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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA aimed for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try.
The inaugural flight of the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — was delayed late in the countdown Monday. The Kennedy Space Center clocks started ticking again as managers expressed confidence in their plan and forecasters gave favorable weather odds.
Atop the rocket is a crew capsule with three test dummies that will fly around the moon and back over the course of six weeks — NASA’s first such attempt since the Apollo program 50 years ago. NASA wants to wring out the spacecraft before strapping in astronauts on the next planned flight in two years.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he’s more confident going into this second launch attempt, given everything engineers learned from the first try.
So is astronaut Jessica Meir, who’s on NASA’s short list for one of the initial moon crews.
“We’re all excited for this to go, but the most important thing is that we go when we’re ready and we get it right, because the next missions will have humans on board. Maybe me, maybe my friends,” Meir told The Associated Press on Friday.
The engineers in charge of the Space Launch System rocket insisted Thursday evening that all four of the rocket’s main engines were good and that a faulty temperature sensor caused one of them to appear as though it were too warm Monday. The engines need to match the minus-420 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-250 degrees Celsius) of the liquid hydrogen fuel at liftoff, otherwise they could be damaged and shut down in flight.
“We have convinced ourselves without a shadow of a doubt that we have good-quality liquid hydrogen going through the engines,” said John Honeycutt, the rocket’s program manager.
Once fueling begins Saturday morning, the launch team will perform another engine test — this time earlier in the countdown. Even if that suspect sensor indicates the one engine is too warm, other sensors can be relied on to ensure everything is working correctly and to halt the countdown if there’s a problem, Honeycutt told reporters.
NASA could not perform that kind of engine test during dress rehearsals earlier this year because of leaking fuel. More fuel leaks cropped up Monday; technicians found some loose connections and tightened them.
The engine-temperature situation adds to the flight’s risk, as does another problem that cropped up Monday: cracks in the foam insulation of the rocket. If any foam pieces break off at liftoff, they could strike the strap-on boosters and damage them. Engineers consider the likelihood of that happening low and have accepted these slight additional risks.
“This is an extremely complicated machine and system. Millions of parts,” NASA’s chief, Nelson, told the AP. “There are, in fact, risks. But are those risks acceptable? I leave that to the experts. My role is to remind them you don’t take any chances that are not acceptable risk.”
The $4.1 billion test flight is NASA’s first step in sending astronauts around the moon in 2024 and landing them on the surface in 2025. Astronauts last walked on the moon in 1972.
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in violence the country’s president blamed on “mara” street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries.
Twenty-six of the victims were burned to death and the remainder shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said Yuri Mora, the spokesman for Honduras’ national police investigation agency. At least seven inmates were being treated at a Tegucigalpa hospital.
“The forensic teams that are removing bodies confirm they have counted 41,” said Mora.
Video clips shown by the government from inside the prison showed several pistols and a heap of machetes and other bladed weapons that were found after the riot.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro said the riot was “planned by maras with the knowledge and acquiescence of security authorities.”
“I am going to take drastic measures!” Castro wrote in her social media accounts.
Prisoners belonging to the feared Barrio 18 gang reportedly burst into a cell block and shot other inmates or set them afire.
Relatives awaiting news about inmates gathered outside the morgue in Tegucigalpa. They confirmed that inmates in the prison had told them they lived in fear of the Barrio 18 gang.
Johanna Paola Soriano Euceda was waiting for news about her mother Maribel Euceda, and sister, Karla Soriano. Both were on trial for drug trafficking, but were held in the same area as convicted prisoners.
Soriano Euceda said they had told her on Sunday that “they (Barrio 18 members) were out of control, they were fighting with them all the time. That was the last time we talked.”
Another group of dozens of anxious, angry relatives gathered outside the prison, located in a rural area about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the capital.
“We are here dying of anguish, of pain … we don’t have any information,” said Salomón García, whose daughter is an inmate at the facility.
Azucena Martinez, whose daughter was also being held at the prison, said “there are a lot of dead, 41 already. We don’t know if our relatives are also in there, dead.”
Julissa Villanueva, head of the country’s prison system, suggested the riot started because of recent attempts by authorities to crack down on illicit activity inside prisons and called Tuesday’s violence a reaction to moves “we are taking against organized crime.”
“We will not back down,” Villanueva said in a televised address after the riot.
Gangs wield broad control inside the country’s prisons, where inmates often set their own rules and sell prohibited goods.
They were also apparently able to smuggle in guns and other weapons, a recurring problem in Honduran prisons.
“The issue is to prevent people from smuggling in drugs, grenades and firearms,” said Honduran human rights expert Joaquin Mejia. “Today’s events show that they have not been able to do that.”
The riot appears to be the worst tragedy at a female detention center in Central America since 2017, when girls at a shelter for troubled youths in Guatemala set fire to mattresses to protest rapes and other mistreatment at the badly overcrowded institution. The ensuing smoke and fire killed 41 girls.
The worst prison disaster in a century also occurred in Honduras, in 2012 at the Comayagua penitentiary, where 361 inmates died in a fire possibly caused by a match, cigarette or some other open flame.
Tuesday’s riot may increase the pressure on Honduras to emulate the drastic zero-tolerance, no-privileges prisons set in up in neighboring El Salvador by President Nayib Bukele. While El Salvador’s crackdown on gangs has given rise to rights violations, it has also proved immensely popular in a country long terrorized by street gangs.
—— AP journalists Elmer Martínez in Tamara, Honduras and Maria Verza in Mexico City contributed to this report | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/41-inmates-killed-in-riot-at-womens-prison-in-honduras-linked-to-gangs-authorities-say/ | 2023-06-21 20:27:53 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/41-inmates-killed-in-riot-at-womens-prison-in-honduras-linked-to-gangs-authorities-say/ |
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, overturning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches.
The National Weather Service in Miami said the tornado hit late Saturday afternoon with winds of 100 mph (160 kph) near Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and headed northeast toward the coast.
Storm damage forced authorities in the coastal city to close major roadways in the city as workers cleared debris and inspected wreckage. Images from the scene showed cars flipped over on top of each other, cracked tree limbs resting on vehicles and homes, as well as other debris littering streets.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department has not reported any major injuries or fatalities. A spokeswoman for the city said officials have deactivated emergency protocols and were working through lingering issues Sunday.
The National Weather Service had placed a large stretch of central Florida under a tornado watch on Saturday afternoon as thunderstorms were cutting across the state. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/tornado-flips-cars-damages-homes-in-coastal-florida-city/ | 2023-04-30 15:23:47 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/tornado-flips-cars-damages-homes-in-coastal-florida-city/ |
New FAST testing model that replaces the FSA will be available for students next week
Alachua County Public Schools will soon be gearing up for a round of new standardized state testing.
Starting on Aug. 22, Alachua County Public School's testing window will open for the new Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) — a progress monitoring testing system that will give parents and educators timely information about each student's progress during the school year.
The new testing system replaces the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) and will also give teachers guidance on how to meet their student's educational needs, state officials say.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in September 2021 his plan to eliminate the FSA and replace it with progress monitoring, which he claims would be more student and teacher-friendly.
The FAST test will be given on a computer. Under the new testing program, students in voluntary pre-kindergarten through 10th grade must test for reading and students in voluntary pre-K through eighth have to test in math.
The test must be taken on or by Sept. 30.
Under Florida law, it's a requirement that parents are provided with their child's test results within two weeks. The state is currently working on a family portal that will allow parents to see their child's test results. It's expected to be available by October. | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2022/08/16/alachua-county-public-schools-prepares-new-fast-testing-model/10336195002/ | 2022-08-16 22:15:38 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2022/08/16/alachua-county-public-schools-prepares-new-fast-testing-model/10336195002/ |
The Science-Forward Skincare Brand Leans into Expertise and Community
NEW YORK, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RéVive is expanding its ever-evolving roster of brand partners across the US and UK markets. This curated group consists of industry professionals, all highly sought after for their individual expertise and point-of-view. Each offers a like-minded approach to skin and lifestyle that speaks to the overall brand ethos.
New additions to the brand include Medical & Cosmetic Doctor and Founder of SknDoctor, Dr. Ewoma Ukeleghe, and Content Creator, Leila Kashanipour, both based in the UK. Brand Consultant and former Editor in Chief of Allure, Michelle Lee, and Photographer, Sophie Elgort, round out the new ambassadors in the US. These new authorities will join long-term brand partner, Stylist Micaela Erlanger.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Ewoma Ukeleghe and Leila Kashanipour to our curated community of brand collaborators. Each brings a new voice and new community to our evolving brand awareness. RéVive is a beloved brand known amongst insiders for its product integrity, efficacy, and results, without overpromising. We look to partners who align with the brand's high standard of performance, concern about overall skin health and authenticity to share their experience with and knowledge of the brand with others. Our Founder, Dr. Gregory Bays Brown, has always fostered a focus on science and lifestyle in the brand - being one of the first surgeon-founded brand's in the luxury sector and we look for those qualities in all talents and voices who speak for the brand." Elana Drell Szyfer, CEO RéVive.
Dr. Ewoma Ukeleghe is a medical and cosmetic doctor, and clinical expert in skincare and non-surgical enhancement. She developed a passion for art and design from a young age, a passion that she shares with the RéVive team and its founder Dr. Gregory Bays Brown. One of the most innovative and exciting names on the beauty and cosmetics scene, she combines her extensive medical knowledge with a refreshingly contemporary take on beautification. In addition to social media content, she'll lend her expertise to in-person events throughout the year.
Leila Kashanipour, is American-born, Iranian content creator, brand strategist, and founder of jewelry brand Leviankash. Leila uses her engaged community to partner with fine jewelry maisons, cult and designer fashion brands as well as skincare brands on creating digital content and organizing and hosting events. Together with RéVive, she'll host a series of events with her well-connected network and create social content around key upcoming launches.
Michelle Lee is one of the most sought-after experts in skincare, most recently having served as the Vice President of editorial and publishing at Netflix and prior, as Editor in Chief of Allure. Lee will lend her expertise to RéVive's social platforms, including TikTok – a new frontier for the brand, in addition to bimonthly blog posts, events and mailers.
Sophie Elgort is a photographer and director born in New York City. With a deep-seated passion for storytelling as it intersects with art and photography, Sophie will work with RéVive on content to reach her engaged personal network.
Micaela Erlanger is a renowned celebrity stylist, fashion icon, author and skincare enthusiast. Based in New York City, her work has been seen on the biggest red carpets around the globe and in the pages of top fashion publications. As one of the most sought-after celebrity stylists in the industry, Micaela's unprecedented ascent to power stylist has been profiled by Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar and numerous other publications. Micaela is known for saying, "good skin is the best accessory" and RéVive is excited to continue their partnership, one accessory at a time.
ABOUT RÉVIVE
GIVE NEW LIFE TO SKIN
Founded in 1997, RéVive™ is a science-forward, luxury skincare line developed by Dr. Gregory Bays Brown, a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. RéVive formulas unlock the power of Bio-Renewal Technology, a cutting-edge science, which visibly transforms & renews, restoring skin to a younger, healthier, more supple version of itself. ReBuild your skin, from the inside, out.
RéVive can be found at reviveskincare.com, select specialty stores, and luxury online retailers in the US and UK and other global markets such as Spain, Italy, China and more.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As students head back to class this fall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents, teachers, and students to "Put Safety in Your Backpack" this school year. From backpacks to playgrounds, classroom chemistry experiments to college housing, consumers should watch for hidden hazards students encounter daily.
Following these safety tips as students head back to class can help to prevent injuries before they occur:
For elementary and middle school-bound students:
*Backpacks:
Make sure backpacks for students are not too heavy.
From 2019 to 2021, there were an estimated annual average of 1,200 backpack-related injuries to children under 19 years old treated in emergency rooms.
*Playgrounds:
Remove neck or waist drawstrings from sweatshirts and jackets and remove necklaces to prevent strangulation hazards. Check for sharp points or edges on playground equipment. Do not play on slides or other surfaces that are burning hot.
From 2019 to 2021, there were an estimated annual average of 155,900 playground-related injuries to children under the age of 16.
For high school-bound students:
*Classroom Chemistry Experiments:
Minimize the risk of injuries to students from open flames in chemistry experiments.
Parents: Attend back-to-school night or contact the teacher and ask about precautions that will be taken during experiments using fuels and flames.
Schools and teachers: Conduct a hazard analysis and take proper precautions. Consider safer demonstrations, such as a flame test instead of a rainbow experiment. If pouring flammable liquids, use the smallest beakers possible, and keep larger containers out of the classroom. Do not use flasks.
*Bicycles and E-scooters:
Watch CPSC's video on e-scooter safety.
Wear a helmet to help protect your head in falls and collisions. Knee and elbow pads can also help to prevent injury.
Follow all manufacturer directions and check the e-scooter's safety information, such as weight and age limits.
Check for damage before riding e-scooters, ensure that handlebars, brakes, throttle, bell, lights, tires, cables, and frame are in good condition. Damage to the e-scooter can cause loss of control and crashes.
Always test the brakes for how long it takes to stop the e-scooter, and to be prepared for emergency stops. Stopping distance can vary significantly, depending on the scooter.
See and be seen, wear reflective clothing! E-scooters are small, quick and silent, making it difficult for others to spot operators. Expect vehicle drivers and pedestrians not to see you.
Use the bell/horn to alert others and do not make abrupt, unpredictable movements.
Always be present and never allow the e-scooter battery to charge while unattended. Only use the charger that came with the device.
Avoid overcharging. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for proper charging.
For college-bound students:
*Fire Safety:
Check that there are smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the student's housing and make sure the alarms are working.
CPSC recommends having smoke alarms on every level of a home, inside each bedroom and outside sleeping areas.
Carbon monoxide alarms should be on every level and outside sleeping areas.
Make sure there are two ways out from each room and a clear path to the outside from each exit.
Keep combustibles away from heat sources and do not overload electrical outlets, extension cords and power strips.
Report any dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
Related links:
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our e-mail alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
- Contact a media specialist.
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Bailee Madison shared that she was a huge fan of the original “Pretty Little Liars” series and it was actually actress Lucy Hale who told her about “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” and encouraged her to audition. Bailee shared what the casting process was like and talked about her character Imogen, who she says is going through a lot, but has a lot to give. She also talked about the reaction fans have been having to the new series and said she is very humbled to be a part of the “Pretty Little Liars” universe.
“Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” is streaming now on HBO Max. The final three episodes of the first season drop on Thursday.
This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Aug. 17, 2022. | https://cw33.com/news/bailee-madison-talks-about-her-new-series-and-how-she-became-part-of-the-pretty-little-liars-universe/ | 2022-08-19 22:15:01 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/bailee-madison-talks-about-her-new-series-and-how-she-became-part-of-the-pretty-little-liars-universe/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis financier convicted of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy is hoping to convince a judge to release him from federal prison early.
Tim Durham, nicknamed the Madoff of the Midwest, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 2012 after a jury found him guilty of scamming investors out of more than $200 million in a Ponzi scheme.
Durham and his business partner, Jim Cochran, used money invested into their company, Fair Finance, to fund a lavish lifestyle that included pricy homes, luxury cars and expensive parties. Prosecutors said Durham’s other business partner Rick Snow helped cover their trail.
Durham claims his legal team failed him in during his 2012 trial and didn’t do a good enough job of defending him, failing to investigate or subpoena necessary witnesses among other grounds.
While he was originally convicted on 12 counts, two counts of wire fraud were overturned in 2014 because the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago failed to enter key documentary evidence into the trial record.
Durham will represent himself during a four-day trial that begins Tuesday.
Durham’s co-conspirators Cochran and Snow received sentences of 25 years and 10 years, respectively. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/disgraced-businessman-tim-durham-seeking-early-release-from-federal-prison/ | 2022-05-31 14:02:06 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/disgraced-businessman-tim-durham-seeking-early-release-from-federal-prison/ |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
03-17-26-30-34
(three, seventeen, twenty-six, thirty, thirty-four)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Fantasy 5 Double Play" game were:
03-17-26-30-34
(three, seventeen, twenty-six, thirty, thirty-four) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-Double-Play-17714683.php | 2023-01-13 01:17:32 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Fantasy-5-Double-Play-17714683.php |
(NerdWallet) – When you’re deciding whether to vacation at Walt Disney World in Florida or Disneyland in California, there’s a lot to consider, like the size of the parks, the number of rides and the distance from home.
But if you’re purely picking based on price, which is cheaper: Disneyland or Disney World?
Disney World tends to be cheaper overall for stays of one night or more, largely due to Florida’s lower hotel prices. But for some expenses, like tickets and food, Disneyland is cheaper.
A recent NerdWallet analysis looked at Disney World and Disneyland prices between April 2023 and April 2024 across four categories:
- Park tickets (and add-ons, like Genie+).
- On-property hotel room rates.
- Food at park restaurants.
- Add-on activities, like spa treatments and tours.
Read more about NerdWallet’s methodology at the end of this piece.
Here’s a closer look at the data on Disneyland versus Disney World costs.
An overall cost breakdown
Disney World tickets are about 3.9% more expensive than Disneyland tickets, and Disney World food runs about 9.9% more expensive.
But because the prices of Disney-owned hotels near Disneyland are significantly higher (nearly 50% higher, on average) than those near Disney World, the Florida resort tends to net out far cheaper overall than its California counterpart.
Our conclusions average estimated costs per person across three price tiers: Value, Moderate and Deluxe. Hotel room rates are based on Saturday night stays, which generally are more expensive than weekdays.
Here’s a look at some of the average individual line item costs.
These estimates don’t account for other costs like airfare, gas and parking, which vary depending on your transportation mode and starting location.
But all else equal, Walt Disney World tends to be far cheaper overall. And that doesn’t even account for the myriad free and low-cost Disney World activities available such as live music, fireworks viewing, bike rentals and fishing — all of which don’t even require a theme park ticket.
🤓Nerdy Tip
If you take on-property hotel stays out of the equation, Disneyland is actually more affordable than Disney World.
Ticket prices
There are some similarities between Disneyland tickets and Disney World tickets. At both resorts, theme park ticket prices vary based on park and date, but Disneyland’s are almost always slightly cheaper.
The average price for a one-day Disneyland ticket for entry between April and August 2023 is $154. At Disney World, an average Magic Kingdom ticket (the closest park equivalent at Disney World) costs $160, making Disney World tickets, on average, 3.9% more expensive.
Hotel stays
A huge factor in Disneyland’s higher cost comes down to its on-property hotel prices, which average 49% more expensive per night than Disney World hotels.
One reason for the high prices is that supply is limited. There are just three Disney-owned hotels at Disneyland compared to the more than two dozen at Disney World, offering far more options at every price point, from budget-friendly to higher-end.
Nightly rates for one of Disney World’s most expensive hotels, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, start at $780, according to Disney price tracking site Touring Plans.
This makes the West Coast equivalent, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa — where room rates start at $475 — look like a deal.
But whereas you should expect to pay a minimum of $210 per night for Disneyland’s cheapest property, the Paradise Pier Hotel, Disney World rooms run as low as $128 per night at Disney’s All-Star properties, according to Touring Plans.
For what it’s worth, Disneyland’s higher hotel room prices align with broader regional trends.
The U.S. General Services Administration, an agency of the government that manages federal property, collects average hotel room price data. These numbers serve as an indicator for mid-range hotel prices in each market.
Between April and September 2023, the average daily lodging rate in Orange County, California — where Disneyland is located — is $182, according to GSA data. For Orange County, Florida — home of Disney World — it’s just $129.
Food costs at the parks
Across all price tiers of dining options, Disney World meals average 9.9% more expensive than equivalent-quality meals at Disneyland.
For an average budget meal at a Value restaurant or cart, expect to spend at least $1 more per person, per meal in Florida. For high-end, waiter-service meals, Disney World is roughly $10 more expensive per person, per meal.
Other activities
For trips of three nights or more, NerdWallet’s data factored in additional entertainment beyond theme parks, like spa services, tours and bowling. Price differences in this category across the parks are a mixed bag. Depending on the activity, it might be cheaper at one park or the other, so research your specific interests when budgeting for your trip.
Methodology
To compare Disneyland versus Disney World trip costs, NerdWallet analyzed more than 200 ticket prices, more than 550 price points across hotel room rates at Disney-owned hotels, and prices for more than 100 additional activities and restaurant menu items.
NerdWallet’s trip costs start once you’re on property, thus don’t account for parking, airfare or driving costs. Each trip assumes three meals per day in the parks, daily theme park tickets and overnight stays at a Disney-owned hotel.
NerdWallet broke trips into one-night, three-night and seven-night trips, and also categorized trips into three price tiers: Value, Moderate and Deluxe (the same classification that Disney World uses for its hotels).
Here’s what’s included in each price tier:
From there, NerdWallet used average costs to build sample trip budgets.
Additional notes:
- Because Walt Disney World ticket prices vary by park, one-day ticket prices were based on Magic Kingdom admission. Two-day ticket prices were based on Magic Kingdom and Epcot.
- NerdWallet’s analysis did not account for Park Hopper tickets, which allow access to multiple theme parks in one day.
- All prices are per person other than hotel prices, which are listed per room. Your individual hotel costs might be less than what’s listed above if you share a room with multiple people.
These budgets should be used to estimate rather than determine your own Disney trip costs. For instance, you might spend less if you pack your own snacks, or you might spend more if you spring for miscellaneous costs (e.g. taxis, Mickey-shaped balloons or PhotoPass).
Sam Kemmis and Carissa Rawson contributed to this report. | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/which-is-cheaper-disneyland-or-disney-world/ | 2023-05-06 22:15:54 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/national-news/which-is-cheaper-disneyland-or-disney-world/ |
Drivers heading to and from Vandenberg Village near Vandenberg Space Force Base may experience detours along a portion of Highway 1 Thursday and are being told to allow extra time for their commute.
Caltrans crews will be working at the intersection of Highway 1 and Santa Lucia Canyon Road from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Drivers will not be able to head northbound on Highway 1 from Santa Lucia Canyon Road and will instead be detoured to Constellation Road.
Northbound Highway 1 traffic will be detoured to Timber Lane to turn around and head southbound on the highway back toward Santa Lucia Canyon Road.
Caltrans says signs warning of the detours will be up in the area. | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/work-along-hwy-1-to-cause-delays-near-vandenberg-space-force-base | 2023-03-02 17:11:41 | 0 | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/work-along-hwy-1-to-cause-delays-near-vandenberg-space-force-base |
Besides obscene taxes, New Jersey has so many fees (Opinion)
Last weekend I went to get new tires for my SUV. The vehicle has about 160,000 miles and I haven't changed the tires in about three years.
Today's tires last a lot longer than your father's tires. They also cost a lot more. So I only needed three tires because I replaced one that I blew out last summer.
Three tires were installed for $817.88. They weren't top-of-the-line tires. Just regular decent tires for all of the highway miles I put on the car and good enough to get me through any snow and slush.
So of course after inspecting the receipt and all of the charges for mounting and balancing and state taxes, I noticed an added charge.
The charge was not from the tire place it was of course from our friends at The State of New Jersey. $4.50 tacked on as a "new tire fee."
Of course, the act of avoiding driving on bald tires and maintaining a safe vehicle would prompt the state to charge me a buck fifty a tire as a "new tire fee." That doesn't sound very mafia-like to me. Of course not!
So, what does the state do with my "new tire fee"? According to the state's Division of Taxation website...
"The tire fee is imposed at $1.50 per tire, including the spare tire sold as part of a motor vehicle. The tire fee also applies to sales of new tires in connection with a repair or maintenance service. The revenue collected from the Motor Vehicle Tire Fee is deposited in the Tire Management and Cleanup Fund established in the Department of Environmental Protection. Any additional revenue collected is available for appropriation to the Department of Transportation to support snow removal operations."
That of course is just one of the many little hidden fees and excise taxes New Jersey collects each year to feed the beast that is the New Jersey state government.
In a 2018 report from the Tax Foundation, released before the latest gas-tax hikes, it was found New Jersey residents shell out $445 per year in excise taxes, resulting in about $4 billion in revenue.
Overall New Jersey ranks third behind Illinois and Connecticut as the worst states for tax burden on middle-class families. It's one of the few tax categories where we are not the absolute worst.
So at least we've got that going for us. The next time you buy anything like a tire or a whole car, check the invoice to see how much of a cut the state of New Jersey is getting just because they can.
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(The Hill) — It’s likely cold comfort for U.S. drivers paying more at the pump, but even with gas costs rising above $4 per gallon across the country, U.S. drivers are paying less than their counterparts in a number of countries.
The average price around the world for a gallon of gas stands at $5.06, quite a bit higher than what many Americans are paying.
There are a number of reasons for the differences, including taxes, a lack of refineries in some countries and other issues.
Here are the five countries with the highest gas prices, according to the website Global Petrol Prices.
Note: The U.S. average national price per gallon of gas is currently $4.11, per transportation company AAA.
Hong Kong
The special administrative regional city near China’s mainland is at the top of the list with an average price of $10.87 per gallon of gas.
Hong Kong has high gas taxes and it’s also expensive to open a gas station in the semiautonomous city because of land costs.
Notably, mainland China has an average price of $5.77 per gallon.
Central African Republic
The African nation bordering Chad and Sudan has a price significantly cheaper than Hong Kong’s, but it’s still high with an average price of $9.34 per gallon.
Monaco
The European country bordering France has an average price of $9.23 per gallon of gas.
Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer, is the largest supplier of European gas. The war in Ukraine has led to soaring prices across the continent.
After sanctions were placed on Russia, Putin demanded European countries pay in the Russian rouble for gas, which raised fuel prices in Europe by 7 to 10 percent, according to Reuters.
Norway
The Scandinavian nation is just below Monaco with an average price of $9.15 per gallon of gas.
Norway is a major oil producer, but European countries also have higher gas taxes, raising prices at the pump.
In Norway, the gas tax was $2.84 in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Zimbabwe
The African nation ranks fifth with an average price of $8.90 per gallon of gas. | https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/these-5-countries-have-the-highest-gas-prices/ | 2022-04-20 19:28:56 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/these-5-countries-have-the-highest-gas-prices/ |
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago.
Jackson, 81, announced his resignation during a quiet farewell speech at the organization’s annual convention, where the group paid tribute to him with songs, kind words from other Black activists and politicians, and a video montage of Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns.
Jackson, who has dealt with several health problems in recent years and uses a wheelchair, capped the proceedings with muted remarks. Flanked by his daughter, Santita Jackson, and his son, U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson, the once-fiery orator spoke so softly it was difficult to hear him.
“I am somebody,” he said. “Green or yellow, brown, Black or white, we’re all perfect in God’s eyes. Everybody is somebody. Stop the violence. Save the children. Keep hope alive.”
The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes, “a long-time student of Rev. Jackson and supporter” of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will take over as the group’s leader, the coalition said in a statement. Haynes is the pastor at Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, according to the church’s website.
Jesse Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago. He suffered a host of health setbacks in 2021, beginning with gallbladder surgery, a COVID-19 infection that landed him in a physical therapy-focused facility and a fall at Howard University that caused a head injury.
Jackson has been a powerful advocate for civil rights and a strong voice in American politics for decades.
A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., he broke with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1971 to form Operation PUSH, initially named People United to Save Humanity, on Chicago’s South Side. The organization was later renamed the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The group’s mission ranges from promoting minority hiring in the corporate world to voter registration drives in communities of color.
Jackson has been a driving force in the modern civil rights movement, pushing for voting rights and education. Among other things, he joined George Floyd’s family at a memorial for the slain Black man and has participated in COVID-19 vaccination drives to counter Black hesitancy about the drugs.
Before Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, Jackson had been the most successful Black presidential candidate. He won 13 primaries and caucuses in his push for the 1988 Democratic nomination, which went to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.
Jackson said in his remarks that he plans to continue working on social justice issues, including advocating for three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre who this week saw a judge dismiss their lawsuit seeking reparations.
“We’re resigning, we’re not retiring,” Jackson said.
Ron Daniels, who works with the National African-American Reparations Commission, a panel working for financial payments to Black people as compensation for slavery, told convention-goers that Jackson is a “synthesis” of King and another 1960s civil rights leader, Malcolm X.
“He is an authentic genius,” Daniel said. “(Jackson) had the unparalleled capacity to frame and articulate … political strategy in a way common, ordinary people could understand it.”
Marcia Fudge, secretary of the U.S. Department Housing and Urban Development, thanked Jackson for paving the way for Black politicians like herself.
“Most people talk a good game but they have no courage,” she said. “But you never left us, no matter how hard (things became).”
Santita Jackson implored convention-goers to follow her father’s lead and continue to fight for equality.
“Rev. Jackson has run his leg,” she said. “What are you going to do?”
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Richmond reported from Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press reporter Gary Fields in Washington contributed to this report.
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MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched eight dominant innings in his second straight win, and the Miami Marlins beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.
Alcantara (9-3) allowed two hits — singles by Luis Rengifo in the fifth and Mike Trout in the seventh — in his 11th consecutive outing of at least seven innings. The right-hander struck out 10 and lowered his ERA to 1.82.
Tanner Scott earned his 10th save, surrendering Taylor Ward’s sacrifice fly before retiring Jared Walsh on a liner to center for the final out.
Garrett Cooper and Bryan De La Cruz homered for Miami. Joey Wendle had two hits.
Trout snapped an 0-for-16 skid with his infield single leading off the seventh. The three-time AL MVP struck out in his first two at-bats against Alcantara.
Reigning AL MVP Shohei Ohtani was went 0 for 3 with a walk. Ohtani, who turned 28 Tuesday, reached on a fielder’s choice in the seventh and stole his ninth base of the season.
