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Data from five company-sponsored studies across radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and pulsed field ablation (PFA) modalities will be presented
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech,i announced that data from five company-sponsored studies, including two late breakers, will be presented at the 28th Annual International AF Symposium in Boston from February 2–4. The studies span innovations in radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and pulsed field ablation (PFA) and are part of Biosense Webster, Inc.'s long-standing commitment to advancing electrophysiology innovation.
"With so many exciting advancements on the horizon in electrophysiology, Biosense Webster, Inc. is looking forward to connecting with our customers and partners at AF Symposium and showcasing our new, innovative solutions in cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment," said Anthony Hong, Vice President, Preclinical and Clinical Research and Medical Affairs, Cardiovascular and Specialty Solutions, Johnson & Johnson MedTech. "As a long-standing leader in this space, we are committed to harnessing the latest science and technology and working in collaboration with physicians to deliver best-in-class solutions."
Data from five Biosense Webster, Inc.-sponsored studies will be presented, spanning key topics in electrophysiology. Highlights and timing include:
- Late-breaker presentation: Paroxysmal AF Ablation Using a Novel Variable-Loop Biphasic Pulsed Field Ablation Catheter Integrated with a 3D Mapping System: One-Year Outcomes of the Multicenter inspIRE Study. Presented February 3, 5:00-6:30 p.m. EST by Dr. Vivek Reddy
This analysis is the first look at data from Biosense Webster, Inc.'s inspIRE clinical trial – a prospective, multicenter, nonrandomized study conducted in Europe to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Biosense Webster, Inc.'s investigational VARIPULSE™ Catheter and TRUPULSE™ Generator in treating symptomatic drug refractory recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib).1
- Late-breaker presentation: Multielectrode Radiofrequency Balloon Catheter for Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Outcomes from the Multicenter, Worldwide STELLAR Study. Presented February 3, 5:00-6:30 p.m. EST by Dr. Sandeep Goyal
The presentation will highlight results from the STELLAR study – an FDA-regulated investigational device exemption study conducted in the US, China and Italy to assess the safety and efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using the HELIOSTAR™ Balloon Ablation Catheter in drug refractory symptomatic paroxysmal AFib.2
- Poster Presentation: Assessment of Optimal Dose-Response Using a Circular Pulsed Field Ablation Catheter. Presented February 2-3 in the main exhibit hall by Dr. Jonathan Hsu
The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of various PFA doses delivered intracardially using a circular catheter in a porcine model.
- Poster Presentation: Real-World Experience Comparing Zero Versus Conventional Fluoroscopy Catheter Ablation for the Treatment of Symptomatic Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Presented February 2-3 in the main exhibit hall by Dr. Mark Metzl
This study aimed to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of zero-fluoroscopy symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation ablation in a real-world setting.
- Poster Presentation: Intracardiac Echocardiography Versus Transesophageal Echocardiogram Imaging During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Multi-Hospital Retrospective Database Analysis. Presented February 2-3 in the main exhibit hall by Dr. Rhea Pimentel
This study compared healthcare use outcomes among AFib patients undergoing ablation with intracardiac echocardiography versus transesophageal echocardiogram.
Interactive In-Booth Experiences
Biosense Webster, Inc.'s exhibit booth #111 will feature opportunities for attendees to interact with the company's latest innovations, including OCTARAY™ Mapping Catheter with TRUEref™ Technology, OPTRELL™ Mapping Catheter, QDOT MICRO™ Catheter and NUVISION™ Ultrasound Catheter.
For more information about Biosense Webster Inc.'s presence at AF Symposium and the conference schedule, please visit https://www.afsymposium.com/2023-program.
About Biosense Webster, Inc.
Biosense Webster, Inc. is the global market leader in the science and technology behind the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Part of the Johnson & Johnson MedTech, the specialized medical-technology company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and works across the world to advance the tools and solutions that help electrophysiologists identify, treat, and deliver care. Learn more at www.biosensewebster.com and connect on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Johnson & Johnson MedTechi
At Johnson & Johnson MedTechi, we unleash diverse healthcare expertise, purposeful technology, and a passion for people to transform the future of medical intervention and empower everyone to live their best life possible. For more than a century, we have driven breakthrough scientific innovation to address unmet needs and reimagine health. In surgery, orthopaedics, vision, and interventional solutions, we continue to help save lives and create a future where healthcare solutions are smarter, less invasive, and more personalized.
Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding data from five Biosense Webster, Inc.-sponsored studies. The first study reviews one-year outcomes of the Multicenter inspIRE Study. The second study reviews outcomes from the Multicenter, Worldwide STELLAR Study. The third study referenced above assessed the efficacy and safety of various PFA doses delivered intracardially using a circular catheter in a porcine model. The fourth study referenced above evaluated the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of zero-fluoroscopy PsAF ablation in a real-world setting. The fifth study analyzed Intracardiac Echocardiography Versus Transesophageal Echocardiogram Imaging During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation using Multi-Hospital Retrospective Database. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Biosense Webster, Inc., any of the other Johnson & Johnson MedTech Companies and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: uncertainty of regulatory approvals; uncertainty of commercial success; challenges to patents; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of health care products and services; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2022, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and in Johnson & Johnson's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. Neither Biosense Webster, Inc., the Johnson & Johnson MedTech Companies nor Johnson & Johnson undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments.
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iJohnson & Johnson MedTech comprises the surgery, orthopedics, vision and interventional solutions businesses within Johnson & Johnson's MedTech segment.
i Johnson & Johnson MedTech comprises the surgery, orthopedics, vision and interventional solutions businesses within Johnson & Johnson's MedTech segment.
1 ClinicalTrials.gov. A Study for Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF) by Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System With Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) (inspire). https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04524364#contacts. Accessed January 11, 2023.
2 ClinicalTrials.gov. Safety and Effectiveness Evaluation of the Multi-Electrode Radiofrequency Balloon Catheter for the Treatment of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (STELLAR) https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03683030. Accessed January 11, 2023.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries agreed Monday that all natural gas storage in the 27-nation bloc should be topped up to at least 80% capacity for next winter as they prepare for the possibility of Russia further reducing deliveries.
The EU is trying to slash its use of Russian energy amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine and find other sources. A ban on imports of Russian coal will start in August, and an embargo on most oil from Russia will be phased in over the coming eight months.
Meanwhile, Moscow is disrupting natural gas deliveries, a fuel used to power factories and generate electricity that the EU didn’t include in its own sanctions for fear of seriously harming the European economy. Before the war, the bloc got about 40% of its natural gas from Russia.
Moscow has reduced gas supplies to several EU countries, including heavy importers Germany and Italy, and cut off deliveries to other members, such as Poland and Finland.
The EU Council adopted the gas storage regulation Monday after the European Commission made a proposal in March. The regulation also says underground gas storage on EU soil will need to be filled to 90% capacity before the 2023-24 winter.
Heads of state and government agreed last week during a summit in Brussels to step up preparations for further gas cuts from Russia and to keep searching for other suppliers. The EU already has increased deliveries from the United States, Norway, Algeria and Azerbaijan.
Some EU members don't have storage facilities, so the regulation provides that they should store 15% of their annual national gas consumption in other member countries, allowing them access to reserves in other EU nations.
Cyprus, Malta and Ireland, which are not directly connected with the gas system of other members, got an exemption, the council said, adding that filling obligations will stop at the end of December 2025. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/EU-countries-adopt-mandatory-gas-storage-amid-17267690.php | 2022-06-27 11:21:47 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/EU-countries-adopt-mandatory-gas-storage-amid-17267690.php |
By KEN SWEET
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have grown fond of “buy now, pay later” services, but the “pay later” part is becoming increasingly difficult for some borrowers.
Buy now, pay later loans allow users to pay for items such new sneakers, electronics, or luxury goods in installments. Companies such as Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna and PayPal have built popular financial products around these short-term loans, particularly for younger borrowers, who are fearful of never-ending credit card debt.
Now, as the industry racks up customers, delinquencies are climbing. Inflation is squeezing consumers, making it tougher to pay off debts. Some borrowers don’t budget properly, particularly if they are persuaded to take out multiple loans, while others may have been credit risks to begin with.
“You have an industry with a higher concentration of subprime borrowers in a market that hasn’t been effectively tested through (this type of economy), and you have a kind of a toxic brew of concerns,” said Michael Taiano, an analyst with Fitch Ratings, who co-wrote a report in July highlighting some of the concerns with the industry.
The most popular type of buy now, pay later loans allow for four payments over six weeks — one payment at the time of purchase and three others that borrowers often try to sync up with pay periods. Longer-term loans for bigger purchases are also available. Most of the short-term loans have no interest attached to them. Companies that do charge interest can clearly state upfront how much a borrower will pay in financial charges.
Given those features, consumer advocates and financial advisors initially had seen buy now, pay later plans as a potentially healthier form of consumer debt if used correctly. The biggest concern had been late fees, which could act as a hefty finance charge on a small purchase if a borrower is late on a payment. The fees can run as high as $34, plus interest. But now as delinquencies are rising, and companies are being more aggressive in marketing their products, advocates see a need for additional regulation.
The industry is growing rapidly, according to a report released Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Americans took out roughly $24.2 billion in loans on buy now, pay later programs in 2021, up from only $2 billion in 2019. That industry-wide figure is only expected to jump even more. Klarna’s customers bought $41 billion worth of product on its service globally in the first six months of the year, up 21% from a year ago. At PayPal, revenue from its buy now, pay later services more than tripled in the second quarter to $4.9 billion.
Jasmine Francis, 29, a technology analyst based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said she first used a buy now, pay later service in 2018 to buy clothes from fast-fashion brand Forever21.
“I remember I just had a cartful,” she said. “At first, I thought, ‘Something’s gotta go back,’ and then I saw Afterpay at checkout – you don’t pay for it all right now, but you get it all right now. That was music to my ears.”
How healthfully customers are using buy now, pay later loans is unclear. Fitch found that delinquencies on these services rose sharply in the 12 months ended March 31, while credit card delinquencies remained steady.
“This upward trend on delinquencies is continuing,” said Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, in a call with reporters.
Credit reporting company TransUnion found that buy now, pay later borrowers are using the product just as much as credit cards, piling on debt on top of additional debt. A poll by Morning Consult released this week found 15% of buy now, pay later customers are using the service for routine purchases, such as groceries and gas, a type of behavior that sounds alarm bells among financial advisors. The CFPB report also found a small, but growing number of Americans using these products for routine purchases as well.
“If these buy now, pay later plans are not adequately budgeted for, they can have a cascading impact across a person’s entire financial life,” said Andre Jean-Pierre, a former Morgan Stanley wealth advisor who now runs his own financial planning firm focused on helping Black Americans adequately save and budget.
Another concern among advisers and consumer advocates, as well as Washington lawmakers and regulators, is the ease with which consumers can layer on these installment loans.
Speaking at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday about new financial products, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, noted the benefits of plans that allow consumers to pay for things in installments. But he also criticized the way in which the industry promotes the plans.
“Ads encourage consumers to use these plans for multiple purchases, at multiple online stores — racking up debt they cannot afford to repay,” Brown said.
The short-term loans are potentially problematic because they’re not reported on a consumer’s credit profile with Transunion and Experian. Further the buy now, pay later industry’s customers skew young — meaning they have little credit history. Hypothetically a borrower could take out several short-term loans across multiple buy now, pay later companies — a practice known as “loan stacking” — and they would never appear on a credit report. If a person puts too many items on buy now, pay later plans, budgeting could be difficult.
“It’s a blind spot for the industry,” Taiano of Fitch said.
In a statement, the buy now pay later industry trade group pushed back on the characterization that its products could saddle borrowers with too much debt.
“With zero to low-interest, flexible payment terms, and transparent terms and conditions, BNPL helps consumers manage their cash flow responsibly and live healthier financial lives,” said Penny Lee, CEO of the Financial Technology Association.
Meanwhile providers of buy now, pay later services see rising delinquencies as a natural consequence of growth, but also an indication that inflation is hitting Americans most likely to use these services the hardest.
“We have seen some stress (among those with the lowest credit scores), and those are starting to have a hard time,” said Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Affirm, one of the largest buy now, pay later companies.
“I would not call it a sort of preamble to a potential downturn, but it’s not the same kind of a smooth sailing it’s been,” he said, adding that Affirm is taking a more conservative approach towards lending.
Buy now, pay later took off in the U.S. after the Great Recession. The product, analysts said, largely has not been tested through a great period of financial distress, unlike mortgages or credit cards or auto loans.
Despite these concerns, the consensus is buy now, pay later companies are here to stay. Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, which is owned by Block Inc., as well as PayPal and others are now widely embedded in Internet commerce.
Further, the industry’s growth is attracting more players. Technology titan Apple earlier this summer announced Apple Pay Later, where users can put purchases on a four-payment plan over six weeks.
“I generally plan purchases that I make using PayPal ‘Pay in 4’ so that my due dates for purchases land on my pay dates, as the due dates are every other week,” said Desiree Moore, 35, from Georgia.
Moore said she tries to use buy now pay later plans to cover purchases not in her usual monthly budget, so not to take money away from the needs of her children. She has been increasingly using the plans with inflation making items more expensive and is so far able to keep up with the payments.
Francis, the technical analyst, said it’s now common among her friends to pay for travel with the installment loans, to not completely drain their bank accounts in case of emergencies.
“If I come back home from vacation and have two flat tires, and I just spent all that money on plane tickets, that’s $400 you don’t have at the moment,” she said. “Most people don’t have savings. They just have enough for those flat tires.”
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AP Personal Finance Reporter Cora Lewis contributed to this report from New York.
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SILVER SPRING, Md., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to six companies for illegally selling copycat food products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as delta-8 THC. These products can easily be mistaken for traditional foods like chips, cookies, candy, gummies or other snack food items. The FDA is concerned that these products can be accidentally ingested by consumers, including children, or taken in higher doses than intended. The warning letters were issued to: Delta Munchies, Dr. Smoke LLC (also known as Dr. S LLC), Exclusive Hemp Farms/Oshipt, Nikte's Wholesale LLC, North Carolina Hemp Exchange LLC and The Haunted Vapor Room.
"Children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of THC, with many who have been sickened and even hospitalized after eating 'edibles' containing it. That's why we're issuing warnings to several companies selling copycat food products containing delta-8 THC, which can be easily mistaken for popular foods that are appealing to children and can make it easy for a young child to ingest in very high doses without realizing it," said FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. "The products we are warning against intentionally mimic well-known snack food brands by using similar brand names, logos, or pictures on packaging, that consumers, especially children, may confuse with traditional snack foods. We're also concerned that adults could unintentionally take them or take a higher dose than expected and suffer serious consequences. This risk is especially dangerous for those who are driving, working, or have other responsibilities. The FDA remains committed to taking action against any company illegally selling regulated products that could pose a risk to public health."
Delta-8 THC is a substance found in the Cannabis sativa plant, of which marijuana and hemp are two varieties. It has psychoactive and intoxicating effects that may be dangerous to consumers and it has not been evaluated or approved by the FDA for safe use in any context, including when added to food. The FDA has received reports of serious adverse events experienced by people who have consumed these products, such as hallucinations, vomiting, tremor, anxiety, dizziness, confusion, and loss of consciousness. The FDA is also concerned that companies are producing delta-8 THC in ways that could result in products with harmful contaminants.
"Marketing edible THC products that can be easily mistaken by children for regular foods is reckless and illegal," said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "Companies must ensure that their products are marketed safely and responsibly, especially when it comes to protecting the well-being of children."
In June 2022, the FDA warned consumers about consumption of food products containing delta-8 THC. As noted in the warning, the agency received over 125 adverse event reports from Jan. 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022, related to children and adults who consumed edible products containing delta-8 THC. Ten of the reports specifically mention the edible product to be a copycat of popular snack foods.
If a consumer thinks that a product might have caused a reaction or an illness, they should immediately stop using the product and contact their health care provider. The FDA also encourages health care providers and consumers to report adverse reactions associated with FDA-regulated products to the agency using MedWatch or the Safety Reporting Portal.
These warning letters outline violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act related to adding delta-8 THC to conventional foods. The FDA has requested written responses from the six companies that received warning letters within 15 working days stating how they will address these violations and prevent their recurrence. Failure to promptly address the violations may result in legal action, including product seizure and/or injunction.
Additional Resources:
- FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Illegally Selling CBD and Delta-8 THC Products
- 5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol – Delta-8 THC
- FDA Warns Consumers About the Accidental Ingestion by Children of Food Products Containing THC
- FDA Warns Companies for Illegally Selling Food and Beverage Products that Contain CBD
- FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling CBD Products
- FDA Regulation of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products, Including Cannabidiol (CBD)
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Dry through Wednesday, rain at the end of the week
Highs will reach the mid-40s over the next few days
Highs will reach the mid-40s over the next few days
Highs will reach the mid-40s over the next few days
Clouds will gradually increase this morning, and we'll see mostly cloudy skies this afternoon. Highs will reach 42 degrees, which is a few degrees above average.
Tonight, clouds will retreat, leading to lows near 30 degrees.
After brief morning sunshine Wednesday, look for mostly cloudy skies again by afternoon. Highs will hover in the low-to-mid 40s.
A warm front will move north Thursday, leading to spotty mixed precipitation and rain showers in the morning. A few showers are possible later in the day, with highs in the upper 40s.
A cold front will pass Thursday night, bringing widespread rain. Most of the wet weather wraps up by sunrise Friday.
It will turn blustery and colder for the weekend, but temperatures will still be slightly above average. | https://www.wgal.com/article/dry-through-wednesday-rain-at-the-end-of-the-week/42440683 | 2023-01-10 10:58:57 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/dry-through-wednesday-rain-at-the-end-of-the-week/42440683 |
Keep your kitchen cool in a heat wave with these small or outdoor appliances
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker
- Aroma Housewares 20-cup Digital Rice Cooker
- Elite Gourmet Electric Quesadilla Maker
When temperatures rise in summer, keeping your home cool is a serious challenge. The last thing you want to do if you’re trying to keep your cooling bills down is turn on your oven and heat up your kitchen.
Fortunately, you don’t need to use your oven to get a tasty meal on the table this summer. With countertop or outdoor cooking appliances, you can prepare your favorite recipes without generating too much heat and driving up your energy costs.
If you want to keep your kitchen cool when it gets warm, here are the best oven-free cooking appliances that can make delicious meals all summer.
How to keep your kitchen cool in summer
Use countertop appliances
A full-size oven generates enough heat to make your kitchen uncomfortable in hot summer weather. On the other hand, small countertop appliances like a toaster oven or slow cooker produce much less heat — and cost less money to operate. These appliances are highly versatile, too, so you can prepare plenty of summer-friendly recipes with them.
Cook outside
Another way to keep your kitchen from getting too hot in summer is to take your cooking outdoors. If you have a charcoal or gas grill, you can prepare barbecue favorites like burgers, hot dogs, steaks, chicken, corn on the cob and grilled veggies. An electric grill works well for outdoor cooking on a patio or balcony if your apartment or condo doesn’t allow full-size gas or charcoal grills.
Cook at the right times
If you start cooking when it’s already hot outside, your kitchen will only get hotter and more uncomfortable. That’s why timing your cooking right is so important. Try to prepare your meals early in the day when it’s cooler, so you can reheat the food in the microwave when it’s time for dinner. You can also cook in the evening after the sun’s gone down if you don’t mind eating later in the day.
Make large batches of food
Whether you use your oven or a countertop appliance, it’s a good idea to prepare large batches of food, so you have leftovers for later. You can refrigerate or freeze the extra food, and then use your toaster oven or microwave to heat it up when it’s time to eat.
Oven-free cooking appliances for summer
For under $50
Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker
This compact appliance makes drive-thru quality sandwiches with eggs, cheese and meat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The cooking surfaces have a durable, nonstick coating, so the sandwiches are easy to remove. All parts of the breakfast sandwich maker are removable and dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning, too.
Elite Gourmet Electric Quesadilla Maker
Enjoy delicious quesadillas in fewer than five minutes with this convenient countertop appliance. It has a large eight-inch cooking surface with a nonstick coating that easily wipes clean. You can also stand it up vertically for more convenient storage.
Sold by Amazon
Aroma Housewares 20-cup Digital Rice Cooker
This extra-large capacity rice cooker can make up to 20 cups of rice at a time. The Aroma rice cooker also offers a slow cooker function and programmable settings, so you can turn it on and leave it to cook. It has a user-friendly digital control panel, too.
Sold by Amazon
Hamilton Beach Four-slice Nonstick Belgian Waffle Maker
Make thick, fluffy Belgian waffles for breakfast, lunch or even dinner with this compact waffle maker. It makes four waffles at a time and has nonstick plates that wipe clean easily. The indicator lights also make operation easy because they illuminate when it’s time to add the batter.
Sold by Amazon, Macy’s and Wayfair
Betty Crocker Countertop Pizza Maker
This countertop pizza maker lets you make delicious 12-inch pizzas without turning on your oven. It has an easy-to-clean nonstick cooking surface and works well for both homemade and frozen pizzas. It’s also ideal for making quesadillas, pancakes, quiches and more.
Sold by Amazon, Home Depot and Wayfair
For $50-$100
Black and Decker Six-slice Convection Countertop Toaster Oven
This toaster oven offers convection cooking technology, so your food cooks more quickly and evenly without preheating. It can bake, broil, toast and warm and is large enough to fit six slices of bread or a 9-inch pizza.
Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker
One of the most versatile countertop appliances you can find, this electric pressure cooker also works as a slow cooker, ricer cooker, saute pan, steamer, food warmer and more. The Instant Pot has 13 customizable cooking programs for standard recipes and is easy to clean.
Sold by Amazon, Home Depot and Walmart
Crockpot Portable Six-quart Slow Cooker
With this well-sized slow cooker, you can prepare meals for up to seven people. It can be set to cook for as little as 20 minutes and as much as 20 hours before shifting to the warming setting automatically. The crockpot also has a locking lid that prevents spills when traveling.
Sold by Amazon
Hamilton Beach Electric Indoor Searing Grill
If you can’t get outdoors to grill this summer, this countertop indoor grill allows you to grill burgers, steaks, chicken, fish and more in your kitchen. It reaches 450 degrees and has a large enough cooking surface to make food for up to six people.
Sold by Amazon
Make perfect bacon, eggs, pancakes and other breakfast favorites on this countertop griddle. Its plates are reversible, so you can also use it as a grill or panini press. Because the plates are removable and dishwasher-safe, they’re easy to clean, too.
Sold by Amazon, Home Depot and Wayfair
Kingsford Charcoal Kettle Grill
If you want to cook outside this summer, this classic charcoal kettle grill is an ideal option. It offers over 350 square inches of cooking space and a grate with a durable porcelain coating. The wheeled bottom also makes it easy to move around your yard or patio.
Sold by Amazon
Make fried favorites like french fries and chicken nuggets with 75 percent less fat in this compact air fryer. It can hold up to two pounds of food at a time and heat up to 400 degrees. The Ninja air fryer preheats in just three minutes, too.
Sold by Amazon
For $100+
Farberware 1.1 cubic-foot 1000-watt Countertop Microwave
If you want to prepare meals quickly and without generating much heat, this 1000-watt microwave makes it as easy as possible. It offers 10 power levels and six one-touch programs for foods like popcorn, pizza and baked potatoes. The child safety lock also allows for safe operation.
Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Toshiba Six-slice Toaster Oven
This well-sized toaster oven can fit up to six pieces of toast, a 12-inch pizza, four pounds of chicken or most casserole dishes. It has a temperature range of 150 to 400 degrees and a bright, easy-to-read digital display. It also has a cool-touch handle, so you never have to worry about burning your hand.
Sold by Amazon
All-Clad Programmable Oval-Shaped Slow Cooker
This slow cooker is large enough to cook for a crowd and can be set for four to 20 hours of cooking time. Its digital display is large and easy to read, while the large push buttons allow for user-friendly operation.
Sold by Amazon
Ooni Fyra 12 Wood Pellet Pizza Oven
Cook delicious pizzas in your backyard this summer with this outdoor pizza oven. It can reach 950 degrees in just 15 minutes, so it can cook a pizza in just 60 seconds once it’s preheated. It weighs only 22 pounds, so it’s easy to move, too.
Sold by Ooni
Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro Countertop Convection Oven
This highly versatile countertop convection oven can roast, bake, air fry, dehydrate and more. The super convection setting can reduce cooking time by 30 percent, and the user-friendly display makes operation a breeze. It can fit a 14-pound turkey, too.
Sold by Amazon and Sur La Table
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Like so many essential workers in the pandemic, the engineers and conductors who drive the nation's freight trains have had it.
They're tired of unpredictable, inflexible work schedules. They're tired of being penalized for taking days off when they're sick or tending to a family emergency. They want a better quality of life.
Through contract negotiations, they made their voices heard, threatening a strike that could have brought trains to a halt nationwide on Friday.
Early Thursday morning, after 20 hours of negotiations, the White House announced a tentative agreement had been reached.
Freight railroads and the unions representing more than 100,000 rail workers had been negotiating a contract for several years. The stakes were high and a presidential emergency board appointed by President Biden recommended a compromise over the summer that would give workers a 24% increase in wages. Both sides — the unions and the railroad companies — essentially agreed to the board's economic proposals.
But until early Thursday, there remained one major sticking point: a workplace attendance policy that the unions call draconian.
"This abusive and punitive attendance policy is breaking apart families and causing locomotive engineers and other railroaders to come to work dangerously fatigued," the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said in a statement in May.
The unions had sought a change to the policy to ensure that workers can take time off to tend to medical needs when necessary, without fear of discipline.
Without releasing details of the tentative deal, a spokesperson for the Labor Department said it "balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation's economy."
In the middle of the pandemic, railroads introduce a policy that workers hate
Points-based attendance policies are not new. Employers, including Amazon and Walmart, use them as a way to reduce unexpected absences from work. But such policies are fairly new to railroads.
BNSF Railway introduced its version, called Hi-Viz, in February 2022, saying it would improve consistency for both crews and customers. The unions say it has only made things worse.
Even before the system was introduced, railroad conductors and engineers were essentially on call all the time, outside of paid vacation and personal leave days (which they do accrue in amounts determined by seniority). When they get called to work, they generally have either 90 minutes or two hours to report to work.
Under Hi-Viz, if they are unavailable to report to work in that window, they are docked points from a starting balance of 30. Deductions range from 2 to 25 points, depending on the day. The more valuable the day, the higher the deduction.
That means Fridays, Saturdays, holidays and so-called "high-impact days," including Mother's Day and Super Bowl Sunday, result in larger deductions. When their point balance falls to zero, they face a 10-day suspension.
After that, their points are reset to 15. If their balance falls to zero again, it's a 20-day suspension. If there's a third time, the worker faces termination.
There are several ways workers can earn back points, including by being available to work for 14 consecutive days.
Americans went on a pandemic buying spree after railroads had pared back staff
A number of factors put pressure on the railroads to implement such a system. For one thing, cargo volumes in the pandemic soared to record highs, as Americans went on a buying spree. There was simply a lot of stuff that had to be moved, and BNSF says it needs consistent and reliable attendance to stay competitive.
However, freight railroads had pared back their workforce dramatically since 2015 in a bid to reduce costs and increase profits. They introduced changes such as running fewer but longer trains, and waiting until trains are full to leave the terminal.
The federal Surface Transportation Board Chair Martin Oberman testified in April 2022 that he'd raised red flags because the workforce had shrunk by 29% — or about 45,000 employees — over the last six years.
With a leaner workforce, rail workers describe difficulties in scheduling time off even for anticipated events. You can't count on getting your preferred holidays off, especially if you lack seniority. Even for other days, workers are often told they cannot have the day off because too many others have already requested it.
The points-based attendance system penalizes anyone who tries to circumvent the system by simply calling in sick on a day that they had requested off but were denied.
