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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes") is an alternative asset manager and, since 2017, has raised four funds dedicated to Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"). As the market leader in monetizing TRAs, Parallaxes is dedicated to increasing the visibility and transparency of TRAs which remain an often overlooked and misunderstood asset class. In the vein of creating greater visibility into the TRA ecosystem, Parallaxes is pleased to share a notable development in the market as Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. ("Amplify") previously terminated its TRA.
Amplify disclosed that after having been acquired by The Hershey Company ("Hershey"), Hershey made a make-whole payment of $76 million pursuant to Amplify's TRA with former holders of interests in Amplify's former parent entity. The Amplify TRA provided for the payment of 85% of the net cash tax savings realized from certain tax attributes generated when SkinnyPop Popcorn LLC was acquired in July 2014.
Parallaxes views TRAs, including the Amplify TRA, as a valuable tool to reduce certain moral hazard problems and informational asymmetry inherent in a company's public offering. TRAs help ensure that pre-IPO owners are economically aligned with new public shareholders and incentivize pre-IPO owners to pursue an IPO structure that provides the company with ongoing tax benefits. Parallaxes anticipates enhanced awareness and understanding of TRAs will drive increased market adoption.
Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes") is the premier investment firm focused exclusively on monetizing Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"). Parallaxes offers private equity sponsors, co-investors and management team members solutions to achieve liquidity, diversification and optionality from their TRAs. Parallaxes was founded in 2017 and is comprised of experienced investment professionals from leading private equity and growth equity firms. To learn more, please visit www.plxcap.com
This press release should not be regarded as representative of an official position or statement of Parallaxes or any related entity.
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Transgender youth reemerge as statehouse focal point in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers wasted no time this week before returning to an issue that has become a popular topic in GOP-led statehouses: Trying to limit medical options doctors are allowed to provide transgender youth.
On the second day of the legislative session, a committee begun considering a policy that would stop minors from receiving gender-affirming health care — including surgery or puberty blockers — and another that would govern requirements for schools to alert parents when kids want to change which pronouns they go by.
The proposals reflect how lawmakers in red states are continuing to make matters related to gender, sexuality and youth central to their legislative agenda. As LGBTQ Americans have become increasing visible in popular culture, some social conservatives have rallied around emerging issues such as the bathrooms that transgender kids are permitted to use, sports teams they are allowed to play on and the health care their doctors can prescribe.
This year, 11 states have introduced proposals that would enact various restrictions on doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, hormones or surgery to transgender kids and teens. Republicans in South Dakota on Tuesday introduced a transgender health care proposal.
State Sen. Mike Kennedy, a Republican family doctor sponsoring the Utah proposal, said it didn’t make sense that health care policy related to gender and youth — which is at times reversible and other times irreversible — would be subject to no government oversight.
He acknowledged the topic was emotional for the families of transgender youth, yet said it was government’s responsibility to address issues of children’s consent and development. He said research on gender dysphoria continues to evolve throughout the world, noting how medical fields in countries such as Finland and Sweden have tightened regulations governing transgender youth health care.
“Caring for our children does not mean riding the latest radical wave,” he said. “We must ask questions: Does the child understand the long-term ramifications of their decision?”
In Utah, where a majority of residents and politicians are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lawmakers have for years focused heavily on social issues, including pornography and alcohol. Last year, the Republican-supermajority Legislature enacted a ban on transgender kids in girls sports. It was subsequently challenged in court and put on pause. While the case is under review, a commission of experts will make eligibility decisions for transgender youth.
Questions about transgender youth and their healthcare dovetail with another growing Republican priority: parental rights. Jeri Brummett, a transgender conservative woman and member of the Salt Lake County Republican Party, said the proposal was excessive governmental intervention into individual medical decisions.
The bill, she said, “purports to protect transgender minors from their doctors and parents, yet its real effect is to place this Legislature and our state government between parents, their children and their doctors.”
Greg Walker, a Utah parent whose daughter has identified as transgender “since she could talk,” said it was disheartening to see the health care decisions his family and their doctors have made politicized.
At each juncture – before she went on puberty blockers or estrogen, for example — the Walkers and their doctors thoroughly deliberated and relied on experts like the American Academy of Pediatrics to understand “the risks of doing it and not doing it.”
Walker said he was particularly concerned about the disproportionately high suicide rates for transgender youth and of the potential harm that could result in the absence of treatment.
“As a parent. my first priority is to take care of my child and make sure my child’s safe,” Walker said.
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The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
The Marvel sequel earned $180 million in ticket sales from more than 4,396 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to estimates from The Walt Disney Co. on Sunday, making it the second biggest opening of the year behind “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Overseas, it brought in an additional $150 million from 50 territories, bringing its worldwide total to $330 million.
“Wakanda Forever” was eagerly anticipated by both audiences and exhibitors, who have weathered a slow spell at the box office since the summer movie season ended and there were fewer bigger budget blockbusters in the pipeline. The film got off to a mighty start a bit stronger than even the first film with an $84 million opening day, including $28 million from Thursday previews.
“Some may have hoped for $200 million like the first film, but this is solid,” said Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore’s senior media analyst. “This is the type of movie that theaters really need to drive audiences.”
The first film opened to $202 million in February 2018 and went on to gross over $1.4 billion worldwide, making it one of the highest grossing films of all time and a cultural phenomenon. A sequel was inevitable, and development began soon after with director Ryan Coogler returning, but everything changed after Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected death in August 2020. “Wakanda Forever” became, instead, about the death of Boseman’s King T’Challa/Black Panther, and the grieving kingdom he left behind. Returning actors include Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Danai Gurira, who face off against a new foe in Tenoch Huerta’s Namor. The film would face more complications too, including Wright getting injured and some COVID-19 related setbacks. All told, it cost a reported $250 million to make, not accounting for marketing and promotion.
AP Film Writer Jake Coyle wrote in his review that, “‘Wakanda Forever’ is overlong, a little unwieldy and somewhat mystifyingly steers toward a climax on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic. But Coogler’s fluid command of mixing intimacy with spectacle remains gripping.”
It currently holds an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes and, as is often the case with comic book films, the audience scores are even higher.
Superhero films have fared well during the pandemic, but none yet have reached the heights of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which opened to $260.1 million in Dec. 2021. Other big launches include “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” ($187.4 million in May), “Thor: Love and Thunder” ($144.2 million in July) and “The Batman” ($134 million in March).
“Wakanda Forever” is first film to open over $100 million since “Thor” in July, which has been difficult for exhibitors that are already dealing with a calender that has about 30% fewer wide releases than in a normal year.
Holdovers populated the rest of the top five, as no film dared launch nationwide against a Marvel behemoth. Second place went to the DC superhero “Black Adam,” with $8.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $151.1 million. “Ticket to Paradise” landed in third, in weekend four, with $6.1 million. The Julia Roberts and George Clooney romantic comedy has made nearly $150 million worldwide. “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” and “Smile” rounded out the top five with $3.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
Some awards hopefuls have struggled in their expansions lately, but Searchlight Pictures’ “The Banshees of Inisherin,” with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, looks like an exception. The Martin McDonagh film expanded to 960 theaters in its fourth weekend and got seventh place on the charts with $1.7 million, bringing its total to $5.8 million.
“It’s been a very interesting post-summer period for movie theaters, with some gems out there doing well like ‘Ticket to Paradise’ and ‘Smile,’” Dergarabedian said. “But movie theaters can’t survive on non-blockbuster style films. The industry needs more of these.”
After “Black Panther,” the next blockbuster on the schedule is “Avatar: The Way of Water,” arriving Dec. 16.
The weekend wasn’t completely without any other high-profile releases. Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama “ The Fabelmans ” opened in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles with $160,000. Universal and Amblin will roll the film out to more theaters in the coming weeks to build excitement around the likely Oscar-contender. Michelle Williams and Paul Dano play parents to the Spielberg stand-in Sammy Fabelman, who is falling in love with movies and filmmaking as his parents’ marriage crumbles.
“This will be an interesting holiday season,” Dergarabedian said. “I think a lot of the dramas and independent films will have their time to shine over the next couple months.”
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” $180 million.
2. “Black Adam,” $8.6 million.
3. “Ticket to Paradise,” $6.1 million.
4. “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” $3.2 million.
5. “Smile,” $2.3 million.
6. “Prey for the Devil,” $2 million.
7. “The Banshees of Inisherin,” $1.7 million.
8. “One Piece Film Red,” $1.4 million.
9. “Till,” $618,000.
10. “Yashoda,” $380,000.
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Left-leaning Hollywood stars are relishing the ongoing showdown among House Republicans as the lawmakers in the 188th Congress struggle to elect a Speaker.
The drama to choose a Speaker played out for the third day in a row on Thursday, as Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), for the seventh time, fell short in reaching the 218 votes needed to secure the gavel.
“This Kevin McCarthy mess is giving me all the feels!” comedian Chelsea Handler wrote to her more than 7 million Twitter followers on Thursday. “So much fun to watch!”
“Are you guys watching the Speakership fest?” comedian Kathy Griffin, a vocal critic of former President Trump, said in a video posted on Tik Tok. “I know it’s bad for the country, but it’s good for us.”
In an Instagram Story post, Julia Louis-Dreyfus compared the scene on the House floor to her former HBO political satire series, “Veep.”
“If we don’t win an Emmy for this episode of [‘Veep,’] I’m leaving the TV Academy,” the actor and Democratic supporter wrote, alongside a photo of McCarthy.
Bette Midler, a frequent critic of Republicans, shared a screenshot of a Vanity Fair headline: “The worst people you know are having a fight,” with an image of GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Lauren Bobert (Colo.) and Matt Gaetz (Fla.). Once allies, the conservative firebrands have traded barbs over McCarthy’s pursuit of the Speakership.
“A Few Good Men” director Rob Reiner targeted McCarthy in a tweet that some criticized as homophobic.
“I hear that in order to get the votes he needs to become Speaker, Kevin McCarthy has made some concessions to members of the ‘Freedom Caucus,’” Reiner wrote. “Don’t know exactly what they are, but I hear one of them involves dropping his pants and bending over on demand.”
And former “Scandal” star Kerry Washington retweeted a message from “The View’s” Ana Navarro to McCarthy, which repeated the famed adage: “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/hollywood-liberals-make-hay-of-gops-house-speaker-fight/ | 2023-01-05 20:04:27 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/hill-politics/hollywood-liberals-make-hay-of-gops-house-speaker-fight/ |
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana disclosed Tuesday that the railroad track was bent along a curve near the accident site, and the problem got worse as freight trains traveled over the area before the crash.
Details on the bent track were included in hundreds of pages of investigative documents released by the National Transportation Safety Board. The three passengers who died and two who were seriously injured were in, or had just been in, an observation car that ended up on its side, the investigation found.
Railroad safety practices are facing renewed scrutiny after a fiery freight train derailment released toxic chemicals in Ohio. The Feb. 3 crash of a Norfolk Southern train forced evacuations and raised public health concerns.
Investigators identified the problem with the track based on video footage, including from two BNSF freight trains that went around the accident curve within 90 minutes before the Amtrak derailment.
After each of the freight trains had passed, the bend in the track appeared to get worse, investigators reported. Neither of the freight train crews saw the problem.
“The Amtrak engineer also did not see the track misalignment before traveling over that portion of track. Investigators, who watched the videos and were focused primarily on detecting the track deviation, were able to first see the misalignment only a couple seconds before the trains had traveled over it,” the investigators said.
They did not determine the final cause of the accident.
Amtrak’s Empire Builder derailed Sept. 25, 2021, in northern Montana while en route from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, Oregon, with 154 people on board. The track is owned by BNSF Railway.
The train was traveling just below the speed limit of 79 mph (127 kph) when its emergency brakes were activated, the NTSB said.
Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari declined comment on the track issues raised in the report. A spokesperson with BNSF Railway did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Survivors described horrific scenes of people maimed and killed as four cars toppled and skidded down the tracks. Forty-four passengers and crew were taken to area hospitals with injuries.
First responders and residents of the rural plains near the crash site banded together to transport injured passengers to Chester, Montana, where they were given food and other assistance.
Killed in the accident were Margie and Don Vardahoe, a Georgia couple on a cross-country trip to mark their 50th wedding anniversary, and Zachariah Schneider, 28, a software developer from Illinois.
Rail safety expert David Clarke at the University of Tennessee said a track misalignment as described in the NTSB report could “certainly” cause a derailment.
Former NTSB investigator Robert Chipkevich, who had not reviewed the findings in the 2021 crash, said track problems can be caused by issues including the quality of maintenance and repairs, the integrity of the ballast material that underlies the rails and excessive summer heat.
“These conditions can change certainly after a heavy freight train passes over it,” Chipkevich said. “If it wasn’t noticed by a crew member, then you have several tons of train crossing over that so it could change.”
The Vardahoes were reportedly in the vestibule — the space between the observation car and a coach car behind it — when the derailment happened and were thrown from the train, investigators found. Don Vardahoe, 74, ended up under the observation car while Margie Vardahoe, 72, suffered a fatal head injury when she struck equipment along the track, a report said.
All but two of the windows on the observation car fell out during the derailment and the other fatality, Schneider, 28, and three other people were ejected from the car, investigators found.
Attorneys for the estates of the Vardahoes and Schneider did not immediately respond to a call seeking comment on Tuesday.
Schneider was dragged or rolled on the ground. Another man in the observation car suffered serious injuries and ended up with his prosthetic legs pinned under the car, the report stated. A husband and wife in the observation car fell out a window and into a gap between the side of the car and the ground as the train came to a stop. The man suffered serious injuries.
Rail accidents including derailments have been trending down in the U.S. as the number of miles traveled by trains drops.
However, the rate of accidents per mile has been going up, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Railway unions contend rail transportation has become riskier in recent years following widespread job cuts. Most rail accidents involve freight trains, and fatalities involving passenger trains are rare. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/bent-track-a-factor-in-montana-amtrak-crash-that-killed-3/ | 2023-02-23 13:04:45 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/bent-track-a-factor-in-montana-amtrak-crash-that-killed-3/ |
Weather Whys: What are the layers of the atmosphere?
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Todays’s Weather Whys is focused on the different layers of the atmosphere, which many of you may already recognize from grade school. The official number of layers is up for debate, and we’re going to talk about two of the essential ones today.
First up, we will start at the surface with the troposphere. This is where all of your typical weather happens: rain showers, thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and snow.
The troposphere has a total height of approximately 7.5 miles, but this varies the further north or south you travel. The top of the troposphere is called the tropopause, the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere. The closer you are to the equator, the higher the tropopause extends into the atmosphere.
The stratosphere is located between 7.5 miles and 35 miles above the earth’s atmosphere. The stratosphere is full of ozone. This is is the layer of the atmosphere that protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. It also is very different from the troposphere in one crucial way.
In the troposphere, temperatures decrease with height. The higher up in the atmosphere you are, the colder it gets. That is not the case in the stratosphere. Temperatures increase with height. The higher you venture into the stratosphere, the warmer it gets. This is because the ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation. Although it is still extremely cold. The temperature does not warm back up anywhere near how warm it is at the surface. The average temperature in the stratosphere is approximately -50°F.
This difference in how temperature changes with height is actually one of the reasons thunderstorms only happen in the troposphere and mostly stop growing when they reach the tropopause.
When air temperature increases with height, it means that the air is stable. Any air that is pushed up into the atmosphere in a stable atmosphere will sink back down. In an unstable atmosphere, the opposite is true. Air continues to rise in an unstable atmosphere.
Unstable air is possible in the troposphere because air temperature decrease with height. If air rises and it is warmer than the air around it, it will continue rising. In a stable atmosphere, if air rises, the air around it will be warmer than it, causing the air to sink back down.
In the next Weather Whys, we’ll discuss the upper layers of the atmosphere and talk about the edge of space.
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Aerosmith announced their retirement, but not without one last hurrah: The legendary rock band is hitting the road for the final time with an extensive 40-date North American farewell tour to celebrate 50 years of greatest hits — and ticket sales begin May 5.
The group — currently consisting of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass) and Brad Whitford (guitar) — is kicking off their aptly named “Peace Out” tour on Sept. 2 in Philadelphia and will hit major venues including Chicago’s United Center, San Francisco’s Chase Center, San Antonio’s AT&T Arena and New York’s Madison Square Garden before wrapping up the roadshow in Canada next January.
“It’s not goodbye it’s PEACE OUT! Get ready and walk this way, you’re going to get the best show of our lives,” the band said in a joint statement.
Since the ensemble's conception in 1970, Aerosmith has been cranking out chart-topping hits like “Sweet Emotion” (1975), “Angel” (1988) and “Jaded” (2001). Known for their blues-based rock sounds, layered vocals and powerful stage presence, concertgoers can expect an energized evening of nostalgic beats, unique visuals and a die-hard crowd.
However, fans won’t see one familiar face at the upcoming concerts: Joey Kramer, the band’s original drummer, who opted out of the historic finale.
“While Joey Kramer remains a beloved founding member of Aerosmith, he has regrettably made the decision to sit out the currently scheduled touring dates to focus his full attention on his family and health,” the group shared in an announcement. “Joey’s unmistakable and legendary presence behind the drum kit will be sorely missed.”
Atlanta-formed rock band The Black Crowes will join the band on tour.
How to get Aerosmith tickets
Don’t want to miss Aerosmith’s final tour? Notably, there are no ticket presales for this event. Rather, tickets will be available to the general public starting Friday, May 5 at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster.
VIP packages with included perks like photo opportunities with band members, merch, premium seating and more will also be available at this time. | https://www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/aerosmith-tour-tickets-18081061.php | 2023-05-05 14:34:36 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/aerosmith-tour-tickets-18081061.php |
A Halloween Trick or Treat Trail will be held on the Riverwalk this Saturday, October 29.
The free event will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Council President Tony Dolce said it will be located on the Riverwalk behind the National Comedy Center and Board of Public Utilities between the two pedestrian bridges from Panzarella Island to the Washington Street Bridge, “And they’ll have all kinds of fun things of games and hay rides and costumes and I’m sure candy. All that fun stuff. As you know, this year because of the Allen Park Ice Rink being rented or leased out the (Frewsburg) Soccer Club, we aren’t able to have the indoor thing that we’ve had several years there.”
The City’s lease agreement with the Frewsburg Soccer Club states that the City will have use of the former Allen Park Ice Rink for the Easter Egg Hunt and Halloween Fun Fest. Dolce said the Parks Department wanted to try something different and hold the event outdoors this year.
For more information about the event, contact the Parks Department at 716-483-7554. | https://www.wrfalp.com/city-to-hold-halloween-trick-or-treat-trail-on-riverwalk-on-october-29/ | 2022-10-25 13:48:43 | 0 | https://www.wrfalp.com/city-to-hold-halloween-trick-or-treat-trail-on-riverwalk-on-october-29/ |
INDIANAPOLIS-As Mother’s day approaches, now is a good time to talk about why it’s sometimes so hard for moms to prioritize themselves.
Mother’s day is one day out of the year to honor our mothers, but we need to make sure self-care is priority year round.
Time Strategist, Elyssa Smith, joined the FOX59 Morning show Monday to talk about how moms can prioritize self-care all year round. | https://fox59.com/morning-news/why-self-care-is-important-for-mom-all-year-round/ | 2022-05-02 15:55:15 | 1 | https://fox59.com/morning-news/why-self-care-is-important-for-mom-all-year-round/ |
WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, November 28, 2022
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
258 AM PST Fri Nov 25 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations 9 to 14
inches above 3000 feet and 5 to 10 inches below 3000 feet.
* WHERE...East Slopes of the Washington Cascades, mainly above
3000 feet.
* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will create travel issues along
Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass and Highway 12 over White
Pass. Holiday travelers need to make sure vehicles are
equipped for heavy snow which include traction devices or
tires, shovels and flashlights and may consider alternate
plans.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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When pitcher Steven Matz walked the Mets to the altar after the 2021 season, then signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, Mets owner Steve Cohen, schmoozed into believe the lefty would re-sign, was ticked off.
He ranted on Twitter about the agent’s “unprofessional behavior,” adding “I guess words and promises don’t matter,” then ranted more in an interview.
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Cohen — who will get an up-close look at the mistake he almost made when Matz starts against the Mets next week — probably feels a lot differently today.
Matz, who signed a four-year, $44 million free-agent deal with the Cardinals in 2021 and then struggled through injuries throughout most of his first season with the Cardinals, is 0-3 with a 6.55 ERA after losing to the Mariners on Friday.
Over two seasons with the Cardinals, Matz is 5-6 with a 5.66 ERA.
Of course, if Major League Baseball ever decides to speed up the game with a two-strike strikeout, Matz might win a Cy Young award. Getting strike three, however, has been a problem lately.
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Matz struck out seven hitters and had 18 swing-and-misses in the 5-2 loss on Friday, but he allowed a home run and double to Teoscar Hernández — both with two strikes. Matz also walked two in the sixth inning — and he had two strikes on both hitters. They eventually scored.
“Other than really one bad pitch to Teoscar and those walks in the sixth inning I felt everything else was good. Unfortunately, that’s what beat us,” Matz said.
The homer was the 10th allowed this season by the Cardinals with two strikes, and the third allowed by Matz with a two-strike count. Only the A’s have allowed more two-strike homers, with 12.
Matz made his MLB debut with the Mets in 2015, going 4-0 in six-regular season starts as they reached the World Series. But he bombed in 2020, going 0-5 with a 9.68 ERA. The Mets traded him to the Toronto Blue Jays before the 2021 season, and Matz won a career-high 14 games, convincing the Mets to take another shot with him.
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Lawmakers from Iraq’s biggest bloc resign amid impasse
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq’s parliament have resigned amid a prolonged political impasse. The 73 lawmakers from powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc submitted their resignation based on his request, to protest a persisting political deadlock eight months after general elections were held. The unprecedented move plunges the nation beset by divisions into political uncertainty. Parliament Speaker Mohammed Halbousi accepted their resignation. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/12/lawmakers-from-iraqs-biggest-bloc-resign-amid-impasse/ | 2022-06-12 19:34:10 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/06/12/lawmakers-from-iraqs-biggest-bloc-resign-amid-impasse/ |
Twitter adds gold check marks as it readies relaunch of option to pay for verified accounts
By Clare Duffy, CNN
Twitter on Monday expanded its verification system beyond its signature blue check marks, with new colors for different types of notable accounts. The move comes ahead of a planned relaunch on Monday of the company’s updated subscription service that allows users to pay for verification.
The new verification system offers gold checks for companies, gray checks for government entities and other organizations, and blue checks for individuals, whether or not they are celebrities. The gold business verification check mark started appearing Monday on the accounts for various companies, such as The New York Times and Taco Bell.
The company had said over the weekend that the updated Twitter Blue subscription service would launch Monday, one month after the company was forced to pull the feature amid a wave of “verified” accounts pretending to be brands and high-profile users. But as of Monday afternoon, the option to subscribe to the service and receive paid verification did not yet appear to be available.
The updated verification system is part of new owner Elon Musk’s effort to grow its subscription business and bolster the bottom line of the company he bought for $44 billion, including a substantial amount of debt financing.
The new Twitter Blue subscription service will cost $8 per month for users that subscribe via the web platform and $11 per month for those who subscribe on the iOS app, according to a tweet from Esther Crawford, the Twitter product head leading the subscription service effort. The higher price point on iOS appears to be an effort to account for Apple’s 30% app transaction fee, which Musk recently railed against.
Musk has previously suggested that individuals who had been verified under the old system — because they are journalists, celebrities or public figures — would have their checks removed if they did not pay for Twitter’s new subscription service, but it’s not clear how or when that might happen. (Some Twitter users have started to see a new explanatory note when they click on the blue checks of accounts that were verified before Musk’s takeover that reads: “This is a legacy verified account. It may or may not be notable.”)
Musk has also said that Twitter, which has cut more than half its staff and lost many others to attrition, would “manually authenticate” all verified accounts before approving their check mark. The company will also temporarily remove check marks pending authentication if verified users change their account names. It’s unclear what that authentication process will involve. Crawford said in a tweet: “we don’t have ID verification in this update.”
The company says subscribers to the new Twitter Blue will also eventually have their tweets prioritized at the top of replies, mentions and search; see half the number of ads; and be able to post longer videos.
Musk initially said the relaunch of the new system would take place at the end of November, but it was delayed several times over concerns about the safety of the feature.
The billionaire Twitter owner has promoted the ability to pay for verification as a way of leveling the playing field. But such an option also threatens to undermine the original purpose of verification — to help users know they can trust information being shared by prominent figures.
In attempting to use the paid verification option to boost its subscription revenue, Musk also risked further alienating many of the advertisers who still make up the vast majority of its sales. Within hours of launching the paid verification option last month, major brands including Nintendo of America and Eli Lilly had their accounts impersonated.
The additional gold and gray verification categories appear aimed at addressing some of those concerns, but it’s not clear what a requirement for individuals to pay to be verified would mean for trust in prominent individual users.
“All verified individual humans will have same blue check, as boundary of what constitutes ‘notable’ is otherwise too subjective,” Musk tweeted last month. “Individuals can have secondary tiny logo showing they belong to an org if verified as such by that org.”
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RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — An avid runner and the mother of three boys. A woman who was the "rock" of her family and knew everyone in the neighborhood. A Navy veteran whose wedding was two weeks away.
These were among the victims of a shooting rampage in North Carolina's capital city, Raleigh, that claimed five lives and wounded two others.
The calm order of the day was shattered around 5 p.m., police say, when a 15-year-old boy opened fire, killing a total of five people in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood and along the nearby Neuse River Greenway. Another of those slain was a police officer who was headed off to work in North Carolina's capital.
Another Raleigh police officer also was wounded as well as a woman who remained in critical condition on Friday.
Among the dead were:
NICOLE CONNORS
Connors, 52, was the matriarch of her extended family, the one who "got things done," her husband Tracey Howard said.
When her father died, she was the one who went to Veterans Affairs to straighten things out — using "choice words" — to ensure he was buried in a veterans cemetery, Howard said. She also left her job in human resources to care for her mother after she had a stroke.
"Anything that had to be done, she was going to do it," Howard said. "And she was going to make sure it was done right."
Connors and her husband liked to get out of the house and explore Raleigh's restaurant scene. They had tickets for the next Black Panther film, coming out in November, and planned to go to the North Carolina State Fair this weekend.
Late Thursday afternoon, Howard left the house to get food for lunch — he works the third shift — and to buy a lightbulb for the porch. Connors had taken a friend to Red Lobster to celebrate her friend's birthday before coming home.
"She couldn't have been home more than five or 10 minutes before this happened," Howard said.
Connors and a neighbor, who was still in critical condition on Friday, were shot, Howard said.
"Her friend was more or less by the driveway like she was about to go home or was on her way home, and my wife was on the porch," Howard said.
Howard is left to wonder what motivated the shooting.
"It is just a senseless killing," he said. "People outside enjoying the weather, talking. Next thing you know they're gone. It's just stupid. It's senseless."
Connors' neighbors said she was always friendly while walking her Jack Russell terrier, Sami.
"All these shootings right now are all coming from kids that are under 19 years old," said neighbor Joshua Phillips. They "have no business owning a gun, period. And you can't blame the law-abiding citizens on that."
Marvin Judd said Connors was a "sweet person" with a "good heart."
"And she was always kind and gentle to everybody she met," Judd said. "She didn't meet strangers. Everybody was a friend to her."
Judd added: "This didn't have to happen. But people don't realize. Satan is loose up on the Earth. And he's taking out as many victims as he can."
SUSAN KARNATZ
Her husband, Tom Karnatz, told the AP that she "was a very loving wife and amazing mother to our three sons. We're absolutely heartbroken and miss her dearly."
Karnatz, 49, was an avid runner who frequented the greenway where some of the shootings occurred. Two cars parked in the driveway had matching 26.2 stickers – marking the mileage of a marathon. The license plate of a minivan said "RUNNR."
In a Facebook post, Tom Karnatz wrote that he and his wife had big — and little — plans together.
"We had plans together for big adventures," he wrote. "And plans together for the mundane days in between. We had plans together with the boys. And we had plans together as empty nesters. We had plans together for growing old ... Now those plans are laid to waste."
MARY MARSHALL
Marshall, 34, was killed while walking her dog Scruff and was supposed to get married on Oct. 29, her sister told NBC News.
"Her fiancé Rob, he was just the love of her life," Meaghan McCrickard told NBC. "I think we're going to still do a celebration of life, that's the plan, for the date of the wedding."
"She's got a friend coming from Japan, somebody coming from Florida, from Texas," McCrickard said. "As excited as she was to be married, I know she was more excited to have all the people she loved the most at the same place at the same time."
When the shooting started, Marshall was walking Scruff on the Neuse River Greenway, her sister told NBC.
"She had called her fiancé Rob and said, 'I'm walking the dog, I'm hearing these gunshots, can you come home?' And that was the last conversation that they had," McCrickard said.
Marshall's step-grandmother, Donna Marshall, told the Raleigh News & Observer that Mary had served in the Navy and attended culinary school before moving back to the Raleigh area three years ago.
"She loved to go to the beach, and she was an absolute fanatic about Disney World," Donna Marshall told the newspaper.
Scruff had effectively chosen Marshall as his owner when he sat on her lap at an animal shelter, her step-grandmother said.
"It's going to be extremely difficult for her mom and dad and her sister and her close family," Donna Marshall said. "It's just going to be awful."
GABRIEL TORRES
Torres, 29, was on his way to work when he was fatally shot in the Hedingham neighborhood, police said. Raleigh Police Chief Estella D. Patterson said Torres was not in uniform or in his patrol car at the time of the shooting, according to the News & Observer.
Torres leaves behind a wife and child, the chief said. Torres was on the job for 18 months. Before that, he served as a U.S. Marine at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville.
The Raleigh Police Protective Association, an advocacy group for officers, said in a statement on Friday that it's "in the process of setting up fundraising efforts that are approved and authorized by the family."
"We ask all of you to please pray and keep in your thoughts Officer Torres and the other victims of this senseless act of evil," the organization said on Facebook.
JAMES THOMPSON
Thompson, 16, was a junior at Knightdale High School in Raleigh, according to a statement from Principal Keith Richardson.
"It is an unexpected loss and we are saddened by it," Richardson said. "Our condolences, thoughts, and prayers go out to James' family, the other victims, their families and all who have been impacted by yesterday's events."
The school board chair and superintendent of the Wake County Public School System issued a statement that said they are "shocked, saddened and broken-hearted."
"Our hearts go out to the victims' loved ones, and our community continues to seek answers around this tragedy and solutions to prevent such unspeakable events in the future," the statement said.
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Classic Lotto" game were:
13-19-22-29-31-37, Kicker: 8-2-7-4-4-1
(thirteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-seven; Kicker: eight, two, seven, four, four, one)
Estimated jackpot: $33,200,000
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets mostly declined Monday after Wall Street ended last week lower and China tightened anti-virus controls.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and South Korea declined. Shanghai gained. Oil prices rose $2 per barrel while the euro edged lower.
Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index ended down 1.1% on Friday after U.S. government data showed hiring slowed in August. The number of jobs added still was big enough that forecasters said the Federal Reserve might see it as evidence more interest rate hikes are needed to bring down inflation that is at a four-decade high.
“Markets relinquished early optimism for a sense of foreboding,” said Tan Boon Heng of Mizuho Bank in a report.
The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.2% to 3,193.46, after controls on movement were tightened in the southern business center of Shenzhen following virus outbreaks.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo lost less than 0.1% to 27,646.27 while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong tumbled 1.3% to 19,203.24.
The Kospi in Seoul lost 0.3% to 2,403.12 while Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 added 0.3% to 6,846.70.
New Zealand and Bangkok declined while Singapore and Indonesia advanced.
Traders are uneasily watching the Fed after chair Jerome Powell said Aug. 26 interest rates have to stay elevated to rein in surging inflation. That dashed hopes the Fed might back off due to signs U.S. economic activity is cooling.
The Fed has raised rates four times this year, twice by 0.75 percentage points, triple its usual margin.
