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Incredible new pastry shop opens in Allentown, NJ
Several months ago, we came upon a very young woman pursuing her dream of making delicious pastries for private events and parties.
We asked people to call into the show who were a "one-man band" operating a business in New Jersey.
Emily Gaston is a 23-year-old Hamilton native and pastry chef who graduated from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America.
She was working out of a co-op commercial kitchen in Trenton up until a few weeks ago when her dream came true.
Emily is now the proud owner of her very own bake shop on Main Street in the quaint little village of Allentown.
She is only open on Saturdays and Sundays for now but is there all week baking and filling her orders for deliveries of her amazing creations.
Of course, a lot of credit goes to her wonderful parents, Todd and Melanie, who have been shepherding her through this journey.
Her products are still available for delivery through her Instagram account or website.
I had the great pleasure of stopping by on Sunday to sample her delicious creations and check out the new bake shop!
The brand-new bake shop is at 4 S. Main St. in Allentown.
They did an awesome job with this quaint little spot.
The place is small but the deliciousness is huge.
Emily's smile behind the counter is almost as sweet as her desserts.
I grabbed a few of my favorites for the staff at work.
The salted caramel chocolate chip cookies are addictive.
Cake pops made from vanilla cake, buttercream and covered in plain chocolate or white chocolate.
My favorite are the Nutella pop tarts. Ridiculously awesome!
Emily, the owner, is a real sweetheart!
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DAVE DAVIES, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Today, we remember Robert Gottlieb, perhaps the most acclaimed editor of his time. He died last week at the age of 92. His first real job was at the publishing house Simon & Schuster in 1955. From there, he became the editor-in-chief of the literary publishing house Alfred A. Knopf. Gottlieb edited scores of books, including fiction, history, biography and memoir, by such authors as Joseph Heller, Doris Lessing, Toni Morrison, John Cheever, John le Carre, Katharine Graham, Bill Clinton, Nora Ephron and Michael Crichton. He left Canada to become the editor of The New Yorker in 1987, taking over from William Shawn.
One of the remarkable parts of his career is his more than 50 years as Robert Caro's editor. Caro wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller "The Power Broker," an exhaustive investigation into how Robert Moses reshaped New York City and how he used and abused power. The use and abuse of power is also at the heart of Caro's biographies of Lyndon Johnson. Caro is still writing the fifth and final volume, and Gottlieb was waiting to edit it. Terry Gross spoke to Robert Gottlieb about his life and his often contentious collaboration with Caro last December, when their relationship was portrayed in a documentary called "Turn Every Page," directed by his daughter, Lizzie Gottlieb.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)
TERRY GROSS: Robert Gottlieb, welcome to FRESH AIR.
ROBERT GOTTLIEB: Thank you.
GROSS: So Robert Caro's books are about the use and abuse of political power, how powerful people affect the lives of other people, for better or worse. What was the power dynamic like in your relationship? Since he writes so much about power, what is that power dynamic like?
GOTTLIEB: Well, I don't really believe there is a power dynamic between an author and an editor when the relationship is wholesome. Both have to be strong, have strong opinions and feel free and safe in expressing them in as polite a way as possible. We had disagreements along the way, certainly, and we could both get excited about them or by them. But, on the whole, for 50 years of work, it's been productive, to my mind, pleasant, except when it wasn't. And it's gotten better and better. And, in fact, our relationship has gotten better and better through the years. So I can say, today, which I could not have said 50 years ago, that we are friends.
GROSS: You say that you knew after 15 pages that this book was a masterpiece. How did you know? The book is over a thousand pages.
GOTTLIEB: Well, that's what makes you an editor - a good one. You respond to what you're reading. If you're stunned by it, excited by it, amused by it, thrilled by it, then you assume that you're not alone, that if you like it, others would like it. You know, I mean, an editor is a reader who edits. And I trust my reading because it's what I've spent my life doing. I think of myself as an editor and a New Yorker, and "The Power Broker" challenged me on those scores. It was a wonderful experience and an exhausting experience.
It took me one year to finish my editing of "The Power Broker" not because there were so much that had to be done for editorial reasons as because we simply couldn't fit more than we did into a single volume 'cause we couldn't print and bind a book that would accept them all physically. And there was no way that I could publish two volumes about Robert Moses. I remember saying to Bob, you know, maybe we can interest readers in one book about Robert Moses, but there's no way I can interest them in two. So we cut. I - we finally decided, after years of discussing it in an amicable way, that we cut 350,000 words out of the original manuscript.
GROSS: It must be really hard to tell somebody like Robert Caro, who worked so much on every detail, that, you know, passages or chapters or whole larger sections of the book have to come out because of length when Caro spent, like, so much time working on those passages. What are the typical things that you fought about?
GOTTLIEB: Well, it could be anything. It could be punctuation. It could be overusage of a given word. It could be repetitions because Bob and I - it was not that we disagreed. We saw things differently. I, who was reading it and editing it, would see that - would think, feel - I would feel that he had made this point perhaps 20 pages earlier, and he didn't really need to make it again in somewhat different language. He felt - he was aware of that, and - but he felt that it was so important that it needed to be stressed through repetition. So he was thinking as a writer, and I was thinking as a reader. That's the way it should be.
GROSS: You had to work on, like, the macro and the micro of...
GOTTLIEB: That's it.
GROSS: ...Of "The Power Broker." On one hand, you're trying to cut, like, this huge number of pages - I don't know exactly how many - but, at the same time, you were, you know, dealing with, like, commas and semicolons and sometimes having pretty heated disagreements, as far as I can tell, over whether some - you know, whether there should be a comma or a semicolon.
GOTTLIEB: Yeah, sometimes, because not everyone sees punctuation the same way. So I feel, as an editor, it's my job to make the case that I need to make. And then it's his job to eventually agree or disagree. You know, I never cease explaining or telling young people who want to be editors, it's a service job. Our job is to serve the word, serve the author, serve the text. It's not our book. It's not my book. It's his book or her book. But it's a very gratifying job. And I love the editing process. I love it as an editor, and, since I've done a lot of writing myself, to my astonishment, I love being edited because it's the process that I like. I don't care whether I'm the editor or the editee. It's fun, and it's interesting to see how you can make something that you believe is good even better.
GROSS: You know, we were talking a little bit about the dynamics of power. One of the many books that you edited was Bill Clinton's memoir. And when you were working with him - and you recount this, I think, in your memoir - like, he said, we're going to have a good time working together. Ask anyone here. You'll find that I'm good to work for. And you corrected him and said, in this relationship, you're working for me.
GOTTLIEB: Well, it wasn't quite that brutal. But it was - first of all, it was in a room filled with people, all his assistants and secretaries and who knows who else. And there was little me. So what he said was - I think he said something like, ask any of these people who work for me, you know, and you'll hear, I'm sure, that I'm very good to work for - some words like that. And I said, actually, Bill, in this instance, I'm not working for you. You're working for me. And there was a kind of - if you can have a silent gasp, it was a silent gasp around the room, and he sailed right past it. We never had a moment's difficulty. At one point, I wrote, in the galleys of the book, which we were working on - they'd go back and forth between us - I wrote, this is the single most boring page I have ever read.
GROSS: (Laughter).
GOTTLIEB: And when he wrote back, when he sent the galleys back, he wrote next to that, no. Page 632...
GROSS: (Laughter).
GOTTLIEB: ...Is even more boring. So you can see what our relationship was. It was really a wonderful, friendly, happy business from start to finish.
GROSS: You made a point of calling him Bill as opposed to Mr. President. He was no longer president. But it's kind of customary to say, Mr. President.
GOTTLIEB: Yeah, well, not if you're saying - you can't say, I'm sorry, but we need a comma here, Mr. President. I could not imagine my saying something like that.
GROSS: Why not?
GOTTLIEB: Well, it was just too - it was too formal. It's a very complicated personal relationship. And there was no way I could do it. And he didn't want it. He didn't need that kind of ego reinforcement.
DAVIES: Editor Robert Gottlieb, who died last week at the age of 92. Terry Gross spoke to him last December about his life and long collaboration with writer Robert Caro. We'll be back after a short break. This is FRESH AIR.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONNY ROLLINS' "SKYLARK")
DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to our interview with Robert Gottlieb, the legendary editor who died last week at the age of 92. Terry Gross spoke to Gottlieb last December when the documentary "Turn Every Page" was released.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)
GROSS: Your memoir is called "Avid Reader," and you became an avid reader as a child. When did you realize there was such a thing as an editor? I didn't think about editing at all when I was reading as a child.
GOTTLIEB: I didn't think about it, of course, when I was reading it as a child. But once I got a job - it was not easy for me to get a job because I was this scruffy guy, a quintessence of nerdiness before we knew that there was such things as nerds, who had been overeducated both at Columbia College - Columbia University and then at Cambridge in England. But I didn't seem very practical. I was very, very young-looking. I always said I was - you know, I was a father at 21, and I looked 17.
And I wandered around looking for a job. All I really wanted to do was read. And finally, through a chain of circumstances that could not have been predicted, I ended up at Simon and Schuster, which was then a rather small and very isolated publishing house that was seen as very crass and commercial by the snobbish world of publishing, although it had published already many very distinguished books. So I was there for 12 1/2 years. I like to say I went in as a cabin boy and at the end was sort of an admiral.
But it was very encouraging. People were thrilled to have inquisitive, nosy, brash people around. So I was welcomed rather than disdained.
GROSS: Since you looked so young, when you first started to edit authors, did they look at you like, who is this kid, and how is he going to help me?
GOTTLIEB: Well, I know Joseph Heller, when we first met, when I took an option on the book that became "Catch-22," which was originally called "Catch-18" - he told me later - he was in his mid-30s. He'd been in the Army in the war and the Air Force during the war. He was - he had taught, and he had a very responsible job in marketing in the magazine world. And up turned this kid, to his eyes. And he was not the only one. I know several other people when I came out to greet them at the desk when they first called on me at our offices thought I was an assistant. They didn't realize that I was who I was, whatever that was.
GROSS: So, you know, you mentioned "Catch-22," which is a kind of dark, humorous book about World War II, and it was originally called "Catch-18." But the war novel "Mila 18" you found out was going to be published, so you couldn't use 18 in the title. And you're the one who came up with 22. "Catch-22" entered the vocabulary. Describe what "Catch-22" means, and then tell me how it felt to have a title that you contributed to become an expression outside of the book.
GOTTLIEB: Well, it's gratifying, of course, but you know, I've stopped thinking about that years and years ago. It's so embedded in the language now that I don't feel any connection to it. When that happens, when a word comes into existence like that that becomes used and used and used, there's always a reason. And the reason is always that we need that word. Another word that comes out of literature that that happened to was Kafkaesque. You know, Kafkaesque expresses something for people that there was no word for before Kafka.
GROSS: As I remember from the book, which I read many years ago, Catch-22 was a kind of absurd catch where you couldn't win - like, there was no good option.
GOTTLIEB: Yeah. Well, you know, I was very nervous about it because it was such a huge success, and we had publicized it in so extraordinary a way that it was really what made me into a known quantity in the publishing world. And I stayed away from the book. I was always afraid that if I reread it, I wouldn't love it as much as I had loved it. And when its 50th anniversary came around and there were being various celebrations and acknowledgments and events surrounding that, I thought I better read it again because I want to see what I feel about it now, in case I'm asked.
So I did read it again for the first time in 50 years, and I was unbelievably relieved and excited by loving it all over again. And I was sort of amused when I came upon a passage that I didn't quite like and then remembered that I had really not liked it 50 years before. And by then the editing process was over, and it was too late to do anything about it. So, as I say, I may not be talented, but I am consistent.
GROSS: I don't know if you've worked with any writers who are not friendly or not pleasant or they're maybe not great people in general, but you love their writing and, you know, reconciling those two things, like, the person and their art.
GOTTLIEB: Well, I can't think of many cases of writers I've worked with whose work I really loved and whose person I didn't like at all. Just - there are people who are more difficult than other people and more needy. You know, it's a very emotional relationship. There's a transference that occurs as in psychoanalysis. The editor represents many things and different things to every writer. It's a financial relationship. It's an approval relationship. It's a technical relationship. It can be a close one or it cannot. Some writers don't want to be social with their editors. Others need to talk to them constantly and, if you would let them, would like to read to you what they've written that day over the telephone. Not for me. So your job being a service job is to supply the writer with whatever you intuit he or she requires and needs and can make the most of.
GROSS: Would you describe the publishing world when you started over 60 years ago compared to how it is now?
GOTTLIEB: Well, it seems to me that it's become much more corporate and more about product than about books. But I think probably everybody feels that who's been around for a long time. It was always better in the good old days. I know Mr. Knopf, who founded Alfred Knopf in, I believe, 1915, would say, when I got to know him somewhat - he would say, this is the age of the slobs. You should have been around 40 years ago.
GROSS: I think books used to mean more to American culture than they do now. So many people don't read books anymore. Are you feeling that as an editor and former publisher?
GOTTLIEB: I don't feel that at all. I think millions and millions of people are readers, and they need to read, and they want to read, and they do read. Of course, there are probably many more millions of people who don't, but that has always been true. I feel there's a tremendous interest in books these days. And they are celebrated, and they're thought about, and they're talked about, and they're read.
GROSS: You are so occupied with so many different projects and have been, you know, ever since you became an adult. And I'll mention again you work with, you know, the New York City Ballet and the Miami City Ballet. You're, you know, editing and publishing. You're collecting. You love dance and theater, jazz music and other music as well. How do you think obsession has worked for you and perhaps against you?
GOTTLIEB: I don't think it's worked against me at all unless it's just irritated some people. That I'm not aware of and do nothing about. You know, going all the way is something I like to do. I mean, I do it naturally. If I read one book by somebody and like it, I want to read all 18 of that person's books. I just am a completist, I guess.
DAVIES: Editor Robert Gottlieb, who died last week at the age of 92. Terry spoke to him last December when the documentary called "Turn Every Page," directed by his daughter, Lizzie Gottlieb, was released.
(SOUNDBITE OF ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONG, "EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME")
DAVIES: Coming up, we'll hear an earlier interview with Gottlieb about his love of music and the book he co-wrote, collecting a thousand great lyrics from shows, movies and popular song. Here's one of the songs highlighted in that book, sung by Rosemary Clooney. It's called "Everything Happens To Me." This is FRESH AIR.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME")
ROSEMARY CLOONEY: (Singing) I make a date for golf, and you can bet your life it rains. I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains. I guess I'll go through life just catching colds and missing trains. Everything happens to me. I never miss a thing. I've had the measles and the mumps. Every time I play an ace, my partner always trumps. I guess I'm just a fool who never looks before she jumps. Everything happens to me. At first, my heart thought you could break this jinx for me, that love would turn the trick to end despair. But now I just can't fool this head that thinks for me. I've mortgaged all my castles in the air. I've telegraphed and phoned. I sent an air mail special, too. Your answer was goodbye, and there was even postage due. I fell in love just once, and then it had to be with you. Everything happens to me.
(SOUNDBITE OF FLORATONE'S "FRONTIERS")
DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. We're listening to interviews with editor Robert Gottlieb, who died last week at the age of 92. Over a nearly 70-year career, he edited the work of many of the greatest writers of his generation. He was the editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster and went on to play the same role at the literary publishing house Alfred A. Knopf and at The New Yorker. Gottlieb had wide interests, and among them was his love of jazz, lyrics and the American Songbook. In 2000, Terry Gross talked to him and musical theater expert, Robert Kimball, about their book, "Reading Lyrics." The book was a collection of lyrics by some of the most important lyricists of the last century, including George M. Cohan, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Dorothy Field (ph), Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer and others. Here's a song that Kimball and Gottlieb agree was one of the greatest lyrics. It was written in 1937 by lyricist Ira Gershwin with music by his brother George. Here's Tony Bennett with Diana Krall on piano.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOVE IS HERE TO STAY")
TONY BENNETT: (Singing) It's very clear. Our love is here to stay. Not for a year, but ever and a day. The radio and the telephone and the movies that we know may just be passing fancies and in time, may go. But oh, my dear, our love is here to stay. Together, we're going a long, long way. In time, the Rockies may crumble, Gibraltar may tumble. They're only made of clay. But our love is here to stay.
DIANA KRALL: (Singing) It's very clear. Our love is here to stay.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)
GROSS: Robert Kimble, Robert Gottlieb, welcome to FRESH AIR.
GOTTLIEB: Yep. Thank you.
ROBERT KIMBALL: Thank you, Terry.
GROSS: The song that we just heard, the Gershwin's, "Our Love Is Here To Stay," where does that fit in, Robert Kimball, in your world of lyrics?
KIMBALL: The last song George Gershwin wrote, and maybe one of the greatest last songs written by any composer. And Ira finished the song after George died. George had only written the refrain.
GROSS: And, Robert Gottlieb, in terms of the writing and the rhymes, what do you find really special about that song?
GOTTLIEB: Well, you know, one of the things that's said about Ira Gershwin is that his rhyming is very complicated and maybe overclever. And here in this song is the proof that that was not necessarily or often so. Just go right to the beginning of the refrain and that, it's very clear; our love is here to stay; the way that in the middle of the line, that catches. And again, and in time may go. But oh, my dear. And you hear that echo, but it's not a bang, rhyme at the end of a line. It's just in there. And then it's all so simple. And then you get that wonderful image at the end of the Rockies and Gibraltar, which is the only fancy moment, and then it's gone. I just think it's a perfect lyric.
GROSS: Now, I know that using pop songs is not an empirical process where you could actually measure what is the better song, so did you have criteria other than what really struck you for inclusion in the book?
KIMBALL: Well, one criteria, certainly, is that songs that have endured. I mean, songs have a way of living, and how they live is a fascinating process. Sometimes they burn brightly, in a way, and then they somehow pass from view for a time and come back. So there are many different avenues you have to explore to make this all come together. So I think that the fact that we were open and that we knew we were going to go through a very long process of learning, listening, thinking, reflecting, shaping was all part of it.
GOTTLIEB: But finally, I think we felt that those songs that we were going to include were songs that could be sung today by cabaret singers or whoever. In other words, that they had a viable life in the now. They weren't just historical curiosities. And that applies to some of the very earliest songs, which maybe at this moment, no one is singing, but they are songs we thought could be sung now.
GROSS: Robert Gottlieb, you've edited - published many books of...
GOTTLIEB: That's for sure.
GROSS: ...Poetry, and you're the former editor in chief at Knopf.
GOTTLIEB: Yeah.
GROSS: ...And your publishing company put out many, many books of poetry.
GOTTLIEB: And still does.
GROSS: And still does. And I'm sure you've read much poetry over the years. How do you think of lyrics as - how do you judge lyrics differently than you judge poetry?
GOTTLIEB: Well, it's very, very complicated because a lyric is half of a work of art or half of a non-work of art, depending on what the song is. And you can read it and speak it separately. And yet, you know that something is not there that is intrinsic to it. Whereas a poem obviously stands by itself, and you're very affected when you read a lyric by whether you know the tune or not. It's a completely different reading experience. And that's why it's so hard to judge these things because there are certain songs we all know that we were born knowing them. And how do you forget the music to "Night And Day"? You can't. You can't read night and day, you are the one, without hearing Cole Porter.
DAVIES: Robert Gottlieb and Robert Kimble talking to Terry Gross in 2000 about their book "Reading Lyrics," a collection of a thousand great lyrics from shows, movies and popular song. More after a short break. This is FRESH AIR.
(SOUNDBITE OF CHARLIE HADEN'S "EL CIEGO (THE BLIND)")
DAVIES: This is FRESH AIR. We're remembering Robert Gottlieb, the legendary editor who died last week at the age of 92. We're listening back to an interview from 2000 with Gottlieb and music theater expert Robert Kimball. Terry Gross spoke to them about their book called "Reading Lyrics," a collection of the lyrics from shows, movies and popular song from some of the most important lyricists of the last century.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)
GROSS: I'm interested in the music that you grew up with. What was the music that you first became aware of and that first got you interested in music? Robert Gottlieb?
GOTTLIEB: The first song I remember focusing on, for what will be obvious reasons, is coming home from summer camp one year - I must have been 9 or 10 - and the kids in my class were singing something called "Mairzy Doats" - and dozy doats (ph) and liddle lamzy divey (ph). Not in our book, actually. And then I thought, what is this? And I felt very left out and behind because I'd been away, and I hadn't - I didn't know what this was. And so I started listening to the radio. And then this was the period of songs like "Blues In The Night" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Those were songs that were my first - poinciana, your branches speak to me of love. These are the songs that were real to me when I was 10, 11.
KIMBALL: I remember "Sentimental Journey."
GOTTLIEB: That's later.
KIMBALL: Yes. This is a few years later...
GOTTLIEB: Right.
KIMBALL: ...And would have been the mid-'40s. That was pretty early for me. But my experience is because my mother both played and sang with the theater. And early show experience, of course, was "Annie Get Your Gun" and hearing Ethel Merman perform. That was very exciting for me. And I came to know her later in life and remained a big admirer of hers all the way to the end.
GROSS: Did either of you have - like, I grew up in the '50s and '60s. And there was this huge musical gap between what I was listening to as a child and what my parents were listening to. They wanted to listen to the station that played Perry Como. I wanted to listen to the station that played Elvis Presley. And there was a real musical war going on. Was there a musical conflict when you were coming of age with your parents?
GOTTLIEB: No. It was quite the opposite.
KIMBALL: Not at all. Not at all. There was the same music that I felt. Your experience, too?
GOTTLIEB: Yeah. For instance, my mother played the piano, and we - she loved to sing. And we used to sing a lot. We sang a lot of Gilbert and Sullivan. She'd play, and I'd sing. But when "Oklahoma!" opened in the early '40s, which was the first musical I really remember seeing, and we bought all the sheet music and we sang all those songs from "Oklahoma!" And that was the way people really were related to music then, as it's now become almost a cliche to say it. There was a piano in every middle-class home, and people played and sang together, and that's how we knew those songs. Yes, there was stuff on the air, but it was nothing like the way it is today.
GROSS: Instead of having a garage band, you sat around the piano in the living room.
GOTTLIEB: That's right. And even if you had a garage band, your mother wasn't going to be part of it, I believe, in your day.
GROSS: Absolutely. Unless you were the Partridge family.
GOTTLIEB: Unless your mother was a very special lady. Right.
GROSS: (Laughter) Yeah.
KIMBALL: Radio is important.
GOTTLIEB: Radio is important.
KIMBALL: "Your Hit Parade" and - it was a show we listened to.
GOTTLIEB: "Your Hit Parade" is very important. Yeah.
KIMBALL: And my parents always told me that they got married to "I'm In The Mood For Love," which was a 1935 song. And so I always became drawn to that material because it meant something to them. So we were still connected musically.
GROSS: Are any of the songs that you brought with you today songs that you remember from your childhood?
KIMBALL: "It's De-Lovely."
GOTTLIEB: Yes. I would say "It's De-Lovely."
KIMBALL: "Makin' Whoopee," certainly.
GOTTLIEB: "Makin' Whoopee" would be a song that I remember.
GROSS: You mention "Making Whoopee." Why don't we hear that? In fact, why don't we hear two versions of that? 'Cause you were talking about how these songs have such a remarkable life and how they're changed depending on what era it is and who's singing it. So why don't we play the Eddie Cantor version, which you brought with you, and then hear that back to back with the Ray Charles version. Did Eddie Cantor have the first hit of this?
GOTTLIEB: Yes. He was in the musical.
KIMBALL: He introduced the song. It was from a show called "Whoopee!" in 1928 by Walter Donaldson, the composer, and Gus Kahn, lyricist.
GOTTLIEB: It was a Ziegfeld show. There was a wonderful filmed version of it, also with Eddie Cantor. Really, the truest view we have of Ziegfeld shows comes from that movie of "Whoopee!" Yeah. And again, just - this is a song that was written for Eddie Cantor. This is one of those situations in which songwriters wrote for a particular star and his delivery. You can see what it's like when somebody from a completely different - not a vaudeville, Ziegfeld background, but a much more contemporary R&B background - how he deals with it.
GROSS: Let's hear it.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MAKIN' WHOOPEE")
EDDIE CANTOR: (Singing) Every time I hear that march from Lohengrin, I am always on the outside looking in. Maybe that is why I see the funny side when I see a fallen brother take a bride. Weddings make a lot of people sad. But if you're not the groom, it's not so bad. Another bride, another June, another sunny honeymoon, another season, another reason for making whoopee.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MAKIN' WHOOPEE")
RAY CHARLES: (Singing) A lot of shoes, a lot of rice. The groom is nervous. Oh, he answers twice. It's really killing, the boy's so willing to make whoopee, whoopee. Picture a little love nest, yeah, down where the roses cling. Picture that same sweet love nest. See what a year can bring. I tell you, the boy's washing dishes and baby clothes. He's so ambitious. Ooh, I tell you, he sews. It's really killing, the boy's so willing to make whoopee, whoopee.
GROSS: That's two versions of the Gus Kahn lyric, "Makin' Whoopee." We heard Eddie Cantor, for whom the song was written, and then we heard from Ray Charles. Well, that is one of the great don't mention sex, but it's about sex kind of lyrics.
GOTTLIEB: Right.
GROSS: (Laughter) Find a nicer word to use than sex. Robert Kimball, Robert Gottlieb, thank you both so much for talking with us about lyrics. Thank you.
KIMBALL: Thanks, Terry.
GOTTLIEB: Thank you.
DAVIES: Terry Gross spoke with Robert Kimball and Robert Gottlieb in 2000. Let's return to our other interview with Robert Gottlieb, recorded last December.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST)
GROSS: Did you ever want your name on the cover of a book as editor? Do you wish you had more visibility over the years as the editor?
GOTTLIEB: Not at all - I always wanted to be unseen and unheard, which is what editors should be. That didn't work all that well for me because for whatever reason, starting with the success of "Catch-22," but for whatever reasons, I became, in the business, well known. Outside the business, no, who cared, you know? No, I never wanted to be - and I would distress my publicity directors because people wanted interviews with me and I wouldn't do them because I thought editors should be unseen and unheard. You know, do the work. Shut up. Get on with it.
GROSS: Well, I'd like to end with a song. And I was hoping, since you're deep into, like, jazz and pop singers, I was wondering if you'd like to choose a song that you're especially fond of right now. Maybe something that's really endured in your mind on your, like, top 10 list or something that you're just deep into right now that's speaking to you at the moment that would be a good song to play.
GOTTLIEB: Well, the song that's in my mind now is the song that ends Lizzy's film, which is "Do It The Hard Way."
GROSS: Oh, Chet Baker. Yeah.
GOTTLIEB: Yeah, sung a million times by Chet Baker and by Rodgers and Hart. (Singing) So do it the hard way and it's easy sailing. My father believed that. And although I didn't accept everything my father believed, that stuck, or I learned it by example. So I do think that doing it the hard way, which is maybe the slower way, the more difficult way, is the way to do it.
GROSS: All right. A nice note to end on. Let's end with the song that you suggested. And this is Chet Baker. And this song also ends the movie "Turn Every Page," the documentary about you and Robert Caro. Thank you so much.
GOTTLIEB: Listen, thanks, Terry. This was fun.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DO IT THE HARD WAY")
CHET BAKER: (Singing) Do it the hard way and it's easy sailing. Do it the hard way and it's hard to lose. Only the soft way has a chance of failing. You have to choose. I tried the hard way when I tried to get you. You took the soft way when you said, we'll see. Darling, now I'll let you do it the hard way now that you want me. Do do do do do do do do do do do do.
DAVIES: That's Robert Gottlieb, legendary book editor who died last week at the age of 92. Coming up, Maureen Corrigan's review of two new novels by Brandon Taylor and Andre Dubus III. This is FRESH AIR.
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Emily White has spent the last two years designing and crafting wooden houseware items with a tiny touch of Tucson for her online shop dubbed “La Vida. Taprūt.”
A small cactus silhouette, with roots beneath it, is delicately stamped into many of White’s designs including the cutting boards, paddles, catchalls and even wooden bench scrapers.
As a native Tucsonan, White has always been inspired by the beauty of the Sonoran Desert’s cacti, sunsets and wildlife. Over the last two years, her love of the Old Pueblo has been reflected through her handcrafted items.
“The Sonoran Desert is just so unique and so beautiful in its own way and just nothing else feels like it,” she says. “It's definitely home.”
While White’s designs are crafted with Tucson in mind, she also keeps another important element at the heart of each project: functionality.
“I want them to pick up a piece and put it in their home in a way that's like, (it’s) a beautiful piece, but functional in some way that makes them excited to be in that corner of their home or in that room,” White says. “It could be something as simple as a little bowl that's holding all of your limes and lemons and you're about to make a cocktail. So then you get to look at that beautiful bowl that you picked out and it makes that whole moment feel a little extra special. … So that makes simple, everyday moments very intentional and special. That's what I want to come out of every single sale.”
White experienced that exact feeling when she began switching out the bowls and spoons in her own kitchen, replacing them with handcrafted items from local makers.
As someone who wasn’t the biggest fan of cooking and often said it felt more like a chore than a hobby, the switch made the world of a difference for White.
“I started slowly, just putting things in my kitchen that I thought was pretty but functional,” she says. “And then I was excited to use those things, I was excited to use these little pottery bowls that stacked on each other and the special wooden spoons that I got from a local maker. … And now I just cook and I love it because I'm surrounded by all these things that I've been curating for years. The kitchen is now my favorite space in my home to be in. And it was the most simple thing to change — the pieces around you. And it's the easiest thing to change, too. So, that's what I want to help other people feel.”
From thrifting to woodworking
Although Taprūt is now well-known in the community for its wooden cutting boards and more, that hasn't always been the case.
White’s passion for handcrafting wooden houseware items is a recent love that she picked up during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, when she had to pivot Taprūt from a vintage houseware shop.
Before the pandemic, White would spend her days scavenging through local thrift stores and estate sales for vintage home items to sell in her online shop, which she initially opened in 2017.
“COVID hit and I couldn't thrift, I couldn't keep my shop stocked and I felt like I couldn't take the pause and survive this,” she says. “I just thought that my shop would maybe disappear. So I shifted gears and had my brother teach me woodworking and that took off way more than I could have ever expected. And now that is more of the front of my business, especially during the holidays, it's all woodworking. I'm more of a maker now than just a reseller. So, it's kind of life-changing.”
White is the mastermind behind each Taprūt design, but her brother Bryon is the “math” behind the design, she says. Without him, some of her unique designs like risers and bench scrapers may not have come to fruition.
Since her brother works a full-time job, he helps out on his off days. But White is primarily crafting the wooden items herself as of late.
One of her favorite creations is the mesquite boards that she handcrafts from rugged pieces of locally-sourced wood from her “mesquite dealer,” she says.
“I also have people that will call me up and say, ‘Hey, I have this log, do you want it?’ and then I'll go pick up the log and have it milled,” White says. “The mesquite always has a backstory, so my dealer will also tell me where it came from. So, you could point to any mesquite piece in my shop and I would be able to tell you exactly where it came from and how long ago it was chopped down. And that's what makes the mesquite pieces so special. And that’s probably why it's my favorite.”
Despite White being the head of Taprūt, it wouldn’t be possible without her massive support system — or as she calls them, her “village” — that helps keep the shop running, stabilizing her work-life balance. Taprūt’s additional helpers include her husband who packs up all the heavy houseware items for local markets, her assistant Amber who handles the e-commerce side of things, her friends who offer moral support and, of course, her parents who house Taprūt’s woodworking shop in their backyard.
A dream that led her back to Tucson
Taprūt has been a dream years in the making — literally since her middle school days.
After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in consumer sciences, White worked in retail like malls and even a local boutique, but always aspired to have something of her own.
“It's always felt like I needed to be putting my own energy out there in some other way than working for someone else,” she says. “Then I discovered reselling vintage found pieces and that's how this whole shop started and then it kind of changed a lot over the years.”
Following a brief stint in New Mexico, White knew that she had to come home to Tucson and open up her own shop.
“I only lasted nine months,” she says. “I just missed home so much. I missed the desert feeling. And that's when I knew that I wanted a shop of some sort that celebrated the desert.”
All of White’s creations display her rustic and desert-inspired aesthetic in some way, whether it be from a rugged piece of mesquite, earth-toned pottery vessels or the hand-painted wrapping paper that she wraps all of her orders in.
She's has always had a passion for interior design and home decor, but her signature style wasn’t always her trademarked look. She enjoyed vibrant colors and patterns from designers like Ethan Allen and Jonathan Adler, which is a drastic contrast to her current-day style that’s influenced by the Sonoran Desert.
Even before White opened up her shop, she already had the name picked out: “Shop. Taprūt.” A play on the word "taproot" with a logo featuring a Sonoran Desert twist.
“I did this thing where I just sat down and started writing words and drawing. For hours. I just had to get a name. And then I was like, ‘Once I have a name, everything else will fall into place.’ And sure enough, that's what happens. … I wanted something that, to me, represented the root system of the saguaro,” she says. “And that's how my logo plays in. Everyone is like, ‘Oh, it's an upside-down sun.’ Yes, it is. But it's also supposed to be the root system of the saguaro, but in a very, like, tribal, almost geometric way. And Taprūt, I thought, stuck out to me, because the root system of the saguaro is so unique and the taproot itself is almost the same length as the saguaro.”
Once the shop began adding more handcrafted wooden items into the lineup, White rebranded from “Shop. Taprūt” to “La Vida. Taprūt.” to represent the new lifestyle items.
“I decided I needed to rebrand a little bit and I wanted to drop the ‘shop’ and make it so that it was more lifestyle,” White says. “And that's how I came up with ‘La Vida.’ So ‘la vida’ translates to ‘the life’ in Spanish and I thought that was a fun play on words again.”
As Taprūt has continued to grow over the last five years, so have White’s dreams for the shop.
For now, you can just shop Taprūt online. Eventually, she aims to open a storefront or studio where people can shop the wood and vintage collections in person and even set aside designated hours for dinner parties and other gatherings all under one roof.
“Just things that people can come and eat and drink and enjoy each other's company and shop and get inspired and just be surrounded by things that make them excited to try and do in their own home,” White says. “I think the people that follow me and like what I do is because they get the same feeling that I do when I pick up a wooden bowl, or when I seal a board and this beautiful grain appears. And it's like, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s so beautiful, like the natural beauty of it.’ People are excited about that, too. And that's what I want to share.” | https://tucson.com/thisistucson/tucsonlife/from-thrifting-to-woodworking-this-local-maker-makes-handcrafted-home-items-out-of-wood/article_4618672e-7cc3-11ed-95c5-7f597fe40400.html | 2022-12-16 00:37:48 | 1 | https://tucson.com/thisistucson/tucsonlife/from-thrifting-to-woodworking-this-local-maker-makes-handcrafted-home-items-out-of-wood/article_4618672e-7cc3-11ed-95c5-7f597fe40400.html |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anti-trans legislation is roiling the nation. Bills prohibiting drag performances are cropping up in statehouses. Violence and vitriol are turning children’s drag story hour events into headline-news protests.
San Francisco is fighting back Thursday by naming the nation’s first drag laureate, an ambassador-style position designed to represent the city’s famous LGBTQ+ community at a time when rights are under attack.
