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The special prosecutor handling the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the 2021 “Rust” movie set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins announced on Tuesday she is stepping down, as Baldwin’s lawyers had sought.
The decision by special prosecutor Andrea Reeb came a month after Baldwin’s attorney filed a motion to remove her because she is also a representative in the state legislature.
The Baldwin team argued it violates the state constitution for a legislator to serve in another branch of government.
WARSAW - Poland will deliver an initial batch of four Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Polish President Andrzej Duda said Thursday, ramping up pressure on other NATO allies to make similar commitments.
New U.S. home construction increased in February for the first time in six months, led by a surge in starts of multifamily projects and suggesting the housing market may be starting to stabilize.
GENEVA - Russia has committed a wide-range of war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings, torture and the deportation of children, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said in a report published on Thursday.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the U.S. military would "continue to fly and operate wherever international law allows," rejecting Moscow's claim of a self-declared exclusion zone over extended parts of the Black Sea the day after a U.S. drone was downed following an encou… | https://www.unionleader.com/reuters-entertainment-news-summary/article_078c7d9b-911b-5c05-9caa-04c4ded509fc.html | 2023-03-16 23:43:48 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/reuters-entertainment-news-summary/article_078c7d9b-911b-5c05-9caa-04c4ded509fc.html |
NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Circuit, an on-demand, electric shuttle service, closed an $11M Series A financing round, led by Tribeca Venture Partners. Investors included Citi Impact Fund, Impact Engine, Groundswell Ventures, Gaingels, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) Impact Fund and Forefront Venture Partners.
Circuit generates revenue through service contracts with cities and private developments and via its advertising platform. The new capital will be used to grow Circuit's team, enhance its technology, and expand to more markets as demand for its services continues to quickly increase. The company has more than tripled in size since 2020, and will continue to add new markets throughout this year.
Circuit serves first and last-mile connections to key urban destinations, with a 100% electric fleet. It specializes in pooled rides over short distances, to reduce demand for parking in downtown areas and mitigate the number of cars on the road. Circuit's services helped to avoid over 500 Metric Tons of GHG emissions in 2021, and is on pace to more than double that impact this year.
"James and I have been fortunate to grow the business with our amazing team and customers. We've seen a huge uptick in demand and opportunities as cities and developers pay closer attention to congestion, emissions, and efficient mobility solutions. We couldn't be more excited about the round and, more importantly, the great group of investors that we'll have on our side to help scale the business," Alex Esposito, Co-Founder of Circuit.
"The first/last-mile transportation issue has been a challenge for Cities, Transit Agencies and developers for a very long time," said Brian Hirsch, co-founder and Managing Partner of Tribeca Venture Partners. " Circuit's solution is simply smarter, greener and more cost effective than traditional options. It's impressive how the team has worked with these larger, more complex b2b and b2g customers and how the tech-enabled solutions have been embraced by a wide mix of communities around the country."
Circuit is the future of mobility. In 2021, 52-percent of all trips were three miles or less. Through its tech-enabled platform, which includes the Circuit app, the company implements on-demand ride-share services to help urban dwellers get around the neighborhood in a sustainable, affordable, and interactive way. The services are subsidized via B2B and B2G service contracts, so they are always the least expensive way to get around town. In some cases, completely free. Drivers are W2 employees and usually local to the community. Circuit saves each city money, reduces emissions, creates jobs, and decreases transportation costs for residents and visitors.
The business, which started as a beach shuttle in the Hamptons, is now in 30 markets across eight states, and announced a partnership with Brightline Train Systems late last year, expanding services in West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, and Miami Florida. Additional recent launches include Wilton Manors, FL; Plymouth, MA; Chula Vista, CA; Oceanside, CA and Huntington Beach, CA.
About Circuit: Founded by James Mirras and Alex Esposito in 2011, Circuit is an electric, micro-transit solution. Circuit uses fleets of cars that fulfill the first/last-mile gap that's experienced by municipalities around the world. The service is made possible by collaborating with municipalities, developers and advertising partners. Since starting the company as a pet-project in their hometown, the business is now operating in cities across NY, FL, CA, NJ, CO, MA, and TX, and has provided over 6M rides without burning an ounce of gas or traveling more than a few miles. Learn more at www.ridecircuit.com
About Tribeca Venture Partners ("TVP"): TVP is a NYC-based venture capital firm that partners with world class entrepreneurs primarily in the New York area leveraging emerging technologies and business models to create and disrupt huge markets. Notable prior and current TVP investments include ACV Auctions , Katapult , ShopKeep , Appnexus , BetterCloud (acquired by Vista Equity Partners), Clypd (acquired by AT&T), Thinkful , AlphaSense and HoneyBook.
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Re: Smelly: Don’t bother asking him; drop him. If he comes to the first few dates unwashed, imagine what he will do when the “honeymoon” is over.
— Anonymous
Anonymous: Hm. Maybe. But not everyone has had the benefit of competent socialization.
No one has to date someone who smells bad — so if it persists, then, yeah. But I’d like to think there is also a world out there that is forgiving enough to deliver a useful message to people straight-up in case they need to hear it. And I don’t mean a boundary-crossing message, where Person on Date feels a pedagogic responsibility to teach hygiene to the unfortunate unwashed — but a straight, “I’m not okay with this, just so you know, but I do like you,” after which they can each figure out their next steps.
Dear Carolyn: I am in a writing group and thinking about leaving it. A woman in the group just can’t stop talking, mostly about herself, her daughter, and being a single mom. I am closer to others in the group and would like to hear their voices. Would it be weird to stop her and try to move the conversation around to others? Any suggestions on how to do that?
I talked to two group members after the last meeting and they also felt exhausted after “The [insert name] Show.” I get that she is probably neurodiverse, and I’m trying to be sensitive to that. But I’m really dreading these meetings and think it might be time to move on. Suggestions please?
— Desperate Writer
Desperate Writer: Before you abandon the group, try a gimmick. An hourglass, an egg timer, a “talking stick” — whatever you think you can integrate the least awkwardly into your group conversation, to regulate when and how long someone has the floor. Maybe more focus would elevate all.
Also, consider giving kind bluntness a try. When that feels mean, it can help to think of what you’re planning to do — ditch this person, essentially — and recognize that she might actually prefer a chance not to get ditched. “[Talker], thanks — I’d like to hear what [other person] has to say now.” Grabbing the reins of a runaway talker is actually an acquired skill, so if you stick with it, I think you’ll be glad you did.
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· I always appreciate when someone helps me “pump the brakes.” Yes, I may be neurodiverse (doing some testing right now), or just a bit flaky. I don’t mean to dominate the conversation, and often look back and think, “Dammit. I did it again.” Because I do care about others. So, yes, the person might be embarrassed if you step in. But she might already be embarrassed by her runaway brain. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/02/25/carolyn-hax-unshowered-date-dealbreaker/ | 2023-02-25 05:40:26 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/02/25/carolyn-hax-unshowered-date-dealbreaker/ |
After dominating Formula 1 for much of the past decade, Mercedes-Benz AMG saw its performance fade with the new car design regulations introduced for the 2022 season. The team finished third in the Constructors’ standings, behind Red Bull Racing and Ferrari, while its best-ranked driver, George Russell, finished fourth in the championship.
Mercedes on Wednesday revealed the W14 E Performance as its contender for the 2023 season, and even though the design rules haven’t changed, Mercedes said it has taken the lessons learned from the difficult previous season to develop the new race car.
Some of the results of these lessons can be seen on the new car, such as the revised bodywork on the engine cover. According to Mercedes, there are also numerous changes beneath the surface.
Another key change is a return to a black livery instead of the traditional silver. Mercedes previously ran the color in the 2020 and 2021 seasons as a statement against racism and discrimination. This time, the livery was picked with performance in mind. A close inspection reveals much of the livery is actually bare carbon fiber, similar to how early Mercedes race cars were stripped of their white paint to save weight, leaving the bare aluminum which in turn led to the Silver Arrow name.
The W14’s chassis is also significantly lighter, as opposed to last year which saw the team run a car that was heavier than the mandated minimum. The lighter weight, together with revised front suspension geometry and new aerodynamics, should result in more consistent balance across the speed range, according to Mercedes. One of the main issues last season was a tendency for the car to bounce, known in F1 as porpoising.
The W14’s power unit design carries over from the previous season. This means the car runs a hybrid setup combining a turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 and two motor-generators, one on the driveline and another integrated with the turbo. Ferrari develops and builds its power unit in-house.
Russell will once again drive for Mercedes. He will be joined by team veteran Lewis Hamilton, as well as former Haas driver Mick Schumacher who is serving as a reserve.
Other leading teams have also shown their cars for the new season. Ferrari presented the SF-23 on Tuesday, while Red Bull Racing presented the RB19 in early February. Red Bull used the reveal of its race car to also announce a partnership with Ford that’s set to begin in 2026.
Testing for F1’s 2023 season starts on February 23 at Bahrain International Circuit, home of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Bahrain race serves as the first race on the 2023 F1 calendar, and is scheduled for March 5.
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TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo’s profit in the April-June quarter rose 28% from a year earlier on healthy demand for its games, although its console sales were dented by a shortage of semiconductors.
The Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario and Pokemon franchises said Wednesday its profit in the last quarter totaled 118.9 billion yen ($895 million), up from 92.7 billion yen in the same period in 2021.
Quarterly sales fell 4.7% to 307.4 billion yen ($2.3 billion), according to Kyoto-based Nintendo Co.
Other game makers, such as Sony Group Corp., automakers like Toyota Motor Corp. and other manufacturers have been hurt by shortfalls in supplies of the chips that run most modern products.
While those supply chain disruptions are largely due to the pandemic, game companies got a big boost in demand from COVID-19, which had people stuck at home and turning to games for entertainment. As pandemic precautions ease, that spike in sales is wearing off.
Hit games have also driven console sales, such as “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” Among the games that were released and did well during the last quarter were “Nintendo Switch Sports,” which sold 4.84 million units, and “Mario Strikers: Battle League.”
Previously released games with strong sales included “Kirby and the Forgotten Land” and “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.” Sales were also strong for downloaded digital games.
Nintendo sold 22% fewer Switch consoles during the latest quarter, at 3.4 million units, compared to the same period last year. Cumulative sales topped 111.08 million units.
The company expects to sell 21 million Switch machines for the fiscal year. More than 100 million users played the Switch over the last year, according to Nintendo.
The company kept its profit forecast for the fiscal year through March 2023 unchanged at 340 billion yen ($2.6 billion).
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Boys Basketball – 10 Burning Questions Heading Into the 2022-23 Shore Conference Season
The basketball season in New Jersey is just over the horizon, with games tipping off on Thursday evening all around the Shore and the entire state. The Shore Conference is set for another intriguing season after three of its teams won NJSIAA sectional championships last year and two more went to sectional championship games. Here are 10 of the most pressing questions heading into opening night, most of which will need an entire season to answer in full.
Is St. Rose ready for the big stage?
With three overseas transfers and three transfers from other programs in New Jersey, St. Rose got a major facelift over the offseason. Second-year coach Brian Lynch figured to be an impact hire for the program given his professional background as a player and coach in Europe and his presence has had an effect on the caliber of players who are interested in the program.
Junior Matt Hodge – a 6-foot-8 wing from Belgium and a family friend of Lynch – and his brother, Jaden, are the headline additions for St. Rose, while in-state transfers Gioacchino Panzini (Red Bank Catholic), Peter Mauro (Gill St. Bernard’s) and Evan Romano (Holmdel) are all major additions that have at least two high-school seasons left. St. Rose will have to wait until mid-January for the New Jersey transfers to become eligible but once everyone is active, the Purple Roses have the talent to win the Shore Conference Tournament title and could very well end up the favorite in the South Jersey section of Non-Public B.
Will Manasquan have to go through Camden to win an elusive state championship?
For any team playing in either the Central or South sections of the NJSIAA Group II Tournament over the past decade, the championship runs through Camden. Even when Manasquan escaped Group II for Group III last year, the Warriors ran into Woodrow Wilson of Camden and bowed out against the Tigers in the group semifinal round.
This season, however, Manasquan may not have to go through the Camden juggernaut in order to get to the Group II championship. The NJSIAA is currently investigating potential recruiting violations that could disqualify the Camden boys basketball program from the state tournament for this season and beyond. Should the Panthers program be cleared to defend its Group II championship, their start-studded team would represent a major road-block for Manasquan. With the likes of Roselle Catholic, the Patrick School, Don Bosco and St. Rose on Manasquan’s schedule, the Warriors will be as ready as they can be for whatever is waiting for them.
Can CBA crash the beach party?
Manasquan and St. Rose appear to be on a collision course for the Shore Conference Tournament final, but there could be some legitimate obstacles standing between that championship game, most namely CBA. The Colts return four starters from a team that made it to the SCT final four a year ago and, unlike St. Rose, will not have to deal with any potential pitfalls of waiting for transfers to become eligible. The Colts will actually host St. Rose on the day before the Shore Conference Tournament is likely to be seeded and that might be an opportunity for CBA to not only clinch the No. 2 seed in the SCT but, perhaps knock St. Rose out of the No. 3 spot, depending on how the Purple Roses fair with only part of their roster during the first month of the season.
Who emerges as the fourth best team at the Shore?
Manasquan and CBA have the best returning rosters on paper and St. Rose added a mountain of talent through transfers, making for a fairly clear top three to open the Shore Conference season. The No. 4 spot, however, could be anybody’s guess. Recent Top 10 mainstays Rumson-Fair Haven, Marlboro and Red Bank Catholic lost entire starting lineups, while Ranney, Holmdel and St. John Vianney lost most of theirs, leaving a void in the middle of the Top 10 ready to be filled – perhaps by the revamped versions of those aforementioned teams.
Out of those six teams above, Ranney returns the best top talent, with All-Shore guard Isaac Hester and Patrick School transfer Jahlil Bethea leading the way. St. John Vianney and Red Bank Catholic hope to have the depth to cover the loss of several standouts to graduation and transfers, while Holmdel still brings back three-quarters of its impressive underclass quartet from a year ago. Freehold Township remains a team to watch near the top of the conference, while Ocean County could get into the mix as well with several teams looking to build on last year. Speaking of which…
Who will conquer Ocean County?
The answer to this question was not all that clear last year, so it remains a valid one heading into 2023. Manchester was probably the most talented team from start to finish, won its Class B South division, was eliminated from the state tournament by Camden and lost a competitive SCT quarterfinal to Red Bank Catholic. Jackson Memorial beat Manchester, was the highest-seeded Ocean County team in the SCT and was one basket away from reaching the Central Jersey Group IV championship game. Brick Memorial won the Class A South division title and was also one shot away from making it to a sectional final.
Those three figure to be involved in this year’s push for the top spot in Ocean County, with Central Regional and Toms River North also looking to make a run with most of its 2021-22 team back. It stands to reason, though, that both Ocean County and Class A South will come down to Jackson Memorial and Brick Memorial, both of which graduated all-division interior players, but return just about every other key player from last year’s competitive teams.
Which team will reload quickest: Marlboro, Rumson or Keyport?
Marlboro engineered its greatest season in program history, Keyport had its best season in 18 years and Rumson-Fair Haven made it as far as it ever had before running into Camden in the Group II semifinals. Their season-ending losses all hit especially hard because all three were heavily-influenced by seniors, with Marlboro and Keyport graduating all-time classes in the history of their programs.
Marlboro is also under the direction of a new coach in James Reuter, who will be dealing with multiple key injuries from the jump on top of the general inexperience. Keyport, meanwhile, brings back a handful of role players on a team that should still have a shot at contending for the Class B Central championship, if not a Central Jersey Group I title.
The safe bet is Rumson, a program that has consistently reloaded under coach Chris Champeau. This year, however, might mark one of the tougher turnarounds Champeau has faced, with the 2021-22 Bulldogs boasting an all-senior starting five.
With questions in the Top 10, is there a sleeper team?
The door could be open for an Ocean County team to get back to the SCT semifinals – something not done by a school other than Toms River North since 2008, when Donovan Catholic reached the SCT final. Even within Ocean County, though, there is some sleeper potential with Southern, Toms River East and Point Boro. Southern has shown itself to be a tough out over the last two seasons, while Toms River East brings back an entire lineup from a team that improved over the course of the season. Point Boro doesn’t have as much back, but had more to work with throughout last year and relied on scoring from up and down the roster in 2021-22.
As for Monmouth County, the options are even more abundant. Raritan came excruciatingly close to reach the sectional final in Central Jersey Group II and brings back a solid nucleus from that team. Both Middletown teams enter the season with intrigue, with North hiring Eric Youncofski as its new head coach and Middletown South bringing back some key pieces from a team that flashed potential last season, albeit without enough consistency.
There is another team with both a new coach and some key pieces back that could be a particularly interesting follow this season and beyond.
Can Sourlis elevate Red Bank?
George Sourlis ran one of the state’s most consistent girls basketball programs for three decades at Rumson-Fair Haven and after a brief stint away from the sideline, he decided to try his hand in coaching the boys team at the school two-and-a-half miles west on Ridge Road. Red Bank was not exactly starved for good coaching under longtime head man Scott Martin, but the rejuvenated Sourlis could provide a jolt for the Bucs, who bring back a solid trio in Nick Valentino, Collin Teter and Braydon Kirkpatrick. With Rumson and RBC suffering some losses to their rosters, the door is open for Red Bank – the public co-champion in Class B North a year ago – to take advantage in the new-look B North division.
What does Ranney have left in the tank?
Four seasons ago, Ranney became the first – and, presumably, the last – Shore Conference boys team to ever win the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions and since then, the Panthers have been competitive, but far from the dominant version of themselves that they displayed for back-to-back Shore Conference championship seasons. Last year’s team had a capable, athletic starting five around Hester and will have to find a way to support the All-Shore guard.
The addition of Bethea from the Patrick School will help once he is eligible and the development of junior Drew Buck will also be key, but the rest of the team is unproven and also undersized. There is enough talent for Ranney to be a top 10 team, but with a more limited roster and its two stars entering their senior year, one has to wonder where Ranney – a program that has elevated to elite status within the Shore Conference – goes from here.
How much juice will the division races have?
Since the 2019-20 season, the Shore Conference has gone from 46 teams in six divisions to seven divisions a year ago to 45 teams and eight divisions this season. The shortened winter season prompted the move, giving teams a chance to schedule opponents outside the division with fewer divisional games to play. While the new structure preserves showcases and high-profile non-conference match-ups, it remains to be seen how the division races are affected.
On one hand, they could be watered-down. Class A North and Class B Central have only five teams apiece, which means only eight games will determine a division champion where it used to require 14. Class A Central is now home to three teams that finished in last place in their respective divisions a year ago (Matawan, Freehold Boro and Long Branch), while Class C South does not have a team in its field that won a division championship of any kind last year.
On the other hand, more divisions mean more champions in fewer games, which means more on the line every night. Teams in B Central, B South, C South, B North and A Central that might not have been playing for something were they in a top-heavier division might now find themselves with a chance to do more than just qualify for postseason tournaments during the regular season. It’s a new wrinkle in a new world of high school basketball in New Jersey and there are sure to be teams that make the most of it. | https://nj1015.com/ixp/380/p/boys-basketball-10-burning-questions-heading-into-the-2022-23-shore-conference-season/ | 2022-12-14 20:06:45 | 0 | https://nj1015.com/ixp/380/p/boys-basketball-10-burning-questions-heading-into-the-2022-23-shore-conference-season/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) – Police arrested former NFL player and radio host Joe Staysniak early Tuesday in a battery case, court records show.
Staysniak, 56, was booked into the Hendricks County Jail around 1:40 a.m. on preliminary charges of intimidation, pointing a firearm, strangulation and domestic battery. He was arrested in Brownsburg, according to jail records.
Staysniak, a standout offensive lineman at Ohio State, played six seasons in the NFL, including three with the Indianapolis Colts. Commonly known as “Big Joe,” Staysniak hosted a weekday morning radio show in Indianapolis for years.
The Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a residence around 11:45 p.m. for a “delayed disturbance.”
According to the probable cause affidavit, a neighbor reported seeing a “suspicious vehicle” in Staysniak’s driveway. When Staysniak went to check, he found two people inside, later determined to be his son and his son’s boyfriend. He pulled the boyfriend by the hoodie and punched his son during the incident, according to the affidavit. Staysniak also allegedly displayed his gun.
The boyfriend told authorities Staysniak pressed the gun against the side of his face.
Staysniak denied punching his son, according to court documents, saying he instead “shoved him backward with an open hand.” He acknowledged he pulled the boyfriend by his hoodie “to get his attention” but denied pointing the gun at him.
Staysniak and his son also got into another fight and had to be physically separated, police said.
After initially saying there would be no comment, Staysniak’s attorney, Guy Relford, released a statement saying he and his client “feel compelled” to issue “clarifications.”
Within the statement, seen below, Relford said he expects the details of the incident to “come out in the courtroom, but we are completely confident that Joe’s actions will be conclusively determined to be legal and justified under the circumstances.”
While Staysniak was booked on intimidation, pointing a firearm, strangulation and domestic battery, his charges have been amended to two counts of battery resulting in bodily injury and strangulation.
During an initial hearing Thursday, Staysniak entered a preliminary plea of not guilty, NBC News reports. He was also ordered to have no contact with his son or the boyfriend while on pretrial release. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/former-nfl-player-arrested-after-incident-with-son-sons-boyfriend/ | 2023-02-23 17:57:47 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/former-nfl-player-arrested-after-incident-with-son-sons-boyfriend/ |
Industry leader wins with a focus on gender-specific solutions for every stage of life
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A supplement leader for 50 years, Country Life Vitamins is garnering accolades from retailers and consumers alike with its ongoing commitment to the three I's: innovation, inspiration, and integrity. Combining cutting-edge product development with a mission-driven and forward-thinking next-gen approach, the company's focus on providing innovative solutions for gender-specific health needs is clearly resonating. Country Life was awarded a coveted NEXTY award for its Menopause Rescue™ product, part of the Women's Line launched in late 2021, beating out stiff competition clamoring for shelf space in the booming women's health category. The Menopause Rescue product also received a 2022 Women's Health Essentials Award in Taste for Life Magazine. In addition, Delicious Living magazine bestowed a 2022 Beauty and Body Award, recognizing Country Life's Maxi Skin® Cera Clear™ product as 'Retailer Choice in the Best New Skin Supplement Product' category.
Country Life is certainly on trend with its emphasis on women's health. Recent market research[1] shows that women control or influence about 85% of purchasing spending, and women make 90% of household healthcare decisions. Interestingly, 66% of women also say they feel misunderstood by the health care market.
"Country Life is taking a deeper look at gender-specific needs during all life's stages as a benchmark for our innovation pipeline in the near and long-term future, as both women and men have very distinctive needs as they age," says Sharon Paguio, Senior Director of Marketing. "In addition, we want to help educate consumers on how to select the right supplements to support those needs. When someone walks into the supplement aisle, the choices can be daunting. But if a woman, for example, is looking for help with something specific – reducing PMS or Menopausal symptoms, supporting hydration, or promoting an even skin tone for example – and can find solutions for those needs in ONE brand, based on good and high-quality information, that is the key to customer loyalty. We aim to be that go-to brand for consumers, empowering and supporting them in their personal health and wellness journey.
"We believe that everyone has innate greatness. At Country Life, we take pride in making the highest, premium quality products that consumers rely on, empowering them to stand up for their health and #POWER YOUR GREATNESS and achieve optimal wellness."
Country Life products can be found at http://www.countrylifevitamins.com, and at select natural health and mainstream consumer stores nationwide.
About Country Life
Country Life, a leader in natural health, was founded in 1971. Its family of brands includes Country Life® Vitamins, BioChem® protein powders and sports nutrition, and Desert Essence® personal care. Country Life's thoroughly tested products are made from globally-sourced, clean ingredients, ensuring exceptional quality. Exemplified by its tag line "Power Your Greatness," Country Life is committed to innovation, inspiration and integrity from product concept to consumer hands, with the goal of providing science-proven supplements to support all life's stages. Country Life's manufacturing facility is based in Hauppauge, New York. It is one of the largest vitamin and supplement companies to receive NSF-GMP certification. To learn more, visit: http://www.countrylifevitamins.com/ or call 800.645.5768. Video can be found at: https://youtu.be/xmg1JQZz1Go.
[1] https://girlpowermarketing.com/statistics-purchasing-power-women/
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Stanford star Rose Zhang continued an impressive year on the course when she won the Smyth Salver on Sunday as the low amateur in just her second appearance at the AIG Women's Open.
The 19-year-old proved why she is the No. 1 amateur in the world when she was the only one to make the cut on Friday, virtually assuring herself of the honor despite tough wind conditions.
"Just to make the cut into the weekend is just really special for me to play Muirfield for another two days," Zhang said. "And to just see the entire course and play with more great players is just an experience that I won't forget. But I'm just really happy to be here and done. Winds were brutal today, but I loved every moment."
Full-field scores from the AIG Women’s Open
Zhang finished the weekend with a 1-over 285 total, including rounds of 72-70-70-73. The reigning NCAA individual champion met her toughest challenge of the week on Sunday when she notched five bogeys. Still, she was able to salvage a T-30 finish thanks to three birdies and her under-par (71) rounds on Friday and Saturday.
The 2022 Annika Award winner, which is given to the top women's collegiate player, credited her experience at last year's Women's Open at Carnoustie, where she missed the cut, for her much-improved links performance this week.
"With that experience, I came into this event knowing how difficult the conditions were going to be and that preparation really kind of helped me just get into the mindset of staying determined shot after shot and play the best I can," Zhang said.
Despite a successful major season in which she also finished T-40 at the U.S. Women's Open and T-56 at the Amundi Evian Championship, Zhang still seems to be committed to returning to Stanford for her sophomore year instead of turning pro.
"It's all up in the air right now," Zhang said. "I feel like I have so many options that I can go either way, but I think for now I'm going to go back for my sophomore year and just enjoy another great year with my teammates."
Fall quarter doesn't start until late September, but Zhang isn't planning on an extended summer vacation. Instead, she'll travel from Scotland to Paris, fly home to California for 10 days off, and then fly back to Paris for the World Amateur Team Championships at the end of August. Then it's back to NCAA competition as the Stanford fall season kicks off at Pebble Beach. | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rose-zhang-finishes-low-amateur-wins-smyth-salver-2022-aig-womens-open | 2022-08-07 20:38:43 | 0 | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rose-zhang-finishes-low-amateur-wins-smyth-salver-2022-aig-womens-open |
Zookeepers in Dallas are working with international conservation groups to implement a survival plan for penguins. It includes DNA matching to make sure the right penguin couples get together.
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Zookeepers in Dallas are working with international conservation groups to implement a survival plan for penguins. It includes DNA matching to make sure the right penguin couples get together.
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 shook the Bay Area on Tuesday afternoon shortly before 3:30 p.m. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered near the town of Tres Pinos in San Benito County, about 7 miles south of Hollister.
