and the ride manufacturer come up with a fix.
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The high-stakes game of debt-ceiling chicken between President Biden and Republicans is nearing a collision, and both sides are still daring the other to blink.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Monday that the U.S. may not be able to pay its bills after June 1. A few hours later, Biden broke a months-long stalemate by inviting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders to the White House.
Even so, the two sides have remained dug in and far apart.
Biden is demanding a “clean” debt ceiling increase without any spending cuts attached, while Republicans are pressing for deep cuts to Democratic priorities in their bill — and they could have less than a month to reach a compromise.
“There are likely two options left for McCarthy,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters Tuesday. “Either Republicans cause a first-ever default on the national debt, or go for their awful bill.”
“There’s a better alternative,” Schumer continued. “We pass a bipartisan clean bill to protect the full faith and credit of the U.S.”
Last month, House Republicans passed a sweeping bill to raise the debt limit with a slew of partisan proposals attached, drawing swift opposition from Democrats. Even some Republicans have acknowledged the unlikeliness of such a bill becoming law.
Republicans say the proposed cuts, which estimates project could lead to trillions in savings over the next 10 years, are a necessary check on government spending as the national debt hovers around $31.4 trillion.
Democrats have signaled an openness to discussing a debt reduction bill that isn’t tied to raising the debt limit. But the two parties are deeply divided over how they would reduce the debt, as Democrats push to hike taxes on the wealthy and oppose GOP-backed cuts to social safety net programs.
Biden and McCarthy are set to meet next Tuesday as part of a larger meeting between the White House and the four top congressional leaders. The meeting will mark the first sit-down between Biden and McCarthy since February.
And while lawmakers say they expect more details about the path ahead after the meeting, they aren’t holding their breath for a deal anytime soon.
“If [Yellen] would have said June 15, we would have been done closer to June 15,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Tuesday.
“If she would have said July 1, it would have been done closer to July 1.”
In the weeks since the unveiling of the House GOP’s debt limit bill — dubbed the Limit, Save, Grow Act — Democrats have battered the plan. The bill caps government funding at fiscal 2022 levels and limits spending growth to 1 percent every year for the next decade.
Other proposals featured in the bill would impose tougher work requirements on programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), put an end to popular student loan relief implemented under the Biden administration and cut parts of the Inflation Reduction Act, a signature economic bill passed by Democrats last year without GOP support.
“They want us to pass their ‘Default on America Act’ so they can cut essential government services that we all rely on,” Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Tuesday, arguing the bill would “slash funding for our veterans, make our country less safe and surrender our economic competitiveness to China.”
Republicans have vehemently denied that the proposed budget caps would mean cuts for military and veterans benefits, though the legislation doesn’t include specific language protecting those areas from potential cuts.
Many Senate Republicans see the House-passed bill as a reasonable “starting point” for bipartisan negotiations around raising the debt limit.
“This is pretty clear,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said. “I mean, unless you peaked in high school, you can understand that we’re not running deficits because we tax too little. We’re running deficits because we spend too much.”
The White House is leaving room for the possibility of a short-term extension as a way to avoid a default. When pressed Tuesday on whether Biden would support such a move, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not rule it out but declined to discuss specifics.
Lawmakers are facing a tight timeline to strike a debt limit deal, with many obstacles between a May 9 meeting and a potential June 1 deadline. Those include McCarthy’s ongoing trip in the Middle East and Biden’s scheduled trip to Asia later this month for the Group of Seven summit.
It is unclear if Congress plans to adjust its scheduled recess, an escape hatch members have thus far shown little interest in.
In remarks on Tuesday, Schumer — and many Republicans — pushed back on the idea of a short-term extension.
“You should not kick the can down the road,” Schumer said, while pressing for prioritization of a plan that would extend the debt limit for two years.
A two-year debt limit increase would span through next year’s presidential election, clearing a major political obstacle in Biden’s path to another term.
The House GOP proposal would either raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion or through next March, whichever happens first.
The White House’s strategy to stand firm and not negotiate could spell trouble for vulnerable Republicans in 2024, argued Nu Wexler, former communications director for the House Budget Committee Democrats.
“The White House can afford to hold their ground because public opinion is on their side — 70 percent of Americans support raising the debt ceiling in order to avoid default. If that number holds, the 18 House Republicans in Biden districts will be under a lot of pressure to support a Democratic proposal,” he said, citing CBS polling from last month.
The White House on Tuesday wouldn’t say when the president decided to offer the May 9 meeting, but that it was after the administration analyzed a Republican-approved debt ceiling plan to raise the borrowing limit and implement sweeping spending cuts.
Biden does not support pairing the two and plans on having separate conversations involving budget negotiations with McCarthy and other leaders, but not in next week’s scheduled meeting, according to the White House. | https://www.fox16.com/hill-politics/gop-democrats-play-chicken-with-debt-ceiling/ | 2023-05-03 00:04:30 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/hill-politics/gop-democrats-play-chicken-with-debt-ceiling/ |
FRENCH LICK, Ind. — A Crawford County man alleged to be high on meth, benzos and other drugs reportedly drove his motorcycle through a French Lick lawn before attempting to flee on foot from state troopers.
According to the Indiana State Police, Ricky Daugherty of Taswell was arrested on July 6 and tested positive to be on methamphetamines, amphetamines, benzodiazepines and THC.
Authorities said a state trooper tried to pull over Daugherty at approximately 7:54 p.m. for distracted driving. Daugherty, who was reportedly driving a Honda Shadow, refused to pull over his motorcycle and drove through a yard attempting to evade police.
Daugherty ended up fleeing on foot before he was caught and taken into custody, according to state police.
Police said Daugherty was found to have a prior warrant out of Crawford County for possession of marijuana. At the time of his arrest, Daugherty was found to be in possession of meth and marijuana, according to state police.
Daugherty was booked into Orange County Jail on charges of resisting with a motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and operating while intoxicated on a controlled substance. | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/isp-taswell-man-high-on-meth-other-drugs-drove-motorcycle-through-yard-while-fleeing-police/ | 2022-07-07 19:51:04 | 1 | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/isp-taswell-man-high-on-meth-other-drugs-drove-motorcycle-through-yard-while-fleeing-police/ |
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A police K-9 mauled a Black truck driver in Pickaway County, Ohio, after its handler ignored requests from troopers not to release the dog.
Video from the July 4 incidentreleased by the Ohio State Highway Patrol showed truck driver Jadarrius Rose leading police on a lengthy chase in Southern Ohio. Rose was behind the wheel of a semi-trailer based out of Nashville.
The chase went on for at least 25 minutes, based on a video provided by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. During the chase, troopers reported that the driver swerved and nearly struck a cruiser. In an incident report, troopers said they laid spike strips to force Rose to stop.
After the chase concluded, troopers reported that Rose would not exit the trailer immediately. Once he did, he kept his hands up.
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As Rose stood in the median, troopers tried to get him to come to them. Meanwhile, officers from the Circleville Police Department had a K-9 ready to deploy.
One of the Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers can be heard on bodycam video telling the Circleville officers not to release the dog as Rose's hands were up.
"Do not release the dog with his hands up," the trooper said multiple times before the K-9 was released.
"Get the dog off him," the trooper said.
Rose can be heard screaming as he is being attacked by the dog.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Rose was transported to the hospital and released.
The Highway Patrol identified the Circleville Police K-9 handler as "R. Speakman." The City of Circleville lists its K-9 handler as Ryan Speakman. According to a Facebook post, Speakman was hired by the department in February 2020.
Rose told troopers that he did not believe he had done anything wrong and was trying to complete his delivery, according to the incident report. He was being pulled over for a missing rear mud flap, troopers said.
"This case remains under investigation and the Patrol is unable to provide any further details at this time," the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a statement.
The Circleville Police Department has not responded to Scripps News' request for comment.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for its coverage of the war in Ukraine, earning recognition for its breaking news photography of the Russian invasion, as well as the prestigious public service award for its startling — and exclusive — dispatches from the besieged port city of Mariupol.
AP journalists were also finalists in two Pulitzer categories, for breaking news photography of Sri Lanka’s political crisis and for feature photography of the Ukraine war’s impact on older people.
For the public service award, the Pulitzer judges acknowledged AP — which had the only international journalists in Mariupol for nearly three weeks — for capturing notable images of an injured, pregnant woman being rushed to medical help and Russia firing on civilian targets.
AP’s Mariupol team was made up of videojournalist Mstyslav Chernov, photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and video producer Vasilisa Stepanenko on the ground in the besieged city, and reporter Lori Hinnant in Paris.
Other winners of two Pulitzers apiece were AL.com, of Birmingham, Alabama, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The Washington Post.
The Pulitzers honor the best in journalism from 2022 in 15 categories, as well as eight arts categories focused on books, music and theater. The public service winner receives a gold medal. All other winners receive $15,000.
Kyle Whitmire, of AL.com, won a commentary award for “measured and persuasive columns” about Alabama’s Confederate heritage and a legacy of racism. His Alabama colleagues John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens won a local reporting award for a probe into a local police force.
“The recognition is tremendous and we’re grateful our work is being honored on the national stage like this,” Kelly Ann Scott, editor in chief and vice president of Alabama Media Group, said in a statement. “This is local journalism at its best – and local journalism is the heartbeat of this country’s journalism in general.”
The New York Times was honored with an international reporting award for its coverage of Russian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Pulitzers were also given for work surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion standard, the government’s policy of child separation at the border, and welfare spending in Mississippi.
The Washington Post’s Caroline Kitchener won for “unflinching reporting” on the consequences of the abortion decision, including the story of a Texas teenager who gave birth to twins after new restrictions denied her an abortion. The Post’s Eli Saslow won for feature writing.
The Los Angeles Times won for breaking news for its stories revealing a secretly recorded conversation with city officials making racist comments. The newspaper’s Christina House won for feature photography, for her images of a 22-year-old pregnant woman living on the street.
The AP coverage of Mariupol, according to the Ukrainian city’s deputy mayor, focused the world’s attention on the devastation there and ultimately pressured Russians to open an evacuation route, saving thousands of civilian lives.
“They told the world of the human toll of this war in its earliest days,” AP Executive Editor Julie Pace said during a staff Zoom celebration. “They served as a counterweight against Russian disinformation, and they helped open up a humanitarian corridor out of Mariupol with the power of their work.”
The AP team that won for breaking news photography included Maloletka, who was part of the Mariupol coverage, along with Bernat Armangue, Emilio Morenatti, Felipe Dana, Nariman El-Mofty, Rodrigo Abd and Vadim Ghirda.
AP’s director of photography, David Ake, credited winners in the breaking news photography category for simply staying put in a war zone to bear witness.
“You can’t make the moment that captures the world if you’re not there, and being there is often dirty and difficult and dangerous,” he said.
Pulitzer Prize Board co-chair Neil Brown highlighted the dangers faced by journalists, noting the imprisonment in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on spying charges, which his family and the newspaper vehemently deny. Brown said the board demands Gershkovich’s immediate release.
The Atlantic won the Pulitzer for explanatory journalism for Caitlin Dickerson’s exhaustive probe of the Trump administration policy of separating parents from children at the U.S. border.
The Wall Street Journal won for its investigation into federal officials holding stock that could have been affected by government action, including dozens who reported trading stock in companies shortly before their own agencies announced enforcement actions against them.
Anna Wolfe, of Mississippi Today, was honored for her reporting on a former Mississippi governor sending federal welfare money to family and friends, including NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre.
Andrew Long Chu, of New York magazine, won a Pulitzer for criticism. Nancy Ancrum, Amy Driscoll, Luisa Yanez, Isadora Rangell and Lauren Constantino, of the Miami Herald, won for editorial writing. Mona Chalabi, a contributor to The New York Times, won for illustrated reporting and commentary. The staff of Gimlet Media won for audio reporting.
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As the week begins, here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
What to watch this week
Another week began with Russia launching a wave of attacks hitting Ukraine's capital Kyiv and other areas, causing damage including outages in electricity, cellphone service, water supplies and other destruction.
There will likely be fallout after Russia pulled out of a United Nations-brokered deal to export Ukrainian grain. The U.N. Security Council is meeting to discuss the issue Monday.
What happened last week
Progressive Democrats sent, then withdrew, a letter urging President Biden to seek diplomacy with Russia toward a cease-fire in Ukraine. Thirty members of Congress had signed the letter, which caused a backlash, including from fellow Democrats, but some signatories explained they signed it soon after it was drafted in early summer and much has changed since.
Russia practiced conducting a nuclear strike on Oct. 26, in its first big nuclear drill since invading Ukraine this year. The Kremlin's defense minister said it was a rehearsal for responding to a nuclear attack. It came as NATO carried out its annual Steadfast Noon nuclear exercises.
President Vladimir Putin repeated the allegation, without evidence, that Ukraine is preparing to set off a dirty bomb. The U.S. and allies dismiss this as a false pretext for Russia's own possible future actions.
Germany's president acknowledged a "bitter failure" of his and other governments' policies toward Russia. In his national address on Oct. 28, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Russia's war has "reduced the European security order to ashes."
Russia accused Ukraine of a "massive" drone attack on its Black Sea fleet and civil ships over the weekend, off the coast of Crimea. Moscow also alleged "British specialists" were involved in directing the drones as well as damaging gas pipelines, which London denied.
Russia suspended its role in a deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported through the Black Sea, citing the alleged drone strikes. The move drew condemnation from Western leaders and the U.N., which brokered the arrangement to ease a global food crisis.
In-depth
In the battle for Kherson, Ukrainian infantry officers say don't underestimate Russia.
Another casualty of Russia's war: Some Ukrainians no longer trust their neighbors.
Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down.
Understanding the Biden administration's approach to diplomacy with Russia.
Can the U.S. keep up with Ukraine's demand for weaponry?
Putin makes an unsubstantiated claim that Ukraine has plans to use a dirty bomb.
Congress considers support for Ukraine's war effort.
Progressive Democrats withdraw letter calling for more diplomatic efforts with Russia.
First person: Leaving Russia to avoid war in Ukraine.
Special report
Russia's war in Ukraine is changing the world: See its ripple effects in all corners of the globe.
Earlier developments
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Boredom leads to man playing the lottery and winning record prize
RICHMOND, Va. (Gray News) - A Virginia man says his boredom helped him cash in on a lottery jackpot.
According to the Virginia Lottery, when Jerard Hickman gets bored, he likes to check its website to play some online games.
And his day got very exciting last week after finding out he won a $785,414 jackpot prize.
Lottery officials said Hickman won the jackpot while playing the Lucky Golden Multiplier game while he was at home.
The Virginia Lottery said it was the largest jackpot ever won in one of its online instant games.
“It feels fantastically awesome!” Hickman said. “If that’s a word, that’s how it feels!”
Hickman, a district manager for a transportation company, said he has no immediate plans for his winnings but does expect to pay some bills.
Officials said the Lucky Golden Multiplier is one of the dozens of online instant games available.
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BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Twenty-five Binghamton High School students were honored this morning for their hard work in the classroom.
BHS held a breakfast at The Binghamton Club to celebrate the Class of 2022’s top 25 academic performers.
The special event included an awards ceremony and remarks from both Principal Kevin Richman and Superintendent Tonia Thompson.
Students were encouraged to invite family members along with a faculty member who made an impact on their high school career.
Valedictorian, Nick Gouldin, recognized the impact his peers and the BHS staff had on him. He invited his cross country coach to join him at the celebration.
“I think it’s really nice, I think it’s a very good celebration of all the work that’s been put in not only by the students to get there, but by the staff that we were inviting, because everybody was able to bring a staff member that connected with them personally and I thought that was really nice,” said Gouldin.
