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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Carla Pool arrived at Second Baptist Church on Broad Rock Boulevard and followed the purple arrows down the hallway to the Multi-Purpose Room. She and her mother were among the first to arrive for their Tuesday night class is South Richmond.
Pool and about 20 other Richmond-area residents were gathered for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards course on environmental advocacy. The participants hailed from all corners of the metro area, including Varina, the Museum District, Chesterfield County and the city’s East End and West End.
CBF’s Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards is their longest running adult education program, with free courses held in the spring and fall for “clean water advocates who want to take a more active role in saving the Bay.”
“I was impressed that the demographics of the class seemed to match the Richmond demographics as a whole,” Pool said. “And I was impressed at the level of community involvement of all of the participants.”
The remainder of the classes will cover climate equity, agriculture and environmental justice.
“We’ll start with the basics and by the end have you on the path to becoming a community leader and advocate in South Richmond and beyond,” CBF’s Virginia Grassroots Coordinator Gabby Troutman said in a news release. “This is an amazing opportunity to gain experience working on the most pressing issues facing Richmond while networking with key players in our region.”
The course is being funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund, according to the release.
In addition to the learning sessions, participants get to take a boat trip on the James River and partake in a discussion with Virginia Sen. Jennifer McClellan.
“I think it’s really important to teach people about the impacts that the history of Richmond is having on today’s society,” Troutman said. “I think a lot of people go about their lives and may notice things like, ‘Wow, it seems really hot today.’ But they may not make the connection between that and the fact that they are living in an area of the city that maybe doesn’t have much tree coverage.”
Tree coverage and heat islands were among the topics discussed during Tuesday’s session about climate equity. Unlike courses held in other parts of the state, participants were able to learn more about topics that impact an urban environment. David Sale, who works in Richmond’s Office of Sustainability, did a presentation on RVAgreen 2050, Richmond’s climate action plan.
“It was sort of born on the fact that we know that climate change is already happening,” Sale said. “Maybe decades ago, we thought of climate change as this far-out concept that we wouldn’t have to address for 50 or 100 years, and now, you know, it’s already happening.”
RVAgreen 2050 is an equity-centered initiative to increase climate action and resilience. The initiative outlines 49 different strategies for the city to manage climate change. For many of the attendees, tree coverage and heat islands were an important issue. The class also covered the history of racial segregation and redlining.
“In Richmond, lower-income populations and communities of color, for example, are more likely to live in areas with less green space,” Sale explained, “which means when it gets hot out, there’s less shade and it’s more dangerous to be outside in the heat and respiratory issues can become more likely.”
Pool, a Varina resident, said she was surprised about the things she’d learned that she wasn’t aware of, like the increased flooding threatening the Chesapeake Bay. She also said many people had come with projects in mind that they wanted to implement to help those issues.
“I thought that it was really cool that people came prepared with agendas,” she said, “and this class, hopefully, will help them to be empowered to implement them.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Class-teaches-techniques-to-protect-bay-green-17205219.php | 2022-05-28 13:23:28 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Class-teaches-techniques-to-protect-bay-green-17205219.php |
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(NewsNation) — Newly obtained videos and reports involving military police officer Denisha Montgomery offer a fragmented look at an altercation that happened weeks before her death and the conclusions military officials drew from it.
Montgomery, a 27-year-old mother of three, was found dead in her barracks last August, from what officials have called a suicide. However, Montgomery’s family is demanding answers about her 2022 death, which occurred less than a month after the military police officer disclosed the altercation.
“We are coming for justice — know that,” the woman’s aunt, Tomeka Light, said. “We are coming for justice. We will get it one way and we are Denisha Montgomery Smith.”
NewsNation obtained three videos of Montgomery’s interaction with three other officers weeks before she died.
In the first cellphone video, Montgomery is shown seated in the front passenger’s seat during an argument with another woman in the car.
When Montgomery asks to be let out of the car, an officer in the back seat appears to put his arm around her neck.
“It hurt,” Montgomery’s father, Rodney Montgomery, said. “Knowing that I couldn’t be there to help her. It hurt.”
The vehicle is stopped in the second video as Denisha Montgomery is seen trying to get away —screaming, crying and pleading to be left alone.
“Get that f—— b—- back in the car,” one officer appears to yell.
In the third video, Denisha Montgomery is seen laying on the back seat across three seated officers. One of them, holding her down, appears to cover her mouth.
“I can’t breathe,” Denisha Montgomery shouts just before another officer could be heard saying “Bro, stop holding her like that.”
Light, a Purple Heart veteran, said the scene was all too familiar.
“It looked like another George Floyd incident, where she is hollering just like he was: ‘I can’t breathe,'” Light said.
According to the Army’s CID report, the officers in the car said they “could not provide an explanation for her actions” and had to “restrain” Denisha Montgomery when she “became belligerent” and “tried to exit the car several times while it was moving.” Ultimately, the Army said the other officers “did what they could to prevent her from harming herself.”
Denisha Montgomery’s family insists the videos are proof that she was assaulted.
“We need a congressional investigation into this,” said Lindsey Knapp, the Montgomery family’s attorney. “And we also need the FBI to look into this matter immediately because what we have is the military trying to police itself. We have military police officers assaulting Denisha in that vehicle, and then 21 days later she’s found dead.”
Assigned to the 139 Military Police Company at Fort Stewart, Denisha Montgomery was stationed overseas last summer in Wiesbaden, Germany, when she made a frantic video call to her family and asked them to record it.
It was July 19 and Denisha Montgomery had bruises and open wounds on her body.
“Look what they did to me,” she said on the recording.
During a 12-minute video call with her family, Montgomery said she went with a group of military police officers from her unit off-base to a water park. They had been drinking, she said, and the altercation happened on the car ride back.
“I ain’t never been so scared in my life,” she told her family. “I legit thought I was going to die in the car.”
In and out of tears on the call, Denisha Montgomery vowed to report the incident the next day.
“I’m telling them that I don’t want to be here no more,” she told her parents. “I’ll do whatever I have to do, Mom. … I don’t trust them. I don’t trust my leadership.”
Later, in a text message to her uncle, she wrote: “They told me if I report an assault, I’ll be charged with assault, too, because I mushed the female and bit the male that was choking me.”
Twenty-one days passed, and on Aug. 9, Denisha Montgomery was found dead in her barrack. That same day, the Army told her family that she took her own life by suffocation.
‘How do you suffocate yourself?’ Denisha Montgomery’s mother, Heather Montgomery, said. “How can you possibly suffocate yourself?”
Her father Rodney also doesn’t believe his daughter took her own life.
“No doubt in my mind,” he said. “I know my kid, man.”
Following a previous NewsNation report on Denisha Montgomery’s death, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote to the Army Criminal Investigative Division, saying the woman’s death raised “serious questions” and demanded “answers to Congress.”
Grassley pointed to discrepancies between Denisha Montgomery’s comments to her family and what they later heard from the Army’s Criminal Investigations Department.
Soon after, the Army played three videos for Denisha Montgomery’s family to show what transpired in the car, claiming there was no assault. That’s despite the fact the investigating officer in Germany stated in his report that Denisha was, in fact, assaulted.
The Army’s investigation report offered some additional insight into what led up to the altercation.
A German security guard at the waterpark told officials the group was fighting because one of the officers tried to kiss Denisha Montgomery — to the dismay of others in the group, according to the report.
The guard also stated that person raised his hand as if to slap Denisha Montgomery, but didn’t.
“I am hurt,” Light said. “I am angry. You failed my niece like you have failed other service members who have went through similar things.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/videos-show-altercation-weeks-before-service-members-death/ | 2023-01-26 17:26:15 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/videos-show-altercation-weeks-before-service-members-death/ |
EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMTA believes the current disciplinary action against Deshaun Watson for his predatory behavior in violation of the League's personal conduct policy doesn't go far enough. We strongly feel that any client- including professional athlete - who steps over the line to inappropriate touch should face serious legal consequences. This type of inaction by the NFL further perpetuates misconduct and abuse by athletes in the League.
Creating a safe workplace for all massage therapists and other professionals who are part of the athletes' care teams should be a priority for the NFL. Yet, the NFL continues to send the wrong message by not adhering to higher standards and professionalism. Inappropriate behavior without serious consequences creates real danger for professional massage therapists. Furthermore, 86% of licensed massage therapists are female and this level of inaction shows a profound lack of respect towards women and their safety.
Licensed massage therapists deserve more – they should feel respected and safe in their professional environment. AMTA had previously reached out to Roger Goodell asking for his support to help facilitate an environment where licensed massage therapists can practice massage therapy safely and professionally as part of the care team for NFL athletes across the League. We were greatly disappointed not to receive a direct response.
Massage therapy is an important recovery tool for NFL athletes, and science and research show that it can help with accelerating the healing and recovery process, preventing re-injury and long-term complications, along with reducing stress and pain. The blatant disregard for the trained licensed massage therapy professionals who are contributing to the success of athletes in the League is appalling.
Additionally, irresponsible remarks made by lawyers or in the media coverage put professional, licensed massage therapists at risk by condoning inappropriate conduct in a massage environment. It's dangerous to speak so cavalierly about massage therapy, and can give the wrong impression on what one should expect during a massage session.
AMTA strongly believes massage therapists deserve mutual respect, courtesy and professionalism at all times. And, massage therapists should never have to tolerate conduct outside the bounds of therapeutic massage therapy. We will continue to advocate for all massage therapists to receive a higher level of respect and support from the NFL to ensure that they can practice massage therapy in the safe, professional environment that they rightfully deserve.
"The NFL needs to take a more serious approach to protecting massage therapists who are an important part of athletes' care teams. Abuse and inappropriate conduct are never okay and we are very disappointed that the League has not made the safety of massage therapists who provide care for athletes a stronger priority." Michaele Colizza, National President of AMTA
The American Massage Therapy Association, the most trusted name in massage therapy, is the largest non-profit, professional association serving massage therapists, massage students and massage schools. The association is directed by volunteer leadership and fosters ongoing, direct member-involvement through its 51 chapters. AMTA works to advance the profession through ethics and standards, the promotion of fair and consistent licensing of massage therapists in all states, and public education on the benefits of massage. To find a qualified massage therapist in your area, please visit AMTA's Find a Massage Therapist Locator Service™.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The field at State Farm Stadium turned into a Super Bowl slip and slide.
With the surface seeming to get worse as the night wore on, players from both teams had a hard time keeping their footing on Sunday, leading several to change their cleats during a game that ended with the Kansas City Chiefs’ dramatic 38-35 comeback win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
“It was like playing on a water park,” Eagles left tackle Jordan Mailata said.
State Farm Stadium has a history of slippery fields.
Players complained about field conditions at the BCS National Championship between Oregon and Auburn in 2010. Same thing in the College Football Playoff title game between Alabama and Clemson in 2015. The Fiesta Bowl has had its share of grassy slipups as well.
The Super Bowl was no different — even after the NFL spent nearly two years preparing the field.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes slipped while trying to make a cut, but was able to gain a few more yards. Kansas City receiver Skyy Moore lost his footing on a jet sweep and running back Isiah Pacheco even slipped during his celebration after scoring a touchdown.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and tight end Dallas Goedert were among the players who changed cleats to get better traction.
“I changed my cleats and right before the second half wore the different ones,” Goedert said. “The second half, you know, the field was tearing up a little bit but, you know, once again, we’re playing on the same field as the Chiefs.”
It’s not the first time this season Kansas City has had footing problems at State Farm Stadium.
In their season opener against the Arizona Cardinals, the Chiefs had all kinds of trouble with the playing surface.
First-round pick Trent McDuffie, who had earned a starting job, injured his hamstring when he slipped and end up on injured reserve.
Kicker Harrison Butker also got injured when his plant foot slipped on a kickoff, forcing him to miss games and ultimately change his entire approach to kicking for the remainder of the season.
It happened again in the Super Bowl, though both teams felt the slippage.
“It’s not like we were playing on the on ice and they were playing on grass,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “We all had to play on it, we all have to figure out our shoes.”
The grass at State Farm Stadium is on a giant tray that is rolled in and out of the retractable roof stadium. The field sits out in the Arizona sun on warm days and is brought back inside when it gets cold.
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When it comes to honoring her fiancé, Jennifer Lopez just nailed it.
In a post shared by celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik, Jennifer's hand now has a new reminder of her romance with Ben Affleck—aside from her giant engagement ring that is.
As seen in the photo, the "Let's Get Loud" singer's nails feature a natural base-coat, a gold heart on her middle finger and a "J" initial paired with a "B" initial on her index finger.
Tom captioned the picture-perfect set, "If you know… then you know Jen and Ben forever #couplesgoals for the boss @jlo #nailsbytombachik."
Likely before these nails even had a second to dry, fans fled to the comment section to show some praise for this loved-up manicure.
One user wrote, "Bennifer forever!!!! I LOVE IT!!" Another chimed in, adding, "This is amazing."
And Jennifer isn't the only one who has honored her significant other with a spot on their nails. Just last week, Kim Kardashian shared her hot pink manicure on Instagram complete with a "P" initial made from crystals. Naturally, fans in her comment section pointed out that the sparkling letter was a sweet homage to Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson.
Back on J.Lo's hand, the Marry Me actress paired her new nails with her green diamond engagement ring—which Ben proposed to her with back in April. At the time, a source exclusively shared with E! News that the special green stone is Jennifer's "favorite-color diamond."
"Ben wanted the ring to be sentimental and put a lot of thought into it," the insider said.
As for how Jennifer feels about their next step forward? The source shared that "J.Lo is ecstatic and can't wait to be his wife," adding, "She believes it's true love and was meant to be."
Now after saying "yes" to the ring and a forever together, J. Lo has also said "yes" to an iconic manicure. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1332980/jennifer-lopez-nails-her-latest-manicure-with-her-and-ben-affleck-s-initials | 2022-06-01 01:48:44 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1332980/jennifer-lopez-nails-her-latest-manicure-with-her-and-ben-affleck-s-initials |
HOUSTON (AP)Third-string quarterback Kai Horton tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tyjae Spears in overtime to give Tulane a 27-24 victory over Houston on Friday night in an American Athletic Conference opener.
Bubba Baxa kicked a 36-yard field goal for Houston (2-3, 0-1) in the opening possession of overtime.
Horton forced overtime after leading a 75-yard, 11-play drive capped by his 3-yard touchdown shuffle pass to Tyrick James that tied the game 21-21 with 39 seconds remaining.
Horton, who entered having thrown just one pass this season, took over for Justin Ibieta after Tulane’s first series of offense. Horton completed 11 of 21 passes for 132 yards that included a 13-yard TD pass to Duece Watts early in the second quarter.
Spears finished with six catches for 85 yards and added 54 yards rushing on 14 carries.
Tulane (4-1, 1-0) jumped ahead 14-7 midway through the third quarter when Houston quarterback Clayton Tune dropped the ball while diving for extra yardage. Jadon Canady then scooped it up and ran untouched 57 yards into the end zone. It was the Green Wave’s first fumble return for a touchdown since Nov. 14, 2020 against Army.
Houston’s Brandon Campbell bullied into the end zone from the 1 that tied it 14-14 with 10:04 remaining. Tune completed a 41-yard pass to KeSean Carter before Campbell scored three plays later. Tune’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Nathaniel Dell gave the Cougars a 21-14 lead with 3:04 to play.
Tune was 22-of-33 passing for 208 yards with two touchdown passes.
Tulane last won at Houston on Nov. 8, 2014.
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Even in a midterm marked by misinformation, conspiracy theories and false or misleading attacks, nobody does it like Donald Trump.
Many of the inaccuracies were repeat offenses for Trump and consistent with his exhaustively documented record of dispensing with the truth. But lately his speeches have also become a clearinghouse for the vast array of rumors, memes and myths that spread in right-wing media and fill up many other Republicans’ campaign speeches and ads.
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For his part, Trump indicated he’s fully aware of how many of his statements haven’t stood up to fact-checking. “If I say anything that’s slightly wrong, they’ll challenge what I say,” he said of the press at the Iowa rally.
The Post provided Trump’s team with a full list of the inaccurate statements and requested any additional substantiation. After the requested amount of time to review, spokesman Taylor Budowich did not dispute any specific items in the analysis.
“The Left is failing in every way imaginable, so The Washington Post is clearly and desperately trying to run interference with some sham fact check,” he said in a statement. “It’s embarrassing, but unsurprising.”
At Trump’s signature rallies this summer and fall, the barrage of misinformation begins before the former president takes the stage. Attendees filing in to take their seats have been routinely met with a prepackaged video quoting Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and others falsely suggesting that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was the fault of the FBI or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), rather than a riot of Trump supporters encouraged by the former president.
Trump’s speeches have lately returned to his roots with a heavy emphasis on immigration and the border, syncing up with the focus of many Republican ads this cycle.
“It was just revealed that this September set yet another all-time record high in illegal border crossings, with a quarter of a million illegal alien migrants trespassing,” Trump said in Iowa. In fact, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported apprehending 227,000 migrants in September, but it wasn’t a record: The tallies in May and April were higher. Trump predicted illegal crossings would rise to 10 million, which would more than quadruple the 2.4 million reported in the last fiscal year.
The government’s figures are for people who were caught, whereas Trump’s speech made it sound like they were succeeding in entering the country. “Biden and the radical Democrats do nothing at all to stop the death and devastation caused by this invasion into our country,” Trump said.
His account of immigration then became his basis for describing a crime wave sweeping the nation, transitioning to another core Republican campaign theme. He rattled off a series of heinous crimes allegedly committed by people who were not authorized to be in the country.
Details of the incidents were embellished. A man stabbed in a crowded hotel room became left for dead at the scene. The suspect in a Pennsylvania stabbing has not been identified as an unauthorized immigrant. A man recently sentenced for stabbing a New York cop and shooting two others in fact did so in 2020, when Trump was president.
Stories about “an innocent 41-year-old father” shot “in the head at point blank range” and “large packs of sadistic criminals and thieves … allowed to go into stores and openly rob them, beat up their workers, kill their customers, and leave with armloads of goods but with no retribution” could not be found.
Trump then branched out into street crime more generally, conjuring up an out-of-control, dangerous world. “You can’t walk down a sidewalk in Chicago,” Trump said in Iowa. “Get hit over the head with a baseball bat from behind.” Chicago police have said shootings and killings are lower in 2022 than the preceding two years.
Crime did rise nationally during 2020, Trump’s last year in office, but more recent national data was not available. Even with recent increases, violent crime remains a third or more lower than the high rates of the early 1990s, according to FBI statistics. Perceptions of crime, however, have risen, driven by a jump among Republicans.
Trump played into those fears, falsely suggesting that crime is at record levels. “Nobody’s ever seen anything like what’s happening now,” he said. In Pennsylvania on Saturday, he specified that crime in that state had surged to record levels, a claim that is not supported by FBI data.
In addition to Chicago, Trump also singled out New York, by way of attacking the state’s attorney general, who has accused his company of financial fraud. Trump calls the attorney general, Letitia James, “racist” and “Peekaboo” without explanation and faults her for presiding over “murders, robberies, rape and drugs at levels never seen.” The most recent statewide data, from 2021, show rapes and robberies were up in New York but not at record highs.
In addition to blaming crime on immigrants, Trump faulted lack of support for police. “If a policeman speaks a little bit loudly, he loses his family, he loses his house, he loses his pension,” Trump said. He also described people whose “lives would be destroyed for the mere mention of the words law enforcement.” No evidence of this happening could be found.
Trump also railed against drug cartels, saying in both speeches that their revenue has skyrocketed by 2,500 percent to $13 billion, an estimate that appears to come from a retired Texas police officer in a podcast interview with the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates for restrictions on immigration. He also claimed drug dealers kill an average of 500 Americans, which appears to be a reduction from his own earlier estimates in the thousands that could not be substantiated.
Trump has called for executing drug dealers, saying he drew inspiration from the criminal systems in China and Singapore, which have authoritarian governments. When he repeated that demand in Pennsylvania on Saturday, the crowd applauded.
Turning to inflation and the economy — to round out Republicans’ third common campaign theme — Trump exaggerated price increases for bacon, ham, Thanksgiving turkeys and airfare. He falsely warned of an imminent diesel shortage, which relies on a misrepresentation of industry stockpiles.
“We are a nation whose economy is collapsing into a cesspool of ruin,” Trump said in both speeches.
In Trump’s telling, all the reversals of fortune since he left office trace to his biggest lie of all. “The election was rigged and stolen and now our country is being destroyed,” he said. In both speeches, Trump falsely claimed the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had ruled that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.” In fact, in a case brought by the Republican National Committee, the court said undated mail-in ballots should not be counted, even if they arrive before Election Day. Dozens of other Republican legal challenges to the results of the 2020 election were thrown out by the courts, often by judges appointed by Trump.
Trump broadened his false claim to include other states, perhaps referring to post-election audits, which failed to prove the results were fraudulent, or a Wisconsin court decision eliminating ballot drop boxes. “Wisconsin, so many states are now finding it,” he said in Iowa. “This thing was rigged.”
Trump also blamed his defeat on “the censorship of the Biden family corruption story,” a reference to a social media network’s suppression of a New York Post story before the election about files allegedly from Hunter Biden’s laptop. In Trump’s version of events, “The FBI went to Facebook and they said, ‘Oh, this is Russian disinfo, don’t do anything.’ ”
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a recent podcast interview that the FBI warned Facebook officials about Russian propaganda in general but not the Biden story specifically. Still, the suggestion that the government — under the Trump administration — forced companies to censor the story has become a widespread right-wing talking point and a likely target for congressional investigators if Republicans win the House.
Trump further claimed that the suppression of the laptop story cost him “17 points” in the election. It’s not clear where he derived this estimate.
In Pennsylvania, Trump falsely suggested that right-wing activists Catherine Engelbrecht and Gregg Phillips were being jailed for finding fraud in the 2020 election. Their allegations about ballot-stuffing, portrayed in the movie “2,000 Mules,” have been widely discredited, and they were in fact jailed for contempt of court after refusing to identify an alleged informant. Trump also repeated the falsehood that Jan. 6 defendants have been treated differently than other people charged with crimes and that no one was prosecuted for the unrest in the summer of 2020. There have been more than 300 federal prosecutions related to the 2020 protests.
Trump’s ongoing lies about the 2020 election have raised concerns among some Republican operatives that he could be discouraging his supporters from voting, as many blame him for doing in the Georgia Senate runoffs won by Democrats in 2021. In the Iowa and Pennsylvania speeches, Trump repeated his call for his supporters to vote in person on Election Day, falsely suggesting it was more secure. The instruction could complicate Republican get-out-the-vote efforts and lead some voters to miss the chance to cast their ballot if they get stuck in line or can’t make it to the polls Tuesday.
Trump did not address the break-in at Pelosi’s house in which a man who posted right-wing conspiracy theories online has been charged with attacking her husband. Nor did he alter his standard speech, which vows, “We’re going to end crazy Nancy Pelosi’s political career.” In an earlier radio interview, Trump gave credence to a false conspiracy theory that the attack wasn’t really a break-in.
Trump’s speeches concluded with a summation of his case that everything was better when he was president and a promise to return to that former glory. “We are not going to allow this horror to continue,” Trump said at both rallies. “Two years ago, we were a great nation, and we will soon be a great nation again.”
For many of his fans in the crowd, that message was exactly what they came to hear.
“Everything was good when he was in,” Marvin Berger of Sheldon, Iowa, said before Thursday’s speech. “Now everything’s turned to s---.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/07/trump-falsehoods-lies-speeches/ | 2022-11-07 11:28:01 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/07/trump-falsehoods-lies-speeches/ |
We are kicking off Thursday with temperatures in the 60s and 70s along with mostly cloudy skies. There are patches of fog, causing poor visibility, but conditions will improve later this morning.
Clouds will hold on tight going into the afternoon with temperatures rising into the 80s. It will continue to be humid as dewpoints remain in the 60s and 70s. Winds from the southeast will be light.
However, the dry weather will not last long. We will be watching as isolated showers and thunderstorms start to fire up late this afternoon and into the evening north of I-90. A band of showers and storms will then arrive later tonight, sweeping south across the Coulee Region. The good news is that severe weather is not expected, but we will be subjected to heavy rain. | https://www.wxow.com/weather/forecast/warm-muggy-thursday-with-a-chance-of-afternoon-showers-thunderstorms/article_f4d405ba-fdda-11ec-9216-275b6d088bc3.html | 2022-07-07 13:36:37 | 0 | https://www.wxow.com/weather/forecast/warm-muggy-thursday-with-a-chance-of-afternoon-showers-thunderstorms/article_f4d405ba-fdda-11ec-9216-275b6d088bc3.html |
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Newly released dashcam video shows a semi driver slamming into a Michigan State Police trooper.
The truck driver charged is set to appear in court on Wednesday, while the trooper remains off the job recovering.
Just before 8 a.m. on April 8, the semi was eastbound on I-94 near Lawrence, in southwest Michigan. The video from the semi’s dashcam shows the vehicle drifting from side to side in the lane.
Easton Norby-Varclac, a 24-year-old from Virginia, was the driver of the semi. The video shows Michigan State Police Trooper Cole Knaup parked in the right lane, blocking it after an earlier crash.
The semi, going nearly 75 miles an hour, starts to veer out of the right lane as it approaches the trooper’s vehicle.
At the last second, the trooper tries to get out of the way before being hit by the semi.
“It’s a miracle that he survived,” 5th District MSP Public Information Officer Duwayne Robinson said.
First responders freed Knaup from his vehicle and took him to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a concussion. He also suffered cuts and bruises.
“We are very happy that wasn’t a fatal crash,” Robinson said. “It likely could have been one very easily. But thank God he was able to survive it with just the injuries he did have.”
Police photos captured the scene after the collision:
It’s been nearly three weeks now, and Knaup hasn’t returned to work.
“It was a very traumatic ordeal that he went through,” Robinson said. “So, he’s obviously at home, not only healing physically, but also mentally just trying to get a grasp of everything that transpired, as well as his family.”
Robinson said police are not rushing Knaup back to work.
“These things take time,” Robinson said. “When he’s ready, he’ll return, and we’ll welcome him.”
Norby-Varclac remains in Van Buren County Jail. He has been charged with two felonies, including reckless driving causing serious impairment of a bodily function, and failure to yield to an emergency responder causing injury. Bond was set at $100,000 cash or surety.
Robinson said these tragedies happen to police more than you’d think. On May 6, MSP is taking part in a “Move Over” campaign to shine light on the issue.
Robinson said the goal is to show “how important it is to give a lane when you approach an emergency vehicle and to slow down.”
“Bringing attention to it will highlight the importance of the safety for those of us that are out there in our positions charged with keeping the public safe and keeping traffic moving safely day in and day out,” Robinson said.
The “Move Over” campaign is also in honor of Trooper Rick Johnson, who was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-94 in Van Buren County back in May of 2000.
“As law enforcement officers, we know that these things happen,” Robinson said. “Way more than the general public knows. That’s because we’re out patrolling the roads and policing crashes all the time.” | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/nexstar/watch-semi-truck-crashes-into-michigan-troopers-cruiser/ | 2022-04-27 15:24:40 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/nexstar/watch-semi-truck-crashes-into-michigan-troopers-cruiser/ |
- Federal prosecutors recommended Steve Bannon get six months in jail for defying a subpoena from the congressional probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
- They also sought a $200,000 fine for Bannon, who was a senior advisor in former President Donald Trump's White House.
- The DOJ recommended the maximum fine and top sentence under the federal guidelines range because of Bannon's consistent "bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt."
Federal prosecutors recommended Monday that former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon face six months in jail and a $200,000 fine for defying a subpoena from the congressional probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Bannon "has pursued a bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt" from "the moment" he was served the subpoena, the Justice Department wrote in a sentencing memorandum in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
The recommended jail term came in at the top end of the federal sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors said Bannon deserved the longer sentence "because a person could have shown no greater contempt than the Defendant did in his defiance of the Committee's subpoena." They also recommended the maximum fine.
Bannon is set to be sentenced Friday, one year to the day since the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a House select committee's subpoena for documents and testimony. Bannon was indicted in November on two criminal counts and convicted after a federal trial in July.
"The factual record in this case is replete with proof that with respect to the Committee's subpoena, the Defendant consistently acted in bad faith and with the purpose of frustrating the Committee's work," the prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.
The select committee sought Bannon's testimony as part of its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, when a violent mob of former President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Trump and many of his allies, including Bannon, falsely claimed for months before the riot that the election was rigged for President Joe Biden.
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Bannon's lawyers justified his refusal to comply with the subpoena by citing Trump's claims of executive privilege, which can allow a president to prevent the release of certain White House documents or communications. Prosecutors rejected that argument. In their latest court filing, they described it as merely "a cover for his contempt."
They also criticized Bannon, who hosts a right-wing online talk show, for disparaging members of the committee in the media. Prosecutors said his rhetorical attacks "confirm his bad faith."
Bannon is also refusing to provide financial information to probation officers, instead telling them that he would prefer to pay the maximum fine, the prosecutors alleged.
"So be it," they wrote.
Bannon's refusal to comply with the probe was "aimed at undermining the Committee's efforts to investigate an historic attack on government," the prosecutors wrote.
"The rioters who overran the Capitol on January 6 did not just attack a building—they assaulted the rule of law upon which this country was built and through which it endures. By flouting the Select Committee's subpoena and its authority, the Defendant exacerbated that assault," their memo said.
"Respect for the rule of law is essential to the functioning of the United States government and to preserving the freedom and good order this country has enjoyed for more than two centuries," prosecutors wrote. "The Defendant's bad-faith strategy of defiance and contempt deserves severe punishment." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/money-report/doj-seeks-6-months-in-jail-200000-fine-for-steve-bannon-for-contempt-of-congress/3098461/ | 2022-10-17 17:32:46 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/money-report/doj-seeks-6-months-in-jail-200000-fine-for-steve-bannon-for-contempt-of-congress/3098461/ |
ArcBest Announces Solid Third Quarter 2022 Results
Published: Nov. 1, 2022 at 5:00 AM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
Delivers Double-Digit Percentage Revenue Growth In Each Operating Segment; On Track To Deliver Record Annual Revenues in 2022
Third quarter 2022 revenue of $1.4 billion increased 33.0 percent over third quarter 2021.
Net income improved to $88.8 million, or $3.50 per diluted share. On a non-GAAP basis, third quarter 2022 net income was $96.4 million, or $3.80 per diluted share.
FORT SMITH, Ark., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leader in supply chain logistics, today reported third quarter 2022 revenue of $1.4 billion, an increase of $335.2 million compared to third quarter 2021. Each operating segment achieved double-digit percentage revenue growth over the prior year period. Third quarter 2022 results include the impact of the acquisition of MoLo Solutions, LLC ("MoLo"), which was completed in November 2021.
ArcBest's third quarter 2022 operating income was $115.8 million and net income was $88.8 million, or $3.50 per diluted share, compared to operating income of $87.6 million and net income of $63.7 million, or $2.38 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021.
Excluding certain items in both periods as identified in the attached reconciliation tables, third quarter non-GAAP operating income was $131.1 million, compared to $98.4 million in the prior-year period. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $96.4 million, or $3.80 per diluted share, compared to $70.9 million, or $2.65 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021.