The earthquake was widely felt throughout the Bay Area and beyond: USGS's "shake map" showed it could be felt from Sacramento to the north down nearly to San Luis Obispo in the south. Both the San Andreas and Calaveras faults run near Tres Pinos. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
More information can be found on the USGS incident page. | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/earthquake-rattles-bay-area-17878858.php | 2023-04-05 01:01:51 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/earthquake-rattles-bay-area-17878858.php |
Republican Adam Laxalt has a razor thin lead over incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez-Masto. In the House, one race has been called for the GOP. Three Democrats are favored to hold onto their seats
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Republican Adam Laxalt has a razor thin lead over incumbent Democrat Catherine Cortez-Masto. In the House, one race has been called for the GOP. Three Democrats are favored to hold onto their seats
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Clarity announced that it advised Utah-based XPS Technologies (XPS), a leading provider of multi-carrier ecommerce parcel shipping technology and solutions, in its acquisition by Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, in a transaction valued at up to $USD 140 million over two years.
XPS provides its cloud-based multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions directly to small-, medium- and large-sized ecommerce shippers. It also provides a white-label shipping platform to logistics services providers. The XPS platform helps customers streamline their ecommerce supply chain and reduce transportation costs by automatically importing orders, comparing carrier rates, printing shipping labels for all major carriers, and tracking through final delivery. The XPS platform is even more powerful with its integrations to leading ecommerce marketplaces, ERP providers and supply chain platforms.
"John Cooper, Susan Blanco and the Capital Clarity team were highly instrumental in enabling XPS to accomplish this monumental transaction. Capital Clarity's deep expertise in both the ecommerce and enterprise software industries enabled us to secure the ideal strategic partner to significantly enhance the trajectory of our business in both domestic and international markets." said Wasaga Clack, CEO of XPS Technologies.
"XPS complements our significant recent investments in the ecommerce fulfillment and shipping solutions domain," said Edward J. Ryan, Descartes' CEO. "We welcome the XPS customers, employees and partners to the Descartes community and, together, look forward to helping the community manage the full lifecycle of domestic and international ecommerce shipments."
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use its modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Descartes' headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and the company has offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com.
Capital Clarity offers a refined approach to investment banking that emphasizes long-term partnership with investors and management teams. Our leadership team has a combined experience of 80 years in financial advisory, mergers & acquisitions, corporate development and private equity. We combine advisory expertise with deep industry knowledge and long-standing buyer and investor relationships to create successful outcomes for our clients. Ecommerce software and cross-border M&A are among Capital Clarity's areas of focus and expertise.
John Cooper
Managing Partner
coop@capital-clarity.com
(415) 237-3242
Susan Blanco
Managing Partner
susan@capital-clarity.com
(415) 320-1582
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PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Senior European Union officials on Thursday praised Montenegro for siding with the bloc's policies against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine and urged the small Balkan nation to press on with reforms needed to advance toward EU membership.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and the Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi attended a joint Montenegro-EU Stabilization and Association Council that was held for the first time in a Balkan candidate country, an apparent expression of the EU's commitment to the integration of the volatile region.
Montenegro is widely seen as next in line for EU membership, but the nation's advance has been stalled because of internal political tensions between the pro-Western camp and those favoring closer ties with neighboring Serbia and Russia.
With Russia vying to maintain its historic influence in the Balkans, the EU has sought to keep alive countries' bid to join the bloc despite slow progress. Apart from Montenegro, EU hopefuls in the region include Serbia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Kosovo.
Prime Minister Dritan Abazović, whose minority government enjoys a slim parliamentary majority, insisted that membership in the EU remains the only option for Montenegro. He promised to seek broader support for further reform.
“We need to do our homework,” Abazović said.
Borrell said he thanked Montenegro for its “steady 100% alignment with EU foreign policy decisions.” Montenegro has joined EU sanctions against Russia and defied Moscow, a traditional Slavic ally, back in 2017 to join NATO.
“Montenegro needs to keep the focus on the EU path,” Borrell added. “There is nothing more important. The window of opportunity is now.”
Borrell also urged Montenegro to abolish its program of granting citizenship to rich foreign investors. Analysts have said the EU apparently fears that some Russian or Belarusian individuals could benefit while facing Western sanctions.
Montenegro must implement judicial and rule of law reform, improve media freedom and boost the fight against crime and corruption, officials said. Várhelyi is set to visit Albania later Thursday.
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Corinne Drummond, former Legal Program Manager for the world's leading technology company, and former leader at Pinterest, invests in the emerging startup in support of its efforts to diversify the tech industry.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Google and Pinterest senior leader Corinne Drummond becomes emerging start-up company Us In Technology's lead investor.
Drummond is a former Legal Program Manager for Google, responsible for negotiating strategic deals for various Google products, and served as a senior leader in Pinterest's Legal organization. At both companies, in addition to working within their legal departments, Drummond was an early contributor to their DEI efforts, assisting the corporate giants in developing their diversity strategy and outreach efforts.
As such she contributed a considerable investment as part of Us In Technology's (UIT) recent funding rounds. Drummond, these days an entrepreneur herself, indicated she's both proud and pleased to lend her support to UIT's mission, which is to help diversify the industry by connecting historically underrepresented talent with each other, and with hiring technology companies.
Why UIT instead of other companies that pledge a similar mission?
"There are many staffing companies with a specific focus on diverse candidates," adds Drummond," but they are often founded and run by people who have never been in the candidates' position and don't innately understand the totality of the problem they aim to solve. Us in Technology originated from Kendrick [Trotter, Founder & CEO] who has, himself, experienced the exact problem he is trying to solve," she says. "It gives the company a unique ability to accurately assess the barriers of entry and progression into tech for underrepresented candidates and fuels them to always push forward."
"We've spent the last two years collecting data on some of the most common obstacles underrepresented people face when breaking into the industry, and, accordingly, built a platform and community that bridges the gap between them ," explains Trotter.
"To me, an investment in UIT is really an investment in the equity of underrepresented groups," confirms Drummond. "Simply put, Us in Technology will change the future."
For more information on UIT, email info@usintechnology.com or visit the Us in Technology website, linked here.
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The Nation's Weather for Friday, October 28, 2022
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
An area of high pressure centered over northern New England
will sprawl southwestward enough to bring dry and sunny
conditions from the Northeast to the Midwest and interior
Southeast today. A storm brewing near Bermuda could evolve
into a tropical system. Regardless, the circulation around
that storm will raise seas and surf along the mid-Atlantic
and southern Atlantic coasts. Most areas from the Plains to
the Pacific coast will be dry and sunny as well. A storm
system will spread drenching rain and some severe weather
over Texas, before heading to Louisiana. While the rain will
be beneficial for the long-term drought, little impact is
likely on record low water levels along the Mississippi
River. Another storm is forecast to spread rain and
high-country snow into Washington and western Oregon.
SPECIAL WEATHER
No new information for this time period.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS
No new information for this time period.
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Thursday 90 at Plant City, FL
National Low Thursday 1 at Daniel, WY
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Comedian Marlon Wayans cited for disturbing peace at Denver airport
DENVER (CNN) - Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans was cited for disturbing the peace while trying to catch a flight at the Denver International Airport, according to authorities.
United Airlines says the customer was told he would have to gate-check his bag Friday afternoon. The airline says he pushed past a United employee and tried to board the plane.
Police cited Wayans and released him.
Wayans took to social media after the incident, letting his fans know there was an issue getting to his shows that night in Kansas City, Missouri. He blasted United and the gate agent involved.
He said in an Instagram post that the gate agent claimed he had too many bags, and when he consolidated them, the agent told him he would have to check that bag.
“United, pick better people to work for you. Please,” said Wayans in a video on Instagram.
Wayans said he found another flight on American Airlines.
A spokesperson for the Kansas City Improv Comedy Club said one of Wayans’ two shows on Friday night was canceled.
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LANSING, MI – For the first time in months, the Powerball jackpot has hit $400 million as there was no winner of the $380 million grand prize for the drawing held on Monday, June 19.
That means the drawing on Wednesday, June 21 will be worth $400 million with a cash option of $207.1 million.
The Powerball Numbers (white) for June 19: 36-39-52-57-69
The Red Powerball Power Number: 1
The Power Play Number: 3
Double Play Numbers: 14-15-39-57-69
Double Play Powerball Number: 7
Powerball winners for June 19:
· While there was no grand prize winner, one player matched all five white numbers drawn to win $1 million. That ticket was sold in Tennessee.
· However, that player did not play the Power Play option, which would have increased their winnings to $2 million.
· In Michigan, six tickets won $300 in the drawing. That was the largest prize won in the state.
· There were 434,537 tickets sold that won at least $4 in the drawing. In Michigan, 14,568 tickets sold won at least $4 in the drawing.
Powerball is offered in 44 States, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Players select five white numbers from (1 to 69) and one red ball (1 to 26). Tickets cost $2 each.
In other Michigan Lottery news:
· The next Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday, June 20 with an estimated jackpot of $300 million and a cash option of $156 million.
· The next Lotto 47 drawing is Wednesday, June 21 at 7:29 p.m. with a jackpot of $3.8 million. Deadline is 7:08 p.m. that day.
· Tuesday’s Fantasy 5 jackpot is worth an estimated $105,000. The drawing is at 7:29 p.m. Deadline is 7:08 p.m.
For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.
The last players from Michigan to win a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot is the Wolverine FLL lottery club which claimed a $1.05 billion jackpot in March 2021. With their winnings, the group plans to give back to the community.
And while they were lucky winners, it’s smart for players to check their tickets immediately as a winner worth $1 million sold in Warren in 2021 went unclaimed. The money instead went to the state’s School Aid Fund. | https://www.mlive.com/lottery/2023/06/powerball-results-for-061923-did-anyone-win-the-380-million-jackpot.html | 2023-06-20 13:39:37 | 0 | https://www.mlive.com/lottery/2023/06/powerball-results-for-061923-did-anyone-win-the-380-million-jackpot.html |
The expo will showcase imagePRESS, the award winning Arizona and Colorado, imagePROGRAF, PRISMA workflow solutions and a production inkjet gallery at the Las Vegas Convention Center
MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative production printing solutions, large-format technology and high-value print will be on display by Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, as part of PRINTING United Expo to be held October 19-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in booth #N1009.
With its theme of "Business Forward," visitors to the Canon booth will get a first-hand look at newly launched solutions that can help propel business results. In addition, Canon, will offer live demonstrations of the imagePRESS V1000 digital press, the expanded imagePROGRAF large format printer family, the Arizona flatbed series, the Colorado series with award-winning FLXfinish+ technology, and PRISMA workflow solutions. The booth will also feature a theater with scheduled live streaming presentations, as well as print samples showcasing market-leading high-volume inkjet solutions in conjunction with the new imagePRESS V technology.
Among the highlights will be the imagePRESS V1000 digital press; the first of the new "V" series lineup designed to deliver vivid output and allow customers to provide additional value to their clients. Placing a strong emphasis on automation, tasks such as color repeatability and registration alignment are simplified for print establishments looking to produce a wide range of applications, from direct mail and business cards to booklets, posters, and other creative marketing collateral.
"We are excited for the opportunity to demonstrate Canon's award-winning technology and solutions at one of the most dynamic printing events in the world at PRINTING United Expo," said Shinichi "Sam" Yoshida, executive vice president and general manager of Canon U.S.A., Inc. "This event can provide a platform to showcase our innovative technology and solutions that can help businesses remain flexible in their approach to workflow."
Canon U.S.A., a Platinum sponsor of PRINTING United, will also have a visual display in its booth to support its Print is Life campaign. Designed to provide awareness and education on the value and impact print can have on emotional and physical well-being, the display highlights how the print business can create jobs, foster learning, and provide sustainable environmental alternatives as a sector that is one of the lowest industrial emitters.
Prior to the event, Canon won a Pinnacle InterTech Award for Production Printing for its FLXfinish+ that offers the ability to print a mixed matte and gloss finish in one print, at the click of a button.
Additionally, Canon also earned five coveted PRINTING United Alliance 2022 Pinnacle Product Awards. Among the winners were two in the software category, with PRISMAcolor Manager garnering top honors for color management and quality and PRISMAsync winning for best Software-RIP (raster image processor). The Arizona 2300 series UV flatbed printers won in two categories, for both UV/Latex Flatbed and UV/Latex Flatbed + White, while the Colorado 1630 series was recognized in the Roll-to-Roll UV (under 80 inch) category, which will be on display in the Canon booth.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), as of 2021 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years† and was one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. was featured in Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking among the top 100 companies for employee happiness and satisfaction at work. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.
† Number of patents for 2021 are based on figures released by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Figures for 2005 to 2020 are based on information issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to console families and honor victims of Tuesday’s mass school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed.
The White House said the Bidens would “grieve with the community that lost 21 lives in the horrific” shooting at Robb Elementary School. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would meet with the community and religious leaders and victims’ families.
Jean-Pierre, the parent of an elementary school student, delivered an impassioned plea at the White House for lawmakers to come together to address gun violence.
“These were elementary school kids, they should be losing their first teeth not losing their lives,” she said.
Asked about the propriety of the National Rifle Association going ahead with its planned conference in Houston this weekend, Jean-Pierre, said, “What is inappropriate is that the leadership of the National Rifle Association has proven time and time again, that they are contributing to the problem of gun violence, not trying to solve it.”
“It’s shameful that the NRA and their allies have stood in the way of every attempt to advance measures that we all know will save lives,” she said.
Jean-Pierre echoed Biden, who in remarks Tuesday evening, spoke from personal experience about the pain of losing a child, and called on the country to tighten gun laws in response to the shooting.
’“When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” he said. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage? Why do we keep letting this happen?”
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‘Above and beyond’: Injured child carried home by concerned crossing guard
NEKOOSA, Wis. (Gray News) - Police in Wisconsin are recognizing a worker for helping keep school students safe in the community.
The Nekoosa Police Department said a school crossing guard recently went above and beyond by carrying an injured student home after school.
According to the department, a kindergarten student injured their ankle while walking home from Humke Elementary School. The injury was so bad that the student was unable to continue to walk.
Marilyn, a crossing guard, noticed that the girl did not come to the intersection, as usual, that afternoon. She said she became concerned and headed toward the school to see if the girl was still coming.
The crossing guard reportedly ended up finding the student on the sidewalk, unable to walk. So, she scooped the girl up and took her home to her parents, who were very grateful.
The police department said it is truly proud of Marilyn and the other dedicated crossing guards in the community for keeping children safe.
“Way to go Marilyn for going above and beyond,” the department shared.
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SEATTLE — The City of Seattle may be home to the Seahawks, but it's also home to Buffalo transplants who stayed loyal to the Bills.
Even while living outside of western New York, Bills Backers are still part of the "Bills Mafia" family. There are 400 Bills Backers chapters worldwide. The chapters host game day gatherings and NFL Draft watch parties at local bars and restaurants in each group's city.
The Emerald City is home to Bills Backers of Seattle.
When second-year Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after a tackle during a Monday Night Football matchup on Jan. 2 in Cincinnati, the shocking news quickly spread on social media.
Members of Bills Backers of Seattle immediately started texting one another trying to find more information about what happened.
Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field and was then taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
Ultimately, the group hoped to support one another and Bills Mafia after such a traumatic instance on the playing field.
Since being treated, Hamlin remains at the hospital in critical condition but medical officials said his neurological function is "excellent."
Hamlin has shared some recent posts on social media as of Saturday and Sunday. A post on Sunday morning read in part, 'Tell Someone You Love Them Today!"
This has brought hope to Bills fans locally and globally.
Bills Backers of Seattle chapter members will gather at Art Marble 21 on South Lake Union in Seattle for the Bills final regular season game at home against the New England Patriots.
Another wave of hope has come in the form of people donating to Hamlin's Chasing M's Foundation fundraising page. It started out with a $2,500 fundraising goal but has grown to more than $8.4M as of 9 o'clock Sunday morning.
Tom Rinow and Brian Alf, both from Buffalo and members of Bills Backers of Seattle, said the foundation donations have been one of the most uplifting instances since Hamlin was rushed off the field.
Rinow and Alf shared their thoughts on the past six days live on KING 5 Mornings on Sunday. To watch the conversation, click the video player above.
Bills Backers of Seattle is hosting its own raffles to raise money for Hamlin's foundation.
Rinow and Alf said anyone is welcome to Art Marble 21 to join dozens of Bills fans for Buffalo's first game since the MNF game in Cincinnati.
For more information about Bills Backers of Seattle, click here.
NFL teams that played on Saturday sported No. 3 patches on their jerseys and wore "Love for Damar" shirts during pregame. All 32 teams playing in week 18 will do the same. | https://www.king5.com/article/sports/seattle-buffalo-bills-fans-damar-hamlin/281-2113453f-7e9c-4673-89e1-d78e5995ee2d | 2023-01-08 20:20:24 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/sports/seattle-buffalo-bills-fans-damar-hamlin/281-2113453f-7e9c-4673-89e1-d78e5995ee2d |
NEW YORK – Teofimo Lopez was so unimpressive in his last fight that he was caught on camera afterward asking if he still had it.
Well, he definitely does.
Lopez captured a title in a second weight class Saturday night, beating formerly unbeaten Josh Taylor by unanimous decision to win the WBO's junior welterweight belt.
Lopez, the former lightweight champion, hadn't looked sharp lately after moving up to 140 pounds. But he delivered a superb performance inside Madison Square Garden, with punches that were just quicker and stronger than the champion's.
“Josh Taylor is a tough dude. I can see why he beat so many fighters," Lopez said. “But you’ve got to counter the counterpuncher. You’ve got to outsmart the man and get in there, and I did that.”
Lopez (19-1) won by scores of 115-113 on two cards and 117-111 on the other, and he threw power shots throughout the final round in hopes of not even getting to the scorecards.
Coming off a split decision victory last December that was followed by his questioning himself, Lopez looked like the fighter who had won multiple versions of the title at 135 pounds, highlighted by a victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko, before losing them to George Kambosos Jr. in November 2021.
“Tonight was for me and I like against all odds, I like when I question myself,” Lopez said. “I do it on purpose. I need the pressure on me because that’s what makes diamonds and tonight I shined very bright.”
The Associated Press scored it 117-111 for Lopez.
Taylor (19-1), the former undisputed champion at 140, lost the only belt he still owned. He had opted not to keep the other three while attempting to stage a rematch of his split-decision victory over Jack Catterall in February 2022. It had been scheduled but then postponed, with Taylor then moving on to Lopez.
Taylor ran into a revitalized performer who had to get up from a knockdown to edge Sandor Martin last time he fought at MSG. This time, Lopez was rarely in danger, and most times he was caught answered back quickly.
The Scotland native said he hoped for a rematch, but also indicated he may move up to welterweight.
“I definitely know I’m better than that, and I know I can beat him still,” Taylor said. “I’d love to do it again. But he’s the champ, so the ball is in his court.”
Lopez, who had been knocked down early in two of his last three fights, tried to set a quick pace by darting in close for power shots. He got caught with a couple good ones for his trouble in the first round but began having more success in the second.
Lopez landed some strong rights in the fourth, knocking Taylor backward in the final seconds of the round. The left-handed Taylor would often land something good early in a round, only for Lopez to quickly regroup and get the better of the action the remainder of it.
During a tense buildup, during which Lopez said he wanted to kill Taylor, the fighters were kept separated at their events this week, security positioned in between them so they could do nothing but yell toward each other.
Taylor vowed to make Lopez pay for his disrespectful comments once they got in the ring — and Lopez did apologize afterward — but during the fight the champion simply never found the answers.
They traded good shots in the eighth but Lopez made it clear he wasn’t affected by Taylor’s, taunting him with a dance and then stunning him with a lunging left in the corner late in the round.
He then hurt Taylor again in the ninth, driving him back into the ropes with another flurry as the champion’s face, already red around his eyes, began to show frustration, too.
A crowd that had been chanting “Teo! Teo!” since the start was standing toward the end, believing it might see the type of highlight knockdowns the Brooklyn-born Lopez had produced during his rise to the top at lightweight.
Those had been missing lately, with Lopez citing difficulties with his ex-wife for distracting him. His joy was back Saturday, smiling often throughout the bout, though said his next fight was in court, not the ring, with a custody battle for his son.
Afterward, he should have plenty of options after showing he is still a top-level fighter.
The announced attendance was 5,151, a sellout in the Theater at Madison Square Garden which promoter Top Rank said broke the gate record for a boxing event in the venue set in Lomachenko’s victory over Jose Pedraza in 2018.
In the co-feature, Puerto Rico junior middleweight Xander Zayas, fighting on the eve of the National Puerto Rican Parade, improved to 16-0 with a unanimous decision victory over Ronald Cruz (18-3-1).
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Chrissy Teigen and singer John Legend are expecting another child.
In a post on Instagram, Teigen said she was reluctant to announce her pregnancy after losing her unborn baby nearly two years ago.
"Every appointment I’ve said to myself, 'OK, if it’s healthy today, I’ll announce,' but then I breathe a sigh of relief to hear a heartbeat and decide I’m just too nervous still."
Teigen added that this pregnancy has been "perfect" and she's feeling hopeful.
The couple has two other children together. They have been married since 2013. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/chrissy-teigen-announces-pregnancy-nearly-2-years-after-losing-unborn-child | 2022-08-04 14:17:33 | 1 | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/chrissy-teigen-announces-pregnancy-nearly-2-years-after-losing-unborn-child |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
7-1-9-5
(seven, one, nine, five)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
7-1-9-5
(seven, one, nine, five) | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Win-4-Midday-game-17517556.php | 2022-10-18 19:07:36 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Win-4-Midday-game-17517556.php |
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — According to a report from BetNJ, New York Giants and Jets fans find themselves among the top 10 most passionate fanbases in the NFL. The report looked at over 10,000 fan comments for each team from official social media game day threads and analyzed the strength of their passion sentiment.
The report found that New York Giants fans ranked second among the most passionate fan bases, with New York Jets fans ranking at six. The top 10 are as follows:
The New York Giants finished the 2022 season with a 9-7-1 record, ultimately losing to NFC East Division rival Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional Round. The New York Jets finished 7-10, placing fourth in the ACF East and ultimately missing the playoffs. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/top-stories/giants-and-jets-fans-among-most-passionate-in-the-nfl-per-report/ | 2023-02-27 16:07:54 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/top-stories/giants-and-jets-fans-among-most-passionate-in-the-nfl-per-report/ |
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, February 10, 2023
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* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Thursday to 7 AM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
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* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
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Key Democrats crucial to putting a debt ceiling deal over the finish line were critical on Sunday of an agreement in principle that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) struck the night before to lift the debt limit and cap spending over the next two years.
They were not alone. Conservatives also knocked elements of the tentative deal, expressing their opposition using everything from vomiting emoji’s to likening it to a “turd-sandwich.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) was notably cagey about shoring up enough Democratic support to seal the deal. He said he expects there will be Democrats on board but admitted that he doesn’t know “what those numbers may ultimately look like.” He also hasn’t outright expressed support for the bill himself.
“I do expect that there will be Democratic support, once we have the ability to actually be fully briefed by the White House,” Jeffries told CBS’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.”
“But I’m not going to predict what those numbers may ultimately look like. We have to go through a process consistent with respecting every single member of the House of Representatives and their ability to fully understand the resolution that has been raised,” Jeffries added. He’s previously said Democrats won’t automatically back a deal even if it’s one struck in part by the White House.
Biden and McCarthy reached a much-anticipated deal on Saturday that would raise the debt ceiling for two years and apply new caps on federal spending through the same period. But both men are likely to face a revolt from their respective party members over elements in the deal that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have panned, setting up a crucial test for Congress to avoid default this week.
Biden said the agreement “represents a compromise, which means not everyone gets what they want” and called it “good news for the American people, because it prevents what could have been a catastrophic default.” In negotiations, the White House had been pushing for a clean increase of the debt limit, while Republicans had pressed for an increase tied to spending cuts.
The two sides had been been dug-in for weeks before a deal came together Saturday evening.
Jeffries may not be able to look toward the Progressive Caucus, with its more than 100 members, for support. Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Sunday also said she can’t say how she’ll vote without the text of the agreement being available yet. She added that Democrats in Congress and the White House “have to worry” that her caucus won’t support the deal.
“Yes, they have to worry,” the congresswoman said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Jayapal is among a number of Democrats who has taken issue with the agreement’s provision to expand work requirements for some Americans on food stamps. She called the move “absolutely terrible policy,” but said she’s not sure yet if it’s a dealbreaker because she hasn’t seen the exact language in the bill.
Biden and McCarthy are scheduled to speak Sunday afternoon after which legislative text is expected to be released.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), a moderate Democrat that leaders like Jeffries will have to rely on to support a measure, said on “Fox News Sunday” that he’s “anything but a clear yes” on the tentative agreement.
“I have not made up my mind. The whole enterprise is a corrupt enterprise, in terms of legislating this way, and I’m gonna listen to what the president’s and his people’s arguments are, but no, I’m anything but a clear yes vote at this point,” Himes told anchor Shannon Bream.
The Connecticut lawmaker said it’s “not a bill that is going to make any Democrats happy. But it’s a small enough bill that in the service of actually not destroying the economy this week, may get Democratic votes.” | https://www.yourbasin.com/hill-politics/key-democrats-pan-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal/ | 2023-05-28 19:11:01 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/hill-politics/key-democrats-pan-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal/ |
Wildlife conference boosts protection for sharks, turtles
PANAMA CITY (AP) — An international wildlife conference moved to enact some of the most significant protection for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs whose numbers are being decimated by the pet trade.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known by its initials as CITES, ended Friday in Panama. Along with protections for over 500 species, delegates at the United Nations wildlife conference rejected a proposal to reopen the ivory trade. An ivory ban was enacted in 1989.
“Good news from CITES is good news for wildlife as this treaty is one of the pillars of international conservation, imperative at ensuring countries unite at combatting the global interrelated crises of biodiversity collapse, climate change, and pandemics,” said Susan Lieberman, the vice president of international policy at Wildlife Conservation Society.
“Many of the proposals adopted here reflect there is ongoing over-exploitation and unsustainable trade, and escalating illegal trade, and some are due to complex interactions of other threats reducing species populations in the wild, including climate change, disease, infrastructure development, and habitat loss,” she added.
The international wildlife trade treaty, which was adopted 49 years ago in Washington, D.C., has been praised for helping stem the illegal and unsustainable trade in ivory and rhino horns as well as in whales and sea turtles.
But it has come under fire for its limitations, including its reliance on cash-strapped developing countries to combat illegal trade that’s become a lucrative $10 billion-a-year business.
One of the biggest achievements this year was increasing or providing protection for more than 90 shark species, including 54 species of requiem sharks, the bonnethead shark, three species of hammerhead shark and 37 species of guitarfish. Many had never before had trade protection and now, under Appendix II, the commercial trade will be regulated.
Global shark populations are declining, with annual deaths due to fisheries reaching about 100 million. The sharks are sought mostly for their fins, which are used in shark fin soup, a popular delicacy in China and elsewhere in Asia.
“These species are threatened by the unsustainable and unregulated fisheries that supply the international trade in their meat and fins, which has driven extensive population declines,” Rebecca Regnery, senior director for wildlife at Humane Society International, said in a statement. “With Appendix II listing, CITES Parties can allow trade only if it is not detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild, giving these species help they need to recover from over-exploitation.”
The conference also enacted protections for dozens of species of turtle, lizard and frogs including glass frogs whose translucent skin made them a favorite in the pet trade. Several species of song birds also got trade protection.
