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SEOUL, May 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SK hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.com) today announced that it generated 9.4173 trillion won in social value last year. Based on the calculations of SK Group's social-value tracking methods, SK hynix's generation surged by 93% in 2021 from 4.8887 trillion won recorded in 2020. The company's performance represents more than half of 18.4 trillion won that the entire SK Group generated in social value last year.
By category, indirect contribution to economy such as tax payments, employment, and dividends totaled 9.7201 trillion won, while environmental performance of business activity recorded a negative 952.7 billion won and social performance of business activity reached 649.9 billion won.
In particular, indirect contribution to economy increased by 81%, or 4.3465 trillion won, from a year ago, helped by the company's all-time high revenues in 2021. Social performance of business activity also rose by 44%, or 198.5 billion won, on the back of efforts to vitalize the semiconductor ecosystem and expanded philanthropic contributions for the underprivileged. But with increased greenhouse gas emissions as a result of more production to meet stronger demand for semiconductor globally, the negative impact grew by 2%, or 15 billion won, in the area of the environmental performance of business activity.
Indirect contribution to economy increased across all categories of tax payments, employment, and dividends. Tax payments soared 160%, or 2.3633 trillion won, on year as the company reported stronger financial results. A rise in the number of employees and bigger compensation package also led to an increase of 56%, or 1.7245 trillion won, in the employment category. Dividends rose by 32%, or 258.6 billion won, as the company implemented a more aggressive shareholder return policy.
In the area of environment, the company reported a negative reading for a second straight year as more resources were consumed to produce more semiconductors, also resulting in a gain in greenhouse gas emission. More precisely, negative cost increased by 3%, or 24.2 billion won, from a year ago, in the area of resource consumption/environmental pollution. Such negative result was somewhat offset by an increase of 128%, or 9.1 billion won, in the product/services segment with development of low-power products.
"SK hynix has been making efforts in various aspects, joining the Green Premium System, trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expanding reuse of wastewater in order to lessen the environmental impact," the company said. "But whatever the reasons are, we are still responsible for the impact we had on the environment. We will continue to aim for an improvement in the environment area and make endless efforts."
*Green Premium System: A pricing system whereby a consumer of electricity pays an additional premium on existing electricity costs in order to use power from renewable energy sources
In the category of the social performance of business activity, shared growth showed the most remarkable improvement. SK hynix has for years continued its efforts to vitalize the semiconductor ecosystem by consistently providing technological support and training opportunities to its business partners. SK hynix has also contributed to localization of materials, parts, and equipment through joint technological development with its partners. As a result, shared growth performance rose by 56%, or 180.6 billion won, from a year ago.
Elsewhere, the company saw a growth of 9%, or 9.7 billion won, in the social contribution area as it continued relevant activities in a socially distanced manner during the pandemic. The performance for "life-quality improvement for the underprivileged" increased by 45%, or 8.2 billion won, thanks to its continued support for social enterprises.
Kim Youn-wook, Vice President for Corporate Sustainability Management, said that SK hynix has been communicating with relevant stakeholders transparently, making public its social value performance for the past 4 years since 2019. "We will speed up implementation of the SV2030, our mid- to long-term initiative for social-value generation, and advance our ESG management commitment further with an aim to contribute to the mankind and the community."
*Specific examples of social value generation and detailed calculation methods can be found from the SK hynix newsroom.
SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world's top tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips ("DRAM"), flash memory chips ("NAND flash") and CMOS Image Sensors ("CIS") for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company's shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com, news.skhynix.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk threatened to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another company,” according to the non-profit news organization, in an ongoing spat between Musk and media groups since his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last year.
“So is NPR going to start posting on Twitter again, or should we reassign @NPR to another company?” Musk wrote in one email late Tuesday to NPR reporter Bobby Allyn.
NPR stopped tweeting from its main account after Twitter abruptly labeled NPR’s main account as “ state-affiliated media ” last month, a term that’s also been used to identify outlets controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments. Twitter then changed the label to “ government-funded media.”
NPR said that both labels were inaccurate and undermined its credibility — noting the nonprofit news company operates independently of the U.S. government. Federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting accounts for less than 1% of NPR’s annual operating budget, the company said.
The last tweets on NPR’s main account are from April 12 — when the news organization shared a thread of other places readers and listeners can find its journalism.
Twitter temporarily slapped other news organizations — including the BBC and PBS — with “government-funded media” labels. PBS also stopped using its Twitter account in response.
In an article written by Allyn late Tuesday, the NPR tech reporter detailed the messages that the billionaire owner of Twitter sent regarding NPR’s account. Musk pointed to NPR’s choice to stop tweeting as justifying possibly reassigning the account.
“Our policy is to recycle handles that are definitively dormant,” Musk wrote in one email. “Same policy applies to all accounts. No special treatment for NPR.”
According to Twitter’s online policy, the social media platform determines an account’s inactivity based on logging on — not tweeting. Twitter says that users should log in at least every 30 days to keep their accounts active, and that “accounts may be permanently removed due to prolonged inactivity.”
Musk’s comments and his actions, however, do not always match and it is uncertain if he will actually reassign NPR’s handle, regardless of Twitter’s published policy on account activity.
When asked by NPR who would be willing to use NPR’s Twitter account, Musk replied, “National Pumpkin Radio,” along with a fire emoji and a laughing emoji, NPR reported.
It is unknown if NPR has logged into its account, which currently has a blue check without the previous “government-funded media” label, since April. The Associated Press reached out to NPR for comment early Wednesday.
Musk disbanded Twitter’s media and public relations department after the takeover.
As of Wednesday, the NPR Twitter handle still appeared to belong to NPR. If Musk does reassign the account to another user, experts warn of misinformation and further loss of credibility.
“Potentially losing access to a handle as a form of pressure is really just a continuation of eroding the credibility of information sharing on Twitter,” Zeve Sanderson, executive director of New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics told The Associated Press.
“For journalism, there’s not only brand safety concerns, but in addition to that, there are a ton of concerns around misinformation potentially being perceived as a lot more credible — because someone (could be) tweeting from from the NPR handle when it’s really not them,” Sanderson added.
It is the latest volley in what many experts describe as a chilling and uncertain landscape for journalism on Twitter since Musk acquired the company in October.
In addition to removing news organization’s verifications and temporarily adding labels like “government-funded media” on some accounts, Musk abruptly suspended the accounts of individual journalists who wrote about Twitter late last year.
In response to Musk’s Tuesday emails, Liz Woolery, digital policy lead at literary organization PEN America said that it is “hard to imagine a more potent example of Musk’s willingness to use Twitter to arbitrarily intimidate and retaliate against any person or organization that irks him, with or without provocation.”
“It’s a purely authoritarian tactic, seemingly intended to undermine one of the country’s premier and most trusted news organizations—one that is especially important to rural communities across the U.S.” Woolery added in a Wednesday statement to The Associated Press.
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Warning issued after wolves in southern Oregon show ‘lack of wariness’ around people
Two wolves in southwest Oregon have shown an uncharacteristic "lack of wariness around people," prompting state wildlife officials to issue a warning to anyone recreating in the upper North Umpqua River area east of Roseburg.
Videos and photos show one wolf, a yearling, "approaching and laying down near vehicles and not reacting to human voice or honking horns ... which is uncommon behavior," officials with Umpqua National Forest said in a news release.
Another wolf that's part of the pack, OR-125, has at times been seen with the yearling wolf and has also shown a lack of wariness of humans. Their main location, when people see them, has typically been the upper North Umpqua River area, officials said.
What we know about the wolves
There have been no reported attacks on humans or pets so far, officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said, but they're recommending people in the area be prepared for a potential encounter.
The wolves are part of the Indigo Pack — a group of four first established in 2018. Their area of known activity is generally west of Diamond Lake and east of Glide.
"The behavior of these two wolves can be a safety risk for people and their pets. Dog owners should leash their pets as wolves are territorial with other canines," Umpqua National Forest said.
Wolves in western Oregon — including the Indigo Pack — are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. In the latest count, at least 178 wolves were counted across Oregon, with the number of wolves moving into the state's west side rising by 39%.
“Wolves are growing in numbers and expanding in distribution in western Oregon,” Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife wolf coordinator Roblyn Brown said. “We are confident in the continued health of the state’s wolf population as they expand in distribution across the state and continue to show an upward population trend.”
What to do if you see a wolf
A flier from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service advises people to do the following if they see a wolf:
- Stay at least 100 yards away
- Keep dogs on a leash
- Stay alert by not wearing headphones
- Carry bear spray
- Do not feed wolves
- Don't run
- Make noise
- Appear large
The flier encourages people to stay calm if they encounter a wolf. "Talk in a loud, firm voice or make loud noises and the wolf will likely run away," the flier said.
If a wolf approaches you, the flier encourages people to back away slowly while facing the wolf and to fight back if attacked.
"We’re working with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Umpqua National Forest to make people who may be recreating (or working) in the Indigo Pack’s area aware there is a yearling wolf that has lost it’s wariness of people," said Meghan Dugan, a spokeswoman for ODFW.
Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 15 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or 503-399-6801. Find him on Twitter at @ZachsORoutdoors. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2023/06/02/wolves-in-s-oregon-showing-lack-of-wariness-prompts-warning-diamond-lake/70282497007/ | 2023-06-03 02:04:16 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2023/06/02/wolves-in-s-oregon-showing-lack-of-wariness-prompts-warning-diamond-lake/70282497007/ |
The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi collaborates with a leading healthcare company to boost health technology and clinical research
Published: Jun. 16, 2022 at 6:53 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
SAN DIEGO, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of healthcare in the emirate, signed a Declaration of Collaboration with Johnson & JohnsonMiddle East FZ-LLC, to support Abu Dhabi's vision in developing a regional hub for clinical research and data generation. The new strategic collaboration seeks to bring innovative treatments and breakthrough solutions to the UAE and the MENA region as well as exchange knowledge across the healthcare sector.
Witnessed by HE Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the signing ceremony happened during the BIO International Convention 2022 which took place between June 13-16 in San Diego, California, U.S. The Declaration of Collaboration between the parties was signed by Dr. Asma Al Mannaei, Executive Director, Research and Innovation Centre at DoH and Jamie Phares, Managing Director of Janssen GCC, one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson and Johnson.
Headed by HE Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the Abu Dhabi delegation comprised of government officials is visiting the USA this month to explore prospects of joint collaboration within the framework of healthcare at large and life science in specific.
Through these strategic collaborations, DoH and Johnson & JohnsonMiddle East FZ-LLC will explore key potential areas of interest to develop short and long-term projects in the generation of Data and Real-World Evidence (RWE). Through international collaborations, Abu Dhabi seeks to lead research groups supported by global partners to establish the strength and sustainability of the healthcare sector as well as provide quality care to patients.
Dr. Asma Al Mannaei, Executive Director, Research and Innovation Centre at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH),said: "We are pleased with all that we have achieved during the Abu Dhabi Life Science Mission thus far. Our collaborations with leading healthcare companies echo Abu Dhabi's ongoing efforts to position itself as a leading life science destination as well as an incubator for innovation. Through our collaboration with Johnson and Johnson Middle East FZ-LLC, we aim to further improve the resilience and sustainability of the healthcare sector as well as provide quality care to patients in Abu Dhabi and worldwide."
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Editorial: If homeless women have trouble getting contraception, why not bring it to them?
Mckenzie Trahan, the young homeless woman whose struggle to raise her newborn was chronicled in a series of stories in the Los Angeles Times, had nothing but determination going for her when she got pregnant. Born into poverty, in and out of foster care and juvenile hall, on and off meth, she moved into an apartment in a transitional housing program for young mothers and tried valiantly to make a life for herself and her daughter.
Even with the help of well-intentioned people, navigating a system riddled with obstacles was too difficult to overcome, and her daughter was removed from her care. Permanent housing subsidies are complicated to apply for (though she did eventually get one). Trahan met weekly with a drug counselor, but there was no daily on-site substance abuse or mental health counseling available in her transitional housing program. Jennifer Hark Dietz, the chief executive of PATH, the service provider organization that ran the housing where Mckenzie lived, said she would love to have those programs available on-site, but the funding doesn’t cover that.
Mckenzie’s journey illustrates what a daunting task it is to transition from a life of homelessness into housing, while trying to stay sober and overshadowed by a history of trauma including domestic violence. The system that brought her in from the streets ultimately failed her, requiring what turned out to be an impossible juggling act of adjusting to a housing program with rules, caring for an infant, looking for work and permanent housing, and staying sober.
But in a homeless services system rife with complexities and problems, one specific and straightforward thing L.A. County could do is offer more and better reproductive healthcare for homeless women where the priority is survival, not getting to a clinic for a checkup and birth control.
In an encampment above the Hollywood Freeway, nothing about Mckenzie Trahan’s future is certain.
According to studies, it’s not rare to find homeless women pregnant living on the streets. Among unhoused women ages 18 to 25, 44% are pregnant or mothers, according to a research group at the University of Chicago.
But for women with Mckenzie’s background, “homelessness and motherhood are often less a decision than a destiny,” writes Gale Holland, the Times reporter who created the series along with videographer Claire Hannah Collins and photographer Christina House.
A new Los Angeles County effort could help young homeless women and people who don’t identify as female but are capable of getting pregnant have more agency over their reproductive lives.
The county’s Housing for Health division of the Department of Health Services will launch a program, probably within a month’s time, to bring mobile vans outfitted like clinics to encampments across the county. The 40-foot vans, each with two rooms with adjustable examination beds and privacy screens, will allow healthcare providers to do cervical exams, Pap smears, and prescribe and insert IUDs and other long-acting reversible contraception. In addition, the teams assigned to the vans will also deliver primary and urgent care, treat sexually transmitted infections, do ultrasounds and EKGs.
Some of this care is already administered by county street medicine teams that treat people living in hard-to-reach encampments, offering primary care, medicines to curb drug cravings and treat overdoses as well as give out condoms. But the vans will allow for a wider array of services. “We want to provide more options,” says Absalon Galat, the family medicine doctor who will run the new mobile clinic program. With the addition of the vans, teams of providers will now be able to offer reproductive care usually available only in brick-and-mortar clinics. The teams will also offer and prenatal care to pregnant women.
Editorial: The only way out of homelessness is permanent housing. That’s why we need the HHH program
HHH housing is taking a long time to build, but the city’s housing bond program is not a failure.
The larger mobile vans will accommodate women’s reproductive healthcare in a way that wasn’t possible before, according to Galat, who also ran the county’s COVID response medical teams that went out to encampments to test and vaccinate for the coronavirus as well as provide other medical care.
It’s great that the county is expanding its mobile healthcare options for homeless people because some are unable or reluctant to go to a clinic, fearing they will be treated disrespectfully because they are homeless.
Initially there will be four vans divided across regions of the county making regular trips to different locations every two weeks. Galat envisions expanding the services to include physical therapy, cognitive assessment, and treatment of complications of drug use such as endocarditis. And he would like to get a high-risk obstetrician/gynecologist on board to treat pregnant women with a history of drug use. If this effort is successful and well-used, the county should increase the number of vans.
Then, for homeless people, maybe getting pregnant can be a choice, not just an inevitability.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 11, 2022
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
327 AM CDT Thu Aug 11 2022
...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...
The combination of warm temperatures and high dewpoints will
produce heat indices between 105 and 109 degrees today. Residents
with outdoor activities planned are urged to drink plenty of water,
wear light weight and light colored clothing and take frequent breaks
from the heat. Young children and pets should never be left
unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially
true during warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal
temperatures in a matter of minutes.
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London police officer admits multiple counts of rape
LONDON (AP) — A London police officer on Monday admitted raping and sexually assaulting a dozen women over a 17-year period, in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer.
David Carrick, 48, pleaded guilty to 49 offenses, including 20 counts of rape and charges that included assault, attempted rape and false imprisonment. The officer, who joined London’s Metropolitan Police force in 2001, had served with the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command.
The police department apologized to victims after it emerged that nine allegations of rape and other crimes were made against Carrick between 2000 and 2021. He was only suspended from the force after his arrest for a rape complaint in 2021.
Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray said the case was “devastating” and apologized for not removing Carrick from the force earlier.
“He has had a devastating impact on the trust and confidence of women and girls that we are working so hard to earn. He has devastated colleagues,” Gray said in a statement.
“He used the fact he was a police officer to control and coerce his victims,” she added. “We should have spotted his pattern of abusive behavior and because we didn’t, we missed opportunities to remove him from the organization.”
Police said Carrick met some of the women through online dating sites or on social occasions, using his position as a police officer to gain their trust.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was “absolutely sickened and appalled” by the revelations.
“Londoners will be rightly shocked that this man was able to work for the Met for so long, and serious questions must be answered about how he was able to abuse his position as an officer in this horrendous manner,” Khan said.
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By DASHA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s top investigative agency on Saturday said the suspect in a car bombing that injured a prominent pro-Kremlin novelist and killed his driver has admitted acting at the behest of Ukraine’s special services.
The blast that hit the car of Zakhar Prilepin, a well-known nationalist writer and an ardent supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine, was the third explosion involving prominent pro-Kremlin figures since the start of the conflict.
It took place in the region of Nizhny Novgorod, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Moscow.
Russia’s Investigative Committee said the suspect was a Ukrainian native and had admitted under questioning that he was working under orders from Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry in turn blamed not only Ukraine but the United States as well.
“Responsibility for this and other terrorist acts lies not only with the Ukrainian authorities, but with their Western patrons, in the first place, the United States, who since the coup d’etat of February 2014 have painstakingly nurtured the anti-Russian neo-Nazi project in Ukraine,” the ministry said, referring to the 2014 uprising in Kyiv that forced the Russia-friendly president to flee.
In August 2022, a car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow killed Daria Dugina, the daughter of an influential Russian political theorist often referred to as “Putin’s brain.” The authorities alleged that Ukraine was behind the blast.
Last month, an explosion in a cafe in St. Petersburg killed a popular military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky. Officials once again blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies.
Russian news outlet RBC reported, citing unnamed sources, that Prilepin was traveling back to Moscow on Saturday from Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions and stopped in the Nizhny Novogorod region for a meal.
Prilepin became a supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014, after Putin illegally annexed the Crimean peninsula. He was involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine on the side of Russian-backed separatists. Last year, he was sanctioned by the European Union for his support of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In 2020, he founded a political party, For the Truth, which Russian media reported was backed by the Kremlin. A year later, Prilepin’s party merged with the nationalist A Just Russia party that has seats in the parliament.
A co-chair of the newly formed party, Prilepin won a seat in the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, in the 2021 election, but gave it up.
Party leader Sergei Mironov called the incident on Saturday “a terrorist act” and blamed Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova echoed Mironov’s sentiment in a post on the messaging app Telegram, adding that responsibility also lay with the U.S. and NATO.
“Washington and NATO have nursed yet another international terrorist cell — the Kyiv regime,” Zakharova wrote. “Direct responsibility of the U.S. and Britain. We’re praying for Zakhar.”
The deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, former President Dmitry Medvedev put the blame on “Nazi extremists” in a telegram he sent to Prilepin.
Ukrainian officials haven’t commented directly on the allegations. However, Ukraine’s presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, in a tweet on Saturday, appeared to point the finger at the Kremlin, saying that “to prolong the agony of Putin’s clan and maintain the illusionary ‘total control,’ the Russian repression machine picks up the pace and catches up with everyone,” including supporters of the Ukraine war. | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/05/06/russia-says-bomber-who-injured-novelist-acted-for-ukraine/ | 2023-05-06 19:59:32 | 1 | https://wtmj.com/national/2023/05/06/russia-says-bomber-who-injured-novelist-acted-for-ukraine/ |
LONDON — Britain’s Gatwick Airport has slashed its number of daily flights over the summer because of staff shortages as the global aviation industry struggles to meet a resurgent demand for travel.
The airport said in a statement that the move would help passengers “experience a more reliable and better standard of service.”
“By taking decisive action now, we aim to help the ground handlers — and also our airlines — to better match their flying programs with their available resources,” said Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate.
Passengers have endured delays and cancellations as airports across Europe struggle to cope with staff shortages and skyrocketing demand for flights after two pandemic-hit years. Airlines and baggage-handling firms that laid off staff during the pandemic are scrambling to boost numbers again.
Travelers in Britain suffered days of airport delays during the Easter school holidays in April and Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee long weekend this month, with British Airways and easyJet canceling hundreds of flights. Hours-long lines built up at British airport check-in, security and baggage points.
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has also slashed its flight schedule for July, saying shortages of security staff mean it can’t cope with the high demand as many families take to the skies for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic has eased.
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Music legend Bruce Springsteen has been known as “The Boss” for decades. Now, he has a new title that he likely cherishes even more: Grandpa!
The 72-year-old “Born to Run” rocker and his wife and longtime bandmate, Patti Scialfa Springsteen, 68, shared the news of their granddaughter’s arrival in a July 16 Instagram post from the proud new grandmother.
She shared two photos of beautiful baby Lily Harper, who is the daughter of Sam Springsteen, the couple’s youngest son. One of the shots is a black-and-white image of the new parents pushing a baby carriage during a walk, and the other is a lovely closeup of Lily wearing a pink hat, pink bear mittens and her hospital bracelet.
Bruce and Patti have been married since 1991 and have worked together as part of Springsteen’s E Street Band since 1984. The couple has three children: Evan, Jessica and Sam. The younger Springsteens have created positive headlines in recent years, with Jessica qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics as an elite equestrian athlete in 2021 and Sam being sworn in as a New Jersey firefighter in 2020.
Fans and friends of the famous grandparents shared congratulations on the Instagram post, including fellow rock legend and guitarist Tom Morello, who is not only known for his work with Rage Against the Machine but also has joined the couple as a member of the E Street band on tour and in the studio.
“Oh, my!! Congrats!!” Morello commented on the IG post.
The new grandparents will need to juggle their new responsibilities with an already busy schedule. Springsteen recently announced a 2023 world tour that includes the E Street Band and is set to kick off on Feb. 1, in Tampa before making its way across the globe to Monza, Italy in July.
The tour will be the first time in six years that Springsteen and his band have done live shows on the road. Recently, the iconic performer took Broadway by storm with his one-man show, “Springsteen on Broadway,” that ran intermittently from 2017 through 2021.
Maybe little Lily can make it to her first show before she’s even a year old!
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Griffin and its Affiliated Companies Establish Foothold in Boston
BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Griffin Financial Group, a lower middle-market investment bank, announced today that Sophea Chau joined the firm as Senior Managing Director, and that the firm will establish a Boston office.
"We are excited to welcome Sophea and look forward to uniting our respective expertise to maximize value for lower middle-market businesses," said Ernie Choquette, Chairman, President and CEO of The Stevens & Lee Companies, a platform of affiliated professional services companies that includes Griffin Financial Group.
"Our new location in Boston will give us the opportunity to strategically expand our platform's full range of professional services and grow in a vibrant new market," said Mr. Choquette.
"Sophea brings us expertise that will strengthen our ability to assist businesses achieve their strategic goals in industries we have not had much depth in previously," said Matt O'Leary, CEO, Griffin Financial Group.
Sophea Chau has nearly 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and financial advisory services, and specializes in consumer branded and e-commerce companies.
"Griffin and The Stevens & Lee Companies will be an exciting place to work," said Ms. Chau. "I look forward to collaborating with the team and positioning Griffin as a leader in helping entrepreneurial and family-owned businesses achieve their financial and strategic goals in today's complex economic environment."
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Mike Ford clears bases in 9-run 4th in Mariners 10-1 win over Astros
HOUSTON - Luis Castillo threw seven strong innings, Mike Ford had a bases-clearing double during a nine-run fourth for Seattle, and the Mariners beat the Houston Astros 10-1 on Friday night.
Kolten Wong drove in two runs in the fourth, starting the scoring with an RBI single and concluding it with a two-out double. He was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
After Wong’s single that made it 1-1, Julio Rodríguez hit a two-run single to chase Houston starter Hunter Brown (6-6). Phil Maton struck out Ty France but walked Teoscar Hernández before Cal Raleigh added an RBI fielder’s choice to make it 4-1.
Eugenio Suárez was hit by a pitch, Jarred Kelenic worked a bases-loaded walk, and Ford followed with his double. Ford added a solo homer in the ninth against Houston outfielder Bligh Madris and finished with three hits and four RBIs.
Castillo (6-6) yielded one unearned run on five hits with three strikeouts, bouncing back after he allowed six runs in six innings last Sunday against Tampa Bay.
Kelenic, Ford and Wong — the 7-8-9 hitters in the Mariners’ lineup — combined to go 7 for 10 with seven RBIs. Seattle (44-43) has won six of seven to climb over .500 for the first time since June 2. The Mariners moved within four games of second-place Houston in the AL West.
Brown struck out eight in three innings but surrendered five runs on eight hits. He had allowed three runs or fewer in four of his last five starts.
Alex Bregman had an RBI infield single in the third for the Astros.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: DH Yordan Alvarez took batting practice on the field before the game. He could take part in José Urquidy’s live batting practice on Sunday, manager Dusty Baker said.
TOO LATE
Kelenic struck out in the second inning when plate umpire Brian O’Nora called him for a pitch clock violation on a 3-2 count.
ROSTER MOVE
Seattle RHP José Rodriguez cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma.
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Salute to Idaho Agriculture: Nature Nursery
Recently, the company has revamped its website in an effort to better connect with people across the state with the plants they need
BURLEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — In Burley, there is a team of plant lovers who hope to help Idahoans find a green thumb of their own.
“Nature Nursery is a full retail nursery. We sell everything from bedding plants to your trees and shrubs,” said Andrew Gibby with Nature Nursery.
Gibby has been with Nature Nursery since it opened its doors in 2017.
Since then, he’s overseen the growth of more than just trees and plants, he has seen the company become a place for anything your yard dreams need.
“We have the retail nursery, Nature Nursery and Market, where we have everything from the bedding plants to home décor. We are also a Green Mountain Grill dealer. So basically, anything for your outdoor living space,” Gibby said.
But Nature Nursery doesn’t stop there. The company will take all the work of developing your yard out of your hands.
“Then we go beyond that with landscaping. We do hardscapes, paver patios, water features, sprinkler installs. We are your one-stop shop for your little slice of heaven,” said Gibby.
Recently, the company has revamped its website in an effort to better connect with people across the state with the plants they need.
“We have a plant finder, which is a great program. You can choose different sizes, different colors, different bloom times and it will actually tell you which plants we carry in the store,” said Gibby.
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World Cup winners and incredible goals are often what we reminisce about from previous tournaments, but there’s also another that hits a different tune in our nostalgia: anthems.
The first official anthem of a World Cup came in 1962 when Chile hosted the quadrennial tournament. Los Ramblers’ “El Rock del Mundial” song, which translates to “The Rock of the World Cup”, was the first ever anthem.
Since then, having an anthem has become a World Cup tradition. Sometimes there will be one song translated to different languages, but since 2002, multiple artists curate songs in different languages that are used for promotional purposes, with one song being dubbed the “official” version.
For the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, “Hayya Hayya” by Trinidad Cardona, Davido and Aisha became the first song to be released from the tournament’s soundtrack while Lil Baby’s “The World is Yours to Take” is the official Budweiser anthem of the tournament.
With plenty to pick from, both official and unofficial, these five World Cup anthems, in no particular order, are among the best of all time:
“Wavin’ Flag” by K’naan – 2010
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There’s really no other song to start off with. K’Naan’s “Wavin’ Flag” was released ahead of the 2010 World Cup hosted by South Africa and is still regarded as a masterpiece to this day – and likely always will be. It’s a perfect representation of what the sport is all about. We often associate soccer with flashy stadiums that hundreds of thousands of spectators pack, and while that is true, most fans play the game on smaller dirt and grass fields with little to no proper equipment, which the song takes us through.
“We Are One (Ole Ola)” by Pitbull – 2014
It’s quite the poetic justice if “Mr. Worldwide” is the one reminding us of how soccer unites the globe. Pitbull’s “We Are One” featuring Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte was the official song of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which wonderfully highlighted Brazilian culture from dances, clothes and playing the game on the beach.
“Waka Waka” by Shakira – 2010
It’s the most-viewed World Cup anthem for a reason. Shakira’s “Waka Waka” song was the official one of 2010 and has accumulated 3.2 billion views and counting on YouTube. It was the first ever time a World Cup had been hosted by a country in Africa, and South African culture was spotlighted fantastically by everyone involved. To have two timeless classics in one tournament exemplified how great the vibes were that year.
“La Copa de la Vida” by Ricky Martin – 1998
From the artist who gave us “Livin’ La Vida Loca” in 1999, it’s not exactly surprising that “La Copa de la Vida”, which translates to “The Cup of Life”, was released just one year before. This was the official song of the 1998 World Cup hosted by France and is still capable of bringing out goosebumps, no matter how long it’s been since being released.
“We Are the Champions” by Queen – 1994
While it wasn’t the official song of the 1994 World Cup hosted by the U.S., it’s one that has become ubiquitous in the sporting world today whenever a title winner is crowned. That year it was Brazil that earned the right to sing Queen’s song, but it’s another evergreen track that we’ll keep coming back to every time. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/best-fifa-world-cup-anthems-of-all-time/3094210/ | 2022-10-12 02:34:20 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/best-fifa-world-cup-anthems-of-all-time/3094210/ |
A man who was fatally shot Friday after an apparent argument between neighbors in Berlin, N.H., was killed by “multiple gunshot wounds”, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office.