The system also ends up penalizing people who are actually sick or have emergencies or family matters to attend to.
"We had a union member who missed a funeral, and another one who had to attend a funeral... and their points ended up getting zeroed out," says Kathleen Bisbikis, whose husband has worked for the railroads for 24 years out of Stockton, California. She is also national president of a group of family members and other supporters of the rail workers' union called the BLET Auxiliary.
BNSF Railway stands by the policy
BNSF says it made changes to its attendance policy earlier this year based on employee feedback, including increasing the number of points a worker can accrue with good performance. Since starting its points-based attendance system, the company says it has seen more planned vacation days taken as compared with before the system was in use.
BNSF also says this year it increased the number of personal leave days by 25%. The presidential emergency board has also recommended one additional day of paid leave as part of the workers' package.
It's still not enough for the unions. After laboring through the pandemic, they say, workers deserve better.
Bisbikis says there's been a mass exodus of workers because of the attendance policy.
"I'm not talking about just young guys who... don't have a lot invested, so they can go start another career," she says. "I'm talking about older, invested, 21-plus years at the railroad. They've left. They've left because they just don't want to deal with it."
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By BEN FINLEY and HOLLY RAMER (Associated Press)
Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time Tuesday to find a missing submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people who were on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic.
Despite an international rescue effort, U.S. Coast Guard officials said the search covering 10,000 square miles (26,000 square kilometers) had turned up no signs of the lost sub known as the Titan, but they planned to continue looking.
Authorities reported the carbon-fiber vessel overdue Sunday night, setting off the search in waters about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Aboard were a pilot, renowned British adventurer Hamish Harding, two members of an iconic Pakistani business family and a Titanic expert.
The submersible had a 96-hour oxygen supply when it put to sea at roughly 6 a.m. Sunday, according to David Concannon, an adviser to OceanGate Expeditions, which oversaw the mission.
That means the oxygen supply could run out Thursday morning.
CBS News journalist David Pogue, who traveled to Titanic aboard the Titan last year, said the vehicle uses two communication systems: text messages that go back and forth to a surface ship and safety pings that are emitted every 15 minutes to indicate that the sub is still working.
Both of those systems stopped about an hour and 45 minutes after the Titan submerged.
“There are only two things that could mean. Either they lost all power or the ship developed a hull breach and it imploded instantly. Both of those are devastatingly hopeless,” Pogue told CBC on Tuesday.
The submersible had seven backup systems to return to the surface, including sandbags and lead pipes that drop off and an inflatable balloon. One system is designed to work even if everyone aboard is unconscious, Pogue said.
Experts said the rescuers face steep challenges.
Alistair Greig, a professor of marine engineering at University College London, said submersibles typically have a drop weight, which is “a mass they can release in the case of an emergency to bring them up to the surface using buoyancy.”
“If there was a power failure and/or communication failure, this might have happened, and the submersible would then be bobbing about on the surface waiting to be found,” Greig said.
Another scenario is a leak in the pressure hull, in which case the prognosis is not good, he said.
“If it has gone down to the seabed and can’t get back up under its own power, options are very limited,” Greig said. “While the submersible might still be intact, if it is beyond the continental shelf, there are very few vessels that can get that deep, and certainly not divers.”
Even if they could go that deep, he doubts rescuers could attach to the submersible.
By Tuesday morning, an area totaling 10,000 square miles had been searched, the U.S. Coast Guard tweeted.
The Canadian research icebreaker Polar Prince, which was supporting the Titan, was to continue conducting surface searches with help from a Canadian Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft, the Coast Guard said on Twitter. Two U.S. Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft also conducted overflights.
The Canadian military dropped sonar buoys to listen for any possible sounds from the Titan.
Concannon, who said he was supposed to be on the dive but could not go, said officials were also working to get a remotely operated vehicle that can dive to a depth of 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) to the site as soon as possible.
OceanGate’s expeditions to the Titanic wreck site include archaeologists and marine biologists. The company also brings people who pay to come along, known as “mission specialists.” They take turns operating sonar equipment and performing other tasks in the submersible.
The Coast Guard said Monday that the Titan carried a pilot and four “mission specialists.” However, OceanGate’s website suggests that the fifth person may be a so-called “content expert” who guides the paying customers.
Authorities have yet to formally identify those on board, though some names have been confirmed, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who, according to the company, was serving as a member of the crew.
Rush told The Associated Press in June 2021 that the Titan’s technology was “very cutting edge” and was developed with the help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers.
“This is the only submersible – crewed submersible – that’s made of carbon fiber and titanium,” Rush said, calling it the “largest carbon fiber structure that we know of,” with 5-inch-thick carbon fiber and 3.25-inch-thick titanium.
Harding, who lives in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, was one of the mission specialists, according to Action Aviation, a company where Harding serves as chairman.
Harding is a billionaire adventurer who holds three Guinness world records, including the longest duration at full ocean depth by a crewed vessel. In March 2021, he and ocean explorer Victor Vescovo descended to the lowest depth of the Mariana Trench. In June 2022, he went into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.
Also on board were Pakistani nationals Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, according to a family statement. The Dawoods belong to one of Pakistan’s most prominent families. Their eponymous firm invests across the country in agriculture, industries and the health sector.
Shahzada Dawood also is on the board of trustees for the California-based SETI Institute that searches for extraterrestrial intelligence.
French explorer and Titanic expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet was also aboard, according to David Gallo, a senior adviser for strategic initiatives and special projects at RMS Titanic. Gallo identified Nargeolet, a friend who has led multiple expeditions to the Titanic, on Tuesday during an interview with CNN.
Greg Stone, a longtime ocean scientist based in California and a friend of Rush, called the lost submersible “a fundamentally new submarine design” that showed great promise for future research. Unlike its predecessors, the Titan was not spherical in shape.
“Stockton was a risk taker. He was smart … he had a vision. He wanted to push things forward,” Stone said.
The expedition was OceanGate’s third annual voyage to chronicle the deterioration of Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing all but about 700 of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew. Since the wreckage’s discovery in 1985, it has been slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria.
OceanGate’s website described the “mission support fee” for the 2023 expedition as $250,000 a person.
Recalling his own trip aboard the Titan, Pogue said the vessel got turned around looking for the Titanic.
“There’s no GPS underwater, so the surface ship is supposed to guide the sub to the shipwreck by sending text messages,” Pogue said in a segment aired on “CBS Sunday Morning.” “But on this dive, communications somehow broke down. The sub never found the wreck.”
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ROME (AP) — The archbishop of Vienna, a longtime friend and former student of Pope Benedict XVI, has confirmed that it was he who wrote a letter to his former teacher urging him to accept election as pontiff in 2005 if the votes went his way.
Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn issued a statement Wednesday confirming a revelation in a new book by Benedict’s personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, that was published soon after Benedict died Dec. 31 at age 95.
The book, “Nothing But the Truth: My Life Beside Pope Benedict XVI,” already has generated controversy, because it revealed confidential communications and exposed the tensions that simmered during the decade in which Benedict lived as an emeritus pope alongside Pope Francis.
Schoenborn said the publication of the book was an “unseemly indiscretion” and distanced himself from it. The statement on the archdiocesan website quoted him as saying: “I don’t think it’s right that such confidential things are published, especially by the personal secretary.”
But Schoenborn nevertheless confirmed one of the less controversial chapters in the book, surrounding the election of the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as pope in 2005, following the death of St. John Paul II. Soon after he was elected, Benedict told a group of German pilgrims that as the votes started to go his way during the conclave, he felt dizzy and that a “guillotine” was falling on him.
But he said then that he was heartened by a letter he had received from an unnamed cardinal “confrere” in the days before the conclave began, urging him to follow whatever God had in store for him.
In the book, Gaenswein revealed that it was Schoenborn who penned the letter, noting that he was one of the few people who addressed Benedict with the informal “you” — something not even Benedict’s closest Vatican collaborators ever did. Schoenborn and Ratzinger had known each other since 1972, when the young Dominican priest took a course Ratzinger gave in Regensburg, Germany, and “remained in the tight circle of his former students,” Gaenswein wrote.
In the statement, Schoenborn confirmed “That was the case.” But in another indication of his disagreement that such information had been made public, and so soon after Benedict’s death, he added: “I have deliberately kept silent about it until now.”
Schoenborn, who turns 78 on Sunday, is by many counts eminently “papabile,” or having the characteristics of a future pope. Descended from nobility and the son of divorced parents, he shares a strong affinity with Benedict and his conservative allies, but has remained on good terms with Francis. Most significantly, he defended Francis’ outreach to divorced and civilly remarried couples as a natural “development” in church doctrine, after Francis came under attack by conservatives. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-cardinal-says-book-by-benedict-xvis-secretary-unseemly/ | 2023-01-19 17:38:36 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-cardinal-says-book-by-benedict-xvis-secretary-unseemly/ |
LANSING, Mich., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neogen Corporation ("Neogen") (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that on July 6, 2022 Garden SpinCo Corporation ("SpinCo"), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M Company ("3M"), priced an offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% senior notes due 2030 (the "Notes") in a private placement at par.
The Notes are being offered as part of the financing for the proposed combination of the Food Safety Business of 3M with Neogen in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction (the "Merger"). The closing of the offering of the Notes is not contingent on the completion of the Merger, and Neogen expects the offering of the Notes to be completed on or about July 20, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, prior to the consummation of the Merger.
The Notes will initially be issued by SpinCo to 3M and are expected to be transferred and delivered by 3M to the selling securityholder in the offering, in satisfaction of certain of 3M's existing debt. SpinCo will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Notes by the selling securityholder. Prior to the distribution of the shares of SpinCo's common stock to 3M stockholders, the Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by 3M. Upon consummation of such distribution, 3M will automatically, irrevocably and unconditionally be released from all obligations under its guarantee. Upon the effectiveness of the Merger, the Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Neogen and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of Neogen.
The Notes are to be issued in a private offering exempt from registration in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Notes are being offered and sold only (1) to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and (2) outside the United States to certain non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
Separately, on June 30, 2022, SpinCo entered into a credit agreement consisting of a five-year senior secured term loan facility in the amount of $650.0 million and a five-year senior secured revolving facility in the amount of $150.0 million (collectively, the "Credit Facilities"), which, subject to customary closing conditions, will be available in connection with the Merger and related transactions. The Credit Facilities, together with the Notes, when incurred, represent the financing contemplated in connection with the Merger.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About Neogen
Neogen Corporation develops and markets comprehensive solutions dedicated to food and animal safety, operating with the intention to "Every day, protect the people and animals we care about." The company's Food Safety segment markets dehydrated culture media and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases, and sanitation concerns. Neogen's Animal Safety segment is a leader in the development of genomic solutions along with the manufacturing and distribution of a variety of animal healthcare products, including diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, veterinary instruments, wound care, and disinfectants, as well as rodent and insect control solutions.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the proposed transaction between Neogen, 3M and SpinCo. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "outlook," "target," "endeavor," "seek," "predict," "intend," "strategy," "plan," "may," "could," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements, other than historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the expected timing of the completion of the sale of the Notes, the expected timing and structure of the proposed transaction, the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction, the expected benefits of the proposed transaction, including future financial and operating results and strategic benefits, the tax consequences of the proposed transaction, and the combined Neogen-SpinCo company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, legal, economic and regulatory conditions, and any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on Neogen and 3M's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from Neogen and 3M's current expectations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation that such plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such plans, estimates or expectations include, among others, (1) that one or more closing conditions to the proposed transaction may not be satisfied or waived, on a timely basis or otherwise, including that the required approval by the shareholders of Neogen may not be obtained; (2) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed on the terms or in the timeframe expected by Neogen, 3M and SpinCo, or at all; (3) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; (4) uncertainty of the expected financial performance of the combined company following completion of the proposed transaction; (5) failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including as a result of delay in completing the proposed transaction or integrating the businesses of Neogen and 3M's food safety business, on the expected timeframe or at all; (6) the ability of the combined company to implement its business strategy; (7) difficulties and delays in the combined company achieving revenue and cost synergies; (8) inability of the combined company to retain and hire key personnel; (9) the occurrence of any event that could give rise to termination of the proposed transaction; (10) the risk that stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction or other litigation, settlements or investigations may affect the timing or occurrence of the proposed transaction or result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability; (11) evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes; (12) changes in general economic and/or industry specific conditions; (13) actions by third parties, including government agencies; (14) the risks that the anticipated tax treatment of the proposed transaction is not obtained; (15) the risk of greater than expected difficulty in separating the Food Safety Business from the other businesses of 3M; (16) risks related to the disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the pendency of the proposed transaction, or other effects of the pendency of the proposed transaction on the relationship of any of the parties to the proposed transaction with their employees, customers, suppliers, or other counterparties; and (17) other risk factors detailed from time to time in Neogen's and 3M's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Neogen's and 3M's annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed with the SEC, including Neogen's registration statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-263667), Neogen's preliminary proxy statement initially filed with the SEC on March 18, 2022 and SpinCo's registration statement on Form S-4 and Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-263669), in each case, filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.
Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. None of Neogen, 3M or SpinCo undertakes, and each party expressly disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or development, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.
Important Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, on March 17, 2022, Neogen filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-263667) that includes a prospectus relating to the shares of Neogen common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction and SpinCo filed a registration statement on Form S-4 and Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-263669) in connection with its separation from 3M that contains a prospectus relating to the shares of SpinCo common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction (as amended and as they may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Registration Statements"). In addition, on March 18, 2022, Neogen filed a separate preliminary proxy statement with the SEC with respect to the special meeting of Neogen shareholder in connection with the proposed transaction (as amended and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the "preliminary proxy statement"). INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS, PROSPECTUSES, PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NEOGEN, 3M, SPINCO AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The Registration Statements, proxy statement and other documents relating to the proposed transaction (as they become available) can also be obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Registration Statements, proxy statement and other documents (as they become available) can also be obtained free of charge from 3M upon written request to 3M Investor Relations Department, Bldg. 224-1 W-02, St. Paul, MN 55144, or by e-mailing investorrelations@3M.com or upon written request to Neogen's Investor Relations, 620 Lesher Place, Lansing, Michigan 48912 or by e-mailing ir@neogen.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
This communication is not a solicitation of a proxy from any investor or security holder. However, Neogen, 3M and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders of Neogen in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information regarding the persons who are, under the rules of the SEC, participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of Neogen in connection with the proposed transaction, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are set forth in the Registration Statements and preliminary proxy statement referenced above that are filed with the SEC and will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement. Information about the directors and executive officers of Neogen may also be found in Neogen's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 30, 2021, and its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on August 31, 2021. Information about the directors and executive officers of 3M may be found in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 9, 2022, and its definitive proxy statement relating to its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the SEC on March 23, 2022. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the Registration Statements and preliminary proxy statement and will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
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NEOGEN Media Contact:
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Brunswick Group
NEOGEN@brunswickgroup.com
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squinlan@NEOGEN.com
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Taylor Swift returns to Nashville, reveals ‘Speak Now’ date
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift is playing catch-up with her fans this year in a massive and impressive stadium show that embraces her artistic reinventions.
Nearly two months into the 52-show Eras Tour, Swift returned Friday to the origins of her musical career in Nashville, Tennessee, a city she outgrew as a country starlet destined for pop stardom.
In front of 70,000 fans, Swift dropped the news that she would be releasing a re-recording of her Nashville-era 2010 record, “Speak Now,” on July 7.
Swift started releasing new versions of her early albums in 2021, after a dispute over the ownership of the masters, which were sold to — and then by — music executive Scooter Braun. “Speak Now,” Swift’s third album, will also be the third “Taylor’s Version” recording — she released the re-recordings of 2008′s “Fearless” and 2012′s “Red” in 2021.
“Speak Now” was an album she wrote entirely by herself and she performed one of the singles, “Sparks Fly” after her announcement, followed by “Teardrops on My Guitar,” from her 2006 self-titled debut record.
The tour started chaotically with a breakdown of Ticketmaster’s ability to withstand the demand of fans, who were eager to see Swift after an extended hiatus from touring due to the coronavirus pandemic. Those who were lucky enough to get into the first of three shows in Nashville made sure to show out in their cosplay outfits inspired by Taylor’s songs, ranging from marching band geek to cardigans and cottagecore.
“I moved to Nashville nearly 20 years ago,” she told the crowd. “And this dream I had since I was so little I can’t even remember even first having it, this dream came true because of this town and the people in it.”
She started off the nearly 3.5-hour show with a line from “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince” as a gentle spring rain sprinkled on the crowd: “It’s been a long time coming, but it’s you and me, that’s my whole world.”
The Eras tour theme is a natural fit for an artist whose music is often so self-referential, winking and smiling at the previous Taylors and their moments. The show is broken up into acts, not moving chronologically through her discography, but instead presenting like a house with many rooms. The color schemes, choreographed dancers and outfits support the overall feeling of musical theater, with a stage that incorporates rising platforms and hidden trap doors she can disappear through.
With over 40 songs on the setlist from her 10 albums, Swift hits a lot of the highlights of her singles, ranging from “You Belong With Me,” “Shake It Off,” “Bad Blood,” “Anti-Hero” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” But she also made time for special songs, like her 10-minute fan favorite “All Too Well,” and brought back opening act Phoebe Bridgers to perform their duet “Nothing New,” a vault track released on “Red (Taylor’s Version).”
It was a five-year wait to see all the glittering chapters of Swift’s career on stage together, but the pop star’s marathon performance carried fans through to the last notes.
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AP journalist Kimberlee Kruesi contributed to this report.
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Tennis great Boris Becker sentenced to prison
LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
Judge Deborah Taylor announced the sentence after hearing arguments from both the prosecutor and Becker’s attorney.
The 54-year-old German was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker.
Becker was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding an 825,000 euro ($871,000) bank loan and shares in a tech firm.
The jury at Southwark Crown Court in London acquitted him on 20 other counts, including charges that he failed to hand over his many awards, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic gold medal.
Becker, wearing a striped tie in Wimbledon’s purple and green colors, walked into the courthouse hand in hand with girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro.
The six-time Grand Slam champion has denied all the charges, saying he had cooperated with trustees tasked with securing his assets — even offering up his wedding ring — and had acted on expert advice.
At Friday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley said Becker had acted “deliberately and dishonestly” and that he was “still seeking to blame others.”
Defense attorney Jonathan Laidlaw argued for leniency, saying his client hadn’t spent money on a “lavish lifestyle” but rather on child support, rent and legal and business expenses. Becker, he told the court, has experienced “public humiliation” and has no future earnings potential.
Becker’s bankruptcy stemmed from a 4.6 million euro ($5 million) loan from a private bank in 2013, as well as about $1.6 million borrowed from a British businessman the year after, according to testimony at the trial.
During the trial, Becker said his $50 million career earnings had been swallowed up by payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement.
Becker rose to stardom in 1985 at the age of 17 when he became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title and later rose to the No. 1 ranking. He has lived in Britain since 2012.
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How to Watch the Reds vs. Brewers Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for July 9
Spencer Steer will lead the Cincinnati Reds into a matchup with Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET, in the third game of a six-game series at American Family Field.
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Reds vs. Brewers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023
- Time: 2:10 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSWI
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Venue: American Family Field
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Reds Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Reds have hit 98 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
- Cincinnati is 10th in MLB with a .419 slugging percentage this season.
- The Reds rank 10th in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
- Cincinnati has scored the fifth-most runs in baseball this season with 454.
- The Reds have an on-base percentage of .339 this season, which ranks third in the league.
- The Reds rank 20th with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.
- Cincinnati has an 8.6 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
- Cincinnati pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.91 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Reds have a combined 1.452 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
Reds Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Reds' Ben Lively (4-4) will make his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Tuesday, June 20, when he threw four innings, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits against the Colorado Rockies.
- In seven starts this season, he's earned one quality start.
- Lively has started seven games this season, and he's lasted five or more innings six times. He averages 5.1 innings per appearance.
- He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in nine chances this season.
Reds Schedule
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Exonerated member of ‘Central Park Five’ takes lead in New York City Council primary
NEW YORK (AP) — Yusef Salaam, who as a child was part of a group of teenagers wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned for the rape of a woman jogging in Central Park, took a commanding lead Tuesday in a Democratic primary for a City Council seat in New York.
Salaam faces two veteran politicians, New York Assembly members Al Taylor, 65, and Inez Dickens, 73, in the race for a seat representing part of Harlem. The incumbent, democratic socialist Kristin Richard Jordan, dropped out of the race in May but remained on the ballot.
The contest was taking place more than two decades after Salaam and four other men — known as the “Central Park Five” — were exonerated by DNA evidence in one of the city’s most notorious and racially fraught crimes.
The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the race, and the election’s outcome might not be certain for days because of New York’s ranked choice voting rules. That system kicks in if no candidate claims more than 50% of the total vote.
It was unclear early Wednesday whether Salaam would stay above that threshold. With about 95% of votes counted, Salaam had a little less than 51% of the vote, with Dickens trailing substantially in second place.
Salaam nonetheless declared victory in a speech to supporters late Tuesday.
“What has happened in this campaign has restored my faith in knowing that I was born for this,” he said.
Salaam likened his youthful imprisonment to being “kidnapped,” but he also called his nearly seven years in prison a gift that allowed him to see a racially unjust criminal justice system from the “belly of the beast.”
“I am here because, Harlem, you believed in me,” he said.
Dickens conceded late Tuesday, but promised to “continue to fight for what my community needs.”
If Salaam were to prevail in the primary it would virtually assure him a general election victory in a district unlikely to elect a Republican. It is his first time seeking public office.
While all three candidates focused on promoting affordable housing, controlling gentrification and easing poverty in Harlem, Salaam capitalized on his celebrity in neighborhoods that consider the Central Park Five — also called the Exonerated Five — living symbols of the injustices faced by the Black and Latino residents who make up about three-fourth’s of the district’s population.
Salaam was 15 when he was arrested in 1989 and accused, along with four other Black and brown teenagers — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — of beating and raping a woman in Central Park.
Members of the group served between five and 12 years in prison before prosecutors agreed to reexamine the case. DNA evidence and a confession ultimately linked a serial rapist and murderer to the attack. The convictions were vacated in 2002, and the city ultimately agreed in a legal settlement to pay the exonerated men $41 million.
“When people look at me and they they know my story, they resonate with it,” Salaam told The Associated Press in an interview before the election. “But now here we are 34 years later, and I’m able to use that platform that I have and repurpose the pain, help people as we climb out of despair.”
New York City’s ranked choice voting rules allows voters to rank the candidates by order of preference. Because of the complexity of the system, it has become tricky to forecast a winner.
If one candidate is the first choice of a majority of voters — more than 50% — that person wins the race outright, just like in a traditional election. But if that threshold isn’t met, the eventual winner will be determined by ranked choice voting. That means the vote count is conducted in rounds. The candidate with the lowest number of first-choice votes is eliminated, and that person’s votes are redistributed to those voters’ second choices.
That analysis can’t be performed until all absentee ballots have been received, a process expected to take around a week.
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Daniel Altmaier 2023 Hamburg European Open Odds
Daniel Altmaier's run in the Hamburg European Open in Hamburg, Germany has advanced to the quarterfinals, where he will face Zhizhen Zhang. Altmaier is +1000 (fourth-best odds in the field) to win it all at MatchMaker Sports Gmbh.
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Altmaier at the 2023 Hamburg European Open
- Next Round: Quarterfinals
- Tournament Dates: July 21-30
- Venue: MatchMaker Sports Gmbh
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Altmaier's Next Match
After defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2, Altmaier will play Zhang in the quarterfinals on Friday, July 28 at 8:30 AM ET.
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Altmaier Stats
- In the Round of 16 on Thursday, Altmaier beat No. 7-ranked Rublev, 6-2, 6-2.
- Altmaier has not won any of his 19 tournaments over the past year, with an overall record of 16-19.
- Altmaier is 12-7 on clay over the past year.
- Over the past year (across all court surfaces), Altmaier has played 35 matches and 25.4 games per match.
- On clay, Altmaier has played 19 matches over the past year, and he has totaled 24.5 games per match while winning 53.8% of games.
- Over the past 12 months, Altmaier has been victorious in 18.6% of his return games and 76.6% of his service games.
- On clay over the past 12 months, Altmaier has been victorious in 80.2% of his service games and 24.2% of his return games.
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Hill Harper, actor on ‘CSI: NY’ and ‘The Good Doctor,’ is running for US Senate in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hill Harper, an actor known for his roles on “CSI: NY” and “The Good Doctor,” announced on Monday that he is running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat and challenging U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the Democratic nomination.
Harper is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the race for retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s seat. Stabenow announced in January that she would not be seeking a fifth term in 2024 in the battleground state.
Born in Iowa, Harper owns a house in Detroit and bought a coffee shop, Roasting Plant Coffee, in the city in 2017. He attended Brown University and Harvard Law School before becoming an actor. He starred on the CBS show “CSI: NY” for nine seasons and currently appears on ABC’s “The Good Doctor.”
Harper was appointed to President Barack Obama’s cancer panel in 2012 as a survivor of the disease himself.
In an interview with The Associated Press before his announcement, Harper described himself as a small-business owner, a union member and an activist. He said that not being a “career politician” would serve as an advantage in Congress and that he plans to run a campaign “powered by the people, for the people.”
“It’s not about party. It’s about people feeling represented,” Harper said. “And being an independent voice in the U.S. Senate is something I believe Michiganders want right now.”
Harper faces a tough test in catching Slotkin in both fundraising and campaigning. Slotkin has raised $5.8 million in just over four months, according to her campaign, and $3.6 million of it remains unspent. She has been endorsed by fellow U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat who represents parts of suburban Detroit.
Many top Democratic candidates who had been considering a run for the Senate opted against it before Slotkin’s February announcement, seemingly clearing the field for the third-term representative who rose to prominence by consistently winning one of the nation’s most competitive House seats.
But the field of Democratic candidates has grown in recent months. State Board of Education member Pamela Pugh, former Detroit state Rep. Leslie Love, businessman Nasser Beydoun and attorney Zack Burns have all announced campaigns.
Michigan remains a must-win state for Democrats if they hope to maintain control of the Senate, with tough races expected in Ohio, West Virginia, Montana, Nevada and Pennsylvania. In 2020, Republican John James, now a U.S. representative, narrowly lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.
While two GOP candidates have announced, including state Board of Education member Nikki Snyder, Republicans have yet to find a high-profile contender to vie for the seat. Several potential candidates, including former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, are considering bids.
Republicans have taken just one of Michigan’s last 15 Senate races, winning an open seat in 1994.
Also Monday, former state Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., a Democrat, will announce his bid for Slotkin’s seat in the 7th Congressional District, one of the nation’s most competitive House districts. Former state Sen. Tom Barrett, a Republican, launched his second run for the seat Sunday.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have been smack dab in the middle of the national hoopla about bans limiting what can be discussed about race and gender in public schools. Legislators outlined those boundaries in a bill passed in 2021.
But during the most recent school year, only one complaint was filed at the state level, and it was denied.
The legislation took aim at one school of thought in academia.
“Critical race theory is un-American,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said during a press conference. “It fundamentally puts groups of people above the sanctity of the individual, which is a founding principle of this nation.”
But Tennessee’s law doesn’t outright mention or ban the teachings of “critical race theory,” which states that racism is planted in the country’s health, economic, education, criminal justice and housing systems.
It instead prevents local education agencies from teaching what the state calls “prohibited concepts,” including that an individual has a leg up in life because of their race.
The law also provides a process for parents to challenge curriculums with school districts directly, giving them the option of appealing to the state if their complaints weren’t resolved. One appeal was received by the Tennessee Department of Education during the 2021-2022 school year.
