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TACOMA, Wash., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia" NASDAQ: COLB) expects to report second quarter 2022 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Management will discuss these results on a conference call scheduled for Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (2:00 p.m. ET).
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A replay of the webcast will be accessible beginning Friday, July 22, 2022 here.
Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB) is the holding company of Columbia Bank, a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank with locations throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. The bank has been named one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "Washington's Best Workplaces," more than 10 times. Columbia was named on the Forbes 2022 list of "America's Best Banks" marking nearly 11 consecutive years on the publication's list of top financial institutions. More information about Columbia can be found on its website at www.columbiabank.com.
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INDIAN TRAIL, N.C., May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blumenthal Holdings, LLC announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all the assets of Blumenthal Brands Integrated (BBI) to Blaster Holdings. With this transaction, Blaster acquires the right to market and sell the products under the GUNK, Liquid Wrench, and TiteSeal brands, as well as important product lines developed under private label.
For 98 years, the Blumenthal family of businesses has been committed to building brands and developing innovative and specialty product solutions for DIYers and professionals in markets around the world. This transaction is an opportunity to see these great brands continue to grow for years to come. "I am proud of the work the BBI team has done over the last few years accelerating innovation and building out the pipeline of new products to complement the staples that tradesmen & women have sought by name for decades, and this deal will allow that work to be fully realized," said President & CEO Mike Guggenheimer. He added, "Blaster has long been a respected player in our markets and has both the manufacturing and marketing capabilities to take these brands to the next level."
The transaction is expected to close on June 1 and the companies will immediately begin the process of fully transitioning the business to Blaster's operations. This transition is expected to last much of 2022 as the two companies work to ensure minimal disruption for all stakeholders.
Blumenthal Holdings plans to refocus strategically around the RSC Bio Solutions business, a green tech company serving large marine and industrial fleets operating in sensitive environments. "The drive to decarbonize in markets like the shipping industry coupled with increasing worldwide demand for solutions that help improve sustainability metrics is a significant opportunity," said Guggenheimer. "RSC Bio is positioned to address this need with its unique and high-performance technology."
Blumenthal Brands Integrated is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blumenthal Holdings based in Indian Trail, NC. Its primary business revolves around building innovative, market-leading brands for professional, industrial, and DIY applications by focusing on the end-users' needs first. BBI is best known for its brands GUNK, LIQUID WRENCH, and TITESEAL, which have been trusted in the market for decades.
B'laster Holdings has a portfolio of strong brands that consumers rely on to get the job done. With a legacy going back to 1957 with the invention of their #1 selling penetrant, PB B'laster, the Company prides itself on serving its customers with flexibility, while being a fun, people-focused place to work. Its brands include B'laster, AC Avalanche and Casite.
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HONG KONG, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BIT Mining Limited (NYSE: BTCM) ("BIT Mining" or the "Company"), a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on April 7th, 2022. The annual report can be accessed on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, as well as on the Company's investor relations website at ir.btcm.group.
The Company will provide a hard copy of its annual report containing the audited consolidated financial statements, free of charge, to its shareholders and ADS holders upon request. Requests should be directed to the Company's IR Department at ir@btcm.group.
About BIT Mining
BIT Mining (NYSE: BTCM) is a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, with a long-term strategy to create value across the cryptocurrency industry. Its business covers cryptocurrency mining, mining pool, and data center operation. The Company owns the world's top blockchain browser BTC.com and the comprehensive mining pool business operated under BTC.com, providing multi-currency mining services including BTC, ETH and LTC. The Company also owns a 7-nanometer cryptocurrency mining machine manufacturer, Bee Computing, completing the Company's vertical integration with its supply chain, increasing its self-sufficiency and strengthening its competitive position.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Indianapolis city leaders and IMPD for the death of Cathedral High School graduate and former Indiana University football player Chris Beaty.
Beaty, who was also known as "Mr. Indianapolis," was trying to help someone from being robbed when he was shot and killed on May 30, 2020.
The group accused in the robbery and Beaty's death is also suspected in other crimes around downtown Indianapolis that night. It all happened during the protests and subsequent riots in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
A judge granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the case on Monday.
NOTE: The video above is a May 2022 report about the lawsuit being filed.
Beaty's estate argued his death was the result of the city's actions during the protests, leading to a "heightened state of violence and unprotected air of lawlessness" in downtown Indianapolis.
Two years after his death, Beaty's cousin Wendi Wright said their family still feels the impact of the tragedy.
"He saved others, but he couldn't save himself," Wright said.
Beaty's family claims the city and IMPD were negligent that night, failing to properly patrol protests and address the looting and violence. They also say the city failed to maintain public safety.
The court found that none of the complaint shows the city put Beaty into a more dangerous situation that night. The judge instead said Beaty put himself in more danger by acting as a good Samaritan during the robbery.
The court also found there was no connection between the protests on Monument Circle and Beaty's murder.
The judge dismissed the due process violation claim with prejudice, meaning Beaty's estate will not be able to refile that claim. The wrongful death claim was dismissed without prejudice.
Marcus Anderson, Alijah Jones and Nakeyah Shields were all charged in Beaty's murder. Their trial is currently scheduled to begin March 27, 2023. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/federal-lawsuit-city-of-indianapolis-impd-chris-beaty-death-dismissed/531-5bf42718-a6e0-4bef-87cf-f7df4cc82c5a | 2023-02-08 19:22:09 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/federal-lawsuit-city-of-indianapolis-impd-chris-beaty-death-dismissed/531-5bf42718-a6e0-4bef-87cf-f7df4cc82c5a |
Transgender women in Alabama would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in college under legislation advanced Tuesday by the Alabama House of Representatives as part of a wave of restrictions on transgender people being pushed in conservative states. The House voted 83-5 in favor of the legislation that would extend a 2021 ban on transgender athletes in K-12 sports teams to include college teams. At least 20 other states have now imposed restrictions on transgender athletes at the K-12 or collegiate level, or both. Supporters said transgender women have an unfair advantage in competition, while opponents argue the bills are rooted in discrimination and fear. The proposed measure now moves to the state Senate for debate.
"Forcing women to compete against biological men would reverse decades of progress women have made for equal opportunity in athletics," Republican State House Susan DuBose, the bill's sponsor, told lawmakers. DuBose said that "no amount of hormone therapy can undo" physical advantages.
At least 20 other states have now imposed restrictions on transgender athletes at the K-12 or collegiate level, or both. Supporters said transgender women have an unfair advantage in competition, while opponents argue the bills are rooted in discrimination and fear.
"This is discriminatory, and it is unnecessary. States and university sports leagues already have their own governing bodies to determine the best regulations that work for their students," Carmarion D. Anderson-Harvey, state director for the Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement. The Human Rights Campaign is an advocacy group for LGTQ+ individuals.
State House member Chris England, a Democrat from Tuscaloosa who voted against the bill, said Republicans are acting like the issue is an "epidemic" problem when they can't name examples of it happening in the state.
"This is just an opportunity for people to create an issue or a solution that is looking for a problem," England said.
And Representative Roland Hollis, a Democrat from Birmingham, said she thinks there are more important issues for the state to address, such as gun violence rates that rank among the highest in the country. Hollis abstained on the vote, along with 13 other lawmakers.
Other Democrats supported the bill, however.
"It is just not fair for a man to play against the women," said House member Patrick Sellers, a Democrat from Pleasant Grove. | https://www.apr.org/news/2023-04-19/alabama-house-advances-bill-on-trans-athletes-at-a-college-level | 2023-04-19 14:37:10 | 1 | https://www.apr.org/news/2023-04-19/alabama-house-advances-bill-on-trans-athletes-at-a-college-level |
Broadens Screenvision's 'Luxury' Network to More than 2,500 Screens
Brings Marquee Positioning to 7,000 Screens
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Screenvision Media, a national leader in delivering comprehensive advertising and content representation services for top-tier cinema exhibitors, sports venues, e-gaming platforms and other live events and venues, today announced that it has expanded and extended its agreement with CMX Cinemas.
As part of the deal, Screenvision's Cinema Network will add eight CMX CinéBistro locations, including 52 screens. Screenvision now has all CMX CinéBistro locations, which offer an elevated moviegoing experience that features in-theater service, chef-crafted cuisine, curated cocktails and a lounge & bar. The new theaters span major DMAs of Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Tampa (two locations), Miami, Raleigh, Cincinnati and Richmond.
"Adding the full roster of CineBistro theaters broadens our 'luxury' network to more than 2,500 screens, which is a unique and highly targeted opportunity to engage a moviegoing audience seeking premium experiences," said Darryl Schaffer, Chief Partnership Officer, Screenvision Media. "As brands continue flocking back to cinema as a trusted medium, we look forward to making available the highly coveted CineBistro inventory."
Screenvision's expanded agreement with CMX also includes Marquee Position inventory, which is typically reserved for high-profile advertisers featuring cinema-quality creative. Advertisers now have the opportunity to run their creative within Marquee Positioning across 7,000 screens.
"Our existing relationship with Screenvision has proven to deliver highly engaging creative that our audiences appreciate, as well as important and incremental revenue to foster the continued growth of our business," said Patrick Ryan, CEO, CMX Cinemas. "Adding the remainder of our CineBistro locations just made sense – Screenvision has a strong pipeline of advertisers within their luxury network and we felt our full roster of locations would benefit from being included."
Headquartered in New York, N.Y., Screenvision Media is a national leader in delivering comprehensive advertising and content representation services for top-tier cinema exhibitors, sports venues, e-gaming platforms and other live events and venues. The Screenvision Media cinema advertising network comprises 13,700 screens in 2000+ theatre locations across all 50 states and 94% of DMAs nationwide; delivering through more than 150 theatrical circuits, including 7 of the top 10 exhibitor companies.
CMX Cinemas opened its doors in April 2017 at Brickell City Centre, Miami, FL, offering new features to give guests an innovative and VIP movie-going experience. CMX provides state-of-the art technology that can be enjoyed through different types of experiences: CMX CinéBistro, the luxury dine-in and in-seat service; CMX Market, the gourmet grab and go movie experience and CMX Cinemas, the upgraded traditional theatre with classic concessions. It also features the Stone Sports Bar at select theatres, making CMX the one-stop-destination for entertainment. CMX has 31 sites and over 2,000 employees in venues located in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, Ohio, New Jersey, and Virginia. For more information, visit cmxcinemas.com.
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Missing Indonesian grandmother eaten alive by 22-foot python
JAMBI, Indonesia - A 54-year-old Indonesian grandmother who went missing last Friday while collecting rubber on a plantation near her home in Jambi was eventually found in the stomach of a 22-foot python after a two-day search.
Family members of the woman, identified as Jahrah, called emergency services on Friday evening and started searching through nearby wooded areas, according to ViralPress.
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Members of a local search party located the 22-foot python nearly 48 hours after the woman disappeared. (ViralPress)
Members of the search party dissected the python and found the missing grandmother inside the reptile's stomach. (ViralPress)
On Sunday morning, a search party found the reticulated python with a large bulge in its stomach.
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"Residents killed the snake and dissected its stomach contents. Everyone was astonished. It turned out that the woman we were looking for was in the snake's stomach," Anto, the head of the local village where the woman lived, told ViralPress.
People who had been searching for the missing grandmother were shocked to find that the python ate the woman. (ViralPress)
Pictures and video show concerned members of the search party slicing into the massive reptile's stomach to try to retrieve the woman's remains.
No one witnessed the woman being eaten. It had been nearly 48 hours since she disappeared.
Reticulated pythons are the biggest snakes in the world, with some growing as long as 28 feet and weighing up to 320 pounds, according to a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/missing-indonesian-grandmother-eaten-alive-by-22-foot-python | 2022-10-27 15:28:40 | 0 | https://www.fox13news.com/news/missing-indonesian-grandmother-eaten-alive-by-22-foot-python |
NEW YORK (AP) — Target reported solid sales for the fiscal second quarter but its profit plunged nearly 90% after it was forced to slash prices to clear unwanted inventories of clothing, home goods and electronics.
In early June, Target warned that it was canceling orders from suppliers and aggressively cutting prices because of a pronounced spending shift by Americans as the pandemic eased.
Shares fell nearly 4%, or $7.15 to $173.04, on Wednesday.
Retailers were blindsided by the lightening-fast switch from spending on goods for the home, like TVs and small kitchen appliances, to dinners out, movies and travel. Adding to that shift is surging inflation. In the first quarter, Target’s profits tumbled 52% compared to the year-ago period.
Target reported second-quarter net income of $183 million, or 39 cents per share, for the three month period ended July 30. That’s far short of the per-share profit if 79 cents that Wall Street had expected, according to a survey by FactSet.
It was also down from the $1.82 billion the company earned last year in the same period.
Revenue rose 3.5% to $26.04 billion. Analysts were expecting $26.03 billion, according to FactSet.
Store comparable sales increased 1.3% on top of 8.7% growth last year. Online sales rose 9% following growth of 9.9% last year.
“While these inventory actions put significant pressure on our near-term profitability, we’re confident this was the right long-term decision in support of our guests, our team and our business,” CEO Brian Cornell said.
Target executives told reporters during a media call that if Target weren’t aggressive about marking down the inventory, it would have taken at least several quarters to get rid of the unwanted merchandise.
The company is planning cautiously for the remainder of the year, Cornell said, including the critical holiday season. That will put a greater focus on stocking groceries and things like cosmetics.
Target said it’s carefully “listening to the wants, needs, hopes and concerns,” of customers, said Christina Hennington, Target’s chief growth officer and executive vice president.
“They still have spending power, but they’re increasingly feeling the impact of inflation, and while the recent reduction in prices at the gas pump have been encouraging, guest confidence in their personal finances continues to wane,” Hennington said on a company conference call Wednesday.
As a result of inflation, customers are looking more at Target’s private label brands, which are less expensive, waiting for discounts and consolidating trips to save on gas, the company said.
Target is sticking to its prior guidance for full year revenue growth in the low-to mid-single digit percentage range. It also expects operating margin rate in a range around 6% in the back half of the year, a big jump from 1.2% for latest quarter.
Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, reported Tuesday that its sales and profits for the second quarter rose. It said that higher-income shoppers were flocking to the discounter to save money on groceries, while low-income shoppers were feeling squeezed by higher inflation and were switching from deli meats to hot dogs and canned tuna.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Body camera footage released Wednesday by a suburban police department in Utah shows five officers repeatedly firing into all sides of a car in a fatal shooting after yelling “Gun!” several times. The deceased’s family called the incident “brutal murder” in the lead-up to the release of the footage.
The March 1 shooting came after Chase Allan, 25, refused to give officers his driver’s license or comply with most of their commands. He instead responded with a litany of antigovernment views calling into question their authority to pull him over. He was initially stopped by an officer for having what police later called an “illegitimate license plate.”
Farmington Police Chief Eric Johnsen told reporters during a news conference Wednesday that officers opened fire after Allan reached downward to what they feared could be a holster or gun. He acknowledged, though, that the footage is unclear about what happens seconds before the shooting because the body cameras’ view of Allan’s hip holster is obstructed by the car door and an officer leaning in to grab him while another shouts that there is a gun. The officers shoot what appear to be many rounds into Allan’s vehicle for several moments before an officer yells to cease firing.
The five officers aren’t named in the footage released.
The video begins with the first officer’s vehicle following Allan, a 25-year-old former college soccer player, into a post office parking lot. The officer approaches Allan’s vehicle, a blue BMW, to ask about his registration due to what appears to be a questionable license plate.
“I don’t need registration and I don’t answer questions,” Allan responds, at which point the officer calls for backup and tells Allan he’s being detained.
“The direction this encounter goes is 100% in your hands,” the officer says after he and Allan argue about the law, with Allan making claims he isn’t giving the officer jurisdiction to detain him.
After initially refusing to provide his identification or registration and arguing with the officer about whether the law mandates he do so, the footage shows Allan providing a passport and, several moments later, refusing to exit his vehicle upon request.
A second officer then threatens to break Allan’s window and pull him out.
Allan, while apparently recording the encounter on his cell phone, can be seen switching which hand he’s holding the phone.
The edited police compilation video shown at Wednesday’s news conference then pauses, and focuses on Allan’s hand movement, which frees up the hand closest to a hip holster under his jacket. No firearm is visible in the holster or anywhere else in the footage at this point.