An autopsy on Christopher Veliz was conducted by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval, who ruled the manner of Veliz’s death to be homicide, the attorney general’s office said in a statement Sunday.
Nomar Ramos-Rivera, 44, of Berlin, was arrested and charged with second degree murder and two counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, according to the statement. Ramos-Rivera is also accused of recklessly firing a gun into an occupied vehicle, according to the statement. He is being held without bail.
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Ramos-Rivera will be arraigned in Coos County Superior Court, but a date has not been set, prosecutors said. It was unclear Sunday whether Ramos-Rivera had hired an attorney.
At around 8:15 a.m. Friday, Berlin police responded to reports of multiple gunshots at 568 Sullivan St., according to a previous statement from the attorney general’s office. Upon arriving at the scene, police found Veliz suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside his home, prosecutors said. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
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In May, active inventory increased year-over-year (+8.0%) for the first time in nearly three years, but remained 48.5% lower than at the start of the pandemic
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New data suggests the U.S. housing market hit a turning point in its supply struggle in May, as active inventory recorded the first year-over-year increase since June 2019, according to the Realtor.com® Monthly Housing Trends Report released today. At the same time, the median national home price soared to an all-time high of $447,000 and buyers snatched up listings a week faster than last year.
"Among key factors fueling the inventory comeback are new sellers, who are listing homes at a rate not seen since 2019, as well as moderating demand, with pending listings declining year-over-year in May," said Danielle Hale, Chief Economist for Realtor.com. "While this real estate refresh is welcome news in a still-undersupplied market, it has yet to make a dent in home price growth, partially due to increases in newly-listed, larger homes and because the typical seller outlook is quite high, likely shaped by recent experiences of homeowners who sold. Importantly, as 72% of this year's sellers also plan to purchase a home, seller expectations will likely start to reflect buyers' needs. In an early sign, the rate of sellers making price cuts accelerated in May."
May 2022 Housing Metrics – National
The U.S. inventory of active listings grew year-over-year for the first time since June 2019, with this comeback driven by two key trends. First, new listings reached the highest level of any month in nearly three years, as rising numbers of sellers might be more confident in pursuing plans to list than last Spring when COVID vaccines were just rolling out. Second, higher housing costs are spurring a moderation in buyer demand. This is reflected in May's bigger year-over-year declines in pending listings – those at various stages of the selling process that are not yet sold – compared to April, a sign of softening in the turnover rate of for-sale homes.
- Nationally, the number of active listings increased 8.0% year-over-year in May, but remained 48.5% below typical levels in May 2020 at the onset of COVID.
- Compared to last month's year-over-year changes, May's national data showed a significant improvement in the new listings trend (+6.3% vs. 1.3%) and a bigger decline in pending listings (-12.6% vs. -8.7%).
- Among May's new listings, the share of smaller homes (up to 1750 square feet) declined year-over-year (to 45.7% from 47.3%), while those with 1,750-plus square feet increased from 52.7% to 54.3%.
- On average in the 50 largest U.S. markets, active inventory grew by double-digits (+14.9%) over May 2021 levels, with the biggest increases in the West (+33.6%) and South (+18.3%), led by Austin, Texas (+85.8%), Phoenix (+67.1%) and Sacramento, Calif. (+54.6%). Active listings declined on a year-over-year basis in just 8 markets.
- Thirty markets posted annual gains in newly-listed homes, with the biggest increases registered in southern metros: Raleigh, N.C. (+27.9%), Nashville, Tenn. (+22.8%), and Las Vegas (+20.7%).
May's increase in for-sale home options combined with softening buyer demand would typically drive a cooldown in home prices, but data shows that is not yet the case. In fact, the yearly growth rate in the U.S. median listing price accelerated from last month's pace as the median listing price approached $450,000 after just crossing the $400,000 threshold in March. From asking prices per square foot to pending listing prices, May housing trends suggest that a few factors are potentially driving the continued home price surge. These include a rising share of newly-listed, larger homes by square footage and some sellers not yet adjusting to shifting supply and demand dynamics, including buyer interest in less expensive homes.
- The U.S. median listing price hit an all-time high of $447,000 in May, rising at a faster year-over-year pace (+17.6%) than last month (+14.2%). On a square foot basis, asking prices for active listings increased 16.2% over May 2021 levels.
- In a potential sign of softening buyer demand at the national level, the median listing price of a typical pending listing actually decelerated in May over April, to a yearly rate of 16.2% from 17.2%. Additionally, the national share of listings that had their price reduced jumped to 10.5% in May from 7.0% in April, but the rate remains well below typical pre-COVID levels.
- Active listing prices in the nation's largest metros grew by an average of 13.0% compared to last year in May, with the biggest gains recorded in Miami (+45.9%), Nashville (+32.5%), and Orlando, Fla. (+32.4%).
- In May, median listing prices were down year-over-year in just six large markets, which were: Pittsburgh (-10.5%), Rochester, N.Y. (-9.7%), Cincinnati (-9.6%), Cleveland (-2.3%), Detroit (-1.8%), and Buffalo, N.Y. (-1.2%).
Similar to norms one would expect to see in home price trends, the increase in for-sale home options combined with softening buyer demand would typically drive a deceleration in time on market. However, time on market data did not yet show this trend in May, as buyers snatched up listings more quickly than in any month in the Realtor.com® data history going back to July 2016 – a record that typically isn't hit until the Summer season. For some homebuyers who have yet to be priced out of the market but can't afford to compete by making a larger down payment, acting quickly might give them an edge.
- In May, the typical U.S. home spent 31 days on the market , a full week less (-6 days) than last year and down 27 days compared to typical May 2017 to 2019 timing.
- Across the 50 largest U.S. metros, the typical home spent 26 days on market, down six days year-over-year, with the biggest declines registered in the South (-7 days).
- At the market level, homes saw the greatest yearly decline in time spent on market in Miami (-28 days), followed by a three-way tie between Hartford, Conn., Seattle and San Jose, Calif. (-12 days).
- Just one market posted a year-over-year increase in time on market: Detroit (-1 day), where homes still moved at a close to record-fast pace.
May 2022 Housing Metrics – 50 Largest U.S. Metro Areas
*Note: Oklahoma City new listing count growth and Hartford active listing count growth are not available while data is under review.
Realtor.com® housing data as of May 2022. Listings include active inventory of existing single-family homes and condos/townhomes for the given level of geography; new construction is excluded unless listed via an MLS.
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The Atlanta Braves posted a five-run inning and a four-run inning on a night where they hit three home runs and saw seven different players score. It wasn't enough.
The Arizona Diamondbacks countered with their own offensive outburst and took advantage of multiple Braves mistakes for a 16-13 win Tuesday in one of the wildest games of the MLB season.
The Diamondbacks opened the game with a two-run top of the first. The Braves countered with five runs in the bottom half. Then chaos really took hold in the top of the second, where the most bizarre play of the night arrived courtesy of Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll.
3-base strikeout puts Arizona in the lead
With the game tied at 5-5 in the second inning, Carroll faced a 2-2 pitch with one out against Braves starter Bryce Elder. He swung and missed at an 83 mph slider for a strikeout.
But the pitch eluded the grasp of catcher Sean Murphy, who chased the ball down the third-base line. He tracked it down and fired it to first in an effort throw out a sprinting Carroll. Instead, the ball sailed past first baseman Matt Olson and bounced off the wall. By the time the Braves took control of the ball and the situation, Carroll had reached third base safely.
Corbin Carroll just reached third base safely...on a strikeout. 😳 pic.twitter.com/PHcxONNKv6
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 18, 2023
Ketel Marte scored on the play to give the Diamondbacks a 6-5 lead. Elder was charged with a wild pitch, and Murphy was charged with a throwing error. Carroll ended up scoring on a single by Christian Walker to extend the lead to 7-5. Walker's RBI capped a five-run Arizona inning that started with a leadoff home run from Emmanuel Rivera.
Miscues costly for Atlanta
The defensive miscues were a sign of things to come for the Braves, who committed three errors on the night. The third may have been the most costly. With the game tied at 13-13 in the top of the ninth, Diamondbacks center fielder Alek Thomas hit a dribbler toward first base with Jake McCarthy on first and no outs. But Olson whiffed when attempting to field the ball.
Instead of a potential double play, McCarthy ended up on third and Thomas was safe at second with no outs. Geraldo Perdomo doubled to center field on the next at-bat to score both and give Arizona a 15-13 lead. Marte added an RBI single that scored Perdomo for an insurance run that wasn't needed. The Braves didn't score in the bottom half of the inning, and the Diamondbacks came away with a critical victory.
Austin Riley's heroics for naught
Before the Diamondbacks secured the final out, the game saw six lead changes and three ties. Braves third baseman Austin Riley hit not one, but two go-ahead home runs. A three-run blast off of Diamondbacks starter Zach Davies gave Atlanta a 9-8 lead in the the fourth. That pitch ended Davies' night.
Austin Riley for the Ri-LEAD!@austinriley1308 | @Delta #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/tVLUTVGEAk
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 19, 2023
Riley then launched a straightaway two-run home run over the centerfield wall off of reliever Austin Adams in the 6th inning to give the Braves a 13-12 lead.
Austin Riley for the Ri-Lead... AGAIN!@austinriley1308 | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/WMpZVssNhx
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 19, 2023
But an unheralded rookie countered Riley's heroics. With the Braves still leading 13-12 in the eighth, Diamondbacks rookie Dominic Canzone got the opportunity of his young baseball career. He delivered. The 25-year-old designated hitter lined an 85 mph splitter from Braves reliever Kirby Yates into right field. The first hit of Canzone's career scored Walker from third to tie the game at 13-13.
Dominic Canzone's first @MLB hit ties the game at THIRTEEN. pic.twitter.com/npoovvBMaL
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 19, 2023
Only a diving catch from left fielder Kevin Pillar on a Rivera line drive saved the Braves from more damage in the inning. But it didn't save them from losing the game.
Pillar with the diving catch!@KPILLAR4 | #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/6nvG3n4EwR
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 19, 2023
In the end, the teams combined for 19 runs on 27 hits (Diamondbacks, 16; Braves, 11). The Diamondbacks used six pitchers, while the Braves employed seven. Each team posted three home runs. Carroll matched Riley with two of his own. He finished 2 for 5 at the plate with the 2 home runs, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Riley finished 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, 3 runs scored and a game-high 7 RBI.
The difference in the game played out in the error column. While the Braves posted three, the Diamondbacks made none. And they leave the game with a valuable win to improve to 53-42, which was good at the time for third place in a tight NL West race, 2.5 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. As of game's end, they were safely in the wild-card field, a half game ahead of the 53-44 Miami Marlins.
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Undefeated Shiretowners and Pioneers prepare for the playoffs.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Two County soccer teams head into the post season undefeated. The Wisdom/Van Buren Pioneers and the Houlton/GHCA Shiretowners girls teams ended the season without a loss, Coaches Marina Cameron and Peter Clavette are both very pleased with their teams regular season success, but they also know there is work still to be done to claim a title and that the regular season record is now thrown out the window.
<(Marina Cameron):” Start at this point the record doesn’t matter. you go in what you go in and it is a fresh start for everybody, and anything can happen in the post season. .”
(Peter Clavette):” One of the things we are looking foward to having little bit of a break and not having a prelim game. Getting those extra reps in those extra touches and be able to build on what we have done all season.”
The Shiretowners have earned a bye into the quarterfinals and now it’s a one and done, you lose your season comes to an end. Cameron said her goal is that the shires will have a level of confidence heading into each game.
Cameron:” We scored 83 goals and gave up 4, but in the postseason anything can happen. When you are looking at the top of Class C and the undefeated teams on top who have scored over 100 goals and allowed very few. That is going to be iffy to get the end. YOu got to keep them confident and also at a level they know they have to compete every single game.”
The Pioneers are also a high scoring team they outscored their opponents 92-8 in 14 games, he also said his team will be confident in their abilities, but will also give the other team respect
Clavette:” We never look past any opponent we face no matter how difficult they seem or how easy they seem. We are always training and looking to win the next game and continue winning.”
The road to the State Championships begins this weekend with preliminary matchups and it is a long road to when the state titles are handed out in November. Both coaches are taking thee approach they had all season.
Cameron:” The most I can ask them to do is to come out and play competitive soccer for 80 minutes. If they play their soccer and play good soccer and the result doesn’t go in our favor, then that is all I can ask of them. I think if we do come out and play the best of our ability then we have a chance of going pretty far in the post season.”
Clavette:” We build up to a game. We work towards what our game plan is to compete against the team we are competing against. We show up we do our job and we leave.”
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tusk Philanthropies, a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger in the United States, today issued its 2023 RFP (Request for Proposals). The RFP is being rolled out concurrently with the initiative's rebrand and new website. By utilizing a targeted political campaign-style approach nationwide, Tusk Philanthropies funds and closely collaborates with local organizations to pass hunger relief legislation at the state level and build both political and grassroots support.
As a Tusk Philanthropies grantee, organizations will be awarded a $25,000 capacity grant for internal operations. Additionally, they will receive support from lobbyists and communications firms to successfully run advocacy campaigns to pass legislation to solve hunger. For organizations that see a legislative path for expanding anti-hunger efforts in your state, the application is here with a deadline of September 30th.
In 2022, Tusk Philanthropies partnered with eight grantees, including Feeding Kentucky, Hunger Free Vermont, Hunger Free New Jersey, the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, The Greater Boston Food Bank, Maryland Hunger Solutions, D.C. Hunger Solution, and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Tusk Philanthropies ran campaigns on the ground in each of these jurisdictions – helping Vermont become the third state to pass Universal School Meals, explicitly allowing 273,000 K-12 students in Kentucky to eat breakfast in the first 15 minutes of their 1st period class, and running a successful legislative effort in New Jersey that is awaiting the Governor's signature. Some 2022 grantees will continue their efforts into the 2023 legislative session.
"We're taking a completely different approach to philanthropy and believe that it truly allows us to achieve outsized and resilient results," said Bradley Tusk, CEO and Founder of Tusk Philanthropies. "We're the funders, the advocacy component, and the political operatives all in one – and we'll run relentless campaigns until every last person going hungry has enough to eat. Our partners are organizations willing to try new approaches to solving urgent problems and have a clear problem ready to be solved."
Tusk Philanthropies has won 18 campaigns with an 85% success rate and has helped unlock more than $1.5 billion in new government funding to feed those who are going hungry.
"Vulnerable populations don't have lobbyists, or PR firms, or political strategists. So we provide that firepower to get things done," said Tusk Philanthropies Anti-Hunger Campaign Director Lisa Quigley. "We know our approach works: in just a few short years, we've helped unlock more than $1.5 billion in new government funding to feed those who are going hungry. We are excited to scale that impact alongside our new 2023 partners."
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Tusk Philanthropies, the family foundation of political strategist Bradley Tusk, is focused on making sure that people who are hungry have enough food to eat. Ensuring people have access to food is an immediate problem that the organization addresses every year by funding, developing, and managing legislative campaigns to expand and strengthen access to nutrition programs like Breakfast After the Bell, Universal School Meals, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). To date, Tusk Philanthropies has helped secure state and federal funding to support school meals programs in Arizona, California, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington. To learn more, visit tuskphilanthropies.com.
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I have lived in San Francisco all my life. I have noticed more and more people in our community are in crisis on the streets. Often with mental or substance use disorder, they are left to fend for themselves without food, warm clothing, or adequate medical care. What can California do to help our fellow Californians in need?
— Shelly D., San Francisco
Dear Shelly: Great question. A novel plan to address these issues is in the works. Earlier this year, the California State Legislature enacted SB 1338, the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act (CARE Act), which was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. The law created CARE Court, a new court-based framework established to provide care and support for Californians with untreated mental health and substance use disorders. Those disorders often lead to homelessness, incarceration, or even death without proper care and support. CARE Courts intend to provide court-ordered, community-based services for those underserved populations without infringing on people’s rights.
What services will be provided by CARE Court?
CARE provides “trauma-informed” “clinically appropriate, community-based … services and supports that are culturally and linguistically competent.” This support includes counseling, stabilizing medication, social services, housing assistance, and counsel for all court appearances for a diverse population with diverse needs.
Who will be eligible for CARE?
CARE focuses on assisting people with severe mental disorder or substance use disorder. There are strict requirements to qualify for the program. The following criteria must be met:
- The person must be at least 18 years of age;
- The person must be currently experiencing severe mental illness or diagnosis of substance use disorder;
- The person must be unstable in ongoing voluntary treatment;
- The person either is unlikely to survive in the community without supervision and the person’s condition is substantially or requires supports to prevent relapse or deterioration of their condition likely to result in serious harm;
- The CARE program would be the least restrictive method to ensure person’s recovery/stability; and
- It is likely the person will benefit from participation in the CARE program.
How will CARE Court work?
A referral to CARE Court starts with an individual seeking treatment or their representative filing a petition under penalty of perjury. The petition for CARE Court services will present facts demonstrating the petitioner meets the criteria for participation. The court will review the petition, and if it appears to meet the criteria, the county will investigate and provide a report on whether CARE services are appropriate.
The court will dismiss the case if an individual voluntarily agrees to services. A CARE agreement will be entered into with court follow-up. The court will hold a hearing if the individual does not voluntarily agree to services but meets the CARE criteria. It will appoint an attorney for those who do not voluntarily agree to participate in CARE services. The court will determine whether a CARE plan is appropriate or whether they should dismiss the case. If the court imposes a CARE plan, they may order services and supports such as treatment, medication, housing assistance, counseling, etc.
To remain accountable, the court, CARE participant, counsel and behavioral health professionals will have status hearings every 60 days for one year. After one year, a participant will be able to graduate or continue services for another year, based on need.
What if CARE Court participants fail to comply with their plan?
A non-compliant participant will be subject to additional court hearings, which may result in termination from the proceedings. Still, the individual will remain eligible for some of their ordered services. The court may also use its power to ensure an individual’s safety in the program.
What if the government does not provide the ordered services and supports?
Suppose the court finds that a local government entity substantially failed to comply with the court’s order for services or support. In that case, the presiding judge may issue an order imposing a fine of $1,000 per day that the government fails to comply, not to exceed $25,000. Fines will be collected into a CARE fund to pay back into the program.
When will CARE be implemented?
Pilot program CARE Courts will be established in seven counties in California by October 1, 2023. Pilot counties include San Francisco, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Glenn. The remaining 51 California counties must implement CARE Courts by December 2024.
The CARE program requires creating significant new infrastructure, and it presents a glimmer of hope that those in need of assistance will have meaningful access to supports and services. That meaningful access can put their lives on a safer, healthier trajectory.
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The longer the supply squeeze lasts, the more potential there is for "lost" or "destroyed" demand.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global new light vehicle sales will reach nearly 83.6 million units in 2023, a 5.6% increase year-over-year, according to a new forecast by S&P Global Mobility, a world leader in information, analytics and solutions. The auto industry continues to navigate supply chain challenges while confronted by several markets facing deteriorating economic conditions and fading pent-up demand. As semiconductor availability plays out, demand destruction is expected to take a more fundamental role in 2023, impacting production and the inventory restocking cycle.
S&P Global Mobility remains wary on recovery prospects. Destroyed demand is a key feature of the tepid forecast outlook – impacted by a blend of general economic impacts, higher interest rates, tight supply chains, an intensifying affordability squeeze, higher new-car prices, weakening consumer confidence, and heightened energy price/supply concerns. Two trailing years of pent-up demand remains, but headwinds risk an orderly release—including patchy recovery patterns for semiconductor supply, energy risks (especially through a European winter), and logistics log jams. With the auto industry already operating at, or near, recessionary levels, the forecast outlook remains mixed at best.
"2023 is expected to be a year of recovery, but likely a cautious one as the world approaches a gloomy trio of anniversaries – three years of COVID, two years of semiconductor disruption, and one year of Russia-Ukraine war impacts," said Colin Couchman, executive director, global light vehicle forecasting, S&P Global Mobility. "The rapid zero-COVID policy exit in mainland China provides further food for thought as we approach the New Year."
Full-year 2022 light vehicle sales – projected to reach nearly 79.2 million units by S&P Global Mobility – represent a 1.3% decline from 2021 levels.
Market-by-market forecasts
Europe: The European auto industry is suffering supply frictions, stalling economics, energy concerns, higher raw material/component prices, and wider security unease. Western/Central European 2022 vehicle sales should post 12.9 million units (-6.7% y/y). Order fulfilment remains a struggle, with long waiting lists, stretched lead times and challenging logistics. For 2023, the narrative shifts from supply constraints to demand destruction. With a mild recession looming for Western Europe, 2023 demand is forecasted at 13.9 million units (+7.4% y/y), according to S&P Global Mobility.
"For Europe, the evolving electrification transition adds further uncertainty, especially for vehicle prices, model availability, wait-and-see customers, and lurking Chinese OEMs," Couchman said.
United States: US sales volumes are expected to reach 14.8 million units in 2023, an estimated increase of 7.0% from the projected 2022 level of 13.8 million units. "The US auto market is struggling, impacted by supply chain, labor, logistics, inflation, and wider economic concerns," said Chris Hopson, manager, North American light vehicle sales forecast, S&P Global Mobility.
"Ongoing supply chain challenges and recessionary fears will result in a cautious build-back for the market. US consumers are hunkering down, and recovery towards pre-pandemic vehicle demand levels feels like a hard sell. Inventory and incentive activity will be key barometers to gauge potential demand destruction."
Mainland China: S&P Global Mobility analysts have rebalanced the outlook on the rapid zero-COVID policy exit, a still-weak economy, and ongoing stimulus. With 2022 set at 24.8 million units (+3.6% y/y), some demand fulfilment has been effectively delayed into 2023-24. For 2023, the CNY100 billion extension of NEV incentives and recovering local vehicle production should support domestic sales –2023 should see a recovery to 25.9 million units (+4.5% y/y), according to S&P Global Mobility. The market faces significant uncertainty as COVID infection levels could potentially surge following the ease in COVID rules.
Production recovery momentum eases for 2023
Global light vehicle production in 2022 is expected to finish at 81.8 million units – a hard-fought 6.0% improvement over 2021 levels – in a year that has been defined once again by supply chain constraints, debilitating lockdowns in China and, since February, the spillover effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has intensified the risk of widespread recession.
For 2023, S&P Global Mobility forecasts continued growth in output even against a backdrop which looks more challenging than the last 12 months. Light vehicle production levels are expected to rise by 4.0%, to 85.0 million units. While we entered 2022 imagining a return to pre-pandemic levels of production would be achieved in 2023, this optimism is now postponed until 2025 at the earliest.
In Mainland China, S&P Global Mobility forecasts modest production growth for 2023 of 1.1 percent, to 26.4 million units. Europe is expected to produce 16.6 million units in 2023, up from an estimated 15.6 million this year. For the North American region, upside pressure surrounding restocking and fulfilling pent-up demand provides support moving into 2023, with the forecast set at close to 15.1 million units.
Friction in the supply chain remains, not just involving semiconductors but also across labor and logistics – even if it is becoming harder to identify.
The structural semiconductor capacity deficit will take years to solve. While the supply-side issues won't see any immediate relief, the demand side will bring some respite. More of the existing capacity in the sector has been allocated to automotive since the second half of 2022, which will continue into 2023 due to slowing demand in other chip-hungry industries like telecoms and consumer electronics.
"These conditions may mask the ongoing capacity issues the auto industry faces," said Jeremie Bouchaud, director, semiconductor, E/E and autonomy practice, S&P Global Mobility. "The average chip content per car is increasing at an accelerated rate because of electrification, and the capacity deficit will resurface as soon as demand from other industries picks up again. The structural chip capacity deficit for cars will only be solved by 2024 at the earliest."
Though semiconductor availability remains an important consideration and continues to impact production operations, demand constraints are expected to play a more fundamental role and accelerate in second-half 2023 and into 2024, impacting production and influencing the speed and scale of inventory restocking.
Another major variable is emerging in Mainland China. While most of the world has adapted to living with COVID-19, the recent signals from Mainland China point towards a dichotomy that will be difficult to read. The recent relaxation of strict zero-COVID restrictions should free up businesses and services, but must be balanced against the increase in caseloads that will inevitably follow.
"The response of individuals, central and regional governments to these developments will be critical to the direction of the world's largest market next year," said Mark Fulthorpe, executive director of light vehicle production forecasts, S&P Global Mobility.
Electrification looks unstoppable
This year saw many OEMs double down on electrification ambitions for the coming five to 15 years, with 2022 seeing some carmakers dramatically scrambling to catch up. China's NEV policy, Europe's "Fit for 55," and the USA's IRA have moved the goalposts, resulting in electrification becoming firmly embedded in policymakers' visions for a greener future for mobility.
S&P Global Mobility projects global demand for battery electric passenger vehicles is on track to hit almost 10 million units for 2023, accounting for an estimated 13.3% of global passenger vehicle demand.
As many markets shift to greater levels of electrification, we expect vehicle pricing to be pressured to the upside, presenting a headwind to demand in the short-to-intermediate term. Longer-term questions remain, especially regarding charging infrastructure, grid power, battery supply chains, and the appropriate level of policymaker support to help smooth the transition from fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles.
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OpinionTo understand biological sex, look at the brain, not the body
The other guys look deeply worried. But the person in the back just keeps happily singing away, even as the dude next to him moves his leg away. Just to be on the safe side.
This commercial aired back in 2004, and even now it’s not clear to me if it’s offensive or empowering, hilarious or infuriating. Twain says she wrote “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” after working at a resort where some drag queens were performing. “That song started with the title,” she said. “Then it kind of wrote itself.”
It’s a fun tune, and I admit I kind of loved seeing that commercial. But at its heart is an issue central to our current political moment.
When someone says they feel like a woman, what exactly does that mean?
Across the country, conservatives are insisting that — and legislating as if — “feeling” like a woman, or a man, is irrelevant. What matters most, they say, is the immutable truth of biology. Missouri’s attorney general, Andrew Bailey, wants to restrict gender-affirming health care for all transgender people, including adults. A new dress code at the Texas Agriculture Department commands that employees wear clothing “in a manner consistent with their biological gender.” In Florida, a law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) keeps “biological males” from playing on the women’s sports teams in public schools.
This term, “biological males,” is everywhere now. And it’s not used only by right-wing politicians. People of good faith are also wrestling with the way trans people complicate a world they thought was binary. They’re uncertain about when, and how, sex matters, and just how biological it is. Some want to draw a bright line in areas where maleness and femaleness might matter most — in sports, or locker rooms, or prisons. Others are trying to blur lines that used to be clearer. At Wellesley College last month, for instance, a nonbinding student referendum called for the admission of trans men to a school that traditionally has been a women’s college. The president of the college, Paula Johnson, pushed back.
So what, then, is a biological male, or female? What determines this supposedly simple truth? It’s about chromosomes, right?
Well, not entirely. Because not every person with a Y chromosome is male, and not every person with a double X is female. The world is full of people with other combinations: XXY (or Klinefelter Syndrome), XXX (or Trisomy X), XXXY, and so on. There’s even something called Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, a condition that keeps the brains of people with a Y from absorbing the information in that chromosome. Most of these people develop as female, and may not even know about their condition until puberty — or even later.
How can this be, if sex is only about a gene?
Some people respond by saying that sex is about something else, then — ovaries, or testicles (two structures that begin their existence in the womb as the same thing).
What do we do then, with the millions of women who’ve have hysterectomies? Have they become men? What about women who’ve had mastectomies? Or men with gynecomastia, or enlarged breasts?
Are these people not who they think they are?
It may be that what’s in your pants is less important than what’s between your ears.
In the past decade, there has been some fascinating research on the brains of transgender people. What is most remarkable about this work is not that trans women’s brains have been found to resemble those of cisgender women, or that trans men’s brains resemble those of cis men. What the research has found is that the brains of trans people are unique: neither female nor male, exactly, but something distinct.
But what does that mean, a male brain, or a female brain, or even a transgender one? It’s a fraught topic, because brains are a collection of characteristics, rather than a binary classification of either/or. There are researchers who would tell you that brains are not more gendered than, say, kidneys or lungs. Gina Rippon, in her 2019 book “The Gendered Brain,” warns against bunk science that declares brains to be male or female — it’s “neurosexism,” a fancy way of justifying the belief that women’s brains are inferior to men’s.
And yet scientists continue to study the brain in hopes of understanding whether a sense of the gendered self can, at least in part, be the result of neurology. A study described by author Francine Russo in Scientific American examined the brains of 39 prepubertal and 41 adolescent boys and girls with gender dysphoria. The experiment examined how these children responded to androstadienone, a pungent substance similar to pheromones, that is known to cause a different response in the brains of men and women. The study found that adolescent boys and girls who described themselves as trans responded like the peers of their perceived gender. (The results were less clear with prepubescent children.)
This kind of testing is important, said one of the researchers Russo quoted, “because sex differences in responding to odors cannot be influenced by training or environment.” A similar study was done in measuring the responses of trans boys and girls to echolike sounds produced in the inner ear. “Boys with gender dysphoria responded more like typical females, who have a stronger response to these sounds.”
What does it mean, to respond to the world in this way? For me, it has meant having a sense of myself as a woman, a sense that no matter how comfortable I was with the fact of being feminine, I was never at ease with not being female. When I was young, I tried to talk myself out of it, telling myself, in short, to “get over it.”
