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Which reptile habitat starter kit is best?
Many people enjoy keeping reptiles as pets. From large snakes to bearded dragons and small turtles, these cold-blooded creatures are interesting to observe and care for.
However, because reptiles depend on the conditions of their environment to stay healthy, they have unique requirements with regard to heating and lighting. Reptile habitat starter kits offer a great way to keep your new pet happy and vibrant without having to make separate purchases or shopping trips.
The Exo Terra Rainforest Habitat Kit provides much of what you need to create the perfect home for a small reptile. It also makes for a beautiful display piece, thanks to its included decorations.
What to know before you buy a reptile habitat starter kit
Habitat layout
Be sure that you understand your reptile’s natural habitat so you can choose a starter kit made to mimic it. A terrarium designed for desert animals such as bearded dragons, for example, will be flat and wide to accommodate creatures that bask in the sand. A habitat built for chameleons will be taller, as these animals spend their lives climbing in trees. A turtle tank needs to have enough room for the animal to swim comfortably and also climb out of the water to a dry spot when it wishes to.
Temperature zones
Because reptiles are cold blooded, they need to move between warm and cool areas to keep their bodies regulated. To allow your pet to do this, you need to create at least two separate temperature zones within your habitat.
Habitat size
Most reptiles aren’t energetic, but they still need enough space to move around and stretch out. Habitats that are too small get dirty quickly, don’t provide your reptile with room to explore and are hard to create temperature zones in.
Where you will keep your reptile
You need to find a place in your home where your reptile’s habitat can be kept without being disturbed. Avoid vents. Too much heat or air conditioning can make it hard to control the temperature in your pet’s enclosure. Don’t keep your habitat too close to a window where the risk of cold drafts or too much sunlight may result in discomfort for your reptile.
What to look for in a quality reptile habitat starter kit
Lid
Your reptile’s habitat should have a lid that keeps your pet from escaping but doesn’t seal tightly enough to prevent airflow. Many kits include screen lids for good ventilation. Clips are required to lock the lid in place.
Ventilation
Reptiles can become ill if they are kept in enclosures with poor air circulation. Select a habitat that includes vents to let air flow into and out of the terrarium. Chameleon habitats usually feature at least one side that is made of screen or mesh, as these animals are especially sensitive to stale air.
Thermometer
Maintaining the temperature of your pet’s home is critical. You need at least one thermometer in your reptile’s habitat, so a kit that includes one will save you some money and shopping time.
Lights
Reptiles require a specific spectrum of UV light for healthy bones and proper vitamin and mineral absorption. While this light occurs naturally outdoors, glass windows block it from entering interior spaces. Choose a reptile habitat that includes these lights to ensure that your pet won’t fall ill or develop a brittle skeleton.
Heat
Reptiles that bask in the sun need overhead warmth from a lamp or ceramic heat emitter. Nocturnal reptiles thrive with heat pads that provide warmth from below. Learn about what type of heat will best suit your pet and make sure that the habitat you choose can be properly set up for it.
Accessories
From food dishes to hiding shelters and water filters, reptile habitats often include accessories to help you furnish your pet’s home. Choose one with items you will actually make use of to get the most bang for your buck.
How much you can expect to spend on a reptile habitat starter kit
Reptile habitats cost $80-$250, depending on size and included accessories.
Reptile habitat starter kit FAQ
Can I keep a turtle in a fish tank?
A. Yes. As long as you set the turtle’s tank up with the proper heating, lighting and filtration systems, a properly-sized aquarium can be turned into a satisfactory turtle habitat.
Will my reptile try to escape its habitat?
A. Yes. Reptiles, snakes in particular, will spend most of their active time exploring every corner of their enclosure. Your lid should be securely fastened with no spaces large enough for the animal to fit through.
How often do I have to clean my reptile’s habitat?
A. This depends on your animal, its habits and its environment. Generally, any uneaten food should be removed before it spoils. If your pet eats live prey such as crickets, remove any of them once your pet loses interest in eating to prevent them from pestering it. Aquatic turtles are messy and need constant filtration to keep their water clean.
What’s the best reptile habitat starter kit to buy?
Top reptile habitat starter kit
Exo Terra Rainforest Habitat Kit
What you need to know: Great for climbing reptiles and amphibians, this kit includes natural-looking decorations and accessories.
What you’ll love: This habitat kit is available in small and medium sizes. It includes substrate, fake plants and a stone background to create a beautiful display. It features ventilation ports, a lid for installing bulbs, doors for easy access to your pet and a food dish.
What you should consider: This terrarium is designed for jungle animals only and does not include UV bulbs or a heater.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Top reptile habitat starter kit for the money
Zilla 10-Gallon Desert Reptile Starter Kit
What you need to know: This kit is great for small desert animals like geckos or a baby bearded dragon.
What you’ll love: This reptile habitat kit includes two light fixtures, two bulbs for heat and UV lighting and a thermometer. It also comes with a floor mat and a screen lid that locks into place.
What you should consider: This habitat is small and can only serve as a temporary home for most reptiles.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Worth checking out
Tetra Aquatic Turtle Deluxe Kit
What you need to know: This 20-gallon habitat includes a filter and is ideal for a small turtle.
What you’ll love: This enclosure comes with a heat lamp, a UV bulb and two fixtures to mount them in. It includes a screen lid, a hiding shelter and a basking platform that doubles as a filter.
What you should consider: The heating and UV bulbs that come with this habitat aren’t adequate for all turtle species, so research your pet’s health requirements before purchasing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
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Hakeem Jeffries makes history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries made history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress early Saturday during the 118th Congress in Washington.
The New York Democrat leads the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives, succeeding Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who served as speaker in the prior session of Congress when Democrats held the majority. In addition to being the first Black lawmaker to attain such a position, he is also the first person elected to lead House Democrats to be born after the end of World War II.
Jeffries' position was made official after the conclusion of a prolonged floor fight for House speaker. California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy ultimately secured the powerful position leading the GOP majority in the chamber following days of painstaking negotiations and failed votes.
For Democrats, Saturday officially marked the end of an era -- and the start of a new one -- as Jeffries, at 52, takes up his new position after Pelosi and top-ranking Democrats Steny Hoyer and Jim Clyburn announced they would be stepping down from their leadership positions. Clyburn is expected to become assistant leader in the new Congress.
House Democrats selected Jeffries to helm their party during a closed-door election in November. He ran unopposed, and Democrats have united around him following Pelosi's exit from leadership after two decades helming the party. Jeffries will likely be at the forefront of the House Democratic minority for the next two years with Republicans holding a slim majority in the chamber.
The 118th Congress first convened on Tuesday with the House failing to elect a new speaker that day. While Republican quarrels prevented the election of a new speaker for days, ultimately going to 15 rounds of voting, Democrats displayed unwavering support for Jeffries, who consistently earned 212 votes from his party as Republicans split votes across multiple lawmakers.
At one point in the early rounds of balloting, Democrats in the chamber chanted "Hakeem, Hakeem," while standing and clapping for their soon-to-be leader. Jeffries' lead at the time over McCarthy represented a win for Democrats on that first day with the GOP in the majority as the speakership election went to multiple rounds of balloting.
"We are looking for a willing partner to solve problems for the American people, not save the Republicans from their dysfunction," Jeffries told reporters Tuesday, saying that he was not willing at that point to help Republicans elect a speaker.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jeffries studied political science at the State University of New York at Binghamton and received a master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University. He also attended law school at New York University School of Law where he was on the law review.
He started his career in politics after being elected to the New York State Assembly in 2006. In 2012, he was elected to New York's 8th congressional district, which includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
During his time in Congress, Jeffries has pushed for policing reform, including a national ban on chokeholds following the death of Eric Garner, a Black man who died in 2014 after being held in the restraining move. He was also instrumental in the passage of the First Step Act and co-sponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that passed the House but failed in the Senate.
In 2019, he became chairman of the Democratic caucus, making him the youngest member serving in leadership. Jeffries was also part of a select group of lawmakers who were impeachment managers during the Senate trial of then-President Donald Trump.
Jeffries, who was first elected in 2012, embarks on his sixth term with ambitions to restore the enhanced child tax credit, get his party back to the majority in 2024, call out what he describes as Republican extremism and rebuild economic access.
"I just look forward to the opportunity to do the most good for the greatest number of people possible for as long as I have the opportunity to do so and can operate at the highest level," he told CNN last month.
Jeffries ascending to become one of the highest-ranking Black politicians ever in America comes as a record number of Black people assume their role in Congress. They will navigate the Capitol, making decisions for their constituents, in a building where the foundation was laid by slaves. | https://www.wmur.com/article/hakeem-jeffries-first-black-lawmaker-lead-party-congress/42422569 | 2023-01-07 17:34:36 | 1 | https://www.wmur.com/article/hakeem-jeffries-first-black-lawmaker-lead-party-congress/42422569 |
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Films like “It Follows” and “The Guest” have already made Maika Monroe something of a modern scream-queen with a feminist bent. But the psychological acuity and compelling vulnerability Monroe brings to Chloe Okuno’s lean, stylish thriller “Watcher" suggests that her maturing movie-star presence goes well beyond any particular genre.
“Watcher,” which IFC Films opens in theaters Friday and makes available for digital rental June 21, is a classic kind of movie set-up made with enough texture, suspense and contemporary commentary to make it more than the sum of its tropes.
Julia (Monroe) and her husband, Francis (Karl Glusman), have relocated to Bucharest. It's his job in marketing that has brought them, and being half-Romanian, Francis is immediately much more at home than Julia. With little to do, she gazes out the large window of their handsome apartment at the wall of windows covering the drab building across the way. In one, a shadowy figure stares right back at her.
As days goes by, his silhouette — blurry through sheets of rain or wisps of drapes — is there almost whenever she looks. Julia's initial concern grows into full-fledged paranoia when she begins sensing someone following her. And someone — it's a long time before she, or we, get a glimpse of his face — is indeed trailing her. There is a near encounter at the grocery store. Even the movies (Julia ducks in to see “Charade”) aren't an escape. At the same time, a serial killer nicknamed the Spider is slicing women's throats in the city.
That basic framework could work for many lurid thrillers before “Watcher," and, no doubt, if certain male filmmakers were behind the camera, there would be lingering shots of lovemaking that would position the viewer in some relation to the stalker. But Okuno, in her riveting and accomplished directorial debut, has a more sly sense of perspective. Our viewpoint remains bound to Julia, who, too, could be the watcher of the title. Her fear is received sensitively but increasingly condescendingly by her husband. Is she being watched, he says, or is the man just "staring at the woman who’s staring at him”?
That notion, that it's Julia who has attracted a creep's attention — as if it's her fault — is at the heart of “Watcher." Okuno's taut feature artfully reconstructs a Hitchcockian thriller around, yes, a blonde heroine in Monroe, but one with her own gaze and distinct anxieties.
That doesn't mean “Watcher” doesn't lean on some well-worn stereotypes. The stalker (played by Burn Gorman) could easily slide into countless other movies. But “Watcher” is less about him than it is about the other men in the movie, and how they respond to Julia's alarm. One dismisses the stalker's interest as “probably just a little crush." Under pressure to shrug it all off, Julia's own certainty wavers.
Because she doesn't speak Romanian but her husband does, Julia often finds herself left out of conversations. It's like she's speaking another language, entirely. One of the only ones who properly understands her is a neighbor named Irina (a terrific Mădălina Anea). But in “Watcher,” with a never-better Monroe inheriting and transforming the sort of role once inhabited by Kim Novak or Sharon Stone, what gets lost in translation can have fatal consequences for women.
"Watcher,” an IFC Films release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for some bloody violence, language, and some sexual material/nudity. Running time: 95 minutes. Three stars out of four.
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BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) _ REV Group, Inc. (REVG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2.3 million in its fiscal second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Brookfield, Wisconsin-based company said it had a loss of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and amortization costs, were 17 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 27 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $576.3 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $609.7 million.
REV Group expects full-year revenue in the range of $2.25 billion to $2.4 billion.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken also said he expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine.
The statement marked the first time the U.S. government has publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in February and testified Wednesday at her trial.
Blinken did not offer details on the proposed deal, which was offered weeks ago, and it is unclear if it will be enough for Russia to release the Americans. But the public acknowledgment of the offer at a time when the U.S. has otherwise shunned Russia, reflects the mounting pressure on the administration over Griner and Whelan and its determination to get them home.
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Blinken said Washington would like a response from Moscow. Russia has for years expressed interest in the release of Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer once labeled the “Merchant of Death,” who was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 on charges that he schemed to illegally sell millions of dollars in weapons.
Blinken said he had requested a call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. U.S. officials said the the desire for an answer on the prisoner offer was the primary, but not only, reason that the U.S. on Wednesday requested the call with Lavrov.
Should the call take place, it would be the first conversation that Blinken and Lavrov have held since Feb. 15, about a week before Russia invaded Ukraine. Blinken said he would also be speaking to Lavrov about the importance of Russia complying with a UN-brokered deal to free multiple tons of Ukrainian grain from storage and warning him about the dangers of possible Russian attempts to annex portions of eastern and southern Ukraine.
Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, was sentenced in 2020 to 16 years in prison on espionage charges. He and his family have vigorously asserted his innocence. The U.S. government has denounced the charges as false.
Griner, in Russian custody for the last five months, acknowledged in court that she had vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage when she arrived in Moscow in February but contends she had no criminal intent and packed the cartridges inadvertently.
At her trial Wednesday, Griner said she did not know how the cannabis oil ended up in her bag but explained she had a doctor’s recommendation for it and had packed in haste. She said she was pulled aside at the airport after inspectors found the cartridges, but that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her questioning and that officials instructed her to sign documents without providing an explanation.
Griner faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of transporting drugs.
The U.S. government has long resisted prisoner swaps out of concern that it could encourage additional hostage-taking and promote false equivalency between a wrongfully detained American and a foreign national regarded as justly convicted. But an earlier deal in April, in which Marine veteran Trevor Reed was traded for jailed Russian pilot, Konstantin Yaroshenko, appeared to open the door to similar resolutions in the future and the Biden administration has been hounded with political pressure to bring home Griner and other Americans designated as unjustly detained.
There was no indication that Blinken and Lavrov had communicated to secure Reed’s release. Their last publicly recognized contact was Feb. 22, when Blinken wrote to Lavrov to cancel a meeting they had planned as a last-ditch effort to avert the Russian invasion, saying Moscow had shown no interest in serious diplomacy on the matter. The State Department said later that Russia’s diplomacy was “Kabuki Theater” — all show and no substance.
The two last met in person in Geneva in January to discuss what was then Russia’s massive military build-up along Ukraine’s border and Russian demands for NATO to reduce its presence in eastern Europe and permanently deny Ukraine membership. The U.S. rejected the Russian demands.
Blinken and Lavrov avoided each other earlier this month at the next time they were in the same place at the same time: at a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Bali, Indonesia.
The two men will next be in the same city at the same time next week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where they will both be attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum. It was not immediately clear if the phone call ahead of that meeting, set for Aug. 4-5, would presage an in-person discussion. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/wnba-u-s-offers-russia-deal-for-griner/article_8b7422b2-0de3-11ed-98e0-2f64c93cf1a8.html | 2022-07-27 20:49:58 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/wnba-u-s-offers-russia-deal-for-griner/article_8b7422b2-0de3-11ed-98e0-2f64c93cf1a8.html |
Virginia parents concerned by proposed changes to history standards: 'Slippery slope'
Proponents of the new standards say it will provide a fuller picture of marginalized groups in the US
The Virginia Board of Education delayed public hearings on new draft of history standards which proponents say will offer a fuller and fairer picture of America's past.
State law requires standards to be updated at least every seven years. Revisions to the 2015 history and social studies standards began under former Gov. Ralph Northam, D., with input from experts on indigenous, African American, Asian American and Hispanic history, among other cultures.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow believes there are deficiencies in the proposed updates that first need to be addressed.
"We’re on our way to having the best standards in the nation, and I don’t want any of us to settle for anything less," Balow said.
YOUNGKIN BLASTS VIRGINIA EDUCATION PROPOSALS SEEKING TO STRIKE GEORGE WASHINGTON AS ‘FATHER’ OF US
For instance, Balow criticized the draft standards for the use of the word "succession" instead of "secession" and further referenced the removal of the "Father of our Country" title for George Washington and "Father of the Constitution" title for James Madison. The Department of Education has said that was an "inadvertent" error.
Parents told Fox News Digital their concerns about the initial proposed changes.
"As a parent I am shocked by the nonsense of even a thought of the removal of the nomenclature, ‘George Washington, the Father of our Country,’ and ‘James Madison, the Father of our Constitution.’ I am grateful for the five new Virginia Board of Education members who put the brakes on the aim to ram through these destructive ‘updates’ to the Virginia State history curriculum," Elizabeth McCauley of the Virginia Mavens said.
She added that schools should be more concerned about improving literacy rates across the state.
"The editing and removal of history is a slippery slope," she continued. "We the parents stand behind Governor Youngkin who has stated students should be taught all of history! What concerns me further is the low literacy rates in Fairfax County in particular. Why are we even spending a second on this nonsense of rewriting history as it will simply lead to further confusion for children, the removal of truth and fact and the open door to indoctrination rather than education. When a process of curriculum revision is rushed it is a red flag that there are hidden agendas that need to be brought to light."
Virginia Mavens founder Tyler Ohta was equally offended, agreeing with Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R., that "history still needs to be taught in entirety."
"Without our Founding Father and first president, Virginia's own George Washington, there is no United States of America, so it is appalling (sic) that it would even be considered to remove his title as ‘The Father of Our Country’ from the Virginia State curriculum," Ohta told Fox News Digital. "Our greatest export, the longest running Constitution in the history of the world, was in large part a result of the work of our ‘Father of the Constitution,’ James Madison. If we are not teaching our children their own history we are no better than the Marxists who want to see our culture destroyed through cancel culture and the erasure of history."
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Atif Qarni, former state secretary of education under Northam, defended the proposals in an interview with VPM News. She argued that current history curriculum in Virginia doesn't provide enough details about marginalized groups in the U.S., such as the history of Chinese Americans. The current standards, she said, only mention that Chinese Americans played a role in making the railroads.
"When students walk away from an entire K-12 curriculum and the biggest contribution that Asian Americans had was in the railroad industry… that does a disservice," Qarni said. "It doesn’t give a holistic perspective of the Asian American diaspora and experiences throughout American history, and it doesn’t do it for other groups as well."
Cassandra Newby-Alexander, a history professor at Norfolk State University, recommended details about the history of lynchings of Black people be added to the standards.
"There's a mythology that Virginia didn't have too many lynchings, that somehow that was a lower South thing, which of course was not at all true. But that was the mythology built into the history of Virginia," she said.
Newby-Alexander said she engaged with students while helping draft the proposed changes and found that they would welcome the revisions because currently history classes focus too much on the wars.
"I think that long ago, there were these thoughts that if we talked about these wars, it would build patriotism," she told VPM News. "And actually, what it does is it builds a lot of complacency about history."
Some parents took issue with additional pages of the 400-page draft document besides those pertaining to patriotism. Harry Jackson, a Parent Advocate with Parents Defending Education, found fault with page 18, noting the change from "good citizenship" to "responsible citizenship," and arguing it is part of an attempt to push "non-academic related social justice issues."
"The change from ‘good’ to ‘responsible’ is important, as a responsible person, by definition, has an obligation to act, or to care for others," Jackson told Fox News Digital. "This is part of their stratagem in the larger context in our nation’s culture wars as they are teaching children that they have a responsibility to value diversity as it pertains to race, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity. This change in the social studies curriculum will be used to advance non-academic related social justice issues regarding compelled speech to use one’s preferred pronoun as well as the responsibility to affirm one’s chosen gender identity."
FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CRITICIZED FOR ‘BAFFLING,’ ‘ANTI-SCIENCE’ MEMO ON MASKING
Virginia experienced a parental uprising the past two years, with parents becoming increasingly upset with local school boards across the state over progressive curriculum, strict COVID-19 mandates, and more.
Several voters who had already been disenchanted with Democrat Terry McAuliffe said he hammered the nail in his campaign's coffin during his debate with Youngkin when he said, "I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach."
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In his first day in office, Youngkin issued an executive order to "end the use of inherently divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, and to raise academic standards."
Wednesday marked the first time the state board of education met with the new members appointed by Youngkin. | https://www.foxnews.com/media/virginia-parents-concerned-plans-founding-fathers-proposed-history-changes-slippery-slope | 2022-08-19 10:18:39 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/media/virginia-parents-concerned-plans-founding-fathers-proposed-history-changes-slippery-slope |
BAY CITY, MI - Things could get rough out on the Saginaw Bay over the Labor Day weekend.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued small craft advisories that will be in effect for the Saginaw Bay and the surrounding areas over a portion of the Labor Day weekend.
A small craft advisory for the inner Saginaw Bay is slated to be in effect from 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 until 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4. The advisory stretches from southwest of Point Au Gres to Bay Port.
The NWS is forecasting sustained winds up to 18 knots from the northeast with gusts up to 22 knots. The largest significant waves forecasted will be 3 feet, with a potential maximum wave height of 5 feet.
Things will be even more hazardous in the outer portion of the Saginaw Bay. A separate small craft advisory will be in effect from 7 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Monday for the outer part of the bay, stretching from Alabaster to Port Austin. The advisory also includes a stretch from Port Austin to Harbor Beach.
The NWS is forecasting sustained winds up to 19 knots from the northeast with gusts up to 22 knots will be possible. The largest significant waves are forecasted to be 7 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 10 feet.
The maximum winds are expected to begin around 5 a.m. Sunday with the largest waves expected by around 8 a.m. the same day in both the inner and outer Saginaw Bay areas.
A similar small craft advisory was also issued for Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac, stretching down to Port Huron. This advisory is set to expire at 10 p.m. Sunday, with the maximum winds expected around 7 a.m. Sunday and the largest waves to hit around 9 a.m. that same day. Waves in this area will be 6 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 7 feet.
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft and boaters. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions, per the NWS.
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With over 20 years of experience and a career dedicated to improving home-based healthcare, Matthew will help usher in a new era of patient care.
TROY, Mich., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Medical Management (USMM) is pleased to announce that Matthew Chance will be joining as CEO, effective immediately. In December 2021, Rubicon Founders led a consortium of investors to acquire USMM and has embarked on a path to provide medical care in the home to every American who needs it.
"I am thrilled to introduce Matthew Chance as our new CEO," said Adam Boehler, CEO of Rubicon Founders and Executive Chairman of USMM. "Matt has deep experience in transforming care models that provide access for patients around the country who need care in the home."
"I am so excited to work with the amazing team at USMM who work every day to provide home-based care to the patients who need it the most across the country. USMM can further define the standard for home-based care, and I am proud to be a part of it," said Matthew Chance, CEO of USMM.
Matthew Chance has focused his career helping deliver healthcare services to the most vulnerable patients in the country. Most recently as CEO of Ready Responders and as President of myNEXUS, Matthew worked to innovate in-home care models that improve health equity and access to care. Prior to working with Ready and myNEXUS, Matthew provided enterprise-wide strategic and operational oversight for health engagement initiatives at Cigna-HealthSpring, including STARS/Quality, Risk Adjustment, Customer Analytics and Engagement. Matthew was the COO of HealthSpring of Alabama before moving to Cigna-HealthSpring enterprise operations. While in Alabama, he helped develop various aligned models within the delivery system to better connect the health plan and provider community.
About USMM
U.S. Medical Management (USMM), along with its affiliated entities (Visiting Physicians Association, Pinnacle Senior Care, and Grace Hospice, among others) is a leading management services organization and provider of home based primary care services for complex/fragile patients. Based in Troy, Mich., USMM operates Visiting Physician Association practices in 11 states, constituting a 200 + primary care provider group, providing continuity-based primary care under an integrated, physician-driven model which includes ancillary services such as home health, hospice, radiology, diagnostics, DME and laboratory. USMM also operates a multi-state Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO serving approximately 20,000 complex/fragile Medicare patients. In December 2021, Rubicon Founders acquired a majority stake in USMM.
About Rubicon Founders
Rubicon Founders is an entrepreneurial healthcare investment firm focused on building and growing transformational companies. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Rubicon brings together a core team of investment, operating, and technology professionals who work to put patients and doctors first. Rubicon invests and partners to build meaningful businesses that create enduring value by transforming the way people receive care. Rubicon's portfolio companies include Evergreen Nephrology, Honest Medical Group, and U.S. Medical Management.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Phil Mickelson was back at Augusta National on Tuesday and there were times when it felt as if nothing had changed.
He strode purposefully through the back nine during a practice round with LIV Golf buddies Dustin Johnson, Talor Gooch and Harold Varner III. He split the fairway on the 18th with his tee shot, while Gooch and Varner played from the trees, and stuck his approach to about 10 feet. Polite applause greeted him at every turn.
Things aren’t the same for three-time Masters champion, though.
Ever since making some controversial remarks about LIV Golf, where Mickelson is now a star attraction, he has been the fulcrum in a golf civil war pitting the PGA Tour against the Saudi-backed breakaway league. And the furor surrounding him was so great at this time a year ago that Mickelson made the difficult decision to skip what he called “my favorite week.”
It was the first time since he was recovering from a broken leg in 1994 that Mickelson missed the Masters.
“Being here and being a part of it, and being able to experience this great place and what it means is so fun,” he said, “because as a kid you grow up dreaming about being a part of this. You dream about winning it, being in contention, and then when you actually are a pro and you’re playing here, you’re like, ‘Wow, I want to be a part of this every year.’
“That’s the coolest thing about having won here,” Mickelson added, “is that you’re a part of this event and part of the history.”
Mickelson spent Tuesday fondly recalling his amateur days, when he spent nights in the Crow’s Nest, a quaint-if-somewhat spartan accommodation on the second floor of the Augusta National clubhouse. And he was looking forward to Tuesday night’s champions dinner, when reigning winner Scottie Scheffler joins one of the most exclusive clubs in sports.
On the menu: cheeseburger sliders and firecracker shrimp, tortilla soup, Texas ribeye and blackened redfish, a variety of side dishes and, to top it off, chocolate chip cookies served on a warm skillet with milk-and-cookies ice cream.
“I always fight the weight demons and that cookie, that’s going to be tough for me to pass,” Mickelson said, “but I got to do it.”
Also on the menu: the potential for some uncomfortable moments.
Six former champions are now members of the Saudi circuit, and plenty of words have been exchanged between the two factions. The latest barbs came from 1992 champion Fred Couples, who is decidedly pro-PGA Tour and said during a PGA Tour Champions breakfast last month that Mickelson was a “nutbag” and Sergio Garcia was “a clown.”
“Fred and I are longtime friends and we’ve had a lot of great experiences in the game of golf,” said Mickelson, who wore the logo of his LIV Golf team, HyFlyers GC, on his grey shirt and black cap during Tuesday’s practice round.
“I think the world of him,” Mickelson said, “and I hope we have a chance to have more great experiences with him as well.”
Couples sounded open to it Monday, though he stopped short of apologizing for any of his comments. And while he wasn’t grouped with Mickelson for the first two rounds — Couples will go off with Russell Henley and Alex Noren on Thursday about four hours before Mickelson tees off with Tom Hoge and Si Woo Kim — Couples doesn’t mind playing with him, either.
