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LONDON (AP) — British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to data released on Tuesday.
In a review of the outbreak published last week, Britain’s Health Security Agency said there were “no signs of a decline” in the monkeypox epidemic and that the virus “continues to be transmitted primarily in interconnected sexual networks of gay, bisexual, or men who have sex with men.” The agency said 97% of cases fell in that category and that there was no evidence of sustained transmission beyond that.
Scientists warn that anyone who is in close physical contact with someone who has monkeypox or their clothing or bedsheets is at risk of infection, regardless of their sexual orientation.
British scientists estimate the outbreak is doubling in size about every two weeks and said it’s likely cases are being undercounted. They said that in nearly 80% of cases, there is no information about whether or not the person had contact with a confirmed case, meaning the virus is spreading undetected.
Scientists have noted that people with unusual symptoms, including only a single lesion, have been detected in the outbreak and say there have also been reports elsewhere of people with no symptoms carrying monkeypox. About 10% of infected people in the U.K. have been hospitalized, but there have been no deaths reported.
British experts said the virus has been spreading through close or sexual contact and that there has been no evidence of airborne transmission.
The Health Security Agency said the number of cases and countries identifying monkeypox “continues to increase steeply,” saying that infections beyond Africa have also been primarily seen in gay and bisexual men. It said there had been three cases of monkeypox in children, who are more likely to suffer serious disease.
Last month, the World Health Organization declined to declare monkeypox a global health emergency, but said it would revisit its decision soon. It said its evaluation of the outbreak could change if there are cases among sex workers, if the virus continues to spread rapidly or if more severe disease is seen.
People with monkeypox often experience symptoms like fever, body aches and a rash; most recover within weeks without needing medical care.
In central and west Africa, where the disease has been endemic for decades, the disease mostly affects people who come into contact with infected wild animals, like rodents or primates. There have been about 1,500 reported cases of monkeypox, including 70 deaths, in Congo, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
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Jenna and Monica give advice on your issues on the Delco Duo.
In this week’s episode (53), the Duo discusses seafood at a diner, sibling rivalry, kitchen renovations.
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Updated June 23, 2022 at 12:27 PM ET
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] put out a new advisory warning that even tiny amounts of some of PFAS chemicals found in drinking water may pose risks.
Scientists are finding PFAS everywhere. When products like this end up in landfills, these pollutants seep into our soil, air, and drinking water. That's how PFAS are ending up in food, wildlife, and even our bloodstream.
So, how do we navigate a world filled with harmful chemicals?
Arlene Blum is a biophysical chemist and the executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute, and she spends a lot of her time educating the public about PFAS, including members of Congress.
She guides us through what PFAS are, why they're a problem, and what can be done about them.
What are PFAS?
Short for "per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances," PFAS are a class of thousands of man-made chemicals that have been around since the 1940s.
And as the nickname suggests, "forever chemicals" are here for a long time. They don't break down, which has led to widespread contamination.
Manufacturers use PFAS to make products resistant to oil, heat, stain, or water. They are found in everything from cosmetics, to outdoor gear, non-stick pans, food wrappers, and countless others, according to the CDC.
Blum says PFAS are her "favorite" because they are the best and the worst.
"They're the best in that they're very useful at keeping things dry, keeping grease out of things," she said. "But they're the worst because... they never break down, and all of the ones that have been studied have been found to be harmful."
In 2016, the EPA said PFAS were not a threat at low levels: 70 parts per trillion. The agency just changed that advisory, lowering the "safe" threshold to essentially zero. PFAS still pose risks at levels so low that they're not detected, the EPA said.
What do PFAS do to your health?
In short, nothing good.
Scientists are still learning about the effects of PFAS on humans, but studies show these chemicals can harm different systems in the body.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry says exposure to PFAS may lead to higher risk for kidney or testicular cancer, increased cholesterol levels, and damage to the liver and immune system.
Additionally, a study published in the journal Hypertension found that PFAS can lead to high blood pressure in middle-aged women.
Blum says that even though everyone likely has PFAS in their body, that doesn't mean every person will develop these conditions. These are potential side effects that have been found as a result of exposure to these pollutants.
What's being done about this?
U.S. government officials have taken a number steps to address PFAS pollution on the state and federal level.
Along with the recent drinking water advisory, the EPA announced $1 billion in infrastructure grant funding to address pollution from PFAS and other chemical contaminants. Their goal is to improve health protections with things like water testing.
In October 2021, the White House announced initiatives to protect communities and the environment from PFAS. The Biden administration listed steps for eight government agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, to tackle PFAS pollution.
Several officials testified before a Senate committee hearing in 2021 about the Department of Defense's measures to deal with these chemicals, specifically at defense sites around the country. According to the DOD, it has invested more than $1.5 billion in PFAS research and cleanup efforts and is trying to help people on the frontlines that have been affected the most – like blood testing for firefighters that are exposed to the PFAS in firefighting foam.
Blum says that government regulation would force companies to take action, but the responsibility also falls on the private sector to stop using PFAS in their products.
"Manufacturers can move faster than the government," she said. "But the possibility of government regulation definitely moves them forward."
What can I do?
Well, that's complicated.
Blum pointed out that this burden shouldn't fall on the shoulders of the consumer, and PFAS can be hard to avoid completely. She says it's really up to the manufacturers and the government to stop – or ban – using these chemicals.
Plenty of companies have pledged to stop using these compounds in any products, including some clothing, fast food, and outdoor sports brands. The Green Science Policy institute put together a list of brands of products that are PFAS-free.
According to Blum, if you already own something that contains PFAS, it's safe to use as long as you're using it correctly (for instance: don't overheat your non-stick pans). She just asks that you look for another alternative when it's time to replace them.
"You can wear your jacket, you can use your pan, but don't buy another one [that was manufactured with PFAS]," she said.
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Sue Bird just knows how to win. That’s what she does. It’s what she has always done. Few in sports can rival the success the point guard has had in women’s basketball. Bill Russell and Serena Williams come to mind.
Still, despite decades of success the G-O-A-T narrative is relatively new.
The Greatest Of All Time chatter seemed to pick up traction about the time the 5-foot-8 unselfish floor general stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight a few years ago.
“Sue to me in some ways is an example, or is an illustration of how the league has grown. she came in when it was just a few years old and there was no social media then and Sue was a much more private person then,” Storm owner Ginny Gilder said. “Sue really has found her voice in the last five or six years, and the league has found its voice.”
Bird’s career came to an end Tuesday night with the Seattle Storm’s 97-92 home loss to Las Vegas in Game 4 of the semifinal series. The 41-year-old Bird had eight points and eight assists.
Bird has been more outspoken off the court on various issues, including social justice, LGBTQ issues and women’s rights over the last few years since she started dating her fiancee, soccer great Megan Rapinoe.
“I felt like I was open. Everyone in my life knew. I just hadn’t had this conversation with a reporter,” Bird told The Associated Press in 2018 about her sexuality “I understand now by saying it publicly you can have an impact. That’s what we’re talking about right now.”
People have a history of listening to what champions have to say — Russell won 11 NBA titles and Williams has 23 grand slam tennis titles — particularly when they win the right way.
Bird captured two college national titles at UConn, four WNBA championships with the Seattle Storm and five Olympic gold medals with the U.S. That doesn’t include the countless titles she won while playing overseas in the Russian league during WNBA offseasons or the five FIBA World Cup championships she won.
One of the most beloved players in women’s basketball, the guard with the nerdy sense of humor doesn’t have the public swagger of her friend and fellow basketball superstar Diana Taurasi.
Bird also doesn’t have an MVP trophy, though her value has never been questioned. Her greatness comes from putting teammates in position to do great things. The Storm saw it and they drafted her No. 1 in 2002, and she has spent her entire WNBA career in Seattle.
Bird is part a rare club; a group of professional basketball players to play 20-plus years with the same organization, including Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki.
“The bond she has with Seattle, that is a very special thing,” said Dan Hughes, who coached Bird for a couple of seasons as well as on the Olympic team in 2021. “In a major league city that has football, had basketball, has baseball has all those kind of sports. has a university close, there’s nothing quite like what she’s created.
“In that community, there are people that all have their Sue Bird story. People identify with her in Seattle and that doesn’t happen very often. When it does it’s pretty special.”
Like other aging champions in Serena, who indicated she is done with competitive tennis, and Allyson Felix, the track star who also retired this year, Bird didn’t let her career end without putting up a fight.
She hit a 3-pointer in Game 3 that gave Seattle the lead with 0.8 seconds left only to see Las Vegas hit a shot at the buzzer to send the game to overtime where the Aces pulled away for the win.
Bird had a rough finale to her career scoring just eight points on 3 of 8 shooting.
The loss ended a ride she has shared with Taurasi, also a UConn alum.
“Looking back on it, it’s been incredible to be in a job with your best friend for 20 years,” Taurasi said. “You don’t get to do that, most people don’t get to do that in any job, let alone basketball. So, it’s been an incredible journey.”
One that has made Bird — the WNBA’s career assists leader — one of the most popular and respected players to ever play in the league.
After Bird announced this would be her final season, fans flocked to watch her play one last time. Storm road games routinely drew the largest crowds of the season for the host team, including 14,162 who came to see Bird’s final game in Phoenix against Taurasi.
It’s an admiration that carries over to her peers.
“When you play with her and are in her presence as a teammate, you have an appreciation of so much for what she brings,” said Jen Rizzotti, who coached her on the 2021 Olympic team. “She is so well respected, the players in the league talk so highly about her and look up to her.
And of course, the way Bird carries herself would make any parent proud.
“To see what she’s accomplished, I can’t say enough about her,” said Bird’s mother, Nancy. “It’s amazing, she’s always loved the sport.”
Bird has managed to literally share her love of the game with others.
“She’ treated people the right way and led the right way,” Rizzotti said. Bird “has been so unselfish in a way that made other players look really good, it’s hard for anyone to dislike her.”
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AP Sports Writer Tim Booth contributed to this report.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Visitors to the new terminal at Orlando International Airport may want to wear sunscreen, shades and a floppy hat.
Sun rays beaming through the windows of its soaring ceilings don’t just peck at the passing passengers — they practically smooch them as if they were spending a day at the beach.
Accompanied by realistic-looking fake indoor palm trees, gigantic LED screens depicting underwater springs and skylight views of blue skies and billowing clouds, Terminal C lets passengers know they have arrived in Florida. And that’s the point, as the world’s seventh-busiest airport makes a $2.8 billion bet when the 1.8 million-square-foot (167,225-square-meter) terminal opens to the public this week that Florida’s tourism is moving well beyond the pandemic slowdown and has a bright future.
“They get to see the sunshine so they really know they are in the Sunshine State,” Kevin Thibault, CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, said of passengers arriving in the terminal. “It really is a facility for generations to come.”
With 40.3 million passengers last year, Orlando International Airport was the busiest airport in Florida, according to Airports Council International. However, that figure was still a fifth below the number of passengers in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic. For 2022, the airport had a rolling 12-month total at the end of June of 47 million passengers, just shy of the 50.6 million who came in 2019.
The addition of Terminal C gives the airport the ability to handle 12 million more passengers at the terminal’s 15 new gates in a first phase, increasing the airport’s capacity by a quarter. Airport officials say it will ease some of the crowding that had grown in the decade before the start of the pandemic at the airport’s other two terminals as central Florida became the most visited destination in the U.S.
The Orlando area had 59.3 million visitors last year, up two-thirds from 35.3 million in 2020, when central Florida’s theme parks shut down for several months and international travel was limited in an attempt to stop the virus’ spread. However, last year’s Orlando area visitor numbers still fell short of the pre-pandemic high of 75.8 million in 2019.
Like Orlando, the state of Florida this year is on pace to match its pre-pandemic tourism figures now that restrictions on international travel have been lifted. Florida had 122 million visitors last year, still short of the 131 million in 2019. But the first two quarters of this year put Florida’s 2022 visitor numbers on pace to match those from three years ago.
Officials at Orlando International Airport said the new terminal is one of the most technologically advanced in the U.S.
Suitcases and other baggage at Terminal C will be deposited in large, chip-embedded tubs that are tracked through radio frequency technology. The tubs reduce opportunities for wheels or straps to cause jams in the maze of conveyor belts that move luggage, and the system allows bags to always be tracked. The goal at the Orlando airport, which gets the most strollers and golf clubs of any in the U.S., is to move bags from a gate to the baggage carousel within five minutes, airport officials said.
“We don’t have to track the bag anymore. We are tracking the transport device,” said Scott Goodwin, assistant director of airport operations.
Passengers on international flights who have opted in can match their passport photos with facial scans at departure gates, speeding up the boarding process. At security checkpoints leading to gates, passengers will be able to place their carry-on bags in bins on automated conveyor belts rather than pushing them along tables until they reach the X-ray machines, speeding up the screening process by allowing travelers to bypass slowpokes in line.
“You can move ahead, grab a bin and you won’t seem impolite to anyone,” said Sari Koshetz, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration.
Terminal C is located across from a newly-built train station that will serve Brightline, a higher-speed line that is starting runs between South Florida and Orlando early next year. Airport officials believe that will open up Orlando International Airport to Europe-bound passengers from South Florida who may have previously used Miami International Airport.
Thibault said Orlando International Airport officials currently are in conversations about having seamless ticketing between Brightline and the terminal’s airlines, which include Aer Lingus, British Airways, Emirates, JetBlue and Lufthansa.
More than 90% of the terminal’s restaurants and stores, which include mandatory shops from Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld Orlando, are past security checkpoints in an effort to give departing passengers time to shop and eat once they are past security screening.
Arriving passengers will be flooded by sunlight since they will be on the upper-most level of skylighted Terminal C, a flip from the traditional design of having arrivals on the lower level and departures on the upper level.
“We want them to feel the sunshine. We want them to feel them palm trees, the flora and fauna,” said Curtis Fentress, whose firm was the terminal’s design architect. “It brings light into the building in a way that sort of dapples, like the light that used to stream through the orange orchards, historically.”
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SAN MATEO, Calif., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, after the market closes on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. GoPro management will host a conference call and live webcast following the release at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's financial results. A webcast link and management commentary will be posted on the "Events & Presentations" section of the Company's Investor Relations website at gopro.com prior to the start of the call.
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No threat found after University of Oklahoma shots reported
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A report of shots fired sent dozens of police cars to the University of Oklahoma Friday night and the campus was locked down for nearly two hours before authorities said no threat was found.
At about 9:30 p.m., people were told to shelter in place and avoid the South Oval area of the sprawling campus in Norman. The university tweeted: “There is an active shooter at the Van Vleet Oval. Take immediate action now. Run. Hide. Fight!”
However, the university later said only that police were investigating “possible shots fired.”
Dozens of patrol cars from various agencies, including the Highway Patrol, converged on the campus along with ambulances and an armored vehicle.
Officers with flashlights spread out as they searched the area.
Shortly before 11 p.m., university police issued an all clear, tweeting: “After a thorough search, no threat was found. There is no threat to campus. Alert has been canceled.”
No injuries were reported. Additional information was not immediately available.
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ATHENS, Greece — (AP) — Nine Egyptian men accused of belonging to a human smuggling ring that authorities say bears responsibility for one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea appeared in court in southern Greece on Tuesday for questioning over their alleged role in the disaster.
The nine face charges that include participation in a criminal organization, manslaughter and causing a shipwreck. The hearing was taking place in the southern city of Kalamata.
More than 500 people are believed to be missing from last week’s sinking of the dilapidated fishing trawler, which according to some estimates was carrying up to 750 people from Libya to Italy.
So far, 81 bodies have been recovered and 104 people, all men, have been rescued. A search and rescue operation continues in the area, but chances of locating more survivors were exceedingly slim.
Asked about the incident as World Refugee Day was marked across the globe Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “It is horrible, what happened, and the more urgent is that we act.”
Von der Leyen, the head of the European Union's executive arm, said the EU should help African countries like Tunisia, where many migrants leave for Europe, to stabilize their economies, as well as finalize a long-awaited reform of the 27-nation bloc's asylum rules.
She did not, however, mention Libya, from where the doomed trawler and many similarly overloaded Europe-bound boats depart across the particularly dangerous Mediterranean migration route.
Nine Syrian and Pakistani survivors reportedly identified the suspects over the weekend as having been involved in sailing the ship.
Five other suspects were arrested in Pakistan, where police launched a crackdown this week on human smuggling after 12 Pakistani nationals were identified among the survivors, officials in Islamabad said Tuesday. Some of the suspects confessed to sending some of the Pakistanis who were on the sunken boat, they said.
Relatives of at least 124 people in Pakistan have contacted authorities to find out about missing loved ones believed to be on the trawler, the officials said. It is unclear how many Pakistanis were on the vessel.
Some survivors have said the trawler had been under tow by another vessel just before it sank. Greek officials have insisted the coast guard did not tow the migrant ship at any point, and only briefly had a line attached to it hours before it capsized and sank in international waters in the early hours of June 14.
The coast guard has also been widely criticized for not trying to rescue the migrants before their vessel sank. It argued that they refused any assistance and insisted on proceeding to Italy, adding that it would have been too dangerous to try and evacuate hundreds of unwilling people off an overcrowded ship.
The full details remain unclear. Photos and videos taken hours before the sinking show people crammed on all available open spaces of the trawler. Survivors have said the ship's interior was also packed with people, including many women and children.
One survivor, Ali Sheikhi from the northeast Syrian town of Kobani, told Kurdish TV new channel Rudaw that he and other relatives from Kobani agreed to pay smugglers $4,000 each for the trip, a sum later increased to $4,500. His younger brother died in the shipwreck, he said.
Speaking late Sunday by phone from a closed reception center near Athens where survivors were taken, Sheikhi told the broadcaster the smugglers didn't allow anyone to bring life jackets and threw whatever food the passengers had into the sea.
He and his traveling companions were directed to the ship's hold, Sheikhi said, but he managed to get out onto the deck after paying extra money to the smugglers.
By the time the ship sank, they had been at sea for five days. Water ran out after a day and a half, and he said some passengers resorted to drinking seawater.
Crucially, Sheikhi said the trawler went down after its engine broke down and another vessel tried to tow it.
“In the pulling, (the trawler) sank,” he said. “We don’t know who it belonged to.” Similar claims have been made by other survivors in accounts posted on social media, and other survivors were anonymously quoted in Syrian media Monday saying the ship was being towed.
Most survivors have been transported to a migration center north of Athens, including 10 people who were released from hospital and transported to the center on Monday, Greece's Migration Ministry said. A hotline has also been set up for relatives seeking information on missing loved ones.
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Associated Press writer Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Lorne Cook in Brussels, Belgium contributed to this story.
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Temperatures drop off Thursday before heating up again this weekend
Highs will reach nearly 90 degrees on Saturday and Sunday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - After a hot start to the week, the middle part will be fairly seasonable before we heat back up into the weekend.
- Thursday: Sunny, dry, comfortable.
- Friday: Mid 80s, mountain rain chances.
- Mother’s Day Weekend: Summer-like, few storms.
After starting off the workweek with the hottest temperatures of the year so far, we’re back to normal for the middle of the week.
Thursday morning will start off in the mid 50s before quickly rebounding back into the lower 80s. With high pressure remaining in control, dry conditions will persist through the day with plenty of sunshine.
Although a few storms are possible in the mountains on Friday, most of the area will stay dry as high temperatures push back into the mid 80s.
Mother’s Day Weekend: Highs in the upper 80s, near 90 degrees, are back for the weekend! Also anticipate higher humidity and the daily chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Download the free WBTV Weather app on your mobile device, to receive weather alerts and get your latest WBTV weather forecast on the go. You can also get the latest weather forecast on Roku and Amazon Fire’s WBTV app.
Have a great rest of your week and catch us live on WBTV for the latest forecast updates!
- Meteorologist Rachel Coulter
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TEMPE, Ariz. — With Super Bowl Sunday getting closer and closer, FOX43's team in Arizona got a chance to speak with some players before the big game.
Despite the closeness of Philadelphia, the Kansas City Chiefs also have some central Pennsylvania ties on their team, especially when it comes to their quarterback room.
Of course, Patrick Mahomes is the star and garners most the attention, but the roots of his support system grew from the Lancaster-Lebanon league including the quarterback's coach Matt Nagy, a former Manheim Central Baron.
Additionally, the Chiefs backup QB is Chad Henne, who played at Wilson High School in Reading.
Nagy was reunited with Andy Reid after his stint as the head coach for the Chicago Bears.
FOX43's Todd Sadowski and Alex Cawley attended media day and met with both Nagy and Henne. The Eagles say it's a Philly thing, but in the Chiefs quarterback room, it's a Lanc-Leb thing!
"We kind of joke about it, Chad and I are always bragging to Patrick and Shane Buchele with Pennsylvania football versus Texas and Florida football. We stand strong," said Nagy.
Nagy's full interview with FOX43 can be found below:
"We tell a lot of great stories, but it's so much fun. I go back to thinking when I coached at Cedar Crest and we played against Chad, he put like 400 yards on us! [It is a] great relationship," Nagy continued.
"He's an ultimate person, just a homegrown, competitive, firey guy that we love to be around," said Henne about Nagy.
The full interview with Henne can be found below:
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(KTLA) – Say goodbye to the old Barney.
Mattel, Inc. announced Monday that it is updating and relaunching its giant, purple, singing dinosaur franchise for the new generation.
“Mattel’s comprehensive revitalization of the Barney brand will span television, film, and YouTube content as well as music and a full range of kids’ products including toys, books, clothing, and more,” Mattel said in a news release. “Apparel and accessories for adult fans, featuring classic Barney, are also in development.”
The new Barney television series is scheduled to debut globally in 2024 and will introduce “new audiences to the world of Barney through music-filled adventures centered on love, community, and encouragement,” the release states.
“Barney’s message of love and kindness has stood the test of time,” said Josh Silverman, Mattel’s Chief Franchise Officer and Global Head of Consumer Products. “We will tap into the nostalgia of the generations who grew up with Barney, now parents themselves, and introduce the iconic purple dinosaur to a new generation of kids and families around the world across content, products, and experiences.”
“Barney & Friends” premiered on PBS in 1992 and went on to become a massive hit. The “I Love You” theme song became widely known, to the ire of some.
A 2022 docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me” recalled a backlash against the children’s program that led to the voice of Barney from 1992 to 2000, Bob West, receiving death threats. West, speaking to NBC News, said he thought most of the anger directed at him was from kids growing up.
“The people who sent me those threats were all kids in middle school,” West said. “They were doing the thing where they’re trying to throw off childhood and trying to be cool. I’m sure a lot of them were having emotional issues or maybe they were having trouble at home. There’s just no way to know. “
“Barney bashing” seeped into popular culture among adults too, with Saturday Night Live airing a segment during which Charles Barkley plays a violent game of 1-on-1 with the purple dinosaur, and David Letterman poking fun at a Texas news story describing three boys attacking a man in a Barney costume.
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Drivers to see changes during construction of roundabouts
IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) - Drivers who use the intersections where state Route 93 connects with U.S. 52 in Ironton are going to notice changes soon.
Construction on two roundabouts there is scheduled to start Monday.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is alerting drivers that one lane of traffic on Route 93 in each direction will stay open, but the project will require extended closures of the on and off ramps.
They say no more than two ramps will be closed at a time.
A news release from ODOT says starting April 12, the east U.S. 52 on-ramp and the west U.S. 52 off-ramp will close for 90 days, and during the closure, traffic for both ramps will be detoured via U.S. 52 West to state Route 650 to U.S. 52 East.
Tina Blair, who lives in Coal Grove and uses that Ironton exit often, said she’s anxious about the changes.
“I’m not really thrilled, because they’re going to close down the exit here coming off 52,” Blair said. “I think that’ll cause a lot of problems for people. I can’t imagine what it’ll do for people trying to get to their jobs and stuff, because there are a lot of businesses in this area. I figure it might cause people a lot of aggravation.”
The release from ODOT says the roundabouts will increase safety and improve traffic flow for the more than 15,000 vehicles that use the intersections daily.
The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2024.
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South Carolina transfer E.J. Jenkins scores touchdown for Georgia Tech vs. Clemson
South Carolina transfer E.J. Jenkins made his mark for Georgia Tech in the Yellow Jackets' season-opening game against Clemson football on Monday in Atlanta.
Jenkins' 13-yard touchdown catch working against Andrew Mukuba in the third quarter cut the Tigers' lead to 14-10.
Jenkins had three catches for 34 yards on Monday after the third-quarter touchdown catch. The senior from Fredricksburg, Virginia, had eight catches for 117 yards and a touchdown for the Gamecocks last season, including a catch for 30 yards on four targets against Clemson. Jenkins and the Gamecocks were shut out, 30-0, against the Tigers last November.
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MIAMI, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- State Senator Ileana Garcia and Senator-Elect Bryan Avila this month presented a $500,000 check, funded by the state of Florida, to representatives of Nicklaus Children's. The funds will support the work of the hospital's Epilepsy Program, a world-leader in treating children with medically resistant epilepsy.
Senator Garcia and Senator Elect Avila championed the funding which will enable the hospital to acquire a next-generation, high-density electroencephalogram (EEG) system to support precise and accurate localization of seizure activity in a child's brain.
"We are enormously grateful to Senator Garcia and Senator-Elect Avila for their commitment to the care of children with epilepsy," said Matthew A. Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children's Health System, parent organization of the hospital. "These two leaders understand the value of our state's four specialty licensed children's hospitals, including Nicklaus Children's. The four hospitals provide the most acute care services solely to children here in Florida, demonstrating their importance in ensuring the state's children have access to expert pediatric care without the need to leave their communities."
"This has been a great opportunity for me to give back to a wonderful place that helped me when my mother and I were at our most vulnerable – when I was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child," said Senator Garcia. "For me this moment is very nostalgic, because I remember always telling my mother that I would give back some day."
Senator-Elect Avila, said, "It has been an honor to help support an organization that is so essential to the children and families of our community. We are fortunate that children with epilepsy in Florida have access to one of the top programs in the nation when they seek care."
In addition, Senator Garcia was also the sponsor of Senate Bill 340, passed earlier this year, which requires that Florida public schools create individualized seizure action plans for children with epileptic seizures. The companion bill, House Bill 173, was sponsored by Representatives Nicholas Duran and Michael Gottlieb. Both bills passed unanimously and were signed into law by the governor. Thanks to these efforts, children with seizures are in a safer environment while in the classroom.
The Epilepsy Program is a premier program of the Nicklaus Children's Brain Institute, the nation's first comprehensive medical program dedicated solely to the care of the developing brain. It brings together world-renowned specialists in numerous pediatric neuroscience subspecialties with cumulative clinical experience unparalleled in the United States. The team fosters integrated research and offers the latest in assessment and treatment for children with disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Nicklaus Children's is routinely ranked among the best children's hospitals in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery.
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately 800 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 309-bed hospital, known as Miami Children's Hospital from 1983 through 2014, is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. In the 2022-2023 ranking, the hospital tied with two other hospitals as the number one children's hospital in Florida. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org
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LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Please join Get Set Go live for a free event on Ursa Live this Thursday, June 16th, at 10:00 pm ET as he performs, shares the stories behind the songs, and takes questions from you during his set. Having had songs placed on TV shows including Grey's Anatomy and Weeds, Get Set Go features a quirky rock sound with dismal, self-loathing lyrics set to sunny melodies and has drawn comparisons to the famous '90s-'00s rock band Weezer.
There will also be some great rewards: top tipper will get a hand-dedicated, signed, and numbered Get Set Go songbook of their choosing, and the next two tippers and one random tipper will receive a free signed CD of their choosing.
Don't miss your opportunity to see Get Set Go LIVE and unscripted in this fun and intimate setting! This event is FREE at the link below:
https://www.ursalive.com/get-set-go
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How do I know I’m getting the quality gas I’m paying for? | Car Doctor
Q: I have heard a lot lately about Top Tier gasoline brands and read some positive comments from you about using Top Tier gas based on AAA testing. Would the brands BP and Sam's Club be considered Top Tier?
Where I live, the gas all looks like it comes from the same terminal. How do I know I’m getting the gas I’m paying for?
A: For gasoline that is considered "TopTier" go to www.toptiergas.com.
BP was once listed as Top Tier gasoline, but it looks as if it is no longer on the list.
All gasoline base stock is the same. The formula and quantity of the additives are proprietary and this is what makes gasoline brands unique. These additives are installed when the tankers are filled with products.
Q: I have owned a variety of cars, from a Bullet Mustang to Volkswagen GTI, and now an S-line Audi.
I have been reading about the all-new Nissan Z. I owned a 240Z when it was actually a Datsun and have loved most (not all) versions since then. What is your opinion of the latest iteration of the Z car?
A: I recently spent a few days evaluating one and found it to be fantastic. I also took it to a local car show to judge the reaction from attendees and all comments were very favorable.
I think Nissan did a very good job with both interior and exterior design paying homage to the original 240Z and 260Z cars. The ride, handling and braking were superb and the 400-horsepower turbocharged V-6 engine — especially when coupled with the six-speed manual transmission — was superb. The cabin was a little cozy and I would have liked to hear a bit more exhaust note, but overall this latest Z-car is a winner.
Q: I own a 2018 Acura MDX. I see just about all the exit numbers in Rhode Island and, I guess, the rest of the country have been changed to reflect the mile markers. Would the update to the factory GPS be covered under my warranty?
A: Yes, exit numbers will be changing to comply with a 2009 mandate from the Federal Highway Administration for all states to have exit numbers to match mile markers.
This new numbering will take a littletime to get used to, but will allow motorists to know the distance between exits and will also make it easier to locate motorists if they break down.
Since the navigation system is operating as it was designed, it would not be covered under the warranty. That being said, I have a portable Garmin navigation unit and they did provide an update at no charge. So perhaps Acura, in the spirit of customer satisfaction, may do something similar.
Q: I have a 2010 Mazda Miata and the rear shock mount looks rusted. I plan to replace both strut cartridges. Should I replace both rear mounts? The car has low mileage and is only driven in the summer. I do plan on keeping it for a while.
A: If this were my car, I would replace the struts with entire assemblies.
There are several brands: one is Monroe, which offer a quick-strut that includes a completely assembled strut with the spring, bushings and mount. This is an easier-to-install option and will also restore the ride height and handling.
Q: I recently had the left headlight burn out on my 10-year-old Chevy Malibu. A kindly police officer stopped me — no ticket. For my last Malibu — which was older — the entire bumper needed to come off. Is this true on this car, too?
A: There have been improvements in this design and on the 2013 Malibu. The windshield washer tank needs to be removed. Once removed you will have access to the bulbs. My advice is to replace both low beams bulbs, the light will be evenly bright — and no tickets.