In a city known for its support of LGBTQ+ rights, San Francisco Mayor London Breed says it was a natural step to create a position that not only embraces drag culture but puts government resources toward it. D’Arcy Drollinger, a well-known drag performer and nightclub owner, will receive a $55,000 stipend in her 18-month role as the city’s inaugural drag laureate.
“My goals are to make San Francisco sparkle. I think drag performers bring a lot of sparkle and humor and glamor and silliness to the world. I think that is part of why drag is so successful,” said Drollinger, a man who uses feminine pronouns when in drag. She expects to be in drag for the entirety of her role. “I’m going to be in drag pretty much 24/7 for the next 18 months.”
She noted San Francisco’s drag community is already politically engaged and active.
“There’s a lot of power for the drag community in San Francisco,” she said. “I feel very honored to be able to take that one more step.”
West Hollywood is on the verge of appointing its own drag laureate later this month, though at a much lower salary and with limited engagements. In New York, where the Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, a 2021 effort to create such a position has languished in a committee, reflecting the challenges of creating such jobs even in liberal cities.
In San Francisco, Drollinger will inaugurate the role three weeks before Pride Month begins. Her duties will span from producing and participating in drag events to serving as a spokesperson for San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community to helping officials to ensuring the city’s drag history is “shared, honored and preserved.” The job posting sought someone who will “embody San Francisco’s historic, diverse and inclusive drag culture, elevating the entire community on the national and international stage.”
The city’s mayor called Drollinger a “bright star in San Francisco″ for her advocacy and elevation of the city’s drag community.
“Whether it’s through a tragedy or to celebrate an occasion, she really has been a leader in this community and supporter of so many others,” Breed told The Associated Press.
Drollinger said she felt both nervous and honored when she was told the job was hers, given the recent violence targeting drag performers, even in the Bay Area.
“I know that there are a lot of anti-drag folks out there, and they are very loud, right? But I also don’t want to live my life under the shadow of fear. I don’t want to have intimidation stop me from growing,” she said. “So, yes, I am a little nervous. But I got a lot of fabulous people and fabulousness behind me.”
Members of the Proud Boys sparked a hate crimes investigation when they protested and shouted slurs outside a Bay Area library hosting Drag Story Hour, where drag queens read to kids, last June. In Oregon last year, demonstrators — some of them armed — threw rocks and smoke grenades at each other outside a drag event.
In November, a shooter at a Colorado Springs nightclub turned a drag queen’s birthday party into a massacre, killing five people and injuring 17 more. The suspect was charged with hate crimes and murder.
The American Civil Liberties Union is tracking 474 anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation in the U.S., including Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law that essentially bans drag from public property or in the presence of minors. A federal judge temporarily blocked the measure hours before it was set to go into effect in late March.
Jonathan Hamilt, executive director of Drag Story Hour, a global nonprofit event network that began in San Francisco in 2015, said he hopes other cities across the country will enact their own drag laureate programs.
“It’s just having that visibility and having that personal human connection — having that social story of someone from your community that looks like you or someone that you see or interact with on a regular basis,” Hamilt said.
New York City Councilmember Kristin Richardson Johnson plans to keep pushing for a drag laureate in her city if the position doesn’t win support this year. Jack McClatchy, the elected official’s legislative and budget director, couldn’t give a specific reason for why the effort has stalled, only noting that it’s one of more than 1,000 bills before the council.
West Hollywood, which was founded in part by LGBTQ+ activists in 1984, is expected to name its drag laurate in the coming weeks after a 2021 attempt failed over a pay dispute. Officials originally advertised the position with a $5,000 stipend, nearly double what the city’s poet laureate gets. Pushback prompted the council to raise it to $15,000 annually for the two-year term that begins July 16 — International Drag Day.
Drollinger owns the Oasis nightclub, which hosted “ Meals on Heels ” after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, where drag performers brought food, cocktails and socially distant lip-synching performances to home-bound customers.
“I hope that the drag laureate position telegraphs to the rest of the country that drag is not something to be scared of,” Drollinger said. “Drag is something to celebrate.” | https://www.twincities.com/2023/05/18/meet-darcy-drollinger-a-drag-queen-whos-now-the-first-drag-laureate-in-the-u-s/ | 2023-05-18 23:22:55 | 0 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/05/18/meet-darcy-drollinger-a-drag-queen-whos-now-the-first-drag-laureate-in-the-u-s/ |
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland:
The leader of the Belarus opposition says a trial against her opening in Minsk is “a farce” and that she still hasn’t been made aware of the charges.
Speaking to The Associated Press on Tuesday during the World Economic Forum gathering in the Swiss town of Davos, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said she feared Belarus was being “overlooked” by the war in Ukraine and warned that without a democratic Belarus there would be no stability in the region.
The elite gathering of political leaders, business executives and cultural trend-setters will tackle issues facing a divided world as 2023 begins with conflict and economic pressures.
Tsikhanouskaya said she would welcome a meeting with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who is also attending the meeting, or the Ukraine government but understood the sensitivity and the fears it could provoke Belrusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
___ Chinese Vice Premier Liu He laid out an optimistic vision for the world’s second largest economy following the battering it took over nearly three years of lockdowns, quarantines and strict COVID-19 containment measures.
Liu, a senior economic official on the State Cabinet, China’s Cabinet, said Tuesday in an address at the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that “if we work hard enough, we are confident that in 2023, China’s growth will most likely return to its normal trend. The Chinese economy will see a significant improvement.”
Liu said China expects to see a major rise in its imports, more investment by companies and return to regular consumption habits over the coming months. He says easing COVID restrictions ending quarantines for people arriving from abroad are key factors in the economy’s recovery.
His remarks come after China on Tuesday released data showing China’s economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump.
China’s economy grew by 3% in 2022, less than half of the previous year’s 8.1% rate. That was the second-lowest annual rate since at least the 1970s after 2020, when growth fell to 2.4%.
Liu emphasized government efforts to manage the earlier decline, particularly in supporting the real estate industry that accounts for 40% of all bank lending and 50% of local government revenue. After years of breakneck economic growth, he says China’s goal is “high quality economic development,” reforming state-owned enterprises and supporting the private sector.
He also reiterated China’s commitment to its carbon reduction goals and to improving its environment. China has said it will peak carbon output by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060. He says China will do so through a mix of renewables.
China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, relies on coal to generate most of its energy.
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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says that despite nearly a $1 trillion committed by global philanthropies for various causes over the last few years, only 2% of this amount goes toward climate action.
He said Tuesday during a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos that it’s estimated from $7.5 billion to $12.5 billion of global philanthropy is directed toward climate action. He and others urged philanthropies across the world to come together and contribute more to climate action.
“So how do we get there?” Kerry asked about keeping global climate goals alive. He answered, “Well, the lesson I’ve learned in the last year — I learned it as secretary of state and it has since been reinforced in spades, is money, money, money, money, money, money, money.”
The panel session also launched GAEA’s Call to Action, the World Economic Forum’s new global effort to raise additional philanthropy that can fund climate action.
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The European Union is pushing forward with a massive clean tech industrial plan that not only should keep the continent in the vanguard of plotting a greener future but also guarantee its economic survival as it faces challenges from China and the United States.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the outlines for her “Green Deal Industrial Plan” that will make it much easier to push through subsidies for green industries and pool EU wide projects that are boosted with major funding as the EU pursues the goal to be climate neutral by 2050.
Speaking Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, von der Leyen says the 27-nation bloc will become much more forceful in countering unfair trading practices, if they come from Washington, or more important, from Beijing.
Von der Leyen’s outline will now become the key driver for debate among the member nations before their 27 leaders meet for a Feb. 9-10 summit on the issue.
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Ukraine’s first lady hit out at Russia as the anniversary of the war in Ukraine nears, saying parents are in tears watching doctors trying to save their children, farmers are afraid to go back to their fields filled with explosive mines and that “we cannot allow a new Chernobyl to happen.”
Olena Zelenska also scolded government leaders and corporate executives in a speech Tuesday at the World Economic Forum gathering in the Swiss town of Davos for not always using their influence to do enough.
With the war raising inflation and expanding food insecurity in developing nations, she called it “an insult to mankind and human nature to have mass starvation.”
She says the war can expand beyond Ukraine’s borders and worsen the crises but “unity is what brings peace back.”
Zelenska says she brought letters from Ukrainian leadership to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and to Chinese President Xi Jinping that she will give to Vice Premier Liu He, who’s speaking Tuesday at Davos along with von der Leyen.
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The head of the International Energy Agency says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spurred new support for renewable energy as worries over security of supply join environmental concerns.
But IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said Tuesday during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that investment in clean energy still lags far behind what’s needed.
He says the disruption of oil and natural gas supplies from Russia means that “the biggest driver of renewable energy growth today is energy security … because home-grown renewables are the energy of peace.”
Birol cited as progress the shift to battery-powered cars, saying they were only 3 in every 100 vehicles sold in 2019 but reached 13% last year. He says every other car in major markets will be electric by 2030.
He welcomed government support like the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S. and the EU’s Fit for 55 goals but warned that rich countries’ efforts won’t be enough if developing nations can’t afford the transition to energy sources that emit less climate-changing carbon dioxide.
Right now, Birol says there is $1.50 in investment in clean energy for every $1 investment in fossil fuels: “If we want to reach our target, the ratio needs to be one to nine.”
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Polish President Andrzej Duda is predicting that the German government will agree one day to send powerful Leopard tanks to Ukraine, citing Germany’s membership in NATO and rising public support for Ukrainians beleaguered by Russia’s war.
The Polish leader quipped during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday: “We don’t mention that Ukraine will win this war, we mention that Ukraine will not lose this war,” before chuckling.
His Lithuanian counterpart, Gitanas Nauseda, quickly replied: “I mention that Ukraine will win this war.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have been clamoring for more supplies of Western weaponry like tanks and air defense systems nearly a year into the war.
Duda said it was an “important moment” that NATO members, like Britain have vowed to send modern tanks to Ukraine, which could affect the thinking of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government.
Scholz, who is speaking at Davos on Wednesday, has said Germany will “weigh every step carefully” and consult with its allies on further weapons deliveries to Ukraine.
Duda also said German public opinion was becoming “stronger and stronger and stronger” in favor of Ukraine, and he hoped that would result in the “very needed decision” to send Leopards to Ukraine.
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— Ukraine’s first lady to speak on the first big day in Davos
— Online conspiracy theories target World Economic Forum
— Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report says
— Anti-poverty group urges windfall tax on food company profits
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SINGAPORE, April 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
XT.COM, the world's first socially infused trading platform, is thrilled to announce the listing of MTB on its platform in the main zone and the MTB/USDT and MTB/BTC trading pairs will be open for trading from 2023-04-15 08:00 (UTC).
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- Withdrawals for MTB will open at 2023-04-16 08:00 (UTC)
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The foundation remains steadfast in its commitment to refining caching mechanisms and amplifying hash rates. The development of MTB token's mainnet will significantly contribute to the expansion of hash rates, reinforcing the MTB project's cutting-edge position in the realms of renewable energy and cryptocurrency which in turn, would lead to a steady increase in the MTB token's value and provide substantial benefits to early adopters.
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The team behind MININGTOBIT is currently in the process of securing an official mining license through a government agency in Central Asia. Moreover, MTB's commitment to sustainable practices, the network has formulated a strategy for operating mining equipment powered by solar energy. The MTB team has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a solar equipment provider, ensuring access to solar infrastructure at a reduced cost and reinforcing our dedication to environmental responsibility.
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Grocery prices spike, breakfast items hit hard
Published: May. 12, 2022 at 10:57 AM CDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
(CNN) - The cost of groceries is enough to give many Americans heartburn – or at least burn a hole in the wallet.
Food prices shot up nearly 9.5% last month compared to April 2021. That’s the biggest annual hike in 41 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Breakfast is the meal getting hit especially hard.
Eggs are over 22% more expensive, due in large part to a shortage caused by an infectious Avian Flu, but margarine, milk, bacon and coffee also saw price increases.
Consumers are also feeling the pinch when they go out to eat. Menu prices rose 7.2% over the past 12 months.
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LEAWOOD, Kan. (WDAF) — Police say a semitrailer dragged a Kia compact car roughly 8 miles along an interstate in Kansas after the car was trapped under the truck Wednesday morning.
Just after 3:30 a.m., dispatchers received a call of a big rig dragging the Kia under the edge of its trailer on westbound I-435.
The call came from someone who witnessed what happened, according to radio traffic on Broadcastify.
“It’s actually going to be a semi that’s pulling a car that’s stuck underneath it. They’re now passing Antioch,” the dispatcher said to emergency crews. “…thinks there’s actually someone in the vehicle that’s stuck underneath the semi.”
At 3:46 a.m. Overland Park police stopped the truck at I-435 and Lackman Road. There they found a 28-year-old Kansas City woman in the compact car stuck under the rear passenger side of the trailer.
“The female party is telling us she can’t get out or move,” an emergency responder told dispatchers, according to Broadcastify.
Officers said the crash initially happened at the intersection of the on-ramp to westbound I-435 and State Line Road in Leawood. The semi was moving westbound with a green light from the exit ramp back onto the highway.
Police said the Kia was moving southbound and slid through the red light into the intersection, hitting the semi-truck trailer in front of the right rear wheel. The driver of the semi didn’t see anything after the crash and continued driving onto the highway, according to police.
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Family claims 6-year-old child was forced to perform sex acts at school
PLAINVIEW, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - A Texas family says they are looking for answers after their child was involved in a disturbing incident at school.
KCBD reports that parents of children from South Elementary School protested outside the school district’s administration building over a sexual misconduct claim.
Heather Gonzales said her 6-year-old cousin appeared to not be feeling well and they asked her about what happened.
“She was like, ‘My stomach hurts. I just want to lay down,’” Gonzales said. “You could tell something was wrong with her.”
The child then reportedly told her cousin that a boy had exposed himself to her in the lunch line at school.
The girl also said that a student pulled her under a desk and forced her to perform a sex act during class more than a week before.
The incident was allegedly recorded by another student on a school iPad with the video showing the young girl doing her best to fight back.
“She said she was hitting him with a poetry book,” Gonzales said.
Gonzales asked her cousin how long the incident took place.
“She said, ‘until they let me go,’” Gonzales said.
Gonzales claims the district was not transparent with the family, even though they knew about the situation.
“Everything was ‘no comment. I cannot tell you. No comment,’” Gonzales said. “You mean to tell me abuse was happening for a week and a half, and these kids are still at the same desk? My cousin is still at a desk with all boys, having to see her abusers every day.”
According to the Plainview Independent School District, when the content was found on a school device, a report was made, and child protective services were contacted.
Officials said a state investigator also started working with local law enforcement regarding the incident.
“He [the investigator] had asked that we hold confidentiality because he wanted to be sure that he was able to get the full story from each of the students involved,” said Plainview ISD Supt. Dr. HT Sanchez. “All of the steps that we’re required to take, we took.”
Sanchez said he hopes the parents and district can work together to find a solution that works for everyone.
However, Gonzales said the district should be doing more to protect other kids.
“Are you letting these other parents know their kids could possibly be a victim next?” she said. “I feel like, as a parent, you should know.”
The teacher who was in the classroom that day has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, school officials said.
CPS has confirmed there is also an active investigation.
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Justin Verlander has a little more gray in his hair and stubble these days.
Despite those details — and the fact he pitches for the Houston Astros now — it’s sometimes hard to tell if this is 2009 or 2022.
The ageless 39-year-old Verlander continues to make a case to win his third Cy Young Award. He now has a 13-3 record and 1.86 ERA after giving up just one run over seven innings in a 3-1 victory over the Mariners.
His stellar season is even more amazing considering he missed nearly two full years after Tommy John surgery, starting just once in the abbreviated 2020 season before missing the entire 2021 campaign. But the nine-time All-Star has come back better than ever, even touching 99 mph in his seventh — and final — inning against the Mariners.
“I feel like I haven’t been able to let it go like that in a long time,” Verlander said on Saturday.
Verlander's push for a Cy Young Award is fairly rare for a player approaching 40 years old. Roger Clemens won at 42 back in 2004 when he won the award for the Astros, while Gaylord Perry was 40 when he won in 1978. Early Wynn was 39 in 1959.
Verlander will have plenty of competition for this year's AL Cy Young Award. Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan (10-3, 1.71 ERA) and Toronto's Alex Manoah (11-4, 2.24) also have impressive resumes.
BIG HITTIN' BLUE JAYS
The box score of the week came from Fenway Park, where the Blue Jays embarrassed the Red Sox in a 28-5 win that featured Raimel Tapia's unlikely inside-the-park grand slam.
If any team was going to score 28 runs this season, it makes sense the Blue Jays would do it.
The Blue Jays have MLB's highest team batting average with a .266 mark and are fourth in runs (460), sixth in home runs (124) and third in OPS (.769)
SEND IN THE SCOUTS
The hottest ticket last weekend — at least for MLB scouts — might have been in Phoenix, where two last-place teams were playing.
The Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks both have attractive candidates to be moved at the Aug. 2 trade deadline. The big name is obviously Washington slugger Juan Soto, who is still just 23 years old, doesn't hit free agency until 2024 and reportedly turned down a $440 million offer from the Nationals earlier in the week.
Several of Soto's teammates, including sluggers Nelson Cruz and Josh Bell, along with relievers Steve Cishek and Carl Edwards Jr., could also be on the move.
But the D-backs are full of trade pieces, too. Veteran outfielder David Peralta, first baseman Christian Walker, All-Star reliever Joe Mantiply and left-hander Madison Bumgarner all might make sense for a contender to grab.
TRIVIA TIME
In Toronto's 28-5 win over Boston, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. became one of dozens in MLB history to have six hits in a nine-inning game.
But only one player has seven hits in a nine-inning game in the modern era. Who is he?
THE RACE FOR 200
Will any pitcher hit 200 innings this season? Almost certainly.
Miami's Sandy Alcantara is the most likely candidate and the closest thing to a true workhorse in the big leagues. He's on pace to pitch about 230 innings, which would be the most in MLB since 2016 when David Price hit 230 innings with the Red Sox.
About a dozen pitchers around the league could reach 200 by the end of the season, including Philadelphia's Aaron Nola, Atlanta's Max Fried, St. Louis' Miles Mikolas, New York's Gerrit Cole and Toronto's Manoah.
That would be improvement over 2021, when only four pitchers hit the 200-inning mark.
It wasn't that long ago that 200 innings in a season was quite common. Back in 2010, 45 pitchers hit the mark.
TRIVIA ANSWER
Rennie Stennett went 7 for 7 for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 22-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975.
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After months of warnings from tech executives about the dangers of artificial intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has a new list of concerns.
The agency has issued a stark warning to Americans about cybercriminals using AI tools, like ChatGPT, to create malicious code and launch attacks that had previously required much more effort.
The agency detailed its concerns on a phone call with journalists and explained that AI chatbots have been used to help criminals carry out various types of illicit activity. One FBI official said bad actors are using it as a tool to supplement criminal activities by utilizing things like AI voice generators to impersonate trusted individuals in order to defraud people.
The bottom line is there are fewer people, less expertise, and less time needed for a lot of these threats, ultimately lowering the barrier for entry, according to officials. Furthermore, the agency said it is working with private companies to identify synthetically generated content online that's made with the help of AI.
SEE MORE: Cybersecurity firm finds compromised ChatGPT accounts on dark web
It's not the first time an alarm has been sounded about the potential threats of AI. Cybersecurity firm Group-IB reported that more than 26,000 compromised ChatGPT accounts were detected on the dark web in may and were being offered for sale. According to the firm, more employers are using tools like ChatGPT to optimize their work, but entries into the chatbot could include sensitive or proprietary information that could be exploited by hackers.
However, some companies have been wary to jumping on the chatbot train. Apple has already restricted employees from using ChatGPT. Other companies, like Verizon and JPMorgan Chase, have taken similar measures.
SEE MORE: Musk, tech leaders call for pause on 'out-of-control' AI race
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden hosted seven major tech companies at the White House to discuss ways to protect the public from the potential harms of AI. The companies — Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI — all made voluntary commitments to ensure their products are safe for consumers prior to launch.
One of those promises is a commitment to internal and external security testing—meaning allowing third-party, independent experts to review AI cybersecurity.
"I think that's a very important step," said Dr. Arati Prabhakar, lead science adviser to the president. "There are other fields where that happens [where] it's been very helpful, but I think it's going to be very constructive for AI."
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- Aims to build an eco-friendly business environment and achieve net zero GHG emissions in its operations, moving towards 100% renewable energy.
- Details new social contribution activities that strives to support the health of its local communities.
- Requires commitment to the Supplier Code of Conduct, enhanced in accordance with RBA and PSCI.
- Establishes increased independence and transparency in its Board of Directors' structure.
INCHEON, South Korea, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS), the world's leading contract development and manufacturing organization, today published its second annual ESG Report, reflecting the company's sustainability efforts in 2021 to address a wide range of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities related to its business. The report also provides increased transparency on its approach and achievements in the following areas: reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, enhanced social contribution activities, and evaluations in the Board of Directors' structure.
John Rim, President and CEO of Samsung Biologics, said: "Under our 'Driven. For a Sustainable Life.' framework, we are continuously improving and committing our resources to create a sustainable environment, build a healthy society, and implement responsible business activities. The publication of our annual ESG Report reinforces the progress we've made, while keeping us focused on the long-term goals we've set. Our sustainability initiatives reinforce the connection between the work we do and how we fulfill our mission, while delivering on our core values of always putting people and the environment first."
This year's report highlights the company's progress in reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 32.3% compared to the previous year, and its commitment to reduce total Scope 1 and 2 emissions 54.3% and Scope 3 emissions 25.7% by 2026, compared to 2021. The company is also actively working to engage its suppliers to transition to net zero emissions in multiple areas and invest in renewable energy.
Samsung Biologics' commitment to addressing the most critical issues facing the planet is underscored by a series of global initiatives and projects to deliver progress related to climate change. Significant milestones include:
- To accelerate the delivery of net zero, sustainable healthcare to improve individual, societal, and planetary health, Samsung Biologics is actively involved in the Health Systems Taskforce as part of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales' Sustainable Markets Initiative, alongside global leaders from across the healthcare system, academia, and international organizations like the WHO and UNICEF.
- To foster collaborative solutions, Samsung Biologics also announced its participation in the Frontier 1.5D initiative to develop a climate risk management model as part of the 2050 Carbon Neutral Strategy in response to the ongoing challenges associated with global climate change.
- Through the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Samsung Biologics, as a business sector representative, will determine the risks and opportunities within its business to address climate change, and then analyze the financial impact to adjust its response policies in relation to factors such as the reduction of GHG emissions.
Using Pricewaterhouse Coopers' Total Impact Measurement and Management methodology as a guiding principle, Samsung Biologics has contributed 1.6 trillion Korean won in economic and social value creation. The company detailed its social contribution activities to provide youth education and scholarship support, equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare services, and childcare support. In joint partnership with other Samsung affiliates, the company has introduced new programs like Dream Class to provide career counseling for middle school students in low-income families and the Stepping Stone of Hope project to offer self-sufficiency training and support for at-risk youth.
The company is also supporting ESG activities of its partner companies and requiring suppliers to comply with the company's Supplier Code of Conduct, which was amended this February in accordance with the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI). Through these activities, Samsung Biologics aims to reduce ESG risk in its supply chain and build a stable network of partners.
As noted in the report, the company established increased independence and transparency in its Board structure by separating the Chair and CEO positions, and granting outside directors the right to request documentation. Through its robust compliance management system, the company also minimized management risks and strengthened its responsibility towards human rights, health, and the environment through prevention training, rigorous reporting and monitoring, and follow-up management. In March of last year, the company established a cross-organization taskforce to prevent serious accidents through process risk assessment, risk management, and potential risk identification and improvement.
The full text of the 2022 Samsung Biologics ESG Report can be viewed here.
About Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) is a fully integrated CDMO offering state-of-the-art contract development and manufacturing services. With proven regulatory approvals, the largest capacity, and the fastest throughput, Samsung Biologics is an award-winning partner of choice and is uniquely able to support the development and manufacturing of biologics products at every stage of the process while meeting the evolving needs of biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. For more information, visit www.samsungbiologics.com
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Aside from being a few blocks apart, the summer group shows at Pazo Fine Art and Adah Rose Gallery don’t have much in common. Pazo’s “Soft Power” presents the work of just five artists, all from D.C. or Baltimore. Adah Rose’s “Carte Blanche” includes dozens of contributors, among them a few Europeans. But the two exhibitions have one artist in common: Wayson R. Jones, who is known for thickly impastoed square abstracts.
The Adah Rose show, which overflows from the gallery’s current home into its former space around the corner in the same building, features more than a dozen Jones paintings. Two are in the stark black-and-white style that was once the Prince George’s County-based artist’s signature, while others are pastel. The four Jones pictures at Pazo are more vivid, and can be seen as flirting with being landscapes. The standout is “Lifting Up the Sunny World,” a field of gradated oranges inside craggy green and blue borders.
The other Washingtonian in “Soft Power” is Jean Jinho Kim, whose aluminum-downspout sculptures have become simpler and more direct, to their benefit. Her “Good Vibes 3” consists of two mirror-image forms powder-coated in shades of dark olive and pale green. The piece recalls the confident austerity of the late D.C. artist Anne Truitt, and strongly contrasts the work of the show’s other sculptor, Danni O’Brien, whose found-object assemblages are bulbous, spindly and surreal.
Also in the show are paintings by abstractionists Mary Anne Arntzen and Sue Crawford, both of whom employ voluptuous colors and undulating patterns. Arntzen’s oils are thicker and more textured, while Crawford’s gouaches are softer and more watery. What links them is the way both artists conjure motion that is contained within the frame, so that the gestures pulse and coil.
Like previous Adah Rose summer showcases of the same name, “Carte Blanche” was programmed by the gallery’s interns and draws heavily from artists whose work the gallery has previously shown. Among them are Jessica Drenk, who assuredly transforms mundane found objects such as white PVC pipes; Maremi Andreozzi, whose paintings of women in period garb are meticulously detailed, yet lacking faces; and Lori Anne Boocks, whose intriguingly weathered pictures layer partly abraded acrylic washes atop charcoal marks that include unreadable text.
New to the gallery is Taegan Treichel, a Denmark native who combines naturalistic renderings of foliage, birds and man-made features into fabulist compositions. “Hunting for a Prince” depicts a tightly compacted avian refuge on a rocky outcropping in a body of water that could be a small pond or a huge sea. Lush and strange, Treichel’s islet is a vision of some sort of paradise.
Soft Power Through Aug. 25 at Pazo Fine Art, 4228 Howard Ave., Kensington. Open by appointment.
Carte Blanche Through Sept. 1 at Adah Rose Gallery, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington.
Potomac River Life
The Potomac River is a broad, usually placid estuary whose disposition abruptly turns feral just beyond Georgetown. The wild river is the subject of the most dramatic work in “Potomac River Life,” a group show at the Athenaeum. Black-and-white photographs by Ron Colbroth and Daniel Horowitz — widescreen and close-up, respectively — capture the surge of Great Falls, as do Jim Tetro’s color shots. The most immersive portrayal of the falls is Elizabeth Matthews’s painting of the torrent at dusk, divided into three panels highlighted by red-painted sides.
More placid but just as evocative are paintings, drifting from realist to mildly Impressionist, of quieter stretches of the river by Christina Blake, Jill Brabant, Debra Dartez and Georgia Nassikas. Lianna Zaragoza’s oil of a section of riverbank at high tide is literally moored in the Potomac; it’s in shades of brown because the pigment was made with river silt collected and ground by the artist.
The occasion for the exhibition is the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and while most of the entries are scenic, a few are more pointed. Franz Jantzen used a near-obsolete photographic process to document trash that has accumulated where a creek meets the river; Marcel Deolazo constructed fish heads from shards of recycled plastic; and Kirsty Little filled jars with natural specimens and a few of the abundant pieces of single-use plastic that clog today’s waterways. These entries lack the sweep of the Great Falls imagery, but are in their own way just as powerful.
Potomac River Life Through Aug. 21 at the Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria.
Newly Juried 2022
In a process that has not been without controversy, the city of Alexandria is revamping the Torpedo Factory Art Center, removing some longtime art-studio tenants. It’s also adding others, some of whom are represented in “Newly Juried 2022: A Torpedo Factory Art Center Exhibition,” just up the street at Principle Gallery. The 38-participant show is solid, but doesn’t foretell a significant shift in the sort of artists the facility hosts.
Many of the paintings are representational and rooted in traditions that are given a gentle twist. Sarah Bentley takes a neoclassical approach to a still life of a contemporary subject, a pastry and a Starbuck’s disposable cup. Minwei Liang nestles a highly detailed bird among flower-budded branches rendered in a looser style. June Yun’s picture is clearly an aerial view of a city, but partly abstracted in gemlike tones of turquoise pigment and gold and silver leaf.
If there’s a trace of autobiography in Liang’s and Yun’s work, such hints are even stronger in Anna Shakeeva’s and Iryna Smitchkova’s mystical pictures. Shakeeva’s self-portrait wreathes her face with birds and flowers, while Smitchkova centers peacocks and orange trees behind an open blue door flanked by ornamental tiles. Ellen Delaney shifts to rural America, combining the homey and the cosmic in three views of low-slung barns or houses under vast skies, while Sally Veach paints an expanse of turbulent clouds into which she inscribes a house-shaped pentagon. In their myriad ways, many of these pictures are reveries of home.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dick Groat, a two-sport star who went from All-American guard in basketball to a brief stint in the NBA to ultimately an All-Star shortstop and the 1960 National League MVP while playing baseball for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, died Thursday. He was 92.
Groat’s family said in a statement that he died at UMPC Presbyterian Hospital from complications of a stroke.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family and Pittsburgh community,” Pirates Chairman Bob Nutting said in a statement, calling Groat “a great player and an even better person.”
Groat, who was from the Swissvale neighborhood just east of Pittsburgh’s downtown, starred at Duke in basketball and baseball in the early 1950s, earning All-American honors in both. His No. 10 jersey hangs in Cameron Indoor Stadium; the program retired his number following the end of his senior season in 1952.
Groat attempted to play both baseball and basketball professionally, signing with the Pirates and being drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons of the then-fledgling NBA within weeks of each other in 1952.
Long before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders made two-way playing en vogue in the 1980s and ’90s, Groat was regularly shuttling from Durham, North Carolina, to Fort Wayne, Indiana in the winter of 1952-53 so he could split time between his classes at Duke — where he was finishing his degree after his eligibility expired — and the Pistons.
“I had a ball playing for them and had some of the scariest trips in my life,” Groat said. “I never had to practice, just play on the weekend.”
While basketball was Groat’s sport of choice, a stint in the military and an ultimatum from Pirates general manager Branch Rickey redirected the arc of Groat’s athletic career.
“Baseball was always like work for me,” Groat said in a 2014 interview. “Basketball was the sport that I loved, but it was baseball where I knew I would make a living.”
Rickey agreed, telling Groat after he returned home and played for the Pirates in 1955 that the young shortstop needed to step away from basketball. Groat somewhat reluctantly agreed, a decision that morphed into a lengthy 14-year career with Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Philadelphia and San Francisco. He made the All-Star team in five seasons and led the majors in hitting in 1960 when he batted .325.
The 1960 season ended with Groat earning NL MVP honors for a Pirates team that upset the New York Yankees in seven games to win the World Series.
Groat finished with 2,138 career hits during a major league career spanning 1952-67. The Pirates announced last week that Groat would be inducted into the team’s recently established Hall of Fame this summer.
A member of the college basketball and college baseball Halls of Fame, Groat was a two-time All-American guard at Duke in the 1950s and remains the second-leading scorer in school history, averaging 23.0 points for the Blue Devils. He was taken third overall by the Pistons in the 1952 NBA draft.
Groat played 26 games for the Pistons, averaging 11.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists. His basketball career, however, ended after he enlisted in the Army in 1953. He spent nearly two years in the service and when he was discharged, Rickey essentially threatened to take away Groat’s signing bonus if he didn’t turn his attention to baseball.
Groat relented and became one of the most consistent shortstops of his era. He played in eight All-Star games (there were two games a season for a brief period in the 1950s and ’60s) and during Pittsburgh’s improbable run to a World Series title in 1960, it was Groat and not future baseball Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski who spearheaded the Pirates’ unlikely rise from perennial also-ran to championship club.
The list of players who finished behind Groat in the 1960 NL MVP voting includes Hall of Famers Clemente, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial and Eddie Matthews.
A smooth defender who teamed with Mazeroski to lead the NL in double plays five times — a record that still stands — Groat played 1,290 games at shortstop for the Pirates, fourth on the club’s all-time list for a player at that position.
Pittsburgh traded Groat to St. Louis in November 1962. He responded by having the best statistical season of his career in 1963, finishing second in MVP voting behind Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax while hitting .319 with a major league-leading 43 doubles. Groat won a second world championship that fall as the Cardinals toppled the Yankees in seven games.
Groat played briefly for Philadelphia and then the Giants before retiring after the 1967 season. He remained active in the Pittsburgh area following his playing days, running the golf course he owned in the Laurel Highlands about an hour east of the city and spending four decades as a color commentator for the University of Pittsburgh basketball team.
Current Pitt coach Jeff Capel said Groat lived “a storybook life.”
Groat is survived by daughters Tracey, Carol Ann and Allison, along with 11 grandchildren.
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Brittney Griner returns to Phoenix for Martin Luther King Jr. Day march
Marchers in Phoenix's Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday received a special surprise.
Brittney Griner joined the participants in the MLK Day march in downtown Phoenix.
The Phoenix Mercury and WNBA star, who was released from a Russian penal colony after a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer, last month, rode in a golf cart with her wife, Cherelle, during the march, and spent time interacting with other marchers and people at the event.
"I'm glad to be home," Griner told 12 News.
More:'We have to continue his legacy': Hundreds march in downtown Phoenix and Mesa on MLK Day
The march in downtown Phoenix stretched from Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church to Margaret T. Hance Park, a 2-mile course.
The rain didn't appear to dampen the spirits of Griner or others who came to participate in the march, judging by posts on social media.
The appearance was Griner's first one in public since her release after a 10-month detainment in Russia.
She has spent a lot of time with family in Houston since returning to the United States.
Griner, 32, recently wrote in an Instagram post that she intends to play for the Phoenix Mercury this season.
"I intend to play basketball for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury this season, and in doing so, I look forward to being able to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who advocated, wrote, and posted for me in person soon," Griner wrote in her post.
The Mercury's 2023 season is scheduled to begin on the road on May 19 against the Los Angeles Sparks.
More:Brittney Griner became the face of global unrest. That makes her Arizonan of the Year
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 25, to provide an update on the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) to the International Space Station – the first flight with astronauts on the company's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Leadership on the call also will discuss data reviews from Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 to the space station, which successfully completed in May 2022.
The briefing participants are:
- Kathryn Lueders, associate administrator, NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Steve Stich, manager, NASA's Commercial Crew Program, NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, CST-100 Starliner, Boeing
To participate in the call, media must RSVP to: ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov no later than one hour prior to the start of the event. Audio of the teleconference will livestream on NASA's website.