“I would love to be paired with Phil. I mean, he’s one of the best players that ever played,” Couples said. “He loves this place as much as I do, and if we did, we’d look at each other on the first hole and we’d have a good time.”
Mickelson is only two years removed from his triumph at Kiawah Island, when at age 50 he became the oldest major winner with his second PGA Championship. Yet his game is far from where it was or should be. Mickelson has broken 70 twice in nine rounds across three LIV Golf events, and his best finish is 27th in a field of just 48 players.
Still, Varner said after their practice round Tuesday, Mickelson seems “super engaged right now.”
“I don’t know if that’s because it’s Augusta,” Varner said.
Maybe it is.
Or more precisely, maybe it’s being back at Augusta.
“I’ve got to be realistic. I haven’t scored the way I want to,” Mickelson said before heading off to lunch, “but I do see a lot of positive signs. I’m going to try to just be patient, whether it’s this week or soon, because things are about to click.”
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada legislative leaders said Thursday that they had little information about the Oakland Athletics’ plans to move to Las Vegas, beyond that a land purchase deal in place, a funding bill is coming and there is no timeline for action.
The Major League Baseball team announced late Wednesday it signed a binding agreement to purchase vacant property just off the Las Vegas Strip owned by Red Rock Resorts for a new retractable roof ballpark, ending discussion about the team staying in the Bay Area.
The purchase now sets up a patchwork of public-private funding mechanisms that needs approval from state lawmakers as well as local officials.
The stadium and other developments are projected to cost about $1.5 billion, one-third of which will come from public funding, The Nevada Independent reported.
The state Senate majority leader, Democrat Nicole Cannizzaro was “briefed on the outline of a proposal, and she appreciates the interest the A’s have shown in Las Vegas," aide Greg Lademann said.
“However, (Cannizzaro) has not committed to supporting any deal, nor would she without seeing detailed legislative language and discussing it with her caucus,” Lademann said.
The Legislature is entering the last six weeks of a session that is held every two years. A funding bill of this nature would be exempt from a deadline that has passed for bills to be introduced and passed out of their first committees.
The Nevada Independent and the Las Vegas Review-Journal first reported the agreement Wednesday night.
Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo remains committed to a campaign promise not to raise taxes, spokesperson Elizabeth Ray said in a statement.
"The prospect of bringing new jobs, more economic development, and an exceptional MLB team to Las Vegas is exciting on many levels," Lombardo said in a statement. "As we continue to navigate this opportunity, I’m in regular communication with the A’s, Major League Baseball, legislative leadership, and local and state stakeholders.”
Others were generally supportive while speaking in broad terms.
Democratic Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager noted the city's recent success in hosting sports teams.
"It’s important we consider both the benefits and impacts to Las Vegas and the state,” Yeager added.
Republican Senate Minority Leader Heidi Seevers Gansert made a similar remark in statement that also said looks forward to reviewing the proposal.
Republican Assemblywoman Danielle Gallant said her caucus will “continue to support our governor as he navigates potential ways to diversify our economy and bolster the existing industries that make Nevada unique.”
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- Substantial Reductions in Key Hormones and Hormone Precursors Observed After 14 Days of Crinecerfont Treatment in Adolescents with Classic CAH
- Two Phase 3 Global Registrational Studies Currently Underway in Pediatric (2–17 years of age) and Adult (18 years of age and older) Patients with Classic CAH
SAN DIEGO, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today announced that it will present new Phase 2 data on the use of crinecerfont in adolescent patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), which demonstrated substantial reductions in adrenal androgens and androgen precursors. These data will be shared as an oral presentation by Ron S. Newfield, M.D., University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego on June 13 from 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET (Presentation #OR18) at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's 104th annual meeting in Atlanta from June 11–14. The company also presented data highlighting patient preferences and treatment patterns in classic CAH in Hall A1 on Saturday, June 11.
"Management of classic CAH can be particularly challenging in adolescents due to the hormonal changes that take place during puberty," said Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Neurocrine Biosciences. "There are no non-steroidal treatment options for CAH patients. The Phase 2 data for crinecerfont that we are presenting at ENDO 2022 demonstrate a reduction in levels of key hormones and hormone precursors at a critical transition stage in a young person's life. High levels of androgen and adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH, in adolescents can lead to virilization and menstrual irregularities in females and testicular adrenal rest tumors in males, which can result in fertility problems for both sexes in adulthood. We are committed to advancing this potential new treatment option for people living with this condition and are currently enrolling children, adolescents, and adults in two Phase 3 clinical studies of crinecerfont in classic CAH at sites in the U.S., Canada, and Europe."
The 14-day, open-label Phase 2 study evaluated the effect of crinecerfont in eight adolescents 14–17 years of age (three males, five females) with classic CAH due to 21-OHD (Figure 1). Median percent reductions from baseline to Day 14 for 24-hour measurements of ACTH, 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), and androstenedione (males and females), and androstenedione/testosterone ratio (males) ranged from -55.3% to -76.1%, while morning window measurements (i.e., the average of the two samples collected at 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.) ranged from -57.1% to -76.2%. Levels of these hormones and hormone precursors are often elevated in patients with classic CAH. Additionally, a greater than 50% reduction from baseline for ACTH, 17-OHP, and androstenedione (males and females), testosterone (females), and androstenedione/testosterone ratio (males) was achieved by 63%, 75%, 50%, 60%, and 67% of participants, respectively.
Crinecerfont was generally well tolerated, with no serious adverse events or discontinuations due to adverse events. All treatment-emergent adverse events were assessed as mild, with two adverse events (headache and dizziness) assessed as possibly related by the study investigator.
"Treatment of children and adolescents with classic CAH is challenging. We have relied on steroids, specifically glucocorticoids, for over 50 years, often resulting in under- or over-treatment, which can result in lower adult height and other health problems," said Ron S. Newfield, M.D., University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital. "I am honored to be a part of a dedicated team of investigators, looking at a new potential paradigm in treating classic CAH. We are eagerly awaiting the results of the larger and longer-term study that is under way. I am grateful to all the adolescents that participated in this intensive and important study."
Neurocrine Biosciences is developing crinecerfont, an investigational, oral, non-steroidal, selective corticotropin-releasing factor type 1 receptor (CRF1) antagonist for the treatment of classic CAH due to 21-OHD. Neurocrine Biosciences is currently conducting two Phase 3 global registrational studies of crinecerfont in adults (18 years of age and older) and children and adolescents (2 to17 years of age) with classic CAH, called the CAHtalyst™ and CAHtalyst™ Pediatric studies, respectively. As part of the CAHtalyst clinical trial program, participants who complete these trials will be able to continue to receive crinecerfont as part of an open-label extension.
Additional Presentations:
Saturday, June 11 (1:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m.) in Hall A1
- Patient Preference Research: Preferred Adjunctive Medication Attributes of Adult Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (Poster #PSAT097)
- Examination of Treatment Patterns in Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Compared to Treatment Guidelines (Poster #PSAT095)
A full list of all abstracts being presented by Neurocrine Biosciences at ENDO 2022 is available here.
About Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a group of genetic conditions that result in an enzyme deficiency that alters the production of adrenal hormones. Approximately 95% of CAH cases are caused by a mutation that leads to deficiency of the enzyme 21-hydroxylase. In classic CAH, severe deficiency of this enzyme leads to an inability of the adrenal glands to produce cortisol and, in approximately 75% of cases, aldosterone. If left untreated, classic CAH can result in salt wasting, dehydration, and even death. Even with glucocorticoid treatment, high levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland result in excess androgen production leading to virilization and menstrual irregularities in females. Both males and females with classic CAH can experience problems with growth and development in childhood including early puberty, short stature or height below genetic potential, and fertility problems in adulthood.
There are currently no non-steroidal treatments approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for classic CAH. Glucocorticoids, the current standard of care, are used to correct the endogenous cortisol deficiency and to try to reduce the high ACTH levels and androgen excess. However, the dose of steroid use required to try to control androgen excess is generally well above the normal physiological level of cortisol, and the chronic duration of high steroid dose administration can result in serious and common complications of steroid excess, including metabolic abnormalities, increased cardiovascular risk, bone loss, fractures, growth impairment, and increased infection risk.
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About Crinecerfont
Crinecerfont is an investigational, oral, nonsteroidal, selective corticotropin-releasing factor type 1 receptor (CRF1) antagonist under evaluation for the treatment of classic CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD). Antagonism of CRF1 receptors in the pituitary has been shown to decrease ACTH levels, which in turn could decrease the production of adrenal androgens and potentially the symptoms associated with classic CAH. Research also suggests that lowering androgen levels may enable lower, more physiologic dosing of glucocorticoids and thus potentially reduce the complications associated with long-term exposure to greater than normal glucocorticoid doses in patients with classic CAH.
To learn more about crinecerfont, click here.
About CAHtalyst™ Studies
Neurocrine Biosciences is currently conducting two Phase 3 global registrational studies of crinecerfont in adults (18 years of age and older) and children and adolescents (ages 2 to 17 years of age) with classic CAH.
For more information about the adult CAHtalyst™ Phase 3 study, please visit cahtalyst.cahstudies.com and ClinicalTrials.gov.
For more information about the pediatric CAHtalyst™ Phase 3 study, please visit cahtalystpeds.cahstudies.com and ClinicalTrials.gov.
As part of the CAHtalyst™ clinical trial program, participants who complete these trials will be able to continue to receive crinecerfont as part of an open-label extension.
About Neurocrine Biosciences
Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as over a dozen mid- to late-stage clinical programs in multiple therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie).
Neurocrine, the Neurocrine logo, and CAHtalyst are registered trademarks of Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Neurocrine Biosciences Forward-Looking Statement
In addition to historical facts, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the potential benefits of crinecerfont to patients and future clinical development plans. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include: our future financial and operating performance; risks and uncertainties associated with the scale and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global, national, and local disruptions, the risk that crinecerfont will not be found to be safe and/or effective or may not prove to be beneficial to patients; that development activities for crinecerfont may not be completed on time or at all; risks that clinical development activities may be delayed for regulatory or other reasons, may not be successful or replicate previous and/or interim clinical trial results, or may not be predictive of real-world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; risks that regulatory submissions for crinecerfont may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; risks that crinecerfont may not obtain regulatory approvals; or that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding crinecerfont; and other risks described in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. Neurocrine Biosciences disclaims any obligation to update the statements contained in this press release after the date hereof.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Puloli, an IoT Solutions-as-a-Service provider, is pleased to announce an investment by Artemis Energy Partners. Bobby Tudor, the CEO and founder of Artemis Energy Partners has joined Puloli's Board of Directors, offering invaluable insights, support, and thoughtful guidance.
With the launch of Paradigm M-Series™ IoT Solutions-as-a-Service (SaaS), a 24x7 continuous methane monitoring service for energy producers, Puloli is making a strong entry into energy verticals. Artemis Energy Partners' investment will enable the company to expand research and development capabilities, strengthen operational capacities, and provide strategic industry insights and market knowledge.
"Bobby brings a tremendous amount of credibility and energy industry insight to Puloli and complements what Jodi Jahic and Aligned Partners bring to Puloli. From his tenure at his namesake investment banking firm, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. (TPH), to his advocacy work at Greater Houston Partnership, Bobby has built a stellar reputation as a leader in the energy industry. We welcome Bobby to Puloli and look forward to tapping into his vast knowledge and experience to rapidly expand Paradigm M-Series™ across all major energy-producing regions in the US," said Kethees Ketheesan, CEO of Puloli. "Bobby's endorsement of Puloli solution will be a big boost in accelerating our growth."
"It's a true pleasure to welcome Bobby Tudor to the Puloli Board," said Jodi Jahic, Managing Partner at Aligned Partners. "Bobby's expertise, experience, and reach in the energy world will significantly add to our growth. Puloli is set to change the game in methane measurement and detection with its targeted, cost-effective, and scalable solutions. I look forward to working with Bobby and Kethees on the continued success of Puloli."
"I'm very pleased and excited to be a part of the Puloli team," said Bobby Tudor. "The Energy industry is hungry for solutions I'm confident Puloli can provide. Kethees and his team are poised to become a leader in the methane detection and measurement space, and I look forward to supporting that growth opportunity."
The investment will further accelerate Paradigm M-Series™ launch announced by the company last week. The first commercial system was launched in the state of Texas earlier this year. It will soon be rolled out across all major energy-producing regions of North America.
About Puloli, Inc.
Puloli is an IoT Solution-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider to Critical Infrastructure Industries (CII). Under Paradigm by Puloli™ brand, the company offers IoT solutions using its own private 5G-IoT network to energy producers, utilities, and smart cities. The flagship Paradigm M-Series™ provides a cost-effective, basin-scale, mission-critical turnkey service for real-time monitoring of methane emissions without disrupting ongoing operations. Puloli's dedication to delivering transparent, auditable, actionable data for customers is underwritten by an industry-leading Service Level Agreement (SLA). This enables customers to focus on their core business while Paradigm by Puloli™ takes care of their IoT applications. For more information, visit puloli.com or email info@puloli.com.
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Rays win 12th straight to start season, 1 shy of MLB record
By MARK DIDTLER, Associated PressUpdated
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays won their 12th straight game to start the season, one short of the major league record, as Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer in a 9-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
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The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and 1982 Atlanta Braves both opened 13-0, tying for the best mark in big league history. Tampa Bay's 12-game winning streak matches the team record set in June 2004.
Taj Bradley (1-0) won his major league debut for the Rays. The 22-year-old right-hander, recalled from Triple-A Durham when Zach Eflin went on the injured list, allowed three runs and struck out eight over five innings.
Arozarena made it 3-0 with an opposite-field homer off Chris Sale (1-1) in the first. Tampa Bay leads the majors with 30 home runs and has outscored opponents 92-27.
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Rafael Devers, who had been hitless in 10 at-bats with six strikeouts in the series, pulled Boston to 8-7 on a three-run homer off Colin Poche in the seventh.
Arozarena's sacrifice fly made it 9-7 in the eighth.
Red Sox reliever Zack Kelly left in the fifth with right elbow pain. After throwing a pitch that hit Yandy Díaz, an emotional Kelly went into a squat on the mound and used his hands to cover his face.
Sale (1-1) gave up six runs, five earned, in four innings. His ERA remained at 11.25.
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Pete Fairbanks, the fifth Rays reliever, worked the ninth to get his second save.
Wander Franco drove in a pair with a double during a three-run fourth as the Rays took a 6-1 lead.
Alex Verdugo got the first hit off Bradley with a leadoff double in the fourth and scored on Justin Turner's single. Kiké Hernández stopped an 0-for-28 slide with an RBI double in a two-run fifth that cut the deficit to 6-3.
Christian Bethancourt, who entered 2 for 19, got his second hit of the game with an RBI double during a two-run fifth that put Tampa Bay ahead 8-3.
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TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: OF Masataka Yoshida (right hamstring) didn't play.
Rays: RHP Tyler Glasnow (left oblique) is throwing off a mound.
ADJUSTMENTS
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With Yoshida out, Hernández moved from shortstop to center field, and Bobby Dalbec got his second start and fourth overall appearance at shortstop. Dalbec cleanly fielded Díaz's grounder leading off the first, but was charged with an error on a groundball by the second-place hitter Franco.
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Beneath the sands of time, a new Christian discovery in Middle East
A Christian monastery that possibly pre-dates the spread of Islam has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. It’s “a story that deserves to be told,” said Timothy Power, an associate professor of archaeology.
| Siniyah Island, United Arab Emirates
An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, officials announced Thursday.
The monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity along the shores of the Persian Gulf. It marks the second such monastery found in the Emirates, dating back as many as 1,400 years – long before its desert expanses gave birth to a thriving oil industry that led to a unified nation home to the high-rise towers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The two monasteries became lost to history in the sands of time as scholars believe Christians slowly converted to Islam as that faith grew more prevalent in the region.
Today, Christians remain a minority across the wider Middle East, though Pope Francis arrived in nearby Bahrain on Thursday to promote interfaith dialogue with Muslim leaders.
For Timothy Power, an associate professor of archaeology at the United Arab Emirates University who helped investigate the newly discovered monastery, the UAE today is a “melting pot of nations.”
“The fact that something similar was happening here a 1,000 years ago is really remarkable and this is a story that deserves to be told,” he said.
The monastery sits on Siniyah Island, which shields the Khor al-Beida marshlands in Umm al-Quwain, an emirate some 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Dubai along the coast of the Persian Gulf. The island, whose name means “flashing lights” likely due to the effect of the white-hot sun overhead, has a series of sandbars coming off of it like crooked fingers. On one, to the island’s northeast, archaeologists discovered the monastery.
Carbon dating of samples found in the monastery’s foundation date between 534 and 656. Islam’s Prophet Muhammad was born around 570 and died in 632 after conquering Mecca in present-day Saudi Arabia.
Viewed from above, the monastery on Siniyah Island’s floor plan suggests early Christian worshippers prayed within a single-aisle church at the monastery. Rooms within appear to hold a baptismal font, as well as an oven for baking bread or wafers for communion rites. A nave also likely held an altar and an installation for communion wine.
Next to the monastery sits a second building with four rooms, likely around a courtyard – possibly the home of an abbot or even a bishop in the early church.
On Thursday, the site saw a visit from Noura bint Mohammed al-Kaabi, the country’s culture and youth minister, as well as Sheikh Majid bin Saud Al Mualla, the chairman of the Umm al-Quwain’s Tourism and Archaeology Department and a son of the emirate’s ruler.
The island remains part of the ruling family’s holdings, protecting the land for years to allow the historical sites to be found as much of the UAE has rapidly developed.
The UAE’s Culture Ministry has sponsored the dig in part, which continues at the site. Just hundreds of meters away from the church, a collection of buildings that archaeologists believe belongs to a pre-Islamic village sit.
Elsewhere on the island, piles of tossed-aside clams from pearl hunting make for massive, industrial-sized hills. Nearby also sits a village that the British blew up in 1820 before the region became part of what was known as the Trucial States, the precursor of the UAE. That village’s destruction brought about the creation of the modern-day settlement of Umm al-Quwain on the mainland.
Historians say early churches and monasteries spread along the Persian Gulf to the coasts of present-day Oman and all the way to India. Archaeologists have found other similar churches and monasteries in Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
In the early 1990s, archaeologists discovered the first Christian monastery in the UAE, on Sir Bani Yas Island, today a nature preserve and site of luxury hotels off the coast of Abu Dhabi, near the Saudi border. It similarly dates back to the same period as the new find in Umm al-Quwain.
However, evidence of early life along the Khor al-Beida marshlands in Umm al-Quwain dates as far back as the Neolithic period – suggesting continuous human inhabitance in the area for at least 10,000 years, Mr. Power said.
Today, the area near the marshland is more known for the low-cost liquor store at the emirate’s Barracuda Beach Resort. In recent months, authorities have demolished a hulking, Soviet-era cargo plane linked to a Russian gunrunner known as the “Merchant of Death” as it builds a bridge to Siniyah Island for a $675 million real estate development.
Mr. Power said that development spurred the archaeological work that discovered the monastery. That site and others will be fenced off and protected, he said, though it remains unclear what other secrets of the past remain hidden just under a thin layer of sand on the island.
“It’s a really fascinating discovery because in some ways it’s hidden history – it’s not something that’s widely known,” Mr. Power said.
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If you're looking to do some advance meal prep in the new year, maybe you've already considered cooking up a big batch of rice to pair with chicken and vegetables for dinner. But you might want to rethink eating that leftover rice after a few days. You could be saving your stomach from food poisoning.
Here's why you may want to avoid preparing a large serving of rice ahead of the week, and how you can properly store and prepare rice to prevent possible food poisoning.
For more health tips, here's eight tips to quit drinking alcohol that actually work and why you should add more carbs to your diet.
How can I get food poisoning from leftover rice?
Looking to cook up a big pot of rice you can dip into all week? Be careful: The UK's National Health Service says that you can get food poisoning from eating reheated rice. Why? All varieties of uncooked rice can contain spores of Bacillus cereus, a bacterium that can cause gastrointestinal illness like vomiting or diarrhea, the NHS said. According to Cook's Illustrated, the boiling water revives the spores, which can convert into bacteria as the rice cools.
The risk arises when rice is sitting out for more than an hour; that's when the spores of bacteria can multiply. This bacteria isn't a problem if you eat the rice right away, but illness is much more common from eating rice that has sat out at room temperature for a few hours, refrigerated and then eaten a few days later. Bacteria can quickly grow in temperatures between 40 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit. If your rice sits out for two hours at room temperature or one hour at 90 degrees Fahrenheit, it should be thrown away, according to Food Network.
How can I store my rice to prevent food poisoning?
To prevent food poisoning, you should put your leftover rice in the refrigerator after you're done cooking it (the NHS recommends storing it "ideally within one hour"), and limit the amount of time your leftover rice is in the refrigerator.
However, you want to be careful to not put a hot container of food in the refrigerator, because that can increase the temperature of other foods and possibly lead to bacterial growth there as well. Food Network recommends portioning the large batch of rice into smaller containers and cooling the rice to room temperature (around 70 degrees).
The NHS recommends keeping your rice in the fridge for no more than one day until reheating, while the US Department of Agriculture's FoodKeeper app says you can store cooked rice for four to six days. Food Network says you can continue reheating the rice throughout the three to four days that it has been stored, while the NHS recommends not reheating more than once.
How should I reheat my leftover rice?
If you are planning on reheating your rice, ensure that the rice comes out of the microwave or off the stove top steaming hot with an internal temperature of 165 Fahrenheit or higher. And the next time you're craving rice, limit the amount you make to what you and your dinner companions plan on eating that day. This also helps to prevent food waste, alongside the benefits of avoiding food poisoning. | https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/you-might-want-to-throw-away-your-leftover-rice/ | 2023-01-13 20:42:04 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/you-might-want-to-throw-away-your-leftover-rice/ |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
4-8-3-9
(four, eight, three, nine)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
4-8-3-9
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KSNF/KODE – The driver of a jet-powered semi-truck known as SHOCKWAVE was killed this Independence Day weekend, in what authorities are calling a “horrific accident” that occurred during a performance at an air show in Michigan.
That driver of “the world’s fastest jet powered truck” was Chris Darnell, a graduate of Missouri Southern State University who called southwest Missouri, home.
In a post published Saturday night (7/2) on the SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck Facebook page, Chris Darnell’s father, Neal Darnell said the following:
“During today’s SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck performance at the Battle Creek ‘Field of Flight’ Airshow, an accident occurred as a result of a mechanical failure on the Jet Truck. Regretfully, Chris Darnell, the driver and my youngest son, passed away from his injuries at approximately 1:01 p.m. No one else was involved. I will post more information as we get it. We will provide Funeral Arrangements sometime this week. We are so sad. Just one month ago Chris turned 40. He was so well loved by everyone who knew him. Chris so loved the Air Show business. He was ‘Living the Dream,’ as he said.”
Neal Darnell – Father of Chris Darnell
THE “HORRIFFIC ACCIDENT”
The accident occurred on July 2nd in Battle Creek, Michigan, as the truck was speeding down a runway at the Battle Creek Executive Airport, while two aircraft were performing low-flying aerial stunts, just above the truck.
In the video of the accident, which you can see HERE, the SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck raced through or by an explosion, and seemed to be in flames, generating a stream of smoke and debris.
Battle Creek, Michigan police, currently investigating the incident, said one of their priorities is to clear up some uncertainty surrounding whether the initial explosion of flames, which produced a cloud of black smoke, was a component of the annual Battle Creek Field of Light Air Show and Balloon Festival.
The event advertised on the Field of Flight Air Show website mentions that it will involve “pyro and the WALL OF FIRE.”
Further details involving the crash will come from the official investigation by the Battle Creek, Michigan Police Department, in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration.
CHRIS DARNELL – “Living The Dream“
Based in Springfield, Missouri, SHOCKWAVE is owned by Darnell Racing Enterprises, Inc. and their jet powered semi-trucks were driven/piloted by Chris Darnell.
On their website, under the “About Us” section, you’ll find a short biography about Chris Darnell.
According to the website biography, Darnell, who spent his entire life participating in racing, was the driver/pilot for both the SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck and the FLASH FIRE Jet Truck.
He also had a significant amount of expertise in the Motorsports Promotion industry.
Over the years, Darnell participated in a wide range of racing events, including drag racing, circle track racing and more.
Darnell graduated MSSU in Joplin, Missouri with a degree in marketing, advertising, and promotions.
Darnell also owned a truck accessory business in Springfield called 4 Wheel Customs, in addition to operating the fastest trucks in the world in drag racing and air shows.
For more information on SHOCKWAVE Jet Trucks, you’ll find a link to their website, HERE, or you can visit their Facebook Page, HERE. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/driver-killed-in-jet-powered-semi-crash-had-ties-to-joplin/ | 2022-07-04 15:17:44 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/driver-killed-in-jet-powered-semi-crash-had-ties-to-joplin/ |
Tom Gilmore won 72 games and a league championship in 14 seasons as the head coach at Holy Cross.
He also won eight games as Lehigh’s coach over the span of two full fall seasons, a spring season, and the first eight games of this season.
So why did Gilmore get emotional Saturday after his team’s 36-33 win over Colgate at Goodman Stadium?
“It was just the stretch we went through there,” Gilmore said. “A lot of people on the outside doubted that we’d be able to pull off that game, especially the way we did in such dramatic fashion. I got asked a question in a postgame interview and for some reason, it kind of hit me and it was emotional because I was so proud of the effort and so proud of the resiliency that our players and staff have shown throughout the year. It wasn’t just Saturday. It was everything leading into Saturday.”
Lehigh entered the game on a seven-game losing streak. The Mountain Hawks fell behind 14-0, 17-7, 26-14, and 33-29 before going 73 yards on five plays for the game-winning score on an 11-yard pass from Dante Perro to Eric Johnson with 22 seconds left.
“All the emotions came rushing out at the same time and I had to take a moment,” Gilmore said.
It was Lehigh’s first win at home this season and put the Mountain Hawks at 2-8 entering Saturday’s game at Lafayette in the 158th version of college football’s most-played rivalry. It also gave them a chance to finish the season with a .500 league mark with a win over Georgetown back in September joining the Colgate victory to bookend the 7-game skid.
It is not the season Gilmore, his assistants, the players, or anyone associated with the program wanted.
But the tenacity shown against Colgate was proof that the team hasn’t given up and the hope is the win generated momentum the Mountain Hawks can carry into Saturday’s game.
“For us, it injected some much-needed confidence and removed some doubts,” Gilmore said. “It sets a positive tone. We went through a long stretch where we weren’t winning. We felt like we were improving and doing some good things, and we were playing good opponents. But you wonder, can we get this done? But not only winning the game but how we won it showed the qualities of this team ... resiliency, toughness, confidence. I got some comments after the game that we played like an 8-1 team and not a 1-8 team. I think it helps for this week, just the belief from the kids in what we’re doing.”
Senior defensive tackle Dean Colton said Saturday’s win may have provided a turning point.