John Paul is the AAA Northeast Car Doctor. He has more than 40 years of experience in the automobile industry and is an ASE-Certified Master Technician. Write to John Paul, The Car Doctor, at 110 Royal Little Drive, Providence, RI 02904. Or email jpaul@aaanortheast.com and put “Car Doctor” in the subject field. Follow him on Twitter @johnfpaul or on Facebook. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/advice/2022/10/07/how-do-know-im-getting-gas-im-paying-for-car-doctor-john-paul/10433619002/ | 2022-10-07 09:35:18 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/advice/2022/10/07/how-do-know-im-getting-gas-im-paying-for-car-doctor-john-paul/10433619002/ |
- Opens 31,000 Square Foot Facility in Newtown, Connecticut
- New Store Branded RV One Superstores Connecticut
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RV Retailer, LLC ("RVR") today announced the grand opening of RV One Superstores Connecticut in Newtown, Connecticut.
Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and President of RVR stated, "We are excited to expand in New England and enter Connecticut with a new store under the RV One Superstores brand. The RV demographics in the market are strong with over 13,000 RV registrations in a 150 mile radius of the store."
"The new store boasts over 31,000 square feet of indoor sales and service space to serve this incredible market. The service center has 14 state of the art indoor service bays and 2 wash bays to service customers year-round. The store will be part of our East Region run by Don Strollo, East Region President," added Jon Ferrando.
"This will be a great store. The Newtown community and the local government officials have been supportive during the entire build process. We are pleased to represent our RV manufacturing partners in the Connecticut community and welcome all the new associates at the store into RVR," added Don Strollo, East Region President for RV Retailer.
RV One Superstores Connecticut location is on South Main Street/25 and on the south side of Newtown the city. The new location is surrounded by several beautiful state parks in Rocky Glen State Park, Upper Paugussett State Forest and Kettletown State Park.
To learn more about our RV One Superstores Connecticut location and RV Retailer, please visit: https://rvone.com/connecticut or https://www.rvretailer.com/
RV Retailer, LLC is a leading recreational vehicle retail company in the United States with a focus on providing an outstanding experience for recreational vehicle customers in new and used sales, service and parts, and customer financial services. RV Retailer has 100 RV stores in 31 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Regional store brands include: RV One Superstores, Motor Home Specialist, ExploreUSA, Floyd's RV, Sonny's Camp-N-Travel, Cousins RV, Camper Clinic, RV Outlet USA, Lifestyle RVs, Family RV Group, Northgate RV, Tom's Camperland and Blue Dog RV, which sell a wide range of new and used RV brands with thousands of RVs in inventory.
RV Retailer is led by co-founders Jon Ferrando, Chief Executive Officer and President, and John Rizzo, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Jon Ferrando and John Rizzo were instrumental in building America's largest automotive retailer from start-up to over $20 billion in revenue. RV Retailer's leadership team has over 250 years of automotive and RV retail industry experience.
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Los Angeles Times announces 74 job cuts due to economic challenges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday announced plans to cut 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization.
In a message to staff, Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida wrote that employees whose positions are eliminated from the Pulitzer Prize -winning newspaper were being notified and that a staff meeting would be held to answer questions.
“We have done a vast amount of work as a company to meet the budget and revenue challenges head on. But that work will need acceleration and we will need more radical transformation in the newsroom for us to become a self-sustaining enterprise,” Merida wrote.
The cuts will eliminate about 13% of newsroom positions and affect full-time and temporary workers including editors, audio producers and managers, the Times reported. The cuts follow a series of layoffs at news organizations including the Washington Post and NPR.
The move also comes days after journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures at Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain. Gannett said those cuts aimed to address declining revenue amid a downturn in ad sales and customer subscriptions.
The newspaper industry has struggled for years with such challenges as advertising has shifted from print to digital, and readers have abandoned local newspapers for online sources of information and entertainment.
The Los Angeles Times Guild, which represents more than 400 editorial employees, voiced anger at the layoffs.
“We are completely blindsided by this news,” the Times’ Guild Unit Council said in a statement. “This is a case study in bad faith and shows disrespect for the newsroom, which recently added two more Pulitzer Prizes to its long list of awards and recognition for its top-shelf work.”
The guild’s contract requires management to bargain over proposed layoffs, and this did not occur, the statement said.
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Key Points
- Power sales were up 3% driven by weather impacts from Winter Storm Elliott and continued strong economic growth in the Tennessee Valley.
- TVA returned $53 million in pandemic credits to customers – part of more than half a billion dollars in support returned to communities since the start of the pandemic.
- TVA's diversified power system continued to help keep rates low despite higher fuel prices, with 56% of power coming from nuclear, hydroelectric and renewables.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Valley Authority reported $3.0 billion in total operating revenues on 38 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity sales for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2022.
Total operating revenues increased 17% over the same period last year, primarily due to an increase in fuel cost recovery revenue, which was driven by higher fuel rates and higher sales volume for the quarter. Sales of electricity increased approximately 3% compared to the same period of the prior year, driven by weather impacts and continued strong economic growth in TVA's service area.
In late December 2022, Winter Storm Elliott brought several days of extremely cold temperatures to the Tennessee Valley region and many parts of the nation. TVA set an all-time record for single-day energy demand and recorded its highest-ever winter peak demand during the storm. Prior to late December 2022, TVA had been experiencing milder weather than during the same three-month period in 2021, partially offsetting the impacts of Elliott in the quarter's financial results.
"TVA has one of the nation's largest, most diverse, and cleanest generation portfolios," said Jeff Lyash, TVA president and CEO. "Ongoing investments in our generation and transmission systems, and strong partnerships with local power companies and direct-served customers helped us overcome the unprecedented challenges of Winter Storm Elliott, which affected large areas of the country."
"While the widespread cold temperatures forced other U.S. utilities to join TVA in taking difficult but necessary actions to maintain a stable electric grid and prevent far lengthier power outages, we understand the inconvenience power interruptions – no matter how brief – can cause. We will learn from this event and put actions in place to further strengthen the resiliency of the power system."
Fuel and purchased power expense was $271 million higher in the first quarter of 2023 over the same period of the prior year, primarily due to higher prices. Operating and maintenance expense increased by $47 million over the same period last year, driven by costs related to TVA's New Nuclear Program approved by the Board of Directors in February 2022 and increased labor costs. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $23 million primarily due to an increase in amortization expense of decommissioning costs recovered in rates.
"It is a testament to the hard work of TVA's team to control costs and produce ongoing strong financial results in 2022 that we can leave base rates unchanged in 2023 for the fourth consecutive year, a true accomplishment in these times of rising inflation," said TVA's Chief Financial and Strategy Officer John Thomas. "TVA's performance also supports the continuation of pandemic credits and other programs that help keep power rates steady for our customers while spurring economic growth in the region during 2023."
Interest expense was $1 million lower for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2022, due to lower average balances and rates on long-term debt. TVA's net income was $101 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, which was $90 million higher than the same period of the prior year, mainly due to higher operating revenues.
Additional highlights from TVA's first quarter fiscal year 2023:
- Credits from the 2.5% monthly base rate Pandemic Recovery Credit totaled $53 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2022. Since the credit was initiated at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, TVA has returned more than half a billion dollars to local power companies to help support recovery efforts in the communities we jointly serve.
- In December 2022, the Southeast Hydrogen Hub, of which TVA is a member, was notified by the Department of Energy that the Hub's preliminary proposal was reviewed, and the proposal was encouraged to advance to the application stage. TVA anticipates the Hub will build on existing infrastructure to utilize advancing technologies to enhance the production, storage, transport, and delivery of hydrogen to transition the energy economy toward a decarbonized future.
- In December 2022, TVA signed four power purchase agreements for a total of 160 megawatts of solar generation expected to come online in 2025, in support of TVA's long-term goal to add significant amounts of additional solar by 2035.
- In January 2023, TVA announced the decision to retire its two-unit coal-fired Cumberland Fossil Plant – the largest remaining coal facility in TVA's fleet - in two stages. TVA will build a 1,450-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant on the Cumberland reservation that is expected to be operational by the end of calendar year 2026 to replace some of the generation.
- As of January 30, 2023, 147 of 153 local power companies have entered 20-year agreements with TVA. Bill credits to 20-year partners totaled $48 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.
- TVA's economic development efforts, reliable power, and competitive rates continued to help attract and expand businesses and industries in the Tennessee Valley in the first three months of fiscal year 2023, announcing projected capital investments of more than $2.7 billion that are expected to create or retain more than 21,700 jobs.
TVA's executive management team will host a conference call to discuss first quarter fiscal year 2023 results at 9:30 a.m. ET, on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The event will be conducted as a webcast and as a dial-in teleconference. Participants will be able to hear the discussion and see slides via webcast but will need telephone access to ask questions. Pre-registration for the conference call is required. Please click here to pre-register. Once pre-registered, the dial-in number will be provided via an email. If you are unable to pre-register, you may access the conference call by dialing toll free 844-308-6432 in the United States, or 412-717-9611 outside the United States.
A replay will be available one hour after the end of the conference call, by calling toll free 877-344-7529 in the United States or 412-317-0088 outside the United States and using the conference number 1321258. A webcast replay and transcript will also be available for one year on TVA's website at http://www.tva.com/investors.
TVA's quarterly report on Form 10-Q provides additional financial, operational, and descriptive information, including unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2022. TVA's quarterly report and other SEC reports are available without charge on TVA's website at http://www.tva.com/investors, on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or by calling TVA toll free at 888-882-4975.
This release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events and future performance. Although TVA believes that the assumptions underlying these statements are reasonable, numerous factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to TVA's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the United States that provides electricity for business customers and local power companies serving nearly 10 million people in parts of seven southeastern states. TVA receives no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. In addition to operating and investing its revenues in its electric system, TVA provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system, and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation.
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Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop issued a warning to the city's police force -- using marijuana, even off-duty, "will result in termination."
Fulop's position, which cites federal government policies, comes even though the state's acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin issued a memo last week, according to reports, that stated off-duty officers in the Garden State are allowed to consume cannabis products and not face discipline under the state’s legal marijuana law.
However, in a series of tweets, Fulop said the city disagrees with New Jersey's position on this, opting to adhere to federal standards.
"Our local police leadership will be issuing a directive today to the nearly 1000 police officers in #JerseyCity that we respect Nj’s position BUT to clarify in JC officers (on duty/off duty) will not be permitted to smoke marijuana," part of Fulop's tweet thread, published Wednesday, read.
"The fact is that all of the officers/recruits attest to the federal govt via DOJ + ATF paperwork when they receive their firearms that they will not use any federal prohibited drugs including marijuana," Fulop went on to say.
According to the mayor, the state's memo allowing for officers to consume cannabis will put "the community at risk."
"NJ’s policies allowing law enforcement to smoke is an outlier nationally and one that will put our officers + community at risk with impaired judgement. Unlike alcohol where there are tests + timelines that can create clear protection between consumption + duty, w/marijuana that doesn’t exist," Fulop said, adding that "it would be irresponsible to allow officers to work w/impaired judgment + it will only take one blood test after a car crash or discharged weapon where an officer tests positive for trust to erode."
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Although Fulop explained that he has "been a staunch supporter of legalization," "responsible protections for our officer and community is important. The trust between police/community is fragile."
While Platkin's memo stated allowing police officers to use cannabis while off-duty, on Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy said he’s “open-minded” to changing the rules to effectively prohibit police officers in the state from getting high while they’re off duty, NJ.com reports.
This latest development coming from Jersey City follows Murphy's announcement last week that legal sales of marijuana in New Jersey are set to begin Thursday.
People aged 21 and over in the state will be able to purchase cannabis and cannabis products without a medical card on that date, the governor tweeted.
Voters approved the legal sale of marijuana in the state in 2020, but the state has taken this long to establish the rules governing its sale and approve companies to sell it.
Seven medical marijuana dispensaries in the Garden State were given the green light to sell recreational pot at 13 locations in a vote by the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission on April 11.
Before that ruling, there were only medical marijuana dispensaries operating in New Jersey. Seven of those medical marijuana companies received the first licenses.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ken Blanchard Companies®, a global leader in management training, consulting, and coaching, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group Gold award for excellence in the Best Advance in Leadership Development category. The Ken Blanchard Companies win was announced on August 18 during a live webinar hosted by Brandon Hall Group. The winners are listed at https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/.
The Rise: Building Manager Foundations program that won the Gold award for excellence was created in partnership with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company. The leadership development program is an innovative 12-week blended experience that includes asynchronous learning modules, small group discussions, digital simulations, large group interactive virtual sessions, and project-based learning (individual and small group) to demonstrate their commitment and what they have learned. It provides the ability for all BD people managers to learn and practice the same critical skills associated with being an effective manager.
"We are so thrilled to receive this award," said Britney Cole, Head of the Innovation Lab at The Ken Blanchard Companies. "The work was a true partnership and collaboration with BD to dream up an innovative leadership development program for their people managers - the first learning journey of its kind. We are grateful for the trust the BD team had in us to support them on this most important work."
Marilyn Allison, Worldwide Senior Director of Learning, Capability, and Development at BD adds, "We are grateful for and thoroughly enjoyed the partnership with the Blanchard team. Together we created an innovative learning experience for our managers that will help them support our associates, our culture, and our business."
The Ken Blanchard Companies is a global leader in management training, consulting, and coaching. For more than 40 years, Blanchard has been helping organizations develop inspired leaders at all levels and create cultures of connection that unleash talent and deliver extraordinary results. Blanchard's SLII® powers inspired leaders and is the leadership model of choice for more than 10,000 organizations worldwide. Blanchard also offers a suite of other award-winning leadership development solutions through flexible delivery modalities to meet the specific needs of its clients. Learn more at www.kenblanchard.com.
Brandon Hall Group operates the largest and longest running awards program in Human Capital Management. As an independent HCM research and analyst firm they conduct studies in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition and HR/Workforce Management. These benchmark studies help organizations by providing strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.
Coupling the research studies with the best practice from the awards, Brandon Hall Group has helped more than 10,000 clients globally and more than 28 years of delivering world-class research and advisory. At the core of our offerings is a membership program that combines research, benchmarking and unlimited access to data and analysts. Membership enables executives and practitioners to make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, coalesced with analyst advisory services which aim to put the research into action in a way that is practical and efficient.
Brandon Hall Group has also launched professional certifications for business and human capital management professionals to upskill themselves and gain credentials for career advancement. (www.brandonhall.com)
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The patrol automobile was once struck thrice. It took place all through this 12 months’s iciness hurricane in February as two officials had been responding to a crash.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Newly launched sprint digital camera photos from the Fort Worth Police Department displays the instant a patrol automobile with an officer inside of was once hit by way of an 18-wheeler because it was once jackknifing.
Watch the photos within the video participant above.
In the photos, the officer calls out for lend a hand moments after the loud crash.
After that preliminary hit, a 2d police officer helped the injured officer out of the patrol automobile. That’s when a 2d 18-wheeler slammed into the similar patrol automobile.
The incident took place all through this 12 months’s ice hurricane on Feb. 2 at round 2:30 a.m. within the 8900 block of Interstate 20.
The two officials had been responding to a crash and stopped to test on two cars, police stated. They ran onto a mean to stop getting hit by way of a 3rd 18-wheeler.
Both of the officials suffered minor accidents and had been handled at a medical institution.
The patrol automobile, which was once hit thrice, was once seriously broken and totaled.
According to Fort Worth police spokesperson Buddy Calzada, the officials remained on the coincidence scene even after the crashes to proceed serving to.
On Wednesday, Calzada advised WFAA some of the officials is again on patrol, whilst the opposite is recuperating from some other harm unrelated to the crash.
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MIAMI, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BeMe, a mobile app that supports the mental health of all teens, is announcing today Christine Ellis Purcell has joined as Chief Business Officer. Ms. Purcell is known throughout her marketing career for building distinct brands, driving growth and enhancing experiences across consumer and commercial products.
Most recently, as Chief Marketing Officer at Twin Health, where she was the first marketing hire, Ms. Purcell drove growth and brand for the company. She was previously an executive at Facebook for ten years where she led product and brand marketing for Messenger and Messenger Kids, as well as Community Operations, including safety and integrity across global markets.
At BeMe, Ms. Purcell will lead BeMe's marketing and brand strategy, as well as develop a robust sales process, driving health plan sales and increasing growth in the payor market, a key growth driver for the company.
"Christine is a best-in-class marketing executive with incredible experience building brands and driving brand and product marketing for Fortune 500 and health care startups alike," said Nicki Tessler, Chief Executive Officer of BeMe. "I am thrilled Christine has joined our leadership team and excited to partner with someone with such exceptional acumen and deep knowledge of our industry. Most importantly, Christine brings great passion for helping improve teen's mental health."
Prior to Facebook, Ms.Purcell was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, leading consultant and client teams, servicing strategy, marketing and innovation. At the beginning of her career, in true alignment with BeMe's mission of improving teen mental health, she was a group counselor for adolescents with severe behavioral and emotional issues.
Ms.Purcell graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
BeMe is a mobile mental health platform — made for and "With Teens In Mind" — to improve teen well-being by bringing together the best aspects of social, gaming, and streaming engagement along with human coaching and clinical care. BeMe was created to make teens happier — to intervene early and prevent the need for more intensive levels of care while democratizing emotional health for those who don't always engage or have access to resources.
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GERMANTOWN, Tenn., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., or MAA (NYSE: MAA), today announced operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
A reconciliation of FFO and Core FFO to Net income available for MAA common shareholders, and discussion of the components of FFO and Core FFO, can be found later in this release. FFO per Share – diluted and Core FFO per Share – diluted include diluted common shares and units.
Eric Bolton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Results for the first quarter were ahead of expectations as the demand for apartment housing across our portfolio remains strong. Our portfolio is well positioned as we head into the busy summer leasing season. Our team continues to capture steady progress with our various redevelopment, technology and new development initiatives, all of which will help support higher future performance. As supported by our recent credit rating upgrade, the balance sheet is in a strong position, and we remain poised to capture new growth opportunities."
Highlights
- During the first quarter of 2023, MAA's Same Store Portfolio produced increases in property revenues, operating expenses and Net Operating Income (NOI) of 11.0%, 8.3% and 12.5%, respectively, as compared to the same period in the prior year.
- As of the end of the first quarter of 2023, MAA had six communities under development, representing 2,310 units once complete, with a projected total cost of $731.5 million and an estimated $388.9 million remaining to be funded.
- As of the end of the first quarter of 2023, MAA had a recently completed development community and a recently acquired community in lease-up. One community is expected to stabilize in the second quarter of 2023 and one in the fourth quarter of 2023.
- MAA completed the redevelopment of 1,328 apartment homes during the first quarter of 2023, capturing average rental rate increases of approximately 8% above non-renovated units.
- During the first quarter of 2023, MAA closed on the purchase of a six acre land parcel in the Orlando, Florida market for future development.
- MAA's balance sheet remains strong with a historically low Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDAre ratio of 3.50x and $1.4 billion of combined cash and available capacity under MAALP's unsecured revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2023.
- During the first quarter of 2023, MAA settled its forward sale agreements with respect to a total of 1.1 million shares of its common stock for net proceeds of approximately $204 million.
- During the first quarter of 2023, Moody's Investors Service upgraded MAA's long-term debt rating to A3 with a Stable outlook.
Same Store Portfolio Operating Results
To ensure comparable reporting with prior periods, the Same Store Portfolio includes properties that were owned by MAA and stabilized at the beginning of the previous year. Same Store Portfolio results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the same period in the prior year are summarized below:
A reconciliation of NOI, including Same Store NOI, to Net income available for MAA common shareholders, and discussion of the components of NOI, can be found later in this release.
Same Store Portfolio operating statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are summarized below:
Same Store Portfolio lease pricing for both new and renewing leases on a blended basis effective during the first quarter of 2023 increased 3.9% as compared to the prior lease, driven by an 8.6% increase for renewing leases, partially offset by a 0.5% decrease for leases to new move-in residents, reflecting typically slower seasonal leasing volumes.
Development and Lease-up Activity
A summary of MAA's development communities under construction as of the end of the first quarter of 2023 is set forth below (dollars in thousands):
The expected average stabilized NOI yield on these communities is 5.6%. During the first quarter of 2023, MAA funded $65.3 million of costs for current and planned projects, including predevelopment activities.
A summary of the total units, physical occupancy and cost of MAA's lease-up communities as of the end of the first quarter of 2023 is set forth below (dollars in thousands):
(1) Both lease-up projects are expected to stabilize in 2023.
Property Redevelopment and Repositioning Activity
A summary of MAA's interior redevelopment program and Smart Home technology initiative as of the end of the first quarter of 2023 is set forth below:
As of March 31, 2023, MAA had completed installation of Smart Home technology (unit entry locks, mobile control of lights and thermostat and leak monitoring) in over 90,000 units across its apartment community portfolio since the initiative began during the first quarter of 2019.
During the first quarter of 2023, MAA continued its property repositioning program to upgrade and reposition the amenity and common areas at select apartment communities. The program includes targeted plans to move all units at the properties to higher rents once complete. The five projects started or projected to start in 2022 and 2023 are expected to deliver yields on cost averaging 8%. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, work continued on properties selected for this program in 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, MAA spent $3.0 million on this program. To date, for all projects completed and either fully or partially repriced, MAA has captured yields on cost averaging approximately 15%.
Acquisition and Disposition Activity
During the first quarter of 2023, MAA acquired a six acre land parcel in the Orlando, Florida market for approximately $12 million for future development. MAA expects to begin multifamily development projects on four to six land parcels currently owned or under contract over the next 18 to 24 months.
During the first quarter of 2023, MAA closed on the disposition of land parcels totaling 21 acres in the Gulf Shores, Alabama market.
Capital Expenditures
A summary of MAA's capital expenditures and Funds Available for Distribution (FAD) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is set forth below (dollars in millions, except per Share data):
A reconciliation of FFO, Core FFO, Core AFFO and FAD to Net income available for MAA common shareholders, and discussion of the components of FFO, Core FFO, Core AFFO and FAD, can be found later in this release.
Balance Sheet and Financing Activities
As of March 31, 2023, MAA had $1.4 billion of combined cash and available capacity under MAALP's unsecured revolving credit facility.
Dividends and distributions paid on shares of common stock and noncontrolling interests during the first quarter of 2023 were $166.1 million, as compared to $128.9 million for the same period in the prior year.
In January 2023, MAA settled its two forward sale agreements with respect to a total of 1.1 million shares of its common stock and received net proceeds of approximately $204 million.
Balance sheet highlights as of March 31, 2023 are summarized below (dollars in billions):
A reconciliation of Net Debt to Unsecured notes payable and Secured notes payable and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAre to Net income, along with discussion of the components of Net Debt and Adjusted EBITDAre, can be found later in this release.
117th Consecutive Quarterly Common Dividend Declared
MAA declared its 117th consecutive quarterly common dividend, which will be paid on April 28, 2023 to holders of record on April 14, 2023. The current annual dividend rate is $5.60 per common share. The timing and amount of future dividends will depend on actual cash flows from operations, MAA's financial condition, capital requirements, the annual distribution requirements under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and other factors as MAA's Board of Directors deems relevant. MAA's Board of Directors may modify the dividend policy from time to time.
2023 Earnings and Same Store Portfolio Guidance
MAA is updating its prior 2023 guidance for Earnings per common share, Core FFO per Share and Core AFFO per Share. MAA expects to update its full year 2023 Earnings per common share, Core FFO per Share and Core AFFO per Share guidance on a quarterly basis.
FFO, Core FFO and Core AFFO are non-GAAP financial measures. Acquisition and disposition activity materially affects depreciation and capital gains or losses, which combined, generally represent the majority of the difference between Net income available for common shareholders and FFO. As discussed in the definitions of non-GAAP financial measures found later in this release, MAA's definition of FFO is in accordance with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts', or NAREIT's, definition, and Core FFO represents FFO further adjusted for items that are not considered part of MAA's core business operations. MAA believes that Core FFO is helpful in understanding operating performance in that Core FFO excludes not only depreciation expense of real estate assets and certain other non-routine items, but it also excludes certain items that by their nature are not comparable over periods and therefore tend to obscure actual operating performance.
MAA expects Core FFO for the second quarter of 2023 to be in the range of $2.18 to $2.34 per Share, or $2.26 per Share at the midpoint. MAA does not forecast Earnings per common share on a quarterly basis as MAA generally cannot predict the timing of forecasted acquisition and disposition activity within a particular quarter (rather than during the course of the full year). Additional details and guidance items are provided in the Supplemental Data to this release.
Supplemental Material and Conference Call
Supplemental data to this release can be found on the "For Investors" page of the MAA website at www.maac.com. MAA will host a conference call to further discuss first quarter results on April 27, 2023, at 9:00 AM Central Time. The conference call-in number is 877-830-2596. You may also join the live webcast of the conference call by accessing the "For Investors" page of the MAA website at www.maac.com. MAA's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are filed under the registrant names of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. and Mid-America Apartments, L.P.
About MAA
MAA, an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on delivering full-cycle and superior investment performance for shareholders through the ownership, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of quality apartment communities primarily in the Southeast, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. As of March 31, 2023, MAA had ownership interest in 101,986 apartment units, including communities currently in development, across 16 states and the District of Columbia. For further details, please visit the MAA website at www.maac.com or contact Investor Relations at investor.relations@maac.com, or via mail at MAA, 6815 Poplar Ave., Suite 500, Germantown, TN 38138, Attn: Investor Relations.
Forward-Looking Statements
Sections of this release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to our expectations for future periods. Forward-looking statements do not discuss historical fact, but instead include statements related to expectations, projections, intentions or other items related to the future. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding expected operating performance and results, property stabilizations, property acquisition and disposition activity, joint venture activity, development and renovation activity and other capital expenditures, and capital raising and financing activity, as well as lease pricing, revenue and expense growth, occupancy, interest rate and other economic expectations. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "forecasts," "projects," "assumes," "will," "may," "could," "should," "budget," "target," "outlook," "proforma," "opportunity," "guidance" and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, as described below, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results of operations, financial conditions or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore such forward-looking statements included in this release may not prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or our objectives and plans will be achieved.
The following factors, among others, could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements:
- inability to generate sufficient cash flows due to unfavorable economic and market conditions, changes in supply and/or demand, competition, uninsured losses, changes in tax and housing laws, or other factors;
- exposure to risks inherent in investments in a single industry and sector;
- adverse changes in real estate markets, including, but not limited to, the extent of future demand for multifamily units in our significant markets, barriers of entry into new markets which we may seek to enter in the future, limitations on our ability to increase or collect rental rates, competition, our ability to identify and consummate attractive acquisitions or development projects on favorable terms, our ability to consummate any planned dispositions in a timely manner on acceptable terms, and our ability to reinvest sale proceeds in a manner that generates favorable returns;
- failure of development communities to be completed within budget and on a timely basis, if at all, to lease-up as anticipated or to achieve anticipated results;
- unexpected capital needs;
- material changes in operating costs, including real estate taxes, utilities and insurance costs, due to inflation and other factors;
- inability to obtain appropriate insurance coverage at reasonable rates, or at all, or losses from catastrophes in excess of our insurance coverage;
- ability to obtain financing at favorable rates, if at all, or refinance existing debt as it matures;
- level and volatility of interest or capitalization rates or capital market conditions;
- the effect of any rating agency actions on the cost and availability of new debt financing;
- the impact of adverse developments affecting the U.S. or global banking industry, including bank failures and liquidity concerns, which could cause continued or worsening economic and market volatility, and regulatory responses thereto;
- significant change in the mortgage financing market or other factors that would cause single-family housing or other alternative housing options, either as an owned or rental product, to become a more significant competitive product;
- ability to continue to satisfy complex rules in order to maintain our status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the ability of MAALP to satisfy the rules to maintain its status as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the ability of our taxable REIT subsidiaries to maintain their status as such for federal income tax purposes, and our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to operate effectively within the limitations imposed by these rules;
- inability to attract and retain qualified personnel;
- cyber liability or potential liability for breaches of our or our service providers' information technology systems, or business operations disruptions;
- potential liability for environmental contamination;
- changes in the legal requirements we are subject to, or the imposition of new legal requirements, that adversely affect our operations;
- extreme weather and natural disasters;
- disease outbreaks and other public health events and measures that are taken by federal, state, and local governmental authorities in response to such outbreaks and events;
- impact of climate change on our properties or operations;
- legal proceedings or class action lawsuits;
- impact of reputational harm caused by negative press or social media postings of our actions or policies, whether or not warranted;
- compliance costs associated with numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations; and
- other risks identified in this release and in reports we file with the SEC or in other documents that we publicly disseminate.
New factors may also emerge from time to time that could have a material adverse effect on our business. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect events, circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this release.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Adjusted EBITDAre
For purposes of calculations in this release, Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for real estate, or Adjusted EBITDAre, represents EBITDAre further adjusted for items that are not considered part of MAA's core operations such as adjustments related to the fair value of the embedded derivative in the MAA Series I preferred shares, gain or loss on sale of non-depreciable assets, gain or loss on investments, casualty related (recoveries) charges, net, gain or loss on debt extinguishment, legal costs and settlements, net and COVID-19 related costs. As an owner and operator of real estate, MAA considers Adjusted EBITDAre to be an important measure of performance from core operations because Adjusted EBITDAre does not include various income and expense items that are not indicative of operating performance. MAA's computation of Adjusted EBITDAre may differ from the methodology utilized by other companies to calculate Adjusted EBITDAre. Adjusted EBITDAre should not be considered as an alternative to Net income as an indicator of operating performance.
Core Adjusted Funds from Operations (Core AFFO)
Core AFFO is composed of Core FFO less recurring capital expenditures. Because net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is added back, Core AFFO, when used in this release, represents Core AFFO attributable to common shareholders and unitholders. Core AFFO should not be considered as an alternative to Net income available for MAA common shareholders as an indicator of operating performance. As an owner and operator of real estate, MAA considers Core AFFO to be an important measure of performance from operations because Core AFFO measures the ability to control revenues, expenses and recurring capital expenditures.
Core Funds from Operations (Core FFO)
Core FFO represents FFO as adjusted for items that are not considered part of MAA's core business operations such as adjustments related to the fair value of the embedded derivative in the MAA Series I preferred shares, gain or loss on sale of non-depreciable assets, gain or loss on investments, net of tax, casualty related (recoveries) charges, net, gain or loss on debt extinguishment, legal costs and settlements, net, COVID-19 related costs, mark-to-market debt adjustments and other non-core items. Because net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is added back, Core FFO, when used in this release, represents Core FFO attributable to common shareholders and unitholders. While MAA's definition of Core FFO may be similar to others in the industry, MAA's methodology for calculating Core FFO may differ from that utilized by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Core FFO should not be considered as an alternative to Net income available for MAA common shareholders as an indicator of operating performance. MAA believes that Core FFO is helpful in understanding its core operating performance between periods in that it removes certain items that by their nature are not comparable over periods and therefore tend to obscure actual operating performance.