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DENVER, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE:STEW) (the "Fund") announced the declaration of a quarterly distribution of $0.12 per share to occur in October 2022. This distribution is being paid as part of the Fund's managed distribution program under which the Fund intends to make per share distributions of $0.12 per quarter or $0.48 per year. As of market close on August 9, 2022, the distribution (on an annualized basis) amounts to approximately 3.83% of the Fund's market price and 3.24% of its net asset value ("NAV").
Due to the current discount of the Fund's market price to its per share NAV and the fact that distributions are made in cash (i.e., at NAV), if Fund shares continue to trade at a discount at the time of this distribution, then it will be accretive to the Fund's market-price-based return. The October 2022 quarterly distribution will be payable in cash to stockholders of record per the following critical dates:
As previously announced, the Board of Directors instituted a managed distribution program in accordance with its Section 19(b) exemptive order in November 2015. In adopting the program, the Fund seeks to provide a regular quarterly distribution to its common stockholders which is not dependent on the amount of income earned or capital gains realized by the Fund.
Investors should not make any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of the Fund's distributions or the Fund's distribution policy. With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release that will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in the notice to shareholders are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end investment company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "STEW". As of August 9, 2022, the Fund's NAV was $14.83 per share and the closing market price was $12.52 (a -15.58% discount to NAV). For more information on the Fund, please visit the Fund's webpage at www.srhtotalreturnfund.com.
The Fund is a closed-end fund and does not continuously issue stock for sale as open-end mutual funds do. The Fund now trades in the secondary market. Investors wishing to buy or sell stock need to place orders through an intermediary or broker. The share price of a closed-end fund is based on the market value.
On April 4, 2022, the Fund changed its name and ticker from the Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc. (BIF) to SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (STEW).
Paralel Advisors LLC serves as the investment advisor to the SRH Total Return Fund. Together with our parent company, Paralel Technologies LLC, we develop technology-based solutions to better serve investors.
RMA is an investment adviser registered with the SEC based out of Kansas. More information about RMA is available at www.srhtotalreturnfund.com as well as www.investrma.com.
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Watch: Bell ringing ceremony to honor Pulse nightclub shooting victims
Bells at an Orlando church will be rung 49 times for each of the people killed in the deadly shooting at Pulse nightclub in 2016. Sunday, June 12, marks the sixth anniversary of the shooting.
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First Half of Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights
- Total revenues were $414.8 million, an increase of 12.2% compared to the comparable prior year period.
- Gross margin was 36.1%, compared to 35.3% for the comparable prior year period. Non-GAAP gross margin was 36.3%, compared to 35.4% for the comparable prior year period.
- Net income attributable to Hollysys was $69.6 million, an increase of 57.1% compared to the comparable prior year period. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys was $72.5 million, an increase of 41.4% compared to the comparable prior year period.
- Diluted earnings per share was $1.12, an increase of 55.6% compared to the comparable prior year period. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.17, an increase of 41.0% compared to the comparable prior year period.
- Net cash provided by operating activities was $16.5 million.
- Days sales outstanding ("DSO") was 144 days, compared to 173 days for the comparable prior year period.
- Inventory turnover days were 74 days, compared to 48 days for the comparable prior year period.
Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights
- Total revenues were $244.7 million, an increase of 13.2% compared to the comparable prior year period.
- Gross margin was 39.6%, compared to 36.1% for the comparable prior year period. Non-GAAP gross margin was 39.7%, compared to 36.2% for the comparable prior year period.
- Net income attributable to Hollysys was $48.2 million, an increase of 60.4% compared to the comparable prior year period. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys was $49.5 million, an increase of 49.4% compared to the comparable prior year period.
- Diluted earnings per share was $0.78, an increase of 59.2% compared to the comparable prior year period. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.80, an increase of 48.1% compared to the comparable prior year period.
- Net cash provided by operating activities was $15.5 million.
- DSO was 119 days, compared to 147 days for the comparable prior year period.
- Inventory turnover days were 72 days, compared to 50 days for the comparable prior year period.
See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information about non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share.
BEIJING, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: HOLI) ("Hollysys," the "Company" or "we"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and the first half of fiscal year 2023 ended December 31, 2022.
The Industrial Automation ("IA") business kept up its strong momentum with increased market shares and broader market recognition.
In the chemical and petrochemical field, Hollysys continued to win mid and high profile contracts with our good client relationship and competitive positioning. We have successfully signed the whole-plant integrated simulation project of China's largest single set of synthetic ammonia and urea plant, with Hollysys providing MACSV system for the power station. Also, we provided the HiaPlant SCADA system for Zhongyuan Oilfield, the second largest oil and gas field under China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation. The system has successfully monitored production performance, optimized process parameters, and ensured safe production during operation, providing reliable technical support for the project. In addition, we signed a contract for the overhaul and rectification of 16 sets of control systems for 10 million tons of oil refining enterprises of the Branch of PetroChina, providing Coordination Control System ("CCS"), Distributed Control System ("DCS") and Gas Detection System ("GDS"). Since then, the Coordination Control System ("CCS"), Safety Instrumented System ("SIS"), DCS and other systems of Hollysys have achieved a full coverage in various branches of China's oil refineries, power plants, olefin plants and other plants, marking another important breakthrough of Hollysys in the field of control systems for 10 million tons of oil refining enterprises. In project delivery, our innovative technology product Optical Control System ("OCS") has been successfully applied in Sinopec's super-large coal chemical projects, setting a positive example in the promotion and application of this innovative technology in future large-scale petrochemical and chemical projects.
In the smart factory field, we successfully signed the project of automatic control system (providing OCS, SIS and GDS) and factory intelligent management system of Jingyuan Coal Power Clean and Efficient Gasification Comprehensive Utilization Project Phase I. The application of OCS in this project is expected to present the extra advantages the system brought to users. This project is also a localization initiative of Hollysys in the gasifier field, which will further promote our localization impact.
In Rail Transportation Automation ("RTA") business, we maintain our market position. In the high-speed rail sector, the Changde-Yiyang section of the Chongqing-Xiamen high-speed railway, equipped with Hollysys train control center ("TCC"), was put into operation. In the urban rail transit section, we signed the smart inspection project for Line 1 of the Dalian Metro, which represents the first smart pilot project of the Dalian Metro and will put into application Hollysys' edge smart control in the field of smart inspection. Meanwhile, branch lines of Shenzhen Metro Line 14 and Line 6 entered into operation smoothly with the support of Hollysys' industrial control cloud access system, unmanned aerial vehicle detection system and other measures to improve the smartness of the project. In terms of highway projects, we won the weather monitoring related bids successively in Inner Mongolia, Sanmenxia and Shaanxi, providing HOLI "travel in all weather" traffic system that combines cloud and big data systems, enabling accurate inclement weather monitoring and warning, effective traffic emergency response and so on. In the tunnel monitoring and control sector, we also won consecutive bids in the provision of intelligent controllers and smart tunnel integrated management platforms, which demonstrates our dedication to contributing to the smart upgrades in highway systems.
The mechanical and electrical solutions ("M&E") segment of the Company also manifested a stable performance with our smooth executions on various projects. The risk monitor and control are still expected to be our future focus in this field.
With our continuous dedication to the industry and the support of experienced and passionate experts, we believe that we will continue to create greater value for our clients and shareholders.
Operational Results Analysis for the First Half Year Ended December 31, 2022
Total revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2022 were $414.8 million, as compared to $369.6 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year, representing an increase of 12.2%. In terms of revenues by type, integrated solutions contracts revenue increased by 14.1% to $332.1 million, products sales revenue increased by 21.9% to $23.8 million, and services revenue decreased by 0.2% to $58.9 million.
The following table sets forth the Company's total revenues by segment for the periods indicated.
Gross margin was 36.1% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 35.3% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Gross margins for integrated solutions contracts, product sales, and services rendered were 28.3%, 78.0% and 63.2% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 26.5%, 74.9% and 65.5% for the same period of the prior fiscal year, respectively. Non-GAAP gross margin was 36.3% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 35.4% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts was 28.5% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 26.7% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information about non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts.
Selling expenses were $29.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of $6.0 million, or 26.1%, compared to $23.0 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Selling expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 7.0% and 6.2% for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
General and administrative expenses were $32.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022, representing a decrease of $10.6 million, or 24.6%, compared to $43.0 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Share-based compensation expenses were $2.2 million and $6.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 7.8% and 11.6% for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Research and development expenses were $37.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of $1.1 million, or 3.1%, compared to $36.7 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 9.1% and 9.9% for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The VAT refunds and government subsidies were $14.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $10.8 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year, representing a $3.2 million, or 29.9%, increase.
The income tax expenses and the effective tax rate were $7.5 million and 9.7% for the six months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $8.7 million and 16.5% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The effective tax rate fluctuates, as the Company's subsidiaries contributed different pre-tax income at different tax rates.
Net income attributable to Hollysys was $69.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of 57.1% from $44.3 million reported in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys was $72.5 million or $1.17 per diluted share. See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information about non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys.
Diluted earnings per share was $1.12 for the six months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of 55.6% from $0.72 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $1.17 for the six months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of 41.0% from $0.83 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. These were calculated based on 62.0 million and 61.6 million diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information about non-GAAP diluted earnings per share.
Operational Results Analysis for the Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2022
Total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2022 were $244.7 million, as compared to $216.3 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year, representing an increase of 13.2%. In terms of revenues by type, integrated contracts revenue increased by 13.5% to $188.9 million, products sales revenue increased by 21.7% to $12.0 million, and services revenue increased by 9.8% to $43.8 million.
The following table sets forth the Company's total revenues by segment for the periods indicated.
Gross margin was 39.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 36.1% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The gross margin fluctuated mainly due to the product and service mix. Gross margin of integrated solutions contracts, product sales, and service rendered was 30.8%, 85.2% and 64.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 27.5%, 75.0% and 62.0% for the same period of the prior fiscal year, respectively. Non-GAAP gross margin was 39.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 36.2% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts was 31.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 27.7% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information about non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts.
Selling expenses were $16.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of $2.4 million, or 17.7%, compared to $13.6 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Selling expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 6.5% and 6.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
General and administrative expenses were $19.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing a decrease of $6.2 million, or 24.0%, compared to $26.0 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Share-based compensation expenses were $0.9 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 8.1% and 12.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Research and development expenses were $20.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing a decrease of $0.2 million, or 0.9%, compared to $20.6 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 8.3% and 9.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The VAT refunds and government subsidies were $7.2 million for three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $5.9 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, representing a $1.3 million, or 21.5%, increase.
The income tax expenses and the effective tax rate were $3.6 million and 7.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, as compared to $4.8 million and 13.7% for the same period in the prior fiscal year, respectively. The effective tax rate fluctuates, as the Company's subsidiaries contributed different pre-tax income at different tax rates.
Net income attributable to Hollysys was $48.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of 60.4% from $30.1 million reported in the same period in the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys was $49.5 million or $0.80 per diluted share. See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information about non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys
Diluted earnings per share was $0.78 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of 59.2% from $0.49 reported in the same period in the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.80 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, representing an increase of 48.1% from $0.54 reported in the same period in the prior fiscal year. These were calculated based on 62.0 million and 61.7 million diluted weighted average ordinary shares outstanding for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. See the section entitled "Non-GAAP Measures" for more information about non-GAAP diluted earnings per share.
Contracts and Backlog Highlights
Hollysys achieved $388.7 million and $193.8 million of value of new contracts for the six months and three months ended December 31, 2022, respectively. Order backlog of contracts presents the amount of unrealized revenue to be earned from the contracts that Hollysys won. The backlog was $861.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The following table sets forth a breakdown of the value of new contracts achieved and backlog by segment.
Cash Flow Highlights
For the six months ended December 31, 2022, the total net cash outflow was $51.5 million. The net cash provided by operating activities was $16.5 million. The net cash used in investing activities was $45.9 million, mainly consisting of $85.9 million purchases of short-term investments, and $24.4 million purchases of property, plant and equipment, which was partially offset by $59.3 million maturity of short-term investments, and $4.2 million proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary. The net cash provided by financing activities was $5.0 million, mainly consisting of $5.3 million of proceeds from long-term bank loans.
For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the total net cash inflow was $52.7 million. The net cash provided by operating activities was $15.5 million. The net cash provided by investing activities was $23.6 million, mainly consisting of $47.7 million maturity of short-term investments, and $4.2 million of proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary, partially offset by $14.8 million purchases of short-term investments, and $14.3 million purchases of property, plant and equipment. The net cash provided by financing activities was $4.1 million, mainly consisting of $4.3 million of proceeds from long-term bank loans.
Balance Sheet Highlights
The total amount of cash and cash equivalents was $627.6 million, and $575.1 million as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
For the six months ended December 31, 2022, DSO was 144 days, as compared to 173 days from the same period of the prior fiscal year, and inventory turnover days were 74 days, as compared to 48 days from the same period of the prior fiscal year.
For the three months ended December 31, 2022, DSO was 119 days, as compared to 147 days for the same period of the prior fiscal year and 171 days for the last fiscal quarter; inventory turnover days were 72 days, as compared to 50 days for the same period of the prior fiscal year and 79 days for the last fiscal quarter.
About Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.
Hollysys is a leading automation control system solutions provider in China, with overseas operations in eight other countries and regions throughout Asia. Leveraging its proprietary technology and deep industry know-how, Hollysys empowers its customers with enhanced operational safety, reliability, efficiency, and intelligence which are critical to their businesses. Hollysys derives its revenues mainly from providing integrated solutions for industrial automation and rail transportation automation. In industrial automation, Hollysys delivers the full spectrum of automation hardware, software, and services spanning field devices, control systems, enterprise manufacturing management and cloud-based applications. In rail transportation automation, Hollysys provides advanced signaling control and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems for high-speed rail and urban rail (including subways). Founded in 1993, with technical expertise and innovation, Hollysys has grown from a research team specializing in automation control in the power industry into a group providing integrated automation control system solutions for customers in diverse industry verticals. As of June 30, 2022, Hollysys had cumulatively carried out more than 40,000 projects for approximately 22,000 customers in various sectors including power, petrochemical, high-speed rail, and urban rail, in which Hollysys has established leading market positions.
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This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements," including statements regarding the ability of the Company to achieve its commercial objectives; the business strategy, plans and objectives of the Company and its subsidiaries; and any other statements of non-historical information. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target," "confident," or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements, based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Hollysys' management, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's reports that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, in evaluating our results, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts, non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd., as well as non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share.
These non-GAAP financial measures serve as additional indicators of our operating performance and not as any replacement for other measures in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe these non-GAAP measures help identify underlying trends in the Company's business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of the share-based compensation expenses, which are calculated based on the number of shares or options granted and the fair value as of the grant date, and amortization of acquired intangible assets. They will not result in any cash inflows or outflows. We believe that using non-GAAP measures help our shareholders to have a better understanding of our operating results and growth prospects.
Non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts, non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd., as well as non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to gross profit and gross margin, gross profit and gross margin of integrated solutions contracts, net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd., basic and diluted earnings per share, or any other measure of performance, or as an indicator of the Company's operating performance. Investors are encouraged to review the historical non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts, non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd., as well as non-GAAP basic and diluted earnings per share presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company's data. The Company encourages investors and others to review the Company's financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
We define non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin as gross profit and gross margin, respectively, adjusted to exclude non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles. The following table provides a reconciliation of our gross profit and gross margin to non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin for the periods indicated.
We define non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts as gross profit and gross margin of integrated solutions contracts, respectively, adjusted to exclude non-cash amortization of acquired intangibles associated with integrated solutions contracts. The following table provides a reconciliation of the gross profit of integrated solutions contracts to non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin of integrated solutions contracts for the periods indicated.
