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Flu season worsens as 44 states report high activity
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season keeps getting worse.
Health officials said Friday that 7.5% of outpatient medical visits last week were due to flu-like illnesses. That’s as high as the peak of the 2017-18 flu season and higher than any season since.
The annual winter flu season usually doesn’t get going until December or January, but this one began early and has been complicated by the simultaneous spread of other viruses.
The measure of traffic in doctor’s offices is based on reports of symptoms like coughs and sore throats, not on lab-confirmed diagnoses. So it may include other respiratory illnesses.
That makes it hard to compare to flu seasons from before the COVID-19 pandemic. Other years also didn’t have this year’s unusually strong wave of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of cold-like symptoms that can be serious for infants and the elderly.
Meanwhile, 44 states reported high or very high flu activity last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
That may not bode well for the near future. It’s likely there was more spread of respiratory viruses during Thanksgiving gatherings and at crowded airports, experts say.
The dominant flu strain so far is the kind typically associated with higher rates of hospitalizations and deaths, particularly in people 65 and older.
The CDC estimates there have been at least 78,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths from flu so far this season. The deaths include at least 14 children.
Flu shots are recommended for nearly all Americans who are at least 6 months old or older.
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Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled Monday is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured.
The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of the universe. That image will be followed Tuesday by the release of four more galactic beauty shots from the telescope’s initial outward gazes.
The “deep field" image released at during a brief White House event is filled with lots of stars, with massive galaxies in the foreground and faint and extremely distant galaxies peeking through here and there. Part of the image is light from not too long after the Big Bang, which was 13.8 billion years ago.
President Joe Biden marveled at the image that he said showed “the oldest documented light in the history of the universe from over 13 billion -- let me say that again -- 13 billion years ago. It’s hard to fathom.”
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The busy image with hundreds of specks, streaks, spirals and swirls of white, yellow, orange and red is only “one little speck of the universe,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said.
“What we saw today is the early universe,” Harvard astronomer Dimitar Sasselov said in a phone interview after the reveal.
Sasselov said he and his colleague Charles Alcock first thought “we’ve seen this before." Then they looked closer at the image and pronounced the result not only beautiful but "worth all that waiting” for the much-delayed project.
And even more is coming Tuesday. The pictures on tap include a view of a giant gaseous planet outside our solar system, two images of a nebula where stars are born and die in spectacular beauty and an update of a classic image of five tightly clustered galaxies that dance around each other.
The world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away last December from French Guiana in South America. It reached its lookout point 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth in January. Then the lengthy process began to align the mirrors, get the infrared detectors cold enough to operate and calibrate the science instruments, all protected by a sunshade the size of a tennis court that keeps the telescope cool.
The plan is to use the telescope to peer back so far that scientists will get a glimpse of the early days of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago and zoom in on closer cosmic objects, even our own solar system, with sharper focus.
How far back past 13 billion years did that first image look? NASA didn't provide any estimate Monday. Outside scientists said those calculations will take time, but they are fairly certain somewhere in the busy image is a galaxy older than humanity has ever seen, probably back to 500 million or 600 million years after the Big Bang.
“It takes a little bit of time to dig out those galaxies,” University of California, Santa Cruz, astrophysicist Garth Illingworth said. “It's the things you almost can't see here, the tiniest little red dots.”
“This is absolutely spectacular, absolutely amazing,” he added. “This is everything we’ve dreamed of in a telescope like this.”
Webb is considered the successor to the highly successful, but aging Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble has stared as far back as 13.4 billion years. It found the light wave signature of an extremely bright galaxy in 2016. Astronomers measure how far back they look in light-years with one light-year being 5.8 trillion miles (9.3 trillion kilometers).
“Webb can see backwards in time to just after the Big Bang by looking for galaxies that are so far away that the light has taken many billions of years to get from those galaxies to our telescopes,” said Jonathan Gardner, Webb’s deputy project scientist said during a June media briefing.
The deepest view of the cosmos “is not a record that will stand for very long,” project scientist Klaus Pontoppidan said during the briefing, since scientists are expected to use the Webb telescope to go even deeper.
At 21 feet (6.4 meters), Webb’s gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror is the biggest and most sensitive ever sent into space. It’s comprised of 18 segments, one of which was smacked by a bigger than anticipated micrometeoroid in May. Four previous micrometeoroid strikes to the mirror were smaller. Despite the impacts, the telescope has continued to exceed mission requirements, with barely any data loss, according to NASA.
NASA is collaborating on Webb with the European and Canadian space agencies.
“I’m now really excited as this dramatic progress augurs well for reaching the ultimate prize for many astronomers like myself: pinpointing “Cosmic Dawn” — the moment when the universe was first bathed in starlight,” Richard Ellis, professor of astrophysics at University College London, said by email.
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AP Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn contributed.
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VAN WERT, OH (WLIO) - Model train enthusiasts gathered in Van Wert this weekend to show off their builds, find new pieces, and share their passion with others.
Multiple buildings at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds were filled with vendors, highly detailed models, and people looking to check out some cool train sets. For experts in the hobby, the Rail Road Heritage Weekend Model Railroad Show and Swap is all about sharing their knowledge and inspiring the next generation of enthusiasts.
"A lot of the smaller kids just like to watch the trains run around. Some of the older kids want to know about specific locomotives or specific cars or exactly how we built the layout, and we get a lot of adults that ask questions. I just had a gentleman that asked me about why there aren't any cabooses anymore," said Bill Piercy, a member of the model train club "Northeast Indiana N Scale.
Several people had set up interactive demonstrations to let kids see for themselves what makes trains so fun.
"I learned how to hook up trains and move the gears and make them go forwards and backwards," said 8-year-old Chase Donaldson.
There are lots of different parts of the hobby that you can focus on, from learning the history of the trains in your collection to designing whole cities for them to cruise through. It might take a lot of work to get to the level that you see at shows, but the community is very social and welcoming to newcomers.
"You can really start out doing pretty much things right off the bat. In order to build modules like this, you need to know a little bit about scenery and stuff but that's why you join a club. Because everybody's got their own specific thing that they do best, and that way you help each other out," Piercy explained.
Percy adds that starter model kits can be a good way to learn the basics and if you need help, there are plenty of groups on Facebook that would be happy to have you. | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/2023-railroad-heritage-weekend-model-railroad-show-and-swap-introduces-kids-and-adults-to-hobby/article_d2b82c60-2f37-11ee-b046-c7991463dc73.html | 2023-07-31 07:41:46 | 1 | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/2023-railroad-heritage-weekend-model-railroad-show-and-swap-introduces-kids-and-adults-to-hobby/article_d2b82c60-2f37-11ee-b046-c7991463dc73.html |
WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 22, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Norman OK
243 AM CDT Mon Aug 22 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
The threat of flooding continues and a Flood Warning is now in
effect. Please refer to that bulletin for more information.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...REPLACES FLOOD ADVISORY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northern Texas, including the following
county, Knox.
* WHEN...Until 630 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not
be passable. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 243 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Knox City.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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A taste of Spring has arrived just in time for the weekend. Temps are on the chilly side, starting in the upper 20s and 30s but will warm nicely by this afternoon to highs in the 50s and lower 60s with the wind becoming gusty out of the south and southwest.
The wind will remain strong and gusty today out of the south to southwest, but will shift into the northwest in northern and western Kansas by this afternoon. As a small are of high pressure crosses the central Plains, temperatures will be a few degrees lower tonight as compared to this past night with lows in the 20s in most areas. At least there will be less wind.
Winds will be less on Sunday as temps warm further. This is the pick of the weekend! Some parts of southern Kansas, lower sixties with sunshiny skies.
More warmth expected on Monday ahead of a cold front but it will remain dry. There may be some low clouds or fog for a while late Sunday night and early Monday but otherwise, Monday will be another Springlike day with winds picking up out of the southwest again. This will be the peak of our heat before unsettled conditions move in due to our next storm system.
A boundary moves southeast Monday night and sparks a few showers mainly over far southeast Kansas. This looks sparse and not much to write home about. We will need to watch Tuesday into Wednesday as the next system organizes. Moisture will spread north into our neck of the woods. First as rain with rain switching to snow out west. Snowfall accumulations are possible in portions of the Plains. Still a lot to be ironed out, given the timing and track differences in model guidance this far out. This is the American GFS model which keeps Kansas mainly dry from that midweek system but the European model promises rain and snow across the state Wednesday!
Moisture may linger into Thursday with some snow and rain in parts of Kansas as another system passes through the Central Plains.
Temps will be reset from near average to below-average at times from Tuesday through the remainder of the week.
Current Forecast for Wichita and SouthCentral Kansas
2/4/23 KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Jack Boston:
Wichita:
Today: Partly cloudy, windy. Hi: 60 Wind: S/SW 15-25
Tonight: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Lo: 29 Wind: SW/NW 5-15
Tomorrow: Sunny to partly cloudy. Hi: 62 Wind: NW/SE 5-15
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy, breezy. Lo: 41 Wind: SE/S 10-20
Wichita Weekly
Mon: Hi: 64 Lo: 35 Partly cloudy, windy.
Tue: Hi: 50 Lo: 30 Mostly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of rain.
Wed: Hi: 51 Lo: 30 Mostly cloudy, breezy. 30% chance of rain.
Thu: Hi: 52 Lo: 26 Partly cloudy, breezy. 10% chance of rain.
Fri: Hi: 45 Lo: 24 Partly cloudy, windy.
Sat: Hi: 50 Lo: 28 Partly cloudy, breezy.
Meteorologist Jack Boston | https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-blog/storm-track-3-forecast-taste-of-spring-through-monday-rain-and-snow-midweek/ | 2023-02-04 13:47:17 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-blog/storm-track-3-forecast-taste-of-spring-through-monday-rain-and-snow-midweek/ |
PARAMUS, N.J., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot Chikn Kitchn, the fast-casual restaurant brand that serves up Nashville-style Chicken, kicked up with their signature premium sauces, is opening its first New Jersey location. The Paramus, NJ flagship restaurant, located at 315 NJ-Route 17 South (inside Urban Bricks), will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, September 17, 2022. On grand opening day, Hot Chikn Kitchn is offering $5 sandwiches all day long when the HCK app shown at check out (up to two $5 sandwiches per guest). The celebration will kick off at 11 a.m. and is open to the public.
"Elias and I set out to find the best of the best, and we're so excited to now bring Hot Chikn Kitchn to our Bergen County customers," said Elizabeth Prozer-Newman, Co-owner of the Paramus Hot Chikn Kitchn and Urban Bricks. "Our team is focused on offering exceptional customer experience while serving the freshest, most crave-able chicken. We're looking forward to bringing a little bit of the South to Jersey with our Nashville-style hot chicken."
The Paramus Hot Chikn Kitchn offers indoor and outdoor seating. The location will also offer online ordering for pickup, delivery through third-party partners, and catering.
The Paramus restaurant will be open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.-10 p.m., and Sunday from Noon-9 p.m.
"We've lived and worked in Bergen County for many years, so we're familiar with its fast pace and the time demands on residents," said Elias Saban, Co-Owner of the Paramus Hot Chikn Kitchn. "We chose Paramus because of its strong sense of community and the broad range of businesses, schools, and much more."
The restaurant specializes in hot chicken tenders and sandwiches that are prepared with made-to-order spices. Hot Chikn Kitchn lives up to its name with their unique hot sauces that each infuses a different type of pepper.
For more information, visit www.hotchiknkitchn.com.
About Hot Chikn Kitchn
Hot Chikn Kitchn is a Nashville-style food concept born from one of contemporary history's most challenging periods, the global pandemic. Co-founders Mike and Anthony Sarago, along with Founding Chef Freddy Gilmore, decided to meet the moment by creating a restaurant that would unite people from all walks of life, reminding the world that despite adversity, we have the strength to survive and thrive and can do so with great tasting food.
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Updated May 11, 2023 at 5:16 AM ET
In the United States, there have been more than 200 mass shootings so far in 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The nonprofit defines a mass shooting as an incident where at least four people are killed or injured.
In recent years, these shootings have occurred in places of worship, medical offices, elementary schools and outdoor events.
Knowing how to react in an active shooting is now necessary, according to Alex del Carmen, associate dean and professor of criminology at Tarleton State University.
"Many Americans are going to experience this at some point in their lives," del Carmen told NPR in a phone interview. "We now have almost an obligation to teach children and family members what to do in these situations."
Del Carmen has told his kids since they were little: Have an exit plan.
The typical advice?
Run. Hide. Fight.
Katherine Schweit, a former FBI special agent who wrote Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis, created the agency's active shooter program after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.
"Being prepared is a good thing," Schweit told NPR. "But don't be so scared that you overthink what's going on. I think, if you step back and look at maybe a fire drill in school, we've normalized fire drills and we don't think every time a fire drill goes off or a tornado warning goes off that we're going to be caught in a fire or killed in a tornado."
The priority for civilians under fire, Schweit said, should always be to escape.
Of course, police response also plays a central role — as it did in Uvalde, Texas. There, the shooter spent more than an hour inside Robb Elementary while police waited outside. How officers respond will always differ as long as agencies across the U.S. follow different training methods. (Recommended national standards do exist, but they are still just a suggestion.)
Schweit added that it's important to remember that these types of public mass shootings make up less than 1% of all firearms injuries in the U.S. annually. More people are killed in their homes and neighborhoods than in public venues.
"So, though they get a lot of news coverage, they really still are a very rare occurrence," Schweit said.
Still, there's a lot of value to the three verbs: Run. Hide. Fight.
Run is option one. If you can't run, hide. And if you can't hide, fight.
Run
Regardless of the weapon, the further away you can get from a shooter, the better your chance of survival.
"That sounds, you know, very like 'we're in a war zone.' But at the moment that the shots are going off, you feel like you're in a war zone and it's better to get away if you can," Schweit said.
Wherever you are, look for exits. Evacuate without hesitating or gathering belongings, and keep going until you've reached a safe location.
Hide
"That doesn't mean run when somebody is firing on you," Schweit explained.
If there is no safe escape route, the FBI recommends finding a good hiding place, locking and barricading doors and silencing cell phones.
Fight
Earlier this year, Brandon Tsay described on NPR's Morning Edition what he was thinking when he decided to fight, and disarmed a shooter in Monterey Park, California.
"It's going to end here. This is the end of my life. It's over. I'm going to die here," Tsay said. "But I was able to gather the courage I didn't know I had. I was able to come to the conclusion that I had to take the gun away from him or a lot of people would have been hurt."
Improvised weapons and coordinated ambushes have been successful in stopping active shooters in places like Colorado Springs and Noblesville, Indiana.
FBI research shows that it is more often unarmed people who save lives and end shootings than armed ones. "So don't believe that you can't stop a shooter. You can," Schweit said. "It's done all the time."
Taylor Haney contributed reporting. Majd Al-Waheidi edited the digital version. contributed to this story
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MOSCOW – Ruslan Khasbulatov, who led a rebellion against Russia's first post-Soviet president, has died. He was 80.
Khasbulatov's death was reported Tuesday by Russian state television.
An ethnic Chechen, Khasbulatov was elected speaker of the parliament of the Russian Federation shortly before the Soviet collapse.
Initially he was a staunch ally of Russia's President Boris Yeltsin and firmly stood behind him during a botched August 1991 coup staged by hardline members of the Soviet leadership.
After the Soviet breakup in December 1991, relations between Yeltsin and Khasbulatov grew increasingly strained as they argued over economic policies and other issues.
In September 1993, Khasbulatov teamed up with Vice President Alexander Rutskoi to challenge Yeltsin's leadership. Yeltsin retaliated by disbanding parliament, and Khasbulatov called a session that declared Yeltsin's authority terminated.
The crisis culminated on Oct. 3-4 1993, when parliament's supporters clashed with police on the streets of Moscow and tried to storm the state television building, engaging in a fierce gunbattle with troops protecting it. Yeltsin then ordered tanks to fire on parliament, and hundreds of lawmakers and their supporters were arrested.
Khasbulatov was also arrested and charged, but was freed under an amnesty in February 1994. He quit politics and returned to teaching economics, the job he held before his quick ascent to power. Khasbulatov since kept a low profile and avoided any criticism of the government. | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/01/03/ruslan-khasbulatov-who-led-russian-parliament-revolt-dies/ | 2023-01-03 22:39:51 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2023/01/03/ruslan-khasbulatov-who-led-russian-parliament-revolt-dies/ |
Revolution head coach Bruce Arena was fined an undisclosed amount “for violating the league’s public criticism policy” following New England’s 1-1 stoppage-time draw last weekend in Columbus, Major League Soccer announced Friday.
The Revolution played the final 25 minutes last Saturday with 10 men following Dylan Borrero’s second yellow card, but still carried a 1-0 lead on the Crew into second-half stoppage time. Fourth official Meghan Mullen posted five added minutes, but the teams played nearly eight, Sean Zawadski heading home a cross for the equalizer on the final play of the match.
The game was stopped during extra time to review a possible Andrew Farrell handball — but none was called. Arena, never one to shy from sharing an opinion, received his own yellow card after the match.
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“The fourth official was pretty useless the entire game,” he said of Mullen, who made her professional debut in 2021. “And for some reason, she then voiced her opinion 98½ minutes into the game.”
He was equally critical of the video review, citing the league’s “phony baloney standard of clear and obvious” in the face of the time needed for the decision, and of referee Chris Penso, who gave Borrero his first yellow card for dissent.
“He’s a young, immature player,” Arena said of Borrero, “and you’re in a game with a referee that’s probably immature as well. I think the yellow card for dissent, a strong referee doesn’t give that.”
Penso has been an MLS referee for more than 200 matches dating to 2011, as well as serving in a variety of national and international capacities.
“I think our guys did a good job, played real hard,” Arena said. “I think game management by the officiating crew and the VAR was very poor. They scored, on my watch, in the 98th minute, so I’m disappointed with all of that. It’s that simple.”
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Also Friday, the Revolution announced defender Henry Kessler underwent successful surgery to repair a right hamstring injury suffered April 8 against Montreal. Kessler is expected to miss four months.
New England (5-1-2, 17 points), tops in the Eastern Conference, hosts Sporting Kansas City Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/21/sports/revolutions-bruce-arena-fined-thorough-criticism-officials-columbus/ | 2023-04-21 22:48:16 | 1 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/21/sports/revolutions-bruce-arena-fined-thorough-criticism-officials-columbus/ |
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — An attack by suspected Islamic extremist rebels has killed nine people in northeast Nigeria, police and witnesses said Thursday, one of several deadly attacks this week in the troubled region.
At least 15 people have been killed in attacks in northeast Nigeria this week.
The suspected Boko Haram members stormed Geidam, a border town in Yobe State, and opened fire on residents, according to witnesses. Those killed include two women and a retired inspector of police, said Dungus Abdulkareem with the Yobe State Police Command.
The militants came on foot and “began to shoot,” resident Babagana Umar told The Associated Press.
“We all thought it was soldiers shooting until we began to hear people screaming and running,” Umar said. “They burned down a school before storming a local alcohol and relaxation joint (where) the terrorists shot at some persons and then tied others’ hands from behind and slit their throats.”
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Wednesday attack.
The Islamic State group, however, claimed responsibility for an explosion in neighboring Taraba state that killed six people earlier in the week. That attack targeted a “gathering of Christian disbelievers inside a crowded bar” in Taraba, the group said.
The group also said that its fighters killed five soldiers in a separate attack on an army post in Marte town in Borno State although the Nigerian army did not confirm this.
Security has been beefed up in areas hit by the attacks, police have said.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country with 206 million people, continues to grapple with a 10-year-old insurgency by Islamic extremists in the northeast carried out by Boko Haram and its offshoot, the Islamic State West Africa Province. The extremists are fighting to establish Shariah law and to stop Western education.
More than 35,000 have died and millions have been displaced by the violence, according to the U.N. Development Program.
On Wednesday, Nigerian leader President Muhammadu Buhari criticized the insurgents who have forbidden western education in parts of Nigeria’s north where they operate.
“God is justice. You can’t kill innocent people and shout Allah Akbar (God is great). It’s either you don’t know that God at all, or you are simply being stupid,” Buhari said. “To say Western education is unacceptable is very fraudulent.”
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Asadu reported from Abuja, Nigeria. Maamoun Youssef contributed to this report from Cairo, Egypt. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/suspected-extremist-attack-kills-9-in-northeastern-nigeria/ | 2022-04-22 11:13:40 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/suspected-extremist-attack-kills-9-in-northeastern-nigeria/ |
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PATTERSON, Calif. — A group of fast food workers was attacked at a KFC in Patterson after a customer became angry over her drink order.
It happened Sunday evening at the restaurant on Rogers Road off Interstate 5.
According to an eyewitness, who wanted to remain anonymous, the woman placed an order at the drive-thru saying she didn't want a drink, but when she got to the window to pay, she said she did want a drink.
The misunderstanding incensed her. In turn, she grabbed a "slushee" at the pay window and threw it at the workers. Video clips obtained by ABC10 show her then reach through the window, knocking over the cash register and computer.
She then walked into the restaurant, hopped over the counter and struck an employee in the face, who was a minor, according to the anonymous eyewitness.
"Going to a fast food restaurant, if something is wrong with your order, it's not worth jumping over the counter in bare feet like this crazy chick did at KFC," said Patterson resident Lindsay Neal.
"I think she should be held accountable for it. I mean she endangered not only their lives, but the lives of the people that were also in the store," said Arlene Castillo, another Patterson resident.
In a study by fightfor15.org, examining crime statistics and workers at fast food restaurants, from 2017-2020 there were over 77,000 violent or threatening incidents at fast food restaurants in California.
Topping the list of cities with the most incidents: Los Angeles, followed by Stockton and San Francisco.
28-year old Alondra Hernandez is a fast food worker from Oakland. In June, she witnessed a customer attack her manager. The man shattered the plexiglass partition at an Oakland Burger King.
"When he saw that he injured my co-worker's face, he went running," Hernandez said.
Hernandez is now part of SEIU, the union representing fast food workers.
A new Fast Food Labor Council signed into law by Governor Newsom advocates for worker wages and safety.
"I would like to see trained security officers in fast food restaurants and also get trainings on proper protocols that workers should take," Hernandez said speaking through an interpreter.
Workers in the KFC incident said the attacker drove away in a white Lexus.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office is investigating, but so far, there is no positive identification of the suspect.
If you recognize the suspect, call the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office at 209-525-7114.
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Airline defeated Claiborne Christian 15-4 in the Sterlington tournament Friday,
Taylor Anne Smith went 3-for-4. Aleena Duran got the win. She had four strikeouts.
The Lady Vikings improved to 5-2.
Benton dropped two games in the North DeSoto tournament, falling to Opelousas Catholic 13-6 and 2022 Class 4A state champion North DeSoto 14-4.
Sophia Livers smacked two home runs and had three RBI against Opelousas Catholic. She also drew two walks.
Olivia Livers had two doubles. Ashley Promes had two hits, including a double. Dylan Defee also had two hits.
Sophia Livers hit a two-run home run against North DeSoto. Meaux Carroll had a triple,
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Low-income shoppers will now be able to order groceries online and pay using their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payment cards, Kroger announced Monday.
While Kroger has accepted SNAP benefits for many years, previously, shoppers were not given the option to use EBT cards for online ordering, forcing them to solely shop in-store.
Now, Kroger shoppers in the mid-Atlantic division: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio, will have the opportunity to shop online through Kroger’s website or app — expanding the convenience of online shopping to all Kroger customers.
Kroger: How to set up online shopping using EBT payments
“To begin placing digital orders today, customers can create an account through the Kroger app or at kroger.com,” Kroger stated in a release. “Simply add an EBT account number as a new card under ‘My Account’ and ‘Wallet.’ Fill a cart with SNAP-eligible items, select a convenient Pickup or Delivery time and checkout. Once in the checkout screen, select EBT as the payment method and enter the PIN to confirm the order.”
Participating Kroger stores offer curbside store pickup, delivery and shipping options to online shoppers.
A current list of USDA SNAP-eligible food items can be found online.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl.
The 48-year-old “Million Dollar Baby” actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunset on Instagram Sunday evening with the caption: “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it.”
She added on Instagram that she’s “posting from pure heaven.” She and entrepreneur Philip Schneider have been married since 2018.
Over the course of her pregnancy, Swank had been filming her new ABC show “Alaska Daily.” She shared in an interview in October that when her pants didn’t fit during filming, she cut them open and put a jacket on to hide her bump.
“You don’t tell for 12 weeks for a certain reason. But then, like, you’re growing and you’re using the bathroom a lot and you’re eating a lot. I’m sure there’s been conversations, and when I get back to the set, people will be like, ‘Oh, it all makes sense now,’ the two-time Oscar winner said.
At January’s Golden Globes, Swank joked on the red carpet that she had “three months to go and I walked into a store the other day and this woman goes, ‘Honey, you better start jumping up and down to get that baby out.’ And this other woman like she’s like, ‘Oh, my God, three more months.’”
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ATHENS – Greek authorities said Sunday they have rescued 108 migrants from a sailboat that was found rudderless and leaking water in the Aegean Sea in near gale force winds.
The rescued migrants — 63 men, 24 women and 21 children — have told authorities there four other people are missing.
Reports of a sailboat adrift off the uninhabited island of Delos reached the coast guard late Saturday. It dispatched three rescue vessels and a tugboat. Early Sunday morning, rescuers managed to tow the sailboat to an islet off the nearby island of Mykonos, authorities said. The migrants were safely transported to Mykonos. They told authorities that their boat had sailed from Turkey to an unknown destination.
None of the migrants on board were wearing a life vest, nor was there any life-saving equipment on board, authorities said.
“Once again, the coast guard saved lives that the ruthless trafficking networks have exposed to mortal danger without even the barest protection measures,” Shipping and Island Policy Minister Ioannis Plakiotakis said.
Late Sunday afternoon, a sailboat with 56 migrants — 28 men, 16 women and 12 women — ran aground at an inlet on the island of Rhodes, authorities said. The migrants, who are all well, made it to the shore on their own.
In unrelated migration cases in the neighboring country of North Macedonia, police said they discovered 71 migrants in two separate operations late Saturday and arrested three men suspected of human trafficking.
Police raided a home in the northern town of Kumanovo and found 44 Pakistanis and one person from India. Police arrested the homeowner, a 41-year-old identified only by his initials as U.F. The migrants are believed to have entered illegally from Greece and were waiting to be smuggled to Serbia on their way to unidentified EU countries. They have been transferred to a migrant reception center on the border with Serbia pending deportation.
In a separate case, police discovered 26 migrants from Syria hidden in a van during a routine check on a highway toll station in the southern part of the country. The van driver and his assistant, both Macedonian nationals, were arrested, police said Sunday.
The migrants were transferred to a reception center near the border with Greece pending deportation to that country.
Police say the Balkan route for migrants, through North Macedonia, has become more active again in the past few months after many countries lifted travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The chants from hundreds of fans, some of whom waited outside for hours in nearly 100-degree heat, started at the very moment Victor Wembanyama stepped out of the private plane that carried him to his new NBA home.
“Wem-V-P!”
“Wem-V-P!”
“Wem-V-P!”
And the NBA’s newest No. 1 draft pick — a star without having even played a game in the league yet — reveled in his first San Antonio moment, waving at the fans and letting them know how much he was enjoying it all.
Wembanyama arrived in San Antonio on Friday afternoon. He was a few hours behind schedule; Spurs fans had waited a long time for something like this, so a little more waiting did nothing to dampen the welcome they gave the generational talent from France who is expected to put the franchise on his back and carry it back to prominence as quickly as possible.
“This is love. This is family,” said Spurs fan Gabriela Hernandez of San Antonio, who braved the sun and extreme heat just to get a glimpse of the arrival. “This is what family does.”
Wembanyama will hold his introductory news conference in San Antonio on Saturday. He was drafted by the Spurs on Thursday night in New York, and arrived in San Antonio shortly before 4 p.m. Central time Friday.
One fan carried a sign asking Wembanyama to marry her daughter. Another man was dressed like an alien; that was the word LeBron James used last fall to describe the 7-foot-3 teen who just took his team to the French league finals. There were dozens of people in Wembanyama jerseys already, some from France, some the Spurs version.