CFT will demonstrate the ability of Starliner and the United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket to safely carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. NASA will fly two astronaut test pilots, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams, on the flight test to the space station, where they will live and work off the Earth for about two weeks.
Following a successful test flight with astronauts, NASA will begin the final process of certifying the Starliner spacecraft and systems for regular crew rotation flights to the space station.
Find out more about NASA's Commercial Crew Program at:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stealth Partner Group, an Amwins company and premier stop-loss general agency, released its State of the Market report, providing up-to-date market intelligence on health care and employer stop-loss trends, effects of COVID-19 on the overall market, insights on high-cost claims conditions, suggested cost-saving considerations and benchmarking data from Stealth's book of business.
"As more organizations transition to self-funding, brokers and consultants are increasingly tasked with helping clients make critical decisions relative to their employee benefit plans," said Harley Barnes, Jr., co-chief executive officer of Stealth Partner Group. "Stability in a stop-loss plan is paramount to successfully manage the risks of self-funding. Our team brings unrivaled knowledge to the growing and complex stop-loss market, and this report is designed to support brokers so they can help their clients make informed benefit decisions."
The cost of healthcare in the U.S. continues to increase, raising the costs of health insurance premiums and keeping experts on their toes attempting to predict the ramifications for the insurance market.
"One challenge that self-funded employers face is not only finding stop-loss coverage but making decisions and understanding options to effectively manage potential threats to their plans," said Josh McGee, vice president of program development at Stealth Partner Group. "Our Stop Loss State of the Market report outlines factors driving the market and provides our partners with meaningful and actionable insights regarding emerging market trends that directly affect their clients while featuring unique cost-control solutions to counter rising healthcare costs."
This report combines sources of data from (i) over $1.3 billion in stop loss premium placed by Stealth, (ii) top stop-loss carriers and (iii) industry surveys to offer distinct market perspectives and provide clients in the stop-loss space with exclusive thought leadership, strong cost-containment protocols and proven solutions.
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Amwins is the largest independent wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products in the U.S., dedicated to serving retail insurance agents by providing property and casualty products, specialty group benefit products, and administrative services. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the company operates through more than 155 offices globally and handles premium placements in excess of $26.4 billion annually.
About Stealth Partner Group
Stealth Partner Group, an Amwins Company, was founded in 2009 and has grown to be one of the largest specialized general agencies in the country. The firm partners with brokers, consultants, and third-party administrators (TPAs) to negotiate, implement, and assist in managing medical stop-loss and ancillary benefits with the nation's top-tier carriers. With 15 offices across the U.S., Stealth offers its clients more than 150 years of collective experience in the stop-loss and ancillary insurance marketplace. For more information, visit www.stealthpartnergroup.com.
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Depp’s lawyers urge judge to leave jury verdict intact
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for Johnny Depp are urging a Virginia judge to leave his $10 million defamation judgment intact after attorneys for his ex-wife, Amber Heard, asked the judge to set aside the verdict on multiple grounds, including an apparent case of mistaken identity with one of the jurors.
In court papers filed Monday, Depp’s lawyers dispute arguments from Heard’s team that the jury’s verdict was nonsensical and unfounded. They also say that the Heard team’s complaints about the juror’s identity are irrelevant.
Last month, a civil jury in Fairfax awarded $10.35 million to Depp after they found he was defamed by Heard when she wrote a 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post about domestic violence.
The jury also awarded $2 million to Heard on her counterclaim that she was defamed by one of Depp’s attorneys after he called her allegations a hoax.
Heard’s lawyers filed motions earlier this month asking the judge to toss out the verdicts on a variety of legal theories.
On Monday, Depp’s lawyers filed their response. They argue that there was nothing inconsistent in the fact that the jury awarded judgments in favor of both Depp and Heard. They said the jury verdict form allowed jurors to be very specific about which statements were libelous, and that the verdict makes sense when you look at the specific statements cited by the jury.
As for the confusion over the juror’s identity, Depp’s lawyers say it’s too late for Heard’s team to object. According to court papers, a summons went out to a 77-year-old man. But the man who responded in his place was his 52-year-old son, who has the same name and lives at the same address.
Depp’s lawyers argue that if Heard’s team had concerns, they should have spoken up at the time because it was apparent that the man who served was not 77 years old, even though court paperwork described him as such.
Judge Penney Azcarate has not yet indicated if she plans to hold a hearing to hear arguments on the motions to set aside the verdict.
The verdict in Depp’s favor in Virginia came about two years after a similar trial in the United Kingdom in which Depp sued a British tabloid after he was described as a “wife beater.” The judge in that case ruled in the newspaper’s favor in 2020 after finding that Heard was telling the truth in her descriptions of abuse.
Jurors in the Virginia case were not told that the judge in the British case had ruled against Depp.
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We look at what North Carolina Supreme Court's reversal on a GOP voting map means for gerrymandering cases in other states, as well as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's win on the debt ceiling bill.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s electricity grid chief warned of hours-long power outages Friday as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with heavy artillery and missile attacks that have interrupted supplies to as much as 40% of the country’s people at the onset of winter.
Freezing temperatures are putting additional pressure on energy networks, grid operator Ukrenergo said.
“You always need to prepare for the worst. We understand that the enemy wants to destroy our power system in general, to cause long outages,” Ukrenergo’s chief executive Volodymyr Kudrytskyi told Ukrainian state television. “We need to prepare for possible long outages, but at the moment we are introducing schedules that are planned and will do everything to ensure that the outages are not very long.”
The capital of Kyiv is already facing a “huge deficit in electricity,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko told The Associated Press. Some 1.5 million to 2 million people — about half of the city’s population — are periodically plunged into darkness as authorities switch electricity from one district to another.
“It’s a critical situation,” he said.
Klitschko added that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military planners apparently are hoping “to bring us, everyone, to depression,” to make people feel unsafe and “to think about, ‘Maybe we give up.’” But it won’t work, he said.
“It’s wrong, it’s (a) wrong vision of Putin,” he said. “After every rocket attack, I talk to the people, to simple civilians. They (are) not depressed. They were angry, angry and ready to stay and defend our houses, our families and our future.”
Kudrytskyi added that the power situation at critical facilities such as hospitals and schools has been stabilized.
Those facilities were targeted overnight in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where energy equipment was damaged, according to governor Oleh Syniehubov. Eight people including energy crews and police were injured trying to clear up the debris, he said.
Moscow’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy and power facilities have fueled fears of what the dead of winter will bring. Ukraine’s energy infrastructure had again been targeted Thursday, two days after Russia unleashed a nationwide barrage of more than 100 missiles and drones that knocked out power to 10 million people.
Those attacks have also affected neighboring countries like Moldova, where a half-dozen cities across that country experienced temporary blackouts.
In the past 24 hours, Russian forces unleashed the breadth of their arsenal to attack Ukraine’s southeast, employing drones, rockets, heavy artillery and warplanes that killed at least six civilians and wounded six others, the president’s office said.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, part of which remains under Russian control, artillery pounded 10 towns and villages. The death toll from a Russian rocket attack on a residential building in the city of Vilniansk on Thursday climbed to 10 people, including three children.
In Nikopol, located across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, 40 Russian missiles damaged several high-rise buildings, homes and a power line.
In the wake of its humiliating retreat from the southern city of Kherson, Moscow intensified its assault on the eastern Donetsk region, where Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday its forces took control of the village of Opytne and repelled a Ukrainian counteroffensive to reclaim the settlements of Solodke, Volodymyrivka and Pavlivka.
The city of Bakhmut, a key target of Moscow’s attempt to seize the whole region of Donetsk, remains the scene of heavy fighting, the regional governor said.
The Russian Defense Ministry also said Ukrainian troops were pushed back from Yahidne in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv province, and Kuzemivka in the neighboring Luhansk province. Donetsk and Luhansk were among the four Ukrainian provinces illegally annexed by Moscow in September, together with Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
At the same time, Moscow is fortifying its defenses in the southern region to thwart further Ukrainian advances. Russian troops have built new trench systems near the border of Crimea, as well as near the Siversky-Donets River between Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, according to a British Ministry of Defense report.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian and international investigators were forging ahead on uncovering suspected war crimes committed by Russian forces during the Kharkiv region’s near seven-month occupation. Ukraine’s National Police said Friday that its officers had initiated over 3,000 criminal proceedings against Russian troops.
Reports of torture and other atrocities committed by Russian troops have also emerged from the southern Kherson region, where Ukrainian officials said they have opened more than 430 war crimes cases and are investigating four alleged torture sites.
Alesha Babenko, a 27-year-old from the village of Kyselivka said he was arrested by the Russians in September and locked in a basement, then beaten daily while bound, blindfolded and threatened with electric shocks.
“I thought I was going to die,” he told the AP.
On Friday, Russian officials denounced videos that appeared on social media that purportedly show Ukrainian troops executing Russian soldiers. Russia said the videos were recorded in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, which is almost entirely under Russian control.
“We demand international organizations to condemn this egregious crime, to conduct a thorough investigation of it,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Russia’s human rights council said it had sent the videos to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Amnesty International and other international organizations.
Earlier this week, the head of the Matilda Bogner, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Matilda Bogner, said the mission had investigated torture of prisoners on both sides of the conflict.
“We have received credible allegations of summary executions of persons hors de combat and several cases of torture and ill-treatment, reportedly committed by members of the Ukrainian armed forces,” Bogner said.
The recapture of Kyselivka after Russia’s withdrawal last week has sparked hopes in neighboring Mykolaiv province that they will once again have tap water, which was switched off after the village fell into Russian hands. But Mykolaiv administrator Vitali Kim predicted Friday that could take several weeks.
Hungry and cold, Kherson residents lined up Friday for food from a charity, with many saying they had nothing to eat and had no heat or electricity. Residents were further shaken after a missile struck the fourth floor of an apartment building, reminding them that the Russian occupation may be over but not the danger from Russian missiles.
“There was an explosion … it was very scary. We cannot calm down,” said Tatiana Kruvorchko, who lived in the building.
Despite the tremendous hardships across Ukraine, one hopeful sign emerged with the news that the first train from Kyiv to Kherson would be departing Friday night. Ukraine’s state rail network Ukrzaliznytsia said 200 passengers will travel on the train – the first in nine months.
Dubbed the “Train to Victory,” the train’s carriages were painted in eclectic designs by Ukrainian artists and the tickets were sold as part of charity project.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, are returning to Washington next month to be recognized for their work on combatting HIV/AIDS worldwide.
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition announced Thursday that it will honor Bush and the former first lady on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, during its annual Tribute Celebration.
The Bushes will receive the Global Leadership Award for establishing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, in 2003. Bush announced the program in his State of the Union address in January 2003. He signed legislation to establish it in May 2003.
Liz Schrayer, the coalition’s president and CEO, called the AIDS relief program “one of the most significant achievements in global health in our lifetime.” In a statement, she also praised the Bushes for “transformational leadership” in launching it nearly 20 years ago.
PEPFAR is the largest commitment by any nation in history to address a single disease.
Since the program’s inception, the U.S. government has spent nearly $100 billion to respond to HIV/AIDS worldwide, saving 21 million lives, preventing millions of infections and making strides to control the HIV/AIDS pandemic in more than 50 countries, mostly in Africa and the Caribbean, according to the State Department.
The Bushes were most recently in Washington in September. Laura Bush was a guest of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at a White House music event on the South Lawn featuring Elton John, a longtime advocate for people with HIV/AIDS.
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Available in the Azure Marketplace, Qostodian for M365 monitors granular data elements and employee behavior to make it fast and easy to secure workstations, investigate incidents and drive sensitive data compliance.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Qohash, provider of the Qostodian data security platform, today announced an integration with Microsoft 365. The Qostodian for M365 solution offers a novel approach to data security posture management, making risk identification and investigation fast and easy.
The Qostodian platform uniquely monitors and cross-references two fundamental risk elements to an organization: employees and sensitive data elements. Contrary to alternatives limited to file-level tracking, Qostodian goes one level deeper to track individual sensitive data elements, such as credit card and bank account numbers.
The platform monitors on-premises and cloud locations and flags risky employee interactions with sensitive data in real-time–enabling risk mitigation actions to be taken before incidents occur. Microsoft 365 users can now leverage Qostodian's patent-pending approach to stay ahead of incidents with powerful risk indicators, one-click reports, and automated alerts.
Qostodian for M365 includes immediate coverage for OneDrive, with Outlook, Sharepoint, and Teams forthcoming. The platform's new, "street level" views of risk, deliver key functionality in three areas:
Easy identification of risk
- Risk quantification by individual and department
- Employee risk profiles and watch lists
- Employee activity-based risk indicators
- Monthly organizational "risk evolution" reports
- User defined sensitive information (UDSI) searches forthcoming
Fast investigations
- Data element search to find specific data elements, such as a social security number, across all locations in milliseconds
- Data propagation functionality to visualize how data moved across employees and locations in a single click
Automated alerts and remediation
- Real-time alerts generated to SOC teams based on policy violations
- The platform is also evolving to automate remediation actions based on specific policy violations conditions, such as automatically moving a file from a problematic data source to another secure location, encrypting a file, and more.
- An integration with Microsoft Purview, to introduce file labeling into the Qohash M365 solution, and further refine the accuracy of Purview DLP, is forthcoming.
"We've revolutionized workstation monitoring with our highly sophisticated sensors, providing 24/7 visibility in even the most complex environments. Our success in deploying this technology at scale with credible customers has set the foundation for the logical next step: adding coverage for Microsoft 365. By covering the hardest part, workstations, M365 coverage becomes an easy and valuable addition. We're committed to increasing coverage to provide our customers with one simple data security platform that covers all their blindspots," said Qohash's CEO and co-founder, Jean Le Bouthillier.
Real-time monitoring, no file size limits, and double encryption
Additionally, Qostodian enhances security coverage with its ability to find and scan files of all sizes at endpoints and other on-premises locations. The platform also scans files without limitations on types or sizes. Finally, Qostodian double encrypts data. Since it connects through Microsoft's API, it does not break the security chain by making a copy of customer data to scan.
About Qohash
Qohash's Qostodian platform finds, inventories, and continuously monitors individual data elements across workstations, attached and shared drives, and Microsoft 365 cloud apps.
Qostodian monitors data elements and employee behavior 24/7, making risk identification, remediation and compliance faster and easier. Financial institutions such as Desjardins and Beneva leverage Qohash's novel technology to watch risky employees and monitor thousands of workstations. Information security teams run data element searches and leverage data propagation functionality to see the extent of an incident within milliseconds. Security analysts see every employee and location with a specific credit card, bank account or other sensitive info type with the click of a button.
Monitor employee interactions with sensitive data 24/7, with a modern, intuitive SaaS data security platform, offered for a one-time predictable fee.
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Bread for the World – Indiana in conjunction with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana and Grace Episcopal Church in Fort Wayne will offer a workshop Saturday on advocating through churches for an end to hunger.
Dick Hamm will present the workshop live at Grace, 10010 Aurora Place, and via Zoom, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Hamm has served as the general minister and president of the Christian Church-Disciples of Christ in the United States and Canada and has also served on the affiliate faculty of Christian Theological Seminary.
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PA live! (WBRE) — Monday on PA live!, Chris and Rachel spoke with Morgan Wojcik from Weis Markets.
This July is National Ice Cream Month, so Morgan talks about all the “cool” treats you can find at Weis Markets.
Morgan explains how local businesses help make Weis ice cream so high quality: Weis purchases milk from local dairy farms, then processes the milk, and uses the surplus cream to create the delicious ice cream you know and love.
Morgan also describes some of the over 70 flavors of ice cream Weis has to offer, while Chris and Rachel taste a special summer flavor!
Morgan also talks about what other delicious snacks you can find in the Weis Market aisles, especially those that compliment the ice cream.
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Reds sixth. Jonathan India walks. Donovan Solano walks. Jonathan India to second. Tommy Pham lines out to deep right field to Trey Mancini. Jonathan India to third. Joey Votto singles to shallow left field. Donovan Solano to second. Jonathan India scores. Brandon Drury pinch-hitting for Mike Moustakas. Brandon Drury walks. Joey Votto to second. Donovan Solano to third. Kyle Farmer out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Austin Hays. Joey Votto to third. Donovan Solano scores. Nick Senzel strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 2, Orioles 0.
Orioles seventh. Ryan Mountcastle walks. Rougned Odor pinch-hitting for Tyler Nevin. Rougned Odor singles to shallow center field. Ryan Mountcastle to second. Jorge Mateo flies out to deep right field to Jake Fraley. Ryan Mountcastle to third. Cedric Mullins pinch-hitting for Robinson Chirinos. Cedric Mullins out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Tommy Pham. Ryan Mountcastle scores. Trey Mancini strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 2, Orioles 1.
Orioles eighth. Adley Rutschman flies out to deep center field to Nick Senzel. Anthony Santander homers to center field. Austin Hays lines out to shortstop to Kyle Farmer. Ramon Urias walks. Ryan Mountcastle strikes out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Orioles 2, Reds 2.
Reds eighth. Tommy Pham walks. Joey Votto strikes out swinging. Brandon Drury homers to left field. Kyle Farmer pops out to Ryan Mountcastle.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo’Nique sued Paramount and CBS on Wednesday, seeking what the Oscar-winning actor and comedian says are unpaid royalties from her sitcom “The Parkers.”
The breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by The Associated Press alleges the defendants artificially depressed the show’s profitability to “retain millions that would otherwise be contractually due” to Mo’Nique’s production company.
“While the Series has proven to be a major financial success for its producers and distributors, the series’ talent have not been permitted to share in the fruits of that success,” the suit says.
The suit was filed by Hicks Media, the production company Mo’Nique owns with her husband and business partner, Sidney Hicks. It names as defendants CBS Studios, Paramount Pictures and the show’s production company Big Ticket Productions. It seeks monetary damages to be determined at trial.
Emails seeking comment were sent to representatives of the defendants.
The suit says the series’ creators and writers have been similarly underpaid, and that Mo’Nique learned of the alleged breach of contract when they recently filed a similar lawsuit.
“I just want the contractual compensation that I’ve earned,” Mo’Nique said in a statement.
“The Parkers,” a spinoff of the sitcom “Moesha,” ran for five seasons and 110 episodes on the now-defunct network UPN, a forerunner of The CW, from 1999 to 2004. Mo’Nique starred as Nikki Parker, a mother who returns to the same college her daughter is attending.
The show has been rerun in syndication in various forms since, and has been available for streaming on Netflix since 2020.
In a previous lawsuit, Mo’Nique sued Netflix for race and sex discrimination in its offer for a proposed comedy special, accusing the streaming service of giving her a lowball offer that was part of a larger company tendency to underpay black women. The suit was settled last year.
“Mo’Nique is not shy about taking on these David vs. Goliath battles in Hollywood to challenge these questionable practices that are endemic to the industry,” David deRubertis, one of her attorneys in both lawsuits, said in a statement.
The 55-year-old actor, whose legal name is Monique Angela Hicks, first gained fame as a stand-up comic and was among the “Queens of Comedy” featured in the 2000 film of the same name. She won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her performance in the 2009 movie “Precious.”
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PARIS (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina pulled out of the French Open before her third-round match on Saturday because she is sick.
“I just wanted to give 100%, and obviously I’m far from being 100%,” Rybakina said. “If I cannot breathe, there is no chance I can even run and try to compete.”
The No. 4-seeded Rybakina was supposed to face 132nd-ranked Sara Sorribes Tormo in the day’s opening contest on Court Philippe Chatrier.
They were scheduled to begin playing at 11:45 a.m. local time, but instead, at that very moment, Rybakina sat down behind the microphone at a news conference to explain why she was withdrawing from the year’s second Grand Slam tournament.
Sounding stuffed up, Rybakina explained that she has been running a fever, didn’t sleep well the past two nights and had difficulty breathing during a warmup session Saturday ahead of her match. She said a doctor told her there is a virus going around “here in Paris.”
Rybakina, who won each of her first two matches this week in straight sets, was considered among the top contenders for the championship at Roland Garros. She has won her past 10 matches, including a tuneup title on red clay at the Italian Open last month.
She plays a power-built game based in part on one of the best serves on the WTA Tour, which she leads in aces this season.
Last July, Rybakina won her first major trophy, defeating Ons Jabeur in the final at Wimbledon.
Rybakina is a 23-year-old who was born in Moscow and has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, when that country offered her funding to support her tennis career. The switch was a topic of conversation during Wimbledon, because the All England Club barred athletes who represent Russia or Belarus from entering the tournament in 2022 due to the war in Ukraine.
The walkover allows the 26-year-old Sorribes Tormo to advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.
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BEIJING, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RobotPlusPlus, a leader in aerial work robots, today announced its Series B funding round of US$15 million, bringing it to approximately US$35 million in total investment since its founding in 2017. This latest funding was led by Meituan, China's leading tech and online retail company, and Fosun, a global innovation-driven consumer group.
RobotPlusPlus plans to use the new capital to accelerate its R&D timeline and expand its global presence. New robotic offerings will be released for cargo hold cleaning, tank painting, and facade cleaning, in addition to upgrading current products by integrating more autonomous technologies.
"Our latest round of funding contributes to the positive momentum we have been building over the past year. With a growing market share across our key territories, we look to continue to deliver more transformational results to our current and future clients," said RobotPlusPlus founder and CEO Hua-yang Xu.
With a mission to "empower humans with robots," RobotPlusPlus has a portfolio of robotic solutions for crucial industries such as maritime, ship repair, petrochemicals, and power generation. The Company focuses on addressing the need to improve aerial work safety for operators while improving the efficiency of Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) solutions and lowering operating costs for asset owners.
This has led RobotPlusPlus to be a market leader in magnetic crawler robots, with hundreds of robots already sold to clients worldwide. With its large team of skilled engineers and operators in place, RobotPlusPlus also provides Robot as a Service(RaaS) services to clients, enabling them not only to offer timely and cost-effective services but also to gain insights into industrial application scenarios.
"While we've previously focused on the Chinese market, 2021 has brought us more success outside China. We're looking forward to making our solutions available to a broader audience and cementing our position as a key player globally," stated Andy Lu, partner & SVP of RobotPlusPlus.
An example of this ambition is an upcoming office opening in Singapore to expand the Company's ability to serve the Asian and Middle Eastern markets.
"An aging workforce, rising labor costs, frequent aerial work-related accidents, and the COVID-19 pandemic have had an accelerative effect on the aerial work robotics sector," commented Pu Xiao, investment manager at Fosun. "RobotPlusPlus' mission is to empower humans with robots while helping increase operational safety and productivity. We're excited to support RobotPlusPlus in leveraging AI and RaaS to optimize aerial work environments and enable robotic applications."
About RobotPlusPlus:
Headquartered in Beijing, RobotPlusPlus is a technology company that builds aerial work robots. It provides cost-effective and environmentally friendly robotic solutions while guaranteeing a safer workplace.
RobotPlusPlus Press Contact:
Vivien Hao
vivien.hao@robotplusplus.cn
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Cyber Monday deals lure in shoppers amid high inflation
NEW YORK - Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.
Cyber Monday is expected to remain the year’s biggest online shopping day and rake in up to $11.6 billion in sales, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks transactions at over 85 of the top 100 U.S. online stores. That forecast represents a jump from the $10.7 billion consumers spent last year.
Adobe’s numbers are not adjusted for inflation, but it says demand is growing even when inflation is factored in. Some analysts have said top line numbers will be boosted by higher prices and the amount of items consumers purchase could remain unchanged — or even fall — compared to prior years.
RELATED: Black Friday: Lure of bargains will draw millions of shoppers to stores this holiday weekend
Profit margins are also expected to be tight for retailers offering deeper discounts to attract budget-conscious consumers and clear out their bloated inventories.
Shoppers spent a record $9.12 billion online on Black Friday, up 2.3% from last year, according to Adobe. E-commerce activity continued to be strong over the weekend, with $9.55 billion in online sales.
Salesforce, which also tracks spending, said their estimates showed online sales in the U.S. hit $15 billion on Friday and $17.2 billion over the weekend, with an average discount rate of 30% on products. Electronics, active wear, toys and health and beauty items were among those that provided a big boost, the two groups said.
RELATED: Inflation hovered over shoppers seeking deals on Black Friday
Meanwhile, consumers who feared leaving their homes and embraced e-commerce during the pandemic are heading back to physical stores in greater numbers this year as normalcy returns. The National Retail Federation said its recent survey showed a 3% uptick in the number of Black Friday shoppers planning to go to stores. It expects 63.9 million consumers to shop online during Cyber Monday, compared to 77 million last year.
Consumers are spending cautiously
Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all types of payments including cash and credit card, said that overall sales on Black Friday rose 12% from the year-ago. Sales at physical stores rose 12%, while online sales were up 14%.
RetailNext, which captures sales and traffic via sensors, reported that store traffic rose 7% on Black Friday, while sales at physical stores improved 0.1% from a year ago. However, spending per customer dropped nearly 7% as cautious shoppers did more browsing than buying. Another company that tracks store traffic — Sensormatic Solutions— said store traffic was up 2.9% on Black Friday compared to a year ago.
RELATED: Black Friday taking a back seat to Small Business Saturday this year
"Shoppers are being more thoughtful, but they are going to more than a few retailers to be able to make a determination of what they are going to buy this year," said Brian Field, Sensormatic’s global leader of retail consulting and analytics.
Overall, online spending has remained resilient in the past few weeks as eager shoppers buy more items on credit and embrace "buy now, pay later" services that lack interest charges but carry late fees.
In the first three weeks of November, online sales were essentially flat compared with last year, according to Adobe. It said the modest uptick shows consumers have a strong appetite for holiday shopping amid uncertainty about the economy.
Still, some major retailers are feeling a shift. Target, Macy’s and Kohl’s said this month they’ve seen a slowdown in consumer spending in the past few weeks. The exception was Walmart, which reported higher sales in its third quarter and raised its earnings outlook.
"We’re seeing that inflation is starting to really hit the wallet and that consumers are starting to amass more debt at this point," said Guru Hariharan, founder and CEO of retail e-commerce management firm CommerceIQ, adding there’s more pressure on consumers to purchase cheaper alternatives.
Shifting Demand
This year’s Cyber Monday also comes amid a wider e-commerce slowdown affecting online retailers that saw a boom in sales during most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon, for example, raked in record revenue but much of the demand has waned as the worst of the pandemic eased and consumers felt more comfortable shopping in stores.
To deal with the change, the company has been scaling back its warehouse expansion plans and is cutting costs by axing some of its projects. It’s also following in the steps of other tech companies and implementing mass layoffs in its corporate ranks. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company will continue to cut jobs until early next year.
Shopify, another company which helps businesses set up e-commerce websites, laid off 10% of its staff this summer. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/consumers-cyber-monday-deals-inflation | 2022-11-28 17:26:39 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/consumers-cyber-monday-deals-inflation |
This exciting new restaurant concept featuring crepes and waffles is opening soon in Downtown Doral
DORAL, Fla., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, the ultra-popular restaurant brand specializing in sweet and savory crêpes, hot drinks and more, will open its first ever location in Florida at Downtown Doral, 5335 Northwest 87th Ave. on Monday, December 5th.
Founded in 2012 by Allison and Ivan Chavez, Sweet Paris has quickly become one of the hottest restaurant franchises in the country with its Instagram-worthy, French-inspired interiors and delicious food and drinks made of the highest quality ingredients and bold flavors. The duo met as undergraduate students at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and bonded over a love for crêpes, soon making it their mission to "Revive the Art of Eating Crêpes" and traveling the world in search of flavors and new ways to bring this popular street food to market. Made from scratch, the dishes are as delicious as they are beautiful.
"Our mission from day one has been to revive the art of eating crêpes, and we could not be more thrilled to see the expansion of Sweet Paris into the state of Florida," said Allison Chavez.
Sweet Paris in Doral is owned and operated by local entrepreneurs Antonio Arizpe and Ivette Escobar. Originally from Mexico, Ivette began her career in marketing for a cosmetics company in Los Angeles. In 2012, she started her journey working with the corporate team at Sweet Paris as the Chief Development Officer, leading the opening of 9 stores for the company. Antonio, originally from Mexico as well, studied International Affairs and worked for the Mexican consulate in Houston, then found a career in residential construction. In 2021, the couple decided to sign a multi-unit deal and own their own Sweet Paris locations in Florida.
"After working the corporate side of Sweet Paris for so many years and fully learning the brand, opening a café of my own was a no-brainer," said Ivette. "We have a passion for food and love the culture that Sweet Paris has created with its employees and franchisees over the years – plus, being a part of the brand's continued nationwide growth is a huge deal for us. We completely trust the brand and are excited to bring the first location to the Miami area." Allison agrees. "We couldn't ask for a better Strategic Partner than Ivette. Watching her grow from her position at the corporate office to owning her own Sweet Paris location makes me so proud."
The ongoing expansion of Sweet Paris will bring the total store count to 25 locations in the near future, with 15 stores currently in various stages of development in Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Florida. A second location in the Miami area will open in The Plaza at Coral Gables in early 2023.
The recent success of Sweet Paris has not gone unnoticed as the brand was recently ranked on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2022 Top New and Emerging Franchises. The brand also made history when it secured a place on Entrepreneur's esteemed Franchise 500® list for the first time in January. Also, co-founders Allison and Ivan Chavez recently landed on Global Franchise Magazine's 10 Emerging Leaders to Watch in 2022, and Allison was included in Nation's Restaurant News' annual Power List, an exclusive group of 50 leaders who are identified as the most innovative and inspiring people in the restaurant industry.
The community is encouraged to join in the celebration of the new location on December 5th and sign up for the Sweet Paris Passport to receive exclusive monthly promotions, a birthday bonus, collect points and use them for purchase, receive texts regarding upcoming giveaways, and bonus entries for giveaways. A grand opening celebration is planned for December 15th, where customers of the Doral location will receive a double entry to the giveaway if they sign up for the Sweet Passport rewards program during the Grand Opening.
Sweet Paris Doral will open Sunday - Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday - Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information on Sweet Paris in Doral, please visit www.sweetparis.com or call 305-200-3970.
ABOUT SWEET PARIS:
Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café is a fast-growing restaurant franchise specializing in sweet and savory crêpes, waffles, salads, hot drinks and more. On a mission to "Revive the Art of Eating Crêpes" one crêperie at a time, Sweet Paris is seeking qualified Strategic Partners, especially those with a background in hospitality, to expand the concept in new markets. For more information about the brand, please visit www.sweetparis.com, and for more information on Strategic Partnership Opportunities, visit www.sweetparisfranchise.com.
Media Contact: Leah Trice, Fishman Public Relations, ltrice@fishmanpr.com, 847-945-1300
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ST. AUGUSTINE (AP) — A Florida judge sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison on Friday for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate on Mother’s Day in 2021.
Aiden Fucci, 16, was 14 when he stabbed Tristyn Bailey at least 114 times in the woods near where the teens lived in north Florida, prosecutors said.
“This case is probably the most difficult and shocking case that this county, St. Johns County, has dealt with,” Judge Lee R. Smith said before ordering Fucci to prison for life.
Fucci, who pleaded guilty just before his trial was set to start in February, was not eligible for the death penalty because of his young age at the time of the crime. His case may be reviewed in 25 years, according to Florida law. His attorneys had sought a 40-year sentence.
Before invoking the sentence, the judge spoke to Bailey’s family, noting the tremendous toll the girl’s slaying has had on them.
“Allow ‘Bailey Sunday Fundays’ to return to your home,” he said, adding that Tristyn would have wanted her family to have fun again.
He also said he appreciated that her father, Forrest Bailey, was patient with the court proceedings.
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The judge’s order followed two days of testimony in a sentencing hearing. On Wednesday, members of the Bailey family read emotional victim impact statements to the court. Her older sister, Alexis Bailey, began her statement by dropping 114 aqua-colored stone hearts into a jar — one for each stab wound her sister suffered.
Fucci’s grandmother, Deborah Spiwak, also attended that hearing, pleading for mercy for her grandson on Wednesday.
“Please don’t take him out of our lives forever ... I know there’s some good in Aiden,” she said.
The judge noted her comment on Friday.
“That took a lot of courage. That was not easy, for her. But it showed this court that he had a good, stable home environment,” Smith said of Fucci’s upbringing.
Fucci and his parents each wrote letters to the judge, apologizing for his actions and asking for mercy.
Investigators said Fucci had told several friends he planned to kill someone, though it wasn’t clear whether Bailey was his intended target from the beginning. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-aiden-fucci-life-sentence-murder-20230324-lgquaqm6w5gwji55j7xjdy7qgy-story.html | 2023-03-24 19:37:14 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-aiden-fucci-life-sentence-murder-20230324-lgquaqm6w5gwji55j7xjdy7qgy-story.html |
A state judge has thrown out obstruction of justice charges against two of the five Louisiana lawmen indicted in the fatal 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash before long suppressed body-camera video showed the white officers beating, stunning and dragging the Black motorist as he wailed, “I’m scared!”
While the rulings this week marked a setback for the prosecution, the judge let stand several other felony charges and did not address the most serious charge of negligent homicide against Master Trooper Kory York, who was seen in the graphic footage dragging Greene by his ankle shackles and leaving the heavyset man face down in the dirt for more than nine minutes.
Still, Judge Thomas Rogers threatened to toss several felony malfeasance counts against York and two other officers unless prosecutors this week correct certain “defects” in the language of the indictment — dismissals that would effectively gut the case.
“It was clear they didn’t do their homework,” Greene’s mother, Mona Hardin, said of prosecutors led by District Attorney John Belton. “What we’re seeing is a whittling away of Ronnie’s case. It’s a debacle.”
Belton declined to comment. It was not clear whether prosecutors would appeal the rulings.
Greene’s May 10, 2019, death on a roadside in rural northeastern Louisiana was initially blamed by the Louisiana State Police on a car crash at the end a high-speed chase. After officials refused for more than two years to release the body-camera video, the AP obtained and published the footage showing white troopers converging on Greene before he could get out of his car.
The officers have vigorously fought the charges since their December indictment, arguing in part that prosecutors failed to specify exactly how they broke the law.
Rogers ruled that the allegations failed to support obstruction charges against Dakota DeMoss, a responding trooper who turned off the audio on his body camera for much of Greene’s arrest, as well as Capt. John Peters, a regional troop commander at the time accused of telling detectives to conceal evidence in Greene’s case. The judge found neither officer’s actions amounted to “tampering” under Louisiana law.
DeMoss’ attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Peters told the AP he was looking forward to “the entire truth finally being placed on the table.”
But Rogers let stand an obstruction of justice charge against Lt. John Clary, the ranking officer on the scene of Greene’s arrest who is accused of withholding his bodycam footage from investigators. Clary’s long-suppressed, 30-minute footage is the only clip showing the moment a handcuffed, bloody Greene moans under the weight of two troopers, twitches and then goes still.