“Already under immense ecological pressure resulting from habitat loss, climate change and disease, the unmanaged and growing trade in glass frogs is exacerbating the already existing threats to the species,” Danielle Kessler, the U.S. country director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, said in a statement. “This trade must be regulated and limited to sustainable levels to avoid compounding the multiple threats they already face.”
But some of the more controversial proposals weren’t approved.
Some African countries and conservation groups had hoped to ban the trade in hippos. But it was opposed by the European Union, some African countries and several conservation groups, who argue many countries have healthy hippo populations and that trade isn’t a factor in their decline.
“Globally cherished mammals such as rhinos, hippos, elephants and leopards didn’t receive increased protections at this meeting while a bunch of wonderful weirdos won conservation victories,” Tanya Sanerib, international legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement. “In the midst of a heart-wrenching extinction crisis, we need global agreement to fight for all species, even when it’s contentious.”
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U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Friday assailed Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell over her office’s handling of past cases involving the man accused of killing three people in Pine Hills Wednesday, including a News 13 journalist and a 9-year-old girl as well as injuring a photojournalist and the child’s mother.
Scott accused Worrell and her office of “turning a blind eye” to 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, who prior to his arrest in the deadly shootings had an extensive criminal history as a juvenile, including arrests on charges of domestic battery, burglary, grand theft and drug possession.
“Every prosecutor that chose to give this young criminal a pass should be fired TODAY,” Scott said in a statement Friday, “and State Attorney Worrell must immediately account for how her office failed to protect the community from a violent criminal and outline what she’s changing to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
Worrell was not immediately available for comment on Scott’s statement. On Thursday, however, she addressed Moses’ previous arrests and convictions in a press conference, saying that the Department of Juvenile Justice has jurisdiction when a minor is sentenced, not the State Attorney’s Office.
“Juvenile dispositions are not qualified as convictions,” she said. “That means the court nor the State Attorney’s Office has a say in what ultimately is the program or the length of time that a child is kept in a program.”
Moses’ only offense as an adult was possession of 4.5 grams of marijuana in November of 2021, she said.
“When you have a quantity that low, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement does not test, and that means the State Attorney’s Office can’t prosecute the case,” she said, explaining why her office dropped the case.
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“The State Attorney’s Office can only respond to hold violent offenders accountable, which we do,” Worrell added. “As a community, we must stand and work together to prevent these horrific occurrences from taking place in advance.”
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement criminal history for Moses shows nearly all of his alleged juvenile offenses were committed before Worrell took office in January 2021.
In his statement, Scott said, “I urge state officials to look at every option available to force accountability on this office.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis in August suspended former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, a Democrat, after he signed a joint statement pledging he would not charge those who seek or provide abortions or gender transition treatments, in addition to policies about not prosecuting people with some minor crimes.
In early January, a Tallahassee judge found that the governor violated Warren’s First Amendment rights, but also determined the federal courts lacked the authority to reinstate him.
Last week, Warren filed a lawsuit at the state level against DeSantis.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Danny Masterson challenged his former longtime girlfriend during cross-examination Wednesday on why her trial testimony alleging the actor raped her in 2001 included several new details that were missing from the accounts she gave authorities at the beginning of the investigation.
“Is your testimony today that you can now remember things in 2023 that you didn’t remember in 2017?” Masterson’s lawyer Shawn Holley asked the model and actor who is the first witness to take the stand in the Los Angeles courtroom at Masterson’s trial on three rape charges.
The woman responded that her memory had not improved, but that she “opened up more than I have before” a day earlier when she described an attack from Masterson, then her boyfriend of five years, in their Hollywood-area home.
She testified Tuesday that she woke to find Masterson on top of her and raping her, that she shouted for him to stop, that he put his full weight on her and pinned her arms down, and that she finally got him to stop by pulling his hair. He responded by hitting her in the face and spitting on her.
Holley dwelled on each of these elements in her cross-examination, asking why she had not mentioned in her initial interviews with Los Angeles police detectives and a prosecutor in 2017 that she had said that she was merely trying to go to sleep when she found Masterson trying to have sex with her.
“That’s the same thing to me,” she responded, “I’m Southern, we say trying to when we mean you’re doing it.”
Holley also suggested that her testimony didn’t make physical sense when she said Masterson was looking at her with “dead eyes” the entire time while also putting his full body weight on her.
“I’m trying to understand how a person’s dead weight can be on your body and how his head can be suspended above your head?” Holley said.
The woman responded that “I just remember seeing his face and feeling him on me I don’t remember where his hands were.”
Holley also asked why she made no mention of Masterson pinning her arms down above her head in the hours she spent talking to police and prosecutors in 2017.
The woman explained that she did not reveal every detail in those initial interviews, and that she had not understood at the time how precise and careful she would need to be. Now that she has given multiple officials interviews and testified in court both at Masterson’s preliminary hearing and his first trial last year, she knows better.
“I wish I understood that in the very first interview that you give with a detective or a prosecutor that you have to make sure your words are very literal, and that you have to give every detail,” the woman said. “Because, respectfully, someone like you is going to challenge me on that. I don’t like to talk about things and it takes me a long time to speak about things, and I was doing the best I can and I was being honest.”
She breathed uneasily, apologized often, and occasionally grew emotional under cross-examination, but remained composed.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused.
The model and actor was in a relationship with Masterson from 1996 until 2002. She first went to police to report him late in 2016.
Masterson was eventually charged with raping three women at his home between 2001 to 2003, when he was at the height of his fame as a star of the sitcom “That ’70s Show.”
Masterson, 47, could get 45 years in prison if convicted of all three counts.
He has pleaded not guilty and his attorneys have said the decades-old stories told by the women are full of inconsistencies and not credible.
A mistrial was declared at the end of his first trial in November, with fewer than half of jurors voting to convict him on any of the three counts. Prosecutors opted to retry him when the women agreed to testify again. | https://www.wane.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/danny-masterson-lawyer-challenges-new-details-in-rape-story/ | 2023-04-27 02:30:23 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/danny-masterson-lawyer-challenges-new-details-in-rape-story/ |
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Westbase.io, a leading distributor of Extended Reality (XR) technologies, 4G/5G and IoT for industry. Vuzix has received and shipped against a significant first volume purchase order from Westbase.io, who will distribute across Europe from their UK and EU-based warehouses.
Westbase.io has over 30 years of experience working with enterprise customers that have distributed assets and workforces, providing technologies that connect workers and enable better ways of communicating, educating and operating. They are a channel-only business committed to offering best-in-class XR technologies for use in industry and enterprise, so bringing the right products and services to their partners is key to addressing and winning new XR business. The addition of Vuzix to the company's portfolio will provide their partners with greater choice, allowing them to address an even wider range of use cases. Key market verticals served by Westbase.io include utilities, automotive, healthcare and manufacturing.
"Westbase.io is pleased to be adding the Vuzix product range to our portfolio as a distributor in the Nordics, Benelux, UK and Ireland," said Sacha Kakad, Managing Director of Westbase.io. "We're increasing our investment in, and focus on, Extended Reality (XR) as part of our connected technology strategy; Vuzix' industry experience and innovative product line provide a further platform for growth in this fast-moving market sector. By combining Vuzix' augmented reality smart glasses with Westbase.io's operational technology experience, and our value-added approach, the XR ecosystem we will offer to our partners is class-leading."
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Westbase.io, a leading distributor who is well positioned to provide us with new and diverse distribution opportunities in a high demand region," said Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix. "We look forward to supporting their efforts to help their customers gain competitive advantages within their respective industry verticals."
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 275 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2022 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK, and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit the Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
About Westbase.io
Westbase.io is the leading distributor of 4G/5G, IoT and Extended Reality (XR) technologies. Whether it's increasing profitability, productivity or safety, Westbase.io can help to deliver better ways of working for everyone. We take today's business challenges and turn them into future opportunities which make a real difference. Our partner support and services are at the heart of our business. We take the time to understand the context as well as the complex, both in your business and your objectives, so that we can provide support which realizes your ambitions.
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In politics, it’s easy to shake a fist. It’s harder to shake a hand. But more progress is made through cooperation than conflict. That truth is worth bearing in mind as the latest dust-up over the next UN climate conference unfolds.
The primary objection to Dr. Sultan is that he’s the head of the UAE’s national oil company. But he’s also founding CEO and chairman of its renewable energy company, Masdar, and under his leadership, the UAE has become one of the world’s largest investors in renewable energy. Masdar seeks to generate 100 gigawatts of renewable power by the end of the decade, a more ambitious goal than some larger European nations have set. If every other oil company leader were making similar investments, we would be in a much stronger position to reduce global emissions.
We can’t avoid the worst effects of climate change without dramatically reducing the use of fossil fuels as quickly as possible, and the more that fossil fuel companies accept that and engage in the transition to clean energy — as Dr. Sultan is doing — the faster we can make progress. To reject Dr. Sultan as an ally and partner would be terribly shortsighted and counterproductive.
In my role as UN special envoy on climate ambition and solutions, I’ve had chances to talk with Dr. Sultan about the progress we both agree needs to happen — and how to knock down barriers that stand in the way. Recently, Bloomberg Philanthropies joined Dr. Sultan and the International Renewable Energy Agency to announce a new partnership to speed up clean energy deployment in the global south. He and I have also discussed a topic both of us have spoken out on publicly: the need for the World Bank and other development banks and sovereign wealth funds to devote more resources to the transition to clean energy.
There are purists who are against any investment in fossil fuels, but the fact is, most of the world still runs on fossil fuels, and we can’t flip a switch and change that tomorrow. Transitioning to clean power will take some time. The good news is that we’re moving faster every day, especially when it comes to ending the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions: coal-fired power plants, which Bloomberg Philanthropies has been helping to replace with clean power all around the world — and to bring clean power to places that lack access to reliable electricity.
The letter objecting to Dr. Sultan was signed by only a small percentage of members of Congress and the European Parliament. The vast majority of world leaders continue to support his appointment, including the US special envoy for climate, John Kerry, and European climate leaders like Ursula von der Leyen and Frans Timmermans.
Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres has expressed concern that Dr. Jaber will push an agenda favoring carbon-capture technologies, departing from the traditional role of the COP president as a mediating voice in proceedings. That’s a caution all COP presidents have to keep in mind, and it underscores a broader point that is important to remember: The COP president doesn’t decide the outcome of the conference — its members do.
Ousting Dr. Sultan would do nothing to influence the result of the conference but would send a clear message to fossil fuel producers: We don’t want your help. Given the urgency of the crisis — and the need for more cooperation and coordination across all parts of society — that would amount to a massive blown opportunity and self-inflicted wound that would slow progress in reducing emissions.
Environmentalists have spent decades rightfully castigating the fossil fuel industry for refusing to acknowledge the reality of climate change, much less engage in the hard work necessary to address — and they have rightfully insisted that fossil fuel producers come to the table. Now is the time to offer up a chair.
I have had the chance to work alongside some of the letter’s signees in tackling climate change, and I look forward to continuing that work. But on this narrow point, I part ways with them. Climate change is an epic challenge. We need all the allies — especially in the oil and gas industry — we can get.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News, UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions, and chair of the Defense Innovation Board.
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Current Bank General Counsel SVP Jason Klein role expands to include Corporate Governance oversight
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- – USAA announced that Bank General Counsel Senior Vice President Jason Klein role will expand to become USAA's chief corporate governance officer. He will succeed Amy Cook, the current chief corporate governance officer who will retire from USAA next year. Jason will continue to report to USAA Chief Legal Officer Bob Johnson.
"As a member-owned association, USAA considers good corporate governance an essential part of serving our members with excellence," Johnson said. "I'm grateful to Amy for her dedication and leadership in ensuring that we maintain a strong corporate governance program and I know it will continue to be in great hands under Jason's leadership. His legal experience and deep understanding of USAA make him the perfect fit for this expanded role."
Jason brings vast corporate and private law experience to help lead corporate governance at USAA. He joined USAA in August 2020 after 17 years in the legal departments at JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) and Washington Mutual. At JPMC, he was general counsel, legal operations and chief of staff for the company's general counsel. Prior to that he was general counsel for the company's consumer banking and wealth management business and general counsel for its small business banking line of business and was involved in civil litigation and government and regulatory investigations. Prior to working in the financial services industry, he was a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine in Seattle, Washington.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to work more closely with USAA's leadership and our Boards of Directors," Klein said. "USAA is a special place, and I look forward to supporting the company and its mission as it starts its second century of helping our members and military families secure their financial futures."
Founded in 1922 by a group of military officers, USAA is among the leading providers of insurance, banking, and investment and retirement solutions to more than 13 million members of the U.S. military, veterans who have honorably served and their families. Headquartered in San Antonio, USAA has offices in eight U.S. cities and three overseas locations and employs more than 38,000 people worldwide. Each year, the company contributes to national and local nonprofits in support of military families and communities where employees live and work. For more information about USAA, follow us on Facebook or Twitter (@USAA), or visit usaa.com.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
8-5-3
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
8-5-3
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On September 12, more than a dozen golfers associated with the Virginia State Golf Association took to a Hanover golf course to play 100 holes in a day to help more golf more accessible for kids. From 8@4 presented by Massey Cancer Center from the Virginai Wayside Furniture studio.
Support for Rob Wittman This November, we are facing a critical decision in the congressional midterm elections. I am proud to support Rob Wittman in November as the congressman for Virginia’s First Congressional District. Rob has proven to be a hard worker and dedicated public servant – constantly putting aside politics to deliver results to those he represents.
Rob spends significant time visiting with businesses, families, and individuals throughout the district to learn what people want from elected officials in Washington. He understands the importance of getting our economy back on track, and he has always advocated for pro-growth policies in Washington that will support hardworking American businesses and families. In his leadership position on the House Armed Services Committee, he constantly has the backs of our servicemembers, their families, and our nation’s dedicated veterans. Throughout his time in office, especially through the difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rob worked closely with the Federal Communications Commission and Virginia Telecommunications Initiative to expand broadband access to rural Virginians. He has also earned a reputation in Washington for holding his colleagues accountable to those they represent through legislation that would withhold members of Congress’ paychecks until they get their job done and pass a budget on time.
These are just a few examples of the way Rob is working to deliver results to his constituents in Virginia.
Recently, it feels like all we see coming from headlines in Washington is political bickering and not a lot of solutions, and it is not often you feel heard and represented. But that is not what you get with Rob Wittman. We desperately need his leadership in Washington – Rob truly understands and cares about the needs of our communities, and that is why I am proud to vote for Rob Wittman in November.
PHOTOS: Recognize these Richmond-area places?
Forest Hill Ave.
In October 1951, workers constructed a section of Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond. The segment sits between Westover Hills Boulevard and Prince Arthur Road.
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Ballet
In December 1990, a Richmond Ballet dancer stretched before rehearsal of “The Nutcracker.”
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street lights
In February 1953, Richmond Department of Utilities workers used a 65-foot hook-and-ladder firetruck to install new lights on Broad Street after attempts to secure other ladder equipment from private companies had failed.
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Dog
In May 1954, Scoop sniffed around the pet food aisle at a grocery store in Richmond’s West End. The store offered a large selection of pet foods, a relatively new concept for the era. The accompanying article said: “Gone, apparently, are the days that Fido took the scraps from the table and liked them.”
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typewriters
In September 1942, members of Richmond Hotels Inc. donated typewriters to the War Production Board and the Office of War Information in response to an appeal for businesses to let the government have any machines they could spare.
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Camp Happyland
In August 1981, children enjoyed outdoor recreation at Camp Happyland in the Richardsville area of Culpeper County, not far from Fredericksburg. The Salvation Army started the camp in the late 1950s to improve children’s health through exercise and proper nutrition.
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In March 1971, a crowd estimated at several hundred waited outside City Council chambers at City Hall in downtown Richmond. Residents of the recently annexed Broad Rock area were protesting the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s proposal for low-rent public housing in the area.
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Henrico County Library
In March 1969, a sign went up to mark the site of Henrico County’s first permanent designated library, on Laburnum Avenue near New Market Road. On hand were (from left) Varina District Supervisor Edwin Ragsdale, library board trustee Mrs. F.M. Vaughan, library assistant Virginia Liles and county libraries director David Rowland. The library opened in December 1970.
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Monk
In June 1969, a Trappist monk at the Holy Cross Abbey near Berryville in Clarke County began his daily meditation. The monks spent their days balancing quiet prayer, spiritual reading and manual labor.
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Grove Avenue Church
In June 1956, the Rev. Lawrence V. Bradley Jr. of Grove Avenue Baptist Church in Richmond and his secretary, Jean Bolton, got out the summertime heat beater: a simple cardboard fan. The pews were liberally stocked during the warm months because the church had no air conditioning.
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Richmond Streets
In July 1959, the normally bustling downtown Richmond business district, including this stretch along Eighth and Main streets, was much quieter as motorists stayed home because of triple-digit heat.
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Union Bag Camp
In April 1966, Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp. officials oversaw manufacturing at a new plant in Chesterfield County. The facility produced millions of bags for supermarket chains and other clients on the East Coast. At the time, about 265 employees worked in two local company plants; the old factory at 13th and Canal streets in Richmond was open for limited operation until it was sold.
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Henrico County Library
In March 1969, a sign went up to mark the site of Henrico County’s first permanent designated library, on Laburnum Avenue near New Market Road. The branch opened in December 1970. Posing with the sign were (from left) Varina District Supervisor Edwin Ragsdale, library board trustee Mrs. F.M. Vaughan, library assistant Virginia Liles and county libraries director David Rowland.
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Dogs
In August 1982, David Tidwell of Croaker posed with his girlfriend’s dog, Blazing Amber of Cinder, at the humorous “Norge Dog Station” at Norge Grocery on U.S. Route 60 west of Williamsburg. The sign had been put up seven years earlier, and the spot became a popular photo opportunity for visitors.
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Henrico County Library
In March 1987, in preparation for new carpeting, the Dumbarton branch library in Henrico County had to remove about 80,000 books from shelves. About 50 people handled the first phase overnight — but restocking the shelves awaited.
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Collegiate
This 1957 photo shows Collegiate School in the 1600 block of Monument Avenue in Richmond. The Town School elementary building was on the left and the high school on the right. In 1960, the Town School and the Country Day School merged, operating on the campus off River and Mooreland roads in Henrico County. It remains the location today.
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police stables
In November 1970, a Richmond officer rode his horse by the police bureau’s new stables, which were under construction. The facility near Brook Road and Chamberlayne Avenue included eight stalls, a scrub area, a horseshoeing area and a tack room. The bureau had been looking for an established home for its horses since the mid-1960s, when the Virginia National Guard moved from the Richmond Howitzers downtown armory, where the horses had been stabled for two decades.
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City Council
In March 1971, a crowd estimated at several hundred waited outside City Council chambers at City Hall in downtown Richmond. Residents of the recently annexed Broad Rock area were protesting the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s proposal for low-rent public housing in the area.
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draft
In November 1948, Army Lt. Charles D. Smith Jr. administered the oath to the first set of postwar draftees processed at the Richmond induction station at First and Broad streets. Several of the men were immediately sent to Camp Pickett in Blackstone.
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Richmond Glass Shop
In December 1938, Richmond Glass Shop had a new home at 814 W. Broad St., site of the old Ashland Railway Station. The shop, run by brothers Frank R. and A.G. Bialkowski, had glass of many types, and offered bath and kitchen installation, storefront construction and paint products.
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State Pen
In March 1979, corrections officer Howard Alexander held the homemade rope used by convicted murderer Michael Irwin Cross to escape from the State Penitentiary, then located along Spring Street in downtown Richmond. Cross was captured two months later after attempting to free a fellow convict who was being treated at Medical College of Virginia Hospital.
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Mr. Newspaper
In June 1986, “Mr. Newspaper” greeted a young girl and her mother at a Richmond-area mall. The RTD mascot often traveled around town promoting the newspaper.
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Cape Charles
In July 1951, Alonzo Moore, 74, walked down a street in Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore and blew his horn, alerting locals to his sale of the fresh catch of the day.
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Bomb Shelter
In July 1960, the Schellenberg family of Highland Springs prepared to have a bomb shelter installed in their yard, one of Virginia’s first privately owned radiation fallout shelters. The enclosure was designed to accommodate up to six people during a nuclear attack. The horizontal steel tank (rear) was 7 feet in diameter and 16 feet long. Once installed, the only elements aboveground would be a domed entrance and air filter and exhaust pipes.
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Kanawha Plaza
In June 1979, Terry Woo set bricks for a walkway as construction of Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond continued. The $4 million dollar city-financed plaza linked the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond building and the Virginia Electric and Power Co. building.
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Cape Charles
In July 1951, two women enjoyed the white sand beach of Cape Charles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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boilers
In June 1968, workers welded boilers at Old Dominion Iron and Steel Corp., located on Belle Isle under the Lee Bridge in Richmond. At the time, Old Dominion’s owner was interested in expanding operations, and the city was interested in using the island as part of a James River park. The company’s history on Belle Isle spanned from before the Civil War to the 1970s.
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Belle Isle
In November 1972, after the remnants of Hurricane Agnes had washed out a bridge, a barge carried vehicles and workers across the James River from Tredegar Street toward Belle Isle in Richmond. A day earlier, a welder for Old Dominion Iron and Steel Corp. drowned after a boat carrying him and others capsized on the same route.
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Roaring Twenties Roadhouse
This December 1973 photo shows the front counter in Roaring Twenties, a new restaurant and nightclub on state Route 10 in the Hopewell area. It was designed to resemble a 1920s speakeasy, with features including an antique cash register, a diving girl and even a dining table from Al Capone’s Florida home.
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John Marshall Cadet Corps
In October 1969, cadets at John Marshall High School in Richmond posed with their ribbon-bedecked sponsors after an awards ceremony. The school’s Corps of Cadets was established in 1915 — it was the first military training program in a public school in Virginia — and disbanded in 1971.
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Newspaper fire
In May 1989, a transformer exploded under the sidewalk on the Fourth Street side of the Richmond Newspapers Inc. building downtown. The ensuing fireball charred two cars parked on the street and sent flames up the side of the building. No one was hurt in the nighttime explosion, and delivery of the next morning’s Richmond Times-Dispatch (which was printed in the building) was only slightly delayed.
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Silent Sam
In August 1972, motorists approaching construction on Interstate 64 south of Bryan Park in Richmond were greeted by a robot signalman waving a bright red flag. “Silent Sam,” as the decoy was nicknamed, was used by the state Department of Highways to slow drivers as they neared workmen building an I-195 interchange and bridge near the Acca rail yards.
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Microsoft is bringing Microsoft 365 Copilot to more customers and releasing new research that shows how AI will change the way we work
REDMOND, Wash., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this year, Microsoft Corp. introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot, which will bring powerful new generative AI capabilities to apps millions of people use every day like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams and more.
On Tuesday, the company announced it is expanding access to the Microsoft 365 Copilot preview and introducing new features. The company also released new data and insights from its 2023 Work Trend Index report: "Will AI Fix Work?"
The data shows that the pace of work has accelerated faster than humans can keep up, and it's impacting innovation. Next-generation AI will lift the weight of work. Organizations that move first to embrace AI will break the cycle — increasing creativity and productivity for everyone.
"This new generation of AI will remove the drudgery of work and unleash creativity," said Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO, Microsoft. "There's an enormous opportunity for AI-powered tools to help alleviate digital debt, build AI aptitude and empower employees."
The report shares three key insights for business leaders as they look to understand and responsibly adopt AI for their organization:
- Digital debt is costing us innovation: We're all carrying digital debt: The volume of data, emails and chats has outpaced our ability to process it all. There is an opportunity to make our existing communications more productive. Every minute spent managing this digital debt is a minute not spent on creative work. Sixty-four percent of employees don't have enough time and energy to get their work done and those employees are 3.5x more likely to say they struggle with being innovative or thinking strategically. Of time spent in Microsoft 365, the average person spends 57% communicating and only 43% creating.
- There's a new AI-employee alliance: For employees, the promise of relief outweighs job loss fears and managers are looking to empower employees with AI, not replace. Forty-nine percent of people say they're worried AI will replace their jobs, but even more — 70% — would delegate as much work as possible to AI in order to lessen their workloads. In fact, leaders are 2x more likely to say that AI would be most valuable in their workplace by boosting productivity rather than cutting headcount.
- Every employee needs AI aptitude: Every employee, not just AI experts, will need new core competencies such as prompt engineering in their day to day. Eighty-two percent of leaders anticipate employees will need new skills in the AI era, and as of March 2023, jobs on LinkedIn in the U.S. mentioning GPT have increased by 79% year over year. This new, in-demand and AI-centric skillset will have ripple effects across everything from resumes to job postings.
"The pace and volume of work have increased exponentially and are outpacing humans' ability to keep up," said Jared Spataro, CVP, Modern Work and Business Applications. "In a world where creativity is the new productivity, digital debt is more than an inconvenience — it's a threat to innovation. Next-generation AI will lift the weight of work and free us all to focus on the work that matters."
To empower businesses in the AI era, Microsoft is introducing the Microsoft 365 Copilot Early Access Program with an initial wave of 600 enterprise customers worldwide in an invitation-only paid preview program. In addition, the following new capabilities will be added to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva:
- Copilot in Whiteboard will make Microsoft Teams meetings and brainstorms more creative and effective. Using natural language, you can ask Copilot to generate ideas, organize ideas into themes, create designs that bring ideas to life, and summarize Whiteboard content.
- By integrating DALL-E, OpenAI's image generator, into Copilot in PowerPoint, users will be able to ask Copilot to create custom images to support their content.
- Copilot in Outlook will offer coaching tips and suggestions on clarity, sentiment and tone to help users write more effective emails and communicate more confidently.
- Copilot in OneNote will use prompts to draft plans, generate ideas, create lists and organize information to help customers find what they need easily.
- Copilot in Viva Learning will use a natural language chat interface to help users create a personalized learning journey including designing upskilling paths, discovering relevant learning resources and scheduling time for assigned trainings.
To help every customer get AI-ready, Microsoft is also introducing the Semantic Index for Copilot, a new capability we're starting to roll out to all Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 customers.
To learn more, visit the Official Microsoft Blog, Microsoft 365 Blog and the new Work Trend Index.
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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Somalia faces what could be its worst drought in 40 years By Jason Beaubien Published December 12, 2022 at 3:37 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:33 International aid groups are warning of a potential famine in Somalia as the country faces what could be its worst drought in 40 years. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2022-12-12/somalia-faces-what-could-be-its-worst-drought-in-40-years | 2022-12-12 22:52:14 | 0 | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2022-12-12/somalia-faces-what-could-be-its-worst-drought-in-40-years |
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CaringKind, New York City's leading expert on Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving, announced today that Nimesh Udeshi will be joining the organization's Board of Directors.
Nimesh Udeshi is a Managing Director and North America Head of Human Resources for Banking, Capital Markets, and Advisory at Citi. In this capacity, Nimesh is accountable for driving the human capital strategy across multiple functions, including compensation, workforce data analytics, success planning, learning, and leadership development. Nimesh works closely with Senior leadership to foster an inclusive environment to attract, develop, engage and retain the best talent. Nimesh has been with Citi for 20+ years and is a graduate of Baruch College.
"Nimesh is interested in program development in assisting families living with Alzheimer's Disease and supports our efforts of DIE where everyone should have access to care," says Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh, CaringKind's President and CEO. She is very pleased and excited for Nimesh join their Board.