EBITDA
For purposes of calculations in this release, Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA, is composed of net income plus depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and income taxes. As an owner and operator of real estate, MAA considers EBITDA to be an important measure of performance from core operations because EBITDA does not include various expense items that are not indicative of operating performance. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to Net income as an indicator of operating performance.
EBITDAre
For purposes of calculations in this release, Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for real estate, or EBITDAre, is composed of EBITDA further adjusted for the gain or loss on sale of depreciable asset sales and adjustments to reflect MAA's share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated affiliates. As an owner and operator of real estate, MAA considers EBITDAre to be an important measure of performance from core operations because EBITDAre does not include various expense items that are not indicative of operating performance. While MAA's definition of EBITDAre is in accordance with NAREIT's definition, it may differ from the methodology utilized by other companies to calculate EBITDAre. EBITDAre should not be considered as an alternative to Net income as an indicator of operating performance.
Funds Available for Distribution (FAD)
FAD is composed of Core FFO less total capital expenditures, excluding development spending, property acquisitions, capital expenditures relating to significant casualty losses that management expects to be reimbursed by insurance proceeds and corporate related capital expenditures. Because net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is added back, FAD, when used in this release, represents FAD attributable to common shareholders and unitholders. FAD should not be considered as an alternative to Net income available for MAA common shareholders as an indicator of operating performance. As an owner and operator of real estate, MAA considers FAD to be an important measure of performance from core operations because FAD measures the ability to control revenues, expenses and capital expenditures.
Funds From Operations (FFO)
FFO represents net income available for MAA common shareholders (calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding gain or loss on disposition of operating properties and asset impairment, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, and adjustments for joint ventures. Because net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is added back, FFO, when used in this release, represents FFO attributable to common shareholders and unitholders. While MAA's definition of FFO is in accordance with NAREIT's definition, it may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO utilized by other companies and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other companies. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to Net income available for MAA common shareholders as an indicator of operating performance. MAA believes that FFO is helpful in understanding operating performance in that FFO excludes depreciation and amortization of real estate assets. MAA believes that GAAP historical cost depreciation of real estate assets is generally not correlated with changes in the value of those assets, whose value does not diminish predictably over time, as historical cost depreciation implies.
Gross Assets
Gross Assets represents Total assets plus Accumulated depreciation. MAA believes that Gross Assets can be used as a helpful tool in evaluating its balance sheet positions. MAA believes that GAAP historical cost depreciation of real estate assets is generally not correlated with changes in the value of those assets, whose value does not diminish predictably over time, as historical cost depreciation implies.
Gross Real Estate Assets
Gross Real Estate Assets represents Real estate assets, net plus Accumulated depreciation, Cash and cash equivalents and 1031(b) exchange proceeds included in Restricted cash. MAA believes that Gross Real Estate Assets can be used as a helpful tool in evaluating its balance sheet positions. MAA believes that GAAP historical cost depreciation of real estate assets is generally not correlated with changes in the value of those assets, whose value does not diminish predictably over time, as historical cost depreciation implies.
Net Debt
Net Debt represents Unsecured notes payable and Secured notes payable less Cash and cash equivalents and 1031(b) exchange proceeds included in Restricted cash. MAA believes Net Debt is a helpful tool in evaluating its debt position.
Net Operating Income (NOI)
Net Operating Income represents Rental and other property revenues less Total property operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, for all properties held during the period, regardless of their status as held for sale. NOI should not be considered as an alternative to Net income available for MAA common shareholders. MAA believes NOI is a helpful tool in evaluating operating performance because it measures the core operations of property performance by excluding corporate level expenses and other items not related to property operating performance.
Non-Same Store and Other NOI
Non-Same Store and Other NOI represents Rental and other property revenues less Total property operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, for all properties classified within the Non-Same Store and Other Portfolio during the period. Non-Same Store and Other NOI includes all storm-related expenses related to hurricanes. Non-Same Store and Other NOI should not be considered as an alternative to Net income available for MAA common shareholders. MAA believes Non-Same Store and Other NOI is a helpful tool in evaluating operating performance because it measures the core operations of property performance by excluding corporate level expenses and other items not related to property operating performance.
Same Store NOI
Same Store NOI represents Rental and other property revenues less Total property operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, for all properties classified within the Same Store Portfolio during the period. Same Store NOI excludes storm-related expenses related to hurricanes. Same Store NOI should not be considered as an alternative to Net income available for MAA common shareholders. MAA believes Same Store NOI is a helpful tool in evaluating operating performance because it measures the core operations of property performance by excluding corporate level expenses and other items not related to property operating performance.
OTHER KEY DEFINITIONS
Average Effective Rent per Unit
Average Effective Rent per Unit represents the average of gross rent amounts after the effect of leasing concessions for occupied units plus prevalent market rates asked for unoccupied units, divided by the total number of units. Leasing concessions represent discounts to the current market rate. MAA believes average effective rent is a helpful measurement in evaluating average pricing. It does not represent actual rental revenue collected per unit.
Average Physical Occupancy
Average Physical Occupancy represents the average of the daily physical occupancy for an applicable period.
Development Communities
Communities remain identified as development until certificates of occupancy are obtained for all units under development. Once all units are delivered and available for occupancy, the community moves into the Lease-up Communities portfolio.
Lease-up Communities
New acquisitions acquired during lease-up and newly developed communities remain in the Lease-up Communities portfolio until stabilized. Communities are considered stabilized when achieving 90% average physical occupancy for 90 days.
Non-Same Store and Other Portfolio
Non-Same Store and Other Portfolio includes recently acquired communities, communities in development or lease-up, communities that have been disposed of or identified for disposition, communities that have experienced a significant casualty loss, stabilized communities that do not meet the requirements defined by the Same Store Portfolio, retail properties and commercial properties.
Resident Turnover
Resident turnover represents resident move outs excluding transfers within the Same Store Portfolio as a percentage of expiring leases on a rolling twelve month basis as of the end of the reported quarter.
Same Store Portfolio
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican attorney general told a racial justice commission two years ago that racial bias “obviously” exists in law enforcement, but he said Tuesday that he wasn't saying systemic racism exists and stood by campaign attacks on the state's Democratic governor for using that phrase.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt and fellow Republicans are portraying Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly as anti-police as Schmidt tries to unseat Kelly in the Nov. 8 election. George Floyd's death in 2020 led Kelly to form a Commission on Racial Justice and Equity to examine policing, declaring as she did, "Systemic racism within law enforcement must end.”
Schmidt argues that saying systemic racism exists is calling law enforcement officers racist. His own comments that racial bias “obviously” exists in policing came during a Zoom meeting of the governor's commission in October 2020. He told reporters Tuesday that when “a rare bad apple" commits misconduct, “There are mechanisms in place to deal with those individual problems.”
“They are two different things,” Schmidt said during an impromptu news conference following an event at the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's forensics center in Topeka. “I certainly don’t argue that there is systemic racism in law enforcement, and I think the governor’s decision to appoint an entire separate commission to focus on that problem was ill-advised.”
Both parties expect the Kansas governor's race to be close, and Schmidt has joined other Republican candidates across the U.S. in pivoting to crime as a big issue as he tries to win back independent and moderate Republican voters who backed Kelly in 2018. Part of his strategy is painting Kelly as antagonistic toward the police.
Kelly's campaign responded Tuesday with the same statement it issued last week, saying Schmidt is engaged in “false smears” and that Kelly has delivered “historic investments” in law enforcement. Since Kelly took office in January 2019, spending on the prison system and Kansas Highway Patrol has grown by nearly 33%, though funding for the KBI under Schmidt’s control has remained flat.
Kelly formed her racial justice commission in June 2020 after the police killing of Floyd in Minneapolis. In a column she wrote afterward, Kelly said she wanted the panel to recommend “meaningful and lasting change.”
“Racial inequality and injustice have been part of our nation's history from the beginning,” Kelly wrote. “Communities of color do not have the luxury of time for leaders to ignore these issues any longer."
The commission’s numerous recommendations in 2020 and 2021 included ensuring robust anti-bias training, prohibiting fired officers from working again in law enforcement, and revising local policies on the use of force. Despite Kelly's call for lasting change, her administration did not push the Republican-controlled Legislature to enact them.
Schmidt said that although if he were governor, he would have condemned Floyd's death and called on Minnesota to deal with officers' conduct, he also would have condemned violence during protests over Floyd's death and suggested that some leaders then were “elevating this issue in an inflammatory manner.”
During his Zoom presentation to Kelly's racial justice commission in October 2020, Schmidt briefed members on the role of the attorney general's office and the state Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training in reviewing allegations of racial bias against officers. CPOST certifies and disciplines law enforcement officers.
During the meeting, commission member Mark McCormick asked Schmidt, “To what degree do you think racial bias exists in our system here in the state?"
Schmidt replied: “You know, Mark, I mean, obviously, it does exist. It exists in human relations, and so it therefore exists in the subset of human relations that include law enforcement interactions with people.”
Schmidt added that he believes that the CPOST and individual law enforcement agencies take complaints of racial bias “quite seriously” and that “it’s not an also-ran consideration.”
He told reporters Tuesday that law enforcement officers “overwhelmingly are honorable" and that it's a disservice to them for the governor to suggest that policing is “systemically racist.”
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COLUMBUS, OH (WLIO) - The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of having a statewide special election in August.
In a four to three decision, justices ruled along party lines that Ohio lawmakers were within their legal rights to call for the August special election for a statewide issue. Groups sued the Secretary of State saying that the special election violated a law that the Republican-led House and Senate passed last year that limited when special elections can be held in the state. In their decision, justices say that lawmakers have the ability to call for an election through a joint resolution. On August 8th, voters will decide if public-led constitutional ballot changes will require 60% approval during elections versus a simple majority. | https://www.hometownstations.com/ohio-supreme-court-approves-august-election/article_677e4212-0c6f-11ee-9cfe-4b1d8e231892.html | 2023-06-16 19:36:06 | 0 | https://www.hometownstations.com/ohio-supreme-court-approves-august-election/article_677e4212-0c6f-11ee-9cfe-4b1d8e231892.html |
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'It's time to put them on the defense': New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law and urged other states to follow suit.
He acted one month after conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to abortion and undermined gun control laws in states including California.
Newsom stitched the two hot-button topics together in approving a law allowing people to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be used to build weapons, guns without serial numbers, or .50-caliber rifles.
“We’re sick and tired of being on the defense in this movement," he said.
“It’s time to put them on the defense. You cannot sell, you cannot manufacture, you cannot transfer these illegal weapons of war and mass destruction in the state of California. And if you do, there are 40 million people that can collect $10,000 from you, and attorney fees, for engaging in that illegal activity.”
Lawmakers patterned the bill, at Newsom's request, after a Texas law allowing citizens to sue anyone who provides or assists in providing an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court gave preliminary approval to the Texas law, but California's law will automatically be invalidated if the Texas law is eventually ruled unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court’s support for the Texas law was “a terrible decision,” Newsom said. However, “if they're going to use this framework to put women's lives at risk, we're going to use it to save people's lives here in the state of California.”
Newsom also placed $30,000 worth of full-page advertisements in three Texas newspapers Friday criticizing what he said is Gov. Greg Abbott’s hypocrisy on gun safety. The ads parrot a comment by Abbott about children's right to life but substitute “gun violence” where he said “abortion.”
“Governor Newsom should focus on all the jobs and businesses that are leaving California and coming to Texas,” Abbott spokeswoman Renae Eze responded.
It's a similar tactic to the television ad that Newsom, a Democrat running for reelection, recently aired in Florida targeting Gov. Ron DeSantis. Newsom again denied presidential aspirations Friday even while stoking that speculation.
“I can’t take what’s happening in this country," Newsom said in explaining the ads. “Can’t take the assault on liberty and freedom, can’t take the rhetoric, can’t take the ... bullying, the zest for demonization of these governors, not just Abbott, DeSantis, but many of these other governors.”
An unusual combination of gun owner advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union have criticized Newsom for creating what they said amounts to a bounty system to encourage such lawsuits. The ACLU called California's law “an attack on the constitution” for deliberately trying to sidestep judicial review by empowering enforcement by citizens and not governments, and for undermining due process rights.
“It’s all about these two big issues that are facing us. And you can’t have a double standard. You can’t have one standard for guns and another standard for women’s reproductive health. It’s not right,” Democratic state Sen. Robert Hertzberg, who carried the bill, said in an interview.
Gun control advocacy organizations Moms Demand Action and affiliated Students Demand Action backed the bill's potential to combat untraceable “ghost guns.”
Newsom signed the bill at Santa Monica College, where five victims were killed in 2013 by a gunman using such a gun.
The new law “will make it easier for victims of ghost gun violence like myself to help enforce our laws,” said Mia Tretta, who was shot in Santa Clarita during a 2019 attack at Saugus High School. She is now an incoming senior and a volunteer with Students Demand Action.
Newsom grew emotional as Tretta introduced him. He later said he couldn't help but recall her optimism as he visited her in the hospital after an attack that he said personalized the danger for him as the father of a pre-teen daughter himself.
Aside from the merits of the bill, opponents say it is written to discourage any legal challenges to California's myriad gun regulations by requiring plaintiffs or lawyers to pay attorneys' fees if they lose the lawsuit.
That portion of the law “is intended to make it impossible to file a Second Amendment challenge to an unconstitutional gun control law. That is itself unconstitutional,” said Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association.
Newsom acted a day after he signed eight other gun laws among numerous measures adding to California's already strict regulations.
They encourage the safe storage of firearms and limit gun making including with a 3D printer.
Others bar gun sales on state property, boost inspections of gun dealers, limit dealer fees, and add child and elder abuse to the list of crimes that block gun ownership.
The governor recently signed another bill patterned after a New York law that empowers anyone who suffered harm to sue gun makers or dealers who fail to follow precautions under a “firearm industry standard of conduct.”
He further criticized the high court and conservative Republicans in a video message after he signed two earlier gun bills into law, one also addressing ghost guns and the other barring marketing firearms to minors.
California and New York also are scrambling to update their laws regulating the concealed carrying of firearms after the nation's high court ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called lawmakers there back into a special session to approve changes that take effect Sept. 1, including requiring gun owners to allow an examination of their social media accounts. California legislators expect to act in August on concealed carry restrictions.
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Associated Press Writer Paul Weber contributed to this story from Austin, Texas. | https://www.wgal.com/article/california-gun-control-law-mimics-texas-abortion-measure/40693057 | 2022-07-22 22:37:44 | 0 | https://www.wgal.com/article/california-gun-control-law-mimics-texas-abortion-measure/40693057 |
PIERRE — The South Dakota housing infrastructure megabill that was signed into legislation earlier this year has taken a step towards coming to fruition.
On Tuesday, June 13, a legislative rules and review committee voted 5-1 on a set of proposed rules that will govern the South Dakota Housing Development Authority’s allocation of $200 million for housing infrastructure.
They were finalized after a May 31 public hearing that saw a few changes to a May 2 draft. But the finalized wording of the rules has continued to leave some questions unanswered.
Sen. Red Dawn Foster — who was the only one on the committee to vote no — cited an exclusion of tribes from being able to apply on the law's opening day, despite targeted word changes in the document’s wording.
“Unfortunately in Oglala Lakota County, there is not a political subdivision that would support requirements for one, eliminating them from even being able to partner with somebody,” she said.
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The law makes it clear that applicants need to work with South Dakota “political subdivisions” — local governments in other words — which are South Dakota entities. But Foster said that in many tribal communities, there are no qualifying political entities.
Interim South Dakota Housing Development Authority Director Chas Olson said that it would boil down to what kind of collaboration you can get between the tribes and the political subdivisions,” He cited a change in the wording of the bill that includes tribal governments on the list of eligible applicants, receiving written comments in advance of the May 31 public hearing.
Olson believed that “workaround” could be hinged on the use of a single conjunction: “The political subdivision shall own, maintain, or provide the public infrastructure to be developed in the project.”
That wording allowed for a scenario in which tribes could partner with local governments, who would file the application for infrastructure for tribes. If tribal governments and state entities work together Olson, that would be within the limits of the bill.
Foster said that in Oglala Lakota County — as well as other regions that include high-density of Native American residents in the state — the necessary political subdivisions do not exist.
“Although I do recognize the dire need to support housing because we are in a crisis, I will be voting no today,” Foster said.
It was a comment that was acknowledged by Julie Johnson, a lawyer and the registered lobbyist for statewide affordable housing coalition Homes for SD, among others.
“We may need to see a bill on tribal relations in the future but we didn’t want to see that stand in the way today,” Johnson said.
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After the legislation was revised in May, the core construction is still the same. It will dole out $200 million to municipalities after reviewing applications as they come. The money is to be used for the essential infrastructure for housing — water distribution system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, street, curb, gutter, sidewalk. Each application has to submit documentation proving that it can financially sustain the project and that it will have an impact, to name a few requirements.
A couple of points of contention came from a divide between regional and local developers. Prior to the May 31 public hearing, developers from smaller towns voiced concerns that the cap set at one-third of project cost might still not be enough to attract development in rural areas. There wasn't a change on that front in Tuesday's rules meeting. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/200-million-south-dakota-housing-bills-implementation-takes-next-baby-step-to-reality | 2023-06-14 20:51:20 | 0 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/200-million-south-dakota-housing-bills-implementation-takes-next-baby-step-to-reality |
The bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash in New Iberia has been identified.
The Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office identified the man killed as 45-year-old Jeremiah Wood of New Iberia. Wood was biking in the 1700 block of Center Street around 12:37 a.m. Monday when he was struck from behind by a 2018 maroon Kia Optima with Louisiana license plate 258EYF, New Iberia Police Capt. Leland Laseter said in a statement.
Wood was thrown from the bicycle. The driver fled following the collision; the Kia suffered moderate damage to its front passenger side and its passenger side mirror broke off, Laseter said.
Despite emergency medical care, Wood succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office, he said.
The involved vehicle is registered to a Charenton woman. Anyone with information about the crash or the involved driver is asked to call the New Iberia Police Department at (337) 369-2306 or Iberia Parish Crimestoppers at (337) 364-TIPS, Laseter said. | https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/man-killed-in-new-iberia-hit-and-run-identified/article_224c1b8e-e9f0-11ed-b91f-b7d571718cab.html | 2023-05-03 22:57:17 | 1 | https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/man-killed-in-new-iberia-hit-and-run-identified/article_224c1b8e-e9f0-11ed-b91f-b7d571718cab.html |
Annual Forum will bring together policymakers and experts from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss how the EU-US relationship can further strengthen our collective prosperity and security
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlantic Council's Europe Center, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, hosts the 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum on June 22, 2022. The Forum will be held in-person at the Hamilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., and virtually.
The 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum will focus on the future of transatlantic strategy and partnership in multiple areas, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its implications for European and US defense and security. The Forum will also convene a series of high-level dialogues on the economy, the digital transition, food security, and defending democracy.
"Russia's continued aggression in Ukraine has created an urgent need for leaders and policymakers from across the Atlantic to come together and deepen the existing security framework to promote a stable and secure Europe," said Frederick Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council. "The 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum will provide a critically important opportunity to have these crucial conversations."
The 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum will include experts and officials from a number of government institutions, such as the US Department of State, the European Commission, the US Department of Commerce, and the National Security Council. It will feature keynote addresses by Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová and Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Stefano Sannino.
"In the months since Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, Americans and Europeans have shown strong unity in confronting challenges to the future of democracy and our shared defense. We are also faced with new and increasing threats to global food and digital security, and solidarity is more crucial than ever," said Ambassador of the European Union to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis. "This Forum is a moment for us to chart the way forward together."
This year's Forum combines two of the EU Delegation's flagship events dedicated to furthering dialogue on the transatlantic relationship: The second iteration of the EU-US Future Forum and the annual EU Defense Washington Forum, now in its 11th year.
To view the agenda of the 2022 EU-US Defense & Future Forum and to register for in-person or virtual attendance, please visit here
The 2022 EU-US Future & Defense Forum will be on the record and open to media. Media wishing to attend should register here to request accreditation.
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Grayslake Westlake Christian swapped jabs before dispatching Arthur Christian 57-51 at Arthur Christian High on Feb. 25 in Illinois boys high school basketball action.
Last season, Grayslake Westlake Christian and Arthur Christian squared off with Dec. 29, 2021 at Grayslake Westlake Christian Academy last season. For a full recap, click here.
Recently on Feb. 11, Arthur Christian squared off with DeLand-Weldon in a basketball game. Click here for a recap.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)The Chicago Bears activated left guard Cody Whitehair on Friday.
He had been on injured reserve since early October, when he hurt his right knee in a loss to the New York Giants on Oct. 2.
The 30-year-old has been a fixture on the Bears line at center and guard since they drafted him in the second round in 2016, starting 99 games.
The Bears (3-5) host the Miami Dolphins (5-3) on Sunday.
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Three Tigers pitchers throw first combined no-hitter in franchise history in win over Blue Jays
Tigers pitchers walked just three batters in the 2-0 win
Major League Baseball has produced its fair share of outstanding pitching performances over the past several days.
Last week, Yankees pitcher Domingo German delivered an epic perfect game in a win over the Athletics. On Saturday, a trio of Detroit Tigers pitchers combined for a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Matt Manning, Jason Foley and Alex Lange threw in Saturday's game, which marked the franchise's first no-hitter since Spencer Turnbull accomplished the feat in 2021.
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It was the ninth time in franchise history Detroit held an opposing team hitless. But it was the first combined no-hitter thrown by the Tigers.
"Man, holy s--," Lange said in an on-field interview with Bally Sports. "How about that?"
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Manning started the game and tossed 6⅔ innings before he was pulled after walking a hitter in the seventh inning. Relief pitcher Jason Foley then entered the game and retired four straight batters.
Lange entered the game in the ninth inning and got three outs to close the game, earning his 13th save of the season.
Saturday's game was the 20th combined no-hitter in MLB history. The Houston Astros threw a combined no-hitter during the 2022 World Series.
"I feel good now," Manning told Bally Sports Detroit. "Not three guys I’d rather do it with.
"Something special tonight. It was awesome."
Saturday's victory was the Tigers' 39th of the season, and the team remains five games behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.
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Fifteenth Annual Subaru Share the Love Event Garners $29.1 Million in Charitable Donations
CAMDEN, N.J., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that the Subaru Share the Love® Event has donated $256 million to national and local charities following its fifteenth year, surpassing its $250 million donation goal. The 2022 Subaru Share the Love Event culminated in a $29.1 million donation to charities, with Subaru of America donating $20.7 million and its retailers donating $8.4 million.
In addition to donating millions to charities, in November 2022, more than 600 Subaru volunteers worked together to host its largest single-day volunteer event to date. Subaru volunteers, including 365 employees at the automaker's Camden, NJ headquarters, partnered with local organizations to donate critical and highly requested supplies to those in need. The volunteer event resulted in nearly 3,000 donations to 18 nonprofits throughout the nation.
"At Subaru, we don't just say we're More Than a Car Company. Through our Subaru Share the Love Event, our family of retailers, corporate employees, and customers all come together to show the heart behind our values," said Thomas J. Doll, President and CEO, Subaru of America, Inc. "We thank all those who took part in making the 2022 event an unprecedented success and helped bring millions of dollars to the charities that mean so much to our communities."
The Subaru Share the Love Event is held annually from mid-November through the end of the calendar year. For any new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased at one of the more than 630 retailers during that period, Subaru and participating retailers donated a minimum of $300 to the customer's choice of charity. National charity partners, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®), Make-A-Wish®, Meals on Wheels America and National Park Foundation, received nearly $7.4 million of the donations. Participating Subaru retailers nationwide selected 815 Hometown Charities within their local communities, and these causes received $21.7 million based on customer selection.
To learn about the Subaru Share the Love Event, please visit: subaru.com/share.
Through the Subaru Loves Promise®, Subaru and its retailers are committed to helping communities in need year-round. To learn more about the Subaru Love Promise, please visit subaru.com/lovepromise.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $300 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 88,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do.
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A lottery drawing set for Friday night is up for grabs is a $940 million Mega Millions jackpot. Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold:
1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California)
2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee)
3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 (one ticket, from South Carolina)
4. $1.337 billion, Mega Millions, July 29, 2022 (one ticket, from Illinois)
5. $1.05 billion, Mega Millions, Jan. 22, 2021 (one ticket, from Michigan)
6. $768.4 million, Powerball, March 27, 2019 (one ticket, from Wisconsin)
7. $758.7 million, Powerball, Aug. 23, 2017 (one ticket, from Massachusetts)
8. $731.1 million, Powerball, Jan. 20, 2021 (one ticket, from Maryland)
9. $699.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 4, 2021 (one ticket, from California)
10. $687.8 million, Powerball, Oct. 27, 2018 (two tickets, from Iowa and New York)
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Customized prescription safety glasses ensure safety, comfort, and convenience for workers everywhere.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocusafe.com, a leading provider of prescription safety glasses, is paving the way to a safer workplace for millions as they celebrate Workplace Eye Wellness Month. As overall job satisfaction, and ultimately performance, are closely tied to optimal comfort and safety, Ocusafe glasses solve a common problem for both employees and employers alike.
Owned by actual eye doctors with over 25 years of experience, Ocusafe has built a strong presence in the eye care industry thanks to their unmatched expertise, exceptional quality, and unrivaled customer service. Oftentimes, workers are forced to choose between their prescription glasses or safety glasses, forcing some to wear both at the same time to be able to work both efficiently and safely. Ocusafe glasses solve this dilemma with one durable pair of custom prescription lenses that wrap safety and comfort into one convenient package.
With safety a number one priority for customers, Ocusafe.com has developed a fine-tuned production process that leaves no room for errors. Every single pair of glasses go through a thorough quality assurance inspection process, as all lenses and frames must pass strict ANSI standards before being shipped off to the customer.
Ocusafe also offers a unique corporate program, providing advanced customizations that are tailored to individual company requirements. An organization simply applies for a custom line of safety glasses, and employees can seamlessly order directly from their unique landing page.
"We understand that certain industries, and even the unique organizations within those industries, require different specifications for their safety glasses. We're here to make the process as quick and seamless as possible," said Marc Weinstein, Ocusafe Founder and CEO.
While standard safety glasses can be found almost anywhere, Ocusafe.com has cornered the market in not only providing the highest quality shatterproof lenses and frames, but also offering the ability to customize each lens to an individual's exact prescription. Every pair is custom crafted in the USA and includes 100% UV protection and a worry-free guarantee.
"No industry is off limits. We are listening to our customer's needs, and working hard to develop the premium solutions that maximize safety and comfort in every work environment," Weinstein added.
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The Amethyst, Pearl and Ammolite open for tours this weekend at Seasons at Montelena
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Richmond American Homes of California, Inc., a subsidiary of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC), is excited to announce that three brand-new, fully furnished model homes will open for tours this weekend at Seasons at Montelena (RichmondAmerican.com/SeasonsAtMontelena). This vibrant new Rancho Cordova neighborhood offers five thoughtfully designed ranch and two-story floor plans from the builder's popular Seasons™ Collection (RichmondAmerican.com/SeasonsSAC), designed to put homeownership within reach for a variety of buyers.
Model tours
Prospective homebuyers and local agents are encouraged to schedule a tour of the new Amethyst, Pearl and Ammolite model homes at Seasons at Montelena for Saturday, June 18, or Sunday, June 19. Visits can be booked by calling 916.472.7384 and making an appointment with a New Home Specialist.
More about Seasons at Montelena:
- New Seasons™ Collection homes from the $500s
- Five ranch and two-story plans with open layouts and designer details
- 2 to 6 bedrooms, approx. 1,400 to 3,040 sq. ft.
- Prime location near American River, Lake Natoma and Sacramento State Aquatic Center
- Close proximity to paved bike trails, historic sites, shopping, dining, wine tasting, entertainment and notable schools
- Amethyst, Pearl and Ammolite models opening this weekend!
Those who choose to build a new home from the ground up at Seasons at Montelena will have the opportunity to work with professional design consultants at the builder's Home Gallery™ to select colors, textures, finishes and fixtures for their new living spaces—a complimentary service!
Seasons at Montelena is located at 3908 Valance Way in Rancho Cordova. Call 916.472.7384 or visit RichmondAmerican.com for more information. View health and safety updates at RichmondAmerican.com/COVID-19.
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Operating under the name Richmond American Homes, MDC's homebuilding subsidiaries have built more than 220,000 homes since 1977. Among the nation's largest homebuilders, MDC's subsidiary companies have operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Mortgage lending, plus insurance and title services are offered by the following MDC subsidiaries, respectively: HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit MDCHoldings.com.
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A few wake up storms for Friday morning
Heat indices approaching 100
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A late season cold front over north Florida has changed the weather pattern here in our local area. We will see scattered showers and a few isolated thunderstorms in the morning and early afternoon along the coast. The rain chance on Friday stands at 50% for scattered storms. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s for everyone with a heat index nearing 100 each afternoon.
The high on Friday will be right around 87 along the beaches and low 90s inland. Winds will be out of the WSW at 10-15 mph with seas running around 2 feet and a moderate chop on the waters.
Saturday we will see scattered showers once again overnight on Friday through Saturday morning. Some of these will turn into a thunderstorms. The rain chance is at 60% on Saturday with these storms happing at anytime during the day inland and along the coast. The high on Saturday will be around 87 degrees. Winds remain out of the WSW at 10-15 mph.
Sunday look for partly cloudy skies and a 50% chance for a few scattered storms with the main focus for the inland areas. The high on Friday will be in the upper 80s.
Monday through Wednesday we will see mostly sunny skies with a 30% chance for a few late day storms in the mix as we slowly transition back to a more typical pattern with a few isolated storms inland working back to the beaches later in the day. Highs will be near 90 each day.
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A fast-food restaurant known for its burgers probably isn’t the first place you’d think to find chocolate chip cookies, but Sonic’s newest menu item might just change your mind.
The drive-in chain’s new Fried Cookie Dough Bites feature chocolate chip cookie dough fried to a golden brown, making them crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. They look a bit like a rounder tater tot — another staple of Sonic’s menu — but taste a whole lot sweeter. Served with a side of ice cream for dipping, Fried Cookie Dough Bites are meant to be taken on the go when you’re in need of a sweet treat but too busy to sit down or even grab a spoon.
