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Which Tom Ford perfumes are best?
Tom Ford is one of the leading luxury fashion brands in the world. It’s renowned for its high-quality suits and a wide range of perfumes. Made from the finest ingredients that deliver a long-lasting scent, Tom Ford perfumes are timeless and seductive. Tom Ford Soleil Neige is a top choice for its luxurious, refreshing and unique aroma.
What to know before you buy a Tom Ford perfume
Scent
With Tom Ford perfumes, you get a wide range in the type of scent, or “notes.” Every perfume has top, base and middle notes that combine to create a specific scent. Tom Ford perfumes are available in floral, fruity, woody and other types of notes. Their exotic perfumes typically have spicy notes, while masculine perfumes have a musk scent that comes from leather or wood notes. There are some perfumes by Tom Ford, such as Black Orchid, that can be used by both men and women.
Concentration
You can buy Tom Ford perfumes with different concentrations, which can change the intensity of the scent. Some Tom Ford perfumes are labeled as extreme or intense. Light body spray perfumes are less concentrated; they’re better worn on casual outings. High-concentration perfumes by Tom Ford such as Oud Wood are suited for formal events and dinners.
Size
Most Tom Ford perfumes are available in 1.7-ounce or 3.4-ounce bottles. Some high-concentration perfumes are available in 1-ounce bottles. You get a better price per ounce by buying larger sizes. You can expect to get around 1,000 sprays from a 3.4-ounce perfume bottle.
What to look for in a quality Tom Ford perfume
Longevity
The highest-concentration perfumes by Tom Ford can last all day when applied to pulse points of the body such as the wrist or neck. Eau de parfum versions offer less longevity, lasting about six hours after application. Eau de toilette and eau de cologne are less expensive perfumes by Tom Ford. They last significantly less time compared to premium perfumes, which means you might need more than one application if you want the scent to last the entire day. Your skin chemistry plays a major role in how long a perfume lasts.
Projection
Projection is how far the perfume pushes the scent into the air. Projection tends to be at its highest at the time of application and gradually dies down. High-quality perfumes usually have a stronger projection, unless they’re made to have a subtle scent for casual wear.
Bottle
The bottle is the first point of contact with the perfume. Although the bottle doesn’t influence the scent, it’s an important factor in the overall appeal of the perfume. The design and the color scheme of the bottle should match the tone of the perfume. Many customers are interested in the inspiration of the perfume and what it stands for, and the bottle can play a major role in this.
How much you can expect to spend on Tom Ford perfume
Tom Ford perfumes have a wide range of prices, starting from $95 for a 1.7-ounce bottle to around $1,000 for their premium perfumes.
Tom Ford perfume FAQ
What’s the best way to store my Tom Ford perfume?
A. Tom Ford perfumes are high-quality and should last a long time. You can maximize the life of the perfume by storing it in a cool and dry place. Avoid high humidity, as the moisture that seeps into the bottle can break down the perfume — the bathroom is not a good place to store perfume for this reason. Avoid storing it in direct sunlight.
Can perfume stain clothes?
A. Most types of perfumes can leave a residue or stain clothing. If you want to make sure there are no stains, it’s best to use perfume on your skin and wait for the perfume to dry before getting dressed. The fragrance from the perfume might also be more effective due to the natural heat generated by the body.
What’s the best Tom Ford perfume to buy?
Top Tom Ford perfume
What you need to know: This luxury perfume by Tom Ford is inspired by the shimmer of sun on snow, offering a unique and classic scent.
What you’ll love: It comes in a sleek and elegant ivory bottle, adding to its overall appeal. The perfume is best used in winter, with its fresh fruit scent with some musk and floral notes.
What you should consider: Some customers reported that the longevity of this perfume is not great.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top Tom Ford perfume for the money
What you need to know: This isn’t the most inexpensive perfume by Tom Ford, but its outstanding scent makes it the best perfume for the money.
What you’ll love: The woody and spicy scent have excellent intensity. The combination of leather and floral notes makes for a unique scent. It comes in an understated matte bottle.
What you should consider: Some users don’t like the overwhelming scent of patchouli in this perfume.
Where to buy: Sold by Kohl’s
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This perfume offers a unisex scent with its warm floral scent and notes of vanilla, honey and orchid.
What you’ll love: It offers excellent longevity and an exotic balance between sweet and spicy scents. It comes in an attractive purple and gold bottle.
What you should consider: The scent can be a bit powdery and isn’t as luxurious as other Tom Ford perfumes.
Where to buy: Sold by Kohl’s
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Smith, Larry, services are noon Friday at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home, 1315 W. Lincoln Road, Kokomo.
Calhoun, Gary, a time of celebration and fellowship is 11:30 a.m. Saturday at The Wooded Knot, 4655 Indiana 10, Tippecanoe.
Kingery, Janet, services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Hasler & Stout Funeral Home, 112 E. Main St., Greentown.
Symons, Michael, services are 4 p.m. Saturday at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home & Crematory, 1315 W. Lincoln Road, Kokomo.
McEntee, Sr. Martin, a mass is 2 p.m. Monday at St. Patrick Church.
Burrows, Mary Beth, services are 11 a.m. April 15 in Galveston Cemetery.
Sturgeon, Lola, services are 2 p.m. April 16 at Serendipity Barn, 5022 E. 300 South, Kokomo.
Lindley, Lloyd, services are 11 a.m. April 20 at Russiaville Friends Church, 270 E. Main St. Russiaville.
Quandt, Charles, services are 1:30 p.m. April 22 at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville.
Quandt, Ellen, services are 1:30 p.m. April 22 at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville.
Riley, Larry, services are 6 p.m. April 22 at Bon Air Park Community Building. | https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/area_briefs/funeral-listings-march-31-2023/article_4600dc38-cf36-11ed-abfc-2f7a5c66eacb.html | 2023-03-31 06:22:58 | 1 | https://www.kokomotribune.com/news/area_briefs/funeral-listings-march-31-2023/article_4600dc38-cf36-11ed-abfc-2f7a5c66eacb.html |
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After his supporters stormed parliament and declared a sit-in, influential Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr dismissed calls for dialogue with an Iran-backed faction and called for the dissolution of the legislature.
Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called for the dissolution of Iraq's parliament and early elections.
Al-Sadr's demand came after thousands of his followers stormed the parliament building over the weekend and declared a sit-in.
The protesters were demonstrating against the involvement of Iran-backed political groups in the formation of the next government.
In a televised speech in the holy city of Najaf, in central Iraq, al-Sadr insisted that the sit-in by "revolutionaries" must continue until parliament is dissolved.
Under the Iraqi constitution, the legislature can only be dissolved by a majority vote, which can only be put forward at the request of either a third of lawmakers or the prime minister with the president's agreement.
The cleric's supporters, who call themselves Sadrists, were angry about the rival Shiite Coordination Framework nominating former minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani for the prime minister's position.
Al-Sadr's bloc fell short of a majority after the last elections in October, but it still managed to emerge as the biggest faction.
The 73 lawmakers in al-Sadr's bloc quit in June in an apparent bid to break the political deadlock, effectively making the pro-Iran alliance the biggest in parliament.
Al-Sadr said he was "certain" that the Iraqi people are "exasperated by the ruling class in its entirety, including some [politicians] belonging to my movement."
Al-Sadr also dismissed dialogue with his his political rivals in the Coordination Framework, an alliance of mostly Iran-backed parties. Al-Sadr said that talks in the past "didn't result in anything for us or for the country."
"There is no point of that dialogue, especially after people have spoken their free and spontaneous word," he said.
The Coordination Framework includes the Hashed al-Shaabi, a former paramilitary network now integrated into Iraq's security forces. Al-Sadr's longtime foe, former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, is also part of the grouping.
The rejection of talks follows a growing chorus of calls for dialogue from outgoing Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, President Barham Saleh and Al-Sadr's foe al-Maliki, as well as international voices like French President Emmanuel Macron.
The United Nations also urged Iraq's political leaders to prioritize national interest and end the power struggle.
"Meaningful dialogue among all Iraqi parties is now more urgent than ever, as recent events have demonstrated the rapid risk of escalation in this tense political climate," the UN mission in Iraq warned on Wednesday.
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HOUSTON (AP) — In a story published December 3, 2022, about an arrest in last month’s shooting death of the performer Takeoff, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Takeoff never released a solo record. He released the solo album “The Last Rocket” in 2018. A corrected version of the story is upcoming.
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
426 AM PDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 11
PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures in the
100 to 109F range with night time low temperatures in the mid 60s
to mid 70s.
* WHERE...Quincy, Winchester, Brewster, Waterville, Culdesac,
Nespelem, Ephrata, Wenatchee, Pomeroy, Othello, Okanogan,
Mansfield, Peck, Moses Lake, Bridgeport, Omak, Clarkston Heights,
Lapwai, Malott, Cashmere, Lewiston, Entiat, Clarkston, Gifford,
Nighthawk, Monse, Palisades, Oroville, and Chelan.
* WHEN...From Noon Monday to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Excessive heat will significantly increase the potential
or heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or
participating in outdoor activities. Residents without air
conditioners will experience a build up of heat within their homes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The hottest temperatures are expected to
occur on Tuesday for most locations. This event will be shorter
than the last heat wave and temperatures generally won't be quite
as hot.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.
100 to 106F range. Overnight lows will be in the mid 60s to lower
70s.
* WHERE...Grand Coulee, Coulee City, Odessa, Creston, Ralston,
Electric City, Lamona, Stratford, Harrington, Coulee Dam,
Ritzville, and Wilbur.
Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...High temperatures on Monday into Tuesday will be in the mid
90s to around 104F.
* WHERE...Portions of North and North Central Idaho. Portions of
North Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures will significantly increase the
potential or heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities. Residents without
air conditioners will experience a build up of heat within their
homes during the afternoon and evening hours.
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Authorities say baby formula is likely to remain in short supply for some time to come. Factories have boosted their production and additional formula is being shipped in from other countries.
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Authorities say baby formula is likely to remain in short supply for some time to come. Factories have boosted their production and additional formula is being shipped in from other countries.
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SIGHISOARA, Romania (AP) — The European Union announced Thursday that it has granted EU candidate status to Moldova, a poor non-NATO Eastern European country bordering war-torn Ukraine, which likely won’t enjoy the perks of full bloc membership for years to come.
Along the road, Moldova will need to enact reforms in areas such as tackling corruption, organized crime, strengthening human rights and the rule of law. The former Soviet republic — landlocked between Romania and Ukraine — applied to join the 27-nation bloc just days after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Charles Michel, the European Council President and EU summit chair, tweeted the decision to give both Moldova and Ukraine candidate status, calling it a “historic moment” that “marks a crucial step on your path towards the EU.”
Since gaining independence in 1991, Moldova has been blighted by rampant corruption and powerful oligarchs. It’s often perceived as being stuck in limbo between pro-Russian forces and those, like pro-Western President Maia Sandu, that look to forge closer ties with the West.
“We are starting on the road to the EU, which will bring Moldovans more prosperity, more opportunities and more order in their country,” Sandu wrote online after the EU decision.
“We have a difficult road ahead, which will require a lot of work and effort — and which we are prepared to walk, together, to ensure a better future for citizens,” she added. “Moldova has a future in the European Union.”
In an article this week in various media outlets, Sandu described Moldova, Europe’s poorest country with a population of about 2.6 million people, as “a European land caught in geopolitical battles.”
“The ruthless and meaningless war against Ukraine reminds us that peace and freedom are no longer a given,” Sandu wrote, adding that Moldova’s bid to join the EU comes from “a strong desire to remain part of the free world.”
In April, tensions in the country soared following a string of explosions in Transnistria — a Russia-backed separatist region of Moldova where Russia bases about 1,500 troops — and raised fears that it could get dragged into the war.
Transnistria has a population of about 470,000 and has been under the control of separatist authorities since a civil war in 1992.
Joining the EU would not offer Moldova, which is constitutionally neutral, any security guarantees like NATO membership would.
The Commission said it will monitor Moldova’s progress in meeting the set-out criteria, and come up with a “detailed assessment” by the end of 2022.
The EU is Moldova’s largest trading partner and biggest investor. In 2020, about two-thirds of Moldova’s exports went to the EU and more than half of its total trade was with the bloc.
Dionis Cenusa, an analyst at the Chisinau-based think tank Expert Group, says that although it is “premature to speak of accession,” candidate status for Moldova can provide “an overall direction for the long-term development of the country.”
“The EU candidacy may be used by the government to calm the population and the business (community) in the context of the security crisis caused by the Russian war against Ukraine,” he told The Associated Press. “The reforms in Moldova will depend on the professionalism of the government, as well as the developments in Ukraine.”
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Chase Sapphire Preferred and Reserve cardmembers will receive exclusive golf experiences and benefits
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Five Iron Golf, the nation's leading urban golf and entertainment experience, officially named Chase Sapphire as the first title sponsor of the company's virtual golf leagues for the 2023 season. This collaboration marks Five Iron Golf's first title sponsor.
This sponsorship includes exclusive deals and access at all 16 Five Iron Golf locations nationwide for Chase Sapphire Reserve and Preferred cardmembers.
"Five Iron Golf was built with the mindset of relentlessly putting the customer first," said Jared Solomon, CEO and Co-Founder of Five Iron Golf. "Chase Sapphire is committed to prioritizing customers as well. I'm excited to provide both Five Iron Golf customers and Chase Sapphire cardmembers the opportunity to benefit just by having fun doing what they enjoy."
Five Iron Golf's 2023 winter league season teed off on February 13 and marks the company's largest season yet, with over 400 registered teams nationally. Teams of four play world-renowned courses with rotating formats over seven weeks and along the way enjoy specialized food and beverage offerings and entertaining contests. Players, who can sign up as a full team, a partial team, or as a single player, are vying for a chance to win a five-star grand prize; a four night stay-and-play package at the famed golf resort, Casa de Campo, which includes six rounds of golf at three world renowned courses, Teeth of the Dog, The Links and Dye Fore.
"Chase Sapphire is excited to offer our cardmembers access to exclusive golf experiences through this collaboration with Five Iron Golf," said Marleta Ross, General Manager of Chase Sapphire. "We're always looking for new ways to provide travel and entertainment offers and access that our cardmembers will value. This collaboration with Five Iron Golf is a natural fit and adds to the unique benefits for our cardmembers."
Chase Sapphire Reserve plans to give cardmembers the opportunity to purchase a limited supply of Five Iron Golf "Weekend Warrior" Passes through Chase Ultimate Rewards. The Weekend Warrior Pass includes all Five Iron Golf membership perks such as discounts on events, lessons, league entry fees and simulator rentals as well as an exclusive, bonus 90-minute per day on Saturdays and Sundays (open - 12:00 p.m.).
To schedule an interview with representatives from Five Iron Golf and/or Chase Sapphire or for more information, contact Katie Stotts at stotts@knighteady.com.
ABOUT FIVE IRON GOLF
Five Iron Golf is an urban golf experience that combines a unique mixture of golf, technology and entertainment with a community-focused vision of making the game more inclusive and accessible. Founded in 2017, Five Iron Golf has since expanded from New York to 16 total locations across 10 cities from coast to coast, bringing a reputation for turning traditional golf on its head, celebrating the unconventional, and energizing communities through accessible and enjoyable golf experiences. More information on Five Iron Golf is available at fiveirongolf.com.
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New Hampshire police say 4 people wounded in shooting at graduation party
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire are investigating a shooting at a graduation party that wounded four people, police said.
The victims who were injured in the shooting in Manchester reported just before 5 p.m. Saturday included two women and two men, all in their 20s, who are expected to survive, police said.
Manchester Police Lt. Matthew Barter said Saturday the investigation is ongoing.
“Our detectives are out there working, they’ll be working into the night,” he said.
Initial reports said two males in hoods approached the gathering and at least one of them fired a weapon. The two males were seen fleeing the area. Police said the shooting did not appear to be random.
“Families and friends should be able to gather in peace — gun violence is unacceptable in our community. Thankfully there were no fatalities, and my heart goes out to the victims and the families of those who were injured,” Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig said in a statement to WMUR-TV.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. f/k/a Spartan Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: SUNL, SPRQ) between January 25, 2021 and September 28, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important February 14, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Sunlight securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Sunlight class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=10554 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than February 14, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Sunlight lacked effective underwriting and risk evaluation with respect to its contractor advance program; (2) Sunlight lacked the oversight and periodic monitoring systems necessary to timely detect bad debt associated with its contractor advance program; (3) Sunlight lacked effective internal controls over accounting and reporting of non-cash advance receivables; (4) as a result, Sunlight would be forced to take a non-cash advance receivables impairment charge exceeding $30 million; and (5) as a result, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Sunlight class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=10554 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gregg Popovich evidently doesn’t plan to leave the San Antonio Spurs anytime soon.
The NBA’s winningest coach has signed a five-year contract to remain coach and president of the team, the Spurs announced Saturday. There has often been speculation about the 74-year-old Popovich’s future, though after the team landed the chance to draft Victor Wembanyama last month it was presumed that the five-time champion would continue coaching.
And now, it’s official. The Spurs announced the move in a two-sentence release, not detailing any of the terms, without any quotes from Popovich or team personnel.
Popovich took over as coach of the Spurs in December 1996. He’s won 1,366 games — 31 more than Don Nelson, who was the career wins leader before Popovich caught him.
He’s also third in playoff wins with 170, behind only Phil Jackson (229) and Pat Riley (171). And Popovich is one of only five coaches with at least five championships; Jackson won 11, Red Auerbach won nine and Popovich is in a group with Riley and John Kundla as winners of five.
He’ll enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame next month.
“His ability to connect and spend time and bounce between the really detailed development of basketball players and the bigger picture of developing people is just so impressive,” Spurs managing partner Peter J. Holt said in May. “I think no matter what Pop does, he’s going to find a way to do that because that’s in his heart. And I’m excited to see whatever the next phase is in that journey.”
Popovich talked before the Spurs’ last game of this past season about how, during his career, he has been the “beneficiary of serendipity to a max degree” — and that was even before San Antonio won the lottery and the chance to draft Wembanyama, potentially having him follow in the footsteps of David Robinson and Tim Duncan who came to the Spurs as No. 1 picks and became franchise-cornerstone big men.
But with Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili gone, the Spurs haven’t won a playoff series since 2017 and went a combined 121-186 over the last four seasons, basically losing more games in the last four years than they did in the previous eight years combined. Those struggles, along with his age, created speculation that Popovich might opt to retire.
The losing ends now, if Wembanyama has anything to say about it. He’s coming to the NBA with eyes on becoming a superstar, an icon, a champion. And he’s about to become the star of the latest — and perhaps final — phase of Popovich’s career.
“He’s not intimidating yet, but I’m sure he’s going to get intimidating when I see him in real life,” Wembanyama said after the draft.
Popovich, along with all the wins and the five titles, also won an Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games that were played in 2021.
“He’s amazing,” said Golden State coach Steve Kerr, who played for Popovich and assisted him with the national team. “The Hall of Fame was just a formality. Everybody knew he would be there. It was just a matter of when.”
The longstanding belief was that Popovich wanted certain people in the Hall before he would allow himself to be under consideration. Duncan and Ginobili had to go in first, and Popovich is part of a class that also includes two other people close to him — former Spurs assistant Becky Hammon and Parker.
“In all honesty, I always felt the Hall of Fame is like for Red Holzman, Red Auerbach and Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. … I’ve never felt like I really belonged, to be honest with you,” Popovich said earlier this year. “I’m not trying to be ‘Mr. Humble’ or anything. I’m a Division III guy. I’m not a Hall of Fame guy.”
And the Hall of Fame career in San Antonio will continue for a few more years.
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White sox third. Elvis Andrus lines out to right field to Cavan Biggio. Lenyn Sosa grounds out to shallow infield, Chris Bassitt to Brandon Belt. Luis Robert Jr. walks. Andrew Benintendi singles to right field. Luis Robert Jr. to second. Andrew Vaughn doubles to deep center field. Andrew Benintendi scores. Luis Robert Jr. scores. Eloy Jimenez flies out to left field to Daulton Varsho.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White sox 2, Blue jays 0.
Blue jays fourth. Daulton Varsho flies out to deep right field to Oscar Colas. Matt Chapman flies out to deep center field to Luis Robert Jr.. Alejandro Kirk walks. Brandon Belt singles to deep right field. Alejandro Kirk to second. Whit Merrifield doubles. Brandon Belt to third. Alejandro Kirk scores. Cavan Biggio homers to right field. Whit Merrifield scores. Brandon Belt scores. Kevin Kiermaier singles to right field. Bo Bichette grounds out to shallow infield, Lance Lynn to Andrew Vaughn.
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Blue jays 4, White sox 2.
Blue jays seventh. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to center field. Daulton Varsho grounds out to shallow infield, Keynan Middleton to Andrew Vaughn. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third. Matt Chapman doubles to deep left field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk walks. Brandon Belt lines out to third base to Jake Burger. Whit Merrifield walks. Alejandro Kirk to second. Matt Chapman to third. George Springer pinch-hitting for Cavan Biggio. George Springer reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Whit Merrifield out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 4 left on. Blue jays 5, White sox 2. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/chicago-white-sox-toronto-runs-17916320.php | 2023-04-25 03:10:26 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/chicago-white-sox-toronto-runs-17916320.php |
The Vegas Golden Knights were in party mode over the weekend after the team bounced the Florida Panthers in five games to win its first Stanley Cup title in franchise history.
With the win, the team received an eyebrow-raising offer from a licensed Nevada sex worker.
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"We here in Sin City love the Golden Knights more than life itself," Alice Little told TMZ Sports. "I cannot express in words the joy I feel now the team won their first-ever Stanley Cup, so I’m going to express it through my actions."
Little said she is offering the Golden Knights the "most extravagant, orgiastic sex party" at the Chicken Ranch brothel – located in Pahrump and just a few miles west of the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas strip.
"Dozens of ladies, myself included, are ready and waiting at the Chicken Ranch to treat the Knights to any and every carnal delight, and there will be absolutely no penalties for misconduct," she added.
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"The brothel is all yours boys! Free of charge! It’s on me!"
Golden Knights players may have to give a long think before making the next move.
The offer is not unseen when it comes to superstar professional athletes in Sin City.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was given a raunchy offer from Little and Caitlin Bell in March after he joined the team.
"I almost fainted when I heard Jimmy signed with the Raiders," Caitlin Bell told TMZ Sports. "He deserves free sex just for joining our team. But he gets free sex for life from us just because he’s such a legit babe!"
Little added, "Jimmy brought the Niners to the Super Bowl and he could do the same for the Raiders. The next Big Game is in Vegas, so I’m going to go all the way to inspire Jimmy to go all the way!" | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/golden-knights-receive-raunchy-offer-from-nevada-sex-worker-after-stanley-cup-win/article_52c76a50-0af4-5a3e-a5fc-0d5d82aabad2.html | 2023-06-19 13:19:29 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/golden-knights-receive-raunchy-offer-from-nevada-sex-worker-after-stanley-cup-win/article_52c76a50-0af4-5a3e-a5fc-0d5d82aabad2.html |
South Carolina TE Nick Muse celebrates Minnesota Vikings draft pick by backflipping into pool
Tears of joy. Bear-hugging and high-fiving family members.
College football players realizing their dreams by becoming NFL Draft picks have shown myriad reactions throughout the years.
This year, South Carolina tight end Nick Muse may have won the best celebration award during the 2022 NFL Draft.
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After being selected in the seventh round by the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday afternoon, the 6-foot-5, 258-pounder showed off his athleticism by running and doing a backflip into a swimming pool – while fully clothed.
Muse was the third former Gamecock taken in the NFL Draft this year behind edge rusher Kingsley Enagbare and running back Kevin Harris, all picked on day three of the event.
He's also the second Muse to become an NFL Draft selection as his older brother, Tanner, was picked by the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020.
In three years in Columbia after transferring from William & Mary, Muse compiled 67 catches, 805 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Muse put up 425 yards on 30 receptions during his junior season in 2020.
Cory Diaz covers the South Carolina Gamecocks for The Greenville News as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his work for all things Gamecocks on Twitter: @CoryDiaz_TGN. Got questions regarding South Carolina athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2022/04/30/nick-muse-flip-pool-2022-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-pick-south-carolina-football/9602975002/ | 2022-05-01 01:53:17 | 0 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/usc/2022/04/30/nick-muse-flip-pool-2022-nfl-draft-minnesota-vikings-pick-south-carolina-football/9602975002/ |
Autopsy says Tennessee teacher died of gunshot wound to head
Published: Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An autopsy report shows that a Tennessee kindergarten teacher who police said was kidnapped during a pre-dawn run and then killed earlier this month died from a gunshot wound to the head.
An autopsy completed by the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center in Memphis says 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher had a gunshot wound in the back of the head and also had injuries to her leg and jaw fractures.
Police said Fletcher was running on the University of Memphis campus when she was forced into a vehicle after a struggle about 4 a.m. Sept 2.
Police said her body was found Sept. 5 behind a vacant home.
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CLINTON, S.C. — Owen McCormack scored 21 points as Presbyterian beat Elon 69-63 on Thursday.
The Phoenix (2-9) were led in scoring by Sean Halloran, who finished with 15 points and four steals. Sam Sherry added 14 points for Elon. In addition, Zac Ervin finished with 11 points.
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO, a company specializing in the development of novel anticancer and orphan drugs, announced on the 3rd of June that it had completed the Phase 1/2 IND submission of 'JIN-A02', a novel 4th Generation EGFR-TKI for NSCLC treatment, to US FDA.
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th generation EGFR TKI that targets NSCLC cancers harboring C797S mutation. C797S is a mutation that occur after the use of 3rd generation EGFR TKIs such as Osimertinib and Lazertinib, resulting in tumor resistance and disease relapse.
According to J INTS BIO, 'JIN-A02' not only showed robust inhibitory activities against NSCLC cancers with triple mutations (Ex19Del or L858R/T790M/C797S) involving EGFR C797S mutations, but also on double mutations (Ex19Del/C797S or L858R/C797S) with C797S, Ex19Del/T790M and L858R/T790M mutations in in vitro studies. In addition, 'JIN-A02' also effectively reduced tumor volume in a dose-dependent manner, compared to Osimertinib, in mouse model harboring EGFR Ex19Del/T790M/C797S triple mutation cancers and exhibited high brain penetrance with efficacy against intracranial tumor.
A company official added that 'JIN-A02' demonstrated a favorable safety profile with a low propensity for cardiotoxicity and did not show significant toxic effects such as weight loss and cytotoxicity in animal models at therapeutic dose levels. It is therefore expected to become a highly valued new drug in the armamentarium for the treatment of NSCLC.
Meanwhile, J INTS BIO announced that it plans to conduct a global clinical study with sequential IND submissions in Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Australia, following the US FDA IND submission.
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Oklahoma assistant head football coach Cale Gundy announced his resignation Sunday after using offensive language during a film session last week.
Gundy, who had been with the program as an assistant since 1999, made the announcement in a social media post on Sunday, and the school confirmed it with a statement shortly thereafter.
Gundy apologized in his post and explained why he resigned. He said he noticed a player was distracted while he was supposed to be taking notes, so he picked up the athlete’s iPad and read the words on the screen aloud. He acknowledged that he said a word that he “should never — under any circumstance — have uttered,” and said he was “horrified” when he realized what he had done.
“What I said was not malicious; it wasn’t even intentional,” Gundy said. “Still, I am mature enough to know that the word I said was shameful and hurtful, no matter what my intentions.”
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said in a statement that those associated with the program are “all accountable for our actions and the resulting outcomes.”
“It’s with sadness that I accept coach Gundy’s resignation,” Venables said. “He’s dedicated more than half his life to Oklahoma football and has served our program and university well. We’re thankful for that commitment.”