CaringKind's support groups are led by trained facilitators and provide caregivers the opportunity to discuss the many challenges of caring for a family member with Alzheimer's and related dementias, with others who understand. Their goal is to provide a safe setting which promotes mutual support, both practical and emotional, throughout the course of the disease.
CaringKind's mission is to create, deliver, and promote comprehensive and compassionate care and support services for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. They achieve their mission by providing programs and services for individuals with dementia, their family, and professional caregivers, increasing public awareness, collaborating with research centers, and informing public policy through advocacy.
In 2021, CaringKind has answered 6,100 helpline calls, initiated 1,000 social work consultations, supported 31,500 people in their Wanderer's Safety program, and hosted 83 different support groups facilitated by a trained leader both virtually and in person.
CaringKind* is New York City's leading expert on Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving. With over 40 years of experience, CaringKind works directly with their community partners to develop the information, tools, and training to support individuals and families affected by dementia. They offer a CaringKind Helpline (646) 744-2900 run by professional staff; individual and family counseling sessions with licensed social workers; a vast network of support groups; education seminars and training programs; early-stage services and a wanderer's safety program. They believe in the power of caregiving and seek a world where everyone dealing with dementia has the support they need when they need it.
*Formerly Known as Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter.
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Layoffs by Seattle-area tech firms pose special challenges for affected workers who here from other countries on temporary visas.
Laid-off workers, who may now have families and homes in the Seattle area, typically have just 60 days to find a new job or face legal problems — including the possibility of having to leave the country.
Those complications can also pose challenges for employers, particularly those that have come to rely on skilled foreigners to fill roles in the tight U.S. labor market.
As The Seattle Times explores this important issue, we want to hear from recently laid off holders H1B visas and other work visas.
We also want to hear from employers that had to lay off foreign workers or that want to hire newly laid-off foreign workers and are navigating U.S. immigration law.
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s answer to Twitter’s lawsuit over his attempt to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company will be made public by Friday evening at the latest, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Attorneys for Musk wanted to file a public version of their answer and counterclaims in Delaware court Wednesday. But Twitter attorneys complained that they needed more time to review and potentially redact Musk’s sealed filing, saying it refers “extensively” to internal Twitter information and data given to Musk.
Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick held a quick teleconference Wednesday before agreeing with Twitter, directing that the public filing be docketed by 5 p.m. Friday. It could be filed earlier depending on when Twitter attorneys complete their review.
Twitter attorneys argued that court rules require that five business days lapse before a public version of Musk’s filing is docketed.
“Few cases attract as much public interest as this one, and Twitter is mindful of this court’s commitment to ensuring maximum public access to its proceedings,” Twitter attorney Kevin Shannon wrote. “Twitter has no interest in proposing any more redactions to defendants’ responsive pleading than are necessary.”
Musk attorney Edward Micheletti argued that Twitter’s lawyers were misinterpreting the court rules. Musk attorneys also say there is no confidential information in Musk’s filing that should be withheld from the public.
“Twitter should not be permitted to continue burying the side of the story it does not want publicly disclosed,” Micheletti wrote.
Musk, the world’s richest man, agreed in April to buy Twitter and take it private, offering $54.20 a share and vowing to loosen the company’s policing of content and to root out fake accounts.
Twitter shares closed Wednesday at $41, well off a 52-week high of $69.81.
Musk, indicated in July that he wanted to back away from the deal, prompting Twitter to file a lawsuit to hold him to the “seller-friendly” agreement.
Musk says Twitter has failed to provide him enough information about the number of fake accounts on its service. Twitter argues that Musk, CEO of electric car maker and solar energy company Tesla Inc., is deliberately trying to tank the deal because market conditions have deteriorated and the acquisition no longer serves his interests.
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Leading wellness and supplement brand launches 'Get Hy" campaign to promote hydration throughout 4/20 and festival season
LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Essential Elements (Ee) – the premium, science-backed sports nutrition brand – has announced their new 'Get Hy' campaign in honor of the 4/20 holiday. The Hydration ACV electrolyte product aids in hydration during the celebrated consumption day as well as the return to music festivals throughout the country.
"We are looking to convey the importance of hydration with our 'Get Hy' campaign, a play off of the big consumption day that leads to major dehydration," said Al Goldman, Creative Brand Manager of Ee. "Essential Elements works tirelessly to ensure we provide the finest ingredients without any extra additives that work to replenish electrolytes, leaving consumers feeling hydrated and giving them that extra boost to take on any event during festival season."
A must-have for festival season, Essential Elements is helping you 'Get Hy' all day, every day by providing festival-goers with their electrolyte-rich Hydration sticks that are easy, convenient and provide an immense amount of energy and immunity support. Available in three flavors: Watermelon-Cucumber, Yuzu-Lime, and Blue Raspberry Lemonade Essential Element's hydration packets are perfect for festival attendees to replenish electrolytes, and get and stay hy and recharged all day long.
Combining the perfect blend of apple cider vinegar, sodium, potassium, and buffered vitamin C, their hydration sticks will provide that extra support needed to stay on the go and even recover the body before hitting the next party. With Essential Elements, hangovers will become a thing of the past and it even eases digestion due to beneficial proteins, enzymes, and bacteria. Whether you're celebrating 4/20, attending any festivals or just simply party hopping, Essential Elements is here to provide an endurance boost.
The 'Get Hy' campaign will kick off on 4/20 and span across the whole summer as they work to support festival goers. For those not attending festivals, the Get Hy Summer Festival Series will be taking audiences along for the ride virtually, making them feel like they are physically there. While hitting every market from social to influencers and more - Essential Elements will be giving an inside look at a day in the life at the hottest festivals this summer. Come along for the ride and embrace hydration by Getting Hy with Essential Elements.
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Weight loss drugs may ‘paralyze’ stomach, according to reports
(CNN) - Doctors are seeing some cases of stomach paralysis in patients who took popular weight loss medications.
The Food and Drug Administration has gotten similar reports.
Ozempic and Wegovy both utilize the drug semaglutide. It mimics a natural hormone that slows the passage of food through the stomach, helping patients feel fuller longer.
Some doctors said they are concerned the drugs may cause or exacerbate stomach paralysis in some patients.
The FDA said it has been unable to determine if the medications were the cause or if it may have been caused by a different issue, so more research is needed.
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, said drugs in this class have been used safely for years to treat diabetes and obesity.
The company says the medications have been extensively studied in the real world and in clinical trials and that the majority of gastrointestinal side effects for semaglutide are mild to moderate and of short duration.
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We take a look at how the balance of power between the Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, and consider how Donald Trump's fresh bid for the White House is landing with the GOP.
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writer
Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday.
The job cuts come just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon Musk. There have been numerous job cuts at other tech companies that hired rapidly during the pandemic.
Zuckerberg as well said that he had made the decision to hire aggressively, anticipating rapid growth even after the pandemic ended.
“Unfortunately, this did not play out the way I expected,” Zuckerberg said in a prepared statement. “Not only has online commerce returned to prior trends, but the macroeconomic downturn, increased competition, and ads signal loss have caused our revenue to be much lower than I’d expected. I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that.”
Meta, like other social media companies, enjoyed a financial boost during the pandemic lockdown era because more people stayed home and scrolled on their phones and computers. But as the lockdowns ended and people started going outside again, revenue growth began to falter.
Of particular concern to investors, Meta poured over $10 billion a year into the “metaverse” as it shifts its focus away from social media. Zuckerberg predicts the metaverse, an immersive digital universe, will eventually replace smartphones as the primary way people use technology.
Spooked investors have sent company shares tumbling more than 71% since the beginning of the year and the stock now trades at levels last seen in 2015.
An economic slowdown and a grim outlook for online advertising — by far Meta’s biggest revenue source — have contributed to Meta’s woes as well. This summer, Meta posted its first quarterly revenue decline in history, followed by another, bigger decline in the fall.
Some of the pain is company-specific, while some is tied to broader economic and technological forces.
Last week, Twitter laid off about half of its 7,500 employees, part of a chaotic overhaul as Musk took the helm. He tweeted that there was no choice but to cut the jobs “when the company is losing over $4M/day,” though did not provide details about the losses.
Meta and its advertisers are bracing for a potential recession. There’s also the challenge of Apple’s privacy tools, which make it more difficult for social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Snap to track people without their consent and target ads to them.
Competition from TikTok is also an a growing threat as younger people flock to the video sharing app over Instagram, which Meta also owns.
“We’ve cut costs across our business, including scaling back budgets, reducing perks, and shrinking our real estate footprint,” Zuckerberg said. ”We’re restructuring teams to increase our efficiency. But these measures alone won’t bring our expenses in line with our revenue growth, so I’ve also made the hard decision to let people go.”
A hiring freeze at the company will be extended through the first quarter of 2023, Zuckerberg said. The company has also slashed its real estate footprint and he said that with so many employees working outside of the office, the company will transition to desk sharing for those that remain.
More cost cuts at Meta will be rolled out in coming months, Zuckerberg said.
Zuckerberg told employees Wednesday that they will receive an email letting them know if they are among those being let go. Access to most company systems will be cut off for people losing their jobs, he said, due to the sensitive nature of that information.
“We’re keeping email addresses active throughout the day so everyone can say farewell,” Zuckerberg said.
Former employees will receive 16 weeks of base pay, plus two additional weeks for every year with the company, Zuckerberg said. Health insurance for those employees and their families will continue for six months.
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. jumped almost 5% before the opening bell Wednesday.
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Global security leader and renowned intimacy educator promote digital freedom by giving power back to consenting adults
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast (LSE: AVST), a global leader in digital security and privacy, has partnered with certified sexologist, psychologist, and intimacy expert Shan Boodram to raise awareness around the ways people inadvertently put their privacy at risk by exchanging intimate photos or other personal content online. Through this campaign, Avast will give consenting adults the tools they need to enjoy safe and private connected lives without compromising their safety and privacy online should they choose to store or send nude or intimate photos. Nothing is more personal than our personal photos. Still, recent research shows that despite the potential for photos falling into unintended hands, we are all doing it, as a third of Americans have admitted to sharing nude photos.
Technology has permanently changed how we form, grow, and maintain interpersonal relationships, resulting in more people exchanging personal information online. However, most people don't observe best practices when sending and storing intimate digital content like photos or videos safely. While the only 100% guarantee against the misuse of personal images is to not send them electronically in the first place, Avast believes that protecting digital freedom is critical to maintaining a safe and private online experience and that digital citizens should have access to tools and education to take control of their online identities.
In today's world, we must take ownership and control over our data, especially around the challenge surrounding personal data. The CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association) found that 2.2 trillion SMS and MMS messages are sent annually, with 6 billion texts sent daily, signifying the complexity of data sharing in the modern climate. Privacy and security are about more than just cyber threats: reputable digital freedom comes when users understand how to control their 'digital self.'
- Of those who have sent an intimate photo of themselves to someone else, 80% of them worry that their intimate photos could fall into the wrong hands.
- While those who received an intimate photo of someone else, 86% of those men said they've saved intimate photos of someone on their personal devices compared to 79% of women. Comparably, 78% of women and 82% of men said they keep intimate photos of themselves on their devices.
- And wait for it, 1 out of 3 Americans have accidentally shared a text message or photo with the wrong person.
- A third of Americans have shared a nude photo, and 73% do so as often as once a month.
- Most respondents admitted keeping their own photos (79%) and others (82%) saved on their personal devices in a password-protected folder (48%) or on their device's gallery (46%).
- Half of those who send intimate photos said they do so at least once a week (52%), and another 29% send them once a month or more.
"Here's some guidance, before considering sending these photos and worrying about them falling into the wrong hands, establish a code of trust with the person you're sharing them with," says Shan Boodram, Intimacy Expert & Certified Sexologist. "Have an open conversation to ensure privacy on both parties' end and be aware of the ways to share and send photos as safely as possible."
For adults who choose to exchange and store intimate images online responsibly, Avast has tools to help users do so privately:
- Photo Vault (iOS, Android) allows users to store password-protected photos safely inside the Avast One app. These photos are saved to an encrypted folder and only accessed via PIN, Touch ID, or Face ID.
- Secure Browser is a private browser that eliminates tracking and protects every search you do online. Avast's Secure Browser product keeps sensitive data safe, blocks malicious websites and downloads with powerful anti-phishing technology, and forces websites to use encryption to ensure device websites use encryption to secure their data.
"We don't see the sharing of intimate photos as a fad or trend, but as a part of our ever-growing digital lives, so the need for critical online safety measures is more important than ever. Whether it's sexting or researching, be confident sharing yourself online. But, even more importantly, be aware. Some of our most personal decisions involve the internet, even those we previously considered safe from legal scrutiny, like our search history. And not every hottie out there has our best interests at heart. So, stay confident, have fun — and stay safe." says Emma McGowan, Consumer Privacy and Security expert at Avast.
Avast's free products, Avast Secure Browser and Avast One Essential are available for download and compatible with various services and operating systems. The Avast Photo Vault is now available for all users who have downloaded the Avast One Essential on mobile devices (iOS, Android). To take control of your online images or for more information on Avast and their suite of security and privacy products, visit https://www.avast.com/privates
* Data from a survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Avast from May 6 to May 12, 2022, with a panel of 2,000 Americans split evenly by gender and generation into the United States.
For more information, please visit Avast.com.
Shan Boodram is an intimacy expert and certified sexologist with a B.A. in psychology and has spent 15 years discussing sex, relationships, self-love, and sensuality. Shan is a best-selling author with her book The Game of Desire and was the host of Quibi's #1 daily show, Sexology with Shan Boodram. She has 70+ million YouTube views and has served as an expert on projects on all major streaming and TV networks with write-ups in The New York Times, Forbes, TIME magazine, and more. Her podcast Lovers and Friends with Shan Boodram is available everywhere for listeners to indulge in as she takes a deep dive into topics relating to sex and relationships. Currently, Shan is an expert on Peacock's new dating show, Ex-Rated, hosted by Andy Cohen, and appeared as an expert and workshop facilitator on Netflix's #1 dating show, Too Hot to Handle.
Avast (LSE: AVST), a FTSE 100 company, is a global leader in digital security and privacy, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. With over 435 million users online, Avast offers products under the Avast and AVG brands that protect people from threats on the internet and the evolving IoT threat landscape. The company's threat detection network is among the most advanced in the world, using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to detect and stop threats in real time. Avast digital security products for Mobile, PC or Mac are top-ranked and certified by VB100, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, SE Labs and others. Avast is a member of Coalition Against Stalkerware, No More Ransom and Internet Watch Foundation. Visit: www.avast.com.
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- RSN to launch a constellation of 600 ultra-secure, networked low-earth orbit satellites
- Constellation deployment starts in 2024 with global coverage by 2026 and full deployment expected by mid-2028
- Unique network combines satellite and terrestrial capabilities for ultra-low latency, high speed, unparalleled security and true global coverage
- Telecom, Enterprise, Maritime, Energy and Government Services markets
MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a European network company launching a unique connectivity constellation for Government and Enterprise communications, today announced that it has issued its request for proposals for 600 low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, having released the RFP for the associated heavy-lift launch services two weeks ago. The company anticipates selecting a prime contractor for the space segment, parts of the ground segment and system integration for the LEO constellation by the end of 2022 in parallel to the selection of the launch service provider.
Recognizing that the business world is increasingly data-driven, cloud-based and cybersecurity conscious and that existing systems do not and cannot meet these needs, wireless technology entrepreneur Declan Ganley formed Rivada Space Networks to deliver a unique solution for secure, global, end-to-end enterprise and government connectivity – responding to specific customer needs that are not being met by today's technology.
For the first time, Rivada Space Networks will offer access to a secure satellite network with pole-to-pole reach, offering end-to-end latencies similar or better than terrestrial fiber. The Rivada network will operate like an optical backbone in space, using lasers to interconnect satellites and deliver an ultra-secure and highly reliable global data network for business operations in the telecom, enterprise, maritime, energy and government services markets.
Since formally launching in March 2022, Rivada Space Networks has been on a fast-track mission to complete the detailed definition of the overall system architecture and provide the production and deployment framework needed to place a firm contract for the constellation and associated launch services. The preceding phase B study concluded that the procurement plan will successfully fulfill the requirements associated with the company's high priority ITU Ka-band filings. With a contract for manufacturing and launch in place by the end of 2022, deployment will start in 2024, with 300 satellites in orbit by mid-2026 and full constellation deployment expected by mid-2028.
Clemens Kaiser, Rivada Space Networks Chief Program Officer, said: "Following a rigorous process with a number of leading satellite manufacturers, we are delighted that today we have completed another major milestone in the specification and development of our unique constellation to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises. The key attributes of RSN's laser-linked LEO constellation architecture include global reach, low latency, ultra-security, resilience and optional quantum key encryption." He added: "We have worked tirelessly to ensure that our system comprises the best the satellite industry has to offer. We are really looking forward to moving to the next phase of our program to manufacture and deploy our LEO constellation."
Severin Meister, Rivada Space Networks CEO, further added: "RSN is a German 'NewSpace' innovator and disruptor. I am incredibly proud of what our team has achieved in such a short time frame. Over the course of the past eight months we have completed the design of our satellite system and grown our teams in Munich and Berlin to further develop the technical, commercial and regulatory competencies of the company. With over 60 people today, we anticipate expanding further to over 100 people by the end of Q1 2023 and are on track to execute our vision of providing the first truly global point-to-point low latency connectivity network." Meister added: "Initial customers are showing great interest, which confirms that we will occupy a much-needed niche. This is the German NewSpace company to watch!"
Rivada Space Networks Founder Declan Ganley said: "I am thrilled that we have completed this important milestone. This is a unique satellite network in terms of security, speed and global reach." He added: "Our constellation in combination with our patented Open Access Wireless Market Platform allows us to offer a network with unprecedented flexibility. It will be instrumental in driving the next leg of the ongoing communications revolution. Having recently joined the ITU Partner2Connect digital inclusion initiative and the EU's multi-stakeholder Secure Connectivity Program, we are committed to providing a secure communications infrastructure like no other for Government and Enterprise."
*Rivada Space Networks Chief Program Officer Clemens Kaiser and Chief Commercial Officer Ronald van der Breggen, will be outlining Rivada's ultra-secure connectivity network at SpaceTechExpo from 15th-17th November in Bremen:
About Rivada Space Networks (www.rivadaspace.com)
Rivada Space Networks GmbH is a disruptive new company set to establish and operate the first truly global low latency point-to-point connectivity network of LEO satellites. By connecting its satellites with lasers, Rivada Space Networks will provide resellers and B2B customers with the ability to securely connect any two points on the globe with low latency and high bandwidth. The constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit communications satellites will represent a fundamental change in the availability of secure, global, end-to-end enterprise-grade connectivity for Telecom, Enterprise, Maritime, Energy and Government Services markets. Rivada Space Networks is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rivada Networks, Inc. www.rivadaspace.com
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SALEM, Va. – Governor Glenn Youngkin held a town hall discussion in Salem with parents hearing their concerns and how to move forward with legislation that would protect kids while online.
“I think it was a great event I love the governor is willing to have conversations with parents,” one parent said.
At the Salem Library, parents listened to Senator David Sutterlein and his wife Ashley speaking about online safety concerns.
“With all the concerns raising kids in today’s world knowing they’re advocating is refreshing for us,” another parent said.
It’s part of a town hall session, called “Parents Matter.” The goal is to empower parents to take charge of their kid’s online activity.
Sutterlein introduced a bill that would protect 13-year-olds data while online, but it failed.
“The current internet Virginia law we have I don’t think is very strong,” Senator David Sutterlein said.
Youngkin discussed how social media can have a negative impact on children, which is why they are looking to revamp the behavioral health system in the state so that anyone can get assistance.
“We see study after study that show our children are truly in are in a mental and behavioral health crisis in so many ways,” Youngkin said.
It’s why the governor says he’s hoping Sutterlein wins the Senate race making the Senate majority Republican, helping Sutterlein’s bill that protects teen’s data get passed in the next session in January.
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BOSTON, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, is pleased to announce that it is ranked No. 8 on the 2022 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ list awarded by Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine. This is Schneider's fourth time being named to this prestigious list, showing its long-standing commitment to employees and their career journey.
The Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production award is based on analysis of survey responses from 57,000 current employees in the manufacturing and production industry. In that survey, 83 percent of Schneider Electric's employees said the company is a great place to work. This number is 26 percent higher than the average U.S. company.
"We are proud to be recognized as one of Fortune's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production for the fourth time," said Kenneth Engel, senior vice president, Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric North America. "Our powerful mission and culture that we've created provide a strong foundation to build on as our teams believe in them and are empowered to drive the change we want to see in the world."
The Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production list is highly competitive. Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture, selected the list using rigorous analytics and confidential employee feedback. Companies were only considered if they are a Great Place to Work-Certified™ organization.
Great Place to Work is the only culture award in America that selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated. Companies, like Schneider Electric, are assessed on how well they are creating a great employee experience that cuts across race, gender, age, disability status, or any aspect of who employees are or what their role is.
"These companies have adapted to the challenges of an ever-changing workplace by their commitment to inclusive, high-trust cultures where employees are treated as human beings first and foremost," says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work. "Congratulations to the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing and Production."
To learn more, visit www.se.com
About the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™
Great Place to Work selected the Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production by gathering and analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 57,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations in the manufacturing and production industry. Schneider Electric rankings are derived from 60 employee experience questions within the Great Place to Work® Trust Index survey˜. Great Place to Work determines its lists using its proprietary For All™ methodology to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America's largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 6.1 million employees, this year alone. Read the full methodology.
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Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees worldwide and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. Their employee survey platform empowers leaders with the feedback, real-time reporting and insights they need to make data-driven people decisions. Everything they do is driven by the mission to build a better world by helping every organization become a great place to work For All™.
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Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.
We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, end-point to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.
We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
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In Brief: Grammy ratings up; Spin-offs of ‘Dexter’ and Billions’ coming, and more
Posted/updated on: February 7, 2023 at 8:18 amSunday night's Grammy Awards telecast on CBS drew over 12.4 million viewers, according to time zone-adjusted fast national ratings from Nielsen and including streaming on Paramount+ and CBS apps -- a three-year audience high for the awards show. That makes the Grammys the most-watched network primetime program this season, with the exception of sports. Sunday's show put up the best numbers on CBS since the 18.69 viewers for the 2020 telecast, which was the last ceremony held before the COVID-19 pandemic began...
Sony Pictures is eyeing an I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot with original stars Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. in talks to reprise their roles, according to Deadline. The 1997 film, about a group of teenagers stalked by a killer, one year after a fatal accident on their graduation night, grossed $125 million worldwide and helped launch Hewitt and Prinze Jr.'s careers, as well as those of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe. Plot details for the reboot have not been revealed...
The soon-to-be-named Paramount+ on Showtime is expanding two of the cabler's popular dramas -- Dexter and Billions -- with "multiple offshoots in the works," sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. As many as four Billions spinoffs are in the works, including Millions and Trillions. Billions now ranks as premium cable channel's longest-running scripted original series. Showtime also has gone straight to series on a prequel series: Dexter: Origins, which will tell the origin story of Michael C. Hall’s serial killer and a new version of Dexter: New Blood, depicting "the ongoing emergence of Dexter’s son Harrison”...
Showtime has given a straight-to-series order for a political thriller tentatively titled The Department, according to Deadline. The series, executive-produced and directed by George Clooney, follows the "'Bureau of Legends,' responsible for training and handling deep-cover agents on long-term missions in areas with French interests. Living under false identities for years, these agents’ missions are to identify and recruit good intelligence sources"...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday seized thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes at Los Angeles International Airport.
Someone tried to go through security screening with some snacks and bags of candy at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
“However, it was discovered that inside the ‘Sweetarts', ‘Skittles', and ‘Whoppers' candy boxes were fentanyl pills," the statement said.
About 12,000 pills were seized by sheriff's detectives and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents assigned to a drug task force at the airport, authorities said.
The suspected trafficker fled but has been identified, authorities said.
Authorities recently have warned that drug dealers have been disguising fentanyl in candy wrappers and manufacturing them in rainbow colors.
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 3, 2022
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WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
516 AM EST Sat Dec 3 2022
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...West to Southwest winds up to 30 mph with gusts around
46 mph expected.
* WHERE...The Finger Lakes Region of New York and the Syracuse
Metro Area. Including Yates, Seneca, Southern Cayuga,
Onondaga, Steuben and Schuyler counties.
* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 5 PM EST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
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CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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385 FPUS56 KMTR 221101
ZFPMTR
San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific
forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco
(1) Select a location from the drop down menu above the map...
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(2) Click a location on the map.
You can refine your selection by clicking on the map displayed on
the resulting page.
CAZ505-230200-
Coastal North Bay...Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SUNDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows around 50. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Lows in
the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening...
becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper
40s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Reyes 43 55 49 57 / 10 70 70 10
$$
CAZ503-230200-
Sonoma Coastal Range-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 40s.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Patchy dense fog in the morning. A slight chance of
rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain in the evening, then rain likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 40s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Rain likely. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
CAZ502-230200-
Marin Coastal Range-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the
upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s.
$$
CAZ506-230200-
North Bay Interior Valleys-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SUNDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the 40s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Rain likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy fog. Rain likely. Lows in the 40s to
lower 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the 50s to
lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the 40s to
lower 50s. Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the 50s to mid
60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog.
Lows in the 40s to lower 50s. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of rain. Highs in
the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the 40s to mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the 40s to lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the 50s to
lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Rosa 35 57 43 60 / 10 70 70 10
San Rafael 42 55 48 60 / 10 60 60 10
Napa 37 55 46 58 / 50 50 10
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CAZ504-230200-
North Bay Interior Mountains-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the 40s. North winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower to
mid 50s. East winds up to 5 mph...becoming south in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
lower to mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds
around 5 mph...becoming north up to 5 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 50s
to mid 60s. Lows near 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid to
upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Berryessa 43 55 48 56 / 10 60 60 10
$$
CAZ006-230200-
San Francisco-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SUNDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower
50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid to
upper 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southeast after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Southeast winds up to 5 mph...becoming north in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows near 50. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs near 60.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs near 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
around 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s to lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Francisco 43 57 49 60 / 60 60 10
Ocean Beach 44 57 49 59 / 60 60 10
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CAZ509-230200-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s. East winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming
southwest up to 5 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs around 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain. Lows around 50. Highs around
60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper
50s.
$$
CAZ508-230200-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST SUNDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s. East winds up to 5 mph...becoming north
around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Patchy fog
after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming north in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows around 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs around 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SFO Airport 43 59 50 61 / 50 50
Oakland 42 59 49 62 / 50 50
Fremont 39 60 48 63 / 30 30
Redwood City 37 60 48 64 / 40 40
Mountain View 41 58 48 62 / 30 30
$$
CAZ510-230200-
East Bay Interior Valleys-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower
40s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the 50s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 40s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs around 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Concord 38 56 45 61 / 40 40
Livermore 38 58 45 62 / 20 20
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CAZ513-230200-
Santa Clara Valley...including San Jose-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid
40s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Light
winds...becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Light winds...becoming
southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Jose 41 61 48 64 / 20 20
Morgan Hill 38 61 45 64 / 20 20
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CAZ512-230200-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph...