But I never got over it.
I compare it to a sense of homesickness for a place you’ve never been. The moment you stepped onto those supposedly unfamiliar shores, though, you’d have a sense of overwhelming gratitude, and solace, and joy. Home, you might think. I’m finally home.
The years to come will, perhaps, continue to shed light on the mysteries of the brain, and to what degree our sense of ourselves as gendered beings has its origins there. But there’s a problem with using neurology as an argument for trans acceptance — it suggests that, on some level, there is something wrong with transgender people, that we are who we are as a result of a sickness or a biological hiccup.
But trans people are not broken. And, in fact, trying to open people’s hearts by saying “Check out my brain!” can do more harm than good, because this line of argument delegitimizes the experiences of many trans folks. It suggests that there’s only one way to be trans — to feel trapped in the wrong body, to go through transition, and to wind up, when all is said and done, on the opposite-gender pole. It suggests that the quest trans people go on can only be considered successful if it ends with fitting into the very society that rejected us in the first place.
All the science tells us, in the end, is that a biological male — or female — is not any one thing, but a collection of possibilities.
No one who embarks upon a life as a trans person in this country is doing so out of caprice, or a whim, or a delusion. We are living these wondrous and perilous lives for one reason only — because our hearts demand it. Given the tremendous courage it takes to come out, given the fact that even now trans people can still lose everything — family, friends, jobs, even our lives — what we need now is not new legislation to make things harder. What we need now is understanding, not cruelty. What we need now is not hatred, but love.
When the person in that Chevy ad sings, Oh, I want to be free … to feel the way I feel. Man, I feel like a woman!, the important thing is not that they feel like a woman, or a man, or something else. What matters most is the plaintive desire, to be free to feel the way I feel.
Surely this is not a desire unique to trans people. Tell me: Is there anyone who has never struggled to live up to the hard truths of their own heart?
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At first, they were considered miracle chemicals: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, developed by 3M in the 1930s, could keep scrambled eggs from sticking to a frying pan. They could make rainwater roll right off a jacket, and when added to fire-fighting foams, put out major fires quickly.
But as their use grew, researchers started to link PFAS to a range of health problems, including birth defects, cancer and other serious diseases. The chemical doesn’t break down and can persist in water and soil, and even human blood, and has acquired the nickname “forever chemical.”
Despite scientific concern, PFAS are still used in everything from waterproof camping gear to fast food containers. And according to a new study, they are used even more in Texas.
A new report by the Physicians for Social Responsibility documents the wide use of PFAS in oil and gas drilling and calls on Texas to follow the lead of some other states in restricting use of the chemicals. The group criticized state regulations that allow energy companies to withhold information on the use of chemicals they deem to be proprietary.
State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, D-Houston, filed a bill March 9 calling for an official, state-sponsored study on the use of PFAS in fracking and the potential public exposure through air and water to determine whether the chemical should be restricted.
“PSR’s report highlighted shortcomings in disclosure standards and accountability, particularly up the chain regarding the manufacturing of chemical products that are used in fracking fluids,” Morales Shaw said in a written statement.
PFAS are used to reduce friction for drill bits as they move through the ground, said Barb Gottlieb, an author on the study.
Over the last decade in Texas, oil and gas companies have pumped at least 43,000 pounds of the toxic chemical into more than 1,000 fracked oil and gas wells across the state, according to the study.
“What was distinctive about Texas was the staggering volume of PFAS reported in use,” said Dusty Horwitt, another study author. “It’s far and above what we’ve found in other states.” That’s likely because of the scale of fracking in Texas compared to other states, he explained.
The report on Texas’ use of PFAS in wells follows similar analyses that Physicians for Social Responsibility has conducted on the use of the forever chemical in states like Ohio and Colorado, as well as nationally.
The studies analyzed publicly available data from FracFocus, a national registry that tracks the chemicals used in fracking. The database is managed by the Ground Water Protection Council, a nonprofit made up of state regulatory agencies. The data that PSR was able to analyze might not reveal the full extent of PFAS contamination in Texas, the authors said. FracFocus is composed of industry-reported data, and there are major exemptions in state and federal law that allow companies to withhold certain information by labeling it a trade secret.
The study found that 6.1 billion pounds of chemicals injected into Texas wells were listed as trade secrets, meaning that no one — public health researchers, local environmental regulators or landowners who might be drinking contaminated water — knows what they’re being exposed to.
Industry trade groups, including the Texas Oil and Gas Association and the Texas Chemistry Council, did not respond to requests seeking comment on the study’s findings.
Using PFAS in fracking presents several pathways to environmental contamination and human exposure, the study’s authors said. Fracking fluids are often injected into wastewater wells or stored in pits, which have a history of leaking and contaminating nearby ground and surface water that people rely on.
PFAS can also go airborne if the substance is pumped into a well and that well is then flared or vented, which is common in Texas. In some parts of Texas, like the Fort Worth region, homes, day cares and businesses are located within a few hundred feet of flaring gas wells. Potentially, people could absorb PFAS through their lungs, and some small molecules could then pass on to the bloodstream, Gottlieb says. Little research has been done on the effects of airborne PFAS, she said.
Other states have started to ban the use of PFAS in oil wells altogether: Last summer, the Colorado legislature passed a law that will ban PFAS in a variety of uses, including in fracking, starting in 2024. The federal government is also looking to rein in and clean up PFAS in multiple uses.
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Russia draws closer to capture of Ukraine’s Donbas region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia drew closer to its goal of fully capturing Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories as the Kremlin claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up the Donbas region.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Moscow’s forces hold nearly all of Luhansk province. And it appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according to Ukrainian officials and military analysts.
After abandoning its bungled attempt to storm Kyiv two months ago, Russia declared that taking the entire Donbas is its main objective. Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian government forces in the Donbas since 2014, and the region has borne the brunt of the Russian onslaught in recent weeks.
Early in the war, Russian troops also took control of the entire Kherson region and a large part of the Zaporizhzhia region, both in the south. Russian officials and their local appointees have talked about plans for those regions to either declare their independence or be folded into Russia.
But in what may be the latest instance of anti-Russian sabotage inside Ukraine, Russian state media said Tuesday that an explosion at a cafe in the city of Kherson wounded four people. Tass called the apparent bombing in the Russian-occupied city a “terror act.”
Before the Feb. 24 invasion, Ukrainian officials said Russia controlled some 7% of the country, including the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, and areas held by the separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces hold 20% of the country.
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While Russia has superior firepower, the Ukrainian defenders are entrenched and have shown the ability to counterattack.
Zelenskyy said Russian forces made no significant advances in the eastern Donbas region over the past day.
“The absolutely heroic defense of the Donbas continues,” he said late Tuesday in his nightly video address.
Zelenskyy said the Russians clearly did not expect to meet so much resistance and are now trying to bring in additional troops and equipment. He said the same was true in the Kherson region.
Speaking earlier to a Financial Times conference, Zelenskyy insisted on Ukraine’s need to defeat Russia on the battlefield but also said he is still open to peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But a former senior U.S. intelligence officer said the time isn’t right.
“You’re not going to get to the negotiating table until neither side feels they have an advantage that they could push,” said Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Washington-based Center for a New American Security.
The Russians “think they will be able to take the whole of the Donbas and then might use that as the opportunity to call for negotiations,” Kendall-Taylor said at an online seminar organized by Columbia and New York universities.
Shoigu, the Russian defense minister, said Moscow’s forces have seized the residential quarters of Sievierodonetsk and are fighting to take control of an industrial zone on the city’s outskirts and nearby towns.
Sievierodonetsk and nearby Lysychansk have seen heavy fighting in recent weeks. They are among a few cities and towns in the Luhansk region still holding out against the Russian invasion, which is being helped by local pro-Kremlin forces.
Shoigu added that Russian troops were pressing their offensive toward the town of Popasna and have taken control of Lyman and Sviatohirsk and 15 other towns in the region.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak urged his people not to be downhearted about the battlefield reverses.
“Don’t let the news that we’ve ceded something scare you,” he said in a video address. “It is clear that tactical maneuvers are ongoing. We cede something, we take something back.”
Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai conceded that Russian forces control the industrial outskirts of Sievierodonetsk.
“The toughest street battles continue, with varying degrees of success,” Haidai said. “The situation constantly changes, but the Ukrainians are repelling attacks.”
Moscow’s forces also kept up their artillery barrage of Lysychansk. Haidai said Russian troops shelled a market, a school and a college building, destroying the latter. At least three people were wounded, he said.
“A total destruction of the city is under way. Russian shelling has intensified significantly over the past 24 hours. Russians are using scorched-earth tactics,” Haidai said.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military has begun training Ukrainian forces on the sophisticated multiple rocket launchers that the Biden administration agreed last week to provide. The Pentagon said the training is going on at a base in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, is mounted on a truck and can carry a container with six rockets, which can travel about 45 miles (70 kilometers). Officials said it would take about three weeks of training before they could go to the battlefront.
In other developments, Zelenskyy said Ukraine planned to publish a special “Book of Executioners” next week with information about war crimes committed by the Russian army.
“These are specific facts about specific people who are guilty of specific cruel crimes against Ukrainians,” he said. Those named would include not only people who carried out the crimes but their commanders, he said.
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Associated Press journalists David Keyton and Oleksandr Stashevskyi in Kyiv; Yuras Karmanau in Lviv; Andrew Katell in New York; and Lolita Baldor in Washington contributed to this story.
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WOW! Casper Airport Got A Lot Of Snow!
WOW. Okay.
Just how much snow actually did fall at the Casper/Natrona County Airport in Wyoming?
How tall do you think that guy is?
That's how much.
The airport posted this photo with the caption "This is why our snow blower is bigger than yours."
As of Tuesday morning, 01/31/23 runway 26, or 8 if you are landing from the other direction, is still closed due to have snow and impacted ice.
The machine they are using, which you can see in the background, is much like the one that drove down my street, clearing heavy snow drifts.
But this photo was taken before the weekend storm. They were clearing in anticipation.
After the storm, the snow is now much higher.
Snow totals across Wyoming are high.
Digging out this time is taking some seriously heavy equipment.
You might think skiers would love it. But they have to be able to get to where they can ski, and for a while, they could not.
Snowy Range in southern Wyoming closed down.
It was impossible to get on top of Casper Mountain for a couple of days.
Better ski in your backyard or down your street. At least you can get to that.
The cart below shows that Casper broke records for January with last weekend's snow.
The good news is, we don't need to worry much about water this next year.
Earth has 4 seasons, as you know.
But meteorologist and climate experts will tell you that there are longer seasons beyond that.
Years of drought and flood, and sometimes in between.
At times Earth has gone through ice ages.
At times this planet has not had polar ice caps.
We are in the middle stage right now, here on planet earth.
We are just now coming out of a 3-year drought.
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Joel Embiid NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: 76ers vs. Celtics - May 5
Joel Embiid and the rest of the Philadelphia 76ers face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Playoffs on Friday, at 7:30 PM ET.
In this piece we'll dive into Embiid's stats and trends, helping you make good predictions on prop bets.
Joel Embiid Prop Bets vs. the Celtics
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Joel Embiid Insights vs. the Celtics
- Embiid has taken 20.1 shots per game this season and made 11.0 per game, which account for 19.3% and 21.8%, respectively, of his team's total.
- He's taken 3.0 threes per game, or 7.5% of his team's shots from beyond the arc this season.
- Embiid's opponents, the Celtics, have a middling offensive tempo, ranking 16th in the NBA with 101.9 possessions per game, while his 76ers rank 26th in possessions per game with 99.8.
- Defensively, the Celtics are ranked fourth in the NBA, giving up 111.4 points per game.
- On the boards, the Celtics are ranked 18th in the league, allowing 44 rebounds per contest.
- Looking at assists, the Celtics have allowed 23.1 per contest, second in the NBA.
- The Celtics are the fifth-ranked squad in the league at allowing threes, giving up 11.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
Joel Embiid vs. the Celtics
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IRVING, Texas, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest distributor of truck and trailer parts and service provider in the independent heavy duty aftermarket, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Berggren Diesel, Inc based in Idaho Falls, ID with a second location in Terreton, Idaho. The acquisition continues to drive growth and further extend FleetPride's leadership position in the heavy duty aftermarket.
Berggren Diesel, Inc, is a full-service shop operating on heavy duty trucks and equipment serving the industry since 2013. This is a family-owned business with a strong reputation for quality and service repair in Idaho and western Wyoming.
Mike Harris, FleetPride senior vice president of sales and operations, said, "Berggren's Diesel is an exceptional company with a talented team of technicians and support. Today, I'm excited to welcome the Berggren's Diesel team to the FleetPride family. Berggren's will be a great fit and complements our growth strategy to provide customers with a one-stop shop solution for parts and service in the heavy duty aftermarket. We continue expanding our supply chain, digital capabilities, breadth of products and expertise as customers count on us to keep their trucks up and running. The addition of Berggren's Diesel increases our ability to do just that."
David Berggren, owner, said, "FleetPride has a long history of being the nation's largest distributor of truck and trailer parts and service provider in the independent heavy duty aftermarket with a strong focus on the customer. As Berggren looked to the future, we chose FleetPride for their innovation and industry leadership. We believe this acquisition is a great opportunity for our employees to accelerate their growth."
This is the twelfth FleetPride acquisition this year, with continued expansion of their national parts and service operations. If you are interested in joining the FleetPride network, please visit FleetPride.com/acquisitions for more details.
Headquartered in Irving, TX, FleetPride is the nation's largest distributor of truck and trailer parts and service in the independent heavy duty aftermarket. FleetPride's sophisticated network of 300+ locations, which includes 80+ service centers and 5 distribution centers means customers get the parts and services they need, when and where they need them. Customers can click, talk, chat or visit with FleetPride's team of 4,000 experts empowered and motivated to solve problems and create tailored solutions for each customer's unique needs.
To find your local FleetPride branch or service center, or to cross-reference, search, and shop for parts by VIN, visit the new www.fleetpride.com.
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Three informative presentations will provide insights on optimizing laboratory operations and best practices for informing testing and treatment decisions
INDIANAPOLIS, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- hc1, the leader in identifying real-time insights and risk signals in complex laboratory data, will be participating in three sessions during the 28th Annual Executive War College on Diagnostics, Clinical Laboratory, and Pathology Management taking place in New Orleans, April 25-26, 2023. hc1 experts will share their expertise on how real-time lab testing data insights can empower lab leaders to help create efficiencies and improve care. As the demand for operational efficiency in clinical laboratories continues to increase, hc1 will discuss practical applications for increasing efficiency and reducing costs.
The first learning opportunity will take place on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:30 a.m. CT when Zac Zahara, COO system lab, MultiCare Health System, will be joined by Jennifer Maxwell, executive director of client success, hc1, to share how MultiCare is leveraging hc1 Insights and other technology to drive accountability, workflow changes and education paths in the health system's lab to be one of the Most Wired Health Care Organizations in a master class session titled, "Leveraging Real Time Operational Lab Data Across 11 Hospitals to Track Workflow, Staff Productivity, and Manage How Physician Clients Benefit from Lab Testing." During their presentation, attendees will learn how MultiCare selected a tool that could take information from disparate systems into one, made it actionable and ensured it was being used by the right people for key decision-making processes.
Additionally, on Tuesday, March 25, at 11:35 a.m. CT, Brad Bostic, chairman and CEO, hc1, will present a session on the main stage titled, "Generating Value by Identifying Risk Signals in Longitudinal Lab Data: Opportunities in Big Data with Payers, Physicians, Pharma and Bioresearch." Brad will address important trends in real-world data, how AI can add value, and the role labs can play in helping physicians, payers, and life sciences companies to gain an advantage. He will also share how emerging large language models, like ChatGPT, can transform healthcare delivery, and the potential for perilous consequences if AI models are left to run unchecked.
Lastly, Olivia Choudhury, PhD, senior partner SA, healthcare and life sciences, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Chuck Girard, VP of data strategy, hc1, will present a benefactor session titled, "Using Machine Learning and AI to Unlock the Full Value of Your Laboratory Data," on Wednesday, April 26, at 8:30 a.m. CT. The duo will use the opportunity to educate attendees on how leveraging machine learning and AI capabilities built on cloud technology can help solve common problems with laboratory data quality, unlock patient-centric clinical insights and address challenges in population health.
"We welcome the opportunity to meet and engage with leading lab experts during Executive War College to discuss what's new and important for clinical laboratories this year," said Michael Braverman, president, hc1 Insights. "Having the opportunity to share the ways in which hc1 helps labs leverage their data to optimize operations, reduce costs and improve care is invaluable. Labs struggle to extract the true value of their data, because factors like disparate and siloed data, information overload and a lack of internal resources to help. Over more than a decade of partnering with labs, hc1 has developed the technology and expertise to make extracting insights from lab data quick and easy."
"We understand and work with laboratories' native data format and by creating a foundation of accurate and real-time insights, we open a world of opportunity to solve challenges for labs," Braverman added.
To learn more about hc1, visit hc1.com. For more information on the 2023 Executive War College and to secure a spot, visit here.
About hc1
hc1 Insights™ (hc1) is the leader in identifying real-time insights from complex laboratory data. hc1 solutions optimize laboratory operations for thousands of locations and inform testing and treatment decisions for millions of patients. Over more than 10 years, flagship hc1 solutions, now known as hc1 Performance Analytics™ and hc1 Operations Management™, have helped forge a broad set of lab and health system partnerships with their ability to unlock actionable, real-time insights to increase efficiency and reduce costs. hc1 continues to develop new solutions that improve patient care, bringing us closer to achieving our mission: Right Patient. Right Test. Right Prescription. To learn more about our proven approach, visit www.hc1.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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FREEDOM, Wisc. (WFRV) – In 2016, Freedom Football made it to the Final Four before falling just short of a trip to Camp Randall and a shot at a state title.
The quarterback that season was senior Charlie Jadin, who was in his second season starting for the Irish. He ended his Freedom career with over 4,000 yards through the air and over 40 touchdowns.
Four years later, Jadin returned to Freedom in an assistant coaching role, and back in February, he was promoted to head coach of his alma mater.
It’s been quite the unexpected path for Jadin, but he is quickly adapting to and enjoying it.
“I’m familiar with this system, but it’s a new role, so there’s definitely some [nerves] there,” said Coach Jadin. “I want to do right for a program that’s done so much for me.”
When the season rolls around, that starts with winning games. That’s even more the case when considering that Freedom has only lost eight games over the last four seasons. But for now, it’s about getting better along the way.
“It’s an age-old expression but getting one percent better each day,” said Jadin. “Spending our time intentionally and getting better at what we can control.”
But there will undoubtedly be growing pains. Freedom lost 23 seniors last season and is only returning four starters. Luckily, most already have a relationship with their new head coach.
“He has taught me everything I know,” says Freedom quarterback Matthew Eberhardt. “He teaches me the reads, what routes are going to be open, and he just teaches me how to lead the team as a quarterback.”
Jadin also adds relatability to the head coaching role based on how close in age he is to most of the players.
“He knows a lot of the same stuff as we do,” says Freedom senior tight end Carson Clausen. “He talks about the same stuff we do; it’s really fun.”
Fun aside, this is a possible turning point for the Irish. Fresh of an 11-2 year, Freedom football hopes its new head coach will add a new dynamic to get them to Camp Randall and a state championship berth.
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Initial focus is colleges and universities
ATCHISON, Kan., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MGP Ingredients, a leading provider of food ingredient solutions (Nasdaq: MGPI), has named Terri Roberts its first Foodservice Sales Director to help develop an additional channel for plant-based products. She will focus initially on sales of Proterra® Crumbles – a product line made with MGP's textured pea protein – to the college and university foodservice market.
Roberts brings more than 15 years of food sales experience to the new role. Most recently, she served five years as district manager for Reinhart Foodservice/Performance Foodservice, achieving recognition as District of the Year and Rookie of the Year for fiscal year sales and net account growth.
"We welcome Terri, with her passion for her work and her deep experience in the foodservice business," said Michael Buttshaw, vice president of Ingredient Solutions Sales and R&D.
Roberts spent four years as district sales manager with U.S. Foods, where she led a team in new account growth and food contract negotiations involving restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, government and education institutions.
A dietitian, she directed nutrition and dietary programs at two hospitals in Iowa and Minnesota after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from Kansas State University in Manhattan. Her credentials include Certified ServSafe instructor and proctor for the National Restaurant Association chapter in Wichita, Kan.
MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI) is a leading producer of food ingredient solutions, premium distilled spirits and branded spirits. Since 1941, we have combined our expertise and energy aimed at formulating excellence, bringing product ideas to life collaboratively with our customers.
The transformation of American grain into something more is in the soul of our people, products, and history. We're devoted to unlocking the creative potential of this extraordinary resource. Our Ingredient Solutions segment offers specialty proteins and starches that help customers harness the power of plants and provide a host of functional, nutritional and sensory benefits for a wide range of food products.
For more information visit mgpingredients.com.
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COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — Del Thola’s vision for a new local festival came to life after months of planning: Friday kicked off the "Cochise Country Music Festival" in Benson.
Country music fans gathered at the 4EVR Ranch for an afternoon filled with music, food and dancing.
People from across the state and country were at the first day of the three-day event
“I think it’s just a laidback environment. The way music festivals, country music festivals used to be. And I think that’s what people are really looking for,” said Thola, who owns 4EVR Ranch.
Were you in Benson Friday for the Cochise Country Music Festival? This three-day inaugural music fest will last through the weekend. Alexis Ramanjulu reports from Cochise County https://t.co/fjaSCl9n1w . pic.twitter.com/gwLkoj05yl
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Joe Nichols, Sawyer Brown and Clay Walker are the headliners drawing people to this year's festival.
Nichols will going to take the stage Friday night to close out the first day of the event.
Tucson residents Bruce and Doreen Tilford were thrilled to see a country music festival in southern Arizona, especially with Doreen's favorite singer performing on Sunday:
“It’s my birthday present to my wife. We’re going to be here all three days. We’re going back to Tucson and coming back every day,” said Bruce.
Thola anticipates up to 3,000 people will have walked through the gates by the end of Friday, most of whom are from outside of Cochise County.
He expects Saturday and Sunday to be more popular.
“I’d love to do this again. Now I know what I’m doing or at least kind of—hah,” said Thola.
In addition to listening to music, attendees can shop from local vendors. Out-of-town guests can utilize sites for their campers close by.
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BEIJING, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn:
Chengdu, a city with a permanent population of 21 million in west China, may offer a glance into how Chinese megacities are rising through constantly improving their governance.
The first proposal to build Chengdu into a park city was made in 2018; in March 2022, a master plan was released to build Chengdu into a demonstrative park city practicing the New Concept for Development; more recently, at its second plenary session in December 2022, the 14th CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee unveiled a decision to turn Chengdu into a modern socialist megacity in west China with global influence and reputation.
As one of the central cities in China, and a core and growth pole in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, Chengdu's answer to the questions concerning urban governance in the new era and its approach to building a park city with 21 million population are of increasing interest to the world. As a matter of fact, the city has already given its answer clearly and vigorously through its active exploration of a sound governance model, its resolve and confidence in this aspect, and the significance of its governance model to the modern governance of megacities in the world.
The path and advantages of Chengdu's governance have gradually shown.
Chengdu, the happiest Chinese city for 14 years
In Chengdu, in accordance with their respective development foundation and resources, downtown areas, urban new areas, and suburban towns are all accelerating efforts to foster a multi-center network development pattern, in which basic functions are met locally, core functions are supported by each other, and the strength of characteristic functions is highlighted.
In downtown areas, there are more and more beautiful streets attracting people to visit; in urban new areas, driverless passenger buses and cars are being tested; in suburban new towns, villagers who used to work away are returning, and those from outside are coming, to invest and star business, and new business scenes and forms are springing up.
From building a park city to building a demonstrative park city practicing the New Concept for Development, Chengdu has been a trailblazer. It has systematically explored new practices to promote the harmony between the natural environment, the people and the city, and new paths for the transformation of megacities.
For example, Chengdu is developing an integrated park system as an important means to build a park city. Programs in the respect include the Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park, the Giant Panda National Park, the Jincheng Park, and Jinjiang Park.
In addition, Chengdu launched ten major programs for happy life in 2021 to constantly enhance local residents' sense of security, happiness, and fulfillment.
With these efforts, for the 14th time in a row,Chengdu was named the happiest Chinese city in 2022.
In addition to the better environment and the growing recognition of local residents, the shift in the city's governance model from "industry-city-people" to "people-city-industry" is also a factor, actually more important, that set off the rapid industrial development of Chengdu. Chengdu's evolving industrial plans in recent years have all shown that the city has already drawn an integrated blueprint for its industrial development.
Chengdu, a smart city
In recent years, Chengdu has been actively building a governance system compatible with a demonstrative park city. With its unremitting efforts in community governance led by Party building, along with the systematic implementation of the ten major programs for happy life, Chengdu has laid a good foundation for city governance based on collaboration, participation, and common gains.
After systematic, holistic and integrated efforts, community development and governance in urban and rural Chengdu has been much improved by building institutional frameworks, leveraging the leading role of demonstrative communities, coordinating major programs, and integrating into the overall strategy; strong impetus and vitality has emerged for modernizing Chengdu's primary-level governance system and capacity.
Now, community affairs, including the solution of problems from the lack of parking lots to the difficulty in finding nearby places to buy vegetables, are all decided by its residents.
However, for some longstanding problems and newly emerging ones in the governance of modern cities, traditional methods often fail. In this case, smart solutions offer the best way out.
Last November, the Smart City Expo World Congress was held in Chengdu, gathering experts and scholars in the field of smart cities from home and abroad to hold in-depth exchanges.
From digital, intelligent to smart solutions, Chengdu has been committing itself to digitalizing its economy, the life of local residents, and city governance, and seeking intelligent and smart transformation.
A unified cloud platform for government affairs has been available in Chengdu, bringing together over 1,500 apps of city- and county-level government departments. Smart service platforms have also been launched to make it easier for locals to access public services; 90 percent of government services can be handled online now; for services requiring presence in person, they can all be provided in a one-stop way; a cloud platform has also been put in service, featuring over 800 urban services concerning people's wellbeing, commuting, fee payment, employment, entrepreneurship, and information inquiry.
At its second plenary session in December 2022, the 14th CPC Chengdu Municipal Committee instructed that Chengdu will upgrade its functions to promote high-quality development, work to provide better life to enhance people's sense of happiness, and seek greater smart transformation to improve governance efficiency, with specific tasks clearly set out accordingly. With all these efforts, the city is determined to develop into a modern socialist megacity in west China with global influence and reputation.
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WASHINGTON -- A section of the $1.7 trillion spending bill Congress passed last week has been billed as a dramatic step toward shoring up retirement accounts of millions of U.S. workers. But the real windfall from Friday may go to a far more secure group: the financial services industry.
The retirement savings measure labeled Secure 2.0 would reset how people enroll in retirement plans -- from requiring them to opt into plans, to requiring them to opt out. The provision is designed to ensure greater participation.
It also allows workers to use their student loan payments as a substitute for their contributions to their retirement plans -- meaning they can get matching retirement contributions from their employers by paying off that debt -- increases the age for required distributions from plans, and expands a tax-deductible saver's credit.
But as with so many far-reaching spending bills that get little public consideration, provisions of the legislation also benefit corporate interests with a strong financial interest in the outcome.
"Some of these provisions are good and we want to help people who want to save -- but this is a huge boon to the financial services industry," says Monique Morrissey an economist at the liberal Economic Policy Institute in Washington. Some parts of the bill, she says, are "disguised as savings incentives."
Daniel Halperin, a Harvard law professor who specializes in tax policy and retirement savings, said one of the most clear benefits to the industry is the provision that gradually increases the age for mandatory distributions from 72 to 75. "The goal is to leave that money there for as long as possible," in order to collect administrative fees, he said. "For people who have $5 to $7 to $10 million saved, firms keep collecting fees. It's crazy to allow them to leave it there."
Companies like BlackRock Funds Services Group, Prudential Financial, Pacific Life Insurance and business lobbying groups such as the Business Roundtable and American Council of Life Insurers are only some of the entities that lobbied lawmakers on Secure 2.0, Senate lobbying disclosures show.
Katherine DeBerry, a representative from Prudential, said the firm applauds the passage of Secure 2.0, stating that it "will help ensure employees' retirement savings last a lifetime."
A representative from BlackRock declined to comment and Pacific Life, the Business Roundtable and American Council of Life Insurers did not respond to Associated Press requests for comment. The disclosure forms require only minimal information about the outcome the lobbyists sought.
Retiring Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., had been ushering Secure 2.0 through the spending bill known as an omnibus. Nearly half of the 92 provisions in Secure 2.0 come, in full or part, from Cardin-Portman legislation that was approved unanimously by the Senate Finance Committee in the summer.
"Senator Cardin is proud of his role producing a balanced package that is supported by business, labor and consumer groups," Cardin spokesperson Sue Walitsky said in a statement. "It protects and encourages retirement savings among the most vulnerable, particularly lower-income individuals."
Mollie Timmons, a spokeswoman for Portman, said the provisions of Secure 2.0 will "help part-time workers and help more small businesses offer retirement plans to their workers, which is where most lower-income workers are employed."
Both lawmakers' campaigns have received large contributions from firms tied to the retirement industry, according to OpenSecrets -- with Cardin receiving $329,271 from the securities and investment industry from 2017 to 2022 and Portman receiving $515,996 from the same industries in the same period.