Public records show that a parent initially filed a complaint in February against Blount County Schools concerning the book “Dragonwings” by Laurence Yep. The children’s novel tells the story of Chinese immigrants in California.
The complainant alleged that the book pushed racism and an anti-American agenda, writing: “From cover to cover, this author refers to Americans as demons, including statements like ‘white demon,’ ‘demon land’ and ‘the American devil means harm.’”
The book was removed from Union Grove Middle School, but the Blount County school district still kept it in its remaining middle schools. The district then determined the complaint was “not substantiated” in April. A spokesperson for the district never responded to WPLN’s request for an interview.
The denied complaint sparked the first and only prohibited concepts appeal to the state since the rule was enacted. But it was denied again after an investigation.
“The Department received an appeal alleging that the book ‘Dragonwings’ and the related instructional materials violated Tenn. Code Ann. 49-6-1019(a),” said Victoria Robinson, a spokesperson for the state’s education department in a statement to WPLN.
“Based on the Department’s investigation and the facts specific to the appeal, the Department determined that Blount County Schools did not violate the law.”
Still, despite the decision, the district has changed its approach. The Daily Times reports that Blount County has since made excerpts from the novel “Dragonwings” optional for sixth grade teachers. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Tennessee-fields-1-school-prohibited-concepts-17371453.php | 2022-08-13 14:43:36 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Tennessee-fields-1-school-prohibited-concepts-17371453.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, after the mandate was lifted under an $858 billion defense spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday by President Joe Biden.
The department has 30 days to work out the details for rescinding the mandate. The Pentagon said Friday that in the meantime the military services would pause any personnel actions, such as discharging troops who refused the shot, and all troops would still be encouraged to get vaccinated and boosted.
Biden had opposed the Republican-backed provision, agreeing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that lifting the mandate was not in the best interests of the military, according to White House officials. But he ultimately accepted GOP demands in order to win passage of the legislation.
The contentious political issue, which has divided America, forced more than 8,400 troops out of the military for refusing to obey a lawful order when they declined to get the vaccine. Thousands of others have sought religious and medical exemptions.
The new law effectively ends those exemption requests, but questions remain about whether any limited restrictions may continue for troops on specific missions or assigned to areas of the world where vaccination is still required.
Austin, who instituted the mandate last August after the Pfizer vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration and as the coronavirus pandemic raged, was staunch in his desire to maintain it insisting the vaccine was necessary to protect the health of the force. And he and other defense leaders argued that for decades troops, particularly those deployed overseas, have been required to get as many as 17 different vaccines. No other vaccine mandates were affected by the new law.
But Congress agreed to rescind the mandate, with opponents reluctantly saying that perhaps it had already succeeded in getting the bulk of the force vaccinated. Roughly 99% of active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had gotten the vaccine, and 98% of the Army. The Guard and Reserve rates are lower, but generally are more than 90%.
After signing the defense bill on Friday, Biden said in a statement that certain provisions “raise concerns,” but overall it “provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our country’s national defense, foreign affairs, and homeland security.”
The bill includes about $45 billion more for defense programs than Biden had requested and roughly 10% more than last year’s bill as lawmakers looked to account for inflation and boost the nation’s military competitiveness with China and Russia. It includes a 4.6% pay raise for servicemembers and the Defense Department’s civilian workforce.
According to U.S. officials, the department will take at least some of the next 30 days to work out the details of rescinding the vaccine mandate and decide what specific orders will come from Austin and what, if any, flexibility he will leave to service secretaries and chiefs.
Defense officials familiar with the ongoing discussions said there have been high-level meetings on the issue with some spirited discussions, and that service leaders have made it clear that they want clear, specific guidance and for everyone to implement the new directive the same way.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the department is reviewing legal and medical advice as they figure out how to mitigate any potential health risks in military missions.
Austin, however, could leave some decisions to the services — including whether they can require vaccines in some circumstances, such as certain deployments overseas. In recent public comments, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro suggested that rescinding the vaccine mandate could divide the service into two classes of people: those who can deploy and those who can’t.
Military officials vividly recall the overwhelming crisis of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the Navy aircraft carrier that was knocked out of duty and sidelined in Guam for 10 weeks in early 2020 as the emerging virus swept through the ship. More than 1,000 crew members eventually became infected, and one sailor died.
Military leaders worry that if troops begin to refuse the vaccine in large numbers, similar outbreaks could occur. The risk is particularly high on small ships or submarines where service members are jammed into close quarters for weeks or months at a time, or on critical combat missions, such as those involving special operations forces that deploy in small teams.
What appears clear is that the department won’t be forced to bring back service members who refused the vaccine and were discharged for failure to obey an order. An amendment to require their reinstatement with back pay failed to pass.
According to data compiled by the military as of early December, the Marine Corps leads the services with 3,717 Marines discharged. There have been 2,041 discharged from the Navy, 1,841 from the Army and 834 from the Air Force. The Air Force data includes the Space Force.
What’s not clear is if the services, who are facing recruiting challenges, will want to allow some service members to return, if they still meet all necessary fitness and other requirements.
Lawmakers argued that ending the mandate would help with recruiting. Defense officials have pushed back by saying that while it may help a bit, a department survey done during the first nine months of this year found that a large majority said the mandate did not change the likelihood they would consider enlisting. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-signs-defense-bill-that-repeals-troop-vaccine-mandate/ | 2022-12-23 20:50:59 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-signs-defense-bill-that-repeals-troop-vaccine-mandate/ |
Which products for icy roads are best?
With winter firmly in place, so is the season of dangerous road conditions. Water-soaked, snow-covered or icy conditions can make it life-threatening just to restock your kitchen. Thankfully, many items can make it safer to travel. Some of these items are preventative, such as ice scrapers and snow brooms. Others, such as heated blankets and signal flares, are meant to save you once an emergency has already set in.
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Preventative items
Some of the best items for preventing emergencies are:
- Ice scraper or snow broom: By scraping ice off your windshield and brushing off accumulated snow from your roof, you eliminate hazards that affect your vision while driving.
- Tire chains: If the roads are icy, putting chains are your tires increases their traction.
- Shovel and rock salt: It’s easy to get your car into a position it can’t get out of by just gunning the engine. A shovel and some rock salt can get you moving again.
- Jumper cable: Cold weather can sap a battery’s energy. Jumper cables mean you can get yourself to a better position, if not back home, with the help of a good Samaritan.
- Phone charger: If you get into an emergency, don’t risk being unable to call for help or look up lifesaving techniques.
Emergency-situation items
Some of the best items to use once you’ve found yourself in an emergency are:
- Blanket: If you find yourself stuck for an extended period, being able to keep warm is crucial.
- Warm clothing: Like with blankets, keep spare clothes in your car to stay warm in the cold.
- Signal flare or emergency light: During heavy snowfall, your stuck vehicle can become invisible. A signal flare or emergency light can bring you salvation.
- First aid kit: If you get into a bad accident, being able to perform minor first aid can significantly increase your chances of survival.
- Food and water: If you’re stuck and might continue to be stuck, a few days’ worth of nonperishable food and water can keep your energy up while you wait for help.
Best preventative items
This ice scraper can be stashed in your glove box and forgotten about until you need it. It has an ice-breaking tip on the handle to smash up stubborn, thick ice so you can scrape it away.
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This two-pack of snow brooms lets you keep one in your car and one at home. The handle is detachable and works as an ice scraper. It comes in orange, red and blue.
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This set of tire chains can be put on cars with limited clearance, plus you don’t have to move your car to get them on. They come in 17 sizes to fit cars, pickups and SUVs.
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Overmont Collapsible Snow Shovel
This snow shovel comes in a carrying case and can collapse to save space in your car. It also comes with an ice scraper. It comes in five colors.
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This 25-pound bag of rock salt can help melt snow and ice to free your spinning tires in temperatures as low as 5 degrees. The bag also has a handle to help you move it.
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Harris Kind Melt Magnesium Chloride
Magnesium chloride is an alternative to rock salt that’s better for the environment, but more expensive. This 15-pound bucket includes a scoop to help you spread it around.
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These cables come in a mix of seven sizes and gauges, the smallest being 12 feet and 10 gauge and the largest being 25 feet in one or two gauge.
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This car charger slips into your car’s power port and turns it into two USB ports in either USB-A, USB-C or one of each. It also comes with two iPhone Lightning charging cables.
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This charger works in the same way, only it offers two USB-A ports and comes with a USB-A to USB-C charging cable. It comes in black or rose gold.
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Best emergency-situation items
This heated blanket can run off your car’s power port or a power bank in addition to a standard power outlet, increasing the time you can stay warm.
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The head is one of the primary areas where heat escapes the body. It’s crucial to keep your head covered in something warm. This beanie is simple and fits anyone.
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The other primary area where heat escapes the body are your feet and ankles. These socks are extra-thick and warm to counteract that. They come in two sizes and five colors.
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This LED flare kit includes two flares that last up to 36 hours with fresh AAA batteries, two stands to place them upright on the road or the top of your car, and a case to keep them in.
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This first aid kit includes 150 pieces, such as bandages, iodine prep pads, alcohol pads, gauze, tweezers, safety pins, cotton swabs, scissors and a first aid booklet.
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Righteous Felon Beef Jerky Variety Pack
Beef jerky is an excellent emergency nonperishable food as it’s nutritious, and the need to chew heavily gives you something to do while you wait for help. This pack includes 12 flavors.
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This pack includes five cases, each containing 24 16.9-fluid-ounce bottles. Keep one in your car and the rest at home in case you’re snowed in with a loss to your water supply.
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SAN DIEGO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Synergy One Lending is proud to announce our very own Bridge Loan Product! This exciting addition to an already extensive suite is another way to give your buyers the power they need to win offers in today's competitive landscape!
"With the launch of our bridge loan product, we are bringing another great option to our originators and their clients that maximizes speed and agility needed to get them in the home they want. Giving our team strategic options like this just means they will gain more market share," says Synergy CEO Steve Majerus. Coupled with the S1L HELOC, best-in-class operations, S1 FinFit application, and in-house coaching, it's easy to see why top producers continue to be drawn to Synergy One.
To learn more about how to take your business to the next level, contact Synergy President, Aaron Nemec or SVP-Strategic Growth, Ben Green today!
Contact: Aaron Nemec, aaron@s1l.com
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‘Emmanuel, don’t do it’: iPhone-hating emu makes a name for himself in viral videos
(CNN) – An iPhone-hating emu is cracking up the internet and coining a catchphrase.
Emmanuel is an emu who’s made a name for himself.
Whenever Taylor Blake tries to make a video at Knuckle Bump Farms in Florida, where they raise miniature cattle, she’s always getting bumped by the bird.
Blake said the emu is a natural on camera. He’s now gone viral, and he probably thinks his name is “Emmanuel, don’t do it.”
However, after he’s “done it,” the question is:
“Why do you gotta be such a menace, dude?” Blake asks the bird.
Blake said Emmanuel has always had a hatred of two things: phones and buttons.
She said she has even had to resort to the tactic all moms try the dreaded three names: Emmanuel Todd Lopez.
“And he stops in his tracks and kind of looks,” Blake said.
She said she has somehow not lost an iPhone over this yet.
It could be worse. A woman named Amanda at Useless Farm has been pecked repeatedly, suffering minor injuries from their emu, Karen.
“That is some scary stuff she puts up with so all the love and all the props to her,” Blake said.
Speaking of love, Emmanuel is actually crazy about Blake. It’s just the phone he can’t stand.
And with all of the viral Tiktok videos, at least he gets his fill of hearing his name.
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Brandon man could face 160 years in prison for distributing meth-laced pills near Richland church
RICHLAND, Miss. (WLBT) - A Brandon man was arrested for trafficking methamphetamine laced pills in Richland Tuesday.
According to the Richland Police Department, the police department’s FLEX Unit conducted an investigation for over two months, resulting in the arrest of John Edward Jones, 43, after narcotics investigators conducted multiple controlled purchases of meth-laced pills from Jones.
It was determined that Jones distributed the narcotics within 1,500 feet of a local church, which Richland police says will enhance the penalties.
Jones has a total of four charges of trafficking in controlled substances and could face a minimum sentence of 40 years if convicted and a maximum of 160 years in prison.
Jones was already a two time convicted felon, for prior drug charges, including possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and sale of narcotics.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Roma's, the globally recognized casual family dining brand, joined Stored Value Solutions (SVS) in announcing an expanded international partnership aimed at driving gift card sales and enhancing the overall guest experience with gift cards. Tony Roma's engaged SVS, a worldwide leader in gift card program marketing and management in 2019 to help drive their online gift card sales, significantly enhancing the customer experience.
According to Ramon Bourgeois, Chief Executive Office at Romacorp, the expanded partnership will focus on two key areas: tying gift cards into Tony Roma's loyalty program to increase guest engagement through rewards; and utilizing gift cards as a marketing tool in local rollouts of its new restaurant concept, "Bones and Burgers". Romacorp, Inc. is the parent company of Tony Roma's and Bones and Burgers.
"Our partners at SVS are always helping us find new and better ways to reach and satisfy our guests for whom gift cards are an important part of the dining experience," Gino said. "With our accelerated expansion across the globe, their international expertise in the areas of hospitality and dining is invaluable." Tony Roma's restaurants are in more than 25 countries on 6 continents.
Mark Schatz, President of SVS described the collaboration as a perfect fit. "When both teams are completely committed to the customer experience, solutions reveal themselves," he said. "Casual diners love gift cards, whether they're in Detroit or Dubai. We're proud to be a part of a team at Tony Roma's that keeps that guest-focus at the center of everything they do."
Romacorp, Inc., is the parent company of Tony Roma's restaurants, the world's largest casual dining concept specializing in ribs. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Tony Roma's has more than 90 restaurant locations in more than 20 countries and is one of the most globally recognizable names in the industry. The first Tony Roma's restaurant opened 50 years ago in North Miami, Florida. For more information about Romacorp, Inc. and Tony Roma's, visit www.tonyromas.com.
A leading prepaid provider, SVS manages more than 750 million card products and processes over 1.5 billion transactions annually. SVS partners with top retailers around the world to offer stored value solutions that effectively drive the behavior that will lead to business success. SVS is headquartered in Louisville Kentucky, USA, and owned by Atlanta-based FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT). For more information, visit: www.storedvalue.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland woman recently had her personal car and rental vehicle stolen, with one of the thefts coming at the hands of a con man.
Elizabeth Howard’s 1986 Nissan was recently stolen outside her house in SE Portland. Her insurance sent her to Enterprise for a rental car.
Within a few weeks, her truck was recovered in fairly good condition, which is when she went to return her rental at Enterprise’s NE 102nd Ave. location in Portland.
“I pull into the return car lane and I’m just cleaning out the car, getting any personal items out. And while I’m doing that, I get approached by this guy,” Howard said.
She says he presented himself as an Enterprise employee.
“He took the keys and I was like, ‘okay, well, you know, what do I need to do next?’ And he’s like, ‘well, you just pay up front at the desk.’ And I said, ‘well, my insurance paid for this.’ He’s like, ‘okay, well then you’re good. You don’t need to do anything else.’ And I left,” Howard said.
A little over a week later, Howard noticed a series of charges from Enterprise on her bank account. She called the front desk and was told they had no record of her returning the rental, but said they’d get back to her. She called again a few days later for an explanation.
“They said that they did find the video of when I dropped it off and that the person that I returned it to was not an Enterprise employee,” Howard said. “It’s just terrifying. Like, what do we do now?”
While her insurance eventually covered the stolen rental car, Howard says the way she was treated as a villain instead of a victim by employees was the worst of it all.
“Why can’t we just talk to, like, each other as humans? This is something that’s happened to the both of us. And the person that is responsible for what happened is the guy that took the car, not me. The customer,” she said.
Howard says she’s remained accountable for what happened on her end, and she hopes others can do the same.
“The fact that that man was out there and probably not greeted by anyone and just roaming around the parking lot. Enterprise is responsible for what happens on that parking lot,” she said.
KOIN 6 News talked to an employee at Enterprise Tuesday, who acknowledged that this theft happened, but that they don’t give out surveillance video or comment on these matters. | https://www.koin.com/local/what-do-we-do-now-portland-woman-has-rental-car-stolen-by-con-man/ | 2023-01-11 06:40:35 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/what-do-we-do-now-portland-woman-has-rental-car-stolen-by-con-man/ |
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MELBOURNE – Novak Djokovic is set to be granted a visa to play in next year’s Australian Open despite his high-profile deportation in January.
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. on Tuesday said it had confirmed newspaper reports that the immigration minister had overturned a potential three-year exclusion period for Djokvoic.
The Australian Border Force has previously said an exclusion period could be waived in certain circumstances — and that each case would be assessed on its merits.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles' office declined comment on privacy grounds, meaning any announcement on Djokovic’s visa status would have to come from the 35-year-old Serbian tennis star.
The 21-time Grand Slam singles champion wasn’t allowed to defend his Australian Open title this year after a tumultuous 10-day legal saga over his COVID-19 vaccination status that culminated with his visa being revoked on the eve of the tournament.
Djokovic arrived at Melbourne Airport as the world’s top-ranked tennis player with a visa he’d obtained online and what he believed to be a valid medical exemption to the country’s strict laws for unvaccinated travelers because it was endorsed by Tennis Australia and the government of Victoria state, which hosts the tournament.
Confusion reigned, generating global headlines. As it transpired, that medical exemption allowed him entry to the tournament, which required all players, fans and officials to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, but not necessarily to enter the country. It was rejected by the Australian Border Force.
Alex Hawke, Australia’s immigration minister at the time, used discretionary powers to cancel Djokovic’s visa on character grounds, stating he was a “talisman of a community of anti-vaccine sentiment.”
Australia has had a change of government and changed its border rules this year and, since July 6, incoming travelers no longer have to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. That removed the major barrier to entry for Djokovic.
It allowed him to apply to new Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to reconsider his visa status. In his favor, Djokovic left Australia quickly after his visa was revoked and has not publicly criticized Australian authorities.
As the Department of Home Affairs website explains, applicants in Djokovic’s circumstances must explain in writing to Australia's border authorities why the exclusion period should be put aside — “you must show us that there are compassionate or compelling circumstances to put aside your re-entry ban and grant you the visa.”
Djokovic indicated Monday at the ATP Finals in Italy that his lawyers were communicating with the Australian government with a view to him contesting the Jan. 16-29 Australian Open.
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(ISeeCars) – Pickup trucks have surged in popularity thanks to their capability and versatility. Once perceived as strictly work vehicles, modern-day pickup trucks have evolved to become functional family haulers thanks to improvements in comfort and safety. In fact, the top three most popular cars are pickup trucks, proving that they appeal to drivers hauling families, heavy loads, and everything in between.
Pickup trucks account for 16.6 percent of all vehicles on the road, though they are far more popular in some states than others. Here is a ranking of states by their share of light-duty pickup trucks:
- Wyoming is the state with the most pickup trucks and has 2.3 more pickup trucks on the road than the average state. Known as “the Cowboy State,” Wyoming is a Western Rocky Mountain state that requires off-road and all-weather capability thanks to unpaved roads, rugged terrain, and harsh winters.
- Texas, which leads the nation in pickup truck sales volume, ranks 25th in the nation for the state’s total vehicle share.
- The top 10 states with the highest share of pickup trucks are all mountainous states.
- New Jersey has the lowest share of pickup trucks at 8.0 percent, which is half the national average.
- Florida, Illinois, and Delaware, some of the flattest states in the country, are among the states with the lowest share of pickup trucks.
- With the exception of Illinois, the 10 states with the lowest shares of pickup trucks are all coastal states.
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iSeeCars.com analyzed over 1.9 million used car sales from June 2021 through May 2022. The shares of light-duty pickup trucks within each US state were calculated and used as ranking metrics across states.
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TULSA, Okla., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) will release its third quarter 2022 earnings after the market closes on Monday, October 31, 2022.
The ONE Gas executive management team will participate in a conference call the following day, Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. Central Daylight Time).
The call also will be carried live on the ONE Gas website.
If you are unable to participate in the conference call or the webcast, the replay will be available on the ONE Gas website, www.onegas.com, for 30 days. A recording will be available by phone for seven days. The playback call may be accessed at 888-203-1112, pass code 1615095.
ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) is a 100-percent regulated natural gas utility, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "OGS." ONE Gas is included in the S&P MidCap 400 Index and is one of the largest natural gas utilities in the United States.
Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ONE Gas provides a reliable and affordable energy choice to more than 2.3 million customers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Its divisions include Kansas Gas Service, the largest natural gas distributor in Kansas; Oklahoma Natural Gas, the largest in Oklahoma; and Texas Gas Service, the third largest in Texas, in terms of customers.
For more information and the latest news about ONE Gas, visit onegas.com and follow its social channels: @ONEGas, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor said Monday he is going to ask lawmakers to approve nearly $1.3 billion to bring to the state a new electric vehicle plant by a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive a brand that was a 1960s forerunner to today’s SUVs.
Scout Motors Inc. and South Carolina officials announced plans to start building new Scout vehicles, powered this time by electricity, for the first time since 1980. They hope to hire 4,000 workers for its $2 billion plant.
Scout is banking on nostalgia combined with an expected boom in electric vehicles. International Harvester made gas-powered Scout vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s. Their shape and features continue to influence modern SUVs, and Scouts have had a niche fanbase of collectors ever since.
In the competitive fight to land electric vehicle plants, South Carolina is trying to join its neighbors providing billions of dollars in taxpayer help.
Georgia offered Hyundai Motor Group $1.8 billion in incentives for its first U.S. electric vehicle plant near Savannah. North Carolina appears to be offering Vietnamese automaker VinFast more than $1 billion in help for its first North American electric vehicle plant.
South Carolina is determined to be a big player in the electric vehicle industry and all the things that go along with it, like making batteries.
Gov. Henry McMaster signed an executive order in October asking the state Commerce Department to aggressively court businesses involved in the industry and give them one point of contact.
That appeared to work on Scout. Company officials said they wanted to act fast. They reached out to 74 potential sites across the country and South Carolina sealed the deal in two months, Scout Motors President Scott Keogh said.
“Some states were still shuffling paperwork after 60 days. This state had action,” said Keogh, who also is CEO of the independent company headquartered in Virginia and backed by German automaker Volkswagen.
Scout’s new plant would be built north of Columbia along Interstate 77. Groundbreaking and site work could begin this summer and the company hopes to have 4,000 workers and vehicles rolling off the assembly line by 2026, Keogh said.
When fully running, Scout Motors hopes to be making 200,000 vehicles a year, exporting them around the world.
The $1.3 billion in state help would go toward building a new interchange for the plant on I-77 and a railroad bridge over the highway. There would be other improvements to sewer, power and roads as well as grants the company could use for whatever it wishes to get the venture off the ground, South Carolina Commerce Secretary Harry Lightsey said.
The state General Assembly will need to approve the incentives. Leaders in the Republican-dominated House and Senate appear to fully back the project.
McMaster said adjusted for inflation, the investments made by states in foreign automakers that started making cars in the U.S. in the 1990s were similar.
“They always have said you have to spend money to make money,” McMaster said. “Time has proven those are wise decisions.”
Lightsey compared Scout Motor’s attempts to bring a brand with nostalgic ties and backing from an established automaker into the new electric vehicle industry to Japanese carmakers in the late 1980s introducing the luxury Lexus and Infiniti brands.
“This is a unique moment in history,” Lightsey said, calling Scout’s business plan bold several times. “As we started to understand the company’s vison we realized what a match this was for the state of South Carolina.”
Scout Motor’s decision to build near Columbia means each region of the state will have a major automaker.
BWM has been building vehicles near Greenville since 1994 and is investing $1.7 billion to prepare to make electric vehicles there. Volvo Cars began making vehicles at a plant near Charleston two years ago and also plans to begin converting to some electricity powered models.
McMaster said it is important to spread economic development across all areas of the state.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeroEyes, Inc., creators of the only A.I.-based platform focused on weapons detection that holds the US Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, today announced the promotion of JT Wilkins to Senior Vice President of Government Solutions and Dustin Kisling to Senior Vice President of Strategy. These promotions position ZeroEyes for accelerated growth of its first-of-a-kind A.I. weapons detection platform into government markets and through targeted strategic partnerships.
In his newly expanded role, Mr. Wilkins will be responsible for the strategic and targeted growth of the ZeroEyes government solutions across federal and municipal government markets. He will focus on growing A.I. threat detection into the DoD requirement cycle, developing ZeroEyes' Air Force SBIR into a program of record, expanding ZeroEyes' solution into federal civilian agencies, and establishing strategic defense partnerships.
"There are few jobs outside of the military and first responder communities where you truly feel as though you are making a difference," says Wilkins. "At ZeroEyes, I wake up every day knowing I am contributing to saving lives. Focused on the government market, I am working tirelessly to ensure those who protect us abroad and work to keep our country running effectively are safe and secure here at home."
In Mr. Kisling's newly expanded role as Senior Vice President of Strategy, he will be responsible for strategic alignment with ZeroEyes' industry and technology partners, go-to-market opportunity evaluation and strategy development, industry M&A, VC and PE landscape evaluation and initiatives, and overseeing business development initiatives.
"It's a privilege to be a part of a company so committed to making the world a safer place," says Kisling. "The professionalism and dedication of every member of the company makes ZeroEyes an exceptional place to work. I look forward to supporting the mission and company growth, and ultimately bringing our technology to even more customers in need of a security solution."
Mr. Kisling and Mr. Wilkins are both military veterans. Previously, Mr. Wilkins served as a Marine Gunnery Sergeant and led intelligence and targeting operations in the Special Operations Forces. Throughout his career in the Marines, Mr. Wilkins operated at every level of the Department of Defense, working directly with the Intelligence Community, Department of Justice, and other governmental agencies to mitigate threats against the United States and Allied Nations.
Mr. Kisling served in the United States Navy as a Navy SEAL. Prior to joining ZeroEyes in 2020, Mr. Kisling co-founded and served as Executive Director at the Veteran's Outdoor Advocacy Group, which researches, advocates, and promotes legislative solutions that improve the lives of veterans through adjunct therapy to traditional approaches to mental health.
ZeroEyes delivers a proactive, human-verified A.I. gun detection software solution that integrates into existing security cameras and mitigates mass shootings and gun-related violence by reducing response times, providing actionable intelligence with images and delivering clarity among chaos – ultimately saving lives. ZeroEyes has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a promising anti-terrorism technology and is the first video analytics technology to receive SAFETY Act DT&E Designation.
Founded by Navy SEALs and Special Operations military veterans, ZeroEyes delivers accurate and real-time actionable intelligence about the brandishing of a gun near or in an occupied area or building, to local staff and law enforcement with an image of the shooter(s) and location of the threat, within 3 to 5 seconds from the moment the gun is detected. The ZeroEyes team also provides tech consulting, installation assistance and practice drills for active shooter events to enhance safety at schools, corporate and government facilities. Headquartered in the Greater Philadelphia area, the company's affordable and effective gun detection solution has been adopted by the US Department of Defense, leading public K-12 school districts, colleges/universities, commercial property groups, manufacturing plants, Fortune 500 corporate campuses, shopping malls, big-box retail stores and more. Learn more about ZeroEyes at ZeroEyes.com.
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Rays vs. Mariners Probable Starting Pitchers Today - July 1
The Seattle Mariners (38-42) will look to stop a three-game losing streak when hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (57-28) at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday.
The Rays will give the ball to Tyler Glasnow (2-1, 4.45 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Mariners will turn to George Kirby (6-7, 3.26 ERA).
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- Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- TV: FOX
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Venue: T-Mobile Park
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- Probable Pitchers: Glasnow - TB (2-1, 4.45 ERA) vs Kirby - SEA (6-7, 3.26 ERA)
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Rays Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Tyler Glasnow
- The Rays will send Glasnow (2-1) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in five innings against the Kansas City Royals.