Gundy was on staff for all 14 of the Sooners’ Big 12 titles and the national championship season in 2000. He spent the last seven seasons coaching wide receivers after spending the previous 16 seasons coaching running backs. He was one of the holdovers when Venables took over as head coach in December 2021.
Venables said L’Damian Washington, who had been an offensive analyst, will coach receivers on an interim basis. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/national-sports/ct-oklahoma-cale-gundy-20220808-nwcv4ejwhbdq5eeyruzd4g6hwa-story.html | 2022-08-08 12:31:01 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/national-sports/ct-oklahoma-cale-gundy-20220808-nwcv4ejwhbdq5eeyruzd4g6hwa-story.html |
First of its kind, LiveQuery by Flipside enables anyone to query theoretically unlimited on-chain and off-chain data APIs side-by-side with SQL, in real time.
BOSTON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest network of crypto data and node providers ever assembled is changing the way Web3 leverages data. Launched by data provider Flipside alongside QuickNode, Alchemy, Helius, Footprint, Playgrounds, StrangeLove, DappLooker, Credmark, Blockpour, BitQuery, SubQuery and Chainbase, LiveQuery makes it possible to hit multiple APIs in a single platform with a single SQL query — an industry first.
Analysts no longer need to navigate between platforms, manually collecting data from disparate sources. Moreover, they can now combine datasets in a single query, unlocking use cases not previously possible.
For example, one can analyze contract activity from one source in the same query that grabs real-time liquidity data directly from a node. Pair external APIs with data from Flipside and the LiveQuery launch partners, and the scope of possible insights explodes.
And it isn't just crypto data that's unified in the hands of analysts and builders; stocks, sports, the Fed, and even AI are fair game. Flipside is taking API requests, meaning any API can be added to LiveQuery's marketplace for convenient access. Any API can also already be programmatically queried in-platform.
According to Flipside CTO Jim Myers, this is a necessary leap forward for crypto:
"With LiveQuery, we're gathering the most powerful datasets under a single platform. Now, builders can harness the most comprehensive data in crypto without the costs of constructing complex pipelines, and companies and firms get convenient access to everything they need to make data-driven decisions in one place."
QuickNode CEO Dmitry Shklovsky adds,
"We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Flipside, bringing their innovative blockchain analytics tool, LiveQuery, to the QuickNode Marketplace. LiveQuery streamlines blockchain data access by allowing SQL queries, and simplifies data pipelining, making it a must-have for developers, analysts, and all seeking insights from the blockchain. Adding it to our marketplace was a no brainer."
With an expanding partner network and support for requested APIs, LiveQuery aims to unleash crypto data and empower analysts and firms with unprecedented intelligence.
To add data and unlock new insights, request an API.
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LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — A man accused of a 2019 killing spree in two parishes pleaded guilty in Livingston Parish Wednesday morning.
Dakota Theriot, 24, pled guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in Livingston Parish and was sentenced to serve three life sentences concurrently, according to information from the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
According to the news release from the District Attorney’s Office, “Theriot will serve five life sentences but will not receive the death penalty.”
“As in any decision made when resolving a case, consideration is given to the victims and their families, the community, and the legal and factual posture of the case in its entirety. The victims’ families have agreed with the defendant’s plea and sentence. We appreciate their patience and cooperation. Mr. Theriot will spend the remainder of his life in prison. Our office has reviewed numerous and extensive psychological records of the defendant setting out a very documented history of his mental illness. Seeking the death penalty, although factually warranted, would lead to protracted and likely never ending litigation for the victims’ families to endure. After much review, discussion, and consideration, we felt this was the best outcome.”
District Attorney Scott Perrilloux
In January 2019, Theriot shot his girlfriend, Summer Ernest; her father, Billy Ernest; and his girlfriend’s brother Tanner Ernest, in Walker before driving to Ascension Parish in Billy Ernest’s stolen vehicle.
There, he reportedly killed his father and stepmother, Keith and Elizabeth Theriot, of Gonzales.
He fled the state and was arrested in a Virginia county where he had family ties.
Following a grand jury indictment, the state initially sought the death penalty.
Theriot is being transferred to Ascension Parish for another court appearance.
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Each award winner was nominated by their peers for outstanding work at the location they operate and within their community
BATON ROUGE, La., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux, a leading sports dining experience with a Louisiana-inspired menu and family friendly atmosphere, is proud to announce the award winners from the 2022 Leadership, Innovation, Fun, Education (L.I.F.E) Conference, it's annual brand gathering held recently in New Orleans.
Walk-On's annual L.I.F.E. Conference returned for the first time since 2019 to celebrate the brand's achievements, franchise owners, and vendors in their home state of Louisiana. Over the past year, Walk-On's discovered many opportunities to give back in its local communities and were proud to acknowledge the great accomplishments of these award winners.
"These individuals have shown what it means to be part of the Walk-On's team and we are honored to announce them as the 2022 L.I.F.E. award winners," said Scott Taylor, Walk-On's President and COO. "We are continuing to build something special here at Walk-On's and these award winners are a major reason for our continued growth and success."
In addition to traditional operating awards – an hourly teammate from across the system is recognized with the title of "Walk-On Of The Year." All restaurants are asked to nominate a member who embodies our core values: Integrity, Empathy, Humiliity, Hustle, Grit and Trust. The three finalists are invited to the annual conference – where they can network with franchisees, operators, vendors and are highlighted on stage.
Throughout the duration of the event, the winners were able to network with franchisees, operators, and vendors, and were highlighted on stage for their incredible accomplishments.
The 2022 L.I.F.E. Conference award winners are as follows:
- Marketer of the Year, Matt Roth (Franchisee), Birmingham, AL
- Operator of the Year, Mike Lester (Franchisee), Walking Tall Brands, Wesley Chapel, FL
- Culture Keeper, Cory & Jenny Davis (Franchisees) – College Station, TX
- Top Volume, Scott Robichaux (GM), Houma, LA
- Franchisee of the Year, Ryder Simoneaux (Franchisee & GM), Brusly, LA
- Walk-On of The Year, Devin Junot, Baton Rouge, LA
This announcement follows a period of rapid growth and success for Walk-On's with the system at $5 Million AUV and 60+ restaurants open with more than 100 in various stages of development. For additional information and to learn more, visit walk-ons.com.
About Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux
Based in Baton Rouge, Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux was founded in 2003 by Brandon Landry, a former walk-on basketball player at LSU. Leaning on the true spirit of a walk-on and building a winning culture, the brand is rapidly expanding across the United States. Its Louisiana-inspired menu features food and drinks made from scratch daily. Walk-On's All-American Team serves up a game-day experience in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere that ensures every guest is a winner. For more information, visit walk-ons.com. To inquire about franchise opportunities, please visit walkonsfranchising.com or contact Mike Wootton, vice president of franchise development, at 704.572.2499.
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BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler went forehead-to-forehead with the Boston Celtics, and the Heat are heading back to Miami with an opportunity to advance to the NBA Finals.
Butler scored 27 points, hitting back-to-back buckets to tie the game and give Miami the lead, and the eighth-seeded Heat left Boston with a 111-105 victory Friday night and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Butler also provided eight rebounds, six assists and an emotional spark after Boston’s Grant Williams started jawing with him: Butler stared down Williams, with both players drawing technical fouls for the double head-butt.
Then “Jimmy Buckets” scored and scored some more — nine points in all during a 23-9 run that turned a nine-point deficit into a 105-100 lead.
“I knew that was going to be good for us,” said Caleb Martin, who came off the bench to score 25 points. “We’ll take mad Jimmy at any time. You could kind of see it in his eyes he was ready to go after that.”
Bam Adebayo had 22 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists for Miami, which returns home with a chance to sweep and become just the second No. 8 seed to reach the NBA Finals.
Game 3 is Sunday night.
“He’s going to have to make every single tough shot the rest of the series,” Williams said. “And I’m not going to turn and look otherwise because I respect him as an (expletive) player.”
Jayson Tatum had 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for Boston. But the Celtics star went 0 for 3 with two turnovers in the fourth quarter, when Boston blew an 89-77 lead en route to a second home loss in three nights.
After finishing 13 games ahead of the Heat in the regular-season — and then watching top-seeded Milwaukee fall to Miami in the first round — the Celtics have stumbled on what appeared to be a clear path to their second straight NBA Finals.
“It’s tough. It’s a challenge. But there’s no point being up here sad and (stuff),” Tatum said. “They came in and won two games. They played well; you give them credit. But we’re not dead or anything. We’ve got a great opportunity. I still have the utmost confidence. Everybody has the utmost confidence. We’ve just got to get ready for Game 3.”
Jaylen Brown scored 16 points on 7-for-23 shooting; he went 1 for 5 with a turnover in the final quarter, when Miami outscored Boston 36-22.
“We’ve got some dogs, and I love it. I love every bit of it,” Butler said on the postgame TV broadcast. “Guys never quit. We never give up. We love playing with one another. We’ve got so much faith and trust in one another.”
The Celtics led by 11 in the third quarter and made it a dozen early in the fourth. Williams made a 3-pointer to make it 96-87 and was talking to Butler on the way back down the court. Butler scored at the other end and was fouled by Williams; the two players leaned into each other — drawing double technicals — before Butler hit the ensuing free throw.
“Some healthy competition. I ain’t going to lie to you. Healthy competition. And I love it. I’m always here to compete. I like to talk, at times,” Butler said. “As long as we get the win, I’m good with it.”
Asked if Boston “poked the bear” by getting Butler angry, Brown said, “Next question.” But Butler said there was no doubt that the attempt to get him off his game actually fired him up.
“Yes it did,” Butler said. “But that’s just competition at its finest. He hit a big shot and started talking to me. But I like that. It’s just competition. It pushes that will to win. It makes me smile. … I just don’t know if I was the best person to talk to.”
After Tatum missed from long distance — one of three missed 3s in the fourth quarter — Butler drove to the basket to make it a four-point Boston lead. Miami trailed 98-96 when Butler was called for an offensive foul, kicking Marcus Smart after landing on a missed 3-pointer.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra challenged, but lost.
Butler responded.
He made a 17-footer to tie it 100-all, and then a short fadeaway to give Miami the lead. After Max Strus made one of two free throws, Adebayo scored on a putback dunk to make it 105-100 with less than a minute to play.
“I love that gnarly version of Jimmy,” Spoelstra said. “But you get that regardless. I think now people are just paying more attention. … Jimmy is just a real competitor.”
Boston used a 21-2 run to turn an eight-point, first-quarter deficit into an 11-point lead.
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Brown was 1 for 7 in the first quarter, when Tatum scored 12. Derrick White, who made a single 3-pointer, was the only player other than Tatum who scored more than 2 points in the first. … Adebayo and Butler each grabbed five rebounds in the first quarter. … Lowry and Grant Williams did a little shoving after Williams fouled Adebayo with nine minutes left in the second quarter, with no repercussions.
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Director Judd Apatow is known for his cinematic fusion of frat-boy humor and nerdy sensitivity; from the wry comedy of his TV show Freaks and Geeks to the broad public embrace of films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, there's no doubt that Apatow's writing and directing are hilarious.
That's part of the reason he was asked to edit a new book called I Found This Funny: My Favorite Pieces of Humor and Some That May Not Be Funny At All.
A collection of funny stories sounds pretty great. But why include writing that "may not be funny at all"? Well, the book opens with a James Agee story called "A Mother's Tale," which would seem to be one of those not-so-funny choices.
"I found it fascinating and interesting," Apatow says. "James Agee ... was an amazing writer, and he wrote this short story about a cow that's headed to what he thinks is heaven, but really it's the slaughterhouse, and he escapes after they skin him alive and tries to run back home to warn everybody. And, I don't know, that's kind of dark comedy."
Apatow says he especially likes how none of the cows can entirely decide when such horrible things really happen. To them, it may be just a myth that the moms tell their calves.
"There's a thousand ways to read the story, all disturbing -- and I don't know, maybe it's the agnostic part of myself that found it funny," Apatow says.
If dark comedy isn't your thing, don't worry. I Found This Funny has plenty of stories that people who aren't Judd Apatow will mine laughs from.
"There's a great Philip Roth short story, there's some F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway, ones that I found kind of humorous -- others might not. But I also put in a chapter from Steve Martin's memoirs and an article about the great comedian Bill Hicks. And these strange cartoons from Iceland that made me laugh," Apatow says. "It's just ... things that I find amusing or things that I find, you know, powerful."
Fans of his films love Apatow's writing because it makes them laugh, but many also recognize a level of honesty -- brutal honesty, even -- in his work.
"A lot of what I find interesting in writing is ... raw truth and the worst sides of ourselves," he says. "I like when work is passionate and personal, so a lot of the work in the book is very passionate." For him, and for many audiences, happiness is boring.
"I don't want to go to the movies to see happy people," he says. "That's why people like Indiana Jones; they want to see the rock almost crush him. Who wants to see Indian Jones just laying around reading a book?"
Apatow's own relationship with reading as been on and off over the years. A strong reader as a kid, he turned his focus to comedy in college and stopped taking the time to read. Years later, he realized he was missing "an entire aspect of life," so he started getting suggestions from friends.
"I remember Owen Wilson recommended the book A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley, which is this hilarious, interesting semi-memoir about an English teacher in the '60s who has alcohol problems and is obsessed with Frank Gifford, who he went to college with. And he compares his entire life to how Frank Gifford is doing. And moments like that made me think, 'Oh, my work will be better if I'm more well-read.'"
Nowadays, he tries to spread that love of reading to kids.
"There's so much technology these days that if you don't make them shut it off, they will never read," he says. "Because they can sit in their room with a computer and talk to 85 people every night on iChats and video chats and never disappear into the world of their imagination with a book."
Profits from I Found It Funny will go toward a charity called 826 National, which has a program that teaches kids to write and creates a book out of their short stories, letting the kids design the cover. Apatow understands very well that getting kids writing can steer them in good directions.
"I wrote a story for my 10th grade English class," he recalls. "It was supposed to be my autobiography, but I was embarrassed [about] my life and how boring it was, so I made one up and said I was a secret agent [who] had affairs with all of the teachers, and I was undercover in the school looking for corruption."
Precisely the sort of stunt, in other words, for which some teachers would send a kid to the principal's office.
"But my great teacher Mrs. Farber said, 'You know, you're really funny. You could be a writer like Woody Allen. You could do that.'"
That was the first time people spoke to him in those terms, says Apatow.
"People yelled at me most of the time. I was getting in trouble for being funny, and that was the first time that my class clownery was funneled in a positive direction. And I think that's what 826 does. It helps kids find themselves through becoming stronger readers and writers."
When it comes to getting his own kids to read, he just points them to the funny stuff.
"I steer everything to the funny, because without the funny we're all in trouble," he says. "These are dark times, and we need to laugh."
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republicans have claimed key victories in state Supreme Court races that will give them an advantage in major redistricting fights, while Democrats notched similarly significant wins with help from groups focused on defending abortion access.
The expensive fights over court control in several states in Tuesday’s election highlight just how partisan the formerly low-key judicial races have become. Observers say they’re a sign of what to expect as legal battles over abortion, voting rights and other issues are being fought at the state level.
“Nothing about this election suggests to me that we’re going to see these races quiet down anytime soon,” said Douglas Keith, counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school, which tracks spending in judicial races.
About $97 million was spent on state Supreme Court elections during the 2019-2020 election cycle, according to the Brennan Center. Once this year’s numbers are tallied, spending records are expected to be shattered in some of the 25 states that had races targeted by groups on the right and the left.
One of the biggest players was the Republican State Leadership Committee, which focused heavily on the court races in North Carolina and Ohio.
“Republican wins in the Tarheel State and Buckeye State ensure that the redistricting fights ahead in those states within the next decade are ruled on by strong conservatives who will follow the Constitution and don’t believe it’s their role to draw maps from the bench,” said Dee Duncan, president of the committee’s Judicial Fairness Initiative.
North Carolina’s court flipped from a 4-3 Democrat majority to 5-2 Republican Tuesday night. The court in recent years has issued decisions favoring the Democratic majority in cases involving redistricting, criminal justice, education funding and voter ID laws.
At least $15 million was spent on those races, with more than $8 million from two super PACS — one on the left that focused primarily on abortion and one on the right that focused on crime. Despite the outside groups’ involvement, candidates ran on a similar platform of keeping personal politics out of the courtroom.
“Now, we’ll be watching to make sure that the justices sitting in those seats follow through on those promises,” said Ann Webb, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina.
In Ohio, Republicans maintained their 4-3 majority on the court, with two GOP justices fending off challenges and a sitting Republican winning her bid for chief justice. The state’s GOP governor, Mike DeWine, will appoint a justice to fill the resulting vacancy.
The results may expand the conservative bent of the court even further, with cases regarding the state’s six-week abortion ban and redistricting on the horizon. Republican Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, who did not seek reelection, has sided with court’s three Democrats on high profile cases.
But Democratic groups working to protect abortion rights ramped up efforts to defend seats after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and saw victories in several other parts of the country.
In Illinois, which is surrounded by states with abortion bans that took effect after Roe was overturned, groups pushing to retain the state’s Democrat court majority had warned a GOP takeover could result in similar threats to access.
“I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t think abortion was the critical issue in these races,” Terry Cosgrove, president and CEO of Personal PAC, an abortion rights group that spent nearly $3 million supporting the Democrats in the races.
In Michigan, Democrats maintained their 4-3 majority on the Supreme Court after incumbent justices from opposing parties who had split on a key abortion ruling won reelection. Michigan’s high court races are officially nonpartisan, though the state’s political parties nominate candidates.
Democratic-backed Justice Richard Bernstein, who voted with the court’s majority to put an abortion rights amendment on the ballot, won reelection along with Republican Justice Brian Zahra, who voted against it. Voters approved the measure Tuesday.
“The Michigan Supreme Court election was critical especially since we didn’t know what the status of (the abortion rights amendment) would be,” said Ashlea Phenicie, communications director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, which spent nearly $1 million on the races.
Kansas voters kept all six state Supreme Court justices who were on the ballot for separate yes-or-no votes on whether they remained on the bench another six years. The state’s most influential anti-abortion group, Kansans for Life, pushed to remove five of them, largely over the court’s 2019 decision declaring access to abortion a “fundamental” right under the Kansas Constitution.
Two of the six court members on the ballot were part of the 6-1 majority in that 2019 decision. Voters also retained the court’s most conservative member, the only dissenter in the 2019 abortion decision.
Republican bids for court seats failed in even some of the most conservative parts of the country.
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Michelle Keller defeated Joseph Fischer, a Republican lawmaker who sponsored the state’s “trigger law” ending abortion following Roe’s reversal. Fischer also was the lead sponsor of an anti-abortion constitutional amendment that voters rejected Tuesday.
Supreme Court Justice Robin Wynne in Arkansas, which has had some of the most contentious judicial races over the years, fended off a challenge from District Judge Chris Carnahan, a former executive director of the state Republican Party.
Arkansas’ court seats are nonpartisan, but Carnahan had touted himself as a conservative and had the endorsement of the state GOP. A group formed by a Republican lawmaker ran TV ads calling Wynne, who served as a Democrat in the state Legislature in the 1980s, a liberal.
An unprecedented partisan pitch by Montana Republicans to install a party loyalist on that state’s Supreme Court also fell short, with Justice Ingrid Gustafson defeating challenger James Brown, who had the backing of Gov. Greg Gianforte and other top Republicans. The unusually expensive campaign came as the court is preparing to hear challenges over Montana’s abortion restrictions and voting access.
Gustafson called her win a sign that voters were more interested in experience than ideology.
“The people in Montana think our judiciary is doing a good job and it is a very, very small minority that has some sort of other agenda,” she said.
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Associated Press writers Hannah Schoenbaum in Raleigh, North Carolina; John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas; Bruce Schreiner in Louisville, Kentucky; Ed White in Detroit, Michigan; and Amy Beth Hanson in Helena, Montana contributed to this report. ___ Follow the AP’s coverage of the 2022 midterm elections at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections. And check out https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections to learn more about the issues and factors at play in the midterms. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-state-supreme-court-wins-shaped-by-abortion-redistricting/ | 2022-11-13 14:04:00 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-state-supreme-court-wins-shaped-by-abortion-redistricting/ |
EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Michael Eley's 23 points helped Siena defeat Mount St. Mary's 72-65 on Friday night.
Eley also contributed five rebounds for the Saints (16-9, 10-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Javian McCollum scored 22 points and added six assists. Jackson Stormo was 3 of 7 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with nine points.
Dakota Leffew led the Mountaineers (8-17, 4-10) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and two steals. Jalen Benjamin added 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals for Mount St. Mary's. In addition, Malik Jefferson finished with eight points and two steals.
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Both teams next play Sunday. Siena hosts Marist while Mount St. Mary's visits Fairfield.
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In an earlier edition of We Do the Math, I calculated whether it's cheaper to buy groceries in the store or have them delivered. Ordering your weekly groceries online is a clear time-saver and more convenient, and, as it turns out, isn't much more expensive, either. Amazon, Target and Walmart are three of the most budget-friendly grocery retailers in the US, and since each one offers national delivery to most zip codes, I set out to find out which of the three is the cheapest place to buy groceries online.
To do so, I priced out a typical grocery list from all three stores and factored in any delivery or membership fees that apply.
In the end, Walmart nabs the top (or is it bottom?) spot as the cheapest place to buy groceries online; it's about 10% cheaper than Target and 18% cheaper than Amazon Fresh. While the bottom-line cost might not be the only factor you consider when choosing an online grocery service -- quality selection and freshness certainly count for something -- if you've been wondering which store has the cheapest online groceries, now you have an answer.
Read on for a full breakdown of online grocery prices at Walmart, Target and Amazon Fresh including how I did the math and some key takeaways.
How I did the math
To find the cost of buying groceries online at these three retailers, I first generated a list of 37 popular grocery items -- some name brands, some generic -- on the same day and in every grocery category including bread, snacks, dairy, produce, meat, fish, beverages and pantry staples. I mostly avoided specialty items and organic ingredients for this exercise. For each product, I chose the cheapest available option from all three retailers: Amazon Fresh, Target and Walmart.
If an item wasn't available at one retailer, I selected the next closest thing, since that's what a shopper would likely do. In some cases, a product was only available in a larger or smaller size. In those instances, I prorated the amount and price to ensure it was an even cost comparison.
Why I chose these retailers
While there are other places to order groceries online, Amazon Fresh, Target (via Shipt) and Walmart are three of the most popular US grocers with a national presence and the option for online delivery. Other discount grocery chains like Costco and Aldi can be delivered using third-party apps such as Instacart, but Instacart marks groceries up about 10% so it's not typically going to be your best budget option. (That said, shopping in bulk and in person at Costco can save you as much as $1,000 over the course of the year, potentially more if you become a Costco Executive member.)
What are the membership fees for Amazon, Walmart and Target?
All three retailers offer cost-effective monthly memberships that include unlimited free deliveries on orders of about $35 or more. Amazon Prime is $15 per month and includes free delivery for all Amazon products as well as Amazon Prime Video and some other perks. Walmart Plus is $13 per month or $98 for the year for unlimited free deliveries. Target's Shipt is the cheapest of three memberships at $11 a month with no minimum delivery total to hit. All three offer free in-store pickup in some form, although Amazon has fewer locations than Walmart and Target.
Walmart was the cheapest in every category except one
Walmart is known for having the lowest prices of just about any national retail chain, and its reputation proved true in this analysis of online grocery costs. Walmart pretty much swept the field with the lowest total cost in every grocery subcategory except for one -- pantry staples -- where Target was cheaper by about $2. Many of Walmart's cheapest items were courtesy of its in-house brand, Great Value. Target has an in-house brand of its own called Good & Gather, while Amazon sports a few generic brands including Amazon-branded groceries along with Happy Belly and 365 by Whole Foods, which is owned by Jeff Bezos' Amazon.
Target doesn't deliver all categories of groceries
While I tried to use only items that were available for delivery, it wasn't always possible. Target and its national shipping partner Shipt don't have every grocery staple available for shipping, particularly fresh meats and some produce. If you want to shop for your full list of groceries at Target, you're likely going to have to visit a brick-and-mortar location.
Are online grocery prices the same as in the store?
In general, Walmart and Target offer the same prices online as they do in brick-and-mortar locations, but not always. Sales items, in particular, are not always coordinated between online and in-store. Amazon Fresh is online-only, although many products on Amazon Fresh can also be found at Whole Foods.
Other options for buying groceries online
Instacart is a popular national delivery service and functions as a third-party shopper and delivery outfit that allows you to order groceries from a selection of local supermarkets. You'll essentially be paying the same prices as if you visited the store yourself, plus a $4 delivery fee and tip.
Fresh Direct is another popular grocery delivery service and one of my favorites. It's currently only available in the Northeast. The prices here are a bit higher than the three retailers I analyzed above, but the grocery selection and customer service are both excellent.
Hungryroot is a quirky grocery delivery operation that functions differently than the others. With a subscription, you'll get weekly deliveries of curated groceries based on your preferences and eating habits. Hungryroot gives meal kit suggestions and will send you the ingredients to make them if you so choose.
Thrive Market is yet another members-only grocery service. Thrive has lots of high-quality and organic meats but no produce or dairy products.
Boxed.com is a good place to find dry goods, pantry items and paper products at low prices but it's not a full substitute for a grocery store since it lacks the fresh foods you would typically buy at a market.
If you don't mind getting your various groceries from different vendors, we've tested to find the best produce delivery services, best meat delivery services and even the best online fish and seafood markets for 2023. | https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/the-cheapest-place-to-buy-groceries-online-we-do-the-math/ | 2023-01-19 16:38:33 | 0 | https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/the-cheapest-place-to-buy-groceries-online-we-do-the-math/ |
LEWISBURG, Pa. — It's hard not to smile when you meet Doug, a 2-year-old golden retriever born without a right front leg.
"We puppy sat him, and lo and behold, at the end of those two weeks, he became ours," Mary Ann Stanton said.
Doug belongs to Mary Ann Stanton of Lewisburg, who works at Bucknell University. She says that Doug gets around well, but retrievers are prone to arthritis.
"With all of the impact and weight that is on that left leg all the time, he's probably going to develop that much sooner, which will create issues in his mobility," Stanton said.
Stanton's vet recommended she look into getting Doug a prosthetic leg. She knew just where to turn.
"We've done a lot of research on prosthetics for animals, but it's different for every case, and we're really trying to make this perfect for Doug," Grace Adams said.
Grace Adams, Emma O'Shea, and Will Carcieri are senior engineering students at Bucknell. They are members of the university's prosthetics club and jumped at the chance to help Doug.
"That was my dream job as a kid, to make prosthetics for animals. I have contacted companies in the past to work for them, so I was super excited that we could do it here at school," Emma O'Shea said.
"We had an initial meeting with Doug. We took some measurements, watched how he ran, and made the prosthetics accordingly," Will Carcieri said.
The students are revamping their initial prototypes and have a good idea on how to proceed with the prosthetic.
"It's awesome to get the idea that we're going to help him in the future," Carcieri said.
While Doug currently prefers chewing on his prosthetic to walking on it, Stanton is confident he will learn to love wearing it.
"He's become sort of my constant companion in hiking and walking, so I could not be more grateful for this opportunity," Stanton said.
The students say working with Doug has been rewarding, and Doug seems to love all the extra attention.
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IRVINE, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Motor Corporation (Alpha), a leading innovator in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, proudly presents the world premiere of its groundbreaking Wolf electric truck driving prototype. This innovative vehicle represents a significant milestone in Alpha's commitment to providing sustainable and accessible electric mobility solutions to consumers worldwide.