Greene’s death remains the focus of a yearslong federal criminal probe, and the U.S. Justice Department last year opened a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid evidence that the agency has displayed a pattern of looking the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of The Allstate Corporation ("Allstate" or the "Company") (NYSE: ALL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Allstate and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On October 19, 2022, Allstate announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. Among other items, Allstate announced that it expected an adjusted net loss of $400 million to $450 million, impacted by an $875 million charge for unfavorable prior-year reserve re-estimates, excluding catastrophes. In addition, the Company estimated catastrophe losses at $763 million, pretax, for the quarter.
On this news, Allstate's stock price fell $17.44 per share, or 12.9%, to close at $117.71 per share on October 20, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
1-3-9-8
(one, three, nine, eight)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:
1-3-9-8
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Tenneco Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results Published: Oct. 31, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT | Updated: 2 hours ago
Company expects to close transaction with Apollo Funds in mid-November, 2022
SKOKIE, Ill. , Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022 , including the following:
Tenneco, Inc. Logo (PRNewsfoto/Tenneco, Inc.)(PRNewswire) Third quarter total revenue of $4.9 billion , up 14% year-over-year. Value-add revenue of $3.6 billion was up 17% year-over-year, excluding a negative currency impact of $214 million . The Company's OE light vehicle value-add revenue growth of 32%, excluding currency, outpaced global industry light vehicle production*, which was up 27% year-over-year. Material, energy, and freight cost recoveries contributed more than $200 million of revenue on a year-over-year basis. EBIT** of $129 million , compared with EBIT of $125 million in third quarter 2021. Adjusted EBITDA*** improved 8% year-over-year to $301 million , compared with $279 million last year. The increase in earnings is primarily a result of higher light vehicle volumes. Net loss of $44 million , or a loss of $0.53 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $15 million , or $0.17 per diluted share, in the prior year. Third quarter 2022 adjusted net loss of $11 million , or a loss of $0.14 per diluted share, compared to prior year adjusted net income of $15 million , or $0.17 per diluted share. The year-over-year comparisons were primarily driven by higher non-operating interest and tax expenses. "In a tough business environment, I'm proud of how Team Tenneco delivered year-over-year growth in revenue and adjusted EBITDA" said Brian Kesseler , Tenneco CEO. "Our continued focus on operational excellence, cash generation, and cost control actions also helped us deliver both significant sequential margin improvement across all business groups, and lower net debt."
As previously disclosed, all conditions to closing with respect to antitrust and/or foreign direct investment laws under Tenneco's merger agreement with certain affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms and conditions of the merger agreement. The Company expects to complete the transaction in mid-November 2022 . In light of this, Tenneco will not conduct a conference call or give forward-looking guidance.
*
Source: S&P Global Mobility (formerly IHS Markit) October 2022 global light vehicle production forecast.
**
EBIT: Earnings before interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests.
***
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted earnings before interest expense, income taxes, noncontrolling interests, and depreciation and amortization.
Attachment 1 Statements of Income (Loss) – 3 months Statements of Income (Loss) – 9 months Balance Sheets Statements of Cash Flows – 3 Months Statements of Cash Flows – 9 Months
Attachment 2 Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Earnings Measures – 3 and 9 Months Reconciliation of GAAP Revenue and Earnings to Non-GAAP Revenue and Earnings Measures – 3 and 9 Months Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Revenue Measures – 3 and 9 Months Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures – Debt Net of Total Cash/Adjusted LTM EBITDA including noncontrolling interests Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Revenue Measures – Original Equipment, Original Equipment Service and Aftermarket Revenue – 3 and 9 Months Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Cash Flow Measures – 3 and 9 Months
About Tenneco Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers, and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Visit www.tenneco.com to learn more.
Investors and others should note that Tenneco routinely posts important information on its website and considers the Investor section, www.investors.tenneco.com , a channel of distribution.
Safe Harbor
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") that the Company entered into with Pegasus Holdings III, LLC (the "Parent") and Pegasus Merger Co. on February 22, 2022 . Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Tenneco (the "Merger") with Tenneco continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements include (without limitation and in addition to the risks set forth above): the inability to consummate the Merger within the anticipated time period, or at all, due to any reason, including the failure to satisfy conditions to the consummation of the Merger; the risk that the Merger disrupts our current plans and operations or diverts management's attention from its ongoing business; the effect of the announcement of the Merger on our ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with our customers, suppliers and others with whom we do business; the effect of the announcement of the Merger on our operating results and business generally; the amount of costs, fees and expenses related to the Merger; the risk that our stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not consummated; the nature, cost and outcome of any litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against Tenneco and others; and other risks to consummation of the proposed Merger, including the risk that the proposed Merger will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all.
If the proposed transaction is consummated, the Company's stockholders will cease to have any equity interest in the Company and will have no right to participate in its earnings and future growth. The risks included here are not exhaustive. These and other factors are identified and described in more detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 , and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022 , as well as the Company's subsequent filings and quarterly reports, available online at www.sec.gov . Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the Company's projections and other forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. Except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Investor inquiries: Linae Golla 847-482-5162 lgolla@tenneco.com
Rich Kwas 248-849-1340 rich.kwas@tenneco.com
Media inquiries: Bill Dawson 847-482-5807 bdawson@tenneco.com
ATTACHMENT 1
TENNECO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
Unaudited
(millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
Net sales and operating revenues:
Motorparts
$ 723
$ 769
Performance Solutions
849
686
Clean Air - Value-add revenues
1,040
897
Clean Air - Substrate sales
1,295
1,039
Powertrain
1,024
941
Total net sales and operating revenues
4,931
4,332
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
4,388
3,776
Selling, general, and administrative
219
240
Depreciation and amortization
140
147
Engineering, research, and development
71
71
Restructuring charges, net and asset impairments
3
(4)
Total costs and expenses
4,821
4,230
Other income (expense):
Non-service pension and postretirement benefit (costs) credits
3
4
Equity in earnings (losses) of nonconsolidated affiliates, net of tax
3
10
Other income (expense), net
13
9
19
23
Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests
129
125
Interest expense
(90)
(66)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
39
59
Income tax (expense) benefit
(67)
(34)
Net income (loss)
(28)
25
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
16
10
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ (44)
$ 15
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) per share
$ (0.53)
$ 0.17
Weighted average shares outstanding
83.7
82.3
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) per share
$ (0.53)
$ 0.17
Weighted average shares outstanding
83.7
84.1
ATTACHMENT 1
TENNECO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
Unaudited
(millions, except per share amounts)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
Net sales and operating revenues:
Motorparts
$ 2,174
$ 2,282
Performance Solutions
2,433
2,188
Clean Air - Value-add revenues
3,058
2,876
Clean Air - Substrate sales
3,517
3,208
Powertrain
3,063
3,092
Total net sales and operating revenues
14,245
13,646
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
12,663
11,810
Selling, general, and administrative
728
764
Depreciation and amortization
429
447
Engineering, research, and development
220
216
Restructuring charges, net and asset impairments
45
48
Total costs and expenses
14,085
13,285
Other income (expense):
Non-service pension and postretirement benefit (costs) credits
9
10
Equity in earnings (losses) of nonconsolidated affiliates, net of tax
25
47
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
—
8
Other income (expense), net
27
30
61
95
Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests
221
456
Interest expense
(232)
(205)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests
(11)
251
Income tax (expense) benefit
(140)
(122)
Net income (loss)
(151)
129
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
52
59
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ (203)
$ 70
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) per share
$ (2.44)
$ 0.85
Weighted average shares outstanding
83.5
82.2
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Earnings (loss) per share
$ (2.44)
$ 0.83
Weighted average shares outstanding
83.5
83.5
ATTACHMENT 1
TENNECO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Unaudited
(dollars in millions)
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 415
$ 859
Restricted cash
8
6
Receivables, net
2,819
(a)
2,419
(a)
Inventories
1,948
1,846
Prepayments and other current assets
553
683
Property, plant, and equipment, net
2,557
2,872
Other noncurrent assets
2,652
2,937
Total assets
$ 10,952
$ 11,622
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Short-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt
$ 1,427
$ 57
Accounts payable
3,288
2,955
Accrued compensation and employee benefits
364
381
Accrued income taxes
70
71
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
1,153
1,227
Long-term debt
3,603
(b)
5,018
(b)
Deferred income taxes
96
105
Pension and postretirement benefits
723
830
Deferred credits and other liabilities
436
491
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
37
91
Total Tenneco Inc. shareholders' equity (deficit)
(519)
85
Noncontrolling interests
274
311
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity
$ 10,952
$ 11,622
September 30, 2022
December 31, 2021
(a) Accounts receivable net of:
Accounts receivable outstanding and derecognized
$ 1,063
$ 1,043
(b) Long-term debt composed of:
Revolver Borrowings
$ 39
$ —
LIBOR plus 2.00% Term Loan A due 2019 through 2023(1)
1,271
1,396
LIBOR plus 3.00% Term Loan B due 2019 through 2025
1,602
1,606
$225 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2024
224
223
$500 million of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026
496
496
$500 million of 7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
491
490
$800 million of 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
789
787
Other debt, primarily foreign instruments
25
26
4,937
5,024
Less: maturities classified as current
1,334
6
Total long-term debt
$ 3,603
$ 5,018
(1)
The interest rate on Term Loan A at December 31, 2021 was LIBOR plus 1.75%.
ATTACHMENT 1
TENNECO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Unaudited
(dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)
$ (28)
$ 25
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash (used) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
140
147
Deferred income taxes
5
(4)
Stock-based compensation
5
9
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net of cash paid
(4)
(20)
Change in pension and other postretirement benefit plans
(8)
(11)
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
(3)
(10)
Cash dividends received from nonconsolidated affiliates
11
—
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other
6
15
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables
(349)
30
Inventories
56
(1)
Payables and accrued expenses
156
(238)
Accrued interest and accrued income taxes
15
(10)
Other assets and liabilities
53
20
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities
55
(48)
Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of assets
1
27
Net proceeds from sale of business
1
—
Proceeds from sale of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates
4
3
Cash payments for property, plant, and equipment
(82)
(101)
Proceeds from deferred purchase price of factored receivables
98
102
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities
22
31
Financing Activities
Proceeds from term loans and notes
35
(2)
Repayments and extinguishment costs of term loans and notes
(54)
(72)
Borrowings on revolving lines of credit
2,203
1,896
Payments on revolving lines of credit
(2,170)
(1,903)
Debt issuance costs of long-term debt
—
(1)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners
(10)
(4)
Collections (payments) on securitization programs, net and other
8
(5)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
12
(91)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(61)
(16)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
28
(124)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
395
719
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$ 423
$ 595
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid during the period for interest
$ 78
$ 62
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds
$ 41
$ 42
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
$ 32
$ 9
Non-cash Investing Activities
Period end balance of accounts payable for property, plant, and equipment
$ 81
$ 73
Deferred purchase price of receivables factored in the period
$ 88
$ 102
ATTACHMENT 1
TENNECO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Unaudited
(dollars in millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2022
2021
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)
$ (151)
$ 129
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash (used) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
429
447
Deferred income taxes
(2)
8
Stock-based compensation
17
18
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net of cash paid
13
(17)
Change in pension and other postretirement benefit plans
(29)
(22)
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
(25)
(47)
Cash dividends received from nonconsolidated affiliates
55
58
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and other
(4)
8
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables
(920)
(451)
Inventories
(237)
(194)
Payables and accrued expenses
551
11
Accrued interest and accrued income taxes
(1)
24
Other assets and liabilities
91
3
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities
(213)
(25)
Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of assets
13
39
Net proceeds from sale of business
3
1
Proceeds from sale of investment in nonconsolidated affiliates
5
6
Cash payments for property, plant and equipment
(253)
(286)
Proceeds from deferred purchase price of factored receivables
310
356
Other
(1)
—
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities
77
116
Financing Activities
Proceeds from term loans and notes
57
836
Repayments and extinguishment costs of term loans and notes
(177)
(1,011)
Borrowings on revolving lines of credit
6,221
4,772
Payments on revolving lines of credit
(6,160)
(4,774)
Debt issuance costs of long-term debt
—
(13)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest partners
(44)
(12)
Payment for redeemable noncontrolling interest redemption
(53)
—
Collections (payments) on securitization programs, net and other
(36)
(78)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities
(192)
(280)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(114)
(19)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
(442)
(208)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
865
803
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
$ 423
$ 595
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash paid during the period for interest
$ 192
$ 162
Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net of refunds
$ 172
$ 104
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
$ 61
$ 35
Non-cash inventory charge due to aftermarket product line exit
$ 4
$ 44
Non-cash Investing Activities
Period end balance of accounts payable for property, plant, and equipment
$ 81
$ 73
Deferred purchase price of receivables factored in the period
$ 319
$ 368
ATTACHMENT 2
TENNECO INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) TO NON-GAAP EARNINGS MEASURES(2)
Unaudited
(millions, except per share amounts)
Q3 2022
Q3 2021
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
Per Share
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Income tax (expense) benefit
EBIT
EBITDA (3)
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
Per Share
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Income tax (expense) benefit
EBIT
EBITDA (3)
Earnings (Loss) Measures
$ (44)
$(0.53)
$ 16
$ (67)
$ 129
$ 269
$ 15
$ 0.17
$ 10
$ (34)
$ 125
$ 272
Adjustments:
Restructuring and related expenses (5)
11
0.13
—
(1)
12
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
Anti-dumping duty charge
1
—
—
—
1
1
3
0.03
—
—
3
3
Asset impairments
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
0.01
—
—
1
1
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
17
0.21
—
—
17
17
2
0.03
—
—
2
2
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
2
0.03
—
—
2
2
1
0.01
—
—
1
1
Other
2
0.02
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
Net tax adjustments
—
—
—
—
—
—
(7)
(0.08)
—
(7)
—
—
Adjusted Net income, EPS, NCI, Tax, EBIT, and EBITDA (4)
$ (11)
$ (0.14)
$ 16
$ (68)
$ 163
$ 301
$ 15
$ 0.17
$ 10
$ (41)
$ 132
$ 279
Q3 2022
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ (44)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
16
Net income (loss)
(28)
Income tax (expense) benefit
(67)
Interest expense
(90)
EBIT, Earnings (Loss) before interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests
129
Depreciation and amortization
140
Total EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (3)
$ 73
$ 41
$ 131
$ 90
$ 335
$ (66)
$ 269
Restructuring and related expenses
1
5
2
2
10
—
10
Anti-dumping duty charge
1
—
—
—
1
—
1
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
—
2
—
—
2
—
2
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
—
—
—
—
—
17
17
Other
1
1
—
—
2
—
2
Adjusted EBITDA (4)
$ 76
$ 49
$ 133
$ 92
$ 350
$ (49)
$ 301
Q3 2021
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ 15
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
10
Net income (loss)
25
Income tax (expense) benefit
(34)
Interest expense
(66)
EBIT, Earnings (Loss) before interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests
125
Depreciation and amortization
147
Total EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (3)
$ 111
$ 42
$ 138
$ 71
$ 362
$ (90)
$ 272
Restructuring and related expenses
—
(5)
(1)
3
(3)
3
—
Anti-dumping duty charge
3
—
—
—
3
—
3
Asset impairments
1
—
—
—
1
—
1
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
—
1
—
—
1
—
1
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
Adjusted EBITDA (4)
$ 115
$ 38
$ 137
$ 74
$ 364
$ (85)
$ 279
(1) U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2) Tenneco presents the above reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP earnings measures primarily to reflect the results in a manner that allows a better understanding of the results of operational activities separate from the financial impact of decisions made for the long-term benefit of the company and other items impacting comparability between the periods. Adjustments similar to the ones reflected above have been recorded in earlier periods, and similar types of adjustments can reasonably be expected to be recorded in future periods. Using only the non-GAAP earnings measures to analyze earnings would have material limitations because its calculation is based on the subjective determinations of management regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances that investors may find material. Management compensates for these limitations by utilizing both GAAP and non-GAAP earnings measures reflected above to understand and analyze the results of the business. The company believes investors find the non-GAAP information helpful in understanding the ongoing performance of operations separate from items that may have a disproportionate positive or negative impact on the company's financial results in any particular period.
(3) EBITDA including noncontrolling interests represents income before interest expense, income taxes, noncontrolling interests and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA including noncontrolling interests is not a calculation based upon GAAP. The amounts included in the EBITDA including noncontrolling interests calculation, however, are derived from amounts included in the historical statements of income data. In addition, EBITDA including noncontrolling interests should not be considered as an alternative to net income attributable to Tenneco Inc. or operating income as an indicator of the company's operating performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Tenneco has presented EBITDA including noncontrolling interests because it regularly reviews EBITDA including noncontrolling interests as a measure of the company's performance. In addition, Tenneco believes its investors utilize and analyze the company's EBITDA including noncontrolling interests for similar purposes. Tenneco also believes EBITDA including noncontrolling interests assists investors in comparing a company's performance on a consistent basis without regard to depreciation and amortization, which can vary significantly depending upon many factors. However, the EBITDA including noncontrolling interests measure presented may not always be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the components of the calculation.
(4) Adjusted results are presented in order to reflect the results in a manner that allows a better understanding of operational activities separate from the financial impact of decisions made for the long term benefit of the company and other items impacting comparability between periods. Similar adjustments have been recorded in earlier periods and similar types of adjustments can reasonably be expected to be recorded in future periods. The company believes investors find the non-GAAP information helpful in understanding the ongoing performance of operations separate from items that may have a disproportionate positive or negative impact on the company's financial results in any particular period.
(5) Q3 2022 includes $2 million of accelerated depreciation related to restructuring and related expenses.
ATTACHMENT 2
TENNECO INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) TO NON-GAAP EARNINGS MEASURES(2)
Unaudited
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Q3 2022 YTD
Q3 2021 YTD
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
Per Share
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Income tax (expense) benefit
EBIT
EBITDA (3)
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
Per Share
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Income tax (expense) benefit
EBIT
EBITDA (3)
Earnings (Loss) Measures
$ (203)
$ (2.44)
$ 52
$ (140)
$ 221
$ 650
$ 70
$ 0.83
$ 59
$ (122)
$ 456
$ 903
Adjustments:
Restructuring and related expenses (5)
62
0.78
—
(4)
66
64
57
0.68
—
(5)
62
59
Anti-dumping duty charge
1
0.01
—
—
1
1
3
0.03
—
—
3
3
Inventory write-down (6)
3
0.03
—
(1)
4
4
44
0.53
—
—
44
44
Asset impairments
4
0.05
—
—
4
4
5
0.05
—
1
4
4
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
34
0.41
—
—
34
33
15
0.18
—
—
15
15
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
5
0.06
—
—
5
5
2
0.03
—
—
2
2
Loss on sale of business
2
0.02
—
—
2
2
—
0.01
—
(1)
1
1
Gain on debt extinguishment
—
—
—
—
—
—
(8)
(0.10)
—
—
(8)
(8)
Other
3
0.02
—
—
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
Net tax adjustments
—
—
—
—
—
—
(14)
(0.16)
—
(14)
—
—
Adjusted Net income, EPS, NCI, Tax, EBIT, and EBITDA (4)
$ (89)
$ (1.06)
$ 52
$ (145)
$ 340
$ 766
$ 174
$ 2.08
$ 59
$ (141)
$ 579
$ 1,023
Q3 2022 YTD
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ (203)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
52
Net income (loss)
(151)
Income tax (expense) benefit
(140)
Interest expense
(232)
EBIT, Earnings (Loss) before interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests
221
Depreciation and amortization
429
Total EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (3)
$ 229
$ 67
$ 338
$ 198
$ 832
$ (182)
$ 650
Restructuring and related expenses
5
19
10
23
57
7
64
Anti-dumping duty charge
1
—
—
—
1
—
1
Inventory write-down (6)
4
—
—
—
4
—
4
Loss on sale of business
—
—
2
—
2
—
2
Asset impairments
2
—
—
2
4
—
4
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
—
5
—
—
5
—
5
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
—
—
—
—
—
33
33
Other
—
3
—
—
$ 3
$ —
3
Adjusted EBITDA (4)
$ 241
$ 94
$ 350
$ 223
$ 908
$ (142)
$ 766
Q3 2021 YTD
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ 70
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
59
Net income (loss)
129
Income tax (expense) benefit
(122)
Interest expense
(205)
EBIT, Earnings (Loss) before interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests
456
Depreciation and amortization
447
Total EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (3)
$ 280
$ 117
$ 430
$ 280
1,107
$ (204)
$ 903
Restructuring and related expenses
8
8
10
22
48
11
59
Anti-dumping duty charge
3
—
—
—
3
—
3
Inventory write-down (6)
44
—
—
—
44
—
44
Loss on sale of business
1
—
—
—
1
—
1
Asset impairments
2
—
—
—
2
2
4
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
—
2
—
—
2
—
2
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
—
—
—
—
—
15
15
Gain on debt extinguishment
—
—
—
—
—
(8)
(8)
Adjusted EBITDA (4)
$ 338
$ 127
$ 440
$ 302
$ 1,207
$ (184)
$ 1,023
* Beginning in the first quarter of 2021, the Company made a change to its operating segments. This change consisted of moving a reporting unit within the Powertrain segment to the Ride Performance segment. In addition, with this change to its segments, Ride Performance was renamed Performance Solutions. As such, prior period operating segment results have been conformed to reflect the Company's current operating segments.
(1) U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2) Tenneco presents the above reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP earnings measures primarily to reflect the results in a manner that allows a better understanding of the results of operational activities separate from the financial impact of decisions made for the long-term benefit of the company and other items impacting comparability between the periods. Adjustments similar to the ones reflected above have been recorded in earlier periods, and similar types of adjustments can reasonably be expected to be recorded in future periods. Using only the non-GAAP earnings measures to analyze earnings would have material limitations because its calculation is based on the subjective determinations of management regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances that investors may find material. Management compensates for these limitations by utilizing both GAAP and non-GAAP earnings measures reflected above to understand and analyze the results of the business. The company believes investors find the non-GAAP information helpful in understanding the ongoing performance of operations separate from items that may have a disproportionate positive or negative impact on the company's financial results in any particular period.
(3) EBITDA including noncontrolling interests represents income before interest expense, income taxes, noncontrolling interests and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA including noncontrolling interests is not a calculation based upon GAAP. The amounts included in the EBITDA including noncontrolling interests calculation, however, are derived from amounts included in the historical statements of income data. In addition, EBITDA including noncontrolling interests should not be considered as an alternative to net income attributable to Tenneco Inc. or operating income as an indicator of the company's operating performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Tenneco has presented EBITDA including noncontrolling interests because it regularly reviews EBITDA including noncontrolling interests as a measure of the company's performance. In addition, Tenneco believes its investors utilize and analyze the company's EBITDA including noncontrolling interests for similar purposes. Tenneco also believes EBITDA including noncontrolling interests assists investors in comparing a company's performance on a consistent basis without regard to depreciation and amortization, which can vary significantly depending upon many factors. However, the EBITDA including noncontrolling interests measure presented may not always be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the components of the calculation.
(4) Adjusted results are presented in order to reflect the results in a manner that allows a better understanding of operational activities separate from the financial impact of decisions made for the long term benefit of the company and other items impacting comparability between periods. Similar adjustments have been recorded in earlier periods and similar types of adjustments can reasonably be expected to be recorded in future periods. The company believes investors find the non-GAAP information helpful in understanding the ongoing performance of operations separate from items that may have a disproportionate positive or negative impact on the company's financial results in any particular period.
(5) Q3 YTD 2022 and Q3 YTD 2021 includes $2 million and $3 million of accelerated depreciation related to restructuring and related expenses, respectively.
(6) Non-cash charge to write-down inventory in the Motorparts segment in connection with its initiative to rationalize its supply chain and distribution network.
ATTACHMENT 2
TENNECO INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) REVENUE AND EARNINGS TO NON-GAAP REVENUE AND EARNINGS MEASURES(2)
Unaudited
(in millions, except percents)
Q3 2022
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 723
$ 849
$ 2,335
$ 1,024
$ 4,931
$ —
$ 4,931
Less: Substrate sales
—
—
1,295
—
1,295
—
1,295
Value-add revenues
$ 723
$ 849
$ 1,040
$ 1,024
$ 3,636
$ —
$ 3,636
EBITDA
$ 73
$ 41
$ 131
$ 90
$ 335
$ (66)
$ 269
EBITDA as a % of revenue
10.1 %
4.8 %
5.6 %
8.8 %
6.8 %
5.5 %
EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
10.1 %
4.8 %
12.6 %
8.8 %
9.2 %
7.4 %
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 76
$ 49
$ 133
$ 92
$ 350
$ (49)
$ 301
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue
10.5 %
5.8 %
5.7 %
9.0 %
7.1 %
6.1 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
10.5 %
5.8 %
12.8 %
9.0 %
9.6 %
8.3 %
Q3 2021
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 769
$ 686
$ 1,936
$ 941
$ 4,332
$ —
$ 4,332
Less: Substrate sales
—
—
1,039
—
1,039
—
1,039
Value-add revenues
$ 769
$ 686
$ 897
$ 941
$ 3,293
$ —
$ 3,293
EBITDA
$ 111
$ 42
$ 138
$ 71
$ 362
$ (90)
$ 272
EBITDA as a % of revenue
14.4 %
6.1 %
7.1 %
7.5 %
8.4 %
6.3 %
EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
14.4 %
6.1 %
15.4 %
`
7.5 %
11.0 %
8.3 %
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 115
$ 38
$ 137
$ 74
$ 364
$ (85)
$ 279
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue
15.0 %
5.5 %
7.1 %
7.9 %
8.4 %
6.4 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
15.0 %
5.5 %
15.3 %
7.9 %
11.1 %
8.5 %
Q3 2022 YTD
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 2,174
$ 2,433
$ 6,575
$ 3,063
$ 14,245
$ —
$ 14,245
Less: Substrate sales
—
—
3,517
—
3,517
—
3,517
Value-add revenues
$ 2,174
$ 2,433
$ 3,058
$ 3,063
$ 10,728
$ —
$ 10,728
EBITDA
$ 229
$ 67
$ 338
$ 198
$ 832
$ (182)
$ 650
EBITDA as a % of revenue
10.5 %
2.8 %
5.1 %
6.5 %
5.8 %
4.6 %
EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
10.5 %
2.8 %
11.1 %
6.5 %
7.8 %
6.1 %
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 241
$ 94
$ 350
$ 223
$ 908
$ (142)
$ 766
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue
11.1 %
3.9 %
5.3 %
7.3 %
6.4 %
5.4 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
11.1 %
3.9 %
11.4 %
7.3 %
8.5 %
7.1 %
Q3 2021 YTD
Global Segments
Motorparts
Performance Solutions
Clean Air
Powertrain
Total
Corporate
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 2,282
$ 2,188
$ 6,084
$ 3,092
$ 13,646
$ —
$ 13,646
Less: Substrate sales
—
—
3,208
—
3,208
—
3,208
Value-add revenues
$ 2,282
$ 2,188
$ 2,876
$ 3,092
$ 10,438
$ —
$ 10,438
EBITDA
$ 280
$ 117
$ 430
$ 280
$ 1,107
$ (204)
$ 903
EBITDA as a % of revenue
12.3 %
5.3 %
7.1 %
9.1 %
8.1 %
6.6 %
EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
12.3 %
5.3 %
15.0 %
9.1 %
10.6 %
8.7 %
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 338
$ 127
$ 440
$ 302
$ 1,207
$ (184)
$ 1,023
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of revenue
14.8 %
5.8 %
7.2 %
9.8 %
8.8 %
7.5 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of value-add revenue
14.8 %
5.8 %
15.3 %
9.8 %
11.6 %
9.8 %
(1) U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2) Tenneco presents the above reconciliation of revenues in order to reflect EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA as a percent of both total revenues and value-add revenues. Substrate sales include precious metals pricing, which may be volatile. Substrate sales occur when, at the direction of its OE customers, Tenneco purchases catalytic converters or components thereof from suppliers, uses them in its manufacturing processes and sells them as part of the completed system. While Tenneco original equipment customers assume the risk of this volatility, it impacts reported revenue. Excluding substrate sales removes this impact. Further, presenting EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA as a percent of value-add revenue assists investors in evaluating the company's operational performance without the impact of such substrate sales. See prior pages for a discussion of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.
ATTACHMENT 2
TENNECO INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) TO NON-GAAP REVENUE MEASURES(2)
Unaudited
(in millions, except percents)
Q3 2021 Value-add Revenues
Currency
Volume, Mix and Other
Q3 2022 Value-add Revenues
% Change increase (decrease) excluding currency
Motorparts
$ 769
$ (34)
$ (12)
$ 723
(1.6) %
Performance Solutions
686
(54)
217
849
31.6 %
Clean Air
897
(55)
198
1,040
22.1 %
Powertrain
941
(71)
154
1,024
16.4 %
Total Tenneco Inc.
$ 3,293
$ (214)
$ 557
$ 3,636
16.9 %
Q3 2021 YTD Value-add Revenues
Currency
Volume, Mix and Other
Q3 2022 YTD Value-add Revenues
% Change increase (decrease) excluding currency
Motorparts
$ 2,282
$ (73)
$ (35)
$ 2,174
(1.5) %
Performance Solutions
2,188
(122)
367
2,433
16.8 %
Clean Air
2,876
(119)
301
3,058
10.5 %
Powertrain
3,092
(174)
145
3,063
4.7 %
Total Tenneco Inc.
$ 10,438
$ (488)
$ 778
$ 10,728
7.5 %
(1) U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2) Tenneco presents the above reconciliation of revenues in order to reflect value-add revenues separately from the effects of doing business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Additionally, substrate sales include precious metals pricing, which may be volatile. Substrate sales occur when, at the direction of its OE customers, Tenneco purchases catalytic converters or components thereof from suppliers, uses them in its manufacturing processes and sells them as part of the completed system. While Tenneco original equipment customers assume the risk of this volatility, it impacts reported revenue. Excluding substrate sales removes this impact. Tenneco uses this information to analyze the trend in revenues before these factors. Tenneco believes investors find this information useful in understanding period to period comparisons in the company's revenues.
ATTACHMENT 2
TENNECO INC.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
Debt net of total cash / Adjusted LTM EBITDA including noncontrolling interests
Unaudited
(in millions, except ratios)
September 30, 2022
September 30, 2021
Total debt
$ 5,030
$ 5,128
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (total cash)
423
595
Debt net of total cash balances (1)
$ 4,607
$ 4,533
Adjusted LTM EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (2) (3)
$ 1,016
$ 1,433
Net leverage ratio (4)
4.5x
3.2x
Q4 2021
Q1 2022
Q2 2022
Q3 2022
Q3 2022 LTM
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ (35)
$ (38)
$ (121)
$ (44)
$ (238)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
6
19
17
16
58
Net income (loss)
(29)
(19)
(104)
(28)
(180)
Income tax (expense) benefit
(60)
(30)
(43)
(67)
(200)
Interest expense
(69)
(66)
(76)
(90)
(301)
EBIT, Earnings (Loss) before interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests
100
77
15
129
321
Depreciation and amortization
146
146
143
140
575
Total EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (2)
$ 246
$ 223
$ 158
$ 269
$ 896
Adjustments:
Restructuring and related expenses
16
17
37
10
80
Anti-dumping duty charge
—
—
—
1
1
Inventory write-down (5)
—
4
—
—
4
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
2
4
12
17
35
Asset impairments
17
4
—
—
21
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
2
—
3
2
7
(Gain)/Loss on sale of assets or business
(31)
2
—
—
(29)
Other
(2)
(1)
2
2
1
Total Adjusted EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (3)
$ 250
$ 253
$ 212
$ 301
$ 1,016
Q4 2020
Q1 2021
Q2 2021
Q3 2021
Q3 2021 LTM
Net income (loss) attributable to Tenneco Inc.
$ 167
$ 65
$ (10)
$ 15
$ 237
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
19
22
27
10
78
Net income (loss)
186
87
17
25
315
Income tax (expense) benefit
(6)
(47)
(41)
(34)
(128)
Interest expense
(68)
(70)
(69)
(66)
(273)
EBIT, Earnings (Loss) before interest expense, income taxes and noncontrolling interests
260
204
127
125
716
Depreciation and amortization
158
155
145
147
605
Total EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (2)
$ 418
$ 359
$ 272
$ 272
$ 1,321
Adjustments:
Restructuring and related expenses
6
28
31
—
65
Inventory write-down (5)
—
—
44
—
44
Other costs (including strategic and transaction related)
1
8
5
2
16
Asset impairments
—
—
3
1
4
Loss on sale of unconsolidated affiliate
—
—
1
1
2
Antitrust reserve change in estimate (6)
(11)
—
—
—
(11)
Anti-dumping duty charge
—
—
—
3
3
(Gain)/Loss on sale of assets or business
(2)
1
—
—
(1)
Gain on extinguishment of debt
(2)
(8)
—
—
(10)
Total Adjusted EBITDA including noncontrolling interests (3)
$ 410
$ 388
$ 356
$ 279
$ 1,433
(1) Tenneco presents debt net of total cash balances because management believes it is a useful measure of Tenneco's credit position and progress toward reducing leverage. The calculation is limited in that the company may not always be able to use cash to repay debt on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
(2) EBITDA including noncontrolling interests represents income before interest expense, income taxes, noncontrolling interests and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA including noncontrolling interests is not a calculation based upon GAAP. The amounts included in the EBITDA including noncontrolling interests calculation, however, are derived from amounts included in the historical statements of income data. In addition, EBITDA including noncontrolling interests should not be considered as an alternative to net income attributable to Tenneco Inc. or operating income as an indicator of the company's operating performance, or as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Tenneco has presented EBITDA including noncontrolling interests because it regularly reviews EBITDA including noncontrolling interests as a measure of the company's performance. In addition, Tenneco believes its investors utilize and analyze the company's EBITDA including noncontrolling interests for similar purposes. Tenneco also believes EBITDA including noncontrolling interests assists investors in comparing a company's performance on a consistent basis without regard to depreciation and amortization, which can vary significantly depending upon many factors. However, the EBITDA including noncontrolling interests measure presented may not always be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the components of the calculation.
(3) Adjusted EBITDA including noncontrolling interests is presented in order to reflect the results in a manner that allows a better understanding of operational activities separate from the financial impact of decisions made for the long term benefit of the company and other items impacting comparability between the periods. Similar adjustments to EBITDA including noncontrolling interests have been recorded in earlier periods, and similar types of adjustments can reasonably be expected to be recorded in future periods. The company believes investors find the non-GAAP information helpful in understanding the ongoing performance of operations separate from items that may have a disproportionate positive or negative impact on the company's financial results in any particular period.
(4) Net leverage ratio represents ratio of debt net of total cash balances to adjusted LTM EBITDA including noncontrolling interests. Tenneco presents the above reconciliation of the net leverage ratio to show trends that investors may find useful in understanding the company's ability to service its debt. For purposes of this calculation, Adjusted LTM EBITDA including noncontrolling interests is used as an indicator of the company's performance and debt net of total cash is presented as an indicator of the company's credit position and progress toward reducing the company's financial leverage. This reconciliation is provided as supplemental information and not intended to replace the company's existing covenant ratios or any other financial measures that investors may find useful in describing the company's financial position. See notes (1), (2) and (3) for a description of the limitations of using debt net of total cash, EBITDA including noncontrolling interests and Adjusted EBITDA including noncontrolling interests. See the company's fourth quarter earnings release dated February 23, 2022 for the calculation of net leverage ratio as of December 31, 2021.