The officer then repeats his request that Allan exit the vehicle. The door opens and Allan can be seen moving, although it’s unclear whether he’s trying to unbuckle his seatbelt or access the holster.
A split-second later, the officer yells “Gun!” Backup officers move to flank the vehicle’s rear and passenger side, and they begin shooting into the car. An officer yells to cease fire after several seconds of shooting. Officers have not claimed that Allan returned fire.
Farmington Police later released photos showing a handgun found on the floorboard of the vehicle. Edited excerpts of the footage released Wednesday show an empty holster on Allan’s hip as his body is dragged from the car, and the handgun on the floorboard.
The release of the footage one week after the shooting followed harsh criticisms from the Allan family of the Farmington Police, in which they accuse officers of “stonewalling” rather than providing answers about the killing. The family has raised questions about the initial officer’s decision to call for backup — which the police chief said was routine — and the number of rounds fired.
Allan’s noncompliant rhetoric in the footage also comes after speculation about the family’s involvement in the so-called Sovereign Citizen movement stemming from placards that can be seen on his vehicle and audio released from previous incidents in a local courthouse. Photographs from local media of the vehicle after the incident show a flag sticker with a stars, stripes and the phrase “Utah, American State Citizen.”
The Sovereign Citizen Movement espouses antigovernmental views about issues ranging from whether the government can levy taxes to require license plates. It enjoys small followings, particularly in western states where skepticism of government power has historically run deep. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/video-shows-utah-traffic-stop-ending-in-barrage-of-gunfire/ | 2023-03-09 15:35:10 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/video-shows-utah-traffic-stop-ending-in-barrage-of-gunfire/ |
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay Police Department is warning residents about several incidents involving ‘gel guns’, including random people getting shot at, and a robbery at Bay Beach.
According to GBPD, at least 18 incidents have occurred since June 5.
On June 29, 11 juveniles were charged in two different incidents involving these pellet guns that fire small gel balls.
“These incidents are concerning for a number of reasons, not least the risk that someone will be seriously hurt,” said Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis. “We take this very seriously, and anyone who attacks community members with gel pellet guns can expect to be arrested and held accountable.”
Officers say that one incident took place in downtown Green Bay, where people were being shot at random. When officers were investigating, they found a juvenile carrying two of these guns. After the officers tried to confiscate the guns, a ‘large disturbance‘ transpired, resulting in an officer being confronted by several juveniles at once.
Six arrests were made on June 29 as a result, with charges including Disorderly Conduct, Obstructing or Resisting an Officer, and Battery or Threat to an Officer.
On the same day, GBPD stated that a gel pellet gun was used to commit a robbery at Bay Beach Amusement Park. Five juveniles were charged as a result of the robbery, with crimes including Robbery, Intimidation, and Disorderly Conduct.
The pellets of these types of guns can cause injuries if they strike the eyes or other sensitive areas. Some gel pellet guns are designed to look like real guns, and officers say that they have encountered some that were painted to resemble actual firearms.
GBPD says that in an effort to address this and other public safety issues in parks and downtown Green Bay, it will be deploying directed patrols in public spaces for the remainder of the summer. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/green-bay-pd-warns-of-increase-in-gel-guns-18-incidents-since-june-5/ | 2022-07-01 19:01:47 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/green-bay-pd-warns-of-increase-in-gel-guns-18-incidents-since-june-5/ |
Thomas Friend, 69, of Des Moines, formerly of Iowa Falls, died Thursday, February 16, 2023, at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist in Des Moines. Arrangements: Counsell Woodley Funeral Home.
Thomas Friend, 69, of Des Moines, formerly of Iowa Falls, died Thursday, February 16, 2023, at UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist in Des Moines. Arrangements: Counsell Woodley Funeral Home.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A seventh Memphis Police Department employee was fired and another retired while he was recommended to lose his job for their roles in the fatal arrest of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old motorist who died three days after a brutal police beating in January.
Memphis’ chief legal officer, Jennifer Sink, told city councilmembers about the actions, which helped conclude the police and fire departments' administrative investigation into the violent arrest that led to Nichols’ death.
The city also plans to release about 20 hours of video and audio Wednesday related to Nichols’ arrest, Sink said. It will add to the already-public footage from police body cameras and a surveillance camera that has given the world a detailed look at the police pummeling Nichols.
In all, 13 members of the Memphis Police Department have been administratively charged in the Nichols case. Three were suspended and two had their charges dismissed, Sink said. Out of the four fire department personnel who were administratively charged, three were fired and one was suspended, Sink continued.
The identities of the additional police and fire employees who are facing discipline could come as soon as Wednesday, when officials also plan to start releasing investigative records and charges.
Officials have named six officers who already have been fired in the case, and five of them now face second-degree murder charges. Those five officers' own body cameras recorded them beating Nichols, propping the badly injured 29-year-old in handcuffs against an unmarked police car, and then ignoring him as he struggled to stay upright. They have pleaded not guilty.
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Nichols' death. The Shelby County District Attorney's Office has said its investigation is still ongoing, as well.
Police said Nichols was suspected of reckless driving when he was arrested on Jan. 7, but no verified evidence of a traffic violation has emerged in public documents or in video footage. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis has said she has seen no evidence justifying the stop or the officers’ response.
The six officers previously fired for their roles in Nichols' arrest and beating were members of Memphis Police's Scorpion Unit, an anti-crime task force that residents have accused of violent tactics. Davis initially defended the unit after Nichols' death but later disbanded it.
Discipline for those involved in the arrest has extended to the Memphis Fire Department and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, where two deputies have been suspended. The fire department said two of them “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,” while the third, a lieutenant, remained in the fire engine with the driver.
On Tuesday, some city councilmembers spoke in opposition to the ability of a police employee to retire before his scheduled disciplinary hearing. A hearing was still held, at which the police employee didn't show up.
“There was a determination that had he not retired, this individual would have been terminated,” Sink said, adding that the hearing was technically put on pause.
Sink said there should be discussions about whether changes are needed to the department's process.
Nichols’ beating is the latest in a string of violent encounters between police and Black people that have spurred nationwide protests and renewed an intense public discussion about police brutality.
Nichols' family, their lawyers, community leaders and activists have called for changes within the Memphis Police Department concerning issues related to traffic stops, use of force, improving transparency and other policies.
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Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee and Travis Loller in Nashville contributed to this report. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/tyre-nichols-probe-7-from-memphis-police-fired-17825631.php | 2023-03-07 23:47:23 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/tyre-nichols-probe-7-from-memphis-police-fired-17825631.php |
By RIO YAMAT (Associated Press)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas police officer Friday on all counts of stealing nearly $165,000 during a trio of casino heists, including one where he was armed with a department-issued weapon that was loaded.
Caleb Rogers, 35, faces life in prison upon sentencing because he brandished a revolver during the third casino heist he carried out in February 2022. U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon set his sentencing for October.
The jury reached a verdict after just over three hours of deliberation.
Jurors used common sense to decide the case, Lloyd Dickerson, one of the 12, told The Associated Press.
“Everything kind of added up,” Dickerson said outside the courthouse. “It took all of the evidence and all of the testimony from everybody to come to this conclusion.”
Seated next to his attorney, Rogers showed no emotion as the verdict was read in the courtroom. Richard Pocker told AP they planned to appeal the conviction.
Rogers, who was employed as an active-duty patrol officer at the time of the heists, has been on unpaid leave without police powers since his arrest. A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said after the verdict that Rogers’ future at the department “will be determined at the conclusion” of an internal investigation. The department said it had no comment on Rogers’ conviction.
The case went to the jury Thursday shortly after Rogers’ younger brother testified against him for more than three hours, painting a clear picture for the jurors of how the two successfully pulled off the first heist in the series. Josiah Rogers said he participated only in that robbery. Caleb Rogers carried out the other two heists alone, prosecutors said.
Throughout the weeklong trial, prosecutors had portrayed Rogers as a gambling addict who had grown increasingly desperate under a crush of debt when the robberies targeting casinos off the Las Vegas Strip began. They said he had a unique set of skills and knowledge about robberies as a law enforcement officer and used that to his advantage.
Jurors also heard from casino employees who said they are still haunted by their encounters with the robber. A security guard wrestled with the suspect for his loaded weapon during one of the heists. He said he couldn’t stop thinking about how he might not have made it home to his family that day. And a 63-year-old cashier said she still looks over her shoulder when she handles cash at work.
Assistant U.S. attorney David Kiebler said in his closing argument Thursday that the evidence in all three robberies pointed to the same man: Caleb Rogers.
But Pocker, the officer’s lawyer, called the bulk of the government’s evidence circumstantial and convenient for a police department that already had been trying for months — to no avail — to solve the other robberies when Rogers was arrested.
“They tried too hard here,” Pocker said in his closing argument. “It’s just too coincidental.”
Rogers’ trial came to a head Thursday when his brother took the stand.
Josiah Rogers was granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony. Jurors scribbled notes and darted glances between the brothers as Josiah Rogers recounted the details. He said they rehearsed for their casino heist in November 2021. They used code words in an encrypted messaging app to communicate, he said. They returned home to their shared apartment after successfully robbing the Red Rock Casino’s cashier cage and spread the money across their dining table, counting out $73,810.
Josiah Rogers said he took his $30,000 cut and moved back to their hometown of Columbus, Ohio, a week after the robbery.
Before he took the stand, the government’s evidence had been mostly focused on the third robbery in February 2022, when Caleb Rogers was arrested outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
Prosecutors said Caleb Rogers stormed that casino’s sportsbook, shoved a cashier in her 60s out of his way, and threatened to use a gun while he shoveled $79,000 into a drawstring bag hidden inside his jacket. Within minutes, prosecutors said, the robber was tackled by a group of security guards outside the casino, sending a wig he’d been wearing flying off his head.
Police lapel video played during the trial showed Caleb Rogers identifying himself as a police officer as he was folded into the back of a patrol car outside the casino.
Casino heists are hard to pull off, said Mehmet Erdem, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, whose expertise includes hotel and casino operations.
“The chances you get caught and are identified is very high,” he said, because of a combination of robust casino security teams with uniformed guards and plainclothes officers and advancements in security technology, including facial recognition software and high-definition cameras. | https://www.mcall.com/2023/07/14/las-vegas-police-officer-found-guilty-in-string-of-brazen-casino-heists-could-get-life-sentence/ | 2023-07-15 17:48:43 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/2023/07/14/las-vegas-police-officer-found-guilty-in-string-of-brazen-casino-heists-could-get-life-sentence/ |
ISTANBUL (AP) — The head of Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency has raised the country's death toll from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake last month to 47,975.
Yunus Sezer said during a news conference on Saturday that the people who died included 6,278 foreigners, with Syrian nationals accounting for the largest share.
The Feb. 6 quake affected 11 Turkish provinces and parts of neighboring Syria. The United Nations has estimated Syria's death toll at 6,000.
The quake was followed by a magnitude 7.5 temblor hours later, as well as thousands of aftershocks.
At least 230,000 buildings were destroyed or badly damaged in Turkey. Experts have pointed at lax building code enforcement as a major reason why the earthquake was so deadly. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/quake-death-toll-nears-48-000-in-turkey-6-000-in-17833728.php | 2023-03-11 17:58:49 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/quake-death-toll-nears-48-000-in-turkey-6-000-in-17833728.php |
I’m cruising along on Alabama Highway 20 at about 70 mph, 20 miles into my drive of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e 4Matic, and I just realized the engine isn’t on. A check of the consumption display on the 12.3-inch center touchscreen reveals the engine has only been on twice, accounting for less than a mile of the drive.
By the time I reach my destination, the Mercedes-Benz factory in Tuscaloosa, the electric motor has provided 39 of the 42 miles of propulsion, with the engine kicking in after the 23.3-kwh battery ran out of juice. Mercedes’ first PHEV, the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C 350e, had only 4.4 kwh of usable battery.
The 450e’s official range estimate is not yet available from the EPA, but it might roll in at close to 40 miles.
The 450e highlights an updated GLE lineup for 2024, and it represents a step forward in plug-in hybrid technology that lets the luxury SUV be driven as an EV far more often.
Most plug-in hybrids have small motors with small batteries that provide less than 30 miles of range and often require the engine to come on to help the motor during acceleration or at highway speeds. But the GLE 450e has sufficient electric power to drive the vehicle in most instances and a fairly large battery to give it enough electric range for most commutes.
The motor only makes 134 hp, but it also produces a very healthy 325 lb-ft of torque. It teams with a 2.0-liter turbo-4 that makes 248 hp and 295 lb-ft on its own for a total system output of 381 hp and 479 lb-ft. As the name suggests, the GLE 450e 4Matic comes standard with all-wheel drive.
Mercedes GLE PHEV: silent, smooth hybrid modes
In everyday traffic and with a charged battery, the electric motor can power the 450e at all times in the default Hybrid and available Electric modes, and it only enhances the luxury experience. The electric power is buttery smooth and silent, which contributes to a sense of calm—a definite plus for a luxury vehicle. Moments of heavier throttle application, such as accelerating to freeway speeds and jumping out ahead of traffic at a stoplight, might turn on the engine but not necessarily. I was driving like I normally would when I got those 39 miles of range out of the battery, and I would have had to floor it for passing or hit 87 mph on the freeway to make the engine start.
Drivers can also choose to tap into substantial power from the full powertrain. When floored, the 450e doesn’t feel as quick as a V-8, but it hits 60 mph from a stop in a quoted 5.8 seconds. A heavy right foot will access that power, and it’s even easier to tap into in the available Sport mode, which holds gears longer for the smooth-shifting 9-speed automatic transmission. The turbo-4 engine is noticeable when it starts because it feels a little coarse and makes a muffled noise in comparison to the smooth, silent electric motor.
A Battery Hold mode maintains the battery’s level of charge if you need silent or emissions-free propulsion later in the trip, and a submenu has an Off-Road Electric Driving mode to use the precision of the electric power to help creep over low-speed off-road obstacles using just the electric motor. My trip with the 450e was only a freeway run and I had no need to save the battery, so I didn’t use either of these modes.
In addition to the consumption display, the 450e has charging and energy flow screens that can be used to monitor battery level and where the power is coming from. The trip computer also displays how many miles of the trip are run under electric power.
Mercedes GLE PHEV: 40 miles of electric driving?
The run to the factory is the first leg of a route from Birmingham to Atlanta. While at the factory, the vehicle receives about a 60% charge and the final trip totals are 67 miles of electric range over 234 total miles. Few of us drive that far in a day, so the original 39 miles of range over 42 miles of driving is more in line with the typical commute. The 450e charges in 2.5 hours on a 240-volt outlet and at up to 60 kw on a DC fast charger, which should take about 10 minutes to go from 20-100%.
The other powertrains that omit the charge port mostly carry over, although most of the lineup gets some kind of mild-hybrid boost. GLE 350 models get the same 2.0-liter turbo-4 as the 450e, but here it makes 255 hp, though it’s also aided by a 48-volt mild-hybrid system that can kick in another 20 hp. The GLE 450 uses a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 that’s slightly improved this year. It makes 375 hp compared to 362 hp in the 2023 model, and it also has 20 hp of boost from a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. GLE 580 models sport a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 that cranks out 510 hp.
The AMG models also return. The GLE 53 uses a 3.0-liter turbo-6 good for 429 hp, while the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 in the GLE 63 turns up the wick to 603 hp. Both AMGs and the GLE 580 get a 21-hp kick from their mild-hybrid systems.
Other changes are mostly ornamental. The GLE’s nose is revised with a slightly changed chrome line that bisects the grille, new details for the outer front air intakes, and new internals for the headlights. The taillights also get new internals, and three new patterns for the standard 19-inch and available 20-inch wheels are available.
Mercedes GLE PHEV: wireless CarPlay and Discreet mode
Inside, the tech upgrade is more substantial. It still has a pair of 12.3-inch screens under one piece of glass, but now it gets the second generation of the brand’s MBUX infotainment system that improves both its hardware and software. The center touchscreen is easy to use and logically laid out, and the digital instrument cluster offers Sporty, Classic, and Discreet display themes; the IP’s central area can be used to display the navigation screen, as well as off-road, driver-assist system, or vehicle service information. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also now wireless, and the new steering wheel has touch-sensitive controls on the spokes to control both screens.