His plane got a water-cannon salute from fire officials as it taxied to a stop, and even the police officers on motorcycles assigned to escort Wembanyama’s vehicle out of the private airport got caught up in the joy of the moment. Wembanyama stopped and shook each of their hands as he made his way to the van, even posing for pictures.
“I think it just shows the culture of San Antonio and the people here,” said Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan, who was at the draft on Thursday night and flew back Friday about a half-hour before Wembanyama arrived. “Things are very exciting. He’s a very exciting prospect. It’s going to be a lot of fun. … It shows how much love we want to show to him and that it’s a family here and that he has nothing to stress about. It’s going to be good.”
They’re hoping for great, actually.
The Spurs struck gold — as in, trophy gold — with their past No. 1 picks, a pair of centers named David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Both became San Antonio royalty, both ended up in the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, and now Wembanyama will try with his size 20.5 foot to follow their massive footsteps. The Spurs haven’t won a title since 2014, haven’t won a playoff series since 2017 and haven’t even made the playoffs since 2019.
But with Wembanyama, they’re instantly the talk of the town again — maybe the talk of the league, too.
“I can’t speak for the city. I know how excited they are and how excited they were when we ended up with the first pick,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Thursday night, shortly after the selection became official. “But the city has always had a love affair with the Spurs, so it doesn’t change no matter who we pick or what year it is.
“They’ve always been loyal, faithful fans who enjoy the Spurs and the players in return have always understood their responsibility to the city. We didn’t do anything different in preparation. We are who we are, and the city has always supported us.”
It was 98 degrees (37 Celsius) outside when the plane landed. Add in the humidity, and it felt like 108. The UV index was listed at 11, or extreme. And some of the fans waited and waited and waited for hours, some under umbrellas, one in a wheelchair, a few sharing bottles of water and other drinks they brought for the Wemby stakeout, and a few others buying cold drinks from an enterprising fan armed with a cooler and a bullhorn across the street from the air strip.
When Wembanyama arrived, nobody could hear the bullhorn anymore.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Sochan said. “I think he’s ready.”
A few moments later, Wembanyama gave San Antonio a wave. Day 1 in his new home was underway.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva prior to the strike that sank the warship, an incident that was a high-profile failure for Russia’s military.
An American official said Thursday that Ukraine alone decided to target and sink the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet using its own anti-ship missiles. But given Russia’s attacks on the Ukrainian coastline from the sea, the U.S. has provided “a range of intelligence” that includes locations of those ships, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Biden administration has ramped up intelligence sharing with Ukraine alongside the shipment of arms and missiles to help it repel Russia’s invasion. The disclosure of U.S. support in the Moskva strike comes as the White House is under pressure from Republicans to do more to support Ukraine’s resistance and as polls suggest Americans question whether President Joe Biden is being tough enough on Russia.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion in February, the White House has tried to balance supporting Ukraine, a democratic ally, against not doing anything that would seem to provoke a direct war between Putin and the U.S. and NATO allies. As the war has gone on, the White House has ramped up its military and intelligence support, removing some time and geographic limits on what it will tell Ukraine about potential Russian targets.
The official who spoke Thursday said the U.S. was not aware that Ukraine planned to strike the Moskva until after they conducted the operation. NBC News first reported on the American role in the sinking of the ship.
Speaking earlier Thursday after a New York Times report about the U.S. role in supporting Ukraine’s killing of Russian generals, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said American agencies “do not provide intelligence on the location of senior military leaders on the battlefield or participate in the targeting decisions of the Ukrainian military.”
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) lashed out at former President Trump on Thursday after being asked whether he would support Trump if he became the GOP nominee next year.
“What I would say is this: When you are saying that [former New York Gov. Andrew] Cuomo did better on COVID than Florida did, you are revealing yourself to just be full of it,” DeSantis responded.
“Nobody believes that,” he added to applause. “And you know why I know that? Because I remember in 2020 and 2021 when he was praising Florida for being open, saying we did it much better than New York and Michigan, and everyone was coming to Florida, and that we were one of the great governors in the United States.”
DeSantis then circled back to the original question and said, “It’s like, I want to beat Biden, OK? I will do that. I will get that done. And I think, more importantly than that, I will actually bring these policies for a landing and get it all done up there.”
“But it’s an important process, and you respect the process and you respect the people’s decisions, how this goes, but I’m very confident that those decisions are going to be positive for us,” he said.
Trump’s campaign has attack the governor in recent days over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, the Trump campaign rolled out a 30-second spot accusing DeSantis of shutting Florida down and referring to him as “lockdown Ron.”
The DeSantis campaign hit back, calling the spot “bizarre.” The campaign rolled out its own video with a compilation of clips of Trump praising Florida for being “open” during the pandemic.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JobsOhio, the state's private nonprofit economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio, is proud to join The Ohio Manufacturers' Association (OMA) in commemorating the state's significant growth in the manufacturing sector after more than a decade of shared effort.
A recent OMA report examines how JobsOhio has fared in positioning the state's competitiveness as a private economic development organization in the last decade since its existence.
According to the latest data, Ohio's seasonally adjusted annual manufacturing GDP is more than $128 billion – up from $112 billion in late 2019, before the pandemic's start. And Ohio has more than 682,000 manufacturing workers earning an average of $67,000 annually.
Ohio has proudly built on its roots in rich industries like advanced manufacturing and the automotive sector while also increasing investments and support in other innovation-rich spaces such as aerospace, energy, and technology – all with research and development at the forefront.
With renowned universities, federal research institutes, and leading companies from nine major industry sectors, Ohio has long been a "quiet giant" of industrial innovation. The "giant" part certainly applies, but "quiet" won't last long. Ohio has the 5th highest number of Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies and is home to more than 120 NYSE/Nasdaq companies with a combined market capitalization above $1 trillion.
"Ohio's storied history as a pillar of American manufacturing is the foundation for a vibrant culture of innovation and meaningful investment that is sweeping the state," said J.P. Nauseef, JobsOhio President and CEO. "Manufacturing operations, with their associated workforces, jobs, and local economic uplift, are growing yearly because of deliberate actions being taken to help businesses succeed both now and in an increasingly bright future for our state."
Over the past decade, JobsOhio has built strategies around ten targeted industries representing one-third of Ohio's gross state product, nearly one-fourth of its employment, and 40% of the state's payroll. These key sectors include manufacturing-specific sectors like advanced manufacturing, aerospace, aviation, automotive, and energy and chemicals, and they also focus on the industries that make them work, including financial services, food and agribusiness, health care, logistics and distribution, technology, and most recently military and federal installations. As a result, Ohio's economy is more diversified and resilient than ever, ranking 9th out of the 50 states and number one in the Midwest with an industrial diversity score of .85 on a 1.0 scale.
Also credited for the surge in manufacturing project wins and activity is the cooperative support from JobsOhio's six regional partners around the state that deliver centralized resources with a strong connection to local communities, including sites, school systems, and unique workforce capabilities.
"Ohio continues to prove to the nation – and the rest of the world – that we are the powerhouse of manufacturing," said OMA President Ryan Augsburger. "With clear leadership from the state and the unique capabilities of JobsOhio, there is a tangible momentum that promises even more rewarding jobs, investment, and improved quality of life in our state. Manufacturing is how that gets done."
Since its founding in 2011, JobsOhio has helped to advance opportunities for Ohioans through catalytic investments and programs that have generated more than 210,000 new jobs with $10 billion in payroll, retained more than 590,000 jobs with $35 billion in payroll, and $64 billion in new capital investment across the state.
"Ohio is leading the revitalization of U.S. manufacturing, and that makes Manufacturing Day a day worth celebrating," Nauseef said.
JobsOhio is a private nonprofit economic development corporation designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in Ohio through business attraction, retention, and expansion. The organization also works to seed talent production in its targeted industries and to attract talent to Ohio through Find Your Ohio. JobsOhio works with six regional partners across Ohio: Dayton Development Coalition, Ohio Southeast Economic Development, One Columbus, REDI Cincinnati, Regional Growth Partnership, and Team NEO. Learn more at www.jobsohio.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
The Ohio Manufacturers' Association is Ohio's largest statewide business association comprised solely of manufacturers. Established in 1910, the OMA's mission is to protect and grow Ohio manufacturing. Learn more at OHIOMFG.com and MakingOhio.com.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Raven Indigenous Capital Partners announced today an investment into Tribal Diagnostics, a Native American-owned high complexity medical diagnostics laboratory serving medical providers in and around Indian Country. The USD $3.2 million investment will fund growth into new markets, lab service innovations, and increased hiring. Tribal Diagnostics is growing to meet the needs of more clients in more locations.
"Tribal Diagnostics is improving healthcare for Native and non-Native communities by providing affordable access to high-quality diagnostic testing. We are thrilled to work with Raven Indigenous Capital Partners to fulfill our mission of improving health outcomes in Indian Country."
- Cory Littlepage, Founder and CEO, Tribal Diagnostics
The Tribal Diagnostics team has first-hand knowledge of the impact of the health crisis in Indian Country and is bringing quality and innovative healthcare solutions to where it is needed most. There is a strong alignment between Tribal Diagnostics' commitment to improving community health outcomes in Indian Country and beyond and Raven's commitment to bettering the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples.
"Our team, like so many in Indian Country, have been personally impacted by the healthcare epidemic so we are passionate about being a part of this solution. We are Native and we are trusted partners in Indian Country."
- Cory Littlepage, Founder and CEO, Tribal Diagnostics
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is working to build a vibrant Native American economy in the US by investing more than USD $30 million into Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-owned businesses over the next three years. Raven has a growing investment team based in the US who are familiar with the unique challenges and opportunities Native American entrepreneurs face. The Raven team combines full-cycle principal investing experience, cultural understanding and knowledge, capacity-building expertise, and deep networks with trust-based relationships in Indigenous communities.
"Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is excited and proud to partner with Tribal Diagnostics, an innovative and high-performing Native-owned business that works to improve community health outcomes across the nation."
- Garry McBerryhill, US Market Lead, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Established in 2018, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is an Indigenous-led and owned venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Raven works in partnership with Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-owned enterprises to accelerate their success by providing access to capital and a community of support within an Indigenous cultural framework. Ultimately, Raven aims to achieve a positive and lasting impact on Indigenous economies.
Tribal Diagnostics is a Native American-owned diagnostics laboratory offering hundreds of laboratory tests related to diabetes, heart disease, substance abuse, infectious disease as well as other disease states. With a focus on bettering health outcomes across the nation, Tribal Diagnostics provides tribal and non-tribal physicians and patients affordable access to laboratory tests needed to make knowledgeable decisions about treatment and prevention of disease. Visit tribaldiagnostics.com to learn more.
Disclaimer: This press release is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as investment advice, or an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. Investing in the exempt market has significant risk. You should be aware of these risks, and as appropriate, consult with appropriate financial professionals to support your decision-making processes.
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CDC advisers endorse more traditional Novavax COVID shot
(AP) - U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax -- a more traditional kind of vaccine, influential government advisers said Tuesday.
Regulators authorized the nation’s first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but Novavax shots cannot begin until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends how to use them.
Most Americans have gotten at least their primary COVID-19 vaccinations by now, but CDC officials said between 26 million and 37 million adults haven’t had a single dose -- the population that Novavax, for now, will be targeting.
“We really need to focus on that population,” said CDC adviser Dr. Oliver Brooks, past president of the National Medical Association. Hopefully, the vaccine “will change them over from being unvaccinated to vaccinated.”
While it’s unclear how many will be persuaded by a more conventional option, “I’m really positive about this vaccine,” agreed fellow adviser Dr. Pablo Sanchez of Ohio State University.
THE NOVAVAX DIFFERENCE
All of the vaccines used in the U.S. train the body to fight the coronavirus by recognizing its outer coating, the spike protein -- and the first three options essentially turn people’s cells into a temporary vaccine factory. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines deliver genetic instructions for the body to make copies of the spike protein. The lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option uses a cold virus to deliver those instructions.
In contrast, the Novavax vaccine injects copies of the spike protein that are grown in a lab and packaged into nanoparticles that to the immune system resemble a virus. Another difference: An ingredient called an adjuvant, that’s made from the bark of a South American tree, is added to help rev up that immune response.
Protein vaccines have been used for years to prevent other diseases including hepatitis B and shingles.
HOW WELL IT WORKS
Large studies in the U.S., Mexico and Britain found two doses of the Novavax vaccine were safe and about 90% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19. When the delta variant emerged last summer, Novavax reported a booster dose revved up virus-fighting antibodies that could tackle that mutant.
Typical vaccine reactions were mild, including arm pain and fatigue, but regulators did warn about the possibility of a rare risk, heart inflammation, that also has been seen with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, mostly in teen boys or young men.
But early on, manufacturing problems delayed the Novavax vaccine — meaning the shots were studied long before the omicron variant hit, so it’s not clear how well they hold up against the immune-evading mutant.
Still, Novavax points to lab testing that shows the first two shots do spur production of virus-fighting antibodies that are cross-protective against omicron, including the BA.5 subtype that’s currently the nation’s top threat. A booster dose further revved up cross-protective antibodies.
HOW TO USE NOVAVAX SHOTS
The CDC’s advisers unanimously endorsed the two-shot primary series. But several noted that it was important for regulators to clear a booster by the time, five or so months after their last dose, that Novavax recipients will need one.
Also, the two doses typically are given three weeks apart. But CDC officials said that like with other COVID-19 vaccines, it’s possible to wait up to eight weeks for the second dose — except for people at the highest risk, who need protection quickly.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, must sign off on the advisory panel’s recommendations for adults to get the first two Novavax doses. In its first purchase, the U.S. government bought 3.2 million doses.
The Novavax vaccine also is used in Europe, Canada, Australia, South Korea and other countries. Many allow booster doses, and European regulators recently cleared the shots to given as young as age 12.
The Maryland-based company likewise expects U.S. authorization of a booster dose and teen vaccinations to follow fairly soon.
And like other vaccine makers, Novavax is testing shots updated to better match the newest omicron subtypes -- in anticipation of another round of boosters this fall and winter.
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It’s a brand new town with a new generation of little liars, and Wilhelmina model and actress Elena Goode plays a mother who is part of a deep secret.
You may know here from the soap opera, “As The World Turns” and the film, “Straight Outta Compton.”
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Today in History
Today is Sunday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2022. There are 97 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who’d been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, because of unruly white crowds were escorted to class by members of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division.
On this date:
In 1513, Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sighted the Pacific Ocean.
In 1789, the first United States Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. (Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights.)
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson collapsed after a speech in Pueblo, Colorado, during a national speaking tour in support of the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’).
In 1956, the first trans-Atlantic telephone cable officially went into service with a three-way ceremonial call between New York, Ottawa and London.
In 1964, the situation comedy “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” starring Jim Nabors, premiered on CBS-TV.
In 1978, 144 people were killed when a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 and a private plane collided over San Diego.
In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
In 1992, NASA’s Mars Observer blasted off on a $980 million mission to the red planet (the probe disappeared just before entering Martian orbit in August 1993).
In 1994, Russian President Boris Yeltsin began a five-day swing through the United States as he arrived in New York, hoping to encourage American investment in his country’s struggling economy.
In 2016, golf legend Arnold Palmer, 87, died in Pittsburgh. Jose Fernandez, 24, ace right-hander for the Miami Marlins, was killed in a boating accident with two friends off Miami Beach. Country singer Jean Shepard, a Grand Old Opry staple, died in Nashville at 82.
In 2018, Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home. (After nearly three years in prison, Cosby went free in June 2021 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his conviction.)
In 2020, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lay in state at the U.S. Capitol, making history as the first woman so honored in America. Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida and banned local fines against people who refused to wear masks as he sought to reopen the state’s economy despite the spread of the coronavirus.
Ten years ago: President Barack Obama, speaking to the U.N. General Assembly, pledged U.S. support for Syrians trying to oust President Bashar Assad, calling him “a dictator who massacres his own people.” Singer and TV host Andy Williams died at his Branson, Missouri, home at the age of 84.
Five years ago: Former congressman Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months behind bars for illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl. North Korea’s top diplomat said his country had the right to shoot down U.S. warplanes, after President Donald Trump’s weekend tweet suggesting that the North’s Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer.” Britain’s Prince Harry and girlfriend Meghan Markle made their first public appearance as a couple, attending a wheelchair tennis event at the Invictus Games for wounded veterans in Toronto.
One year ago: An Amtrak train derailed in north-central Montana killing three people and leaving seven others hospitalized.
Today’s Birthdays: Former broadcast journalist Barbara Walters is 93. Folk singer Ian Tyson is 89. Polka bandleader Jimmy Sturr is 81. Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates is 79. Actor Josh Taylor is 79. Actor Robert Walden is 79. Actor-producer Michael Douglas is 78. Model Cheryl Tiegs is 75. Actor Mimi Kennedy is 74. Movie director Pedro Almodovar is 73. Actor-director Anson Williams is 73. Actor Mark Hamill is 71. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo is 71. Actor Colin Friels is 70. Actor Michael Madsen is 64. Actor Heather Locklear is 61. Actor Aida Turturro is 60. Actor Tate Donovan is 59. TV personality Keely Shaye Smith is 59. Actor Maria Doyle Kennedy is 58. Basketball Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen is 57. Actor Jason Flemyng is 56. Actor Will Smith is 54. Actor Hal Sparks is 53. Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones is 53. Rock musician Mike Luce (Drowning Pool) is 51. Actor Bridgette Wilson-Sampras is 49. Actor Clea DuVall is 45. Actor Robbie Jones is 45. Actor Joel David Moore is 45. Actor Chris Owen is 42. Rapper T. I. is 42. Actor Van Hansis is 41. Actor Lee Norris is 41. Actor/rapper Donald Glover (AKA Childish Gambino) is 39. Actor Zach Woods is 38. Actor Jordan Gavaris is 33. Olympic silver medal figure skater Mao Asada is 32. Actor Emmy Clarke is 31. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Today-in-History-September-25-Sandra-Day-17451202.php | 2022-09-25 05:34:44 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Today-in-History-September-25-Sandra-Day-17451202.php |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute have jointly awarded $73,920 in Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting grants to five journalists to fund stories on environmental justice. This is the second year that the two leading journalism organizations have partnered to fund cutting-edge investigative environmental projects.
The grantees and projects selected by the judges for reporting and publishing in 2023 are:
- Will Atwater, North Carolina Health News ($7,500). Atwater will investigate how stakeholders balance economic and political interests with environmental concerns as they explore whether to mine western North Carolina's Tin-Spodumene deposit for lithium to support the growing electric car market.
- Kira Kay, Bureau for International Reporting ($20,000). Kay will document the rare, realtime return of the 19,000-acre National Bison Range in Montana to tribal leadership. The project will report a new way forward for land management through the transfer of best practices and resources from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as they meld with indigenous knowledge and culture.
- Lisa Sorg, NC Policy Watch ($15,000). Sorg's reporting will focus on the residents in Robeson County, North Carolina — one of the poorest counties in the state, as well as among its sickest. She'll explore the history and effects of environmental permitting and regulations, as well as economic development, that prioritized industry over vulnerable communities of color.
- Ottavia Spaggiari, Freelance ($15,920). Spaggiari's project will focus on the experiences of three non-federally recognized tribes (the Houma, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw and the Chinook) on the frontlines of climate change to uncover how climate disasters and the requirements of the federal recognition process exacerbate climate injustice and disenfranchise Tribal Nations in the United States.
- Adam Wagner, The Raleigh News & Observer ($15,500). Wagner will investigate how North Carolina regulators account for existing pollution in their permitting decisions. He'll analyze current polluters' profiles in consultation with researchers nationwide to create a cumulative impact per Census tract to show the effects on low-income areas and communities of color.
"At a time of climate and biodiversity crises, we are delighted to be able to offer grants to journalists to help ensure that these issues are covered with a focus on the people who are most at risk of harm," said Sonni Efron, President and CEO of the National Press Foundation.
"We anticipate these thoughtful projects will lead to greater understanding of and accountability for environmental injustices taking place in communities across the country," said Beth Francesco, interim executive director of the National Press Club Journalism Institute. "These journalists and their reporting will give voice to those most impacted by these historic inequities while lighting a way forward."
The Kozik Grants are funded by a 1991 gift from the late Dr. Franklin Kozik in honor of his deceased son Robert Kozik. The five grantees were selected by judges Antonia Juhasz, Yanick Rice Lamb, and Harriet Washington, distinguished journalists and teachers who have produced notable work in exposing environmental racism and its consequences. The work produced by the 2021 Kozik grantees can be seen here.
Another round of Kozik grants will be offered later this year.
All U.S.-based journalists are also eligible to apply for the National Press Foundation's Thomas L. Stokes Award for best writing on energy and the environment. Applications will open on Jan. 19, 2023.
The National Press Foundation is a nonprofit whose mission is to "make good journalists better." We educate journalists on the complex issues of the day and train them to use the latest reporting tools and techniques. The foundation recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards and fellowships.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire a more representative democracy. As the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest.
Contact: Beth Francesco, interim executive director, bfrancesco@press.org
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Supply chain issues, fuel costs will weigh on shipments in near term
CLEVELAND, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shipments of transport equipment from facilities in the US are forecast to rise 6.4% annually in nominal terms through 2026, according to Transport Equipment: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. In inflation-adjusted terms, shipments are projected to expand 4.1% per year through 2026. Gains will be driven by price growth and rising domestic demand for transport services. Climbing manufacturing activity and disposable personal income levels will boost demand for and shipments of freight and passenger transport. However, supply chain issues resulting from pandemic-induced disruptions will continue. Rising fuel costs are also driving up freight costs, thereby contributing to inflation in transport equipment prices.
Motor vehicle and parts shipments from facilities in the US, the dominant product segment, are forecast to rise 6.1% per year to 2026. Advances of 4.1% per year are expected in real terms. Following a sharp drop in motor vehicle and part shipments in 2020, shipments began to recover in 2021, but were restrained by a shortage of semiconductor devices. While the shortage is expected to continue through 2022, manufacturers are already making strides toward securing more robust semiconductor device supply chains.
These and other key insights are featured in Transport Equipment: United States. This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US transport equipment shipments in nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total shipments in nominal and real terms are segmented by product in terms of:
- motor vehicle
- aerospace
- marine
- railroad
- other products such as motorcycles, military armored vehicles, and all-terrain vehicles
To illustrate historical trends, total shipments, the various segments, and trade are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.
Transport equipment includes products employed in the transportation of passengers and cargo by way of land, water, and air, as well as products designed for use in space and military operations. Parts are also included in the scope of this report. Re-exports are excluded from trade figures.
More information about the report is available at:
https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Transport-Equipment-United-States-FF85030/?progid=91541
About Freedonia Focus Reports
Each month, The Freedonia Group – a division of MarketResearch.com – publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Services & Industries reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports or MarketResearch.com.
Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:
- total historical market size and industry output
- segmentation by products and markets
- identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
- segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
- a survey of the supply base
- suggested resources for further study
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actor Allison Williams about the new horror flick "M3GAN." In it, a doll programmed with artificial intelligence starts to develop a terrifying attachment to its owner.
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'LEGAL THEFT': Texas police seized a man's life savings. Now the state is putting his cash on trial
Ameal Woods saved more than $40,000 to expand his trucking business. Then a deputy pulled him over
Ameal Woods set off for Houston in May 2019 to buy a second tractor-trailer and expand his trucking business. His family had saved more than $40,000 to make the dream a reality, but as Woods drove through Harris County, red and blue lights flashed behind him.
A sheriff's deputy accused Woods of following a truck too closely. The deputy didn't give him a ticket, but he did take all of Woods' cash.
This week, the state of Texas is heading to court to make sure Woods never gets his life savings back.
TEXAS POLICE DESTROYED A CANCER SURVIVOR'S HOUSE. A NEW LEGAL MANEUVER MAY FORCE THE CITY TO PAY
"Any time you have a financial incentive for law enforcement to take money, it's going to create that incentive for them to do so, whether there's crime or not," criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully told Fox News.
Tully is not involved with Woods' case, but weighed in on the legal implications.
A deputy seized Woods' money in a process known as civil asset forfeiture. It's meant to punish and deter criminal activity by depriving criminals of property that is used in or acquired through illegal activities. But critics say it's often abused by police and prosecutors and treats anyone who carries a large amount of cash as guilty.
The deputy said Woods' cash was connected to drugs, but he was never ticketed, cited or arrested for a crime, argue lawyers for the Institute for Justice, which is representing the Mississippi-native.
The trial starts Monday in Harris County — four years and one day after the seizure — in The State of Texas v. Approximately $41,680.00.
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Under civil asset forfeiture, the seized cash is on trial. No criminal conviction is required — the government just has to prove that the property was linked to criminal activity, Tully said.
"I think it is fair to call this practice legal theft," he said, adding that the courts have means of seizing money from those convicted of crimes, such as requiring them to pay restitution to victims.
The state argues there was probable cause to seize the cash and that the money was either gained from committing a crime or intended to be used to commit a crime such as drug dealing or money laundering.
The deputy who stopped Woods wrote in court documents that Woods "was acting overly nervous and uncomfortable and displaying signs of stress such as labored breathing" during the stop, did not state the exact amount of money he was carrying when asked, and had the money stored in two duct-taped bundles.
"I was starting to believe that Woods was involved in criminal activity, particularly money laundering," the deputy wrote at one point, later adding that Woods could be "involved in the transport of money connected to drug trafficking."
The deputy said he left Woods with a case number and phone number to call if he wanted to try to claim the money.
The Institute for Justice says Woods' case isn't unique and that police in Texas' most populous county regularly ask drivers if they have cash in their cars. The police department gets to keep whatever money its officers seize.
"In the Harris County case, it went directly to the budgets of the sheriff's department and the district attorney's office," Tully said. "So you have prosecutors and you have law enforcement who both personally profit from taking this money."
At least 113 civil forfeiture petitions filed by county prosecutors since 2016 are "based on a form affidavit written by an officer who was not present at the time and place of seizure," the nonprofit law firm wrote in a court filing.
"Policing for profit is definitely a problem," Tully said. "We all know that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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Tully added that the Institute for Justice has successfully challenged civil forfeiture cases in other jurisdictions. The nonprofit law firm helped a New Orleans grandfather reclaim about $28,000 seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
A lawyer representing the state did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.
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The market-leading agency hires Jeff Fischer as EVP, Head of Content
NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Publicis Health Media (PHM) today announced the creation of a dedicated entertainment and content practice to service the innovative agency's roster of healthcare and pharmaceutical clients. Dedicated to reimagining the health experience, PHM is known for pushing boundaries with their data & technology practice, social media solutions and the annual PHM HealthFront™, the only Upfront for health. The further development of a content practice enables greater speed to market for industry-leading entertainment marketing programs.
To lead this practice, PHM has hired veteran marketer Jeff Fischer as EVP, Head of Content. In his two decades in the industry, Jeff has built a reputation as an innovator, forging deep connections and serving as a trusted client advisor. His experience building content practices serving clients across verticals, including beauty, DTC and CPG, and across media channels, including social, linear, digital video and influencer will allow Jeff to bring fresh perspective to health.
"As the media ecosystem continues to diversify and consumption habits evolve, it is crucial that we connect with consumers with relevance and authenticity. The next frontier is content and we are thrilled to have Jeff to lead this charge. We believe incredible content opportunities exist for our clients and the creation of this practice will allow us to deliver in a powerful and culturally relevant way," says PHM President Andrea Palmer.
PHM is passionate about re-imagining media's role in healthcare, offering deep industry expertise, unparalleled influence in the healthcare community, and the most advanced data practice in the industry to unlock human motivation and behavioral understanding along people's healthcare journeys.
To learn more about PHM, please visit www.publicishealthmedia.com.
PHM is the leading health media agency in the US. We are designed for—and dedicated to—delivering best-in-class solutions that connect people with meaningful health and wellness solutions every day. Guided by our genuine passion for health and wellness, our work across the entire media ecosystem helps real patients navigate the most pivotal moments of their healthcare journeys.