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 40s. North winds up to 5 mph...becoming south
around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
mid 50s to lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the morning...
becoming light.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Highs in the 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the 50s.
$$
CAZ515-230200-
East Bay Hills-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds
around 5 mph...becoming northeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the
upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s.
$$
CAZ514-230200-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s to mid 40s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in
the 30s to upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph...
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 30s to upper 40s. Northeast winds around
5 mph...becoming west after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
30s to upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to
lower 50s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower
50s.
$$
CAZ529-230200-
Northern Monterey Bay-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower
40s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds...
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. Light
winds...becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 40s.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs
around 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper
50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Cruz 40 61 46 62 / 30 30
$$
CAZ530-230200-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower
50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 60s. East winds around 5 mph...becoming west in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows around 50. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph in the
morning...becoming light.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
Northeast winds up to 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to mid 50s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s
to mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs around 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Monterey 41 61 48 62 / 20 20
Big Sur 47 61 49 63 / 20 20
$$
CAZ528-230200-
Northern Salinas Valley...Hollister Valley...and Carmel Valley-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph...
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. Light winds...becoming east around
5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 40s. Light winds...becoming east around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 40s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs near 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows around 50.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s.
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Salinas 39 62 46 63 / 20 20
Carmel Valley 43 64 48 65 / 20 20
Hollister 37 60 44 62 / 20 20
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Southern Salinas Valley...Arroyo Seco...and Lake San Antonio-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper
30s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 40. North
winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds...
becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds around
5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A chance of rain. Lows
in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower
60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
King City 35 62 41 67 / 10 10
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Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid
40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in
the lower to mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 50s to 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s.
.CHRISTMAS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s to lower
70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 40s to
lower 50s. Highs in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Highs in the upper
40s to lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 60s.
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Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including
Pinnacles National Park-
300 AM PST Thu Dec 22 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s to mid 40s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening. Lows in the 30s to upper 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 30s to upper 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
30s to upper 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the mid
40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Rain. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the 40s to lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper
40s to lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pinnacles NP 35 63 41 66 / 10 10
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Florida man finds iguana in toilet: ‘I thought I was in Jurassic Park’
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (WSVN) - A trip to the bathroom turned into a nightmare when a Florida man found an iguana lurking in his toilet.
For 58-year-old John Riddle, a trip to the bathroom Friday left him freaked out. He found an iguana hissing and splashing around in his toilet bowl.
“I thought I was in Jurassic Park or something,” he said. “I was scared. I’m not a reptile fan.”
Riddle found the iguana after he noticed the bathroom door off his pool deck was still open and went to close it. That’s when he saw the scaly intruder in the toilet.
“It turned around and opened its mouth, and that’s all I needed to see to back off for a minute and figure out what was going on,” he said.
Riddle says the iguana then went deeper into the toilet. While trying his best to stay calm and figure out what to do next, he grabbed a nearby baby gate to keep the creature from sneaking out and running into his bedroom.
About an hour later, the iguana was still splashing around in the toilet, but now, Riddle was ready to act.
“I was trying to work up the nerve to grab him and throw him out, but before I did that, he crawled out and crawled behind the toilet. That’s when I grabbed the strainer and shooed him out,” he said.
The iguana then dove into Riddle’s pool and eventually ran into the backyard. He believes it got in when he left the door open while walking his dogs.
“It’s a story to tell, for sure. Hopefully, we can avoid any instances in the future,” Riddle said.
Iguanas are not native to Florida, but years ago, someone released their pet lizard. Hundreds of the scaly reptiles are now thriving in the Sunshine State’s warm climate.
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TUPELO – Chef Cooper Miller of Forklift restaurant will face off against 13 other chefs from around the country at the nation’s ultimate seafood cooking competition, the 18th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off.
An Amory native, Miller graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France. He spent the next decade training with some of the best chefs in the South before moving back to Mississippi in 2018 and taking over the reins at Forklift.
In May, Miller was crowned the King of Mississippi Seafood, earning his spot in the Great American Seafood Cook-Off by preparing a potato and chorizo crusted snapper with a summer corn puree, roasted jalapeño sauce and heirloom tomato pico de gallo.
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Miller didn't take a team with him to the competition in May, but this time around he will.
"I'd like to be really comfortable and make sure we don't miss something small because I'm trying to do everything myself," he said. "I'm really bad about that."
The 2022 Great American Seafood Cook-Off will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Aug. 6. The event is held in conjunction with the Louisiana Restaurant Association Showcase. Tickets are $10 at the door.
The 13 chefs Miller will be competing against hail from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.
During the competition, each chef will prepare a dish highlighting the use of domestic seafood while interacting with the live audience and celebrity hosts. Each dish will be presented to a panel of nationally renowned judges who will score based on presentation, creativity, composition, craftsmanship and flavor.
Chef Austin Sumrall of White Pillars Restaurant in Biloxi won the title in 2021 with his dish of Snapper Three-ways. He bested 12 of the best chefs from around the country.
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UTICA, N.Y. -- The downtown Utica New Year's Eve celebration was announced by Mayor Robert Palmieri at the Utica Bank Center Thursday.
The event will take place on Genesee Street and will include food, live music and ice carvings. The chili cookoff between the Utica Police and Fire Departments will be back for this year's event too. The competition will be open for the public to vote on.
Mayor Palmieri says the event is a great opportunity for individuals and families to enjoy the holiday while having some fun.
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(Nexstar) – The Saints’ return to the Super Dome after Hurricane Katrina was a moment of revival for New Orleans. But before heading off to his next gig in Denver, former Head Coach Sean Payton shared a story of what almost derailed the big moment.
“None of us – players, coaches, front office employees could have prepared ourselves for what that night was going to be like,” Payton said in a sit-down interview with Nexstar’s Jarrett Payton, referencing the return to the Super Dome a year after the devastating floods. “I do have a fun story though.”
In the interview above, Payton relays the story of how intense traffic and an impractical vehicle almost prevented star quarterback Drew Brees from making it to the stadium.
“He got caught on Highway 10 in bumper-to-bumper. Some troopers were able to locate where he was at and help him get to the stadium. It gets worse though,” recalls Payton, who says the team did not normally drive to the stadium.
He says Brees’ old massive Land Rover looked like something you’d take on a safari.
“He pulls up, and he’s pulling into the parking garage, and it’s a concrete parking garage, but his rack on top is too tall,” recalls Payton. “Literally, he gets stuck. His car gets stuck in the entry to the parking garage.”
Payton says Brees was two hours late, and in line for a fine, so he just handed the keys to someone else so that they could deal with it.
“I think the car is still stuck there,” said Payton.
The Saints would go on to win the division and claim the city’s first Super Bowl a few years later.
Payton went 161-97, including playoffs, in 15 seasons in New Orleans before stepping down last year when Brees retired. He took over a moribund Saints team that had gone 3-13 in 2005 and led them to a 10-6 record and an appearance in the NFC championship game in his first season with the Saints.
Now he’ll attempt a similar turnaround in Denver, where he was named head coach last week.
“I think it’s realistic for our fanbase to expect a completely different type of culture. And I think it’s realistic for them to expect us to win,” Payton said of the challenge.
If starting quarterback Russell Wilson’s new coach asks what kind of car he drives, we now know why.
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Supporting healthcare professionals navigate serious illness conversations with ease
SEATTLE, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VitalTalk today announced the official launch of its newest course VitalTalk Mobile. VitalTalk Mobile is series of three short, mobile-friendly interactive modules that give clinicians the tools they need to navigate serious illness conversations with ease. For the experienced clinician wanting a review of key communication skills or for new learners looking for an introduction to better communication, this course is designed for healthcare professionals of any level who want to quickly improve their ability to communicate with their patients.
Using evidence-based curriculum and methodologies, VitalTalk has distilled 20 years of NIH-funded research to fit the way clinicians learn now. VitalTalk Mobile shows ideal patient conversations, common pitfalls and solutions to make the most of patient interactions. Participants then bring new skills from the course to their clinical practice.
Participants complete the course on their own time and in a few minutes per day, healthcare professionals will learn how to provide a clear and compassionate clinical status update to their patients; work with their patients to design treatment plans that match their unique goals and values; and learn how to identify their patients' goals and values and use them to prepare patients and their families for the future.
VitalTalk Mobile costs $89, takes roughly 90 minutes to complete and is eligible for 3 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. The course is available for institutions with bulk pricing as well.
ABOUT VITALTALK
VitalTalk is a leader in providing serious illness communication skills training to healthcare professionals across the globe. Founded in 2012 by three academic doctors with extensive NIH research backing and educational experience, VitalTalk's vision is that every seriously ill patient is surrounded by clinicians who can skillfully discuss what matters most and match care to values. VitalTalk provides clinicians with best-practice communication methodologies and tools, a rich community of support, and ongoing development to better serve the needs of seriously ill patients and their families.
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4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal
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GENEVA (AP) — Four former bankers with the Swiss affiliate of a key Russian bank have been found guilty of failing to properly check accounts opened in the name of a Russian cellist with longtime ties to President Vladimir Putin. The defendants were handed suspended sentences Thursday in Zurich district court that, if violated, could lead collectively to hundreds of thousands of Swiss francs in fines. The verdict follows a one-day trial on March 8 based on information about secret financial flows revealed in the Panama Papers leaks in 2016 that implicated musician and Putin’s childhood friend Sergei Roldugin. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/03/30/4-bankers-convicted-over-swiss-account-of-longtime-putin-pal-2/ | 2023-03-31 02:52:18 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/03/30/4-bankers-convicted-over-swiss-account-of-longtime-putin-pal-2/ |
How Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction is prepping for the imminent redemption of the world
Perry Farrell says this Jane's Addiction tour with Smashing Pumpkins is going "fantastic" — this despite the fact that lead guitarist Dave Navarro had to bow out due to his ongoing struggles with long COVID.
"We're really just doing incredible work around the country," he says.
"I have to say, we've never been better. I'm making sure that I super take care of myself. I pretty much live for the stage. Because the results. There's just a great joy in the arena when we perform."
In addition to dusting off classics as revered as "Jane Says," "Mountain Song" and "Stop!," he feels their performance is helping bring people together at a time when we could really use that sort of unifying energy.
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The message behind their tour with Smashing Pumpkins
"I really believe our generation is gonna be the one that brings the world to peace," he says.
"We cannot look at life from these extreme perspectives. We have a lot of work to do on this planet, starting with the environment. And of course, each and every one of us has to refine our own selves. So we are refining the world."
That extends to members of the audience this double bill is drawing.
"When I look out there, there are some guys you can tell, they didn't come for us," Farrell says.
"But by the end of the show, it's been amazing because the entire arena has just been giving us adulation. And that includes the guys that didn't want to stand up. I really dig the challenge, to be honest with you."
'I believe we're entering an era of redemption'
He's also been using the tour to get the word out on redemption.
"I believe we're entering an era of redemption, where the world finds common ground and we begin to make adjustments," he says. "I'm looking at the signs. I'm looking at the wonders of the world. And there's a lot of them. The era of the message is surely here."
Some messages are obviously fake.
"But you can get through anything if you stay focused and you really want to heal the world," he says. "That's gonna be our next hurdle, to get that right."
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Working with Eric Avery again is "the rush of a lifetime"
Farrell's musings on redemption have already led to the creation of a Jane's Addiction song, "The Imminent Redemption." It's one of three new tracks that constitute the first material they've cut with founding bassist Eric Avery since 1990’s “Ritual de lo Habitual.”
Working with Avery again "has been, like, the rush of a lifetime," he says.
"I can't believe we're back on stage together. I look at Eric as a pillar in my life. He's such an amazing guy, amazing player. I just smile ear to ear when we're out there."
He and Avery formed what would grow into Jane's Addiction as the two of them in 1985.
"He would lay grooves down, I had my echo box and I would do improvisational poetry," Farrell says. "I look at him like people look at their children. I just can't believe the miracle right next to me."
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'Everything is better than ever'
They've had their differences, which would explain why this is Avery's first tour with Jane's Addiction since his acrimonious departure in 2010.
But Farrell says, "There's not a drop of resentment between us."
They've all grown, including drummer Stephen Perkins.
"They're playing better than ever and they are really coming into their own as men," he says. "Their attitudes, their state of mind, their craft, everything is better than ever."
It's as though they're having their own era of redemption.
"I'll be 70 in six years," Farrell says. "I don't know if I can do the same show that I do now. So I'm just glad that I didn't blow it and waste my final five or six years.
"I want to visit all 70 nations around the world and perform for people. The main goal is to bring the world to peace."
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Jane's Addiction
With: Smashing Pumpkins.
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18.
Where: Footprint Center, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix.
Admission: $81 and up.
Details: 602-379-7800, ticketmaster.com.
Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley.
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FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions designed to enhance workplace productivity, is excited to announce the launch of their new linear barcode and QR code readers, SocketScan S820, DuraScan D820, and DuraSled DS820.
Socket Mobile's release of the new models follows the recent launch of the SocketScan S720 linear barcode and QR code scanner. This is an entry-level version of their companion scanners that provides a basic and affordable option for those who wish to upgrade to 2D scanning.
Now, they are expanding the line with the attachable S820, durable D820, as well as the DS820 sled scanner. These new 1D/2D barcode scanner models will meet the needs of users within various industries who wish to get ahead of the transition from 1D to 2D barcode scanning.
"Socket Mobile is excited to add the S820, D820, and DS820 to our attachable scanner lineup," said Dave Holmes, Chief Business Officer at Socket Mobile. "We built our new attachable scanners to provide the same easy 2D adoption path that the S720 provides for our companion scanner users. The new models enable a different level of transparency and versatility for our users by providing the capabilities to support services like QR code payments and loyalty, digital identification verification, and real-time supply chain tracking."
The new Socket Mobile S820 is a linear barcode & QR Code 1D/2D scanner with Bluetooth wireless technology. Small, thin, and easy to use, the scanner is optimized for attaching to mobile devices, enabling one-handed operation.
The D820 is similar to the S820 but better suited for intense scanning environments. It has extra rubberized material for increased durability and drop protection and comes with three charging options - Charging Dock, Charging Adapter, or 6 Bay Multi-Charger.
Along with the attachable models, the DuraSled DS820 provides the same scanning capabilities as the S820 and D820 but combines your mobile device and scanner into a one-handed solution that charges both devices simultaneously.
Although 1D barcode types are still prevalent, 2D barcode usage is growing and will soon become the standard for businesses that want to transmit larger amounts of data through barcode data collection. 2D barcodes can serve multiple purposes simultaneously, offering a level of versatility, functionality, and efficiency that cannot be achieved with 1D barcodes. The GS1 standards body is driving a transition to 2D barcodes in retail by 2027, and the S820, DS820, and D820 provide a pathway for users to easily upgrade to 2D barcode usage.
Application developers who wish to integrate the S820, DS820, or D820 can do so through Socket Mobile's CaptureSDK. It gives app providers reliable and consistent data capture performance, enabling their apps to efficiently capture data in the physical world. With CaptureSDK, app providers can maximize the value of their solution and increase their customer's overall productivity and satisfaction. Providers can offer any of Socket Mobile's data capture devices interchangeably and give end-users the freedom to choose the best reader for each customer's requirements.
If your app already uses CaptureSDK, (including apps like Shopify and Square), our new scanner models will work out of the box.
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DENVER, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Thomas Wolf mayoral campaign (The committee to elect Thomas Wolf Denver Mayor) announces its comprehensive plan on the encampment crisis in Denver.
"When elected, we will confront and control encampments by delivering city-provided shelter within vacant city buildings and land" said Wolf. "Doing so acknowledges the humanitarian crisis on our streets and is the most immediate and compassionate way to stop neglecting our city's most needy. Your city will step up and address the problem head-on versus side-stepping this alarming reality."
According to data from the first phase of Metro Denver Homeless Initiative's (MDHI) annual point-in-time (PIT) count for 2022, the survey found an encampment population of 2,073 in 2022, compared to 1,561 in 2020.
In reality, that number is likely much higher due to the difficulty in taking an accurate census. "Even one encampment is wholly unacceptable. I hope that Denverites can understand that continuing to ignore this crisis has a massively negative and compounding impact on our city's mental, physical and financial well being."
Specific to the financial, funding for public schools, city programs and services, affordable housing, capital improvements and maintenance are in decline because of this crisis. Commercial real estate values in our central business district are plummeting. Our commercial property tax rate is four times our residential rate and a rapid decline in commercial property value drives rapid declines in tax revenue. Similarly, declines in recreational and business visitors means declines in sales tax revenue for the city budget. According to data from the Downtown Denver Partnership, visitor numbers have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels and the common complaint and rationale for not returning to Denver is that our urban core is unsafe and filthy due to encampments.
"Our plan has several key components that I am uniquely qualified to implement compared to most of my opponents who are in office and have let this problem get out of hand," said Wolf.
- Repurpose existing city buildings and land to provide shelter.
- Identify and diagnose these citizens and offer rehabilitative services and care. Enroll this population in Denver's municipal health insurance. Sharing the load with a private company that has an incentive to manage costs means a much higher quality of care for our neediest citizens.
- Systematize a pathway for better accommodations tied to improved life choices.
- The only thing the city provides is shelter and access to rehabilitative services and care, we will not act in any other manner to enable, but we will be at the ready once individuals decide to make better choices and behavioral changes. It has been proven that we can't eliminate their fall, but we can aid in recovery if/when they make that decision.
- The Wolf "Pledge to Zero" - zero encampments will be tolerated, and within my first year in office all encampments will be confronted.
"Pledge to Zero" will allow Denver to redirect approximately 500 million dollars in city spending once this crisis is under control. One of the top priorities will be to subsidize or fully provide health insurance for other deserving Denver groups that are so additive to our community but have gone wanting – NGO's, daycare workers, those who work in the creative fields, and others without the means to access affordable health insurance. We believe this redirection is a much better investment relative to the current hemorrhaging expense of not confronting encampments and only the start in making Denver safer, cleaner and smarter.
The Thomas Wolf for Mayor campaign has a mission to end encampments under a Wolf Administration in Denver using economic principles. The idea is simple. A safer, cleaner and smarter Denver is achieved when focus is applied to solving fewer issues rather than promising many things for Denver.
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The Top 5 Novelty Brand Rolling Out Bold New Packaging Across Portfolio
BOULDER, Colo., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yasso, the beloved frozen Greek yogurt brand and #4 novelty brand nationally, today announces a packaging rebrand featuring a bold, upgraded design with a more prominent and distinct logo.
Expanding across Yasso's entire portfolio of frozen greek yogurt bars, sandwiches, chocolate coated bars, poppables and mochi, the new packaging features mouth-watering food photography spotlighting the brand's incredible flavors and utilizes an eye-catching color system to unify innovation platforms. The Yasso logo was also refreshed now encased in an electric, dripping blue at the top of all cartons creating an ownable and easily identifiable brand block on shelf.
"The brand has gone through an incredible evolution over the last 10 years and we believe that this creative redesign is going to have a significant impact in retail" said Craig Shiesley, Chief Executive Officer of Yasso. "The cohesive creative strategy across both our core bar business and our innovation platforms will drive brand recognition for new and existing users and make Yasso a standout choice within the category."
Since launching in 2011 with the brand's now-signature frozen greek yogurt bars, Yasso has grown to become a leader in delivering permissible indulgence for consumers looking for frozen snacks that provide incredible taste and quality nutrition. The brand will reach $200MM in annual retail sales this summer and continues to outpace brands in both the better-for-you and traditional ice cream and novelty categories.
Yasso is available at retailers nationwide and for online delivery on yasso.com. To find a store near you, or learn more information please visit Yasso.com and follow the brand @yasso.
About Yasso
Kindergarten friends turned entrepreneurs, founders Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane set out on a mission to create desserts that deliver on everyday indulgence with great taste, quality ingredients and superb nutritionals. Since hitting store shelves in 2011 as the first to market frozen Greek yogurt, Yasso quickly became one of the fastest-growing dessert brands in the world, disrupting the brand ranks of deeply entrenched competitors and attracting a loyal following of brand enthusiasts. Yasso currently offers 11 flavors of novelty stick bars, four flavors of dipped chocolate bars , three frozen Greek yogurt sandwiches, three flavors of bite-size Yasso Poppables and four Yasso Mochi, all of which can be found at grocery and club stores nationwide. Yasso Inc was named one of the Best Places to Work by Inc. and Denver Business Journal in addition to garnering a spot on Inc.'s 2021 list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America. Yasso is also an active, positive contributor to the community via its Game On! Foundation which inspires health and wellness for people of all ages. To find your local retailers and to learn more about Yasso, please visit www.yasso.com and follow @yasso.
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New Mexico State’s chancellor expressed his confidence in athletic director Mario Moccia on Wednesday, less than a week after the school’s most high-profile sports program — the men’s basketball team — was shut down for what the chancellor said was a culture of bad behavior, egregious violations of the student code of conduct and other “despicable acts.”
In addition to backing Moccia, chancellor Dan Arvizu said at a news conference that he was confident the behavior that led to the cancellation of the season and firing of head coach Greg Heiar was not reflective of the athletic department or the school overall.
“Our review indicates that this culture of bad behavior is contained within the basketball program,” Arvizu said.
He was speaking less than 24 hours after firing Heiar, whose program was sunk by a pair of scandals, both of which are subject to ongoing investigations. The latest was the hazing allegations reported to campus police last week by a player who said three teammates ganged up on him and attacked him in the team locker room.
That came less than three months after the fatal shooting of a student at rival University of New Mexico in November. Surveillance video of the shooting shows New Mexico State player Mike Peake being shot at by that student, then responding by shooting the student as they ran through an apartment parking lot. Peake has been suspended from school but not charged in the incident.
Arvizu said the shooting, which had roots in a fight that Peake and others were involved in at an Aggies football game a month earlier, is still under investigation. He said players who are under investigation could be suspended from school, suspended from basketball or exonerated.
At a board of regents meeting held shortly after the fatal shooting, chair Ammu Devasthali said guns are not permitted on the university campus or on university trips.
Moccia, who appeared with Arvizu at the news conference, defended his hiring record over his eight years on the job, along with the vetting process he led on Heiar, who went 9-15 in his first season before it was abruptly halted.
“I made a list of every coach I’ve hired … and, you know, we have an excellent batting average,” Moccia said. “Nobody bats a thousand. But surely, tremendously disappointed in this outcome, specifically for this victim, but for everyone involved. We’ll go back and look at our processes.”
The AD also was pressed on whether Heiar ultimately bore responsibility for Peake and his teammates being out after curfew on the night of the shooting in Albuquerque.
“What my heart tells me is that when you’re sound asleep in your bed and you’re awoken and a situation has occurred, what is your direct responsibility?” Moccia said. “However, setting the culture matters, and for individuals to think that the night before a big game, to get out of a room and do some things we would never condone, is certainly troubling.”
Heiar coached 22 games after the Nov. 19 shooting. His firing — which Arvizu said was “with cause,” meaning the school isn’t obligated to pay him — came after the hazing allegations surfaced, and after Arvizu called off the season. The chancellor said the coach had not been cooperating with investigators. Arvizu also said the fates of the rest of the coaching staff, along with players involved, would be determined after the multiple investigations are complete.
Safe, however, is Moccia, who is in charge of a basketball program that, more than any other sport, puts New Mexico State and its 14,000-student campus in Las Cruces, on the map. The Aggies have made 26 March Madness trips over their long history and have long drawn more nationwide attention than their football or any other team.
“He still has my confidence to turn this problem around,” Arvizu said. “Clearly there are some issues that we need to see why it took so long to understand that there was an issue. But I think there’s plenty of evidence to support this particular incident, or set of incidents, is contained within the basketball program and primarily as a coach’s responsibility. The oversight of that is in question, and we’ll continue to look at that.”
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Trackdown: Help find suspects who assaulted employee after theft at Fort Worth Family Dollar
FORT WORTH, Texas - This week’s Trackdown goes to Fort Worth, where there was a theft at a Family Dollar that turned into an assault when employees tried to get pictures of two suspects and their vehicle.
The video shows them clearly, and one of the two has hair that should be easy for people to recognize.
FOX 4's Shaun Rabb has the video, and police hope someone has a name.
This happened at the Family Dollar in the 3800 block of Miller Avenue.
"You're going to see very clearly two suspects," Fort Worth PD Officer Buddy Calzada said.
One of the suspects is a woman. The video shows her face and her multi-colored hair, which was blonde, red, and orange.
The other suspect is a man, who was in gray Adidas gear, with a black cap, beard, and fashion glasses.
"So what happened was it started as a theft. The female that you see video of here actually went to the store and put several items in a bag. The employees of the store noticed what was going on," Calzada explained. "As they tried to leave, there was a small encounter. They said, ‘Hey, we know you have stuff.’ The people tried to leave in a hurry, get out of there in a rush."
The theft turned violent when an employee tried to get a picture of their license plate.
"We always tell everybody, if you see something say something, so these victims here did what we ask. They were trying to take a picture of the license plate so they could get solid information to us, and what happened was the male that you see in this video, very good clothing, very recognizable face by somebody out there watching this," Calzada said. "They actually see this, they take the phone from them and they actually assault that victim."
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Police are hoping someone will recognize at least one of these suspects.
"So the clothing you can see right here, maybe the hairstyle that we're showing here as well. If anybody knows or recognizes them, maybe they've changed their hair color, obviously they've changed their clothes, but if you see them and recognize their build, please call us," Calzada said.
The getaway vehicle was a gray Toyota sedan, but when police checked the license plate, it was registered to a silver Nissan Murano.
It was a Colorado plate, ATRJ78
"If you see a Toyota sedan, gray in color, with Colorado license plates possibly still on it, that’s a big tip for you to call police," Calzada said.
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It was a terrific year for movies but also, in some ways, a dispiriting one. Sure, blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick and the just-released Avatar: The Way of Water brought audiences back to theaters in droves, but romantic comedies and grown-up dramas had more than the usual trouble finding audiences. Some of the movies on my year-end list passed quickly and quietly through theaters. Some are still in theaters, and a few will open more widely in 2023. Whether on the big screen or at home, I hope you'll take the time to seek them out.
Here are my 11 favorite movies of 2022, some of which I've paired thematically, though my No. 1 choice stands alone:
No Bears
The brilliant Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi plays a version of himself, also named Jafar Panahi, who's spending several days in a remote village, where he becomes embroiled in a tense local drama. It's a fierce critique of small-town traditionalism and religious dogma. But while this is an angry and ultimately devastating movie, it's also a surprisingly playful and inventive one. Here I should note that Panahi, a longtime thorn in the side of the Iranian government, was recently imprisoned. No Bears itself is a powerful act of protest, and one of his very best movies.
Aftersun and The Eternal Daughter
Two deeply moving parent-child stories, drawn from their filmmakers' real-life experiences. Aftersun, an achingly sad memory piece from the Scottish director Charlotte Wells, features pitch-perfect performances from Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio as a father and daughter trying to connect on a summer holiday — a journey that builds to an ending of startling emotional force. The Eternal Daughter, the English filmmaker Joanna Hogg's sly riff on the haunted-house movie, stars Tilda Swinton in two roles, a mother and daughter — but this spooky-sad ghost story never feels gimmicky.