A transparent hood view is available for off-roading, and a camera-based Trailer Maneuvering Assist feature can control the steering up to 3 mph to move a trailer in forward or reverse; it can be controlled through the center screen and used to precisely position a trailer.
Otherwise, the new plug-in GLE excels in all the ways we’ve come to expect from this luxury SUV mainstay. A four-corner air suspension helps it counteract body lean and adaptive dampers smooth over bumps and help make the GLE handle better than a vehicle of this size should. The interior is assembled from high-quality materials and is comfortable for the front and rear seat occupants.
Prices aren’t yet available for the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE, but it should start in the upper $50,000s for the GLE 350. Expect the GLE 450e 4Matic to be at or above the upper $60,000 price tag for the current GLE 450 4Matic.
With its good-sized battery and sturdy motor, the 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450e is a great family hauler that can act like an EV more often that most of the plug-in hybrids we’ve seen so far. It’s a smart way to save money at the gas pump in EV mode while also offering plenty of power in combination with its gas engine when needed.
Mercedes-Benz paid for travel and lodging for Green Car Reports to bring you this firsthand report.
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On the corner of an empty lot in Avocado Heights may lie the entrance to another dimension — at least that’s how Brenda Equihua imagined it when she stumbled onto an opening in the brush. A bed of lush neon green weeds awaited her, cushioning her feet as she maneuvered through the endless spurts of orange nasturtiums. A cluster of old trees canopied her from above, creating a dance of shadow and light that streamed in through the branches. Brenda felt it immediately: This place had to be the scene for her new collection, Origins, which she refers to as “portal wear.”
The story of Origins starts in central Mexico, where, on a trip sourcing special blankets for Equihua, the designer’s brand that’s become known for repurposing Mexican textiles into high fashion, she found a piece that was “talking to her.” It was a colorful blanket depicting the Aztec calendar made out of acrylic and polyester (“the story of Mexico before it was even called Mexico,” she says). Once Brenda started to work with the cloth, its intricate design chock-full of symbolic imagery, she started to imagine “ancestors and light workers from the past and future traveling to teach us what is important, to show us what was lost, what they learned from their lifetimes.”
The idea started to expand and grow a richer backstory as Brenda spent more time with the fabric. While she was reminded of the ancestors and how they might teach us to create a better world, she also knew that these were the kinds of teachings that were already inside us, things we know intuitively when we’re children. “It’s the time in our lives we seem to believe in ourselves the most,” says Brenda about childhood. “We watch these superhero light workers like ‘Captain Planet,’ ‘Power Rangers’ and ‘Care Bears’ who show us their powers. We take on these ideas when we’re in the world of imagination. But as we get older, it’s considered weird to talk about ourselves as otherworldly, majestic or powerful.” Another idea that kept coming up in the creative process was optimism — how, in order to be optimistic, a person must be inherently futuristic.
Ancestry, futurism, mysticism: What does it look like to distill these concepts into something tangible that you can put on your body; something that, in Brenda’s view, has the capability to transport you? The collection is comprised of four sets of jackets and pants, their silhouettes modeled after classic Levi’s denim. They come in four vivid colorways that are meant to evoke the elements. A red, pink and orange suit, dubbed Bougainvillea Pink, represents fire. A blue, red and cream fit, called Neptune Blue, feels like water. A green and mahogany brown ensemble, known as Chayote Green, looks like earth. And an orange, cream and taupe colorway, which Brenda calls Monarca Orange, summons the wind. You could spend an hour looking at each piece, discovering new symbols, creatures and colors in its design. Each one feels like a respective uniform, representing where you come from and what you connect to.
With the presentation of Origins, Brenda is essentially saying, “Choose your fighter.”
The clothes came alive in a photo shoot that one gray May day in Avocado Heights. Working with Samuel Vazquez, an artist and activist from the area who owns Rancho Tierra Caliente, Brenda built a world for her clothes that mirrored the one she had in her imagination.
“It was unfolding for me like a movie,” says Brenda. She knew she wanted to include Vazquez’s horses — Paloma, Chulo, La Lumbre and Luna — in the shoot because they felt like the only living creatures mythical enough to be a vehicle for how her imagined entities (a.k.a. the models wearing the clothes) would present themselves to us. In choosing the models, it was clear that AJ Girard was water, Maria Maea was earth, Jesus Garcia was fire, and Jam Foster was wind. The location was scouted with Vazquez: an open and rugged stretch of land with superblooms in its cool, dark edges. “It had to look like they’re emerging from some sort of space that’s unrecognizable; it’s not a place that any of us know,” says Brenda.
With the support of stylist Tony Soto, each model’s look was molded according to their respective element through the details. Handmade jewelry, all by Equihua, took inspiration from children‘s toys — the kinds of items that we might have regarded as magical totems when we were young, like marbles or wooden beads you’d play with in waiting rooms. Four pairs of Nikes were customized to match the color scheme of each outfit. Hair, done by Tanya Melendez, and makeup, by Gabrielle Alvarez, reached toward the otherworldly through long braids that reached down to the waist and intricate eyeliner art that served as symbols of where each model came from. The look might be described as Aztec raver — a splash of vibrant color, childlike sensibility and sportiness. “I’d love for people to see this and be like, ‘That feels familiar — I feel like I’ve felt this before,’” says Brenda about the clothes. “It taps into something they can’t even really describe, but they can really feel.”
Origins is the kind of collection made for connecting to parts of yourself you may not have realized were missing until you throw on one of the perfectly boxy jackets. This can happen in central Mexico or Avocado Heights; it can also happen walking down Los Angeles Street in DTLA on a half-sunny, half-overcast day — with a hieroglyph on your back, you become more yourself. “People can feel that we are making these things that are going to change them, even if it’s just for that day,” says Brenda. “This story of the Origins is very much tied to the frequency of how we work internally, and how it’s received externally.”
Creative Director: Brenda Equihua
Studio Director: Rebeca Equihua
Horse trainer: Samuel Vazquez
Stylist: Tony Soto
Project Manager: Sorn Sadsad
Photographer: Aiden Samford Ulrich
Video: Ricky Dorn
Hair: Tanya Melendez
Makeup: Gabrielle Alvarez
Models: Maria Maea, AJ Girard, Jesus Garcia and Jam Foster
Horse Handlers: Jaime Sagrero, Armando Hernandez and Naeem Alston
Horses: Luna, Paloma, Chulo and La Lumbre
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States on Tuesday that it would face “a more fatal security crisis" as Washington pushes for U.N. condemnation of the North’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Kim Yo Jong’s warning came hours after U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the U.S. will circulate a proposed presidential statement condemning North Korea’s banned missile launches and other destabilizing activities. After the meeting, Thomas-Greenfield also read a statement by 14 countries which supported action to limit North Korea’s advancement of its weapons programs.
Kim Yo Jong, who is widely considered North Korea’s second most powerful person after her brother, lambasted the United States for issuing what she called “a disgusting joint statement together with such rabbles as Britain, France, Australia, Japan and South Korea.”
Kim compared the United States to “a barking dog seized with fear.” She said North Korea would consider the U.S.-led statement “a wanton violation of our sovereignty and a grave political provocation.”
“The U.S. should be mindful that no matter how desperately it may seek to disarm (North Korea), it can never deprive (North Korea) of its right to self-defense and that the more hell-bent it gets on the anti-(North Korea) acts, it will face a more fatal security crisis,” she said in a statement carried by state media.
Monday’s U.N. Security Council meeting was convened in response to North Korea’s ICBM launch on Friday, which was part of a provocative run of missile tests this year that experts say is designed to modernize its nuclear arsenal and increase its leverage in future diplomacy. Friday’s test involved its most powerful Hwasong-17 missile, and some experts say the successful steep-angle launch proved its potential to strike anywhere in the U.S. mainland if it’s fired at a standard trajectory.
During the Security Council meeting, the United States and its allies strongly criticized the ICBM launch and called for action to limit North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. But Russia and China, both veto-wielding members of the Security Council, opposed any new pressure and sanctions on North Korea. In May, the two countries vetoed a U.S.-led attempt to toughen sanctions on North Korea over its earlier ballistic missile tests, which are prohibited by U.N. Security Council resolutions.
North Korea has said its testing activities are legitimate exercises of its right to self defense in response to regular military drills between the United States and South Korea which it views as an invasion rehearsal. Washington and Seoul officials say the exercises are defensive in nature.
Kim Yo Jong said the fact that North Korea's ICBM launch was discussed at the Security Council is “evidently the application of double-standards” by the U.N. body because it “turned blind eyes” to the U.S.-South Korean military drills and arms buildups targeting North Korea. She said North Korea will take “the toughest counteraction to the last” to protect its national security.
On Monday, North Korea’s foreign minister, Choe Son Hui, called U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “a puppet of the United States.”
There are concerns that North Korea may soon conduct its first nuclear test in five years.
The status of North Korea’s nuclear capability remains shrouded in secrecy. Some analysts say North Korea already has nuclear-armed missiles that can strike both the U.S. mainland and its allies South Korea and Japan, but others say the North is still years away from possessing such missiles. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Kim-s-sister-warns-US-of-a-more-fatal-security-17603331.php | 2022-11-22 13:05:04 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Kim-s-sister-warns-US-of-a-more-fatal-security-17603331.php |
- High-level document explains why nature-positive initiatives must be fast-tracked, with RCU's concept of Comprehensive Regeneration in AlUla highlighted as a model for responsible development through the key principles of respect for landscape, culture and heritage
- Released on the occasion of World Nature Conservation Day, the report offers a blueprint for national conservation entities and society at large on the pressing need to protect and preserve the natural world
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has produced a report that outlines the critical need for action to protect, promote, and conserve the world's under-threat natural environments and critically threatened species. RCU has identified these needs in collaboration with its strategic partner IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), and they will be working together to address these important conservation issues.
Titled 'Comprehensive Regeneration: The AlUla Approach to Sustainable Development' and issued on the occasion of World Nature Conservation Day, the report offers a blueprint for action that examines how environmental degradation poses an extreme risk to habitats worldwide, and how the work being carried out by RCU provides a framework and agenda for sustained economic, cultural, and environmental success.
Comprehensive Regeneration, a concept developed by RCU in its sustainable development of AlUla, employs a diverse set of principles and approaches built around the goal of revitalising not only the landscape, but how people and societies interact with their surroundings. They are:
- Environment & heritage safeguarding
- Sustainable settlement patterns
- Development, growth, & activation
- Resilient infrastructure
Delivered as the definitive framework for RCU's efforts across AlUla County, Comprehensive Regeneration showcases the importance of establishing a circular economy, how restoring heritage and culture can benefit current and future generations, and the pivotal role communities must play in delivering liveable, sustainable, and resilient urban regeneration plans in the long-term.
Case studies highlighted in the document show how RCU's Comprehensive Regeneration plans are being put into action as a model for responsible development, with success being delivered in diverse projects including the development of the Arabian Leopard Programme, which aims to reintroduce the species into the wild, and the establishment of the Sharaan Nature Reserve, the revitalisation of the AlUla Cultural Oasis, and the success of the AlUla Seed Bank and Plant Nursery.
Each of these projects has seen positive results, including the restoration and regreening of habits with plants grown at the AlUla Seed Bank; the reintroduction of native animal species into managed and monitored reserves such as Sharaan, which is included on the IUCN's Green List for Protected and Conserved Areas; and the regeneration of thriving cultural and economic community hubs in AlUla and the opportunities they bring for local people.
A key insight from the report is its support for the widespread integration of the principles of Comprehensive Regeneration into the decision-making of governments and the private sector, with an acknowledgement that both need to work closely to deliver on a wide range of critical sustainability and development efforts that will have a profound impact on the world for generations to come.
Dr Stephen Browne, Vice President, Wildlife & Natural Heritage at RCU, said: "Environmental degradation is a problem all of humanity faces, and it is a problem we must solve. RCU has been taking clear action under the banner of Comprehensive Regeneration. We are delivering sustainable development in a manner that is harmonious with communities and the environment, developing solutions that are integrated and deliverable as part of our long-term strategy.
"Through the publication of this report with our colleagues at IUCN, leaders and changemakers will be made more aware of the successes RCU has achieved so far, which we hope will help with the creation of new approaches to further advance and promote the ideals and benefits of Comprehensive Regeneration."
IUCN Director General (July 2020 - June 2023), Dr Bruno Oberle, said: "In witnessing AlUla's determination to contribute to IUCN's vision for a just world that values and conserves nature, it is my hope that AlUla's example and experience will inspire other public authorities to implement Comprehensive Regeneration."
Link to the report can be found here: comprehensiveregeneration.pdf (rcu.gov.sa)
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The TSA announced that a key executive of the Remark Team – Robert Gatchell, Senior Executive Vice President of Operations, was reappointed to represent the security industry on the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) appointed 25 voting members to serve on the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC). Among the committee's 25 appointees, 13 are new members and 12 were reappointed.
The STSAC was established in 2019 to advise the TSA Administrator on surface transportation security matters, including recommendations for the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, programs, initiatives, rule-makings and security directives pertaining to the surface transportation sector. The TSA Modernization Act of 2018 authorized the establishment of the committee.
Robert brings over 20 years of operations and security experience having previously served as the Emergency Management Coordinator for NJ TRANSIT, as a Sergeant within the NJ TRANSIT Police Department and as the Chief Safety and Security Officer for Brightline. He currently serves as co-chair for the Emergency Management and Resiliency Subcommittee under the TSA STSAC.
"It's an honor to be reappointed to the committee and continue to serve under TSA Administrator Pekoske. I am looking forward to representing Remark and working alongside my industry colleagues who have also been appointed to the committee. So much great work has been done during the inaugural appointment by the members and we look to build upon that success." says Robert Gatchell, Senior Executive Vice President of Operations.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) between October 20, 2020 and May 19, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important November 1, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Kohl's securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
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WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Kohl's Strategic Plan was not well tailored to achieving the Company's stated goals; (2) defendants had likewise overstated Kohl's success in executing its Strategic Plan; (3) Kohl's had deficient disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting, and corporate governance mechanisms; (4) as a result, Kohl's Board was able to and did withhold material information from shareholders about the state of the Company in the lead-up to the Company's annual meeting; (5) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Kohl's financial condition and reputation; and (6) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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Mike Tindall is revealing details from the time he spent with Queen Elizabeth II.
The former England rugby player shared how he is feeling following the death of the monarch, who was grandmother to his wife Zara Tindall. Expressing his gratitude for the time he spent with the Queen during a special episode of his podcast, The Good, The Bad & The Rugby, Tindall noted that he has "loads of regrets about not asking her so many more things, having nervousness when you get that lucky seat of being sat next to her."
When asked by co-host Alex Payne if there is anything specifically he would ask the late Queen about, the retired athlete explained that he'd want to hear it all. "Just going back through history and everything she's possibly seen—15 prime ministers, I don't know how many presidents," Tindall shared. "To go through everything."
He continued, "When she's meeting dictators, she has to stay neutral, she has to perform her duty."
However, Tindall admitted life without Her Majesty will taking some getting used to, and he even accidentally almost curtsied to King Charles III, who became King upon his mother's death on Sept. 8, on accident.
"I was just following behind my wife, saw her curtsy and fortunately didn't curtsy," he recalled.
"It turned into a lower bow. I might have looked like I stubbed my toe on something."
The podcast host married Zara, Princess Anne's daughter in 2011 and the couple share three children—Mia, 8, Lena, 4, and Lucas, 1. Tindall explained how his wife adored the Queen and how amazing it was to see her and the rest of the royal family "come so close together overnight" following the monarch's passing at age 96.
"I'm not even a direct family member... but watching what my wife, what Zara had to go through, obviously she loved the Queen beyond everything else," he continued.
The rugby player also reflected on the relationship between his wife, an Silver medal-winning equestrian, and her grandmother. "She loved the Queen beyond everything else," he added. "Their connection with horses, the same with the Princess Royal, they had a real sort of bond around that. | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1348261/why-mike-tindall-has-loads-of-regrets-after-grandmother-in-law-queen-elizabeth-s-death?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-09-28 19:15:41 | 0 | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1348261/why-mike-tindall-has-loads-of-regrets-after-grandmother-in-law-queen-elizabeth-s-death?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories |
The $103.5 million will go to Ukrainian children displaced by the war. The editor in chief of a Russian independent newspaper was honored before the paper was forced to close by Vladimir Putin.