- The 29-year-old has pitched to a 4.45 ERA this season with 13.4 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.2 walks per nine across six games.
- He has started six games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
- Glasnow has four starts of five or more innings this season in six chances. He averages 5 innings per outing.
- He has allowed at least one earned run in every appearance this season.
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Mariners Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: George Kirby
- Kirby makes the start for the Mariners, his 16th of the season. He is 6-7 with a 3.26 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 94 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, the righty threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed a 3.26 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings across 15 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .258 to his opponents.
- Kirby is trying for his fourth straight quality start.
- Kirby will try to continue a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he's averaging 6.3 frames per appearance).
- He has had three appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- This season, the 25-year-old ranks 17th in ERA (3.26), 13th in WHIP (1.074), and 49th in K/9 (7.6) among pitchers who qualify.
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FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For decades, people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) have faced multiple obstacles. The most immediate are their symptoms, which include severe fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, sleep disruption and gastrointestinal problems. But obtaining a diagnosis and proper medical support can also be an ordeal, as there are no definitive lab test results or other biomarkers for ME/CFS.
Those with the disease have been — and still often are — dismissed as overreporting symptoms, or told that their physical dysfunction is psychosomatic, arising from mental health issues.
Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Professor Derya Unutmaz, M.D., and Associate Professor Julia Oh, Ph.D., have teamed with ME/CFS physicians and other experts to help remove the obstacles. Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as one of three ME/CFS Collaborative Research Centers, they have been investigating what current tests don't reveal: what's different in ME/CFS patients that, though difficult to find, causes such debilitating disease? Their studies have involved exhaustive analyses of immune cells and metabolites in their blood, and the microbes in their bodies. Does dysfunction in the immune system, metabolism or microbiome play the key role, or are they interrelated? And are there clear differences between ME/CFS patients and healthy controls that can lead to efficient diagnoses and help inform subsequent care?
Microbes and metabolism
A new study from Oh, Unutmaz and their collaborators delves into host-microbiome interactions in ME/CFS as well as potential metabolic consequences. Published in Cell Host & Microbe, "Multi-'omics of host-microbiome interactions in short- and long-term Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)" looks at individuals with ME/CFS divided into two groups — those diagnosed less than four years ago or more than ten — as well as matched healthy controls. In addition to blood and stool samples, the researchers collected extensive clinical and lifestyle data from the participants. What they found were microbial and metabolic traits that differed between the groups, including multiple biomarkers that were specific to the individuals with ME/CFS.
"The microbiome has emerged as a potential contributor to ME/CFS," says Vicky Whittemore, Ph.D., program director at NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). "These findings from the NIH-funded ME/CFS Collaborative Research Center at JAX provide unique insights into the role of the microbiome in the disease and suggest that certain differences in gut microbes could serve as biomarkers for ME/CFS."
Previous research has indicated that altered gut microbiota may underlie the gastrointestinal problems associated with ME/CFS. The studies were relatively small, however, and had limited resolution. Oh, Unutmaz and the team therefore performed extensive, high-resolution analyses of the gut microbiomes of the study participants. Overall, they found that samples from people with ME/CFS had more uneven but less diverse microbial communities, with a modest but broad dysbiosis similar to that seen with aging and chronic inflammatory disorders. Interestingly, however, when the researchers looked at the short- and long-term ME/CFS groups separately, they found that the short-term group had the most significant gut microbiome disruption. The long-term cohort had returned to a state closer to that of the controls, showing more normal microbial diversity with the reacquisition of some low abundance species. Nonetheless, the long-term group had the more severe disease-associated traits, including fibromyalgia and worsening sleep problems, as well as metabolic abnormalities.
Biomarkers for ME/CFS
Looking further, the team found that low abundance microbes implicated in tryptophan, butyrate and propionic acid production were largely absent in individuals with ME/CFS. These substances are important for regulating metabolic and endocrine functions, including modulating inflammatory responses. Given the critical roles butyrate plays in intestinal cells as a major energy source and an anti-inflammatory, the researchers focused further on the butyrate pathway to better understand the role it might play in ME/CFS. They found that plasma isobutyrate is depleted in those with ME/CFS, and that the microbiome data also predicts lower butyrate abundance and changes in the ability of the gut microbiome to metabolize or synthesize short-chain fatty acids. Overall, the pathway affects dozens of plasma metabolites, and its disruption can have both metabolic and immunologic consequences.
To help with potentially diagnosing ME/CFS cases, Oh and Unutmaz constructed multiple classifiers involving two microbiome attributes, metabolite abundance, and a combination of the three models. The combination, termed multi-'omics, performed better than any individual set of data in differentiating individuals with ME/CFS from healthy controls. The depletion of the low abundance microbes referenced above was an important discriminatory feature, as well as levels of blood metabolites such as betaine. These features point to ways to increase classification accuracy and the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
"Indeed, future studies that include diseases with overlapping traits and symptoms, such as long COVID or fibromyalgia, would be powerful for enhancing this classifier such that it may have promise to aid in diagnosis and differentiation of this often-misclassified disease," says Oh.
Viral trigger?
The study establishes a framework through which to study host-microbiome interactions and glean better understanding of the mechanisms underlying ME/CFS. The authors also note that research into ME/CFS has recently taken on further urgency. It has been conjectured that viral infections may trigger the onset of ME/CFS, and they were frequently reported in the ME/CFS groups in the lifestyle/behavioral survey component of the study. The recent COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of "long COVID" following initial SARS-CoV-2 infection may be associated, as many long COVID patients share symptoms with people with ME/CFS, including lingering fatigue and myalgias. Progress in either long COVID or ME/CFS research may therefore provide diagnostic and therapeutic insight for both conditions.
The study was supported by NINDS grant U54NS105539.
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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – Impossible Foods issued a voluntary recall last week after learning small pieces of wood were discovered in the packaging of two products: Impossible Chicken Nuggets (13.5 oz) and Impossible Wild Nuggets (13.5 oz).
There is a potential risk of choking or injury to the mouth or gastrointestinal tract.
According to a news release from Impossible Foods, the issue originated with a co-manufacturer between Oct. 20 and Nov. 23, 2022. The company says fewer than 0.000005% of total packages were affected.
Customers who have previously purchased the nuggets in question are advised to check the back of the bag and look for a product code, located above the bar code.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new government plans Tuesday to present an amended budget for the year that slashes expenses and aims to provide relief to people hit hard by the country's economic meltdown.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also the finance minister, will present the budget in Parliament, which will voted on it after a debate.
The government is negotiating with a visiting International Monetary Fund team on a program to rescue Sri Lanka from its economic crisis. The government is also preparing to negotiate a restructuring of foreign loans Sri Lanka is unable to repay because of a severe foreign exchange shortage.
Prior to the visit, the IMF said in a statement because Sri Lanka’s public debt is unsustainable, the IMF's executive board will need assurances by Sri Lanka’s creditors that debt sustainability will be restored before any bailout program begins.
Sri Lanka’s total foreign debt exceeds $51 billion — of which it must repay $28 billion by 2027.
The IMF delegation is expected to conclude its visit Wednesday and the government hopes to reach a preliminary agreement by then.
Sri Lankans have faced acute shortages of essentials like fuel, medicine, and cooking gas for months. Though cooking gas supplies were restored through World Bank support, shortages of fuel, critical medicines and some food items continue.
Long fuel lines are reappearing after a quota system seemed to have brought them under control over the past weeks.
“I thought things are improving,” salesperson Asanka Chandana said. “For several weeks in May and June, we faced severe hardships, but things were getting better over the last two weeks after the introduction of the quota system. Now it looks like the shortage is still there and we are back to the square one."
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said lapses in distribution, delays in unloading, and payments for orders by fuel stations have created long lines. He said the issues will be sorted within days.
The new budget comes amid a relative calm following months of public protests that led to the ouster of Wickremesinghe’s predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family members from power. Protesters accused the once-powerful Rajapaksa political family of being primarily responsible for the economic crisis through corruption and mismanagement.
Rajapaksa fled the country in July and resigned after protesters stormed his official residence. He is now in Thailand.
Party leaders say Rajapaksa is expected to return from exile early in September and have asked Wickremesinghe to provide him with security and facilities to which a former president is legally entitled.
Wickremesinghe, who was elected president in Parliament mainly through the votes of Rajapaksa’s loyalists, has since cracked down on protesters, arresting leaders and those occupied the president’s official residence and other key state buildings at the height of the demonstrations.
He also had the protest site opposite the president’s office dismantled.
The crackdown and the use of a harsh anti-terror law to detain a protest leader has led to the United States and European Union raising human rights concerns.
Wickremesinghe has also largely silenced those calling for his resignation who believe he is only an extension of Rajapaksas’ administration and protecting the political future of the former ruling family.
At one time besides the president, the prime minister and four other government ministers came from the same family before all of them were forced to resign.
“I don't see a significant change except there is a new person in the office of the president,” political analyst Jayadeva Uyangoda said.
Rajapaksa's politics continue because his party still holds the majority in Parliament.
Wickremesinghe has unsuccessfully tried to convince opposition parties to join his government so they could win over international trust.
“No opposition party seems to be willing to join Mr. Wickremesinghe's proposed all-party government for two reasons; they think Mr. Wickremesinghe lacks legitimacy and they are not happy with the dominance of the Rajapaksa party,” Uyangoda said.
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Whether you’re a film buff or just like watching movies with friends and family, you might be looking for a way to take your movie nights to the next level. Projectors offer a larger screen size and cinematic experience, while also giving you more flexibility in terms of setup and room placement.
Before you buy, you should learn more about the benefits of using a projector for movie night and how to choose the right projector for your space. Armed with this information, it’s easy to find your perfect projector.
In this article: Epson EpiqVision Ultra Short Throw Projector, Kodak Ultra Mini Portable Projector and LG 4K UHD Smart Dual Laser CineBeam Projector
Benefits of using a projector for movie night
These are just some of the benefits of using a projector for movie night:
- Large screen size: Projectors offer the option of a much larger screen than traditional TVs, allowing for a more immersive and cinematic viewing experience.
- More flexibility in room placement: You can place projectors in a variety of locations, giving you more options for setting up your home theater.
- Cost-effective: Projectors are often more cost-effective than purchasing a large-screen TV, which is great if you’re on a limited budget.
- Versatile: You can also use home theater projectors for gaming, sports and streaming TV, so they’re great additions to any home entertainment setup.
- Increased ambiance: With a projector, you can create a true movie theater experience by dimming the lights and enjoying the large picture size.
- Portability: Many projectors are portable and can be easily moved from room to room, which makes it easy to enjoy your favorite movies or games anywhere in the house.
Types of projectors
You can choose from mini projectors and full-size home theater projectors:
- Mini projectors: Due to their compact size, they’re more portable than full-size projectors. Mini projectors are ideal for people who want to take their home theater on the go. They’re also great for small spaces, such as apartments, bedrooms or small living rooms. They’re less expensive than full-size projectors.
- Full-size projectors: These are larger and typically not as portable as mini projectors. They’re designed to be permanently installed in a home theater or other dedicated space. They often offer better image quality and brightness, making them ideal for large rooms or outdoor use. You can expect to pay significantly more for a full-size model.
What to look for in a projector
Here are some of the features you should consider when buying a projector:
- Brightness: This is measured in lumens and indicates how bright the projector’s image is. A higher lumen rating means the projector is capable of producing a brighter image, which is important for rooms with lots of ambient light or for outdoor use.
- Resolution: This refers to the number of pixels in the projector’s image. A higher resolution means a sharper and more detailed image.
- Throw distance: The throw distance is the amount of space between the projector and the screen, and it will affect the size of the projected image. Make sure the projector you choose has a throw distance that works for your room and intended use.
- Lamp life: Check the lamp life to see how long a projector’s lamp lasts before needing to be replaced. A longer lamp life means less maintenance and lower replacement costs.
- Connectivity: Look for a projector with multiple connectivity options like HDMI, USB and wireless capabilities for streaming. This will ensure that you can easily connect all your devices to the projector.
- Keystone correction: Keystone correction allows you to adjust the image so that it is square and not distorted when the projector isn’t perfectly aligned with the screen.
Best projectors
Epson EpiqVision Ultra Short Throw Projector
This high-end 4K laser projector has built-in streaming capabilities and Android TV. It offers a large screen size with a short throw distance and boasts a brightness of 3,000 lumens and an impressive contrast ratio. With advanced image processing, it delivers smooth and sharp images.
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RCA Roku Smart Home Theater Projector
If you generally stream movies from content services, such as Netflix and Hulu, this projector is a great choice, thanks to its built-in Roku stick. It works at a range of throw distances between 4.5 and 16.5 feet, so it works in a wide array of spaces.
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Anker Nebula Apollo Mini Projector
Extremely compact at roughly 5 inches tall and 2 inches wide, you can easily carry this projector with you for movie nights at friends’ houses or for use in different rooms at home. It has an adjustable projection size between 40 and 100 inches and an integrated 6-watt speaker.
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This 1080p full HD projector offers 600 lumens of brightness and performs significantly better than a lot of mini projectors. It has a projection size of up to 120 inches and runs off a rechargeable battery, so you can use it anywhere.
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An affordable option for anyone looking for a portable projector to enhance their movie nights, it might not be the most impressive on offer, but it works well in dark rooms. It has 1080p full HD resolution and offers built-in speakers.
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With 4D keystone correction and one-touch brightness adjustment, it’s easier than ever to get a great picture with this projector. It has 1080p native resolution but supports 4K video. It has a projection size between 50 and 300 inches.
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Kodak Ultra Mini Portable Projector
Coming from a trusted brand in camera and video equipment, this mini projector is a reliable option. It has an impressive color gamut, and its brightness is excellent for a projector of its size. Simply plug-and-play, it’s easy to use even for the tech-adverse.
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LG 4K UHD Smart Dual Laser CineBeam Projector
If you’re looking for a serious bit of kit for a home theater, this might be the projector for you. It isn’t cheap, but it offers exceptional picture quality thanks to its 4K resolution, 2,700-lumen brightness and impressive contrast ratio.
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ViewSonic PX701HDH 1080p Projector
The 1080p HD resolution, 3,500-lumen brightness and impressive range of colors make this projector a perfect midrange choice. The optical zoom makes it easy to set up, while the low-latency input option is great for gaming.
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This affordable portable projector is a solid entry-level option for occasional use or for those who aren’t too fussy about picture quality. It’s extremely small and light and supports a resolution of up to 1080p.
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Lange Law Firm: Artificial Tears eye drops linked to one death, five reports of vision loss, dozens of infections nationwide
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As authorities widen a multistate investigation of drug-resistant bacteria contamination linked to EzriCare Artificial Tears eye drops, a Florida woman has filed a federal lawsuit against EzriCare and retailer Walmart after using the eye drops and suffering a serious infection that resulted in injury.
Prominent food and product safety attorney Jory Lange with The Lange Law Firm and co-counsel Rebecca Vinocur, one of Florida's leading product liability lawyers, are representing the woman, who is among more than 50 people across the country who have been infected with a drug-resistant bacteria known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. One person has died, and there have been five reports of vision loss.
"Our client purchased EzriCare Artificial Tears from Walmart and battled for months with an infection, undergoing multiple rounds of antibiotics and IV antibiotics, and she still has ongoing issues," said Mr. Lange. "We expect to file more lawsuits for other clients in the near future."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert for healthcare providers and have advised consumers to stop using the product. Meanwhile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted a voluntary recall for two artificial tear brands – EzriCare and Delsam Pharma – for possible contamination. Cases have been reported in 12 states so far: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa originates from soil and water and can be spread person-to-person from contact with contaminated hands, equipment, or surfaces. The drug-resistant bacteria can cause infections in the blood, lungs (pneumonia), or other parts of the body and is particularly dangerous in healthcare settings.
The case is Phillips v. EzriCare, LLC, EzriRx, LLC, Aru Pharma, Walmart Stores East, LP, and Walmart Inc., Case number 3:23-cv-00153, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
How The Lange Law Firm can help:
Our mission is to help families who have been harmed by contaminated products. When corporations cause disease outbreaks, we use the law to hold them accountable. If you suspect that you have been infected by EzriCare or Delsam Pharma eye drops and are interested in making a legal claim for compensation, we can help. Call us for a free no obligation legal consultation at (833) 330-3663 or send us an e-mail here.
About the legal team:
Jory Lange with The Lange Law Firm, PLLC is one of the leading lawyers specializing in food and water safety, successfully representing clients across the United States in cases ranging from Salmonella and E. coli-related illnesses to outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease.
Rebecca Vinocur with RSV Law Offices has over two decades of experience in handling product liability cases in the state of Florida with a special emphasis on helping families who have been harmed by asbestos and mesothelioma.
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Take your barbecue to the next level
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Weber Performer Deluxe 22-Inch Charcoal Grill With Touch-N-Go Gas Igniter
- Weber Smokey Joe 14-Inch Black Portable Grill With Porcelain Anti-Rust Coating
- Char-Broil Tru-Infrared Kettleman 22.5-Inch Charcoal Kettle Grill With Hinged Lid
There’s nothing quite like the smoky flavor of cooking on a classic charcoal grill. While cooks of all skill levels can learn how to use them, choosing the right charcoal grill can make it even easier. These can range from simple kettle-style grills to more advanced charcoal grills with added features, and they can also vary significantly in price points.
Whether you’re looking for a cheap charcoal grill or something with a few more bells and whistles, there are a few things to note before you buy.
What to know when buying a charcoal grill
Types of charcoal grills
The most common type is the classic kettle grill. These are usually round grills with metal legs, featuring a simple grate above where the charcoal goes.
Other less common charcoal grills include barrel-style, ceramic charcoal and park-style grills. Barrel-style are large, open barrels often used for slow-cooking, smoking and barbecuing. Ceramic charcoal grills for optimal heat control at a higher price point. Open-box or park-style grills mount to the ground.
Charcoal grill basics
Nearly every charcoal grill will include a few specific features. These include a lidded compartment with a grate to cook on, a vent for controlling airflow and an ash-catching tray beneath the grill.
Cooking surface size
The main feature of a basic charcoal grill is the size of its cooking surface. Most kettle-style charcoal grills have a round design, with diameters ranging from as small as 14 inches to as large as 22 inches. You can also find barrel charcoal grills with larger, rectangular cooking surfaces, while park-style grills usually include smaller rectangular cooking grates.
Added features
If you want to go beyond the basic charcoal grill, you can find some with added features to make cooking even easier. Many high-end charcoal grills include features such as an igniter, precise temperature control, timers, multi-layered cooking grates and more elaborate cleanup tools for minimizing the mess.
Best charcoal grills
Top charcoal grill
Weber Performer Deluxe 22-Inch Charcoal Grill With Touch-N-Go Gas Igniter
What you need to know: This is the ultimate in charcoal grills, featuring a convenient igniter, a huge cooking space and an easy-to-clean ash catcher.
What you’ll love: Buyers love this grill’s luxury features, including its precise temperature controls and easy-to-clean configuration. It also has room to store coals, tools and other grill necessities on the bottom rack and features two different sizes of wheels for easy moving.
What you should consider: This Weber grill is pricey, even with its deluxe features.
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Top charcoal grill for the money
Weber Smokey Joe 14-Inch Black Portable Grill With Porcelain Anti-Rust Coating
What you need to know: This basic charcoal grill is super affordable and perfect for family or company outings with its small, portable size.
What you’ll love: This grill has a useful anti-rust porcelain coating and easy-to-use dampers for controlling the temperature. It includes a dump tray, instructions with cooking tips and an ergonomic, anti-heat handle to make it easy to open and close.
What you should consider: The cooking area is relatively small, and the portable grill sits very low to the ground.
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Best charcoal kettle grills
Top charcoal kettle grill
Char-Broil Tru-Infrared Kettleman 22.5-Inch Charcoal Kettle Grill With Hinged Lid
What you need to know: This Char-Broil grill is known for having a more evenly heated surface than most charcoal grills due to its Tru-Infrared system that uses infrared heat to make the temperature more even across the grill top.
What you’ll love: This offers excellent temperature control compared to most, and it includes a useful “no-fall” porcelain cooking grate to help mitigate flare-ups. Additionally, the hinged lid is easy to prop up on its side, and you can buy this grill in either black or blue.
What you should consider: Some buyers stated they preferred grills with more features at this price point.
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Top charcoal kettle grill for the money
Kingsford 22.5-Inch Outdoor Charcoal Kettle Grill With Tool Rack
What you need to know: This classic kettle grill includes all the basics you need for a barbecue and can grill roughly 21 burgers simultaneously.
What you’ll love: This comes at a fair price point and has convenient features common in a basic grill, such as an ash catcher, a vent for temperature control and a hinged lid that can be propped open. It also includes a useful tool rack as well as a larger storage rack.
What you should consider: Some said the grill top is a bit too low on this grill.
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Best park-style charcoal grill with a post
Top park-style charcoal grill with a post
Titan Great Outdoors Park-Style Charcoal Grill With Single Post And Adjustable Grate
What you need to know: This is a classic park-style grill featuring a single post that you can mount into the ground and an adjustable grate to control how far your food is from the flame.
What you’ll love: This grill includes a 16.5-inch wide grilling surface with a swiveling top, and it has four levels at which you can place the grate. This grill also has the option for a rolling base if you don’t want it in a fixed position.
What you should consider: The open-top design can make it hard to control the grill’s temperature.
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The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Lakewood area reported from July 3 to July 9. There were 17 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,074-square-foot home on Winding River Road in Lakewood that sold for $423,000.
Lakewood
424 Prospect Street, Lakewood, $99,900, 740 square feet, $135 per square-foot, one bedroom and one bathroom.
536D Dartmoor Court, Lakewood, $140,000, 858 square feet, $163 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
571B Sheffield Court, Lakewood, $145,500, 982 square feet, $148 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
563B Portsmouth Drive, Lakewood, $180,000, 982 square feet, $183 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
403 Woodlake Manor Drive, Lakewood, $195,000, 1,080 square feet, $181 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
847A Thornhill Court, Lakewood, $260,000, 1,618 square feet, $161 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
11 Woodlake Drive, Lakewood, $345,000, 1,910 square feet, $181 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
2 Taylor Court, Lakewood, $406,000, 1,704 square feet, $238 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
50 Winding River Road, Lakewood, $423,000, 2,074 square feet, $204 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
7 Heathersway Court, Lakewood, $432,500, 1,680 square feet, $257 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
443 Rose Court, Lakewood, $445,000, 1,548 square feet, $287 per square-foot, three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
520 Davids Court, Lakewood, $450,000, 1,548 square feet, $291 per square-foot, two bedrooms and one bathroom.
14 Quicksilver Court, Lakewood, $470,000, 1,808 square feet, $260 per square-foot, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
1267 Del Mar Road, Lakewood, $535,000, 1,184 square feet, $452 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
354 New Central Ave., Lakewood, $575,000, 1,190 square feet, $483 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
1167 Evergreen Ave., Lakewood, $760,000, 2,030 square feet, $374 per square-foot, four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
24 Sherwood Drive, Lakewood, $1,324,000, 921 square feet, $1,438 per square-foot, three bedrooms and one bathroom.
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Sixteen members of a Georgia motorcycle gang have been indicted on charges stemming from a shooting that injured two people last year in a hotel parking lot, authorities said Monday.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said his office's gang prosecution unit will take the lead in prosecuting the case in Bryan County, south of Savannah.
The indictment in Bryan County Superior Court charges 16 people with multiple violations of Georgia's Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Some were charged with aggravated assault and attempted armed robbery, while others were charged with conspiring to commit those crimes.
GEORGIA COUPLE'S FOSTER DOG FOUND FATALLY SHOT IN NEIGHBORHOOD
All of the defendants are members of the southeast Georgia chapter of the Outcast motorcycle gang, Carr's office said in a news release. The indictment, handed down by a grand jury Wednesday, says Outcast members plotted to rob members of a rival gang of their motorcycle vests.
Outcast members held rival gang members at gunpoint outside a hotel in Richmond Hill on June 17 and ordered the men to hand over their vests, according to the indictment. Shots were fired in the parking lot along a highway dotted with hotels, gas stations and fast food restaurants. No one was killed, but police said two people were injured.
Carr's office said authorities executed more than 40 search warrants across southeast Georgia as part of their investigation and seized $180,000 in cash as well as 71 guns. | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/16-members-of-georgia-motorcycle-gang-indicted-for-shooting-incident-in-hotel-parking-lot/article_822fa6e6-ae74-5baf-bc25-65e90405a1c1.html | 2023-06-06 01:24:11 | 1 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/16-members-of-georgia-motorcycle-gang-indicted-for-shooting-incident-in-hotel-parking-lot/article_822fa6e6-ae74-5baf-bc25-65e90405a1c1.html |
Sacred Heart Pioneers (4-3) at New Hampshire Wildcats (2-3)
The Wildcats have gone 2-1 in home games. New Hampshire ranks sixth in the America East with 23.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Clarence O. Daniels II averaging 5.6.
The Pioneers are 2-2 in road games. Sacred Heart has a 1-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nazim Derry averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, scoring 10.2 points while shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc. Daniels is shooting 41.9% and averaging 15.6 points for New Hampshire.
Solomon averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Pioneers, scoring 14.0 points while shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc. Nico Galette is averaging 17.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals for Sacred Heart.
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The 2023 U.S. Open Odds & Preview: Bryson DeChambeau
Bryson DeChambeau is in seventh place, at -3, after the first round of the U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club.
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Bryson DeChambeau Insights
- Over his last 15 rounds, DeChambeau has finished below par five times, while also posting 10 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has carded the best score of the day in one of his last 15 rounds, while scoring among the top 10 in five rounds.
- DeChambeau has posted a score within three shots of the day's best in three of his last 15 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day 10 times.
- DeChambeau has finished in the top 10 three times in his past five tournaments, and as high as the top five in one.
- He has qualified for the weekend in four of his past five events.
- DeChambeau has finished with a score better than the tournament average in three of his past five appearances, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
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U.S. Open Insights and Stats
- The past nine times DeChambeau has played this tournament, he has finished atop the leaderboard once. He's also finished among the top 10 two times and his average finish has been 24th.
- In his past nine appearances at this tournament, he has made the cut seven times.
- DeChambeau finished seventh on the leaderboard in his previous appearance at this event, in 2023.
- This event will take place on a par 70 that registers at 7,423 yards, 316 yards longer than the average for Tour stops in the past year.
- The courses that DeChambeau has played in the past year have had an average distance of 7,410 yards, while The Los Angeles Country Club will be 7,423 yards this week.
DeChambeau's Last Time Out
- DeChambeau was in the 98th percentile on par 3s at the PGA Championship, with an average of 2.81 strokes on the 16 par-3 holes.
- He finished in the 90th percentile on par 4s at the PGA Championship, averaging 4.02 strokes on those 48 holes.
- DeChambeau was better than 57% of the competitors at the PGA Championship on par-5 holes, averaging 4.88 strokes per hole compared to the field average of 4.96.
- DeChambeau carded a birdie or better on four of 16 par-3s at the PGA Championship, better than the field average of 1.3.
- On the 16 par-3s at the PGA Championship, DeChambeau had one bogey or worse (the tournament average was 2.8).
- DeChambeau's nine birdies or better on the 48 par-4s at the PGA Championship were more than the tournament average (4.5).
- At that last competition, DeChambeau had a bogey or worse on eight of 48 par-4s (the field averaged 9.7).
- DeChambeau ended the PGA Championship carding a birdie or better on two par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 1.3 on the eight par-5s.
- On the eight par-5s at the PGA Championship, DeChambeau carded the same number of bogeys or worse (one) as the field's average.
U.S. Open Time and Date Info
- Date: June 15-18, 2023
- Course: The Los Angeles Country Club
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Par: 70 / 7,423 yards
- DeChambeau Odds to Win: +2500 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West and similar reviews are planned for two more projects that would span parts of Utah and Nevada, the U.S. Interior Department announced Thursday.