"Our third quarter results reflect the benefits of our growth strategy and continue a track record of impressive performances as we bring our best-in-class approach to customers more efficiently and effectively every single day," said Judy R. McReynolds, ArcBest chairman, president and CEO. "Despite a more challenging economic environment, we continue to invest in our team, solutions and facilities. We remain focused on delivering for our customers to provide them the reliability, flexibility and sustainability they need in their supply chains. This year we are on track to deliver more than $5 billion in annual revenue for the first time in our hundred-year history. We are confident that future growth opportunities remain bright as we work to achieve our long-term financial targets."
Third Quarter Results of Operations Comparisons
Asset-Based
Third Quarter 2022 Versus Third Quarter 2021
Revenue of $791.5 million compared to $681.2 million, a per-day increase of 16.2 percent.
Total tonnage per day increase of 4.4 percent, including an increase of 1.9 percent in LTL-rated weight per shipment.
Total shipments per day increased 2.8 percent.
Total billed revenue per hundredweight increased 11.1 percent and was positively impacted by higher fuel surcharges. Revenue per hundredweight on LTL-rated business, excluding fuel surcharge, improved by a percentage in the high single digits.
Operating income of $109.3 million and an operating ratio of 86.2 percent compared to operating income of $83.6 million and an operating ratio of 87.7 percent. On a non-GAAP basis, operating income of $116.6 million and an operating ratio of 85.3 percent compared to operating income of $90.5 million and an operating ratio of 86.7 percent.
ArcBest's Asset-Based business continued its recent pattern of revenue growth as customer demand softened some but remained at a good level. Higher third quarter shipments and tonnage, combined with an increase in average weight per shipment, resulted in a revenue increase versus the same period last year. Following the robust year-over-year increase in third quarter 2021, current pricing levels remain solid and were enhanced by higher fuel surcharges. To facilitate continued growth, ABF Freight continues its successful actions to add personnel in key locations. Despite experiencing cost pressures across the network, ArcBest's Asset-Based business improved its third quarter profitability due to the collaborative efforts of all employees and the careful management of resources. Shippers are currently navigating a more challenging economic environment while seeking to return consistency to their supply chains. The equipment and network resources offered by ABF Freight, as part of a comprehensive set of ArcBest logistics solutions, are valued by customers which positions ArcBest for growth.
Asset-Light‡ Third Quarter 2022 Versus Third Quarter 2021 (including the results of MoLo)
Revenue of $604.5 million compared to $371.7 million, a per-day increase of 62.6 percent.
Operating income of $16.3 million compared to $11.5 million. On a non‑GAAP basis, operating income of $19.9 million compared to $12.4 million.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") of $21.8 million compared to $14.2 million, as detailed in the attached non-GAAP reconciliation tables.
Compared to the previous year, revenue growth in the ArcBest Asset-Light segment moderated throughout the third quarter as a result of a softer economic environment, which led to lower average revenue per shipment, and changes in business mix. The positive impact of additional truckload business from MoLo was the main contributor to increased third quarter revenue and shipment totals versus last year. Further progress was made on the MoLo integration and all of ArcBest's Asset-Light truckload shipments are now being managed in one operating platform. In addition to truckload, third quarter revenue growth was positively impacted by managed transportation and dedicated services. In the third quarter, overall rates charged for customer shipments decreased sequentially at a more rapid pace than the cost reductions associated with securing carrier partner equipment capacity in the marketplace. The resulting sequential margin compression contributed to reduced profitability in the Asset-Light business compared to earlier quarters this year.
At FleetNet, despite revenue growth resulting from increases in both total events and revenue per event, higher costs contributed to a decrease in profitability versus the prior year period.
NOTE ‡ - The ArcBest and FleetNet reportable segments, combined, represent Asset-Light operations.
Conference Call
ArcBest will host a conference call with company executives to discuss the 2022 third quarter results. The call will be today, Tuesday, November 1, at 9:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. CDT). Interested parties are invited to listen by calling (800) 916-9049 or by joining the webcast which can be found on ArcBest's website at arcb.com. Slides to accompany this call are included in Exhibit 99.3 of the Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2022, will be posted and available to download on the company's website prior to the scheduled conference time, and will be included in the webcast. Following the call, a recorded playback will be available through the end of the day on December 15, 2022. To listen to the playback, dial (800) 633‑8284 or (402) 977‑9140 (for international callers). The conference call ID for the playback is 22020814. The conference call and playback can also be accessed, through December 15, 2022, on ArcBest's website at arcb.com.
About ArcBest
ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB) is a multibillion-dollar integrated logistics company that helps keep the global supply chain moving. Founded in 1923 and now with over 15,000 employees across more than 250 campuses and service centers, the company is a logistics powerhouse, fueled by the simple notion of finding a way to get the job done. Through innovative thinking, agility and trust, ArcBest leverages their full suite of shipping and logistics solutions to meet customers' critical needs, each and every day. For more information, visit arcb.com.
The following is a "safe harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain statements and information in this press release concerning results for the three months ended September 30, 2022 may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others, statements regarding (i) our expectations about our intrinsic value or our prospects for growth and value creation and (ii) our financial outlook, position, strategies, goals, and expectations. Terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "foresee," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "scheduled," "should," "would," and similar expressions and the negatives of such terms are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, and expectations based on currently available information, are not guarantees of future performance, and involve certain risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control). Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, we cannot provide assurance that our expectations will prove to be correct. Actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied, or forecasted in these statements due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to: the effects of widespread outbreak of an illness or disease, including the COVID-19 pandemic, or any other public health crisis, as well as regulatory measures implemented in response to such events; external events which may adversely affect us or the third parties who provide services for us, for which our business continuity plans may not adequately prepare us, including acts of war or terrorism or military conflicts; a failure of our information systems, including disruptions or failures of services essential to our operations or upon which our information technology platforms rely, data breach, and/or cybersecurity incidents; interruption or failure of third-party software or information technology systems or licenses; untimely or ineffective development and implementation of, or failure to realize potential benefits associated with, new or enhanced technology or processes, including the pilot test program at ABF Freight; the loss or reduction of business from large customers; the ability to manage our cost structure, and the timing and performance of growth initiatives; the cost, integration, and performance of any recent or future acquisitions, including the acquisition of MoLo Solutions, LLC, and the inability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition within the expected time period or at all; market fluctuations and interruptions affecting the price of our stock or the price or timing of our share repurchase programs; maintaining our corporate reputation and intellectual property rights; nationwide or global disruption in the supply chain increasing volatility in freight volumes; competitive initiatives and pricing pressures; increased prices for and decreased availability of new revenue equipment, decreases in value of used revenue equipment, and higher costs of equipment-related operating expenses such as maintenance, fuel, and related taxes; availability of fuel, the effect of volatility in fuel prices and the associated changes in fuel surcharges on securing increases in base freight rates, and the inability to collect fuel surcharges; relationships with employees, including unions, and our ability to attract, retain, and develop employees; unfavorable terms of, or the inability to reach agreement on, future collective bargaining agreements or a workforce stoppage by our employees covered under ABF Freight's collective bargaining agreement; union employee wages and benefits, including changes in required contributions to multiemployer plans; availability and cost of reliable third-party services; our ability to secure independent owner operators and/or operational or regulatory issues related to our use of their services; litigation or claims asserted against us; governmental regulations; environmental laws and regulations, including emissions-control regulations; default on covenants of financing arrangements and the availability and terms of future financing arrangements; self-insurance claims and insurance premium costs; potential impairment of goodwill and intangible assets; general economic conditions and related shifts in market demand that impact the performance and needs of industries we serve and/or limit our customers' access to adequate financial resources; increasing costs due to inflation; seasonal fluctuations and adverse weather conditions; and other financial, operational, and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in ArcBest Corporation's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Financial Data and Operating Statistics
The following tables show financial data and operating statistics on ArcBest® and its reportable segments.
ARCBEST CORPORATION RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Non-GAAP Financial Measures We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures and ratios utilized for internal analysis provide analysts, investors, and others the same information that we use internally for purposes of assessing our core operating performance and provides meaningful comparisons between current and prior period results, as well as important information regarding performance trends. The use of certain non-GAAP measures improves comparability in analyzing our performance because it removes the impact of items from operating results that, in management's opinion, do not reflect our core operating performance. Other companies may calculate non-GAAP measures differently; therefore, our calculation may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Certain information discussed in the scheduled conference call could be considered non-GAAP measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our reported results. These financial measures should not be construed as better measurements than operating income, operating cash flow, net income or earnings per share, as determined under GAAP.
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a key measure of performance and for business planning. The measure is particularly meaningful for analysis of operating performance because it excludes amortization of acquired intangibles and software of the Asset-Light businesses and changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, which are significant expenses resulting from strategic decisions rather than core daily operations. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is a primary component of the financial covenants contained in our credit agreement. The calculation of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA as presented below begins with net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The calculation of Asset-Light Adjusted EBITDA as presented below begins with operating income, as other income (costs), income taxes, and net income are reported at the consolidated level and not included in the operating segment financial information evaluated by management to make operating decisions.
Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Tables
The following footnotes apply to the non-GAAP financial tables presented in this press release.
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Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors WWII veterans
ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history.
This year’s tribute to the young soldiers who died in Normandy also reminds veterans, officials and visitors what Ukraine faces today.
On Tuesday, the whistling sound of the wind accompanied many reenactors who came to Omaha Beach at dawn to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Some brought bunches of flowers; others waved American flags.
Scott lived it all through her ears. She was just 17 when she was posted as communication operator in Portsmouth, Britain. Her job was to pass on messages between men on the ground and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and senior officers who were supervising the operation.
“I was in the war. I could hear gunfire, machine guns, bombing aircraft, men screaming, shouting, men giving orders,” she recalled.
“After a few moments of horror, I realized what was happening … and I thought, well, you know, there’s no time for horror. You’ve got a job to do. So get on with it. Which is what I did.”
Now about to turn 97, Scott said D-Day was a “pivotal point” in her life.
“As a noncombatant, I was still in the war and I realized the enormity of war. People were dying in that moment.”
Scott said she was “disgusted” that another war was now raging on the European continent following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“For me, war should only be undertaken if it’s absolutely, if there’s no other way of solving the problem. It’s an atrocity. That’s how I feel,” she said.
British veteran Mervyn Kersh, who landed on D-Day on Gold Beach, said Western allies should send maximum military aid to Ukraine: “The only way to stay free is to be strong.”
Kersh, 98, added with a sense of humor: “I’m still in the reserve, I’m waiting to go to Ukraine now. Next job.”
On Tuesday, a ceremony took place at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, which is home to the graves of 9,386 United States soldiers, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. On the Walls of the Missing are inscribed 1,557 names. Some of those named have since been recovered and identified.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark Milley took part in the commemoration alongside WWII veterans.
The Normandy celebrations were also a chance for Gen. Milley to linger with troops who consider him one of their own, as he winds down his own four-decade military career. The chairman held commands in both the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division, and the Normandy fields, towns and causeways are these divisions’ hallowed ground.
Hundreds of current soldiers from both units were there, some on leave with beers in hand, some jumping out of aircraft as their predecessors did 79 years before.
This was Milley’s last Normandy visit as their top commander – and as he walked through Sainte-Mere-Eglise, known as the first town to be liberated from Nazi occupation, attended commemorative football games or spoke at ceremonies, it felt like the general stopped to talk to and give a commemorative coin to every last one of them.
An international ceremony was later scheduled at the nearby British Normandy Memorial in the presence of officials from Germany and the nine principal Allied nations: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, Norway and the U.S. French Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace were expected to attend.
Many visitors came to the American Cemetery ahead of Tuesday’s ceremonies to pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives.
Jean-Philippe Bertrand, a visitor from the southern French city of Marseille, walked through the countless lines of white crosses Monday. “It’s unimaginable to make such a sacrifice for my freedom, for my son’s freedom,” he said.
“You hear about it on the news and you see the pictures. But once you’re here and you see the reality and the sacrifice that has been made for our beautiful country — I wanted to make the trip once in my life to thank all these people to whom we owe so much,” he added.
German professor Andreas Fuchs, who is teaching French in Berlin, brought students ages 10 to 12 to Normandy via an exchange program.
“It’s very important for children to have a moment in their lives to understand the liberation of Europe. And to know what peace has been for 80 years,” he said.
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Jeffrey Schaeffer, Nicolas Garriga and Thomas Padilla contributed to the story.
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Houdek (formerly Prairie AquaTech) is South Dakota's first Safe Quality Food (SQF) certified pet food ingredient facility, launching new product Protéger
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Houdek announces their manufacturing facility in Volga, SD has been certified by the Safe Quality Food (SQF) program. This certification means that the facility has met critical safety and quality criteria required to manufacture ingredients for pet diets. This is the only SQF certified pet food ingredient facility in the State of South Dakota.
The company's first ingredient to be marketed under its SQF certification is Protéger, a fermented plant-based protein ingredient specifically manufactured for the pet food industry using the company's patented fermentation process.
Over the past thirty years, veterinarians, nutritionists, pet food manufacturers, and pet owners have grown in their understanding of the value of plant-based protein. Fermented plant-based protein ingredients have an environmentally friendly profile and are ideal for specialized diets that address certain pet health conditions.
Mark Luecke, Houdek's co-founder and CEO stated, "Our team's achievement of SQF certification and our launch of Protéger in the global pet food market go hand in hand. This is an important next step in the planned growth of the company, bringing the positive impact that we have delivered to the global aquaculture industry to the global pet food industry."
"The SQF program is an incredibly rigorous third-party verification standard, and we were glad to see that Houdek (Prairie AquaTech) understands the importance of participating in a voluntary program like this. As the first South Dakota pet food ingredient facility to achieve this certification, it is something they can be proud of while allowing them to differentiate themselves in the marketplace," said Matt Jones, VP of Operations for Validus, a division of Where Food Comes From, Inc.
The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Program is a rigorous and credible food safety and quality program that is recognized by retailers, brand owners, and food service providers world-wide. Recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), the SQF family of food safety and quality codes are designed to meet industry, customer, and regulatory requirements for all sectors of the food supply chain – from the farm all the way to the retail stores.
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The Chargers are creating some salary cap space this year and pushing some salary cap hits to the future.
Both Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack restructured their contracts, creating a total of $25.99 million in cap space for the Chargers, according to Field Yates of ESPN.
Mack now has a $16.6 million cap hit and Bosa a $15.8 million cap hit for this season. Those are affordable numbers for high-quality pass rushers.
But as is always the case with contract restructurings that create short-term cap relief, next year things get dicey: Mack’s cap hit for 2024 is $38.5 million and Bosa’s is $36.6 million. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chargers-restructure-khalil-mack-and-joey-bosa-create-cap-space-in-2023 | 2023-06-30 20:37:45 | 0 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chargers-restructure-khalil-mack-and-joey-bosa-create-cap-space-in-2023 |
- Seadrift site's power and steam needs match capabilities of X-energy's Xe-100 small modular reactor
- Dow and X-energy to prepare and submit Construction Permit applications to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Project expected to be complete by the end of the decade
MIDLAND, Mich. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow (NYSE: DOW), the world's leading materials science company, and X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC ("X-energy"), a leading developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced today that Dow has selected its UCC1 Seadrift Operations manufacturing site ("Seadrift or the "site") in Texas for its proposed advanced small modular reactor ("SMR") nuclear project. The project is focused on providing the Seadrift site with safe, reliable, zero carbon emissions power and steam as existing energy and steam assets near their end-of-life.
Dow and X-energy previously announced their entry into a joint development agreement ("JDA") to install an advanced SMR nuclear plant at an industrial site in North America. The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") named Dow a sub-awardee under X-energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program ("ARDP") Cooperative Agreement. The JDA provides for up to $50 million in engineering work, up to half of which is eligible to be funded through ARDP, and the other half by Dow.
The project is expected to reduce the Seadrift site's emissions by approximately 440,000 MT CO2e/year. Dow and X-energy will now prepare and submit a Construction Permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC"), an important milestone to bringing the project to fruition. Construction on the four-reactor project is expected to begin in 2026 and to be completed by the end of this decade.
Dow's Seadrift site covers 4,700 acres and manufactures more than 4 million pounds of materials per year used across a wide variety of applications including food packaging and preservation, footwear, wire and cable insulation, solar cell membranes, and packaging for medical and pharmaceutical products.
X-energy was selected by the DOE in 2020 to develop, license, build, and demonstrate an operational advanced reactor and fuel fabrication facility by the end of the decade. Since that award, X-energy has completed the engineering and basic design of the nuclear reactor, has begun development and licensing of a fuel fabrication facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and is now working with Dow to prepare applications to the NRC for Construction Permits at the Seadrift site.
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Jim Fitterling, Dow chairman and CEO
- "Advanced nuclear has attractive advantages over other sources of clean power, including a compact footprint, competitive cost, and enhanced power and steam reliability. The Seadrift site plays an important role in further advancing Dow's sustainability goals, as evidenced by our increasing growth and investment at the site. We are excited to have the support of our local community, the DOE, and State of Texas as we progress on this important project."
- "Our advanced nuclear project is another example of Dow leading the way and showing industry the path toward a lower carbon future. Alongside Dow's key decarbonize and grow projects in Alberta and Terneuzen, as well as our circularity projects around the globe, we are positioned to drive growth by delivering sustainable products."
Clay Sell, X-energy CEO
- "X-energy will deliver our innovative technology to the Texas Gulf Coast to efficiently and reliably decarbonize the Seadrift Site's heat and power assets. We will showcase the unique versatility and wide range of applications of the Xe-100 advanced small modular nuclear reactor for energy production and manufacturing. This project will serve as a model for how we can decarbonize processes to create the products relied upon by people all over the world."
Governor Greg Abbott, The State of Texas
- "Texas is the energy capital of the world, and Dow and X-energy's decision to choose Texas as the location for their new SMR nuclear plant is a testament to our state's exceptional business climate and history of innovation in this critical industry," said Governor Greg Abbott. "This SMR project further cements Texas' position as a global energy leader and will bring good-paying jobs and more economic opportunity to hardworking Texans in the Coastal Bend. I look forward to working with Dow and X-energy as we continue to unleash the full potential of our state's mighty energy industry."
Judge Richard Meyer, Calhoun County Judge
- "We are excited that Dow has chosen its Seadrift site for this innovative technology and investment. Calhoun County welcomes this economic development and we appreciate Dow and X-energy's willingness to engage the community regarding the benefits and safety of the project."
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Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company's ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
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Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements often address expected future business and financial performance, financial condition, and other matters, and often contain words or phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "outlook," "plan," "project," "seek," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," "would" and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words or phrases.
Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions and expectations of future events that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that are beyond Dow's control, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements and speak only as of the date the statements were made. These factors include, but are not limited to: sales of Dow's products; Dow's expenses, future revenues and profitability; the continuing global and regional economic impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic and other public health-related risks and events on Dow's business; any sanctions, export restrictions, supply chain disruptions or increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; capital requirements and need for and availability of financing; unexpected barriers in the development of technology, including with respect to Dow's contemplated capital and operating projects; Dow's ability to realize its commitment to carbon neutrality on the contemplated timeframe; size of the markets for Dow's products and services and ability to compete in such markets; failure to develop and market new products and optimally manage product life cycles; the rate and degree of market acceptance of Dow's products; significant litigation and environmental matters and related contingencies and unexpected expenses; the success of competing technologies that are or may become available; the ability to protect Dow's intellectual property in the United States and abroad; developments related to contemplated restructuring activities and proposed divestitures or acquisitions such as workforce reduction, manufacturing facility and/or asset closure and related exit and disposal activities, and the benefits and costs associated with each of the foregoing; fluctuations in energy and raw material prices; management of process safety and product stewardship; changes in relationships with Dow's significant customers and suppliers; changes in consumer preferences and demand; changes in laws and regulations, political conditions or industry development; global economic and capital markets conditions, such as inflation, market uncertainty, interest and currency exchange rates, and equity and commodity prices; business or supply disruptions; security threats, such as acts of sabotage, terrorism or war, including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; weather events and natural disasters; and disruptions in Dow's information technology networks and systems; and risks related to Dow's separation from DowDuPont Inc. such as Dow's obligation to indemnify DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and/or Corteva, Inc. for certain liabilities.
Where, in any forward-looking statement, an expectation or belief as to future results or events is expressed, such expectation or belief is based on the current plans and expectations of management and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. A detailed discussion of principal risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the section titled "Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the Company's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These are not the only risks and uncertainties that Dow faces. There may be other risks and uncertainties that Dow is unable to identify at this time or that Dow does not currently expect to have a material impact on its business. If any of those risks or uncertainties develops into an actual event, it could have a material adverse effect on Dow's business. Dow Inc. and TDCC assume no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.
About X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC
X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC, is a leading developer of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation that is redefining the nuclear energy industry through its development of safer and more efficient reactors and proprietary fuel to deliver reliable, zero-carbon and affordable energy to people around the world. X-energy's simplified, modular, and intrinsically safe SMR design expands applications and markets for deployment of nuclear technology and drives enhanced safety, lower cost and faster construction timelines when compared with other SMRs and conventional nuclear. For more information, visit X-energy.com or connect with us on Twitter or LinkedIn.
As previously announced on December 6, 2022, X-energy entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Ares Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: AAC) ("AAC"), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company. Upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2023, the combined company will be named X-Energy, Inc. and its common equity securities and warrants are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Completion of the transaction is subject to approval by AAC's shareholders, the Registration Statement being declared effective by the SEC, and other customary closing conditions.
About Ares Acquisition Corporation
AAC is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) affiliated with Ares Management Corporation, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. AAC is seeking to pursue an initial business combination target in any industry or sector in North America, Europe or Asia. For more information about AAC, please visit www.aresacquisitioncorporation.com.
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In connection with the business combination (the "Business Combination") with X-energy, AAC filed a registration statement on Form S-4 on January 25, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed on March 24, 2023 (the "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus to be distributed to holders of AAC's ordinary shares in connection with AAC's solicitation of proxies for the vote by AAC's shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as described in the Registration Statement, as well as a prospectus relating to the offer of securities to be issued to X-energy equity holders in connection with the Business Combination. After the Registration Statement has been declared effective, AAC will mail a copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when available, to its shareholders. The Registration Statement includes information regarding the persons who may, under the SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to AAC's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. AAC will also file other documents regarding the Business Combination with the SEC. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF AAC AND X-ENERGY ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS CONTAINED THEREIN, AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by AAC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed by AAC may be obtained free of charge from AAC's website at www.aresacquisitioncorporation.com or by written request to AAC at Ares Acquisition Corporation, 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10167.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the Business Combination, including statements regarding the benefits of the Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Business Combination, the markets in which X-energy operates and X-energy's projected future results. X-energy's actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections (which, in part, are based on certain assumptions) and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although these forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that X-energy and AAC believe are reasonable, these assumptions may be incorrect. These forward-looking statements also involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted in connection with any proposed business combination; (2) the inability to complete any proposed business combination or related transactions; (3) inability to raise sufficient capital to fund our business plan, including limitations on the amount of capital raised in any proposed business combination as a result of redemptions or otherwise; (4) delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or complete regulatory reviews required to complete any business combination; (5) the risk that any proposed business combination disrupts current plans and operations; (6) the inability to recognize the anticipated benefits of any proposed business combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain key employees; (7) costs related to the proposed business combination; (8) changes in the applicable laws or regulations; (9) the possibility that X-energy may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (10) the ongoing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic; (11) economic uncertainty caused by the impacts of the conflict in Russia and Ukraine and rising levels of inflation and interest rates; (12) the ability of X-energy to obtain regulatory approvals necessary for it to deploy its small modular reactors in the United States and abroad; (13) whether government funding and/or demand for high assay low enriched uranium for government or commercial uses will materialize or continue; (14) the impact and potential extended duration of the current supply/demand imbalance in the market for low enriched uranium; (15) X-energy's business with various governmental entities is subject to the policies, priorities, regulations, mandates and funding levels of such governmental entities and may be negatively or positively impacted by any change thereto; (16) X-energy's limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate its future prospects and the risks and challenges it may encounter; and (17) other risks and uncertainties separately provided to you and indicated from time to time described in filings and potential filings by X-energy, AAC or X-energy, Inc. with the SEC.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by investors as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of AAC's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, the proxy statement/prospectus related to the transaction, when it becomes available, and other documents filed (or to be filed) by AAC from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may be amplified by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, rising levels of inflation and interest rates and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which have caused significant economic uncertainty. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and X-energy and AAC assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by securities and other applicable laws.
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This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase, nor a solicitation of an offer to sell, subscribe for or buy, any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Business Combination or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.
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AAC and certain of its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from AAC's shareholders, in favor of the approval of the proposed transaction. For information regarding AAC's directors and executive officers, please see AAC's Annual Report on Form 10-K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the other documents filed (or to be filed) by AAC from time to time with the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of those participants and other persons who may be deemed participants in the Business Combination may be obtained by reading the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
1-0-6-0
(one, zero, six, zero)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Midday" game were:
1-0-6-0
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Company to Host Conference Call
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) today announced plans to report its third quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday morning, November 8, 2022, before the opening of U.S. financial markets.
Fannie Mae has scheduled a conference call to discuss the company's results at 8:00 a.m., ET, on November 8, 2022.
Prior to the call, the company's third quarter 2022 earnings news release, quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and other supplemental information will be available on the company's Quarterly & Annual Results webpage at fanniemae.com/financialresults. A transcript of the call also will be made available on the page.
CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPATION DETAILS – Fannie Mae Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Event day and time
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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The housefly tapped against the kitchen window, blind-idiot bumping against the glass over and over as if asking some unseen creature on the other side to let it out.
I reached across the sink and struggled to slide the lower pane, which predates me by a good decade or more and seems to have grown increasingly obstinate with age, upward to allow the insect out of our home.
“Buzz buzz,” the fly told me, which I took to mean something along the lines of, “Get me the heck out of here.”
“Fine, then,” I said as I finally wiggled the window open. “We didn’t want you around anyway.”
But instead of zipping outdoorsas it had just moments ago seemed to desire more than rotting food or old poop or any of the other gross stuff flies love, the insect retreated back into the kitchen. It collided with my forehead as it passed, sending it careening along a wobbly path through the kitchen door and into our dining room.
“Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuzz,” it cried as it vanished into the other room.
I cursed the little booger’s indecisiveness and then turned back to the window. Even with a hard downward push, the thing refused to shut.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I told it. “A minute ago, you wanted nothing more than to keep your mouth shut. Now you’re refusing to close the darn thing?”
The window stared blankly.
“Fine,” I said, then gripped both sides of the lower sash and went to work. It took a good minute or two of wiggling one side of the sash, then the other, then back again to finally reunite the bottom rail with the stool.
I’d just managed to close it when I spotted a pair of flies tapping at the panes.
“Where did you two come from?” I said.
“Buzz buzz buzz buzz,” they told me in unison. I took this to be a request for me to mind my own business and to open to flipping window.
“OK, OK,” I said. “Hold your horses.”
“Buzz buzz buzz buzz buuuuuuzzzzz,” they said. No doubt, this was to inform me that they weren’t horse-flies, actually, and that I should better acquaint myself with the various species in the order Diptera … there are more than 1 million, after all … before simply lumping them all into a single category.
“It’s a figure of speech,” I said, then spent five minutes in a furious battle of wills against the kitchen window.
The window finally open, the pair of not-horse-flies casually drifted from inside our tiny kitchen into the world at large to presumably live the few remaining hours of their lives 5 feet away from where I was standing.
“You going to give me trouble again?” I said to the window.
The window would have shrugged, but that would have required a willingness to move.
“That’s what I figured,” I said, then battled the lower sash back down to its seat against the frame. Sweat beaded on my forehead, and the muscles in my arms were beginning to protest all of this unexpected work.
“Buzz buzz buzz,” I heard from over my shoulder just as I’d managed to close the window for a second time.
“You again?” I said as the fly … the indecisive one … returned to the kitchen. It began bumping against the panes again.
“You know, I could just kill you,” I said. “You’re a fly. That’s not a crime.”
“Buzz buzz,” it told me curtly.
"This is the last time," I said. "I catch you in the kitchen again, I’m going to reconfigure your body into something that more closely resembles the remnants of a ketchup pack.”
“Buzz,” the fly said. I think we had an understanding.
“OK, window,” I said. “I know you like staying shut … unless you’re open. Then you like that, instead. But you’re sufficiently loosed up now. Let’s let this little guy out and then we can call it a day. That work for you?”
The window was clearly unmoved by my proposal.
The two of us wrestled for a bit, sweat now pouring from my face, until the window finally relented and opened a crack.
The fly hovered near the opening for a moment or two, as if maybe reconsidering its options.
“Nuh-uh,” I told it, then pushed the tiny creature through the opening with my palm.
I was washing the fly-filth from my hands when I heard a tapping at the window. A fly … and it looked suspiciously similar to the one I’d just released … was bumping against the outside of the glass, asking to be let in.
I told it to buzz off.
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BERLIN (AP) — Consumers and businesses in Germany will receive subsidies to soften the blow of higher natural gas and electricity prices starting in January, two months earlier than originally planned, officials said Tuesday.
The move is part of a larger pot of almost 300 billion euros (dollars) in subsidies that the German government is cooking up to address the energy crisis resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Gas prices for consumers and small- to medium-size businesses will be capped at 12 euro cents per kilowatt hour and electricity at 40 euro cents for 80% of their previous year’s consumption. The remaining 20% won’t be subsidized, to encourage consumers to save energy.
Industry and companies with high energy needs will have their gas prices capped at 7 euro cents per kWh for 70% of their 2022 consumption and electricity at 13 euro cents. To qualify, companies will have to refrain from paying dividends as long as they receive the subsidy.
The Economy Ministry said bringing the measure forward by two months would cost the public purse about 4.5 billion euros more. Critics had warned that starting the subsidy in March could have caused undue hardship for many over the winter months. The government already said three weeks ago that it aimed to backdate the measure to February.
As a short-term measure, consumers and small businesses won’t have to pay their December gas and heating bill. | https://www.wane.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-german-extends-energy-subsidy-plan-for-consumers-companies/ | 2022-11-22 14:58:49 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-german-extends-energy-subsidy-plan-for-consumers-companies/ |
J1mmy.eth's Mutant Apes to Make their Tabletop RPG Debut as Notorious Villains in The Glimmering Mutant Ape Collection
NEW ORLEANS, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GRIPNR, a technology company bringing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) to the blockchain, today announced a strategic partnership with famed NFT collector and evangelist Jimmy McNeils, a.k.a. j1mmy.eth to bring several of his Mutant Apes (Bored Apes who have been mutated by Mutant Serum) to The Glimmering as villains in the game. The collaboration will be celebrated with a future Glimmering Mutant Ape derivative collection.
The Apes will be reimagined by GRIPNR Lead Artist Justin "Angryblue" Kamerer, to fit into the fantastical world of Asuwa and they will be included in future adventures of The Glimmering game. Owners of the Glimmering's Genesis Collection of heroes will be given first dibs to mint the Glimmering Mutant Apes, when they're released in the spring of 2023. Phase 2 of the Glimmering Genesis Hero Collection will mint on March 30 on the Polygon blockchain.