Sonic app users were eligible to get an early taste of the new dessert starting Sept. 21, but they’ll officially be on the menu nationwide from Sept. 26 though Nov. 27, according to the company.
If you’re looking for something more savory, but still able to be taken on the go, Sonic is also bringing back its Broccoli Cheddar Tots, a twist on its fan-favorite tater tots. Just like the Fried Cookie Dough Bites, the special tots are also only around for a limited time.
Featuring warm broccoli and melted cheddar cheese stuffed inside a tot-sized, crispy coating, the bites can be eaten on their own or dipped in ranch. It’s tough to imagine a better way to work more broccoli into your diet.
Sonic also has a few other limited-time items on the menu now, including a Chophouse Cheeseburger, which has aioli and crispy onion strings, and a Churro Shake.
The Churro Shake blends vanilla ice cream with caramel and cinnamon sugar and is then topped with a cinnamon sugar churro, whipped topping and a cherry. You can also choose to add more items to the shake, like bananas and strawberries, or Oreo cookie pieces, peanut butter, or hot fudge.
If you don’t have a Sonic Drive-In near you, you can also try making your own fried cookie dough bites with this recipe from Tipbuzz and even a recipe we found for your own broccoli tater tots that are an easy way to get your kids to eat more veggies.
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Michael Tubbs brought his statewide “poverty listening tour” to Antioch the other day and the economic advis er to Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Stockton mayor got an earful in a city he described as “one of the eviction capitals” of California.
One message came through loud and clear to Tubbs, someone who has the ear of Newsom and top legislators: California may be spending billions to help the homeless and renters, but the system is failing to ensure that the money being approved in Sacramento and Washington is helping the people who are about to lose their homes.
“Yesterday, there were 18 evictions happening,” at one apartment complex in the city, community organizer Jose Cordon told Tubbs, who was seated in a circle of three dozen community organizers and tenants.
“Eighteen?” Tubbs responded. “Do you know where those 18 people are at now?”
Most were still there, said Cordon, who works for Monument Impact, which advocates for low-income people in central and eastern Contra Costa County. Later, he told me that one tenant told him that they were being evicted because the apartment complex management wouldn’t accept her rent.
The tenant tried to use funds from a state rent relief program to cover part of the payment on the amount due, Cordon told me. The tenant was going to receive help from other people and organizations to make up the difference. But the apartment complex’s manager wanted the payment in full, “all together,” Cordon said.
Heads nodded around the circle as Cordon explained the eviction situation alternately in Spanish and English at Tubbs’ meeting. It helped Tubbs to understand why there are 800 renters in the eviction pipeline in the east Contra Costa County area where Antioch is located, according a county administrator’s report this month.
“They’re not accepting (renters’) money any more because they want to raise the rent,” Carmen Sierra, a preschool teacher who lives in Antioch, told Tubbs. “If they’re still there, they can’t do that. So they just want them outside.”
Then Tubbs asked whether there were any programs designed to help the housing-insecure that were actually working.
“Anything that seems to be working that should be doubled down upon or scaled up that the governor or folks should know about?” Tubbs asked.
LaShonda Figg, an automotive worker who lives in Pittsburg, shook her head.
“Everything is messed up,” Figg said. “It’s no help when you call. You call one organization for help, and they give you the other organization’s number. Then they, ‘There’s no funds.’ Then the other one says, ‘There’s no funds.’”
And if you happen to find an organization that can help you, Figg said, “they’ll tell you it could take three or four weeks (to get help). By that time you’re evicted.”
Heads nod in agreement in the circle.
“Then you have to deal with attorneys and you got to pay attorney’s fees,” Figg said.
Few facing eviction can afford a lawyer. Housing advocates monitoring eviction legal proceedings in Contra Costa County say that from May to July, only 3% of tenants in local eviction courts had access to a lawyer, compared with 87% of landlords who had legal representation. This month, Contra Costa County officials recommended allocating $70,000 more for legal services to address the eviction boom in the Antioch region.
Housing advocates say that’s a step in the right direction, but much more legal help is needed. Advocates want the county to spend $1.8 million a year on legal services to help stem the eviction wave.
“I don’t understand where the disconnect is with our elected leaders to not see that this is a crisis and it’s going to grow the homeless population,” said Debra Ballinger, a senior adviser to Monument Impact.
Antioch’s eviction crisis may foreshadow what is coming elsewhere in California. Roughly 1 in 6 renters with incomes less than $50,000 reported being late on rent from March to June 2022, according to a study from the California Budget and Policy Center. More than 1 in 4 Black renters said reported being late making rent, more than three times the number of white renters, according to the study.
The federal and state government has spent billions to address the issue. California received $4.1 billion through federal COVID relief funding passed in 2020 and 2021 to provide emergency rental assistance for renters with low incomes who were struggling to cover rent because of pandemic-related hardship, according to Sara Kimberlin, a senior policy analyst with the California Budget and Policy Center.
The current state budget included $1.95 billion to help make sure that all eligible renters who applied for help before the end of March 2022 — when the application period for rental assistance closed — will receive assistance, Kimberlin said.
But, as Tubbs heard, the need is much greater. There is a disconnect between government funds designed to help — and people on the brink of homelessness actually being helped.
“We have to do a better job of communicating” between state and local governments and institutions, Tubbs told me after the meeting. “And we also have to be realistic that (the amount of government money being spent) sounds like a lot of money, but it’s a drop in the bucket and money is no substitute for good policy. So we have a lot of money, but we also need the policy framework that goes with to make those dollars go farther.”
Tubbs has heard similar stories in other parts of California during the handful of other stops he’s made as part of the listening tour he’s conducting to inform the organization he’s heading called End Poverty in California. His goal is that by the end of the decade, “if poverty has not ended in California, we should have made a significant dent. We should have a clear path for how we’re significantly reducing the number of people in poverty in California so that we’ll get to zero.” He regularly reports his progress to Newsom and the governor’s staff and will make more policy recommendations after his tour.
“We are in a housing and homelessness and poverty crisis in this state, and it needs more urgency,” Tubbs told me. “It just feels like those who are making policies aren’t doing this (listening to people in local communities). They don’t understand how severe, real and mainstream this is.”
After he listened to the Antioch group for more than an hour, his message was simple: Get more involved in the process. He didn’t say that lightly. As someone who grew up in poverty, he understands how difficult it can be to spend time lobbying local government while working two and three jobs and raising a family. He and other advocates pointed to an upcoming Antioch City Council meeting where a rent cap would be considered.
His appeal may have sunk in. Days after Tubbs’ appearance, the Antioch City Council approved an ordinance that would cap rent increases to 3% or 60% of the Consumer Price Index in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area (currently 6.8%), whichever is less.
Ballinger, the advocate at Monument Impact, called it “a win,” the work of months of advocacy.
“The real win was the sheer number of tenants who showed up,” Ballinger told me. More than 115 people attended, she said, with more than 40 tenants commenting. That’s “a hardship,” she said, especially because many were working multiple jobs. “But they did so anyway because this is so important.”
Because one thing that will make government work better to address the housing crisis is if those in power feel the pressure from their constituents to make change.
Joe Garofoli is The San Francisco Chronicle’s senior political writer. Email: jgarofoli@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @joegarofoli | https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Renters-in-one-of-California-s-eviction-17401791.php | 2022-08-28 11:09:04 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/Renters-in-one-of-California-s-eviction-17401791.php |
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Chris Harris scored 14 points as Southeast Missouri State beat Evansville 67-61 on Wednesday night.
Harris had six rebounds for the Redhawks (3-0). Kobe Clark scored 13 points while shooting 4 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line, and added six rebounds. Josh Earley was 5 of 12 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.
Kenny Strawbridge led the way for the Purple Aces (1-2) with 22 points. Yacine Toumi added 13 points and seven rebounds for Evansville. Marvin Coleman also had six points and 12 rebounds.
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Authorities have determined that Harmony Montgomery, a little girl who disappeared in 2019, was murdered in Manchester, New Hampshire, in early December 2019, officials announced Thursday.
Harmony would be 8 years old if alive today.
Harmony's remains have not been found but "multiple sources of investigative information, including biological evidence," led to the conclusion that she's dead, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said at a news conference.
The missing persons case is now a homicide investigation, he said.
"Our investigators will continue to seek justice and look into the circumstances of Harmony's murder and search for her remains," Formella said.
"I'm beyond saddened," Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg said.
"There have been many discussions, speculations and questions relative to where the system failed Harmony, and I myself continue to share the same concerns and still have many remaining questions," he said. "However, the homicide of this little girl rests with the person or persons who committed this horrific act. The Manchester Police Department will do everything within the limits of the law to ensure that the responsible person or persons for the murder of Harmony are brought to justice."
Aldenberg said he believes "there are people out there in the community that have information about this investigation who have yet to come forward.
"If you are that person, I implore you to do so now and come forward," he said. "Do it for this little girl."
Aldenberg urged anyone with information to call the tip line at 603-203-6060.
The attorney general and police chief did not take questions from the media at Thursday's news conference. No suspect was named.
Harmony's mother, Crystal Sorey, had custody of her until 2018, according to a state report released in February. In 2019, a Massachusetts court ordered Harmony be sent to live with her father, Adam Montgomery, in New Hampshire, state officials said.
Harmony's last confirmed home was in Manchester with her father, her stepmother Kayla Montgomery, and her two half-siblings, according to state officials.
Sorey said the last time she saw Harmony was via FaceTime in spring 2019, officials said.
In July 2019, an anonymous call was made to New Hampshire's Division for Children, Youth and Families alleging that in a visit a week earlier, he or she saw Harmony "had a black eye that Adam Montgomery admitted to causing," the report said. The same day as the anonymous call, a case worker visited and didn't see a black eye on Harmony, the report said.
One week later, that same case worker noted a red mark and faded bruising under Harmony's eyelid, and both Harmony and Adam Montgomery told the worker the mark was from being hit by a toy while playing, the report said.
In subsequent visits to the home, "the children appeared happy and healthy," the report said. In the last visit, in October 2019, case workers found the abuse allegations unfounded, but added, "the situation was scored high risk for future child welfare involvement pursuant to the Risk Assessment tool citing the history of substance use, prior family history with child protection, and economic challenges," according to the report.
In January 2020, Adam Montgomery told the child protective services worker that Harmony had been living in Massachusetts with her mother since Thanksgiving 2019, the report said. The worker left a voicemail with Sorey to confirm Harmony lived there, but never heard back, the report said.
In September 2021, someone close to Harmony's mother contacted the Division for Children, Youth and Families with concerns, and the agency determined Harmony had never been registered for school in Manchester, the report said.
The Division for Children, Youth and Families then searched for Adam and Kayla Montgomery.
When police found Adam Montgomery in December 2021, he gave the authorities "contradictory and unconvincing explanations of Harmony's whereabouts," the report said. Adam Montgomery allegedly told police Harmony's mother had picked her up, even though Kayla Montgomery told police that Adam Montgomery told her he drove Harmony back to her mother on the day after Thanksgiving 2019, according to the report.
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LOS ANGELES — (AP) — The U.S. Open tried to fight back against record low scores with a North course at Los Angeles Country Club stretched to full length. Wyndham Clark and Rory McIlroy were among those who managed just fine Friday.
And then it was up to Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele to tackle the biggest defense on another otherwise vulnerable course — sunshine and a freshening breeze in the afternoon.
Clark, who last month broke through with his first PGA Tour title against an elite field, started strong with a bold flop shot and a monster birdie putt and then held on for a 3-under 67. Closing fast was McIlroy, without a major in nine years, overcoming a rugged start with four birdies on his last five holes for a 67.
Not to be overlooked was Dustin Johnson, the two-time major champion who made a quadruple-bogey 8 on his second hole with six bad shots, one penalty and a tap-in. The man with golf's shortest memory rebounded quickly and still shot 70, leaving him very much in the mix going into a weekend.
“I think there was maybe five or six tees that were put back, and then not only that, a lot of times they had a back tee, they had a back pin,” Clark said. “So it was playing pretty long.”
His two big moments came on the par-5 14th that played 605 yards with a front right pin tucked behind a massive bunker complex. Clark was all the way to the left in the sticky, gnarly collar of another bunker. He sent his shot skyward, over a corner of the stand to the tiny section of green and then made a 12-footer for birdie.
The other was on the 16th from 40 feet, a putt he misread in the practice round and got right with a scorecard in hand.
Clark was at 9-under 131, one shot short of the U.S. Open record set by Martin Kaymer at Pinehurst No. 2 in soft, still conditions.
What got Clark's attention as he finished were the shadows. The sun finally was starting to burst through the marine layer so typical of coastal cities in California in June, which likely would make the course faster and less forgiving of mistakes.
That's what Fowler and Schauffele faced in the afternoon after they set the U.S. Open record with 62s on the lowest opening round of scoring in U.S. Open history.
McIlroy didn't envision such low scoring, including his 65, which he attributed to cloud cover, condensation and receptive greens.
“The conditions now, it’s a little brighter, sunnier, a little bit of breeze. It’s got the potential to get a little firmer and faster over the next couple days, which will make the scores go up a little bit,” McIlroy said. "We'll see what it's like at the end of the week.
“Yes, the course has played maybe a little easier than everyone thought it would, but wouldn’t be surprised on Saturday, Sunday to see it bite back,” McIlroy said. “It should be tough. It should be just as much of a mental grind out there as a physical one.”
McIlroy had his share of mistakes on the back nine with errant shots off the tee, including the 297-yard 11th hole, the second-longest for a U.S. Open.
But he had a 30 on the front nine for the second straight day by taking advantage of the scoring holes and ending his round with a tee shot on the par-3 ninth to 3 feet.
Harris English also shot 30 on the front nine to finish off his 66, leaving him at 7-under 133.
“They can get them as firm and fast as they want and put those pins in some tough spots. It’s going to be fun,” English said. “The rough is still going to be penal. I think everybody is going to get the U.S. Open they’ve been wanting to see.”
Johnson saw plenty of it without sunshine or wind. He pulled his tee shot on the second hole into a bunker, only advanced that 95 yards into thick rough, hit the next one into the barranca, took a penalty drop, went over the green and walked off with the craziest of 8s.
The best shot of his round?
“Probably the tee shot on 3 — hitting a good shot and just getting settled back down after making an 8,” he said. “Definitely wasn’t too thrilled with myself walking off that green.”
He was at 6-under 134 with Min Woo Lee, whose 65 has been the low score of the day.
PGA champion Brooks Koepka had a 69 that at least got him to the weekend, right in the middle of the pack on a course that he would not rate among this favorite because of the blind shots off the tee.
“I'm not a huge fan of this place,” he said.
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On a mid-September night in 1979, the Oakland Athletics fell 9-5 to the Texas Rangers before a crowd of 750 die-hards on hand at the Coliseum to witness the team’s 100th loss of the season.
Thursday’s game in Anaheim received a bit more attention — especially as Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani flirted with a no-hitter — but for this year’s A’s brought the same ignominious result. With a 4-2 defeat, the 2022 A’s joined the 1979 club as the only 100-loss teams during the franchise’s 55 seasons in Oakland, arriving at the mark with six more games to play in a dismal year.
The A’s now own 17 seasons of 100 or more losses dating to their Philadelphia era, an MLB record. But 42 years without one was a franchise-best streak earned since the 1979 team stumbled to its 108-loss finish.
It’s tempting to draw similarities between that A’s season and this one — uncertainty about the team’s future in Oakland, cost-conscious ownership, an unproven roster and sparse attendance among them.
“There’s some parallels,” said former pitcher Steve McCatty, who compiled an 11-12 record for the 1979 team.
The 2022 A’s tumbled after four straight winning seasons because of an aggressive roster teardown. The 1979 season marked the bottom of an even more precipitous fall. In the wake of a dynastic run of three World Series titles from 1972-74, the A’s were dismantled under then-owner Charlie Finley, as standouts like Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson, Gene Tenace and Bert Campaneris signed elsewhere or were traded by the 1977 season.
The A’s went 87-74 in 1976 but lost 98 games in 1977 and 93 games in 1978. By 1979, ties to the title teams were scarce. Experience was light on the roster helmed by Jim Marshall in his lone season managing the A’s and his last in MLB. Their rotation featured five pitchers — Mike Norris, McCatty, Rick Langford, Matt Keough, Brian Kingman — who two years later would appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated dubbed Oakland’s “Five Aces.” But in 1979, four were 25 or younger and only Kingman, called up in June, posted a winning record.
“It was a tryout,” McCatty said. “You knew that you were going to get an opportunity. When you have a terrible team, a team not playing well, you get opportunities to play.”
“We were basically fielding a minor-league team out there,” Norris said. “When you have that mentality going around on the team, your job’s just not secure. So that’s basically what it was, a lot of insecurity. It was helter-skelter baseball.”
Like this year’s team, with its executives’ forays to Las Vegas, the 1979 A’s played against a backdrop of potential relocation. Finley was in talks with a possible buyer who would move the team to Denver as he pared payroll in Oakland.
Then as now, fans stayed away. The A’s set the Oakland record for lowest full-season attendance (306,763), averaging fewer than 4,000 fans per home date. This year’s team also ranks last in the majors in home attendance, averaging paid crowds of just over 10,000 per game, but that number counts tickets sold, not fans in the stands.
How sparse were the Coliseum stands in 1979? Former A’s equipment manager Steve Vucinich, then the visiting clubhouse manager, recalled a day game with the Baltimore Orioles in town.
“Jim Palmer said, ‘It’s a great day, I want to get some sun,’” Vucinich said. “So he’s not pitching that day, gets thrown out of the game in the first inning, comes up, puts his speedos on, a T-shirt and a pair of flip-flops, goes out to right field to lay out in the sun — and nobody noticed him.”
The low may have been early that year, with a crowd of 653 announced for an A’s April 17 win over Seattle. By many accounts, the actual number on hand after a bad-weather day was closer to 250. Said pitcher Dave Heaverlo after the game, “It’s discouraging as hell. But I think we should dedicate this one to the 600 who showed up and stuck with us.”
With fans again frustrated this year by the A’s slashing payroll, trading star players, raising ticket prices and pursuing a “parallel path” in Vegas, attendance hit bottom on May 2, with an announced crowd of 2,488 for a game against the Rays. It marked the smallest number announced for a non-pandemic crowd in Oakland since 1980.
Both the 2022 and 1979 teams suffered from feeble offense. The 1979 team scored the fewest runs in the majors and finished last in average (.239) and OBP (.302) and second-to-last in slugging (.346). Bad as that was, this year’s team may be historically futile. The A’s entered Friday with a .217/.281/.347 team line. The last MLB team to post equal or worse numbers in all three categories for a full season was the Deadball Era 1910 White Sox.
In a different era of play, the 1979 A’s had the AL’s second-highest ERA (4.78). The 2022 A’s own the AL’s second-highest ERA (4.63).
Hindsight shows that 1979 season held promise. An exciting young A’s outfield in 1979 added two rookies — Dwayne Murphy, a future six-time Gold Glove winner, and future Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, who debuted that June — alongside Tony Armas. Hiring Billy Martin to manage in 1980 helped revive the team as the A’s went 83-79. That August, Finley sold the club to Walter Haas, who was committed to keeping it in Oakland. The A’s began 1981 with 11 straight wins and made the playoffs in a strike-shortened season.
The 2022 A’s largely have yet to display such potential. Last year’s roster overhaul left little of their recent core intact. Both rookies and players with some experience thrust into everyday roles have struggled.
The A’s have set a franchise record by using 63 players — 33 rookies, 22 who debuted this season — with a second-half emphasis on evaluation under first-year manager Mark Kotsay.
“It’s tough to get a cohesive unit and team chemistry when you have so many guys being shipped in and out,” utilityman Tony Kemp said last week when asked about counting down to 100 losses. “I don’t think anyone can question what our effort level was.”
As of Friday, the A’s had the third-most plate appearances, second-most pitching starts and most relief outings from rookies in 2022. The group might not include a Henderson, but the A’s are hoping the experience pays dividends.
“If you have young guys, everybody’s got to learn what they can and can’t do,” McCatty said. “You have to learn how to win, and you only do that by losing.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained documents with classification markings, including at the top secret level, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday explaining the justification for this month’s search of the property.
The 32-page affidavit, even in its heavily redacted form, offers the most detailed description to date of the government records being stored at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property long after he left the White House and reveals the gravity of the government’s concerns that the documents were there illegally.
“The government is conducting a criminal investigation concerning the improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces, as well as the unlawful concealment or removal of government records,” an FBI agent wrote on the first page of the affidavit in seeking a judge’s permission for a warrant to search the property.
The affidavit does not provide new details about the 11 sets of classified records recovered during the Aug. 8 search at Mar-a-Lago but instead concerns a separate batch of 15 boxes that the National Archives and Records Administration retrieved from the home in January.
In those boxes, according to the affidavit, officials located 184 documents bearing classification markings, including 25 documents marked as top secret. Agents who inspected the boxes found markings related to information provided by confidential human sources as well as information related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Taken together, the affidavit reveals additional details about an ongoing criminal investigation that has brought fresh legal peril for Trump just as he lays the groundwork for another presidential run. It also shows in stark detail the volume of sensitive government documents that were stored at Mar-a-Lago instead of being turned over to the National Archives.
The FBI submitted the affidavit, or sworn statement, to a judge so it could obtain the warrant to search Trump’s property. Affidavits typically contain vital information about an investigation, with agents spelling out the justification for why they want to search a particular property and why they believe they’re likely to find evidence of a potential crime there.
In a separate document unsealed Friday, Justice Department officials explained that it was necessary to redact some information to “protect the safety and privacy of a significant number of civilian witnesses, in addition to law enforcement personnel, as well as to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation.”
Affidavits routinely remain sealed during pending investigations, making the decision by Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart to reveal portions of it all the more striking.
In an acknowledgment of the extraordinary public interest in the investigation, Reinhart on Thursday ordered the department by Friday to make public a redacted version of the affidavit. The directive came hours after federal law enforcement officials submitted under seal the portions of the affidavit that they wanted to keep secret as their investigation moves forward.
Documents previously made public show the FBI retrieved from the property 11 sets of classified documents, including information marked at the top secret level. They also show that federal agents are investigating potential violations of three federal laws, including one that governs gathering, transmitting or losing defense information under the Espionage Act. The other statutes address the concealment, mutilation or removal of records and the destruction, alteration or falsification of records in federal investigations.
It’s possible that the affidavit, particularly in its unredacted form, could shed light on key unanswered questions, including why sensitive presidential documents — classified documents, among them — were transported to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House and why Trump and his representatives did not supply the entire tranche of material to the National Archives and Records Administration despite repeated entreaties.
It could also offer additional details on the back-and-forth between Trump and the FBI, including a subpoena for documents that was issued last spring, as well as a June visit by FBI and Justice Department officials to assess how the materials were being stored.
The Justice Department had earlier contested arguments by media organizations to make the affidavit public, saying any disclosure could contain private information about witnesses and about investigative tactics. But Reinhart, acknowledging the extraordinary public interest in the investigation, said last week that he was disinclined to keep the entire document sealed and told federal officials to submit to him in private the redactions it wanted to make.
In his order Thursday, Reinhart said the department had made compelling arguments to leave sealed broad swaths of the document that, if disclosed, would reveal grand jury information; the identities of witnesses and “uncharged parties”; and details about the investigation’s “strategy, direction, scope, sources and methods.”
But he also said he was satisfied “that the Government has met its burden of showing that its proposed redactions are narrowly tailored to serve the Government’s legitimate interest in the integrity of the ongoing investigation and are the least onerous alternative to sealing the entire Affidavit.”
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Bringing Trusted Security Awareness Training to Security Engineer Professionals
BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in cybersecurity training and certifications, today announced that it has partnered with Microsoft to deliver a new series of computer-based training (CBT) videos to be included in the "Defender for O365" offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license. The series is targeted at IT systems and/or network administrators who contribute to the overall security of an organization. The video content has been developed to provide increased awareness and reinforcement of critical issues to a wide range of IT Administrative roles and serves as an essential element in any practitioner's security toolkit.
"We are always looking to partner strategically with organizations that offer exceptional experiences to our large enterprise customers, and this course from SANS Security Awareness delivers just that," said Brandon Koeller, Principal Product Manager Lead of Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance. "Maintaining and securing modern IT configurations must always be front of mind for IT Administrators at every level. We found SANS to be the perfect choice to deliver the world-class security content to reinforce cybersecurity best practices for these technical roles."
This partnership aligns with the SANS Institute's mission to empower cyber security professionals with the practical skills and knowledge they need to make our world a safer place. This 12-module series provides task-specific training catered to the needs and experience of the learner. The program is self-paced, offering short-form, easily digestible content to build awareness specific to security engineers. This format opens the door for IT professionals to advance their security knowledge and helps prepare them for more advanced learning in future SANS coursework.
"SANS has been delivering technical training and certifications to IT professionals for over 30 years, so we recognize the unique needs of these technical users," said Carl Marrelli, Director of Business Development at the SANS Institute. "We salute Microsoft for recognizing the requirement to direct security awareness training towards this technical group of users since our experience tells us that it is precisely these users who are more frequently targeted because of their privileged access."
For additional security awareness training information and to learn how organizations can partner with SANS, please visit: https://www.sans.org/security-awareness-training/.
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Today, SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cybersecurity training and certification to professionals in government and commercial institutions worldwide. Renowned SANS instructors teach more than 60 courses at in-person and virtual cybersecurity events and on demand. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates practitioner skills through more than 35 hands-on technical certifications in cybersecurity. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers master's and bachelor's degrees, graduate certificates, and an undergraduate certificate in cybersecurity. SANS Security Awareness, a division of SANS, provides organizations with a complete and comprehensive security awareness solution, enabling them to manage their "human" cybersecurity risk easily and effectively. SANS also delivers a wide variety of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, webcasts, podcasts, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system–the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to support and educate the global information security community. www.sans.org
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CULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The slightly cryptic Craigslist post reads: "NYC Casting Call. An experiment involving nudity and underwear. $400 for 2 hours of your time." From that, hundreds of brave New Yorkers of all backgrounds submitted short videos expressing their interest and unique personalities.
Only ten of those lovely humans were selected for a (even more obscure-sounding) "Feel Test," shot in Red Hook's Shell's Loft studios. They didn't know it at the time, but this was exactly the kind of mystery Ivan Cash counted on when creating the film for Pair of Thieves.
The question presented to them was both simple and extremely challenging: How do you convey the feeling of putting on Pair of Thieves' hero fabric, SuperFit, for the very first time?
The award-winning, and Forbes "30 Under 30," director is no stranger to highlighting emotion, having done so beautifully for previous projects for Airbnb, Toyota, Uber, Google, and Coca-Cola. He's an expert in human connection.
The answer comes in the form of a (surprisingly) tasteful and naked film where these ten real New Yorkers walk on set, get fully nude in front of the director and crew, then finally get to try on the underwear for the first time… sharing their feelings along the way.
"Not only are we super confident about the first impression of our product," explains Alan Stuart, a founder and executive creative director of Pair of Thieves, "but we're genuinely excited by peoples' honest reaction to something we crafted. Ivan's approach was a risk that we were happy to take, and seeing the final film made us happy we did."
L.A.-based brand Pair of Thieves was founded in 2014 by friends Alan Stuart, Cash Warren and David Ehrenberg. Originally created as a sock company, the brand has expanded to men's underwear and undershirts, bringing customers high-quality basics at an affordable price. Their products not only feature unique styles and designs but are made of high-performance fabrics, innovating the only Swass-Free technology in the market. Since inception, Pair of Thieves has donated millions of pairs of socks to those in need. Pair of Thieves apparel can be found on pairofthieves.com.
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HOUSTON, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Mergers & Acquisitions is proud to announce the opening of a Houston, Texas, office. The new location will be led by Coleman Payne, serving as Managing Partner.
Coleman joins the team with extensive experience across the M&A industry. In his 17+ year career, he has led over $100 billion in M&A transactions, most recently with Deloitte Consulting's M&A practice. Prior to Deloitte, Coleman and his brother Jackson helped build and sell their family business, Rio Bravo Oilfield Services.
Having served as a sell-side advisor, buy-side advisor, and buyer and seller himself, Coleman recognizes the distinct challenges entrepreneurs face. He brings the expertise and sophistication of big-firm M&A transactions to the world of small business owners, leveraging his breadth and depth of experience to tailor his approach to each client's needs.
Coleman holds an undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.
Metro Houston is home to over 2.3 million people and more than 160,000 registered businesses. There has been increasing demand for M&A advisory as many business owners evaluate their options and exit strategy.
"The decision to expand our presence in Houston is an exciting step in our business growth strategy. We look forward to Coleman's leadership in serving entrepreneurs in this market," said Jay Offerdahl, President and Founder of Viking Mergers & Acquisitions. "Coleman's level of experience makes him uniquely qualified to guide entrepreneurs across Texas with the most important financial transaction of their lives – selling their business."
About Viking Mergers and Acquisitions
Viking provides exit strategies and M&A services to middle-market business owners. In business since 1996, 50% of Viking's brokers are former business owners. Viking has an 85% close rate, representing over 800 successful transactions.
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Leading building materials distributor expands component manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Tampa and Orlando markets
AUBURNDALE, Fla., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has opened a new floor and roof truss manufacturing facility and building materials yard in Auburndale, Fla.
The new, more than 100,600 square foot facility is located 40 miles northeast of Tampa and 60 miles southwest of Orlando and operates as part of US LBM's Raymond Building Supply division, which serves professional builders across Florida. In addition to operating three roof truss lines and one floor truss line, the new location also supplies residential and commercial builders in central Florida with a range of materials, including lumber, engineered wood products, cabinetry, windows, custom millwork and exterior and interior doors.
The Auburndale location is Raymond Building Supply's third truss facility in Florida; the division of US LBM also operates manufacturing facilities in North Fort Myers and Miami. US LBM has added 15 component manufacturing facilities through acquisitions and greenfield expansions over the past year.
"Florida continues to be a strong market for construction and prefabricated structural components, and this new plant allows us to support builders in both the Tampa and Orlando markets," said US LBM President and CEO L.T. Gibson. "The new Auburndale location, along with the other manufacturing facilities we've added over the past 12 months, demonstrates our commitment to investing in solutions and services that help builders reduce construction time and more effectively manage their costs."
US LBM is a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States. Offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialty products, including windows, doors, millwork, wallboard, roofing, siding, engineered components and cabinetry, US LBM combines the scale and operational advantages of a national platform with a local go-to-market strategy through its national network of locations across the country. For more information, please visit www.uslbm.com.
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WASHINGTON -- The United States has organized a flight to deliver 110,000 pounds of Nestlé infant formula from Germany to Texas on June 9, the White House said on Monday.