There are good provisions in the legislation for average Americans, experts say, like the creation of employer emergency savings accounts alongside retirement accounts. The new accounts let workers create tax-protected rainy day funds. The legislation also expands the saver's credit, which provides a 50% tax credit on savings up to $2,000, that will be deposited directly into a taxpayer's IRA or retirement plan.
Morrissey and other retirement experts also say the provisions are a reminder of the need to shore up Social Security -- the social program that benefits more than 70 million recipients -- retirees, disabled people and children. The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in June says the program's trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035.
For many Americans, Social Security -- financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers -- is their only means of retirement savings.
In the sweeping spending package passed Friday, lawmakers authorized roughly half of the $1.4 billion spending increase proposed by the Biden administration for Social Security.
"Funding for the Social Security Administration has steadily eroded over the past decade, while the number of people it serves has grown," said Nancy LeaMond, AARP executive vice president. "This has resulted in longer wait times, overwhelmed field offices and disability processing times that have skyrocketed to an all-time high.
"More must be done," she said.
In a Pew Research Center poll in January, 57% of U.S. adults said that "taking steps to make the Social Security system financially sound" should be a top priority for the president and Congress. Securing Social Security got bipartisan support, with 56% of Democrats and 58% of Republicans calling it a top priority.
Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, an advocacy group, said Congress should be adequately funding Social Security if "the goal was to really help middle income families."
Still, the latest legislation is a small step meant to assist the millions of Americans who haven't saved for retirement.
U.S. Census data show that roughly half of Americans are saving for their retirement. In 2020, 58% of working-age baby boomers owned at least one type of retirement account, followed by 56% of Gen X-ers, 49% of millennials and 7.7% of Gen Z-ers.
Olivia Mitchell, a Wharton economist who specializes in retirement savings, says the results of Secure 2.0's passage may be felt most with workers at companies that match their employees' contributions.
She said research suggests that auto-enrollment can boost retirement plan coverage initially but participation may fall over time.
Mitchell studied the first state-based plan of its kind, OregonSaves, which auto-enrolled workers whose firms did not have retirement savings plans. She found that only 36% of workers had a positive balance after one year. Less than half of those in the plan were still contributing after a year.
Nonetheless, she said, "the fact remains that low-paid workers who change jobs often are a difficult target to reach via retirement saving plans." | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/26/bill-seen-as-lift-for-financial-services/ | 2022-12-26 13:23:16 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/26/bill-seen-as-lift-for-financial-services/ |
MITCHELL — When Vince Boddicker learned about the Sleep in Heavenly Peace organization during a social gathering, it left the longtime Mitchell resident inspired and shocked.
“Roughly 3% of children in the U.S. don’t have beds to sleep on. It’s hard to believe,” Boddicker said.
After dipping his feet into the organization over the past three years — which revealed a serious demand in the Mitchell area for bed donations — Boddicker felt it was time to create a local chapter.
Prior to the formation of Mitchell’s chapter in late June, Boddicker and a group of volunteers relied on Brookings’ Sleep in Heavenly Peace to handle applications and construct beds for Mitchell area kids in need. Since 2020, Boddicker said 92 beds have been donated to kids in the Mitchell area.
What started out as a small group of volunteers ordering and delivering beds to Mitchell area kids has now blossomed into a full-fledged local chapter backed by a team of 14 core leaders.
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“We delivered 12 beds here in one night in May this year. It was just crazy. Before starting our chapter, we would buy beds from the Brookings chapter, and they would vet all the people who we were delivering to for us,” Boddicker said. “To see how this organization is addressing that issue is incredible. I felt we needed to bring that mission here.”
Instead of relying on another organization to handle the brunt of the work, Mitchell ushered in its own chapter.
The formation of the Mitchell chapter will allow local leaders to handle applications for beds and construct them on site. Several bed construction workshops have been hosted this summer, which exposed more community members to the new organization.
“One of my dreams when I got into this was to make this a community-wide effort,” Boddicker said.
The community support Boddicker envisioned has started to blossom.
From Ethan Co-Op Lumber donating all of the wood for the first bed build workshop to a local insurance agent with Farm Bureau Financial Services offering storage space, the new organization is gaining support less than a month into its existence.
The organization was birthed in 2012 after an Idaho family took it upon themselves to put together a bed and donate it to a local person they knew was in need. Since its inception in Twin Falls, Idaho, Sleep in Heavenly Peace has spread throughout the nation.
According to the organization’s website, there are over 270 chapters spread across 44 states. In South Dakota, seven cities have a chapter. However, Sioux Falls, the state’s largest city, does not have a chapter.
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To apply for a bed, a legal guardian must be the applicant for the child. Kids between the ages of 3 and 17 qualify for bed donations.
The mission statement behind the nonprofit organization is short and sweet: “No kid sleeps on the floor in our town.” But the impact the nonprofit has on the communities it serves has been huge.
Among the many social media reviews of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a mother whose daughters received beds from the organization wrote, “The people came and put two beds we definitely could not otherwise afford together for my two daughters and made an empty room feel like home for them.”
Another review thanked the volunteers and wrote “No more sleeping on a triple hand-me-down mattress on the floor for my daughter who has never had a new bed.”
Boddicker can attest to the experience of delivering a much needed bed to a child who has been sleeping on a floor for months.
“It’s just a great feeling. It should be our journey here on Earth to help those in need,” Boddicker said. | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/new-mitchell-nonprofit-provides-beds-for-kids-in-need-community-support-grows | 2023-07-11 20:12:59 | 1 | https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/new-mitchell-nonprofit-provides-beds-for-kids-in-need-community-support-grows |
Company Scores High Marks in Employee Achievement & Recognition, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
ATLANTA, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLTECH, an Atlanta-based leader in custom software development, IT staffing, and technology consulting, today announced it has been recognized for the second consecutive year as one of Atlanta's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). The award identifies and honors organizations that display a commitment to excellence in their human resource practices and employee enrichment, based on an assessment of categories, including communication and shared vision; compensation and benefits; employee education and development; diversity and inclusion, and work-life balance.
According to the NABR, this award honors the most innovative and thoughtful companies in respect to their human resources approach, recognizing the most influential, trend-setting companies across the country and regionally in focused programs.
"We are honored to be recognized as one of the Best & Brightest companies in Atlanta for a second consecutive year," said Tim Smith, Co-CEO of SOLTECH. " This award illustrates our commitment to our employees, our team culture, and our commitment to creating a positive workplace and healthy work-life balance."
"These 2022 winning organizations have stood out during unpredictable times and have proven they are an employer of choice. They continue to keep the needs of their employees first and provide perks that include, development, wellbeing, work-life balance, rewards and recognition.", said Jennifer Kluge, President and CEO of NABR and The Best and Brightest Program.
To learn more about our custom software development and IT staffing solutions, please email us for a free consultation at info@soltech.net.
To join SOLTECH's team, visit our career opportunities page.
Founded in 1998, SOLTECH is an award-winning custom software development, IT staffing, and consulting firm known for providing strategic technology solutions to local, regional, and national companies. They focus on elevating, inspiring, and solving a full range of business problems for a diverse set of clients that require web, mobile, platform, machine learning, and data-centric software solutions, as well as staffing solutions for contract and permanent IT positions. SOLTECH's overarching purpose is to make the world a better place by bringing to life innovative software solutions that make our lives easier, safer, healthier, and more productive. For more information, visit soltech.net.
The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® is a national program that provides the business community with the opportunity to gain recognition, showcase their best practices and demonstrate why they are an ideal place for employees to work. This national program celebrates those companies that are making better business, creating richer lives and building a stronger community as a whole. It is presented annually in several markets, including Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, New York, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and nationally.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Pick 10" game were:
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In the months even before we knew some used plug-in hybrids would be eligible for a $4,000 used EV tax credit, market interest in plug-in hybrids was on the rise, according to a recent pricing analysis.
In a blog post last month, the retail conglomerate Carmax explained search volume for the term “plug-in hybrid” has increased significantly since the start of 2021, peaking in June 2022, when consumers searched the term four times as much as in January 2021.
That’s just before used EV values appear to have peaked, according to several firms that track used car prices.
Average prices for used plug-in hybrids—along with conventional hybrids—have been lower than used EVs, but slightly above the average prices of used gasoline cars, according to Carmax.
The most popular used plug-in hybrid models in Carmax’s inventory are the Toyota Prius Prime and Chevrolet Volt. So this trend may give a new life on the used market—and perhaps appreciation of—the Volt. The plug-in hybrid hatch was once hailed as General Motors’ moonshot, but was soon overshadowed by all-electric models and ended up having a relatively short life.
In addition, the Toyota RAV4 Prime was the fastest selling vehicle overall at Carmax between March and August 2022. On average, the crossover sold in less than a week from when it was listed for sale.
The top states for plug-in hybrid sales, according to the used-car retailer, are all on the West Coast, with California, Oregon, and Washington ranked first, second, and third respectively, followed by New Mexico and Nevada. It’s worth noting that many plug-in hybrids were originally sold in the West Coast states, leaving a larger pool of used cars.
This report came as the federal government prepared to adopt a $4,000 tax credit for used plug-in hybrids under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—a credit that, as of January 1 consumers can count on claiming for tax year 2023 if they meet specific requirements.
The rule as laid out by the IRA says that eligible vehicles must be at least two years old and they must have a battery with at least 7 kwh. They must cost less than $25,000, must be sold by a licensed dealer, and can’t be used twice to claim the credit. The credit also comes with income caps of $75,000 for single-filer income, $150,000 for joint filers, and $112,500 for head-of-household filers. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) also recently specified that this credit will require a lot more reporting.
The IRS was seeking to fast-track the rules, and on the used-car side they don’t depend on details like mineral sourcing or whether they were made in America. On the other hand, the revamped EV tax credit of up to $7,500 for new cars depends on full guidance on American component and sourcing that has been delayed to March, with a leasing loophole that may apply to non-American-made EVs also yet to be clarified.
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Integration Removes Complexity, Hardens Network Against Advanced Cyber Threats
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nile, a global leader in enterprise Network as a Service (NaaS), today announced a new integration with Palo Alto Networks, the global leader in cybersecurity. With the integration, joint customers can now benefit from a highly integrated solution that brings together Nile Access Service for enterprise campus (NaaS) and Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs).
Globally, organizations will spend $262 billion in cybersecurity by 2026, reflecting a constant-currency compound annual growth rate of 11% from 2021. And although companies are spending more on cybersecurity tools, cyber-attacks are still occurring at a staggering rate of over 2,200 attacks a day with no signs of slowing down.
"Securing networks against this constant rise in cyber-attacks has never been more difficult," said Pankaj Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nile. "The industry has left organizations with an immense burden; navigating through complex technologies and processes to try and protect against this ever-rising tide of attacks. Our technical integration with Palo Alto Networks builds on our relentless mission to deliver secure connectivity - simply - through a NaaS-based model that reduces risk, while also removing many of the burdens industry has imposed on networking and security professionals."
Key benefits from the Nile and Palo Alto Networks integration include:
- Increased visibility: Out-of-the-box integration enables Palo Alto Networks NGFWs to easily see and inspect all traffic from the Nile Access Service, giving heightened visibility and rapid detection of attacks that might originate from within LAN/WLAN, eliminating a common blindspot for organizations.
- Enhanced identity: Palo Alto Networks NGFWs with its User-ID technology can make informed policy enforcement decisions combined with Nile's authentication approach, resulting in greater visibility into users and devices operating within the Nile Access Service.
- Centralized policy management: Palo Alto Networks NGFWs can now apply dynamic policies for traffic segmentation within the Nile Access Service, creating a centralized location for more simplified policy management and enforcement, and together, a powerful new combination that eliminates the potential for lateral movement of cyberattacks initiated within the LAN/WLAN.
"Our technical integration with Nile brings greater visibility and control to our customers while easing security operations and improving an organization's defense against cyber attacks," said Anand Oswal, SVP and GM at Palo Alto Networks. "We maintain a vision where each day is safer and more secure than the one before, and today's announcement with Nile affirms our commitment to that goal."
"Cybersecurity attacks are not only affecting enterprises, but also higher education campuses, with universities logging the highest number of weekly attacks than any other industry," said Russell Kaurloto, CIO at the University of Denver. "In leveraging Nile and Palo Alto Networks, we can ensure our staff and students have uninterrupted access to wired and wireless connectivity. It also gives us peace of mind knowing that the network is secure against unauthorized access and malware proliferation."
For more information on how Nile and Palo Alto Networks can improve your network infrastructure and security, check out the following resources:
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Proof of Concept Presented at HUPO Integrates SLIM Technology with Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris 480 Mass Spectrometer to Provide Significant Signal Enhancement
CHADDS FORD, Pa., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MOBILion Systems, Inc., a life science tools and instrumentation company, presented at the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) World Congress the first of its kind proof of concept integrating their SLIM (structures for lossless ion manipulation) technology with the Thermo Scientific™ Orbitrap Exploris™ 480 mass spectrometer.
A project involving MOBILion and Thermo Fisher aims to address the industry's current limitations in sensitivity, including challenges in detecting low abundance analytes. In a co-authored presentation at the HUPO 2022 World Congress in Cancún, Mexico last month, the research teams demonstrated the use of SLIM technology to enhance signal intensities on the Orbitrap Exploris 480 mass spectrometer system up to 200x. This signal increase was shown for low abundance peptide signals typically observed in proteomic workflows. The ability to reliably detect and identify peptides and proteins from single isolated cells represents the next frontier in proteomics that warrants an ultra-high sensitivity technological solution. Further details regarding this proof of concept can be seen here.
MOBILion is proving its SLIM technology is a platform technology well-suited for customization, allowing it to be tuned to a variety of mass spectrometer platforms. In this most recent iteration, MOBILion designed the SLIM prototype to split ions into packets that are fed into the Orbitrap in a uniquely customizable way that only the SLIM technology can accomplish, increasing the sensitivity to capture more low abundance proteins and ultimately increase the number of proteoforms characterized per experiment. In 2021, MOBILion introduced its first SLIM-based commercial product, MOBIE®, a result of its partnership with Agilent Technologies. MOBIE® was designed to provide fast, efficient, highly reproducible High Resolution Ion Mobility (HRIM) separations to separate and identify molecules that conventional liquid chromatography either fails to separate, or require prohibitively long separation workflows. The instrument accelerates and simplifies workflows for a variety of analyte classes, including peptides, proteins, lipids and glycans, with analysis that is 5 to 60 times faster and significantly more reproducible than conventional separation methods.
"We are excited about the debut of this second iteration of SLIM technology as another demonstration of how we are able to advance separation science. The early feedback from KOLs following the proof of concept integration with the Orbitrap platform has been overwhelmingly positive. We are looking forward to continuing to work with Thermo Fisher to advance the concept even further and improve the performance of the Orbitrap platform of mass spectrometers," says Dr. Melissa Sherman, CEO of MOBILion Systems Inc.
To learn more about MOBILion Systems and its separations technology, including MOBIE®, visit www.mobilionsystems.com.
MOBILion Systems Inc. is advancing separation science and unraveling complex analyses with the commercialization of products based on Structures for Lossless Ion Manipulation (SLIM) platform technology. MOBILion's products provide deeper level characterization than what is possible with incumbent approaches, revealing what others leave unseen. When integrated with mass spectrometry, MOBILion's separation technology provides higher resolution, faster and more reproducible analysis to reveal molecules most important in characterizing biologic therapeutics, discovering biomarkers, improving the accuracy of diagnostics tests, and ensuring food and environmental safety. Processing population-scale samples in weeks versus years and detecting molecules other instruments miss, make treatments safer and more effective, accelerate disease prediction and diagnosis, and enhance the development of new therapies. The company is headquartered in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania within the Philadelphia biopharmaceutical and medical innovation corridor. Connect with us on LinkedIn or visit www.mobilionsystems.com
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly will vote Friday on whether to make an exception to its in-person meeting of world leaders next week and allow Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to deliver a pre-recorded address.
The proposed document to be voted on would have the 193-member world body express concern that leaders of “peace-loving“ U.N. sovereign nations can’t participate in person “for reasons beyond their control owing to ongoing foreign invasion, aggression, military hostilities that do not allow safe departure from and return to their countries, or the need to discharge their national defense and security duties and functions.”
The document, which has about 50 co-sponsors, would then permit Zelenskyy to submit a pre-recorded statement to be played in the General Assembly hall, stressing that this would not set a precedent for future high-level assembly meetings.
The draft document refers to the General Assembly resolution adopted at an emergency special session on March 2 — six days after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine — demanding an immediate halt to Moscow’s offensive and withdrawal of all Russian troops. The vote on the resolution, titled “Aggression against Ukraine,” was 141 to 5 with 35 abstentions.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly was all virtual in 2020 and hybrid in 2021. But this year the assembly decided that all speeches must be in person.
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Here’s how to tip your Amazon delivery driver $5 at no cost to you
(Gray News) – Alexa is making it easy to tip your Amazon delivery driver at no cost to you.
Just tell Alexa to thank your driver and voila - they get $5 in their pocket. It’s as simple as that.
The smart device will reply, saying: “Glad you enjoyed your most recent delivery. Since you shared your appreciation with your driver, as a special thanks this holiday season, your driver will receive an extra $5 at no cost to you. This promotion is for a limited time only.”
The last person to deliver an Amazon package to your doorstep will be notified of your appreciation and receive the tip.
According to CNET, deliveries made by partners like USPS, FedEx and UPS are not eligible for the money, but Amazon will still share the thanks with them.
Only the first 1 million delivery drivers will receive the monetary incentive, but drivers will still be notified of your appreciation every time you thank them through the smart device.
This incentive comes on the heels of reports that the D.C. attorney general is suing Amazon on behalf of its delivery drivers.
The suit claims the company improperly used customer tips to reduce what it owed in drivers’ wages.
Attorney General Karl Racine alleges Amazon changed its payment model in 2016 without notifying customers or drivers.
The Federal Trade Commission worked out a settlement last year, in which Amazon agreed to pay out more than $61 million to its drivers.
Racine, however, said he’s suing because the FTC never fined Amazon for its deceptive practice.
Amazon says it changed its payment model for drivers in 2019 and the lawsuit filed Tuesday has no merit.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The federal trial of a 50-year-old truck driver convicted of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history is in its third and final phase, in which jurors must decide whether to sentence him to death.
The jury convicted Robert Bowers in June after three weeks of testimony about how he stormed the Tree of Life synagogue in October 2018 and shot anyone he saw. He killed members of three congregations that were sharing the building, and wounded two worshippers and five police officers.
During the second phase of the trial, it took jurors only two hours to decide that Bowers was legally eligible for the death penalty. That led to the final phase, which is more emotionally taxing for jurors as they weigh whether sentence the man across the courtroom to die.
Here is a look at the final phase:
IS THERE ANY WAY TO PREDICT THE OUTCOME?
Given the overwhelming evidence, everyone including Bowers’ lawyers knew a conviction was all but certain.
The outcome of sentencing phases are notoriously unpredictable, though, because it only takes one holdout juror to prevent the unanimity required for a death sentence. Without it, a defendant automatically gets life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Jury selection is designed, among other things, to weed out those who say they could never sentence someone to die. But it’s not uncommon in such cases for juries to deadlock.
It happened at a federal capital trial this year for Sayfullo Saipov, who was convicted of killing eight people in 2017 by running them down with truck along a New York City bike path. A split among jurors meant Saipov got a life term.
If Bowers gets a death sentence, it would be a first at a federal trial during the presidency of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to have opposed capital punishment prior to taking office. It would also be years before he would be executed, given appeals and a current moratorium on federal executions.
The most recent federal executions — there were 13 in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency — were carried out by lethal injections of pentobarbital at an Indiana prison where federal death row is located.
WHY THIS FINAL STAGE?
This stage is meant to let jurors closely scrutinize Bowers to determine if he is truly the worst of the worst and therefore deserving of the death penalty.
During the sentencing stage, prosecutors and the defense are given more leeway to discuss Bowers’ wider life, much of which would have been ruled inadmissible earlier.
Most federal capital trials combine the eligibility and sentencing decisions in a second, final stage. But courts have discretion over whether to divide up the process.
WHICH SIDE FACES THE HEAVIER BURDEN?
Higher courts have said the presumption is that defendants should get life in prison, according to guides for death penalty lawyers on the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel website.
That puts the burden on the prosecution to prove Bowers’ actions were so depraved and his character so irredeemable that a death sentence is warranted.
Prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that aggravating factors counting in favor of Bowers’ execution outweigh any mitigating factors that might call for a life sentence.
WHAT ARE SOME AGGRAVATING FACTORS IN THE SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING?
The prosecution told jurors at the outset of the sentencing phase that Bowers killed people who were uniquely vulnerable, including a woman in her 90s and three people in their 80s.
“These were not victims who could run away or fight back. They were easy prey,” prosecutor Nicole Vasquez Schmitt said Monday.
Prosecutors have also emphasized that Bowers carefully planned the massacre. And they have been highlighting his antisemitism throughout the trial.
“He hated Jews and wanted to kill as many as he could,” Vasquez Schmitt told jurors this week.
WHAT ABOUT MITIGATING FACTORS?
Bowers’ lawyers have repeatedly argued that serious mental disorders and profound childhood traumas make him less culpable for the synagogue attack.
His attorney Elisa Long told jurors Monday that Bowers’ father took his own life after being charged with rape and that when Bowers was a child, his mother told him she wished he’d never been born.
Proving a defendant showed remorse is usually a critical mitigating factor. But that will be difficult in this case, given statements prosecutors say Bowers made to mental health analysts while in jail, including that he repeated antisemitic stereotypes and said he regretted not killing more Jews.
WHAT ABOUT THE VERDICT FORMS?
Verdict forms usually list all of the potential aggravating and mitigating factors. They can be lengthy. The one in Saipov’s case was 18 pages long.
The mitigating factors Saipov’s jurors accepted included that he wasn’t a leader of the terrorist group he expressed allegiance to and that he had family who condemned his actions but still loved him.
Among the aggravating factors they accepted was that he sought to terrorize the community.
HOW DOES THE JURY BALANCE THE FACTORS?
Jurors must be unanimous in accepting any aggravating factor using the high reasonable-doubt standard. A mitigating factor can be considered even if only one juror accepts it.
The U.S. Supreme Court has said jurors must unanimously find at least one aggravating factor before they can impose the death penalty. But they can find no mitigating factors and still opt for a life sentence.
In weighing all factors in deliberations, courts have instructed jurors not to decide the sentence simply based on whether there are more aggravating or mitigating factors. Ultimately, the weight jurors give to different factors is subjective.
WHAT ABOUT SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS’ RELATIVES?
Jurors have been hearing from them about the trauma Bowers inflicted.
On Monday, survivor Carol Black testified about her brother, 65-year-old Richard Gottfried, a dentist Bowers killed.
“It’s just such a huge void in our family, for him not to be here,” she said.
There are restrictions on what victims and relatives can say. Judges usually bar them from telling jurors they want defendants to die for their crimes.
Defense lawyers often have their client’s family members testify to try and persuade jurors that a defendant isn’t all bad, including by singling out some past act of kindness.
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER CONSIDERATIONS?
One could be the danger Bowers might pose if he goes to prison for life. Prosecutors often argue that even behind bars, a defendant could kill again, be it a fellow inmate or guard.
Defense attorneys sometimes seek to enter statistics that show those imprisoned for violent crimes aren’t necessarily prone to violence behind bars. Research on that point is inconclusive.
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Scientists have found a way to decode a stream of words in the brain using MRI scans and artificial intelligence.
The system reconstructs the gist of what a person hears or imagines, rather than trying to replicate each word, a team reports in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
"It's getting at the ideas behind the words, the semantics, the meaning," says Alexander Huth, an author of the study and an assistant professor of neuroscience and computer science at The University of Texas at Austin.
This technology can't read minds, though. It only works when a participant is actively cooperating with scientists.
Still, systems that decode language could someday help people who are unable to speak because of a brain injury or disease. They also are helping scientists understand how the brain processes words and thoughts.
Previous efforts to decode language have relied on sensors placed directly on the surface of the brain. The sensors detect signals in areas involved in articulating words.
But the Texas team's approach is an attempt to "decode more freeform thought," says Marcel Just, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University who was not involved in the new research.
That could mean it has applications beyond communication, he says.
"One of the biggest scientific medical challenges is understanding mental illness, which is a brain dysfunction ultimately," Just says. "I think that this general kind of approach is going to solve that puzzle someday."
Podcasts in the MRI
The new study came about as part of an effort to understand how the brain processes language.
Researchers had three people spend up to 16 hours each in a functional MRI scanner, which detects signs of activity across the brain.
Participants wore headphones that streamed audio from podcasts. "For the most part, they just lay there and listened to stories from The Moth Radio Hour, Huth says.
Those streams of words produced activity all over the brain, not just in areas associated with speech and language.
"It turns out that a huge amount of the brain is doing something," Huth says. "So areas that we use for navigation, areas that we use for doing mental math, areas that we use for processing what things feel like to touch."
After participants listened to hours of stories in the scanner, the MRI data was sent to a computer. It learned to match specific patterns of brain activity with certain streams of words.
Next, the team had participants listen to new stories in the scanner. Then the computer attempted to reconstruct these stories from each participant's brain activity.
The system got a lot of help constructing intelligible sentences from artificial intelligence: an early version of the famous natural language processing program ChatGPT.
What emerged from the system was a paraphrased version of what a participant heard.
So if a participant heard the phrase, "I didn't even have my driver's license yet," the decoded version might be, "she hadn't even learned to drive yet," Huth says. In many cases, he says, the decoded version contained errors.
In another experiment, the system was able to paraphrase words a person just imagined saying.
In a third experiment, participants watched videos that told a story without using words.
"We didn't tell the subjects to try to describe what's happening," Huth says. "And yet what we got was this kind of language description of what's going on in the video."
A noninvasive window on language
The MRI approach is currently slower and less accurate than an experimental communication system being developed for paralyzed people by a team led by Dr. Edward Chang at the University of California, San Francisco.
"People get a sheet of electrical sensors implanted directly on the surface of the brain," says David Moses, a researcher in Chang's lab. "That records brain activity really close to the source."
The sensors detect activity in brain areas that usually give speech commands. At least one person has been able to use the system to accurately generate 15 words a minute using only his thoughts.
But with an MRI-based system, "No one has to get surgery," Moses says.
Neither approach can be used to read a person's thoughts without their cooperation. In the Texas study, people were able to defeat the system just by telling themselves a different story.
But future versions could raise ethical questions .
"This is very exciting, but it's also a little scary, Huth says. "What if you can read out the word that somebody is just thinking in their head? That's potentially a harmful thing."
Moses agrees.
"This is all about the user having a new way of communicating, a new tool that is totally in their control," he says. "That is the goal and we have to make sure that stays the goal."
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West Virginia former firefighter sentenced to 14 years for rape of 16-year-old girl
WV man admitted to using his position as a firefighter, police officer to forcibly sexually assault the victim
A former police officer and firefighter in West Virginia convicted in a rape case involving a 16-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum of 14 years in prison.
Christopher Lee Osborne was sentenced in federal court in Charleston for his June guilty plea to violating the girl's civil rights by forcibly raping her at the Danville Fire Department in January 2021.
Osborne, 26, of Uneeda in Boone County, was a part-time officer with the Marmet Police Department and a firefighter with both the Charleston and Danville fire departments. He admitted in court that he used his position and status to forcibly sexually assault the victim in the fire station bunkhouse.
WVU SUSPENDS PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY OVER REPORTED HAZING INCIDENT
K-9 OFFICER KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY IN CHARLESTON
"This result is a testament to the courage of the victim who came forward to tell her story," Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement. "The Department of Justice will continue to seek justice for such victims, and to hold accountable perpetrators who abuse their authority to target the vulnerable." | https://www.foxnews.com/us/west-virginia-former-firefighter-sentenced-14-years-rape-16-year-old-girl | 2022-09-01 17:44:34 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/west-virginia-former-firefighter-sentenced-14-years-rape-16-year-old-girl |
Trust has Applied to OTCQX®
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PREIT announced today that it intends to transfer the trading of its shares to the OTC Markets, operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc., under the symbols PRET, PRETL, PRETM, and PRETN, where PREIT has applied to be traded on the OTCQX®. The transition to the over-the-counter market will not affect the Company's business operations and PREIT will continue to create the compelling experiences our shoppers and tenants seek, adding new tenants and experiences to its properties. The Company remains focused on improving its balance sheet, having recently extended its Credit Facilities and obtained approvals for multi-family and hotel land sales at Springfield Town Center. PREIT will continue to file its required periodic reports and other filings with the SEC.
The Trust's common shares of beneficial interest (the "Common"), as well as the Trust's 7.375% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the "Series B Preferred"), the 7.20% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the "Series C Preferred"), and the Trust's 6.875% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (the "Series D Preferred," and, together with the Common, Series B Preferred and the Series C Preferred, the "Trust Securities") will begin trading on the OTC Markets, operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc., once approval has been obtained. Until such time, PREIT expects that the Trust Securities will be quoted on the OTC Pink Market under the symbols PRET, PRETL, PRETM, and PRETN. On December 15, 2022, the NYSE announced that it had determined to commence delisting of the Trust Securities and that it had suspended trading of the Trust Securities.