We define non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys as net income attributable to Hollysys adjusted to exclude the share-based compensation expenses and non-cash amortization of acquired intangible assets. The following table provides a reconciliation of net income attributable to Hollysys to non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys for the periods indicated.
Non-GAAP basic (or diluted) earnings per share represents non-GAAP net income attributable to Hollysys divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the periods (or on a diluted basis). The following table provides a reconciliation of our basic (or diluted) earnings per share to non-GAAP basic (or diluted) earnings per share for the periods indicated.
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Craig Scanlon brings 20+ years of leadership experience in automotive and powersports performance to his role as CEO of K&N Engineering
RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- K&N Engineering, is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Scanlon as the company's new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. With an impressive background in the performance powersports and automotive industry, Craig brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the role.
Throughout his professional career, Craig has demonstrated exceptional expertise in the field, having spent more than 20 years immersed in the performance powersports and automotive space. Most notably, he spent eighteen years at Polaris, where he played a pivotal role in building multi-billion-dollar businesses including the Polaris RZR and Polaris Ranger brands. His general management roles in both the Off-Road and On-Road divisions, as well as his tenure as the Chief Marketing Officer, contributed significantly to the tremendous growth of Polaris.
Moreover, in his 4 years as CEO of Transamerican Auto Parts (4 Wheel Parts), a renowned omni-channel leader in the performance truck and Jeep market, Craig spearheaded the successful turnaround and eventual sale of the company. This achievement further demonstrates his deep understanding of the market space that aligns with K&N Engineering's mission and unique positioning.
As the new CEO of K&N Engineering, Craig will leverage his extensive experience and track record of success to drive the company forward. His key areas of focus will include implementing transformational growth strategies, fostering high-performance teams with a strong culture of accountability, and showcasing exceptional business acumen encompassing sales leadership, brands, operations, R&D, and financial management. Above all, Craig's unwavering commitment to the customer and product development will further enhance K&N Engineering's position as an industry leader.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Craig is a true performance-powersports enthusiast, with a passion for trucks, Jeeps, bikes, and RZRs. His love for racing, particularly off-road racing, has seen him compete in prestigious events like the BITD and SCORE series, culminating in his recent victory at this year's San Felipe 250.
Scanlon expressed his enthusiasm for the role, saying, "I couldn't be more excited to join K&N. Leading this iconic brand and amazing team into its next phase of growth is an amazing opportunity. This role combines two major passions of mine - the performance automotive and powersports aftermarket and growing businesses. K&N is uniquely positioned to grow thanks to the tremendous work of my predecessor, Randy Bays. We are all very thankful for his tenure at the K&N helm and for his future service on our board of directors. Our heritage and brand strength in automotive along with our innovation in residential and commercial filtration places K&N in a unique position with a tremendous opportunity to grow."
Outgoing CEO, Randy Bays, expressed his confidence in Craig's appointment, stating, "I have spent considerable time with Craig, and he is an excellent fit for K&N Engineering. His leadership skills and extensive experience make this transition seamless for me as I leave the company in such capable hands."
K&N Engineering extends its sincere gratitude to Randy Bays for his invaluable leadership and dedicated service to K&N Engineering. Over the past 15 months, Bays has played a vital role in driving the business's growth efforts and positioning it for future success. The K&N team expresses its deepest appreciation, and will continue to benefit from Bays' insight as he transitions to a board role.
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Classic movies in SoCal: ‘Aguirre,’ ‘Hedwig,’ ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Return of the Jedi’ and more
Find a flick with our weekly curated list of classic movies, cult favorites, film festivals, etc., playing at theaters, drive-ins and pop-ups and/or streaming online. Before you go, remember to call or check online for reservation requirements and COVID-19 protocols.
‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’ with ‘Fitzcarraldo’
Klaus Kinski plays a megalomaniacal conquistador in the former and a would-be rubber baron in the latter in this double bill of bona-fide art-house classics directed by the estimable Werner Herzog, who will be on hand for a Q&A as part of a monthlong retrospective of his films. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 7:30 p.m. June 25. $10, $15. americancinematheque.com
‘Back to the Future’
Michael J. Fox is pretty McFly for a white guy in Robert Zemeckis’ lighthearted 1985 time-travel comedy. With Christopher Lloyd. Street Food Cinema at the Autry Museum, 4700 Western Heritage Way. Griffith Park, L.A. 8:30 p.m. June 25. $10-$25; advance tickets required. streetfoodcinema.com
The 1985 Robert Zemeckis action-comedy “Back to the Future” is the latest winner in the L.A. Times Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown.
‘Barry Lyndon’
Ryan O’Neal stars as the titular 18th-century Irish rogue and social climber in Stanley Kubrick’s visually ravishing 1975 adaptation of Thackeray’s 19th-century novel. Presented in 35mm. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. June 29. $12; advance purchase required. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘But I’m a Cheerleader’
Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey and RuPaul star in Jamie Babbit’s LGBTQ-themed 1999 satire. Cinespia at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. 9 p.m. June 25. $22. cinespia.org
‘Caddyshack’
Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Ted Knight and Rodney Dangerfield hit the links in Harold Ramis’ class-conscious 1980 comedy set at a schmancy country club. Drive-In at the Roadium Open Air Market, 2500 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., Torrance. 8:15 p.m. June 24. $25 per car; tickets also available on-site. eventbrite.com
‘Fist of Fury’
Martial arts superstar Bruce Lee kicks ass and doesn’t bother taking names in this 1972 action thriller. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. 9:30 p.m. June 25, 7:30 p.m. June 27. $18. drafthouse.com
‘Hard Eight’
A salute to Philip Baker Hall includes the late, great character actor opposite John C. Reilly in Paul Thomas Anderson’s moody 1996 crime drama about a veteran gambler and his young protégé. Presented in 35mm. American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica. 7:30 p.m. June 24. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
Actor Philip Baker Hall, whose career ranged from a scene-stealing stint on ‘Seinfeld’ to collaborations with director Paul Thomas Anderson, has died
‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
John Cameron Mitchell directs and stars in this big-screen adaptation of the rollicking stage musical about a transgender rock singer from East Berlin; with Michael Pitt, Andrea Martin. The Landmark Westwood, 1045 Broxton Ave., Westwood. 3, 5:15 and 7:30 p.m. June 25. $10. landmarktheatres.com
‘The Legend of Boggy Creek’
Something Sasquatch-like lurks in the Arkansas swamps in this low-budget, documentary-style 1972 creature feature. American Cinematheque at the Los Feliz 3, 1822 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz. 7 p.m. June 27. $8, $13. americancinematheque.com
‘Lost Highway’
Twenty-fifth anniversary screenings of a new 4K restoration of David Lynch’s typically terrifying, confounding and surreal 1997 fable. With Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette. Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. 2:20, 5:10 and 8 p.m. June 24-26, 4:40 and 7:30 p.m. June 27-30. $7-$14. (310) 473-8530. landmarktheatres.com
‘Paris Is Burning’
Ballroom culture in 1980s NYC is celebrated in this landmark 1990 LGBTQ-themed documentary. Alamo Drafthouse, 700 W. 7th St., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. June 27. $18. drafthouse.com
Over the past decade, Jennie Livingston’s landmark 1990 documentary “Paris Is Burning” has had a renaissance of sorts, thanks in no small part to the popularity of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
‘Return of the Jedi’
If you ignore the cuddly-wuddly Ewoks ... and the fact that our heroes have to blow up yet another Death Star ... and that Darth Vader is redeemed in the end despite having been personally responsible for the deaths of scores of innocent young Jedis-in-training ... this 1983 space adventure was not a bad way to wrap up the original “Star Wars” trilogy. The Frida Cinema, Calle Cuatro Plaza, 305 E. 4th St., Santa Ana. 1:30, 4: 30 and 7:30 p.m. June 24 and 26; 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. June 25. $7.50-$10.50. thefridacinema.org
‘Russian Ark’
Take a guided tour of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, in this logistically impressive 2002 historical fantasy that was shot in one single, continuous 96-minute take. Brain Dead Studios at the Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax Ave., L.A. 8 p.m. June 24. $12; advance purchase required. studios.wearebraindead.com
‘The Sting’
Depression era con artists Robert Redford and Paul Newman try to pull a fast one on crime boss Robert Shaw in this 1973 caper directed by George Roy Hill. Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. 2:30 and 7 p.m. June 25, 2:30 p.m. June 26. $10, $12. oldtownmusichall.org
‘The Enchanted Cottage’
“This Woman’s Work: Producer Harriet Parsons,” the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s salute to this glass ceiling-breaking studio executive, includes this fantastical 1945 melodrama starring Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young. Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. 7:30 p.m. June 27. Free; advance registration recommended; standby line available. cinema.ucla.edu
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Netherlands is not expected to emulate Germany by making a gesture to protest host nation Qatar's human rights record before Friday's World Cup game against Ecuador.
Germany’s players covered their mouths for the team photo ahead of their match against Japan on Wednesday to protest against FIFA for its clampdown on the “One Love” armbands. Seven European teams, including the Netherlands and Germany, had planned to wear the item in a move seen as a rebuke to Qatar.
Qatar has been criticized for its laws against homosexuality as well as its treatment of migrant workers, who were needed to build stadiums, metro lines, roads and hotels.
Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries said the players won’t do anything on the field Friday because they feel they have done enough after meeting some migrant workers directly.
“No, no. We paid a lot of attention, as the coach said. We received the migrant workers and that was a wonderful (time) both for them and for us,” Dumfries said through an interpreter Thursday. “In the last two weeks we’ve spoken a lot (about human rights). We’ve said what we need to say, and from now on we need to concentrate on football.”
The exact number of migrant workers who have died or were injured working in often extreme heat on projects since FIFA picked Qatar as World Cup host in December 2010 is unclear. Definitive data has been hard to verify or not published by authorities.
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal said the Dutch team will take no further action.
“Because we put a full stop behind all the political issues (last) Thursday when we invited the migrants and we have this purpose,” Van Gaal said through an interpreter. “It’s been all about human rights (so far) and perhaps rightly so and perhaps not rightly so. But I think that’s enough.”
Germany's gesture on Wednesday was a response to FIFA’s warning to the seven European federations that players would be penalized if they wore the colorful “One Love” armbands, which are seen as a symbol for inclusion and diversity.
Van Gaal was asked if he thought the German team would be affected on the field by their political gesture. The four-time World Cup champions lost to Japan 2-1 in their opening match.
“That is the question. That is the question,” Van Gaal said. “I don't want to take that risk. We're here to become world champions.”
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The esteemed African American women's service organization returns to Philadelphia to celebrate 102 years of Service, Scholarship, Sisterhood, and Finer Womanhood
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, from July 18, 2022 through July 24, 2022, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., one of the country's largest African American women's service organizations, will celebrate the 2022 Grand Boulè in Philadelphia. It has been four years since the organization has met face to face due to COVID-19 restrictions and 22 years since the international organization has gathered in its Atlantic region.
The theme of this year's Grand Boulè is "Honoring Our Founders, Continuing Their Legacy, The Dream Lives On!" which represents the organization's 102-year legacy and the honor afforded to its five founders – Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Pearl Anna Neal, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Viola Tyler Goings, and Fannie Pettie Watts.
Valerie Hollingsworth Baker, Zeta's International President, has planned a jam-packed agenda filled with sorority business meetings, service-oriented projects, and celebratory moments. Of note, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. will donate funds to Jefferson Hospital for their NICU unit, host a concert with the legendary Mary J. Blige, collaborate on a Macy's-sponsored fashion show, provide over $640,000 in donations through service-oriented projects including a $125,000 Founders scholarship to a deserving college student. The sorority will host a COVID-19 rapid testing and booster clinic from July 21 – 23, outside of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, as well as a blood drive on July 21.
"It is my honor to welcome over 6,000 members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. to Philadelphia this week," said Hollingsworth Baker. "I am proud to share that we will leave behind a lasting memory and economic impact on the city, totaling over $6.5 million. For us, this will be a return not only to the Atlantic Region, but to Philadelphia -- being able to celebrate here is a great honor to me and our members."
Sponsors for the 2022 Grand Boulè include AARP, Dals Credit Solutions, Goldman Sachs, Lincoln Financial, HBCU League Pass Plus, Herff Jones, Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., Alzheimer's Association, the Atlantic Region of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., the Southeastern Region of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., The State of New York for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Brian Cave Law Firm, Kasper Company, Nelson Mullins Firm, TD Bank, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, March of Dimes Black Employee Network, Harris Construction Management, and McCluskey & Associates.
Select events from the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 2022 Grand Boulè will be streamed on HBCU League Pass Plus. To view, please download the HBCU League Pass Plus mobile app from the iOS or Android app store, or watch on ROKU, Apple TV, Fire TV or Android TV.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in 1920 on the campus of Howard University, and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Zeta has initiated a diverse membership of more than 125,000 college-educated women with more than 850 chapters in North America, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East. For more information about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. visit www.zphib1920.org.
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NEW YORK — The stock market fell the most since June 2020 following Wall Street’s humbling realization that inflation is not slowing as much as hoped.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,250 points.
The sell-off knocked the benchmark S&P 500 4.3% lower in afternoon trading, threatening to snap a four-day winning streak. Bond prices also fell sharply, sending their yields higher, after a report showed inflation decelerated only to 8.3% in August, instead of the 8.1% economists expected.
The hotter-than-expected reading has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately raise interest rates even higher than expected to combat inflation, with all the risks for the economy that entails. Fears about higher rates sent prices dropping for everything from gold to cryptocurrencies to crude oil.
“Right now, it’s not the journey that’s a worry so much as the destination,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “If the Fed wants to hike and hold, the big question is at what level.”
Big tech stocks swooned more than the rest of the market, as all 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500 sank.
Most of Wall Street came into the day thinking the Fed would hike its key short-term rate by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point at its meeting next week. But the hope was that inflation was in the midst of quickly falling back to more normal levels after peaking in June at 9.1%.
The thinking was that such a slowdown would let the Fed downshift the size of its rate hikes through the end of this year and then potentially hold steady through early 2023.
Tuesday’s report dashed some of those hopes. Many of the data points within it were worse than economists expected, including some the Fed pays particular attention to, such as inflation outside of food and energy prices.
Markets honed in on a 0.6% rise in such prices during August from July, double what economists expected, said Gargi Chaudhuri, head of investment strategy at iShares.
The inflation figures were so much worse than expected that traders now see a one-in-five chance for a rate hike of a full percentage point by the Fed next week. That would be quadruple the usual move, and no one in the futures market was predicting such a hike a day earlier.
Traders now see a better than 60% likelihood the Fed will pull its federal funds rate all the way up to a range of 4.25% to 4.50% by March. A day earlier, they saw less than a 17% chance of such a high rate, according to CME Group.
The Fed has already raised its benchmark interest rate four times this year, with the last two increases by three-quarters of a percentage point. The federal funds rate is currently in a range of 2.25% to 2.50%.
“The Fed can't let inflation persist. You have to do whatever is necessary to stop prices from going up," said Russell Evans, managing principal at Avitas Wealth Management. “This indicates the Fed still has a lot of work to do to bring inflation down.”
Higher rates hurt the economy by making it more expensive to buy a house, a car or anything else bought on credit. Mortgage rates have already hit their highest level since 2008, creating pain for the housing industry. The hope is that the Fed can pull off the tightrope walk of slowing the economy enough to snuff out high inflation, but not so much that it creates a painful recession.
Tuesday's data puts hopes for such a “soft landing” under more threat. In the meantime, higher rates also push down on prices for stocks, bonds and other investments.
Investments seen as the most expensive or the riskiest are the ones hardest hit by higher rates. Bitcoin tumbled 7.1%.
