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CHICAGO — Liam Hendriks always believed he would get back to playing baseball.
The Chicago White Sox closer publicly disclosed in January that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and said Wednesday it was Stage 4. He announced on April 20 that he was cancer-free. And now he’s remarkably one step closer to joining the Sox, beginning a minor league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Charlotte at Gwinnett.
“As soon as I found out the regular treatment timelines, I was like, ‘OK, how can I beat it,’ ” said Hendriks, who met with reporters wearing a T-shirt with the words “struckout cancer” Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Hendriks said lumps in his neck discovered in June were triggers. Since he first heard the diagnosis, Hendriks never took the view of “Why me?”
“I looked at it as a ‘Why not me?’ ” he said. “I tend to have a little rosier perspective on life. So that was process behind it. ‘Look, I’ve got this. This is my next challenge.’ I know that going into it, I could never be introverted and hold it all in, just the woe is me, that attitude. I’ve seen family members go through it. You hear the stories of people going through it.
“You see how much it ravages not only the person but also the spouse. Not only was I wondering about myself and making sure I had the right mentality, I wanted to make sure everybody around me knew I was attacking this thing head on and to not worry about me and my mental state because I’m attacking this no matter what.”
Hendriks said one thing that helped him get back this quickly “was the amount of people that didn’t have my phone number reaching out as either survivors or players or anything like that.”
One in particular, from Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon, stood out.
“His was: ‘It’s your journey. Nobody can tell you what to feel or what to do baseball-wise Do whatever you feel is right,’ ” Hendriks said. “That was on Jan. 30 and I think I actually threw a bullpen the next day, right around there. So I was like, ‘Screw it, I want to push this.’ ”
Before that, Hendriks was just planning on playing catch to make sure he was staying somewhat fit.
“That was one of the messages that really hit me, hit me in the eyes,” Hendriks said. “It was right around the next day or a couple of days later I was on the mound throwing a bullpen. That’s the only reason you’re talking about a rehab assignment this quickly, because I’ve been throwing bullpens, I got into two games in Arizona.
“It’s messages like that that kind of really forced me to dig deep and go, like, ‘Look I’ve done this my entire career. This is what we’re going to do, we're going to try to push the limits and see what we can do and at the end of the day if I can push and I can feel all right, that’s what we’re going to do.’ ”
Teammate Lucas Giolito said Hendriks’ resilience is “top-notch.”
“The positivity he carried through the entire process was remarkable,” Giolito said. “No matter what we do as a team this is the best news of the year. He beat cancer, he’s back and he’s going to compete at a high level. It’s amazing to see.”
While this hasn’t changed Hendriks’ outlook on life, he said, “It’s definitely made me miss being in this clubhouse. It’s made me miss being a part of the team.”
Hendriks has spent the last couple of days at Guaranteed Rate Field and played catch in left field before Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins.
“It was definitely emotional unpacking my locker (Tuesday),” Hendriks said. “Coming back in here and seeing some new faces, seeing some guys that you’ve been around for the last couple (of) years, it’s been nice to get back.”
As far as the next steps, Hendriks said: “Right now I’m in somewhat of a February (mode).”
“Obviously now I’m just trying to ramp up and then get this going,” Hendriks said. “We have a timeline in place. It’s just a matter of how it goes and how I feel getting into games and now having to adjust to a pitch clock that I haven’t used yet. But those little things, we have a plan in place but nothing set in stone because it all depends on how I recover and how I go.”
Whenever that return is, Hendriks said he does not plan on regressing.
“That’s been my mindset,” he said. “There’s no taking it easy. If I go out there and I give up a hit, I’m still going to be pissed. If I go out there and walk somebody, I’m still going to be pissed. If I go out there, it’s going to be the same mentality that I have and that’s the only way I’ve been able to do what I’ve done the last couple of years is by having that mindset that there are extremely high expectations.
“It’s not going to change because I’ve been through this so I’m allowed to give up a hit. There’s going to be none of that. It’s going to be that I’m going out there to do a job. My job is to get this done, and if I don’t do it, I’m going to be mad. As soon as I’m back, I’m meant to be in midseason form and that’s what I’m going to be doing.”
Photos: Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks
Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks speaks about overcoming non-Hodgkin lymphoma during a news conference before a game against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks throws to a Baltimore Orioles batter during the ninth inning of a baseball game Aug. 25, 2022, in Baltimore. Hendriks says he is in remission from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. | https://pantagraph.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/chicago-white-sox/liam-hendriks-driven-to-return-to-white-sox-after-having-non-hodgkin-lymphoma/article_99f8836e-ea97-11ed-9075-17c68fcee169.html | 2023-05-04 18:00:55 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/sports/baseball/professional/mlb/chicago-white-sox/liam-hendriks-driven-to-return-to-white-sox-after-having-non-hodgkin-lymphoma/article_99f8836e-ea97-11ed-9075-17c68fcee169.html |
PUNJAB, Pakistan — When Muhammad Aslam sold his house in Gujranwala, Pakistan, to finance smuggler fees for his two grown sons, he imagined it would pay off when they landed safely on the shores of Europe.
Aslam's sons, Qasim, 36, and Munir, 24, along with two other male relatives, informed their family the trip for the group of four would cost around 10 million rupees, nearly $35,000. They would depart in early May from Noor Jamal – the village where they had moved after selling their house in Gujranwala. They'd drive to Lahore, Punjab's largest city — flying from there to Dubai and then on to Libya, where they'd get on a boat headed to Italy.
As they prepared to depart, the men were excited about the prospect of leaving their area in rural Punjab — a cluster of mud-walled houses on the edge of agricultural land where their family members work as contract farmers. Once they made it to Europe, they planned to find jobs as laborers. They expected to earn enough money to cover their living expenses and send funds home to support their wives and children as well as an extended family of around 40 people.
No one in Aslam's family had tried dunki, the colloquial term in the area for illegal migration from Pakistan to Europe, and everything his sons told him about the process was new. "We had no knowledge about it," Aslam said.
Aslam last heard from Qasim and Munir on June 8. Six days later, they were aboard the overloaded migrant fishing vessel that departed from Libya and capsized as it crossed the Mediterranean. The estimated 750 passengers included as many as 350 Pakistani passengers, many of whom were reportedly trapped on the lower level of the boat, as well as Egyptians, Syrians and Palestinians. It was the worst shipwreck off the coast of Greece in a decade.
The two relatives who traveled with Qasim and Munir survived. But the brothers are still missing. The family hopes the men somehow made it out alive and are as yet unaccounted for. But nearly two weeks on, that possibility is increasingly unlikely.
Pakistan's government has cited various figures for how many of its nationals were aboard the ship and how many are presumed dead. Soon after the accident, Mohammad Sadiq Sanjrani, chairman of the Senate, said 300 Pakistanis had died. The country's interior minister on Friday said that at least 350 nationals were on the boat and Pakistan's investigative agency said that 209 that are known to be missing. So far, Greek authorities have recovered 82 bodies. The shipwreck took place in one of the deepest areas of the Mediterranean, and many bodies may be forever lost at sea.
The number of Pakistanis who were aboard the migrant ship is a telling indicator of conditions in the country, which has undergone months of political and economic upheaval. Families of migrants who undertook the journey from Libya say the rising cost of living and lack of options for employment fueled the desire to get out of Pakistan. "Everyone in Pakistan is looking to go outside," said Ibrahim Khan, a close friend of Makhdoom Sadiq, a missing Pakistani passenger from the village of Goleki in Punjab. "If the situation in Pakistan or business was good, nobody would want to leave."
While legal migration takes many steps and much information, the illegal sea route to Europe is widely advertised as a quicker alternative by "agents" who share information on Facebook, TikTok and WhatsApp. They often use pseudonyms and refer to the journey in English as "game," a code word for the illegal journey understood by those who are seeking to take it. Pakistan has arrested at least 10 people for their alleged involvement in a human smuggling network that helped organize travel for victims of the shipwreck. Cases have been registered against alleged smugglers in the Pakistani cities of Lahore, Gujranwala, and Gujrat.
Societal expectations that sons will earn for the household and support aging parentsplays a role in the migration trend as young people look abroad for work opportunities. Enticed by social media posts and the prospect of improving their economic conditions, people are willing to risk everything for a future beyond the confines of their villages. "They convince themselves that if they go there, they'll make more money," said Mian Muhammad Khan, a politician from Noor Jamal. Even news of the wreck hasn't deterred them. "After this incident, people still went from our village to Libya," Khan said.
Only 104 people are confirmed to have survived the shipwreck, 12 of them Pakistani. One survivor, Azmat Khan, is also from Goleki, a village just over an hour away from where Qasim and Munir live. According to his brother Javed Iqbal, Khan had married a year earlier and planned to go abroad to provide for his new family. He sold 27 of his buffalo — his main source of income — to raise 3 million rupees for his journey to Europe. "When people [from the village] settle in countries like Italy, Spain and America and come back here, we are impressed by their lifestyle," Iqbal said. "They have big mansions and we have small houses."
Iqbal said his brother made it to the ship's deck from his spot on the lower floor near the window. He jumped from the ship as it started sinking and swam until the Greek coast guard picked him up. Khan's family learned that he was still alive when his picture and identity card surfaced in a WhatsApp group to identify people missing from the wreck. He is now in Libya and has no clear plan for returning home. Pakistan offers him little now, Iqbal said. "Here he's already sold off his property and livestock."
In a grim move, Pakistan has begun DNA testing families of the missing migrants to identify the recovered bodies. The family of 31-year-old Syed Ali Zain from Budho Kalas village said they still have faith that their son is alive, possibly recovering in a hospital, they hope, and unable to make contact. "My heart tells me that wherever Zain is, he is fine," said Zain's mother, Rukhsana Jafri. In an interview with NPR, Zain's father, Syed Ali Raza, broke into tears when talking about the anguish of not knowing the fate of his missing son.
Zain quit his job as a police officer last year to start a rental car business with his friend but became frustrated and depressed when he wasn't making enough money for his family to live comfortably. In hindsight, Jafri said the promise of more money wasn't worth the risk. "I don't think people should go like this but they do it from compulsion. They take a big risk," she said. "My request is that no one should go like this."
In Noor Jamal, Aslam is mostly relying on social media for updates about his sons. Family members saw a post on Facebook claiming some of the boat's passengers were dropped off at a beach in Malta, and Qasim and Munir's names were on the list. Aslam is skeptical about the list and some of his relatives believe it was created by agents and smugglers to avoid responsibility for their possible deaths.
Aslam said the experience has made them even more wary of the journey by boat to Europe, which has stolen away his two sons. It's not likely anyone from his family will attempt the dunki again, he said. "Now we are afraid of the sea."
Betsy Joles is a journalist based in Pakistan. Follow her work on Twitter and Instagram.
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CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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National Weather Service Eureka CA
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
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CAZ101-260200-
Coastal Del Norte-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning, then partly
cloudy. Highs 64 to 79. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 50 to 60. Southwest wind
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy fog
in the morning. Highs 62 to 77. West wind around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 50 to 60. West
wind around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 62 to 77. Northwest
wind around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61.
Highs 63 to 78.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog.
Lows 52 to 62. Highs 64 to 79.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy
fog. Highs 66 to 81.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 62. Highs
66 to 81.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Crescent City 63 54 62 / 0 0 0
Klamath 75 56 74 / 0 0 0
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CAZ102-260200-
Del Norte Interior-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 98.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 95.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 57 to 67.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 84 to 99.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to
67. Highs 84 to 99.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 79 to 94.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs
79 to 94.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gasquet 85 57 83 / 0 0 0
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CAZ103-260200-
Northern Humboldt Coast-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning, then partly
cloudy. Highs 67 to 82. West wind around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 50 to 60. West wind around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 65 to
80. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 49 to 59.
Northwest wind around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 64 to 79. Northwest
wind around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 50 to 60.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs 66 to 81.
Lows 50 to 60.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy
fog. Highs 66 to 81.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61. Highs
66 to 81.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
McKinleyville 65 54 64 / 0 0 0
Arcata 69 54 68 / 0 0 0
Eureka 65 54 65 / 0 0 0
Fortuna 73 55 72 / 0 0 0
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CAZ104-260200-
Southwestern Humboldt-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 74 to 89. Southwest wind around 10
mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 62. West wind around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 72 to 87. Southwest wind around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59. Northwest wind
around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 62.
Highs 80 to 95.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Honeydew 83 55 82 / 0 0 0
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CAZ105-260200-
Northern Humboldt Interior-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze in the afternoon. Highs 90 to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze. Lows 58 to 68.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, haze. Highs 89 to 104.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 104.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to
67. Highs 90 to 105.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 88 to 103. Lows
57 to 67.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Orleans 105 66 104 / 0 0 0
Hoopa 102 61 102 / 0 0 0
Willow Creek 104 62 104 / 0 0 0
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CAZ106-260200-
Southern Humboldt Interior-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 98.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Haze in the morning. Highs 81 to 96.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 97.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to
65. Highs 85 to 100.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 83 to 98. Lows
56 to 66.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Garberville 93 56 90 / 0 0 0
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CAZ107-260200-
Northern Trinity-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze in the afternoon. Highs 98 to 113.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze through the night. Lows 61 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, haze. Highs 101 to 116.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Haze. Slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs 104 to 119.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 72.
Highs 106 to 121.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 104 to 119. Lows
62 to 72.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 96 to 111.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 70. Highs
99 to 114.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Trinity Center 102 61 100 / 0 0 10
Weaverville 107 62 108 / 0 0 10
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CAZ108-260200-
Southern Trinity-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, haze. Highs 91 to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze. Lows 60 to 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Haze through the day. Slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 90 to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 68.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 107.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70.
Highs 95 to 110.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 93 to 108. Lows
60 to 70.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 90 to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs 89 to 104.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hayfork 106 58 105 / 0 0 0
Ruth 95 61 92 / 0 0 20
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CAZ109-260200-
Mendocino Coast-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning, then partly
cloudy. Highs 66 to 81. South wind up to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 46 to 56. Southwest wind
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 65 to
80. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 46 to 56.
Northwest wind around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs 67 to 82. Northwest
wind around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 48 to 58.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs
74 to 89.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog.
Lows 49 to 59. Highs 74 to 89.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 68 to 83.
Lows 49 to 59.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 69 to 84.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Fort Bragg 63 49 62 / 0 10 0
Point Arena 53 50 55 / 0 0 0
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CAZ110-260200-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 106.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 103.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 104.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
Highs 93 to 108.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 91 to 106. Lows
56 to 66.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 88 to 103.
Lows 57 to 67.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 87 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Leggett 83 56 83 / 0 0 0
Laytonville 91 58 88 / 0 0 0
Willits 92 55 88 / 0 0 0
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CAZ111-260200-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze in the morning. Highs 88 to 103.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 92 to 107.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 68.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 108.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70.
Highs 96 to 111.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 95 to 110. Lows
61 to 71.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 92 to 107.
Lows 61 to 71.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 90 to 105.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Covelo 99 59 98 / 0 0 0
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CAZ112-260200-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 93.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 49 to 59.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 48 to 58.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 91.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows
51 to 61. Highs 81 to 96.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 78 to 93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Boonville 88 52 86 / 0 0 0
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CAZ113-260200-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 103.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze in the evening. Lows 55 to 65.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 101.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 64.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 102.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 66. Highs 91 to
106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to
68. Highs 91 to 106.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 86 to 101.
Lows 58 to 68.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 85 to 100.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Ukiah 101 59 97 / 0 0 0
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CAZ114-260200-
Northern Lake-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 88 to 103.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 59 to 69.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 72.
Highs 93 to 108.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 91 to 106. Lows
63 to 73.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 89 to 104.
Lows 63 to 73.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 87 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Pillsbury 103 56 101 / 0 0 10
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CAZ115-260200-
Southern Lake-
355 AM PDT Mon Jul 25 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 101.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 102.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 104.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 71.
Highs 93 to 108.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 91 to 106. Lows
62 to 72.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 89 to 102.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 62 to 72. Highs
87 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lakeport 97 60 96 / 0 0 0
Middletown 93 54 92 / 0 0 0
Clearlake 100 61 99 / 0 0 0
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Cornerback Tre Flowers is the newest member of the Falcons.
The team announced Flowers’ signing on Monday. It’s a one-year deal for the former Seahawk and Bengal.
Flowers was a 2018 fifth-round pick in Seattle and he moved on to the Bengals as a waiver claim in 2021. He re-signed with Cincinnati last year and he had 27 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery in 15 regular season appearances.
The Falcons have also added Jeff Okudah, Mike Hughes and fourth-round pick Clark Phillips to their cornerback group this offseason. The four newcomers join A.J. Terrell, Dee Alford, Cornell Armstrong, and Darren Hall on the depth chart in Atlanta. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/falcons-sign-tre-flowers | 2023-07-01 09:48:40 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/falcons-sign-tre-flowers |
The ‘significant’ flood threat is still not over in the South
By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN
The extreme influx of moisture that has been slowly moving across the South is delivering another day of flooding rains, this time across northern Louisiana and central Mississippi.
Starting on Sunday and moving into Monday, this storm system delivered a summer’s worth of rainfall in Dallas, Texas. This led to flash flooding across the metro area, sweeping cars off the roadways and flooding homes and apartments.
These excessive rains moved east into Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, delivering 3 to 5 inches of rain or more across a widespread area.
But the worst isn’t over.
With 2 to 4 more inches of heavy rainfall moving into the area Wednesday morning on top of saturated ground, there is a “significant threat” for flash flooding, the National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi, said.
“The area with ‘significant’ risk for flash flooding has been expanded across to cover most of northeast Louisiana and most of central Mississippi (roughly 50 to 60 miles on either side of the Interstate 20 corridor),” the office said.
There is a moderate risk — level 3 of 4 — for excessive rainfall over parts of northeast Louisiana into central Mississippi (including the Jackson metro area), the Weather Prediction Center wrote Wednesday morning.
Meteorologists there said that the flood threat for the region will continue through the evening, and widespread flash flooding is likely.
“Area soils are saturated, with streams and bayous running high from the last several days of rain,” the National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi, said.
A slight risk — level 2 of 4 — stretches from western Alabama through much of the Texas Coast. Any place in these risk areas has the potential to receive 3 to 6 inches of rain or more on Wednesday.
A little over 4 million people are under flood watches, which are in effect through late Wednesday from Texas to Mississippi.
The excessive rains are expected to spread into Alabama while lingering across Mississippi on Thursday.
“This system is forecast to gradually weaken over the next couple of days,” the WPC said. “A slow tapering trend of the heavy rain is forecast by Friday but more scattered thunderstorms can be expected to develop along the Gulf Coast.”
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – Several MLB franchises are relaxing the alcohol cutoff times at their stadiums to increase sales and give fans more time to enjoy their beverages during shorter games.
At least four teams — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers — have chosen to extend sales into the eighth inning as a response to the new pitch clock rule which speeds up the pace of play, the Associated Press reported.
“This is [reflective] of the fact that the games are shorter. From a time perspective, we’re probably looking at selling beer for the same amount of time by extending to the eighth inning that we did last year through the seventh,” Rick Schlesinger, Milwaukee’s President of Business Operations, said in an interview with MLB.com.
The policy was implemented for the final two games of the team’s home-opening sweep against the New York Mets, and Schlesinger said there were no reported issues.
“Obviously, the safety and the conduct of our fans has primacy. We’ve had no issues, but it’s a small sample size, and we’re going to continue to test it and see if it makes sense. I know a number of other teams are doing the same thing,” Schlesinger said.
Since the MLB’s implementation of the pitch clock, Milwaukee’s first six games against the Chicago Cubs and the Mets averaged two hours and 34 minutes, around a half-hour (or more) shorter than the initial games of the 2022 season. The trend stands for all teams across the current MLB season, Sports Illustrated reported, with games around 25 minutes shorter when compared to 2022.
MLB parks have generally stopped selling alcohol after the seventh inning, though some had already extended sales. Vendors at Orioles games, as the AP pointed out, often sell beer into the eighth inning (or three and a half hours after the first pitch), and the Rangers had tried it last year, too.
But this season, the Rangers are allowing fans to order beer from their phones, so they won’t have to get up and miss the now-shortened games.
Schlesinger added that the Brewers organization could always “revisit” the policy if instances of disorderly fans increase.
“If it turns out that this is causing an issue or we feel that it might cause an issue, then we’ll revert to what we have done previously,” he told MLB.com.
The institution of a pitch clock, new for the 2023 season, was designed to give the games a “better pace,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said last year. Under the new rule, pitchers are required to start the throwing motion within 15 seconds of each pitch when the bases are empty and 20 seconds when there are runners on-base.
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A hearty and easy way to feed a crowd, chili is an ideal addition to a Super Bowl party. But to add interest to this savory winter staple, we reach for an ingredient from the baking world.
This recipe from our book “Cook What You Have,” which draws on pantry staples to assemble easy, weeknight meals, has all the usual suspects: ground meat, beans, cumin, chili powder, tomato and onion. But it also has one unconventional ingredient — cocoa powder.
At least, it’s unconventional in most of the country. In Cincinnati, cocoa and other warm spices, such as cinnamon and allspice, are common components of chili (as is spaghetti, but we skipped that this time). Just a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder adds surprising depth and complexity —without making the dish taste like chocolate. Because cocoa is a fermented product, it adds a subtle richness that builds on the umami of a generous amount of tomato paste.
To create a flavor-packed chili using just eight ingredients, we’re not shy about the seasonings. In addition to the cocoa, we add ¼ cup of chili powder and a full tablespoon of cumin. We also cook the tomato paste until deeply browned, a trick that develops rich, concentrated flavor. Another trick is mashing half the beans to thicken the sauce without needing extra time simmering on the stove to reduce it.
Since chili loves garnishes, be sure to offer bowls of any combination of sour cream, cilantro, pickled jalapeños, shredded cheddar cheese, hot sauce and tortilla chips.
Eight-Ingredient Beef and Bean Chili
https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/eight-ingredient-beef-bean-chili
Start to finish: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6
¼ cup chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
1 pound ground beef OR pork OR turkey
Two 15½-ounce cans pinto beans OR red kidney beans, drained but not rinsed
28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
¼ cup grapeseed or other neutral oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped, plus more, finely chopped, to serve
¼ cup tomato paste
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
In a small bowl, stir together the chili powder, cumin and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. In a medium bowl, combine the beef, 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture and ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons water. Using your hands, mix well; set aside.
In a large bowl, using a potato masher, mash half of the beans to a coarse paste. Add the tomatoes with juices and mash until they are broken down. Stir in the remaining whole beans; set aside.
In a large Dutch oven over medium, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the onion and ½ teaspoon salt; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften and brown, about 7 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring often, until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the remaining spice mixture and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add 2 cups water and bring to a simmer over medium-high, scraping up any browned bits. Add the meat mixture and cook, breaking it into small bits, until the meat is no longer pink, about 1 minute. Add the bean-tomato mixture and cocoa, then return to a simmer. Reduce to medium and simmer gently, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the chili has thickened, about 30 minutes. Off heat, taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve with finely chopped onion for sprinkling.
Optional garnish: Sour cream OR chopped fresh cilantro OR pickled jalapeños OR shredded cheddar cheese OR hot sauce OR tortilla chips OR a combination
EDITOR’S NOTE: For more recipes, go to Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street at 177milkstreet.com/ap | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/living/article/eight-ingredient-beef-bean-chili-hides-super-17766314.php | 2023-02-06 14:17:27 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/living/article/eight-ingredient-beef-bean-chili-hides-super-17766314.php |
Industry's Longest-Range Aircraft Demonstrates Program Maturity, Launches Flight-Test Program
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that the all-new ultralong-range Gulfstream G800 successfully completed its first flight, officially launching the flight-test program of the industry's longest-range aircraft. Announced in October 2021, the G800 is the latest addition to Gulfstream's next-generation fleet to take flight and make progress toward customer deliveries.
The G800 departed Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 9:00 a.m. EDT and landed there two hours later. In keeping with Gulfstream's commitment to sustainability leadership in aviation, the aircraft made the flight using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel.
"When the first G800 test aircraft rolled out at our announcement last fall, we changed the game once again for our industry," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. "At Gulfstream, working closely with our customers allows us to continuously build on our successes and develop aircraft that exceed their expectations. The G800 pushes the boundaries of performance even further with Gulfstream-designed aerodynamics and cabin technology, and we look forward to our customers benefiting from the longer range at higher speeds in our exceptional cabin environment."
The G800 can fly 8,000 nautical miles/14,816 kilometers at Mach 0.85 and 7,000 nm/12,964 km at Mach 0.90 with class-leading fuel-efficiency, thanks to the combination of the Gulfstream-designed, advanced high-speed wing and all-new, high-thrust Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines.
The G800 also features the latest in Gulfstream's cabin technology and comfort, including hand-crafted, ergonomic seats; a high-definition circadian lighting system; 100% fresh, never recirculated air; the lowest cabin altitude in the industry; a plasma-ionization air purification system; and 16 of the the largest windows in the industry. Designed to seat up to 19 passengers, the G800 offers up to four living areas, or three living areas with a crew compartment.
The G800 is equipped with Gulfstream's next-generation Symmetry Flight Deck and dual head-up displays featuring the new Combined Vision System, which includes Enhanced Flight Vision System and Synthetic Vision System imagery, further enhancing safety and pilot situational awareness.
"We have announced eight new aircraft in the past decade, strategically timed to capture market demand," said Burns. "We are seeing great interest in the G800, and this first flight brings us even closer to delivering a Gulfstream for every mission."
NOTE TO EDITORS
Inspired by the belief that aviation could fuel business growth, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. invented the first purpose-built business aircraft, the Gulfstream I, which first flew in 1958. Today, more than 3,000 aircraft are in service around the world. Together with parent company General Dynamics, Gulfstream consistently invests in the future, dedicating resources to researching and developing innovative new aircraft, technologies and services. With a fleet that includes the super-midsize Gulfstream G280, the high-performing Gulfstream G650 and Gulfstream G650ER, and a next-generation family of aircraft including the all-new Gulfstream G400, the award-winning Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600, the flagship Gulfstream G700 and the ultralong-range Gulfstream G800, Gulfstream offers an aircraft for every mission. All are backed by Gulfstream's Customer Support network and its worldwide team. More information is available at gulfstream.com.
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $38.5 billion in revenue in 2021. More information is available at www.gd.com.
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In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 8, former Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker discusses his new book, “Saying It Loud: 1966 – The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement,” how the year transformed the way in which Black Americans viewed their lives and lessons for activists organizing today.
In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 8, former Newsweek editor Mark Whitaker discusses his new book, “Saying It Loud: 1966 – The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement,” how the year transformed the way in which Black Americans viewed their lives and lessons for activists organizing today.
In this conversation first recorded for Washington Post Live on Jan. 19, Maya Moore Irons and Jonathan Irons discuss their new book, “Love & Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts,” their journey to get him released from prison after a wrongful conviction and their view on reforms to the criminal justice system. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/capehart/mark-whitaker-on-1966--the-year-black-power-challenged-the-civil-rights-movement/ | 2023-02-08 20:20:25 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/capehart/mark-whitaker-on-1966--the-year-black-power-challenged-the-civil-rights-movement/ |
See Alabama football's goal-line stand to win over Texas A&M
The setting was optimal for a thrilling finish.
Alabama football 24, Texas A&M 20 with three seconds left at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Aggies had the ball, first-and-goal from the Alabama 2-yard line.
Haynes King and Jimbo Fisher conferred during an Alabama timeout, then King trotted out onto the field with the offense.
The Aggies snapped the ball with the game in the balance and ran ... a covered back-shoulder fade? King threw well wide of a well-covered Evan Stewart, who was being hounded by Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold as time expired. Alabama won, 24-20. It appeared to be a one-read play, or at least a play in which King made just the one read.
Take a look. Was it a play destined to fail?
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"Terrion made a good play," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "And we had the guys covered on the other side pretty well too."
The Crimson Tide gave the Aggies many opportunities to get back into the game. Jalen Milroe threw an interception and fumbled twice, while Jase McCllelan fumbled too. Will Reichard missed two field goals in the second half, including a 35-yard attempt in the fourth quarter.
Texas A&M orchestrated a drive starting from its own 29-yard line, getting to the Alabama 15-yard line with 9 seconds left. A Jordan Battle game-sealing interception in the end zone was wiped away by a defensive pass interference penalty called on Brian Branch.
That set up the final play, and a decision both quarterback and playcaller will rehash in their minds for a while. | https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/10/09/alabama-football-defensive-stop-texas-am-aggies-game-nick-saban-haynes-king/69550067007/ | 2022-10-09 04:22:24 | 1 | https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/10/09/alabama-football-defensive-stop-texas-am-aggies-game-nick-saban-haynes-king/69550067007/ |
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- House of Rose Professional Pte Ltd. (HORP) today announced that it will kick off the 2023 world tour of Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® - the success and leadership summit for women with an Americas (Virtual) Edition to be held on March 13, 2023. Industry leaders The Coca-Cola Company, Kroger and BIC will lead as early sponsors for the 2023 Americas Edition which is conveniently timed to International Women's Day. Participation is welcomed from across the Americas.
HORP will host multiple international editions of the Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® summit in 2023 across the Americas, Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Australia and New Zealand. Since 2014, Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® has enabled the success of over 30,000 women leaders and several thousand male champions for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion via the summit and associated programs, bringing together the world's best companies virtually or live to exchange and learn best practices for leadership, diversity and inclusion. The summit will continue to expand and support HORP'S Mission 2029 for a Better World – a global initiative focused on quintupling the number of female CEOs (from 14 in 2020 to 70 in 2029) in the world's 500 largest companies and doubling the number of male CEOs actively investing in gender diversity and inclusion.
"The Coca-Cola Company is proud to be to accelerating gender equality at all levels of our organization and within the communities we serve," said Christina Ruggiero, President, North America Operations – Central Zone, The Coca-Cola Company and Member of HORP's Global Advisory Council for Mission 2029. "As a founding and world sponsor of Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky ® and a partner for the Americas Edition, we are delighted to spotlight how women are reshaping, reinventing, and transforming industries."