At PHM, we sit squarely at the intersection of Publicis Health, the largest Healthcare Communications network in the world, and Publicis Media, the number one buyer of media in the US. This gives us access to talent, technology and data to help us deliver the market-leading solutions that give our clients true competitive advantage.
While we have grown to be the No. 1 agency in our industry, at heart we're still a startup. It's that energy and spirit of innovation that allows us to create bold and meaningful "health media firsts" for our clients, and to do it all with #phmlove.
PR Contact: Emily Stockton-Brown, VP of PR and Marketing, Emily.stocktonbrown@publicishealthmedia.com
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KENT, Wash. — A suspect has been arrested for a road rage shooting near Kent that left a man with "life-altering injuries."
On Thursday, the suspect was booked into the King County Jail for first-degree assault.
On March 15 at around 4:30 in the afternoon, police started getting reports of two cars driving erratically on I-5 North between Kent and SeaTac near 216th Street. The suspect then allegedly pulled out a gun and fired at the victim.
The victim of the shooting then crashed into the barrier. The suspect then fled the scene.
A tip clued investigators in to the suspect's identity. They reached out to local agencies to locate him and he was found at Harborview Medical Center. The King County Sheriff's Department was there investigating a different shooting where the suspect was the victim.
Washington State Patrol troopers were assigned to the suspect until his release from the hospital. He was then booked into jail.
Following the March road rage shooting, all lanes of northbound I-5 were closed for about 30 minutes. Traffic was diverted off I-5 to State Route 516, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The HOV and two left lanes were open by approximately 6 p.m.
All lanes were back open by 7:30 p.m.
The shooting and investigation created a backup about 5 miles long.
According to WSP, troopers have reported 12 drive-by shootings in King County so far this year. Half of those were in the month of March. It’s an issue on the roads that is getting worse. Over the past five years, cases of shots fired in Pierce and King Counties have been climbing and road rage shootings are increasing. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/suspect-road-rage-shooting-kent-charged/281-a0806fe4-d5b1-48e2-ad35-09e178cb357c | 2023-04-21 01:59:40 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/suspect-road-rage-shooting-kent-charged/281-a0806fe4-d5b1-48e2-ad35-09e178cb357c |
Which men’s ice skates are best?
When the weather begins to cool, our thoughts turn to activities like making snowmen, sledding, and, of course, ice skating. An excellent way to stay in shape and strengthen your core, ice skating can be a great deal of fun once you learn how to stay on your feet.
But whether you’re playing pickup hockey or gliding around on the ice with your family, it’s best to wear quality ice skates. A top pick is the Bauer Senior Vapor X3.5 Hockey Skates, which skaters love for their comfort and enhanced mobility.
What to know before you buy men’s ice skates
Figure skates vs. hockey skates
A distinction between figure and hockey skates is notable in their build and performance. Figure skates have a longer blade with a toe pick at the front that’s used to execute figure skating moves with precision and technique. Hockey skates have thinner blades curved at the front and rear to increase speed and agility.
The parts of an ice skate
Ice skates consist of two parts:
- The boot should be rigid and provide enough protection from accidental falling or tripping. Hockey skates have a robust build that helps protect against pucks, sticks, and other players’ skates.
- The blade is usually durable carbon steel and often has a grooved bottom. It’s usually 4 millimeters thick but can be more pronounced depending on skill level and preference.
Size
It’s essential to wear the correct size skate to feel comfortable and prevent injury. Skates that are too big will feel awkward, and you may find yourself often falling, while those that are too small can constrict your feet and cause discomfort, pain or swelling. Unlike shoes, many skates tend to run large, so if you’re unsure what size to purchase, it’s best to measure your foot length and consult a sizing chart.
What to look for in quality men’s ice skates
Material
You want to ensure the boot is made of authentic leather or synthetic material for high-quality skates. Leather skates are more durable than synthetic skates, but they’re more expensive and take longer to break in. Synthetic skates are generally more comfortable and ready to go right out of the box, but they don’t offer the same longevity as leather skates.
Comfortable interior
Even if skates are designed to provide elite performance, they won’t be worth anything if you don’t find them comfortable. In addition to wearing the correct size, the boot’s interior should be lined with soft microfiber material, and the footbed should be packed with plenty of cushioning. The tongue should also have sufficient padding to give your ankle the support it needs.
Moisture management
You may not feel while skating in cold weather, but your feet and ankles will sweat significantly. A buildup of moisture in your boots and socks can make it uncomfortable, and if you’re an ice skater or hockey player who takes your craft seriously, it may noticeably affect your performance. For those reasons, it’s crucial to look for skates with moisture-wicking fabric along the tongue and near the ankles to help you stay dry as you skate.
How much you can expect to spend on men’s ice skates
If you’re looking for recreational ice skates, you can find a quality pair for $50-$120. However, if you’re a hockey player who wants high-performance skates, you can expect to spend up to $300.
Men’s ice skates FAQ
What kind of skates should I look for as a casual skater?
A. Assuming you don’t plan on playing hockey with your skates, you should look for a pair made with flexible materials that have plenty of padding in the boot.
How long does it take to break in a new pair of skates?
A. It depends on how often you use them and what materials they’re made with. Skates with boots made from rigid materials will take longer to break in, but on average, they should be in optimal condition within one to two months of regular use.
What are the best men’s ice skates to buy?
Top men’s ice skates
Bauer Senior Vapor X3.5 Hockey Skates
What you need to know: These skates deliver elite performance for recreational hockey players but are also great for casual ice skating.
What you’ll love: Every stride you take with these skates delivers comfortable flex thanks to a microfiber lining and memory foam ankle padding. The Form Fit footbed helps enhance player mobility and flexibility, and the durable toe cap and thermoformable outsole add an extra layer of protection.
What you should consider: They don’t offer as much arch support as other skates, and some users find them stiff or rigid. Also, they run big, so it’s a good idea to consider going one size down.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top men’s ice skates for the money
What you need to know: These ice skates are excellent for recreational skating and casual pickup hockey games.
What you’ll love: These skates have a reinforced synthetic upper, a padded footbed for long-lasting comfort and a durable carbon steel hockey blade. They have a sleek design with a hook-and-loop closure for a secure fit and enhanced stability.
What you should consider: They only come in all-black, and the basic design may be unappealing for more experienced skaters.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Men’s Jackson Black Finesse Series Recreational Ice Skates
What you need to know: These skates offer excellent support and flexibility. They are ideal for skaters of all skill levels.
What you’ll love: These vinyl-coated skates are built to last and have a padded felt-covered tongue for a comfortable feel. The maintenance-free sole provides superior stability, and the attached Ultima Mark 1 figure blade is made of quality stainless steel, offering skaters high-performance durability and usage.
What you should consider: They may require breaking in, as some users found them uncomfortable the first few times they wore them.
Where to buy: Sold by Kohl’s
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For Games of Monday, October 10
TEAM REC-Team's Record in games started by today's pitcher.
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TEAM REC-Team's Record in games started by today's pitcher.
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When children in the Columbus, Ohio, education system start their school year this Wednesday, they will likely be doing so online, as the school district's nearly 4,500 teachers hit the picket lines.
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the district's unionized teachers are striking, the Columbus Education Association (CEA) announced.
On Sunday, the union voted to go on strike after weeks of negotiations over new contract language with Columbus City Schools went nowhere. The union says it was pushing for guaranteed air conditioning, "appropriate class sizes" and full-time art, music and physical education teachers in the city's elementary schools.
Jennifer Adair, the Board of Education president, said in a statement that the decision by the union to strike is an "unfortunate situation" for families, the community and children.
"Our offer to CEA put children first and prioritized their education and their growth. We offered a generous compensation package for teachers and provisions that would have a positive impact on classrooms," Adair said in the statement. "Our offer was also responsive to the concerns that have been raised by CEA during the negotiations process. Our community's children are the Board's priority, and our offer reflected that fact."
The fact that students will be starting the new year with online schooling "is not ideal," Adair said. "But," she added, "we have an obligation to continue educating and supporting students despite the current circumstances."
This strike comes as schools across the U.S. are scrambling to fill vacancies brought on by a teacher shortage. The country is facing a shortage of 300,000 teachers, according to the National Education Association.
After dealing with two years of illness and disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns about school safety and a feeling of lack of respect, teachers have reported being burned out, demoralized and fed up.
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Executive with more than 20 years of health and technology experience joins growing VRO
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ObvioHealth, a leading global virtual research organization (VRO) delivering end-to-end decentralized clinical trials, today announces Scott Dixon as the company's new Chief Commercial Officer. Dixon's results-driven mindset is leading ObvioHealth's commercial team in the successful global rollout of its next generation DCT platform and app.
"ObvioHealth is empowering clinical trial sponsors to capture stronger evidence through its innovative use of technology," said Dixon. "I'm truly excited to lead our commercial and strategic partnerships, as well as our experienced service and delivery teams, to help our clients adopt ObvioHealth's cutting-edge, digital DCT solutions."
During his 25+ year career, Dixon has integrated commercial and operational planning for life science, pharmaceutical and healthcare software companies including ERT, Oracle, Phase Forward, WebMD and Parexel. Most recently, he served as Chief Revenue Officer at Flywheel.io. His experience overseeing clinical development processes as well as direct-to-patient technology has resulted in successful breakthrough offerings for startups and Fortune 100 companies.
"We are ecstatic to bring Scott on board, and believe his multifaceted experience across operations, product and sales divisions will bring valuable expertise to ObvioHealth," said Ivan Jarry, CEO of ObvioHealth "We look forward to his contributions to our ambitious and strategic roadmap moving forward."
For more information about ObvioHealth, visit www.obviohealth.com.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Jaguars’ defense struggled to keep up with the Colts and a suddenly spry 37-year-old Matt Ryan on Sunday.
It proved costly.
Four weeks after shutting out Indianapolis, the Jacksonville defense couldn’t get off the field, couldn’t keep the NFL’s lowest-scoring team out of the end zone and couldn’t protect a late lead. And when rookie receiver Alec Pierce caught a 32-yard TD pass with 17 seconds left, Indy had evened the season series with a 34-27 victory.
“You’re not going to luck into any wins in the NFL. You’ve got to play a complete game — offense, defense, special teams — and you can’t let up at all,” Jags quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. “You can’t take a breath.”
Jacksonville’s defense never really had time to catch its breath and that was purely by design.
After watching Jacksonville use a bevy of short throws to slow down Indy’s pass rush and wear down the defense in the earlier matchup between these division rivals, coach Frank Reich decided to flip the script on his old friend and former boss, Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson.
He sped up the game, throwing on each of the first seven plays with a no-huddle offense that allowed Ryan to keep the ball in his hands.
Ryan finished 42 of 58 with 389 yards and three TDs, his most efficient game since joining the Colts. He set a single-game franchise record for completions, moved past Dan Marino for No. 7 on the NFL’s career passing list with 61,499 yards and moved into fifth all-time with his 30th career game of 350 or more yards passing.
And he did it by keeping the Jags on the run.
“We game-planned around it,” Reich said. “We said, ‘It’s not just going to be a tool we’re going to use; we’re going to commit to it.’ We’re all in on the no-huddle this week.”
Reich’s ploy worked perfectly against a young, improving defense that began this week ninth in yards and points allowed.
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Only this time when the Jags’ running game helped them take an early 14-3 lead, the Colts (3-2-1) responded and Jacksonville never adapted.
The Colts’ struggling offense ― which had scored a league-low 13.8 points, allowed a league-high 21 sacks and hadn’t scored a touchdown since the third quarter of Week 4 — managed to right itself.
Indy had no sacks, no turnovers and no punts in the second half. Instead, the Colts scored on each of their final five drives including four touchdowns to snap a TD drought at 110 minutes, 20 seconds.
“Their game plan today obviously was not to huddle as much and try to play a little tempo and get the ball out quickly, try to eliminate some of your pass rush that way,” Pederson said. “They did a good job with that.”
It wasn’t just what the Colts did, though. Travon Walker’s roughing-the-passer penalty on third-and-11 extended one drive that allowed Indy to cut the deficit from 21-13 to 21-19. A pass-interference call on UCF alum Shaquill Griffin helped Indy take a 26-21 lead early in the fourth quarter.
And after Lawrence led the Jags on an 18-play drive that consumed 10:03 to retake a 27-26 lead, Pierce got behind Griffin in the final minutes and lost the hand fight — as well as the game.
“I feel like we had a lot of plays where we kind of hurt ourselves,” Griffin said. “I just feel like every time we were close to getting off the field on third down, we kind of shot ourselves in the foot. Those are the things you can’t get back, and it’s tough.” | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/jacksonville-jaguars/os-sp-jacksonville-jaguars-colts-recap-1017-20221016-am3iqzv2xfebhpuq7tetgljgfi-story.html | 2022-10-17 01:19:10 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/jacksonville-jaguars/os-sp-jacksonville-jaguars-colts-recap-1017-20221016-am3iqzv2xfebhpuq7tetgljgfi-story.html |
LOS ANGELES, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles-based law boutique Sklar Kirsh LLP announced today that Partner Justin Goldstein has been recognized for his accomplishments as a leading attorney within the Los Angeles business community and named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's annual list "2022 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Lawyers." The publication notes that litigators are a "special breed of attorney" because they need to "transcend expert comprehension of the legal system."
"Having Justin receive this recognition is a testament to his unwavering commitment to his clients, our firm, and the legal profession," says Co-Chairman Jeffrey Sklar.
Goldstein has extensive experience handling complex business, intellectual property, and entertainment disputes in state and federal courts, as well is in arbitration. He founded the firm's Litigation Practice Group in 2018, and working with Sklar Kirsh's two Founding Partners, built a powerhouse litigation team. Goldstein started his career at Katten Muchin Rosenman in 1998, and then spent 10 years at O'Melveny & Myers, followed by seven years at Carlsmith Ball where he served as the head of the firm's Media & Entertainment Practice. He has successfully counseled and represented some of the Fortune 500's most influential companies in matters covering broad spectrum of subjects, including complex tort litigation, unfair competition, partnership and shareholder rights, breaches of contract, trade secrets, First Amendment, accounting and profit participation, copyright and trademark, rights of publicity and privacy, and fiduciary duties.
Also recently named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's "LA 500" for a third consecutive year, Goldstein is a Los Angeles native and product of Crossroads School. He earned his JD from USC's Gould School of Law, and his BA from Brandeis University. He is a regular author and guest lecturer at USC, UCLA, and Southwestern Law School on such topics as idea submission law, right of publicity, claims against talent agents and managers, alternative dispute resolution, and remedies for litigation misconduct.
Sklar Kirsh LLP is a boutique law firm that provides sophisticated and expert advice in the areas of corporate, real estate, bankruptcy, and entertainment law as well as commercial, real estate and entertainment litigation. For more information, visit www.SklarKirsh.com.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two high schools in Alabama's capital, a hub of the civil rights movement, will no longer bear the names of Confederate leaders.
The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday voted for new names for Jefferson Davis High School and Robert E Lee High School, news outlets reported.
Lee will become Dr. Percy Julian High School. Davis will become JAG High School, representing three figures of the civil rights movement: Judge Frank Johnson, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy and the Rev. Robert Graetz.
The schools opened in the 1950s and 1960s as all or mostly white but now serve student populations that are more than 85% African American.
“Our job is to make our spaces comfortable for our kids. Bottom line is we’re going to make decisions based on what our kids needs may be, not necessarily on sentiment around whatever nostalgia may exist,” Superintendent Melvin Brown said, as reported by WSFA-TV.
Julian was a chemist and teacher who was born in Montgomery. Johnson was a federal judge whose rulings helped end segregation and enforce voting rights. Abernathy was a pastor and leader in the civil rights movement. Graetz was the only white pastor who openly supported the Montgomery bus boycott and became the target of scorn and bombings for doing so.
The new school names were given two years after education officials vowed to strip the Confederate namesakes. A debate over the school names began amid protests over racial inequality following the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. Someone ripped down a statue of Lee outside his namesake school during the demonstrations.
Like many other Confederate-named schools, Lee — named for the Confederate Army general — opened as an all-white school in 1955 as the South was actively fighting integration. Davis, named for the Confederate president, opened in 1968. But white flight after integration orders and shifting demographics meant the schools became heavily African American.
The Montgomery City Council last year voted to rename Jeff Davis Avenue for attorney Fred D. Gray. Gray grew up on the street during the Jim Crow era and went on to represent clients including Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.
After the street name change, the Alabama attorney general’s office told city officials to pay a $25,000 fine or face a lawsuit for violating a state law protecting Confederate monuments and other longstanding memorials. The city paid the fine in order to remove the Confederate reference. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Alabama-s-capital-removes-Confederate-names-from-17579671.php | 2022-11-12 16:33:26 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Alabama-s-capital-removes-Confederate-names-from-17579671.php |
DENVER, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY) announced today details relating to the release of third quarter 2022 financial results.
ViewRay will hold a conference call to discuss results on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. ET. If you wish to participate live via teleconference please click here to obtain your dial-in and individual passcode.
A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations page of ViewRay's corporate website at https://investors.viewray.com/events-and-webinars.
After the live webcast, a replay will remain available online on the investor relations page of ViewRay's website, under "Events and Webinars".
ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY), designs, manufactures, and markets the MRIdian® MR-Guided Radiation Therapy System. MRIdian is built upon a proprietary high-definition MR imaging system designed from the ground up to address the unique challenges and clinical workflow for advanced radiation oncology. Unlike MR systems used in diagnostic radiology, MRIdian's high-definition MR was purpose-built to address specific challenges, including beam distortion, skin toxicity, and other concerns that potentially may arise when high magnetic fields interact with radiation beams. ViewRay and MRIdian are registered trademarks of ViewRay, Inc.
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Which black-and-white throw blanket is best?
There can never be enough blankets in the house. Throw blankets have a lot of uses and are cozy to have around. If you want one that goes well with your decor, a black-and-white option is a versatile choice. Keep a throw in your guest room, on your couch, in your office or just about anywhere else you spend time. If you have kids or pets, it’s nice to have something soft for them to cuddle with.
If you need a quality, all-purpose blanket for your living room or bedroom, the top pick is the soft, stylish Judybridal Plaid Chenille Throw.
What to know before you buy a black-and-white throw blanket
Use
Before you purchase a throw, deciding what its use will be can help you choose the right one. A more decorative throw may be needed for an office. A thin cotton throw may be more useful for a bed in the winter. Or, if you have guests over, you may want to have a spare blanket to offer them.
Size
Another important thing to consider when buying a throw is the size. You will likely want to get a smaller blanket for a couch or an office chair. Around 65 by 70 inches is appropriate. If you use the throw for bedding, you can size it according to the mattress and sheets. The price will increase with the size of the blanket.
Style
If your plan for the blanket is to drape it over a bed in the summer, you may want a thinner option with a nice black-and-white print. However, if you intend to use your new throw to cuddle on your couch, a thicker one may be better. There are throws with or without fringe on the ends, and some come in multiple patterns like plaid, checkerboard or striped. Adventurous options include zebra or white-tiger stripes. There are also beautiful boho styles that blend the use of black and white in unique ways.
What to look for in a quality black-and-white throw blanket
Material
Throws are typically used to create a sense of warmth and coziness in your home. You want to find black-and-white throws made from quality materials and can be washed easily. Cotton is a breathable, natural option, and chenille is lush. However, materials like polyester create an incredible softness that also feels great. Whether your choice is based on sustainability or comfort, there is a quality blanket for you.
Density
When searching for the right blanket, density can make the difference between a blanket serving its purpose and not. You may want a thicker or thinner blanket, depending on how you use it. Maybe your throw is meant to cover your bed in the summer. In this case, you might want a lighter cotton black-and-white throw for your queen bed. However, if you are looking for a warm throw for your couch in December, softer, thicker options are available.
Texture
Arguably one of the most essential features of throws is how it feels to the touch. Some stitching styles offer a smooth, soft feel to the blanket, while others may feel thicker and more coarse. The stitching can also make a difference in how you wash the blanket. Certain textured or patterned blankets may have a specific care style to protect the feel of the blanket from changing after being washed.
How much you can expect to spend on a black-and-white throw blanket
Depending on the brand and quality of the fabric, an average throw costs $30-$130.
Black-and-white throw blanket FAQ
What is a good material for a throw blanket?
A. Cotton, polyester blends, and chenille are all soft, comfortable, quality materials for a throw blanket. They also tend to wear well.
How do you wash a black-and-white blanket?
A. Wash your throw in a washing machine with a mild detergent and cold water. If possible, use a front-loading machine to allow the blanket to wash and spin evenly throughout the cycle. Certain delicate materials may require hand-washing or air-drying. They also may have other specific care instructions.
What’s the best black-and-white throw blanket to buy?
Top black-and-white throw blanket
Judybridal Plaid Chenille Throw
What you need to know: This is a soft, well-made chenille throw blanket for any room in the house.
What you’ll love: The blanket has a black-and-white plaid design and fringe borders on each end. There are other colors to choose from in this style as well. All are soft to the touch.
What you should consider: It is a thinner throw blanket. It is also pricey due to the materials it’s made of.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top black-and-white throw blanket for the money
What you need to know: This is a warm, cozy all-purpose throw blanket you can travel with.
What you’ll love: This brand has several styles to choose from. They are easy to wash, dry and throw in any room of the house. The blankets are light enough for summer but thick enough for winter months, making them useful year-round.
What you should consider: This blanket is thin, and after many washings, it tends to have tears in the stitching.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This black-and-white striped blanket is velvety soft and warm.
What you’ll love: The black-and-white option looks great, but you can also get this style in other colors. It’s a lightweight fleece throw that’s heavy enough for colder months and breathable in hotter seasons.
What you should consider: Snags or shedding can happen when this blanket is washed in a machine.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in six months, a Los Angeles jury is debating whether actor Danny Masterson, former star of “That ’70s Show,” is guilty of raping three women on between 2001 and 2003. Prosecutors chose to retry him after a deadlocked jury on all three counts led to a mistrial in December. Masterson could get 45 years in prison if convicted.
Here are the key elements, characters and issues that emerged during the three-week retrial.
DIRECT DISCUSSION OF DRUGGING
A judge in the second trial allowed the prosecution to say directly that Masterson drugged all three women before raping them, in what may be the biggest difference from the first trial. Previously, the drugging could only be implied when the women testified to feeling disoriented, losing memory and going unconscious to a degree that could not be explained by the alcohol they had consumed.
“The defendant drugs his victims to gain control. He does this to take away his victims’ ability to consent,” Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson told jurors during her closing argument Tuesday.
The defense says there is no such evidence beyond the women’s stories, and suggested the prosecution was using the stories because of the absence of evidence of any force or violence. Defense attorney Philip Cohen made clear to jurors that ”there is no drugging charge.”
NEW ROLE FOR SCIENTOLOGY
The Church of Scientology loomed large at Masterson’s trial. It played a bigger role in his retrial, with Judge Charlaine Olmedo allowing expert testimony on Scientology that she denied the first time.
Masterson is a prominent member of the church. All three of his accusers are former members who grew disillusioned with the institution in the aftermath of their alleged assaults, saying that church officials told them what had happened to them was not rape, and that its policies prevented them from going to police. The church vehemently denied having any such policy.
The prosecution’s expert, Claire Headley, is a former official in Scientology leadership who became a staunch church foe, suing it in 2009 over her experience. The defense had on its witness list Hugh Martin Whitt, a current high-level Scientologist who is Headley’s estranged stepfather, though did not call him or any other witnesses before resting.
THE DEFENDANT
Masterson, 47, an actor since childhood, got his major break when he was cast as Stephen Hyde on the retro sitcom “That ’70s Show,” which also starred Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis and Topher Grace and would run on Fox from 1998 until 2006. At the time of the alleged assaults, his career was at its peak, and his house near Hollywood with a backyard pool and Jacuzzi was a social hub. It was also, according to prosecutors, the scene of all three crimes. Masterson had pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have repeatedly denied all of the allegations.
THE FIRST ACCUSER
One of the women Masterson is charged with raping was born into a Scientology family and was part of Masterson’s circle of friends. Nearly all of those closest to her were members, including the late Lisa Marie Presley, who also left the church long before her death in January.
The woman said that when she stopped by Masterson’s house to pick up a set of keys in 2003, he gave her a drink that left her sick and badly disoriented, and raped her in his bedroom upstairs. She first filed a police report, which did not lead to an arrest, in 2004. She returned to authorities in 2016.
THE SECOND ACCUSER
A model and actor who was Masterson’s girlfriend from 1996 to 2002 took the stand to open the trial with her allegations. She previously testified that Masterson grew increasingly physically and sexually abusive in their years together. She said that it eventually led to him raping her twice late in 2001, though he is only charged with one instance, a morning when she woke to find Masterson raping her. She would go to police 15 years later.
THE THIRD ACCUSER
The third woman at the center of the trial had only recently met Masterson through mutual friends in the church, which she had joined as a teenager. She testified that in 2003 that Masterson invited her to his house, where they were alone. She said she was clear that she wanted no sex, but he convinced her to get into his jacuzzi then took her to his bed, where he raped her. She went to police in 2017.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they were victims of sexual abuse.
INVESTIGATION AND ARREST
Police revealed they were investigating Masterson in March of 2017. Hollywood’s #MeToo firestorm would begin about six months later, and in the midst of it Masterson would be written off “The Ranch,” a Netflix Western comedy where he had reunited with Kutcher.
He was arrested and charged with three rapes in 2020, and in 2021 a judge ruled the evidence was strong enough for him to be tried.
THE FIRST TRIAL
Masterson’s monthlong first trial began last October. Masterson, free on bail, was accompanied to court by a large group of friends and family with ties to both Scientology and the entertainment industry, including his wife and the mother of his child, actor and model Bijou Phillips.
The three accusers gave emotional and often traumatic testimony.
In the end, fewer than half of jurors voted to convict on any of the counts. Nevertheless, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office decided to try again with a new set of jurors, and the women agreed to take the stand again. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-danny-mastersons-rape-retrial-key-things-to-know/ | 2023-05-18 14:10:26 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/entertainment-news/ap-danny-mastersons-rape-retrial-key-things-to-know/ |
Validates alignment with FinOps standards and framework
BOSTON, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CloudZero, the leading cloud cost intelligence platform, today announced successful completion of the FinOps Foundation Platform Certification, accrediting the company as a top technology provider to help people effectively adopt cloud financial management practices. This achievement attests that CloudZero is aligned to the FinOps Foundation principles, such as cross-team collaboration and engineering ownership of cloud spend.
"As an organization, we're dedicated to bringing together engineering, finance, and other stakeholders with a common understanding of their cloud spend," said J.R. Storment, executive director of the FinOps Foundation. "CloudZero aligns with that mission and we're thrilled to have them join our certified platforms list, which helps more companies successfully adopt cloud financial management best practices aligned with our FinOps standards and framework."
The FinOps Foundation is a program of The Linux Foundation (alongside organizations like Cloud Native Computing Foundation) dedicated to advancing people who practice the discipline of cloud financial management through training and certifications. The FinOps Foundation now serves over 5,700 practitioner members from more than 2,500 organizations.
"At CloudZero, we believe organizations need to evolve how they approach cloud spend to focus on return on investment, in addition to cost," said Phil Pergola, CEO of CloudZero. "This requires unit economics, engineering accountability, and visibility that drives better business outcomes. We are excited that the FinOps Foundation is out there beating the same drum — and we're proud to be a top partner."
To learn more, visit cloudzero.com/finops. CloudZero will also be a sponsor at the FinOps Foundation conference, FinOps X on June 20-21, 2022 in Austin, Texas.
CloudZero is the cloud cost intelligence platform that puts spend into the context of your business. By aligning engineering, infrastructure, and finance teams around metrics like cost per product feature, customer, and development team, CloudZero enables better strategic decisions, improved unit economics, and efficient spending. Trusted by top cloud-driven companies like Rapid7, Ping Identity, and Malwarebytes, CloudZero works with organizations of all sizes to take the next steps toward cloud cost maturity. Visit cloudzero.com to get started today.
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ALBERT LEA, Minnesota - MnDOT is asking for the public's direction on how the state should form a plan for electric vehicle infrastructure.