Central banks in Europe and Asia also have hiked rates, fueling worries they might derail global economic growth.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average also fell 1.1% on Friday after the Labor Department reported the U.S. economy added 315,000 jobs in August. That was down markedly from July's 526,000, but average hourly pay jumped by an unusually wide margin of 5.2% compared with a year earlier.
Forecasters warned high wage gains might reinforce the Fed's belief that more aggressive rate hikes are needed.
The Nasdaq composite lost 1.3%.
The U.S. market has given up much of the gains made in July and August when traders hoped the Fed might ease up.
Traders expect another 0.75 percentage point rate hike at this month's Fed meeting, according to CME Group.
Also Friday, Russian state-run energy giant Gazprom announced a suspension of gas supply through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany might be prolonged. The company said last Wednesday the flow of gas would be stopped for three days due to urgent maintenance work.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude gained $1.88 to $88.75 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 26 cents to $86.87 on Friday. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, added $2.14 to $95.16 per barrel in London. It advanced 66 cents the previous session to $93.02.
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World's largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative achieved this ranking 16 out of the last 17 years.
OAK BROOK, Ill., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ace Hardware has once again earned J.D. Power's highest ranking for customer satisfaction among home improvement retail stores. This marks the 16th time in the past 17 years that Ace Hardware sits atop the annual J.D. Power U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction StudySM.
Ace ranked in the top spot in four of the five categories measured in the study: Staff and Service, In-store Experience, Online Experience and Merchandise.
"Since our founding in 1924, our aim has never been to be the biggest," said John Venhuizen, President and CEO of Ace Hardware Corporation. "Our mission is to be the best. And feedback from consumers through research like J.D. Power is validation that our small, mostly family run businesses, make Ace stores the best, most helpful hardware stores on the planet."
The J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction Study study is based on consumer responses who purchased home improvement products or services over the past 12 months. Ace ranked highest among major retailers with an overall satisfaction index score of 873 on a 1000-point scale.
About Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,700 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 60 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; and Santa Catarina, Mexico. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.
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Larry Nassar stabbed in prison after comment he allegedly made while watching Wimbledon: Sources
Posted/updated on: July 13, 2023 at 10:57 am(NEW YORK) -- Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed in prison after a comment he allegedly made while watching the women's Wimbledon tennis tournament with other inmates, according to sources familiar with the case.
Nassar, who was convicted of sexually assaulting U.S. gymnastics team members, allegedly said to other inmates on Sunday, "I wish there were girls playing," according to sources.
That comment, according to sources, led a fellow inmate to go to Nassar's cell later in the day and stab him at least six times with a manufactured weapon, according to sources.
Several inmates then ran into Nassar's cell and took the suspect off of the former doctor, sources said.
Two sources familiar with the situation told ABC News on Monday that Nassar was listed in stable condition.
The Bureau of Prisons confirmed that an inmate was assaulted on Sunday at the United States Penitentiary Coleman II, a high security federal facility in Florida, and said no one else was injured.
The suspect has not been charged formally by investigators.
Nassar was arrested in 2016 and convicted of state and federal charges for sexually assaulting members of the U.S. gymnastics team. His sentences total hundreds of years.
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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El presidente de México dice que no asistirá a la Cumbre de las Américas, un golpe al evento organizado por Joe Biden.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Arkansas baseball team saw an 8-2 lead slip away on Friday, falling to Vanderbilt 10-8. The Hogs had a chance to clinch the SEC regular season title with a win.
The Razorbacks led 8-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth but the Commodores scored eight runs off Gage Wood, Cody Adcock and Parker Coil.
The Hogs can still clinch the conference crown with a win on Saturday afternoon.
For the second night in a row the Arkansas offense got off to a fast start. Jace Bohorfen hit a solo home run as the second batter of the game to get the Hogs on the board.
Caleb Cali and Brady Slavens had RBI hits in the frame and Arkansas had a 3-0 lead before Brady Tygart could take the mound.
Vanderbilt would hit back to back home runs off Tygart in the third to get back into the game. Tygart allowed just the two earned runs in four innings of work.
Peyton Holt would restore the two run lead with an RBI double in the top of the fourth.
Holt would hit a three run home run in the sixth to break the game open. The Greenwood native had a career high four RBIs.
Zach Morris would throw three scoreless innings of relief. The Cabot native hasn't allowed a run in his last eight innings.
Vanderbilt would put together a comeback effort in the eighth. The Commodores struck for five runs of Gage Wood and Cody Adock to make it an 8-7 game.
Parker Coil would enter and allow a three run homer on the first pitch he threw. Vanderbilt scored eight runs in the eighth inning to stun the Hogs.
The Commodores would win by that same score. Arkansas can still clinch the SEC regular season crown with a win on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale.
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From Appleton to Janesville, LRS continues to expand and densify its industry-leading, sustainability-driven waste diversion, recycling and portable services across Wisconsin
PORTAGE, Wis., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LRS, the greater Midwest's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services provider, today announced it has acquired the portable restroom line of business of Portage, Wisc.-based The Country Plumber, a leading local family-owned provider of portable restroom services; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is effective immediately.
Founded in 1963 by Bill and Cindy DeMars, The Country Plumber has served central Wisconsin as a reliable, local provider of portable restrooms, plumbing, septic installation and repair, septic and holding tank pumping, and sewer and drain cleaning. LRS will immediately begin portable restroom services for the following towns: Baraboo, Beaver Dam, Columbus, Madison, Montello, Pardeeville, Portage, Wisconsin Dells and surrounding areas.
LRS will continue to offer Country Plumber's wide range of portable restroom rentals and servicing, ranging from economical standard and ADA Handicap units to handwashing stations and luxury restroom trailers. Portable restrooms and handwashing stations remain in high demand, and used frequently on construction sites, and at concerts, parades, festivals, small home renovations, weddings and other special events.
All Country Plumber portable restroom employees will remain on with LRS as part of the company's LRS Portables line of business, focused on providing the same reliable and responsive service. The acquisition highlights an ongoing focus on diversifying the LRS service portfolio within the company's geographic territories. LRS Portables now ranks within the top five portable services providers in the United States, and continues to realize massive growth across eight states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas and Tennessee, led by LRS Senior Vice President of Portable Services Brian Grosse.
"Bill and Cindy DeMars and all Country Plumber employees should be incredibly proud of the legacy they have built over six decades as the region's portable restroom provider of choice," said LRS President and Chief Executive Officer Alan T. Handley. "We remain committed to maintaining that same level of excellence for Country Plumber portables customers, delivering safe, reliable and responsive service that exceeds the needs of residents, businesses and municipalities across the Badgerland state."
Since it entered the Wisconsin market with the 2018 acquisitions of Badgerland Disposal and Royal Container Service, LRS has rapidly grown and diversified its Wisconsin footprint through 10 more acquisitions, serving 65 municipalities and nearly 10,000 commercial customers across Wisconsin.
About LRS
LRS is among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers. Since 2013, LRS has specialized in delivering an exceptional customer experience for millions of residential and commercial customers across nine states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Arkansas and Tennessee. Diversified and growing, LRS also offers affordable roll-off container services, C&D recycling, street sweeping, portable restroom rentals, on-site storage and temporary fencing. LRS owns and operates more than 60 facilities and thrives on the passion of 2,000 full-time employees. The company provides safe, innovative, sustainability-driven services to clean and beautify the cities, neighborhoods, and communities it serves. To learn more visit www.LRSrecycles.com. #BeyondWaste
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
9-3-3-7, WB: 4
(nine, three, three, seven; WB: four)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
9-3-3-7, WB: 4
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First Phase 2 data presented at ASH showed an 82% response rate in patients with grades 1 to 3a disease, with 75% of the overall population achieving a complete response
20-month median progression-free survival, with median overall survival not reached
Data will form the basis of regulatory submissions planned for 2023
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced positive first data from a cohort of a pivotal Phase 2 trial evaluating investigational odronextamab in patients with heavily pre-treated, relapsed/refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) grades 1 to 3a. The data were presented in an oral session at the 64th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, LA, and follow the first Phase 2 results for odronextamab in R/R diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) from the same trial that were presented yesterday. The results will form the basis of planned submissions to regulatory authorities in 2023, including to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Odronextamab is an investigational CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody designed to bridge CD20 on cancer cells with CD3-expressing T cells to facilitate local T-cell activation and cancer-cell killing.
"There is high unmet need for follicular lymphoma treatments that can improve tumor control and extend survival, given that there is no cure for this cancer and patients will experience multiple relapses," said Tae Min Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, and a trial investigator. "These positive pivotal Phase 2 results investigating odronextamab in heavily pre-treated, relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma patients showed deep and durable response – confirming earlier findings in this program – with the highest complete response rates seen in this patient population to date. We look forward to seeing the data continue to mature."
At ASH, efficacy in R/R FL was presented from 121 patients enrolled in a Phase 2 trial cohort (median follow-up: 22 months, range: 3-33 months). All patients had received at least two prior therapies, including a CD20 antibody and alkylating agent. Patients were treated with a step-up regimen of odronextamab in the first cycle to help mitigate the risk of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) before receiving the full dose of 80 mg. The step-up regimen was modified part way through the trial to further mitigate CRS. Results as assessed by independent central review were as follows:
- 82% objective response rate (ORR), with 75% achieving a complete response (CR). The median duration of complete response (mDOCR) was 20.5 months (95% confidence interval [CI]: 17 months to not evaluable [NE]).
- Median progression-free survival was 20 months (PFS; 95% CI: 15 months to NE).
- Median overall survival (OS) not reached (95% CI: NE to NE).
Among 131 patients assessed for safety, adverse events (AE) occurred in all patients, with 78% being ≥Grade 3. The most common AEs occurring in ≥20% of patients were CRS (56.5%), neutropenia (40%), pyrexia (31%), anemia (30%), infusion-related reaction (29%), arthralgia (21%), diarrhea (21%) and thrombocytopenia (20%). Discontinuations due to an AE occurred in 11.5% of patients, and there were 3 deaths due to pneumonia, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and systemic mycosis where the relationship to odronextamab treatment could not be excluded.
CRS was the most common AE, of which 68% of cases were mild (Grade 1) and all resolved within a median of 2 days (range: 1-51 days). There were no Grade 4 or 5 CRS cases, and the incidence of both Grade 2 and Grade 3 was reduced with the modified step-up regimen when compared to the original regimen (original regimen n=68 vs. step-up regimen n=63; Grade 2: 18% vs. 11%, Grade 3: 6% vs. 2%).
Based on these data, the OLYMPIA Phase 3 development program investigating odronextamab is in the process of being initiated. In the U.S., odronextamab has been granted Fast Track Designation for FL by the FDA. In the European Union, Orphan Drug Designation was granted for FL by the European Medicines Agency. Odronextamab is currently under clinical development and its safety and efficacy have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority.
Investor Webcast Information
Regeneron will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to share updates on the company's hematology portfolio on Wednesday, December 14 at 8:30 AM ET. A link to the webcast may be accessed from the 'Investors and Media' page of Regeneron's website at http://investor.regeneron.com/events.cfm. To participate via telephone, please register in advance at this link. Upon registration, all telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number along with a unique passcode and registrant ID that can be used to access the call. A replay of the conference call and webcast will be archived on the company's website for at least 30 days.
About the Trials
ELM-2 is an open-label, multicenter Phase 2 trial investigating odronextamab in more than 500 patients across five independent disease-specific cohorts, including FL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma and other subtypes of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL). The primary endpoint is ORR according to the Lugano Classification, and secondary endpoints include CR, PFS, OS, duration of response, disease control rate, safety and quality of life.
ELM-1 is an ongoing, open-label, multicenter Phase 1 trial to investigate the safety and tolerability of odronextamab in patients with CD20+ B-cell malignancies previously treated with CD20-directed antibody therapy. Subcutaneous administration is being evaluated in two disease specific cohorts.
About Follicular Lymphoma (FL)
One of the most common subtypes of B-NHL, FL is a slow-growing (indolent) form of B-NHL with most cases diagnosed in advanced stages. Although median survival ranges from 8 to 15 years in advanced FL, current therapeutic options are not curative, and most patients relapse within five years regardless of the regimen. In some cases, FL can transform into DLBCL, at which point it is often treated in the same way as DLBCL.
About Regeneron in Hematology
At Regeneron, we're applying more than three decades of biology expertise with our proprietary VelociSuite® technologies to develop medicines for patients with diverse blood cancers and rare blood disorders.
Our blood cancer research is focused on bispecific antibodies that are being investigated both as monotherapies and in combination with each other and emerging therapeutic modalities. Together, they provide us with unique combinatorial flexibility to develop customized and potentially synergistic cancer treatments.
Our research and collaborations to develop potential treatments for rare blood disorders include explorations in antibody medicine, gene editing and gene-knockout technologies, as well as investigational RNA-approaches focused on depleting abnormal proteins or blocking disease-causing cellular signaling.
If you are interested in learning more about our clinical trials, please contact us (clinicaltrials@regeneron.com or 844-734-6643) or visit our clinical trials website.
About Regeneron
Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for nearly 35 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases and rare diseases.
Regeneron is accelerating and improving the traditional drug development process through our proprietary VelociSuite technologies, such as VelocImmune, which uses unique genetically humanized mice to produce optimized fully human antibodies and bispecific antibodies, and through ambitious research initiatives such as the Regeneron Genetics Center®, which is conducting one of the largest genetics sequencing efforts in the world.
For more information, please visit www.Regeneron.com or follow @Regeneron on Twitter.
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Industry powerhouse Avoya affiliates with TLN, effective immediately
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avoya Travel, an innovative mega agency based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has become the newest member of Travel Leaders Network, the largest travel agency network in North America.
As a well-known consumer brand and developer of proprietary marketing solutions and travel technology, Avoya provides outstanding resources to thousands of companies, including cruise lines, tour operators, resorts and the independent travel agencies in its network.
Avoya's patented technology includes its Agent Power™ SaaS technology that saves valuable time and money by providing travel agency owners with the resources to meet their business needs; a robust Live Leads™ program that sends new clients directly specialized, independent travel experts; a full menu of support, professional development and education services; and exclusive pricing and promotions on popular vacations.
"We are excited to welcome Avoya Travel Network as our newest member," said Roger Block, President of Travel Leaders Network. "Avoya has done groundbreaking work in developing a platform to support its independent travel advisors, and the company's recent growth is a testament to those efforts. Their unique ability to drive business to our preferred supplier community due to their disciplined process and innovative solutions makes Avoya the perfect partner."
This new relationship will benefit both companies by providing additional opportunities for growth and delivering even more value to consumers. Avoya Travel's network of independent agencieswill gain access to many of the TLN best-in-class marketing solutions and exceptional cruise, airfare and hotel programs developed by Travel Leaders Network.
"Travel Leaders is one of the most respected names in travel and our two companies are a perfect fit. We look forward to the opportunities that membership in Travel Leaders Network will bring to our members," said Jeff Anderson, Co-CEO of Avoya Travel. "We share a common commitment to providing travel agencies with the highest level of support so that they can be successful and better serve our mutual clients. We are excited to be participating in Travel Leaders Network's proprietary omnichannel Engagement Marketing programs, promotional groups, and more to benefit travelers in North America and beyond."
For additional information on Travel Leaders Network, visit www.TravelLeadersNetwork.com. For additional information on Avoya Travel, visit AvoyaNetwork.com.
Travel Leaders Network (www.TravelLeaders.com) assists millions of leisure and business travelers annually and is one of the largest sellers of luxury travel, cruises and tours in the travel agency industry, with approximately 5,700 travel agency locations across the United States and Canada. Travel Leaders Network is part of Travel Leaders Group, a division of Internova Travel Group.
Internova Travel Group is one of the largest travel services companies in the world with a collection of leading brands delivering high-touch, personal travel expertise to leisure and corporate clients. Internova manages leisure, business and franchise firms through a portfolio of distinctive divisions. Internova represents more than 70,000 travel advisors in over 6,000 company-owned and affiliated locations predominantly in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with a presence in more than 80 countries.
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Subway has a new recipe for success: fewer stores and a bigger menu.
In early July, the 57-year-old sandwich chain introduced the Subway Series, a menu of 12 chef-developed sandwiches that can be ordered by name or number, like The Monster, which features steak, bacon, cheddar, green peppers and red onions on Italian bread with ranch sauce.
It’s a big change for Subway, which is known for letting customers build their own sandwiches. Trevor Haynes, Subway’s North America president, said the company saw the need to simplify after a growing amount of digital order data showed 50% of customers always build the same sandwich.
Haynes said the new sandwiches __ winnowed down from hundreds of options __ also highlight Subway’s upgraded ingredients, which arrived in U.S. stores last summer. That change helped Subway __ which is privately held __ achieve record sales in 2021.
It’s all part of a much-needed refresh for Milford, Connecticut-based Subway, which has been losing market share to fast-growing rivals like Panera and Firehouse Subs. Subway controlled 28% of the U.S. sandwich and deli market in 2021, down from 34% in 2017, according to Technomic.
Haynes, who joined Subway in 2006 in his native Australia, spoke with The Associated Press about changes at the chain. His answers have been edited for length.
Q. What was behind the adoption of the Subway Series menu?
A. We tested this extensively in several markets across the U.S. The franchisees just found it was a great way for guests to go through the restaurant without having all the questions. It was just easier for the guest and easier for the sandwich artist to make the sandwich. Now, of course, if you want to have a turkey sandwich and you want to load it up with whatever you want to load it up with, you can absolutely do that. We’re not taking customization away. It is still there. But the guest today has told us that they want us to change. They want us to make it easier for them.
Q. Subway had its best sales week since 2013 last year when it introduced its upgraded ingredients. How did the word get out so quickly?
A. The franchisees became very confident with it quickly. They started to see how their guests reacted to it when their friends and family came in and tried it. And that’s a big part of it. Within a franchised system, you need the franchisees to believe, engage and want it. This year, across May and June, we’ve broken that record two or three times since. And when we launched that program we put a lot of effort behind the media. We had Tom Brady, we had Serena Williams, we had Megan Rapinoe, Steph Curry, an all-star lineup. And that encouraged the franchisees to sit back and say, “Hey, we’re a big brand. These are big names. I better get behind this.”
Q. Subway has closed more than 5,100 U.S. stores since 2017, and yet the company is posting record sales. Why?
A. I think when you look at the portfolio, where we may have had locations for 30 or 40 years, retail precincts change. What was the best mall in town 30 years ago may not be the best mall in town today. The general U.S. retail landscape is changing dramatically, so we’ve been moving locations and reconfiguring markets. There could be markets where we had three restaurants and we’ve reconfigured into one or two, but that one or two has a drive-thru or bigger floor space. Before, we were very focused just on restaurant count. Today we’re very focused on the type of restaurant that we have and really working with franchisees to relocate from some of those older locations to newer, more vibrant retail areas.
Q. You worked for Subway in Australia and the U.K. before coming to the U.S. How do you think that overseas experience informs your work?
A. It does give you a different sense of, you know, just being more open to new ideas or different ways of thinking, having met with people from very different backgrounds. I think it’s been very helpful. You understand what works well in Subway and what may not work well in Subway. I think having that international experience just gives you a different way of looking and maybe a bit more of a broad perspective.
Q. What’s your favorite Subway Series sandwich?
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Bear escapes zoo enclosure for 2nd time this month, prompting lockdown
Published: Feb. 23, 2023 at 7:48 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - For the second time, an Andean bear got out of its enclosure at the Saint Louis Zoo.
On Thursday, officials with the zoo said the bear named Ben escaped its enclosure after crawling through a hole in the mesh habitat where the material connects for support.
Zoo visitors shared with KMOV that they were told to move away from the area while crews searched for the animal.
Saint Louis Zoo officials said a lockdown was issued until the bear was darted by the team and moved back to its indoor habitat.
According to the zoo, the incident lasted about 50 minutes.
Ben previously escaped his enclosure in the River’s Edge exhibit on Feb. 7.
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Fan stress was at an all-time high as Chicago Catalyst-Maria did just enough to beat Blue Island Eisenhower 71-69 in an Illinois boys basketball matchup on December 19.
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Record rain causes heavy flooding in St. Louis area; 1 dead
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the St. Louis area early Tuesday, killing one person, displacing many others and prompting rescues from vehicles and homes.
One person died when a car in St. Louis was found covered in more than 8 feet (2.4 meters) of water. Several puppies drowned when a building became flooded at Stray Paws Adoptables, a stray dog rescue operation in St. Peters, a St. Louis suburb. Firefighters in boats rescued other dogs from the building.
Damage across the region was widespread after a massive downpour dropped more than 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain in parts of St. Charles County and up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) elsewhere in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Most of the rain fell in a few hours shortly after midnight.
By noon, about 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain had fallen at Lambert Airport, demolishing the previous daily record of 6.85 inches set Aug. 20, 1915, when remnants of the Galveston, Texas, hurricane moved north to St. Louis. Forecasters expected more storms through the rest of the week.
Firefighters were busy with water rescues. Sections of interstates 70, 64, 55 and 44 were all closed at various times as water swamped the roadways. Some motorists took to social media to report being stranded for hours.
In the city of St. Louis, the fire department rescued people from several homes after floodwaters made it into houses. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said at a news conference that many homes suffered significant damage, and some roofs were collapsing under the weight of the water.
Across the region, firefighters and other first responders rescued more than 100 people, mostly from vehicles that tried to pass through water-covered roadways.
“We’ve had a tremendous amount of cars that have been door-deep and also roof-deep in some of these low-lying areas,” Jenkerson said.
The water was above the roof of a car found just after 10 a.m. in a neighborhood near Forest Park. One person was pulled out but pronounced dead. Their identity has not been released.
In the St. Louis County town of Brentwood, residents were forced to evacuate when Deer Creek overflowed. Rising waters also threatened homes in Ladue, one of the wealthiest cities in Missouri.
Flooding was so bad that the iconic Gateway Arch closed for the day.
National Weather Service meteorologist Marshall Pfahler said a storm stalled over the St. Louis area around midnight and kept pouring water over the same relatively narrow band.
“You have this swath of up to 10-inch amounts, and a county or two south they had a trace or even less,” Pfahler said.
The remarkable rainfall followed a period of extended drought in the region. The ground was rock-hard before Tuesday morning and Pfahler said that may have played a small role in the flash flooding. A bigger factor, he said, was that the storm hit a metro area with a lot of concrete and asphalt, rather than grassy areas that could absorb the moisture more readily.
While the St. Louis region got the worst of it, other places were soaked, too. The central Missouri town of Mexico received more than 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain. Similar rainfall totals were reported in parts of southern Illinois.
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SÃO PAULO, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil's largest domestic airline, announces today preliminary air traffic figures for the month of August 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.
Highlights:
- GOL's total supply (ASK) increased 43.9%. Total seats increased 41.4% and the number of departures increased by 44.9%. GOL's total demand (RPK) increased by 46.3% and the load factor was 81.5%.
- GOL's domestic supply (ASK) increased 29.7% and demand (RPK) increased by 31.7%. GOL's domestic load factor was 81.4%. The volume of departures increased by 39.1% and seats increased by 36.1%.
- GOL's international supply (ASK) was 323 million, the demand (RPK) was 266 million and international load factor was 82.3%.
August/22 Preliminary Traffic Figures:
* Source: Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) and the Company for the current month.
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GOL is the largest airline in Brazil, leader in the corporate and leisure segments. Since founded in 2001, the Company has the lowest unit cost in Latin America, thus democratizing air transportation. The Company has alliances with American Airlines and Air FranceKLM and makes available several codeshares and interline agreements available to Customers, bringing more convenience and simple connections to any place served by these partnerships. With the purpose of "Being the First for All", GOL offers the best travel experience to its passengers, including: the largest number of seats and more space between seats; the greatest platform with internet, movies and live TV; and the best frequent-flyer program, SMILES. In cargo transportation, GOLLOG delivers orders to different regions in Brazil and abroad. The Company has a team of 14,000 highly qualified aviation professionals focused on Safety, GOL's #1 value, and operates a standardized fleet of 144 Boeing 737 aircraft. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE (GOL) and the B3 (GOLL4). For further information, go to www.voegol.com.br/ri.
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With video: Police investigating postgame 'assault' involving MSU, UM players
Ann Arbor — Police have launched an investigation into an ugly postgame fight in the tunnel at Michigan Stadium following Michigan's 29-7 victory over rival Michigan State late Saturday night.
Tempers flared on the field as the closing seconds ticked off the clock, but cooler heads appeared to prevail — until the tunnel, where several reporters heading toward postgame press conferences captured video of what appeared to be about 10 Michigan State players surrounding one Michigan player, with several Spartans landing kicks and punches.
That one Michigan player appeared to be defensive back Ja'Den McBurrows, who was on the ground in the middle of several Michigan State players. When the player who appeared to be McBurrows got to his feet, Michigan State linebacker Itayvion Brown grabbed him and tossed him through an open doorway at the end of the tunnel. A Michigan State Police officer grabbed Brown’s jersey to hold him back.
At least two other Michigan State players, safety Angelo Grose and defensive end Zion Young, were seen by a Detroit News reporter throwing punches at the player who appeared to be McBurrows.
Shortly thereafter, both head coaches, Michigan State's Mel Tucker and Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, emerged to tell their players to get to their locker rooms.
Harbaugh called the postgame altercation "10 on one," with the 10 being Michigan State. He said there was another Michigan player who was "assaulted." Michigan didn't identify either of its players, but Harbaugh said one player might have suffered a broken nose.
"Pretty bad," Harbaugh said. "I'm going to let our athletic director, Warde Manuel, address it with authorities.
"Very unfortunate."
Manuel addressed the media and said Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, who was in attendance Saturday night, also will investigate the altercation. Both university campus police departments have launched a co-investigation, Michigan deputy police chief Melissa Overton confirmed to The Detroit News.
"Situations like these, and the safety of our community, are taken very seriously," she said.
Manuel repeatedly called the incident "unacceptable."
"What happened after the game is completely unacceptable," Manuel said. "This is not how we should interact after a game. This is not the way another team should grab a player and do what they did. It's completely and totally unacceptable.
"This is not what a rivalry should be about, not how it should be remembered.
"For that to happen is unacceptable."
Tucker, when asked about the incident, said he didn't know what happened.
"I know it was a heated game. Things were heated," he said. "(We're) trying to get our guys in the locker room. We'll have to figure out what happened.
"I don't have anything to address. I don't know what happened."
Several players from Michigan and Michigan State were asked about the altercation during the postgame press conferences, and all declined to comment, saying they hadn't seen the video which quickly lit up social media.
Manuel, Warren and Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller were seen together talking to police, after the players had all moved into the locker room.
Warren and Haller didn't immediately respond to messages from The News requesting comment.
One Michigan player, freshman receiver Darrius Clemons, tweeted about the incident.
"Had 60 minutes to put your hands on somebody w zero repercussions," he wrote. "See y'all next year."
As the game clock wound down on a game dominated by Michigan over the final three quarters, Michigan players began to celebrate their first victory in the series since 2019, with several heading off to locate the prized Paul Bunyan Trophy and outfit him with maize pants.
But dozens of other players from both teams exchanged heated words on the field. There didn't appear to be any punches thrown or any shoving on the field, before that changed in the tunnel.
This is the second time there’s been a heated incident this season in the Michigan Stadium tunnel, which both teams use to leave the field, before the visiting team turns left and Michigan turns right. On Oct. 15, Penn State head coach James Franklin had an exchange with security guards when his players had words for Michigan players at halftime.
The next week, Franklin called Michigan's tunnel a "problem"; Harbaugh called Franklin the incident's "ringleader."
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By GENE JOHNSON
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River as a massive wave rolled the yacht he was piloting Friday was wanted for a bizarre incident in which police said he left a dead fish at the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the classic 1985 film, “The Goonies.”
Officers had been looking for the man since Wednesday, when an acquaintance alerted them to a video he posted on social media of himself leaving the fish at the house and then dancing around the property, Astoria Police Chief Stacy Kelly said.
Kelly identified the man as Jericho Labonte, 35, of Victoria, British Columbia. Labonte is also wanted in British Columbia on criminal harassment, mischief and failure to comply cases from last fall, Kelly said.
Early Friday afternoon, the Coast Guard shared stunning video of a rescue made a few hours earlier in which a newly minted rescue swimmer lowered by cable from a helicopter swam to a 35-foot (11-meter) yacht that was struggling in heavy surf. As the swimmer approached the vessel, a large wave slammed into it, rolling the boat over and throwing a man, later identified as Labonte, into the water.
The swimmer, Petty Officer 1st Class Branch Walton, of Greenville, South Carolina, reached Labonte and pulled him to safety. The helicopter crew flew him to Coast Guard Base Astoria, where medics treated him for mild hypothermia and transported him to a hospital.
The yacht’s owner, who lives in nearby Warrenton, Oregon, reported the vessel stolen later Friday, the police chief said.
The hospital had already released Labonte when police saw the Coast Guard photos and video and realized it was the same person who they said covered over security cameras at the Goonies house and left the dead fish on the porch.
Police were still looking for Labonte Friday evening.
Kelly didn’t know what kind of fish it was, but said police believed it was caught locally because after the video started circulating another person reported having taken Labonte fishing.
“It’s been a really odd 48 hours,” Kelly said.
The mouth of the Columbia, the largest North American river flowing into the Pacific Ocean, is known as “the graveyard of the Pacific” for its notoriously rough seas. The Coast Guard received the yacht’s mayday call around 10 a.m. Friday while conducting trainings nearby, Petty Officer Michael Clark said.
The mayday contained no information about location or the specific problem, but the agency roughly triangulated the vessel’s location and nearby boat crews and a helicopter responded.
They found the P/C Sandpiper yacht taking on water in 20-foot (6-meter) seas, meaning the height of a wave from the previous trough could be as much as 40 feet (12 meters), Clark said.
Walton, who only recently graduated from the Coast Guard’s rescue swimmer program, was lowered from the helicopter by a cable. Labonte climbed onto the stern and prepared to enter the water just as a huge wave slammed the craft, throwing him into the surf. The wave struck so violently that the vessel rolled completely over and wound up floating upright.
Walton said in an interview Friday that he planned to reach the man, get him in the water and hook him to a cable attached to the helicopter. Instead, the wave hit.
“I kind of got thrown around a little bit by the wave. When I came up I noticed the boat was pretty much in shambles,” Walton said.
He directed the helicopter to bring him to Labonte after spotting him in the surf a short distance away. The force of the wave had mostly knocked off his life jacket, Walton said.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Atlanta Braves ace Kyle Wright treats his last 10 or so warmup pitches as if he’s already facing an opponent in the opening inning.
Madison Bumgarner lets his final few bullpen tosses fly with far more intensity than at first pitch.
Miami's Jesús Luzardo takes a moment to briefly step off the rubber, remove his hat and breathe, then reminds himself it's time to be competitive even with the practice throws.
Around baseball, such focused approaches provide a glimpse into the intricacies of what it takes to shine under the lights on a big league mound.
“For me, sometimes I struggle out of the gate. It definitely makes a big impact,” said Wright, a 21-game winner for the Braves, the defending World Series champions who are entering this postseason as one of the top seeds. “Mentally it’s like you’ve already been there before. I make sure my arm feels good, everything’s on time and then I would say my last 10 is when I really try to turn the mindset on to getting after it a little bit and pretend it’s a little more game-like.”
And, now, others are following suit.
When young Oakland lefty Cole Irvin struggled to find a groove in the early innings a few months ago, veteran catcher Stephen Vogt suggested he might try patterning his pregame routine after what Bumgarner does. It has paid off.
Not much to lose mimicking someone with a track record like MadBum's.
“I have a tendency to kind of ease into outings. Maybe that’s just arm speed,” Irvin said. “It speeds up my arm, it makes me not think and it’s kind of a good thing for me who thinks a lot on the mound and thinks through pitches and the process.”
Bumgarner figured it out on his own through some experimentation.
In the middle of a World Series season eight years ago in San Francisco, Bumgarner began a new regimen that has carried him to where he is today.
He started throwing as hard as he could for the final five to 12 pitches of his pregame bullpen, firing those last few of the warmup even harder than he does once on the mound when it matters. He went on to win 2014 World Series MVP for the Giants, who captured their third title after previous championships in 2010 and '12.