The formula, an equivalent of roughly 1.6 million 8-ounce bottles, will be made available nationwide and further announcements of deliveries of Nestle formula would be made in the coming days, it said.
"We aren’t letting up until we solve this problem, and we are working to ensure more safe formula is available on store shelves nationwide," President Joe Biden said in a statement given to Reuters.
Biden said nearly 10 million bottles of safe infant formula would be brought into the country to be sold nationwide in the next two weeks.
"There’s more work to do, but we’re making progress and in the past two weeks, infant formula sales broke post-pandemic records," he said.
The shortage of infant formula has become a potent political problem for Biden, who is also struggling to address concerns about high U.S. inflation ahead of the November mid-term elections.
Biden's Operation Fly Formula has delivered 1.5 million "bottle equivalents" of Nestle formula and has arranged to get 8.3 million from Bubs Australia and Kendamil, the White House said.
Families in the United States have struggled to get baby formula in recent months after a February recall of some formulas by one of the nation's main manufacturers, Abbott Laboratories. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by David Gregorio) | https://www.unionleader.com/news/national/u-s-organizes-germany-to-texas-flight-with-nestle-baby-formula/article_fa915792-edc5-557d-b537-63ad4fb0d781.html | 2022-06-06 20:17:49 | 1 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/national/u-s-organizes-germany-to-texas-flight-with-nestle-baby-formula/article_fa915792-edc5-557d-b537-63ad4fb0d781.html |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland's Supreme Court is allowing the country's first ever digital ad tax to go into effect.
The law passed during the 2021 General Assembly despite major push back.
It targets big tech companies by imposing a tax on money they generate from selling digital advertising in Maryland.
Under the law the tax rate is 2.5 percent for businesses making more than $100 million in global gross annual revenue; 5 percent for companies making $1 billion or more; 7.5 percent for companies making $5 billion or more and 10 percent for companies making $15 billion or more.
Lawmakers said the tax would generate $250 million in revenue towards K-12 education reform that includes expanded early childhood education, increased teacher salaries, and career readiness.
The law was originally vetoed by then Governor Larry Hogan, only to be overridden by the State Legislature.
Those opposing the legislation sued claiming it violates the 1998 “Internet Freedom Tax Act.”
RELATED: Maryland's tax on digital ads could reshape internet — if it survives legal challenges
A federal district court judge in Maryland dismissed a challenge by the Chamber of Commerce, leading to an ongoing appeal.
Verizon and Comcast also took legal action at the state level.
In October 2022 a Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge blocked the law, ruling it violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on state interference with interstate commerce.
MORE: Maryland judge strikes down nation’s first digital ad tax
That set off the appeals process, ultimately resulting in the Maryland Supreme Court's decision Tuesday concluding "the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County lacked jurisdiction over this action because the appellees failed to exhaust their administrative remedies."
“I applaud the Supreme Court for acting quickly because the revenues generated by this tax will help us provide our children the best education possible for success,” said Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown. “The digital ad tax will support our collective goal of transforming schools across the State. It will help level the playing field so that underserved communities will have access to quality educational opportunities enjoyed by our highest performing schools.” | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/maryland-supreme-court-allows-countrys-first-ever-digital-ad-tax | 2023-05-10 16:18:35 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/local/maryland-supreme-court-allows-countrys-first-ever-digital-ad-tax |
Cruise-in Friday in Albion
ALBION — The Chain O’ Lakes Festival will kick off with a cruise-in Friday from 5-8 p.m. in downtown Albion.
The cruise-in is open to all cars, trucks, motorcycles and garden tractors.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area.
The move by Arizona comes without explicit permission on federal land, with state contractors starting to move in 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) shipping containers and stacking two of the 9-foot-tall (2.7-meter-tall) containers on top of each other early Friday. They plan to complete the job within days, and the containers will be topped with 4 feet (1.2 meters) of razor wire, said Katie Ratlief, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s deputy chief of staff.
The state plans to fill three gaps in the border wall constructed during former President Donald Trump’s tenure in the coming weeks totaling 3,000 feet (914.4 meters).
“The federal government has committed to doing this, but we cannot wait for their action,” Ratlief said.
John Mennell, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the agency had just learned of Arizona’s action and “is not prepared to comment at this time.”
The move is the latest pushback by a Republican-led border state to what they contend is inaction by Democratic President Joe Biden on immigration. It was immediately prompted by the announcement of the end of the “Remain in Mexico” program that was announced this week, Ducey’s top lawyer, Annie Foster said. That program required asylum-seekers to return to Mexico and await a court date, although thousands of migrants who make it into the country were not returned.
Arizona has been sending two to three buses of asylum seekers from Yuma to Washington over the last three months to make a political statement as the number of arriving migrants overwhelmed local resources. Ducey began the program in May and has said everyone on the bus trips are going voluntarily to the capital with intended final destinations in East Coast cities.
Texas also is busing migrants to the East, and the mayors of New York and Washington sought federal help last month to deal with the influx, a request that brought a gleeful response from Republicans who say the pleas are evidence the U.S. is in an immigration crisis.
As of Aug. 11, the state of Arizona had sent 1,425 asylum seekers to Washington, according to the governor’s office.
Ducey is using $6 million for the project out of $335 million the Legislature authorized in June to construct virtual or physical fencing along the border with Mexico.
Ducey, who co-chairs the Republican Governors Association, and other GOP politicians have tapped into border security as a potent political foil in an election year. He packed a signing letter for the budget with criticism of Biden.
“Arizona will not sit idly by as the Biden administration fails to do its job and safeguard our state and nation from the clear and present danger of an unsecure border,” Ducey’s letter said.
The Biden Administration announced late last month that it had authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall near Yuma. The area has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings, and they planned to fill in four wide gaps. Arizona officials said they did not know why there was a discrepancy between the three gaps they identified and the federal government’s plans.
Biden had pledged during his campaign to cease all future wall construction, but the administration later agreed to some barriers, citing safety. The Department of Homeland Security planned work to close four wide gaps in the wall near Yuma to better protect migrants who can slip down a slope or drown walking through a low section of the Colorado River.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas authorized completion of the project near the Morelos Dam in July, a move officials said reflected the administration’s “priority to deploy modern, effective border measures and also improving safety and security along the Southwest Border.”
Arizona points to a rising number of migrants coming into the state and accompanying drug smuggling as a major reason for their action. Agents stopped migrants more than 160,000 times from January through June in the Yuma sector, nearly quadruple from the same period last year. The only other Border Patrol sectors with more traffic were Del Rio and Rio Grande Valley in South Texas.
Despite the federal promise to fill in the gaps, Arizona officials said no action had been taken to actually close the gaps. The federal government apparently put the project out to bid this week, but that may takes weeks or months.
Foster said he decided to act even if the federal government later objects.
“At this point, we are closing that gap and we’ll figure out the consequences as we move forward,” Foster said at a briefing for reporters. “But bottom line is that the federal government has a duty to protect the states — that’s part of the contract, that’s part of the constitution. They failed to do that.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/politics/ap-politics/arizona-wont-wait-for-feds-starts-filling-border-wall-gaps/ | 2022-08-13 00:40:33 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/politics/ap-politics/arizona-wont-wait-for-feds-starts-filling-border-wall-gaps/ |
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that he's asking for a review of how many Kentuckians have marijuana possession convictions as he considers President Joe Biden's request that governors issue pardons for people convicted of state marijuana offenses.
The governor said he's seeking details from the state Administrative Office of the Courts on how many Kentuckians could be eligible for state pardons for marijuana possession-only convictions.
“Having a misdemeanor on your record isn’t a small thing," Beshear said at his weekly news conference. "We want to know how many people this would apply to. So we’ve asked AOC ... to get us that information.”
The request comes as Beshear continues weighing his options on another marijuana-related topic — what executive actions he might be able to take regarding access to medical marijuana in Kentucky.
Bipartisan efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky have passed the state House but ultimately died in the Senate. Both chambers have Republican supermajorities.
An advisory committee formed by Beshear recently reported overwhelming public support for legalization of medical cannabis, based on public feedback it received. The committee also found that people in Kentucky are crossing state lines to obtain medical cannabis where it is legal and want to return to Kentucky without breaking the law, the governor said.
“We are taking this information into consideration and hope to have new steps to announce here in the near future,” the governor said Thursday.
The governor said he's taking a deliberative approach on both marijuana-related matters.
Kentucky's Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, has warned that the governor would risk overstepping his authority by taking executive action to unilaterally make medical marijuana available. Cameron is among several Republicans already running for governor next year, when Beshear is seeking a second term.
Meanwhile, Beshear's review of marijuana issues expanded last week when Biden announced he's pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.
The president also called on the nation's governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state-level marijuana offenses, which reflect the vast majority of marijuana possession cases.
Beshear said Thursday he was not briefed before the president’s decision was announced.
“I will tell you as a governor, I had no idea that this was coming," Beshear said. "So we have taken the last seven days to go over what it means federally and then to look at the correlating state statutes.”
Beshear, a former attorney general, noted differences between federal and state law and said his administration will take time to analyze information before the next steps are announced.
The AOC said later Thursday that it's working on a report of marijuana convictions for the period from Jan. 1, 2017, through Oct. 11, 2022. During that time, there were 56,039 convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possession, it said in a statement. However, those numbers represent convictions, not individuals, it said.
“Next we will pull the number of individual defendants, as the governor requested,” the AOC said. “We anticipate this taking a few weeks.”
Under Kentucky law, marijuana possession is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 45 days in jail, the governor's office said. In most instances, it’s handled as a citation. Beshear said that to his knowledge, no one is currently jailed in Kentucky solely for simple possession of marijuana.
“Nobody should ever go to jail for simple possession of marijuana, and right now in Kentucky they don’t,” the governor said.
In Kentucky, people convicted of marijuana possession can go through the expungement process to have the conviction removed from their record, he said.
Also, Kentuckians who have a misdemeanor conviction for simple possession of marijuana can visit the governor’s website and apply for a pardon, Beshear said.
“If all you have on your record is a simple possession of marijuana ... look at applying for a pardon," the governor said, adding that the request would receive “a very close” review. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Beshear-seeks-details-on-marijuana-possession-17507866.php | 2022-10-13 22:24:02 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Beshear-seeks-details-on-marijuana-possession-17507866.php |
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran released a prominent actress from an Oscar-winning film on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after she was jailed for criticizing a crackdown on anti-government protests, local reports said.
Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency said Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning 2016 film, "The Salesman," was released on bail. Her mother, Nadere Hakimelahi, had earlier said she would be released in a post on Instagram.
After her release from the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran on Wednesday, Alidoosti posed with bunches of flowers, surrounded by friends. No further details have been released about her case.
Alidoosti was among several Iranian celebrities to express support for the nationwide protests and criticize the authorities' violent clampdown on dissent. She had posted at least three messages in support of the protests on Instagram before her account was disabled.
One message had expressed solidarity with the first man to be executed on charges linked to the protests, which were triggered by the death of a woman in police custody and have escalated into widespread calls for the overthrow of Iran's ruling clerics.
The protests mark one of the biggest challenges to the Islamic Republic since it was established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Security forces have used live ammunition, bird shot, tear gas and batons to disperse protesters, according to rights groups.
Mohsen Shekari was executed Dec. 9 after being charged by an Iranian court with blocking a street in Tehran and attacking a member of the country's security forces with a machete. A week later, Iran executed a second prisoner, Majidreza Rahnavard, by public hanging. He had been accused of stabbing two members of the paramilitary Basij militia, which is leading the crackdown.
Activists say at least a dozen people have been sentenced to death in closed-door hearings over charges linked to the protests.
″His name was Mohsen Shekari," Alidoosti wrote on an account with some 8 million followers before her arrest. "Every international organization who is watching this bloodshed and not taking action, is a disgrace to humanity."
The Iranian reports on Alidoosti's release did not say whether she has been charged with anything or if she will stand trial. It was also unclear whether she faces travel restrictions as part of the terms of her release.
At least 516 protesters have been killed and over 19,000 people have been arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that has closely monitored the unrest. Iranian authorities have not provided an official count of those killed or detained.
Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi, two other famous Iranian actresses, were arrested in November for expressing solidarity with protesters on social media. Voria Ghafouri, an Iranian soccer star, was also arrested that month for ''insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government." All three have been released.
The protests began in mid-September, when 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic's strict dress code. Women have played a leading role in the protests, with many publicly stripping off the compulsory Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab.
The protesters say they are fed up after decades of political and social repression. One of the main slogans has been "Death to the dictator," referring to Iran's 83-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has held the country's highest office for more than three decades.
Iranian officials blame the protests on the U.S. and other foreign powers. State-linked media have highlighted attacks on security forces, while authorities have imposed heavy restrictions on coverage of the demonstrations, including periodically cutting off internet access.
Khamenei, who has said little about the protests, spoke about Islamic dress on Wednesday in a meeting with women, saying the hijab is necessary but that those who do not "completely observe" the practice "should not be accused of being non-religious or against the revolution."
Even before the protests, many Iranian women wore the headscarf loosely, and authorities sometimes eased off on enforcing it, particulary during the presidency of Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate who governed from 2013 to 2021. His successor, the hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi, had moved to tighten the restrictions.
Alidoosti had previously criticised the Iranian government and its police force before this year's protests.
In June 2020, she was given a suspended five-month prison sentence after she criticized the police on Twitter in 2018 for assaulting a woman who had removed her headscarf.
In "The Salesman," she played a woman whose relationship with her husband fractures after she is sexually assaulted in their apartment. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a local staging of Arthur Miller's classic play, "Death of a Salesman," in which the woman and her husband are cast as the main characters.
Other well-known movies Alidoosti has starred in include "The Beautiful City" and "About Elly."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of its final acts of the year, the House passed bipartisan legislation late Wednesday that would empower law enforcement agencies across the country to adopt de-escalation training when encountering individuals with mental health issues as part of an effort to reduce the number of officer-involved fatalities.
The bill passed 264-162 with Republican support and capped off a modest two-year effort by Congress to pass police reform legislation after the killing of George Floyd sparked global protests against police brutality.
The proposal — first introduced by Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island — will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.
“By giving law enforcement the tools they need to help those experiencing mental health emergencies and other crises, we can help make communities safer by building a stronger bridge between the criminal justice system and mental health care,” Cornyn said in a statement late Wednesday.
The final passage of the bill comes months after the House approved a bipartisan package of public safety bills including similar legislation that would make investments in de-escalation training and mental health resources for officers. That package was never taken up in the Senate.
The issue is a perennial one for the nation. While nearly one in five U.S. adults has a mental illness, people who are untreated are 16 times more likely to be killed during a police encounter than other people approached by law enforcement, the Treatment Advocacy Center, a nonprofit dedicated to getting treatment for the mentally ill, concluded in a 2015 report.
The bill that passed the House on Wednesday will amend a 1968 federal crime law to authorize $70 million in annual grant funding for law enforcement training on alternatives to the use of force that include scenario-based exercises for officers. It will also require the Justice Department to develop a series of curriculum and training topics in partnership with stakeholders like law enforcement and civil liberties groups and mental health professionals.
“Whether it be Rodney King, or whether it be George Floyd or any of the number of incidents we’ve seen over the last 30 years: How police deal with force is at the heart of the discussion about policing,” said Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based think tank. “And what we have come to find out over the last five to eight years is that the training is outdated. It doesn’t live up to current-day practices.”
The organization Wexler oversees is the foremost policing think tank in the country, and it has been where law enforcement groups — both small and large — have turned to help educate their officers on the alternatives to the use of force. The two-day training now has a long waiting list.
The training effort began five years ago after the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black man, in Ferguson, Missouri, and has been updated since with fresh techniques. The idea had its genesis in the United Kingdom, where most officers don’t carry handguns, Wexler said. It’s a mix of classroom training and scenarios played out with actors to give officers time to work through what they’ve learned.
The goal is to take the training to as many of the nation’s 18,000 law enforcement agencies as possible. But despite bipartisan support for the effort, some mental health advocates believe it will not resolve the root issue.
“You can provide as much training and de-escalation funds for the programs as you want but it doesn’t necessarily solve a lot of the problems associated with risk of death for people with severe mental illness at the hands of law enforcement,” said Elizabeth Sinclair Hancq, the director of research for the Treatment Advocacy Center and author of the 2015 report.
That’s because the role of law enforcement is to enforce public safety, she added, not to be mental health crisis providers.
“I do think that this is a step in the right direction, but until we prevent some of these kinds of encounters between people with mental illness and police from happening in the first place, we have a long way to go,” Hancq said.
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BALTIMORE — The Machine is learning. DJ LeMahieu, who is coming off a 2021 that was one of the worst of his career, is getting even better, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday. The 10-year veteran who is the only player in the modern era to win the batting title in both leagues is continuing to evolve this season.
“I think it’s just kind of lining up now. Yeah, I mean, I look he’s almost a .390 on base now is just remarkable. I just think he’s gotten so good at situational at-bats,” Boone said before the series opener against the Orioles at Camden Yards. “Depending on where we are in the game, the score, the guy on the mound, obviously (Aaron) Judge and the heart of the order coming up, just how he navigates and that bat is really fun to watch. But I think it’s also he’s probably just been rewarded a little bit more for what I feel like it’s been a real consistent approach and consistent contact throughout the year.
“I feel like there was a long stretch there where he was getting his hits and getting on base some but it was to line outs to right or right center, just miss a ball to center,” Boone continued. “Where he’s starting to get some results now. And I think the clip, which he’s getting on base now it’s been impressive.”
LeMahieu went into Friday night’s game having reached base in each of his last 23 starts and is batting .348/.496/.472 with two doubles, three home runs, nine RBI and 25 walks in that span. He has reached base multiple times in each of his last nine starts, the longest streak by a Yankee since he did it 10 times in 2019. Since June 21, he leads the majors in walks (26) and ranks second in on-base percentage (.496) in that span. His 50 walks this season are the third most in the American League and tied for the sixth most in the majors. His 13.7% walk rate is the highest of his career and a considerable jump from the 8.3% he walked in 2020 when he won the AL batting title.
“I think he’s just a smart player, a great hitter. So I would say aptitude, experience and then knowledge gained from that and how to apply it. And I just think you watch his at-bats in a particular situation. The lack of fear of getting the two strikes, the lack of fear of getting deep into a count, knowing where he is in the lineup, who is hitting behind him. It’s just, it’s fun to watch him do that,” Boone said.” So I would just think obviously, it’s just him being a very talented hitter and his swing being conducive to being a good hitter. I also think the experience he’s gained over all these years, he’s, he’s applying really well.”
LeMahieu hit .268/.349/.362 with a .802 OPS last season as he tried to play through a sports hernia. He was shut down at the end of the season and had surgery this offseason.
DOUBLE DUTY DAY OFF
Aaron Hicks walked into the clubhouse at Camden Yards Friday and admitted that he was a little tired. The outfielder played both ends of the double header in Houston on Thursday, so Aaron Boone had him off his feet and out of the lineup Friday night.
It was the same for Gleyber Torres, who recorded his 500th career hit in the ninth inning of the second game Thursday. Torres played in both ends of the doubleheader, so he was off for the series opener in Baltimore.
Torres’ single in the ninth inning made him the fourth fastest Yankee to 500 hits in the last 36 years, trailing Derek Jeter (24 years and 24 days), Robinson Cano (24 years, 338 days) and Melky Cabrera (25 years and 26 days).
ROSTER MOVES
The Yankees returned JP Sears to Scranton Thursday night. The lefty pitched three innings in the doubleheader and was the designated 27th man. That means the Yankees did not have to use an option with him this time. … Ron Marinaccio pitched a perfect inning in his second minor-league rehab start Friday night. Boone said that there was a possibility he could be back here by Sunday. The injury to Michael King, an apparent fractured elbow, could make that more of a reality. … Catcher Ben Rortvedt, who the Yankees acquired in the trade with the Twins that brought in Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson, had his rehab assignment moved from Class-A Hudson Valley to Triple-A Scranton Friday.
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The FDA has a warning for people and one the agency probably didn’t expect the need to make. Don’t cook chicken in NyQuil.
Seems pretty obvious — and quite frankly — not a tasty option either.
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But a new social media challenge is encouraging young people to cook their poultry in the basic ingredients in NyQuil and other over-the-counter cough products.
And this one is dangerous, even if you don’t eat the chicken.
That’s because the FDA says boiling medication can change its properties making it more concentrated.
Just breathing it in can damage your lungs.
This isn’t the only dangerous challenge involving over-the-counter meds.
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Using blockchain technology, artists can control price and access time to content and remain compatible with multiple marketplaces
BOSTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Formless, Inc. announced that the whitepaper titled, SHARE: Decentralized distribution using peer-to-peer, pay-for-access micro-transactions on blockchain describes a revolutionary way to distribute music and other digital content, enabling creators to make orders of magnitude more money by eliminating the dependence on centralized content streaming platforms (e.g. Apple, Spotify, and YouTube).
Author Brandon Tory explained, "We've always distributed music as a standalone file, such as an MP3, and we put that file on platforms like Spotify or SoundCloud. Blockchain is a new way to distribute music, not just as a file, but as a program. Although blockchains are most widely known for digital currencies, the larger vision is that blockchains are actually programmable world computers. This is important because programs control how money flows on the internet. As artists, if we want to have any control of the way that the money moves, we have to have some say in the actual code that's associated with the song and not just the song. Blockchain technology enables us to do that. Whether you believe music should be free, or available at a non-zero price, I believe those decisions should be made by each individual artist, while remaining compatible with multiple consumer-facing streaming applications."
Using the whitepaper as a foundation, Tory and his team at Formless developed a Web3 protocol, called SHARE, that enables artists to control access terms to audio or video content and directly distribute it to consumers, or to marketplaces that interoperate with blockchain. The Alpha version of the protocol is available on the Ethereum and Polygon blockchains, with a Beta version expected later this year.
Today, content creators and developers can register to try out the first decentralized application that showcases the power of the protocol, and organizations and builders can review the protocol documentation.
Formless is a Boston, Massachusetts music technology company with the mission of creating virtual and physical experiences that enable people to live more fulfilling lives. Formless was founded in 2018 by Brandon Tory, a signed artist, former Staff Engineer at Google AI, and former Senior Engineer at Apple. Tory's story of pursuing his dreams as a musician and engineer in parallel is featured in national media that include: Forbes, CNN Great Big Story, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance.
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From the war in Vietnam to the fight for civil rights, musicians have always provided a voice for change. That's exactly what happened in 2019 in San Juan, where massive protests followed a government corruption scandal and the botched rebuilding after Hurricane Maria. Those same protestors would eventually force Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló to resign.
Singer and songwriter iLe was right in the middle of it – and together with Bad Bunny and Residente, she made a song, "Afilando los cuchillos," that became a rallying cry.
"That was our moment, where we showed how much power [we have]," iLe recalls. It was a time when "the whole country [went] to the street demanding something and expressing their anger towards the government."
iLe speaks to Morning Edition about her new album, Nacarile, which continues along her deep, and deeply politically engaged, artistic path.
The following interview has been edited and condensed. To listen to the broadcast version of this story, use the audio player at the top of this page.
Leila Fadel, Morning Edition: There's a song on the album that became an anthem in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of those protests – "Donde nadie más respira" – and it's about corrupt governments, colonizers.
"Se veían a lo lejos / con aires de salvadores / se disfrazaron de dioses / y les regalamos flores / pero yo no veo vida / yo veo una muerte lenta / un silencio que aniquila / sin que nadie se de cuenta." ("They were seen from afar / with airs of saviors / they disguised themselves as gods / and we gave them flowers. But I don't see life / I see a slow death / a silence that annihilates / without anybody realizing it.")
And at the time, you said that you wrote it for people in the world who might feel like they don't have the power to fix broken governments. And I heard frustration. Has Puerto Rico changed since 2019, when those protests showed the power of the people?
iLe: Well, it was a change in the elections, even though we are still with the same party in the government – but you could see a change in the voting numbers. But at the same time, I feel that we are so used to feeling like we're not worthy enough, we're not capable enough. It is frustrating. But at the same time, I keep feeling hopeful. And in Puerto Rico I feel that we show things in subtle ways – for example now in Hurricane Fiona, everyone in social media were saying "Do not trust government funds, just send the funds to these organizations." And people were organized; we learned a lot from Hurricane Maria. But it seemed that the government didn't learn anything.
I wondered about the song "Cuando te miro" – and depending on how you listen to the song you could hear lyrics that might be about a toxic relationship or a ravaged planet. Dry riverbeds, hurricanes.
"Soy yo / el furacán que te debasta / soy yo / esa energía que te aplasta / soy tu fuente de alegría / tu alimento / soy yo quien te ceba hasta decir basta." ("I am / the hurricane that devastates you / I am / the energy that crushes you / I am your source of joy / your nourishment / I am the one that primes you until you say 'Enough.' ")
What is this song about?
[Laughs] I was thinking about a toxic relationship – I love that song. I wrote it with Rodrigo Cuevas, from Spain. I always try to get into these feelings that we go through a lot as human beings, and especially as women, in this world where toxic relationships are so normalized. For me, it was a way of expressing that toxicity. How we, as women especially, tend to be saviors of the relationship. And also from a man's perspective, that society tells them not to cry, not to manage their emotions – and how toxic society has made us relate to each other as men and women in a relationship.
We have to talk about "Algo bonito." Ivy Queen raps: "Nunca he creído que callaíta / me veo mas linda / cuando escupo / es como fuego y ácido." ("I've never thought that I looked prettier / quiet / when I spit / it's like fire and acid.")
It's a way of trying to redefine what something bonito, something pretty, is for us ... this cliché [for women], flowers, chocolates and everything. It's so silly that we have been treated like that – as if that is going to calm us down or whatever. It's just saying "What is something pretty for us?" Something pretty for me is that we have our own rights, and that we should be treated respectfully and that no one can say anything about what we can or can't do with our own bodies.
And yet, so much of the world tells women what to do with their own bodies. When I was listening to this I was thinking about right now, in this moment, women dying and protesting in Iran for the choice not to wear the hijab. Women in India asking for the choice to wear it. Women in the United States no longer able to access abortion care in parts of the country. Femicides — among the highest in Latin America.
Exactly. The protests are happening, which is difficult – but at the same time, it's empowering and it's necessary. These things were happening still, this oppression towards women, because patriarchy says so.
Is it why you put politics in your music, to have these conversations?
Yeah, definitely. It's my way of letting things go for a while, and just having more energy to want to keep talking about this in a better way every time. There is a lot of social ignorance in this world – it can be cleared out in just a single conversation. That's why it shouldn't be underestimated, the power of communication, of speaking things out in a respectful way. And that's what I try to do.
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Todd and Julie Chrisley are putting their family first.
More than three weeks after they were convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud, the couple shared that their 16-year-old son Grayson has had a difficult time seeing negative comments about his family online.
But, on the June 29 episode of the Chrisley Confessions podcast, Todd offered his son some sage advice: ignore Internet trolls.
"I said to him, ‘You understand that you're allowing someone that you're never going to meet and their comment to affect your day, your mood, your self-worth, who your family is,'" Todd said. "I said, ‘If you would spend as much time listening to God as you do this message that someone sent, who has two followers and a cat as their emoji…'"
However, Todd shared that the support the family has received "far outweighs any of the negativity" that they've experienced. He also maintained the couple's innocence ahead of their October sentencing.
"The world keeps trying to heap shame on people to pull them down, but I don't accept that," he said. "I won't absorb shame for something I didn't do."
Julie echoed his sentiment. "I can't control what's going on right now," she said on the podcast. "The only thing I can do is put my faith in God and I can know what I've done, what I haven't done. I can walk with my head held high."
In addition to Grayson, the couple are parents to 26-year-old son Chase and 24-year-old daughter Savannah. Todd also shares daughter Lindsie, 32, and son Kyle, 30, with ex-wife Teresa Terry.
In a June 22 Instagram post, Savannah reflected on how her life has changed following her parents' conviction.
She wrote in part, "One thing I can say is that I am thankful for those around that choose to love and love hard…no matter how difficult it may be." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1336564/todd-chrisley-shares-update-on-family-life-after-verdict | 2022-07-01 19:40:28 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1336564/todd-chrisley-shares-update-on-family-life-after-verdict |
Baltimore ex-prosecutor’s perjury trial delayed again
By LEA SKENE
Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal perjury and mortgage fraud trial for Baltimore’s former top prosecutor is slated to begin in November, a judge ruled Monday, marking the latest delay in an already prolonged case. Marilyn Mosby’s trial had already been pushed back twice and was most recently scheduled for next month. But U.S. District Court Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby chose the November date after Mosby’s entire defense team quit last month and a public defender was assigned to take over the case. | https://kion546.com/news/2023/02/28/baltimore-ex-prosecutors-perjury-trial-delayed-again/ | 2023-02-28 17:26:12 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2023/02/28/baltimore-ex-prosecutors-perjury-trial-delayed-again/ |
WEST CHESTER, Pa., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Venerable today announced the appointment of Ross Boudiab as Treasurer. In this role, Boudiab will report to David Wiland, Chief Financial Officer, and oversee treasury strategy and processes for the business, including cash management, liquidity, short-term investments, debt management, and bank and creditor relations.
Boudiab is a senior leader with over 20 years of global treasury experience, most recently with Corebridge Financial, Inc. where he held the role of Assistant Treasurer. Boudiab was responsible for cash management, forecasting, and funding activities, as well as optimizing cash investments, managing bank relationships, developing payment strategies, and was heavily involved in the AIG separation activities. During his years with AIG, Boudiab held various roles in treasury and previously spent time at Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase, and Citibank.
Boudiab holds a Master of Business Administration from Rice University, as well as a Master of Finance and Banking and Bachelor of Business Administration from American University of Beirut.
"Ross's highly collaborative nature and ability to advance business goals will contribute to Venerable's culture in a very positive manner," said Wiland. "He brings significant experience to a critical function and I look forward to seeing the impact he will make."
About Venerable
Venerable is a privately held company with business operations based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Des Moines, Iowa, and New York, NY. Venerable owns and manages legacy variable annuity business acquired from other entities. Created by an investor group led by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC, Crestview Partners, Reverence Capital Partners, and Athene Holding Ltd., Venerable is a business with well-established, strategic investors, experienced in successfully building and growing insurance businesses with patient, long-term capital. For more information, please visit www.venerable.com.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country’s economic crisis, returned to the country early Saturday after seven weeks.
Rajapaksa flew into Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore. On being welcomed by lawmakers in his party, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers and reached a government-owned house allocated to him as a former president at the center of the capital, Colombo.
On July 13, the ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard an air force plane for the Maldives, before traveling to Singapore from where he officially resigned. He flew to Thailand two weeks later.