As part of the bi-partisan infrastructure law, the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula program was created to provide states funding to install fast chargers for electric vehicles. Minnesota expects to receive around $68 million from the program over 5 years, along with a 20% non-federal match. To qualify for funding, however, the state must submit an infrastructure plan by August 1.
MnDOT is holding a public input session on June 9 from 4-6 p.m. during Thursdays on Fountain at Fountain Park.
Minnesota is aiming to be the leading state for plug-in EV usage in the Midwest, and to increase the EV fleet in the state by 20% within 8 years. | https://www.kimt.com/news/freeborn-mower-counties/mndot-planning-to-hold-public-information-meeting-on-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-plan/article_54a4893a-e245-11ec-833a-8f3819fc7cfb.html | 2022-06-02 15:33:13 | 1 | https://www.kimt.com/news/freeborn-mower-counties/mndot-planning-to-hold-public-information-meeting-on-electric-vehicle-infrastructure-plan/article_54a4893a-e245-11ec-833a-8f3819fc7cfb.html |
Originally published July 12 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Idaho will soon lose its 5,000th life to COVID-19.
The state’s coronavirus-related death toll reached 4,993 on Monday. Two of the dead were under age 18. Another 272 were adults who died before their 50th birthday.
As the wave of hospitalizations due to the delta variant slammed Idaho’s hospitals in fall 2021, Dr. Jim Souza of St. Luke’s Health System said the system’s hospitals had lost 80 patients to COVID-19 in the first three weeks of September. More than half of those patients were in their 50s or younger.
Souza described the “really morbid exercise” of considering what those numbers meant.
“We have lost more than 1,100 life years” due to those premature deaths, he said. “Can you imagine? For the people who say, ‘We all die some time,’ yes, we do. But these people didn’t need to die now, and they didn’t need to die like this. … Can you imagine all of the life and experiences contained within those 1,000-plus years? We shouldn’t trivialize that. These people deserve better.”
Excess deaths from COVID, and other causes
The lives lost are just the official tally of coronavirus-related deaths. The pandemic took more lives than that — directly and indirectly.
Federal data on excess deaths show that, since February 2020, about 1,300 more Idahoans have died than would be expected for Idaho — on top of the thousands of excess deaths known to have been caused by COVID-19.
Some of those additional excess deaths may have been COVID-19 related but were attributed to comorbidities, like heart disease or Alzheimer’s disease.
Some of them may have been related to crisis and strain in Idaho’s hospitals. For months, patients had to spend hours or days in the emergency room; doctors had to send critically ill patients by airplane or helicopter to other states; and Idaho’s overloaded health care systems had to suspend procedures as major as heart surgery or tumor removal.
COVID far more deadly than flu
During the six years leading up to the arrival of COVID-19, an average of 43 Idahoans died each year from influenza. When pneumonia-related deaths were combined with the flu deaths, that rose to an average of about 224 each year.
The annualized number of deaths from COVID-19 is much higher: about 2,180 per year.
The coronavirus disease was more fatal in nearly all age groups, too.
Flu killed a yearly average of 1.5 people under age 45, during the six years leading up to the pandemic.
When pneumonia and flu were combined, that annual average rose to just seven deaths of people under age 45.
The coronavirus disease has killed 88 Idahoans under age 40, and another 186 who were in their 40s, since the spring of 2020.
The deaths left families and friends without their loved ones, left children to mourn their parents, and left health care workers traumatized.
Once, at the height of Idaho’s delta wave, deaths were so frequent that workers in one morgue had no choice but to stack bodies on their sides, like books on a bookshelf, according to a person who worked on the front lines at the time but was not authorized to speak for their employer.
The dark days of so many preventable deaths may be in the rearview mirror for now.
Vaccines, medications and treatments such as antiviral drugs, monoclonal antibody infusions and preventive medications like Evusheld have helped people at risk of severe illness to recover at home.
While highly transmissible variants of the coronavirus are spreading fast through the state, the number of people hospitalized and in critical care remain relatively low. Daily deaths are in the single digits, compared with dozens of deaths per day at the height of last fall’s delta surge. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-nears-a-milestone-of-enduring-tragedy-5-000-dead-of-covid/article_b5633bb9-3c79-550a-833f-a7754475af7e.html | 2022-07-12 20:59:27 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-nears-a-milestone-of-enduring-tragedy-5-000-dead-of-covid/article_b5633bb9-3c79-550a-833f-a7754475af7e.html |
Federal officials have denied a request from conservationists to expedite the implementation of proposed ship speed reductions that might help protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale population.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering new rules aimed at stopping large vessels from colliding with right whales.
A coalition of conservation groups asked that the federal government implement parts of these rules this winter, when right whales typically travel from calving grounds in the southeast to feeding grounds near New England and Canada.
Their petition comes as the lobster industry recently secured a six-year pause on new regulations that might reduce the fishery's risk to the endangered species.
And with 340 or fewer remaining right whales, Regina Asmutis-Silvia of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation said environmental groups are paying equal attention to ship strikes.
"There's a comparable urgency there, regardless of what's happening with entanglements," she said. "These are two major threats. It's not one versus the other. It's hey, this species has got a bunch of stuff weighing on it, and they all have to be managed."
Vessel strikes and entanglement from fishing gear are the leading causes of right whale injury and death. NOAA officials are expected to implement the new ship rules sometime later this year. | https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2023-01-23/federal-officials-shoot-down-emergency-request-aimed-at-protecting-right-whales-from-ship-strikes | 2023-01-24 00:41:30 | 1 | https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2023-01-23/federal-officials-shoot-down-emergency-request-aimed-at-protecting-right-whales-from-ship-strikes |
2-pound twin infants surrendered under Daniel’s Law
ANDERSON, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) – A set of twins was safely surrendered to a hospital in South Carolina under Daniel’s Law, according to the Department of Social Services.
The twin boys were taken in by officials at AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson Thursday.
They were born July 11. One of the infants only weighed 2 pounds, 10.6 ounces, while the other weighed 2 pounds 2.2 ounces.
Under the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, Anderson County DSS said it took custody of the children, and the infants have been placed in a licensed foster home.
A permanency planning hearing will be held Oct. 20 at 10:30 am at the Anderson County Family Court.
According to DSS, these are the sixth and seventh infants surrendered in South Carolina so far this year.
Daniel’s Law provides a safe and legal option for people to surrender babies up to 60 days old. Anyone interested in learning more about the Safe Haven Act, also known as Daniel’s Law, can visit DSS’ website.
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PHOENIX, Dec. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cable One®, a leading broadband communications provider, was recently named by the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) Network as one of the 2022 Top Companies for Women to Work based on the results of their most recent PAR (pay equity, advancement opportunities and resources) workplace diversity survey.
The survey — which evaluates pay equity, advancement opportunities and resources for work/life integration — is a critical diversity and inclusion resource for individual companies and the industry at large. The PAR Survey enables participating companies to benchmark their progress toward gender equity and provides overall industry benchmarks relative to other businesses and industries.
Despite widely-publicized statistics about women being disproportionately impacted by pandemic-related unemployment and reductions in labor force participation over the past several years, Cable One has remained on a positive gender-diversity trajectory due to flexible work models and a continued commitment to inclusion and diversity across its family of brands (Sparklight, Fidelity, Hargray, ValuNet and Cable America).
As of year-end 2022, women represented 33 percent of Cable One's total associates, 37 percent of management-level positions and 60 percent of the company's 10-member Board of Directors, including the Chair of the Board, President and CEO.
"We are honored by this recognition, which is a direct reflection of our commitment to cultivating an inclusive and diverse workplace that is purpose-driven and engaging, enabling all of our associates to thrive," said Julie Laulis, Cable One President and CEO.
Cable One, Inc. is a leading broadband communications provider committed to connecting customers and communities to what matters most. Through Sparklight® and the associated Cable One family of brands, the Company serves more than 1.1 million residential and business customers in 24 states. Over its fiber-powered network, the Cable One family of brands provide residential customers with a wide array of connectivity and entertainment services, including Gigabit speeds, advanced WiFi and video. For businesses ranging from small and mid-market up to enterprise, wholesale and carrier, the Company offers scalable, cost-effective solutions that enable businesses of all sizes to grow, compete and succeed.
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NEW YORK, June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Mullen Automotive, Inc. f/k/a Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN, NETE) between June 15, 2020 and April 6, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 5, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Mullen securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Mullen class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5459 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 5, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Mullen overstates its ability and timeline regarding production; (2) Mullen overstates its deals with business partners, including Qiantu Motors; (3) Mullen overstates its battery technology and capabilities; (4) Mullen overstates its ability to sell its branded products; (5) Net Element did not conduct proper due diligence into Mullen Technologies; (6) the Dragonfly K50 was not (solely) delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and (7) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Mullen class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5459 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an automatic and accurate way to detect if individuals are smoking in a specific location," said an inventor, from Bronx, N.Y., "so I invented the SMOKING DETECTOR. My design allows parents or hotel managers to intervene and stop children or guests from smoking as well as rental car companies and the D.O.C."
The invention provides an effective way to detect smoke from tobacco or marijuana cigarettes. In doing so, it can be used to calculate the date, time and duration at which the smoke was emitted. As a result, it enables a parent to accurately monitor and discipline a teen. It also allows a hotel to administer fines if guests are smoking in non-smoking rooms. The invention features a compact and discreet design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households, rental car companies, hotels, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
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- Obtained marketing approval on the 23rd (local time) from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia for the indication of glabellar lines
- First shipment and local launch planned for Q1 2023...Plans to cooperate with major chain clinics and key opinion leaders
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hugel, a global total medical aesthetics company (CEO: Ji-hoon Sohn), announced on November 24th that they obtained marketing approval for 50 and 100 units of its botulinum toxin called 'Letybo' for the indication of glabellar lines from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia on the 23rd (local time).
Australia is one of the top 10 countries for aesthetic procedures. Botulinum toxin accounts for the largest proportion (41%) as a non-surgical aesthetic procedure, and the per capita treatment rate is known to be higher than that of the United States. The market size is estimated to be about KRW100bn as of 2022, and it is evaluated as a high potential market with annual growth of about 7% by 2025.
Hugel plans to complete the first shipment and launch in the local market within the first quarter of 2023. The local subsidiary will be in charge of distribution and marketing.
Hugel plans to implement aggressive sales and marketing activities to successfully settle into the Australian market and expand its market share. Moreover, in addition to reasonable pricing, Hugel plans to effectively deliver the efficacy and safety of Letybo by providing training for local medical staff and conducting academic programs in cooperation with major chain clinics and key opinion leaders.
Hugel's CEO, Ji-hoon Sohn, said, "With the marketing approval in Australia, Hugel was able to break new ground, going beyond the Asian, European, and North American markets to enter Oceania. Hugel, the first Korean botulinum toxin company to obtain the marketing approval in Australia, will strive to become a leader in the global botulinum toxin market beyond the leading company in Korea."
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The deadline to enter the college basketball NCAA transfer portal ended a few weeks ago, and while there are still hundreds of players looking for a new home the majority of big name talents are already committed.
Many teams made moves to dramatically improve their fortunes for the upcoming 2023-24 season, while others have created more questions than answers for their program.
And while there is still plenty of time for those teams to right the ship, the hosts at Locked on College Basketball took the time to identify four Power-5 programs that have the most work to do at this point in the offseason.
Below is a list of each of those programs, for more insight and analysis check out the Locked on College Basketball podcast!
1. Michigan Wolverines
The best player to ever enter the modern NCAA transfer portal, Hunter Dickinson, came from Michigan and ended up at Kansas where he'll compete for a national title under Bill Self. Losing Dickinson is a massive blow for Juwan Howard's team, and the recent de-commitment from North Carolina guard Caleb Love was another setback in what has been a frustrating offseason in Ann Arbor.
The Wolverines did add Alabama guard Nimari Burnett and Seton Hall forward Tray Jackson, but no Dickinson and now no Love has this team in a tough spot with a lot of talent already out of the transfer portal.
2. Baylor Bears
Baylor coach Scott Drew deserves the benefit of the doubt after an extremely successful run, but this program watched all three of their starting guards - Adam Flagler, Keyonte George, and LJ Cryer - depart this offseason, with Flagler and George in the NBA draft while Cryer transferred to Houston.
Backup guard Dale Bonner also hit the portal and went to Ohio State, and so far Drew's only addition is VCU point guard Jayden Nunn. The Bears have an excellent recruiting class, now including big man Yves Missi who reclassified, but another portal addition (or two) would go a long way in easing the mind of fans in Waco.
3. UCLA Bruins
The ins and outs for UCLA in the transfer portal don't look all that noteworthy, with a pair of reserves hitting the portal in Mac Etienne (uncommitted) and Abramo Canka (Wake Forest), but the only addition Mick Cronin has made (so far) is Utah shooting guard Lazar Stefanovic, who figures to play a depth role at Pauley in 2023-24.
Meanwhile, this team is needing to replace at least Jaime Jaquez and Amari Bailey from last year's Sweet 16 team, and could lose Tyger Campbell, Jaylen Clark, and Adem Bona to the professional ranks as well. A solid incoming recruiting class eases the sting a little, but there is still potentially a lot of work to do for the Bruins this offseason.
4. Arizona State Sun Devils
Bobby Hurley's Arizona State team snuck into the NCAA Tournament last year, but the offseason has been anything but kind. The Sun Devils lost four of their five leading scorers with Desmond Cambridge's graduation and the transfer decisions from his brother Devan (Oregon) as well as Warren Washington (Texas Tech) and Luther Muhammad (uncommitted).
The team has lost nine players to the transfer portal in total, and while some of the additions figure to be productive, including San Francisco's Zane Meeks, LSU's Adam Miller and Tulsa's Bryant Selebangue, this is a tough scene for a team to break into the big dance and lose most of their roster just a few months later. | https://www.12news.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-national/college-basketball-show/michigan-among-biggest-losers-in-ncaa-transfer-portal-locked-on-college-basketball/535-9c32b144-093e-40f3-a6d7-3e2a3e94e038 | 2023-05-22 20:24:19 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-national/college-basketball-show/michigan-among-biggest-losers-in-ncaa-transfer-portal-locked-on-college-basketball/535-9c32b144-093e-40f3-a6d7-3e2a3e94e038 |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two years after being installed, a Safe Haven Baby Box in Florida was used for the first time.
Ocala Fire Rescue said a newborn baby was anonymously surrendered to the Safe Haven box at their headquarters recently.
134 climate-controlled boxes have been installed at firehouses and other locations across the country, creating a safe place for mothers who are in crisis or are otherwise unable to parent to anonymously surrender infants. A silent alarm will notify first responders after a baby is placed inside.
“We are so proud of this selfless parent who has lovingly surrendered their infant via a Baby Box over the holiday! We are so happy this community was prepared for this situation,” Safe Haven Baby Boxes Founder Monica Kelsey said in a statement to WESH. “We know this baby will be so loved by an adoptive family and we are so thrilled to be a part of protecting infants from abandonment.”
Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn said he is glad the city could provide this resource for mom and baby.
“I’m so happy to hear of this miracle baby. I knew when we did this in 2020, this day would come – we all did – we just didn’t know when,” Mayor Guinn told WESH. “We’re glad it was there as a resource for the mother of this child.”
The Ocala Safe Haven Baby Box was installed in 2020, marking the 66th installation in the U.S. | https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/first-newborn-surrendered-to-florida-safe-haven-baby-box/ | 2023-01-05 21:24:07 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/first-newborn-surrendered-to-florida-safe-haven-baby-box/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
02-04-12-29-31
(two, four, twelve, twenty-nine, thirty-one)
Estimated jackpot: $687,500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
02-04-12-29-31
(two, four, twelve, twenty-nine, thirty-one)
Estimated jackpot: $687,500 | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17211259.php | 2022-06-01 06:13:38 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17211259.php |
A whitewater wonder visited by everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Mark Twain, Niagara Falls has been a magnet drawing global travelers for at least two centuries. But until this year, a huge tunnel buried deep below the cascade has been off-limits to visitors.The rocks beneath the gigantic triple waterfall that straddles the border between the U.S. state of New York and Canada's province of Ontario are honeycombed with chambers carved out to harness the powerful forces of nature thundering overhead.And now, a 2,198-foot tunnel built more than a century ago on the Canadian side has been opened up to reveal the awesome scale of these engineering marvels.Since July 2022, it's been part of tours of the decommissioned Niagara Parks Power Station tour which began a year earlier. Exploring it offers a fascinating glimpse into pioneering work that helped bring this corner of North America into the modern age.The power station, which operated from 1905 until 2006, diverted water from the mighty Niagara River to run giant generators that electrified regional industry and contributed to the nearby Great Lakes port of Buffalo becoming known as the City of Light.The region around the waterfall, according to station tour guide Elena Zoric, was once a hub of activity for businessmen who wanted to cash in on harnessing hydro power.The Adams hydroelectric power plant was the first to open, operating on the U.S. side from 1895 to 1961. On the Canadian side, the Ontario Power Company operated from 1905 to 1999, and the Toronto Power Generating Station from 1906 to 1974. Blended architectureToday, the Niagara Parks station is the world's only fully intact hydroelectric plant of its era. Originally operated by the Canadian Niagara Power Company, it used Westinghouse generators to create alternating currents patented by inventor Nikola Tesla — cutting-edge technology at that time.The plant, as tour guide Zoric explains to visitors, was built at a time when aesthetics ruled. Its rustic limestone exterior and blue roof tiles were, she says, an attempt by New York architect Algernon S. Bell to make the structure blend in with the falls.Before reaching the tunnel, visitors to the power station are shown a scale model of the massive engineering works that went into converting the pounding waters into electricity.Zoric shows where the water came in, where it ran down a shaft to power the turbines, and then where it went through a tunnel to a discharge point at the base of Horseshoe Falls, the largest of Niagara's three cascades.Marcelo Gruosso, senior director of engineering and operations with the Niagara Parks Commission, has been involved with the project since it was first envisioned in 2017."The plant started out with two generators and, by 1924, all 11 were installed, which you see here today," he says, walking through the high-ceilinged building to point out a line of blue, cylindrical generators that fill the space."Beside every generator is a 'governor' which regulated the waterflow to a turbine. An air brake in the governor helped adjust the flow. They needed 250 rpm exactly to give them 25 hertz."One of a kindA glass elevator takes visitors down 55 meters past the six levels of infrastructure required for the hydro power generation process. At the bottom is the tunnel where the water would exit.The tunnel, which is almost eight meters tall and six meters wide, is also an historic, one-of-a-kind attraction and is included in the power plant's price of admission."It took thousands of workers four years to excavate the shale beneath the main generating room using lanterns, dynamite, pickaxes and shovels," says Gruosso."On its way down, the water would spin the turbine blades," says Gruosso. "They were connected to a 41-meter-long shaft that went all the way back up to the main floor and spun the rotor in the alternator, generating the AC power."Walking along the tunnel's arched passageway, he gestures to chalky white marks that reach almost to the top of the arched brick walls."You can see how high the water went," he says. "The tunnel held 71,000 gallons of water that moved at nine meters per second."Built like a fortress, the gently curving tunnel comprises four layers of brick and 18 inches of concrete and is surrounded by shale."It's amazing what they did with no electricity," notes Gruosso."We did some minor brick repairs and added rock anchors to the arch to ensure structural integrity, but it's in really good shape. They only ever did maintenance twice since it was built, once in the 1950s and once in the 1990s."Unique viewNear the end of the tunnel a rumbling begins to fill the air. Natural light pours in as the path exits onto a 20-meter, river-level viewing platform that is almost at the base of Horseshoe Falls. Gruosso has to shout to be heard over the ceaseless pounding."This is where the water from the tunnel poured into the river. It's the best place to see the falls."The platform also gives visitors a perch to watch the tourist boats, filled with passengers in rain-ponchos, bobbing like corks at the foot of the falls.To round out the power plant experience there's an evening show titled "Currents: Niagara's Power Transformed." The light and sound experience outlines the power plant's history and includes 3D projections of surging water, turbines and sparks of electricity.A visit to the power station and tunnel takes around two hours, but to attend the evening show an overnight stay is recommended. Accommodation ranges from higher end Falls-view hotels such as the Hilton, to budget-conscious establishments like the Days Inn.As for dining, Niagara Falls was once strictly a hotdog and fries kind of town. Fast food is still around but the destination has upped its game. Chef-inspired, locally sourced menus are available at Niagara Parks establishments including Table Rock House Restaurant as well as independent dining spots such as AG which features produce from its own farm.Also worth checking out is the Niagara Parkway, which winds along the Niagara River and can be explored on foot or by rented e-bike. Stops along the way include Whirlpool lookout point and the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station, a monolithic structure along the river that currently contributes to southern Ontario's electrical grid.A trip to Niagara Falls is energizing in so many ways. It's a place of natural beauty but it can also make you think twice about the natural forces that continue to shape our modern lives.
A whitewater wonder visited by everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Mark Twain, Niagara Falls has been a magnet drawing global travelers for at least two centuries. But until this year, a huge tunnel buried deep below the cascade has been off-limits to visitors.
The rocks beneath the gigantic triple waterfall that straddles the border between the U.S. state of New York and Canada's province of Ontario are honeycombed with chambers carved out to harness the powerful forces of nature thundering overhead.
And now, a 2,198-foot tunnel built more than a century ago on the Canadian side has been opened up to reveal the awesome scale of these engineering marvels.
Since July 2022, it's been part of tours of the decommissioned Niagara Parks Power Station tour which began a year earlier. Exploring it offers a fascinating glimpse into pioneering work that helped bring this corner of North America into the modern age.
The power station, which operated from 1905 until 2006, diverted water from the mighty Niagara River to run giant generators that electrified regional industry and contributed to the nearby Great Lakes port of Buffalo becoming known as the City of Light.
The region around the waterfall, according to station tour guide Elena Zoric, was once a hub of activity for businessmen who wanted to cash in on harnessing hydro power.
The Adams hydroelectric power plant was the first to open, operating on the U.S. side from 1895 to 1961. On the Canadian side, the Ontario Power Company operated from 1905 to 1999, and the Toronto Power Generating Station from 1906 to 1974.
Niagara Parks
The 670-meter tunnel was carved out of the rock more than a century ago.
Blended architecture
Today, the Niagara Parks station is the world's only fully intact hydroelectric plant of its era. Originally operated by the Canadian Niagara Power Company, it used Westinghouse generators to create alternating currents patented by inventor Nikola Tesla — cutting-edge technology at that time.
The plant, as tour guide Zoric explains to visitors, was built at a time when aesthetics ruled. Its rustic limestone exterior and blue roof tiles were, she says, an attempt by New York architect Algernon S. Bell to make the structure blend in with the falls.
Before reaching the tunnel, visitors to the power station are shown a scale model of the massive engineering works that went into converting the pounding waters into electricity.
Zoric shows where the water came in, where it ran down a shaft to power the turbines, and then where it went through a tunnel to a discharge point at the base of Horseshoe Falls, the largest of Niagara's three cascades.
Niagara Parks
Tourists can now walk out onto a platform to view Niagara Falls.
Marcelo Gruosso, senior director of engineering and operations with the Niagara Parks Commission, has been involved with the project since it was first envisioned in 2017.
"The plant started out with two generators and, by 1924, all 11 were installed, which you see here today," he says, walking through the high-ceilinged building to point out a line of blue, cylindrical generators that fill the space.
"Beside every generator is a 'governor' which regulated the waterflow to a turbine. An air brake in the governor helped adjust the flow. They needed 250 rpm exactly to give them 25 hertz."
One of a kind
A glass elevator takes visitors down 55 meters past the six levels of infrastructure required for the hydro power generation process. At the bottom is the tunnel where the water would exit.
The tunnel, which is almost eight meters tall and six meters wide, is also an historic, one-of-a-kind attraction and is included in the power plant's price of admission.
"It took thousands of workers four years to excavate the shale beneath the main generating room using lanterns, dynamite, pickaxes and shovels," says Gruosso.
"On its way down, the water would spin the turbine blades," says Gruosso. "They were connected to a 41-meter-long shaft that went all the way back up to the main floor and spun the rotor in the alternator, generating the AC power."
Walking along the tunnel's arched passageway, he gestures to chalky white marks that reach almost to the top of the arched brick walls.
"You can see how high the water went," he says. "The tunnel held 71,000 gallons of water that moved at nine meters per second."
Built like a fortress, the gently curving tunnel comprises four layers of brick and 18 inches of concrete and is surrounded by shale.
"It's amazing what they did with no electricity," notes Gruosso.
"We did some minor brick repairs and added rock anchors to the arch to ensure structural integrity, but it's in really good shape. They only ever did maintenance twice since it was built, once in the 1950s and once in the 1990s."
Niagara Parks
The tunnel once held 71,000 gallons of water moving at nine meters per second.
Unique view
Near the end of the tunnel a rumbling begins to fill the air. Natural light pours in as the path exits onto a 20-meter, river-level viewing platform that is almost at the base of Horseshoe Falls. Gruosso has to shout to be heard over the ceaseless pounding.
"This is where the water from the tunnel poured into the river. It's the best place to see the falls."
The platform also gives visitors a perch to watch the tourist boats, filled with passengers in rain-ponchos, bobbing like corks at the foot of the falls.
To round out the power plant experience there's an evening show titled "Currents: Niagara's Power Transformed." The light and sound experience outlines the power plant's history and includes 3D projections of surging water, turbines and sparks of electricity.
A visit to the power station and tunnel takes around two hours, but to attend the evening show an overnight stay is recommended. Accommodation ranges from higher end Falls-view hotels such as the Hilton, to budget-conscious establishments like the Days Inn.
As for dining, Niagara Falls was once strictly a hotdog and fries kind of town. Fast food is still around but the destination has upped its game. Chef-inspired, locally sourced menus are available at Niagara Parks establishments including Table Rock House Restaurant as well as independent dining spots such as AG which features produce from its own farm.
Also worth checking out is the Niagara Parkway, which winds along the Niagara River and can be explored on foot or by rented e-bike. Stops along the way include Whirlpool lookout point and the Sir Adam Beck Generating Station, a monolithic structure along the river that currently contributes to southern Ontario's electrical grid.
A trip to Niagara Falls is energizing in so many ways. It's a place of natural beauty but it can also make you think twice about the natural forces that continue to shape our modern lives. | https://www.wgal.com/article/huge-tunnel-opens-below-niagara-falls/41841983 | 2022-11-02 17:06:16 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/huge-tunnel-opens-below-niagara-falls/41841983 |
Apple's annual developers conference is today. Hopefully these iPhone features make an appearance.
Today is the day. Apple is set to hold its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote presentation on Monday, in which CEO Tim Cook and gang are expected to announce the next major version of iPhone software, iOS 17. Though rumors point to the software update being overshadowed by new Mac hardware and a long-rumored and yet-to-be-announced AR/VR headset, the next version of iOS should still boast significant improvements.
It could include a feature that lets you view more items on your lock screen, according to a Bloomberg report. The lock screen would reportedly show calendar appointments, weather and notifications, similar to Android devices circa 2019 and smart displays like the Amazon Echo Show. This would follow on the heels of iOS 16, which brought a major overhaul of the iPhone's lock screen that made it more customizable.
With iOS 17, iPhone owners could also gain the ability to sideload apps, according to a different Bloomberg report. Sideloading means you can download an app on your iPhone without using Apple's App Store. The potential inclusion is likely meant to ensure compliance with new European regulations due to kick in next year.
While I find those rumors fun to ponder, they can also be a distraction from the many other things I think Apple needs to add or improve in iOS. The additions I want range from significant changes, like adding support for the Apple Pencil for Pro Max and Plus models, to smaller, quality-of-life improvements, like adding a volume button to the iPhone's virtual Apple TV remote. We have to wait until WWDC kicks off later today to see what actually unfolds, but here's my iOS 17 wish list.
Visual Look Up launched with iOS 15 in 2021 and can recognize objects in your photos such as plants, food, landmarks and pets. In iOS 16, Visual Look Up expanded to let you lift an object out of a photo or PDF by tapping and holding, essentially creating a sticker you can share with others.