“It seems like pitchers in general that first inning is tough. Maybe that was Madison’s way of having a good first inning,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “I think it’s important to go from the bullpen mound to that mound just at the start of the game, get your stuff dialed in, whatever it is. It seems like a lot of them have trouble in the first. Some of the really good ones have trouble in the first. Usually, if they get out of that one, it’s trouble for you when the big boys get out of those.”
Luzardo has a 32-pitch routine he throws for his bullpens and before games. He’s done so for as long as he can remember.
“Each pitch is the same every single time and it’s specific the way I’ve kind of created it and it’s something I’ve built off since college and brought into pro ball and made some adjustments with,” Luzardo said.
Wright began his routine while in college at Vanderbilt. A strong bullpen before starting is ideal, yet Wright works hard to not put too much stock into that performance before it actually matters.
“Because there’s times where you’re in the bullpen warming up, it’s going everywhere, you don’t know where anything’s commanding and you go out in the game and you pitch great,” Wright said. “There’s kind of a fine line of making sure you’re ready, where it’s not like you haven’t been there before but at the same time not focusing too much on execution and all that in your bullpen."
In fact, Wright appreciated that Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright shared his warmup routine with David Cone on Sunday Night Baseball before a home start against the Braves in St. Louis on Aug. 28.
“There's always a system. There's a certain amount of pitches I'm around every time," Wainwright said. “But it doesn't have to be the same every time. If you're a robot to the exact same thing every time there's going to be games here and there where it doesn't happen exactly the same and then you feel mentally defeated, and that's not the way pitching is.”
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My trips to New York have always involved a delicate dance between what I'd like to do and what I can afford. The city regularly ranks as one of the most expensive in the world - you don't go there because it's affordable. I've been lucky to make it work since I started visiting in my early 20s, usually by staying on a generous friend's couch, bed or air mattress to avoid paying for hotel rooms and Airbnbs.
And that's exactly how I'm going into this trip: crashing at my boyfriend's family's apartment, a move that saved me hundreds of dollars - but I recognize not everyone has this option. Over the next two days, I'll try to spend as little money as possible while attempting to maintain a normal work schedule and some semblance of my usual travel style - that is, enjoying food that's emblematic of the destination, going out with friends and experiencing local culture.
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The destination: New York City
The budget: $100 for two days
What it covered: Meals, drinks, transportation, some street charity and a zoo ticket
The working spaces: The stately New York Public Library, a gimmicky juice bar, a hectic coffee shop, a kitchen table and an Amtrak.
- Day 1
9 a.m., a walking breakfast
It's a 48-minute walk from the Upper West Side to my remote office for the day: the flagship New York Public Library. Stepping into the 23-degree chill will save me taxi or subway fare and will double as sightseeing through some of the city's most iconic (read: cheesy) points of interest, such as Central Park and Fifth Avenue.
Breakfast is a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich from one of Manhattan's many coffee carts. Is this traditional or cliche? Either way, I avert my eyes from the many add-ons (such as avocado) to save a precious dollar and Venmo the cashier for my sandwich, small coffee and tip.
Cost: $9
Noon, a work call on frozen ground
The library is teeming with tourists photographing every stunning nook and cranny. I am one of them, except that I'm here to work, too.
I set up shop in the Rose Main Reading Room on the third floor, described as "perhaps the greatest masterpiece of Beaux-Arts style architecture in the United States." It has all the trappings of a great workspace: high ceilings, free Wi-Fi, accessible electrical outlets, clean bathrooms and complete silence. I bond with my seat neighbors by taking turns watching each other's stuff while someone runs to the restroom.
The total silence turns out to be an issue. A few hours in, I need to grab my belongings and run outside to make a call. I didn't give myself enough time to figure out the best place for said call, and I end up sitting on the freezing ground outside the library entrance.
Takeaway: If a public library isn't an option, try finding a local co-working space that offers reasonably priced day passes. Some even offer a complimentary visit.
4:14 p.m., discounted juice comes with a catch
Calls are done, and I'm starving. Worse yet, I haven't had a sip of water since I woke up. My next challenge is to find a reasonably priced lunch, taking into account the cost of my dinner with friends later. I need to be as frugal as possible without resorting to food from CVS. While deliberating, I spend a buck on a bottle of water from a street vendor.
Google Maps tells me there is a Juice Press nearby offering $6 off your first purchase if you sign up for emails and texts from the brand. The discount is worth the annoyance of Big Juice spamming my inbox. A woman asks me for a dollar. I oblige. She asks me for a follow-up dollar. I uncomfortably decline.
At Juice Press, I pick up my half-priced smoothie packed with fruits and vegetables for $5.44. There are tiny tables in the shop, where one could blow cash fast on health-food luxuries such as cacao overnight oats and probiotics. I stick around to work from my phone, drink my lunch, and unsubscribe from the juice place's texts and emails.
Takeaway: It's better for the environment and your budget if you pack a reusable water bottle.
Cost: $6.44
4:56 p.m., a drink (but no foot rub) after work
I'm in limbo. It's too early for dinner, too late to get much work done. My friend recommends popping into the nearby Public or Edition hotels for free WiFi, but I don't feel dressed to waltz into places charging $300 to $1000 a night to freeload. I drop all remaining aspirations of productivity and walk two miles to Chinatown, stopping along the way to buy postcards (5 for $1) and wander through the Strand Bookstore (buying nothing).
I wander around Chinatown looking for a place to get a beer. There aren't many bars, but there are a ton of spas advertising cheap massages. It takes all of my willpower to skip the $25 foot rub. Instead, I go to the restaurant to wait over a Tsingtao ($7.62 plus a dollar tip).
Cost: $8.62
Takeaway: If you're absolutely dedicated to saving money on a trip, you can travel sober (or BYO?). Beer, wine and cocktails add up fast in New York - even over happy hour.
7 p.m., the dreaded group dinner
The four of us sit down at Uncle Lou - a new restaurant we'd been wanting to try - and order abundantly. When we made plans, I gave my friends a heads up that I was trying to be frugal during my trip but that I'd also budgeted to "splurge" for the meal.
As the feast arrives, I pray to the financial gods that the family-style meal doesn't end up with a crazy bill. When the server asks if we want another round of beers, there's an awkward pause. Maybe it's because of my budget, or maybe no one knows if they want to keep drinking. I ask instead for a very boring, very free glass of water and continue loading up on the complimentary tea.
Dinner is $42 a person. We all walk away with leftovers. It's painfully cold outside and my toes go numb within a block of walking, so I pivot to the subway ($2.75). My last dollar of the day goes to a break dancer performing on my train. Back at the apartment, my pedometer says I have walked 21,178 steps since I left this morning.
Cost: $45.75
Takeaway: If you're hellbent on sticking to a particular budget, you're going to need to have some honest (potentially uncomfortable) conversations with your travel companions on how much you can spend on group activities.
Day 1 total: $69.81
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Day 2
9:05 a.m., chaos at a coffee shop
The first coffee shop I try to work from is completely full of people on laptops. After some manic Googling, I find Joe's Coffee, a tiny Upper West Side staple with a few tables, WiFi and a bathroom (unfortunately, no outlets). A latte, banana and tip sets me back $8.34.
It's a distracting place to work, but the loud chatter and phone calls make me feel comfortable taking a Zoom meeting inside, albeit wearing headphones and chiming in at a whisper. I stay until my computer is nearly out of battery, then I go home to charge (and discover the banana I bought earlier was smushed in my backpack).
Takeaway: Charge all of your devices the night before your remote work day.
Cost: $8.34
1:14 p.m., the price of penguins
For my lunch break, I race over to the Central Park Zoo on an electric bike to meet my sister and niece who are coming in from the suburbs. Zoo ticket: $13.95. Electric Citi Bike: $13. The joy of seeing my niece spellbound by penguins: priceless.
Takeaway: For another discounted activity, you can find same-day Broadway tickets and next-day matinee tickets for up to half off at the TKTS discount ticket booth in Times Square.
Cost: $26.95
3 p.m., coming to terms with leftovers
Is it a sad desk lunch if you're eating by your computer on a remote work trip? It feels sacrilegious to be holed up alone instead of being out in the city. It feels even worse to be eating my Uncle Lou leftovers - like I'm doing New York a disservice by not exploring more of its world-renowned food scene. The silver lining is that the food is somehow twice as delicious on Day 2.
4:34 p.m., one last meal before I go
Time to pack up for the Amtrak home to D.C. One last subway fare ($2.75) and I'm at Penn Station. Boarding starts in 20 minutes, and I still need to find dinner. There's NY Pizza Suprema across the street, and because there's no line, I can grab a Sicilian slice and some water for $10, including tip. I finish my work day on the train.
Cost: $12.75
Day 2 total: $48.04
Trip total: $117.85
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What I learned
Working two days in New York for less than $100 is doable, although the budget doesn't leave much room for trying restaurants and activities the city is famous for when you're off the clock. But there's plenty to do for free, such as touring the High Line with a docent, catching free museum days or exploring Central Park by audio tour.
The library was free and my favorite place to work; I felt the most focused, even with tour groups flowing in and out of its quiet areas. Coffee shops could be a hit or miss. They can be full of distractions, not equipped with outlets or WiFi, and (depending on the shop) could discourage remote work customers altogether.
Whether you require absolute quiet or don't mind a little distraction, stick with a location for your entire workday. The decision fatigue of finding new places to go tanked my productivity. After walking many miles to avoid paying for transportation, a foot massage would have probably moved me to tears. | https://www.phillytrib.com/trying-out-remote-work-in-new-york-city-on-a-budget/article_bd359120-3ba6-5374-bcb4-1b6ffeff47be.html | 2022-04-28 18:41:14 | 0 | https://www.phillytrib.com/trying-out-remote-work-in-new-york-city-on-a-budget/article_bd359120-3ba6-5374-bcb4-1b6ffeff47be.html |
INDIANAPOLIS – Police are looking for three people in connection with a March armed robbery on the west side of Indianapolis.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, three individuals robbed a person at gunpoint on March 30. It happened around 6:20 p.m. in the 5800 block of Magdalene Drive.
All three people ran off after the robbery, police said. Investigators believe they’re between the ages of 17 and 19.
Police released surveillance images of the individuals.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317) 26-TIPS (8477). | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/police-seek-3-individuals-in-connection-with-west-side-indy-armed-robbery/ | 2022-05-03 16:38:12 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/police-seek-3-individuals-in-connection-with-west-side-indy-armed-robbery/ |
CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Man fights off burglary suspect who entered house with wife inside
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) - A Cleveland man fought off a burglar who entered his home while his wife was alone inside Friday, after the husband helped the suspect with car trouble.
“I’ve never had a problem the entire time I’ve been here,” said Verdi Adams. “My wife woke up the last couple nights screaming.”
According to a police report, Khaalis Ricardo Miller, 45, was arrested and booked in the Cuyahoga County Jail on aggravated burglary charges that same day.
Verdi Adams told WOIO and police that the suspect knocked on the couple’s door around 9:30 a.m., claiming he needed help jumping his car. Angela Adams, Verdi’s wife, told the man that her husband wasn’t home but that she would let him know about the situation when he returned, police said.
Verdi Adams told police he helped Miller when he arrived home, but hours later, Miller came back to the home and started banging on the door.
He insisted that his vehicle still needed work. When Verdi Adams went outside to help, Miller went inside the house and locked the door, according to the victims.
Angela Adams was still inside when Miller started walking upstairs, where she was located.
Surveillance video provided to WOIO by the couple is consistent with the police report.
Verdi Adams said he kicked the door in and started fighting with the suspect, eventually getting him out of the house.
Portions of the altercation are visible on the surveillance footage.
Miller was arrested later that day. He’s due in court in Thursday.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Trevor Werner hit a tiebreaking single in a four-run second inning and No. 5 national seed Texas A&M broke a nine-game College World Series losing streak Sunday with a 10-2 victory over rival Texas, ending the Longhorns’ season.
The Aggies (43-19) spotted Texas (47-22) a two-run lead before taking control of the first CWS game between programs that had met 373 times since 1904.
Their first win in five Omaha appearances since 1993 moved Texas A&M to another elimination game Tuesday against the loser of the Sunday night game between Oklahoma and Notre Dame.
Aggies starter Micah Dallas acknowledged there was added satisfaction to knocking out the Longhorns.
“There is a little extra oomph behind everything, especially when it’s Texas, because you just look at the fan bases, there’s a lot of like genuine hate between each other,” Dallas said. “We kind of feed off of it. We respect them. They’re a great ballclub. But there’s a little more, I don’t know, competition.”
Leading 8-2, the Aggies faced a stressful situation in the sixth inning when Jacob Palisch walked Mitchell Daly to load the bases with two outs and Ivan Melendez coming to bat. Palisch struck out the national home run leader and .393 hitter, catching him looking at a fastball at the knees on the inner half of the plate.
Palisch pumped his fist as he walked off the mound and Dallas (7-3), whom he replaced four batters earlier, let out a celebratory scream in the dugout and rushed to greet the left-hander.
“That was a massive part of the game,” Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle said.
Dallas had two forgettable outings for Texas Tech in the 2019 CWS, and things didn’t start great for him Sunday as the Longhorns scored single runs in the first two innings. He held them scoreless the next three before Palisch came on after the first two batters in the sixth reached.
Texas starter Lucas Gordon (7-2) lasted just 1 2/3 innings for the shortest of his 16 career starts, and that was after a 10-pitch 1-2-3 first inning.
Grinding out long at-bats is the Aggies’ offensive identity, and they executed it perfectly in the second to put pressure on Gordon. No turn at the plate was better than Werner’s. He fouled off seven balls and worked the count from 0-2 to full during an 11-pitch at-bat that ended with him slapping a liner into left field for a two-run single and a 4-2 lead.
That was it for Gordon, who threw 43 pitches in the inning before Jared Southard came on as the first of five relievers. The Aggies scored single runs in the third and fourth and two in the fifth to go up six runs.
“We all had the same goal, and that was to have a dog pile at the end,” Austin Todd said. “I don’t think it’s really truly hit me yet. We fight for this and this is everything that we worked for. It’s just one of those things that we didn’t get it done today.”
The Aggies also beat Texas in a regular-season game in Austin and now have won four straight against the Longhorns, who they played regularly when both were in the Big 12 and the old Southwest Conference.
They’ll reunite in the Southeastern Conference when Texas becomes a member, no later than in 2025.
KICKING EXTRA POINT, ER, RUN
A quirky play in the third inning led to a Texas A&M run. Troy Claunch grounded to third, but Skyler Messinger’s throw pulled first baseman Melendez up the line and the ball tipped off his glove.
Ryan Targac, who had walked, was heading for third as Melendez chased down the ball and kicked it into the Texas dugout. Targac was awarded home since the ball was out of play.
POWER OUTAGE
Texas had no home runs in consecutive games for only the second time since March 1. The Longhorns came to Omaha with a program-record 128, most of any CWS team and tied for third nationally.
Texas finished with just one extra-base hit, a double by Douglas Hodo III against the Aggies. The Longhorns came into Sunday tied for second nationally in doubles with 156.
FAST STARTS
Austin Todd’s RBI single that put Texas up 1-0 made this the first CWS in the event’s 75-year history that there has been a run scored in the top of the first inning in each of the first five games.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City signaled Tuesday that the state criminal hush money prosecution of former President Donald Trump will soon be returned to state court because Trump cannot prove that he was acting in his capacity as president when he made payments to his private attorney.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said he saw “no relationship to any official act of the president” in the actions cited in a prosecution that led Trump to plead not guilty in state court in April to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to hide 2016 hush money payouts to bury allegations of extramarital sexual encounters.
He said he’ll officially rule within two weeks on Trump’s effort to move the prosecution to federal court from state court.
The judge said there was “no reason to believe that an equal measure of justice could not be rendered by the state court.”
Trump was indicted on charges that he falsified records at his company to cover up payments made in 2017 to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to compensate him for orchestrating payouts to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal. Trump has denied having had affairs with either woman.
Trump’s lawyers have said those payments to Cohen were legitimate legal expenses and not part of any cover-up.
Before he made final remarks after a hearing lasting over three hours, Hellerstein made several comments indicating that to move the case, Trump needs definitive proof that he was acting in his capacity as president rather than tending to private affairs in his dealings with Cohen.
The judge said the argument by Trump’s attorneys that the private act of hiring Cohen and paying him out of his pocket was related to his official duties as president “sounds a little far fetched, but that’s the argument.”
Later, the judge noted that there was not much evidence of exactly what role Cohen served and what duties he performed to help determine whether what he did could be considered to be within Trump’s presidential duties.
“We have the invoices,” the judge said, referencing a year’s worth of monthly $35,000 payments to Cohen. “But no proof of what he did.”
The judge’s skepticism and his questions about why there were no witnesses prompted Todd Blanche, an attorney for Trump, to call a witness, Alan Garten, the Trump Organization’s chief legal officer, even though attorneys last week had agreed they would not call witnesses at the hearing.
Garten testified that he was among those who insisted that Cohen leave the Trump Organization when he began representing Trump as a personal lawyer once he became president in January 2017.
The Republican’s lawyers say the charges, while related to his private company’s records, involve things he did while he was president. U.S. law allows criminal prosecutions to be removed from state court if they involve actions taken by federal government officials as part of their official duties.
State prosecutors, though, say he can’t invoke official immunity for unofficial and private actions.
Trump’s lawyers sought to move the case to Manhattan federal court soon after Trump pleaded not guilty in April to charges that he falsified his company’s business records to hide hush money payouts aimed at burying allegations of extramarital sexual encounters.
While requests to move criminal cases from state to federal court are rarely granted, the prosecution of Trump is unprecedented.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which brought the case, has argued that nothing about the payoffs to either Cohen or the women involved Trump’s official duties as president.
If a judge agrees to move the case to federal court, Trump’s lawyers could then try to get the case dismissed on the grounds that federal officials are immune from criminal prosecution over actions they take as part of their official job duties.
Moving the case to federal court would also mean that jurors would potentially be drawn not only from Manhattan, where Trump is wildly unpopular, but also a handful of suburban counties north of the city where he has more political support.
In state court, a criminal trial was set for March 25 in the thick of the primary season before next year’s November presidential election.
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Cubs third. Yan Gomes grounds out to shallow infield, Pedro Severino to Victor Caratini. Nelson Velazquez homers to left field. David Bote strikes out swinging. Christopher Morel strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Cubs 1, Brewers 0.
Brewers seventh. Luis Urias pops out to shallow center field to Nico Hoerner. Victor Caratini strikes out on a foul tip. Keston Hiura walks. Pedro Severino doubles to deep left field. Keston Hiura scores. Jonathan Davis walks. Christian Yelich reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Jonathan Davis out at second.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cubs 1, Brewers 1.
Cubs ninth. Ian Happ strikes out on a foul tip. Seiya Suzuki homers to deep center field. Nico Hoerner doubles to center field. Patrick Wisdom strikes out swinging. Yan Gomes flies out to right center field to Andrew McCutchen.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Cubs 2, Brewers 1.
Brewers ninth. Luis Urias singles to right center field. Victor Caratini strikes out swinging. Keston Hiura doubles to deep center field. Luis Urias to third. Jace Peterson strikes out swinging. Kolten Wong pinch-hitting for Jonathan Davis. Kolten Wong hit by pitch. Christian Yelich walks. Kolten Wong to second. Keston Hiura to third. Luis Urias scores. Willy Adames strikes out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Cubs 2, Brewers 2.
Brewers tenth. Andrew McCutchen flies out to center field to Rafael Ortega. Rowdy Tellez is intentionally walked. Luis Urias pops out to shortstop to Nico Hoerner. Victor Caratini homers to center field. Rowdy Tellez scores. Willy Adames scores.
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Brewers 5, Cubs 2. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Chicago-Cubs-Milwaukee-Runs-17284079.php | 2022-07-05 00:35:12 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Chicago-Cubs-Milwaukee-Runs-17284079.php |
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is conducting student interviews at Daniel Boone High School Wednesday after a reported locker room assault involving members of the football team occurred in November.
Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd told News Channel 11 that TBI personnel was at the school on Wednesday. According to Boyd, a letter had been sent to the students who were identified for interviews by TBI agents. The parents of those students were also notified, Boyd said.
Boyd confirmed all the students being interviewed are members of the Daniel Boone High School football team.
As of Wednesday morning, Boyd said the TBI and school system was attempting to minimize the amount of time the interviewed students were out of class, but he was not sure if Wednesday would be the only day of interviews.
The investigation remains ongoing, and Boyd told News Channel 11 that Washington County Schools (WCS) will continue to cooperate fully with the TBI and other law enforcement.
The TBI’s involvement in the investigation was first announced on Nov. 16 by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, which was also investigating as of that date.
The assault in question reportedly took place on Nov. 7 in the school’s locker room. School officials said it occurred at a time when the students, all of whom were members of the football team, were unsupervised. A release from WCS stated that an investigation by school officials had found one member of the team had physically assaulted a teammate.
The school system reported two other students had been involved in what was described as “horseplay,” which was specified to not be considered bullying or harassment. However, WCS officials found that horseplay to be inappropriate.
All three students were disciplined in accordance with WCS policy, and the one found to have committed the assault was removed from the team.
In a letter sent to Daniel Boone parents, the school district addressed rumors related to the assault.
“Rumors being spread concerning the use of a broomstick to physically assault any player are FALSE. Allegations that this incident involved a multitude of football players are FALSE.”
Washington County Schools
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The Netflix anthology series Black Mirror hasn't presented any new episodes since 2019. But now it's back, with a new season of five fresh episodes from writer-producer Charlie Brooker and company. They all premiered Thursday on Netflix – and I've seen them all. Which was a treat, because there haven't been any new Black Mirror episodes since before the pandemic – and even then, season five presented only three new episodes.
But I don't mean to complain about either the infrequency or the relatively small portions dished out by this Netflix show – because Black Mirror continues to be among the best anthology TV series ever made. Futuristic technology figures into many of the storylines, so it's part science fiction. But it's also wide-ranging enough to tap into other genres and styles. It's part Outer Limits, part Alfred Hitchcock Presents, part Twilight Zone – the classic one from Rod Serling, not the disappointing recent remake – and completely, delightfully entertaining.
My challenge here is to convey how much I love this new sixth season of Black Mirror without revealing any spoilers about the five individual installments. The show's executive producers, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, have crafted an environment in which, as with the best anthologies, anything can happen at any time. Characters don't have to live, because they're not coming back for a second episode, so any suspense is real, and earned. And Brooker, who wrote four of this season's episodes and co-wrote the fifth, has doubled down on the unpredictability across the board. This year's shows can begin with a comic tone but end darkly – or start off as one genre, and lurch unexpectedly into another. And without fail, they're fun to watch, almost impossible to predict, and equally impossible to forget afterward.
The first episode on this season's Netflix list is titled "Joan Is Awful." It stars Annie Murphy from Schitt's Creek as a woman named Joan, who is, well, awful. We see her cold-bloodedly firing an employee at work, betraying her boyfriend by reconnecting with an old flame, then returning to her boyfriend (Himesh Patel) for a quiet meal at home – which he's lovingly prepared – before settling down on the couch to watch some TV together. But because this is Black Mirror, the TV they're watching is a streaming service that looks almost exactly like Netflix. Except it's called "Streamberry," and the title of one new offering on the scroll-down menu catches his eye. Once they hit play, this episode of Black Mirror goes into unexpected territory – and a very wild, technologically topical ride.
Another episode, "Demon 79," is a weird episode that's all the more charming for being so offbeat. Anjana Vasan, from Peacock's We Are Lady Parts, plays a meek employee at a department store who's visited by an apprentice demon – sort of like the flip side of Clarence the angel in It's a Wonderful Life. Only this demon has to persuade her to kill three people in as many days, or the world will end. She tries to run from him, but he keeps popping in wherever she goes to continue the conversation. Paapa Essiedu plays the fast-moving, faster-talking demon.
From there, this episode, too, goes to places that are not at all easily predicted. Brooker co-wrote "Demon 79" with Bisha K. Ali, wrote all the others himself and each installment is gloriously different. "Mazey Day" is about paparazzi chasing an actress. "Loch Henry" – a title, if you look closely, actually included in the Streamberry program menu during "Joan Is Awful" – is about an old murder case in a small Scottish town. And "Beyond the Sea," the most haunting of them all, stars Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett as astronauts on a long, remote space mission. There's not a dud in the bunch. "Joan Is Awful" and "Beyond the Sea" may be my favorites from this cycle – but I scarfed up and loved all five, and predict you will, too. When it comes to the imagination behind Black Mirror, that's about the only type of prediction that's safe to make.
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Elon Musk is stepping down as Twitter CEO.
The social media company's owner announced on Twitter that he will be replaced by unnamed female executive. He will be Twitter's executive chair and chief technology officer.
"Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter," he wrote. "She will be starting in ~6 weeks!"
The news marks a new twist in Twitter's chaotic history under Musk who bought the company $44 billion last year. Under his leadership, the social network has shed billions in value and has been criticized for allowing a spike in hate speech and disinformation.
Twitter also became a major distraction for Musk who is also CEO of Tesla and Space X. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives called the move "a major step forward with Musk finally reading the room that has been around this Twitter nightmare and trying to balance Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX as CEOs an impossible task that needed to change."
"Musk's reign as CEO of Twitter has finally come to an end and thus will be a positive for Tesla's stock starting to finally remove this lingering albatross from the story," Ives told clients in a note.
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In December, the billionaire businessman posted a poll to Twitter — headquartered in San Francisco — asking users whether he should step down as the head of the company and 57.5% of respondents responded “yes.” Shortly after the question, he declared he would resign as soon as he found someone “foolish enough to take the job.”
He later added that whoever the new CEO “must like pain a lot” and “no one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor.”
The turbulence at Twitter began almost immediately after Musk purchased the company last fall, when he allowed far-right and racist accounts back on the platform. A study in April by researchers at multiple universities found that hate speech on Twitter nearly doubled sitewide since Musk took over the platform.
In the months after numerous top executives and advertisers left the company, scores of its workforce were laid off, and Musk rotated through several verification policies before eventually settling on a blue check-mark payment system which was implemented, chaotically, last month — just to name a few of the setbacks.
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The country's first national park, Yellowstone, is renaming one of its largest mountains to honor Indigenous people after research revealed the man it had been named after helped lead a massacre against local tribes.
As part of the park's 150th anniversary, officials announced the 10,551-foot high peak formerly called Mount Doane is now First Peoples Mountain.
"It is a victory, yes. Is history being rewritten and retold truthfully? I hope so," William Snell, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, told NPR. His group helped advise federal officials on the name change.
In an email, Snell said the change to First Peoples Mountain couldn't have come at a better time as Yellowstone officials prepare for the park's anniversary in August.
The previous namesake bragged about the attack
The peak — along a range on the eastern side of Yellowstone Lake — had been named after Gustavus Doane, who helped lead the Washburn-Langford-Doane expedition in 1870 that ultimately led to the park getting federal protection.
But recently, historians uncovered Doane's role in an attack on a band of the Piegan Blackfeet that left at least 173 Native Americans dead. Known as the Marias Massacre, Doane carried out the attack over the killing of a white fur trader. In writings, Doane cast a favorable light on the attack and even bragged about it for the rest of his life, the National Park Service said last week.
The renaming to First Peoples Mountain is part of a trend to better recognize the roles and contributions of Native Americans. It has also become a priority of the nation's first Indigenous cabinet secretary — the Interior Department's Deb Haaland, who oversees the National Park Service — and Charles Sams III, the first Native American to serve as that agency's director.
Across the American West, many iconic mountains and other environmental places were named after early white settlers, mostly men and some with fraught pasts.
In Yellowstone, park officials say they may consider further changes to derogatory or inappropriate geographical names in the months ahead.
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Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and promises to defend Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to defend the country from an armed rebellion declared by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, which Putin called a “stab in the back” to Russia.
“All those who prepared the rebellion will suffer inevitable punishment. The armed forces and other government agencies have received the necessary orders,” Putin said in televised address to the nation.
Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner private military contractor, confirmed Saturday morning that he and his troops reached a key Russian city after crossing the border from Ukraine.
Prigozhin posted a video of himself in Rostov-on-Don at the Russian military headquarters that oversees the fighting in Ukraine. He claimed that his forces had military facilities in the city under their control, including the air field. Other videos posted on social media showed military vehicles, including tanks, on the streets outside.
Putin condemned the rebellion at a time when Russia was “fighting the toughest battle for its future” with its war in Ukraine. “The entire military, economic and information machine of the West is waged against us,” Putin said.
Prigozhin said his forces faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints as they crossed into Russia from Ukraine, saying his troops “aren’t fighting against children.”
“But we will destroy anyone who stands in our way,” he said in one of a series of angry video and audio recordings posted on social media beginning late Friday. “We are moving forward and will go until the end.”
Russia’s security services had responded to Prigozhin’s declaration of an armed rebellion by calling for his arrest. In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin took the threat, authorities declared a “counterterrorist regime” in Moscow and its surroundings, allowing restricted freedoms and enhancing security in the capital.
It was not immediately clear how Prigozhin was able to enter the southern Russian city or how many troops he had with him.
Prigozhin alleged that Wagner field camps in Ukraine were struck by rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery fire on orders from the chief of the General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, following a meeting in Rostov with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at which they decided to destroy Wagner. He also said his forces shot down a Russian military helicopter that fired on a civilian convoy, but there was no independent confirmation.
Prigozhin said he had 25,000 troops under his command and would punish Shoigu in an armed rebellion, and urged the army not to offer resistance: “This is not a military coup, but a march of justice.”
While the outcome of the confrontation was still unclear, it appeared likely to further hinder Moscow’s war effort as Kyiv’s forces were probing Russian defenses in the initial stages of a counteroffensive. The dispute, especially if Prigozhin were to prevail, also could have repercussions for Putin and his ability to maintain a united front.
The Wagner forces have played a crucial role in Russia’s war in Ukraine, succeeding in taking the city where the bloodiest and longest battles have taken place, Bakhmut. But Prigozhin has increasingly criticized Russia’s military brass, accusing it of incompetence and of starving his troops of weapons and ammunition.
On Friday, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, which is part of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, charged Prigozhin with calling for an armed rebellion, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The FSB urged Wagner’s contract soldiers to arrest Prigozhin and refuse to follow his “criminal and treacherous orders.” It called his statements a “stab in the back to Russian troops” and said they amounted to fomenting armed conflict.
Heavy military trucks and armored vehicles were seen in several parts of central Moscow early Saturday, and soldiers toting assault rifles were deployed outside the main building of the Defense Ministry. The area around the presidential administration near Red Square was blocked, snarling traffic.
But even with the heightened military presence, downtown bars and restaurants were filled with customers. At one club near the headquarters of the FSB, people were dancing in the street near the entrance.
Prigozhin, whose feud with the Defense Ministry dates back years, had refused to comply with a requirement that military contractors sign contracts with the ministry before July 1. In a statement late Friday, he said he was ready to find a compromise but “they have treacherously cheated us.”
“Today they carried out a rocket strike on our rear camps, and a huge number of our comrades got killed,” Prigozhin said. The Defense Ministry denied attacking the Wagner camps.
“The evil embodied by the country’s military leadership must be stopped,” he shouted.
Col. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Russian group of forces fighting in Ukraine, urged the Wagner forces to stop any move against the army, saying it would play into the hands of Russia’s enemies, who are “waiting to see the exacerbation of our domestic political situation.”
Tatiana Stanovaya, a political analyst, predicted this would be the end of Prigozhin.
“Now that the state has actively engaged, there’s no turning back,” she tweeted. “The termination of Prigozhin and Wagner is imminent. The only possibility now is absolute obliteration, with the degree of resistance from the Wagner group being the only variable. Surovikin was dispatched to convince them to surrender. Confrontation seems totally futile.”
Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev, a top military officer, denounced Prigozhin’s move as “madness” that threatens civil war.
“It’s a stab in the back to the country and the president. … Such a provocation could only be staged by enemies of Russia,” he said.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine was concentrating troops for an attack around Bakhmut to take advantage of “Prigozhin’s provocation.” It said Russian artillery and warplanes were firing on Ukrainian forces as they prepared an offensive.