Tár and Benediction
Two portraits of queer artists — one fictional, the other real — operating in different eras, different spheres of influence and with dramatically different moral codes and perspectives. Todd Field's mesmerizing, much-acclaimed drama Tár stars a never-better Cate Blanchett as a famous classical conductor whose life is gradually consumed by scandal. You've probably heard less about Benediction, Terence Davies' barbed, tender and finally wretching film about the English poet and World War I veteran Siegfried Sassoon, magnificently played by Jack Lowden.
Decision to Leave, a grandly entertaining murder mystery from the South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, stars Park Hae-il as a homicide detective and Tang Wei as the femme fatale he's investigating. It's an elaborate romantic riff on the classic Vertigo, which makes it a nice match for the year's other first-rate Hitchcockian thriller, Kimi. Steven Soderbergh's taut and exhilarating genre piece is basically Rear Window for the age of Alexa, starring a terrific Zoë Kravitz as a COVID-cautious shut-in turned amateur sleuth.
Crimes of the Future and One Fine Morning
A Léa Seydoux double bill: Crimes of the Future is David Cronenberg's grim dystopian shocker set in a time when surgery has become an artistic and sometimes recreational pursuit. Like a lot of Cronenberg movies, it's not for the faint of heart, though it does touch the heart and the mind in eerily provocative ways. There's no public surgery to speak of in Mia Hansen-Løve's One Fine Morning, just scene after beautifully observed scene in which a single mom struggles to take care of her ailing father while opening herself up to the possibility of new love.
A heartrending story about a donkey making its way through a cruel and unforgiving world, EO is a tribute of sorts to the classic 1966 film Au Hasard Balthazar, but the great Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski approaches his four-legged subject with a formal and emotional brilliance all his own. As it happens, the systemic exploitation of animals is also a significant thematic thread in Nope, Jordan Peele's completely original and wonderfully subversive sci-fi horror Western, which has a lot to say about an entertainment industry that reduces all living experience to big-budget spectacle. Like every movie on my list, it's one I recommend with an unequivocal yes.
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Thirty-nine years ago Saturday, Wayne Gretzky uttered his most famous quote after he collected a hat trick and finished with eight points in the Edmonton Oilers’ rout of the New Jersey Devils.
“Well, it’s time they got their act together,” Gretzky said. “They’re ruining the whole league. They had better stop running a Mickey Mouse organization and put somebody on the ice.”
On Monday night, the Devils can provide more proof of how far they’ve come in the last four decades — and in the last month — by chasing a record-tying victory against the Oilers when the teams face off in Newark, N.J.
Both teams earned wins Saturday. The red-hot Devils recorded their 12th straight victory after cruising past the host Ottawa Senators, 5-1. The Oilers concluded a two-game homestand by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in overtime.
New Jersey’s 12-game winning streak is the second-longest in franchise history and one shy of tying the record 13-game run produced from Feb. 26 through March 23, 2001. At the time the Devils were the defending Stanley Cup champion and in the midst of a 24-season stretch in which they qualified for the playoffs 21 times, won the Cup three times and made two additional trips to the Finals.
The Devils of recent vintage haven’t quite fallen to the depths of the early ’80s — the infamous 13-4 loss to Gretzky and the Oilers on Nov. 19, 1983 dropped that team to 2-18-0 — but this winning streak has vaulted New Jersey back into what had become unfamiliar air.
The Devils have missed the playoffs nine times in 10 seasons since the Stanley Cup Finals in the spring of 2012 and opened this season with consecutive 5-2 losses to the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings. But New Jersey has outscored the opposition 64-32 over the last 16 games, including 51-22 during the winning streak.
On Saturday night, the Devils scored a power-play goal and a short-handed goal while third-string goalie Akira Schmid made 25 saves.
“When you get on a run like this, (there’s) a lot of good things that can happen,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said Saturday. “I thought tonight was a total team game.”
The win over the Golden Knights continued a hot-and-cold stretch for the Oilers, who have alternated losses with wins over their last six games and haven’t won back-to-back games since a five-game winning streak from Oct. 24 through Nov. 1.
The Oilers’ last three wins have all come against elite teams. Prior to edging the Golden Knights — who lead the Western Conference with 29 points — on Connor McDavid’s game-winner 1:17 into overtime, Edmonton beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, which won the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 and reached the Finals last spring, and knocked off the Florida Panthers, last year’s President’s Trophy winners.
The Devils’ game starts a three-game road trip for the Oilers. Edmonton visits the New York Islanders on Wednesday before facing the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon.
“It’s fun to play good teams,” said Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who had three assists Saturday. “You’ve got to rise to the occasion and (Vegas) has been one of the hottest teams in the league so far. So we knew that coming in and obviously we needed to step our game up. To get the two points against that team is definitely big and we’ve got to keep that feeling going on the road here.”
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New tactile signage will help people with visual disabilities better identify row numbers, seat assignments and lavatory locations independently
First Braille-equipped aircraft now flying and the airline expects to outfit entire mainline fleet by 2026
CHICAGO, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United today became the first U.S. airline to add Braille to aircraft interiors, helping millions of travelers with visual disabilities more easily navigate the cabin independently. According to the Department of Transportation, about 27 million people with disabilities traveled by air in 2019.
The airline currently has equipped about a dozen aircraft with Braille markings for individual rows and seat numbers as well as inside and outside the lavatories. United expects to outfit its entire mainline fleet with Braille by the end of 2026.
"Finding your seat on a plane or getting to the restroom is something most of us take for granted, but for millions of our customers, it can be a challenge to do independently," said Linda Jojo, Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer for United. "By adding more tactile signage throughout our interiors, we're making the flying experience more inclusive and accessible, and that's good for everyone."
In addition to adding Braille, United is working with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and other disability advocacy groups to explore the use of other tactile navigational aids throughout the cabin such as raised letters, numbers and arrows.
"We applaud United for taking an important step toward making its aircraft more accessible to blind passengers," said NFB President Mark Riccobono. "The flight experience is often frustrating for a number of reasons, one of which is the amount of information that is available exclusively through printed signs and other visual indicators. We hope to continue working with United to explore additional ways to make flying more accessible and less stressful for blind passengers."
For the eighth-straight year, United was recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion and earned a top score on the Disability Equality Index benchmarking tool, a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN, to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities.
"United is taking additional steps to create an accessible airline passenger experience through braille signage," said ACB Interim Executive Director Dan Spoone. "We appreciate the airline's continued exploration of additional in-flight navigational aids like large print and tactile indicators, and we encourage all airlines to follow United's lead in making air travel more inclusive for the blind and low vision community."
The rollout of Braille to mainline aircraft over the next few years is the latest way United has worked to create accessible solutions for its customers and employees:
- The United mobile app was recently redesigned to make it easier to use for people with visual disabilities with increased color contrast, more space between graphics and reordering how information is displayed and announced to better integrate with the screen reader technologies like VoiceOver and TalkBack.
- United's Inflight Seatback Entertainment screens offer a wide range of accessible features such as closed captioning, text-to-speech controls, magnification, explore-by-touch capabilities, audio-described movies, and adjustable and high-contrast text and color correction. As part of United Next, the airline's historic growth plan, the carrier expects to take delivery of about 700 new narrow and widebody aircraft by the end of 2032, all of which will include the latest in seatback screen entertainment options.
- Through Bridge, United's Business Resource Group for people of all abilities, employees help create a workplace environment where all can strive to achieve their maximum potential and support our commitment to being an ally for customers with disabilities.
- United's long-standing partnership with Special Olympics provides employment opportunities to athletes through the Special Olympics Service Ambassador program, a workforce development initiative that provides a forum to work alongside Airport Operations and Customer Service teams to assist customers. The airline also supports Special Olympics through volunteerism, fundraising and travel support to attend national and international competitions.
About United
At United, Good Leads The Way. With U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most comprehensive global route network among North American carriers and is now the largest airline in the world as measured by available seat miles. For more about how to join the United team, please visit www.united.com/careers and more information about the company is at www.united.com. United Airlines Holdings, Inc., the parent company of United Airlines, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
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(KTLA) – Dramatic video captured an RV tumbling off an embankment before being swept into a river in Castaic, California, on Saturday.
The RV was the latest victim of the winter storm pummeling Los Angeles County over the weekend. Video captured by a neighbor shows an RV tumbling backward as the ground underneath gave way.
Three other motorhomes suffered a similar fate, falling into and getting swept away by the Santa Clara River.
Fifteen trailers were evacuated from the Valencia Travel Village as the erosion began late Friday night.
Resident Peyton Stinson rushed over to help his friend who owned a motorhome in the park, but arrived too late to help salvage his RV. “He called me and he was screaming, ‘It’s gone, it’s going, it’s going!’ Almost in frantic tears, like it’s your whole life and there it goes.”
As record rainfall fell over Southern California this weekend, neighbors stood in shock overlooking what used to be a dry meadow that had now grown into a raging river, sweeping away anything in its path.
“It just started flowing so much that in 20 minutes of time, it went from 1,520 feet away to right up at the staircase,” said Stinson. “I mean there was no time. He was able to get his dog out of there, thank God, as well as himself and a couple of valuables, but by that time, the river was flowing so fast there was no time.”
The heavy storm knocked out power in the RV park, washing away an electrical cable and forcing residents to brave the frigid temps in complete darkness.
“It was hitting the sides of the trailer and the top and it was loud and we’ve had nonstop rain for two days now,” said resident Cathy Stephens.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” agreed Shawn Coulter, a part-time resident.
The storm’s damage left a portion of the park completely unrecognizable, locals said.
“This was our main street as well as trailers parked right in front and behind it, so that whole section was an additional 50 or more feet past where we’re at the moment,” Coulter said.
Now residents are anxiously waiting to see how much more damage the storm will inflict on the park that many call home.
“I just feel devastated for them and I hope that they don’t close the park because I don’t know where I’m gonna go,” said Stephens.
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KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sitting on comfy armchairs in a low-lit room smelling of lavender and pine trees, the men take deep breaths as they close their eyes and listen to meditation music.
But this is not a spa. Uniformed Ukrainian soldiers are taking a break at this rehabilitation center in the Kharkiv region to restore their bodies and minds before going back to the front line.
The relentless 10-month war has prompted a local commander to transform a Soviet-era sanatorium into a recovery center for servicemen to treat both mental and physical ailments.
“This rehabilitation is helping soldiers, at least for a week, to put themselves together,” said Oleksander Vasylkovskyi, a lieutenant colonel in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Vasylkovskyi remembers how soldiers suffered silently after returning home from fighting Russia in Ukraine’s Donbas in 2014. Suicide rates among veterans increased in the following years, with many untreated cases of post-traumatic stress disorder. He hopes a center like this can raise awareness of the need for mental health care and prevent suicides in the future.
Here, soldiers are offered a variety of treatments: aquatic therapy in a hot pool to heal muscle aches; red light therapy to improve heart and blood circulation, a salt room for better breathing; and for those having nightmares, electrosleep therapy — a Soviet-era low-frequency electrotherapy that is said to relax the nervous system and induce sleep.
Psychologists are also available, not just for the soldiers but also for their families dealing with the traumas of war.
The servicemen also undergo medical checks, explained Vasylkovskyi. “It’s the most important thing because a person develops several illnesses from the stress of fighting.”
In addition to the psychological scars of war, soldiers also come here to treat meningitis, contusions, amputations, lung and nerve inflammations, sleeping disorders, skin diseases, and cardiovascular illnesses, among others.
“If someone has trauma and cannot walk, my department will put them back on their feet,” said Artem a physical therapist working at the center who cannot reveal his last name for security reasons.
More than 2,000 soldiers have been treated here since the center opened in June. It receives support from international partners in Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, the U.S. and Spain. The cost of one day of rehabilitation for one soldier is around 20 euros, according to Vasylkovskyi. But more funding is still needed, he said, “because (the war) is not over.”
Viktor, whose last name cannot be published for security reasons, worked as a miner before joining the army. He took part in the military operation that pushed Russian occupying forces out of the Kharkiv region.
For months, he slept in muddy, cold trenches. “We worked in conditions that were bad for our health. It’s bad, it’s damp, it’s wet,” Viktor explained as he sat in a room where the walls and floors are covered in thick salt to clear his damaged lungs. “We have back pain, leg pain, we carry heavy equipment,” he added.
Four days into the rehabilitation center he was feeling reenergized. ”I’m already determined to go further, continue my work, destroy the enemy, and bring us each day closer to victory,” Viktor said.
But perhaps the most appealing aspect of this rehabilitation center isn’t the therapy but the ability to bring one’s family along for a couple of days.
Maksym, who, like Viktor, cannot reveal his last name for security reasons, hadn’t seen his wife and son in five months. One of the hardest parts of this war, he said, is when “you can’t connect and speak to your loved ones.” He was relieved they could join him for a few days at the rehabilitation center and relax together. Without official vacations, this is the only way that many soldiers can get proper rest.
“I can see that men are returning to the unit after a week, rested and gaining more strength. And the thoughts that they had before go away,” Maksym said. Some of those haunting thoughts are the memories of friends who died on the battlefield.
Asked how many comrades he had lost, Maksym lowered his eyes and answered bluntly: “Too many.”
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HARTFORD, Conn., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Virtus closed-end funds announced the legal reorganization of their fixed income investment subadvisers. There are no changes to the funds' investment professionals, investment objectives or investment strategies in connection with the legal reorganization.
Effective July 1, 2022, Newfleet Asset Management, which is a manager of Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE: VGI) and Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. (NYSE: ZTR), and Stone Harbor Investment Partners, LLC, which manages Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (NYSE: EDF) and Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (NYSE: EDI), both wholly owned affiliates of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. ("Virtus"), were legally reorganized as separate divisions of Virtus Fixed Income Advisers, LLC ("VFIA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Virtus. Newfleet and Stone Harbor continue to manage portfolios independently. There was no change of control as a result of the legal reorganization. The subadvisory agreements for the funds were transferred to, and assumed by, VFIA with no other changes.
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BBB issues warning for phishing scam disguised as Camp Lejeune class action case
Scammers are taking advantage of the exposure the case is getting
InvestigateTV - The Better Business Bureau has released an alert for phishing schemes based on the Camp Lejeune class action lawsuit.
Keidra O’Neal received one of the fake emails that said she was eligible for compensation, despite never serving in the military or living at the military base.
“They were saying I won money out of a settlement and that I was included in a class action lawsuit and I’m like ‘how was my name being pulled in a class action lawsuit?’” O’Neal said. “Like, it was ridiculous.”
O’Neal reported the scam to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
BBB spokesperson Josh Planos explained fraudsters will often leverage legitimate operations, such as the Camp Lejeune case, and weaponize them.
Planos said oftentimes the emails will contain a link that downloads malware onto your device or direct you to a website that asks for personal information or money.
He added that if you served in the Marines at Camp Lejeune during a certain time period, you could be eligible for compensation.
Planos shared several tips on how to find out if you qualify to receive compensation and avoid scams:
- If you are eligible to be a member of a class action suit, always apply through the official channel
- For the Camp Lejeune class action case, the official channel is va.gov/camplejeune
- Settlements take time, so any offer of a quick payout is likely a scam
- Be wary of any unsolicited communication before you move forward
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has additional information on Camp Lejeune water contamination here.
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Fueled by rapid reinfections, California’s soaring summer COVID wave could top winter surge
New coronavirus infections in parts of California may be surging even higher than winter’s Omicron wave, potentially explaining why so many people seem to be infected simultaneously.
The concentration of coronavirus levels in San Francisco’s wastewater is at even higher levels than during the winter, according to data tweeted by Marlene Wolfe, an assistant professor in environmental health at Emory University.
Wastewater data for much of L.A. County — Los Angeles city and a wide swath of eastern and southern L.A. County — have been unavailable due to a supply chain shortage on testing supplies at the state level.
However, in the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District that serves areas in and around Calabasas, “you can see a steady increase in wastewater viral concentrations since the second week of June,” Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said during a briefing last week.
And since late last month, a steeper increase has been noted at the L.A. County Sanitation Districts’ treatment plant in Lancaster.
“Examining viral load in wastewater provides a promising way to supplement testing data and strengthen surveillance so we can better understand levels of community transmission,” Ferrer said.
The wastewater data suggest many infections aren’t being recorded in officially reported coronavirus case counts. That is because so many people are using at-home over-the-counter tests, which can be more convenient than getting tested at a medical facility, where results are reported to the government.
“When you look at the [coronavirus] case counts, they’re no longer reliable. There are tremendous undercounts,” Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the UC San Francisco Department of Medicine, said at a campus town hall Friday. “And the number of cases now probably is not all that dissimilar to what we saw during the massive surge in December and January.”
In Los Angeles County, an average of more than 222,000 tests were being recorded daily in January; in June, that figure had dropped to around 77,000 tests a day.
That’s why, Wachter said, he strongly recommends masking in indoor public settings “in the face of immense numbers of cases.”
At UC San Francisco’s hospitals, 5.7% of asymptomatic patients are testing positive for the coronavirus, meaning 1 in 18 people who feel fine nonetheless have the coronavirus. In other words, in a group of 100 people, there’s a 99.7% chance that someone there has the coronavirus and is potentially contagious. “Think about that the next time you go into a crowded bar or or get onto an airplane with 100 people,” Wachter said.
“I kind of wish the flight attendants would hold up a sign that says, ‘I can guarantee to you that someone on this plane has COVID,’ ” he said. “I think the rate of mask wearing would go up quite a bit.”
The spread of illness caused UC Irvine on Monday to renew a mask mandate inside campus buildings, following the lead of other campuses such as UC Riverside and UCLA and school systems like San Diego Unified. In addition, the film industry has recently begun to require masking on film sets again around Los Angeles.
L.A. County is prepared to reinstate a universal mask mandate in indoor public spaces for those 2 and older as early as July 29 if the rate of new coronavirus-positive hospitalizations does not improve. Weekly COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County have doubled in the last month, from 50 to 100 deaths per week. During the fall-and-winter Omicron surge, weekly deaths peaked at more than 500 a week.
Officials recommend that employers take steps to reduce crowding and, if there’s a suspected outbreak, expand options for remote work.
“Worldwide, we’re clearly in the throes of the sixth wave of the COVID epidemic,” UC San Francisco epidemiologist and infectious diseases expert Dr. George Rutherford said at the meeting. “This has been prompted by worldwide circulation of the newer Omicron sublineages: BA.4, BA.5 and now BA.2.75.
“This is my way of saying: We’re not out of the woods yet,” Rutherford said, adding that the World Health Organization “recently said there’s no reason to consider we’re anywhere near the end of this.” Last week, he noted that COVID-19 remains a “public health emergency of international concern.”
It’s unclear how long this wave will last. Dr. Robert Kosnik, director of UC San Francisco’s occupational health program, said a current surge among employees and students has so far lasted twice as long as its fall-and-winter wave, which lasted about two months.
It’s easy for COVID fatigue to set in, given the duration of this wave. But, Kosnik added, “we still need to be vigilant.”
That means not coming to work if you have symptoms, Kosnik said. At-home coronavirus tests can give negative test results for people on the first day or two of symptoms, even though they are contagious. It sometimes takes two or three days after symptoms begin for enough virus to have replicated in the body for the rapid test to turn positive.
Most Californians live in counties with a high COVID-19 community level, in which the CDC recommends universal masking in indoor public spaces.
“The symptoms are quite devious in my mind,” Kosnik said, with some people who don’t know they are infected thinking symptoms are only allergies or a cold.
“If you have symptoms, and you test negative, you need to still assume you could have COVID,” Wachter said.
The latest California models suggest the virus is spreading at even faster rates.
As of Monday, the California COVID Assessment Tool, published by the state Department of Public Health, said the spread of the coronavirus is likely increasing, with every infected Californian likely spreading it to 1.15 other people. Just a few days earlier, the model said the spread was likely stable.
BA.5 is the Omicron subvariant driving this latest wave, comprising an estimated 65% of weekly cases nationally, up from 17% a month earlier.
“BA.5 is not exactly a brand-new ballgame, but it’s definitely a new inning and we have to take it seriously,” Wachter said.
A challenge with COVID-19, Wachter said, has been that once we learn a pattern of how the disease works, “our brain locks in on those. And we kind of assume that they will continue to be true. And then when they turn not true, it’s a little bit hard for us to pivot.”
The subvariant BA.5 made up 65% of U.S. coronavirus cases over the week ending Saturday. A month ago, it made up 17% of cases.
That’s what’s happening now, Wachter said. Some patterns are still similar — new subvariants keep emerging that are even more contagious. Also, Omicron infections seem to cause less severe disease than Delta, the dominant coronavirus variant last summer. During Delta’s peak, about 5.6% of coronavirus cases in L.A. County required hospitalization, but during the winter’s Omicron wave, only about 1.2% of cases did.
But it’s still noteworthy that, while healthcare facilities are nowhere near as strained as during prior waves, hospitalizations are increasing.
In addition, “what is different — and this is where it is something of a game-changer — is the level of immune escape, and particularly to the degree to which immunity from prior infection, including prior versions of Omicron, doesn’t seem to count for as much,” Wachter said of BA.5.
So it’s wrong to think that if you’ve survived a coronavirus infection, you no longer have to worry about COVID-19 forever, or even perhaps three months, Wachter said.
“We are seeing reinfections as early as a month after a prior infection,” Wachter said. “You can’t count on COVID ‘superpowers’ from your prior infection-plus-vaccination to make you completely free of risk for the next three or four months, which is really the way we used to think about this a few months ago.”
Wachter said it’s unclear whether reinfections, on average, are more, less or the same severity as an earlier infection.
But he cited a recent preprint study from scientists with Washington University and the Veterans Affairs Saint Louis Health Care System suggesting that people who got reinfected “did worse over the long haul.” The study suggested that reinfected people have a higher long-term risk of death — even after the acute infection has resolved — besides other health problems.
“Compared to people with first infection, reinfection contributes additional risks of all-cause mortality, hospitalization, and adverse health outcomes,” the study said, including in organ systems affecting the cardiovascular, kidney, neurological and gastrointestinal systems and increasing risk of diabetes, fatigue and mental health disorders.
The risks were evident in not only unvaccinated people but also vaccinated people who got a booster shot. “The risks were most pronounced in the acute phase, but persisted in the post-acute phase of reinfection, and most were still evident at six months after reinfection,” the report said.
“It’s worth going with the assumption that getting reinfected is a bad thing — that once you’re infected, you have a little bit of additional immunity, but not that much. And you should go back to your prior position of trying to be careful,” Wachter said.
Determining which version of the coronavirus should be used to make COVID-19 vaccines and boosters is an exercise in educated guesswork.
That’s why it’s important to get up-to-date on vaccinations and boosters, Wachter said. Federal officials have said to not wait for an Omicron-specific booster that might come in the autumn; if you’re eligible for a first or second booster, get it now and you can still get an Omicron-specific booster later.
The existing vaccines, even if not designed specifically against the latest subvariants, still help reduce the risk of hospitalization and death, even if they’re relatively less effective at preventing infection in the first place.
A report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday found that vaccine effectiveness protecting against hospitalizations or emergency rooms visits declined five months after the second COVID-19 vaccine dose. That’s why it was so important to get a booster, and a second one, when eligible, the report said.
Second booster shots have been limited to people 50 and older and those who are immunocompromised age 12 and older. Wachter said that federal officials have been signaling that eligibility for a second booster will be coming soon.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTC: PNXLF), ("Argentina Lithium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has retained PI Financial Corp. ("PI") to provide market making services in accordance with TSX Venture Exchange policies.
PI will trade the securities of the Company on the TSX-V for the purposes of maintaining an orderly market. In consideration of the services provided by PI, the Company will pay PI a monthly cash fee of $4,000 for minimum term of three months and renewable thereafter. The Company and PI are unrelated and unaffiliated entities. PI will not receive shares or options as compensation and does not hold any shares in the Company for long term investment purposes for the benefit of PI Financial. The capital used for market making will be provided by PI.
About Argentina Lithium
Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp is focused on acquiring high quality lithium projects in Argentina and advancing them towards production in order to meet the growing global demand from the battery sector. The management group has a long history of success in the resource sector of Argentina and has assembled a first rate team of experts to acquire and advance the best lithium properties in the "Lithium Triangle". The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource management group that has pioneered exploration in Argentina since 1993.
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With nearly 50 years of manufacturing experience, Carol Electronics serves over 300 brand-name companies worldwide.
TAIPEI, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The demand for stylish, noise-canceling handheld microphones has significantly increased over the past several years, as an emerging trend. With its "AHNC Active Noise Canceling" handheld microphones, Carol Electronics, the Taiwanese company with a remarkable 47-year track record for designing, developing, and manufacturing quality electroacoustic products, has successfully solved the annoying problem and provides users with an incredibly pleasant acoustic experience.
The core technology that enables the noise-canceling capability of AHNC microphones, utilizes the reverse connection of the upper and lower capsules to cancel the noises and maintain the authentic output of sounds. It also significantly reduces various vibration noises, such as handheld noise, vibration noise, linkage vibration noise, stage vibration noise, electromagnetic noise, etc., and delivers clear and clean sound for a superior and enjoyable acoustic experience for the audience.
Another featured product of Carol Electronics is its Bluetooth multimedia audio and video system. It can successfully integrate audio and visual content to achieve multi-functional capabilities for its Bluetooth wireless audio and video amplifier. With technology such as "Dual video output", the Bluetooth system is compatible with both HDMI and VGA output to connect with televisions, projectors, laptops, etc. Through the multimedia system, audio inputs are amplified. While exhibiting visual media presentations, the output volume can be adjusted independently to make the teaching or presentation reporting more engaging. The Bluetooth system supports VGA, HDMI, UHF, Bluetooth, 3.5mm and 6.3mm/ 2.4g and is compatible with all existing mainstream video and audio input and output devices.
With 47-year history, Carol Electronics has been entrusted by more than 300 OEM customers for its all-rounded product development and service packages. From product research and development, design, and manufacturing to shipment, Carol Electronics delivers the internationally highest standard of quality control system. In addition, Carol Electronics owns more than 120 international patents from different countries. Carol Electronics' brand, "Carol", is now a leading brand in the electroacoustic industry with product distributors in 17 countries worldwide. Welcome to our booth at The 2023 NAMM SHOW in Anaheim (booth 11530, Hall A).
For more information, please visit Carol Electronics at:
- Company website: https://www.taiwancarol.com/index_tw.php
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A Very Merry Badlands Christmas is playing exclusively in Medora this December. The show is a wonderful celebration of Christmas, featuring some of the Medora Musicals' past and present favorites all coming together to share the sounds of the holidays!
"Medora and Christmas just seem to go together," says Randy Hatzenbuhler, TRMF President, "and this year we are excited to bring folks a show that not only fills them with the spirit of the season but also invites them to escape to the Badlands for a getaway of rest and relaxation."
A Very Merry Badlands Christmas will play from December 1 through December 18, at the Old Town Hall Theater, with both matinee and evening times available.
Thursday, December 1 | 7:30pm
Friday, December 2 | 7:30pm
Saturday, December 3 | 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 4 | 2:00pm
Thursday, December 8 | 7:30pm
Friday, December 9 | 7:30pm
Saturday, December 10 | 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 11 | 2:00pm
Thursday, December 15 | 7:30pm
Friday, December 16 | 7:30pm
Saturday, December 17 | 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, December 18 | 2:00pm
December in Medora also brings some great weekend activities that are fun for the whole family.