"We're thrilled to partner with Jimmy to bring his Mutant Apes, one of the most popular digital collectible brands, to The Glimmering, " said GRIPNR CEO Brent McCrossen. "While the Bored Apes and Mutant Apes are already famous in terms of their elusive rarity, high value and celebrity status of many of their holders, we're excited to create new lore surrounding them to become part of the adventures that The Glimmering players will always remember."
Jimmy, sometimes called the "King of NFTs," was instrumental to the formation of the world's first NFT musical Supergroup in the metaverse, the major label-backed KINGSHIP, which features three of Jimmy's Bored Apes. The collector continues to make headlines with high profile NFT trades, like recently selling his Bored Ape Yacht Club #7090 for 800ETH (~over $1.3m USD.)
"I can't wait to see how the Mutant Apes will be transformed into cunning antagonists in the world of The Glimmering, " said Jimmy "j1mmy.eth" McNelis. "Some of the best characters of all time are the villains like Darth Vader and Tony Soprano, and we have some truly exciting stuff planned for the future of the Mutants in the game. I'm excited to see the experience unfold."
About GRIPNR
GRIPNR is a Web3 technology company bringing tabletop games to the blockchain. Founded by successful innovators, artists, designers, and tabletop roleplaying game fanatics, GRIPNR's mission is to preserve the magic of classic TTRPGs while expanding player capabilities beyond the traditional gaming world and onto the blockchain. The Glimmering, GRIPNR's first game, will be released on March 30.
Find out more and view The Glimmering trailer at TheGlimmering.com
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A federal judge announced a long-awaited decision on whether Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren should be restored to office, ruling Friday that the ousted prosecutor cannot be reinstated, even though Gov. Ron DeSantis violated state law when he suspended him last year.
In August, DeSantis suspended Warren from Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit, accusing him of neglect of duty after Warren signed pledges stating he would not enforce a new 15-week abortion law or prosecute providers of gender transition treatment for young people.
Warren was one of a number of other state attorneys and prosecutors from around the country who signed the pledges. He filed a federal lawsuit later that month, accusing DeSantis of abusing his power over the suspension from office.
During the three-day trial, which ended in early December, DeSantis’ lawyers argued Warren was removed due to his performance.
In his order, Judge Robert Hinkle wrote that the governor had violated the Florida Constitution but said the matter could not be resolved in the federal court’s jurisdiction.
“The suspension also violated the Florida Constitution, and that violation did affect the outcome,” Hinkle wrote. “But the Eleventh Amendment prohibits a federal court from awarding declaratory or injunctive relief of the kind at issue against a state official based only on a violation of state law.”
“In sum, the transgender and abortion statements—with the exception of the one sentence in the abortion statement—were protected by the First Amendment,” the order continued. “These other factors could not properly be the basis for a suspension under the Florida Constitution—there were no blanket non-prosecution policies, no neglect of duty, and no incompetence.”
Hinkle added that “relief cannot be awarded in this federal action based solely on a violation of state law” and it was “of critical importance: a violation of state law is not, without more, a violation of the United States Constitution.”
Hinkle also said he thought Warren was being targeted for his political positions.
“It is not surprising that in this litigation, the Governor has not acknowledged that this was a factor in the suspension. But it plainly was,” the judge wrote. “The Governor was looking for a reform prosecutor from the outset.”
The judge ruled Warren was not entitled to relief in federal court because the case centers on alleged violations of the state constitution, putting the legal battle in the wrong jurisdiction.
The judge also dismissed claims DeSantis violated Warren’s rights under the First Amendment.
“Today the court upheld the governor’s decision to suspend Andrew Warren from office for neglect of duty and incompetence,” Taryn Fenske, the Communications Director for Gov. DeSantis, said in response to the ruling.
A representative for Andrew Warren responded to WFLA.com’s request for comment, providing a statement from the Public Rights Project, which has worked “in parallel” with Warren’s own legal counsel.
The statement from PRP said in part that “DeSantis should not get away with breaking the law. Today’s decision has laid the groundwork for a state court to reinstate Warren and conclude that DeSantis abused his power and violated the Constitution.”
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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico’s border with the United States.
Their eyes were — and are — fixed instead on a new U.S. government mobile app that grants 1,000 people daily an appointment to cross the border and seek asylum while living in the U.S. With demand far outstripping available slots, the app has been an exercise in frustration for many — and a test of the Biden administration’s strategy of coupling new legal paths to entry with severe consequences for those who don’t.
“You start to give up hope but it’s the only way,” Teresa Muñoz, 48, who abandoned her home in the Mexican state of Michoacan after a gang killed her husband and beat her. She has been trying for a month to gain entry through the app, called CBPOne, while staying in a Tijuana shelter with her two children and 2-year-old grandson.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the Border Patrol made 6,300 arrests on Friday — the first day after Title 42 expired — and 4,200 Saturday. That’s sharply below the 10,000-plus on three days last week as migrants rushed to get in before new policies to restrict asylum took effect.
“It is still early,” Mayorkas said Sunday on CNN’s ‘State of the Union.’ “We are in day three, but we have been planning for this transition for months and months. And we have been executing on our plan. And we will continue to do so.”
Despite the drop in recent days, authorities predict arrests will spike to between 12,000 and 14,000 a day, Matthew Hudak, deputy Border Patrol chief, said in a court filing Friday. And authorities cannot confidently estimate how many will cross, Hudak said, noting intelligence reports failed to quickly flag a “singular surge” of 18,000 predominantly Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas, in September 2021.
More than 27,000 migrants were in custody along the border one day last week, a number that may top 45,000 by the end of May if authorities can’t release migrants without orders to appear in immigration court, Hudak said.
The administration plans to ask an appeals court Monday for permission to release migrants without orders to appear in court. Authorities say it takes between 90 minutes and two hours to process a single adult for court — potentially choking Border Patrol holding facilities – and longer to process families. By contrast, it takes only 20 minutes to release someone with instructions to report to an immigration office in 60 days, a common practice since 2021 to ease overcrowding along the border.
The Justice Department even raised the possibility of declining to take people into custody if it can’t quickly release migrants, calling that a “worst-case scenario.”
President Joe Biden, spending the weekend at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, said his hope was that the border numbers would “continue to go down” but that “we have a lot more work to do.”
“We need some more help from the Congress as well, in terms of funding and legislative changes,” Biden told reporters. He said managing the situation at the border, however, was going “much better than you all expected.”
The administration is touting new legal pathways in an effort to deter illegal crossings, including parole for 30,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans a month who apply online with a financial sponsor and arrive at an airport.
Hundreds of predominantly Colombian migrants waited to be processed Saturday in searing heat near Jacumba, California, having slept for days in thatched tents east of San Diego and getting by on the Border Patrol’s limited supply of cookies and water. Several said they crossed illegally after trying the app without success or hearing tales of frustration from others.
Ana Cuna, 27, said she and other Colombians paid $1,300 each to be guided across the border after reaching Tijuana. She said she touched foot on U.S. soil hours before Title 42 expired Thursday but, like others, was given a numbered wristband by the Border Patrol and, two days later, had not been processed.
Under Title 42, a public-health rule, migrants were denied asylum more than 2.8 million times on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. When it expired, the administration launched a policy to deny asylum to people who travel through another country, like Mexico, to the U.S., with few exceptions.
“We want to come according to the law and be welcomed,” said Cuna, whose thatched tent included Colombian women and families hoping to reach Chicago, San Antonio, Philadelphia and Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Releasing migrants without court orders but with instructions to report an immigration office in 60 days became widespread in 2021. Directing that processing work to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices when migrants report to the agency’s offices created additional delays – with ICE offices in New York backed up until 2033 just to schedule an initial court appearance.
U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell n Pensacola, Florida, ordered an end to the practice in March, which the administration had effectively stopped by then anyway. It chose not to appeal the ruling but reactivated the policy last week, calling it an emergency response. The state of Florida protested and Wetherell ordered the administration to avoid the quick releases for two weeks. He scheduled a hearing on Friday.
Since CBPOne began Jan. 12 for asylum-seekers, it has exasperated many with error messages, difficulty capturing photos and a frantic daily ritual of racing thumbs on phone screens until slots run out within minutes.
In Tijuana, Muñoz looked into being smuggled through the mountains east of San Diego but determined it would cost too much. She is still haunted by walking through the Arizona desert in the mid-2000s on a grueling one-week trek. After saving money working double shifts at a supermarket near Los Angeles, she returned to Mexico to raise her children.
Last week, the administration increased the number of slots to 1,000 from 740, awarded on the app, began granting priority to those who try longest, and released slots gradually throughout the day instead of all at once, which had created mad rushes. So far, Muñoz said she is unconvinced.
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Associated Press writer Seung Min Kim contributed to this report from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/border-crossings-are-off-from-last-weeks-highs-as-us-pins-hopes-for-order-on-mobile-app/ | 2023-05-15 00:48:52 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/border-crossings-are-off-from-last-weeks-highs-as-us-pins-hopes-for-order-on-mobile-app/ |
(KTLA) – Last month, Edwin Castro came forward to claim the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot he won off a ticket sold in Altadena in November. He was the sole winner of the largest lottery jackpot in history but, had just one number on a ticket sold 28 miles south been different, California could’ve had two jackpot winners.
Castro’s ticket matched all six winning numbers – 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and red Powerball 10 – for the November 7 drawing. A ticket sold at Stues Dairy in Gardena missed splitting the jackpot with Castro by one number, the California Lottery announced Wednesday.
Though not as large as Castro’s prize – he opted for the cash payout, which was less than half the jackpot size – the ticket claimed by Ana Contreras was worth $1,149,661.
That’s larger than what tickets that matched five numbers sold in other states – 22 for record-setting Powerball jackpot drawing, 3 of which were sold in California – are worth. According to Powerball, the payout for such tickets is $1 million, which can be multiplied if the ticketholder opted into the Power Play option.
In Contreras’ case, her payout exceeded the standard $1 million because California has pari-mutuel prize amounts for non-jackpot prizes. This allows fixed prizes to vary based on ticket sales and the number of winners.
Sound familiar? That’s because it is – if there are multiple winners of the Mega Millions or Powerball jackpots, the funds are split evenly among them. When California’s Steve Tran matched all six winning numbers for the $648 million Mega Millions jackpot in 2013, so did a ticket sold in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Both winners received $324 million.
Like the jackpot, lower-level prizes – like the prize Contreras just claimed – are also able to grow in California thanks to their pari-mutuel status.
“Over time, the pari-mutuel prize for that secondary price level does, mathematically, even out to where it is, on average, $1 million, just like the other states,” Carolyn Becker, deputy director of public affairs and communications for the California Lottery told Nexstar earlier this year. “But, for any given player, it might be more or might be less.”
Stues Dairy also receives a bonus of almost $6,000 for selling Contreras’ ticket. The two other tickets sold in California to claim the second-tier prize are also worth $1,149,661 but winners have yet to be named for those payouts.
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CARMEL, Ind. — Ty Boyd saw the lay-off notice coming.
“I’ve already got jobs lined up because I kinda seen the writing on the wall,” said the soon-to-be unemployed staffer at Praxis of Carmel, one of three Indiana drug treatment facilities whose licenses were revoked last week by Indiana’s Family and Social Services Agency (FSSA).
There has not been any kind of public explanation for why FSSA pulled the licenses.
The affected facilities include Praxis of Carmel, Praxis Treatment of Fort Wayne, and Praxis of South Bend. A spokesperson for FSSA says the facilities were told last week not to accept any new patients and to transfer or discharge current patients by Aug. 17.
While news of the revoked license was spreading around the state, Landmark CEO Matt Boyle emailed employees at the facilities to assure them they would fight the revocations and that employees “need not worry about their job security.”
Two days later, furlough notices arrived in workers’ inboxes. COO AJ Henry explained the loss of the licenses prompted Medicaid to cancel its contracts with the facilities leading to the decision to lay off workers for 30 days.
Boyd is just wondering how he’ll make ends meet without the next two paychecks.
“Now, rent’s gonna be due. Mortgage is gonna be due. Your car payments and insurance all those things are gonna be due,” he said.
In a subsequent email, Boyle told employees he was encouraged that Landmark has “an airtight case to our licenses restored quickly”, adding “The State of Indiana acted illegally on the basis of hearsay.”
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Elections officials in Philadelphia and Allegheny, which includes Pittsburgh, announced measures they were taking in response to state Supreme Court orders in recent days that said mail-in ballots may not be counted if they lack accurate handwritten dates on the exterior envelopes.
The Department of State said it was unclear just how many ballots are at issue across the state. The agency over the weekend asked counties to provide the numbers, broken down by political party. Officials said some counties were not letting voters fix their mistakes.
Ahead of Tuesday's midterms, more than a million mail-in and absentee ballots have already been returned in Pennsylvania, with Democrats far more likely than Republicans to vote by mail. The numbers are large enough that they might matter in a close race, such as the contest between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Mehmet Oz that could determine majority control of the U.S. Senate.
The Pennsylvania litigation was filed by Republican groups and is among legal efforts by both parties in multiple states to have courts sort out disputes over voting rules and procedures ahead of the midterm election.
A new federal lawsuit over the envelope dates was filed Monday in Pittsburgh federal court by the national congressional and senatorial Democratic campaign organizations, two Democratic voters and Fetterman's U.S. Senate campaign. They sued county boards of election across the state, arguing that throwing out ballots that lack proper envelope dates would violate a provision in the 1964 U.S. Civil Rights Act that says people can't be kept from voting based on what the lawsuit calls “needless technical requirements.”
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A separate federal lawsuit filed Friday makes a similar argument.
In Wisconsin, the Republican chair of the state Assembly’s elections committee, along with a veterans group and other voters, filed a lawsuit Friday seeking a court order requiring the sequestering of military absentee ballots in the battleground state. The lawsuit seeks a temporary injunction requiring elections officials in Wisconsin to set aside military ballots so their authenticity can be verified. The court had taken no action by Monday morning.
Litigation is pending in the rural border community of Cochise County, Arizona, challenging a Republican effort to count all ballots by hand. The lawsuit aims to stop the county board of supervisors from expanding what is normally a small hand tally used to verify machines’ accuracy to include all early ballots and all Election Day ballots as well.
A challenge against voting by absentee ballot in Detroit was thrown out Monday after a judge ruled that a Republican candidate for secretary of state “failed dramatically” to produce any evidence of violations in the majority-Black city.
Pennsylvania's acting secretary of state, Leigh Chapman, on Monday urged mail-in voters who think they may have made technical errors to contact their county elections offices. If the county won't let them fix the problem, they should go to their local polling place on Tuesday and request a provisional ballot, she said.
In Allentown, Lehigh County officials reached out to all the voters they could locate whose ballots have problems, election director Tim Benyo said Monday. He said there are a few hundred ballots at issue.
“People have been very interested in curing their ballots,” Benyo said. “We’ve been busy.”
Allegheny County elections officials posted online the names and birth years of voters who have sent in ballots in envelopes that either lack any date or are dated outside the permissible range of Sept. 19-Nov. 8 for mail-in ballots and Aug. 30-Nov. 8 for absentee ballots. Those voters can fix their ballots in person at the elections office Monday or Tuesday or vote provisionally at their regular polling places.
Allegheny reported that, as of Sunday, more than 600 incorrectly and nearly 400 undated ballots had arrived to be counted. Philadelphia said it has received about 2,000 undated ballots and several hundred more that appear to have been incorrectly dated.
Philadelphia Deputy Commissioner Nick Custodio said the court decision last week and the tide of ballots rolling in ahead of Election Day has made it difficult to issue direct notifications.
“So far we have only been able to put out a list on our website, but we are exploring whatever other options are available given the short time-period,” Custodio said.
Dozens of voters seeking to fix their ballots showed up at City Hall over the weekend, and Custodio said more visited city offices Monday. Volunteers from several groups are contacting those voters to see if they need help getting to the elections office.
A judge in Monroe County, a swing region in eastern Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, on Monday denied a Republican request to stop efforts by county election officials to notify voters about defective absentee and mail-in ballots and give them a chance to fix them.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that mail-in votes do not count if they are “contained in undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes,” then supplemented that with a follow-up order on Saturday that specified the allowable date range for mail-in and absentee ballots.
Ballots without properly dated envelopes have been the topic of litigation since mail-in voting was greatly expanded in Pennsylvania under a state law passed in 2019.
Mail-in ballots must be received by 8 p.m. Tuesday, so at this point officials are urging people who have not done so to deliver them to elections offices or drop boxes by hand.
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This story has been corrected to say mail-in ballots must be received by 8 p.m., not 8 a.m.
___ AP reporters Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin, Bob Christie in Phoenix and Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia contributed to this story.
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Five Magic Valley teams advance to quarterfinals of Area C Legion tournament
Buhl, Gooding, Burley, Minico, and Twin Falls Cowboys Royal are still playing for a district title
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The 16-team Area C District American Legion Baseball tournament started in Twin Falls Tuesday.
Area C encapsulates southern and eastern Idaho. Eight Magic Valley (A) teams qualified for the tournament.
OPENING ROUND SCORES
Twin Falls Cowboys Royal 9, Marsh Valley 0
Minico 10, Blackfoot (Vance) 4
Twin Falls and Minico will play Wednesday at 6 p.m. in a quarterfinal.
Burley 6, Twin Falls Hawks 5
Idaho Falls (JNS) 19, Hub City (Wendell) 4
Burley will play Idaho Falls (JNS) in a quarterfinal Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Canyon Ridge High School.
Twin Falls and Hub City will match up in a consolation bracket game at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at Canyon Ridge.
Gooding Diamondbacks 13, Blackfoot (Layton) 3
Gooding will play Buhl Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Canyon Ridge. Buhl advanced because Malad wasn’t able to play.
Idaho Falls Bruins 15, Twin Falls Cowboys Red 7
The Cowboys Red team will play in an elimination game at 9 a.m. Wednesday against the Pocatello Rebels.
Teams in the consolation bracket can still qualify for the state tournament. The top four teams from this week’s tournament will go to state next week in Nampa.
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Ockam Orchestrator empowers Enterprises to build apps that can Trust Data-in-Motion.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ockam, a first of its kind suite of developer tools to empower every developer at every business with the simple tools they need to create applications that can trust data, announced the general availability of its Enterprise offering, Ockam Orchestrator.
The general availability of Orchestrator means Enterprise developers can now build apps that can Trust Data-in-Motion with end-to-end data integrity and authenticity.
In today's landscape, developers need the ability to build applications that are able to move data across complex, variable, and hostile networks. And, in a world where trust, privacy, and security is more important than it's ever been, it's crucial that businesses ensure that those apps have secure, authenticated, and private connections to their data.
The general availability of Orchestrator means developers can now leverage new features and functionality to help leverage Ockam's suite of tools and programming libraries to orchestrate end-to-end encryption, mutual authentication, key management, credential management, and authorization policy enforcement – all at massive scale.
Ockam Orchestrator benefits Enterprises companies and developers by:
- Building trust into application data as it flows between data centers and through the queues, caches, gateways, and brokers along the data path.
- Facilitating secure-by-design communication while making eavesdropping or data tampering, literally, impossible.
- Providing a fully-managed cloud service, making it simple to build scalable connected systems and adopt security best practices – including securely managing identities, cryptographic keys, and credentials for entities such as devices, people, assets and services.
Comments on the news:
- "It's no secret in today's landscape that trust remains at the forefront of every business leader's agenda," said Matthew Gregory, Ockam CEO. "Ockam Orchestrator's suite of developer tools is one of the first of its kind to allow companies to create apps that are secure-by-design and that Build Trust into the foundation of every data security posture."
Learn more
- Check out Ockam Orchestrator in action
- See how Ockam's customers are using our products
- Download Ockam's style-guide
- Get in touch: hello@ockam
About Ockam
Ockam is a suite of tools, programming libraries, and managed cloud services that orchestrate end-to-end encryption, mutual authentication, key management, credential management, and authorization policy enforcement between applications – at massive scale. For more information, please visit www.ockam.io.
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Attorneys ask N.J. Superior Court to compel compliance with landmark prison reform agreements
TRENTON, N.J., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The attorneys for a class of thousands of women who suffered abuse at New Jersey's notorious Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women allege in a new court filing that the state Department of Corrections has failed to issue timely payments to the class, in violation of the settlement agreement.
The enforcement action, filed yesterday in state Superior Court (Nobles et al. v. Anderson, et al. HNT-L-145-19, Brown et al. v. NJDOC et al., HNT-L-76-19), alleges the state failed to meet its April 11 payment deadline and that "judicial intervention is necessary to protect the rights of the class members." The filing asks the court to compel compliance with the settlement agreement's deadlines.
Attorneys for the class described the state's conduct as "extremely disappointing," and noted that there have been previous issues with the state's adherence to other aspects of the court-approved settlement
The class action settlement applies to all women incarcerated at Edan Mahan from 2014 through 2021. The Plaintiffs are represented by Oliver Barry (Barry, Corrado & Grassi, PC), Martin Schrama and Stefanie Colella-Walsh (Stark & Stark), Mark Frost (Mark Frost & Associates), and Shauna Friedman, David Cedar, and Gerald Williams (Williams Cedar, LLC). The Department of Corrections is represented by Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC.
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Plug-in hybrids may emit more carbon dioxide (CO2) than their manufacturers claim, even when fully charged, European environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E) claims.
T&E recently tested current-generation plug-in hybrid versions of the BMW 3-Series, Peugeot 308, and Renault Mégane. All three are popular in Europe, although only the 3-Series is sold in the U.S., with 330e badging for the plug-in hybrid model.
In tests conducted by the Graz University of Technology (and commissioned by T&E) that started with each car fully charged, the BMW emitted three times its official rating of CO2 while following a typical commuter route of 34 miles, according to T&E. The Peugeot and Renault emitted 20% and 70% more CO2 than their official ratings, respectively.
The plug-in hybrids also fell short in electric range. In city driving, the BMW and Peugeot only achieved 74% and 53% of their claimed electric ranges, respectively, according to T&E. The Renault matched its claimed range, but at just 31 miles per charge, and with no fast charging available, the group was skeptical of its everyday practicality.
T&E also criticized the effectiveness of the geofenced behavior that BMW has been offering on its plug-in hybrids for a few years now. This is advertised as allowing drivers to switch to electric power in, for example, densely settled urban areas. But while driving through such a city center, the 3-Series switched on its engine twice, according to T&E.
This is the second round of allegations from T&E, which has published several studies looking at real-world emissions to contrast automakers’ laboratory-based testing. In 2020, the group said plug-in hybrid pollution could be worse than comparable gasoline or diesel cars when vehicles are switched into their battery-charge modes, which use engine power both for propulsion and charging.
Automakers have pushed plug-in hybrids as a solution to Europe’s stricter emissions standards, but that has consistently raised concerns from environmental groups. Questions regarding German automakers’ push toward plug-in hybrids go back to 2015, if not earlier.
Regulators also seem to be rethinking plug-in hybrids. A 2021 report said European regulators were considering ending the plug-in hybrid era early by adopting even stricter emissions standards that force an accelerated shift to all-electric vehicles.
In the U.S., California revamped rules will require much larger batteries and tighter tailpipe emissions rules for plug-in hybrids, mandating 50 miles of electric range by 2035. The state aims to make plug-in hybrids essentially the only new passenger cars with tailpipes in its jurisdiction by then.
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Valentine’s Day treats have arrived at Dunkin’! They include returning fan favorites and a brand-new members-only drink inspired by a classic dessert.
Available now for a limited time, Dunkin’ Rewards members can sip on the new Brownie Batter Signature Latte, inspired by the chain’s brownie batter donut. The drink combines espresso with what the chain calls “gooey, bowl-licking” brownie batter flavor and is topped with whipped cream, mocha drizzle and sprinkles.
Dunkin’ Rewards members can exclusively order the Brownie Batter Signature Latte through the Dunkin’ app. If you’re not a member, all you have to do is sign up. Membership is free and will also allow you to earn points with your purchases toward free food and drinks.
Along with the exclusive drink, Dunkin’ Rewards members will find a handful of deals in the app through Feb. 28, including a free medium iced coffee, free medium hot coffee, free bagel minis or stuffed biscuit bites with a purchase. You can also get a $2 medium cold brew daily when you order ahead through the app.
Other Valentine’s goodies available for a limited time include the returning Cocoa Mocha Signature Latte, a swirled mocha latte with cocoa powder and mocha syrup drizzle, and the Strawberry Dragonfruit Dunkin’ Refresher with green tea.
Some special donuts are returning, too: heart-shaped Brownie Batter and Cupid’s Choice Donuts. The Cupid’s Choice is filled with Bavarian Kreme and topped with strawberry-flavored icing and sprinkles.
If you don’t have a Dunkin’ near you, you can still enjoy donut-shop flavors in your Valentine’s treats with new Dunkin’ Chocolates from Frankford Candy.
The chocolates come in three flavors: Boston Kreme, Brownie Batter and Chocolate Creme. You’ll find them in either a munchkin box or, for Valentine’s Day, a heart shape.
You can also buy Dunkin’ Iced Coffe Jelly Beans and Dunkin’ Iced Coffee Flavored Jelly Hearts. Flavors include Toasted Coconut, Hazelnut, French Vanilla, Caramel Latte and Butter Pecan.
Of course, you don’t have to go to Dunkin’ if you’re looking for seasonal treats. You can get Valentine’s Day-themed food everywhere right now. Dairy Queen has a Triple Truffle Blizzard with chocolate, peanut butter, fudge and caramel flavors, along with soft-serve ice cream. Krispy Kreme also has a Valentine’s day collection.
Or you could run to the grocery store and pick up Hershey’s Kisses Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries and White Chocolate Strawberry Shake M&Ms, which feature strawberry shake-flavored white chocolate.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Munich’s Oktoberfest finally back on after pandemic pause
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s annual Oktoberfest festival is finally on again for this fall, following a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The head of the famous Bavarian beer festival in Munich said Thursday the celebrations will be held without any pandemic restrictions from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3. Some 487 beer breweries, restaurants, fish grills, wine vendors and others will be present and opening hours will be even longer than in the past, with the first beer tents opening at 9 a.m. in the morning and closing at 10:30 p.m. The last orders will be taken at 9:30 p.m. A one-liter (two-pint) mug of beer will cost between 12.60 to 13.80 euros ($12.84-14.07) this year. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/04/munichs-oktoberfest-finally-back-on-after-pandemic-pause/ | 2022-08-04 12:47:59 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/04/munichs-oktoberfest-finally-back-on-after-pandemic-pause/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shares of Tesla rose slightly Thursday despite news that CEO Elon Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of the electric vehicle maker’s stock this week.
The stock closed at $157.67, up less than 1% but still close to its two-year lows. Tesla did fare better than the broader U.S. stock market, where concerns about rising interest rates led to a 2.5% drop in the S&P 500 index.
Musk, the new owner of Twitter, sold the Tesla shares from Monday through Wednesday, according to a filing posted Wednesday night with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It wasn’t clear where the proceeds of the sales were being spent.
Musk has sold nearly $23 billion worth of Tesla stock since April, with much of the money likely going to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Early last month, he sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings.
The sale comes as shares of the electric vehicle and solar panel maker have collapsed, losing over half their value since Musk first disclosed in April that he was buying up Twitter stock.
Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said in a client note that Musk seems to be changing the Tesla narrative from the fundamental electric vehicle transformation story to becoming a source of funds to finance his Twitter acquisition.
“The Twitter nightmare continues as Musk uses Tesla as his own ATM machine to keep funding the red ink at Twitter which gets worse by the day as more advertisers flee the platform with controversy increasingly driven by Musk,” Ives wrote.
The falling shares of Tesla have bumped Musk from his status as the world’s wealthiest person, with his net worth falling to $174 billion, according to Forbes. He was passed last week by French fashion and cosmetics magnate Bernard Arnault. Most of Musk’s wealth is tied up in shares of Tesla Inc., which is based in Austin, Texas.
The takeover of San Francisco-based Twitter has not been smooth, and some big companies have halted advertising on the social media platform. Musk has said that Twitter had “a massive drop in revenue” due to the advertiser losses.
Investors have been punishing Tesla stock of late while Musk has spent much of his time running Twitter, raising concerns that he’s distracted from the car company.
Just this week Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform.
A message was left with Tesla seeking comment on the stock sale. | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-tesla-closes-up-despite-musk-selling-3-58b-of-its-shares/ | 2022-12-16 18:48:55 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-tesla-closes-up-despite-musk-selling-3-58b-of-its-shares/ |
Integrating a Proven Credentialing Services Platform to Strengthen its Payor Relationship Management Solution Suite.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PayrHealth today announced that it has acquired Supero Healthcare Solutions, an Austin, TX-based provider enrollment and credentialing company founded in 2009. This acquisition deepens PayrHealth's credentialing offerings and strengthens its integrated, proactive approach to payor relationship management.
Supero founder and CEO, Brian Agnew, said, "I am proud of the Company we have built. I can't think of a better home for our employees and clients during this next chapter. PayrHealth is building a unique offering in the industry that will drive value." Agnew will support the acquisition integration efforts serving in an advisory capacity.
PayrHealth can now offer this proven credentialing solution with 10+ years of experience delivering operational excellence and outcomes to its clients. PayrHealth previously offered more limited credentialing services exclusively to existing payor contracting and revenue cycle management clients.
PayrHealth CEO, Armando Cardoso, said, "Credentialing is a critical function to optimize payor and revenue cycle management. Supero has developed excellent credentialing solutions, serving providers across the healthcare continuum and nation. Welcoming this talented credentialing team further strengthens our ability to integrate critical provider data and optimize reimbursement for healthcare providers."
Ben Moe, Managing Partner at Osceola Capital Management, said, "This acquisition is a natural complement to the differentiated offering the PayrHealth management team is building. We will continue to partner with leaders of companies delivering quality revenue cycle management and credentialing services to structure transactions that create value."
About PayrHealth
PayrHealth provides analytics, contracting, credentialing, reimbursement negotiation, network development, and revenue cycle management solutions to healthcare organizations across the United States. PayrHealth is an integrated relationship management solution, proactively managing contracts and optimizing revenue cycle management to enable purposeful provider-payor relations. PayrHealth supports informed decisions for a strengthened healthcare system. PayrHealth is an Osceola Capital Management portfolio company. To learn more, visit www.payrhealth.com.
About Osceola Capital Management
Osceola Capital is a Tampa-based private equity firm that invests in lower middle-market services companies, typically with EBITDA of $2 million to $10 million. Osceola has extensive experience partnering with management teams to execute buy-and-build strategies and drive long-term value creation. To learn more, visit www.osceola.com.
Contact: Chris Tofalli
Chris Tofalli Public Relations, LLC
914-834-4334
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A new generation of the Ford Mustang will soon arrive for the 2024 model year, and the folks at Saleen are ready to turn it into a 302.
The Southern California engineering and motorsport company this week released a teaser sketch of its new 302 Mustang based on the seventh generation of Ford’s iconic pony car.