In Washington, the Institute for the Study of War said “the violent overthrow of Putin loyalists like Shoigu and Gerasimov would cause irreparable damage to the stability of Putin’s perceived hold on power.”
At the White House, National Security Council spokesperson Adam Hodge said: “We are monitoring the situation and will be consulting with allies and partners on these developments.”
In Kyiv, a Russian missile attack killed at least two people and injured eight Saturday when falling debris caused a fire on several floors of a 24-story apartment building in a central district, Serhii Popko, the head of the city’s military administration posted on Telegram.
He said more than 20 missiles were detected and destroyed. Video from the scene showed a blaze in the upper floors of the building and the parking lot strewn with ash and debris.
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- Facility is utility's 13th publicly accessible CNG fueling station; eighth in North Carolina.
- Location offers convenient fueling option for CNG-powered vehicles traveling on coastal highways.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the opening of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Wilmington, N.C. The facility is Piedmont's 13th CNG fueling station in the company's three-state service territory and its eighth in North Carolina.
Located at 141 Sutton Steam Plant Drive, near the intersection of Interstate 140 and U.S. Highway 421, and conveniently accessible to Interstate 40, the station provides a fueling stop for trucks, fleet vehicles and other vehicles that run on CNG.
The station features four fast-fill fuel pumps, can accommodate Class 8 tractor-trailer trucks and is accessible 24/7. For resiliency, a natural gas backup generator is on-site to help ensure reliability during hurricanes and severe weather.
"Compressed natural gas offers several advantages to traditional fuels, from fuel-cost savings to helping reduce vehicles' carbon footprints," said Phillip Grigsby, senior vice president of ventures and business development at Piedmont Natural Gas. "The lower-cost, lower-emission CNG offered at our network of publicly accessible CNG stations can help companies and fleets meet their sustainability goals, and we're pleased to make this fuel available to more motorists driving along the I-40 and I-140 corridors."
Thanks to the domestic abundance of natural gas, the price of CNG remains below that of conventional vehicle fuels. With savings over conventional fuels such as gasoline and diesel, business fleets and the trucking industry have found CNG to be a cost-effective fueling solution. Approximately 50% of Piedmont's own utility fleet consists of CNG-powered or CNG-capable vehicles.
CNG also is a more environmentally friendly choice; natural gas vehicles are 90% cleaner than the federal Environmental Protection Agency's current NOx standard. CNG emits up to 21% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than comparable gasoline and diesel vehicles. Many state and local governments also offer incentives to encourage the adoption of natural gas vehicles.
To learn more about Piedmont's network of CNG fueling stations, natural gas vehicles and their benefits, visit piedmontng.com/ChooseCNG.
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(The Hill) — High school protests are drawing increasing attention across the country as students walk out of classrooms — and sometimes into government buildings — to make their voices heard on a myriad of issues.
Students have pushed back as some states have decided to take a heavier-handed approach to their public schools, gun reform demonstrations in Tennessee have made national headlines and, later this month, organizations including Equality Florida and other LGBTQ groups are helping high schoolers organize walk-outs in response to anti-LGBTQ legislation in the state.
Here are five of the biggest issues that have drawn youth protests over the past year:
Gun violence
Students march from Hume Fogg High School to the state capitol for a March For Our Lives protest against gun violence in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, April 3. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
The U.S. has seen 14 school shootings in 2023 that have led to injury or death, according to a tracker by Education Week.
On April 5, thousands of students across the country participated in a national school walkout against gun violence, demanding reforms from lawmakers.
Students Demand Action says more than 300 schools in 42 states took part, including elementary, high school and college students.
Among them were students from Uvalde, Texas, which last May saw one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history when 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School.
Even before the national walkout, students in Nashville rallied together after a gunman killed six people, three of them children, at a local elementary school in March.
Students during the protest were seen in pictures holding up signs saying “Protect kids. Not guns.” Some even went to the Tennessee capitol chanting “You ban books, you ban drag — kids are still in body bags.”
The protests in Tennessee led to two Democratic state lawmakers getting expelled from the House for participating with students in the protests on the chamber floor. Both have since been reinstated by their local governments.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) on Tuesday committed to signing an executive order strengthening background checks for firearm purchases and calling for an “order of protection” law that would aim to make sure dangerous people can’t access guns.
Anti-LGBTQ bills
Protesters stand outside of the Senate chamber at the Indian statehouse, Wednesday, Feb. 22, in Indianapolis. The Senate’s health committee passed a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for minors. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
In multiple Republican-led states, laws are being passed or considered that directly affect LGBTQ youth in their schools.
The laws range from restricting which sports teams trans youth can participate in to forbidding teachers from using their pupils’ chosen pronouns.
Among the most controversial of these efforts is in Florida, where lawmakers passed the Parental Rights in Education law last year, dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by opponents, and are now trying to expand on those efforts.
The law, which is backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) makes it so sexual orientation and gender identity can not be discussed through the third grade, and the expansion, if passed, would extend that restriction to the eighth grade.
Protests across Florida began last year when the “Don’t Say Gay” bill was first passed, with a student at Winter Park High School who organized protests with more than 500 students telling CNN they would not let the bill be passed quietly.
“We wanted to show our government that this isn’t going to stop. There were walkouts all last week. This is going to continue. If this passes, there will be protests everywhere,” Will Larkins told CNN. “We wanted to get the attention of our representatives, our senators because the point is to show them that we are the ones in powers. The people are the ones in powers and what they’re doing doesn’t represent us, especially marginalized groups.”
Equality Florida said more than 300 high schools and colleges across the state will be participating in walkouts in protest of the expansion of the legislation on April 21.
More than 100 LGBTQ students and allies were at Florida’s state capitol the day the bill passed the House in March, with some chanting “hey hey, ho ho, Ron DeSantis has got to go.”
Similar demonstrations have been seen in Arizona, Missouri, Texas and other states.
Race education
A person cheers as New College of Florida students and supporters protest ahead of a meeting by the college’s board of trustees, Tuesday, Feb. 28, in Sarasota. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Over the past year, debate has erupted about how race should be taught in public schools.
Some states have banned the teaching of critical race theory (CRT), a legal theory largely taught at the university level that examines systemic racial bias in our legal and social institutions.
Earlier this year, hundreds of students from three different high schools in California walked out of class to protest a decision by the Temecula Valley Unified School District to ban CRT, The Press-Enterprise reported.
“I hope they realize we’re not going to be silent,” said Genesis Kekoa, president of Temecula Valley High’s Black Student Union. “We’re not being told by parents or teachers to do this; we’re doing it ourselves. We have a voice. I’m scared students are not going to be taught our history. Everyone deserves to be seen. Everyone’s culture and history deserves to be taught.”
Last year, students in Kentucky also went to the state capitol to protest against anti-CRT bills that were introduced by lawmakers.
Along with protests against banning CRT, students have made their thoughts known in Florida after the state government rejected the AP African American Studies course, including threatening to sue DeSantis over the rejection.
Book bans
A display of banned books is seen in a Barnes & Noble in Pittsford, N.Y., on Sunday, Sept. 25. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Schools have been pulling books off the shelves amid a new push from legislators and parents to ensure the content is appropriate for students.
Often the books are removed as part of a review process when complaints are registered.
Dozens of students at Canby High School in Oregon last month held a protest during lunch after their school took 36 books off the shelves to review after complaints by two parents, OregonLive.com reported.
“Students need to see representation in books with LGBTQ and Black characters, so they know that they are not alone,” senior Avery Keinomen told the local outlet. “Banning books inherently limits that knowledge.”
Local Pennsylvania outlet Patch reported earlier this month that hundreds of students at Perkiomen Valley High School were protesting against the potential of a book ban in their area.
Abortion
Fiorella Flores, center, a student at the Catholic University of America, joins demonstrators in protest outside of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 3. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
High school students organized quickly last year for nationwide protests for abortion rights as Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court.
In New York, Denver and other cities, students walked out in protest of the leaked Supreme Court decision, which nixed the right to an abortion at the federal level.
Students in Carborro High School in North Carolina, for example, left their classrooms in May and took a walk around the school, local outlet WNCN reported.
“This is just a quick note to let you know that this morning, some students did not go to their Real Talk class and the end of 2nd period, but instead gathered outside to share their feelings and thoughts about the recent national conversation concerning abortion rights. The gathering, which began as a walk around the school, was conducted in an organized manner by students and supervised by administration and staff,” the school’s principal told parents. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/5-issues-that-have-drawn-student-protests-in-the-past-year/ | 2023-04-13 14:20:22 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/5-issues-that-have-drawn-student-protests-in-the-past-year/ |
SYDNEY (AP) — There was a pivotal moment in Queen Pangke Tabora’s life that eclipsed all others: It was the moment, she says, when she first slid her legs into a mermaid tail.
For the transgender Filipina woman approaching middle age, seeing her legs encased in vibrant, scaly-looking neoprene three years ago was the realization of a childhood dream. And it marked the beginning of her immersion into a watery world where she would find acceptance. The former insurance company worker described the experience of gliding under water, half-human and half-fish, as “meditation in motion.”
“The feeling was mermai-zing,” Tabora said one recent morning while lounging in a fiery red tail on a rocky beach south of Manila, where she now teaches mermaiding and freediving full-time. “The world outside is really noisy and you will find peace underwater. … It’s a good skill in the real world, especially during the pandemic.”
Across the world, there are thousands more merfolk like her — at its simplest, humans of all shapes, genders and backgrounds who enjoy dressing up as mermaids. In recent years, a growing number have gleefully flocked to mermaid conventions and competitions, formed local groups called “pods,” and poured their savings into a multimillion-dollar mermaid tail industry.
On a planet plagued by war, disease and social upheaval, many merfolk have found life in the water a refuge. Perhaps Sebastian, the ornery crab in the 1989 film “The Little Mermaid,” said it best in his warning to land-loving mermaid Ariel: “The human world, it’s a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there!”
Away from the critics and chaos of life on land, mer-world is the kinder, gentler and more joyful alternative to the real world. It is also a world, merfolk say, where you can be whoever and whatever you want.
That openness attracts some transgender people who empathize with Ariel’s agony of being trapped in a body that feels wrong. It is also inspiring to merfolk like Che Monique, the Washington, D.C.-based founder of the Society of Fat Mermaids, which promotes body-positive mermaiding.
“I’m a 300-pound Black mermaid in America over 35, and hopefully that tells somebody they can do whatever they want to do,” says Monique, whose group sells shirts that read ‘Fat mermaids make waves’ and ‘Gender is fluid under the sea.’ “Sure, on the one hand, it is really silly, but I’ve watched it change people’s lives.”
After all, the ocean is vast, she notes, and most of the planet is covered in water. So why not dive in?
“I think there’s room under the sea for all of us,” Monique says.
The lure of mermaiding is clear from the Montreal home of Marielle Henault, which is stuffed to the gills with mermaid tails. The AquaMermaid CEO sells them to “mers” the world over.
“When you put your mermaid tail on at the beach or pool, you become a superstar,” says Henault, whose company runs mermaiding schools across Canada and the United States. “Kids and adults, everybody’s happy to see a mermaid!”
When mermaiding first started to catch on, most tails for sale were custom-made silicone creations that weigh up to 23 kilograms (50 pounds), cost upwards of $6,000 and take a surprising amount of time and lubricant to wrestle into. But over the past few years, the increasing availability of cheaper, lighter fabric options opened up mermaiding to the wider public.
As mermaiding went mainstream, glamorous photos of mermaids resplendent in glitzy tails began gaining traction on social media, further fuelling mer-mania. An obsession with “The Little Mermaid” is common among merfolk, and there is the anticipation of a fresh wave of mermaiding interest when a live-action reboot of the film is released next year.
Still, merfolk acknowledge their almost-utopia is occasionally rocked by stormy seas. As mermaiding’s popularity has risen, so too has the prevalence of creeps known as “merverts” and scammers who sell non-existent tails, says Kelly Hygema, creator of the Facebook group “Mermaids Beware: Scammers, Merverts, & More.”
“Being mermaids, it’s a predominantly women-dominated hobby and profession… so of course, that does attract attention from strangers on the Internet,” says Hygema, who lives on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas.
“Most of the time it’s just creepy comments, like they want to see you without the tail on or hold your breath underwater.”
Hygema advises merfolk to always have a trusted companion, or “mertender,” while performing in a tail.
“With your legs bound, you can’t really run away, so it’s important to have that set of legs there to make sure you’re OK,” she says.
Swimming in the tails takes practice. A mermaid’s mastery of the dolphin kick is key, along with equalization techniques to alleviate ear pressure underwater.
PADI, SSI and NAUI, the world’s major scuba diving certification organizations, now offer mermaid courses. There’s even a World Mermaid Championship, last held in China in 2019, which featured 70 mermaids flipping and posing in a giant glass tank before a panel of pensive judges.
Mermaid conventions (“Mercons”) are now held globally. Last month, more than 300 merfolk from across the U.S. and Canada attended the California Mermaid Convention, which was, as convention co-founder Rachel Smith described it, “a three-day ‘shell-ebration’ of everything mermaid.” (Note: the mermaid community is awash in puns.)
For most merfolk, it’s all a little tongue-in-cheek. But it’s also meaningful. Floating in the Sacramento pool where fellow attendees of the California convention had gathered, Merman Maui summed up the importance of the community this way: “I have a new family with all these people.”
“Life is so much better when you learn to have just a little bit of fun, or a lot bit of fun, because we all believe in magic at some point,” Maui says. “A lot of times, life can get pretty dull and boring. So why not just enjoy every aspect of it that you can?” | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/mermaiding-makes-a-splash-as-increasingly-popular-subculture/ | 2022-06-23 18:48:53 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/mermaiding-makes-a-splash-as-increasingly-popular-subculture/ |
TEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Moov, the largest global marketplace for used semiconductor equipment, today announced David Duke as Head of Enterprise Partnerships. A 27-year semiconductor industry veteran, Duke has led over $1bn in strategic fab-level sales and exclusive remarketing of semiconductor equipment, including developing and running the largest equipment resale operations in the world at GlobalFoundries and GE Capital.
"We are excited to welcome equipment remarketing pioneer and semiconductor industry veteran, David Duke, to Moov," said Moov CEO and co-founder Steven Zhou. "David's expertise stems from decades of experience devoted to semiconductor equipment, first as an executive at top equipment manufacturers focusing on their service offerings, and then building the largest remarketing programs in the world at GE Capital and GlobalFoundries. David Duke is the type of world-class talent we know will continue to make Moov successful as we deepen our global partnerships with semiconductor manufacturers in 2023 and beyond."
Duke has held executive positions at semiconductor equipment behemoths AMAT, KLA, and Cymer (ASML), focusing on equipment services. At GE Capital, Duke served as VP of Sales, leading US and European sales of semiconductor and test equipment. At GlobalFoundries, Duke was responsible for acquisitions, valuations, and recovery of surplus assets, building GlobalFoundries' remarketing process to world-class standards. Most recently, Duke served as President of US and Korea for Kateeva, a precision deposition equipment manufacturer.
"I was initially drawn to Moov because Moov's approach is highly transparent, ethical, and truly has customers' best interests in mind," said David Duke, Head of Enterprise Partnerships at Moov. "With the technology, marketplace data, and full aftermarket service suite Moov offers, manufacturers can more robustly incorporate used equipment into their enterprise procurement strategy and recoup capital on pre-owned assets at a scale never before possible."
Duke will be responsible for establishing and growing Moov's new Enterprise Partnerships division. In this role, he will oversee enterprise partnerships with semiconductor manufacturers to leverage surplus equipment in a way that moves the needle strategically beyond individual tool sales. Moov offers chipmakers a turnkey solution to resell idle assets. Moov's global marketplace and wealth of secondary capital equipment market data offers sellers immediate access to global demand and data-driven valuation solutions to make more intelligent decisions. Moov's global team offers expertise in equipment sales including compliance with trade and financial regulations. The new Enterprise Partnerships division will focus on complex, multi-asset sales including supporting manufacturers' equipment needs during fab acquisition or divestiture. For more information on Moov's strategic equipment remarketing services contact enterprise@moov.com.
Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, and Austin, Texas, Moov is a technology-driven marketplace and asset management platform that matches buyers and sellers of pre-owned semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Built by a team with more than 50 years of experience in the manufacturing equipment brokerage industry, Moov's platform ensures accurate listings and faster transactions. CEO Steven Zhou and Managing Director Maxam Yeung co-founded the company in 2017. To learn more, please visit Moov.co.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Power outages are leaving Vietnamese homes and businesses without power for hours at a time, as a prolonged drought and high temperatures strain the fast-growing economy’s capacity to keep up.
A long-anticipated plan meant to fix the energy crunch and help achieve ambitious climate change goals will offer some relief but may not go far enough in weaning the country off of fossil fuels, experts say.
The need for progress is evident.
Streetlights have been turned off in some major cities and businesses have been told to cut energy use. Amid severe drought, two out of the three largest hydroelectric reservoirs in Vietnam have almost completely stopped operating.
“It is a big headache for us,” said Nguyen Thanh Tam, deputy director of Hoa Long printing company in Hanoi. “We need power to operate the machines.”
The national energy plan, called Power Development Plan 8 or PDP8, aims to more than double the maximum power Vietnam can generate to some 150 gigawatts by 2030. That’s more than the capacity of developed countries like France and Italy, though well below Japan’s 290 GW.
It calls for a drastic shift away from heavily-polluting coal, expanding use of domestic gas and imported liquefied natural gas or LNG, which will account for about 25% of total generating capacity, while hydropower, wind, solar and other renewable sources will account for nearly 50% by 2030.
“This plan showcases Vietnam’s macroeconomic growth ambitions — with robust plans to expand its generation capacity and the associated power sector infrastructure required to cater to the country’s growing energy demand,” said Kanika Chawla chief of staff at Sustainable Energy for All, the United Nations’ sustainable energy unit.
While Vietnam’s new energy plan mandates that no new coal-fired power plants will be built after 2030 as the country transitions to cleaner fuels, total generation capacity from coal power will still rise by 2030, contributing some 20% of total energy production — down from the current 30.8%.
By 2050, Vietnam will stop using coal for power generation, switching all coal plants to using biomass and ammonia, according to the plan.
The continued reliance on fossil fuels and burning biomass such as rice husk and residue from sugar cane farms, as well as the switch to build new infrastructure for gas-powered plants, has experts worried.
In July 2022, Vietnam enshrined in law a pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Late last year the Group of Seven advanced economies promised to provide $15.5 billion to help it end its reliance on coal-fired power plants as a part of a Just Energy Transition Partnership or JETP. Such projects have offered similar incentives to South Africa and Indonesia. Vietnam pledged to phase out coal power by 2040 at the United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow in 2021
“While coal remains part of the energy mix, it is a marked shift from the coal dependence that Vietnam sees today,” said Chawla. “A definite phase down in share of energy mix and future emissions, in line with the JETP, even as absolute quantities of thermal power are largely unchanged.”
Vietnam has also drawn criticism for cracking down on environmental campaigns. The German government has warned that the recent detention of prominent environmental campaigner Hoang Thi Minh Hong, the fifth activist to be arrested in the past two years, could endanger a recent multi-billion-dollar deal to help the country phase out coal use.
The gradual shift away from coal won’t wean Vietnam from fossil fuels, given its goal of expanding use of LNG — cooled natural gas that is made predominantly of methane whose production and transportation leaks contribute to global warming.
Demand for LNG — itself viewed as a legacy industry to be phased out — has soared with disruptions to natural gas supplies from Russia due to the war in Ukraine. That means higher prices and less secure supplies.
“If implemented, it would make it one of the largest gas users in the region,” said Aditya Lolla, Asia program lead at independent energy think tank Ember. “Any disruption to gas supply, even if they emanate due to reasons outside of Vietnam’s control, may potentially push the country back to coal if alternate renewable energy capacity is not ramped up soon.”
Financing is another challenge since the plan calls for spending nearly $135 billion on new power plants and electricity grids from now until 2030.
Investors favor renewable energy sources, said Trang Nyguyen, leader of Climateworks Centre’s Southeast Asia team.
“It’s good that the plan gives clarity for investors. However, a big risk is that LNG assets will become stranded, as it is happening now with coal. How to mobilize enough investments in something that may not be viable in the next decade or so is a challenge that I see,” she said.
Vietnam, which has rapidly industrialized and made electricity available to nearly its entire population, has made huge strides in expanding use of renewable energy. It fueled half of the country’s electricity output in 2022, up from just a quarter a decade earlier. But upgrades to the power grid haven’t kept up.
What’s needed is a revamp of the entire power system, “with a plan to develop and integrate renewables into the power system holistically,” Lolla said, noting the plan will likely result in short-term electricity rate hikes, even though it will stabilize prices and the power supply in the longer term.
“PDP8’s emphasis on expansion and modernization of the grid also helps as it means fewer outages, enhanced grid stability and overall improved energy reliability for households and businesses,” he said. “First and foremost, it means increased access to clean energy and reduction in emissions for the consumers.”
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Associated Press video journalist Hau Dinh contributed from Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Judge won’t let Graham delay testimony in election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham can’t put off his appearance before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia, a federal judge said Friday.
Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May ordered Graham to honor his subpoena for the grand jury. Graham’s attorneys appealed that order to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and asked May to stay her ruling while that appeal plays out. May declined that request in her order on Friday.
Graham is currently scheduled to appear on Tuesday. But he still has another motion to stay May’s ruling pending before the 11th Circuit.
Representatives for Graham did not immediately respond to messages on Friday seeking comment.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened the investigation early last year and in July filed petitions seeking to compel testimony from seven Trump advisers and associates, including Graham.
Attorneys for the South Carolina Republican have argued that a provision of the U.S. Constitution provides absolute protection against a senator being questioned about legislative acts. But the judge found there are “considerable areas of potential grand jury inquiry” that fall outside that provision’s scope. The judge also rejected Graham’s argument that the principle of “sovereign immunity” protects a U.S. senator from being summoned by a state prosecutor.
Graham also argued that Willis, a Democrat, had not demonstrated extraordinary circumstances necessary to compel testimony from a high-ranking official. But the judge disagreed, finding that Willis had shown “extraordinary circumstances and a special need” for Graham’s testimony on issues related to an alleged attempt to influence or disrupt the election in Georgia.
Willis and her team have said they want to ask Graham about two phone calls they say he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff shortly after the 2020 general election. During those calls, Graham asked about “reexamining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome for former President Donald Trump,” Willis wrote in a petition.
Graham also “made reference to allegations of widespread voter fraud in the November 2020 election in Georgia, consistent with public statements made by known affiliates of the Trump Campaign,” she wrote.
Republican and Democratic state election officials across the country, courts and even Trump’s attorney general found there was no evidence of voter fraud sufficient to affect the outcome of the election.
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If you’re looking for a meal in a hurry, Chick-fil-A may no longer be your fastest option. According to new data from QSR Magazine, KFC now has the fastest service of North America’s 10 largest fast-food chains.
The report found it takes KFC an average of 302 seconds to complete an order. Chick-fil-A takes 509 seconds.
The magazine found, however, that Chick-fil-A had the fastest service per customer. Data indicated that Chick-fil-A has the longest lines of any major chain.
The report also found that Chick-fil-A and Carl’s Jr. customers were most satisfied.
Behind KFC, Taco Bell (317 seconds), Hardee’s (322 seconds) and Dunkin’ (328 seconds) had the next fastest drive-thrus.
Nationwide, the average drive-thru order takes 372 seconds.
The new report indicated that friendly service often led to fast and accurate orders.
“We’ve all heard that a smile goes a long way, and in quick service that certainly rings true. While it stands to logic that happier associates lead to better customer experiences, the true financial and operational impact of unfriendly service is staggering,” said Laura Livers, head of strategic growth at Intouch Insight. “With friendliness having declined in the industry, brands who can crack the code on employee satisfaction and training will be able to drive better customer service with diner experience, order accuracy and speed.”
The report found that Arby’s and McDonald’s were tied for being the most accurate.
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CHURDAN, Iowa (AP) — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well.
Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a few farmers markets.
“I told my dad I wanted to be an organic farmer and he goes, ‘Ha, ha, ha,’” Naylor said, noting it wasn’t until 2014 that he could embrace his dream and begin transitioning from standard to organic crops.
But over the decades, something unexpected happened — demand for organics started increasing so fast that it began outstripping the supply produced in the U.S.
Now a new challenge has emerged: It’s not getting consumers to pay the higher prices, it’s convincing enough farmers to get past their organic reluctance and start taking advantage of the revenue pouring in.
Instead of growing to meet the demand, the number of farmers converting to organic is actually dropping. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture committed up to $300 million to recruit and help more farmers make the switch.
“It feels good,” said Chris Schreiner, executive director of the organic-certifying organization Oregon Tilth, referring to the government help. “It’s a milestone in the arc of this work.”
Schreiner, who has worked at the Oregon-based organization since 1998, said expanding technical training is important given the vast differences in farming land conventionally and organically. Schreiner noted that one farmer told him that converting a conventional farmer was like asking “a foot doctor to become a heart surgeon.”
The key difference is the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides as well as genetically modified seeds. Most conventional farms rely on those practices but they are banned at organic farms. Instead, organic farmers must control weeds and pests with techniques such as rotating different crops and planting cover crops that squeeze out weeds and add nutrients to the soil.
Crops can only be deemed organic if they are grown on land that hasn’t been treated with synthetic substances for three years. During that period, farmers can grow crops, but they won’t get the extra premium that accompanies organic crops.
According to the USDA, the number of conventional farms newly transitioning to organic production dropped by about 70% from 2008 to 2019. Organic comprises about 6% of overall food sales, but only 1% of the country’s farmland is in organic production, with foreign producers making up the gap.
In the U.S, “There are so many barriers to farmers making that leap to organic,” said Megan DeBates, vice president of government affairs for the Organic Trade Association.
While farmers seem hesitant, U.S. consumers aren’t. Annual sales of organic products have roughly doubled in the past decade and now top $63 billion, according to the Organic Trade Association. Sales are projected to climb up to 5.5% this year.
That growth is clear to anyone pushing a cart in an average supermarket, past bins of organic apples and bananas, through dairy and egg sections and along shelves brimming with organic beef and chicken.
The new USDA effort would include $100 million toward helping farmers learn new techniques for growing organic crops; $75 million for farmers who meet new conservation practice standards; $25 million to expand crop insurance options and reduce costs; and $100 million to aid organic supply chains and develop markets for organics.
Nick Andrews, an Oregon State University extension agent who works with organic farmers, called the USDA effort a “game changer.” It should be especially attractive to farmers with small parcels of land because the added value of organic crops makes it possible to make significant money off even 25 to 100 acre (10 to 40 hectare) farms — much smaller than the commercial operations that provide most of the country’s produce.
“I’ve seen organic farmers keep families in business who otherwise would go out of business,” Andrews said.
Noah Wendt, who in the past few years has transitioned 1,500 acres (607 hectares) of land in central Iowa to organic, noted the shift has been “rocky” at times for him and his farming partner, Caleb Akin.
But he and Akin recently bought a grain elevator east of Des Moines to use solely for organic crops, the kind of project the USDA program can assist. They hope the elevator will not only be a nearby spot to store grain but provide a one-stop shop to learn about growing and marketing organic crops.
Seeing all the organic activity is gratifying for George and Patti Naylor, who farm near the tiny central Iowa community of Churdan. But they say they still value most the simple benefits of their choice, such as evenings spent watching hundreds of rare monarch butterflies that flock to their herbicide-free farm.
As Patti Naylor put it, “It really helps to believe in what you’re doing.”
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- Wise was accused on Friday of harming competition in the money transfer market by delisting a rival, Atlantic Money, from its foreign exchange fee comparison tool.
- In a letter to the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, Atlantic Money said Wise's conduct was "harmful to competition" and "ultimately results in higher fees for end consumers."
- Formerly known as TransferWise, Wise has long touted itself as a champion of consumer rights, pushing for transparency around the fees banks charge to move money across borders.
Wise has been accused by a rival fintech company of undermining competition in the money transfer market.
Atlantic Money, a smaller foreign exchange service, made this allegation in a letter to the U.K. competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority.
Shares of Wise, which debuted on the London Stock Exchange in 2021, were worth £5.14 apiece at 10:30 a.m. London time, 2% below the Thursday market close.
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Wise has a market capitalization of £5.3 billion ($6.6 billion).
In the letter Atlantic Money shared with CNBC, the company says Wise unfairly removed it from the price comparison section of its website and refused to include it on Exiap — a foreign exchange fee comparison site that also belongs to Wise.
Wise owns two other currency transfer comparison sites, Geldtransfer and Currencyshop.
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Atlantic Money said in the letter that it was initially listed by Wise on its website on Oct. 14, 2022. It was later delisted on Jan. 20, 2023, with Wise allegedly telling Atlantic Money it was "no longer deemed a legitimate competitor."
In the letter, Atlantic Money said it believed Wise's conduct was "harmful to competition across the UK and EU and, we would submit, ultimately results in higher fees for end consumers."
Atlantic Money offers a flat £3 fee on all currency conversions up to £1 million. Its fees are lower than Wise for transfers of £1,000 or more.
Formerly known as TransferWise, Wise has long touted itself as a champion of consumer rights, pushing for transparency around the fees charged by banks to move money across borders.
"We decided to remove Atlantic Money for the time being for a number of operational reasons, including queries received from customers about their business. We take any complaints very seriously," a Wise spokesperson told CNBC via email, in response to a request for comment on the Atlantic Money letter.
"We're really proud to have the comparison tool as part of our website, and we're not afraid to list cheaper competitors. We've done that for years and still do."
The letter could be a precursor to a probe investigating whether Wise's conduct breaches competition law.
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Childs propels Lindenwood to 78-60 victory over McNeese
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Chris Childs scored 21 points as Lindenwood beat McNeese 78-60. Childs shot 8 for 16, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Lions (2-3). Kevin Caldwell Jr. scored 18 points and added six assists and three steals. Cam Burrell recorded 11 points. Christian Shumate finished with 12 points and nine rebounds for the Cowboys (1-3). | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/19/childs-propels-lindenwood-to-78-60-victory-over-mcneese/ | 2022-11-20 02:35:01 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/11/19/childs-propels-lindenwood-to-78-60-victory-over-mcneese/ |
There's something elfin and even a little mischievous about the 102-year-old man who goes by Walter Arlen. The composer lives in a house near the ocean in Santa Monica, Calif., with his husband of 65 years. But he was born in Austria, in 1920, as Walter Aptowitzer. He grew up in a cosmopolitan cradle of music and high culture: Vienna before the war.
"I grew up in an atmosphere of great joy, as far as I was concerned," says Arlen, whose grandfather founded a large department store — the Warenhaus Dicther — in 1890. "And it grew and grew, because he was a very good businessman. And there was always music, because my grandfather believed in having music in the store. And he was the first one in Vienna who had loudspeakers installed all over the store."
His grandfather paid a young woman to sit by a phonograph all day and switch out records. The same music would be heard on every floor. The Aptowitzers lived in an apartment above the store, and by age five, young Walter had learned the words to all of the songs. His aunts would stick the child up on the store counter and ask him to sing.
His mother played piano, his uncle played fiddle, and he was eight when his parents took him to his first opera: Tosca, by Puccini.
"It bowled me over," he says. "That was the beginning of my wanting to be a composer."
The budding musician took piano lessons and sang in school. One day, his teacher had him dress up as Franz Schubert for a classroom celebration of the composer. He was praised for his talent and encouraged to write music. It was a happy childhood — "until Hitler came, and that's when it changed overnight," he says. "That was in 1938. Up in the air, the sky was full of airplanes. That was the occupation of Austria."
Aptowitzer was 17. His father was imprisoned by the Nazis and his mother was placed in a mental hospital. The boy responded by writing a melancholy song based upon a poem, titled "Es geht wohl anders." The title, in English, translates as Things turn out differently.