“That win was awesome,” Colton said. “As a defensive guy, I was disappointed with how we came out in that first half. But the offense backed us up and I have to give all of those guys a shoutout because they killed it. I’m so proud of them. That was extremely exciting and the power an offense has to revitalize a team is really special.”
Colton said this year’s season has been frustrating because of the potential he sees across the board.
“What it takes is everyone banding together as brothers in the offseason and we really do have a close-knit group of guys,” Colton said. “But what we need is player-led accountability. It’s hard to call out your friend. Everybody on the team is a buddy and it’s hard to chew anybody out. That’s difficult and it will be difficult going forward but it’s what is needed to bring it out the potential because a lot of guys have the potential to be great players. We’ve got the guys here to do it.”
Junior left guard Christian Jablonski also believed last week’s win was huge.
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“It was a huge confidence boost and we need to understand that if we put in the work we’re going to get the results,” Jablonski said. “It was disappointing to not see those results for a while and it was a rough couple of weeks, but that win has given us a momentum boost. We know Lafayette has a great defense, so we’re going to need to play a great offensive game and make less mistakes and play disciplined football and just play our game and not be something we’re not.”
Gilmore said he hasn’t talked about injuries at all season this season, but noted that the offensive line had to be rebuilt again this season.
“We had one player that has played on the line that never took a snap as a college player before this season,” Gilmore said. “That’s a huge statement. We lost the only two seniors we had on the offensive line, Jack Kempsey and Brendon Passarelli. Passarelli would have been a four-year starter for us and Kempsey was a mainstay. So it was what it was. But I couldn’t be prouder of a position group more than I am of the offensive line because of how guys have stepped up and come together.”
Gilmore noted that last week three players were playing new positions on the O-line and another player was thrown into the mix.
“It has been a tough road but there has been a lot of progress there and the good news is that they all have three years of eligibility left,” Gilmore said. “We have really good skill players who have all shown really nice growth, which makes me excited for the offense and we’ve seen some great things on defense and we’ve seen some inconsistency as well. Injuries have played a factor there as well, but we’ve recruited well and there’s talent in the program.”
Overall, Gilmore said that in 2021 Lehigh was one of the youngest teams in the country. In 2022, more experience was in place and a lot of the same players are coming back.
“I know it can be frustrating at times,” he said. “Me, and the rest of the staff and every single player on our team wants to win games. That’s the goal. But we see the progress. There’s hope on the horizon and we see where we’re going. We wish it would happen faster, but we’re closer to the end of the tunnel and the belief is there that we’re much closer now.” | https://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-spt-lehigh-football-feature-lafayette-week-20221116-wc7k2wo5qjgxdek6cx5dwdjoqm-story.html | 2022-11-17 00:04:41 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/sports/college/mc-spt-lehigh-football-feature-lafayette-week-20221116-wc7k2wo5qjgxdek6cx5dwdjoqm-story.html |
Lori Vallow murder trial day 25: Closing arguments set for May 11
BOISE, Idaho - The prosecution and defense have both rested in the trial of Lori Vallow, the so-called "Doomsday mom" accused of killing her two children.
The prosecution presented their final witness on Tuesday. Nicholas Edwards, the lead investigator for the Idaho Attorney General's Office, took the stand. Edwards, who assisted in the investigation into the death of Chad Daybell's ex-wife, Tammy, testified about texts between Lori and Chad, saying Tammy had two life insurance policies that both paid out to Chad.
Daybell is Lori Vallow's husband, and the alleged co-conspirator in the deaths of her two children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, as well as Tammy.
FOX 10's Justin Lum reports that Lori Vallow will not testify in her own defense.
Closing arguments will be heard Thursday morning.
Also on May 9, the judge ruled that the verdict will be livestreamed on the court's YouTube channel.
Cameras have been banned from the courtroom since September over worries that too much coverage would make it hard to find a fair and impartial jury.
For all previous and extensive coverage on this case, visit https://fox10phoenix.com/vallow + watch the in-depth special here. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/lori-vallow-murder-trial-day-25-idaho-ag-investigator-testifies | 2023-05-09 20:53:59 | 0 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/lori-vallow-murder-trial-day-25-idaho-ag-investigator-testifies |
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) resulting from allegations that Goldman Sachs may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Goldman Sachs securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On January 20, 2023, during trading hours, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "U.S. Fed probes Goldman Sachs consumer business." The article stated that "The U.S. Federal Reserve is probing whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc's consumer business had appropriate safeguards in place as the bank ramped up lending." Further, the article stated that "The central bank is concerned the Wall Street giant did not have proper monitoring and control systems inside Marcus, its consumer unit, as it grew larger." The article added that "The probe, which grew out of a standard Fed review of the business in 2021 and intensified into an investigation last year, is also examining instances of customer harm and whether they were properly resolved."
On this news, Goldman Sachs's price fell $8.91, or 2.54%, to close at $341.84 on January 20, 2023.
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(NEXSTAR) – Did you receive a baffling Starbucks drink notification Wednesday afternoon – even though you never placed an order?
The Seattle-based coffee giant apologized for any confusion the notification might have caused in a message posted to the company’s website:
You may have received a notification stating “Your order is ready!” from the Starbucks app when you did not place an order. This notification is an error and we apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
Starbucks went on to say that no one was charged.
A number of people took to Twitter around 11 a.m. PDT to find out if it was just their own app, while others worried their account was compromised.
“Is everyone else’s starbucks order ready?” One person tweeted.
“Who all got the Starbucks notification saying their order was ready? I got excited then worried bc I haven’t placed an order,” tweeted another.
Others were just disappointed that they weren’t actually getting a drink.
“That Starbucks notification glitch (was it a glitch?) telling me that my order was ready was kinda brilliant because now I’m thinking about my coffee,” one person joked.
Starbucks assured customers that no further action was needed.
It’s not the first time Starbucks users have seen a bizarre notification from the app – users received a cryptic message reading “Hello test1 from seank” in March 2023, according to The Verge. | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/starbucks-apologizes-after-app-notification-goes-out-in-error/ | 2023-07-20 00:07:27 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/starbucks-apologizes-after-app-notification-goes-out-in-error/ |
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been accused of keeping her mother’s dead body in a freezer for nearly two years while living in a nearby apartment.
Eva Bratcher, 69, appeared in court Thursday on charges of concealing her 96-year-old mother’s death and possessing a fraudulent identification card.
Regina Michalski’s body was discovered this week in a freezer in the garage near the apartment they had shared, police said. Investigators believe she died in March 2021. The cause won’t be determined until the body is thawed.
The allegations are “very disturbing,” Judge David Kelly said in setting a $20,000 bond for Bratcher.
Kelly turned down a defense lawyer’s request for a lower bond to get Bratcher out of jail.
She has past convictions for forgery, and investigators said they were trying to determine if Bratcher was collecting her late mother’s Social Security benefits, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Bratcher’s daughter, who lives in Kentucky, asked police to check the home after losing contact with her grandmother.
“What could go wrong? Apparently, everything,” Sabrina Watson said. | https://www.kark.com/news/national/ap-daughter-charged-after-moms-body-found-in-chicago-freezer/ | 2023-02-03 14:01:22 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/national/ap-daughter-charged-after-moms-body-found-in-chicago-freezer/ |
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Linda E. Witts, 79, of Carbondale, who died Sunday morning at the Carbondale Nursing Home, after an extended illness.
Born Jan. 19, 1944, in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Elinore Williams Cooper and was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale. Linda worked for over 30 years at Rea and Derick as a pharmacy tech, a career she enjoyed. Later she was a co-owner of Witts Communications. She had tremendous faith in the Lord and enjoyed attending church. Among her pastimes, Linda liked to knit and bake and loved planning trips to Disney World. She had an outgoing personality and was truly a people person.
Linda’s family would like to thank their West Side neighbors and the ladies of Rea and Derick. You truly are family. Also, thank you to the owners and staff of Alexanders Family Restaurant and Texas Roadhouse for your kind words of encouragement, prayers and thoughtfulness during Linda’s illness. Special thanks to Dr. Neil Davis and the entire staff at the Carbondale Nursing Home, your compassion is beyond compare.
She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Sid Witts; two daughters, Cindy VanWie and husband, Scott, of Bradenton, Fla.; and Amy Laguzzi and husband, Joe, of Clifford Twp.; her granddaughter whom she adored more than life, Mia Laguzzi; a sister, Kathy Ashby, of Scranton; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard Cooper.
The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. from Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 89 Farview St., Carbondale, officiated by the Rev. Dennis Gray, hospice chaplain, and the Rev. Seth Wasnock, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish. Interment, Willow View Cemetery, Clifford.
Viewing hours will be held Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
To share condolences with Linda’s family, visit her book of everlasting memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.
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How to Watch the WNBA on Wednesday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
Today's WNBA lineup should have plenty of excitement on the court. Among those four games is the Phoenix Mercury taking on the New York Liberty.
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Today's WNBA Games
The New York Liberty host the Phoenix Mercury
The Mercury look to pull off a road win at the Liberty on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Twitter, YES, and AZFamily
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- NYL Record: 11-4
- PHO Record: 3-12
- NYL Stats: 87.1 PPG (second in WNBA), 80.3 Opp. PPG (fourth)
- PHO Stats: 76.6 PPG (12th in WNBA), 85.8 Opp. PPG (10th)
Players to Watch
- NYL Key Player: Breanna Stewart (22.0 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 4.1 APG)
- PHO Key Player: Brittney Griner (19.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.8 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -15
- NYL Odds to Win: -1667
- PHO Odds to Win: +908
- Total: 164.5 points
The Minnesota Lynx face the Indiana Fever
The Fever look to pull off a road win at the Lynx on Wednesday at 8:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- MIN Record: 7-9
- IND Record: 5-11
- MIN Stats: 79.6 PPG (seventh in WNBA), 83.9 Opp. PPG (eighth)
- IND Stats: 81.8 PPG (sixth in WNBA), 85.1 Opp. PPG (ninth)
Players to Watch
- MIN Key Player: Napheesa Collier (22.0 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 2.6 APG)
- IND Key Player: Aliyah Boston (14.6 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 2.4 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -1.5
- MIN Odds to Win: -124
- IND Odds to Win: +101
- Total: 165.5 points
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The Las Vegas Aces play the Dallas Wings
The Wings hope to pick up a road win at the Aces on Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- LVA Record: 15-1
- DAL Record: 8-8
- LVA Stats: 93.7 PPG (first in WNBA), 78.1 Opp. PPG (second)
- DAL Stats: 84.3 PPG (fourth in WNBA), 83.1 Opp. PPG (seventh)
Players to Watch
- LVA Key Player: A'ja Wilson (19.6 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 2.4 APG)
- DAL Key Player: Satou Sabally (19.1 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 3.5 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -15
- LVA Odds to Win: -1659
- DAL Odds to Win: +908
- Total: 176.5 points
The Los Angeles Sparks play host to the Atlanta Dream
The Dream take to the home court of the Sparks on Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
- Stream Live: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- LAS Record: 7-10
- ATL Record: 7-8
- LAS Stats: 78.9 PPG (10th in WNBA), 81.1 Opp. PPG (fifth)
- ATL Stats: 86.7 PPG (third in WNBA), 89.5 Opp. PPG (12th)
Players to Watch
- LAS Key Player: Nneka Ogwumike (19.9 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 3.1 APG)
- ATL Key Player: Rhyne Howard (18.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: -1.5
- LAS Odds to Win: -119
- ATL Odds to Win: -103
- Total: 168.5 points
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The Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican attempt to overturn a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rule that allowed it to offer abortion counseling and, in certain cases, abortions to veterans and their dependents.
The Senate voted 48 to 51 on a procedural hurdle for the resolution, falling short of the needed 51 votes to pass.
Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) was the lone Democrat to side with most Republicans. Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), the two pro-choice Senate GOP members, voted with every other Democrat.
The vote means the VA’s rule, which was rolled out in September in response to the Supreme Court decision months earlier that struck down Roe v. Wade and threatened abortion access, will remain in place.
The VA at the time announced that it would provide abortions in cases where the life or health of a veteran is at risk if they had to carry their pregnancy to term or if the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest.
Even if the resolution had advanced to President Biden’s desk, he had announced plans to veto it.
The White House announced in a Statement of Administration Policy that the push “undermines patient safety and invites political interference into deeply personal decisions made by pregnant veterans and CHAMPVA beneficiaries in consultation with their health care providers, threatening their health and lives.”
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), the lead sponsor of the resolution of disapproval, told reporters earlier in the day that “it’s illegal, it’s wrong and an abuse of the taxpayer dollars.”
“It’s a slap in the face of people that don’t want to pay for abortions, and that’s the majority of people in this country,” Tuberville said.
Manchin argued the Biden administration should not have made the change unilaterally and that any change of this kind should go through the House and Senate.
“I’m the only Democrat who’s joined the resolution as you know, but with that I believe there’s other people who feel the same as I do and just haven’t spoken out on this,” Manchin said.
The bill was brought up via the Congressional Review Act, with Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas) introducing it in the House. | https://www.qcnews.com/hill-politics/senate-gop-fails-to-overturn-va-abortion-policy/ | 2023-04-19 23:32:08 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/hill-politics/senate-gop-fails-to-overturn-va-abortion-policy/ |
Women continue to make history in Congress
Women are still achieving ‘firsts’ on Capitol Hill nearly 100 years after women earned the right to vote.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - There are now more women serving in the Congress than ever before in U.S. history. Yet, women are still highly underrepresented on Capitol Hill.
Despite accounting for nearly 51% of the population, women represent only 28% of the combined seats in the House & Senate. It’s a fact that’s not lost on the women who are still achieving ‘firsts’ in Congress, nearly 100 years after the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote.
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) are two lawmakers whose election victories in 2022 have smashed barriers in Congress.
For Balint, her election win in Vermont means that all 50 states have now sent a woman to Congress.
“The history I’ve made so far. First woman ever to represent the state of Vermont in Congress. And, also the first openly gay person to represent Vermont in Congress. So feeling really excited about both those things,” said Balint.
Senator Britt is making history too for Alabama. She calls the achievement ‘humbling and exciting.’
“I was unaware when I ran until I read it in the paper that I am the youngest female ever elected on the Republican side of the aisle to the U.S. Senate. And, I am currently the only Republican female with school-age children. And so, I would just say how grateful I am to the people of Alabama for giving me an opportunity to fight for them, to fight for their children. I am working hard,” she said.
Both Balint and Britt recognize the challenges women candidates can face. Balint said it’s difficult to run for office period, but women have other hurdles to overcome.
“When I first ran for office, I was running for State Senate and I had my announcement and I was very excited. And within 48 hours, I had an anonymous letter to my home saying that I should not be running for office, that I was a mom, and that I had my priorities all wrong and that my kids would never forgive me, essentially. Now, I don’t think that any of the men who came before me ever received any kind of missive like that. And so I talked to my colleagues. I know we’ve all had similar experiences. And so there is that that barrier of how we’re perceived, you know, when we put ourselves out there,” she said.
Britt said women and young candidates need support.
“First we’ve got to say it. We need you. And, I hope that people across our great state hear that. But also, to your point, we’ve got to make sure that when people do step out there, that we support them. Because the truth is, we say we want more people to get engaged, but when you step out there, it’s really lonely. And so when you see somebody that is fighting for our values, fighting for people whose heart and passion and determination is going to move our state and our nation forward, stand in there with them,” said Britt.
Balint adds, there is a fundraising gap and women candidates tend to have to ‘fight’ to raise money for their campaigns.
“We have to do it, though, because bills that are created by women in conjunction with their male colleagues are going to be better than bills that are just crafted by men,” Balint said.
The Center for American Women and Politics reports women hold 150 of the 535 seats in Congress. Of those seats, 107 of the women lawmakers are Democrats, 42 are Republicans, and one is an Independent.
Balint believes the platform of the Democratic Party appeals to a greater number of women due to the party’s support of reproductive rights, its focus on the gender gap & wealth gap, and the party’s focus on working families.
“I think about it every day in terms of what do I get to say in committee? What do I get to say in those individual conversations with my colleagues that might not be said if I weren’t a woman or if I weren’t part of the LGBTQ community? So I feel a responsibility for my community back home to represent all of Vermont. And, you know, and of course, part of that is the experience of women now,” Balint said.
Britt, meanwhile, believes the Republican Party appeals to women because she said it is the party of parents and “hard-working Americans.” She said she ran because she can give a voice to that.
“I don’t have to ask somebody what it’s like to go to the grocery store and where milk is cheaper or how much more expensive eggs cost or how much it costs me to now run my children around from, you know, volleyball practice to football practice to play basketball with their friends. Those are things that are real. I don’t have to ask people what it’s like in the classroom with children right now. I am living that every single day,” Britt said.
As a former teacher, Balint said she wants to be remembered as a lawmaker who inspires others. She said her reason for running was two-fold - to protect democracy and alleviate suffering. She shared this advice to women who are considering running for office.
“Here’s what I would say. I think as women, we get shy about asking people to mentor us. And, I think your mentors can come in all shapes and sizes. And, I certainly have had mentors throughout my life. Some are women, some are men, some are came from unlikely sources,” said Balint.
As for Britt, she shares this advice.
“It is not lost on me what this means for little girls all across our state. I have said that the world does place limitations on us, but it is the ones we place on ourselves that do the most damage. And so, if this gives a little girl somewhere across our great state, the hope to do something more, the hope to be something better, the knowing that she can achieve them, by gosh, it is a good day,” said Britt.
In 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman ever elected to Congress.
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Voters in Vermont were deciding on a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive rights in the state, including abortion.
Other states were also considering measures to regulate reproductive health after the U.S. Supreme Court in June struck down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion.
In 2019, the Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature passed a law guaranteeing abortion rights, and the state began the process of amending the constitution. The proposal had to be passed by two consecutively elected legislatures. The final step was the statewide referendum.
“The right to reproductive liberty is central to the exercise of personal autonomy and involves decisions people should be able to make free from compulsion of the State,” the amendment states. “Enshrining this right in the Constitution is critical to ensuring equal protection and treatment under the law and upholding the right of all people to health, dignity, independence, and freedom.”
Republican Gov. Phil Scott gave formal notice in July that state voters would be casting ballots on a measure on Election Day.
“In Vermont, we solidified the right to choose in law, and now Vermonters have the opportunity to further protect that right in our constitution,” Scott said in a statement at the time. “It is more important than ever to make sure the women in our state have the right to make their own decisions about their health, bodies, and their futures.”
The constitutional amendment does not contain the word “abortion.”
Supporters say that’s because it’s intended to authorize not only abortion but guarantee reproductive rights such as the right to get pregnant or have access to birth control.
“The proposal is designed to prohibit government interference from people’s personal reproductive health care decisions,” said Lucy Leriche of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. “So it protects a person’s right to decide with their doctor and their family whether or not to use birth control; whether or not to become sterilized; and whether or not to get pregnant and carry a pregnancy to term; and whether or not access abortion care.”
Opponents said the wording is vague and could have unintended consequences. Among concerns that critics raised is that it would protect late-term abortions, which are very rare.
“By putting our existing law into the Constitution, given that we have never regulated viable infant abortions in any way, it would permanently lock us out of regulating that and there’s some significant concerns about that,” said Republican Rep. Anne Donahue.
Mary Hahn Beerworth, executive director of Vermont Right to Life Committee, said the organization encouraged lawmakers to be more specific about the language.
“If they’re going to say it’s about abortion then it should say abortion. And it doesn’t and it doesn’t say woman,” she said.
But Rep. Ann Pugh, a Democrat, said the amendment’s language is clear, and is based on “a bundle of rights” that came from U.S. Supreme Court cases before and after Roe v Wade.
“It will not change, it will not expand anything about the way abortion has been safely provided in Vermont since the early 1970s,” Pugh said. “These are medical decisions which are guided by the individual, their healthcare provider and by strict medical ethics.”
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In a small Russian town, a father and daughter have been separated by the state after she drew an antiwar poster in school. He was convicted of defaming the military; she's now in an orphanage.
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Biden calls family of reporter detained as spy in Russia
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke to the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the Moscow-based journalist was detained in Russia and charged with espionage.
Biden made the call as he flew to Belfast to start a four-day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland. The call happened one day after the Biden administration formally declared the reporter had been “wrongfully detained.”
The designation elevates Gershkovich’s case for the U.S. government and means that a particular State Department office will take the lead on seeking his release.
Before departing Washington on Tuesday, Biden again condemned the journalist’s detention. Both the U.S. government and Wall Street Journal have vehemently denied the Russian accusation that Gershkovich is a spy.
“We’re making it real clear that it’s totally illegal what’s happening, and we declared it so,” Biden said. “It changes the dynamic.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters after the call that Biden “felt it was really important to connect with Evan’s family, his parents.” She said that Gershkovich, 31, has been “top of mind” for the president.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Russian government has yet to grant U.S. consular access to Gershkovich.
“It’s not for lack of trying,” Kirby said, adding that the State Department has been seeking access “ever since the moment we found out that he was detained.”
Russian authorities arrested Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, on March 29. He is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained for alleged spying.
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BEIJING, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- JA Solar has once again been ranked in the highest AAA category in PV Tech's PV ModuleTech bankability report for Q1 2023, underlining the company's robust overall strength.
The PV Tech report is based on comprehensive analysis of a manufacturer's performance in metrics including shipments, manufacturing capacity, technology and financial position, with the company scoring highly in each of these areas.
According to its annual report for 2022 JA Solar's total revenue was CNY72.989 billion, up 76.72% year-on-year, with a net profit attributable to the parent company of CNY5.533 billion, up 171.4% from 2021.
As of the end of 2022, the company had been granted 1,260 independently developed patents and is widely recognised as one of the industry's key players, being ranked among the Fortune China 500, China private enterprises Top 500 and global Top 500 new energy enterprises for a number of years. Between 2014 and 2022, JA Solar was rated as a 'Top Performer' by PVEL, one of the world's leading independent third-party PV testing organizations, on no less than seven occasions.
JA Solar maintains a global strategy with multiple production facilities around the world and 13 overseas sales companies. The company's product sales and service network now extends to 135 countries and regions worldwide.
As of the end of 2022, cumulative global shipments of JA Solar had reached 128GW, with overseas shipments accounting for approximately 60% of the total. The company has continued to strengthen its vertically integrated industrial chain and has formulated a long-term plan to build production capacity and improve the supply chain in major PV markets around the world, thereby steadily advancing the company's global strategy and providing enhanced services to customers.
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U.S. Supreme Court will hear North Carolina redistricting case on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case out of North Carolina on Wednesday. Congressional maps, tossed out by state courts for partisan gerrymandering, are under the microscope. The repercussions of this case may go well beyond just North Carolina though, and impact how much power state legislatures have to manage federal elections.
Moore v. Harper started as a case about partisan gerrymandering. At the U.S. Supreme Court this case will focus on part of the Constitution called the Elections Clause, which says, “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof;”
The two sides in this case each argue that “Legislature” refers to different things. The respondents say it means the state’s government as a whole, while petitioner say it just means the elected lawmakers in each state’s statehouse.
Kathay Feng from Common Cause, one of the groups leading the respondents, said, “It’s so much bigger than just the conversation about redistricting or gerrymandering.”
The nonpartisan group that sued over maps drawn by North Carolina republican state lawmakers.
Feng said, “Ultimately the state supreme court agreed with us and redrew those lines so they would be fair to all voters.”
North Carolina Republican House Speaker Tim Moore is the leading petitioner and is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the state supreme court’s decision to redraw temporary maps.
Moore said, “The state courts have... been given authority to weigh in on state elections and on state redistricting, but not on federal redistricting.”
Moore said the state court is stepping on the Constitution’s Elections Clause.
Feng and liberal groups who have filed briefs say if the U.S. Supreme Court sides with Moore in this case that it could potentially set precedent giving state legislatures near complete power to regulate federal elections, and immunity from state courts checks.
Moore countered, “Our argument is to simply affirm what has been the law for decades and decades. It’s the left, it’s Common Cause, these folks who simply want to try and use these courts to get around the will of the voters.”
Each side is seeing support from idealogical allies.
But some Republicans are also breaking with Moore’s argument.
In a filing from more than a dozen former republican officials they wrote that it, “...Would frustrate constitutional values and achieve none of its purported goals: it contradicts constitutional text and history, runs counter to longstanding practice, and would wreak unparalleled havoc on the electoral landscape.”
The Supreme Court will hear the case on Wednesday morning.
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Salaries for tech candidates remain at an all-time high with remote salaries outpacing local salaries in most markets; market conditions increase demand for experienced, remote talent and lengthen hiring times
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hired, a recruiting marketplace matching tech and sales talent with top companies, today released its annual report: 2022 State of Tech Salaries: Navigating an Uncertain Hiring Market. The report provides one of the most in-depth analyses of the 2022 hiring environment, detailing insights on global compensation trends, benefits, and remote work shifts.
Key findings include a global increase in salaries* across nearly all tech roles, driven primarily by the growth in salaries of experienced professionals (3+ years of experience). While Hired data shows the number of companies seeking to hire remote junior-level talent has grown, local salaries for junior-level candidates have failed to grow as quickly as salaries for professionals with more years of experience – potentially indicating salary pressures in current market conditions, with employers leaning heavier into hiring needs for more experienced talent.
Candidates in the San Francisco (SF) Bay Area continue to see the highest salary offers at an average local salary of $174,063 with Seattle ($168,069), New York ($161,128), Boston ($158,548), and Austin ($157,612), trailing respectively. Average local salaries for candidates in mid-size markets (Boston, LA and Seattle) have quickly caught up to salaries on par with larger tech hubs (New York and SF).
As remote dominates as the preferred work model, remote salaries have continued to outpace local salaries (15 out of 17 markets had higher remote salaries, up from 13 markets in 2021) – with remote roles paying $3,000 more on average globally. Average remote salaries climbed to $162,950 this year, ranking third highest overall in the report after SF Bay Area and New York average local salaries.
The top three highest paying markets in the US for remote salaries remained SF Bay Area ($175,909), Seattle ($171,432), and New York ($162,261) in 2022 – with remote salaries climbing for all three markets across the board YoY. In the US, SF Bay Area was the only market in which local salaries continued to pay higher than remote salaries (by 1%).
"The hiring climate this year has been full of contradictions and challenges," said Josh Brenner, Hired CEO. "We've seen climbing salaries, aggressive hiring, and layoffs – all at once. However, the hiring landscape remains competitive as companies innovate and diversify their teams through remote work. We're seeing salaries rise globally as employers expand their talent pools and candidates find more opportunities outside their backyards. To ride out this storm of uncertainty, we recommend a shift from hyper-growth to more efficient growth. Be responsive and attentive to what's important to employees, stay the course on DEI initiatives, and continue to nurture your employer brand."
These findings are based on the analysis of more than 907,000 interview requests over 47,000 active positions, facilitated through Hired's marketplace from January 2019 through June 2022. Hired also surveyed over 2,000 tech professionals on their salary, benefits, and flexible work preferences. This year, Hired also asked survey respondents for their sentiments around: cost of living challenges, salaries in light of inflation, DEI rollbacks as companies tighten resources, location versus role-based compensation, and willingness to take risks to job seek in a volatile market.