Alcantara retired his first 14 batters before Rengifo’s soft line drive to right.
Cooper connected against Noah Syndergaard (5-7) in the third, driving a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left-center for his sixth homer.
De La Cruz went deep in the fifth. It was his sixth of the year.
Syndergaard allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked none in five innings.
Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Miami right-fielder Avisaíl García for arguing balls and strikes in the fourth.
SCANT SCORING CHANCES
The Angels had two scoring opportunities against Alcantara. After his two-out single in the fifth, Rengifo stole second and advanced to third on catcher Jacob Stallings’ throwing error. But Alcantara struck out Max Stassi to end the threat. Ohtani advanced to third on Ward’s fly ball to deep center before Alcantara struck out Walsh for the final out in the seventh.
UNLIKELY BASE STEALER
Include Jesús Aguilar among the Marlins who have contributed to the club’s NL-leading 65 stolen bases. The husky first baseman got his first career steal in the first. Aguilar, who reached on a throwing error by second baseman Rengifo, beat catcher Max Stassi’s throw in his successful attempt at second.
DON’T UNPACK
The Marlins’ brief homestand against the Angels interrupts a stretch of 11 road games. Before their two-game set with the Angels, the Marlins finished 5-2 in St. Louis and Washington. They begin a four-game series at the NL East-leading New York Mets on Thursday.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Angels: INF-OF David Fletcher (left hip strain) has been progressing and will take live swings soon.
Marlins: 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. (right lower back strain) is doing mobility exercises at the club’s spring training complex. … LHP Jesús Luzardo (left forearm strain) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session.
UP NEXT
Ohtani (7-4, 2.68 ERA) makes his first career start against Miami in the closing game of the series Wednesday. LHP Trevor Rogers (4-6, 5.56 ERA) starts for the Marlins.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five doctors pleaded guilty in a pain pill prescription scheme involving clinics in West Virginia and Virginia, federal prosecutors said Monday.
The scheme was tied to the Hope Clinic and involved prescribing oxycodone and other controlled substances that weren’t for legitimate medical purposes from 2010 to 2015. Some prescriptions provided up to seven pills per day, and several Hope locations averaged 65 or more daily customers during a 10-hour workday with only one practitioner working, prosecutors said in a news release.
Hope Clinic had offices in Beckley, Beaver, and Charleston, West Virginia, and in Wytheville, Virginia.
Four of the physicians each pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston to a felony count of aiding and abetting obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, the statement said.
Those physicians are William Earley, 66, of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Brian Gullett, 45, of Clarksville, Pennsylvania; Roswell Tempest Lowry, 88, of Efland, North Carolina; and Vernon Stanley, 79, of Fayetteville, West Virginia.
Mark Clarkson, 64, of Princeton, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to five misdemeanor counts of aiding and abetting the misbranding of a drug involved in interstate commerce, the statement said.
“These pleas show our office’s continuing effort to protect lives and prevent future overdoses through all means possible,” U.S. Attorney Will Thompson said. “A lot of effort has gone into this case.”
Gullett, Earley and Stanley signed numerous oxycodone prescriptions for a customer at a Charleston Hope Clinic in 2013. They admitted that the customer’s medical chart did not support the prescriptions, which were not for a legitimate medical purpose, prosecutors said.
In August 2014, Lowry signed prescriptions for a Hope customer in Charleston for 180 oxycodone pills. He admitted intentionally not reading the customer’s chart to determine if those prescriptions were necessary. Instead, Lowry issued the same prescriptions for the customer that were provided by previous physicians, the statement said.
Gullett, Earley, Lowry and Stanley admitted the customers reported being addicted to pain medication, had failed or had abnormal drug screenings several times, bought pills on the street and sold pills from their Hope prescriptions to others. The physicians did not discuss the possibility of addiction or the need for addiction treatment with these customers, the statement said.
Clarkson admitted to helping Hope Clinic issue prescriptions after major retailers had stopped filling them and smaller pharmacies could not meet the demand of Hope customers. In 2014, Clarkson wrote illegitimate prescriptions for a total of 635 oxycodone pills for five different Hope customers in Virginia that were filled at Adkins Pharmacy in Gilbert, West Virginia, prosecutors said. Adkins Pharmacy agreed in 2020 to pay a $88,000 fine.
Sentencing for the physicians is scheduled for Dec. 22. Gullett, Earley, Lowry and Stanley face up to four years in prison and a $250,000 fine apiece. Clarkson faces up to five years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
The physicians were indicted in 2018 along with the owners, managers and other physicians associated with Hope Clinic and a group that managed Hope's daily operations. The remaining defendants are awaiting trial. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/5-doctors-plead-guilty-in-West-Virginia-in-pain-17436981.php | 2022-09-13 00:47:33 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/5-doctors-plead-guilty-in-West-Virginia-in-pain-17436981.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating.
Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict in the drug trafficking case against ex-Public Security Secretary Genaro García Luna.
He is the highest-ranking current or former Mexican official ever to be tried in the United States.
“García Luna, who once stood at the pinnacle of law enforcement in Mexico, will now live the rest of his days having been revealed as a traitor to his country and to the honest members of law enforcement who risked their lives to dismantle drug cartels,” Brooklyn-based U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement.
García Luna, who denied the allegations, headed Mexico’s federal police and was later the country’s top public safety official from 2006 to 2012. His lawyers said the charges were based on lies from criminals who wanted to punish his drug-fighting efforts and to get sentencing breaks for themselves by helping prosecutors.
He showed no apparent reaction on hearing the verdict. His lawyer, César de Castro, said that the defense planned to appeal and that the case lacked “credible and reliable evidence.”
“The government was forced to settle for a case built on the backs of some of the most notorious and ruthless criminals to have testified in this courthouse,” de Castro said outside court.
García Luna, 54, was convicted on charges that include engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise. He faces at least 20 years and as much as life in prison at his sentencing, set for June 27.
The case had political ramifications on both sides of the border.
Current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has railed throughout the trial against ex-President Felipe Calderón’s administration for, at a minimum, putting García Luna in charge of Mexico’s security. López Obrador spokesperson Jesús Ramírez tweeted after the verdict that “justice has come” to a Calderón ally and that “the crimes committed against our people will never be forgotten.”
García Luna’s work also introduced him to high-level American politicians and other officials, who considered him a key cartel-fighting partner as Washington embarked on a $1.6 billion push to beef up Mexican law enforcement and stem the flow of drugs.
The Americans weren’t accused of wrongdoing, and although suspicions long swirled around García Luna, the trial didn’t delve into the extent of U.S. officials’ knowledge about them before his 2019 arrest. López Obrador has, however, pointedly suggested that Washington investigate its own law enforcement and intelligence officials who worked with García Luna during Calderón’s administration.
A roster of ex-smugglers and former Mexican officials testified that García Luna took millions of dollars in cartel cash, met with major traffickers in settings ranging from a country house to a car wash and kept law enforcement at bay.
He was “the best investment they had,” said Sergio “El Grande” Villarreal Barragan, a former federal police officer who worked for cartels on the side and later as his main job.
He and other witnesses said that on García Luna’s watch, police tipped off traffickers about upcoming raids, ensured that cocaine could pass freely through the country, colluded with cartels to raid rivals, and did other favors. One ex-smuggler said García Luna shared a document that reflected U.S. law enforcement’s information about a huge cocaine shipment that was seized in Mexico around 2007.
One ex-smuggler, Óscar “El Lobo” Nava Valencia, said he personally heard García Luna and a then-top police official say they would “stand with us” during a meeting with notorious Sinaloa cocaine cartel kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman’s associates amid a cartel civil war. That sit-down alone cost the drug gang $3 million, Nava Valencia said.
García Luna didn’t testify at the trial, although his wife took the stand in an apparent effort to portray their assets in Mexico as legitimately acquired and upper-middle-class, but not lavish. The couple moved to Miami in 2012, when the Mexican administration changed and he became a consultant on security issues.
The trial was peppered with glimpses of such narco-extravagances as a private zoo with a lion, a hippo, white tigers and more. Jurors heard about tons of cocaine moving through Latin America in shipping containers, go-fast boats, private jets, planes, trains and even submarines.
And there were horrific reminders of the extraordinary violence those drugs fueled.
Witnesses described cartel killings and kidnappings, allegedly including an abduction of García Luna himself. There was testimony about police officers being slaughtered and drug-world rivals being dismembered, skinned and dangled from bridges as cartel factions fought each other while buying police protection.
Testimony also aired a secondhand claim that Calderón, the former president, sought to shield Guzmán against a major rival; Calderón called the allegation “absurd” and “an absolute lie.”
García Luna was arrested after allegations of his alleged graft emerged at Guzman’s high-profile trial about four years ago in the same New York courthouse.
The former lawman also faces various Mexican arrest warrants and charges relating to government technology contracts, prison contracting and the bungled U.S. “Fast and Furious” investigation into suspicions that guns were illegally making their way from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels. The Mexican government has also filed a civil suit against García Luna and his alleged associates and businesses in Florida, seeking to recover $700 million that Mexico claims he garnered through corruption.
Anticorruption activists gathered outside the courthouse to celebrate Tuesday’s verdict.
“My country is a grave. It’s now a cemetery … thanks to the corruption,” said Carmen Paes, who blamed drug lords in her native Mexico for the disappearance of a nephew decades ago.
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Outback and its TeamMATES will launch limited-edition NFTs on National Onion Day that will unlock rewards from the brand
TAMPA, Fla., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Outback Steakhouse® is rounding out the college year and rounding the bases with eight new college baseball and softball athletes, signing* them to NIL deals as part of the Outback TeamMATES** program. Embracing Outback's connection with college athletes and sports fans across the country, the TeamMATES program will take this connection one step further through the launch of an NFT collection that will engage and reward consumers in an entirely new way.
To celebrate the addition of the new TeamMATES, Outback will release a limited-edition series of 8,000 NFTs, which will be available to Outback fans free of charge, set to launch on National Onion Day, in honor of the famed Bloomin' Onion. The NFTs will be redeemable across all Outback Steakhouses for rewards from the brand.
The Outback TeamMATES class of 2022 for college baseball and softball includes:
- University of Oklahoma Softball – Jocelyn Alo (2x USA Softball National Player of the Year – 2021 and 2022) & Jayda Coleman (2021 All-American 1st Team)
- University of Washington Softball – Baylee Klingler (2021 All-American 2nd Team) & Kelley Lynch (2021 Pac-12 Freshman Team)
- University of Tennessee Baseball – Jordan Beck (2022 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List) & Ben Joyce (Pitched NCAA record 105.5 mph)
- University of Florida Baseball – Hunter Barco (No. 7 Midseason Collegiate 2022 MLB Draft Prospect – d1baseball.com) & Colby Halter (2022 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week – Feb. 28)
From players bringing the heat with 105mph fastballs, to All-Americans and top projected draft picks, the baseball and softball TeamMATES have stepped up to the plate and delivered this season. Off the field, each TeamMATE will be promoting a lineup of these limited-edition NFTs. The TeamMATES will highlight the NFT drop on their social media channels, alerting fans about the opportunity to own digital collectables that unlock access to exclusive prizes offered by Outback. Fans can be the first to receive news about the NFT drop by visiting http://outbacknft.xyz, with the exact prizes being revealed on National Onion Day on June 27th.
"As we continue to grow the TeamMATES program, we're seeking new opportunities to engage with athletes and fans in a unique way," said Brett Patterson, President of Outback Steakhouse®. "In the latest iteration of the program, we're celebrating America's pastime and integrating NFTs as a way to rally fans of baseball, softball and Outback."
Giving back is one of Outback Steakhouse's® core values and will continue to be a focal point during the spring sports season, as the brand will help the TeamMATES support charities that they are passionate about.
Outback Steakhouse® will continue to build the TeamMATES program with additional male and female college athletes throughout the year, with all eligible student-athletes for the 2022/2023 school year encouraged to apply for consideration at www.outback.com/teammates. The deadline for the fall application period is August 12, 2022. To date, Outback has fielded more than 350 applications and has accepted 150 athletes across 24 different NCAA Division I sports into the program. Athletes accepted through the open call application will receive Outback Steakhouse® gift cards and official TeamMATES merchandise.
To learn more about Outback Steakhouse®, its TeamMATES program, please visit www.outback.com/teammates. Download the new app at www.outback.com/app. For more information about Outback Steakhouse®, please visit www.outback.com or follow Outback on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok.
*Athletes were signed in accordance with recent NIL policy.
** The Brand Marketing division of Excel Sports Management was tapped by Outback to develop the brand's NIL endorsement program, advising on strategy and leading talent procurement and campaign execution.
There's a special spirit at Outback Steakhouse®. One where mates gather, stories are exchanged, and steakhouse favorites flow as freely as the conversation. Serve it up with a dash of Aussie hospitality, and you've got all the makings of a great experience you'll want to share with your friends, time and time again. We're known for high quality, juicy steaks with your choice of big cuts and bold flavor, cooked just the way you like it. Spirited drinks that start the night off right and a heap of craveable dishes and fan favorites like our iconic Bloomin' Onion. For more information, please visit outback.com or the Outback Facebook page.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — One of the largest employers in West Central Florida just named its new president and CEO.
Stephanie D. Conners has been selected to lead BayCare Health System, the largest not-for-profit health care provider in West Central Florida.
Conners, 50, will succeed Tommy Inzina, who previously announced plans to retire by the end of 2022. She will start in October.
Conners will be moving from Philadelphia, where she has served as executive vice president and CEO for Jefferson Health.
“For the board, it was paramount that we find a leader who is committed to BayCare’s legacy of mission-driven, community-focused health care,” BayCare Health Board Chairman Rick Colón wrote in a statement. “In Stephanie Conners, we see an engaging and compassionate leader who will lead BayCare into its next era of serving the community’s health, our team members and our medical community.”
Conners will be the fourth CEO in BayCare's 25-year history. She'll oversee more than 27,7000 employees within the health system, which generates almost $5 billion in yearly revenue, according to a press release.
BayCare is mostly found in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Polk and Pasco counties. In addition to relationships with more than 5,800 local physicians and providers, the health system runs 15 hospitals.
“I am humbled and honored to lead such a remarkable organization,” Conners wrote in a statement. “Its legacy of compassionate care is palpable, and I look forward to helping ensure its future success. It is my personal mission to make a difference in the lives of others.”
A Philly native, Conners began her career as a bedside nurse before becoming a trauma nurse and later transitioning into leadership roles. She has a bachelor's degree from Villanova and an MBA from Eastern University, according to the release.
"She has spent nearly three decades in health care with both not-for-profit and for-profit providers, building a reputation as an inspirational leader and collaborator in driving the highest safety, service and quality of health care delivery while maintaining fiscal responsibility," BayCare wrote in a press release.
She will step into the role at a critical time, joining not long before BayCare opens a 16th hospital in Wesley Chapel and finalizes details about a 17th hospital in Manatee County.
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West Liberty was out-paced by an 11-point margin in the second half on Thursday.
The Hilltoppers were so far ahead at halftime, it didn’t matter.
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Cloudy skies with showers and a possible thunderstorm late. Low 56F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%.
Updated: March 23, 2023 @ 7:36 pm
Cloudy skies with showers and a possible thunderstorm late. Low 56F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%..
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West Liberty was out-paced by an 11-point margin in the second half on Thursday.
The Hilltoppers were so far ahead at halftime, it didn’t matter.
West Liberty advanced to its second NCAA Division II Tournament championship game in program history with an 87-82 victory over Black Hills State (South Dakota) in the national semifinals in the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana on Thursday afternoon.
The Hilltoppers (33-3) led 17-15 midway through the first half before an 11-3 flurry over the next two minutes extended their edge to double digits, and Malik McKinney’s bucket with 4 seconds to go in the half expanded the West Liberty lead to 47-31 at intermission.
The third-seeded Yellow Jackets, down 80-69 with 3:39 remaining in regulation, used a 13-5 spurt to get within 85-82 on two PJ Hayes free throws with 4 seconds left, but McKinney was fouled one second later and made two charity tosses to set the final score.
McKinney and Bryce Butler each scored 16 points for the second-seeded Hilltoppers, who last made the championship game in 2014. Chaz Hinds netted 14 points and Steve Cannady dropped in 13.
Joel Scott collected 30 points and 13 rebounds for Black Hills State (29-6). Hayes scored 17 points, Jaeton Hackley added 11 and Sindou Cisse tallied 10.
The Yellow Jackets outrebounded the Hilltoppers 45-36, but Black Hills State committed 12 turnovers to just five for West Liberty. The Hilltoppers were 46.5% from the field (32 for 66), compensating for a 55.2% showing at the foul line (16 for 29).
West Liberty seeks its first national title on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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A St. Paul man arrested Thursday morning following a standoff with police has been charged with four felonies for allegedly firing a gun at his longtime girlfriend.
Tyrone Christopher Jones, 51, had been smoking crack with the woman at his North End apartment for three days last week, according to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court.
The woman told police Jones awakened her early Thursday morning to have sex. When she rejected his advance, Jones punched her several times in the face and head, she said.
She left the apartment but then spoke with Jones through his window, asking to be let back inside. Jones then removed the screen from the bedroom window and fired one shot from a revolver at her but missed, according to the complaint.
The woman ran away and called 911 around 6:50 a.m. Thursday.
Police couldn’t make contact with Jones, so they obtained a search warrant for his apartment on Maryland Avenue, east of Arundel Street. A SWAT team forced its way inside around 11 a.m. and arrested Jones without incident, according to a police spokesman.
Police found shotgun shells in a dresser, rounds beneath a bed and a shotgun and revolver in the mattress box spring.
Ramsey County prosecutors charged Jones with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and three counts of firearm and ammunition possession by an ineligible person.
Jones is not allowed to possess guns or ammunition because of a felony drug-related conviction from Wisconsin.
He is due in court Aug. 16. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/05/charges-filed-in-north-end-standoff-where-man-allegedly-fired-at-girlfriend/ | 2022-07-06 21:21:59 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/05/charges-filed-in-north-end-standoff-where-man-allegedly-fired-at-girlfriend/ |
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge Thursday to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him in a lawsuit filed by the victims’ families to a staggering $1.44 billion.
Connecticut Judge Barbara Bellis imposed the punitive damages on the Infowars host and Free Speech Systems. Jones repeatedly told his millions of followers the massacre that killed 20 first graders and six educators was staged by “crisis actors” to enact more gun control.
“The record clearly supports the plaintiffs’ argument that the defendants’ conduct was intentional and malicious, and certain to cause harm by virtue of their infrastructure, ability to spread content, and massive audience including the infowarriors,” the judge wrote in a 45-page ruling.
Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the Sandy Hook families, said he hopes the award sends a message to conspiracy theorists who profit from lies.
“The Court recognized the ‘intentional, malicious … and heinous’ conduct of Mr. Jones and his business entities,” Mattei said in a statement.
On his show Thursday, Jones called the award “ridiculous” and a “joke” and said he has little money to pay the damages.
“Well, of course I’m laughing at it,” he said. “It’d be like if you sent me a bill for a billion dollars in the mail. Oh man, we got you. It’s all for psychological effect. It’s all the Wizard of Oz … when they know full well the bankruptcy going on and all the rest of it, that it’ll show what I’ve got and that’s it, and I have almost nothing.”
Eight victims’ relatives and the FBI agent testified during a monthlong trial about being threatened and harassed for years by people who deny the shooting happened. Strangers showed up at some of their homes and confronted some of them in public. People hurled abusive comments at them on social media and in emails. And some received death and rape threats.
Six jurors ordered Jones to pay $965 million to compensate the 15 plaintiffs for defamation, infliction of emotional distress and violations of Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Jones has bashed the trial as unfair and an assault on free speech rights. He says he will appeal the verdicts. He also has said he doesn’t have the money to pay such huge verdicts, because he has less than $2 million to his name — which contradicted testimony at a similar trial in Texas. Free Speech Systems, meanwhile, is seeking bankruptcy protection.
Jones said Thursday that he has only a “couple hundred thousand dollars” in his savings account.
A message seeking comment was left for Jones’ lawyer, Norm Pattis.
Bellis found Jones and Infowars’ parent company liable for damages without a trial last year, as a consequence for what she called his repeated failures to turn over many financial documents and other records to the plaintiffs. After the unusual “default” ruling, the jury was tasked only with deciding on the amount of compensatory damages and whether punitive damages were warranted.
Jones says he turned over thousands of documents and the default ruling deprived him of his right to present a defense against the lawsuit.
The punitive damages awarded by the judge include about $323 million for the plaintiffs’ attorney fees and costs and $150 million for violations of the Unfair Trade Practices Act.
In Connecticut, punitive damages for defamation and infliction of emotional distress are generally limited to plaintiffs’ legal fees. The Sandy Hook plaintiffs’ lawyers are to get one-third of the $965 million in compensatory damages under a retainer agreement — putting their legal fees at $322 million.
But there is no cap on punitive damages for violations of the Unfair Trade Practices Act. The plaintiffs had not asked for a specific amount of punitive damages, but under one hypothetical calculation they said such damages could be around $2.75 trillion under the unfair trade law.
In a similar trial in Texas in August, Jones was ordered to pay nearly $50 million to the parents of another child killed in the Sandy Hook shooting for calling the massacre a hoax. A forensic economist testified during that trial that Jones and Free Speech Systems have a combined net worth as high as $270 million.
A third and final trial over Jones’ hoax claims is expected to begin around the end of the year in Texas. As in Connecticut, Jones was found liable for damages without trials in both Texas cases because he failed to turned over many records to the plaintiffs.
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This version corrects the spelling of Judge Bellis’ first name to Barbara, instead of Barabara. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-473m-more-to-sandy-hook-families/ | 2022-11-10 20:41:05 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-alex-jones-ordered-to-pay-473m-more-to-sandy-hook-families/ |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg put her stamp on U.S. law — and now the U.S. is putting the late Supreme Court justice on a stamp.
The U.S. Postal Service recently unveiled a new Forever stamp featuring Ginsburg, citing her status as "a passionate proponent of equal justice and an icon of American culture."
The new stamp shows Ginsburg wearing the white beaded collar with an intricate geometric pattern that she said came from Cape Town, South Africa.
Ginsburg's "dissent collar" — a darkly formal and hard-edged version signaling her opposition on a key issue — became famous as the high court split over divisive issues, but the simpler white collar the stamp depicts was the justice's favorite.
As it announced the new stamp, the Postal Service noted Ginsburg's legacy of fighting for equal rights, including her "important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings."
The Ginsburg stamp will be released in 2023 — 30 years after she was nominated to the Supreme Court by former President Bill Clinton. It features art by Michael J. Deas, a frequent stamp artist, and is based on a photograph by Philip Bermingham, according to the Postal Service.
Ginsburg will be the first Supreme Court justice to get a solo stamp issue since 2003, when Thurgood Marshall was honored. U.S. stamps have featured a number of other justices over the years, including William Brennan Jr. and Louis Brandies — part of a four-justice issue in 2009 — and Hugo Black and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Other new Postal Service stamps for 2023 will honor author Toni Morrison, who died in 2019, and Chief Standing Bear, who secured a key legal victory in American Indians' fight for civil rights in the U.S.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wunc.org/2022-10-26/ruth-bader-ginsburg-is-featured-on-a-new-usps-stamp | 2022-10-30 03:18:52 | 0 | https://www.wunc.org/2022-10-26/ruth-bader-ginsburg-is-featured-on-a-new-usps-stamp |
Former Washington State University football coach Nick Rolovich was in a Spokane courtroom Thursday, asking a federal judge to allow his case to continue against his former employer for firing him after his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Seated behind him was former Gonzaga University and Utah Jazz star John Stockton, who lost his season tickets to his alma mater for refusing to comply with public health measures during the pandemic, and Spokane Catholic Bishop Thomas Daly. Stockton said he’d reached out to Rolovich, who was fired along with four assistant coaches in October 2021, and was present to show his support for the former coach. He noted that his own skepticism about the vaccine’s effectiveness isn’t pertinent to the Rolovich case. .
“That’s a whole different issue,” Stockton said after the hearing. “The law’s a different game.”
Rolovich contends that WSU and Athletic Director Pat Chun fired him without just cause, which under his contract should have entitled him to 60% of the remaining base salary on his $2 million deal that was supposed to run through June 2025. Rolovich says he should have been provided a religious exemption to a law requiring state employees to get the vaccine. The university contends that Rolovich did not raise religious concerns about the vaccine’s development until a deadline approached for him to get the shots, and that WSU’s denial of his exemption was based on its inability to accommodate his coaching under pandemic-related guidelines and skepticism about the sincerity of his beliefs.
Zach Pekelis, an attorney for Chun and WSU, told U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice that Rolovich’s justifications for refusing to get the vaccine had been “a moving target” since the summer of 2021, when questions began to swirl about the state mandate and his future with the team. Pekelis, in filings to the court and in oral argument Thursday, accused Rolovich of employing “pseudo-scientific skepticism” in his opposition to the mandate, and argued the case should be thrown out, instead of moving forward.
“The beliefs have kind of shifted over time,” Pekelis said.
Pekelis noted that there’d been hundreds of challenges to vaccine mandates in the federal courts, and that they’d largely been unsuccessful. That included a ruling by Rice in November 2021 denying a request by a couple dozen Spokane firefighters who refused the vaccine but wanted their jobs back with the city.
Brian Fahling, representing Rolovich, said his client had sincere religious beliefs based in Catholicism that called for him to act on his conscience and his moral convictions. Those beliefs were found to be credible following a double-blind review by the university’s human resources department, Fahling said, and that efforts by Chun to get Rolovich vaccinated prior to the 2021 season amounted to coercion.
“Mr. Rolovich lost the job of his dreams, and it was based in our estimation on a fundamentally wrong basis,” Fahling told Rice.
Daly, who shared a handshake with Rolovich after the hearing, said his relationship with the coach goes back decades, when he was the priest at Rolovich’s church in California. He attended Thursday’s hearing in support of Rolovich’s Catholic faith, he said.
“When they called into question his Catholic faith early on, I wrote a letter saying I’ve known him, this is not something that he just discovered,” Daly said after the hearing. He added that Rolovich had consulted with him as he weighed the decision whether to seek vaccination.
Stockton said he believed in protecting the right of people to control what is put in their bodies, and that he applauded Rolovich for standing up for his principles.
Rolovich declined to comment after the hearing. Rice said he would file a written order with his decision about whether the discrimination lawsuit will proceed. | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-cougar-football/former-wsu-football-coach-nick-rolovich-asks-for-vaccine-related-firing-lawsuit-to-continue/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-05-12 00:07:17 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-cougar-football/former-wsu-football-coach-nick-rolovich-asks-for-vaccine-related-firing-lawsuit-to-continue/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a year, U.S. officials have been saying that taking out a terrorist threat in Afghanistan with no American troops on the ground would be difficult but not impossible. Last weekend, the U.S. did just that — killing al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri with a CIA drone strike.
Other high-profile airstrikes in the past had inadvertently killed innocent civilians. In this case, the U.S. carefully chose to use a type of Hellfire missile that greatly minimized the chance of other casualties. Although U.S. officials have not publicly confirmed which variant of the Hellfire was used, experts and others familiar with counterterrorism operations said a likely option was the highly secretive Hellfire R9X — know by various nicknames, including the “knife bomb” or the “flying Ginsu.”
That potential use of the R9X, said Klon Kitchen, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a former intelligence analyst, suggests the U.S. wanted to kill al-Zawahri with “limited likelihood of collateral death and destruction and for other relevant political reasons.”
A look at the Hellfire, and how al-Zawahri likely was killed:
WHAT IS A HELLFIRE MISSILE?
Originally designed as an anti-tank missile in the 1980s, the Hellfire has been used by military and intelligence agencies over the last two decades to strike targets in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and elsewhere.
The precision-guided missiles can be mounted on helicopters and unmanned drones and are used widely in combat around the world. More than 100,000 Hellfire missiles have been sold to the U.S. and other countries, according to Ryan Brobst, an analyst at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington think tank.
“It can do enough damage to destroy most targets such as vehicles and buildings while not doing enough damage to level city blocks and cause significant civilian casualties,” Brobst said.
The U.S. military has routinely used Hellfire missiles to kill high-value targets, including a senior al-Qaida leader in Syria last year, and al-Qaida propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen in 2011.
WHAT KILLED AL-ZAWAHRI?
The U.S. had multiple options for the attack. It could have used a traditional Hellfire, a bomb dropped from an manned aircraft, or a far more risky assault by ground forces. U.S. Navy SEALs, for example, flew into Pakistan on helicopters and took out Osama bin Laden in a raid.
In this case, the CIA opted for a drone strike. And while the CIA generally doesn’t confirm its counterterrorism missions and closely guards information about strikes it conducts, U.S. government officials have said that two Hellfire missiles were fired at the balcony of the building where al-Zawahri was living in Kabul.
Online images of the building show damage to the balcony, where the U.S. says al-Zawahri was, but the rest of the house is standing and not badly damaged.
Unlike other models of the Hellfire, the R9X doesn’t carry an explosive payload. Instead, it has a series of six rotating blades that emerge on its final approach to a target, Kitchen said. “One of their utilities is in opening up vehicles and other obstructions to get to the target without having to use an explosive warhead,” he said.
AVOIDING CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
U.S. officials and experts made clear this week that avoiding civilian casualties was a crucial element in the choice of weapon.