In the stock market, all but four of the stocks in the S&P 500 fell. Technology and other high-growth companies fell more than the rest of the market because they're seen as most at risk from higher rates.
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon all fell more than 4% and were the heaviest weights on the market. The communication services sector, which includes Google's parent company and other internet and media companies, sank 4.8% for the largest loss out of the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500 index.
To be sure, the losses only return the S&P 500 close to where it was before its recent winning streak. That run was built on hopes that Tuesday's inflation report would show a more comforting slowdown. The ensuing wipeout fits what's become a pattern on Wall Street this year: Stocks fall on worries about inflation, turn higher on hopes the Fed may ease up on rates and then fall again when data undercuts those hopes.
Tuesday's inflation report arrived before trading began on Wall Street, but it sent a thud through markets worldwide.
Treasury yields leaped immediately on expectations for a more aggressive Fed. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track expectations for Fed actions, soared to 3.76% from 3.57% late Monday. The 10-year yield, which helps dictate where mortgages and rates for other loans are heading, rose to 3.42% from 3.36%.
Stock markets in Europe, meanwhile, shed early gains and closed broadly lower. The German DAX lost 1.6%, and the French CAC 40 fell 1.4%.
Expectations for a more aggressive Fed also helped the dollar add to its already strong gains for this year. The dollar has been surging against the euro, Japanese yen and other currencies in large part because the Fed has been hiking rates faster and by bigger margins than many other central banks.
An index measuring the value of the dollar against several major currencies rose 1.4%.
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Kannapolis plans to permanently vacate neighborhood hit hard by recent flooding
This could mean residents may be able to move their homes to a new location if they meet minimum housing standards.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) – The city of Kannapolis is pursuing options to have a mobile home park hit hard by last week’s flooding permanently vacated, leaders said.
Heavy rain on June 19 and June 20 resulted in the flooding of the Irish Buffalo Creek, which primarily impacted the Town and Country neighborhood on Tiffany Drive, according to the city.
The flooding led to dozens of Town and Country residents being rescued from the flood waters by first responders.
“This neighborhood, which is in the 100-year floodplain, consists of pre-1980s mobile homes, that have been located in the City since before its incorporation in 1984,” according to information from the city. “While there have been several occasions where flooding incidents have occurred in the area, this event was unique in the amount of water damage to the homes.”
Flooding in Kannapolis neighborhood
An assessment was done to determine if the damage to the area qualified for a declaration of disaster. For that declaration, 25 homes would have had to have suffered major damage, Kannapolis officials said.
Following the assessment, a determination was made that only 19 homes had sustained major damage. From there, a door-to-door canvas to interview the affected residents began and a database of short- and long-term needs was started, according to the city.
As to the future of the homes in the flood-prone area, Kannapolis leaders said it remains a priority to ensure that the flood zone remains uninhabited “to preserve life and ensure a healthy and safe environment moving forward.”
According to the city, leaders are pursuing options to have the property permanently vacated due to the extent of damage to several of the homes and their location within the flood plain.
This could mean residents may be able to move their homes to a new location if they meet minimum housing standards and all applicable building codes administered by Cabarrus County, city leaders said.
“This is a very difficult situation for everyone involved. This flooding event has reminded us of how devastating a flooding event can be. We were fortunate residents were quickly rescued and not injured. We want to ensure they remain safe and healthy. It is our understanding that most of the impacted residents are in the process of identifying other locations to move to,” a statement from Kannapolis Fire Chief Tracy Winecoff read, in part.
A resource coordination point has been established by the Kannapolis Fire Department and non-profit organizations officially recognized to assist those impacted, according to the city.
Individuals or organizations looking to help in the recovery effort or who know of available housing opportunities for those impacted, either short or long-term, are asked to email Kannapolis Economic and Community Development Director Irene Sacks or text Lincoln Quiroz with Camino at (704)728-6681.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
5-5-2-7
(five, five, two, seven)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
5-5-2-7
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CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — Chemed Corp. (CHE) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $54.1 million.
The Cincinnati-based company said it had profit of $3.58 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $4.82 per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.92 per share.
The operator of the Roto-Rooter plumbing service and Vitas Healthcare hospices posted revenue of $560.2 million in the period.
Chemed shares have risen roughly 10% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $560.69, an increase of 17% in the last 12 months.
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HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dayton, OH, market is currently home to a handful of Rally House stores, and the company is excited to extend its presence in the area with the latest storefront in Huber Heights. Area fans can count on Rally House Huber Heights for an impressive assortment of quality sports apparel and distinctive locally inspired products from the industry's top brand names, ensuring everyone can represent their teams and hometown attractions.
Numerous high-performing pro and college teams surround Dayton, OH, resulting in a diverse mix of loyal fans. "Our team at Rally House Huber Heights is proud to offer a broad selection of merchandise and apparel for all the devoted fans in the area," explains District Manager Teri Hauenschild. "And we can't wait to help these diehard supporters find their favorite jerseys, hats, accessories, and other gear to boast their team colors and dedication!"
Customers can shop with confidence at Rally House Huber Heights, as the store stocks products from reliable brand names, such as Nike, New Era, and Mitchell & Ness, to name a few. Furthermore, this new Rally House location carries a wide array of professional and collegiate teams, including area favorites like the Bengals, Browns, Reds, Ohio State Buckeyes, Dayton Flyers, Kentucky Wildcats, and more.
Rally House Huber Heights recognizes that residents and tourists have a lot to like about the area, which is why the store offers local apparel and gifts to represent the city of Dayton and the state of Ohio. Patrons can shop all sorts of localized merchandise incorporating stand-out designs, especially from the renowned RALLY Brand™.
Each time a customer visits Rally House Huber Heights, they'll experience phenomenal customer service and have plenty of products to browse. Still, there's a full inventory available online at www.rallyhouse.com, with shipping options to every state.
To keep up with store updates and news, customers can visit www.rallyhouse.com/rally-house-huber-heights or follow the store on Facebook (@RallyHuberHeights) and Instagram (@rallyhuberheights).
Rally House and Sampler Stores Inc. is a family-owned specialty boutique that offers a large selection of apparel, hats, gifts and home décor representing local NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS teams in addition to locally inspired apparel, gifts and food. Proudly based in Lenexa, Kansas, Rally House operates 125+ locations across 13 states.
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Traditional trick-or-treat night — returning it to Oct. 31 in Easton was actually an issue in an early run by Sal Panto Jr. for mayor in the 1980s — is at risk for showers in the Lehigh Valley and northwest New Jersey, but the risk isn’t great, forecasts show.
“Widespread rain showers will likely hold off until late in the evening and continue into the overnight hours though a chance shower is possible as early as the mid-afternoon Monday,” the National Weather Service forecast discussion from the Mount Holly, New Jersey office, says.
EPAWA Weather Consulting meteorologist Bobby Martrich said there is a possibility of showers, but the greater likelihood for wet weather is a bit later to the southeast where the Philadelphia Phillies will be hosting the Houston Astros.
“We do have a system, a very weak system moving through later today,” Martrich said in his morning video forecast. “This is unfortunate because … the traditional municipalities that celebrate Halloween trick-or-treat night on Halloween night .. might have to be dealing with some showers in a few spots.
“I don’t think it’s going to be too disruptive for trick-or-treaters. Game 3 of the World Series in South Philadelphia might be a different story. We’ll see.”
Easton’s trick-or-treating runs 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The hourly forecast from weather.com shows a 31% chance of a few showers in both hours between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., and a 15% chance between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. before rising to 32% in the 8 p.m. hour.
Fog could be an issue early Monday morning and showers could stick around into Tuesday morning, the weather service said. The rest of the week looks sunny with temperatures that could eventually top 70 degrees, the weather service said.
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At least five area Kiwanis clubs will be marking milestone celebrations in 2023. Kiwanis members serve the needs of children and families through service projects.
Of the 13 clubs in Kiwanis Divisions 21 and 22 North, Lincoln-Cornhusker, Lincoln Sunrise and Lincoln Southeast Kiwanis clubs are observing their 60th, 50th and 30th anniversary celebrations, respectively. In addition, Kiwanis clubs in Hickman and Milford are marking their 40th and 25th years of community service, respectively.
Lincoln Center, the longest-tenured Kiwanis club in the area, marked the 104th anniversary of its charter on March 21.
Following is a comprehensive list of the 13 clubs that comprise Kiwanis Divisions 21 and 22 North, complete with contact information, meeting schedules and, based on clubs’ submitted details, summaries of club projects and upcoming events.
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ABOUT THE CLUBS
Lincoln-Cornhusker Kiwanis Club
Club history: 60 years (chartered March 1963).
Schedule: Club meets every Thursday in the Cornhusker Room at The Venue, 4111 Pioneer Woods Drive. Luncheon buffet at 11:30 a.m. followed by business meeting at noon.
Contacts: President Brian Hefner, 402-419-3531 or hefnerhef@aol.com; Secretary Jeanne Krenk, 402-423-7518 or Pqnaphis2015@gmail.com.
Club projects:
“Pancakes in the Park” - Pancake/French toast breakfast (took place April 15).
Reading is Fundamental - Read to pre-school children in the Excite program – all children get three new books to take home to promote reading.
Academic scholarships - Two $1,000 scholarships awarded to 2023 graduating seniors from Lincoln/Lancaster County. They will be honored at a July meeting.
Cornhusker Girls State/Boys State - Club sponsoring two participants.
Lincoln Public Schools Food Distribution/Belmont Elementary School - Help distribute food to qualified families in the Belmont School area each month.
Willie’s Underwear Project - Help with LPS project to provide emergency clothing for elementary students.
Sponsored youth programs - K-Kids at Holmes Elementary and Adams Elementary Schools; Builders Club at Scott Middle School; Key Club at Lincoln Southeast High School.
Sponsor Aktion Club Service Leader Program - Supports the Lincoln Aktion Club – a Kiwanis club for adults living with disabling conditions, co-sponsored with the ARC of Lincoln/Lancaster County and People First.
More information: www.cornhuskerkiwanis.com.
Milford Kiwanis Club
The Milford Kiwanis Club was chartered in 1998. Marv Taylor of Seward and Paul Ruhrdanz of Lincoln Southeast Kiwanis clubs helped organize and charter the Milford club.
A 25th anniversary celebration is planned for May 23 at the Firefighters Reception Hall, 241 Victory Lane, Lincoln, with a social at 5:30 p.m. followed at 6:30 p.m. by a Windsor pork loin dinner and program. The $20-per-person meal is being catered by Brock Roth of Milford, assisted by the Celebration Committee. Invitations have been sent to 97 past Kiwanis members. Kiwanis clubs from Divisions 21 and 22 are invited as well. Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis Governor Lynda Henningsen will attend. The event will also recognize the three 25-year charter members of the Milford club: Larry Heyen, Donna Havener and Roger Wittrock. For more details, contact Ron Petsch at rrpetsch@gmail.com.
Lincoln Capital City Kiwanis Club
Schedule: Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Second Baptist Church, 525 N. 58th St.
Club projects:
“Feeding Lincoln” activities - Lincoln Area Food Bank ($6,000), Bryan Emergency Food Pantry distribution, Meals on Wheels delivery, and North Star and Belmont Food Market distribution.
Youth service leadership development - Cornhusker Girls and Boys State sponsor; sponsorship of Pyrtle Elementary K-Kids, Lux Middle School Kiwanis Builders Club and East High School Kiwanis Key Club; and annually, six $1,000 post-secondary scholarships to Lincoln-area graduating seniors.
General community support programming - Teacher Instructional Materials Support Pilot Project (Belmont and Pyrtle Elementary Schools), Sewing for Babies Infant Sock Drive, Seng Park cleanup, blood donations to Nebraska Community Blood Bank, Lincoln Education Association Harvest of Books, and Kiwanis Bicycle Safety (Hartley and Pyrtle Bike Rodeo sponsor).
Contacts:
Club website: https://www.kiwaniscapitalcity.org/
Club secretary: Marilyn Scheinost marilyn820@aol.com
Membership chairman: Steve Wisthoff stevewisthoff@gmail,com
Special events and/or fundraisers coming up:
Fundraising sources include UNL Baseball Concessions, Vintage Market Days and Lancaster Tax Lien Sale.
May activities will include awarding Boys and Girls State scholarships as well as postsecondary scholarships to Lincoln-area graduating seniors.
Club history:
Lincoln Capital City Kiwanis, sponsored by the Lincoln Center Club, was chartered in 1955. In 2030, the club will celebrate 75 years of continuous community service to the city of Lincoln.
Waverly Kiwanis Club
Schedule: Club meets 7 a.m. most Saturdays at the Trackside Restaurant. To confirm meeting, contact club secretary Calvin Weeks at 402-580-5397 or cdweeks18@windstream.net.
Special events coming up:
Zoo field day for District 145 kindergarten class May 16;
Pancake feed for Tractor Supply May 8-9;
Pancakes at Camp Creek Threshers the third weekend in July.
Lincoln Center Kiwanis Club
The club celebrated the 104th anniversary of its charter March 21. The club meets each Friday at noon in the Lancaster Room at The Venue.
Current club projects: Involvement at Lincoln Children’s Zoo, including train engineers, providing zoo tickets for low-income youth and decorating the tunnel for Boo at the Zoo. Also provides low-income family memberships at Lincoln Children’s Museum.
School projects: Reading is Fundamental, including reading to 230 preschool children in three schools; monthly Food Market distributions at Arnold and Everett Elementary Schools; gardening projects for Lincoln Public Schools, including raised garden bed construction at Northeast High School and Pershing Elementary School, and installing drip irrigation systems at Mickle Middle School and Elliott Elementary; assembles soil sample kits for 135 LPS second grade classes, with each kit containing samples of clay, topsoil, organic matter, sand and information on Nebraska soils; awards two scholarships to area high school graduates; pays for four students to attend Boys State and Girls State.
Other projects: Maintenance at Indian Center Pow Wow Circle (built by the club in June 2021); co-sponsor Farm-City Breakfast for FFAs in Lancaster County; volunteer at Belmont Elementary, serving lunch program this summer; sponsor the Spring Creek Prairie/Audubon Society Wilderness Explorers work-study program; donate new baby car seats to Community Action Program; stock three Little Laundromat Libraries with donated books; recognize 4-H clubs for fair participation; provide diapers for high school teen parents through The Hub, central access point for young adults; sponsor Builders Club through Theatre Arts for Kids; and knit about 100 stockings to fill and distribute during the holidays to young adults served by The Hub.
Fundraisers coming up:
Golf Tournament at Woodland Hills, June 16, at noon.
Pancake Festival, Oct. 14, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., at Auld Recreation Center, Antelope Park.
Contacts: Lorene Bartos, cell: 402-310-3481; Becky Keep, takeepster@gmail.com, cell: 402-450-9189.
Lincoln Southeast Kiwanis Club
Schedule: Club meets at The Garage, South 48th Street and Nebraska Parkway, Tuesdays noon-1 p.m.
Current club projects: Lincoln Food Bank Backpack distribution, Terrific Kids at Seventh Day Academy, Reading Is Fundamental at Lincoln Public Schools Preschool Program, Farm-City Breakfast, Girls and Boys State, Back to School Backpacks with Food Fort, Bike Rodeo, donation to Lincoln Public Schools Foundation, K-Kids at Randolph School, Dictionaries for third graders, Visionary Youth, Teacher classroom supplies, Pop tabs for Aktion Club donation to Ronald McDonald House.
Contact: President Lisa Belden, 402-202-5015.
Club anniversary celebrations: 30th anniversary celebration upcoming.
Lincoln Northeast Kiwanis Club
Schedule: Club meets 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays at Pizza Ranch, 84th and Lexington Avenue.