Colleen Lindholz, President, Kroger Health shared, "I'm proud of the role so many talented women leaders have played to help businesses get back to growth despite the challenges of the pandemic. Together, we are driving change, creating opportunity, and defining a more innovative, inclusive future. In healthcare, we see it every day in the more than 2200 Kroger Health pharmacies and 220 clinics across the USA. We are proud to once again champion the cause at the 2023 Americas Edition of Break the ceiling touch the sky and support Mission 2029 for a Better World."
Chester Twigg, Global Chief Commercial Officer, BIC shared, "We are delighted to be a partner and a sponsor of the 2023 Americas Edition of Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® and Mission 2029 for a Better World. At BIC, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where team members are encouraged to understand, and be curious about other's experiences, cultures, and perspectives. Break the ceiling touch the sky® perfectly aligns with the BIC commitment of creating an inclusive environment where female leaders can grow and thrive and reach executive levels of leadership. It is our utmost pleasure to be long-standing partners, globally, as well as in North America."
Added Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO of House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. and author of the book Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky: success secrets of the world's most inspirational women which inspired the summit, "Gender diverse & inclusive companies are financially more successful, better employers, greater innovators, and better corporate citizens. The Break the Ceiling Touch the Sky® forum is a simple way for organizations to accelerate the development of their women leaders, accelerate gender diversity within their organizations learning from the best practices across industries and countries of the best organizations, instead of reinventing the wheel. It is also a means by which Companies can showcase their own consistent progress on overall Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and contribute to shaping better leadership, business and a better world."
Delegate bookings can be made at www.houseofroseprofessional.com
Sponsor partnership programs for all Editions of Break the ceiling touch the sky® (including the Americas Edition) are now open. For sponsor partnerships, please email anthony@houseofroseprofessional.com.
House of Rose Professional Pte. Ltd. (HORP) is a Singapore headquartered global business organization offering services in the areas of Talent (Dream Job International® - the executive search vertical focused on C-Suite talent); Training (Break the ceiling touch the sky® - the success and leadership summit for women) and Transformation (CEOSmith® - reputation, executive coaching and business advisory services for the C-Suite).
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Brandi Glanville's new song is the latest contribution to the rich cultural canon of Real Housewives musical ventures.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, who's currently starring on the second season of Peacock's Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, dropped "Life of a Housewife" on July 7. Rapping as "B-Geezy," Brandi kicks off the track by declaring that she's "gonna tell the truth and do it to the max."
"F--k them other Housewives / Better watch their backs," she continues, "because I'm spitting out the motherf--king facts."
Brandi goes on to make several specific disses against her fellow Bravo co-stars, from Kyle Richards ("Not stealing cars but stealing houses") to Luann de Lesseps ("Mug shots, kickin' cops"). She also references The Real Housewives of Potomac's season six candle debacle, during which Wendy Osefo and Karen Huger both launched their own candle lines but insisted they weren't the same because each had a different number of wicks. As Brandi put it, "Making headlines with they scandals / Fighting over f--king candles / One wick, two wick, three wick, four / Which new wife will they call the whore?"
With additional nods to The Real Housewives of New Jersey's famous table flip and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Shereé Whitfield's iconic "Who gon' check me boo?" line, "Life of a Housewife" is rounded out by a chorus that repeats the title track, followed by "money, fame, that's the game."
Brandi originally announced her plans to release the song on Watch What Happens Live in June. Thankfully for host Andy Cohen, he was one of the few to get a positive shout-out on the bop ("Andy says if we stay or go / Some of these bitches think they run the show).
Catch more of Brandi on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Ex-Wives Club, now streaming on Peacock.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom's 2023-24 state budget proposal:
"While the state's current budgetary shortfall may delay fully funding homeownership programs such as Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins's California Dream for All down payment assistance plan in this year's budget, we are encouraged by Governor Newsom's commitment to homeownership programs going forward," said C.A.R. President Jennifer Branchini, a Bay Area REALTOR®. "We look forward to working with the Governor and legislative leaders to ensure that this and future state budgets create opportunities for new generations of Californians to build family wealth through homeownership.
"Great strides have been made, including last year's historic investments in CalHome and the California Dream for All program. However, more needs to be done to help make homeownership more attainable for the state's working families and support traditionally underserved communities so that they can build generational wealth. Today, only one in every five California households can afford a single-family home.
Homeownership is the best way for working people to attain economic security and develop wealth. Funding to expand ownership housing to create this opportunity for more Californians must be a larger part of this year's budget."
Leading the way...® in California real estate for more than 115 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 217,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.
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KTM, an Austrian firm most widely recognized for its motorcycles, has revealed its first four-wheeled model designed for the road.
The new X-Bow GT-XR, which was shown on Tuesday, traces its roots to KTM’s original X-Bow track car launched in 2008, but is more closely related to the X-Bow GT2 race car launched in 2020.
At its heart is a carbon-fiber monocoque that KTM claims is among the highest for torsional stiffness of any carbon tub used in a road car—this despite weighing just 196 lb. Carbon fiber is also used for the body and interior, helping to keep the curb weight to a low 2,755 lb.
Power comes from a 2.5-liter turbo-5 sourced from Audi, which is mounted behind the cabin and drives the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and a limited-slip differential. The engine is tuned to deliver 493 hp and 429 lb-ft of torque, which in a car this light should translate to scintillating performance. The 0-62 mph time is 3.4 seconds and the top speed is 174 mph, according to KTM.
The suspension is comprised of pushrods with Sachs dampers, while stopping power comes from a brake system that features 8-piston calipers at the rear axle. For buyers looking to save more weight, carbon-ceramic rotors are available. A hydraulic lift kit for the front axle is also available.
The car is fitted with 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels from OZ Racing as standard, which are shod with 235/35- and 295/35-size tires, respectively. Larger center-lock wheels can also be ordered.
Entry to the two-seat cabin is via a jet fighter-style canopy that’s electrically operated, and inside it has carbon-fiber bucket seats trimmed in Alcantara, as well as a removable steering wheel with an integrated digital instrument cluster. Despite the car’s diminutive size, there’s still a small but handy 5.6 cubic feet of trunk space.
Production of the X-Bow GT-XR is being handled at KTM’s plant in Graz, Austria, and is capped at 100 units per year.
Pricing starts at 284,900 euros (approximately $282,100) and deliveries in markets where KTM operates are scheduled to start in 2023.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. nuclear regulators licensed a multibillion-dollar complex to temporarily store tons of spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico from commercial power plants around the nation, a decision likely to be challenged in court.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its decision Tuesday, saying it will allow the energy company Holtec International to build and operate the facility in southeastern New Mexico. New Jersey-based Holtec may still need to acquire permits from the state, and top New Mexico officials have vowed to fight the project.
Hot and highly radioactive, spent fuel consists of uranium pellets inside metal rods. It can only be handled by machines and people have to be physically shielded from it, usually by steel or concrete.
The New Mexico project would have capacity to temporarily store up to 8,680 metric tons of used uranium fuel. Future expansion could make room for as many as 10,000 canisters over six decades. The material would be transported to New Mexico via rail.
Critics say most would be brought from East Coast sites, prompting concern after recent railway accidents involving other chemicals and cargo.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state’s congressional delegation say they fear New Mexico will become the nation’s dumping ground for spent nuclear fuel because the federal government has no permanent solution for the waste piling up at commercial reactors around the country.
New Mexico approved legislation in March aimed at stopping the project.
“Today’s actions by the NRC illustrate the importance of New Mexico’s new prohibition on the storage and disposal of high-level nuclear waste. It’s time that our voice be heard and honored, and that this project be shut down,” said state Sen. Jeff Steinborn, a Democrat who sponsored the measure.
Holtec has argued that the New Mexico measure is pre-empted by federal law and that a court fight would only delay the economic boon that would come from building the complex. The company has spent an estimated $80 million pursuing the 40-year license to build and operate the facility.
“This milestone is the culmination of an eight-year process to bring a safe, secure, temporary and retrievable private facility to help the nation’s spent fuel storage dilemma,” Holtec said in a statement thanking regulators.
Company officials and some elected leaders from southeastern New Mexico have been pushing hard to offer what they call a temporary solution to the nation’s problem of spent nuclear fuel. Commercial nuclear reactors across the country produce more than 2,000 metric tons of spent fuel each year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, with most of it remaining at the sites that produce it because there’s nowhere else to put it. Commercial reactors have generated about 90,000 metric tons of spent fuel since the 1950s. If all of it were stacked together, the agency said the material could fit on a single football field at a depth of less than 10 yards (9 meters).
Since the federal government has failed to build a permanent repository, it reimburses utilities to house the fuel in either steel-lined concrete pools of water or in steel and concrete containers known as casks at sites in nearly three dozen states. The cost of that practice is expected to stretch into the tens of billions of dollars over the next decade.
Kevin Kamps, a radioactive waste specialist with the watchdog group Beyond Nuclear, said transporting highly radioactive waste is inherently high risk and that the casks would be among the heaviest loads on roads, rails and waterways.
“They would test the structural integrity of badly degraded rails, for example, risking derailments,” he said.
Holtec officials have disputed those claims, saying testing has shown the casks used to hold spent fuel would not release radiation even in the event of a derailment.
President Joe Biden has received dueling letters from project supporters and from Lujan Grisham as well as others who oppose it. The administration has acknowledged the role nuclear power will have to play in reaching its carbon emission goals, and earlier this year put up $26 million in grants for communities interested in studying potential of hosting interim storage sites.
Similar battles over what to do with the spent fuel have been waged in Nevada, Utah and Texas over the decades as the U.S. has struggled to find a home for the material and other radioactive waste. The proposed Yucca Mountain project in Nevada was mothballed and a temporary storage site planned on a Native American reservation in Utah was sidelined despite being licensed by the NRC in 2006.
Elected leaders in Texas were unsuccessful in keeping the NRC from licensing a similar project in 2021. The site at the center of that fight is near the Texas-New Mexico border, where Integrated Storage Partners LLC plans to store up to 5,000 metric tons (5,512 tons) of spent fuel and about 230 metric tons of low-level radioactive waste for 40 years. Future phases could boost that capacity to 40,000 metric tons of fuel. | https://phl17.com/us-news/ap-us-news/us-regulators-ok-spent-nuclear-fuel-facility-in-new-mexico-2/ | 2023-05-09 21:37:38 | 1 | https://phl17.com/us-news/ap-us-news/us-regulators-ok-spent-nuclear-fuel-facility-in-new-mexico-2/ |
Grant Wahl died of aortic aneurysm, wife announces
(Gray News) - Grant Wahl, a journalist covering World Cup soccer in Qatar died of an aortic aneurysm that, his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder announced Wednesday.
Wahl died Saturday while covering a match. An autopsy was performed after his body was returned to the U.S.
“No amount of CPR or shocks would have saved him,” Gounder said in a Substack post. His death was not because of foul play, nor was it related to COVID or his vaccination status, she also said.
She thanked the international cooperation that allowed Wahl’s body to be returned quickly to the U.S.
“While the world knew Grant as a great journalist, we knew him as a man who approached the world with openness and love. Grant was an incredibly empathetic, dedicated, and loving husband, brother, uncle, and son who was our greatest teammate and fan,” Gounder added.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Friday urged a jury to reject a retired New York City police officer’s argument that he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at police officers and tackled one of them during the U.S. Capitol riot.
Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, is the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge and the first to present a jury with a self-defense argument.
Jurors went home for the weekend about 30 minutes after getting the case. They’re due back Monday for deliberations.
During the trial’s closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Kelly urged jurors to use their common sense and trust what they saw on several videos that captured the confrontation. Kelly said the videos show Webster swing his metal flagpole like a club, “bull rush” Metropolitan Police Department officer Noah Rathbun and then grab the officer’s gas mask with both hands.
“Don’t let the defendant off the hook for what he did that day,” Kelly said.
Webster, 56, testified Thursday that he was trying to protect himself from a “rogue cop” who punched him in the face. He also accused Rathbun of instigating the confrontation.
Rathbun testified that he didn’t punch or pick a fight with Webster as a mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
Defense attorney James Monroe said Webster had a right to defend himself against a “bad cop” who was using excessive force.
“Acquit this man. Send him back to New York,” Monroe told jurors. “Get behind the truth. And I’m talking about the whole truth.”
Webster’s jury trial is the fourth for a Capitol riot case. The first three defendants to get a jury trial were convicted of all charges in their respective indictments. A judge decided two other cases without a jury, acquitting one of the defendants and partially acquitting the other.
A grand jury indicted Webster on six counts, including a charge that he assaulted Rathbun with a dangerous weapon, a metal flagpole. He wasn’t accused of entering the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Webster drove alone to Washington, D.C., from his home near Goshen, New York, on the eve of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally. He was wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a U.S. Marine Corps flag on a metal pole when he approached the Capitol, after listening to then-President Donald Trump address thousands of supporters.
Webster said he went to the Capitol to “petition” lawmakers to “relook” at the results of the 2020 presidential election. But he testified that he didn’t intend to interfere with Congress’ joint session to certify the Electoral College vote.
Rathbun’s body camera captured Webster shouting profanities and insults before they made any physical contact. Webster said he was attending his first political protest as a civilian and expressing his free speech rights when he yelled at officers behind a row of bike racks.
The body camera video shows that Webster slammed one of the bike racks at Rathbun before the officer reached out with an open left hand and struck the right side of Webster’s face. Webster said it felt like he had been hit by a freight train.
Rathbun said he was trying to move Webster back from a security perimeter that he and other officers were struggling to maintain.
After Rathbun struck his face, Webster swung a metal flagpole at the officer in a downward chopping motion, striking a bike rack. Rathbun grabbed the broken pole from Webster, who charged at the officer, tackled him to the ground and grabbed his gas mask.
Rathbun testified that he started choking as the chinstrap on his gas mask pressed against his throat.
Webster said he grabbed Rathbun by the gas mask because he wanted the officer to see his hands and know that he didn’t pose a threat.
“Does that make any amount of sense to any of you?” Kelly asked jurors.
Rathbun reported a hand injury from a separate encounter with a rioter inside the Capitol. He didn’t report any injuries caused by Webster, but jurors saw photos of leg bruises that Rathbun attributed to his confrontation with the retired officer.
Webster faces six counts: assaulting, resisting or impeding an officer using a dangerous weapon; civil disorder; entering and remaining in restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon; disorderly and disruptive conduct in restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon; engaging in physical violence in restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon; and engaging in an act of physical violence on Capitol grounds.
Webster retired from the NYPD in 2011 after 20 years of service, which included a stint on then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s private security detail. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1985 to 1989 before joining the NYPD in 1991.
More than 780 people have been charged with riot-related federal crimes. The Justice Department says over 245 of them have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/jurors-weigh-mans-self-defense-claim-in-capitol-riot-trial/ | 2022-04-30 18:27:04 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/politics/ap-politics/jurors-weigh-mans-self-defense-claim-in-capitol-riot-trial/ |
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Mister C joined the Living Dayton team to talk about TechFest at Sinclair Community College and to perform a science experiment!
According to Mister C, TechFest aims to inspire children as the next generation of learners through STEM!
TechFest features over 70 booths and exhibits that give kids the opportunity to explore with their hands and minds.
To help the Living Dayton team understand the fun of TechFest, Mister C performed an experiment right here in the studio! Watch the video above to see Mister C create a miniature explosion using denture tablets and water!
TechFest takes place on Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sinclair Community College in Building 12.
For more information, click here. | https://www.wdtn.com/living-dayton/mister-c-talks-techfest-2023-and-performs-experiment/ | 2023-02-08 21:33:20 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/living-dayton/mister-c-talks-techfest-2023-and-performs-experiment/ |
US Coast Guard will lead investigation of Titan implosion with help from Canada, France, UK
(AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it is leading an investigation into the loss of the Titan submersible that was carrying five people to the Titanic, to determine what caused it to implode.
Capt. Jason Neubauer, chief investigator, said the salvage operations from the sea floor are ongoing, and they have mapped the accident site. He did not give a timeline for the investigation. The convening of a Marine Board of Investigation is the highest level of investigation conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard, Neubauer said.
Investigators are working closely with other national and international investigative authorities, including the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the French marine casualties investigation board and the United Kingdom Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Neubauer added. Evidence is being collected in the port of St. John’s, Newfoundland, in coordination with Canadian authorities.
The Coast Guard board can make recommendations to prosecutors to pursue civil or criminal sanctions as necessary.
“My primary goal is to prevent a similar occurrence by making the necessary recommendations to advance the safety of the maritime domain worldwide,” Neubauer said.
The U.S. Navy said Sunday that it won’t be using a large piece of salvage equipment that it had deployed to the effort to retrieve the Titan submersible.
The Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System had the capability of lifting an intact Titan back to the surface. The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Thursday that debris from the submersible had been found roughly 1,600 feet (488 meters) from the Titanic in North Atlantic waters.
The Titan submersible imploded on its way to tour the Titanic wreckage, killing all five on board. Debris was located about 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) underwater.
The Navy would only use the ocean salvage system if there were pieces large enough to require the use of the specialized equipment.
“Efforts are focused on helping map the debris field in preparation for recovery efforts and to support investigative actions. Efforts to mobilize equipment such as the Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System have been discontinued,” a Navy official told The Associated Press.
The Navy describes the Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System as a “portable, ship lift system designed to provide reliable deep ocean lifting capacity of up to 60,000 pounds for the recovery of large, bulky, and heavy sunken objects such as aircraft or small vessels.”
The Titan weighed 20,000 pounds (9,071 kilograms).
The Navy is continuing to support the U.S. Coast Guard as operations continue.
On Saturday, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said that it has begun an investigation into the loss of the submersible and has been speaking with those who traveled on Titan’s mother ship, the Polar Prince.
Authorities from the U.S. and Canada began the process of probing the cause of the underwater implosion and are grappling with questions of who is responsible for determining how the tragedy unfolded.
“We are conducting a safety investigation in Canada given that this was a Canadian-flagged vessel that departed a Canadian port and was involved in this occurrence, albeit in international waters,” said Kathy Fox, chair of the transportation board. “Other agencies may choose to conduct investigations.”
The Polar Prince left Newfoundland on June 16, towing the ill-fated Titan. There were 41 people on board the ship — 17 crew members and 24 others — including the five-man team of the Titan.
Fox said the Canadian Transportation Safety Board will share information it collects with other agencies, like the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Coast Guard, within the limits of Canadian law. Voice recordings and witness statements are protected under Canadian law, she said.
“We don’t want to duplicate efforts. We want to collaborate,” she said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police also announced Saturday that they are studying the circumstances that led to the Titan deaths to decide whether a full investigation is warranted. That full probe will only take place if it appears criminal, federal or provincial law may have been broken, officials said.
The Coast Guard led the initial search and rescue mission, a massive international effort that likely cost millions of dollars. “The Coast Guard doesn’t charge for search and rescue nor do we associate a cost with human life,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger, of the Coast Guard First District.
OceanGate Expeditions, the company that owned and operated the Titan, is based in the U.S. but the submersible was registered in the Bahamas. OceanGate is based in Everett, Washington, but it closed when the Titan was found. Meanwhile, the Titan’s mother ship, the Polar Prince, was from Canada, and those killed were from England, Pakistan, France, and the U.S.
The deep-sea investigations promise to be long and painstaking. How the overall investigation will proceed is complicated by the fact that the world of deep-sea exploration is not well-regulated.
A key part of any investigation is likely to be the Titan itself. The Titan was not registered as a U.S. vessel or with international agencies that regulate safety. And it wasn’t classified by a maritime industry group that sets standards on matters such as hull construction.
OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who was piloting the Titan when it imploded, had complained that regulations can stifle progress.
One question that seems at least partially resolved is when the implosion likely happened. After the Titan was reported missing, the Navy went back and analyzed its acoustic data and found an “anomaly” Sunday that was consistent with an implosion or explosion in the general vicinity of where the vessel was operating when communications were lost, said a senior U.S. Navy official.
The Navy passed on the information to the Coast Guard, which continued its search because the data was not considered definitive, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive acoustic detection system.
The Titan launched at 8 a.m. that day and was reported overdue that afternoon about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Rescuers rushed ships, planes and other equipment to the area.
Any sliver of hope that remained for finding the crew alive was wiped away early Thursday, when the Coast Guard announced that debris had been found near the Titanic.
Killed in the implosion were Rush; two members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood; British adventurer Hamish Harding; and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
Questions about the submersible’s safety were raised by both by a former company employee and former passengers.
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KNEE-DEEP AND NEARLY A FOOTBALL FIELD IN LENGTH, IS NOW BEING CLEANED UP AFTER HOMEOWNERS IN BREVARD COUNTY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE MESS BEING LEFT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. CHRISTINA: WESH 2’S BREVARD BUREAU CHIEF, SCOTT HEIDLER, GOT A LOOK AY WHAT’S LEFT OF A HOMELESS CAMP IN TITUSVILLE. REPORTER: VISIBLE FROM THE SKY, DEBRIS AND TRASH FROM A MASSIVE TRANSIENT CAMP OFF HOPKINS AVENUE IN TITUSVILLE. >> WITH REGARD TO TRANSIENT TRESPASSING, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST I HAVE EXPERIENCED SO FAR. REPORTER: THE AREA THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD IS PRIVATE PROPERTY, PART OF THE LACITA DEVELOPMENT. GROWING CONCERNED AS THE ENCAMPMENT GREW, HOMEOWNERS CONTACTED THE TITUSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> WE DID FIND SOME HYPODERMIC NEEDLES AND SOME OTHER PARAPHERNALIA THAT WAS ALSO FOUND, SO IT HAS OBVIOUSLY MADE THE CLEANUP A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT, IN THAT THE INDIVIDUALS HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL AS THEY WERE GOING THROUGH IT. REPORTER: AND THE HOMEOWNERS ARE PAYING FOR THE CLEANUP THAT WILL TAKE DAYS. AND ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THIS AREA IS UNSAFE FOR THOSE IN THIS ENCAMPMENT IS THAT RIGHT THERE. JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS IS THE AREA WHERE ALL THAT DEBRIS WAS. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WAS A CONCERN FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. TITUSVILLE POLICE HAS BEEN CALLED OUT TO THE ENCAMPMENT IN THE PAST FOR CALLS ABOUT TRESPASSING. ONCE THE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION BECOME INVOLVED, AND THE CAMP HAD GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY, ACTION WAS TAKEN. >> WE HAVE HAD AN UPTICK IN VEHICLE BURGLARIES, BUSINESS BURGLARIES AND THEFTS. WE CAN CONTRIBUTE SOME OF THAT TO THE ISSUES THAT COME UP IN CAMPS LIKE THIS. REPORTER: IN TITUSVILLE, SCOTT
Massive transient camp in Titusville causes public safety concerns
Updated: 5:45 PM EDT Mar 22, 2023
In Titusville, just off Hopkins Avenue, the debris and trash from a massive transient camp is so vast it could cover a football field.“With regard to transient trespassing, this is probably the largest I have experienced so far,” said Titusville Code Enforcement Officer Kenneth Hutchings.The land is private property owned by the La Cita development. As homeowners grew concerned as the encampment grew, they contacted the Titusville Police Department.“We have had an uptick in vehicle burglaries, business burglaries and thefts,” said Titusville Police Department Lt. Tim Werring. “We can attribute some of that to the issues that come up in camps like this.”The homeowners are paying for the cleanup, and it’s a process that will take days. “We did find some hypodermic needles and some other paraphernalia, so it obviously made the clean up a little bit more difficult in that the individuals had to be very careful as they were going through it,” Hutchings said.Titusville police have been called out to the encampment in the past for trespassing. They’ve also been concerned about public safety as the area is adjacent to railroad tracks.Action was taken once the homeowners association became involved after the camp had grown substantially.“If you know anyone that is residentially challenged and needs any type of assistance, just go to our website,” Titusville Police Department Sgt. Lauren Watson said. Here’s a link to that resource page. And if someone does not have access to the internet, they can call Amy Matthews, the Titusville PD public affairs coordinator, at 321.223.5316.Top stories:Deadly fungal infection already detected in Florida, spreading at alarming rate, CDC saysPublic health officials warn 'zombie drug' xylazine is circulating in Central FloridaCitizens Property Insurance to eventually require all customers carry flood insurance
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — In Titusville, just off Hopkins Avenue, the debris and trash from a massive transient camp is so vast it could cover a football field.
“With regard to transient trespassing, this is probably the largest I have experienced so far,” said Titusville Code Enforcement Officer Kenneth Hutchings.
The land is private property owned by the La Cita development. As homeowners grew concerned as the encampment grew, they contacted the Titusville Police Department.
“We have had an uptick in vehicle burglaries, business burglaries and thefts,” said Titusville Police Department Lt. Tim Werring. “We can attribute some of that to the issues that come up in camps like this.”
The homeowners are paying for the cleanup, and it’s a process that will take days.
“We did find some hypodermic needles and some other paraphernalia, so it obviously made the clean up a little bit more difficult in that the individuals had to be very careful as they were going through it,” Hutchings said.
Titusville police have been called out to the encampment in the past for trespassing. They’ve also been concerned about public safety as the area is adjacent to railroad tracks.
Action was taken once the homeowners association became involved after the camp had grown substantially.
“If you know anyone that is residentially challenged and needs any type of assistance, just go to our website,” Titusville Police Department Sgt. Lauren Watson said.
Here’s a link to that resource page. And if someone does not have access to the internet, they can call Amy Matthews, the Titusville PD public affairs coordinator, at 321.223.5316.
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BEIJING (AP) — China says it has successfully conducted a midcourse missile interception test, a move that could advance its ability to withstand foreign intervention as it presses its territorial claims.
A brief statement from the Defense Ministry late Sunday gave no details, but said the test was purely defensive in nature and was not aimed at any foreign nations.
Missiles are a major component of China's defense and are the backbone of its space program that has launched astronauts and components to the nation's orbiting space station.
The interception test comes as China has been escalating threats against the self-governing island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be annexed by military force if necessary. A conflict over Taiwan would likely bring in the U.S., which is the island's main source of weaponry and is legally bound to regard threats to it as a matter of “grave concern."
China is also engaged in territorial disputes with the Philippines, Vietnam and other governments over the South China Sea.
China is also seen as backing Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, although it has not provided material support to its actions. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/China-says-midcourse-missile-interception-test-a-17252816.php | 2022-06-20 08:35:08 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/China-says-midcourse-missile-interception-test-a-17252816.php |
The past week has been difficult for Fatiah Gumustepe and his wife Filiz Meydan. Watching the devastation that is happening in their home country and talking with their tight-knit group of Turkish friends in New Jersey, they are coping with unimaginable loss. One of their friends lost 20 members of his immediate family to the earthquakes that began over a week ago.
More than 35,000 are reported dead as of Monday with more aftershocks rolling through Turkey and Syria. The first deadly 7.8 earthquake hit the Kahramanmaras area of Turkey on Feb. 6. Blood-curdling screams rang throughout the southwest areas of Turkey and adjacent Syria as people fought to be freed underneath the rubble. Now, silence has fallen over the region as the efforts turn to humanitarian aid for survivors.
That means Gumustepe and the family’s friends have been collecting new blankets and warm clothes to be air-dropped to Turkey to help those facing unimaginable aftermath. The Turkish community in New Jersey has been gathering supplies to be trucked to the Turkish embassy in Manhattan, across the river, for air lifts.
A community of Turkish Americans
With more than 100,000 Turks in the New Jersey and New York City area, it is home to the largest enclave of Turkish Americans, said Adam Bulent Ozdemir, executive director of Peace Islands Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Turkish in America and interfaith connections.
“We are focused on the survivors, see if there’s any people waiting for help,” Ozdemir said.
Rescuers are trying to move people into tents and building temporary shelters, Ozdemir said. The weather is cold in quake-ravaged western Turkey, dipping below freezing at night.
Many members of the Peace Islands Institute lost loved ones, Ozdemir said. Some are still waiting to hear from family members. Some members have traveled to Turkey to try to find relatives. The airports still open close to the southern areas are Antalya and Adana. The roads are troublesome to get through, Ozdemir said.
Humanitarian aid
The community has been collecting blankets, but Ozdemir emphasized that money is the best way to support relief efforts now. Peace Islands has been raising funds for EmbraceRelief.org. More than $1 million has been raised by the New Jersey Turkish American community so far to support relief efforts, he said.
The hardest areas hit include Hatay, Marash and Adiyaman. Gumustepe and his friends have taken a local approach to aid, concentrating on getting help to Hatay. Gumustepe is from Izmir and his wife is from Istanbul, far enough away from the epicenter. But in an immigrant community, everyone helps each other out.
The humanitarian efforts continue as do prayers and vigils, Ozdemir said. Many Turkish Americans have been gathering through faith-based sessions online to offer solace.
“We are waiting to hear, waiting, for, until everything is done,” Ozdemir said. “No one will be relaxing until then.”
Mary Chao is a New York City-based Specialty Reporter at Scripps News. Email Mary. Chao@Scripps.com. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/turkish-americans-helping-earthquake-survivors-with-blankets-warm-clothing-drive | 2023-02-13 23:15:09 | 0 | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/turkish-americans-helping-earthquake-survivors-with-blankets-warm-clothing-drive |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a last-ditch effort to salvage their leadoff presidential selection position, Iowa Democrats are proposing two key changes that they hope will increase participation and avoid the chaos that marred their 2020 caucuses.
One change would allow Iowa Democrats to submit presidential preference cards by mail or in person before caucus night. Critics have long argued that the caucuses, held in the dead of winter at the dawn of a presidential election year, have prevented older adults, disabled people and shift workers from being able to take part.
The second change would eliminate the often confusing and time-consuming process of realignment, where supporters of a candidate who does not reach a minimum threshold of support in a precinct are allowed to choose another candidate. The new plan eliminates a second choice.
“This proposal allows us to grow the Iowa Democratic Party and keep our position on the nominating calendar,” state Republican Party Chair Ross Wilburn said Friday. “By expanding our caucus process to include a window of non-present participation, we will be able to engage with more Iowans than ever before.”
The changes were included in state party officials’ application to the Democratic National Committee’s rule and bylaws committee to be considered the kickoff nominating state in 2024. Iowa Democrats had long been automatically granted the leadoff spot but were forced this year to apply after the 2020 caucuses descended into chaos.
In 2020, a new smartphone app designed to calculate and report results failed, prompting a telephone backlog that prevented the party from reporting final results for nearly a week after the Feb. 3 contest.