Rajapaksa has no court case or arrest warrant pending against him. The only court case he was facing for alleged corruption during his time as the secretary to the Ministry of Defense under his older brother’s presidency was withdrawn when he was elected president in 2019 because of constitutional immunity.
For months, Sri Lanka has been in the grips of its worst economic crisis, which triggered extraordinary protests and unprecedented public rage that ultimately forced Rajapaksa and his brother, the former prime minister, to step down. The situation in the bankrupt country was made worse by global factors like the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but many hold the once-powerful Rajapaksa family as responsible for severely mismanaging the economy and tipping it into crisis.
The economic meltdown has seen monthslong shortages of essentials such as fuel, medicine and cooking gas due to a severe shortage of foreign currency. Though cooking gas supplies were restored through World Bank support, shortages of fuel, critical medicines and some food items continue.
The island nation has suspended repayment of nearly $7 billion in foreign debt due this year. The country’s total foreign debt amounts to more than $51 billion, of which $28 billion has to be repaid by 2027.
On Tuesday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took over after Rajapaksa resigned, and his administration reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.9 billion bailout package over four years to help the country recover.
Rajapaksa, a former military officer, was elected on promises to uplift the country’s economy and ensure national security after Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks killed some 270 people in churches and hotels on Easter Sunday 2019. He relinquished his American citizenship when he contested the election because laws at the time made dual citizens ineligible from holding political office.
As a top defense official, he is accused of overseeing human rights violations by the military during the country’s three-decade civil war with the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels who fought for an independent state for the country’s ethnic minority Tamils.
In April, protesters started camping outside the president’s office in the heart of Colombo and chanted “Gota, go home,” a demand for Rajapaksa to quit, which quickly became the rallying cry of the movement.
The demonstrations dismantled the Rajapaksa family’s grip on politics. Before Rajapaksa resigned, his older brother stepped down as prime minister and three more close family members quit their Cabinet positions.
But the country’s new president, Wickremesinghe, has since cracked down on protests. His first action as leader included dismantling the protest tents in the middle of the night as police forcibly removed demonstrators from the site and attacked them.
There is genuine fear among people who want to protest now, said Bhavani Fonseksa, with the independent think tank Center for Policy Alternatives.
“Whether people will take to the streets to demonstrate again is still to be seen, especially since there’s been so much repression since Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power. Several protesters have been arrested so there is genuine fear,” she said.
Dayan Jayatilleka, a former diplomat and political analyst, said the ruling SLPP party will welcome him back, but didn’t think his return would spark people to flood the streets again. “They will be sour — it is still far too early for him to return,” he said.
“There is no way Gotabaya will be forgiven for his transgressions but I think now there is more bitterness than public rage that awaits him,” Jayatilleka added.
For Nazly Hameem, an organizer who helped lead the protest movement, the former president’s return isn’t an issue “as long as he is held accountable.”
“He is a Sri Lankan citizen so no one can prevent him from coming back. But as someone who wants justice against the corrupt system, I would like to see action taken — there should be justice, they should file cases against him and hold him accountable for what he did to the country.”
“Our slogan was ‘Gota, go home’ — we didn’t expect him to flee, we wanted him to resign. As long as he doesn’t involve himself in active politics, it won’t be a problem.”
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Pathi reported from New Delhi. Associated Press writer Krishan Francis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, contributed to this report. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-sri-lankas-ousted-president-returns-home-after-fleeing/ | 2022-09-04 03:41:26 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-sri-lankas-ousted-president-returns-home-after-fleeing/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn’t a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner. It was a 9-foot (2.7-meter) alligator Wednesday night ambling down a street not far from Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The urban gator whipped its tail several times when an officer first approached it, poking with an outstretched baton. A half dozen officers along with a crowd of spectators watched as lights from squad cars flashed on the blocked off street, according to bodycam video released by the Tampa Police Department.
The officer then fashioned a noose from a yellow rope and lassoed it around the top of the gator’s mouth.
“Ready?” one of the officers said. “You want to jump on him?”
And that’s what they did, as one officer went for the head with outstretched hands and another officer weighed down the rest of the alligator’s body. A third officer was recruited to help weigh the gator down.
The officer keeping the gator’s mouth shut asked his colleagues for a towel to cover its eyes and some duct tape to wrap its mouth. They also taped together the gator’s legs. “Behind his back, like you’re handcuffing him,” an officer said.
Phil Walters, an alligator trapper contracted with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Nuisance Alligator Program who was called in to assist the officers, said he was impressed with the job done by Tampa’s finest before he arrived at the scene.
“And they did a great job,” Walters told Tampa television station WFLA. “They had that thing taken care of for me.” | https://phl17.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/officers-arrest-alligator-walking-near-tampa-bay-stadium/ | 2023-03-31 15:11:13 | 0 | https://phl17.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/officers-arrest-alligator-walking-near-tampa-bay-stadium/ |
No wins in 3 years, decision to separate, Alexander Rossi and Andretti deliver 1 more time
INDIANAPOLIS -- Alexander Rossi’s emotionally-draining 2021 IndyCar campaign looked as if it was finally starting to turn. Way, way too late to think about a championship but in a year where the 2016 Indy 500 winner was well out of the Astor Cup race by the checkered flag at the Indianapolis 500, his podium finish in Portland and front-row start at Laguna Seca was, if nothing else, a last-ditch reason for he and his father and manager, Pieter Rossi, to think about moving on from Andretti Autosport.
Then an instance of rubbing wheels with teammate Colton Herta, something Rossi had weathered many times, went horribly wrong. That instant the steering wheel was ripped out of his hands on Lap 2 at Laguna Seca, sending him limping home to 25th while Herta surge to his first of back-to-back wins to close the year, may very well have signaled the end of Rossi’s seven year career with Michael Andretti.
It would take more than eight months for the news to become public, but Pieter told IndyStar on Sunday while atop the Victory Podium at IMS that something about that otherwise rather innocuous run-in with Herta felt like a sign. Neither driver did anything wrong – Herta had dropped a wheel and gave Rossi plenty of space as the teammates went side-by-side.
Touching wheels was otherwise normal racing but the force of the jolt ripped the wheel out of Rossi’s hands and, at least inside, he and his father would decide in the coming days that enough was enough. Enough bad luck. Enough struggling for pace, for consistency, for those top-5s, podiums and wins that had seemingly come so easy to the No. 27 Honda crew in that summer of 2019 when Rossi decided once again to make Andretti Autosport home for three more years.
Rossi’s near wire-to-wire win at Road America in the summer of 2019 – by more than 28 seconds, no less – put him within 7 points of Josef Newgarden in the title chase. It gave the ex-Formula 1 driver five podiums over a seven-race stretch and was the exclamation point to the news he, Michael Andretti and Honda would announce weeks later. One of the most dominant trios in IndyCar was sticking together. If it didn’t make the rest of the paddock nervous, it should’ve.
But for 1,133 days and 49 series starts, Rossi failed to win a race. Eight months ago, he decided he’d had enough. In June, he announced his plans to shift to Arrow McLaren SP and Chevy for 2023 and beyond. And all of that – the mistakes, the tense moments, the shortcomings, the split and the now finite, impending ending to it all made Rossi’s win Saturday on the IMS road course just that much sweeter.
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“I think if you look at anybody’s career, if you had a drought like he did and you can’t point to any one thing and just put it up to mojo or chemistry, you probably want to change the environment,” Pieter Rossi told IndyStar on Saturday. “And it has nothing against the people or the organization. Sometimes, it just doesn’t work, and I think that’s where we got to.
“But did it demotivate him? No. You can see he’s more motivated than ever. I think he’s managed it great, and yes, he’s been disappointed, and yes, it’s been a tough go, but he’s realized it’s not all about him, and that tells a great story about teamwork.”
The closing of Rossi's Andretti Autosport chapter
At first, we chalked it up to flukiness; Rossi’s messy, unexpected, disappointing start to his new three-year deal with Andretti Autosport to begin 2020. The nearly three-month delay to the start of that season, combined with the lack of testing and practice and the addition of the aeroscreen’s 60 pounds of protection was always going to catch somebody out. Outside Herta grinding out a run of top-10s, among the series’ biggest teams, that somebody was Andretti Autosport.
As team COO Rob Edwards explained Saturday, taller drivers bared a bigger brunt of the weight distribution change with the aeroscreen’s debut in 2020, and that combined with a couple mechanical failures, a pitlane penalty in the Indy 500 and a freak accident before the green flag at WWT Raceway turned an already rough start to 2020 into a nightmare.
Then suddenly, four-straight podiums, followed by a commanding 7-second lead well past the halfway point in the season-finale at St. Pete. This was the Rossi we’d been expecting all year, but suddenly there was the Rossi we could hardly recognize. A terrible mistake, spinning up in the marbles on cold tires put him in the wall. Instead of an all-but-certain win to end the year as the hottest driver around, Rossi had wrecked and came home 21st.
“We had that one in the bag, and if we’d gotten that one, we wouldn’t have had to talk about how many races it had been since Alexander had last won a race,” said Edwards, who until this year had been calling strategy on Rossi’s radio. “That one hurt. We had dug deep and made some progress and turned the corner, and that would’ve all been much more concrete.”
Instead, the start of 2021 was, in many ways, worse. “We quickly realized that a championship was not a realistic goal, and that was hard for sure,” Edwards said. “After 2018 and 2019, the whole thing with the No. 27 in signing that deal was about winning and going for championships, and these last two years have been frustrating.”
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And as it so happens, Rossi said earlier this week on his podcast ‘Off Track with Hinch and Rossi’ that last weekend at Iowa Speedway, where he finished 13th and 18th may have been the deepest low.
“It was, without a doubt, without question, the least-competitive event I’ve had in seven years at Andretti Autosport – by a factor of 10,” he said. “It wasn’t even close. No disrespect to any drivers or teams, but when you’re getting driven around by everyone in all phases of the race, it’s pretty tough.”
As he sat on the podium Friday in the IMS media center next to his potential AMSP teammates next year, Rossi said, cheekily, “I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this or not, but I was pretty happy that they were good in Iowa because we were really not. So I was like, ‘Well, we still have that to potentially look forward to.'”
And yet, being sent up to talk to the media Friday, having qualified 2nd at a track where he and his teammates have historically lapped competitive one-lap speed, very well may have been a sign of what to expect for Saturday. Because with as fluky as things had been for Rossi over these last three years, despite Andretti’s momentous test on the road course a month ago, he’d built up enough a karmic deficit with the racing gods to be owed a day like Saturday.
'He's a warrior'
Did it need to happen at Herta’s expense? That part of Rossi’s win Saturday stung a bit and made him pause just a moment. Rossi leading a virtually unchallenged 44 laps to cap the 85-lap Gallagher Grand Prix came only after Herta suffered some sort of gut-wrenching mechanical failure from the lead on Lap 42. The two, along with rookie runner-up Christian Lundgaard, were clearly the class of the field Saturday, and without Herta there running a nearly identical setup to jockey with up-front, Rossi rode a lead that bounced between 2.5-4 seconds over the Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver straight to Victory Lane.
“It sucks what happened to Colton, but I’ve had my share of things,” Rossi said post-race. “It comes full-circle, I guess.”
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Since Rossi’s last IndyCar victory, though, Herta had won six times. With three more seasons of experience, Rossi moves back ahead in career wins by one.
“It’s just relief, right? I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s human nature to start questioning things when it continually doesn’t fall your way,” Rossi said. “You just have to remember that you’ve done it before, that you can do it again – that type of thing. It’s nice to reestablish that, and this race is so much about how you’re only as good as your last race. It doesn’t matter who you are.”
That goes for Rossi’s No. 27 car crew – 70% of which, he said Saturday, has been the same since 2017. Through all these struggles, they’re perhaps the unsung heroes in this story. Because despite his winless streak and lack of consistent competitive results, Rossi found a new home with what’s believed to be a nice bump in compensation. More than likely, most of those team members will start next year in their same spots with a second-year Kyle Kirkwood in search of a way to right the ship on a consistent basis and bring the No. 27 back to its title-contending glory.
And though Rossi’s pit crew was shuffled more than a deck of cards in Vegas through the first four races this year, he, his father, Edwards and Rossi’s new strategist, Brian Barnhart, noted Saturday how resilient they’ve been through rumors and rough results alike.
“It would’ve been a pretty sad story if we weren’t able to (win before the end of the year),” Rossi said post-race. “That’s not the goal, because I’m not thinking about 2023, but yes, I’m happy that we don’t have to have that conversation, like, ‘Oh, well, it’s been cool, to bad we couldn’t win in three or four years.
“When we started this three-year journey in 2019, this wasn’t the expectation, so I know that’s been hard on everyone, but this is a nice reward because no one ever quit. No one ever stopped, like, ‘Oh, Alex is leaving, so who cares anymore?’ That was never a thing, and I’m so appreciative of Michael and all the engineering staff for continuing to push to give me the best possible equipment. I’ve been in situations in the past where that’s not necessarily been the case, and I think that’s a testament to them as people and as a race team.”
Now, they head to Pieter Rossi’s new home in Nashville, a city that means quite a lot to his son and that has, in many ways, become a second home in recent years. And in prime Rossi fashion, he – at least publicly – was quickly ready Saturday to turn the page and prove himself all over again. “It’s nice to be back up here, but we have another (race) in a week, so it all resets again,” he said.
But, as his father said, inside his son, things haven’t been all as they’ve appeared over these last few years. Though the younger Rossi’s tough exterior and dry humor evokes the idea of someone who’s never fazed, Pieter said Saturday parts of these last three years have been as tough as you might imagine combing through the results. Though he doesn’t like to show us, this chapter of his career has been debilitating at times – which means these next couple days should be pretty sweet.
“He’s a warrior,” Pieter Rossi said of his son. “He weathered it all brilliantly, and I think he was able to manage the disappointment in a way that was really professional. His intellect and the way he processes the ups and downs is amazing to see, because he becomes more analytical about it and digs deeper, and it all motivates him more. Whereas a lot of athletes, if they have a drought like that, it’s going to affect them mentally and go in the opposite direction, I’m really proud that this version of him never left.” | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2022/07/30/indycar-alexander-rossi-andretti-autosport-break-winless-drought-moving-on-ims-road-course/65383988007/ | 2022-07-31 00:31:30 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2022/07/30/indycar-alexander-rossi-andretti-autosport-break-winless-drought-moving-on-ims-road-course/65383988007/ |
On behalf of the staff and residents of ACHR, a sincere thank you to our community for their support of last weekend’s Homecoming Day Benefit. We also want to thank all those who donated auction items and helped with the fish fry. If you were unable to participate in this year’s fundraiser, online donations can be made on the Home’s website at: www.achroanoke.org. In addition, checks can be dropped off at the nursing home or mailed to: Apostolic Christian Home of Roanoke, PO Box 530, Roanoke, IL 61561-0530. Please indicate on the check in the memo line or online in the description as “H.D. fundraiser donation.”
DISCHARGE: Audrey Schneider of Normal was discharged on August 23 after being a resident since 7-6-22.
Cruise to Hawaii Week started on August 22. While visiting the 50th state, residents made sea turtles, made pineapple upside down cake, went to a luau, and participated in a mocktail hour. Monday morning started off with getting some exercise at Beach Ball Toss before heading to the Sea Turtle Craft. After lunch it was a fun time in BINGO followed by a Hawaiian documentary on activity channel 2 to see some beautiful views and learn some great facts about the islands. Tuesday in Baking Buddies the ladies used their baking skills to put together some delicious looking and smelling pineapple upside down cakes for the next day’s special lunch. The movie with Popcorn Pop-in was called Finding Ohana, which is the Hawaiian word for family. Wednesday was the big Luau in the dining room. Many laughs were heard as the activity girls did their best to sway their hips to the music. The outstanding pineapple upside down cake was served along with Hawaiian fruit punch. Thursday was National Banana Split Day with everyone excited to indulge in this delicious summer treat at the Banana Split Jubilee. There was a choice of vanilla or chocolate or swirl soft serve ice cream over a fresh banana in a cute boat along with all the traditional toppings including pineapples, fresh sliced strawberries, and chocolate syrup along with squirt whip cream and cherries. What an awesome treat! The Cruise Week ended too soon on Friday with a Mocktail Hour. There were 3 festive tropical drinks to choose from that activity staff mocked up from their darling tiki hut on the front porch. The prettiest drink was called “Mermaid Water” with a layered effect. The trick was how the juices were poured together to see the different colors. The most popular drink was the virgin Piña Colada. All were served with a cute little, decorative colored umbrella, making a very fun way to end the Hawaiian vacation.
Looking ahead…check out the September Activity Calendar on the Home’s website at www.achroanoke.org to see all the fun stuff going on for residents. Using the Services tab at the top of the homepage, click on “Activities” in the dropdown menu. Family and friends are always welcome to accompany their loved on at activities to have something to do when visiting or simply be together with others who are attending that activity.
ACTIVITY DEPT. THANK YOU & REQUESTS: The activity department would like to thank everyone who brought in fresh flowers, puzzles, craft items, and coloring books as they are greatly appreciated. Now they are asking for DVDs as all the family movies, TV shows, gospel concerts, etc. have been shown many times. If anyone has any of these types of DVDs with no violence, sex, profanity, etc. please, drop them off at the front office during regular business hours M-F 8:30-4:30 pm. Thank you.
VICTORY HOME CARE: There is a need at Victory Home Care Services for both full and/or part time staff. There is no special license required as all training will be provided. They have very flexible schedules to fit around other commitments potential employees might have. Please contact facility manager Holly Gerdes at 309-306-2429 or checkout their website at www.victoryhomecare.org for more information. The employment tab has a “apply for more info” link that goes to a very simple “Quick Apply” employment form.
HYBRED ONLINE C.N.A. CLASS & IN-PERSON CLINICALS: It’s not too late to join the next online Certified Nurse Aide training at the Roanoke nursing home. This is a very convenient way to earn your CNA license with flexible online videos and in-person clinicals held locally in our small hometown. This is the perfect stepping stone for high school students who are considering any health-related college major or anyone just wanting to get some excellent experience for a future job after graduation. It also looks great on college and/or scholarship applications. For those raising a family, CNA hours can be extremely flexible to allow for a part-time job when children are in school or others are available to assist with childcare. For more information and not miss getting into this class, call Heather Simmons in human resources today at 309-923-2071 ext. 114. | https://pantagraph.com/roanoke-apostolic-christian-home-news/article_30bab990-2872-11ed-8d8c-b350dbe8c032.html | 2022-08-30 15:25:35 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/roanoke-apostolic-christian-home-news/article_30bab990-2872-11ed-8d8c-b350dbe8c032.html |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Two boys were arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a victim in an Annapolis High School bathroom on Tuesday morning.
Anne Arundel County police said two 15-year-old boys, both from Annapolis, were arrested.
School administrators told the School Resource Officer about the attack at about 11:20 a.m. July 12.
The victim said the two students assaulted and robbed him of his property; he suffered minor injuries. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/2-teens-charged-with-assaulting-robbing-another-student-at-annapolis-high-school | 2022-07-13 17:11:43 | 0 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/2-teens-charged-with-assaulting-robbing-another-student-at-annapolis-high-school |
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hepagene Therapeutics, Inc. a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on developing novel therapies for patients with chronic liver diseases, today reported positive top-line results from the Phase 2a RISE clinical trial of HPG1860, a next generation non-bile acid, liver selective farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The trial met its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability, and HPG1860 also achieved a significant reduction in liver fat content (LFC), a key secondary endpoint.
The RISE study (NCT05338034) is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 2a clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of orally administered HPG1860 tablet at doses of 3 mg, 5 mg and 8 mg in 87 adult patients with presumed non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The primary objective of the clinical trial was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of HPG1860. Secondary endpoints included percent change from baseline in LFC measured by MRI proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF), ALT levels, plasma pharmacokinetics of HPG1860, pharmacodynamic parameters, and serum NASH biomarkers.
In the RISE trial, once daily administration of HPG1860 for 12 weeks was generally well tolerated and most AEs were mild and moderate. Treatment-related pruritus occurred in 9.1%, 9.5%, 27.3% of patients in the 3, 5, and 8mg cohort respectively and no significant change in LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) was observed in the 3 mg, 5 mg and 8 mg HPG1860 cohorts.
Mean relative changes in LFC at week 12 were 0.68% (placebo), -20.15% (3 mg, p=0.002 vs placebo), -7.08% (5 mg, p=0.244 vs placebo), and -38.64% (8 mg, P<0.0001 vs placebo). Relatively reduced efficacy in 5 mg cohort may be due to the lower LFC at baseline vs other cohorts. For patients with ALT ≥ULN at baseline, at week 12, mean ALT percentage change from baseline in placebo, 3 mg, 5 mg and 8 mg cohort was 32.6%, -7.0%, -7.6% and -22.5% respectively, indicating dose-dependent reduction of ALT in HPG1860 treated patients.
Stephen Harrison, MD, Chairman of Summit Clinical Research whose network was responsible for enrolling this study stated, "Positive signals of LFC reduction and improvement in liver chemistry tests, along with a good safety and tolerability profile, make HPG1860 an interesting compound to study further in combination with other mechanisms of action targeting the pathogenic pathways in NASH. LDL elevations are typically seen with FXR agonists so it is encouraging to note that no significant elevations in LDL were seen in this short term trial with HPG1860."
"We are very encouraged by the significant improvement in LFC and safety profile of HPG1860. I would like to thank those who have supported enrollment in the RISE Study, especially our outstanding investigators and the patients who participated in the study." said Que Liu MD PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Hepagene, "NASH is a multifactorial liver disease and combination therapy may be needed to achieve clinically meaningful responses and outcomes. We look forward to advancing HPG1860 clinically, including as the key component for future NASH combination treatments."
Hepagene plans to submit an abstract with detailed data from the RISE Study to an upcoming scientific conference. Based on these positive results, Hepagene continues with the current clinical development plan including a combination trial of HPG1860 with HPG7233, a thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist (THR-β) developed in house for the treatment of NASH.
About HPG1860
HPG1860 is a next generation liver enrichment FXR agonist with a non-bile acid scaffold. Through regulation of gene expression of bile acids, FXR serves as a key controller of bile acid homeostasis. FXR has been studied for its role in modulating inflammation and the expression of FXR is down-regulated during NASH development. HPG1860 exhibited superb efficacy and safety profile in preclinical, Phase 1 and 2a clinical trial.
About NASH
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rapidly becoming the most common liver disease worldwide, with an approximate prevalence of 20-30% in western countries. An estimated 20-25% of these patients will further progress to NASH, marked by steatohepatitis, ballooning and inflammation. Typically, NASH is accompanied with liver fibrosis that can progress to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. NASH is currently ranked the second most common reason for liver transplants in the USA and is expected to become the leading cause for liver transplant by 2025.
About Hepagene Therapeutics, Inc.
Hepagene Therapeutics, Inc. devotes its efforts towards discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines that help patients prevail over liver diseases, especially non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), chronic Hepatitis B infection and rare liver diseases.
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PHOENIX (AP) — If the Super Bowl is decided in the trenches: Advantage Philadelphia Eagles with their two All-Pro offensive linemen and four double-digit sack artists.
If it comes down to which team has better receiving and running options: Advantage Eagles with their pair of 1,000-yard receivers and record-setting running game.
If it comes down to the superior secondary: Advantage Eagles and their two proven cornerbacks.
Philadelphia has built a team without any holes, which should set the stage for a repeat from five years ago when Eagles used a more complete roster to outduel an MVP quarterback and win the Super Bowl.
The Eagles will do to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs what they did to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots and deliver Philadelphia its second Lombardi Trophy.
“We’ve been getting overlooked all year, but for what reason I don’t know,” edge rusher Haason Reddick said. “Because we have dogs across every position, people who can make plays. This team is talented from top to bottom. I don’t think I’ve been on a more talented team.”
This version of the Eagles might be even better than the 2017 team, which got to the title game with backup quarterback Nick Foles.
While Foles delivered a surprise MVP performance in that 41-33 victory with three TD passes, one TD catch and a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, it would be little shock to see Jalen Hurts lead the way on Sunday.
While Hurts isn’t at the level of two-time MVP Mahomes, he proved in his third season that he is a legitimate threat of his own and the Eagles lost just once when he started this season.
Hurts was a second-team All-Pro and finished second to Mahomes in MVP voting after tying a franchise record with 35 combined TD passes and runs despite missing two games with a shoulder injury.
Hurts hasn’t looked in peak form since returning from the injury that sidelined him in Weeks 16 and 17, but the two weeks since the NFC championship game should help him regain his deep passing prowess that should prove the difference on Sunday.
At the time of his injury, Hurts was tied for the NFL lead with 11 touchdown passes on throws at least 20 yards downfield and ranked fourth in yards gained on those plays with 786. Since returning in Week 18, Hurts is 3 for 10 on deep throws with no TDs.
A healthier Hurts should be able to connect with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith on a few long balls against a Kansas City defense that allowed the third-highest passer rating on deep passes in the regular season.
If the big-play pass doesn’t do it, Philadelphia has the running game that has set a record with 39 touchdowns on the ground in the regular season and playoffs.
The Chiefs allowed the fifth-most rushing yards to opposing quarterbacks this season, which could be a major problem against Hurts, who rushed for 760 yards in the regular season and has a quarterback-record 15 TDs runs, including the playoffs.
Hurts’ rushing ability opens up holes for a trio of backs in Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott running behind a line that ranks near the top in all run-blocking metrics thanks to All-Pro center Jason Kelce and All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson.
To beat Mahomes and the Chiefs, the Eagles defense will also need to step up and the league’s deepest group of pass rushers should do the trick.
Reddick led the way for Philadelphia with 16 sacks in the regular season and he has been even better in the playoffs with 3 1/2 sacks in wins over the Giants and 49ers.
Reddick will line up against the weak link on Kansas City’s line — right tackle Andrew Wylie, whose nine sacks allowed in the regular season were fourth most in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus.
If the Chiefs want to pay extra attention to Reddick, good luck against the rest of the defensive line. Brandon Graham, Javon Hargrave and Jose Sweat each had 11 sacks as the Eagles had the highest sack rate in the NFL in more than 30 years.
With Fletcher Cox and Ndamukong Suh also in the mix, Mahomes could be on the run on his gimpy ankle as he was in Kansas City’s Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay two years ago.
The fierce front four allows the Eagles to get pressure without blitzing, which will make life easier for cornerbacks Darius Slay and James Bradberry against Kansas City’s less-than-stellar wideouts.
That will allow the rest of the back seven to focus on limiting All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce and making sure the Chiefs don’t get big gains in the screen game.
If that happens, get ready for another parade down Broad Street.
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1999 was the start of a rude awakening: Columbine.
"So that was I think the nation's wake-up call to violence in schools," said Darrell Kingsbury, the assistant superintendent for Caledonia Community Schools in West Michigan.
"This is my 27th year as an educator and I remember all the way back to Columbine and the impact that that had on the psyche of public schools and safety," said Dedrick Martin, the superintendent for Caledonia Community Schools.
Back then, schools weren't necessarily designed to stop a shooter.
"The biggest pieces we thought about for safety was where is the exit in case of a fire," said Martin.
The reality is different now. In the past 5 years, more than 150 shootings inside schools have resulted in either injuries or deaths, according to Education Week.
"We don't have the luxury of not getting this right because the stakes are too high," said Martin.
Martin's district in West Michigan, on the outskirts of Grand Rapids, shifted architecturally not long after Columbine. The district is changing the way it builds schools.
Scripps News asked Assistant Superintendent Kingsbury what features of their high school they would like to see more widespread across the country.
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"One, the secure entries; two is having some secure film on the window areas, and really it's the staff that are in the buildings that are going to make it work," Kingsbury said.
More popular upgrades in schools include curved hallways, corridors divided by fire doors, and stronger locks. Other ideas impact classrooms themselves, like re-shaped rooms with student "safe zones" that are not visible from the door. Classroom door barricade systems can also be quickly installed.
TowerPinkster specializes in upgrading classrooms. They do about $400 million of K-12 construction per year. Matthew Slagle leads the firm's design for K-12 schools.
We asked Slagle what some of the most noticeable differences are in the schools the company has worked on.
"Certainly the entry point that you mentioned, what we call a secure vestibule where once the bell rings, you can't get into the school any way but that front entry door, and you're guided into the office," Slagle said.
Schools around the country are also considering new social spaces to support students' mental health. They are balancing safety with social development. As the school resource officer at Caledonia High School, Patrick Stewart sees first-hand the difference those types of spaces can make.
"So as a school resource officer, yes I am a law enforcement official first and foremost to keep them safe. But I am also an informal counselor, a teacher, an educator," Stewart said.
Stewart says balance is important, especially now.
We asked Superintendent Martin if architectural changes to schools are going to be crucial to keeping kids safe, regardless of any other actions taken.
"Absolutely. Regardless of other legislative action or what have you, we are in a time or were living in a time where we really have to think about function, form and security," Martin said.
It's a sad reality, resigned to the fact that threats of school shootings are here to stay. Maybe the buildings themselves can help save lives.
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GLENDALE, AZ — Two teen girls were taken to the hospital late Saturday night after they were shot in Glendale.
It happened near 67th and Glendale avenues.
Glendale police say when they arrived, they found two teenage girls had been shot.
One was 17 years old, while the other was only 13.
They were both transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police have not released any information on possible suspects. No one has been taken into custody in connection to the incident.
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The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market is expected to show positive growth, mainly attributed to the increased diagnosed prevalence and also, the launch of upcoming devices during the forecast period. Moreover, advances in disease mechanisms have yielded new diagnostic and treatment approaches, opening avenues to better treatment interventions.
LAS VEGAS, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DelveInsight's Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market Insights report includes a comprehensive understanding of current treatment practices, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm emerging treatment devices, market share of therapy classes, and current and forecasted market size from 2019 to 2032, segmented into 7MM (the United States, the EU5 (the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France, and Germany), and Japan.
Key Takeaways from the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market
- As per DelveInsight estimates, the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market size was USD 1,579.9 million in 2021.
- As per analysis, the total Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm diagnosed prevalent population was found to be more than 1.6 million in the 7MM in 2021.
- Key Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm companies such as Endologix LLC, Cardinal Health, Cook Medical, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Medtronic, MicroPort Scientific Corporation, Artivion, Inc., Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Lombard Medical, Endologix LLC, Latecba SA, Nectero Medical, Cardiatis, SA, Hangzhou Endonom Medtech Co., Ltd., and others are currently proactively working in the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market to improve the treatment landscape.