Interesting fact: Club member Dick Earl started an embryology program 48 years ago in one school – it is now in every public and parochial school in Lancaster County and includes many home schools. Northeast Kiwanis continues to provide over 200 dozen fertilized eggs to the Lancaster County 4-H Embryology School Enrichment Program. Last year 3,784 students in 216 classrooms at 62 schools participated.
Other club projects: Donating blood to the Nebraska Community Blood Bank; driving the Lincoln Children’s Zoo train and scheduling all volunteer hours; serve lunch monthly at People’s City Mission; assist refugee families; help build planters at Northeast High School and Pershing Elementary; distribute food monthly at the Belmont Food Pantry; assist at the Emergency Food Pantry; coordinate bicycle safety activities for LPS; read monthly to 50+ children at Educare and give each child a book; sponsor K-Kids at Saratoga School, Builders Club at St. John’s School and Mickle Middle School, and Circle K at UNL; financially support the Child Advocacy Center and the Food Bank of Lincoln.
Contact: President Randy Wehling, rwehling1@unl.edu or 402-438-1092; Secretary Sue Waldren, sue@waldren.net or 402-499-8595.
Club history: Northeast Kiwanis celebrated its 59th anniversary earlier this month. A 60th anniversary celebration is planned in 2024.
Kiwanis Club of Hickman
History: Celebrating its 40th year.
Schedule: Club meets at 6:30 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at the Hickman Community Center.
Activities: So far this spring, the club has helped with an annual Easter egg hunt and competed in a Division 21 and 22 blood drive through the Community Blood Bank.
Other projects: Two Kiwanis scholarships will be awarded to Norris students. The club has an ongoing relationship with the Norris Area Food Pantry, donating food and manpower, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Norris School Adopt-A-Family for Christmas program receives an annual donation from Kiwanis.
Coming soon: The last Saturday of July, Hickman Kiwanis’ annual pancake feed will be part of Hickman Hay Day. Hickman Road will benefit from the Adopt-A-Road project this spring and again in the fall.
Contacts: President Sid Conrad, 402-430-1604, sidconrad@yahoo.com; Secretary Bob Brandt, 402-440-9112, rnbrandt72@gmail.com; Treasurer Todd Mason, 402-440-0085, toddmason744@yahoo.com.
Seward Kiwanis Club
Schedule: Club meets every Monday at noon at the Civic Center, 616 Bradford St., Seward.
Club projects: Backpacks, Parade of Flags, reading to Head Start, bingo, recycling, installing flags, Little Libraries.
Contact: Club President Shannon Meyer at shannon.meyer@aspyrgroup.com.
Fundraisers:
Seward County Gives 2023, May 1-5 (for Parade of Flags).
Golf Tournament June 3, 10 a.m. at Seward Golf Course.
Empty Bowl Lunch in October 2023.
Seward Helping Hands Club
Schedule: Club meets at 7 p.m. on first and third Wednesdays at Bottle Rocket Brewing Company, 230 S. Fifth St., in Seward.
Lincoln Sunrise Kiwanis Club
Schedule: Weekly meetings at 7 a.m. Thursdays at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd.
Lincoln Sunrise Kiwanis Club 50th-anniversary open house: Sunday, April 30, 2-4 p.m. at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd., short program at 2:30 p.m. Refreshments.
Contacts: President Ron Snyder, ronsnyderscc@gmail.com; Secretary Ken Mason, kenmason7920@gmail.com.
Northwest Lincoln Kiwanis Club
Contact: President Seth Derner, sderner@vivaylc.com.
Lincoln SouthPointe Kiwanis Club
Schedule: Club meets at noon Wednesdays at Stauffer’s Café & Pie Shoppe. | https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/kiwanis-clubs-mark-milestones/article_cbd21a80-df93-11ed-ab54-574430dfdd54.html | 2023-04-22 06:09:40 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/niche/neighborhood-extra/kiwanis-clubs-mark-milestones/article_cbd21a80-df93-11ed-ab54-574430dfdd54.html |
Well, it looks like congratulations are in order for Keisha Knight Pulliam and her husband, Brad James!
The couple announced on Instagram that they are expecting their first child together.
“Oh Baby Baby!! Baby James coming 2023!! ” she captioned a boomerang shared to her Instagram feed.
Pulliam and her husband tied the knot last October and this will be her husband’s first child. She shares five-year-old daughter named Ella with her ex-husband, Ed Hartwell.
Congrats to the beautiful couple on their growing family!
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A Washington State Patrol trooper shot in the face while on duty in Walla Walla Thursday evening then drove himself to the hospital before being airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to the State Patrol.
Trooper Dean Atkinson, a five-year veteran of the force, is in the intensive care unit, a Harborview spokesperson said Friday morning.
“This evening we were once again reminded of how dangerous the profession of law enforcement can be,” WSP Chief John R. Batiste said Thursday in a statement. “We were also reminded of how strong and resolute our people can be when Trooper Dean Atkinson though seriously injured found the strength to drive himself to the hospital.”
According to the Patrol, the shooting was around 5:20 p.m. on West Poplar Street near Avery in Walla Walla. The suspect first rammed Atkinson’s car then shot the trooper, WSP said.
Just minutes after the shooting, police officers in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, attempted to stop a vehicle matching the description of the car driven by the suspected shooter, police said.
Local officers responded and were involved in a short chase that ended with an arrest, police said. The suspect will be booked into the Walla Walla County Jail.
The regional Special Investigations Unit is investigating the shooting. | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/wa-state-trooper-shot-in-walla-walla-airlifted-to-harborview/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2022-09-23 14:53:38 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/wa-state-trooper-shot-in-walla-walla-airlifted-to-harborview/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
Justices uphold Pennsylvania's 2019 mail-in voting expansion
A wide expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania survived a legal challenge on Tuesday in a case brought by some of the same Republican state representatives who voted for the legislation nearly three years ago.
Video above: Ballot issue lawsuit
Millions of state voters have chosen to cast ballots by mail in recent elections, although Democrats have used it in far greater numbers and the law fell out of favor with Republicans as former President Donald Trump attacked it during his losing 2020 reelection campaign.
The 5-2 ruling, with the two Republican justices both voting no, means expanded vote-by-mail will almost certainly be in place for marquee races in November for governor and U.S. Senate.
“We find no restriction in our Constitution on the General Assembly’s ability to create universal mail-in voting,” wrote Justice Christine Donohue in the majority opinion.
Widener Law Commonwealth professor Michael Dimino, who argued the case, declined immediate comment.
A lower court panel with a majority of Republican judges had thrown out the law in January, a ruling put on hold while the state Supreme Court reviewed an appeal by the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf.
In the new decision, the justices agreed with Wolf's argument that the lower court wrongly based its decision on court rulings that addressed older versions of the state constitution that had invalidated laws passed in 1839 and 1923 to expand absentee voting.
The majority cited a provision of the Pennsylvania Constitution, “method of elections,” that says all elections shall be by ballot “or by such other method as may be prescribed by law.”
Wolf's lawyers had told the court the current version of the state constitution should not be interpreted to outlaw voting by mail that goes beyond allowing it for people who are out of town on business, ill, physically disabled or performing election day duties or a religious observance.
They said the constitution establishes only minimums for absentee and mail-in ballots, minimums that for decades have been expanded by letting military spouses and those on vacation to vote by absentee ballot even though neither is expressly permitted in the state constitution.
Meanwhile, 14 Republican state lawmakers sued last month in another attempt to get the mail-in voting law thrown out. That lawsuit hinges on a provision that says the law becomes void when any of its requirements are struck down in court.
The pending lawsuit says the “non-severability” provision was triggered by a May 20 decision by a panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over the law's requirement that mail-in ballots have a voter’s handwritten date on the outside envelope. The federal appeals court panel found that a handwritten date had no bearing on a voter’s eligibility in a Lehigh County judicial race last November.
More than half of states now allow no-excuse absentee voting. Pennsylvania joined them in 2019, when Wolf agreed to a deal that also got rid of the straight-ticket voting by party option on ballots. But many Republicans soured on the law as Trump began making baseless claims mail-in voting was rife with fraud and urged Republicans to avoid it.
Republican lawmakers have sought to restrict mail-in voting by expanding the photo ID requirements and banning drop boxes.
The GOP's nominee for governor, state Sen. Doug Mastriano of Franklin County, voted for the law but now wants to repeal it.
In one post-election lawsuit in 2020, Republicans sought to invalidate the mail-in voting law and throw out all ballots cast under it in a bid to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania. The state Supreme Court threw it out, saying the plaintiffs “failed to act with due diligence” in waiting to challenge the law until after Trump lost the election. The U.S. Supreme Court refused appeals to intervene. | https://www.wtae.com/article/justices-uphold-pennsylvanias-2019-mail-in-voting-expansion/40785197 | 2022-08-02 19:40:38 | 1 | https://www.wtae.com/article/justices-uphold-pennsylvanias-2019-mail-in-voting-expansion/40785197 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick is already looking forward to next Black Friday.
The well-traveled quarterback-turned-analyst is part of Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” crew that will broadcast the first NFL game on the day after Thanksgiving in 2023.
“It’s a great idea. It’s a great time to have a game. Everybody is going to be huddled up, ready to watch more football,” Fitzpatrick said on the AP Pro Football Podcast. “So I think that’s a big win for Amazon and I’m really looking forward to that, already looking forward to what city are we going to be in for Thanksgiving next year and what city we’re going to be doing the game.”
Fitzpatrick, three-time All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman and four-time Pro Bowl tackle Andrew Whitworth have made a smooth transition straight from the field to the studio this season, joining Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez and host Charissa Thompson on Amazon’s pregame, halftime and postgame coverage.
Veteran Al Michaels calls the games with Kirk Herbstreit in the booth and sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung.
Fitzpatrick, Sherman, Whitworth, Gonzalez and Thompson are onsite for most games. They’ve developed on-air chemistry by spending a lot of time together off the set, including dinners on Wednesday night before the games.
“I think that’s been a really important part of it, just getting to know everybody as an individual,” Fitzpatrick said. “Yes, I knew Tony Gonzalez the football player, but as I got to learn about his family a little bit, I got to hear dad joke after dad joke, kind of got to learn his personality and then jab him a little bit about some of his quirks and then get it thrown right back at me. It is a lot like a locker room in that respect.”
Fitzpatrick, who played for nine teams in 16 seasons in the NFL, called Thompson the QB of the team.
“I think Charissa has, especially early on, done an amazing job of just keeping us in line,” he said. “We had three new guys on the desk that had never done this before. And she did such a great job of directing traffic and helping us figure it out. As we’ve gone throughout the season, the chemistry has become a lot better, especially that on-air chemistry of who’s talking and when and what points can be made, how quickly a point has to be made. And so Charissa is definitely still the quarterback, but having to manage a little bit less and having to babysit a little bit less than she did at the very beginning of the season.”
Sherman, who played 11 seasons with Seattle, San Francisco and Tampa Bay, has enjoyed building new relationships with his new teammates.
“It shows we enjoy being around each other,” he said. “We enjoy getting to know each other, getting to know each other’s families. And I think that translates on camera.”
Whitworth, a Super Bowl champion with the Los Angeles Rams last season, had the least experience talking in front of cameras of anyone on the crew.
“When you’re an O-lineman, my version of the media is somebody with a tape recorder and the whole locker room is cleared, and it’s just me and the one tape-recorder person asking me a couple of questions,” Whitworth said. “There’s no pressure, no stress and nobody really cares that much unless you say something that’s flashy. When you talk about being raw, I literally had zero experience. I think my biggest press conference ever was the day I retired.”
Whitworth quickly caught on by being authentic.
“I’m just going to literally be who I am,” he said.
Part of that is wardrobe and appearance. FitzMagic has the big beard. Whitworth wears hoodies under his jacket.
“I’ve always loved wearing hoodies. I think it’s the big, old neck makes me look awkward in collared shirts sometimes,” Whitworth said.
Marie Donoghue, Amazon’s vice president of global sports video, called Whitworth the coach of the crew.
“At our production meetings, he’s giving locker-room speeches,” Donoghue said before the Ravens played the Buccaneers in a Thursday night game last month. “He almost had us in tears.”
When Amazon and the NFL signed an 11-year agreement — the first time the league sold a package of games to a streaming service — Donoghue set out to put together a crew with unique perspectives.
“We spent a lot of time with a lot of different talent,” she said. “We wanted energy, excitement and good teammates, people who work really hard together and have fun doing it. We wanted to bring something new to fans. We quickly zeroed in on having folks off the field. These guys have gotten better hour to hour, they’re getting more comfortable. They’ve had chemistry from Day 1. It’s been spectacular. We have a really high bar. We’re thrilled where we are and we’re only getting better.”
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Mercury policyholders can file a claim by calling the claims hotline at (800) 503-3724
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mercury Insurance claims team is ready to assist Georgia policyholders impacted by the recent severe weather and tornadoes. Policyholders are encouraged to report damages and losses at any time through Mercury's claims hotline at (800) 503-3724.
"The damage caused by this series of tornadoes has been devastating, but the Mercury claims team is here to aid our Georgia policyholders who've been impacted," says Bonnie Lee, Vice President of Property Claims at Mercury Insurance. "All residents should take the necessary precautions to ensure their safety as the cleanup process begins and listen to local and state officials as a state of emergency is still in place."
Mercury claims adjusters will be available to assess damages caused by the tornadoes, but homeowners seeking additional information on the steps to take when filing a claim should visit: https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/claims/residence-claim.html
Mercury policyholders should follow these steps to help expedite the claims process.
- Contact Mercury immediately to report your loss at 800-503-3724.
- Be prepared to provide your policy number.
- Provide all of your contact information so your adjuster can reach you. It's important to provide all of your phone numbers, even if temporary.
- Take account and be prepared to provide a complete description of your damage. Have photos of your damage ready to share with your assigned adjuster.
- Have any pre-loss photos/videos of your property or its contents ready to share with your adjuster, if available. This will assist with the damage evaluation process.
- Do not remove any debris or damaged property that may be related to your claim. Please note if it is unsafe to keep any damaged personal items. Take photos of the unsafe items for your adjuster to review and then properly discard them.
- Have a qualified repair service or contractor make temporary repairs to prevent additional loss. Obtain a bill or invoice for these services so you can present it to your adjuster for consideration of reimbursement.
- Contact the utility companies to discontinue service if your home is uninhabitable or destroyed.
"If your home is unhabitable from a covered loss, your policy may provide coverage for additional living expenses," says Lee. "Check your policy or speak with your adjuster to determine if you have this type of coverage. Save all receipts to document your increase in living expenses while your home is unhabitable and give these to your adjuster for consideration in your claim."
Mercury Insurance encourages customers to review their homeowners and auto insurance policies with their local agents routinely to make sure they have the coverage they need.
Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) is a multiple-line insurance carrier offering personal auto, homeowners, and renters insurance directly to consumers and through a network of independent agents in Arizona, California, Illinois, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia, as well as auto insurance in Florida. Mercury also writes business owners, business auto, landlord, commercial multi-peril and mechanical protection insurance in various states.
Since 1962, Mercury has provided customers with tremendous value for their insurance dollar by pairing ultracompetitive rates with excellent customer service. Mercury has earned "A" ratings from A.M. Best and Fitch, as well as "Best Auto Insurance Company" designations from Forbes and Insure.com. For more information visit www.MercuryInsurance.com or follow the company on Twitter or Facebook.
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BE'ER SHEVA, Israel, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rezilion announced today the release of the company's new research, titled "Do you know KEV? You should (because hackers do)!" The report finds that although KEV catalog vulnerabilities are frequent targets of APT Groups, a large and exploitable attack surface remains due to software vendors' lack of awareness and action. The research also identified thousands of ongoing exploitation attempts targeting KEV vulnerabilities.
The Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, maintained by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), provides an authoritative source of information on vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the past or are currently under active exploitation by attackers. In a recent study, the Rezilion research team analyzed all vulnerabilities currently included in the KEV catalog and identified over 15 million vulnerable instances, with the majority being vulnerable Microsoft Windows instances.
The CISA KEV catalog currently contains 896 vulnerabilities, adding new entries almost weekly. Most KEVs are rated as CRITICAL or HIGH (250 marked as CRITICAL and 535 marked as HIGH), but Rezilion's research finds the vulnerabilities in the CISA KEV catalog are only a fraction (less than 1%) of the total vulnerabilities discovered each year by organizations. Yet these vulnerabilities are often the most actively exploited by APT groups and financially motivated threat actors and should be highly prioritized. The groups exploiting them are often identified with or sponsored by various nation-states, such as Russia, Iran, China, and North Korea. Rezilion's research reveals that millions of systems remain exposed to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, even though patches already exist to address them.
"Despite the availability of patches for these vulnerabilities, millions of systems remain exposed to attacks. This leaves organizations vulnerable to exploitation from threat actors and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups who often target publicly known vulnerabilities," said Yotam Perkal, Director of Vulnerability Research with Rezilion.
The study also revealed that while security teams prioritize new vulnerabilities, and ones that make headlines, threat actors tend to target publicly known vulnerabilities that have been around for years. In this context, prioritization based on the likelihood of exploitability can help security teams focus their triage and patching efforts effectively.
The Rezilion research team recommends prioritizing the vulnerability backlog with a two-step process:
- First, identify which vulnerabilities are even exploitable through runtime validation. Since most vulnerabilities in code are never loaded to memory or executed, this step eliminates 85% of the initial backlog.
- Use the CISA KEV catalog or other threat intelligence sources as part of an ongoing vulnerability management strategy to identify vulnerabilities that require immediate patching as attackers exploit them.
In other words: use runtime validation to understand what matters to your unique environment and then use KEV to identify what's imminent since attackers are leveraging it in the wild.
"It is crucial that organizations prioritize patching vulnerabilities that have already been exploited in the wild. The KEV catalog provides an excellent starting point for this. Combined with runtime validation it narrows down huge backlogs to a handful of patches that must be applied as quickly as possible," Perkal added.
To download the full report, please visit https://info.rezilion.com/rezilion-2023-kev-research.
About Rezilion:
Rezilion's software supply chain security platform automatically assures that the software you use and deliver is free of risk. Rezilion detects third-party software components on any layer of the software stack and understands the actual risk they carry, filtering out up to 95% of identified vulnerabilities. Rezilion then automatically mitigates exploitable risk across the SDLC, reducing vulnerability backlogs and remediation timelines from months to hours, while giving DevOps teams time back to build.
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Dec. 10, 1949—Oct. 12, 2022
COVINGTON, Wash. — Orlie LeRoy Runyon, 72, of Covington, Washington, passed away at home on October 12, 2022. Orlie was born in Weiser, Idaho, to Darrell and Pat Runyon on December 10, 1949, and he was the first born of four boys (Rick, Rod and Marty). Orlie’s family lived in a variety of places in Idaho during his childhood but ultimately ended up in the Mini-Cassia area of Southern Idaho.
He met his lifelong love and best friend, Nan (Thornton) when they were both 14 years old and attending Burley Senior High School; they both graduated in the spring of 1968, and they were wed on June 8, 1969, in Burley, Idaho. Orlie has been a committed and loving protector and provider to Nan for nearly 60 years and very few have experienced or will experience a depth of love and commitment like theirs.
Orlie attended Idaho State University and graduated in the spring of 1973 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He worked in the corporate environment until he enlisted in the United States Air Force in January of 1975. After fulfilling his commitment, Orlie separated from the USAF as a Staff Sergeant and was honorably discharged in January of 1981. At the time of his discharge, they were living in the Seattle area, and he chose to spend the remainder of his life there.
Orlie’s career both in the service and after his service was primarily in purchasing and procurement; and he retired in 2012 from his employment with Boeing, Defense and Satellite Systems.
Orlie was a fiercely proud father. His children Shane, Heath, and Shala had an incredibly strong and close relationship with their dad; and to say he was their rock, guide, mentor, and supporter would be an understatement. He loved his grandchildren beyond words and felt a great deal of pride and love as he watched them grow, develop, persevere, and overcome challenges in their lives.
Orlie loved a variety of hobbies including rock-hunting, stamp-collecting, card-trading and, later in life, E-Bay selling. He was a big Mariners’ fan and was thrilled to see them make it to the ALDS this year after a 21-year drought.
Orlie is preceded in death by his parents, Darrell and Pat (Pfost) Runyon, and his parents-in-law, Ralph and Janece (Klink) Thornton. Orlie is survived by his wife, Nan Runyon; son, Shane (Debbie) Runyon; son, Heath (Stacey) Runyon; daughter, Shala McCormick; brother, Rick (Kelly) Runyon; brother, Rod (Jayne) Runyon; brother, Marty Runyon; grandchildren: Nick, Connor, Ashleigh, Kaleb (Myah), Katie, Natalie, Andrew, Torri, Brandon, Jake, Emma, Naomi, Tyler; and many nieces and nephews.
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It’s going to be a hot Memorial Day in the Tri-State this evening.
High temperatures will be close to 90 degrees in many towns on Monday! That’ll be perfect for pools opening up as the unofficial start of summer commences.
Aside from an isolated storm, our next chance for rain doesn’t return until Thursday!
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Penn State will look to complete a perfect four-game homestand and extend its winning streak to a season-high five games on Sunday when it hosts Iowa in University Park, Pa.
The Nittany Lions (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) continued their winning ways, albeit in a sluggish offensive performance, in a 60-46 victory over Delaware State on Thursday.
Seth Lundy collected 15 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a one-game absence due to an ankle injury.
“He’s probably not all the way back 100 percent. He’s still a little bit hobbled,” Penn State coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “His energy and how he played — he affects the game so much for us. Fifteen points and 10 rebounds. He got two steals. He got some more deflections. I thought he was great with what he was doing.”
Last season, Lundy was limited to just eight points in the Nittany Lions’ 68-51 loss at Iowa on Jan. 22 before erupting for 17 points and 11 rebounds nine days later in a 90-86 victory in double overtime against the Hawkeyes.
Lundy’s 13.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest trail only Big Ten Player of the Week Jalen Pickett (16.1, 7.4, 7.6 assists per game) for top honors on the club.
While Penn State aims to continue its winning streak, Iowa (8-5, 0-2) is looking to put the brakes on its two-game skid.
“You lose two in a row, nobody is going to be in a good mood,” Connor McCaffery said after the Hawkeyes’ offense struggled mightily in a 66-50 setback at Nebraska on Thursday. “But you’re right back at it. You can’t let it linger. I feel like guys will probably be down on the bus, on the plane, but we’ll be right back at it.
“Even in the locker room, I think spirits were as good as they can be. You’ve got to fight back and be ready to go against Penn State. There’s no time to feel bad.”
Kris Murray recorded 17 points and eight rebounds in his return from a four-game absence due to a left foot injury.
Filip Rebraca is averaging 20.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists over his last five games. He is shooting 70 percent from the floor (42 of 60) in that span.
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Houston vs. Auburn Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total - NCAA Tournament Second Round
Saturday's contest between the Houston Cougars (32-3) and the Auburn Tigers (21-12) at Legacy Arena at BJCC has a projected final score of 72-64 based on our computer prediction, with a favored Houston squad coming out on top. Game time is at 7:10 PM ET on March 18.
Based on our computer prediction, Houston should cover the spread, which is currently listed at 5.5. The two teams are projected to eclipse the 131.5 over/under.
Houston vs. Auburn Game Info & Odds
- Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: Birmingham, Alabama
- Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC
- Line: Houston -5.5
- Point Total: 131.5
- Moneyline (To Win): Houston -250, Auburn +200
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Houston vs. Auburn Score Prediction
- Prediction: Houston 72, Auburn 64
Spread & Total Prediction for Houston vs. Auburn
- Pick ATS:
Houston (-5.5)
- Pick OU:
Over (131.5)
Houston is 16-16-0 against the spread this season compared to Auburn's 16-14-0 ATS record. The Cougars have hit the over in 14 games, while Tigers games have gone over 17 times. The two teams average 147.7 points per game, 16.2 more points than this matchup's total. Houston has a 2-8 record against the spread while going 9-1 overall in the past 10 games. Auburn has gone 5-5 against the spread and 4-6 overall in its last 10 contests.
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Houston Performance Insights
- The Cougars are outscoring opponents by 18.3 points per game with a +641 scoring differential overall. They put up 74.7 points per game (108th in college basketball) and allow 56.4 per contest (second in college basketball).
- The 36 rebounds per game Houston averages rank 12th in college basketball, and are 8.5 more than the 27.5 its opponents pull down per contest.
- Houston makes 7.7 three-pointers per game (137th in college basketball) while shooting 34.3% from deep (173rd in college basketball). It is making 1.5 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 6.2 per game while shooting 27.3%.
- The Cougars' 100.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 23rd in college basketball, and the 76 points they allow per 100 possessions rank first in college basketball.
- Houston has committed 3.8 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 9.6 (17th in college basketball action) while forcing 13.4 (74th in college basketball).
Auburn Performance Insights
- The Tigers have a +189 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.7 points per game. They're putting up 73 points per game, 145th in college basketball, and are allowing 67.3 per contest to rank 96th in college basketball.
- The 32.9 rebounds per game Auburn accumulates rank 107th in college basketball. Their opponents grab 31.9.
- Auburn knocks down 6.5 three-pointers per game (279th in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 5.6. It shoots 31.5% from deep, and its opponents shoot 28.7%.
- Auburn has committed 11.7 turnovers per game (158th in college basketball) while forcing 12.5 (131st in college basketball).
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Bank Positions for Continued Growth
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company (OTCPK: BHRB) (the "Bank") announced that it has acquired 5680 King Centre Drive in Alexandria, Virginia, as another step in supporting its growth strategy. The new building allows the Bank to bring together a large portion of its local workforce, which is currently dispersed across various locations in the area. The Bank's main headquarters will remain at its historic location at 100 South Fairfax Street in Old Town Alexandria.
"Consolidating our team under one roof allows us to improve collaboration, work much more efficiently, and continue to strengthen and build the Bank's signature culture of community as we embrace future expansion," said David P. Boyle, the Bank's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The acquisition of this building is consistent with our plans for growth as we continue to execute our strategic priorities."
The new office will house employees from several departments including, commercial, treasury management, retail banking, human resources, operations, finance and accounting, credit risk management, marketing, digital strategy, and information technology. The new location is more centrally located for its expanding workforce; is certified as a LEED Gold level building, and provides additional visibility for the Bank.
Burke & Herbert Bank is the oldest bank in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the oldest continuously operating bank in the Washington, DC area. The Bank offers a full range of personal and business banking products and services designed to meet customers' banking, borrowing, and investing needs. Headquartered in Alexandria, Burke & Herbert Bank has over 20 branches, and operates throughout Northern Virginia including Loudoun County, as well as in greater Fredericksburg and the Richmond metro area.
Member FDIC; Equal Housing Lender
CONTACT: Jane Petty, jpetty@burkeandherbertbank.com, 703-216-5491
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by: Kevin Dudley, Jr. Posted: Nov 8, 2022 / 08:51 PM CST Updated: Nov 8, 2022 / 08:51 PM CST SHARE SMACKOVER, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) — The election results are in for the November 8, 2022 elections. Donald Brock (R) was elected as the Mayor of the City of Smackover. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/your-local-election-hq/republican-donald-brock-elected-as-mayor-of-smackover/ | 2022-11-09 04:25:22 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/your-local-election-hq/republican-donald-brock-elected-as-mayor-of-smackover/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman in the classic cartoon “Batman: The Animated Series,” has died, friends and Warner Bros. Discovery have confirmed. He was 66.
According to friend and fellow voice actor Diane Pershing, Conroy died Thursday after being ill. Pershing memorialized Conroy in a Facebook post on Friday morning, confirming the news.
In a statement given to Batman-News.com, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed Conroy’s death as well, saying the “beloved actor” died after a short battle with cancer.
The statement from the studio remembers Conroy as an “unparalleled voice.”
“He would establish never-to-be-broken records as the quintessential voice of Batman, bringing the super hero to animated life in nearly 60 different productions, including 15 films – highlighted by the acclaimed Batman: Mask of the Phantasm; 15 animated series, spanning nearly 400 episodes and more than 100 hours of television; as well as two dozen video games,” Warner Bros. wrote.
Several stars who worked with Conroy in the past weighed in on the loss, including Mark Hamill, known for playing “Batman: The Animated Series'” iteration of the Joker, as well as Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars.”
“Kevin was perfection,” Hamill said. “He was one of my favorite people on the planet, and I loved him like a brother. He truly cared for the people around him – his decency shone through everything he did. Every time I saw him or spoke with him, my spirits were elevated.”
Conroy is survived by his husband, Vaughn C. Williams, and siblings Trisha and Tom Conroy.
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Gueye, Bamba lead Washington State past Cal 63-57
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Mouhamed Gueye had 20 points and 10 rebounds, TJ Bamba scored 19 points, and Washington State defeated California 63-57 on Saturday for the Cougars’ fifth straight win.
Cal made only four field goals in the first eight minutes of the second half but was able to tie the score at 39 on a pair of free throws by Kuany Kuany with 11:22 remaining. The Cougars did not surrender the lead and a jumper by Gueye gave them a 53-44 lead with 4:37 left. A dunk by Bamba made it 57-47 with 1:37 to go and his free throws at 1:02 gave the Cougars their largest lead, 59-48.
The score was tied four times but the Cougars (15-15, 10-9 Pac-12) never trailed.
Joel Brown had 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Golden Bears (3-26, 2-16). Kuany had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Monty Bowser scored 10 points. Cal, which had a 12-game losing streak earlier in the season, has now last 13 in a row.
Shooting statistics were similar for both teams. Cal hit on 37% to WSU’s 33%. The Cougars made 6 of 25 3-pointers (24%) to Cal’s 5 of 18 (28%). WSU made 21 of 26 free throws (81%) and Cal hit on 14 of 18 (78%).
Gueye, who finished with a Pac-12 best 14th double-double of the season, had 11 points to help Washington State grab a 29-26 at halftime.
Washington State completed a sweep of the Bay Area schools in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1981-1983, when current WSU radio broadcaster Craig Ehlo played under coach George Raveling.
UP NEXT
Washington State: The Cougars travel to play Washington on Thursday to close out the regular season.
California: The Golden Bears end the regular season with road games at Oregon on Thursday and Oregon State on Saturday.
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Jackson’s federally appointed water manager may also take over the city’s sewer system
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appointee is managing the water system in Mississippi’s capital city, and the same might soon be true for the city’s sewer system.
U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate said at a Tuesday hearing that he plans on placing Jackson’s sewer system under the authority of Ted Henifin, who was appointed in November to address the city’s water troubles. The water system partially failed in August, and for days people had to wait in line for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets.
The sewer system has also been beset by problems for years. The city agreed to enter a consent decree in 2012 with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prevent the overflow of raw sewage and bring the city into compliance with the Clean Water Act. Reports required by the consent decree showed that 4.7 billion gallons of untreated or partially treated wastewater were dumped into the Pearl River between March 2020 and February 2022.
“Every day that goes by, we run the risk of escalating our problem,” Wingate said at the Tuesday hearing.