Less than a year ago, a U.S. drone strike — using a more conventional Hellfire missile — struck a white Toyota Corolla sedan in a Kabul neighborhood and killed 10 civilians around and near the car, including seven children. In the midst of the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, American forces believed there were explosives in the car and that it posed an imminent threat to troops on the ground. It was, military leaders said, a “tragic mistake”
One former U.S. official said the likely choice of an R9X is an example of the administration’s effort to find ways to minimize collateral damage and prevent the loss of innocent life. That missile is a very accurate weapon that strikes in a very small area, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss counterterrorism operations.
An administration official said Monday that the U.S. investigated the construction of the house where al-Zawahri was staying in order to ensure that the operation could be done without threatening the structural integrity of the building and also minimizing the risks of killing civilians, including members of his family who were in other parts of the house.
The choice of missile is ultimately one part of reducing the possibility of killing civilians or causing other collateral damage.
“I would say this is by far a lower-risk option,” said Tom Karako, an expert on missile defense at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. Using the Hellfire, he said, “reflects a high degree of caution as opposed to a riskiness.”
IS THE US PROVIDING UKRAINE WITH DRONES THAT CAN FIRE HELLFIRE MISSILES?
No. While the U.S. has delivered billions of dollars in military assistance to help Ukraine fight the invading Russian troops, it is wary of providing weapons that could fire deep into Russia, potentially escalating the conflict or drawing the U.S. into the war.
As a result, the U.S. so far has not provided Hellfire missiles or drones that could fire them. Instead, the U.S. has delivered smaller, so-called kamikaze drones, such as the Switchblade and Phoenix Ghost, which instead of firing missiles, explode when they hit a target. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/politics/explainer-a-look-at-the-missile-that-killed-al-qaida-leader/ | 2022-08-03 21:16:22 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/politics/explainer-a-look-at-the-missile-that-killed-al-qaida-leader/ |
NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Saturday, April 30, 2022
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then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
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Schuyler-
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Chemung-
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335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
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.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
NYZ025-012000-
Tompkins-
Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ036-012000-
Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs around 60. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid
30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ037-012000-
Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs around 60. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid
30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
NYZ044-012000-
Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain showers this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. Highs around 60. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid
30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ045-012000-
Chenango-
Including the city of Norwich
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Highs around 60. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid
30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ046-012000-
Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Lows in the
mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid
30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ055-012000-
Tioga-
Including the cities of Owego and Waverly
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
NYZ056-012000-
Broome-
Including the city of Binghamton
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain showers this
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs around 60. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
NYZ057-012000-
Delaware-
Including the cities of Delhi and Walton
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then mostly cloudy with showers likely after midnight. Lows in the
mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid
30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
NYZ062-012000-
Sullivan-
Including the city of Monticello
335 AM EDT Sun May 1 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
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Agreement Facilitates Coverage For Hapbee Devices Under The Medicaid Waiver For Assistive Technology
VANCOUVER, BC, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Hapbee Technologies, Inc. (TSXV: HAPB) (OTCQB: HAPBF) (FSE: HA1) ("Hapbee" or the "Company") the wearable, wellness technology company and creator of the Hapbee Smart Sleep Pad, has announced an agreement with Gray Matters Alliance (GMA) to distribute Hapbee's innovative digital wellness products and services to their expansive network of Seniors, Healthcare Practices, Assisted Living Communities, and Hospice & Palliative Care Facilities.
Hapbee's patented biostreaming technology helps people optimize their sleep, performance, and moods without the side effects or dependencies associated with consuming traditional stimulants. Ultra-low, electromagnetic bio streams are derived from compounds like CBD, nicotine, and melatonin which are then delivered digitally by app through Hapbee-powered devices such as the Hapbee Smart Sleep Pad and Neckband.
Gray Matters Alliance (GMA) provides enabling technology products and services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled and aging populations. They also help families, and professional staff, and caregivers. GMA is dedicated to helping individuals live more independently and safely both in the home and in the community.
"Sleep plays a huge role in people's lives," said Vicki Spraul, President and Founder, Gray Matters Alliance. "With the clients we serve, lack of sleep leads to a host of issues that exacerbate already existing problems, such as behavioral issues, inattentiveness, irritability, learning, memory, and driving, just to name a few. The amount of interest we have received in the Smart Sleep Pad since introducing it has been tremendous. Hapbee addresses so many core issues not only for the patient but for the caregivers and facilities as well."
"Gray Matters Alliance expands our ability to reach Seniors, Caregivers, and Service Providers who can benefit from our life-enhancing technology. Their network and reputation as a value-added resource is well-established and we are excited to become an important part of the solutions they provide," added Yona Shtern, CEO of Hapbee. "Their status as an approved Medicaid Waiver Provider in a growing number of U.S. states means that Hapbee products and services are accessible to those with the greatest needs, regardless of income."
Hapbee is complying with the Management Cease Trade Order issued by the BC Securities Commission effective May 2, 2023, under National Policy 12-203 (the "Policy") pending the filing of the Required Disclosure via SEDAR. Hapbee is confident that the Required Disclosure will be filed by no later than June 30, 2023. The Management Cease Trade Order is imposed against the Company's Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer. There has been no cease trade order imposed against all securities of Hapbee. The MCTO will not generally affect the ability of other persons to trade the securities of Hapbee pending the filing of the Required Disclosure via SEDAR. Hapbee is not subject to any insolvency proceeding and there is no other material information concerning the affairs of Hapbee that has not been generally disclosed.
Gray Matters Alliance (GMA) provides enabling technology products and services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled, TBI, and aging populations. Their services also help families, professional staff, and caregivers. GMA offers Assistive Technology/Remote Supports, Durable Medical Equipment, Low/ No Vision Devices, Home Safety Assessments, and turnkey call center solutions. GMA is dedicated to helping individuals live more independently and safely both in the home and in the community. GMA is a nationwide and an approved Medicaid Waiver Provider in Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma. They are also an approved Brain Injury Waiver Provider for the Department of Health and Senior Services in Missouri and continually seeking additional state approvals.
For more information about Gray Matters Alliance, visit: graymattersalliance.com/about-us.
Hapbee is a digital wellness technology company that aims to help people take control of how they sleep, perform, and feel. Hapbee's digital wellness library of Wellness Routines utilizes patented ultra-low radio frequency energy (ulRFE®), designed to help optimize users' sleep, productivity, and focus, recovery, and downtime. Hapbee devices and subscriptions are available for purchase at Hapbee.com, on Amazon.com, and through a growing network of select distributors.
You can learn more about how Hapbee works at www.hapbee.com/science.
Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking information or statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including those identified by the expressions "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "should" and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company or its management. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect current expectations regarding future results or events. This news release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and various estimates, factors, and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Any statements pertaining to the anticipated filing date for the Filings, as well as statements pertaining to the expected timeline for the MCTO to be lifted are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's ability and intended timing to complete its Filings.
Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement, and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and assumptions which include, but are not limited to, those described in Hapbee's annual information form dated May 2, 2022, as well as those described in Hapbee's other disclosure documents, copies of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise forward-looking information to reflect new events or circumstances unless required by law. Readers should not place undue reliance on the Company's forward-looking statements.
Neither TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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The Property is the Brand's Seventh Location Globally
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 1 Hotels, the luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature, today announced the opening of 1 Hotel San Francisco, the mission-driven luxury hospitality brand's second California property and the City by the Bay's newest, most thoughtfully designed eco-friendly urban refuge. Integrating the best of sustainable design and architecture with extraordinary comfort and an unrivaled level of service, the property's 186 guest rooms and 14 suites capture panoramic views of the Bay Area's rolling hills, sweeping fog, inspiring architecture, and stunning natural beauty.
Centrally located on the Embarcadero, directly across the street from the luminous San Francisco Bay, 1 Hotel San Francisco was developed in partnership with Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. The property provides easy access to all the best downtown offers—from dining to shopping to arts and culture. It neighbors the vibrant SoMa district, Chinatown, North Beach, Oracle Park, Chase Center, Coit Tower and the iconic Ferry Building.
"1 Hotel San Francisco is an inspiring example of what our brand stands for," said 1 Hotels Founder and CEO & Chairman of Starwood Capital Group Barry Sternlicht. "It is a tangible extension of our vision and purpose: to place holistic wellness at the forefront of our operations for our guests, local communities, and the planet. This vibrant and eclectic city has long been at the forefront of driving sustainable change in architecture and design. Inspired by that rich history, our goal is to infuse an urban oasis with the natural beauty of the Northern California landscape and the sensibility of this dynamic community."
"We are very excited to be partnering with the 1 Hotels team to bring a new level of service and luxury hospitality experience to San Francisco," said Jon E. Bortz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. "Pebblebrook is committed to ensuring our hotels are operated in an environmentally sustainable manner, and that the sociocultural fabric of the communities in which our properties reside is celebrated. As a leader in luxury sustainability, 1 Hotel San Francisco will also set a new standard of excellence for its commitment to sustainable initiatives and the greater San Francisco community."
The hotel pays homage to the regional environment throughout the urban oasis with an earth tone color palette, raw materials, and layered textures. The reclaimed wood lobby floor is fashioned from lumber salvaged from historic barns and industrial buildings. Sustainably sourced redwood salvaged from the original San Francisco Bay Bridge adorns elevator landings and corridors. Native greenery, exposed brick, warm terracotta accents, and rustic stones introduce elements of the natural world while referencing the city's unique urban ecology. All hand-loomed rugs and carpets are created from natural plant fibers and recyclable wool. Other features, including the bar, latticework, and bar façade, are created from concrete, responsibly crafted by a local family-run business amid salvaged driftwood artwork.
Terrene, the indoor-outdoor café & lounge offering shareable plates, echoes the refinement and natural simplicity of the 1 Hotels brand. Drawing inspiration from the region's renowned legacy of culinary innovation, its menu is rooted in an abundance of local, fresh, organic, and sustainably-sourced natural ingredients. Fresh ingredients for curated dishes and craft cocktails grow on the rooftop chef's garden while beehives facilitate on-site honey production. Terrene, which will open to the public later this summer, will showcase a comprehensive selection of organic tequilas and mezcals, alongside an assortment of biodynamic wines from the Sonoma and Napa Valley regions and local craft beer and microbrews.
The property offers guests the opportunity to relax and recharge in a unique urban sanctuary. 1 Hotel's holistic wellness philosophy aligns naturally with the brand's core values—true wellbeing is achieved when the mind, body, and spirit are fully connected to one's surrounding environment. On-site facilities include a full-service Bamford wellness spa rooted in 1 Hotels' core mission of fostering a closer relationship with the natural world. The Field House is open 24/7, featuring state-of-the-art weight training and cardio equipment, including Peloton bikes for personalized experiences. Guests can enjoy the Audi Electric Vehicle Experience by taking advantage of the house car or test driving the Audi e-tron, the Official Electric Vehicle of 1 Hotel San Francisco, during their stay.
1 Hotel San Francisco provides versatile settings for all types of events, meetings, and celebrations with 5,074 sq. ft. of one-of-a-kind indoor and outdoor meeting and event spaces. These include a 1,750 sq. ft. ballroom, boardroom, and outdoor terraces perched on the hotel's upper floors, offering panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay. Private events may also be held in Terrene, with a lounge and a large patio overlooking the historic Embarcadero.
SH Hotels & Resorts, an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, is a sustainable hotel brand management company that operates 1 Hotels, a nature-inspired lifestyle brand that launched in 2015 with properties in South Beach and Manhattan and now includes Brooklyn Bridge, West Hollywood, Sanya (China), Toronto and the recently opened San Francisco with projects in development in Nashville, Hanalei Bay, Cabo San Lucas, Paris, London, Mission Bay, Elounda Hills and Melbourne; Baccarat Hotels & Resorts, a luxury brand that made its debut in March 2015 with the opening of its flagship property in New York, with projects under development in Brickell (Miami), Florence, Macau and Bordeaux; and Treehouse Hotels, which premiered in London in 2019 and with projects under development in Manchester and Brickell (Miami). Leveraging its marketing, design, operational and technological expertise, SH Hotels & Resorts is the force behind some of the most groundbreaking and dynamic hotel brands in the world.
As a luxury lifestyle hotel brand inspired by nature, 1 Hotels cultivates the best of sustainable design and architecture, together with extraordinary comfort and an unrivaled level of service. 1 Hotels, which launched in 2015 with the opening of exclusive properties in Miami's South beach and Manhattan's Central Park, followed by Brooklyn, located on the East River, in February 2017, West Hollywood, on Sunset Boulevard, in June 2019, Sanya (China) in 2020, Toronto in 2021 and most recently San Francisco, is inspired by a simple idea: those that travel the world should also care about it, it is, after all, 1 world. 1 Hotels upholds this vision by channeling nature through design and culinary partnerships while connecting with the local community and taking sustainable steps to make a big difference. All 1 Hotel properties are among the first hotels in the world to become Sharecare Health Security VERIFIED® with Forbes Travel Guide. The comprehensive facility verification helps ensure that guests and travel planners can book with confidence at properties that have appropriate health safety procedures in place. Additionally, the properties have earned the WELL Health-Safety Rating through the International WELL Building Institute, which focuses on operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency plans to prioritize the health and safety of our team members and guests. The brand is expanding with properties under development in Nashville, Hanalei Bay, Austin, Cabo San Lucas, Paris, London, Copenhagen, Elounda Hills and Melbourne. Additional information can be found at 1hotels.com.
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust ("REIT") and the largest owner of urban and resort lifestyle hotels and resorts in the United States. The Company owns 54 hotels and resorts, totaling approximately 13,400 guest rooms across 15 urban and resort markets. For more information, visit www.pebblebrookhotels.com and follow us at @PebblebrookPEB.
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Former Central Michigan University and Kansas City Chiefs standout Eric Fisher is returning to the NFL with an eye toward another Super Bowl ring.
The Miami Dolphins announced Monday that they signed Fisher, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft, after placing offensive tackle Austin Jackson on injured reserve.
Fisher, 31, was a starting lineman for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, who took the 6-foot-7, 312-pound lineman with the first pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. The Rochester Hills Stoney Creek graduate became the first Mid-American Conference player in history to be selected No. 1 overall.
After winning a Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV, the two-time Pro Bowl tackle helped lead the Chiefs to the 2021 Super Bowl, but he did not play in the game. In the AFC Championship win over the Buffalo Bills, Fisher suffered a torn Achilles, ending his season. The Chiefs lost in the Super Bowl, 31-9, to Tampa Bay.
Less than a year after suffering the torn Achilles, Fisher signed a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts for the 2021 season. The Colts did not resign Fisher after the season.
Fisher did not sign with any NFL teams prior to the 2022 season, limiting his preferred destinations to teams with playoff potential.
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VENICE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CareRev, a marketplace platform that empowers healthcare professionals to take control of their careers, has appointed Filiz Genca as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). In her role, Genca will be responsible for the operational functions of the business, in addition to her previous responsibilities leading product development and scaling operations and implementation teams to deliver an exceptional user experience for health system partners and CareRev's growing network of healthcare professionals.
"I'm continuously blown away by the passion and authenticity of the CareRev team," said Genca. "As we look for ways to help uplift and strengthen the healthcare community, our goal is to empower qualified nurses, certified nursing assistants, and technicians to stay in their field and deliver care in their communities, while finding the flexibility they're looking for. Being able to connect directly with hospitals to provide additional staffing support, while designing their own schedule, is key. The CareRev team is building an outstanding product in line with our mission to create a sustainable future for healthcare professionals - this inspires me daily to show up and deliver value with our technology."
Genca has over 15 years of experience working in product development, omni-channel marketplace strategy and operations, business consulting, and data analysis. Prior to CareRev, Genca spent over a decade as a leader at Amazon in HR tech, Amazon Go, Grocery, and multiple verticals within the Amazon retail marketplace, managing multi-million dollar P&Ls, operations, and marketing across both e-commerce and physical retail business units. Genca has also led product and analytics teams building digital tools and products for both internal and external customers.
At CareRev, Genca is working to create a best-in-class user interface for healthcare facilities to access, engage and activate qualified professionals on-demand, while creating an easy, convenient resource for professionals to upload and manage credentials, explore opportunities, and sign up for shifts. She is focused on principles of customer obsession and working backwards from customer needs as CareRev's platform and its applications continue to scale. Genca's appointment to COO follows several key executive hires among CareRev's growing leadership team in recent months.
"Filiz's expanded role is a reflection of her incredible work thus far. I admire her ability to focus on a long-term vision, while encouraging creativity and flexibility in her team's execution," said Will Patterson, CEO of CareRev. "I'm confident that Filiz's passion for building intuitive and easy-to-use products and her ability to execute based on the needs of our health system partners and our professionals will be key drivers of success of our product team and CareRev's platform."
CareRev is a marketplace platform that empowers clinical professionals to take control of their careers. CareRev provides a direct line between healthcare facilities and local clinical talent, cutting out the middleman and enabling professionals to work where and when they want. Together, we're building the local, resilient, flexible healthcare workforce of the future. CareRev serves over 32 major metropolitan areas nationwide at over 70 hospitals and health systems, and over 540 outpatient centers and skilled nursing facilities. More than 22,000 clinical professionals (and growing!) are included in CareRev's network. For more information, visit www.carerev.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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(The Hill) – T-Mobile will partner with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and use the company’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile networks for cellphone users in remote areas, both companies announced at an event Thursday.
At SpaceX’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert said the rollout would have a huge impact on enhancing cellphone service in rural, hard-to-reach areas.
Before they spoke, the company executives previewed a video featuring mobile phone users who voiced concerns about the lack of cellphone reception in rural, remote regions of the U.S. Some explained how their lives could be endangered in the event an accident occurs and they are unable to call for help.
Sievert said expanding network coverage into those remote areas is “important for safety, important for connectivity” and “important for all of us.”
“We have all — every single one of us — driven down that windy, country road through the hills and dales, beyond the reach of any cellular network,” the T-Mobile CEO said. “This partnership is about imagining a different future … where if you have a clear view of the sky, you are connected on your mobile phone.”
T-Mobile will enter a beta phase in late 2023 with Starlink strictly for messaging and texting apps, but the effort will eventually phase into more cellular services. T-Mobile also announced its intention to spread the service to rural areas across the globe.
Musk’s Starlink satellites are designed to connect high-speed internet to rural areas. The company has around 2,000 satellites currently in orbit above Earth.
Providers like T-Mobile generally use cell towers to provide network service to cellphones, so the technology of linking satellites for mobile network coverage is entirely new.
On Thursday, Musk said T-Mobile’s network coverage will be powered by a second-generation Starlink satellite with large, “extremely advanced” antennas. The satellites will only connect to cellphones when they enter a dead zone not covered by a cell tower.
T-Mobile, which recently acquired Sprint and is the second-largest carrier in the U.S., said the satellite service will be included for free in most plans provided by the company.
Musk said the goal of both companies was to save lives and ensure there are “no more dead zones” across the world.
“I hope the public understands the magnitude of the announcement,” the SpaceX CEO said. “This is a really massive game changer.” | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/t-mobile-partners-with-spacex-to-use-starlink-satellites-for-mobile-network-access/ | 2022-08-27 16:29:40 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/t-mobile-partners-with-spacex-to-use-starlink-satellites-for-mobile-network-access/ |
MINSTER, OH (WLIO) - Ohio's 4th District U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan made a few stops in Minster while on a brief visit to Ohio.
Congressman Jordan started the day meeting with village officials then went on to speak with Minster High School seniors. The congressman discussed the work ethic it takes to achieve success and his journey to becoming a member of Congress. Students had the opportunity to ask questions one-on-one and learn more about his role in the House of Representatives.
"Basic principles I think are important if you are going to achieve success. I always say hard work doesn't guarantee success but it sure improves your chances," commented Congressman Jim Jordan, R-OH.
Jordan discussed current issues in Washington, including the House Judiciary Committee investigation into the classified documents from President Biden's time as vice president.
"We've actually had now a number of whistleblowers, actually, a couple dozen come talk to us about the concerns they have with how the Justice Department is operating. We're going to be looking into that over the course of this congress. We think that's real important. We think in many ways we now have unequal application of the law," stated Congressman Jordan.
Jordan feels there has been a different standard of treatment between President Biden and Former President Trump on the classified documents and says the committee is working to get answers from the Biden administration.
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PHOENIX — Zac Galen stretched his scoreless streak to 34 1/3 innings with another dominating performance, Jake McCarthy homered and had five RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks blasted the Philadelphia Phillies 12-3 on Tuesday night.
He got plenty of help from Arizona’s offense.
The Diamondbacks set two team records in the series opener Monday night, scoring six runs in consecutive innings to overcome a 7-0 deficit and beat the Phillies 13-7.
Arizona rewarded manager Torey Lovullo with a contract extension through 2023 on Tuesday and kept hitting.
The Diamondbacks knocked Aaron Nola (9-11) for five runs in the second inning and McCarthy put them up 8-0 with a towering, three-run homer in the fourth. Rookie Corbin Carroll added a two-run double in the eighth inning off infielder Nick Maton in his second big league game.
Arizona had a season-high 17 hits for its seventh straight win over the Phillies.
Philadelphia’s Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer off Noé Ramirez in the eighth.
Gallen has been dominant for the better part of two months and entered Tuesday’s game with the fifth-longest scoreless-innings streak in Diamondbacks’ history.
The right-hander moved up three places in one night with a mix of mid-90s fastballs and sharp-breaking curveballs. He is now behind only Brandon Webb’s 42-inning scoreless streak in 2007.
Gallen is 6-0 with a 0.72 ERA his last eight starts and has not lost since June 10. He has a career-high 146 strikeouts this season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Zach Eflin (right knee) threw a short bullpen on Tuesday and could throw another later this week in San Francisco. He will likely be slotted as a reliever when he’s reinstated.
UP NEXT
Phillies LHP Bailey Falter (2-3, 4.41 ERA) looks to win his third straight game on Wednesday when he faces Diamondbacks LHP Tommy Henry (3-2, 3.25), who is 3-1 with a 2.38 ERA over his last four starts.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Two crashes at the I-70/I-75 interchange were causing delays and backups on Friday morning.
According to Huber Heights Dispatch, the first crash occurred around 7:50 a.m. on Friday. A vehicle reportedly rolled over and two people were taken to the hospital.
That crash happened at the end of the I-75 North ramp to I-70 East, however, authorities say it has since cleared.
At 8:23 a.m., Huber Heights Dispatch said that a three-vehicle crash happened on I-70 East under the Brown School Road bridge. There is no word on injuries at this time.
The Ohio Department of Transportation’s traffic cameras show the lanes have since cleared and traffic is moving. | https://www.wdtn.com/traffic/crashes-causing-delays-on-i-70-east-at-i-75-interchange/ | 2023-05-26 16:39:03 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/traffic/crashes-causing-delays-on-i-70-east-at-i-75-interchange/ |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Metro Nashville officers who confronted the shooter at The Covenant School last week have spoken out for the first time.
Metro Police Chief John Drake and Commander Dayton Wheeler made remarks before responding officers Detective Sergeant Jeff Mathes, Detective Michael Collazo, and Officer Rex Engelbert shared what they remembered about that day.
On Monday, March 27, six people, including three children, were shot and killed by 28-year-old Audrey Hale at The Covenant School in Green Hills. Police were quick to swarm the school and take out the shooter, just minutes after the first report of the shooting.
Collazo and Engelbert are credited with taking down the shooter.
Body camera footage released by authorities shows officers clearing the rooms on the first floor of the school before moving to the second floor, toward the gunfire.
Det. Mathes with the Midtown Hills Precinct said he vividly remembers stepping over a victim. “All of us stepped over a victim. I to this day don’t know how I did that morally, but training is what kicked in,” he added, explaining the decision.
“Our job is to run toward it,” Mathes said. “We just heard the sounds and from my training experiences, I knew those sounds to be rifles.”
Mathes said when they got up the stairs, he smelled gunpowder.
Nine-year-veteran Det. Collazo said he had just started his shift when he heard the radio code of an active shooter. When he arrived, another officer was there. He saw shell casings on the ground, bullet holes in the door, and the custodian on the ground, unmoving.
Collazo linked up with Sgt. Mathes and continued clearing rooms. “Once we started hearing the first shots, that’s when everything kicked into overdrive for us.”
That’s when they found the second victim, Collazo said, “You could clear as day tell they were rifle rounds being fired.” He added smoke was everywhere and the fire alarm was going off.
Officer Engelbert, who has been with MNPD for four years, said he still hadn’t finished his coffee and was actually going to do administrative work at a different sector when he got the call for service.
“I think you could call it fate, or God, or whatever you want, but I can’t count on both my hands the irregularities that put me in that position,” he said. “I’ve been to I don’t know how many false deadly aggression calls, but something told me it was time to really get to this one.”
Engelbert remembered two staff members giving him calm, clear information to help people in danger. They said the staff’s training and response were vital in preventing further casualties.
When he heard the first gunshots, he said he looked for the nearest staircase because he knew the shooter was above his head.
Within minutes, officers were face-to-face with the shooter.
“In this situation, there was still movement, and even reaching toward the weapon,” said Mike Walker, a retired colonel with Tennessee Highway Patrol, as he reviewed the footage with Nexstar’s WKRN. “So, yes, they’re going to shoot until that threat’s eliminated.”
All of the responding officers offered their deepest condolences to the families of the victims.
The Victims
The six victims were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, all 9 years old, Cynthia Peak, 61, Dr. Katherine Koonce, 60, and Mike Hill, 61.
Each of the six victims died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to Davidson County Medical Examiner Feng Li, who performed the autopsies on Tuesday, March 28.
Chief John Drake of the MNPD said by the time he arrived on scene; the three children had already been transported to the hospital. However, he found the other victims spread out in different places throughout the building.
Koonce was found in a hallway and Drake said it’s possible she may have run toward Hale but couldn’t say for sure. Hill was reportedly killed when Hale shot through the side door, having been hit by the bullets and shattered glass, according to police.
Audrey Hale
Hale, who was armed with two assault-style rifles and one handgun, fired 152 rounds throughout the shooting. Chief Drake said there is no information to indicate Hale was specifically targeting any one of the six victims but rather that the location itself appeared to be the target.
Police said investigators tracked down Hale’s address and searched the family home on Brightwood Avenue in the Belmont-Hillsboro neighborhood where officers reportedly found detailed maps drawn of the school, including surveillance and entry points, as well as a manifesto.
Drake said Hale legally bought seven firearms from five different gun stores in the area. Three of those guns were used in Monday’s shooting and investigators believe Hale hid several weapons in the home.
Hale was also reportedly under doctor’s care for an “emotional disorder.” Hale’s parents thought Hale had previously owned only one gun and had sold it. The chief added there are no laws in place that would have prevented Hale from having weapons, even with certain mental health issues.
Police also searched Hale’s vehicle, which was left in the school parking lot, and found “additional material written by Hale.”
Hale attended The Covenant School at one time and had no criminal history, according to police.
Search warrants revealed what investigators seized from the home of the shooter.
Inside the home, officers found two shotguns, one in a bedroom closet and another next to a desk in a bedroom. Investigators also took 30 journals, some with references to school shootings and firearms courses.
A suicide note was found on a desk in one of the bedrooms.
Metro police said the shooting began at 10:13 a.m. as Hale drove a Honda Fit to the school and shot through a side door of the school, before going to the second floor and firing multiple shots.
The police department released video showing Hale pulling into the parking lot and shooting through the school doors.
The surveillance footage shows Hale, holding an assault-style rifle, walking through the school and looking into multiple rooms at about 10:20 a.m.
Photos released by police show a bullet hole in a squad car windshield, the school’s side doors completely shot out, and windows shot out from the second story of the school. Police said Hale fired shots at arriving officers from the second floor.
According to police, Officers Englebert and Collazo met the shooter on the second floor and shot Hale to death.
Officer Rex Englebert shot a total of four rounds from his rifle while Officer Michael Collazo fired four rounds from his nine-millimeter pistol, police said.
Metro police released body-worn camera video from the two officers.
According to police, both Englebert and Collazo were trying to decompress and make sense of the whole situation. Drake said he also spoke with President Joe Biden, while The White House said the president also reached out to Englebert and Collazo, thanking them for their bravery and quick response to the shooting. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/officers-discuss-moments-before-taking-down-nashville-school-shooter/ | 2023-04-04 23:39:41 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/officers-discuss-moments-before-taking-down-nashville-school-shooter/ |
NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA) between February 26, 2020 and April 19, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 27, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Natera securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Natera class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3115 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 27, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Panorama was not reliable and resulted in high rates of false positives; (2) Prospera did not have superior precision compared to competing tests; (3) as a result of defendants' false and misleading claims about Natera's technology, the Company was exposed to substantial legal and regulatory risks; (4) Natera relied upon deceptive sales and billing practices to drive its revenue growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about Natera's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
NEW YORK and CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP announces that a federal securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of investors of Weber Inc. ("Weber" or the "Company") (NYSE: WEBR) who purchased or otherwise acquired Weber securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO" or "Offering").
All investors who purchased the shares of Weber Inc. and incurred losses are advised to contact the firm immediately at classmember@whafh.com or (800) 575-0735 or (212) 545-4774. You may obtain request additional information concerning the action at www.whafh.com.
If you have incurred losses in the shares of Weber Inc., you may, no later than September 27, 2022, request that the Court appoint you lead plaintiff of the proposed class. Please contact Wolf Haldenstein to learn more about your rights as an investor in Weber Inc.
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The filed complaint alleges that the Registration Statement made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business,
operations, and prospects.
Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors:
- that Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases;
- that, as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably
likely to decrease; - that, due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through";
- that the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and
- that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
According to the filed complaint, defendants held the Company's IPO on August 6, 2021, selling almost 18 million shares at $14.00 per share. However, the Registration Statement in support of the IPO was materially false and failed to state that Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases, which would result in decreased demand for their products. The resulting inventory buildup would then result in Weber running promotions to "enhance retail sell through," which would adversely impact Weber's financial results.
On July 25, 2022, Weber announced its preliminary third quarter 2022 financial results, including net sales between $525 million and $530 million. The Company expected to report a net loss, noting that "profitability was negatively impacted by" several factors, including "promotional activity to enhance retail sell through." Additionally, Weber announced that Chris Scherzinger "is departing" from his roles as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company.
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $1.21 per share, or 16%, to close at $6.30 per share on July 25, 2022. By the commencement of the class action, the Company's stock was trading as low as $6.25 per share, a nearly 55% decline from the $14 per share IPO price.
Wolf Haldenstein has extensive experience in the prosecution of securities class actions and derivative litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas; and offices in New York, Chicago and San Diego. The reputation and expertise of this firm in shareholder and other class litigation has been repeatedly recognized by the courts, which have appointed it to major positions in complex securities multi-district and consolidated litigation.
If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions regarding your rights and interests in this case, please immediately contact Wolf Haldenstein by telephone at (800) 575-0735 or via e-mail at classmember@whafh.com
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan’s auto assembly plant in Tennessee will have the chance to vote on March 16 on whether to form a small union.
The board ruled earlier this month that the smaller bloc of employees is eligible for union organizing. The decision was made by a board majority picked by President Joe Biden. It overturned a June 2021 ruling by one of the board’s regional officials that had long blocked the vote.
The vote offers measured hope for unions in their uphill fight to get a foothold in foreign-owned auto assembly plants in the traditionally anti-union South.
Nissan had contended that the employees are not sufficiently distinct from other plant workers to be eligible for their own small unionized subgroup.
A spokesperson for Nissan, which has about 7,000 employees at the Smyrna facility, said Wednesday that the company believes its workplace is “stronger without the involvement of third-party unions” like the Machinists, while emphasizing that it is the right of employees to decide.
“Our history reflects that Nissan respects the right of employees to determine who should represent their interests in the workplace,” Nissan spokesperson Lloryn Love-Carter said in a statement. “However, we believe our workplace is stronger without the involvement of third-party unions, including the IAM, that have not been involved in our history of quality job creation and do not understand the relationship we have with Nissan teammates.”
In a statement, the Machinists union commended the group of workers for “standing up to Nissan and demanding a voice in the workplace.”
“We hope that over the next month, Nissan North America will respect the rights of their employees and let them make a decision free of intimidation and coercion,” Machinists union Southern Territory General Vice President Rickey Wallace said in a news release.
Nissan does work with organized labor in the rest of the world, but votes to unionize broadly at the U.S.’ two Nissan plants have not been close. Workers in Smyrna rejected a plantwide union under the United Auto Workers in 2001 and 1989. The Japan-based automaker’s other U.S. assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, rejected facility-wide representation by the UAW during a 2017 vote.
The margin was much closer in 2014 and 2019 votes at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where workers twice rejected a factory-wide union under the UAW.
The year after the 2014 vote failed, 160 Chattanooga maintenance workers won a vote to form a smaller union, but Volkswagen refused to bargain. The German automaker had argued the bargaining unit also needed to include production workers. As a result, the 2019 factory-wide vote followed.
Unions also have run into opposition from Republican politicians when they attempt to organize at foreign automakers in the South, including in Tennessee.
Tennessee already has a big union presence at an American automaker: the General Motors plant in Spring Hill has thousands of production and skilled trades workers represented by UAW.
There is also an open question about whether workers will unionize at four sprawling new factories planned by Ford in Kentucky and Tennessee by 2025, with an aim of hiring nearly 11,000 workers. Three of the plants — two in Kentucky, one in Tennessee — will be built with Ford’s South Korean corporate partner, SK Innovation, to produce electric vehicle batteries. A fourth, in Tennessee, will make electric F-Series pickup trucks. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mini-union-vote-at-nissan-tennessee-plant-set-for-march-16/2023/02/15/7df63e2c-ad52-11ed-b0ba-9f4244c6e5da_story.html | 2023-02-15 17:37:19 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mini-union-vote-at-nissan-tennessee-plant-set-for-march-16/2023/02/15/7df63e2c-ad52-11ed-b0ba-9f4244c6e5da_story.html |
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
8-5-7-3
(eight, five, seven, three)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
8-5-7-3
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At a budget hearing Tuesday, the Philadelphia Police Department presented a budget request to City Council: an additional $23.7 million to keep communities safe.
The police budget has grown substantially since 2013. Homicides have risen steadily during that same period, leading to criticism from community members and suggestions that funding be shifted toward social services and other violence prevention measures.
The proposed 2023 police funding allotment would mostly go toward payroll increases, with some money set aside for uniforms and supplies. The department plans to hire for eight new positions. Their total ask is close to $782 million, compared to roughly $758 million in 2022.
Council members Tuesday pushed Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw for specifics on the department’s plans to reduce the number of shootings in the city, citing a looming summer spike in violence and a fear that 2022’s death toll will surpass the 562 homicides Philadelphia saw last year.
“What are we doing here?” asked Council President Darrell Clarke. “What are we doing on the broader scale to bring these numbers down, tamp them down, and create a different environment here?”
Outlaw highlighted Operation Pinpoint, which launched in 2019 with the goal of reducing gun violence in areas identified as being at high risk for shootings.
“It’s typically cops on dots,” she said. “It’s putting cops in areas that are the most problematic and as we move into spring and summer when school lets out, making sure we have visibility at our recreation centers, our commercial corridors.”
But residents in areas affected by gun violence say they aren’t seeing the type of community policing they feel would prevent shootings.
“I’ll see them sit in a car,” said Nicetown block captain Gilbert Coleman. “I don’t see them patrolling the community or taking a look to see what’s really going on … 50 feet, 100 feet away there’s activities which the police should be involved in.”
Coleman says if officers are out on foot or on bikes, interacting with residents as they survey the area, it could restore a sense of lawfulness.
The strategy Coleman is calling for is sometimes referred to as “community policing,” and it aims to build trust between residents and officers. There’s a mixed bag of research on whether hiring more cops to walk their beats makes a city safer, and many experts argue there are better ways to reduce gun crime. But the call for at least more engagement from officers – if not more physical officers – is a common one in Philadelphia’s gun violence prevention circles.
Councilmember Cherelle Parker brought up the strategy Tuesday.
“I am unapologetic about affirming that community policing in a proactive manner is the hallmark of this plan,” she said. “Residents in the city of Philadelphia deserve to see a proactive law enforcement presence in their neighborhoods that is not there because they are simply responding to crime.”
Police Deputy Commissioner Joel Dales said there are currently 100 officers on bikes and 60 officers on foot, but expects those numbers will increase as the weather warms.
He also voiced concerns that increasing foot controls would stretch the force too thin.
“That’s gonna have an effect on response time to calls for services, emergency calls,” he said. “We balance this out.”
Outlaw said some of the requested funding is for the mobility project, which she said will give officers the technology to perform more tasks while on foot.
“To get everything the officers need at their fingertips, so they can stay out in those areas and not have to get back in their vehicles, run a name, do whatever it is.”
Hearing attendees asked police department representatives about street cleanup, camera installation, drug crime enforcement, community evening resource centers and other efforts to make neighborhoods cleaner and safer.
Gun violence prevention advocates have called on law enforcement to do a better job finding and arresting shooters, both in homicides and nonfatal shootings.
Coleman, of Nicetown, said there are too many people committing crimes without consequences.
“They just feel as though they own the streets now,” he said. “It doesn’t belong to the community, it belongs to them.”
Councilmember Cindy Bass echoed community calls to crack down on perpetrators of gun violence.
“A lot of folks are feeling as if there’s a revolving door,” she said. “There are a lot of people on the streets who shouldn’t be on the streets … there can be no question that we have some very dangerous people out there.”
Commissioner Outlaw says the clearance rate for non-fatal shootings has grown to roughly 29% since the establishment of a non-fatal shootings unit at the beginning of this year. That clearance rate was 19% in 2020, according to data from the Office of the Controller.
In 2020 police cleared 37% of fatal shooting cases – a number the police department says is now around 50%. | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/philadelphia-police-ask-for-24-million-boost-in-next-year-s-budget-citing-gun-violence/article_d3433100-41d7-51a2-8268-38fefd68e294.html | 2022-04-27 20:36:46 | 0 | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/philadelphia-police-ask-for-24-million-boost-in-next-year-s-budget-citing-gun-violence/article_d3433100-41d7-51a2-8268-38fefd68e294.html |
Angels second. Luis Rengifo homers to center field. Michael Stefanic strikes out swinging. Max Stassi called out on strikes. David MacKinnon strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Astros 0.
Angels third. Monte Harrison walks. Jonathan Villar walks. Mike Trout called out on strikes. Shohei Ohtani singles to left field. Jonathan Villar to third. Monte Harrison scores. Taylor Ward walks. Shohei Ohtani to second. Luis Rengifo strikes out swinging. Michael Stefanic strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Angels 2, Astros 0.
Astros fourth. Jose Altuve singles to left field, tagged out at second, Monte Harrison to Michael Stefanic. Jeremy Pena homers to right field. Yordan Alvarez doubles. Yuli Gurriel flies out to shallow right field to Taylor Ward. Kyle Tucker flies out to deep left field to Monte Harrison.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 2, Astros 1.
Astros fifth. Aledmys Diaz strikes out swinging. Mauricio Dubon grounds out to third base, Jonathan Villar to David MacKinnon. Chas McCormick singles to left field. Martin Maldonado walks. Chas McCormick to second. Jose Altuve singles to left field. Martin Maldonado to second. Chas McCormick scores. Jeremy Pena singles to shortstop. Jose Altuve to second. Martin Maldonado to third. Yordan Alvarez flies out to shallow center field to Monte Harrison.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Angels 2, Astros 2.
Astros ninth. Chas McCormick flies out to center field to Mike Trout. Martin Maldonado grounds out to shortstop, Andrew Velazquez to Jared Walsh. Jose Altuve singles to center field. Jeremy Pena homers to center field. Jose Altuve scores.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 4, Angels 2. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/L-A-Angels-Houston-Runs-17282605.php | 2022-07-03 22:47:13 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/L-A-Angels-Houston-Runs-17282605.php |
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I recently purchased this etching (?), “The ‘Hot Peanut,’” at a local thrift shop. I was intrigued not only by the subject matter, early Brooklyn Street, but even more so by the note on the back. Lola Mueller (1889-1949) was a respected San Antonio artist known mainly for her watercolors. Ed H. Herpel was listed in the 1940 census as residing at 246 Cloverleaf Ave. in Alamo Heights.
There is another work similar to “The ‘Hot Peanut’” online, “The Hominy Vendor,” seemingly in the same area of San Antonio. I would like to know more about the connection between (Emil) Rasmussen and the Herpels, and did downtown Brooklyn Street ever look like that?
— JoAnn Taylor
Your artwork is a type of print, said art dealer Harry Halff, whose Harry Halff Fine Art Texas gallery handles the work of early Texas painters, noting that “it looks like a lithograph from the image. That would be consistent with the pencil inscription of the title (at) lower left.”
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The typewritten note on the back is dated “San Antonio, Texas/June 15, 1942.” Headed “Mr. and Mrs. Ed H. Herpel,” the message continues as follows:
“Old people live in the past, and it is one of my great pleasures to think of my friends of the past and you as one of them, for you befriended me many times, for which I am grateful to you.
“This scene is familiar to you. It is the work of Lola Mueller.
“Please accept it as a token of your kindness. Your memory will always be a pleasant one to me.”
It’s signed “Emil Rasmussen,” both typed and handwritten.
So why would this scene be familiar to the Herpels? Because that peanut stand is probably the one that belonged to Rasmussen.
According to a story in the San Antonio Light, Dec. 10, 1939, he had operated this small business for six years at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and Augusta Street. On his way there, the elderly entrepreneur had immigrated from Denmark, worked on the Panama Canal and was elected mayor of Revere, Minn., before moving to San Antonio to found a tool factory. Below his “red express wagon” is a small oil stove Rasmussen built to keep his wares warm.
More on S.A. art scene: Alamo gives San Antonio artist career boost later in life
Mueller, an award-winning painter and lithographer who acquired her training at the Witte Museum School of Art and the San Antonio Art Institute, had an affinity for local scenes and characters, especially if they highlighted some vanishing folk custom. Her style is to suggest rather than to reproduce what she saw on the streets of San Antonio. The seated, hat-wearing figure in “The ‘Hot Peanut’” isn’t a photorealistic portrait of Rasmussen, but because of her artwork, we’re still thinking about him.
“Those who have watched Lola Mueller paint say that she does so with rapidity and as if she were always seeing something funny,” says the San Antonio Express, Dec. 17, 1939, noting that she was “not a formally trained artist.” Originally from Atlanta, young Lola Vivian Pace moved here with her parents and eight siblings in the early 1900s. By the 1910 U.S. census and San Antonio city directory, she was a teenage saleswoman at Joske’s department store, married the next year to Frederick Emanuel “Manny” Mueller, a salesman at Washer Bros.
Manny Mueller went on to open his own Alamo Plaza clothing store, and the couple had two children. At midlife, Lola Mueller took adult art classes at the Witte, probably soon after they began in 1933.
Although it was not yet a degree-granting program, the school’s faculty boasted distinguished artists of national and international reputation. Most often cited in articles about her are José Arpa ( discussed here Aug. 20, 2016), Harry Anthony DeYoung, Clare Duer and Henry Lee McFee, all of whom had excellent artistic pedigrees — well-known schools (New York’s Art Students’ League, the Art Institute of Chicago), prestigious commissions (World’s Fair and post-office murals, paintings that hung in the Alamo) and works collected by major museums (the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney in New York).
Paula Allen on Arpa: Artist’s summer camps drew society painters
If the Herpels had an interest in art, Mueller’s name might have been familiar. As a particularly apt pupil of prominent artists, her work often was featured in student art shows at the Witte and elsewhere. Within a few years of taking her first courses, she was receiving regional recognition such as inclusion in the Texas General Exhibit at the Texas State Fair and the watercolor division of the Southern States Art League’s annual circuit exhibition.
On the national level, Mueller was represented at print-making exhibitions at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh and won a first prize from the National Society of Arts and Letters in Chicago.
Her most honored work was “The Hominy Vendor,” a representation of “Sister” Tennie Crockett ( covered here Aug. 27, 2016), who sold fresh hominy and offered Christian ministry from a horse-drawn wagon. As with “The ‘Hot Peanut,’” the human figures pictured are essentially faceless, and the setting is sparsely detailed.
Allen on the hominy vendor: Late prof’s queries: Hominy and prayers
Mueller’s “ability to retain a mental image of scenes from life about her is apparent in her works,” says an Express story, Jan. 31, 1943, about her one-woman show at the Witte. Judging from the photograph with this story as well as reference works, San Antonio Conservation Foundation librarian Beth Standifird thinks this was probably the east corner of Brooklyn, with part of the house at 304 Brooklyn — the only two-story house at that intersection — at left. A fence and a fire hydrant appear in both your print and the photo, although Mueller may have taken some artistic license with the rest of the scene.
It’s harder to speculate about the friendship between Rasmussen and the Herpels.
Rasmussen, (1865-1947) a bachelor, opened his San Antonio Tool Works in 1910 at 803 S. Alamo St. Over the next 10 years, his machine shop moved three times, and according to a notice in the Light, Feb. 22, 1920, he sold his “entire plant” at 113 Nacional St. to Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Co. (covered here June 22, 2008). That was too early a retirement for a man with 27 years to live, so the former toolmaker tried his hand at other roles — watchman at City Public Service, confectioner, restaurant proprietor and several years of no occupation in directories and the 1940 census. Meanwhile, his residence moved almost yearly.
At the same time, Edward H. Herpel (1889-1948) and his wife, Mayme, enjoyed a steadier climb. E.H. Herpel, as he was known, was a pioneer automobile dealer, starting in 1912 with his H&H Repair Shop at 416 Eighth St. and progressing as a salesman and manager at the Universal Car Co., then vice president at Yantis-Herpel. By 1926, he was president of Herpel-Gillespie, a descendant of the original Ford dealership here.
While histories of Herpel-Gillespie don’t name Rasmussen as an employee, the men may have had a business relationship while the older man was still a toolmaker, and the couple may have helped Rasmussen with some of his many moves.
Mueller died in 1949 from complications of Graves’ disease. Her friends and family established a scholarship in her memory that provided art supplies for a student who showed exceptional ability and needed financial aid.
The Witte has four Mueller works in its collection — besides a “Hominy Vendor” greeting card printed with a companion poem, the museum owns the circa-1935 lithograph “Worms for Sale,” an etching with drypoint titled “S.A. River” and a “Chili Stand” greeting card, none of which is currently on display.
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Biden, Scholz to huddle on Ukraine war at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting the White House on Friday for a private meeting with President Joe Biden as both allies become increasingly vocal about their concerns that China may step off the sidelines and supply weapons to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Such a step could dramatically change the war’s trajectory by allowing Moscow to replenish its depleted stockpiles.
China is Germany’s top trading partner, and European nations have generally been more cautious than the United States in taking a hard line with Beijing. However, there are signs that may be shifting as global rivalries grow more tense.
In a speech to the German parliament on Thursday, Scholz called on China to “use your influence in Moscow to press for the withdrawal of Russian troops, and do not supply weapons to the aggressor Russia.”
The U.S. and Germany have worked closely together to supply Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance. But there has also been friction over issues such as providing tanks, and Washington has occasionally grown frustrated with Berlin’s hesitance.
Maintaining a steady flow of weapons to Kyiv will be critical in the war’s second year, especially with both sides planning spring offensives.
“We’re proud of the collective efforts that we’ve taken together,” John Kirby, a White House national security spokesman, said Thursday.
He said the U.S. has not seen any indication that China has made a decision on whether to provide weapons to Russia.
Scholz last visited the White House a little more than a year ago, shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine. Very little of Friday’s meeting will be open to the public, and no announcements are expected afterward.
Unlike formal state visits, such as when French President Emmanuel Macron came to Washington last year, there will be no pomp and ceremony. Scholz’s trip will lack the customary press conference where the two leaders take questions from reporters representing both countries.
Kirby described it as a “true working visit between these two leaders.”
The meeting will be intimate, according to a senior German official and a U.S. official. Rather than being constantly flanked by advisers, the officials said, Biden and Scholz are likely to be the only people in the room for much of the time. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the confidential nature of the talks.
In an interview with German broadcaster Welt, opposition leader Friedrich Merz accused Scholz of being secretive about his trip to Washington, which will take place without the customary press pack in tow. Merz suggested that Scholz had to smooth ruffled feathers over the deal to provide tanks to Ukraine.
Scholz dismissed any notion of discord between allies.
Asked by The Associated Press about the circumstances of his visit, Scholz said he and Biden “want to talk directly with each other,” and he described “a global situation where things have become very difficult.”
“It is important that such close friends can talk about all of these questions together, continually,” he said.
Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, hinted at some tension between the two countries on Sunday when appearing on ABC’s “This Week.”
He said Biden originally decided against sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine, believing they wouldn’t be immediately useful for Ukrainian forces. However, Sullivan said, Germany would not send its Leopard tanks “until the president also agreed to send Abrams.”
“So, in the interest of alliance unity and to insure that Ukraine got what it wanted, despite the fact that the Abrams aren’t the tool they need, the president said, ‘OK, I’m going to be the leader of the free world,’” Sullivan said. “‘I will send Abrams down the road if you send Leopards now.’ Those Leopards are getting sent now.”
Scholz’s government has denied there was any such demand made of the U.S.
Max Bergmann, a former State Department official who leads the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the U.S. has often wanted Germany, the world’s fifth-largest economy, to be more forceful on the global stage.
“There’s a hope that, instead of us having to push all the time, that Germany would take a leadership role,” he said.
Bergmann said Germany has gone a long way toward strengthening its defense, but added that there’s more work to do.
“The German way of seeing the world doesn’t always align with the U.S. way of seeing the world,” he said.
___
Jordans reported from Berlin.
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Cardinals vs. Reds Probable Starting Pitchers Today - May 25
Matt McLain carries a two-game homer streak into the Cincinnati Reds' (21-28) game versus the St. Louis Cardinals (22-29) at 12:35 PM ET on Thursday, at Great American Ball Park.
The probable starters are Miles Mikolas (2-1) for the Cardinals and Luke Weaver (1-2) for the Reds.
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Cardinals vs. Reds Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023
- Time: 12:35 PM ET
- TV: MLB Network
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Venue: Great American Ball Park
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- Probable Pitchers: Mikolas - STL (2-1, 4.77 ERA) vs Weaver - CIN (1-2, 6.54 ERA)
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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Miles Mikolas
- Mikolas (2-1) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 11th start of the season.
- The right-hander's last start was on Saturday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The 34-year-old has an ERA of 4.77 and 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .299 in 10 games this season.
- He's looking to extend his two-game quality start streak.
- Mikolas has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
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Reds Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Luke Weaver
- Weaver (1-2) takes the mound first for the Reds in his seventh start of the season. He's put together a 6.54 ERA in 31 2/3 innings pitched, with 31 strikeouts.
- The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the New York Yankees, when he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- The 29-year-old has amassed an ERA of 6.54, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opponents are batting .305 against him.
- So far this season, Weaver has not registered a quality start.
- Weaver heads into this game with four outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
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How Monumental Sports investment impacts Mystics
June 23, 2023 04:15 PM
Natalie, Kelsey Nicole Nelson and Subria Whitaker analyze how NBC Sports Washington's rebranding as Monumental Sports Network, plus Monumental Sports & Entertainment's investment into D.C. sports, impacts the Mystics. | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/podcasts/brother-from-another/is-murray-the-nuggets-mvp-in-the-playoffs | 2023-06-29 20:29:32 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/podcasts/brother-from-another/is-murray-the-nuggets-mvp-in-the-playoffs |
The European Champion Clubs’ Cup is headed back to Spain’s capital.
Real Madrid earned the trophy again on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League Final. It’s Madrid’s 14th time winning the league, doubling any other European club, and fifth time in the last nine years.
The clash was a rematch of the 2018 Champions League Final. There were more goals on both sides of that 3-1 contest, but that match also ended with Madrid on top.
There was controversy at the Stade de France before Saturday’s match even began. Police deployed tear gas on spectators attempting to enter the venue as security struggled to keep a handful of fans from getting through. The match was ultimately delayed 37 minutes due to crowd issues.
Once the contest got started, Thibaut Courtois stepped up in a major way for Real Madrid. His top first-half moment came on a sprawling save off a shot from Sadio Mane, tipping the ball into the post to keep the game scoreless.
Despite Liverpool getting the better chances in the first half, Real Madrid came the closest to getting on the board in the first half. Karim Benzema found the back of the net after a broken play in the box, but he was deemed offside. The officials went to a lengthy VAR review and the initial call stood.
Real Madrid got their first goal in the 59th minute thanks to some precision passing. Casemiro got it to Federico Valverde, who fired a ball right to Vinicius Junior through the box for a tap-in goal.
Once Madrid got their goal, their goalkeeper was the star to close out the game. Courtois made a handful of stellar saves, including one off the boot of Mohamed Salah in the 82nd minute that very well could have been an equalizing strike:
In the end, Courtois had nine saves in the victory to secure his first Champions League title.
Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti also made history with the win, becoming the first manager to win eight European trophies. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-1-0-in-2022-champions-league-final/3710772/ | 2022-05-28 22:01:53 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/sports/real-madrid-beats-liverpool-1-0-in-2022-champions-league-final/3710772/ |
Man gets life sentence for killing mail carrier who refused to deliver marijuana package
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after being convicted of killing a mail carrier who instead of delivering a large package of marijuana to his home left a note in the mailbox requiring him to come to a South Carolina post office to pick it up.
Trevor Raekwon Seward, 25, was found guilty of murder of a federal employee in the course of her duties and other crimes in the September 2019 shooting of 64-year-old Irene Pressley as she delivered mail in rural Williamsburg County, federal prosecutors said.
After finding the note in his mailbox instead of the 2-pound (0.9-kilogram) package of marijuana from California he was expecting, Seward confronted Pressley a few minutes later demanding his package. The U.S. Postal Service mail carrier refused, according to court documents.
Seward then got a semi-automatic rifle and waited for Pressley to come down a street in Andrews, firing about 20 times into the back of her mail truck, prosecutors said.
Several bullets hit Pressley. Seward then drove the mail truck into a ditch on an access road at a hunting club, searched through it to try to find his marijuana and anything else valuable, and then left the Pressley’s body in her truck, prosecutors said.
The marijuana package was later found on the street where Pressley was killed, according to court records.
In court, Pressley’s sister blamed Seward for the death of 97-year-old father.
“He gave up, because you took his daughter’s life,” Elisha Hubbard said according to WPDE-TV, during Thursday’s sentencing hearing, adding that he loved the treats that Irene Pressley would bring him every day.
Seward listened carefully to Pressley’s family as they spoke at the hearing and stood up when the judge asked him if he wanted to speak.
Seward then said he didn’t “want to cause any more confusion. I don’t have anything to say, " the TV station reported.
The co-defendant who helped Seward look for the mail carrier was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Jerome Terrell Davis, 31, pleaded guilty to robbery and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana, prosecutors said.
The value of the marijuana in the package was minimal.
At the time of the murder it would have cost around $1,600 in Colorado, where it was legal, according to state revenue data. Even when marijuana was illegal nationwide, the value of the package would not have exceeded $2,600, according to National Drug Intelligence Center data about South Carolina in 2000.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — The American Beatbox Summer Pop-Up presents a diverse selection of musical performances, featuring the human body.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 38 states that elect them, secretaries of state often don’t see much campaign fanfare.
But why are the officials, often top overseers of voting and elections, getting so much buzz this year?
A quick rundown with AP’s Nick Riccardi, who has been following the 27 secretary of state contests on the ballot for the 2022 midterm elections.
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Q: WHAT DO SECRETARIES OF STATE REALLY DO?
You’ve probably heard of the secretary of state in Washington, D.C., who is the federal official in charge of representing the nation overseas. But almost all states have their own secretary of state as well. Those offices have a wide range of duties, but in most states they also serve as the chief election officer.
Voting is typically administered on the local level, by county or even city officers. But the rules for each states voting system are usually laid out by the secretary of state. That office also compiles results from local officials and certifies who has ultimately won elections.
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Q: WHY ARE WE HEARING SO MUCH MORE ABOUT SECRETARY OF STATE RACES THIS ELECTION CYCLE?
In 2020, then-President Donald Trump tried to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden by getting state officials to claim he had won the popular vote in their states rather than his rival. He failed across the board. But now he’s backing a wave of candidates for secretary of state who say they would have overturned the 2020 election. That raises the stakes immensely for what was once a sleepy office.
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Q: WHAT COULD CHANGE IF THE CANDIDATES WHO SAY THEY WOULDN’T HAVE CERTIFIED JOE BIDEN’S VICTORY WIN THEMSELVES?
A lot. Secretaries of state don’t have unlimited power over elections — they have to follow rules laid out in state law and the constitution. But there’s a lot they can do.
Many of the Trump-supporting secretaries of state have echoed the former president’s lies about voting being inherently unreliable. They could decertify voting machines and tabulators, forcing states to switch to less reliable hand counts to tally ballots. They could refuse to certify losses for Trump or other Trump-backed candidates.
Courts may well block some of these moves, but the potential for chaos is significant. The mere presence of a top election official who spread lies about the last presidential election could also undermine confidence in elections among the population.
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A vanilla perfume is an excellent winter fragrance. It can be sensual and sweet but also intense, so it can permeate through layers of clothing.
Vanilla is a fantastic scent to wear underneath thick sweaters or coats, but as with all scents, there are many variations of vanilla perfumes, each with its own blend of notes.
In this article: Victoria’s Secret Fragrance Mist Collection, Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Extreme Eau de Toilette and Philosophy Fresh Cream Eau de Toilette.
What is a winter perfume?
A winter perfume can technically be worn year-round, but is best when the weather is cold and drab. High body temperatures, most common during summer, make fragrances evaporate faster. That means winter perfumes, which typically have warmer, heavier notes, will smell overbearing if worn on a hot summer day or night.
Summer vs. winter perfume
Summer perfumes are usually formulated with light florals and citrus notes. Winter fragrances are sweeter and can have heavier base notes since they won’t evaporate as quickly. Vanilla perfumes are among the most popular winter fragrances and are excellent picks for those who don’t mind wearing a heavy yet sweet scent.
Notes
Perfume consists of a blend of ingredients that make up notes, which can be categorized into top, heart and base notes.
- Top notes are the first things you smell when spraying perfume, and you can only smell them for a short time.
- Heart notes are what you can smell approximately 10 to 30 minutes after applying perfume and can last up to a few hours.
- Base notes are the most crucial consideration when buying a winter fragrance since they are the notes that linger the most and permeate through clothing layers.
Vanilla perfume variations
As with all fragrances, not all vanilla perfumes are made equal. It depends on which one you prefer and which blends the best with your natural scent. A vanilla perfume can have a creamy, sweet or spicy undertone. However, keep in mind that the best vanilla perfumes to wear in the winter have prominent woody or spicy notes.
Best vanilla perfumes
This perfume comes in an elegant, sleek bottle and offers a vibrant aroma that captivates those nearby, thanks to its expertly blended notes of silk tree flower, night queen flower and luscious bourbon vanilla. Other prominent notes include tonka bean, sandalwood and orange blossom.