The Associated Press announced it was unable to declare a winner after irregularities and inconsistencies marred the results. Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders finished essentially tied for the lead, although Joe Biden went on to win the nomination and later the White House.
State party officials hope to be among the finalists invited to make their appeal in person in June.
The DNC has said it is prioritizing diversity, competitiveness and feasibility in its early voting state selection. That could make it difficult for Iowa to retain its spot. National Democrats have long complained that Iowa, which is more than 90% white, doesn’t reflect the diversity of the country, and the state hasn’t been competitive for Democrats in recent years. | https://pix11.com/ap-political/iowa-democrats-hope-changes-help-it-salvage-leadoff-caucuses/ | 2022-06-04 10:49:43 | 1 | https://pix11.com/ap-political/iowa-democrats-hope-changes-help-it-salvage-leadoff-caucuses/ |
(WWTI) — Several varieties of pierogis have been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration.
According to the FDA, Dymski Pierogies dba Grandma’s Cuisine of East Stroudsburg, PA has recalled cheese-filled pierogi products due to an undeclared milk allergen.
Recalled products were sold in 1 pound and 3 pound plastic bags under the brand’s Grandma’s Cuisine, Berant’s Golden Eagle. There were distributed between April 2021 and April 2022.
The FDA said that this recall was issued after it was discovered that the product containing milk was distributed in packaging that did not declare milk presence. This poses risks for those with milk allergies or sensitivities.
This recall includes Grandma’s Cuisine pierogi products distributed in Restaurant Depot chains stores and local retail stores in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Bernat branded pierogis distributed in Massachusetts, and Golden Eagle pierogi’s distributed in New Jersey.
The affected products are listed below:
As of May 9, no illnesses had been reported on this recall.
Those who purchased Grandma’s Cuisine, Golden Eagle or Bernat’s pierogis are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/cheese-filled-pierogis-recalled-due-to-undeclared-milk/ | 2022-05-09 15:07:01 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/cheese-filled-pierogis-recalled-due-to-undeclared-milk/ |
(Green Car Reports) — GM brought back the Chevrolet Bolt EV this week—as a future affordable EV product peg for the company’s product plan.
While the timeline is yet to be disclosed for the revamped Bolt EV, the timeline for the current Bolt EV disappearing from dealerships remains confirmed.
In April, GM disclosed that it would discontinue the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV at the end of 2023, as production winds down at the Orion Assembly plant in Michigan. GM had already committed that plant to produce the Chevrolet Silverado EV and other large electric trucks on its Ultium platform.
“Drawing on various Ultium and Ultifi technological advancements will help GM bring this popular model back to market on an accelerated timeline,” GM said Tuesday, confirming that the future Bolt EV won’t carry over its existing propulsion tech.
Future Bolt EV won’t be all-new
The automaker also suggested that not everything on the Bolt EV will be new. GM noted that it “will execute it more quickly compared to an all-new program with significantly lower engineering expense and capital investment by updating the vehicle with Ultium and Ultifi technologies and by applying our ‘winning with simplicity’ discipline.”
Ultium is the broad trade term applying to GM battery and electric propulsion families, and Ultifi is the term applying to its EV software, so this simply means that the future Bolt EV won’t carry forward with its present-generation LG Chem cells. Those cells had been the focus of a very costly, large-scale recall that appears to have been worth the effort, leaving customers satisfied and loyal to the brand and nameplate.
GM had no incentive to carry the current Bolt EV’s battery tech forward anyhow.
“We’re already on the road to delivering a 60% cost reduction compared to the Bolt EV with the next generation of Ultium,” GM CEO Mary Barra said in 2021, of tech set to arrive mid-decade, as part of a statement touting the automaker as one of the few to have an EV that’s as affordable as the Bolt family.
Did GM ever actually kill the Chevy Bolt EV?
GM executives had already hinted to Green Car Reports and other outlets that while future electric small cars might be in the works, those vehicles wouldn’t use the same large-format Ultium pouch cells that GM planned to deploy on everything from the Chevrolet Equinox EV and Blazer EV on up to big trucks such as the GMC Hummer EV and Chevy Silverado EV.
Likewise, GM and Honda announced in April 2022 that they were working together on a joint architecture for affordable EVs—one that would use “next-generation Ultium battery technology,” according to GM.
At that time, those compact EVs were set to arrive for 2026. It’s hard to imagine GM working on multiple compact EV platforms outside China, so this week’s announcement likely signals that the project has been pulled ahead—perhaps like how the automaker managed to accelerate development of the Cadillac Lyriq.
GM may have provided some of the answer to what comes next. Earlier this year the company clarified that it might include the flexibility of cylindrical cells in future EVs, as part of its Ultium tech but not as part of the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture. That was made clearer this April with the announcement of a joint venture between GM and Samsung SDI that will mass-produce cylindrical cells for GM products starting in 2026.
The lower-profile cells would help answer the dimensional challenges that make those large-format cells harder to package within a small car or beneath the floor of a low-profile vehicle.
Bolt EV’s manufacturing dilemma
While the Bolt EV’s Michigan plant shifts to electric truck production later in the year, the automaker doesn’t have other immediate options for U.S. manufacturing. GM vacated its Lordstown, Ohio, plant that used to assemble compact cars and is located near the Ultium LLC cells facility. It’s now under the ownership of Foxconn, which will likely assemble the $29,900 Fisker Pear urban EV there.
Meanwhile, demand for the Bolt EV surges, and GM will face a gap in its lineup after the end of the year. Of the 36,024 EVs GM delivered in the first half of 2023, just 2,365 were of its new-generation Ultium EVs. The remaining 33,659 were Chevrolet Bolt EVs.
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SPRINGFIELD — Legal challenges to Illinois' semiautomatic-weapons ban began Wednesday with a federal complaint that the 8-day-old law prohibits "commonly possessed" and constitutionally protected guns. A state court pleading was also filed Wednesday, questioning the law's exemptions based on a person's employment.
The state lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order to stop enforcement of the law, which was inspired by the mass shooting that killed seven and injured 30 at the July Fourth parade in Highland Park. The lawsuit was filed by Accuracy Firearms of Effingham, about 100 miles northeast of St. Louis, and other plaintiffs. The law bans dozens of specific types of rapid-fire handguns and rifles, .50-caliber guns and attachments; it also limits cartridges to 10 rounds for long guns and 15 rounds for pistols.
An emergency hearing on the restraining order was scheduled for Wednesday morning in Effingham County Circuit Court. Attorney Thomas DeVore, last fall's unsuccessful Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, said the law is unconstitutional because of its exemptions. The ban on semiautomatic weapons does not apply to people in certain positions, such as prison guards or other law enforcement officers.
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"It violates the equal protection clause because it carves out a whole section of people," DeVore said. "They are free to do what they will based on their employment."
Jordan Abudayyeh, spokeswoman for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who signed the law Jan. 10, said the Democrat is confident of its constitutionality.
"This legislation was the result of hundreds of hours of collaboration and cooperation between legal experts, legislators and advocates and it makes Illinois a safer place for every resident," she said in a statement. "Despite political grandstanding from those more beholden to the gun lobby than to the safety of their constituents, this law is in effect and protecting Illinoisans from the constant fear of being gunned down in a place of worship, at a parade or on a street corner."
Dane Harrel, a southern Illinois gun store owner, is the lead plaintiff in the federal test of the ban. Backed by the Illinois State Rifle Association and two other nonprofit gun-rights groups, Harrel contends that the new law unconstitutionally bans commonly used weapons, not dangerous or unusual guns, which is the only justification for government regulation, according to the landmark 2008 Supreme Court case known as Heller.
"The rifles that Illinois bans as 'assault weapons' are, in all respects, ordinary semiautomatic rifles," the lawsuit says. "To the extent they are different from other semiautomatic rifles, their distinguishing features make them safer and easier to use. But even if they are considered as a separate group of 'assault weapons,' they cannot be banned because they are not dangerous and unusual."
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, where gun-rights advocacy is strong. The federal court's northern district base is Chicago, where gun violence produces a much stronger attitude toward regulation. | https://www.nwitimes.com/ap/lawsuits-challenge-new-illinois-ban-on-semiautomatic-guns/article_9ca9eb3c-6811-5c6a-9a91-d49c4dd1cbe2.html | 2023-01-19 00:35:28 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/ap/lawsuits-challenge-new-illinois-ban-on-semiautomatic-guns/article_9ca9eb3c-6811-5c6a-9a91-d49c4dd1cbe2.html |
Napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in older adults, new research shows.
The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, adds to a growing body of evidence supporting sleep's importance to good health. The American Heart Association recently added sleep duration to its checklist of health and lifestyle factors for cardiovascular health, known as Life's Essential 8. It says adults should average seven to nine hours of sleep a night.
"Good sleep behavior is essential to preserve cardiovascular health in middle-aged and older adults," said lead author Weili Xu, a senior researcher at the Aging Research Center in the department of neurobiology, care sciences and society at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. "We encourage people to keep nighttime sleeping between seven to nine hours and to avoid frequent or excessive napping."
Prior research has shown poor sleep may put people at higher risk for a range of chronic illnesses and conditions affecting heart and brain health. These include cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 35% of U.S. adults say they get less than seven hours of sleep, while 3.6% say they get 10 or more hours.
Previous sleep duration studies show that sleeping too much or too little both may raise the risk for cardiovascular disease. But whether napping is good or bad has been unclear.
In the new study, researchers analyzed sleep patterns for 12,268 adults in the Swedish Twin Registry. Participants were an average of 70 years old at the start of the study, with no history of major cardiovascular events.
A questionnaire was used to collect data on nighttime sleep duration; daytime napping; daytime sleepiness; the degree to which they considered themselves a night person or morning person, based on the time of day they considered themselves most alert; and symptoms of sleep disorders, such as snoring and insomnia. Participants were followed for up to 18 years to track whether they developed any major cardiovascular problems, including heart disease and stroke.
People who reported sleeping between seven and nine hours each night were least likely to develop cardiovascular disease, a finding in keeping with prior research. Compared with that group, those who reported less than seven hours were 14% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, and those who reported more than 10 hours were 10% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
Compared with people who said they never napped, those who reported napping up to 30 minutes were 11% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. The risk increased by 23% if naps lasted longer than 30 minutes. Overall, those who reported poor sleep patterns or other sleep issues – including insomnia, heavy snoring, getting too much or too little sleep, frequent daytime sleepiness and considering themselves a night person – had a 22% higher risk
Study participants who reported less than seven hours of sleep at night and napping more than 30 minutes each day had the highest risk for cardiovascular disease – 47% higher than those reporting the optimal amount of sleep and no naps.
The jury is still out on whether naps affect cardiovascular risk across the lifespan, said Marie-Pierre St-Onge, center director for the Sleep Center of Excellence and an associate professor at Columbia University in New York City. She noted that the new research, which she was not involved in, was restricted to older adults.
Rather than trying to recoup sleep time by napping, people should try to develop healthier sleep habits that allow them to get an optimal amount of sleep at night, St-Onge said. This includes making sure the sleep environment is not too hot or cold or too noisy. Reducing exposure to bright light before going to sleep, not eating too late at night, getting enough exercise during the day and eating a healthful diet also help.
"Even if sleep is lost during the night, excessive napping is not suggested during the day," Xu said. And, if people have persistent trouble getting enough sleep, they should consult a health care professional to figure out why, she said.
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A box office K.O.: ‘Creed III’ debuts to $58.7 million
(AP) — “ Creed III ” punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters. The MGM release knocked “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” out of first place and far surpassed both industry expectations and the opening weekends of the first two movies in the franchise.
Playing in 4,007 locations in North America, “Creed III” earned an estimated $58.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Going into the weekend, analysts expected the film to open in the $30 million range. The first “Creed” debuted to $29 million in 2015 and “Creed II” opened to $35 million in 2018.
Michael B. Jordan made his directorial debut with “Creed III,” which pits his character Adonis against a childhood friend, Dame, played by Jonathan Majors. It’s the first in the Rocky/Creed films to not feature Sylvester Stallone, who chose not to return because of creative differences.
“This is beyond all of our expectations. And we knew that we had something special — we tested the movie and it tested great, but the public responded so resoundingly to it,” said Erik Lomis, MGM’s head of distribution. “Everything went right here starting with the movie itself … It was just up to us not to break it when they gave it to us and we didn’t.”
Strong reviews helped “Creed III,” which is currently sitting at an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, while audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore. The audience was largely male (63%), diverse (36% Black, 28% Latino, 23% white and 13% Asian/other) and young (55% between 18 and 34) according to exit polls.
Over 80% of general audiences said the film was a “definite recommend.” With Black audiences, that number ballooned to 89%.
“I’ve been doing this a long time and that’s rarefied air,” Lomis said. “People love the movie.”
It’s also the most expensive “Creed” film, with a reported production budget of $75 million, compared to the others which cost $35 million and $50 million. Internationally, “Creed III” earned $41.8 million from 75 markets, making its global debut $100.4 million.
It’s a big moment for Amazon, who acquired MGM for $8.5 billion last year, and could have simply released “Creed III” on its streaming service with a limited theatrical run. But they chose theatrical, and it paid off.
“Amazon threw their weight behind this movie like only they can do,” Lomis said. “They supercharged the campaign with marketing support across all their verticals on the platform and beyond the platform. That shows a commitment to the theatrical business model from Amazon and MGM, which I think should be exciting to everybody.”
The company’s next major theatrical release is the Ben Affleck-directed “Air,” starring Matt Damon, out next month.
“Ant-Man 3” slipped to a distant second in its third weekend in theaters with $12.5 million from North America and $22 million internationally. The Marvel and Disney film’s global cume now stands at $419.5 million.
Third place went to Universal’s “ Cocaine Bear,” which added $11 million in its second weekend in theaters to bring its domestic total to $41.3 million.
Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Swordsmith Village” placed fourth with $10.1 million. The series is based on Koyoharu Gotoge’s manga about a boy avenging his family.
Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s “Jesus Revolution” rounded out the top five with $8.7 million. The film starring Kelsey Grammer as a pastor in the 1970s has made $30.5 million in two weekends in theaters against a $15 million production budget.
Opening outside of the top five was Guy Ritchie’s “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre,” a spy caper with Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza that made $3.2 million from 2,168 locations this weekend. The film, originally an STX release, was in distribution limbo for some time. Lionsgate recently stepped in to oversee the domestic rollout.
The success of “Creed III” bodes well for other releases coming in March, including “John Wick Chapter 4″ and “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.”
“We’re going to have an incredible March,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “It’s going to feel more like summer than spring with hits coming one after the next that will create incredible momentum for the summer movie season.”
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore, with Wednesday through Sunday in parentheses. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Creed III,” $58.7 million. 2. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” $12.5 million. 3. “Cocaine Bear,” $11 million. 4. “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Swordsmith Village,” $10.1 million. 5. “Jesus Revolution,” $8.7 million. 6. “Avatar: The Way of Water,” $3.6 million. 7. “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre,” $3.2 million. 8. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” $2.7 million. 9. “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” $1.2 million. 10. “80 for Brady,” $845,000.
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23 injured in Utah tour bus crash as snowstorm pelts region
TREMONTON, Utah (AP) — A tour bus crashed in northern Utah on Monday morning, injuring 23 passengers as snowstorms slickened the roads throughout the region.
The Salt Lake Express bus en route from Boise, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah had 33 passengers aboard. At about 4:30 a.m., its driver lost control while switching lanes, causing the bus to slide and flip onto its side, Utah Highway Patrol said in a statement.
The highway patrol said that of the nearly two dozen injured, only one passenger was being treated for life-threatening injuries as of Monday afternoon. Intermountain Bear River Valley Hospital said they had processed 19 of the injured passengers and sent seven in serious or critical condition elsewhere. The majority of passengers sent to the community hospital were being treated for minor injuries, Intermountain spokesperson Jess Gomez said.
The community hospital located in Tremonton, about 67 miles (108 kilometers) north of Salt Lake City, has no trauma unit.
Non-injured passengers were transported to a nearby armory in Garland, Utah.
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Johnny Depp to take stand Tuesday in defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard: report
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - Johnny Depp is expected to take the stand Tuesday in the defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard that's playing out in a Fairfax County, Virginia courthouse.
According to an online report on People.com, Depp is expected to testify Tuesday in person. The report says a cross-examination will happen Wednesday.
The trial began last week when a jury was selected in a long-anticipated libel lawsuit filed by Depp against Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard refers to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse."
The Post article doesn't mention Depp by name, but he says it clearly refers to her allegation that she suffered physical abuse at his hands. Depp denies the allegation.
US actor Johnny Depp (C) is seen during the $50 million Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 12, 2022. - Allegations of domestic abuse levelled against Depp by US actress Amber Heard have h
Depp's older sister, Christi Dembrowski, faced a barrage of questions from Heard's lawyers last week about Depp's alcohol and drug use.
Isaac Baruch, a longtime friend and next-door neighbor of Depp testified that Amber Heard told him Depp had hit her but he never saw evidence of abuse on her face.
Model, Amber Heard, and her now ex-husband, Johnny Depp, leave Southport Magistrates Court, Queensland, April 18, 2016. Heard received a fine for bringing pet dogs, Pistol and Boo, illegally into Australia in 2015. (Photo by Robert Shakespeare/Fairfa
US actor Johnny Depp leaves the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 11, 2022. - US actor Johnny Depp filed a defamation lawsuit against his former wife, US actress Amber Heard, after she wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post i
A former personal assistant to Amber Heard, Kate James, testified in a video deposition that was played in court last week said she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands of her then-husband but did say Heard once spit in her face when she asked for a higher salary.
Lawyers also presented a video deposition of Laurel Anderson, a couple's therapist who worked with Heard and Depp in 2015 who said both suffered childhood abuse. As a couple, they were engaged in "mutual abuse," Anderson testified.
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BAINBRIDGE -- Southwest Georgia Farm Credit announce recently that Heather Dozier has been named a residential loan officer.
Dozier will help clients navigate the home financing process, including getting pre-approved, the origination of residential mortgages for purchase, home refinancing, and construction loans. She will assist new homebuyers and U.S. veterans with conventional, FHA and VHA loans.
Dozier is a graduate of both Darton College and Troy State University.
“Heather brings a wealth of knowledge about the local housing market and mortgage process,” Ragan Brown, Residential Loan Unit and Finance Related service manager at Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, said. “She’ll work hard to ensure her customers get the absolute best residential loan solution that’s possible. Heather will be a great addition to our team.”
Headquartered in Bainbridge, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit supports farmers, farm businesses, and rural property owners, providing safe, sound, dependable financing. The association is part of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of agricultural and rural lending institutions cooperatively owned by their borrowers. Farm Credit helps maintain and improve the quality of life in rural America and on the farm, through its constant commitment to competitive lending and expert financial services.
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Bryan Bresee, Sheridan Jones among Clemson football players returning vs FSU
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Clemson football's defense appears to be at full strength for the first time this season Saturday night against Florida State.
Fifth-ranked Clemson (6-0, 4-0 ACC) and FSU (4-2, 2-2) will kick off shortly after 7:30 p.m. (ABC).
According to the travel roster, Clemson will have available four defensive backs who were out last week in the 31-3 win against Boston College. R.J. Mickens and Tyler Venables both missed that game with injuries, while Sheridan Jones and Malcolm Greene have missed the previous three games.
Clemson should also have its entire defensive front available for the first time this season and just the seventh time in the past 31 games. Defensive tackle Bryan Bresee missed last week and three of the past four games. Defensive end Xavier Thomas played his first six snaps of the season last week.
The Tigers' only significant injury is running back Kobe Pace, who will miss at least the next two games because of an ankle sprain.
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Which football helmet is best?
Buying the best football helmet is a decision that can save your life. Football players are at headline-grabbing risk of concussion and its aftereffects, including permanent brain damage. However, an effective helmet can significantly reduce your risk of injury.
The best helmets are shock-absorbent and scientifically proven to give you superior protection. The Schutt F7 VTD Collegiate Varsity Football Helmet is excellent because it uses advanced technology to provide several layers of defense upon impact.
What to know before you buy a football helmet
What is a football helmet?
A football helmet has a thick plastic shell lined with padding, a plastic-coated metal face mask and a chin strap to ensure it stays on. It is a crucial piece of equipment, helping players avoid injuries during games and practice. While no football helmet is concussion-proof, getting a quality helmet can remarkably increase your chances of staying in the game.
Why a quality football helmet matters
While it can be tempting to strike a balance between cost and quality when shopping for sports gear, prioritizing the safety rating is crucial when shopping for a football helmet. Medical bills and the damage associated with traumatic brain injuries far exceed the price of any high-value helmet.
According to research published by the National Institutes of Health, next to aging, a history of brain injury is the most significant environmental risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease. It also causes a general decline in cognitive abilities, thinning of the brain’s cortex, and cognitive deficits that last a lifetime.
All helmets are certified on a pass-or-fail basis without great detail on their actual effectiveness. To illuminate their differences, in 2011, Virginia Tech researchers created a rating system and awards stars, making each helmet’s concussion prevention capabilities its central aim. Each year, it releases its findings on new helmets, categorized by sport. Its top helmets are a gold standard, worth the spend.
Best football helmet fit
The Centers for Disease Control suggest using four steps when evaluating a helmet’s fit:
- Size: To measure the circumference of your head, rest a measuring tape above your forehead and wrap it around the apex of your occipital region. Then consult the manufacturer’s sizing chart.
- Ask: Determine if it sits directly on your head, not too forward or backward. Ask yourself if the padding is snug and secure without being too tight and if you can see in all directions.
- Fit: Ensure that the helmet does not slip forward or backward.
- Evaluate: Attach the chin strap and yawn. If the movement pulls the helmet down and it feels secure, you have the right fit.
What to look for in a quality football helmet
Shock-absorbent
Your helmet must absorb the force of each impact to protect your head. Typically, that is addressed with foam pads made from thermoplastic urethane or vinyl nitrile. Vinyl nitrile foam can give you efficient protection but requires a break-in period, while TPU foam does an excellent job absorbing shock without requiring an adjustment period. Some helmets also have adjustable inflatable liners for an added layer of protection.
Certified
Ensure that your helmet is certified by the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment before using it. The certification indicates that it meets the minimum safety requirements and is safe to use. Manufacturers typically highlight their helmet’s certification by adding labels that state, “Meets NOCSAE Standard.”
Five-star Virginia Tech rating
Virginia Tech’s research team developed a five-star rating system for the helmets it tests and suggests you select from its four- and five-star varieties. While no one can guarantee your safety, helmets boasting a five-star rating perform the best in reducing your risk of a concussion.
How much you can expect to spend on a football helmet
Depending on the brand, materials and design, they range from $200-$1,000. Many high-quality helmets are between $250-$700.
Football helmet FAQ
How do you know when you should replace your old helmet?
A. Take it to a NOCSAE-licensed inspector. They can help you determine if it’s time to get a new one or recondition your old one and recertify it.
How should you clean your helmet?
A. Wash it out by hand using mild detergent and warm water. Be careful not to soak any part of the helmet, and don’t get the water too hot.
What’s the best football helmet to buy?
Top football helmet
Schutt F7 VTD Collegiate Varsity Football Helmet
What you need to know: It gives you several layers of impact protection and has added cushioning for a secure, locked-in feel.
What you’ll love: This 3.3-pound helmet has a Virginia Tech five-star rating. It deploys Schutt’s proprietary multi-directional exterior plates in high-impact areas, radiation diffusion lining and impact-absorbent TPU cushioning. It also has a helmet stabilization system and a multi-layer front pad for comfort and a snug fit.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said it might feel a little big when you first put it on.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top football helmet for the money
Schutt Sports Vengeance Pro LTD Varsity Football Helmet
What you need to know: This 2.5-pound helmet has a five-star Virginia tech rating and gives you several layers of protection to keep you safe.
What you’ll love: It has TPU cushioning throughout to absorb each impact across a wide variety of temperatures and inflatable airliners at the back and sides for a custom fit. It also has interlink jaw pads that are mechanically attached to prevent them from falling out.
What you should consider: Some reviewers said finding the perfect face mask for this helmet was difficult.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Schutt Sports Varsity AiR XP Pro VTD II Football Helmet
What you need to know: This classic helmet design is sleek yet affordable, without compromising your safety.
What you’ll love: It’s cushioned with TPU foam to absorb more impact and has an air-filled liner for a custom, comfortable fit and feel. It also has interlink jaw pads, a chinstrap to secure the helmet and a five-star Virginia Tech rating.
What you should consider: A reviewer said their helmet had a sticker that left residue when they removed it.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP)Malek Green’s 21 points helped Youngstown State defeat IUPUI 93-79 on Saturday night.
Green had eight rebounds for the Penguins (23-8, 15-5 Horizon League). Adrian Nelson and Brandon Rush added 18 points apiece.
The Jaguars (5-26, 2-18) were led in scoring by Jlynn Counter, who finished with 20 points and four assists. DJ Jackson added 15 points for IUPUI. Jonah Carrasco also recorded nine points, five assists and two steals.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP is investigating potential derivative claims on behalf of shareholders of Blink Charging Company (NASDAQ: BLNK) relating to securities law violations and unlawful business practices.
Blink provides electric vehicle charging equipment and networked charging services. Blink is currently named in a securities class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in which the plaintiffs allege that (a) many of Blink's charging stations were damaged, neglected, non-functional, inaccessible, or non-accessible; (b) Blink's purported partnerships with other companies were overstated; (c) the purported growth of Blink's network was overstated; and (d) accordingly, Blink's positive public statements to the market were materially false and misleading. On August 20, 2020, Blink's stock price fell by 22.4% after a critical analyst report revealed that Blink's revenue growth lagged far behind in the electric vehicle industry due to product quality issues, customer churn, and user experience.
The Schubert Firm is investigating potential breaches of fiduciary duty by Blink's officers and directors in connection with these allegations.
If you own stock in Blink and wish to obtain additional information about your legal rights, please contact us today or visit our website at https://www.classactionlawyers.com/blink.
About Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe represents shareholders, employees, and consumers in class actions against corporate defendants, as well as shareholders in derivative actions against their officers and directors. The firm is based in San Francisco, and with the help of co-counsel, litigates cases nationwide.
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New funding and executive leadership team to accelerate product innovation and investment into the open source community
SAN FRANCISCO , July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dgraph, the company behind the most popular open source Graph database, announced a $6 million seed re-financing round led by Venrock and Uncorrelated Ventures, with participation from Abstract Ventures, HackVC, SaxeCap, and Liquid2 Ventures. World-class executives also joined the round, including DJ Patil, former US Chief Data Scientist; Michael Callahan, founder of Awake Security; Ry Walker, founder of Astronomer; Ganesh Srinivasan, Chief Product Officer at Confluent; Chris Riccomini; and JP Patil, Head of Data at Included Health.
Dgraph's founders deeply understood distributed systems and building graph systems at scale, and saw the need to build a better graph database platform that could serve as an entire application backend. By bringing the backend into a single place and the database and service layer into a single solution, developers can use Dgraph as their backend rather than just their database.
Since its initial open source release in 2016, Dgraph has become the most popular open source Graph database on GitHub and the youngest company to be named in Forrester's Graph Data Platform landscape.
New executive team to lead product innovations and growth
Database industry veteran Akon Dey, Ph.D., recently joined as CEO bringing over two decades of experience in the database, data stream, and enterprise data systems space, including Yahoo! Inc. and Visa.
Under Dey's leadership, Dgraph will use the new funds to accelerate building go-to-market teams and initiatives to support a growing customer base, in addition to investments in product development for new use cases and applications. The team is also focused on a renewed stewardship to the Dgraph community and will introduce a new set of features to the open source project.
"Dgraph users love the horizontal scalability, high performance, flexible data model and ease of use," said Dey. "With our cloud offering we can ensure companies at any stage are able to quickly, reliably and cost effectively bring their applications to market. In addition, the Dgraph community has been a vibrant and significant contributor to the advancement and success of Dgraph. We are committed to supporting the community and looking forward to the continued collaboration".
Joining Dey on the executive team is Gajanan Chinchwadkar, Ph.D., as Chief Technology Officer, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience at AWS, Marklogic and Sybase in distributed database systems, multi-modal query engines and query optimization.
"What excites me about Dgraph is that GraphQL is a widely accepted language by application developers and DQL is also highly sought after by Dgraph users," said Chinchwadkar. "With our expertise in building query and search engines for a variety of data models, we will be able to build an even more performant and feature-rich query engine for Dgraph to satisfy the growing needs of modern applications."
The era of the new cloud database
According to Gartner, cloud databases now represent half of the $80B database market, growing 22% CAGR. Dgraph offers customers a general-purpose distributed cloud database that supports graph-oriented use cases and a broad set of applications. Dgraph was written in Go and is available as an Apache 2.0 licensed community edition and an enterprise offering with additional enterprise-ready capabilities.
"The rapid growth in enterprise data has led to new scale and performance needs. As a result, new database engines are emerging to meet new demands of availability, horizontal scale, and latency," said Venrock Partner Ethan Batraski. "Dgraph's approach offers a cloud native, distributed architecture to building applications at scale, with a significantly more flexible and simplified approach to managing schemas, tables, and APIs, becoming the new default choice for application engineers."
"Most graph databases today are not truly distributed: they run fine on a couple of nodes but rely on a variety of architectural hacks to run on larger numbers of nodes, and thus aren't truly scalable," said Salil Deshpande, General Partner at Uncorrelated. "There are horizontally scalable NoSQL databases with graph overlays that are not built ground-up to be graph databases, so graph-like queries did not perform well; or there are databases that are indeed graph databases but are not architected to be horizontally scalable."
Customer Quotes
"We started our Dgraph journey back in 2018 to build our event-driven microservices application by using Dgraph as our main account related database," said John Zhou, Senior Engineering Manager, Lifeline (formerly Philips Lifeline). "The overall performance of Dgraph is amazing, and their support team is really hands-on and ready to support us at any time."
"At Knights Analytics, we selected Dgraph primarily due to its focus on the fundamental technical challenges of latency, horizontal scalability, and strong consistency guarantees," said Alex Ridden, Cofounder, Knights Analytics. "Native GraphQL support has proven to be a powerful feature, allowing us to build integrations and visualizations of graph data in short timeframes. Dgraph has been a great database option for our platform, allowing us to develop functionality which would have been significantly more challenging or impossible with other databases."