But there's a catch. Visual Look Up works only after you take a photo. I hope iOS 17 lets you do the same thing straight from the camera viewfinder. For example, if the camera were open and pointed at flowers, I could tap the Visual Look Up icon to see what kind of flowers they were without taking a photo of them. You can do that with Live Text, and Google Lens does something similar on Android phones. I realize this isn't a radical change, but it would streamline things a bit.
If you own an Apple TV, you've no doubt misplaced the tiny minimalist aluminum remote control at some point. Fortunately, you can use a virtual remote on your iPhone to do nearly everything the physical Siri remote does, except change the volume. Apple, please add a volume button to the iPhone's Apple TV remote.
Technically, when you use the Apple TV remote on your iPhone, you can press the physical volume buttons to control the TV volume. But this doesn't work on every TV's audio receiver, such as mine. I'd guess there are many people who, like me, just want the virtual remote on the iPhone's screen to mimic the physical remote's button layout; most importantly including the button for volume.
If you're an Apple Watch user, you understand the convenience of recording a workout. But if you aren't wearing your watch or don't own one, there isn't a way to record basic exercises like walking, running or cycling without a third-party app. I'd like to see Apple expand the Fitness app so you can record workouts even without a Fitness Plus membership.
It's time for Apple to revisit the iPhone's Camera app. For years, it was the gold standard of simplicity, offering a "see what you get" preview for photos, videos and effects with minimal, easy-to-navigate controls and modes. But as Apple has added more functionality, especially for ProRaw photos and ProRes video recording on iPhone Pro models, the Camera app has started to feel cramped. It tries to remain a one-size-fits-all app at the expense of higher-end features like manual camera controls.
I'd like Apple to make a separate pro camera app, along the lines of how it created a standalone app for classical music. Apple Music Classical tackles the special challenge of categorizing, searching for, and discovering classical music, something the default Apple Music app isn't geared toward. Similarly, the pro camera app could be a place for creative types to access camera controls, settings and features beyond those in the basic camera app. Sony has been quite successful with this sort of approach in its Xperia 1 and 5 series phones, and Samsung has a separate Expert Raw app to complement its main one. Now it's Apple's turn.
The Dynamic Island works well. It's like having a shortcut at the top of your screen no matter what you're doing on your iPhone. Glancing at my Uber ride status from my lock screen or in the Dynamic Island just makes sense. But I want more from the Dynamic Island, especially if iPhone 15 rumors are right and non-Pro iPhone models get it too. I'd like to see Apple let people customize their own Dynamic Island in a curated way.
In 2016, with iOS 10, Apple rolled out the iMessage app store for stickers and games. I don't think we need a Dynamic Island app store, but something like the ability to pin a Memoji sticker as a Dynamic Island icon would be great. Admittedly, as creative-minded as I am, I don't have a brilliant example of exactly what I want. I just think the Dynamic Island is another way people could make their iPhone feel more personal. Customization was a big theme with Android this year at Google I/O, with the introduction of AI and cinematic wallpapers. Of course, Apple could view the Dynamic Island like it does Apple Watch faces and want to control how it's changed, instead of letting people go hog wild.
If you have an Apple Card, you get to experience one of the best mobile financial experiences on any phone today. Apple's signature credit card lives virtually in the Wallet app. At first glance, it appears like any other Apple Pay card. But when you tap its digital avatar, you see the card's balance, rewards, upcoming payment info, and transactions. I'd like Apple to open that functionality to non-Apple credit cards.
If your Bank of America credit card is in Apple Pay and you have the Bank of America app on your phone, wouldn't it be great to access similar functionality in the Wallet app? Expanding access would be convenient for iPhone owners and could bolster Apple Pay and the iPhone's Wallet as serious financial tools.
Widgets on the lock screen and home screen can do two things: show information (like the weather) and launch the corresponding app when tapped (e.g., the weather app). Widgets haven't changed much since Apple introduced them with iOS 14. It's time for a refresh.
What if you could use the podcast widget like a mini-podcast player, or order your favorite burrito bowl straight from Chipotle's widget? Adding more functionality to widgets could make it easier to multitask on the iPhone.
I've been writing iPhone and iOS wish lists for years, and one addition that's made my roundup every time is adding Apple Pencil support to the iPhone, specifically for Pro Max and Plus models. The 6.7-inch screen isn't that much smaller than the 8.3-inch screen on the iPad Mini. But one supports Apple Pencil functionality and the other doesn't.
Also, if iOS 17 did include Pencil support, Apple could make a smaller version of its stylus and call it the Apple Pencil Mini. Maybe it could attach to the back of the iPhone Pro Max or Plus using MagSafe?
The iPhone Pro Max has been part of Apple's lineup since 2019. The 11 Pro Max has a 6.5-inch screen, while the 12 Pro Max, 13 Pro Max and 14 Pro Max all have a 6.7-inch display. Last year, Apple introduced the iPhone 14 Plus, which also has a 6.7-inch screen. Those large screens feel wasted when it comes to software. Some iOS apps like Mail and Messages can take advantage of the extra space in landscape orientation to show a column of message previews next to the currently opened message. But otherwise, there isn't much else in iOS that's optimized for big iPhone screens.
I'd like Apple to bring some iPadOS features to iOS 17 just for Pro Max and Plus models, especially its split screen multitasking view. It would be wonderful to have Safari open on one side of the phone and launch Messages on the other.
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen ran a series of stories about how a thief who steals your iPhone and knows its passcode can lock you out of the most important parts of your digital life. This crime isn't widespread, but Stern and Nguyen showed that it's more common than you might think.
At the core of the issue is the balance between security and ease of access. The same tools Apple put in place to help people who get locked out of their devices and accounts are being used by savvy criminals to lock people out of their phone and accounts while gaining access to their money and services. There's been a bunch of coverage on the topic in recent months, and it sounds like these tools help far more people than the criminals who take advantage of them.
I don't think there's an easy way for Apple to "fix" the issue, but I hope with iOS 17, the company takes a moment to reconsider the impact these tools can have on people and even offer other security features to foil the thieves behind these crimes, like Apple did with AirTags.
At the end of the day, I'm excited for WWDC this year. And while I do hope there's a fancy, cool AR/VR headset, my heart is holding out for iOS 17 and all its new features. | https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/my-ios-17-wishlist-every-new-feature-i-want-to-see-at-wwdc/ | 2023-06-05 16:05:39 | 0 | https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/my-ios-17-wishlist-every-new-feature-i-want-to-see-at-wwdc/ |
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police say at least 5 people have been wounded in Michigan State University shooting; suspect still at large.
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Seasoned technology leader will help expand company's sales efforts
MEDFORD, Ore., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Hunter Communications announced the appointment of IT industry veteran, Ehrika Gladden, to the company's board of directors. Gladden brings more than three decades of progressive executive leadership experience, managing IT and telecom divisions, and will aid in the development of Hunter's sales strategy and efforts to increase market penetration throughout Oregon.
"I'm honored to welcome Ehrika to our board of directors," said Michael Wynschenk, CEO, Hunter Communications. "As we continue to grow and expand into new markets, having a member of the Board with Ehrika's background and expertise will help us better serve our customers, in particular our business customers. Ehrika's global telecom leadership experience adds a perspective that is critical to Hunter's long-term business goals."
In her previous roles with Logitech, Cisco, and Avaya Gladden led multibillion and multimillion dollar global P&L's driving growth for Video Collaboration, Sustainability Products, UCaaS, Services, and Telephony. Her responsibilities included managing the delivery of the P&L for Sales, Marketing, Digital Sales, Channels, and Operations leaders ensuring customers leveraged true solutions value. Gladden currently sits on the Board of Directors of City National Bank (NYSE:CYN). She has been nationally recognized for her inclusive leadership development initiatives and practices. In 2019, Savoy named her one of the Top 50 Influential Women in Businesses and in 2018 Black Enterprise named her as one of the Top 50 Blacks in Technology.
"Hunter is driven by a goal of helping people create meaningful connections, and I'm excited to bring a global lens to that mission," said Gladden. "Universal access to high-speed internet is essential in today's world, and I feel very privileged to take on this role at this time."
Gladden joins the board alongside Wynschenk and current members including: Nikola Trkulja, managing director, Grain Management; Michael McKenzie, managing director, Grain Management; and Richard Ryan, founder, Hunter Communications.
Hunter Communications provides award winning fiber optic broadband internet, fixed wireless services, voice services, and managed IT to business and residential customers in communities throughout Oregon and northern California. With Gig speeds, no data caps, and competitive pricing, Hunter's 2,000+mile fiber network is nationally recognized for performance and reliability. BroadbandNow recognized Hunter with four 2020 Internet Service Provider Awards, including for fastest business internet speeds in Oregon and among the top 10 nationwide. In 2022, PC Magazine recognized Hunter as one of the top internet service providers for gamers in the Northwest.
Founded in 1992, Hunter is headquartered in Medford, Oregon where the company established a legacy of service excellence and commitment to local communities. Hunter Communications was acquired in 2020 by Grain Management, LLC. Additional information is available at Hunterfiber.com.
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17 missing, 121 hurt, 1 dead in fire at Cuban oil facility
A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday.
Firefighters and other specialists were still trying to quell the blaze at the Matanzas Supertanker Base, where the fire began during a thunderstorm Friday night, the Ministry of Energy and Mines tweeted. Authorities said about 800 people were evacuated from the Dubrocq neighborhood closest to the fire,
The government said it had asked for help from international experts in “friendly countries” with experience in the oil sector.
Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said the U.S. government had offered technical help to quell the blaze. On his Twitter account, he said the “proposal is in the hands of specialists for the due coordination.”
Minutes later, President Miguel Díaz-Canel thanked Mexico , Venezuela, Russia, Nicaragua, Argentina and Chile for their offers of help. A support flight from Mexico arrived Saturday night.
The official Cuban News Agency said lightning hit one tank, starting a fire, and the blaze later spread to a second tank. As military helicopters flew overhead dropping water on the blaze, dense column of black smoke billowed from the facility and spread westward more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) toward Havana.
Roberto de la Torre, head of fire operations in Matanzas, said firefighters were spraying water on intact tanks trying to keep them cool in hopes of preventing the fire from spreading.
Cuba's Health Ministry reported that 121 people were injured with five of them in critical condition. The Presidency of the Republic said the 17 people missing were “firefighters who were in the nearest area trying to prevent the spread.”
Later Saturday, the Health Ministry said in a statement that a body had been found and officials were trying to identify it.
The accident comes as Cuba struggles with fuel shortages. There was no immediate word on how much oil had burned or was in danger at the storage facility, which has eight giant tanks that hold oil used to fuel electricity generating plants.
“I was in the gym when I felt the first explosion. A column of smoke and terrible fire rose through the skies,” resident Adiel Gonzalez told The Associated Press by phone. “The city has a strong smell of sulfur.”
He said some people also decided to leave the Versailles district, which is a little farther from the tank farm than Dubrocq.
Many ambulances, police and fire engines were seen in the streets of Matanzas, a city with about 140,000 inhabitants that is on Matanzas Bay.
Local meteorologist Elier Pila showed satellite images of the area with a dense plume of black smoke moving from the point of the fire westward and reaching east to Havana.
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The legendary Emmy-winning actor is known for over 300 roles including The Thing, Platoon, Barbershop, The Princess and the Frog, Rick and Morty, and Jordan Peele's NOPE
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor Keith David has been revealed as the voice actor featured on 0xTHULU's Relic of Membership today as the token video reveal begins following the initial project launch. 0xTHULU is a decentralized Web3 production house and art collective project that originally launched in August.
Keith David, known for over 300 roles over the past forty years including classic movies The Thing, Platoon, They Live, Barbershop, There's Something About Mary, The Princess and the Frog, Jordan Peele's NOPE and TV series Community, Rick and Morty, and Adventure Time, has won three Emmys for his voice acting work. He brings this voice acting talent to the 0xTHULU project for each of five variations of its Relic of Membership token, a collection of NFTs featuring never-before-seen streaming 4k videos hosted on a novel proprietary IPFS decentralized hosting platform.
0xTHULU is a Web3 project known as "a mysterious order of industry pros leveraging over 100 years of Hollywood studio resources and relationships to show the world what a decentralized Web3 production house can be: for its members and for the world" that promises to "transcend traditional Hollywood gatekeeping." Members purchased tokens via smart contract and have only had a placeholder video since the launch until this week's reveal, when they upgrade their tokens to discover which of five variations they hold, all featuring voice acting by Keith David, with different degrees of rarity and different voiceover scripts.
Membership via token ownership includes member benefits such as access to the support and mentorship of industry experts, funding from a community treasury, access to studio resources, exclusive metaverse networking opportunities, a 4k streaming IPFS platform, and a secret roadmap of surprises for years to come - like this week's surprise reveal of Keith David as a collaborator.
Relic of Membership tokens are still available for purchase at 0xTHULU.io at the time of this release.
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Through two weeks of the 2023 Minor League Baseball season, no team is off to a colder start at the plate than the San Antonio Missions.
San Antonio’s 16 runs in nine games, an average of 1.8 runs per game, is by far the lowest at any level of MiLB, with the Class A Inland Empire 66ers posting 2.6 runs per game to rank next to last nationally.
The Missions’ .158 batting average is also the worst at any level of the Minors, as is the team’s .245 on-base percentage.
During a six-game set against Frisco last week at Wolff Stadium, San Antonio was shut out once and limited to one run on two other occasions, losing four of six in the series. The Missions are 3-6 to open the year with a minus-31 run differential that stands as the worst in the Texas League.
After posting just one extra-base hit in 94 at-bats of the opening week’s three-game set against Tulsa, San Antonio notched 14 extra-base hits in the six-game series against Frisco, recording 10 doubles, a triple and three homers. But the Missions’ .239 slugging percentage for the year is still the lowest mark among Double-A or Triple-A teams.
The Missions compounded their hitting woes against the RoughRiders by struggling situationally, batting just 4 for 35 (.114) with runners in scoring position.
Prospect watch
Left-handed pitcher Jackson Wolf, the No. 16 prospect in the San Diego Padres’ organization, per MLB.com, was a standout during the season’s opening week. He began his outing April 7 against Tulsa with a four-pitch walk but did not allow a base runner the rest of the way, tossing five hitless innings with four strikeouts.
Returning to the mound Thursday, Wolf opened with a strikeout but then began to struggle, allowing a double, two walks and a triple to fall into a 3-0 hole. He was pulled from the game with two outs in the second inning, yielding four runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
Outfielder Korry Howell, the top prospect on the Missions at No. 13 in the Padres’ organization, had a resurgent week following a slow start.
In three games against Tulsa, Howell failed to reach base across 13 at-bats, striking out eight times. Coming back against Frisco last week, Howell was 7 for 20 (.350) with three doubles, a triple and two stolen bases, albeit with eight more strikeouts.
Standout pitchers
Right-hander Nick Hernandez posted a pair of clean relief appearances for the Missions last week, throwing four scoreless innings allowing two hits with no walks and 11 strikeouts.
The 28-year-old Hernandez is playing through his first season with the Padres after being drafted by the Houston Astros and pitching at various levels of their Minor League system since 2016.
Left-hander Brian Gonzalez, playing under the Padres umbrella for the first time after signing a Minor League contract in December, allowed just a single unearned run in 3 2/3 innings Saturday, giving up four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
By the numbers
2: Home runs for Tirso Ornelas, the Padres’ No. 28 prospect, during the series against Frisco after he hit just seven in 112 games last season.
26: Runs scored by Frisco during the first four innings of last week’s games against San Antonio, compared to just six combined runs across the final five innings.
1,383: Days between emergency relief appearances for Missions catcher Juan Fernandez, who threw a spotless ninth inning Friday against Frisco. He last took the mound July 1, 2019, as a member of the Class A Fort Wayne TinCaps, giving up a run on two hits and two walks across two innings.
Up next
San Antonio is on the road to begin a six-game series against the Corpus Christi Hooks at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday.
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Vaccines will no longer be required in Canada for domestic travelers, transportation workers or employees of the federal government, as the country's vaccination rate is at about 80%.
The number of cases and rates of hospitalization and death have been decreasing in the country, Canada's Treasury Board said Tuesday.
But vaccines are still required for people crossing into the Canadian border, as well as cruise ship travelers. Masks are also still required on planes, trains and ships.
"While the suspension of vaccine mandates reflects an improved public health situation in Canada, the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve and circulate in Canada and globally," the department said in a statement. "Given this context, and because vaccination rates and virus control in other countries varies significantly, current vaccination requirements at the border will remain in effect."
The changes take effect June 20.
Canada has had about 2.4 million cases of COVID-19 since December 2020. About 85% of the population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while about 82% has gotten two doses, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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TORONTO (AP) _ The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $2.5 billion.
The Toronto-based bank said it had earnings of $1.36 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.62 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.56 per share.
The retail and wholesale bank posted revenue of $11.4 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $8.49 billion, also exceeding Street forecasts.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) on Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $427.1 million.
On a per-share basis, the Santa Clara, California-based company said it had net income of $1.35. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.41 per share.
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The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.21 per share.
The cloud networking company posted revenue of $1.28 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.2 billion.
For the current quarter ending in March, Arista Networks said it expects revenue in the range of $1.27 billion to $1.33 billion.
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Arista Networks shares have risen 12% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $136, a rise of 12% in the last 12 months.
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New facility more than triples manufacturing footprint, growing and further establishing base of operations and innovation
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambri, provider of long-duration Liquid Metal™ battery energy storage systems, announced the expansion of its manufacturing capacity at a new facility in Milford, Massachusetts, marking the most recent step in commercializing its products. The new facility, Ambri's Innovation Hub, enables the company to significantly broaden its manufacturing operations as it continues to grow in size and scope and makes measurable progress in bringing its battery systems to commercial markets. The facility will also be home to an expanded R&D lab and host an on-site Ambri pilot system.
"This exciting next step in commercialization marks a major moment for our company and its future," said Adam Briggs, Chief Commercial Officer at Ambri. "Expanding our operations makes it possible for us to continue to innovate and produce with the speed and the scale needed to deliver quality, cutting-edge products that meet the growing demands for safe and affordable long-duration energy storage. It also further establishes the U.S. — and Massachusetts more specifically — as the hub of our operations and innovation. That means creating American jobs, supporting local economies, and strengthening domestic supply chains — all things that will be critically important as the industry matures."
Ambri's new facility, measuring 140,000 square feet, will more than triple the size of Ambri's current manufacturing footprint and allow for a production capacity of 200,000 battery cells per year that will be installed into systems for customers starting in 2023. The new facility is expected to support up to 200 jobs and is estimated to be at full volume production in 2024.
Ambri's Liquid Metal™ battery technology solves the world's biggest energy problems – fundamentally changing the way power grids operate by increasing the contribution from renewable resources and reducing the need to build traditional power plants. Ambri's long-duration energy storage solution is built for daily cycling – even in extreme, harsh environments. With a lifespan of 20+ years with minimal fade, Ambri systems are not only extremely reliable but also safe, as Ambri systems do not produce or emit any gases and there is no possibility for thermal runaway. For more information visit: www.ambri.com.
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Hundreds of people have been poked with needles at European nightclubs
Across France, more than 300 people have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months. Doctors and multiple prosecutors are on the case, but no one knows who’s doing it or why, and whether the victims have been injected with drugs — or indeed any substance at all.
Club owners and police are trying to raise awareness, and a rapper even interrupted his recent show to warn concert-goers about the risk of surprise needle attacks.
It's not just France: Britain’s government is studying a spate of "needle spiking" there, and police in Belgium and the Netherlands are investigating scattered cases too.
On May 4, 18-year-old Tomas Laux attended a rap concert in Lille in northern France, where he smoked a bit of marijuana and drank some alcohol during the show. When he came home, he told The Associated Press, he was feeling dizzy and had a headache – and he spotted a strange little skin puncture on his arm and a bruise.
The next morning, the symptoms didn’t disappear and Laux went to his doctor, who advised him to go to the emergency room. Medics confirmed evidence of a needle prick, and Laux was tested for HIV and hepatitis. His results came out negative, like other victims' so far.
"I've given up going to concerts since it happened," Laux said.
Hundreds of kilometers (miles) away, Leanne Desnos recounted a similar experience after going to a club in the southwest city of Bordeaux in April. Desnos, also 18, passed out the next day, and felt dizzy and had hot flashes while at a fast food restaurant. When she got home, she realized she had an injection mark on her arm. After having seen testimony on social media about the mystery pricks, she went to a clinic to get tested for infections. She is still awaiting results.
'Needle attack' victims are mostly women
People from Paris, Toulouse, Nantes, Nancy, Rennes, and other cities around France have reported being pricked with a needle without their knowledge or permission. The targeted individuals, who are mostly women, show visible marks of injection, often bruises, and report symptoms like feeling groggy.
France’s national police agency says 302 people have filed formal complaints about such needle pricks. Several police investigations are ongoing in different regions, but no suspect has been arrested yet, no needle has been found and the motive remains unclear.
No victims have reported sexual assault; one said he was robbed, in Grenoble in April, according to Le Monde newspaper.
Two people tested positive for GHB, and they might have ingested the drug in a drink, according to an official with the national police agency. GHB, a powerful anesthetic used by predators seeking to sexually abuse or assault victims, can be detected in the urine only for 12 hours, the police official said.
The Drink Detective, a device which allows people to test their drinks for drugs, on display at the Law Society, London. (Photo by Michael Stephens - PA Images via Getty Images)
The official and a doctor who is taking a leading role in dealing with the phenomenon expressed doubt that the nightclub pricks contained GHB, noting that to penetrate via needle, the drug needs to be injected for several seconds, which most victims would notice.
"We didn’t find any drugs or substances or objective proof which attest to ... administration of a substance with wrongful or criminal intent. What we fear the most is people contracting HIV, hepatitis or any infectious disease" from the jabs, said Dr. Emmanuel Puskarczyk, head of the poison control center of the eastern French city of Nancy.
In the Nancy hospital, a special procedure has been created to optimize care of victims. Patients who show symptoms like grogginess are treated, and blood and urine samples are kept for five days in case any want to press charges.
"Each case is different. We see injection marks, but some people don’t have symptoms. When potential victims have symptoms like discomfort or black holes (in their memory), they are not specific," Puskarczyk said.
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The police official, who was not authorized to be publicly named according to national police policy, said: "At this stage, we can’t talk about a specific modus operandi. There aren’t any similarities between the cases. The only thing similar is that people are being injected with a needle in a festive context in different places in France."
With club-goers expressing fear on social networks and media coverage fueling anxiety, the French Interior Ministry launched a national awareness campaign this month. Police are handing out leaflets to clubbers and discussing prevention measures with club owners.
In the U.K., Parliament issued a report in April on drink and needle spiking in pubs and nightclubs after a sudden surge in such incidents last year. It said police reported about 1,000 cases of needle injection across the country around October 2021, when droves of students returned to campuses after coronavirus restrictions eased.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 24: Clubbers return to the dance floor at the Buff Club nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
However, the parliament report said there was a lack of data to judge how serious the issue is. It’s not clear whether anyone has been prosecuted for needle spiking, or how many victims were injected with a drug or other substance.
"No-one knows how prevalent spiking is, whether by drink, drug or needle, and no-one knows what causes perpetrators to do it. Anecdotal evidence suggests the practice is widespread and dangerous," it said.
A series of similar incidents involving people pricked with needles at nightclubs, a soccer game and during the Belgian Pride parade have been reported in neighboring Belgium. Last month, the Brussels prosecutor’s office opened two investigations following complaints from women who said they were jabbed during the pride parade in downtown Brussels. Organizers of the march said in a statement they were informed of several cases and urged potential victims to get checked at hospitals.
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China's moonwalking Yangwang U8 SUV has the moves
New luxury electric SUV has four motors
Talk about a dream machine.
China's Warren Buffett-backed BYD, which is short for Build Your Dreams, has unveiled a new SUV that can move in mysterious ways.
The electric Land Rover-style Yangwang U8 is equipped with a four-motor drive system that allows it to drive sideways.
It was introduced at an event "moonwalking" across a stage like a motorized Michael Jackson.
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The motion is produced by rotating the front and rear tires in opposite directions on both sides, but appears to be facilitated in the demonstration by special tires.
BYD's head of branding and PR, Brian Luo, compared it to the GMC Hummer EV's CrabWalk mode, which uses four-wheel steering to drive diagonally at a 10-degree angle.
The motors can also be driven forward on one side and in reverse on the other to spin the U8 in place like a top, an ability previously demonstrated by the four-motor Rivian R1T and upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQG.
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The U8 will be one of the launch vehicles for BYD's new Yangwang luxury brand and has approximately 1,100 hp.
The company also said it is waterproof and will have limited amphibious capability, a claim Elon Musk has also made about the Tesla Cybertruck.
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The dictionary's new terms and meanings reflect the multiverse-like complexity of modern life: they are at once serious (self-coup, rage farming, trauma dumping), amusing (petfluencer, hellscape), and everything in between (liminal space)
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dictionary.com, the leading online and mobile English-language educational resource, today announced 313 new entries, 130 new definitions for existing entries, and 1,140 revised definitions, as the dictionary works to keep pace with the ever-changing English language.
Some of the key themes and words in its update include a multiverse of vocabulary (cakeage, nearlywed, hellscape); modern problems (pinkwashing, cyberflashing); identity (WOC, latine, anti-fat); sex, gender and relationships (folx, sexual minority, multisexual); pop culture and slang (petfluencer, fan service, tifo); politics and current events (self-coup, woke, cakeism); health (988, subvariant, microdosing); gaming (render, asset, spec); and even bread (dosa, bhakri, paratha).
One of the most notable updates includes the adjustment of primary headword anti-Semitism to antisemitism. As explained in the new usage note at the entry, Dictionary.com's decision to use the closed (no hyphen) and fully lowercase spelling antisemitism for the primary headword reflects the widely preferred single word form that Jewish groups, and many style guides, including those of major publications, have also adopted. This change does not involve a new definition; the word, as always, means "discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews."
Other key additions include various new terms that have emerged to capture the specificity of phenomena shaped and accelerated by online culture and digital discourse, especially the case for behaviors considered toxic or harmful, including rage farming, trauma dumping, and queerbaiting.
"Language is, as always, constantly changing, but the sheer range and volume of vocabulary captured in our latest update to Dictionary.com reflects a shared feeling that change today is happening faster and more than ever before," said John Kelly, senior director of editorial at Dictionary.com. "Our team of lexicographers is documenting and contextualizing that unstoppable swirl of the English language—not only to help us better understand our changing times, but how the times we live in change, in turn, our language."
Dictionary.com's newest list of terms can be found at https://www.dictionary.com/e/new-dictionary-words-winter-2023/.
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Maserati traces its Granturismo linage all the way back to the A6 1500 launched 75 years ago, and now it’s about to make a significant departure from the original script by throwing electrification into the mix.
The last Granturismo ended production in 2019, after a 12-year run, but a redesigned model, unveiled on Monday, is headed to showrooms next spring with the choice of gas or electric powertrains. It should arrive as 2024 model. Pricing has yet to be announced, but Maserati hinted at something close to $200,000.
The car will come in three variants: Modena, Trofeo, and Folgore (late arrival). The Granturismo convertible, or Grancabrio in some markets, is also due in 2023, though exact timing has yet to be announced. A special Primaserie 75th Anniversary model will also be available at launch.
The Modena is the most luxurious, lifestyle-oriented option, while the Trofeo is aimed at sporty types. The Folgore is the electric option, the name taken from the Italian word for “lightning.” Maserati will use Folgore on all of its EVs, including upcoming electric versions of the Grecale crossover and MC20 supercar.
The Modena and Trofeo versions come with Maserati’s twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 shared with the MC20, albeit with less power and minus the dry-sump lubrication system. The Maserati-designed V-6 delivers 490 hp in the Modena and 550 hp in the Trofeo. In both cases, there’s an 8-speed automatic, all-wheel drive, and 0-62 mph times of less than four seconds.