Accelerating Towards Mass Production:
Alpha's highly anticipated test drive event for the Wolf electric truck proved to be an overwhelming success, leaving attendees in awe of the vehicle's exceptional performance, and driving experience. Held at a picturesque location in California, the event highlighted the prowess of the Wolf electric truck, solidifying its position as a game-changer in the electric vehicle industry.
The success of the Wolf electric truck test drive event is a resounding confirmation that Alpha has confidence in its strides toward production development. The test drive reaffirmed that Alpha is aligned to deliver an exceptional electric vehicle. Building upon this momentum, Alpha is expediting its efforts to produce more test vehicles, accelerating the pursuit of mass production.
In every step, Alpha is committed to efficiently navigating the production process, ensuring that the Wolf electric truck becomes available for customers worldwide, and propelling the world towards a sustainable and electrifying future.
Exceptional Driving Experience:
During the test drive, participants witnessed firsthand the unmatched driving capabilities of the Wolf electric truck. From the moment they took the wheel, it became evident that this electric truck was designed to deliver more than just efficient transportation—it provided an exhilarating and seamless ride.
The precision-engineered electric powertrain of the Wolf truck exhibited remarkable acceleration, delivering instant torque and swift response to driver inputs.
Cruising through cities or venturing off-road, the Wolf impressed the drivers with its versatility and agility alongside smooth handling and stability.
Intuitive Design and Comfort:
Beyond its performance, the Wolf electric truck's interior captivated test drivers with its cabin comfort features and thoughtful details. The spacious cabin, designed to accommodate up to two passengers, ensured ample legroom and headspace for an enjoyable ride. Ergonomic controls and an intuitive infotainment system also provided a seamless and user-friendly experience inside the Wolf.
Safety is paramount at Alpha, and the Wolf electric truck is projected to satisfy expectations in this category. The Wolf truck is planned to be equipped with advanced safety features and innovative driver-assistance technologies to instill confidence in drivers. Created to inspire trust equally through busy traffic and challenging terrains, the Wolf provides a sense of security and joy in every ride.
Sleek and Powerful Operation:
The Wolf electric truck's powerfully sleek operation was one of its most notable qualities. The absence of typical engine noise astounded the participants and added to the peacefulness and tranquility of the drive. The electric powertrain's steady propulsion makes the Wolf perfect for both long distance and urban commutes, with the strikingly peaceful driving experience.
Engineering Excellence:
The Wolf electric truck is a result of Alpha's relentless dedication to engineering excellence and innovation. The prototype boasts a robust and utilitarian design, combining a sturdy body-on-frame construction with lightweight materials for enhanced efficiency and durability. Alpha's team of skilled engineers are in continuous development of the Wolf truck to equip the vehicle with optimal performance and safety standards.
Vehicle Specifications:
The Wolf electric truck exudes a commanding presence within a compact package: 4828mm (190in) long, 1900mm (75in) wide, and 1768mm (69in) tall. Catering to the diverse needs of modern drivers, the Wolf truck features a spacious and comfortable interior, accommodating two passengers in the base model and up to five passengers in the Superwolf truck. The Wolf truck was created for both personal and commercial use. Equipped with a cutting-edge electric powertrain performing remarkable acceleration and towing capabilities, the Wolf truck is a fun-to-drive electric vehicle that comes ready to take on everyday adventures.
Performance Specifications:
Alpha's engineering shines in the Wolf electric truck, incorporating a multitude of benefits to ensure that the vehicle's exhilarating performance results in an incredibly enjoyable ride. The Wolf truck's state-of-the-art electric drivetrain provides exceptional performance figures. Estimated top speed of 125 mph and a range target of up to 300+ miles on a single charge, it ensures a seamless and long-lasting driving experience. Additionally, the electric truck incorporates fast-charging technology, allowing users to recharge the battery quickly and efficiently.
Beyond the independent suspension system and integration of shock absorbers, the Wolf's low center of gravity, achieved through skillful battery placement, enhances its handling and responsiveness, making every turn a thrilling experience. The instant torque delivery of the electric powertrain ensures swift acceleration, allowing the Wolf to effortlessly surge forward, delivering a sense of power and excitement to the drivers. Moreover, the regenerative braking system not only maximizes energy efficiency but also delivers a smooth and controlled deceleration.
Additionally, the thoughtful cabin insulation minimizes external noise, creating a serene and whisper-quiet atmosphere inside the vehicle for the comfort of all passengers. From the engineering drawing board to real-world performance, the Wolf electric truck fuses innovative technology and passionate engineering, delivering an electric vehicle experience that is as fun as it is thrilling. Whether it's an urban drive or a rugged off-road adventure, the Wolf electric truck brings excitement to sustainability through its effortless driving experience, , setting a new standard for the future of electric mobility.
Efficient Production Plan:
Alpha is committed to manufacturing in the US and expediting the production process of the Wolf electric truck to meet the ever-growing demand for sustainable transportation. The company's highly streamlined production plan and strategic partnerships with leading suppliers ensure a swift and efficient assembly process, reducing waiting times for customers eager to own the Wolf truck.
Alpha's commitment to efficient car manufacturing is founded on several key pillars that streamline the production process. Firstly, the company employs state-of-the-art automation and robotics at various stages of assembly, optimizing precision and reducing production time.
Secondly, Alpha has established strategic partnerships with leading suppliers for a seamless and timely supply chain, minimizing delays and disruptions.
Thirdly, a modular approach to vehicle design enables easy integration of standardized components, simplifying production and reducing complexities. Additionally, Alpha emphasizes continuous process optimization, leveraging data-driven insights to identify bottlenecks and implement refinements for enhanced efficiency.
Lastly, a highly skilled and experienced workforce collaborates seamlessly to maintain the highest quality standards and ensure that each vehicle undergoes rigorous testing. By combining these elements, Alpha will be poised to efficiently manufacture cars, enabling the company to deliver innovative electric vehicles to the market with speed and precision, meeting the growing demand for sustainable mobility.
Market Accessibility:
Alpha believes in the democratization of electric vehicles, and the Wolf electric truck is no exception. With an affordable price point and various financing options, Alpha aims to make EV ownership accessible to a broader audience. The company's dedication to accessibility is driven by its vision of creating a sustainable future for all, one electric vehicle at a time.
Alpha's commitment to efficiently managing its capital expenditure (capex) is rooted in its differentiated operations, which go beyond the traditional automotive value chain. By leveraging innovative manufacturing techniques, strategic partnerships, and modular vehicle design, Alpha optimizes production costs while maintaining high-quality standards. The company's emphasis on automation and streamlined processes ensures cost-effective assembly, minimizing unnecessary expenses.
Furthermore, Alpha's direct-to-consumer sales model eliminates the need for intermediaries, allowing the company to offer competitive pricing and enhance market accessibility. This customer-centric approach gathers valuable insights directly from buyers, allowing Alpha to swiftly improve production and market demand alignment.
Embracing a dynamic and adaptable business model that emphasizes efficiency and accessibility, Alphas will continue to expand its market reach, making electric vehicles more attainable and appealing to a broader audience.
Sales Strategy and Timeline:
Alpha plans to continue accepting pre-orders for the Wolf electric truck following its world premiere. Customers can join the waitlist for their Wolf truck through Alpha's official website. The company plans to roll out a comprehensive online platform which will simplify the ordering process and revolutionize the car buying experience.
Alphas will adopt a direct-to-consumer sales model to offer its electric vehicles in North America. Through its user-friendly website, customers can easily browse Alpha's electric vehicle lineup, access transparent pricing and financing options, and configure their vehicles according to their preferences. The website will facilitate a seamless and hassle-free online ordering process, allowing customers to place pre-orders for their desired electric vehicle models.
Additionally, Alphas plans to establish its own branded showrooms in key locations across North America, inviting potential buyers to experience the Wolf electric truck and other models firsthand. This direct sales approach empowers Alpha to build stronger relationships with its customers, understand their needs better, and offer personalized support, ensuring a delightful and engaging purchasing journey from start to finish.
Target Market:
Over the years of its operation, Alphas has meticulously conducted consumer research to understand the evolving landscape of the electric vehicle market. This investment to connect with customer needs has subsequently validated a strong demand for the Wolf electric truck, which has surged to over 11,000 preorder indications to date.
The Wolf's design, blending modern aesthetics with practicality, resonates deeply with electric vehicle buyers, making it a standout choice in the market. Alphas' target market encompasses a diverse range of eco-conscious consumers, adventure enthusiasts, and businesses seeking sustainable transportation solutions.
The company's market advantage lies in its unique ability to combine customer-centric product development with engineering excellence, allowing it to create electric vehicles that not only meet the demands of the market but also exceed expectations.
By staying ahead of industry trends and continuously improving its offerings based on customer feedback, Alphas has solidified its position as a trailblazer in the electric vehicle industry, reshaping the future of sustainable mobility.
Delivering the Future:
Alpha is dedicated to delivering an unparalleled customer experience from pre-order to delivery. The company is seeking to establish a robust logistics network to ensure efficient and timely deliveries to customers worldwide. Alpha's commitment to environmental responsibility extends to its delivery process, with a focus on minimizing carbon emissions and employing sustainable transport methods whenever possible.
"Alpha is excited to unveil the Wolf electric truck driving prototype, a testament to our relentless pursuit of innovation and sustainability. By combining engineering excellence with a customer-centric approach, we aim to accelerate the transition to electric mobility and make sustainable transportation accessible to all," said Alpha Motor Corporation.
Motion Driven by Heart:
At the core of Alpha's philosophy lies the belief that every aspect of mobility should be driven by the heart. This vision embodies the company's commitment to create not just innovative electric vehicles, but to infuse them with passion, compassion, and a deep understanding of human needs and aspirations.
"Motion Driven by Heart" encapsulates Alpha's dedication to more than just engineering and performance. It reflects the company's ethos of putting people and the planet first, fostering a strong emotional connection between drivers and their electric vehicles. The Wolf electric truck is not merely a means of transportation; it is an extension of one's values, lifestyle, and desire to make a positive impact on the environment.
Alpha envisions a future where electric vehicles empower individuals and communities to embrace sustainable living without compromising on performance or style. By providing access to affordable, dependable, and stylish electric vehicles, the company aims to create a global movement towards a cleaner, greener, and more interconnected world.
"We believe that electric vehicles should not only be technologically advanced but should also resonate with the hearts of our customers. Our 'Motion Driven by Heart' philosophy guides every decision we make, from design and engineering to production and customer experience," said Alpha Motor Corporation.
Alpha's unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility is evident in its actives collaborations with various environmental initiatives, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute positively to its communities.
As Alpha moves forward with speed and efficiency to bring the Wolf electric truck to the market, the company's vision of "Motion Driven by Heart" remains firmly embedded in its DNA. Through this vision, Alpha strives to inspire the world to embrace electric mobility with enthusiasm, compassion, and a shared commitment to a brighter, sustainable future.
About Alpha Motor Corporation
Alpha Motor Corporation (Alpha) is an award-winning American automobile company focused on manufacturing mobility solutions that Move Humanity®. We innovate sustainable transportation for the wellness of people and our environment by implementing advanced automotive technologies and disruptive industrial practices. Based in Irvine, California, Alpha is committed to creating the kinds of electric vehicles we believe the world has always wanted to see but that have not existed – until now.
Please contact pr@alphamotorinc.com for more information.
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As part of their latest film-making project directors Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn went back to high school. They documented the joy and journey of a high school mariachi competition - putting a lens on border life. The result is their film Going Varsity in Mariachi. It’s screening at the True/False Film Festival this week.
This film follows the Edinburg North High School Mariachi Oro ensemble in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. In this area along the border where many Americans have preconceived notions as to what border life looks like, Vasquez and Osborn saw more than just a wall separating America from our southern neighbor; they saw the beauty and culture of what life is like in this crucial area of the country and took their opportunity to shed some light on it.
Over the course of nine months the directors relocated to tell the stories of the Edinburg students as they competed in mariachi competitions across the state. This road twists and turns following the isolating quarantine from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. After not being able to perform in person, these students must now perform in front of a live audience to win the title.
The film-makers focused a lens on mariachi ensemble director Abel Acuña as he attempts to teach students that it's about more than just the music. Mariachi is about culture, history, and community.
Vasquez and Osborn say the film helped them reconnect with their roots throughout the filming of Going Varsity in Mariachi as they captured the students' growth with the music.
Here's an excerpt from the film-makers' conversation with KBIA's Shea Baechle.
Shea Baechle: What was your favorite part of creating this film?
Alejandra Vasquez: I think my favorite part was just really being in this mariachi community. It's a space with a lot of love, a lot of warmth, and just getting to know the students, getting to know the Rio Grande Valley where the film takes place.
Sam Osborn: I think if we wouldn't have moved there and kind of got the sense of the community it would have been a different movie in the editing room.
Alejandra Vasquez: Yeah, Sam, and I relocated to the valley to film so we lived there for nine months. And it was, it was a really beautiful experience. Just being there in the community.
Shea Baechle: What do you hope the audience takes away from this film?
Sam Orborn: I mean, I hope they think that mariachi is cool, you know that they think it's worthwhile. That it's not just novelty acts for Mexican restaurants, that it has a deep history and deep tradition, and it’s their culture that they’re from. I mean, so many of the kids on the team are from a background like me, which is, you know, half Anglo half Mexican, and it's just being in the room every day with them, I can I can attest to it, you know, really feeling more connected with my culture. And I know they do, too.
Alejandra Vasquez: Yeah, how valuable these mariachi programs are, and they're growing. I just hope that like a lot of people like people, Mexican Americans, Latinos who see this movie are have that connection and kind of see themselves on screen.
Shea Baechle: Why bring it to True/False?
Alejandra Vasquez: We've always wanted to go to True/False. It's the festival to be at.
Sam Osborn: I mean, True/False has this amazing reputation of being just very hospitable. And that being kind of like a, you know, summer camp atmosphere for documentary filmmakers? And I think that's, I think we all want to return to that. That world of being at summer camp with you know, your peers.
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Tropical Storm Nicole bears down on the Bahamas, Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Many people evacuated from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached Wednesday and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a hurricane.
Nicole was expected to be the first storm to make landfall in the Bahamas since Hurricane Dorian, a devastating Category 5 storm that hit the archipelago in 2019, before hitting storm-weary Florida on Wednesday night and moving into Georgia on Thursday.
In the Bahamas, officials said early Wednesday that only a few people were in the more than two dozen shelters that opened.
“We are asking people to please take it (seriously),” said Andrea Newbold with the Disaster Management Unit for Social Services. “Don’t wait until the last minute.”
Residents in at least three Florida counties — Flagler, Palm Beach and Volusia — were ordered to evacuate from barrier islands, low-lying areas and mobile homes. The evacuation orders went into effect Wednesday morning. Officials at Orlando International Airport, the seventh busiest in the U.S., said commercial operations would stop Wednesday afternoon until it was safe to resume flights. And Palm Beach International Airport planned to close.
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis, who is at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, said he has mobilized all government resources as the storm nears.
“There have always been storms, but as the planet warms from carbon emissions, storms are growing in intensity and frequency,” he said. “For those in Grand Bahama and Abaco, I know it is especially difficult for you to face another storm,” Davis said, referring to the hardest hit islands by Dorian.
At 7 a.m., the storm was 60 miles (100 kilometers) east northeast of Great Abaco Island and about 240 miles (385 kilometers) east of West Palm Beach, Florida. With maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kmh), the storm was moving at 13 mph (20 kmh).
New warnings and watches were issued for many parts of Florida, including the southwestern Gulf coastline which was devastated by Hurricane Ian, which struck as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 28. The storm destroyed homes and damaged crops, including orange groves, across the state.
Ian lashed much of the central region of Florida with heavy rainfall, causing flooding that many residents are still dealing with as Nicole approaches. Forecasters at the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said the storm could reach hurricane strength before making landfall in Florida.
The storm is then expected to move across central and northern Florida into southern Georgia on Thursday, forecasters said. It was then expected to move across the Carolinas on Friday.
In preparation, many school districts in Florida canceled classes on Wednesday and Thursday.
Early Wednesday, President Joe Biden declared an emergency in Florida and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the approaching storm. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is still responding to those in need from Hurricane Ian.
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Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller contributed to this report from Washington, D.C.
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Build-A-Bear replaces girl’s lost teddy bear containing sound of mother’s heartbeat
NEW TAZEWELL, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A Tennessee family can rest easier knowing that a priceless teddy bear full of meaning has been replaced.
The original teddy bear owned by the unnamed family belonged to a young girl and had a recording of her mother’s heartbeat inside.
The family accidentally donated the bear to a Goodwill in New Tazewell.
WVLT spoke to a Goodwill representative who said the store posted a sign asking for anyone who might have purchased the bear to bring it back to the store. Additionally, the employees working in the store made sure every customer knows to keep an eye out.
Build-A-Bear heard the story and reached out to the family through a local radio station, which was able to provide the company with the original heartbeat recording.
In a statement, the company said it was “heartbroken” to hear about the lost Rainbow Sparkle Bear and wanted to act to help provide comfort to the girl and her family by replacing it with a new bear.
That bear is now with the family.
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BENSALEM, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Teladoc Health, Inc. ("Teladoc" or the "Company") (NYSE: TDOC).
Class Period: October 28, 2021 – April 27, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 5, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Teladoc investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) increased competition, among other factors, was negatively impacting Teladoc's BetterHelp and chronic care businesses; (2) accordingly, the growth of those businesses was less sustainable than Defendants had led investors to believe; (3) as a result, Teladoc's revenue and adjusted EBITDA projections for FY 2022 were unrealistic; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, Teladoc would be forced to recognize a significant non-cash goodwill impairment charge; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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- New patent grant further secures South Rampart's competitive position in next-generation and disruptive investigational drugs for acute pain -
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- South Rampart Pharma ("South Rampart" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage life science company advancing innovative medications for the treatment of pain, today announced the issuance of a composition of matter US patent No. 11,458,142 for its novel, non-opioid, and non-liver toxic treatments for pain. The issued patent covers a library of novel small molecules, including the Company's lead program, SRP-001, which is currently being studied in a two-part randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study Phase 1 study evaluating safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics, with data expected early in 2023.
This issued patent adds to the Company's growing patent portfolio, which includes 'Compositions and methods for ameliorating pain and reducing fever' US patent No. 11,007,199. The Composition of Matter patent issued today has been nationalized in key world markets. South Rampart has the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize this technology.
Similar to acetaminophen (Tylenol®), SRP-001 is an AM404 agonist that targets the endocannabinoid (CB1) pain receptors in the brain. In multiple, validated non-clinical studies, SRP-001 demonstrated consistent, superior analgesic activity than that of acetaminophen. Importantly, however, SRP-001 also avoids liver injury commonly associated with acetaminophen overuse, even at high levels of SRP-001. Specifically, the two mechanisms by which SRP-001 avoids liver toxicity (no production of the toxic metabolite NAPQI and the preservation of hepatic tight junctions) were recently elucidated in a publication in The European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. The Company believes that the combination of SRP-001's enhanced analgesic activity and its reduced toxicity will result in a superior therapeutic index than that of acetaminophen.
"The hepatotoxicity of existing pain medications, namely acetaminophen, is the primary cause of acute fulminant liver failure in the US," commented Dr. Hernan Bazan. "Moreover, non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have significant risks to the kidney and gastrointestinal tract with overuse, and the other widely used category of acute pain relief, opioids, have well-document concerns of life-altering addiction. I live this reality of varying degrees of suboptimal pain medications day-in and day-out in my clinical work as a physician and surgeon. This enormous and urgent unmet medical need is the problem we're setting out to solve at South Rampart Pharma."
South Rampart Pharma's lead program, SRP-001, is a novel acetaminophen analog with a unique mechanism of action for its lack of liver toxicity present in acetaminophen. Both non-clinical and clinical data generated to date supports SRP-001's highly differentiated competitive positioning, which includes:
- Ability to reduce both pain and fever
- No liver toxicity at even high dose treatment
- No high dose-associated kidney toxicity
- No abuse potential given it is a non-opioid
The ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial (Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT05484414) currently enrolls up to 60 patients in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with endpoints assessing the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and multiple ascending oral doses of SRP-001. Further, it will characterize the pharmacodynamics and food effect on SRP-001. The Phase 1 study is being conducted at Quotient Sciences in Miami, FL, known for its excellence in supporting the needed clinical pharmacology of Phase 1 studies. Phase 2 clinical trials are planned to begin in 2023.
Pain is one of the most prevalent and costly public health issues worldwide1. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 20% (50 million) of adults experience chronic pain2, and more than 76 million have suffered from pain that lasts longer than 24 hours3. Currently available medications are either highly addictive or cause harm to the liver and kidney. For example, acetaminophen hepatotoxicity remains the most common cause of acute liver failure in the U.S., and opioids were associated with more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths in 20214, a nearly 30% increase from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the year before.
William K. Schmidt, Ph.D., a world expert on analgesic drug development and Chairperson for the Annual Arrowhead Pain Summit, added, "The scientific basis underlying the pain relief and lack of liver toxicity are important mechanisms for this lead asset. I believe SRP-001 may represent a cutting-edge opportunity to treat pain effectively, and importantly, without the hepatic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, or kidney toxicity commonly associated with acetaminophen or NSAIDs."
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and STTR, collectively the Small Business Programs, are also known as America's Seed Fund. By setting aside more than $1.2 billion from its Research & Development Funding specifically for Small Business Programs, the NIH supports promising early-stage small businesses nationwide after a rigorous review of a technology's scientific merit and commercialization potential. The STTR grant is administered through the NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). South Rampart Pharma's award entitled 'Novel non-narcotic analgesic for acute and chronic pain' is being conducted in collaboration with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) Neuroscience Center of Excellence through the end of 2023.
South Rampart Pharma is a clinical-stage life science company dedicated to advancing the safe treatment of pain by developing new small molecule solutions that can overcome many risks associated with current pain medicines. The Company's pipeline of novel compounds has effectively reduced both pain and fever in pre-clinical studies without the liver and kidney toxicity of current non-opioid analgesics. The Company's lead program, SRP-001, is currently in a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics with data expected in 023.
Please visit the Company's website at southrampart.com and connect on Twitter and LinkedIn for more information.
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Maxim Jacobs, CFA
Russo Partners
Maxim.Jacobs@russopartnersllc.com
(646) 942-5591
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Russo Partners
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- Relieving Pain in America. (2011). National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.17226/13172
- Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults – United States, 2016. (2019, September 16). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6736a2.htm?s_cid=mm6736a2_w.
- Partners for Understanding Pain. (n.d.). TOOL KIT – The ACPA Health Care Professionals September 2019. Retrieved from Tool-Kit-2019-Final-8-27-19.pdf.
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2021/20211117.html
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WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- D.C. based company, Solace Sports and Entertainment ("Solace"), has partnered with new Miami based sports tech company, JRZY, to offer its clients opportunities to create strategic brand partnerships.
"We believe in JRZY's product, it's mission, and the people behind the platform," said Folasade Omogun, Solace co-founder and head of its sports division. "This is an incredible platform for our athlete clients to create their own entrepreneurial opportunities."
In addition to the announcement of the partnership between Solace and JRZY, the two companies also recently reached a deal where Solace client, Larry Moreno, will become the first NCAA student-athlete to sign an NIL deal with JRZY. St. Francis Brooklyn star guard, Moreno, gained national attention when a NY Post article featured him and his ability to make basketball trick shots. Since then, Moreno has amassed a fan base and has been featured on the Instagram accounts of ESPN's Sports Center, the Overtime, and FIBA. Moreno will join Formula 3 Driver, Amna Al Qubasi; Olympic Boxer, Troy Isley; WNBA player, Stephanie Watts, and KC Current Midfielder, Chardonnay Curran, as a JRZY branded athlete.
"Anytime you have incredible athletes like Larry who have worked hard to build their brands, you want to put them in positions to create strategic brand partnerships that align with their core values," said Terence Davis, Solace co-founder and head of entertainment. "JRZY's platforms does just that."
Solace also recently announced Moreno's NIL deal with New York based shoe apparel company, SolePack. SolePack, as seen in Complex, Men's Health, GQ, and the NBA Store, recently announced its partnership with Moreno and with Minnesota Timberwolves forward, Taurean Prince.
"We are excited about all of the partnerships that we are building," Omogun said. "They are all for the advancement of our clients' brands and careers."
Solace is minority owned sports and entertainment agency based in D.C.
JRZY is an EndeavorLAB sports tech company created to give athletes a platform to control how they market their brands.
SolePack is a New York based shoe apparel company that specializes in creating ergonomic transport bags for athletes' sneakers.
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Dangerously high temperatures threatened much of the Northeast and Deep South on Thursday, as huge swaths of the country sweltered under a heat wave that could continue for days and send temperatures soaring in places like Boston, Little Rock and Virginia Beach.
As some temperatures neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius), millions of Americans sought comfort by staying in the shade of homes or in air-conditioned offices, and cooled themselves in fountains, at beaches or in cooling centers.
The heat was expected to extend into the weekend, prompting officials to urge people to seek shelter, as well as to drink lots of water and be good Samaritans by checking on elderly neighbors for signs of distress.
“It’s going to be very hot and humid. Hydrate and stay in shaded areas,” said James Tomasini, a meteorologist in Uptown, New York.
In the New York City area, temperatures will again soar into the 90s — below triple-digit records — but the high moisture in the air will make it feel well over a 100 degrees, he said.
Excessive heat warnings — issued when the heat index surpasses 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.6 degrees Celsius) continuously for at least two hours — were in effect in parts of the Deep South and pockets of the mid-Atlantic.
Heat advisories extended along the East Coast, from South Carolina to southern Maine.
In the Tidewater area of southeast Virginia, temperatures were expected to reach nearly the century mark, but humidity will push the heat index beyond 105 degrees, said meteorologist Tim Gingrich.
“People could suffer heat exhaustion and heat stroke if they're outdoors for a significant amount of time,” Gingrich said. “You don’t want to be outdoors in the hottest part of the day.”
Cooling centers sprung up across swaths of the country to provide relief from the stifling heat and high humidities. The Salvation Army opened up eight of its facilities in New York City to shelter people seeking escape from the heat.
This summer is shaping up to be one of the hottest on record — not just in the United States but across Europe and other parts of the globe.
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
940 AM CDT Wed Apr 26 2023
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BAYLOR, SOUTHEASTERN FOARD, NORTHEASTERN
KNOX AND SOUTHWESTERN WILBARGER COUNTIES...
At 940 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain has moved out of the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing and will likely continue
for the next hour or so as runoff continues.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Gilliland and western Lake Kemp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Former President Donald Trump claims in a social media post that he will be arrested next week.
The claim comes while a New York prosecutor considers charging Trump in connection with hush money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels but there has been no official announcement of any plans for an indictment.
Trump has been entangled in several criminal investigations but the case related to Daniels is the longest-running of all of them, reaching back to 2016.
On his platform Truth Social on Saturday morning, Trump cited "illegal leaks" that he will be arrested Tuesday and he called for protests.
Trump, who is running for president in 2024, also defended himself, saying that he has not committed a crime — though he did not disclose what he expects to be charged with — and he accused the Manhattan District Attorney's Office of being "corrupt & highly political."
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office declined to comment on whether it will soon be pursing an arrest warrant for Trump.
But the Associated Press reported that law enforcement officials in New York are discussing security preparations in anticipation that Trump may be indicted in coming weeks.
If it does occur, Trump would become the first former president to be indicted in U.S. history.
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VAUGHAN, ON, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) ("Bausch + Lomb" or the "Company"), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, has today filed its financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws. The Company intends to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 on or before June 20, 2022 (being the first business day that is 45 days from the date of effectiveness of Bausch + Lomb's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed in connection with the Company's recent initial public offering) in compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules.