Investors can find quotes for the Company's common stock on www.otcmarkets.com.
About PREIT
PREIT is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages innovative properties developed to be thoughtful, community-centric hubs. PREIT's robust portfolio of carefully curated, ever-evolving properties generates success for its tenants and meaningful impact for the communities it serves by keenly focusing on five core areas of established and emerging opportunity: multi-family & hotel, health & tech, retail, essentials & grocery and experiential. Located primarily in densely-populated regions, PREIT is a top operator of high quality, purposeful places that serve as one-stop destinations for customers to shop, dine, play and stay. Additional information is available at www.preit.com or on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn.
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Kyrie Irving is a sneaker free agent and he used the Brooklyn Nets’ game Wednesday night to advertise it.
Irving played with tape covering the logo on his black sneakers, two days after Nike ended its relationship with him.
“I AM FREE Thank you God … I AM,” was written in gold marker on the sneakers during the Nets’ 122-116 victory over Charlotte. The other side read ”logo here.”
Nike had suspended its relationship with Irving last month as part of the fallout from him tweeting a link to a film containing antisemitic material. The apparel maker then announced this week that the split would be permanent.
Irving had been a Nike athlete throughout his career and the company had been set to release the Kyrie 8. His agent, Shetellia Riley Irving, had said the split was mutual and it’s one Irving seems to be celebrating.
One post on his Twitter page Monday said that nothing was more priceless “than being free.” In other, he thanked anyone who had spent money on anything he released and added that it was “time to show how powerful we are as a community.”
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World War II dog tag belonging to American soldier found in Czech Republic
BOSTON (WBZ) – A man in the Czech Republic connected with a Massachusetts community after finding an American soldier’s dog tag buried underground.
The dog tag was buried underground and lost until metal detector prospector Jaroslav Sevcik dug it up.
Sevcik said he and his family were metal detecting in the Kazatelna Forest near Pilsen, Czech Republic.
“It’s basically the city that was liberated by the American army during World War II,” he said.
That’s where his mother’s detector went off. They said they found the dog tag buried a few centimeters under the ground.
The name on the tag read Walter I. Chadwick.
“I immediately knew that it was a dog tag from the second World War because we had already found another one,” Sevcik said.
Sevcik posted a picture of the tag online. After two days of comments, internet sleuths pinpointed old documents linking Chadwick to a cemetery.
St. Mary’s Cemetery was located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. And in section 13, row eight, grave 12 of the cemetery, Walter Chadwick was found.
Walter Chadwick died in 1955 and was laid to rest next to Julia Chadwick, the woman who applied for his marker.
“I’m really surprised that you can find so many things on the internet about this person who was here in Czechia almost 100 years ago,” Sevcik said.
Sevcik was also able to connect with the family of the American soldier who lost the first set of tags he found. He has since returned those tags to that family.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. on Monday lowered its profit outlook for the second quarter and the full year, saying rising prices on food and gas are forcing shoppers to cut back on discretionary items, particularly clothing, that carry higher profit margins.
That behavior is forcing the nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, to step up discounts on general merchandise items like home furnishings and electronics to move inventory.
Walmart’s shares fell nearly 10% in after-hours trading Monday.
Walmart’s move to lower its profit outlook in the middle of the quarter is rare and raised worries about how inflation, the highest in 40 years, is affecting the entire consumer sector. The stocks of many major retailers, including Target, Macy’s and Kohl’s, fell following Walmart’s Monday announcement. Several big consumer companies, including Amazon, McDonald’s and Procter & Gamble, are set to report their quarterly earnings results this week.
The warning follows reports by Walmart, Target and other retailers in May that a faster-than-expected shopper shift away from items that were popular in the height of the pandemic, such as casual clothing and home goods, left them with extra inventory they need to further discount.
“As the country’s largest retailer, Walmart is a bellwether for the entire sector,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail in a report. “Its downgrading of second quarter and full fiscal guidance is a cause for concern and highlights the pressure that all retailers are currently under.”
The news from Walmart comes as the Federal Reserve is set to announce another hefty hike in its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday. Together with its previous rate increases, the Fed’s moves will make borrowing costlier for individuals and companies and likely damper the economy over time.
Walmart said its namesake U.S. division is expected to report comparable sales, excluding fuel, to be up 6%. That’s higher than previously expected, but the mix is more heavily weighted toward lower-margin food and consumer basics. Walmart is slated to report fiscal second quarter results on Aug. 16.
“The increasing levels of food and fuel inflation are affecting how customers spend,” said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon in a statement.
The government’s consumer price index soared 9.1% in June compared with a year ago, the biggest yearly increase since 1981, with nearly half of the increase due to higher energy costs.
As of Monday, the average price of gasoline has slipped to $4.35, down from $4.90 a month ago but still way up from $3.15 a year ago.
McMillon said Walmart is expecting more pressure on general merchandise in the second half of the year. However, Walmart said it is encouraged by the early signs for sales of back-to-school supplies.
Walmart said that during the second quarter, the company made progress reducing inventory, managing prices to reflect certain supply-chain costs and inflation, and reducing storage costs associated with a backlog of shipping containers.
“Customers are choosing Walmart to save money during this inflationary period, and this is reflected in the company’s continued market share gains in grocery,” the company said.
As a result, adjusted earnings per share for the second quarter and full year are expected to decline around 8% to 9% and 11% to 13%, respectively. Excluding divestitures, adjusted earnings per share for the full year is expected to decline 10% to 12%.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — All sorts of requests reach the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, via all sorts of methods, but rarely does a meaningful entreaty come via LinkedIn message. That, though, is how Micky Lawler, the president of the WTA women’s professional tennis tour, first reached out to the group about a partnership during a sleepless pandemic night.
Eventually, the idea made its way to foundation co-chair Melinda French Gates. The origin was unusual. The thought of working together with the sport was appealing.
“I thought, ‘God, what better?’ I mean, I’m always looking for (gender equality) champions, because I know the difference they make for young girls,” French Gates told The Associated Press at Wimbledon on Friday, when she attended the Grand Slam tournament for the first time. “I know the difference when they call on a government. I know when they have a link to a first lady in a country, something happens.”
And so the WTA and the foundation are going to work together to raise awareness about — and money for — women’s health and nutrition around the world. They also will coordinate efforts to promote gender equality and female leadership.
French Gates, Lawler and 10 former players, including past Wimbledon champions Billie Jean King and Marion Bartoli, took the first concrete step toward that collaboration during a roundtable meeting for about an hour Friday at the All England Club boardroom in the Centre Court stadium.
“We know that these athletes are at top of their game. They’re role models, they’re leaders and they can speak to these issues because they know them,” said French Gates, who said the foundation has not previously partnered with a women's sports league.
“I just know place after place is better when we are moving toward gender equality. There’s nowhere in the world where we yet have it. But what I know is that so many young girls look up to female role models. And so who do they look for? They look for women in business, they look for women in entertainment, they look for women in sport,” she said. “And so when this partnership started to come about, and Micky had this idea, she said, ‘Who better to know the importance of nutrition than our athletes, right?’”
In August 2020, during the WTA’s first tournament after a COVID-19 hiatus, Lawler found herself unable to get some shut-eye in her Lexington, Kentucky, hotel room. Her concerns: “Are we doing the right thing? Are we coming back too soon?”
She had been struck by seeing a Netflix documentary about Bill Gates and, she said Friday, “It was Melinda’s brain that I was very interested in.”
Lawler attempted to connect to the foundation; her initial thought was becoming something real she thinks current players will support. Lawler planned to introduce French Gates to Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur — a 27-year-old from Tunisia who is the first African woman and first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam title match — on Friday afternoon.
“We are a global organization, and we have so many passionate women who really want to make an impact in their lifetime,” Lawler said during a joint interview with French Gates. “It goes way beyond the dollar figures. We feel that if we make big things happen, the funding will come and will grow exponentially, because our partners will want to be a part of this.”
Asked for an example of how current athletes potentially could help, French Gates mentioned the Women Deliver Conference about gender equality in July 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda.
“We could have tennis players highlighting on their social media channels the importance of these women’s health issues, some of them potentially showing up on stage to help highlight the issues," she said, "and calling on their own governments, saying, ‘I want our government to step up and put more money into’ whatever the issue is — maternal mortality, reproductive health.”
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Austin woman charged with assault on Mower County deputy while in jail
(ABC 6 News) – An Austin woman faces a charge of 4th-degree assault against a correctional officer in Mower County Court.
According to court records, Karissa Rae Reimers is accused of beating a detention deputy at the Mower County Jail until jail staff subdued her with “freeze spray.”
According to the Mower County Jail Roster, 23-year-old Reimers was taken into custody July 14 on suspicion of domestic assault.
Court documents allege that at about noon July 15, Reimers was on the phone at the jail, when an adult female detention deputy suspected she was speaking to the alleged victim in her case.
When Reimers refused to get off the phone, the deputy hung up the phone and began taking Reimers back to her cell.
According to court documents, Reimers allegedly hit the deputy on the head with her fist 8-10 times, causing injury to the head and upper back, until deputies sprayed her with Freeze +P, an aerosol that irritates the eyes, nose, and mouth, and causes pain topically.
Deputies further alleged that Reimers admitted to hitting the deputy three times with her fist, and said she “would have hit her more times if she could have,” according to court documents.
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You’ll enjoy the best of summer fruits and vegetables with the right juicer
From preparing light, fruity concoctions to nutrient-packed vegetable blends, chances are you’ll find yourself reaching for a juicer time and again during the summer when many fruits and vegetables are in season. However, when selecting a model that will suit your needs, there are a few considerations to consider as you shop.
Ideally, a juicer can handle the varieties and quantities of the fruits and vegetables you want to convert to delicious juices. It will also fit your kitchen space and be straightforward to operate, clean and store.
Why should I use a juicer instead of a blender?
If you already have a blender, you may wonder why you would also need a juicer. Blenders have their selling points, including being easy to use and featuring a design that doesn’t take up a lot of counter or storage space. However, when it comes to making juice, they have their limitations.
The key difference between a blender and a juicer is the process each appliance uses to make juice. Instead of extracting juice from fruits and vegetables like a juicer, blenders pulverize them into a liquid consistency. While juicers separate the juice from the pulp and other pieces, blenders crush them all together. Juicers’ extracting technology results in richer flavors, which means delicious juices.
A blender may be the best for you if you prefer summer beverages with a thicker consistency, such as shakes and smoothies. On the other hand, juicers create concentrated juices with a light consistency that’s perfect for cold beverages on hot days.
Types of juicers
Most juicers are powered by electricity. Masticating and centrifugal are the two most popular varieties. Masticating juicers, or cold-press juicers, are quiet but somewhat slow. However, they are powerful and ideal for juicing leafy vegetables in addition to a variety of fruits. Centrifugal models are also called juice extractors and are great for large, firm fruit and vegetables. The technology works by spinning produce against an internal grate while separating pulp.
Citrus juicers are also available and, as the name implies, are designed for juicing oranges, lemons, limes and similar fruits. Manual juicers either work with a lever or by grinding fruits into a cone-shaped component. They aren’t ideal for producing precise results or large quantities of juice.
Tips for buying and using a juicer
Following a few tips will help you find the best juicer for your needs and guide you in achieving excellent results.
- Factor in your budget. Juicers can cost hundreds of dollars, but budget-friendly models are also available.
- Think about your kitchen size. Some juicers are quite large and can be challenging to use and store in kitchens with minimal space. Opt for a compact model instead if your kitchen is on the small side.
- Use the right types of fruits and vegetables. Dense produce with a low juice content, such as bananas and avocados, are not ideal for juicing.
- Don’t put ice in your juicer. Juicers aren’t designed to accommodate ice. In fact, putting ice in a juicer can cause damage to the internal components. Instead, add ice to your juice after it’s prepared.
Best juicers for summer drinks
Breville Juice Fountain Cold Plus Centrifugal Juicer
An attractive design, generous 70-ounce capacity and reasonably compact size make this juicer a solid choice. The wide 3.5-inch chute means you can juice large fruits and vegetables fast and effectively.
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Kuvings Whole Slow Masticating Juicer
If your top priority is a model that offers quick clean-up, this is the one to get. In addition to its easy-to-clean components, it offers precise performance that preserves the vital nutrients in fruits and vegetables while it juices.
Hamilton Beach Juicer Machine Centrifugal Juicer
Anyone who is new to using a juicer will appreciate that this model is easy to set up, use and clean. It’s also one of the more affordable models on our list of favorites.
Cuisinart Pulp Control Citrus Juicer
This juicer is affordable and effective, especially for juicing citrus fruits. It has three pulp control settings for customized citrus juices with just the right amount of pulp.
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Omega Juice Extractor Masticating Juicer
This juicer earns praise for its quiet operation. It works slowly and preserves the nutrient content of the juice. It’s versatile, too, and you can use it to make nut butter, baby food, ground herbs, ground coffee and more.
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Breville Juice Fountain Compact Centrifugal Juicer
This compact and affordable masticating juicer features a 3-inch wide chute for juicing large chunks of fruits and vegetables. We like that it has a froth separator for froth-free servings.
Although this masticating juicer falls on the lower end of the price spectrum, it offers features users love, including dual speeds and removable, dishwasher-safe components. It’s also simple to operate.
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Mueller Austria Ultra Power Masticating Juicer
Consumers will appreciate that this juicer isn’t very noisy and is energy-efficient. Two speeds, a wide chute and a streamlined design are highlights of its feature set.
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Even though this is one of the more affordable masticating juicers by Omega, it offers popular features such as quiet operation, five settings and low speeds that preserve nutrients. In addition to juice, you can use it to make nut butter, baby food and more.
Hamilton Beach Cold Press Masticating Juicer
Low noise output yet the ability to make nutrient-packed juices are the highlights of this masticating model. Key parts disassemble in minutes for easy cleanup.
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Overlanding, the practice of traveling across remote areas, often for weeks or even months at a time, is growing in popularity, and the wave of electric pickups and SUVs arriving on the market offers new opportunities for the overlanding community.
GMC is out to explore the possibilities with a concept based on its Hummer EV Pickup. Set to be unveiled in late summer, the concept has been previewed in a teaser shot that shows what appears to be a canopy over the electric truck’s bed, above which sits solar panels that extend to the roof of the truck.
It’s likely the rear canopy houses a bed rack with fixtures designed to store various equipment. GMC already previewed a similar design with its Canyon AT4 OVRLANDX concept from 2021. The automaker also presented a Hummer EV Pickup with overlanding goodies during that year’s SEMA show.
GMC teamed up with EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles to develop the latest concept. The Australian company specializes in building vehicles of all sorts designed to handle extended stays on rough terrain, and has been represented in the U.S. with a division in Bend, Oregon, since 2013.
One of the goals of the project was to gather ideas for an overland upfit solution developed specifically for electric vehicles. One of the major opportunities provided by EVs in the overlanding space, according to EarthCruiser CEO and founder Lance Gillies, is precise torque control capable of making navigating tricky terrain easier. Naturally, the vehicle’s battery also provides energy to power devices, which is handy.
The Hummer EV Pickup’s biggest battery is a 205-kwh unit. It’s good for 329 miles of range in combination with the vehicle’s 1,000-hp powertrain.
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LONDON (AP) — Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein made sweeping gains in Northern Ireland’s local elections, repeating its success from last year’s assembly elections, when it became the largest party for the first time.
With counting completed late Saturday, Sinn Fein, which seeks unification of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland, took 144 of 462 local government seats — an increase of 39 from the last local government elections in 2019. Its main rival, the Democratic Unionist Party, captured 122 seats, while the centrist Alliance Party had 67.
Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Fein’s vice president, said the results were “momentous.” She added that her party’s success was a message from voters that Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, which has been paralyzed for over a year, must get back to business.
“This election was an opportunity to send a clear signal … to support the positive leadership and a party that wants to get the Assembly up and running,” O’Neill said.
The semi-autonomous Belfast government has been suspended since the DUP, which wants to keep Northern Ireland part of the United Kingdom, walked out more than a year ago to protest a post-Brexit customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the U.K.
Under power-sharing rules established by the 1998 Good Friday peace accord, the main British unionist and Irish nationalist parties must govern together.
O’Neill said that the DUP’s boycott of the assembly “cannot go on.” She urged the British and Irish governments to work together and help resolve Northern Ireland’s political stalemate.
“Public services are suffering, the public are suffering because of austerity,” she said. “It is not a tolerable situation, there shouldn’t be any more delays and I want to see a plan on the table as to how we are going to get back around the table to make politics work and to have a locally elected Assembly.”
Northern Irish politics have been stuck in a gridlock because of a prolonged dispute over the issue of customs checkpoints that were introduced when Britain left the trade bloc in 2020.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the U.K. that shares a border with an EU member — Ireland. That border is particularly sensitive because of the history of sectarian violence on the island of Ireland, and Britain and the EU agreed to keep the border free of customs posts and other checks to honor Northern Ireland’s peace process. Instead, there were checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K.
That angered the DUP, which maintained that the new trade arrangements undermine Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom.
In February, the U.K. and the European Union agreed a deal to overcome the political crisis. The so-called Windsor Framework aims to ease customs checks and other hurdles for goods moving to Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K.
The U.K. and the EU hailed their deal as a decisive breakthrough in their often fractious relationship. The agreement also gives Northern Ireland politicians a mechanism, known as the Stormont Brake, to challenge new EU trade rules that could apply — a key unionist demand.
But the DUP rejected the deal, and has continued to refuse to take part in the power-sharing government.
Sinn Fein captured the largest number of seats in Northern Ireland’s assembly in May 2022 in a historic victory. It was the first time they beat the DUP, which had dominated the legislature for two decades. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-sinn-fein-wins-in-northern-ireland-local-elections-urges-return-of-government/ | 2023-05-22 15:29:36 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-sinn-fein-wins-in-northern-ireland-local-elections-urges-return-of-government/ |
SIGHISOARA, Romania (AP) — In a dingy basement, chinchillas bred to provide the fashion industry with their fur bite the wire of cages that are stacked floor-to-ceiling with no natural light, as their babies struggle across the wire-mesh floors.
The scene captured on video is among the findings from an undercover investigation into conditions on Romania’s chinchilla fur farms, carried out last year by the animal welfare charity Humane Society International.
HSI said it uncovered cruel and allegedly illegal practices, and appealed to Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca to completely ban fur farming in the Eastern European country.
On Wednesday, the charity formally submitted a report on its findings — exclusively seen by The Associated Press — to Ciuca, urging him to “stop this atrocious suffering in the name of fashion.”
HSI investigators who looked into 11 chinchilla farms in different parts of Romania said some farmers told them they kill the animals by breaking their necks — a practice that contravenes the killing methods permitted for chinchillas under European Union law.
Chinchillas are a highly sociable species of rodent native to South America, and prized for their soft, silky fur.
“This investigation provides shocking evidence of the deprivation these animals are suffering in Romania for the fur industry,” said Andreea Roseti, Romania’s country director for HSI. “Such cruelty brings shame on Romania and we hope that our investigation marks the beginning of the end for the fur industry here.”
One fur farmer allegedly showed an HSI investigator a homemade gas chamber — a grim method of killing permitted under EU law — which had been constructed “using a pressure cooker.” The group also said female chinchillas are kept in almost permanent pregnancy cycles, during which they are forced to wear a “stiff neck brace or collar” to prevent them escaping during mating.
In response to HSI’s investigation, a group of Romanian lawmakers filed proposed legislation in parliament on Monday calling for a ban on the breeding and killing of animals solely for their fur. It was signed by five lawmakers from the center-right National Liberal Party.
It’s a push for Romania, an EU member since 2007, to “align itself with EU legislation” and join other bloc members that have already introduced such bans, the lawmakers said.
Gheorghe Pecingina, the deputy who initiated the proposal, told The Associated Press it is important that the “cruel” practice ends now because the chinchillas “are killed with barbaric methods” in Romania.
Prime Minister Ciuca’s office and the Association of Romanian Leather and Fur Producers didn’t immediately reply to AP requests for comment.
Last week Latvian lawmakers voted to amend legislation to ban fur farms, making Latvia the fifteenth of the EU’s 27 countries to call time on the industry.
“There is no possibility in which the life of animals or anything connected with these animals should be acceptable in fur farming,” HSI’s Roseti said. “These animals are only bred for their fur which is used for fashion … this is not a reason to keep (them) in those conditions and to kill them.”
Fur Free Europe, a European Citizens’ Initiative supported by dozens of animal welfare organizations and registered by the European Commission in March, is running a petition calling for an EU-wide ban on fur farms and on the trading of fur products on the bloc’s market. It’s raised more than 377,000 signatures so far.
“This is Romania’s chance to be on the right side of history,” Roseti said. | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-welfare-group-reports-severe-breaches-on-romanian-fur-farms/ | 2022-09-29 13:43:42 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-welfare-group-reports-severe-breaches-on-romanian-fur-farms/ |
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KeepCool, the environmental pioneer leading the charge to eliminate single-use bags, announced today the launch of Out of the Ocean™, reusable bags made from 100% Ocean Plastic® within all San Diego Costco locations and online at outoftheocean.com.
Each Out of the Ocean™ bag removes the equivalent of 3 plastic bottles from our oceans and waterways, furthering the company's mission to reduce, reuse, and recycle to create a virtuous and economically viable cycle by giving new life to Ocean Plastic® while creating awareness and impact toward protecting our oceans.
The extra-large capacity reusable bags are produced exclusively for Costco and are now available in 3-packs at Costco locations in the San Diego region. They are spacious for Costco trips with convenient details to include internal pockets for sauce jars or olive oil bottles and have dual straps for hand- or over-the-shoulder carry. These bags feature the work of the multi-award-winning international photographer, Grant Thomas who dedicates his life to capturing Mother Nature's finest moments.
"Out of the Ocean™ marks another major milestone in KeepCool's ongoing commitment to sustainability. 15 years after launching the world's first reusable bag made of recycled plastic bottles, we're proud to launch Out of the Ocean™ Reusable Shopping Bags and Foldable Totes made exclusively from plastic waste collected from our oceans. We are happy to be part of an ecosystem that is doing its part to preserve and protect our planet," says Pierre Barlier, KeepCool's CEO.
The Reusable Shopping Bags are now available in San Diego Costco locations. For more on the brand and to shop additional products online, check out OutoftheOcean.com.
KeepCool, the parent company of Out of the Ocean's™ has a 20+ year history of championing the use of post-consumer waste as a raw material source for hundreds of millions of bags purchased to date. With Out of the Ocean™, KeepCool is continuing it's mission to reduce, reuse, and recycle to create a virtuous and economically viable cycle by giving new life to Ocean Plastic® while creating awareness and impact toward protecting our oceans.
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MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two women have now been accused of throwing drinks at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz.
The most recent was Saturday, when Selena Chambers, 41, of Tallahassee, threw a glass of wine at the Republican congressman during an event in Miramar Beach and shouted obscenities at him, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
“We cannot allow an environment where you can throw things at elected officials because you don’t like them,” Sheriff Michael Adkinson said in a statement. “No matter your political affiliation, this is not the way to conduct yourself and will not be tolerated in Walton County.”
Miramar Beach is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Pensacola and is part of Gaetz’s Florida Panhandle congressional district.
Chambers was charged with battery and released Sunday on $1,000 bail.
Defense attorney Matthew A. Karp said in an email that his own investigation has revealed that Gaetz and his group were engaged in a verbal altercation with a group of women at the South Walton Beaches Food & Wine Festival.
“This investigation has initially shown Rep. Gaetz to have been both an aggressor and agitator, and we look forward to taking his deposition,” Karp said. “My client, Selena Chambers, maintains her innocence in this matter, and we intend to vigorously defend against the allegations of Rep. Gaetz.”
In 2019, another woman was previously sentenced to 15 days in federal custody for throwing a sports drink at Gaetz. Amanda Kondrat’yev was part of a group protesting outside a town hall meeting at a Pensacola restaurant. A cup struck Gaetz in the back as he left the meeting, and several witnesses identified Kondrat’yev as the person who threw it.
Gaetz, first elected to Congress in 2016, is known for his strong support of former President Donald Trump and his membership in the arch-conservative Freedom Caucus in the House. Earlier this year, Gaetz announced that the Justice Department had decided not to file charges against him following a long-running sex-trafficking investigation. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/03/woman-is-2nd-accused-of-throwing-drink-at-us-rep-matt-gaetz/ | 2023-05-12 04:23:04 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/03/woman-is-2nd-accused-of-throwing-drink-at-us-rep-matt-gaetz/ |
The new Disney Cruise Line ship 'Disney Wish' arrives before sunrise on June 20, 2022, in Port Canaveral, Florida, after making its first cross-Atlantic voyage.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The cruise ship war between Central and South Florida has a new victor with the latest passenger counts totaled for 2022.
Port Canaveral became the world’s busiest cruise port for the first time with 4,072,396 multi-day passengers for the year, besting the usual No. 1 PortMiami, which saw 3,988,094 passengers. Port Everglades came in third with 1,621,216, according to numbers released in the annual Florida Ports Council report release.
“It’s significant because there’s always been a historical rivalry between Port Canaveral and southern ports and it’s always a friendly rivalry,” said Port Canaveral CEO Capt. John Murray on Friday. “All of the ports are doing well right now in cruising. It’s great to have the industry back. It’s an economic driver for the state of Florida. We work collectively to help each other out but there’s sometimes a little fun in the rivalry back and forth.”
Port Canaveral is having its busiest time in history home porting 13 ships this winter sailing season including four of the newest ships in the industry with Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’ largest cruise ship, Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest class of ship Norwegian Prima, Disney’s new class of ship Disney Wonder and Carnival’s Mardi Gras, which became the first ship to sail out of the port after nearly a year and half without business because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This was a rebuilding year coming back from the downtime of COVID. So, you know, there may be some variances here and there as to why those numbers were different but the way it ended up in 2022, we were ahead and it’s something to be happy about right now,” Murray said.
Multi-day passengers include those 13 ships but also ships visiting the ports such as those coming in from sailings out of New York that make a stop for the Orlando market as a port of call. They don’t include sailings for things like the Victory Casino ship, which tacked on another 137,864 passengers for the year.
The port has six active terminals, which is fewer than PortMiami and Port Everglades, but the ships have been growing in capacity year to year with ships like Wonder of the Seas. That capacity is looking to climb even more in the future, such as when Royal Caribbean brings a second Oasis-class ship to the port this November sailing with the arrival of Allure of the Seas sailing three- and four-night itineraries. The nearly 7,000-passenger capacity of Oasis-class ships has given the port some traffic headaches, and with two Oasis-class ships sailing three times a week instead of once, the port plans to address those before Allure’s arrival.
“We have some very good statistics and formulas now that determine what our new demand for parking may be,” Murray said. “We’re going to build to those specs to make sure that we don’t have any issues when the Allure comes online in November.”
The future could also mean a seventh terminal for the port as it becomes flush with record operating revenue. The 2023 fiscal year that ends on Sept. 30 is projected to exceed more than $154 million including $124 million from cruising. Record passenger counts so far mean it will likely surpass that projection.
The Florida Ports Council projection forecasts Port Canaveral to see 6,434,000 passengers total by 2027. That includes both multi-day and single-day passengers. PortMiami is projected to surpass that combined total by 2027 pulling in 8.4 million.
Murray, though, said to not count Port Canaveral out, and that he suspects they’ll reach those 2027 projections much earlier.
“We have a very active plan for the future,” Murray said. “We have identified several locations for a future terminal where our goal as being good business operators is to maximize the utilization of our existing facilities. And we’re doing quite well with that right now. But we do recognize the need for another terminal at some point in the next three to five years. "
While the port enjoys the No. 1 ranking, the state’s overall cruise passenger count remains far lower than the highs seen in 2019.
That was the states’ best year ever with 17,887,113 multi-day passengers.
While it may give up the No. 1 spot to Miami in the coming years, but for now, the port is soaking up the spotlight.
“The fact that we have a new profile of of newer, bigger and finer ships I think is going to continue to give us a good push going forward with our status in the types of cruises and people that are coming to see us,” Murray said. | https://www.unionleader.com/nh/travel/port-canaveral-enjoys-title-for-world-s-busiest-cruise-port-for-now/article_28071ebe-6f74-5a59-8da7-ed619f1d9fae.html | 2023-03-04 11:15:43 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/nh/travel/port-canaveral-enjoys-title-for-world-s-busiest-cruise-port-for-now/article_28071ebe-6f74-5a59-8da7-ed619f1d9fae.html |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa father has been charged with the death of his teenage son in January.
Police said Johnny Julio Martin, 35, brought his 13-year-old son, Ethan, to an illegal street racing event in St. Petersburg on Jan. 28.
At 12:35 a.m., Ethan was walking towards a crowd gathered near 28th Street and 110th Avenue when he stepped into the street and was hit by a motorcycle going over 100 mph, according to St. Pete police. Ethan was killed and a bystander was seriously injured in the crash.
The motorcyclist was hospitalized and in critical condition for days after the crash. It is not known if they face charges in the teenager’s death.
Johnny Martin was arrested on Wednesday and charged with child neglect resulting in death. He was also cited for participating in a street race as a spectator, which is considered a moving violation.