The teaser points to extensive modifications to the body, with new designs for the fascias, fenders, hood, rear spoiler, and rear three-quarter windows. It’s a wild design that makes even Ford’s new Mustang Dark Horse appear conservative in comparison.
Saleen will also have the performance to back up the new looks. Like the current 302 based on the sixth-generation Mustang, the new one will offer a trio of performance stages. These will include a White Label with at least 500 hp, a Yellow Label with at least 750 hp, and a Black Label with more than 800 hp. In each case, the upgrade will be based on the Mustang’s 5.0-liter V-8, and the Yellow and Black Label upgrades will likely use a supercharger.
Other performance upgrades will include a tuned suspension featuring Saleen’s Racecraft-branded components, improved aero, and uprated brakes. The cars will also get custom interiors.
Buyers should also have the choice of manual or automatic transmissions, and possibly a convertible body style.
Saleen hasn’t mentioned when its 2024 302 will be ready, but the company is still accepting orders for the current 302. The company in March also unveiled the ultimate version to celebrate 40 years of business. Called the SA-40, the car features a speedster-style body and packs 800 hp. It’s limited to just 10 units and is priced from $142,000.
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BEIJING, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- An expert in the preservation of cultural relics, Ma Yanru, 59, is hard at work restoring an iron sword from the Han Dynasty, that dates back over 2,000 years.
Peering into a microscope, Ma finds gold threads intertwined on the sword and wood grains on the scabbard. She concludes that the grains suggest the material came from a broadleaf forest.
Ma said a lot of information could be gleaned from the Han sword, which has a very high historical value as it was one of the best cold weapons in ancient China.
"Whether it is the Chinese culture or cultures from the rest of the world, all cultural inheritance can be made possible through the preservation of material things," Ma said.
"When you see a stuff, it reminds you of people relating to it, and that drives you to explore into the life of ancient people and their culture."
"With these material things, you can verify your assumptions and find answers," Ma added.
Ma is one of many cultural relic restoration experts in China – the cradle of one of the world's oldest civilizations and a country that stresses the significance of protecting cultural and natural heritage.
An old Chinese proverb goes, "All things in the world have their laws for survival and development, but they know how to preserve their roots."
President Xi Jinping has echoed this sentiment, often emphasizing the importance of protecting cultural heritage. He believes that the longevity of Chinese civilization is due to this fundamental understanding of one's roots.
Over the past 10 years, China has made notable progress in protecting artifacts.
By the end of 2021, there were 108 million sets of state-owned movable cultural relics and about 767,000 immovable ones in the country, according to Rao Quan, vice minister of culture and tourism, adding that the total number of world heritage sites in China has reached 56, ranking second in the world.
Steady progress has also been made in protecting intangible cultural heritage. To date, China boasts 42 items on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list, the most in the world, according to a national conference on cultural relics held last July.
Major projects for protecting cultural relics associated with the Great Wall, the Grand Canal and others have been completed, and tens of thousands of valuable curated or excavated cultural relics have been restored, it was announced at the conference.
Noting that China's fine traditional culture is the crystallization of the wisdom of Chinese civilization, the report delivered by Xi at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China stressed that China will do more to protect cultural artifacts and heritage and better protect and preserve historical and cultural heritage in the course of urban and rural development.
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STATELINE, Nev. — Stephen Curry, from way downtown!
The Golden State Warriors star Curry made a hole-in-one Saturday at a celebrity golf tournament, draining his tee shot on the 152-yard par-3 seventh hole at Edgewood Tahoe.
Fans roared as Curry hit the shot, ripped off his hat, held a finger in the air and sprinted to the hole, smacking the flag like a runner crossing the finish line.
“That was my second one ever,” Curry told an NBC/Peacock TV reporter, still panting from his celebration. “I'm locked in right now but to do it on this hole is unbelievable, wow ... I'll be out of breath for the rest of the day, for good reason though.”
Curry was tied for first Saturday through 12 holes in the second round of the American Century Championship, which is packed with a star-studded field including the NHL's Joe Pavelski and Alex Killorn, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, former NFL quarterback Tony Romo (the defending champion) and former NBA star and sports commentator Charles Barkley.
The 54-hole tournament uses a form of the modified Stableford scoring system that awards a point for par, three for birdie and six for eagle and deducts two points for double bogey or worse. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/steph-curry-hole-in-one-celebrity-golf-tournament/507-7880ec9f-ff66-41de-a5f2-db3eda737311 | 2023-07-15 22:17:23 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/steph-curry-hole-in-one-celebrity-golf-tournament/507-7880ec9f-ff66-41de-a5f2-db3eda737311 |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the “exponential” expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal and the development of a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Sunday, after he entered 2023 with another weapons launch following a record number of testing activities last year.
Kim’s moves are in line with the broad direction of his nuclear program. He has repeatedly vowed to boost both the quality and quantity of his arsenal to cope with what he calls U.S. hostility. Some experts say Kim’s push to produce more nuclear and other weapons signals his intention to continue a run of weapons tests and ultimately solidify his future negotiating power and win greater outside concessions.
“They are now keen on isolating and stifling (North Korea), unprecedented in human history,” Kim said at a recently ended key ruling party meeting, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. “The prevailing situation calls for making redoubled efforts to overwhelmingly beef up the military muscle.”
During the six-day meeting meant to determine new state objectives, Kim called for “an exponential increase of the country’s nuclear arsenal” to mass produce battlefield tactical nuclear weapons targeting South Korea. He also presented a task to develop a new ICBM missioned with a “quick nuclear counterstrike” capability — a weapon he needs to strike the mainland U.S. He said the North’s first military reconnaissance satellite will be launched “at the earliest date possible,” KCNA said.
“Kim’s comments from the party meeting reads like an ambitious — but perhaps achievable — New Year’s resolution list,” said Soo Kim, a security analyst at the California-based RAND Corporation. “It’s ambitious in that Kim consciously chose to spell out what he hopes to accomplish as we head into 2023, but it also suggests a dose of confidence on Kim’s part.”
Last month, North Korea claimed to have performed key tests needed for the development of a new strategic weapon, a likely reference to a solid-fueled ICBM, and a spy satellite.
Kim’s identification of South Korea as an enemy and the mention of hostile U.S. and South Korean policies is “a reliable pretext for the regime to produce more missiles and weapons to solidify Kim’s negotiating position and concretize North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons power,” Soo Kim said.
Later Sunday, South Korea’s Defense Ministry reiterated a warning that that any attempt to use nuclear weapons by North Korea “will lead to the end of the Kim Jong Un government.” The U.S. military has previously made similar warnings.
“The new year started but our security situation is still very grave,” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told top military officers during a video conference. “Our military must resolutely punish any provocation by the enemy with a firm determination that we dare to risk fighting a battle.”
Senior diplomats from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan spoke by phone and agreed that provocations by North Korea would only deepen its international isolation and prompt their trilateral security cooperation. They still reaffirmed that the door to dialogue with North Korea remains open, according to the South Korean Foreign Ministry.
Since his high-stakes summitry with then-President Donald Trump collapsed in 2019 due to wrangling over U.S.-led sanctions, Kim Jong Un has refused to return to talks with Washington and taken steps to enlarge his arsenal. Some observers say Kim would eventually want to make North Korea a legitimate nuclear power so as to win the lifting of international sanctions and the end of the regular U.S.-South Korean military drills that he views as a major security threat.
“It was during his 2018 New Year’s speech that (Kim) first ordered the mass production of warheads and ballistic missiles, and he’s doubling down on that quantitative expansion goal in the coming year,” said Ankit Panda, an expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Panda said the reference to a new ICBM appears to concern a solid-propellant system, which could be tested soon. He said a satellite launch could take place in April, a month that includes a key state anniversary.
Worries about North Korea’s nuclear program have grown since the North last year approved a new law that authorized the preemptive use of nuclear weapons in a broad range of situations and openly threatened to use its nuclear weapons first. During last week’s party meeting, Kim reiterated that threat.
Earlier Sunday, South Korea’s military detected a short-range ballistic missile launched from the North’s capital region. It said the weapon traveled about 400 kilometers (250 miles) before falling into the water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said that the U.S. commitments to defend South Korea and Japan “remain ironclad.”
North Korea test-fired more than 70 missiles last year, including three short-range ballistic missiles detected by South Korea on Saturday. The testing spree indicates the country is likely emboldened by its advancing nuclear program. Observers say the North was also able to continue its banned missile tests because China and Russia have blocked the U.S. and others from toughening U.N. sanctions at the Security Council.
KCNA confirmed Sunday that the country conducted the test-firings of its super-large multiple rocket launcher on Saturday and Sunday. Kim Jong Un said the rocket launcher puts all of South Korea within striking distance and is capable of carrying a tactical nuclear warhead, according to KCNA.
“Its recent missile launches were not technically impressive. Instead, the high volume of tests at unusual times and from various locations demonstrate that North Korea could launch different types of attack, anytime, and from many directions,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.
Animosities between the rival Koreas have further deepened since early last week, when South Korea accused North Korea of flying drones across their heavily fortified border for the first time in five years and responded by sending its own drones toward the North. | https://pix11.com/news/ap-general/ap-nkoreas-kim-orders-exponential-expansion-of-nuke-arsenal/ | 2023-01-01 18:22:50 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/ap-general/ap-nkoreas-kim-orders-exponential-expansion-of-nuke-arsenal/ |
American Lung Association launches Patient & Caregiver Network to provide support, education and access to research for people with lung disease and their families
CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 34 million Americans live with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and other lung diseases. To provide these individuals and their families with critical support, education and access to emerging research like clinical trials, today, the American Lung Association announced the Patient & Caregiver Network.
"Many lung diseases like COPD and asthma are life-long journeys. A diagnosis can be scary and lung diseases are often very isolating. Fortunately, new research is resulting in better treatments so that people with lung disease are living longer, healthier lives," said Harold Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association. "Our new Patient & Caregiver Network is the go-to resource for anyone living with a lung disease and their families."
"For someone living with COPD or any lung disease, it is critical to advocate for yourself and connect with others to learn how to live better with this disease," said Midge Wilson, who is living with COPD and an active member of the American Lung Association's COPD Patient Advisory Group. "Knowledge is power, and the Patient & Caregiver Network provides you with that knowledge."
The Patient & Caregiver Network, formerly known as the Better Breathers Network, provides people living with lung disease and their caregivers who join (members) with three critical areas of information to help them live better with lung disease:
- Support: By joining the Patient & Caregiver Network, members can connect with peers who are going through the same challenges through 11 online support communities hosted on Inspire.com covering a wide range of topics from lung cancer to asthma, COPD, long COVID, pulmonary fibrosis and more. Members can also attend in-person Better Breathers Clubs across the country.
- Education: Through the network, members regularly receive information and resources through e-newsletters, invitations to live and on-demand webcasts, and access to member resources like breathing exercise videos, nutrition tips, medication device demonstrations and more at Lung.org/PCN-Resource-Center.
- Research: The Patient & Caregiver Network provides access to cutting-edge research on lung disease, such as information on clinical trials through the Lung Association's website, connection to research studies being conducted at the Airways Clinical Research Centers (ACRC) and simplified versions of new research studies at Lung.org/Research-News.
The Patient & Caregiver Network is possible thanks to support from our national sponsors, Inspire and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
To join The Patient & Caregiver Network, visit Lung.org/PCN.
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. The work of the American Lung Association is focused on four strategic imperatives: to defeat lung cancer; to champion clean air for all; to improve the quality of life for those with lung disease and their families; and to create a tobacco-free future. For more information about the American Lung Association, which has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and is a Platinum-Level GuideStar Member, or to support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNGUSA (1-800-586-4872) or visit: Lung.org.
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Vemana will oversee the company's growing digital business, along with user experience and product operations
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced the hire of Prat Vemana as executive vice president, chief digital and product officer. Vemana will join Target Oct. 31 as a member of Target's leadership team, reporting to Chief Guest Experience Officer Cara Sylvester. In this role, he will oversee Target's digital business, including site merchandising, user experience, digital operations and product, and Target+, the retailer's growing online third-party marketplace. Additionally, Vemana will provide key support for Target's industry-leading product teams across the company by bringing a holistic view to the retailer's overall product strategy.
"Digital continues to be a major growth driver for Target, and we're excited for Prat to bring his proven expertise in this area to an elevated role on our leadership team," said CEO Brian Cornell. "Our team has created a digital shopping experience that is truly best in class, and under Prat's leadership, our digital business is well-positioned to continue growing for years to come."
"We know our guests choose Target because our shopping experience offers them a sense of joy and ease that can't be beat, and our digital business plays an increasingly outsized role in bringing that to life for the millions of people who regularly visit our stores, website and app," said Cara Sylvester, chief guest experience officer, Target. "With his experience leading digital businesses across consumer-facing industries and a guest-centric vision, Prat is the ideal leader to further accelerate Target's digital growth and maximize our impact for guests, team members and our business."
Vemana joins Target from Kaiser Permanente, where he served as senior vice president and chief digital officer and led its enterprise product management and experience teams. During his time at the company, he advanced and accelerated its digital strategy by modernizing its platforms to migrate, deploy and manage applications with greater speed and agility. His work included implementing critical consumer experience enhancements like the redesign of the company's mobile app and launching same-day home delivery for its pharmacy business. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente, Vemana held digital leadership positions at The Home Depot and Staples.
"Target sets the standard for consumer experience in retail and is known for delighting its guests in a way that's consistent and engaging across every touchpoint," said Prat Vemana. "I'm thrilled to join a company that I've long admired, and I look forward to playing a key role in shaping the future of Target's leading digital experience."
Digital currently represents 20% of Target's business. The company continues to advance its digital shopping experience through investments in its suite of same-day services and the enablement of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments on Target.com, among other recent enhancements to its app and website.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at nearly 2,000 stores and at Target.com, with the purpose of helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Since 1946, Target has given 5% of its profit to communities, which today equals millions of dollars a week. Additional company information can be found by visiting the corporate website and press center and by following @TargetNews.
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EAST ORANGE, NJ (PIX11) — Police located and arrested a missing New Jersey woman weeks after she vanished, only for her to escape from custody while at a hospital, officials said Thursday.
Destiny Owens and her girlfriend Imani Glover had both been reported missing since Dec. 23, 2023. While Gover was found earlier in February, Owens was only located on Wednesday.
Police in East Orange spotted Owens, who has several outstanding warrants, on South Maple Avenue around 1:10 p.m., a city spokesperson said. She was taken into custody.
Owens was brought to a hospital for a medical evaluation, authorities said. She escaped from the hospital while in police custody. Officers are actively looking for her once again.
She’s about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, officials said. Owens weighs around 130 pounds.
Officials have not specified what charges Owens faces. The outstanding warrants are out of both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Owens’ mother previously told PIX11 it was out of her daughter’s character to go more than a day or two without texting or calling.
“I just hope somebody sees her and reaches out to me and lets me know where my baby is,” she said in January. “I just want to hear her voice. I just want to know she’s OK.”
At this time, Owens’ welfare is a priority and EOPD is asking for the public’s help in her healthy and safe return. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call EOPD at 973.266.5030. | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-jersey/missing-nj-woman-arrested-escapes-police-custody/ | 2023-02-23 21:48:19 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-jersey/missing-nj-woman-arrested-escapes-police-custody/ |
Canada mass shooting inquiry identifies many police failings
TRURO, Nova Scotia (AP) — A public inquiry has found widespread failures in how Canada’s federal police force responded to the country’s worst mass shooting. It recommends that the government rethink the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s central role in Canadian policing. The Mass Casualty Commission also says the RCMP missed red flags in the years leading up to the Nova Scotia rampage that resulted in 22 people being slain April 18-19, 2020, by a denture maker disguised as a RCMP officer and driving a replica police vehicle. The assailant, Gabriel Wortman, was killed by two Mounties at a gas station in Enfield, Nova Scotia, 13 hours into his rampage. Disguised as a police officer, Workman shot people in their homes and set fires in a rampage across Nova Scotia. | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/03/30/canada-mass-shooting-inquiry-identifies-many-police-failings/ | 2023-03-30 16:54:40 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/03/30/canada-mass-shooting-inquiry-identifies-many-police-failings/ |
NFTSTAR superstar squad will be featured in a Global Sports Village experience in The Sandbox open metaverse developed jointly by The Sandbox and NFTSTAR through a partnership with Web3 company Forj, which includes licensing of unique Bored Ape Yacht Club characters.
SINGAPORE, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prolific Brazilian player Neymar JR., Asian football superstar Son Heung-Min and Portuguese football legend Luis Figo will all be featured at NFTSTAR's new residence on The Sandbox, the leading decentralised gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands.
The trio have been exclusively signed by NFTSTAR as part of its multiverse plan to build an integrated global sports metaverse platform for billions of sports fans who also have an affinity for gaming. NFTSTAR intends to engage the global community with regular meet and greets, AMAs, exclusive NFT drops and a virtual sports arena, through a partnership with renowned Web3 brand experience provider Forj, another subsidiary of Animoca Brands.
Abe Ren, Co-Founder of NFTSTAR notes, "We are excited to partner with The Sandbox metaverse as a way to promote our own brand, celebrities and proprietary NFTs. This collaboration allows us to collectively grow the community of sports, esports, and gaming enthusiasts."
The Sandbox metaverse offers players and creators a decentralized and intuitive platform to create immersive 3D worlds and game experiences and to safely store, trade, and monetize their creations. Sebastien Borget, who is Co-Founder and COO of The Sandbox says, "Sports are an important part of global culture, and as such it's a pleasure to welcome NFTSTAR into The Sandbox metaverse as we continue to grow our sports-based experiences and activations."
As a first step, NFTSTAR enlists Smobler Studios, an investee studio and one of the preferred and official builders of The Sandbox for this partnership.
Loretta Chen, Co-Founder of Smobler Studios elaborates, "This marks the beginning of an exciting adventure that will include avatars, phygital experiences as well as the creation of a Global Sports Space that will expand into fully playable social hub experiences including a Stadium. To better realize our vision, we are collaborating with our partner studio in South Korea, Fac Bros, as well as Forj, a Web3 solutions provider that delivers authenticated digital-first goods such as their Bored Apes to appeal to non-sports fans."
Harry Liu, CEO of Forj adds, "When it comes to user adoption and growth in the Web3 space, entertainment and sports will be among the most powerful drivers. We are excited to partner with NFTSTAR, The Sandbox and Smobler Studios in creating a truly unique branded experience in the metaverse that pushes the boundaries for fans."
About NFTSTAR
NFTSTAR, backed by The9 Limited (Nasdaq: NCTY), aims to build the largest sports fandom social platform with a Web3 community connecting global stars and fans. Its vision is to become a digital brand that paves a new way towards sports ecology in Web3 world. By building a community that engages with stars and their fans, NFTSTAR aims to house a GameFi and SocialFi playground for Web3 fans globally. For more information, visit www.nftstar.com and follow the regular updates on Twitter, Instagram, Medium, and Discord.
About The Sandbox
The Sandbox, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is one of the decentralized virtual worlds that has been fueling the recent growth of virtual real estate demand, having partnered with major IPs and brands including Warner Music Group, Ubisoft, The Rabbids, Gucci Vault, The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Richie Hawtin, The Smurfs, Care Bears, Atari, ZEPETO, CryptoKitties, and more. Building on existing The Sandbox IP that has more than 40 million global installs on mobile, The Sandbox metaverse offers players and creators a decentralized and intuitive platform to create immersive 3D worlds and game experiences and to safely store, trade, and monetize their creations. For more information, visit www.sandbox.game and follow the regular updates on Twitter, Medium, and Discord.
About Forj
Forj is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands and is at the forefront of NFT technology, bringing together creators and fans from a variety of industries such as music, entertainment, gaming and collectibles. Forj executes each step of the process with a suite of products and services designed to support the entire blockchain ecosystem.
About Smobler Studios
Smobler Studios is a metaverse architecture firm headquartered in Singapore. It is an investee studio of, and a recognized The Sandbox builder. It specializes in world building, brand marketing, IP creation and metaverse development for The Sandbox Game. Smobler Studios also keen on co-creating a diverse ecosystem with a strong academy and phygital experience emphasis. Its recent clients include Mighty Jaxx, 1-Group, The Food Bank Singapore and Tools of Rock NFT amongst others. To learn more, visit www.smoblerstudios.com.
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Biden hopes Putin will negotiate WNBA star Griner’s release
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he hopes Russian President Vladimir Putin will be more willing to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner now that the U.S. midterm elections are over.
“My hope is that now that the election is over, that Mr. Putin will be able to discuss with us and be willing to talk more seriously about a prisoner exchange,” Biden told reporters at a news conference.
He spoke hours after Griner’s lawyers revealed that she had been sent to a penal colony to serve her sentence for drug possession.
U.S. officials have for months tried to negotiate the release Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Paul Whelan. But there have been no overt signs of progress.
A diplomatic resolution has taken on new urgency after a Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and two-time Olympic gold medalist was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
Her arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington, just days before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, and the politically charged case could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow.
“Every minute that Brittney Griner must endure wrongful detention in Russia is a minute too long,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “As we have said before, the U.S. Government made a significant offer to the Russians to resolve the current unacceptable and wrongful detentions of American citizens.”
Griner’s legal team said she left a detention center outside Moscow on Nov. 4 for a penal colony — as prisons in Russia are commonly known. The move was expected since she lost her appeal.
Such transfers can take days or even weeks, during which time lawyers and loved ones usually don’t have contact with the prisoner. Even after she arrives, access to Griner may be difficult since many penal colonies are in remote parts of Russia.
Her lawyers said Wednesday that they did not know exactly where she was or where she would end up — but that they expected to be notified when she reached her final destination.
In a statement stressing the work being done to secure Griner’s release, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted that Russian authorities give the embassy regular access to Griner, as they are required to do. Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited Griner last week.
A senior State Department official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the case, said the Russians had not notified American diplomats of Griner’s transfer ahead of time and had not yet responded to queries from the American embassy about either her current whereabouts or ultimate destination.
In many penal colonies, prisoners work for minimal pay, and dissidents and other countries have denounced the conditions of those held. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny went on a hunger strike to protest his treatment, including officials’ refusal to give him the right medicines and to allow his doctor to visit him behind bars.
He also protested the hourly checks a guard makes on him at night, saying they amount to sleep deprivation torture.
Griner, 32, who was detained while returning to play for a Russian team during the WNBA’s offseason, has admitted that she had the canisters in her luggage. But she testified that she had inadvertently packed them in haste and that she had no criminal intent. Her defense team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain.
The Associated Press and other news organizations have reported that Washington has offered to exchange Griner and Whelan — an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage — for Viktor Bout. Bout is a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. and once earned the nickname the “merchant of death.”
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Associated Press writers Matthew Lee and Eric Tucker contributed to this report from Washington.
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TX Lake Charles LA Zone Forecast for Sunday, September 11, 2022
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National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
TXZ180-122315-
Tyler-
Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe,
Spurger, Warren, and Woodville
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows around 70.
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TXZ201-122315-
Hardin-
Including the cities of Lumberton and Silsbee
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. North winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
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TXZ215-122315-
Jefferson-
Including the cities of Beaumont, Sabine Pass,
and Sea Rim State Park
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Temperature falling into the mid 80s
in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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TXZ216-122315-
Orange-
Including the cities of Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Temperature falling into the mid 80s
in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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TXZ259-122315-
Northern Jasper-
Including the cities of Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, and Roganville
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows around 70.
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TXZ260-122315-
Northern Newton-
Including the cities of Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown,
Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, and Call
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows around 70.
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TXZ261-122315-
Southern Jasper-
Including the cities of Gist, Buna, and Evadale
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. North winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows around 70.
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TXZ262-122315-
Southern Newton-
Including the city of Deweyville
401 AM CDT Mon Sep 12 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
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Giants first. LaMonte Wade Jr. walks. Mike Yastrzemski walks. LaMonte Wade Jr. to second. J.D. Davis doubles to deep left field. Mike Yastrzemski to third. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Michael Conforto homers to center field. J.D. Davis scores. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Blake Sabol walks. Casey Schmitt grounds out to shallow infield, Bailey Ober to Joey Gallo. Blake Sabol to second. Patrick Bailey grounds out to second base, Edouard Julien to Joey Gallo. Blake Sabol to third. Brandon Crawford strikes out swinging.
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Giants 4, Twins 0.
Twins eighth. Kyle Garlick homers to left field. Carlos Correa called out on strikes. Byron Buxton hit by pitch. Donovan Solano walks. Byron Buxton to second. Kyle Farmer strikes out swinging. Willi Castro called out on strikes.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Giants 4, Twins 1. | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/san-francisco-minnesota-runs-18113594.php | 2023-05-23 03:17:06 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/san-francisco-minnesota-runs-18113594.php |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Karros went 5-for-5 with four RBIs, Michael Curialle was 4-for-6 and drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and UCLA beat Washington 14-8 Thursday night to avoid elimination from the Pac-12 Tournament.
Daylen Reyes hit a two-out double down the left-field line, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored when Curialle singled to left-center to give No. 3 seed UCLA (36-21) the lead for good at 7-6 in the top of the sixth inning.
The Bruins play second-seeded Oregon State vs. No. 6 seed California in a loser-out game Friday.
Curialle and Karros each had two of UCLA's season-high seven doubles.
Coby Morales hit a two-run home run to right-center to give No. 7 seed Washington (30-26) a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second, but Curialle and Ethan Gourson hit back-to-back two-out singles — the second of which scored Jake Palmer from second base — and Karros drove them in with a double to right-center to make it 4-3 in the top of the third.
Reyes scored on a double by Curialle in the top of the fifth and, after a single by Gourson move Curialle to third, Karros hit a two-RBI single to left-center to give UCLA a three-run lead. Cam Clayton's two-out single drove in Cole Miller and Josh Urps followed with a two-run homer to make it 6-all in the bottom of the inning.
Michael Snyder and Christian Dicochea each hit a solo home run for the Huskies.
Karros is 8-for-8 with a walk in two Pac-12 Tournament games.
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John Bunting spent the night of his 34th birthday surrounded by friends he would keep for life, professionally content, a glass of champagne in hand.
That was in 1984, just after 43,789 fans in Tampa saw the mobile linebacker help the Philadelphia Stars win the USFL championship with a 23-3 victory over the George Allen-coached Arizona Wranglers.
“July 15,” Bunting was saying Monday. “That was the last game I ever played. I took off my pads, celebrated, and that was it.”
Bunting would go on to a glorious coaching career, twice leading Rowan into the Division III tournament before realizing his professional dream to coach at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina. But on that night, he was a proud member of a developing major-league dynasty.
“I had a blast,” said Bunting, who had been to the Super Bowl with the Eagles in 1980, “playing for the Philadelphia Stars.”
The USFL was around for three springs, the Stars never missing a championship game. They fell to Michigan in 1983, thumped Arizona in 1984 and then successfully defended the championship over Oakland. That year, they played their home games in College Park, Md., and technically were labeled the Baltimore Stars, although they were headquartered and practice in Philadelphia.
Like Bunting, Ken Dunek was with the NFC champion 1980 Eagles and later the champion Stars. He often has wondered how it all would have ended had the league not taken the advice of New Jersey Generals owner Donald Trump to try to force a merger with the NFL by transitioning from a successful springtime operation to a fall league. Central to that plot was a court claim that the NFL held a TV monopoly. The USFL technically won the case, but with damages of only $1, the league folded.
But then came the spring of 2022. Then came a revived if cockamamie, made-for-TV USFL. And then came the usual: The Philadelphia Stars reaching the final, to be played Sunday in Canton, Ohio against the Birmingham Stallions.
“It’s certainly an oddity that the Stars have been in all four USFL championship games,” allowed Dunek, who has become a football TV analyst and magazine publisher. “I don’t know enough about the current team and players and coaching staff to make a value judgment about whether they deserve to be there, but obviously they do because they have earned the right.
“And I’m hoping they will win it.”
The new USFL technically is not tied to the 1980s league. It has faced lawsuits from some original owners, who have claimed their corporate images have been counterfeited. Fox, which operates the new league, has countered that after 30 years those trademarks had been abandoned. What is unmistakable is that the USFL logo, the team names and the uniform colors are similar enough to the former operation to evoke alumni pride.
“I watch them as much as I can,” said Scott Fitzkee, a former Stars wide receiver. “I saw the win over the Generals the other day. I like the uniforms. We have a cabin in Gatlinburg, Tenn., and that’s where I will be this weekend. But my whole family – my wife Michelle, son Brody and daughter Bryn, who plays lacrosse at Ohio State, which I have to hear about all the time because I am a Penn State guy — will be watching the game.” Laughing, he added, “We are all Stars fans for some reason. We all love football. And I always talk about the Stars a lot. So they’ve all become fans of the new team.”
Unlike the original USFL — which included Reggie White, Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Steve Young, Doug Flutie and some of the most popular professional players of their time — the current loop is peopled by players just hoping to be noticed by the NFL. Even more strange, its regular-season games all unfolded in Birmingham, typically before gatherings seeming to number in the tens.
By contrast, the original Stars included five-time Pro Bowl center Bart Oates, former Eagles NFC champions Dunek, Bunting and Fitzkee, mistake-free quarterback Chuck Fusina and Sean Landeta, who would become the punter on the NFL’s 1980s All-Decade team. Running back Kelvin Bryant eventually won a Super Bowl with Washington. Tackle Irv Eatman would play 10 years in the NFL. Pass rusher William Fuller would play in four Pro Bowls. That was a pretty good team put together by president Carl Peterson, previously an exec behind the 1980 Eagles.
In August, Dunek and Bunting will be in Canton, not just to enjoy the Hall of Fame induction of their former Eagles coach Dick Vermeil, but also of the late Sam Mills, a former Stars linebacker who would become a superstar with the New Orleans Saints. Twice in recent years, former Stars — including head coach Jim Mora and Jay Wright, the Hall of Fame Villanova basketball coach who once helped peddle tickets — have gathered at Chickie’s and Pete’s in South Philadelphia to reminisce about one of the finest pro sports operations ever to represent Philadelphia.
It’s what champions do.
“People have this argument all the time: Would that team have been good in the NFL?” Dunek said. “Well, every significant player on the Stars had an NFL background, either prior to being with the Stars or after the Stars folded. Were we NFL caliber? Of course we were NFL caliber. We had NFL players. Would we have have won a championship? I don’t know.
“But I do know this: The Stars came to play every game, so you knew to buckle your chinstrap because they were going to get after it.”
So Sunday night at 7:30, there will be Philadelphia Stars — in familiar red and yellow, with white chinstraps — making it a most drawn-out 4-for-4 in USFL final appearances.
“Like anything, as we get older, it’s nice to see anything that can bring back nice memories,” Landeta said. “I am really looking forward to it. It will be so nice to text a number of the guys, something that we couldn’t do in the 1980s, and talk about it.”
As for Bunting, he figures it will be worth taking a look.
“I’ll flip it on,” he said. “And I’ll watch it for as long as I can.”
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The national average for a gallon of gas has fallen below $4 for the first time since early March, a key psychological threshold for cash-strapped Americans even as inflation remains elevated.
Relentlessly high inflation is the nation’s most vexing economic problem, prompting months of recession talk even as job growth has soared — U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs in July — and consumer spending has remained resilient.