(5) Non-cash charge to write-down inventory in the Motorparts segment in connection with its initiative to rationalize its supply chain and distribution network.
(6) Reduction in estimated antitrust accrual.
ATTACHMENT 2
TENNECO INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) TO NON-GAAP REVENUE MEASURES(2)
Unaudited
(in millions)
Q3 2022
Original equipment light vehicle revenues
Original equipment commercial truck, off- highway, industrial and other revenues
Aftermarket & original equipment service revenues
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 3,111
$ 733
$ 1,087
$ 4,931
Less: Substrate sales
1,109
145
41
1,295
Value-add revenues
$ 2,002
$ 588
$ 1,046
$ 3,636
Q3 2021
Original equipment light vehicle revenues
Original equipment commercial truck, off- highway, industrial and other revenues
Aftermarket & original equipment service revenues
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 2,439
$ 757
$ 1,136
$ 4,332
Less: Substrate sales
837
160
42
1,039
Value-add revenues
$ 1,602
$ 597
$ 1,094
$ 3,293
Q3 2022 YTD
Original equipment light vehicle revenues
Original equipment commercial truck, off- highway, industrial and other revenues
Aftermarket & original equipment service revenues
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 8,690
$ 2,281
$ 3,274
$ 14,245
Less: Substrate sales
2,952
444
121
3,517
Value-add revenues
$ 5,738
$ 1,837
$ 3,153
$ 10,728
Q3 2021 YTD
Original equipment light vehicle revenues
Original equipment commercial truck, off- highway, industrial and other revenues
Aftermarket & original equipment service revenues
Total
Net sales and operating revenues
$ 7,945
$ 2,319
$ 3,382
$ 13,646
Less: Substrate sales
2,614
471
123
3,208
Value-add revenues
$ 5,331
$ 1,848
$ 3,259
$ 10,438
Q3 2021 Value-add Revenues
Currency
Volume, Mix and Other
Q3 2022 Value-add Revenues
% Change increase (decrease) excluding currency
Original equipment light vehicle revenues
$ 1,602
$ (106)
$ 506
$ 2,002
31.6 %
Original equipment commercial truck, off-highway, industrial and other revenues
597
(39)
30
588
5.0 %
Aftermarket & original equipment service revenues
1,094
(69)
21
1,046
1.9 %
Total Tenneco Inc.
$ 3,293
$ (214)
$ 557
$ 3,636
16.9 %
Q3 2021 YTD Value- add Revenues
Currency
Volume, Mix and Other
Q3 2022 YTD Value- add Revenues
% Change increase (decrease) excluding currency
Original equipment light vehicle revenues
$ 5,331
$ (249)
$ 656
$ 5,738
12.3 %
Original equipment commercial truck, off-highway, industrial and other revenues
1,848
(85)
74
1,837
4.0 %
Aftermarket & original equipment service revenues
3,259
(154)
48
3,153
1.5 %
Total Tenneco Inc.
$ 10,438
$ (488)
$ 778
$ 10,728
7.5 %
(1) U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
(2) Tenneco presents the above reconciliation of revenues in order to reflect value-add revenues separately from the effects of doing business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Additionally, substrate sales include precious metals pricing, which may be volatile. Substrate sales occur when, at the direction of its OE customers, Tenneco purchases catalytic converters or components thereof from suppliers, uses them in its manufacturing processes and sells them as part of the completed system. While Tenneco original equipment customers assume the risk of this volatility, it impacts reported revenue. Excluding substrate sales removes this impact. Tenneco uses this information to analyze the trend in revenues before these factors. Tenneco believes investors find this information useful in understanding period to period comparisons in the company's revenues.
ATTACHMENT 2
TENNECO INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP(1) TO NON-GAAP CASH FLOW MEASURES(2)
Unaudited
(in millions)
Q3 2022
Q3 2021
Cash from operations
$ 55
$ (48)
Proceeds from deferred purchase price of factored receivables (1)
98
102
Capital expenditures
(82)
(101)
Payments to noncontrolling interest partners
(10)
(4)
Other investing and financing
(44)
6
Free cash flow for debt service (2) (Change in net debt)
$ 17
$ (45)
Q3 2022 YTD
Q3 2021 YTD
Cash from operations
$ (213)
$ (25)
Proceeds from deferred purchase price of factored receivables (1)
310
356
Capital expenditures
(253)
(286)
Payments to noncontrolling interest partners
(97)
(12)
Other investing and financing
(144)
(36)
Free cash flow for debt service (2) (Change in net debt)
$ (397)
$ (3)
(1) U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires reclassification of amount from Change in receivables in the Cash from operations section.
(2) Tenneco presents the above reconciliation of cash flow from operation to Free Cash Flow for debt service. Free Cash Flow for debt service represents cash flow from operations, plus the proceeds from deferred purchase price of factored receivables less the amount of cash payments for property, plant and equipment and payments to noncontrolling interest partners, as well as various other amounts. Free Cash Flow for debt service is not a GAAP calculation and should not be considered as an alternative to operating cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Tenneco has presented Free Cash Flow for debt service because it regularly reviews Free Cash Flow for debt service as a measure of the company's performance and ability to reduce net debt. In addition, Tenneco believes its investors utilize and analyze the company's Free Cash Flow for debt service for similar purposes. However, the Free Cash Flow for debt service measure presented may not always be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies due to differences in the components of the calculation.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis do not grasp the broader implications of their call for limited military assistance to Ukraine, former Vice President Mike Pence told The Associated Press in Iowa Wednesday.
“With all due respect, I think the former president and the governor of Florida just don’t understand Americans’ national interest in supporting the Ukrainian military in repelling the Russian military in Ukraine,” Pence, who is competing with Trump and DeSantis for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said during the interview before a campaign event in Sioux City.
Pence, who visited Ukraine last week, said, “Make no mistake, China is watching.”
Pence, who has called for robust aid to the Ukrainian military, said the United States’ commitment to keeping Russia in check signals its willingness to also hold China’s military ambitions in check in Asia.
Trump has said opposing Russia in its invasion of Ukraine is not a vital American national strategic interest. DeSantis has said “becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of” the United States’ vital national interests.
Pence, reflecting the consensus of Republican candidates for president, does not support U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine.
But the percentage of Americans who say the U.S. is providing too much military aid to Ukraine has steadily grown, driven by Republicans, since the war began in 2022, according to a Pew Research Center survey published last month.
According to the poll, 44% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents said the U.S. was providing too much military aid to Ukraine, up from 40% and the highest mark since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
In describing his trip to Ukrainian villages attacked early in the war, Pence described what he said was a mass grave that included bodies of “more than 500 unarmed civilians who were gunned down in the streets. Men, women and children.”
“I think we need to stand firm, stand strong,” Pence said in the interview. “I’m going to do that, while others may be giving way to a more populist sentiment.”
Pence spent his time in Kyiv and the surrounding areas, far from the eastern front line where Ukrainian forces for the past several weeks have been probing for weak points in the Russian defenses.
But Pence said now is exactly the time to provide tanks and other equipment, as the Ukrainians embark on a counteroffensive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described as aimed at liberating areas occupied by Russia.
“I mean, we’re in the we’re in the heat of the fighting season. Ukrainians are making progress,” Pence said. “I really believe we ought to pay heed to the first half of the 20th century.”
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Authorities are searching for a man arrested for his alleged role in the shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker and the theft of her French bulldogs last year.
The suspect, James Howard Jackson, was in custody for attempted murder but was mistakenly released from custody on Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed.
He was in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center just a day before he was mistakenly released due to “a clerical error,” the sheriff’s department said.
“Mr. Jackson was arraigned on a superseding indictment filed in court under a new case number,” the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a statement to Nexstar’s KTLA. “The old case was then dismissed by a judge as required by law.”
It is unclear what the new indictment is.
Anyone with information on the suspect’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at (213) 229-1850.
The pop singer’s dog walker was shot while walking three of her dogs in Hollywood on Feb. 25, 2021.
Multiple people were involved in the attack, according to authorities. A car had pulled up to the dog walker near Sunset Boulevard that evening and two men jumped out. Jackson is the one accused of firing the single shot that landed the victim in the hospital before they got away with two dogs, the Associated Press reported. The third dog had run off.
The district attorney’s office said Jackson, Jaylin White, and Lafayette Whaley were charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and second-degree robbery. The Los Angeles Police Department has said the trio are documented gang members.
A woman identified as Jennifer McBride later returned the two dogs unharmed to an L.A. police station. She turned out to be in a relationship with the father of one of the suspects, who was identified as Harold White. Both the father and McBride were charged with accessory after the fact to attempted murder, according to the DA.
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- New council established to drive company's digital innovation and promote manufacturing intelligence
- Five global AI experts specializing in various crucial sectors assigned to spearhead key technological tasks
SEOUL, South Korea, June 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Energy Solution (LGES; KRX: 373220) today announced the launch of its Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Joining forces with leading scholars specializing in AI technology, the Advisory Council is expected to play a major role in LGES's digital transformation and the establishment of a manufacturing intelligence platform.
The newly formed council will set visions and business directions to enhance the company's digital transformation, as well as build the technological partnerships required to realize these ambitions. Accordingly, the council comprises five following divisions:
- Big data / AI
- AI systems
- AI algorithms
- Robot mechanics & Computer Vision
- Advanced Process Control and Process Optimization
The company has appointed five AI experts as its committee members: Sungroh Yoon (Ph.D, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University), Byung-Gon Chun (Ph.D, Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley), Jinwoo Shin (Ph.D, Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Frank Chongwoo Park (Ph.D, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University), and Jong Min Lee (Ph.D, Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology).
Each advisory member will be assigned to a different division, and oversee the selection and execution of strategic assignments within their respective area of expertise. The members will also actively participate in determining key technological tasks utilizing AI, particularly in executing AI tasks for establishing smart factories, as well as fostering the next-generation AI professionals.
"LG Energy Solution is consistently executing several projects for digital innovation that maximizes both the efficiency and precision of its manufacturing processes," said Youngsoo Kwon, CEO of LG Energy Solution. "With the Advisory Council, we will expedite the promotion of manufacturing intelligence, as well as the establishment of smart factories."
Prior to establishing this forward-thinking council, LG Energy Solution has been working towards digital transformation based on improving the quality of its batteries and maximizing the efficiency of the supply chain.
As part of its efforts, LG Energy Solution welcomed Dr. Peter Kyungsuk Pyun, former Nvidia Corporation data scientist, as Chief Data Officer (CDO). Dr. Pyun is currently executing digital transformation projects across several areas including R&D, production, and marketing.
About LG Energy Solution
LG Energy Solution (KRX: 373220), a split-off from LG Chem, is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, mobility, IT, and energy storage systems. With 30 years of experience in revolutionary battery technology and extensive research and development (R&D), the company is the top battery-related patent holder in the world with over 24,000 patents. Its robust global network, which spans North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, includes battery manufacturing facilities established through joint ventures with major automakers such as General Motors, Stellantis N.V. and Hyundai Motor Group. At the forefront of green business and sustainability, LG Energy Solution aims to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2050, while embodying the value of shared growth and promoting diverse and inclusive corporate culture. To learn more about LG Energy Solution's ideas and innovations, visit https://www.lgensol.com.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced that Mike Madsen, president and chief executive officer of Honeywell Aerospace, will present at the Jefferies Industrials Conference in New York City on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. EDT.
A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed at http://www.honeywell.com/investor, where related materials will be posted prior to the presentation and a replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
Honeywell uses our Investor Relations website, www.honeywell.com/investor, as a means of disclosing information which may be of interest or material to our investors and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor our Investor Relations website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, webcasts, and social media.
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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Subscribers to RiskSpan's Mortgage Data Management product can now not only leverage machine learning to streamline the intake of loan data from any format, but also define any target format for data extraction and sharing.
A recent enhancement to RiskSpan's award-winning Edge Platform enables users to take in unformatted datasets from mortgage servicers, sellers and other counterparties and convert them into their preferred data format on the fly for sharing with accounting, client, and other downstream systems.
Analysts, traders, and portfolio managers have long used Edge to take in and store datasets, enabling them to analyze historical performance of custom cohorts using limitless combinations of mortgage loan characteristics and run predictive analytics on segments defined on the fly. With Edge's novel "Reverse ETL" data extract functionality, these Platform users can now also easily and fully design an export format for exporting their data, creating the functional equivalent of a full integration node for sharing data with literally any system on or off the Edge Platform.
Market participants tout the revolutionary technology as the end of having to share cumbersome and unformatted CSV files with counterparties. Now, the same smart mapping technology that for years has facilitated the ingestion of mortgage data onto the Edge Platform makes extracting and sharing mortgage data with downstream users just as easy.
Comprehensive details of this and other new capabilities using RiskSpan's Edge Platform are available by requesting a no-obligation live demo at riskspan.com.
This new functionality is the latest in a series of enhancements that is making the Edge Platform's Data as a Service increasingly indispensable for mortgage loan and MSR traders and investors.
About RiskSpan, Inc.
RiskSpan is a leading technology company and the most comprehensive source for data management and analytics for residential mortgage and structured products. The company offers cloud-native SaaS analytics for on-demand market risk, credit risk, pricing and trading. With our data science experts and technologists, we are the leader in data as a service and end-to-end solutions for loan-level data management and analytics.
Our mission is to be the most trusted and comprehensive source of data and analytics for loans and structured finance investments.
Rethink loan and structured finance data. Rethink your analytics. Learn more at www.riskspan.com.
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Lawsuit alleges violations against Black and Brown students
ORANGE, Calif., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading civil rights law firm May Jung Law, along with nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, has filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Orange Unified School District ("OUSD"). This action outlines the numerous alleged constitutional and statutory violations that the OUSD and its employees have perpetrated against minors.
The lawsuit alleges that OUSD disciplines Black and Brown children at 2-3 times the rate of white students. The probability of this deviation occurring by chance is no less than 1-in-70 million.
The lawsuit also addresses OUSD's alleged significant violations of fundamental due process, whereby a 14-year-old-boy's normal interpersonal interactions with his 14-year-old female peers were disciplined as a sexual harassment. Not only was he disciplined for this behavior, he was further punished under the OUSD's secretive and unpublicized disciplinary processes by being expelled from his high school.
"On a daily basis, we entrust our children's physical and emotional well-being and safety to our student educators. It is an egregious abuse of power for the OUSD to take that trust and deny our children the most basic and fundamental protections at school because they are children of color and minors who may not know their rights," said Jessica Meeder, senior counsel at May Jung Law.
The OUSD's actions and omissions addressed in this lawsuit demonstrate a warped and perverted application of the legitimate efforts and progress that the #MeToo movement has made.
"In the OUSD's overzealous hunt to impose a 'Harvey Weinstein narrative' on a 14-year-old minor, it disregarded the rights of the children it is privileged to protect and its obligations to nurture and develop them," said Je Yon Jung, partner at May Jung Law.
The attorneys are seeking other Black and Latinx/Hispanic children in the OUSD who may want to be a part of the class action and who were subjected to discipline (i.e., suspension, expulsion, and/or "involuntary placement"), including those subjected to the "Student Success Panel" or "SSP" process.
If you think you or your child may qualify, please call 1-833-MAY-JUNG (629-5864) or visit www.mayjung.com.
ABOUT MAY JUNG LAW
May Jung is dedicated to using the law to make positive changes in the lives of their clients and to address the systemic barriers that stifle our communities' progress and growth. May Jung lawyers have dedicated their lives to social justice, advocating in the streets and our communities in federal and state courts throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.mayjung.com.
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit www.bencrump.com.
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KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry had 17 points in Kent State’s 94-68 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Wednesday.
The Golden Lions (1-4) were led in scoring by Shaun Doss, who finished with 29 points, two steals and three blocks. Kylen Milton added 18 points and two steals.
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Boyd County's Kaleb Kelley (14), left, reaches home plate safe as Ashland's Brady Marushi (3) attempts to tag him out as the Boyd County High School baseball team takes on Ashland Paul Blazer on Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Ashland.
Boyd County's Kaleb Kelley (14), left, reaches home plate safe as Ashland's Brady Marushi (3) attempts to tag him out as the Boyd County High School baseball team takes on Ashland Paul Blazer on Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Ashland.
CANNONSBURG, Ky. — Boyd County scored three runs in the first inning and pitcher Jacob Vanover tossed a complete game to help the Lions defeat Ashland, 7-2, Thursday at Larry Addington Field.
Vanover drove in the first Boyd County run with a double down the right-field line in the first. Gunnar Gerahart plated a run with a single and Brayden Jones brought in the third with a sacrifice bunt.
Vanover allowed seven hits. Lions coach Frank Conley made a mound visit in the seventh when Ashland got its second run, but left the right-hander in since Boyd County has two games scheduled Saturday.
“He gives us a great effort every time,” Conley said. “He wants to finish. He was ready to finish and he did. He can play a little.”
Ashland coach Shane Marushi said the Boyd County first and Vanover’s pitching was a bit much to overcome.
“Can’t let them swing the bats like that with the offense they have,” Marushi said. “We had to play uphill. Vanover bent, but didn’t break. Made pitches when he needed them.”
Ashland had runners at second and third in the second, but Vanover fanned Kyle Cordial to end the threat. In the fifth, when the Tomcats did score, they had the bases loaded with one out and then had Brady Marushi ground into an inning-ending double play.
Boyd County got two runs in the fourth with the help of two errors by the Tomcats.
“Tough plays at the plate,” coach Marushi said. “That double play was one of those things. We barreled the ball some, but didn’t get the play when needed.”
Conley appreciated the big first inning. He called it a “finally” moment.
“We haven’t done that all year,” he said. “We capitalized on a couple of mistakes. Usually we’ve been leaving them out there. We’ll take it. Ran on contact and make them make plays.”
In their first meeting, Ashland edged the Lions, 2-1.
Colin Howard knocked in both Ashland (13-16) runs.
Gerahart, Vanover and Jones each drove in two for the Lions (18-5-2).
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a fun and easy way for pets to enjoy a meal while traveling in the car with their owner," said an inventor, from Browns Mills, N.J., "so I invented the ANIMAL/ PET FAST FOOD MEAL. My design could make stopping for fast food with a pet more enjoyable."
The patent-pending invention provides a unique way for pets to enjoy a meal, treat or ice cream while on-the-go or traveling. In doing so, it offers an alternative to packing and transporting a supply of food, water and a pet toy. As a result, it increases convenience and it allows a pet to feel like part of the family. Additionally, the invention features a simple design that is easy to purchase and enjoy so it is ideal for pet owners.
The original design was submitted to the New Jersey sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-HOF-180, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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LONDON, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EvolveBPM LLC, a New York-based firm specializing in demand generation services, has announced a corporate restructuring initiative that includes the addition of a key executive to their global team. Speaking with Satish Sadasivan – Founder & CEO of EvolveBPM, the company will now become a subsidiary of the newly established New York-based holding firm – Evolve Global.
IgniteBPM, a new subsidiary, will be incorporated as part of the holding company and focus on ABM & business process outsourcing solutions.
With this new structure, Evolve Global will expand its service offerings to provide more customer-centric solutions, enabling its clients to accelerate growth and optimize operational costs.
EvolveBPM will continue to focus on the demand generation industry with solutions tailored to – lead generation via email, telemarketing, programmatic display, and social media. IgniteBPM will focus on two key areas:
- ABM solutions leveraging their proprietary ABM platform
- BPO solutions, including multi-channel customer support and back-office processing.
Evolve Global also announced an addition to the senior executive team. Kevin Conlon, based out of New York City, has joined as President & CRO and will report to Satish Sadasivan, Founder & CEO. Kevin will be responsible for sales and customer success for Evolve Global and its subsidiaries. During his career, Kevin has held sales leadership roles with IBM, Accenture, EDS, and HP, to name a few.
Speaking with Kevin, he feels that with this new structure, Evolve Global is now better positioned to support specific client challenges, including new logo acquisition, customer retention, and enterprise-wide cost management. Leveraging a global delivery model with operations centers in the Philippines, Dominican Republic, and India, coupled with proprietary technology and strategic technology partners, he is confident that Evolve Global will drive a higher level of predictable and sustainable outcomes for their clients.
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(NewsNation) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told residents near the toxic train derailment in eastern Ohio that it is safe to return home, but some are alarmed and have concerns, as fish in local bodies of water are dying.
About 50 cars of the Norfolk Southern freight train, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 in the Ohio village of East Palestine. No one was injured in the derailment, which investigators said was caused by a broken axle.
Three days after the accident, authorities burned vinyl chloride inside five tanker cars, sending hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air. They said that burn was preferable to the threat of a larger explosion if nothing was done.
Environmental regulators have been monitoring the air and water in surrounding communities and have said that, so far, the air quality remains safe and drinking water supplies have not been affected.
But some residents have complained about headaches and feeling sick since the derailment.
Authorities warned the burning vinyl chloride — which was in five of the derailed cars — could send hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that gases associated with vinyl chloride are known carcinogens. Breathing the gases over long periods of time could be connected to brain, lung, and blood cancers, according to the agency.
NewsNation spoke with Silverado Caggiano, a hazardous material specialist, who said some of the chemicals released are carcinogens.
“There’s a lot of ‘what ifs,’ and we’re going to be looking at this thing 5, 10, 15, 20 years down the line and wondering, ‘Gee, cancer clusters could pop up, you know? Well water could go bad,'” said Caggiano.
NewsNation also obtained video of dead fish in the Ohio river near East Palestine. Residents said they’ve also seen sick animals, and their homes and town are still covered in debris.
It’s possible the pollutants lowered dissolved oxygen levels in the water, basically suffocating the fish. But that hasn’t been confirmed, according to Wildlife Officer Supervisor Scott Angelo.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will still need to investigate the death of the fishes, which could take up to a month while the agency deals with the emergency response.
The EPA, meanwhile, says hundreds of tests have confirmed the water and air are in good condition.
“The vinyl chloride: I know that’s the most common thing heard right now. That was below the detectable limit,” said Scott Wolfe, superintendent for East Palestine Water and Wastewater.
Renowned consumer advocate Erin Brokovich told NewsNation said she doesn’t believe those tests, and residents should be taking pictures and videos of everything they see.
“After 30 years of what I’ve been through and what this community is going through, they know. Come on, it’s vinyl chloride, it’s in the air, the fish are dying. Really? Does that give you comfort that you should be in the area? Probably not,” said Brockovich.
East Palestine Police said they are going door to door to check at-risk homes — those that obtain their drinking water from wells in the area.
Meanwhile, residents have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday by two Pennsylvania residents, calls for the rail operator to pay for medical screenings and related care for anyone living within a 30-mile radius of the derailment to determine who was affected by toxic substances released after the accident. The lawsuit also is seeking undetermined damages.
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LOS ANGELES -- For over 50 years, ESSENCE has been a staple brand in Black culture, growing to become a leading media, technology and commerce company serving Black women and communities.
Caroline Wanga, the chief executive officer of ESSENCE Communications Inc. and chief growth officer of ESSENCE Ventures, explained the genesis of the brand in an interview with On The Red Carpet's Storytellers Spotlight.
"The ESSENCE brand was created when Black women were not seen in the full light of how they should have been. It's a 50-something-year-old brand that was started in a time where a lot of other Black brands [...] also existed. But there was something about the voice, the way that she lives, the way that she exists, what she needs to know about how great she is, that was seen as a gap in the media industry," Wanga explained.
"A group of men decided that it was important to highlight the Black women that are extremely important to them and started this thing called ESSENCE," she continued. "And then halfway through, a festival came about that is still the largest festival in the nation by per day attendance."
After a two-year in-person hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, the highly anticipated ESSENCE Festival Of Culture is back for 2022. The event, which began in 1995, has been called the Super Bowl of festivals as it attracts some of the hottest performers in American culture and draws more than 500,000 attendees. It was initially solely music-based but has now evolved into an event that hosts a variety of activations over the Fourth of July holiday.
This year is especially unique because The Walt Disney Company will be the exclusive entertainment partner and will invite audiences to experience this year's theme: The Power of Joy.
Pauline Malcolm, the chief revenue officer of ESSENCE, explained how storytelling plays a pivotal role at the festival: "We have a filmmaker series and festival that The Walt Disney Company will be sponsoring [that tells] the stories of our beauty, telling the stories of our wellness, through business. It all is holistically woven into the fabric of our festival, through all the different programming that we have. We have panel discussions [and] music is a big part of the storytelling that we do with our nightly concerts."
Wanga further explained how storytelling has been a big part of the African diaspora, and how the ESSENCE brand aims to continue to connect all people of African descent.
"We're going to play our part. Reconnecting the African diaspora is to reconnect the power that is who we are," Wanga said. "Our culture, how we influence the world, what we are capable of has not gone away. It has been dissected."
She continued, "What we're excited to do is bring it together, remind it how great it is, tell the story of before we were enslaved and colonized and return people back to the greatness that was what they were and what the greatness of this future is going to be."
Attendees can expect to see the greatness reflected in this year's star-studded lineup with performances by Kevin Hart, Janet Jackson, Mickey Guyton, New Edition and more.
For the first time this year, Hulu is ESSENCE's official streaming partner and will offer a live stream of select performances and panels, dubbed "ESSENCE FEST PRIMETIME," from July 1-3. Available at no additional cost to Hulu subscribers, the live stream will start at 8 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. CT | 5 p.m. PT each night and run for five hours.
The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of this ABC station.
The women in the ESSENCE C-suite on what to expect at this year's ESSENCE Festival of Culture
Storytelling permeates ESSENCE Festival of Culture with performances by Janet Jackson, Mickey Guyton and Kevin Hart
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Voter-Approved Measure X Funds Modern, New Fire Station
SAN DIEGO, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, July 28, 2022, Latitude 33 Planning & Engineering joined the City of Oceanside, Cox Construction Company, and STK Architecture, Inc. in celebrating the groundbreaking of Oceanside's new Fire Station 1. Located at 602 Civic Center Drive, the facility will be across the street from the Oceanside Civic Center. The project was funded by Measure X, the ½ percent sales tax increase, passed by voters in November 2018. The new, modern Fire Station 1 will better serve Oceanside's residents, businesses, and visitors.
The new Fire Station 1 will replace the City's current Fire Station 1 on Pier View Way. The old facility, built in 1929, does not accommodate modern-sized firefighting equipment. The new facility will encompass an approximately 20,000-square-foot, two-level building with parking lot, walkways, and emergency vehicle driveways. The building will include a five-bay apparatus space to house a fire engine, fire truck ladder company, an ambulance, battalion chief vehicle, and additional equipment. The ground floor will include a front entrance, lobby, and conference and training rooms. The second floor will feature living accommodations, bathrooms, a kitchen and dining area, and a recreation room. Latitude 33 was contracted to provide boundary and aerial surveys, rough grading plans, public improvement plans, retaining wall plans, drainage report, storm water quality management plan, construction documents, and project coordination and processing.
Latitude 33 has enjoyed a long-term and stellar relationship with the City of Oceanside, first engaged in 1996 for the Oceanside Harbor Master Plan. Currently, Latitude 33 is working on:
- Fire Station 8
- Jefferson Middle School
- Ditmar Elementary School
- Watermark at Mission San Luis Rey
- El Corazon Park
Nick Psyhogios, PE, Principal with Latitude 33, states, "Oceanside's tourism economy and built environment are booming. We're working closely with City leaders to create infrastructure that will help Oceanside continue to be an attractive vacation destination and a flourishing community for decades to come."
About Latitude 33
Founded in 1993, Latitude 33 Planning and Engineering offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to design. The firm provides public sector planning, land use planning, public outreach, entitlement services, civil engineering design, and surveying/mapping to public agencies, developers and property owners. The firm specializes in life sciences, residential, education, healthcare, military, commercial/retail, civic, hospitality, and design-build projects. For more information, visit latitude33.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Near the end of what he once referred to as the most important regular-season stretch of his career, LeBron James was able to briefly savor one thing many thought was going to be near impossible after 12 games.
The Los Angeles Lakers will have a winning record in the regular season.
The Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 121-107 on Friday night for their 42nd win to guarantee a finish over .500. That was only a dream in early November when Los Angeles stumbled out of the gates with a 2-10 record.
“I was just telling AD (Anthony Davis), ‘Can you believe we’re going to finish this season above .500 after everything that has gone on this season?’ We turned this thing around in the regular season,” James said. “There’s more basketball to be played, but to know that we’re going to finish a few games above .500 is pretty cool.”
According to Sportradar, the Lakers (42-39) are only the fourth team since 1981 to start 2-10 or worse and finish with a winning record. The New Jersey Nets did it twice (1981-82, 2004-05) while the Chicago Bulls beat the odds in 2004-05.
Los Angeles was able to accomplish its turnaround despite James and Davis being in the same lineup for only 35 games.
James missed 27 games, including a four-week stretch from late February to late March because of right foot soreness.
Davis was out for 26 games, mostly because of a right foot stress injury. He has missed only two games, though, since Feb. 1.
The Lakers have won five of their last seven since James returned to the lineup on March 26. They didn’t get over .500 until a 12-point win at Minnesota on March 31, the 77th game of the season.
“We are playing extremely well. The guys did an unbelievable job when I was out. The games that I played (since returning), I just try to do my part,” James said.
The biggest catalyst to the turnaround was the trade deadline, when the Lakers reset their roster. They acquired guards D’Angelo Russell and Malik Beasley, forward Jarred Vanderbilt and center Mo Bamba, along with trading Russell Westbrook.
The Lakers’ 17-9 record since the Feb. 9 trade deadline is the second-best mark in the Western Conference.
“It’s been a real good group. There’s a lot at stake and on the line that we have no choice but to improve,” Davis said. “Our practice has been games and we’ve been able to figure out things on the fly.”
Russell led the Lakers with 24 points and Beasley scored 21 in the win over the Suns. Austin Reaves also has emerged as an integral player, averaging 17.8 points since the All-Star break.
The Lakers’ main goal going into Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Utah Jazz is trying to get into the top six and avoid the play-in tournament. They are seventh in the West and need help.
Going into the final day, the Lakers could finish as high as sixth or as low as eighth.
To get the sixth seed, the Lakers need to win and Portland to beat Golden State. The only way they don’t get to six with a Portland win is if New Orleans beats Minnesota and Phoenix defeats the LA Clippers.
Los Angeles would be seeded eighth with a loss to Utah. There is one scenario where the Lakers would also be No. 8 if they won coupled with victories by Golden State, New Orleans and Phoenix.
Coach Darvin Ham’s main priority is trying to make sure his team gets some rest during what has been a late-season grind. Sunday’s game will be their fourth in six days, with the possibility of a play-in game on Tuesday or Wednesday.
“We have to do what we need to do to make sure we have the proper energy, the proper rest, care, making sure we’re taking care of our guys and their physical issues,” Ham said. “I just think the stakes being what they are is really going to ramp up our guys.”
Even with the off day, James was in Portland on Saturday watching his son, Bronny, take part in the Nike Hoops Summit. James smiled when asked about taking the trip and said something that sums up the last month:
“There’s no rest for the weary, you know?”
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- Record revenue of $1.24 billion in 2022, up 32% year over year, and quarterly revenue of $302 million, with 2% retail revenue growth sequentially
- Industry leading U.S. retail network of 181 dispensaries, up 14% from 2021, supported by over 4 million square feet of cultivation and processing capacity as of December 31, 2022
- Achieved fourth quarter operating cash flow of $55 million and free cash flow of $21 million
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the U.S., today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. Results are reported in U.S. dollars and in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles unless otherwise indicated. Numbers may not sum perfectly due to rounding.
Q4 2022 Financial and Operational Highlights*
- Revenue of $302 million, with 2% retail revenue growth and 96% of revenue from retail sales.
- Achieved GAAP gross margin of 50%, with gross profit of $150 million.
- Reported net loss of $77 million. Adjusted net loss of $35 million* excludes non-recurring charges, asset impairments, disposals and discontinued operations.
- Generated adjusted EBITDA of $85 million*, or 28% of revenue. Adjusted EBITDA reflects one time charges, idle capacity, and inventory reduction tied to cash generation efforts.
- Reduced inventory by $4 million versus $32 million build in the third quarter.
- Achieved operating cash flow of $55 million and free cash flow of $21 million.
- Closed $90 million in commercial loans with average interest rate of 7.5% interest.
- Opened five new dispensaries in Sierra Vista, Arizona; Hobe Sound, Lake Worth, and Land O' Lakes, Florida; and Huntington, West Virginia and rebranded Trulieve dispensary in Glendale, Arizona.
*See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for additional information and a reconciliation to GAAP for all Non-GAAP metrics.
2022 Full Year Financial and Operational Highlights*
- Revenue of $1.2 billion increased 32% year-over-year.
- Gross profit of $682 million and gross margin of 55% in 2022.
- GAAP net loss of $246 million and adjusted net loss of $30 million*, which excludes non-recurring charges, asset impairments, disposals and discontinued operations, associated with the Harvest acquisition and strategic repositioning of assets to improve cash flow.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $400 million, or 32% of revenue.*
- Cash at year end of $219 million.
- Closed $75 million in senior secured notes at 8% interest due October 2026.
- Commenced cultivation operations in Georgia to support retail launch in 2023.
- Opened 25 dispensaries in 2022, increasing retail footprint by 14% to 181 retail locations nationwide at year end.
- Exited 2022 with operations in 11 states, with 32% of our retail locations outside of the state of Florida
*See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for additional information and a reconciliation to GAAP for all Non-GAAP metrics.
Recent Developments
- Opened three new dispensaries in Palatka and Winter Haven, Florida and Beckley, West Virginia.
- Launched adult-use sales in Bristol, Connecticut.
- First U.S. cannabis company to launch advertising campaigns on Twitter.
- Launched proprietary brands Roll One and Modern Flower in West Virginia and Massachusetts.
- Currently operate 184 retail dispensaries and over 4 million square feet of cultivation and processing capacity in the United States.
Management Commentary
"Trulieve has grown to surpass $1.2 billion in revenue in less than seven years, a notable milestone and a testament to the agility of our team," said Kim Rivers, Trulieve CEO. "Our success is the culmination of thoughtful intention, superb execution, and best in class capabilities for rapid growth."
Rivers continued, "With increasing mainstream support and meaningful regulatory reform on the horizon, tremendous growth opportunities lie ahead for U.S. legal cannabis. In 2023, we are laser focused on cash generation while investing to build a sustainable company designed to thrive in an integrated commerce environment."