Martin was booked into the Pinellas County Jail, where he is being held on a $10,000 bond. | https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/tampa-father-charged-with-13-year-old-sons-death-at-illegal-street-racing-event/ | 2023-02-09 14:46:50 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/tampa-father-charged-with-13-year-old-sons-death-at-illegal-street-racing-event/ |
Physicians across Europe will now have access to DZUVEO®, a novel sublingual approach to acute pain management in medically supervised settings
HAYWARD, Calif., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), (AcelRx), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings, today announced that its commercial partner, Laboratorie Aguettant ("Aguettant"), has launched DZUVEO® (sufentanil sublingual tablet, 30 mcg), which is branded as DSUVIA® in the U.S., across Europe.
Aguettant entered into a commercial collaboration with AcelRx in 2021 and has formally launched across key European countries, except Spain, Portugal and Italy, for which commercialization is expected to begin in the first half of 2023. Physicians across Europe will now have access to DZUVEO, a sublingual alternative to standard intravenous (IV) opioid analgesics which have undesirable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic performance profiles characterized by high peak plasma concentrations and the requirement for frequent redosing. DSUVIA/DZUVEO was designed to provide rapid analgesia via a non-invasive route and to eliminate high peak plasma levels, provide longer duration of action, and avoid dosing errors associated with IV administration. In addition, a number of recently published U.S. studies demonstrate that a sufentanil sublingual tablet, 30 mcg administered in various medically supervised settings can lower overall perioperative opioid use, as well as shorten recovery time, compared to IV opioids.
"We are thrilled the Aguettant team has launched DZUVEO and has now made this novel product available to healthcare professionals outside the United States for the first time," said Vince Angotti, Chief Executive Officer of AcelRx. "We remain impressed with, and are confident in the expertise of the Aguettant commercial team, and believe that the recent DSUVIA growth seen over the last five quarters here in the U.S. will support the Aguettant European launch."
"Partnering with AcelRx and leveraging the knowledge they've gained while commercializing DSUVIA in the U.S. has been extremely useful while we prepared for our launch across Europe," said Eric Rougemond, CEO of Aguettant. "We're excited to now have DZUVEO as part of our product portfolio available to our existing customers. This is a unique asset that we believe will have a profound positive impact on the management of acute pain within hospitals and other medically supervised settings," continued Mr. Rougemond.
About DSUVIA (sufentanil sublingual tablet), 30 mcg (branded as DZUVEO in Europe)
DSUVIA®, branded as DZUVEO® in Europe, is indicated for use in adults in certified medically supervised healthcare settings, such as hospitals, surgical centers, and emergency departments, for the management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. DSUVIA/DZUVEO was designed to provide rapid analgesia via a non-invasive route and to eliminate dosing errors associated with intravenous (IV) administration. DSUVIA/DZUVEO is a single-strength solid dosage form administered sublingually via a single-dose applicator (SDA) by healthcare professionals. Sufentanil is an opioid analgesic previously only marketed for IV and epidural anesthesia and analgesia. The sufentanil pharmacokinetic profile, when delivered sublingually, avoids the high peak plasma levels and short duration of action observed with IV administration. DZUVEO has been approved by the European Medicines Agency and AcelRx's European commercialization partner, Aguettant, will market the drug in Europe.
This release is intended for investors only. For more information, including important safety information and black box warning for DSUVIA, please visit www.DSUVIA.com.
There are certain regulatory aspects of DSUVIA and DZUVEO that are different in the USA and Europe. Please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) of DZUVEO in the European countries concerned by the marketing of this specialty product.
About AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings. AcelRx's proprietary, non-invasive sublingual formulation technology delivers sufentanil with consistent pharmacokinetic profiles. The Company has one approved product in the U.S., DSUVIA® (sufentanil sublingual tablet, 30 mcg), known as DZUVEO® in Europe, indicated for the management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic for adult patients in certified medically supervised healthcare settings, and several product candidates. The product candidates include: Zalviso® (sufentanil sublingual tablet system, SST system, 15 mcg), an investigational product in the U.S. being developed as an innovatively designed patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system for reduction of moderate-to-severe acute pain in medically supervised settings; two pre-filled, ready-to-use syringes of ephedrine and phenylephrine licensed for the U.S. from Aguettant; Niyad™, a regional anticoagulant for the extracorporeal circuit; and LTX-608, for the potential treatment of COVID-19, disseminated intravascular coagulation, acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute pancreatitis. DZUVEO is an approved product in Europe.
This release is intended for investors only. For additional information about AcelRx, please visit www.acelrx.com.
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements based upon AcelRx's current expectations. These and any other forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "potential," "believe," "expect," "expected," "anticipate," "may," "will," "enable," "should," "seek," "approximately," "intends," "intended," "plans," "estimates," "benefits," or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology. The discussion of financial trends, strategy, plans or intentions may also include forward-looking statements, which are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied by such statements, including: (i) risks relating to AcelRx's product development activities and ongoing commercial business operations; (ii) risks related to the ability of AcelRx and its business partners to implement development plans, launch plans, forecasts and other business expectations; (iii) risks related to unexpected variations in market growth and demand for AcelRx's commercial and developmental products and technologies; (iv) risks related to AcelRx's liquidity and our ability to maintain capital resources; (v) AcelRx's ability to retaining its listing on the Nasdaq exchange; and (vi) risks relating to our ability to obtain regulatory approvals for our developmental product candidates. Although it is not possible to predict or identify all such risks and uncertainties, they may include, but are not limited to, those described under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in AcelRx's annual, quarterly and current reports (i.e., Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K) as filed or furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and any subsequent public filings. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements were first made. To the degree financial information is included in this press release, it is in summary form only and must be considered in the context of the full details provided in AcelRx's most recent annual, quarterly or current report as filed or furnished with the SEC. AcelRx's SEC reports are available at www.acelrx.com under the "Investors" tab. Except to the extent required by law, AcelRx undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Hechinger Report Author Jon Marcus about the financial woes of rural universities and why some are dropping dozens of programs.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson was hurt when New York Yankees teammates didn’t back him after he made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist.
Donaldson was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball for making multiple references to Robinson while talking to Anderson on May 21. Donaldson has appealed the discipline.
Anderson said he agreed with La Russa, and several Yankees said Donaldson was wrong. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said: “This is just my opinion — (that’s) somewhere he should not be going.” New York star Aaron Judge said: “I just don’t think it’s the right thing to do there.”
“I think that was tough to hear, for sure, just for the simple fact that I pride myself on being a good teammate, and everywhere I’ve went, every organization that I’ve been a part of, minus Oakland, has offered me extensions, has wanted me to stay back,” Donaldson said during batting practice Wednesday, hours before a night game against the Angels was rained out.
“They’ve showed that they wanted me a part of their team. Obviously it didn’t work out that way,” he said. “And that’s just the business end of it. And also everywhere I went, I’ve won. I think part of winning is having good team chemistry, and I’ve taken pride everywhere I’ve went I’ve aways tried to help people try to get better.”
A three-time All-Star and the 2015 AL MVP with Toronto, the 36-year-old Donaldson said he was surprised by criticism from White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks, his former teammate, who said he is “not a fan” of Donaldson.
Donaldson said Hendriks never brought up any issues when they met in a parking lot outside a ballpark.
“I know Liam has come out a couple times and said some stuff about me,” Donaldson said. “It’s weird because I hear one thing and then when I see him it’s different. So it’s definitely been confusing for that. I’m not saying that every one of my teammates have always been best friends with.”
Donaldson made a public apology to the Robinson family last week.
”I think everybody wanted to have a say. But they don’t know my heart,” Donaldson said. “I do feel bad that the Robinson family — I never wanted them to feel their name should ever be regarded in a bad light. That was why I issued the apology.”
He maintains of Anderson, “maybe he misinterepreted” the references but said “I haven’t had a chance to talk to him.”
“I think when it comes down to it, over the last couple of years, there’s been animosity from their team towards me,” Donaldson said. “And I don’t really have a problem with the team. I think there’s some stuff that was in question from last year.”
Donaldson riled up Chicago last season when he alleged ace Lucas Giolito had benefitted from the use of illegal sticky substances. He said he intends to stop his chatiness with the White Sox.
“I should not talk to these guys any more, just because I don’t ever want to be brought up in that light or that spectacle,” he said. “It’s been tough.”
Donaldson, acquired by the Yankees this year, is with his sixth big league team and is hitting .238 with five homers and 15 RBIs in 37 games. He is on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation and could be activated Sunday. He was also briefly away from the team with COVID-19 following the incident with Anderson.
Donaldson had felt the shoulder pain for most of this season and says his swing has responded to a cortisone injection.
“I just have a of of wear and tear in there over the years,” he said. “I have tears everywhere in the there. It’s old stuff that gets in the way at times.”
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Both Median Survival and "Long Tail" of Extended Survival Were Increased In Both Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma
Results Featured In JAMA Oncology Peer Reviewed Publication
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwest Biotherapeutics (OTCQB: NWBO) ("NW Bio"), a biotechnology company developing DCVax® personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, today reported that in its Phase III clinical trial both median survival and the "long tail" of extended survival were increased in both newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma brain cancer patients treated with DCVax®-L. The trial has met both the primary and the secondary endpoint under the Statistical Analysis Plan for the trial.
The trial results were reported today in a featured publication co-authored by more than 70 physicians from leading institutions across the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Germany, in the peer reviewed cancer journal JAMA Oncology, entitled "Association of Autologous Tumor Lysate-Loaded Dendritic Cell Vaccination with Extension of Survival Among Patients with Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma". https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2798847
The Company believes this is the first time in nearly 20 years that a Phase III trial of a systemic treatment has shown such survival extension in newly diagnosed glioblastoma, and the first time in nearly 30 years that a Phase III trial of any type of treatment has shown such survival extension in recurrent glioblastoma.
Ms. Powers, CEO of NW Bio, commented: "We are excited to see the meaningful survival extensions in glioblastoma patients treated with DCVax®-L in this trial – particularly in the "long tail" of the survival curve, where we see more than double the survival rates as with existing standard of care. With well over 400 clinical trials for glioblastoma having failed over the last 15 years, it is gratifying to be able to offer new hope to patients who face this devastating disease."
"It is especially encouraging to see these survival extensions with a treatment that has such a benign safety profile" Ms. Powers continued. "Over 2,100 doses of DCVax-L were administered during the trial, and we found that the adverse event profile was not meaningfully different than with standard of care alone. DCVax-L is also quite simple for the physician and patient: just an intradermal injection in the upper arm, 6 times over the course of year 1, and then twice a year for maintenance thereafter."
Glioblastoma is the most common and most lethal form of primary brain cancer. Standard of care (SOC) treatments have been virtually unchanged for nearly 20 years. With SOC treatments, patients typically survive for only about 15-17 months from diagnosis, with the tumor recurring at about 6-8 months from diagnosis and the patients typically surviving for about 7-9 months after recurrence. Five-year survival from diagnosis is only about 5%.
In the Phase III trial of DCVax®-L, median Overall Survival (mOS) for newly diagnosed GBM patients (n=232) was 19.3 months from randomization (22.4 months from surgery) with DCVax-L vs. 16.5 months from randomization in the controls (HR=0.80, p=0.002). Survival at 48 months from randomization was 15.7% vs. 9.9%, and at 60 months was 13% vs. 5.7%. For recurrent GBM (n=64), mOS was 13.2 months from relapse vs. 7.8 months (HR = 0.58, p<0.001). Survival at 24 and 30 months post-recurrence was 20.7% vs. 9.6%, and 11.1% vs 5.1%, respectively. In newly diagnosed GBM patients with methylated MGMT, mOS was 30.2 months from randomization (33 months from surgery) with DCVax-L (n=90) vs. 21.3 months in controls (n=199) (HR=0.74, p=0.027).
From a safety perspective, out of more than 2,100 doses of DCVax-L administered during the Phase III trial, there were only 5 serious adverse events that were deemed at least possibly related to the treatment. There were 3 cases of intracranial edema, 1 case of nausea and 1 case of lymph node infection.
DCVax-L is a fully personalized immune therapy made from a patient's own immune cells (dendritic cells) and antigens (biomarkers) from a sample of the patient's own tumor. A multi-year set of doses is produced in a single manufacturing batch, which takes 8 days. The product is then stored frozen in individual doses, and is "off the shelf" throughout the treatment regimen. The doses are stored centrally and simply taken out of the freezer and delivered to the physician when needed for the patient's next treatment.
Dr. Marnix Bosch, senior author on the publication, concluded "This DCVax-L trial, at 94 hospitals in 4 countries, involved the teamwork of a large number of dedicated investigators. Publication of the results in the prestigious, peer-reviewed journal JAMA Oncology honors this teamwork and demonstrates how the field can move forward with novel therapies and innovative clinical trial designs."
The Company is currently working on preparations for applications for regulatory approval of DCVax®-L.
About Northwest Biotherapeutics
Northwest Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on developing personalized immunotherapy products designed to treat cancers more effectively than current treatments, without toxicities of the kind associated with chemotherapies, and on a cost-effective basis, in both North America and Europe. The Company has a broad platform technology for DCVax® dendritic cell-based vaccines. The Company's lead program is a 331-patient Phase III trial of DCVax®-L for newly diagnosed Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). GBM is the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, and is an "orphan disease." This Phase III trial has been completed and top line data was presented by a key investigator at a recent scientific meeting. The Company also plans to pursue development of DCVax®-Direct for inoperable solid tumor cancers. It has completed a 40-patient Phase I trial and plans to prepare for Phase II trials as resources permit. The Company previously conducted a Phase I/II trial with DCVax-L for advanced ovarian cancer together with the University of Pennsylvania.
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TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The 2023 Business Intelligence and Analytics Data Quadrant from SoftwareReviews, one of the leading sources for insights on the software provider landscape, is now available for organizations seeking to improve their data-driven decision-making in the coming year.
Business intelligence and analytics software tools gather data from different parts of the organization and consolidate them into reports or dashboards to support decision-making.
To help organizations identify which tools may fit their needs best, eight providers in the Enterprise and Midmarket spaces have been identified as gold medalists.
In 2023, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into business intelligence tools has enabled automated data cleansing, prepping, and tagging, saving valuable time and increasing productivity. With the help of AI, business intelligence (BI) software can arrange and visualize data, build analytical models to provide meaningful perspectives, identify trends, and offer predictive insights or outcomes.
SoftwareReviews has collected and verified survey data from 3,440 end-user reviews to identify the top Enterprise and Midmarket BI and Analytics software providers for 2023. These providers received high scores on SoftwareReviews' Data Quadrant.
Providers are ranked by a composite satisfaction score, called a Composite Score (CS), that averages four different areas of evaluation: Net Emotional Footprint, Vendor Capabilities, Product Features, and Likeliness to Recommend.
The 2023 Enterprise Business Intelligence and Analytics Software Gold Medalists are as follows:
- Tableau, 8.6 CS, ranked high for personalized executive dashboards.
- MicroStrategy, 8.6 CS, ranked high for ease of implementation.
- Microsoft Power BI, 8.6 CS, ranked high for the collaboration feature.
- Amazon QuickSight, 8.5 CS, ranked high for BI Security.
- Dundas BI, 8.5 CS, ranked high for BI platform administration.
- Oracle Analytics Cloud, 8.5 CS, ranked high for advanced analytics and data science.
- SAP Analytics Cloud, 8.5 CS, ranked high for ease of administration.
The 2023 Midmarket Business Intelligence and Analytics Software Gold Medalists are as follows:
- Microsoft Power BI, 8.5 CS, ranked high for business value creation.
- Dundas BI, 8.5 CS, ranked high for great customer service.
- Zoho Analytics, 8.5 CS, ranked high for its quality of features.
SoftwareReviews' comprehensive software reviews provide an accurate and detailed view of a complicated and ever-changing market. The data comes from users who use the software day in and day out and IT professionals who have worked with it intimately through procurement, implementation, and maintenance.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has had a roller coaster career in which he had to fight to keep a job, lost his seat at a NASCAR powerhouse team and opened his 14th season mired in a five-year losing streak.
To say this Daytona 500 was a milestone race was an understatement — for Stenhouse and for NASCAR.
Stenhouse won the Daytona 500 in double overtime and under caution Sunday night in the longest running of “The Great American Race.” The two overtimes pushed the 65th running of the race to a record 212 laps — a dozen laps beyond the scheduled distance and a whopping 530 miles (850 km).
It provided anxious moments before a landmark celebration: the first Daytona 500-winning team co-owned by a Black man and a woman.
Stenhouse’s win for JTG Daugherty Racing was the third of his career. JTG is the first single-car team to win the Daytona 500 since The Wood Brothers Racing did it with Trevor Bayne in 2011.
The team is owned by Tad and Jodi Geschickter along with former NBA player Brad Daugherty.
Daugherty, who left the track earlier Sunday with an eye irritation, is the first Black car owner to win the race, and Jodi Geschickter joined Teresa Earnhardt as female car owners to win the Daytona 500. Earnhardt ran Dale Earnhardt Inc. when Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Daytona 500 in 2003 and 2004.
To get to victory lane Sunday, JTG stuck with Stenhouse and even reunited him this season with the crew chief who led him to a pair of Xfinity Series titles years ago.
Mike Kelly’s biggest task was convincing Stenhouse that he can indeed win races. So ahead of the Daytona 500, he taped a note inside the Chevrolet. The message? The team believes in the driver.
“When I woke up today I told myself that I was going to do something that I used to do for Ricky when we had tough days,” Kelly said. “I just wrote him a note that only he would see. It was on top of the roll bar in front of him, and it just said, ‘We believe.’ That’s been our motto the whole offseason — that we believe.
“We’re trying to get people to believe in Ricky Stenhouse Jr. again.”
Stenhouse’s only other victories came in 2017, at Talladega and the summer race at Daytona.
Now, the 35-year-old from Olive Branch, Mississippi, has a repeat win at Daytona in NASCAR’s biggest race of the season.
“I think this whole offseason Mike just preached how much we all believed in each other. They left me a note in the car that said they believe in me and to go get the job done,” Stenhouse said. “Man, this is unbelievable. This was the site of my last win back in 2017. We’ve worked really hard. We had a couple shots last year to get a win and fell short.
“It was a tough season, but man, we got it done, Daytona 500.”
Kyle Larson was collected in the race-ending crash after he jumped out of line too early in an attempt to win. His disappointment was alleviated by Stenhouse’s victory.
“Happy that Ricky won. I’m super happy. That’s all I could think about after I crashed, waiting to hear that he won,” Larson said. “He’s one of my best friends, so I was like yelling into my helmet when I helped push him to the lead there. I was hoping it was going to stay green so it would have been me or him win.
“I can’t wait to go get changed and go give him a big hug because he is one of my great buddies.”
Reigning Cup champion Joey Logano finished second in a Ford for Team Penske, which won the race last year with Austin Cindric.
“Second is the worst, man,” Logano said. “Congratulations to Ricky. There’s nothing like winning the Daytona 500. That’s why it stings so much finishing second.”
Christopher Bell was third in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and followed by Chris Buescher in a Ford for RFK Racing and pole sitter Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports in a Chevrolet. It marked the first time the pole sitter has finished in the top five since Bill Elliott in 2001.
AJ Allmendinger was sixth for Kaulig Racing, Daniel Suarez seventh for Trackhouse Racing and Ryan Blaney eighth for Team Penske. Ross Chastain of Trackhouse and Riley Herbst of Rick Ware Racing rounded out the top 10.
Action sports star Travis Pastrana finished 11th in his Daytona 500 debut, and Kevin Harvick was 12th in his final Daytona 500. Harvick is retiring at the end of the year.
Kyle Busch dropped to 0 for 18 in the Daytona 500 but contended for his new Richard Childress Racing team. He was the leader ahead of teammate Austin Dillon with three laps remaining in regulation when a spin by Daniel Suarez brought out the caution and sent the race to overtime.
“Back in 1998, that would be the win, boys,” Busch radioed his team in a reference to how the late Dale Earnhardt won his only Daytona 500. There was no overtime then and Earnhardt won under caution.
Busch wound up 19th after the race-ending crash in second overtime.
“I think this is the first time I led lap 200, so I wish it was 1998 rules. But, no, it’s just par for the course, just used to it and come down here every year to just find out when and where I’m going to crash and what lap I come out of the care center,” Busch said. “Who won? I don’t even know who lucked into it.”
Busch was told Stenhouse was the victor.
“There you have it,” he replied.
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson made his return to the series and ran inside the top 15 for most of the race. He was collected in one of the crashes in overtime and finished 31st. Johnson has returned from two years of racing in the IndyCar Series as part owner of Legacy Motor Club and he plans to enter a handful of races.
Brad Keselowski led a race-high 42 laps but finished 22nd. He declined to speak to reporters after dropping to 0 for 14 in a race he desperately wants to win.
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The Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, next Sunday in the final race of the track’s current configuration. It will be renovated into a short track after the race — a project that will prevent the track from hosting any racing in 2024. Kyle Larson won last year’s race.
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– With a SaaS solution, Gusto X will support differentiated consumer experience and efficient store operation in the Southeast Asian F&B market starting from Singapore
– Gusto X plans to lead the global FoodTech solution industry with the technology of Yanolja Cloud and Yanolja F&B Solution, and BlueBasket's expertise
SEOUL, South Korea, June 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The AI-based SaaS (Software-as-a-service) company, Yanolja Cloud (CEO Jongyoon Kim) newly launched a global FoodTech solution joint venture named 'Gusto X', with BlueBasket (CEO Yeojin Kim), the food distribution company headquartered in Singapore.
'Gusto' means 'taste' in Italian, and 'X' implies 'innovational technologies', meaning the aspiration and vision of the new joint venture to lead the global FoodTech solution industry. Yeojin Kim, the CEO of BlueBasket, will be serving as the CEO of Gusto X. The new joint venture plans to proactively drive its business in Southeast Asia markets starting from Singapore.
The vision of Gusto X is to lead the global FoodTech industry based on the SaaS solution of 'Yanolja F&B Solution', the subsidiary of Yanolja Cloud, and the infrastructure and expertise that BlueBasket has developed in the F&B (Food and Beverage) industry. First, Gusto X will reinforce the digital infrastructure for restaurants and the F&B distribution chains that have been operated offline mainly. Also, it will support differentiated consumer experience and efficient store operation through Yanolja F&B Solution's SaaS solution that covers store operation, reservation, consumer management, etc.
"Gusto X will offer a brand-new F&B experience to global consumers," said Yeojin Kim, the CEO of BlueBasket. "We will create a new global F&B value chain that SaaS solution technology and experience combined, and plan to lead the Southeast Asian F&B market starting from Singapore."
"Gusto X represents Yanolja Cloud's aspiration to expand its SaaS solution to the global FoodTech industry," said Jongyoon Kim, the CEO of Yanolja Cloud. "With Gusto X and Yanolja F&B Solution, we would like to keep accelerating the strategic partnerships and investments to complete the digital ecosystem of the global F&B industry."
About BlueBasket
BlueBasket (BlueBasket.com) is a food-specialized e-commerce company established in Singapore by Yeojin Kim, the founder of Gongcha Korea and Bounce. Based on the mission of combining the Korean color 'blue' and 'basket', the symbol of shopping, Korean food, ingredients, and lifestyle products are introduced locally at reasonable prices.
About Yanolja Cloud
As an AI-based global SaaS (Software-as-a-service) company, Yanolja Cloud leads the digitalization of various spaces such as accommodations, leisure, F&B, and residences. Based on the advantages of SaaS with installation and operation efficiency, the range of solutions has been expanded, and the solution is currently being provided in more than 60 languages to 43,000 hotel consumers in 170 countries around the world. Through innovative technologies such as AI, IoT, and blockchain and partnerships with global leading companies, Yanolja Cloud is building a cloud solution ecosystem that meets the needs of all partners, reservation channels, and consumers.
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Which types of guns would face restrictions under bill in New Mexico Legislature
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico state lawmakers are debating a gun control bill that its sponsors say is aimed at preventing mass shootings.
The Democrat-backed HB 101, called the Assault Weapons Regulation Act, has support from the governor. It is similar to laws passed in 11 U.S. states, and it’s nearly identical to a law Illinois recently passed – though that is facing challenges in court.
On Friday, a legislative committee didn’t take action on it, saying the bill’s sponsors need more time to make changes.
It would restrict hundreds of guns in New Mexico, and anyone who already has one would have to register it with the state.
Most people would not be able to have, make, or sell the kinds of guns in the bill without registering them by March 1 of next year. The charge would be a felony.
“As we’ve seen with the scourge of gun violence across the country and those being perpetrated with weapons of war that are tending to murder more people because of the capacity of these weapons and the way that they’re designed to kill, we’re seeking to prevent that in New Mexico,” a sponsor of the bill said.
The bill would restrict certain rifles and handguns, including the popular AR-15 and rifles of a similar style. It targets many attachments and modifications people use, including additional grips.
Many popular handguns would not be restricted.
Sponsors said a goal of the bill would be to not restrict guns typically only used for hunting or competitions. The New Mexico Department of Public Safety would make a list of which guns would be restricted.
Some members of the public pushed back during the committee meeting, giving public comments. One man pointed out people use some of the guns that would be restricted to protect their livestock from predators.
“Many people here in New Mexico use an AR-15 and other semi-automatic weapons to go after groups of coyotes, groups of hogs.”
There are exceptions in the bill.
Many people can still have the restricted guns, including current or former law enforcement officers, military members or licensed private security.
There would be ways to legally transfer a gun out of state, and people who don’t live in New Mexico can pass through the state with the restricted guns.
The bill has not made it to the floor or either chamber.
Below is what the bill would define as an assault weapon.
“assault weapon” means any of the following:
(1) a semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm has one or more of the following:
(a) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
(b) a feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(c) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole or detachable stock or a stock that is otherwise foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to reduce the length, size or any other dimension or otherwise enhances the concealability of the weapon;
(d) a flash suppressor;
(e) a grenade launcher; or
(f) a shroud attached to the barrel or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
(2) a semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than ten rounds, except for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition;
(3) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm has one or more of the following:
(a) a threaded barrel;
(b) a second pistol grip or another feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(c) a shroud attached to the barrel or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
(d) a flash suppressor;
(e) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
(f) a buffer tube, arm brace or other part that protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a firearm to be fired from the shoulder;
(4) a semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than fifteen rounds;
(5) a shotgun with a revolving cylinder;
(6) a semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of the following:
(a) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
(b) a feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(c) a folding or thumbhole stock;
(d) a grenade launcher;
(e) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more than five rounds; or
(f) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine;
(7) a semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to accept a belt ammunition feeding device;
(8) a firearm that has been modified to be operable as an assault weapon as defined in this subsection; or
(9) a part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, including a combination of parts from which an assault weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person;
“assault weapon” does not include:
(1) a firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or has been made permanently inoperable;
(2) an antique firearm or a replica of an antique firearm; or
(3) a firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun with a revolving cylinder;
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Celtics vs. Heat Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - Eastern Conference Finals Game 3
Published: May. 21, 2023 at 1:54 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
The Boston Celtics are 4-point favorites heading into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat at FTX Arena on Sunday, starting at 8:30 PM ET on TNT. The Heat lead the series 2-0.
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Celtics vs. Heat Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: TNT
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Venue: FTX Arena
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Celtics vs. Heat Score Prediction
- Prediction: Celtics 113 - Heat 111
Celtics vs Heat Additional Info
Spread & Total Prediction for Celtics vs. Heat
- Pick ATS: Heat (+ 4)
- Pick OU:
Over (214)
- The Celtics' .537 ATS win percentage (44-35-3 ATS Record) is higher than the Heat's .366 mark (30-48-4 ATS Record) in 2022-23.
- Miami covers the spread when it is a 4-point underdog or more 46.7% of the time. That's more often than Boston covers as a favorite of 4 or more (45.6%).
- When it comes to eclipsing the total in 2022-23, Miami and its opponents don't do it as often (48.8% of the time) as Boston and its opponents (52.4%).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Celtics are 53-21, a better record than the Heat have recorded (8-16) as moneyline underdogs.
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Celtics Performance Insights
- In terms of points, Boston is playing well on both offense and defense, as it ranks fourth-best in the league in points scored (117.9 per game) and fourth-best in points allowed (111.4 per contest).
- The Celtics are dishing out 26.7 dimes per game, which ranks them seventh in the NBA in 2022-23.
- The Celtics have a 37.6% three-point percentage this season (sixth-ranked in NBA), but they've really shined by sinking 16 treys per game (second-best).
- Of the shots attempted by Boston in 2022-23, 52% of them have been two-pointers (62% of the team's made baskets) and 48% have been from beyond the arc (38%).
Heat Performance Insights
- In 2022-23, Miami is worst in the league on offense (109.5 points scored per game) but second-best on defense (109.8 points allowed).
- With 23.8 assists per game, the Heat are 25th in the NBA.
- The Heat are 16th in the league in 3-pointers made (12 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (34.4%).
- Miami takes 59.2% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 40.8% percent from beyond it. In terms of makes, 69.5% of Miami's baskets are 2-pointers, and 30.5% are 3-pointers.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Stress urinary incontinence is the fancy medical term for it.
“If you’ve seen the bumper sticker that says I laughed so hard that tears ran down my leg, that’s stress incontinence,” URPG Urologist Dr. Paul Morison said.
It’s that unwanted, embarrassing leakage.
But the thing is, Morrison says at least half, if not three-fourths of women, 60 and older will experience some type of incontinence.
“It’s just a physical problem of not being able to hold the urine in tight enough and so anything that results in pressure or fullness on the bladder itself then just kind of squeezes the urine out and just not strong enough to hold that back in,” Morrison said.