But lower pump prices mean there’s less drag on the broader economy, as evidenced by federal data released Wednesday that shows inflation eased in July. Though overall prices remain elevated, climbing 8.5 percent year over year, they’ve moved away from the pandemic peak of 9.1 percent recorded in June, when the U.S. fuel average topped out at $5.02. The gasoline index fell 7.7 percent in July.
Crude prices that had been hovering near $80 a barrel in January had pushed past $120 by March, on fears the Russian conflict would curtail supply and disrupt energy markets. Pump prices soon followed, swelling nearly 20 percent roughly a week after the Feb. 24 invasion.
But oil prices have been cooling since early June, with West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, hovering around $91 per barrel on Thursday. Fuel costs are now in line with what consumers and businesses were paying before the war.
Experts say the sell-off is largely driven by worries of a possible recession in several large global economies, which would crimp fuel demand.
Economists have been warning of a possible recession in the United States for months. Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist for LPL Financial, said in a Monday note that he thinks the odds of a U.S. recession in the next year are “perhaps a coin flip or better,” despite the Labor Department’s blockbuster jobs reading on Friday. England’s central bank warned last week that Britain would enter a protracted recession by the last quarter of 2022.
The National Bureau of Economic Research has not declared the United States to be in a recession, even though economic activity has already declined for two consecutive quarters. Still, fuel demand is already down: As measured as a four-week moving average, it stood at 8.6 million barrels a day as of July 29, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That’s 8.7 percent lower than a year ago.
Meanwhile, there is still a possibility that prices could turn around. OPEC, the group of oil-producing nations that includes Saudi Arabia, has only minimally boosted production despite entreaties from President Biden and other world leaders to remedy supply shortfalls.
Analysts also note that the main culprit behind higher gas prices — Russia’s war in Ukraine — is still in full swing, as well as the Western sanctions designed to punish Moscow. J.P. Morgan has warned that in a worst-case scenario — in which Russia retaliates by shutting down its supply altogether — the price of oil could go as high as $380 per barrel, more than quadruple what it is today. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/11/gas-prices-4-dollars/ | 2022-08-11 07:31:49 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/11/gas-prices-4-dollars/ |
Deputy attacked, stabbed in neck by detainee at Atlanta jail, sheriff says
ATLANTA (CBS46/Gray News) - A Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputy was repeatedly stabbed Monday morning at Fulton County jail, according to Sheriff Patrick Labat.
The sheriff said during a news conference that a detainee was brought into the jail late Sunday night. The deputy was attacked and stabbed in the neck around 7:30 a.m. Monday while processing the detainee.
According to Labat, the inmate, Richard Parham, attacked the deputy, “causing multiple stab wounds”.
It’s still unclear how he was able to sneak a knife into the Fulton County jail.
“We have a lot of video footage to go through, and a lot of investigation to do,” Labat said.
Labat said the prisoner was initially arrested on charges of terroristic threats and acts, willful obstruction of law enforcement officers and simple battery, which is a misdemeanor.
The sheriff’s office attributes some of the issues to systematic problems at the Fulton County jail.
“We’ve talked about that for months,” Labat said. “Everything from the jail being overcrowded, to really making sure we retain and recruit good women and men to join our law enforcement community. But to that end, we just have to make sure that our steps are followed, and we will continue to tighten that up.”
The deputy is being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital and is expected to survive.
The sheriff also said that he doesn’t think the deputy will need surgery.
The detainee and deputy have not been identified.
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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday as some investors took a wait-and-see attitude after U.S. markets were closed for a national holiday.
Some investors were also disappointed after a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Secretary of State Antony Blinken yielded no signs of progress from either side on Taiwan, human rights, technology and other issues of contention.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.6% to 33,161.94. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.9% to 7,362.90. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.3% to 2,601.07. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 1.4% to 19,627.86, while the Shanghai Composite edged down 0.2% to 3,248.53.
The Chinese government said the meeting between Xi and the top U.S. diplomat produced “candid and in-depth” talks. Bilateral relations are at their lowest point in decades. Both sides indicated a willingness to cooperate.
“There is no doubt China and the U.S.A. need each other, and their relationship to be back on a more secure footing for mutually beneficial commercial reasons, as well as reducing the risk of actual conflict,” Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities said in a commentary.
The Chinese economy is recovering at a slower pace than expected from the disruptions caused by efforts to vanquish COVID-19, leading the central bank to cut its benchmark 1-year loan prime rate on Tuesday by a tenth of a percentage point to 3.55%.
The 5-year rate was lowered to 4.2% in a move to help ease credit and encourage spending and investment to boost economic activity.
“Recent easing moves suggest that reopening efforts are losing their shine, setting the groundwork for more policy intervention to follow in the months ahead,” Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a commentary.
U.S. markets were closed for the Juneteenth national holiday. Markets are also watching the direction of interest rate hikes.
Last week, the Federal Reserve held its benchmark lending rate steady, the first time in 10 straight monthly meetings it hasn't announced an increase. The Fed warned it could raise rates as often as two more times this year.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude lost 99 cents to $70.79 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, declined 4 cents to $76.05 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar edged down to 141.74 Japanese yen from 141.91 yen. The euro cost $1.0922, little changed from $1.0921.
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CARY, N.C., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a rapidly changing environment with exponential growth in analytics and data-driven decisions, organizations require trusted, innovative and quality data solutions. For the 16th consecutive time, SAS is recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Solutions for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.
According to the Gartner report: "Delivering reliable, trusted and timely data for business consumption is a continuous effort and process that can be supported with modern technologies in data quality solutions" and "… by 2024, 90% of data quality technology buying decisions will focus on ease of use, automation, operational efficiency and interoperability as the critical decision factors."
Recently, AI and analytics powerhouse SAS brought its cutting-edge data quality solutions to more people than ever with SAS® Viya®, on the Microsoft Azure marketplace. SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure integrates analytics, data integration, data preparation and data governance, all available with a click of a button, in a pay-as-you-go format.
"Analytics and AI are accelerating innovation across businesses of all sizes, leaving no industry untouched," said Ron Agresta, senior director of product management at SAS. "SAS data quality solutions enable accuracy, completeness, trustworthiness and usability in any decision making process that relies on data – all of which are essential to building a data-driven business."
The Gartner report also states: "Trusted, clean and valid data is fundamental to achieving business goals and enablers for competitive advantage. Data quality is essential, whether organizations keep running their business as usual, expand their business, evaluate and mitigate risks or comply with regulations."
SAS offers multiple products that include data quality, such as SAS Data Management, SAS Data Quality, SAS Data Loader for Hadoop and SAS Data Governance; and on SAS Viya: SAS Information Governance, SAS Data Preparation and SAS Event Stream Processing. Unique assets in SAS data quality products include:
- The SAS Quality Knowledge Base, a collection of functions that can be used to perform out-of-the-box or customized data quality operations. It provides quick access to functions (e.g., parse, standardize, pattern analysis, fuzzy matching) to help organizations clean data and infuse trust and reliability in it.
- Metadata management & data lineage tools, including a connector to Egeria, within SAS Information Governance allows data and business users to search cataloged data assets across an organization from multiple data sources. This facilitates further actions to prepare data, create reports and build models in other easy-access SAS Viya applications.
Learn more about SAS data management and data quality solutions.
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WALDORF, Md. (AP) — WALDORF, Md. (AP) — The Community Financial Corp. (TCFC) on Tuesday reported net income of $7.3 million in its first quarter.
The bank, based in Waldorf, Maryland, said it had earnings of $1.30 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.34 per share.
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Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis & its iConquerMS People-Powered Research Network to Collaborate with Quest Diagnostics and the National MS Society to Launch COVER-MS Sub-Study of Immune Responses to COVID-19 Vaccinations
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelerated Cure Project (ACP, www.acceleratedcure.org) for multiple sclerosis (MS), with its iConquerMS™ People-Powered Research Network (www.iConquerMS.org) initiative, is collaborating with Quest Diagnostics and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (www.nationalMSsociety.org) to study immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
"Understanding the immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine doses in a longer-term study in people with MS will provide tremendous insights into not only optimal vaccine dosing for this population, but it will shed light on how vaccines may affect people with immune disorders or who are taking immunomodulatory therapies," says Bruce Bebo, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Research, National MS Society. "We have had a long and productive collaboration with Accelerated Cure Project and its iConquerMS network and we're looking forward to working with them and with Quest Diagnostics on this important project."
This research project is a sub-study of the larger COVID-19 VaccinE Response in MS Project (COVER-MS Project). Suggested by members of the iConquerMS community through the "Our Questions Have Power" initiative in which members can suggest and vote on research questions, COVER-MS is designed to gain real-world data on the effects of COVID-19 vaccination in people with MS via patient-reported survey data. The project will involve 300 sub-study participants from the 1600 COVER-MS project participants.
Quest Diagnostics will provide several services to support the research initiative, including SARS-CoV-2 serological IgG antibody and T-Cell testing to determine COVID-19 immune response in the study participants.
In addition, the study will employ a decentralized clinical trial model by which Quest's national network of more than 2,100 patient service centers will enable participants to conveniently provide periodic blood specimens.
This unique collaboration between ACP and its iConquerMS initiative, Quest Diagnostics, and the National MS Society will provide proof-of-concept for a model of decentralized biological studies that is convenient, easy, and economical for researchers and participants alike. This model can be applied to future real-world research studies aiming to enroll a broad cross-section of participants, in terms of geographical location as well as clinical and demographic characteristics.
"We are thrilled to contribute our expertise in neuroimmunology and COVID-19 to this important research effort focused on yielding insight into the unique COVID-19 disease risks facing patients with MS. Quest's national network of patient service centers will enable the research team to ease the process of recruiting and retaining participants, surmounting a major challenge of clinical trials and other scientific research," said Michael Racke, M.D., Medical Director, Neurology, Quest Diagnostics, a renowned expert in neurology who has authored over 200 peer reviewed studies on MS.
Past experience has clearly demonstrated that the medications people take to treat MS, rheumatoid arthritis, and other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases may affect immune responses to vaccines such as those for influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia. As COVID-19 is likely to remain endemic across the world, it is imperative to understand in detail the effects of, and persistence of responses to, vaccination in people with MS and how best to vaccinate patients who are immunosuppressed, particularly those taking immunomodulatory therapies for their conditions.
The larger COVER-MS project has been operating for a year and is still enrolling participants. Initial results from this study, published this year in Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation,1 encompassed local and systemic reactions to vaccine doses. However, it is not known how strong and how persistent an immune response the body actually mounts following multiple vaccine doses over an extended period of time in people with MS treated with different MS medicines. The future effectiveness of these vaccines as COVID-19 variants evolve is also unknown.
This goal of the study is to learn how the number and timing of vaccine doses effects antibody levels and duration in MS patients to help guide recommendations for protecting this vulnerable population.
"As a person with MS who is treated with an immunomodulator that may affect antibody formation, I want to know how well the COVID-19 vaccines promote antibody development and how long they last compared with people who don't have MS," says Phyllis Klein, Ph.D., R.N., Co-Chair of the COVER-MS Steering Committee. "Knowing this could tell us if we need to change intervals between boosters and perhaps eventually help determine the optimal booster dosing for people with MS."
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- Briggs FBS et al. COVID-19 Vaccination Reactogenicity in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2022;9:31104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/NXI.0000000000001104
About Accelerated Cure Project
ACP (www.acceleratedcure.org) is a patient-founded non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating research efforts to improve the health, healthcare and quality of life of people affected by MS. The organization promotes scientific collaboration and accelerates research by rapidly and cost-effectively providing researchers worldwide with people, data and biosample resources they need to explore novel research ideas that can lead to cures and better care for people living with MS. The major programs of Accelerated Cure Project are the ACP Repository, the iConquerMS™ People-Powered Research Network and the MS Minority Research Engagement Partnership Network.
About the iConquerMS People-Powered Research Network
iConquerMS™ (www.iConquerMS.org) is a research initiative by and for people affected by MS who contribute their ideas and their health data. iConquerMS™ was established in 2014 by the Accelerated Cure Project for MS, in partnership with Feinstein Kean Healthcare, now part of Ogilvy, and Arizona State University. Initial funding for iConquerMS™ was provided by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI, www.PCORI.org). Over 8,000 individuals living with MS are currently registered as iConquerMS™ participants, constituting a large and growing cohort for data-driven research into topics that matter most to people affected by MS. iConquerMS™ achieves its purpose, to improve the health, healthcare and quality of life of people affected by MS, through collaborations with U.S. and international academic, government and industry organizations.
About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our nearly 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
About National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The National MS Society, founded in 1946, funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, and provides programs and services to help people affected by MS live their best lives. Connect to learn more and get involved: nationalMSsociety.org, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, or 1-800-344-4867.
About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. There is currently no cure for MS. Symptoms vary from person to person and range from numbness and tingling, to mobility challenges, blindness and paralysis. An estimated 1 million people live with MS in the United States. Most people are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 and it affects women three times more than men.
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Lawmaker: A package of bills in the 2023 Oregon legislative session are designed to address environmental hazards in residential and commercial buildings.
The climate crisis has exacted an unmistakable toll here in Oregon — on our environment, our communities and our economy. One of the key contributors? The very homes and buildings where we increasingly seek refuge.
The data is clear: Residential and commercial buildings are now the second-largest and growing source of climate pollution in Oregon, right behind transportation. Many of those same inefficient, outdated homes and buildings that pollute our air also fail to keep our communities safe when we are at our most vulnerable.
Unreliable cooling leaves too many families to swelter during record heat. Wildfire smoke seeps inside our homes through poorly sealed windows and doors. Buildings with insufficient insulation leave tenants to foot the bill for skyrocketing energy costs.
These vulnerabilities are felt most acutely by frontline, low-income, rural, Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities. Those same communities are more likely to spend a greater share of their income on energy bills.
How we build is how we live, and it’s clear that Oregon needs a better foundation.
That’s why last year I joined Sen. Lynn Findley, Rep. Pam Marsh and Rep. Mark Owens to convene the Resilient, Efficient Buildings (REBuilding) Task Force, which brought together more than two dozen bipartisan representatives from the construction industry, labor, utilities, local government, public health and more. We spent nine months studying how best to reduce climate pollution from our homes and buildings and make them more resilient to the climate crisis.
From that work, we identified proven, common-sense recommendations that will increase access to safe, affordable and efficient homes and buildings, reduce expensive utility bills and protect us all from climate harms.
These recommendations are the basis of the Resilient, Efficient Buildings Bills Package, which consists of four bills that will:
Help Oregonians maximize rebates and incentives to purchase and install heat pumps, prioritizing low-income and climate-vulnerable households. (Healthy Heating and Cooling for All, Senate Bill 868)
Ensure new buildings are constructed efficiently to save Oregonians' money on energy bills, improve indoor air quality and reduce climate pollution. (Build Smart from the Start, Senate Bill 869)
Drive energy efficiency improvements and pollution reduction for our largest commercial buildings through flexible requirements and financial incentives (Building Performance Standards, Senate Bill 870)
Reduce climate pollution from state-owned buildings, helping to reach our pollution reduction goals and ensuring our government leads by example. (Smart State Buildings, Senate Bill 871)
A companion bill, House Bill 3166, will create a one-stop shop for accessing energy incentives, helping Oregon families understand their options and make the right choices for their homes.
This legislation package is critical and the stakes could not be higher. Two years ago, nearly 100 Oregonians in 28 cities across the state died during a June “heat dome” that unleashed record-high temperatures. A report on the 69 people who died in Multnomah County found that almost all were in their homes, where very few appeared to have access to working air conditioning. Many who died were older, lived alone, and resided in multi-family housing.
The Building Resilience package is about more than just windows and doors; it’s about ensuring that every Oregonian, no matter who we are or where we live, has access to safe, affordable homes and buildings. We have to take action now.
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Tailgating candy: Brach’s debuting hot dog, hamburger-flavored candy corn
(Gray News) - Football season is around the corner, and a candy company wants to help get everyone into the tailgating spirit.
Brach’s says it is embracing the flavors of tailgating at sporting events with its new Tailgate Candy Corn, which is available in five flavors: Hamburger, hot dog, popcorn, vanilla ice cream and fruit punch.
A spokesperson with the Illinois candy and sweets company says the new flavored candy corn will be sold at participating Walgreens until the end of October.
According to Brach’s, the flavors are available in 11-ounce bags at retail prices between $3.49 to $3.69.
Brach’s is known to offer seasonal flavors of its candy corn, including Turkey Dinner Candy Corn, Harvest Corn and others.
The candy company also plans to release more candy corn surprises in the coming weeks leading up to Halloween.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two teenagers have been charged with firearms and related offenses following the slaying of three people and the wounding of a fourth person at a northeast Philadelphia home, authorities said.
Lt. John Stanford told reporters that officers called to the residence in the Lawncrest neighborhood shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday found one person shot on the sidewalk, another on the porch and a third victim inside the home. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said another 16-year-old male victim arrived in a car at Jefferson Frankford Hospital. Stanford said at least two people were taken into custody and a gun was recovered from the vehicle.
Police said Saturday that 17-year-old Malik Ballard was identified as the youth found slain on the sidewalk, while 18-year-old Khalif Frezghi was found slain on the front porch and 14-year-old Salah Fleming was found just inside the doorway of the residence.
Two youths, ages 15 and 16, were facing firearms offenses and related crimes, and the investigation remains active, police said.
WPVI-TV reported that officials from the School District of Philadelphia confirmed that at least two of the deceased victims were students in the school district, one in the eighth grade and the other in the 11th grade.
Two weeks ago, more than two dozen shots were fired during a gunbattle outside the Lawncrest Recreation Center, one bullet entering the window of a day care, WPVI-TV reported.
Stanford acknowledged frustration at the ongoing violence in the city, but said “we can’t lose hope, because if we lose hope then everybody in this city will lose hope.” | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/3-killed-1-wounded-in-philadelphia-shooting-2-in-custody/ | 2023-04-29 18:15:37 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national/3-killed-1-wounded-in-philadelphia-shooting-2-in-custody/ |
FDH brand Electro Enterprises recognized for Sales Growth & Best Performance throughout 2022
COMMERCE, Calif., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FDH Aero ("FDH"), a global provider of supply chain solutions for the aerospace and defense industry, has received an award for Sales Growth & Best Performance 2022 from Crouzet Automatismes, a leader in electromechanical and electronic components for aerospace, transportation and other industries. The award was presented at the Paris Air Show.
"We are grateful to receive this recognition from Crouzet and proud to see one of our brands that makes up our new Electronic Products Group awarded for their commitment to excellence," said Mitch Enright, President of FDH EPG and formerly President of Electro Enterprises. "This award further motivates us as we continue striving to provide the highest-quality products and services to our customers in the aerospace, aviation and defense industries."
FDH Aero formally launched its Electronic Products Group (EPG) at the Paris Air Show to underline its strengths in supplying electrical and electronic components to the aerospace, defense and space end-markets. The formation of EPG underscores FDH's enterprise-wide commitment to simplifying procurement for the aerospace and defense industry. FDH is committed to ensuring swift and easy access to the wide range of essential products and services necessary to keep the industry in flight.
About FDH Aero
FDH Aero is a trusted global supply chain partner for aerospace and defense companies. With more than 55 years of experience, it specializes in c-class components that include hardware, electrical, chemical, and consumable products and services for global OEM and aftermarket customers. FDH is headquartered in Commerce, California, and has operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Inclusive of the acquisition of BJG, FDH Aero now has locations in 14 countries across the globe, with more than 1,000 best-in-industry employees and over 650,000 square feet of inventory space.
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government’s clumsy interference with its presidential election has turned a global spotlight on rampant corruption that previously had received only limited international attention.
President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system, completely upending a longstanding anti-corruption campaign in the country with little consequence.
The June 25 presidential election may have changed all that. In the days leading up to the vote, it appeared there would be a runoff between a small number of right and extreme right candidates, including Giammattei allies. But with a large number of null votes, many cast in protest, and a campaign that resonated especially with young Guatemalans, progressive candidate Bernardo Arévalo placed second, ensuring his participation in an Aug. 20 runoff.
Suddenly, it seemed there was a real possibility of choice for Guatemalans who want to change the status quo. That stunned the powers that be, who quickly reacted.
“I think that fear clouded him, blinded him,” Katya Salazar, executive director of the Due Process Foundation, said of Giammattei. She added that Arévalo’s surprise support was “a demonstration of the dissatisfaction” in the Central American country.
“I think he (Giammattei) thought that it would be the same as always,” she said.
Late Wednesday, a federal prosecutor announced that Arévalo’s party, the Seed Movement, had been suspended for allegedly violating election laws. Prosecutors followed up on Thursday morning by raiding the offices of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal just hours after it certified the election results that put Arévalo in the runoff.
At a news conference on Friday, special anti-corruption prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche defended his investigation as serious, objective and impartial. He said the inquiry had taken a year to complete and it was a coincidence that he announced it on the same day the Supreme Electoral Tribunal certified the election results.
“That idea they have that this case arises from political issues is completely false,” Curruchiche said. “We don’t get involved in political issues.”
The prosecutor said his office’s raid of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Thursday had produced very valuable information, but he did not go into specifics. He did say that the tribunal’s own documents showed it was aware that 12 signatures collected by the Seed Movement when it was being established in 2018 were those of dead people, yet still allowed them to be registered.
“They didn’t take their responsibility like they should have,” he said.
Earlier Friday, the Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that it was carrying out its duty to enforce the country’s laws and not trying to interfere with the second round of voting or keep any candidate from participating in the runoff. Curruchiche said his investigation would continue.
The government’s actions have triggered a domestic and international uproar. In addition to statements of concern from the United States, European Union and Organization of American States, criticism came from other Latin American governments as well as Guatemala’s most powerful private business association.
Even Arévalo’s runoff opponent, conservative former first lady Sandra Torres, joined in, announcing that she would suspend her campaign activities because the competition was uneven while authorities pursued the Seed Movement.
Torres’ UNE party has been a key force in allowing Giammattei to advance his legislative agenda, but it appeared she felt the attack on the Seed party could undermine her own candidacy.
“We want to demonstrate our solidarity with the voters of the Seed party and also with those who came out to vote,” she said. “As a candidate, I want to compete under equal conditions.”
Not long after that, the Constitutional Court, the country’s highest tribunal, provided another blow to the Giammattei administration, granting the Seed Movement’s request for a preliminary injunction against its suspension. That quickly, if temporarily, lowered tensions.
Giammattei, who was barred by law from seeking reelection, kept out of sight. His office issued a statement saying it respects the separation of powers and would not be involved in any judicial processes.
His response had little effect on a population that witnessed how the president had dramatically transformed a nation that until four years ago had hosted an aggressive and productive anti-corruption effort supported by the United Nations. After Giammattei’s predecessor forced out the U.N. mission that supported the fight against graft, the current president systematically forced out prosecutors and judges who were continuing that effort, replacing them with loyalists. Even those who had grown critical of the zealous anti-corruption effort concede the country is much worse off now.
Hundreds protested in front of the Attorney General’s Office on Thursday afternoon.
“We are fed up with the corruption in Guatemala,” said Adolfo Grande, a 25-year-old repair technician. “We want them to let us choose and not to impose who they want.”
Dinora Sentes, a 28-year-old sociologist, said she supports the Seed Movement but was protesting in defense of Guatemala.
“It’s not about defending a party but rather an entire country,” she said. “We have so many needs in education, health, urgent necessities to attend to.”
Arévalo thanked the Constitutional Court as well as the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, which promised to defend the will of voters against government interference.
“The corrupt who have tried to steal these elections from the people today find themselves marginalized,” he said. “Today we are starting the first day of the campaign.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The nation continues to see a drop in people interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College recently received money to help them get more students interested in a career on the frontlines.
The $4.5 million grant from the US Department of Labor will help the college pay for high school kids to attend some of their health care camps during the summer.
"We're going to bring students on to campus who are interested in a healthcare career. Those days on campus will be focused on giving them the skills to be successful," said Associate Dean of Nursing Dr. Connie Lamb.
In 2022, the American Nurses Association reported more registered nursing jobs will be available than any other profession.
Dr. Lamb said their program will support students with an interest in nursing and other medical professions.
"Respiratory therapists and phlebotomists and medical assistants. So, we really do need that team to come alongside us to be able to give good quality care," said Lamb.
Dr. Lamb said registration is currently open for their summer healthcare camps in June.
They're hoping to add 100 students.
If you want to apply, follow this link. | https://www.lex18.com/news/bctc-using-summer-camp-to-encourage-careers-in-health-care | 2023-02-07 22:48:11 | 1 | https://www.lex18.com/news/bctc-using-summer-camp-to-encourage-careers-in-health-care |
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. , May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Jason Turchin announces the filing of several product liability lawsuits against Tristar Products, Inc. on behalf of victims burned by allegedly defective pressure cookers. The new pressure cooker lawsuits involve burn injuries caused by use of the Emeril Lagasse pressure air fryer duet and other Tristar pressure cookers. The new lawsuits are titled Beets v. Tristar Products, Inc., Flood v. Tristar Products, Inc., Taveras v. Tristar Products, Inc., Bryniarski v. Tristar Products, Inc., Dobson v. Tristar Products, Inc., and Garnett v. Tristar Products, Inc., which were filed in the Circuit Court for the Walton County, Florida.
The Plaintiffs each allege they sustained severe burns in separate incidents using a Tristar distributed product. The pressure cooker lawyers at the Law Offices of Jason Turchin handled numerous previous cases against Tristar Products, Inc. involving the Power Pressure Cooker XL, and these products have not been recalled to date despite the number of injured consumers across the United States.
"Tristar claims the pressure cookers and air fryers have safety mechanisms to prevent opening while under pressure, yet we've represented many victims burned when the lids opened while the units were still pressurized," says Turchin. Turchin's firm was previously lead counsel in a consolidated federal lawsuit against Tristar Products in New Jersey titled IN RE: TRISTAR PRODUCTS LITIGATION. "Since our initial lawsuits, Tristar has moved their corporate registration around, from what appeared to be a postal box in South Florida and now to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida," adds Turchin.
Turchin's firm is co-lead counsel in a national pressure cooker class action lawsuit filed against Sunbeam Products, Inc. involving the 600-V1 model Crock-Pot Multicooker. That product has now been recalled. His law firm also represents victims burned by exploding contents from pressure cookers, including claims against Maxi-Matic, Gourmia, Bella Housewares, Instant Pot and more.
Turchin continues to represent pressure cooker burn victims in the hopes that companies will fix alleged defects to prevent more people from getting hurt. "We want to make sure these products are safe. There should be zero tolerance for failure," adds Turchin.
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Hot start to the week, higher rain chances arrive mid-week
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Temperatures stay in the 90s to start the week, but higher rain chances later in the week will help bring down heat levels.
MONDAY: Expect plenty of sun through the day with highs in the mid to upper 90s. The best chance for afternoon storms will be in areas near the MS/AL state line after 3p. Any storm taking advantage of the environment could briefly pose a threat for gusty wind as they move/develop south/southeast.
TUESDAY: The best axis of moisture lines up across the central part of the state, taking the best chance of rain with it. Isolated showers or a brief storm will remain possible across northeast MS, but most places should stay dry with highs in the low 90s.
WEDNESDAY: This still looks to offer the best chance for widespread rain and storms. If storms are delayed until early afternoon, a few could become strong; however, if storms arrive early, any severe threat would likely not develop.
REST OF WEEK: Wednesday’s front is likely to stall across the central MS/AL vicinity, keeping at least scattered showers in the forecast through Thursday and Friday. The benefit is highs should stay in the middle 80s!
WEEKEND: Confidence remains low as to what happens with the stalling front. Indications are for now Saturday should be mostly dry followed by an increase in scattered storms again Sunday afternoon. | https://www.wcbi.com/hot-start-to-the-week-higher-rain-chances-arrive-mid-week/ | 2022-08-15 17:57:09 | 0 | https://www.wcbi.com/hot-start-to-the-week-higher-rain-chances-arrive-mid-week/ |
Services to be Sustained for the Community
MOORESVILLE, N.C., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Novant Health has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Davis Regional Medical Center and their related businesses, including physician clinic operations and outpatient services from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH).
"Our shared commitments to the community will continue to anchor our efforts and plans as we deliver exceptional, patient-centered experiences; protect safety and quality; improve community health; and promote equitable access to care," said Carl S. Armato, president and CEO of Novant Health. "This unique and exciting opportunity to extend Novant Health's regional delivery network to new communities also creates opportunities for medical education, research and innovation."
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close later this year.
"Novant Health has a demonstrated commitment to delivering quality care to the patients they serve across the communities they serve," said Matthew Littlejohn, Chief Executive Officer of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and Davis Regional Medical Center. "Our tradition of serving the community with medical services close to home will be enhanced thanks to the dedication and skill of our medical staff and employees."
Once the transaction is complete, Novant Health will continue working with employees, members of the medical staff, and other stakeholders to deliver quality care close to home.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Police located the suspect in the random killing of three people at a convenience store in Yakima, Washington, after he borrowed a stranger’s cell phone to call his mother and confess to what he had done, authorities said Tuesday.
The suspect shot and killed himself behind some warehouses as officers approached, said Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray. No officers used force and none was injured, he added.
Police had surrounded Jarid Haddock’s family home after Tuesday’s pre-dawn killings, but he wasn’t there, Murray said at a news conference. Instead, the 21-year-old had gone to the area of a Target store in the city, where he borrowed a woman’s phone and called his mother.
The woman overheard the conversation, which included incriminating statements such as “I killed those people,” as well as the man’s threats to kill himself, according to Murray. The woman then managed to get her phone back, separated herself from Haddock and called 911 to report his whereabouts, Murray said.
“I listened to that call — it’s pretty harrowing,” Murray said. “I have to really thank her again because she was very courageous in getting us there.”
Murray said investigators still had no idea what prompted the shootings. Haddock entered the Circle K convenience store a little before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and shot and killed two people who were there getting food, then stepped outside and shot someone else in a car.
“There was no apparent conflict between the parties,” Murray said, citing witness statements as well as surveillance footage. “The male just walked in and started shooting.”
He then walked across the street to another gas station and began shooting into his own car to get inside, because he had locked himself out, Murray said.
Police did not immediately release any information about the victims.
The attack is yet another outbreak of violence in the early weeks of 2023 as the U.S. suffers a wave of mass killings that has claimed dozens of lives.
After the killings, police released a surveillance image of the man and warned the community to be on the lookout. Law enforcement converged on his parent’s home, across a road from a storage facility on the outskirts of the city of nearly 100,000 residents, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) southeast of Seattle. Court records listed the home as a previously known address for Haddock.
Haddock appeared to have little criminal history. He was arrested in March 2020 after police saw him in a car that had been stolen from a woman who had left it running; he ran from officers who pulled him over, according to charging documents filed in Yakima County Superior Court, and he reported being homeless.
He successfully completed a diversion program, despite twice violating its terms by using methamphetamine or heroin, and the charges were dismissed in December 2021.
At Yakima Riverside Storage, across the street from the home surrounded by police, receptionist Tabitha Johnson said she was taking the unusual precaution of locking the doors, which she can monitor through windows and security cameras.