Oddly, the Folgore doesn’t have the 1,200-hp headline figure that was previously touted by Maserati. That figure refers to the total output of the car’s three electric motors (one at the front and two at the rear), but peak output of the Folgore is actually 760 hp, limited by the discharge capacity of the car’s T-shaped battery. The battery is a 92.5-kwh unit that will deliver a competitive range, which points to something around 300 miles, with mixed driving. An 800-volt architecture means high-speed charging will be possible. Expect the ability to add 100 miles in around 10 minutes using a DC fast charger. Performance figures for the Folgore include 0-62 mph acceleration in 2.7 seconds and a top speed of 199 mph, and the car will also have a distinct, Maserati-tuned sound.
Both the gas and electric versions use the same modular platform that Maserati may provide to other brands in the Stellantis fold. It features multi-material construction (aluminum, magnesium, and steel), resulting in a relatively light weight of 3,957 lb for the gas versions and slightly above 4,850 lb for the electric version whose battery alone weighs about 1,322 lb. The suspension is a mutli-link design with air springs and adjustable dampers. Another key feature of the platform is the electronic architecture that Maserati calls Atlantis. The system is controlled by Maserati’s own software and enables over-the-air updates as well as a level of cyber-security.
Fans of Maserati will have to get used to electric power. Like most major automakers, Maserati is committed to an EV future. The Grecale Folgore has already been revealed. The MC20 Folgore should be next, after which Maserati will launch redesigned versions of the Quattroporte and Levante, possibly with electric power only. They will all arrive by 2025. The Ghibli won’t get a repeat, Maserati has confirmed, at least in its current form.
The previous Granturismo is still one of the most handsome large coupes around, so topping it was always going to be a challenge. Maserati’s design team decided to keep what works and modernize things through some of the details and surfaces. LEDs feature at both ends.
The proportions have been improved, though, with the car sitting almost an inch lower and measuring close to 0.8 in wider, providing the new Granturismo with an imposing stance. The lower height has also resulted in a lower seating position, which should translate to a sportier feel behind the wheel.
Maserati has yet to reveal the design of the 2+2 cabin but we know there will be digital screens, including a 12.2-inch instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch Android-based infotainment system, and an 8.8-inch climate screen. These screens will have different graphics depending on the variant. Physical controls will still be provided for key functions, including gear selection. One interesting element will be a digital watch that can swap between multiple faces, including a compass. The watch will also have a wave graphic designed to provide some visual feedback for the car’s voice activation. Other features will include an available head-up display, Sonus Faber audio (14 speakers standard and 19 available), and multiple trim options.
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Company Reports Revenue Improvement and Positive Data on Pipeline Assets
NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Q BioMed Inc. (OTCQB: QBIO) a biotech acceleration and commercial stage company focused on licensing and acquiring undervalued biomedical assets in the healthcare sector, has seen an uptick in Strontium89 sales revenue in its recently reported quarter. Revenue in Q2 was up 100% vs Q1 representing the best sales number to date. The company's pipeline also had some very positive news on its liver cancer drug adding significant value to the promise of that potential chemotherapeutic drug.
The focus for 2022 is to monetize the current pipeline and build a platform for future growth. There are three areas of focus: commercial product revenue growth, partnerships or collaborations value and future development platform.
Commercial Product
The Company is pleased to report that its second quarter revenues in 2022 are up over 100% from its first quarter revenues and up over 300% from the second quarter of 2021, representing the best quarter result for sales despite market conditions that the Company believes are making additional investment into the sales effort challenging. The Company also believes that it is making progress with the required data package to complete additional regulatory filings that may facilitate entry into other international jurisdictions.
We believe that Strontium89 has great potential in the cancer palliation space. As a result of a world in which opioids were a treatment of choice for those patients unlucky enough to be diagnosed with painful metastatic cancers in the bone, we felt that Strontium89 had become a neglected and forgotten drug. We have stayed committed to our belief that Strontium89 was a valuable treatment and have focused on advancing that asset from concept, a neglected drug, to a fully approved, reimbursed commercial product.
We continue to assess opportunities to further monetize this asset.
Partnership or Collaboration Opportunities
UTTROSIDE B – Liver Cancer Chemotherapeutic
Along with our developmental partners, we are advancing an innovative treatment for liver cancer, a disease indication that currently has a high unmet need. This molecule was identified in India, traditionally used to treat liver ailments. Subsequent research on that isolated molecule showed promising data, indicating that the molecule was more cytotoxic, killing cancer cells more effectively, in liver cancer cells lines than the current first line liver cancer chemotherapeutic. We have advanced this from a naturally occurring unsustainable plant product to a commercially viable and scalable synthetic drug candidate. This provides an opportunity to partner this asset with a larger oncology focused institution. Currently, there are only two approved first-line liver cancer therapies. We have received Orphan Drug Designation, and we are now preparing to advance this toward clinical partnership. In the light of the recently announced data that showed potential superior efficacy and safety over the current first line therapy and billion-dollar drug, the company has been approached and is assessing partnership opportunities for this drug candidate for liver cancer. There are very few options for these patients and the company believes this is a very promising drug and looks forward to working with potential partners to bring it to the clinic.
Drug Platform Development
Mannin
Our Mannin drug platform development program is making good progress and aims to have a clinical trial in ARDS (acute respiratory disease syndrome), one of three initial indications, completed in the next 8 months. Data from this trial will support the filings for further indications, including kidney disease and glaucoma. Combined, the addressable market for these therapies is over $150 billion. It is the company's intent to convert its current royalty agreement with Mannin into an equity position that will add real asset value to the balance sheet. The Company expects this value to grow as the asset progresses through the near and mid-term milestones that it expects over the next 6 to 18 months requiring little capital from QBioMed. The Mannin programs are substantially supported now by non-dilutive funding from the governments of Canada and Germany underpinning the value and importance of this platform to provide much needed drugs.
Corporate Strategic Goals
Our mission is to solve problems by accelerating the development of important therapies and the availability of those therapies to patients. We have been busy building a portfolio that we believe has significant value ranging from blockbuster potential drugs to revenue-producing opportunities Since Q BioMed's inception 5 years ago, the Company has brought a product to market, started generating revenue, supported the development of a drug platform that addresses major therapeutic markets and developed a new liver cancer chemotherapeutic previously believed to be impossible to synthesize. We believe that each of the opportunities being advancing has significant potential in multi-billion-dollar markets.
About Q BioMed Inc.
Q BioMed Inc is a biotech acceleration and commercial stage company. Q BioMed is focused on licensing and acquiring undervalued biomedical assets in the healthcare sector. Q BioMed is dedicated to providing these target assets the strategic resources, developmental support, and expansion capital needed to ensure they meet their developmental potential, enabling them to provide products to patients in need.
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While fans are busy keeping up with the Kardashians, it looks like Kim Kardashian is trying to keep up with her four kids.
The star is no stranger to family photos, but when it comes to juggling kids on a beach, the reality star's latest snaps prove it's no small task. On Wednesday, Kardashian shared a series of pics with her and Kanye "Ye" West's four youngsters -- North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm -- as they all playfully posed in the sand and water.
At one point, the SKIMS mogul even hopped on her firstborn daughter's back. In another shot, Kardashian held daughter Chicago in her arms and gave her a kiss on the cheek. As for her sons, Saint was caught sticking his tongue out to the camera.
"LIFE," she captioned the post on Instagram.
If there's anything to learn from Kardashian's family photo shoots, it's that you just need to embrace the chaos. As she revealed during an episode of The Kardashians, most of her Christmas card photos for 2021 were unusable because her oldest child was sticking out her middle finger.
Still, in addition to the kids' famous dad, the star can lean on her boyfriend, Pete Davidson, who, according to a source, is "so amazing" with her children.
"Pete has made a real effort to immerse himself into Kim's world and with her family and kids," the source told ET. "He is so amazing with her children and she loves seeing him be silly with them and take an interest in their lives."
In fact, in a new sneak peek clip from his upcoming interview with Kevin Hart for Hart to Heart, Davidson admitted that becoming a dad is his dream.
"I'm so excited for, like, that chapter," he told Hart. "That's kind of what I'm just preparing for now, is trying to be, like, as good as a dude and develop and get better, so when that happens, it's just easier."
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(NEXSTAR) – Ina Garten recently thanked fans for alerting her to an issue with her Facebook page after hackers seemingly gained access to her account — to post an Olive Garden-inspired recipe.
“Thank you to everyone who alerted me that my Facebook page was hacked, and to Meta for helping us get our page back!” Garten wrote Friday, less than a day after the unsanctioned recipe appeared on her page.
“I will continue to post my favorite recipes here and read all of your wonderful comments!” the cookbook author and Food Network personality added.
Emily Pressman, a historian and apparent fan of Garten’s, was one of the first to notice something was amiss last Thursday, when an uncharacteristic post for a “Chicken Scampi (Olive Garden copycat recipe)” appeared on Garten’s page.
“How you know Ina Garten’s Facebook account has been hacked: instead of being her Hamptons-dwelling, Cosmo-sipping, ‘good olive oil’ using self, she’s suddenly become your Jell-o salad-making great-aunt from Iowa who’s always posting Olive Garden copycat recipes,” Pressman wrote alongside a screengrab of the post. She also tagged “@Meta,” to alert Facebook of the apparent hack.
It wasn’t just the scampi recipe, either. Commenters on Facebook indicated that the hackers who hijacked Garten’s page had shared multiple posts and recipe ideas, some with accompanying links that took them to “strange” or “questionable” sites.
“Well darn I actually made the cookies [the hackers] posted only because I thought it was your recipe!” another wrote.
After her account was secured, Garten reassured wary fans that all of the recipes she posts on Facebook can also be found on the Barefoot Contessa website, just in case anyone was still hesitant to click the Facebook links.
Those fans, meanwhile, will still have to wait for any Garten-approved “chicken scampi” recipes: Her official site currently has only two scampi recipes, both of which call for shrimp.
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Police, SWAT responding to northwest Charlotte home
The public is encouraged to avoid the area.
Published: Jul. 22, 2022 at 1:12 PM EDT|Updated: 36 minutes ago
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and SWAT are responding to a home in northwest Charlotte.
The public should avoid the area of Oakdale Road at Peachtree Road.
WBTV is working to confirm the nature of the call.
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Some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 count didn’t have their work redone fully, weren’t fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s watchdog group.
The findings released Friday by the Office of Inspector General raise concerns about possible damage to the quality of the once-a-decade head count that determines political power and federal funding,
Off-campus students at colleges and universities were likely undercounted since the census started around the same time students were sent home to stop the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, the review found.
During the 2020 census, The Associated Press documented cases of census takers who were pressured by their supervisors to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited so they could close cases during the waning days of the census.
Supervisors were able to track their census takers’ work in real time through mobile devices that the census takers used to record information about households’ numbers, demographic characteristics and members’ relationships to one another. As a result, supervisors would get alerts when actions raised red flags about accuracy, such as a census taker recording data on a home while far away from the address or a census taker conducting an interview in just a few minutes. As a quality control check, others census takers were sent back to homes to re-interview residents.
The Inspector General’s probe concluded that some alerts weren’t being properly resolved, some re-interviews weren’t properly conducted and that the work of some census takers whose work had been flagged for falsifying data had not been reworked to fix its accuracy. In fact, some census takers whose work was flagged for falsifications were given more cases, weren’t fired and were reassigned to other operations, the report said.
Of the 1,400 census takers who were designated “hard fails” because questions about the accuracy of their work, only 300 were fired for misconduct or unsatisfactory performance. Of the 1,400 “hard fail” census takers, 1,300 of them received bonuses ranging from $50 to $1,600 each, the report said.
The census is the largest nonmilitary mobilization in the U.S. Data gathered during the census determines how many congressional seats each state gets. The numbers also are used for redrawing political districts and distributing $1.5 trillion in federal spending each year. Because of that, undercounts can cost communities funding.
The 2020 census faced unprecedented challenges including the pandemic, natural disasters and political interference from the Trump administration.
In response to the Inspector General’s report, the Census Bureau said it appreciated the concerns that were raised but disagreed with the conclusions that data quality may have been damaged since the report cited only a small number of cases out of the overall workload.
“As a result, we asserted that the findings could not and should not be presented as a conclusive assessment of overall census quality,” Census Bureau Director Robert Santos said in the written response.
Under Census Bureau rules, college and university students should have been counted where they spent the most time, either at on-campus housing or off-campus apartments, even if they were sent home because of the pandemic. Most schools didn’t provide the Census Bureau with off-campus student data, and the bureau had to use a last-resort, less-accurate statistical tool to fill in the information gaps on more than 10% of the off-campus student population when they were given the information, the Inspector General’s report said.
Schools often didn’t provide the data because they didn’t have information on off-campus students or because of privacy concerns. The Inspector General recommends passage of legislation that would require schools to provide needed information in future head counts.
“Although difficult to quantify, the fiscal implication of specifically undercounting off-campus students at the correct location for states and localities is potentially far-reaching,” the report said.
The city of Boston, which is home to Northeastern University, Boston University and several other schools, said in a challenge to its census figures that the count missed 6,000 students.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A mentally ill man froze to death at an Alabama jail, according to a lawsuit filed by the man's family who say he was kept naked in a concrete cell and believe he was also placed in a freezer or other frigid environment.
Anthony Don Mitchell, 33, arrived at a hospital emergency room with a body temperature of 72 degrees (22 degrees Celsius), and was pronounced dead hours later, according to the lawsuit. He was brought to the hospital on Jan. 26 from the Walker County Jail, where he'd been incarcerated for two weeks.
An emergency room doctor, who tried unsuccessfully to revive Mitchell, wrote, “I do believe hypothermia was the ultimate cause of his death,” according to the lawsuit filed Monday by Mitchell's mother in federal court.
Mitchell, who had a history of drug addiction, was arrested Jan. 12 after a cousin asked authorities to do a welfare check on him because he was rambling about portals to heaven and hell in his home and appeared to be suffering a mental breakdown. Jail video shows Mitchell was kept naked in a concrete-floored isolation cell, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit speculates that Mitchell was also placed in the jail kitchen’s “walk-in freezer or similar frigid environment and left there for hours” because his body temperature was so low.
“It is clear that Tony’s death was wrongful, the result of horrific, malicious abuse and mountains of deliberate indifference,” Jon C. Goldfarb, a lawyer representing the family, wrote in the lawsuit. “Numerous corrections officers and medical staff wandered over to his open cell door to spectate and be entertained by his condition.”
The lawsuit also accuses the sheriff’s office of a cover-up. The sheriff’s office issued a statement after the death saying Mitchell “was alert and conscious when he left the facility." Jail security footage provided to The Associated Press by lawyers for Mitchell’s mother shows officers carrying Mitchell’s limp body to a transport car, then putting him on the ground before placing him in the car.
The suit names Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith and jail officers as defendants.
Lawyers representing the Walker County Sheriff's Office said it could not comment before the conclusion of a requested investigation. The sheriff's office, following routine procedures, contacted the State Bureau of Investigation after Mitchell's death to ask for the investigation, according to a statement from Jackson, Fikes & Brakefield.
“The WCSO offers and extends its condolences to the family of Mr. Mitchell and asks for your support and patience for the men and women of the WCSO,” the firm wrote in the statement.
A photo of of Mitchell being arrested was posted by the sheriff’s office on its Facebook page, adding that Mitchell “brandished a handgun, and fired at least one shot at deputies” before running into the woods.
The photo shows Mitchell’s face is painted black. According to the lawsuit, officers told a family member that Mitchell said he spray painted his own face black in preparation to enter the portal to hell. An officer told family members they planned “to detox him and then ‘we’ll see how much of his brain is left,’ or words to that effect,” according to the suit.
According to the lawsuit, a doctor wrote in emergency room notes that Mitchell was “unresponsive apneic and pulseless and cold to the touch” when he arrived.
“I am not sure what circumstances the patient was held in incarceration but it is difficult to understand a rectal temperature of 72° F 22° centigrade while someone is incarcerated in jail. The cause of his hypothermia is not clear. It is possible he had a underlying medical condition resulting in hypothermia. I do not know if he could have been exposed to a cold environment,” the lawsuit quotes the doctor as writing.
Cameron Mixon, a spokesperson for Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, said the office is aware of the matter and it's “being investigated by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” He said the office will ensure that any appropriate action is taken after the investigation is complete.
The allegations of death by hypothermia come as the state prison system also faces a lawsuit over the death of a mentally ill man who “baked to death” in an overheated prison cell. Thomas Lee Rutledge died of hyperthermia on Dec. 7, 2020, at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. Rutledge had an internal temperature of 109 degrees when he was found unresponsive in the mental health cell, according to the suit filed by his sister. It names prison staff, wardens and contractors as defendants.
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NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UfiSpace, the leading provider of open disaggregated networking solutions, announced today its presence at 2023 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, where they join hands with industry leading software and hardware solution providers to showcase an ecosystem supporting the development and vision for open 5G transport networks.
At MWC Barcelona 2023, UfiSpace will be at the Taiwan Pavilion where their booth will include open transport solutions for Private 5G networks based on Open RAN architecture, OpenZR+ enabled mobile backhaul, and XR Optics enabled point to multipoint aggregation.
For private 5G networks, UfiSpace is collaborating with IP Infusion and Pegatron Corporation to build an end-to-end solution based on Open RAN architecture and will include Pegatron's latest remote radio units (RRUs), white box DU/CU servers enabled with timing synchronization from UfiSpace PCIe 5G compliant timing card, and UfiSpace's 5G fronthaul multiplexer (FHM), an effective solution to expand mobile network reach with minimal DU network nodes. The fronthaul compliant router includes UfiSpace's all-in-one 1/10G fanless router integrated with IP Infusion's OcNOS.
"Since the initiation of our O-RAN technology team in 2019, we have continued to innovate and expand our end-to-end 5G solutions with Open RAN architecture. We are glad to showcase part of our Private 5G offering along with UfiSpace," said CY Feng, BG6 General Manager of Pegatron Corporation.
"UfiSpace is a trusted partner and technical innovator providing open networking solutions to a fast-paced marketplace. With this comprehensive solution for Open RAN with IP Infusion and Pegatron, we will demonstrate the role open networking plays in building cost-effective and feature-rich next generation networks," said Atsushi Ogata, President and CEO of IP Infusion.
To help service providers build more efficient, high-capacity, and long-distance optical transport networks, UfiSpace's showcase at MWC will include 400G QSFP-DD OpenZR+ transceivers from Molex and Coherent that were qualified with a transmission range of up to 600 kilometers. The OpenZR+ transceivers will be integrated with UfiSpace's open router, S9510-28DC, which is designed for mobile backhaul, BNG, and multi-service aggregation offering high density 25/100/400G interfaces with support for FlexE, Class C timing accuracy, and time-sensitive networking (TSN).
"Coherent's OpenZR+ optical transceivers offer a field-proven solution that already helps many of our customers in their fixed and mobile network upgrades," said Dr. Beck Mason, Executive Vice President, Telecommunications at Coherent Corp. "This IP-over-DWDM network architecture achieves significant savings in upfront costs and ongoing expenses. When paired with open aggregation platforms, it will further enhance flexibility and simplicity for optical transport network deployments."
"Molex's transceivers deliver power-efficient, high performance and cost-effective solutions that will serve the industry's need for disaggregated network solutions," said Joseph Chon, Director of Product Line Management at Molex Optoelectronics. "We are delighted to showcase our solutions with UfiSpace's open routing platforms."
XR optics is an innovative technology that supports point-to-point and point-to-multipoint transmission eliminating the need for intermediate aggregation and transponders. At MWC, UfiSpace will showcase Infinera's ICE-X 400G XR QSFP-DD, an Open XR Forum compliant intelligent coherent pluggable transceiver, with our open aggregation router, S9600-56DX. Designed for BNG, multi-service aggregation, peering, and internet gateway applications, the S9600-56DX offers 100/400G interfaces in compact 2U form factor, TSN, and Class C timing accuracy.
"We are thrilled about the rapidly expanding ecosystem of XR optics solutions and excited to be working with UfiSpace and its open networking platforms to bring more flexibility to service provider aggregation networks," says Tom Burns, General Manager, Optical modules & Coherent Solutions at Infinera.
On the MWC show floor UfiSpace is partnering with DriveNets to showcase the latest updates for Distributed Disaggregated Chassis (DDC), a revolutionary networking solution that allows service providers to build cloud like networks with pay-as-you-grow scalability, simplified network upgrades, zero-touch-provisioning, and flexible service delivery. DriveNets Booth #63 at Hall 2 will showcase their latest updates for their DNOS software along with UfiSpace open core/edge routers for DDC, S9710-76D, high density 400G platforms, and S9701-82DC, high density 25G/100G platforms, which enables the DDC more versatility whether deployed in extremely large core networks or smaller aggregation layers.
"We are excited to join MWC 2023 to showcase the latest update in the development of the DDC," says Nir Gasko, VP Global Strategic Alliances of DriveNets. "In collaboration with UfiSpace, we continue to innovate and execute on our vision to change the future of the networking market. Visit us during the show to learn more about the latest updates and vision for our cloud-native networking infrastructure."
To build the next generation of 5G, data center and multi-cloud networks UfiSpace is collaborating with Arrcus to integrate its ACE platform on multiple UfiSpace open routers such as the S9300-32D for data center ToR/Leaf/Spine, the S9710-76D and S9700-53DX for service provider high-bandwidth aggregation, and the S9510-28DC for cell site router use cases. Visit the Arrcus Booth at #2D19 in Hall 2 for a live demonstration of their ACE platform and experience how their programmable platform can modernize 5G networks from edge to multi-cloud with UfiSpace's open routers to address use cases such as multi-access edge computing and 5G-XHaul for Open RAN.
"Telecom operators need open, flexible and software programmable networks to be able to deliver new services and at 2023 MWC, we are excited to showcase our solutions in collaboration with UfiSpace to deliver to those needs across mobile access, datacenter and edge use cases," says Sanjay Kumar, Vice President, Products & Marketing. "Working with UfiSpace hardware platforms provides our customers with the broadest range of highly scalable, performant, reliable and future-proof transport solutions."
Visit the UfiSpace Booth at #5A61 in Hall 5 during February 27 to March 2 at MWC 2023 to explore UfiSpace latest open transport networking solutions.
For more please contact UfiSpace. Follow UfiSpace's LinkedIn for the latest updates on new products, applications and case studies.
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SHANGHAI, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Noah Holdings Limited (the "Company" or "Noah") (NYSE: NOAH and HKEX: 6686), a leading and pioneer wealth management service provider in China offering comprehensive one-stop advisory services on global investment and asset allocation primarily for high net worth investors, today provides an update on the status of the legal proceedings related to certain credit funds managed by Shanghai Gopher Asset Management Co., Ltd. (the "Shanghai Gopher").
As the Company previously disclosed on June 21, June 29 and July 6, 2022 and August 25, 2020, certain credit funds (the "Camsing Credit Funds") managed by Shanghai Gopher had invested in supply chain account receivables (the "Camsing Accounts Receivables") with respect to the sale of computer, consumer electronics and communication products by affiliates (the "Sellers") of Camsing International Holding Limited (the "Camsing") as underlying investable assets to a buyer (the "Buyer"). Certain companies and individuals in connection with such supply chain account receivables were later suspected to commit fraudulent activities (the "Camsing Incident"). Shanghai Gopher reported such suspected fraudulent activities to relevant PRC governmental authorities, initiated legal proceedings against the Sellers, the Buyer and relevant guarantors, and has been assisting the PRC governmental authorities with their investigations in connection with the Camsing Incident.
On November 1, 2022, the Shanghai No.2 Intermediate People's Court (the "Court") entered an initial judgment on the criminal case of Camsing Incident, pursuant to which the Court convicted the controlling shareholder of the Camsing to life imprisonment for contract fraud, among other crimes, and the treasurer of Camsing to 17 years and six months imprisonment for contract fraud, among other crimes. Other defendants in the criminal proceeding were respectively sentenced to imprisonment for a definite term for contract fraud. As of the date hereof, the above judgment has not yet come into effect and the defendants in the criminal proceeding were granted with leave to appeal to the Shanghai High People's Court.
The Company believes that the results of the criminal proceeding would not have any material adverse effect on its business, results of operations. The Company will continue to closely monitor and evaluate any future development of the legal proceedings in connection with the Camsing Incident and provide further updates as appropriate.
ABOUT NOAH HOLDINGS LIMITED
Noah Holdings Limited (NYSE: NOAH and HKEX: 6686) is a leading and pioneer wealth management service provider in China offering comprehensive one-stop advisory services on global investment and asset allocation primarily for high net worth investors. Noah is a Cayman Islands holding company and carries on business in Hong Kong as Noah Holdings Private Wealth and Asset Management Limited. In the first half of 2022, Noah distributed RMB34.3 billion (US$5.4 billion) of investment products. Through Gopher Asset Management, Noah had assets under management of RMB155.4 billion (US$23.2 billion) as of June 30, 2022.
Noah's wealth management business primarily distributes private equity, private secondary, mutual fund and other products denominated in Renminbi and other currencies. Noah's network covers 79 cities in mainland China, as well as offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, New York, Silicon Valley and Singapore. A total of 1,255 relationship managers provide customized financial solutions for clients through this network, and meet their international investment needs. The Company's wealth management business had 418,675 registered clients as of June 30, 2022. Through Gopher Asset Management, Noah manages private equity, public securities, real estate, multi-strategy and other investments denominated in Renminbi and other currencies. The Company also provides other businesses.
For more information, please visit Noah at ir.noahgroup.com.
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Malcolm Alexander's dog, Innocent, is a reminder of the truth he has always believed in: his innocence.
The two have been together since Alexander was serving a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit. A fellow inmate's dog had puppies, and Alexander was allowed to keep one.
Alexander ended up spending nearly 38 years in a cell, maintaining his innocence the entire time. Eventually, he got legal counsel from the Innocence Project, who helped find the DNA evidence that finally cleared him of the crime. Alexander's sentence was overturned in 2018, and he is now fighting the state to receive financial compensation for the decades he lost.
Currently, 38 states plus the District of Columbia have statutes to compensate exonerees for their wrongful convictions, but the process can take years and varies across states. The National Registry of Exonerations estimates about 41 percent of those who have sought compensation through the states have been paid.
For Alexander, enduring yet another legal process is about more than the money. After all, he found a job about six months after being released, and his now-wife works too.
"It proves to be a full apology," he said.
It is also about rebuilding his life and having flexibility. Alexander was 20 years old when he was arrested. Now, at 63, he is living in a changed society, with a new economy and new technologies.
"You have to look at the fact that we [were taken] out of society, that is where you have an opportunity to grow in life, to do something with yourself, you know what I'm saying? And here I am placed in an institution where my life, my prosperity have been completely halted," Alexander said.
He wants to be able to use money for emergencies, and give his dog a groom and a new house.
"I built her dog house, and I must have not built it too sturdy because we just had that storm up here, [Hurricane] Ida, and it blew the dog house."
He said he would use some of his compensation money to buy bricks for a new dog house.
But it's still uncertain if he will ever receive money from the state. Earlier this year, a trial judge denied his initial claim for compensation. He appealed that decision and a new one is expected in the next few months, according to his attorney.
A long and winding road for many
Frederick Clay has walked this road before. He also spent close to 38 years in prison for a wrongful conviction; he was released and exonerated in 2017. His story differs from Malcolm Alexander's in one key way: after lawsuits and years of waiting, he received $1 million from the state of Massachusetts in 2019 - some of which went to his lawyers.
"Even though [the state] recognized that I didn't receive a fair trial and I was exonerated, the state did not automatically give me money," Clay said. "I had to work. I had to also file a lawsuit. And [with that lawsuit] it took time for it to go through its process and for me to receive compensation."
Before winning the lawsuit, Clay had a job and received financial help through a GoFundMe. Lawyers, friends and relatives also helped him sustain himself, but he recognizes that not every exoneree has that kind of support.
Compensation would give exonerees more stability and independence, "whether people want to get into an apartment or buy a condo, or buy a car, or get an education," Clay said.
How someone gets compensated, and how much money they receive, mostly depends on each state. There are three paths to financial compensation. Clay pursued the two most common: state statutes and federal civil rights lawsuits.
Vanessa Potkin, director of special litigation at the Innocence Project, said state statutes require exonerees to prove – once again – that they are innocent, and some states limit the amount that can be paid. Potkin was the attorney who worked on Malcolm Alexander's case.