About Dgraph
Dgraph is the graph database company, an open source, general purpose, distributed graph database powering high performance applications and operational needs. The only GraphQL-native graph database, Dgraph underpins the digital transformation of terabytes of data for businesses that depend on complex data structures. A vibrant open source community downloads Dgraph over 10 million+ docker-hub pulls; Dgraph is the #1 graph database on GitHub with over 18,000 stars. Dgraph's customers include companies from Fortune 500 companies as well as rapid-growth startups. Dgraph is headquartered in California's Silicon Valley. For more information, visit http://dgraph.io/, and follow Dgraph on LinkedIn, Twitter, and GitHub.
About Uncorrelated
Uncorrelated Ventures was founded in 2020 by Salil Deshpande with Bain's backing to focus on infrastructure software, both traditional and decentralized. Over 17 years Salil invested $500M+ into 50+ companies, usually super early, including traditional infrastructure such as Redis, DataStax, MuleSoft, DynaTrace, Quantum Metric, Sysdig, Buddy Media, SpringSource, Astranis, Astronomer, Pipe, Dropcam, Tealium, Sonatype, Frame, and Upgrade, and decentralized infrastructure such as Compound, Maker, Cosmos, CoinDCX, Helium and Crusoe Energy. Salil was on the inaugural Forbes Midas Seed List of 25 best-performing seed investors in 2022, the Business Insider Seed 100 List of all-time best-performing seed investors in 2021 and 2022, and the Forbes Midas List of 100 best-performing venture investors worldwide from 2013 through 2019 and then again in 2022.
About Venrock
Originally established as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family in 1969, Venrock partners with entrepreneurs to build some of the world's most disruptive, successful companies. With a primary focus on technology and healthcare, portfolio companies have included 10X Genomics, Apple Computer, AveXis, Check Point Software, CloudFlare, Dollar Shave Club, Gilead Sciences, Idec Pharma, Illumina, Intel, Millennium Pharma and Nest. For more information, please visit Venrock's website at www.venrock.com and follow the firm on Twitter at @venrock
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1 dead, 8 missing after float plane crashes in Puget Sound
Published: Sep. 4, 2022 at 9:28 PM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say one person has been killed and eight others are missing following a float plane crash in the Puget Sound in Washington state.
The U.S. Coast Guard said via Twitter Sunday afternoon that the aircraft had eight adults and one child aboard.
The agency tweeted that the plane was flying from Friday Harbor, a popular tourist destination in the San Juan Islands, to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The crash happened in Mutiny Bay, about 40 miles northwest of Seattle.
The Coast Guard said one body was recovered and “eight individuals” remain missing.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had a long and illustrious career as one of the Roman Catholic Church’s pre-eminent theologians. For all his accomplishments and accolades, however, Benedict will forever be known as the first pope in 600 years to resign.
The former German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog before becoming pope. Then, after being elected pontiff in 2005, he continued the conservative course charted by St. John Paul II, using intellectually rigorous sermons that decried how the world seemed to think it could do without God.
Benedict died on Saturday at the age of 95.
Here are some highlights of his life before, during and after his eight-year papacy.
DOCTRINAIRE IN CHIEF:
During nearly a quarter-century as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ratzinger became known for disciplining errant theologians, particularly those who espoused the Liberation Theology popular in Latin America in the 1970s and ’80s.
As John Paul’s right-hand man on doctrinal matters, Ratzinger wrote documents reinforcing church teaching opposing homosexuality, abortion and euthanasia, and asserting that salvation can only be found in the Catholic Church.
But Ratzinger was also responsible for one of the most important in-house reforms at the Vatican: requiring all cases of clergy sex abuse be sent to his office for processing. The 2001 change was a response to mounting evidence that bishops were moving priestly abusers around rather than sanctioning them.
THE 265th POPE
Ratzinger was the favorite going into the 2005 conclave after John Paul’s death, and he was elected on the fourth round of voting after the runner-up, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio — the future Pope Francis — took himself out of the running.
Benedict had big shoes to fill, and he set about trying to remind Europe of its Christian roots while also seeking improved ties with China and the Orthodox Church.
But his eight-year papacy was marred by a series of communications blunders, missteps and scandals that culminated with a Vatican criminal trial of his former butler who was accused of leaking his personal correspondence to a journalist.
RELATIONS WITH JEWS AND MUSLIMS
Benedict made an outreach to Jews a hallmark of his papacy, and in one of his most significant acts, he made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Christ.
But he also enraged Jewish groups when he rehabilitated a Holocaust-denying bishop — a scandal that he admitted could have been avoided if someone at the Vatican had done a simple internet search of the bishop’s name.
Benedict’s relations with Muslims were more fraught. He roiled the Islamic world with a 2006 speech in Regensburg, Germany, in which he quoted a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as “evil and inhuman,” particularly his command to spread the faith “by the sword.”
A subsequent comment after the massacre of Christians in Egypt led the Al Azhar center in Cairo, the seat of Sunni Muslim learning, to suspend ties with the Vatican, which were only restored under Francis.
THE RESIGNATION
Benedict chose Feb. 11, 2013 — a Vatican holiday, with a routine audience with his cardinals — to make the historic announcement in Latin that he would become the first pope since Gregory XII in 1415 to resign.
While the decision took the world by surprise, Benedict had been nursing it for months. He had taken a nighttime fall during a 2012 trip to Mexico that confirmed to him that he could no longer keep up with the grueling, globe-trotting demands of the 21st century papacy.
Benedict told the cardinals that because of his age, he no longer had the required “strength of mind and body” to do the job and was freely deciding to renounce his papal ministry.
He left the Vatican on Feb. 28, 2013, flying by helicopter to the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, where he spent the first months of his retirement.
IN RETIREMENT
Benedict largely kept to his word that he would live a lifetime of prayer and meditation “hidden to the world” in the converted monastery in the Vatican gardens.
But he remained a point of reference for traditionalists nostalgic for his orthodox papacy. And his few public pronouncements as “pope emeritus” made headlines and fueled calls for guidelines for future retired popes to prevent confusion about who was really in charge.
The most damaging incident was his participation in a 2020 book about preserving celibacy for Catholic priests. It was published at the precise moment that Francis was weighing whether to relax celibacy in the Amazon to address a priest shortage.
The ensuing scandal resulted in Francis essentially firing Benedict’s longtime secretary.
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3x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner JOHN SCOFIELD is an Iconic Guitarist and Composer whose music over a long career has blended Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul and Rock. John Scofield delivers a Rare Solo Performance at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Thursday March 30 at 7:30 P.M. Tickets for John Scofield at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster.com and Jimmy's Online Event Calendar at: http://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features 3x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 9x-GRAMMY® Nominated Guitar Icon JOHN SCOFIELD in a Rare Solo Performance on Thursday March 30 at 7:30 P.M. From 1982–1985, John Scofield toured and recorded with Jazz Legend Miles Davis. His Davis stint placed him firmly in the foreground of jazz consciousness as a Player and Composer. Scofield contributed tunes and guitar to three of Davis's acclaimed albums, Star People (1983), Decoy (1984), and You're Under Arrest (1985).
"Scofield remains one of the most distinctive, inventive and brilliant of modern jazz guitarists."
— ALL ABOUT JAZZ
"The jazz guitar master...In an incredible career that spans nearly 50 years, John Scofield long ago established himself as one of the Big Three of modern jazz guitar, along with his colleagues Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell."
— GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE
"Scofield is as fluent in the glow-and-flow language of stinging bebop as he is in the plangent effects and curling cries of blues and rock. When he mixes both in the same solo, there's no one quite like him."
— DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
JOHN SCOFIELD took up the guitar at age 11, inspired by both Blues and Rock players. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. After a debut recording with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, he was a member of the Billy Cobham-George Duke band for 2 years. He recorded with Charles Mingus in 1976 and replaced Pat Metheny in Gary Burton's quartet. In 1976, Scofield signed with Enja, which released his first album, John Scofield, in 1977.
At the beginning of the 1990s, Scofield formed a quartet that included GRAMMY® Award-Winner & 14x-GRAMMY® Nominated Saxophonist Joe Lovano with whom he recorded several albums for Blue Note. Time on My Hands (1990) showcased Scofield's guitar and Mingus-influenced writing. The other albums Scofield released on Blue Note with Joe Lovano were Meant to Be (1991) and What We Do (1993).
In 1992, Scofield released Grace Under Pressure, featuring GRAMMY® Award-Winning Guitarist Bill Frisell. In 1994, Scofield released I Can See Your House from Here with NEA Jazz Master & 20x-GRAMMY® Award-Winner Pat Metheny.
Scofield recorded the 1997 album A Go Go with avant-garde jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood. In 2006, Scofield released Out Louder, his second collaboration with Medeski, Martin & Wood. The group, known collectively as MSMW, toured worldwide in 2006 and 2007.
In 2016, Scofield won his first GRAMMY® Award for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album" for the album Past Present – which was also Nominated for "Best Improvised Jazz Solo" for the song "Past Present". In 2017, Scofield won his second and third GRAMMY® Awards. He won a GRAMMY® Award for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album" (Country for Old Men) and another GRAMMY® Award for "Best Improvised Jazz Solo" for the song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (from the Country for Old Men album).
JOHN SCOFIELD Tickets & Current Schedule of Shows
Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club's 2022 Schedule of Shows included 9 NEA Jazz Masters, 52 GRAMMY® Award-Winning Artists, 46 Blues Music Award-Winners, and a comprehensive list of talented musicians with 575+ GRAMMY® Award Nominations amongst them. Tickets for the JOHN SCOFIELD at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club on Thursday March 30 at 7:30 P.M., as well as the current list of 2023 shows, can be found on Ticketmaster and Jimmy's Online Event Calendar at: http://www.jimmysoncongress.com/events.
ABOUT JIMMY'S JAZZ & BLUES CLUB
The mission of Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club is to provide guests a one-of-a-kind, world-class experience featuring serious jazz and blues music served with exceptional cuisine. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club features a spectacular and visually breathtaking environment engineered to deliver the highest quality acoustics while utilizing state-of-the-art production, sound and lighting technologies. Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club is located within a beautifully restored 1905 building at 135 Congress Street in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information visit www.jimmysoncongress.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JimmysJazzBlues and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjazzblues/. Sign-up for Jimmy's Email Newsletter to stay informed on Upcoming Shows, New Artist Announcements, Promotional Offers, Ticket On-Sale Dates, Special Performances, and Jimmy's Jazz Brunch.
PRIVATE EVENTS AT JIMMY'S
An architecturally breathtaking center of arts and culture in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club offers a rare and spectacular venue to host important corporate functions, weddings, intimate or large-scale social gatherings, private parties, and memorable celebrations. The team at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club put heart and soul into creating a stunning full-service event space with new state-of-the-art production, sound & lighting technologies delivered with outstanding next-level culinary experiences. Our high-touch approach with professional and experienced event staff ensures that everything is tailored to exceed your expectations. To start a conversation about hosting your event at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club, please call us at 888-603-5299, or fill out Jimmy's Private Event Request Form.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is likely to miss the rest of the season with his sprained right ankle, coach Sean McVay says.
McVay announced Tuesday that he doesn't expect Kupp to play again this season, although he left open the slightest possibility the 2021 AP Offensive Player of the Year could return. Kupp has missed the past four games for the Rams (4-9), who have four games remaining.
“You won't see Cooper this year,” McVay said. “Aaron (Donald), there's still a possibility, but Cooper, I would be hard-pressed to see any scenario that he would play again this year.”
Donald has missed the Rams' past two games with a high ankle sprain. McVay said there's still a chance for Donald, the seven-time All-Pro and three-time AP Defensive Player of the Year, to get back into practice this month for a possible late-season return.
Kupp was injured Nov. 13 against Arizona when he went down awkwardly while trying to catch a poorly thrown ball from backup quarterback John Wolford. He has missed the Rams' past four games, but the Super Bowl MVP had expressed optimism shortly after his injury about a possible late-season return.
Instead, McVay says the Rams expect Kupp to sit out the final four games of the season as well.
“It's really just the timing of the injury and how long it would take for him to get back to even being medically cleared to return to performance,” McVay said. “He's making good progress ... but I still think you're anything between three and four weeks away. I've got to be careful speaking in absolutes. I think it would be surprising if he was able to play again (this season), but I don't want to say there's a 0% chance.”
Los Angeles' decisions on injuries are easier because its playoff hopes are all but mathematically gone as it heads to Green Bay for a Monday night game.
The Rams only snapped a six-game losing streak last Thursday because new quarterback Baker Mayfield led two dramatic touchdown drives in the fourth quarter of a 17-16 victory over Las Vegas.
Kupp has 75 receptions for 812 yards and six touchdowns this season. Despite missing the last four games and making three catches for minus-1 yards against the Cardinals before getting hurt, he still ranks ninth in the NFL in receptions and 19th in yards receiving.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford is all but certain to miss the rest of the season with a bruised spinal cord. Several additional key starters are out for the season, including receiver Allen Robinson (foot), defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson (knee), guard David Edwards (concussion) and left tackles Joseph Noteboom (Achilles) and Alaric Jackson (blood clots).
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS), the nation's leader in advancing the quality of children's eye care, joins Safe Eyes America to strongly oppose legislation now under consideration in the California legislature which lowers the education and surgical training requirements necessary for licensure to perform eye surgery.
California bill AB2236 would if enacted authorize optometrists to perform laser and scalpel surgeries on children without any specific pediatric training. Christie Morse, MD, AAPOS, EVP a children's eye physician and surgeon said: "There is nothing more important than helping children successfully see their way into adulthood. It is this commitment and dedication to children that drives pediatric ophthalmologists – (medical physicians and surgeons) to deliver the highest standard of treatment and surgical care to our pediatric patients. The delivery of such care requires years of medical and surgical training. AB 2236 which is now under consideration in the California legislature poses a threat to this high standard of care for California's children."
The eye is one of the most delicate and complex human organs. For the child's eye, that delicacy and complexity is raised exponentially. AB 2236 assumes that a child's eye and the adult eye are one in the same. Nothing could be further from the truth. Children are not simply small adults. AAPOS stands in opposition to AB 2236 alongside Safe Eyes America.
It is imperative that Californians contact their state Senator NOW and urge them to Vote NO on AB 2236. To find your state Senator click on the following link (https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/). The California legislature adjourns for the 2022 year on August 31
Safe Eyes America is a 501(c) 4 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the delivery of the highest quality medical and surgical eye care to the American public. SafeEyesAmerica.org.
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RICHMOND, Va. — One day in the 1970s, Paul Fleisher and his wife were walking through a department store parking lot when they noticed a group of people looking at them. Fleisher, who is white, and his wife, who is Black, were used to “the look.” But this time it was more intense.
“There was this white family who was just staring at us, just staring holes in us,” Fleisher recalled.
That fraught moment occurred even though any legal uncertainty about the validity of interracial marriage had ended a decade earlier — in 1967, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws banning marriages between people of different races.
In the more than half-century since, interracial marriage has become more common and far more accepted. So Fleisher was surprised that Congress felt the need to include an additional protection in the Respect for Marriage Act, which goes to the House for a vote expected Thursday. It would ensure that not only same-sex marriages, but also interracial marriages, are enshrined in federal law.
The 74-year-old Fleisher, a retired teacher and children's book author, attended segregated public schools in the 1950s in the then-Jim Crow South, and later saw what he called “token desegregation” in high school, when four Black students were in his senior class of about 400 students.
He and his wife, Debra Sims Fleisher, 73, live outside Richmond, about 50 miles from Caroline County, where Mildred Jeter, a Black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, were arrested and charged in 1958 with marrying out of state and returning to Virginia, where interracial marriage was illegal. Their challenge to the law led to Loving v. Virginia, the landmark ruling that ended bans against interracial marriages.
The Respect for Marriage Act, which passed the Senate l ast week, has been picking up steam since June, when the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to an abortion. The ruling included a concurring opinion from Justice Clarence Thomas that suggested the high court should review other precedent-setting rulings, including the 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
While much of the attention has been focused on protections for same-sex marriages, interracial couples say they are glad Congress also included protections for their marriages, even though their right to marry was well-established decades ago.
“It's a little unnerving that these things where we made such obvious progress are now being challenged or that we feel we have to really beef up the bulwark to keep them in place,” said Ana Edwards, a historian who lives in Richmond.
Edwards, 62, who is Black, and her husband, Phil Wilayto, 73, who is white, have been married since 2006. Both have been community activists for years and said they didn't consider interracial marriage a potentially vulnerable institution until the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion.
“That reminds all of us that whatever rights we have in this society are conditional — they can be taken away," said Wilayto. ”The fact that Congress had to take up this issue in 2022 should be a stark reminder of that fact for us."
For younger interracial couples, the thought that their right to marry could ever be threatened is a foreign concept.
“We never in our wildest dreams thought we would need to be protected as an interracial couple,” said Derek Mize, a 42-year-old white attorney who lives in an Atlanta suburb with his husband, Jonathan Gregg, 41, who is Black, and their two children.
As a same-sex couple, they were at the forefront of the long struggle for acceptance and felt the elation that followed the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the country.
Still, they see the need for new protections for interracial marriages as well.
“We're really relieved that there is this law," Mize said. "Protections through the courts and protections through the legislation certainly helps us sleep better at night.”
Mize said he remembers studying Loving v. Virginia in law school and thought then that it was “ridiculous” that there had to be litigation over marriages between people of different races. But after he read the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, he said: “Who knows where it will stop?”
Gregg, a management consultant, said he sees the Respect for Marriage Act as “an added level of safety” for same-sex and interracial marriages — a federal law and Supreme Court rulings supporting their right to marry.
“You've got two ways to be OK,” he said. “They have to take down both of them in order for your marriage to fall apart.”
Angelo Villagomez, a 44-year-old senior fellow at the think tank Center for American Progress, said it was “unthinkable” that his marriage could become illegal. Villagomez, who is of mixed white and Indigenous Mariana Islands descent, and his wife, Eden Villagomez, 38, who is Filipina, live in Washington, D.C.
But after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, “it feels like some of those things that have just been taken for granted ... are under threat,” said Villagomez, whose parents, also a mixed-race couple, were married in the 1970s, not long after the Loving decision.
Villagomez worries about what could come next. “If we don’t put a stop to some of this backsliding, this country is gonna go to a very dark place,” he said.
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Actor Elliot Page’s long-anticipated memoir "Page Boy" is out for the world to read and is garnering a lot of buzz and praise. The relaxed storytelling and conversational approach to the book gives readers and admirers of Page a look into his turbulent childhood and rise to stardom while providing thoughtful anecdotes on sexuality and gender through a roadmap, as he figured out his identity.
Page got his start in 1997 at the age of 10, starring in "Pit Pony," a made-for-TV movie, as Maggie MacLean. His portfolio is littered with credits in genres and for movie audiences of all kinds, in small parts and star roles alike.
A highlight of his career was his lead role in the 2007 film "Juno." Starring as an eccentric pregnant teen, the movie became an indie darling as he garnered the hearts of viewers, earning an Oscar nomination for his performance.
In 2014, Page made headlines in Hollywood by coming out as gay at the Human Rights Campaign’s Time to Thrive, an LGBTQ+ conference. "I am here today because I am gay. And because... maybe I can make a difference," he stated.
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He spoke about the importance of living life authentically, even when it isn’t the easiest choice. As one of a few LGBTQ+ individuals in the industry, he instantly became an image for queer youth and individuals to rally behind.
Being a LGBTQ+ activist, he has spoken out time and time again on his own experiences and advocated for others in the community, pushing against individuals and legislation that try to limit LGBTQ+ rights.
In December 2020, Page once again became the topic of discussion after releasing a tweet to the public, coming out as a trans man, and announcing his name and pronouns (he/they). He spoke of his excitement and joy at being able to come out and let the world know who he is, but also highlighted the threats to the transgender community verbally, physically, legislatively and mentally, while acknowledging the privileges he has.
"The truth is, despite feeling profoundly happy right now and knowing how much privilege I carry, I am scared," he stated. "I'm scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the 'jokes' and of violence."
Page made history the following March as the first trans man to be on the cover of Time magazine. Since then, he has spoken openly about the happiness he now feels by living his truth in a body and mindset that more clearly embody who he is.
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With a cover that mimics the tone of the book—bold, simple and stripped to the bone—Page Boy is a delicately told story of one man’s path to finding himself. But Page doesn't want his story to become a monolith. As he writes in his novel, "There are an infinite number of ways to be queer and trans, and my story speaks to only one."
The book goes beyond identity talks and discusses environmentalism with Page's personal devotion to sustainability and vegetarianism. He brings the reader to the forests of Canada, where he grew up, with vivid depictions of nature.
The 36-year-old chose to be open and vulnerable in his book to give voice to others who share his identity and don’t have a platform to speak on their experience in the wake of a world where trans individuals are marginalized. He states, "As attacks against gender-affirming care increases, along with efforts to silence us, it feels like the right time to put words on a page."
With June being Pride Month, it is a timely release during a period dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ history and uplifting modern LGBTQ+ voices. With growing legislation being enacted across the country limiting trans access to health care and their rights, the book gives way to one prominent voice and story humanizing a group that is often a trendy topic for debate, engaging readers' compassion and understanding.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vance Street Capital LLC ("Vance Street"), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, today announced the acquisition of Mountain Manufacturing Technologies ("Mountain" or the "Company") to complement Wytech Industries ("Wytech") as a leading manufacturer of specialty core wires, precision ground and straightened wires and hypotube-based components for the interventional and advanced surgical markets. The acquisition marks Vance Street's eighth transaction in the medical device outsourced manufacturing sector since 2016.
"As we searched for partners that could complement Wytech's position of high volume dead straight mandrels to the interventional market, we became very excited as we learned the depths of Mountain Manufacturing's mandrel expertise. From every aspect, Mountain's position as a specialty mandrel supplier for large diameter, hollow core, grooved mandrels, and specialty metals is a perfect fit to Wytech's scale and volume," said Mike Janish, Managing Partner at Vance Street.
Mountain was founded in 1988 by Tom Berg and is headquartered in Lino Lakes, MN. The Company is a leading research & development-driven contract manufacturer with a full range of machining and fabricating capabilities for enhanced product design, prototyping, component manufacturing, and volume production. Mountain's customers range from leading Tier 1 customers to start ups designing the most complex access, delivery and closure systems used with complex medical devices.
"For nearly 30 years we have grown as a medical device supplier through our expertise in advanced precision machining. Finding an investment partner that shared our vision for growth, passion for innovation, and employee values was very important to me," said Tom Berg, Founder of Mountain.
"As Wytech continues to grow our customer based in Structural Heart and Electrophysiology markets, the requests for specialized mandrels have grown considerably. With the Mountain acquisition, we can now support mandrels of all sizes, shapes, and materials. We are also excited to leverage Mountain's vast experience for making precision tooling that improves the productivity of heat setting and electropolishing implants and medical instruments," said Dave Ohmann, CEO at Wytech.
Vance Street originally partnered with Wytech and the Casalino family in November 2020. Other Vance Street portfolio companies in the medical device and life science outsourced manufacturing sector include Motion Dynamics, Applied Plastics, Adam Spence, Viamed, Plastic Design Corporation and Excel Scientific. Since inception, Vance Street has partnered with nearly 40 founder owned businesses.
Mountain Manufacturing was represented by Northborne Partners, LLC and Ballard Spahr LLP. Paul Hastings LLP served as legal advisor to Vance Street and Wytech on the transaction. Debt financing for the transaction was provided by BMO Sponsor Finance and Apogem Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Vance Street Capital is a middle-market private equity firm focused on investing in highly engineered solutions businesses across the medical, aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors. For over two decades, Vance Street's partners have worked with management teams and family owners to accelerate revenue growth, improve operations and acquire strategic assets for the companies in their investment portfolio. For more information please visit: http://www.vancestreetcapital.com
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Kenosha News. March 22, 2023.
Editorial: State symbolism can go a long way
An official Wisconsin state rifle.
Of course, we say sarcastically, that’s just what the state needs. Why didn’t someone think of this before?
We noted with interest last week that Republican lawmakers were circulating a bill to designate a lever-action rifle produced in Rice Lake by the Henry Repeating Arms company as the official state rifle.
Specifically, they’re talking about the Henry All-Weather .45-70, a utilitarian rifle that has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1,246 and has no doubt helped keep the ravaging deer herds in the state in check for years. It can also bring down bear, hogs, moose and elk at 100 yards.
The impetus for the legislation comes from state Reps. Dave Armstrong, Treig Pronschinske, James Edming, and Sen. Romaine Quinn, from the Rice Lake area and Mondovi in west central Wisconsin.
They say the proposed bill is a way to recognize a Wisconsin company as well as honor the state’s hunting traditions. “The nice part about this bill is that it simply honors a longstanding tradition that many Wisconsinites enjoy,” said Rep. Pronschinske. “Something that pays homage to many generations of hunters is in no way political and should not be framed as such.”
State Sen. Chris Larson, a Milwaukee Democrat, scoffed at the bill, saying, “Are you kidding me? Why? Why? You know there are mounting problems in our communities that people are facing. It seems silly we’re trying to go down a path of trying to designate things that are just bumper-sticker signals to a base.”
Whoa. Easy there senator, we’re not talking about Uzis or AR-15s or weapons of choice in mass shootings. This is a well-made lever-action rifle that’s seen a lot on state farms and in the woods during hunting season. Not only that, it won the Wisconsin Manufacturer’s and Commerce’s “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest in 2019.
But, before the area legislators take up this chance to boost the Henry All-Weather rifle and to chum for points with gun supporters, why couldn’t lawmakers take a broader view and make a few amendments to the proposed bill.
Over the years, the state Legislature has officially recognized a wide variety of state symbols. They include the state tree – the sugar maple; the state fish, the muskellunge; the domestic animal, the dairy cow; the beverage, milk; the dance, the polka; the fruit, the cranberry. Even, Racine has a piece of the action with the official state pastry – the kringle (although Kenosha demands a recount for Paielli’s cyclops doughnut).
But to our knowledge, the Legislature has not, until now, considered honoring a commercial brand like the Henry All-Weather rifle.
To be fair to residents of southeastern Wisconsin, we would urge State Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, and State Sen. Bob Wirch, D-Somers, to add a few plums recognizing products from our area. If we’re going to do this, we should be getting our “piece of the action.”
There could be official state mosquito repellent – DeepWoods Off, from SC Johnson. Maybe even add an official state bug, ant, wasp killer like RAID, also by SCJ. And it would be nice to see the Legislature fete Racine’s much-loved hamburger establishment – Kewpee’s (and no we don’t care what the people of Seymour, WI have to say about their claim to be the birthplace of the hamburger). Why not keep going, with an official state deli by designating Tenuta’s in Kenosha, an official state tool from one of the many lines put out by Snap-on, or even, can you imagine it, an official state underwear from Jockey.
The possibilities are endless.
Not only that, but the Legislature could monetize the state symbols into a new revenue stream to fill state coffers for years to come. The state budget may be flush right now with a $7 billion surplus, but that won’t last forever. If the Milwaukee Brewers can get $4 million a year for naming rights to American Family Field, imagine how much revenue would roll in from an official Wisconsin State pizza, an official Wisconsin State brand name beer or brandy?
Or an official Wisconsin state rifle?
While we’re not encouraging it, if we’re going to sell state symbols, we should at least get a good price for them.
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Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. March 22, 2023.
Editorial: La Follette resignation leaves questions
There’s something about last week’s resignation by Doug La Follette, Wisconsin’s longtime secretary of state, that doesn’t sit well with us.
First and foremost, though, the state owes its thanks to La Follette. He served 10 full terms in office, a mark that isn’t likely to be approached by anyone in the future. And, at age 82, it’s hard to argue with the fact he’s clearly earned his retirement.
Secretary of state isn’t a job that generally draws a lot of attention. That has changed in recent years. Wisconsin voters rejected an attempt to abolish the office in 2018, and it did so by a convincing margin. Legislative pressure on the office is clear. Many of its powers have been taken away, and both its budget and staffing are lower than what they were in prior decades.
La Follette pointed to those issues in his letter of resignation.
“After many years of frustration, I’ve decided I don’t want to spend the next three and a half years trying to run an office without adequate resources and staffing levels. After decades of public service, I must now focus on my personal needs,” he wrote.
The issue we have is that none of those issues are new. All were in place prior to last fall’s election. And the Legislature hasn’t passed new items that would significantly change the office this term.
We’ll grant that people reach their breaking points at different times. It’s not as if mental and emotional strains follow a schedule. But it’s also difficult to think La Follette’s frustrations weren’t in place well before last year’s elections, or that he didn’t consider whether he should decline to run.
To us, running for office is a promise to voters. Candidates pledge that, barring unusual circumstances, they’re prepared to see the term of office through. When they leave early, without a clear and convincing event that precipitates such a decision, it’s fair to question why they ran. That’s especially the case when the resignation takes place a scant four months after the election.
It’s also, to our minds, unfair to the outgoing official’s successor. There are inevitably questions asked about whether the transition was a prearranged deal, and indeed such accusations are being leveled against the newly-appointed secretary, Sarah Godlewski. Some have linked her appointment to her decision to bow out of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, which was won by former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
We’d be surprised if this week’s changes were planned out that far in advance. It strikes us as far more likely Godlewski’s decision last year was linked to intra-party machinations over future campaign support and funding than the change here.
But such is the climate today. When officials use theoretically neutral positions to openly espouse partisan goals it becomes easy enough for people to see things in the shadows, regardless of whether they’re there. Worse, it becomes easier to believe those claims.
It’s a shame that we’re in this position today. La Follette deserved to have his departure from office celebrated for his long and dedicated work, not overshadowed by conspiratorial accusations. He first held the post in the early 1970s, stepping away for an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor. He returned in 1982 and stayed there until earlier this month. His 40 consecutive years in office meant he was the longest-serving statewide elected official in the country.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Roach tied a career high with 22 points and No. 15 Duke led virtually the entire way in a 74-62 victory over Iowa on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
With cancer survivor Dick Vitale calling the game for ESPN, the Blue Devils (9-2) won their third straight since a 19-point loss to Purdue last month in the championship game of the Phil Knight Legacy.