Additional key findings from the 2022 State of Tech Salaries report include:
- Engineering management roles still pay the highest among tech roles across the US, UK and Canada. The US sees highest local salaries for the role on average at $196,000 and Engineering Management remote salaries are $198,000 – the highest paying salary overall across every market globally. Also, roles outside of engineering (Design, Data Analytics, and Quality Assurance) saw the highest salary increases this year, with remote salaries for all roles rising in 2022.
- Employers continue to expand talent pipelines and hiring across an increased number of markets and timezones – with remote-first employers having a competitive edge. Businesses of all sizes are more open to interviewing candidates from other locations (4.4 markets in 2022 up from 3.3 in the beginning of 2021). Candidates showed an increased preference for remote-only roles, with 32% of all active job seekers open to "Only Remote" roles on the Hired platform (as of June 2022), up from 18% in January 2022.
- Time to acquire tech candidates has slowed across the US, UK, and Canada as companies and jobseekers are taking more time to evaluate offers. In 2022, the time to acquire tech candidates is up to a 60-day average time-to-hire in the U.S. and 68 days in the U.K. Remote roles took 40 days to fill, up slightly from 39 days in 2021.
- The exodus from traditional big tech hubs is continuing to push salaries higher in smaller cities. Philadelphia (+12%), Dallas/Fort Worth (+11%) and Denver (+11%) showed the highest average local salary increases across all markets. Other highest growth markets were Toronto and London, globally, which ranked above Boston, New York, SF Bay Area and Seattle this year in terms of YoY salary growth.
- The salary gap is closing between startups and enterprise organizations. Salary levels at corporates (companies with 300+ employees) versus startups (companies with <300 employees) in the US narrowed to the smallest pay difference to date since 2019.
- Candidates are still emboldened and willing to leave their current role for better fit and higher-paying opportunities. Even as Hired survey data shows some sentiment of a power shift to employers in the next six months (27% of employees feel that employers will have more power by 2023); if denied an expected raise in the next six months, the majority (90%) would start looking for a new job immediately, while half of respondents expect salary increases by 2023.
- Tech salaries see the highest earning power in Atlanta – the highest average salary earning market in 2022, when adjusted for cost of living (COL). Factoring in the cost of living, earning an average tech salary of $176,000 in the SF Bay Area would be equivalent to making $223,729 in Atlanta in 2022. In contrast, earning an average SF tech salary in New York (highest COL out of all US markets) is like earning $153,000. Despite overall tech salary increases in 2022, 42% of remote respondents and 29% of local respondents do not feel that their salaries have kept up with rising inflation and living costs.
- Despite the current economic climate, remote/flexible work remains a top priority for employees. When asked if they would be willing to return to work in the office, if it meant greater job security, over half (54%) of candidates stated yes, but would start looking for other jobs with more flexible remote work options immediately. Only 33% of respondents would trade remote work for a fully in-person role with a higher salary.
- Practical benefits are now paramount in volatile economic conditions. Surveyed candidates' most compelling benefits from 2021 to 2022 remained the same (flexible work, paid time off, and health insurance benefits), but this year candidates would be willing to trade in a higher salary for practical benefits (health insurance and 401K retirement matching) versus stock/equity in 2021.
- Majority of surveyed candidates worry about deprioritized DEI efforts. 61% of surveyed candidates are worried the 2022 economic climate will lead to a rollback of DEI efforts, with 14% of respondents reporting they have already seen deprioritization.
To access the full report, visit: 2022 State of Tech Salaries: Navigating an Uncertain Market
*Notes to editors:
- Remote salary: Salary attributed to a remote role, with no home location. Location-based averages are attributed to the markets that jobseekers originate from, rather than the Interview Request (IVR) - e.g. A remote IVR is sent to a jobseeker from San Francisco.
- Local salary: Salary from an Interview Request (IVR) that is attributed to a particular location or market. Average local salary locations are tied to the IVR itself - e.g. an IVR sent for San Francisco to a jobseeker in this location, or elsewhere.
Hired is the most efficient way to fill tech and sales roles today. With unbiased insights, DEI tools, skill assessments, and dedicated Customer Success Managers, Hired works with over 10,000 companies around the world to match thousands of active and qualified candidates to employ their full potential. With better data, curated matches, and higher acceptance rates, employers save an average of 45 sourcing hours per role with the Hired solutions suite. Backed by The Adecco Group, Hired is rated by G2 as a leader in Recruiting Automation, Job Search Sites, and Diversity Recruiting. Hired is committed to building equity in the hiring process through a more representative talent pool, using bias reduction features, customized assessments, and salary bias alerts to help remove unconscious bias when hiring. For more information, visit hired.com.
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LOS ANGELES -- Rapper A$AP Rocky was charged with two felonies Monday for pulling a gun on a former friend and firing in Hollywood last year, prosecutors said.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged the 33-year-old New York native, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, with two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Prosecutors allege that during an argument on Nov. 6, 2021, Mayers pointed the handgun at the victim, then in a subsequent confrontation drew the gun again and fired twice in the direction of the man, who sustained a minor injury. His name has not been released.
Mayers has not entered a plea to the charges. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday. An email seeking comment from representatives was not immediately returned.
"Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood," said District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.
Mayers and two other men fled the scene after he fired the gun, police said. He was first arrested for the incident at Los Angeles International Airport on April 20, and was released on bail the same day.
A member of the Harlem hip hop collective A$AP Mob, A$AP Rocky first made his mark in music with the single "Peso" in 2011. His 2013 debut album, "Long. Live. A$AP," went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as did its 2015 follow-up, "At. Long. Last. A$AP." He has been nominated for two Grammy Awards.
He is in a relationship with Rihanna, and the two had a son in May.
Mayers released his last studio album four years ago, and like Rihanna has become as known for fashion trendsetting as he is for music.
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Cybersecurity is the fastest growing AI software category; 72% of the global AI spend will come from the US and China
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) forecasts that AI software will grow 50% faster than the overall software market over the next two years, with an annual growth rate of 18%. The spend on AI software will double from $33 billion in 2021 to $64 billion in 2025 due to an accelerated adoption of AI during the pandemic and an increase in the number of companies that offer AI software.
According to Forrester's Global AI Software Forecast, 2022, cybersecurity is the fastest-growing AI software category, with significant investments being made in real-time monitoring and response in order to mitigate growing cybersecurity threats. Within the AI software market, AI-infused software will see a 22% CAGR by 2025; AI maker tools, which are used to develop AI applications, will see an 18% CAGR; and AI-centric software, which runs on AI components, will see a 14% CAGR.
Across eight forecasted countries (the US, China, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK), AI's share of software spend will increase from 4.3% in 2021 to 6% in 2025. The US and China will dominate this AI software spend, with 72% of global AI spend. In addition, more than 80% of annual investments in AI and blockchain technologies will come from the two countries.
Key Geographical Highlights
- Asia Pacific: China is a leading investor in AI software, with 24% of AI spend — totaling $9.6 billion — due to come from China in 2022. China is also slated to outpace the rest of the world on AI software spend and to delegate $16.6 billion, or 21% of its software spend, on AI by 2025. Japan is expected to spend $4.1 billion on the AI software market in 2022, largely due to the country's heavy investment in collaborative robots.
- Europe: Compared to the size of their economies, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK lag behind the US and China when it comes to AI software spending, with $7.3 billion expected to be invested in AI software in 2022. Germany leads the European AI spend, with $2.4 billion expected to be spent on AI software in 2022. The UK and France are expected to spend $2.3 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, on AI software in 2022.
- United States: The US leads AI enterprise adoption and is also the leading destination for private AI investment, with $23.6 billion of funding in 2020. In 2022, 47% of AI spend will come from the US. American firms have the largest portfolio of AI patent applications and the highest number of patented AI techniques.
"AI has great potential across categories including cybersecurity, process optimization and automation, health, and human capital management," said Michael O'Grady, a principal forecast analyst at Forrester. "However, as AI adoption becomes mainstream, enterprises will need to manage its complexity, which includes adhering to responsible AI practices, nurturing the growing pool of AI talent, and the continued evolution of business models."
Resources
- Read Michael O'Grady's blog on key takeaways from Forrester's Global AI Software Forecast, 2022 here.
- Discover budget and planning recommendations for AI and more in Forrester's 2023 Planning Guide. Clients can access detailed planning advice for technology executives and TAD leaders.
- Access Forrester's Global Software Industry Forecast, 2022 (clients only).
About Forrester
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MIAMI, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- INVERSA Leathers, a regenerative materials company that crafts luxurious leathers out of invasive species, is thrilled to announce its title sponsorship for the 2023 Florida Python Challenge© and its Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000. The sponsorship will mark the first time a fashion company has donated to the event to fund restoration of the Florida Everglades.
The Florida Everglades, a World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve, is home to Florida's greatest source of biodiversity. Supporting both 8 million Floridians with drinking water and a $1.2B fishing industry, the ecosystem's balance has been gravely disrupted by the invasive Burmese python, which threatens the region's native wildlife. Release of Burmese pythons, originally kept as house pets in the 1980's and 1990's, the invasive snake has since multiplied to a population of over 150,000 according to a recent US Geological Survey (USGS) report.
Created and managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the Florida Python Challenge® is an awareness campaign about the global threat of invasive species and the colossal damage Florida's delicate ecosystem has suffered because of invasive python. Participants must register for the competition as part of this event to actively remove pythons from the everglades over the course of ten days, directly contributing to the fight against the invasive constrictor snakes.
"INVERSA is proud to support the challenge and the greater conservation effort it represents in Florida. By harnessing the global power of the luxury fashion industry, we believe in the potential to rebuild ecosystems," said Carlos-Henri Ferré, Head of Development for INVERSA Leathers. "Florida is consistently ahead of the curve with invasive species management, and the Governor, FWC and SFWMD's leadership have fostered one of the most effective opportunities to participate in the revival of the Everglades. We hope to see as many participants as possible this year."
"The FWC is grateful for INVERSA's support of the Python Challenge. It's meaningful to see the private sector step up to fund conservation through innovations that benefit our ecosystems," said Commissioner Rodney Barreto, Chairman of FWC. The Ultimate Grand Prize will go to the registered participant that removes the most pythons during the 10-day competition.
Under the leadership of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the FWC, SFWMD and the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida host the Florida Python Challenge® to raise awareness about invasive species in Florida and their impacts. The event, which runs August 4-13, 2023, encourages people to get directly involved in Everglades conservation through invasive species removal. Visit FLPythonChallenge.org to register for the competition, take the required online training, view the optional training opportunities, learn more about Burmese pythons and the unique Everglades ecosystem, and find resources for planning your trip to South Florida to participate in the Florida Python Challenge®.
About INVERSA Leathers
INVERSA Leathers, a regenerative materials company, is revolutionizing fashion to heal the planet. INVERSA crafts luxurious leathers out of invasive species, harnessing the power of fashion to support the restoration of Earth's biodiversity. Starting with three of the most formidable invasive species—the Invasive Lionfish, Invasive Dragonfin, and Invasive Python—INVERSA introduces a stylish alternative to exotic and traditional leather. To learn more about INVERSA's inspiring journey of turning fashion into a hero for the planet's sustainability, visit www.INVERSAleathers.com and follow the story on Instagram at @INVERSAleathers.
About The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) works to manage fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people. Biologists, law enforcement officers and other staff work together to protect and manage the state's more than 575 species of wildlife, 200 species of freshwater fish and 500 species of saltwater fish. The FWC uses scientific data to drive management decisions, balancing the needs of these fish and wildlife species, and the habitats that support them, with the needs of Florida's growing population.
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HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its ranking of the 10 Best Online Law Degree Programs of 2023 and the 50 Best Law Schools of 2023.
With nearly 200 law schools in the U.S., finding the right law school can be a challenging and time-consuming process. College Consensus' recently published rankings can help ease the burden.
"Despite their controversial nature, law school rankings continue to be a vital part of the search process for students. College Consensus's unique approach combines the results of all the most respected law school rankings, offering students a more accurate view of a school's overall standing in the rankings eco-system and a great place to begin their research," said College Consensus founder Jeremy Alder.
The 50 Best Law Schools of 2023 is a consensus ranking of the best law schools in the U.S. Programs were ranked by averaging published scores from the most respected law school rankings, including U.S. News & World Report, Above the Law, Shanghai Rankings, and Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In addition, editors prioritized programs where graduates reported higher incomes.
The top five on this list are as follows:
- The University of Chicago
- Duke University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Yale University
Visit the ranking to view the full list.
For those who need a high-quality law degree program with great flexibility, College Consensus created the 10 Best Online Law Degree Programs of 2023. Editors began with a list of all online and hybrid law degree programs accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). The list was further distilled by taking into account educational quality, market reputation, and rewarding income.
The top five on this list are as follows:
- The University of New Hampshire
- Syracuse University
- Seton Hall University
- Loyola University Chicago
- University of Denver
Visit the ranking to view the full list.
College Consensus is an innovative approach to college and graduate school rankings. We combine the latest results from the most respected college ranking systems with thousands of real student review scores. College Consensus also offers expert advice and guidance on all aspects of college life, from finding the perfect college, to getting accepted, paying for it, and finding your professional path after graduation.
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By MAE ANDERSON
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The hottest ticket in town for advertisers is officially sold out. Fox said Monday that in-game ads for Super Bowl LVII have all been sold.
The big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles takes place on Sunday.
The Super Bowl is advertising’s biggest stage, with advertisers jockeying to get their products in front of the more than 100 million people that watch each year. Mark Evans, executive vice president of ad sales for Fox Sports, said a few ads went for more than $7 million for a 30-second spot. Most sold between $6 million and $7 million.
Anheuser-Busch remains the biggest advertiser with three minutes of national airtime. The beverage giant gave up its deal to be the exclusive alcohol advertiser this year, so Heineken, Diageo, Remy Martin and Molson Coors are also in the game. Other big categories advertising include packaged food like Doritos and M&Ms, movie studios and streaming services, automakers and tech companies, Evans said. Out this year: crypto companies.
Last year’s Super Bowl was dubbed the “Crypto Bowl” because four cryptocurrency companies — FTX, Coinbase, Crypto.com and eToro — ran splashy commercials. It was part of a larger effort by crypto companies to break into the mainstream with sports sponsorships. But in November, FTX filed for bankruptcy and its founder was charged in a scheme to defraud investors.
This year, two crypto advertisers had commercials “booked and done” and two others were ”on the one-yard line,” Evans said. But once FTX news broke, those deals weren’t completed.
Now, “There’s zero representation in that category on the day at all,” he said.
Evans said most Super Bowl ads sold much earlier than usual, with more than 90% of its Super Bowl ad inventory gone by the end of the summer, as established advertisers jockeyed for prime positions. But the remaining spots sold slower. Partly that was due to the implosion of the crypto space, as well as general advertiser concerns about the global economy, Evans said.
Last year, NBC sold out of its ad space briskly and said an undisclosed number of 30-second spots went for $7 million, a jump from the $6.5 million that 2021’s ads went for.
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TOKYO, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Group Corporation announced today that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of this document is available on the Sony Group Corporation Investor Relations website at https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/sec.html.
In addition, shareholders of Sony may receive a printed copy of Sony's complete audited financial statements, free of charge, by visiting https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/ar/request.html.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were:
2-2-1, Fireball: 3
(two, two, one; Fireball: three)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were:
2-2-1, Fireball: 3
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The world's premier leaders and innovators in EUC including Microsoft, HP, LG, Lenovo, Citrix, and VMware will convene for 2.5 days of inspiring thought leadership and in-depth technical bootcamp sessions at the only global event focused on end user computing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IGEL, provider of the managed endpoint operating system for secure access to any digital workspace, today announced the agenda and sponsors for the 2023 DISRUPT End User Computing (EUC) Forums taking place in Munich, February 14-16, 2023 and Nashville, Tennessee, April 3-5, 2023. DISRUPT is the only global event focused on end user computing and the delivery of secure, high-performance digital workspaces to increasingly distributed hybrid workforces, from the cloud.
"I am thrilled to welcome the global EUC community to DISRUPT23," said Jed Ayres, CEO, IGEL. "This year, we expect to bring together 35+ technology and channel partners and over 2,500 attendees, who will leave the event armed with new tactics and strategies to enable end-users to thrive in today's world of hybrid work – from anywhere. People will leave inspired, re-energized, and ready to go back to their organizations with actionable ways to use the technologies and solutions enabled by IGEL and our IGEL Ready partner ecosystem to optimize and secure the rapidly evolving modern work experience."
In November 2022, IGEL announced that it was ending production of IGEL-branded Universal Desktop (UD) endpoint devices and partnering with HP, Lenovo, LG, and others to deliver IGEL OS, enabling partners and customers to derive more value from their investments in Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware VDI, DaaS and SaaS solutions.
During DISRUPT23 in Munich, IGEL will unveil a brand-new endpoint focused platform offering that promises to usher in a vastly simpler, more secure, and more flexible way for IT organizations to enable end-users to easily access any form of cloud-delivered digital workspace – from anywhere. This comprehensive new set of technologies will include IGEL's next generation of its managed endpoint operating system, IGEL OS 12, Universal Management Suite (UMS) 12 and additional cloud services set to revolutionize endpoint security, ease of management, and end-user experience.
"With this revolutionary new offer, we are taking a major step forward in terms of changing the game for both IT teams and end-users accessing cloud-delivered digital workspaces," said Ayres. "For example, onboarding a new employee and their device will be as easy as unboxing the new device, inputting their email address, initial assigned password, and language selection, and they will be able to launch straight into their Microsoft, VMware, or Citrix workspace."
In advance of DISRUPT23, IGEL has assembled an exciting line-up of EUC industry thought leaders and innovators who will offer insights and best practices on navigating the modern world of hybrid work. The event will also offer Technical Bootcamps presented by IGEL, Citrix, Microsoft, Nerdio, VMware, and Workspot featuring expert-led business and technical breakout sessions focused on delivering a rich Windows experience that's secure, manageable, and cost effective, across VDI, DaaS, and SaaS.
- Jed Ayres, CEO, IGEL
- Matthias Haas, Chief Technology Officer & Managing Director, IGEL
- Mark Templeton, Chairman, Workspot, Inc.; Director, Corellium; Director, LucidLink; and, Director, Reltio
- Sridhar Mullapudi, General Manager, Citrix
- Scott Manchester, Director of Product Management Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, Microsoft
- Sumit Dhawan, President, VMware
- Alex Thatcher, Director, Cloud Connected Devices Group, Cloud Clients, HP
- Jörg Schmidt, EU Cloud Business Leader, LG
- Andy Nieto, Global Healthcare Solutions Manager, Lenovo
- Tarkan Maner, Chief Commercial Officer, Nutanix
- Jitendra Deshpande, Senior Vice President & Head of Engineering, Citrix
- Chris Fleck, Vice President & Technical Fellow, Citrix
- Christian Reilly, VP, Technology Strategy - Head of Technology Strategy Organization
Citrix - Calvin Hsu, Vice President of Product Management, Citrix
- James Hsu, Product Management, Citrix
- Christiaan Brinkhoff, Principal Product Marketing Manager, Windows 365, Microsoft
- Shawn Bass, CTO, End User Computing, VMware
- Skip Gumble, Global Sales & Business Development - EUC Horizon Cloud Services & Application Delivery, VMware
- Spencer Pitts, Digital Workspace Chief Technologist, VMware
- Brad Peterson, VP of Marketing, Workspot
- Ruben Spruijt, Sr. Technologist, Nutanix
- Simon Binder, Digital Workplace Architect, Telia Cygate
- Hermann Ramacher, Managing Partner, ADN Distribution GmbH
- Mark P. Mills, Author of "The Cloud Revolution: How the Convergence of New Technologies Will Unleash the Next Economic Boom and A Roaring 2020s"
- Simon Clark, CEO, Aimar Foundation
- Doug Keeley, CEO & Chief Storyteller, STORIES RULE!
- Esther Barthel, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) - Azure Microsoft
- Bernhard Tritsch, Owner and Principal Consultant, Dr. Tritsch IT Consulting
- Simon Townsend, Field CTO, EMEA, IGEL
- Jason Mafera, Field CTO, North America, IGEL
- Fredrik Brattstig, EMEA Technology Evangelist, IGEL
To explore the agenda for the DISRUPT23 Munich, click here. A preliminary agenda for DISRUPT23 Nashville is available here.
IGEL is the only company in the world to host global events focused solely on end user computing (EUC) and bringing together industry leaders and innovators from all corners of the EUC Universe. DISRUPT23 will feature an Expo Hall where attendees will get first-hand access to technical product and services demonstrations by IGEL Ready partners and event sponsors. Further, the event will include participation from leading EUC resellers, distributors, and user communities.
Diamond-level event sponsors and exhibitors include LG Business Solutions, HP, and Lenovo. Platinum-level sponsors are Citrix, Flexxible, Microsoft, Nerdio, VMware, and Workspot. Gold-level sponsors include 7SIGNAL, ControlUp, and PrinterLogic. Silver-level sponsors include 10ZIG, Alludo (formerly Parallels), Cameyo, DeviceTrust, eG Innovations, Intel, Liquidware, Liquit, LoginVSI, Nexthink, Nutanix, FRAME by Nutanix, Rimo3, Seal Shield and Tricerat. Distribution partners sponsoring DISRUPT23 are ADN Distribution GmbH, Arrow Electronics, and Ingram Micro.
DISRUPT23 will is also being supported by top IGEL channel partners in EMEA and North America including Alchemy Tech Group, Bechtle, e360, Ferroque Systems, Group24, IntraSystems, NetPlans Cloud Solutions, SHI, SVA, and XenTegra. IGEL is also pleased to be receiving support from the Citrix User Group Community (CUCG) and VMware User Group (VMUG).
The Munich DISRUPT EUC event will be held at the INFINITY Hotel & Conference Resort and in North America, IGEL will welcome attendees to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Registration is $399 per person. To register, visit: www.disruptEUC.com.
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/igel.technology
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/igel-technology
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/IGELTechnologyTV
IGEL Community: www.igel.com/community
Today, the world of work is hybrid. Multiple clouds can deliver applications sourced from anywhere to a widely distributed workforce using all types of devices. Right at the moment when the world of work needs it most, IGEL has the solution for fully managed, secure endpoint access to any digital workspace that gives IT teams strong control and end-users the freedom to work as they wish in a hybrid world. Enabling choice of any cloud, from any device, anywhere, IGEL unlocks a collaborative and productive end user computing experience while solving the common security and management challenges required to compete and win in today's world of hybrid work. With a growing ecosystem of more than 120 IGEL Ready technology partners, IGEL has offices in Europe and the United States and is represented by partners in over 50 countries. For more information on IGEL, visit www.igel.com.
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DALLAS — Texas is a different squad with freshman Quinn Ewers playing quarterback.
Ewers, a former Southlake Carroll star, came back to start in his team's 118th Red River Showdown against Oklahoma on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl for his first on-field appearance since injuring his collarbone against Alabama.
Before he got injured, Ewers had his way with the Crimson Tide defense, and Longhorns fans would argue that their team probably have beaten the No. 1 team in the nation had he played the entire game.
In his return against Oklahoma, Ewers looked like he hadn't missed a beat. The North Texas native helped spring the Longhorns to a 28-0 lead at half. He finished the game completing 21-of-31 passes for 289 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
It was the first time UT had shut out Oklahoma in the first half since 1984.
But things would get even more historic by the final whistle would blow, in large part because of a Sooner squad that barely showed up to the Cotton Bowl on Saturday.
RELATED: HIGHLIGHTS: Texas Longhorns shut out Oklahoma Sooners in Red River Showdown for 1st time since 1965
Oklahoma was without its junior starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel after he was injured last week against TCU. Fellow junior Davis Beville started in place for Gabriel, and Gabriel’s absence was noticed, without a doubt. Beville finished the game completing 6-of-12 passes for 38 yards, zero touchdowns and an interception.
Throughout the first half, OU threw in a wrinkle to its offense to try and spark some energy, running numerous plays from a wildcat formation. In fact, the Sooners relied heavily on the run game, calling only 17 passing plays all game compared to 42 rushing plays.
But those efforts didn't lead to much payoff.
Meanwhile, most everything Texas tried seemed to work.
Along with Ewers, junior running back Bijan Robinson helped lead the UT offense to its dominating victory, finishing the game with 22 carries for 130 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Eventually, though, Texas took out its starters -- including Ewers and Robinson -- and let its backups into the game with over 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
In the end, UT won 49-0 for its first shutout over OU since 1965. The score in that game 57 years ago? 19-0.
Texas improves to 4-2 on the season, while Oklahoma drops to 3-3.
The Longhorns take on Iowa State next on Oct. 15. The Sooners face the Kansas Jayhawks next on Oct. 15.
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DXRacer releases Immortals-branded Craft series chair, designed to enhance player performance
DETROIT, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Lakes-based gaming and esports organization, Immortals, and the leader of premium gaming chair brands, DXRacer, have officially announced the start of a three-year partnership. As part of the agreement, DXRacer will become the Official Gaming Chair of Immortals and will be used by all Immortals competitive teams, including League of Legends (LCS), Wild Rift and Valorant.
DXRacer is conveniently headquartered in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, within the Great Lakes Region (GLR), where Immortals is the leading esports organization. Both companies plan to activate across the region in 2022 and beyond, hosting multiple opportunities for fan engagement, including chair giveaways.
Immortals and DXRacer also developed an Immortals-branded gaming chair as part of the DXRacer Craft Series. The chair has been distributed to all Immortals players, competitive staff and influencers and is available for preorder at the DXRacer website.
"Working with DXRacer, a pioneer in the gaming chair space, to provide Immortals-branded chairs to our players and influencers underscores our commitment to creating a first class experience for our talent," said Brett McGrew, Immortals' VP, Partnerships & Activation. "We're excited to be enhancing our performance with DXRacer."
"The DXRacer x Immortals Craft Series commemorates the beginning of a unique partnership between two brands both located within the Great Lakes Region," Said Tim Wu, DXRacer CEO. "With this partnership, we hope to bring a memorable gaming experience to the Great Lakes community."
DXRacer is a trailblazer in their industry, known for being the creator of the first-ever gaming chair in 2006. Today, they continue to innovate and provide high-quality chairs for amateur and professional gamers.
Immortals is a U.S.-based professional esports organization representing the Great Lakes Region, with a mission to serve as the region's gateway to all things gaming. Immortals is dedicated to using gaming as a connective force linking its players, influencers and creators, fans, staff and the broader gaming community. Immortals competes across multiple premier esports titles, including League of Legends (LCS), VALORANT and Wild Rift.
For more information, please visit www.Immortals.gg and follow Immortals on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snap.
Founded in 2001, DXRacer is a pioneer in gaming chairs, starting off as a manufacturer of car seats for luxury sports cars. In the past 21 years, the company has been at the forefront of gaming chair technology. DXRacer leveraged experience and innovations to provide technology that delivers deep comfort and targeted support right where you need it. Quality and design are core values, and the company is always striving to go further in these domains. DXRacer prides itself on using nothing but high-quality materials and maintaining the high standard set for all products. All products are manufactured with precision in strict high-quality management.
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In the chaotic mess of post-industrial capitalism, we must find creative ways to exert our fundamental liberties — including, but not limited to, our right to spend.