“It’s quite scary, but Yakima isn’t new to shootings,” the 39-year-old said. | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/woman-called-911-after-letting-killer-borrow-phone-police/ | 2023-01-25 05:43:54 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/nexstar-media-wire/woman-called-911-after-letting-killer-borrow-phone-police/ |
Bengals’ Tyler Boyd says Cincinnati would have beaten Chiefs in AFC championship game if he was healthy
Boyd suffered a deep thigh bruise in the game
The Cincinnati Bengals were a few plays away from going to back-to-back Super Bowls, and wide receiver Tyler Boyd thinks his injury in the AFC championship game played a major role in the Bengals' failure to reach the Super Bowl.
The Bengals lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23-20 on a game-winning field goal by Harrison Butker at the end of the fourth quarter.
Boyd, who was third on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns during the 2022 season, suffered a deep thigh bruise in the second quarter and was unable to play in the second half.
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The veteran wide receiver said Tuesday his presence would have pushed the Bengals over the top.
"Still to this day, I feel like if I would have played the whole game, I was the key factor," Boyd said, according to ESPN. "We would've won the game."
Boyd had two catches for 40 yards at the time of his injury and said he tried numbing cream and ibuprofen to get back on the field.
"I just felt like we had enough depth for guys like (Trenton Irwin) and other guys to come in and play at a faster pace than what I felt like I could do," Boyd said. "I wish I was able to do it, but things happen."
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Boyd, the longest-tenured member of the Bengals, arrived at Cincinnati’s voluntary workouts Tuesday.
"I wanted to come around and bring camaraderie," Boyd said, per the Bengals website. "I missed the guys. Even though I was away spending time with my family, quality time with my daughter, I just felt empty not being around my guys and being there for them."
Cincinnati will travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs in Week 17 during the 2023 regular season.
The Bengals signed former Chiefs offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. to a four-year contract in the offseason, a move Boyd says only adds to the rivalry between the two teams.
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"We have a nice little rivalry with the Chiefs and to see him come over, you know, it's like, yeah, ‘We one-upped y'all,’" Boyd told reporters.
"But at the end of the day, he’s a great player no matter where he would have went. He’s probably one of the best at his position. Just adding him to what we got already, to allow Joe [Burrow] to have more time. It’s going to give us the will to put up those points. So, I’m just happy to have him." | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bengals-tyler-boyd-says-cincinnati-would-beaten-chiefs-afc-championship-game-he-healthy | 2023-05-30 22:45:45 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bengals-tyler-boyd-says-cincinnati-would-beaten-chiefs-afc-championship-game-he-healthy |
Manager of throwing-star gallery calls Indiana’s law ‘a double-sided blade’
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Throwing stars thunked into wood on Tuesday at a facility along East 82nd Street near Castleton Square Mall.
That sound — and the safety concerns attached to it — became legal this month thanks to a new Indiana Law.
“It’s a double-sided blade,” said Patrick Arnold, manager of Ragnarok Axe Throwing, a throwing gallery in a strip mall off Center Run Road.
Arnold admits legally throwing stars of all shapes and sizes is fun, but his concern about the new law centers around safety for people who are not in facilities such as Ragnarok. “Recreationally, if people are untrained and unsupervised, accidents can happen.”
If throwing stars are even a little damaged, they can creates one of the easiest ways for someone to get hurt. “The pointed edges can roll completely over and create a hooked blade and, if somebody isn’t aware, that’s a possibility they can very easily lacerate their hand.”
State Sen. Linda Rogers, a Republican from the community of Granger near the Indiana-Michigan border, authored the law. Originally, the measure called for legalizing the stars for use only at axe-throwing businesses. “But as, I think, people looked at it more, they realized that these throwing stars are really no more illegal than other weapons that are constitutional right now.”
So, state legislators dropped the limit to use throwing stars at businesses before the measure was signed into law by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Arnold says he would like to see the focus on throwing stars’ use to be totally centered around safety. “Ideally, we could help set a standard for making sure that, just making sure that whether its knives, axes, stars, that everyone is just being as safe as possible.” | https://www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-8/manager-of-throwing-star-gallery-calls-indianas-law-a-double-sided-blade/ | 2023-07-19 02:29:01 | 0 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-8/manager-of-throwing-star-gallery-calls-indianas-law-a-double-sided-blade/ |
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”
At the behest of prosecutors, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered that Syed’s conviction be vacated and she approved the release of the now-41-year-old who has spent more than two decades behind bars.
Phinn ruled that the state violated its legal obligation to share exculpatory evidence with Syed’s defense. She ordered him released from custody and placed on home detention with GPS location monitoring. She also ordered the state to decide whether to seek a new trial date or dismiss the case within 30 days.
Syed, who has always maintained his innocence, received widespread attention in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing and raised doubts about some of the evidence prosecutors had used, inspiring countless dinner table debates about Syed’s innocence or guilt.
Last week, prosecutors filed a motion saying that a lengthy investigation conducted with the defense had uncovered new evidence that could undermine the 2000 conviction of Syed, Lee’s ex-boyfriend.
Syed was serving a life sentence after he was convicted of strangling 18-year-old Lee, whose body was found buried in a Baltimore park.
The investigation “revealed undisclosed and newly-developed information regarding two alternative suspects, as well as unreliable cell phone tower data,” State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s office said in a news release last week. The suspects were known persons at the time of the original investigation, but weren’t properly ruled out nor disclosed to the defense, said prosecutors, who declined to release information about the suspects, due to the ongoing investigation.
Prosecutors said they weren’t asserting that Syed is innocent, but they lacked confidence “in the integrity of the conviction” and recommended he be released on his own recognizance or bail. The state’s attorney’s office had said if the motion were granted it would effectively put Syed in a new trial status, vacating his convictions, while the case remained active.
Syed was led into the crowded courtroom in handcuffs Monday. Wearing a white shirt with a tie, he sat next to his attorney. His mother and other family representatives were in the room, as was Mosby.
In 2016, a lower court ordered a retrial for Syed on grounds that his attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, who died in 2004, didn’t contact an alibi witness and provided ineffective counsel.
But after a series of appeals, Maryland’s highest court in 2019 denied a new trial in a 4-3 opinion. The Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Syed’s legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed that the deficiency prejudiced the case. The court said Syed waived his ineffective counsel claim.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Syed’s case in 2019.
The true-crime series was the brainchild of longtime radio producer and former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig, who spent more than a year digging into Syed’s case and reporting her findings in almost real-time in hour-long segments. The 12-episode podcast won a Peabody Award and was transformative in popularizing podcasts for a wide audience. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/crime/serial-case-judge-overturns-adnan-syeds-conviction-releases-him/ | 2022-09-19 21:52:53 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/crime/serial-case-judge-overturns-adnan-syeds-conviction-releases-him/ |
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One thing on a student’s back-to-school shopping list might be a planner. But for some, using a planner for organization can be more stressful than helpful. Artist Dani Donovan can relate.
One approach that has worked to turn herself around and be more productive is throwing out the traditional idea of a calendar and a schedule with dates and times. This month, she released a kid-friendly version of her activity book for procrastinators called “The Anti-Planner.” We revisit a conversation she had in January with Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte during a meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that the Netherlands plans to “join” the U.S. and Germany’s efforts to train and arm Ukraine with advanced Patriot defense systems.
Rutte in a brief appearance with Biden did not detail whether the Dutch are expected to send Patriot systems, take part in training or offer some other assistance related to deployment of Patriots. Rutte said he also spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday about the Netherland’s efforts.
“We have the intention to join what you are doing with Germany on the Patriot project,” Rutte said. “I think that it’s important we join that and I discussed it also this morning with Olaf Scholz of Germany.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden and Rutte discussed ongoing efforts with Patriots, but referred questions about the Netherlands’ intentions to the Dutch government, which did not immediately provide clarity.
Rutte spoke about the potential assistance as Ukrainian troops arrived at Oklahoma’s Fort Sill Army base to begin training on operating and maintaining the Patriot missile defense system. The Patriot is the most advanced surface-to-air missile system the West has provided to Ukraine to help repel Russian aerial attacks.
“Training has begun,” Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said. “As we’ve talked about before, that training will last for several months, and train upwards of 90 to 100 Ukrainians on use of the Patriot missile system.”
Biden was also looking to use Tuesday’s meeting with Rutte to nudge the Netherlands to further limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors with export restrictions.
The Biden administration has been trying to get the Netherlands on the same page since the U.S. Commerce Department announced in October new export controls aimed at China. The restrictions are intended to limit China’s ability to access advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and make advanced semiconductors.
“Together we’re working on how to keep a free and open Indo Pacific, and quite frankly the challenges of China,” Biden said at the start of their meeting.
Administration officials have reasoned that the export restrictions are necessary because China can use semiconductors to create advanced military systems including weapons of mass destruction; commit human rights abuses; and improve the speed and accuracy of its military decision making, planning and logistics.
Slowing Beijing’s access, however, will take plenty of help from allies for the U.S. export controls to have maximum impact. The Netherlands-based tech giant ASML is a major manufacturer of lithography machines that design and produce semiconductors. China is one of ASML’s biggest clients.
CEO Peter Wennink played down the impact of the U.S. export control regulations soon after the administration unveiled them last fall. ASML said last year that it expected company-wide 2022 sales to be around 21 billion euros.
The U.S. has also been in talks with Japan on tougher export restrictions to limit the sale of semiconductor manufacturing technology to China. Rutte’s visit comes after Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week for talks.
The U.S. and Japan, in a joint statement following the Oval Office meeting, said the two sides agreed to “sharpen our shared edge on economic security, including protection and promotion of critical and emerging technologies.”
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin last week called on Japan and the Netherlands to resist U.S. pressure.
“We hope the relevant countries will do the right thing and work together to uphold the multilateral trade regime and safeguard the stability of the global industrial and supply chains,” he said. “This will also serve to protect their own long-term interests.”
Rutte spoke by phone on Monday with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about Saturday’s Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Dnipro — one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the nearly 11-month-old war. Authorities said the death toll from the strike rose to 40 and that 30 people remained missing Monday.
“These are horrible pictures and I think it strengthens even more our resolve to stay with Ukraine,” Rutte told reporters at the start of his meeting with Biden.
Biden praised Netherlands as one of the United States “strongest” allies, one that’s proven “very, very stalwart” in its support for Ukraine since Russia launched in its invasion in February. The Netherlands has committed about $2.7 billion (2.5 billion euros) in support for Ukraine this year. The money will be spent on military equipment, humanitarian and diplomatic efforts.
The Netherlands providing Ukraine with Patriot assistance — whether the weapons systems, missiles or training — would be a major move for the NATO ally.
The training of Ukraine forces now underway in Oklahoma is to focus, in part, on how to maintain the battery that will be sent by the U.S. to Ukraine once training is complete. Each system has multiple components, including a phased array radar, a control station, computers and generators, and typically requires about 90 soldiers to operate and maintain, however only three soldiers are needed to actually fire it, according to the Army.
Some of the ongoing maintenance support, once the Patriot is on the battlefield, will be done remotely, Ryder said.
The Dutch prime minister, for his part, praised Biden for leading the international effort to back Ukraine.
“I am convinced history will judge in 2022 if the United States had not stepped up like you did things would have been very different,” Rutte said.
The two leaders were also to discuss plans for the Summit for Democracy, which they are co-hosting with Costa Rica, South Korea and Zambia in late March.
Biden hosted the inaugural democracy summit in December 2021, which the administration billed as the start of a global conversation about how best to halt the backsliding of democracy.
Biden is the third U.S. president visited by Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister. He earlier met with Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
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Corder reported from The Hague, Netherlands. Associated Press writers Tara Copp and Colleen Long contributed reporting. | https://www.fox16.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-biden-to-host-netherlands-pm-for-talks-on-tech-ukraine/ | 2023-01-17 20:53:18 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-biden-to-host-netherlands-pm-for-talks-on-tech-ukraine/ |
C.E. Hanna Elementary School Media Specialist Brandi Pointer, Principal Brian McRae and John Connell of Kronospan joined several students Friday to inaugurate the school’s new book vending machine. Teachers will reward students for items such as good behavior, acts of kindness, attendance and grades with tokens allowing them to “purchase” a book from the machine, books which they’re allowed to keep. The machine is being provided through a partnership between Kronospan and the Oxford City Schools Foundation.
Now serving books
Staff Writer Brian Graves: 256-236-1551. | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/oxford/now-serving-books/article_972d56a0-98fd-11ed-b635-bb3d8d4c6280.html | 2023-01-20 21:11:43 | 1 | https://www.annistonstar.com/news/oxford/now-serving-books/article_972d56a0-98fd-11ed-b635-bb3d8d4c6280.html |
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.TONIGHT...Becoming mainly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
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15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph.
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the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
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up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
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Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
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NYZ085-092130-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Orchard Park and Springville
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Rain likely through midday then just a chance of showers.
Cool with highs ranging from the lower 60s on the hilltops to the
mid 60s across the lower elevations. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70
percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows ranging from the lower 50s
inland to the upper 50s along the Lake Erie shore. West winds
diminishing to 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs ranging from the mid 60s on the hilltops to
around 70 across the lower elevations. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs ranging from
the upper 60s on the hilltops to the lower 70s across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around
60. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ012-092130-
Wyoming-
Including the city of Warsaw
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Rain likely this morning, then just a chance of showers
this afternoon. Cool with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 10 mph
or less, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds diminishing to 10 mph or less.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs ranging from the mid 60s on the hilltops to
around 70 in the valleys. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs ranging from
the upper 60s on the hilltops to the lower 70s in the valleys.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ019-092130-
Chautauqua-
Including the city of Jamestown
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Cool
with highs ranging from the lower 60s on the hilltops to the mid 60s
across the lower elevations. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows ranging from the upper 40s
in interior valleys to the upper 50s along the Lake Erie shore. West
winds diminishing to 10 mph or less.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs ranging from the mid 60s on the hilltops to
around 70 across the lower elevations. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers overnight. Lows
ranging from the lower 50s in interior valleys to the upper 50s
along the Lake Erie shore. Light winds, becoming south 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs around 70.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around
60. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ020-092130-
Cattaraugus-
Including the city of Olean
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Cool with highs in
the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 mph or less, becoming west 10 to 15
mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds increasing
to 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 mph or less. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ021-092130-
Allegany-
Including the city of Wellsville
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Cool with highs in
the lower 60s. Light winds, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with hilltop
gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds diminishing to 10 mph or less.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the upper 60s on the
hilltops to the lower 70s in the valleys. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs
ranging from the mid 60s on the hilltops to the lower 70in the
valleys. Southwest winds 10 mph or less. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ013-092130-
Livingston-
Including the city of Geneseo
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Some patchy fog early, otherwise rain early, then a just
chance of showers from late morning on. Cool with highs ranging from
the lower 60s on the hilltops to the mid 60s in the valleys. Light
winds, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs ranging from the upper 60s on the hilltops to
the lower 70s in the valleys. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
west 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs ranging from
the upper 60s on the hilltops to the lower 70s in the valleys.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west. Chance of rain 40
percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ014-092130-
Ontario-
Including the city of Canandaigua
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Some patchy fog early, otherwise rain this morning, then
just a chance of showers this afternoon. Cool with highs in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 mph or less, becoming west 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs ranging from the mid 60s on the hilltops to
the lower 70s across the lower elevations. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs ranging from
the upper 60s on the hilltops to the lower 70s across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 10 mph or less, becoming west. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ003-092130-
Monroe-
Including the city of Rochester
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Some patchy fog early, otherwise rain this morning, then
just a chance of showers this afternoon. Cool with highs in the mid
60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west with gusts up to 30
mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ004-092130-
Wayne-
Including the city of Newark
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Rain through early afternoon, then
just a chance of showers late. Cool with highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 mph or less.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower
70s. Light winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ005-092130-
Northern Cayuga-
Including the city of Fair Haven
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Rain through early afternoon, then
just a chance of showers late. Cool with highs in the mid 60s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 mph or less.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs in the lower
70s. Light winds. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ006-092130-
Oswego-
Including the city of Oswego
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog through early afternoon. Rain through early
afternoon, then just a chance of showers late. Cool with highs
ranging from around 60 on the Tug Hill to the mid 60s across the
lower elevations. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15
mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the evening,
then partly cloudy overnight. Lows ranging from the lower 50s across
the Tug Hill to the mid 50s along the Lake Ontario shore. West winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming light. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the lower 60s on the Tug
Hill to the upper 60s across the lower elevations. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows ranging from the lower 50s
across the Tug Hill to the mid 50s along the Lake Ontario shore.
West winds 10 mph or less.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs ranging from
the upper 60s on the Tug Hill to the lower 70s across the lower
elevations. Southwest winds 10 mph or less. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
NYZ007-092130-
Jefferson-
Including the city of Watertown
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Rain and patchy fog. Cool with highs in the lower 60s.
Light winds, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100
percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the lower 60s
on the Tug Hill to the upper 60s across the lower elevations.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the upper 60s
on the Tug Hill to the lower 70s across the lower elevations. Light
winds, becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
NYZ008-092130-
Lewis-
Including the city of Lowville
431 AM EDT Thu Jun 9 2022
.TODAY...Rain and patchy fog. Cool with highs in the lower 60s.
Light winds, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100
percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the lower 60s
on the hilltops to the upper 60s in the valleys. West winds 5 to 10
mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers. Highs ranging from
the mid 60s on the hilltops to the lower 70s in the valleys. Light
winds, becoming southwest around 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
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After four years when Oregon received almost $4 billion extra in federal aid during the coronavirus pandemic and set records for income tax collections, the Legislature’s chief budget writers have laid out a framework for the next two years that would spend less than what Gov. Tina Kotek has proposed.
Their framework, which they announced Thursday, March 23, still proposes a two-year state budget of $31.6 billion from the tax-supported general fund and lottery proceeds, the two most flexible sources for state spending. (Other state spending draws from federal grants and earmarked sources such as fuel taxes.) That budget target is more than the projected $29.3 billion for the current two-year cycle, which ends June 30 – but less than the $32.1 billion that Kotek unveiled as a new governor on Jan. 30.
Kotek, herself a legislator for 15 years and House speaker for a record nine years, had this reaction:
“We share a mission-focused vision. Rather than scores of new programs, we need to prioritize investments that will deliver meaningful results on housing and homelessness, behavioral health, and education. As the budget process moves forward, I urge the Legislature to exhaust every possible funding option in order to make the visible and measurable progress that Oregonians are demanding on these issues of statewide concern.”
The framework will be the basis for legislative subcommittees that do the detailed work on individual agency budgets, which are supposed to be completed by July 1. Unlike the governor, who proposes a single budget, lawmakers approve a series of agency bills that match the framework of what is known as a “co-chairs budget.”
Like Kotek’s budget, the co-chairs’ proposal does not require new taxes, and it does not touch the record $4 billion kicker rebate that individual taxpayers will get in the form of credits against their 2023 tax returns that they file in spring 2024. The exact amount of the kicker will be known in late summer, after the end of the current two-year budget cycle.
It does take into account the millions that lawmakers have already approved -- or are on the verge of approving -- for Kotek’s initiatives to aid unhoused people and avert homelessness, and to aid businesses and others seeking a share of billions in federal money available for expansion of domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The first package cost $217 million, although $30 million was redirected from the current budget, and the second is projected at $210 million.‘Not a lot of room’
'Not a lot of room'
But Sen. Elizabeth Steiner and Rep. Tawna Sanchez, Democrats from Portland who lead the Legislature’s joint budget committee, say that spending leaves relatively less available for other new or expanded programs that Kotek and others advocate.
“What you see here is a balanced budget that protects ongoing services, requires some reductions, includes the early investments in housing and the semiconductor industry – but does not have a lot of room for extras,” Steiner told reporters beforehand. “We really focused on what we are required to do.”
“People have become accustomed to having lots and lots of resources. The combination of an uncertain economy and inflation are putting us in a different place than where we were two or four years ago.”
Sanchez said that while their framework includes a pot of $325 million for other new priorities, the money will not fund them all fully.
“We deprioritized new things,” she said. “We’re not going to move into new things right now because we don’t know where we are going to be and we don’t know what the May forecast is going to look like. We want to make sure we can take care of the basic things going forward.”
Though much of the $4 billion in federal aid in 2020 and 2021 went to one-time spending, including around $500 million to balance the proposed 2023-25 budget, Sanchez said lawmakers have boosted spending on education, health and housing during the past four years. “They are things we put into place and now we have to figure out paying for them,” she said. “We are following through with what we said we are going to do.”
Record tax collections also helped, but state economists have said they are unlikely to continue, because capital gains – profits from the sale of assets such as stocks -- are expected to tail off. Unlike the federal tax code, Oregon taxes capital gains at the same rates as ordinary income; the top rate is 9.9%.
The state’s next economic and revenue forecast is May 17. Lawmakers will await that forecast from the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis before they make final decisions on big budgets.
Small pot, long waiting list
Aside from housing/homelessness and semiconductor aid, Sanchez and Steiner listed other issues that lawmakers will have to resolve in the next budget cycle.
Among them: A pending redetermination of eligibility for the 1.4 million recipients of the Oregon Health Plan, which covers one-third of the state’s population, and their enrollment in a new Basic Health Plan to start in mid-2024; the shortage of legal representation for indigent criminal defendants entitled to counsel; Kotek’s initiatives for early learning centers ($100 million), reading skills programs ($100 million) and 2023 summer school programs ($50 million), and additional spending on behavioral and reproductive health. Lawmakers and interest groups have other spending proposals.
Kotek proposed $40 million for indigent defense, and the co-chairs’ budget includes $67 million, but a work group involving all three branches of government has not yet concluded its work.
Steiner, a family practice physician, said the health care work by the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services is the most complex task and has already taken months, given that federal restrictions against paring Medicaid recipients from coverage will end this month.
“It is important for us to provide protection for Oregonians who are determined to be no longer eligible and to ensure that they maintain access to high-quality care,” she said.
The co-chairs’ budget does propose a state school fund of $9.9 billion, equal to Kotek’s recommended amount. Advocates led by the Oregon School Boards Association seek a fund of $10.3 billion. The latest economic and revenue forecast projects $1.55 billion in excess corporate income taxes, which under a measure that voters approved in 2012 go into the state school fund, but the excess money is excluded from future calculations.
It proposes $450 million for employee pay and benefit increases that have yet to be negotiated with unions, plus $65 million for increases for non-state employees such as home-care workers. The larger figure includes $120 million for recruitment and retention of workers in high-demand fields.
“We are particularly concerned about places where we require 24/7 service,” Steiner said, such as the Oregon State Hospital in Salem and other mental health crisis units, state prisons and Youth Authority facilities.
A point of difference
One point where the co-chairs and Kotek differed is on Kotek’s proposed suspension of the legal requirement for 1% of the state budget’s ending balance to go into a reserve fund, as specified in the 2007 law that created the fund. Kotek did so to secure more money for her recommended budget.
The co-chairs would scrap that proposal in favor of a 2.5% across-the-board cut in agency budgets that rely on the tax-supported general fund and lottery proceeds. Steiner said agencies can do so through actions such as holding open vacant positions or trimming services and supplies.
“We are working to ensure those reductions occur in areas that do not affect program delivery for Oregonians,” she said.
Steiner, however, didn’t completely rule out going back to Kotek’s proposal, which would require only simple majorities in both chambers to change the law.
The across-the-board cut does not apply to debt repayments, which cannot be reduced, or to other funding sources such as user fees.
Neither Kotek nor the budget writers propose to tap the general reserve fund or the education stability fund, which consists of 18% of Oregon Lottery proceeds. Either withdrawal would require specific economic triggers plus approval by 60% supermajorities in the Legislature, where Democrats are one vote shy of in each chamber. The reserves already are at a record $2 billion. | https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/state-budget-writers-release-their-spending-framework/article_13fd7b32-c9d3-11ed-be7f-0fd2d859abf5.html | 2023-03-24 03:53:44 | 1 | https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/state-budget-writers-release-their-spending-framework/article_13fd7b32-c9d3-11ed-be7f-0fd2d859abf5.html |
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Historic agreement announced to strengthen minority business enterprises (MBEs)
The announcement was made recently in the middle of a conference in New Orleans.
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November 2nd, 2022The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) sealed this partnership on the first day of the NMSDC 50th Anniversary Conference & Exchange in New Orleans.
The agreement, in addition to empowering MBEs, will help build generational wealth for communities of color in the United States.
Ying McGuire, NMSDC CEO and President, stated:
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NMSDC and the MBDA have a long, storied history of working together to create a more racially equitable economy. I look forward to embarking on a new era of partnership between the two organizations that will strengthen our efforts to reach $1 trillion in annual revenue generation for NMSDC-certified MBEs.
Agreements
These are the actions that the two organizations will focus on:
- Collaborate and effectively leverage each other's capabilities, programs, and services to develop creative and innovative approaches to foster MBE growth and global competitiveness, including expanding minority contractor opportunities available as a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS Act, and other relevant federal investments.
- Build public awareness about the programs, services and events offered by each organization through the respective internal and external communications.
- Identify opportunities to work together and participate in conferences, workshops, seminars, and other educational outreach activities.
- Investigate strategies to increase the participation of minority entrepreneurs and business owners in various supply chains and provide access to public-private partnerships of both parties.
Commitments
In launching this initiative, the MBDA also committed to:
- Recognize the NMSDC as an important strategic ally with its network of grantees throughout the country.
- Facilitate introductions from local NMSDC offices to MBDA Business Centers.
- Provide opportunities for the CEO and President of the NMSDC and other subject matter experts to offer commentary during events hosted by MBDA, such as National Minority Business Development Week (MED Week).
- Identify opportunities to collaborate, plan and activate national awareness campaigns and programs that promote minority business enterprises and provide resources for the growth of their businesses.
- Share information about important NMSDC programs, events, and initiatives through its digital channels and network of more than 70 grantees.
- Display the NMSDC logo on MBDA materials used in connection with jointly promoted MBDA/NMSDC activities and events.
Congratulations again to NMSDC on 50 years of being an MBE champion! MBDA looks forward to our continued collaboration serving minority businesses. Pictured: USDC and Ying McGuire after signing an MOU pic.twitter.com/XqGcc6YyyG
— USMBDA (@USMBDA) October 31, 2022
For its part, NMSDC made the following commitments:
- Plan, organize and activate MBE business programming that provides resources and educational opportunities for business growth, in mutually agreed upon markets.
- Provide speaking and participation opportunities for the MBDA Assistant Secretary or designee at national NMSDC programs such as the Minority Business Economic Forum and the NMSDC Annual Conference and Exchange.
- Provide opportunities for MBDA to participate in NMSDC's Build Up Local partnership platform to engage MBE resources, access, education, and information regarding the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and other federal investments and the impact on their businesses.
- Display the MBDA logo on NMSDC materials used in connection with activities and events co-sponsored by MBDA/NMSDC.
- Assist with the dissemination of MBDA events and initiatives, including research and information related to MBE. | https://aldianews.com/en/leadership/advocacy/more-benefits-mbes | 2022-11-03 21:38:13 | 1 | https://aldianews.com/en/leadership/advocacy/more-benefits-mbes |
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber said Thursday that it reached out to law enforcement after a hacker apparently breached its network. A security engineer said the intruder had provided evidence of obtaining access to crucial cloud systems at the ride-hailing service.
There was no indication that Uber’s fleet of vehicles or its operation was in any way affected.
“It seems like they’ve compromised a lot of stuff,” said Sam Curry, an engineer with Yuga Labs who communicated with the hacker. That includes complete access to the Amazon and Google-hosted cloud environments where Uber stores its source code and customer data, he said.
Curry said he spoke to several Uber employees who said they were “working to lock down everything internally” to restrict the hacker’s access. That included the San Francisco company’s Slack internal messaging network, he said.
He said there was no indication that the hacker had done any damage or was interested in anything more than publicity. “My gut feeling is that it seems like they are out to get as much attention as possible.”
The hacker had alerted Curry and other security researchers to the intrusion on Thursday evening by using an internal Uber account to comment on vulnerabilities they had previously identified on the company’s network through its bug-bounty program, which pays ethical hackers to ferret out network weaknesses.
The hacker provided a Telegram account address and Curry and other researchers then engaged them in a separate conversation, sharing screenshots of various pages from Uber’s cloud providers to prove they broke in.
The Associated Press attempted to contact the hacker at the Telegram account where Curry and the other researchers chatted with them. But no one responded.
The New York Times reported that the person who claimed responsibility for the hack said they gained access through social engineering: They sent a text message to an Uber worker claiming to be a company tech employee and persuaded the worker to hand over a password that gave them access to the network.
The Times said the hacker reported being 18 years old and saying they broke in because the company had weak security.
One screenshot posted on Twitter and confirmed by researchers shows a chat with the hacker in which they say they obtained the credentials of an administrative user through social engineering.
Social engineering is a popular hacking strategy, as humans tend to be the weakest link in any network. Teenagers used a similar ploy in 2020 to hack Twitter
Uber said via email that it was “currently responding to a cybersecurity incident. We are in touch with law enforcement.” It said it would provide updates on its Uber Comms twitter feed.
The company has been hacked before.
Its former chief security officer, Joseph Sullivan, is currently on trial on allegations he arranged to pay hackers $100,000 to cover up a 2016 high-tech heist in which the personal information of about 57 million customers and drivers was stolen. | https://www.fox43.com/article/tech/uber-cybersecurity-incident/507-f4e1e619-a112-427a-82be-e172ca3c009b | 2022-09-16 13:29:27 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/tech/uber-cybersecurity-incident/507-f4e1e619-a112-427a-82be-e172ca3c009b |
The book features insights from top insurance sales leaders in the US, highlighting their industry outlook, sales priorities and market opportunities
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vymo, the sales engagement platform of choice for financial service institutions, has released, 'Kaleidoscope', a book that captures key sales insights from insurance leaders across the US.
Featuring conversations between Vymo's Co-founder & CEO, Yamini Bhat, and top insurance industry leaders, the book outlines focus areas and strategies that address the digital skill gap within frontline sales teams and illustrates how to deliver unmatched customer experiences.
The book captures the thoughts of seven top digital transformation leaders who share their digital strategies and crystallized learnings. Readers will be able to gain a deep understanding of how technology is shaping the sales workforce while discovering new strategies and tactics gleaned from customer data that traditional CRMs fail to offer.
"We're humbled to gain perspectives from industry leaders whose foresight has helped not only their organizations but the industry as a whole in building a digital-ready workforce," said Bhat. "This is a playbook for driving frontline sales transformation, backed with real lessons from 300K salespeople using Vymo today. I am grateful to each leader who took the time to share their unique perspective, thoughts, and ideas and I am excited to continue to make inroads into the North American market with a purpose-built, single-view sales engagement platform that enables insights-driven customer conversations and touchpoints."
The PDF version of the book is free-of-charge and available for download on the Vymo website starting today. A commemorative, hard copy of the book will be launched soon. To get your copy, head to getvymo.com/kaleidoscope.