Financial Highlights*
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call and live audio webcast on March 8, 2023, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern time, to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results. Interested parties can join the conference call by dialing in as directed below. Please dial in 15 minutes prior to the call.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at:
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A powerpoint presentation and archived replay of the webcast will be available at:
https://investors.trulieve.com/events
The Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, will be available on the SEC's website or at https://investors.trulieve.com/annual-reports-and-proxy. The Company's Management Discussion and Analysis for the period and the accompanying financial statements and notes will be available under the Company's profile on SEDAR and on its website at https://investors.trulieve.com/quarterly-results. This news release is not in any way a substitute for reading those financial statements, including the notes to the financial statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with GAAP, we supplement our results with non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted gross profit, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP financial measures to evaluate our operating results and financial performance. We believe these measures are useful to investors as they are widely used measures of performance and can facilitate comparison to other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures are not, and should not be considered as, measures of liquidity. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. Because of these limitations, these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with GAAP financial performance measures. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to such GAAP measures can be found below. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, our reported financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA, for each of the periods presented:
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit
The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP gross profit to non-GAAP adjusted gross profit, for each of the periods presented:
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income
The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP adjusted net income, for each of the periods presented:
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Share
The following table presents a reconciliation of GAAP earnings (loss) per share to non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share, for each of the periods presented:
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements relate to the Company's expectations or forecasts of business, operations, financial performance, prospects, and other plans, intentions, expectations, estimates, and beliefs and include statements regarding cannabis regulatory reform, the Company's growth opportunities and the Company's investment plans for sustainable growth. Words such as "expects", "continue", "will", "anticipates" and "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current projections and expectations about future events and financial trends that management believes might affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs, and on certain assumptions and analysis made by the Company in light of the experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors management believes are appropriate. Forward-looking information and statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking information and statements herein, including, without limitation, the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and in our periodic reports subsequently filed with the United Sates Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Company's filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company believes that any forward-looking information and statements herein are reasonable, in light of the use of assumptions and the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in such information and statements, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, and accordingly readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such risks and uncertainties and should not place undue reliance upon such forward-looking information and statements. Any forward-looking information and statements herein are made as of the date hereof and, except as required by applicable laws, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking information and statements herein or to update the reasons that actual events or results could or do differ from those projected in any forward looking information and statements herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise.
About Trulieve
Trulieve is an industry leading, vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., with established hubs in the Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest, anchored by leading market positions in Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Trulieve is poised for accelerated growth and expansion, building scale in retail and distribution in new and existing markets through its hub strategy. By providing innovative, high-quality products across its brand portfolio, Trulieve delivers optimal customer experiences and increases access to cannabis, helping patients and customers to live without limits. Trulieve is listed on the CSE under the symbol TRUL and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol TCNNF. For more information, please visit Trulieve.com.
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Biden signs bill to ease costs for prisoner calls to family
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill aimed at easing the cost for prisoners to call family and friends.
The legislation clarifies that the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates interstate and international communications through cable, radio, television, satellite and wire, can set limits for fees on audio and video calls inside corrections facilities.
Phone calls from prisons and jails are a lifeline for those incarcerated, but the cost varies widely and can be a financial drain on families already struggling to make ends meet with an adult behind bars. Right now, Kentucky has the highest cost for a 15-minute call, at $5.70, and $9.99 for a cellphone call, while New Hampshire charges only 20 cents for the same amount of time.
There are more than 1.2 million people in state and federal prisons, and tens of thousands more are incarcerated in jails nationwide awaiting trials or sentencings.
The COVID-19 pandemic froze prison visits, forcing inmates to rely heavily on phone calls, and the health crisis spotlighted the disparities in state and federal phone charges. Studies by prison reform advocates and academics have shown that visitation and phone calls with loved ones decrease the likelihood that a person will commit crime again.
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and just retired-Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. It was named in honor of Martha Wright-Reed, a retired nurse who tried for more than two decades to get more affordable rates because she could not afford to call her incarcerated grandson at the cost of more than $100 per month.
The FCC must still go through the rule-making process before the changes can be officially made. In 2013, FCC caped rates at 25 cents per minute, which meant a 15-minute call cost $3.75; before that it was roughly $17 on average, about 10 times more than the average per-minute rate. Prison telecommunication companies challenged the decision in court, claiming the FCC didn’t have the right to regulate the calls.
In 2015, then-FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn told lawmakers she supported measures to cap the costs. “Incarceration is a family matter, an economic matter, a societal matter. The greatest impact of an inmate’s sentence is often on the loved ones who are left behind,” she said.
In 2017, under President Donald Trump, the FCC abandoned the fight to lower the cost for prison phone calls. A federal appeals court eventually ruled the FCC didn’t have the authority to cap the rates.
The legislation signed by Biden gives the federal agency the authority that the appellate court ruled it lacked, the White House said.
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ASPEX EYEWEAR GROUP ANNOUNCES NEW 2022 CAMPAIGN
MOUNT ROYAL, QC, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The TurboFlex 360 hinge will take center stage in a full-scale North American marketing campaign for Aspex Eyewear Group. On the heels of a highly successful European campaign with close to 30 million impressions and a 34% increase in sales, the global leader in eyewear innovation will expand marketing efforts across the U.S. and Canada with a robust, multi-channel strategy that includes a new daytime and primetime broadcast commercial, full-page print ads, and coveted digital partnerships.
TurboFlex, a high-profile favorite this year at the Official Talent Lounge for the 64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, was also selected for the 20th annual Everyone Wins Nominee Bag delivered to the top 25 Oscar® nominees. "While it's rewarding to see such excitement and interest from notable individuals who have access to any eyewear brand, TurboFlex was designed to benefit everyone. Our worldwide patented TurboFlex technology allows glasses to do what's never been possible - to FLEX in multiple ways without breaking. Movement matters and WE move with you," shares President and Aspex Founder Nonu Ifergan.
Available in styles for men, women, and children, the shockproof TurboFlex 360 hinge rotates in every direction, allowing the frames' temples to adapt to your every sneeze, yawn, tug, or itch without pressure or needing frequent adjustments. TurboFlex eyewear feels better all-around, not only are they comfortable, but durable and resilient, freeing you from the stress of fragile frames. Adults and kids alike can fidget without worry and will find forgiveness from life's inevitable impact.
Aspex Eyewear is one of the world's largest global distributors of quality eyewear and sunwear, serving markets in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Since its inception in 1965, Aspex Eyewear has established itself as one of the industry's leaders in both eyewear design and development with brands like Oak, Takumi, Paradox, and more. Aspex serves over 50,000 accounts in over 80 countries and is responsible for many first-to-market proprietary technologies such as EasyTwist, EasyClip, and TurboFlex.
Aspex Eyewear's success and its numerous advancements are due to the ambition and tireless efforts of Nonu Ifergan, who for 56 years has led Aspex to the forefront of the eyewear industry utilizing his talent for invention and his business acumen. His perseverance and his refusal to compromise have enabled Aspex to become an international success with manufacturing facilities and distribution channels worldwide.
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Isaacs Named New Head Softball Coach at Lincoln Pius X
LINCOLN–(KFOR May 22)–Lincoln Pius X has hired Tim Isaacs as their new head softball coach.
Isaacs currently serves as a school counselor at Pius X and previously served as the head softball coach at Syracuse High School for nine years, from 2005 to 2013. During his tenure, he achieved an overall record of 128 wins and 121 losses. His teams qualified for the state tournament twice, in 2007 and 2009. Isaacs also served as the head girls basketball coach at Syracuse, with a career record of 157 victories and 101 losses. Isaacs also served as a track coach for three seasons.
Isaacs had been an assistant softball coach for the Thunderbolts the past two seasons. He takes over for Jamie Reed, who stepped down recently after one season, where her team advanced to a district championship and broke 15 records.
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Millions of people travel to Stone County, Missouri, every year to ride a boat out on Table Rock Lake or visit the popular amusement park Silver Dollar City. The county’s economy primarily relies on recreational activities and supports a community of about 31,000 residents.
But like many rural counties, Stone County’s population fell from 2010 to 2020. Sheila Thomas, president and CEO of Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce, grew concerned that the population was aging out and aimed to roll out an economic development plan in March 2020 to help attract a younger workforce. All those plans paused once the pandemic hit.
Despite worries about the county’s economic stability, especially after one of its biggest employers shut down, Thomas was in for a surprise.
People were flocking to Table Rock Lake.
“What we found during the pandemic was people discovered they could work from home,” Thomas said. “So we saw not only retirees continuing to come, but we saw families and younger folks coming from the coasts who were like, ‘I can run my company from here.’”
The county’s tax revenue dipped only slightly during the pandemic’s first year, and perhaps a bigger surprise, its population grew by 1.5%.
Stone County wasn’t the only rural county that saw its population grow during the first year of the pandemic. A recent peer-reviewed article in Rural Sociology suggests over a third of rural counties in the U.S. grew from April 2020 to July 2021 after a decade of population decline.
Most of the rural counties that saw population growth were in recreational or retirement destinations like Stone County’s Table Rock Lake, where the economy depends on attracting people to its outdoor activities like boating and fishing, or natural amenities like lush green hillsides and scenic shorelines.
How COVID-19 played a role in population change
COVID-19 accelerated death rates and slowed birth rates, exacerbating an existing trend of natural population loss in rural, or nonmetropolitan, areas. But because more people moved to rural areas, the U.S. rural population didn’t decline.
“That’s extremely unusual historically, and so we’re still trying to understand all the nuances of this and whether it's just a short-term thing or if it's going to reflect longer-term changes,” said Kenneth Johnson, the author of the article and a professor of sociology and senior demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire.
“But in any event, it’s unusual and surprising, even to someone like me, who's studied rural America for his whole career,” he added.
The U.S. rural population grew by approximately 0.13%, or 77,000 residents, between April 2020 and July 2021, while urban areas only grew by 0.1%. Although it’s a slight increase for the country’s rural population, Johnson said it’s rare for its population increase to be larger than urban, or metropolitan, areas.
Urban areas typically grow faster than rural areas because they often have more births than deaths, or natural increase, while people also often migrate in. Meanwhile, rural areas typically have an older population, which means more deaths and fewer births, or natural decrease, and people often migrate out.
In his research, Johnson found rural populations grew in more than 80% of recreation- and retirement-dependent counties because of people migrating into those areas, compared to 43% of farming-dependent counties and 36% of manufacturing-dependent counties.
“The big story in a lot of the farming places is that young people born and raised in the U.S. don't want to work on farms,” said Tom Mueller, a rural sociologist and demographer at the University of Oklahoma.
Farm counties, like those across the Midwest and Great Plains region, have lost population for years, he said. Not only has farming become increasingly mechanized, which means fewer workers are needed, farm counties are also more remote and less likely to offer amenities people like, Mueller said.
Various factors determine why people leave or stay in a place, according to Johnson, but he suggested that new opportunities for people to have flexible work schedules and work remotely, which stemmed from the pandemic, likely contributed to the U.S. rural population growth.
“If you worked on an assembly line or you worked in a meatpacking plant, you didn't have any choice — you still went to work,” Johnson said. “But if you could do remote work, then why not do it in a place that was more appealing to you.”
The pandemic also may have kept some rural residents who were planning a move to a more urban area from doing so, Johnson said, while seasonal visitors may have turned their second homes in rural recreation or retirement destinations into primary residences.
“This is a very turbulent time — economically, demographically, epidemiologically,” he said. “So it's hard to know exactly what's going on with migration.”
How likely the growth in rural population continues
Because his study only looks at the change in the U.S. rural population in the 15 months after the 2020 census, Johnson said it’s too early to tell whether the upward trend will continue.
“COVID has had impacts on American life: it's reduced births, it's reduced mobility, it may be causing people to think seriously about what's important to them,” he said. “So we just have to see how this is going to be reflected in rural America’s demographic trends over the coming years.”
Some rural sociologists and demographers believe that the growth in the U.S. rural population is a blip that will eventually return to its normal trend.
“During COVID, there was a very unique point where everything that's good about a city suddenly wasn't,” Mueller said. “But I don't think that's a long-term thing by any means.”
Mueller pointed out that Johnson’s research suggests rural counties in closer proximity to urban areas were more likely to grow. At the same time, he said rural areas are unlikely to see continued growth unless there’s more investment in infrastructure such as broadband internet.
“I don’t see COVID as engendering the reemergence and total revitalization of rural America,” Mueller said. “And I don't see it being a kind of persistent slow growth either unless we can really invest and improve our rural infrastructure.”
Xcaret Nuñez covers agriculture, food systems and rural issues for KOSU and Harvest Public Media and is a Report For America corps member.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters in Alaska got an unusual request for assistance last weekend from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, but it wasn’t your mundane cat-stuck-in-a-tree situation.
“They were looking for some help getting a moose out of a basement,” said Capt. Josh Thompson with Central Emergency Services on the Kenai Peninsula.
The moose, estimated to be a 1-year-old bull, had a misstep while eating breakfast Sunday morning by a home in Soldotna, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.
“It looks like the moose had been trying to eat some vegetation by the window well of a basement window and fell into it, and then fell into the basement through the glass,” Thompson said.
That’s where it was stuck, one floor below ground.
A biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game was able to tranquilize the moose, but the animal wasn’t completely unconscious.
“He was still looking around and sitting there, he just wasn’t running around,” Thompson said.
Once sedated, the next problem was getting the moose — which weighed at least 500 pounds (225 kilograms) — out of the house.
Improvising a bit, responders grabbed a big transport tarp that’s typically used as a stretcher for larger human patients. Once the moose was in position, it took six men to carry him through the house and back outside.
Photos of the morning rescue show the moose unfazed, simply looking ahead between the two men maneuvering the front of the tarp down a hallway, watching where they are going.
Thompson said the moose just hung out for a while after they got outside until a reversal agent for the tranquilizer kicked in. The biologist also treated minor lacerations on the back of the moose’s legs from falling through the window, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Once the sedative wore off, the moose apparently had his fill of human companionship and wanted to get back to the wild.
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Nikola Jokic went from No. 41 draft pick, to two-time MVP, and now the holder of the largest contract in NBA history.
Jokic and the Denver Nuggets agreed Thursday to a $264 supermax extension, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the player nor team announced the agreement.
It begins with the 2023-24 season and continues through 2027-28 — when, if Jokic exercises his option for that season, he could make roughly $60 million.
The Serbian star has had a meteoric rise in his seven NBA seasons, all with the Nuggets. He became an All-Star in his fourth season and has stayed at that level since, plus won MVP in each of the last two seasons after averaging 26.4 points in 2020-21 and 27.1 points this past season.
And the MVP votes haven’t exactly been close; Jokic has been atop roughly 75% of the ballots cast for that award over the last two seasons.
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While Greater Boston has endured a series of disruptive shutdowns on the MBTA Orange and Green lines for long-overdue repairs — some may have missed one of the biggest and best T stories in years: the planned delivery of a transformational new generation of Green Line vehicles in 2026 that will drastically increase capacity on the T’s most traveled line.
The T’s decision to move ahead with procuring the so-called Type 10 Supercars, which are 40 feet longer and can carry twice as many riders as today’s Green Line cars, represents the kind of big and bold thinking that is needed to make the T an engine of economic growth, prosperity, and equitable access for everyone across the region. It can also help reach the region’s climate goals and address congestion. Initiatives such as this that add overall capacity to the state’s transportation system are the right approach for Boston’s transit future.
From planning to full implementation, this project will take a decade, which underscores how future generations of public transit riders are depending on the big thinking we do today to make the system safe and convenient.
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If you’ve ever seen rush-hour crowds at the Longwood stop on the Green Line D Branch or at Brigham Circle on the E Branch, you know how dearly we need new, bigger cars to serve the thousands of workers, students, and visitors who come in and out of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area. The area employs 68,000 workers — one of every 10 people who work in Boston work in Longwood — educates 27,000 students, and serves 2.8 million patients per year.
As we learned from the Federal Transit Administration this summer, this big and bold thinking must be met with equal priority for the nuts-and-bolts safety measures. “Safety” vs. “expansion” is a false choice. The T can do both. It needs to do both.
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One of the painful realities of Greater Boston is that it has a hub-and-spoke transit system built to move people in and out of downtown. But there are multiple “downtowns” — Longwood, Kendall Square, the Seaport, and the Allston area — that create and sustain tens of thousands of jobs, all of which are struggling with insufficient transit capacity and have millions of square feet of development in the pipeline.
Today’s Green Line reaches the outskirts of the Longwood Medical Area, not its core. The Red Line can’t keep up with transit demand in and around Kendall Square nor can the Silver Line adequately serve the Seaport. As documented in our recent white paper, the Longwood Collective and its member hospitals, universities, and cultural organizations have done an excellent job leveraging what transit access we do have around the area to reduce travel by single-occupancy vehicles. But the reality is that we’re rapidly approaching the limits of what we can currently do to drive “mode shift” — encouraging people to forgo their personal vehicles and instead choose transit, carpooling, biking, and walking.
With the most constrained roadway access of any major Boston employment center, and T rapid transit and commuter rail reaching only the periphery of the LMA, we’ve deployed last-mile shuttle buses to help make the T as appealing an option as possible. It’s clear what’s needed is an investment in the future of Greater Boston’s transit technology and physical infrastructure
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T officials must think big on delivering transit to Longwood, Kendall Square, the Seaport, Allston, and all of Greater Boston. What the exact right solutions are remain to be seen, but we see the right level of big thinking involving solutions that add overall capacity and exist on the scale of a Blue Line-Red Line connection under Cambridge Street, creating a Riverside-to-Wonderland transit line connecting the Blue Line with the Green Line D Branch at Fenway or turning the Silver Line into a true rail transit line connecting to the Red, Orange, and Green lines.
The region can and must have a safe, reliable MBTA. It also needs to have expansions that serve Greater Boston’s enormous, unmet transportation needs — today and for the rest of this century. Massachusetts’ economic prosperity, long-term competitiveness, and the everyday mobility needs of current and future generations of people depend on it.
David Sweeney is president and CEO of the Longwood Collective. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/17/opinion/thinking-big-about-bostons-transit-future/ | 2022-11-17 08:57:17 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/17/opinion/thinking-big-about-bostons-transit-future/ |
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — A worker was killed Thursday after a powerful explosion tore through a pharmaceutical chemical plant in Massachusetts, ripping the roof off the building and prompting a U.S. senator to demand accountability from the plant’s owners.
Acting Newburyport Fire Chief Stephen Bradbury did not publicly identify the person who died, but said crews recovered the body from the building. Initially, the search was hampered by concern about the plant’s structural integrity following the blast that sent flames leaping high above the building and scattering industrial debris nearby.
Bradbury described the blast as a “seven-alarm hazardous materials” event.
Four other workers were sent to the hospital as a precaution, but were uninjured and released.
The explosion prompted U.S. Sen. Edward Markey to demand greater accountability from the troubled facility.
Authorities said there was no threat to the local population or to homes near the Newburyport building, but fire officials told employees who work in the industrial park where the facility lies to stay away. One woman who didn’t get the message said she could taste chemicals on her lips.
The explosion happened around 1 a.m. at the Sequens/PCI Synthesis plant, officials said. Video showed most of the roof torn off a building, and the blast blew a vat from the building 30 feet (9 meters) into a parking lot, acting Fire Chief Stephen Bradbur said in a news release.
Markey said the company needs to provide answers, given the facility’s history of accidents and violations.
“Today’s chemical explosion in Newburyport is devastating,” the Massachusetts Democrat said in a tweet. “This disaster is the facility’s third accident since 2020. We can’t keep excusing companies’ flagrant disregard for worker safety. I’ll be calling on PCI Synthesis and federal regulators to explain what happened.”
It wasn’t immediately known what caused the explosion, or what — if any — chemicals were involved. It was also unclear what role, if any, the vat played in the explosion.
Smoke from the fire blew over the industrial park and into a largely unpopulated area, according to officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection. They added that there was some runoff from firefighting foam, but officials worked to block additional runoff.
Initial monitoring found no evidence of significant impacts to the air, according to DEP officials who said agency staff are collecting air samples for analysis.
Nancy Gero, 58, who works next door to the plant, said she saw emergency vehicles packing the parking lot with foam and debris everywhere when she pulled in Thursday.
“I could smell chemicals in the air,” she said. “I could taste it on my lips.”
“All our attention is focused on the situation of our employees,” PCI Synthesis said in a statement.
Dangerous conditions in the building prevented firefighters from searching for the missing worker at first, Bradbury said at an earlier news conference. Fire crews met with a demolition company, the city’s structural engineer and a building inspector.
Chemists from the company and a technical rescue crew have responded. A spokesperson for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that agency was also involved.
The plant lies a little more than 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Boston in an industrial park with other businesses. Residential neighborhoods, schools and churches are near the commercial area.
A chemical fire in the building in June 2021 sent smoke pouring out of roof vents and prompted a hazardous materials team to respond, according to a fire department statement at the time. Sprinklers controlled the fire within about 20 minutes, but the city suspended the factory’s permits during the investigation.
In 2020, authorities said a chemical reaction caused a series of explosions at the plant. That happened a year after OSHA found “serious” violations in how the company managed highly hazardous chemicals, according to online agency records. There were no serious injuries cited in those events.
The factory has also been cited by OSHA for workplace safety violations and in 2019 paid a more than $50,000 penalty to settle Environmental Protection Agency charges that it violated of hazardous waste laws.
Also in 2019, the EPA signed an agreement with the company, then known as Polycarbon Industries, aimed at making the facility safer. The settlement included a $50,210 fine and $152,000 dedicated to “protect human health and the environment.”
The company agreed to install a monitoring system for hazardous waste and other gas emissions inside its facility.
The EPA said at the time that the plant generated hazardous waste including toluene, methylene chloride, acetone and methanol. The company was cited for failing to comply with regulations to prevent releasing hazardous chemicals from four waste tanks and failing to meet hazardous waste air emission standards.
Gero has worked near the plant for a little more than a year, but was unaware of its past problems until Thursday.
“A lot of people work there,” she said. “If that had happened during the day, it would have been a disaster.” | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/explosion-rips-roof-off-pharmaceutical-plant-worker-missing/ | 2023-05-05 00:38:20 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/explosion-rips-roof-off-pharmaceutical-plant-worker-missing/ |
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters marked the anniversary on Saturday of the 1986 army-backed “people power” revolt in the Philippines with the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that uprising, now the president in a stunning comeback.
About 1,400 demonstrators, some waving Philippine flags and holding placards that read “Never forget,” gathered at a democracy shrine along the main EDSA highway in the Manila metropolis. An equal number of left-wing activists, carrying an effigy that depicted Marcos Jr. as a pest, protested separately at a nearby pro-democracy monument.
Millions of Filipinos converged in February 1986 at the usually traffic-choked thoroughfare to shield top military and defense officials who defected from the administration of then-President Ferdinand Marcos and braced for battle in two adjacent camps. The ailing president, who imposed martial rule from 1972 to 1981, was driven with his family and cronies into U.S. exile, where he died three years later.
The uprising awed the world and became a harbinger of change in authoritarian regimes. But in the nearly four decades since the uprising, poverty, landlessness, stark inequality between the rich and poor, and injustices have remained deeply entrenched and shrouded the nearly bloodless revolt’s legacy.
The Marcoses returned to the Philippines in 1991 and gradually rose back to political power despite the plunder and widespread human rights atrocities that forced the family patriarch from power to global infamy.
In May last year, Marcos’s son and namesake won the presidential race in a landslide victory in one of history’s most dramatic political comebacks.
“It’s mind-blowing in one sense, isn’t it? How did this happen? You remember those who sacrificed their lives and you feel so sad for those who were tortured, those who lost loved ones,” Judy Taguiwalo, a longtime former political detainee and torture survivor under the dictatorship, told The Associated Press.
Now 73 and ailing, Taguiwalo said her generation of activists who fought the dictatorship was slowly fading, and many have died, but she remained optimistic and defiant.
“There’s a new generation of fighters,” she said. “Tyranny can return but there’s no forever in tyranny so long as we don’t stop resisting even if it’s an uphill battle or we get sidetracked by disinformation.”
Marcos Jr.’s supporters called his massive victory a political vindication but opponents said he climbed back to the top post through well-funded social media propaganda that whitewashed the family history in a country regarded as one of the top users of the internet and social media, including Facebook and TikTok.
He had steadfastly rejected calls by anti-Marcos groups for him to apologize for the atrocities and plunder under his father’s rule and said in a TV interview at the presidential place in Manila in September that labeling his father a dictator was wrong.
Faced with the awkward situation of issuing a statement to mark the 1986 revolt that toppled his father, Marcos Jr. called for reconciliation without any reference to the event as a democratic milestone as his predecessors did.
“I once again offer my hand of reconciliation to those with different political persuasions to come together as one in forging a better society — one that will pursue progress and peace and a better life for all Filipinos,” Marcos Jr. said in a two-paragraph statement he posted on Facebook.
“As we look back to a time in our history that divided the Filipino people, I am one with the nation in remembering those times of tribulation and how we came out of them united and stronger as a nation,” he said.
Renato Reyes of the left-wing alliance Bayan said the president’s offer was a "good sound bite but lacks sincerity and substance” given Marcos Jr.’s refusal to acknowledge abuses under his father’s rule.
The ousted president died in exile in Hawaii three years after being overthrown without admitting any wrongdoing, including accusations that he and his family amassed an estimated $5 billion to $10 billion while he was in power.
A Hawaii court later found him liable for human rights violations and awarded $2 billion from his estate to compensate more than 9,000 Filipinos who filed a lawsuit against him for torture, incarceration, extrajudicial killings and disappearances. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/philippines-1986-revolt-marked-with-dictator-s-17805161.php | 2023-02-25 06:18:02 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/philippines-1986-revolt-marked-with-dictator-s-17805161.php |
The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are shaping up to be the most expensive for travelers in recent years, and experts say the clock is ticking to find last minute deals on flights.
Domestic airfare for Thanksgiving is averaging $281 roundtrip - up 25% from last year, according to Hopper. Christmas will be even more expensive, with prices averaging $435 roundtrip, 55% more than what tickets cost during the 2021 holiday.
The jump in prices is fallout from the pandemic, as airlines continue to scale up their schedules.
"Airlines have not built back their networks to the size they were in 2019. So, over the holidays right now we're going to see about 5,000 less flights scheduled per day headed into Thanksgiving and Christmas," Haley Berg, economist at Hopper, said in an interview with ABC News. "Both of these factors are going to mean there are fewer flights available to book and higher prices for each of those flights."
The best times to book flights for the holidays is typically four months before travel - but consumers can still lock in a good prices over the coming weeks, according to Scott Keyes, founder of Scott's Cheap Flights.
"If you're hoping to travel this upcoming winter holidays, you're going to want to try to get those flights here booked here in the next couple weeks," Keyes told ABC News. "In the second half of October and November, flights are likely to get significantly more expensive than they are today."
Using tools such as Google Flights to track prices can be helpful, Keyes said. Also taking advantage of the lack of change fees among airlines can help save money if you've already bought your tickets.
"If the price goes down, that lets you again cancel your original ticket, get your full travel credit for whatever you'd paid, and then turn around and rebook the same flight using that travel credit and have some left over that for future for a future trip," Keyes said.
The holidays can also be a good time to use points and miles accrued over the year, but Keyes says it's important to make sure you're using them wisely.
"If it's at least $0.02 per point, you've got the green light for me. If it's less than that, then it's really kind of up to you," Keyes said. "The best value is going to be getting at least $0.02 per point." | https://abc11.com/holiday-travel-airfare-tickets-christmas-thanksgiving/12300067/ | 2022-10-06 16:04:41 | 0 | https://abc11.com/holiday-travel-airfare-tickets-christmas-thanksgiving/12300067/ |
Goodwill Industries International Names Joseph "Wes" Sawyer its 2022 Graduate of the Year
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph "Wes" Sawyer grew up in an area where gang activity, drug use and crime were high. Without positive role models or alternate roads to take, he started down the only path he knew. He tried making a move from California to Washington state to escape the violence, but his life of crime and destruction continued, leading to his first stint in prison. It wouldn't be the only time he landed in jail.
Sawyer's true wakeup call came when he faced a medical emergency — open heart surgery — for the second time in his life. That's when doctors told Sawyer that he had a choice to make: stay his current course and confront an early death or make changes for better health and a brighter future for himself and his family. Sawyer chose change. As a result of that decision, Goodwill Industries International is honoring him as its 2022 Kenneth Shaw Graduate of the Year. The award was announced during Goodwill's annual meeting in Toronto, Canada on July 12.
Once Sawyer decided to live, the real work began. And it would not be easy. There were felonies on his record and large gaps in his work history standing in his way of landing the jobs available in his community.
Through the Washington Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, Sawyer discovered that Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest offers work experience and training for people who have been involved with the criminal justice system. In addition to his criminal history, Sawyer lacked work experience and had also suffered a traumatic brain injury. He entered Goodwill's In-House Training and Assessment program with an interest in gaining skills and long-term employment. During the two-month program, he never missed a shift, met the standards for the work, and fostered relationships with other participants, the store staff and his assessment team. His hard work paid off as he was offered a full-time position with Goodwill. Sawyer was employed by Goodwill for three years and received several promotions, beginning in production and working his way up to facility lead, a role that serves as part of the store's leadership team.
"Wes exemplifies the strength and commitment needed to improve a life through learning and work. His resolve led him to providing a future for himself and his family and to becoming a contributing member in his community," said Steven C. Preston, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. "Through Goodwill, he learned valuable skills and gained a solid work history that makes it possible for him to grow and lead in other professions as well. That is our hope for everyone who walks through our doors for workforce training."
Sawyer's determination and willingness to learn has set him on a fulfilling path and allows him to set a positive example for others.
Clark Brekke, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest, said, "Wes is honest and earnest. He is very introspective. He looks at himself to evaluate everything and to validate himself. That rubs off on the people around him. He does this in such a marvelous way that it is inspiring, and it motivates people around him to become the best versions of themselves. We have watched Wes become motivated to be the best version of himself."
It was this motivation — and the skills that Sawyer learned at Goodwill — that gave him the confidence to apply for a job through a local labor union. He took a leap in 2020 and became a construction labor apprentice, which led to another job with an even bigger company, WM Winkler. His current employer provides medical benefits and an increased income to help support his growing family, including a daughter who was born recently and his son. The stability of work has also made it possible for him to reunite with his eldest daughter, who was adopted when Sawyer was involved with gangs and in and out of prison. He and his wife recently bought their first home, and Sawyer continues to be an advocate for Goodwill and its programs.
"So many areas of my life are connected to Goodwill and its programs," Sawyer said. "I am Goodwill and always will be. I love that Goodwill gave me a hand up not a handout; that I learned how to work and become independent."
About the Award: The Goodwill Industries International Kenneth Shaw Graduate of the Year award recognizes an outstanding person with a disability or disadvantaging condition who completed a Goodwill career services program and is competitively employed by a non-Goodwill employer.
ABOUT GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Industries International is a network of 155 community-based, autonomous organizations in the United States and Canada with a presence in 12 other countries. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps people find employment, Goodwill is recognized with GuideStar's highest rating, the Platinum Seal of Approval.
Local Goodwill organizations offer employment opportunities, job placement and training services, and other community-based programs, which are funded by selling donated clothing and household items in nearly 3,300 stores and online at ShopGoodwill.com®.
For more information or to find a Goodwill location near you, visit goodwill.org. Follow us on Twitter: @GoodwillIntl and @GoodwillCapHill, and find us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube: GoodwillIntl. Register for our Legislative Action Center via advocate.goodwill.org.
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Dream vs. Sun: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - June 11
One game after putting up 41 points in a 94-77 win over the Aces, DeWanna Bonner will lead the Connecticut Sun (7-2) into a matchup with the Atlanta Dream (2-4). The game is on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN3, NBCS-BOS, and BSSO.
In this article, you will check out the spread and odds across multiple sportsbooks for the Dream vs. Sun matchup.
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Dream vs. Sun Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, June 11, 2023
- Game Time: 4:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN3, NBCS-BOS, and BSSO
- Location: College Park, Georgia
- Arena: Gateway Center Arena
Dream vs. Sun Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Take a look at the odds, spread and over/under for this WNBA matchup available on multiple sportsbooks.
Dream vs. Sun Betting Trends
- The Sun have covered three times in matchups with a spread this season.
- The Dream have put together a 3-2-0 record against the spread this year.
- Connecticut has covered the spread once this season (1-3 ATS) when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites.
- Atlanta has covered the spread twice when an underdog by 2.5 points or more this season (in three opportunities).
- The Sun and their opponents have combined to go over the point total five out of times this season.
- In the Dream's chances this year, the combined scoring has gone over the point total three times.
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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is trying to make travelers who were caught in its surge of canceled flights over the holidays feel a bit better about the airline by giving them 25,000 frequent-flyer points.
The airline says the points are worth more than $300 in flights.
Southwest included the offer in a letter — another apology for the meltdown — from CEO Bob Jordan.
“I know that no amount of apologies can undo your experience,” Jordan wrote. He added the airline is acting “with great urgency” to process refunds, return lost bags and handle requests for reimbursement of costs incurred by stranded travelers.
Dallas-based Southwest canceled more than 15,000 flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 30, according to tracking service FlightAware. The flight disruptions began with a winter storm that swept across the country. While other airlines recovered after a couple days, Southwest continued to struggle with crews and airplanes that were stranded far from where they were supposed to be.
Southwest said people booked on flights from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2 that were canceled or “significantly” delayed received the 25,000 points. It has not disclosed how many passengers were booked on those flights. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/southwest-offers-apology-25k-frequent-flyer-points-after-holiday-meltdown/ | 2023-01-04 22:21:05 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/southwest-offers-apology-25k-frequent-flyer-points-after-holiday-meltdown/ |
With so much chaos in the world, we can be pulled into various degrees of negativity. At times, we can become fearful, angry or frustrated. So, the question is how to stay centered, peaceful and loving. Spiritual meditation is the act of focusing your thoughts on a higher power or purpose. It can be used to connect with your soul, find guidance, or simply achieve a state of peace and relaxation. There are many ways of meditating, so finding the method that works best for you is key.
- Mantra-Based Meditation
This type of meditation focuses on repeating certain words or phrases with each breath to achieve clarity and inner calm.
- Focused Meditation
Also referred to as a mindfulness practice, this type of meditation requires individuals to focus solely on their breathing or an object they can see clearly in front of them for extended periods of time without thinking about anything else outside the moment.
- Moving Meditation
This form of meditation involves focusing on one’s breathing while performing slow physical movements or exercises. Examples include qigong, tai chi, yoga, and walking.
- Loving-Kindness Meditation
The aim of this style of meditation is to generate self-love by developing loving energy and compassion for oneself and others. This practice involves the use of certain phrases like “May I be safe, happy and at peace.”
- Visualization-Based Meditation
While engaged in this type of spiritual practice, individuals focus solely on visualizing a scenario or object that brings them inner peace and happiness without thinking about anything else outside the moment.
There is no right or wrong way to meditate. Start with just a few minutes in silence and then allow that few minutes to lengthen into a few more. Simply taking the time to quiet the mind and focus on your breath is all that is necessary to embrace a beneficial meditation practice.
People who meditate regularly experience an increased sense of well-being, calm, and connection to a higher source. It helps develop a positive outlook on life. Practicing meditation helps people look past the negative aspects of their lives more easily. Meditation provides a better quality of sleep, which is so important for stress reduction and it helps lower blood pressure.
At the SaddleBrooke club fair held some months back, a lot of people expressed an interest in meditation. The Metaphysical Explorations group will meet again starting in the Fall and this will be one of the topics that will be presented. In the meantime, check out our website at sbmetaphysical.com. Our club is an inclusive, open-minded group of individuals that share, support, and encourage spiritual growth through exploring metaphysics to enhance daily life experiences and community.