- The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm medical devices in the pipeline include Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft System, Fenestrated AlturaTM FEVAR Stent Graft, Seta Latecba Stent Grafts, Nectero EAST®, Bifurcated MFM®, and others.
- The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market is expected to grow by factors like an increase in the patient pool, and the expected entry of better device modalities during the forecasted period.
Discover more about therapies set to grab major Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market share @ Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market Landscape
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) is an aneurysm that forms in the segment of the aorta that travels through the abdomen (abdominal aorta). The abdominal aorta is the section of the aorta that runs deep inside the abdomen, directly in front of the spine. Artery walls might weaken and expand over time. As an example, consider what can happen to an old garden hose. The pressure of blood streaming through the aorta may cause this weak region to swell outward, much like a balloon (called an aneurysm). The Abdominal aortic aneurysm risk factors include tobacco use, age, family history, and others. The Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening recommendations vary and depend on the gender and age of the individual.
The majority of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm grow slowly without noticeable Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm symptoms. However, minor symptoms of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm include a gnawing feeling around the stomach or a throbbing sensation in the abdomen. The Abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound and Abdominal aortic aneurysm CT scan are among the most commonly used tools for Abdominal aortic aneurysm diagnosis.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Epidemiology Segmentation
As per DelveInsight, there were more than 1.6 million Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm diagnosed prevalent population in the 7MM in 2021.
Among EU5 countries, the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm prevalence was highest in Germany in 2021.
The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market Report proffers epidemiological analysis for the study period 2019-2032 in the 7MM segmented into:
- Diagnosed Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Gender-specific Diagnosed Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Size-specific Diagnosed Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Treatable Population of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treatment Market
There are currently no Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm drugs available to slow the growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. As an aneurysm expands in size, the aorta wall weakens, which may necessitate surgical intervention. The objective of any Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm treatment method is to prevent an aneurysm from rupturing by limiting its development. Most patients will be advised to manage their Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm to keep it from rupturing, if it is diagnosed timely.
If the aneurysm is smaller than 5 cm or 2 inches in diameter, the doctor may initially try to treat it with medicines. They may prescribe medicines to reduce blood pressure and relax blood arteries, such as beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers. These Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm drugs will reduce the likelihood of an aneurysm rupture. Indeed, various therapeutic benefits of pharmacological drugs have been observed in animal models, and some medicines have been subjected to clinical trials. Statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs appear to slow the progression of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in humans.
The aim of the treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm is to avoid aneurysm rupture, which is possible by elective repair. An open surgical repair or an EVAR Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm surgery are two repair alternatives. These techniques differ in terms of risk and benefit outcomes.
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Pipeline Devices and Key Companies
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft System: Lifetech Scientific
- Fenestrated AlturaTM FEVAR Stent Graft: Lombard Medical
- Seta Latecba Stent Grafts: Latecba SA
- Nectero EAST®: Nectero Medical
- Bifurcated MFM®: Cardiatis
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market Dynamics
In recent years, all major aortic endograft companies have developed new types of grafts and delivery systems to deal with complex anatomy and provide better delivery, more accurate deployment, and greater function. This is the primary reason behind the growth of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market. Moreover, the growing geriatric population and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm incidence in Western countries present a profitable opportunity for the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market. Furthermore, increasing attempts to develop and find drugs and technology that may be used to treat the disease are also impacting the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market growth positively. In addition, the heightened applications of magnetic resonance angiography are also among the factors contributing to the growth of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market.
However, certain factors are impeding the growth of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market. The majority of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm patients are older or have comorbid conditions, and current management approach is just focussed on surgery repair for patients with large sized aneurysms (>5.5 cm), excluding treatment options for patients with small sized aneurysms (<5.5 cm). Additionally, there are no emerging therapies for unruptured aneurysm treatment, which severely restricts management for a large majority of patients, hindering effective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market growth. Moreover, current clinical evaluation approaches for determining the risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm rupture are unreliable. Even when discovered early, 90% of patients will have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest before arriving in the emergency department, and just 40% of those who arrive at the theater will survive.
Scope of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market Report
- Study Period: 2019-2032
- Coverage: 7MM [The United States, EU5 (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and Japan]
- Key Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Companies: Endologix LLC, Cardinal Health, Cook Medical, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Medtronic, MicroPort Scientific Corporation, Artivion, Inc., Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Lombard Medical, Endologix LLC, Latecba SA, Nectero Medical, Cardiatis, SA, Hangzhou Endonom Medtech Co., Ltd., and others
- Key Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Devices: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Stent Graft System, Fenestrated AlturaTM FEVAR Stent Graft, Seta Latecba Stent Grafts, Nectero EAST®, Bifurcated MFM®, and others
- Therapeutic Assessment: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm current marketed and emerging devices
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market Dynamics: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm market drivers and barriers
- Competitive Intelligence Analysis: SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, Porter's five forces, BCG Matrix, Market entry strategies
- Unmet Needs, KOL's views, Analyst's views, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Market Access and Reimbursement
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BAY CITY, Mich. (WJRT) - The Bay Veterans Foundation is hosting a Vietnam prisoner of war who was one of very few who successfully escaped from his captors.
Keith Markstrom, who is the foundation president, said the organization tries to host a monthly gathering for veterans and supporters. Wednesday's event included Bob Hayhurst, who talked about his experiences in Vietnam.
After being captured, he and other prisoners of war traveled for two days into the foothills of a mountain, where they joined 23 other captives.
"A couple of days they said we were going to be passing this big river, but don't worry, we'll help you across the river," Hayhurst said. "It was a fast moving river coming out of the mountains."
The captives camped for the night after crossing the river. That's when Hayhurst and another prisoner of war hatched a plan to escape.
"So after a little breakfast in the morning, we jumped into the river when they weren't watching and floated down the river all day," he said. "They never followed us."
Hayhurst and the other man got down into the flatlands, where the river got wider. They swam across and found footprints and tire tracks from American forces.
"We said we must be near something, so we got up and walked in and followed those tracks for about a mile mile and a half and stumbled into a outpost that was a U.S. Marine artillery post and about 100 guys out there," Hayhurst said. "We walked in there and we were saved."
He told his amazing story of survival at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bay City on Wednesday evening as part of the monthly Bay Veterans Foundation monthly meet and greet, which has restarted. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/bay-veterans-foundation-hosts-escaped-vietnam-prisoner-of-war/article_23ea0d38-2efd-11ed-98d6-db8eeb54f59e.html | 2022-09-07 23:57:00 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/bay-veterans-foundation-hosts-escaped-vietnam-prisoner-of-war/article_23ea0d38-2efd-11ed-98d6-db8eeb54f59e.html |
CHICAGO, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Association celebrates today's U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action to grant traditional approval of Leqembi™ (lecanemab, Eisai/Biogen) for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease with confirmation of elevated amyloid beta. This is the first traditional approval of an Alzheimer's treatment that changes the underlying course of the disease.
"This treatment, while not a cure, gives people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease more time to maintain their independence and do the things they love," said Joanne Pike, DrPH, Alzheimer's Association president and CEO. "While we continue efforts to discover new targets and test new treatments, people living with this fatal disease deserve the opportunity to discuss and make the choice with their doctor if an FDA-approved treatment is right for them."
Leqembi works by targeting amyloid beta, the primary component of amyloid plaques, which are a disease-defining hallmark in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. Well-conducted clinical trials clearly demonstrate that removing amyloid from the brain provides measurable, meaningful benefit in people with early Alzheimer's. In a Phase 3 clinical trial, Leqembi delayed cognitive decline by 5.3 months compared to placebo after 18 months of treatment, at a time when such delays are most valuable to the individual. Further delays in progression are anticipated with extended time under treatment. It is administered twice monthly through intravenous infusion. Leqembi has been on the market since January 2023, when it received accelerated approval from the FDA. However, to this point access has been blocked by Medicare coverage policies.
"This is a momentous day for people living with early-stage Alzheimer's and their families," said Hugh Courtney, 60, of Concord, Mass., who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2020. "I was in the Leqembi clinical trial, so I am really excited about today's FDA approval. It gives others living with early-stage Alzheimer's a chance to pursue treatment that may slow progression of their disease."
With FDA-approved treatments now available, it is more important than ever that patients and their families have informed discussions with their health care providers about the potential risks and benefits of treatments.
The FDA included a boxed warning in Leqembi's label to raise awareness about specific side effects and at-risk populations. Side effects include amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), typically a temporary swelling and/or bleeding in certain areas of the brain that usually resolves over time. ARIA does not usually cause symptoms but in a low number of cases can be serious. The FDA also recommended, but did not mandate, genetic testing. People with two copies of a well-known Alzheimer's risk gene may be more at risk of ARIA.
"The FDA's consideration in the label will help ensure clinicians monitor safety closely — this is a good thing. However, the boxed warning should not keep clinicians and patients from having the conversation about the benefits and risks of approved treatment options," said Maria C. Carrillo, Ph.D., chief science officer, Alzheimer's Association.
"More treatments that target the disease from all angles are needed," Carrillo added. "We look forward to hearing results from a variety of Alzheimer's and dementia therapies next week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), July 16-20 in Amsterdam."
The Alzheimer's Association is committed to working with health systems and providers to ensure they have the resources and infrastructure to meet the needs of their patients. Participation in the Alzheimer's Association's Alzheimer's Network for Treatment and Diagnostics (ALZ-NET), which will gather real world data on how people from all backgrounds and communities respond to novel FDA-approved Alzheimer's therapies, is encouraged by the FDA in the prescribing information for Leqembi.
With this approval, early detection and diagnosis are even more critical to ensure individuals receive the most benefit at the earliest point possible. If you or a loved one is experiencing memory changes, the Alzheimer's Association strongly encourages speaking with a health care provider for a thorough evaluation and diagnosis and to discuss treatment options. For more information on diagnosis or to find a local health care provider, visit the Alzheimer's Association at alz.org, or the Helpline 24/7 at 800.272.3900.
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Originally planned for Sunday at the 17th Street Market, the RVA Bacon Festival has been canceled.
Richmond Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities manages the 17th Street Market and plans the festivities. The event was canceled Friday via its Facebook page.
“There was rain in the forecast for Sunday. It was a situation of better safe than sorry,” said Tamara Jenkins, a spokesperson for Parks & Recreation.
Weather reports call for slight chances of rain showers on Sunday.
There are no plans for a rescheduled date at this time, Jenkins said.
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When the event debuted in 2013, it drew thousands of Richmonders who lined up for interesting takes on bacon dishes such as salted caramel bacon ice cream, bacon peach cobbler and bacon macaroni and cheese.
In 2014, the Bacon Festival, run by the Enrichmond Foundation at the time, drew 22,000 people. The festival was originally meant to increase awareness for local restaurants and give people the opportunity to try something new.
The Enrichmond Foundation voted to dissolve earlier this year. But approximately $3 million the foundation was managing for nearly 100 local community groups remains unaccounted for. Groups and local leaders are still seeking answers for the missing money.
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(iSeeCars) — Electric cars have surged in popularity due to high gas prices and the emergence of new all-electric vehicles across all major vehicle types. Because electric cars are a relatively new technology, prospective buyers may be curious about how long they can expect these cars to last.
From battery life to expected length of ownership for popular electric cars, we answer the question of how long you can expect EVs to remain on the road.
How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?
Because replacing a car’s battery pack can cost upwards of $20,000, it’s likely the end of a car’s battery life is when drivers will choose to replace their vehicle. When it comes to the lifespan of an EV battery, many factors should be taken into account. While electric car battery life can vary, EV manufacturers are required to provide a warranty on their batteries for at least 8 years or 10,000 miles. Just like traditional gasoline vehicles, some manufacturers offer longer warranties. For example, Kia offers a battery pack warranty for 10 years or 100,000 miles, and Hyundai provides warranty coverage on EV batteries for the entire lifetime of the vehicle. It’s also worth noting that battery warranties vary not only by time but also the nature of the coverage. Some automakers will only replace the battery if it dies completely, while other brands like BMW, Tesla, and Volkswagen will cover a battery after battery capacity falls below a certain percentage.
Once met with skepticism, battery technology has continued to evolve as manufacturers create larger batteries with improved range. The advanced technology of these larger new batteries also reduces battery degradation. Even as they degrade, they will still maintain a large percentage of their range. For example, a Tesla Model S only loses an estimated five percent of battery capacity over its first 50,000 miles.
When properly maintained, modern electric car batteries likely won’t require a battery replacement. And as engineering evolves, batteries will be designed to last the entire lifespan of the vehicle. Therefore, the cost of replacing a battery should not be a deterrent for potential EV drivers.
How to Extend Electric Vehicle Battery Life
Although modern EV batteries are built to stand the test of time, that only remains true if they are properly maintained. Electric car battery life is also affected by the number of times the battery pack is charged and depleted. The more charging cycles, the faster the battery will degrade. Follow these important tips to optimize EV battery lifespan.
1. Avoid parking in extreme temperatures
Lithium-ion batteries have thermal management systems that will heat or cool themselves, which uses energy and drains EV battery packs. Think of the effect extreme temperatures have on your cell phone battery. Avoid extreme temperatures by parking in the shade on hot days and inside a parking structure or garage in extreme cold temperatures to assist battery longevity.
2. Don’t Overcharge or Undercharge Your Vehicle
Modern electric cars have management systems that avoid charging and discharging at the maximum and minimum charging levels. That means never reaching a full charge or falling to zero percent. This helps avoid charging your vehicle above 80 percent or below 20 percent, which will help prolong battery life.
3. Use Fast Charging Stations Sparingly
DC fast charging stations, also known as Level 3 EV charging stations, can bring your battery level from 1 to 80 percent in as little as 30 minutes. The added convenience of these chargers puts a strain on your EV battery, so drivers should only use these rapid charging stations when completely necessary, like road trips, and do most charging with at-home charging units or level 2 public chargers.
Can Electric Car Batteries be Recycled?
When an automotive EV battery’s performance falls below 70 percent, it can have a second life when it is no longer useful to power a vehicle. There are many applications to repurpose EV batteries for renewable energy sources, including home energy storage systems and manufacturing plants. In Japan, Toyota has repurposed its EV batteries to store excess power generated from solar panels to be discharged when necessary.
Longest-Lasting Electric Cars
Electric cars require less maintenance than their internal combustion engine counterparts, and their vehicle management systems can immediately notify owners if anything needs service. This greatly simplifies the process of keeping an electric car running, which suggests they should save owners time and money over the course of the car’s life. Because EVs are new to the market, they haven’t yet displayed their proven longevity like gas cars. However, the two electric vehicles that have been around for at least 10 of the past 20 years, both show potential for long-term durability.
According to a recent iSeeCars analysis that looked at the vehicles with the highest potential lifespans, the Tesla Model S has a potential lifespan of 133,998 miles while a Nissan LEAF is expected to reach at least 98,081 miles. It’s worth noting that advancements in battery technology have allowed for EVs to remain on the road as long as their gasoline counterparts.
Bottom Line
If you’re interested in a new car with zero emissions, there are a number of electric cars to choose from. Whether it’s a sports car, a truck, or SUV, you can likely find an electric vehicle to suit your needs. While battery life used to be a concern for prospective EV owners, modern technology has allowed EVs to last as long if not longer than traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. However, a vehicle’s lifespan is dependent on proper maintenance and care, so be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions when it comes to charging and routine maintenance.
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The idea of anticolonial translation — picking works, and approaches to those works, that resist or examine the effects of empire — has gained increasing sway among English-language translators and editors. It's a huge boon for English-speaking readers.
Consider three books — none of which come from the same continent, two of which were written in French, and all of which deal, glancingly or in depth, with French colonialism. Mutt-Lon's The Blunder, set in Cameroon, satirizes the racism and white saviorism of France's last wave of colonizers; Pina, by the Tahitian novelist Titaua Peu, is set in French Polynesia and portrays the intense disempowerment inherent to life in a 21st-century colony; and Thuận's Chinatown is a poetic monologue tracing one woman's journey from Vietnam to Soviet Russia to France. Read together, these three novels, totally divergent in their styles and attitudes, are a powerful testament to anti-colonial translation, and a demonstration of the great range of literature that such an attitude can bring to our shelves.
The Blunder by Mutt-Lon, translated by Amy B. Reid
In the 1920s, a French Army doctor named Eugène Jamot set out to fight sleeping sickness in Cameroon, which had gone from German to French colonial control not long before. One of his supervisees altered his treatment protocol, blinding over 700 Cameroonians as a result. Nobody was held fully accountable for this so-called "blunder," which is rarely taught or discussed and which is the jumping-off point for the Cameroonian writer Mutt-Lon's novel. In The Blunder, this wholesale blinding sets off a revolt; the book's protagonist, a French doctor named Damienne, gets enlisted in a comically doomed-to-fail plot to prevent inter-tribal conflict and prevent a "rejection of doctors [that] could quickly blow up into a rejection of the White Man altogether." By the book's end, Damienne has realized that she has no right to "play savior," and yet her racist condescension toward the Cameroonians around her barely wanes.
Mutt-Lon writes with a bracing mix of directness and humor, evoking intensely discriminatory attitudes with, as Amy B. Reid writes in her translator's note, "a wink and ironic distance." Yet he never creates enough irony to soften discomfort; doing so would be too easy, and The Blunder, no matter how swift and funny it gets, is an intensely complex novel, full of nuanced characters and difficult histories of colonial and inter-tribal prejudice and conflict. It can be tough to find satirical fiction that doesn't flatten the events it satirizes, which Mutt-Lon never does. The Blunder is an excellent model of bluntness mixed with sophistication — and, as such, an excellent and infuriating read.
Pina by Titaua Peu, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Postcolonial family novels are a major mode of modern and contemporary fiction, ranging from Gabriel García Márquez's magical-realist classic One Hundred Years of Solitude to J. M. Coetzee's quiet, barbed Disgrace. Titaua Peu's Pina belongs to this tradition,but, crucially, it takes place not in a former colony but on Tahiti, in French Polynesia, where independence is an ongoing effort and debate. Peu evokes Tahiti with rough, unsentimental grace; Jeffrey Zuckerman, who has translated writing by French speakers from across the globe, translates chatty prose with force and fluidity. Pina itself is a fluid, sprawling novel, telling the freewheeling story of a Tahitian family whose "fates go any which way, barely any detail in common." In theory, its protagonist is Pina, the second-youngest daughter, but her interiority is more of an organizing principle than anything else. She is, however, a compelling character: a 9-year-old who takes care of two of her eight siblings, is preternaturally wise and empathic, and yet has "nothing fairy-tale about her," Peu writes. "This girl knew how to hate with all her being."
Indeed, hate is Pina's birthright, inherited from a father, Auguste, who grows deeply embittered on coming of age in a society "where men [of] his race, of his land, were never to be masters again, not even of themselves." Auguste turns inward, drinking and abusing his wife and children until his household becomes a site of utter chaos. Peu writes brutal scenes with wrenching immediacy, though she never lets the reader forget that the truest sources of violence in Pina are colonization and poverty. Ultimately, she maintains a tighter grasp on this idea than the plot, which moves so far and fast that it can be difficult to remain invested in the novel's events. Still, investing in its characters, Pina especially, is impossible to avoid.
Chinatown by Thuận, translated by Nguyen An Lý
Thuận's Chinatown opens in the Paris Metro, where an unnamed woman waits, her son asleep on her shoulder, for her train to resume moving after subway workers discover a suspicious package. Her mind roams quickly above ground and into her past, sending her into a reverie that mixes her childhood in 1980s Vietnam with her education in Gorbachev's Russia; her brief marriage to Ṭhuy, her high-school sweetheart, who her parents despise for his Chinese heritage; and her present-day life in Paris, including bits of a story she's writing.
Although she thinks often about her son, the novel's animating forces are her longing for Ṭhuy and her anger at the powerful anti-Chinese sentiment that restricts his opportunities — no life is "hard in quite the way that it is for a Chinese-Vietnamese," she writes — and ultimately separates the two of them for good. She's also in constant conversation with the legacy of French colonialism, as is the novel itself: Thuận explicitly puts Chinatown in tension with Marguerite Duras' The Lover, which fictionalizes the story of Duras' affair with a Chinese-Vietnamese man at the end of the French colonial period.
Like Duras, Thuận is an intensely poetic writer. She relies so heavily on repetition that Chinatown's text often seems to have refrains, like a ghazal or villanelle would. In many writers' hands, this strategy could be deadening, but Thuận excels at creating momentum through language, and Nguyen An Lý translates that momentum beautifully. Chinatown exerts a near-tidal pull on the reader. I swallowed it down in one gulp.
Lily Meyer is a writer and translator living in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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LAFOX, Ill. (AP) _ Richardson Electronics Ltd. (RELL) on Wednesday reported profit of $8.3 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Lafox, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 59 cents. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 31 cents per share.
The electronic components and communication products company posted revenue of $61.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $17.9 million, or $1.31 per share. Revenue was reported as $224.6 million.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive amounts of painkillers that led to multiple patient deaths at a Columbus-area hospital following a weekslong trial.
Dr. William Husel, 46, was accused of ordering the drugs for 14 patients in the Mount Carmel Health System. He was indicted in cases that involved at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl.
Prosecutors said ordering such dosages for a nonsurgical situation indicated an intent to end lives. Husel’s attorneys argued he was providing comfort care for dying patients, not trying to kill them.
Franklin County Judge Michael Holbrook told jurors before the start of deliberations that they could also consider lesser charges of attempted murder. They deliberated for six days.
Husel would have faced a sentence of life in prison with parole eligibility in 15 years had he been found guilty of just one count of murder.
Prosecutors presented their case beginning Feb. 22 and put on 53 prosecution witnesses before resting on March 29. Those witnesses included medical experts who testified that Husel ordered up to 20 times as much fentanyl as was necessary to control pain.
Husel gave enough fentanyl to some patients to “kill an elephant,” testified Dr. Wes Ely, a physician and professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University.
Other prosecution witnesses included medical experts, Mount Carmel employees, investigators, and family members of all 14 patients.
By contrast, defense lawyers called a single witness — a Georgia anesthesiologist — to testify that Husel’s patients died from their medical conditions and not Husel’s actions. The defense rested on March 31 after one day.
The age of the patients who died ranged from 37 to 82. The first patient death was in May 2015. The last three died in November 2018.
During closing arguments April 11, David Zeyen, an assistant Franklin County prosecutor, told jurors that regardless of how close a patient is to death, it’s illegal to speed up the process.
Husel attorney Jose Baez said prosecutors hadn’t produced “a shred of evidence” to back up their claims.
Husel was fired by the Mount Carmel Health System. It concluded he had ordered excessive painkillers for about three dozen patients who died over several years. He was initially charged with 25 murder counts, but the judge agreed to dismiss 11 of those counts in January.
Husel’s colleagues who administered the medications weren’t criminally charged, but the hospital system said it fired 23 nurses, pharmacists and managers after its internal investigation and referred various employees to their respective state boards for possible disciplinary action.
Mount Carmel has reached settlements totaling more than $16.7 million over the deaths of at least 17 patients, with more lawsuits pending.
One patient, 82-year-old Melissa Penix, was given 2,000 micrograms of fentanyl and died a few minutes later. Dr. John Schweig of Tampa Bay General Hospital testified for the prosecution that Penix “definitely was not terminal, nor was continuing medical care futile.”
“She was a fighter,” said Penix’s daughter, Bev Leonhard, of Grove City, according to The Columbus Dispatch. “She didn’t deserve to die the way she did.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is preparing to spend up to $20 million to bring women from other states to its abortion clinics, a policy aimed at increasing access to a procedure that has been outlawed or restricted in many states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Gov. Gavin Newsom had previously restricted the money in the state's “Abortion Practical Support Fund” for in-state travel only, saying “we have to be realistic about what we can absorb.” That decision surprised abortion advocates, especially since Newsom, a Democrat, had vowed to make California a sanctuary for women in other states seeking abortions.
Abortion advocates spent weeks lobbying the governor's office on the issue. Friday, just days before the end of the legislative session, Newsom and legislative leaders revealed an amendment to the budget that would allow the state to spend public money on out-of-state travel for abortions. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on it next week.
While the fund will receive public money, it also accepts private donations — something the Newsom administration said will be important to cover costs.
“As the Governor has stated, California is doing its part, but we cannot do it all — private donations and philanthropy will be critical to these efforts," Newsom spokesperson Alex Stack said. "We all need to step up to support women who are being denied reproductive freedoms by their state governments and are forced to come to California for abortion care.”
Jodi Hicks, CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, said the change is significant given that state officials have been working for months to increase the state's capacity to provide abortions in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision.
“None of that matters if we're not also ensuring that patients can get to where they need to go,” she said. “Everyone deserves to get health care, including abortion, and unfortunately for half the country they need to travel outside the state they live in in order to get that.”
As some states move to outlaw or restrict abortion access, some state and local governments have acted to use public money to help women in those states travel to get the procedure. In Republican-led states, city leaders in St. Louis, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, have pledged to use public money to help women get abortions.
State lawmakers in Oregon — anticipating an abortion ban in neighboring Idaho — agreed to spend $15 million to help women seek abortions. So far, $1 million has gone to the Northwest Abortion Access Fund, a nonprofit that helps patients pay for travel and the procedure itself. The fund exhausted its planned operating budget this year and had to approve additional emergency funds amid growing demand for travel aid, according to Riley Keane, practical support lead for the group.
In California, some of the money could go to Access Reproductive Justice, the state's only statewide abortion support fund. The group usually helps about 500 people per year get abortions, but director Jessica Pinckney said they've seen an increase since the U.S. Supreme Court decision. Recently, for the first time ever, Pinckney said the group in one week helped more women who lived in other states than they did from California.
“We're definitely seeing an increase of Texans and Arizonians. We're also starting to see folks coming from Louisiana, Alabama — much further than we would have even anticipated,” Pinckney said. “I still don’t necessarily think we have the full story of what things are going to look like now in this post-Roe era.”
The California Family Council, a nonprofit that opposes abortion rights, has been lobbying against the spending this year, but without much success. Jonathan Keller, the group's president, said the state should be spending tax dollars on what he says are more pressing issues, like homelessness and housing.
“The idea that the most pressing use of state funds would be to pay for people from red states to fly here to have abortions on the California taxpayer dime is really just a travesty,” he said.
The state budget this year authorizes $4.8 billion in spending over three years on an array of housing and homelessness programs, in addition to the $9 billion lawmakers approved last year, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.
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STOCKHOLM, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- Total sales MSEK 30 535 (26 499)
- Organic sales growth 6 percent (8)
- Operating income before amortization MSEK 1 760 (1 471)
- Operating margin 5.8 percent (5.6)
- Items affecting comparability (IAC) MSEK –226 (–259), mainly relating to the previously announced transformation programs
- Earnings per share SEK 2.79 (2.09)
- Earnings per share, before IAC, SEK 3.33 (2.64)
- Cash flow from operating activities 53 percent (63)
January-June 2022
- Total sales MSEK 59 133 (52 313)
- Organic sales growth 5 percent (4)
- Operating income before amortization MSEK 3 212 (2 727)
- Operating margin 5.4 percent (5.2)
- Items affecting comparability (IAC) MSEK –360 (–395), mainly relating to the previously announced transformation programs
- Earnings per share SEK 5.09 (3.95)
- Earnings per share, before IAC, SEK 5.90 (4.75)
- Net debt/EBITDA 2.2 (2.2)
- Cash flow from operating activities 25 percent (81)
Comments from the President and CEO
"Strong operational results and completion of Stanley Security acquisition"
We are executing on our strategy to be the leading security solutions partner to our clients with world-leading technology and expertise. We delivered all time high profitability and improved the operating margin to 5.8 percent (5.6) in the second quarter, a level which is significantly higher than the pre-pandemic years.
The good business conditions accelerated in the second quarter with organic sales growth of 6 percent (8), driven by Europe and Ibero-America. As planned, organic sales growth in North America was negative in the second quarter due to the low margin contract terminations from last year and lower extra sales. However, the underlying business in North America is developing very well and we expect organic sales growth to return to positive in the third quarter.
We had great momentum within high-margin security solutions and electronic security sales in the second quarter with 13 percent real sales growth, which represented 23 percent (22) of Group sales.
The operating result for the Group, adjusted for changes in exchange rates, increased by 8 percent in the second quarter. Our operations in North America and Ibero-America delivered strong margin improvement. Europe improved well compared to the first quarter with strong operating result improvement compared to last year, despite continued pressure from costs related to labor shortage and sickness. The inflationary environment is challenging across the Group, but we have successfully managed a positive price and wage balance. Dynamic price increase management is a key priority going forward to ensure quality delivery to our clients.
Our high focus on improving client value and profitability is generating results with higher sales of security solutions and electronic security across all segments together with positive impact from active portfolio management and our transformation programs.
CREATING THE NEW SECURITAS
The transformation program in North America which was finalized in 2021, is delivering value in the day-to-day operations and contributes to the operating margin development. The ongoing business trans-formation programs in Europe and Ibero-America are progressing according to plan and we expect to realize strong financial and operational benefits in the years to come.
In the second quarter, we reached an important sustainability milestone as the first major company in the industry that is committing to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and we are now beginning the process of developing and validating targets to reduce the Group's climate impact.
On July 22 we closed the acquisition of Stanley Security. We are very pleased that the acquisition is formally completed, and I want to welcome all of Stanley Security's clients and employees into Securitas. Our joint integration preparation work has been solid and we now look forward to accelerating our journey together and immediately executing on our value creation plan.
Bringing together our two great companies is an industry-defining event. Combining our talent and expertise sets us up for stronger growth thanks to an outstanding client offering and we expect significant margin enhancement opportunities going forward. Our shared values and high sustainability ambitions enable us to utilize our potential to provide tech-enabled security solutions that create long-term value for our clients, our shareholders and the society at large.
We are looking forward to update you on the strategy and announce new financial targets at the Investor update on August 24. We are welcoming all our shareholders to participate on this exciting journey in the rights issue connected to the transaction which will be launched in September.
Magnus Ahlqvist
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION CALENDAR
August 24, 2022, 2.00 p.m. (CET)
Investor update
November 8, 2022, app. 1.00 p.m. (CET)
Interim Report
January–September 2022
February 7, 2023, app. 1.00 p.m. (CET)
Full-year Report
January–December 2022
For further information regarding Securitas IR activities, refer to
www.securitas.com/investors/financial-calendar
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Analysts and media are invited to participate in a telephone conference on July 28, 2022, at 2.30 p.m. (CET) where President and CEO Magnus Ahlqvist and CFO Andreas Lindback will present the report and answer questions. The telephone conference will also be audio cast live via Securitas' website. To participate in the telephone conference, please dial in five minutes prior to the start of the conference call:
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Group strategy
At Securitas, we are leading the transformation of the security industry by putting our clients at the heart of our business. We solve our clients' security needs by offering qualified and engaged people, in-depth expertise and innovation within each of our protective services, the ability to combine services into solutions and by using data to add further intelligence. To execute on our strategy to become a security solutions partner with world-leading technology and expertise, we are focusing on four areas: empowering our people, client engagement, protective services leadership and innovation, and efficiency.