Roach entered 10 of 29 from the floor in his past three games since scoring 21 points against Xavier on Nov. 25. He helped Duke improve to 4-0 in this event by shooting 8 for 18 and making three of the team’s seven 3-pointers.
Roach also occasionally traded comments with former teammates Trevor Keels and Mark Williams, who are NBA rookies with the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets, respectively. Keels and Williams were sitting courtside.
“I probably would say I knew I was in rhythm when I made my first 3,” Roach said.
Mark Mitchell added 13 of his 17 points in the second half. Kyle Filipowski had 12 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double, and Ryan Young grabbed 11 boards to help the Blue Devils outrebound Iowa 45-35.
Duke held an opponent under 65 points for the eighth time and did it against an opponent that came in averaging 86.4 points per game.
“The defense is the base of who we are,” first-year Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said. “When I found out I was going to be the head coach at Duke, two things are connected to Duke basketball: playing defense and sharing the ball. We’ll continue to emphasize that, but just proud of the effort.
“It’s exciting because for this young of a group and a young team in terms of having that (little) experience playing together, that’s what it comes down to in March — you need to get stops. And I think our offense will continue to develop through the course of the season."
Patrick McCaffery led the Hawkeyes (6-2) with 12 points in a game that had special meaning to him. The junior forward was 13 when he was diagnosed with cancer of the thyroid, the small gland at the base of the front of the neck that regulates a person’s metabolism.
The son of Iowa coach Fran McCaffery had two operations in 2014, and his grueling follow-up treatment included taking two radioactive iodine pills to eliminate any possible remaining cancer cells from his lymph nodes.
Three months after his diagnosis, he was declared cancer-free.
Iowa-Duke was the second game of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader for cancer research. In the opener, No. 17 Illinois outlasted No. 2 Texas in overtime.
“It’s a tremendous honor in so many ways,” Fran McCaffery said. “The work that ESPN has done with Dick Vitale in particular is unprecedented and has impacted so many lives, not the least of which was our family. So, it’s an honor to participate."
Dasonte Bowen also had 12 points and Filip Rebraca added 10, but the Hawkeyes rarely developed a consistent flow on offense as leading scorer Kris Murray was held to eight on 3-of-9 shooting. Murray entered Iowa’s first game against a ranked opponent averaging 21 points after scoring a career-high 31 last week against Georgia Tech.
“Every time I drove it, they showed multiple defenders,” Murray said.
Roach converted a three-point play with 14:14 remaining to give Duke its second 12-point lead at 51-39. The Blue Devils extended it to 59-43 when Young passed out of a double team near the baseline to Mitchell, who dunked and finished a three-point play with 9:51 left.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa: Struggling inside and outside, the Hawkeyes shot 40%. They went 3 for 16 from 3-point range and also missed 12 layups.
Duke: It was a new role but a familiar setting for Scheyer. During his time as a player and assistant coach, Scheyer went 19-5 at MSG. In the final minute, several Blue Devils fans began chanting, “Our House! Our House!”
“This has been a special place for us to play over the years and we’re going to try to come back here like we’ve done in our program’s history,” Scheyer said. “This is a special spot.”
UP NEXT
Iowa faces a quick turnaround, hosting No. 20 Iowa State on Thursday and then Wisconsin in the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten opener Sunday.
Duke hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore on Saturday before visiting Wake Forest for its first ACC road game next Tuesday.
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Jimmie Johnson, 47, is set to return to the NASCAR family after announcing his retirement from full-time racing only in September.
The seven-time NASCAR champion announced last week that he is returning to the Cup Series, not only as a driver but also a part owner of Petty GMS, a team which also calls fellow seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty as a part owner.
Johnson plans to return in 2023, though only on a limited schedule, thus allowing him to fulfil his promise of spending more time with his family, which was one of the reasons behind his decision to retire from full-time racing.
His first race in 2023 will be the Daytona 500, scheduled for Feb. 19.
Johnson also said he remains open to opportunities in IndyCar and sports car racing if the right one emerges and fits his schedule. He also said racing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans is still a possibility, perhaps behind the wheel of the modified NASCAR Next Gen race car that Hendrick Motorsports plans to enter as a special Garage 56 entry in next year’s race.
Johnson had already retired from NASCAR after the 2020 season and has since competed primarily in IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing, though he hasn’t found as much success in the new venture as his former one, with fifth place being his best finish.
Nevertheless, Johnson’s racing career has been nothing short of historic. He holds the record for the most consecutive Cup Series championships (five, from 2006 to 2010), and is one of only three drivers with seven Cup Series championships, along with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. Like Petty and Earnhardt, Johnson won all seven of his championships racing for the same team—in his case, driving the number 48 Chevrolet of Hendrick Motorsports.
Given Johnson’s extensive ties with Hendrick Motorsports, the new partnership with Petty GMS seems like an unlikely one. However, NASCAR limits the number of teams a single organization can run at four, and Hendrick is already at that limit with its teams fielded for Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Larson.
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FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Busch still smiles at the memory of getting thrown out of California Speedway during his first competitive trip here in 2001. The 16-year-old upstart dominated a NASCAR Truck Series practice, only to be told he couldn’t run in a race sponsored by Marlboro because he was too young to smoke.
“That was my ‘Welcome to NASCAR’ moment and my ‘Welcome to California Speedway’ moment,” Busch said.
Anger, conflict and disrespect have always appeared to be Busch’s favorite fuels, and the record-setting veteran burned plenty of them Sunday while rewarding his new team — and sending this beloved track off in style.
Busch stormed up from the back after an early speeding penalty to earn his first victory for Richard Childress Racing, winning on this two-mile Southern California track for the fifth and final time.
Busch held off Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain in the NASCAR Cup Series’ final race on the gloriously weathered asphalt at Auto Club Speedway, which will soon be demolished to make room for a proposed half-mile track. Busch asked Fontana officials for a chunk of that asphalt as a souvenir after he burned it up one last time on his way to Victory Lane.
“That’s what I enjoy the most about this racetrack,” Busch said. “It’s big. It gets spread out. But man, you can move around and you can spread out and you can make your own destiny by trying to find something that will work for your race car. It’s a sad day for me to see this racetrack in its last race being a two-mile configuration. Glad I was able to win the final run here.”
Busch drove his Chevrolet to victory in only his second race with RCR, which scooped him up in December after his 15-year tenure with Joe Gibbs Racing ended. This win was Busch’s first since Bristol last season on a dirt track, and his first on pavement since Pocono in 2021.
With his 61st career victory, Busch earned a win in his record 19th consecutive Cup season, breaking a tie with Richard Petty. Busch said he set his focus on Petty’s longevity record “a long, long time ago.”
“I’m just so thankful for the opportunity to set that bar, and would love to continue to keep raising it,” Busch said.
The victory also was the combined 95th win by Kyle and Kurt Busch, breaking the NASCAR record for brothers previously held by Bobby and Donnie Allison.
Elliott finished 2.998 seconds behind Busch in his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Daniel Suárez finished fourth, and Kevin Harvick was fifth in the Bakersfield native’s 750th Cup start.
“Congratulations to Kyle,” Elliott said. “For him to leave and then to go get the job done like that is pretty cool. He’s always been really good to me, so happy for them.”
After that teenage trouble, the Las Vegas native has enjoyed plenty of highlights down the I-15 at Fontana. Busch got his first Cup victory at this speedway back in 2005 in a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, and only Jimmie Johnson (6) earned more Cup victories here.
Even the California fans appreciate a driver who typically gets boos after his triumphs: Fontana serenaded him with cheers as he claimed another surfboard trophy.
“There’s nothing more rewarding than being able to go to Victory Lane,” Busch said. “I death-gripped that wheel throughout the second half of that race, but we got the victory.”
Busch was sent to the back early in the race for speeding on pit road, and the penalty infuriated him. To absolutely nobody’s surprise, he roared through the field in response, passing Michael McDowell for the lead with 20 laps to go.
“That’s why he’s won as many races as he has,” said Randall Burnett, Busch’s crew chief. “Because he always pushes it to the limit.”
GOODBYE FONTANA
The traditional five-wide salute before the race carried added poignancy because of the finality of this race: NASCAR is shutting down the track built by Roger Penske with vague plans to build a new track in its place, along with selling off much of the surrounding property.
The decision brings an end to an entertaining era for stock car racing in Southern California’s rich car culture. The big track east of Los Angeles is a favorite of nearly every racer in multiple disciplines, with its coarse grip and wide-open spaces creating impressive racing for a quarter-century.
NASCAR currently has nowhere to race in the area in 2024, and the new track might not even be ready by 2025 — if it happens at all.
DRY SUNDAY
A week of unusual rainstorms and occasional snow finally abated Saturday night, and NASCAR dried the asphalt impressively before the race. Although sand and debris bothered some drivers, the track even managed to avoid any major problems from collected rainwater weeping out of cracks in the track.
BIG CRASH
The race featured a major wreck out of a restart shortly before the midway point involving 10 cars, the most in any collision in a Cup race at Fontana. Four drivers — including pole-sitter Christopher Bell — couldn’t continue after the wreck that sent several cars skidding into across infield.
FOR STARTERS
Defending champion Kyle Larson was out of contention after developing engine trouble on the opening laps. Shortly after Brad Keselowski spun from contact with Corey LaJoie, Busch was sent to the back.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
7-0-7-8
(seven, zero, seven, eight)
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7-0-7-8
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ARLINGTON, Texas, Cal Quantrill won his career-best 10th consecutive decision, rookie Oscar Gonzalez hit two home runs and the Cleveland Guardians moved closer to clinching the AL Central, beating the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Saturday night.
The Guardians won for the 17th time in 20 games and clinched at least a tie for the division title as their magic number was reduced to one after the Chicago White Sox lost to Detroit on Saturday night.
Quantrill (14-6) hasn’t lost in 15 starts dating to July 5 while recording a career high in wins. He allowed one run, a solo homer to Marcus Semien in the third inning. He struck out four and walked three.
Quantrill’s winning streak is the longest active string in the major leagues. It’s the longest by a Cleveland pitcher since Mike Clevinger ran off 10 consecutive wins in 2019.
YANKEES 7, RED SOX 5: At New York, Aaron Judge went homerless for the fourth straight game and remained one shy of Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 as New York (93-58) won its six straight, surpassing last year’s wins total and opening an 81/2-game division lead.
Judge was 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and a walk. Since hitting No. 60 Tuesday night, Judge is 3 for 13 with two doubles, five walks and six strikeouts.
Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the seventh off John Schreiber (3-4) that broke a 5-5 tie. Rizzo tied his career high, reaching 32 for the fourth time.
BLUE JAYS 3, RAYS 1: At St. Petersburg, Florida, Alek Manoah pitched seven shutout innings, Whit Merrifield hit a three-run homer and Toronto regained the top AL wild-card spot.
The Blue Jays lead Tampa Bay by one game. The top wild card finisher will host all games in their best-of-three opening-round series, while the other two wild cards play strictly on the road.
TIGERS 7, WHITE SOX 2: Javier Báez taunted Chicago fans after hitting a home run, and Detroit pushed the home White Sox closer to elimination in the AL Central.
Báez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning. As he rounded the bases, the former Cubs star held his hand to his ear, stretched out his arms and made a chatter motion as fans booed him.
Báez and Harold Castro each had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Riley Greene also had three hits for the last-place Tigers, who have won four of five. They improved to 6-12 against Chicago, which lost its fifth straight game.
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BRAVES 6, PHILLIES 3: At Philadelphia, Kyle Wright became the first 20-game winner in the majors this season and Atlanta stopped a three-game losing streak.
William Contreras and rookie Michael Harris II each homered and had three hits for the playoff-bound Braves (94-58), who moved within 11/2 games of the first-place Mets in the NL East. New York lost 10-4 at Oakland.
The Mets and Braves play three games in Atlanta next weekend.
PIRATES 6, CUBS 0: At Pittsburgh, Johan Oviedo tied his career high with seven strikeouts in seven innings, and Pittsburgh snapped an eight-game losing streak.
The Pirates (56-96) ended Chicago’s four-game winning streak, and now must win at least seven of their final 10 games to avoid reaching 100 losses for the 10th time. | https://www.journalgazette.net/sports/professional/mlb/saturdays-baseball-roundup/article_a63e0bde-3c4c-11ed-a1d1-0b2e95d5b6f2.html | 2022-09-25 06:22:11 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/sports/professional/mlb/saturdays-baseball-roundup/article_a63e0bde-3c4c-11ed-a1d1-0b2e95d5b6f2.html |
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen was nearing the finish line Wednesday as it readied the sale of shares in luxury carmaker Porsche ahead of an expected market listing that will rank among the largest such offerings in European history.
The German automaker estimates the deal could reap as much as 9.5 billion euros ($9.08 billion) that it can use for its push into software, services and electric and autonomous vehicles in line with the shifting focus of the global auto industry.
Late Wednesday, Volkswagen priced the offering at 82.50 euros a share — at the top end of its estimated range. The shares are expected to start trading Thursday.
The deal enables Volkswagen to tap into investor interest in Porsche, whose fat profit margins of 15% to 20% on vehicles like the 911 sports car and Cayenne SUV are far above the single-digit profits common to mass-market automobiles.
The proceeds will help pay for Volkswagen’s “massive” investments in revamping factories and research and development, said Christian Stadler, professor of strategic management at Warwick Business School.
“They need money, and electrification is super expensive,” Stadler said. “And when we look ahead, it’s getting more and more expensive to simply borrow money” as interest rates rise. Stadler said Volkswagen was also likely mindful of the successful 2015 offering of a minority stake in luxury carmaker Ferrari.
The transaction values Porsche as a whole at around 75 billion euros, compared with 86 billion euros for all of Volkswagen, including Porsche and its nine other auto brands, before the deal.
That outsized value is a testimony in part to expectations that luxury businesses often hold up better during recessions thanks to their well-heeled customer base. U.S. prices for the Porsche 911 sports car start around $106,000 and head up from there.
And companies with different kinds of businesses — in this case luxury and mass-market cars — are often valued less together than their parts would be separately, said Michael Grote, professor of corporate finance at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
Volkswagen “wanted to get rid of the so-called conglomerate discount,” Grote said. “So much value is buried in these large firms that any time there is news that they are going to disentangle them, the share price increases.”
Competitor Daimler did something similar by spinning off its truck business from its Mercedes-Benz luxury car business, and pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer did the same with its polyurethane and polycarbonate materials division, now Covestro, he said.
Prospects are clouded for the auto industry as inflation and high interest rates lead to recession fears in major economies such as Europe and the U.S.
While Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen will remain the majority shareholder in Porsche and the companies’ industrial cooperation will continue, the sale is intended to give Porsche more autonomy. Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume, who has kept his earlier role as head of Porsche, will continue in that dual role.
Under the offering, 12.5% of Porsche is being sold to investors in the form of non-voting shares. As part of the transaction, another 12.5% plus one share in voting shares is being purchased at a 7.5% premium by Porsche Automobil Holding SE, representing the Porsche and Piech families, descendants of automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche. The holding is also Volkswagen’s controlling shareholder with 53% of voting shares.
The state investment funds of Qatar, Norway and Abu Dhabi have already agreed to take stakes, along with money manager T. Rowe Price.
Volkswagen took over Porsche in 2012 after Porsche made a failed bid for Volkswagen and wound up laden with debt.
Total proceeds from the sales of the two blocks of shares is estimated to total as much as 19.5 billion euros at the upper end of the offer range of 76.50 euros to 82.50 euros. Of that amount, 49% will be paid out as a dividend to Volkswagen shareholders, leaving 9.5 billion euros for the automaker to use to fund its investments in future technologies.
Volkswagen can use that money to invest in new factories, technologies and lines of business as the global auto industry pivots to electric vehicles in line with a worldwide focus on curbing climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions and as software development plays an ever-growing role in that shift.
The company sold 217,000 battery-only vehicles in the first half of the year, up 27% from the same period a year ago, and plans six battery factories in Europe by 2030.
At estimates of up to 9.5 billion euros, the deal ranks high among Europe’s biggest share offerings — behind Italian electrical utility Enel in 1999, valued at $16.6 billion, and Deutsche Telekom in 1996, valued at $12.5 billion, according to figures compiled by financial market data provider Refinitiv. | https://pix11.com/business/ap-business/ap-volkswagens-offering-of-porsche-shares-nears-completion/ | 2022-09-28 21:04:06 | 1 | https://pix11.com/business/ap-business/ap-volkswagens-offering-of-porsche-shares-nears-completion/ |
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Matteo Berrettini, last year’s runner-up at Wimbledon, dropped out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match Tuesday, saying that he tested positive for COVID-19.
The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal, and he posted about it on Instagram, saying that he was “heartbroken” and has been isolating “the last few days” after experiencing flu-like symptoms.
He’s the second high-profile player to pull out of the draw within the first two days because of the illness caused by the coronavirus, joining 2014 U.S. Open champion and 2017 Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic.
After being canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic, then setting up a bubble-type environment and restricting attendance in 2021 to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Wimbledon has returned to normal in every way, with no mask-wearing requirement, full crowds and the famous Queue back in action.
“Despite symptoms not being severe, I decided it was important to take another test this morning to protect the health and safety of my fellow competitors and everyone else involved in the tournament,” Berrettini wrote in his post, which included a black-and-white photo of him hitting a serve at Wimbledon.
“I have no words to describe the extreme disappointment I feel,” he said. “The dream is over for this year, but I will be back stronger.”
The eighth-seeded Italian spent time practicing with Rafael Nadal on Centre Court last week and also crossed paths with Novak Djokovic there.
Berrettini was supposed to play 44th-ranked Cristian Garín in the first round on Tuesday. Berrettini was replaced in the field by Elias Ymer, who lost in qualifying but now will take on Garín.
Berrettini was considered a title contender for Wimbledon, both because of last year’s run to his first Grand Slam final at the All England Club before losing to Djokovic — and because of his recent form on grass.
“I mean, he is definitely (one of the) top two, three players in the world on grass in the last three years. I mean, his results are testament to that,” Djokovic said on Monday about Berrettini. “Probably, this is his favorite surface. For his game, it’s the most suitable surface. So there is a lot of expectations on his side that he should go far in this tournament.”
The 26-year-old Berrettini, who relies on big serves and big forehands, won two tuneup tournaments on the surface this month, going 9-0 at Stuttgart, Germany, and Queen’s Club in London.
That was how he returned to action after being sidelined since March because of an operation on his right hand.
In all, since the start of 2019, he is 32-3 on grass. Two of those three losses came against six-time Wimbledon winner Djokovic and eight-time champion Roger Federer.
Another player left the tournament Tuesday when Danka Kovinic withdrew because of a lower back injury. She was replaced in the field by Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, who faces Sonay Kartal.
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Mother-daughter bonding time.
As Chrissy Teigen and John Legend await the arrival of another little one, the couple are making sure to spend some extra-special one-on-one time with their children Luna, 6, and Miles, 4. The Cravings author shared a series of sweet snaps from her day at the spa with Luna.
"had the cutest girl's day with Luna this past weekend," she captioned an Oct. 11 post. "She wanted to do a spa/escape room day while miles' went off with dad to the ram's game."
Chrissy shared that she and John are making a point to shower Miles and Luna with as much love as possible.
She added, "Doing everything in my power to make sure these two know how special they are before (and after!) new baby gets here (we beat the escape room, too!)"
In one of the pics, Luna can be seen proudly holding up her new manicure while in another snaps she appears to be in a deep slumber laying on a massage chair.
Chrissy shared the news that she was pregnant back in August in an emotional Instagram post nearly two years after experiencing a devastating pregnancy loss.
"The last few years have been a blur of emotions to say the least, but joy has filled our home and hearts again," she wrote on Aug. 3, referencing her previous loss of her son, Jack. "1 billion shots later (in the leg lately, as u can see!) we have another on the way."
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President Joe Biden says he hopes his proposal to forgive federal student loans will narrow the nation’s racial wealth gap. But a generation of Black and Hispanic Americans was disproportionately shut out of one of the keys to Biden’s plan: the Pell Grant program.
As part of the “war on drugs” — a consequential, anti-crime legislative agenda that Biden championed as a U.S. senator — an estimated hundreds of thousands of convicted drug offenders had their access to federal financial aid delayed or denied, including Pell Grants and student loans. If they wanted to go to college after their prison terms ended, these offenders had to take on larger, often predatory, private student loans.
Some were discouraged from seeking federal aid by a requirement to disclose their drug record on financial aid applications, while others put off attending college or dropped out entirely.
The people most harmed by these policies: Black and Latino men, thanks to drug laws in the 1990s with harsh punishments for crack cocaine and marijuana offenses. Incarceration rates for men of color skyrocketed. The policies remained in place for 25 years, until Congress repealed the Pell Grant ban in 2020.
America’s student loan debt burden, which now tops $1.6 trillion, “is especially heavy on Black and Hispanic borrowers, who on average have less family wealth to pay for it,” Biden said last week as he announced the forgiveness plan.
The administration has offered to forgive up to $10,000 in student debt for individuals earning annual incomes of less than $125,000, or less than $250,000 for families. And its offer doubles the debt relief to $20,000 for borrowers who also received Pell Grants, a federal program that gives the neediest undergraduates aid that they don’t have to repay.
Studies show that Pell Grants — one of the nation’s most effective financial aid programs — routinely help more than half of Black students and almost half of Hispanic students afford college. According to the White House, among the 43 million borrowers who are eligible for debt relief under Biden’s plan, more than 60% are Pell Grant recipients.
The White House said in a statement to The Associated Press that the student debt relief plan will wipe away about half of the average debt held by Black and Hispanic borrowers, not counting the additional $10,000 cancellation for Pell Grant recipients.
Amid debate over whether Biden’s forgiveness plan goes far enough for disproportionately indebted communities, criminal justice reform advocates say the president’s solutions to the student debt crisis must be as comprehensive as the anti-drug laws were.
“I think there’s a particular onus on this administration and on this president to be part of the solution for issues that he was very deeply involved in,” said Melissa Moore, the director of civil systems reform at Drug Policy Alliance.
There’s a generation of former drug offenders who borrowed to pay for school, but don’t have Pell Grants or federal loans, and won’t have any of their student debt forgiven. According to a Student Borrower Protection Center report on private loan debt, Black students are four times as likely as white students to struggle in repayment of private loans.
“For people who previously would have had to check that box, there should be some mechanism by which, if you were excluded in the past, you are prioritized now for relief,” Moore said.
An AP review last year of federal and state incarceration data showed that, between 1975 and 2019, the U.S. prison population jumped from 240,593 to 1.43 million Americans, as a result of the war on drugs that President Richard Nixon declared in 1971. About 1 in 5 people were incarcerated with a drug offense listed as their most serious crime.
Nixon’s Democratic and Republican presidential successors would go on to leverage drug war policies, responding to an alarming national surge in violent crime linked to the illegal drug trade, cementing the drug war’s legacy.
Following the passage of stiffer state and federal penalties for crack cocaine and other drugs, the incarceration rates for Black and Hispanic Americans tripled between 1970 and 2000. By comparison, the white incarceration rate only doubled in that same timespan.
Biden’s Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 put in place the ban on Pell Grants and other federal financial aid for people incarcerated in federal or state prison. However, then-Sen. Biden reportedly opposed the amendment that added the ban to his bill. At the time, his spokesperson said Biden believed education programs could break the cycle of recidivism among formerly incarcerated individuals.
Ultimately, Biden worked passionately to pass the crime bill he sponsored. Academic programs in federal and state prisons, which had been robust, dwindled severely nationwide.
Later, in 1998, Congress expanded the ban to exclude any student with a state or federal drug conviction from receiving Pell Grants and federal student loans, for as little as one year or indefinitely, depending on the number of convictions. Biden voted in favor of the measure, although his opinion on the Pell Grant provision was unclear.
In just the five years after the expanded ban took effect, the measure cost more than 140,000 would-be college students between $41 million and $54 million in Pell Grants per year, and between $100 million and $164 million in federal student loans per year, according to an estimate by the federal Government Accountability Office.
However, in 2006, Congress changed the ban on grants to drug offenders. It applied only to students whose convictions happened while they were receiving federal student aid, narrowing its effect significantly, although experts say the law still forced hundreds of enrolled students to drop out of college when they lost their aid. The ban on Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals was fully repealed when Congress passed the omnibus spending and COVID-19 relief legislation in December 2020.
Drug convictions no longer affect a student’s financial aid eligibility, although the question still appears on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. In April, the U.S. Department of Education expanded its Second Chance Pell Program, which provides grants to incarcerated students to help them enroll in academic programs. A further expansion of Pell Grants to incarcerated students begins in July 2023, according to the Department of Education.
For DeAnna Hoskins, the legacy of the war on drugs nearly cost her much-need Pell Grants and student loans. She attended college after her incarceration and, by happenstance, just after Congress lifted the ban on aid to people with drug convictions.
“The ’94 crime bill was so comprehensive in the destruction that it did,” said Hoskins, the president of JustLeadershipUSA, a criminal justice reform group. She questions how Biden’s debt relief plan was crafted. “I feel like you’re piecemealing our liberation back to us.”
There are tens of thousands of people who had to get private student loans at high interest rates, because of the ban on Pell Grants, Hoskins added.
“This is why it’s so important, when decisions like this are being made, that the voices of people with lived experiences are present,” she said. “We can help you obtain the equity you’re seeking.”
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Associated Press news researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed.
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U.S. approves up to $675M in further military aid to Ukraine
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday President Joe Biden has approved additional military aid to Ukraine worth up to $675 million, an announcement that came as he gathered allies to renew their commitment to military support “for the long haul.”
Austin said at the start of a meeting with senior officials from allied countries at the United States’ Ramstein Air Base in Germany that Biden approved the latest tranche of U.S. assistance on Wednesday.
He said that the package includes howitzers, artillery munitions, Humvees, armored ambulances, anti-tank systems and more.
Austin said that “the war is at another key moment,” with Ukrainian forces beginning their counteroffensive in the south of the country. He said that “now we’re seeing the demonstrable success of our common efforts on the battlefield.”
“The face of the war is changing and so is the mission of this contact group,” Austin told the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which was attended by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine’s defense minister as well as officials from allied countries.
“We will work together to train Ukraine’s forces for the long haul. We will work together to help integrate Ukraine’s capabilities and bolster its joint operations for the long haul,” he said. “We will work together to upgrade our defense industrial basis to meet Ukraine’s requirements for the long haul, and we will work together for production and innovation to meet Ukraine’s self-defense needs for the long haul.”
“We must evolve as the fight evolves,” Austin said.
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David’s Bridal has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in five years. The announcement comes just days after the company said it plans to eliminate more than 9,200 jobs in the United States sometime this year.
Recent online search data indicate an increased interest in David's Bridal following the company's announcement.
THE QUESTION
Can you still get your dress order fulfilled at David’s Bridal?
THE SOURCES
- David’s Bridal press release
- David’s Bridal restructuring website
- Court documents
- Laura McKeever, senior manager of brand PR, philanthropy and communications for David's Bridal
THE ANSWER
Yes, you can still get your dress order fulfilled at David's Bridal.
WHAT WE FOUND
Although David’s Bridal filed for bankruptcy protection on April 17, it is in the process of looking to sell the company to a new buyer who can continue to operate the business going forward.
In the meantime, David’s Bridal stores across the U.S. remain open, and it is still fulfilling new and existing dress orders in-store and online, Laura McKeever, senior manager of brand PR, philanthropy and communications for David's Bridal, told VERIFY in an email.
While the company searches for a new buyer, David’s Bridal has set up a restructuring website that features a list of court documents related to the filing. It also includes a “Bride FAQ” section, where the company says dress orders will continue to be fulfilled on time. David’s Bridal says it is also honoring gift cards, returns and exchanges at this time.
“While we are exploring a sale of our company in a transparent, court-supervised process, our stores are open, and we intend to fulfill orders without disruption or delay,” David’s Bridal said.
David’s Bridal says if it doesn’t find a buyer soon, it will be forced to shut down all of its stores. The company has about 300 stores across dozens of states and employs more than 11,000 workers.
Customers who have questions about an existing order or the status of their alterations, can text HELLO to 38201, email the company at customercare@dbi.com or call 1-844-400-3222.
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- Appointment of Antti Grönlund strengthens Appian's finance team and demonstrates the Company's leading private equity expertise
- Antti will be a Managing Director at the Company, heading Appian's finance team and helping oversee private equity investments across the business
- Formerly a longstanding executive with experience in transactions, direct private equity investment as well as a focus on natural resources and energy
LONDON, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appian Capital Advisory LLP ("Appian" or the "Company"), the investment advisor to long-term value-focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies, today announces the appointment of Antti Grönlund as Managing Director, Private Equity.
Based in London, UK, Antti will play a critical part in Appian's strategy and operations. He will be responsible for originating, evaluating, structuring, executing, and monitoring private equity investments at the firm, as well as overseeing the global finance team. With 18 years of transaction experience, and a decade focused particularly on energy and natural resources, Antti is well-positioned to support Appian as it continues to consolidate its market-leading position in mining private equity.
Prior to his current role, Antti spent three years as Head of Energy & Resources at Triton Partners, a private equity investor. He has also held private equity investment roles at First Reserve and Quadrangle Capital with focus on investing and developing industrial and infrastructure businesses. Antti started his career at JPMorgan, working in London and New York across its investment banking division.
Antti graduated with an MSc Degree from the Helsinki School of Economics ('HSE') and a joint CEMS Management Master's Degree from HSE/London School of Economics.
Michael W. Scherb, Founder and CEO of Appian, commented: "Antti's appointment further strengthens our finance team and demonstrates Appian's continued ability to attract the most senior advisers in private equity. His strong track-record across energy and natural resources, at several notable private equity investors, will play an important part in Appian's growth ambitions over the coming years. I look forward to working closely with Antti as we continue to deliver value for our investors across the firm's strategic investments."
Antti Grönlund, Managing Director, Private Equity at Appian, said: "I am delighted to join Appian. The Company has grown into a clear market leader in investing in mining assets and the related infrastructure and services, thanks to its global presence, innovative model and strategic leadership – all of which are unrivalled in the sector. I look forward to getting started with the finance team and working closely with Michael to ensure we continue to execute on Appian's business strategy."