"Some states like New York have no cap, and the amount is assessed by the court," she said. "In other states, like Louisiana, the maximum amount that a person can recover is set, so there's a cap of $400,000."
That means that $400,000 would be the maximum amount that Malcolm Alexander could receive from the state of Louisiana for the 38 years he spent in prison, if he wins his lawsuit. In Alexander's case, this is the only available path.
For others, a federal civil rights lawsuit may result in financial compensation of millions of dollars, given the right context. According to Jeffrey Gutman, a professor of clinical law at the George Washington University Law School, it hinges on demonstrating wrongdoing from a government entity. Gutman is also a special correspondent with the National Registry of Exonerations, which tracks information about exonerees in the U.S.
"The theory being that a government agency and or a governmental actor ... it could be a prosecutor, it could be a police officer, a forensic scientist; it runs the gamut – acted in a manner that was unconstitutional," he said. "That unconstitutional misconduct caused the wrongful conviction."
Gutman said a federal civil rights claim can be filed in any state. However, some states allow exonerees to pursue only one compensation method. Other states allow both, and in states where there is no statute, a federal claim is the path forward.
The third method of getting compensation is a private bill passed in state legislatures, but, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, this is the rarest method because it requires strong advocacy to legislators and compelling stories that gather public attention.
Sharing strength and hope
Both Clay and Alexander have this to say to people who may still be incarcerated for crimes they didn't commit: don't give up.
"Because you got to understand, you didn't do it," Alexander said. "And you have family members who believe in the fact that you didn't do it. You have friends who believe in it. You have a community that believes in it. It's just that the justice system just doesn't work all the time properly. And you being innocent proves that."
After being released, Alexander got married to his high school sweetheart. His son and grandson – both named Malcolm, along with a new great grandson - were waiting for him. He said giving up on one's innocence isn't just about giving up on oneself.
"You're giving up on your family, because you are not the only one that's incarcerated. They have incarcerated your family," he said. "So you fight, you fight and you fight, not just for you. You fight for your family. You fight to get back to your loved one. You know, you fight. You show that, 'no, [they] are wrong'."
Clay added that victims' families should also be more involved when someone is being convicted of a crime, or years later, if it turns out the conviction was wrong.
In his view, a wrongful conviction damages both sides.
"Not only the perpetrator – me or [Malcolm Alexander], or anybody else. Not only were we lied on. The victim's family was also lied to." he said.
Beyond forgiveness and stability, a reminder of freedom
Malcolm Alexander and Frederick Clay both spoke with All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro in December. Having been through this process before, Clay had some advice for Alexander and others pursuing compensation: "You got to have all your legal documents, everything, in order to prove that you're innocent, that you was wrongfully convicted."
Clay also recommends getting in touch with the district attorneys in one's state because it helped him win his case. After all that, if the money is awarded, he says, hire a financial adviser.
Should he receive compensation, Alexander plans to use some of that money to build a new house for his dog, Inn. Clay, on the other hand, treated himself to an activity a little more unconventional, one he had tried just after being released: skydiving.
"It made me feel like I was totally free," he said.
The first time he skydived, he did it for that feeling of freedom, but also for some of the men he had spent time in prison with.
"We watched things on the WGBH Channel 2 about skydiving. They said they wanted to do that. I said I want to do that."
Some of those men he used to share the ambitions with while in prison are no longer alive, Clay said.
"The second time I did it, it was more for me," he added. "But the first time I did it was just to appreciate the conversations that I had with guys. So that's one of the few things I did when I first got out, was to skydive, jump out of a plane 10,000 feet in the air and falling down on the plane. It made me actually feel like I was truly free."
Alexander laughed, and added that he wanted to do something similar.
"I didn't want to skydive, but I actually wanted to go bungee jumping," he said. "And I want to go to the Grand Canyon where they got that glass floor [where you can] walk out on the glass floor and look down at the Grand Canyon. It's a feeling of freedom, like floating."
The two men then exchanged numbers so they could one day go bungee jumping together.
Edited by Mallory Yu
Audio story edited by Sarah Handel
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Prosecutor seeks 3rd trial for Kansas woman in 2 killings
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor has indicated that he intends to try a woman for the third time in the killings of her ex-husband and his girlfriend two decades ago.
Dana Chandler is accused of killing 47-year-old Mike Sisco and his fiancee, 53-year-old Karen Harkness, in 2002 in Topeka.
Chandler’s second trial on two counts of first-degree murder ended in a hung jury last month.
Chandler, who has always maintained she was in Colorado when the murders occurred, was convicted in her first trial in 2012, but the Kansas Supreme Court overturned that conviction because of prosecutorial misconduct.
In a court filing last week responding to a defense motion seeking an acquittal, Shawnee County Deputy District Attorney Charles Kitt indicated prosecutors will try Chandler again, The Topeka Capital Journal reported.
Prosecutors contend that Chandler shot the victims because she was bitter and upset by her divorce from Sisco. They acknowledged they had little physical evidence tying her to the killings but said the circumstantial evidence was overwhelming.
Chandler’s attorneys argued that police did not investigate other potential suspects and conducted a sloppy investigation.
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SUNDAY'S RESULTS
BIG TEN
No. 4 Mississippi 18, No. 13 Maryland 8
Illinois 9, No. 18 Southern Miss 4
Boston College 6, Rutgers 4
Michigan 9, Cal State Fullerton 5
Nebraska 9, South Alabama 3
New Jersey Tech 7, Purdue 5
Penn State 11, Monmouth 3
Presbyterian 8, Michigan State 6
Saint Louis 16, Minnesota 9
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- Boys basketball ratings, 2/21
USC Upstate 9, Northwestern 0
GPAC
Concordia 16-16, Culver-Stockton 8-2
Dickinson State 5, Midland 4
Jamestown 3-2, Central Methodist 0-7
Mount Marty 9, Valley City State 3
OTHER STATE COLLEGES
Creighton 10, Coastal Carolina 5
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
6-0-1-1
(six, zero, one, one)
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6-0-1-1
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, helmet and body armor was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in prison, the longest sentence imposed so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
Prosecutors said Guy Reffitt told fellow members of the Texas Three Percenters militia group that he planned to drag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the Capitol building by her ankles, “with her head hitting every step on the way down,” according to a court filing.
Reffitt's prison sentence — seven years and three months — is two years more than the previous longest prison sentence for a Capitol riot defendant. But it's less than half the length of the 15-year prison term requested by a federal prosecutor, who called Reffitt a domestic terrorist and said he wanted to physically remove and replace members of Congress.
Reffitt was the first person to go on trial for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, in which supporters of then-President Donald Trump halted the joint session of Congress for certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, who presided over Reffitt’s jury trial, also sentenced him to three years of supervised release after his prison term and ordered him to pay $2,000 in restitution.
Sentencing guidelines calculated by the judge called for a term of imprisonment ranging from seven years and three months to nine years.
Friedrich rejected prosecutors' contention that an “upward departure for terrorism” — leading to a far longer sentence — was warranted in Reffitt’s case. It was the first time that prosecutors have requested that sentencing enhancement for a Jan. 6 case.
“He wanted to physically and literally remove Congress,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Nestler told the judge. “We do believe that he is a domestic terrorist.”
Friedrich, however, questioned why Reffitt would merit the terrorism enhancement when many other rioters engaged in violence and made similarly disturbing threats.
The longest sentence before Reffitt's was five years and three months, for two men who pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers at the Capitol.
Reffitt, who already has been jailed for approximately 19 months, initially balked at speaking to the judge during Monday's hearing. But he changed his mind during a lunch break and offered an expletive-laden apology to police officers, lawmakers and congressional staffers who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Calling himself “an idiot,” Reffitt struggled to explain why he stormed the Capitol.
“It was a big blur,” he said. “It was just very chaotic and confusing.”
Friedrich questioned the sincerity of Reffitt's apology and expressions of remorse, noting that he has been publishing statements from jail in which he portrays himself and other rioters as patriots who were justifiably rebelling against a tyrannical U.S. government.
“Not only are they not patriots, they are direct threats to our democracy and will be punished as such," the judge said.
Reffitt suggested that his fiery rhetoric from prison was hyperbole necessary to raise money to support his family.
“I'm on the street if I don't say something that would garner money for them,” he said.
Defense attorney Clinton Broden asked for Reffitt to be sentenced to no more than two years in prison. Broden noted that Reffitt didn't assault any law enforcement officers or enter the Capitol building.
Videos captured the confrontation between outnumbered Capitol police officers and a mob of people, including Reffitt, who approached them on the west side of the Capitol.
Reffitt was armed with a Smith & Wesson pistol in a holster on his waist, carrying zip-tie handcuffs and wearing body armor and a helmet equipped with a video camera when he advanced on the officers, according to prosecutors. He retreated after an officer pepper sprayed him in the face, but he waved on other rioters who ultimately breached the building, prosecutors said.
Reffitt didn't testify at his trial before jurors convicted him in March of all five counts in his indictment. The jury found him guilty of obstructing Congress’ joint session, of interfering with police officers outside the Capitol and of threatening his two teenage children if they reported him to law enforcement.
Reffitt’s 19-year-old son, Jackson, testified that his father told him and his sister, then 16, that they would be traitors if they reported him to authorities and warned them that “traitors get shot."
Guy Reffitt was a member of the Texas Three Percenters militia group, according to prosecutors. The Three Percenters movement refers to the myth that only 3% of Americans fought in the Revolutionary War against the British.
Reffitt lived with his wife and children in Wylie, Texas, a Dallas suburb. He drove to Washington, D.C., with Rocky Hardie, a fellow member of the militia group.
Hardie testified that both of them were armed with holstered handguns when they attended Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally before the riot. Hardie also said Reffitt gave him two pairs of zip-tie cuffs in case they needed to detain anybody.
More than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. Over 340 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. More than 220 have been sentenced, with nearly half of them receiving terms of imprisonment. Approximately 150 others have trial dates stretching into 2023.
Reffitt is one of seven Capitol riot defendants to get a jury trial so far. Jurors have unanimously convicted all seven of them on all counts in their respective indictments.
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West Virginia families to hold more than 100 events during the thirteenth annual celebration of school choice
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gov. Jim Justice has officially declared Jan. 22-Jan. 28 to be School Choice Week in West Virginia. His official declaration marks the second year in a row that the Week has been formally proclaimed in the state.
Gov. Justice's proclamation comes on the heels of a year of historic school choice expansions nationwide. The proclamation highlights the importance of having a diverse educational environment, dedicated teaching professionals, and commitment to continuously improving the quality of K-12 education. It also recognizes the contributions and hard work of teachers, parents, and community leaders who invest in local schools.
"West Virginia School Choice Week" is timed to coincide with National School Choice Week, a weeklong national celebration of K-12 education that takes place during the last week of January. The full text of the proclamation can be found on the School Choice Week website at schoolchoiceweek.com/proclamations-2023/.
For the Week, parents, schools, and other organizers have planned 113 activities across the state of West Virginia–– school fairs in Beckley and Morgantown and Davis, school activities, talent shows, and much more –– all of which aim to spark conversations about the opportunities parents have, or want to have, for their children's education.
More than 25,000 events have been independently planned for the week nationwide, raising awareness about school choices of every type.
"The past five years have seen charter schools open in West Virginia, a new online public learning option become available for families, and the establishment of the Hope Scholarship, the state's Education Savings Account program," said Andrew Campanella, president and CEO of the National School Choice Awareness Foundation. "Gov. Justice's proclamation recognizes how valuable every type of education option is to families across the state."
National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and homeschooling. Every January, tens of thousands of schools, organizations, and individuals plan unique events and activities to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options in their communities. The Week is a project of the nonpartisan, nonpolitical National School Choice Awareness Foundation.
For more information, visit schoolchoiceweek.com/west-virginia
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Which teeter-totters are best?
A playground favorite, the teeter-totter, or seesaw, is more than just a fun distraction. It can teach children how to work and play together, help them develop their muscles and core and teach proper balance. There are several types of teeter-totters, including some that can hold more than two children at once. The best part is that there’s no need to dig any holes or install them in a set place. Most use weight distribution to keep them safe while being reasonably easy for an adult to move around as needed.
What to know before you buy a teeter-totter
Teeter-totter motion types
There are three methods a teeter-totter can use.
- Fulcrum: This is the classic method and the one most commonly employed. It works by placing the center of the pole on top of, well, a fulcrum. It makes for an unsteady back-and-forth that requires plenty of leg strength to keep going.
- Pendulum: This is a more modern take on teeter-totters, with the back-and-forth being centered on the top. It’s smoother than fulcrums and still requires leg strength.
- Rocking: This type works like rocking chairs in that it has bent bars that rock. This makes them smooth like pendulums but most require core strength rather than leg strength.
Seats
Teeter-totters can sit more than just two children. Some fulcrum teeter-totters double up with a second perpendicular bar to seat four. Rocking teeter-totters often have a third miniature or full-sized seat in the center. Then, there are specialty teeter-totters that take on wild shapes such as an airplane that have five-plus seats.
Age range
Teeter-totters are not created equal in terms of the intended age range. Most are meant for toddlers and the slightly older, saying they’re for ages 3 to 8 if it specifies to that degree. Some are big enough to handle kids as old as 10, but anything larger is typically sold to commercial parks.
Weight limit
You also need to consider the weight limit. This is usually given as both a per-seat limit and a total limit. The average per-seat limit is roughly 75 pounds.
How much you can expect to spend on a teeter-totter
Basic teeter-totters typically cost $50-$100. Ones made of better materials or that have more features or special designs cost up to $300 or more.
What are the best teeter-totters to buy?
Gym Dandy TT-320 Pendulum Teeter-Totter
Most teeter-totters work by tilting on a fulcrum. This one sways like a pendulum, leading to a much smoother back-and-forth motion. It also has a safety lock for when playtime is over.
Sold by Amazon
This has an extra seat in the middle so a third child can join in the fun, plus the rocking design offers a smoother up-and-down motion than a classic teeter-totter. It’s designed for kids ages 3 to 8 and has a 200-pound weight limit.
Sold by Amazon
Hearthsong Rocking Teeter-Totter
This solves the dilemma of where you’re supposed to put your feet with, well, a footrest. It also uses padded bars as backrests and holds a maximum of 140 pounds.
Sold by Amazon
Simplay3 Rock And Roll Teeter-Totter Seesaw
This has comfortable seats and handles so toddlers can rock for ages. It’s plastic and weighs 8.8 pounds, so two children can drag it where they want it.
Sold by Amazon, Home Depot and Wayfair
Platports Backyard Playground Seesaw
This brightly colored teeter-totter is a great addition to your yard. The alloy steel is rust-resistant and can hold up to 77 pounds on each end, or 154 pounds combined. It’s designed for kids ages 3 to 10.
Nova Microdermabrasion Swivel Teeter-Totter (Two Seats)
If you don’t need four seats, this two-seater is the same as the four-seat version. Each seat can hold up to 150 pounds, making it great for older kids.
Sold by Amazon
Lifetime Ace Flyer Teeter-Totter
This is among the most extravagant teeter-totters and is sure to be a huge hit for big groups as it can hold up to seven kids at once with a 700-pound total weight limit.
Gym Dandy TT-210 Teeter-Totter
This is a smaller version of the TT-320 for younger children. It still swings like a pendulum and it has a 300-pound weight limit, plus padded chairs and a bump stop under the seat.
Gym Dandy TT-360 Spinning Teeter-Totter
This is back to tilting on a fulcrum, but it also spins in circles with a wheel on each seat to help it move. The chairs are elongated and padded and have backrests.
Sold by Amazon
Nova Microdermabrasion Swivel Teeter-Totter (Four Seats)
If you run a day care or just have a bunch of kids, this four-person teeter-totter is a lifesaver. Each two-seat pair is on its own fulcrum and the whole thing swings around 360 degrees.
Sold by Amazon
Platports Indoor Rocking High Chair Seesaw
This is excellent for kids who like to stay mobile while playing with other things thanks to the pouch in the center that can hold plenty of toys. The backrests make it comfortable to use for long periods.
Simplay3 Two-Sided Rock and Roll Teeter-Totter and Climbing Bridge
The main function of this is to let up to four kids rock together, but it can also be inverted to become a step-up bridge. It weighs 20 pounds, so there’s less risk of children flipping it on their own and getting hurt.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
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- FDA has accepted an Interim Analysis Plan for an IDMC to assess clinical outcome when 36 patients are enrolled in the Company's Ph2b clinical trial of ibezapolstat in patients with CDI
- A scientific poster highlighting a novel pharmacologic property of ibezapolstat likely related to its unique mechanism of action will be presented at ECCMID 2023 this month
- An update on the Company's pre-clinical antibiotic in Lead Optimization stage for systemic gram-positive bacterial infections will also be presented
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACXP) ("Acurx" or the "Company"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of antibiotics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections, today announced that the FDA has accepted the Company's plan to have an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) conduct an interim review of clinical outcome from the ongoing Ph2b clinical trial of patients with C. difficile Infection (CDI). The interim review will be conducted upon reaching enrollment of 36 patients in total. FDA's acceptance was based on the Company's filing of a protocol amendment to its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) with FDA in January 2023. The Company's filing and intention for the IDMC to conduct an interim review of data was based on the observed blinded data to date from the ongoing Ph2b clinical trial at that time. Upon conducting the interim review, the IDMC will determine and recommend to the Company whether the most appropriate course of action is to terminate the Ph2b clinical trial early due to success, as the Company had done with the Ph2a clinical trial, or to continue patient enrollment. The Company intends to report available data promptly after the IDMC conducts this interim review. The IDMC initial organizational meeting was conducted in March 2023 and it has completed all organizational matters required to ensure readiness for data review.
Additionally, spokespersons for the Company will be presenting at the 33rd Annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ECCMID) this month. Specifically, a scientific poster entitled "Novel pharmacology and susceptibility of ibezapolstat against C. difficile isolates with reduced susceptibility to C. difficile-directed antibiotics" will be presented by Dr. Kevin Garey, Professor and Chair, University of Houston College of Pharmacy and the Principal Investigator for microbiome aspects of our ibezapolstat clinical trial program.
Poster Presentation:
Monday, 17 April 2023, 12:00pm Copenhagen Time
Session Type: Poster Session; #P2144 (Abstract #03422)
Poster Title: Novel pharmacology and susceptibility of ibezapolstat against Clostridiodes difficile isolates with reduced susceptibility to C. difficile-directed antibiotics
Presenter: Kevin Garey, PharmD, FIDSA Professor and Chair, University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Location: Poster Area
Also, Acurx Executive Chairman, Robert J. DeLuccia, will present an update on the Company's preclinical, systemic oral and IV program for treatment of other gram-positive infections caused by MRSA, VRE and DRSP at the "Pipeline Corner" featured session at ECCMID, organized by Dr. Ursula Theuretzbacher, a world-renowned microbiology expert for antibacterial drug research, discovery and development strategies and policies for clinical and public health needs.
Pipeline Corner Presentation:
Saturday, 15 April 2023, 12:15 – 13:15 Copenhagen Time; Arena 1
Title: Acurx pol IIIC Inhibitor Program for Systemic Gram-positive Bacterial
Infections: Update
Presenter: Robert J. DeLuccia, Executive Chairman, Acurx Pharmaceuticals
Location: Pipeline Corner
About Ibezapolstat
Ibezapolstat is a novel, orally administered antibiotic being developed as a Gram-Positive Selective Spectrum (GPSS™) antibacterial. It is the first of a new class of DNA polymerase IIIC inhibitors under development by Acurx to treat bacterial infections. Ibezapolstat's unique spectrum of activity, which includes C. difficile but spares other Firmicutes and the important Actinobacteria phyla, appears to contribute to the maintenance of a healthy gut microbiome.
The Company currently is enrolling patients in a Ph2b clinical trial of ibezapolstat to treat patients with C. difficile infection (CDI). The Company successfully completed Phase 1 and Phase 2a clinical trials of ibezapolstat. The Phase 2a trial demonstrated 100% clinical cure and 100% sustained clinical cure in patients with CDI, along with beneficial microbiome changes during treatment including overgrowth of Actinobacteria and Firmicutes phylum species while on therapy and new findings which demonstrate potentially beneficial effects on bile acid metabolism. The Ph2b clinical trial is designed to enroll 64 patients and is a randomized (1:1), non-inferiority, double-blind trial of oral ibezapolstat compared to oral vancomycin, a standard of care to treat CDI.
In June 2018, ibezapolstat was designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) for the treatment of patients with CDI and will be eligible to benefit from the incentives for the development of new antibiotics established under the Generating New Antibiotic Incentives Now (GAIN) Act. In January 2019, FDA granted "Fast Track" designation to ibezapolstat for the treatment of patients with CDI. The CDC has designated C. difficile as an urgent threat highlighting the need for new antibiotics to treat CDI.
About ECCMID
ECCMID (European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) is recognized as the largest international forum for presentations and discussions of research in the fields of clinical microbiology and infection for experts from academia, the clinical setting and the industry. ESCMID's (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) yearly congress attracts over 14,000 participants. ECCMID offers a wide range of sessions including: keynotes, symposia, poster sessions, educational workshops, meet-the-expert sessions and more. The society's executive power is vested in ESCMID in Executive Committee elected by the ESCMID members. The administrative ESCMID office is in Basel, Switzerland.
About Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI). According to the 2017 Update (published February 2018) of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for C. difficile Infection by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society or Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), CDI remains a significant medical problem in hospitals, in long-term care facilities and in the community. C. difficile is one of the most common causes of health care- associated infections in U.S. hospitals (Lessa, et al, 2015, New England Journal of Medicine). Recent estimates suggest C. difficile approaches 500,000 infections annually in the U.S. and is associated with approximately 20,000 deaths annually. (Guh, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine). Based on internal estimates, the recurrence rate of two of the three antibiotics currently used to treat CDI is between 20% and 40% among approximately 150,000 patients treated. We believe the annual incidence of CDI in the U.S. approaches 600,000 infections and a mortality rate of approximately 9.3%.
About the Microbiome in Clostridioides difficile Infection (CDI) and Bile Acid Metabolism
C. difficile can be a normal component of the healthy gut microbiome, but when the microbiome is thrown out of balance, the C. difficile can thrive and cause an infection. After colonization with C. difficile, the organism produces and releases the main virulence factors, the two large clostridial toxins A (TcdA) and B (TcdB). (Kachrimanidou, Microorganisms 2020, 8, 200; doi:10.3390/microorganisms8020200.) TcdA and TcdB are exotoxins that bind to human intestinal epithelial cells and are responsible for inflammation, fluid and mucous secretion, as well as damage to the intestinal mucosa.
Bile acids perform many functional roles in the GI tract, with one of the most important being maintenance of a healthy microbiome by inhibiting C. difficile growth. Primary bile acids, which are secreted by the liver into the intestines, promote germination of C. difficile spores and thereby increase the risk of recurrent CDI after successful treatment of an initial episode. On the other hand, secondary bile acids, which are produced by normal gut microbiota through metabolism of primary bile acids, do not induce C. difficile sporulation and therefore protect against recurrent disease. Since ibezapolstat treatment leads to minimal disruption of the gut microbiome, bacterial production of secondary bile acids continues which may contribute to an anti-recurrence effect. Beneficial effects of bile acids include a decrease in primary bile acids and an increase in secondary bile acids in patients with CDI, which was observed in the Company's Ph2a trial results and previously reported. (CID, 2022)
About the Ibezapolstat Phase 2 Clinical Trial
The multicenter, open-label single-arm segment of this study (Phase 2a) is to be followed by a double- blind, randomized, active-controlled segment (Phase 2b) which, together, comprise the Phase 2 clinical trial. The Phase 2 clinical trial is designed to evaluate ibezapolstat in the treatment of CDI. Phase 2a of this trial is completed and was an open- label cohort of up to 20 subjects from study centers in the United States. In this cohort, 10 patients with diarrhea caused by C. difficile were treated with ibezapolstat 450 mg orally, twice daily for 10 days. All patients were followed for recurrence for 28± 2 days. Per protocol, after 10 patients of the projected 20 Phase 2a patients completed treatment, the Trial Oversight Committee assessed the safety and tolerability and made its recommendation regarding early termination of the Phase 2a study. Based on the recommendation of Acurx's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and Trial Oversight Committee, we terminated enrollment in Phase 2a early and are now advancing to Phase 2b. The SAB unanimously supported the early termination of the Phase 2a trial after 10 patients were enrolled in the trial instead of 20 patients as originally planned. The early termination was based on the evidence of meeting the primary and secondary endpoints of eliminating the infection (100%), with no recurrences of infection (100%), and with an acceptable adverse event profile. In the upcoming Phase 2b, approximately 64 additional patients with CDI will be enrolled and randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either ibezapolstat 450 mg every 12 hours or vancomycin 125mg orally every 6 hours, in each case, for 10 days and followed for 28 ± 2 days following the end of treatment for recurrence of CDI. The two treatments will be identical in appearance, dosing times, and number of capsules administered to maintain the blind. This Phase 2 clinical trial also will evaluate pharmacokinetics (PK) and microbiome changes and continue to test for anti-recurrence microbiome properties, including the change from baseline in alpha diversity and bacterial abundance, especially overgrowth of healthy gut microbiota Actinobacteria and Firmicute phylum species during and after therapy.
About Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acurx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new antibiotics for difficult to treat infections. The Company's approach is to develop antibiotic candidates that target the DNA polymerase IIIC enzyme and its R&D pipeline includes antibiotic product candidates that target Gram-positive bacteria, including Clostridioides difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (DRSP).
To learn more about Acurx Pharmaceuticals and its product pipeline, please visit www.acurxpharma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release about our future expectations, plans and prospects, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, prospects, plans and objectives, and other statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: whether ibezapolstat will benefit from the QIDP designation; whether ibezapolstat will advance through the clinical trial process on a timely basis; whether the results of the clinical trials of ibezapolstat will warrant the submission of applications for marketing approval, and if so, whether ibezapolstat will receive approval from the FDA or equivalent foreign regulatory agencies where approval is sought; whether, if ibezapolstat obtains approval, it will be successfully distributed and marketed; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in the Company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward- looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Acurx disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as may be required by law.
Investor Contact:
Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
David P. Luci, President & CEO
Tel: 917-533-1469
Email: davidluci@acurxpharma.com
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Roma head coach Jose Mourinho is set to take over as the next boss of Brazil, according to former Selecao international Carlos Alberto.
Brazil are on the lookout for a new head coach after Tite stepped down, as planned, following Brazil's disappointing defeat to Croatia in the World Cup quarter-finals last month.
Mourinho is one of a number of names reportedly in the frame, while the 59-year-old has also been touted as a possible target for Portugal following Fernando Santos' departure, though Roberto Martinez seems to be the frontrunner for that job.
Carlos Alberto, who won the Champions League under Mourinho at Porto, says he has been offered the chance to work alongside the Portuguese as part of Brazil's coaching staff.
"I was going to drop a bomb here, but I can't," he told the Mundo GV podcast. "Maybe [Mourinho] is the coach of the Brazilian team. I'm speaking first hand. It's information.
"It doesn't matter where the information comes from, I'm giving you the information... because he even invited me [to be his number two]."
Mourinho led Roma to the inaugural Europa Conference League title last season – the Italian side's first European trophy in more than 60 years.
That was Mourinho's fifth continental triumph, with the former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter, Manchester United and Tottenham boss having won both the UEFA Cup/Europa League and Champions League on two occasions.
Roma are sixth in Serie A after winning just one of their five matches either side of the World Cup break. They did fight back to draw 2-2 with Milan at San Siro on Sunday, however.
Speaking last week, Roma director Tiago Pinto insisted he expects Mourinho – under contract until the end of next season – to stay on at Stadio Olimpico.
"When you get a coach like Mourinho, you must be accustomed to rumours," Pinto told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"This was the first time in 18 months that a club or a federation were interested in him. We had no distractions at our training camp in the Algarve, we were only focused on work.