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A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months, raising concerns among law enforcement and elected leaders.
Schools in Pennsylvania were the latest targeted by so-called swatting. Computer-generated calls on Wednesday made claims about active shooters, but it was all a hoax. One day earlier, nearly 30 Massachusetts schools received fake threats.
School officials are already on edge amid a backdrop of deadly school shootings, the latest Monday at a Christian school in Nashville.
Here is a look at the issues involved:
WHAT IS SWATTING?
Hundreds of cases of swatting occur annually, with some using caller ID spoofing to disguise their number. The goal is to get authorities, particularly a SWAT team, to respond to an address.
An FBI official said in November that they believe the wave of false threats focused on schools may be coming from outside of the country.
Officials said at the time that they had identified calls to about 250 colleges, 100 high schools and several junior high schools just since early June falsely reporting explosive devices being planted at the schools or saying that a shooting was imminent.
The FBI didn’t immediately respond to emails Wednesday from The Associated Press seeking comment, but the threats have continued to accumulate in recent months.
WHERE ARE SWATTING CALLS HAPPENING?
Few regions of the country have been spared from such calls and the disruptions they cause.
The false calls Wednesday in Pennsylvania led to lockdowns or evacuations in several counties, according to state police. Law enforcement had to take each one seriously no matter how dubious it seemed.
Police in Pittsburgh, for instance, searched every room at Central Catholic High School, even after getting word that a report of people being hurt inside wasn’t true within a minute, said Thomas Stangrecki, the interim police chief.
“We treated it as a real incident,” Stangrecki said. Another threat at a nearby Catholic school had worried parents gathered outside.
In Iowa, so many schools were targeted earlier this month that Gov. Kim Reynolds complained at a news conference about the toll it was taking to confirm the terror-inducing calls are fake.
“It’s what no governor, it’s what no parent or anybody — superintendent, teachers, kids — want to hear,” Reynolds said. “And we’re grateful and just so thankful that is what it was.”
And in Minnesota, the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued a warning last month after fake calls forced eight schools into lockdown over two days.
DO FAKE THREATS HINDER RESPONSE TO REAL SHOOTINGS?
Authorities are grappling with the false alarms in a country where mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout history. Shooters have attacked in places like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly.
At U.S. schools and colleges, 175 people have been killed in 15 mass shootings that resulted in the deaths of four or more people, not including the perpetrator — from 1999′s Columbine High School massacre to Monday’s shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. That’s according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University, in addition to other AP reporting.
DO EVEN FALSE THREATS POSE A RISK?
Such calls have proven dangerous and even outright deadly.
In 2017, a police officer in Wichita, Kansas, shot and killed a man while responding to a hoax emergency call. Just this month, the city agreed to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit, with the money to go to the two children of 28-year-old Andrew Finch.
The hoax call that led to his death began as a feud between two online gamers. One of the gamers recruited Tyler Barriss to “swat” the other gamer. But the address used was old, leading police to Finch, who was not involved in the dispute or playing the video game.
Barriss was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, while the other two gamers were sentenced to 15- and 18-month terms.
Police in Maryland also shot a 20-year-old Maryland man in the face with rubber bullets after a fake hostage situation was reported at his home.
The FBI in Pittsburgh nodded to the risk, noting in a statement about the school threat cases that it “takes swatting very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk.”
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Peter Smith in Pittsburgh, Ron Todt in Philadelphia, Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Lindsay Whitehurst in Washington contributed to this report. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/how-swatting-calls-spread-as-schools-face-real-threats/ | 2023-03-30 11:38:44 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/how-swatting-calls-spread-as-schools-face-real-threats/ |
One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting at the intersection of Midway and Sheridan boulevards about 4 p.m. Thursday.
According to a tweet from the Broomfield Police Department, the shooting involved the Denver Police Fugitive Unit. The officer involved in the incident was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no danger to the community at this time, but the intersection is closed while police investigate.
The tweet did not characterize the officer’s injuries except to note their condition is unknown at this time. No other details about the age or gender of the officer or the suspect were included in the tweet.
No Broomfield officers were injured in the shooting, the tweet stated.
This is a developing story.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Justin Fields will sit out the Chicago Bears’ game Sunday against the New York Jets, and Nathan Peterman will start at quarterback after backup Trevor Siemian was injured in warmups.
With Siemian set to start, the Bears announced about an hour before kickoff he injured his oblique and would be replaced by Peterman.
Siemian will serve as the backup, but Peterman is now Chicago's only healthy active quarterback.
Fields, who is having a productive second NFL season, injured his left — non-throwing — shoulder in Chicago’s 27-24 loss to Atlanta last Sunday. He was listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report Friday. Fields made the trip with the team to New York and threw lightly on the field at MetLife Stadium, but Chicago officially listed him as inactive 90 minutes before kickoff.
Fields said earlier this week his injury is a shoulder separation with ligament damage within the AC joint. While the injury is to his non-throwing shoulder, he was experiencing some pain in that shoulder on his follow-through when he threw.
Entering this week, Fields ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing with 834 yards to lead all quarterbacks. He has run for seven touchdowns this season, including six in the past five games.
He also joined Arizona’s Kyler Murray as the only QBs in the Super Bowl era with both a passing and rushing touchdown in five straight games.
Peterman was promoted Saturday from the practice squad to serve as the backup to Siemian, but will now find himself under center against the Jets.
The 28-year-old Peterman will make his first start since 2018, when he was with Buffalo. He was 31 of 49 for 188 yards and no touchdowns with three interceptions in the Bills' 41-9 loss to Peterman's current team.
Peterman last played in a regular-season game last season for Las Vegas, but didn't throw a pass in mop-up duty in the Raiders' 20-9 loss to the Bears in Week 5. His last regular-season pass came in Week 12 of the 2020 season for the Raiders.
Chicago is also without two starters on defense with cornerback Kyler Gordon and safety Jaquan Brisker out with concussions.
The Bears-Jets matchup already had lost some of its luster before Fields was ruled out. New York benched Zach Wilson, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft, this week in favor of Mike White. Wilson has struggled mightily in his second season while Fields — selected nine picks after him — has developed into one of the league’s most exciting quarterbacks.
Wilson was listed as inactive for the game, with Joe Flacco serving as White's backup.
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Reels don’t last forever
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- Simple Green Marine All-Purpose Boat Cleaner
- Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel
- Pflueger Supreme XT Spinning Reel
Fishing requires knowledge, skill and patience. It also requires gear. If you don’t have a rod and a functioning reel, no amount of knowledge, skill or patience will get you the results you crave.
Sometimes, your line can get a little hung up, and your reel gets jammed. This can be fine, as it is a problem you can solve with a quick fix. But other times, your reel may be gasping with a death rattle. If this is the case, it’s time to accept fate and replace your fishing reel.
Why you need a quality fishing reel
A quality reel is a cross between fine art and machinery. It allows you to be in control at all times, whether casting, reeling in or anything in between those two crucial actions. Your reel needs to function smoothly with no stutters or jerks and have an adjustable drag to keep you from losing that big one.
Once your reel starts to malfunction, whether it be from neglect, wear or age, you cannot perform at the top of your game. Pay attention to how your reel functions because its performance can gradually diminish without you noticing until it costs you a catch.
How to care for your fishing reel
A fishing reel has many moving parts. If all those moving parts do not continue to move, it won’t perform as expected. There are a few simple maintenance tasks you should regularly perform to extend the life of your reel.
Mist and dry
Carry a small spray bottle filled with fresh water. As soon as you are done for the day, especially if you are in salt water, lightly spray the reel and dry it with a soft microfiber cloth. You can do this while you are still on the water. Do not spray too hard or use too much pressure when wiping down, as that can push salt and grime deeper into the mechanisms.
Remove the spool
If you are going to use reel oil when you get home, it is best to remove the spool so you don’t contaminate your line with any chemicals. Don’t forget to lightly clean away any visible dirt, grime and salt from the spool once it is apart.
Oil moving parts
A little oil goes a long way. Sparingly, oil all moving parts. This includes the shaft that holds the spool, both parts of the reel handle and the bail roller.
Assemble and wipe down
After oiling, reassemble the reel and give it a final wipe down. You can put a little Clenzoil on a soft microfiber cloth and carefully clean everything up.
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When it’s time to replace your reel
Unless you are misusing your gear, reels are less durable than rods. All the parts need to be in peak working condition so everything operates smoothly. A little sand, dirt, grime or corrosion can compromise the reel’s ability to spin freely.
Regularly taking care of your reel can fix most performance issues with an in-depth cleaning. However, if you find areas of corrosion or damage that can’t be fixed by a simple cleaning and oiling, you should either take it to a shop to repair or replace it.
If you have an expensive reel, repairing it is much cheaper than replacing it. If you have a mid- to low-end model, your best strategy might be to save the money you would use on a repair and purchase an upgraded reel.
FAQ
Q. How long does a fishing reel last?
A. There is no set life span for a fishing reel. Its active life depends on the quality of the reel, where you fish and how well you take care of the reel. If you fish in saltwater and never clean your reel, it might not even last a single season. However, if you are diligent about cleaning, a reel can last you five to eight years.
Q. How often should I clean my fishing reel?
A. Even a quick search will let you know this is subjective. Some anglers say after every trip, while others say every 15 or so trips. The problem with generic answers is everyone fishes in different types of water with varying degrees of frequency. In short, every answer can be right, but not every answer is right for you. If you notice a deterioration in performance, you are not cleaning your reel enough. At the very least, you should be performing a gentle spray down after every trip and maybe a deeper cleaning and greasing every handful of trips. However, if you come home covered in mud or salt, you will want to consider a deeper cleaning after every trip to keep your reel from corroding.
Q. Can I use a product like WD-40 to clean and lubricate my reel?
A. No. Cleaning and lubricating are two different tasks. In fact, WD-40 is a degreaser. If you spray it on your reel, it will break down any grease and oil you have applied for lubrication and cause the reel to stop functioning as it should.
Best fishing reels
Shimano is a top name in fishing. This high-end reel has a lightweight feel and up to 48% less rotational inertia than other models. The long-stroke spool can increase casting distance while also delivering a smoother line lay.
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Pflueger Supreme XT Spinning Reel
Pflueger has been around for over 140 years, so the brand knows what it is doing. This reel has an 11-bearing system with a machined aluminum spool to improve accuracy and distance over lower-quality models.
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Penn is another top name in the sport. This reel has a durable exterior with a carbon fiber drag washer and a stainless steel ball-bearing system that provides a smooth performance. It is ideal for inshore or nearshore fishing.
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Daiwa QR Ultralight Spinning Reel
If budget is important, Daiwa is a quality brand that offers impressive reliability and durability at an affordable price. This reel is lightweight, versatile and suitable for anything from trout fishing to ice fishing.
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TOKYO (AP) — People in a southwestern Japanese city have come under attack from monkeys that are trying to snatch babies, biting and clawing at flesh, and sneaking into nursery schools.
The attacks — on 58 people since July 8 — are getting so bad Yamaguchi city hall hired a special unit to hunt the animals with tranquilizer guns.
The monkeys aren’t interested in food, so traps haven’t worked. They have targeted mostly children and the elderly.
“They are so smart, and they tend to sneak up and attack from behind, often grabbing at your legs,” city official Masato Saito said Wednesday.
When confronted by a monkey, the instructions are: Do not look them in the eye, make yourself look as big as possible, such as by spreading open your coat, then back away as quietly as possible without making sudden moves, according to Saito.
A woman was assaulted by a monkey while hanging laundry on her veranda. Another victim showed bandaged toes. They were taken aback and frightened by how big and fat the monkeys were.
The monkeys terrorizing the community are Japanese macaque, the kind often pictured peacefully bathing in hot springs.
One male monkey, measuring 49 centimeters (1.6 foot) in height and weighing 7 kilograms (15 pounds), was caught Tuesday by the team with the tranquilizer gun. It was judged by various evidence to be one of the attacking monkeys and put to death.
But more attacks were reported after the capture.
No one has been seriously injured so far. But all have been advised to get hospital treatment. Ambulances were called in some cases.
Although Japan is industrialized and urban, a fair portion of land in the archipelago is mountains and forests. Rare attacks on people by a bear, boars or other wildlife have occurred, but generally not by monkeys.
No one seems to know why the attacks have occurred, and where exactly the troop of monkeys came from remains unclear.
“I have never seen anything like this my entire life,” Saito said.
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Bobi Gephart hadn’t planned to go to church that Sunday — not to the worship service where the pastor intended to make a confession about the oppressive secret she had carried for so long.
But she quickly changed her mind, realizing she couldn’t trust the pastor – the man she says began sexually preying on her as a teenager – to share the whole truth.
Gephart hurried to New Life Christian Church & World Outreach in Warsaw, Indiana, arriving mid-service, and made sure her story was told.
Nearly a million viewers have witnessed what happened next in that May 22 confrontation, captured on video and posted on Facebook.
John B. Lowe II, the congregation’s longtime pastor, confessed on stage to “adultery” 20 years earlier. “I sinned,” he said, acknowledging he never previously admitted it publicly “to protect myself.”
Bobi and her husband, Nate Gephart, who had been watching from the congregation, then walked onto the stage and took the microphone.
“If you love us, please let us talk,” Nate said, handing the mic to his wife.
It was 27 years, she said, not 20, that she had “lived in a prison of lies and shame.”
“For years, I thought I was a horrible person, having suicidal thoughts, not realizing what had truly been done to me, that I was a victim,” she told him. “I was just 16 when you took my virginity on your office floor. Do you remember that? I know you do.”
She told Lowe “you kept me in your prison,” but “I’m a prisoner no longer.”
Bobi Gephart, now 43, told The Associated Press she wanted the church community to know the truth and had no idea the video, recorded by a family member in the congregation, would generate such a viral response. She’s received “overwhelming support,” she said.
“I didn’t realize how much this is helping and will help people,” she said. People “not just in this area but all over the world are reaching out to me. Their stories are so heartbreaking.”
Lowe resigned as pastor, the church said in a statement on May 23. The church said no one on staff had previously known about what happened, and it offered to help Gephart with “healing in any way in which we are able.”
In the church’s May 29 service, Lowe’s son, associate pastor Bryan Lowe, read a statement saying the church would be restructuring and holding meetings with members.
Indiana State Police, in a statement, asked anyone with “information as a victim or a witness” about the situation to contact investigators.
Bobi Gephart said she spoke with police but acknowledged prosecution of Lowe may be unlikely because of the passage of time and because Indiana law defines the age of sexual consent at 16. She said she’s aware of other past abuse within the church.
She did say Lowe began “grooming” — in which a sexual predator gains the trust of a victim through favors and other means — before she was 16. The sexual relationship continued into her early 20s. Lowe, now 65, was more than 20 years older than her.
Gephart said from the time she was young, her family’s life “revolved around the church and the Lowes.”
“We were like family with them,” she said, and when one set of parents was traveling, the other would often watch over the children.
She said a few people in the church had known what happened, but it remained secret to most of the congregation, and no one helped her get counseling. She said she felt obligated to protect the reputation of the pastor and the church and hadn’t even told her husband.
Things changed recently when her brother told her he was haunted by a memory from when they were teens. She said he recalled seeing “his pastor in bed with his younger sister, T-shirt and underwear on.”
When she told him what had happened, she said her brother immediately confronted Lowe by text, calling on him to resign.
She said Lowe began to talk to some in the church, confessing to adultery but not telling the whole story.
The church formed an advisory committee, which said in a later statement it hadn’t finished investigating, couldn’t verify the accuracy of Lowe’s version and had advised him not to make the May 22 confession.
Ages of consent vary between 16 and 18 in U.S. states.
Victim advocates say such sexual activity by clergy is beyond “adultery,” which implies consent among equals. They say it amounts to an abuse of power by a spiritual authority. Some denominations, such as the Catholic Church, define clergy sexual abuse as involving any victim under 18.
New Life is an independent church.
After Bobi Gephart confronted Lowe at the service, Nate Gephart tossed a necklace Lowe had given Bobi onto the podium, followed by her “covenant purity ring,” which many churches have given to youths to promote virginity before marriage.
“We are working through love and forgiveness,” Nate said. “But people have to be held accountable, and they can’t just bamboozle people and say, ‘Well, I just committed adultery.’ It was far beyond adultery. So here’s the covenant purity ring back. I don’t want it in my home.”
Some in the congregation voiced support for the couple and questioned Lowe, who admitted that Bobi was 16 when the sexual relationship began. Later, some circled around him in prayer.
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks sank Monday ahead of a U.S. inflation update traders worry might lead to more interest rate hikes.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Shanghai advanced. Oil prices declined.
Traders hope Tuesday's inflation data will show upward pressure on U.S. prices is easing, which might encourage the Federal Reserve to ease off efforts to cool business activity and hiring. They worry a strong reading after estimates of 2022 inflation were revised up last week would reinforce plans to keep rates high and possibly increase them.
A strong inflation figure “can move through risk assets like a wrecking ball,” said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management in a report.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo sank 1% to 27,392.23 while the Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.5% to 3,278.07. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.5% to 21,090.70.
The Kospi in Seoul declined 0.9% to 2,448.15 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 shed 0.3% to 7,408.50.
India's Sensex opened down 0.6% at 60,334.54. New Zealand and Singapore retreated while Jakarta and Bangkok gained.
On Friday, Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.2% to 4,090.46. The index ended the week with a loss of 1.1%, its biggest weekly decline since December.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5% to 33,869.27. The Nasdaq fell less than 0.1% to 11,718.12.
Stocks have been rallying since last month on hopes the Fed might start cutting rates as early as late this year. That is despite warnings by Chair Jerome Powell that rates will stay elevated for an extended period until inflation pressures are extinguished.
Other central banks in Europe and Asia also have raised rates to cool inflation.
Wall Street raised its forecast of how high the Fed might raise rates after Powell said last week there is a “significant road ahead” to get inflation down to its 2% target. He warned against expecting inflation to “go away quickly and painlessly.”
The U.S. government revised December inflation to 0.1% over the previous month, up from the earlier estimate of a 0.1% decline. The November figure was raised to 0.2% over the previous month from 0.1%.
Traders expect Tuesday's report to say consumer prices rose 0.5% in January over the previous month.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond, or the difference between the market price and the payout at maturity, widened to 3.73% on Friday from 3.66%.
The yield on the two-year Treasury ticked up to 4.50% from 4.48%. It was at 4.08% just over a week ago and is near its highest level since November.
Equities analysts have cut forecasts of first-quarter earnings for companies in the S&P 500 by 4.5% due to the impact of inflation and slowing economic activity, according to strategists at Credit Suisse.
News Corp. fell 9.4% after the owner of The Wall Street Journal and other media reported weaker quarterly results than expected. Expedia lost 8.6% after reporting weaker profit and revenue for the latest quarter than expected.
Oil prices fell back following a surge Friday after Russia said it would cut production by 500,000 barrels per day next month. Western governments have imposed an upper limit on how much they will allow customers to pay for Russian crude to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude lost 89 cents to $78.83 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.66 to $79.72 on Friday. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, shed 87 cents to $85.52 per barrel in London. It gained $1.89 on Friday to $86.39.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The 8News, Puritan Cleaners 100,000 Meals Campaign officially ended two weeks ago, but the donations continued to roll in after that.
Gary Glover, the owner of Puritan Cleaners, presented a check in the form of meals to Doug Pick the CEO of Feed More — containing over 125,000 meals!
Pick said this donation is coming at the perfect time, because soaring gas prices and inflation are hitting many of their clients hard.
“It’s one challenge after the other,” Pick said. “We got through COVID, kind of, and now we’re facing inflation and those gas prices affect our clients so significantly. And then you have potentially a recession. Our low-income clients are the first to get in trouble, the last to get out. So, the challenge continues. And this is so timely, so important. And, of course, right before the start of summer where our kids are really struggling without the additional assistance they get at schools.”
Besides donating food, many area children colored our 100,000 Meals Campaign posters which will be hand-delivered to Meals on Wheels clients over the next couple of weeks to help brighten their day.
The team at Puritan Cleaners and Feed More are still weighing the last of the food donations that have come in and there is a very good chance this year’s donation could end up being close to 130,000 meals.
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CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (2-1) vs. Texas A&M-CC Islanders (3-1)
CSU Bakersfield went 9-19 overall with a 7-7 record in non-conference play during the 2021-22 season. The Roadrunners allowed opponents to score 66.3 points per game and shoot 43.6% from the field last season.
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GILBERT, AZ — The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is making three stops in Arizona over the next few weeks!
According to event officials, the truck will have “edible goodies and limited-edition merch,” including:
- Hello Kitty Cafe Glass Mug with Sprinkle Handle
- Hello Kitty Cafe Coin Bank
- Hello Kitty Cafe Lunchbox
- Hello Kitty Cafe Lavender T-Shirt
- Hello Kitty Cafe Canvas Tote
- Stainless Hello Kitty Cafe Rainbow Thermos (18oz and 32oz)
- Hand-Decorated Cookie Sets
- Madeleine Cookie Set
Keep this in mind: The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck accepts only credit and debit card payments – cash will not be accepted.
HERE’S WHERE TO GO
SanTan Village in Gilbert
- When: Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Where: 2218 E. Williams Field Rd., Suite 235
Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale
- When: Saturday, November 12, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Where: 7700 W. Arrowhead Towne Center [near AMC Theater]
La Encantada in Tucson
- When: Saturday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowley Law PLLC is investigating potential securities law violations by Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: LBAI) and its board of directors concerning the proposed acquisition of the company by Provident Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFS). Stockholders will receive 0.8319 shares of Provident Financial Services common stock for each share of Lakeland Bancorp stock that they hold. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.3 billion and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023.
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President Biden will not sit for the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview with Fox, which is airing the game on Sunday, the White House said Friday.
The president typically gives an interview to air in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, and Biden has done so in each of his first two years in office, sitting down with CBS and NBC, respectively. The White House blamed Fox on Friday for the lapse this year.
“The President was looking forward to an interview with Fox Soul to discuss the Super Bowl, the State of the Union, and critical issues impacting the everyday lives of Black Americans,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted Friday. “We’ve been informed that Fox Corp has asked for the interview to be cancelled.”
Jean-Pierre’s claim comes after Fox News anchors said Tuesday night that the network was waiting on the White House to agree to a presidential interview.
“The president is going to be out on the road, taking his message to the road. Every year, traditionally, the network covering the Super Bowl gets an interview with the president of the United States,” said Bret Baier, a top anchor at the network, during its coverage of Biden’s State of the Union address. “We have formally asked for that interview, but we have not received an answer yet, whether they are going to officially do it or not … we’re running out of days.”
Jean-Pierre had been asked multiple times this week whether there was any word on if Biden would do the traditional Super Bowl interview with Fox, and in each instance she said she did not have any updates.
Biden this week has done televised interviews with PBS Newshour and Telemundo during separate trips to Wisconsin and Florida.
Presidents have typically done interviews with the network airing the Super Bowl, which is watched by millions of viewers, dating back to 2004. Former President Obama sat down twice for Super Bowl interviews with Fox during his presidency.
Former President Donald Trump skipped an interview with NBC when the network broadcast the game in 2018.
Fox News, the top-watched cable news network, has aggressively covered Biden’s campaign and presidency, with several of its leading prime-time hosts routinely criticizing his administration, policies and family business dealings.
Biden has butted heads with Fox News White House corresopndent Peter Doocy throughout his administration, calling him a “stupid son of a bitch” last year. Biden later called Doocy to apologize.
Some Democrats have argued that Biden and the White House should ignore the network, saying it puts out misleading information through its opinion programming and does not fairly cover the administration.
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Since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic began three years ago, its origin has been a topic of much scientific — and political — debate. Two main theories exist: The virus spilled over from an animal into people, most likely in a market in Wuhan, China, or the virus came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and spread due to some type of laboratory accident.
The Wall Street Journal added to that debate this week when they reported that the U.S. Department of Energy has shifted its stance on the origin of COVID. It now concludes, with "low confidence," that the pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China.
The agency based their conclusion on classified evidence that isn't available to the public. According to the federal government, "low confidence" means "the information used in the analysis is scant, questionable, fragmented, or that solid analytical conclusions cannot be inferred from the information."
And at this point, the U.S. intelligence community still has no consensus about the origin of SARS-CoV-2. Four of the eight intelligence agencies lean toward a natural origin for the virus, with "low confidence," while two of them – the DOE and the Federal Bureau of Investigation – support a lab origin, with the latter having "moderate confidence" about their conclusion.
But at the end of the day, the origin of the pandemic is also a scientific question. Virologists, who study pandemic origins, are much less divided than the U.S. intelligence community. They say there is "very convincing" data and "overwhelming evidence" pointing to an animal origin.
In particular, scientists published two extensive, peer-reviewed papers in Science in July 2022, offering the strongest evidence to date that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in animals at a market in Wuhan, China. Specifically, they conclude that the coronavirus most likely jumped from a caged wild animal into people at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where a huge COVID-19 outbreak began in December 2019.
Virologist Angela Rasmussen, who contributed to one of the Science papers, says the DOE's "low confident" conclusion doesn't "negate the affirmative evidence for zoonotic [or animal] origin nor do they add any new information in support of lab origin."
"Many other [news] outlets are presenting this as new conclusive proof that the lab origin hypothesis is equally as plausible as the zoonotic origin hypothesis," Rasmussen wrote in an email to NPR, "and that is a misrepresentation of the evidence for either."
So just what is the scientific evidence that the pandemic began at the seafood market?
Neither of the Science papers provide the smoking gun — that is, an animal infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus at a market.
But they come close. They provide photographic evidence of wild animals such as raccoon dogs and a red fox, which can be infected with and shed SARS-CoV-2, sitting in cages in the market in late 2019. What's more, the caged animals are shown in or near a stall where scientists found SARS-CoV-2 virus on a number of surfaces, including on cages, carts and machines that process animals after they are slaughtered at the market.
The data in the 2022 studies paints an incredibly detailed picture of the early days of the pandemic. Photographic and genetic data pinpoint a specific stall at the market where the coronavirus likely was transmitted from an animal into people. And a genetic analysis estimates the time, within weeks, when not just one but two spillovers occurred. It calculates that the coronavirus jumped into people once in late November or early December and then again few weeks later.
At this exact same time, a huge COVID outbreak occurred at the market. Hundreds of people, working and shopping at the market, were likely infected. That outbreak is the first documented one of the pandemic, and it then spilled over into the community, as one of the Science papers shows.
At the same time, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention found two variants of the coronavirus inside the market. And an independent study, led by virologists at the University of California, San Diego, suggests these two variants didn't evolve in people, because throughout the entire pandemic, scientists have never detected a variant linking the two together. Altogether, the new studies suggest that, most likely, the two variants evolved inside animals.
Evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey helped lead two of the studies and has been at the forefront of the search for the origins of the pandemic. He has spent his career tracking down the origins of pandemics, including the origin of HIV and the 1918 flu.
Back in May 2021, Worobey signed a letter calling for an investigation into the lab-leak theory. But then, through his own investigation, he quickly found data supporting an animal origin.
When the studies were first published online, NPR spoke to Worobey, who's at the University of Arizona, to understand what the data tells us about the origin of SARS-CoV-2; how, he believes, the data may shift the debate about the lab-leak theory; and the significance of photos taken five years before the pandemic. Here are key points from the conversation, which has been edited for clarity and length.
Live animals that are susceptible to COVID-19 were in the market in December 2019
It's clear-cut these wild, live animals, including raccoon dogs and red foxes, were in the market. We have photographic evidence from December 2019. A concerned customer evidently took these photos and videos of the market on Dec. 3 and posted them on Weibo [because it was illegal to sell certain live animals]. The photos were promptly scrubbed. But a CNN reporter had communicated directly with the person who took the photos. I was able to get in touch with this reporter, and they passed on those photos from the source. So we don't completely verify the photos.
Live susceptible animals were held in a stall where SARS-CoV-2 was later detected on a machine that processed animals in the market
We analyzed a leaked report from the Chinese CDC detailing the results of this environmental sampling. Virtually all of the findings in the report matched what was in the World Health Organization's report. But there was some extra information in the leaked report. For example, there was information not just on which stalls had virus in them — or had samples positive for SARS-CoV-2 — but also how many samples in a given stall yielded positive results.
We found out that one stall actually had five positive samples — five surfaces in that stall had virus on them. And even better, in that particular stall, the samples were very animal-y. For example, scientists found virus on a feather/hair remover, a cart of the sort that we see in photographs that are used for transporting cages and, best of all, a metal cage in a back room.
So now we know that when the national public health authorities shut down the market and then sampled the surfaces there, one of the surfaces positive for SARS-CoV-2 was a metal cage in a back room.
What's even weirder — it turns out that one of the co-authors of the study, Eddie Holmes, had been taken to the Huanan market several years before the pandemic and shown raccoon dogs in one of the stalls. He was told, "This is the kind of place that has the ingredients for cross-species transmission of dangerous pathogens."
So he clicks photos of the raccoon dogs. In one photo, the raccoon dogs are in a cage stacked on top of a cage with some birds in it.
And at the end of our sleuth work, we checked the GPS coordinates on his camera, and we find that he took the photo at the same stall, where five samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
So we connected all sorts of bizarre kinds of data. Together the data are telling a strong story.
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Earliest known cases of COVID-19, even those not directly related to individuals who had been in the market, radiate out from the market
With a virus, such as SARS-CoV-2, that causes no symptoms or mild symptoms in most people, you don't have any chance of linking all the early cases to the site where the outbreak started. Because the virus is going to quickly spread to people outside of wherever it started.
And yet, from the clinical observations in Wuhan, around half of the earliest known COVID cases were people directly linked to the seafood market. And the other cases, which aren't linked through epidemiological data, have an even closer geographical association to the market. That's what we show in our paper.
It's absurd how strong the geographical association is [to the market].
NPR: Absurd? How? In the sense that the seafood market is so clearly bull's-eye center of this outbreak?
Yes. And I don't understand how anyone could not be moved, at least somewhat, by that data and then take this idea [of an animal origin] seriously, especially given the other things we've found in these studies.
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The virus jumped into people right before the outbreak in the market
For example, our new genetic analysis tells us that this virus was not around for very long when the cases occurred at the market. For example, the earliest known patient at the market had an onset of symptoms on Dec. 10, 2019. And we can estimate that at that point in time, there were only about 10 people infected with the virus in the world and probably fewer than 70.
So if the pandemic didn't start at the market, one of the first five or 10 people infected in the world was at the market. And how do you explain that?
You have to remember: Wuhan is a city of 11 million people. And the Huanan market is only 1 of 4 places in Wuhan that sold live animals susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, such as raccoon dogs.
It's highly unlikely that the first COVID-19 outbreak would occur at the market if there weren't a source of the virus there
Step back and think, "Where is the first cluster of a new respiratory infection going to appear in this city?" It could appear at a market. But it could also appear at a school, a university or a meatpacking plant.
NPR: Or a biotech conference?
Yes. In Washington state, SARS-CoV-2 first appeared in a man who had traveled back from China. In Germany, it was at an auto-parts supplier.
There are thousands, perhaps 10,000, other places at least as likely, or even more likely, to be the place where a new pathogen shows up. And yet, in Wuhan, the first cluster of cases happens to be one of the four places that sells live animals, out of 10,000 other places. If you're not surprised by that, then I don't think you're understanding the unlikelihood that that presents.
NPR: So what is the likelihood of that coincidence happening — that the first cluster of cases occurs at a market that sells animals known to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, but the virus didn't actually come from the market?
I would put the odds at 1 in 10,000. But it's interesting. We do have one analysis where we show essentially that the chance of having this pattern of cases [clustered around the market] is 1 in 10 million [if the market isn't a source of the virus]. We consider that strong evidence in science.
The analyses that we've done are telling a very strong story.
The evidence is amongst the best we have for any emerging virus.
NPR: Really?
It's important to note we haven't found a related virus from the intermediate host. But we have a bunch of other evidence.
And the data zeroing in on the Huanan market, to me, is as compelling as the data that indicated to John Snow that the water pump was poisoning people who used it. [John Snow was a doctor in London who helped launch the field of outbreak investigations by figuring out the source of a cholera outbreak in the city in the mid-19th century].
Making these findings brought tears
Sometimes you have these rare moments where you're maybe the only person on Earth who has access to this kind of crucial information. As I just started to figure out that there were more cases around the market than you can expect randomly — I felt that way. And no exaggeration, that moment — those kinds of moments — bring a tear to your eye.
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Judge scolds Justice Department for its slow investigations at hearing for Rep. Matt Gaetz’s convicted associate
By Marshall Cohen, CNN
A federal judge scolded the Justice Department on Wednesday over what he characterized as slow-moving investigations during a hearing for one of GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz’s former associates, saying the probes have “no end in sight.”
The Gaetz associate, former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, has pleaded guilty to underage sex trafficking and five other felonies, and is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in Orlando. As part of his plea deal, Greenberg cooperated extensively with prosecutors, including by providing information about Gaetz related to the sex-trafficking probe, a source familiar with the case previously told CNN.
Gaetz denied ever paying for sex or having sex with a minor, and no charges have been filed against Gaetz. The probe began in late 2020, and CNN reported in September that prosecutors recommended against an indictment, though senior Justice Department officials get to make the final call — and it’s unclear if that decision has been made.
“The government has had a lot of time to conclude those investigations,” District Judge Gregory Presnell said at a hearing Wednesday about how much credit Greenberg deserves for helping prosecutors. “Why they haven’t — I don’t know. I’m not privy to that. I’m not entitled to that.”
The judge said it was “concerning” that there are “extensive investigations ongoing with no end in sight.” He didn’t explicitly mention Gaetz.
In recent weeks, Justice Department officials have told lawyers for people who could face legal exposure in the sex-trafficking probe that there is no update on the status of the case.
Greenberg pleaded guilty last year to sex trafficking, wire fraud, stalking, identity theft and several other crimes. The plea deal significantly lowered Greenberg’s potential prison term, and prosecutors asked the judge for a sentence between roughly nine and 11 years behind bars.
But the judge indicated Wednesday that he is considering a punishment longer than that range, which he described as “questionable.” He will announce the sentence at a hearing Thursday.
Greenberg has been behind bars since March 2021 and wore a blue jail uniform during his court appearance on Wednesday.
Allies become adversaries
Greenberg was elected in 2016 to serve as tax collector for Seminole County, in the Orlando suburbs. He resigned in 2020 after being charged with nearly three dozen federal crimes, including allegations that he paid for sex with an underage girl.
He and Gaetz were political allies who were seen as rising stars in Republican circles in Florida. Two women who attended parties with Greenberg and Gaetz previously told CNN that the men also regularly socialized together at sex parties in the Orlando area that featured local political figures, young women, Venmo payments, alcohol, and drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy.
The Greenberg probe led prosecutors to Gaetz, and both inquiries began during the Trump administration.