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The $103.5 million will go to Ukrainian children displaced by the war. The editor in chief of a Russian independent newspaper was honored before the paper was forced to close by Vladimir Putin.
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HOUSTON – A former suburban Houston police officer was set to be executed Tuesday for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago.
Robert Fratta, 65, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection for the November 1994 fatal shooting of his wife, Farah, amid a contentious divorce and custody fight for their three children.
Prosecutors say Fratta organized the murder-for-hire plot in which a middleman, Joseph Prystash, hired the shooter, Howard Guidry. Farah Fratta, 33, was shot twice in the head by Guidry in her home’s garage in the Houston suburb of Atascocita. Robert Fratta, who was a public safety officer for Missouri City, has long claimed he is innocent.
Prosecutors said Fratta had repeatedly expressed his desire to see his wife dead and asked several acquaintances if they knew anyone who would kill her, telling one friend, “I’ll just kill her, and I’ll do my time and when I get out, I’ll have my kids,” according to court records. Prystash and Guidry were also sent to death row for the slaying.
Fratta’s attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution scheduled for Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, arguing that prosecutors withheld evidence that a trial witness had been hypnotized by investigators. They say that led her to change her initial recollection that she saw two men at the murder scene as well as a getaway driver.
“This would have undermined the State’s case, which depended on just two men committing the act and depended on linking Fratta to both,” Fratta’s lawyers wrote in their appeal to the Supreme Court.
Prosecutors have argued the hypnosis produced no new information and no new identification.
The Supreme Court and lower courts have previously rejected appeals from Fratta’s lawyers that sought to review claims arguing insufficient evidence and faulty jury instructions were used to convict him. His attorneys also unsuccessfully argued that one juror in his case was not impartial and that ballistics evidence didn’t tie him to the murder weapon.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles last week unanimously declined to commute Fratta’s death sentence to a lesser penalty or to grant a 60-day reprieve.
Fratta also is one of three Texas death row inmates who has sued to stop the state’s prison system from using what they allege are expired and unsafe execution drugs. Last week, Texas’ top criminal appeals court barred a civil court judge from issuing any orders in the lawsuit. A hearing was set for Tuesday.
Fratta was first sentenced to death in 1996, but his case was overturned by a federal judge who ruled that confessions from his co-conspirators shouldn’t have been admitted into evidence. In the same ruling, the judge wrote that “trial evidence showed Fratta to be egotistical, misogynistic, and vile, with a callous desire to kill his wife.”
He was retried and resentenced to death in 2009.
Andy Kahan, director of victim services and advocacy for Crime Stoppers of Houston and who has helped Farah Fratta’s family during the case, said he plans to witness the execution, keeping a promise he made to Farah Fratta’s father, Lex Baquer, who died in 2018. Baquer and his wife raised Robert and Farah Fratta’s three children.
“I don’t expect anything to come out of Bob that would show any type of admission or any type of remorse because everything has always revolved around him,” Kahan said.
The execution will be a way for the children “to continue to move on with their lives and at the very least they won’t have to think about him anymore. I think that will play an important part in their healing,” he said.
Fratta would be the first inmate put to death this year in Texas and the second in the U.S. Eight other executions are scheduled in Texas for later this year.
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Mysterious ‘flying spiral’ spotted in sky by telescope
HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - A mysterious spiral of light in the sky captured by a telescope in Hawaii has been identified, and it’s not a bird, plane or flying saucer.
Captured on the Subaru Telescope in Mauna Kea, the so-called “flying spiral” is a new satellite that was launched earlier that day by SpaceX, according to KHNL.
On Wednesday, SpaceX sent the global positioning satellite into space for the U.S. Space Force.
“The spiral seems to be related to the SpaceX company’s launch of a new satellite,” Subaru Telescope officials from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan wrote in a tweet.
Satellite tracker Scott Tilley also chimed in on the thread and said the location of the spiral was a close match for where the second stage Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX was expected to be in the minutes after launch.
Officials said this isn’t the first time a similar glowing, circular feature was spotted after a SpaceX launch.
People in locations as distant as New Zealand have seen such spirals overhead after Falcon 9 activity.
In other occurrences of similar SpaceX satellites, space watchers have said the spiral shape arises as the upper stage of the Falcon 9 vents release fuel during its long descent into the ocean.
Officials said SpaceX sent five missions to space in the first 19 days of 2023.
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Details competitive advantages, strategic priorities, and multi-year outlook at its first Investor Day
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) ("Greenbrier"), today hosted its inaugural Investor Day in New York, during which members of the company's leadership team discussed Greenbrier's market-leading position and diverse capabilities, strategic priorities, and multi-year outlook.
Lorie Tekorius, Chief Executive Officer & President said, "We are pleased to have shared our vision and long-term plan with the investment community during our first-ever Investor Day. Building on Greenbrier's long history, we continue to evolve the company to keep improving its performance over economic cycles. As a result of our actions, we expect Greenbrier to maximize its financial performance during periods of strong market demand and stabilize performance at higher levels when demand is less favorable. We are executing multiple initiatives to deliver these outcomes. By achieving these goals, we will continue our long history of delivering value to shareholders."
Topics discussed during the Investor Day included Greenbrier's:
- Leadership position in North American, European, and Brazilian freight railcar manufacturing markets;
- Diverse manufacturing capabilities and long track record of innovation;
- Robust lease origination capabilities and unique syndication model;
- Increase in financial performance across economic cycles;
- Actions underway to improve margins in its Manufacturing segment;
- Heightened commitment to grow recurring revenue base through lease fleet investments; and
- Balanced capital allocation strategy focused on returning value to shareholders.
Additionally, Greenbrier unveiled long-term financial targets, including:
- Growth of +100% in annual recurring revenue from its Leasing and Management Services segment;
- Aggregate gross margin in the mid-teens by fiscal 2026; and
- Return on invested capital of between 10% and 14% by fiscal 2026.
A webcast replay of the Investor Day will be available for 90 days at investors.gbrx.com following the live presentations.
Greenbrier, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures, Greenbrier designs, builds and markets freight railcars and marine barges in North America, Europe and Brazil. We are a leading provider of freight railcar wheel services, parts, maintenance and retrofitting services in North America through our rail services business unit. Greenbrier owns a lease fleet of 12,300 railcars that originate primarily from Greenbrier's manufacturing operations. As of March 31, 2023, Greenbrier manages 438,000 railcars and offers railcar management, regulatory compliance services and leasing services to railroads and to other railcar owners in North America. Learn more about Greenbrier at www.gbrx.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements that are not purely statements of historical fact. Greenbrier uses words, and variations of words, such as "capability," "continue," "evolve," "execute," "expect," "grow," "keep," "long-term," "target," "underway," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the following: an economic downturn and economic uncertainty; inflation (including rising energy prices, interest rates, wages and other escalators) and policy reactions thereto (including actions by central banks); disruptions in the supply of materials and components used in the production of our products; the war in Ukraine and related events, and the COVID-19 pandemic, variants thereof, governmental reaction thereto, and related economic disruptions (including, among other factors, operations and supply disruptions and labor shortages). There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including the risks, uncertainties and factors described in more detail in the Company's filings with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof.
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Event is part of company goal to plant 20,000 trees in 2022
FAIRMONT, W.Va., Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to building a brighter and more sustainable future for the communities it serves, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) will be giving away 1,500 trees at the 2022 Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins, West Virginia.
Green Team members from FirstEnergy electric company Mon Power – a group of employees who volunteer their time and talents to support a wide variety of environmental initiatives — will hand out Redbud, Red Maple, Red Oak and Serviceberry trees at the festival's Conservation Village located at the Elkins City Park on Friday, Oct. 7, from 9 am to 4 pm, and on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 am to 1:30 pm. FirstEnergy will also provide 600 reusable tote bags for children visiting the Conservation Village on the festival's Kids Day on Thursday, Oct. 6.
The giveaway is part of a larger company initiative to plant 20,000 trees in 2022. Nearly 16,000 trees have already been planted at parks and nature reserves throughout FirstEnergy's six-state service territory so far this year. Tree plantings and giveaways support FirstEnergy's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, promote the responsible use of natural resources and further the advancement of sustainable practices.
"The Mountain State Forest Festival highlights the critical role that natural resources play in West Virginia's culture and economic development. As one of West Virginia's largest festivals, it's an ideal venue for our largest tree giveaway in the state this year," said Carol Trembly, a senior scientist with FirstEnergy who leads the company's tree planting initiative.
In addition to the tree giveaway, FirstEnergy is donating $2,000 to the Mountain State Forest Festival this year. Mon Power is also making an in-kind donation valued at $10,000 by providing crews, trucks and equipment to set up the logs for the festival's annual Lumberjack Contest on Oct. 8 at Davis & Elkins College.
For more information about FirstEnergy's commitment to environmental initiatives, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/environmental.
Mon Power serves about 395,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power at www.mon-power.com, on Twitter @MonPowerWV, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
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NJ pandemic gym owner must use ignition device after DWI charge dropped
Former gym owner and congressional candidate Ian Smith has had drunk driving charges dropped but must install a breath ignition interlock device on his vehicle for nine months.
Smith was charged in the early hours of March 27 after driving on Route 130 in Cinnaminson. Officers said he failed a roadside sobriety test in the parking lot of a diner and was taken into custody when he refused to take a breathalyzer test.
Smith proclaimed his innocence and challenged police to release body cam footage of the test, which police later did.
Smith was charged with reckless driving, careless driving and refusing to consent to a breathalyzer test.
Smith was charged in 2007 with causing the death of Atlantic County College student Kevin Ade and was sentenced in 2008 to five years and six months in prison.
Charges dropped
Smith's attorney Christopher St. John told NJ.com that Smith pleaded guilty to refusing the breathalyzer test and the DUI charge was dismissed. The breath detector device will remain in place for nine months, St. John told NJ.com.
St. John on Friday afternoon did not respond to New Jersey 101.5's request for more information.
Smith says police had no case
On his Facebook page, Smith continued to proclaim his innocence about the drunk driving charges.
"The charge was dropped because there was no case. I accepted a guilty plea for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer, of which I am fully guilty. I do not trust the government, would happily do it again, and would never give them any opportunity to paint me in a false light," Smith wrote.
Smith wrote that he does not resent the Cinnaminson officers involved in the stop but disagreed with their assessment of the situation. He also attacked the media for its coverage of the traffic stop.
"To the dogs**t journalists who wanted SO badly for this story to be true that they were giddy at the possibility that they’d actually destroy what I’ve accomplished, I take great joy in knowing I have disappointed you," Smith wrote.
Rise to prominence during pandemic
Smith gained attention for opening his Bellmawr gym in defiance of Gov. Phil Murphy's executive orders closing indoor gyms during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. His Atilis Gym racked up thousands of dollars in fines and the loss of the business's mercantile license. His business partner eventually had Smith part ways with the gym, according to published reports.
Smith also ran in the Republican 3rd Congressional District primary but lost to Bob Healey, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Kim in November.
Smith has since left the Republican Party, joined the Libertarian party and sold his interest in the gym, a moment he called both exciting and bittersweet.
"I put my heart and soul into that gym and am beyond proud of what was accomplished by all of us collectively in resisting the COVID-19 lockdowns. Ultimately, I chose to move on for reasons that are personal and will remain private. Things do not always work out perfectly, but that’s no reason to dwell or be upset," Smith said on his Facebook page. "Working on some fun, exciting projects and I cannot wait to share more."
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Expands Operations in Highly Economic Northern Delaware Basin Area
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earthstone Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ESTE) ("Earthstone", the "Company", "our" or "we"), today announced the closing of the acquisition of the New Mexico assets of Titus Oil & Gas Production, LLC and Titus Oil & Gas Production II, LLC and their affiliates (collectively, "Titus") located in the northern Delaware Basin (the "Titus Acquisition").
The Company also announced the closing of an amendment to the Company's senior secured credit facility (the "Credit Facility"), which, amongst other things, increased the borrowing base from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion, increased commitments from $800 million to $1.2 billion and introduced a term loan tranche ("Term Loan") to the Credit Facility as a portion of the $1.2 billion of current commitments.
Consideration for the Titus Acquisition was $575 million in cash and approximately 3.9 million shares of Earthstone's Class A common stock, net of preliminary purchase price adjustments. At closing, Earthstone paid cash consideration of approximately $535 million net of the $40 million deposit payment made in June.
Management Comments
Robert J. Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Earthstone, stated, "We are pleased to have expanded our operated position in the northern Delaware Basin with the acquisition of very high-quality assets from Titus. These assets complement our existing footprint in the northern Delaware Basin and add to our production base, which is now approaching 100,000 Boepd. Further, we have added highly economic drilling locations, further deepening our inventory, which sits at twelve years based on our anticipated pace of drilling. Our near-term focus will be to efficiently integrate these assets into our operations and expand our drilling program by deploying an additional rig later this quarter on our combined northern Delaware Basin assets.
"We continue to focus on building scale in a financially prudent manner through accretive acquisitions and organic activity. We intend to apply Free Cash Flow towards the repayment of debt under our Credit Facility. We achieved a 0.8x Debt / LQA Adjusted EBITDAX ratio during the second quarter of 2022 and expect to be able to maintain or reduce this leverage ratio throughout the remainder of the year based on recent strip prices. We expect to continue our pursuit of additional scale through accretive acquisitions that we believe will result in continued improved cost structure and creation of shareholder value, while always keeping our balance sheet strength as the top priority."
Balance Sheet and Liquidity Update
Contemporaneously with the closing of the Titus Acquisition, the Company entered into an amendment to its credit agreement, which included an increase in the borrowing base from $1.4 billion to $1.7 billion and an increase in commitments from $800 million to $1.2 billion. The amendment also established a fully funded $250 million Term Loan as a portion of the $1.2 billion of available commitments, with the remaining $950 million of commitments in the form of revolving commitments. The Term Loan is fully pre-payable and bears an interest rate of Term SOFR plus 3.25% plus a Term SOFR Adjustment Fee of 0.10%, as defined in the credit agreement.
As of July 31, 2022, the Company had $250 million funded under the Credit Facility. Adjusting for the closing of the Titus Acquisition, the Credit Facility balance as of July 31, 2022, would have been $785 million, leaving $415 million in available undrawn commitments.
2022 Guidance
In conjunction with the closing of the Titus Acquisition, the Company is reaffirming its recently updated guidance as shown below.
About Earthstone
Earthstone Energy, Inc. is a growth-oriented, independent energy company engaged in acquisitions and the development and operation of oil and natural gas properties. Its primary assets are located in the Permian Basin of west Texas and New Mexico. Earthstone is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ESTE." For more information, visit Earthstone's website at www.earthstoneenergy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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PHILADELPHIA — Demolition of a shuttered 19th-century church in Philadelphia has begun following a yearslong battle by some neighbors to save the crumbling structure.
“I don’t want to see a church, regardless of denomination, to come down,” Margaret Ann Ramsey told KYW. “It’s always been part of the area, so it’s sad, especially for the people who belong to this parish.”
Michael Johnson of HC Site Construction told WTXF-TV that the work to dismantle the 150-foot spires is being done by hand, with material dropped through chutes to the basement to prevent vibrations from truck activity.
The city’s department of licenses and inspections issued a demolition permit almost a year ago, but officials said relocating utility poles and wires ringing the property took longer than expected. Crews also were told to wait until summer because of classes at a Catholic school next door, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
St. Laurentius is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, and the Philadelphia Historical Commission has ordered the developer to preserve or rebuild the church’s front face in any new development. A zoning permit for a proposed eight-story 49-unit multifamily residential building is being appealed, the newspaper reported.
The church was built in 1882 with the donations of Polish immigrants. In 2014, the archdiocese of Philadelphia announced its closure, citing “vertical cracks” and a “heavily deteriorated” facade that threatened collapse absent a $3.5 million restoration. Supporters said their estimates totaled only $700,000. The historical commission added the church to the city’s historic register in 2015.