About Appian Capital Advisory LLP
Appian Capital Advisory LLP is the investment advisor to long-term value-focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies.
Appian is a leading investment advisor in the metals and mining industry, with global experience across South America, North America, Australia and Africa and a successful track record of supporting companies to achieve their development targets, with a global operating portfolio overseeing nearly 5,000 employees.
Appian has a global team of 58 experienced professionals with presences in London, Toronto, Vancouver, Lima, Belo Horizonte, Montreal and Perth.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Sandy León has worn many jersey numbers during a long career in Major League Baseball.
To understand the gravity of the No. 12 that adorns the catcher’s uniform this season with the Texas Rangers, he has to revisit the worst day of his life.
That was Aug. 18, 2020. León, then playing for Cleveland, had just arrived by bus to the team hotel in Pittsburgh when he called his wife, Liliana, who was at home in Fort Myers, Florida, with their two small children.
He was growing concerned after several unanswered calls. Then he began getting alerts from his home security system.
“That happens when somebody is making a lot of noise in the house, when the camera gets the sounds,” León said.
He logged onto an app where he can monitor the cameras in their home. He discovered a horrifying scene with Liliana and their then-15-month-old daughter, Nahomy.
“My wife was screaming, and she was praying,” León recalled. “She was saying words I didn’t understand. Then I saw (Nahomy) on the ground. She was purple. She was dead.”
Little Nahomy had wandered outside and slipped through an open gate to a backyard pool. She fell in the water trying to grab a rubber duck.
When a frantic Liliana discovered her, she was motionless and floating face down in the pool. She jumped in, grabbed the girl and rushed her to the kitchen, where she called 911 while trying to revive her.
Nahomy wasn’t breathing. The natural color had drained from her tiny body.
“She looked black, deeply black,” Liliana said. “I tried to open her eyes and it was blank. I don’t see her eyes. All the things that I looked on her, she was dying, she was dying, she was dying.”
Liliana hadn’t been trained in CPR, but she tried it anyway. She pressed on Nahomy’s chest again and again.
“I did CPR like five times, but nothing happened,” Liliana said. “She didn’t do anything.”
Getting no response, she abandoned her resuscitation efforts.
Needing a miracle, she did the one thing she thought could help.
“The only one who could do something for her was God,” Liliana said. “So, I just prayed. Holy spirit help me. Holy spirit help me. Because I knew that my daughter was dying.”
She screamed that plea over and over while an ambulance raced to the house. Meanwhile, a terror-stricken Sandy desperately tried to comprehend what he was witnessing on that tiny screen.
Liliana clutched her dying daughter’s tiny hand. It was then she noticed a small sign that gave her hope.
“I started to see in her fingers, at the bottom of her fingers, that it was a little bit pink,” Liliana said. “Then all of her body color started to change, and she began to look like a normal, live person.”
The mother wept as her daughter began showing signs of life.
“Then she started to breathe,” she said. “But it was really, really difficult and really, like, forced.”
Relief washed over Liliana.
“In that moment I was like, ‘Oh my God it happened,’” she said. “‘She’s alive again.'”
Paramedics soon rushed in. As they worked on Nahomy, they peppered Liliana with questions about what happened.
The big one: How long was she in the pool?
Liliana didn’t know. But she told them there was a surveillance camera they could check.
Nahomy was taken to a hospital, sedated and placed on a ventilator while the water was drained from her lungs.
Still unable to reach Liliana, Sandy talked to a neighbor, who provided scant details.
“She told me (Liliana) brought her back and then the ambulance came,” Sandy said.
Sitting in that faraway room in Pittsburgh, Sandy was at a loss.
“I was having a hard time at the hotel,” he said. “I didn’t know what to do.”
Needing help, he called someone from the team. Officials chartered a private jet so he could get to his baby girl immediately.
Liliana was sitting in the hospital room with Nahomy when authorities who saw the video — which the Leóns showed to The Associated Press — came in to talk to her about what they saw.
“They looked at me with that face that something really, really bad happened,” she said. “And they told me from the time she fell, until the time you picked her up was 12 minutes.”
Twelve minutes.
“When I heard them say that she was in the pool for that long, I broke down,” Sandy said. “I was like, ‘She’s not coming back.’”
Doctors warned the family that even if Nahomy awoke, she was almost certain to have brain damage because of how long she was in the water.
They cautioned that she might not be able to walk, talk or do everyday things that people take for granted. The next 72 hours, they said, would be crucial in discovering what toll this had taken on Nahomy.
Sandy arrived in Fort Meyers at about 8 p.m. that night. He was not prepared for what he saw.
“She was in the bed with all the tubes, and she still wasn’t breathing by herself,” he said. “It was tough. I didn’t know what to do. I went to my wife, and I just hugged her.”
The couple spent that night in the small room with their little girl as she fought for her life.
A groggy Sandy woke up at 6:30 the next morning and couldn’t believe his eyes.
“I saw my daughter on her knees on the bed,” he said. “She’s awake. I don’t know what happened.”
By 10 that morning, she was breathing by herself. She started talking immediately when tubes were removed from her throat.
“She just said: ‘Papi you’re here,’” Liliana recalled. “He said: ‘Yes, I’m here baby, with you.’”
The Leóns were encouraged, but doctors still cautioned that Nahomy could have physical difficulties. But later that day, they removed the remainder of the tubes and put her on the floor.
“And she started running,” Sandy said. “The doctors couldn’t believe it.”
Nahomy spent a few days in the hospital recovering and undergoing tests to make sure she was OK. Everything came back clean, and the family got to go home. The medical team told the Leóns they couldn’t explain Nahomy’s recovery. A few called it a miracle.
She’s perfectly healthy now and has no lingering effects from the harrowing experience. She’ll turn 4 later this month and revels in being a girly girl, loving anything that’s pink or sparkly.
“She really likes to think she is a princess,” Liliana said. “She really loves her dad. She’s a daddy’s girl. And she loves to sing, dance. She is a normal girl.”
The Leóns shared their story with the AP before news this weekend that the 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in a swimming pool at the family’s home.
Last year, several family members were reminiscing about what happened to Nahomy and her remarkable recovery in a group text. Someone suggested to Sandy — a journeyman catcher who has now worn seven different numbers with six teams — that he change to No. 12 to mark that interminable time she spent in the pool.
It wasn’t available last year in Minnesota. But when he joined the Rangers this season, he finally got the number that means so much to his family.
And each time he buttons up that jersey and puts the No. 12 across his back, he says a little prayer to give thanks that the number didn’t take his beloved Nahomy away.
“I feel blessed and grateful every time I go onto the field knowing that she’s normal and nothing happened,” he said. “She has no idea, but it’s so special for me.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk and the book-length edition of the “1619 Project” are among the nominees for Kirkus Prizes, $50,000 honors given in three competitive categories.
The nominees were announced Thursday by the trade publication Kirkus Reviews.
In fiction, Tokarczuk was cited for “The Books of Jacob,” a 900-plus page novel translated from Polish by Jennifer Croft. The other finalists were Hernan Diaz's “Trust,” Arinze Ifeakandu's “God’s Children Are Little Broken Things,” Susan Straight's “Mecca,” Michelle de Kretser's “Scary Monsters” and Yoko Tawada's “Scattered All Over the Earth,” translated from Japanese by Margaret Mitsutani.
“The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story,” which expands upon The New York Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine project created by Nikole Hannah-Jones, is a nonfiction nominee. Ann Patchett's essay collection “These Precious Days” was also a finalist, along with Margaret A. Burnham's “By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners,” Lindsey Fitzharris' “The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon’s Battle To Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I,” Tanaïs' “In Sensorium: Notes for My People” and Ed Yong's “An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.”
In young reader's literature, Jacqueline Woodson is a nominee for “The Year We Learned to Fly,” a picture book illustrated by Rafael López, and Niki Smith was cited for “The Golden Hour.” The other finalists were Betina Birkjær's “Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost,” illustrated by Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard and translated by Sinéad Quirke Køngerskov; Anne Ursu's “The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy"; Harmony Becker's “Himawari House” and Rimma Onoseta's “How You Grow Wings.”
The winners will be announced Oct. 27. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/1619-Project-Books-of-Jacob-are-among-Kirkus-17427227.php | 2022-09-08 14:43:01 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/1619-Project-Books-of-Jacob-are-among-Kirkus-17427227.php |
The smile, which includes a full set of braces, has been a constant since 13-year-old Slater Meade qualified for the finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt at Augusta National in Georgia.
It wasn’t hard to figure out what Meade’s first thoughts were after getting through his regional on his third attempt to get to Augusta National. “I just thought ‘This is really happening,’ ” said Meade, an eighth grader at West Wilkes Middle School.
To say the Meade family, which lives in Wilkesboro, is excited would be an understatement.
“We’ve never been there, so this will all be new to us,” said Meade’s father, Bradley.
Slater’s mom, Carisa, couldn’t help but think back 11 years ago when her son was given a gift of plastic clubs from Walmart. He was 2 years old and he started swinging those clubs with regularity.
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“He wasn’t shy about swinging those club either inside the house or outside,” Carisa said.
The only thing that Slater’s mom and dad didn’t know at the time was that Slater started swinging the right-handed plastic club left-handed.
“It’s funny, but he turned the driver around and was hitting the plastic ball onto our two story house. That’s what I remember the most,” Bradley said.
Slater does everything else right-handed, including playing baseball. He swings the bat left-handed and golfs left-handed.
Even though Slater played all sports growing up, including baseball and soccer, he says his main focus these days is golf. He also loves to hunt, something his father also enjoys.
“It’s pretty much golf for me these days,” Slater said. “I’ve been practicing and playing a lot, because I realize how cool this is going to be next month.”
This will be the seventh year of the popular Drive, Chip and Putt competition that was started by Augusta National along with the PGA of America and the United States Golf Association. Each of the age groups between 7 and 15 compete locally before moving on to a sub-regional and then regional tournaments, and then hopefully advancing to Augusta National, where the finals will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel on April 2, the Sunday before the Masters.
While Slater will be playing in his first finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt, he’s already been on national TV before. Last year he was part of the winning North Carolina team that beat California in PGA Junior League match-play championships at Grayhawk Golf Course in Scottsdale, Ariz. It was there that his teammates nicknamed him “Slaughterhouse,” because he’s so good in match play.
“I kind of like that nickname,” Slater said.
His mom joked that she didn’t know if it was one word or two.
“I think its one word, but who knows?” Carisa said.
Because he’s played in such a big event already, Slater said he doesn’t think the experience will be too big for him. The PGA Junior League championship was aired live on ESPNU.
“I’m just looking forward to everything about it,” Slater said.
“Slater is a fantastic player and even better young man,” Oakwoods head pro Holden Abrams said. “He always has a smile on his face and never seems to get down on himself. His positive attitude and his love for competition and the game of golf has made him an accomplished player at such a young age.”
Adams said the entire membership is excited about Slater’s chance to play in the finals.
“Oakwoods is so proud of his accomplishments and qualifying for the Drive, Chip, and Putt at Augusta,” Adams said. “It is always awesome to see the junior golfers at Augusta every year but this year will be a special one for Oakwoods. I know our membership will be watching and cheering for Slater.”
Leading up to the family trip to Augusta, Ga., a lot of the details have been worked out with one exception. The family hasn’t decided how much it has budgeted for the gift shops that are a big draw for golfers and fans once they are inside the gates.
“We actually haven’t discussed a figure,” Bradley said with a laugh.
Slater said he hadn’t thought about what he might want to buy but was assured there will be plenty to choose from.
“I’ll have to make some time for shopping,” Slater said. “I guess that will be part of the whole experience of being there.” | https://greensboro.com/sports/golf/wilkesboros-slater-meade-gearing-up-for-trip-to-augusta-national-for-finals-of-drive-chip/article_7627cf80-c8f0-11ed-a707-c3a3456b9cce.html | 2023-03-22 22:31:36 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/sports/golf/wilkesboros-slater-meade-gearing-up-for-trip-to-augusta-national-for-finals-of-drive-chip/article_7627cf80-c8f0-11ed-a707-c3a3456b9cce.html |
Online attacks against LGBTQ people have skyrocketed in recent months, rising in lockstep with proposed policies seeking to roll back LGBTQ rights and culminating in real-world violence. A House committee is set to investigate the connection on Wednesday in a first-of-its kind hearing.
“Violence against LGBTQ+ people is on the rise, and has been for years,” Olivia Hunt, policy director for the National Center for Transgender Equality, said in an emailed statement. “From bomb threats and intimidation tactics targeting hospitals and churches to attacks like the shooting at Club Q, LGBTQ+ people nationwide are living under the threat of violence.”
Last month, a 22-year-old carried a rifle into Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo., and opened fire, killing five people and injuring more than a dozen others. The alleged shooter, Anderson Lee Aldrich, is suspected to have ties to an extremist “free speech” website that aims to “cleanse” society, according to NBC News.
“You’re seeing that kind of hate speech becoming more and more prevalent online,” Colorado state Sen. Dominick Moreno (D) told The Hill. “Social media channels obviously make it easier to distribute, but I think they also intensify the vitriol because you can say anything you want behind the veneer of a computer screen.”
Hunt, who is scheduled to testify in Wednesday’s House and Reform Oversight Committee hearing, said it is critical for Congress to “shine a bright light” on rising violence against the LGBTQ community and make clear that recent attacks have been fueled by the harmful rhetoric and policies of right-wing leaders.
“I wish this hearing wasn’t necessary, but as long as extremists are targeting our community, we have to respond loudly with the truth and demonstrate how the dangerous environment for LGBTQ+ Americans is a consequence of their actions,” she said.
Inflammatory and false rhetoric
An August report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate and the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, found that inflammatory rhetoric aimed at LGBTQ people flourished during the first half of 2022 on mainstream social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter, which recently relaxed its hateful conduct policies under new owner Elon Musk and allowed scores of suspended users to return to the site.
The same report found that social media posts comparing LGBTQ people to “groomers” and “pedophiles” surged by more than 400 percent after a Florida education law barring teachers from engaging in classroom instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity was passed.
In March, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) then-press secretary Christina Pushaw said in a tweet the measure — known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — would be more aptly described as the “Anti-Grooming Bill” and that anyone opposed to the legislation is “probably a groomer.”
Accusations of child “grooming” have been hurled online at prominent LGBTQ figures and elected officials in droves this year, though the consequences of claims made on a virtual plane are spilling into the real world.
San Francisco police earlier this month were dispatched to the home of California state Sen. Scott Wiener to investigate an emailed death threat that called Wiener, who is openly gay, a “pedophile” and a “groomer.”
Wiener in a statement said the threat, which police later determined to be meritless, was the result of false accusations made by GOP officials and conservative media personalities that he was “grooming” children for sexual exploitation.
Wiener is the author of several pro-LGBTQ bills, including one measure that blocks states from prosecuting or investigating the families of transgender youth that travel to California to obtain gender-affirming health care.
Attacks on gender-affirming care
Threats of violence similar to Wiener’s have been made against children’s hospitals that provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender minors. Lawmakers in more than a dozen states this year introduced measures to heavily restrict or ban such care for youth and young adults, accusing physicians of “mutilating” children.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in August introduced federal legislation seeking to make providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender minors a felony, punishable by up 25 years in prison.
Greene during an appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” where she announced her bill said gender-affirming care is “disgusting and appalling” and equated it to child abuse.
“This needs to be illegal,” she said.
Under standards set by the World Professional Association of Transgender Health and the Endocrine Society, gender-affirming treatment for minors that have already started puberty typically involves puberty blockers or hormones that have been prescribed by a licensed physician.
Surgery is not recommended for youth under 18, and the only acceptable treatment for prepubescent children is social transition. Gender-affirming health care for transgender people of all ages is supported by most accredited medical organizations.
During November’s midterm elections, Republican candidates funneled millions into campaign ads that propagated false or misleading information about gender-affirming health care for youth and targeted transgender athletes.
“The radical left will destroy children if we don’t stop them,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says in one social media ad, which features footage of a Drag Queen Story Hour event. “They indoctrinate children; try to turn boys into girls.”
Anti-LBGTQ state legislation
Drag events for youth have recently drawn the ire of GOP leaders, and several bills seeking to ban them have already been pre-filed ahead of the 2023 legislative session by lawmakers in Tennessee, Texas and others.
In October, more than 30 House Republicans signed on to a measure seeking to block federal funds from being used to make “sexually-oriented” materials — including those that feature “any topic” related to sexual orientation or gender identity — available to children under the age of 10.
The measure’s primary sponsor, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), in a news release said the bill — titled the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act — will put an end to a “misguided crusade” led by Democrats to expose the nation’s children to “sexual imagery and radical gender ideology.”
Such language has galvanized far-right and extremist groups like the Proud Boys, whose members have led dozens of armed protests at family-friendly drag shows and other LGBTQ youth programs across the country, often in the name of protecting children from “groomers.”
In June, authorities in Northern California launched a hate crime investigation after a children’s story hour was disrupted by protesters that hurled anti-LGBTQ slurs at a drag performer. In November, an Oklahoma doughnut shop was firebombed after hosting a drag event. Organizers of an upcoming holiday-themed drag brunch in Jacksonville, Fla., say they are reconsidering holding the event at all after receiving multiple threats from Proud Boys members.
Moreno, the Colorado state senator, said he doesn’t engage much with his critics on social media anymore. Sometimes, he’ll extend an invitation for a cup of coffee. More often than not, he said, both parties are able to come to a point of mutual respect. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/house-panel-to-examine-links-between-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-attacks-on-community/ | 2022-12-14 00:51:15 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/house-panel-to-examine-links-between-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-attacks-on-community/ |
U.S. voters find Democrats just as extreme as Republicans and out of touch on Americans’ values and priorities, according to a new poll from the centrist think tank Third Way ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.
“If Democrats manage to hold on to the House and Senate, it will be in spite of the party brand, not because of it,” reads the Third Way memo.
“Ultimately, there is no way for Democrats to build and maintain winning coalitions without repairing their damaged brand, even in an era where Republican candidates are increasingly extreme and women’s fundamental rights are on the ballot,” it adds.
Voters think both parties have gotten more extreme in recent years, with 59 percent of likely voters in the survey saying that of Republicans and Democrats. Fifty-five percent of voters describe Democrats as “too extreme,” 1 point ahead of Republicans at 54 percent.
Asked to plot their ideological leanings on a 10-point scale, voters put themselves at an average of 5.6 on the right-leaning side of the scale.
Assigning the parties to a point on a 10-point scale, voters put Democrats in Congress at an average of 2.6 points away from the average voter, or a score of 3 on the scale. Republicans in Congress, on the other hand, were on average just 1.7 points away, or a score of 7.3 on the scale.
Voters’ moderate self-identification may contribute to polling that indicates Americans are pulling away from their party leaders and suggests an intensely tight race for congressional control in the upcoming midterms. The Third Way poll found that 46 percent of swing voters thought neither party had nominated more moderate candidates for Congress this year.
Democrats are ahead on issues at the bottom of voters’ priority lists, such as abortion and climate change, but behind on top-priority issues, such as Inflation and the economy or immigration and the border.
Notably, voters also seem skeptical about Democrats’ ability to effect change. For example, more voters trust Democrats than Republicans to fund education — 52 percent to 33 percent — but Democrats are 1 point behind on actually on improving the education system, 43 percent to 44.
Democrats are also struggling to keep up on some “core American values.”
Republicans have a 10-point lead in voters’ perception of the party’s patriotism, 56 to 46 percent, and a 15-point lead on valuing hard work, 58 percent to 43 percent.
Voters generally reported thinking Republicans better prioritize the issues they care about — 45 percent to 41 — and share their values, at 45 percent to 43 percent, while they think Democrats look down on people like them more than Republicans do, 46 percent to 44 percent.
Democrats get ahead on whether they look out for the middle class, with a 44 percent to 41 percent edge.
At the same time, voters in the survey saw this year’s slate of Republican candidates as more extreme than the Democrats, by 44 percent to 37.
“The generic ballot leading up to the midterms is tight, and it’s anyone’s guess what the final House and Senate margins will be. But in the long-term, Democrats must face up to the challenge of convincing voters that they are the reasonable, mainstream, and competent party to preserve themselves as a palatable alternative to Republicans’ increasing extremism,” reads the Third Way report.
“If Democrats cannot shift the party brand ahead of 2024, democracy itself will be at stake,” it adds.
The Third Way poll was conducted from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28 and surveyed 800 likely voters nationwide, including 200 swing voters, with a confidence interval of 3.5 percentage points. | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/centrist-think-tank-voters-see-democrats-as-just-as-extreme-as-republicans/ | 2022-11-07 20:09:16 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/hill-politics/centrist-think-tank-voters-see-democrats-as-just-as-extreme-as-republicans/ |
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MENOMINEE COUNTY, Wis. — Amid the sprawling farmlands of northeast Wisconsin, the Menominee forest feels like an elixir, and a marvel. Its trees press in, towering and close, softening the air, a dense emerald wilderness that’s home to wolves, bears, otters, warblers and hawks, and that shows little hint of human hands.
Over the last 160 years, much of this forest has been chopped down and regrown nearly three times. The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin, its stewards, have pulled nearly 200 million cubic feet of timber from this land since 1854 — white pine cut into museum displays and hard maple made into basketball courts for the Olympics.
Yet the forest has more trees on the same acreage than it did a century and a half ago — with some trees over 200 years old.
The Menominee accomplished this by putting the well-being of the forest and their people ahead of profits and doing the exact opposite of commercial foresters. They chop down trees that are sick and dying or harvest those that have naturally fallen, leaving high-quality trees to grow and reproduce. It is regarded by some as the nation’s first sustainable forest.
‘Harvesting the pristine’
But today the Menominee find themselves in a difficult spot. They don’t have enough workers to cut down enough trees. Few of the tribe’s younger members are interested in the painstaking, difficult handcutting that is the hallmark of the tribe’s sustainability practices.
The tribe has fallen short of its targeted annual harvest by more than half, threatening the viability of its historic sawmill, an important source of income. But more than that, the labor shortage threatens the health of a forest that is central to the tribe’s way of life.
“In a way, we’re fighting modernization, because nobody wants to pick up a manual handsaw,” said John Awonohopay, lumber operations manager for Menominee Tribal Enterprises, the company that oversees the forest. “Think of it as a garden. Right now we’ve spent 150 years plucking all the weeds, and have it pristine. But we can’t harvest the pristine fast enough.”
Left alone, the forest will grow dense, stunting the growth of some trees and inviting invasive diseases and pests, which are already an increasing menace because of climate change.
An hour’s drive northwest of Green Bay, the Menominee forest is so lush it pops in images from space. At 235,000 acres, it’s home to about 4,300 tribal members and roughly two dozen species of trees, hardwoods and softwoods like red oak, pine, maple, aspen and hemlock that fill 90% of the land.
In many ways, the reservation is an island. It borders farmland long ago shorn of trees. Its people overwhelmingly vote blue in a sea of red. During statewide wolf hunts, wolves on the reservation go untouched: The Menominee respect them as kin, and also hunt only for food.
The Menominee people once occupied some 10 million acres stretching from the eastern half of what is now Wisconsin into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but in the 19th century were forced to cede the vast majority of it. Pressured by the federal government to relocate to northern Minnesota, the tribe negotiated to stay put, on a fraction of its ancestral land around the Wolf River.
‘The trees will last forever’
According to Michael Skenadore, president of Menominee Tribal Enterprises, the tribe began logging shortly after the formation of its reservation, when it recognized the revenue potential of white pine. The government wanted the tribe to clear the trees and to farm, according to Michael Dockry, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota’s forest resources department.
But the Menominee people had no intention of destroying their forest.
Instead, they saw it as a collective resource that, if carefully harvested, could allow them to maintain their cultural connection to the land while providing for plants, animals and the tribe for generations to come. A quotation attributed to the tribe’s legendary Chief Oshkosh set their course. If the Menominee took only very old, sick and fallen trees, he said, “the trees will last forever.”
The result was a sustainable forest that is influential today. Foresters routinely come from around the world to study the Menominee land, which has been recognized by the United Nations and certified by the Forest Steward Council, the gold standard for responsible forestry, among other awards.
Tribal forests are generally healthier, better managed and more biodiverse, making them more resilient to climate change, Dockry said. And many consider the acreage under the control of the Menominee to be the healthiest managed forest in the United States — even though tribal forests get one-third of the funding per acre that federal forests receive, according to Cody Desautel, president of the Intertribal Timber Council.
“In many ways,” Dockry said, “they are leading the feds in how to manage forests.”
One chilly day last autumn, Ron Waukau, the forest manager for Menominee Tribal Enterprises, and McKaylee Duquain, who tracks forest inventory, toured the forest by Jeep. Roughly one-quarter of the forest, some 60,000 acres, is unharvested — old burial grounds and ancestral seasonal villages, buffers around raptor nests and wolf dens, swamplands and areas near waterways, according to Duquain.
The rest is managed exactingly. Using centuries of knowledge and helped by computer imaging and drones, Menominee foresters determine their harvesting schedule by forest health and the age and readiness of trees, rather than by market demand.
“It’s a 180 flip on other industries, where profitability is their No. 1,” Awonohopay said. “To us the forest is No. 1. We want a profit by all means. But taking care of the forest and our people come first.”
Duquain examined a few soaring white ash trees that had been sprayed orange for cutting. The trees grew straight and tall, and would have otherwise been left in place, except that deadly emerald ash borer beetles had been found in the forest. “It’s going to be a preemptive removal,” she said.
Duquain and Waukau made their way to a small thicket of young pines gathered around a massive one that reached high into the sky. Decades earlier, the stand had been clear-cut.
Although controversial within the tribe, Waukau said, the method benefits trees that need open spaces and sprout from roots, along with birds that thrive on forest edges. In this case, the parent tree was left in place and generated seeds that grew into trees that now were some 20 feet high. “A success,” Waukau said.
This careful management of the Menominee forest has helped increase the value of its lumber. Because the Menominee let their trees grow older, their logs are generally longer and wider than industry averages. Their Forest Steward Council certification drives demand, especially from Europe, according to Patrick McBride, who buys and sells Menominee wood for the MacDonald & Owen lumber company — which, he says, pays on average a 5% premium for Menominee wood. “It’s a unicorn,” McBride said of the forest. “Their poor-quality trees are as good or better than most commercial trees around.”
The practice of putting forest health ahead of profits, and never cutting more than the forest grows, has led to some head scratching in the lumber market.
“From a business standpoint, it’s very hard for people to understand that,” said Nels Huse, a marketing specialist with Menominee Tribal Enterprises.
Acts of nature also play a role. Timber sold to the Field Museum in Chicago came from a 181-year-old tree that had been damaged by lightning, according to Huse. Last June, ferocious winds blew down over 12 million board feet, the unit measurement of lumber, mostly pine, which threw off the harvesting schedule.
‘We just can’t keep up’
Over a century ago, forestry and logging employed an estimated two-thirds of working Menominee men. The main sawmill, built in 1908, was for decades one of the few sources of income on the reservation, and its workers devised a kind of sign language to communicate over the din.
But of late, labor shortfalls, COVID shutdowns, various inefficiencies and aging equipment have prevented the Menominee from meeting their production goals. McBride said there’s much more demand for their lumber than can be delivered. Annually, the Menominee aim to fell between 22 million and 25 million board feet, but in recent years have managed to cut only between 9 million and 12 million board feet, according to Skenadore.
A major reason is high turnover and lack of interest in logging among younger folks. Logging used to be passed down through generations, but it’s hard, dangerous work, often done in frigid or broiling conditions, and carries hefty upfront equipment costs: loggers supply their own equipment. Loggers are paid by what they cut, meaning rookies earn less, Awonohopay said.
Younger tribe members generally prefer other employment — with the tribal government, the casino, the school district — and there is stiff competition for the small labor pool, Skenadore said. Since the 1990s, according to Awonohopay, the tribe’s logging workforce shrank to about a dozen crews, from 33. Another blow came in 2019, when five loggers for the tribe were found guilty of stealing timber. Without enough workers and with aging machinery, the Menominee sawmill has not been profitable for six years, Skenadore said, even as demand for wood nationwide has soared.
All of this has translated into concerns about the fate of the mill and the health of the forest. “The forest is growing and changing,” Duquain said. “We just can’t keep up with it.”
To increase production, the Menominee have offered free chain saw classes and equipment, sought to pay trainees more, promoted workforce development at the local college, and are looking at automation. A recent $5 million federal grant for new sawmill machinery is expected to increase efficiency and help retain jobs. While forest management is funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, proceeds from the sawmill cover loggers and close to 100 mill workers, and keeping it afloat is desperately important to the Menominee.
“What would the community be without the sawmill?” Awonohopay asked. “A lot of us put our lives into it.”
Left alone, the trees of their forest will grow old and eventually die, a natural cycle. But the Menominee believe that if they’re not actively managing their resource, and keeping it as healthy as it can be, they’re letting down generations to come, even failing a forest that has given them so much.
“Everything we’re doing is managing for the future,” Waukau said. “We’re just a blip.” | https://www.twincities.com/2023/04/24/pristine-menominee-forest-at-risk-for-lack-of-workers/ | 2023-04-24 11:28:14 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/04/24/pristine-menominee-forest-at-risk-for-lack-of-workers/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment apologized Friday for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration camp to promote one of its matches during the first night of WrestleMania 39 last weekend.
The image was used in a promotional package for the match between Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio on a preview show on April 1.
“We had no knowledge of what was depicted. As soon as we learned, it was removed immediately. We apologize for this error,” the WWE said in a statement.
The storyline between father and son included Dominik Mysterio going to jail after being involved in an incident with his father during Christmas. The image of Auschwitz appeared as Dominik said in the promo “You think this is a game to me? I served hard time. And I survived.”
The photo from the concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland, where 1.1 million people were murdered by the Nazis during World War II, was replaced by stock footage of barbed wire and an empty jail cell in the promo before the match and in replays.
Some wrestling fans noticed the use of the Auschwitz photo. It drew more attention after the Auschwitz Memorial museum posted on Twitter on Wednesday that using the image “is hard to call an editing mistake.”
“Exploiting the site that became a symbol of enormous human tragedy is shameless and insults the memory of all victims of Auschwitz,” the memorial said in a statement.