Group financial targets
Securitas has three financial targets:
- An annual average increase in earnings per share of 10 percent
- Net debt to EBITDA ratio of on average 2.5
- An operating cash flow of 70 to 80 percent of operating income before amortization
Securitas has also set a strategic transformation ambition – to double our security solutions and electronic security sales by 2023, compared with 2018.
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Snow makes for tough commute, but fun times on sledding hills
Steady snow falls in parts of New Hampshire
Steady snow falls in parts of New Hampshire
Steady snow falls in parts of New Hampshire
Snow fell steadily on Monday in some eastern parts of New Hampshire, making for a messy morning commute for those who had to drive and a fun snow day for those who didn't.
The system didn't bring a lot of snow, but it was notable during a winter that hasn't had many storms.
"It's a nothing storm, but it was unexpected," said John Tuttle, of Barrington. "I wish it wasn't quite so slippery, but it's not so bad."
Those who had to drive said they took it slow on the road. Many said they were happy to finally see some snow this year.
"I love the snow," said Sheryl Hughes, who was driving to Derry. "It's beautiful, and if I don't have to shovel it or drive in it, I love it."
Off the roads, the snow made for a perfect day to play.
"We're going down the hill, and that's really fun," said Hazel Parker, who was sledding with her family at Wagon Hill in Durham.
The Parker family was one of the many spending their snow day at Wagon Hill.
"We don't have a great sledding hill at our house, so I asked my parents if we could come somewhere and find a nice sledding hill," said 10-year-old Eben Parker.
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Crown's Commitment to its Customers Leads to New PanOxyl Treatment Option
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Therapeutics, a division of Crown Laboratories, Inc., proudly unveils the launch of its PanOxyl 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Bar. Due to consumer demand, PanOxyl has brought back this beloved product, delivering a powerful solution to those battling acne and promoting clearer, healthier skin.
PanOxyl's Benzoyl Peroxide acne wash formulas, long recognized as the go-to solution for individuals seeking fast and effective treatment for acne, will now be available in a convenient bar format. This dermatologist-tested formula is gentle enough for daily use and suitable for various skin types on both the face and body. PanOxyl provides a deep cleanse while combating acne-causing bacteria, unclogging pores, and preventing new breakouts from forming.
"Acne is a common skin concern that affects millions of people worldwide – 83% of people will actually suffer from acne at some point in their lives," said Dr. Suneel Chilukuri, Board Certified Dermatologist. "PanOxyl has been my go-to recommendation since residency, and I am thrilled about the reintroduction of the PanOxyl 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Bar. Its powerful formulation, combined with the convenience of a bar soap, provides my patients with an accessible and effective solution to help manage their acne and achieve clearer, healthier skin."
"We are delighted to reintroduce the PanOxyl 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Bar to our product lineup," said Steve Gallopo, EVP and General Manager of Crown Therapeutics. "This decision was fueled by demand from our loyal customers who have praised the product's efficacy. At Crown, we value our customers' feedback and are committed to providing them with products that truly make a difference."
With a portfolio of products formulated with trusted ingredients, PanOxyl helps users achieve clearer, healthier skin. The brand's commitment to dermatologist-backed solutions has made it a trusted name in the skincare industry. The PanOxyl 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment bar is now available on Amazon and will be available soon at Walmart, CVS, Kroger, Rite Aid, and various regional retailers nationwide.
About PanOxyl®
Known for its #1 selling acne wash in the United States, PanOxyl offers a dermatologist recommended line of products designed to clear, treat, and prevent acne to reveal your best-looking skin. Always backed by science, PanOxyl has been used and trusted by millions around the world for the last 45 years. For more information about PanOxyl or its products, visit https://www.panoxyl.com/.
About Crown Laboratories, Inc.
Crown, a privately held, fully integrated global skincare company, is committed to developing and providing a diverse portfolio of aesthetic, premium and therapeutic skincare products that improve the quality of life for its consumers throughout their skincare journey. An innovative company focused on skin science for life, Crown's unyielding pursuit of delivering therapeutic excellence and enhanced patient outcomes is why it has become a leader in Dermatology and Aesthetics. Crown has been listed on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies List for nine years and has expanded its distribution to over 44 countries. For more information, visit www.crownlaboratories.com.
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When it comes to LGBTQ+ equality, we are in a complex political period in North Carolina and our country as a whole: The LGBTQ+ community has unprecedented support – and we are under unprecedented attack.
Public opinion polls show that the vast majority of Americans, including those in the South, support LGBTQ+ equality: 71% support the freedom to marry and 80% support protecting LGBTQ+ people from discrimination.
Yet, a dangerous new political reality is playing out in North Carolina. The extremist far right, fueled by the fever dreams of groups such as Moms for Liberty and the Alliance Defending Freedom, is forcing through its wish list of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the waning weeks of the N.C. General Assembly’s legislative session.
In the ugly chaos of HB 2, the first-of-its-kind so-called “bathroom bill,” North Carolina had a reckoning moment, and it was not unreasonable to think that the state’s GOP political class had learned a lesson about the dangers of passing reckless legislation. In recent years, the NCGA has not pushed the anti-LGBTQ+ attacks we’ve seen in other states, and, in fact, more than 25 local communities in North Carolina passed LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances. Public support for LGBTQ equality has climbed steadily.
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This period of momentum may have created a false sense that North Carolina was inoculated from the virulent anti LGBTQ+ legislation — fed by pure animus — advancing in other states.
What we’re seeing out of Raleigh this summer should be a wake-up call for all of us.
Two gender-affirming care bans, a “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a ban on transgender girls and young women participating in sports all passed, and now they return for a final vote to the NCGA, which is poised to override Gov. Cooper’s vetoes of these bills. Just this week a monstrous omnibus bill was introduced that bullies queer youth on issues from mental health access to school dress codes. All of these bills target LGBTQ+ youth, systematically attacking the very sources of support and resilience which we know are critical for their wellbeing and, in some cases, survival.
This is a crisis for LGBTQ+ youth in North Carolina, and the crisis extends across the entire South, where bills like this have already become law. As in any crisis, there is a window when action can help people get through the worst of the pain and reduce suffering; inaction at such times leads to further harm. This is that moment — and we need all hands on deck.
The actual consequences of these laws are far-reaching: They deny access to life-saving medical care, create school environments where students cannot talk about their families or themselves, and exclude youth from the joys of sports. If North Carolina passes HB 808, it will mean that 85% of transgender youth in the South live in a state where their access to gender-affirming care has been banned.
A decisive and growing majority of North Carolinians support LGBTQ+ rights and, even more profoundly, know and love someone who is LGBTQ+. As more young people come out, families are responding with love. Doctors, faith leaders, coaches and teachers are responding with care. Friends are rallying fiercely around them.
This is the power of the future we can create in this state. But we have urgent, significant work to do. We must be clear-sighted and unflinching in our diagnostic of what is happening in real time as extreme leaders drive the legislative agenda and one of the most brazenly anti-LGBTQ elected officials in the nation, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, emerges as the likely Republican nominee for Governor.
In the years and election cycles ahead, we must harness the power of a majority of North Carolinians — and Americans at large — into political will and power.
Even in this difficult hour, I feel a relentless hopefulness. Daily acts of courage, heroism and love on behalf of LGBTQ+ youth are proof positive that, in the long game, we are winning. And they are powerful reminders that discriminatory laws, while cruel and harmful, can neither define nor circumscribe the truths of our lives. | https://greensboro.com/opinion/column/the-rev-jasmine-beach-ferrara-the-general-assembly-is-bullying-lgbtq-youth-and-it-should/article_09c6f010-24b6-11ee-a1fc-3b3476458a83.html | 2023-07-18 15:24:53 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/opinion/column/the-rev-jasmine-beach-ferrara-the-general-assembly-is-bullying-lgbtq-youth-and-it-should/article_09c6f010-24b6-11ee-a1fc-3b3476458a83.html |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Standing before a packed house at The Basement, one of Nashville’s most intimate music venues, Tommy Prine talked about the death of his father.
“It sucks to lose a parent at any age — in my case when he was the world’s greatest songwriter,” he said during a recent sold-out show.
Prine’s father, singer-songwriter John Prine, died of complications from the coronavirus in April 2020 at the age of 73. His death prompted a surge of worldwide mourning remarkable even for a time in which grief had become an everyday thing.
The heartbreak was especially acute in the music world. John Prine’s kindness to aspiring musicians only added to the connections he made with his music. Many channeled their grief into tribute songs, straining to process the unthinkable.
It turns out something similar was happening in Prine’s own family.
Last year, Tommy Prine released “Ships in the Harbor,” a song as moving and vulnerable as anything written by anyone about Prine’s father. It doesn’t run from what he lost but pushes back against the impulse to curl up in the fetal position. It comes as close as any song out there to putting the colossal weight of grief caused by the pandemic in its proper place.
Now 27, Tommy Prine is poised to put out an entire album of songs about loss, love and and growing up. “This Far South,” set for release on June 23, is brave not only in the head-on way it deals with his father’s death, but in how the son of a legend confronts the inevitable questions that come with practicing the same craft.
In an undertaking laced with risk, Tommy Prine neither turns away nor tries too hard. He’s made an album that’s all his own and it’s mesmerizing.
“Honestly, even if my Dad wasn’t who he was, I feel like I would’ve made the same record,” Prine said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I didn’t include these songs because of who he is, and I also didn’t shy away from them because of who he is.”
Writing songs helped Prine sort through all he had lost. The intimacy of that journey makes his father’s legendary status feel almost like a distraction.
“I’m Tommy Prine and I lost my Dad in the pandemic, and that’s going to be a focal point of what I’m trying to get across,” he explained. “And like, I understand that it was a pretty public thing, and most people are going to have that context — and I think it will actually serve the record that they have that context — but you know, I don’t think that they need to.
“I think they can just listen to it from the perspective of a young man who lost his father too soon.”
The occasional references are vivid but never cloying: The card games they won’t play, the conversations they won’t have. In a beautiful song called “By the Way,” he touches on the unique experience of hearing his father’s voice in unexpected moments.
“I don’t want to talk about the day you slipped away,” Prine sings. “It’s still hard to hear your voice in the songs that we used to sing.”
But Prine shares other vulnerabilities, and the influences of people who aren’t his father figure in as much or even more. The hand of co-producer Ruston Kelly, for example, can be heard in the album’s anthemic flourishes and confessional lyrics. A song called “Reach the Sun” starts with a late-night panic attack but ultimately soars in a style reminiscent of Kelly’s best work, including the excellent album he just released.
Kelly joined Prine on stage at The Basement, and in an interview afterward mentioned another influence on both of them, Sufjan Stevens. Kelly had steered Prine toward Stevens’ “Carrie & Lowell” album, and Prine heard a sound suited to the wistful urgency he wanted to convey.
Prine said he never set out to be a singer-songwriter — “It was probably the last thing I wanted to do for the rest of my life” — but it proved to be a “saving grace” when he confronted the challenge of losing his father.
Given the shadow that looms over anyone named Prine who dares to try his hand at creating original music, listeners would do well to imagine how they would respond if they didn’t know this album came from the son of a legend. It’s possible, maybe even likely, that Prine’s music will find a whole new audience, on social media and in other ways music passes from hand to hand these days. Some listeners his age and younger may never have heard of his father, but these songs will make connections on their own.
But anyone who listens will hear the promise of an artist following his heart with uncommon courage. John Prine fans might hear something familiar in the album’s disarming honesty, but they’d also encounter a new voice delivering music that crackles with intensity.
Prine says he doesn’t think about the legacy question much, though it has crossed his mind. But that’s just one more thing that he has put in its proper place.
“I’m just making the music that I want to make, and music that is a representation of who I am as a person,” he said. ”“I had a completely different set of experiences growing up than my father had, and I have my own story to tell.”
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A number of prominent Democrats voiced their support over the weekend for Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Biden’s handling of classified documents.
Lawmakers including Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said in TV appearances that they supported the appointment of Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney who was given the assignment on Thursday.
“Classified documents are to be taken seriously and they are to be handled with a great deal of care and no one is above the law,” Warnock said in an interview with ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “So I’m glad to see the Justice Department doing its work, and we ought to let that work proceed.”
But the lawmakers were quick to recall the classified documents that were found in former President Trump’s possession, placing his conduct and lack of cooperation with law enforcement in contrast to Biden’s handling of the scandal.
“The Biden approach was very different in the sense that it looks that it was inadvertent that these documents were at these locations,” Schiff said in an interview also with “This Week” on Sunday. “There was no effort to hold on to them, no effort to conceal them, no effort to obstruct the Justice Department’s investigation.”
Yet Schiff said he thinks the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the Biden documents was the right move.
“The attorney general has to make sure that not only is justice evenly applied, but the appearances of justice are also satisfactory to the public,” Schiff said. “And here, I don’t think he had any choice but to appoint a special counsel.”
Republicans have jumped on the news of Biden’s classified documents, calling Democrats hypocrites after they spent months decrying Trump’s handling of classified information.
However, the scandal has also put GOP lawmakers in an awkward spot after they largely downplayed Trump’s handling of classified documents. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling for a visitor log of Biden’s Delaware residence as his committee ramps up its probe into Biden’s records, but has not made a similar request regarding Trump’s Florida home.
Omar, a progressive who has not shied away from criticizing Biden, pointed the finger back at Republicans, arguing they had no ground to pounce on Biden’s document saga.
“What I find interesting is that Republicans who have defended Trump after he literally stole classified documents, refused to turn them over, lied about having them, made up some story about how he declassified them, had to have his house raided in order for those documents to be found, are now only interested in investigating Biden, who has cooperated, whose own staff and former staff have themselves turned these documents in,” Omar said to MSNBC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend on Saturday.
Even then, Omar said she was “glad that there is a special prosecutor that’s been appointed to investigate this.”
Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) called the discovery of Biden’s documents “an embarrassment” on Sunday, and expressed his support for Hur’s appointment.
“Is there more to it? I doubt it,” Garamendi said on “Fox News Sunday.” “But we’ll find out from the special counsel as he goes about his business.”
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) also praised the DOJ’s decision to appoint a special counsel to the Biden case, saying he hopes the investigation keeps “sense of symmetry about our analysis of these situations.”
When the FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in August, many GOP lawmakers decried what they viewed as government overreach and political harassment.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), then the House minority leader, tweeted that the “Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization.”
McCarthy in recent days has suggested Biden knew about the documents, and accused the White House of holding back information ahead of the midterms.
“He knowingly knew this happened going into [the] election, going into interviews. This is what makes America not trust their government,” McCarthy said.
“You cannot have one form of law because somebody philosophically has a different opinion than you. And you can’t use the Justice Department to go after people that are politically different, as well. It has to be equal across.”
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StoryTerrace, the US's leading biographer, reports 42% increase in Americans having memoirs penned to make peace with their past
1-in-4 Americans suffer diagnosable mental health issues
LONDON, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- StoryTerrace, America's leading biography-writing service, found that over 22% of the public agree that journaling is the most beneficial aid to their mental health. As it stands, one in four American's currently live with a diagnosable mental illness - half of whom are battling symptoms without treatment. With patience waning and desperation increasing, more people are investing in what is being called the 'self-care revolution'.
StoryTerrace recently reported a 42% rise in memoirs being penned this year, from all over the States. Fuelled by the cascade of events in recent years, society has come to realise the crucial need for mindfulness, self-care, and setting aside time for self-reflection.
The memoir-writing service found that 31% of the population agreed that the cathartic elements associated with writing and speaking out about past experiences facilitated a deeper understanding and connection to one's identity. This is supported by countless historic studies which demonstrate that a closer affiliation to one's identity directly increases self-esteem and improves social relationships and belonging.
StoryTerrace found that the most popular cohort of people having their memoirs written is those aged 66+, accounting for over a third of all biographies written at the service (31.2%). The ageing population are recognised to be the most susceptible to poor mental health symptoms with over half of America's senior citizens disproportionately at risk of social isolation and depression.
In going through the memoir-writing process people are matched with a professional ghostwriter who spends hours listening to their stories before putting them into a book. As a result, an often-ignored generation gets the chance to feel listened to and valued, whilst knowing that their life story will be preserved and passed down to future generations.
CEO and founder of StoryTerrace, Rutger Bruining, says: "There is power in writing. Whether it is daily journaling, writing a novel, or even writing a card. It is one of the purest forms of self-expression and allows room for creativity and self-exploration. We have the pleasure of seeing exactly how writing directly benefits not just our clients but our amazing ghostwriters as well."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh revelations flowing from a major defamation lawsuit are shedding light on what was happening inside Fox News following the 2020 presidential election. Here are some things to know about the case.
THE CASE
Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for $1.6 billion, claiming the news outlet repeatedly aired allegations that the company engaged in fraud that doomed President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign while knowing they were untrue. Fox contends that it was reporting newsworthy charges made by supporters of the president and is supported legally by libel standards. The case is scheduled for trial next month.
ELECTION DISCONNECT
Dominion has produced evidence that prominent people at Fox knew the fraud allegations were untrue, even as they and the president’s allies were given airtime to repeat them. Fox’s Sean Hannity said in a deposition that he did not believe the fraud claims “for one second,” but he wanted to give accusers the chance to produce evidence. Fox founder Rupert Murdoch, questioned under oath, agreed the 2020 presidential election was free and fair: “The election was not stolen,” he said. Murdoch also said he was aware some Fox commentators — Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro and Hannity — at times endorsed false claims, but he did nothing to stop them.
FOX’S FEAR
The court papers have laid out a profound concern at Fox over the impact of its election night call that Democrat Joe Biden had beaten Trump in the battleground state of Arizona — a call that was accurate. Fox scooped its rivals on the call, but it infuriated Trump and many Fox viewers, who expressed their anger and began tuning in to rival conservative media outlets such as Newsmax. The call was making so many people uncomfortable at Fox that news anchor Bret Baier even suggested it be overturned and Arizona counted in Trump’s column. The Washington executive responsible for the declaration held firm and was proven right — then paid for it with his job two months later.
LIBEL LAW
In its defense, Fox has relied on a doctrine of libel law in place since a 1964 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has made it difficult for plaintiffs to prove defamation. Public figures, and Dominion fits that standard in this case, have to prove not only that the information reported was incorrect, but that the news organization acted with “reckless disregard” about whether it was true or not. Fox says Dominion can’t prove its case, but some First Amendment advocates suggest the company has a strong argument. Their worry is that a prolonged legal battle would give the Supreme Court a chance to change libel laws that would weaken protection for all the media.
TRUMP’S INTEREST
Trump has taken a keen interest in the case, judging by his social media posts. Always concerned about loyalty, and nursing a long grudge about the Arizona call, he has expressed anger at revelations in the case that many people at Fox not only did not support his fraud allegations but privately disdained them. Court exhibits released this week contained blunt, dismissive assessments of Trump by some people who thought they were involved in private conversations — including host Tucker Carlson, who said in a text message in January 2021 about the president, “I hate him passionately.”
THE ELECTION
Federal and state election officials, exhaustive reviews in multiple battleground states where Trump challenged his loss and Trump’s attorney general found no widespread fraud that could have changed the outcome of the 2020 election. Nor did they uncover any credible evidence that the vote was tainted. Trump’s allegations of fraud also have been roundly rejected by dozens of courts, including by judges he had appointed. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/lawsuit-against-fox-shows-the-news-behind-the-trump-news/ | 2023-03-09 23:19:54 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/lawsuit-against-fox-shows-the-news-behind-the-trump-news/ |
With 48% of insurance brokers and agents uncomfortable explaining cyber insurance to their clients, Academy strengthens insurance brokers' knowledge of standalone cyber insurance
PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowbell, the leading provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), today announced the launch of Cowbell Academy, a unique institution that offers insurance agents and brokers lessons on cyber insurance. The program includes general classes such as Cyber Insurance 101, assessments to help brokers evaluate their level of knowledge with cyber insurance, as well as classes dedicated to Cowbell's products. Cowbell is the first cyber insurance provider to offer formalized eLearning services for insurance brokers dedicated to cyber.
In a recent survey of over 500 agents and brokers, Cowbell found that 48% of insurance brokers and agents feel uncomfortable explaining cyber insurance to their clients. The same study found that 60% of clients are driven to obtain cyber insurance through increased awareness around cyber insurance, not by their brokers or agents, but instead by their peers. Although standalone cyber insurance is a direct means for small and medium-sized enterprises to get adequate financial protection from cyberattacks, coverage is not accessible to many because their primary insurance agent does not present the option to them.
"Having been a broker myself, I know how hard it can be to get comfortable selling a new line of insurance," says Alexis Cierra Vaughn, avp of agency marketing at Cowbell. "I'm proud to offer Cowbell Academy as a one-stop, dedicated service to our appointed brokers that can help them get familiar with all aspects of cyber insurance."
"Cowbell Academy is a much-needed addition to the cyber insurance market" said Todd Chollet, risk advisor at Lakenan Insurance. "The academy does a good job of simplifying the subject and Cowbell's coverages. Knowing that our brokers can go to the eLearning service anytime and continue their learning on cyber insurance is invaluable."
Courses at Cowbell Academy have been developed by insurance and cybersecurity professionals with extensive agent and broker experience. The curriculum is centered on the evolving cyber industry. As a fast-growing field, classes are crafted with each cyber insurance learning level in mind, breaking down the complex topic to a level that every learner can understand.
Cowbell Academy also offers complimentary continuing education credit courses to appointed agents, with a curriculum focused on cyber insurance in multiple states.
To join Cowbell Academy, insurance agents and brokers can request to get appointed by Cowbell, by visiting: https://cowbell.insure/for-agencies/
About Cowbell Cyber
Cowbell is a pioneer of Adaptive Cyber Insurance, a leader in providing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) coverage adaptable to today's and tomorrow's threats and the advanced warning of cyber risk exposures. In its unique AI-based approach to risk selection and pricing, Cowbell's continuous underwriting platform, powered by Cowbell Factors, compresses the insurance process from submission to issue in less than 5 minutes. Cowbell is backed by 15+ A.M. Best A- or higher rated (re)insurance partners and serves SMEs in 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2019, Cowbell is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with employees across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and India. For more information, please visit https://cowbell.insure/.
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If this U.S. Open is the finale of Serena Williams’ pace-setting career, there’s nowhere better for her to say goodbye than at Flushing Meadows, where she gave notice in 1999 that she was unlike anyone women’s tennis had ever seen.
Not quite 18, wearing an air of ferocity and white beads in her braided hair, she brought a potent blend of power and aggressiveness to the court. It wasn’t that she served big, she served to win the point, not to set up a rally. She hit hard, and with a purpose.
Williams beat top-ranked Martina Hingis in the final to win the first of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles. At her peak she was invincible, surpassing her idol, older sister Venus. In going from ragged courts in Compton to the top of the posh tennis world, they opened doors to a sport that had been hostile to the few Black players who preceded them. They advocated for equal pay for women and rewrote the unofficial rules.
“All you need to say about Serena is that she’s put herself in that pantheon of G.O.A.Ts of G.O.A.Ts,” John McEnroe said, referring to athletes judged the greatest of all time in their sports.
“She’s up there with Billie Jean King. Muhammad Ali. Michael Jordan. Tom Brady. That’s where Serena is. She’s become like an icon of icons.”
The Open will begin Monday with all eyes on Serena, who recently told Vogue magazine she’s “evolving away from tennis” as she nears her 41st birthday. A six-time champion in New York, she will face 80th-ranked Danka Kovinic of Montenegro on Monday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. In addition, the Williams sisters will pair up for first time in more than four years after accepting a wild-card doubles entry.
Williams, who ended a year-long injury absence by losing in the first round at Wimbledon, is 1-3 this year and ranked No. 410 in the world. She has said she wants another child but doesn’t want to play while pregnant, as she did while winning the 2017 Australian Open, her most recent Slam singles title. Her daughter, Alexis Olympia, is nearly 5.
Williams might not equal or pass Margaret Court’s 24 Grand Slam singles titles, but that’s almost irrelevant because of Williams’ immeasurable impact on the court and beyond.
“She revolutionized tennis,” said retired star Chris Evert, now an ESPN commentator. “I feel like she really inspired women of color because we’ve seen a lot more women of color playing the game and I think that she’s changed the way women compete as far as it’s OK to be ferocious and passionate and vocal out there, emotional out there on the court, and still be a woman, not take away from being a woman.”
“Sometimes being a woman, a Black woman in the world, you kind of settle for less. I feel like Serena taught me that, from watching her, she never settled for less.”
— Coco Gauff, on the impact Serena Williams made on her life and tennis career
It’s tough to say whether Williams’ farewell will be long or short. She could defeat Kovinic and romp through the bottom of the draw. Her lack of match sharpness could trip her up against Kovinic or against likely second-round opponent Anett Konteveit, the No. 2 seed.
Women’s tennis has become unpredictable without domination by Venus, 42, or Serena. World No. 1 Ash Barty surprisingly retired after winning the Australian Open. Emma Raducanu has struggled since her surprise U.S. Open win last year and has a challenging start against Alize Cornet. Naomi Osaka, who won two of her four Slam singles titles at the U.S. Open, has faced mental health issues and injuries and is No. 44 in the world. Iga Swiatek succeeded Barty as No. 1 and cemented that with a 37-match win streak, but she went 2-2 in a pair of hardcourt Open warmup events.
Floridian Coco Gauff, 18, has as good a chance as anyone to win at Flushing Meadows. In a pre-tournament interview she said she has learned more than tactics from Williams.
“Sometimes being a woman, a Black woman in the world, you kind of settle for less. I feel like Serena taught me that, from watching her, she never settled for less,” said Gauff, who’s seeded No. 12.
Venus, who has won Wimbledon five times and the U.S. Open twice, is winless this year and ranked No. 1,445. She hasn’t said if retirement is on her radar too, but it can’t be far off. A wild-card entrant, she’s scheduled to face Alison Van Uytvanck on Tuesday.
Early losses in New York wouldn’t diminish the Williams sisters’ impact.
“Serena fought for us. She’s set out a good path for all of the WTA players, even the ATP players, to reach their own goals, voice their thoughts, keep fighting for what they believe in,” 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez said of the women’s and men’s pro tours. “I think it’s a great way to leave the sport. She’s just a legend.”
The men’s competition is especially notable for who won’t be playing.
Roger Federer (20 Slam singles titles) is recovering from knee surgery. Alexander Zverev, who lost last year’s final to Daniil Medvedev, has an ankle injury. Novak Djokovic (21 Slams) wasn’t allowed to enter the United States as a foreigner who hasn’t been vaccinated against the coronavirus. He also was barred from entering Australia for the Australian Open in January. Before Djokovic withdrew Thursday, McEnroe called his exclusion “a joke,” but Djokovic’s refusal to be vaccinated could cost him the Slam singles record.
No. 1 seed Medvedev will be back. So will Rafael Nadal, who’s trying to extend his men’s record of 22 Slam singles titles. Nadal lost the first two sets to Medvedev at the Australian Open but came back for a stunning win; he went on to beat Djokovic and Casper Ruud to earn his record-extending 14th straight French Open title but withdrew before his Wimbledon semifinal because of an abdominal tear. “We can never write him off,” McEnroe said of Nadal, still playing all-out at 36.
Evert recalled thinking tennis was doomed when rock star-like Bjorn Borg retired in 1981, but new personalities and stars emerged to engage fans. The Williams sisters will be followed but won’t be replaced. Don’t be sad when they leave. Be glad they left tennis better than when they found it.
“Serena’s timing is perfect,” Evert said. “I think this is a great way to go out, if she is going out.”
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$10.8 million in scholarships awarded to 2,758 children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF) today announced the largest number of scholarships and highest dollar amount ever awarded in one year in its more than 60-year history. For the 2023-2024 academic year, MCSF will award $10.8 million in scholarships to 2,758 children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen nationwide — nearly 150 more students than the previous academic year. MCSF's mission is to honor Marines by providing scholarships for their children attending post-high school, undergraduate, and career and technical education programs in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
"We are thrilled to be awarding our largest group of scholars in the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation's history. Raised on the values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment, we are confident these children of Marines have incredible potential, and it is our honor to invest in their future," said Ted Probert, Lieutenant Colonel USMC (Ret.) and current President and CEO of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. "But Marines don't rest until the job is done. We estimate there are close to 20,000 eligible children of Marines nationwide and we are steadfast in pursuit of our goal to reach even more Marine families in the years to come."
Founded in 1962, MCSF is the nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships for military children. Since its inception, it has awarded approximately 55,000 renewable scholarships valued at nearly $200 million.
MCSF's scholarship recipients are top-tier scholars, representing every state in the country plus Washington, D.C. with a 90% graduation rate; well above the national average of just 54%. Further, 40% of recipients are first-generation college students, and 45% pursue STEM degrees. These scholars also hold an average GPA of 3.43, compared to 3.15 nationally. All qualified applicants that meet MCSF's eligibility requirements receive a scholarship to further support their education.
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Established in 1962, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is the Nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships for military children. Since its inception, the Scholarship Foundation has provided over 55,000 scholarships valued at more than $200 million to the children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen. For more information on the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, please visit www.mcsf.org.
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You're most likely to find NPR's Don Gonyea on the road, in some battleground state looking for voters to sit with him at the local lunch spot, the VFW or union hall, at a campaign rally, or at their kitchen tables to tell him what's on their minds. Through countless such conversations over the course of the year, he gets a ground-level view of American elections. Gonyea is NPR's National Political Correspondent, a position he has held since 2010. His reports can be heard on all NPR News programs and at NPR.org. To hear his sound-rich stories is akin to riding in the passenger seat of his rental car, traveling through Iowa or South Carolina or Michigan or wherever, right along with him.
Domenico Montanaro is NPR's senior political editor/correspondent. Based in Washington, D.C., his work appears on air and online delivering analysis of the political climate in Washington and campaigns. He also helps edit political coverage.
Democrat Maura Healey will be Massachusetts' first female governor and the country's first openly lesbian governor. Arkansas elected ex-Trump press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to become governor.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, won a second term over Republican Tudor Dixon. Voters also acted to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution. | https://www.wunc.org/2022-11-09/did-republicans-do-as-well-in-midterm-races-as-they-had-predicted | 2022-11-09 14:57:28 | 1 | https://www.wunc.org/2022-11-09/did-republicans-do-as-well-in-midterm-races-as-they-had-predicted |
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