Concerns arose in 2019, when pieces of the facade crumbled, in one case with 6,000 pounds (2,720 kilograms) of rock breaking off a spire, puncturing steel scaffolding and falling into a fenced safety zone around the church, prompting closure of the nearby school for two days.
The archdiocese spent $135,000 to stabilize the building, and city inspectors said it appeared to be in better shape, but later two engineers hired by the new owner concluded that St. Laurentius had decayed substantially, with one predicting “at least partial collapse” within a decade. A structural engineer hired by the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia said the building had remained standing despite dire assessments by a number of engineers. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/demolition-of-shuttered-church-begins-after-long-battle/2022/08/20/85e5b022-20a3-11ed-9ce6-68253bd31864_story.html | 2022-08-20 17:34:08 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/demolition-of-shuttered-church-begins-after-long-battle/2022/08/20/85e5b022-20a3-11ed-9ce6-68253bd31864_story.html |
TeraSky Recognized for Driving Business Growth and ROI with VMware Solutions
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TeraSky today announced it has been awarded the 2023 VMware Partner Value Award for EMEA. This honor in VMware's annual Partner Achievement Awards recognizes TeraSky for delivering business growth through the use of VMware solutions, and for providing customers with high-value results and support.
"TeraSky had a significant impact in helping customers quickly reimagine their businesses and reinvent their services to keep the economy moving forward," said Petra Heinrich Liedtke, vice president, Partner & Commercial Organization, EMEA, VMware. "In a year where we collectively had to navigate a new normal, TeraSky was a force for positive change—helping customers to adapt, stabilize, and emerge more resilient amid an unpredictable market. VMware is proud of the value TeraSky continuously delivers to its customers."
TeraSky is specifically recognized for outstanding performance in solving a client's non-optimal architecture for its large-scale deployment in a multi-cloud environment, which caused increasing spend automatically and linearly. To tackle the problem, TeraSky introduced a FinOps managed service based on VMware Aria Cost powered by CloudHealth with multi-pronged strategies that resulted in a total savings of 39% in compute, database, and networking savings – roughly $500K AAR.
"We are deeply honored to accept this award! This is TeraSky's seventh VMware award in five years, and a testament to our commitment to helping organizations adapt, innovate, and succeed in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape," remarked Ofir Abekasis, TeraSky CEO. "We are thrilled to continue our partnership with VMware and look forward to driving even more value for our customers in the years to come."
About the VMware Partner Achievement Awards
The VMware Partner Achievement Awards program is conducted in partnership with technology research firm IDC, which reviewed and evaluated award submissions against the criteria for each category. Partners were recognized for their achievements in delivering VMware technologies and solutions that helped customers move to modern, cloud centric architectures and transform their businesses. They were selected for their ability to help customers leverage VMware solutions in combination with next-gen technologies to lead the industry.
About TeraSky
TeraSky, a global provider of multi-cloud, cloud-native, and modern IT innovative technology solutions, helps companies across all industries overcome top complexities and business challenges through careful study and understanding of business needs and goals. TeraSky solutions are value-driven and combine enterprise-grade maturity and cloud-native agility to deliver the most valuable outcomes of reliability, efficiency, compliance, speed, adaptability, and fast time-to-market. Our engineering team's knowledge, top-tier certifications, and uncompromising commitment to excellence are key enablers in delivering desired results for on-prem, multi-cloud, application infrastructure, platform engineering, and digital workspace needs. TeraSky's managed services organization helps our customers operate more efficiently and creates significant and sustainable business impacts.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence, criticized Donald Trump on Monday for dining with a Holocaust-denying white nationalist and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West days after launching his third campaign for the White House.
Pence, in an interview, called on Trump to apologize and said the former president had “demonstrated profoundly poor judgment” when he met last week at his Mar-a-Lago club with West, who is now known as Ye, as well as Nick Fuentes, a far-right activist with a long history of espousing antisemitic and white nationalist views.
The episode is serving as an early test of whether party leaders will continue to rally behind Trump as he embarks on yet another campaign for the White House after they have spent much of the last eight years being asked to respond to the controversies he’s created.
Trump has said he didn’t know who Fuentes was before the meeting. But he has so far refused to acknowledge or denounce the positions of either Fuentes or Ye, who has made his own series of antisemitic comments in recent weeks, leading to his suspension from social media platforms and the end of his ties with major companies like Adidas.
“President Trump was wrong to give a white nationalist, an antisemite and Holocaust denier, a seat at the table and I think he should apologize for it. And he should denounce those individuals and their hateful rhetoric without qualification,” Pence said in an interview with NewsNation’s Leland Vittert that aired Monday night.
Still, Pence, who is considering his own potential run against his former boss, said he does not believe Trump is antisemitic or racist and said he would not have served as Trump’s vice president if he was.
The decision to criticize Trump’s actions — but still defend the man himself — underscores the former president’s continued hold on the party, even as he finds himself at a moment of intense vulnerability. Many of the party’s top fundraisers and strategists blame him for their worse-than-expected showing in this year’s midterm elections and increasingly say they believe it is time to move on. At the same time, Trump remains deeply popular with the GOP base, and even candidates hoping to challenge him for the Republican presidential nomination risk alienating those voters if they criticize him too strongly.
Some, like Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., blamed Trump’s staff for allowing Fuentes to join the dinner, even though no staff had attended.
“If he wasn’t familiar with him, then whoever had responsibility for knowing the backgrounds of the people in the room, I hope they are already fired,” Tillis told reporters at the Capitol Monday evening.
When asked if Trump should apologize, he said, “I’ll leave that to President Trump.”
Still others were less equivocal.
“President Trump hosting racist antisemites for dinner encourages other racist antisemites. These attitudes are immoral and should not be entertained. This is not the Republican Party,” tweeted Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
“There’s no room for anti-Semitism or white supremacy in the Republican Party. Period,” added Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who ran the party’s Senate campaign committee this cycle.
Others were more dismissive. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime Trump ally, said: “Yeah, the meeting was bad. He shouldn’t have done it.” But he added that “there’s a double standard about this kind of stuff and I don’t think it will matter in terms of his political future.”
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said he supposed Trump can “have dinner with whomever he wants to have dinner with, but I wouldn’t have dinner with him. I’ll put it that way.”
Still others, including House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and others considering challenging Trump for the GOP nomination, remained silent.
The meeting had already been criticized by prominent Jewish organizations as well as Trump’s former ambassador to Israel. But until Monday, few Republicans had weighed in. They included former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, another potential Trump 2024 rival, who told The New York Times that the dinner was “just another example of an awful lack of judgment from Donald Trump, which, combined with his past poor judgments, make him an untenable general election candidate for the Republican Party in 2024.”
Retiring Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is also mulling a White House run, called the meeting “very troubling” on CNN Sunday and said “it shouldn’t happen.”
“When you meet with people, you empower. And that’s what you have to avoid. You want to diminish their strength, not empower them. Stay away from them,” he said.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, another potential 2024 rival, denounced antisemitism as “a cancer,” but did not directly reference the dinner or the president under whom he served.
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“Mafia combined with KGB,” Congress, FBI investigate ‘secret’ Chinese police stations in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - New York U.S. Attorney Breon Peace says the U.S. government will not allow Chinese agents to enforce the will of a foreign government in the United States.
“The defendants worked together to establish an overseas police station in Manhattan’s Chinatown. On behalf of the Fujo branch of the Chinese government’s national police force,” Peace said at a Tuesday press conference announcing the arrest of two alleged Chinese agents.
The Chinese government has said these stations help Chinese citizens abroad accomplish tasks like renewing drivers licenses, but Select Committee on China Chairman Mike Ghallager said the offices also utilize dark methods to silence anti-Chinese government speech.
“It’s like the CCP going to dissident community members and saying ‘hey nice family you got here, it would be a shame if anything happened to them.,” Gallagher said. “It’s mafia combined with KGB stuff.”
The non-profit group Safeguard Defenders published a report on the Chinese governments efforts to repress speech, and said the primary tactic is threatening family members, but it can escalate.
“There are other examples of people being effectively kidnapped and brought back to China,” Safeguard Defenders Campaign Director Laura Harth said.
Safeguard Defenders says there are more 110 of these stations in more than 50 countries and claim Chinese efforts to control the narrative about its government reach beyond just Chinese citizens.
“Even if it’s a second or third generation citizen, right, someone who’s born in the U.S. for example and has never even been to China, but just because you come from that kind of heritage, you are still considered, in the eyes of the CCP Chinese,” Harth said.
Safeguard Defenders said there are additional stations operating within the U.S. Gallagher said there are likely more stations in the U.S. authorities have yet to find.
The Chinese embassy did not respond to our request for comment.
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HOUSTON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalyte Leadership Acceleration today announced the addition of Steve Ponciroli as Managing Director of Client Partnerships and Growth. Steve will help continue the firm's momentum by driving new client acquisition, revenue growth, and the development of strategic partnerships.
Steve brings more than 25 years of experience in partnership development, sales, operations, finance, and overall executive leadership. Prior to Catalyte Leadership Acceleration, Steve spent over ten years at North Highland, where he served as the Associate Vice President of Partnership Strategy and Growth. He also held leadership roles at IBM, Centene Corporation and Accretive Health.
"Our firm is experiencing rapid growth for our leadership acceleration and advisory services," said Angela Navarro, CEO and Managing Director of Catalyte Leadership Acceleration. "Steve's unique expertise will amplify our ability to drive the most value for our clients and our firm."
"People are the most important component of what makes professional services firms successful," said Ponciroli. "I look forward to helping our clients solve big people challenges and drive measurable value by turning their existing leadership talent into growth engines. I am humbled and excited to have an opportunity to make a big impact for the leaders and firms we serve."
Catalyte Leadership Acceleration is a leadership acceleration and advisory firm focused on maximizing the potential of executive talent. We bring together science and data with deep leadership understanding to drive growth and performance improvements that you can actually measure. Connect with us at www.catalyteleadership.com
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(The Hill) – Former CIA Director John Brennan blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over her defense of the accused U.S. intelligence leaker, saying she shouldn’t hold office.
“From my perspective, I think Marjorie Taylor Greene has demonstrated time and time again that she’s not fit to hold public office with some of her commentary that she has made, even previously,” Brennan said in an MSNBC interview.
“And so, therefore, I believe she should not be involved in any type of sensitive, classified information. And she does have some clearances because of her role within the Congress and position on the committee,” he added, referring to the House Homeland Security Committee.
Greene came to the defense of Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who was arrested and charged this week in connection with the leak of hundreds of sensitive and classified military documents including information about the war in Ukraine and other national security issues.
“Jake Teixeira is white, male, christian, and antiwar. That makes him an enemy to the Biden regime,” Greene said in tweets Thursday. “Ask yourself who is the real enemy? A young low level national guardsmen? Or the administration that is waging war in Ukraine, a non-NATO nation, against nuclear Russia without war powers?”
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) lambasted Greene over the comments, saying she “cannot be trusted with America’s national security information.”
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) also slammed Greene on Thursday for siding with “one of the biggest traitors America has seen.”
Greene has been critical of U.S. aid to Ukraine against the Russian invasion, but Brennan said that you can be critical of such aid while still supporting information security.
“And if you do have that [view], you can still decry and condemn the unauthorized disclosure of our classified information that has been damaging to our interests abroad,” Brennan said. | https://phl17.com/nmw/former-cia-chief-says-greene-not-fit-to-hold-public-office/ | 2023-04-15 22:02:43 | 1 | https://phl17.com/nmw/former-cia-chief-says-greene-not-fit-to-hold-public-office/ |
This short documentary shares trans athlete Izzy Sederbaum's experience of recovering after a rare cougar attack, and reclaiming joy and healing through cycling
SEATTLE, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- REI Co-op Studios, in partnership with Wondercamp, announces the release of its newest short documentary: "The Right to Joy." The film shares the story of Izzy Sederbaum, a trans-masculine cyclist and policy scholar who survived a rare cougar attack on a bicycle ride just outside Seattle in early 2018.
The Right to Joy follows Sederbaum's journey as he navigates the aftermath of the attack, overcomes his fears, and becomes a vocal advocate for diversity and trans inclusion within cycling communities across the country. The film, which premiered at 5Point Film Festival and was recently screened at Tribeca Film Festival, is now available for REI members and the greater co-op community to watch on REI's YouTube channel.
While the incident was broadly covered, news stories focused on the cougar attack, not the victims, and Sederbaum was never interviewed by a single outlet. "The Right to Joy" is a reclamation of his story, while amplifying the voices of a group historically underrepresented in outdoor sports.
"The attack has spurred countless bouts of mental and physical pain no one could anticipate or begin to imagine. I had a choice to either wallow in this tragedy and loss or help inspire others get back on the bicycle saddle," said Sederbaum. "I chose the latter, and by helping others, I also began to heal. I'm lucky to be alive, and it means so much to finally be able to tell my story in my own words and from a place of joy and healing."
Discussions for "The Right to Joy" first began in 2021, when Sederbaum connected with friend and filmmaker/director Jay Melena during a bicycle ride. Melena, who is also trans, was immediately drawn to Sederbaum's story and his search for community and acceptance through cycling. They then connected with co-director Tim Kressin of Wondercamp and REI Co-op Studios to create the 20-minute short film.
"It was important to me from the start that we build positive representations of trans people in the film via the behind-the-lens work," said Melena. "Izzy was deeply involved in crafting the message of the film, while our shared experiences as trans people created a sense of ownership and belonging. Tim's directorial expertise elevated the result to a cinematic experience we hope will connect viewers with the universal aspects of grief, anxiety and joy, while also uplifting trans filmmakers."
Kressin is a co-founder of Wondercamp, and as a director focuses on building empathy by highlighting often under-told or under-seen stories. Based in Seattle, Kressin believes in staying curious, listening well, and connecting each story to the universally human emotions in all of us. Melena is a Santa Cruz-based director and photographer who specializes in all things outdoor and narrative-driven stories. As a trans filmmaker, he has a passion for centering stories of those less often seen in the spotlight.
This story embodies REI Co-op Studios' efforts to explore the power of time spent outside through the voices of historically underrepresented groups. This is REI Co-op Studio's second film to screen at Tribeca Film Festival. This year's festival premiered more than 250 films over the course of 12 days, with a slate of features and short films highlighting politically, culturally, and socially relevant films from diverse storytellers. "The Right to Joy" screened in the shorts category.
"This is a story about perseverance and the importance of community and acceptance in the outdoors," said Paolo Mottola, REI Co-op's director of brand and content marketing. "We are grateful to Izzy for his bravery in sharing his story, for directors Tim and Jay for their care of such a personal narrative, and for the continued advocacy of dedicated activists like Izzy who work tirelessly toward a more inclusive and safe outdoors. We are proud to make this film for our members and the broader co-op community."
Other production crew members included Producer: Davis Goslin, Assistant Producer: Abdul Kassamali, Cinematographer: Greg Balkin, Location Sound: Megan Martinez Goltz, Assistant Editor: Makenna Wall, and Executive Producers: Paolo Mottola, Joe Crosby and Hanna Boyd.
About REI Co-op Studios
REI Co-op Studios is the retailer's in-house content arm. Across films, podcasts and editorial programs, the studio develops and produces stories that entertain, enrich, and explore the power of time spent outside, while complementing the co-op's broader climate and racial equity, diversity, and inclusion commitment. The studio's slate includes feature films Full Circle, Space Oddity and Frybread Face and Me.
About Wondercamp
Wondercamp is an award-winning, full-service production company based in Seattle. With a strong presence in the documentary space for nearly a decade, they have created a reputation for thoughtful and value-driven storytelling that empowers voices of people who need to be heard. Through every step of production, their mission is to challenge viewers to be more compassionate, more humble, and more curious.
About the REI Co-op
REI is a specialty outdoor retailer, headquartered near Seattle. The nation's largest consumer co-op, REI is a growing community of 23 million members who expect and love the best quality gear, inspiring expert classes and trips, and outstanding customer service. REI has 181 locations in 42 states and the District of Columbia. If you can't visit a store, you can shop at REI.com, REI Outlet or the REI shopping app. REI isn't just about gear. Adventurers can take the trip of a lifetime with REI's active adventure travel company that runs more than 100 itineraries across the country. In many communities where REI has a presence, professionally trained instructors share their expertise by hosting beginner-to advanced-level classes and workshops about a wide range of activities. To build on the infrastructure that makes life outside possible, REI invests millions annually in hundreds of local and national nonprofits that create access to—and steward—the outdoor places that inspire us all.