Aptowitzer escaped Austria and moved in with relatives in Chicago. Many others in his family were not so lucky: His grandmother died at the Treblinka extermination camp, and his father was taken to Dachau. His mother later died by suicide. In Chicago, Aptowitzer changed his name to Walter Arlen. (He is not related to "Over the Rainbow" composer Harold Arlen.) Arlen staved off depression by writing music. He won a prize in a song cycle contest and became an assistant to the American composer Roy Harris.
Arlen pursued his musical studies at UCLA, worked as a driver for Igor Stravinsky and, before long, was hired as a classical critic for the Los Angeles Times. I also write for the LA Times, but had never heard of Arlen until I was introduced to him by Michael Haas — a musical historian who arranged for Arlen's work to be recorded along with many other Jewish composers. For decades, Arlen's music remained in his desk drawer.
Among the recently recorded work is an oratorio, "The Song of Songs," based on the ancient Jewish love poem and composed by Arlen in the early 1950s.
"It is music that could only have been composed by a Viennese composer uprooted and transplanted to America, trying to work out all of his issues," says Haas, who authored the book Forbidden Music about Jewish composers banned by Hitler.
Even though most of Arlen's music was written after the Shoah, Haas says it belongs to this unique — and uniquely traumatic — place and time. "You know, these horrible things that he had to witness and live through and just the stories he has to tell about just trying to get out of Austria, and the things that happened to him and to his family. The only way he could deal with it was to write music ... and then shove it in the desk drawer," Haas says.
In 2006, Haas co-founded the Exilarte Center for Banned Music in Vienna, which locates, preserves and presents music lost during the Holocaust. The impetus began when Haas, a Grammy-winning classical producer for Decca Records, recorded music by Kurt Weill — the German Jewish emigré who wrote "The Threepenny Opera."
"I kept stumbling across names of other composers who were just as famous as Kurt Weill," Haas says. He points to the Jewish composers who fled Hitler's Europe and found success in Hollywood.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, for example, was a classical prodigy who escaped Austria in the 1930s and achieved fame scoring Errol Flynn swashbucklers such as The Sea Hawk. But Haas began to discover an entire hidden world of composers who either died during the Holocaust, or became exiles. They either gave up music or — like Walter Arlen — wrote music that no one ever heard.
"The more we recorded," says Haas, "the more we suddenly discovered that the music had been, to some extent, also deliberately suppressed after the war — not because the composers were Jewish, but because the music did not represent the kind of post-war, anti-Fascist statement that society felt was crucial in re-educating, you know, publics after the war."
He points to the music of the late Robert Fürstenthal — who also left Vienna when he was 17, and whose desk-drawer compositions forever sounded like the glory days of his Austrian childhood.
"He was the accounts auditor for the U.S. Navy, for heaven's sakes, in San Diego," says Haas. "You can only imagine a more different place to Vienna. I said, 'Robert, why did you write in the style of Hugo Wolf in the 1980s, 1990s, early 2000s?' And he said: 'When I compose, I return to Vienna.' "
The forensic musicologists at the Exilarte Center have rescued hundreds of works by these composers. They've also tracked down their heirs and estates — more than 30 estates all around the world.
Robert Thompson, president of Wise Music Group, refers to the Exilarte team as the "monuments men" of composers and manuscripts. "But I realized that the missing part of it was getting this music out into the world, so that it could be performed," Thompson says. "We spent several months talking to them about how this could work, how we could be of help as a publisher to disseminate all this music."
Wise Music Group, which owns the historic publishing company G. Schirmer, partnered last year with Exilarte to help resurrect this forgotten and exiled music in public concerts. Publishing royalties go to the Exilarte project, and composer royalties to the families and estates. Or, in the case of Walter Arlen — who expects to turn 103 this July — the composer himself.
"I think he's our newest and our oldest living composer," says Thompson.
Over the decades, Arlen composed some 65 works — much of it vocal. It's music trapped in the amber of his memory, music of a Vienna he dearly loved and was forced to leave. Professionally, Arlen distinguished himself as a critic. So how would he have reviewed his work?
"If I hadn't liked it, I wouldn't have written it," he says.
And if he hadn't survived, we never would have heard it.
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4 charts that show what Biden’s student loan forgiveness means for America
(Stacker) - Like crumbling infrastructure or rising gas prices, student loan forgiveness is one of those far-reaching political issues that affect a huge swath of Americans. Close to 1 in 5 Americans have student loans. That’s some 45 million people with a combined $1.75 trillion in student loan debt.
The Biden administration’s forgiveness plan is expected to have far-reaching impact. It will relieve $10,000 in loan debt per federal borrower with an individual income under $125,000 and a household income under $250,000; it will provide $20,000 in relief for borrowers that attended college on income-based Pell Grants.
The announcement is welcomed news for many borrowers as the CARES Act—which paused student loan repayments for most people with federal debt—was set to expire on August 31, 2022. In addition to the debt relief, the administration’s plan extends that deadline to Dec. 31, 2022.
The plan is a long time coming: President Biden first promised to forgive at least $10,000 in student loan debt on the campaign trail in early 2020 and made the same promise after he won the election in November 2020.
Stacker compiled data from the College Board, the Office of Federal Financial Aid, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the Urban Institute to visualize how student debt has grown over the past 50 years and what $10,000 of loan forgiveness could mean for borrowers.
One-third of federal borrowers would see their debt completely forgiven
Even with $10,000 of student loan forgiveness per federal borrower, most Americans with student loans will still have some debt to repay. But effectively canceling most (or all) student loans for borrowers with the smallest amount of debt would target Americans who are most likely to miss payments.
Analysis from the Federal Reserve shows that people with the least amount of education debt often have more difficulty paying it off, likely because borrowers with more debt often have higher levels of education and increased earning power.
In fact, from 2020-2021, 21% of borrowers with less than $15,000 in outstanding debt were late on payments, compared to 17% of borrowers with more than $15,000 in debt.
The number of borrowers who fell behind on their loan payments temporarily decreased in the fall of 2021 due to COVID-19 relief efforts; however, for many, student loan payback is a long-term challenge: According to data from the Department of Education, it takes borrowers 17 years on average to pay off their student loans.
The rising cost of tuition has made it harder for students and families to pay for college
Over the past several decades, the cost of attending college in the U.S. has steadily risen largely due to a reduction of state funding, an increase in university amenities, and unprecedented demand from prospective students.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, average undergraduate tuition rose a full 20% between 2011 and 2021 alone. Tuition at private, nonprofit institutions increased more than tuition at public schools during this time period.
Loan balances rose right alongside tuition, too. Since 1990, the average loan balance at graduation has nearly quadrupled from just under $7,000 to $30,000 in 2020, according to the Education Data Initiative, which looked at averages across all colleges.
Average federal loan packages have grown faster than the average grant size
If a student doesn’t want to take on debt, federal grants—financial aid that doesn’t need to be repaid—are an attractive alternative. The problem? The amount of federal grant money available to students hasn’t kept up with continually increasing tuition or with the growth of federal loans.
Moreover, federal grants only cover up to a few thousand dollars per year per student. One of the most common types of grant, the Federal Pell Grant, awarded undergraduate students a maximum of $6,895 for the 2022-2023 school year.
The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant—which is also awarded to students with exceptional financial need—ranges from just $100 to $4,000 per year. And not all students who are eligible even secure federal grant funding: A recent study found that the high school class of 2021 left $3.7 billion in Pell Grants unclaimed by not filing the FAFSA, a federal form the government uses to determine student eligibility for grants.
Today, loans are one of the most widely distributed forms of federal aid
For students who don’t come from families that can cover the cost of an undergraduate education, navigating the financial aid application process can be challenging and confusing.
Not only do you need to apply to colleges and universities, but you also have to file the FAFSA and sometimes a supplemental form called the CSS Profile to see if you qualify for federal and institutional financial aid. Unless you earn a coveted academic or athletic scholarship, qualify for need-based aid like Federal Pell Grants, or attend a university with a no-loan financial aid policy, you might turn to some form of student loan to cover the cost of your college degree.
According to a survey conducted by Sallie Mae, 47% of families borrowed money to pay for college in 2021. About 40% of outstanding student loan debt is held by people who attended public schools. The rest is held by those who attended private nonprofit and private for-profit schools.
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FANCY FARM, Ky. — While Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was consoling families displaced by historic flooding in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, Republicans at the state’s premier political event on the other side of the state were campaigning to oust him from office in 2023.
While his challengers aimed zingers at him, Beshear spent the day meeting with families displaced by flash flooding that swamped the Appalachian region more than a week ago, killing 37. Beshear visited two state parks where some of the suddenly homeless took refuge.
“Today I’m at our state parks, spending time with our eastern Kentucky families who have been displaced from the catastrophic flooding,” Beshear posted on social media. “These Kentuckians have been through the unimaginable. My priority is being there for them.”
Last December, deadly tornadoes tore through parts of western Kentucky. The political speaking at the annual Fancy Farm picnic — the traditional start of the fall campaign in Kentucky — took place about 10 miles (16 kilometer) from Mayfield, which took a direct hit from a tornado.
Living up to the event’s reputation for edgy attacks, Republicans wanting to unseat Beshear took aim at restrictions that the governor imposed on businesses and gatherings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor has said his actions saved lives at a perilous time when vaccines were not available. The state’s GOP-dominated legislature reined in the governor’s virus policymaking power in a case settled by the state’s Supreme Court.
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Quarles referred to Beshear as the “shutdown governor.”
“He shut down our economy,” said Quarles, the state’s agriculture commissioner. “He shut down our ‘mom and pop’ stores. He killed countless jobs and kept the big box stores open.
“Folks, just because we lived through a global pandemic doesn’t mean that our rights, our freedoms and liberties should be tossed out the window,” he added.
In his speech, Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Colmon Elridge came to the defense of Beshear, who consistently receives strong approval ratings from Kentuckians in polls. Elridge praised Beshear’s efforts in leading recovery efforts in tornado-ravaged western Kentucky and said he’ll do the same for flood victims in the state’s Appalachian region.
“Once again, our governor is showing through his actions how we show up in moments of devastation and embrace our fellow Kentuckian, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Kentuckians,” Elridge said.
The governor is highlighting his management of the state’s economy in asking voters for a second term. Kentucky has posted records for job creation and investments during his term and recently posted its lowest-ever unemployment rates.
Beshear was already a committed no-show for the state’s premiere political event. The governor initially planned a visit to Israel that coincided with the Fancy Farm picnic. He canceled that trip after the massive flooding hit eastern Kentucky.
The Fancy Farm stage was dominated by Republican officeholders — reflecting the GOP’s electoral dominance. The event is a rite of passage for statewide candidates, who are tested in stump-style speeches in the August heat while facing taunts and shouts from partisans from the other party.
The political attacks were punctuated by calls for continued public support for people rebuilding from tornadoes and facing the same daunting task in flood-ravaged areas.
“We might be sharing a few laughs today, but whether we’re Republican or Democrat, know that we are with you,” said GOP gubernatorial hopeful Daniel Cameron. “When natural disasters strike, we take off our partisan hats and we root for each other. We help repair and we help rebuild.”
Cameron then shifted into promoting his candidacy. He touted his endorsement from former President Donald Trump and his work as the state’s attorney general in defending Kentucky’s anti-abortion laws and fighting Biden administration policies in court.
“I am the best candidate and the only candidate that can beat Andy Beshear next fall,” Cameron said.
Two other GOP gubernatorial candidates also made pitches to the crowd and a statewide television audience that watched — state Auditor Mike Harmon and state Rep. Savannah Maddox.
The still-emerging 2023 governor’s race already is overshadowing the state’s top-of-the-ticket race this year — the contest between Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and Democratic challenger Charles Booker. Paul was unable to attend the picnic because of Senate duties.
Also missing from the political speaking Saturday was Kentucky’s most powerful Republican, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell. A picnic mainstay for decades, McConnell relishes the verbal combat but also missed the event because of Senate duties. In a Senate speech Saturday, McConnell said the federal role in the long recovery for flood-damaged areas in his home state will grow once the rebuilding begins.
“Soon I’ll visit the region myself to meet with flood victims and listen to their concerns,” McConnell said. “Then I’ll take what I hear from my constituents back to Washington and ensure we stand by their side as we rebuild bigger and better than before.”
Biden declared a federal disaster to direct relief money to hard-hit Kentucky counties. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-wake-of-floods-typical-barbs-at-kentucky-political-event/2022/08/06/522ab774-15da-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | 2022-08-07 00:22:23 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-wake-of-floods-typical-barbs-at-kentucky-political-event/2022/08/06/522ab774-15da-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html |
Casey Wilson is embarking on a new chapter of motherhood.
The Happy Endings star has welcomed her third child—a baby girl named Francis Rose—with husband David Caspe, she announced on the Jan. 26 episode of her Bitch Sesh: A Real Housewives Breakdown podcast.
"We now have a baby girl via surrogate," Casey shared. "She is here!"
Casey's new daughter is named after her "best friend of all time," though she and David, 44, have been using a nickname instead.
"Her name is Francis, but we're calling her Frankie," Casey explained. "So, she's Frankie Rose Caspe."
Little Frankie, whose full moniker also contains a nod to Casey's own middle name, joins big brothers Max Red, 7, and Henry Bear, 5.
Looking back at how she wanted a daughter "so badly," Casey credited her "beyond lovely" surrogate for helping her expand her family. "It's been the most profound experience of my life, going through surrogacy," the Saturday Night Live alum raved. "I can't overstate enough how incredible this woman and friend has been."
Casey continued, "She's an angel. Surrogates are angels walking among us."
Having struggled with postpartum depression following the births of her two older children, Casey shared that surrogacy became a "very strong choice to make" when it came time for baby No. 3.
"I'm not ashamed," she said of her decision. "There was one other medical reason I won't get into but...there it is, guys—and I couldn't be happier with the choice."
Casey added, "My dreams have come true."
The Hotwives of Orlando actress tied the knot with David in 2018, eight years after first meeting while working on Happy Endings together. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1362869/casey-wilson-and-husband-david-caspe-welcome-baby-no.-3-via-surrogate?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories | 2023-01-27 02:10:13 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1362869/casey-wilson-and-husband-david-caspe-welcome-baby-no.-3-via-surrogate?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories |
Former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Convicted of Three Felony Counts of Representations Depicting Nudity
BALSAM LAKE, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PRESS RELEASE) - Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that a St. Croix County jury convicted former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Daniel Steffen with three counts of representations depicting nudity.
The complaint alleged Mr. Steffen created recordings of himself engaged in sexual activity with two separate victims at his Polk County home in 2018. The complaint further alleges that the victims told investigators that the recordings were made without their knowledge or consent. One of the victims was facing charges from the Burnett County District Attorney’s Office at the time of the recording.
“Those who abuse their positions of authority must be held accountable,” said Attorney General Kaul. “Thank you to the special agents, prosecutors, and victim services professionals who all worked to get justice in this case.”
This investigation was led by Wisconsin DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation. Special Agent Mary Van Schoyck was the lead investigator. Wisconsin DOJ Assistant Attorneys General David Maas and Ed Minser prosecuted the case with assistance from Paralegal Jackie Righter. Wisconsin DOJ victim services professionals Hannah Wrobel and Lisa Seidel provided victim services.
Each count is a Class I Felony, each punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 3 years and 6 months, or both.
Bond was revoked and the defendant was remanded into the custody of the sheriff pending sentencing. A scheduling conference via zoom will be held on May 1st at 1:00 p.m. to schedule sentencing.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity, a key innovator warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, suggesting an international agency like the International Atomic Energy Agency oversee the ground-breaking technology.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is on a global tour to discuss artificial intelligence.
“We face serious risk. We face existential risk,” said Altman, 38. “The challenge that the world has is how we’re going to manage those risks and make sure we still get to enjoy those tremendous benefits. No one wants to destroy the world.”
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a popular chatbot, has grabbed the world’s attention as it offers essay-like answers to prompts from users. Microsoft has invested some $1 billion in OpenAI.
ChatGPT’s success, offering a glimpse into the way that artificial intelligence could change the way that humans work and learn, has sparked concerns as well. Hundreds of industry leaders, including Altman, have signed a letter in May that warns “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
Altman made a point to reference the IAEA, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, as an example of how the world came together to oversee nuclear power. That agency was created in the years after the U.S. dropping atom bombs on Japan at the end of World War II.
“Let’s make sure we come together as a globe — and I hope this place can play a real role in this,” Altman said. “We talk about the IAEA as a model where the world has said ‘OK, very dangerous technology, let’s all put some guard rails.’ And I think we can do both.
“I think in this case, it’s a nuanced message ’cause it’s saying it’s not that dangerous today but it can get dangerous fast. But we can thread that needle.”
Lawmakers around the world also are examining artificial intelligence. The 27-nation European Union is pursuing an AI Law that could become the de facto global standard for artificial intelligence. Altman told the U.S. Congress in May that government intervention will be critical to governing the risks that come with AI.
But the UAE, an autocratic federation of seven hereditarily ruled sheikhdoms, offers the flip side of the risks of AI. Speech remains tightly controlled. Rights groups warn the UAE and other states across the Persian Gulf regularly use spying software to monitor activists, journalists and others. Those restrictions affect the flow of accurate information — the same details AI programs like ChatGPT rely on as machine-learning systems to provide their answers for users.
Among speakers opening for Altman at the event at the Abu Dhabi Global Market was Andrew Jackson, the CEO of the Inception Institute of AI, which is described as a company of G42.
G42 is tied to Abu Dhabi’s powerful national security adviser and deputy ruler Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan. G42’s CEO is Peng Xiao, who for years ran Pegasus, a subsidiary of DarkMatter, an Emirati security firm under scrutiny for hiring former CIA and NSA staffers, as well as others from Israel. G42 also owns a video and voice calling app that reportedly was a spying tool for the Emirati government.
In his remarks, Jackson described himself as representing “the Abu Dhabi and UAE AI ecosystem.”
“We are a political powerhouse and we will be central to AI regulation globally,” he said.
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prof. Cho Byoung-chul at Yonsei University College of Medicine (Director, Lung Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Hospital) is one of the most influential researchers in the lung cancer field and is involved in the development of innovative new drugs globally. Although the survival rate of patients with EGFR mutation positive NSCLC has improved significantly with the discovery of TKI (tyrosine kinase inhibitor), the continuous occurrence of resistant mutations as the result of the use of these TKI is leading to cancer recurrence and relapse. Accordingly, J INTS BIO' Journal met with Prof. Cho to seek his opinion and assessment on the standard of care for EGFR positive NSCLC, its treatment limitations and how he views the new 4th Generation oral TKI, 'JIN-A02', which is currently in development.
- What is the standard of care patients with EGFR positive NSCLC?
EGFR mutant lung cancer accounts for the largest proportion of all lung cancers. 30-40% of NSCLC patients worldwide are EGFR-positive lung cancer patients. The most important treatment for EGFR mutant lung cancer is EGFR-targeted therapeutics. Currently approved EGFR-targeted therapeutics include Iressa and Tarceva in the 1st generation, Giotrif in the 2nd generation, and Tagrisso and Leclaza in the 3rd generation. These targeted therapeutics have been approved and are being used in patients. - What is your experience with the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKI and what are your concerns?
Drugs such as 3rd-generation EGFR-TKIs, such as Leclaza and Tagrisso, are targeted therapeutics that are prioritized as first-line or second-line agents for stage IV EGFR mutant lung cancer. These drugs show better anticancer effects compared to the existing 1st and 2nd generation TKIs and have brain permeability, for brain metastasis. But these 3rd generation TKIs also have limitations, and resistance develops in most patients leading to cancer recurrence and relapse. On average, after 16 to 18 months with the use of 3rd generation TKIs, most patients develop resistance. - What are the attributes of the 4th generation EGFR TKI that you are looking for?
The most important attribute is effectiveness against EGFR C797S mutation, which occurs when the cysteine at codon 797 is substituted with serine and is known to occur in up to 20% of all resistant patients. Secondly, it must have good brain penetrance to act against brain metastasis. Finally, the toxicity seen in patients should be low. If it has all these attributes, it is the 4th generation TKI that is urgently needed in clinical practice. - Having participated in J INTS BIO's Advisory Board meetings and reviewing the data of their novel oral 4th generation EGFR TKI 'JIN-A02', what is your assessment?
For more than 15 years, I have had numerous cancer translational and clinical research experiences with domestic and global companies. J INTS BIO's 'JIN-A02' compound is among the best I have seen so far. First, it showed excellent antitumor effect in both in-vitro and in-vivo studies against C797S mutation, which is an important resistance mechanism which I mentioned earlier. This is especially so with the increasing global use of 3rd generations TKIs as first line treatment, which will lead to more patients with C797S mutations. Second, 'JIN-A02' is also effective again primary EGFR mutations such as Exon 19 deletion, L858R mutation, and T790M mutations which arose from the use of first- and second-generation TKIs. These resistant mutations tend to coexist leading to tumor heterogeneity. 'JIN-A02' is different from other drug substances under development because it is effective against all these EGFR mutations, primary or acquired. Finally, animal study results confirmed that 'JIN-A02' showed high brain penetrance with excellent antitumor effect on brain metastasis. Considering these excellent antitumor effect and safety of 'JIN-A02', I have no doubt that 'JIN-A02' will bring hope to many patients with EGFR mutation lung cancer who are resistant to 3rd generation EGFR TKIs in the upcoming Phase 1 clinical trial.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-1-4
(zero, one, four)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
0-1-4
(zero, one, four) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17189411.php | 2022-05-21 20:20:47 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17189411.php |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An apparent cyberattack on Iowa’s largest school district has led officials to cancel classes for 30,000 students for a second day as technicians scramble to protect data and restore the computer system, the district’s leader said Tuesday afternoon.
The Des Moines school district’s interim superintendent, Matt Smith, said officials received an alert Monday about a possible “cybersecurity event” that led them to cancel classes Tuesday and then to keep schools closed Wednesday. It wasn’t clear if schools will be able to reopen Thursday or Friday, he said during a news conference.
“When our system is down, it impacts every aspect of our organization,” Smith said, noting everything from school bus routes to lunch menus are controlled through the computer system.
Smith said it wasn’t clear what had happened to the computer system.
“It was a cybersecurity event that we can’t confirm yet until we run through all of our diagnostics and all of our protocols to get the forensics back to understand that specifically,” Smith said. “What I can tell you is we are operating as if it is a ransomware attack just to be sure.”
Smith said federal and state authorities were helping the district respond to the problem.
Although there are plenty questions about what happened, Smith said officials believe the payroll system is safe and that its nearly 5,000 teachers and staff can be paid. The district also has restored its website, which enables it to communicate updates more easily.
Apparent ransomware attacks have targeted many business, local governments and other school systems, most notably the huge Los Angeles Unified School District last September. The attacks often encrypt data until business or government leaders agree to pay a fee.
In Des Moines, Smith said students will ultimately need to make up the days missed this week. | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-cyberattack-keeps-iowas-largest-school-district-closed/ | 2023-01-11 22:05:36 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-cyberattack-keeps-iowas-largest-school-district-closed/ |
Ravens offensive lineman Ben Powers cashed in on Monday, with a four-year, $52 million deal to join the Broncos.
Here’s a look at the details of the deal, which will become official on Wednesday (barring a change of heart).
1. Signing bonus: $13 million.
2. 2023 base salary: $2 million, fully guaranteed.
3. 2024 base salary: $12 million, fully guaranteed.
4. 2025 base salary: $11.49 million, $1.5 million of which is guaranteed for injury at signing. The amount becomes fully guaranteed on the fifth day of the 2025 league year.
5. 2026 roster bonus: $500,000, due on the fifth day of the 2026 league year.
6. 2026 base salary: $11.99 million.
7. 2025-26 per-game roster bonuses: $30,000 per game; $510,000 per year.
It’s basically a two-year, $27 million deal -- with all of it fully guaranteed. It’s up to the Broncos whether to continue in 2025 and 2026. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/inside-the-ben-powers-deal | 2023-06-30 22:24:45 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/inside-the-ben-powers-deal |
NEW YORK (AP) — Disputing allegations in a rape lawsuit, Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis testified Thursday that his accuser sometimes seemed “conflicted” during their initial kisses but then started taking initiative.
Taking the witness stand for a second day in a civil trial, Haggis portrayed the woman, Haleigh Breest, as a willing partner in their lone sexual interaction.
Breest, 36, testified earlier in the civil trial that she repeatedly and clearly told Haggis, 69, that she wasn’t interested in sex with him. She said the “Crash” and “Million Dollar Baby” screenwriter forced her to perform oral sex and then raped her as she implored him to stop.
In Haggis’ telling, Breest — a publicist who worked at movie premieres — flirted with him at a January 2013 screening afterparty before accompanying him to his Manhattan apartment for a drink. He agrees that she told him upfront that she wouldn’t spend the night, but he said it seemed a “playful” remark.
Once they arrived, he made a pass within minutes.
In hours of testimony, Haggis acknowledged that Breest was sometimes reluctant about what he said were five different episodes of kissing.
He said he told her at one point: “If you want to do something, do it. If you don’t want to do it, don’t do it.”
“She seemed conflicted in some way,” Haggis said.
But with each kiss, he said, Breest seemed to gain confidence and reassured him by initiating the kissing when he expressed the ambivalence he was started to feel.
By the time they reached a guest bedroom, Breest seemed “confident” as they began kissing and eventually poured onto a guestroom bed, Haggis said. He recalled that she “giggled” as their physical activity became more heated and they shed some clothing.
He said that eventually, she moved him in position to receive oral sex, saying: “I’m good at this.”
“The way she said it was kind of adorable,” Haggis said.
He said he had “no knowledge” and “no memory” of vaginally penetrating her.
“I didn’t know if it occurred or not,” he said.
He said he fell asleep and eventually went to his bedroom while she was sleeping. When he discovered in the morning that she was gone, he was disappointed she hadn’t left a note with her phone number, he said.
In Breest’s account, she didn’t reciprocate Haggis’ two attempts to kiss her, once while pinning her against a refrigerator, but didn’t leave because she didn’t want to offend a frequent premiere guest. She testified that he later pushed her on a bed, pulled her clothes off, aggressively demanded oral sex and — after she took a shower — raped her.
Haggis emailed her the next day about photos from the prior night’s premiere. He said he hoped the reply would include her number. It didn’t.
When they met at another event 10 days later, she was smiling and friendly, Haggis recalled, adding that their encounter was “a little awkward,” as sometimes happens after an initial sexual experience with someone.
He said he decided two days later that she was “too emotionally immature” and stopped responding to her emails.
Afterward, Haggis said, Breest would be “noticeably absent” from her usual red-carpet post whenever he brought a girlfriend to events where she worked. But he said she was friendly and behaved normally when he didn’t have a woman on his arm during the 4 1/2 years between their sexual encounter and the filing of her lawsuit.
He said he never told anyone about his night with Breest. When his lawyer asked him how often he thought about it, he responded: “Honest to God, never.”
Haggis was also asked why he opposed providing DNA in connection with the lawsuit.
He said his only concern was that it would fall into the hands of Scientologists because he had a “growing suspicion” that they had a role in the lawsuit. His defense has suggested the case is payback for Haggis’ public criticism of the Church of Scientology, which he left in 2009.
The church and Breest’s lawyers have called that argument a bogus conspiracy theory.
Haggis’ lawyers have agreed that Breest has no ties to Scientology. No witnesses have testified that they have specific proof linking the church to her lawyers or to four women other than Breest who testified that Haggis also sexually assaulted them.
Haggis denied the other women’s allegations in emotional testimony, adding that he felt “humiliated” while testifying about the accusations as his adult daughters watched from the courtroom audience. At one point, he asked for a brief break, heading out of court with one daughter’s arm around him.
“I’m scared,” he later told the jury, “because I don’t know why women, why anyone, would lie about things like this.”
Cross examination that began Thursday was to continue Friday. One early score for Breest’s lawyers came when Haggis was confronted with the fact that DNA helped show that seminal fluid found on the interior crotch area of the tights that Breest kept from the night with Haggis belonged to him.
Haggis testified that he had no memory of ejaculating that night.
The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Breest has done. | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-filmmaker-haggis-says-he-never-forced-himself-on-publicist/ | 2022-11-04 07:44:57 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-filmmaker-haggis-says-he-never-forced-himself-on-publicist/ |
Leaders of the Seneca Indian Nation will allow a public school district located on their land to continue using its Warrior nickname and logo despite New York's ban on schools' use of Indigenous imagery, officials said Wednesday.
In giving approval, Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr. said the Salamanca school district represented "the most unique of circumstances" because of its location on the nation's Allegany Territory, and large percentages of Native American students and staff.
Last month, the New York Board of Regents prohibited public school districts from using Indigenous nicknames and mascots — but included an exception for districts that receive written approval from a federally recognized tribal nation in New York.
NEW YORK SCHOOLS MUST DROP NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS OR LOSE FUNDING, STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS
Salamanca is the only U.S. city built on land leased from a Native American reservation and about 38% of students in the public school system are members of the 8,000-member Seneca tribe.
Surveys and community forums showed broad support for keeping the existing logo, which was designed by a Seneca artist and depicts the profile of a Native American man with braided hair who is wearing the single-feather headdress specific to the Seneca Nation.
"The regulations recently approved by the New York State Board of Regents and our history of co-existence with Salamanca gave us much to consider," Armstrong wrote in an statement emailed to The Associated Press late Tuesday. He said he took into account the collaborative relationship between the nation and school district.
"While the Nation reserves our ability to revoke this support at any time ... it is our hope that the district will continue to cultivate a culture with which our students can identify, where they feel respected, and where they can excel as students and as individuals," he wrote.
Superintendent Mark Beehler said the district was honored to receive the endorsement.
PACT GRANTS MINNESOTA TRIBES EXTRA LEVERAGE IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
"Over the next week, the district’s Native American Curriculum Team will be releasing educational resources that will be used to teach the history and meaning of our logo and what it means to be a Warrior in Salamanca," he said in a statement. "It is our hope these resources will educate and contribute to the eradication of stereotypes and misunderstandings that lead to bias and racism."
New York is one of at least 20 states that have taken action or are considering action to address Native-themed mascots used by public schools, according to the National Congress of American Indians, which tracks the issue.
Nationwide, 966 districts have such mascots, according to NCAI’s database, with "Braves," "Chiefs," "Warriors" and "Indians" the most widely used.
A push to do away with such mascots, which are widely viewed as promoting harmful stereotypes, gained momentum with a campaign targeting the name of the NFL’s Washington team, which in 2022 renamed itself as the Commanders. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/new-york-school-district-to-keep-warriors-logo-with-seneca-nations-blessing/article_98bccbe5-6981-5466-b405-d019933fe0fa.html | 2023-05-18 00:14:28 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/new-york-school-district-to-keep-warriors-logo-with-seneca-nations-blessing/article_98bccbe5-6981-5466-b405-d019933fe0fa.html |
State Sen. Scott Wiener added his voice Monday to the chorus calling for Adidas to sever ties with Kanye West over the rapper’s recent antisemitic threats.
Despite widespread condemnation, the sportswear brand has not indicated its intention to drop the rapper from its label.
West, who now goes by Ye, was suspended from Twitter and Instagram earlier this month for antisemitic rhetoric in several posts that violated the social networks’ hate speech policies. In one Twitter post, the rapper said he would go “death con 3” on Jewish people, the Associated Press reported, citing internet archives.
The rapper also made a series of antisemitic remarks in recent podcast appearances, including one in which he claimed Adidas could not fire him for his remarks.
Adidas did not respond to a request for comment.
Spurred by West’s comments, the organization Goyim TV, identified by the Anti-Defamation League as an antisemitic hate group, took credit over the weekend for draping banners over a major Los Angeles highway that read, in part, “Kanye is right.” The group also t ook credit for distributing antisemitic fliers around Beverly Hills similar to those that were spread around the Bay Area earlier this year.
On Monday, Wiener called on Adidas to drop the rapper in a virtual press conference hosted by the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.
“No company should be using Kanye to represent their product when he is literally calling for the killing of Jews,” said Wiener, who represents the 11th Senate District, encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County.
Adidas Yeezy, West’s collaboration with the German sportswear company, is valued around $4 billion and netted Adidas more than $1.7 billion in sales last year, Bloomberg reported.