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Victoria’s Secret Fragrance Mist Collection
This gift set features four mini spray bottles of popular Victoria’s Secret perfumes, including Love Spell, Pure Seduction, Velvet Petals and Bare Vanilla, a gourmand-style fragrance that evokes whipped vanilla and soft cashmere. It’s an excellent variety pack and holiday gift for vanilla perfume lovers.
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Comptoir Sud Pacifique Vanille Extreme Eau de Toilette
This perfume is a customer favorite because of its rich composition and affordable price. Its top notes feature a combination of vanilla sugar and heliotrope, and the heart and base notes consist of blended milk and vanilla pod.
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Philosophy Fresh Cream Eau de Toilette
This fragrance can be worn by itself, but is also light enough to wear with other Fresh Cream products. The top notes feature whipped cream, the heart notes have soft butter cream and the bottom notes have a light finish of tonka bean.
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Juliette Has a Gun Vanilla Vibes
This fresh floral fragrance is sensual and accentuated by body warmth. Its key notes include sea salt, natural vanilla and sandalwood, giving it a scent that’s not overly sweet but is strong enough to capture the attention of those around you.
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Lavanila Pure Vanilla The Healthy Fragrance
This vanilla fragrance is perfect for those with sensitive skin who want to smell good without irritation. It is gentle and consists of a blend of pleasant notes, including pure Madagascan vanilla, creamy tonka bean and a soft heliotrope blend for a seductive aroma.
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This perfume features a blend of creamy jasmine and rich Madagascan vanilla orchid for a refined scent with a perfect balance of sweet and warm. Other prominent notes include tonka absolute and amber woods with notes of musk, amber, patchouli and brown sugar.
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Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Milk Eau de Parfum
This perfume contains two types of vanilla extracts and other high-grade botanicals, including cocoa shell, milk accord and rich amaryllis for a warm scent. Its bottom notes include sandalwood, musk and benzoin resinoid, giving it a smooth wood base.
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The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods Eau de Parfum
Those looking for a warm, spicy fragrance will appreciate the subtle notes in this sweet perfume. It is made with organic Madagascan vanilla and features pleasant hints of fresh pear, caramel, warm amber and a rose heart note.
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Cremo Spice & Black Vanilla Eau de Toilette
This fragrance has a powerful blend of dark woods and tobacco for a long-lasting, complex scent that unravels with several levels of notes. It’s infused with top notes of black vanilla and spices for a pleasant masculine aroma.
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U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived before dawn Friday on a two-day visit aimed at expressing his solidarity with Pakistan's government and people over climate-induced floods that have killed 1,391 people since mid-June.
Upon his arrival at an airport near Islamabad, Guterres was received by senior officials.
During the visit, the U.N. chief will travel to flood-hit areas, and he will meet with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other government and military officials.
Guterres’ trip comes less than two weeks after he issued an appeal for $160 million in emergency funding to help millions affected by record-breaking floods that have caused at least $10 billion in damages.
Last week, the U.N. chief issued a stern warning about the effects of climate change.
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“Let’s stop sleepwalking toward the destruction of our planet by climate change,” he said in a video message to a ceremony in Islamabad at the time. “Today, it’s Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country.”
So far, U.N. agencies and several countries have sent dozens of planeloads of aid to Pakistani flood victims. Washington has announced the United States will provide $30 million in assistance to help flood victims.
On Thursday, Sharif told a visiting American diplomat that the world should step up its fight against climate change to avoid more deadly flooding in the impoverished Islamic nation, the government said.
Sharif made the comment in a meeting with Derek Chollet, a senior State Department official visiting Islamabad to assess damages and arrange for aid in the wake of floods that have killed 1,391 people, affected 3.3 million people and made more than half a million homeless.
According to the statement, Chollet “affirmed that the U.S. would stand by Pakistan in the wake of this immense challenge, extend vital support, and help affected people rebuild their lives and communities.”
The meeting came a day ahead of the first American planeload expected to bring supplies.
Chollet on Thursday also met with Pakistan's powerful army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, according to a military statement, as the Biden administration approved the resumption of a $450 million sale to Pakistan of equipment for F-16 aircraft maintenance — a sale that had been on hold for years.
Chollet told reporters in Islamabad it was a “step forward “in security relations between the United States and Islamabad.
Earlier, Chollet said that he discussed in meetings with Sharif and other officials how Washington could assist in Pakistan's rescue and relief operations, adding that there will soon be more announcements of U.S. aid.
Washington was the largest donor to Pakistani flood victims, Chollet said and added that the Biden administration was also talking to other countries to ask them to help Pakistan and was committed to doing its part to address climate change.
The devastations have added new burdens to cash-strapped Pakistan and highlighted the disproportionate effect of climate change on impoverished populations. Experts say Pakistan is responsible for only 0.4% of the world’s historic emissions blamed for climate change. The U.S. is responsible for 21.5%, China for 16.5% and the EU 15%.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Northeast Tennessee Regional Hub (NETNHub) is working with a company that specializes in connecting workers with employers to give the local workforce a boost.
According to a release from NETNHub, the organization has partnered with Anthill, a company that “connects frontline workers to employer resources through text messaging.” The NETNHub announced a TVA Workforce Development Grant will allow up to six manufacturers in Northeast Tennessee to get a funding match that will provide them with Anthill’s technology.
The release states that the grant will fund the support of up to 850 frontline workers in the region by giving them access to things like internal communication, HR resources and training opportunities. The manufacturers who are selected for funding will be provided with a year of Anthill services.
Those services include “two-way SMS texting, 24/7 HR center, automated surveys, language translation, insights dashboard and customer success management,” the release states.
Muriel Clauson Closs, CEO and co-founder of Anthill, stated in the release that providing factory floor or field employees with access to corporate communications can improve the work environment.
Mitch Miller of NETNHub said stabilizing the workforce in the region is paramount and that opportunities like this will help in that endeavor.
“The single greatest challenge for regional manufacturers today is workforce stabilization,” Miller stated in the release. “This is the Hub’s first step in carving a new path to getting the communities of the Appalachian Highlands up to full employment and our manufacturers to peak production and profitability.”
Grant applications are open for manufacturers through March 1. Submissions may be sent online, and the winners will be notified in March. In order to apply, the manufacturers must be located in Carter, Hancock, Hawkins, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi or Washington counties. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/grant-to-provide-local-manufacturers-with-tech-to-keep-grow-workforce/ | 2023-02-03 17:53:00 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/grant-to-provide-local-manufacturers-with-tech-to-keep-grow-workforce/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday told U.S. residents the nation's financial systems are sound, following the swift and stunning collapse of two banks that prompted fears of a broader upheaval.
"Americans can have confidence that the banking system is safe," he said from the Roosevelt Room before a trip to the West Coast. "Your deposits will be there when you need them."
U.S. regulators closed the Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it experienced a traditional bank run, where depositors rushed to withdraw their funds all at once. It is the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, behind only the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual.
In a sign of how fast the financial bleeding was occurring, regulators announced that New York-based Signature Bank had also failed.
The president, speaking from the Roosevelt Room shortly before U.S. markets opened, said he'd seek to hold those responsible and pressed for better oversight and regulation of larger banks. And he promised no losses would be borne by taxpayers.
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Governments in the U.S. and Britain were both taking extraordinary steps to prevent a potential banking crisis.
U.S. regulators worked through the weekend to find a buyer for Silicon Valley Bank, which had more than $200 billion in assets and catered to tech startups, venture capital firms, and well-paid technology workers.
While those efforts appeared to have failed, officials assured all of the bank's customers that they would be able to access their money on Monday.
The Bank of England and U.K. Treasury said early Monday that they had facilitated the sale of the Silicon Valley bank's London-based subsidiary to HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, ensuring the security of 6.7 billion pounds ($8.1 billion) of deposits.
The assurances came as part of an expansive emergency lending program intended to prevent a wave of bank runs that would threaten the stability of the banking system and the economy as a whole. ___ Rugaber and Megerian reported from Washington. Sweet and Bussewitz reported from New York. Associated Press Writers Hope Yen in Washington, Jennifer McDermott in Providence, Rhode Island, and Danica Kirka in London contributed to this report.
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PLYMOUTH, Wis., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sargento Foods is pleased to announce new roles for Rod Hogan and Holly Baumgart on the New Platform Development team within Innovation. Rod has assumed the role of Senior Vice President of New Platform Development, and Holly has taken on the position of Vice President of New Platform Development. These changes amongst the senior leadership team will progress the innovation goals that are integral to achieving the company's vision.
Rod Hogan has assumed the role of Senior Vice President, New Platform Development. Since joining the Sargento Family in 1995, Rod has succeeded in building a best-in-class new product and platform development process as well as a team of focused new product marketers.
During his 28-year tenure, Rod has held a number of roles in New Business Development as well as Research and Development, most recently serving as Vice President, New Platform Development. This role required him to lead the identification and development of new growth opportunities across both the Consumer Products and Food Service and Ingredients Divisions. Further, he coordinated the development of annual innovation plans in support of strategic growth objectives.
Rod has led the charge on an impressive number of new product introductions at Sargento. His leadership has proven instrumental, positioning Sargento to win prestigious awards – such as the Balanced Breaks® Cheese & Crackers product line, which recently received a 2022 Nielsen Breakthrough Innovation Award – the company's third in less than a decade.
Rod brings an innate ability to manage and lead in complex environments and to collaborate with people from all levels and functions to ensure alignment and engagement in new product efforts, ensuring his team's success.
Holly Baumgart has taken on the role of Vice President, New Platform Development. She has been an asset to the Sargento Family since 2016 when she joined the team as Vice President of Information Technology. She brings more than 15 years of experience in IT, business development, and consulting to her position.
In her new role, Holly will support the core New Platform Development product initiatives, including new opportunities related to the recent acquisition of Baker Cheese. Her primary focus will be on the company's long-term vision and specifically, investigating new markets in both natural cheese and other potential growth avenues for Sargento.
Prior to accepting her new position, Holly served as Vice President of Strategic Planning, leading key corporate initiatives including price commodity management, long-term strategic planning, and acquisition strategy.
Holly is a strategic thinker with a keen understanding of business development and complex problem-solving skills. Her contributions will bring forth growth and innovation within the New Platform Development team.
With over 2,300 employees and net sales of $1.5 billion, Sargento Foods is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 65 years. Founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento is proud to be the company that successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses and cheese blends. Today, Sargento Foods is still based in Wisconsin, where they make and market amazing, high-quality shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients. Company leadership lives to serve local communities and employees, whom they refer to as the Sargento Family. www.sargento.com
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Ex-Chiefs assistant Reid to be sentenced in drunken crash
By MARGARET STAFFORD
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid is being sentenced for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a 5-year-old girl in 2021. Reid’s sentencing Tuesday comes after he pleaded guilty in September to driving while intoxicated causing seriously bodily injury. Under the plea deal, Reid faces a maximum of four years in prison. Prosecutors said Reid, the son of Chiefs coach Andy Reid, had just left Arrowhead Stadium in February 2021, when his speeding pickup truck hit two parked vehicles on a ramp along Interstate 435. A girl in one of the cars, Ariel Young, suffered a traumatic brain injury. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/01/ex-chiefs-assistant-reid-to-be-sentenced-in-drunken-crash-2/ | 2022-11-01 16:07:53 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/01/ex-chiefs-assistant-reid-to-be-sentenced-in-drunken-crash-2/ |
Huggies will donate up to $60,000 to non-profit Hand to Hold® as part of its 2022 Project Hug™ campaign
NEENAH, Wis., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huggies® and Meijer are partnering again this year to support NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) families through Hand to Hold®, a national nonprofit organization that provides personalized care to NICU parents through early intervention mental health support in both English and Spanish.
For every box of Huggies diapers purchased now through June 18, 2022 in store or at Meijer.com, the Huggies brand will donate $2 to Hand to Hold®, up to $60,000 total1.
"At Huggies, we believe we play an important role in helping parents navigate the uncertainty and unknowns of parenthood, which can sometimes include experiences in the NICU," said Robert Raines, Vice President of Huggies North America. "We're proud to be a national sponsor of Hand to Hold, and to once again partner with Meijer to strengthen our support of NICU families across the country."
One in seven babies born in the U.S. spends time in the NICU2 and Huggies has a long legacy of supporting NICU parents and their babies. In 2017, Huggies partnered with NICU nurses and parents to create a special line of diapers and wipes for NICU babies and their incredibly delicate skin.
When babies need the specialized medical attention of a NICU, it can be emotionally traumatic to the parent and disruptive to traditional parent-baby bonding. NICU parents are up to 30% more likely to experience perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADS) 3.
"As a family company, supporting families in our communities is so important to us, especially during some of parenthood's most challenging moments," said Matt Campbell, Baby Consumables Buyer at Meijer. "We're pleased to partner with Huggies on a shared mission to serve NICU families."
With support from Huggies, Hand to Hold® previously unveiled an innovative mobile app that offers equitable access to critical emotional and mental health support to NICU parents at no cost to the families. Hand to Hold® provides NICU parents personalized emotional support, educational resources, and community before, during and after a NICU stay to help ensure a healthy beginning for the baby.
For more information on Hand to Hold, visit handtohold.org. To learn more about Huggies, please visit our website, and follow us @Huggies on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Huggies® Brand
For more than 40 years, Huggies has been helping parents provide love, care and reassurance to their babies. From developing innovative, everyday products for babies to partnering with NICU nurses to develop a special diapers and wipes line for the most fragile babies, Huggies is dedicated to helping ensure all babies get the care they need to thrive. Huggies is proud to be the founding sponsor of the National Diaper Bank Network, a nationwide nonprofit dedicated to eliminating diaper need in America since 2011. Huggies is also the national sponsor of nonprofit Hand to Hold, which provides personalized support before, during and after NICU stays and infant loss. For more information on product offerings or our community efforts, please visit Huggies.com.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what's important to them. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in 80 countries. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. To keep up with the latest news and to learn more about the company's nearly 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.
About Hand to Hold™
Hand to Hold® is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) that is dedicated to providing personalized emotional support, education and community to parents who have had children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or the loss of a baby. Hand to Hold is removing barriers for support by growing a hybrid model of in-person and virtual support in service to their mission. Support is provided to parents at no cost to families and all support is designed with the emotional, physical, and social needs of the NICU parent. For more information, visit Hand to Hold.org.
About Meijer:
Meijer is a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer that operates more than 262 supercenters and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. A privately-owned and family-operated company since 1934, Meijer pioneered the "one-stop shopping" concept and has evolved through the years to include expanded fresh produce and meat departments, as well as pharmacies, comprehensive apparel departments, pet departments, garden centers, toys and electronics. For additional information on Meijer, please visit www.meijer.com. Follow Meijer on Twitter at twitter.com/Meijer and twitter.com/MeijerPR or become a fan at www.facebook.com/meijer.
1For every box of Huggies ® diapers purchased 5/22/2022 through 6/18/2022 in store or at Meijer.com, Huggies will donate $2 to Hand to Hold, up to $60,000 total.
2March of Dimes (2010). Special Care nursery admissions. National Perinatal Information System/Quality Analytic Services; Special Care Nursery Admissions
3Journal of Perinatology (2021). Protecting the infant-parent relationship: special emphasis on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder screening and treatment in neonatal intensive care unit parents; Protecting the Infant-Parent relationship
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Spotify latest tech company to cut jobs, axes 6% of workforce
LONDON (AP) — Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it’s cutting 6% of its global workforce, becoming yet another tech company resorting to layoffs as the post-pandemic economic outlook weakens.
CEO Daniel Ek announced the restructuring in a message to employees that was also posted online.
As part of the revamp involving a management reshuffle, “and to bring our costs more in line, we’ve made the difficult but necessary decision to reduce our number of employees,” Ek wrote.
Big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google announced tens of thousands of job cuts this month as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic waned.
Ek said Stockholm-based Spotify was no different. The company’s operating costs last year were double its revenue growth, a gap that would be “unsustainable long-term” in any economic climate, but even more difficult to close with “a challenging macro environment,” he said.
Spotify had benefited from pandemic lockdowns because more people had sought out entertainment when they stayed home.
“I hoped to sustain the strong tailwinds from the pandemic and believed that our broad global business and lower risk to the impact of a slowdown in ads would insulate us. In hindsight, I was too ambitious in investing ahead of our revenue growth,” Ek said.
He said that’s why the company is cutting its global workforce by about 6%, without giving a specific number of job losses. Spotify reported in its latest annual report that it had about 6,600 employees, which implies that 400 jobs are being axed.
“I take full accountability for the moves that got us here today,” Ek said.
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BOSTON — Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom said on Wednesday that the team hasn’t discussed selling off All-Stars Xander Bogaerts or Rafael Devers at the trade deadline, and “we’re not planning to discuss them with anybody.”
“We would be silly to try to pretend that that scoreboard doesn’t exist,” he said in the home dugout at Fenway Park, looking out at the scoreboard that showed the Red Sox in last place in the AL East.
“We’re not too happy with how it looks right now. We have to factor that in,” Bloom said. “Every game moves that needle one way or another. It doesn’t change how we feel about the talent on the club, but it does change our situation.”
One year after the Red Sox came within two wins of the World Series, the team has stumbled to a .500 record thanks in part to injuries that left them plugging as much as half of their lineup with minor leaguers. But despite dropping into fifth in the AL East, they are still in the race for a playoff berth.
“I understand normally you wouldn’t be sitting here in last place and saying that. It is a really unique year in our division,” said Bloom, whose team has not won a series against a division opponent all season. “Part of it is that we are in a really good division, but that’s no excuse. We have to be honest. If we don’t reverse that, we’re not going to get where we want to go.”
Complicating things is the status of Bogaerts and Devers, two young stars who could be the cornerstones of the ballclub for a decade — if they re-sign. Bogaerts, 29, can opt out of his contract after this season, and the 25-year-old Devers is eligible to be a free agent after next season.
Designated hitter J.D. Martinez is in the last year of his contract — another player who would be attractive to a team looking to make a playoff push in 2022. Could they go the way of 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts, who was traded away in his free agency year as Bloom’s first big move in Boston?
While repeating that the team wasn’t “planning” to discuss trades for the two infielders, Bloom also said, “The best thing I can say is we’re not doing our jobs if we’re not considering all possibilities.”
Bloom said he still likes the talent on the club — when healthy — and conceded that the depth has not delivered the way he had hoped. Prospects like pitcher Brayan Bello, infielder Jeter Downs, outfielder Jarren Duran and first basemen Franchy Cordero and Bobby Dalbec — some of them rushed to the majors to plug holes — have all struggled at the plate or in the field or both.
Bloom preached patience on the young players and lamented the injuries that have included Devers along with ace Chris Sale, center fielder Kiké Hernandez and second baseman Trevor Story.
“Obviously, we haven’t played well lately. We’ve been banged up and we haven’t been playing well,” Bloom said. “I do think we have a good team. I think we have a very talented team. It’s not a perfect club, no question. And you know, at times we haven’t played as well as we could at times. ... But I’d stack our talent up against just about any team in the league.”
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PARK CITY, Utah, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueWind Medical, Ltd., the developer of transformative implantable tibial neuromodulation therapy for Overactive Bladder (OAB), today announced that efficacy results of the OASIS pivotal clinical study will be presented in a late breaking session at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2023 Annual Meeting, being held in Chicago April 27th- May 1st. In addition, the company was selected to present at the inaugural AUA Innovation Nexus on April 27th and will exhibit its novel BlueWind System at the AUA conference.
This is the first publication of efficacy data from BlueWind's OASIS pivotal clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of BlueWind Medical's implantable neuromodulation device for the treatment of patients diagnosed with urgency incontinence (UUI) alone or in combination with urinary urgency and/or urinary frequency. BlueWind Medical will be presenting the 12 month data at the AUA Late-Breaking Abstract Session LBA01 on April 30th from 7:00 to 9:00 am CT in room S505. John Heesakkers, MD, the OASIS global primary investigator, Chairman of the Department of Urology of the Maastricht UMC, the Netherlands, and the International Continence Society General Secretary will present "Pivotal Study of a Novel Wirelessly Powered, Patient Tailored Programmed, Tibial Neurostimulator for the Treatment of Patients with Overactive Bladder".
OAB can manifest in UUI, the involuntary leakage of urine associated with a sudden compelling desire to void. "Every day, millions of people experiencing OAB rely on drugs with significant side effects, treatment options that require frequent visits to their doctor's office, or more invasive therapies that come with safety challenges," said John Heesakkers, MD. "We are pleased with the positive results from OASIS and look forward to presenting these important data at AUA."
"Based on OASIS data, we believe the BlueWind Medical solution has the potential to unlock the enormous benefits of neuromodulation therapy for people managing symptoms of OAB," said Dan Lemaitre, Chief Executive Officer of BlueWind Medical. "These results are a critical milestone that underscores our longstanding commitment to bringing an innovative solution to those suffering from the debilitating effects of OAB."
About OASIS
OASIS is a 151-patient prospective, interventional, multicenter, single-arm, open-label clinical study designed to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of BlueWind Medical's implantable tibial neuromodulation system in reducing symptoms of urgency incontinence, including urinary urgency and urinary frequency. Patients were screened and implanted under local anesthesia at 23 centers in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium. The study is designed to evaluate changes in symptoms from baseline through 12 months of therapy. The OASIS study is being conducted under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and results from the trial are under review by the FDA.
About BlueWind Medical Ltd.
BlueWind Medical is an innovative medical device company that is transforming neuromodulation therapy for the treatment of overactive bladder. The BlueWind System is implanted in the ankle region in a single, minimally invasive single procedure done under local anesthesia and stimulates the posterior tibial nerve to provide relief from OAB and Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI), the involuntary leakage of urine associated with a sudden compelling desire to void experienced with OAB. The miniature implant, with its novel battery-less design, is activated by an external wearable worn at the patient's convenience. The battery-less implant allows for optimizing therapy parameters and treatment regimens according to a patient's individual sensation and response without concern for battery life. The innovative BlueWind System was designed to empower patients by providing a safe, predictable, patient centric and personalized therapy. The OASIS study is being conducted under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE). The BlueWind system is not approved for use in the U.S. For additional information, please visit BlueWindMedical.com.
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Robotic exoskeleton technology leader showcases fully-connected, AI-based wearable tools to protect and empower today's physical labor forces
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- German Bionic is announcing at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023, new, AI-powered smart wearable tools that revolutionize workplace safety in physically demanding jobs; making work safer, less strenuous, and more attractive. The new smart wearable tools include:
- Apogee(TM): the lightest and most versatile AI-supported power suit from German Bionic
- Smart SafetyVest(TM): the smart vest to bring ergonomic monitoring and protection to every worker
- German Bionic IO(TM): the cloud-based software platform that intelligently manages and analyzes workplace ergonomics and safety practices
Also on show and available for demos will be the CES 2023 "Best of Innovation" (Wearable Technologies) Award-winning Cray X exoskeleton, already widely trusted by companies like L'Oreal, JBS, Ecolab, and Lanxess plus many global logistics firms including DPD, as well as airports and retailers such as the leading British consumer electronics chain, Currys. CES visitors will find German Bionic at booth 7141 (Tech East, West Hall), January 5-8, 2023.
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Apogee: Smart robotic exoskeleton for the workplace
The strikingly designed, AI-supported Apogee is German Bionic's next-generation smart robotic wearable tool. It is even lighter and more comfortable than its predecessors and broadens the areas of application. The dust and water-resistant device maximizes workplace safety by providing up to 66 lbs (30 kg) of support for the lower back per lifting movement and helps minimize fatigue thanks to active walking assistance. Apogee integrates easily in workplaces and has an immediate impact wherever heavy lifting and carrying regularly takes place, such as in logistics, construction, and the care sector.
Smart SafetyVest: Ergonomic protection made simple – for everyone
German Bionic's Smart SafetyVest incorporates advanced sensory capabilities and AI power to deliver data-based, personalized ergonomic insights, as well as assessments and recommended actions at the press of a button. In addition to custom workplace insights, it can pinpoint ergonomic risks and improvement opportunities to reduce fatigue and injuries that can otherwise lead to high levels of illness and absenteeism – regardless of the type of work being performed.
German Bionic IO: The foremost ergonomic data platform for the workplace
At the heart of both innovations being announced at CES 2023 is the groundbreaking cloud-based German Bionic IO platform. It not only makes occupational health and safety measurable, but also visible. The system intelligently analyzes data collected from Apogee, Cray X and Smart SafetyVest, applying machine learning and AI to continuously learn and enhance safety effectiveness with the wearer's every movement. Discover risks, trends and process optimizations custom to your environment and devices. With the Smart Safety Companion early warning system for ergonomics – which alerts, for example, of instances of poor posture, incorrect lifting, and excessive strain – the German Bionic IO platform provides comprehensive monitoring and reporting functions as well as individualized recommendations for action based on real, relevant data.
"With our new wearables, we are empowering hard-working people with the tools they need to do their jobs more safely and sustainably. Both our new ergonomic wearables – Apogee and Smart SafetyVest – as well as our award-winning Cray X exoskeleton enable us to provide the right support for just about any company or work environment where manual work is performed. And with the German Bionic IO data platform, we also deliver a powerful analytics tool for workplace ergonomics and processes," says Norma Steller, CPO of German Bionic.
Win the battle against labor shortages and musculoskeletal disorders with smart wearables
Businesses in industries and critical infrastructures that rely on manual handling are facing severe labor shortages, made even more challenging as workers age or fall out of the labor force on a temporary or permanent basis due to injury. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), in particular, affect around 1.71 billion people globally and are the leading contributor to disability worldwide, with low back pain being the single biggest cause. Repeated heavy lifting is an activity that places considerable strain on the musculoskeletal system, which can lead to the development of MSDs.
The US Institute of Medicine estimates the economic burden of workplace MSDs as measured by absenteeism, compensation costs, lost wages, and lost productivity being US$ 45 – 54 billion annually in the US alone. And as populations continue to age, these figures will rise.
Exoskeletons and smart wearables such as the German Bionic Apogee and Smart SafetyVest are key technologies to make a significant, quantifiable contribution towards preventing this. They represent a genuine revolution for workplace safety in physically demanding jobs, making work safer, less strenuous, and consequently more attractive for existing employees and applicants alike – while simultaneously raising productivity.
"Our smart power suits and wearables protect people performing tough physical work on a daily basis in system-critical jobs against over-exertion and injury. They provide mechanical support for lifting and carrying, and use a smart assistance system to alert users, for example, of instances of incorrect lifting or when they should take a break. This leads to less time off work as a result of illness caused by excessive strain or accidents, which not only makes for happier employees but also more productive employees," says Armin G. Schmidt, CEO and co-founder of German Bionic. "We see this as a benefit for society as a whole, and hope to build on this even further with our technology."
The new generation of German Bionic smart wearables including the Apogee power suit, the Smart SafetyVest, and the German Bionic IO platform can be seen and experienced for the first time along with the CES 2023 "Best of Innovation" Award-winning German Bionic Cray X industrial exoskeleton, January 5-8, 2023 at CES in Las Vegas, booth 7141 (Tech East, West Hall).
About German Bionic
German Bionic is a European robotics firm that develops and manufactures smart power suits and other wearable technologies. It was the world's first company to deliver connected exoskeletons for the workplace, applying self-learning and artificial intelligence to support lifting movements and prevent poor posture, and thereby becoming an intelligent link between humans and machines. The German Bionic smart power suits and wearables protect the health of workers and markedly reduce the risk of accidents and injury to consequently improve work processes. In recognition of this innovative technology, which puts people back at the center of Industry 4.0, German Bionic has received numerous awards, including the CES 2023 "Best of Innovation" Award, the Fast Company "Innovation by Design Award", the German Entrepreneur Award, and a nomination for the prestigious Hermes Award at the Hannover Messe. German Bionic is headquartered in the USA and Germany with offices in Boston, Berlin, Augsburg, and Tokyo.
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Industry leader to spearhead training for HVAC, plumbing and electrical technicians
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leap Partners, a home services company with businesses across the Southeast, has hired Mitch Mobley as vice president of Operational Support. In this new role, Mobley will lead the HVAC, plumbing and electrical technician training and development program for all of Leap Partners' companies. His responsibilities will include training technicians on improving efficiencies and customer service.
"In addition to having industry expertise, Mitch is an excellent training and development leader," said John Cerasuolo, Leap Partners CEO. "We're confident that, with him leading our technician training program, Leap Partners' companies will have the best team of technicians in the industry."
Mobley joins Leap Partners with more than a decade of experience. Prior to his new role, at Leap Partners, he was general manager of the northern middle Tennessee territory for Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical. Before that role, he led Hiller's efforts in developing and implementing the company's training programs.
"The Leap Partners team is full of home service industry veterans, and I'm excited to join them," Mobley said. "I'm energized by the big ambitions to set up a program that trains technicians to deliver the best customer service with the highest level of professionalism and expertise."
Mobley is a Nashville, Tenn., native and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons. He is an avid sports fan who enjoys watching his boys learn and play the sports he grew up playing.
Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Leap Partners is working to connect the best small and medium-sized HVAC, plumbing and electrical service businesses in the Southeast to build a world-class service provider. The company's family of service businesses currently includes Conditioned Air Solutions (Huntsville, Ala.), Scenic City Heating & AC (Chattanooga, Tenn.), George Plumbing (Hartselle, Ala.), and Drain Werks (Birmingham, Ala.). Under Leap Partners' ownership, these businesses are committed to providing industry-leading customer satisfaction and employee engagement. For more information and to read partner testimonials, visit theleappartners.com and theleappartners.com/testimonials.