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SINGAPORE, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the annual meeting of the Rogers International Commodity Index (RICI®) Committee, Jim Rogers and Beeland Interests, Inc. announce that in light of CME's announcement to phase out the Random Length Lumber Futures contract (CME:LBS) in favor of the Lumber Futures contract (CME:LBR), the RICI® and Rogers International Commodity Index – Agriculture sub-index (RICI®-A) will transition from LBS to LBR effective with the January 2023 roll period, which roll period occurs at the end of January 2023. There will be no adjustments to the weights of components comprising the RICI, leaving Index components and weights unchanged since the January 2019 roll period. This outcome reaffirms the founding premise that for the sake of transparency, consistency and stability, composition changes to the RICI be infrequent.
The RICI represents the value of a compendium (or "basket") of globally traded commodities employed in the global economy (38 commodity futures contracts), ranging from agricultural and energy products to metals and minerals. The RICI and its various sub-indexes are used by many investment banks and investors throughout the world.
A copy of the current RICI Handbook may be downloaded free of charge at the following Internet link: http://www.beelandinterests.com/RICI%20Handbook.html.
Jim Rogers, an advocate of commodities-based investing, created the RICI in 1997 and 1998 and is the CEO of Beeland Interests, Inc., the owner of the Index. The RICI Committee, currently chaired by Jim Rogers, determines the Index components and weights. Jim Rogers also is the author of Investment Biker, Adventure Capitalist, Hot Commodities, A Bull in China, A Gift to My Children and Street Smarts–Adventures on the Road and in the Markets.
"Jim Rogers", "James Beeland Rogers, Jr.", and "Rogers" are trademarks and service marks of, and "Rogers International Commodity Index" and "RICI" are registered trademarks and service marks of, Beeland Interests, Inc., which are used subject to license. The personal names and likeness of Jim Rogers/James Beeland Rogers, Jr. are owned and licensed by James Beeland Rogers, Jr.
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Which essential tool for cutting a rabbet joint or dado joint is best?
Although they have fancy names, dados and rabbets are strong, accessible joints that every level of woodworker can use. A dado is a simple flat-bottomed channel that receives and supports shelves or panels, while a rabbet is a one-sided dado cut into the edge of your material. Dados and rabbets are the foundational elements of traditional cabinetry and casework, and they’re a great way to add strength, avoid bulky hardware and enhance visual appeal.
If you’re relatively new to these types of joints, you may find the number of ways you can create them overwhelming. It’s hard to keep track of what tools you need for which method. Thankfully, there are useful products for the two most common methods of making dado and rabbet joints.
What you need to get started
There are some key tools you’re going to need, regardless of the method you choose. As with all woodworking projects, you’re going to need a measuring tape. Another must-have is a good set of clamps, such as the Bessey Economy clutch-style clamp — it strikes the perfect balance between quality and price. Lastly, you’re going to need wood glue to create the joint.
Everything you need to make a dado or rabbet on a table saw
The most common way of making dado or rabbet cuts is with a table saw. However, there are still multiple ways you can make these joints on a table saw. If you don’t make dado and rabbet joints often, consider using the single blade method. On the other hand, if you make these joints frequently, purchase an adjustable dado stack.
DeWALT 10-Inch Jobsite Table Saw
This 10-inch table saw is capable of handling professional projects without taking up too much space. It comes with a convenient wheeled stand, rack and pinion telescoping fence, dust collection port and adjustable throat plate. This saw is more than ready to help you dial in your dado and rabbet joints.
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DeWALT 8 1/4-Inch Compact Jobsite Table Saw
If you’re making your first foray into fine furniture or cabinetry or don’t want to spend a lot of money, this table saw is right for you. With an 8.25-inch blade and all the essential features, this table saw can handle heavy duty DIY tasks easily. Plus, when it’s not in use, you can slip it on a shelf or under a bed without worrying.
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Starrett has built a reputation for producing combination squares that outperform competition in terms of build quality as well as accuracy. Featuring a hardened steel blade, solid cast iron head and a precision lock bolt, you can count on this combination square to provide a straight edge and true right angle every time. Ensuring your fence and blade are completely square before making a dado or rabbet is essential.
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Made from premium TiCo hi-density carbide steel, this adjustable dado stack is designed for endless crosscuts. These blades also feature a silver I.C.E. coating that prevents debris from building up in the blade, keeping it cool and clean during prolonged use. These blades fit standard arbors and all you need to use them on the saw is this dado-appropriate throat plate.
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Everything you need to make a dado or rabbet with a router
Using a router is another popular method of making a dado or rabbet. However, routers are a more advanced tool than most table saws and aren’t as common among DIYers. Nonetheless, there are numerous ways to use a router to make a dado or rabbet. The main thing to remember is keeping your router level and smooth as you move across the material.
DeWALT DWP611 Variable Speed Router
This 1.25 horsepower router packs a lot of power despite its compact nature. With variable speed, a fixed base, adjustable bit depth and two workspace LEDs, the DWP611 is versatile and precise. Whether you want to use your own guides and do it by hand or attach it to a router table for increased consistency, the DWP611 can handle whatever you throw at it.
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Kreg PRS1045 Router Table System
Although a router table isn’t essential for the router method to work, if you’re concerned about precision, this bundle is for you. With self-squaring technology and a robust fence, this router table makes cutting professional-quality dados and rabbets a breeze.
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Top-bearing flush trim bits, or straight bits as they’re known colloquially, attach to your router and use a guide bearing and flat cutter to create a flat-bottomed channel in your material. You can use these bits on a router table for rabetting fairly easily, although it’s not recommended for making dados unless you’re comfortable removing the fence. As long as you keep the base of your router flat to the material, you can get similar results to the table.
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This miniature hand plane is great for creating a perfectly flat surface after using a router to hog out most of the material. Although it’s affordable, this plane has a precision ground cutter that reduces chatter and layered steel blades that work with one another to produce precise, clean shavings with each pass. If you’re unsure about using a handheld router but don’t want to invest in a router table, this is an excellent alternative.
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A house in Bernardsville that sold for $1.95 million tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Somerset County between Feb. 13 and Feb. 20.
In total, 51 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $541,927. The average price per square foot was $282.
The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Feb. 13, even if the property may have been sold earlier.
10. $736,000, condominium at 43 Cannon Court
The 2,134 square-foot condominium at 43 Cannon Court in Basking Ridge has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $736,000, $345 per square foot. The condominium was built in 1999. The deal was finalized on Feb. 3.
9. $751,000, single-family residence at 32 Deer Path Circle
The property at 32 Deer Path Circle in Green Brook has new owners. The price was $751,000. The house was built in 1987 and has a living area of 3,808 square feet. The price per square foot is $197. The deal was finalized on Feb. 7.
8. $765,000, detached house at 66 Castle Way
The sale of the single family residence at 66 Castle Way in Basking Ridge has been finalized. The price was $765,000, and the new owners took over the house in February. The house was built in 1959 and has a living area of 1,592 square feet. The price per square foot was $481. The deal was finalized on Feb. 7.
7. $830,001, single-family home at 11 Amerman Lane
The property at 11 Amerman Lane in Belle Mead has new owners. The price was $830,001. The house was built in 2004 and has a living area of 3,756 square feet. The price per square foot is $221. The deal was finalized on Feb. 3.
6. $860,000, single-family house at 33 Liberty Ridge Road
A sale has been finalized for the single-family residence at 33 Liberty Ridge Road in Basking Ridge. The price was $860,000 and the new owners took over the house in February. The house was built in 1998 and the living area totals 2,346 square feet. The price per square foot ended up at $367. The deal was finalized on Feb. 8.
5. $860,000, single-family residence at 3 Harman Court
The 3,908 square-foot single-family house at 3 Harman Court, Hillsborough, has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $860,000, $220 per square foot. The house was built in 2001. The deal was finalized on Feb. 7.
4. $926,000, single-family house at 8 Pheasant Run
The sale of the detached house at 8 Pheasant Run, Green Brook, has been finalized. The price was $926,000, and the house changed hands in February. The house was built in 1987 and has a living area of 3,863 square feet. The price per square foot was $240. The deal was finalized on Feb. 6.
3. $1.35 million, detached house at 97 Old Smalleytown Road
The 4,978 square-foot detached house at 97 Old Smalleytown Road, Warren, has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $1,350,000, $271 per square foot. The house was built in 2003. The deal was finalized on Feb. 6.
2. $1.4 million, single-family home at 53 Douglass Avenue
The 5,419 square-foot detached house at 53 Douglass Avenue in Bernardsville has now been sold. The transfer of ownership was settled in February and the total purchase price was $1,400,000, $258 per square foot. The house was built in 1980. The deal was finalized on Feb. 3.
1. $1.95 million, single-family home at 71 Beverly Drive
The sale of the single-family residence at 71 Beverly Drive, Bernardsville, has been finalized. The price was $1,950,000, and the new owners took over the house in February. The house was built in 1980 and has a living area of 4,015 square feet. The price per square foot was $486. The deal was finalized on Feb. 6.
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Police: Saginaw men facing charges alleged robbery, torture to undergo psychiatric evaluation
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - The two men from Saginaw who are facing felony charges after allegedly holding two people captive, robbing and torturing them, are going to undergo psychiatric evaluation, court records show.
Jontorrion Reed and Mitchell Ballard allegedly took two people captive on Jan. 5 through Jan. 6, Sgt. Matthew Gerow said. The suspects allegedly robbed and tortured one of the victims and held guns to both victims’ heads and forced them to beat each other up, according to Gerow.
Reed and Ballard were arraigned on Jan. 9 at the Saginaw County District Court.
They were both charged with one count of assault with intent to cause great bodily harm, murder, or strangulation and one count of armed robbery, court records show.
Court records now show that both suspects are to be sent in for forensic evaluations, by the ruling of Judge Randall Jurrens.
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BOULDER, Colo., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE Recovery Systems, an invention company in the sports and injury recovery space, has announced a three-year agreement to be an "Official Medical Supplier" of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. The agreement marks a deepening relationship between NICE Recovery and the skiers and snowboarders that use the company's NICE1 technology to recover faster and stronger from injury and training.
"We've already been helping many U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes to excel for years by providing them with our technology," says NICE Recovery founder and CEO Michael Ross. "We're delighted to help even more athletes and trainers as an official medical supplier for the team and an integral partner in helping athletes thrive on and off the snow."
The company's NICE1 tool is a state-of-the-art iceless system of cold compression therapy that is a first in the market. Because the NICE1 delivers precise cold therapy without ice – with programmable and customizable pneumatic compression – it has been quickly adopted by top orthopedic surgeons, pro athletes and pro teams as a groundbreaking tool in helping people recover faster post-surgery and post-workout.
"NICE Recovery has been helping U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes recover from their day-to-day activities and get back on snow after injuries for several years now," says Steve Nyman, a World Cup alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. "Their product is second-to-none and I'm fired up they're continuing their partnership with U.S. Ski & Snowboard. NICE Recovery is a must-have for any sports team."
The NICE1 unit does not require any ice and is the smallest and lightest cold and compression tool on the market. In fact, many US Ski & Snowboard athletes travel with the NICE1 to their international races.
"I have used NICE machines after each of my knee injuries," says World Cup and Olympic alpine skier Breezy Johnson. "NICE provides an easy means for icing without the hassle of having to fill a machine with ice. I can set the machine to run overnight for maximum anti-inflammatory support or a one-time run after training."
NICE is an invention company in the sports and injury recovery space. Its NICE1 iceless cold and compression therapy tool has established itself as the market leader in technology and design embraced by leading orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers and professional athletes, including the Steadman Clinic, CU Sports Medicine, New York Yankees and US Ski & Snowboard Team. NICE technology is designed and manufactured in the United States at its headquarters in Boulder, CO.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is the Olympic National Governing Body (NGB) of ski and snowboard sports in the USA, based in Park City, Utah. Tracing its roots directly back to 1905, the organization represents nearly 200 elite skiers and snowboarders in 2022, competing in seven teams; alpine, cross country, freeski, freestyle, snowboard, nordic combined and ski jumping. In addition to the elite teams, U.S. Ski & Snowboard also provides leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders across the USA, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success and the value of team. For more information, visit www.usskiandsnowboard.org
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WILMINGTON, N.C., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Pulse, a healthcare finance technology start-up that transforms the way healthcare companies access working capital, announced that Eric D. Hargan, Founder and CEO of The Hargan Group, has joined as a member of its Board of Directors.
Hargan served as Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2017-2021, as well as Acting Secretary in 2017-2018. As Deputy Secretary, he led the day-to-day operations and management of the department, as well as policy and strategy development. He previously served at HHS in similar roles during the George W. Bush Administration. Between his times at HHS, Eric was a practicing attorney specializing in healthcare regulation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and government relations.
Since leaving his post at HHS, Eric has joined the Boards of University Hospitals, Alio Medical, SIU Medicine, Tomorrow Health, and HealthTrackRx. Additionally, Hargan serves as an Adjunct Professor of Management at Vanderbilt and Fellow of the Center for Healthcare Market Innovation in the Owen Graduate School of Business and teaches at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
"I am thrilled to be joining the Board of Capital Pulse," said Hargan. "I believe the company is truly a first mover in healthcare finance. Its innovative, integrated platform for valuing and financing medical insurance claims has the potential to unlock billions of dollars in liquidity within the US healthcare system."
"We couldn't be happier that Eric has joined our Board," said Susan Estes, co-founder and CEO of Capital Pulse. "His expertise in Healthcare and Policy will be immensely helpful in guiding Capital Pulse as we bring our offering to market and deliver on our mission to help hospitals better access working capital, a vital financing lifeline."
Capital Pulse was founded in 2022 by Estes, a pioneering female financial leader and serial entrepreneur. As the first woman to run a US Treasury primary dealership, Estes has a storied career in the capital markets.
Estes, along with co-founders Dr. Alexandria Sakrejda and Josh Holden, created Capital Pulse in response to an increasing need from hospitals to access affordable working capital. The company's premise is that funding rates backed by medical insurance claims should reflect the credit of the underlying guarantor – the U.S. government or other highly-rated institutions – rather than the credit of the hospital or hospital system generating them. Capital Pulse uses secure cutting-edge technology to provide neutral and transparent medical claims scoring to providers, lenders and payers, unlocking liquidity in these undervalued assets.
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Capital Pulse is a healthcare start-up that seeks to transform the way hospitals access working capital. The company's premise is that funding rates backed by medical insurance claims should reflect the credit of the underlying guarantor – the U.S. government or other highly-rated institutions – rather than the credit of the hospital or hospital system generating them. Capital Pulse uses secure cutting-edge technology to provide neutral and transparent medical claims scoring to providers, lenders and payers, unlocking liquidity in these undervalued assets. Capital Pulse is led by CEO Susan Estes, a serial entrepreneur with an extensive and successful track record in capital markets. A pioneering female leader, she was the first woman to run a primary dealership on Wall Street and was a member of the U.S. Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee (TBAC). To find out more, visit www.capitalpulse.com
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CT Albany NY Zone Forecast for Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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Membership Will Drive Solar Energy Innovation and Amplify Expansion Efforts, Strengthening Suntuity's Position as a Leader in Solar and Clean Energy
HOLMDEL, N.J., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Suntuity Renewables ("Suntuity" or the "Company"), a leading provider of renewable energy solutions, today announced its official membership with the Solar Energy Industries Association ("SEIA"), the national trade association for the U.S. solar industry. This membership reflects Suntuity's commitment to promoting the development and utilization of solar energy in the U.S.
SEIA and its members have been at the forefront of driving solar energy adoption since 1974. As an official member of SEIA, Suntuity joins a prestigious network of industry professionals, manufacturers, project developers, and other stakeholders dedicated to advancing solar energy as a clean and sustainable source of power.
"Joining SEIA is an important milestone for Suntuity as we continue to establish ourselves as a leading solar and clean energy company," said Dan Javan, CEO of Suntuity. "SEIA's advocacy, expertise, and influence in the solar industry align perfectly with our vision, and this membership allows us to join an influential community helping drive the adoption and growth of the solar energy sector."