Teresa Drenick , deputy director of the Anti-Defamation League’s central Pacific region, called West’s remarks “unhinged” at a time when hate crimes are at historic levels. According to the advocacy group’s tallies, antisemitic incidents throughout the United States increased by 34% last year, the biggest jump since researchers began keeping track in 1979.
“Hate breeds more hate,” Drenick said.
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CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Real Good Food Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGF) ("Real Good Foods" or the "Company"), an innovative, high-growth, branded, health- and wellness-focused frozen food company, today announced the launch of its newest platform, Real Good Crispy Tots, in select Walmart stores and online.
Made from nutritious ingredients, Real Good Foods' Crispy Tots are 100% Grain-Free and Gluten-Free, with only 6g net carbs and packed with 10g protein per serving. Real Good Foods' nutritious Crispy Tots do not use processed flours or grains like conventional tater tots, but rather real food ingredients such as cauliflower, eggs, lupin beans and cheese. Crispy Tots are currently available in Real Good Foods' Original flavor with additional seasoned flavors expected to launch in the coming months.
"These Crispy Tots are the result of our mission to make our favorite comfort foods more nutritious and improve human health. A delicious low carb tot with protein was not an easy product design, and I am proud of our talented, dedicated team that worked hard to make this possible," said Bryan Freeman, Executive Chairman of The Real Good Food Company. "Unlike other food options on shelves today that are made with processed grains and are loaded with carbohydrates, our nutritious tots have a limited amount of carbs and are loaded with protein. Through our expansion with Walmart, we are able to make nutritious food more accessible throughout the U.S., and in turn, improve the lives of Walmart Shoppers looking for healthier options in the frozen food aisle."
To learn more about Real Good Foods and to find a store near you, please visit www.realgoodfoods.com.
Founded in 2016, Real Good Foods believes there is a better way to enjoy our favorite foods. Its brand commitment, "Real Food You Feel Good About Eating," represents the Company's strong belief that, by eating its food, consumers can enjoy more of their favorite foods and, by doing so, live better lives as part of a healthier lifestyle. Its mission is to make nutritious comfort foods that are low in carbohydrates, high in protein, and made from gluten and grain free real ingredients more accessible to everyone, improve human health, and, in turn, improve the lives of millions of people. Real Good Foods offers delicious options across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacking occasions available, in over 16,000 stores nationwide, including Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and Target, and directly from its website at www.realgoodfoods.com. Learn more about Real Good Foods by visiting its website or on Instagram at @realgoodfoods, where it has one of the largest social media followings of any brand within the frozen food industry today with nearly 420,000 followers. For interviews with Bryan Freeman, Executive Chairman, email realgoodfoods@powerdigital.com.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In response to President Joe Biden’s proclamation, Gov. Glenn Youngkin made the official order on Friday to lower the United States and state of Virginia flags to half-staff.
The order is in honor and memory of Rep. Jackie Walorski who died tragically on Wednesday, Aug. 3, along with two of her staff members in a motor vehicle accident. Walorski had represented Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District as a Republican in the United State House of Representatives since 2013. She was 58 years old.
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Why is it that curating and collecting household items seems simple while figuring out what to donate or pitch ends up being the hardest? That’s especially true for those of us who have a basement. For whatever reason, basements tend to be magnets for stuff. Old stuff, broken stuff, stuff you might need later, containers that stuff arrived in and all the other stuff you swear you’ll get around to dealing with one day.
Don’t let your basement be the place where toys and old gadgets go to die! We’ve researched what organizing experts suggest is best to pitch or pass on, so you can stop second-guessing (and ditch the guilt!) when trying to achieve a clutter-free clean basement.
It’s OK To Toss Old Stuff—Really
While items that still have some life left in them are best passed on to friends, family or charity, you never want to donate pure junk. Certain items can be donated or recycled, like gently worn clothing, kitchen appliances that may have fizzled a bit but aren’t completely broken, or lamps that need to be restrung. But it’s totally OK to toss things in the dumpster if they’re no longer useful to anyone.
If you have a pile of rags that are completely spent from a home renovation project or old cardboard boxes, it’s OK to toss them, we promise! There will always be more cardboard boxes to be had, especially if you regularly shop online.
Boxes of Books
Here’s our theory: If you have a box of books (or two) collecting dust — we’re talking about the ones that never even made the cut for your bookshelf — there is no point in keeping them. Old textbooks, cookbooks you didn’t love, novels you devoured in a weekend and won’t revisit … pass them along to someone else. And if you have kids, we promise it won’t make you a bad parent if you get rid of books your little one used to love but has outgrown.
Books don’t keep well in dark, damp spaces, so pull them out. Local libraries usually accept book donations in good condition.
Unnecessary Sports Equipment
Did you have a snowboarding or rollerblading phase that has run its course? Or maybe you still have a golf bag full of clubs that haven’t been used since high school? Old sporting goods can stand in the way between you and your clean basement. Pass these items along to friends, donate them or look for a sporting goods reseller near you so someone else can enjoy them.
Appliance Boxes
Some people love to save boxes, especially the big ones, thinking they might need them if the product shipped inside them ever stops working or they want to get maximum resale value. While, yes, this might come in handy a couple of times over a lifetime, more often than not, it’s totally unnecessary.
Many appliances now come with warranties that might spare you the hassle of returning things or send you a new box for shipping it back. So, make a pact with yourself. The box can sit for a few weeks, then, if it’s not needed, it can be broken down for recycling. Hanging onto boxes for years “just in case” takes up unnecessary space. Plus it’s wildly satisfying to break down a box!
Dated Electronics
Do you have an ancient TV sitting in your basement? What about a broken speaker or an old gaming system? If it’s not useable or you have no interest in using it again, it’s time to part ways. There are ways to properly dispose of old and broken electronics in your city, but there might also be local charities that will take them “as-is” to fix up. Just keep in mind that old video game systems can fetch a handsome price on sites like eBay and Mercari, as long as they still work.
If you have leftover holiday lights that don’t light, it’s time to move on. While you might have dreamt that one day you’d fix it, accept that you haven’t and that’s OK! Other places can take them for recycling. If you have a specialty kitchen appliance that still works but you haven’t touched in years, like an ice cream maker or pancake griddle, put it in your charity pile.
Other People’s Stuff
Are you holding onto mystery boxes a relative stashed in your basement years ago? What about your grown children’s artwork from third grade? Give them a call and set a date for them to collect their belongings. If they are no longer interested in what you’ve been storing, it’s time to donate, recycle or pitch it. At some point, it’s necessary to make the call to clear out the clutter.
Old Paint
Basements and garages are breeding grounds for hazardous materials, from nearly empty paint cans to expired batteries. Check out your city’s program for hazardous waste disposal or search Earth911.com to find locations near you.
Renovation Remnants
Remnants of renovation projects, like leftover scraps of wood, tile or carpeting, can get re-homed if they’re in good shape. The nonprofit program Habitat for Humanity Restore is a good place to start.
Things That Never Made It To Goodwill
Many of us have boxed up things for donation but then never actually taken them. When you are done cleaning out your basement, immediately move your donate pile either to your lawn and call your favorite charity for a pick-up, or move them to your trunk. Otherwise they run the risk of getting stashed in a closet during a frantic clean-up the next time company comes over. Then, go back inside and organize what’s left in the basement.
Forgotten Craft Projects
Whether it was a painting phase, craft extravaganza while your kids were little or that one time you tried crocheting but it didn’t stick, if it’s been set aside to collect dust, it’s time to let it go. Unfortunately, starting something new is sometimes more exciting than following it through.
Leftover Party Supplies
We start parties with the best intentions with streamers, tablecloths, plates, cups and napkins, but then we’re left with just a few plates and napkins that never seem to be enough to reuse. If you like to picnic, put them with your picnic basket. If not, place the items in your donate pile. Pitch anything torn or wrinkled.
Of course we usually have the best intentions whenever we walk items down to our basement shelves, but the truth is that life gets busy and it’s OK to move on. Don’t beat yourself up about it — simply pass the items along. You’ll be amazed how much lighter and happier you’ll feel when you step into a clean basement!
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Fiscal First Quarter Total Revenues of $1.68 Billion, Up 17.4% Year Over Year
Subscription Revenues of $1.53 Billion, Up 20.1% Year Over Year
24-Month Subscription Revenue Backlog of $9.79 Billion, Up 22.9% Year Over Year
Total Subscription Revenue Backlog of $16.65 Billion, Up 31.6% Year Over Year
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced results for the fiscal 2024 first quarter ended April 30, 2023.
Fiscal 2024 First Quarter Results
- Total revenues were $1.68 billion, an increase of 17.4% from the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Subscription revenues were $1.53 billion, an increase of 20.1% from the same period last year.
- Operating loss was $19.8 million, or negative 1.2% of revenues, compared to an operating loss of $72.8 million, or negative 5.1% of revenues, in the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $395.9 million, or 23.5% of revenues, compared to a non-GAAP operating income of $288.6 million, or 20.1% of revenues, in the same period last year.1
- Basic and diluted net income per share was $0.00, compared to basic and diluted net loss per share of $0.41 in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share was $1.32 and $1.31, respectively, compared to non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per share of $0.86 and $0.83, respectively, in the same period last year.2
- Operating cash flows were $277.3 million compared to $439.7 million in the prior year.
- Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $6.33 billion as of April 30, 2023.
Comments on the News
"Workday had a strong first quarter, underscoring the value proposition of the full Workday platform combined with our unique approach to artificial intelligence and machine learning," said Aneel Bhusri, co-founder, co-CEO, and chair, Workday. "We've been delivering AI and ML capabilities for nearly a decade and approach its application with a heavy emphasis on being human-centric, using these capabilities to augment people and organizations to make them more productive, better informed, and to help them reduce business risk. We remain committed to innovation and infusing AI and ML across our entire product portfolio, while adhering to our core values, and expanding the value we bring to our global customer community."
"Our continued global momentum illustrates how companies have come to rely on Workday as the intelligent digital backbone supporting their most critical assets: people and money," said Carl Eschenbach, co-CEO, Workday. "As we look ahead, we will continue to innovate even faster, take an industry-first approach, and maintain a vibrant and engaged partner ecosystem, which will help us drive strong customer satisfaction in the markets in which we operate around the world."
"We delivered a strong start to the year, driven by solid execution and durable demand across our solutions as companies continue their Finance and HR modernization journeys," said Barbara Larson, chief financial officer, Workday. "Given these results, we are raising the low end of our fiscal 2024 subscription revenue guidance to a range of $6.550 billion to $6.575 billion, representing 18% growth over the prior fiscal year. We expect second-quarter subscription revenue to be $1.611 billion to $1.613 billion, also 18% growth. In addition, we are maintaining our fiscal 2024 non-GAAP operating margin guidance of 23%, as we drive a balance of both growth and margin expansion."
Recent Highlights
- Workday announced the appointment of Zane Rowe to chief financial officer.
- The company announced continued momentum for Workday Financial Management with new customers including Halifax Hospital Medical Center, Prometeia SpA, GreenYellow, Northeastern University, and Tokio Marine Management (Australasia). Workday also announced new Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) customers including Dollar Tree, Johor Corporation, Equinor ASA, and McLane Company.
- Workday and Alight expanded their partnership to deliver an integrated payroll experience to customers.
- Workday made several AI and ML announcements, including semantic search for Workday Peakon Employee Voice to help make employee feedback more accessible using AI; Predictive Forecaster, a capability within Workday Adaptive Planning that creates ML-based forecasts with the ability to add additional regressors and data sets; Workday's first set of ML APIs to enable Workday Extend customers to build extensions that leverage ML; and low-code/no-code development functionality within App Builder, enabling developers to create apps with Extend via a simple drag-and-drop user interface.
- Workday built on a decade-plus partnership with AWS to create a native integration from Workday Extend to AWS. With this integration, developers can easily and securely leverage AWS services in their Workday Extend applications. The integration is in early access, with general availability to follow later this year.
- Workday continued its sustainability commitments by joining Frontier, an advance market commitment to accelerate carbon removal.
- For the third consecutive year, Workday was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, which recognizes companies with a commitment to advancing business integrity.
Earnings Call Details
Workday plans to host a conference call today to review its fiscal 2024 first quarter financial results and to discuss its financial outlook. The call is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET and can be accessed via webcast. The webcast will be available live, and a replay will be available following completion of the live broadcast for approximately 90 days.
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About Workday
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics are built with artificial intelligence and machine learning at the core to help organizations around the world embrace the future of work. Workday is used by more than 10,000 organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to Workday's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures." The Company has not provided a reconciliation of its forward outlook for non-GAAP operating margin with its forward-looking GAAP operating margin in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company is unable, without unreasonable efforts, to quantify share-based compensation expense, which is excluded from our non-GAAP operating margin, as it requires additional inputs such as the number of shares granted and market prices that are not ascertainable.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding Workday's full-year fiscal 2024 subscription revenues and non-GAAP operating margin, second quarter subscription revenue, growth, innovation, customer satisfaction, opportunities, demand, strategy, and investments. These forward-looking statements are based only on currently available information and our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. If the risks materialize, assumptions prove incorrect, or we experience unexpected changes in circumstances, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements, and therefore you should not rely on any forward-looking statements. Risks include, but are not limited to: (i) breaches in our security measures or those of our third-party providers, unauthorized access to our customers' or other users' personal data, or disruptions in our data center or computing infrastructure operations; (ii) service outages, delays in the deployment of our applications, and the failure of our applications to perform properly; (iii) the impact of recent macroeconomic events, including inflation and rising interest rates, on our business, as well as our customers, prospects, partners, and service providers; (iv) our ability to manage our growth effectively; (v) competitive factors, including pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors and new applications, advancements in technology, and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (vi) the development of the market for enterprise cloud applications and services; (vii) acceptance of our applications and services by customers and individuals, including any new features, enhancements, and modifications, as well as the acceptance of any underlying technology such as machine learning and artificial intelligence; (viii) our ability to implement our plans, objectives, and other expectations with respect to any of our acquired companies; (ix) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (x) the regulatory, economic, and political risks associated with our domestic and international operations; (xi) the regulatory risks related to new and evolving technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence; (xii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; and (xiii) changes in sales, which may not be immediately reflected in our results due to our subscription model. Further information on these and additional risks that could affect Workday's results is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including our Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2023, and other reports that we have filed and will file with the SEC from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. Workday assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
Any unreleased services, features, or functions referenced in this document, our website, or other press releases or public statements that are not currently available are subject to change at Workday's discretion and may not be delivered as planned or at all. Customers who purchase Workday services should make their purchase decisions based upon services, features, and functions that are currently available.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors and others with additional information regarding Workday's results, we have disclosed the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share. Workday has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) and non-GAAP operating margin differ from GAAP in that they exclude share-based compensation expenses, employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions, and amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets. Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share differs from GAAP in that it excludes share-based compensation expenses, employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions, amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets, and income tax effects.
Workday's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, and to evaluate Workday's financial performance. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect Workday's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in Workday's business. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating Workday's operating results and prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies.
Management believes excluding the following items from the GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is useful to investors and others in assessing Workday's operating performance due to the following factors:
- Share-based compensation expenses. Although share-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of our employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude share-based compensation expenses to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies. Share-based compensation expenses are determined using a number of factors, including our stock price, volatility, and forfeiture rates, that are beyond our control and generally unrelated to operational decisions and performance in any particular period. Further, share-based compensation expenses are not reflective of the value ultimately received by the grant recipients.
- Other operating expenses. Other operating expenses includes employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. The amount of employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions is dependent on our stock price and other factors that are beyond our control and do not correlate to the operation of the business. For business combinations, we generally allocate a portion of the purchase price to intangible assets. The amount of the allocation is based on estimates and assumptions made by management and is subject to amortization. The amount of purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition and thus we do not believe it is reflective of ongoing operations. Although we exclude the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets from these non-GAAP measures, management believes that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase accounting and contribute to revenue generation.
- Income tax effects. We utilize a fixed long-term projected tax rate in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods. In projecting this long-term non-GAAP tax rate, we utilize a three-year financial projection that excludes the direct impact of share-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and amortization of debt discount and issuance costs. The projected rate considers other factors such as our current operating structure, existing tax positions in various jurisdictions, and key legislation in major jurisdictions where we operate. For fiscal 2024 and 2023, we determined the projected non-GAAP tax rate to be 19%, which reflects currently available information, as well as other factors and assumptions. We will periodically re-evaluate this tax rate, as necessary, for significant events, based on our ongoing analysis of the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, relevant tax law changes, material changes in the forecasted geographic earnings mix, and any significant acquisitions.
The use of non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share measures have certain limitations as they do not reflect all items of expense that affect Workday's operations. Workday compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited. Management encourages investors and others to review Workday's financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
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BOZEMAN — It was a celebration that encapsulated Montana State fans, but from a cowboy not very well known.
On the first night of Montana State’s annual spring rodeo in April, the crowd erupted as Nate Eggena yelled and pointed to the sky after bringing down his steer.
While Bobcats fans were just excited to see a cowboy in the Blue and Gold have a good run, for Eggena this was more than just a victory.
“It was just like a thousand bricks came crashing off my shoulders,” Eggena smiled.
When Eggena stepped on Montana State’s campus three years ago, rodeo was never in the forefront of his mind.
However, that was of course though until this past winter.
“I had an agriculture marketing class with a buddy named Hayden Taylor,” he explained. "He's on the rodeo team as well and we just got to talking about it and he's like you you know what, you look like a bulldog, you should bulldog.”
Despite having no prior rodeo experience other than helping run the family farm, Nate’s never been one to back away from a challenge.
The senior met with Bobcat rodeo head coach Kyle Whitaker shortly after, officially earning a spot on the team this past January.
“Rodeo was so new to me,” Eggena stated. “I had to learn so many things, just like even riding the horse the right way… It was just an opportunity of a lifetime and putting on that blue and gold vest is something I will always cherish.”
While it was a short-lived rodeo career, one highlighted by a win in Miles City, Eggena’s drive and purpose finds himself back in Iowa working on the family farm and creating content.
From thousands to millions of views, the former Bobcat is using social media to give consumers a glimpse of his everyday life.
“I think bridging that gap between the consumer and the producer is so key to having just everybody work in unison because I mean everybody needs food, right? And so having people understand where the food comes from is so vitally important.”
Yet even Eggena knows social media can be somewhat of a "highlight reel" only showing the good, which is why he’s also choosing to shed light on mental health in agriculture – a cause that hits very close to home.
“I grew up with my dad farming alongside my dad until I was 13 and he became very sick with depression and anxiety,” Eggena paused. “A lot of people don't really get it, but you know, your brain is an organ too, just like anything else. And so they call it mental illness for a reason ... My dad, he took his life back in 2015 and it was extremely hard for us.”
Even though farm and ranch families make up less than two percent of the U.S. population, studies show that suicide rates are significantly higher in the agriculture industry.
“Farming can be great at times,” Eggena stated. “It can be so successful. It can be very lucrative, but at the same time, there are some years that you could have a drought, you could have flooding, and it doesn't go as well, right? Farmers also are isolated within their occupation, and so mental health is just extremely important in agriculture.”
The former steer wrestler shared that his father was the hardest worker he ever knew, and even though life will never be the same without him, Eggena Farms will stay rooted in continuing his legacy.
“Every day I'm just trying to make my dad happy,” Eggena smiled. “I think my dad's smiling down at us – at me and my family – and I'm very thankful for that. I know he's in a better place.”
If you or someone you know is dealing with mental health issues, please contact:
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Martín Pérez allowed four hits over seven strong innings to extend his dominant undefeated streak and beat fellow All-Star Paul Blackburn, leading the Texas Rangers to an 11-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Pérez (8-2) had six strikeouts and won his career-best eighth straight decision. The first-time All-Star is unbeaten in his last 17 starts, passing Kyle Gibson for the Rangers' single-season franchise record.
Texas nearly let it all go to waste.
Trailing 11-1, the A’s scored four runs off Garrett Richards in the eighth, then hit three consecutive home runs off Brett Martin in the ninth. Martin got Stephen Piscotty to strike out swinging and Dermis Garcia grounded out to end it.
Corey Seager hit his 23rd home run. Adolis García also connected and had a career-high four hits and three RBIs as the Rangers won for the second time in eight games. Jonah Heim matched a team record with three doubles on a day when eight Texas players had at least one hit and one RBI.
Mixing a strong slider and effective change-up, Pérez induced 11 groundouts and retired 11 of 12 before walking Dermis Garcia leading off the fifth. Garcia scored on Nick Allen’s sacrifice fly.
In three road starts against the A’s this season, Pérez has a 0.90 ERA.
Blackburn (6-6) is headed the opposite direction. Winless since June 16, the A’s right-hander allowed 10 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings in his first start since the break. The 10 earned runs are tied for most in the majors this season.
García hit a towering two-run homer to left in the first, one pitch after Heim’s RBI double. García also singled and scored in the third, walked and scored in the fifth, hit an RBI single in the sixth and singled again in the eighth.
Seager homered off Blackburn to jump-start a six-run fifth inning for Texas. Kole Calhoun had a two-run single in the frame while Ezequiel Duran, Josh Smith and Marcus Semien all drove in runs.
Piscotty homered as part of Oakland’s four-run eighth.
The A’s had won three straight before falling short of their first series sweep since last September.
Oakland’s three straight home runs by Sean Murphy, Chad Pinder and Tony Kemp marked the first time since April 15, 2006, that the A’s have gone back-to-back-to-back.
GREAT DEFENSE, PART 2
One day after a sliding back-handed catch in foul territory near the protective tarp while playing left field, Smith made another web gem – this time as a third baseman – when he chased down pinch-hitter Seth Brown’s pop-up near the line in left field.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rangers: Seager left for unknown reasons in the sixth inning.
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Rangers: RHP Glenn Otto (4-6, 5.40 ERA) makes a second consecutive start against the Mariners on Monday in Seattle. Otto has lost four of his five start since coming off the Injured List.
Athletics: RHP Adam Oller (0-3, 8.56) faces the division-leading Astros on Monday in the first of three games against Houston.
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The Latest on Hurricane Ian:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 27 as of Friday night.
According to Florida's Medical Examiners Commission, several new deaths were attributable to the storm, including a 62-year-old woman who died after suffering injuries and drowning when a tree fell on a mobile home, a 54-year-old man who was found trapped in a window after drowning, and a female who was found tangled in wires under a residence in Lee County.
Other deaths reported earlier included a 22-year-old woman who was ejected from an ATV rollover Friday because of a road washout in Manatee County and a 71-year-old man who died of head injuries when he fell off a roof while putting up rain shutters on Wednesday.
Another three people died in Cuba earlier in the week as the storm churned northward. The death toll was expected to increase substantially once emergency officials have an opportunity to search many of the hardest-hit areas.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida's death toll climbs
— Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida
— DeSantis shifts from provocateur to crisis manager after Ian
— In Ian's wake, worried families crowdsource rescue efforts
— After Ian, the effects in southwest Florida are everywhere
— Find more AP coverage here: https://apnews.com/hub/hurricanes
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
The U.S. death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to 17 as Florida authorities on Friday afternoon confirmed several drowning deaths and other fatalities.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the deaths included a 22-year-old woman who was ejected from an ATV rollover on Friday because of a road washout in Manatee County and a 71-year-old man who died of head injuries when he fell off a roof while putting up rain shutters on Wednesday. Many of the other deaths were drownings, including a 68-year-old woman who was swept into the ocean by a wave.
Another three people died in Cuba as the storm made its way north earlier in the week. The death toll was expected to increase substantially when emergency officials have an opportunity to search many areas hardest hit by the storm.
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MIAMI, Fla. — Major river flooding is expected to continue across parts of central Florida into next week as post-tropical storm Ian continues making its way up the East coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
In an update late Friday afternoon, the agency advised that considerable other flooding will also occur into the evening in both North and South Carolina, as well as southeast Virginia, and local flooding could be expected in portions of northwest North Carolina and southern Virginia into early Saturday morning.
Although the intensity of the storm has decreased from hurricane strength, agency officials warned of life-threatening storm surge along the coasts of the Carolinas Friday night.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A commercial fishing boat anchored in the ocean near Myrtle Beach broke free and washed ashore on Friday, but no one was aboard, according to city police spokesman Master Cpl. Tom Vest.
The U.S. Coast Guard was called out to the boat on Thursday when it had mechanical problems, Vest said. Everyone got off the boat and it was anchored in the ocean near 82nd Avenue North. At some point Friday, however, the boat broke free and police began getting calls about the boat as it traveled about 8 miles (13 kilometers) south to the beach near Williams Street, he said.
Officials believe fluids were leaking from the boat and there was a strong smell of fuel, Vest said. Authorities have warned the public to stay away from the boat, saying it was extremely dangerous.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ian has dropped from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone as it moved across South Carolina.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian, which carved a swath of destruction across Florida earlier this week, had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) Friday afternoon.
Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph (240 kph) winds Wednesday, flooding homes and leaving nearly 2.7 million people without power.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hurricane Ian has destroyed parts of at least four piers along South Carolina’s northern coast.
The brunt of the surge and waves from the Category 1 storm hit around Myrtle Beach on Friday.
Police said the Pawley’s Island Pier was washed away first. Then local TV footage showed sections missing of the Cherry Grove Pier near North Myrtle Beach and the Apache and Second Avenue piers in Myrtle Beach.
An 85 mph (137 kph) wind gust was measured at Fort Sumter, the tiny island where the Civil War began about 4 miles (6.4 km) from downtown Charleston, the National Weather Service reported.
More than 200,000 customers were without power Friday afternoon in South Carolina as Ian moved onshore.
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The story above has been corrected to clarify that parts of four piers in South Carolina were washed away — not entire piers.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — University of Central Florida students living at an apartment complex near the Orlando campus, made homeless by the flooding, retrieved possessions Friday from their water logged units. Andee Holbert, her sister and their dog left their apartment Thursday before the water reached their heads. They returned Friday to retrieve wet clothes in garbage bags and whatever other possessions they could salvage, loading them onto their father’s pickup truck.
“We still had power, which is terrifying, and the lights were still on,” said Holbert, a nursing student. “And there’s knee deep water in there.”
Deandra Smith, also a nursing student, stayed in her third floor apartment with her dog after being asleep while others evacuated. On Friday, other students helped get her to dry land by pushing her through the flooded parking lot on a pontoon. She wasn’t sure if she should go back to her parents’ home in South Florida or find a shelter so she can still attend classes. “I’m still trying to figure it out,” she said.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Power outages have increased and some coastal rivers rose in North Carolina as heavy rain and winds from Hurricane Ian crept into the state Friday from the storm’s South Carolina landfall.
Gov. Roy Cooper says adjustments to the projected path of Ian could bring more trouble to central and eastern North Carolina than earlier believed. But he says the state’s emergency equipment and services have been staged to maximize flexibility.
He warns residents statewide to remain vigilant, given that up to 8 inches (20.3 centimeters) of rain could fall in some areas, with high winds.
More than 55,000 customers in North Carolina were without power as of mid-afternoon, according to PowerOutage.us, which aggregates outages nationwide.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A second pier in northern South Carolina has been destroyed by Hurricane Ian’s surge.
Local television footage showed the middle section of the Cherry Grove Pier near the North Carolina state line was washed away Friday afternoon by rising water and churning waves as Ian made landfall about 50 miles (80 kilometers) down the coast in Georgetown.
The area saw the brunt of the surge as Ian hit the United States again with flooded neighborhoods and widespread power outages.
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MIAMI — Hurricane Ian has made another landfall, this time in South Carolina, after carving a swath of destruction across Florida earlier this week.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian’s center came ashore Friday afternoon near Georgetown with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph).
Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph (240 kph) winds Wednesday, flooding homes and leaving nearly 2.7 million people without power.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black is facing another arrest in South Florida after a warrant claims he missed a drug test that was a condition of bail in a drug case.
According to a warrant issued last week by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Kodak Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, didn’t show up for a June 9 drug test. Kapri was arrested last July on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. He was freed on a $75,000 bond, and regular drug testing was a condition of his release.
The 26-year-old performer has a court appearance scheduled for Monday.
Kapri was ordered to drug rehab for 30 days earlier this year after missing a drug test in February and then testing positive for fentanyl several days later, according to court records.
The singer’s lawyer suggested during a hearing that a star-struck drug lab technician may have mixed up the sample or paperwork. The tech who took the sample admitted that was possible. But when the judge suggested the singer have his hair tested, the defense declined. A hair test could detect drug use back 90 days compared to the few days urine and blood tests typically capture.
In January 2021, then-President Donald Trump commuted a three-year federal prison sentence the rapper had for falsifying documents used to buy weapons. Kapri had served about half his sentence.
As Kodak Black, Kapri has sold more than 30 million singles, with massive hits such as “Super Gremlin,” which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 last year. | https://www.pahomepage.com/entertainment-news/rapper-kodak-black-faces-arrest-after-warrant-says-he-missed-a-drug-test/ | 2023-06-23 14:03:54 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/entertainment-news/rapper-kodak-black-faces-arrest-after-warrant-says-he-missed-a-drug-test/ |
Rich Paul had a sweet interruption during a recent livestream, courtesy of Adele.
Paul was in the middle of a livestream with the content creator Kai Cenat Thursday, April 13 when he received a FaceTime call from his girlfriend of nearly two years.
In a clip shared on Twitter, Paul answered the call on the livestream and viewers were able to hear Adele tell the sports agent, “Hey baby.”
The 41-year-old let the “Hello” singer know that he was in the middle of a livestream and would call her back later, to which she asked, “What are you streaming?”
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Paul said he was streaming with Cenat, who appeared in shock before he waved to the camera and greeted Adele, who replied back in a cheery tone, “Hi darling!”
Adele and Paul went public with their romance in 2021.
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In July of that year, the couple were photographed attending an NBA game together, just two months before she made their relationship Instagram official in September.
The 34-year-old singer told Vogue that the couple initially met at a party where she made a joke about him signing her because she was “an athlete now.” Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in November 2021, Adele said that the couple ultimately reconnected at dinner, which Paul referred to as a “business meeting.”
Describing Paul to Winfrey, Adele explained, “He’s just hilarious. Oh, he’s so funny, he’s hilarious, yeah. And very smart. You know, he’s very, very smart. It’s quite incredible watching him do what he does.”
Though Adele and Paul remain fairly private about their relationship, they have given fans rare glimpses into their romance over the years.
The “I Drink Wine” singer has publicly refuted rumors that the couple have split, as well as shared photos on social media that capture some of the sweet moments in their romance.
In an Instagram post in May 2022, Adele shared photos of the couple together. One snap captured the couple holding keys as they posed in front of a house, while another showed what appeared to be a Valentine’s Day date at McDonald’s.
“Time flies,” Adele simply captioned the post.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street followed global markets lower early Thursday as countries around the world cranked up interest rates one day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress he believes inflation still isn’t under control. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% shortly after the opening bell. The Nasdaq was off 0.2% and the Dow fell 91 points, or 0.3%. European markets were lower after the Bank of England raised its main interest rate by a half a percentage point to a 15-year high of 5%. Banks in Norway, Switzerland and Turkey also raised borrowing rates to combat inflation.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
Wall Street followed global markets lower early Thursday as countries around the world cranked up interest rates one day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress he believes inflation still isn’t under control.
Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and the S&P 500 each slipped 0.3% before the bell.
Powell told lawmakers in the House of Representatives Wednesday that “the process of getting inflation back down to 2% has a long way to go.” He reiterated that a couple more rate increases may be on the way, though the speed of the hikes is likely to slow after moving at a furious pace since early 2022.
High rates have slowed the U.S. economy — particularly the manufacturing and housing sectors — and helped cause three high-profile failures in the U.S. banking system. The banking industry remains under pressure, even after the federal government acted quickly to provide support.
Powell appears before the Senate later Thursday.
Elsewhere, benchmarks in Europe tumbled after the Bank of England raised its main interest rate by a half a percentage point to a 15-year high of 5%. The increase was more than analysts had anticipated.