People are using eBay to buy and sell invite codes for Bluesky, the buzzy new Twitter rival backed by Jack Dorsey, TechCrunch reported Tuesday, with bids surpassing $150. Excitement about the platform has been building since February, when it allowed on a few hundred beta testers — as of the end of April, Bluesky reported more than 50,000 users. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, celebrity tweeter Dril and model Chrissy Teigen have already jumped aboard.
But you can’t just download the app, log on and start “skeeting” (the company-disapproved term for posting, a portmanteau of “sky” and “tweet”). New users get an invite code every two weeks, the company says, though users who invite “other trustworthy participants” can reportedly get extra codes.
Twitter users have been pleading for those codes in Blueskyers’ Twitter replies and just out in the open feed, via forlorn meme, trying to gain access to the platform’s nascent promise. But whether they’re genuinely interested in Bluesky’s open-source ambitions, want a good username or are disgruntled with Elon Musk’s Twitter, the aspiring skeeters outnumber the available codes.
TechCrunch reported app intelligence company data.ai’s finding that 375,000 people had downloaded the Bluesky app as of April 26. But without a code, those people can only add their emails to a rapidly growing wait list and stick to their current social media feeds.
Enter eBay. As of this article’s publication, one seller has garnered 10 bids on their invite code, bumping the value up to $156. Another is at $150 after four bids. The gold rush has prompted sellers to make codes available for $200, $299 and more.
When you’re rich and bored, maybe a hip new social media profile is exactly what will fix the gaping hole at the center of your personality.
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JUUL Labs is no longer allowed to sell or distribute its e-cigarette or vaping products in the U.S. The FDA said its review found Juul products potentially harmful. The company plans to fight back.
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JUUL Labs is no longer allowed to sell or distribute its e-cigarette or vaping products in the U.S. The FDA said its review found Juul products potentially harmful. The company plans to fight back.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Aris Mining Corporation ("Aris Mining" or the "Company") (TSX: ARIS) reports 2022 gold production of 235,379 ounces (oz) from its two operations in Colombia, the Segovia Operations and the Marmato Upper Mine. The Q4 2022 results provided in this news release are approximate figures and may differ from the final results included in the 2022 annual audited statements and MD&A, which the Company expects to release in mid-March 2023.
Aris Mining CEO Neil Woodyer commented: "Our Segovia Operations delivered full year production of 210,163 oz and met 2022 guidance of between 210,000 and 225,000 oz. Our Marmato Upper Mine produced 25,216 oz during 2022, while the site advanced the Marmato Lower Mine expansion project in parallel. Our significant achievements in 2022 also included strengthening and expanding our business with the merger of GCM Mining and Aris Gold and becoming the operator of the Soto Norte joint venture.
"Looking ahead, we are focused on generating significant cash flow from our current operations with 2023 gold production guidance of between 230,000 and 270,000 ounces at an AISC/oz1 of between $1,050 and $1,150, expanding our partnerships with artisanal and small-scale miners in alignment with the vision of the Colombian government, and implementing our growth plan from a pipeline of high-quality projects. During 2023, we also plan to invest US$19 million in exploration programs focussed on increasing mineral reserves and extending our life-of-mine plans."
- On a full-year basis, achieved total gold production and sales of 235,379 oz and 241,419 oz, respectively.
- In April 2022, Aris Gold, which subsequently combined with the Company, established a joint venture and became the operator of the Soto Norte Project in Colombia, where environmental licensing is advancing to develop a new underground gold, silver and copper mine.
- In September 2022, completed a business combination with Aris Gold to create Aris Mining as a leading Latin American-focused gold producer.
- In November 2022, received approval of the Marmato Plan de Trabajos y Obras or "PTO" by the Agencia Nacional de Minería as a progressive step toward fully permitting the Marmato Lower Mine expansion project.
- In November 2022, updated the Marmato Expansion Preliminary Feasibility Study2 and increased gold mineral reserves by 57%.
Table 1: 2022 Gold Production and Sales (oz) by Quarter
- Deliver 2023 consolidated gold production and cost guidance of between 230,000 and 270,000 oz with all-in sustaining costs per ounce (AISC/oz) of between $1,050 to $1,150. See Table 2.
- Work to optimize and expand our partnerships with artisanal and small-scale miners and continuing to align with the Colombian government's focus on and goals of enabling all miners to operate in a legal, safe and responsible manner that protects them and the environment.
- Complete the process of amending the Marmato environmental license with Corporación Autónoma Regional de Caldas (Corpocaldas) to authorize the start of construction of the new Lower Mine. Following construction of the new Lower Mine, the Marmato operation is expected to deliver average production of 162,000 ounces per year over a nearly 20-year mine life2.
- Complete the re-evaluation of the Toroparu Project in Guyana including defining a new development plan, if required.
- Advance the Soto Norte Project environmental licensing process with the submission of a new environmental assessment study to Autoridad Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA) in mid-2023, and complete the licensing process during 2024.
- Implement targeted exploration programs at both Segovia and Marmato that prioritize expansion of mineral resources and conversion to mineral reserves with planned expenditures of US$19 million in 2023.
Table 2: 2023 Guidance
Aris Mining is a Canadian company led by an executive team with a track record of creating value through building globally relevant mining companies. In Colombia, Aris Mining operates several high-grade underground mines at its Segovia Operations and the Marmato Mine, which together produced 235,000 ounces of gold in 2022. Aris Mining also operates the Soto Norte joint venture, where environmental licensing is advancing to develop a new underground gold, silver and copper mine. In Guyana, Aris Mining is advancing the Toroparu Project, a gold/copper project. Aris Mining plans to pursue acquisition and other growth opportunities to unlock value creation from scale and diversification.
Aris Mining promotes the formalization of small-scale mining as this process enables all miners to operate in a legal, safe and responsible manner that protects them and the environment.
Additional information on Aris Mining can be found at www.aris-mining.com and www.sedar.com.
This news release contains "forward-looking information" or forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation statements relating to advancement towards the launch of the Marmato Lower Mine expansion project, the 2023 gold production guidance, planned 2023 investments in exploration programs and the objectives thereof, the Company's focus with respect to its operations and implementation of its growth plan, the 2023 key objectives and the Company's plans and strategies. Generally, the forward-looking information and forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "will continue" or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Statements concerning mineral resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward looking information to the extent that they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered. The material factors or assumptions used to develop forward looking information or statements are disclosed throughout this presentation.
Forward looking information and forward looking statements, while based on management's best estimates and assumptions, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Aris Mining to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information or forward looking statements, including but not limited to: the success of business integration, the ability of the Company's management team to successfully integrate with the current operations, the Company's ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations and capital markets to meet its future obligations, no significant disruption affecting operations, whether due to labour disruptions, supply disruptions, power disruptions, damage to equipment or otherwise, the viability, economically and otherwise, of developing the Toroparu Project, risks related to international operations, risks related to general economic conditions, actual results of current exploration activities; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; fluctuations in prices of metals including gold; the ability to convert mineral resources to mineral reserves; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or interest rates and stock market volatility, increases in market prices of mining consumables, risks associated with holding derivative instruments (such as credit risks, market liquidity risk and mark-to-market risk), possible variations in mineral reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada or Colombia, accidents and operations, labour disputes, title disputes, claims and limitations on insurance coverage and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals including obtaining required environmental and other licenses, or in the completion of development or construction activities, changes in national and local government regulation of mining operations, tax rules and regulations, and political and economic developments in countries in which the Company operates, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Aris Mining's most recent AIF available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Although Aris Mining has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information or statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information or statements. The Company has and continues to disclose in its Management's Discussion and Analysis and other publicly filed documents, changes to material factors or assumptions underlying the forward-looking information and forward-looking statements and to the validity of the information, in the period the changes occur. The forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are made as of the date hereof and Aris Mining disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements or forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information.
Scientific and technical information concerning Marmato is summarized, derived, or extracted from the Marmato Technical Report entitled "Technical Report for the Marmato Gold Mine, Caldas Department, Colombia, Pre-Feasibility Study of the Lower Mine Expansion Project" dated November 23, 2022 with an effective date of June 30, 2022. The Marmato Technical Report was prepared by Ben Parsons, MAusIMM (CP), Anton Chan, Peng, Brian Prosser, PE, SME-RM, Joanna Poeck, PE, SME-RM, Eric J. Olin, SME-RM, MAusIMM, Fredy Henriquez, SME-RM, ISRM, David Hoekstra, PE, NCEES, SME-RM, Mark Allan Willow, CEM, SME-RM, Vladimir Ugorets, MMSA, Colleen Crystal, PE, GE, Kevin Gunesch, PE, Tommaso Roberto Raponi, PEng, David Bird, PG, SME-RM, each of whom is independent of Aris Mining, and by Pamela De Mark, P.Geo, who is not independent of Aris Mining, and each of whom is a "Qualified Person" as such term is defined in NI 43-101. The Marmato technical report has been filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and is available for review on Aris Mining's website at www.aris-mining.com and on the profile of Aris Mining Corporation on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The technical information in this news release was reviewed and approved by Pamela De Mark, P.Geo, Senior Vice President, Technical Services of Aris Mining, who is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
Cash costs ($ per oz sold) and AISC ($ per oz sold) are non-IFRS financial measures and non-IFRS ratios in this press release. These measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers. Please refer to the Non-IFRS Measures section of the Company's most recently filed Management's Discussion and Analysis which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com for full details on these measures, which is incorporated by reference into this press release.
Aris Mining changed the method of calculating cash costs in the third quarter of 2022 and all historical information was adjusted. Total cash costs now exclude royalties and include the appropriate mine-level general and administrative costs. General and administrative costs associated with the corporate office (Canada) and the arbitration proceedings with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in respect of its claim against the Republic of Colombia are excluded from the calculation. Management considers that royalties are not controllable by the operations team and as such exclude them from their controllable costs – these costs are included in AISC above. Conversely, mine-level general and administrative costs are controllable by the operations team and as such are included in total cash costs.
Aris Mining changed the method of calculating AISC in the third quarter 2022 and all historical information was adjusted. AISC now excludes all non-mine-level general and administrative costs, environmental penalties and non-mine-level lease payments. Management considers that these costs are not controllable by the operations teams.
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OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office located an 83-year-old man who was missing for more than 8 hours by using a drone.
Deputies say that without the use of the drone that it would have been ‘highly unlikely’ that the man would have been found before nightfall.
According to a release, deputies and first responders were called to a home on Old Highway 54 Road in the Town of Bovina around 7:30 p.m. on July 7, for a report of a missing man who suffers from dementia.
While deputies and first responders searched on foot, a drone equipped with a FLIR thermal camera was deployed. The camera allows a wide-area search and the ability to see heat sources.
Authorities say that after an hour of searching, they found the man alive, lying in a ‘remote area’ about 400 yards from his house.
The man was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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Elon Musk said Saturday his planned $44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether user accounts are ‘spam bots’ or real people.
The billionaire and Tesla CEO has been trying to back out of his April agreement to buy the social media company, leading Twitter to sue him last month to complete the acquisition. Musk countersued, accusing Twitter of misleading his team about the true size of its user base and other problems he said amounted to fraud and breach of contract.
Both sides are headed toward an October trial in a Delaware court.
“If Twitter simply provides their method of sampling 100 accounts and how they’re confirmed to be real, the deal should proceed on original terms,” Musk tweeted early Saturday. “However, if it turns out that their SEC filings are materially false, then it should not.”
Musk, who has more than 100 million Twitter followers, went on to challenge Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a "public debate about the Twitter bot percentage.”
Twitter declined comment Saturday. The company has repeatedly disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission an estimate that fewer than 5% of user accounts are fake or spam, with a disclaimer that it could be higher. Musk waived his right to further due diligence when he signed the April merger agreement.
Twitter has argued in court that Musk is deliberately trying to tank the deal because market conditions have deteriorated and the acquisition no longer serves his interests. In a court filing Thursday, it describes his counterclaims as an imagined story “contradicted by the evidence and common sense.”
“Musk invents representations Twitter never made and then tries to wield, selectively, the extensive confidential data Twitter provided him to conjure a breach of those purported representations,” company attorneys wrote.
While Musk has tried to keep the focus on bot disclosures, Twitter’s legal team has been digging for information about a host of tech investors and entrepreneurs connected to Musk in a wide-ranging subpoena that could net some of their private communications with the Tesla CEO. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/elon-musk-twitter/507-c15002af-c5b7-4a77-b4c8-b34ad3b44231 | 2022-08-07 14:55:33 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/elon-musk-twitter/507-c15002af-c5b7-4a77-b4c8-b34ad3b44231 |
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Sonja Klinsky, Arizona State University and Terre Satterfield, University of British Columbia
(THE CONVERSATION) Heat waves, droughts and extreme weather are endangering people and ecosystems somewhere in the world almost every day. These extremes are exacerbated by climate change, driven primarily by increasing emissions of greenhouse gases that build up in the atmosphere and trap heat at the Earth’s surface.
With that in mind, researchers are exploring ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and lock it away – including using the ocean. But while these techniques might work, they raise serious technical, social and ethical questions, many of which have no clear answers yet.
We study climate change policy, sustainability and environmental justice. Before people start experimenting with the health of the ocean, there are several key questions to consider.
Ocean carbon dioxide removal 101
The ocean covers about 70% of the planet, and it naturally takes up carbon dioxide. In fact, about a quarter of human-produced carbon dioxide ends up in the ocean.
Ocean carbon dioxide removal is any action designed to use the ocean to remove even more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it already does and store it.
It spans a wide range of techniques – from increasing the amount and vitality of carbon dioxide-absorbing mangrove forests to using ocean fertilization to stimulate the growth of phytoplankton that absorb carbon dioxide to building pipelines that pump liquid carbon dioxide into formations under the seabed, where it can eventually solidify as carbonate rock.
There are other forms of carbon dioxide removal – planting trees, for example. But they require large amounts of land that is needed for other essential uses, such as agriculture.
That’s why interest in using the vast ocean is growing.
Would these methods store enough carbon?
The first crucial question is whether ocean carbon dioxide removal techniques could significantly reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and store it long term, beyond what the ocean already does. Greenhouse gas emissions are still increasing globally, which means that ocean carbon dioxide removal would need to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere for a long time, at least until greenhouse gas emissions have fallen.
Initial evidence suggests that some forms of ocean carbon dioxide removal, such as those that rely on short-lived biomass like kelp forests or phytoplankton, may not keep captured carbon stored for more than a few decades. That’s because most plant tissues are quickly recycled by decay or by sea creatures grazing on them.
In contrast, mechanisms that form minerals, like the interaction when carbon dioxide is pumped into basalt formations, or that alter the way seawater retains carbon dioxide, such as increasing its alkalinity, prevent carbon from escaping and are much more likely to keep it out of the atmosphere for hundreds or thousands of years.
Ecological risks and benefits
Another key question is what ecological benefits or risks accompany different ocean carbon dioxide removal approaches.
Research shows that some options, such as supporting mangrove forests, may promote biodiversity and benefit nearby human communities.
However, other options could introduce novel risks. For example, growing and then sinking large amounts of kelp or algae could bring in invasive species. Dissolving certain types of rock in the ocean could reduce ocean acidity. This would enhance the ocean’s ability to store carbon dioxide, but these rocks could also contain trace amounts of metals that could harm marine life, and these risks are not well understood.
Each process could also release some greenhouse gases, reducing its overall effectiveness.
Interfering with nature is a social question
The ocean affects everyone on the planet, but not everyone will have the same relationship to it or the same opportunities to have their opinions heard.
Much of the global population lives near the ocean, and some interventions might impinge on places that support jobs and communities. For example, boosting algae growth could affect nearby wild fisheries or interfere with recreation. People and communities are going to evaluate these risks differently depending on how they are personally affected.
In addition, people’s trust in decision-makers often shapes their views of technologies. Some ways of using the ocean to remove carbon, such as those close to the shore, could be governed locally. It’s less clear how decisions about the high seas or deep ocean would be made, since these areas are not under the jurisdiction of any one country or global governing body.
People’s perceptions will likely also be shaped by such factors as whether or not they see ocean carbon dioxide removal as interfering with nature or protecting it. However, views of what is acceptable or not can change. As the impacts of climate change increase, tolerance for some unconventional interventions seems to be growing.
It’s also an ethical question
Ocean carbon dioxide removal also raises a variety of ethical questions that do not have straightforward answers.
For example, it forces people to consider the relationship between humans and nonhumans. Are humans obliged to intervene to reduce the impact on the climate, or ought we avoid ocean interventions? Do people have the right to purposefully intervene in the ocean or not? Are there specific obligations that humans ought to recognize when considering such options?
Other ethical questions revolve around who makes decisions about ocean carbon dioxide removal and the consequences. For example, who should be involved in decision-making about the ocean? Could relying on ocean carbon dioxide removal reduce societies’ commitment to reducing emissions through other means, such as by reducing consumption, increasing efficiency and transforming energy systems?
Who pays?
Finally, ocean carbon dioxide removal could be very expensive.
For example, mining and then adding rocks to reduce the ocean’s acidity has been estimated to cost between US$60 and $200 per ton of carbon dioxide removed. To put that into context, the world produced more than 36 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide from energy alone in 2021.
Even macroalgae cultivation could be in the tens of billions of dollars if done at the scale likely necessary to have an impact.
These methods are more expensive than many actions that reduce emissions right now. For instance, using solar panels to avoid carbon emissions can range from saving money to a cost of $50 per ton of carbon dioxide, while actions like reducing methane emissions are even less expensive. But the harm from continued climate change has been estimated to be in the hundreds of billions annually in the United States alone.
These costs raise more questions. For example, how much debt is fair for future generations to carry, and how should the costs be distributed globally to fix a global problem?
Ocean carbon dioxide removal could become a useful method for keeping global warming in check, but it should not be seen as a silver bullet, especially since there isn’t an effective global system for making decisions about the ocean.
Sarah Cooley, a former research scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and science outreach manager at the Ocean Conservancy, contributed to this article.
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NYC rape suspect was supposed to be in jail after blowing plea deal in separate assault: report
Jamel McIver's attorney failed to notify court that client didn't complete rehab as part of prior plea deal, report says
A man accused of raping a woman in a stairwell in New York City on Saturday should have been in jail after not following through on a plea deal in a separate assault, according to a report.
Jamel McIver, 30, is charged with rape, burglary (sexually motivated) and criminal sex act, in an attack on a 21-year-old woman around 1 a.m. at a building near West 65th Street and West End Avenue. McIver’s own family reportedly turned him in to authorities.
At the time of the rape, law enforcement sources told the New York Post that McIver should have been in jail, but no one had told the judge.
McIver had taken a plea deal in August – related to a separate 2019 sex assault and burglary case – that required him to complete a two-year in-patient drug rehab program, the paper reported, citing police sources and court records. Failure to complete the program would result in five years in jail.
NEW YORK CITY SUSPECT FORCED YOUNG WOMAN INTO STAIRWELL, RAPED HER: POLICE
However, at some point McIver left the program before finishing, the report said.
The city-funded Osborne Association, which placed McIver in rehab, told his defense attorney that he’d been removed for using drugs, but the lawyer didn’t immediately see the email, according to the report.
Prosecutors in the Bronx said they didn’t know McIver was out of rehab and free until his arrest in the rape.
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When the judge asked McIver’s attorney why he hadn’t reported that his client had been kicked out of the rehab program, the attorney apologized and said a trial was taking up all his attention, the paper reported.
"Again, I did not give this the attention as needed because of my trial," he said. "I did not really look into it."
McIver is due to appear in court Friday for the rape charges. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-rape-suspect-supposed-be-jail-after-blowing-plea-deal-separate-assault-report | 2023-03-09 19:36:14 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-rape-suspect-supposed-be-jail-after-blowing-plea-deal-separate-assault-report |
SEBRING, Ohio (WKBN) – A man from Toledo is accused of assaulting an officer in Sebring.
Police arrested Robert Donaldson Wednesday. He faces several charges including assault and resisting arrest.
Donaldson was in court Thursday when bond was set at $10,000. He has a preliminary hearing next week. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/toledo-man-accused-of-assaulting-police-officer/ | 2022-10-21 19:46:41 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/toledo-man-accused-of-assaulting-police-officer/ |
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — When Texas does join the Southeastern Conference next year, the Longhorns prefer to play as many league games as possible and Texas A&M every year.
“For where we’re at, and having Oklahoma at a neutral site, I prefer more games,” Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said Wednesday.
That might have to wait.
The SEC remained undecided on increasing the number of conference games it plays in 2024 from eight to nine, with some athletic directors saying they would like more time and information.
“That's an interesting way for them to communicate their perspective,” Commissioner Greg Sankey said.
Sankey reiterated that among the options under consideration is a short-term agreement to stay at an eight-game conference schedule, with a commitment to reconsidering the model in the next year or so.
A year ago when the SEC was debating eight or nine, the conference was operating under the expectation that Texas and Oklahoma would arrive in 2025, after the schools' contractual obligations to the Big 12 had expired.
A deal between the Big 12, the schools and television partners was struck earlier this year to allow the Longhorns and Sooners to join the SEC next year and become a 16-team conference.
A bigger conference made playing more conference games seem like a natural, but some schools, among them Kentucky and Arkansas, are concerned about the rigor of more SEC games.
A simple majority vote is all that is needed to implement a schedule model. While Texas and Oklahoma lean toward nine, they also don't get a vote until they are full-fledged members.
There are also financial considerations. There is no guarantee that ESPN, which becomes the exclusive network home of the SEC next year, is willing and able to pay extra for more conference games.
Adding more conference games would also mean canceling some already contracted nonconference games for SEC programs.
Another factor: The expansion of the College Football Playoff from four to 12 teams happens in 2024. The SEC anticipates that being a windfall for the league, and that it will routinely have multiple teams in the field.
“The expanded playoff has to be discussed,” Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne said. “Those additional games, what does that load look like? To me, if we’re going to play more Power Five and SEC games, let’s make sure we’re rewarded for the strength of schedule.”
The SEC athletic directors are scheduled to meet Thursday with the university presidents, who ultimately have the final say on the matter.
Will they vote before leaving the Florida Gulf Coast?
“We'll see,” Sankey said. “Stay tuned.”
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Singer Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys was in town last week for the band’s DNA World Tour concert performance at Portland’s Moda Center. And ahead of the show he took the afternoon to meet fans Aug. 22 and perform an acoustic set at Bunk Sandwiches in SE Portland. Nicole DeCosta caught up with the pop singer to discuss his solo career, how fame has changed since the band first formed in 1993, and what his fans mean to him. | https://www.koin.com/everydaynorthwest/backstreet-boys-nick-carter-talks-solo-music-thanks-fans/ | 2022-08-31 02:49:25 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/everydaynorthwest/backstreet-boys-nick-carter-talks-solo-music-thanks-fans/ |
Former No. 1 pick Ben Simmons to remain out indefinitely after doctors discover nerve impingement
Simmons has had trouble staying on the court
The Brooklyn Nets announced Friday that Ben Simmons will "remain out of action" after an evaluation revealed a nerve impingement in his back.
Simmons has been out since Feb. 15. Even before then, he was in and out of the lineup, playing in 42 games.
The Nets will "determine the best long-term course of treatment."
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Simmons missed the entire 2021-2022 season for what he said were mental health issues, and he's missed a significant amount of games due to injury since joining Brooklyn.
When he's been on the court, he has been a shell of himself. With the Philadelphia 76ers, he averaged 15.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists. Since joining Brooklyn, those numbers are down to 6.9, 6.3 and 6.1.
Simmons has dealt with back issues since last year, but he has remained out of the lineup since the All-Star break because of a knee injury.
Simmons joined Brooklyn as the main piece of a blockbuster deal that sent James Harden to Philly, which marked the beginning of the end of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era in Brooklyn.
The three-time All-Star was the first overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft.
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The Nets sit at seventh in the Eastern Conference with a 39-34 record. | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/former-no-1-pick-ben-simmons-remain-out-indefinitely-doctors-discover-nerve-impingement | 2023-03-25 01:17:35 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/former-no-1-pick-ben-simmons-remain-out-indefinitely-doctors-discover-nerve-impingement |
By AMY FORLITI
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities charged 48 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts in what they said Tuesday was the largest pandemic-related fraud scheme yet, stealing $250 million from a federal program that provides meals to low-income children.
Prosecutors say the defendants created companies that claimed to be offering food to tens of thousands of children across Minnesota, then sought reimbursement for those meals through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food nutrition programs. Prosecutors say few meals were actually served, and the defendants used the money to buy luxury cars, property and jewelry.
“This $250 million is the floor,” Andy Luger, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota, said at a news conference. “Our investigation continues.”
Many of the companies that claimed to be serving food were sponsored by a nonprofit called Feeding Our Future, which submitted the companies’ claims for reimbursement. Feeding Our Future’s founder and executive director, Aimee Bock, was among those indicted, and authorities say she and others in her organization submitted the fraudulent claims for reimbursement and received kickbacks.
Bock’s attorney, Kenneth Udoibok, said the indictment “doesn’t indicate guilt or innocence.” He said he wouldn’t comment further until seeing the indictment.
In interviews after law enforcement searched multiple sites in January, including Bock’s home and offices, Bock denied stealing money and said she never saw evidence of fraud.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice made prosecuting pandemic-related fraud a priority. The department has already taken enforcement actions related to more than $8 billion in suspected pandemic fraud, including bringing charges in more than 1,000 criminal cases involving losses in excess of $1.1 billion.
Federal officials repeatedly described the alleged fraud as “brazen,” and decried that it involved a program intended to feed children who needed help during the pandemic. Michael Paul, special agent in charge of the Minneapolis FBI office, called it “an astonishing display of deceit.”
Luger said the government was billed for more than 125 million fake meals, with some defendants making up names for children by using an online random name generator. He displayed one form for reimbursement that claimed a site served exactly 2,500 meals each day Monday through Friday — with no children ever getting sick or otherwise missing from the program.
“These children were simply invented,” Luger said.
He said the government has so far recovered $50 million in money and property and expects to recover more.
The defendants in Minnesota face multiple counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and bribery. Luger said some of them were arrested Tuesday morning. Authorities announced 47 indictments at the news conference; The Star Tribune and The New York Times reported charges against a 48th Tuesday evening. A U.S. attorney’s spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to a message.
According to court documents, the alleged scheme targeted the USDA’s federal child nutrition programs, which provide food to low-income children and adults. In Minnesota, the funds are administered by the state Department of Education, and meals have historically been provided to kids through educational programs, such as schools or day care centers.
The sites that serve the food are sponsored by public or nonprofit groups, such as Feeding Our Future. The sponsoring agency keeps 10% to 15% of the reimbursement funds as an administrative fee in exchange for submitting claims, sponsoring the sites and disbursing the funds.
But during the pandemic, some of the standard requirements for sites to participate in the federal food nutrition programs were waived. The USDA allowed for-profit restaurants to participate, and allowed food to be distributed outside educational programs. The charging documents say the defendants exploited such changes “to enrich themselves.”
The documents say Bock oversaw the scheme and that she and Feeding Our Future sponsored the opening of nearly 200 federal child nutrition program sites throughout the state, knowing that the sites intended to submit fraudulent claims.
“The sites fraudulently claimed to be serving meals to thousands of children a day within just days or weeks of being formed and despite having few, if any staff and little to no experience serving this volume of meals,” according to the indictments.