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(KRON) – A Trader Joe’s fruit product has been recalled over hepatitis concerns, the company said in an email to its customers. Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend with a “best by” date of 4/25/24, 5/12/24, 5/23/24, 5/30/24 and 6/7/24 could potentially be contaminated with Hepatitis A.
Trader Joe’s said all of that product and those potentially affected have been removed from the shelves and “destroyed.” As of Thursday, no illnesses have been reported, the company said.
Those who have purchased any Trader Joe’s Organic Tropical Fruit Blend products are advised not to eat them. Customers are urged to throw the product away or return it to a Trader Joe’s location for a full refund, according to the email.
The product has an SKU# of 51191.
Hepatitis A, which typically occurs within 15 to 50 days after eating or drinking contaminated food or beverage, is a contagious virus that can lead to liver disease. Mild cases can last a few weeks while severe cases can last several months, according to the FDA. In individuals with pre-existing health conditions or weakened immune systems, hepatitis A can progress to liver failure and death. In most cases, though, the FDA says individuals typically recover completely within one to two weeks.
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LISBON, Portugal, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at Web Summit, A.Team—the world's first team formation platform—announced the launch of a new CxO Network to serve as product visionaries, strategic advisors, and team leaders for its growing client roster of market-leading startups, growth stage, and enterprise companies. The network features industry luminaries such as former Walmart Chief Product Officer Meng Chee and former US Air Force CTO Jen Snow, as well as renowned product leaders like Jared Cocken and Martin Strutz.
A.Team's platform is home to a broader network of over 7,000 top engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists. These independent workers come together as Ocean's-11-style teams on its platform to tackle high-order product initiatives.
As A.Team built teams for over 300 companies over the past two years, it noticed a common pattern amongst its most successful initiatives. "What we realized is that great teams need that 'George Clooney' element," explained Raphael Ouzan, A.Team's Co-Founder and CEO. "They had a CxO-level expert who served as the strategic lead to unlock the vision and mission, making it much easier to bring the right team together and build incredible products."
Fractional CxOs have exploded in popularity in the remote work age, as startups and enterprises alike look to infuse their growth initiatives with c-suite-level expertise. Too often, though, the impact of fractional CxOs is limited to a Powerpoint deck that never gets acted on. A.Team's CxO Network can not only set the strategic vision—it can deploy an expert team in under 10 days to bring that vision to life.
At launch, the CxO network is a small, exclusive group of 20 world-class leaders that were drawn to A.Team's vision for reshaping the future of work through cloud-based product teams that accelerate the way companies innovate and develop transformative products. Some members of the CxO Network—like Chee and Snow—specialize as strategic advisors. Others, like Cocken and Strutz, also serve as functional leaders, building and leading the team hands-on.
Take Blank Street Coffee, the tech-enabled coffee shop: A.Team brought in a product leader, Martin Strutz—founder of and.co, later acquired by Fiverr—to craft the vision for a sophisticated order-ahead app that would allow Blank Street to deliver high-end coffee at a fraction of the cost, thanks to the operational efficiency the app created. Strutz then built out a full team to bring that vision to life — powering Blank Street's rapid expansion from a single Williamsburg-based coffee cart to a beloved franchise with 60 locations across New York, Boston, Washington D.C. and London.
"Working with an expert product leader like Martin transformed our roadmap and vision," said Issam Freiha, co-founder of Blank Street. "And then we were able to execute on that vision with our A.Team so quickly. Our A.Team is not a group of 3rd-party contractors. They are core members of our team and family, adding a level of expertise better than we could have found anywhere else."
This model has also proved extremely powerful for enterprise companies pursuing digital transformation initiatives. Global education company McGraw Hill came to A.Team with a mission to take studying into the social media era. A.Team brought in Cocken, a renowned product designer, to help build the initial prototype of its "TikTok for studying" app before building out an A.Team of 27 to help build and launch the full product. That app, SHARPEN™, launched this past month with great fanfare, helping transform how thousands of students study.
"From the start, A.Team enabled us to prototype and iterate more efficiently," said Justin Singh, McGraw Hill's Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer. "Then ultimately, at the product development stage, they gave us the agility to quickly scale up and down with the resources needed to get to market sooner."
To learn more about A.Team's new offering, head to a.team/cxo
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It seems as though Jordan Spieth never has a boring day on the golf course, and Thursday at Kapalua was no exception.
Spieth’s round was highlighted by an insane flop shot he holed for par at the par-4 16th, but his reaction to a pair of spectators after a tap-in par at the 12th has garnered nearly as much attention on social media.
It’s no secret that golf betting has become more and more commonplace, and a couple of onlookers underestimated how far their voices would carry as they discussed their bets while Spieth was putting.
In true Jordan Spieth fashion, the former Longhorn casually walked toward the gentlemen and kindly asked them to keep their voices down, at least while he was putting.
Spieth even remarked that he would “be doing the same thing” before sharing a fist bump with the fans and moving on to the 13th, which ended up being his only bogey of the day.
The three-time major champion shot an opening-round 6-under 67 and sits three shots off the lead after Day 1. | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/jordan-spieth-kindly-asks-fans-keep-their-gambling-talk-down-while-hes-putting | 2023-01-06 22:02:44 | 0 | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/jordan-spieth-kindly-asks-fans-keep-their-gambling-talk-down-while-hes-putting |
Donation Represents Continuation of PenFed's Support of Serve Our Willing Warriors
TYSONS, Va., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PenFed Foundation, a national 501(c)3 founded by PenFed Credit Union, furthered its commitment to wounded warriors and their families with a $200,000 grant to support Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW), a charitable organization providing cost-free retreat stays and programs that positively impact wounded, ill, and injured service members, disabled veterans and their families. The grant will be used to begin construction on a 6-bedroom, 2,000-square-foot multi-purpose space.
In addition to providing respite for wounded warriors and families, the PenFed Grand Lodge will impact warrior groups by delivering programs for post-traumatic stress counseling, job training, entrepreneurial training, and education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
"We are proud to continue our support of Serve Our Willing Warriors as they provide a home away from home for wounded and ill warriors and their families," said James Schenck, president/CEO of PenFed Credit Union and CEO of PenFed Foundation. "The fight does not end on the battlefield for our wounded warriors. The PenFed Grand Lodge will host hundreds of warriors and their families so they can renew their spirits and gain access to critically needed group programs."
In addition to PenFed Foundation's support for the PenFed Grand Lodge, PenFed Credit Union donated $300,000 to SOWW in 2021 to begin raising matching funds to make the lodge a reality. Groundbreaking is scheduled for December 2022.
In 2018, the PenFed Foundation donated $300,000 to SOWW to build the PenFed Foundation Home at Warrior Retreat. The 5-bedroom PenFed Foundation Home doubled the capacity at Warrior Retreat, enabling SOWW to provide respite after long hospital stays for 300 wounded warriors and their families per year.
During their visits to the PenFed Foundation Home, recovering warriors are able to participate in nearly 50 activities to heal their minds and bodies including massage therapy, canine support services, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, helicopter tours, and five-star meals prepared by the Visiting Chef Program (VCP). The VCP consists of local chefs and military chef teams from around the region, including the Presidential Food Service Team. The PenFed Foundation Home saves lives and relationships by giving hope to warriors and families. To learn more about the activities at PenFed Foundation Home, please click here to see a series of videos produced by PenFed Digital.
"Willing Warriors has long valued its partnership with PenFed Credit Union and the PenFed Foundation. This additional donation of $200,000 further demonstrates their commitment to our service mission", states Shirley Dominick, president and co-founder of Serve Our Willing Warriors. "Together, we are bringing life-changing stays and impactful programs to our military heroes".
Those who are interested in learning more to support wounded warriors and their families are encouraged to visit https://www.willingwarriors.org/.
The PenFed Foundation was created in 2001 and, since then, has provided more than $40 million in financial support to veterans, active-duty service members, families and caregivers. Those interested in supporting the PenFed Foundation's mission to help the military community and their support network are encouraged to visit penfedfoundation.org.
About PenFed Foundation
Founded in 2001, the PenFed Foundation is a national nonprofit organization committed to empowering military service members, veterans and their communities with the skills and resources to realize financial stability and opportunity. It provides service members, veterans, their families and support networks with the skills and resources they need to improve their lives through programs on financial education, homeownership, veteran entrepreneurship and short-term assistance. Affiliated with PenFed Credit Union, the Foundation has the resources to effectively reach military communities across the nation, build strong partnerships, and engage a dedicated corps of volunteers in its mission. The credit union funds the Foundation's personnel and most operational costs, demonstrating its strong commitment to the programs the Foundation provides. Equal Housing Opportunity. To learn more, visit www.penfedfoundation.org.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is working to quickly pull together some new recruiting ads to air during the NCAA’s Final Four basketball games this weekend, after being forced to yank commercials that featured actor Jonathan Majors, in the wake of his arrest last Saturday.
Army leaders had been excited to feature Majors in the ads, as a key part of their new campaign aimed at reviving the service’s struggling recruiting numbers — which fell far short of their enlistment goal last year. They believed the ads would capitalize on Majors’ popularity coming off his recently movies “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” — hoping it would help them reach the youth audience.
Last weekend, however, they pulled the ads off the air when Majors was arrested in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment. New York City police said the actor was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman. But a lawyer for Majors, Priya Chaudhry, has said there is evidence clearing Majors and that the actor “is probably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.”
Maj. Gen. Alex Fink, head of Army marketing, told The Associated Press Tuesday that in the past week the Army was able to avoid any loss of of the planned $70 million advertising buy, either by postponing ads or replacing them with other pre-existing commercials that were quickly updated.
The ads were set to appear on television, online on places such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and on digital and physical billboards, including on buses. That ad purchase was the main portion of the campaign, which had a total cost of $117 million.
“We are absolutely able to utilize a majority of what we have invested,” Fink said in an interview. “We think that we’ll have some brand new creative ads in time for the Women’s Final Four on Friday.”
He said that the Army gathered “an enormous amount” of content and footage for the two commercials — titled “Overcoming Obstacles” and “Pushing Tomorrow” — that featured Majors as the narrator.
“A majority of that content did not contain our main narrator. … So we have a ton of content to go back to, to create basically new commercials new ads, if we need to,” Fink said. “The campaign is full steam ahead.”
The Army launched a new ad campaign earlier this month with a big event at the National Press Club as part of the plan to revive the Army’s popular “Be All You Can Be” slogan, which dominated its recruiting ads for two decades starting in 1981. The two new ads highlighted the history of the Army and some of the many professions that recruits can pursue. They ran from March 12 until they were pulled from the air by the Army on the 25th.
Last year was the Army’s worst recruiting year in recent history, falling 25% short of its goal to enlist 60,000 recruits.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday raised the advertising issue and peppered Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Gen. James McConville, the Army’s chief of staff, with questions about how the service intends to fix the recruiting problems.
“I see you had a bit of bad luck on your ‘Be All You Can Be’ commercial,” said Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee. “Hopefully you’re cutting a new commercial and getting it online as quickly as possible.”
Wormuth said the Army has a number of new programs, including bonuses, referral initiatives and a future soldier prep course that gives underperforming recruits a chance to take an academic or fitness course to try and meet enlistment standards.
“We’re trying to do everything we can think of because this is really a fundamental thing that the Army has got to solve if we’re going to continue to be the world’s greatest army,” she said. | https://www.wane.com/news/politics/ap-politics/army-quickly-plans-new-ads-after-jonathan-majors-arrest/ | 2023-03-29 08:14:00 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/politics/ap-politics/army-quickly-plans-new-ads-after-jonathan-majors-arrest/ |
—Shasqi's click chemistry in humans, inspired by Dr. Bertozzi's work in bioorthogonal chemistry, is leading the way to improving the utility and outcomes of cancer therapies—
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shasqi, a clinical stage biotech company developing oncology therapeutics with its proprietary Click Activated Protodrugs Against Cancer (CAPAC ®) platform, announced today that the company's scientific advisor, Carolyn Bertozzi, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, alongside Morten Meldal, Ph.D. (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), and Nobel Laureate K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D. (Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA, USA), for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
Click chemistry was first introduced in 2001 by Drs. Sharpless, Hartmuth Kolb, and M.G. Finn. It involves chemical reactions in which specific pairs of molecules selectively react with each other, ignoring their surroundings. Dr. Bertozzi and her team demonstrated that these types of reactions could be conducted in cells or animals without interfering with native biochemical processes. This phenomenon is now known as bioorthogonal chemistry.
Click chemistry and the tools that the concept has enabled have immensely enriched the fields of biology and medicine by providing orthogonal methods to explore biological processes. The elegant simplicity and functionality of this concept has enabled the pursuits of countless scientists around the world and fundamentally strengthened life science research, manufacturing and drug development.
"We, at Shasqi, are ecstatic to see that the concept and potential of click chemistry has been recognized by the world's most respected award of scientific achievement, the Nobel Prize. We congratulate and celebrate Drs. Bertozzi, Meldal and Sharpless on their well-deserved prize and are incredibly fortunate to count on Dr. Bertozzi's advice and support as our advisor," said José M. Mejía Oneto, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Shasqi. "Shasqi is proud to contribute to the ongoing advancement of biology and medicine, powered by click chemistry, by pioneering its use in humans to create better cancer therapies."
Click chemistry serves as the foundation of Shasqi's unique CAPAC platform, which enables precise oncology therapeutics to reach unprecedented doses at the tumor site with a strong safety profile. The company's lead asset, SQ3370, has established click chemistry in humans and uses a powerful chemotherapeutic, doxorubicin, as the payload. Clinical results from a Phase I study have shown that SQ3370 is well-tolerated in patients. Despite dosing more than 10-times conventional Dox per cycle for up to 12 cycles, a maximally tolerated dose has not been identified to date. Based on these promising results, SQ3370 has advanced to a Phase II clinical trial, which is currently enrolling patients.
To learn more about Shasqi's CAPAC platform and ongoing clinical trials, please visit http://www.shasqi.com
Shasqi is a privately held, clinical-stage biotechnology company whose mission is to enable patients to beat cancer with tumor-localized therapies by pioneering the use of click chemistry in humans. Click chemistry is a term that describes chemical reactions in which 2 compounds rapidly react with each other; ignoring everything else around them.
Shasqi's proprietary CAPAC platform enables precise oncology therapeutics to reach unprecedented doses at the tumor site with a strong safety profile in two steps. First, the CAPAC platform localizes a click chemistry reagent (activator) to the tumor. Then protodrugs (attenuated drugs activated by click chemistry) are infused systemically. When the protodrug reaches the activator, the payload is released at the tumor site. The lead asset, SQ3370 has established click chemistry in humans and uses a powerful chemotherapeutic, doxorubicin, as the payload. Shasqi's CAPAC Platform, when applied to a broad range of existing and experimental cancer drugs, is designed to reach unprecedented doses and unlock novel beneficial biological effects.
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PELL CITY — A Cropwell man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sex abuse charges earlier this month.
In a Zoom hearing Friday afternoon, Eddie King, 78 of Cropwell was sentenced by St. Clair County Circuit Judge Bill Weathington.
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PELL CITY — A Cropwell man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sex abuse charges earlier this month.
In a Zoom hearing Friday afternoon, Eddie King, 78 of Cropwell was sentenced by St. Clair County Circuit Judge Bill Weathington.
King plead guilty to two counts first-degree sodomy and three counts of sex abuse of a child less than 12 earlier this month. He appeared over Zoom from the Superior Court of Dekalb County in Georgia where he appeared before Judge LaTisha Dear Jackson where he also pled guilty and was sentenced for 17 charges of a sexual nature in the state of Georgia.
Weathington sentenced King to 20 years in prison. That sentence will be split to serve three years, though the third year will be suspended. After his time in prison, King is sentenced to three years of supervised probation.
Jackson sentenced King to life in prison to serve two years and to serve the balance of the rest of his sentence on probation.
Weathington said King will serve his prison sentence in Georgia with both sentences running concurrently. Both judges also said King will have to register as a sex offender in whichever state he chooses to reside in after his time in prison. King will also be required to surrender his pilot's license.
During the hearing the parents of the 8-year-old victim in the case both offered victim impact statements, one to Jackson and the other to Weathington.
The victim's mother said that the family had chosen to seek a plea agreement with King to spare her daughter of further trauma
Both parents also noted the incredible strain the case has put on their family.
King’s brother-in-law spoke on his behalf saying he did not believe King was guilty. King's Attorney Brian Steele also said he did not believe his client was guilty, saying King’s choice to plead guilty had been a surprise.
St. Clair County District Attorney Lyle Harmon said he is happy with the resolution of the case.
“I am very satisfied with the sentencing here in the state of Alabama and by the state of Goergia, where Eddie King plead guilty to 17 sexual charges involving a child,” he said. “It closes a chapter where now we can move on to his just punishment, but it opens a chapter for this child victim to move forward with their life and not be haunted by the atrocities that happened to them and the threat of future court hearings.”
Harmon said his office has become close to the victim and their family over the course of the case, in particular Chief Assistant District Attorney Mike Anderton, who led the prosecution.
The district attorney said that unfortunately the case is an example of a case where the perpetrator was someone no one would have expected.
Anderton praised the victim for having the courage to come forward and tell their story.
Taylor Mitchell is a Daily Home reporter covering Pell City.
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Ukraine's government dismissed several deputy ministers and regional administrators Tuesday -– a move seen as a response to allegations of corruption and misuse of power.
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Ukraine's government dismissed several deputy ministers and regional administrators Tuesday -– a move seen as a response to allegations of corruption and misuse of power.
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Solar energy collection sites completed at five City locations
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Bakersfield, in partnership with ForeFront Power, a leading developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, has finished Phase 1 of a planned Citywide Solar Electricity Generating Project that will save the City and taxpayers millions of dollars in energy costs.
Now completed, Phase 1 of the project is a 2 megawatt-DC (MW DC) solar energy portfolio located at five sites: the parking lot south of City Hall South, the Bakersfield Police Department Headquarters parking lot, the parking lot at The Park at River Walk, the parking lot at the City Corporation Yard, and at Mesa Marin Sports Complex. With an annual electrical output of 3.4 million kilowatt-hours, Phase 1 alone is expected to save the City and taxpayers nearly $9 million in electricity costs over a 20-year period.
Under the terms of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the City of Bakersfield, ForeFront Power developed, owns, and maintains the City's solar energy portfolio. ForeFront Power charges the City a fixed, below-market rate for electricity, which is locked in for the 20-year duration of the agreement. ForeFront Power will continue to operate and maintain the system at no cost to the City.
The PPA enabled Bakersfield to develop its portfolio at no upfront cost, while achieving a fixed, below-market rate for electricity as well as budget certainty by avoiding future utility rate increases.
"City staff is always looking for innovative and forward-thinking opportunities that will keep Bakersfield ahead of the curve," City Manager Christian Clegg said. "By investing in this project, we have made Bakersfield more energy efficient, setting ourselves up for a future of fiscal responsibility."
"We applaud the City of Bakersfield for the sustainability leadership demonstrated by installing 2 MW DC of solar energy to power city facilities," said ForeFront Power CEO Michael Smith. "ForeFront Power takes care of every aspect of solar energy solutions for our public sector partners like Bakersfield. We want to give local government agencies an alternative to expensive, unpredictable energy expenditures with guaranteed performance and low costs from solar."
The City's energy demands are high and demands grow each year. With rates increasing as well, City staff has explored energy efficiency projects in recent years to reduce its reliance on costly energy from PG&E. This project will greatly reduce the cost of energy for Bakersfield, freeing up valuable General Fund dollars for other City Council priorities.
The transition to solar will also help improve the City's air quality as the clean production of energy is equal to taking more than 500 gas-powered vehicles off the road each year.
This phase of the project also put locals to work with 80% of the labor used to construct the infrastructure coming from contractors based in Bakersfield and the County of Kern.
ForeFront Power is a leading North American developer of solar and energy storage solutions for commercial, industrial, public sector and community solar customers. The ForeFront Power team has 15 years of experience working together to develop more than 1,300 behind-the-meter and community solar and storage projects, totaling more than 1 gigawatt-DC of renewable electricity. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and Mexico City, the company offers business, government, education and community solar customers in the U.S. and Mexico a broad array of development, advisory and asset management services. ForeFront Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a global energy infrastructure and investment leader with a robust balance sheet and an "A" credit rating from Standard & Poor's. For more information, visit forefrontpower.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Timme of Gonzaga is one of five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the men’s college basketball player of the year.
He’s joined by Zach Edey of Purdue, Trayce Jackson-Davis of Indiana, Houston’s Marcus Sasser and Jalen Wilson of Kansas.
Timme took his team farthest in the upset-riddled NCAA Tournament with Gonzaga losing in the Elite Eight. Sasser helped Houston reach the Sweet 16. Purdue lost in the first round, while Indiana and Kansas were beaten in the second round.
The winner will be announced April 4 on ESPN. All five players have been invited to Los Angeles for the 47th annual presentation on April 7.
Also among the top 10 vote getters were: Jaime Jaquez Jr. of UCLA, Brandon Miller of Alabama, Penn State's Jalen Pickett, Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky and Arizona's Azuolas Tubelis.
Voting took place from March 13-20.
South Carolina's Dawn Staley will receive the Legends of Coaching Award during the ceremony at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/gonzaga-s-timme-among-5-finalists-for-men-s-17870248.php | 2023-03-31 02:54:11 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/gonzaga-s-timme-among-5-finalists-for-men-s-17870248.php |
Which Texas brand is the most iconic? This March Madness, Texas Monthly is asking readers to cast their votes.
The original Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q in Leon Springs is about a 15-mile drive from my childhood home in San Antonio. But growing up, if I rolled down the window around mile 14.5, I could smell the oak wood burning, smoking up the meat just right. It evoked a savory campfire, a scent that I’d take home with me, in my jeans and hair, long after driving away. (There would never be any other leftovers.)
Waiting in line is a crucial part of the Rudy’s experience. Butchers cut meat within view, the thud of their knives always outpacing the strum of country music playing overhead. The meat moves from the chopping block to the scale to your family’s red milk crate, for easy transport. As you wait in line to choose your meats and sides, you pass by several ice chests full of glass-bottle beverages. I remember how my right hand would go numb fishing in the tanks for an IBC cream soda, a cold dull pain to offset the heat of South Central Texas. My family always ordered the same thing: four links of jalapeño sausage, a pound of brisket, a half pound of smoked turkey, one pint of creamed corn, and one pint of spicy pinto beans. (As for me and my house, beans will not be sweet.) Finally, depending on the size of your family, the cashier will throw in a half or full loaf of Hill Country Fare white bread—the Rudy’s version of a mint or a fortune cookie. Think of the bread as a sponge. Don’t leave any drops behind.
I suppose, in theory, an individual could go to Rudy’s and just order a sandwich or something else small, but that’s doing it wrong. Rudy’s is meant to be a group activity, served family-style. Maybe that’s why the dining areas have such a church-potluck aesthetic. Outside seating offers wooden picnic tables; inside, surrounded by metal folding chairs, you’ll find long tables covered in red-checkered vinyl table “cloth.”
Every table has the most beautiful centerpiece: the signature “Rudy’s Sause,” so good—and distinct—from other barbecue sauces that it gets its own spelling. The sauce is THICK and loaded with cracked black pepper (there is also a mild “Sissy Sause” available, but I’ve always thought of that as more of a prop than a condiment). There are no plates at Rudy’s, just thin cardboard boats for beans and corn, and then butcher paper that serves as both placemat, plate, and canvas. It’s best to start out your meal by glugging out a generous pool of sause onto your supper palette; paint the meal maroon.
I don’t live 15 miles from the original Rudy’s anymore. At the age of eighteen, I became a Texpat, and since then, I’ve lived abroad in South Carolina; then Georgia; Washington, D.C.; New York City; and San Diego. Rudy’s has breached the borders of surrounding states (Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona) but it hasn’t extended its franchise to any of the cities I’ve lived in since moving away from San Antonio. But here’s the rub (assume all puns in this piece are intended): As much as I miss the (self-designated) “Worst Bar-B-Q in Texas,” I don’t want Rudy’s to lay roots in California or New York. Because would it still be Texas brisket if it were smoked in northern air? Would it still be a Rudy’s sponge if the white bread was sourced by Sprouts instead of H-E-B? I’m inclined to think not.
Once, my mom, a Texas lifer, asked me if I wanted her and my dad to move from home to live in the same city as me. The question was rhetorical—she’d never do it—but thought-provoking. My answer surprised me: I’d never want her to move. Some people—some restaurants—don’t seem fully themselves detached from their home state. Something about the surroundings makes them come alive, and besides, it’s comforting to know that when you go home, they’ll be there (for Rudy’s, from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; for Mom, 24 hours a day).
Now, that doesn’t mean I won’t eat Rudy’s outside of Texas.
During the height of the pandemic, my husband and I lived in New York City. Fortunately, so did my sister, Erin, and her husband. We were lucky enough to not get COVID-sick, but we did get homesick. That’s when Erin, savvy gal that she is, discovered that Rudy’s does overnight delivery nationwide. With the help of FedEx and a lot of dry ice, a box full of brisket, creamed corn, jalapeño sausage, and spicy pinto beans arrived at the doorstep of my sister’s Brooklyn brownstone. So, naturally, we had a feast, and then we played some Texas Hold’em.
The steaks were high. Winner got to take home the burnt end of the brisket. Reader, I cleaned up that poker table better than a floppy piece of white bread.
I won, but I ended up sharing. Ultimately, I served the burnt end family-style, the way God Rudy’s intended. A few days after the feast, I cooked my sister and myself some brisket-and-egg breakfast tacos, alongside some homemade salsa roja. The flour tortillas weren’t pillowy and pliable, but you can’t have it all—outside of Texas.
I guess I should tell you that Rudy’s also sells a brisket-scented candle. So you don’t technically have to be half a mile from a Rudy’s to absorb that savory, oaky aroma. But to me, this candle just seems rude. The scent without the bite? Don’t tantalize me, Texas. Mom, if you’re reading this, I don’t want that candle for Christmas. | https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/rudys-bar-b-q-overnight-shipping-got-me-through-the-pandemic-in-new-york/ | 2023-03-22 00:16:02 | 0 | https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/rudys-bar-b-q-overnight-shipping-got-me-through-the-pandemic-in-new-york/ |
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian investigators have raided an Indian subsidiary of Chinese smartphone maker Oppo, accusing it of evading customs duties totaling 43.9 billion rupees ($551 million), the government said Wednesday.
The Enforcement Directorate, India's financial crime investigation agency, said it sent a notice to the company seeking recovery of the money.
Oppo India, a subsidiary of China’s Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd, is the second Chinese mobile company to be searched by the directorate this month.
The actions underscore the tough scrutiny of Chinese companies following a Himalayan border standoff between the armies of the two nuclear-armed neighbors that began in 2020. Twenty Indian and four Chinese soldiers have been killed in the standoff.
Citing security concerns, India has also banned more than 300 Chinese mobile apps and has tightened rules on Chinese investment in India.
Oppo India is engaged in manufacturing, assembling, wholesaling and distributing mobile handsets and accessories in India.
In a statement, the directorate accused Oppo India of using ineligible duty exemptions totaling 2.9 billion rupees ($377 million) and improperly accounting for royalty and license fees. It said a large amount of money had been remitted to China to avoid payment of taxes in India.
A spokesperson for Oppo India could not immediately be reached for comment. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in Beijing earlier this month that the Chinese government requires Chinese businesses doing business abroad to abide by local laws and regulations and supports the companies’ efforts to safeguard their rights and interests.
“We hope India will conduct investigations and law enforcement in accordance with the law, and provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises’ investment and operation in India,” Zhao said.
Indian investigators said last Thursday they searched dozens of offices of Chinese-owned Vivo Mobile India Private Limited as part of an investigation focusing on allegations of money laundering by the smartphone maker.
India’s Enforcement Directorate said it seized 119 bank accounts with 4.65 billion rupees ($58.76 million), 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of gold bars and 7.3 million rupees ($92,405) in cash during the raids of the company owned by China’s BBK Electronics. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/India-raids-second-Chinese-mobile-company-this-17302148.php | 2022-07-13 17:19:44 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/India-raids-second-Chinese-mobile-company-this-17302148.php |
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