Cowboy Christmas | December 2-4
Medora's Old Fashioned Cowboy Christmas brings the heartwarming tradition of Christmas in the Badlands back for another year. Guests enjoy cozy comfort food, shopping, dancing, and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy — all amidst western Christmas decor and snow-capped buttes.
Fat Tire Bike Race | December 10, 10:00pm-4:00pm
Be bold, and brave the cold at the 7th annual Bold St. Nicks winter fatbike & snowshoe race. Racers will experience the frozen Maah Daah Hey trail solo or as a team as they attempt to complete as many laps around the approximately 4-mile racecourse as possible before time runs out.
Rough Riders Hotel and Theodore's Dining Room are also open year-round. Guests can come out for a cozy winter getaway or bring the whole team for a holiday party. Theodores is open for breakfast 7:00am - 10:00am daily, and dinner Wed-Sun 5:00pm - 8:00pm, with all of Theodore's favorites including Bison Osso Bucco, Beef Tenderloin and Prime Rib Queen Cut 12 oz.
"There is nothing more special than a snowcapped Badlands welcome as you pull into town to take in a show, great dinner at Theodore's Dining Room, and a night at the Rough Riders Hotel," says Hatzenbuhler. "We hope folks will come out and enjoy it."
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Families can access nutritious recipes, tips and enter for a chance to win $5,000, plus other great prizes!
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kicking off during National Nutrition Month, Eggland's Best has teamed up with the YMCA to make a positive impact on families and communities and support healthier lifestyles for all! As a proud national sponsor of the Y's Healthy Kids Day taking place on April 29, Eggland's Best is encouraging families nationwide to focus on their overall nutrition and wellness routines. Additionally, the brand will provide recipes, tips, and funding to support nutrition education throughout the year.
"For over 30 years, the YMCA has given children and families the opportunity to learn about the importance of healthy eating, nutrition and physical activity, mental and emotional well-being and more with our Healthy Kids Day initiative and more," said YMCA of the USA's Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Valerie Waller. "We're excited to have Eggland's Best's support this initiative as well as other areas of our nutrition education programming to inspire families to build good nutrition and overall wellness habits throughout the summer months."
Healthy Kids Day, the largest event of its kind in the nation, presents a special opportunity for kids and their caregivers to learn how to stay active and make healthy eating fun all summer long. As a proud sponsor of the national event, Eggland's Best will be providing nutrition education tools and resources, from recipes to registered dietitian-backed tips, that families and children can implement in their daily lives to encourage physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Eggland's Best will also support the Y's mission and efforts to promote equity in the food distribution system, particularly in under-resourced communities that experience higher rates of food insecurity. A significant grant donation will help enhance and strengthen food access and nutrition education for underserved communities across the country.
"We're so proud to team up with the Y to provide families with an opportunity to learn more about their overall wellness, while also supporting its critical efforts to promote food equity and access across the U.S.," said Kurt Misialek, President and CEO of Eggland's Best. "At Eggland's Best, we strive to help families fulfill their health and wellness goals by supplying the only egg that provides superior taste, nutrition, versatility and freshness compared to ordinary eggs."
Additionally, Eggland's Best will be offering families the chance to win a variety of prizes with the "Recipe for a Healthy Family" Sweepstakes. From now through May 5th, fans can enter daily at EBFamilySweeps.com for a chance to win the Grand Prize of $5,000 to plus up their nutrition and overall wellness routine! Families can also win a $250 grocery gift card, Eggland's Best and YMCA swag, cooking equipment to whip up healthy recipes and a 3-month supply of Eggland's Best eggs!
For busy families looking for fun, healthy snacks on the go, Eggland's Best tapped Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner to create two easy-to-make, nutrition-packed recipes! The Oatmeal Snack Bars or Breakfast Egg Boxes, both made with Eggland's Best eggs, will give families the nutrition and energy to thrive throughout the day.
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For delicious recipes, Sweepstakes Official Rules and how to enter, visit www.EBFamilySweeps.com. For more information on Eggland's Best eggs, visit www.egglandsbest.com.
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Eggland's Best was voted "America's Most Trusted Egg Brand" by American shoppers in the BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards; "America's Most Recommended™ Eggs" by women in the Women's Choice Awards; and "Product of the Year." In addition, Eggland's Best has received more than 100 awards and honors from trusted publications, such as Prevention Magazine, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Taste of Home, Women's Health, and many others.
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The Wyoming Senate approved a bill on Monday that would restructure rooftop solar — and could slow its adoption — across the state.
If Senate File 92 also clears the House of Representatives and is signed into law, households that install solar panels after July 1, 2024, will no longer be guaranteed retail-rate payments for surplus power or protections against solar-specific fees. The bill preserves the current system through 2039 for existing solar users.
The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, aims to ensure solar users are paying their fair share for the grid infrastructure they rely on when solar alone doesn’t meet their electricity needs. It’s backed by Wyoming’s largest electric utilities, but has led to an outcry among environmental groups and other solar advocates.
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As written, the bill hands decisions about electric utilities’ rates and other charges over to the Wyoming Public Service Commission. An amendment proposed by Case and adopted in the Senate ahead of Monday’s vote would allow electric cooperatives’ boards of directors to set their own rates — but would still let state regulators settle disputes.
According to Case, and the utilities that support the bill, changing state statute now will ensure other power customers won’t end up subsidizing solar users’ costs in the future.
Opponents of the bill argue that it’s premature, citing an analysis from last summer, which found that only about 1% of Wyoming households have rooftop solar — a number confirmed last week by the Public Service Commission — and that installations could still multiply several times before the cost burden becomes noticeable.
If rates are lowered too early, as those opposing the bill fear they will be, it could take solar users much longer to recoup the thousands of dollars they spent to install the panels — disincentivizing people from installing solar after mid-2024.
Case has said the bill’s 16-year grandfather period for existing solar users is meant to ensure that people who have already shelled out the money can earn it back.
A separate amendment suggested by Sen. Chris Rothfuss, R-Laramie, replaced one sentence in the bill — “The compensation system shall prevent rate subsidization of customer-generators by other customers of an electric utility” — with, “The compensation system shall provide for just and reasonable rates, terms and conditions.”
The amendment “basically leaves the doors open so that the PSC can do what they do best, which is set a fair rate,” Rothfuss said.
“I’ve received a lot of concerns from constituents that indicate that they expect kind of an unfair outcome,” he added. “I want to make sure that this is a fair outcome.”
The Senate approved the amendment, with Case’s backing, and then passed the bill by a margin of 18 to 11. Rothfuss voted in favor. | https://trib.com/business/energy/senate-passes-disputed-changes-to-rooftop-solar/article_24f9fff6-a0f6-11ed-8036-2b485efffeec.html | 2023-01-31 01:58:31 | 0 | https://trib.com/business/energy/senate-passes-disputed-changes-to-rooftop-solar/article_24f9fff6-a0f6-11ed-8036-2b485efffeec.html |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 15, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern San Jacinto County in southeastern Texas...
Northern Liberty County in southeastern Texas...
Southwestern Polk County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Coldspring,
or 12 miles southwest of Livingston, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Shepherd, Coldspring, Goodrich, Lake Livingston State Park,
southern West Livingston and Romayor.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember,
if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by
lightning.
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, December 25, 2022
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KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian governor of the eastern Luhansk region says Russian bombardments killed three people in and around the city of Lysychansk, which is a key focus of fighting.
Serhiy Haidai said Thursday that one person was killed in Lysychansk and two in the nearby village of Ustynivka the day before amid a Russian artillery bombardment. He said strikes in the region had hit various targets including private houses and a humanitarian aid center, without specifying how the people died.
Haidai is the Kyiv-backed governor of the Luhansk region, where the Ukrainian government is holding onto a small area around Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk in the face of a focused push by Russian forces.
In the northern Kharkiv region, governor Oleh Synehubov said two men ages 64 and 82 had been killed in shelling of the town of Balakliya and 10 other people were injured, including a 9-year-old girl. Five other people were injured in various other places in the region, he wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— As Ukraine war grinds, world pushes for way to get grain out
— Scars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months
— Saving the children: War closes in on eastern Ukrainian town
— US aims to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against China
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Follow AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
DAVOS, Switzerland — Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov says that not enough strategic steps have been taken in recent years to prevent Europe’s growing dependence on Russian gas and to counter hybrid attacks.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, Petkov said that the war in Ukraine “caused many crises to us because we had allowed ourselves to be dependent on Russia”.
Petkov said that after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Europe criticized Moscow but did nothing to reduce its dependence on it.
“While we linked the price of electricity to that of gas, Russia now can not only reduce gas supplies, but also regulate electricity prices in Europe,” he said.
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DAVOS, Switzerland — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated his conviction that Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t win the war in Ukraine.
“He has already failed to achieve all his strategic goals,” Scholz said Thursday in his speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The chancellor said that “a capture of all of Ukraine by Russia seems further away today than it did at the beginning of the war. More than ever, Ukraine is emphasizing its European future.”
In addition, Scholz said Thursday, the “brutality of the Russian war” has prompted two states to move closer to NATO.
“With Sweden and Finland, two close friends and partners want to join the North Atlantic alliance. They are most welcome!” the chancellor said.
Scholz added that Putin had also underestimated the unity and strength with which the Group of Seven major industrialized nations, NATO and the European Union had responded to his aggression.
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MILAN, Italy — The World Food Program has been pushing to get wheat out of Ukrainian ports to help feed the hungry elsewhere in the world and avert growing food insecurity in vulnerable regions, while also making room for the harvest of grain that has recently been planted.
“We are pushing 100% to get the food that is stuck in that port out. It needs to be a continuous flow, it cannot be a few ships full. We need to get what we can out of there, not just for the Ukrainian economy but to get to people who need it in Yemen and Somalia and Afghanistan,’’ said WFP spokesman John Dumont.
Dumont was in Odesa a couple of weeks ago, and says the grain silos are full. “They are planting now. Where are they going to put that wheat when it is harvest time at the end of June and July? There is no place for it to go.”
“It needs to get out in a continuous way. It cannot just be a little one-off humanitarian convoy. The Black Sea needs to open.”
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MOSCOW — The Kremlin says it expects Ukraine to recognize the existing situation and accept Moscow’s demands.
Asked Thursday if Russia expects Ukraine to make territorial concessions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “Moscow expects the acceptance of its demands and the understanding of the real situation that exists de-facto.”
Russia has previously demanded that Ukraine recognize the Russian sovereignty over the Crimean Peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014 and acknowledge the independence of Russia-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine.
During the talks in March, Ukrainian officials said that the status of Crimea and the separatist regions could be discussed later, but in recent weeks they have toughened their stand and said that Russian troops should pull back to areas where they were before Moscow launched a military action in Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Speaking in a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Peskov said that “Kyiv must acknowledge the de-facto situation and just have a sober assessment of it.”
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DAVOS, Switzerland — Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger has warned that Russia that “will go further” and his country could be next if Ukraine fails to win the war.
Heger was speaking to Sky News at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Slovakia, a member of the European Union and NATO, borders Ukraine.
“We need to support Ukraine because if they fail, then it’s going to threaten us, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia,” Heger said.
He said Russia going beyond Ukrainian borders is “the fear.”
“But at this moment I’m glad what kind of bravery the Ukrainian people show, how much they are able to defend their country.”
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says Russian President Vladimir Putin is “trying to hold the world to ransom” by demanding that some sanctions be lifted before Russia allowed Ukrainian grain shipments to resume.
“He’s essentially weaponized hunger and lack of food among the poorest people around the world,” Truss said during a visit Thursday to the Bosnia. “We simply cannot allow this to happen.”
Truss vows that “will do all, with our allies and partners, to get the grain out of Ukraine and supply the rest of the world. “
But she says that the sanctions must stay in place to cut off funding for the war in Ukraine.
“We need to ensure Putin loses in Ukraine,” Truss says.” What we cannot have is any lifting of sanctions, any appeasement, which will simply make Putin stronger in the longer term.”
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MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that the West needs to lift some of its sanctions against Russia for grain shipments from Ukraine to resume.
Western allies have accused Russia of blocking grain exports from Ukraine in a move that is exacerbating food shortages in Africa and other regions.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that “we categorically reject the accusations and accuse Western countries of taking a series of unlawful actions that has led to the blockade.”
Speaking in a conference call with reporters, he added that the West, in particular, “must cancel the unlawful decisions that hamper chartering ships and exporting grain.”
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VIENNA — A U.S. diplomat based in Vienna has condemned the “sheer barbarity, sadistic cruelty, and lawlessness” of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter was speaking Thursday, three months after Russia launched its invasion.
“I think we all know what would happen if Russia were to achieve ‘success’ in Ukraine,” Carpenter said in a speech to the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
“Russian diplomats know it too,” he said. “There would be more horrific reports from filtration camps, more forcibly displaced people, more summary executions, more torture, more rape, and more looting.”
Carpenter called on OSCE member countries to provide Ukraine with “the support it needs right now to defend itself against (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s revanchist delusions.”
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MOSCOW — The Russian military says it has destroyed a large Ukrainian unit with equipment at a railway station in the east.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Thursday that the Russian warplanes hit the railway station in Pokrovsk when an assault brigade that arrived to reinforce the Ukrainian forces in the region was unloading there.
Konashenkov also said that the Russian military destroyed Ukraine’s electronic intelligence center in Dniprovske in the southern Mykolaiv region, killing 11 Ukrainian soldiers and 15 foreign experts. His claims couldn’t be independently confirmed.
Konashenkov stated that the Russian air force has struck 48 troops and weapons concentrations and two ammunition depots over the past 24 hours.
Elsewhere in Ukraine, the Russian artillery hit over 500 Ukrainian targets, including troops concentrations and artillery positions, he said.
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The General Staff of the Ukrainian military said Thursday that the Russian forces have continued attempts to press their offensive in several sections of the frontline in the east and also launched missile and air strikes at infrastructure facilities across the country.
Rodion Miroshnik, a representative of the separatist Luhansk region in Russia, said that about 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers are currently in captivity in the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk regions and their number is growing daily by the “hundreds.”
His claims couldn’t be independently verified.
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LONDON — Britain’s military says Russia has suffered substantial losses among its elite units because of “complacency” among commanders and failure to anticipate strong Ukrainian resistance.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense says the airbone VDV has been involved in “several notable tactical failures” since the Feb. 24 invasion, including the attempt to capture and hold Hostomel Airfield near Kyiv early in the war and failed attempts to cross the Siverskyi Donets River in eastern Ukraine.
In its daily intelligence update, the defense ministry said the VDV had been sent on missions “better suited to heavier armoured infantry and has sustained heavy casualties during the campaign. Its mixed performance likely reflects a strategic mismanagement of this capability and Russia’s failure to secure air superiority.”
It said “the failure to anticipate Ukrainian resistance and the subsequent complacency of Russian commanders has led to significant losses across many of Russia’s more elite units.”
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MOSCOW — The Russian Central Bank has cut its key interest rate to 11% from 14%, citing a slowdown in inflation.
It is the third three-point cut since the Central Bank hiked the rate to 20% in late February after Russian forces entered Ukraine. It said inflation had been at 17.8% in April, but slowed slightly to 17.5% as of an estimate May 20.
“External conditions for the Russian economy are still challenging, considerably constraining economic activity,” the Central Bank said in a statement. “Financial stability risks decreased somewhat, enabling a relaxation of some capital control measures.”
The Central Bank’s next meeting to review the rate is June 10.
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The Russian Defense Ministry is promising to open a safe corridor to allow foreign ships to leave Black Sea ports. A separate corridor will be open to allow ships to leave Mariupol by sailing from the port on the Sea of Azov port to the Black Sea.
Mikhail Mizintsev, who heads the National Defense Control Center under the General Staff, said 70 foreign vessels from 16 countries are now in six ports on the Black Sea including Odesa, Kherson and Mykolaiv.
Mizintsev, whose comments at a briefing in Moscow on Wednesday were reported by the Interfax news agency, said the corridors would be open every day.
Earlier Wednesday, the Russia military said Mariupol’s port was functioning again after three months of fighting. The Defense Ministry spokesman said the military first had to clear the port of mines.
The Russian military, which maintains a naval fleet in the Black Sea, has effectively blocked commercial shipping at Ukrainian ports.
The blockade has endangered the world food supply by preventing Ukraine from shipping its agricultural products. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil.
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UNITED NATIONS — The International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday that it has been able to give answers to 300 families in Russia and Ukraine about the fate of their loved ones.
ICRC Director-General Robert Mardini told reporters that the organization’s work trying to clarify the fate of missing persons “is very much on track.” He did not disclose the fate of the 300 Russians and Ukrainians, saying only that their families had provided “very concrete questions about their loved ones.”
Mardini said some progress has also been made on the right of the ICRC to visit prisoners of war, which is part of the Geneva conventions.
“There is agreement on both sides” on this right, “which is good news,” Mardini said, but the major obstacle in the ICRC carrying out visits is the war itself and the logistical constraints.
Mardini said the ICRC registered all the Ukrainian fighters that held out until last week at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol before they were taken to Russian-controlled territory. Russia said there were 2,439 Ukrainian fighters.
“Registering prisoners of war or detainees amounts to nothing short of a life insurance,” Mardini said.
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Fetuses can react to taste, smell while inside the womb, study says
Researchers from Durham University in the United Kingdom have the first photo evidence showing fetuses reacting to taste and smell while inside the womb.
While previous studies have suggested a fetus can taste and smell in utero, the evidence was based only on outcomes post-birth, according to a Durham University news release.
This recent study, published in the journal Psychological Science on Sept. 21, captured 4D ultrasound scans that show fetuses reacting to different flavored capsules given to the mothers.
Choose: The kale pill or the carrot pill
Approximately 100 pregnant women were given either a kale capsule or a carrot capsule, which was about the size of a standard vitamin, according to Jacqueline Blissett, a co-author of the study.
But why kale and carrot? Blissett explained that the goal of the study was to test responses to vegetable flavors that were more or less liked with different flavor profiles. Researchers believed kale and carrot fit those descriptions well.
Responses: Laugh or cry
4D ultrasound scan showing before and after result after pregnant woman ingests kale capsule. (Beyza Ustun, Nadja Reissland, Judith Covey, Benoist Schaal, and Jacqueline Blissett via Storyful)
After a pregnant woman ingested either the kale or carrot capsule, it took about 30 minutes to see results, according to Blissett.
Each participant in the study would wait about 20 minutes after swallowing a capsule before they were given an ultrasound.
Before and after image showing a fetus after its mother ingests a carrot capsule. (Beyza Ustun, Nadja Reissland, Judith Covey, Benoist Schaal, and Jacqueline Blissett via Storyful)
The fetuses exposed to the carrot capsule showed a more "laughter-face" expression, and the ones exposed to the kale capsules showed a more "crying-face" expression, according to researchers.
To be fair, most people cry if forced to eat kale.
How does a fetus taste and smell in amniotic fluid?
While in utero, a fetus both breathes in and drinks the amniotic fluid it’s floating in. So while it does get much of its nutrients through its umbilical cord, it also "eats" its amniotic fluid to help practice swallowing and digestion.
"In human fetuses, taste buds develop anatomically at 8 weeks’ gestation and can detect tastants from 14 weeks’ gestation," according to the study.
When a pregnant woman eats or drinks something, those flavor profiles have the potential to disseminate into the amniotic fluid. So whatever the mom can taste, the fetus could also taste or smell — at least that’s what the study is hypothesizing.
But how do you smell a liquid while in liquid?
A fetus’ olfactory sensory neurons usually develop within 24 weeks of gestation, the study said.
Odors in the amniotic fluid can still reach a fetus’ smell receptors as it breathes the liquid in and out, according to Blissett.
What’s next?
Researchers believe the results of this study show what a pregnant woman eats could potentially map out a child’s taste preference after birth "and potentially have implications for establishing healthy eating habits."
A follow-up study is already underway with the same group of women and their newborn babies to see if the influence of flavors they experienced in the womb impacts how they accept other types of foods and flavors post-birth.
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Sebastian Cavallaro, a 10 year-old boy from Woodbridge, has fighted his way onto the national fencing scene after first jumping into the sport last year.
Sebastian’s coach, Sandra Marchant, watched on as he got ready to face off against an adult at the Woodbridge Fencing Academy in Woodbridge.
But it's not like the movies, where swashbucklers have only their swords and wits to guide them in duels. Fencers fight with the help of a scoreboard and a sensor located at the tip of a sword, known in fencing as a blade.
Marchant showed off a cable plugged into the base of Sebastian’s blade and connected it to the scoreboard. He’s still a kid, but he’s getting really good at it, she says.
“He holds his own with all these guys,” Marchant said.
It’s really impressive, considering Sebastian just started fencing in 2022 but is already competing at national competitions.
There are other children his age and older, Marchant said, eager to try it out. Families are so interested in fencing, that she’s already looking into moving to a larger space to accommodate more students.
Marchant said the sport is getting more popular. And while fencing lags behind other sports such as baseball and football, Connecticut, she said, has a growing fencing scene.
Marchant said there’s a simple reason why fencing is getting a boost
“We get to hit our friends. This is so cool,” she said.
Sebastian likes to fence because it makes him think.
“My favorite part is probably fencing other people. Because I think about strategy and how to win,” he said.
Marchant has to make sure the blade actually works before anyone starts swinging. Fencing once worked on a honor system. But, people cheated, and players started wearing white, so blades marked with red chalk or ink could leave a mark on their opponent’s uniform to reflect the touch.
The sensor starts beeping and Sebastian is soon lunging at his contender, thrusting his epee blade. It is one of three blades used in fencing.
Sebastian started fencing partly because his friends also picked up the sport.
He said carrying the blade was physically taxing when he first started.
“It was a little heavy for me, because I wasn't used to carrying something of that weight for long periods of time,” he said.
He now practices six hours a week.
He’s a relative newcomer, but Sebastian has already competed in national events. This year he competed at the USA Fencing Youth 10 Men’s Epee, where he placed 53rd out of 95 athletes. He’s also competed at the Mission Super Youth Circuit and the Cobra Challenge Super Youth Circuit among competitions.
Fencing is a very inclusive sport. Jonah Cohen, an 11 year-old boy who fences while in a wheelchair, likes the sport because it helps him defend himself.
“The instincts that you develop are amazing. I parry when I don't even have to, but I just feel threatened,” Cohen said.
Cohen can still stand and walk. Marchant said she doesn’t treat him differently from the other students.
Sebastian sparred with children his age but later started to spar with teens and adults. But the class is mostly made up of children.
There’s a good reason for this. Fencing gives children more scholarship opportunities, according to Rob Holub, a sports management professor at the University of New Haven,
Holub noted while the sport isn’t that popular on a national level, saying that out of 520,000 NCAA athletes, 1,454 are fencers, the lack of students practicing it is actually a blessing in disguise.
It helps prospective students stand out from the rest.
“It is the best chance at an athletic scholarship at the Division I level, simply because of the number of players in total, compared to the amount of college spots available,” Holub said.
Marchant said many parents want their children to fence in order to improve their chances of getting admitted into prestigious universities.
Sebastian’s father, Chris, is more interested in building his son’s character.
He sat comfortably in a chair as he watched Sebastian swing his blade. Sebastian used to be a competitive skateboarder, and his father said his reaction is the same when he loses a match. He gets angry. Chris Cavallaro readily admits Sebastian hates to lose.
But there’s value in losing as well, he said.
“I'm hoping that through the sport and through his focus on improvement, and dedication that he finds the success and the strength from coming out of those defeats to build his character and strength,” Cavallaro said. | https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2023-06-21/on-guard-young-ct-resident-new-to-fencing-dives-into-national-arena | 2023-06-21 17:49:44 | 0 | https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2023-06-21/on-guard-young-ct-resident-new-to-fencing-dives-into-national-arena |
Catawba College participating in 12th annual Ethics Bowl
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - A team of students from Catawba College will be participating in North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities’ (NCICU) annual Ethics Bowl on February 10 and 11 at the North Carolina Legislative Complex in Raleigh, NC.
The team includes Anna Armstrong, a senior studying History; Jennifer Carbajal, a first-year student studying politics; Rachel Davis, a sophomore studying politics/environment and sustainability; Suzie Rodriquez, a junior studying politics/pre-law; and Claire Vinskus, a first-year currently undeclared. The team is coordinated by Dr. Norris Feeney, Assistant Professor of Politics. Feeney typically leads courses in international relations and comparative politics while also regularly offering courses in the College’s Honors and First-Year Experience programs. The Catawba College Alumni Association is sponsoring this year’s team.
Artificial intelligence, mental health, and non-fungible tokens (NFT’s) in the art world are a few of the topics that may be debated under the umbrella of Ethics in Contemporary Society as part of the Ethics Bowl.
Students from 16 private college and university campuses across NC will participate.
“This is NCICU’s 12th annual Ethics Bowl, and the first in-person event since 2020,” said NCICU president Hope Williams. “The broad theme of Ethics in Contemporary Society presents timely and important topics for discussion. The Ethics Bowl is both academically challenging and an individually rewarding experience for our students.”
Each Ethics Bowl team has four-to-six student members. A campus coordinator works with the students to help them prepare for the competition which consists of four rounds over the two-days, plus semi-final and final rounds. In each round, a specially developed case study outlining a complex ethical situation related to the theme will be presented to the teams for debate. The round is awarded to the team that makes the most sound, persuasive presentation.
Three judges and one moderator participate in each match. Approximately 60 business, non-profit, and government professionals have volunteered to fill those roles.
The NCIC Ethics Bowl is made possible by sponsorships that allow students to participate at no cost to themselves or their institution.
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How well do you know Wimbledon, the Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Monday on the grass courts of the All England Club? Give this AP quiz a try:
Under Article III, Section E, of the 2023 Grand Slam Rule Book, how much can a player be fined for each violation for failing to “use … best efforts to win a match”?
a.) $1,000
b.) $10,000
c.) $20,000
d.) $50,000
Katie Boulter beat Jodie Burrage 6-3, 6-3 in an all-British final on June 18 to win the Nottingham Open, one of several pre-Wimbledon tune-up events played on grass courts. When was the last time two British women played each other for a WTA Tour title? (Bonus: Where was the tournament, who were the players, and which won?)
a.) 1977
b.) 1987
c.) 1997
d.) 2007
Who was the last player other than Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray to win the men’s singles championship at Wimbledon? (Bonus: Whom did he defeat in the final and what year was it?)
a.) Andy Roddick
b.) Lleyton Hewitt
c.) Marat Safin
d.) Pete Sampras
Coco Gauff was 15 when she became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon and then made it all the way to the fourth round of the main draw. She was 18 when she reached the final at the French Open last year. Who was the youngest woman to win a Grand Slam title since 2000? (Bonus: How old was she and which major did she win?)
a.) Serena Williams
b.) Kim Clijsters
c.) Maria Sharapova
d.) Emma Raducanu
As the reigning men’s champion at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic will open play on Centre Court on the first Monday of the tournament. This is his seventh time defending his title there; how many times did he lose before the semifinals on those previous half-dozen occasions?
a.) Zero
b.) One
c.) Two
d.) Three
No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek has yet to make it past the fourth round at Wimbledon, but she has been unbeatable on the last day at other Grand Slam tournaments: She is 4-0 so far in major finals. Which of the following women also began their careers in that fashion?
a.) Monica Seles
b.) Steffi Graf
c.) Naomi Osaka
d.) Martina Navratilova
Venus Williams, who is 43, received a wild-card invitation to play at Wimbledon this year, marking her 24th appearance in the singles field. How many total titles have she and her younger sister, Serena — who finished her playing career last season — won at the All England Club, taking into account each trophy for singles, women’s doubles (if they won together, it counts twice) and mixed doubles?
a.) 10
b.) 15
c.) 20
d.) 25
1st Round. c. There could be additional penalties if there are determined to be “circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of a tournament or are singularly egregious,” thus constituting what is considered a more significant offense.