One example described a small storefront restaurant in Willmar, in west-central Minnesota, that typically served only a few dozen people a day. Two defendants offered the owner $40,000 a month to use his restaurant, then billed the government for some 1.6 million meals through 11 months of 2021, according to one indictment. They listed the names of around 2,000 children — nearly half of the local school district’s total enrollment — and only 33 names matched actual students, the indictment said.
Feeding Our Future received nearly $18 million in federal child nutrition program funds as administrative fees in 2021 alone, and Bock and other employees received additional kickbacks, which were often disguised as “consulting fees” paid to shell companies, the charging documents said.
According to an FBI affidavit unsealed earlier this year, Feeding Our Future received $307,000 in reimbursements from the USDA in 2018, $3.45 million in 2019 and $42.7 million in 2020. The amount of reimbursements jumped to $197.9 million in 2021.
Court documents say the Minnesota Department of Education was growing concerned about the rapid increase in the number of sites sponsored by Feeding Our Future, as well as the increase in reimbursements.
The department began scrutinizing Feeding Our Future’s site applications more carefully, and denied dozens of them. In response, Bock sued the department in November 2020, alleging discrimination, saying the majority of her sites were based in immigrant communities. That case has since been dismissed.
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WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Tyhier Tyler ran for three touchdowns, Tyson Riley added a career-high 158 yards rushing and Army returned to its running roots in beating Villanova 49-10 on Saturday, giving coach Jeff Monken a landmark victory.
A week after their first 300-yard passing game since 2007 in an overtime loss to UTSA, the Black Knights (1-2) ran for 472 yards in Monken's 59th win at Army, breaking a second-place tie with Charles Daly (1913-16, 1919-22). Red Blaik (1941-58) is the leader at 121.
“That doesn’t have anything to do with me,” Monken said of his move up the Army victory list. “It’s these great players and and the players that have played here in the last few years that I’ve been here. I’m very fortunate to be the coach at West Point. I love this place. It’s incredible to be able serve the Army and to serve this institution as the head coach and, you know, I hope there’s a bunch more to come.”
Army threw one pass, which was incomplete, while rushing for the most yards ever given up by Villanova.
Jakobi Buchanan, listed at 6-feet, 260 pounds, rumbled 55 yards to help set up Tyler's 7-yard score in the first quarter. That was Buchanan's only carry as he left the game with a left knee injury.
The Wildcats (2-1), ranked fifth in the FCS coaches poll, tied the game on Connor Watkins' 5-yard pass to Rayjuon Pringle. But Tyler went 23 yards before spinning into the end zone for a 14-7 lead and Army led the rest of the way.
Jabari Moore and Marquel Broughton had first-half interceptions for Army (1-2) with Broughton's leading to Cade Ballard's 6-yard score and a 21-7 halftime lead.
Riley added a 70-yard TD run early in the second half. Tyrell Robinson made it 42-10 with a 73-yard punt return in the final quarter for his fifth career TD of 70 yards or more.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The canal downtown will be dyed purple Friday afternoon in honor of September being National Recovery Month.
It’s to help raise awareness for substance use disorders, treatment, and recovery services.
The Indiana Addiction Issues Coalition is hosting the event to dye the canal purple. The goal of the month and event is for people to come together and celebrate those in recovery to offer hope to those who are struggling.
Other organizations across the state are participating to help reduce the stigma around substance use disorders.
The opioid treatment manager from the Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Tony Toomer, who is also in recovery, says it’s crucial to shed light on how important seeking treatment is.
“That’s what we have to do to change people’s minds to show them, no we’re not all laying in the streets, we’re not all shooting up, we’re all not life is not that bad. Some of us have recovered, and we are living well in the community,” Toomer said.
“So recovery is an ongoing process. So that’s where the community comes in, and that’s where we have to fight the stigma because as long as the stigma is there, there will be no resources, and people will not go get treatment and services if they feel like someone is going to judge them for it.”
Part of this campaign is to fight the stigma against looking for help.
“You’ve heard the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. It takes a community to support a person in recovery,” said Toomer.
“In order to change people’s minds about stigma and addiction they are going to have to see the people who have actually been in recovery, who are actually in recovery, who are actually recovering because if you see us as who we are, you begin to see us as human beings. You don’t begin to just see us as our addiction. Once you get to know us, you get to see us, not our addiction.”
State officials and people in recovery will be at the event to share their stories of hope and recovery.
Speakers will begin at around 2:30 p.m. with the actual coloring of the canal to start at 3.
Anyone looking for help can either dial 211 to find services near them or visit the Be Well Indiana website. | https://fox59.com/morning-news/downtown-canal-dyed-purple-for-national-recovery-month/ | 2022-09-30 13:50:02 | 0 | https://fox59.com/morning-news/downtown-canal-dyed-purple-for-national-recovery-month/ |
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Shannon, a two-time World Series winner and longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster, has died. He was 83.
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The Cardinals said he died Saturday night in St. Louis. The team did not cite the cause of death.
“Mike’s unique connection to Cardinals fans and his teammates was reflected in his unbridled passion for the game, the Cardinals and the St. Louis community," Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. said in a statement Sunday.
Shannon spent 50 years in the broadcast booth, starting in 1972. That followed a short stint in the front office and a nine-year playing career with his hometown team, the first two seasons with future Hall of Famer Stan Musial.
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Joe Buck, a longtime friend of Shannon's and onetime radio partner, said Shannon was a big influence on his career.
“I learned broadcasting from my father (Hall of Fame announcer Jack Buck) but I learned baseball from Mike,” Buck said in a phone interview. “He was a loyal and great man. I didn't know anyone who had more fun. He had the best schedule and always had stuff going on.”
Shannon was the regular right fielder for the 1964 championship team and moved to third base in 1967, when St. Louis acquired Roger Maris and won another World Series.
Buck noted that Shannon had a great eye for talent and trends, but one of the few things he got wrong was thinking Maris' single-season home run record would stand. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hit an American League record 62 home runs last year, breaking Maris’ mark of 61 that had stood since 1961.
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“I think he was surprised as anyone because he didn't think anyone would break the record because of the pressure and attention,” Buck said of Shannon.
Shannon, affectionately known as “The Moon Man” to St. Louis fans who listened to his colorful tales in the booth, retired after the 2021 season. He was owned a pair of restaurants near Busch Stadium before they closed in 2016.
“His close relationship with Cardinals fans demonstrates the unique impact that Baseball has linking generations of fans,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.
Cardinals broadcaster Chip Caray's family also had a long history with Shannon. Caray's grandfather, Hall of Fame announcer Harry Caray, called Shannon's games when he was a player.
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“Everywhere he went, he just made people laugh. He was one of the great characters of our game and in our industry, in a business where, frankly, so many people are not allowed to be themselves. Mike was quintessentially Mike and there will never be another one like him," Caray said at Dodger Stadium before a game between the Cardinals and Dodgers.
Shannon is survived by his second wife, two sons, three daughters, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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GALT, Calif. (KTXL) — Investigators in California have identified a suspect in a murder case from 1988, according to the district attorney in Sacramento County and the Galt Police Department.
On May 23, 1988, 79-year-old Lucille Hultgren was found dead in her home by a couple of friends who noticed that she hadn’t been to church the previous day. Police determined she had been strangled, stabbed and sexually assaulted.
Investigators spoke to numerous neighbors and contacts during the course of the investigation, and collected a “large amount” of evidence, according to the Galt police. But the case went cold, and no one was charged with her murder.
In January of 2022, however, the Sacramento Crime Lab decided to re-examine the evidence using the latest advances in DNA analysis technology, authorities said. They were eventually able to match the DNA to Terry Bramble, now considered the lead suspect in Hultgren’s murder.
“For nearly two decades, our crime lab, the Sacramento County DA’s crime lab, worked extensively to examine, to study and meticulously find the evidence that was necessary in this case,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said.
Schubert credited Hultgren herself with helping to determine the suspect, as Bramble’s DNA was collected from under her fingernails. (A convicted sex offender, Bramble’s DNA was already on file in a databank.)
Bramble, however, died in 2011. but police in Galt say they will continue to work with neighboring departments to investigate whether he may have been involved in other crimes.
“Related to other cases he may be involved in, we are canvassing other jurisdictions to see if there are any common cold cases out there that we can look into not only here in our community but in the region,” Galt Police Chief Brian Kalinowski said.
Kalinowski added that Bramble had been living under a bridge on Highway 99 for about 5 years prior to his death from natural causes in 2011.
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Why are players, coaches wearing decals of different flags in the NFL this week? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
For the first time in NFL history, players, coaches and executives alike were invited to wear a decal of a different country or territory’s flag to “celebrate the growing number of nationalities and cultures that make up the fabric of the League.”
This initiative -- set to run through Weeks 4 and 5 -- is part of a bigger league-wide movement to expand the game’s influence to other corners of the globe. Despite reigning supreme in the U.S., American football is largely an afterthought throughout much of the world.
This two-week stretch also includes a series of games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Here’s a look at who is participating and what flags might be represented.
How many players and coaches are wearing patches and stickers with the flags of different countries or territories?
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The NFL has 205 players who will be sporting non-U.S. decals on their helmets these next two weeks, according to nflcommunications.com.
Headlining this group is Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray who opted to add the South Korean flag, in honor of his mom, Missy, who is half-Korean.
Bears wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown is very open about his German heritage, even employing his tri-fluency in his 2015 commitment to Notre Dame. He and brother Amon-Ra of the Detroit Lions will both participate in the league’s initiatives by representing their mom’s home country.
Chase Claypool, affectionately dubbed the “Mapletron” by the Pittsburgh Steelers fanbase, is one the premier internationally born NFL players. He’ll be one of 14 players representing Canada.
Meanwhile, 20 executives and coaches will participate in the league’s efforts. This includes Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos representing their respective family histories -- Croatia and Greece.
How did players decide which flags to represent?
According to the NFL, the flags are meant to represent a player’s “nationality of cultural heritage.”
Despite having a significantly smaller share of international players than any of the other major sports leagues, the NFL still boasts a history of players with international ties. It’s not just international-born players or those with a familial cultural connection participating in the league’s initiative.
Britain Covey of the Philadelphia Eagles has opted to don the Chilean flag, in recognition of his two years spent on a LDS mission in the South American country. Covey was signed to the Eagles 53-man roster on Saturday, appearing in all four games this season, primarily as a returner.
How many countries are represented by the NFL’s international diversity initiative?
A total of 54 countries and territories will be represented throughout Weeks 4 and 5 in the NFL.
Which country or territory flag has the most representatives?
The honor for most selections belongs to Nigeria, and it’s not particularly close.
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Survey reveals difficulties for Hispanics to achieve financial stability
The study, with 840 people, was conducted by Consolidated Credit, a nonprofit organization. It reveals the evolution of of shopping habits.
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“Online shopping may be convenient, but if you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, it’s almost certainly going to make it harder to maintain a budget and avoid debt problems,” says April Lewis-Parks, Consolidated Credit’s director of education.
Findings
The survey, conducted in English and Spanish, yielded the following results:
- Most of consumers (64%) started shopping online more as a result of the pandemic, and the majority of those who started shopping more (52%) haven't slowed down.
- Spanish-speakers report having greater difficulties paying for online purchases. Across all ethnic groups, 78% of shoppers who use credit cards to make purchases pay for them in the first billing cycle, while among Hispanics 57% say they can't pay charges as quickly.
- The Hispanic community is more likely to use Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services. Less than half of the general population (46%) have used BNPL, compared to 71% of Spanish speakers.
- Budgeting is difficult for 56% of Hispanics surveyed, compared to 40% of the general population.
Lewis-Parks highlights:
Credit card bills drain income needed to cover daily costs in the face of record inflation. Consumers who are struggling to make ends meet need to reach out for help. Nonprofit organizations like Consolidated Credit can help.
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Consolidated Credit offers free debt and credit management counseling in English and Spanish, as well as a series of free courses in both languages where people can educate themselves on managing their finances.
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The organization, which has worked closely with local governments and nonprofits for 29 years to help underserved communities solve their financial problems, encourages people to budget rigorously to control the increase in costs.
“That’s what we see in these results. We know the Hispanic community was hit harder by the pandemic and these results affirm that as a community they may be having a harder time achieving financial stability in today’s economy,” underlines the Director of Education for Consolidated Credit.
“For those carrying credit card balances, now is the time to get help,” added Lewis-Parks.
Consumers facing financial problems can call 1-888-899-3492 for free financial counseling.
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LONDON, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT) announced today that its subsidiary, IGT Global Solutions Corporation, has signed a new 10-year scratch ticket printing and services contract with the Texas Lottery Commission ("Texas Lottery"). Following a competitive procurement, IGT was awarded the printing contract to provide scratch ticket content and supporting services. The new contract will extend IGT's partnership with the Texas Lottery through August 2034.
"Since our inception in 1992, IGT has been a valued partner and has helped the Texas Lottery generate more than $35 billion in revenue for good causes," said Gary Grief, Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director. "We look forward to IGT's continued offering of innovative and entertaining scratch tickets in the years to come."
"For 30 years, IGT has worked closely with the Texas Lottery to pilot some of our most innovative products such as Super Ticket, in-lane solutions, and the scan-and-check feature of the mobile convenience app," said Jay Gendron, IGT Chief Operating Officer, Global Lottery. "These industry-leading lottery products and supporting operational services provide a multitude of benefits for players and retailers across the state. We look forward to building upon our longstanding partnership supporting educational and veteran service organizations in Texas."
IGT is the Texas Lottery's exclusive supplier for the highly successful Loteria family of games. Loteria is available at six different price points ($1, $3, $5, $10, $20 and $50) and in 2021, it generated more than $1.6 billion in sales. This new contract will provide Texas Lottery with continued access to IGT's catalogue of player-favorite games, licensed content, and innovative designs and features.
In addition to scratch ticket printing, IGT provides the Texas Lottery with lottery operations and services, including its lottery central systems, data center operations, field sales organization, retail equipment and support, warehouse and distribution, call center, and marketing services.
As the global lottery market leader, IGT is the primary technology provider to eight of the world's largest 10 lotteries and continues to grow its ticket printing global market share with more than 40 long-term instant ticket services contracts worldwide. For more information, visit IGT.com and follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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IGT (NYSE:IGT) is a global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Lotteries and Gaming Machines to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 10,500 employees. For more information, please visit www.igt.com.
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What are the best indoor/outdoor thermometers?
Mark Twain famously said, “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Forecasters on TV tell you the weather, but only on their schedule and not when you need it. Online weather tells you what’s going on outside, but only in your general area.
An indoor/outdoor thermometer tells you the exact temperature and humidity inside and outside your home. Full-featured weather stations give you data on wind direction, precipitation and more.
What to know before you buy an indoor/outdoor thermometer
What is an indoor/outdoor thermometer?
An indoor/outdoor thermometer is one with an outdoor sensor and an indoor display with its own sensor. The sensors measure ambient temperature, humidity and more.
What is a weather station?
A weather station is an indoor/outdoor thermometer that provides you with much more weather information than just the temperature and humidity. People really interested in the weather prefer more complete devices that can measure the wind speed and direction, forecast the weather and alert you when bad weather is on the way. It is a common practice of sellers of weather stations to list them as indoor/outdoor thermometers.
Base station display screen
Indoor/outdoor thermometers feature two types of display screens, LCD and LED, and there are pros and cons to each.
- LCD screen: They are less expensive and use less power, but have a narrower viewing angle and are often only monochrome.
- LED screen: They offer long life, high efficiency and no heat. But they are more costly.
Where to place your outdoor sensor
Most manufacturers advise you to consider several things when choosing a place to mount sensors.
- Direction: The north side of your home is the best place for most sensors.
- Height: Your sensor needs to be at least 4 feet above the ground to prevent thermal radiation from giving you false readings. It also needs to be at least 1 foot below any overhang to prevent trapped heat from giving you inaccurate temperatures.
- Sun: Avoid direct sun in favor of indirect sun or mild shade, because thermometers in direct sunlight deliver inaccurate temperatures.
- Ventilation: Accuracy improves when your sensor is in an area where the air moves about freely without restrictions or swirling.
- Windows, doors and vents: Never put a sensor above any of these. Heat or cold escaping from your home will give you false temperature readings.
- Rain: Keep your sensor out of the rain but open to the air. The exception is sensors with rain gauges that need their collectors to be placed out in the open, at least 10 feet from walls and trees, and where the wind does not swirl.
- Eaves: For most purposes, a great place for your outdoor sensor is 1 foot below the eaves on the north side of your house.
Best indoor/outdoor thermometers
Top indoor/outdoor thermometers under $50
Unni Indoor/Outdoor Wireless Weather Station
The sensor has a 330-foot range and the liquid crystal display shows dew point, heat index and mold index along with the temperature and humidity.
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Newentor Wireless Digital Indoor/Outdoor Weather Forecast Station
The 7.5-inch LCD screen on this device is backlit for easier viewing and supports up to three remote sensors. In addition to indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity, it forecasts the weather for the next 10 days and shows the moon phase.
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Vauno Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Monitor
The manufacturer says the outdoor sensor should be located in the shade, away from objects heated by direct sunlight and within 200 feet of the base station. You can hook up three remote sensors to the 4.5-inch-tall base unit with an LCD touchscreen.
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Top indoor/outdoor thermometers for $50-$100
Baldr Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer and Wireless Weather Station
Data from three different sensors update every 30 seconds and are used to forecast the weather for the next 12 to 24 hours. The LED screen is bright and colorful, and the backlight can be set at four different levels.
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Ambient Weather Wireless Indoor/Outdoor 8-Channel Thermo-Hygrometer
This set comes with four remote sensors and can support four more. The monochrome LCD display shows current, minimum and maximum temperature and humidity, and includes visual and audio alarms you can preset.
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Top indoor/outdoor thermometers over $100
Logia 5-in-1 Indoor/Outdoor Remote Monitoring System
The sensor unit sits on a pole or railing up to 492 feet away from the LED color base station. In addition to temperature and humidity, you get barometric pressure, rainfall and rain rate, wind speed and direction, time, temperature and date.
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Acurite Smart Weather Station with Remote Monitoring
This device works with Amazon Alexa. It collects and stores temperature, humidity, rainfall and wind speed and direction data. It delivers 24-hour forecasts on demand and allows you to share data with online communities, including Weather Underground.
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Man charged in connection with body discovered inside freezer pleads not guilty
CROSS LANES, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A man facing charges after a woman’s body was found inside a freezer has entered a not guilty plea.
Samuel May, one of two men charged in connection to the death of Cynthia Mudd, appeared in court Thursday, Dec. 1.
Two men arrested after woman’s body discovered inside freezer
Both men, May and Arnold Hiller, have been charged with concealment of a deceased human body.
During an interview with Charleston Police officers, May admitted to killing Mudd, but said he was unable to give specific details because he “blacked out”.
Mudd’s body was found wrapped in carpet and placed inside a deep freezer at her home in Cross Lanes.
During an interview, May estimated Mudd’s body was inside the freezer for roughly 30 days.
Following her death, May and Hiller were seen on surveillance video using Mudd’s debit card throughout Kanawha County, deputies report.
According to investigators, May and Hiller lived inside the home along Saulton Drive with Mudd.
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BingX, the leading social trading exchange, announces the charitable arm with a fund of $10Million for humanitarian endeavors.
The purpose of this fund is to be allocated to donations of charitable organisations, public welfare activities, and disaster relief in various regions of the world, etc.
"There is no other technology with a steeper growth over the past years—or more potential to solve any conceivable problem—than that of cryptocurrency. We hope that our efforts in directly supporting humanitarian ventures can improve the efficiency of how we transfer value and how we can make financial systems more inclusive." Elvisco Carrington, PR & Communications Director, BingX
BingX has been actively exploring charitable pursuits since 2019. We are proud to have supported efforts in the reforestation in Turkey, blood donation and environmental protection in Asia, donation drives in Vietnam, as well as disaster relief efforts for Palawan, and Leyte.
BingX spans across diverse markets and with a global community of users, we will continue to develop and build open, inclusive networks all over the world.
About BingX
Founded in 2018, BingX is a crypto social trading exchange that offers spot, derivatives, and auto trading to more than 100 countries worldwide with over 3 million users. BingX connects users with expert traders and the platform in a safe, simple, and transparent way. With the growth of Crypto investors, BingX also released demo trading , crypto staking and grid trading for low risk investors.
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LA Times Today: There’s a lot to do in L.A. Here’s a guide for where to go out this weekend
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Los Angeles has the country’s most exciting and expanding museum landscape, array of art galleries, dozens of theaters, stellar comedy clubs, a young dance scene, dazzling dive bars, the nation’s most essential orchestra and much more. But how do you navigate this sprawling place if you don’t even know where to start?
L.A. Times staff writer Steven Vargas told Lisa McRee about the week’s best events.
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I must have been 13 when I first discovered the Regency romances of Georgette Heyer. She plunged me headlong into a world of defiant young women in sprig muslin dresses who are plucked from country obscurity and allowed to lay siege to the haute social world of London or Bath.
A Heyer heroine may be orphaned, of restricted means, thrust into a fake betrothal or threatened by a cruel guardian, but she always becomes all the rage at Almack's in London or the Bath Assembly Rooms; favorably noticed by the fastidious Beau Brummell (who appears as early as Heyer's first romance, Regency Buck, published in 1935).
Invariably a Heyer heroine holds her chin a little higher than the other simpering misses, as the good-for-nothing rakes and dandies of Regency England lay siege to her heart. Meanwhile, standing in a reserved and haughty silence, there is some brooding gentleman, a "true Corinthian" and "Pink of the ton," who will prove himself of exceptional moral fiber and swift action when her virtue is finally threatened.
At 13, I was deeply interested in the dashing hero -- his lips crushing hers, as he holds her in his firm embrace on the last page -- and also the mending of dresses, trimming of old hats with ostrich feathers with signaled the start of adventure and eventual end of constrained circumstances.
But now I am what Georgette would consider a married matron, what excuse do I have for slyly grabbing up her books at the yard sale, the beach book -- swap or the hotel library? Was she not merely a gateway drug to Jane Austen? Am I not beyond reading of a fine leg in a yellow pantaloons and a snowy white cravat, tied just so?
Today, Heyer is recognized for her substance and her immaculate historic research.
Her book, An Infamous Army, contains a description of the Battle of Waterloo so detailed that universities have included it in their history reading lists. When I read these books, I revel in this level of detail. When the heroine drives out in Beau Brummell's curricle, Heyer makes sure I know the difference between this lightweight, two-wheeled racing rig and the more staid barouche favored by dowagers.
But, isn't the point of a guilty pleasure that one should not attempt to defend it, or to rediscover its historic or intellectual depths?
One should merely enjoy hiding the book behind a beach towel. At 13 years old, I skipped all the boring Waterloo descriptions and lived for details of the heroine, Lady Barbara, tending wounded soldiers and waiting to learn the fate of a certain dark and brooding Colonel Charles. Today, Lady Bab still has all my attention. Pass the smelling salts, please.
Helen Simonson is a British-born former advertising executive who lives with her husband and two sons in the Washington, D.C. area. She is the author of the novel Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.
My Guilty Pleasure is edited and produced by Ellen Silva.
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Former President Trump on Tuesday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, former Trump administration Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, for “unnecessary turmoil” within the GOP in the wake of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (Calif.) failure to win the lower chamber’s Speakership.
“There is so much unnecessary turmoil in the Republican Party,” Trump said, adding that the disorder is due in large part to McConnell, Chao and their “RINO” allies, using an acronym for “Republicans in name only.”
The statement is the latest example of Trump attacking not only McConnell but also his wife, who last month denounced the former president’s frequent use of a racist nickname for her. Trump repeated the nickname in his latest statement.
The former president’s comments came just after the House on Tuesday sat through three votes for Speaker, only to adjourn without a winner.
Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) came out ahead of McCarthy in all three rounds of voting, but neither candidate secured the necessary 218 votes to take the top leadership spot — despite Republicans holding 222 seats after this year’s midterms.
Nineteen Republicans voted against McCarthy in the first two votes, and the number of dissenters rose to 20 in the third round.
Trump had initially tried to help McCarthy get the votes he needed, but declined on Tuesday to say whether he’d continue supporting the lawmaker after he lost the three consecutive rounds of voting.
The House will head into a fourth vote when it reconvenes on Wednesday at noon, and the process will continue until a nominee gets a majority of lawmakers’ ballots.
Trump has long expressed his contempt for McConnell and for his former Transportation secretary. McConnell’s pullback from the former president has continued to rile Trump — and Chao resigned after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/trump-attacks-mcconnell-wife-over-gop-turmoil-after-mccarthy-fails-to-win-speakership/ | 2023-01-04 03:11:09 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/trump-attacks-mcconnell-wife-over-gop-turmoil-after-mccarthy-fails-to-win-speakership/ |
Vince McMahon retires from WWE
(Gray News) - World Wrestling Entertainment chairman and CEO Vince McMahon announced Friday that he would be stepping down.
“As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire as chairman and CEO of WWE,” he said in a statement. “Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, thrill you, surprise you and always entertain you.”
McMahon said he was confident in the continued success of the “sports entertainment” empire he has helmed for decades and grown into a worldwide brand. He said in the news release that his daughter, Stephanie McMahon, would take on the roles of chairwoman and co-CEO, along with co-CEO Nick Khan.
“Our global audience can take comfort in knowing WWE will continue to entertain you with the same fervor, dedication and passion as always,” he said.
The announcement was made two weeks after a Wall Street Journal report said McMahon agreed to pay more than $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity.
Earlier, he announced in mid-June he would temporarily step down as CEO and chairman during an investigation into a $3 million payoff to a former paralegal who said he sexually harassed her on the job. He said at that time he would continue in his role of overseeing WWE’s creative content.
McMahon did not specifically mention in Friday’s statement whether he would step down from the creative role as well.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man accused of stabbing a person on a streetcar in uptown Charlotte Thursday afternoon was arrested after fleeing the scene, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
The incident happened on May 4 on West Trade Street near Johnson & Wales University, CMPD said.
Witnesses at the scene told Queen City News a man reportedly stabbed another man while on the streetcar, seriously injuring him. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police said Robert Bruce Watson, 49, fled the scene of the stabbing toward I-77. He was quickly located and taken into custody.
Watson was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and a fugitive warrant out of South Carolina. It was unclear what Watson was wanted for in S.C.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) today announced it will release its third quarter 2022 earnings on Thursday, November 3, after the stock market close via PR Newswire and its website. The Company will host a live webcast of its third quarter 2022 earnings conference call on Friday, November 4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
The slide presentation that accompanies the conference call will be posted on the Company's Investor Events and Presentations page. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Investor Events and Presentations page until November 5, 2023.
Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that combines industry-leading innovation, high-touch customer engagement and operational execution to profitably deliver solutions for the world's most pressing agriculture challenges. Corteva generates advantaged market preference through its unique distribution strategy, together with its balanced and globally diverse mix of seed, crop protection, and digital products and services. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the Company is committed to maximizing productivity for farmers, while working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.
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A crackdown in the Chinese region of Xinjiang (sheen-jang) may constitute crimes against humanity. That's according to a long-delayed United Nations human rights report.