The regulatory steps came a day after the Biden administration announced a $2.5 billion initiative to make the nation’s power grid more effective at withstanding catastrophic disasters caused by climate change. It’s also part of the administration’s goal to create a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.
The SunZia transmission project in New Mexico has been more than a decade in the making. After an initial review over several years, the Bureau of Land Management authorized a right-of-way grant on federal lands.
That had to be revisited when developers in 2021 submitted a new application modifying the route after the U.S. Defense Department and others raised concerns about the path of the high-voltage lines.
A final decision on the right of way application is expected this summer, following a public comment period.
The Biden administration is just the latest to promise speeding up development and modernization of the nation’s energy infrastructure through expedited federal permitting and regulatory reforms. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump also vowed to roll back bureaucracy.
While the other two transmission projects are in the early stages of the regulatory process, the experience in New Mexico illustrates the complicated nature of getting electricity from remote areas to population centers.
The siting of hundreds of miles of transmission lines, power poles and electric substations often involve a checkerboard of private, state and federal land that sometimes include environmentally sensitive areas.
Federal officials said Thursday that the projects have the potential to move 10,000 megawatts of electricity generated by wind and solar resources.
“Transmission projects like those advanced today offer a promising path for diversifying our national energy portfolio and connecting more renewable energy, while at the same time combatting climate change and investing in communities,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a statement.
Aside from new transmission lines, maintenance and repair costs for existing electricity infrastructure have ballooned to more than $40 billion annually as many utilities struggle to upgrade decades-old equipment. Customers usually bear the costs.
Ice storms, hurricanes, wildfires and other extreme weather have knocked out large parts of U.S. electrical networks with increasing frequency in recent years, according to an Associated Press analysis that found power outages from severe weather doubled over the past two decade.
New Mexico’s renewable energy authority is among those invested in the SunZia project, which would include about 520 miles (836 kilometers) of transmission lines and a network of substations for getting wind and solar power to Arizona and California. The anchor tenant is Pattern Energy, which has been busy building massive wind farms in central New Mexico.
The proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project in Nevada would run through seven counties from Las Vegas to Reno.
NV Energy has said its investment of more than $2.5 billion in the project is expected to generate $690 million in economic activity and generate thousands of construction jobs.
And the proposed Cross-Tie Transmission Project would be made up of 214 miles (344 kilometers) of high-voltage lines between central Utah and east-central Nevada within federally designated utility corridors or parallel to existing transmission facilities.
Developers have said the project would relieve congestion on other key regional transmission lines and increase the ability for California, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming to import and export renewable energy.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Brown in Billings, Montana, contributed to this report. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/big-us-energy-transmission-projects-inch-closer-to-approval/ | 2022-04-29 17:57:20 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/big-us-energy-transmission-projects-inch-closer-to-approval/ |
MOSCOW (AP) — A blast at a Russian explosives plant on Friday killed six people and injured two more, emergency officials said.
The explosion occurred as workers were dismantling equipment at one of the workshops of the Promsintez plant in Russia’s Samara region, some 800 kilometers (500 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing emergency officials.
The blast didn’t start a fire, the report said.
Promsintez is one of the main producers of industrial explosives in Russia. It is located in the town of Chapayevsk in the Samara region. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-blast-at-a-russian-explosives-plant-kills-6-and-injures-2/ | 2023-07-07 15:31:15 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-blast-at-a-russian-explosives-plant-kills-6-and-injures-2/ |
Bam Adebayo NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Heat vs. Knicks - May 6
Bam Adebayo be on the court for the Miami Heat at 3:30 PM on Saturday versus the New York Knicks in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
We're going to examine Adebayo's prop bets, using stats and trends to help you make good picks.
Bam Adebayo Prop Bets vs. the Knicks
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Bam Adebayo Insights vs. the Knicks
- This season, he's put up 15.9% of the Heat's attempted field goals, as he's averaging 14.9 per contest.
- Adebayo's Heat average 99.2 possessions per game, which ranks 29th among NBA teams, while the Knicks are one of the league's slowest with 101 possessions per contest.
- Defensively, the Knicks are 12th in the NBA, allowing 113.1 points per game.
- The Knicks concede 42 rebounds per game, ranking seventh in the league.
- The Knicks are the 13th-ranked team in the NBA, giving up 25.1 assists per game.
Bam Adebayo vs. the Knicks
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ROCKVILLE, Md., and CHINO HILLS, Calif., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REdistribute, LLC, a joint partnership between Bright MLS and California Regional MLS (CRMLS), announced today three of the country's leading MLSs — BeachesMLS, REcolorado®, and Stellar MLS — will join REdistribute as partner investors. In addition, several more MLS investors have signed letters of intent and dozens of MLSs from across the country expect to participate in the venture, reaching a significant milestone. REdistribute expects to launch in January with approximately 54% of the listings in the U.S.
REdistribute will aggregate data on behalf of participating MLS organizations and brokerages, providing unbiased, up-to-date MLS data and analysis directly from the source to financial institutions in the housing industry. The revenue generated by REdistribute will be shared with the brokers and MLS organizations that participate, ensuring that participants are compensated fairly and at true market value for the data they provide. REdistribute will deliver innovations to allow licensees such as lenders, insurance companies and government-sponsored enterprises to gain real-time insights on a market-by-market basis. Initial payments to MLSs and their brokers are expected to start by May 2023.
"BeachesMLS is excited to be the first partner to take an ownership position alongside Bright MLS and CRMLS. We recognize how hard brokers work, and it's only fair that they are compensated for the residential listings that they enter into Beaches MLS. We look forward to this groundbreaking benefit to help our brokers thrive," said Dionna Hall, CEO of Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors® and BeachesMLS.
"The data provided by brokers and MLSs powers the residential real estate marketplace," said Gene Millman, President and CEO of REcolorado®. "REcolorado® is proud to be joining REdistribute as an ownership partner and among the leading MLSs that are delivering solutions that will bring value to the broker and give them control of their data and how it is used."
"Stellar MLS is investing in REdistribute because it's the right thing to do for our brokers and the real estate industry. This is a watershed endeavor that will shift the financial gains and downstream benefits of housing data back into the hands of those who own it and need it the most – brokers. Stellar is proud to partner with our counterparts in this progressive industry response and solution," commented Stellar MLS CEO Merri Jo Cowen.
"After kicking off our conversations with partners and participants across the industry, we quickly understood the MLS community was more than ready for the kind of value that REdistribute will provide and return to the agents and brokers of organized real estate," said Amy Gorce, REdistribute Acting CEO.
"We are proud of the progress that has quickly been made to attract the industry's most innovative MLSs to return the value of brokers' valuable data where it belongs – back to them," said Brian Donnellan, Bright MLS President and CEO.
"It's clear that REdistribute's goals and deliverables are firmly in line with an overdue return on the investment that hundreds of thousands of agents and brokers contribute every single day to the most accurate and dependable source of data – the MLS system," said Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS. "We welcome our new MLS investors to REdistribute. Their valuable investments put REdistribute's plans and progress firmly on schedule."
To read more about the REdistribute initiative, read the venture's initial open letter to the industry.
MLS organizations or brokers interested in learning more about participating in REdistribute should contact REdistribute@prestaconsultants.com.
About REdistribute
A partnership between Bright MLS and California Regional MLS (CRMLS), REdistribute is a joint venture that changes how MLS data is collected and used for institutional use. REdistribute will aggregate data on behalf of participating MLS organizations and brokerages, providing financial institutions with unbiased, up-to-date MLS data directly from the source. Revenue generated by REdistribute will be shared with the brokers and MLSs that participate, ensuring they are compensated fairly for the data they provide. For more information, visit www.redistribute.com.
About BeachesMLS
Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie ® is the 3rd largest local Realtor® association in the nation, representing over 42,000 Realtors®. Their subsidiary, BeachesMLS powers over 43,000 MLS subscribers across South Florida & the Treasure Coast. For more info, visit Rworld.com or contact Communications@rworld.com.
About REcolorado®
Since 1984, REcolorado® has been focused on providing the most accurate and up-to-date real estate information for professionals and consumers. REcolorado® is the largest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in Colorado with nearly 28,000 professional subscribers who operate throughout the state. It is REALTOR® owned and serves members of Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®, South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association, Mountain Metro Association of REALTORS®, REALTORS® of Central Colorado, and Steamboat Springs Board of REALTORS®.
About Stellar MLS
Headquartered in Altamonte Springs, FL, Stellar MLS (Stellar) is Florida's largest multiple listing service (MLS) company, with nearly 77,000 customers in Florida and Puerto Rico. Offering a comprehensive suite of the industry's best products and world-class customer service, Stellar MLS is committed to helping brokers and agents thrive in tomorrow's competitive real estate market. Learn more at stellarmls.com.
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Florida, LSU, Kentucky wins give SEC 6 teams in NCAA baseball tournament super regionals
By ERIC OLSON
AP Sports Writer
Six of the record-tying 10 Southeastern Conference teams in the NCAA Tournament will take the next step on the “Road to Omaha.”
No. 2 national seed Florida, No. 5 LSU and No. 12 Kentucky wrapped up regionals Monday and join fellow SEC members No. 15 South Carolina, No. 16 Alabama and Tennessee in super regionals beginning Friday.
No. 8 Stanford, TCU, Duke and Southern Mississippi also won regionals Monday.
Florida advanced with a 6-0 victory over Texas Tech. The Gators had been knocked out of three straight regionals on their home field and this time had to win three straight elimination games to reach super regionals for the first time since 2018.
Ryan Slater and two relievers combined on the four-hit shutout and BT Riopelle, who had been 0 for 15 with eight strikeouts in the regional, hit a pair of two-run homers.
“Last year left a bad taste in our mouths and we didn’t want to overlook any team in this regional no matter what, and that’s exactly what we did,” Gators shortstop Josh Rivera said. “We came out here and we treated every team like it was the best team we were going to face all year and we just competed every at-bat, every pitch. It’s a blessing to be where we are right now and to understand that the job is not finished.”
Winners of the best-of-three super regionals will go to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning June 16.
Top-eight national seeds are assured of hosting super regionals if they win their regionals. The NCAA will announce other sites on Tuesday.
Matchups: Alabama (43-19) at No. 1 Wake Forest (50-10); South Carolina (42-19) at Florida (48-15); TCU (40-22) vs. No. 14 Indiana State (45-15); Southern Mississippi (45-18) vs. Tennessee (41-19); Oral Roberts (49-11) vs. Oregon (40-20); Texas (41-20) at Stanford (42-17) ; Duke (38-22) at No. 7 Virginia (48-12); and Kentucky (40-19) at LSU (46-15).
BIG BATS
Hayden Travinski and Cade Beloso hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to help LSU past Oregon State 13-7. … Braden Montgomery went 3 for 4 with a home run in Stanford’s 7-1 win over Texas A&M. … Kurtis Byrne went 4 for 5 with two homers to lead TCU past No. 3 Arkansas 12-4. Tre Richardson went deep and drove in three runs a day after he homered three times, including two grand slams, and tied the NCAA Tournament record with 11 RBIs. … Alex Stone, who homered twice against Coastal Carolina on Sunday, went deep again as Duke beat the Chanticleers 12-0. … Hunter Gilliam and Ryan Waldschmidt hit RBI doubles in the sixth inning to help Kentucky to a 4-2 win over Indiana. … Dustin Dickerson homered for the second straight game, this time hitting a tiebreaking three-run shot in the sixth inning to help Southern Mississippi past Penn 11-7.
MOUND MARVELS
Pac-12 pitcher of the year Quinn Mathews, who threw 114 pitches in seven strong innings in the regional opener against San Jose State, came back on two days’ rest to throw 66 more in four innings of shutout relief against Texas A&M. … Duke’s Alex Gow and three relievers held Coastal Carolina to one hit through eight innings in a 12-3 victory. … TCU’s Cam Brown and Ben Abeldt combined to allow three hits against Arkansas, but issued six walks. … Will Armistead struck out five while pitching 2 2/3 innings of one-hit shutout relief to finish Southern Miss’ win. … Mason Moore pitched five innings of shutout relief for Kentucky. … Florida’s Ryan Slater pitched five shutout innings in his third start of the season, and he allowed two runs over eight innings in three regional appearances.
AROUND THE HORN
The SEC also sent six teams to super regionals in 2004 and 2018. … Indiana State announced Monday it would be unable to host its super regional because of a prior commitment to host the Indiana Special Olympics for the 51st straight year. Indiana State, as a national seed, would have been in line to host against an unseeded TCU. … LSU is in supers for the eighth time since 2012 and 16th time overall, second-most to Florida State’s 17. … TCU is in supers for the first time since 2018. … Arkansas failed to get out of regionals for the first time since 2017. … Southern Miss is in supers for the second straight year under Scott Berry, who is retiring after the season. … Duke made supers for the third time since 2018. … Kentucky’s only other regional title came in 2017.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.
The tragedy tore the Tyau family apart: Two sisters and one of their husbands are dead, while the other’s partner and the boat captain remain missing off southeast Alaska four days after the boat was found partially submerged off an island.
Authorities suspended a more than 20-hour search covering 825 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) on Monday and have no plans to resume it.
The women’s parents, older brother and sister-in-law were on the other charter boat as part of a three-day trip to a destination fishery known for king salmon and groundfish.
The sisters and their sister-in-law didn’t like fishing but joined the vacation to spend more time with a family that was usually split between Hawaii and Los Angeles.
“It was just supposed to be a simple family get-together for eight of us, since we haven’t been together in the same spot for so long,” Michael Tyau, the older brother, told The Associated Press on Thursday. “For it to turn out like this is really devastating.”
The Tyau siblings — Michael, Brandi and Danielle — grew up fishing in Hawaii with their parents. Michael Tyau said his sisters hated being cold and wet but would endure it for their water-loving parents and later their partners.
Brandi Tyau’s longtime partner, Robert Solis — a Navy diver-turned-private investigator who was stationed in Hawaii when they met decades ago — was someone for whom “ the ocean really was his life,” one of Solis’ brothers said.
So when the Tyau siblings’ mother suggested a family trip last year, a fishing vacation in the Sitka Sound won out.
“My sisters, I think, reluctantly agreed,” Michael Tyau said.
He and his wife flew from Los Angeles to Alaska on Thursday with Brandi Tyau, 56, and Solis, 61. They met up with their parents, sister Danielle Agcaoili, 53, and her husband, 57-year-old Maury Agcaoili, all Hawaii residents.
The whole family stayed in a lodge owned by charter boat company Kingfisher Charters in Sitka. The small port city with a backdrop of a stunning volcanic mountain is located on the shore of Baranof Island, which is part of a cluster of islands dripping off Alaska’s southeast coastline.
The area is a “premier fishing destination” for tourists because the many bays and passageways created by the islands provide protection from the wind and waves on days when the open sea is too rough, Kingfisher Charters says on its website.
Forrest Braden, executive director of the Southeast Alaska Guides Organization, said anglers often stay for multiple days on trips to the region.
“It’s more of a fishing-themed trip for a lot of people, rather than being one of a variety of activities that they do,” he said.
The boats the Tyau clan chartered, named the Pockets and the Awakin, set out Friday amid rough conditions. Michael Tyau said his sisters and wife spent the day’s voyage seasick in the two boats’ cabins and skipped Saturday’s trip to recover on land.
When Sunday dawned, their last vacation day before Monday flights home, the women rejoined the boats.
Danielle Agcaoili said “she didn’t want to let anybody down,” Michael Tyau recalled through tears.
The boat captains opted for different fishing spots. Aboard the Pockets, Michael Tyau said he “in no way felt in jeopardy, like this wasn’t safe for us to fish in.”
The Pockets returned to the lodge Sunday evening, but the family began worrying when Brandi Tyau, Danielle Agcaoili, Maury Agcaoili and Solis didn’t respond to text messages and never arrived for dinner.
The Awakin hadn’t come back, the charter company told Michael Tyau, and they lost radio contact with the captain, 32-year-old Morgan Robidou.
What happened aboard the Awakin on Sunday remains unclear. Efforts to recover the 30-foot (9-meter) aluminum vessel have been hampered by rough seas and strong winds.
The bodies of Brandi Tyau and Danielle Agcaoili were found inside the cabin. Maury Agcaoili’s body was discovered near the boat. Solis and Robidou were still considered missing Thursday.
The boat was last seen Sunday afternoon near Sitka, authorities said, but around 7 p.m. Sunday was found partially submerged off Low Island, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Sitka.
Coast Guard investigators are working to determine the timeline and cause of the incident. The area was experiencing 6-foot to 11-foot (1.8- to 3.35-meter) waves, a Coast Guard spokesperson said.
Kingfisher Charters declined to respond to questions outside a statement released Wednesday saying the company is “devastated by the loss of the guests and captain of the Awakin” and is fully cooperating with an investigation it hopes “furnishes answers to the questions as to how it occurred.”
For the Tyau family, it’s too late. The deaths of Brandi Tyau, the reserved middle child who was a calming influence on Solis, and Danielle Agcaoili, the happy-go-lucky baby of the family who was often called “Dani,” has been devastating.
Brandi Tyau and Solis leave behind one son together, as well as Solis’ three sons from a previous relationship. The Agcaoilis have two children, one of whom just graduated from high school.
The family’s vacation was meant for them to enjoy a holiday weekend away and bridge the gap between their homes in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
“I don’t think all eight of us have been together in over 10 years,” Michael Tyau said.
Now, only four are left.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Benjamin Hunter doesn’t shy away from the tough topics or pertinent issues; instead, he promotes anti-racism, societal healing, and taking positive action through his lyrical and melodic rock with inspiration drawn from greats like David Bowie, Thurston Moore, and Josh Homme.
This Friday, Traverse City welcomes back the Michigan native and multifaceted creative Hunter and his musical persona Brother Wolf for a live performance at Little Fleet as part of the outdoor foodie venue’s Friday Live Music series.
A talented and versatile virtuoso in his own right, Grand Rapids-based Benjamin Hunter is a professor of Communication Studies, has published zines, and recorded, mixed, and mastered albums for dozens of bands and solo artists over the years, as well as fronted Michigan-based bands Head and Love Fossil.
In his newest solo undertaking as Brother Wolf, Hunter released an EP in 2019 — “Show Me Your Teeth” — followed by a 10-track album, “No Masters,” and has a fall 2023 release slated for his freshest compilation, “After Fear.”
With a healthy addiction to rock and roll, multi-instrumentalist Hunter creates sonic collages with layers of guitar, occasional horns, strings, and piano while also imbuing each track with theatrical and heartfelt vocals.
The Friday, July 28 performance at Little Fleet will be Brother Wolf’s first time playing for Traverse City, but Hunter is no stranger to the Grand Traverse Bay Region’s music scene.
“Over the last 20 years, my other projects, Head and Love Fossil, have performed in Traverse City,” said Hunter. “But this show is the first time performing in my hometown since before the pandemic, and this will be a first for Brother Wolf.”
Drawing from a David Bowie-coined phrase, “aesthetically promiscuous,” Hunter cites ‘70s glam, post-punk, noise rock, and golden era hip hop as his main musical influences, but he also has drawn influence from a solid group of individuals throughout his life.
“At home, I owe all my development to my dad, Paul Hunter, who always encouraged me to engage in the power of rock ‘n’ roll,” Hunter shared. “From piano lessons in elementary to getting my first drum set and guitar to selling merch at our shows in high school, I couldn’t ask for a cooler dad growing up — he means the world to me.”
Other influences include a “solid crew of big brothers and sisters in the scene,” such as Laura Jane Willcock of The Tightenups and her Traverse City bandmates Matt Becker, Kevin Gills, and Tim Callahan, who were supportive of Hunter and his high school band The Wheateaters, and Traverse City local Jay Harrington, “one of the nicest people and one hell of a bass player,” according to Hunter.
To be back performing in his hometown for the first time since 2019, Hunter can’t hold back his excitement and appreciation for Traverse City.
“The outpouring of support from fans in TC over the years has been really instrumental in the success of my previous projects,” said Hunter. “I would run into people from Traverse City at our shows in Grand Rapids and as far away as Seattle, San Francisco, and Austin. People from Traverse City, in my generation, have such a connection to alt-rock, or even more specifically post-punk, and I think it stems from growing up in skateboard culture situated in one of the most beautiful beach towns in America.”
And Hunter isn’t alone in his return to the gorgeous northern Michigan area; joining him are bandmates Matt Yonker (drums), Britt Yonker (bass), Justin Sharrow (guitars), and Jennifer Dodde (piano).
“This show is going to be such a great time,” said Dodde. “We’re all very excited to be heading to the beautiful Grand Traverse region.”
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DALLAS, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossplane Capital ("Crossplane") is excited to announce six promotions and two new additions to the team after a successful 2022 that included 13 acquisitions (3 new platforms and 10 add-ons) and $413 million of new capital raised across Crossplane Capital Fund II, LP and co-investments. The six promotions were Greg Balliro to Partner, Katie Oswald to Managing Director - Business Development, Michael Bertrand to Vice President, Patrick Lynch and David Harris to Senior Associate and Will Huntsman to Senior Analyst.
Since joining Crossplane in November 2020, Greg has played a significant role in Crossplane's growth by leading or having leadership roles in closing two platforms and 16 add-on acquisitions. Prior to joining Crossplane, Greg spent time with private equity firms Prophet Equity and Energy Capital Partners, as well as Credit Suisse where he started his career.
"Not only has Greg had an incredible start to his career at Crossplane by closing 18 transactions in 25 months, but he is also the culture captain of our firm," said Managing Partner Brian Hegi. "Greg is a uniquely talented leader who combines strong investment acumen with the ability to relate and add value to all levels of an organization – from hourly workers to senior leadership."
Katie Oswald and Michael Bertrand were Crossplane's first and second hires, joining in March and August 2019, respectively. Under Katie's business development leadership, Crossplane has closed 8 platforms and 23 add-ons since 2019. Similarly, Michael has been involved with five platform acquisitions, stepped in as an interim portfolio company controller and developed training programs for new employees.
"As our first Crossplane hires, Katie and Michael have been instrumental in our firm's growth and success over the last 4 years," said Managing Partner Ben Eakes. "We look forward to them continuing to make significant contributions and taking on more responsibility. We are also excited about the well-deserved promotions of Patrick Lynch, David Harris and Will Huntsman, all of whom are extremely talented teammates that embody the Crossplane culture."
To support Crossplane's growing transaction volume and number of portfolio companies, Harrison Finkelstein joined in November 2022 as Vice President and Jerry Lopez joined the Crossplane Operations Team in January 2023 as Vice President, IT & Cybersecurity. Prior to Crossplane, Harrison was a Senior Associate at Sterling Investment Partners in Connecticut, and he began his career as an investment banking analyst with Morgan Stanley in New York. Jerry is a seasoned IT executive that combines IT consulting with Chief Information Officer experience within industrial companies. Most recently, he was an independent consultant after being Chief Information Officer of AF Global Corporation.
Launched in 2018, Crossplane Capital is a Dallas-based private equity firm that makes control investments in niche manufacturing, value-added distribution and industrial business services companies. The firm seeks to partner with lower-middle market companies to enhance financial performance and generate strategic value creation. For more information, please visit www.crossplanecapital.com.
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- Five late-breaking presentations at TCT 2022 highlight the impact of Abbott's structural heart devices to repair or replace heart valves and close openings in the heart
- New data reinforce the safety and effectiveness of MitraClip™ for treating mitral regurgitation
- Results also demonstrate the benefits of Abbott's TriClip™ for tricuspid regurgitation, Amulet™ for stroke reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation and Portico™ for aortic stenosis
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced data from five late-breaking presentations showing the benefits of its minimally invasive devices in treating people with a range of structural heart diseases. Data include findings that reinforce the value of MitraClip™, the world's first and leading transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) device, to treat leaky valves in people with mitral regurgitation (MR).
The new data around Abbott's structural heart therapies were presented at the 34th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation in Boston (September 16-19, 2022). Results were also presented on TriClip™, the first therapy designed specifically for tricuspid heart valve repair; the Amplatzer™ Amulet™ Left Atrial Appendage Occluder, a minimally invasive option offering the most complete closure of the left atrial appendage (LAA) to reduce risk of stroke; and Portico™, a self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system.
Structural heart diseases such as valve disease or openings in the heart that require closure can impair how the heart moves blood through the body. New minimally invasive technology has changed how physicians approach patient care and limits the need for more complex or risky surgery.
MitraClip EXPAND G4 Post-Approval Study
Data presented from the prospective, multi-center, global real-world EXPAND G4 study support the safety and effectiveness of the MitraClip G4 system for treating MR. The study represents the largest report of 30-day core lab-assessed outcomes, which included more than 1,000 patients. The data confirm that MitraClip offers high success rates in terms of MR reduction, improvements in quality of life and low adverse event rates.
Key findings through 30 days include:
- Significant MR reduction to mild or less (≤ grade 1+ on a four-point scale) is achieved in 91% of patients, with lowest reported adverse event rates to date (1.3% all-cause mortality at 30 days)
- Clinical improvements including 83% of patients achieving New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class I/II (a classification of functional limitations resulting from cardiac disease, with Class I/II meaning slight or no limitation of physical activity), an improvement of 52% from baseline of 31%; and an 18-point improvement in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score (a self-assessment of social abilities, symptoms and quality of life), a 35% improvement from baseline score
- Multiple clip sizes enable tailoring the therapy to patients' mitral valve anatomy and expand the spectrum of TEER-suitable patients
"MitraClip therapy has fundamentally changed the way doctors treat mitral regurgitation, provides a valuable therapy option that does not require open-heart surgery, and goes beyond simply managing symptoms with medications," said Jason Rogers, M.D., professor of cardiovascular medicine and director of interventional cardiology and structural heart training programs at the University of California, Davis Medical Center. "These late-breaking data demonstrate and strengthen the evidence that Abbott's MitraClip system consistently reduces MR in a broad range of patients, while restoring proper function of the mitral valve and improving patients' quality of life."
The MitraClip system has been commercially available in the U.S. since 2013 and in Europe since 2008. With more than 150,000 patients treated worldwide, MitraClip is approved in more than 75 countries, spanning regions in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia.
"These results add to what's been proven through nearly two decades of clinical experience in transcatheter mitral repair – MitraClip provides long-term, significant mitral regurgitation reduction that changes and saves lives," said Michael Dale, senior vice president of Abbott's structural heart business. "Abbott was the first to offer a transcatheter mitral valve repair device that provides a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with MR who would otherwise go untreated, and we remain committed to addressing the unmet needs of people with structural heart conditions."
First Results from the TriClip TRILUMINATE Pivotal Trial
TRILUMINATE Pivotal is the first randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of TEER with TriClip in 700 patients with severe TR in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The data from the roll-in cohort through 30 days show:
- High implant success rate (99%)
- At least a one-grade TR reduction in 91% of patients, with moderate or less residual TR achieved in 74%
- Patients achieving around a 17-point improvement in the KCCQ score, a 30% improvement from baseline score, which demonstrates a substantial improvement in their quality of life
Three-Year Outcomes from the Amulet IDE Study
The Amplatzer Amulet LAA Occluder with dual-seal technology (consisting of a lobe or piece to fill the cavity of the LAA and a disc to close off the opening into the LAA) is the first and only minimally invasive treatment option to offer immediate and complete dual-sealing closure of the LAA, reducing the risk of stroke and eliminating the need for blood-thinning medication. The prospective, international, multi-center Amulet IDE trial is the largest randomized LAA occlusion study to date consisting of more than 1,800 patients, and three-year outcomes demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of Amulet, with data showing:
- Device-related factors (device-related thrombosis or peri-device leak) more frequently preceded strokes in patients with Boston Scientific's Watchman‡ than those with Amulet
- Both cardiovascular and all-cause death trended higher in the Watchman device than the Amulet device
PREDICT-LAA Trial (Amulet)
Data were also presented from the PREDICT-LAA prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled trial that studied if the use of cardiac computed tomography-based computational models (high-resolution scans of patients' hearts generated by FEops HEARTguide‡) help in the planning of Amplatzer Amulet procedures. Key findings at three months include:
- Improved procedural efficiency and safety outcomes with the Amplatzer Amulet LAA Occluder were achieved when planned with HEARTguide
Portico CONFIDENCE Registry
The CONFIDENCE Registry is an international, prospective, real-world study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Portico TAVI valve using the first-generation Portico delivery system in 501 patients and the second-generation FlexNav™ delivery system in 500 patients. Late-breaking data on valve hemodynamics (blood flow) at 30 days and one-year survival following implantation of the Portico TAVI device will be presented at TCT on Sunday, Sept. 18
For U.S. important safety information on MitraClip, visit http://abbo.tt/MitraClipG4ISI.