Rey Mysterio, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame last week, defeated his son in the match.
WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium drew 161,892 and set stadium single-day records on both nights. It also was the most-streamed event on Peacock since last year’s Super Bowl.
The two-night show also came on the eve of the McMahon family agreeing to a merger with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship.
On Monday morning, Endeavor and WWE announced plans to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company.
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Is that my bestie in a Tessie? That’s the tune Angela Simmons is singing after gifting her beau, Yo Gotti, with a brand-new Tesla.
While some of us are trying to figure out which shirt to buy our significant other, Angela Simmons is out here gifting a Tesla to her boyfriend. In a video on Hollywood Unlocked, Simmons is draped in a gold curve-hugging mini dress while presenting a shiny black Tesla to Yo Gotti. In a crowd of supportive onlookers and photographers, Yo Gotti embraces his new ride by checking it out. Then, sitting in the back seat, he eventually shouted, “From the streets to the tech world!” Simmons smiles big as she sits in the front seat of the Tesla and admires her man’s excitement. She also wipes Yo Gott’s sweat (or maybe tears?) off his face while he appreciates his luxury vehicle.
Yo Gotti and Simmons have quickly become one of our favorite celebrity couples to watch. Before the two crossed paths, Yo Gotti boldly confessed to the public that he had a crush on the gorgeous entrepreneur. He even shouted her out in his 2016 song “Down In The DMs.” “And I just followed Angela (Simmons) / Boy, I got a crush on Angela Simmons / They like, ‘Damn Gotti, you bold’ / F**k it, I’m gon’ let the world know (goals),” he spits.
And now, he’s riding with his queen in a new Tesla she purchased.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (PIX11) — A 20-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested for alleged involvement in the April 7 shooting that caused New Jersey’s American Dream mall to temporarily lock down.
Anwar Stuart allegedly shot a man during an attempted robbery at the mall, New Jersey State Police said Tuesday. That victim sustained serious injuries.
Stuart is charged with attempted murder, attempted robbery, conspiracy, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He is being held at Rikers Island, but will be extradited to New Jersey.
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Four people were killed and another injured in crashes on Arkansas roads Monday and early Tuesday, according to preliminary fatality reports from police.
Nathaniel Hunter, 41, of Toronto died around 3 p.m. Monday when his 2008 Harley-Davidson motorcycle left the roadway on U.S. 67 in rural Lawrence County and crashed into a cable barrier in the median, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police.
Thomas Keck Jr., 36, of Marmaduke died in a crash near the intersection of Cedar Lane and Bard Road in Paragould around 4:47 p.m. Monday, according to a report from police in that city.
A 2019 Nissan Titan pickup driven by Guadlupe Lazcano, 41, of Jonesboro ran a stop sign and struck Keck's 2006 Chrysler 300, the report says. Keck was pronounced dead at the scene while Lazcano was taken to Arkansas Methodist Medical Center for treatment.
Lane Romanelli Sr., 28, of Vilonia was killed around 6:26 p.m Monday when a 2022 Ford Ecosport pulled in front of the 2004 Kawasaki motorcycle Romanelli was on at the intersection of Main Street and South Marshell Road in Vilonia, according to a report from police in that city.
The driver of the Ford lost control and collided with another vehicle, which then hit a fourth, the report says, but no other injuries were reported.
Bruce Watkins III, 18, of Atkins, died around 4 a.m. Tuesday in a crash on Arkansas 95 near Hickory Pond Loop in rural Conway County, according to a report from the Arkansas State Police.
The 2020 northbound Dodge that Watkins was driving veered into the opposite lane of traffic and struck a 2006 Ford, the report says. No other injuries were reported.
Police investigating each of the four wrecks Monday and Tuesday reported that the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/may/03/four-people-killed-one-injured-in-vehicle-crashes/ | 2023-05-03 11:26:44 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/may/03/four-people-killed-one-injured-in-vehicle-crashes/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kai Huntsberry had 19 points in North Texas' 63-52 win against UAB on Saturday night.
Huntsberry also contributed six assists and three steals for the Mean Green (16-5, 7-3 Conference USA). Abou Ousmane added 13 points while shooting 6 of 11 from the field, and he also had six rebounds. Tylor Perry was 3 of 7 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) to finish with 10 points.
Eric Gaines finished with 15 points, four assists and two steals for the Blazers (13-7, 4-5). Trey Jemison added 14 points and 11 rebounds for UAB. In addition, Tavin Lovan had 11 points.
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PRAGUE (AP) — British spies are already using artificial intelligence to hamper the supply of weapons to Russia, the head of Britain’s MI6 agency said Wednesday, predicting that Western intelligence agencies will increasingly have to focus on tracking the malign use of AI by hostile states.
In a rare public speech, Richard Moore also urged Russians who oppose the invasion of Ukraine to spy for Britain, saying others had already done so since the war began.
“Our door is always open,” he said.
In a speech that depicted artificial intelligence as both a huge potential asset and a major threat, Moore said his staff at Britain’s foreign intelligence agency “are combining their skills with AI and bulk data to identify and disrupt the flow of weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine.”
Moore called China the “single most important strategic focus” for his agency and said, “we will increasingly be tasked with obtaining intelligence on how hostile states are using AI in damaging, reckless and unethical ways.”
Moore, who has previously warned that the West was falling behind rivals in the AI race, said his service “together with our allies, intends to win the race to master the ethical and safe use of AI.”
But he said AI would not replace the need for human spies, arguing that the “human factor” will remain crucial in an era of rapidly evolving machine learning.
“As AI trawls the ocean of open source, there will be even greater value in landing, with a well-cast fly, the secrets that lie beyond the reach of its nets,” he said.
He argued that “the unique characteristics of human agents in the right places will become still more significant,” highlighting spies’ ability to “influence decisions inside a government or terrorist group.”
Moore also told an audience at the British ambassador’s residence in Prague that Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine had run out of steam and “there appears to be little prospect of the Russian forces regaining momentum.”
He said Ukraine’s counteroffensive was proving “a hard grind” against strong Russian defenses, but he was optimistic it would succeed.
Moore said the government of President Vladimir Putin was beset by “venality, infighting and callous incompetence” and the mutiny by Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin had “exposed the inexorable decay of the unstable autocracy over which Putin presides.”
He said Putin was “under pressure” after the brief rebellion and the “humiliating” deal he struck with the help of Belarus to end it. The Kremlin says Prigozhin attended a military meeting in Moscow with Putin after the mutiny.
“He really didn’t fight back against Prigozhin. He cut a deal to save his skin,” Moore told the audience.
“Prigozhin started off as a traitor at breakfast, he had been pardoned by supper, and then two days later he was invited for tea,” Moore said. “So there are some things that even the chief of MI6 finds a little bit difficult to interpret, in terms of who’s in and who’s out.”
He accused Russia of using Wagner as a tool of imperialism in Africa, offering leaders in the Central African Republic, Mali and other countries a “Faustian pact” of protection in return for handing over mineral wealth to Russia.
Moore also called out Iran for fueling further conflict in Ukraine by supplying Russia with drones and other weapons — a policy he said “has provoked internal quarrels at the highest level of the regime in Tehran.”
Speaking publicly about spycraft is still something of a novelty for Britain’s intelligence services. The government refused even to confirm the existence of MI6 until 1992, and public speeches by its leaders are infrequent.
Moore chose to give Wednesday’s address in the Czech capital, home of the 1968 “Prague Spring” freedom movement that was crushed by Soviet tanks.
Evoking that moment, he said many Russians now felt “the same tugs of conscience as their predecessors did in 1968.” The crushing of the Prague Spring spurred a wave of defections from the USSR to the West.
“I invite them to do what others have already done this past 18 months and join hands with us,” he said, assuring prospective defectors that “their secrets will always be safe with us.”
Most intelligence defectors’ names are never known — unless something goes wrong. Former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned and seriously sickened with a Soviet-made nerve agent in 2018 in the English city of Salisbury, where he had been living quietly for years.
Moore recounted how an agent codenamed Ecclesiastic, who penetrated German intelligence for MI6 in 1944, was looked after by the service until her death at age 100. He said MI6 agents then gathered to scatter her ashes in the English Channel.
“Our loyalty to our agents is lifelong, and our gratitude eternal,” he said. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-britains-mi6-intelligence-chief-says-ai-wont-replace-the-need-for-human-spies/ | 2023-07-19 15:34:34 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-britains-mi6-intelligence-chief-says-ai-wont-replace-the-need-for-human-spies/ |
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Latest on the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
The horse whose removal from the Kentucky Derby let eventual winner Rich Strike into the field won a stakes race on the Preakness undercard.
D. Wayne Lukas-trained Ethereal Road came from the back of the pack to win the $100,000 Sir Barton roughly two hours before post time for the Preakness. He went off as the 3-2 favorite.
Lukas apologized to Epicenter trainer Steve Asmussen for withdrawing Ethereal Road from the Derby at the eleventh hour. Rich Strike was entered just before the deadline and passed Epicenter down the stretch to win at odds of 80-1.
Epicenter remains the favorite for the Preakness, which is being run without Rich Strike after his owner said the horse needed more rest and would be considered for the Belmont Stakes on June 11.
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3:15 p.m.
Fenwick is no longer the biggest long shot at the Preakness.
Updated odds less than four hours before post time for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown had Fenwick bet down to 7-1. He started 50-1 on the morning line.
Fenwick may have been a popular underdog choice for bettors after Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1. Rich Strike is not in the Preakness after his owner decided more rest was needed to prep for the Belmont Stakes on June 11.
There’s also an emotional story behind Fenwick, who was named after owner Jeremia Rudan’s mother who died when he was 19. Fenwick is running for trainer Kevin McKathan, who lost his brother to a heart attack three years ago.
Fenwick started the week as the longest shot on the board largely because of his 11th-place finish in his most recent race April 9. He was also purchased for the modest sum of $52,000 as a yearling and went unsold as a 2-year-old.
Epicenter, who was second to Rich Strike in the Derby, remains the favorite at 9-5. Filly Secret Oath is next at 9-2, followed by Early Voting and Fenwick at 7-1, Simplification and Happy Jack at 8-1, Creative Minister and Skippylongstocking at 9-1 and Armagnac at 18-1.
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1:05 p.m.
Standing outside the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course earlier in the week, trainer Kenny McPeek brushed off concern about the heat and how it might affect Creative Minister in the Preakness.
“He goes out there and never flinches,” McPeek said. “I don’t think the heat will bother him at all, and I don’t worry about what I can’t control but I hope the weatherman’s wrong.”
The weatherman was not wrong.
The 147th Preakness could be run in some of the hottest weather in the history of the Triple Crown race.
The temperature at Pimlico Race Course soared above 90 degrees Fahrenheit just after 1 p.m.. The forecast calls for it to be 90 degrees when the horses enter the starting gate just after 7. Post time is scheduled for 7:01.
The record high on Preakness day is 96 set in 1934. Steve Asmussen, the trainer of favorite Epicenter, said he was as concerned as he possibly could be about the heat.
“We know it can be pretty sticky when it gets warm in Baltimore, so I think that all of them are going to have to deal with that,” Asmussen said. “He’s a big horse turning back in 14 days, so just make sure he’s drinking plenty of water and hydrated, just like your kids.”
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Indent Inc, the company behind on-demand access control, has successfully completed their Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II audit for a period of one year. Conducted by Moss Adams, the Indent Platform was evaluated for the Trust Services Criteria of security, availability, and confidentiality.
SOC audits focus on practices in areas like firewalls, multi-factor authentication, disaster recovery, encryption, and performance or process monitoring. Type I reporting covers design, documentation, and point in time evidence. Type II reports provide insight into operational effectiveness of specified controls over a period of three to twelve months.
"There has been a macro shift in the stage at which companies start pursuing SOC 2 compliance. Driven by a desire to sell into larger enterprises, startups strive for compliance earlier in their lifecycle. We're building a solution that will work for those early stage companies that will also be able to meet their needs as they grow.
We've achieved our own SOC 2 Type II certification using the Indent Platform to implement time-bound minimal access, record audit logs for every access control change, and generate audit evidence for our report. This milestone is important because it both gives our customers insight into our operations and increases our empathy to ensure we are building the right solution for companies as they pursue their own compliance attestations like SOC 2," said Indent CEO, Fouad Matin.
The Indent Platform facilitates on-demand access to cloud apps and infrastructure. It is a critical vendor for innovative companies pursuing SOC 2 compliance, providing change management for access control. With Indent, users can request access from the web or Slack and get approved in seconds for time-bound, auto-expiring access. Indent was founded by YC W16 alumni Dan Gillespie and Fouad Matin and is backed by Index Ventures.
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Which plants are weeds? Think again before killing these native species
As signs of summer begin to establish, we notice the showers of spring bringing more than just flowers. Grasses, weeds, and general overgrowth seem to appear almost overnight. Bustling automobiles add to the cacophonous sounds of lawn mowers on sunny Saturday mornings. Weed trimming, weed pulling and weed killing suddenly become not just a matter of personal aesthetic appeasement, but of near public health concern to more stringent HOAs.
But what are weeds? To most people, they are anything that grows, well … like a weed! Quickly, with seemingly no regard for location or disturbance, some plants thrive. However, did you know several of our native plants get lumped in with non-native weeds? A bad rap if I ever heard one.
Colloquially weeds can be broadly defined as aggressively growing, undesirable plants that are merely in the wrong location. Hardly a fitting definition for our native plants that serve important ecological functions! Many valuable native plants see frequently disturbed lawns as ideal growing locations, and as such thrive in most local yards.
Blue violet (Viola sororia)
The common blue violet (Viola sororia) grows prolifically throughout mowed landscapes and abandoned lots. Small, round, serrated leaves cluster together, often overshadowed by the dainty purple flower that hangs above them. This beautiful native violet supports butterflies, ants, and even wild birds. Commonly, many fritillary butterfly species rely on this plant for edible foliage. Birds such as the wild turkey, bobwhite and mourning doves eat the foliage as well as the seeds for an accessible snack.
Black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelli)
Black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii) is more discreet than the vibrant flowers of the violet, but no less important. A maintained lawn owner will most likely only see the broad, smooth round leaves of this native. Given the chance to flower, the black-seeded plantain is mostly pollinated by wind with tiny flowers occurring from a central standing stalk. What this plant lacks in showiness, it makes up for in ecological benefits. More than 45 species of insects, mammals, and birds consider this plant to be an all you can eat buffet, feasting on leaves, seeds, and even roots. With that context, it is no wonder the black-seeded plantain is able to withstand being mowed over and trampled on!
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Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Native plants don’t just deal with the mower, but also the string trimmer. Growing up against barns, sheds, houses, and trees you will find Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). This vining native plant has five leaflets, extending from a center point in what is referred to as palmately compound. The flowers of this plant are rarely seen over their leaves and mostly occur higher up the vine. With bees pollinating the flowers, insects eating the foliage, and birds and mammals dining on the berries, Virginia creeper produces, this vine irreplaceably supports numerous native species.
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These plants all serve as critical food sources for animals in areas that may not have much else. As nature struggles to adapt to our modified landscape, why not try to support our natives by encouraging them in certain areas, and maybe even planting more. Because these species thrive in disturbed areas, continuing to mow and trim should not dampen these plants' spirits too much, but avoiding spraying herbicides, pesticides or intentionally removing these species could go a long way in building a healthy habitat in your neighborhood. Just as you find safety and security in your property, so too do the native plants and animals around us.
Jake Gamble is the stewardship manager for Red-tail Land Conservancy. Impassioned by land conservation, he strives to protect and preserve the natural quality of Indiana while inspiring others to do the same. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/life/2022/06/09/blue-violets-other-native-plants-part-of-local-ecology/7552311001/ | 2022-06-09 13:40:26 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/life/2022/06/09/blue-violets-other-native-plants-part-of-local-ecology/7552311001/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
1-7-9-1
(one, seven, nine, one)
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1-7-9-1
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WASHINGTON (AP) — One month ahead of President Joe Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, the District of Columbia is renaming the street in front of the Saudi embassy Jamal Khashoggi Way, trolling Riyadh for its role in the killing of the dissident Saudi activist and journalist in 2018.
With members of the D.C. Council in attendance, a Jamal Khashoggi Way sign was unveiled directly in front of the embassy’s main entrance.
“We intend to remind the people who are hiding behind these doors … that we hold them responsible and we will hold them accountable for the murder of our friend,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of DAWN, the pro-Arab world democracy organization founded by Khashoggi prior to his death.
Whitson also criticized what she called the “shameless capitulation” of the Biden administration for seeking improved relations with the Saudi government and scheduling an official presidential visit to the kingdom.
Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist, entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, seeking the necessary documentation for a planned marriage with his fiancee waiting outside for him. The 59-year old never emerged.
The Saudi government initially denied any wrongdoing. But under mounting international pressure, Riyadh eventually admitted that Khashoggi had been killed inside the consulate in what the Saudis characterized as a repatriation effort gone wrong. The CIA later released a report concluding that Khashoggi was killed and dismembered on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
The Saudi regime has consistently denied that connection. Several lower-level Saudi officials and agents received jail sentences over the killing.
The D.C. Council unanimously voted late last year to rename a one-block stretch for Khashoggi.
“I’m very proud that we did this, said ”D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson. “The Saudi government cannot forget what happend, what it did. This is a constant reminder.”
The renaming is ceremonial, as signified by the brown street sign instead of the usual green, and it won’t impact the embassy’s mailing address. But the sign will remain indefinitely. An email to the Saudi Embassy seeking comment did not receive a response.
Khashoggi’s Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, could not attend the ceremony, but a statement from her was read aloud.
In it, she bitterly criticized the Biden administration for “putting oil over principles and expediency over principles.”
Cengiz also directly requested of Biden, when he meets with the crown prince, “Can you at least ask, ‘Where is Jamal’s body?’”
Karine Jean Pierre, the White House press secretary, would not say whether Biden would raise the issue of Khashoggi’s murder when he meets with Bin Salman next month.
“The president is a straight shooter. This is not something that he’s afraid to talk about,” she said. But she didn’t confirm if the killing would be a topic of conversation.
The D.C. government has a history of such public moves to troll or shame foreign governments. In February 2018, the street in front of the Russian embassy was named Boris Nemtsov Plaza, after a Russian activist shot dead while walking on a bridge near the Kremlin in 2015.
At the previous site of the Russian embassy, a street was renamed for longtime Russian dissident Andrei Sakharov.
Wednesday’s street renaming was essentially a formalization of an independent activist-driven campaign that had been going on for years. Shortly after Khashoggi’s death, local activist Claude Taylor started placing realistic-looking Jamal Khashoggi street signs around the city, including outside the embassy. Taylor said he had as many as 10 signs in different places at one point, including one near Dupont Circle that lasted for two years before being vandalized.
“It’s just a form of public protest with a performance art aspect to it,” Taylor said.
Although he noted with a laugh that he wasn’t invited to Wednesday’s ceremony, Taylor said, “I’m glad the city did the right thing and I’m glad he’s being recognized this way.”
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Associated Press writer Chris Megerian contributed to this report. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/dc-trolls-saudi-embassy-by-naming-street-jamal-khashoggi-way/ | 2022-06-16 02:45:13 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/politics/dc-trolls-saudi-embassy-by-naming-street-jamal-khashoggi-way/ |
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)Von Miller has led the way for the injury-filled Buffalo Bills defense this season.
With Miller out indefinitely with a knee injury, his teammates are looking to repay the favor.
”We’ve got to hold together,” defensive tackle Ed Oliver said. ”Von did the same thing for us.”
It’s been that kind of year for the Bills defense, which has dealt with several injuries.
The Bills (8-3) have found a way to persevere because of their depth on defense and their ability to score on offense, but they know Miller’s absence presents a new challenge. The standout pass rusher was injured in Buffalo’s 28-25 win over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving and Miller has been ruled out for Thursday’s game against the New England Patriots.
”He’s a future Hall of Famer for a reason,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. ”That said, we’ve got to move forward.”
Injuries have affected every position group on the defense for Buffalo this season.
The Bills opened the season with a banged-up secondary. Top cornerback Tre’Davious White missed the first 10 games of the season as he made his way back from a torn ACL. White played for the first time on Thanksgiving with limited snaps and could receive more playing time against New England. Safety Micah Hyde is out for the year with a neck injury, safety Jordan Poyer missed games on two separate occasions with an elbow injury. And cornerbacks Christian Benford, Cam Lewis and Dane Jackson have also been injured. Benford was placed on injured reserve on Saturday with an oblique injury.
At linebacker, Tremaine Edmunds has missed Buffalo’s past two games with groin and heel injuries and Matt Milano has missed time with an oblique injury.
On the defensive line, the news isn’t all bad for Buffalo – Miller is out, but others are returning. Buffalo’s other starting defensive end, Greg Rousseau, practiced Wednesday after missing the previous three games with a high ankle sprain. A.J. Epenesa is getting closer to returning from an ankle injury as well.
Buffalo’s defensive tackles in particular are looking to help pick up the slack with Miller sidelined. Oliver, Tim Settle and Jordan Phillips all dealt with injuries earlier this season, but have been rounding into form as of late.
”Me, Tim, (Phillips) and (DaQuan Jones) are all healthy,” Oliver said. ”The inside four are all healthy so that just means that our role has to just increase. I know we’re banged up on the edges, but all four of us are healthy. So between the four of us we can get it done.”
As a group, Buffalo’s defensive tackles have shown tremendous improvement over the past two weeks. After being gashed in the run game in three consecutive weeks, the Bills held Cleveland’s Nick Chubb to just 19 yards in a 31-23 victory and they contained both Jamaal Williams and D’Andre Swift on Thanksgiving.
Oliver, in particular, has been a standout as of late. He had one of his best games of his career in the win over the Lions, getting a safety and both forcing and recovering a fumble.
”He finished the season so strong for us a year ago and he kind of set a standard,” defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said. ”And then he had a high ankle sprain after the first game and missed a lot of time. It took him a bit to get back. But he’s getting to that point now and based on (Thursday) he’s getting back to the standard for sure where he’s making those splash plays time in and time out, which is what we need from him and a few of our other guys as well – especially in the absence of Von.”
The Bills know they will miss Miller, but they also know they’ve shown the ability to overcome key injuries on defense.
”It will be a big loss,” Frazier said. ”I’m not going to sit here and sugarcoat that and say it’s not. He’s a very important cog in what we do. But it also means that provides an opportunity for someone else. We just need the other guys to step up and make plays when they have an opportunity to make plays.”
NOTES: For the second week in a row, several players missed practice because of illness. CB Siran Neal, S Jordan Poyer, CB Dane Jackson, WR Khalil Shakir, LB Tyler Matakevich, S JaQuan Johnson, RB Nyheim Hines and TE Quintin Morris all missed practice on Sunday. … OL Ike Boettger made his long-awaited return to practice. Boettger suffered a torn Achilles tendon late last season and suffered a setback in his recovery over the summer. Boettger has 21 days to be activated off the physically unable to perform list.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka stood stoically ever so briefly, before crouching for an emphatic fist pump to go with a scream.
Yeah, the seventh-ranked woman in the eight-player WTA Finals couldn’t hide the emotion, because she knew exactly what she had done.
Sabalenka ended world No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s 15-match winning streak against top-10 opponents, taking a 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 victory in the semifinals of the season-ending event Sunday night.
The stunner puts Sabalenka in final Monday night against No. 6 Caroline Garcia, who streamrolled Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-2 and can become just the second Frenchwoman to win WTA Finals after Amelie Mauresmo in 2005.
Swiatek, the French Open and U.S. Open champion and runaway leader with eight tour victories, cruised through three round-robin victories, losing just 13 games to give her the longest winning run against top-10 opponents since Steffi Graf won 17 straight in 1987.
Just like that, it was over when the 21-year-old from Poland lost the last five games against a player she had beaten in all four meetings this season.
Sabalenka was No. 1 when she beat Swiatek in round-robin play at last year’s WTA Finals, but neither player made the semifinals.
With that much out of the way for both, Sabalenka showed how comfortable she was on the temporary indoor hard court at Dickies Arena. Nine of her 10 career victories have come on hard courts.
“I just want to make sure that every time she plays against me, she knows that she really has to work hard to get a win,” said Sabalenka, whose fourth loss this year to Swiatek was a three-setter in the U.S. Open semifinals. “Only because of this thinking, I was able to play at this amazing level tonight.”
Swiatek fell behind one break in the final set with two wide forehands before another one put her down two breaks. Sabalenka gave herself a match point with her 12th and final ace, then hit another serve so good, Swiatek’s lunging return was wide and long.
After a tour-best 67 victories and a 37-match unbeaten run from February to June that was the longest in women’s tennis in a quarter-century, this wasn’t quite the ending Swiatek had in mind.
“In the third, I just started making mistakes from shots that I wouldn’t make mistakes usually,” Swiatek said. “At the beginning of the first set, I just wanted to be kind of focused. Maybe I didn’t realize soon enough that I should be more pepped up.”
Garcia was playing just 24 hours after beating Daria Kasatkina in a tense 80-minute third set to secure the last spot in the semifinals, but needed just 74 minutes total for a career-best fourth victory over a top-five opponent this season.
Garcia never trailed, dominating the fifth-ranked Sakkari in winners (21-8) and aces (6-0).
“I don’t know,” Garcia said when asked where she found the energy to dominate after the quick turnaround. “Yesterday, I was a little bit tired, but it was nothing unusual after such a big match.”
Garcia has advanced out of group play in both WTA Finals appearances. The 29-year-old lost in the semifinals in the eight-player event five years ago, which also was the most recent time a player older than Garcia reached the semis (Venus Williams).
“I guess I’m five years older, maybe five years wiser,” said Garcia, who was No. 74 about this time last year. “You try to learn from everything. I’ve got a good team behind me, supporting me when I was a little bit doubting myself.”
Sakkari also was among the five players who have reached the semis their first two times since the round-robin format was reintroduced in 2003. She lost in the semis last year.
Garcia used a 120 mph ace to help erase a break chance for Sakkari and extend her lead to 4-0 in the second set.
Garcia’s sixth and final ace answered a double fault that gave Sakkari another break point. Garcia closed out that game for a 5-1 lead on the way to a 3-0 career record against Sakkari.
Sakkari had three straight-set victories in the tournament after coming in with just one win over a top-10 opponent this season.
The 27-year-old from Greece never recovered after dropping her first set of the week, finishing with 11 more unforced errors (19) than winners.
“Not taking away anything from her, I played a very average match from my side,” said Sakkari, who didn’t qualify for the WTA Finals until the final event of the regular season. “I wasn’t sharp. I wasn’t energized.”
Defending doubles champs Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova advanced to the title match with a 7-6(5), 6-2 semifinal victory over Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko.
The Czech duo will play Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens, 6-1, 6-1 winners over Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs.
The event was moved to Texas from China over concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault. Coronavirus restrictions also played a part in the decision. It’s the first WTA Finals in the U.S. since 2005.
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The May 11th gala will raise awareness and fund research leading to treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases.
COLUMBIA, Md., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, is honoring Pravin U. Dugel, MD, President of Iveric Bio with the prestigious Visionary Award through its annual gala, Night for Sight. He joins fellow honorees Doug Zarkin of Pearle Vision and Avi Kaner of Morton Williams Supermarkets in accepting this award. Taking place on Thursday, May 11 at 6 p.m. ET at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, Night for Sight will celebrate these leaders for their commitment to the Foundation's efforts to be a beacon for those impacted by vision loss.
The Foundation is proud to honor Pravin U. Dugel for his more than 26 years of experience as a retina specialist and commitment to the science behind vision-altering clinical trials and research. Dr. Dugel is internationally recognized as a major clinical researcher and has been a principal investigator in over 100 multicenter clinical trials. Now as the president of Iveric Bio, Dr. Dugel leads the innovative biopharmaceutical company that is focused on the discovery and development of treatments for retinal disease with significant unmet medical needs. The Foundation is honored to have Dr. Dugel join us at this year's Night for Sight as a recipient of this well-deserved award.
At Night for Sight, the Foundation will also host special guests, the Lemay Pelletier family, and the incredible story of their year-long visual memory world tour. Parents Edith Lemay and Sebastien Pelletier received the life-altering news that three of their four young children were losing their vision to retinitis pigmentosa. They made the decision that their family would take a year to travel the world to create visual memories. Just returning from their year away, attendees of Night for Sight will be some of the first to hear the story of their unbelievable journey around the world.
Thank you to Visionary Champion National Partner, Janssen Global Services, LLC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, and Night for Sight Beacon Sponsors, Iveric Bio, Libertas Funding and National Business Capital.
Individual tickets to Night for Sight are $1,000, and Next Generation (under age 35) are $750. Sponsorship opportunities are available and range from $2,500 to $100,000. For ticket and sponsorship information, visit Give.FightingBlindness.org/NightforSight or contact Katie Van Benschoten at KVanBenschoten@FightingBlindness.org or 212-961-6881.
About the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Established in 1971, the Foundation Fighting Blindness is the world's leading private funding source for retinal degenerative disease research. The Foundation has raised more than $891 million toward its mission to prevent, treat, and cure blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome and the spectrum of blinding retinal diseases. Visit FightingBlindness.org for more information.
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On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that provided a constitutional right to abortion nationwide. That same day, Missouri’s abortion ban became law. It prohibits abortions in the state “except in cases of medical emergency.”
In the weeks following the state’s abortion ban, multiple posts (here, here, and here) have spread on social media claiming pregnant women can’t get a divorce finalized in Missouri until after the baby is born. Online searches show many people are wondering if these claims are true or false.
THE QUESTION
Can you get a divorce finalized while pregnant in Missouri?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, you cannot get a divorce finalized while pregnant in Missouri.
WHAT WE FOUND
Under Missouri law, when a person files a petition for divorce in the state, their paperwork must include certain information such as the date of separation, the residence of each party, custody and child support arrangements for any existing children, and “whether the wife is pregnant.” The law went into effect in 1973 and has been amended as recently as 2016.
The “whether the wife is pregnant” phrase is included in the law because the state of Missouri will not grant a divorce to a married couple if the wife is pregnant, according to the American Pregnancy Association, a national health organization that promotes reproductive and pregnancy wellness.
The nonprofit says Missouri courts prefer to wait until after the baby is born to address paternity and to determine whether child support or child custody arrangements need to be included in the finalization of the divorce.