As reported in the Company's quarterly financial statements, total reported revenues were $889 million for the first quarter of 2022, as compared to $881 million in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of $8 million. Foreign exchange had an unfavorable impact on revenues by $29 million in the first quarter of 2022. Revenue increased organically1 by approximately 5% compared to the first quarter of 2021.
Net income attributable to Bausch + Lomb Corporation for the first quarter of 2022 was $20 million, as compared to $27 million for the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of $7 million. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)1 was $170 million for the first quarter of 2022, as compared to $198 million for the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of $28 million, primarily due to the impact of dis-synergies not experienced in 2021 and a higher R&D spend in the first quarter of 2022 over the same period in 2021.
Cash flow from operations for the first quarter of 2022 was $3 million, as compared to $188 million for the first quarter of 2021, a decrease of $185 million. Cash flow from operations was negatively impacted in the first quarter of 2022 by (i) the timing of the settlement of certain intercompany balances between Bausch + Lomb and Bausch Health Companies Inc. ("BHC") that were collected by BHC in the first quarter of 2022 on behalf of Bausch + Lomb, (ii) the timing of payment of certain payables and accrued liabilities relative to the first quarter of 2021 and (iii) certain separation-related costs. The Company does not anticipate that these factors will have such a significant impact on cash flow from operations in future quarters.
About Bausch + Lomb
Bausch + Lomb is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world – from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Its comprehensive portfolio of more than 400 products includes contact lenses, lens care products, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products and ophthalmic surgical devices and instruments. Founded in 1853, Bausch + Lomb has a significant global research and development, manufacturing and commercial footprint with more than 12,000 employees and a presence in nearly 100 countries. Bausch + Lomb is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario with corporate offices in Bridgewater, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.bausch.com and connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements, which may generally be identified by the use of the words "anticipates," "hopes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "should," "could," "would," "may," "believes," "estimates," "potential," "target," or "continue" and variations or similar expressions and include statements regarding the filing of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and expectations on factors which may or may not impact cash flow from operations in future quarters. These statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Bausch + Lomb's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators, which factors are incorporated herein by reference. They also include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties caused by or relating to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, and the fear of that pandemic and its potential effects, the severity, duration and future impact of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and which may have a material adverse impact on Bausch + Lomb, including but not limited to its project development timelines, launches and costs (which may increase). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Bausch + Lomb undertakes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law.
Non-GAAP Information
To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios, including: (i) EBITDA, (ii) Adjusted EBITDA, (iii) organic growth/change and (iv) organic revenue. Management uses these non-GAAP measures and ratios as key metrics in the evaluation of the Company's performance and the consolidated financial results and, in part, in the determination of cash bonuses for its executive officers. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures and ratios are useful to investors in their assessment of our operating performance and the valuation of the Company. In addition, these non-GAAP measures and ratios address questions the Company routinely receives from analysts and investors, and in order to assure that all investors have access to similar data, the Company has determined that it is appropriate to make this data available to all investors.
However, these measures and ratios are not prepared in accordance with GAAP nor do they have any standardized meaning under GAAP. In addition, other companies may use similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures and ratios that are calculated differently from the way we calculate such measures and ratios. Accordingly, our non-GAAP financial measures and ratios may not be comparable to such similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures and ratios used by other companies. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on such non-GAAP measures and ratios, but instead to consider them with the most directly comparable GAAP measures and ratios. Non-GAAP financial measures and ratios have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation. They should be considered as a supplement to, not a substitute for, or superior to, the corresponding measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
The reconciliations of these historic non-GAAP financial measures and ratios to the most directly comparable financial measures and ratios calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are shown in the tables below.
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA (non-GAAP) is Net income attributable to Bausch + Lomb Corporation (its most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) adjusted for interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) is EBITDA (non-GAAP) further adjusted for the items described below. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), along with the GAAP measures used by management, most appropriately reflect how the Company measures the business internally and sets operational goals and incentives. In particular, the Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) focuses management on the Company's underlying operational results and business performance. As a result, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) both to assess the actual financial performance of the Company and to forecast future results as part of its guidance. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) is a useful measure to evaluate current performance. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) is intended to show our unleveraged, pre-tax operating results and therefore reflects our financial performance based on operational factors. In addition, cash bonuses for the Company's executive officers and other key employees are based, in part, on the achievement of certain Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) targets.
EBITDA (non-GAAP) is Net income attributable to Bausch + Lomb (its most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) adjusted for interest income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) is EBITDA (non-GAAP) further adjusted for the following items:
- Asset impairments: The Company has excluded the impact of impairments of finite-lived and indefinite-lived intangible assets as such amounts are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and/or size of acquisitions and divestitures. The Company believes that the adjustments of these items correlate with the sustainability of the Company's operating performance. Although the Company excludes impairments of intangible assets and assets held for sale from measuring the performance of the Company and its business, the Company believes that it is important for investors to understand that intangible assets contribute to revenue generation.
- Restructuring and integration costs: The Company has incurred restructuring costs as it implemented certain strategies, which involved, among other things, improvements to its infrastructure and operations, internal reorganizations and impacts from the divestiture of assets and businesses. With regard to infrastructure and operational improvements which the Company has taken to improve efficiencies in the businesses and facilities, these tend to be costs intended to right size the business or organization that fluctuate significantly between periods in amount, size and timing, depending on the improvement project, reorganization or transaction. The Company believes that the adjustments of these items provide supplemental information with regard to the sustainability of the Company's operating performance, allow for a comparison of the financial results to historical operations and forward-looking guidance and, as a result, provide useful supplemental information to investors.
- Acquisition-related costs and adjustments excluding amortization of intangible assets: The Company has excluded the impact of acquisition-related contingent consideration non-cash adjustments due to the inherent uncertainty and volatility associated with such amounts based on changes in assumptions with respect to fair value estimates, and the amount and frequency of such adjustments are not consistent and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of the Company's acquisitions, as well as the nature of the agreed-upon consideration.
- Share-based compensation: The Company has excluded costs relating to share-based compensation. The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expense assists investors in the comparisons of operating results to peer companies. Share-based compensation expense can vary significantly based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted.
- Separation costs and separation-related costs: The Company has excluded certain costs incurred in connection with activities taken to: (i) separate the Bausch + Lomb business from the remainder of BHC and (ii) register the Bausch + Lomb business as an independent publicly traded entity. Separation costs are incremental costs directly related to effectuating the separation of the Bausch + Lomb business and include, but are not limited to, legal, audit and advisory fees, talent acquisition costs and costs associated with establishing a new board of directors and audit committee. Separation-related costs are incremental costs indirectly related to the separation of the Bausch + Lomb business and include, but are not limited to, IT infrastructure and software licensing costs, rebranding costs and costs associated with facility relocation and/or modification. As these costs arise from events outside of the ordinary course of continuing operations, the Company believes that the adjustments of these items provide supplemental information with regard to the sustainability of the Company's operating performance, allow for a comparison of the financial results to historical operations and forward-looking guidance and, as a result, provide useful supplemental information to investors.
- Other Non-GAAP adjustments: The Company has also excluded certain other amounts, including IT infrastructure investment, legal and other professional fees (in connection with legal and governmental proceedings, investigations and information requests regarding certain of our legacy distribution, marketing, pricing, disclosure and accounting practices), litigation and other matters, net gain on sale of assets and certain other amounts that are the result of other, non-comparable events to measure operating performance. These events arise outside of the ordinary course of continuing operations. Given the unique nature of the matters relating to these costs, the Company believes these items are not routine operating expenses. For example, legal settlements and judgments vary significantly, in their nature, size and frequency, and, due to this volatility, the Company believes the costs associated with legal settlements and judgments are not routine operating expenses. The Company has also excluded certain other costs, including settlement costs associated with the conversion of a portion of the Company's defined benefit plan in Ireland to a defined contribution plan. The Company excluded these costs as this event is outside of the ordinary course of continuing operations and is infrequent in nature. The Company believes that the exclusion of such out-of-the-ordinary-course amounts provides supplemental information to assist in the comparison of the financial results of the Company from period to period and, therefore, provides useful supplemental information to investors. However, investors should understand that many of these costs could recur and that companies in our industry often face litigation.
Organic Growth/Change and Organic Revenue
Organic growth/change, a non-GAAP ratio, is defined as a change on a period-over-period basis in revenues on a constant currency basis (if applicable) excluding the impact of recent acquisitions, divestitures and discontinuations (if applicable). Organic growth/change is a change in GAAP Revenue (its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) adjusted for certain items, as further described below, of businesses that have been owned for one or more years. Similarly, organic revenue, a non-GAAP measure, is GAAP revenue (its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) adjusted for these same items. Organic revenue growth/change is impacted by changes in product volumes and price. The price component is made up of two key drivers: (i) changes in product gross selling price and (ii) changes in sales deductions. The Company uses organic growth/change and organic revenue to assess the performance of its reportable segments, and the Company in total, without the impact of foreign currency exchange fluctuations and recent acquisitions, divestitures and product discontinuations. The Company believes that such measures are useful to investors as they provide a supplemental period-to-period comparison.
Organic growth/change and organic revenue reflect adjustments for: (i) the impact of period-over-period changes in foreign currency exchange rates on revenues and (ii) the revenues associated with acquisitions, divestitures and discontinuations of businesses divested and/or discontinued. These adjustments are determined as follows:
- Foreign currency exchange rates: Although changes in foreign currency exchange rates are part of our business, they are not within management's control. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates, however, can mask positive or negative trends in the business. The impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates is determined as the difference in the current period reported revenues at their current period currency exchange rates and the current period reported revenues revalued using the monthly average currency exchange rates during the comparable prior period.
- Acquisitions, divestitures and discontinuations: In order to present period-over-period organic revenue (non-GAAP) growth/change on a comparable basis, revenues associated with acquisitions, divestitures and discontinuations are adjusted to include only revenues from those businesses and assets owned during both periods. Accordingly, organic revenue and organic growth/change exclude from the current period, revenues attributable to each acquisition for twelve months subsequent to the day of acquisition, as there are no revenues from those businesses and assets included in the comparable prior period. Organic revenue and organic growth/change exclude from the prior period, all revenues attributable to each divestiture and discontinuance during the twelve months prior to the day of divestiture or discontinuance, as there are no revenues from those businesses and assets included in the comparable current period.
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Skies clearing after heavy morning rains
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Our Monday rains are tapering off and skies clearing for the afternoon. SRQ reported 2.10″ between 6 AM and 7 AM,, the total for the entire morning will be closer to 2.5″. Amounts ranged from 1.18″ in Palmetto, over 3″ in East Bradenton and parts of Lakewood Ranch, to 1.68″ at Siesta Key. Now we tap into northerly winds for a few days, and that wind brings down drier air from the north. Dew points will drop into the low 50s by Monday afternoon and 40s overnight. With the dry air, we will also have cool mornings through Wednesday. But by the end of the week, winds return to the west and the dew points move back into the upper 60s and our more normal Florida humidity. We’re back to a fairly dry weather pattern, chances of rain will be minimal for the rest of the week.
Red tide levels increased for our southern beaches and you may find a slight respiratory irritation there. From Siesta Key north to Anna Maria Island, red tide levels are low to start the week,
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Former Vice President Mike Pence officially launches 2024 presidential bid
Former Vice President Mike Pence promised “the best days of the greatest nation on earth are yet to come" in a video released Wednesday formally launching his campaign for the Republican nomination for president.
“Different times call for different leadership,” Pence says in the video, released via Fox News and Twitter hours ahead of a kickoff event in Des Moines. “Today our party and our country need a leader that’ll appeal, as Lincoln said, to the better angels of our nature."
While it would be “easy to stay on the sidelines,” he adds, ”that’s not how I was raised. That’s why today, before God and my family, I’m announcing I'm running for president of the United States.”
Pence is staking his presidential hopes on Iowa as he launches a campaign that will make him the first vice president in modern history to take on his former running mate.
Pence's campaign will also test the party's appetite for a socially conservative, mild-mannered and deeply religious candidate who has denounced the populist tide that has swept through his party under former President Donald Trump. And it will show whether Pence still has a political future after Jan. 6, 2021, with a large portion of GOP voters still believing Trump's lies that the 2020 election was stolen and that Pence had the power to reject the results.
Pence and his advisers see Iowa — the state that will cast the first votes of the GOP nominating calendar — as key to his potential pathway to the nomination. Its caucus-goers include a large portion of evangelical Christian voters, whom they see as a natural constituency for Pence. They also think Pence, who represented Indiana in Congress and as governor, is a good personality fit with the Midwestern state.
“We believe the path to victory runs through Iowa and all of its 99 counties," said Scott Reed, co-chair of a super PAC that launched last month to support Pence's candidacy.
Iowa has typically been seen as a launching pad for presidential candidates, delivering momentum, money and attention to hopefuls who win or defy expectations. But recent past winners including Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee have failed to ultimately win the nomination.
And Pence faces steep challenges. He enters the race as among the best-known Republican candidates in a crowded GOP field that now includes Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
But Pence — seen by Trump critics as complicit with his most indefensible actions and maligned by Trump loyalists as a traitor — is also saddled with high unfavorable ratings.
A CNN poll conducted last month found 45% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said they would not support Pence under any circumstance. Only 16% said the same about Trump.
Pence’s favorability has also slipped in Iowa, according to The Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
Shortly after leaving office, in June 2021, 86% of Iowa Republicans said they had a favorable view of Pence. But the Register's March Iowa Poll showed that figure had dropped to 66%. The poll also found Pence with higher unfavorable ratings than all of the other candidates it asked about, including Trump and DeSantis, with 26% of Republicans polled saying they have a “somewhat” or “very” unfavorable view of him.
And just 58% of Iowa evangelicals said they had favorable feelings toward Pence — a particularly disappointing number, given his campaign's strategy.
But Pence, who has already visited Iowa more than a dozen times since leaving office, has also received a warm welcome from voters during his trips. During a "Roast and Ride" event over the weekend that drew a long list of 2024 candidates. Pence stood out as the only candidate to actually mount a Harley and participate in the event’s annual motorcycle ride. When he arrived at a barbecue at the state fairgrounds, he moved easily from table to table, warmly greeting and chatting with attendees.
But there remains lingering skepticism of Pence among many Republican voters who adhere to the baseless but persistent conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was stolen. Many who cling to the falsehood believe Pence was complicit in the plot to deny Trump a second term because he refused Trump’s pressure campaign to reject the Electoral College vote when he presided over a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump's supporters violently stormed the building.
Pence advisers say they recognize the challenge and intend to explain to voters directly that Pence was adhering to his constitutional duty and never had the power to impact the vote in his ceremonial role.
“I think it’s something you have to walk straight through,” said his longtime adviser Marc Short.
Beyond Jan. 6, his team sees their primary goal as reintroducing Pence to a country that largely knows him as Trump's second-in-command. They want to remind voters of his time in congressional leadership and as governor and are planning a campaign heavy with town halls, house parties and visits to local diners and Pizza Ranch restaurants —- more intimate settings that will help voters get to know him personally.
“People have seen Mike Pence the vice president. I think what people are going to see is Mike Pence the person," said Todd Hudson, the speaker of the House in Indiana and a longtime Pence friend who has signed on to help with outreach to state legislators. “I’m super excited for people to get to know the Mike Pence that I know, who's funny, who's just a wonderful person... the more relaxed Mike Pence."
Reed believes there is a strong desire in the party for a candidate like Pence who espouses Reagan-style conservatism, including traditional social values, hawkish foreign policy and small government economics.
“We think this nomination fight is going to be an epic battle for the heart and soul of the conservative, traditional wing of the Republican Party. And Pence is going to campaign as a classic conservative. His credentials are unmatched,” he said.
Unlike Trump and DeSantis, Pence has argued that cuts to Social Security and Medicare must be on the table and has blasted those who have questioned why the U.S. should continue to send aid to Ukraine to counter Russian aggression.
“We are not going to try to out-Trump Pence. Everybody else is," Reed said. “Pence is the only candidate running not to be Trump’s VP.”
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Under strain from sex abuse suits, Scouts sell off camps
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) — As the financially struggling Boy Scouts sell off a number of campgrounds, conservationists, government officials and others are scrambling to find ways to preserve them as open space.
A $2.6 billion proposed bankruptcy settlement designed to pay thousands of victims of child sexual abuse has added pressure to an organization beset by years of declining enrollment, and the Scouts and their local councils have been cashing in on their extensive holdings, including properties where some of the abuse took place. Developers have bought up some. Preservation groups said they hope others can be protected, and some legislators have taken notice.
“I am emphasizing to my colleagues that there is a clear urgency here,” said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat who thinks there may be federal funds available to buy Scout properties. “We have no time to waste.”
For over a century, the Scouts and their local councils have acquired properties across the country where generations have learned to appreciate the outdoors through camping, swimming and canoeing.
In Blumenthal’s state of Connecticut, the Scouts’ Yankee Council is considering a $4.6 million offer from developers for a 252-acre property, Deer Lake, near Long Island Sound that offers camping, fishing, and hiking. The council has rejected offers from two conservation groups but is negotiating with one of them that offered a revised bid.
Sen. Blumenthal has said he’s looking into the possible use of money from the National Park Service’s Land and Water Conservation Fund to help in the purchase of the Connecticut camp and the other Boy Scout properties for sale across the nation. Individual states decide which projects to pay for with that money.
Other properties targeted for preservation include 96 acres of what was the Boy Scouts’ Camp Barton, on the west shore of Cayuga Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region. It includes woodlands, streams, trails and a 75-foot (23-meter) waterfall.
“They are not making any more lakefront property,” said Fred Bonn, regional director for the Finger Lakes State Parks system. “Access to the lake is challenging, both with its topography and what is owned privately.”
Several local towns and New York state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is working with the Baden-Powell Council of the Boy Scouts to try to preserve the land. A nearby 41-acre parcel already was sold by the Scouts to private interests.
It’s unclear exactly how much land across the United States belongs to the Boy Scouts, partly because it is owned by local scout councils. But evidence in the bankruptcy trial indicated the local councils own close to 2,000 properties that could be worth between $8 billion and $10 billion, said Timothy Kosnoff, an attorney who represents more than 12,000 claimants in the bankruptcy.
The proposed bankruptcy settlement with Boys Scouts of America would have its more than 250 councils contribute at least $515 million in cash and property and a $100 million interest-bearing note. Kosnoff said the Scouts will need to sell much of their land to contribute to the national settlement or, if it fails, to pay for continuing legal battles.
“I can’t predict how long it will take for all these properties to be liquidated, but I think it’s inevitable,” he said.
Some abuse victims have mixed feelings about the camps’ sale.
Joe, a victim who did not want his last name used because his family is unaware of his experience, was abused by his scout master starting at the age of 8 in the 1970s at a Connecticut camp that was sold years ago to make way for housing on Candlewood Lake. He’s not sure he wants people camping on land where scouts were once abused.
“I don’t have those warm feelings about those places,” he said. “It’s almost like ‘Poltergeist.’ Do you want your house on land where those things happened? So, I don’t know what to do with those places.”
The Boy Scouts of America said in a statement that selling the camps may be necessary in some instances to compensate victims.
“Every decision must take into account the finances, viability of potential buyers, sustainability and meeting the obligations to provide the best service to youth within their respective council,” the organization said.
Councils in states including Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have all recently sold or announced plans to sell camps.
Sen. Blumenthal said selling camps to developers goes against the tenants of an organization that is supposed to teach environmental stewardship.
“Unfortunately, local Boy Scout councils are selling to the highest bidder,” he said. “So I think it is a national challenge, but it goes to the core of what scouting means and the ethos and ethic of scouting, which they may be betraying.”
In Michigan, a consolidation of local Boy Scout councils that began a decade ago has led to the sale of numerous properties, including Silver Trails, a 269-acre camp about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northwest of Port Huron. A group called the Thumb Land Conservancy tried to buy it in 2019, but lost out when the scouts sold it to a gravel-mining company.
“They’ve sold off, I think 15 camps statewide,” said Bill Collins, the conservancy group’s executive director and a former Boy Scout, who used to camp at Silver Trails. “So, people now have to drive sometimes a couple of hundred miles across the state to go to camp. Well, that makes most of day camp activities unfeasible and things like weekend camp outs much more of a chore for everyone involved.”
In Maine, the Androscoggin Land Trust has a purchase agreement to buy the 95-acre Boy Scout Camp Gustin near Lewiston, which includes a large pond and a bog that is filled with wildlife. Aimee Dorval, the trust’s executive director, said the state government’s Land for Maine’s Future program has agreed to chip in half of the $415,000 appraised value of the property. The rest is being raised through private donations.
The purchase would be part of the trust’s larger effort to preserve about 1,000-acres of open space along the Androscoggin River near Lewiston, land that also has been targeted by developers. The trust plans to continue allowing Boy Scouts to use the land while opening it up to the larger community for camping and other activities.
Dorval said it’s important for groups like hers to step up as these camps are put up for sale.
“There are accredited land trusts all across the nation that can take this on,” she said. “I think it would be foolish if people stayed away from this because of the (Boy Scout abuse) controversy. To us, it’s not about that. It is about conservation and about trying to preserve an area for youth and nature-based activities and historic scouting access.”
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Lawrence Tynes isn’t letting anyone mess with Eli Manning.
The former New York Giants kicker appeared on Fox Sports Radio’s The Paulie & Tony Fusco Show and got things started by saying that Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott stinks.
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But when the hosts tried to throw digs at Manning, Tynes was not having it.
“Do you see those two [Super Bowl] trophies up there?” Tynes said. “Dak hasn’t even sniffed one ... Eli Manning is an assassin. What are you talking about? Great player.”
The three jest for a few more minutes about various topics including current Giant quarterback Daniel Jones and Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, then Tynes is given one more “opportunity.” He’s asked: “Eli Manning. S--- quarterback or not? Say it right now.”
Tynes: “He won two Super Bowls. How can he can he be a s--- quarterback?”
He was met with a “Shut up and get out of here!” before being booted after lasting 7:54. But he stuck up for his old teammate.
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Tynes and Manning played together for six years from 2007 to 2012, and were both part of the Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI championship squads.
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AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — A pair of giant pandas sent as a gift from China arrived in Qatar on Wednesday ahead of next month's World Cup.
They will take up residence in an indoor enclosure in the desert nation designed to duplicate conditions in the dense forests of China's mountainous Sichuan province. Eight hundred kilograms (nearly 1,800 pounds) of fresh bamboo will be flown in each week to feed them.
Jing Jing, a 4-year-old male weighing 120 kilograms (265 pounds), has been given the Arabic name Suhail, and 3-year-old female Si Hai, at 70 kilograms (154 pounds), has been given the Arabic name Thuraya.
The pandas will quarantine for at least 21 days before visitors will be allowed to see them.
Qatar is expecting some 1.2 million visitors for the monthlong World Cup beginning Nov. 20. The gas-rich Gulf nation will be the first Muslim or Arab country to host the world's biggest sporting event.
Tim Bouts, the director of Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation, said that in addition to providing the perfect indoor climate for the pandas, the enclosure will also shield them from stressful noises while allowing them to interact with visitors.
“There was a lot of thinking which went into this building to make it, I think, the best building for pandas in the world,” he said.
Pandas, which reproduce rarely in the wild and rely on a diet of bamboo in the mountains of western China, remain among the world's most threatened species. An estimated 1,800 pandas live in the wild, while another 500 are in zoos or reserves, mostly in Sichuan.
They are the unofficial national mascot of China, which has gifted pandas to 20 countries.
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Federal Reserve officials have a difficult path ahead of them. They still have work to do to bring inflation down, but their efforts have been complicated by the events of the past few weeks.
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the ongoing stress in the regional banking sector (there may be nearly 190 lenders at risk of failure, according to a new study) have put the Federal Reserve in a strange situation. Policymakers don't want to raise interest rates and risk further damage to the system, but Fed officials also remain worried about persistent inflation.
Two weeks ago, officials had likely planned to hike rates by at least half a percentage point. Now, the banking meltdown has complicated that strategy. Wall Street is betting on a quarter-point hike, while some prominent economists are calling for a temporary pause.
But in a strange twist, it's possible that the banking meltdown actually did some work for the Fed in bringing down prices without raising interest rates.
What's happening: Fears of a bank run cause lenders to take fewer risks with their capital reserves to ensure they have enough cash to cover any potential withdrawal requests, said analysts at Pantheon Macroeconomics. That makes them "disinflationary events," they wrote in a note on Tuesday.
Economic growth could be reduced by as much as half a percentage point in 2023 if small and midsize banks tighten their lending standards. That could have the equivalent effect of the Fed hiking rates by half a point, said Goldman Sachs economists on Tuesday.
That's because banks with less than $250 billion in assets account for about 50% of US commercial and industrial lending, 60% of residential real estate lending, 80% of commercial real estate lending and 45% of consumer lending, according to Goldman analysts led by chief economist Jan Hatzius.
Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, estimated in a note that the banking meltdown could have an even larger effect on the economy, equivalent to a percent-and-a-half rate hike by the Fed.
"In other words, over the past week, monetary conditions have tightened to a degree where the risks of a sharper slowdown in the economy have increased," he wrote in a note over the weekend.
The other side: Still, some economists don't think the Fed is off the hook. Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz, wrote in The Financial Times this week that if the Fed doesn't increase interest rates, it would "set up more policy flip-flops that fail to deliver a soft landing while amplifying unsettling financial volatility."
In an interview with Bloomberg this week, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said the Fed should be wary of falling prey to financial dominance — when the Fed doesn't tighten monetary policy because of potential risks to the stability of the financial system.
"It would be very unfortunate if, out of solicitude for the banking system, the Fed were to slow down its rate of interest-rate increase beyond what was appropriate given the credit contraction," he said.
Bank stocks rebound as Janet Yellen, Jamie Dimon work to restore confidence
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank rippled through markets last week. Small and mid-sized banks across the United States saw their stocks plummet to new lows as fear of contagion set in and the stability of the financial system was challenged.
On Tuesday, an unlikely superduo — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon — formed to bolster investor confidence and propel regional bank stocks.
Yellen, speaking at the American Bankers Association on Tuesday, delivered a very clear message to markets: The US is prepared to protect smaller banks and their deposits if necessary, she said.
The Treasury secretary reiterated that the federal government would be willing to rescue uninsured depositors at small banks if lenders suffer bank runs, raising the specter of contagion.
"We are ready and prepared to take the steps that are necessary to ensure depositors that the banking system and their deposits are safe," Yellen said.
Jamie Dimon, meanwhile, led talks to create a rescue plan for First Republic and forge a path forward for the beleaguered bank, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Yellen and Dimon's efforts appeared to do the trick. Shares of First Republic soared nearly 30% in trading on Tuesday, after dropping by 47% to new lows in the previous session. The SPDR Regional Banking Equity Traded Fund, which tracks a number of small and mid-sized bank stocks, gained 5.8% for the day.
What comes next for the banking industry is largely dependent on the Federal Reserve's policy decision and whether banks remain above water for the time being. But for now, it appears that Wall Street is happy.
Home prices just broke a decade-long streak
By CNN's Anna Bahney
The median price of a US home was lower this February than it was in February 2022, ending more than a decade of year-over-year increases, the longest on record, according to a National Association of Realtors report released Tuesday.
The median existing home price was $363,000 in February, down 0.2% from a year ago. This marks the first monthly year-over-year price decline since February 2012.
"This is not the bottom for prices," said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for NAR. "We expect a continuing price correction, but we are not expecting prices to crash."
The median decrease is so small, he said, it is essentially flat. But it marks the first technical drop in median home prices that is expected to continue.
"Could we see 5% decline? Sure, but we could also see 5% increase. My forecast has prices declining 2% this year," he said.