It’s partly related to age and weakness of the pelvic floor, maybe because of a hysterectomy, and for sure childbirth.
Because it’s a physical problem, it can’t be solved with medication. But don’t worry, there’s another way.
“It’s primarily a surgical procedure to help with stress incontinence. There’s a few non-surgical options. One example is pelvic floor physical therapy, many women are familiar with kegel exercises that can help with this condition,” Morrison said.
If you go the surgery route, that involves a sling either made from mesh or your own tissue called a fascial sling.
Morrison
“It can’t erode, it can’t destroy the urinary system, it can’t cause vaginal spotting or anything, it can’t cause all those complications that you may have seen advertised or listed on TV but still, deliver a great result,” Morrison said. “There’s an incision that is made in the outside of the leg and so then I take a small strip of fascia, that I build into that hammock that gets placed underneath the urethra in the front vaginal wall.”
Although it’s a quality of life issue it can cause things like itching and yeast infections.
“There is good evidence as well that incontinence is leading to falls in the elderly and so a people age, incontinence leads them to get out of the bed in the middle of the night in inopportune settings or try to make it to the bathroom urgently, before leaking,” Morrison said.
So the next time you laugh, cough, sneeze, or jump rope, maybe you won’t have to rush to the bathroom.
Incontinence is diagnosed in a clinical or office setting, but there is some physical exam processes that take place, like a pelvic and urethral examination.
Your primary care physician or ob-gyn will refer you to a urologist for further examination.
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2 puppies die in hot car; 7 others rescued
LAS VEGAS (FOX5/Gray News) – Two puppies were found dead, and several others were rescued inside a vehicle outside a Las Vegas motel.
Police said they found two pit bull puppies dead inside the vehicle around 3 p.m. Friday. Seven others were alive, rescued and seized by animal control.
According to police, Katrina Brazil was charged with felony animal cruelty. She was granted bail on the condition she have no contact with animals and stay out of trouble.
Temperatures rose to 110 degrees Friday, leading to dangerous conditions for people and pets.
“If you see something, say something, if you see a pet locked in a vehicle,” said Gina Griesen with Nevada Voters for Animals.
The group posts heat advisories for animal owners and warns people about the penalties for leaving animals in the heat.
Nevada law allows for citations or even felony animal cruelty in scenarios of death by heat exhaustion.
Police advise anyone to call 911 immediately if they see a pet or child locked in a hot vehicle.
PETA has other steps you can take, if you see a dog in a hot vehicle:
- Take photos and video of the vehicle in the car.
- Note the make, model, color and license of the vehicle.
- Go into the nearest business, and ask employees to page the vehicle owner.
- Wait by the vehicle.
- Call 911.
Signs that a dog is in distress or in need of medical attention include:
- Curled tongue
- Whining
- Vomiting
- Seizures, shaking, tremors
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A recent survey asked families which hidden beaches they want to visit most this summer, and more than a dozen states made the list.
Familydestinationguide.com surveyed 3,000 adults in the United States across ages, genders, and geography. It’s no surprise that a Hawaii beach took the top spot – as well as two other spots in the top 10.
Florida and California, with their massive coastlines, were also well represented.
Further down the list, inland states were even recognized for their hidden spots. Oklahoma, Iowa, Vermont and Tennessee aren’t exactly known as beach destinations, but – according to survey respondents – all have idyllic lakeside beaches worth a visit.
The top 25 “secret beaches,” according to the poll, are:
- Hawaii – Awahua Beach
- Florida – Shell Key Preserve
- Hawaii – Lanikai Beach
- Hawaii – Kauapea Beach
- New Jersey – Sedge Island
- Florida – Lovers Key State Park
- California – Salt Creek Beach
- California – Wildcat Beach
- Florida – Dry Tortugas National Park
- Florida – Boneyard Beach
- Hawaii – Gray’s Beach
- California – Hollywood Beach
- Florida – Navarre Beach
- Hawaii – Pa’ako Cove
- Virginia – Sandbridge Beach
- Texas – San Jose Island
- Florida – Crescent Beach
- South Carolina – Kiawah Island
- New York – Amsterdam Beach Preserve
- Alaska – Lowell Point Beach
- California – Enderts Beach
- California – Bowling Ball Beach
- Florida – Caladesi Island
- Georgia – Driftwood Beach
- California – Gray Whale Cove Beach
The survey resulted in a full list of 100 “secret” beaches. (You can read more here.)
The survey results come around the same time as the university professor known as “Dr. Beach” revealed his list of 2023 favorites. This year’s top 10 list marks the 33rd year Stephen Leatherman, professor in the Department of Earth & Environment at Florida International University, has rated the best of America’s 650 public beaches.
A 9-mile stretch of Florida sugar-white sand on St. George Island is the nation’s best beach for 2023, according to the annual ranking.
Leatherman uses 50 criteria to evaluate beaches including sand type, wave action, whether lifeguards are present, presence of wildlife, the level of development and crowding, and many other factors. Extra credit is given to beaches that forbid cigarette smoking, mainly because of the need to prevent discarded butts. None were seen during a recent visit to St. George Island, he said.
The rest of Dr. Beach’s top 10 choices are:
- St. George Island State Park, Florida Panhandle
- Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
- Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
- Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida
- Lighthouse Beach, Buxton, Outer Banks of North Carolina
- Coronado Beach, San Diego
- Wailea Beach, Maui, Hawaii
- Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
- Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
- Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Concerned staff warned administrators at a Virginia elementary school three times that a 6-year-old boy had a gun and was threatening other students in the hours before he shot and wounded a teacher, but the administration “was paralyzed by apathy” and didn’t call police, remove the boy from class or lock down the school, the wounded teacher’s lawyer said Wednesday.
Diane Toscano, an attorney for Abigail Zwerner, said during a news conference that she has notified the school board in Newport News that the 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School plans to sue the school district over the Jan. 6 shooting, which left Zwerner with serious injuries.
“On that day, over the course of a few hours, three different times — three times — school administration was warned by concerned teachers and employees that the boy had a gun on him at the school and was threatening people. But the administration could not be bothered,” Toscano said.
She said that Zwerner first went to an administrator at around 11:15 a.m. on the day of the shooting and said the boy had threatened to beat up another child, but no action was taken.
About an hour later, another teacher went to an administrator and said she had taken it upon herself to search the boy’s bookbag, but warned that she thought the boy had put the gun in his pocket before going outside for recess, Toscano said.
“The administrator downplayed the report from the teacher and the possibility of a gun, saying — and I quote — ‘Well, he has little pockets,’ ” Toscano said.
Shortly after 1 p.m., another teacher told an administrator that a different student who was “crying and fearful” said the boy showed him the gun during recess and threatened to shoot him if he told anyone. Again, no action was taken, she said.
When another employee who had heard the boy might have a gun asked an administrator to search the boy, he was turned down, Toscano said.
“He was told to wait the situation out because the school day was almost over,” she said.
About an hour later, “Abby Zwerner was shot in front of those horrified kids, and the school and community are living the nightmare, all because the school administration failed to act,” Toscano said.
“Were they not so paralyzed by apathy, they could have prevented this tragedy,” she said.
School district spokesperson Michelle Price and School Board Chair Lisa Surles-Law did not immediately return calls seeking comment on Toscano’s allegations.
The shooting raised questions over security at the school and stunned Newport News, a city of about 185,000 people roughly 70 miles (113 kilometers) southeast of Richmond.
Superintendent George Parker III, who has been sharply criticized by parents and teachers in the wake of the shooting, has said that at least one administrator was told on the day of the shooting that the boy might have a weapon, but no weapon was found when his backpack was searched. Police have said that school officials did not tell them about that tip before the shooting, which happened hours later.
Cindy Connell, a middle school teacher in Newport News, called the events described by Toscano “beyond horrifying.”
“This is just another example of administrators not listening to the concerns of teachers, and the only reason we’re talking about this one is because Abby Zwerner got shot,” Connell said.
“I think any administrator that was told repeatedly that this child has a weapon, we think this child has a weapon — anyone who knew about this situation and did nothing should lose their job.”
Police Chief Steve Drew has repeatedly characterized the shooting as “intentional,” saying the boy aimed at Zwerner and fired one round, striking her in the hand and chest. Zwerner was hospitalized for nearly two weeks but is now recovering at home, Toscano said.
“The road to full recovery will be long … and the psychological scars will be lasting,” Toscano said.
The boy’s mother legally purchased the gun used in the shooting, police said. The boy’s family said in a statement last week that the gun was “secured.” The family’s attorney, James Ellenson, told The Associated Press that his understanding was that the gun was in the woman’s closet on a shelf well over 6 feet (1.8 meters) high and had a trigger lock that required a key.
The family also said in its statement that the boy has an “acute disability” and was under a care plan “that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.” The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.
James Ellenson, an attorney for the boy’s family, released a statement Wednesday saying they “continue to pray for Ms. Zwerner and wish her a complete and full recovery.”
“Our hearts go out to all involved,” Ellenson said.
The Newport News School Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday evening to vote on a separation agreement and severance package for Parker, according to a posted agenda. The board is also scheduled to vote on a new interim superintendent.
The school, which has been closed since the shooting, is scheduled to reopen next week. Karen Lynch, a longtime principal in the Newport News school district, has been named as an “administrator on special assignment” at Richneck, Lynch said in a note to parents on Monday.
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Associated Press reporter Sarah Brumfield in Silver Spring, Maryland, contributed to this report.
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Deputy who killed teen’s family was on psych hold in 2016
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia sheriff’s deputy who killed the family members of a 15-year-old California girl he tried to sexually extort online had been detained in 2016 for a psychiatric evaluation over threats to kill himself and his father, years before he joined law enforcement, according to a police report.
That raises new questions about how the man was hired by the Virginia State Police and later by a Virginia sheriff’s office without any red flags. The mental health episode, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, is described in a police report released by the Abingdon Police Department in response to a public records request.
Both law enforcement agencies have said they found no warning signs about Austin Lee Edwards, 28, before he was hired. But the Virginia State Police said Thursday that a recently completed review shows “human error” resulted in an incomplete database query during the hiring process.
Authorities in California have said Edwards posed online as a 17-year-old boy while communicating with the girl, a form of deception known as “catfishing.” He asked her to send nude photos of herself, and she stopped communicating with him.
He drove across the country and on Nov. 25 killed the girl’s mother and grandparents, then set fire to their home in Riverside, a city about 50 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Edwards died by suicide during a shootout with San Bernardino sheriff’s deputies the same day. The girl was rescued. Family members and police said last week that she is in counseling for trauma.
A report written by police in Abingdon, Virginia, near the Tennessee border, describes a mental health episode in February 2016, when Edwards was 21.
Edwards watched the Super Bowl with his father on Feb. 7, the report said. Later that night, his father awoke to the sound of his son making noise in the bathroom. The father used a screwdriver to open the door and saw his son with a self-inflicted injury to his hand.
When emergency medical technicians arrived, they discovered Edwards being held down by his dad. When police arrived, they found a “large presence of blood” inside the home.
“Austin made several statements in the presence of Officers that he wanted to die, that he would try to kill himself the instant he was free from restraints, and that he would kill his father,” police wrote in the report.
Edwards was taken to a local hospital. His father told authorities he didn’t know why his son had harmed himself but said he might be troubled about a relationship with his girlfriend. Knives and a small hatchet were present in the home.
Because of Edwards’ suicidal and homicidal statements, an emergency custody order was issued, which allowed medical professionals to assess whether he met the requirements for a temporary detention order. That order allows law enforcement to take someone into custody and transport them for mental health evaluation or care.
In response to a motion filed by the Los Angeles Times, a Washington County judge released Edwards’ temporary detention order, which said there was a “substantial likelihood that, as a result of mental illness,” Edwards would seriously harm himself or suffer harm in the near future.
He was taken that day to Ridgeview Pavilion, a psychiatric facility in Bristol, Virginia, according to the order.
Edwards was a sheriff’s deputy in Washington County, Virginia, at the time of the killings and a former state trooper. Both agencies say he didn’t show any concerning behaviors, and no previous employers disclosed issues during background checks.
After details from the Abingdon police report became public, Virginia State Police issued a statement Thursday saying Edwards never disclosed any incidents during the hiring process or during his 15-month tenure that would have disqualified him from employment.
However, the statement said that an administrative review by state police has revealed that “human error resulted in an incomplete database query” during Edwards’ hiring process. Spokesperson Corinne Geller did not respond to questions about whether a complete database search would have revealed Edwards’ 2016 mental health episode.
“The database is part of the background investigation process. Beyond that, we’re not commenting any further on this ex-employee,” Geller wrote in an email.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office did not return two calls seeking comment on the 2016 episode.
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DICK'S Sporting Goods Reports Second Quarter Results; Raises Full Year Guidance
Published: Aug. 23, 2022 at 6:30 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Comparable store sales declined 5.1%
Net sales of $3.1 billion increased 38% versus the second quarter of 2019
Delivered earnings per diluted share of $3.25 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $3.68, each reflecting pre-tax income as a percentage of net sales of 13.7%
Raises low end of full year 2022 comparable store sales guidance to a range of negative 6% to negative 2%, up from negative 8% to negative 2% previously
Raises full year 2022 earnings per diluted share guidance to $8.85 to 10.55, up from $7.95 to 10.15 previously; Raises full year 2022 non-GAAP earnings per diluted share guidance to $10.00 to 12.00, up from $9.15 to 11.70 previously
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S. based full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, today reported sales and earnings results for the second quarter ended July 30, 2022.
Quarterly Dividend
On August 22, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.4875 per share on the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend is payable in cash on September 30, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 9, 2022.
Full Year 2022 Outlook
The Company's Full Year Outlook for 2022 is presented below:
Conference Call Info
The Company will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the second quarter results. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the earnings conference call over the internet through the Company's website located at investors.DICKS.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, it will be archived on the Company's website for approximately twelve months.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting the Company's financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company reports certain financial results that differ from what is reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP income before income taxes (percent of net sales), consolidated non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP diluted shares outstanding, and net capital expenditures, which management believes provides investors with useful supplemental information to evaluate the Company's ongoing operations and to compare with past and future periods. Furthermore, management believes that adjustments related to the Convertible Senior Notes and convertible bond hedge provide a more complete view of the economics of the instruments upon future conversion. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures internally for forecasting, budgeting, and measuring its operating performance. These measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures presented herein may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. A reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided below and on the Company's website at investors.DICKS.com.
New Accounting Pronouncement
The Company adopted a new accounting pronouncement in the first quarter of 2022, which impacted the accounting treatment for convertible debt with cash conversion features, such as the Convertible Senior Notes. The standard required that the Company eliminate the non-cash debt discount and related interest expense from its Convertible Senior Notes, which decreased their annualized interest rate from 11.6% to 3.9%. The new standard also required earnings per diluted share to assume share conversion of the entire amount of shares underlying the Convertible Senior Notes as of the beginning of the period presented using the if-converted method. The Company adopted the standard under the modified retrospective approach and therefore, will not revise prior periods. The Company does not expect the net effect of these changes will materially impact its full year 2022 GAAP earnings per diluted share and is reflected in its fiscal 2022 outlook.
Forward-Looking Statements Involving Known and Unknown Risks and Uncertainties
This release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified as those that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results or performance and by forward-looking words such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "estimate", "predict", "intend", "plan", "project", "goal", "will", "will be", "will continue", "will result", "could", "may", "might" or any variations of such words or other words with similar meanings. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and change based on various important factors, many of which may be beyond the Company's control. The Company's future performance and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon by investors as a prediction of actual results. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, the Company's future performance, including 2022 outlook for earnings, sales, and capital expenditures; share repurchases and dividends; our belief that we are well-positioned to increase our market share and deliver long-term sales and earnings growth; the health and positioning of our inventory; and the expected impact of the new accounting pronouncement discussed in the preceding section.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: macroeconomic conditions, including inflationary pressures, rising fuel prices, the risk of recession, and supply chain and global labor market challenges, whether due to COVID-19, the conflict in Ukraine or otherwise, and the effectiveness of measures to mitigate such impact; the impact on our business, operations and financial results due to the duration and scope of COVID-19, including the impact due to disruptions in our or our vendors' supply chains and due to restrictions imposed by federal, state, and local governments in response to increases in the number of COVID-19 cases in areas in which we operate (including but not limited to store closures); changes in consumer discretionary spending; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and the ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in stores and online; investments in omni-channel growth not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time-frame or at all; risks relating to vertical brands and new retail concepts; investments in business transformation initiatives not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time-frame or at all; the amount devoted to strategic investments and the timing and success of those investments; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers, including an increase in promotional activity; weather-related disruptions and seasonality of the Company's business; changes in existing tax, labor, foreign trade and other laws and regulations, including those imposing new taxes, surcharges, and tariffs, and compliance with such laws and regulations; increasing labor costs; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; whether we exchange additional Convertible Senior Notes; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; website downtime, disruptions or other problems with the eCommerce platform, including interruptions, delays or downtime caused by high volumes of users or transactions, deficiencies in design or implementation, or platform enhancements; disruptions or other problems with information systems; increasing direct competition from vendors, and increasing product costs due to various reasons, including foreign trade issues, currency exchange rate fluctuations, and increasing prices for raw materials due to inflation; risks associated with brick and mortar retail store model, including the ability to optimize our store lease portfolio and our distribution and fulfillment network; our ability to hire and retain quality teammates, including store managers and sales associates; negative reactions from customers, vendors and shareholders regarding Company policy changes and advocacy efforts related to social and political issues; the loss of key personnel; and developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars.
For additional information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's actual results, see the risk factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the most recent Annual Report filed with the SEC on March 23, 2022. The Company disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation. Forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date of this release.
About DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) creates confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK'S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream, Public Lands, Going Going Gone! and Warehouse Sale stores, online, and through the DICK'S mobile app. DICK'S also owns and operates DICK'S House of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center, as well as GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling, communications, live scorekeeping and video streaming.
Driven by its belief that sports make people better, DICK'S has been a longtime champion for youth sports and, together with its Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter program and other community-based initiatives. Additional information about DICK'S business, corporate giving, sustainability efforts and employment opportunities can be found on dicks.com, investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Contacts: Investor Relations: Nate Gilch, Senior Director of Investor Relations DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. investors@dcsg.com (724) 273-3400
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Some musicians become more famous for dying young. That's part of the story of Chalino Sanchez, but there's more to it. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the host of a podcast that explores that theme.
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Some musicians become more famous for dying young. That's part of the story of Chalino Sanchez, but there's more to it. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the host of a podcast that explores that theme.
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A Portland man accused of killing his girlfriend in a hit-and-run in Acadia National Park last month made his first court appearance Wednesday.
Raymond Lester, who has been charged with murder in the death of 35-year-old Nicole Mokeme of South Portland, was booked Tuesday the Hancock County Jail in Ellsworth after being transported to Maine from Chicago, according to Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety. He had been held in Chicago since being arrested July 18 by federal marshals in Cancun, Mexico.
Lester allegedly ran over Mokeme with his 2016 black BMW X3 SUV sometime around midnight on June 18 or June 19 at the Schoodic Education and Research Center campus at Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park, according to a police affidavit.
On Wednesday, Lester appeared by video conference from the Hancock County Jail in Ellsworth, along with defense attorney Steven Juskewitch. Lester is being held without bail but, at the request of Deputy Attorney General Lisa Marchese, Justice Bruce Mallonee said a bail hearing for Lester would be set at a later date, for as soon as it is feasible.
Lester did not enter a plea to the murder charge, and is not expected to do so until after he is indicted by a grand jury, which could occur as early as next month.
Mallonee approved the appointment of Juskewitch and Portland attorney Tina Nadeau co-defense counsel for Lester.
Lester was also facing a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, but that charge was dismissed Tuesday.
Mokeme’s death is the first homicide in Acadia National Park in 35 years.
Lester had been in a three-year relationship with Mokeme, the founder and creative director for Rise and Shine Youth Retreat who was leading a retreat for Black Mainers at the former Navy base campus when she died. Lester was staying with her in a bunkroom at the education center during the weeklong session.
On the evening of June 18, attendees at the retreat were hanging out at a fire pit outside the bunkhouse where they were staying while Lester sat nearby in his SUV, according to police.
“Though it was dark and they could not see who the driver was beyond the fact that he was male, they observed the driver making ‘shooting’ gestures with his fingers toward the group,” Maine State Police wrote in the affidavit.
Other witnesses — none of whom saw Mokeme get run over — said it was Lester who was at the wheel in the black SUV.
One witness told police that Lester said Mokeme “doesn’t like me anymore.” Another said that when the group had dinner on June 18, that Raymond “behaved appallingly,” was “hammered” from over-drinking, “seemed pissed off, and was driving fast in the area with a bottle of vodka.”
Mokeme’s body was found at 6:20 a.m. June 19 on a paved walking path on the Schoodic campus, according to the affidavit. Police found tire tracks leading from a nearby parking lot, across a road and between two trees onto the walking path where Mokeme was found.
Lester was quickly identified as the main suspect and, after a nationwide manhunt, was arrested last week in Cancun. Police said they were able to determine that Lester drove south from Maine to Massachusetts, Georgia and then to Texas, but have not indicated how they determined Lester was in Mexico.
Lester has a history of domestic violence, including four convictions for domestic violence assault and a fifth for violating a protection from abuse order from 2008 to 2011.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WFLA) – Lori Janes was pretty bummed when a coworker “stole” a $25 TJ Maxx gift card she got at her company’s white elephant party. But her luck was about to change.
Janes works at Harmon Dental Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as the office manager and treatment coordinator. For the holidays, Janes and her colleagues decided to hold a white elephant gift exchange.
During a white elephant gift swap — sometimes called “Yankee swap” — each participant brings a wrapped gift to exchange with other partygoers. Rules vary from region to region (and family to family), but participants generally take turns choosing and unwrapping one of the gifts. Players on subsequent turns, however, can choose not to pick a gift from the pile, and instead “steal” one of the gifts that had already been unwrapped during an earlier turn.
Initially, Jones picked out a TJ Maxx gift card. But one of her coworkers “stole” it, which meant that Jones was allowed to “steal” someone else’s gift.
She ended up choosing $25 in scratch-off tickets from one of her other coworkers.
“Once it got to me, it was done and mine to keep. That’s when everyone was telling me to scratch them off,” Janes told the Kentucky Lottery.
When she scratched her first ticket, she found that she won a $50 prize, but it was her second ticket that held the real prize: a $175,000 jackpot.
“Everyone was going insane,” Janes said. “People were getting their calculators out and double-checking. A couple of people even scanned the ticket on the lottery’s app, just to make sure.”
Hours later, Janes and her family traveled to the lottery headquarters to claim their prize, which amounted to $124,250 after taxes.
“This is so crazy. I’m truly blessed,” she said.
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- The Official State visit by the President of the Republic of Korea marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance, which is advancing peace, stability, and prosperity for the two countries, for the Asia-Pacific region, and globally
- President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee of the Republic of Korea are leading the Official State visit
- BIORCHESTRA Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive, Dr. Branden Ryu, has been invited to join the Official delegation and will meet U.S. government officials and private sector industry leaders to showcase the company's transformational biotechnology platform that is under development for Alzheimer's disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and DAEJEON, South Korea, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BIORCHESTRA, a biotherapeutics company focused on rare and degenerative diseases within the Central Nervous System (CNS), announced today that the company's Scientific Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Branden Ryu, has been invited by the Korean Government to join the Official State visit to the U.S.
Reflecting on the significance of the official visit, Dr. Ryu commented, "I am deeply honored to join President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee of the Republic of Korea on this historic U.S. visit." "The 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance advancing peace, stability, and prosperity for the two countries, the Asia-Pacific region, and the world is an important celebration," Dr. Ryu concluded.
During the Official State visit, Dr. Ryu will travel to Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York to share development progress against significant milestones in BIORCHESTRA's degenerative diseases franchise and lead program – BMD-001 – focused on first and best-in-class therapeutics. Leveraging a proprietary brain-targeting Ribonucleic Acid Interference (RNAi) Nanomedicine (BTRiNTM) platform formulated for IV administration that combines targeted cell delivery capabilities and proprietary RNA chemistries, company development results include:
- Broad entry into and biodistribution across the brain, demonstrating significant disease target knockdown and related functional outcomes; and
- Downstream engagement of epigenetic disease hallmarks, including amyloid β plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles.
Company-sponsored studies have demonstrated significant progress, noting broad biodistribution in the brain and noteworthy neurodegenerative disease target knockdown across multiple measures from a single IV formulation in animal models up to primates. These promising results support the acceleration of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) studies, with the pending release of micro-RNA scope data ahead of the company's Investigational New Drug (IND) submission.
About Brain Targeting Ribonucleic Acid Interference (RNAi) Nanomedicine (BTRiNTM)
BTRiNTM targets an amino acid receptor in the blood-brain barrier shared by neurons, astrocytes, and microglia. In addition to significant functional outcomes in a non-human primate study of Alzheimer's disease, BTRiNTM has been leveraged with ASO and siRNA to validate the effective knockdown of a target implicated in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. Ongoing company discovery and development research will leverage BTRiNTM for other underserved diseases, such as Glioblastoma multiforme, Lewy body dementia, Spinocerebellar ataxia type three, Frontotemporal dementia, Progressive supranuclear palsy. For more information, visit: www.biorchestra.com/science/our-scientific-approach
About BMD-001
Under development for efficient and effective IV administration targeting specific micro-RNA associated with neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and amyloid protein deposition in Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. BMD-001 has successfully demonstrated the suppression of specific microRNA across rodent and non-human primate models, normalizing homeostatic processes, reducing amyloid and tau protein deposition, reducing neuroinflammation, and improving cognitive function.
About BIORCHESTRA
BIORCHESTRA is a biotherapeutics company focused on rare and neurodegenerative diseases within the Central Nervous System by leveraging its proprietary Brain Targeting RNAi Nanomedicine (BTRiNTM) platform. BTRiNTM combines targeted cell delivery capabilities and proprietary RNA chemistries to develop first and best-in-class therapeutics. The company has extensive research and development and GMP manufacturing capabilities in Daejeon, South Korea, and U.S. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. For more information, visit: www.biorchestra.com and follow us on Twitter @biorchestra and LinkedIn.
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Those headed to the polls early on Election Day may be in for a visual treat. A total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout the United States on Nov. 8, with the peak occurring just as polls open in the eastern U.S.
The peak will be around 6 a.m. ET, and 3 a.m. PT. The lunar eclipse can be seen anywhere the moon is visible.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth gets directly in between the sun and the moon. The Earth’s shadow will make the moon appear blood red during totality.
The next lunar eclipse visible from America will be March 14, 2025. | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/major-celestial-event-to-coincide-with-election-day | 2022-10-20 16:38:01 | 1 | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/major-celestial-event-to-coincide-with-election-day |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday, when it was seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russian forces bombed and blasted their way into the port city last year.
Repeated standing ovations in a packed Kyiv cinema, mixed with tears and hugs, greeted the civil servants who toiled nearly non-stop in and around a Mariupol hospital that was a centerpiece of the film that documented the early days of the fight for the city, which eventually fell to Russian hands.
For some, the screening served as an unsettling flashback to their own brushes with death, a fate inescapable for untold numbers of victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including toddlers, infants and expectant mothers whose final moments are shown in the film.
“It was very hard emotionally because it reminded me of when we were leaving Mariupol, there were still a lot of casualties,” said Serhii Chornobrivets, 25, an ambulance worker who treated countless patients in the city, and is now a military medic. “I could have saved more people, but I didn’t.”
“Watching that movie brought all those feelings back,” he added.
Many viewers of the documentary, a joint project between The Associated Press and PBS Frontline, expressed their gratitude that the footage eventually got out to the world for history’s sake.
The documentary by Associated Press journalist Mstyslav Chernov was built on some 30 hours of film from reporting along with AP photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and AP producer Vasilisa Stepanenko about the earliest phase of the Russian invasion of Mariupol.
The three Ukrainians were the international journalists who held out longest in Mariupol during the Russian siege, serving as the world’s eyes and ears amid the horrors of the onslaught. Together with Paris-based colleague Lori Hinnant, they won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award for public service for the AP in May.
As communications networks collapsed and Russian forces closed in, it was never certain the footage would get out. Some was sent in snippets by mobile phone, the rest carried out in the journalists’ final flight from the city.
“After this material was published, the entire world started helping us — as the real fighters that we are,” said Volodymyr Nikulin, a Mariupol police officer and a standout of the documentary for his cool-headed determination that word of the devastation reach a global audience. “Already this movie has become part of our history.”
The 94-minute film has received numerous awards, including at the Cinema for Peace competition, the Cleveland International Film Festival, and at the Sundance Film Festival in January, where it had its world premiere. A wider opening in U.S. theaters begins next month.
“I hope it gives voice to all Ukrainians,” said Chernov, expressing his hope that it could help pave the way for international justice and accountability. “It’s painful to think how small this piece really is … those 20 days are a tiny fraction of all the tragedies that happened” in many parts of Ukraine.
Some saw the film as a reminder that Mariupol remains under Russian occupation and of the ongoing fight to return the city to Ukrainian control.
“I am confident that we’ll see this movie in Mariupol” one day, Nikulin said.
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This past April, the International Raelian Movement (IRM) organized several events aimed at showcasing the plans for the "Embassy for Extraterrestrials" project during which a panel spearheading the project explained the different stages involved in its much-anticipated realization.