About Vymo
Vymo is the Sales Engagement Platform of choice for 65+ global financial institutions, including Berkshire Hathaway, BNP Paribas, AXA, Generali, Sunlife, and AIA. Vymo helps improve sales outcomes through bottom-up insights and interventions. Vymo is recognized by Gartner® as a Representative Vendor in the Sales Engagement Market Guide and is funded by Bertelsmann India Investments, Emergence Capital, and Sequoia Capital.
For more information, visit www.getvymo.com.
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ALAMEDA, Calif., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Center for Social Dynamics ("CSD") announced its new Dreams Come TRUE program, an elite-level educational benefit available across its entire 1,300-person workforce. CSD provides personalized, family-based and culturally sensitive treatment services to those with autism, and this benefit is for those serving the Autism community. CSD partnered with Workforce Edge, the employee education management platform powered by Strategic Education, Inc., to provide eligible employees with access to tuition benefits.
Eligible CSD employees will now receive tuition reimbursement assistance of up to $5,250 in a calendar year to use at any accredited degree program of their choice. In addition, CSD employees may enroll in select degree programs at either Strayer University or Capella University and have tuition 100% funded upfront through the CSD's Dreams Come TRUE program. Under this program, there are a variety of associates, bachelors, masters, and graduate certificate programs that are fully funded by CSD.
"At CSD, our mission is to open a world of possibilities for those with autism and for those serving this community. There is no better platform than education to help our team and clients achieve their dreams," said Kelly Bozarth, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Social Dynamics. "We are thrilled to partner with Workforce Edge to support our dedicated and talented clinicians with further educational opportunities."
The partnership will allow CSD employees to gain professional and personal development by offering fully funded degree programs across a variety of areas of study. Eligible employees may also utilize a yearly tuition assistance allocation to attend any accredited degree program of their choice, a process that will be managed through Workforce Edge.
"Employees at the Center for Social Dynamics deliver critical services to underserved communities across the country, and I am excited Workforce Edge will help advance their education and professional goals and serve the autism community," said Terry McDonough, President, Education Technology Services at Strategic Education. "We are excited to partner with CSD as they prioritize education as a top-tier employee benefit, and we are honored to help them carry out their mission."
All CSD employees who meet basic eligibility requirements will be able to take advantage of the Dreams Come TRUE program beginning July 1, 2022. Workforce Edge will serve as the one-stop-shop portal for CSD to administer and disburse tuition assistance benefits for employees and quantify the impact of this investment. "This program can take our team members anywhere they dare to dream," said Bozarth.
The Center for Social Dynamics (CSD) provides services to those with developmental delays, including Autism, in California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Hawaii. Founded in 2012, CSD delivers personalized, family-based, and culturally sensitive treatments and achieves evidence-based positive outcomes for Autism patients in our communities. Our multidisciplinary team, including behavior analysis, occupational, speech, and psychological therapies, provides individualized and cutting-edge diagnostic and therapy services. Our mission is to open a world of possibilities for those with Autism and other developmental needs through science, compassion, and humility. For more information, visit https://csdautismservices.com/.
Strategic Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA) (www.strategiceducation.com) is dedicated to helping advance economic mobility through higher education. We primarily serve working adult students globally through our core focus areas: 1) U.S. Higher Education, including Strayer University and Capella University, each institutionally accredited, and collectively offer flexible and affordable associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs including the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University, and non-degree web and mobile application development courses through Strayer University's Hackbright Academy and Devmountain; 2) Education Technology Services, developing and maintaining relationships with employers to build education benefits programs providing employees access to affordable and industry-relevant training, certificate, and degree programs, including through Workforce Edge, a full-service education benefits administration solution for employers, and Sophia Learning, enabling education benefits programs through low-cost online general education courses that are ACE-recommended for college credit; and 3) Australia/New Zealand, comprised of Torrens University, Think Education, and Media Design School that collectively offer certificate and degree programs in Australia and New Zealand. This portfolio of high quality, innovative, relevant, and affordable programs and institutions helps our students prepare for success in today's workforce and find a path to bettering their lives.
For employment opportunities, please reach out to careers@csd.me.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
A class action lawsuit claims that Plaintiffs paid more for JUUL products than they otherwise would have paid if they had been given accurate information about JUUL products' addictiveness and safety, and that JUUL products were unlawfully marketed to minors.
A $255 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit with JUUL Labs, Inc. and related individuals and entities.
Altria (another defendant in the lawsuit) and related companies have not agreed to settle. The lawsuit will continue against them, and JUUL purchasers' rights may be impacted by that ongoing litigation.
The group of people who JUUL Labs has agreed to pay is called the Settlement Class and it includes everyone who purchased JUUL products from retail stores or from JUUL directly online before December 7, 2022. Those who are in this group and want to get paid, must file a claim.
Millions of Emails and Mailed Notices are being sent to identified Class Members with information about the Settlement. Recipients can click a link in the email, or scan a QR code in the Mailed Notice, or return the postage pre-paid return postcard to file a claim. Those who do not receive an email or postcard about the Settlement can file a claim by visiting the website at www.JUULclassaction.com or obtain a paper claim form by contacting the Settlement Administrator at 1-855-604-1734.
Payments will be based on how much each claimant spent on JUUL products compared to other Settlement Class members. How much each claimant will receive is unknown at this time because it depends on how many claims are submitted. More information about how payments will be calculated is available in the Plan of Allocation at www.JUULclassaction.com.
In addition to filing a claim, class members may object to the Settlement, or request exclusion from the Settlement Class or the ongoing litigation Class related to Altria and other non-settling defendants. Class members who do not exclude themselves may be bound by the Settlement and the Lawsuit which may impact their rights. Full details about Class Member rights and options, including the deadlines to exercise them, are available at www.JUULclassaction.com. A full list of the products included in the Settlement and the ongoing litigation, as well as other important documents, are also available at www.JUULclassaction.com.
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The last two-plus years have given me plenty of time to think about my line of work, how I judge restaurants, what readers want, my role in the dining scene.
And now? At the moment, I’m thinking about Seamore’s, a seafood chain with five branches in Manhattan and Brooklyn that recently opened its first location outside New York. Co-founder Jay Wainwright, who introduced the Cosi fast-casual sandwich chain in 1996, says he looked at coastal cities Boston, Los Angeles and Miami before settling on Arlington, Va., whose open-minded demographic and proximity to like-minded suppliers appealed to him. Seamore’s local purveyor is the conscientious, quality-focused ProFish in Washington.
On the surface, Seamore’s is a brand a lot of consumers can get behind, with a feel-good mission of serving only sustainable fish, a bullet point promoted on a big black board with the names and drawings of fish the restaurant prefers to offer. Spend some time here, however, and you’re reminded that hospitality can be every bit as important as food when considering a place to eat.
A red spoon near the name of the fish indicates a catch available that day, typically a half-dozen choices that have included hake, swordfish, yellowfin tuna, black sea bass and Arctic char. Any can be the centerpiece of a Reel Deal, an entree rounded out with three sides — tasty cauliflower mash; sauteed asparagus with mushrooms; a corn, cucumber and tomato salad — plus a choice of sauce. The Reel Deal, priced between $24 and $30, is one of the best values on the menu. My happy meal in this light-filled, white-tiled dining room: sweet Montauk scallops arranged with their escorts, which change with the season, and a dip of bright yellow lemongrass aji.
But first, consider anything set in a miniature fry basket. The possibilities include “firecracker” cauliflower, named for the heat in the sweet chile aioli draped over the crackling florets, and tempura “Buffalo” shrimp, the seafood equivalent of Buffalo chicken wings, offered with carrots, celery and a coolant of ranch dressing.
Yellowfin tuna poke is a respectable and especially peanut-y version of an appetizer that seems to be playing everywhere right now. In contrast, the fisherman stew leaves an oddly familiar taste in its wake: “Chili!” two of us jinx one another after spooning into the tomato paste-powered bowl of fish, fennel and potato.
Executive chef Laurence Cohen comes to Seamore’s from the Washington outpost of the seafood-themed Truluck’s, also a chain, and he’s doing a menu similar to what a diner finds in Seamore’s New York restaurants, with a few exceptions, including the daily catches. Snakehead, the invasive creature nicknamed “Frankenfish,” is likelier to be offered in Virginia than in New York, for instance.
Two of Cohen’s additions to the script are two of the best ways to commence a meal. Shaved Brussels sprouts and fennel tossed with spinach and napa cabbage get tang from goat cheese, sweetness from caramelized onions and a nice gloss from walnut vinaigrette. A heartier launch is succulent Virginia clams in a steaming bath of DC Brau’s El Hefe Speaks beer, with a raft of a garlicky split baguette for absorbing the goodness of mustard, thyme and lemon in the elixir.
Much of the rest of the menu alternates picks with pans. Hot heads will appreciate the fire in the red curry mussels, its broth a weave of coconut milk, bright herbs and zippy red curry paste. Lobster lovers are likely to put their forks down after a bite or so of the lobster mac and cheese featuring dry seafood bonded to rigatoni like Super Glue. I ordered two different tacos, but the only one to appear was the gochujang-flavored chicken served on gummy flour tortillas with a thimble of kimchi. No one finished the wrap.
Which brings me to a whale-size caveat at Seamore’s. I realize the restaurant is young and good staff is hard to find, but beyond the ever-ready smile at the door, service is hit or miss, and mostly miss. I might be more forgiving if the staff paid better attention to customers, but more than once, I’ve looked up from my plate to see servers chatting near the kitchen or checking their phones.
At Seamore’s, the crew manages to see less.
There are sometimes long lags between courses, with no one around to tell you why. The pause was so comical one dinner, I contemplated using the time to run to the nearby Whole Foods for some milk and bananas. Instead, I triple-checked the noise level, which registered 84 decibels in the middle of the inaction. (That’s the equivalent of eating alongside a diesel truck. Bon appetit, fish fans!) Basic skills elude some servers, like the guy who finally produced our bottle of wine after two reminders — without a corkscrew. “I’m new to wine,” he explained before retrieving an opener.
On my last visit, a manager showed us to our table, introduced the restaurant’s theme and said a waiter would be right with us. A minute later, the same manager returned, told us he was going to be our server for the night and introduced the theme — again, almost word for word, as if he didn’t remember seating us 60 seconds earlier. (It’s true, it’s true what they say about becoming invisible at a certain age!)
The restaurant offers a single dessert. It’s a mash-up you should explore if you like churros and salted caramel ice cream, a combination offered as a sandwich that’s hard to eat in that form (you’ll need a fork) but easy to like.
The best strategy at Seamore’s is to stick with what the chef whipped up for his Arlington audience and a Reel Deal entree — and bring some ear plugs and a boatload of patience. Unfortunately, the newcomer’s mission statement is lost in the muddle. For now, anyone asking me for good seafood in Arlington is going to hear “The Salt Line,” locally produced and just five minutes from this scene of too many crimes.
Seamore’s
2815 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, Va. 703-721-3384. seamores.com. Open: Indoor and outdoor dining, delivery and takeout for lunch 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; for dinner 4 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, 4:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, 4:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday; for brunch 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Prices: Dinner appetizers $12 to $24, entrees $18 to $35. Sound check: 84 decibels/Extremely loud. Accessibility: No barriers to entry; ADA-compliant restrooms. Pandemic protocols: Staff are not required to wear masks or be vaccinated. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/10/21/seamores-restaurant-review/ | 2022-10-21 13:25:41 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/10/21/seamores-restaurant-review/ |
Boulder should see highs in the 60s and a chance of showers today, according to the National Weather Service.
Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high of 62 and an overnight low of 49, with a 50% chance of showers.
Friday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 78 and an overnight low of 48.
Saturday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 80 and an overnight low of 48.
Sunday’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 75 and an overnight low of 49.
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Another day, another system with odds of tropical development emerges in the Atlantic. The system dinged the National Hurricane Center’s Caribbean surveillance Monday evening and remained a possible threat Tuesday morning to Central America.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. update, a tropical wave in the central Caribbean is forecast to move across Central America and emerge over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, where it could develop into the season’s next named system, Danielle, by Friday.
The NHC gives the system a 20% chance of formation in the next five days.
After a month of tropical silence, the NHC has been jumping around the last week, tracking short-lived systems with the potential to form into a tropical depression or storm.
Over the weekend, the NHC was tracking a broad trough of low pressure in the mid-Atlantic, but its chances of formation dropped to 0% by Monday morning. Before that, the NHC had eyes on a system in the Gulf of Mexico, but it failed to form into more than a spate of showers and thunderstorms that drenched southeastern Texas. And before that, a system off the African coast was demanding attention before environmental factors snuffed its chances.
In a typical hurricane season, the fourth named storm of the year emerges by or before Aug. 15, but the 2022 season has been off to a slow start.
Part of the reason is the dry conditions in the Atlantic caused by the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) or a migration of African dust, which pushes west and into the Caribbean. As a result, the Atlantic basin becomes too dry for hurricanes to form. Currently, a large dust plume is again pushing west and should be in the south Caribbean by Thursday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s SAL forecast. That could create problems for the current system the NHC is tracking.
So far, the 2022 season has seen three named storms: Alex, Bonnie and Colin.
Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reaffirmed its preseason prediction of an above-average hurricane season with a range of 14 to 21 named storms. The NOAA expects most of those storms to emerge at the season’s peak.
Hurricane season ends on Nov. 30.
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AUBURN — An attorney for the man charged with the murder of an Indiana State Police officer on Interstate 69 near Auburn will seek to have the case moved from DeKalb County.
Terry Dewaine Sands II, of the 1100 block of West National Avenue, Marion, was the suspect driver involved in a crash that claimed the life of Indiana State Police officer Master Trooper James R. Bailey in March.
In addition to the murder charge, Sands also is charged in DeKalb Superior Court I with resisting law enforcement causing death to a law enforcement officer, a Level 2 felony; operating with a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 4 felony; and resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor.
DeKalb County Prosecutor Neal Blythe is seeking the penalty of life imprisonment without parole.
On Wednesday, attorney Kevin Likes said he will file a motion for a change of venue due to pretrial publicity and the fact that the officer was well-known. Likes said he expected the motion to be filed that day.
Trooper Bailey was assisting other troopers on I-69 with a traffic backup as a result of weather related vehicle crashes near the 326 mile marker south of Auburn on March 3. He became aware of an individual driving at a high rate of speed evading an officer from the Fort Wayne Police Department on I-69 approaching his location.
He attempted to de-escalate that vehicle pursuit by deploying stop sticks. Police said videos and witnesses show and describe Sands as driving into the median on I-69 and striking Trooper Bailey.
Sands’ jury trial is scheduled for March 1-8, 2024. | https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_6eb1130c-c1c1-586b-93c9-a030e196b06d.html | 2023-05-17 19:49:16 | 0 | https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_6eb1130c-c1c1-586b-93c9-a030e196b06d.html |
Rosalie Shoemaker Ferrara peacefully passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at the age of 84, at the Highland Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Exeter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Ferrara, in January 2023; and her parents, Stephen and Sophie Socash Shoemaker.
She is survived by her daughters, Ann Marie Benson and Allison Wimms along with her husband, James Wimms, Sykesville, Md.; her granddaughter, Hannah Benson Viers and husband, Zachary Viers; and sisters, Anne and her husband, Edward Helinski, Johnson City, N.Y., and Jeanne and her husband, Bill Barnhart, Edgewater, Md.
Rosalie “Ro” was a graduate of Exeter High School and briefly attended Wilkes-Barre School of Business. She worked for several years in the garment industry at Star Garment in Exeter and also at the local election polls. Rosalie was a devout Catholic who worshiped at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Exeter, where she volunteered at many church picnics and events over the years and faithfully served on St. Barbara’s Prayer Chain.
Rosalie was a big fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and Penn State football teams — never missing games on TV and staying close to home during football season. She held fond memories of traveling, bus trips with friends and card games with life-long friends till the end. She loved to sing and was also quite the cook — never missing an opportunity to comfort someone with an Italian meal, cake or pie — and always made holidays special.
Rosalie lived her entire life in Exeter, where roots run deep and friendships are strong. To her, the best of times were on the front porch and staying in touch with the neighborhood. The family would like to thank Highland Manor, Serenity Care and Maureen Kascillas for years of care and compassion.
Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Gubbiotti Funeral Home LLC, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Barbara Parish in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 224 Memorial St., Exeter. The Rev. Paul McDonnell, O.S.J., will be celebrant. Those attending the funeral service Saturday are asked to go directly to the church.
Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Schooley Street, Exeter. | https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/obituaries/rosalie-shoemaker-ferrara/article_f4ce44b2-286d-5d57-9b72-1e4732b7490f.html | 2023-07-27 01:11:59 | 0 | https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/obituaries/rosalie-shoemaker-ferrara/article_f4ce44b2-286d-5d57-9b72-1e4732b7490f.html |
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The shortage of teachers in America is a national issue. But another concern is the lack of Black males in the classroom. In Louisiana, two organizations are working to change that.
Grambling State University’s Call Me MiSTER program and Brothers Empowered to Teach (BE2T) are organizations that recruit and train men of color to become teachers with the hopes of increasing the number of Black male teachers in U.S. public schools.
George Noflin Jr., director of Call Me MiSTER at Grambling State University says, “You have to understand, we’re teaching young Black men to navigate in a predominately white female-oriented profession.”
Both groups say less than 2% of teachers in America are Black men. However, men of color make up about 7% of the U.S. population.
Larry Irvin, the CEO of Brothers Empowered to Teach, says in Louisiana, the number of Black male teachers is only 12%.
Ja’Deric Talbert, the president of Grambling’s Call Me MiSTER chapter, says extremely low pay is one of the main deterrents in the education profession.
“First thing you do when you’re looking for a job is Google the salary. And of course, teachers are underpaid nationwide. Education was never one of my top choices,” said Talbert.
Noflin says the goal is to shift the mindset of potential educators. He says teaching is about service to the community, not money.
“When you become an educator, a true educator, don’t look for the money. You look for the relationships and for the opportunity to serve students,” said Noflin.
Black male educators say there’s a bigger impact in the classroom when kids see an instructor who looks like them and deals with similar life experiences and biases.
“A lot of times, Black males are portrayed as thugs or violent just because I may have my hair locked. But just … I try to show myself as an intelligent individual. I try to show myself in a positive light rather than the negative aspect that social media does,” said Talbert.
“Kids become what they see,” Irvin says. “If we want to ignite the fire in the upcoming generations, they have to see other Black men teaching.”
Nolfin says it’s important to have Black representation in the classroom.
“A study done at John Hopkins which indicates if a Black student in grades three, four and five have a Black teacher, then they have a 39% higher opportunity to be able to graduate high school,” said Nolfin
Down in Southern Louisiana, Brothers Empowered to Teach, a nonprofit organization that supports and develops Black male undergraduate students who are interested in teaching in K-12 classrooms is also working to level the playing field (ratio) of Black male educators to students.
They’re doing so by providing paid fellowships, introducing the fellows to teaching in classroom environments at partnering schools and facilitating conversations around masculinity, gender identity, resume building and marketing yourself within education.
“Brothers Empowered to Teach provides community and conversation for our young men who are going into the K-12 space, where they are not in highly represented demographics,” Irvin says. “A lot of times, students have never had a Black male teacher, especially in the K-5 level.”
On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted many people, communities and industries. The field of education took one of the biggest hits. Teachers are quitting at a higher rate than normal.
This is causing more concern, considering minorities are already underrepresented in the teaching profession. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 44% of public schools reported vacancies at the start of the Fall 2022 semester.
“I know that there are people leaving the profession. But, I also know that that opens the door and opportunity for the young people that may not have thought about the possibility of teaching,” said Noflin.
Noflin says he’s not discouraged by the alarming statics. In fact, this is where Call Me MiSTER comes into play. The organization was originally founded on the Campus of Clemson University in 2000. Grambling started a local chapter in 2020.
According to Noflin, Grambling State, one of the many Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is one of the leading Call Me MiSTER” programs in the South.
Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Letlow helped to secure a $2 million federal grant for Grambling’s program. The money will help pay for scholarships. For that reason, students are required to submit a number of essays and go through rounds of interviews.
“We have to know that teaching is in your heart and that you’re not just coming for a scholarship,” said Noflin.
Upon graduation, students are required to teach in the state of Louisiana for the number of years they received funding during their undergraduate studies.
In addition, Brothers Empowered to Teach, recently received a game-changing donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Irving says with helpful donations, his nonprofit has placed 170 teachers since the beginning of 2014.
Overall, Call Me MiSTER and Brothers Empowered to Teach are two life-changing groups that aim to set young Black men up for success. | https://www.wric.com/black-history-month/programs-work-to-add-more-black-male-teachers/ | 2023-01-30 19:07:06 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/black-history-month/programs-work-to-add-more-black-male-teachers/ |
There are winners and losers in the new landmark deal to avert a water shortage crisis on the Colorado River. But experts say it doesn't go far enough and no one should be celebrating.
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There are winners and losers in the new landmark deal to avert a water shortage crisis on the Colorado River. But experts say it doesn't go far enough and no one should be celebrating.
Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.kcbx.org/2023-05-29/the-colorado-river-deal-wont-be-enough-to-save-the-river-long-term-experts-say | 2023-05-29 21:16:25 | 0 | https://www.kcbx.org/2023-05-29/the-colorado-river-deal-wont-be-enough-to-save-the-river-long-term-experts-say |
(The Hill) – A federal judge on Monday ruled that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) must comply with a special grand jury subpoena from the Fulton County District Attorney, who’s investigating former President Trump’s efforts to pressure Georgia officials into overturning the state’s 2020 election results.
U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May denied Graham’s motion to comply with the subpoena, rejecting his arguments that he has testimonial immunity from state judicial proceedings as a federal legislator.
In a 22-page decision, May said the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, which shields members of Congress from being compelled to testify in court about their legislative work, does not warrant quashing the subpoena as Graham had requested.
“In sum, the Court finds that there are considerable areas of potential grand jury inquiry falling outside the Speech or Debate Clause’s protections,” May, who was appointed by former President Obama, wrote. “Additionally, sovereign immunity fails to shield Senator Graham from testifying before the Special Purpose Grand Jury. Finally, though Senator Graham argues that he is exempt from testifying as a high-ranking government official, the Court finds that the District Attorney has shown extraordinary circumstances and a special need for Senator Graham’s testimony on issues relating to alleged attempts to influence or disrupt the lawful administration of Georgia’s 2022 elections.”
A spokesman for Graham said the senator would appeal, which he had vowed to do before Monday’s decision during a press conference last week.
“This is ridiculous,” Graham said. “This weaponization of the law needs to stop. So I will use the courts. We will go as far as we need to go and do whatever needs to be done to make sure that people like me can do their jobs without fear of some county prosecutor coming after you.”
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) had subpoenaed Graham in July, seeking his testimony in the investigation into a scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Willis’s office cited phone conversations the South Carolina senator had with a pair of Georgia officials in the weeks after Election Day.
Graham filed a motion in federal court to quash the subpoena, arguing the calls were made as part of his duties as then-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and therefore covered by the constitutional shield against being compelled to testify about the discussions. He has also denied pressuring any state official over the election results.
“The District Attorney’s apparent suspicions are baseless, but even assuming otherwise, the Speech or Debate Clause was designed to prevent exactly the sort of examination she proposes,” his lawyers wrote in a court filing last month.
In response, Willis’s office pointed to public statements from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) suggesting that the calls were more than routine oversight inquiries about the state’s election procedures.
“During our discussion, he asked if ballots could be matched back to the envelope — the absentee ballots could be matched back to the envelope,” Raffensperger said in 2020 interview with CBS News. “I explained our process, after it went through two sets of signature match, at that point they were separated. But then Senator Graham implied for us to audit the envelopes and then throw out the ballots for counties who have the highest frequency error of signatures. I tried to help explain that because we did signature match, you couldn’t tie the signatures back anymore to those ballots.”
May ruled on Monday that based on the record before her, she could not fully accept Graham’s characterization of the calls for the purposes of deciding whether it should be shielded from the grand jury inquiry. The judge said that even if the calls were constitutionally-protected, Graham would still be a valid person of interest in the investigation.
“The fact that Senator Graham may be questioned on topics outside the two phone calls—including (1) his potential communications and coordination with the Trump Campaign and its post-election efforts in Georgia; (2) his knowledge of other groups or individuals involved with efforts to influence the results of Georgia’s 2020 election; and (3) his public statements following the 2020 election—is of great significance to the issue presently before the Court,” May wrote in her decision.
Updated at 10:25 a.m. | https://www.koin.com/top-stories/judge-rules-graham-must-comply-with-georgia-grand-jury-subpoena/ | 2022-08-15 18:12:32 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/top-stories/judge-rules-graham-must-comply-with-georgia-grand-jury-subpoena/ |
CINCINNATI (AP) — Mark Kolozsvary scored on a game-ending balk by Matt Wisler in the 10th inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
Kolozsvary opened the 10th on second as a pinch-runner for Mike Moustakas. He advanced on Nick Senzel’s sacrifice bunt against Wisler (2-3). Albert Almora Jr. walked before Wisler’s balk with pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin at the plate.
Tampa Bay had a chance to score in the top half of the inning, but Kyle Farmer cut down Francisco Mejia at the plate on Yandy Diaz’s grounder to shortstop against Josh Kuhnel (1-1). The play was upheld by a video review.
Farmer then snared Wander Franco’s liner and stepped on second for an inning-ending double play.
It was the majors’ first game-ending balk since Dylan Floro for the Dodgers in a 5-4 loss at Seattle on Aug. 18, 2018. It was the first such loss for the Rays in franchise history.
Brandon Drury homered to help last-place Cincinnati win back-to-back games for the first time since June 26 in San Francisco and June 28 over the Cubs in Chicago. Senzel had two of the Reds’ four hits.
Cincinnati has posted its first three walk-off wins of the season in the last six days.
Tampa Bay had won two straight and five of six after a four-game losing streak.
Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan struck out eight while working six innings of one-run ball. He retired his last 10 batters.
Tampa Bay jumped in front on Ji-Man Choi’s RBI single in the third, but that was it for the Rays against Luis Castillo and three relievers.
Castillo struck out eight in seven innings. The right-hander, one of the majors’ top trade targets ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline, is 1-0 with a sparkling 0.90 ERA in his last three starts.
Castillo retired 13 of his last 14 batters.
Drury tied the game in the third with his team-high 18th homer, a booming shot to left that glanced off the façade of the upper deck.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: Manager Kevin Cash said Brandon Lowe (low back discomfort) was “feeling better” after being hit in the head by a pitch in the first plate appearance of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Lowe was taking Friday off.
Reds: 1B Joey Votto missed his fifth straight game with back tightness, but manager David Bell said he is improving and could play this weekend. Votto ran and took batting practice and grounders before the game. … RHP Alexís Diaz (right biceps tendinitis) was activated from the injured list.
UP NEXT
Reds right-hander Hunter Greene (3-10, 6.01 ERA) and Rays righty Drew Rasmussen (5-3, 3.30 ERA) pitch on Saturday. Greene is 0-3 with a 9.42 ERA in his last three starts. Rasmussen is making his second start since coming off the injured list after being sidelined by a left hamstring strain.
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By The Associated Press
Milwaukee Brewers (21-12, first in the NL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (14-18, fourth in the NL East)
Miami; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Eric Lauer (3-0, 1.82 ERA, .94 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Marlins: Trevor Rogers (1-4, 5.00 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -139, Marlins +118; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins are looking to end their five-game home slide with a win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Miami is 14-18 overall and 6-8 at home. Marlins hitters have a collective .312 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the NL.
Milwaukee has a 21-12 record overall and a 10-4 record at home. The Brewers have a 12-2 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jazz Chisholm has a .283 batting average to lead the Marlins, and has six doubles, three triples and six home runs. Jesus Aguilar is 12-for-40 with three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
Christian Yelich has a .259 batting average to rank fourth on the Brewers, and has eight doubles, a triple and five home runs. Kolten Wong is 11-for-32 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 2-8, .235 batting average, 3.81 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Brewers: 6-4, .271 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Marlins: Joey Wendle: day-to-day (hamstring), Richard Bleier: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Jon Berti: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Paul Campbell: 10-Day IL (elbow), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (arm), Jose Devers: 10-Day IL (shoulder)
Brewers: Andrew McCutchen: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Jake Cousins: 10-Day IL (elbow), Justin Topa: 10-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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Elon Musk sought to reassure big companies that advertise on Twitter on Wednesday that his chaotic takeover of the social media platform won’t harm their brands, acknowledging that some “dumb things” might happen on his way to creating what he says will be a better, safer user experience.
The latest erratic move on the minds of major advertisers who the company depends on for revenue was Musk’s decision to abolish a new “official” label on high-profile Twitter accounts just hours after introducing it.
Twitter began adding the gray labels to prominent accounts Wednesday, including brands like Coca-Cola, Nike and Apple, to indicate that they are authentic. A few hours later, the labels started disappearing.
“Apart from being an aesthetic nightmare when looking at the Twitter feed, it was simply another way of creating a two-class system,” the billionaire Tesla CEO told advertisers in an hour-long conversation broadcast live on Twitter. “It wasn’t addressing the core problem.”
Musk’s comments were his most expansive about Twitter’s future since he closed a $44 billion deal to buy the company late last month, dismissed its top executives almost immediately and, on Friday, fired roughly half of its workforce. Major brands including General Motors, United Airlines, General Mills and others have temporarily halted buying ads on the platform as they watch whether Musk’s plans to loosen its guardrails against hate speech will lead to a rise in online toxicity.
Musk said he’s still planning a “content moderation council” representing diverse viewpoints that will tackle inappropriate content and reassure advertisers but it would take “a few months” to put together. He said it will be advisory and “not a command council.”
Lou Paskalis, longtime marketing and media executive and former Bank of America head of global media, said the briefing raised questions that will likely leave Fortune 500 advertisers uneasy.
The biggest concern for big advertisers is brand safety and risk avoidance, he said. And Musk seems uninterested in reigning in his Twitter persona that can be divisive — such as his tweet ahead of the election advising Americans to vote Republican.
“To come out like Elon did … and say ‘vote Republican since there’s a Democrat in the White House’ — I don’t know what marketer wants to go near that,” he said.
One solution could be to hire a CEO to run the company and create stability while Musk continues to be his “Chief Twit” persona, Paskalis said.
Musk had earlier threatened by tweet a “thermonuclear name & shame” on advertisers that quit Twitter. But he took a more measured approach Wednesday, asking them to “give it a minute and kind of see how things are evolving.”
“The best way to understand what’s going on with Twitter is use Twitter,” he told the group, which was represented mostly by the head of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, a trade association.
However, the confusion on Twitter continued Wednesday. The rollout hours earlier of the “official” labels appeared arbitrary, with some politicians, news outlets and well-known personalities getting the label and others not. In some cases, whether users could see an account’s “official” label appeared to depend on what country they were in.
Then the labels started disappearing.
YouTube personality and author John Green got the label but his younger brother and “vlogging” partner Hank Green didn’t make the cut. Then John Green’s label was gone. Another popular YouTuber, Marques Brownlee, who posts videos on technology, tweeted he got the label, then tweeted again that it disappeared.
“I just killed it,” Musk responded, though at first it wasn’t clear if he was referring specifically to Brownlee’s label or the entire project.