For U.S. important safety information on Amulet, visit https://abbo.tt/AmuletISI.
For U.S. important safety information on Portico, visit https://abbo.tt/PorticoISI.
The TriClip Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair System is an investigational device only in the U.S.
About Abbott:
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
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Farmers ‘soil’ underwear for better crop health
SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. (WMDT) – Men’s “tighty whities” are helping Delaware farmers keep their crops in check.
The farmers have found a new use for cotton briefs by burying them under the soil.
In the beginning of May, the Sussex Conservation District planted several pairs of 100% cotton underwear in farm fields in Bethel and Georgetown.
Just shy of 60 days later, pretty much all that’s left of the underwear is the elastic waistbands.
Jonathan Walton, with the Sussex Conservation District, said the more organic the matter, the more microbes there are.
“It typically goes hand in hand,” he said. “The better the ground and the heavier it is, the more microbes and activity you’ll have, which transpires into the underwear being consumed by them. Basically, any of the cotton that was actually buried into the soil has decomposed with the natural microbes.”
It’s a sign of healthy soil when more of the cotton in the underwear has disintegrated after being buried.
Earthworms are also an indication of good earth, as their burrowing creates tiny channels for water to flow through.
Farmer Martin O’Neal said he was glad to see he had that much microbe activity.
“I’d be happy to do it again,” he said. “Any time you can run an experiment, you stand the chance of learning something you didn’t know.”
Healthy soil also means less spending on fertilizer and wider profit margins for the farmers.
“Especially this year, there’s extensive cost in it, and they want to put down enough to get what they’re after and no extra, really,” Walton said.
The last time the Sussex Conservation District experimented with soiling their undies was in 2018. They say they’ve only seen improvements since then.
“We have seen, in general, that the soil health is definitely increasing, just through awareness and people trying different things,” Walton said. “The biggest thing is that you don’t have to do it all at once. You start small and see what you’re comfortable with.”
The Sussex Conservation District plans to try staggering where and when they plant the underwear next time and when they check on them.
That way they say they can see how the decomposition is progressing over time and in different environments.
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HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell is hosting a Line of Duty Death Memorial Wall dedication in Manhattan for two officers who died following a shooting in Harlem earlier this year.
Rookie officer Jason Rivera, 22, was killed by a gunman during an ambush-style shooting inside an apartment in Harlem on January 21. Wilbert Mora, another officer who was shot in the apartment, died days later.
Along with other department executives, Sewell held the event at the 32 Precinct Station House in Harlem at 12 p.m.
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In a closely watched election case, the Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that state constitutions, enforced by state courts, do protect voting rights in federal elections.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Spencer Overton, a professor of law at George Washington University, who also worked on voting rights issues as a senior official in the Justice Department during the Obama administration.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled against President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans.
The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by Biden last year. The court held that the administration needs Congress' endorsement before undertaking so costly a program.
Biden had proposed erasing $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households earning less than $250,000. Borrowers who received Pell Grants to go to college would get up to $20,000 of their debt canceled. The White House has said some 26 million Americans applied or automatically qualified for relief.
The court's decision comes one day after it voted to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Who voted to strike down Biden's student loan forgiveness plan?
Justices appointed by Republican presidents voted to reject Biden's loan relief plan. These are:
- Chief Justice John Roberts
- Samuel Alito
- Clarence Thomas
- Neil Gorsuch
- Brett Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
Who voted to allow Biden's student loan forgiveness plan?
Justices appointed by Democrat presidents voted to allow the loan forgiveness plan. These include:
- Elena Kagan
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
When will student loan payments be resuming?
Following Friday's Supreme Court decision, borrowers will still have a few months to get their finances in order before payments are due and interest resumes on student loans.
The Department of Education previously confirmed that student loan interest will kick in starting Sept. 1, but borrowers won't need to make payments until October.
The department didn't provide a specific date for payments to begin in October.
In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for the DOE said the Biden administration was still working to ease the transition back to monthly payments for millions of Americans. The statement said the administration would be in touch directly with borrowers and loan providers ahead of October.
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Manchin could get a gas pipeline out of the debt ceiling deal, and environmental advocates are livid
By Ella Nilsen, CNN
(CNN) — Sen. Joe Manchin’s monthslong effort to greenlight the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline – a project that will pipe methane gas across parts of West Virginia and Virginia – is likely to prevail in the bipartisan debt ceiling deal, angering environmental groups and some Democratic lawmakers.
Manchin helped secure a provision in the deal that would compel federal agencies to approve all remaining permits for the approximately 300-mile natural gas pipeline, as well as shield the project from further litigation.
The conservative Democrat from West Virginia, who has been critical of the Biden administration’s environmental goals, praised the White House and congressional Republicans this week.
“All of a sudden, [the White House] did their job, they negotiated. And Kevin McCarthy did his job by putting something first and starting this negotiation. So, I applaud both sides,” Manchin said in a Tuesday interview on a West Virginia radio show, “Talkline.”
While attaching the pipeline to the must-pass legislation has delighted West Virginia lawmakers, environmental groups are furious that Congress stepped in after they had successfully challenged the pipeline in court. As recently as last month, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had struck down permits for the project on the grounds that they violate the Clean Water Act.
“Literally, they are changing the rules as we are playing the game,” Crystal Cavalier-Keck, co-founder of indigenous environmental justice group 7 Directions of Service, told reporters on a Tuesday call.
Environmental groups excoriated the effort to carve out exceptions for the pipeline as “immoral” and “unconscionable,” and some heaped blame on President Joe Biden’s administration as well as congressional lawmakers.
“For this administration to profess that it cares about environmental justice, and then greenlight Mountain Valley Pipeline while gutting the National Environmental Policy Act, is abhorrent and wrong,” Tennessee state lawmaker Justin Pearson, a Democrat, told reporters Tuesday.
But White House officials said they defended Biden’s major climate law in the debt ceiling talks and successfully pushed back on Republican efforts to further weaken environmental protections.
“President Biden protected his historic climate legislation, stopped House Republicans from clawing back record funding for environmental justice projects, and secured a deal to get hundreds of clean energy projects online faster all while protecting the full scope of environmental reviews,” White House spokesperson Abdullah Hasan said in a statement.
What is the Mountain Valley Pipeline?
The 300-mile-long pipeline would transport gas from West Virginia’s Marcellus and Utica shale areas to Virginia. The pipeline would cross waterways and federal national forest lands, which is why it went through a complex environmental permitting process and led to multiple lawsuits.
The project has been severely delayed, in part, because several of the court challenges were upheld by the Virginia-based Fourth Circuit court of appeals, which has repeatedly tossed the project’s permits, citing environmental violations.
“We keep getting the same judges and they keep throwing it out,” former West Virginia University law professor James Van Nostrand told CNN in an interview last year. “The developers have done such a horrible job of complying with the laws.”
Manchin attempted to greenlight the pipeline last year through a bill that ultimately failed when Senate Republicans, angry at Manchin for his “yea” vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, killed its chances. White House officials backed Manchin’s effort last year, and climate and energy officials – including White House senior adviser John Podesta and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm – voiced support for approving the pipeline more recently.
In recent months, the Biden administration has signed off on several federal permits the project needed. But the debt ceiling legislation, if passed, would go another step further to shield a litigation-plagued project from further legal action. The legislation only allows the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to hear challenges on the legislation, rather than the project itself.
A Hail Mary effort to remove it
There could be a last-ditch effort to undo the pipeline piece of the debt ceiling bill. Lawmakers from both parties in the House and Senate have filed amendments to strip the pipeline from the legislation, with a coalition of Virginia Democrats in the US House supporting the effort, as well as a Republican congressman from Texas.
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, also plans to file a Senate amendment to do just that – but it’s unclear if any of these efforts will be successful.
“Sen. Kaine is extremely disappointed by the provision of the bill to greenlight the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia, bypassing the normal judicial and administrative review process every other energy project has to go through,” a Kaine spokesperson said in a statement.
While that effort plays out in Congress, environmental groups are planning a sit-in protest in front of the White House next week to protest the pipeline.
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WASHINGTON, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service today launched an online service performance dashboard, consistent with one of the operational reforms included in the Postal Service Reform Act.
After prompting users to enter only a ZIP Code, the website provides customers with a variety of useful information, including the percentage of on-time delivery for specific mail and shipping products in each USPS district. This data, updated weekly, is based on scans collected when mail enters the network, during processing and at the point of delivery.
The dashboard is available at https://about.usps.com/what/performance/service-performance/.
One of the goals of Delivering for America, the Postal Service's 10-year plan for achieving financial sustainability and service excellence, is to ultimately deliver at least 95 percent of all mail and shipping products on time. This new website marks an important milestone as the Postal Service strives to reach that goal. It also demonstrates efforts to measure the organization's delivery service, while better serving and informing the American public on the journey to become the high-performing, operationally precise Postal Service detailed in the Delivering for America plan, and that will provide customers with excellent service for decades to come.
Please Note: The United States Postal Service is an independent federal establishment, mandated to be self-financing and to serve every American community through the affordable, reliable and secure delivery of mail and packages to nearly 165 million addresses six and often seven days a week. Overseen by a bipartisan Board of Governors, the Postal Service is implementing a 10-year transformation plan, Delivering for America, to modernize the postal network, restore long-term financial sustainability, dramatically improve service across all mail and shipping categories, and maintain the organization as one of America's most valued and trusted brands.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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Biden seems sympathetic to Israel, but policies on Iran, Palestinians create misdirection: Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu says he's known Joe Biden since he was a Delaware senator
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu analyzed President Biden's stance on Israel, calling him sympathetic but perhaps politically misguided in some respects.
Netanyahu acknowledged to "Life, Liberty & Levin" that there are forces within Biden's Democratic Party that are adversarial to Israel.
"I think that Biden is sympathetic to Israel, but I think that his policy on… the Palestinian question and on Iran is also misdirected," Netanyahu said.
He criticized Biden's will to forge a nuclear agreement with Iran based on containment rather than prevention of nuclear weapons development. During the Trump administration, the United States conversely did not view favorably the Obama-era deal forged with Tehran by former Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
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"I'm trying to be a diplomat here, but I think it's just wrong. It's wrong for America to effectively seek to contain an Iranian nuclear weapon," Netanyahu said. "To say, 'Well, they're going to have them anyway, so let them have it' — no, they have to be stopped."
He noted Iran believes in the destruction of both Israel and likely the United States, adding that it would be foolish to allow the Raisi regime to have the means to carry out such actions or even threaten it.
"That's something that will not advance peace," he said, adding that "reinstating" a credible military threat toward Iran will do more to stop any nuclear arms development than a deal forged by Biden's circle.
SENATE INTEL CHAIRMAN WARNS ELON MUSK NOT TO ‘GET OVER HIS SKIS’ IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS
During a recent United Nations session, Biden laid out his view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying he seeks "lasting negotiated peace" between the two sides, and that his administration is "committed to Israel's security — full stop."
Biden once more characterized a "two-state solution" as the best outcome of any negotiations.
During his interview with host Mark Levin, himself a former top DOJ official under former President Ronald Reagan, Netanyahu said he has known Biden for decades and that they have always had a cordial but not always politically agreeable relationship.
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"Biden, who I've known… since he was a young senator in Washington and I came as there as the deputy ambassador, he always says, 'Bibi, I love you, but I don't agree with a word you're saying' — [and] I say to him, ‘Joe, sometimes I reciprocate that.'"
Netanyahu added Biden initially agreed with Israel's forceful response when Hamas was firing rockets into the country, as the Palestinian regime had tactically posted its missile launchers in civilian neighborhoods.
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"[H]e was supportive throughout of our right to exercise self-defense, but he was under great pressure from a certain wing of the Democratic Party. So he started saying, 'You know, you've got to end it, end it, end it' — and I said, 'No, Joe. I've got to keep on going until we accomplish our objectives.'"
Netanyahu added that after Israel "accomplished our objectives," their force stopped at a point where "American pressure and Israeli action met."
"So we stopped," he said. "We didn't get to the point of confronting it." | https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-seems-sympathetic-israel-policies-iran-palestine-create-misdirection-benjamin-netanyahu | 2022-10-18 07:33:17 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-seems-sympathetic-israel-policies-iran-palestine-create-misdirection-benjamin-netanyahu |
CALGARY, AB, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Petro-Victory Energy Corp. ("Petro-Victory" or the "Company") (TSXV: VRY) is delighted to provide an operational update regarding its workover program on the Sao Joao Field, with the SJ-11 oil well coming online at rates of 640 barrels of oil per day ("BOPD").
Highlights
- Petro Victory has safely and successfully completed its initial 3-well workover program on its 100% owned Sao Joao field, located in the Northeast Brazil in the Barreirinhas Basin
- Flow rates from the SJ-11 workover suggest an initial production rate of 640 BOPD
- Production storage expansion is underway to facilitate increased oil production
São João Field Workover Success
The Company successfully re-entered the SJ-11, SJ-06, and SJ-01 oil wells and completed them for production using pumpjacks to provide artificial lift.
Petro-Victory re-entered the SJ-11 well, removed the failed progressive cavity pump system and equipped the well for production using a pumpjack. In addition, two additional reservoirs were penetrated at depths of 1,297m and 1,467m to provide potential oil production gains to the existing open and proven oil zone at 1,490m. An additional nine reservoirs have been identified at SJ-11 for future oil testing and production.
The SJ-11 well was brought back online on December 15th, with production from SJ-06 and SJ-01 expected to recommence shortly. The completed workover has had a significant positive impact on the oil production at SJ-11. The SJ-11 well was brought online for a total of 23 hours during the 15th – 17th of December and produced a total of 613 barrels of oil – providing an extrapolated daily average rate of 640 BOPD (in 2021 the SJ-11 well averaged 7 BOPD).
Given materially higher than anticipated oil production rates, Petro-Victory has begun implementing a production facilities/storage expansion project to increase oil storage capacity at the field.
Richard F. Gonzalez, Petro-Victory CEO commented:
"I am incredibly happy with the result of the workover at SJ-11. The initial rate of 640 barrels of oil per day is outstanding! The team has worked very hard to make this workover program a success. SJ-11 demonstrates the significant upside that our Company continues to unlock through low cost well interventions. This is our first step, since assuming operatorship a couple of months ago, to extract value from our São João field. We look forward to bringing SJ-06 and SJ-01 oil production online shortly."
Amendment to Bonus Warrants
Pursuant to the Company's press release dated December 15, 2022 announcing the closing of secured financing of US$1.0 million from existing shareholders (the "Financing"), the Corporation wishes to clarify the exercise price of the warrants issued in connection with the Financing.
The exercise price of the warrants issued in connection with the Financing is equal to CAD$3.05 per share.
Petro-Victory Energy Corp. is engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas resources in Brazil. The company holds 100% operating and working interests in thirty-eight (38) licenses totaling 257,604 acres in two (2) different producing basins in Brazil. Petro-Victory generates accretive shareholder value through disciplined investments in high impact, low risk assets. The Company's Common Shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") under the ticker symbol VRY.
Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless an exemption from such registration is available.
In the interest of providing Petro-Victory's shareholders and potential investors with information regarding Petro-Victory's future plans and operations, certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "intend", "may", "objective", "ongoing", "outlook", "potential", "project", "plan", "should", "target", "would", "will" or similar words suggesting future outcomes, events or performance. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date thereof and are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Specifically, this press release contains forward-looking statements relating to but not limited to: our business strategies, plans and objectives, and drilling, testing and exploration expectations. These forward-looking statements are based on certain key assumptions regarding, among other things: our ability to add production and reserves through our exploration activities; the receipt, in a timely manner, of regulatory and other required approvals for our operating activities; the availability and cost of labor and other industry services; the continuance of existing and, in certain circumstances, proposed tax and royalty regimes; and current industry conditions, laws and regulations continuing in effect (or, where changes are proposed, such changes being adopted as anticipated). Readers are cautioned that such assumptions, although considered reasonable by Petro-Victory at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect.
Actual results achieved will vary from the information provided herein as a result of numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors.
The above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking statements in this press release has been provided in order to provide shareholders and potential investors with a more complete perspective on Petro-Victory's current and future operations and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. There is no representation by Petro-Victory that actual results achieved will be the same in whole or in part as those referenced in the forward-looking statements and Petro-Victory does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities law.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that it has sued Walmart for allegedly allowing its money transfer services to be used by scam artists who stole "hundreds of millions of dollars" from customers.
In its lawsuit, the agency alleged that for years, Walmart failed to properly secure the money transfer services offered at its stores. The agency said Walmart didn't properly train its employees, failed to alert customers, and used procedures that allowed fraudsters to cash out at its stores. The FTC is asking the court to order Walmart to return money to consumers and to impose civil penalties on the company.
"While scammers used its money transfer services to make off with cash, Walmart looked the other way and pocketed millions in fees," Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement announcing the action.
Walmart called the lawsuit "factually flawed and legally baseless." It said that the chair of the FTC refused Walmart the due process of hearing directly from the company and said the Justice Department had refused to take the case to court.
Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said that the agency is seeking to blame the company for fraud that the agency already attributed to another company, at a time that company was under the federal government's direct supervision.
"Walmart will defend the company's robust anti-fraud efforts that have helped protect countless consumers, all while Walmart has driven down prices and saved consumers an estimated $6 billion in money transfer fees," it said.
In addition to its retail business, Walmart offers financial services to consumers in its stores, including money transfers, credit cards, reloadable debit cards and bill payments.
A customer who reportedly was upset because his sandwich contained too much mayonnaise opened fire and killed a Subway employee on Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia.
President Donald Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent, putting his hand on the man’s throat after he was told he would not be taken to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to testimony by former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
Police are investigating the death of an 18-month-old boy who died after being left unattended in a vehicle for several hours. The boy’s father later committed suicide.
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of constitutional protections for abortion. Live coverage here, including the full opinion and dissent, a photo gallery from outside the Supreme Court and more.
More people were taken to hospitals Monday in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt near San Antonio, Tex. that may be the deadliest outcome of thousands of similar attempts.
The Supreme Court has struck down a restrictive New York gun law in a major ruling for gun rights that is expected to impact half a dozen populous states.
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The Federal Reserve is taking a break from a rapid stretch of rate hikes as it approaches a critical crossroads in its battle with inflation.
The Fed’s rate-setting committee announced Wednesday it would keep its baseline interest rate range unchanged for the first time since January 2022.
The Fed funds rate range will remain at 5 to 5.25 percent, the highest level since 2008.
“Holding the target range steady at this meeting allows the Committee to assess additional information and its implications for monetary policy,” the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement.
As inflation reached four-decade highs last summer, the Fed rapidly boosted rates to snuff out rapid price growth and cool off a historically strong job market. Higher interest rates tend to slow the economy and sap consumer demand, two of several forces behind inflation.
With inflation plunging toward the Fed’s target and the economy showing signs of slowing, the central bank is now taking a step back.
The annual inflation rate is down 4 percent from 9.1 percent in June 2022, as measured by the Labor Department’s consumer price index.
Is the Fed’s approach working? Five takeaways from the steep May inflation decline
Economic growth has also cooled off, and several interest rate-sensitive industries, such as real estate and technology, have taken serious hits from higher borrowing costs.
“The inflation data supports the notion of at least a pause in the Federal Reserve’s rate hike campaign as it tries to push inflation back toward its long-term target of 2 percent,” wrote Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at audit and tax firm RSM, in a Tuesday analysis.
These early signs have given Fed officials comfort to hold off on another rate hike, especially since higher borrowing costs can take months — if not years — to make their full impact.
Even so, the job market has largely shaken off rate hikes meant to weaken it, and inflation is still roughly twice the Fed’s annual target. The resilience of the labor market and the stubbornness of inflation in some sectors have left the central bank on guard and unlikely to rest on its laurels.
“While we note that getting inflation from 9.1 perent to 4 percent will be easier than driving it down from 4 percent to 3 perent and then 3 percent to 2 percent, it is important to note that the direction and pipeline pressure inside the service sector are all moving in the right direction. And that is something to celebrate,” Brusuelas wrote.
On the horizon: Goldman Sachs sees lower chance of recession
While the Fed may be moving toward its long-sought victory against inflation, the next few months pose a gantlet for central bankers.
Fed officials will need to decide whether they have already done enough to keep the economy on track for lower inflation and risk prices bouncing back up, or add more pressure and potentially drive the U.S. into recession.
And the Fed doesn’t seem likely to pause for long.
Members of the FOMC expect to hike interest rates by another 0.5 percentage points before the end of the year, according to new economic projections released Wednesday. Fed officials only expected to hike one more time in March.
FOMC members also expect the economy to grow at a faster rate, the jobless rate to stay lower, and inflation to remain higher than they expected they would in March.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to face questions from reporters during a Wednesday press conference.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Macerich® (NYSE: MAC), today announced that Tom O'Hern, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Scott Kingsmore, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Doug Healey, Senior Executive Vice President Leasing will present to/speak with investors at Nareit's REITweek: 2022 Investor Conference in New York, NY on June 8, 2022.
Macerich will present from approximately 4:15 pm to 4:45 pm Eastern Time, on Wednesday June 8, 2022. The live audio-only webcast will be available online in the Investor Section of the Company's website at www.macerich.com. An online replay will be available following the presentation at the same location.
About Macerich: Macerich is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). As a leading owner, operator and developer of high-quality retail real estate in densely populated and attractive U.S. markets, Macerich's portfolio is concentrated in California, the Pacific Northwest, Phoenix/Scottsdale, and the Metro New York to Washington, D.C. corridor.
Developing and managing properties that serve as community cornerstones, Macerich currently owns 48 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 44 regional town centers. Macerich is firmly dedicated to advancing environmental goals, social good and sound corporate governance. A recognized leader in sustainability, Macerich has achieved a #1 GRESB ranking for the North American retail sector for seven straight years (2015-2021). For more information, please visit www.Macerich.com.
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HOUSTON, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLXE), ("KLX" or the "Company") announced today that it will present at the Singular Research "Best of the Uncovered" Investor Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 10:45 A.M. Eastern Savings Time (7:45 A.M. PST). The Company's investor presentation and a link to register for the webcast will be available on the KLX website at https://investor.klxenergy.com/events-and-presentations/events.
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Ke Huy Quan gave the 80th annual Golden Globe awards the redemption moment it so desperately needed.
Accepting the very first award of the night, as best supporting actor in a film for his standout work on the action/fantasy/comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once, Quan recalled how he thought for years his acting career might never match his early work in movies like The Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
"For so many years, I was afraid I had nothing more to offer, that no matter what I did, I would never surpass what I achieved as a kid," Quan said tearfully, moments after thanking director Steven Spielberg for casting him in Indiana Jones. "Thankfully, more than 30 years later, two guys thought of me. They remembered that kid. And they gave me an opportunity to try again."
Ever since the Globes announced plans to return to NBC after a prolonged scandal over a lack of diversity among members and allegations of corruption, cynics wondered: Why should anyone care about this awards show again?
Quan's tearful acceptance speech – a moving moment from an actor of color who is making a triumphant return to the craft when his career seemed to be over – provided a perfect answer.
If only these Globes could have come up with a few more moments like that.
Instead, Tuesday's Globes were an odd hodgepodge of expected awards (Cate Blanchette as best actress in a film drama for Tar; Steven Spielberg as best director of a film drama for The Fablemans), awards that didn't make much sense (the Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon as best TV drama over Better Call Saul and Severance?), and awards that were cool, but still kind of head-scratchers (Abbott Elementary's Tyler James Williams as best supporting actor on a TV show over Severance's John Turturro or Barry's Henry Winkler?)
In the end, the Globes had to make three arguments Tuesday: that it has survived its past scandals to become a better organization; that it still matters as an important benchmark in an awards season topped by The Oscars. And that it's still Hollywood's coolest party - the tipsy, uninhibited yin to the stuffy, traditional yang of The Oscars.
This year's program showed they've still got a lot of work to do on every front. Here are a few reasons why:
When you pick a host for a show that bills itself as Hollywood's "party of the year," maybe hire someone who actually wants to party?
I get why Jerrod Carmichael started the Globes by telling everyone to be quiet while he walked them through a sardonic story on how he decided to take the host's job. He even dropped a few great lines like: "One minute, you're making mint tea at home, the next, you're invited to be the Black face of an embattled white organization."
But ultimately, that was a bummer of a way to start an awards show whose original claim to fame was that it was a wild, fun party. And Carmichael never really found his groove after that awkward, biting, sometimes funny-sometimes-not monologue – telling the audience to be quiet so much, he sounded more like a hall monitor than somebody trying to encourage everyone to have a good time.
Worse, some of Carmichael's attempts at edgy humor weren't quite funny enough to get past the edge to be entertaining. Like his joke about taking the three Golden Globes Tom Cruise returned – he gave them back in protest during the Globes' scandals – and trading them for the wife of the Church of Scientology's leader (critics of the church, of which Cruise is a longtime member, have alleged she has been missing for years.) Though I did love the moment when Carmichael told Spielberg he watched The Fablemans with Kanye West and the movie was so good it changed Ye's mind about his anti-Semitism.
In an odd way Carmichael's uneven performance summed up the confused spirit of the show — which couldn't quite decide if it was going to party on in hopes people forgot its past scandals or offer up a show so smart and incisive all would see they had transcended them.
Diversity among some winners brought powerful moments, but ...
The Globes tried mightily to showcase diversity. The first three winners of the night were non-white performers: Quan, Williams and Angela Bassett as supporting actress for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Quan's Everything Everywhere co-star Michelle Yeoh finally got her flowers for a 40-year career navigating Hollywood's often-terrible treatment of Asian performers and women of a certain age. "When I first came to Hollywood, it was a dream come true...until I (got) here," she quipped, jokingly threatening to beat up producers if they tried to play her off with music before her speech was done. "Someone said to me: 'You speak English?'...I said, 'Yeah, the flight here was about 13 hours long, so I learned.'"
Producer/director Ryan Murphy, accepting the Carol Burnett award for TV achievement, used his acceptance speech to highlight LGBTQ performers he had worked with who had been pressured to hide their identities, like Pose stars Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Jeremy Pope and Billy Porter. "My mission was to take the invisible, the unloved, and make them the heroes I long to see but never did in pop culture," he added.
Still, even with all these wonderful moments, there were too many great performances and projects by people of color left out – from movies like Till and Nope to TV shows like Reservation Dogs, Atlanta and Pachinko. Which left a feeling that the Globes have only just begun to make up for their past missed opportunities.
Playing winners off with music during emotional acceptance speeches kills one of the biggest elements of the show.
This is a mistake too many awards show producers make, including those at the Globes. Early in the night, Carmichael and a few presenters seemed to take their time, eating up precious minutes and throwing the show off schedule. This forces producers to curb the amount of time winners have for their speeches so they can end the show on time for the broadcast network – even during showcase moments like Yeoh's long-awaited win, Spielberg's acceptance of the best film drama award for The Fablemans or Quinta Brunson's win as best TV comedy for the show she created, Abbott Elementary.