But home sales vaulted higher, marking the largest monthly percentage increase since July 2020, which itself was an anomaly of the pandemic as some restrictions loosened that month to allow a backlog of sales.
US home sales surged in February, following a full year of declining home sales due to surging mortgage rates and prices that remained elevated, which kept homebuyers out of the market. February's reversal in sales also ended the longest streak of month-to-month declining home sales on record, going back to 1999 for all homes and 1968 for single-family homes.
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MOBILE — Sean Payton will take on the Denver Broncos’ Russell Wilson reclamation project, and the New Orleans Saints got a first-round pick back for their Super Bowl winning former head coach.
The Broncos and Saints agreed to a trade on Tuesday to make Payton the 19th head coach in Denver Broncos history, a source confirmed to the Daily News.
Payton was still under contract with the Saints after stepping away prior to the 2022 NFL season, so a trade was required for Denver to hire him.
A source said Denver is trading a 2023 first-round pick (No. 29 overall) and next year’s second-round pick to the Saints in exchange for Payton and New Orleans’ 2024 third rounder, as ESPN first reported.
All that’s left, a source said, is finalizing the terms of Payton’s contract. The deal is expected to make Payton one of the highest-paid coaches in the NFL, ESPN said.
The Broncos’ head coaching search appeared to be floundering recently given the impact of Wilson’s expensive acquisition and poor performance on the team’s prospects and assets.
And Payton appeared ready to wait another year to jump back into the NFL after making the rounds on interviews for most of this year’s head coaching vacancies.
But the Broncos, led by owner and CEO Greg Penner and GM George Paton, and the Saints, led by GM Mickey Loomis, persisted to get this trade done.
So Payton, 59, the Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV champion coach, now steps in to be nothing short of the Broncos’ savior after working one season in the studio for the NFL on FOX.
Denver won’t be an easy or quick fix, though, even for someone as accomplished as Payton, who long operated one of the league’s top offenses with Drew Brees as his quarterback in New Orleans.
Wilson had a dreadful first season in Denver after a blockbuster trade from Seattle and mega-contract extension from the Broncos.
Rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett got fired. Wilson’s five-year, $245 million contact is so cumbersome, the Broncos can’t get out of it until 2026.
And to make it worse, the Broncos traded this year’s No. 5 overall pick to Seattle, it turned out, when they included their 2023 first-rounder in the Seahawks trade for Wilson.
Paton got Denver back into the 2023 first round by trading edge rusher Bradley Chubb to the Dolphins for Miami’s first-rounder (No. 29 overall) as last season spiraled.
That pick originally belonged to the San Francisco 49ers, who had packaged it to Miami to move up and draft quarterback Trey Lance in 2021.
Now that pick belongs to the Saints, and the Broncos get Payton.
There is some hope in Denver now, especially because Payton has shown a desire to work with Wilson before.
Sources said a few years ago that Payton, while the Saints’ head coach, was lobbying for a Wilson trade from Seattle to New Orleans that never panned out.
Wilson will have to demonstrate that he can still be the quarterback Payton coveted then, of course. Still, there is nowhere to go but up. Wilson quarterbacked the league’s lowest scoring offense this season, averaging 16.9 points per game.
Denver has minimal salary cap space and no draft picks higher than the third round this April. So the Broncos will need to make some moves.
But Payton inherits a talented receiving corps that includes Jerry Jeudy, Cortland Sutton and the rehabbing Tim Patrick. And his priority on offense no doubt will be to fortify the offensive line and establish an effective running and screen game.
Denver arrived at Payton by interviewing eight candidates in its first round of this coaching search, including Payton’s first in-person interview on Jan. 17 in Los Angeles.
Payton was always the potential home run hire.
Some sources initially believed Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was a favorite to land the Denver job until he recommitted to Dallas a second straight year.
And Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans were both considered serious candidates at multiple points of the process.
But while NFL Network reported that the Broncos had made a last-ditch, second effort at hiring Ryans before settling for Payton, a source with knowledge of the situation said the Broncos did not have any recent conversations with Ryans or his representation — and that report is not true.
Ryans agreed to a six-year deal to become the next head coach of the Houston Texans on Tuesday, and the Broncos paid an expensive price for their grand prize, bringing the 15-year Saints head coach to The Mile High city.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 14, 2022, the stockholders of Monument Circle Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") approved (i) an amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the "Charter") to extend the date by which the Company would be required to consummate a business combination from January 19, 2023 to July 19, 2023 (the "Extension Amendment"), (ii) an amendment to the Charter to permit the Company's Board, in its sole discretion, to elect to wind up the Company's operations on an earlier date (the "Liquidation Amendment" and, together with the Extension Amendment, the "Charter Amendments"), (iii) an amendment to the Company's investment management trust agreement, dated as of January 13, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to extend the date by which the Company would be required to consummate a business combination from January 19, 2023 to July 19, 2023, or such earlier date as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and (iv) a proposal to ratify the selection by the audit committee of the Board of WithumSmith+Brown, PC to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The Company filed the Extension Amendment and the Liquidation Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and executed the Trust Agreement as of December 15, 2022.
In connection with the stockholders' meeting, stockholders holding 23,585,009 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As of the date of this release, the final Redemption Amount and the per-share redemption price are being calculated by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent of the Company. The Company expects to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to announce such information as soon as possible.
Following the stockholders' meeting, the Company's board of directors has determined to liquidate and dissolve the Company as soon as practicable before December 31, 2022. In connection therewith, the Company has (i) notified the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") of its anticipated redemption (the "Redemption") of 100% of its shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), included as part of the units sold in the IPO, whether such shares were purchased in the IPO or in the secondary market following the IPO (including shares sold pursuant to the underwriters' overallotment option, collectively, the "Public Shares") and (ii) requested that Nasdaq suspend trading of the Company's shares of Class A Common Stock, warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Warrants") and units, each consisting of one Public Share and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant (the units, together with the Class A Common Stock and the Redeemable Warrants, the "Securities") effective after the closing of trading on December 23, 2022. As a result, the Securities will be suspended from trading on Nasdaq on December 23, 2022.
The Public Shares will be redeemed at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the remaining aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust Account deposits (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares (which represents those Public Shares that were not redeemed in connection with the Meeting). The Redemption will completely extinguish rights of the holders of public shares (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any). As of the date of this release, the final Redemption Amount and the per-share redemption price are being calculated by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent of the Company. The Company expects to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to announce such information as soon as possible.
There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Redeemable Warrants, which will expire worthless upon the liquidation of the Company.
If stockholders hold Units, such stockholders do not need to separate the Units into their component parts in order to have their public shares of Class A Common Stock redeemed.
Monument Circle Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause such differences include, without limitation, uncertainties relating to the Company's stockholder approval of the above-referenced proposals, its inability to complete an initial business combination within the required time period and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in filings with the SEC, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading "Risk Factors" and other documents the Company has filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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ATLANTA, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ty J. Young Wealth Management (TJY) has acquired the financial advisory practice of Timothy Nicksick. Nicksick's practice, based in Charleston, West Virginia, will expand TJY's presence within the state. Nicksick's clients will gain access to the full suite of investment and retirement planning services offered by TJY.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to serve the great people of West Virginia," said CEO Ty Young. "Mr. Nicksick's pursuit of retirement and exciting collaboration with Ty J. Young Wealth Management will ensure that his clients continue to receive top-tier service for their financial goals."
This is the 32nd acquisition of Ty J. Young Wealth Management in the past five years as the firm's nationwide presence continues to grow to serve more than 7,000 clients with a focus on safety of principal and reasonable returns.
About Ty J. Young Wealth Management
Ty J. Young Wealth Management is one of America's largest independent wealth management firms. Founded by Ty J. Young in 1998, the firm manages more than $1 billion in assets for more than 7,000 clients nationwide. They are recognized as a thought leader in investment management, retirement planning and insurance, with Ty Young frequently being featured on CNBC, Forbes, Fox Business and more. Learn more about Ty J. Young Wealth Management at: https://www.tyjyoung.com/
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MHP looking for applicants to join Cadet Class 67
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Highway Patrol is looking for applicants to join its Cadet Class 67.
Although there is a current shortage of troopers in the state, The public affairs officer with Troop J, Taylor Shows, said they had seen an increase in interest within the past few weeks.
The class begins in January and will last 12-18 weeks, depending on previous experience.
“You can help change the scope of society on law enforcement by what you do,” said Shows. “And when you wear state uniform, you have the influence on the public, and it’s a good way to change the direction society has on law enforcement.”
Shows said the starting pay is $50,000 a year plus a 25-year retirement.
The deadline to apply is Oct. 14.
Anyone interested can get an application online at dps.ms.gov.
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HOUSTON, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on the company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to be paid on January 13, 2023, to stockholders of record on December 15, 2022.
We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 28,000 people performing diverse, complex and mission-critical roles in 34 countries.
KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.
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The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the significant adverse impacts on economic and market conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the company's ability to respond to the resulting challenges and business disruption; the recent dislocation of the global energy market; the company's ability to manage its liquidity; the outcome of and the publicity surrounding audits and investigations by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies; potential adverse proceedings by such agencies and potential adverse results and consequences from such proceedings; changes in capital spending by the company's customers; the company's ability to obtain contracts from existing and new customers and perform under those contracts; structural changes in the industries in which the company operates; escalating costs associated with and the performance of fixed-fee projects and the company's ability to control its cost under its contracts; claims negotiations and contract disputes with the company's customers; changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas; protection of intellectual property rights; compliance with environmental laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements; compliance with laws related to income taxes; unsettled political conditions, war and the effects of terrorism; foreign operations and foreign exchange rates and controls; the development and installation of financial systems; the possibility of cyber and malware attacks; increased competition for employees; the ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions; and operations of joint ventures, including joint ventures that are not controlled by the company.
The company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks, and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fall semester classes begin Monday morning for new and returning students at Fresno State.
The university is one of 23 State University campuses across California.
About 56 percent of Fresno State's students come from Fresno County, while 82 percent come from the broader six-county region of the Valley.
Students began to return to campus last Wednesday with dorm check-in and other class preparations.
With some COVID restrictions winding down, there is a return to normalcy.
"We're really looking forward to the student union later this fall," says Andrew Esguerra. "It's going to offer expanded services, dining options and resources for our student population."
Many activities are scheduled this week as part of the university's Welcome Week. They're happening across campus Monday and Tuesday from 7:30 to 10 am.
A DJ in the Pit will provide music from noon to 1 pm Tuesday through Friday at the University Student Union's South Patio.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Co-Diagnostics, Inc. ("Co-Dx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CODX) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Co-Dx investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased the publicly traded securities of Co-Dx during the period of May 12, 2022 through the close of the market on August 11, 2022 (4:00 p.m. ET). Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
CODX investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) demand for the Company's Logix Smart™ COVID-19 test had plummeted throughout the quarter ended June 30, 2022, and (ii) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the demand for its Logix Smart™ COVID-19 test lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Co-Dx during the relevant time frame, you have until October 17, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis positioned himself as the architect of a new conservative vision for the nation during a State of the State address on Tuesday that championed his aggressive stances through the pandemic and culture wars as a blueprint for Republican leadership.
The address came at the outset of a 60-day legislative session that has added political significance because it is expected to serve as a platform for DeSantis’ highly expected presidential campaign.
“We defied the experts. We bucked the elites. We ignored the chatter. We did it our way, the Florida way,” DeSantis told lawmakers in Tallahassee. “And the result is that we are the number one destination for our fellow Americans who are looking for a better life.”
The Legislature’s Republican supermajority is eager to promote DeSantis’ political prospects and is expected to rubber stamp virtually all of his agenda, which is packed with issues ranging from race to immigration to gender that could prove popular in a GOP presidential primary.
Instead of focusing on rising rents and cost of living, a property insurance market that’s in distress and preparing for rising sea levels in a state vulnerable to climate change, DeSantis kicked off a session where the GOP will push issues like telling teachers which pronouns they can use for students, making guns more available to Floridians, keeping immigrants that are in the country illegally out of the state, and criminalizing some drag shows as Tennessee recently did.
In his speech, DeSantis ran through the conservative accomplishments of his tenure thus far and highlighted upcoming measures that will be popular with some Republican primary voters, such as a proposal to eliminate concealed firearms permits.
In a signal of the Republican policy schedule to come, a GOP lawmaker on Tuesday introduced a bill to ban abortions after six weeks, with Democrats denouncing the move not long after DeSantis finished his speech. DeSantis previously indicated that he would sign such legislation.
Though the governor is unlikely to formally announce a presidential campaign before the Legislature wraps up its work in May, he’s already making big moves toward a White House bid. He participated in a high-profile donor retreat last week in Florida before traveling to California, where he delivered a broadside against what he argued were excesses of liberalism. Later this week, he’ll travel for the first time this year to Iowa, which will host the nation’s first Republican presidential caucus in 2024.
Even without an official campaign in place, DeSantis is emerging as a leading alternative to former President Donald Trump, a fellow Floridian who has already announced his third White House bid. DeSantis’ strength is fueled in part by commanding a nearly 20 percentage point reelection victory last year in a state that’s often infamous for close elections.
He’s done so by limiting how issues such as race and sexuality can be taught in schools, banning transgender girls and women from school sports, rewriting the state’s political maps to favor Republicans and dismantle a congressional district that favored Black voters, attacking private businesses that disagree with his ideology and cracking down on Black Lives Matter protests.
“Our governor is truly America’s governor. He has defended our conservative values, challenged the individuals and institutions who pose threats to others, and posed innovative solutions to better our state,” Republican state Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said Tuesday. “It is often said that states are laboratories for democracy. Under the leadership of Gov. DeSantis, Florida is more than a laboratory. We are a model.”
DeSantis acknowledges that his decisions as governor are based on what he thinks is right and not necessarily what’s popular in the mainstream. He said that’s why he was able to turn a 32,000-vote, recount-confirmed victory in 2018 into a 1.5 million vote victory last year — the largest margin a Republican governor has ever won in the state.
“November’s election results represent a vindication of our joint efforts over these past four years. The results also vest in us the responsibility to lead and provide us the opportunity to shoot for the stars,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “Boldness be our friend in this endeavor, we have a lot we need to accomplish.”
The governor has been the frequent target of jokes on late night shows such as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” but the more critics mock DeSantis, especially those he calls the “liberal elite,” the more he galvanizes support among his base.
While most candidates who jump into a presidential race two years out spend early campaigning days raising money, traveling the country building support and boosting their name recognition, DeSantis still has $70 million in a political committee just four months after his reelection.
And he’s already a star de jour at GOP events nationally.
“You don’t see the flag of Florida standing behind him anymore. They’re all American flags,” said Democratic state Sen. Jason Pizzo.
DeSantis released a book last week titled, “The Courage to be Free,” and its subtitle foreshadows his 2024 plans: “Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival.” Instead of the Trump slogan of “Make America Great Again,” DeSantis is building the case to make the nation look more like Florida and less like states such as California and New York.
“We have the opportunity, and indeed the responsibility, to swing for the fences so that we can ensure Florida remains number one,” DeSantis said in his speech. “Don’t worry about the chattering class, ignore all the background noise, keep the compass set to true north. We will stand strong, we will hold the line, we won’t back down, and I can promise you this: You ain’t seen nothing yet.”
But Democrats see it as intolerance and misdirected priorities. They point to efforts to build off a new law that critics call “Don’t Say Gay” that limits discussion of gender and sexuality in schools. A new GOP proposal would limit how schools can use gender pronouns, while another would criminalize some drag shows.
Democrats are not only resigned to the fact that the GOP supermajority will prevent them from voting down legislation they oppose, but they’re also concerned their Republican counterparts have abdicated responsibility to DeSantis.
Democratic House Leader Fentrice Driskell said that while Republicans have controlled the governor’s office and Legislature for 24 years, in that time she’s never seen a governor wield so much power over lawmakers.
“All of this being driven by his ambition. I think there are those in leadership who want to be close to this governor because they view him as rising in power,” she said. “But the people who pay the cost and the brunt of all of this is everyday Floridians. Every one of the governor’s culture wars has an economic cost built into it. Every single one of them.” | https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/desantis-to-argue-us-should-be-like-fla-ahead-of-2024-bid/ | 2023-03-07 20:38:45 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/desantis-to-argue-us-should-be-like-fla-ahead-of-2024-bid/ |
The No. 5 ranked Michigan Wolverines, led by quarterback JJ McCarthy, meet the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, led by quarterback Gavin Wimsatt, in an NCAA Big Ten college football game on Saturday, November 5, 2022 (11/5/2022) at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey.
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What: NCAA football, Week 10
Who: No. 5 Michigan vs. Rutgers
When: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022
Where: SHI Stadium
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network
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A game preview, courtesy of the Associated Press:
No. 4 Michigan (8-0, 5-0, No. 5 CFP) at Rutgers (4-4, 1-4), Saturday, 7:40 p.m. ET (BTN)
Line: Michigan by 25 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Series record: Michigan leads 7-1.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
The Wolverines are aiming to keep pace with their goals to win Big Ten and national championships. They also can’t afford a close game because they are on the outside looking in at the playoffs, ranked at No. 5 behind Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson. Rutgers needs to win two of its final four games to have a shot at a second straight postseason bowl game.
KEY MATCHUP
Michigan RB Blake Corum vs. Rutgers’ defense. The undersized, shifty and powerful Corum has 843 yards rushing and eight touchdowns in five Big Ten games. The Scarlet Knights’ only chance to stay competitive is to slow down a player averaging 5.81 yards a carry in Big Ten games.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Michigan: CB Mike Sainristil. The senior, who shifted to defense from wide receiver, may become the team’s top CB due to Gemon Green’s injuries from the melee in the Michigan Stadium tunnel after beating rival Michigan State last week. Sainristill fled Haiti when he was 7 months old and and was raised in the Boston area.
Rutgers: QB Gavin Wimsatt. Coach Greg Schiano has started a new era, turning the team over to the redshirt freshman for the second straight game. The highly regarded Wimsatt started the 31-0 loss to Minnesota last weekend and was 6 for 17 for 68 yards with two interceptions.
FACTS & FIGURES
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and his players were shaken last Saturday night when Green and Ja’Den McBurrows were roughed up by Michigan State players, eight of whom were suspended pending a police investigation, in the tunnel after last week’s game. ... The Wolverines have been 8-0 three times over the last 25 years, twice under Harbaugh. ... The Wolverines’ averaging scoring margin of 29.5 trails only top-ranked Georgia and No. 3 Ohio State. ... The Wolverines have won the last six against Rutgers. ... Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy has completed 74.6% of his passes, leading all FBS qualfied passers. ... K Jake Moody, the reigning Lou Groza Award winner, made a career-long, 54-yard kick last week and has nine field goals on as many attempts in his last two games.
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Mr. Rapson will lead commercial operations alongside Founder and Executive Chair Annie Flamsteed
BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - iNSPIRETEK (www.inspiretek.io), a wellness management system (WMS) for young athletes, announced today the appointment of Rodney Rapson as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rapson has over 15 years of commercial experience in sports and tech, building and leading global teams. He will work alongside Founder and Executive Chair Annie Flamsteed as the company scales its mental health and wellbeing platform.
"I am honoured to join iNSPIRETEK as CEO and would like to thank Annie and the Board for their trust and support as we begin this new chapter together," said Mr. Rapson. "I am a believer in the power of our technology to drive positive change in the mental health and wellbeing of young athletes. Beyond my relevant industry experience, I am a former NCAA Division 1 athlete, have worked with many aspiring athletes and know the need for better access to mental health and wellbeing support."
Most recently, Mr. Rapson led commercial operations in Europe and the UK for PlaySight, managing partnerships with organizations including Sportradar, Tennis Channel and the German Tennis Federation.
"Rodney knows our platform, the global sports market, and he how to successfully scale technology. We are thrilled to have him step in and lead," said Ms. Flamsteed. "This decision was made with the company, our investors, and all young athletes in mind. This transition creates space for me to channel my passion for the problems we solve, and to fully realize the impact we can have on the health and med tech space. I will remain intimately involved with the company, our products and technology, while spending more time on mental health advocacy."
"We enter 2023 with traction at home in Australia and significant opportunities all over the world," continued Mr. Rapson. "Our platform functions like an athlete management system, but we also offer comprehensive mental health and wellbeing tracking and support. We are focused on accessibility and affordability, and empowering every young athlete in the world with the tools and support they need."
iNSPIRETEK is a wellness management system for young athletes. Its technology was developed in conjunction with experts across mental health, sports science, and education to drive positive behavior change and improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for young athletes.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
513 PM CDT Tue May 10 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN LAMB COUNTY...
At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Amherst, or 8 miles south of Earth, moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet. At 502 PM CDT, the West Texas Mesonet
at Amherst measured a wind gust of 63 mph. At 507 PM CDT,
quarter size hail was reported in Amherst.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Earth, Sudan, Amherst, Fieldton, and Springlake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province — has increased its attacks since the Taliban takeover in 2021. Targets have included Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority.
The military airport is around 200 meters (219 yards) from the civilian airport and close to the Interior Ministry, itself the site of a suicide bombing last October that killed at least four people.
Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the blast left several people dead and wounded. He gave no exact figures or further information about the bombing, saying details of an investigation will be shared later.
Although Taliban security forces prevented photography and filming directly at the blast site, the checkpoint appeared damaged but intact. It is on Airport Road, which leads to high-security neighborhoods housing government ministries, foreign embassies and the presidential palace.
A spokesman for the Kabul police chief, Khalid Zadran, was not immediately available for comment. | https://pix11.com/news/ap-general/ap-taliban-kabul-checkpoint-bomb-blast-kills-wounds-several/ | 2023-01-01 19:08:25 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/ap-general/ap-taliban-kabul-checkpoint-bomb-blast-kills-wounds-several/ |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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(two, seven, twenty-two, twenty-eight, thirty)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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(two, seven, twenty-two, twenty-eight, thirty) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17477015.php | 2022-09-30 03:25:09 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17477015.php |
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A white state lawmaker in Montana is questioning whether land set aside long ago for Native Americans should exist anymore.
Republican Sen. Keith Regier is proposing asking Congress to study alternatives to reservations. The measure, submitted this week and riddled with racial stereotypes, is unlikely to pass and would have no practical effect if it did. But it’s causing tensions to surface at the Republican-controlled Montana Legislature that kicked off this week.
Native American lawmakers say they’re now spending time responding to the proposed resolution rather than focusing on their own legislative priorities, including extending the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force for another two years, creating a grant program to train community-based groups to search for missing people and encouraging the state to determine the economic impact of reservations on the state’s economy.
“I hate spending energy and time on this kind of stuff because I feel like it sidetracks us,” state Sen. Shane Morigeau, a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, said Thursday. “But at the same time, it clearly signals to me that we have a lot of educational work to do in this state.”
WHO PROPOSED THE RESOLUTION?
Regier said the language in the resolution was written by Mark Agather, a retired businessman who is involved in conservative politics in Kalispell near the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana.
Reiger has submitted the draft to legislative staffers, but he did not respond to an email Friday asking if he would formally introduce it.
Agather didn’t respond to inquiries from The Associated Press, including on whether he sought input from tribal members.
The draft resolution argues that reservations have “failed to positively enhance the lives and well-being” of Native Americans, led to substance abuse, domestic violence, welfare dependence, poverty and substandard education. It also argues tribal members who don’t own land have the highest poverty rate and lowest life expectancy of any ethnic group in America.
It also argues reservations are “not in the best interests of either the Indians inside our borders or for our common Montana Citizens.”
Morigeau said that if legislators want to consider any alternative, it should be “giving the land back that was taken in the first place, not robbing the last bit of land and resources that we have.”
HOW DO NATIVE AMERICANS RESPOND?
Floyd Azure, chairman of the Fort Peck Tribe in northeastern Montana, said the draft resolution perpetuates racial stereotypes about life on the reservation when social ills, such as addiction, exist nationwide.
“Why exaggerate the reservations?” he said. He thinks some people “make themselves feel better” by attacking Native Americans.
Morigeau said the federal government over decades has failed to stamp out tribes, their culture and language through relocation programs and boarding schools. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, who is from Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, repeatedly has acknowledged the harm those policies that no longer exist caused and sought ways to address the trauma.
“I’m tired of hearing what other people think is best for us,” Morigeau said. “Consult and seek the advice of Indian people,” rather than imposing on tribes.
The solution to any social issues on reservations, including addiction or disproportionate rates of health problems, is not to diminish reservations, Morigueau said. “We should be building tribal sovereignty up.”
WHAT ARE RESERVATIONS?
More than half — or 326 — of the 574 federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native villages in the U.S. have land set aside that’s categorized as federal trust land. Often the land is referred to as a reservation, but also as rancherias in California and pueblos in New Mexico.
The largest reservation is the Navajo Nation, which spans 27,000 square miles (69,000 square-kilometers) into parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. Other reservations are tiny.
All but one of Montana’s seven reservations were established prior to statehood.
Federal policies at various points in history sought to disestablish reservations and force Native Americans into cities. Today, more than 70% of Native Americans live off reservation.
Momentum has grown in recent years to restore land to Native American tribes. The Interior Department under Haaland also has opened the door for Alaska Native villages to seek trust land status.
RACIAL UNDERTONES
The resolution argues that Native American reservations were created based on race. The U.S. Constitution recognizes tribes as sovereign governments, which is a political classification.
The federal government set the boundaries for reservations under the auspices of lessening conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers.
The same race-based language used in Reiger’s draft resolution has shown up elsewhere. Most notably, from critics of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act who have argued the law is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this year in a case challenging the law, which gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. Tribes fear widespread impacts if the court attempts to dismantle their status as political sovereigns.
The race-based language also appeared in a case challenging tribal gambling operations in Washington state.
PREVIOUS RACIAL TENSIONS AT THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE:
During the 2021 legislative session, Native American lawmakers saw discrimination and racism in legislative actions, such as tabling a bill to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and threats to eliminate funding for a Native American language preservation program that was later restored.
The Republican-controlled Legislature also passed bills similar to earlier laws that had been declared unconstitutional after a judge found they made it more difficult for Native Americans to vote. And the state Senate removed a member of the Montana Human Rights Commission, leaving it without Native American representation for the first time in at least 16 years.
“Legislators, including the Indian Caucus, make every attempt to be civil. However, it’s hard when the Indian people are attacked over and over, day after day,” Democratic Sen. Susan Webber said at the time.
Republicans denied any legislation was discriminatory.
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Associated Press reporter Felicia Fonseca contributed from Flagstaff, Arizona. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-montana-lawmaker-wants-to-revisit-idea-of-reservations/ | 2023-01-07 12:43:34 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-montana-lawmaker-wants-to-revisit-idea-of-reservations/ |
PITTSBURGH and BOCA RATON, Fla., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its goal of transforming care for its patients through translational research, UPMC today announced a collaboration with PharmaLogic Holdings Corp. to facilitate the development of novel radiopharmaceuticals for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. The partners will jointly construct a world-class radiopharmaceutical research, production and distribution facility in Pittsburgh, expected to be one of the largest such centers in the United States.
Under the terms of the non-exclusive agreement, PharmaLogic and UPMC will translate investigational radiopharmaceuticals into clinically relevant drugs for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases. The partnership will provide access to novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents not currently available to the communities surrounding UPMC, benefiting patients and clinicians alike.
"This innovative partnership will allow us to produce cutting-edge therapies that, due to their nature, can't be brought in from distant facilities and, therefore, aren't currently available for patients in our communities," said Alfred L'Altrelli, Pharm.D., senior director of pharmacy at UPMC . "Even beyond the immediate benefit to our patients, this collaboration will transform our clinical research infrastructure, allowing us to not only discover new molecules but also take them through all phases of research and development into mainstream production for future patients."