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LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) — Lexington put on its best red, white and blue and gave residents another nice Fourth of July celebration, and this was before the fireworks display.
“It’s good, the kids love it so that’s all that matters,” said Dave Schreiner of the city’s holiday parade. Mr. Schreiner and his kids also ran in the morning’s 10K race, which has become an annual tradition for him since moving to central Kentucky.
The parade down Main Street, which lasted for about 90 minutes, featured more than 50 floats consisting of local businesses, VFW Post members, pride groups, high school marching bands, and your favorite Lexington TV station!
It’s an extra special day for our country and our city, so everyone should participate,” said Mac Ferguson from the Lexington Lion’s Club.
We even had at least one person in the crowd who shares a birthday with America.
“My mom wanted to do something special for her birthday so we decided to drive in to watch the parade,” said Abbie Smith after making the trip this morning all the way from Ashland.
Another attendee had a different reason for coming.
“We started this tradition after my mom passed away,” said Pamela Day who was here with her kids. “We’ll stay until it ends, then go swimming and cook out and play kickball with the kids,” she added.
It’s the kids who always get the biggest kick out of this parade.
“They wanted to be up front to make sure they could get all the candy they could get,” said Schreiner.
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment earlier this month in eastern Ohio will resume on Monday to two approved sites in Ohio, according to federal environmental authorities.
The announcement came a day after the Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to "pause" shipments from the site of the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine to allow additional oversight measures about where waste was shipped. Some liquid and solid waste had already been taken to sites in Michigan and Texas.
EPA-certified facilities able to accept some of the waste had been identified, which meant shipments could restart Monday, Region 5 administrator Debra Shore, of the Environmental Protection Agency, said Sunday.
Some of the liquid waste will be sent to a facility in Vickery, Ohio, for disposal in an underground injection well, Shore said. Norfolk Southern will also begin shipping solid waste to an incinerator in East Liverpool, Ohio, and additional solid waste disposal locations were being sought, she said.
"All of this is great news for the people of East Palestine and the surrounding community, because it means cleanup can continue at a rapid pace," she said.
The Ohio governor's office said Saturday night that five of the 20 truckloads (approximately 280 tons) of hazardous solid waste had been returned to East Palestine after 15 truckloads were disposed of at a Michigan hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. Shore said material shipped out to sites in other states, but later returned to East Palestine, would now be shipped to the two Ohio sites.
All of the rail cars except for the 11 cars held by the National Transportation Safety Board have been removed from the site, which will allow excavation of additional contaminated soil and installation of monitoring wells to check for groundwater contamination, said Anne Vogel, director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
No one was injured when 38 Norfolk Southern cars derailed in a fiery, mangled mess on the outskirts of town, but as fears grew about a potential explosion due to hazardous chemicals in five of the rail cars, officials evacuated the area. They later opted to release and burn toxic vinyl chloride from the tanker cars, sending flames and black smoke billowing into the sky again.
Federal and state officials have repeatedly said it's safe for evacuated residents to return to the area and that air testing in the town and inside hundreds of homes hasn't detected any concerning levels of contaminants. The state says the local municipal drinking water system is safe, and bottled water is available for those with private wells. Despite those assurances, many residents have expressed a sense of mistrust or have lingering questions about what they have been exposed to and how it will impact the future of their families and communities.
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Here’s the new wood-fired pop-up from Santa Monica’s crudo specialists
Isla
At Italian-inspired raw bar Crudo e Nudo, partners Brian Bornemann and Leena Culhane serve a rainbow of simply prepared, skillfully dressed fish, scallops, prawns, uni and beyond. But their new sibling concept, Isla, is all about getting hot. At their new pop-up — and eventual restaurant, which is expected to open this spring — meaty slices of trumpet mushrooms, thick wedges of duck breast, whole spot prawns and stuffed fish all get the wood-fired treatment.
“Crudo is all about what is the best raw,” said Bornemann, the chef and co-owner. “Besides raw food, we love wood-fired food and I think that there’s a lot of benefit to that style of cuisine. We’re trying to build upon this momentum that we built at Crudo as this kind of unique West Coast-only seafood culture, but Isla is all about the inspiration from the western Mediterranean, like Spanish islands.”
Ingredients such as sherry marmalade, olive oil, charred Meyer lemons, fennel pollen, burnt-onion ash, pomegranate glaze and black-garlic jus help to season California game hens, fresh seafood, farmers market vegetables and whatever else Bornemann‘s team finds each week — kissed by pecan-, oak- and mesquite-wood fire and smoke. The menu takes cues not only from Spain but also the California coast, including contemporary Los Angeles and Baja, with its long stretches of fertile farmlands and bountiful seafood.
Currently Isla is popping up on the Westside, alternating between two Santa Monica host restaurants. Isla was first conceived as a full restaurant that would open next door to Crudo e Nudo, in the former Chez Tex space, but its original partnership fell through; having already planned the concept, Bornemann and Culhane decided to press on as a pop-up. On select weeks it can be found at Lunetta on Sundays and at Tallula’s on Mondays, with additional pop-ups elsewhere in the coming months.
By the end of spring, they hope to open Isla as a full restaurant, planned for the Westside for proximity to Crudo e Nudo, with a beverage program that echoes what can currently be found at their pop-up: high-minerality, low-intervention wines.
“We really see this being the culmination of the flavors that we built here [at Crudo e Nudo], the relationships that we built with farmers and fishermen, and this ability to work with what is available rather than what we want,” Bornemann said. “It’s like, ‘Let’s take the octopus or the sheep’s head, the mackerel and build these small-chain relationships with logistics to the actual product, and put them over fire and serve them in a way that we think is beautiful and simple.”
Various locations, isla-la.com
Juliet
A new all-day restaurant and bar from the team behind Margot and Norah opened Wednesday in Culver City, offering a Parisian-inspired menu, a roving bar cart and patio dining within the futuristic-looking Synapse building. Juliet focuses on seafood, with options such as trout-roe-topped oysters; tuna carpaccio with tonnato sauce; whipped cod dip; caviar-adorned sea bream “tartare”; and chilled mussels, but offers other classic and French-leaning dishes as well (roast chicken with truffle sauce, Parisian gnocchi, crêpes Suzette, endive salad, chicken liver tartlets, French omelets and ratatouille among them). Leading the kitchen are culinary director Michael Williams and chef Jason Gonzales, both also of Norah and Margot. When it comes to beverages, the wine program features wine solely from French producers with nearly 50 labels available by the glass, and offered in a variety of pours — half glasses, full glasses, carafes and one-ounce options for sampling — while the cocktail program leans classic. In the bar area, a roving cart serves martinis and Champagne, tableside. Juliet is open daily from 9 a.m. to midnight.
8888 Washington Blvd., Culver City, (310) 643-5853, juliet.la
For the Win(e)
Some of L.A.’s best smashburgers have taken up residence in L.A.’s most historic food hall. For the Win — a pandemic-spurred operation so popular and quality that it landed on the Los Angeles Times 101 List in 2021 and launched multiple locations — is Grand Central Market’s newest vendor, taking over the stall formerly held by Kismet Falafel (a.k.a. Madcapra). Due to equipment permitting, the newest outpost of Santos Uy’s burger concept paused food service this week but is operating with beer and wine, and is expected to reintroduce food in early February. The Grand Central Market stall will feature the local chain’s signature smashed patties with American cheese and griddled onions, pickles and house sauce on potato buns, plus sides of fries or Brussels sprouts. Notably it will not offer the fried chicken sandwich available at other locations, but will sell cookies by local baker Lei’d. Uy’s other business, nearby wine bar Mignon, is helping to inform the wine selection with unique wines by the glass and bottle, enjoyed alone or, of course, paired with smashburgers. “What I usually bring on is what I think is relevant and interesting,” he said. “I guess my first criteria, and my only criteria is: Is it delicious?” As he’s limited to alcohol sales for the time being, Uy is jokingly referring to his new stall as “For the Wine.” For the Win is currently open within Grand Central Market from Tuesday to Sunday, 3 to 8 p.m.; hours are expected to revert to 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. once food service resumes, and might extend into the evening from there.
317 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, forthewinla.com
Iki Ramen Hollywood
Koreatown ramen and sushi specialist Iki Ramen expects to debut its second location this month, bringing a variety of ramen, small plates, an artful omakase from chef Hiroyuki Masato, and sake and craft beer to Hollywood. “The concept in the beginning will be the same concept as the original Iki Ramen, but the menu will evolve in the future,” said co-owner and n/naka vet Jeffry Undiarto, “possibly [with] grilled dishes and better omakase. I think my goal is for our teams to have an opportunity to grow.” The new space features 2,500 square feet, offering a larger kitchen and 50 to 60 seats — doubling the seating capacity of the original location. Undiarto is aiming for a mid-February soft launch, with a grand opening slated for early March, open daily from noon to 3 p.m. and from 5 to 10 p.m.
6565 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, ikiramen.com
Kith Treats Beverly Hills
Fashion and lifestyle brand Kith launched an L.A. outpost of its customizable soft-serve counter within its Sunset Strip store in 2018, and this week is expanding Kith Treats with a new location along Rodeo Drive. The treats shop takes its inspiration from cereal bars — offering milkshakes, swirled cups and bowls in collab creations from the likes of LeBron James, Action Bronson and Futura — that often feature items such as Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Cap’n Crunch, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, cookies, coconut flakes and other mix-ins. The new location opens Friday within a new Kith flagship store and will offer an exclusive item called the Mama’s Boy, created by influencer and DJ Zack Bia: Cocoa Puffs, marshmallows, Kinder white chocolate bar and waffle cone all topped with cookie dough, served either as a soft-serve swirl or a milkshake and with a side of gummy bears. Kith Treats will be open in Beverly Hills from Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
262 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, kith.com/pages/shop-treats
Angler 2.0
L.A.’s outpost of San Francisco’s lauded Angler reopened this week after a closure to retool the restaurant’s menu and interior, relaunching with new chefs at the helm. While a few dishes have carried over to L.A.’s new Angler — such as the oysters cooked in embers or the buffalo milk soft serve sundae — what was originally chef-founder Joshua Skenes’s formal-ish experience is now more casual, with Saison Hospitality’s culinary director, chef Paul Chung, and its corporate chef, Brian Limoges, running the kitchen. Their menu still incorporates live-fire cooking and seafood, but the focus is on more casual and playful dishes such as swordfish al pastor; seaweed rice with cured yolk and caviar; a ssam platter with duck-blood sausage and pork belly, riffing on Chung’s Korean heritage; and cockles with green sambal. A new cocktail program spotlights shareable large-format drinks. Angler is now open Tuesday to Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m.
8500 Beverly Blvd., Suite 117, Los Angeles, (424) 332-4082, anglerla.com
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Is a mercurial new character on popular AppleTV+ show 'Ted Lasso' modeled after Aaron Rodgers?
Is a mercurial new character on popular AppleTV+ show 'Ted Lasso' modeled after Aaron Rodgers?
(Spoiler warning: Events from season 4 of Ted Lasso will be discussed below).
The short answer is "no," but there is another athlete baked into the portrayal of Zava, the enigmatic and talented newcomer to the Richmond FC roster.
Still, a cursory search will find social-media users comparing Zava to Rodgers. Actor Maximilian Osinski does bear some resemblance to Rodgers, and the character also seems to possess some parallel characteristics.
There's even a moment where Zava declines an on-field jersey exchange and a retirement subplot in the most recent episode that landed this week, when Zava disappears from the team and releases a video explaining his intentions.
"Zava has played his last match," he explains. "I will now dedicate all of my time and all of my energy to my family and my avocado farm. If you put your energy into the things you truly love, the universe puts its thing back into you. You're welcome."
Both Osinski and Ted Lasso star and writer Jason Sudeikis said the inspiration for the character comes from another mercurial athlete playing a more applicable type of football, Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimović.
But just for fun, consider these other parallels.
Zava, who meditates in the locker room and often dispenses strange advice that he clearly regards as sage, is first identified as a player wanting to leave Juventus for the Premier League because his wife binged "The Office" and decided she wants to live in England. Not the American of version the show, as Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) has to remind Ted (Sudeikis).
Rodgers has also proclaimed his love for The Office (the American version) and has even appeared on the show.
Those familiar with Zava agree he's ... shall we say, full of personality ... but effective.
"Zava has played for 14 teams in 15 years, leaving behind nothing but chaos and trophies," says Leslie Higgins (Jeremy Swift), the director of communications for Richmond. "Beautiful, shiny trophies."
OK, so that part might not exactly line up with Rodgers. We're referring to the numerous teams, not the collection of trophies.
Shortly after that reference and in an exchange unrelated to Zava, Ted suggests to Keeley (Juno Temple) that having a get-together outside work might thaw the icy relationships she has with her co-workers. "Maybe I could hire a shaman and we could do a bunch of ayahuasca under a blood moon!" she exclaims. It's a strong possibility that's just a coincidence, but Rodgers' own comments about ayahuasca experimentation have certainly made Packers fans think of the quarterback when someone mentions the plant-based psychadelic.
Rodgers, who has mused about embracing the villain role and spoken about his methods of self-improvement on a regular appearance with the Pat McAfee show, would probably fit in with a player who says things like, "We must ignore these talking faces, even when they are in our favor," referring to soccer media.
"You can be whoever you want to be," Zava says later in the same scene, adding that he lets all his children name themselves at age 7, which is why one child is named "Smingus Dingus."
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to raise millions out of poverty and turn India into a developed country in the next quarter-century as he marked 75 years since independence from British rule.
Wearing a flowing, cream-colored turban printed with small stripes of orange, white and green, the colors of the country’s flag, Modi addressed the country Monday from New Delhi’s 17th-century Mughal-era Red Fort, saying the world was looking toward India to help resolve global issues.
Modi said the journey of the past 75 years had seen ups and downs with India battling against all odds with resilience and perseverance. He asked people to remove any trace of colonial mindset.
Modi said India will be guided by the ideals of self-reliance and the spirit of international partnership to attain excellence in science and technology, establish industries, and attain food and energy security. He said billions of dollars in investment were flowing into the country, turning it into a manufacturing hub.
India’s efforts have already launched the country of 1.4 billion people into the ranks of leading countries in information technology, pharmaceuticals, space science and civil nuclear energy.
Modi said millions of people across the country were commemorating the 75th anniversary of independence by hoisting national flags at their homes and businesses for three days as part of a government campaign “of awakening the spirit of patriotism in every heart.” India’s Parliament, the presidential palace, national monuments and other government offices blazed with multi-colored lighting.
The main opposition Congress party accused the Modi government of leaving opposition parties out of the celebrations.
“There were special functions in Parliament’s historic Central Hall to mark the 25th, 50th and 60th anniversary of India’s independence,” said Jairam Ramesh, an India National Congress party spokesperson. “Sadly, nothing like that has been organized for the 75th anniversary, which has been reduced to an occasion to glorify the Sarvagyaani,” a term meaning “a person who knows all” in reference to Modi.
U.S. President Joe Biden, in a statement celebrating Indian Independence Day, said the two countries are indispensable partners grounded in a shared commitment to the rule of law and the promotion of human freedom and dignity.
Biden said he was confident that “the two countries will continue to stand together to defend the rules-based order; foster greater peace, prosperity and security for our people; advance a free and open Indo-Pacific; and together address the challenges we face around the world.”
India and the United States have been expanding their security partnership, underscoring their mutual concerns over China’s growing influence in the region. They are both part of the regional Quad alliance that also includes Japan and Australia and focuses on China’s growing economic and military strength. China has called the Quad an attempt to contain its ambitions.
In his 80-minute speech, Modi made no reference to India’s tense ties with immediate neighbors Pakistan and China, or any steps to improve relations.
He called for unity to move forward but didn’t respond to experts and critics who say the country has been gradually departing from some commitments and argue the backsliding has accelerated since Modi came to power in 2014. They accuse his populist government of using unbridled political power to undermine democratic freedoms and preoccupying itself with pursuing a Hindu nationalist agenda.
Modi pledged to fight political corruption and nepotism, which he said were acting as termites eating away the gains of development. | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/pm-modi-pledges-to-make-india-developed-country-in-25-years/ | 2022-08-21 21:20:44 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/pm-modi-pledges-to-make-india-developed-country-in-25-years/ |
By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER
Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) — Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, described Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia as “heartbreaking,” accusing the U.S. president of backing down from his pledge of prioritizing human rights.
In an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul a day before Biden travels to Saudi Arabia on Friday to meet with the crown prince, Cengiz said Biden should press Saudi Arabia — a country that she described as a “terrible ally” — to embrace a human rights agenda. She also wants Biden to seek more answers from Saudi authorities over what happened to Khashoggi’s remains.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has long denied any knowledge or involvement in Khashoggi’s killing, which was carried out inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul by agents who worked for the young heir to the throne. A U.S. intelligence report that Biden declassified after coming to office said Khashoggi’s killing could not have happened without Prince Mohammed’s knowledge.
Cengiz had gone with Khashoggi to the Saudi Consulate for an appointment to pick up documents needed to marry her. While she waited outside, he went in — and never reappeared.
“That day destroyed my life. And I don’t want to remember any part of that day,” Cengiz said Thursday, recalling that they’d planned to choose new furniture for their home after his consulate visit and meet with friends.
At the time of his murder, Khashoggi was a U.S. resident and contributing columnist for The Washington Post who had written articles critical of the crown prince’s widening crackdown on activists. He had previously held positions in the Saudi government, but had turned into a critic at a time when the crown prince was being hailed in Western capitals for ushering in social reforms inside the kingdom.
The October 2018 killing and attempts to cover it up drew international condemnation, and the reputation of Prince Mohammed has never fully recovered.
The prince has, however, begun to lure back big name Western investors who initially shied away from the kingdom after the killing. He’s also reset ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey seeks Gulf investments to buoy the strained economy.
The kingdom tried and found some people guilty for the operation that killed Khashoggi, but no senior officials or anyone responsible for overseeing it was ever convicted.
Biden came to office a sharp critic of the crown prince, pivoting away from the warm relationship cultivated under President Donald Trump. Biden said during his campaign that he believed Khashoggi was killed on orders of Prince Mohammed, describing the kingdom as a “pariah” and stating “there’s very little social redeeming value in the present government in Saudi Arabia.”
“It’s a very huge backing down actually,” Cengiz said of Biden’s decision now to reset diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia now. “It’s heartbreaking and disappointing. And Biden will lose his moral authority by putting oil and expediency over principles and values.”
Oil prices have been steadily climbing for months, but increased even more after Russia’s war in Ukraine. Energy prices, inflation and the economy are on voters’ minds as Americans prepare to head to the polls this November.
Members of Biden’s Democratic Party have urged the president to make human rights a key part of his discussions with the crown prince during his meeting Friday while acknowledging that Saudi Arabia is an important U.S. ally and oil producer.
Biden on Thursday declined to commit to mentioning Khashoggi’s murder when he meets the prince.
“I always bring up human rights,” Biden said during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid. “But my position on Khashoggi has been so clear. If anyone doesn’t understand it, in Saudi Arabia or anywhere else, then they haven’t been around for a while.”
Biden said the purpose of his trip to Saudi Arabia is “broader” and designed to “reassert” U.S. influence in the Middle East. He’s scheduled to attend a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes several Arab nations.
Cengiz expressed profound disappointment with Biden’s stance.
“One of Biden’s promises (was) being different. It was a very big hope to me to believe, again, that Biden will do something for me and for Jamal,” she said. “Instead of being different now, he’s doing the same and embracing dictators in the region right now. So it’s a very disappointing for me.”
“He has to ask what happened to his body? Where is his body? Still we do not have any answer,” she added. “And people need to get the truth in this case. And we cannot forget.”
“We cannot forget what happened to Jamal.”
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Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikiesha Thomas was on her way to work one day when she told her sister that she was thinking about getting involved with domestic violence prevention.
The idea gave Keeda Simpson pause. Her younger sister had never mentioned anything like that before, and she was bringing it up in a phone call just days after filing for a protective order against her ex-boyfriend.
It was their last conversation.
Less than an hour later, Thomas’ ex-boyfriend walked up to her parked car in a southeastern neighborhood of the nation’s capital and shot through her passenger window, killing the 33-year-old.
It’s cases like hers, where warning signs and legal paperwork weren’t enough to save a life, that lawmakers had in mind this summer when they crafted the first major bipartisan law on gun violence in decades.
The measure signed by President Joe Biden in June was part of a response to a harrowing string of shootings over the summer, including the slaying of 19 children at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
The package included tougher background checks for the youngest gun buyers and help for states to put in place “red flag” laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged dangerous.
Also tucked into the bill was a proposal that will make it more difficult for a convicted domestic abuser to obtain firearms even when the abuser is not married to or doesn’t have a child with the victim.
Nearly a decade in the making, lawmakers’ move to close the “boyfriend loophole” received far less attention than other aspects of the legislation. But advocates and lawmakers are hopeful this provision will save lives and become a major part of the law’s legacy.
“We have so many women killed — one every 14 hours, from domestic partners with guns in this country,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., a longtime advocate for the proposal, said before passage of the bill in June. “Sadly, half of those involve dating partners, people who aren’t married to someone, but they are in a romantic relationship with them in some way.”
Federal law has long barred people convicted of domestic violence or subject to a domestic violence restraining order from being able to buy a gun. But that restriction had only applied to an individual who is married to the victim, lived with the victim or had a child with the victim. As a result, it missed a whole group of perpetrators — current and former boyfriends or intimate partners — sometimes with fatal consequences.
At least 19 states and the District of Columbia have taken action on this issue, according to data compiled by Everytown for Gun Safety. Klobuchar and domestic violence advocates have worked for years to do the same on the federal level, with little success.
The struggle over defining a boyfriend in the law remained difficult to the end. Negotiations in Congress nearly broke down over the provision. The same thing happened in March when a similar bipartisan effort to reauthorize a 1990s-era law that extended protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence passed only after Democratic lawmakers took out the loophole provision to ensure Republican support.
“That was the toughest issue in our negotiations,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a lead negotiator of the gun package, said of the loophole proposal. “The biggest discussion that took us a long time at the end was around the question of how you would get your rights back after you had been prohibited.”
Murphy and other Democratic negotiators were able to persuade Republicans by including a narrow path to restoring access to firearms for first-time offenders after five years, only if they are not convicted of another misdemeanor for violent crime. For married couples, and those who have had a child together, the firearm ban is permanent.
To some advocates, more change is still needed. The legislation only partially closes the loophole because dating partners subject to a domestic violence restraining order, as in Thomas’ case, are still able to buy and maintain access to firearms.
“It will for sure save lives. But also to be clear, this is a partial closure of what’s known as the boyfriend loophole. There’s still a lot of work to be done,” Jennifer Becker, the legal director and senior attorney for Legal Momentum, a legal defense and education fund for women, told The Associated Press.
Federal crime data for 2020 showed that out of all murder victims among intimate partners — including divorced and gay couples — girlfriends accounted for 37%, while wives accounted for 34%. Only 13% of the victims were boyfriends, and 7% were husbands.
In 2018, a group of researchers who looked at intimate partner homicides in 45 states from 1980 to 2013 found that when firearm prohibitions linked to domestic restraining orders included people who were dating, deaths dropped by 13%.
“It suggests that when you cast that wider net, by covering boyfriends, you are able to cover people who are more dangerous and potentially save more lives,” April Zeoli, a researcher at the University of Michigan who was part of that study, told the AP.
Thomas’ family hopes the changes in the law will save lives and ensure their daughter’s death wasn’t in vain. They say Thomas was doing everything she could to protect herself when she left her yearslong relationship with 36-year-old Antoine Oliver in late September 2021.
It was only after her death in October that her family members found out that the protective order Thomas had filed three days earlier, detailing how her former partner had access to firearms and she felt unsafe, was never served. Sheriff’s deputies in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where Oliver lived, had been trying to reach him by phone.
When law enforcement finally reached Oliver, he told them he would come to accept service of the judicial order the following day. Instead, authorities said, he killed Thomas that day before fatally shooting himself.
“Some days I just sit and review the paper she had filed with the court just a few days prior and just think, what else could she have done to protect herself?” said Nadine Thomas, her mother. Gilbert Thomas, her father, said his daughter did everything she was supposed to do, but it was the system that failed her.
“She feared for her life and what did the police do? They called him and made arrangements for him to come to pick up the order,” he said. “There was no urgency placed on it.”
But now the family is bracing for the anniversary of Thomas’ killing. The weight of grief is heavy, particularly for her 11-year-old daughter, Kylei, whom Thomas had from a relationship before she met Oliver.
In the months before her death, Thomas had been making plans to buy a home for her and her daughter. She was saving up from her job with the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, where she was assigned to an intervention program to help some of the district’s most challenged students.
“We really were starting to map out some things and it just got taken away,” her sister, Keeda Simpson, said. “One of the last things we talked about was her wanting to evoke change for other women.”
“I’m going to do whatever it takes — even if it’s a small thing — to help someone else that’s in her situation, not to lose their life,” she added.
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(WFLA) — Four people were killed Sunday when two single-engine airplanes collided with each other at the North Las Vegas Airport, according to reports.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a single-engine Piper PA-46, registered in Tampa, collided with a Cessna 172, also a single-engine plane, while preparing to land, Nexstar’s KLAS reported.
The Piper then crashed into a field east of the runway while the Cessna fell into a nearby water retention pond.
A statement from the Clark County Department of Aviation said read, “There were no survivors.” There were two people aboard each aircraft.
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Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee
(THE CONVERSATION) When Siddhartha Gautama was born, he was clearly no ordinary infant. According to Buddhist texts, he raised his hand to the skies and declared, “In the heavens above and below the heavens, I am the world’s most honored one. I will free all beings from birth, old age, sickness, and death.”
Then the remarkable baby is believed to have received a first bath: streams of water poured by the gods Brahma and Indra – or flowing from two dragon kings’ mouths, depending on the legend. This cleansing consecrated the Buddha-to-be as holy, signaling that even the gods recognized him as worthy of veneration.
Buddhists believe that several “buddhas,” or enlightened teachers, have been born throughout history. Yet the title “the Buddha” typically refers to this historical figure, Siddhartha Gautama, who went on to found Buddhism. Each year on the Buddha’s birthday, East Asian Buddhists recreate his first bath by pouring water or sweetened tea over a statue of the infant.
The holiday has been observed in different parts of Asia for hundreds of years, but its significance varied by region. In Sri Lanka, for example, it was a religious day simply celebrated at temples, not a public celebration. In Korea, on the other hand, the Buddha’s birthday became a more commercial festival under the Choson dynasty, which frowned upon Buddhist religious practices and ended in 1910.
Buddhist reformers in the 19th and 20th centuries, however, deliberately emphasized the Buddha’s birthday in their efforts to unite Buddhist populations across countries and protect traditions from Christian missionaries. In the late 1800s, Sri Lankans successfully petitioned the British colonial government to allow celebrations for the Buddha’s birthday, which they deliberately modeled on Christmas – a model that caught on around Asia.
These efforts helped the Buddha’s birthday become a major global holiday, but celebrations still take place on different dates and with different traditions. As a scholar of Buddhism who studies the religion’s transmission from India to China, I am keenly aware of how people adapt practices and ideas to their own cultures.
One Buddha, many dates
In South Asia and Southeast Asia, the Buddha’s birthday is celebrated on the full moon of the second lunar month, known as Vesākha or Vaiśākha. In Sanskrit, a full moon is “Pūrṇimā,” which is why the holiday is often called Buddha Pūrṇimā, Vesak or Wesak.
Vaiśākha corresponds to April and May of the Gregorian calendar, so in 2023, people in countries like Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos and Burma celebrated the Buddha’s birthday on the full moon of May 5.
Buddhists in East Asia, however, mark the Buddha’s birthday on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month – and follow a different lunisolar calendar, too. In China, Vietnam and Korea, Buddha’s birthday will be celebrated in 2023 on May 26.
But there are even more variations. The Taiwanese government decided in 1999 to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday jointly with Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May. In Japan, meanwhile, the Buddha’s birthday is called “Flower Festival” – Hana Matsuri in Japanese – and celebrated on April 8, following the government’s decision to adopt the Gregorian calendar in 1873.
Yet another date for the Buddha’s birthday in 2023 is June 4: the full moon of the fourth lunar month in the Tibetan lunisolar calendar. The entire month, called Saga Dawa, is considered holy because it includes the Buddha’s birth, awakening and death. Tibetan Buddhists believe that good deeds generate exponentially more positive karma during Saga Dawa than at other times of the year.
The date of the Buddha’s birthday isn’t the only difference between cultures. In South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Tibetan regions, Vesak doesn’t just commemorate the Buddha’s birth, but also his attainment of nirvāṇa, or enlightenment, and his death, known as parinirvana. In East Asia, however, the Buddha’s enlightenment and passing are honored on separate days, so the spring holiday only focuses on the Buddha’s birth.
China: Care for creatures
Throughout East Asia, Buddhists will bathe statues of the infant Buddha-to-be, recite Buddhist scriptures and make donations to Buddhist temples – but there will still be a lot of diversity in these celebrations.
In China, the practice of “fangsheng,” releasing animals, has been part of celebrating the Buddha’s birthday since the 11th century. Devout Buddhists purchase animals otherwise destined for slaughter and release them into the wild. Recently, some cities in China have encouraged greater consideration of local ecosystems to prevent invasive species that worshippers release from crowding out native animals.