Federal investigators have scrutinized whether Gaetz violated federal sex trafficking and prostitution laws, and whether he misused campaign funds in connection with the alleged trysts, a person briefed on the matter previously told CNN. They also have looked into possible obstruction of justice by Gaetz, two people familiar with the matter previously told CNN.
Federal prosecutors said in recent court filings that Greenberg provided “truthful and timely information” to investigators and has given “substantial assistance” to related criminal probes, though they didn’t explicitly mention the Gaetz investigation in their filings on the public docket.
‘Fiddling away as Rome burns’
The sex trafficking charge pertained to Greenberg’s actions with 17-year-old girl, according to court filings, and Gaetz has been under investigation for alleged sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl, a source previously told CNN.
Greenberg’s lawyers have said the girl falsely claimed in her profile on an escort website that she was 19-years-old, and they said she made the first contact with Greenberg. Greenberg’s lawyers have argued that the sex-trafficking offense was “the most defensible” of all the charges, in part because “the minor in question was on the brink of turning 18.”
His lawyer, Fritz Scheller, suggested in court filings that Greenberg is paying for Gaetz’s misdeeds.
“If the Government is so concerned with general deterrence, then why hasn’t it prosecuted the other individuals, including public figures, who were also involved in Greenberg’s offenses?” Scheller wrote. “Unfortunately… many of these individuals have not been held to account.”
Scheller added: “Perhaps the DOJ is like Nero fiddling away as Rome burns.”
At the hearing, Scheller told the judge that the Justice Department’s decision on whether to charge people in related cases “should not be the determining factor” in calculating how much credit Greenberg deserves for his cooperation.
While Gaetz has not faced any charges, Scheller said Greenberg helped prosecutors secure indictments and convictions against several others who were involved in his fraud schemes, which included a successful conspiracy to falsely obtain more than $430,000 in Covid-19 relief funds from the federal government.
Gaetz back in the spotlight
Gaetz has repeatedly denied that he ever paid anyone for sex and said he is “absolutely” confident that he was never sexually involved with any underage girls. He has claimed, without evidence, that the FBI investigation was motivated by anti-Republican bias.
A firebrand Republican, Gaetz is one of the staunchest supporters of former President Donald Trump and has parroted Trump’s criticism of the Justice Department and FBI. He’ll become even more prominent next year, when House Republicans take control of the lower chamber.
CNN previously reported that a senior Trump White House official testified to the January 6 committee that Gaetz sought a pre-emptive pardon from Trump before Trump left office. The pardon would’ve been in connection with the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation.
Trump never ended up pardoning Gaetz.
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Trump unveils more digital trading cards for sale
Published: Apr. 18, 2023 at 12:43 PM CDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago
(CNN) - Former President Donald Trump is selling a second round of digital trading cards.
They are non-fungible tokens, better known as NFTs.
His website, CollectTrumpCards.com, says the Series 2 cards cost $99.
Trump’s personal financial report shows his first round of NFTs earned him somewhere between $100,000 and $1 million.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- King Insurance ("King" or the "Company"), a fast-growing full-service insurance brokerage firm that provides a variety of property & casualty as well as employee benefits solutions, announced today the acquisition of Ellett Insurance ("Ellett").
Founded in 1935, Ellett Insurance is headquartered in Gainesville, FL and provides commercial and personal lines insurance, as well as life, disability, long-term care insurance, and employee benefits coverage to its clients.
Ellett Insurance owners, Ed & Marcia Ellett said, "King Insurance is the ideal partner for our agency. King offers us the opportunity to maintain our values and culture, while enhancing our ability to serve our clients."
"The relationship between King & Ellett goes back many years." said Chad King, Chief Executive Officer of King Insurance. "We are excited to partner with Ed & Marcia, and further expand our largest office in Gainesville"
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CHICAGO and BEVERLY, Mass., Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Energy Consortium Powered by Future Green (IEC-FG) and Highland Electric Fleets (Highland) of Beverly, MA have partnered to provide a comprehensive solution to fleet electrification, management, and renewable energy infrastructure integration for Illinois school districts. The partnership will help districts across the state transform their operations while mitigating the risks associated with school bus fleet electrification.
The partnership leverages the IEC-FG's expertise in traditional energy solutions, renewable energy production, and procurement. In most cases, school districts will be able to package the installation of onsite solar, charging infrastructure, and electric school buses with little to no upfront costs. Highland and the IEC-FG, in conjunction with utility providers, will help districts optimize their beneficial electrification plans. As organizations that work with all OEMs, IEC-FG and Highland will be able to deliver preferred pricing from all manufacturers and support districts in deploying the technologies they want. The partnership will promote buses that deliver full vehicle-to-grid capabilities, including the ability for districts to generate revenue by selling excess energy back into the grid during peak demand hours.
"If you didn't care about electric school buses, or thought they were unaffordable, think again," said James Rajiah, Highland Regional Business Manager. "We're excited to partner with Illinois districts like Hardin County CUSD #1 and now with IEC-FG to show that upgrading to electric school buses can be both simple and affordable. And with V2G programs, the buses become active members of the community that support grid reliability and resiliency."
"Parents, teachers, administrators and students all recognize the benefits of switching to electric buses and mitigating the harmful effects of diesel fuel emissions," said Dr. Thomas Bertrand, Executive Director of the Illinois Association of School Boards. "This partnership accelerates that transition and puts many more districts in the driver's seat and enables them to control their energy future and save money while doing so."
This initiative, with Highland as the IEC-FG's preferred provider of fleet-electrification-as-a-service, cuts through the noise around energy solutions and fleet electrification to make it easier and faster for Illinois school districts to transition to cleaner technologies. It will also guarantee Illinois school districts savings on their traditional energy bills, solar, storage, school buses, chargers, training, maintenance, and fleet management. It truly is a best-in-class approach to servicing IEC's member districts.
"We were fortunate enough to win funding for seven (7) new electric school buses and their associated charging infrastructure from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Rebate program, which just closed its first round of funding. The buses will be fueled by energy from a rooftop solar array engineered by the IEC Powered by Future Green team," said Tim Farquer, Superintendent of Williamsfield Schools and Administrative Lead of the Bus-2-Grid Initiative. "With onsite solar production and full fleet electrification, we anticipate a 60% reduction in energy costs. These buses are a key part of our overall energy savings and emissions reduction strategy. We couldn't be more thrilled with the prospect of implementing a microgrid solution at our district that integrates all forms of renewable energy solutions including solar, storage, and electric school buses."
The Illinois Energy Consortium (IEC) Powered by Future Green is Illinois' largest electric and natural gas pool. They leverage government incentive programs, volume pricing, and power purchase agreements to help school districts install solar arrays onsite with no upfront out-of-pocket costs. The IEC Powered by Future Green also leverages the Bus-2-Grid Initiative to unlock the energy storage capacity of electric school bus batteries and include school bus fleet electrification within an overall energy savings and emissions reduction plan for its members. A not-for-profit initiative of the Illinois Association of School Administrators, the Illinois Association of School Boards, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, the IEC Powered by Future Green provides members stable and long-term, low-cost renewable energy solutions that are environmentally responsible. Econergy LLC is the Program Manager of the IEC Powered by Future Green.
Highland Electric Fleets is the leading provider of electrification-as-a-service for school districts, governments, and fleet operators in North America. Founded in 2019, Highland offers a unique suite of products that make it simple and affordable to upgrade to electric fleets today. Active in 30 states and Canada, Highland is responsible for the first use of electric school buses in a commercial vehicle-to-grid (V2G) program and the largest electric school bus project in the United States to date. To learn more, visit https://highlandfleets.com.
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(KTLA) – Nine theme parks in the U.S. were named among the most visited in the world last year, according to the annual index report released by Themed Entertainment Association(TEA) and AECOM.
To be part of the report, a theme or water park must require a ticket to enter, and “generally must be focused on the visitor experience,” authors explained.
Analysts with AECOM found the 25 most visited theme parks in the world served roughly 178.5 million guests in 2022, up from 124.6 million in 2021, a year still marred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The top visited parks may not come at much of a surprise to anyone, especially Disney fans.
Disney parks comprised 11 of the 25 most-visited theme parks in the world, and six of the 20 most-visited in the U.S.
The most visited theme park globally in 2022 was Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. About 17.13 million guests visited the park last year, according to the report. Coming in second was Magic Kingdom’s West Coast sister, Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. Analysts say roughly 16.81 million people visited the park last year.
Disneyland had a 97% increase over the previous year’s attendance, while Disney’s California Adventure and Universal Studios, Hollywood had an 81% and 53% increase, respectively, compared to last year’s attendance records.
The U.S.’s nine theme parks in the top 25 was greater than any other country. Only Florida- and California-based parks made the list, claiming six and three spots, respectively. Here’s how the U.S. parks ranked globally:
When reviewing the most visited theme parks in the U.S. and Canada, AECOM found it wasn’t all Disney and Universal parks.
Seaworld Orlando had the 10th highest attendance across the two countries at 4.45 million. Other notable U.S. theme parks landing in the top 20 were California’s Knott’s Berry Farm, Ohio’s Cedar Point, New Jersey’s Six Flags Great Adventure, Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark, and Illinois’ Six Flags Great America.
The yearly study from TEA and AECOM looks at theme park attendance for the previous year based on figures from various sources, including park operators, historical figures, financial reports, local tourism organizations, the investment banking community, “and professional estimates where necessary.”
The entire study can be viewed here.
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The Republican-controlled House has voted to boot Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
I salute Republicans for leadership, beneficial for the country and beneficial for Black Americans whose interests Omar pretends to represent.
Omar pushed back from the House floor, playing, of course, the race card. She accused Republicans of questioning her as an American because she is of a “certain skin color.”
No. To quote one well-known Black American, this is about the content of her character, not about the color of her skin.
Anyone following the story has read the long series of antisemitic, anti-Israel diatribes from Omar since she has been in Congress.
But she is not just antisemitic and anti-Israel. She is anti-American.
Last year, she lumped Israel and the U.S. together in comparing both to the Taliban. “We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan and the Taliban,” she observed.
A number of years ago, George Gilder wrote a book called “The Israel Test.”
The test, per Gilder, is summarized by a few questions: “What is your attitude toward people who excel you in the creation of wealth or in other accomplishment? Do you aspire to their excellence, or do you seethe at it? Do you admire and celebrate exceptional achievement, or do you impugn it and seek to tear it down?”
Those who admire success and seek to emulate it pass Gilder’s Israel Test.
Of course, the test is about a state of mind, an attitude toward life. Israel is just one focal point.
You must have self-inflicted blindness not to appreciate that no country in the world has ever achieved what the United States has achieved and contributed. The creativity and innovation on every front of science, technology and entrepreneurship is mindboggling.
Americans have won 403 Nobel prizes, 43% of all since the award began 122 years ago.
But Omar and her lefty friends are more interested in focusing on what was and what is not perfect in our nation so they can trash everything and advance their left-wing agenda.
Israel’s story is miraculous beyond words. Out of nothing, in just 75 years, a booming modern economy has been created, despite having to fight at least three major wars along the way against enemies that far outnumbered them.
Omar and her crowd hate this. They hate a story in which individuals take personal responsibility for their lives, fight, struggle against great odds and achieve.
Omar deserves to be booted because of her antisemitism. But more deeply, she deserves to be booted because she fails Gilder’s Israel Test.
She loves to talk about her childhood in Somalia. Somalia has a national per capita income of around $500. Why doesn’t she spend time trying to inspire change in her beleaguered home country?
Omar and her colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez prefer making allegations about institutional racism rather than looking at what really drives poverty and underachievement in our poor communities. As a start, it is perpetuated by the Omar-AOC mindset looking for whom to blame, looking for whom to hate, rather than starting with freedom and personal responsibility.
We’re in the middle of Black History Month.
Let’s not let Omar and her lefty crowd hijack our great American story.
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in his historic “I Have a Dream” speech, the problem is not our great American values, but failures to live up to them.
The struggles, and achievements, of Black Americans to participate fully in the American saga and dream have made this country greater.
We are getting closer. But we must turn from the naysayers and move in the direction of life, family and freedom.
As for Omar, she ought to spend less time accusing others of denying that she is an American and more time learning and embracing the values that define, and make great, our free country under God.
Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker. | https://www.swoknews.com/opinion/column-omar-not-just-antisemitic-but-also-anti-american/article_5c5296fb-d131-5317-80fe-ac546fb2ba7f.html | 2023-02-09 10:22:36 | 0 | https://www.swoknews.com/opinion/column-omar-not-just-antisemitic-but-also-anti-american/article_5c5296fb-d131-5317-80fe-ac546fb2ba7f.html |
MILFORD, Conn., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Subway®, one of the world's largest restaurant brands, announced today that its shareholders are exploring a possible sale of the company. There is no indication of timing or assurance that a sale will occur. J.P. Morgan is advising the company and will conduct the sale exploration process. The company does not intend to make any further public comment regarding the process until it has been completed.
The management team remains committed to the future and will continue to execute against its multi-year transformation journey, which includes a focus on menu innovation, modernization of restaurants and improvements to its overall guest experience. The company recently announced another record-setting year, ending 2022 exceeding global sales projections and achieving eight consecutive quarters of positive same-store sales growth.
About Subway® Restaurants
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WHL
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Eastern Conference
Central Division
East Division
Western Conference
B.C. Division
U.S. Division
Note: x - clinched playoff berth; 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.
Tuesday's results
Saskatoon 4 Edmonton 0
Red Deer 5 Portland 4 (SO)
Prince George 5 Kelowna 1
Wednesday's results
Moose Jaw 6 Edmonton 3
Winnipeg 8 Calgary 2
Prince George 7 Kelowna 2
Thursday's results
Winnipeg 7 Calgary 6
Friday's games
Prince Albert at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Red Deer at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday's games
Moose Jaw at Regina, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:05 p.m.
Red Deer at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Spokane at Everett, 6:05 p.m.
Victoria at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday's games
Swift Current at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17775706.php | 2023-02-10 05:39:02 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17775706.php |
A Black pastor who was arrested by white police officers while watering the flowers of a neighbor who was out of town filed a federal lawsuit alleging the ordeal violated his constitutional rights and caused lingering problems including emotional distress and anxiety.
Michael Jennings filed the lawsuit Friday night against three officers and the central Alabama town of Childersburg requesting a jury trial and seeking an unspecified amount of money.
Jennings’ lawyers held a news conference outside the Birmingham federal courthouse on Saturday to discuss the lawsuit, and the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, and other groups planned a rally afterward at a downtown park.
“I’m here for accountability, and I’m here for justice,” Jennings told the news conference.
The suit alleged the actions of Officers Christopher Smith and Justin Gable, Sgt. Jeremy Brooks and the city violated rights protecting against unlawful arrest and guaranteeing free speech. He cited multiple continuing problems including post-traumatic stress disorder and humiliation.
Childersburg city attorney Reagan Rumsey didn’t return an email seeking comment.
Jennings, 56, was arrested in May after a white neighbor called 911 and said a “younger Black male” and gold SUV were at a house while the owners — who are friends of Jennings and had asked him to watch their home — were away.
Jennings identified himself as “Pastor Jennings” but refused to provide identification to the officers, who arrested him on a charge of obstructing government operations after a 20-minute confrontation that included raised voices on both sides.
Filed in municipal court, the charge was dismissed within days at the request of the then-police chief. Jennings’ attorneys last month released police body camera video that was obtained following a records request to the city, located 55 miles (88 kilometers) southeast of Birmingham.
Benard Simelton, president of the Alabama branch of the NAACP, said the officers who arrested Jennings did “so many things” that weren't in line with good community policing tactics.
“These poor judgment decisions reflect poorly on the type of training the Childersburg police officers receive … if they were acting in accordance within police guidelines,” Simelton said in a statement.
While Jennings could have filed a claim against the city seeking damages, attorney Harry Daniels said that wasn't done because the arrest was well within the time frame allowed by law for a lawsuit. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/black-preacher-arrested-while-watering-flowers-sues-police | 2022-09-12 17:27:56 | 0 | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/black-preacher-arrested-while-watering-flowers-sues-police |
(NewsNation) — Angela White, the reality television star and former member of the Kardashian clan known as Blac Chyna, is sharing her journey on how she found religion, and as a result, possibly saved her own life by removing silicone and fillers from her body.
“I just got sick and tired of being sick and tired, and I knew that I wasn’t living my life right, so I had to make a change,” she said Thursday on “CUOMO” about her life transformation.
The changes come a year after White was baptized, which she shared in an Instagram post a couple of weeks ago. It prompted her to quit the adult site OnlyFans and reverse years of cosmetic procedures.
The former girlfriend of Rob Kardashian also recently received a doctorate degree from a Bible college.
“I was getting so much money, I was getting this, I was doing this … and doing that, but then I would always run into some issues or problems or drama or a lawsuit or false allegations and things like that,” she said of her past struggles. “So, I just really had to go into solitude and figure out what is it that’s causing all of this.”
She emerged from that solitude with a newfound perspective on life and a renewed sense of passion and purpose.
“When you’re making fast money, you’re getting recognized by everybody, you’re not going to be praying as faithfully as you was before, so that was the biggest thing for me,” she said. “I just really wanted to really focus on my kids and focus on, like, really, who I am.”
Once featured on the hit show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” and later her own spinoff, “Rob & Chyna” with Rob Kardashian, White sued four members of the Kardashian family last year for defamation. She alleged they spread false stories of abuse about her.
She began getting cosmetic treatments around the age of 19 with illegal butt lift injections. After that came lip fillers and breast augmentations.
Looking back on it, she says she was seeking an unattainable beauty standard.
“I (was) just trying to basically alter my body to this perfect image that doesn’t even really exist,” she said.
Dr. Doris Day, a board-certified dermatologist, explained during an appearance on “CUOMO” the dangers of illegal silicone injections.
“She really is going to heave a powerful voice in helping young people understand that you need to be thoughtful about what you have done and who does it,” Day said. “There are medical-grade silicones that are FDA approved … but the types of injections that she had in the butt were illegal, done in somebody’s home, and she’s lucky … that she didn’t have a really bad infection or necrosis or loss of skin.”
“I want people to be really cautious,” White added. “It’s really not worth it, and I got really honestly lucky.”
Now, she feels “way, way way way more beautiful.”
“I feel lighter, I feel happier, I feel more confident. More confident than ever.”
Looking ahead, White announced Wednesday that she will be playing the character Nisi in the play “B.A.P.S.” that opens in May. | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/blac-chyna-on-silicone-and-fillers-its-not-worth-it/ | 2023-04-07 14:30:22 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/blac-chyna-on-silicone-and-fillers-its-not-worth-it/ |
Data demonstrate that a non-viral, liver-directed gene therapy utilizing Super piggyBac® (SPB) DNA Modification System achieved and maintained normalized human FVIII (hFVIII) activity following a single dose
Data establishes preclinical proof of principle for treatment of Hemophilia A across all ages, which could potentially lead to a functional cure
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTX), a clinical-stage cell and gene therapy company advancing a new class of treatments for patients with cancer and rare diseases, today announced that the Company will present preclinical data from its P-FVIII-101 gene therapy program, partnered with Takeda, at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting being held in New Orleans and virtually December 10–13, 2022. The data establish preclinical proof of principle for the treatment of Hemophilia A using P-FVIII-101, a non-viral liver-directed gene therapy utilizing Poseida's Super piggyBac delivery system, which could potentially lead to a functional cure.
"We are very excited by these new P-FVIII-101 data, which demonstrate normalization of FVIII levels in an animal model of Hemophilia A," said Brent Warner, President, Gene Therapy at Poseida Therapeutics. "Most importantly, we have demonstrated the use of a fully non-viral gene therapy to address the underlying cause of Hemophilia A, providing key preclinical proof of principle for our program. We look forward to our continued work on this program together with our partner, Takeda."
Details of the oral presentation are as follows:
Title: Sustained Factor VIII Activity Following Single Dose of Non-Viral Integrating Gene Therapy
Presenter: Brian Truong, Ph.D.
Presentation Date and Time: Today, December 11, 2022 at 10:15 AM CT
Session Name: 321. Coagulation and Fibrinolysis: Basic and Translational
Publication Number: 400
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 293-294
P-FVIII-101 utilizes the Company's non-viral, nanoparticle-based delivery system together with SPB, which enables increased transgene cargo capacity, stable integration into the genome, potential for re-dosing, and potentially simpler manufacturing processes. The data to be presented show that P-FVIII-101 achieved and sustained normalized (>50%) hFVIII activity following a single dose and delivered therapeutic FVIII activity in mice following single and repeat doses, indicating the potential for dose titration. Durable responses were observed following a single dose reported over the study period of seven months. The data support that with SPB the therapeutic transgene expression cassette can be stably integrated into the genome of liver cells and provide consistent and durable therapeutic activity.
"Although gene therapy has the potential to deliver functional cures for Hemophilia A, current approaches face challenges – both with durability and the ability to re-dose – and are not appropriate for use in juvenile patients," said Denise Sabatino, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and an author on the oral presentation. "The data being presented today show that P-FVIII-101 has the potential to correct a deficiency in FVIII to near normal levels in juvenile mice, providing a path forward for a more tolerable, durable treatment for Hemophilia A in pediatric patients. Current treatment options are not curative and require lifelong treatment, and P-FVIII-101 may have the potential to significantly improve outcomes for people with Hemophilia A."
In October 2021, Poseida announced that it had entered into a research collaboration and exclusive license agreement with Takeda to utilize the Company's proprietary genetic engineering platform technologies for the research and development of gene therapies, including P-FVIII-101. The companies plan to continue preclinical studies to advance the program toward an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.
About P-FVIII-101
P-FVIII-101 is a liver-directed gene therapy partnered with Takeda combining Poseida's Super piggyBac platform and nanoparticle delivery technologies for the in vivo treatment of Hemophilia A. Hemophilia A is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in Factor VIII production with a high unmet need. P-FVIII-101 utilizes the piggyBac gene integration system delivered via lipid nanoparticle, which has demonstrated stable and sustained Factor VIII expression in animal models.
About Poseida Therapeutics, Inc.
Poseida Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing differentiated cell and gene therapies with the capacity to cure certain cancers and rare diseases. The Company's pipeline includes allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy product candidates for both solid and liquid tumors as well as in vivo gene therapy product candidates that address patient populations with high unmet medical need. Poseida's approach to cell and gene therapies is based on its proprietary genetic editing platforms, including its non-viral Super piggyBac® DNA Delivery System, Cas-CLOVER™ Site-Specific Gene Editing System and nanoparticle and hybrid gene delivery technologies. The Company has formed global strategic collaborations with Roche and Takeda to unlock the promise of cell and gene therapies for patients. Learn more at www.poseida.com and connect with Poseida on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding, among other things, expected plans with respect to clinical trials; the potential benefits of Poseida's technology platforms and product candidates; and Poseida's plans and strategy with respect to developing its technologies and product candidates. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Poseida's current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, Poseida's reliance on third parties for various aspects of its business; risks and uncertainties associated with development and regulatory approval of novel product candidates in the biopharmaceutical industry; Poseida's ability to retain key scientific or management personnel; and the other risks described in Poseida's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Poseida undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made, except as required by law.
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Ford’s Bluecruise driver-assist system is getting some upgrades, including the ability to execute hands-free lane changes.
A new version of the system, dubbed Bluecruise 1.2, will arrive this fall beginning with the 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E, Ford said Thursday in a press release. An Activeglide 1.2 version for Lincoln will follow as well.
With the upgraded system, drivers can execute a lane change simply by tapping the turn signal stalk, according to Ford. Bluecruise will also suggest lane changes when following slow-moving traffic. This functionality is comparable to what’s already available from the rival General Motors Super Cruise system.
Bluecruise 1.2 and Activeglide 1.2 also add predictive speed assist, which automatically adjusts speed when approaching sharp curves. The system will signal the driver ahead of time so they know why the vehicle is decelerating, Ford noted.
A third new feature is in-lane repositioning, which moves the vehicle away from those in adjacent lanes. It’s helpful when traveling next to wider vehicles, such as semi trucks, Ford noted.
In addition to the new features, engineers are continually improving the maps Bluecruise relies on with over-the-air (OTA) updates. Bluecruise only works on pre-mapped stretches of highway, with more than 130,000 miles currently available, according to Ford.
As before, even on a qualified stretch of highway, Bluecruise needs to be able to identify lane markings and confirm the driver is keeping their eyes on the road to operate.
So far, 75,000 Ford and Lincoln owners have enabled Bluecruise or Activeglide, with more than 16 million hands-free miles logged through the end of August, according to Ford.
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- Rivian CEO previews new Camp Mode designed to automatically level vehicle at campsite | https://cbs4indy.com/automotive/internet-brands/ford-bluecruise-adds-hands-free-lane-changes/ | 2022-09-09 23:17:21 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/automotive/internet-brands/ford-bluecruise-adds-hands-free-lane-changes/ |
MADRID (AP) — Ninety-three-year-old French historian Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, an eminence in Russian and Central Asian history, has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, prize organizers said Wednesday.
The awards foundation said Carrère d’Encausse was “one of the most brilliant, original and distinguished personalities of French historiography and contemporary European thought.”
In a note, the panel of judges added that her work “probably constitutes the greatest substantive contribution that has been made in recent decades to the knowledge of the Soviet Union and Russia, one of the essential issues for understanding the contemporary world.”
Born Hélène Zourabichvili in Paris on July 6, 1929, of a Georgian father and a mother of Russian-German origin, Carrère d’Encausse grew up in an emigrant family with aristocratic ancestors from which she learned the Russian history, literature and language. She later opted for French nationality and became Carrère d’Encausse after marriage.
In a biographical note, the foundation said that one of the highlights of Carrère d’Encausse’s some 30 written works was “The Decline of an Empire” (“L’Empire éclaté,” in 1978), in which she predicted the dissolution of the USSR more than a decade in advance.
The study represented “a milestone in her career” and is considered by experts “her most innovative contribution to the history of the Soviet Union,” the foundation said.
She has also written several biographies, including ones on Lenin, Catherine II, and the Romanovs.
Besides her publishing and academic work, Carrère d’Encausse has been active in politics and was elected as a conservative in 1994 to the European Parliament, where she formed part of the delegations for relations with Russia.
She is an elected member of the Académie française, the official guardian of the French language.
She has three children, among them author Emmanuel Carrère. Among her cousins is the current president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili.
The 50,000-euro award ($52,600) is one of eight prizes covering areas including the arts, communication, science and sports that handed out annually by the foundation.
The prizes are among the most prestigious in the Spanish-speaking world. The award ceremony takes place each fall in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/french-expert-in-russian-history-wins-spanish-award/ | 2023-05-11 13:12:03 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/french-expert-in-russian-history-wins-spanish-award/ |
Yankees first. DJ LeMahieu doubles to right field. Aaron Judge hit by pitch. Anthony Rizzo grounds out to shallow infield to Franchy Cordero. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu to third. Gleyber Torres reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Aaron Judge to third. DJ LeMahieu scores. Throwing error by Rafael Devers. Matt Carpenter grounds out to shallow infield, Xander Bogaerts to Franchy Cordero. Aaron Judge scores. Aaron Hicks singles to right field. Gleyber Torres scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out to shallow infield, Hirokazu Sawamura to Franchy Cordero.
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Yankees 3, Red sox 0.
Red sox third. Franchy Cordero strikes out on a foul tip. Jackie Bradley Jr. singles to center field. Jeter Downs homers to left field. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. Rafael Devers lines out to first base to Anthony Rizzo.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 3, Red sox 2.
Yankees fourth. Tim Locastro singles to left field. Kyle Higashioka singles to shortstop. Tim Locastro to third. DJ LeMahieu singles to right field. Kyle Higashioka to third. Tim Locastro scores. Aaron Judge singles to left field. DJ LeMahieu to second. Kyle Higashioka scores. Anthony Rizzo walks. Aaron Judge to second. DJ LeMahieu to third. Gleyber Torres strikes out swinging. Matt Carpenter doubles to right field. Anthony Rizzo to third. Aaron Judge scores. DJ LeMahieu scores. Aaron Hicks singles to right field. Matt Carpenter to third. Anthony Rizzo scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Alex Verdugo. Matt Carpenter scores. Tim Locastro homers to center field. Aaron Hicks scores. Kyle Higashioka walks. DJ LeMahieu called out on strikes.
8 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Yankees 11, Red sox 2.
Yankees seventh. DJ LeMahieu singles to right field. Joey Gallo homers to right field. DJ LeMahieu scores. Marwin Gonzalez flies out to left field to Alex Verdugo. Gleyber Torres grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Dalbec to Franchy Cordero. Matt Carpenter lines out to center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Yankees 13, Red sox 2. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Boston-N-Y-Yankees-Runs-17310906.php | 2022-07-17 21:42:08 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/Boston-N-Y-Yankees-Runs-17310906.php |
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — On a typical day, fourth-grader Elijah Robins spends his time studying at Mary Munford Elementary School. He dreams of one day being an engineer. However, last month, he became the youngest student to present at Yale University’s Initiative, a program dedicated to strengthening teaching in public schools. Robins represented the entire city of Richmond.
“It feels right when I start to talk usually, I can’t stop sometimes,” Robins said. “It was just like eating cake almost, a very amusing moment.”
His teacher Valerie Schwarz recommended him to be one of the four students across the country to speak in front of an auditorium of peers, Yale professors and other faculty.
“I kind of said, I have a student and he has ‘it,'” Schwarz said. “It’s kind of hard to say what ‘it’ was, but he has a presence, he has charisma.”
Robins also has a passion for space and science. At the conference, he shared things he’s learned in this year’s school curriculum with a room full of people older than him. The material was based off of Yale University science curriculum. The topic of life on different planets particularly piqued Robins’ interest.
“I wasn’t comparing myself I was thinking of them as an equal,” Robins said. “They were teachers, and they weren’t going to say anything bad to you, but…they were teachers…and they were older and knew more stuff.”
Robins hasn’t always loved public speaking, but it is something that’s always come somewhat naturally to him. With support from his teacher, peers, and family, Robins described the experience as both exciting and nerve-wracking. He said he knew the end goal of showcasing his knowledge with others was going to be worth the pressure and hard work.
“It’s more about not thinking about what would you do if you did mess up,” Robins said. “It’s more about what would happen if you don’t mess up, like what good could come out of this, not what’s bad.” | https://www.wric.com/community/richmond-fourth-grader-selected-to-speak-about-public-school-education-at-yale-university/ | 2022-11-22 22:23:33 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/community/richmond-fourth-grader-selected-to-speak-about-public-school-education-at-yale-university/ |
Kentucky high court lets near-total abortion ban continue
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday refused to allow abortions to resume in the state, rejecting a request to halt enforcement of a near-total ban on abortion that has largely been in place since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The court, which was weighing challenges to the state’s near-total ban and a separate one that outlaws abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, sent the case back to a lower court for further consideration of constitutional issues related to one of the bans.
The court weighed in on the issue after Kentucky voters last year rejected a ballot measure that would have denied any constitutional protections for abortion. The Republican-led Legislature passed both of those laws.
In July, a Louisville judge, Mitch Perry, halted enforcement of the new bans because he found that they likely violated the state constitution’s rights to privacy and self-determination. He said it wasn’t the court’s role to determine whether the state constitution guarantees the right to abortion, but it is its role to decide whether the new bans violate constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
But the state Court of Appeals reinstated enforcement of the bans and the state Supreme Court opted in August to keep them in place while it reviewed the case.
Kentucky’s near-total trigger law ban was passed in 2019 and took effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. It bans abortions except when they’re carried out to save the life of the mother or to prevent disabling injury. It does not include exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
Two Louisville abortion clinics challenged the bans.
Thirteen states have current bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy, including Wisconsin, where there’s a legal question over which law is in effect but where clinics have shut down. Bans and tight restrictions are currently on hold because of court action in at least six states.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2023/02/16/kentucky-high-court-lets-near-total-abortion-ban-continue/ | 2023-02-16 15:58:16 | 1 | https://www.kxii.com/2023/02/16/kentucky-high-court-lets-near-total-abortion-ban-continue/ |
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Aveon Smith threw three touchdown passes — including two to Mac Hippenhammer — to help Miami (Ohio) beat Robert Morris 31-14 Saturday night.
Smith passed for 155 yards and three touchdowns with an interception and Hippenhammer finished with four receptions for 54 yards. Seven different Miami players combined for the Redhawks' 218 yards rushing on 41 carries.
Anthony Purge scored on a 2-yard run to give Robert Morris (0-2) a 7-3 lead less than 5 minutes into the game but Smith hit Luke Bolden for a 17-yard touchdown with 3:42 left in the first quarter and Miami led the rest of the way.
John Saunders Jr. returned an interception 7 yards and, on the next play, Smith hit Hippenhammer in the back corner of the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown early in the second quarter, Keyon Mozee's 1-yard TD run about 10 minutes later made it 24-7 at halftime and Hippenhammer scored on a 17-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.
Robert Morris finished with 219 total yards — including 40 yards rushing on 27 attempts — and had just nine first downs.
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KFC simplifying menu: Here are the 5 popular items being dropped
NEW YORK - KFC is getting rid of several menu items to simplify its menu.
The move is to make it easier for customers to order and for restaurant workers to complete orders.
As new menu boards are rolled out at KFC restaurants nationwide, customers will say goodbye to the following items:
– Kentucky Fried Chicken Wings
– Popcorn Chicken
– Nashville Hot Sauce
– Strawberry Lemonade
– Chocolate Chip Cookies
While those items are leaving the menu, a new item is being expanded nationwide. Kentucky Fried Chicken Wraps were be available nationwide for a limited time.
KFC Corporation, officially known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is owned by Yum Brands. It is based in Louisville, Ky. There are over 26,000 KFC restaurants around the world. | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/kfc-simplifying-menu-here-are-the-5-popular-items-being-dropped | 2023-02-17 00:44:30 | 0 | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/kfc-simplifying-menu-here-are-the-5-popular-items-being-dropped |
WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.
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The $1.7 trillion package includes requirements for the Biden administration to prohibit most uses of TikTok or any other app created by its owner, ByteDance Ltd. The requirements would apply to the executive branch — with exemptions for national security, law enforcement and research purposes — and don't appear to cover Congress, where a handful of lawmakers maintain TikTok accounts.
TikTok is consumed by two-thirds of American teens and has become the second-most popular domain in the world. But there's long been bipartisan concern in Washington that Beijing would use legal and regulatory power to seize American user data or try to push pro-China narratives or misinformation.
Speaking Friday, CIA Director William Burns said Beijing can “insist upon extracting the private data of a lot of TikTok users in this country and also to shape the content of what goes on to TikTok as well to suit the interests of the Chinese leadership.”
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“I think those are real challenges and a source of real concern,” Burns told PBS. He declined to take a position on congressional efforts to limit TikTok.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was pushing to include the TikTok provision in the big year-end bill, her office said. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican who authored a version of the TikTok bill that passed the Senate last week, called the government device ban “the first major strike against Big Tech enacted into law."
ByteDance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has previously noted that TikTok is incorporated in the U.S. and is bound by American laws. | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Congress-moves-to-ban-TikTok-from-US-government-17666607.php | 2022-12-20 16:28:44 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Congress-moves-to-ban-TikTok-from-US-government-17666607.php |
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