PharmaLogic will manage and co-fund a world-class Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) facility on the UPMC campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. As a well-established and highly experienced contract development and manufacturing organization, PharmaLogic possesses the expertise necessary to build, outfit and manage a successful radiopharmaceutical production facility. In addition to investing in the facility, UPMC will be the anchor clinical customer and provide strategic, research and operational support in a market expected to grow at double-digit rates through the end of the decade.
"It is a privilege for PharmaLogic to participate in this partnership with UPMC, which will provide patients and clinicians with first-in-line access to novel radiopharmaceuticals," said Scott Holbrook, chief strategy officer and general manager for PharmaLogic. "The establishment of this partnership marks a significant milestone for our organization toward achieving the goal of collaborating with leading health care institutions. Given the expertise and reputation of UPMC, this facility will serve as a center of excellence globally for years to come."
Timothy R. Billiar, M.D., UPMC executive vice president and chief scientific officer, said, "UPMC is dedicated to providing the highest quality, affordable care to our patients and communities. By collaborating with PharmaLogic, we can offer our patients the latest therapeutic options in this area of high unmet clinical need. We will continue to work with our research colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh and with support from UPMC Enterprises to keep us at the cutting edge of this rapidly evolving field of medicine."
About UPMC
A $26 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates 95,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors' offices and outpatient sites, and a nearly 4.5 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.5 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region's most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $900 million in federal, state, and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial, and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation's best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America's Best Children's Hospitals. For more information, go to UPMC.com.
About PharmaLogic
PharmaLogic is a world-class contract development and manufacturing company specializing in novel diagnostic imaging and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancers and other malignancies. In addition to an established and reliable network of radiopharmacies, PharmaLogic has decades of expertise in drug development from discovery, through manufacturing and commercialization. The Company seeks to take the lead in the advancement of radiopharmaceutical technology for the benefit of patients worldwide. For more information, visit: https://radiopharmacy.com/
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Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its powerful AI tool ChatGPT will now be used in its search service Bing. Google unveiled its own AI tool — a competitor to ChatGPT — roughly 24 hours before.
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A former county official in Southern California will admit he funneled bribes through his company to a city councilman in exchange for the councilman’s votes and influence in the city’s cannabis permitting process, federal prosecutors said.
Gabriel Chavez, a former San Bernardino County planning commissioner, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of bribery, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
The politician who solicited the bribes – former Baldwin Park City Councilmember Ricardo Pacheco – pleaded guilty in June 2021 to a federal bribery charge. Pacheco resigned from the council last year and is awaiting sentencing.
After Baldwin Park began permitting legal cannabis shops in 2017, Pacheco began to solicit bribes from marijuana businesses seeking city permits, according to Chavez’s plea agreement.
Chavez agreed to act as an intermediary to funnel those bribes to Pacheco by using his Claremont-based internet marketing company, Market Share Media Agency, prosecutors said.
The pair agreed that Pacheco would get 60% of the companies’ bribe money while Chavez would keep the rest as payment primarily for facilitating the bribes, according to court documents.
Chavez stepped down from the San Bernardino County Planning Commission in November 2018 after the FBI executed a search warrant at his home.
Chavez is expected to enter the guilty plea in the coming weeks. A federal bribery charge typically calls for a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ex-county-official-to-plead-guilty-in-cannabis-17497671.php | 2022-10-09 18:50:24 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ex-county-official-to-plead-guilty-in-cannabis-17497671.php |
CHICAGO — Cardinal Blase Cupich asked a pastor at a South Side church to step aside and live away from his ministry after the Archdiocese of Chicago received an allegation of child sexual abuse from decades ago.
According to a letter penned by Cupich, Most Holy Redeemer Parish associate pastor, Father Paul Guzman, was overseas on military duty when the archdiocese received the allegation, which stems from approximately 40 years ago when Guzman was a layman and 25 years before he entered Mundelein Seminary to prepare for priesthood.
Cupich said that in keeping with the Archdiocese’s child protection policies, he asked Guzman to step away from the ministry immediately upon his return from military duty and he agreed to cooperate with the church’s direction.
The allegation was also reported to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Toward the end of the letter, Cupich said that the Archdiocese’s Office for the Protection of Children and Youth will be available at 312-534-5254 to answer any questions parishioners and families at Most Holy Redeemer Parish may have while the investigation into the allegations is conducted.
The archdiocese also said that anyone who feels they have been sexually abused by a priest, deacon, religious or lay employee is encouraged to come forward and more information on reporting sexual abuse can be found on the Archdiocese’s website.
Read the full letter from Cardinal Blase Cupich and the Archdiocese of Chicago below: | https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/archdiocese-asks-south-side-pastor-to-step-aside-amid-decades-old-sexual-abuse-claims/ | 2023-03-12 04:08:21 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/archdiocese-asks-south-side-pastor-to-step-aside-amid-decades-old-sexual-abuse-claims/ |
A diverse coalition including law enforcement and criminal justice advocates came together to increase safety & strengthen communities
NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REFORM Alliance, the nonprofit organization founded by award-winning recording artist Meek Mill; Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin; entrepreneur and business mogul Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter; and other leaders across business, philanthropy, and entertainment, announced today that new reforms to the Sunshine State's criminal justice system will go into effect Friday, July 1st.
The reforms to Florida's probation system come after bipartisan legislation championed by REFORM and its partners in the Florida Safety Coalition were unanimously passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.
Tomorrow, people on state probation and community control in Florida will be eligible to receive new education and workforce credits that will shorten probation terms for those who pursue a GED, degree, or vocational certification and/or maintain full time employment. Individuals can earn 30 days off their supervision terms for each 6-month period in which they work an average of 30 hours per week. They are also eligible to earn 60 days off their probation term for each completed educational activity.
The Sunshine State will also enact a new permanent infrastructure for remote reporting statewide, creating a pathway for counties to enable people on probation and their supervision officers to leverage technology and save transit time by connecting in ways that better support rehabilitative goals and successful reentry into society.
Together, these measures will help people on probation pursue activities that build safer communities and will also reduce technical violations, which contribute to the probation-to-prison pipeline. The new provisions will help tens of thousands of people successfully complete their probation terms and safely reduce the number of people on supervision in Florida.
"Improving public safety isn't a partisan issue," REFORM CEO Robert Rooks said. "The new law means more people on probation will pursue education and employment, producing better outcomes for themselves and their families. That will lead to safer and stronger communities for all. This is a huge win."
"At a time when our politics are increasingly polarized and we see crime and public safety becoming a wedge issue in campaigns, lawmakers from both parties in Florida showed that supervision reform can be smart on crime and good for communities," said Jessica Jackson, Chief Advocacy Officer & Chief Operations Officer of REFORM Alliance, which is a member of the Florida Safety Coalition. "REFORM Alliance thanks Governor DeSantis, our champions Rep. Koster and Senator Perry, and the entire Florida legislature for their leadership. The unanimous support of both the Florida House and Senate demonstrate just how urgent these changes are; encouraging redemption, education, and employment for people all across the state."
"I am thrilled that SB752 has taken effect," said REFORM Founding Partner and Arnold Ventures Co-founder Laura Arnold. "This law will have a profound impact on both probationers and the community supervision system. By incentivizing and rewarding people who pursue work and education with shorter probation terms, we will safely reduce the scale of Florida's probation system and help to change lives. The expanded opportunity for remote reporting, which was championed by probation officers themselves, will also help Florida's workforce and economy by reducing the burden of in-person visits and more appropriately aligning supervision resources to where they are needed most. I have deep gratitude to the lawmakers and our coalition for making this happen."
"This new law will help more than 150,000 on probation in Florida by removing barriers to their success and rewarding them for doing well," said Michael Rubin, Fanatics CEO and Co-chair of REFORM Alliance. "Not only was this unanimously supported by members of the Florida legislature, but probation officers, business owners, and community service providers all joined us in the effort to pass this new law. This is going to safely reduce the number of people on supervision, improve lives and increase community stability across the state."
"These changes are a strong step toward strengthening public safety and improving the lives of real people in our communities," said Desmond Meade, Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which is a member of the Florida Safety Coalition. "FRRC is a statewide, membership-based organization made up of people with past convictions, our families and those impacted by the criminal legal system. We appreciate that the voices of Florida's justice-impacted community were included in these probation reforms, and look forward to building on this success in the months and years ahead."
"SB752 will help Florida's criminal justice system hold individuals accountable while still offering an achievable path to rehabilitation and redemption," said David Safavian, General Counsel, American Conservative Union, which is a member of the Florida Safety Coalition. "Education and employment credits for people on probation are some of the most effective ways to incentivize the hard work of self-improvement. This not only reduces crime, but simultaneously expands our workforce and strengthens communities. We applaud Governor DeSantis for signing this legislation into law and thank members of the legislature who championed these improvements."
The new law builds on REFORM's legislative accomplishments, which now number 14 bills across 9 states that are helping move people from the probation-to-prison pipeline into stability, wellness, and economic opportunity. REFORM has created a pathway for more than 650,000 people to exit the system across the nation.
In addition to thanking Governor DeSantis, REFORM and the Florida Safety Coalition also collectively recognized Senator Keith Perry (R-Gainesville) and Representative Traci Koster (R-Tampa), who championed these reforms through the legislature, where they received unanimous support in both the House and Senate. The coalition also thanked Senator George Gainer (R-Panama City), Senator Jason Pizzo (D-Miami), and Representative Patt Maney (R-Fort Walton Beach) for their support of these probation reforms.
About REFORM Alliance:
REFORM is committed to transforming probation and parole throughout the United States by changing laws, systems, and culture. The organization is working to replace America's criminal justice system with a restorative approach that is fair, accountable, and invested in rehabilitation. Our goal is for people to reenter society with dignity, create meaningful pathways to work, and equip them with the tools to succeed, all while making families and communities safer and stronger.
The nonprofit organization was founded in the wake of the #FreeMeek movement by award-winning recording artist Meek Mill; Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin; Arnold Ventures co-founder Laura Arnold; entrepreneur and business mogul Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter; Kraft Group CEO and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft; Galaxy Digital CEO and founder Michael E. Novogratz; Vista Equity Partners founder, chairman, CEO Robert F. Smith; Brooklyn Nets co-owner and philanthropic investor Clara Wu Tsai; and CNN host and activist Van Jones. Veteran criminal justice advocate Robert Rooks leads the organization as CEO, and, most recently in October 2021, philanthropist, pediatrician, and criminal justice reform advocate Dr. Priscilla Chan joined the organization's Board of Directors.
Learn more and take action with REFORM by visiting https://reformalliance.com/actions/.
About the Florida Safety Coalition:
The Florida Safety Coalition is a citizen-led organization of individuals and groups working to prevent future crime, save taxpayer dollars, and provide all Floridians with more opportunities for success by improving our probation system. Partners include the REFORM Alliance, Faith & Freedom Coalition, American Conservative Union, Alliance for Safety and Justice, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Americans for Prosperity Florida, Florida Policy Institute and Operation New Hope. For more information, visit flsafetycoalition.com.
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cristin@reformalliance.com
Berk Communications
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PANAMA CITY – The United Nations said Wednesday that almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America do not have adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care.
The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said in a report that 4.37 million of the Venezuelans who fled to other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean often live on the streets or inadequate housing, and often go hungry.
Latin America and the Caribbean host 84% of the estimated total of about 7 million Venezuelans who emigrated in recent years.
The IOM and the U.N. refugee agency said that half of the Venezuelans in Latin America can’t afford three meals a day. Many are forced to turn to sex work to meet their basic needs, the report said. Other take out informal loans or turn to begging.
In Colombia, one of the countries that has received the largest number of Venezuelans, 29% of Venezuelan children between the ages of 6 and 17 are not enrolled in school.
Colombia's human rights ombudsman, Carlos Camargo, said the influx of migrants — often from Haiti or Venezuela — waiting to cross the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap into Panama is “much more serious” than last year.
“The number of migrants that have crossed into Panama is over 150,000, compared to 134,000 migrants in all of 2021, and the numbers are growing,” Camargo said.
Increasing numbers of Venezuelans are crossing Central America and Mexico and are arriving at the U.S. border.
Venezuelans recently surpassed Guatemalans and Hondurans to become the second-largest nationality stopped at the U.S. border after Mexicans. In August, Venezuelans were stopped 25,349 times, up 43% from 17,652 in July and four times the 6,301 encounters in August 2021, signaling a remarkably sudden demographic shift.
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is developing plans for Venezuelans with financial sponsors to be granted parole to enter the United States, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted after Russia’s invasion.
Four officials offered broad outlines of the plan to deal with a large increase in Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Venezuelans who cross the border illegally by land would be immediately returned to Mexico, two officials said. Currently, Mexico only accepts migrants expelled under Title 42 authority — a pandemic-era rule that denies migrants rights to seek asylum and is designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 — if they are from Guatemala, El Salvador or Honduras, in addition to Mexico.
Venezuelans who qualify for parole would enter the U.S. at airports, two officials said, mirroring a program introduced in April that allows Ukrainians with financial sponsors to stay for up to two years.
Associated Press wirter Elliot Spagat contributed to this story from San Diego. | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2022/10/12/un-75-of-6-million-venezuelan-migrants-go-unfed-unhoused/ | 2022-10-12 21:29:38 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/world/2022/10/12/un-75-of-6-million-venezuelan-migrants-go-unfed-unhoused/ |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles' makeover is already underway. Only two days after a crushing Super Bowl loss to Kansas City, some Eagles are ready to move on — especially the coaching staff.
Offensive coordinator Shane Steichen was named head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon became the man in charge of the Arizona Cardinals on the same day the team — which has 19 free agents — gathered together to clean out its lockers.
Jalen Hurts isn't going anywhere. But the franchise quarterback who threw for 304 yards and a touchdown and ran for 70 yards and three scores against the Chiefs can start talking about a new contract. Just not yet.
“I kind of dread this,” wide receiver A.J. Brown said Tuesday. “It’s tough, it’s tough right now.”
The first order of business for general manager Howie Roseman and coach Nick Sirianni will be replacing Steichen and Gannon. The obvious move could elevate quarterback coach Brian Johnson to offensive coordinator with Sirianni perhaps taking the play-calling duties back after he handed to Steichen midway through the 2021 season. On defense, Dennard Wilson has been highly touted as a potential replacement-in-waiting.
The main question that the Eagles had coming into the season was solidified by Hurts' emergence as an MVP finalist and bona fide star quarterback. His contract expires at the end of the 2023 season and the organization has signaled its ready to talk about a long-term deal.
Hurts, however, wasn't ready to talk about it Tuesday: “The thing that I’m most focused on is winning and ultimately winning a championship. There will be a day where that conversation can be had, but today isn’t that day.”
The eventual contract extension could have a trickle-down effect for other free agents in Philadelphia. At the top of the list is cornerback James Bradberry, who signed a one-year contract worth $7.5 million after being released by the Giants last offseason. Bradberry’s expected value on the open market may be too much for an Eagles team already carrying Darius Slay’s $26 million cap hit for 2023.
“I don’t know what they are got planning on over there and I didn’t want to ask about it because I just wanted my mind to be on football,” Bradberry said Tuesday when asked if he talked to Roseman about a new deal. “But we’ll talk about it soon.”
The same could hold true for C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who was acquired during training camp in a trade with the Saints and solidified the middle of the Eagles defense in the postseason.
Two franchise defensive stalwarts from Philadelphia’s Super Bowl team in 2017 are also on the list in Fletcher Cox, who had a $14 million price tag this season on a one-year deal, and Brandon Graham, who recorded his first double-digit sacks season in 2022.
The offensive side of the ball has its share of questions, as well, starting with Jason Kelce, the 35-year-old All-Pro center who has considered retirement the last two years and who said that he would give an answer before March about a possible return.
His colleague, right tackle Lane Johnson, was scheduled to have surgery this week to repair an abdominal injury that he played through during the postseason. Running back Miles Sanders is scheduled to become a free agent after rushing for over 1,200 yards this year — but the Eagles do not have a history of overpaying for running backs since Jeffrey Lurie bought the franchise in 1994.
Philadelphia does have other avenues to fill holes on the offensive and defensive lines, as well as the secondary. The Eagles have the No. 10 pick in the first round of April’s draft, acquired in a deal swap last year with New Orleans, and the 30th spot.
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If you’re looking for a last-minute Halloween costume, there are plenty of them.
Most aren’t actual costumes, but thanks to the fake “Spirit Halloween” costume meme, people have shown their creativity.
The meme involves adding an image and text to a blank template of a prepackaged “Spirit” costume. The meme started in 2019, but it’s really picked up this Halloween season.
Spirit itself has even gotten in on the joke, going meta with a fake costume that turns you into an actual Spirit Halloween store. The costume comes with a sign for the abandoned building you take over and “the will to exist for only three months.”
The memes cover all walks of life.
Here are just a few:
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AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – One person has died following a carbon monoxide leak at an Ohio apartment complex in which pet birds alerted firefighters to the danger.
Officials with Summit County confirm the county medical examiner’s office is investigating the death of a 66-year-old woman as possibly related to carbon monoxide. The woman was discovered in the bathroom within the Akron apartment complex, and was pronounced dead at the scene just after midnight.
Akron firefighters had been called to the Timber Top Apartments & Townhomes on Rocky Brook Drive just before 10 p.m. Thursday for a medical emergency.
It didn’t take long for one firefighter to realize they had a bigger problem: carbon monoxide.
As firefighters checked on a 23-year-old man, they said he couldn’t give direct answers to their questions and expressed worry about his birds.
“He was real nervous about them,” Lt. Tim Morrison of the Akron Fire Department said. “He had like eight or nine birds in his house and what happened was one of the lieutenants walked over to the birds’ cage, and just to say, ‘Oh, everything’s fine,’ and he looked in and he saw four dead birds on the bottom of the cage.”
The firefighter asked the man’s parents how they were feeling and they couldn’t give him a straight answer. That’s when he knew there was a problem.
A carbon monoxide check found high levels of the odorless, colorless gas in the apartment.
Morrison said they ended up evacuating about 20 apartments after high levels of carbon monoxide were found in other units as well.
Morrison said firefighters had to “bust down” the door of one of those apartments. Inside they found two young children and two adults who were both unconscious.
“It was a great save,” Morrison said.
Morrison said 10 people were transported to local hospitals. The identities of the patients and their conditions were not available early Friday morning.
“It’s pretty amazing Lt. [Cameron] Mack was able to put things together and realize that something wasn’t right,” Morrison said.
“If he wasn’t smart enough to put those things together,” Morrison said. “We’d had a much worse situation going on.”
Once firefighters ventilated the affected apartments, police officers were able to escort other residents to their apartments to retrieve medications and other important belongings. The American Red Cross was assisting the evacuees with a place to stay until their apartments were safe to return to.
“This shows you how important having a carbon monoxide detector is, how important it is, to have that kind of detector in your home,” Morrison said. He also said everyone should have a smoke detector.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year more than 4,000 people are hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning.
The symptoms can come on quickly, and appear flu-like with headache, dizziness, upset stomach and vomiting. Chest pains and confusion can also be part of the mix. Symptoms can also creep up on victims when they’re asleep or intoxicated, putting them in serious danger before they know it.
While thousands are hospitalized every year for carbon monoxide poisoning, roughly 50,000 will visit the emergency room because of it. An estimated 430 people die from the hazard every year. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/1-dead-10-hospitalized-from-carbon-monoxide-leak-after-birds-alert-firefighters/ | 2022-10-21 15:33:02 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/1-dead-10-hospitalized-from-carbon-monoxide-leak-after-birds-alert-firefighters/ |
New Orleans-Based Coffeehouse Chain Awards Franchisees for Excellence, and Recognized for Company-wide Impact on the Veteran Community
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PJ's Coffee of New Orleans, the coffeehouse known for its "southern hospitality" experience, is celebrating being named to the 2022 Top Franchises for Veterans by Entrepreneur. This news follows the brand's annual conference, where PJ's Coffee recognized their top performers and other notable achievements.
PJ's Coffee believes in brewing up small business opportunities for military veterans, which is why it was ranked 147 of 150 franchises on Entrepreneur's Top Franchises for Veterans List of 2022. This award is targeted towards franchises that work to setup veterans for success and get them involved in the franchising space. The ranking is based on the company's veteran incentive, the support system and how the company scored in the 2022 Franchise 500.
"Helping veterans prosper as business owners after they have sacrificed so much for our country, it's the least we can do, and we want to do everything in our power to set these vet-preneurs up for success," said Ryan Stansbury, PJ's Coffee Vice President of Franchise Development. "Over time we have continued to see veterans thrive in this role as a franchisee, and we welcome the interest of others with open arms."
In addition to their national recognition, the leading coffee brand also honored their own franchisees for their involvement with the community. The following recipients received The Community Involvement Award: Stephanie Chambliss (New Orleans, LA), Ever and Maraleana Saenz (Monahans, TX), Tyra and Mike Harris (Bowie, MD), John and Angie Lambert (Brookhaven, MS), Bobby and Kristy Mounts (Ruston, LA), Harry and Dalton Dodich (Spanish Fort, AL), Mark and Parker Sheets (Grand Prairie, TX) and Amanda Bennett (Hammond- SW Railroad, LA). These award winners were honored for how they have used their business ownership to be a force for good within their communities. These acts of service include hosting community events, partnering with local small businesses and other outreach efforts to make their communities a better place for everyone.
Over 50+ franchisees, locations and individuals were spotlighted for their outstanding performance for a variety of achievements including top sales in the first year, the highest annual net sales of 2021, the greatest same store sales increase, brand ambassadors, franchisees expanding in emerging markets, exceptional customer service, most improved, top tier compliance all-star, the Phyllis Jordan award (female leader representing the brand well), and more.
PJ's Coffee also honors the franchisee that has gone above and beyond for the year, and grants them the "Franchisee of the Year" award. This year, father-son team Harry and Dalton Dodich were recognized for their positive attitudes, work ethic, innovation, rapid growth, and overall passion for the brand. As multi-unit owners, the pair own three locations in the Mobile, AL market and are one of the fastest growing franchisees in the system. In addition, the brand also chooses to recognize the achievements of franchisees that have been open for less than 12 months. Known as the "Rookie Franchisee of the Year," Mark and Parker Sheets of Grand Prairie, TX received this acknowledgement for their dedication to growth and providing a memorable customer experience. Also, a father-son team, the pair have been applauded for the time and effort they put into developing their staff, dedicating time to speak with potential franchisees on behalf of the brand, and assisting with testing various tech platforms.
"It is a privilege to take the time to recognize all within the system who make PJ's Coffee stand apart across communities," said Stansbury. "From Baristas of the Year, Managers of the Year to the leaders within our Franchisee Advisory Council to the Corporate Brand Champions, we're all working together to serve a superior product, serve one another, and find ways to give back to the people that lift us up."
About PJ's Coffee
PJ's Coffee of New Orleans was founded in 1978 by Phyllis Jordan, a pioneer in the coffee industry. The coffeehouse was acquired by Ballard Brands in 2008 which was spearheaded by brothers Paul, Scott and Steve Ballard. The New Orleans-based coffeehouse demonstrates that better beans, superior roasting techniques, and pure passion for the art of coffee-making matter. The brand serves a wide variety of hot, iced and frozen coffee beverages using only the top one percent of Arabica beans, as well as organic tea and fresh breakfast pastries. Utilizing a special cold-drip process that makes the coffee less acidic, and protects the flavor of the beans for their cold brew, PJ's Coffee prioritizes the care that goes into their products. Their small-batch roasting process allows them to create unique profiles in a very consistent manner. A variety of flavored coffees, such as the famous Southern Pecan, are created in such a way that the nutritional facts are not altered, no added calories and no added sugar. With more than 155 operating stores, including four international locations, PJ's Coffee continues to grow in the U.S. and abroad. For more information visit pjsfranchise.com or follow PJ's Coffee on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
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Ongoing shift to digital media constricting real sales
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- US demand for paper industry machinery (including parts and attachments) is forecast to see less than 1.0% annual growth in nominal terms through 2026, according to Paper Industry Machinery: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Increases will be the result of rising prices for machinery and parts. Real gains will be prevented by declining demand for writing and printing paper, as individuals, offices, and schools continue to shift to digital media. Additionally, the large amount of capital investment by paper and paperboard producers in 2021 and 2022 will hinder investment in subsequent years. However, the ongoing shift to e-commerce will support investment in machinery for the production of paperboard packaging. Efforts among paper and board producers to reduce operating costs through upgrades to more efficient and faster machinery will also boost sales. Demand for paper industry machinery and parts is forecast to grow 1.7% in 2022, with nominal gains reflecting rising prices.
These and other key insights are featured in Paper Industry Machinery: United States. This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US paper industry machinery and parts demand and shipments in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level. Total demand is segmented by product in terms of:
- wood preparation and other pulp mill machinery
- converting machinery
- paper production machinery
- finishing machinery
- parts and attachments
To illustrate historical trends, total demand, total shipments, the various segments, and trade are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.
Printing machinery is excluded from the scope of this report. Re-exports of paper industry machinery are excluded from demand and trade figures. Trade figures include movements of used equipment.
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Each month, The Freedonia Group – a division of MarketResearch.com – publishes over 20 new or updated Freedonia Focus Reports, providing fresh, unbiased analysis on a wide variety of markets and industries. Published in 20-30 pages, Focus Report coverage ranges from raw materials to finished manufactured goods and related services such as freight and construction. Additional Industrials reports can be purchased at Freedonia Focus Reports or MarketResearch.com.
Analysis is intended to guide the busy reader through pertinent topics in rapid succession, including:
- total historical market size and industry output
- segmentation by products and markets
- identification of market drivers, constraints, and key indicators
- segment-by-segment outlook in five-year forecasts
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This year's Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster.
The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It's anyone's guess who might win the awards being announced starting Monday.
Yet there's no lack of urgent causes deserving the attention that comes with winning the world's most prestigious prize: Wars in Ukraine and Ethiopia, disruptions to supplies of energy and food, rising inequality, the climate crisis, the ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The science prizes reward complex achievements beyond the understanding of most. But the recipients of the prizes in peace and literature are often known by a global audience and the choices — or perceived omissions — have sometimes stirred emotional reactions.
Members of the European Parliament have called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine to be recognized this year by the Nobel Peace Prize committee for their resistance to the Russian invasion.
While that desire is understandable, that choice is unlikely because the Nobel committee has a history of honoring figures who end conflicts, not wartime leaders, said Dan Smith, director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Smith believes more likely peace prize candidates would be those fighting climate change or the International Atomic Energy Agency, a past recipient. Honoring the IAEA again would recognize its efforts to prevent a radioactive catastrophe at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, and its work in fighting nuclear proliferation, Smith said.
“This is really difficult period in world history and there is not a lot of peace being made,” he said.
Promoting peace isn't always rewarded with a Nobel. India's Mohandas Gandhi, a prominent symbol of non-violence, was never so honored.
In some cases, the winners have not lived out the values enshrined in the peace prize.
Just this week the Vatican acknowledged imposing disciplinary sanctions on Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo following allegations he sexually abused boys in East Timor in the 1990s.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won in 2019 for making peace with neighboring Eritrea. A year later a largely ethnic conflict erupted in the country's Tigray region. Some accuse Abiy of stoking the tensions, which have resulted in widespread atrocities. Critics have called for his Nobel to be revoked and the Nobel committee has issued a rare admonition to him.
The Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi won in 1991 for her opposition to military rule but decades later has been viewed as failing to oppose atrocities committed against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority.
In some years, no peace prize has been awarded. It paused them during World War I, except to honor the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1917. It didn't hand out any from 1939 to 1943 due to World War II. In 1948, the year Gandhi died, the Norwegian Nobel Committee made no award, citing a lack of a suitable living candidate.