Another way Chinese Buddhists express compassion for all living beings is by avoiding meat for three days around the Buddha’s birthday – similar to the Tibetan practice of following a vegetarian diet during the month of Saga Dawa.
Korea: Lighting up the sky
Korea was under Japanese imperial rule from 1910 to 1945. During that period, the Japanese government sponsored a joint Japanese-Korean celebration of the Buddha’s birthday that revived the holiday’s religious significance. Though many Koreans opposed the Japanese occupation, some Korean Buddhists appreciated the opportunity to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday as a new pan-Buddhist holiday.
Korean celebrations of the Buddha’s birthday are distinctive for their use of lanterns, which represent the light of awakening and can also be used as vehicles for prayers and vows sent up toward the heavens. Today in South Korea, colorful lantern displays and lantern parades mark the national holiday.
The Buddha’s birthday has even been observed in North Korea since 1988, despite the country’s general suppression of religious activity. In 2018, the holiday served as an occasion for Korean unity, with Buddhists in North and South Korea jointly composing and reciting a prayer for the occasion.
Vietnam: Renewed traditions
In Vietnam, the celebration of the Buddha’s birthday – known as Phật Đản – was observed in the medieval period, often alongside prayers for rain. However, celebrations seem to have faded over time until the festival was reintroduced in the early 20th century, when the holiday was gaining popularity throughout the region.
The holiday still remains somewhat obscure in northern Vietnamese villages, but has gained popularity elsewhere in the country. Today, Buddha birthday celebrations in Vietnam involve lighting paper lanterns, making offerings to the Buddha and praying for health and well-being. Lotus-shaped lanterns are especially popular because they symbolize the ability to remain pure in an impure world, just like beautiful lotuses grow from murky swamps.
Buddha birthday celebrations that fall earlier in the spring are often the ones international groups focus on. In 1950, the World Fellowship of Buddhists decided to make Vesak an international Buddhist holiday, commemorated on the first full moon of May. Nearly 50 years later, the United Nations passed a resolution to recognize Vesak on the same day, in line with South Asian and Southeast Asian celebrations.
These official acts of recognition mark the importance of this holiday for Buddhists worldwide, but we should also remember the just-as-meaningful celebrations that come a few weeks later.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Mardi Gras time is here; time to put on the purple, green and yellow, throw some beads and otherwise enjoy the tradition.
Festivities traditionally run through midnight on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 21, as the final day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, a number of cities and locations are hosting parades.
Feb. 18 is when Eureka Springs hosts two parades. From 1:30 – 3 p.m. is the Krewe of Barkus parade. Costumes for the Roman Mythology-themed event are encouraged but not required, including costumes for pets. Then from 2 – 6 p.m. is the Krewe of Krazo Day Parade. These are just two events from the Eureka Springs series of events celebrating Mardi Gras.
Eureka Springs has an additional parade at 4 p.m. on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 21, hosted by Krewe de la Joie.
Feb. 18 is time for the Mardi Gras parade on South on Main in Little Rock. The parade is part of the all-day block party, including the post-parade Little Rock Beard & Mustache contest. The SOMA Mardi Gras starts at 10:30 a.m. with a Superheroes and Villains parade theme—more details on the event page.
And remember that the SOMA Mardi Gras Pet Parade, Barkus on Main, takes place 12 – 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
On Feb. 18, Texarkana is hosting a parade at 10 a.m., but the city is also putting on a carnival that began Thursday and is running through Saturday.
Feb. 18 is when the Little Rock Zoo hosts its Mardi Gras celebration, hosted by Generation Zoo. At 10 a.m. the parade starts and you are welcome to join in with decorated strollers or wagons. In front of the Elephant Stage is the best viewing. Mardi Gras foods and treats will be available.
Feb. 19, Sunday, is when St. James United Methodist Church in Little Rock is hosting its pancake breakfast from 9 – 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 19 is the Family Friendly Mardi Gras party at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Bentonville. Doors open at 11 a.m. for games, food, music, dancing, a beer garden and more.
Feb. 18 is time for the Fayetteville Mardi Gras Parade of Fools, its first time back since the pandemic. Participants are welcome.
MARDI GRAS TRIVIA
On paper, Mardi Gras only takes place on Fat Tuesday, the final day before Lent begins. “Mardi” means “Tuesday” in French, and “gras” means “fat.” This is where the name comes from.
The beads tradition dates back to the 19th century when a carnival king threw fake jewels to fans.
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LOS ANGELES and ATLANTA, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE), a data-driven healthcare accreditor, today announced a strategic partnership with Peach State Health Plan that will research and advance continuous improvement in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) treatment delivery and support access to quality services for people on the autism spectrum and related developmental disabilities.
This partnership brings together BHCOE's quality measurement expertise as the international standards developer and accreditor for ABA therapy organizations with Peach State Health Plan's commitment to delivering integrated, high-quality, and cost-effective services in underserved communities across the state.
This collaboration will help better assess treatment outcomes and quality of care through formalized measurements of ABA services. These measures will allow benchmarking of national healthcare quality standards for behavioral health that aim to improve quality and efficiency. They will also be foundational in providing a differential reimbursement rate for organizations who demonstrate quality care within this value-based care framework.
This partnership comes at a critical time for ensuring access to quality ABA services. Recent findings from the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network found a higher prevalence of autism in children than ever before. In its latest report, the CDC states an estimated 18% increase in children identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from 2016 to 2018. As ABA represents more than half of all healthcare services that individuals on the autism spectrum receive, these measures are urgently needed to develop accessible, comprehensive ABA solutions that meet member needs while assuring quality care.
"The CDC's report on ASD prevalence is a call-to-action to the autism community to scale and adapt so it can responsibly build access to quality services now," said Sara Gershfeld Litvak, BHCOE's Chief Executive Officer. "The best way to do that is by adopting evidence and quality-based clinical standards for ABA that are quantifiable, demonstrate the beneficial outcomes of services received, and expand access by aligning care with value-driven reimbursement systems. BHCOE has created those measurable standards and our agreement with Peach State Health Plan represents our continued commitment to ensuring that families' needs are met with quality services."
"Peach State Health Plan shares a common goal with BHCOE to ensure access to equitable, high-quality ABA services for those with ASD," said Wade Rakes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Peach State Health Plan. "ABA is a growing need for the populations we serve, and this collaboration supports our commitment to ensure the highest quality standards using evidenced-based best practices that support our providers in delivering the best care to our members."
Behavioral Health Center of Excellence® (BHCOE®) is an ANSI-accredited accrediting body within the autism field. Over the last seven years, BHCOE has dedicated itself to transforming care for people with autism and related developmental disabilities through a relentless focus on serving as a source for the autism community on how best to improve the quality of care, safety, well-being, and life for patients and families. To learn more about BHCOE, visit www.bhcoe.org.
Peach State Health Plan is a Care Management Organization that serves the needs of Georgians through a range of health insurance solutions. Peach State Health Plan serves the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids® population in partnership with Georgia Families. The organization also focuses on under-insured and uninsured individuals through its federal insurance marketplace plan, Ambetter, and its Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan. Peach State Health Plan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading multi-line healthcare enterprise. For more information visit www.pshp.com.
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CHICAGO — It has become an all too familiar scene, an honor procession for a fallen Chicago police officer.
Patricia Swank died by suicide in July after working 22 days in a row, leaving behind a 5-year-old son among other family members. The late officer’s passing is part of a growing number of similar deaths within the Chicago Police Department.
“The mayor’s office recognizes the urgent need,” said Elena Gottreich, Chicago’s Deputy Mayor for Public Safety. Gottreich was part of a City Council committee hearing Thursday, called to address the mental health of first responders after a spike in suicides earlier this spring and summer.
Dr. Robert Sobo, director of CPD’s Employee Assistance Program, said as part of the ongoing effort to encourage better mental health on and away from the job, peace rooms in each police district are being put in place. The room provides officers a space to go unwind during the day or before venturing home.
Each of the city’s 22 police districts will have its own licensed therapist. Sobo explained the potential impact on officers.
“As a partner and part of the specific culture of that district so that I’m not just ‘Rob,’ someone out there you can call. I’m a familiar, trusted individual that you see frequently,” he said.
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th Ward) believes CPD can do a better job dispelling inaccuracies about the EAP program, such as the number of counseling sessions being limited and officers expressing mental health concerns could have their FOID card revoked and fired.
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“I heard it so often that I actually believed it was CPD policy,” the alderman said.
But Gottreich says that was never the case.
The cancellation of off days and vacation time is something Ald. Ray Lopez (15th Ward) believes to be a lingering issue for the city’s police department.
“Do you think that has an impact on their mental health,” Lopez asked.
CPD’s Tine Skahill, in charge of constitutional policing and reform, could not offer a definite answer.
“It is a very complex issue, so I think focusing on one factor probably makes it too simplistic,” Skahill said. “What affects one person may not another.”
In May, City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that gives work-related benefits to officers and firefighters who die by suicide as a line of duty death. It provides their families a one-year salary and funding for health care, schooling and other expenses.
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-- Conference Call Scheduled for Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET --
NEWTON, Mass., April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced it will report first quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Karyopharm's management team will host a conference call and audio webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 5, 2022, to discuss the financial results and other company updates.
To access the conference call, please dial (888) 349-0102 (local) or (412) 902-4299 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the start time and ask to be joined into the Karyopharm Therapeutics call. A live audio webcast of the call, along with accompanying slides, will be available under "Events & Presentations" in the Investor section of the Company's website, http://investors.karyopharm.com/events-presentations. An archived webcast will be available on the Company's website approximately two hours after the event.
About Karyopharm Therapeutics
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI) is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies. Since its founding, Karyopharm has been the industry leader in oral Selective Inhibitor of Nuclear Export (SINE) compound technology, which was developed to address a fundamental mechanism of oncogenesis: nuclear export dysregulation. Karyopharm's lead SINE compound and first-in-class, oral exportin 1 (XPO1) inhibitor, XPOVIO® (selinexor), is approved in the U.S. and marketed by the Company in three oncology indications and has received regulatory approvals in various indications in a growing number of ex-U.S. territories and countries, including Europe and the United Kingdom (as NEXPOVIO®), China and Singapore. Karyopharm has a focused pipeline targeting multiple high unmet need cancer indications, including in endometrial cancer, myelodysplastic syndromes and myelofibrosis. For more information about our people, science and pipeline, please visit www.karyopharm.com, and follow us on Twitter at @Karyopharm and LinkedIn.
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OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of ballots with blurry barcodes that can’t be read by vote-counting machines will delay results by weeks in a key U.S. House race in Oregon’s primary election, a shocking development that is giving a black eye to a vote-by-mail pioneer state with a national reputation as a leader on voter access and equity.
The fiasco affects up to 60,000 ballots, or two-thirds of the roughly 90,000 returned so far in Oregon’s third-largest county. Hundreds of ballots were still coming in under a new law that allows them to be counted as long as they are postmarked by Election Day, and 200 Clackamas County employees were getting a crash course Thursday in vote-counting after being redeployed to address the crisis.
Elections workers must pull the faulty ballots from batches of 125, transfer the voter’s intent to a fresh ballot, then double-check their entries — a painstaking process that could draw the election out until June 13, when Oregon certifies its vote. The workers operate in pairs, one Democrat and one Republican, in two shifts of 11 hours a day.
Voters from both political parties milled about in a narrow room with windows that allowed views of workers opening ballots, transferring votes, reviewing flagged ballots and using the vote-counting machines. They expressed shock at the error and anger at the slow reaction by embattled Elections Clerk Sherry Hall, who has held the elected post for nearly 20 years. By Wednesday night, workers had counted 15,649.
“It blows my mind,” said Ron Smith, a Clackamas County voter. “It’s a little bit questionable. That’s why I’m here. … With all that’s going on, we don’t need extra suspicion. It seems like something like that would have been tested correctly at the beginning of this whole entire process.”
The debacle has stunned Oregon, where all ballots have been cast only by mail for 23 years and lawmakers have consistently pushed to expand voter access through automatic voter registration, expanded deadlines and other measures. It’s also thrown into question a key U.S. House race in a redrawn district that includes a large portion of Clackamas County, which stretches nearly 2,000 square miles (5,180 square kilometers), from Portland’s liberal southern suburbs to rural conservative communities on the flanks of Mount Hood.
In the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader, a moderate, was trailing in the vote behind progressive challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner. The outcome could have an outsized impact in November, with the possibility that voters could flip the seat for the GOP.
Hall said the problem came to light May 3, when workers put the first ballots returned through the vote-counting machine. About 70 or 80 ballots from each batch of 125 were spit out as unreadable because their barcodes were more faint and slightly blurred. It was too late to print and mail new ballots, she said.
As Election Day approached and ballots stacked up, Hall said she allowed elections workers to take the weekend off because just three people signed up to work Saturday or Sunday.
“We have people mostly between the ages of 70 and 85” and they need rest, she said.
The secretary of state’s office said Hall declined help, saying Clackamas County could handle the situation. Hall told The Associated Press several county workers were assigned to the ballot problem May 11, a week after it surfaced.
Kathy Selvaggio, who lives in the county’s more urban and affluent suburbs, peered through the windows Thursday to watch the vote tally.
“Mail-in voting works, it works well here, but it does undermine my faith in (Hall),” said Selvaggio, who was there as a volunteer for the McLeod-Skinner campaign.
Hall said her department has discussed running test ballots from the printer before they were mailed out, but that her office had used the printer in question for 10 years with no issues.
“There’s lots of other tasks to do,” Hall, who is up for reelection in November, told AP. “I hate the fact that this happened with our ballots. It’s horrible. We need to be building trust with voters and this is not a trustworthy piece, but we are doing what we can.”
It’s not the first time Hall has come under fire in her elections role. In 2012, a temporary election worker was sentenced to 90 days in jail after admitting she tampered with two ballots. In 2014, Hall was criticized for using the phrase “Democrat Party” — a pejorative used by Republicans to demean Democrats — on a primary ballot instead of Democratic Party.
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said she is “deeply concerned” by the most recent situation and her office issued a statement Tuesday calling the delay “unacceptable.” But state elections officials said Thursday that they had little authority over local county elections officials.
“The independence of county clerks is an important part of the electoral system and for now we are focused on supporting them,” said agency spokesman Ben Morris.
State law does not require county elections officials to run proof ballots through their machines before mailing them.
Christopher Stout, an associate professor of political science at Oregon State University, said he wouldn’t be surprised to see legislation to change that.
“I think all of these problems, of course, are bad in the short term,” he said. “But in the long term, they’ll lead to improvements, because people will see that those things are problems and they’ll find ways to make it better.”
Former Oregon House Minority Leader Christine Drazan was closely watching results trickle in from across the state Tuesday night. She was eventually declared the winner in the GOP gubernatorial primary the next night.
“I had understood going into election night that Clackamas County knew that this was a challenge,” Drazan said. “So the fact that we were not quite there on election night was just a fact that we had to accept and learn more about how the county was going to respond to that.”
She said voters concerned about the integrity of the process should come watch it in person.
“It should have been addressed earlier with this level of urgency, but it’s pretty rare to have a printing problem like this,” Drazan said. | https://www.koin.com/news/ballot-fiasco-delays-results-in-vote-by-mail-pioneer-oregon/ | 2022-05-20 10:50:18 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/ballot-fiasco-delays-results-in-vote-by-mail-pioneer-oregon/ |
Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, May 14. If you’re looking for the perfect gift for a mom (or anyone in your life) who loves trying out new recipes, there’s a slew of new cookbook releases this spring worth checking out. From moms with a sweet tooth to those craving something spicy or vegetarian, there’s a book on this list for every kind of cook.
Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea
Vietnamese-American chef Andrea Nguyen’s seventh cookbook features over 125 recipes for flavor-packed Vietnamese staples that rely on fresh vegetables and seafood, rather than the meat that many people associate with the cuisine. From meat-free brothy pho with mushrooms and carrots to Spice-Citrus Marble Cake flavored with black pepper, cloves, and espresso, this cookbook may just change how you think about Vietnamese cuisine and have you embracing more veggies.
The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook
This book is a must-have for the home cook who simply can’t stick to a recipe. Rather than a formal cookbook with written-out recipes, this book is a springboard of gastronomical ideas. It’s organized as a guide to flavor pairings and ingredient combinations that produce endless inspiration to help guide you toward a delicious meal using whatever you have on hand.
Love and Lemons Simple Feel Good Food: 125 Plant-Focused Meals to Enjoy Now or Make Ahead
The latest release from blogger and cookbook author Jeanine Donofrio is guaranteed to become a classic amongst plant-forward eaters and carnivores alike. The book has Donofrio’s signature clean, bright, and fresh aesthetic, and is full of make-on-repeat recipes like Sheet Pan Tofu Kimchi Lettuce Wraps, Sage & Nut Stuffed Delicata Squash, and No-Bake Avocado Tart. Donofrio also slips in helpful tips for real preppers and planners to make things ahead for speed on weeknights.
Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World: A Cookbook
Registered Dietician Maya Feller’s debut cookbook features recipes built around the traditional cooking methods and ingredients from the Caribbean, South America, Africa, the Mediterranean, and Asia without the use of added sugars and heavily processed ingredients. Feller’s recipes are approachable and founded in nutrition and flavor. Highlights include Peruvian Tallarines Verdes, or noodles tossed in a vibrant sauce of basil, spinach, mint, and nuts. This book is a great buy for a nutrition-conscious cook who won’t sacrifice flavor.
Alison Roman’s third cookbook goes sweet, following the viral success of her beloved Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies (affectionately known as #thecookies on social media). In "Sweet Enough," Roman leans on her background as a professional pastry chef to offer dessert recipes that are simple, elegant, and unexpected, like Salty Lemon Shortbread and Raspberries and Sour Cream. You’ll also find a few savory baking dishes in the mix, because, well, balance.
The Dinner Party Project: A No-Stress Guide to Food with Friends
If you’re shopping for someone who loves to entertain, this book will become their new manifesto. It’s a fantastic guide to planning, organizing, and pulling off laid-back, but memorable dinner parties. In addition to tips and handy timelines, you’ll also find pre-made menus and crowd-pleasing recipes like Smoked Paprika Potato Chips with Aioli and Cacio e Pepe Mac and Cheese. From apps to dessert, author Natasha Feldman has you covered.
Franklin Smoke: Wood. Fire. Food
Meat lovers, rejoice. Pitmaster behind the famous Austin, Texas-based Frankin Barbecue Aaron Franklin has a new cookbook billed as the “ultimate guide to live-fire grilling and smoking at home.” Cooks can now achieve the signature char and rich smokiness on their chickens, briskets, and ribs that Franklin is known for. | https://www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/amazon-cookbooks-17788815.php | 2023-04-11 22:53:13 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/amazon-cookbooks-17788815.php |
CAESAREA, Israel, June 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Max Stock Limited (TASE: MAXO); (the "Company", "Max Stock") today announced that on June 18, 2022, the Company's board of directors approved for the Company to implement a stock buyback plan effective as of June 19, 2022 until June 18, 2023 (the "stock buyback plan"). The total allocated budget for the stock buyback plan is up to ILS 40 million.
As part of its resolution to approve the repurchases, the Company's board of directors concluded that the Company satisfies the distribution tests under Section 302 of the Israel Companies Law, 1999 and that there is no restriction to perform the contemplated repurchases. The Company's distributable profits under Section 302 total ILS 155.7 million.
The board assessed that in light of the market price of the Company's shares, the repurchases are an appropriate investment of the above-stated amounts of the Company's cash balances. The Company's board assessed that the repurchase of the Company's shares may facilitate an increase in return for the Company's shareholders and is an expression of faith in the Company. The Company's board has also assessed that the repurchases will not materially adversely impact the Company's financial position and its business plans as disclosed in the past, including the Company's liquidity, capital structure, leverage and ability to maintain its current operations.
The repurchases are not anticipated to constitute a tax event for the Company or its shareholders, other than for those shareholders who are selling their stock according to the specifics of each transaction. The Company may execute the repurchases either through purchases executed on the TASE exchange or through OTC/off-exchange transactions, at its discretion.
About Max Stock
Max Stock is Israel's leading extreme value retailer, currently present in 55 locations throughout Israel. Max Stock offers a broad assortment of quality products for customers' everyday needs at affordable prices, helping customers "Dream Big, Pay Small". For more information, please visit https://ir.maxstock.co.il
This is an English translation of segments of a Hebrew immediate report that was published on June 19, 2022 (Ref. No: 2022-01-061923) (hereinafter: the "Hebrew Version"). This English version is only for convenience purposes. This is not an official translation and has no binding force. In the event of any discrepancy between the Hebrew Version and this translation, the Hebrew Version shall prevail.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic extremist fighters on Monday targeted the local Somali government headquarters in the Hiran region, leaving 20 people dead and 36 wounded in a town at the center of a recent mobilization against the extremists, officials and witnesses said.
The Somalia-based al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack in Beledweyne, a town more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia’s government earlier Monday announced that it and international partners had killed a top al-Shabab leader, Abdullahi Nadir, over the weekend. The U.S. military said it conducted an airstrike on Saturday in southwest Somalia but didn’t name the al-Shabab leader killed.
The Hiran governor, Ali Jayte Osman, who survived Monday’s attack, told The Associated Press that the health minister of Hirshabelle state and the deputy governor of Hiran in charge of finance were among those killed in Monday’s attack. At least 36 others were hurt.
“The first explosion occurred at the entrance gate, and after a few minutes a big truck rushed toward the headquarters building and exploded, killing many civilians who came to the office to receive services,” the governor said. “This attack was carried out by cowards, but their brutal acts will never distract from the public uprising against them.”
He said the attack badly damaged the administration’s headquarters.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack and reaffirmed the U.N.’s commitment “to work with regional and other international actors in supporting the people and government of Somalia on their path toward a peaceful Somalia,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
Witness Elmi Hassan told the AP that a truck laden with explosives rammed the government headquarters around 10:00 a.m.
“I have seen with my own eyes several bodies that were discovered from the wreckage of the attack, human flesh scattered on the ground,” he said.
The police commissioner of Beledweyne, Bishar Hussein Jimale, said the attack occurred at the Lama-Galaay military camp that also serves as the government headquarters.
“What happened here today is a disaster that killed many innocent people, including government officials, civilians and security personnel,” he said.
Despite the attack, some residents remained defiant as efforts continued in the region to seize communities back from al-Shabab control.
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You have probably never heard the name Tahir Luddin, but you may have heard a story about him. He was the Afghan journalist captured by the Taliban back in 2008, alongside David Rohde, The New York Times reporter. Tahir Luddin helped Rohde escape. Now he lives in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and David Rohde is trying to help him with another escape. His wife and youngest children are stuck in Afghanistan. David Rohde wrote about the experience for The New Yorker, where he now works, and he joins me now.
Hey, David.
DAVID ROHDE: Hi. Thank you so much for having me on today.
KELLY: I want to start where your friendship with Tahir does. You were in Afghanistan reporting for The Times. You both are captured. Without wishing to make you relive what I imagine is one of the darkest moments of your life, can you tell us what happened?
ROHDE: Well, I was actually working on a book, and I was invited to interview a Taliban commander. Tahir had interviewed this commander before. He'd interviewed a couple of European journalists. Instead, when we showed up for our interview outside of Kabul, we were abducted. There's a third person with us, Asad Mangal, a driver. And that was the beginning of seven months in Taliban captivity.
KELLY: Seven months. I mean, I'm just trying to imagine how close a bond would form between men held for seven months in the same room. Is that right?
ROHDE: Yeah, the three of us were held together. And then, the simple reality was that Tahir was the only person who spoke English. That forced him to talk to me, you know, and we spent hours together, at first just sort of regretting, you know, what we'd done, that we'd, you know, agreed to go and meet this Taliban commander. It seemed like a calculated risk. He hadn't kidnapped these other journalists. But we just felt horrible, most of all, about our families. One of the strange things about a kidnapping is that when you're the victim, you're sort of aware of what's happening. It became pretty clear early on that they wanted to keep us alive and try to get a large ransom. And your family sort of suffers through this sort of slow-motion crime.
KELLY: Yeah. Eventually, he helps you escape. How?
ROHDE: So we were moved around to different houses. We were first moved from Afghanistan into the tribal areas of Pakistan. That's a safe haven that the Taliban have enjoyed for 20 years. And we were finally moved to a house that was quite close to a Pakistani base. And, you know, we decided to try to escape. At night, our guards were asleep. We climbed up on a roof. There was a car tow rope I'd found, and we tied it to the roof and got down onto the street outside. And Tahir would be taken outside to shop now and then, so he was able to guide me to a nearby Pakistani military base. And, luckily, there was some lieutenant on duty who let us inside. Several weeks later, Asad was able to get away and return, so all of us survived.
KELLY: So let me bring us up to this spring because you come home, of course. Tahir eventually manages to move to the U.S. He brings some of his kids over, too, becomes a U.S. citizen, starts working. He's an Uber driver. He's working for Amazon. He's sending money home. The next turn in the story, this spring, President Biden announces U.S. troops are coming out, full withdrawal from Afghanistan. You ping Tahir and hear what?
ROHDE: Well, I couldn't reach him at first, so I didn't know. I kept calling him in Virginia. And it was March. It was before Biden's announcement. And Tahir was already in Afghanistan. He was trying to bring the remainder of his family out. And then, he sat there from March through June, waiting to get interviews, waiting for the American embassy, for U.S. immigration officials to process these requests. You know, his right as an American citizen is to bring his family to this country. And this enormous backlog emerged after Biden made the announcement. And it was the beginning of this, I think, incredibly poorly planned American withdrawal and very chaotic situation that continues today.
KELLY: And meanwhile, here in the U.S., you're making calls. You know how to navigate the American bureaucracy. You've done it as a reporter. What are you hearing back?
ROHDE: Well, I've never done this, and I want to be honest that I really feel that it's just core. You know, I do believe deeply in journalism and that we are neutral observers and stuff, so it was very odd and - for me to be, you know, contacting State Department officials...
KELLY: Being an advocate, yeah.
ROHDE: Yes. And saying, I want to bring up this specific case. You know, Tahir Ludin, can you please issue these visas? They've got to be issued before August 31 before U.S. troops pull out.
KELLY: All right, so that brings us to this past weekend. Tahir is here with some of his kids. Others of his kids and his wife are still in Afghanistan. Afghanistan collapses. The Taliban's back in charge. What are you hearing now from Tahir?
ROHDE: I'm, you know, frantically calling him and making sure they're OK. You know, there's an early report that the cities remain calm, but then his wife and children report that, you know, the Taliban are on patrol in the street outside, right outside their house. And the big fear is that, you know, the neighbors know - hey, that's the family of Tahir Ludin. That's the family of the journalist who freed the American. And that was a humiliation for the Taliban. And I'm frantically calling everyone I can to try to get them out.
KELLY: And what about - you know, President Biden has given this explanation, saying, look, this wasn't poor planning. This was the Afghan government saying, please don't create a sense of panic. How does that sit with you?
ROHDE: That is false. When President Biden stands up in April and announces a full American withdrawal four months from then, there should've been an immediate effort. President Ford in the weeks before the fall of Saigon evacuated 130,000 South Vietnamese allies to Guam. And there were multiple people arguing to the administration, launch a Guam operation. Fly tens of thousands of Afghans to a U.S. military base in Guam, in the Middle East, anywhere. You don't have to bring them to the U.S. Get them out now, and you can then keep them on the base for months and vet them if you want for security reasons. Nothing like that was done. Nothing.
KELLY: This is obviously awful for Tahir and his family, and I can hear how close to the bone it is for you that you're still living this story that started all those years ago back in Afghanistan.
ROHDE: So I just, you know, wrote this piece yesterday and got a huge amount of, you know, response from people reading it and strangers offering help. And overnight, Tahir got an email from the U.S. embassy, and it said, go to this gate at the Kabul airport today - that's this day, Tuesday - and, you know, you will show this pass, and you and your and - sorry - your family will be allowed on a U.S. military flight. Very early this morning, his wife and his children went to that gate. They had to go through a Taliban checkpoint. They make it to this gate. They wait for hours. Someone inside calls them, and they are told to go wait near - nearby. I mean, meanwhile, around the airport, you know, there's gunfire. The Taliban are firing rifles in the air. They're beating people. Tear gas is being fired. It's just chaos. And after ten hours of waiting, they went home.
KELLY: David Rohde of The New Yorker. His piece is titled Trying - And Failing - To Save The Family Of The Afghan Who Saved Me.
David Rohde, thank you.
ROHDE: Thank you.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins reinstated shortstop Carlos Correa from the COVID-19 injured list before their game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, a small but significant step toward restoring their depleted roster to full strength.
The AL Central-leading Twins conducted a soft launch, with Correa in the lineup as the designated hitter to face surging Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes.
“We do really miss him when he’s not here, the baseball discussions, the way he watches the game, all of those things,” manager Rocco Baldelli said.
Correa missed eight games after testing positive while the team was in Detroit. He said his symptoms were strong, from headaches to chills to coughing. In his first season with Minnesota, Correa was batting .279 with nine doubles, three homers, 17 runs and 16 RBIs in 35 games before he got sick. Last month, Correa missed 11 games with a bruised finger.
The Twins still have 13 players on the injured list, and right-hander Joe Ryan remains on the COVID-19 injured list. Ryan is one of seven starting pitchers currently out of commission, which includes Kenta Maeda in his recovery from Tommy John elbow surgery.
Maeda, whose 2021 season ended in late August due to the ligament injury, arrived at Target Field this week to shift his rehab program north from the team’s training facility in Fort Myers, Florida. He was all smiles, in good enough spirits to support the possibility he will be cleared for major league action yet this year.