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A crackdown in the Chinese region of Xinjiang (sheen-jang) may constitute crimes against humanity. That's according to a long-delayed United Nations human rights report.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
3-9-3-3
(three, nine, three, three)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
3-9-3-3
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95.
Gerber announced Cook’s passing in an Instagram post on Friday.
“Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity captured hearts everywhere and will continue to live on as a symbol for all babies,” the company said.
Cook was 5 months old when a neighbor, artist Dorothy Hope Smith, drew a charcoal sketch of her that was later submitted for a contest Gerber was holding for a national marketing campaign for baby food.
The image was a hit, so much so that it became the company’s trademark in 1931 and has been used in all packaging and advertising since.
For decades, though, the identity of the baby was kept secret, spurring rumors about who it was with guesses including Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor.
In the late 1970s, it was revealed to be Cook, who grew up to be an English teacher in Tampa, Florida, and later a mystery novelist.
Cook told The Associated Press in a 1998 interview that her mother had told her when she was young that she was the baby in the illustration.
She said, “If you’re going to be a symbol for something, what could be more pleasant than a symbol for baby food?″
As for the image itself, she said, “All babies are appealing. The reason that drawing has been so popular is the artist captured the appeal that all babies have.″
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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (TSX: CMMC) (ASX: C6C) (the "Company" or "Copper Mountain") will be hosting a conference call on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 7:30 am (Pacific Time) for senior management to discuss its third quarter 2022 results. The Company will be releasing its third quarter 2022 financial and operating results before markets open on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
Dial-in information:
Toronto and international: 1 (416) 764 8650
North America (toll-free): 1 (888) 664 6383
Webcast: https://app.webinar.net/o02KkbQGrNJ
Replay information:
Toronto and international: 1 (416) 764 8677, Passcode: 740492#
North America (toll-free): 1 (888) 390 0541, Passcode: 740492#
The conference call replay will be available until 8:59 pm (Pacific Time) on November 16, 2022. An archive of the audio webcast will also be available on the company's website at http://www.cumtn.com.
About Copper Mountain Mining Corporation
Copper Mountain's flagship asset is the 75% owned Copper Mountain Mine located in southern British Columbia near the town of Princeton. The Copper Mountain Mine currently produces approximately 100 million pounds of copper equivalent per year. Copper Mountain also has the development-stage Eva Copper Project in Queensland, Australia and an extensive 2,100 km2 highly prospective land package in the Mount Isa area. Copper Mountain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "CMMC" and Australian Stock Exchange under the symbol "C6C".
Additional information is available on the Company's web page at www.CuMtn.com.
On behalf of the Board of
COPPER MOUNTAIN MINING CORPORATION
"Gil Clausen"
Gil Clausen
President and Chief Executive Officer
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NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of NeoGenomics, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of NEO during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: February 27, 2020 to April 26, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants represented to investors that it had a "comprehensive menu" of cancer tests with "every kind of testing modality that you can use for cancer, including some of the fast-growing new ones, like next-generation sequencing," which positioned the Company as a "one-stop-shop" for pathologists and gave NeoGenomics "a competitive advantage" as a "go-to reference lab with a comprehensive menu for just about any kind of tests that you want to have done in cancer"; and (2) defendants represented that NeoGenomics could "leverage" the supposedly "fixed cost" structure of its business to improve profitability as revenue increased and touted the Company's "robust Compliance Program . . . to ensure compliance with the myriad of . . . laws, regulations and governmental guidance applicable to our business."
DEADLINE: February 6, 2023 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/neogenomics-loss-submission-form/?id=35031&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of NEO during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is February 6, 2023. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released documents show, and emerging reports from Memphis residents suggest that was common.
The Memphis Police Department blasted Demetrius Haley and four other officers as “blatantly unprofessional” and asked that they be stripped of the ability to work as police for their role in the Jan. 7 beating, according to documents released Tuesday by the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.
They also include revelations that Haley took photographs of Nichols as he lay propped against a police car, then sent the photos to other officers and a female acquaintance.
Nichols died three days later — the latest police killing to prompt nationwide protests and an intense public conversation about how police treat Black residents.
Yet what led to it all remains a mystery.
The five officers — Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith and Emmitt Martin III — have been fired and charged with second-degree murder. The new documents offer the most detailed account to date of those officers’ actions. Their attorneys have not commented to The Associated Press about the documents.
Another officer also has been fired and a seventh suspended of duty. Six others may be disciplined, officials disclosed, without providing any details. That would bring the total involved to 13.
Erica Williams, a spokeswoman for the top prosecutor in Memphis, said more charges could still be filed.
Meanwhile, other residents are coming forward about interactions with Memphis police.
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the same officers now charged with murdering Nichols, 29, with also violating the rights of another man from the same neighborhood as Nichols during a similarly violent arrest three days before Nichols’ arrest.
According to the lawsuit, Monterrious Harris, 22, was visiting a cousin at an apartment on the evening of Jan. 4 when his car was “suddenly swarmed by a large group of assailants wearing black ski-masks, dressed in black clothing, brandishing guns, other weapons, hurling expletives and making threats to end his life if he did not exit his car.”
Harris thought the men were trying to rob him, the lawsuit says, and he tried to back up his car before hitting something. He then reluctantly exited with his hands raised and was “grabbed, punched, kicked and assaulted” for up to two minutes, the complaint states. The beating stopped only after people came out of their apartments to see what was happening, the lawsuit alleges.
Photos of Harris’ face taken after his release on bail about nine days later show thick scabs on his forehead and a healing black eye.
The suit accuses officers of fabricating evidence to support charges against Harris, including being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun, criminal trespass and evading arrest.
Also, a woman told WREG-TV that she tried to warn the Memphis Police Department about Haley after a Feb. 21, 2021, encounter. Kadejah Townes said she was returning a movie to a Redbox machine at a Walgreens when police responded to a false shooting call. Police initially told her she could leave, she said, but then officers stopped her when she put her car in reverse. Haley placed handcuffs on Townes so roughly that she feared her arm was dislocated, she said.
Her aunt recorded the encounter. Then police stopped her aunt and brother while they followed a squad car as it took Townes to a hospital. Townes said she was never charged with anything.
Haley’s disciplinary file showed that after Townes filed a complaint, he was written up for failing to fill out proper paperwork — not for use of force.
“I wasn’t surprised,” Townes told the TV station.
Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis signed requests seeking to prohibit the five charged officers from working in law enforcement again. The Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission will decide later whether to do that.
Haley, who was driving an unmarked car and wearing a black hoodie, forced Nichols from his car using profanity, then sprayed him in the eyes with a chemical irritant, according to the documents released Tuesday.
“You never told the driver the purpose of the vehicle stop or that he was under arrest,” the documents state.
Haley did not have his body camera on when he stopped Nichols but was on a phone call with someone who overheard.
Nichols ran from officers but was caught again a few blocks away. At that point, Haley kicked him in the torso as three other officers were handcuffing him. Other officers kicked Nichols in the face, punched him or struck him with a baton.
Charges against the other officers include that they misled officials about what happened.
Martin, for instance, claimed Nichols tried to snatch the officer’s gun from his holster after Haley forced him out of the vehicle, with Martin helping by grabbing Nichols’ wrist. However, video doesn’t corroborate the gun-grab claim, the documents said.
In a letter from Smith included in his file, he defended his conduct, stating that Nichols was “violent and would not comply.”
Audio from a body camera did not capture Nichols using profanity or making violent threats — instead, he appeared calm and polite in his comments to the officers.
The documents also highlight the failure to provide aid afterward, with Bean’s indifference to Nichols’ distress reported by a civilian who recorded video that has not been released.
All five also were faulted for violating rules on body cameras — either by not having them on the whole time or taking off their vests with cameras attached, the documents said.
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Associated Press reporters Kimberlee Kruesi in Nashville, Gene Johnson in Seattle, and Heather Hollingsworth in Mission, Kan., contributed. Mattise and Loller reported from Nashville.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, February 9, 2023
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
854 PM EST Thu Feb 9 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
Steady precipitation is tapering off with temperatures near or
above freezing and rising. Thus, the Winter Weather Advisory will
be allowed to expire at 9 pm. Motorists should continue to
exercise caution for any lingering icy spots on untreated
roadways.
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NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard, a crew of scientists and others launched an air and sea mission to rescue 13 people, including a child, from a fishing vessel just moments before it sank in darkness early Friday in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, authorities said.
The 115-foot Tremont fishing vessel collided with the 1000-foot Panamanian-flagged container vessel MSC Rita, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) from shore, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
The Tremont sent out a mayday call that it was taking on water and sinking with 13 people aboard that was received by watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Virginia, officials said. That call was also heard by Atlantis, a 274-foot (84-meter) ship operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, at about 1:45 a.m., WHOI said in an email to The Associated Press.
The captain of the Atlantis contacted the Coast Guard and motored eight miles (13 kilometers) west to the fishing vessel.
The Coast Guard launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from its air station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, the Coast Guard said. It also dispatched a motor lifeboat crew from its station in Chincoteague, on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, and diverted the Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch to assist.
The Tremont’s 12 passengers boarded a life raft, while the captain stayed on his ship, according to WHOI.
The Atlantis launched an inflatable boat that towed the life raft to another fishing vessel, the New Jersey-based Dyrsten, which took on the 12 passengers.
The Coast Guard helicopter hoisted the captain to safety in a basket.
“Moments later, according to witnesses, the Tremont sank,” WHOI said in its email.
No one was injured in the collision or rescue, the Coast Guard said. The cause of the collision is being investigated.
“Safety of life at sea is the Coast Guard’s top priority,” Capt. Jennifer Stockwell, commander of Sector Virginia, said in a statement.
“These are the life-saving missions for which we train each and every day,” Stockwell said. “While this morning’s events were unfortunate, 13 people were rescued from an extremely perilous situation. The combined efforts of good Samaritans and Coast Guard response assets demonstrates a selfless commitment to others.”
The Atlantis happened to be nearby as it was on a three-week mission conducting research dives on seeps of methane gas from the ocean floor, WHOI said. And it was using Alvin, the institution’s famed human-operated submersible, which is probably best known for exploring the wreck site of the Titanic ocean liner.
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Jean Segura Player Prop Bets: Marlins vs. Mets - April 2
Published: Apr. 2, 2023 at 8:28 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Miami Marlins and Jean Segura, who went 1-for-4 last time out, take on Kodai Senga and the New York Mets at LoanDepot park, Sunday at 1:40 PM ET.
He had a one-hit showing in his previous game (1-for-4) against the Mets.
Jean Segura Game Info & Props vs. the Mets
- Game Day: Sunday, April 2, 2023
- Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Stadium: LoanDepot park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on fuboTV!
- Mets Starter: Kodai Senga
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -208)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +950)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +170)
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Jean Segura At The Plate (2022)
- Segura hit .277 with nine doubles, 10 home runs and 26 walks.
- Segura picked up a hit in 67.8% of his games last year (78 of 115), with multiple hits in 25 of them (21.7%).
- In 10 of 115 games last year, he homered (8.7%). He went deep in 2.6% of his trips to the dish in 2022.
- In 27.8% of his games a season ago (32 of 115), Segura picked up an RBI. In six of those games (5.2%) he recorded more than one RBI, and he had three or more in two contests.
- He came around to score in 36.5% of his games last year (42 of 115), with more than one run on seven occasions (6.1%).
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Jean Segura Home/Away Batting Splits (2022)
Mets Pitching Rankings (2022)
- The pitching staff for the Mets had a collective 9.8 K/9 last season, the first-best in the league.
- The Mets' 3.57 team ERA ranked seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mets surrendered 169 total home runs last season (one per game) to rank 12th in baseball.
- Senga will start for the Mets, his first of the season.
- The righty is making his MLB debut at 30 years old.
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One person was injured this morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Springfield.
A call came in at 8:51 a.m. about a crash in the area of the 900 block of Eagle City Road, according to Springfield police.
Crews found a vehicle on its side in the woodline near Mad River, police said.
One occupant was trapped in a vehicle and removed by crews.
CareFlight was called, and the person was flown to Miami Valley Hospital, police said. The condition of the occupant is unknown.
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Announces Addition of Indoor Pickleball Courts at Select locations For Members
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- YouFit Gyms, the popular nationwide fitness chain, today, on National Pickleball Day, announced a Charity Pickleball Tournament taking place on September 17-18, 2022 at four South Florida locations. As part of the gym's YouFit Lifts initiative, a community focused program that partners with, and supports, local charities and nonprofit organizations in the communities surrounding their 80 locations across the country, the Pickleball Tournament will donate all funds raised to the Cancer Research Institute in honor of longtime employee, David Sarner, who recently lost his battle to the disease.
Former professional tennis player and YouFit Gyms CEO, Brian Vahaly is excited to bring the fastest growing sport in the country to YouFit. "We strive to make fitness affordable and fun and with the addition of indoor pickleball in our clubs we continue to succeed," says Vahaly. "Pickleball is an incredible exercise for both beginners and experienced players and the sport helps to build a sense of community, another important pillar for YouFit."
The tournament is open to the public as well as members and there will be a $20 entry fee to participate. All funds will be donated to the Cancer Research Institute. Tournament Winners will receive a one-year Premium + Membership to YouFit Gyms and a 2-month supply of energy drinks from CELSIUS, the tournament sponsor. Tournament locations include:
South Pompano - 401 S Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, FL, 33060
North Lauderdale - 7346 West Mcnab Road, North Lauderdale, FL, 33068
Sunrise - 2101 N University Drive, Sunrise, FL 33322
West Boca Sandalfoot - 23078 Sandalfoot Plaza Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33428
YouFit Gyms is partnering with Pickleball Is Great, a leading pickleball tournament management company, to help run the tournament, bracket system and ensure that players have the proper equipment. Keeping participants energized throughout the two-day event, CELSIUS will be on hand providing samples of their energy drink that is clinically proven to boost metabolism and provide essential energy via formulas infused with essential vitamins and minerals and functional ingredients.
To sign up to participate, visit https://pickleballbrackets.com/ptd.aspx?eid=c6fa70db-b56a-44ee-8852-8017874e331f
Additionally, YouFit will offer indoor pickleball with complimentary equipment rentals at these four locations for Premium and Premium+ members. YouFit has plans to roll out pickleball in more locations over the course of the coming months. "As a former professional tennis player, I understand the benefits pickleball and all racket sports have on mental and physical health," says Vahaly. "Studies have shown that racket sports lower the risk of death from heart disease and stroke by 56%. Our ability to provide our YouFit members a totally different form of exercise that not only boosts health, but also provides a sense of community and fun, is something we are very proud of," Vahaly continued.
For more information or to find a YouFit Gyms location near you, visit https://youfit.com/. Follow on social media at @YouFitGyms.
With 80 locations nationwide, YouFit Gyms offers a premium fitness experience at an accessible price. Memberships start at $9.99 and individual personal training sessions cost as low as $35. YouFit Gyms offer everything from Olympic weightlifting platforms and endless cardio equipment, to small group personal training, high-energy fitness classes, customized nutrition advice from registered dietitians, and virtual fitness classes. By combining cutting-edge workouts and high-end amenities with an unbeatable price, YouFit Gyms members can take charge of their wellness journey, no matter what fitness level they start from.
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Drowning, Extreme Heat Deaths, Barbecue Burns and Firework Injuries are Increasing, According to ValuePenguin.com Research
NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the July Fourth holiday weekend approaching, millions of Americans plan to barbecue, swim and set off fireworks to ring in America's independence, but are they celebrating safely? New research from ValuePenguin shows that holiday-related injuries are on the rise.
- Heat-related deaths increased by 56% between 2018 and 2021. Americans aged 85 and older and babies are the most at-risk age groups for heat injury and death.
- Firework injuries increased by 32% from 2012-2021. Teens aged 15 to 19 had the highest percentage of firework injuries (12.4%) in 2021. Despite this, 82% of parents with children younger than 18 say they think it's OK for kids to play with fireworks.
- Grill injuries requiring an emergency room visit rose by 18% from 2012-2021. Children younger than 10 accounted for 21% of emergency room visits for grill injuries in the 10 years examined — the highest percentage among age groups.
- A lack of pool safety awareness puts Americans at greater risk of drowning. 39% say they wouldn't be comfortable saving someone struggling in the water, and 17% of Americans say they don't know how to swim.
For Americans planning to host a July Fourth party, celebratory injuries shouldn't be their only worry. ValuePenguin Insurance spokesperson, Divya Sangameshwar, encourages party hosts to include an insurance review and safety checklist as part of their planning. "Taking safety precautions is important because you may be on the hook for hundreds of thousands of dollars if you are a negligent host. Your home or renters insurance will offer some liability protection if an injured guest decides to sue, but it might not be enough." Sangameshwar says as a rule of thumb, if your net worth exceeds the level of liability coverage offered, you need to get more liability coverage or an umbrella policy to protect yourself.
Consumer Tips For A Safe July Fourth:
- Stay hydrated and avoid binge drinking to prevent serious heat injury. Recognize the signs of heat injury and seek prompt medical help.
- Be careful when handling a hot grill. Do not allow children or pets near the grill.
- Don't allow anyone in a pool unsupervised. Ensure pool areas are kept dry and clean to prevent slip and fall injuries.
- Leave the fireworks to the professionals. Even "safe" at-home fireworks like sparklers get as hot as 2000 F and can cause serious burns.
- Serve alcohol responsibly and call for rides for guests who overindulged. If a guest drives home drunk and gets into an accident, you could be liable.
ValuePenguin July Fourth Safety Studies:
HEAT INJURIES & DEATHS: https://www.valuepenguin.com/heat-related-deaths-study
FIREWORK INJURIES: https://www.valuepenguin.com/fireworks-injuries-study
GRILLING INJURIES: https://www.valuepenguin.com/grilling-injuries-study
POOL SAFETY: https://www.valuepenguin.com/swimming-safety-survey
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An Opelousas man was arrested Thursday for defacing and attempting to tear down a Confederate monument at the St. Landry Parish Courthouse in Opelousas.
Early Monday morning, 66-year-old Don Leger of Opelousas is accused of driving to the courthouse in a blue GMC pickup truck and attempting to pull the monument down with a rope attached to his truck. Surveillance footage then captured Leger leaving the scene and returning to deface the monument with black paint, parish public relations officer Layne Herpin said in a statement.
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard shared photos of the truck online and requested help identifying the vehicle. An anonymous caller reported seeing a matching truck, with a rope attached, on Tuesday, Herpin said.
A warrant was issued for Leger, who was identified as the suspect, and he turned himself over to the Opelousas Police Department. He was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on Thursday on a count of simple criminal damage to property over $1,000, Opelousas Police Chief Graig LeBlanc said.
The monument was erected in 1920 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It stands on the northeast corner of the courthouse square near the intersection of Bellevue and Court streets.
On April 20, the St. Landry Parish Council voted 10-3 to remove the statue from courthouse grounds. The council resolved to transfer ownership of the monument to the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans organizations.
The statue is scheduled to be moved to Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery and Museum in Kentwood in Tangipahoa Parish in coming weeks, Herpin said in the statement. Camp Moore was the largest Confederate training camp in Louisiana, according to the museum’s website.
The push to remove the statue in spring 2022 was led by Opelousas attorney Charles Cravins, who previously served as St. Landry’s district attorney, and was supported by retired Opelousas City Court Judge Vanessa Harris. Cravins and Harris were the first Black people to hold their respective public positions.
A similar statue removal was completed in Lafayette. In July 2021, the statue of Confederate General Alfred Mouton, which stood at the intersection of Lee Avenue and Jefferson Street in downtown Lafayette, was taken down after a protracted lawsuit and public campaign to remove the statue. The statue of Mouton was similarly relocated to Kentwood.
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Allison Feldman murder case: Arizona prosecutors appeal after judge tosses DNA evidence
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The state of Arizona is appealing a ruling regarding the use of a suspect's DNA in connection to the murder of Allison Feldman, a Scottsdale woman who was killed in 2015.
It took police three years to make an arrest. Now, a judge has tossed the DNA evidence, claiming it was improperly obtained.
Allison Feldman was found dead in February 2015. Her boyfriend reportedly found Allison dead inside her home.
Court documents revealed graphic details about the case. Her killer allegedly strangled her, beat her, and sexually assaulted her with a beer bottle. The suspect used bleach or chlorine to clean up the gruesome scene, but a large pool of blood remained.
Ian Mitcham was arrested for Feldman's murder in 2018 after a DNA test reportedly linked him to the crime. However, it had been collected during a blood test when he was arrested for DUI - he had only consented to be tested for drugs and alcohol.
Ian Mitcham and Allison Feldman
Two blood samples had been taken from him. One sample remained in the custody of Scottsdale Police, and it would be three years later that investigators tested that unused sample.
The defense is arguing that Scottsdale Police did not get a new search warrant to test Mitcham's blood sample for the murder investigation and therefore violated his constitutional right to privacy.
Judge Roy Whitehead ruled in January that since Mitcham agreed to the taking and analysis of his blood for drug and alcohol testing, the subsequent DNA analysis of his blood exceeded the scope of his consent.
Prosecutors say that Mitcham was eventually convicted of DUI, so his DNA and information is already encoded in the criminal justice system.
The panel of three judges heard from both sides and as now considering whether to overturn the Superior Court's ruling and allow the evidence to be used in Mitcham's murder trial. There's no time frame on when the appeals court ruling might come down.
DNA test on blood "exceeded scope of consent," judge wrote
"This Court finds that, under these facts, [Mitcham] had an objectively reasonable expectation of privacy in his blood, and that the State did not have a compelling interest to search his blood through a DNA analysis without first obtaining a warrant," read a portion of the ruling.
For their part, prosecutors reportedly argued that a legal doctrine known as "inevitable discovery" would have applied, since prosecutors believe they would ultimately obtain a DNA example from the defendant via surveillance, ruse, or disposition of Mitcham's DUI or drug possession cases.
However, Judge Whitehead disagreed, stating that prosecutors "did not provide evidence concerning lawful efforts to obtain Defendant’s DNA through surveillance or ruse, or how successful law enforcement is in obtaining DNA through those methods," and that prosecutors "cannot demonstrate that it would have been able to obtain [Mitcham's] DNA sample through the disposition of his pending cases without assuming that Defendant was guilty of those offenses."
In his ruling, the judge ruled that the extraction of the DNA profile, along with the DNA analysis and the DNA swabs collected from Mitchem are all suppressed as evidence, with the DNA analysis and DNA swabs being deemed as collected due to improper DNA extraction. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/allison-feldman-murder-case-arizona-prosecutors-appeal-after-judge-tosses-dna-evidence | 2023-06-15 06:05:33 | 1 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/allison-feldman-murder-case-arizona-prosecutors-appeal-after-judge-tosses-dna-evidence |
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged in a deadly hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Clearwater, according to a news release.
Christian Hooks, of Clearwater, now faces the charges of DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash involving death, authorities said.
The crash happened around 12:42 a.m. at Missouri Avenue near Druid Road.
Authorities said multiple calls were made about a man laying in the middle of the road. When officers arrived, they found 34-year-old Joshua Maxson dead.
Hooks' had left the scene, but police were able to track him down 20 minutes later. Authorities said Hooks performed poorly on field sobriety tests and two breath samples of .217 and .223 were obtained.
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New tool unifies customer and auditor communication while automating evidence request and approvals within the Drata platform
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Drata, a continuous security and compliance automation platform, today launched Audit Hub, a new tool to amplify customer-auditor collaboration and real-time audit correspondence. Integrating feedback directly from its Auditor Alliance, Drata designed Audit Hub to centralize key communication and audit needs in its own platform to further simplify audit readiness and streamline the continuous compliance journey.
When pursuing relevant compliance frameworks, an open line of communication between the company and auditor is integral to a successful audit. However, requesting evidence, outlining needs, or answering questions is often distributed across multiple platforms, creating a disjointed experience for both parties involved in the audit process. Audit Hub addresses these challenges by integrating key communication features and eliminating the need to toggle between multiple tools, saving both customers and auditors valuable time otherwise spent on audit preparation.
Audit Hub brings together a host of new features for customers and auditors without having to leave Drata:
- Auditors can create a custom list of evidence they'd like to receive, with existing visibility into raw JSON evidence to streamline reviews
- Customers can view auditor evidence requests and approvals
- Direct customer-auditor chat through the hub
- Ability to tag customers in specific requests and questions
- Consolidated view of evidence approvals for real-time visibility into audit status
"Audit Hub provides our team with a simplified solution for requesting audit evidence and consolidating back and forth communication, all in the Drata platform," said Amy Lau, Senior Audit Associate at Sensiba San Filippo LLP. "In turn, we're seeing significant time saved and a more seamless experience for both the auditor and the client."
"Our goal of making compliance effortless and accessible isn't a one way street for just our customers, it includes the experience for our auditor community as well," said Adam Markowitz, Co-Founder and CEO of Drata. "By collaborating directly with our incredible Auditor Alliance and removing a shared pain point, customers and auditors alike can cultivate even stronger relationships with one another and simplify the audit process through Drata."
For more information on Audit Hub, please visit: drata.com/blog/introducing-audit-hub.
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Comedian and author Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement, saying the companies improperly used her protected work to train their AI.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks about the case with Adi Robertson, senior tech and policy editor at The Verge.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) —
The Tampa Bay Rays matched the best start to a major league season in 20 years, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 Sunday for a 9-0 record as Drew Rasmussen combined on a one-hitter and Brandon Lowe hit a grand slam.
Tampa Bay has outscored opponents 75-18, scoring the most runs in the big leagues and allowing the fewest. The 2003 Kansas City Royals had been the previous team to start 9-0.
The Rays have won every game by four or more runs, trailing only a 13-game run by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association as the longest at a season’s start. The streak is the longest at any point of a season since 10 by the 1939 New York Yankees.
The longest winning streak at a season’s start is 13 by the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers.
Oakland has lost seven of nine. The Athletics were outscored 22-0 in the final two games of the series and limited to four hits, dropping their batting average to .192.
Wander Franco and Harold Ramírez also homered for the Rays, who have hit a big league-leading 24 times.
Rasmussen (2-0) allowed his only runner on Ramon Laureano’s two-out double in the second and has given up three hits over 13 scoreless innings in two starts. He struck out eight and walked none.
Ryan Thompson got three straight outs, and Jason Adam worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth.
James Kaprielian (0-1) allowed seven runs, seven hits and three walks over 4 2/3 innings. Oakland pitchers walked seven and hit two batters.
Lowe’s drive was the only hit in the fourth to leave the infield as Tampa Bay took a 5-0 lead.
Isaac Paredes was hit by pitch starting the fourth, and Ramírez was credited with a single when third baseman Jace Peterson looked at second after fielding a ball and threw late to first.
Christian Bethancourt reached on a two-out fielder’s choice when Ramírez beat Aledmys Díaz’s throw to second base from deep in the shortstop hole. Lowe then connected for his his third career slam.
Paredes drew a two-out walk in the fifth and came on Ramírez’s homer.
Randy Arozarena had a RBI single in a two-run sixth that was set up when second baseman Tony Kemp caught a pop up by Franco but threw to an undercovered first base trying to double up Lowe.