They even played off filmmakers trying to talk about the struggle for democracy in Argentina (Argentina, 85).
Worse, the show had a pianist onscreen who was getting blamed for playing people off, but the music was pre-recorded and coming from the producers, as the pianist herself explained on Twitter.
I would never play piano over people’s speeches!! I’m only playing when you see me on camera! #goldenglobes
— Chloe Flower (@ChloeFlower) January 11, 2023
Bottom line: emotional, eloquent acceptance speeches are what viewers love and what critics like me talk about the next day. Setting up a situation where you're rushing big winners through their moment helps no one – especially the onscreen pianist unfairly blamed for the music.
Making fun of weather emergencies is rarely wise
Because some celebrities chose not to attend the Globes on principle – like nominee Brendan Fraser (The Whale) – the show went out of its way to tell the audience when a celebrity wasn't present because they were working or otherwise indisposed.
These announcements could lead to some suspicion and snark, including when Regina Hall made fun of the idea that inclement weather trapped Yellowstone star Kevin Costner in Santa Barbara and kept him from accepting his award as best actor in a TV drama.
But Costner had released his own video on social media explaining that heavy rain had washed out the roads in his area and he truly had intended to attend the ceremony – which highlights the dangers of snarking before you know all the facts (and yes, I snarked too, until I saw Costner's video).
.@goldenglobes @Yellowstone pic.twitter.com/e1ysn2o02k
— Kevin Costner & MW (@modernwest) January 11, 2023
Even when his acceptance speech is just a few minutes long, Eddie Murphy knows how to bring down the house.
To be honest, I was hoping Murphy would speak longer during his acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille award – a lifetime achievement honor for one of the most influential comics in film or TV. But he offered a short, serious speech where he thanked family, friends and colleagues, before ending with three things he said were the key to success and happiness in Hollywood.
"Pay your taxes. Mind your business. And keep Will Smith's wife's name out your mother f—ing mouth!"
Now that's the kind of in-your-face, irreverent funny bit that the Golden Globes could have used a lot more of.
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The private lending and loan refinancing company SoFi is asking a federal judge to halt President Joe Biden's student loan repayment moratorium.
SoFi Bank N.A. filed a federal lawsuit in Washington Friday, saying the payment pause has no legal basis and has cost the company millions of dollars in revenue and profit.
The Trump administration first halted student loan repayments during the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium has been extended eight times since then.
The pause was slated to expire at the beginning of the year but was extended while the president's student debt cancellation plan is litigated at the Supreme Court. A ruling is expected by June.
SoFi argues that the most recent extension "does not even attempt to redress harm from the pandemic at all, but rather to alleviate 'uncertainty' caused" by President Biden's debt-cancellation plan.
The White House has defended the extension, arguing that Americans continue to feel the financial strains of the pandemic even as the national health emergency fades.
SoFi claims the most recent extension has cost the company up to $8 million in lost profits, which could reach $30 million by the time the moratorium expires in August.
"In essence, SoFi is being forced to compete with loans with 0% interest rates and for which any ongoing repayment of the principal is entirely optional," the lawsuit says.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials in Mississippi’s capital city are scheduled to vote Thursday on a proposed agreement with the federal government for how to fix the city’s water system, which came dangerously close to collapsing more than two months ago.
Details of the proposal had not been revealed Wednesday. EPA Administrator Michael Regan said Tuesday in Jackson that if the Jackson City Council approves the agreement, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba would sign it. The Justice Department would then file a case in federal court in Jackson and ask a judge to approve the proposed path forward.
Regan’s appearance was his fourth visit to Jackson during the past year and his third since the city’s latest water crisis began in late August. Jackson has had water problems for years.
“The EPA and the United States Department of Justice want to develop a judicially enforceable solution — one that is approved by and overseen by a federal court, that will deliver safe and reliable drinking water for Jackson,” Regan said during a meeting a Jackson State University. “That’s something that we’ve been working hard on since September, and I’m optimistic about the progress that we’re making.”
Regan said he would return to Jackson and meet with the mayor and representatives from the state for a discussion about longer-term solutions that would include an opportunity for more public engagement. Officials will also look at funding sources available to assist the city and work with state agencies to help the city access federal money through the bipartisan infrastructure law and the American Rescue Plan, he said.
Jackson is set to receive $71.3 million to upgrade its water system with funds from the American Rescue Plan and a state dollar-for-dollar match program. Lumumba has said that it could cost as much as $1 billion to fix the water system. State leaders say the system needs far less.
“I’m confident, working with the state and the city, that we can continue to identify resources currently and in the future to help stabilize Jackson’s water system,” Regan said. He said the EPA, Mississippi and Jackson have a confidential agreement that prohibits him from talking in-depth about the plan.
On Wednesday, the EPA’s Office of Inspector General said it had launched two new probes into federal, state and local decisions that might have impacted the crisis that left 150,000 people without running water for days in Jackson in late summer.
Federal investigators will review the EPA’s oversight of drinking water contamination in Jackson and whether funding decisions at the state and local levels contributed to the city’s water woes. The review of the EPA’s response to the city’s possible noncompliance with federal water regulations will focus on 2015 onward.
The probes stem from an inquiry launched Sept. 13 by the EPA Inspector General’s Office. The inquiry examined whether government officials complied with policies for oversight of Jackson’s water system and administration of a federal-state partnership intended to provide communities low-cost financing for water quality infrastructure projects.
“Based on what we learned through an initial inquiry on the ground there, my office now will pursue formal, comprehensive reviews to understand fully how the EPA conducted oversight of the water system and how Drinking Water State Revolving funds were awarded and expended,” Inspector General Sean O’Donnell said in a news release Wednesday.
O’Donnell said the probes would be similar to the agency’s response to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and the Red Hill fuel spill.
The EPA announced Oct. 20 that it had started a civil rights investigation into whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against Jackson by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system. The OIG’s probes are independent oversight projects and are not related to the EPA’s civil rights investigation.
The OIG anticipates issuing final reports from the probes between July and September.
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Houston-native Zach Evans excited to play on his home turf in Texas Bowl
Ole Miss running back Zach Evans knows NRG Stadium in Houston well. He played there back when he was still a five-star prospect at North Shore Senior High School.
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WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Syndax," the "Company" or "we") (Nasdaq: SNDX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 7,840,909 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $22.00 per share. This includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to 1,022,727 additional shares of common stock. The aggregate gross proceeds to Syndax from this offering were $172.5 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Syndax. Following the closing of the Offering, Syndax has 68,100,918 shares issued and outstanding as of December 14, 2022.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan and Cowen acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. BTIG and B. Riley Securities acted as co-lead managers for the offering.
The shares were offered pursuant to a "shelf" registration statement previously filed and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering were filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from: Goldman Sachs and Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, telephone: 866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316 or by emailing Prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, telephone: (866) 803-9204, or by emailing prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com; or Cowen and Company, LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at (833) 297-2926, or by email at PostSaleManualRequests@broadridge.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Syndax Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing an innovative pipeline of cancer therapies. Highlights of the Company's pipeline include revumenib (SNDX-5613), a highly selective inhibitor of the Menin–MLL binding interaction, and axatilimab, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) receptor, both currently in pivotal trials.
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DETROIT, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten years ago, Shinola Detroit opened its doors and began selling hand-built products meant to be lived in, worn out, and well loved. A decade later, the brand is celebrating the people who have supported it along the way by launching the first of its kind Customer Appreciation Event.
This unprecedented Shinola Detroit event offers a 25% price reduction on most Shinola products during one of the year's key gifting moments. Shinola Detroit's Customer Appreciation Event will take place May 1, 2023 – May 14, 2023, at Shinola's nearly two dozen retail locations, shinola.com, and select locations where Shinola products are sold.
"Our customers – both new and seasoned – matter to us," Shinola CEO Awenate Cobbina said. "We're celebrating Shinola's decade in business with a Customer Appreciation Event that underscores this milestone's importance and extends our appreciation to those who have supported us along the way."
ABOUT SHINOLA DETROIT
Born in Detroit, Shinola is a design brand with an unwavering commitment to crafting lasting products, from watches to leather goods and hotel. Celebrating a decade in business, Shinola represents timeless design and thoughtful craftsmanship with products and stories that inspire people to live well and be confident in a style that is uniquely their own. To learn more, visit www.shinola.com.
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We’re through another week of the county and conference championship stretch, so it’s time to dive into more speed on the track and length on the runway and grass.
The below times and marks were sorted from the following meets – the Cumberland County Meet, HWS Meet, Morris County Championships, Newark Public Schools Championships, Somerset County Championship, Holmdel Twilight Series – Royal Rumble, Haddonfield Invitational, Poreda Invite, Tri-County Conference Championships, Cape May County Championships, Essex County Championships, Hudson County Championships, Atlantic County Championships, Bergen County Meet of Champions, Mercer County Championships and Burlington County Scholastic League Divisional Championships. | https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/05/girls-track-field-honor-roll-top-10-times-marks-from-week-7.html | 2023-05-23 19:30:28 | 1 | https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2023/05/girls-track-field-honor-roll-top-10-times-marks-from-week-7.html |
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Family brought Duncan Keith to Edmonton after a stellar run as the backbone of the Chicago Blackhawks’ defense.
And following a season with the Oilers, family is why Keith feels he’s in a good place to end his NHL career after 17 seasons, three Stanley Cups and two Norris Trophy awards as the league’s top defenseman.
Keith announced his retirement Tuesday, at times fighting back tears during a news conference as he thanked teammates, coaches and family members for helping him along the way of his Hall of Fame-caliber career.
Keith will turn 39 on Saturday, and said there’s a noticeable change in how he’s felt in recent postseasons. That, coupled with the desire to spend more time with his son Colton, helped him reach a difficult decision.
“I still love the game, always will,” Keith said, Colton by his side. “But with getting older … and the thought of being around my son more, and being around him and his hockey — being able to help my brother coach our boys and my niece — the more it got closer to that, the more excited about it I became.”
In his final season, he put up 21 points (one goal, 20 assists) over 64 games with an average ice time of nearly 20 minutes. He added a goal and four assists in 16 playoff outings as the Oilers made it to the Western Conference final for the first time since advancing to the Stanley Cup series in 2006.
“I think that’s how I wanted to go out, knowing that I still had some game left in me and I’m relatively healthy,” the four-time all-star said.
Keith was selected by Chicago in the second round, 54th overall, in the 2002 NHL draft. Keith went on to anchor a Blackhawks blue-line that won the Cup in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2015 after piling up 21 points (three goals, 18 assists) in 23 games and won Norris Trophy as top defenseman in 2010 and 2014.
Keith thanked many of the teammates he found success with in Chicago — Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp — but had special praise for longtime defense partner Brent Seabrook. Keith and Seabrook played their 1,000th game together on Dec. 11, 2018.
Keith said the opportunity to play with Edmonton superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl “speaks for itself” and called them “the two best players in the world.”
Keith finished his career with 106 goals, 540 assists and 675 penalty minutes over 1,256 games.
Internationally, Keith helped Canada win Olympic gold at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Games.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where innocent Black men and women were pulled from trolleys, shot in their workplaces, chased through the streets and beaten to death by a mob of 10,000 white men and boys.
But few have been taught about the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, which shaped the city’s geography, economy, society and power structure in lasting ways. Much like the Red Summer of 1919 in the South and Northeast and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 in Oklahoma would years later, the white-on-Black violence in Atlanta shattered dreams of racial harmony and forced thousands from their homes.
A grassroots coalition is working to restore Atlanta’s killings and their legacy to public memory. Historic markers and tours are planned for this September’s anniversary. A one-act play will be performed simultaneously at group dinners across the city. Organizers are seeking 500 hosts, with the ambitious goal of seating 5,000 people to discuss the lasting effects.
These activists say the massacre doesn’t fit comfortably in Atlanta’s “cradle of the civil rights movement” narrative, but they insist on truth-telling as some politicians push to ignore the nation’s history of racial violence.
Mislabeled a riot, the killings of at least 25 Black people and the destruction of Black-owned businesses had a specific purpose: thwarting their economic success and voting power before African-Americans could claim equal status, said King Williams, a journalist who gives tours describing what happened.
“The mob began its work early in the evening, pulling negroes from street cars and beating them with clubs, bricks and stones,” The Associated Press reported on Sept. 24, 1906, adding that “negroes were beaten, cut and stamped upon in an unreasoning, mad frenzy. If a negro ventured resistance or remonstrated, it meant practically sure death.”
The violence began where Georgia State University’s campus is now. Enraged by unsupported headlines about attacks on white women and the evils of “race-mixing,” the mob set fire to saloons and pounced on Black men and women headed home from work, Williams explains on the tour.
Their next target was the “Crystal Palace,” an opulent barbershop where Alonzo Herndon made his first fortune catering to white elites. Poorer white people couldn’t stomach such success by a Black man and shattered the place, Williams says.
Bodies were stacked at the statue of newspaperman Henry Grady. Williams describes Grady as a post-Civil War “demagogue who championed Atlanta, but also championed a lot of the racial rhetoric that we still see echoing today.” His statue is four blocks from CNN Center, and for most people “it’s just a thing they walk by,” Williams said.
Steps from there, some Black people either jumped or were thrown from the Forsyth Street bridge onto the railroad tracks below. Others reached shelter inside the gates of the Gammon Theological Seminary in Brownsville, a thriving African American neighborhood 3 miles (5 kilometers) to the south.
That’s where the mob, now “deputized” as law enforcers, came searching for weapons on the third day, ransacking businesses and pulling women and children from their homes. One white officer was killed and some 250 Black people were arrested, including 60 who were convicted. Not one white person was held responsible for any of the deaths, community organizer Ann Hill Bond said.
The cause was not in doubt. Atlanta Constitution editor Clark Howell and former Atlanta Journal publisher Hoke Smith had outdone each other vowing to disenfranchise Black voters while campaigning for governor. As Election Day approached, the papers printed baseless stories about attempted attacks on white women.
A Fulton County grand jury cited “inflammatory headlines” for fomenting the violence, but when “Voice of the Negro” publisher J. Maxwell Barber tied those articles to the racist campaigns, he was run out of town.
Once governor, Smith signed laws that kept most Black people from voting for another half-century. Thousands abandoned Atlanta, which became two-thirds white by 1910, the Census showed. City officials cited the need to avoid violence as they imposed segregation on neighborhoods, including “Sweet Auburn” Avenue, which became a model of African American economic self-sufficiency. Herndon gave up barbering to become one of the nation’s leading insurers for Black families.
The “riot” label still stuck when the massacre was finally added to Georgia’s eighth-grade curriculum in 2007.
“It is important for us to use correct language when we’re speaking of and remembering and honoring the lives that were lost. This was a massacre. People were killed,” said Bond, who leads a #changethename campaign. “And this is just the proper way to truth-tell in order to get to healing. If you don’t rip the Band-Aid off, you never get to healing.”
The massacre remains “terrifying” to playwright Marlon Burnley, whose one-act play will be performed by the Out of Hand Theater company at September’s Equitable Dinners.
“The biggest through-line for me is the presence of fake news and just made-up stories and fearmongering. And I feel like that’s just a constant in our history,” Burnley said.
Williams gets a variety of reactions on his tours. For college students “it’s like discovering fire,” he says. Older Atlantans are surprised they never heard the details before. “People who have skin in the game in the city” — civic boosters and people who run non-profits or work in politics — often get squeamish, he says.
“When you talk about the history of what happened in 1906, a lot of that overlaps today,” Williams says. “And a lot of people just don’t like that. It really just doesn’t shine on Atlanta when we try to present ourselves to be a respected city on a hill.”
The violence doesn’t match the image many Black people have of Atlanta as a kind of Wakanda, the highly advanced mythical African nation of “Black Panther” fame, said Allison Bantimba, who co-founded the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition.
“I do think that restoring this history to public knowledge will make a difference,” Bantimba said. “The second we pull down the veil and acknowledge all of that, a lot of people will have to reorient themselves.”
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Michael Warren is a member of the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/atlantas-image-challenged-by-facts-of-1906-race-massacre/ | 2022-08-03 23:15:13 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/atlantas-image-challenged-by-facts-of-1906-race-massacre/ |
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 9/30/2022
Wall Street closed out a miserable September with a loss of 9.3%, the worst monthly decline since March 2020.
The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Friday to its lowest level in almost two years. The benchmark index has lost ground for six of the last seven weeks and posted its third straight losing quarter.
Nike fell sharply after the company had to slash prices to clear inventories, while Carnival dropped following weaker-than-expected quarterly results.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 54.85 points, or 1.5%, to 3,585.62.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 500.10 points, or 1.7%, to 28,725.51
The Nasdaq fell 161.89 points, or 1.5%, to 10,575.62.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 10.21 points, or 0.6%, to 1,664.72.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 107.61 points, or 2.9%.
The Dow is down 864.90 points, or 2.9%.
The Nasdaq is down 292.31 points, or 2.7%.
The Russell 2000 is down 14.87 points, or 0.9%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 1,180.56 points, or 24.8%.
The Dow is down 7,612.79 points, or 20.9%.
The Nasdaq is down 5,069.35 points, or 32.4%.
The Russell 2000 is down 580.60 points, or 25.9%.
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Vice President Harris visits Columbia, talks ‘Internet for All’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Vice President Kamala Harris is making her fourth trip to South Carolina Monday since taking office.
Harris touched down in Columbia at around 11:20 a.m. and was greeted at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport by Rep. Jim Clyburn and Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann.
Harris’ stop in Columbia comes as part of a domestic agenda that includes ‘Internet for All.’ Expanding high-speed internet access is one of the areas the White House said is an area of focus in, “access, affordability, and equity.”
The White House reported roughly $65 billion was included in the American Rescue Plan and general appropriations to improve internet infrastructure. It also reported consumers are saving roughly $500 million per month as a result of the Affordable Connectivity Program.
The program provides eligible households with assistance with their internet bills and a one-time discount on a laptop, desktop, or tablet computer. More information about the program can be found at the link here. The White House announced more than 16 million households are currently reached by the program.
Harris is also highlighting the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) announcement of $175 million to 61 Minority Serving Institutions for internet access, equipment, and training. The White House also reported NTIA is engaging with HBCUs to help connect campuses and their communities.
Harris is scheduled to speak at Benedict College at 12:45 p.m. It is her third visit to the state in the last nine months. WIS will live stream the event.
Tune in at 5 p.m. Monday evening as WIS premiers an exclusive one-on-one interview.
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Did you know it’s hot outside?
As this is being written, the forecast is calling for temperatures as high as 115 degrees. It’s impossible to stay cool in those circumstances, right? Even our modern central air conditioners chug under the weight of expectations that they will keep us cool and comfortable when Mother Nature decides to turn on the oven for some baked goods. So instead of thinking about how miserably hot it’s going to be for the foreseeable future, I’m suggesting we take an alternate approach to life at the moment — think cool with winter video games. After all, if thinking about beaches and sunny skies can get us through the coldest parts of winter, why can playing some classic, snowy games not get us through the hottest parts of summer?
Let us take a sightseeing tour of some of our favorite digital winter destinations, starting with the Skyrim region of Tamriel in “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.” This is a game that could soon rival “Doom” for its number of ports. No matter what hardware you have, there’s almost certainly a version of “Skyrim”running on it. Few play “Skyrim” for its story, but rather for its massive world that you can just wander around aimlessly in for hours, doing random quests or simply exploring. If you’re staring outside and seeing that egg you dropped from your groceries cooking sunny side up on the sidewalk, you can simply stare at your television or computer screen at the massive snow-capped mountains and sprawling plains covered in thick blankets of snow. Wander around long enough and you’ll find yourself in a snowstorm or blizzard. Sure, there are dragons flying around and you might accidentally stumble onto a giant who will knock you across the map with his massive club, but it’s still better than diving into a backyard pool that will feel more like a warm bath than a refreshing dip. “Skyrim” is on every piece of console gaming hardware since the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Capcom’s “Lost Planet,” released on the Xbox 360 in 2007, is an underrated gem and a game purely driven by its snowy setting. Set on a frozen planet occupied by massive bug aliens in the far future, the game tells the story of a man who lost his memory and is trying to discover who he is while trying to survive on a harsh world. The graphics and animations still hold up for a game released 15 years ago, and the gameplay is still very fun. Players have to constantly be on the lookout for a special resource that restores their character’s heater in order to keep him from freezing to death. The third-person shooter features a lot of unique environments, but it’s mostly dominated by impressive snowy landscapes that will make even the most warm bodied person feel chills in their bones after a while. “Lost Planet” is available on all Xbox consoles, PlayStation 3 and PC.
On a more grounded level, Rockstar Games’ “Red Dead Redemption 2” features some of the most well realized snowy environments in modern gaming. It certainly helps that it’s, arguably, one of the greatest games released in the last decade. Main character Arthur Morgan and his gang of outlaws have to traverse the wilderness in a horrible blizzard during the game’s opening sequence. It feels not unlike the opening to Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” with these long shots of the snow whipping across the land. Unlike some other games, the snow actually impacts the gameplay, forcing Arthur to move slower and more methodically as he high-steps through the frozen wastes. When players assume control in the full open world setting, some of the most impressive areas of the sprawling world are the snowy mountain regions where Arthur will spend a lot of time hunting while you simply stare longingly at the man while he’s freezing to death and yearn for temperatures like that here. “Red Dead Redemption” is playable on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series and PlayStation 5.
These are, admittedly, more hardcore games for experienced players. But what about your more casual family members who are struggling as much as you? Break out the Nintendo hardware and load up some “Super Mario 64.” Aside from its original release, the game has been released on every Nintendo hardware since, including the Nintendo Switch. Now, let’s be honest, who hasn’t gone into “Cool Cool Mountain,” the third world of the game where you race the giant penguin, and commit a heinous act against said penguin by picking its lost baby…and dropping it off the side of the map into the void? That action defined so many millennial childhoods. But the area still features plenty of other things to do, like racing down an icy slide, climbing snow-covered trees and rolling snowballs. You can even earn one star by building a giant snowman. It’s been two years since Lawton had enough snow to do that. “Super Mario 64” is available on the Nintendo Switch via “Super Mario 3D All-Stars” and the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion subscription.
Nintendo knows you’re sweating — literally — and they’ve got your back. The “Mario Kart” franchise has always featured numerous winter-themed tracks in every release. The most recent title, “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” on the Switch offers several options. “Ice Ice Outpost.” This track is set at an arctic outpost and features long criss-crossing paths set against the backdrop of icebergs and other snowy elements to keep you cool. “Mount Wario” is one of the funnest tracks in the game, as players race down a tall mountain, dodging snowy trees and dangerous obstacles. The winding course feels almost like an Olympic slalom, especially when speeding through at 200 cc. The game’s “Animal Crossing” track, one of the most relaxing experiences in the game, can be played during a winter period in which the village is decorated with Christmas lights and the trees and obstacles are all covered in a welcoming, cooling blanket of snow. Nintendo knows you want Christmas in July, so it’s happy to give it to you. “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” is available on the Nintendo Switch. Other Nintendo consoles feature their own “Mario Kart” titles, each of which has multiple winter courses.
It doesn’t look like the weather is going to break anytime soon. I, personally, blame everyone these past two winters who complained when it snowed and demanded the return of summer temperatures. Congratulations, you gave us 2011 all over again. But these digital escapes can provide relief, at least temporarily, from the sun that’s currently trying to kill us all. There are more titles and environments out there, like Phendrana Drifts in “Metroid Prime” or Nepal in “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.” All can provide that ample distraction while you sit under your air conditioning vent with a cold washcloth on your neck. Until Mother Nature stops having hot flashes, we’re in this for the long haul, so try to stay as cool as you can, whenever and wherever you can.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Monday that improvements ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last week’s spy balloon — and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration.
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday that after Biden took office, the U.S. “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our capacity to be able to detect things that the Trump administration was unable to detect.”
Speaking at the event hosted by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Sullivan added that as part of those efforts “we were able to go back and look at the historical patterns” and uncover “multiple instances” during the Trump administration in which Chinese surveillance balloons traversed American airspace and territory.
Several Trump administration officials have have said they didn’t learn of Chinese surveillance balloons during their tenures.
Before Monday, U.S. officials had said that at least three times during the Trump administration and at least one other time during Biden’s time as president balloons have crossed American airspace, but not for this long.
Sullivan did not explain what specifically allowed the U.S. to detect and track the latest balloon where the previous administration might not have. Officials have said, without elaborating, that China has flown similar balloons over parts of five continents in recent years.
Sullivan defended Biden’s decision to wait until the balloon was off the Carolina coastline before shooting it down, saying military advisers assessed that downing it over water “created a greater possibility that we could effectively exploit the wreckage than if it were shot down over land.” Some GOP lawmakers have criticized the president for not shooting it down sooner, though Pentagon officials also warned of a potential risk to Americans on the ground.
Sullivan said the U.S. was “still piecing through” which Chinese officials knew what about the balloon when in Beijing and would not speak publicly yet about U.S. assessments about China’s intentions flying it over the U.S.
Separately, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday that the U.S. military has begun collecting debris from the balloon.
He also confirmed that the White House has offered to brief key officials from the Trump administration, but said briefings have yet to take place.
Kirby firmly rejected Beijing’s claim that the U.S. violated international law by shooting down the balloon.
“The United States, under President Biden’s authority and orders acted in accordance with international law and in defense of our homeland and our sovereign airspace,” Kirby said. “We were absolutely within our rights to bring down that balloon.”
Kirby also dismissed China’s contention that the balloon was for meteorological purposes, saying “it strains credulity … that this was some kind of weather balloon that was floating on the winds.”
Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command, said the U.S. “took maximum precautions” to prevent the balloon from collecting information as it crossed the nation. He declined to provide any details on how that was done, including by the military’s U.S. Strategic Command. The Navy is taking protective measures during recovery operations, in case there were explosives on the balloon, VanHerck said.
He said some debris may float ashore, and hewarned the public not to try to collect it. The U.S. has no plans to return to remenents of the balloon even after it’s done with its investigation, according to the White House
VanHerck said the balloon itself was 200 feet tall, and the sensor payload underneath was the size of a regional jetliner. Kirby added that the balloon had propellers and a rudder to allow it to change direction speed up, slow and turn, but it relied mostly on the winds and was limited in mobility.
The decision to strike the balloon when it was six miles off the coast was made after consultations with NASA, which had estimated the potential debris field due to the balloon’s altitude, VanHerck said.
The Navy is also using an underwater unmanned vehicle to photograph and track debris. Monday was the first day it could be used due to rough seas, according to White House and Pentagon officials.
The White House said the balloon was a setback to already tense relations with Beijing. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was supposed to visit China but the trip was put on hold because of the incident.
Still, Kirby said America’s China relationship is perhaps the most “consequential” for the United States and that communication between the two countries continues.
“Nobody wants to see conflict here,” Kirby said.
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Associated Press writers Tara Copp and Colleen Long contributed reporting | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-white-house-improved-surveillance-caught-chinese-balloon/ | 2023-02-06 19:58:00 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-white-house-improved-surveillance-caught-chinese-balloon/ |
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company") (NYSE: BORR) (OSE: BORR) refers to its previous communication regarding its ongoing negotiations with creditors to reach mutual agreements to refinance and extend its 2023 maturities and complete such refinancing by 30 June 2022.
Significant progress has been made in the negotiations with the target to put in place the right capital structure for the company going forward. A complete solution will require a further equity injection combined with debt repayments, extensions and concessions by the creditors resulting in a robust capital structure that supports a low cash break even and thereby a higher free cash generation.