The site’s current system of using “blue checks” to confirm an account’s authenticity will soon go away for those who don’t pay a monthly fee. The checkmarks will be available at a yet-to-be-announced date for anyone willing to pay a $7.99-a-month subscription, which will also include some bonus features, such as fewer ads and the ability to have tweets given greater visibility than those coming from non-subscribers.
The platform’s current verification system has been in place since 2009 and was created to ensure high-profile and public-facing accounts are who they say they are.
Experts have expressed concern that making the checkmark available to anyone for a fee could lead to impersonations and the spreading of misinformation and scams.
The gray label — a color that tends to blend into the background whether you use light or dark mode to scroll Twitter — was an apparent compromise.
Esther Crawford, a Twitter employee who has been working on the verification overhaul, had said Tuesday on Twitter that the “official” label would be added to “select accounts” when the new system launches.
“Not all previously verified accounts will get the ‘Official’ label and the label is not available for purchase,” said Crawford.
But after the labels started disappearing Wednesday, she again took to Twitter to say “there are no sacred cows in product at Twitter anymore.”
“Elon is willing to try lots of things — many will fail, some will succeed,” she said.
There are about 423,000 verified accounts under the outgoing system. Many of those belong to celebrities, businesses and politicians.
But a large chunk of verified accounts belong to individual journalists, some with tiny followings at local newspapers and news sites around the world. The idea was to verify reporters so their identities couldn’t be used to push false information on Twitter.
Musk, who often bristles at critical news coverage, pushed back against that use of the tool Wednesday, saying he wanted to elevate “citizen journalism” and the “voice of the people” over publications he suggested had too much influence in defining the “Western narrative.” | https://www.cbs42.com/tech-news/ap-technology/ap-twitter-to-add-official-mark-to-verified-big-accounts/ | 2022-11-09 22:02:56 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/tech-news/ap-technology/ap-twitter-to-add-official-mark-to-verified-big-accounts/ |
Cordon Bleu-trained pastry chef Andrea Boudewijn gives us the answers
Whether you are planning a trip to a seafood restaurant to indulge in lobster or plan to cook the crustacean yourself in your own kitchen, you may be pondering a common question — is the sound a lobster makes when immersed in boiling water a scream?
To get an answer, we turned to our cooking and baking expert, Andrea Boudewijn. In addition to shedding light on the source of the sound, she also provided alternatives to cooking with live lobsters and suggested items for preparing the delicacy at home.
In this article: Farberware Classic 16-Quart Stainless Steel Stock Pot, OXO Good Grips 16-Inch Locking Tongs and DELLING Large Serving Platter Set
Do lobsters scream when placed in boiling water?
If you’ve ever observed live lobsters being cooked, you know that the sound that occurs when they are put in boiling water is an unpleasant one. However, according to Boudewijn, it’s not actually the lobster reacting to the hot water.
“Nope! A sound can emit from the shells of the lobsters — a high-pitched sound — but it’s due to steam escaping through a fissure in the shell, not the lobsters ‘screaming,’” she explained.
This doesn’t necessarily mean the cooking process is pain-free for the lobster. We asked Boudewijn if the crustaceans feel pain in this scenario.
“This is an age-old debate between animal activists and fisherfolk. Science points out that lobsters lack the neural anatomy to feel pain. I believe anything with any kind of eyes or senses, including lobsters, feels pain when immersed in boiling water,” she said.
Alternatives to cooking with live lobsters
The thought of lobsters feeling pain during the cooking process is concerning to some home chefs, especially those who are also animal lovers. Fortunately, there are alternatives. Frozen lobsters is one, Boudewijn said. “You can purchase frozen lobsters (already dead), but they’re not as fresh and soft. They may still make the high-pitched noise when immersed in the boiling water.”
Boudewijn advised that other crustaceans are also good alternatives to pricey lobster.
“You can purchase a crab. These are also delicious and less expensive,” she explained, adding that crawfish are another seafood choice that mimics the lobster-eating experience.
“Crawdads, or crawfish, or mud bugs — whatever you like to call them, these smaller cousins of the lobster are a great way to get the fresh seafood-boil vibe without the expense. Boil a bunch with corn on the cob (short cobs), new potatoes, and lots of Cajun spices for an unforgettable dinner,” Boudewijn said.
She also offered a tasty option for vegans and vegetarians who want the seafood-boil experience without the sea creatures. “For those wishing to avoid the animals altogether, just cut them out. Boil a bunch of your favorite hearty veggies: Corn, potatoes, artichokes, chopped onions, and lots of spices, then dump them out on a newspaper-covered table and serve with lemon wedges. Heaven,” she said.
Different methods for cooking lobsters at home
“Steaming and boiling are the two most common ways to cook a lobster, but they can also be grilled. All these methods work with whole lobsters or just the tail meat (this is how it’s frequently sold in markets, usually in sets of two),” said Boudewijn about the best lobster cooking techniques to use at home. She also provided a list of tips to help you achieve mouthwatering results:
- Remove the rubber bands on the claws before cooking. Otherwise, they’ll impart a rubbery flavor to the meat.
- Prepare to get messy. Storing a live lobster, cooking it, and eating it is messy, but it’s all part of the fun.
- Melted butter and wedge lemon slices are the traditional dips and pour-overs for lobster, but you could do something nice by mixing melted butter, minced garlic, lemon juice, dried cilantro, and fresh ground pepper.
- Pick the leftovers and store them in an airtight container. Then mix the next day with mayo and a touch of mustard and smear on a toasted bun for a delicious snack.
- If you have pets, discard the shells in a tied-off bag and put them in your main refuse bins. Lobster shells can be dangerous for a family pet to consume, handle or play with.
Best products to cook lobsters at home
From a stock pot to seafood tools, Boudewijn’s recommended items can make your home lobster cooking endeavors successful.
Large stock pot
Farberware Classic 16-quart Stainless Steel Stock Pot
A stainless steel stock pot is the perfect cookware for preparing lobster as well as many other recipes. This model does a good job maintaining cooking temperatures and features a large 16-quart design for large amounts of food.
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Metal tongs
OXO Good Grips 16-inch Locking Tongs
When it’s time to serve your lobster, you’ll need a durable pair of tongs. This pair is 16 inches in length, which is ideal for removing food from large pots. The slip-resistant handle provides a secure grip.
Serving platters
Delling Large Serving Platter Set
Large platters are better than standard plates when serving lobster. This set includes three ceramic platters that are oven, microwave and dishwasher-safe.
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Tools for serving and eating lobster
Mercer Culinary 8-inch Chinese Chef Knife
A chef knife is a good kitchen tool to have on hand for cutting lobster into smaller pieces. An 8-inch blade like the one on this model is a suitable size.
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This set includes two shell cracking tools for breaking through the shells of lobsters and other seafood and six seafood forks for indulging in the meat. The handles are made to be easy to grip and are contoured for comfort.
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Toadfish Crab and Lobster Seafood Tool Set
With serrated teeth and slip-resistant handles, the two shell crackers in this set get the job done. You’ll also get four seafood forks that are slip-resistant.
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Bowls for lemon slices
Libbey Small Glass Bowls with Lids, Set of Eight
These eight small glass bowls are ideal for placing lemon slices to squeeze onto seafood. They are also perfect for side dishes. Lids are included.
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Large metal bowls for shells
All-Clad Three-piece Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set
Stainless steel mixing bowls come in handy for numerous tasks in the kitchen. Placing lobster and other crustacean shells during meals is another use for them every time you make seafood meals.
Towels for keeping hands clean
Eating shellfish of any kind can be messy, so it’s a great idea to keep extra dish towels on hand for each of your dinner guests. These 12 cotton towels are ideal for this purpose, plus they look nice on a table.
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Airtight containers for leftovers
Rubbermaid Brilliance Food Storage Containers with Lids
Don’t forget food storage bowls like Rubbermaid’s large set for your lobster leftovers. The airtight latch lids will keep the contents from spilling.
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Why are players, coaches wearing decals of different flags in the NFL this week? originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
For the first time in NFL history, players, coaches and executives alike were invited to wear a decal of a different country or territory’s flag to “celebrate the growing number of nationalities and cultures that make up the fabric of the League.”
This initiative -- set to run through Weeks 4 and 5 -- is part of a bigger league-wide movement to expand the game’s influence to other corners of the globe. Despite reigning supreme in the U.S., American football is largely an afterthought throughout much of the world.
This two-week stretch also includes a series of games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Here’s a look at who is participating and what flags might be represented.
How many players and coaches are wearing patches and stickers with the flags of different countries or territories?
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The NFL has 205 players who will be sporting non-U.S. decals on their helmets these next two weeks, according to nflcommunications.com.
Headlining this group is Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray who opted to add the South Korean flag, in honor of his mom, Missy, who is half-Korean.
Bears wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown is very open about his German heritage, even employing his tri-fluency in his 2015 commitment to Notre Dame. He and brother Amon-Ra of the Detroit Lions will both participate in the league’s initiatives by representing their mom’s home country.
Chase Claypool, affectionately dubbed the “Mapletron” by the Pittsburgh Steelers fanbase, is one the premier internationally born NFL players. He’ll be one of 14 players representing Canada.
Meanwhile, 20 executives and coaches will participate in the league’s efforts. This includes Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos representing their respective family histories -- Croatia and Greece.
How did players decide which flags to represent?
According to the NFL, the flags are meant to represent a player’s “nationality of cultural heritage.”
Despite having a significantly smaller share of international players than any of the other major sports leagues, the NFL still boasts a history of players with international ties. It’s not just international-born players or those with a familial cultural connection participating in the league’s initiative.
Britain Covey of the Philadelphia Eagles has opted to don the Chilean flag, in recognition of his two years spent on a LDS mission in the South American country. Covey was signed to the Eagles 53-man roster on Saturday, appearing in all four games this season, primarily as a returner.
How many countries are represented by the NFL’s international diversity initiative?
A total of 54 countries and territories will be represented throughout Weeks 4 and 5 in the NFL.
Which country or territory flag has the most representatives?
The honor for most selections belongs to Nigeria, and it’s not particularly close.
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New stackable offerings give universities greater choice and customization, with core bundle of industry-leading technology and services beginning at 35% revenue share
2U and edX announce new incentives to encourage universities to lower tuition in drive for greater affordability
LANHAM, Md., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), the parent company of leading global online learning platform edX, today announced a significant update to its partnership model as part of its transition to a platform company, unveiling new revenue share options that give universities greater flexibility, as well as new tools to assist partners in lowering the tuition of their online degree programs at their discretion.
"As we embrace our future as a platform company under the edX brand, we're taking bold and important steps to support our university partners in transforming their institutions, expanding access, and helping bring down the cost of higher education," said 2U Co-Founder and CEO Christopher "Chip" Paucek. "Higher education is at an inflection point, with learners demanding more flexibility and better ROI. 2U and edX strongly believe that greater affordability is better for students, better for universities, better for the company, and critical to the future of higher education."
Over the past two years, digital transformation has moved from the periphery to the forefront of higher education, with institutions at various stages of building greater internal capacity for online learning. To meet universities where they are, 2U is shifting its one-size-fits-all model to a more customizable, platform-based approach that enables universities to design partnership packages that best fit their institution's needs.
The new model combines 2U's industry-leading technology and services with edX's flexible approach to degree support, including access to the edX marketplace and the opportunity to reach edX's global community of 45 million learners. Revenue share options begin at 35% for a core set of tech-enabled services and increase from there. Higher revenue share options give partners access to the company's full range of services and investment capital, similar to 2U's legacy model.
"Rice has been a long-term collaborative partner of both edX and 2U. We have found both organizations willing to flexibly engage with us on a range of issues as the world of online education evolves," said Former President of Rice University David Leebron. "I believe 2U's adoption of increasingly flexible arrangements in its partnerships will ultimately serve both students and universities well, and will foster an increased variety of student options that will open more opportunities to students from diverse backgrounds and at different points in their life and educational trajectories."
The foundation of the new partnership structure is a Core Degree Bundle that supports the end-to-end student journey, from a student's first moment of interest through graduation. At 35% revenue share, it includes program design and management, edX marketplace & organic marketing, prospect nurturing, ongoing student support, and 2U's Digital Campus & data analytics ecosystem. These services have been proven to deliver strong student persistence and high rates of degree completion.
Universities have the option to enhance the Core Degree Bundle with additional tech-enabled services including paid digital marketing, course development, and specialized support services, such as clinical placement and faculty training and development.
The Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of the first partners to leverage the combination of 2U and edX support, entering into a new partnership with the company to power a disruptively priced $24,000 Master of Business Analytics, as well as a MicroMasters® program on the Fundamentals of Business.
In addition to its new stackable offerings, 2U and edX announced today that they are exchanging revenue share points for tuition reduction in an effort to encourage new and existing partners to lower the cost of their online degree programs. For any degree partner that agrees to significantly reduce online tuition, 2U will reduce its share of program revenue.
While 2U and edX's university partners have sole responsibility for setting tuition rates for the 180+ online graduate degree programs the company supports, there is a common misperception that the company benefits financially from more expensive tuition. But in reality, the higher the tuition, the more expensive it is for 2U to market a program and attract students. As tuition goes up, student demand goes down, which leads to even higher marketing costs that are shouldered by 2U under its partnership model, not the university. Data clearly shows that tuition reductions remove one of the largest barriers to educational attainment, enabling more qualified learners to enroll and achieve their goals.
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For more than a decade, 2U, Inc. has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
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Giant seaweed blob on Florida beaches could contain flesh-eating bacteria, researchers say
(CNN) - Researchers said the giant seaweed blob piling up on the Florida coast could be carrying illness-inducing bacteria.
Sargassum can serve as a marine habitat while adrift at sea, but as it reaches the shore, it picks up everything in its path, including plastic and debris.
Researchers said that combined with the Florida sun can create the perfect environment for vibrio bacteria to cultivate, which can cause flesh-eating infections.
There is good news, though. Scientists have not found any of the flesh-eating bacteria in the sargassum samples they tested, but they warn that it could still be present in the water.
Experts advise people to stay away from clumps of sargassum and not to swim in waters that appear filthy.
The bacteria can enter through minor wounds like cuts, scrapes or scratches.
While infections are rare, it can be severe.
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MOSCOW – Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, swapped Thursday for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known abroad as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts.
In Russia, however, he's seen as a swashbuckling businessman who was unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive U.S. sting operation.
The 2005 Nicolas Cage movie “Lord of War” was loosely based on Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who gained fame supposedly by supplying weapons for civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa. His clients were said to include Liberia’s Charles Taylor, longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and both sides in Angola’s civil war.
On Thursday, the U.S. and Russia announced that Griner had been exchanged for Bout, and that he was headed home.
Russia had pressed for Bout’s release for years and as speculation grew about such a deal, the upper house of parliament opened a display of paintings he made in prison – whose subjects ranged from Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to a kitten.
The show of his art underlined Bout’s complexities. Though in a bloody business, the 55-year-old was a vegetarian and classical music fan who is said to speak six languages.
Even the former federal judge who sentenced him in 2011 thought his 11 years behind bars was adequate punishment.
“He’s done enough time for what he did in this case,” Shira A. Scheindlin told The Associated Press in July as prospects for his release appeared to rise.
Griner, who was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage, was sentenced in August to nine years in prison. Washington protested her sentence as disproportionate, and some observers suggested that trading an arms merchant for someone jailed for a small amount of drugs would be a poor deal.
Bout was convicted in 2011 on terrorism charges. Prosecutors said he was ready to sell up to $20 million in weapons, including surface-to-air missiles to shoot down U.S. helicopters. When they made the claim at his 2012 sentencing, Bout shouted: “It’s a lie!”
Bout has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence, describing himself as a legitimate businessman who didn’t sell weapons.
Bout’s case fit well into Moscow’s narrative that Washington sought to trap and oppress innocent Russians on flimsy grounds.
“From the resonant Bout case, a real ‘hunt’ by Americans for Russian citizens around the world has unfolded,” the government newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta wrote last year.
Increasingly, Russia cited his case as a human rights issue. His wife and lawyer claimed his health deteriorated in the harsh prison environment where foreigners are not always eligible for breaks that Americans might receive.
Bout had not been scheduled to be released until 2029. He was held in a medium-security facility in Marion, Illinois.
“He got a hard deal,” said Scheindlin, the retired judge, noting the U.S. sting operatives “put words in his mouth” so he’d say he was aware Americans could die from weapons he sold in order to require a terrorism enhancement that would force a long prison sentence, if not a life term.
Scheindlin gave Bout the mandatory minimum 25-year sentence but said she did so only because it was required.
At the time, his defense lawyer claimed the U.S. targeted Bout vindictively because it was embarrassed that his companies helped deliver goods to American military contractors involved in the war in Iraq.
The deliveries occurred despite United Nations sanctions imposed against Bout since 2001 because of his reputation as a notorious illegal arms dealer.
Prosecutors had urged Scheindlin to impose a life sentence, saying that if Bout was right to call himself nothing more than a businessman, “he was a businessman of the most dangerous order.”
Bout was estimated to be worth about $6 billion in March 2008 when he was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. U.S. authorities tricked him into leaving Russia for what he thought was a meeting over a business deal to ship what prosecutors described as “a breathtaking arsenal of weapons — including hundreds of surface-to-air missiles, machine guns and sniper rifles — 10 million rounds of ammunition and five tons of plastic explosives.”
He was taken into custody at a Bangkok luxury hotel after conversations with the Drug Enforcement Administration sting operation’s informants who posed as officials of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as the FARC. The group had been classified by Washington as a narco-terrorist group.
He was brought to the U.S. in November 2010.
The “Merchant of Death” moniker was attached to Bout by a high-ranking minister of Britain’s Foreign Office. The nickname was included in the U.S. government’s indictment of Bout.
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Celsius Management to Conduct Conference Call at 2:00 p.m. ET Detailing PepsiCo Distribution Agreement and Investment
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, Inc., (NASDAQ: PEP) and Celsius Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: CELH), maker of a leading global fitness energy drink, CELSIUS®, today announced a definitive agreement forging a long-term strategic distribution arrangement. The distribution agreement initially transitions Celsius' current U.S. distribution to PepsiCo's best-in-class capabilities. As part of the transaction, PepsiCo will also make an investment in Celsius in support of its growth agenda and will nominate a director to serve on Celsius' Board of Directors.
The long-term U.S. distribution agreement is effective on August 1, 2022 and, subject to certain exceptions, includes retail and food service channels. PepsiCo will also become the preferred distribution partner globally for Celsius.
As part of the transaction, PepsiCo will make a net cash investment of $550 million to Celsius in exchange for convertible preferred stock. Shares underlying the transaction were priced at $75 per share, or approximately 7.33 million shares, which equates to an estimated 8.5% ownership in Celsius on an as-converted basis. The preferred shares are entitled to a 5% annual dividend.
"We are extremely pleased to partner with Celsius and excited about the opportunity for our two organizations to drive growth and innovation in the energy beverage category," said Kirk Tanner, CEO, PepsiCo Beverages North America. "The Celsius brand's growing momentum coupled with the strength of PepsiCo's portfolio and go-to-market capabilities create a combination we believe will be very compelling and valuable to retailers and consumers. We are looking forward to seeing the impact these two outstanding organizations can make together to more fully capture energy occasions."
Celsius President, Chairman and CEO, John Fieldly, commented, "I would first like to thank our employees and partners who have helped facilitate our rapid growth. We believe the opportunity to partner with a global best-in-class distributor provides Celsius with significant near-term additional shelf space in both existing retailers as well as new expansion within the independent retailers that represent a significant portion of the U.S. convenience and gas channel where approximately 70% of energy drinks are sold. It also provides a strategic partnership that is expected to accelerate growth for both companies globally. In addition, this partnership will drive efficiencies allowing our teams to consolidate sales, marketing, and distribution efforts with associated cost benefits, which we expect to recognize once the initial transition is completed. We look forward to partnering with PepsiCo and maximizing the opportunities we see ahead for Celsius and our shareholders."
Celsius Conference Call. Celsius will hold a conference call to discuss this announcement.
Monday, August 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET
This press release as well as a related slide presentation will be accessible on Celsius' website at https://www.celsiusholdingsinc.com/PepsiCo_Partnership/ beginning prior to the scheduled broadcast of the conference call. To participate in the Celsius conference call, please call one of the following telephone numbers at least 10 minutes before the start of the call:
Live webcast: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=RmAiflM3
An audio replay of the call will be available on Celsius' website at:
https://www.celsiusholdingsinc.com/press-releases/
UBS Investment Bank and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated served as financial advisors and Holland & Knight LLP served as legal advisor to Celsius. Centerview Partners LLC served as financial advisor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as lead counsel to PepsiCo, and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as U.S. tax counsel.
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
Celsius Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELH), is a global consumer packaged goods company with a proprietary, clinically proven formula for its master brand CELSIUS®. A lifestyle energy drink born in fitness and a pioneer in the rapidly growing energy category. CELSIUS® offers proprietary, functional, essential energy formulas clinically-proven to offer significant health benefits to its users. CELSIUS® is backed by six university studies that were published in peer-reviewed journals validating the unique benefits CELSIUS® provides. For more information, please visit: http://www.celsiusholdingsinc.com
This press release may contain statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements contain projections of Celsius Holdings' future results of operations and/or financial position, or state other forward-looking information, including all statements regarding the distribution agreement with PepsiCo, such as future international opportunities and all statements regarding the impact of the transactions with PepsiCo on Celsius Holdings' business, financial condition, and operating results such as providing Celsius Holdings with significant near-term additional shelf space in both existing retailers as well as new expansion within the independent retailers that represent a significant portion of the U.S. convenience and gas channel. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," "would," or similar words. You should not rely on forward-looking statements since Celsius Holdings' actual results may differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements as a result of a number of important factors. These factors include but are not limited to: the impact of and the ability to complete and integrate strategic partnerships, including the distribution partnership with PepsiCo; general economic and business conditions; Celsius Holdings' business strategy for expanding its presence in its industry; anticipated trends in Celsius Holdings' financial condition and results of operation; the impact of competition and technology change; existing and future regulations affecting Celsius Holdings' business; Celsius Holdings' ability to satisfy in a timely manner, all Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) required filings and the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations adopted under that Section; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Celsius Holdings has filed previously with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Celsius Holdings does not intend to and undertakes no duty to update the information contained in this press release.
Statements in this release that are "forward-looking statements" are based on currently available information, operating plans and projections about future events and trends. Terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," and "intend," or similar statements or variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause PepsiCo's actual results to differ materially from those predicted in such forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: damage PepsiCo's reputation or brand image; product recalls or other issues or concerns with respect to product quality and safety; changes in the retail landscape; and increased commodity, packaging, transportation, labor and other input costs.
For additional information on these and other factors that could cause PepsiCo's actual results to materially differ from those set forth herein, please see PepsiCo's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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The Michigan Chemistry Council announced that its Board of Directors has elected a new president and vice president to serve as leaders for the association for the two-year term of 2022-2023.
Steve Persyn, Midland Site Leader for International Flavors & Fragrances, will serve as MCC’s President and board chair. Persyn is a native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and has been a manufacturing leader in the Michigan operations site at Dow, SK Saran, DuPont and now IFF.
Jason Griffin, State Government Affairs Director for Hemlock Semiconductor in Thomas Township, will serve as MCC’s Vice President. Griffin has worked in and around state politics for more than 17 years, and is an expert in energy policy, climate change and sustainability in the manufacturing sector.
Transitioning to MCC past-president will be Mark Kramer, President & CEO of Anderson Development Company in Adrian. Mr. Kramer has served on MCC’s Board since 2016.
Dr. Joe Dellamorte, Wyandotte Site General Manager for BASF, will serve as MCC’s secretary. Kayla Peacock, Michigan EHS & S Leader for Corteva Agriscience in Midland, will serve as MCC’s treasurer. A complete board roster can be found at michiganchemistry.com/board.
“We are excited to announce new leaders for the Michigan Chemistry Council as we continue our work on behalf of the business of chemistry in our state,” MCC Executive Director John Dulmes said. “Steve and Jason bring valuable experience and vision to our association, and will help us make an even greater collective impact for our members. We also recognize and are grateful for Mark’s dedicated service to the MCC and his outstanding leadership of our board.”
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Carlsbad anticipates increased efforts to remove weeds and debris from certain properties
Clean up of problem properties within the City of Carlsbad continues as a primary concern as officials dealt with an increase of orders during a two-year period.
City of Carlsbad Planning, Engineering and Regulation Department Director Jeff Patterson said the Carlsbad City Council passed 29 resolutions in 2022 asking property owners to clean up weeds and trash debris compared to 13 in 2021.
He attributes the larger number to growth in manpower from the City of Carlsbad, stronger property condemnation efforts and support of city councilors and administrators.
Patterson said in 2023 he hoped to see condemnation orders go down as the City of Carlsbad continued enforcement of the act passed nearly 50 years ago.
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“I’m pretty sure they’re going to make it a priority. We continue to receive complaints from the public and it does continue to impair our first responders’ ability to perform their duty in emergencies,” said City of Carlsbad Attorney Denise Madrid Boyea.
“I don’t anticipate any change in the city’s prioritization,” she added.
Madrid Boyea said city statutes limit weed growth to 12 inches in height on properties in the Carlsbad City limits.
Patterson said the City uses all means to contact property owners regarding cleanup of neglected properties.
“The first response is usually by code enforcement when they identify a property that is out of compliance. Code enforcement will try to make contact first with the resident at the property or the property owner if that’s different,” he said.
Patterson said if contact is not established then the Planning Department asks the Building Inspector and the City of Carlsbad Fire Department’s Fire Marshal to make notes and reports on the property.
“They will put a report together detailing the extent of danger and fire (hazard) and how it could spread to (other) properties, and those reports are combined and sent to the legal department,” he said.
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Patterson said Madrid Boyea’s office sends a letter to the property owner stating the City Council could take a condemnation action.
“They’ll usually get a 30-day time frame telling them council has passed a resolution. The resolution gets sent to the property owner and gets posted at the property,” he said.
Patterson said if the property owner does not comply within 30 days the City hires a contractor to perform clean up.
Madrid Boyea said the City makes exceptions for elderly people and the disabled who often need help.
She said the City Council shows compassion to property owners and grants extensions.
Tall weeds a safety hazard for Carlsbad population
Patterson said weeds over 12 inches tall create problems to Carlsbad commuters trying to navigate traffic.
“It can also hamper people walking down the street from seeing around the corner or seeing oncoming traffic,” he said.
Patterson said weeds were a fire hazard as the fall and winter months dry vegetation growth that happens during the summer rain season.
“Once they become dry, they can uproot and start moving from property to property and in case of a fire can spread to other properties,” he said.
Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway said residents have a responsibility to keep the community clean and free from weeds.
“In addition to beautification issues, this becomes a safety issue when you consider mosquitos and other hazards. The city needs to do its part, but we also appreciate all of the help we can get,” he said.
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Noxious weeds serious threat to environment and economy
Eddy County is home to nearly 20 noxious weeds, according to the New Mexico State University College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (NMSU ACES).
Native plants have trouble competing with weeds, which can spread quickly and have negative impacts on ecosystems, read an NMSU ACES website.
Weeds can cause displacement of native plants and animals, increase fire danger and soil erosion, increase flood severity, soil salts and decreased water quality, per NMSU ACES.
Weeds cause severe economic impacts in agricultural and rangeland settings causing decreased crop yields, lower available forage for range animals resulting in decreased live in livestock.
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FRANKFURT (ODER), Germany — The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries decided Wednesday to sharply cut production to support sagging oil prices, a move that could deal the struggling global economy another blow and raise politically sensitive pump prices for U.S. drivers just ahead of key national elections.
Energy ministers cut production by a larger-than-expected 2 million barrels per day starting in November after gathering for their first face-to-face meeting at the Vienna headquarters of the OPEC oil cartel since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The group said the decision was based on the “uncertainty that surrounds the global economic and oil market outlooks.” Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman stressed the group’s stated role as a guardian of stable energy markets.
“We are here to stay as a moderating force, to bring about stability,” he told reporters.
Oil is trading well below its summer peaks because of fears that major global economies such as the U.S. or Europe will sink into recession due to high inflation, rising interest rates and energy uncertainty over Russia's war in Ukraine. The OPEC+ decision could help member Russia weather a looming European ban on most of Moscow’s oil, but its impact will have some limitations because countries in the alliance already can’t meet their quotas.
U.S. President Joe Biden considered the OPEC+ decision “short-sighted while the global economy is dealing with the continued negative impact of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One.
“It’s clear that OPEC+ is aligning with Russia with today’s announcement,” she said.
Bin Salman rejected questions referencing the reaction in Washington or implying that OPEC was assisting Russia, saying the discussion was in a nonpolitical “silo” where the focus was prudent management of oil markets.
Following a token trim last month, Wednesday's decision is an abrupt turnaround from months of restoring deep cuts made during the depths of the pandemic. As demand rebounded, global energy prices have swung wildly since Russia invaded Ukraine, helping fuel inflation that is squeezing economies worldwide.
Part of the OPEC+ cut is “on paper” because members already can’t supply enough oil to hit their allotments, said Gary Peach, oil markets analyst at energy information firm Energy Intelligence. “Only about half of that is real barrels,” he said.
A cut with oil near $90, which is “a comfortable price for all producers,” might not sit well with customers, but the oil ministers are “looking into the tunnel of recession ” that could lower demand in coming months, Peach said. “They decided to pre-empt that.”
The recent fall in oil prices has been a boon to U.S. drivers, who saw lower gasoline prices at the pump before costs recently started ticking up, and for Biden as his Democratic Party gears up for congressional elections next month.
Biden has tried to receive credit for gasoline prices falling from their average June peak of $5.02 — with administration officials highlighting a late March announcement that a million barrels a day would be released from the strategic reserve for six months. High inflation is a fundamental drag on Biden’s approval and has dampened Democrats’ chances in the midterm elections.
Oil supply could face further cutbacks in coming months when a European ban on most Russian imports takes effect in December. A separate move by the U.S. and other members of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies to impose a price cap on Russian oil could reduce supply if Russia retaliates by refusing to ship to countries and companies that observe the cap.
The EU agreed Wednesday on new sanctions that are expected to include a price cap on Russian oil, meant to starve Putin's country of money for its war machine. It comes amid an energy crisis created by Russian reductions in natural gas supplies to Europe, whose leaders accuse Moscow of retaliation for their support for Ukraine and imposing of sanctions.
Russia “will need to find new buyers for its oil when the EU embargo comes into force in early December and will presumably have to make further price concessions to do so,” analysts at Commerzbank said. “Higher prices beforehand — boosted by production cuts elsewhere — would therefore doubtless be very welcome.”
International benchmark Brent has sagged as low as $84 in recent days after spending most of the summer months over $100 per barrel. U.S. crude rose to $87.64, and international benchmark Brent went up to $93.21 after the decision. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/nation-world/opec-big-oil-production-cut/507-0a961f2e-8ff2-46a4-883c-b1b74e595eb4 | 2022-10-05 21:33:03 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/nation-world/opec-big-oil-production-cut/507-0a961f2e-8ff2-46a4-883c-b1b74e595eb4 |
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