It was the bank’s 13th rate hike in a row in its effort to combat stubbornly high inflation. The bank’s Monetary Policy Committee warned of further increases to come.
Higher rates are sure to heap more pain on people with loans, especially the 1.4 million or so households in the U.K. that will have to refinance their mortgages over the rest of the year.
France’s CAC 40 shed 1.1% in midday trading, while Germany’s DAX fell 0.5%. Britain’s FTSE 100 slipped 1.2%.
Central banks of Switzerland and Norway also raised their benchmark interest rates to counter inflation, and Turkey’s central bank on Thursday raised its key rate by 6.5 percentage points, boosting it to an eye-popping 15%.
In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.9% to finish at 33,264.88. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.6% to 7,195.50. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.4% to 2,593.70. Markets were closed in Hong Kong and Shanghai for the Dragon Boat Festival, a national holiday.
That provided traders there a break from jitters about possible renewed tensions in the U.S.-China relationship after President Joe Biden referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a dictator. That pushed “back against the idea that the U.S.-China relationship could be warming with Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit,” Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at IG said in a commentary.
During Blinken’s Beijing visit earlier this week, both sides agreed to stabilize ruptured ties. But Blinken said China was not ready to resume military-to-military contacts.
Fitch Ratings said in its June Global Economic Outlook that the global growth outlook for next year has deteriorated, given the prospects of higher interest rates around the world.
“Global growth is showing near-term resilience but with core inflation remaining stubbornly high, central banks will have to continue tightening policy in the coming months,” it said.
Elsewhere Thursday, the Labor Department reported the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, a possible sign that the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are beginning to cool a surprisingly resilient labor market.
U.S. applications for jobless claims were 264,000 for the week ending June 17, the same as the previous week’s revised number.
Layoffs have risen in recent weeks and markets will be watching to see if they remain elevated, which could factor into the Fed’s next rate decision in July.
Also upcoming Thursday is data on existing home sales for May. Sales of existing homes have declined in the past year-and-a-half as interest rates have climbed, slowing the housing market. Analysts expect sales fell again in May. In April, sales were down more than 23% from a year ago.
In energy trading Thursday, benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.40 to $71.13 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, lost $1.43to $75.70 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar edged up to 142.09 Japanese yen from 141.81 yen. The euro cost $1.0993, little changed from $1.0990.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed fellow Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday in his 2024 bid for the seat now held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, providing the long-serving incumbent doesn’t seek a seventh term.
The public blessing of Schiff’s candidacy, though conditional, was significant. Feinstein has said she will make a decision about her future in the next couple of months. But Pelosi’s announcement represented the strongest signal to date that it’s unlikely Feinstein — at 89 the oldest member of Congress — will run again.
The endorsement gives the Southern California congressman the support of one of the most powerful Democrats in the country in what is expected to be a highly competitive race, and signals to Pelosi’s vast donor network that he is her choice for the job.
Neighbors in San Francisco, Pelosi and Feinstein are personally close and have worked together for decades in Washington, suggesting her decision to back Schiff early in the campaign also carried with it a tacit nod from the senator.
If Feinstein decides to seek re-election “she has my whole-hearted support,” Pelosi said in a statement. If not, she said she will support Schiff, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial.
Schiff “knows well the nexus between a strong democracy and a strong economy,” said Pelosi, who tapped him for the impeachment position.
It also was unusual to see Pelosi pick sides in a contest expected to draw a crowd of rival candidates from within her own party. Democratic Rep. Katie Porter entered the race for the safe Democratic seat last month. Other possible contenders include Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, a former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Feinstein’s reticence about her future has created a publicly awkward dynamic — the Senate race to replace her is unfolding, even as the senator remains unclear about her intentions.
In recent years, questions have arisen about her cognitive health and memory, though she has defended her effectiveness in representing a state that is home to nearly 40 million people.
Pelosi’s support for Schiff was not surprising. They have worked together for years and are close. Porter, a leader in the party’s progressive wing who was first elected in 2018, ran as an outsider looking to shake up the Washington status quo. She has had occasional breaks with Democratic leadership, including her opposition to the revival of so-called earmarks, or spending for legislators’ home-district projects. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-pelosi-backs-trump-impeachment-leader-schiff-in-senate-race/ | 2023-02-03 13:47:33 | 1 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/politics/election/ap-pelosi-backs-trump-impeachment-leader-schiff-in-senate-race/ |
TSX: MPVD and OTC: MPVDF
TORONTO and NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPVD) (OTC: MPVDF) announces the upcoming sale of an exceptional, coloured large rough diamond recovered from the Gahcho Kué mine, located in Canada's Northwest Territories.
The diamond, a 151.60 carat octahedron of exceptional clarity will be offered for sale alongside a selection of more than 90 individual special rough diamonds recovered from the Company's Canadian Diamond mine. The upcoming sale represents the largest offering of +10.8 carat gem quality diamonds offered by the Company to date.
"This important diamond represents a clear example of the Gahcho Kué Mine's ability to consistently recover high quality gems of exceptionally large size. These gems are highly coveted by collectors around the globe not only for their beauty but increasingly, for their Canadian origin."
Viewing of the offered diamonds will take place during Mountain Province's September sale being held at Bonas Group's offices in Antwerp, Belgium from Monday September 5th to Friday, September 16th, 2022. Also included in the offering are the Company's customary run-of-mine assortments.
Mountain Province's Gahcho Kué Mine is located at the edge of Canada's Arctic Circle. From the start of production in late 2016 the mine has established itself as a regular source of exceptional, gem quality, large diamonds.
Interested buyers are advised to contact Bonas-Couzyn on +32 (0)3 233 70 80 to arrange an appointment.
Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers Canada in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine located in Canada's Northwest Territories. The Gahcho Kué Joint Venture property consists of several kimberlites that are actively being mined, developed, and explored for future development. The Company also controls 106,202 hectares of highly prospective mineral claims and leases that surround the Gahcho Kué Joint Venture property that include an indicated mineral resource for the Kelvin kimberlite and inferred mineral resources for the Faraday kimberlites.
For further information on Mountain Province Diamonds and to receive news releases by email, visit the Company's website at www.mountainprovince.com.
The disclosure in this news release of scientific and technical information regarding Mountain Province's mineral properties has been reviewed and approved by Matthew MacPhail, P.Eng., MBA, and Tom E. McCandless, Ph.D., P.Geo., both employees of Mountain Province Diamonds and Qualified Persons as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian and United States securities laws concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to operational hazards, including possible disruption due to pandemic such as COVID-19, its impact on travel, self-isolation protocols and business and operations, estimated production and mine life of the project of Mountain Province; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; costs of production; the future price of diamonds; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; the ability to manage debt; capital expenditures; the ability to obtain permits for operations; liquidity; tax rates; and currency exchange rate fluctuations. Except for statements of historical fact relating to Mountain Province, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "anticipates," "may," "can," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "targets," "intends," "likely," "will," "should," "to be", "potential" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may", "should" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Mountain Province and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct.
Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking statements include the development of operation hazards which could arise in relation to COVID-19, including, but not limited to protocols which may be adopted to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and any impact of such protocols on Mountain Province's business and operations, variations in ore grade or recovery rates, changes in market conditions, changes in project parameters, mine sequencing; production rates; cash flow; risks relating to the availability and timeliness of permitting and governmental approvals; supply of, and demand for, diamonds; fluctuating commodity prices and currency exchange rates, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated.
These factors are discussed in greater detail in Mountain Province's most recent Annual Information Form and in the most recent MD&A filed on SEDAR, which also provide additional general assumptions in connection with these statements. Mountain Province cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. Investors and others who base themselves on forward-looking statements should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail. Mountain Province believes that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date of this news release.
Although Mountain Province has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Mountain Province undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements concerning mineral reserve and resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements to the extent they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered as the property is developed.
Further, Mountain Province may make changes to its business plans that could affect its results. The principal assets of Mountain Province are administered pursuant to a joint venture under which Mountain Province is not the operator. Mountain Province is exposed to actions taken or omissions made by the operator within its prerogative and/or determinations made by the joint venture under its terms. Such actions or omissions may impact the future performance of Mountain Province. Under its current note and revolving credit facilities Mountain Province is subject to certain limitations on its ability to pay dividends on common stock. The declaration of dividends is at the discretion of Mountain Province's Board of Directors, subject to the limitations under the Company's debt facilities, and will depend on Mountain Province's financial results, cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
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Registration for the Landmark Race Up the Empire State Building Stairs Opens July 11 at Noon
NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Empire State Building (ESB) today announced that the 2022 Empire State Building Run-Up (ESBRU) – presented by Turkish Airlines and powered by the Challenged Athletes Foundation – will take place Oct. 6, 2022 at 8 p.m. EST.
Approximately 150 runners will have the opportunity to race up the 1,576 stairs to the 86th Floor of the "World's Most Famous Building" in the 44th annual Run-Up. Runners will be divided into designated heats such as elite runners, celebrities, adaptive athletes, media, and public. Registration for this preeminent tower-running event will be available online at https://nycruns.com/race/esb2022 from July 11 at noon on a first-come, first-served basis. Participation costs of $125 per runner will be charged upon acceptance.
"As the first and most famous tower-running event, the Empire State Building Run-Up is the bucket list race for elite runners from all over the world," said Anthony E. Malkin, chairman, president, and CEO at Empire State Realty Trust. "We welcome our athletes back to face the challenge and test their limits in the race to the top."
Turkish Airlines, a leading global airline that flies to more destinations than any other, will act as the presenting sponsor for the ESBRU for the fourth year.
Challenged Athletes Foundation® (CAF) is the official charity partner of the ESBRU once again, with a designated heat for adaptive athletes and CAF supporters who want to race for more and raise funds to empower athletes with physical disabilities through sports.
The 2022 Empire State Building Run-Up is produced by NYCRUNS.
More information about the Empire State Building, and the annual Run-Up, can be found online.
About the Empire State Building
The Empire State Building, the "World's Most Famous Building," owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT: NYSE), soars 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan from base to antenna. The $165 million reimagination of the Empire State Building Observatory Experience creates an all-new experience with a dedicated guest entrance, an interactive museum with nine galleries, and a redesigned 102nd Floor Observatory with floor-to-ceiling windows. The journey to the world-famous 86th Floor Observatory, the only 360-degree, open-air observatory with views of New York and beyond, orients visitors for their entire New York City experience and covers everything from the building's iconic history to its current place in pop-culture. Learn more at www.esbnyc.com. Declared "America's Favorite Building" by the American Institute of Architects, the world's most popular travel destination by Uber, the #1 Attraction in the United States in Tripadvisor's 2022 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best, and the #1 New York City attraction by Lonely Planet, it welcomes more than 4 million annual visitors from around the world.
Since 2011, the building has been fully powered by renewable wind electricity, and its many floors primarily house a diverse array of office tenants such as LinkedIn and Shutterstock, as well as retail options like STATE Grill and Bar, Tacombi, and Starbucks. For more information and Observatory Experience tickets visit esbnyc.com or follow the building's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, YouTube, or TikTok.
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) is a REIT that owns and manages office, retail, and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. ESRT owns the Empire State Building – the World's Most Famous Building – and TripAdvisor's 2022 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awards #1 attraction in the U.S. and #3 attraction in the world, in the newly reimagined and iconic Empire State Building Observatory. The company is a leader in healthy buildings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality, and has the lowest greenhouse gas emissions per square foot of any publicly traded REIT portfolio in New York City. As of Mar. 31, 2022, ESRT's portfolio is comprised of approximately 9.4 million rentable square feet of office space, 700,000 rentable square feet of retail space and 625 units across two multifamily properties. More information about Empire State Realty Trust can be found at esrtreit.com and by following ESRT on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Turkish Airlines
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has a fleet of 377 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 340 worldwide destinations as 287 international and 53 domestic, in 129 countries. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
About Star Alliance
The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance, based on a customer value proposition of global reach, worldwide recognition and seamless service. Since inception, it has offered the largest and most comprehensive airline network, with a focus on improving customer experience across the Alliance journey. The member airlines are: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Air Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines, and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 12,000 daily flights to almost 1,300 airports in 197 countries. Further connecting flights are offered by Star Alliance Connecting Partners Juneyao Airlines and THAI Smile Airways.
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Ski resort settles lawsuit involving fatal lift accident
DENVER (AP) — The family of a Texas woman who died after falling from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort as she was riding up with her two young daughters has settled a wrongful death lawsuit. The girls’ father filed the lawsuit, claiming that staff at Ski Granby Ranch knew the lift was unsafe before the December 2016 accident that killed 40-year-old Kelly Huber of San Antonio and severely injured her daughters, then 9 and 12. The lift malfunctioned, and the chair the Hubers were riding hit a support tower, causing the family to fall about 30 feet onto hard-packed snow. The amount of the settlement wasn’t disclosed. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/06/17/ski-resort-settles-lawsuit-involving-fatal-lift-accident-2/ | 2022-06-17 22:06:36 | 0 | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/06/17/ski-resort-settles-lawsuit-involving-fatal-lift-accident-2/ |
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — When Roland Babin joined the Louisiana highway department in 1955 on a road construction crew, the Chevy Bel Air was the most popular ride, Bill Haley and His Comets were rocking around the clock and America liked Ike.
“I started as a rodman (setting up equipment) for $180 per month,” Babin said. “I’ve loved every minute of it.”
Babin, the longest-serving civil servant in Louisiana history, retired July 28 after 67 years and almost 25,000 days on the job. He could have retired at full pay 37 years ago, but he wouldn’t even knock off early on his last day on the job.
“Even on his last day I told him he could leave early, he looked at his watch and said, ‘I have nearly two hours to go; I get off at 4:30 (p.m.),’” said Shawn Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
“Roland is the living legend,” Wilson said. “When you look up the definition of extraordinary public servant, you will find a picture of Mr. Roland.”
Babin, 85, may have also set a world record with his service.
The Guinness Book of World Records lists former Hampton, Virginia, city employee Hardy William Cash as the longest working civil servant with 63 years, 210 days on the job before retiring in 2012.
Babin, who lives in St. Martinville, said his friends and family are exploring how to pursue Guinness recognition.
“It’s really mind-boggling, even to me, to have lasted this long,” said Babin, who was hired during Gov. Robert Kennon’s only term.
And Babin, who has four children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, said he would have continued to work, but his body won’t tolerate the heat on the road like it once did.
Babin retired as an Acadiana districtwide maintenance specialist, still on the road with crews spreading new smooth fresh layers of asphalt overlays, occasionally grabbing a broom or rake to work beside the younger men and women.
“I loved my years on maintenance with the hot mix because you get to see what you’ve accomplished after a good day’s work; I love my crew,” Babin said. “But my 60-year-old brain is telling my 85-year-old body it’s time to go. To be honest, I can’t believe it went by so fast.”
Babin said he can’t remember a bad day at work. He rarely took a day off and never took a week-long vacation, accumulating 12,000 hours in unused leave.
“My advice is if you like your job, keep at it,” he said.
Babin is a past recipient of the Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Career Civil Service Award, the highest honor for a Louisiana civil servant.
“Roland’s presence and sense of humor is contagious; I have never heard him speak anything but positivity with a huge smile,” Wilson said. “It’s been eye-opening to see someone from his generation bridge the gap with a much younger and more transient workforce. He is respected and revered by those around him because of his seniority.”
Babin actually first considered retiring in 2012, but his wife, Georgean, died unexpectedly.
“There was no way I was quitting after I lost her,” he said.
Babin said he’s not sure how he’ll spend most of his retirement hours, “but I can tell you I’m not going to sit around the house.”
And he concedes feeling apprehensive about a future that doesn’t include work.
“This is my life; I’m going to miss it,” Babin said. “The truth is I wish I was younger so I could work longer.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Louisiana-s-longest-working-civil-servant-may-17372281.php | 2022-08-14 05:31:52 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Louisiana-s-longest-working-civil-servant-may-17372281.php |
Check your accounts immediately – Massive ATM fraud in NJ
PNC bank is urging all New Jersey customers to check their accounts immediately to see if there were any unauthorized ATM withdrawals.
A rapidly growing fraud investigation has already identified dozens of victims in multiple counties. Many more are expected.
New Jersey 101.5 first reported the fraud on Thursday after South Brunswick police identified at least five victims. This morning, that number is 30 and growing.
PNC customers in at least six New Jersey counties have already been identified.
We are investigating potential fraud affecting certain PNC ATMs. Any customers who notice suspicious activity on their accounts should contact us right away using the number listed on the back of their PNC ATM card. - PNC Bank statement
South Brunswick Police have released a photo of a suspect they believe is responsible for at least one of the illegal withdrawals.
Investigators believe this is is the result of 'skimming.'
A device is placed over an ATM card slot that reads your personal data as you make a transaction. Later, the device is removed and the data is loaded onto blank ATM cards that are then used to make illegal withdrawals.
While police have not yet identified the ATM's where the skimmer was used, the fact that the victims still have their ATM cards in their possession, suggest this is what happened.
In nearly all of the cases, the withdrawal amounts have been between $300-400, which would be near the daily limit for a single withdrawal.
PNC issued a statement confirming the fraud and their own investigation. Customers are urged to check their accounts, and if they notice suspicious activity to call the number on the back of their ATM card or at www.pnc.com.
If you notice fraudulent activity, or you recognize the suspect in the photo, contact your local police.
Eric Scott is the senior political director and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at eric.scott@townsquaremedia.com
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BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ANGUS Chemical Company ("ANGUS" or "Company"), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals for Life Sciences and Industrial markets, today announced it was awarded the 2022 Gold Recognition Level in sustainability performance by EcoVadis. The Gold rating places ANGUS in the 92nd percentile of the tens of thousands of global companies assessed by EcoVadis each year.
"We are honored to receive the EcoVadis Gold rating for our sustainability performance," said Dr. Pam Spencer, Vice President, Regulatory, Product Stewardship, Quality and Sustainability. "This is an achievement delivered through the commitment of every ANGUS employee around the world to meeting the needs of our customers while operating at the highest levels of safety, social responsibility and sustainability."
This is the fourth year ANGUS has been awarded an EcoVadis Gold rating. For its 2022 assessment, ANGUS recorded a strong performance across 21 indicators covering four areas of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability: Environment, Labor Practices and Human Rights, Fair Business Practices, and Sustainable Procurement.
"ANGUS is committed to helping address the resource and environmental concerns facing our world today by challenging ourselves to continually improve in all aspects of our sustainability performance," said David Neuberger, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Through clear and visible leadership, health, safety, security and the environment are top priorities in planning and development for all existing and new products, processes and facilities. In addition, we are proud of the role ANGUS' high-purity, specialty chemistries play in helping the world's most essential industries create innovative products that improve our health, homes and environment."
More than 90,000 companies around the world partner with EcoVadis to collaborate on sustainability with a common platform, universal scorecard, benchmarks and performance improvement tools. ANGUS invites its commercial partners to request direct access to ANGUS' 2022 evaluation results from EcoVadis as part of their supplier evaluation process.
ANGUS is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of specialty ingredients for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, consumer and industrial applications. The Company innovates through its unique nitroalkane chemistries, including its flagship AMP™ (aminomethyl propanol) multifunctional additives and TRIS AMINO™ (tromethamine) buffers, which are produced at fully integrated, ISO 9001-certified manufacturing facilities in the United States and Germany. ANGUS serves its global customers through six regional Customer Application Centers located in Chicago, Illinois; Paris, France; São Paulo, Brazil; Singapore; Shanghai, China; and Mumbai, India. The Company is headquartered in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. For more information, visit angus.com.
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WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nightingale Partners LLC, a leading health care investment and advisory firm focused on social determinants of health (SDOH), is thrilled to announce a strategic combination with NationsBenefits, LLC. The Nightingale Partners team, consisting of John Gorman, Jordan Buxton-Punch, and Gabe Hitchcock, will lead the newly formed Corporate Development Group of NationsBenefits, and will open a new office for NationsBenefits in Washington, DC.
Joining forces with NationsBenefits allows Nightingale to continue the pursuit of its investment thesis and support of innovations that address the needs of the most vulnerable in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, while leveraging Nations' national distribution channels and 20 million covered lives to expand its impact. NationsBenefits is the leading provider of supplemental benefits and member engagement solutions for health plans, including vision and hearing, and over-the-counter drugs benefits.
"The partnership with Nightingale Partners is another milestone in the evolution of NationsBenefits," said Glenn Parker, CEO of NationsBenefits. "The Nightingale team, led by my long-time friend John Gorman, will become an integral part of NationsBenefits' ambitious strategy to expand supplemental benefit access to all patients in need."
Founded in 2019 by John Gorman, Nightingale Partners has built a wide portfolio of early-stage health care services and SaaS businesses in the SDOH ecosystem, and relationships with multiple health plans and providers in Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. The company's holdings include assets in food security, non-urgent medical transportation, broadband internet access, adult day care, social health analytics, and remote monitoring of the chronically ill.
"Joining NationsBenefits supercharges our efforts to design and build cutting-edge social health benefits," said Nightingale Founder and Chairman John Gorman, now Chief Strategy Officer for NationsBenefits. "We now have access to over 100 health plan relationships covering 20 million lives in Medicare Advantage, and a war chest beyond our wildest dreams to build innovative solutions to address the social health of the most vulnerable. The combined teams prominent endeavors will include launching a new Medicaid line of business for NationsBenefits, as well as providing support for the company's expansion strategy to become the 'one-stop shop' for supplemental and social health benefits for health plans in government programs."
About Nightingale Partners LLC: Nightingale is an advisory firm and investment fund focused on the social health of the medically underserved, based in Washington, DC. Nightingale was founded by John Gorman, Founder and CEO of Gorman Health Group and former senior official at the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA, now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)). Nightingale's mission is to improve the quality of care and reduce unnecessary health care expenditures for our most vulnerable patients through advanced technology, locally-curated social services providers, and innovative financing to address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
About NationsBenefits, LLC: NationsBenefits is a leading member engagement, benefits administration, and healthcare company that partners with managed care organizations to provide innovative healthcare solutions aimed at driving growth, reducing costs, and delighting members. Through its comprehensive suite of innovative supplemental benefits, payments platform, and member engagement solutions, NationsBenefits helps health plans deliver high quality benefits to their members that help address social determinants of health and improve member health outcomes and satisfaction. The Company's compliance-focused infrastructure, proprietary technology systems, and premier service delivery model allow NationsBenefits' health plan partners to deliver high quality, value-based care to millions of members. To learn more, visit NationsBenefits.com.
Media Contact:
Gabe Hitchcock
gabe.hitchcock@nightingalepartners.org
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Giants vs. Pirates Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 14
Friday's game features the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-49) and the San Francisco Giants (49-41) clashing at PNC Park in what is expected to be a close matchup, with a projected 6-4 win for the Pirates according to our computer prediction. First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET on July 14.
The probable starters are Ross Stripling (0-2) for the Giants and Rich Hill (7-9) for the Pirates.
Giants vs. Pirates Game Info & Odds
- When: Friday, July 14, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
- Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Giants vs. Pirates Score Prediction
Our pick for this game is Pirates 6, Giants 5.
Total Prediction for Giants vs. Pirates
- Total Prediction: Over 9 runs
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Giants Performance Insights
- The Giants have played as the favorite in seven of their past 10 games and have gone 4-3 in those contests.
- San Francisco and its opponents have combined to hit the over two times in its last 10 games with a total.
- The Giants did not cover its most recent game with a spread.
- The Giants have won 22, or 50%, of the 44 games they've played as favorites this season.
- San Francisco is 17-16 this season when entering a game favored by -130 or more on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 56.5% chance to win.
- San Francisco has scored 416 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The Giants have a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 10th among all league pitching staffs.
Pirates Performance Insights
- The Pirates have played as the underdog in nine of their past 10 games and have gone 3-6 in those contests.
- In its last 10 matchups with a total posted by sportsbooks, Pittsburgh and its opponents are 6-4-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
- The Pirates have covered the runline in all of their previous 10 matchups (one of those matchups had a runline.
- The Pirates have come away with 29 wins in the 70 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Pittsburgh has a mark of 23-27 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +110 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 47.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- Pittsburgh scores the 25th-most runs in baseball (379 total, 4.2 per game).
- The Pirates have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.36) in the majors this season.
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Bringing the total number of wins with Chery to six models, all expected to start production during 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cipia (TASE: CPIA), an AI computer vision in-cabin automotive solutions provider, today announced that the company has secured three additional design wins with OEM Chery, now reaching a total of six models with this carmaker. All models are set to start production during 2023.
Yehuda Holtzman, CEO of Cipia, said "We are delighted that Chery has demonstrated its confidence in Cipia's DMS solutions and has committed to deepening our relationship with these new design awards. We look forward to our long-term collaboration, delivering a safer experience for drivers, passengers, and road users globally."
Cipia's Driver Sense driver monitoring system (DMS) employs advanced computer vision and AI to monitor the driver's state in real time. The technology detects signs of drowsiness, distraction, seatbelt, holding a phone while driving and more, enabling carmakers to provide lifesaving alerts to the driver.
The new Chery models will be sold globally, in territories including Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
About Cipia:
Cipia is a leading provider of intelligent sensing solutions that use edge-based computer vision and AI for safer and better mobility experiences. The company's product lineup includes: Driver Sense – driver monitoring system, Cabin Sense - occupancy monitoring systems and Cipia-FS10, a video telematics and a driver monitoring solutions for telematics service providers and fleets.
Over a decade of research and development stand behind the company's proprietary market-leading computer vision technology, which has been selected by OEMs globally and serves vehicles on the roads today.
To date, Cipia holds 28 design wins across 5 car manufacturers. Cipia's OEM customers currently include Chery, an electric car manufacturer in the US, SAIC Motors, an American car brand in China, and an additional leading car manufacturer in China.
Cipia Company Contact:
Lazer Cohen
lazer@westraycommunications.com
347-753-8256
Liat Rostock
Liat.R@cipia.com
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"Our reward comes in seeing the relief people feel when they reach out for help, dig out of debt and achieve their financial goals. It's the cherry on top to be recognized for the work we do from prestigious organizations such as BAI and the NFCC" – Jim Triggs, President & CEO, MMI
STAFFORD, Texas, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Money Management International (MMI) is honored to be recognized on the global stage for its work helping consumers on their path to financial wellness, both from a BAI Global Innovation Award and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) Awards of Excellence.
BAI Global Innovation Award in Community Disaster Recovery
NFCC Certified Housing Counselor of the Year Award
NFCC Financial Educator of the Year Award
NFCC Brighter Financial Future Award
BAI, a nonprofit independent organization that delivers the most actionable insights in financial services, has named MMI the 2022 Global Innovation Award Winner in Community Disaster Recovery for Project Porchlight, a free program for survivors of natural disasters designed to help them understand their options, navigate bureaucratic processes, and recover as quickly as possible.
"To be recognized by BAI, led by President and CEO Debbie Bianucci, is a true honor because we know the decision came from a distinguished panel of independent judges from around the world who are at the forefront of innovation in the financial services sector," said Jim Triggs, President and CEO of MMI. "We are so proud of Project Porchlight because it allows us to help people in one of the most dire moments of need, following a natural disaster."
MMI also congratulates Mark McBride for winning the NFCC's 2022 Certified Housing Counselor of the Year Award. McBride is one of MMI's most tenured housing counselors with over thirty years of experience helping clients overcome financial challenges. Through MMI's credit education collaboration with Soldier On, Mark works to decrease veteran homelessness and improve the lives of veterans by stabilizing their housing and improving financial wellness.
Additionally, MMI is pleased to congratulate Beatriz Juliao-Mauersberg for winning the NFCC's 2022 Financial Educator of the Year Award. As a financial wellness program manager at MMI, Juliao-Mauersberg is responsible for assessing the money management needs of the Hispanic/Latino Community throughout Metro Atlanta and across the country. She identifies and responds to those needs through the financial counseling and education resources of MMI and in collaboration with partner organizations.
Lastly, MMI is proud to present Johnika Dreher, winner of the NFCC's 2022 Brighter Financial Future Award. As a client of MMI, Dreher successfully paid off over $70,000 through MMI's debt management plan and subsequently volunteered as an MMI Peer Advocate, inspiring others to pull themselves out of debt and towards a brighter financial future.
Last year, MMI helped over 52,000 households repay nearly $242MM in debt.
"Our reward comes in seeing the relief people feel when they reach out for help, dig out of debt and achieve their financial goals. It's the cherry on top to be recognized for the work we do from prestigious organizations such as BAI and the NFCC," added Triggs.
Now in its 12th year, the BAI Global Innovation Awards is the financial services industry's leading innovation honor, celebrating organizational achievements, such as pursuing bold solutions for leveraging customer insights; implementing new powerful technologies; or improving the lives of employees, customers, clients and/or communities. Collectively, the winners represent outstanding contributions by teams, individuals and business lines and provide inspiration from around the world.
Founded in 1951, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) is the oldest nonprofit dedicated to improving people's financial well-being. With 1,215 NFCC Certified Credit Counselors serving 50 states and all U.S. territories, NFCC Certified Credit Counselors are financial advocates, empowering millions of consumers to take charge of their finances through one-on-one financial reviews that address credit card debt, student loans, housing decisions, and overall money management.
Money Management International (MMI) is changing how America overcomes financial challenges. MMI helps create, restore, and maintain a life of financial wellness through empowered choices. For over 60 years, our clients have achieved financial confidence through nonprofit programs that educate, motivate, and liberate. MMI inspires action by delivering expert professional guidance and timely solutions aligned with our client's goals. Experiencing a financial challenge? Find your solution 24/7 at 866.864.8995 and MoneyManagement.org.
For reporters looking to interview real people for stories, MMI has created a group of nearly 200 clients from across the country who are willing to share their experiences with the media, in the hopes of helping others challenged with debt. Our peer advocates have paid off over $9 million of debt and now serve as MMI ambassadors. Hear from them on MMI's podcast, Long Story $hort.
To schedule an interview with Jim Triggs and any of our MMI Peer Advocates, including Johnika Dreher, please contact:
Thomas Nitzsche, 404.490.2227, Thomas.Nitzsche@MoneyManagement.org
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Gov. Edwards announces milestone emissions reduction project
BATON ROUGE, La. – Gov. John Bel Edwards and the executives of major global energy corporations CF Industries, ExxonMobil and EnLink Midstream announced an “unprecedented” decarbonization collaboration aimed at dramatically reducing industrial CO2 emissions in Louisiana. The announcement – described as a potential business prototype for industrial-scale carbon capture and sequestration projects – was made Wednesday at the State Capitol.
The three companies have entered into the largest-of-its-kind commercial agreement to capture emissions from CF Industries’ Ascension Parish manufacturing complex, transport the CO2 through EnLink’s transportation network and permanently store it underground on property owned by ExxonMobil in Vermilion Parish.
“Today’s announcement of this unprecedented, large-scale, low-carbon partnership is a key milepost on Louisiana’s path toward a brighter future for our climate, our economy and our people,” Gov. Edwards said. “The collaboration and innovation to bring carbon capture and storage technology forward at this scale reaffirms our state’s ability to grow our economy without sacrificing our long-term emission-reduction goals to net zero by 2050.”
A leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, CF Industries recently announced a $198.5 million plan to build a CO2 dehydration and compression unit at its ammonia production plant in Donaldsonville. ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with EnLink Midstream to transport the CO2 through EnLink’s pipeline network to a 125,000-acre secure geologic storage location in Vermilion Parish approximately 100 miles south and west of CF’s facility.
The companies expect start-up for the project to be scheduled for early 2025. They estimate the project will allow them to capture and sequester up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 annually, equivalent to replacing approximately 700,000 gasoline-powered cars with electric vehicles.
CF Industries expects to market up to 1.7 million metric tons of blue ammonia annually. A chemical process is considered “blue” when CO2 emissions are captured before their release into the air, making the process more carbon-neutral. Demand for blue ammonia is expected to grow significantly as a decarbonized energy source for hard-to-abate industries, both for its hydrogen content and as a fuel itself, because ammonia’s components – nitrogen and hydrogen – do not emit carbon when combusted.