The federal judge ordered attorneys to write an order that would combine the city’s sewer consent decree with its federal order that resulted in Henifin’s appointment, WLBT-TV reported. Wingate requested that attorneys finish the draft in two weeks.
Henifin said if he were to manage the sewer system, he would contract out most of the repair work, just as he does with the water system.
“I don’t have time to train staff, buy equipment,” Henifin said. “This is the best we can do to make this happen fast.”
Henifin has said he hopes to wrap up his work as interim water system manager in one year or less. The federal order under which he was appointed sets 12 months for Henifin to implement 13 projects for improving the system’s near-term stability.
City Attorney Catoria Martin told Wingate it would take one to three years to fix more than 250 sewer overflows.
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Suit over rape claim against filmmaker Haggis heads to trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in a civil case centered on a rape allegation against Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis, who has faced several sexual assault and misconduct allegations over the last five years.
The lawsuit that went to trial in New York was filed by a publicist who said the “Crash” and “Million Dollar Baby” screenwriter lured her to his Manhattan apartment and raped her after a 2013 movie premiere.
Haggis maintains the encounter was consensual. His lawyers have suggested that the Church of Scientology engineered false accusations of sexual misdeeds to discredit him. Haggis left the church in 2009 and later publicly denounced it.
The church has said it had no involvement in the allegations against Haggis.
No criminal charges were filed in connection with the publicist’s accusation. Her lawsuit could mean a financial penalty, but not prison or probation for Haggis if she prevails. She is seeking unspecified damages.
After the suit was filed in late 2017, three other women told her attorneys and The Associated Press that Haggis had sexually assaulted them or attempted to do so. One said he had raped her. In response, his lawyer said Haggis “didn’t rape anybody.”
The lawsuit was filed only by the publicist who made the 2013 rape allegation, but Judge Sabrina Kraus ruled last month that the other three women can also testify as part of the plaintiff’s effort to demonstrate Haggis’ “intent and lack of consent.”
Jurors won’t be allowed to hear that Haggis was detained for about two weeks at an Italian hotel in June while authorities investigated allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman there. Haggis was in Italy for an arts festival.
Haggis’ Italian attorney said the filmmaker was innocent and in early July, a judge released him while prosecutors considered whether to pursue their inquiry. The judge concluded that Haggis hadn’t engaged in “constrictive violent behavior,” according to the newspaper Corriere della Sera.
The Canadian-born Haggis wrote “Million Dollar Baby” and “Crash,” which won back-to-back Academy Awards for best picture in the mid-2000s. He also directed and was a producer of “Crash,” which garnered him and Bobby Moresco the best original screenplay Oscar in 2006. The next year, Haggis was nominated in the same category for “Letters from Iwo Jima.”
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LONDON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global retail value of recorded-music sales will register a record year in 2022 with sales set to rise 9.8%, to $41.4bn from $37.7bn in 2021, according to new figures published by Omdia. Further growth is forecast over the next few years with the total ending 2026 at $50bn. The previous record was set in 1999 when sales topped $39bn. It is worth noting that breaking the 22-year-old high will be on a nominal basis. Allowing for inflation means total sales in 1999 would be worth around $63bn in 2021. Omdia's figures are made up of consumer spending on physical and digital formats and services plus trade revenue from performance rights and synchronization.
Subscriptions and advertising will be the big growth providers. Spending on subscriptions will jump 17% this year, to $25bn. By 2026, spending will total $33.6bn and account for 67.1% of global revenue. Income from digital music advertising will overtake spending on physical formats in 2024 and rise to $6.8bn in 2026.
"The continued shift from ownership of recorded-music to access means global retail sales will break annual records for the next few years and beyond. Probably most pleasing for music companies is that emerging markets are starting to live up to their billing. Markets previously lost to piracy are really starting to shine," commented Simon Dyson, Omdia's Senior Principal Analyst, Music and Digital Audio.
Omdia expects France to drop out of the top five this year when it is overtaken by China. Moreover, China is set to surpass Germany in 2026. Sales in the world's most populous country are forecast to more than double, from $1.4bn in 2021 to $3.2bn in 2026. China's share of global recorded-music revenue will grow over the same five years, to 6.5% from 3.7%. However, it is worth noting that although the country will become a $2bn+ market in 2023, per capita revenue will still be low, at just $1.51.
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8 wounded in shooting at Southern California home
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — A shooting at a Southern California home left eight people wounded, authorities said Saturday.
KABC-TV reported authorities were dispatched shortly after midnight after the shooting occurred at a pool party in the city of Carson, south of Los Angeles.
Victims were taken to hospitals, and two were listed in critical condition, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
The victims range in age from 16 to 24, the statement said. Five were found at the home with injuries to the head, back and upper and lower body areas, the statement said.
Authorities said they received a call two minutes later after a vehicle crashed into a wall nearby. They found a 16-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound, the statement said.
More than a dozen detectives are investigating, authorities said.
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3 US tourists die at Bahamas hotel after falling ill
Published: May. 7, 2022 at 1:38 PM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in the Bahamas say three U.S. tourists have died at a resort there after falling ill.
And another has been airlifted to a hospital for treatment.
Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper issued a statement Friday saying that police are investigating and the cause of death was unknown, though foul play “is not suspected.”
Their identities haven’t been made public.
Health Minister Michael Darville said Saturday that some hotel guests went to a clinic Thursday with nausea and vomiting, were treated and left. Three were later found dead. A fourth was flown to a hospital.
He said initial investigations indicate it was an isolated incident.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were:
1-0-0, Fireball: 6
(one, zero, zero; Fireball: six)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were:
1-0-0, Fireball: 6
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Biden to help unveil Obama White House portrait
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than a decade since President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcomed back George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, for the unveiling of their White House portraits, part of a beloved Washington tradition that for decades managed to transcend partisan politics.
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are set to revive that ritual — after an awkward and anomalous gap in the Trump years — when they host the Obamas on Wednesday for the big reveal of their portraits in front of scores of friends, family and staff.
The Obama paintings will not look like any in the White House portrait collection to which they will be added. They were America’s first Black president and first lady.
The ceremony will also mark Michelle Obama’s first visit to the White House since Obama’s presidency ended in January 2017, and only the second visit for Barack Obama. He was at the White House in April to mark the 12th anniversary of the health care law he signed in 2010.
Portrait ceremonies often give past presidents an opportunity to showcase their comedic timing.
“I am pleased that my portrait brings an interesting symmetry to the White House collection. It now starts and ends with a George W,” Bush quipped at his ceremony in 2012.
Bill Clinton joked in 2004 that “most of the time, till you get your picture hung like this, the only artists that draw you are cartoonists.”
Recent tradition, no matter the party affiliation, has had the current president genially hosting his immediate predecessor for the unveiling — as Clinton did for George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush did for Clinton and Obama did for the younger Bush.
Then there was an unexplained pause when Donald Trump did not host Obama.
Two spokespeople for Trump did not respond to emailed requests for comment on the lack of a ceremony for Obama, and whether artists are working on portraits of Trump and former first lady Melania Trump.
The White House portrait collection starts with George Washington, America’s first president. Congress bought his portrait.
Other portraits of early presidents and first ladies often came to the White House as gifts. Since the middle of the last century, the White House Historical Association has paid for the paintings.
The first portraits financed by the association were of Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, and John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy, said Stewart McLaurin, president of the private, nonprofit organization established by first lady Kennedy.
Before presidents and first ladies leave office, the association explains the portrait process. The former president and first lady choose the artist or artists, and offer guidance on how they want to be portrayed.
“It really involves how that president and first lady see themselves,” McLaurin said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The collection includes an iconic, full-length portrait of Washington that adorns the East Room. It is the only item still in the White House that was in the executive mansion in November 1800 when John Adams and Abigail Adams became the first president and first lady to live in the White House.
Years later, first lady Dolley Madison saved Gilbert Stuart’s portrait of Washington from almost certain ruin. She had White House staff take it out of the city before advancing British forces burned the mansion in 1814. The painting was held in storage until the White House was rebuilt.
President and first lady portraits are seen by millions of White House visitors, though not all are on display. Some are undergoing conservation or are in storage.
Those that are on display line hallways and rooms in public areas of the mansion, such as the Ground Floor and its Vermeil and China Rooms, and the State Floor one level above, which has the famous Green, Blue and Red Rooms, the East Room and State Dining Room.
Portraits of Mamie Eisenhower, Pat Nixon, Lady Bird Johnson and Lou Henry Hoover grace the Vermeil Room, along with a full-length image of Jacqueline Kennedy. Michelle Obama’s portrait likely will join Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush along the Ground Floor hallway.
The State Floor hallway one floor above features recent presidents: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Gerald Ford’s portrait and the likeness of Richard Nixon — the only president to resign from office — are on view on the Grand Staircase leading to the private living quarters on the second floor.
Past presidents’ images move around the White House, depending on their standing with the current occupants. Ronald Reagan, for example, moved Thomas Jefferson and Harry S. Truman out of the Cabinet Room and swapped in Dwight Eisenhower and Calvin Coolidge.
In the Clinton era, portraits of Richard Nixon and Reagan, idols of the Republican Party, lost their showcase spot in the Grand Foyer and were replaced with pictures of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Truman, heroes of the Democrats. Nancy Reagan temporarily moved Eleanor Roosevelt to a place of prominence in the East Room in 1984 to mark the centennial of her birth.
One of the most prominent spots for a portrait is above the mantle in the State Dining Room and it has been occupied for decades by a painting of a seated Abraham Lincoln, hand supporting his chin. It was placed there by Franklin Roosevelt.
Bill Clinton’s and George W. Bush’s portraits hang on opposing walls in the Grand Foyer.
Clinton’s would be relocated to make room for Barack Obama’s if the White House sticks to tradition and keeps the two most recent Oval Office occupants there, McLaurin said.
“That’s up to the White House, to the curators,” he said.
The association, which is funded through private donations and the sale of books and an annual White House Christmas ornament, keeps the portrait price well below market value because of the “extraordinary honor” an artist derives from having “their work of art hanging perpetually in the White House,” McLaurin said.
Details about the Obamas’ portraits will stay under wraps until Wednesday.
Biden will be the rare president to host a former boss for the unveiling; he was Obama’s vice president. George H.W. Bush, who held Ronald Reagan’s ceremony, was Reagan’s No. 2.
Betty Monkman, a former White House curator, said during a 2017 podcast for the White House Historical Association that the ceremony is a “statement of generosity” by the president and first lady. “It’s a very warm, lovely moment.”
The White House portraits are one of two sets of portraits of presidents and first ladies. The National Portrait Gallery, a Smithsonian museum, maintains its own collection and those portraits are unveiled before the White House pair. The Obamas’ unveiled their museum portraits in February 2018.
Linda St. Thomas, chief spokesperson for the Smithsonian Institution, said in an email that a $650,000 donation in July from Save America, Trump’s political action committee, was earmarked for the couple’s museum portraits. Two artists have been commissioned, one for each painting, and work has begun, St. Thomas said.
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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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Millennial Money: 5 ways to build your credit score in 2023
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet
For those of us with big financial plans or resolutions for the new year, such as buying a home or new car, getting our credit scores in shape can play a huge role in getting what we want. But boosting credit is easier said than done. What are some steps you can take? Experts share five ways to build and protect credit in 2023: Pay off holiday debt, apply for new credit sparingly, increase your credit limit, report your rent and utility bills, and regularly check your credit reports for errors. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/12/27/millennial-money-5-ways-to-build-your-credit-score-in-2023/ | 2022-12-27 13:15:00 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/12/27/millennial-money-5-ways-to-build-your-credit-score-in-2023/ |
Adds four new healthcare attorneys
NEW ORLEANS, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker LLP announced today that the firm has welcomed two new special counsel attorneys, Anjali Dooley and Jude Bourque.
Along with Anjali and Jude, the firm also added to its Healthcare Industry Team two associates, Keiana Palmer and Chino Onubogu. Anjali, Keiana, and Chino will join the firm's Corporate Practice Group in New Orleans, Washington, DC, and Miami, respectively, and Jude will join the firm's Litigation Practice Group in Baton Rouge.
"Jones Walker is committed to expanding our team to meet the needs of our clients in this increasingly complex and rapidly changing field. We are delighted to welcome these new attorneys who have a deep understanding of the evolving healthcare legal landscape," said Bill Hines, managing partner of Jones Walker.
About Anjali Dooley
With more than 20 years of experience in legal private practice and as a former healthcare executive and Chief Legal Officer, Anjali has a deep understanding of healthcare law and regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and private equity investments. She provides guidance on a broad range of complex legal matters, including business entity formation, 50-state provider licensing compliance, corporate practice of medicine issues, data privacy and security (HIPAA), multistate telehealth implementation, Medicare fraud and abuse prevention, False Claims Act disputes, employment law, and venture capital transactions. Anjali's clients represent the full spectrum of the US economy, from individual entrepreneurs and startups to midsize and privately held businesses, hospitals and health systems, investment firms, and technology companies in the United States and abroad.
About Jude Bourque
Jude is a highly experienced litigator who defends public and private hospitals as well as individual physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases. He represents clients in administrative hearings and jury and bench trials and before appellate courts. For nearly three decades, as a former senior litigator in the Medical Malpractice Section of the Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, Jude defended public healthcare providers in a broad range of lawsuits. He draws on his experience with administrative and judicial procedures to mount effective defenses and negotiate favorable settlements on behalf of his clients.
About Keiana Palmer
Keiana represents private and public companies, institutional investors, and other clients in a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters. Before joining Jones Walker, she was associate counsel at a boutique corporate and healthcare regulatory law firm in Chicago. Keiana's practice focused on advising high-growth digital health and technology startups on entity formation and conversion, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, risk management, and strategic planning, among other matters.
About Chino Onubogu
Chino represents private and public companies, institutional investors, and other firm clients in a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters. She provides broad-ranging counsel to clients across the country with interests and operations in diverse industries, including healthcare and technology. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Chino drafted corporate agreements, technology transactions, and regulatory opinion letters for digital startups and healthcare practices and assisted clients with various corporate matters.
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among the largest 135 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.
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The maker of Pyrex glassware and Instant Pot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company that was already struggling is stung by inflation, with Americans pulling back on spending.
According to a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas this week, Instant Brands, based outside of Chicago, has more than $500 million in both assets and liabilities.
Inflation has buffeted consumers after a pandemic-fueled binge on goods for the home, but spending has also moved elsewhere as people are again able to travel, or go to restaurants and shows.
And Instant Pots, which became a must-have gadget several years ago, have been disappearing from kitchens.
Sales of “electronic multicooker devices,” most of which are Instant Pots, reached $758 million in 2020, the start of the pandemic. Sales had plunged 50% by last year, to $344 million.
Dollar and unit sales have declined 20% from last year in the period ending in April, according to the market research company NPD Group.
Just last week, S&P Global downgraded the company’s rating due to lower consumer spending on discretionary categories and warned that ratings could fall again if Instant Brands seeks bankruptcy protection.
“Net sales decreased 21.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, relative to the same period last year,” S&P analysts wrote. “This marked the seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales contraction. Instant Brands’ performance continues to suffer from depressed consumer demand due to lower discretionary spending on home products.”
U.S. manufacturers have also been hit, like consumers, by elevated inflation and higher interest rates.
Ben Gadbois, CEO and president of Instant Brands, said the company managed its way through the COVID-19 pandemic and global supply chain issues, but has run short of cash.
“Tightening of credit terms and higher interest rates impacted our liquidity levels and made our capital structure unsustainable,” Gadbois said in a prepared statement Monday.
Instant Brands, whose brands also include Corelle, Snapware, CorningWare, Visions and Chicago Cutlery, said it has received a commitment for $132.5 million in new debtor-in-possession financing from its existing lenders.