“I had this discussion with the surgeon. I don’t want to get too ahead of myself. Right now, just to focus on what I can do within the rehab program and try not to think about when I can come back,” Maeda said through a translator.
The right-hander is scheduled to throw off of a mound later this month for the first time since the operation.
“I’m simply happy to be back, seeing the guys, to simply be around with them,” Maeda said. “Just being able to continue the same program at the big-league stadium gets me going. Very exciting.”
The Twins have 11 pitchers sidelined, but Ryan will make a rehab start with Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and another missing starter, right-hander Josh Winder, will do the same on Friday to test his shoulder impingement.
Neither of them will be available in time to fill the hole in the rotation that looms this weekend, though. Cole Sands, who lost to the Yankees on Tuesday, is on track to get another turn.
One pitcher who won’t be returning to the staff is right-handed reliever Cody Stashak, who has been out for the last 2 1/2 weeks. He’s headed for season-ending shoulder surgery.
With the shortened spring training putting more of a physical strain on players and strains of COVID-19 continuing to linger around the country, the Twins like every other major league team has had to brace for more absences than usual.
“You can brace all you want,” Baldelli said, “but when push comes to shove, you’ve got to find a way to go out there and win for a period of time with a different group.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald and Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown terminated their associations Tuesday with Donda Sports, the brand management agency owned by the artist formerly known as Kanye West.
Donald and Brown signed deals with Donda Sports earlier this year to represent some of their interests outside of their sports. Both star athletes emphatically dropped the agency owned by Ye, as the music mogul is now known, amid rising international condemnation of his latest round of offensive and antisemitic remarks.
German sportswear giant Adidas also ended its extraordinarily lucrative partnership with Ye on Tuesday.
Donald, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, signed with Donda Sports last spring after the Rams won the Super Bowl. The seven-time All-Pro and his wife, Erica, denounced West’s “displays of hate and antisemitism” in a statement announcing their decision.
“We felt a responsibility to send a clear message that hateful words and actions have consequences and that we must do better as human beings,” they wrote. “We do not feel our beliefs, voices and actions belong anywhere near a space that misrepresents and oppresses people of any background, ethnicity or race.”
Brown emphatically reversed his own tentative decision Monday to stay with Donda Sports, saying Tuesday that he will “continue to stand strongly against any antisemitism, hate speech, misrepresentation and oppressive rhetoric of any kind.”
Former NFL receiver Antonio Brown was named the president of Donda Sports in February, and he claimed the organization bought a $2 million suite for the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium.
Donald and Jaylen Brown subsequently signed with the amorphous agency, which was supposed to represent the athletes in marketing and branding deals not related to their team contracts. Donda Sports also claimed to be “centered on professional and wellness support” in the announcement of its deal with Antonio Brown.
Donald and Jaylen Brown appear to be the only announced clients of Donda Sports, which has a nonfunctioning website and an Instagram account with over 279,000 followers and no posts.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will need surgery for a fractured bone in his throwing hand sustained in the season opener and will miss multiple weeks.
The quarterback got hurt in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ 19-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night. Prescott’s right hand made contact with rushing linebacker Shaquil Barrett when throwing a pass.
Prescott said he initially thought he had just jammed a finger, like he has many times before, but realized on the next play that he couldn’t grip the football.
After initially being checked on the sideline, he jogged to the locker room and had X-rays. Backup Cooper Rush finished the game.
“I’ve hit my hand on helmets or bodies a lot in my career and never had anything, maybe a jammed finger and actually thought that is what it was,” Prescott said. “Told the trainers the same thing, I can’t grip (the ball), I feel like if you yank it, I’ll be OK. Came in and got X-rays, and things are different.”
Prescott said he will see a doctor Monday and have surgery after that. He said he was told after the X-rays that the injury “was much cleaner than it could have been.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the injury is above his thumb, and behind the joint, and he pointed to an area between his own thumb and wrist.
Prescott’s 2020 season ended in the fifth week because of a gruesome ankle injury. He returned last season to throw for 4,449 yards and 37 touchdowns as the Cowboys won the NFC East before losing their first-round playoff game to San Francisco at home.
The 29-year-old Prescott said he got into the best shape of his life going into this season, his seventh in the NFL.
When there appeared to be a setback in practice last week, Prescott blamed a change in cleats for soreness in his surgically repaired ankle.
Prescott and the Cowboys are dealing with a bigger issue now, after losing the season opener without scoring a touchdown.
“To be very candid with you, all of that takes a backseat to the fact that as we go forward here for the next few weeks, we’ll be going forward without Dak,” Jones said. “That’s foremost on my mind.”
Jones reiterated that while Prescott will be out “several games,” he would not be out for the season.
Asked to characterize his emotions, Prescott said while disappointing and unfortunate, injuries are not necessarily anything he can control.
“Obviously going to miss some time and not be there for my team, and that’s what hurts more than more than anything especially after the start that we just put out there,” Prescott said. “Wanted to be able to respond and not necessarily having that opportunity for several weeks, yeah, it’s unfortunate. But I’ll do what I’ve always done any time adversity comes, take it on headfirst and I’ll give my best and I’m sure I’ll come out of this thing better.”
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Public poll brings light to consumers' loss of trust in food companies' progress toward their animal welfare goals
LOS ANGELES, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, June 8, Mercy For Animals released the results of a public opinion poll revealing that consumers believe food companies such as Dunkin', McCormick, and Best Western lack transparency about their progress toward certain animal welfare goals. Ahead of the fall launch of the third annual International Cage-Free Equity Index report, consumers are demanding that companies that have pledged to go cage-free in their global egg supplies but have been fully or partially silent on the status of their transitions share their progress toward 100% cage-free supply chains worldwide.
These food companies are losing consumer trust:
- Least trusted restaurant chain: Dunkin' parent company Inspire Brands announced in 2021 its commitment to transitioning to a 100% cage-free global egg supply by 2025, but the company has reported progress only for Dunkin' in the United States, leaving its progress in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, and Oceania unknown.
- Least trusted food giant: In 2017, McCormick pledged to use only cage-free eggs in its products by 2025. But the company has reported progress only for McCormick-controlled operations, leading consumers to wonder about other McCormick-branded products, such as the egg-heavy McCormick mayonnaise made under contract in Mexico by Grupo Herdez.
- Least trusted hotel chain: In 2019, Best Western said it would annually publish progress toward its 100% cage-free deadline of 2025, but it has not followed through. The lack of transparency raises concerns about Best Western's efforts to reach its proclaimed global cage-free goal.
"Over 100 companies around the world have pledged to stop buying eggs from suppliers that force hens into cruel cages," said Chris Liptrot, global vice president of corporate engagement at Mercy For Animals. "Committing to banning cages is a great step for animal welfare, but only if companies follow through on their word. While many of these companies are sharing progress on their cage-free pledges, some companies have not yet disclosed whether they are fulfilling their pledges globally. Mercy For Animals urges the companies lacking in transparency to honor consumer trust by sharing their global progress on their cage-free egg commitments."
Other companies, such as KFC, Elior, Meliá Hotels, and Louvre Hotels, have also not been forthcoming in reporting fully on their global cage-free egg commitments.
Hens suffer in extreme confinement:
- In factory farms worldwide, 84% of hens raised for eggs are crammed in groups into small wire cages. Each hen suffers an estimated average of 11,207 hours of pain (equivalent to about 466 days) in her shortened life.
- Caged birds are too restricted to walk, spread their wings, or engage in many other behaviors essential to their well-being. Running, jumping, foraging, and dustbathing are impossible.
- Cage confinement increases hens' likelihood of painful health problems, such as foot lesions, bone loss, and liver disease. Caging is also associated with significantly higher rates of salmonella infection, raising serious food-safety concerns for consumers.
This is why Mercy For Animals, with the help of the consumer poll, is calling attention to food corporations that have not yet publicly reported their global cage-free progress years after announcing their pledges to ban all cages in their operations worldwide.
Countries around the world should immediately outlaw cages and give hens the freedom to walk more than a few steps, nest, perch, forage, and spread their wings.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Chris Liptrot, contact Ronnika A. McFall at press@mercyforanimals.org or 404-398-7804.
Mercy For Animals is a leading international nonprofit working to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system. Active in Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, and the United States, the organization has conducted more than 100 investigations of factory farms and slaughterhouses, influenced more than 500 corporate policies, and helped pass historic legislation to ban cages for farmed animals. Join us at MercyForAnimals.org.
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landsea Homes Corporation (NASDAQ: LSEA) ("Landsea Homes" or the "Company"), a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced today that longtime and seasoned real estate executive Jeff Wochner has been named the new Central Florida Division President for the company. In his role, Wochner will oversee all homebuilding operations in Florida.
"Jeff is well-equipped to lead Landsea Homes' Florida division into the future. His deep knowledge of the Florida housing market, strong relationships in the region, and passion for excellence will serve the company and our homebuyers well," said Mike Forsum, President and Chief Operating Officer, Landsea Homes. "He offers insightful perspective that will make him an integral part of our expansion and success in one of the strongest housing markets in the country. We look forward to having him on board."
A veteran real estate executive with seventeen years of industry experience, Wochner most recently served as the Florida Division President for Beazer Homes, another national homebuilder, before joining Landsea Homes. Prior to that, he served as Regional Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Beazer Homes. Wochner began his career at Shea Homes as a Senior Financial Analyst for the Arizona division.
"It is an honor to join the Landsea Homes team as the new Central Florida Division President," said Wochner. "The company has made their strong and growing presence in the Florida market well known over the last year, and I look forward to helping the team continue on that path of great success."
Landsea Homes recently closed on 103 new homesites in Kissimmee, Florida in the Storey Creek master planned community. The company entered the Florida market in 2021 and has steadily grown its market share over the last year. Landsea Homes accelerated its Florida homebuilding operations further by acquiring Hanover Family Builders earlier this year, positioning Landsea Homes as the seventh-largest homebuilder in Central Florida.
Landsea Homes was recently named the 2022 winner of the prestigious Builder of the Year award, presented by BUILDER magazine. Through consecutive strategic moves, the Newport Beach-based home builder saw a historical year of transformation, which landed Landsea Homes the 47th spot on the coveted Builder 100 list, along with the Builder of the Year honors.
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Landsea Homes Corporation (NASDAQ: LSEA) is a publicly traded residential homebuilder based in Newport Beach, CA., that designs and builds best-in-class homes and sustainable master-planned communities in some of the nation's most desirable markets. The company has developed homes and communities in New York, Boston, New Jersey, Arizona, Florida, Texas and throughout California in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Orange County. Landsea Homes was named the 2022 winner of the prestigious Builder of the Year award, presented by BUILDER magazine, in recognition of a historical year of transformation.
An award-winning homebuilder that builds suburban, single-family detached and attached homes, mid-and high-rise properties, and master-planned communities, Landsea Homes is known for creating inspired places that reflect modern living and provide homebuyers the opportunity to "Live in Your Element." Our homes allow people to live where they want to live, how they want to live – in a home created especially for them.
Driven by a pioneering commitment to sustainability, Landsea Homes' High Performance Homes are responsibly designed to take advantage of the latest innovations with home automation technology supported by Apple®. Homes include features that make life easier and provide energy savings that allow for more comfortable living at a lower cost through sustainability features that contribute to healthier living for both homeowners and the planet.
Led by a veteran team of industry professionals who boast years of worldwide experience and deep local expertise, Landsea Homes is committed to positively enhancing the lives of our homebuyers, employees and stakeholders by creating an unparalleled lifestyle experience that is unmatched.
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BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France (AP) — After soccer, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting their sights on Formula One.
F1 team Alpine has secured a 200 million euro ($218 million) investment from a group of investors that includes the actors.
French automotive company Renault Group — Alpine’s parent company — said Monday that the group has acquired a 24% stake in the team. It includes Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, which is led by Reynolds.
“The transaction values Alpine Racing Ltd. around $900 million following this investment,” the team said in a statement. “It will accelerate Alpine’s growth plans and sporting ambitions in F1.”
Other investors include actor Michael B. Jordan.
Reynolds and McElhenney completed a $2.5 million takeover of Welsh soccer team Wrexham in November 2020. The club was thrust into the global spotlight because of its A-list owners and secured promotion to the fourth tier of English soccer this season.
With drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, Alpine stands fifth in the constructors’ championship. The team was fourth in the constructors’ standings last year and has been struggling in its goal to close the gap on Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes this season.
Renault said the investors have an expertise in the sports industry, having previously worked with the Dallas Cowboys, Fenway Sports Group, the NFL, French soccer club Toulouse and Wrexham.
Renault said Alpine Racing SAS, the entity manufacturing F1 engines in France, is not part of the transaction and will remain entirely owned by Renault Group.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 22 points as North Texas beat Western Kentucky 70-66 on Thursday night.
Perry was 7-of-16 shooting, including 3 for 8 from distance, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Mean Green (12-3). Aaron Scott was 4-of-5 shooting (3 for 3 from distance) to add 11 points. Rubin Jones was 3-of-6 shooting (1 for 3 from distance) to finish with nine points.
The Hilltoppers (8-6) were led by Dayvion McKnight, who recorded 29 points and two steals. Jairus Hamilton added 16 points for Western Kentucky. In addition, Dontaie Allen had eight points.
Perry put up eight points in the first half for North Texas, who led 32-24 at halftime. Perry led North Texas with 14 points in the second half.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 4" game were:
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‘I stared at a blank page ... and it became very clear — I cannot do this alone’
They say write what you know …
So, what did I know while writing “Beef”?
I knew I got into a road rage incident.
I knew that Steven Yeun is the best actor of our generation.
I knew Ali Wong can make the darkest of material relatable and funny.
I knew the Home Depot near me is a confluence of clashing socioeconomic statuses.
I knew the Korean church.
I knew the expectations of immigrant parents.
I knew how tiring this all can be.
I knew I’ve Googled “the least painful way to kill yourself.”
I knew that left to myself, I couldn’t see the point of doing anything, much less writing.
I stared at a blank page with all this knowing, and it became very clear — I cannot do this alone.
Ravi and Alli. Jinny and Irene. The cast, the crew. The writers, the editors. Grace and Helen. Jake and Larkin.
I began to know them, and they began to know me.
No longer did I have to know alone.
We could know together, and we knew a lot of things.
We knew the craft of filmmaking.
We knew the joy of collaboration.
We knew the magic in happy accidents.
And we knew we had one another.
Something incredible happens when we accept each other as we are.
We breathe easier. We relax. We explore the corners of our minds we had pretended don’t exist.
We can finally be ourselves, free of judgment or shame, as we were when we were kids.
The feeling of separateness fades away and, suddenly, you’re no longer an island.
You’re this massive, interconnected web of continents, brimming with unbridled imagination.
You’re ready to play.
There are words on the page now.
The characters have names. They have pasts and traumas. They have wants and desires.
The show starts to look like the things we know, and we know a lot of things.
So, what did I know while writing “Beef”?
I knew some amazing people, and that’s all there is to it at the end of the day.
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own or of thy friend’s were: any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
— John Donne
Editor’s note: This essay was submitted before the writers’ strike.
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Gary W. Ferrera Appointed Chief Financial Officer
Company Reaffirms Fiscal 2023 Guidance
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN) ("Driven Brands" or the "Company"), the largest automotive services company in North America, today announced that Gary W. Ferrera has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 10, 2023. Ferrera will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Fitzpatrick and succeeds Tiffany Mason.
"Gary is a proven leader who brings deep experience leading financial teams, a strong track record in successfully driving growth strategies and M&A expertise," said Fitzpatrick. "We are very pleased to welcome Gary to the Driven team and I look forward to partnering with him as we continue to focus on execution, delivering results and enhancing value for our shareholders."
Mr. Ferrera has extensive financial experience and has served as a CFO for various firms across multiple industries for nearly two decades, during which he took two companies public. Most recently, he served as the CFO of Skillsoft Corporation, an educational software company. Prior to Skillsoft, he spent four years as the CFO of Cardtronics, Plc., the world's largest owner/operator of ATMs. He also served as CFO at DigitalGlobe, Inc., Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc., Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., National CineMedia, Inc., and Unity Media. Prior to becoming a CFO, Mr. Ferrera spent close to a decade as an investment banker in both New York and London.
"I am thrilled to be joining the Driven Brands family at such an exciting time in the Company's development. Driven is the clear leader in automotive aftermarket services with strong brands, distinct competitive advantages and significant opportunities ahead in a highly fragmented and needs-based business. I look forward to working with Jonathan and the leadership team to execute on the strategy and build on the strong growth the company has delivered over time."
Ferrera received a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Bentley University and his MBA in Finance and Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management. Prior to university, he served over seven years on active duty in U.S. Army Special Operations and Intelligence, and an additional 12 years in the reserves.
Fitzpatrick commented, "Tiffany has played a key role in many of our milestones over the last few years and we appreciate her contributions to the company."
The Company reaffirms its fiscal 2023 guidance for revenue of approximately $2.35 billion, adjusted EBITDA of approximately $590 million and adjusted earnings per share of approximately $1.21.
About Driven Brands
Driven Brands™, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the largest automotive services company in North America, providing a range of consumer and commercial automotive needs, including paint, collision, glass, vehicle repair, oil change, maintenance and car wash. Driven Brands is the parent company of some of North America's leading automotive service businesses including Take 5 Oil Change®, Take 5 Car Wash®, Meineke Car Care Centers®, Maaco®, 1-800-Radiator & A/C®, Auto Glass Now®, and CARSTAR®. Driven Brands has more than 4,800 locations across 14 countries, and services over 70 million vehicles annually. Driven Brands' network generates approximately $2.1 billion in annual revenue from more than $5.8 billion in system-wide sales.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors on Monday:
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FALLEN ANGELS
Mike Trout is mired in the worst slump of his brilliant career and the Angels are one loss from matching their longest skid in 34 years.
Noah Syndergaard (4-3, 4.02 ERA) starts as Los Angeles (27-28) returns home looking to stop an 11-game slide in the opener of a four-game series against Michael Wacha (3-1, 2.43) and the Boston Red Sox, who have won four straight.
Trout is hitless in his last 26 at-bats, his longest drought in the majors.
“Things will start falling,” the three-time MVP said Sunday after an agonizing loss to his hometown Philadelphia Phillies. “Had some good at-bats today, just try to take it into tomorrow.”
Syndergaard was knocked out in the second inning at Yankee Stadium last week,
Winless since May 24, the Angels are on their longest losing streak since an 11-game slide in August 2016. They haven’t dropped 12 in a row since the last 12 games of the 1988 season under managers Cookie Rojas and Moose Stubbing, who took over for the final eight.
“It’s baseball,” Trout said. “There’s going to be some good times and there’s going to be some bad times. Right now it’s just a bad time.”
ANOTHER TEST OUT WEST
After splitting a four-game series at Dodger Stadium, the Mets head down the California coast to open a three-game set in San Diego.
New York, with the best record in the National League at 37-19, faces another stiff challenge in a Padres team that just won the final three in a four-game series at NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Carlos Carrasco (6-1, 3.63 ERA) pitches for the Mets against Blake Snell (0-2, 4.80) as San Diego (33-21) begins a seven-game homestand.
Injured Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. is scheduled to undergo a CT scan Monday, which is expected to help determine when he’ll be able to start swinging a bat again.
New York has lost only two of its first 17 series this season.
RAY ZAPPED
AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray has lost three straight starts for the frst time since April 28 to May 9, 2017, going into his outing at the Houston Astros. The 30-year-old left-hander has a 5.82 ERA in the defeats to Boston, Oakland and Baltimore, allowing four home runs that raised his season total to 11. Right-hander Cristan Javier (3-2, 2.41 ERA) starts for the Astros.
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MAD BUM
Arizona left-hander Madison Bumgarner (2-4, 3.31 ERA) is 0-3 with a 5.25 ERA in his last four starts going into Monday’s opener of a four-game series at the Cincinnati Reds. Bumgarner allowed 14 earned runs in his past four starts after giving up six in his first seven. Rookie Hunter Greene (2-7, 6.19) is averaging 98.6 mph with his fastball going into the outing.
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The Acadiana Cane Cutters had their five game win streak broken by the Seguin River Monsters 4-0 on Friday, but don't expect head coach Darien Dukes to dwell on the negatives of the setback.
Wednesday’s loss saw seven Cane Cutters pitchers take the mound.
“They weren’t trying to give up hits,” Dukes said. “It was just one of those games where we got everybody in, got them all a good look and we’ll get ready to play the next game."
Despite the loss, Acadiana (13-5) remains in a virtual tie for first place in the Texas Collegiate League standings with Brazos Valley (12-4).
It was a 0-0 game until the top of the fifth inning.
The Cane Cutters defense found themselves facing a situation where the bases were loaded. River Monsters catcher Victor Jimenez hit a double which scored two runs.
A lead the River Monsters never gave up and added runs in the 6th and 9th inning to seal the game.
The Cane Cutters responded immediately with a double play from left fielder Cole Stromboe. Stromboe caught a fly ball and then threw a runner out at home to complete the double play giving the Cane Cutters some momentum.
The Cane Cutters offense unfortunately could not capitalize on the momentum and was stalled all game. The Cane Cutters offense left players in scoring positions a lot Wednesday night and Dukes said he knew what the problem was.
Dukes said fatigue started to set in for his team Wednesday because they are not in the habit of playing every day.
“We just got back from a long road trip where we played well and pulled a few games out of hat,” Dukes said. “We’ll get back on the horse next game.”
“You’re going to lose baseball games, it's going to happen,” Dukes added.
The Cane Cutters have only lost two of their last 10 games including Wednesday’s loss. Dukes understands his team won’t win every game and was proud of how they competed Wednesday night.
“They gave us a chance to win,” Dukes said. “In the end if you have a bad night on the mound and you’re only down four runs you have a chance to win.”
The Cane Cutters have the day off on Thursday before playing the River Monsters again on Friday in Seguin, Texas.
Heading into that game Dukes is very confident that his team will play better.
“Oh, they will respond alright,” Dukes said. “We are going to play them at their place in Seguin, Texas and they’ll be fine.”
The Cane Cutters and River Monsters have a three-game series in Seguin, Texas at Smokey Joe Field this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Volkswagen and its luxury brand Audi are recalling 224,704 newer cars and SUVs for a faulty tire pressure monitor, the NHTSA disclosed on Monday. Despite the large recall, the fix is as easy as bringing the car into the dealer for a software update.
The tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) may not read the correct air pressure in the tires, specifically when all four tires deflate at the same rate at the same time, like when you drive over a road full of spikes. That’s a fail, according to the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, since the sudden loss of air in all four tires simultaneously could increase the risk of a crash.
Still, the driver should receive an error or warning light in the instrument cluster if the rare condition happens on “less than four tires” at the same time and rate.
The recall affects the following vehicles:
2019-2020 Audi A3 sedan and 2019 Audi A3 cabriolet
2019 Audi Q3
2019 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack and Sportwagen
2019 Volkswagen Tiguan
2019-2020 Volkswagen Jetta and Jetta GLI
2019-2020 Volkswagen Golf A7, GTI, and R
2019-2021 Volkswagen Atlas
2020-2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
Connected cars with more instrumentation and electronic sensors are relatively easy and inexpensive to fix due to software updates. Many newer cars, and especially electric cars, have over-the-air software updates that don’t require even a trip to the dealer.
The service-center visit required by this recall will be at no cost to owners.
Owners can expect notification by mail as early as Dec. 30, 2022. For more info, contact Volkswagen’s customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi’s customer service at 1-800-253-2834, or visit VW’s recall website.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fastbase Inc. (OTC: FBSE), one of the leading web analytics and data providers in the world, has released the following shareholder update:
The company controls, via ownership of preferred shares, Trustfeed Corp. (OTC: HEMED) and is diligently building out the software capabilities of the company. It is in talks to recruit additional software developers to build out Trustfeed.com. All software being built is proprietary and not licensed through any other company, allowing us to keep all revenues derived from the software built.
Our proprietary software, WebLeads 8.0, is being developed further and over the course of the last year has additional features. The application now integrates with Google. This year, Google allowed Fastbase to extract additional data from website visitors. This includes faster delivery of data and tracking of data from website visitors over the past 5 years. Other features updated on the Fastbase WebLeads 8.0 application include integration with Firebase, Google Ads, Intercom, Salesforce (CRM), Slack, Zoho, and Trello.
Last month, the company retained Cervitude IR to assist with investor relations, marketing, and advertising. The company has begun investor awareness outreach to market makers and private family offices focused on OTC investments. In addition, Cervitude IR is spearheading a social media marketing campaign that include content creation, social media engagement, PPC ads, and interviews with social media influencers for Fastbase, Inc. (OTC:FBSE)
Our subscriber numbers have continued to grow with WebLeads 8.0. Web domains that have signed up now have topped over 130,000 unique URLs, which represent over 1,300,000 website visitors. The software is currently being utilized in over 110 countries. Client companies utilizing the software application include United Parcel Service (UPS), Nestle, Hellman's, Panasonic, Kickstarter, Ford, and Coca Cola.
The company's CEO, Rasmus Refer, will begin investor meetups starting at the end of November 2022 and continue into 2023. Investor meetup locations for Fastbase, Inc will include Denmark, Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Sweden, The United States, Dubai, and China. The purpose of these meetups is to continue an open dialogue with Fastbase shareholders and increase transparency.
Fastbase Inc. is a Nevada-registered web and data company that synthesizes Big Data to provide business insights faster and at a large scale. The company offers a growing suite of business solutions to support B2B lead acquisition, marketing, and sales, to provide business data processing and to support companies with intelligent data supply. Fastbase's international lead acquisitions suite gathers and displays detailed information on website visitors, including the name of the company, contact information, email addresses and LinkedIn profiles. Fastbase's success has been facilitated by its seamless integration with Google Analytics. Trustfeed is the most recent of Fastbase's software developments and disrupting the community-based consumer review site paradigm. It is a company and product review site that was designed to accurately reflects users' real experiences and show trusted reviews that are helpful to consumers, to sellers and the public. Fastbase data can be utilized with CRM systems and sales and marketing applications, such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive and Mailchimp. Fastbase customers that use Google Analytics can easily access a detailed list of their website visitors for the past 24 months. Fastbase provides a listing of companies searching for specific products, services or businesses and gives B2B marketers a much better chance of creating a prospective sale or helping determine if marketing efforts are effective. Fastbase's Global Media unit is responsible for monitoring the huge demand for data information/intelligence services to support B2B businesses and incubating leading-edge solutions.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A Franklin County woman, Heather Hodges, disappeared over 11 years ago.
This week, she was officially declared dead, even though her body has never been found.
Hodges was originally reported missing by her boyfriend at the time in April of 2012.
On Thursday, a judge in Franklin County Circuit Court declared Hodges dead after attorney Holland Perdue filed the petition on behalf of the Hodges family.
“I have not done one and I don’t know any attorneys around here who have so, but we went with the code section and filed accordingly,” said Perdue.
According to Virginia Code, in order to declare a person dead, they must be missing for seven successive years and have not been heard from.
Hodges’ sister, Crystal Songer released a statement to 10 News in response to the ruling.
“We are very pleased with the outcome of yesterday’s hearing. It’s the beginning of a long journey as we are battling to seek justice for this horrific crime against my sister.”
Crystal Songer
Although Hodges is officially declared dead, the case isn’t over.
Hodges’ boyfriend Paul Jordan II who first reported her missing, is currently awaiting trial for charges of second-degree murder and concealing a body.
The indictment came just a few days after the 10th anniversary of Hodges being reported missing, last year.
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LOS ANGELES — An airline jet being towed on a taxiway collided with a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport late Friday, injuring five people.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Saturday that it is investigating the incident involving an American Airlines Airbus A321 jet. There were no passengers on board.
The airport said on Twitter that the jet was being towed from a gate to a parking area when it “made contact” with a shuttle bus that was transporting passengers between terminals.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said four people were taken to hospitals after the “low-speed collision," which occurred around 10 p.m. The driver of the tug pulling the plane was in moderate condition and the driver and two passengers on the bus were in fair condition, the department said.
The only person on the plane, a worker, was treated but declined to be taken to a hospital, according to the fire department.
There was no interruption to airport operations, the airport said.
A large skid mark from the jet's tire was visible, and the windshield of the bus had extensive damage, according to ABC7.com. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/plane-shuttle-bus-crash-la-airport/507-b5263eb0-9042-48f6-8fa8-27803ae43430 | 2023-02-11 23:23:01 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/plane-shuttle-bus-crash-la-airport/507-b5263eb0-9042-48f6-8fa8-27803ae43430 |
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Philharmonic announced Thursday it will perform a concert featuring the music of legendary American composer John Williams in November.
The concert will be held Nov. 12 at the Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center at the University of Saint Francis.
The performance will feature scores from some of Williams’ most iconic works, including “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
“John Williams turned 90 this year, and we wanted to continue celebrating his incredible legacy,” said Fort Wayne Philharmonic President and CEO Brittany Hall. “We are excited about performing his great music for cinema, as well as music by composers who influenced him such as Gustav Holst and Franz Waxman.”
The performance will be led by Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Guest Conductor for Engagement Caleb Young.
Tickets cost $35 for adults and $15 for students and patrons 18 years old and younger. | https://www.wane.com/entertainment-news/fort-wayne-philharmonic-to-hold-concert-featuring-john-williams-music/ | 2022-10-14 21:11:53 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/entertainment-news/fort-wayne-philharmonic-to-hold-concert-featuring-john-williams-music/ |
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