In order to have the required time to conclude full lock-up and commitments from all creditors, the necessary covenant waivers have been extended until 15 July 2022 by the lenders in the bank syndicate. Thus far specific proposals have been received from all creditor groups, some of which have already resulted in agreements in principle. In particular, we have agreed terms in principle for the refinancing of the senior secured bank facility in July 2022 to be funded with a mix of a new credit facility and equity/an asset sale.
We will continue to work with all remaining creditors to arrive at an optimized overall financing solution, targeted to be in place by 15 July 2022.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) – Imagine a hurricane so strong that it topples the Empire State Building, snaps the Central Park Tower or blows out all the windows of the Chrysler Building.
It sounds like something out of a destruction montage in a Roland Emmerich disaster movie. But could it actually happen?
The short answer: the chances are slim to none. It would be incredibly difficult for a hurricane of that strength to reach New York City, WPIX meteorologist Andrew Cruz said. Additionally, skyscrapers are specifically designed with the ability to handle extreme winds, according to the New York City Department of Buildings.
Skyscrapers across the United States that were built to modern construction codes have typically fared well in hurricanes of all strengths, said the Department of Buildings. The structural stability of skyscrapers in New York City isn’t something to be concerned about in the face of extreme winds, Department of Buildings spokesperson Andrew Rudansky said.
“These towers in [New York City] are specifically engineered to sustain extremely high winds, well above what they are likely to experience during a severe weather event,” Rudansky said.
New York City’s building codes include specific requirements for considering “wind load” when buildings are designed. Rather than a single wind speed that skyscrapers must be designed to withstand, engineers use equations that incorporate a number of factors to calculate minimum wind load requirements that must be included in a building’s design.
“While there are a number of factors to consider, it is generally true that the taller the building, the more stringent the requirement,” Rudansky said.
Separate from the wind requirements, New York City implemented new provisions after the 9/11 terror attacks to prevent a full building collapse in the occurrence of an extreme event. Towers built after the new requirements went into effect contain structural elements that strengthen the overall resiliency of the building should a key structural element fail, according to the Department of Buildings.
During severe storms, the Department of Buildings is primarily concerned about buildings that haven’t been properly maintained, regardless of their height. Buildings that have fallen into disrepair over the years or have other preexisting structural issues are more likely to be damaged or destroyed – even during less severe storms.
This wreckage often comes in the form of facade collapses, roof collapses and other structural damage. One of the many memorable images of destruction from Superstorm Sandy in 2012 was of a four-story building in Manhattan that suffered a facade collapse, exposing the rooms inside.
During Superstorm Sandy, older one-story buildings with lighter frames suffered the most severe structural damage, according to a report from New York City’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency. High-rise buildings generally did not experience as much structural damage as smaller buildings, the report found.
Ten years ago, when Superstorm Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey, its maximum wind speed was 80 mph, equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Sandy had weakened by the time it reached the Northeast from the Caribbean, exemplifying why it’s less likely for a Category 4 or Category 5 hurricane to hit the New York City area.
“It is very hard for hurricanes to head up into the northern latitudes where we are while maintaining themselves as a purely tropical system,” said Cruz. “It is possible, but a lot has to happen perfectly.”
Like Sandy, most hurricanes that travel up toward the Northeast end up becoming a hybrid storm as they collide with colder air, according to Cruz. They typically become classified as “extratropical cyclones” rather than hurricanes.
“The difference between hurricanes and extratropical cyclones is their source of power. Hurricanes use the very warm waters of the tropics to act as a heat engine of sorts,” Cruz said. “Extratropical cyclones use the clash between hot air to the south and cold air to the north and aloft to create their power.”
Most hurricanes that head north along the East Coast eventually curve out east to the Atlantic Ocean before reaching New York, according to the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency report. Sandy was different. It encountered two other weather systems along the way, which helped create the “superstorm” it became known as, and steered it west toward the New York City area, the report said.
When Sandy made landfall, its tropical storm-force winds extended 1,000 miles – three times the size of a typical hurricane, according to the report.
“It was those winds, as well as the storm’s low pressure, that were responsible for its catastrophic storm surge,” the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency report said. “Because Sandy came at the coast of New York at a perpendicular angle, its counterclockwise onshore winds drove the surge—and the surge’s large, battering waves—directly into the city’s coastline.”
Although Sandy wasn’t the strongest storm in New York City’s history in terms of wind speeds, its size and its destruction were unprecedented, resulting in an estimated $19 billion in damages to the area, according to the Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency report.
The strongest hurricane on record to hit near New York City was the Great New England Hurricane of 1938, according to Cruz. The “Long Island Express Hurricane,” as it’s known locally, made landfall in Bellport on Long Island as a Category 3 storm with winds of 120 mph.
Although New York hasn’t been hit by a stronger hurricane since the Great New England Hurricane, Cruz warned that it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility.
“Just because we do not see anything written in the history books of a Category 5 hurricane making its way into the tri-state region, does not mean we will not get one,” Cruz said. “We know the waters of the ocean are warming up as a result of climate change and that in turn will increase the opportunity for more intense tropical cyclones down the road.” | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/could-a-hurricane-destroy-a-new-york-city-skyscraper/ | 2022-10-29 16:11:39 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/could-a-hurricane-destroy-a-new-york-city-skyscraper/ |
NEW YORK, June 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Microvast Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVST, MVSTW) resulting from allegations that Microvast may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On May 22, 2023, Reuters reported that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) canceled a $200M grant to lithium battery manufacturer, Microvast Holdings, Inc., citing lawmakers' concerns over the Company's alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party. Microvast has been in talks with the DoE over the grant to help build a plant in Tennessee to support its work with General Motors developing specialized electric vehicle batteries.
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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the poster presentation of its novel, orally administered 4th generation EGFR-TKI 'JIN-A02' at the 2022 edition of the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO 2022) held in Paris, France from 9th to 13th September.
Even though EGFR-TKI have improved treatment outcomes of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC, resistance inevitably emerges with disease progression and often with CNS metastasis. C797S mutation is one of the most common on-target resistance mutation after the use of 3rd generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. 'JIN-A02' is a novel 4th generation EGFR-TKI, which is highly selective and potent against C797S double and triple mutations, with high BBB penetrance and intracranial efficacy.
Key data highlighted during this poster event was the high potency of JIN-A02 against both cis and trans isomers of C797S mutation. This allelic context in which C797S is acquired, the cis and trans isomers, have grave implications for treatment. This is especially so when C797S positive cells are in cis form together with T790M mutation, because in such situations, there are no available treatments.
Also highlighted is the inhibition of EGFR autophosphorylation by JIN-A02, in a time- and dose-dependent manner in in-vivo xenograft models with both double and triple C797S mutations.
J INTS BIO believes that JIN-A02 will be a game changer in the treatment of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC harboring C797S double or triple mutations, both in cis and trans forms, and it remains on track to begin the Phase I/IIa clinical study for JIN-A02 before the end of this year.
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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The Coconino Community College cross country program is having unprecedented success this season.
That’s partially because the Comets are in just their second year and first with enough runners to score at meets, but also because the group has inserted itself into the national conversation at the NJCAA level. Now they have their one meet at the national level to finish the season.
Checking out Coconino Community College cross country practice today. CCC is going to be competing at the national meet for the first time next weekend pic.twitter.com/pR4GhUTHuS
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As of this week’s rankings, the women are slotted fifth in the nation -- a program-best ranking -- while the men are listed at No. 23 after earning a top-25 ranking for the first time in their own short history.
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These rankings come off a tremendous finish at the NJCAA Region I and ACCAC championship meets in Coolidge on Saturday. The women finished second overall, just behind national power Mesa, with top runner Hayley Burns claiming the individual gold with a 5K time of 18:03.7. The men took third as a team, behind Mesa and Paradise Valley, and Damien Clark led the way with a 16th-place result overall at an 8K time of 28:17.0.
Last year the Comets didn't have enough athletes to score as a team. To go from a few individuals hoping to build a quality program to nationally ranked men’s and women’s squads has been a rewarding journey, Comets coach Craig Hunt said.
“The season’s been amazing, especially when you compare it from last year to this year and having a team that’s twice the size and scoring. They interact more and the culture is building, and it’s even better than we could have imagined, so we want to keep that going into the next few years,” he said.
He added: “I think it’s really cool because it’s just the second year and we’re already having a lot of improvement. Last year there wasn’t even a scoring team, and now we’re fifth nationally in such a short time."
The process started two years ago when the Comets were just a fledgling program. Hunt and the staff knew there was local talent they could draw from, and some solid recruits made their way to campus.
Hunt, however, didn’t expect quite this level of running so soon.
“I think for me and the coaching staff, we knew as soon as we had the commitments, before we even had the whole team at practice,” Hunt said. “Their PRs showed us we could contend, and we knew we could get nationally ranked, just not how high. We kind of kept that to ourselves until we actually raced and put some things together, but it opened the team’s eyes to what we could accomplish.”
The breakthrough, the runners believe, came during the Mesa College XC Jamboree at the start of October. The women finished third in the competitive field, and the men placed fifth. Burns was the victor, beating defending national runner-up Kate Brockman and registering a school-record 17:53.4 5K in doing so. The women reached the No. 7 spot in the national rankings, then their best in school history.
Both teams, contending with some of the best squads on the West Coast, felt that was the moment they truly were on the map nationally.
“Once we were ranked seventh, it was kind of surprising to us. But then from there on I think it started building and that we could really do this,” Burns said.
“After the Mesa Jamboree, where we beat Phoenix College, I think we started realizing it there too on the men’s side,” Clark added.
Now, after some regional success, the next step to end the season is the NJCAA championship meet in Tallahassee on Nov. 12. Both teams qualified and are hoping to keep pushing the program forward with solid results.
Even getting to this point is an accomplishment for the Comets. But Hunt believes the group is capable of finishing well, too.
“Being in our second season, just having a scoring squad at nationals is a successful season. We’ve proven that we can do that, and I think the women, on their best day, can finish on the podium. The men, on their best day, I think they can crack into the top-15. Any of that is above and beyond any expectations we had a couple years ago building this program,” he said.
There will be plenty of returning runners next season, with many freshmen on the team. Performing well could be a recruiting tool to keep getting more quality runners to Coconino Community College. That’s in the back of the current team’s minds, but they also want to show just what this year’s group has.
“I think that was the goal at the beginning. It’s something we can do, and for next year I think it will keep getting even better if people see how we do there,” Clark said. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/ccc-cross-country-reaches-nationals-shows-promise-in-second-season/article_505ab976-5b9e-11ed-bc3a-57366d999a38.html | 2022-11-04 02:39:16 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/ccc-cross-country-reaches-nationals-shows-promise-in-second-season/article_505ab976-5b9e-11ed-bc3a-57366d999a38.html |
CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries warned on Sunday Israeli actions in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank could worsen regional turmoil, as violence surges between Israel and the Palestinians.
The meeting in Cairo was hosted by the Arab League and attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt, Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas along with many foreign ministers and senior officials.
The high-level gathering came amid one of the deadliest periods of fighting in years in Jerusalem and the neighboring Israeli-occupied territory. Forty-five Palestinians have been killed so far this year, according to a count by The Associated Press. Palestinians have killed 10 people on the Israeli side during that time.
Speakers at the meeting condemned Israel’s “unilateral measures” in Jerusalem and the West Bank in statements, including home demolitions and expanding settlements.
They also condemned visits by Israeli officials to the city’s contested holy site, which is sacred to both Jews and Muslims and has often been the epicenter of Israeli-Palestinian unrest.
There was no immediate comment from Israel’s government.
The officials also voiced support for Jordan’s role as custodian of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam. The mosque is built on a hilltop in Jerusalem’s Old City that is the most sacred site for Jews, who refer to it as the Temple Mount because it was the site of the Jewish temples in antiquity.
Since Israel captured the site in the 1967 Mideast War, Jews have been allowed to visit but not pray there. Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its undivided capital, while the Palestinians seek east Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.
Calling Jerusalem “the backbone of the Palestinian cause,” el-Sissi warned of dire repercussions of any Israeli move to change the status quo of the holy site, saying they would “negatively impact” future negotiations to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He said such measures would impede the long-sought after two-state solution to the conflict, which would leave “both parties and the whole Middle East with difficult and grave options.”
El-Sissi, whose country was the first Arab nation to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, called on the international community to “reinforce the two-state solution and create conducive conditions for the resumption of the peace process.”
King Abdullah II also called for Israel to cease its violations and incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
“The region cannot live in peace, stability, and prosperity without any progress made on the Palestinian cause,” he warned.
Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, the secretary-general of the pan-Arab organization, also warned that attempts to partition the Al-Aqsa Mosque and obliterate its Arab and Islamic identity “would fuel endless unrest and violence.”
Abbas, the Palestinian president, said his administration would resort to the United Nations and its agencies and demand a resolution to protect the two-state solution to the conflict.
“The State of Palestine will continue going to international courts and organizations to protect our people’s legitimate rights,” he said.
The ongoing bout of violence has put the region on edge. Last month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian, Israeli and Palestinian leaders and urged them to ease tensions.
Israel is run by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right government. Many politicians in Netanyahu’s administration oppose Palestinian independence.
Sunday’s meeting in Cairo issued a final statement that condemned what it called “Israeli’s systemic policy” that aims at “distorting and changing” Jerusalem’s “Arab and Islamic culture and identity.”
The communique also urged the International Criminal Court to pursue its investigation and hold those responsible for Israel’s alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity accountable. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-arab-leaders-condemn-israeli-actions-in-jerusalem-west-bank/ | 2023-02-12 23:48:53 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-arab-leaders-condemn-israeli-actions-in-jerusalem-west-bank/ |
MLK Day is trending unsettled but we should be able to hold most of the rain off until late in the day. Expect mostly cloudy to overcast skies for the Freedom March with a chance for showers developing closer to the evening commute. More widespread rain will develop Monday evening into early Tuesday morning. Highs will reach the low 50s Monday, top out around 60° Tuesday and repeat that pattern Wednesday into Thursday with another round of showers and the potential for heavy rain midweek.
MLK Day Showers Hold off until Late Monday
Unsettled but Above Normal Weather through Midweek
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With suspect in custody, spotlight returns to 1988 bombing
The announcement Sunday that a Libyan man suspected in the 1988 bombing of a passenger jet has been taken into U.S. custody put the spotlight back on the notorious terrorist attack and longstanding efforts to pursue those responsible.
The suspect, Abu Agela Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, is accused of building the bomb that destroyed a Pam Am flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. The attack killed all 259 people aboard the plane and 11 on the ground. The majority of those killed were Americans.
Thirty-four years later, the public's memories of the attack have largely faded, despite developments in the case that have intermittently returned it to the headlines. Here's a look back:
How did the Lockerbie attack happen?
On Dec. 21, 1988, a bomb planted aboard Pam Am Flight 103 exploded less than half an hour after the jet departed London's Heathrow airport, bound for New York.
The attack destroyed the jet, which was carrying citizens of 21 countries. Among the victims were 190 Americans. They included 35 students from Syracuse University in upstate New York who were flying home after a semester abroad. To this day, the bombing remains the deadliest terrorist attack ever carried out on British soil.
Investigators soon tied the bombing to Libya, whose government had engaged in long-running hostilities with the U.S. and other Western governments. About two years before the attack, Libya was blamed for the bombing of a Berlin disco that killed three, including two U.S. soldiers, and injured dozens of others.
Who was held responsible?
In 1991, the U.S. charged two Libyan intelligence officers with planting the bomb aboard the jet. But the country's leader, Col. Moammar Gadhafi, refused to turn them over. After long negotiations, Libya agreed in 1999 to surrender them for prosecution by a panel of Scottish judges sitting in the Netherlands.
One of the men, Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi, was convicted and given a life sentence. The other, Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, was found not guilty. Scottish officials released Al-Megrahi on humanitarian grounds in 2009 after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died in Libya in 2012.
The families of those killed, meanwhile, brought suit against the Libyan government, demanding they be held accountable. In 2003, Libya agreed to a settlement, formally accepting responsibility for the bombing, renouncing terrorism and paying compensation to the families.
Despite a rapprochement with the U.S. government, the pursuit of others responsible for the bombing largely stalled, until after Ghadafi was ousted from power in 2011.
What led investigators to Masud?
After Ghadafi's fall, Masud, a longtime explosives expert for the country's intelligence service, was taken into custody by Libyan law enforcement. In 2017, U.S. officials received a copy of an interview with Masud done by Libyan authorities soon after his arrest.
In that interview, U.S. officials said, Masud admitted to building the bomb used in the Pan Am attack and working with the two men charged earlier to plant it on the plane. He said the operation had been ordered by Libyan intelligence and that Ghadafi had thanked him and others after the attack, according to an FBI affidavit.
In late 2020, the U.S. Justice Department announced charges against Masud. With Masud in Libyan custody, though, his prosecution remained largely theoretical. U.S. and Scottish officials pledged to work for his extradition, so that he could be tried.
It was not clear Sunday how Masud was taken into U.S. custody. He would be the first to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution of the attack. | https://www.wmur.com/article/pan-am-1988-bombing-suspect-in-custody/42209093 | 2022-12-11 20:39:43 | 1 | https://www.wmur.com/article/pan-am-1988-bombing-suspect-in-custody/42209093 |
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, April 6, 2023
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
04-08-11-15-18-33, Doubler: N
(four, eight, eleven, fifteen, eighteen, thirty-three; Doubler: N)
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
04-08-11-15-18-33, Doubler: N
(four, eight, eleven, fifteen, eighteen, thirty-three; Doubler: N)
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Police fatally shoot man holding a realistic looking pellet gun
Iowa police were responding to reports that the man was waiving a gun around outside of an ice cream shop
A man who was shot and killed by Waterloo officers over the weekend was holding a realistic-looking pellet gun during the confrontation, police said Monday.
Michael Ahrens, 32, died at an Iowa City hospital after being shot by police in Waterloo on Saturday afternoon, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reported. Investigators said the incident began when Waterloo police responded to reports of a man waving a gun around at an ice cream shop and encountered what appeared to be an armed man walking along a road.
Police said the man, later identified as Ahrens, refused orders to drop the gun and was shot with a bean bag round to try to subdue him. He then pointed the gun he was holding at officers, who shot him, investigators said. Ahrens was shot twice, the Iowa Department of Public Safety said in a release Monday, and was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to the Iowa City hospital, where he died.
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The weapon Ahrens was holding turned out to be an air-soft gun designed to look like real pistol, authorities said.
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Meet Roland Pollard and his daughter Jayden. You may not recognize them just sitting in their living room, but nearly 7 million people recognize them from TikTok as the cheer-stunting father and daughter duo.
The two have done stunts since she was a baby, but people discovered them during the pandemic.
"It was really a dark time turned into a lot of joy," Jayden’s father Roland Pollard said.
Roland wanted to share their joy and like he was doing with his daughter lift others up.
"My biggest thing was a father sharing a relationship with his daughter in an organic way,” Pollard said. “I was going to do it regardless, but people liked seeing it so I started posting more and more and more. Then people started sharing and we went viral for more and more things."
When asked why she likes stunting his daughter Jayden said, "It's fun."
Like sticking a stunt being a viral sensation has been fun and lucrative
"Tons of opportunity. What comes about is brand partnerships. As you grow your channel brands would like to get on that channel as well," Pollard continued.
But with fame also comes a downside. You must deal with the negative social media comments.
Although Pollard was a competitive cheer coach for 13 years still people questioned him.
"The number one thing we used to get is ‘Oh you're stunting and you are going to drop your daughter one day’,” Pollard said. “No, I'm not. I'm not going to drop my daughter."
Even though his daughter said it’s not scary Pollard’s parenting came into question when he posted videos of Jayden still doing stunts while crying.
"It doesn't bother me at this point,” Pollard said. “It was very hard at first because I wanted so badly for people to understand, hey you don't know the full picture. You only saw a snippet of that day. You saw 60 seconds of a 30-minute stunt session."
Pollard was able to flip the script on cyberbullies.
"I'm just sitting there reading comments eating popcorn like oh that's a good one,” Pollard said. “Then my views just keep going up and up and up and my follower count. So, a lot of that 6.9 million came from me exploiting others who were sending hate my way."
TikTok’s future is uncertain with Montana becoming the first state to recently ban it.
Roland is watching to see what happens.
"Maybe there are going to be more regulations,” Pollard said. “I don't think it's going to be completely wiped out. I could be 100 percent wrong. If it is wiped out okay adapt. What's next."
As a professional financial advisor, Pollard knows the ups and downs and needs to adapt.
"If TikTok stays legal as long as the platform is up we'll continue to grow but in a different way," Pollard said.
But still in a way that continues to share a beautiful father-daughter relationship that reaches much higher than a cheer stunt and deeper than social media likes.
"I know what it's like to have it up to 100 million views,” Pollard said. “I know what it's like to go viral and have thousands of people follow you a minute. I've already lived that and it's not where my source of joy comes from."
His joy comes from his family.
Pollard is married and he and his wife have two children. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/north-texas-family-that-became-viral-sensations-on-tiktok-share-social-media-the-ups-and-downs/3262036/ | 2023-05-24 02:43:47 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/north-texas-family-that-became-viral-sensations-on-tiktok-share-social-media-the-ups-and-downs/3262036/ |
VERONA, Italy, May 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VAPORESSO, a leading global vaping brand, presented its cutting-edge product lineup at the VAPITALY 2023 exhibition held at the Veronafiere Exhibition Center in Italy. Through its latest product lineup and the pre-launched new product, the VAPORESSO COSS, VAPORESSO demonstrates its dedication to producing cutting-edge vaping technology that meets the evolving needs of its customers.
During the exhibition, VAPORESSO teased an exclusive preview of its cutting-edge new product the COSS. The VAPORESSO COSS is aptly named after its "Convenient Operating, Smart Supplying" concept. It took three years of dedicated research and development to bring it to fruition. This revolutionary product concept employs multiple disruptive technologies, making it the first-ever solution to address the core pain points of open-system, closed-system, and disposable vaping products. Expected to hit the market in June, the VAPORESSO COSS ushers in a new product category in the industry, offering the ultimate convenience in operation and intelligent supply.
The company has also showcased its highly popular XROS Series and LUXE X Series, along with other products such as the TARGET and GEN series, demonstrating its dedication to producing cutting-edge vaping technology that meets the evolving needs of its customers. Featuring VAPORESSO's COREX Heating Tech, SSS Leak Resistant Tech, and equipped VAPORESSO AXON CHIP, both the LUXE XR MAX and XROS 3 NANO have attracted significant attention during the exhibition.
The LUXE XR MAX is the latest addition to the LUXE X family, which uses an ultra-high-density battery cell for the first time, providing a smaller form factor and longer battery life than comparable 80W POD MOD devices, enhancing the Direct-To-Lung (DTL) vaping experience. A new member of the XROS family, the XROS 3 NANO features a sleek, trendy design and is available in multiple different colors to suit individual styles.
VAPORESSO's theme for this exhibition is "We Care, We Dare, We Share," showcasing the brand's strong commitment to innovation and product excellence, and dedication to redefining the boundaries of the vaping industry and providing users with unparalleled experiences.
About VAPORESSO
VAPORESSO was created in 2015 and is dedicated to establishing a smoke-free world while raising the quality of life for its users. Based on its continuous innovation, strict quality control, and substantial commitment, VAPORESSO creates products that can fit all levels and styles of vapers.
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There have been more than 80 mass shootings in the U.S. so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. But gun violence isn’t just limited to mass shootings. Every day, hundreds of Americans are shot in murders, suicides, and more.
In Connecticut, there are some of the strongest gun laws in the U.S. Yet gun violence continues to rock communities across the state. While Governor Ned Lamont has put forward a comprehensive and ambitious gun safety agenda, Second Amendment groups are already pushing back. This hour, we examine the state of gun reform in Connecticut and at the federal level.
Plus, in the coming weeks, thousands of Nutmeggers — especially low income residents — are expected to lose Medicaid coverage if they don’t act soon.
GUESTS:
- Mark Pazniokas: Capitol Bureau Chief, CT Mirror
- Christine Stuart: Editor-in-Chief, CTNewsJunkie
- Chip Brownlee: Reporter, The Trace
- Sujata Srinivasan: Senior Health Reporter, Connecticut Public Radio
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Man plants tree in pothole after city didn’t fix it for a year
HOPEWELL, Va. (WTVR) – A Virginia man was so fed up with a pothole that was never fixed that he took matters into his own hands.
Josh Anderson said the pothole was about a foot deep – “big enough to plant a tree in it,” as one neighbor described it.
And that’s exactly what he did to draw attention to how badly the pothole needed to be fixed. He said he had been complaining about it for more than a year.
“Filled the back of the truck with dirt, dumped it in there and stuck the plant in there,” Anderson said.
He took a few pictures and posted it on a community Facebook page, where the likes started adding up.
However, the tree didn’t last long before city workers removed it – but they still didn’t fill the hole.
“I come back home from work and the tree was gone,” Anderson said. “So, I pulled up another tree and I planted it, put some lights on it.”
Pretty soon, a TikTok video about the tree in the pothole was getting attention.
“As many times as I went to ask to get it done and nothing’s been done about it, and as soon as I make a TikTok and put it on their webpage with a tree in it, within 24 hours, they had a crew out here fixing it,” Anderson said.
Other Hopewell residents said they wouldn’t be surprised to see more trees planted in potholes in the area, since it finally pushed the city to take action.
“I think we might see more trees planted around Hopewell out in the street,” resident Kevin Johnson said.
The city of Hopewell did not respond to a request for comment.
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We are sad to report that Grand Daddy I.U., a member of the iconic Juice Crew brought up during the golden era of Hip-Hop, has died unexpectantly at the age of 54.
As reported by AllHipHop, NY-based radio personality DJ Chuck Chillout was the first to break the news of his passing on social media.
Born in Hempstead, Long Island, NY in 1968, Grand Daddy I.U. (real name Ayub Bey) emerged as an associate of the iconic Juice Crew collective, along with other prolific MCs like Roxanne Chanté, Big Daddy Kane, and the late Biz Markie, who played a key role in signing him to Cold Chillin’ Records. His debut album, 1990’s Smooth Assassin, produced two Top 20 singles on the Billboard Rap Charts, including his biggest hit, “Sugar Free,” which peaked at #9.
He would release a total of four albums while also working behind the scenes. In addition to ghostwriting for Biz and Roxanne Chanté, he would also produce music for Das EFX, Ice-T, KRS-One, Heltah Skeltah, and more. He would also become a media personality in later years, interviewing several Hip-Hop figures on his social media.
May he rest in peace, and much love to his family.
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Don your explorer’s hat and rubber boots and hoist your bug net, the ABQ BioPark is seeking candidates for a full-time seasonal butterfly pavilion keeper at the Botanic Garden.
The right person for this position will “enjoy the delicate hands-on work of rearing butterflies and releasing them into the Butterfly Pavilion while educating guests about their life history and ecological importance,” the website stated.
Duties include: preparing the pavilion in the morning for visitors, rearing caterpillars, receiving and preparing pupae for emergence, releasing butterflies, keeping meticulous notes, interacting with guests and occasionally covering shifts in the Bugarium also located in the Botanical Garden.
Applicants must be at least 18 years or older and have a high school diploma or GED.
The candidate must be prepared to work outside in the heat, have an interest in biology — especially entomology, have attention to detail, be able to perform delicate hand work, have communication and customer service skills, be comfortable speaking with BioPark guests and have patience.
The position will begin in May and run through mid-October. It will be a 40 hours a week, including weekends, taking two days off during the week instead.
Applications must include a cover letter, résumé, contact information for three references and be sent to cabq@tryfacta.com by May 5. | https://www.abqjournal.com/2595735/cool-jobs-abq-biopark-seeks-butterfly-pavilion-keeper.html | 2023-05-04 18:23:46 | 1 | https://www.abqjournal.com/2595735/cool-jobs-abq-biopark-seeks-butterfly-pavilion-keeper.html |
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