The company was acquired four years ago by the private-equity firm Cornell Capital and it was merged with another kitchenware company, Corelle Brands.
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(KRON) — Three residents of an assisted living facility were mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice and one has since passed away, Nexstar’s KRON has learned.
Saturday morning around 8:30 a.m., three ambulances were called to the Atria Park Senior Living facility in San Mateo to treat patients, according to San Mateo Consolidated Fire. Three people were taken to the hospital after “mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice,” Atria Park confirmed in a statement to KRON.
KRON spoke with one family who said their loved one passed away following the incident. Marcia Cutchin said that her family first heard of the incident involving her mother, 93-year-old Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell, when an Atria staff member called to report that she had ingested a substance and an ambulance was being called.
Atria told her family the substance was an “alkaline cleaning solution that eats protein,” when they were first informed of the incident.
Cutchin explained Maxwell arrived at the hospital with “severe blistering of her mouth and throat and esophagus.” Upon her arrival at the hospital, Maxwell’s family was told there was nothing the medical team could do to treat the blistering.
According to Cutchin, she and her family were told first responders believed the dementia patients had ingested the substance on their own. It would be impossible for Maxwell to do that, Cutchin said, because her mother couldn’t feed herself.
“Many people, like my mother, you have to hold a cup to her mouth and tip it into her mouth,” Cutchin said.
Maxwell leaves eight children and 20 grandchildren behind.
KRON reached out to Atria Senior Living and received the following statement in response:
“We can confirm three of our residents were recently transported to the hospital after mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. We have been working with local authorities, who have informed us that one resident passed away. Our sincerest condolences are with the family. When this occurred, our staff immediately contacted authorities, and the residents were transported to the hospital for evaluation and treatment. We are conducting our own internal investigation, and the employees involved have been suspended until this investigation concludes. We will continue working with the police and Department of Social Services to fully review and assess the incident, after which we will take additional actions as needed. The safety and well-being of our residents remain our top priorities at all times. Out of respect for the people involved, we cannot comment further.”
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 23 points, Bella Murekatete had a double-double and Washington State rallied to defeat California 61-49 in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday night.
After trailing for most of the first three quarters, a layup by Jessica Clarke gave the Cougars a five-point lead with 6:10 to go in regulation. The lead reached 53-45 1 1/2 minutes later when Astera Tuhina connected on a 3-pointer, just WSU's second of the game in 15 attempts. Tuhina added a jumper on WSU's next possession and the lead was 55-45 with 3:32 remaining.
Cal got within 55-49 on a fastbreak layup by Leilani McIntosh with 2:20 to go, but the Golden Bears did not score again.
Leger-Walker made 8 of 15 shots and 6 of 8 free throws to go with six rebounds and two assists. Murekatete had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Tuhina added nine points and four assists for Washington State (20-10).
Jayda Curry scored 16 points for the Golden Bears (13-17) and no other starter scored more than five. Ugonne Onyiah and Mia Mastrov scored 10 points each off the bench.
After Cal led 27-21 at halftime, a 3-pointer from Leger-Walker got the No. 7 seed Cougars within 38-36 with 3:03 remaining in the third quarter. The Cougars hadn't been that close since they trailed 11-10 in the first minute of the second quarter. The score was tied twice later in the third quarter and WSU took a 44-42 lead into the fourth period after Leger-Walker made two free throws with 15 seconds left in the period.
Washington State has won 20 games for the first time in the NCAA-era for women's basketball. The 1978-79 team won 21 games.
Washington State advances to play No. 2-seed and regular-season co-champion Utah in the quarterfinals on Thursday. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/washington-state-women-rally-past-cal-in-pac-12-17814859.php | 2023-03-02 04:55:30 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/washington-state-women-rally-past-cal-in-pac-12-17814859.php |
BREWER, Maine — A distinguished guest visited the Bangor area on Tuesday at a time marked by rising tensions between two world powers, the United States and China.
Ambassador Ping Huang, Consul General for China in New York, along with his deputies and other officials traveled to Bangor to talk with state officials, businesses, and community members who share common interests with China.
The recent spy-balloon debacle and rising anti-Asian sentiments did not dissuade the diplomatic corps. They said they hoped to discuss ways to improve relations as they have a vested interest in business and educational initiatives.
When asked about the strained relationship between the two world powers, Ambassador Huang hopes there is a path to mutual understanding.
"We both are major powers in the world. Very important countries and this is also the most important bilateral relations in the whole world. No matter what we have, we are different, we need to sit down and talk."
Over lunch at the High Tide Restaurant in Brewer, Director of the Chinese Language & Culture Center of Maine Jing Zhang said the key is to empower relationships through communication and to eliminate language and cultural differences as barriers.
The plan is to develop a stronger presence in the community, making Chinese and English language classes more accessible to those as young as two years old.
The center said it's prepared to provide this service through its recent addition of 10 bilingual teachers to facilitate classes. The school plans to have an extension from Bangor to Manhattan, New York.
Consul General Huang, who represents the region, said it's an important step to helping people in both cultures to better understand each other.
"We have competition, but in the meantime, we have lots of things to do. Together we have common interests, and I think we will have a lot more common interests than differences," Huang said. "We should talk and carefully manage the differences and find chances to cooperate."
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes.
The cause early Saturday morning was a little more mundane than an alien invasion or the appearance of a portal to the far reaches of the universe. It was simply excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about three hours before the spiral appeared.
Sometimes rockets have fuel that needs to be jettisoned, said space physicist Don Hampton, a research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.
“When they do that at high altitudes, that fuel turns into ice,” he said. “And if it happens to be in the sunlight, when you’re in the darkness on the ground, you can see it as a sort of big cloud, and sometimes it’s swirly.”
While not a common sight, Hampton said he’s seen such occurrences about three times.
The appearance of the swirl was caught in time-lapse on the Geophysical Institute’s all-sky camera and shared widely. “It created a bit of an Internet storm with that spiral,” Hampton said.
Photographers out for the northern lights show also posted their photos on social media.
The rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday night with about 25 satellites as its payload.
It was a polar launch, which made it visible over a large swath of Alaska.
The timing of the fuel dump was timed correctly for visibility over Alaska. “And we got that really cool looking spiral thing,” he said.
While it looked like a galaxy going over Alaska, he assures it wasn’t.
“I can tell you it’s not a galaxy,” he said. “It’s just water vapor reflecting sunlight.”
In January, another spiral was seen, this time over Hawaii’s Big Island. A camera at the summit of Mauna Kea, outside the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s Subaru telescope, captured a spiral swirling through the night sky.
Researchers have said it was from the launch of a military GPS satellite that lifted off earlier on a SpaceX rocket in Florida. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/odd-spiral-appears-amid-northern-lights-in-alaska-night-sky/ | 2023-04-18 01:39:10 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/odd-spiral-appears-amid-northern-lights-in-alaska-night-sky/ |
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Though the average price Texans pay at the pump has gone up in the last week—rising 14 cents to $2.99 per gallon—it is still the cheapest average of any U.S. state, according to AAA Texas.
The National average for a gallon of gas is $3.38, up 11 cents since last week.
Of the Texas metropolitan surveyed, AAA found the most expensive average was in El Paso, where drivers are paying $3.43 on average per gallon. Texans are getting the best deal per gallon in the Sherman-Denison metropolitan area, about an hour north of Dallas, where folks are paying $2.90, according to its analysis.
In the Austin-San Marcos metropolitan region, drivers are paying near the state-wide average at $3.00 per gallon, up 16 cents since last week.
The reason for the spike in prices is due to an increase in the price of crude oil in the last few days, AAA Texas said.
“Crude oil accounts for about 60% of the cost that goes into each gallon of gasoline. To maximize fuel consumption, drivers should have their vehicle serviced regularly and avoid speeding in addition to other tips which can be found at AAA.com,” said AAA Texas spokesperson Daniel Armbruster. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/aaa-texas-gas-prices-are-rising-still-cheapest-on-average-in-the-us/ | 2023-01-19 19:09:38 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/texas/aaa-texas-gas-prices-are-rising-still-cheapest-on-average-in-the-us/ |
NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) -- Nassau County police have arrested a man in connection to two homicides including the murder of a 19-year-old at McDonald's last year.
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A 20-year-old Hempstead man is now charged with gang assault in connection with the fatal shooting of Hector Manuel Valencia Gomez, who was shot multiple times in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Hempstead in September 2022.
Police believe Valencia Gomez was targeted and that the shooting was likely gang-related.
The incident happened around the time students would have been getting out of school, and some concerned parents whose children go to the nearby Hempstead High School said it's a tradition for students to go to that McDonald's after class.
"Our kids walk home from school," parent Unique Redd said. "This is a place that they come get food after school and go home. It should be a safe place. There's too many guns on the street."
Activists and parents said they are fearful it will happen again and want to provide a safe passage in a community where none of the students qualify for busing.
Officials also say the suspect is also connected to another fatal shooting in July 2022 where a 21-year-old man was shot to death in Uniondale Avenue Park.
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Which gifts CoComelon fans will love are best?
CoComelon baby products have long been considered to be one of the most sought-after toys. In the last few years alone, you’ve likely noticed that the CoComelon series has exploded in popularity, especially with young toddlers and preschoolers. If your kids are avid fans of the 3D animation’s catchy tunes and nursery rhymes, then why not give them their very own CoComelon doll or toy to use during playtime?
All of the series’ merchandise is designed to help young children learn animal sounds, colors, letters, numbers and several other skills that allow them to play and learn about the world around us. A CoComelon gift can be a great educational gift for your child.
Best Cocomelon gifts fans will love
Top action-figure gift
CoComelon Official Friends & Family 6-Figure Pack
Kids can now officially play and sing all day long with Cody, JJ, Nina, TomTom and YoYo in real life. This CoComelon family set contains two JJ figures in two super cute outfits each, while all of the 3-inch figurines are easy to move and the perfect size for little hands. Kids will have no problem reenacting out their favorite songs and videos, thanks to each one being lightweight and easy to grip. Each character also has lifelike detailed features and are all vibrantly colored with non-harmful paints and dyes. Some parents complain that the paint on the figures’ bodies can chip off and flake pretty badly, so be aware of letting children play with the toys in their mouths.
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Top reading gift
CoComelon Nursery Rhyme Singing Time Plush Book
Walk through the everyday life of JJ and sing along to your favorite CoComelon songs featured throughout each page of this adorable plush book. Five different nursery rhymes straight from the show are included, such as the “Bath Song,” “Old MacDonald,” the “Thank You Song,” “Yes Yes Bedtime” and “Yes Yes Vegetables.” The cuddly book’s tethered JJ allows you to place him inside different special pockets for an extra dose of fun interactions. Every turn of the page will feature a delightful song that your child will grow to love and remember. Each playful melody will help your kid adjust to bath time, bedtime and saying thank you. Some parents mention, however, that although the book contains a variety of different songs, it doesn’t play them in their entirety.
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Top playtime gift
Comelon Deluxe Interactive JJ Doll
Your little one will love to play with this CoComelon-inspired deluxe interactive JJ doll from the hit children’s TV show. Kids can play dress up or have feeding time with JJ as sounds feed of him eating and giggling play back. Once you press the doll’s tummy, you can play back phrases, other sounds and popular songs like “Yes Yes Vegetables” and others. When mealtime comes around for JJ, the peas disappear from the spoon each time you feed him. The doll also comes with other essentials like a plastic bowl filled with peas and a removable set of clothes and a pair of shoes.
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Top naptime gift
CoComelon Official Musical Bedtime JJ Doll
The educational YouTube series’ most popular character, JJ from CoComelon, comes to life with this highly detailed cuddly plush doll that has its very own Teddy Pillow Plush. Once the doll’s sound box is switched on, kids can enjoy listening to a combination of seven sounds and phrases by squeezing its tummy. A clip of the popular CoComelon nursery rhyme, “Yes Yes Bedtime,” can even be played during naps so that your little one can sleep well every time. You can use a damp cloth to spot clean the doll if it gets dirty. The head is also known to be hard and detaches easily despite the rest of the doll’s body being soft.
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Top bath time gift
Encourage your toddler’s love for the hit TV show and bath time with this set of six bath squirter toys. Each one is based on Cocomelon’s JJ and showcases him in a shark outfit and fisherman outfit alongside baby shark, mommy shark, turtle and goldfish. Each squirter can easily be filled up with water and given a squeeze by toddlers whether they are in the tub, pool or elsewhere; a great toy to give both young boys and girls who love the show. A few parents have reported that the toys don’t last for a long time and may be hard for a toddler to fill and squeeze with water.
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Top tech gift
eKids CoComelon Wired Headphones for Kids
This tech toy is perfect to give your child if they are just beginning to use computers, smartphones and tablets for educational purposes. Preschoolers can easily connect any device via the headphone’s 3.5-millimeter jack and enjoy premium sound quality regardless of what they choose to listen to or watch, such as movies, TV, YouTube, virtual classes, audiobooks, music and more. The featured headphone splitter will allow users to share their audio port and connect another pair of wired headphones with the same device and friends to the same device. Long road trips, car rides, remote lessons and more will now be easier to endure for your kid thanks to these headphones being able to be adjusted for a more custom fit with its adjustable headband and soft ear cushions. The headphone’s outer ear features two of the show’s cute and popular characters.
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Top everyday gift
CoComelon JJ and Melon Plush Stuffed Animal Toys
Your kids can snuggle and play with a cute and soft JJ and Melon plush doll from the uber-popular animated YouTube series. The JJ doll and Melon are the perfect plush duo for young kids to watch and listen to nursery rhymes and songs from CoComelon. The JJ plush features him in his blue night jammies, while Melon features his signature ladybug on his head. Each one measures approximately 8 inches and can be played with by children ages 18 months or older. Unfortunately, the watermelon is much more stuffed than the JJ doll, with both items appearing smaller in person.
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Top building block gift
CoComelon Patch Academy 53 Large Building Blocks
Foster young bright minds with this construction block set inspired by the show, which allows children to imagine their own mini adventures with JJ and friends. The 53-piece block set comes with six CoComelon-themed characters and a variety of vibrant building blocks in different shapes and sizes. The larger blocks are a great way to teach little hands how to build dexterity, while the smaller ones help foster problem-solving skills and creativity. You can also play along with your kids and strengthen your parent-child bonds and encourage the foundation of social skills. Parents can help teach children about color and pattern recognition with each colored block as well. However, the small storage container makes it difficult to store toy items after playtime once they’re removed from initial packaging.
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Top playset gift
CoComelon Deluxe Family House Playset with Music and Sounds
This family house playset is a nice gift to give children since it can be used during on-the-go play and comes with a handle that makes carrying it around easier. The playhouse itself features activated buttons that play “Skidamarink,” the cleanup song and other fun sounds and phrases once they’re individually pressed. Accessories include a sofa, chair, fridge, baby shark, bathtub and more; the entire JJ family with the pet dog are all here as well. A coloring page cut-out is also included within the set’s packaging and can be a fun activity for kids and family to join in together. Despite containing several fun and interactive toys, this set is known not to include the YoYo CoComelon character and comes with Bella instead.
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Top musical gift
Portable and lightweight, this sing-along keyboard is great for kids who enjoy playtime anywhere and everywhere. The keyboard’s design features eye-catching flashing lights and an intuitive 23-key keyboard that is easy to follow along with during play sessions. The carry n’ go handle is also a nice addition, thanks to it being extremely easy to grip and portable. Children can play along and listen to clips of the CoComelon “ABC Song” and the “Music Song.” Brain memory, hand-eye coordination, melody recognition and more are all improved upon when the toy is in use. Screws are known to fall out of the toy’s backing, so be careful about placing instruments in cribs and playpens where children are more prone to choking accidents.
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