Missouri law firm Deputy & Mizell, L.L.C also says a divorce cannot be legally finalized in the state of Missouri if the wife is pregnant.
The law firm says spouses can still file for divorce and begin handling certain aspects of the divorce process, such as the division of assets and debts and the custody agreement for any existing children, but “the divorce cannot be finalized until after the baby is born.”
“The court has to wait until the new baby arrives before they can finalize child custody/child support orders for the infant,” Deputy & Mizell explain.
Outside of Missouri, a few other states, including Arizona, Arkansas and Texas, have similar divorce laws in place, according to the American Pregnancy Association and local law firms. There are currently no proposed or pending amendments in Missouri to overturn the law at this time, Attorney Dan Mizell, owner and manager of Deputy & Mizell, told VERIFY.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- World-renowned artist and brand Jumper Maybach has signed new best-in-class partners to an ever-growing list of organizations that share the brand's mission of ending hate. Jumper Maybach is one of the most thought provoking and inclusive artists and brands of our generation. In the past year, the brand has partnered with six distinct companies in an effort to expand their product line across multiple consumer retail segments through the artwork, as well as bring new audiences to the brand and mission. These global partnerships offer a unique opportunity for brands to target new markets, expand their customer base, and work with a company which aligns with their vision.
All of the new products have been inspired by Jumper Maybach's abstract paintings which have been exhibited around the world, hanging in galleries and museums from Paris to Miami to Dubai. The artist's use of color and design brings a modern flair to the walls of any home or business and are now available as wearable art and soft goods.
The Jumper Maybach brand is excited to announce partnerships with the following brands: BIG LOViE, Ahdorned, OPR Eyewear, V. Fraas, Ioconic and Proformmat. The partners have all begun production of their Jumper Maybach lines of products and items are currently available for retail, launching now through September 2022.
"These partnerships represent a remarkable way to expand the vision of my mission," states Jumper Maybach. "Their goals are much in line with my own. I am totally honored to be working with such amazing people as we share a pursuit to end hate, intolerance, and bullying."
In 2013, Jumper Maybach held his first gallery show, which ultimately led to exhibiting at Art Dubai. It was there that the Artist received a documentary film deal and was dubbed the "Jackson Pollock of the 21st Century". Shortly after Art Dubai, Maybach had the opportunity to exhibit 39 large pieces of work in Venice, Italy and was invited to exhibit his art at the Galerie Du Louvre in Paris. Jumper Maybach actively supports GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the Trevor Project in addition to many other local and national charities.
For more information about Jumper Maybach and these new partnerships, please visit www.JumperMaybach.com
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TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofins CellTx, an industry leader in regulated testing services for living donor eligibility testing, announced today the official opening of its new laboratory in Tucson, AZ. The 15,000 square foot laboratory, located at the University of Arizona Tech Park, will increase testing capacity to support growth of testing services for cell and gene therapies, cord blood and bone marrow transplant testing.
With the focus exclusively on living donor HCT/P samples, the launch of CellTx will include a fully automated FDA infectious disease testing menu, along with applicable confirmatory testing. This will be supported by all required licenses and registrations to ensure all regulatory compliances for donation and transplantation are met. CellTx's QA/RA Department will be available to help these organizations with audit needs and regulatory compliance. The laboratory will be operational 7 days/week, including holidays. Additional product testing needs are available through Eurofins Donor & Product Testing and the network of Eurofins laboratories.
"We are excited to launch our laboratory that is solely focused on being the leader in FDA testing of human cell and tissue source material from living donors," said Ronnie Aga President, General Manager of Eurofins CellTx. "Our state of the art, fully automated laboratory is positioned to provide testing support in an exponentially growing market of cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and IVF applications."
This operational expansion demonstrates Eurofins CellTx's commitment to providing regulated support to the expanding cell and gene therapy markets with a comprehensive menu of regulated testing for donor source materials.
To learn more, please visit www.Eurofins-CellTx.com
Eurofins is Testing for Life. With over 61,000 staff across a network of 940 laboratories in 59 countries, Eurofins' companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods.
Eurofins Shares are listed on Euronext Paris Stock Exchange.
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The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District made a promise to conduct an independent investigation of the May 24 mass shooting.
That promise must be honored for the 19 children and two teachers who were murdered at Robb Elementary School. It must be honored for their grieving families. It must be honored for the school district’s credibility.
We are appalled by UCISD’s decision to break that promise and not conduct an independent investigation. The district would be wise to rethink this decision.
In September, the school district pledged to hire JPPI Investigations for an independent review of its police force’s response at Robb Elementary School, but it never gained traction. There wasn’t a contract with JPPI Investigations, and work never began. Shame on the district for not following through.
Now district officials have said they won’t do the review; instead, they say, the district will work with findings from four different investigations. This is not remotely good enough.
Here’s why: From a foundational standpoint, a promise has been made to families who must live with the haunting repercussions of a horror that never should have occurred. That promise needs to be kept.
Equally important, while there are many layers of failure in the Uvalde shooting, one key aspect is a crisis of truth. Due to rampant early misinformation about the law enforcement response, as well as blame-shifting from the Department of Public Safety, it’s imperative that multiple investigations of May 24 occur.
That such investigations might overlap or be redundant misses a larger point. Each investigation has the potential to reveal new information that could be instructive in developing policy and providing a full and accurate understanding of this tragedy.
Hal Harrell, the former superintendent who retired in September, promised the independent investigation.
Back in October, the district put emphasis on its investigation, saying in a news release it “remains committed to resolving issues with verifiable evidence” and that it would use the investigation, along with a Texas Police Chiefs Association investigation, to inform its police personnel decisions.
Harrell was then replaced by interim Superintendent Gary Patterson, who previously spent 15 years at East Central ISD in San Antonio.
Patterson’s time as interim superintendent has been extended as the district seeks stability. But stability can’t be achieved without accountability. The massacre at Robb Elementary School is not something from which an institution can simply turn the page. The district needs its own document of record.
That’s also why it’s not enough that other agencies are investigating the district’s police response in May. In July, legislators released the Texas House of Representatives Investigative Committee report that affirmed, among other things, that no law enforcement official took charge during the shooting.
Also in July, the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, or ALERRT, Center at Texas State University released its report.
A Department of Justice investigation, launched this past summer, is pending.
The FBI and Texas Rangers also are leading a criminal investigation. The district attorney in Uvalde recently received an initial report from that probe, but she doesn’t expect the complete report for months, according to the Texas Tribune.
And JPPI Investigations also is investigating the Uvalde Police Department role in the law enforcement response.
But no agency would know the shooter or school police officers more intimately than the school district itself. An independent district investigation is warranted. UCISD should reconsider. | https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/editorial-uvalde-school-keep-promise-17774342.php | 2023-02-09 20:19:14 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/editorial-uvalde-school-keep-promise-17774342.php |
Brittany Bell is rising to the occasion as a mom of three.
The model—who gave birth to her and Nick Cannon's third child, son Rise Messiah Cannon, in September—posted a photo of the newborn with his siblings Golden "Sagon," 6, and Powerful Queen, 23 months.
"Three different stages of love!" Brittany captioned the Nov. 23 Instagram of her three children laughing together. "My heart bursts for them."
In a separate post, Brittany showed off a slew of snapshots of herself in a white dress on her bed alongside Rise, Golden and Powerful. Other newborn shots showed Rise sleeping on a Bible.
"My Rise came right on time," she wrote in part Nov. 21. "Calling me higher in challenges of darkness to a renewal of Sunshine. My Rise is patient and full of growth. My Rise has hints of Golden Warrior and Powerful Queen."
She continued, "My Rise is full of smiles and a joy I've never seen. My Rise is placed by God and is full of His presence. My Rise was meant for such a time as this and gives me a peace from Heaven."
Last month, Nick gushed about the "Family love" he has for Brittany and her kids. The Wild N' Out host also praised the former Miss Guam after she gave birth to Rise in September.
"She has taught me so much about parenting, psychology, spirituality, love and just life in general," he wrote on Instagram Sept. 30, noting that Brittany "didn't want a baby shower and needed NOTHING! All she desired was PRAYER from her authentic Loved Ones!"
The Masked Singer host is also father to twins Moroccan and Monroe, 11, with ex-wife Mariah Carey, as well as twins Zion and Zillion, 17 months, and daughter Beautiful, 1 week, with Abby De La Rosa. Nick is currently expecting his 12th child with model Alyssa Scott. The pair are also parents to son Zen, who passed away from brain cancer at 5 months old.
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ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — The NATO-led peacekeeping force said on Monday that 25 of its troops were injured in clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo after they tried to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts last week.
The Serbs clashed with NATO troops and Kosovo police in the municipality of Zvecan, 45 kilometers (28 miles) north of the capital. The soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades to protect the Kosovar officers and disperse protesters, according to witnesses. The assembled Serbs responded by throwing rocks and other hard objects at them.
“Several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian KFOR contingent were the subject of unprovoked attacks and sustained trauma wounds with fractures and burns due to the explosion of incendiary devices,” said the NATO peacekeepers in a statement.
Some Kosovo police vehicles and one belonging to journalists were damaged and sprayed with Serb nationalist symbols.
Addressing the nation late Monday, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he would spend the night with his troops on the border with Kosovo who were placed on the highest state of alert on his orders last week. He said 52 Serbs were injured in the clashes, three seriously, and four were detained.
“The consequences (of the clashes) are big and grave and the sole culprit is (Kosovo Prime Minister) Albin Kurti,” said Vucic. He referred to the Albanian forces in the north Kosovo as “occupiers.”
“I repeat for the last time and I beg the international community to make sure Albin Kurti sees reason,” Vucic said. “If they don’t, I am afraid it will be too late for all of us.”
The violence was the latest incident as tensions soared over the past weekend, with Serbia putting the country’s military on high alert and sending more troops to the border with Kosovo, which declared independence from Belgrade in 2008.
Kosovo and Serbia have been foes for decades, with Belgrade refusing to recognize Kosovo’s sovereignty.
The United States and the European Union have stepped up efforts to help solve the Kosovo-Serbia dispute, fearing further instability in Europe as Russia’s war rages in Ukraine. The EU has made it clear to both Serbia and Kosovo they must normalize relations if they’re to make any progress toward joining the bloc.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described the situation in Kosovo as “worrisome,” blaming the U.S. and NATO for claiming dominance in that part of the world.
“A big ‘explosion’ is brewing in the center of Europe, in the very place where, in 1999, NATO carried out aggression against Yugoslavia,” he said from Nairobi, Kenya, referring to the NATO-led intervention in 1999 that stopped a bloody Serb crackdown against ethnic Albanian separatists.
On Monday, Kosovar police and the NATO-led Kosovo Force, or KFOR, were seen protecting the municipal buildings in Zvecan, Leposavic, Zubin Potok and Mitrovica, four municipalities in the north that held early elections last month.
The votes were largely boycotted by ethnic Serbs, who form the majority in those areas. Only ethnic Albanian or other smaller minority representatives were elected to the mayoral posts and assemblies.
Serbia’s prime minister, Ana Brnabic, criticized the international handling of events in Kosovo, saying that KFOR was “not protecting the people … they are protecting the usurpers,” apparently referring to the new mayors.
“But we must protect the peace. Peace is all we have,” she said.
KFOR has increased its presence in the four northern municipalities. It called on all sides to refrain from actions that could cause escalation and urged both “Belgrade and Pristina to engage in the EU-led dialogue.”
U.S. Ambassador Jeff Hovenier met with President Vjosa Osmani and then together with other western powers’ ambassadors — the U.S., France, Italy, Germany and the U.K. known as the Quint — with Prime Minister Albin Kurti, urging him to take steps to de-escalate the situation and reduce tensions.
Last Friday, ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo tried to block recently elected ethnic Albanian officials from entering municipal buildings. Kosovo police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd and let the new officials into the offices.
The U.S. and the EU condemned Kosovo’s government for using police to forcibly enter the municipal buildings.
The conflict in Kosovo erupted in 1998 when separatist ethnic Albanians rebelled against Serbia’s rule, and Serbia responded with a brutal crackdown. About 13,000 people, mostly ethnic Albanians, died. NATO’s military intervention in 1999 eventually forced Serbia to pull out of the territory. Washington and most EU countries have recognized Kosovo as an independent state, but Serbia, Russia and China haven’t.
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Red Cross South Texas looking for volunteers for hurricane season
The American Red Cross is making sure the organization is prepared for the upcoming hurricane season — and is looking for more volunteers to respond to emergencies and disasters.
Volunteers will help families with food, shelter, or by being part of the damage assessment team.
Red Cross Executive Director Dr. David Luna says the organization is made up of 95 percent of volunteers. | https://www.krgv.com/news/red-cross-south-texas-looking-for-volunteers-for-hurricane-season | 2022-05-03 05:01:55 | 0 | https://www.krgv.com/news/red-cross-south-texas-looking-for-volunteers-for-hurricane-season |
Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first commercial space flight on Thursday.
Six people were on the Galactic 01 spaceflight. Three of them were from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council of Italy. The others were Virgin Galactic employees, including the two pilots.
"This historic space flight was our first commercial flight and our first dedicated commercial research mission — ushering in a new era of repeatable and reliable access to space for private passengers and researchers," said Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier.
The flight took off from Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time. Virgin Galactic said its spacecraft reached a top speed approaching Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound. After reaching a height of 52.9 miles above the Earth's surface, the spacecraft made its return.
The crew landed at Spaceport America around 1 hour and 12 minutes after taking off.
SEE MORE: SpaceX Launches 3 Civilians To Space Station For $55M Each
The short trip allowed the crew to conduct 13 different experiments about how materials and the human body respond to microgravity.
"This successful mission gives us just a preview of what discoveries may result from reliable access to space to further scientific knowledge," said Sirisha Bandala, an executive with Virgin Galactic.
The company said its next commercial spaceflight, which will feature private citizens, will take place in August. Monthly space flights are scheduled thereafter.
The cost to go to space on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft is $450,000. Interested parties must first put down a $150,000 deposit and pay the remaining balance in the year before their trip.
SEE MORE: Blue Origin has successful second flight
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Manhattan district attorney asks about hush money paid to former Playboy model Karen McDougal
By Kara Scannell, CNN
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has been asking questions during grand jury proceedings about a hush money scheme known as a “catch and kill” deal aimed at covering up an alleged affair between former President Donald Trump and a former playboy model before the 2016 presidential election, two people familiar with the matter said.
Prosecutors have asked at least one witness questions about a $150,000 payment the publisher of the National Enquirer made to the model, Karen McDougal, to buy her story about the alleged affair with Trump, the people said.
The grand jury, which has been investigating Trump’s alleged role in a $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, has indicted the former president in connection to that scheme, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The indictment has been filed under seal and will be announced in the coming days. The charges are not publicly known at this time, one source told CNN. Trump will likely be arraigned in court early next week, according to his defense attorney, Joe Tacopina.
The witness was asked about other stories bought by American Media Inc. — which publishes the Enquirer — and later killed. Trump had a history, with his long-time friend and former chairman of AMI, David Pecker, of buying negative stories and planting positive ones, the people said. Pecker testified Monday before the Manhattan grand jury for the second time.
Trump has denied both affairs.
It wasn’t clear whether prosecutors were considering the payment as part of its investigation or using it to establish a pattern of entering into such deals.
The district attorney’s renewed interest in the McDougal payment was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Tacopina declined to comment.
Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to two federal campaign finance charges related to the payments to McDougal and Daniels to silence their allegations before the election. AMI got a non-prosecution agreement for cooperating with the federal prosecution. Pecker testified and received immunity in the federal investigation.
As part of its non-prosecution agreement, AMI admitted to making the $150,000 payment in cooperation with some members of Trump’s campaign in order to prevent McDougal’s claims of an affair from becoming public. Pecker met with Cohen “and at least one other member of the campaign” in August 2015, the agreement states.
The agreement said Cohen, Pecker and “one or more members of the campaign” met in August 2015. At that meeting, “Pecker offered to help deal with negative stories about that presidential candidate’s relationships with women by, among other things, assisting the campaign in identifying such stories so they could be purchased, and their publication avoided.”
AMI admitted that after that meeting, Pecker agreed to “keep Cohen appraised” of negative stories about Trump.
Trump denies involvement in the hush-money schemes and said Thursday that he “did nothing wrong with respect to campaign finance laws.”
In 2019, prosecutors subpoenaed the Trump Organization for information about Daniels and McDougal, CNN reported.
This story has been updated with additional details.
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Youngkin to meet with Taiwan’s leader during trade mission
By SARAH RANKIN
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will lead his first international trade mission later this month, a trip to Asia that will include a meeting with the president of Taiwan. His office made the announcement Tuesday. The trip in late April will include stops in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. In addition to the meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, Youngkin’s office says he plans to sit down with government officials, strategic business associations, company executives and industry leaders. The visit by Youngkin, who has not publicly ruled out a 2024 presidential bid, comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and China, which views Taiwan as its own territory. | https://kion546.com/news/2023/04/04/youngkin-to-meet-with-taiwans-leader-during-trade-mission/ | 2023-04-04 23:32:31 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/2023/04/04/youngkin-to-meet-with-taiwans-leader-during-trade-mission/ |
(WFRV) – Spring fashions are in store at Apricot Lane Boutique inside Bay Park Square Mall. Why not enjoy them with a Spring Fling? During Ladies Night Out, you can make-and-take a patch hat, enjoy a live DJ, discounts, prizes, drinks and snacks. The event is March 14th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Catch up with all the latest fashions on the Apricot Lane Facebook page. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/local5live/ladies-night-ushers-in-spring-at-apricot-lane-boutique/ | 2023-03-10 19:13:40 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/local5live/ladies-night-ushers-in-spring-at-apricot-lane-boutique/ |
NBA making plans for ’23-24 season with tournament included
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
The NBA is planning for the inaugural version of its in-season tournament — should it become reality — to begin early next season, according to a memo sent to teams Wednesday. If the tournament is approved, 80 regular-season games for each team would be announced in August, with two more games set to be scheduled depending on which eight teams make the tournament’s knockout stage that would start in December. Those games would be added in-season to the schedule. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has wanted the in-season event added for several years. Talks have gone on about it since at least 2016. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/30/nba-making-plans-for-23-24-season-with-tournament-included/ | 2022-12-01 00:55:26 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/30/nba-making-plans-for-23-24-season-with-tournament-included/ |
Sedgwick County completes abortion amendment recount
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Sedgwick County Election Office has completed recounting votes on the constitutional amendment.
The county said the office is now compiling information for reporting and canvassing. The Sedgwick County Board of County Canvassers will conduct the recount canvass on Saturday in the Early Vote Room of the Election Office in the Historic Courthouse.
Sedgwick County was one of nine counties forced to recount votes on the abortion amendment from the Aug. 2 primary election. The people behind the recount put up nearly $120,000 to have it conducted despite voters overwhelmingly rejecting the amendment.
As of Friday, Crawford, Douglas, Harvey, Jefferson, Lyon and Thomas had recounted and canvassed their votes. The totals from those counties are 27,488 ‘Vote No’ and 62,030 ‘Vote Yes,’ according to the secretary of state office. Johnson, Sedgwick and Shawnee are the remaining counties to canvass.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — For most of the players on the New York Giants, the playoffs is uncharted territory.
Of the 53 men on the Giants’ active roster heading into Sunday’s wild-card round game at the Minnesota Vikings, only 17 players have playoff experience. Roughly half of that number can be considered starters.
Quarterback Daniel Jones, running back Saquon Barkley, offensive tackles Andrew Thomas and Evan Neal, defensive linemen Leonard Williams and Dexter Lawrence, and safeties Xavier McKinney and Julian Love are postseason novices.
Veteran kicker Graham Gano is in the minority on a team making its first postseason appearance since 2016. He’s one of five players who’s made it to a Super Bowl. He is willing to talk to teammates about what’s going to be different. The energy and tempo will increase.
“But really, it’s the same game we’ve been playing since we were kids,” Gano said. “I think that’s the biggest thing, not to make more of it than what it actually is. It’s exciting.”
McKinney could hardly hide his excitement about getting to the playoffs in his third season. His path there had some obstacles.
McKinney broke bones in his left hand in an ATV-type accident while on vacation in Mexico during the Giants’ bye week in November. He had surgery and missed seven games, returning on Jan. 1. The last game he missed was against the Vikings.
“I’m excited, we’re all excited here,” McKinney said. “It’s been a while for sure, but we’re trying not to be too excited. When you’re too excited, you screw up and bad things happen.”
Wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins, who was acquired on waivers in early November, isn’t taking that approach.
“It’s a different mode, you got to have a little bit of a different mentality and a different mindset and go in there and really attack, like tell yourself, I’m going to make these plays,” Hodgins said. “I’m going to change the game and I’m going to make a name for myself with everybody watching.”
Center Jon Feliciano was in the playoffs the past three years with Buffalo and said not much changes.
“It is a regular game, besides the fact that you go home if you lose,” Feliciano said. “When you mess up in a regular game, it’s not the same as doing it here. If you’re a competitor, you never want to lose. So for me, it’s just the same old, same old.”
For Williams, the wait to get to the playoffs was eight years. He doesn’t want it to be a short trip, saying now is the time for players to sacrifice.
“We’re trying to keep keep this thing riding, keep this train going and hopefully take it all the way,” Williams said. “I mean, that’s our mindset, but we can’t afford to overlook any team. We have to take a week at a time.”
Love said people outside the Giants’ headquarters are probably more excited than the players. He also thinks the NFC North champion Vikings understand they will be in for a fight after beating New York 27-24 on Dec. 24 on a 61-yard field goal on the final play.
“I feel like no one is under the radar,” Love said. “They know who we are, we’ve shown it for 17, 18 weeks or whatever it is. Teams know who we are, now we’ve just got to go show it and let our game speak for itself.”
The Giants’ practice Wednesday was far from normal. The number of media attending doubled to roughly 30-35 people.
Jones, who didn’t play in a meaningless regular-season finale, said the players understand the stakes.
“The only way we’re going to play as well as we want to play is to prepare how we have all year, to trust our process and stick to that,” he said. “So, that’s largely been the conversation amongst the guys.”
Jones’ comments echoed what coach Brian Daboll has told the team this week.
“I’ve coached players that throw up before every game, whether it’s the first game of the season, a preseason game, a playoff game,” Daboll said. “Every player is different. I think every coach is different. The big thing is be yourself. Prepare to play a good game.”
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A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:
Fifty years ago this week, the first-ever cellphone call was made.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HOTLINE BLING")
DRAKE: (Singing) You used to call me on my cellphone.
MARTÍNEZ: No, not that. Engineer Martin Cooper made that call from a New York City sidewalk and says it went something like this.
MARTIN COOPER: I called my counterpart at Bell Laboratories, a guy named Dr. Joel Engel. And I told him, Joel, I'm calling you from a real cellular telephone - a handheld unit. And I thought I could hear gnashing of teeth at the other end, but Joel was polite. And then I went on to other phone calls.
MARTÍNEZ: That's right. The first-ever cellphone call was a troll. Cooper and his team at Motorola began designing the cellphone in November of 1972. At the time, car phones were the most mobile device on the market, and only about a hundred thousand people had them.
COOPER: For years, my colleagues and I at Motorola had a dream that everyone someday would be free to talk wherever they were, would be unleashed from the copper wires that tied them to the network.
MARTÍNEZ: Thing is, their prototype was the size of a brick and weighed about 2 1/2 pounds.
COOPER: The battery life was only 20 minutes, but that was not a problem 'cause you couldn't hold that heavy thing up for more than 20 minutes.
MARTÍNEZ: Today, there are more cellphones than there are people. As of 2021, there were approximately 8.6 billion subscriptions for mobile devices. And calls from these mobile devices are being used to connect with family, friends, colleagues and, yes, the occasional troll.
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Five people were rescued from a disabled sailboat in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
News outlets report that the 36-foot sailboat put out a distress call Friday afternoon because of a broken mast. The vessel was located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Mobile. No one was injured. The sailboat was towed to shore over the weekend.
Scott Talbot, a search and rescue mission coordinator for the Coast Guard’s District Eight, said the sailboat’s GPS and distress signaling gear allowed the boat to be located and for those aboard to be rescued. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Coast-Guard-rescues-5-from-sailboat-in-Gulf-of-17158055.php | 2022-05-08 23:10:14 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Coast-Guard-rescues-5-from-sailboat-in-Gulf-of-17158055.php |
This innovative technology is a part of the robust space and reservations management offering specifically designed to deliver an exceptional end user experience.
WELLESLEY, Mass., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvolo, the world's fastest-growing workplace software company, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Pat. No. 11,514,205 on November 29th, 2022, which completes the process related to space planning and management as part of Nuvolo Connected Workplace. Nuvolo holds two patents contributing to this framework, and they will remain in force until 2038.
These patents are related to the automated interpretation of CAD diagrams, extraction of space attributes and profiles, and the calculation of space data. The technology works to interpret graphical images or data sets that can be consumed by Nuvolo Connected Workplace to enable space management teams to work within one, modern end-to-end solution. This eliminates redundant and disconnected processes when working with CAD diagrams for space planning and reservation management.
In addition, the patents enable interactive floor plan usage by managers, technicians and engineers that are planning, installing, building, maintaining, or auditing enterprise assets.
"We are excited to have the grant of these patents as formal recognition of our innovation and forward thinking. We continue to lead from the front by reimagining antiquated processes and building solutions to better our customers with Nuvolo Connected Workplace, a modern IWMS", said Tao (Jake) Ye, Chief Technology Officer, Nuvolo.
"The completion of the end-to-end space planning and reservation management process bolsters our intellectual property protections, confirming we continue to build Nuvolo Connected Workplace from the ground up to better serve our customers and partners", said Tom Stanford, CEO, Nuvolo. These patents ensure that fast followers, which have become prevalent post-pandemic, cannot encumber the groundbreaking work our Global Innovation Team has been delivering to the marketplace for years."
About Nuvolo
Nuvolo is the global leader in modern, cloud-based connected workplace solutions, Built on NOW™. Nuvolo provides a single platform to manage all people, physical locations, assets, and work across the business. Industries served include healthcare, life sciences, retail, public sector, higher education, technology, financial services, and enterprise. Nuvolo is headquartered in Wellesley M.A., with a global workforce located throughout North America and Europe.
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Police searching for suspects after shots fired
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police are searching for two suspects after a disorder, which lead to shots fired, broke out at a Marathon gas station Saturday afternoon.
Police say a disorder happened between two people at the Marathon on the 1300 block of Trent Boulevard around 3 Saturday afternoon.
One person fired shots before both fled the scene.
Police are still searching for those suspects, saying not a lot of information is available as they’re operating off of surveillance video.
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SEA ISLE CITY — Eight dolphins beached Tuesday near 52nd Street.
Two died on the beach, with six more euthanized after they were removed from the beach, after a recommendation from a veterinarian from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine.
“The decision was made to humanely euthanize the dolphins to prevent further suffering, as returning them to the ocean would have only prolonged their inevitable death,” the stranding center posted Tuesday afternoon. “All eight dolphins have been transported to the NJ State Lab for immediate necropsies. “We share in the public's sorrow for these beautiful animals, and hope that the necropsies will help us understand the reason for their stranding.”
Center staff had responded to Sea Isle after the eight dolphins beached Tuesday morning. City police, fire, EMS and public works crews responded in hopes of rescuing at least some of the animals, which the center identified as common dolphins.
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Two of the animals appeared to have died soon after they stranded. The others remained alive on the beach for hours.
“Police and DPW (the Department of Public Works) have been keeping six dolphins that are alive with water and hydration," said Mayor Leonard Desiderio. That included wrapping the marine mammals in wet towels and taking buckets of seawater to keep the dolphins’ skin from drying out.
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Diane Marshall, a resident of the city, said she noticed the dolphins on the beach about 10 a.m.
She said she hoped the stranding center team would be able to return them to the water or provide medical treatment to the animals if necessary.
Marshall said multiple people turned out to try to help the animals.
No information on the potential cause of the stranding was immediately available.
The beaches of New Jersey have seen an exceptional number of marine mammal strandings recently, with multiple whales washing ashore since December. Many were humpback whales. There have also been reports of dolphin strandings.
Many responding to the latest strandings immediately blamed work underway in preparation for offshore wind turbines. A series of wind projects is planned off the New Jersey coast and elsewhere in the Northeast.
OCEAN CITY — Hundreds of people crowded the Ocean City Tabernacle on Wednesday for a public …
Federal and state experts maintain there is no evidence linking that work to deaths of marine mammals, but multiple people renewed calls to end all preparation work for offshore wind, with many speculating that sound used to map the ocean floor has impacted the animals.
Since its foundation in 1978, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center has responded to more than 5,900 strandings, including 745 bottlenose dolphins and 187 common dolphins, as well as 306 harbor porpoises and 32 Risso’s dolphins.
Over the past five years, the center has averaged 180 animals annually, according to data posted to its website. So far this year, the center has responded to 22 animal strandings. In 2019, 11 large whales were stranded. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/8-dolphins-die-after-beaching-in-sea-isle-city/article_fbc9aa04-c829-11ed-906c-830fbecd5e43.html | 2023-03-21 21:07:11 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/8-dolphins-die-after-beaching-in-sea-isle-city/article_fbc9aa04-c829-11ed-906c-830fbecd5e43.html |
Erwin promoted at Garrett State Bank
GARRETT — Garrett State Bank president and CEO Michael Tullis has announced Brad Erwin has been promoted to senior vice president of lending.
Erwin started at Garrett State Bank as an ICE high school employee, worked through college and became a loan processor. After seven years of service, he moved on with his career. Erwin came back to us with 22 years of financial experience in 2021 as a retail banking and loan officer.
Erwin was born in Garrett and is a graduate of Garrett High School. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. He is an active volunteer with Junior Achievement and United Way. Located in downtown Garrett at the main office, he looks forward to helping with the financial and lending needs of the residents in the surrounding communities. | https://www.kpcnews.com/garrettclipper/article_edecdd82-d1bb-50e4-9e65-af393d7eeb92.html | 2023-02-28 06:37:48 | 0 | https://www.kpcnews.com/garrettclipper/article_edecdd82-d1bb-50e4-9e65-af393d7eeb92.html |
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