The peace prize also does not always confer protection.
Last year journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia were awarded “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression” in the face of authoritarian governments.
Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has cracked down even harder on independent media, including Muratov's Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s most renowned independent newspaper. Muratov himself was attacked on a Russian train by an assailant who poured red paint over him, injuring his eyes.
The Philippines government this year ordered the shutdown of Ressa’s news organization, Rappler.
The literature prize, meanwhile, has been notoriously unpredictable.
Few had bet on last year’s winner, Zanzibar-born, U.K.-based writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose books explore the personal and societal impacts of colonialism and migration.
Gurnah was only the sixth Nobel literature laureate born in Africa, and the prize has long faced criticism that it is too focused on European and North American writers. It is also male-dominated, with just 16 women among its 118 laureates.
A clear contender is Salman Rushdie, the India-born writer and free-speech advocate who spent years in hiding after Iran’s clerical rulers called for his death over his 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses.” Rushdie, 75, was stabbed and seriously injured in August at a festival in New York state.
The list of possible winners includes literary giants from around the world: Kenyan writer Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Japan’s Haruki Murakami, Norway’s Jon Fosse, Antigua-born Jamaica Kincaid and France’s Annie Ernaux.
The prizes to Gurnah in 2021 and U.S. poet Louise Glück in 2020 have helped the literature prize move on from years of controversy and scandal.
In 2018, the award was postponed after sex abuse allegations rocked the Swedish Academy, which names the Nobel literature committee, and sparked an exodus of members. The academy revamped itself but faced more criticism for giving the 2019 literature award to Austria’s Peter Handke, who has been called an apologist for Serbian war crimes.
Some scientists hope the award for physiology or medicine honors colleagues instrumental in the development of the mRNA technology that went into COVID-19 vaccines, which saved millions of lives across the world.
“When we think of Nobel prizes, we think of things that are paradigm shifting, and in a way I see mRNA vaccines and their success with COVID-19 as a turning point for us,” said Deborah Fuller, a microbiology professor at the University of Washington.
Physics at times can seem arcane and difficult for the public to understand. But the last three years, the physics Nobel has honored more accessible topics: Climate change computer models, black holes and planets outside our solar system.
Some harder-to-understand topics in physics — like stopping light, quantum physics and carbon nanotubes — could capture a Nobel award this year.
The Nobel announcements kick off Monday with the prize in physiology or medicine, followed by physics on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 7 and the economics award on Oct. 10.
The prizes carry a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (nearly $900,000) and will be handed out on Dec. 10.
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Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jill Lawless in London, Laura Ungar in Louisville, Kentucky, and Seth Borenstein in Washington contributed. | https://www.ksby.com/news/world/nobel-prize-season-arrives-amid-war-nuclear-fears-hunger | 2022-09-30 23:23:50 | 1 | https://www.ksby.com/news/world/nobel-prize-season-arrives-amid-war-nuclear-fears-hunger |
Coroner: Idaho students were stabbed to death in their beds
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a rental house last Sunday were stabbed to death in their beds and likely were asleep when the attacks occurred.
That’s according to Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt. She also told NewsNation that each victim suffered multiple stab wounds from a “pretty large knife.”
Efforts to reach Mabbutt by telephone on Friday were diverted to an Idaho State Police spokesman, who did not immediately return messages.
Mabbutt’s comments expanded on the autopsy reports released on Thursday, which concluded the four students were murdered by being stabbed to death.
The killings have shaken Moscow, an Idaho Panhandle town of 25,000 residents that last saw a homicide about five years ago.
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JERUSALEM — Here’s one of the most maddening aspects of the mindless leak of hundreds of classified documents by a group of young men and boys playing online war games: It may help Russia to emerge the winner in Ukraine, unless the United States takes critical action to prevent that — right now.
Of course, the most maddening aspect is that a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman and racist gun collector could obtain highly classified documents, and post them to the 20 gamers in a group called Thug Shaker Central, just to show off to his pals. How can any close ally feel safe sharing secrets with a Pentagon that seems to have learned little about plugging leaks since the troves released by Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden?
But when it comes to Ukraine, the documents — some of which were dated as recently as February — provide a bleak Pentagon assessment of how much territory Kyiv can regain in its much-awaited spring counteroffensive. They suggest that without a major influx of munitions, the Ukrainian air defense system might collapse, permitting the Russians to unleash their massive air force, which they have held back for fear of shootdowns.
Moscow may or may not have been aware of Ukraine’s weakened air defenses. But the release of this downbeat Pentagon analysis hurts Ukrainian morale at a critical moment. It will surely encourage Vladimir Putin in his belief that he can outlast the Ukrainian military. And it fuels critics who insist — with stunning ignorance of Putin’s behavior — that now is the time for negotiations.
Worst of all, these documents tell Putin that the Pentagon is dubious about prospects for Ukrainian success — for totally wrongheaded reasons — and is still unready to make that success possible. They reveal more about the weakness of the Pentagon’s strategic thinking than Ukraine’s.
For months, Gen. Mark Milley has been urging the Ukrainians to consider negotiation. In November, he contended that “a military victory … is maybe not achievable and therefore you need to turn to other means.”
In that vein, one of the documents, labeled “top secret,” contends that the long-awaited counteroffensive will likely result in only “modest territorial gains.” Another, dated Feb. 22, said the Ukrainians were “headed towards a stalemate” in taking back the eastern Donbas region. Yet another predicts that the battles will continue into 2024.
Nowhere in these documents is there a sense of urgency in helping Ukraine defeat the Russians by ramping up U.S. or European defense production with the immediacy that would occur if Russia had attacked a NATO member.
Nowhere is there an appreciation that a stalemate entirely benefits Russia, since Putin cares not how many men or how much material he loses. A stalemate provides the possibility for the Kremlin to “win” this war.
If Putin bleeds Ukraine to death, even if he doesn’t occupy the entire country, he wins. He will be perfectly content to leave Ukraine a bleeding basket case, its ports either literally or effectively controlled by Russia, destroying its export economy. He could then afford to wait until Europe tired of subsidizing the country, with the expectation that a desperate Ukraine would ultimately fall into his hands.
And nowhere do the documents show any recognition that such a Kremlin “win” would totally upend future security for the United States and Europe. If the West permits Putin to destroy Ukraine, China will understand that it can retake Taiwan by force, and dominate the Pacific. The new world order of aggressive authoritarians will be in full flower.
Yet these documents contain no hint that the Pentagon recognizes it needn’t accept a stalemate. Rather, the assumption seems to be that, as in World War II, the Ukrainian army must drive out every Russian soldier via land battles in order to regain its land.
However, the Ukrainian military does not need to take back every inch via ground fighting. It does, however, need to trap the Russian military into an untenable position where it has no option but to retreat.
The U.S. holds the key. It can deliver a key weapons system that can be moved quickly — the long-range munitions known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) — that can help Ukraine’s counteroffensive succeed.
With ATACMS, the Ukrainians could put the Russian-occupied Crimea under range of their missiles. Russia has turned the Crimean peninsula into a huge armed camp, and home to its Black Sea fleet, from which it fires endless missiles into Ukrainian cities and can move man power. Crimean bases and ships dominate the entire Ukrainian coastline.
The Ukrainian military does not need to “invade” Crimea, as many geographically challenged critics claim, but merely to render Russian supply lines to the peninsula inoperable and its occupation untenable. At that point, the Russians would have no choice but to evacuate the jewel in Putin’s occupation crown — or else to bargain seriously with Kyiv. End of stalemate.
And yet, there was no hint in the leaked documents of reversing the U.S. refusal to deliver ATACMS, which could be delivered to Ukraine much more quickly than tanks or anti-aircraft systems.
I totally agree with the brilliant analysis by Andrew Michta, an Atlantic Council fellow who writes: “One of the reasons this war is still ongoing is the West’s extreme caution when it comes to resourcing the Ukrainian military with the weapons and munitions it needs to break through enemy lines and render the Russian army combat ineffective.
“The West has given Ukraine enough to survive, but not enough to win.”
If one positive outcome could emerge from the leakage of these documents, it would be to shake up the idea of accepting a stalemate.
The time for excuses about Putin’s red lines are over. The Kremlin leader has made clear he recognizes that he can’t use tactical nukes against Ukraine, which would harm Moscow more than Kyiv and infuriate Big Brother China.
So if Ukraine is short of air defenses, “hit them left of launch,” tweeted retired Army Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe — referring to the strategy of destroying a missile’s launcher before it has a chance to be fired.
Ukraine has proved it can break Russian forces by using innovative operations. Give them ATACMS, Hodges continued, the long-range strike “capability to deny sanctuary in Crimea for Russian Navy, Air Force who are launching missiles and drones … against Ukrainian civilians. Make Crimea untenable.”
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Untapped, a company on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers, announced the release of its Early In Career Talent Sentiment Report. The insights uncovered will help companies attract Early In Career (EIC) talent, shape meaningful foundational employment experiences and develop magnetic employer branding that appeals to the Gen Z workforce.
Untapped surveyed nearly 800 EIC candidates as they considered the initial steps on their career path. Roughly half of the respondents were searching for an internship, while the other half were looking to land their first job. The research shows that, before and during their hunt for those foundational roles, candidates seek chances to network in order to learn about the company, assess the opportunity and confirm a meaningful self-to-employer connection. But they want to feel secure about how much of their identifying details and personal data they share throughout the process.
Internship seekers in the study are looking for inspiring employers with compelling brand reputations and a proven track record of corporate social responsibility. They also are hoping to gain communication skills and connections from potential internships. When it comes to essential first job features, those new to the hiring market heavily emphasized professional development, followed by company culture.
EIC talent indicated that aligning personal values with a company's mission is vital. A top value is a company's proven track record in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Some data highlights from Untapped's Early In Career Talent Sentiment Report include:
- 66% of respondents would not accept a "dream" opportunity with a company with a poor DEI reputation
- 74% more candidates prefer to self-report their information than have their data inferred by AI
- 77% of interviewees mentioned the importance of community throughout the job searching process, noting communities are great for getting interview and process tips
- 70% survey participants would rather attend an event before applying for a role to gather information about the position and the company
"Our goal with conducting this research was to provide companies who seek to attract a diverse pipeline of EIC talent with helpful insights to shape meaningful career experiences, from the initial impression and beyond," explained Adam Gefkovicz, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Untapped. "By better understanding EIC attitudes, companies can improve their talent strategy and outreach to candidates seeking out crucially-important foundational roles."
Click here to access the complete Early In Career Talent Sentiment Report.
Untapped is on a mission to make the world more equitable by broadening access to transformative careers. Our all-in-one recruiting platform helps companies recruit diverse teams confidently and reduce hiring time. Unlock the power of Untapped's shared talent pool of more than 35 million searchable profiles complete with self-reported information and create a more inclusive talent pipeline by taking the guesswork out of recruiting. Startups to Fortune 500 companies are using Untapped to source and connect with underrepresented talent, identify hiring bias, enhance employer branding, and measure the ROI of diversity recruiting initiatives. For more information, visit https://www.untapped.io/recruiters.
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B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Eastern Conference
East Division
Central Division
Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Saturday's results
Saskatoon 4 Brandon 1
Swift Current 5 Regina 2
Everett 4 Prince Albert 2
Red Deer 4 Moose Jaw 2
Lethbridge 3 Medicine Hat 2
Winnipeg 5 Tri-City 4
Portland 5 Seattle 3
Prince George 5 Spokane 3
Kelowna 3 Kamloops 1
Sunday's results
Portland 8 Spokane 7 (SO)
Tuesday's results
Moose Jaw 7 Edmonton 2
Winnipeg 3 Red Deer 1
Prince Albert at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Edmonton at Regina, 7 p.m.
Red Deer at Winnipeg, 7:05 p.m.
Prince Albert at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Red Deer at Brandon, 2:30 p.m.
Regina at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Everett at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Seattle at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Red Deer at Regina, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Prince George, 6 p.m.
Swift Current at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Portland at Victoria, 6:05 p.m.
Calgary at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Brandon at Winnipeg, 8:35 p.m.
Kelowna at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Regina at Saskatoon, 4 p.m.
Vancouver at Prince George, 2 p.m.
Calgary at Everett, 4:05 p.m. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17569876.php | 2022-11-09 05:21:34 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-17569876.php |
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. — Two abducted children who had been missing from Missouri for almost a year were found in a central Florida grocery store with their non-custodial mother, who was taken into police custody, authorities said.
High Springs police officers found Gilley and the two children in a Winn Dixie super market after running a routine vehicle tag check that indicated the vehicle’s owner was a fugitive, the High Springs Police Department said in a news release. High Springs is located about 22 miles (35.4 km) northwest of Gainesville, Florida.
The children had been missing from Clay County, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, since last March.
The High Springs Police Department said the children were turned over to the Florida Department of Children and Families and would be reunited with family members in Missouri.
Gilley’s court-appointed lawyer from the local public defender’s office didn’t respond to an emailed inquiry on Sunday. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2-abducted-missouri-children-found-in-a-florida-supermarket/2023/02/05/1729b8d0-a56a-11ed-b2a3-edb05ee0e313_story.html | 2023-02-05 15:49:13 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2-abducted-missouri-children-found-in-a-florida-supermarket/2023/02/05/1729b8d0-a56a-11ed-b2a3-edb05ee0e313_story.html |
Percentage of Las Cruces high-end home-sales rise as overall number of sales decline
An interesting phenomenon is taking place in the Las Cruces home-sale market, according to a May 18 report from the Las Cruces Association of Realtors. While the number of new and existing single-family homes sold during the first four and one-half months of the year fell far short of the number of closed sales booked during the same period in 2022, sales of homes priced at $800,000 and above showed significant gains.
A total of 608 new and existing single-family homes closed escrow between Jan. 1 and May 18 of this year, representing a 321-unit, or 35.3 percent, decline from the 909 units sold a year earlier. An additional 35 sales of townhomes and condominiums were booked during the reporting period but were not included in the totals. Of the 608 closed single-family sales, fifty-four, or just over 9 percent, sold for $500,000 or more. A year earlier the percentage was just over 8 percent.
Another interesting phenomenon is that while the number of homes priced between $500,000 and $799,999 declined by 25 percent year-over-year, the number of homes sold at $800,000 and above increased by 59 percent. During the reporting period, the number of homes sold between $800,000 and $900,000 increased by just over 18 percent. At the same time, sales in the $800,000 to $900,000 range doubled, while sales of homes priced at $1,000,000 or more tripled.
In another comparison, the median sales price of the 608 new and existing homes sold between Jan. 1 and May 18 of this year was $297,500. One year ago, the median was $283,000.
See you at closing.
Gary Sandler is a full-time Realtor and president of Gary Sandler Inc., Realtors in Las Cruces. He loves to answer questions and can be reached at 575-642-2292 or Gary@GarySandler.com.
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Israel’s president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul
By JOSEF FEDERMAN
Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s president has appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system and instead seek a compromise with his political opponents. President Isaac Herzog made the appeal Sunday in a prime-time nationwide address a day before Netanyahu’s coalition is to take its first steps toward implementing the plan in a parliamentary vote. The proposed reforms have triggered mass demonstrations, opposition from wide swaths of Israeli society and even drawn a veiled warning from President Joe Biden. Herzog in his speech said the Israeli nation was “in a moment before a collision, even a violent collision.” There was no immediate response from Netanyahu’s office. | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/02/12/israels-president-urges-netanyahu-to-delay-legal-overhaul/ | 2023-02-12 20:44:41 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/2023/02/12/israels-president-urges-netanyahu-to-delay-legal-overhaul/ |
WASHINGTON – A man who worked as a politically appointed State Department official in former President Donald Trump's administration was convicted Thursday of charges that he attacked police officers during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
U.S. District Judge Judge Trevor McFadden heard testimony without a jury before he convicted the former official, Federico Guillermo Klein, and a co-defendant, Steven Cappuccio, of assault charges and other felony offenses stemming from the riot at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters.
Klein and Cappuccio were among nine co-defendants charged with crimes related to one of the most violent and pivotal episodes of the Jan. 6 siege: brutal waves of hand-to-hand combat between rioters and police officers in a tunnel leading to a Capitol entrance on the Lower West Terrace.
Klein and Cappuccio converged on the tunnel as outnumbered police officers struggled for hours to hold back the mob of rioters, prosecutors said in a court filing.
McFadden convicted Klein of 12 counts, including six charging him with assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers. Klein is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 3.
The judge is scheduled to sentence Cappuccio on Oct. 19. McFadden convicted him of assault charges but acquitted him of two counts, including a felony charge that he obstructed the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress for certifying Biden's 2020 electoral victory. But, McFadden convicted Klein of the same obstruction charge.
The judge said the tunnel was the scene of “shocking violence and hostility” against police.
“No police officer should have had to endure those attacks without provocation,” McFadden said.
McFadden allowed Klein to remain free under house arrest until his sentencing but ordered Cappuccio to be jailed immediately after the verdict. Klein shook Cappuccio's hand in the courtroom before a deputy marshal handcuffed him.
Klein, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, had a Top Secret security clearance and had been working since 2017 in the State Department’s office of Brazilian and Southern Cone Affairs. He resigned from that position on Jan. 19, 2021, a day before President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Klein, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat, was in the first wave of rioters to enter the tunnel, according to prosecutors. They said Klein pushed hard against officers, telling them, “You can’t stop this!” and repeatedly drove his shoulder into an officer who tried to push him back with his baton.
Klein also wedged a stolen police riot shield between two doors, preventing officers from closing them, prosecutors said.
"With the shield as a wedge, Klein and other rioters pried the doors open again and continued their attacks on the police in the tunnel, which lasted for more than two more hours," prosecutors wrote.
Video captured Klein exhorting other rioters to attack police, repeatedly yelling, “We need fresh people!”
Cappuccio yelled, “Storming the castle, boys!” and chanted, “Fight for Trump!” and “Our house!” as he reached the Lower West Terrace. In the tunnel, he joined other rioters in pushing against the police line, prosecutors said.
“All the while, Cappuccio continued to hold his phone in the air, recording the violence between the rioters and the police line,” they wrote.
When another rioter pinned Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges against a door, Cappuccio ripped a gas mask off the officer's face and dislodged his helmet, prosecutors said.
“Cappuccio then took Officer Hodges’ riot baton out of his hands and used the baton to strike Officer Hodges in the face,” they wrote. "Throughout this vicious assault, Officer Hodges screamed and pleaded for help."
Cappuccio, also a military veteran, drove from Texas to Washington, D.C. to attend Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6. He was arrested at his home in Universal City, Texas, in August 2021.
Klein, a native of Washington region who also worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign, was arrested in March 2021.
Klein's lawyer had sought a separate trial for him, arguing that his co-defendants were accused of engaging in “far more threatening and intentional conduct” than Klein.
"Mr. Klein is not alleged to have injured anyone, and the government concedes his 'assault' of a law enforcement officer amounts to his having been in possession of a riot shield that also came into contact with a law enforcement officer,” defense attorney Stanley Woodward wrote in a March 2022 court filing.
Another co-defendant, Christopher Quaglin, was scheduled to be tried with Klein and Cappuccio. Earlier this month, however, McFadden convicted Quaglin, 37, of North Brunswick, New Jersey, of 14 riot-related crimes. Quaglin had a “stipulated bench trial," which means the judge decided the case without a jury based on facts agreed upon by both sides. McFadden is scheduled to sentence Quaglin on Sept. 26.
More than 100 police officers were injured during the riot. More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack. Approximately 100 of them have been convicted by juries or judges. Only two have been acquitted of all charges after trials. Over 600 others have pleaded guilty. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/07/20/former-trump-state-department-official-convicted-for-attacking-police-during-capitol-riot/ | 2023-07-20 23:19:59 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2023/07/20/former-trump-state-department-official-convicted-for-attacking-police-during-capitol-riot/ |
- Initial preclinical data in ovarian cancer presented at AACR showed treatment with onvansertib plus olaparib leading to a statistically significant survival benefit compared to treatment with either agent alone
- Data from Phase 2 metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) clinical trial presented at AACR showed higher disease control rates with increasing onvansertib dose density
- Biomarker data from Phase 2 mCRPC clinical trial presented at AACR showed treatment response correlating with mutations in MTOR and PTEN, two key genes in the PI3K signaling pathway
- Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of approximately $122 million as of June 30, 2022
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDF), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging PLK1 inhibition to develop novel therapies across a range of cancers, today announced company highlights and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"We remain focused on advancing our research and development priorities, in particular our lead clinical trial program in KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)," said Mark Erlander, PhD, chief executive officer of Cardiff Oncology. "In addition, our recent AACR presentation highlighted preclinical data from patient-derived ovarian cancer xenograft models in which onvansertib was shown to combine synergistically with a PARP inhibitor to overcome PARP inhibitor resistance. Also presented at AACR were updated data from our Phase 2 clinical trial of onvansertib in combination with abiraterone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that showed clinically meaningful disease control rates in patients showing initial abiraterone resistance. We look forward to building on these preclinical and clinical results and believe our talented leadership team and strong cash position have us well-positioned for continued success."
Program highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, include:
Ovarian Cancer Preclinical Program:
Reported new preclinical data that show onvansertib combining with a PARP inhibitor to overcome PARP inhibitor (PARPi) resistance in BRCA1-mutant and wild-type patient-derived xenograft ovarian cancer models
Preclinical studies featured in a poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting evaluated onvansertib in combination with the PARPi olaparib in three olaparib-resistant patient-derived xenograft (PDX) ovarian cancer models. Two of the three PDX models studied were cisplatin-sensitive with a mutated BRCA1 gene, while the third was cisplatin-resistant with wild type BRCA1. Results showed that treatment with onvansertib plus olaparib led to a statistically significant survival benefit compared to treatment with either agent alone in each of the three evaluated PDX models. The combination regimen was also shown to be well tolerated in mice.
Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) Clinical Program:
Reported updated clinical and new biomarker data from Phase 2 clinical trial of onvansertib plus abiraterone/prednisone in mCRPC patients showing initial abiraterone resistance at the AACR Annual Meeting
Data featured in a poster presentation showed clinically meaningful disease control rates that rose with increasing onvansertib dose density. 75% (15 of 20) of evaluable patients in Arm C, which represents the trial's most dose-dense treatment schedule, showed radiographic stable disease (SD) or a radiographic partial response (PR) at 12-weeks, compared to 53% (9 of 17) and 58% (11 of 19) of evaluable patients in the less dose-dense Arms A and B, respectively.
Additional highlights from the announcement include:
- Treatment response (SD/PR) correlated with mutations in PTEN and MTOR, key genes in the PI3K signaling pathway
- Treatment response correlated with gene signatures corresponding to the ERG+ and Notch pathways, which are involved in cell invasion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and metastasis
- Genes related to mitochondrial and immune functions were downregulated in patients achieving SD or a PR compared to those showing progressive disease
- Onvansertib in combination with abiraterone/prednisone has been well tolerated in the trial
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results:
Liquidity and cash burn
As of June 30, 2022, Cardiff Oncology had approximately $122 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments.
Net cash used in operating activities for the second quarter of 2022 was approximately $6.7 million, an increase of approximately $2.4 million from $4.3 million for the same period in 2021.
Operating Expenses
The overall increase in research and development expenses was primarily related to chemistry, manufacturing, and controls ("CMC") and clinical pharmacology studies to support the development of our lead drug candidate, onvansertib. Salaries and staff costs increased primarily due to additional hires in senior management and our clinical operations team.
The overall increase in selling, general and administrative expense was primarily due to higher salaries costs from merit increases and additional new hires. An increase in D&O insurance costs and higher operating lease costs also contributed to higher selling, general and administrative expenses in the current period, offset by a reduction in recruiting fees from the prior period.
About Cardiff Oncology, Inc.
Cardiff Oncology is a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging PLK1 inhibition to develop novel therapies across a range of cancers. Our lead asset is onvansertib, a PLK1 inhibitor we are evaluating in combination with standard-of-care (SOC) therapeutics in clinical programs targeting indications such as KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer, metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. These programs and our broader development strategy are designed to target tumor vulnerabilities in order to overcome treatment resistance and deliver superior clinical benefit compared to the SOC. For more information, please visit https://www.cardiffoncology.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified using words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Cardiff Oncology's expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Cardiff Oncology's current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are several factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, clinical trials involve a lengthy and expensive process with an uncertain outcome, and results of earlier studies and trials may not be predictive of future trial results; our clinical trials may be suspended or discontinued due to unexpected side effects or other safety risks that could preclude approval of our product candidates; risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses; uncertainties of government or third party payer reimbursement; dependence on key personnel; limited experience in marketing and sales; substantial competition; uncertainties of patent protection and litigation; dependence upon third parties; and risks related to failure to obtain FDA clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA regulations. There are no guarantees that our product candidate will be utilized or prove to be commercially successful. Additionally, there are no guarantees that future clinical trials will be completed or successful or that any precision medicine therapeutics will receive regulatory approval for any indication or prove to be commercially successful. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in Cardiff Oncology's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Cardiff Oncology does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Cardiff Oncology Contact:
James Levine
Chief Financial Officer
858-952-7670
jlevine@cardiffoncology.com
Investor Contact:
Joyce Allaire
LifeSci Advisors
212-915-2569
jallaire@lifesciadvisors.com
Media Contact:
Amy Jobe, Ph.D.
LifeSci Communications
315-879-8192
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Customers looking to purchase a mid-size all-wheel-drive crossover can now explore the 2022 Nissan Rogue at Glendale Nissan.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill., April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Glendale Nissan inventory in Glendale Heights, Illinois, houses four new 2022 Nissan Rogue models priced at a starting MSRP of $32,435. Powered by a 1.5L 3-cylinder DOHC engine, 12-valve with Variable Compression Turbo (VC-Turbo™), producing 201 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and a torque of 225 pound-feet at 2,800 to 4,000 rpm, the 2022 Nissan Rogue has a front-wheel drivetrain with Continuously Variable Valve Timing Control System (CVTCS) and Direct Injection Gasoline™.
Some of the convenience features of the 2022 Nissan Rogue include an in-cabin microfilter, rear passenger vents, rear door alert, remote keyless entry with push-button ignition, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, power door locks with an auto-locking feature, four cargo tie-down hooks, four bottle and cup holders, overhead LED map lights, a 12-volt DC power outlet, and sun visors with illuminated vanity mirrors, among various other features.
Customers interested in the 2022 Nissan Rogue can schedule a test drive of the vehicle at the dealership's website at http://www.glendalenissan.com. Drop by Glendale Nissan, located at 484 E North Avenue in Glendale Heights, Illinois, or call 630-469-6100 for more information.
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How well is your company protected against cybercrime?
Independent, ISO-certified security testing lab AV-Comparatives published the July 2022 Enterprise Security Test Report - 18 IT Security solutions put to test
As businesses face increased levels of cyber threats, effective endpoint protection is more important than ever. A data breach can lead to bankruptcy!"— Peter Stelzhammer, co-founder, AV-Comparatives
INNSBRUCK, Austria, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The business and enterprise test report contains the test results for March-June of 2022, including the Real-World Protection, Malware Protection, Performance (Speed Impact) and False-Positives Tests. Full details of test methodologies and results are provided in the report.
The threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, presenting antivirus vendors with new challenges. The test report shows how security products have adapted to these and improved protection over the years.
To be certified in July 2022 as an 'Approved Business Product' by AV-Comparatives, the tested products must score at least 90% in the Malware Protection Test, with zero false alarms on common business software, a rate below 'Remarkably High' for false positives on non-business files and must score at least 90% in the overall Real-World Protection Test over the course of four months, with less than one hundred false alarms on clean software/websites.