According to Daniel Turcotte—project's general manager—it was an important milestone insofar as the timeline set for its realization. "This unique, ambitious, thought-provoking and paradigm-shifting Embassy project proposed by the IRM not only incorporates tourism as well as scientific and convention facilities, but it also has the potential to be one of the most lucrative undertakings the world has ever seen and bring about improved and everlasting changes to our humanity," said Turcotte.
In the following months, various teams located on each continent will be presenting the "Embassy for Extraterrestrials" project to the mayors of 50 selected cities around the world. These cities include Tokyo, Dubai, Miami, Sao Paolo, Guadalajara (Mexico), Lima, Abidjan, Cairo, Sydney, and many others on all five continents.
"The goal is to invest tens of millions of US dollars in the construction and operation of the project and attract at least three million visitors per year to a site where a half-scale model of the Embassy will also be the center of attraction and provide the focus for tourism during the construction phase," added Turcotte.
"After years of secrecy and denial of the existence of UFOs—now officially named 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena' (UAP) by our government—many governments including the US had a shift in policy and now slowly acknowledge that UFO sightings are real and are not of this earth. Hence, the timing could not be any better for any city and country to get involved in this project," Turcotte continued.
Rael—spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement—has explained for more than 45 years that the extraterrestrial civilization behind these UFO sightings wishes to prepare humanity for an official contact. He recognizes that UFOs are important, but also stresses that the time has come to stop focusing on them and instead start asking what intelligence is guiding them and why are they making themselves increasingly visible.
According to the International Raelian Movement—sponsor of the "Embassy for Extraterrestrials" project—one of the key requirements for the completion of this project is the attribution of international diplomatic immunity for the 490-hectare land that would involve the support of the government.
"We hope the mayors from the selected cities will be open-minded enough to consider this project and eventually host it. If you think of the Olympics as being a grand event, you ain't seen nothing yet," concluded Turcotte.
The IRM was founded in 1974 by Rael, and is not only the largest UFO organization in the world (with more than 150,000 members in 100 countries) but also the only one whose goal is to welcome a peaceful and loving extraterrestrial civilization to earth—one referred to as 'Elohim', which translates to 'Those who came from the sky'. It is worth noting that this project has the support of 20 organizations counting more than half a million people worldwide…and the number keeps growing fast!
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MDR Certification allows Ranfac do business without restrictions in Europe
AVON, Mass., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To meet the stringent safety and efficacy standards set by the European Union (EU), Ranfac Corp. has obtained MDR certification for its medical devices. This achievement demonstrates that Ranfac products follow the EU's Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Obtaining MDR certification is a rigorous process, involving audits and a review by a notified body. As a result, companies who partner with Ranfac can be confident that they are dealing with a supplier that takes product safety seriously.
"We are thrilled to have achieved MDR certification," said Harlan Adler, President of Ranfac Corp. "This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, and it demonstrates our commitment to providing safe and effective products to our customers. As a contract manufacturer, this experience will enable us to provide guidance and support to our clients who will also be pursuing MDR certification in the near future" he added. Ranfac's MDR-certified products include Suture Graspers, Aspiration needles and Biopsy needles, which are used in a variety of medical and surgical procedures.
"We are proud to offer our customers the highest level of safety and performance with our MDR-certified products," said Eric Kreuz, VP of Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs at Ranfac Corp. "We will continue to innovate and improve our products to meet the evolving needs of the medical community."
Ranfac Corp. is a leading specialty manufacturer of Class I and II single use medical devices. Operating out of a 40,000 square foot facility, Ranfac is able to provide one-stop, finished good services as both an OEM partner and contract manufacturer to the medical device industry while also offering a range of Ranfac label devices across multiple specialties. Ranfac is committed to providing safe and effective products to improve patient outcomes. For more information about Ranfac Corp. and its MDR-certified products, please visit www.ranfac.com.
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BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One person was killed and another 17 people injured when a vehicle struck a crowd gathered at a Pennsylvania bar; the man police say was the driver was later arrested in the killing of a woman nearby.
State troopers have charged Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes, a 24-year-old man from Nescopeck, with killing two people and sending 17 others to the hospital with injuries on Saturday.
State Trooper Anthony Petroski said 18 people were hit by a vehicle while gathered at the Intoxicology Department bar in Berwick at a fundraiser for the families of the 10 people who died in a house fire earlier this month. According to Petroski, the crash left one person dead and sent 17 people to the hospital.
Petroski could not confirm whether the crash into the crowd of people was intentional, but did say troopers would release information as it is available.
Scene in Berwick (WBRE/WYOU) Scene in Berwick (WBRE/WYOU)
Shortly after the crash, Pennsylvania State Police said they received a call for a male that was physically assaulting a female. Upon arriving on the scene, troopers found the woman had been killed. Reyes was taken into custody by police.
The Luzerne County Coroner said the victim of the homicide was Rosa D. Reyes, 56, the suspect’s mother. The coroner said she died after being struck by a car and assaulted multiple times with a hammer.
Crews on scene in Nescopeck Borough Crews on scene in Nescopeck Borough
Investigators say her son faces two open counts of criminal homicide. He has been denied bail and is being held in the Columbia County Correctional Facility.
Reporters got a first look at Reyes at 3:00 a.m. on Sunday. When asked if he had any comment on the situation he responded, “Sorry, I’m sorry.”
Petroski told reporters at a midnight news conference that Sura Reyes was not currently a suspect in the fire, the cause of which remains under investigation.
“This is a complete tragedy in a community where there’s already been tragedy,” Petroski said. “We are going to do our job to the best of our abilities to conduct a thorough investigation not only for the families but the community members. They’re already hurting.”
(WBRE/WYOU Photo) (WBRE/WYOU Photo)
As of 5 a.m. Sunday, a representative from the hospital provided an update on 15 of the 17 patients being treated for injuries in the crash. Eight were still in the hospital, five of them in critical condition.
Columbia County Coroner Jeremy Reese said the person pronounced dead at the scene of the crash was a 50-year-old woman. The identity of the woman was being held until her family could be notified.
The Intoxicology Department bar, where the crash happened, announced they will be closed until further notice.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/1-dead-17-hurt-in-pennsylvania-crash-suspects-mother-also-killed/ | 2022-08-14 19:27:11 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/1-dead-17-hurt-in-pennsylvania-crash-suspects-mother-also-killed/ |
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Formula One champion Nelson Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes driver was “ill thought out” but was not meant to be offensive.
The 69-year-old Brazilian has faced heavy criticism this week over comments he made in Portuguese last November on a podcast where he referred to Hamilton as “neguinho,” which means “little Black guy.”
“What I said was ill thought out, and I make no defense for it, but I will clarify that the term used is one that has widely and historically been used colloquially in Brazilian Portuguese as a synonym for ‘guy’ or ‘person’ and was never intended to offend,” Piquet, who won three F1 titles in the 1980s, said in the statement. “I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations. I strongly condemn any suggestion that the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of his skin color.”
Piquet used the term three times during the interview as he discussed a crash between Hamilton — a seven-time F1 champion and the only Black driver in the sport — and Max Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix. His daughter Kelly Piquet is Verstappen’s girlfriend.
“I apologize wholeheartedly to anyone that was affected, including Lewis, who is an incredible driver,” Piquet added. “But the translation in some media that is now circulating on social media is not correct. Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.”
After Piquet’s comments resurfaced this week, Hamilton called for “archaic mindsets” to change, while F1 and governing body FIA both condemned the use of racist language.
“It’s more than language. These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life,” Hamilton tweeted on Tuesday. “There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action.”
The British GP is this weekend.
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DALLAS, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) announced today that Justin McLeod, Founder & CEO of Hinge, and Tanny Shelburne, SVP of Investor Relations, will participate in a fireside chat at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Monday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). A live webcast and replay of the fireside chat will be available at https://ir.mtch.com/news-and-events/events.
About Match Group
Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), through its portfolio companies, is a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. Our global portfolio of brands includes Tinder®, Hinge®, Match®, Meetic®, OkCupid®, Pairs™, PlentyOfFish®, Azar®, Hakuna™, and more, each built to increase our users' likelihood of connecting with others. Through our trusted brands, we provide tailored services to meet the varying preferences of our users. Our services are available in over 40 languages to our users all over the world.
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DP_New York 0, St. Louis 2. LOB_New York 9, St. Louis 7. 2B_Donaldson (21), Benintendi (15), DeJong (5). SB_Judge (11).
Hudson pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
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Umpires_Home, Jansen Visconti; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, Jerry Meals.
T_3:19. A_46,940 (45,494). | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/St-Louis-4-N-Y-Yankees-3-17355938.php | 2022-08-06 05:19:00 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/St-Louis-4-N-Y-Yankees-3-17355938.php |
The results of a new study might be another reason why some people do not prefer hotter weather.
According to a new analysis by Gallup in partnership with Citi, those who live where it is extremely hot could see their physical health and sense of well-being negatively affected than those who don't live in extreme heat.
Researchers said they surveyed 1.75 million people across 160 countries using temperature data from NASA over 15 years.
According to the study, before they interviewed respondents, researchers looked at high temperatures 30 days before interviewing people to compare their life ratings.
"Each time a person experiences a high-temperature day, their life evaluation drops by an average of 0.56%," researchers said in the study.
According to the study, those who are 65 and older saw a 1.11% drop in life evaluation, compared to a 0.48% drop among people younger than 65, the study said.
Researchers also found that those who live in poorer countries and developing economies with significant populations, including China and Brazil, see their well-being be more impacted by rising temperatures.
"Given climate projections, high-temperature days could decrease global wellbeing by an estimated 17% by 2030," researchers said. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/new-study-shows-extreme-heat-could-hurt-well-being | 2022-08-31 19:53:15 | 0 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/new-study-shows-extreme-heat-could-hurt-well-being |
Two weeks after Camden High won its 12th state title in boys’ basketball in March 2022, school officials ordered 44 rings with mahogany boxes for players, coaches, a deejay and eight former players. Pendants engraved “Chase Over #12″ were reserved for star players’ mothers, the state-appointed superintendent and a select circle of supporters. The total cost was $9,700.
But officials moved much more slowly when it came to collecting tuition from its star non-residents. Despite the district stating five out-of-town players were under contract to pay $1,500 each in annual tuition, only $500 had been paid by one parent as the district operated its $343 million budget with $314 million in state aid last winter. The average cost to educate pupils in the magnet schools was $22,346 for the school year. | https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/07/camden-high-to-appear-before-njsiaa-for-hearing-regarding-boys-basketball-recruiting-allegations.html | 2023-07-11 11:44:20 | 1 | https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/07/camden-high-to-appear-before-njsiaa-for-hearing-regarding-boys-basketball-recruiting-allegations.html |
Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston will answer fans’ questions throughout the Ravens season. After Baltimore beat the Atlanta Falcons, 17-9, on Saturday, plenty of questions remain before a Week 17 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here’s Preston’s take:
(Editor’s note: Questions have been edited for length and clarity.)
Clock management. Play calling. Execution. Lamar Jackson’s progress. All seem to get failing grades. Simply put, do we get rid of offensive coordinator Greg Roman this offseason?
— Peter in Virginia
It all depends on how deep the Ravens can go into the postseason and if they have a significant increase in offensive production. At this point, I would say Roman will not return as OC next season. I think there are a number of disgruntled people within the organization, including players and members of the coaching staff. Unfortunately, all the things that you mentioned haven’t been problems this season but for a couple of years. It’s probably time to breathe some fresh air and ideas into this offense.
Same as most Ravens fans, I am concerned about the offense. But I am not completely in the “fire Roman during the season” camp. I don’t think it solves anything now. But didn’t the Ravens hire a “Pass Game Coordinator” this past offseason. Not sure what he has been doing but maybe handoff play calling duty to him?
— Steve
It would make absolutely no sense to fire Roman during the season. They hired several new receivers coaches two years ago but I’m not sure Harbaugh is ready to replace Roman right now. Most people like to point out that the Ravens fired Cam Cameron, who was replaced by Jim Caldwell during the team’s 2012 Super Bowl championship season, but the Ravens don’t have an offensive coach with Caldwell’s extensive background. Also, the circumstances were different — Cameron was fired after the team’s loss to a despised Washington team and its owner Dan Snyder, and Cameron changed up his game plan on the day of the game after coach John Harbaugh had told owner Steve Bisciotti something different. That combination led to Cameron’s dismissal.
Also, the Ravens’ forte is running the ball, and that’s what Roman does well. You can’t change now, not with J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards running well and the offensive line playing at a high level because that’s their specialty, too.
Does it make sense to part way with Lamar Jackson this offseason to attempt to institute a new offensive mentality and avoid a huge, albatross contract? The Ravens are a running team that doesn’t always stick with the run and Lamar seems to be holding back any progress toward acquiring players who would improve the passing game. As big of an LJ fan as I am, this pains me to ask, but reality has to set in eventually.
— Robert Pace
I think the Ravens do a deal that is economically sound based on Jackson’s record, work ethic, progress, ability to lead and injury history. If they can’t come to an agreement, the Ravens will place the franchise tag on him, but there is a possibility they could trade him. In fact, I’m sure the Ravens have already looked at potential trade partners, teams that might be making a selection in the first five picks of the upcoming NFL draft.
If you read between the lines of Harbaugh’s recent answer about Jackson’s return from a knee sprain after Saturday’s win against the Atlanta Falcons, he basically said we’re leaving that up to medical specialists, and he is only concerned about those who can play.
Ouch.
I know this may be premature, but do you think the Ravens will be looking for a quality quarterback in the 2023 draft? Lamar’s recent injuries, his contract demands (and apparent displeasure), as well as his recent play, even when healthy, don’t bode well for his future in Baltimore, even though he is by far the best the Ravens have. Neither Tyler Huntley nor Anthony Brown has yet shown they could be a quality No. 1 QB, and there is a reason why neither was drafted.
— Bob in North Carolina
It’s not premature. There are some who believe this draft has a lot of good quarterbacks and I’m sure the Ravens will get one, maybe not in the first round but at least by the middle ones. Don’t prejudge these quarterbacks currently on the roster. They are limited but a lot of it is by design and scheme. With Huntley, sometimes you see the same frustration as Jackson when it comes to not being allowed to throw downfield. Just about everything in the passing game is bad, which is why the Ravens are in need of an overhaul. I know that neither Brown nor Huntley were drafted but I’ve seen both perform better in training camp when the atmosphere was relaxed and the offense was more wide-open.
A lot of fans and some radio reporters believe we will never see Lamar play in a Ravens uniform again. Do you believe that to be true?
— Josh
Josh, I would believe that more if it came from sportswriters instead of radio guys. Regardless, I don’t know what will happen at this point, but I guarantee it will be an interesting offseason. According to several doctors I’ve spoken to, Jackson should be able to return within four to six weeks from his injury. We’re getting close to that. Now, if he doesn’t return and he hasn’t been in full compliance with the team’s medical and training staff, then there will be major problems.
It’s something to keep an eye on.
I know most of the focus these days is on the Ravens offense, or lack thereof, but I wanted to focus on special teams, in particular, Jordan Stout. I know he’s just a rookie, but looking at NFL punting stats through Week 15, he’s averaging 46.0 yards a punt (23rd) and 40.9 net yards (21st). They spent a fourth-round pick on him, even though the Ravens seem to always be able to find good undrafted kickers and punters with ease. I’m starting to get Dave Zastudil vibes from him (OK, but not worth the draft pick). What kind of grade would you give him so far?
— Paul in Orlando
I’d put him in the C to C+ range. Like every other player before him, he is a rookie and there is something to be said about learning the league, different stadiums and wind variations in each of them. Like all rookies, I’d give him a three- to four-year window to develop. But because the Ravens have been good on special teams through the years and Harbaugh has that background of working with those units, I will give them the benefit of the doubt for drafting Stout in the fourth round. Is he Sam Koch? Nope, but maybe we’ve all gotten a little spoiled with the kicking game with Koch and kicker Justin Tucker.
With the Lamar Jackson experiment seeming to be a failure along with Harbaugh having only one playoff victory since 2015, outside of a Super Bowl victory, does Steve Bisciotti push the reset button at the end of the year by trading Lamar and firing Harbaugh?
— B Ry
When you say failure, I assume you mean in terms of going deep into the postseason and winning a Super Bowl title. Overall, if you look at Jackson’s record, I wouldn’t call that a failure. He has been one of the most successful quarterbacks in league history as far as his win-loss record in five years. The offense isn’t prolific and his progress as a thrower is limited, but the term “failure” doesn’t apply.
Maybe the Ravens part ways with Jackson after the season. As I wrote above, I don’t know. Harbaugh sticks for another year but once you start getting rid of coordinators the head coach is always the next to go.
The Ravens don’t have a lot of weapons offensively. To get the most out of what we have, the Ravens need to be unpredictable at times (and I don’t mean giving up on the run after we’ve been decimating teams either). But why not run some sets with both J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards? Give defenses something they haven’t seen this year!
— Greg
Just to have those two in the same backfield doesn’t make much difference. To me, the most important offensive down for the Ravens is first down because there is always the option of a play-action pass. If you can get four or five yards on first down, that opens up the playbook. But if they get stopped on first down, their offense becomes limited because of their small-ball passing attack and lack of weapons.
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Buc-ee's one step closer to opening new Central Florida location
OCALA, Fla. - It looks like the opening of a new Buc-ee's location in Central Florida is closer to becoming a reality.
Marion County leaders unanimously approved a zoning proposal on Tuesday during a meeting that would bring the popular Texas-based gas station to Ocala, east of Interstate 75 near W. Hwy 326. The proposal still has to be certified by the Clerk of Court.
According to documents, the location would have an 80,000 square foot travel center with 120 fueling stations and 750 regular parking spaces, with 28 electric vehicle spaces.
The Ocala location will be the third Buc-ee's in Florida. There are currently locations in Daytona Beach and St. Augustine.
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According to the Buc-ee's, 5.4 million people visited the Daytona Beach location throughout 2022 and spent on average 30 minutes inside the store. Weekends were understandably busier than weekdays, according to Buc-ee's data.
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The gas station is known for its thousands of snack, meal, and drink options for travelers, including Texas barbecue, homemade fudge, kolaches, and its famous Beaver nuggets. It's also known to have some of the cleanest restrooms in America – and being a gas station with thousands of people passing through each day – that's no easy feat to accomplish.
It's not known yet when the Ocala location could open. | https://www.wogx.com/news/buc-ees-one-step-closer-to-opening-new-central-florida-location | 2023-03-01 15:10:16 | 1 | https://www.wogx.com/news/buc-ees-one-step-closer-to-opening-new-central-florida-location |
Coroner identifies Peoria man who died at Santa Fe Lake
The Peoria County Coroner's Office on Sunday identified the Peoria man who died at Santa Fe Lake.
Cleve A. Klopfenstein, 75, of Willow Ridge Circle, did not resurface after going underwater while swimming Saturday. It is not known why he did not resurface, the coroner said.
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at about 11:36 a.m. Saturday to the 100 block of East Santa Fe Road. The Coroner's Office pronounced Klopfenstein dead after he was found in the lake. Authorities said he had owned property there.
The cause of death is still being investigated. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.
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Deandre Ayton NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Suns vs. Clippers - April 20
The Phoenix Suns, Deandre Ayton included, will be in action at 10:30 PM on Thursday versus the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Below, we dig into Ayton's stats and trends to help you find the most appealing prop bets.
Deandre Ayton Prop Bets vs. the Clippers
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Deandre Ayton Insights vs. the Clippers
- Ayton has taken 13.2 shots per game this season and made 7.8 per game, which account for 12.0% and 15.1%, respectively, of his team's total.
- Ayton's opponents, the Clippers, have one of the slowest offensive tempos, ranking 22nd, averaging 101 possessions per game, while his Suns average 101.4 per game, which ranks 19th among NBA teams.
- Defensively, the Clippers are ranked 12th in the league, conceding 113.1 points per game.
- On the boards, the Clippers are ranked 13th in the league, conceding 43.1 rebounds per contest.
- Looking at assists, the Clippers have conceded 25 per contest, 10th in the NBA.
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A jury on Tuesday is scheduled to hear closing arguments in the trial of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former Theranos official charged with teaming up with his secret lover, CEO Elizabeth Holmes, to carry out a massive fraud.
The three month of testimony and evidence mirrored the case against Holmes in a separate trial last year. Holmes was convicted on four counts of defrauding investors and acquitted on four counts alleging she had also deceived patients who submitted to Theranos blood tests. She is free on $500,000 bail but faces a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years. Balwani faces the same punishment if convicted.
Holmes, 38, is currently awaiting sentencing in September.
Lawyers for Balwani, 57, have depicted him as a well-intentioned investor and entrepreneur who became Theranos’ chief operating officer in 2010 and then was swept into the scam by Holmes. She later dumped him as her lover and business partner in 2016 as Theranos began to unravel.
Before that fissure, Balwani put up $15 million of his own money to help bolster Theranos when Holmes brought him on board as her top lieutenant while they were clandestinely living together. Balwani’s Theranos investment eventually became worth about $500 million on paper — a stake that his lawyers told jurors he never sold. It became worthless when the company collapsed.
Prosecutors, meanwhile, have portrayed Balwani as a ruthless accomplice who helped Holmes swindle investors. At one point, they charged, Balwani oversaw the Theranos lab that covered up serious flaws in a the company’s blood-testing technology thatcould have jeopardized the lives of patients.
Holmes’ bold claims for Theranos helped make her a Silicon Valley star — a rich one, too, with a paper fortune of $4.5 billion based on the company’s success in fundraising and brokering business deals based on Holmes’ promise that Theranos would revolutionize health care. Holmes boasted the company had developed a technology that could scan for more than 200 potential health problems with a few drops of blood taken with a finger prick.
Balwani began dating Holmes around the same time she started Theranos, and then began providing her business advice drawn from his previous success that included selling a technology startup that made him rich. Their relationship was a focal point of a Hulu TV series, “The Dropout,” about Holmes’’ rise and fall that was released shortly before the trial began, complicating efforts to pick out an unbiased jury.
During her trial, Holmes took the witness stand and at one point tearfully accused Balwani of being a domineering figure in her life who subjected her to emotional and sexual abuse. One of Balwani’s other attorneys vehemently denied those allegations during Holmes’ trial. Balwani’s lawyers have urged jurors in the current trial to discard anything they may have previously read or heard of Holmes’ allegations.
There had been speculation that that Holmes might return to court to testify against Balwani during his trial, but it never happened. Unlike Holmes, Balwani opted against testifying in his own defense during his trial. | https://www.wane.com/news/business/ap-business/trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-partner-ex-lover-nears-climax/ | 2022-06-21 11:37:29 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/business/ap-business/trial-of-elizabeth-holmes-partner-ex-lover-nears-climax/ |
Meet the 2023 RI High School Athletes of the Year, and other award winners
PROVIDENCE — The top student-athletes in Rhode Island were honored last week as part of the 2023 All-State Rhode Island High School Sports Awards, presented by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. The event — held at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium and featuring former Patriots safety Devin McCourty — drew hundreds of Providence Journal All-State athletes from the fall, winter and spring seasons.
Players of the year were named in 29 sports, and several premier awards were handed out as well.
Here's a look at the honorees:
Girls Athlete of the Year
Sophia Gorriaran of the Moses Brown School won Girls Athlete of the Year. A reluctant superstar, Gorriaran leaves Rhode Island as one of the most accomplished track athletes the state has ever seen. She saved her best season for her last, winning a state cross country title to go along with a bevy of gold medals in the indoor and outdoor track seasons after winning races she didn’t have to run.
Gorriaran is a unique athlete, one the state may never see again at this level, but we will see plenty of her going forward. She’ll start at Harvard in the fall and, if her progress continues, there are plenty of reasons to think the Olympics won’t be far behind.
Boys Athlete of the Year
Devan Kipyego of St. Raphael Academy was named Boys Athlete of the Year. After Kipyego's incredible junior year, there was no denying his immense talent. In his senior year, Kipyego won gold in cross country, outdoor track and indoor track but winning wasn’t what made him special — it was how he won.
Kipyego had an understanding of the moment and put on a show for people who came out to watch him. He dominated cross country. He made history in indoor track. He kept family tradition alive in outdoor track. Kipyego is headed to Iowa State to compete but left an incredible legacy behind that will be tough to match.
Courage Award
Reese Fahys of East Greenwich High School is this year's Courage Award winner. Fahys, a senior, arrived from New Jersey surrounded by plenty of hype. In her first state championship cross country meet, she showed the praise was more than deserved. In her sophomore year, Fahys was one of the state’s best distance runners.
But in her junior season, a leg injury changed everything and had Fahys wondering if she even wanted to run anymore. Her battle back to full strength wasn’t easy, but it helped to teach her an important lesson about who she was as an athlete and a person.
Coach of the Year — Girls sport
Winning the state title in 2021 was terrific for Mark D’Arezzo and the Skippers, but how North Kingstown won the title this year was downright magical. The Skippers lost their first match of the year, which turned out to be the wake-up call they needed. D’Arezzo refocused the group and North Kingstown lost one match after Sept. 8.
The Skippers didn’t just win in the playoffs, they dominated, winning three matches by a combined 10-2 score, beating La Salle, 3-1, to become the first public school to win back-to-back state titles since South Kingstown won their third straight in 1999.
Coach of the Year — Boys sport
While outsiders would say Sandy Gorham coaches his swimmers like a football coach, the truth of the matter is he coaches football players like a swim coach. Gorham believes in accountability and expressed as much to his team when they came up with a tie in their dual meet against Hendricken this winter.
He wanted his swimmers to be focused so they’d be ready in the big moment, and at the state meet, Barrington was just that. The Eagles’ stars shined, the back half of the lineup scored crucial points and their 383 points beat Hendricken by 12 points, making Barrington the first public school to go back-to-back since Cumberland won its third in 1988.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Team of the Year
The Unified Swim Relay team, comprised of students from three Rhode Island high schools, is the 2023 Team of the Year. The team includes 12 student-athletes from Cumberland, East Greenwich and North Kingstown who made an incredibly powerful statement at this year’s state championship swim meet. The student athletes are (from Cumberland) Sage Beauregard, Edward Cook, Anthony Johnson and Zachary Slesinger; (from East Greenwich) Matthew Carosotto, Anna Huang, Charlie Kolb and Adeleine Slingsby; (from North Kingstown) Henry Fleury, Sawyer O’Brien, Sam Rudman and Josie Wagner. These 12 athletes made history when they became the first unified swimmers ever to compete at a Rhode Island state championship meet in March.
Unified Athlete of the Year
Cameron Vanstone is the kind of player a team wants to have on its roster. Coach Mike Bedrosian said Vanstone joined the Johnston High School boys varsity basketball team last season as a manager. But this season, he pulled double duty, as a member of the boys varsity, as well as the unified basketball team. Besides taking part in the unified games, Vanstone, a member of the class of 2023, also got into a few varsity contests for the division two champion panthers, "Hitting a couple of threes" along the way, his coach said.
School Spirit Award
East Greenwich took top honors in this special contest that was voted on online over the past few months. The school spirit contest honors a school whose community goes above and beyond in supporting their athletic endeavors. The winning school received a $1,000 donation to its athletic program from Gannett and The Providence Journal.
Players of the Year
Baseball — Alex Clemmey, Hendricken
Girls basketball — Genesis McNeil, Juanita Sanchez High School
Boys basketball — Kelvin Odih, La Salle
Girls cross country — Sophia Gorriaran, Moses Brown
Boys cross country — Devan Kipyego, St. Raphael
Field hockey — Alex Mega, East Greenwich
Defensive football — Moses Meus, St. Raphael
Offensive football — Myles Craddock, Moses Brown
Girls golf — Adriana Eaton, Moses Brown
Boys golf — Sebastian Carlsson, Narragansett
Gymnastics — Brooke Anderson, Cranston West
Girls hockey — Kiera Goffe, Smithfield
Boys hockey — Griffin Crain, Hendricken
Girls indoor track — Sophia Gorriaran, Moses Brown
Boys indoor track — Devan Kipyego, St. Raphael Academy
Girls lacrosse — Kate Shields, Bay View
Boys lacrosse — Colby Frigon, La Salle
Girls soccer — Ellis Bishop, North Kingstown
Boys soccer — Dan Goba, North Kingstown
Softball — Alyssa Twomey, Pilgrim
Girls swimming — Katie Chiappetta, Blackstone Valley Prep
Boys swimming — William McClelland, Barrington
Girls tennis — Kylie Eaton, Moses Brown
Boys tennis — Jack Ciunci, Bishop Hendricken
Girls track & field — Lisa Raye, West Warwick
Boys track & field — Nick Martin, East Greenwich
Girls volleyball — Ella Maack, North Kingstown
Boys volleyball — Matt Tiernan, Chariho
Wrestling — Jacob Joyce, Ponaganset
Independent School Athlete of the Year — Sadie Martiesian, Wheeler
The full first and second Providence Journal All-State teams will be announced in print and on providencejournal.com later this month. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/high-school/sports-awards/2023/07/03/meet-the-2023-ri-high-school-athletes-of-the-year-and-other-award-winners/70373614007/ | 2023-07-03 14:41:36 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/high-school/sports-awards/2023/07/03/meet-the-2023-ri-high-school-athletes-of-the-year-and-other-award-winners/70373614007/ |
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