“CF Industries is pleased to partner with ExxonMobil through this definitive CO2 offtake agreement, accelerating our decarbonization journey and supporting Louisiana’s and the country’s climate goals,” said Tony Will, president and chief executive officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. “This agreement also ensures that we remain at the forefront of the developing clean energy economy. As we leverage proven carbon capture and sequestration technology, CF Industries will be first-to-market with a significant volume of blue ammonia. This will enable us to supply this low-carbon energy source to hard-to-abate industries that increasingly view it as critical to their own decarbonization goals.”
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions is working to bring lower-emission technologies to market, making them accessible to hard-to-decarbonize industries in the United States and internationally. It is focusing its carbon capture and storage efforts on point-source emissions, the process of capturing CO2 from industrial activity that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Once captured, the CO2 is injected into deep, underground geologic formations for safe, secure and permanent storage. In the United States, these storage efforts are regulated by state and federal agencies.
“This landmark project represents large-scale, real-world progress on the journey to decarbonize the global economy,” said Dan Ammann, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. “ExxonMobil is providing a critical and scalable solution to reduce CO2 emissions, and we’re ready to offer the same service to other large industrial customers in the state of Louisiana and around the world. We’re encouraged by the momentum we see building for projects of this kind, thanks to supportive policies such as the Inflation Reduction Act.”
Carbon capture and storage is a safe, proven technology that can enable some of the highest-emitting sectors to meaningfully reduce their emissions. These industries include manufacturing, power generation, refining, petrochemical, steel and cement operations. With effective government policies in place, broad deployment of commercial-scale carbon capture and storage projects could create a new industry, resulting in job creation and economic growth.
“EnLink has a system of over 4,000 miles of pipeline already in the ground in Louisiana,” said Jesse Arenivas, Chief Executive Officer of EnLink. “Utilizing this extensive network enables us to provide the most timely and cost-effective solution to CO2 transportation, with a significantly lower environmental impact. Because of this, EnLink is uniquely positioned to be the CO2 transportation provider of choice in Louisiana’s Mississippi River corridor, which is a hub of industrial activity that is important to our economy. We look forward to working with ExxonMobil to help CF Industries and the State of Louisiana reach their decarbonization goals.”
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Ronaldo’s landmark goal earns Man United 2-1 win at Everton
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 700th club goal of his career to earn Manchester United a 2-1 victory at Everton that moved his team a point off the Premier League’s top four. The 37-year-old Ronaldo was only on the field due to Anthony Martial’s inability to run off an injury sustained in the warmup. He came on in the 29th minute and netted in the 44th minute for the winner. Antony’s neat finish in the 15th minute had canceled out Alex Iwobi’s sumptuous curling strike in the fifth. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/10/09/ronaldos-landmark-goal-earns-man-united-2-1-win-at-everton/ | 2022-10-09 23:04:47 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/10/09/ronaldos-landmark-goal-earns-man-united-2-1-win-at-everton/ |
REXBURG, Idaho, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HCP, the leading provider of customer and employee satisfaction surveys, training, and reputation management, released its 14th Annual Edition of the HCP Benchmarking Report, now tripled in size, covering home care, home health, and hospice.
The 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report includes data collected through an industry-wide survey conducted during the first months of the year. The Report is designed to equip post-acute care businesses with the industry trends and benchmarks needed to thrive alongside the changes of an ever-evolving care continuum. With expanded research, organizations have a more in-depth, holistic view into the current state of post-acute care.
"Leaders in the post-acute care industry are tackling challenges and finding innovative solutions by looking at the care continuum as a whole," said Kristen Duell, CMO of HCP. "With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 each day and providers taking a hard look at their own data and strategies, I knew we needed to create a resource for the post-acute industry to find a holistic solution to the challenges we face. The 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report is the key to helping organizations do just that."
New data points covered in this year's Report include business accreditation, nurse hiring conversions, clinician training hours, patient-centered care, annual training plans, career ladders, care plans, DEIB, and the dozens of new insights available as part of the home health and hospice benchmarks.
More information about the 2023 HCP Benchmarking Report can be found at https://www.homecarepulse.com/benchmarking/.
About HCP
HCP leads the post-acute care industry in experience management, training, and reputation management. Through its Care Intelligence Platform and recent acquisitions of Activated Insights and Pinnacle Quality Insight, HCP empowers providers to attract and retain employees during workforce shortages and improve care outcomes. HCP also conducts the annual Benchmarking Report, the most comprehensive survey of providers in North America, and administers Best of Home Care awards to agencies that achieve best-in-class satisfaction scores. For more information, visit https://www.homecarepulse.com.
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WASHINGTON — Sabrina Ionescu made 5 of 10 3-pointers and finished with 24 points, Natasha Howard added 17 points and the New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 74-70 on Friday night.
Howard, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, finished with seven rebounds and three steals — the last of which came when she stole a pass from Natasha Cloud, was fouled and hit 1 of 2 from the foul line to make it 72-70 with 24.6 second to go.
Rebecca Allen added 11 points — seven in the final 2-plus minutes — and Sami Whitcomb was 3 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with nine points.
Cloud scored nine points in a 13-5 spurt that gave Washington (7-4) a one-point lead with three minutes to play and her pull-up jumper with 1:29 to play stretched the advantage to 68-65. Out a of timeout, Rebecca Allen tied it with a 3-pointer before Cloud set up a layup by Myisha Hines-Allen to give the Mystics a 70-68 lead with 1:11 remaining but Howard finished a layup through contact and made a free throw to give the Liberty the lead for good with 56.1 seconds to go.
Cloud led Washington with 17 points and eight assists — her 13th consecutive game with at least five assists, a franchise record. Ariel Atkins and Elena Delle Donne each added 15 points.
New York’s Betnijah Laney, a 2021 All-Star. underwent surgery Wednesday to repair meniscus damage in her right knee and is slated to miss approximately eight weeks.
Washington Wizards players Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were in attendance.
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A new college history course at Texas State University will focus on Harry Styles and the culture of celebrity. Starting next spring, roughly 20 lucky undergraduate students will get to learn how — as the pop star so famously put it — "it's not the same as it was."
Louie Dean Valencia, a professor of digital history and a longtime Styles fan, announced on Twitter over the weekend that the university's honors college had approved his course, "Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity, the Internet and European Pop Culture," for the spring of 2023.
That post has since racked up more than 10,000 likes, inspired coverage from media outlets around the world and prompted, in Valencia's estimation, hundreds of messages.
"If nothing else, the fact that this course has gotten so much global attention means maybe I know *something* about how celebrity culture works," he later tweeted. "I want students to not just learn about contemporary history, but hard skills they can use! Like how to manage a social media campaign!"
A flier for the course says it will focus on Styles and popular European culture to better understand the cultural and political development of the modern celebrity, covering a range of topics including gender and sexuality, internet culture, media, class and consumerism. Students will practice evaluating sources, sharpen their visual and auditory analysis and learn technical skills such as audio editing as they work toward their final project, a podcast.
Valencia's own work focuses mostly on countercultures, specifically fascist and anti-fascist youth cultures in 20th century Europe. But he had to put his research — most recently, a comparative history of HIV/AIDS across European cities — on hold when the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Valencia tells NPR in a phone interview that he started two new projects during his locked-down summer of 2020: learning the electric guitar, and writing a book about how the world has changed over the last decade through the lens of Styles. Two years later, he's made measurable progress.
"As my guitar instructor would happily say, if you record me and then speed it up times two, it almost sounds like a normal song," Valencia says and laughs. "As far as the book, it's very close to completion."
He's ending the book with a chapter comparing the scenes and experiences at different Styles concerts, and still has a few more on his calendar — one in Madrid next week, three in Austin in the fall. Plus, Valencia says he may have to add another chapter about the events of the last week, adding that "it may get a little meta in the end."
The research Valencia has done for his book — as well as his personal proclivity for One Direction and Styles — helped him shape the direction (no pun intended) of the class. But as he explains, the process of planning, developing and getting approval wasn't exactly straightforward.
He hatched and developed the idea during the pandemic
Valencia is eager to talk about his own love of Styles' music, and the role it's played in his own personal and professional life.
He was working on his Ph.D. from 2010 to 2016, the exact years that One Direction was active (not to mention a worldwide sensation). As a historian of fascism often working with dark material, Valencia says he appreciated the band's uplifting music and feel-good environment at its concerts. Valencia then took a one-year teaching position at Harvard in 2017 — exactly as Styles' solo career was ramping up.
"As I was getting my own legs, seeing how he was developing as an artist, as a person wanting to be taken seriously, maybe, in a world that doesn't necessarily always feel like it's welcoming to you ... I think when he went off as a solo artist it particularly resonated with me in a lot of ways," he recalls.
Valencia had been teaching at Texas State for several years when the pandemic hit. He first taught completely remotely and then in a masked, socially distanced classroom, which he says made it hard to connect with students. He found that talking more openly and passionately about his own interests — namely, his appreciation for Styles — at the beginning or end of class helped break through those boundaries.
"Whenever I would do that, students would open up with their own interests in music, sometimes they overlapped with mine, and a lot of times we had really good conversations with the themes in his music," he said, pointing to Styles' performances and activism.
It's not unprecedented for colleges to offer courses on contemporary music icons: Several have created classes around Beyoncé, a University of South Carolina professor taught a sociology class about Lady Gaga and New York University's Clive Davis Institute recently introduced a class about Taylor Swift (who received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the university earlier this spring).
Valencia approached the honors college dean in the fall of 2021 with the idea for a class, and wrote what ended up being a 23-page proposal during winter break. A lengthy process and seven months later, the course is officially on the books.
Now Valencia is hearing from scores of people who are excited about the class. People of all ages want to enroll, some want to follow along with the discussions online, others even want him to incorporate their fan poetry into the syllabus.
Valencia estimates he has received close to a thousand emails and messages in the past week, and says he's been "flabbergasted" by the positive response. In fact, between fielding media requests and savoring the messages, he hasn't quite been able to respond to them.
"I'm actually trying to think about how to answer all of these questions in a way that is showing as much love as people have been showing in their messaging," he says. Or, as Styles likes to say, treating people with kindness.
Students will study the historical record and produce a podcast
The class is open to undergraduate students in the university's honors college, but not limited to history majors.
Classes with lots of interest typically choose students through a lottery system, and Valencia says modestly that he thinks that might be the case for this one.
Once students get their coveted spots, what exactly will they spend the next 15 weeks studying?
Valencia says that to stick to the facts, they are only looking at things that Styles himself has put on the public record. Those include his music, films and products, interviews and the musical and literary influences he's discussed in the past, from Susan Sontag to Haruki Murakami to Alain de Botton.
The course will mostly proceed chronologically, with themes varying by the day. Of course, Valencia adds, it will examine the One Direction and Styles solo albums in order.
He says he's especially excited to teach a history class that focuses on recent events, a relative rarity in the field. Plus, he notes, younger first-year students may not even remember some of the moments and trends that the class will cover in its 12-year span.
"I think a class like this has a benefit of really exploring what changes have happened over the last 12 years, and helps put that in context for students in a way that complements other classes in history departments that kind of give those other perspectives that maybe are in the distant past or larger periods of time," Valencia says.
Students will talk about things like how Brexit impacted Styles' tours and products, as well as social issues that Styles has spoken out about, including the Black Lives Matter movement and gun control.
Valencia says that in addition to a participation grade, students will be assessed as they complete the incremental pieces of their podcast, like research, scripting, audio editing and peer review.
He envisions the final product as a series of podcast episodes that are distinct enough to cover a range of topics, but cohesive enough to be packaged as a single series and released online for a wider audience.
The class is capped at 20, at least for now
Valencia plans to meet with university officials to think through some possible ways of meeting demand. He estimates it would probably take him another six months to develop an online version of the class, which people have already asked about.
"I kind of assumed nobody wanted another online class again," he said. "I was like, 'Oh, plot twist!' "
In any case, he is hoping to offer this class as many times as the university will let him.
And to answer another question on everyone's' minds: No, Styles himself isn't scheduled to make a guest appearance — at least not yet. Valencia says he would love that, but doesn't know how to go about getting into contact with the star's team.
Short of a celebrity guest star, what are his other dreams for the class? Valencia says he has one big one, though acknowledges it may sound kind of cheesy:
"I would love for students to leave the class feeling a fraction of the self-love that many of Harry's fans have when they leave his concerts," he says. "And also thinking that maybe they now have the tools to do something in the world."
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump is set to appear in Michigan on Sunday as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later.
Campaigning for a return to the presidency while facing a federal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents, Trump will speak in suburban Detroit, where he lost ground between 2016 and 2020 and would need to win it back if he becomes the 2024 Republican nominee. He would have to reverse the recent trend in Michigan that has seen Democrats make some of their biggest gains nationally since Trump’s reelection loss.
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Trump is scheduled to speak at Oakland County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner, where he is being honored by the party as its “Man of the Decade.”
It will be his first campaign appearance in Michigan, one of three states, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, that flipped in 2016 to put Trump in the White House and went for Democrat Joe Biden four years later.
Trump’s popularity in Michigan has taken a hit since 2016.
“By Trump’s calculations, he needs to win Michigan again to be the president. But he’s been very disruptive here,” said Dave Trott, a former GOP congressman. “Trump largely is the reason why the Michigan Republican Party is dead.”
Last year, Trump’s endorsed candidates in Michigan were among the loudest in repeating his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
Trump’s choice for attorney general, Matthew DePerno, spent the final months of his campaign under investigation into whether he should be criminally charged for attempting to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election. Secretary of State candidate Kristina Karamo, a former community college professor, was handpicked by Trump to run for secretary of state after claiming she saw election fraud as a poll challenger in Detroit.
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In November, the statewide candidates he backed were overwhelmingly defeated, including Tudor Dixon, who lost by over 10 percentage points to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Michigan Republicans controlled all levels of state government from 2011 to 2019. Now, they are powerless for the first time in 40 years. The shift has been particularly evident in Oakland County, home to the largest number of Republican voters in the state.
“People who know Michigan electoral politics would say that it’s pretty important that if Republicans are going to carry the state, they need to win Oakland County,” Trott said.
While Trump lost the county in 2016 and 2020, Biden received nearly 100,000 more votes than Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton did there and won the state by about 155,000 votes, or 2.8 percentage points.
Trott, who represented Oakland County in the U.S. House from 2015 to 2019, initially endorsed Trump in 2016 but later said Trump was “unfit for office.” Trump’s support among Republicans in the Legislature has declined, with 25 lawmakers having already publicly backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.
Among state GOP officials, however, support for Trump has not wavered. In February, Republican precinct delegates selected Karamo to led the party after she lost by 14% in the midterms. One of the first moves by new party leadership was a vote to change the state’s traditional process of allocating all presidential delegates based on a primary open to the public.
Under a new plan widely expected to help Trump, Michigan will award just 16 of the state’s 55 delegates based on the results of the Feb. 27 primary. The distribution of the remaining 39 delegates will come four days later in closed-door caucus meetings, conducted by the same party members who selected Karamo to lead the party.
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“The plan gives Trump a significant leg up over the rest of the field. He’s a grassroots favorite in the state and he’s made Michigan his political playground for the last seven years,” said Jason Cabel Roe, a former executive director of the Michigan GOP.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Karamo said she will remain impartial in the primary. She contends the party was forced to make the change after Michigan Democrats voted to move the state’s primary from the second week of March to Feb. 27, a violation of the Republican National Committee’s rules that could have resulted in a loss of delegates.
When asked whether Trump or his team had lobbied for the presidential primary change, Karamo refused to answer. She said she doesn’t “discuss conversations with the different campaigns.”
“We want to protect the voice of Michigan voters. So whether or not it may help one candidate over another, that’s totally irrelevant,” Karamo said.
According to Karamo, the Michigan GOP “worked on” the plan with the RNC and expects the national party to approve the new primary setup.
The RNC said its conversations with the state party “focused on rules and process rather than the substance and language of Karamo’s specific plan — the sort of guidance they offer each state party as they begin to formulate their individual paths forward for delegate selection.”
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New appointment to help REV Capital increase presence in general factoring and commercial finance markets
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - REV Capital, the leading provider of factoring and cashflow financing in Canada and the United States announces appointment of Daniel Stacy as Executive Vice President of Business Development for its Commercial Finance Division.
Dan Stacy is a highly accomplished business developer with over 15 years of experience and a proven track record of being able to grow general factoring portfolios quickly and profitably. Stacy is very well connected and respected by many in the financial brokerage community and his reputation will serve to facilitate the New York office's expansion into the Commercial Finance market.
As the former Head of Sales at CapFlow Funding, Stacy brings a flexibility, eagerness, and relationship-first approach to help scale the Commercial Finance Division. "I'm very excited to be working with my close friend and colleague, Mark Dubs. Between Mark and I, we have a combined experience of over 30 years in the industry and are building a conveyor belt of new business opportunities that we intend to close quickly and efficiently. REV Capital is the top player in Canada and easily one of the top firms in the US and I'm thrilled to be a part of such an awesome company," said Stacy.
The new Commercial Finance Division is making significant progress in its quest to become a market leader in the general receivables finance space. The team has recently provided a $7.5 million dollar factoring facility to a Mississippi based staffing company. "The past few months have been unbelievably busy and productive. We are establishing REV as a leading provider of cashflow financing with our brokers and associates, and larger and more sophisticated clients are coming in every day. Having Dan join the team will have the same effect as adding fuel to a fire. We are about to take off and I can't wait for it." said Mark Dubs, President at REV Capital – Commercial Finance Division.
This marks REV Capital's second strategic appointment in New York this year. The company continues to expand its local presence in the United States while increasing its overall reach across the entire country. REV Capital will continue to invest in key markets as part of its commitment to reach new markets and its pursuit to provide SMEs with a transparent, affordable, and flexible finance partner that's invested in their success.
ABOUT REV CAPITAL
REV Capital is a rapidly growing financial factoring company and asset-based lender with seven offices across North America. They are leading providers of trustworthy, transparent, and reliable cashflow solutions that provide clients with financial stability and opportunities for growth. For more information visit www.revinc.com
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MLB Expanded Pitching Comparison
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Destrehan, Louisiana couple recognized for commitment to healthy, active living
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SilverSneakers® by Tivity Health®, the nation's leading community fitness program for older Americans, announced today the national winner of its 18th annual SilverSneakers Member of the Year Award. The award honors a SilverSneakers member or members who inspire and motivate other seniors through health, physical activity, and community.
This year's recipient is a couple—Mary and Larry St. Germain of Destrehan, LA. The St. Germains are recognized for their embodiment of wellness through movement, social engagement and community involvement.
Married for 59 years, the couple is committed to staying active through SilverSneakers because of Larry's family history of heart disease and his suffering a heart attack at only 42 years old. The St. Germains have been SilverSneakers members for ten years and attend multiple classes a week at Destrehan Anytime Fitness. The couple attends SilverSneakers classes as a benefit through Humana, their Medicare Advantage plan.
"Mary and Larry St. Germain represent the great group of Member of the Year nominees who inspire and encourage others to improve their health through physical activity. We are thrilled to honor them as SilverSneakers' Member of the Year," said Richard Ashworth, president and CEO of Tivity Health. "The St. Germains exemplify the tremendous strength and commitment our members have to maintain their health and vitality."
Larry loves community engagement and often dresses up as Batman to entertain children at schools and church fairs, even working with Make-A-Wish Foundation to help make a local boy's wish come true. Recently, Mary had a knee replacement. Her doctor attributed her ability to bounce back quickly to her activity with SilverSneakers and encouraged her to get back to working out as soon as she could.
"The past 11 years have meant a lot to us. Experiencing a heart attack at 42 was a wake-up call, and I owe everything to SilverSneakers for allowing me to be as active as I am in my health right now," said Larry St. Germain. "If we can change one person's idea about being active at our age, then we did our job of making a difference."
"It's such an unbelievable, amazing feeling to receive such an honorable award – it really means the world to us," said Mary St. Germain. "Our fellow gym members and teachers are family, and their votes and support made this possible."
The St. Germains will be honored alongside nine other SilverSneakers members who were selected as finalists for the award. A public online vote determined the national winner. Read more about the SilverSneakers Member of the Year winner and finalists: SilverSneakers.com/MOYAward.
Over the past two years, many SilverSneakers members have transitioned to live, instructor-led and On-Demand virtual classes to help them stay connected and keep active while also staying safe. SilverSneakers currently offers thousands of live virtual classes each week in addition to a network of over 22,000 fitness locations nationwide.
Currently, more than 18 million Americans are eligible for SilverSneakers at no additional cost through Medicare Advantage, group retiree and Medicare Supplement plans. SilverSneakers encourages members to participate in health and fitness programs through a wide variety of offerings that include strength training, aerobic workouts, and flexibility exercises designed specifically for a Medicare-eligible population. SilverSneakers members have free access to classes for all fitness levels led by SilverSneakers instructors, as well as opportunities to engage socially to help achieve optimal health.
About SilverSneakers
SilverSneakers®, by Tivity Health®, is the nation's leading community fitness program for Medicare eligible Americans. The program was founded in 1992 and is available to more than 18 million Americans through many Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Supplement carriers, and group retiree plans. For more information, to check eligibility or to enroll in the program or sign up for a SilverSneakers newsletter, go to silversneakers.com.
About Tivity Health
Tivity Health® Inc., is a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, including SilverSneakers®, Prime® Fitness and WholeHealth Living®. We help adults improve their health and support them on life's journey by providing access to in-person and virtual physical activity, social, and mental enrichment programs, as well as a full suite of physical medicine and integrative health services. We continue to enhance the way we direct members along their journey to better health by delivering an insights-driven, personalized, interactive experience. Our suite of services supports health plans nationwide as they seek to reduce costs and improve health outcomes. At Tivity Health, we deliver the resources members need to live healthier, happier, more connected lives. Learn more at www.tivityhealth.com.
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Plans to file Form 10-K within 15-day grace period provided by SEC Rule 12b-25
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN), a global leader in Conversational AI, today announced that it will reschedule its fourth quarter 2022 earnings release and related video webcast due to a delay in finalizing its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company also filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to extend the filing deadline for its Form 10-K for fifteen calendar days, until Thursday, March 16, 2022. As long as the Company files the Form 10-K within the fifteen-day grace period, the report will be deemed to have been filed timely by the SEC.
The Company anticipates filing its Form 10-K within the fifteen-day grace period and expects to publish its fourth quarter 2022 earnings release and hold its quarterly video webcast as soon as practicable on or after the date it files its Form 10-K.
This extension provides the Company with added time to perform additional review and testing of revenue recognition with respect to a recently discontinued WildHealth program, for which Medicare reimbursement is suspended pending further governmental review, and to complete its in-process review of internal controls and procedures. WildHealth was acquired by LivePerson in 2022, and integration remains in process.
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About LivePerson, Inc.
LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN) is a global leader in Conversational AI. Hundreds of the world's leading brands — including HSBC, Virgin Media, and Burberry — use our Conversational Cloud platform to engage with millions of consumers as personally as they would with one. We power nearly a billion conversational interactions every month, providing a uniquely rich data set to build connections that reduce costs, increase revenue, and are anything but artificial. Fast Company named us the #1 Most Innovative AI Company in the world. To talk with us or our Conversational AI, please visit liveperson.com.
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(NEXSTAR) — RadioShack may be 100 years old but the former electronics retail giant isn’t ready to be “old” just yet. This week, the company grabbed national attention with a flurry of not-safe-for-work tweets that had many people wondering: “Is RadioShack OK?”
Equipped with a “devil” emoji in its name, RadioShack flirted with Miley Cyrus and Lizzo, talked about getting high and clapped back at replies from people telling them to log off. One of the most noted tweets reads: “Taking the second half of an edible after feeling nothing from the first half is always a bad idea. This chocolate bar got me out here fighting for my life.”
One particularly lewd tweet was later deleted by the account.
So what gives?
RadioShack’s new “edgy” persona is part of the company’s latest venture: crypto. The company’s RadioShack Swap exchanges virtual tokens known as $RADIO. Across the board, crypto has recently bombed on the market. As of Friday afternoon, one $RADIO token carried a USD value of $0.009927.
On Wednesday, RadioShack followed up questions about the tweets with a non-apology, writing: “Shack intern here. I wanted to take a sec to reflect on my post. Ik your expecting me to say, in my wildest dreams I never thought that tweet would go viral and to apologize. But i did because ik that s— was fire af. No we didnt get hacked, and no im not fired. Buckle up b—-.”
The brand – which once tried to rebrand as “The Shack” – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2015 after years of losses and was sold off in parts to a variety of companies. Those companies filed bankruptcy in 2017 and Radio Shack was purchased for an undisclosed amount by current owner, Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV).
The company also now owns once-popular brands like Pier 1, Linens-N-Things and Dress Barn.
Back in the December, REV announced the creation of RadioShack DeFi cryptocurrency platform, which the company said will let customers trade existing crypto coins for $RADIO tokens. In its announcement, the company said RadioShack’s name recognition could help break down the psychological barrier to crypto adoption by older people.
The Radio Shack brand still lives online, albeit with a slimmer catalog. Meanwhile, about 400 stores bearing the Radio Shack name operate independently of REV, Associated Press reports.
There were around 5,200 stores operating as recently as 2014, according to CNN. As of 2017’s bankruptcy filing, there were around 1,500 stores, hundreds of which have since shuttered.
RadioShack’s “cool” pivot was met with both celebration and cynicism. The company’s tweets were widely compared to a popular meme from “30 Rock” featuring older actor Steve Buscemi dressed like a teen and asking, “How do you do fellow kids?” Others urged against what they saw as obvious corporate attention seeking.
As of Friday, RadioShack’s most recent update reads: “Due to inflation, 6 inches is now 9 inches.”
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with Nucor's (NYSE: NUE) third-quarter earnings release, you are invited to listen to its live conference call with host Leon Topalian, Nucor's Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer. This conference call will include a review of Nucor's results for the third quarter ended October 1, 2022, followed by a question-and-answer session. The event will be available on the Internet on October 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
Nucor and its affiliates are manufacturers of steel and steel products, with operating facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Products produced include: carbon and alloy steel -- in bars, beams, sheet and plate; hollow structural section tubing; electrical conduit; steel racking; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; precision castings; steel fasteners; metal building systems; insulated metal panels; overhead doors; steel grating; and wire and wire mesh. Nucor, through The David J. Joseph Company, also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and hot briquetted iron / direct reduced iron; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap. Nucor is North America's largest recycler.
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President Biden is aggressively pursuing younger voters, leaning into the issues of reproductive rights and student loan forgiveness in an effort to drive to the polls a bloc that traditionally sees lower turnout.
“Historically we’ve had a problem with younger voters falling off during the midterms,” said Democratic strategist Rodell Mollineau, who served as an aide to the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
“Yes, it may be about his legacy and his standing and positioning for 2024, but the main beneficiary right now are candidates in close races that are going to need every single vote, and that means turning out young people.”
Biden took a victory lap Friday on his student loan forgiveness plan after applications officially opened on Monday with 22 million Americans applying so far. He told a group at Delaware State University, “I will never apologize for helping working- and middle-class Americans.”
The president earlier this week focused on reproductive rights issues, pledging at the Howard Theater in Washington that he would make a bill to codify abortion access his top legislative priority if Democrats retain their majorities in Congress.
In focusing on these issues, “he’s appealing to a significant portion of the voting population,” said Nayerra Haq, who served as an official in the Obama administration. “Any politician who wants to win or serve the public needs to realize this is the demographic they should be addressing.”
Haq said millennials are the first generation “that will not be able to advance beyond their parents because of the flaws in our economic system.”
“That requires systemic solutions, and that’s what Biden is doing,” she added.
Young people typically don’t show up in large numbers for midterm elections. In 2018, only 36 percent of 18 to 29 year olds voted, which was still a huge improvement from the 20 percent turnout in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
With three weeks before the midterm elections, the administration opened applications for its student loan proposal, which is set to forgive up to $10,000 in federal debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 and as much as $20,000 for borrowers who received Pell Grants.
The plan has been hit with multiple lawsuits, and on Friday a federal appeals court ruled that it should be temporarily put on hold as a GOP challenge plays out.
Steve Schale, the prominent political strategist who ran former President Obama’s campaign operation in Florida in 2008, called Biden’s efforts “a big deal.”
“Student loan debt is a significant issue among young people,” Schale said. “He’s talking to a segment of the electorate.”
Biden has also been bringing up his marijuana policies more often, telling the audiences at both Delaware State University and the Howard Theater this week that he is keeping his promise that no one should be in jail for using or possessing marijuana.
Democrats applaud Biden’s focus on issues centering around marijuana and child care, both of which are important to young voters.
“Now he can be delivering on those bigger ticket items that are necessary for generational change,” Haq said, referring to both issues.
Biden has focused much of his attention on the economy, which has consistently polled as the most top-of-mind issue among voters this cycle. Amid high inflation and gas prices, the president for months has been tasked with trying to prove to Americans that he cares about costs and is working to get them down.
But new polling this week showed that 63 percent of Americans still wish Biden would give more attention to their top issues, with inflation topping that list. Other top issues included immigration and crime, two areas where Republicans have bashed Democrats.
The focus on young people also comes as support for Democratic candidates among independent voters appears to be waning.
Independent women, who are a pivotal voting bloc this cycle following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, are leaning more towards Republicans recently. Polling released on Monday showed the bloc favored Republicans by 18 points, which is a sizable increase since September.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the White House did not respond to The Hill’s request for comment about the timing of the president’s recent focus on issues that attract young people.
“Biden’s strategy seems to be two-fold, to highlight initiatives popular with younger voters for the midterms, and to solidify younger voter support going forward. He is drawing a clear distinction between Democratic and GOP principles that he hopes will enhance Dem turnout in 2022, and in the years moving forward,” said former Rep. Chris Carney (D-Pa.), a Biden ally.
“Both reproductive rights and student loan forgiveness poll well among young voters, and Biden sees those issues as bringing fresh, traditionally less-involved midterm voters to the polls in November,” Carney added.
While young voters helped catapult Biden to the White House in 2020, his numbers with the demographic have fallen during his presidency. An NPR-PBS Newshour poll out in July showed that just 5 percent of voters under the age of 45 strongly approve of Biden’s performance.
Strategists attribute the problem partly to a generational gap between Biden and the demographic. But at the same time, as one progressive strategist pointed out, “Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren haven’t had that problem ever.”
“They were both very much in touch with the needs of these younger voters,” the strategist said. “In fact, I think Bernie was boosted by this demographic.”
Xochitl Hinojosa, former communications director at the DNC, argued that issues like student loans and abortion go beyond young people and appeals to voters of all ages.
“The President has been laser focused on the issues important to voters, and yes, those do include gas prices and student loans, as well as reproductive rights. Many of these issues not only target young voters, but the broader electorate,” Hinojosa said. “Americans want to hear directly from their president about how he is going to tackle the issues confronting our nation, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.”
While the president is reaching out to young voters, so are other Democrats.
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a millennial herself, is rallying students at the University of California, Irvine on Sunday. Meanwhile, Sanders is using his star power with young people to help Democrats in Nevada, Florida, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, heading to those Senate battleground states before election day.
“You’re building a coalition,” Schale said, adding that “our coalition requires younger voters to get a win.”
The president leaned further into his support for abortion access this week when he said in an interview that he would support a federal fund to help patients pay for the procedure, reaffirming his stance against the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for abortions.
His support for federal funding follows months of backlash over whether the White House has done enough in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision. When Roe was first overturned in June, the president faced fierce criticism for moving too slowly on actions to help protect access.
But the White House has seen some success since then, particularly when it comes to legislation that passed over the summer.
Schale said Biden has much to tout in the final weeks on the campaign trail.
“… If I’ve had any criticism of the administration, it’s that we haven’t done a good job telling the success stories, and yes, they should lean into it,” he said. “Our coalition requires younger voters to get a win. … We should go tell the story. We have a good story and I’m glad they are.” | https://who13.com/hill-politics/the-old-problem-with-the-young-biden-courts-elusive-voting-bloc/ | 2022-10-23 20:19:48 | 1 | https://who13.com/hill-politics/the-old-problem-with-the-young-biden-courts-elusive-voting-bloc/ |
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