Endpoint security solutions for enterprise and SMB from 18 leading vendors were put through the Business Main-Test Series 2022H1: Acronis, Avast, Bitdefender, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Cybereason, Elastic, ESET, G Data, K7, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Microsoft, Sophos, Trellix, VIPRE, VMware and WatchGuard.
Real-World Protection Test: The Real-World Protection Test is a long-term test run over a period of four months. It tests how well the endpoint protection software can protect the system against Internet-borne threats.
Malware Protection Test:
The Malware Protection Test requires the tested products to detect malicious programs that could be encountered on the company systems, e.g. on the local area network or external drives.
Performance Test:
Performance Test checks that tested products do not provide protection at the expense of slowing down the system.
False Positives Test:
For each of the protection tests, a False Positives Test is run. These ensure that the endpoint protection software does not cause significant numbers of false alarms, which can be particularly disruptive in business networks.
Ease of Use Review:
The report also includes a detailed user-interface review of each product, providing an insight into what it is like to use in typical day-to-day management scenarios.
Overall, AV-Comparatives' July Business Security Test 2022 report provides IT managers and CISOs with a detailed picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the tested products, allowing them to make informed decisions on which ones might be appropriate for their specific needs.
The next awards will be given to qualifying December 2022H2 (for August-November tests). Like all AV-Comparatives' public test reports, the Enterprise & Business Endpoint Security Report is available universally and for free.
More Tests:
https://www.av-comparatives.org/news/anti-phishing-certification-test-2022/
About AV-Comparatives
AV-Comparatives is an independent organisation offering systematic testing to examine the efficacy of security software products and mobile security solutions. Using one of the largest sample collection systems worldwide, it has created a real-world environment for truly accurate testing. AV-Comparatives offers freely accessible av-test results to individuals, news organisations and scientific institutions. Certification by AV-Comparatives provides a globally recognised official seal of approval for software performance.
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- Expanding High-Grade Footprint: UEC intersects additional high-grade uranium mineralization with CB-178-1, its first drill hole in the 2023 Sakura Zone drill program at the Christie Lake Project ("the Project"). This intersection expands the footprint of the high-grade mineralization at the new zone, first reported in October last year, CB-178-1 is approximately 10 m from CB-176A that graded 68.7% eU3O8 over 2.1 m.
- Premier Location: Christie Lake is nine km northeast of McArthur River, the world's largest high-grade uranium mine, and along the same geological trend (see Figures 1 & 2). The Sakura Zone, discovered in August 2022, is along the Yalowega mineralized corridor (see Figures 3 & 4).
- Infrastructure Advantage: The Project straddles the Eastern Athabasca High Grade Uranium Corridor, representing a 19,576 acre land package situated between the two world class uranium operations at McArthur River and Cigar Lake.
- Synergies with Roughrider Project: Christie Lake is one of the key projects in UEC's Eastern Athabasca Hub strategy and the company is considering the synergies between this project and the Roughrider and Horseshoe-Raven Projects.
- Ongoing Exploration: These intercepts represent the first results of the 3-month winter campaign. More holes are anticipated to be reported over the winter, leading to an update of the Christie Lake resource in 2023.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) (the "Company" or "UEC") is pleased to announce new uranium mineralization in drill hole CB-178-1 that grades 5.42% eU3O8 over 15.6 metres, including a subinterval that grades 23.2% eU3O8 over 3.4 metres (Table 1). This result expands the footprint of high-grade uranium mineralization at the Christie Lake Project that was initially announced last year (see press release from October 4, 2022).
Vertical depth to the unconformity-hosted mineralization at Christie Lake is between 400 and 420 metres ("m") from surface. This is shallower by about 100 m than McArthur River and at approximately the same depth as Cigar Lake. The McArthur River and Cigar Lake Deposits are the archetypical high-grade Athabasca super-deposits with combined reserves and past production of 985.7 million lb. uranium.
Amir Adnani, CEO and President stated: "Following our acquisition of UEX in 2022 we commenced a drilling program at the Christie Lake Project and reported one of the best intercepts of the year in Canada's high-grade Athabasca Basin with our discovery at the Sakura zone, with 68.7% eU3O8 over 2.1 meters. We hit the ground running in 2023 to follow-up and test the continuity at this new zone and are excited to see the first drill hole of our new program expand the footprint of the high-grade mineralization. The results announced today also demonstrate the capability of our Canadian technical team to unlock value from UEC's Canadian conventional project pipeline. Moving forward, we have two objectives with our Eastern Athabasca Basin projects, 1) continue with aggressive exploration drilling for resource growth and 2) evaluate potential synergies for future development given the proximity of Christie Lake and Horseshoe Raven projects to our recently acquired Roughrider project."
Chris Hamel, Vice President Exploration, Canada stated: "The confirmed continuity of the high-grade uranium mineralization at the Sakura zone suggests a previously unrecognized trend of uranium mineralization at Christie Lake. With constrained expenditures during the years of the uranium bear market the exciting potential of Christie Lake was left under-explored. We're excited to be aggressively drilling and growing the world-class potential of this project. UEC's ability to apply financial strength into the project builds upon the technical work and compilation efforts done by UEX since 2016 to set the stage for this success."
Mineralization at the Sakura Zone remains open for expansion in all directions and is the focus of the 2023 drilling on the Christie Lake Project.
Table 1: Christie Lake Radiometric Equivalent Grades from CB-178-1
Notes:
Figure 1 - UEC's Athabasca Basin Projects
The Athabasca Basin is a world-class uranium district in the northern portion of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada, occupying an area of about 100,000 square kilometers. The unique geology of the Athabasca Basin deposits can result in deposit grades that exceed the world average of uranium deposits of 0.2% U3O8 by up to 100 times.
All of Canada's current uranium production occurs from the mines located in the Athabasca Basin. According to the World Nuclear Association, the Athabasca Basin was responsible for producing 9.7% of the world's uranium production in 2021.
Uranium mineralization in the Athabasca Basin occurs in fault structures that penetrate the interface between the sandstone and underlying basement rocks, known as the unconformity. Uranium can be found at the interface, known as the unconformity, or up to several hundreds of meters below the unconformity surface in the underlying fault structures in the basement.
The uranium concentrations from holes presented above from the radiometric equivalent uranium grade ("REG"), denoted as eU3O8, which is determined in-situ within the drill hole. For more information on REGs please see the "About Radiometric Equivalent Grades" section below.
The core recovery from parts of the mineralized zone in hole CB-178-1 is estimated at approximately 50%. The portions of the core recovered from the interval confirm the presence of very high-grade uranium mineralization. Thus, the Company believes that assay results collected from the mineralized interval may not be representative of the true concentration of uranium present and that the REG presented above will be a more accurate estimate of grade.
The eU3O8 grades were estimated in-situ within the drill holes using calibrated down-hole radiometric gamma probes which are lowered down the hole, a method commonly used by uranium explorers and miners in the Athabasca Basin. The probe records the amount of radioactivity present in the rock adjacent to the probe as it moves up and down the hole.
The probes were calibrated prior to the commencement of the current drill program at the Saskatchewan Research Council's ("SRC") test pit facility in Saskatoon. Using down-hole probes to calculate radiometric equivalent grades is a common practice by uranium mining companies in the Athabasca Basin. Down-hole probes can accurately measure uranium concentration by measuring the light flashes that occur every time the probe's scintillator is struck by a gamma radiation particle emitted from uranium crystals. The number of light flashes are 'counted' by a photomultiplier tube. Sometimes within high-grade intervals, due to a process called 'saturation' occurs when light emitted by the probe's scintillator overwhelms the photomultiplier tube's ability to 'count' individual light flashes it can be difficult to accurate determine radiometric equivalent grades.
Samples from all holes have been collected for assay analysis to confirm these equivalent grades. The samples will be analyzed at the SRC's Geoanalytical Laboratory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, with results expected in the coming weeks.
UEC holds an 82.775% combined direct and indirect interest in the Christie Lake Project which is a joint venture with JCU (Canada) Exploration Company, Limited, a company that is 50% owned by UEC's wholly owned subsidiary UEX Corporation. UEC's direct ownership in Christie Lake is 65.5492% and indirect ownership through its 50% ownership in JCU is 17.2254%
The Christie Lake Project is located in the eastern Athabasca Basin (see Figures 1 & 2) approximately 9 km northeast and along strike of Cameco's McArthur River Mine, the world's largest and highest-grade uranium mine. The controlling structure of the McArthur River Mine deposits, the P2 fault, continues to the northeast beyond the mine and trends onto the Christie Lake Project. Our technical team believes that, through a series of en-echelon steps, the northeast strike extension of the P2 Fault not only crosses the Christie Lake Project but also controls the three known uranium deposits on Christie Lake: the Ōrora, Paul Bay and Ken Pen Deposits as well as the newly discovered Sakura Zone.
Figure 2 - Christie Lake Project Location
Figure 3 - Sakura Zone Mineralization - preliminary zone boundaries
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Chris Hamel, P.Geo., UECs Vice President Exploration, Canada who is considered to be a Qualified Person as defined by S-K 1300.
Figure 4 – Preliminary Cross Section with CB-178-1
Uranium Energy Corp is the fastest growing supplier of the fuel for the green energy transition to a low carbon future. UEC is the largest, diversified North American focused uranium company, advancing the next generation of low-cost, environmentally friendly In-Situ Recovery ("ISR") mining uranium projects in the United States and high-grade conventional projects in Canada. The Company has two production-ready ISR hub and spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming. These two production platforms are anchored by fully operational central processing plants and served by seven U.S. ISR uranium projects with all their major permits in place. Additionally, the Company has diversified uranium holdings including: (1) one of the largest physical uranium portfolios of North American warehoused U3O8; (2) a major equity stake in Uranium Royalty Corp., the only royalty company in the sector; and (3) a Western Hemisphere pipeline of resource stage uranium projects. The Company's operations are managed by professionals with decades of hands-on experience in the key facets of uranium exploration, development and mining.
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Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes "forward-looking statements" as such term is used in applicable United States and Canadian securities laws. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans, "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as "forward-looking statements". Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, the actual results of exploration activities, variations in the underlying assumptions associated with the estimation or realization of mineral resources, the availability of capital to fund programs and the resulting dilution caused by the raising of capital through the sale of shares, accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry including, without limitation, those associated with the environment, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, title disputes or claims limitations on insurance coverage. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the statements contained in this news release can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
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HOUSTON, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos" or the "Company") (NYSE: TALO) announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective its Registration Statement on Form S-4 related to its previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation ("EnVen") and that Talos has set a date of February 8, 2023 for the Special Meeting of its stockholders to vote and approve certain matters relating to such acquisition. Talos expects to close the transaction soon after the Special Meeting.
Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States and offshore Mexico, both through upstream oil and gas exploration and production and the development of carbon capture and sequestration opportunities. As one of the Gulf of Mexico's largest public independent producers, we leverage decades of technical and offshore operational expertise toward the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, we are also utilizing our expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial emissions through our carbon capture and sequestration initiatives both in and along the coast of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. For more information, visit www.talosenergy.com.
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Virginia becomes Betfred's Ninth US State
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Betfred has officially launched online operations in Virginia, its ninth state. The company was previously announced as the official sports betting partner of Loudoun United FC and will be the back-of-jersey sponsor for the home and away kits for the 2023 USL Championship Season.
"We are excited to finally begin online operations in the Commonwealth of Virginia and look forward to activating our partnership with Loudoun United," said Bryan Bennett, COO of Betfred USA Sports. "This is the ideal time to launch sports betting with several major sporting events happening over the coming weeks and months, and of course with the USL Championship season kicking off soon."
Betfred is known in the UK and US as a sportsbook that strives to deliver the best overall betting experience by creating innovative promotions and putting customers first. The company recently launched Betfred Rewards to reward customers and build loyalty via Fred Bets, bet insurance, game tickets, merchandise and more.
"We're excited to introduce the Red-and-White Community to our sports betting partner, Betfred," said Doug Raftery, Loudoun United FC Executive Business Officer. "You can expect to see a prominent presence from Betfred at home games and various online club channels. We look forward to a fantastic 2023 season and helping to scale our business together."
The Betfred Sportsbook mobile betting apps can be found on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, or by visiting www.betfredsports.com. Customers must be 21+. Wagers only accepted in Virginia. Gambling problem? Call 1-888-532-3500.
About Loudoun United FC
Loudoun United FC (LUFC) is the highest-level professional soccer franchise in Loudoun County, Virginia. The club plays in the United Soccer League (USL) Championship, one of the most successful professional soccer leagues in the world.
About Betfred USA Sports
Betfred USA Sports is the wholly owned US subsidiary of Betfred Group, a Warrington, United Kingdom based bookmaker that owns and operates over 1400 betting shops in the UK as well as industry leading online and mobile products in the UK and South Africa. Betfred Group, founded by brothers Fred and Peter Done in 1967, created Las Vegas based Betfred USA Sports in 2019 specifically to enter the robust and ever-expanding US sports betting market. Betfred Sports is currently licensed in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Louisiana, Arizona, Washington, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and Nevada.
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QINGDAO, China, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hisense has joined forces with FIFA, through its Football for Schools programme, to help increase environmental awareness among children in South Africa.
Football for Schools, a global programme to make football more accessible and fun to children by incorporating football into education, was launched in South Africa on 24 August at an event in Johannesburg.
In recent years, climate change has affected South Africa, which has affected people's lives, and caused the loss of many green football pitches. In response, FIFA has collaborated with Hisense around the South Africa launch, hoping to bring the joy of football to children while helping build a greener and environmentally friendly future for the next generation.
Hisense organized an educational workshop that included an interactive session with children, coaches, and FIFA ambassadors. The customized session provided children with more practical eco-friendly knowledge and tips through engaging games. In a fun question and answer session, Hisense shared tips on saving the disappearing pitches to raise children's environmental protection awareness and inspire them to save more green pitches. The event ended with participants, including children and FIFA Legend Yaya Touré, creating the environmental painting "My Dream Pitch".
Hisense also donated high-tech devices to provide a more enjoyable educational experience, such as Hisense's eye-friendly tablet, a Hisense 100-inch Laser TV, and Interactive Digital Boards.
FIFA legend Portia Modise was present to support the Football for Schools project.
"Raising awareness, particularly among children, is a key to tackling climate change and environmental issues in the future," said Fatimata Sidibe, Director of Football for Schools. "Football is an ideal way to do this, and this initiative in South Africa, which combines enjoyment with education, is a clear example of how football can play a role in improving society and empowering children."
"At Hisense, we are committed to the concept of establishing a more sustainable and better living environment for all through our initiatives and technology," said Wei Liu, General Manager of Hisense South Africa & Vice President of Hisense Middle East & Africa. "Through this collaboration with FIFA and Hisense, we successfully raised global environmental awareness and underlined the impact of climate change on everyday life through fun activities that engage kids together and create a greener future."
Over the years, Hisense has extensively focused on ESG sustainable development concepts to build a better world. Through this cooperation with FIFA, Hisense further enhanced children's well-being and society´s sustainable development.
Football for Schools (F4S), launched in 2019, is an ambitious programme that aims to contribute to children's education, development, and empowerment worldwide. It seeks to make football more accessible to boys and girls worldwide by incorporating football activities into the education system in partnership with relevant authorities.
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(The Hill) — SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk apparently responded late Thursday to an article from Business Insider that says Musk was accused of sexually propositioning a SpaceX flight attendant, calling the claims not true.
The report, citing interviews and documents, states that a flight attendant says Musk exposed himself during a massage and ask her for sex, according to a friend of the SpaceX employee. The flight attendant declined his advances and later got a lawyer after she felt she lost opportunities at the company for turning away Musk’s overtures.
Musk on Thursday failed to cite the report, but tweeted “for the record, those wild accusations are utterly untrue.”
“The attacks against me should be viewed through a political lens – this is their standard (despicable) playbook – but nothing will deter me from fighting for a good future and your right to free speech,” Musk said in a tweet shortly after the story was released.
Documents seen by Insider show SpaceX and the flight attendant reached an out-of-court settlement of $250,000, with her signing on nondisclosure so she could not speak about the event.
The friend Insider talked to said she felt she had a “responsibility” to tell the story due to the power Musk has as one of the richest people in the world.
Insider knows the name of the friend but decided not to provide in the report, saying she declined to provide comment for the article.
Musk initially responded to Insider’s request for comment saying he needed more time to respond.
“If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light,” Musk told the outlet.
He told Insider that the article was a “politically motivated hit piece” and said there was “a lot more to this story.” Musk did not respond to further inquiries from Insider.
The article comes after Musk announced he would be switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party.
“In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold … ,” he said Thursday.
Musk has also recently reached a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, a move that has been largely denounced by Democrats and praised by Republicans.
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HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A man was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he was reckless when he crashed his SUV through the front window of an Apple store in Massachusetts, killing one person and injuring 19 others, authorities said.
Bradley Rein, 53, was arraigned in district court in Hingham. Rein told police he was looking for an eyeglass store at a shopping center in the town of Hingham, southeast of Boston, when his right foot became stuck on the accelerator, according to court documents. He said he used his left foot to try to brake but couldn’t stop the vehicle, crashing through the front of the store, the documents say. Rein was wearing running sneakers.
The court entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to charges of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, according to the clerk’s office.
Rein told police he had no medical issues that would impair his ability to drive and he had not consumed alcohol or drugs. A preliminary breath test showed a reading of 0.00%, according to the documents.
Rein was held on $100,000 bail and his next court date was set for Dec. 22. He was represented by a public defender at the arraignment. A phone message seeking comment on his behalf was left at the Committee for Public Counsel Service.
Rein was arrested Monday night after his 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed into the store’s plate glass window and struck people in the morning, the documents say. The victim who died was identified as Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey.
Apple released a statement saying it was “devastated by the shocking events at Apple Derby Street today and the tragic loss of a professional who was onsite supporting recent construction at the store.”
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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc., today announced a co-exclusive commercial agreement aimed at helping U.S. hospitals reduce blood culture contamination to help improve testing accuracy and ultimately improve clinical outcomes.
Under the agreement, BD and Magnolia Medical will both co-sell and co-market Magnolia Medical's Steripath® and Steripath® Micro Initial Specimen Diversion Device® platforms, complementing the BD specimen collection portfolio, including BD Vacutainer® push button and BD Vacutainer® UltraTouch™ blood collection sets.
Steripath® is the only FDA 510(k)-cleared device platform specifically indicated to reduce blood culture contamination for sepsis testing accuracy.i The Steripath® Initial Specimen Diversion Devices divert and sequester the initial 1.5 to 2 mL of potentially contaminated blood from the sample and then collect blood for blood cultures.
The Steripath platform offers the only all-in-one devices clinically proven to meet the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) new 1% blood culture contamination goal and new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to reduce blood culture contamination. The CDC guidelines specifically recommend use of Initial Specimen Diversion Devices [which] divert the initial 1 to 2 mL of potentially contaminated blood and then collect blood for blood culture.ii ,iii, iv
"Sepsis is the number one cause of death, readmissions and costs in hospitals today," said Brooke Story, BD Integrated Diagnostic Solutions president. "It's estimated that up to 56% of positive blood cultures can be contaminated during collection. Reducing blood culture contamination can help improve testing accuracy and ultimately improve clinical outcomes and may lessen the threat of antibiotic resistance by giving health care practitioners more specific, reliable results."
Greg Bullington, CEO of Magnolia Medical, added, "This collaboration represents a strong step forward in advancing our Mission to ZERO® initiative to increase awareness within the health care community of the role that accurate testing plays in enabling antimicrobial stewardship and quality outcomes. By offering a combined innovative technology solution with the Steripath® Initial Specimen Diversion Device® platform and BD Vacutainer® push-button and BD Vacutainer® UltraTouch™ blood collection sets, we are aligning our shared commitment to improve patient outcomes, help hospitals achieve their quality goals, and reduce unnecessary hospital costs."
To date, 20 studies have been completed supporting the clinical and cost effectiveness of Steripath. All clinical studies reported sustained contamination rates of 1% or less using Steripath and a study achieved a 31% reduction in vancomycin days of therapy. v, vi
Steripath has been adopted by hundreds of U.S. hospitals and health care systems to address the problem of blood culture contamination, which can lead to sepsis misdiagnosis resulting in unnecessary, prolonged, and harmful antibiotic treatment, extended length of hospital stay, false-positive CLABSIs, and wasted health care resources.
Magnolia Medical Technologies develops, manufactures, and markets innovative blood and bodily fluid collection devices to facilitate significant improvements in the accuracy, consistency, and predictability of critical laboratory tests. Magnolia Medical invented and patented the Initial Specimen Diversion Technique® (ISDT®) and Initial Specimen Diversion Device® (ISDD®) for blood culture collection and contamination prevention. The company has amassed an intellectual property portfolio, including more than 100 issued method, apparatus, and design patents with more than 70 additional patent applications pending. For more information, visit magnolia-medical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/magnolia-medical-technologies/
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 75,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help enhance the safety and efficiency of clinicians' care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to accurately detect disease and advance researchers' capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/bd1/ and Twitter @BDandCo.
i Indicated to reduce the frequency of blood culture contamination when contaminants are present, compared to standard method controls without diversion. K192247 (Steripath Gen2 Blood Collection System FDA clearance letter).
ii CLSI. Principles and Procedures for Blood Cultures. 2nd Ed. CLSI Guideline M47. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; 2022.
iii CDC Blood Culture Contamination Prevention Actions: An Overview of Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs Working with the Clinical Laboratory. July 2022
iv CDC National Email Update to Clinicians. Clinicians: Use this guide to decrease blood culture contamination rates. July 22, 2022
v Data on file.
vi Nielsen LE, Nguyen K, Wahl CK, et al. Initial Specimen Diversion Device® reduces blood culture contamination and vancomycin use in academic medical center. J Hosp Infect. 2021;117. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2021.10.017.
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Experienced leader brings deep expertise & strong record of performance in both national and regional banking
MINNEAPOLIS, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Bank has hired Tom Jasper to serve as Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Jasper will be directly responsible for enhancing Choice's traditional banking business, including its financial services products in insurance, wealth management and mortgage banking. Additionally, he will have executive responsibilities over finance, accounting, marketing and communications.
"We are excited to have Tom join the Choice leadership team. I am looking forward to the results of his focused attention and execution on our growth initiatives at Choice. His arrival is well-timed as we look to grow our lending portfolio and expand our product offerings." said Brian L. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer.
"For the last eight years Choice has been improving its capabilities and expanding its fintech business partnerships that are solely focused on core deposit growth," added Johnson. "Our strategic objective is simple - to create a long-term funding advantage that enhances our regional lending business. It is imperative during this unique time in the banking industry that we capitalize on our core funding capabilities – and Tom is here to help us do just that."
Jasper has worked in the banking industry for over 30 years. He spent eighteen years at TCF Financial Corporation (TCF), the parent company at TCF Bank. He was Vice Chairman Chief Operating Officer at TCF when he departed the company in connection with its merger with Chemical Bank back in 2019. Over the last several years Jasper has been providing strategic advisory services to several national financial services organizations.
"I am grateful for this opportunity to join the leadership team at Choice Bank," said Jasper. "The organization has great momentum built on its unwavering commitment to deliver great outcomes for its customers. I look forward to collaborating with others, taking on new challenges and leaning into our strategic plans to deliver opportunities and growth."
About Choice
Choice Bank provides innovative financial solutions with a People First approach. Since its founding in 2001, Choice has grown to $4.95 billion in assets. Choice delivers a broad range of products & services and authentic community banking through a team of trusted advisors. Choice is headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, with 22 locations throughout Minnesota and North Dakota, and serves a broader customer base across the United States. For more on Choice visit www.bankwithchoice.com.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Mexico early Thursday, causing buildings to sway and leaving at least one person dead in the nation’s capital.
The earthquake struck shortly after 1 a.m., just three days after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook western and central Mexico, killing two.
The U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday’s earthquake, like Monday’s, was centered in the western state of Michoacan near the Pacific coast. The epicenter was about 29 miles (46 kilometers) south-southwest of Aguililla, Michoacan, at a depth of about 15 miles (24.1 kilometers).
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The San Antonio Business Shower will mark Warrior Rising having helped fund more than 100 Veteran-owned businesses
SAN ANTONIO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Warrior Rising, the Nation's premier veteran entrepreneurship non-profit, will be hosting its 5th Veteran Business Shower™ this September. Having helped create and fund more than 100 Veteran owned businesses, Warrior Rising has established itself as the preeminent transition organization for prospective veteran entrepreneurs. The shower is being hosted at the Grunt Style headquarters, located in San Antonio, Texas. Grunt Style was founded by an Army combat veteran who grew the brand to be worth more than $100 million by selling not just clothing, but a lifestyle. Together these partners will hold a two-day seminar for 16 veteran entrepreneurs over the weekend of September 11th, a date that holds obvious significance for both active duty service members and Veterans.
The seminar will focus on key learnings from industry experts and successful entrepreneurs. Participants will be gifted a custom suit, new laptop, website development and SEO optimization, headshots, and the opportunity to present their brands in a "shark tank" style pitch competition where they'll be eligible for up to $20k in charitable grants.
Jason Van Camp, Founder and Executive Director stated, "The Warrior Rising Business Shower is our signature event. Similar to a bridal shower or a baby shower, the Warrior Rising business shower was created to give veterans everything they could possibly need to succeed in business. We provide veteran entrepreneurs the education, coaching, mentorship, equipment, tools, network, and funding to become a multi-million dollar business. It's an honor and privilege to be invited to a business shower, but we don't invite just anybody - veterans earn the right to attend our business showers through hard work and determination."
Warrior Rising will also be hosting a fundraising gala that same weekend at the historic Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in downtown San Antonio. The Tobin Center is located next to the San Antonio Riverwalk and is named for Robert L. B. Tobin, one of the city's most prominent residents. The Master of Ceremonies for the event will be Nick Palmisciano, film producer and co-author of New York Times best seller, Scars and Stripes. Special guests will also include guest speaker Rob O'Neill, one of the Navy SEALs present for the historic Bin Laden raid.
Nick Palmisciano emphasized, "As a young entrepreneur just out of the military, I made mistakes that cost me millions of dollars…all unnecessarily. When you're starting out, it's easy to feel like you have to work it out yourself. In fact, the military breeds that mentality. While that's great for personal resiliency, it's terrible for running a successful business. Business is about teamwork, and there is no better team than Warrior Rising. The training, mentorship, and support that Warrior Rising provides our nation's veterans is absolutely unmatched. There's no organization I've seen come close. As such, they have my unlimited support. "
With an ever-increasing impact on the Veteran community, Warrior Rising's upcoming Business Shower will serve as another testament to their continued service to our Nation's most valuable asset, the American service member.
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Founded in 2015, Warrior Rising is a 501(c)(3) non-profit started by Veterans, for Veterans. The Warrior Rising team has a singular goal: transform Veterans into Vetrepreneurs. We have achieved this through carefully selecting strategic partners in business, and leveraging a vast network of young professionals and successful entrepreneurs from a wide variety of backgrounds. The organization hosts a robust team of professionals, business owners, and experts in their fields.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida utility has been fined $500,000 and placed on three years’ probation for a 2017 deadly explosion at a coal-fired power plant that killed five workers.
The U.S. Justice Department said in a news release Friday that Tampa Electric Co. also must adhere to a new safety compliance plan. The fine is the maximum allowed for willful Occupational Safety and Health Administration workplace rules violations such as this.
The explosion at TECO’s Big Bend plant near Tampa happened when an effort was made using high-pressure water to clear a slag byproduct that accumulates in tanks under the coal-fired furnaces. The workers died and several more were injured when they were sprayed with molten slag that came loose.
The sentencing came after TECO reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which the utility admitted it did not conduct any briefings for employees about the work, including the potential hazards and necessary safety precautions, prosecutors said.
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