SEIA membership provides Suntuity with valuable industry insights, networking opportunities, and access to the latest research and policy updates. By collaborating with SEIA and its members, Suntuity aims to further enhance its capabilities, leverage industry best practices, and actively contribute to the future of solar energy in the U.S.
As part of its commitment to foster knowledge and expertise within the renewable energy field, Suntuity operates Suntuity University - a leading provider of renewable energy training and education. The platform offers a wide range of courses and programs designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the industry.
"Our affiliation with SEIA strengthens our commitment to delivering the highest standard of training to professionals in the renewable energy industry. By staying connected with industry leaders and accessing the latest industry trends through SEIA, we can continuously enhance our training programs and empower professionals to excel in this rapidly evolving sector," said Brittany Weichers, head of Suntuity University.
Suntuity's membership with SEIA marks another step forward in the Company's journey to becoming an influential and effective member of the solar community. By aligning with entities well-known in the solar industry, Suntuity is building itself to be a trusted provider of renewable energy solutions and continues to demonstrate its dedication to advancing the adoption of solar energy nationwide.
About Suntuity Renewables:
Suntuity Renewables is a leading residential solar company in the country. The Company acquires customers, designs solar energy and home electrification solutions, installs and maintains those systems, and arranges third-party financing solutions for residential customers across the United States. The Company uses a mix of in-house and outsourced solutions to optimize the growth, profitability, and efficiency of its services, which enables it to grow and scale. For more information, visit www.suntuityrenewables.com
About Suntuity University:
Suntuity University is a leading provider of renewable energy training and education, offering a wide range of courses and programs designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the renewable energy industry. With a team of expert trainers and state-of-the-art training facilities, Suntuity University is committed to delivering the highest standard of training to its students. In addition to providing training in the renewable energy field, Suntuity University is a pioneer in the field of drone technology for solar inspections and maintenance, offering Suntuity Airworks trainings to equip professionals with the latest advancements in drone technology. For more information, visit www.suntuityrenewables.com/university
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PSE&G's Customers Experience Fewer Outages Today, Demonstrating $4.8 Billion Investments Enhance Resiliency and Improve Reliability
NEWARK, N.J. , June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Service Electric and Gas, New Jersey's largest utility, is well prepared to support customers and the state for what experts say could be another very active hurricane season. Ten years after Superstorm Sandy raged across the East Coast, PSE&G continues to protect customers' utility service from the damaging impact of extreme weather by strengthening and upgrading its infrastructure. This work contributed to PSE&G customers experiencing fewer outages and the utility achieving strong reliability performances for 2021, one of the best in the last 10 years.*
The $4.8 billion investment in infrastructure strengthening and modernization programs, portions of which are still in progress, spans PSE&G programs Energy Strong I and II and Gas System Modernization Program I and II and includes raising, rebuilding, eliminating and equipment upgrades at 26 stations, many of which were damaged by flooding during Sandy. PSE&G also installed smart grid technologies, replaced close to 2,000 miles of aging gas lines and added digital and other technologies to make the network more intelligent and agile.
PSE&G has received the Mid-Atlantic ReliabilityOne award from PA Consulting for 20 consecutive years, additional evidence that our efforts to strengthen our electric system is benefiting customers.
The benefit to customers was evident last year when Tropical Storm Ida brought historic flooding to most of the utility's service territory. Tropical Storm Ida and its remnants would cause more than $75 billion in damage nationwide – surpassing the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy in 2012. PSE&G's infrastructure stood strong. A total of 215,000 customers lost power compared to more than 2 million who suffered lengthy outages during Sandy. By replacing and modernizing low-pressure cast iron gas mains in or near flood areas, we protected 90,000 customers from risk of losing gas service due to flooding.
"During Superstorm Sandy, I was one of the South Hoboken Commanders for the Hoboken Police Department. The western half of the city was under at least 6 feet of water, which included the PSE&G Marshall Street Substation and our entire city was without power for a week, creating dangerous situations for every resident and every first responder," said Kenneth Ferrante, Director of Public Safety for the City of Hoboken. Over the past ten years, as OEM coordinator, police chief and now public safety director for Hoboken, I have witnessed PSE&G's critical commitment to improving infrastructure. From working with the city to relocate and elevate our main substation out of the flood zone to integrating upgraded cables and stronger poles, PSE&G has been an invaluable partner in making our community safer and more resilient. PSE&G's commitment to working with our city government brought Hoboken to a place where there was not one power outage during either Ida or Hurricane Henri. When major storms bring little negative impact, residents stay safe and get back to their normal routines much sooner."
PSE&G has upgraded lines and installed more redundant circuits so that if a portion of a line gets damaged, we can prevent an outage by using another electrical pathway. These improvements and upgrades allow power to be restored quicker, especially for critical facilities. In the areas served by new infrastructure, critical facilities like hospitals, water treatment plants and other essential providers of health and safety services, had their outage times dramatically reduced.
"We're expecting this hurricane season to be another busy, potentially dangerous one with more major storms, so we urge customers to make plans and prepare now," said Kim Hanemann, PSE&G president and chief operating officer. "The work we began a decade ago is paying off – fewer customers are experiencing outages and when they do occur, we can restore power more quickly. Continuing these investments to protect our customers from extreme weather is fundamental to our Powering Progress vision of a future where people use less energy, and it's cleaner, safer and delivered more reliably than ever."
Colorado State University meteorologists predict there will be 20 named storms this year - including four major hurricanes, well above-average activity. Last year, there were 21 named storms, making it the sixth consecutive year of above-average hurricane activity.
PSE&G customers can prepare for the upcoming season by:
- Create an emergency kit including a battery-powered radio, alarm clock, flashlights, batteries, bottled water and nonperishable food. For more information, see the American Red Cross recommendations.
- Prepare for power outages by charging our phones, tablets, power backups and other mobile devices. If you have a gas-powered backup generator, learn to use it safely. Stay informed with MyAlerts.
- Register life-sustaining equipment needs with PSE&G. If you or a loved one relies on electricity to operate life-sustaining equipment, it is critical to inform PSE&G by completing the Critical Care Application in advance of storms.
- Prepare for wind or flooding by securing outside objects like garbage cans and patio furniture and turning off power to natural gas appliances and supply valves. If you must evacuate, shut off the gas valve at the meter before leaving.
- If you have a power generator always operate your generator according to the directions in the owner's manual. Never use a generator or other fuel-powered machines inside. Generators can produce 100 times more carbon monoxide (CO) than a car. Hazardous CO fumes are odorless and can quickly overwhelm you in minutes if a generator is used indoors, even with doors and windows open. This includes outbuildings like sheds or garages.
* As measured by the average number of customers who experienced outages lasting for more than five minutes in 2021 – a key reliability metric in the electric utility industry.
Public Service Electric & Gas Co. is New Jersey's oldest and largest gas and electric delivery public utility, serving three-quarters of the state's population, as well as one of the nation's largest utilities. PSE&G has won the ReliabilityOne Award for superior electric system reliability in the Mid-Atlantic region for 20 consecutive years. PSE&G received the 2022 ENERGY STAR® "Partner of the Year" award in the Energy Efficiency Program Delivery category, and is a 2021 Customer Champion and Most Trusted Brand as named by Escalent. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a predominantly regulated infrastructure company focused on a clean energy future and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America for 14 consecutive years (www.pseg.com).
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Neighbors remember woman found dead in department store restroom
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - According to officials with the Belk department store, 63-year-old Bessie Durham worked for a company called KBS, which provides cleaning services for not only the store but the entire mall, WIS reported.
It’s believed that Durham’s body was in a restroom at Belk for four days before she was found.
The family bathroom where the body was found is currently no longer open to the public and has a white sign taped to the door that says it’s out of order.
Several of Durham’s neighbors remember her as the light of their community.
“She’s going to be missed around here,” said Theresa Boston, who lived across the street from Durham.
Boston said she was more than just a neighbor. She was a friend.
She said, “She was a loving person. I hate that happened. She loved her kids real bad. She got along with everybody. Everybody loved her. Everybody called her mama.”
Boston said Durham will be remembered for her generosity, saying she would often cook food and share it with people in the neighborhood, but she said she was also a family woman. Boston would often see Durham’s family stop by her home.
“She had two little grandkids that used to come over. I remember I would always compliment them because they had bows in their heads,” said Boston.
And she remembers seeing Durham leave her house that Thursday morning, but she didn’t know that was the last time she’d see her.
A report from the coroner’s office says that Durham could be seen on surveillance footage entering into the bathroom where her body was found around 7 a.m. Thursday, but she never left. Her body was later discovered around 8 p.m. Monday.
Boston said, “My first thought was, ‘How could you not know a person was here when their cart is by the bathroom?’ You got a check-in schedule. You know when they clock in and clock out. That’s just slack on their part, and yes, they should be held accountable.”
“The fact that she never clocked out or nothing, seemed like that should’ve been a red flag,” said Ike Abney, Bessie Durham’s neighbor.
Boston told WIS that her family knocked on doors around the neighborhood after they didn’t hear from her.
“I was the first person they asked because I sit here and I see everything. I’m always watching. That’s why I said earlier, pay attention to your surroundings and everything around you,” said Boston.
The coroner says there’s no indication of foul play nor were there any indications of drug use. The coroner believes at this time that her death is a result of natural causes.
“She seemed like a pretty healthy lady, nice and friendly and all. It didn’t seem like she was sick or nothing,” said Abney.
While the coroner has received surveillance footage, the Columbia Police Department is still waiting on that footage to use in their investigation.
The deputy chief confirmed the bathroom Durham’s body was found in only locks from the inside.
The coroner’s office has scheduled an autopsy for Durham on Thursday.
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The breakthrough waveform enables AXESS to deliver exceptional agility and performance to MNOs, allowing greater versatility and scale for its clients across Colombia, Peru, Mexico and other regions of the continent
HERNDON, Va., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has delivered its Mx-DMA® MRC technology to global service provider AXESS Networks, enabling the company to further augment its cellular backhaul networks whilst achieving greater efficiencies. The implementation, across Colombia, Peru and Mexico, has been completed at a time when demand for mobile connectivity continues to increase across the region where it serves businesses, organizations and individuals with essential communications.
A longstanding customer of ST Engineering iDirect, AXESS has deployed both the Evolution® and Dialog® platforms which provide VSAT and 4G services to the Americas and EMEA regions. As a company that strives to remain at the leading edge of technological advancements, AXESS has adopted the revolutionary Mx-DMA MRC waveform after utilizing ST Engineering iDirect's Mx-DMA return technology that incorporates the best features of MF-TDMA and single channel per carrier (SCPC).
The initial rollout took place in Colombia, where AXESS migrated its first four MNO networks to Mx-DMA MRC. The company now plans to expand its solutions to operate corporate and cellular backhaul networks in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico and Chile, all utilizing Mx-DMA MRC bringing the total to seven high-capacity networks on the return technology and more than 2 Gbps.
"The migration to the Mx-DMA MRC technology was important because, in addition to being a technical challenge for the entire organization, it allowed us to improve our scale and the versatility of our network design, reaching backhaul markets where we did not have a presence before, such as Chile," said Germán Pérez, Director of Product and Business Development at AXESS. "This technology adds the power of Mx-DMA and the versatility of TDMA with the benefit of scale in hardware, eliminating the limitation from a couple of dozen remotes to over a thousand SCPC links at over a thousand per box and all handled using one single piece of hardware."
Mx-DMA MRC is a patented multi-access waveform that incorporates the scalability of MF-TDMA with the efficiency of SCPC into a single return technology for unprecedented service agility. It enables service providers to cover a myriad of use cases in a single return link without making tradeoffs between speed, efficiency and scale, lowering their total cost of ownership.
"Since deploying MRC, we have noted that our cellular backhaul solutions achieve high efficiency, operating more than 3 bits/Hz in download in both forward and return, with the most powerful return link for organizations that seek to find greater bandwidth for their clients using small terminals," continues Pérez. "We use the benefits of acceleration for mobile solutions or GTP that operates very powerfully over MRC. The net result is an end user experience that rivals that of terrestrial connectivity."
"The impact that Mx-DMA MRC has had on AXESS' cellular backhaul network is absolutely tangible and is reflected in the end user experience," said Darren Ludington, Regional Vice President, Americas, ST Engineering iDirect. "We look forward to seeing AXESS' continued success, and to supporting them with the most powerful technology available today and in the future."
ST Engineering iDirect, a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate their services and optimize their satcom networks. Through the merger with Newtec, a recognized industry pioneer, the combined business unites over 35 years of innovation focused on solving satellite's most critical economic and technology challenges and expands a shared commitment to shaping the future of how the world connects. The product portfolio, branded under the names iDirect and Newtec, represents the highest standards in performance, efficiency and reliability, making it possible for its customers to deliver the best satcom connectivity experience anywhere in the world. ST Engineering iDirect is the world's largest TDMA enterprise VSAT manufacturer and is the leader in key industries including broadcast, mobility and military/government. In 2007, iDirect Government was formed to better serve the U.S. government and defense communities. For more information on our platforms please visit www.idirect.net.
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HARTFORD, Conn., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS) today reported preliminary assets under management of $155.4 billion as of June 30, 2022. The decrease from March 31, 2022 primarily reflected market depreciation and net outflows in open-end funds and retail separate accounts, partially offset by positive net flows in institutional accounts. In addition, the company provided services to $3.0 billion of other fee-earning assets, which are not included in assets under management.
About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: VRTS) is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. We provide investment management products and services from our affiliated managers, each with a distinct investment style and autonomous investment process, as well as select subadvisers. Investment solutions are available across multiple disciplines and product types to meet a wide array of investor needs. Additional information about our firm, investment partners, and strategies is available at virtus.com.
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Democrats are projected to flip control of the mayor’s office in Jacksonville, Fla., the largest city in the country with a GOP leader, according to CNN and NBC.
AP projected that Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis to succeed Mayor Lenny Curry (R), who is term-limited. Deegan, who will be the city’s first female mayor, won against Davis in a runoff on Tuesday after the two candidates advanced from a blanket primary earlier this year.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) endorsed Davis back in March.
Deegan worked in broadcast journalism as an anchor at First Coast News and created a foundation, called the DONNA Foundation, in 2003 to support medical providers and patients and survivors of breast cancer after her own battles with the disease, according to her campaign’s website.
She ran on a platform of improving the city’s infrastructure, increasing access to health care for the city’s residents and bringing businesses to Jacksonville that “want to be part of growing a better, fairer, more inclusive city” and “value our increasing diversity.”
Curry has served as mayor since his narrow election to the office in 2015. He was reelected in 2019 by a comfortably majority.
With Deegan’s victory, the largest city in the country with a Republican mayor will be Fort Worth, Texas, where Mattie Parker has served since 2021, according to FiveThirtyEight. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/florida-democrats-win-mayors-race-in-jacksonville-dealing-blow-to-desantis/ | 2023-05-17 03:41:42 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/florida-democrats-win-mayors-race-in-jacksonville-dealing-blow-to-desantis/ |
Dear Carolyn: I’m a working-class, single woman. For about 20 years, my older brother has given me $15,000 to $20,000 annually. Although this money is a bit less critical now than it was years ago, it’s still very helpful to me.
His wife quit her job when they married 15 years ago and doesn’t work. They also have no children and don’t plan on any.
Since his marriage, he’s continued to give me money, saying, “Keep this between us.” I asked him once whether his wife would be angry, and he deflected a bit and said: “All the money in our marriage, including the house and cars, comes from me. If I want to help my sister out, that’s my decision.” That comment seems a bit 1950s-ish, and I think he is — we are — being dishonest with his wife.
Despite his request, I’m seriously considering telling his wife to make it all aboveboard, but I think my brother will be angry. What do you think?
— Cash Conundrum
Cash Conundrum: Ack, no, don’t do that. Don’t thank him for his support by kneecapping his marriage.
Your brother is the person to talk to, again, if anyone. Not his wife.
For one thing, going behind his back to help her is a bizarre way to fix the ethics of his going behind her back to help you. (If indeed that’s what he’s doing, which I’ll get to in a second.) And, although your goal to bring things “aboveboard” is honorable, the idea that tipping her off would accomplish this goal seems naive. It sounds like a way to sow conflict, not cooperative enlightenment.