2nd Round. a. Sue Barker beat Virginia Wade in San Francisco in 1977.
3rd Round. b. Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian in straight sets in 2002. Since then, Federer has won the event a men’s-record eight times, and Djokovic has won it seven times, while Nadal and Murray each won it twice.
4th Round. c. Sharapova was 17 when she beat Serena Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final for the first of what would become five major trophies during her playing career. Williams also was 17 when she won the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Open — but that was in 1999. Raducanu was 18 when she won the 2021 U.S. Open.
Quarterfinals. b. The only time he lost in Week 1 after winning the trophy the prior year was in 2016, when Sam Querrey defeated Djokovic in the third round. Djokovic’s other five title defenses went like this: one semifinal loss (2012) and four championships (2015, 2019, 2021, 2022).
Semifinals. a. and c. Osaka, who currently is off the tour while pregnant, won the 2018 and 2020 U.S. Opens and the 2019 and 2021 Australian Opens, and she never has lost a match in the quarterfinals or later at any major tournament. Seles began her career with a 6-0 record in major finals and ended up 9-4.
Final. d. Venus Williams has 11 total trophies from the All England Club; Serena Williams has 14. Venus’ haul: five in singles, six in doubles (all with Serena). Serena’s haul: seven in singles, six in doubles and one in mixed doubles (with Max Mirnyi in 1998).
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Howard Fendrich has been the AP’s tennis writer since 2002. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/HowardFendrich
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(The Hill) – The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to ban assault weapons on Wednesday, the first time in two decades a congressional panel has moved to prohibit the sale, transfer and possession of the popular firearms.
The committee approved the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 in a 25-18 vote following an hours-long markup.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the committee, announced last week that the panel would move on the legislation. The move comes after a spate of mass shootings in the U.S., a number of which were perpetrated by young men reportedly wielding assault-style semi-automatic rifles.
A gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas in May, killing 19 students and two teachers. Earlier this month, seven people were fatally shot at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Ill.
In both incidents, the alleged shooter was a young man with an AR-style semi-automatic weapon, which is the main firearm the legislation aims to restrict.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), specifically seeks to prohibit the sale, manufacture, transfer or import of all semi-automatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine and have a pistol grip; a forward grip; a folding, telescoping or detachable stock; a grenade launcher; a barrel shroud or a threaded barrel.
It also places restrictions on semi-automatic rifles with fixed magazines that can fit more than 10 rounds, bump fire stocks, high-capacity feeding devices that can hold more than 10 rounds, and semi-automatic shotguns with specific features.
The measure does not, however, apply to antique firearms, manually-operated firearms and upwards of 2,000 specific models of firearms used for hunting and sporting.
While the assault weapons ban passed through committee on Wednesday, it is unclear when — and if — it will be brought to the House floor for a vote. Nadler last week said he was looking forward to “moving this legislation through the Judiciary Committee next week and onto the House floor,” but House leadership has not yet announced a vote.
That is likely because it is unclear if the legislation has the votes to pass.
Two Democrats, Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Henry Cuellar (Texas), have said they will not support the bill, and a handful of others remain undecided.
On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) has said he would support an assault weapons ban if it came to the floor. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) has backed the concept of an assault weapons ban, but he has not yet said if he will support the specific bill under consideration.
During her weekly press conference last week, Pelosi said “there is great support in our Caucus for an assault weapons ban.”
Asked if he plans to bring the bill to the floor before August recess, House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters on Tuesday “I may do that.”
“Obviously, the committee’s going to be dealing with it tomorrow, and we’ll talk to the chairman about it. But I think it’s an important bill for us to consider,” he added.
Former President Clinton signed an assault weapons ban in 1994, which eventually expired in 2004.
In opening remarks at the markup on Wednesday, Nadler made the case for banning assault weapons.
“As we have learned all too well in recent years, assault weapons — especially when combined with high-capacity magazines — are the weapon of choice for mass shootings. These military-style weapons are designed to kill the most people in the shortest amount of time,” he said. “Quite simply, there is no place for them on our streets.”
The chairman said assault weapons are solely meant “to kill people efficiently,” adding “it is time to protect our communities and to ban them once more.”
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), ranking member of the committee, argued in opening remarks that the bill would “strip Americans of their right” and asserted that “it would do nothing to make our communities safer.”
“Democrats know this legislation will not reduce violent crime or reduce the likelihood of mass shootings, but they are obsessed with attacking law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment liberties,” he added.
The Ohio Republican also said the assault weapons ban would prevent law-abiding Americans from using weapons “to defend themselves against violent intruders in their home.”
“Prevented from defending themselves, their family, their property because of this legislation. This legislation is dangerous, it doesn’t square with the Constitution, with the Second Amendment in any way, and it has failed in the past,” he added.
Last month, Congress passed and President Biden signed a gun safety bill into law. The measure bolstered background checks for firearm purchasers ages 18 to 21 and created a federal offense for people who acquired firearms through straw purchases or trafficking, among other measures.
Aside from that, the House previously passed bills to nationalize red flag laws and create an active shooter communications network, and it approved a sweeping firearm package that, among other provisions, called for raising the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21.
However, those bills, like the assault weapons ban, had little chance of advancing given GOP opposition in the evenly divided Senate. | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/house-committee-advances-bill-to-ban-assault-weapons/ | 2022-07-21 04:46:43 | 1 | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/house-committee-advances-bill-to-ban-assault-weapons/ |
A city that entered 2023 in a foul humor received a triple dose of horror during the holiday break. With Portland experiencing 101 homicides over the previous year, it’s difficult to label any confluence of events as “a new low,” but three shocking regional incidents in the space of a week—two violent attacks at train stations and the destruction of a religious landmark—seemed to consolidate most of the city’s fears into easily digestible nuggets of nastiness. It helped that the common elements in the incidents were social ills that residents already felt were spiraling out of control.
Date: Dec. 28
Location: Gateway Transit Center, Northeast 99th Avenue and Halsey Street
Defendant: Brianna Workman, 32
Charges: First-degree attempted assault, third-degree assault, recklessly endangering another person, and two other misdemeanors
What she’s accused of: Shoving a 3-year-old girl off the MAX station platform and onto the train tracks, unprovoked. No train was coming, but the child suffered a bump on her head.
Notable line from charging documents: “Witness reported that she just saw a ‘little girl flying into the tracks’ face first, and observed the child’s head bounce off the metal track.”
Common elements: Attack occurred on a public transit platform. Suspect was unhoused and had a history of drug use.
Which drugs: Workman refused to answer police questions, but her prior convictions include methamphetamine and heroin possession.
Date: Jan. 3
Location: Cleveland Avenue MAX Station,1200 NE 8th St., Gresham
Defendant: Koryn Kraemer, 25
Charges: Second-degree assault
What he’s accused of: Attacking a 78-year-old man on the train platform, biting off his ear, and “gnawing” the skin of his cheek until his skull was visible.
Notable line from charging documents: “Kraemer stated that [the victim] was a robot who was trying to kill him.…Kraemer stated that he ate “the robot’s” ear and nose, but spit it all out on the ground, and that police saved him by separating him from the robot.”
Common elements: Attack occurred on a public transit platform. Suspect was unhoused, moved here recently, and had a history of drug use.
Which drugs: Kraemer told police he’d had a cocktail of alcohol, cannabis and fentanyl pills.
Date: Jan. 3
Location: Portland Korean Church, 933 SW Clay St.
Defendant: Nicolette Fait, 27
Charges: First- and second-degree arson, second-degree burglary
What she’s accused of: Setting fire to a 117-year-old, vacant church, which was so badly damaged it had to be subsequently demolished.
Notable line from charging documents: “Defendant explained that they broke into the church and lit the fire because voices in their head told them they would ‘mutilate’ Defendant if they did not bum the church down.”
Common elements: Suspect was unhoused, moved here recently, and had a history of mental illness and drug use.
Which drugs: Fait told police she was taking 10 oxycodone pills a day to relieve the pain of an injury. | https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/01/10/three-appalling-incidents-start-the-year-on-a-bleak-note/ | 2023-01-11 05:15:02 | 0 | https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/01/10/three-appalling-incidents-start-the-year-on-a-bleak-note/ |
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CANBY, Ore. (KOIN) — A Canby School District board meeting Monday night got heated over the push by 2 parents to ban 36 books from their libraries.
One of the parents who submitted a written request to remove dozens of books last October was heckled while she spoke. Meanwhile, a high school senior received a standing ovation for his stance against the ban.
“Parents have a right to speak to what is being taught to children, especially when it comes to important topics like sex, sexual acts, sexual violent, suicide and drugs,” one Canby resident said at the March 13 board meeting.
A few of the titles are well known, such as “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eyes”, both by Toni Morrison, and lesser known titles such as “Allegedly” and “Monday’s Not Coming,” both by Tiffany D. Jackson
Canby High School senior Zachary Woodruff spoke forcefully against the ban at Monday’s meeting.
“A majority of the books contain characters of racial minorities, trauma, LGBTQ+, and the inclusion of sex,” Woodruff said. “It is no coincidence that most of these books are dealing with these subject matters. Minority communities are being threatened.”
He got a standing ovation.
Shortly after he testified, Nicole Cole, one of the parents who requested the books for reconsideration also spoke.
“Some of these books, as I got into them, have really explicit sex. A lot of it. It is not about anyone’s race, it is not about anyone’s gender. It is not about being transgender. It is not about LGBTQ+ . I didn’t look at any of those things. I literally looked at the content of the book and thought – not every 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17-year-old can handle this content,” Cole said.
Cole explained that it’s not OK for parents to not know what books are in the library. She doesn’t think it’s fair that her kids can get any book they want and she won’t get notified. As a possible solution, she suggested parents get emailed what books their students check out.
Numerous parents and former teachers reiterated the student’s concerns over censorship, that 2 parents should not decide what all students can or cannot read.
“When we remove books in which diverse characters are featured, we tell the readers who gravitate to them that they, the diverse readers, don’t matter, that they are invisible,” former Canby educator Debra Harman said.
The Canby School District officials told KOIN 6 News they have a policy and procedure for reconsidering books. The district said part of the protocol is to hold the books until they can be reviewed.
But since the list of books is so long, they will complete the reconsideration process this summer — and after more parents and educators have time to take part in the conversation. | https://www.koin.com/news/education/canby-school-meeting-turns-heated-over-book-ban-push/ | 2023-04-11 05:45:49 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/education/canby-school-meeting-turns-heated-over-book-ban-push/ |
Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it’s a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think.
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was exhumed in April, according to a statement from the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, in Gower, Missouri.
The nuns had been preparing for the addition of a St. Joseph shrine, and that involved “the reinterment of the remains of our beloved foundress, Sister Wilhelmina,” the statement said.
When they exhumed Lancaster, they were told to expect only bones, since she had been buried in a simple wooden coffin without any embalming four years ago.
Instead, they discovered an intact body and “a perfectly preserved religious habit,” the statement said. The nuns hadn’t meant to publicize the discovery, but someone posted a private email publicly and “the news began to spread like wildfire.”
Volunteers and local law enforcement have helped to manage the crowds in the town of roughly 1,800 people, as people have visited from all over the country to see and touch Lancaster’s body.
“It was pretty amazing,” said Samuel Dawson, who is Catholic and visited from Kansas City with his son last week. “It was very peaceful. Just very reverent.”
Dawson said there were a few hundred people when he visited and that he saw many out-of-state cars.
Visitors were allowed to touch her, Dawson said, adding that the nuns “wanted to make her accessible to the public … because in real life, she was always accessible to people.”
The monastery said in a statement that Lancaster’s body will be placed in a glass shrine in their church on Monday. Visitors will still be able to see her body and take dirt from her grave, but they won’t be able to touch her.
The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph also released a statement.
“The condition of the remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster has understandably generated widespread interest and raised important questions,” the diocese said. “At the same time, it is important to protect the integrity of the mortal remains of Sister Wilhelmina to allow for a thorough investigation.”
“Incorruptibility has been verified in the past, but it is very rare. There is a well-established process to pursue the cause for sainthood, but that has not been initiated in this case yet,” the diocese added.
The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, also said that Lancaster has not yet reached the required minimum of five years since death for the sainthood process to begin.
Rebecca George, an anthropology instructor at Western Carolina University in North Carolina, said the body’s lack of decomposition might not be as rare as people are expecting.
George said the “mummification” of un-embalmed bodies is common at the university’s facility and the bodies could stay preserved for many years, if allowed to.
Coffins and clothing also help to preserve bodies, she said.
“Typically, when we bury people, we don’t exhume them. We don’t get to look at them a couple years out,” George said. “With 100 years, there might be nothing left. But when you’ve got just a few years out, this is not unexpected.”
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MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — A former corrections officer within the Isabella County Jail accused of breaking an inmate’s kneecap and waiting hours to get him help is a step closer to facing a jury.
The preliminary examination of Christopher E. Cluley, 46, concluded Wednesday, June 15, with Isabella County District Judge Sara Spencer-Noggel binding the defendant over to Circuit Court for trial. The hearing took place over several days, beginning in November and continuing in March.
Since October, Cluley has faced two counts of misconduct in office and one count of aggravated assault. The former is a five-year felony while the latter is a one-year misdemeanor.
“This case was the result of our public integrity team scrutinizing Mr. Cluley’s conduct to ensure the oath to protect and serve was not neglected,” said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, whose office is prosecuting the case. “We look forward to moving to trial.”
Troy-based attorney John Freeman is representing Cluley and said he’s disappointed the case was bound over rather than being dismissed by Judge Spencer-Noggel. In his eyes, the case has broader ramifications for law enforcement.
“The case itself is the kind where every law enforcement officer and corrections officer in the state of Michigan needs to pay attention to,” Freeman said. “What it shows is a willingness of the Attorney General’s Office to use employer policies as a basis for a five-year felony charge merely because of the fact that somebody is a public official. The policies they’re using are internal, department policies that don’t have the weight of law.”
According to an affidavit attached to court files, Cluley on April 12, 2020, was working as a sergeant within the jail when he assaulted an inmate.
Cluley interacted with a male inmate during a cell transfer, the result of a verbal disagreement between the inmate and another officer.
Video footage showed Cluley forcibly taking the inmate down a hallway to segregation, pushing him through a doorway. The inmate lost his balance and fell forward on his knees, breaking his left patella, or kneecap, the affidavit states.
The inmate screamed loudly in pain but Cluley let him lie on the ground for two and a half hours before getting him medical attention, the affidavit states.
Cluley then lied in a report, writing the inmate had clenched his fists and come at him. Cluley also wrote he used no force against the inmate, the affidavit states.
Cluley violated five agency policies through his conduct — use of force, reporting unusual incidences, emergency health care, inmate discipline, and inmates’ rights, according to the affidavit.
“What you have here is the executive branch of the state government coming in and saying, ‘We’re going to use that internal policy and that’s going to be the basis of a five-year felony,’” Freeman said. “Things are hard enough for law enforcement these days and this may very well have a chilling effect on law enforcement being able to do their job and being able to protect the public and themselves.”
Freeman also took issue with the way Cluley’s actions were characterized in the affidavit. Cluley was moving the inmate to an administrative segregation cell to maintain order in the facility when the inmate planted his feet and refused to move, Freeman said.
“Mr. Cluley pushed (the inmate) in order to move him,” Freeman said. “In the course of that, (the inmate) fell to the ground. It’s crystal clear on video that (the inmate)’s pants were falling down and it’s my belief that contributed to his falling.”
After the inmate fell, Cluley promptly notified the jail nurse that she should check on him once he had calmed down, Freeman said. Only a short period of time elapsed between the inmate’s fall and Cluley speaking to the nurse, he said.
“There was absolutely no intent on Christopher Cluley’s part to injure (the inmate),” Freeman said. “His intent was to maintain order. The idea he delayed (getting help) is completely inaccurate.”
Cluley was placed on administrative leave while the Isabella County Sheriff’s Office conducted an internal investigation.
The Isabella County Sheriff’s Department then contacted the Michigan State Police and MSP’s Special Investigation Section completed their own investigation, referring the matter to the Department of Attorney General’s Public Integrity Unit.
Isabella County Undersheriff Tom Burns said Cluley was not a jail administrator, contrary to other media reports. Sheriff Mike Main said Cluley was placed on leave the morning of the incident. His employment was terminated when the Attorney General’s Office issued charges against him, Main said.
Cluley’s next court date is pending.
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MIAMI (AP) — Danielle strengthened into a hurricane Friday morning — the first of an unusually quiet storm season.
The storm is not currently a threat to any land.
The storm's maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph (120 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
The storm is centered about 885 miles (1,425 kilometers) west of the Azores and is drifting west at about 1 mph (about 2 kph). The hurricane center said the storm is expected to meander in the Atlantic over the next few days.
The tropical storm comes amid what had been a calm hurricane season. It is the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach had told The Associated Press.
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
In the north Pacific, Tropical Storm Javier formed overnight. Forecasters said that late Thursday it was 210 miles (338 kilometers) southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph).
Javier is moving northwest at 9 mph (about 14 kph).
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The gig comes with a $10K travel stipend to visit classic beachside motels coast to coast, a $5K "salary" and old-school seaside accessories
DALLAS, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinity pools, cabanas and DJ party sets may give you modern beach baller status, but do you ever crave just plain beach balls and unplugged fun in the sun? If your idea of a perfect somewhere is a blast from the past beachside paradise unchanged by the modern world, Hotels.com has the gig for you as the "Retro Beach Motelier."
Your Job? Travel Back in Time
The Hotels.com Retro Beach Motelier1 will receive a $10,000 stipend to spend the rest of summer traveling back in time to the best retro beach motels across the USA. The suggested itinerary includes cozy coastal gems dripping in nostalgia, like The Pearl Hotel in San Diego and Vagabond Hotel in Miami. And because no one can apply sunscreen solo, a guest of their choice will join them on this bicoastal beach hop.
Instead of spending vacation scrolling their smartphone and listening to podcasts by the pool, our Motelier will indulge in offline activities, like documenting the trip "for future generations." And we're not talking on the gram, but with a classic polaroid camera (instant film and camera provided). The IRL photo album of the trip may even appear on Hotels.com – because pics, or it didn't happen.
The Hotels.com Retro Beach Motelier will also be armed with old-school seaside accessories to help them unplug and unwind, including high SPF zinc, striped umbrellas, vintage sunnies, a cooler for beachside beverages, and a solar-powered AM/FM radio. Plus, we'll award them a $5,000 "salary" to spend on beachside snacks their grandparents would approve of: frozen custard, salt water taffy and snow cones.
"Travelers these days tend to search for all-inclusive hotels and resorts when planning their summer getaways, but our Retro Beach Motelier is out to prove that beach motels can be just as luxurious," says Melissa Dohmen of Hotels.com. "These timeless motels are not only budget-friendly but will transport beachgoers – literally and figuratively – back in time to truly disconnect and relax."
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If you're ready to hit the beach like it's 1950 and enjoy kitschy poolside flair and analog experiences, go to www.hotels.com/beachmotel to apply to be our Retro Beach Motelier by August 5 at 11:59 p.m. CT. The most qualified Retro Beach Motelier will be selected and notified by August 12. Must be 21+ to apply, check out the full contest rules here.
Best Retro Beach Motels in America
Looking for some good old-fashioned beachside fun this summer? Hotels.com has selected the 10 best retro beach motels across America based on overall design, location, value and guest reviews. These properties feature incredible guest ratings (7.5 or higher), ocean views and plenty of vintage flair and décor.
- Waikiki Village Retro Hotel – Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Casa Morada – Islamorada, Florida
- Sound View Greenport – Greenport, New York (Long Island)
- Parker Beach Lodge – South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
- Vagabond Hotel – Miami, Florida
- Cambria Beach Lodge – Cambria, California
- The Montauk Beach House – Montauk, New York (Long Island)
- LOGE Westport – Westport, Washington
- The Pearl Hotel – San Diego, California
- Lincolnville Motel – Lincolnville, Maine
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, January 13, 2023
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WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
749 PM PST Thu Jan 12 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...South winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
expected.
* WHERE...West Side Mountains north of 198, Coalinga -Avenal,
West Side Mountains South of 198, Buena Vista, Grapevine and
Frazier Mountain Communities.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to 1 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, south to southwest winds 15 to 30
mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. For the High Wind Watch,
southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.
* WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Santa Barbara
County Interior Mountains.
* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 3 AM to 4 PM PST Friday.
For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday afternoon through
Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down large objects such as
trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could
be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...South to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40
mph expected.
* WHERE...Cuyama Valley and San Luis Obispo County Interior
Valleys.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and
make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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(The Hill) — The median list price in Austin now stands at $558,275, a 10.3 percent decline since prices peaked in June.
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 1.5 percent since June in a bid to cool inflation, hikes that are contributing to a cooling housing market and higher monthly mortgage payments.
At the same time, home prices in Austin are hardly cheap, even by recent standards. The median list price noted by Realtor.com is still up more than 2 percent from September 2021.
“Home shoppers in these areas are probably excited to see these prices come down. But to put it into context, it’s still above where it was last year,” Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale said in the analysis.
Coming in second on Realtor.com’s list is Phoenix, where the median price has dipped by 9.9 percent since June. The median home price in the Arizona capital is $493,500.
Soaring mortgage rates reached a 16-year high last week, contributing to falling demand in what had been some of the pandemic-era’s hottest markets, such as Austin. Prices across the country remain up 14 percent from the same time last year, according to the real estate company.
Hale noted that home prices “cool off as we move from the heat of the summer into the fall. But this reflects more than seasonal cooling in prices.”
For the analysis, Realtor.com looked at the monthly median home list prices in the 100 largest U.S metropolitan areas, then calculated the price change since the market peaked in June. The site only included the metro areas with the largest drop in any state.
Another pandemic-era hotspot, Palm Bay, Fla., finished third on the list of cities where prices are dropping the most.
The city, which sits between Daytona and West Palm Beach, is cheaper than both of its neighbors, according to the analysis. Median list prices in Palm Bay have fallen by 8.9 percent since June, to $379,995.
Charleston, S.C., and Ogden, Utah, where home prices have fallen by 8.6 percent, round out Realtor.com’s top five.
Prices are expected to continue to cool, and experts predict mortgage rates will rise further nationwide as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates to fight inflation.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said last month the U.S. housing market will likely “have to go through a correction” to make home more affordable.
Here are the 10 U.S. cities experiencing the biggest price drops.
- Austin -10.3
- Phoenix -9.9
- Palm Bay, Fla. -8.9
- Charleston, S.C. -8.6
- Ogden, Utah -8.6
- Denver -8.0
- Las Vegas -7.9
- Stockton, Calif. -7.7
- Durham, N.C. -7.5
- Spokane, Wash. -7.4 | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/these-cities-have-seen-the-biggest-home-price-drop-since-june/ | 2022-10-10 21:34:41 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/these-cities-have-seen-the-biggest-home-price-drop-since-june/ |
LONDON, UK — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to resign Thursday after days of defections crippled the controversial leader and left him unable to govern.
Johnson finally agreed to step down after one of his closest allies, Treasury Chief Nadhim Zahawi, told the prime minister to resign for the good of the country. It was not immediately clear whether Johnson will stay in office while the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, who will automatically become prime minister as well. A formal announcement is expected later Thursday.
“Prime Minister: this is not sustainable and it will only get worse: for you, for the Conservative Party and most importantly of all the country," Zahawi said in a letter to Johnson. “You must do the right thing and go now.”
Zahawi’s intervention came after two more members of Johnson’s Cabinet resigned, along with three junior officials, pushing the number of those who have left the government this week past 50.
Johnson on Wednesday rejected calls to resign, arguing that he had a mandate from the voters to remain in office. But by Thursday morning the man who has built a reputation for wriggling out of political controversies was forced to admit the reality of his situation.
Bernard Jenkin, a senior Conservative Party lawmaker, said he met with Johnson on Wednesday and advised him to stand down.
“I just said to him, ‘Look, it’s just when you go now, and it’s how you go. You can go with some dignity or you can be forced out like Donald Trump, clinging to power and pretending he’s won the election when he’s lost,’’ Jenkin told the BBC before Johnson agreed to resign.
Johnson, 58, managed to remain in power for almost three years, despite allegations that he was too close to party donors, that he protected supporters from bullying and corruption allegations, and that he misled Parliament and was dishonest to the public about government office parties that broke pandemic lockdown rules.
But recent disclosures that Johnson knew about sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher, a Conservative lawmaker, before he promoted Pincher to a senior position turned out to be the last straw.
Last week, Pincher resigned as deputy chief whip after complaints he groped two men at a private club. That triggered a series of reports about past allegations leveled against Pincher — and shifting explanations from the government about what Johnson knew when he tapped him for a senior job enforcing party discipline.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Treasury chief Rishi Sunak resigned within minutes of each other Wednesday over the scandal. The two Cabinet heavyweights were responsible for tackling two of the biggest issues facing Britain — the cost-of-living crisis and COVID-19.
Javid captured the mood of many lawmakers when he said Johnson’s actions threatened to undermine the integrity of the Conservative Party and the British government.
“At some point we have to conclude that enough is enough,” he told fellow lawmakers Wednesday. “I believe that point is now.”
Welsh Secretary Simon Hart resigned on Wednesday, and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis followed suite early Thursday, telling Johnson in his resignation letter that “we are ... past the point of no return. I cannot sacrifice my personal integrity to defend things as they stand now.” He was later followed by Education Secretary Michelle Donelan, who was only appointed to her post on Tuesday to replace Zahawi.
Johnson had attempted to defy the mathematics of parliamentary government and the traditions of British politics. It is rare for a prime minister to cling to power in the face of this much pressure from his Cabinet colleagues.
The closest parallel may be Margaret Thatcher, the long-time Conservative prime minister who in 1990 sought to remain in office after her authority was undermined by disagreements over Britain’s relationship with what is now known as the European Union. But even she decided to resign after a number of Cabinet ministers told her it would be better for the party if she stepped aside.
Johnson may try to remain in office until the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, a process likely to take place over the summer. But some Conservatives said he should leave 10 Downing St. immediately to end the chaos engulfing the government.
George Freeman, who quit as science minister on Thursday, tweeted that “Boris Johnson needs to hand in the seals of office, apologise to Her Majesty (Queen Elizabeth II) and advise her to call for a caretaker prime minister. To take over today so that ministers can get back to work and we can choose a new Conservative leader to try and repair the damage and rebuild trust.” | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/boris-johnson-resigns/507-33749ad3-e181-4140-8f6c-62a3c08d9b76 | 2022-07-07 10:48:59 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/boris-johnson-resigns/507-33749ad3-e181-4140-8f6c-62a3c08d9b76 |
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