Franco had a solo shot in the first.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: OF Seth Brown didn’t play after feeling side discomfort on a check-swing on Saturday.
Rays: INF Taylor Walls (left elbow) will undergo tests Monday. … RHP Tyler Glasbow (left oblique) could throw off a mound next week.
UP NEXT
Athletics: LHP JP Sears (0-0) will face Baltimore RHP Kyle Gibson (2-0) on Monday night.
Rays: LHP Josh Fleming (0-0) and Boston RHP Nick Pivetta (0-1) are Monday night’s starters.
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- New suspension tuned by STI®
- Equipped with high-performance Brembo® braking system
- Unique exterior and interior elements
- First time EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology offered on a Subaru with a manual transmission
- Arrives in Subaru retailers first quarter of 2024
CAMDEN, N.J., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The performance-focused 2024 Subaru BRZ tS made its Global Debut at Subiefest California on Sunday, July 23. The new trim level offers the best performance and handling capability in a BRZ ever thanks to STI-tuned suspension and a Brembo braking system. For the first time, EyeSight Driver Assist Technology is now standard on a Subaru model equipped with a manual transmission. With 2024 marking the return of the BRZ tS to the model line, this top trim level will be available nationwide at Subaru retailers early next year.
The BRZ tS comes equipped with STI-tuned front and rear Hitachi® dampers to maximize its light weight, ultra-low center of gravity and precision handling, resulting in greater flexibility and better control and stability. A high-performance Brembo braking system, including gold-painted 4-piston front calipers, gold-painted 2-piston rear calipers and larger pads and rotors, enhances stopping power, fade resistance and pedal feel. The BRZ tS also has 18-inch wheels mounted with 215/40 R18 Michelin Pilot® Sport 4 tires for superior grip and quicker turn-in.
Offered for the first time on any Subaru model with manual transmission is EyeSight Driver Assist Technology. The award-winning safety system includes Adaptive Cruise Control, Pre-Collision Braking System, Lane Departure and Sway Warning, and Lead Vehicle Start Alert. All 2024 Subaru BRZ models equipped with a manual transmission will include EyeSight as standard equipment.
The latest generation BRZ has bold styling that is as impressive as its handling prowess. The overall impression is modern, agile and powerful, with focused and functional aerodynamic details. The tidy coupe design cuts through the air with a low and wide frontal area set off by large functional air intakes and a low grille capped by proud fender arches that allow just enough room for suspension points. At the rear of the car, the large rear fenders and wide track flow into dual exhausts for a low and wide stance. This visual heft is lightened by a narrow greenhouse and rear hatch that flow into a dramatic upturned "ducktail" rear spoiler.
Externally, the BRZ tS is distinguished by tS badging in the front grille and on the rear decklid. The exterior foldable mirrors and roof-mounted shark fin antenna come in a Crystal Black Silica finish. The tS will be available in all colors for the 2024 BRZ model line, all of which will be complemented by standard 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels in dark gray finish.
Inside, the BRZ tS cabin is wrapped in black upholstery with tS-only contrasting blue stitching on the front seat bolsters, leather-wrapped steering wheel, shifter boot and parking brake boot. Standard performance-design front seats with height-adjustable head restraints feature a blue leather accent down the middle. The leather-wrapped steering wheel integrates control switches for audio, cruise control and Bluetooth. BRIN NAUB® nubuck-like material enhances the instrument panel visor and door trim. The iconic STI logo is displayed on the red starter button and customizable 7-inch digital instrument cluster, also updated with tS-exclusive red accents.
The 2024 BRZ tS is powered by the platform's 2.4-liter (naturally aspirated) 228 hp SUBARU BOXER® engine paired with a six-speed close-ratio manual transmission. The BRZ comes equipped with a comprehensive list of standard features including a TORSEN® limited-slip differential; Keyless Access with Push-Button Start; LED headlights (low and high beam) with automatic height adjustment; Vehicle Stability Control with Track Mode; dual-zone automatic climate control; Incline Start Assist; power fuel-door lock; power windows with auto up/down and pinch protection; rear center console storage box with dual USB-A input/charge ports and auxiliary input jack; variable intermittent windshield wipers with speed-sensing mist feature; and Welcome Lighting.
Based on the Limited trim, the tS also includes heated exterior power mirrors; upgraded audio system that includes a 2-channel amplifier and two additional speakers; Blind-Spot Detection with Lane Keep Assist and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert; Steering Responsive Headlights; and STARLINK® Safety and Security.
The BRZ tS was unveiled at 2023 Subiefest California at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California to thousands of Subaru enthusiasts. The event, one of the largest annual gatherings of Subaru fans worldwide, made headlines in 2020 when it broke GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest parade of Subaru cars with 1,751 Subaru vehicles, spanning two miles.
Pricing for the new 2024 Subaru BRZ tS will be announced later this year.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $300 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 88,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do. For additional information visit media.subaru.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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'Bluey' comes to life in first-ever live tour across US, capturing 'the joy of family'
NEW YORK - "Bluey," the Emmy Award-winning animated children’s show, is going on its first-ever live tour across the United States.
The television series follows the adventures of Bluey, a lovable 6-year-old Blue Heeler puppy who lives with her dad, Bandit, mum, Chilli, and 4-year-old little sister, Bingo. The show is produced in Brisbane, Australia, which inspires the show’s setting, and is distributed worldwide by BBC Studios.
"Bluey" is often praised for its ability to speak honestly about parenting and childhood, winning an International Emmy Kids Award in 2020 for the best preschool program.
Since its launch in 2018, the animated series has enjoyed critical acclaim — quickly becoming a hit in Australia and growing into a worldwide phenomenon. "Bluey" now airs in more than 60 countries, and in the U.S., the series airs on Disney+, Disney Junior, and The Disney Channel.
Now, the theatrical adaptation, called "Bluey’s Big Play," is officially embarking on a North American tour through the rest of 2022 and into 2023. The 56-minute stage performance was written by the television show’s creator, Joe Brumm, and features new music by "Bluey" composer Joff Bush.
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"I think it actually just captures the joy of the family and just this stuff that is all around us, but sometimes we just really forget to savor and appreciate," Rosemary Myers, director of the live theater show, told FOX Television Stations.
"This is a show that is very beloved by people," she added. "It’s a big responsibility because (children) really believe they’re in the room with Bluey and Bingo."
An image taken during a performance of "Bluey’s Big Play." (Photo credit: Darren Thomas)
Myers first became aware of "Bluey" from her young nieces who were watching the television show in Australia and "immediately became a fan." The seven-minute episodes often highlight the strange and wonderful world of a child’s imagination, as well as the creative games Bluey and Bingo play with their parents and friends.
While made for children, many episodes often speak to adults, too.
In one (very realistic) episode called "Takeaway," Bluey, Bingo, and their dad are forced to wait in front of a restaurant for a to-go order as the kids become restless for entertainment — wreaking havoc on things around them. Trying to get an errand done with young kids can sometimes test one’s patience, as is the case for Bandit, but the episode ends with a sweet lesson about seizing the moment to act carefree as a child.
In another particularly beautiful episode called "Sleepytime," Bingo bedhops at nighttime while the rest of the family tries to get some sleep. It simultaneously follows Bingo’s dream, as she and her stuffed animal Floppy have an adventure through space. Touching on themes like separation anxiety, parenthood, and the growing independence of a child — as well as the inclusion of Holst's "Jupiter" adding a magical soundscape — viewers often admit to wiping tears from their eyes.
"It’s pretty special to make a show that your preschooler and you can get equal joy from. I think we really tried to take that ethos into the live show as well," Myers said.
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‘Bluey’ live show: Original music, puppetry, and family joy
An image taken during a performance of "Bluey’s Big Play." (Photo credit: Darren Thomas)
Brumm, the mind behind the writing of "Bluey" on television, crafted a new, original story for the live show — the first play he’d ever written. "Bluey’s Big Play" is a story about sisters and was inspired by Brumm watching his own daughters.
"It’s set in the house, so we get to see all the different locations that we love," Myers explained of the live show. "I think Joe (Brumm) has done a good job of putting enough of the things we love about ‘Bluey’... featured into the storyline."
Rather than cast members dressed in animal suits and giant heads, "Bluey’s Big Play" uses large puppets to bring the characters to life and give them more "range of expression." Each is manipulated by puppeteers who are fully visible to the audience.
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"We really wanted to make sure that the transition onto the stage had the same artistic merit as the animation does," Myers explained. "There’s a lot of artistry in how they manipulate the puppets. And it’s quite funny because kids don’t really see the puppeteers — even though we don’t hide them at all — they just watch the puppets."
The live show made its original debut in Australia and was performed 447 times across 65 venues, including the Sydney Opera House.
It officially opens in the U.S. on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, followed by other stops in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, upstate New York, Missouri, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, Washington, Utah, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C.
"To have the show over here in America, it’s quite mind-blowing for all of us, and opening at Madison Square Garden," Myers said. "There’s a lot of exhilaration in the team being here."
Myers said she hopes the main takeaway of "Bluey’s Big Play" is for families to experience the theater together "and take away that joy" as they leave.
"I’ve been doing this for a long time, and you just never tire of seeing people enjoy a live show," Myers said.
Visit blueylive.com to see the full tour schedule and to purchase tickets.
Another gem for families: "The Secret of NIMH," streaming free on Tubi
Animal testing, a brutal struggle between rival rat factions, a widowed mom with a sick kid and a potentially lethal housing crisis, plus an extremely creepy owl voiced by legendary character actor John Carradine, all in a movie somewhat inexplicably rated G. It's difficult to know what kids accustomed to the fast-paced digital animation of the 21st century will make of the hand-drawn "NIMH" — though anyone with an appreciation for the classic Disney cartoons might see how it fits just to the side of the Disney canon. In some ways, the movies Don Bluth made in the 1980s, including "NIMH," "An American Tail" and "The Land Before Time," feel like an alternate history of Disney: Here’s what those animators might have gotten up to if they hadn’t been floundering for much of the decade. Read the rest of film critic Jesse Hassenger's retrospective. Rated G. 82 minutes. Dir: Don Bluth. Featuring: Elizabeth Hartman, Dom DeLuise, Peter Strauss, Arthur Malet, Derek Jacobi, Paul Shenar, John Carradine, Hermione Baddeley, Shannen Doherty, Wil Wheaton, Ina Fried.
"The Secret of NIMH" is streaming free on Tubi — get the app
How to stream "Bluey" at home
All three seasons of Bluey are streaming on Disney+ in the United States . Plans start at $7.99/month or $79.99 annually; a bundle with ESPN+ and ad-free Hulu is also available.
How to get tickets to see Bluey live in "Bluey’s Big Play"
Visit BlueyLive.com for tour dates and to buy tickets. "Bluey’s Big Play" is currently scheduled to visit nearly 40 states and the District of Columbia, with tour dates extending into August 2023. Additional cities and dates will be announced at BlueyLive.com and to subscribers to the "Bluey’s Big Play" mailing list.
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MIPIM (The Leading Property Market) 2022
SAINT-LAURENT-DU-VAR, France, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The jury of this year's MIPIM Awards has recognized Altarea Commerce's CAP3000 as the "Best Shopping Centre" in the world thanks to an extension overlooking the sea completed in 2021.
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For Ludovic Castillo, Chairman of Altarea Commerce's Management Board
"We're very proud to receive this international award. Having CAP3000 named the best shopping centre in the world is a big vote of confidence for us and welcome recognition for all our hard–working teams. It's especially nice to be receiving an international award here in Cannes, just minutes away from CAP3000."
For Felipe Goncalves, Managing Director of CAP3000
"It's a great day for us. This award recognizes a feat of architecture that has opened the shopping centre onto the Mediterranean and revolutionized our customer experience. It also recognizes how visionary CAP3000 has been ever, since it was built in 1969. The mall is a trendsetter in the retail world and is always one step ahead of consumer needs and expectations. That retail savvy adds to the allure of the Côte d'Azur and of France as a whole."
With the extension, CAP3000 is the first shopping centre in the world with BiodiverCity certification and a BREEAM "Excellent" rating. With 4,000 employees, the shopping centre is also the fourth largest employer in the Maritime Alps.
ABOUT CAP3000
Opened on October 21, 1969
Extension architecture: Groupe 6
Extension design: Jouin Manku
135,000 m2 of surface area, including a 70,000 m2 extension and 5,000 m2 of patio space
300 shops and 50 restaurants
4,200 parking spots
ABOUT ALTAREA COMMERCE
Altarea Commerce is the Altarea Group's retail operator and stands today as France's leading retail developer. The company develops, invests in, and manages commercial properties and has a unique suite of commercial real estate capabilities that runs the full value creation chain, from development and acquisitions to sales.
Altarea Commerce manages a portfolio of 42 properties with a total value of some 5 billion euros, primarily in France but also in Italy and Spain. This agile and visionary company is reinventing retail and helping to foster friendly, diversified, and connected cities that create jobs while reducing their environmental impact. To that end, 100% of Altarea Commerce's properties are BREEAM In-Use certified.
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Huge alligator in Pennsylvania, measuring 8 feet, removed from residents' basement: 'Could hear him hissing'
Alligator taken from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home after divorce led to gator being surrendered, officials say
Animal control officers have removed an 8-foot alligator from a padlocked basement pen located inside a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home.
"When we walked up to the padlock, there was this little window on the door, like you see in these prisons in movies," Sarah Barnett, executive director of ACCT Philly told Fox News Digital. "We all kind of peered in, and we just went, ‘Oh crap.’"
The original call to ACCT Philly requested the removal of a 5-foot alligator, but Barnett said her team knew immediately this guy — later named Big Mack — was much bigger.
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"He was just sitting there kind of looking out," Barnett said. "It just made me sad because these animals are smart. They're not dumb animals, so it was just sad to see an animal like that in an environment that is less than ideal when they deserve so much more."
Big Mack measures 8 feet long, weighs 127 pounds and is 12 years old.
"When we got him out, it was a little bit nerve-wracking at the beginning," Barnett said. "He got very stressed coming out and he did twist around a little bit on the catch pole that we had."
Barnett said it took several people to safely secure him.
"We had one person sitting on the back just to restrain him, and then I was sitting on the tail while someone else was taping the mouth," Barnett said.
"You could hear him hissing," Barnett added. "And you wish you could explain to him, ‘No, we’re actually taking you somewhere better.’ So, we got him into the truck and it wasn’t super graceful."
Barnett said a divorce led to the alligator being surrendered, as the owner’s ex-wife did not want the reptile living in her basement anymore. The woman reportedly said she did not have anything to do with feeding or caring for the reptile that had been living in her home for more than a decade.
Barnett added that the woman told her the alligator had likely not been fed in a month. Otherwise, Barnett said the gator seemed "relatively healthy."
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But Big Mack’s actual size, compared to what was originally reported, changed the planned airplane ride that would've brought him to a Michigan sanctuary.
"We didn't have a container big enough for him," Barnett said. "And the plane wasn't big enough for him, so we took him in, but we had to pivot and think about what would be the best alternative."
Barnett’s team created a habitat for Big Mack at the shelter where they installed heat lamps and a pool for him.
"He actually submerged his head, which is what they do to alleviate stress, apparently. So just the fact that he was comfortable enough and you could just sense that he was relaxed," Barnett said.
Since Big Mack could not stay at the shelter forever, Barnett reached out to several rescues, but apparently no one was able to take an 8-foot alligator.
Barnett said that a man named "Crocodile Kyle," who grew up in Philadelphia, stopped in to inquire about Big Mack.
"Crocodile Kyle" is Kyle Asplundh, who had been passionate for crocodilians since he was young while traveling to Florida with his family. "He loved exploring the everglades on airboat tours, and he was in awe of the alligators," according to JAWS – an organization that provides sanctuary to gators.
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Barnett said JAWS has amenities for Big Mack and the other rescued animals.
"What's cool about the sanctuary is they've got these amazing holding pools for the alligators," she said. "They get to live their natural life. It's not like they are out being paraded around. They're just getting to be natural crocodiles and alligators which is really awesome."
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Barnett said reptiles are often overlooked as animals in need of rescue.
"Nobody really cares about reptiles," Barnett said. Everyone focuses on dogs and then some people focus on cats, but there's literally no focus on reptiles."
ACCT Philly takes in "a couple hundred if not more" reptiles in a year, Barnett added. Mostly turtles, she said.
"A reptile can live to be 30. If someone's really considering an animal like this, I would suggest honestly reaching out to a rescue organization and fostering first, because then they can see what it involves. Or, volunteer at a zoo," Barnett added.
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CHICAGO, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shapiro+Raj, the largest minority owned insights consultancy, is pleased to announce the launch of its dedicated Technology Practice. This dedicated team will complement Shapiro+Raj's already established Life Science, Home Improvement, and Financial Services Practices, solidifying its position as a top 25 most innovative agency and #1 strategic consultancy globally. With a focus on delivering future-forward insights and empowering clients to shape the future, the Technology Practice will provide invaluable support in today's rapidly evolving technology landscape.
Heading the Technology Practice will be Scott Swigart, a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience serving technology companies, particularly in the B2B space. Mr. Swigart has a remarkable track record of successfully assisting technology companies in redefining their marketing strategies, developing go-to-market plans, guiding product roadmap development, optimizing sales teams, and more. He will be supported by a team of eight tech-domain expert researchers, collectively forming the backbone of the dedicated Technology Practice.
Scott Swigart expressed his enthusiasm, stating, "Our team is thrilled to be joining Shapiro+Raj. As the dedicated Technology Practice, we bring our extensive knowledge in B2B technology and are excited to combine that with Shapiro+Raj's cutting-edge approaches and tools to facilitate growth and assist technology-focused clients in shaping the future rather than just reacting to it."
"Scott Swigart and his team embody the perfect fit with Shapiro+Raj. We share a common dedication to propelling growth through strategic insight and a daring, inventive spirit. With Scott's deep category expertise merging with Shapiro+Raj's established behavioral science methods and strategic acumen, the dedicated Technology Practice becomes a catalyst for game-changing, forward-looking insights that ignite transformative outcomes within the Technology industry," said Zain Raj, Chairman + CEO.
The launch of the dedicated Technology Practice signifies Shapiro+Raj's commitment to continuously expanding its capabilities and providing clients with unparalleled industry expertise. With this strategic move, the consultancy aims to further strengthen its position as the go-to partner for organizations seeking to navigate the complex technology landscape and unlock their full growth potential.
About Shapiro+Raj
Shapiro+Raj is the seventh-largest independent insights and inspiration company in North America. Our mission is to generate Future-Forward Insights for our Fortune 500 clients that help them shape the future of their business and brands. We have been recognized as the top-25 most innovative research companies five-years in a row and the #1 strategic consultancy by GRIT. The company is a Nationally Certified Minority Business Enterprise. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm has offices in New York, and Pune, India.
For more information on current announcements contact Shapiro+Raj at (312) 965-2319 or visit https://www.shapiroraj.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until February 6, 2023 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against NeoGenomics, Inc. (NasdaqCM: NEO), if they purchased the Company's securities between February 27, 2020 and April 26, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
What You May Do
If you purchased securities of NeoGenomics and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqcm-neo/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by February 6, 2023.
About the Lawsuit
NeoGenomics and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On March 28, 2022, the Company disclosed that its CEO was stepping down effective immediately, that it expected 1Q2022 revenue and EBITDA below the low end of its prior guidance, and that it had withdrawn its 2022 annual financial guidance. On this news, shares of NeoGenomics fell $5.30 per share, or 29.8%. Then, on April 27, 2022, the Company disclosed its 1Q2022 financial results confirming revenue and EBITDA below its prior guidance, among other things, that the market "was moving towards larger, more comprehensive panels" and that the Company was "seeing bigger and bigger panels coming from…emerging companies . . . where we have not kept up." On this news, shares of NeoGenomics fell $0.41 per share, or 3.8%.
The case is Goldenberg v. NeoGenomics, Inc., No. 22-cv-10314.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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Woods Charitable Fund has awarded a two-year, $40,000 grant to the History Nebraska Foundation.
The foundation was created in 2020 and raises funds exclusively to support History Nebraska, formerly called the Nebraska State Historical Society.
The grant will support the work of the History Nebraska Foundation in raising funds that allow History Nebraska to expand offerings and provide greater access to programs and services in local historical sites.
“History Nebraska preserves Nebraska’s rich history, and our foundation is key to raising additional funds to meet our growing needs,” said Executive Director Tyler Vacha. “Woods Charitable Fund’s generosity helps to ensure a firmer base for our foundation and our services in Lincoln.”
History Nebraska manages and provides interpretations of the state’s history in Lincoln at the Nebraska History Museum, Thomas P. Kennard House, Nebraska Statehood Memorial and at History Nebraska headquarters.
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"Woods Charitable Fund financially supports the History Nebraska Foundation as it raises operating funds and flexible funding for History Nebraska,” Thomas C. Woods IV, president of Woods Charitable Fund, said of the support. “It’s a crucial time to tell Nebraska’s untold stories as state and national efforts seek to deny aspects of our history, including introducing laws to restrict how history can be taught.”
Vacha added that the people of Nebraska are understandably proud of its history. “With the support of Woods Charitable Fund, we can preserve our legacy for future generations, so they know the personalities, forces and events that shaped our past and affect us still today.”
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LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point Thursday, shrugging off pressure for a bolder move to combat price increases that have pushed inflation to a 40-year high.
The bank’s monetary policy committee voted 6-3 to boost its key rate to 1.25%, with the dissenters supporting a larger half-point increase. The U.S. Federal Reserve acted more aggressively on Wednesday, raising its benchmark rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%.
The United Kingdom’s central bank said its decision was based on an effort to contain inflation without choking off economic growth, which was just starting to recover from the coronavirus pandemic when food and energy prices began to rise worldwide. But the bank indicated it was ready to act more decisively if inflation becomes more deeply embedded in the economy.
“The scale, pace and timing of any further increases in bank rate will reflect the committee’s assessment of the economic outlook and inflationary pressures,” the bank said. “The committee will be particularly alert to indications of more persistent inflationary pressures, and will if necessary act forcefully in response.”
The decision came as the bank said it expects inflation to peak at more than 11% in October, a full percentage point higher than its previous forecast. The consumer price index rose by 9% in April, the highest since 1982 and more than four times the bank’s 2% target.
While the Bank of England began raising rates before its counterparts, it has now fallen behind the Fed in the worldwide fight against inflation fueled by soaring food and energy prices. None of the bank’s five consecutive increases since December has been more than a quarter-point.
Some analysts criticized the bank for failing to act more decisively in the face of a worsening economic picture.
“With the BoE seeing CPI at 11% — no less — in October, saying it will act forcefully if needed, and that it is particularly alert to more persistent inflation pressure … this begs the question: Why not hike more aggressively now? Why wait?” said Fawad Razaqzada, a market analyst at StoneX.
The war in Ukraine has boosted food and energy prices as the fighting disrupts shipments of oil, natural gas, grain and cooking oil. That is adding to price increases that began last year as the global economy started to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bank of England policymakers have been cautious about raising interest rates too quickly, arguing that many of the price pressures facing the British economy are external and beyond the bank’s control.
But price increases are now becoming embedded in the economy, fueling demands for higher wages and slowing economic growth as consumers and businesses curtail purchases.
Figures released this week by the Office for National Statistics showed that economic output stagnated in February and shrank by 0.1% in March, raising concerns that Britain may be headed for a recession.
The World Bank last week downgraded its outlook for the global economy and raised concerns about the return of “stagflation” — the combination of high inflation and sluggish growth last seen in the 1980s.
Nevertheless, a majority of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee indicated that there had been “fairly limited” economic developments since the bank’s last report in May, according to the minutes of their meeting.
The three members who voted for a bigger increase were more pessimistic about the strength of the causes of inflation.
“These members also judged that monetary policy should lean strongly against risks that recent trends in pay growth, firms’ pricing decisions, and inflation expectations in the economy more widely would become more firmly embedded,’’ the minutes said. “Faster policy tightening now would help to bring inflation back to the target sustainably in the medium term, and reduce the risks of a more extended and costly tightening cycle later.’’ | https://www.kxnet.com/news/bank-of-england-under-pressure-to-aggressively-raise-rates/ | 2022-06-16 19:01:38 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/bank-of-england-under-pressure-to-aggressively-raise-rates/ |
The virtual event boasted appearances by United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona among top state legislators, education leaders, Think Together alumni, parents, students and staff.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Think Together, California's leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, held its annual Lights on Afterschool event themed Shining a Light for 25 Years on Thursday, October 20 on Think Together's YouTube.
The live virtual event drew nearly 200 viewers and has received over 500 views since the broadcast aired. The event featured testimonials from educators, Think Together alumni, parents, students and Think Together staff alongside legislative appearances from:
- U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
- Lieutenant Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis (D-Sacramento)
- Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood)
- State Senator Connie Leyva (D-San Bernardino)
- State Senator John Laird (D-Monterey)
- Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento)
- Assemblymember Chis Holden (D-Pasadena)
In addition to the live virtual broadcast, Think Together hosted 392 school site events during the week of Lights On Afterschool to celebrate the positive impact afterschool and expanded learning programs make in the lives of students every day. From Compton to San Jose, Temecula to Orange, students took part in Lights On Afterschool through educational enrichment including engineering, agriculture, healthy living, arts, and painting activities.
"We're proud to have such incredible support from our state and federal lawmakers who have shown time and time again that afterschool and expanded learning programs can change the trajectory of a student's life," said Think Together Founder and CEO Randy Barth. "Our mission at Think Together is to work with schools to change the odds for kids, and their support, along with the support of our school partners and our donors, helps us carry out our mission every day."
Lights On Afterschool is a national campaign organized by the Afterschool Alliance to underscore the need for sustainable federal, state and private investment for afterschool programs, which provide hands-on enrichment opportunities designed to help youth forge successful futures.
In addition to Think Together program showcases, national landmarks from Alaska to Alabama were illuminated to commemorate Lights On Afterschool. In total, nearly 5,000 afterschool and expanded learning program providers held celebrations in support of their programs and the impact they make on our communities, including Think Together.
Research commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance shows that some 24.7 million U.S. children not in an afterschool program would be enrolled if a program were available to them. These numbers gathered from a survey of 1,500 parents between May and June of 2022, are the highest ever recorded. In response, legislators on the state and national levels are responding with a renewed resolve to ensure the increased demand for afterschool programs is met.
In the past year, advocates in California legislature like those in attendance at Think Together's live Lights On Afterschool event drove the passing of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program grant and Universal Pre-Kindergarten. These two programs, along with the Engage Every Student initiative at the national level, lay a foundation for the tremendous growth of expanded learning and afterschool programs like Think Together.
"We stand at a real transformational moment in education. One in which students who have been traditionally underserved will be given the resources needed to narrow the opportunity gap once and for all," added Barth. "As we continue to face the pandemic's enduring impacts, we stand ready to serve these students who need high quality support systems to succeed in school, college and career."
Think Together partners with schools and communities to pursue educational equity and excellence for all kids. As a nonprofit organization, Think Together innovates, implements and scales academic solutions that change the odds for hundreds of thousands of California students. Think Together's program areas include early learning, afterschool, school support services and leadership development for teachers and school administrators. For more information, call (888) 485-THINK or visit www.thinktogether.org.
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