Certainly most of that conflict would trace to your brother’s choice to act unilaterally within his marriage and to make you his reluctant accomplice. This isn’t all on you.
But the choice not to tattle on him is simple, and in fact the only straightforward thing about the whole scenario. You have morally superior alternatives that are your business, and your brother’s marriage isn’t.
If you decide also to broach this with your brother again, then make sure you’ve thought through the complexities first, such as where the line is between “his” money and “their” money — the full range of opinions, not just your own — or what say she has over a practice he started years before he married her. Any legal answers are the couple’s concern, but a nuanced understanding of the moral ones is yours, whether you take the money or take a stand.
Also: If you do feel the money arrangement is dishonest, then is it your place to fix their arrangement for them — or are your choices limited to accepting or refusing the cash?
Also: You balk at his “1950s-ish” attitude, but does his wife? What if she’s fine with their roles and his spending — but they argue sometimes about you? (Nothing personal, just spitballing here.) Do you even know she doesn’t know about the money? Maybe she does but it’s a sore subject between them.
A marriage is a black box to the people who aren’t in it; remind yourself of this every time you’re about to meddle with one from the outside.
Broadly speaking, whether he tells his wife is his decision. Whether you accept his money is yours. Whatever you decide to do, please keep those boundaries clear. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/04/05/carolyn-hax-brother-money-wife/ | 2023-04-05 04:30:08 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/04/05/carolyn-hax-brother-money-wife/ |
Twitter's relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check “verification” labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of impostor accounts approved by Twitter.
Before billionaire Elon Musk took control of the social media platform two weeks ago the blue check was granted to celebrities, journalists and verified by the platform — precisely to prevent impersonation. Now, anyone can get one as long as they have a phone, a credit card and $8 a month.
After an impostor account registered under the revamped Twitter Blue system tweeted that insulin was free, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. had to post an apology. Nintendo, Lockheed Martin, Musk’s own Tesla and SpaceX were also impersonated as well as the accounts of various professional sports figures.
For advertisers who have put their business in Twitter on hold, the fake accounts could be the last straw as Musk’s rocky run atop the platform — laying off half the workforce and triggering high-profile departures — raises questions about its survivability.
There are now two categories of “blue checks,” and they look identical. One includes the accounts verified before Musk took helm. It notes that “This account is verified because it’s notable in government, news, entertainment, or another designated category.” The other notes that the account subscribes to Twitter Blue.
An email sent to Twitter's press address went unanswered. The company's communications department was gutted in the layoffs.
On Thursday, Musk tweeted that “too many corrupt legacy Blue ‘verification’ checkmarks exist, so no choice but to remove legacy Blue in coming months.”
Twitter Blue was not available on the platform’s online version, which said signup was only possible on the iPhone version. But the iPhone version did not offer Twitter Blue as an option
Twitter also once again began adding gray “official” labels to some prominent accounts. It had rolled out the labels earlier this week, only to kill them a few hours later.
They returned Thursday night, at least for some accounts — including Twitter's own, as well as big companies like Amazon, Nike and Coca-Cola, before many vanished again.
Celebrities also did not appear to be getting the “official” label.
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AP Technology Writer Frank Bajak in Boston contributed to this report.
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ISELIN, N.J., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies is a leading Global IT Consulting and Digital Solutions provider that is empowering businesses worldwide to realize digital transformation at scale and speed. As a Guidewire PartnerConnect partner, Hexaware delivers Guidewire services for Property & Casualty insurers. Hexaware's platform-driven approach of providing complete automation, full-cloud enablement, and personalized customer services endeavors to drive growth in the insurance sector.
Hexaware continuously strives to push for modernization and innovation in insurance and share its learnings with the industry. The fast-growing IT consulting company is glad to be a Gold sponsor of this year's Guidewire Connections, which will occur from October 23 to 26, 2022. The event provides a great networking opportunity for P&C insurers, Guidewire customers, and partners to discuss the future of insurance and share valuable insights on efficient claims handling and providing a market-leading customer experience.
At this event, Hexaware will be co-presenting with its client Tryg, a leading insurance provider in the Nordic countries. In its quest for efficient claims handling and delivering market-leading customer satisfaction, the insurer leveraged Guidewire CustomerEngage for Account Management to significantly enhance claims visibility and improve claims handlers' efficiency. Join Tryg and Hexaware as they discuss the details of the project and its successful delivery and results.
Inger Lise Angelskår, VP of Finance and Development Claims and Michael Poulsen, VP & Head of Business Technology at Tryg will talk about delivering a top-notch customer experience using Guidewire Digital in an interactive discussion with Vijay Raghavan from Hexaware.
"As a Guidewire PartnerConnect Consulting partner, over the years, we have taken a great sense of pride in having helped insurers with their digital transformation. We are an organization with deep engineering roots, and we continue to build and innovate automation tools and assets. These, backed by our world-class certified workforce, dramatically reduce the time to market and significantly reduce transformation risk associated with digital insurance programs," says Vijay Raghavan, Head of Insurance Europe, Hexaware.
Inger Lise Angelskår, VP, Finance and Development Claims, Tryg, said, "My personal ambition and Tryg's vision are to be world-leading in claims handling and using technology to achieve this goal. 'Follow my claim', an initiative to keep customers informed in a secure manner, along with other projects we do with Guidewire, Hexaware and other partners are geared towards this goal – leveraging technology to achieve world-class claims handling. The journey with Hexaware and Guidewire in relation to 'Follow my claim' has been very rewarding, especially with the ability to understand the business value and design a technically strong solution. 'Follow my claim' solution increases transparency and customer engagement in a secure GDPR compliant manner – which is very important for Tryg."
Michael Poulsen, VP & Head of Business Technology, Tryg, says, "Legacy system transformation is a huge and complex job requiring a lot of people, commitment and attention. At Tryg, we have been successful with this by using an agile approach, smaller iterations, and commitment from the top. For us in Tryg IT, it is important that we attract top-notch system integrators that fit into the way Tryg works and the culture that we have. But that also comes with experience, a professional way of working and adapting to the system. Our collaboration with Hexaware has been tremendous. We've received a lot of help on the quality part and 'Follow my claim' online. We've learned a lot of things together that can be shared with the world."
Learn more about Hexaware's Guidewire digital capabilities here.
About Hexaware
Hexaware is a global IT, BPS and consulting services company empowering businesses worldwide to realize digital transformation at scale and speed.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lawsuit challenging an Indiana law that prohibits transgender students from competing in girls school sports was dropped Wednesday just weeks before it was to be heard by a federal appeals court.
A federal judge in Indianapolis ruled against the law in August and granted a preliminary injunction allowing a 10-year-old transgender girl to rejoin her school’s all-girls softball team in the Indianapolis Public Schools district.
But the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, which represented the girl, and the state attorney general’s office filed court documents Wednesday to dismiss the lawsuit because the girl recently enrolled in a charter school not operated by the district.
“The parties acknowledge that as this case is now moot and must be dismissed, this Court’s preliminary injunction, upon dismissal of this action, will be vacated and will be of no effect,” the court filing said.
There’s an ongoing national debate about the rights of transgender athletes . More than a dozen states have passed laws banning or restricting their participation in sports based on arguments that they have an unfair, competitive advantage.
A federal judge earlier this month ruled that West Virginia can keep its ban on transgender athletes competing in female school sports. A federal appeals court in New York, however, dismissed a challenge to Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender girls to compete in girls sports.
The ACLU said it stands by its arguments that the Indiana law violates federal Title IX protections against discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities — and indicated that it could file future legal challenges on behalf of other transgender students.
“We filed to dismiss our case on behalf of a trans athlete in IPS schools solely due to individual circumstances regarding our client’s recent transfer,” the ACLU said in a statement.
U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson had ruled that the fifth-grade girl had “a strong likelihood” of prevailing in arguments that the Indiana law violated federal Title IX protections. The federal appeals court in Chicago was scheduled to hear arguments in the case on Feb. 15.
Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature approved the law last year over the veto of GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb as opponents argued it was a bigoted response to a problem that doesn’t exist.
The state attorney general’s office didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment Wednesday. It had argued in filings with the appeals court that upholding the judge’s ruling “would throw open girls’ sports to members of the male sex with all the advantages being born male confers, depriving women of equal opportunities to compete fairly and safely in sports.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-court-challenge-to-indiana-trans-sports-ban-has-been-dropped/ | 2023-01-19 15:33:39 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-court-challenge-to-indiana-trans-sports-ban-has-been-dropped/ |
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Residents of Nebraska approved a new photo identification requirement for future elections as voters in several states decided measures that could affect the way ballots are cast in the next presidential election.
The voting-related measures were among more than 130 state proposals appearing on ballots, addressing contentious issues such as abortion, taxes, drug policy and labor laws.
Heading into Tuesday’s elections, about two-thirds of states already required some form of identification to vote, though not all of those mandated a photo ID. Nebraska was among the states without an identification requirement, even though Republicans had tried for years to pass one in the Legislature.
The photo ID measure finally made the ballot this year thanks to an initiative petition drive bankrolled by Marlene Ricketts, the mother of term-limited Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts. He said the 2020 election revealed that “people had concern about the integrity of our voting systems,” though there was no evidence of widespread fraud.
While Nebraskans opted for stricter voting rules, Arkansas residents rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have made it harder to approve future ballot initiatives. The measure would have required a 60% threshold, instead of a simple majority, to pass citizens’ initiatives and constitutional amendments.
Voters in South Dakota rejected a similar measure earlier this year, and Arizona voters on Tuesday also were deciding whether to require a 60% threshold to approve future ballot initiatives containing tax increases.
Alabama voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday requiring future election law changes to take effect at least six months before a general election.
Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from voting in local elections, becoming the seventh state to do so. The measure championed by the state’s Republican elections chief was in response to an effort to expand noncitizen voting in one small Ohio village, as well as to efforts cropping up in larger cities, such as New York and San Francisco.
Voters in Connecticut approved a measure to expand access to voting. After defeating an advance voting measure in 2014, voters on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment authorizing the Democratic-led General Assembly to create an early voting law. That would leave Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire as the only states without an early in-person voting period available for all voters, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Voters in Michigan were supporting a wide-ranging initiative backed by voting rights advocates. It would expand early voting options, require state-funded return postage and drop boxes for absentee ballots and specify that the Board of State Canvassers has only a “clerical, nondiscretionary” duty to certify election results. The proposal also could preempt Republican attempts to tighten photo identification laws by amending the state constitution to include the current alternative of signing an affidavit.
Votes were still being counted for an Arizona measure that would fortify an existing photo ID law for in-person voting by eliminating an alternative of providing two documents bearing a person’s name and address. People voting by mail — the vast majority in Arizona — would have to list their date of birth and either their driver’s license number, a state identification number or the last four digits of their Social Security number.
A proposed amendment to Nevada’s Constitution would adopt an open primary election to advance the top five vote-getters. Ranked choice voting then would be used to determine the winner of the general election. If no candidate received a majority on the first count, the votes for the bottom candidate would be reassigned to voters’ next preferences until one candidate has a majority. Similar systems already exist for some elections in Maine and in Alaska. But the Nevada measure, if approved this year, would require a second approval in 2024 to take effect.
In other ballot issues, voters in Illinois and Tennessee were moving in opposite directions on labor policies. While Illinois residents were favoring a proposed constitutional right to collective bargaining, Tennessee voters passed a constitutional amendment forbidding workplace contracts from requiring union fees.
Gun policies also drew contrasting approaches in states. Iowa voters approved a measure embedding the right to bear arms in the state constitution. Oregon voters, meanwhile, were deciding whether to restrict gun rights by prohibiting magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds and requiring safety training and a permit to purchase firearms.
Voters in Alabama, Tennessee and Vermont all approved constitutional measures against slavery and involuntary servitude, intending to end the potential of that being used as a criminal punishment.
Health care also was on the ballot in some states. An Oregon measure would create a constitutional right to affordable health care and obligate the state to ensure access. A measure in South Dakota would expand Medicaid coverage to adults under the terms of the federal health care law enacted more than a decade ago under former President Barack Obama.
California, as is often the case, was home to the nation’s most expensive ballot battle. Hundreds of millions of dollars were poured into the campaigns of two competing initiatives to legalize sports betting — one backed by wealthy Native American tribes and the other by online gambling companies and less-affluent tribes. Both were defeated by voters.
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Associated Press writer Julie Carr Smyth contributed to this report.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the 2022 midterm elections at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections. And learn more about the issues and factors at play in the midterms at https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections. | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/ap-voting-laws-at-issue-as-states-decide-scores-of-ballot-items/ | 2022-11-09 12:54:09 | 0 | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/ap-voting-laws-at-issue-as-states-decide-scores-of-ballot-items/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza called Gov. Greg Abbott’s promise to pardon convicted murderer Daniel Perry “deeply troubling” in a statement Sunday.
On Friday, a jury found Perry guilty of murdering Garrett Foster during a July 2020 protest in Austin but not guilty of an aggravated assault charge.
Perry has not yet been sentenced for the conviction.
But by Saturday afternoon, Abbott declared on social media that he would sign a pardon recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles for Perry “as soon as it hits my desk.” The Governor also said that he has instructed the agency to “expedite its review” of the case.
In Garza’s Sunday statement, the DA noted that the jury deliberated on their verdict for 15 hours, after days of court proceedings.
You can read the full statement below:
“In our legal system, a jury that gets to decide whether a defendant is guilty or innocent – not the Governor,” said Garza in his statement, “As this process continues, the Travis County District Attorney’s office will continue to fight to uphold the rule of law and to hold accountable people who commit acts of gun violence in our community.”
Austin police report from July 2020 incident
According to APD’s description of the incident, a car turned on Congress Avenue near 4th Street at 9:51 p.m. into where a group of protesters was marching against police violence. Protesters surrounded the car. Foster was armed with an assault-style weapon and was one of the protesters who surrounded the car.
Former Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said that is when the driver, later identified as Perry, fired five shots from inside the vehicle, hitting Foster multiple times. Foster never fired a shot. Another protester then shot at the car three times but did not hit anyone.
Perry and the other shooter were detained by police after the incident. Audio from Perry’s 911 call and video from his interview with APD were played during the trial.
During the trial’s opening statements March 28, the defense argued Perry had to defend himself after he was swarmed by protesters. Perry, an Army sergeant, came in contact with the protesters after traveling to Austin from Killeen to drive for Uber for supplemental income.
Opening statements from the state revealed Foster was a frequent BLM protester, and prosecutors said he was protesting nearly every day that summer. The state argued Perry incited the crowd, causing protesters to respond by hitting and kicking his car, and also screaming at him.
According to state prosecutors, Perry openly discussed his anti-protest feelings on social media. They said he had a conversation with a family friend a few weeks prior to the Austin BLM protest on July 25, about a protest in Seattle, where a driver drove into a crowd and killed a protester. Prosecutors said in this conversation with his friend, Perry agreed someone could and should claim self-defense even if they incited a crowd.
Perry’s defense said he did everything he could to avoid the protesters as he dropped off one of his riders downtown. They said he was fully cooperative with police and turned over his phone and social media passwords right away, without a warrant.
The state argued Perry sped into the crowd of protesters, though that was disputed by the defense’s expert witnesses who used science and data to track the speed of his car. The expert testified he was slowing down when his car entered the demonstration.
The defense and state both rested Wednesday afternoon. During the trial, nearly 40 witnesses were called on to testify. Closing arguments were given Thursday before jurors began deliberations.
Jurors concluded their deliberations Friday evening. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/texas-da-calls-gov-abbotts-vow-to-pardon-man-who-killed-protester-deeply-troubling/ | 2023-04-10 20:09:36 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/texas-da-calls-gov-abbotts-vow-to-pardon-man-who-killed-protester-deeply-troubling/ |
Nearly two years after 10 people were crushed to death during the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival, no charges have been filed — even though some people, including event workers, expressed safety concerns.
Pinpointing “who exactly caused those deaths is not an easy question to answer,” said Sandra Guerra Thompson, a criminal law professor at the University of Houston Law Center.
“It’s a very difficult thing to say, unless you have some kind of clear evidence that somebody in charge, whose job it was to ensure safety and who should have known better, failed to take action,” she said.
A nearly 1,300-page report on the investigation into the tragedy released by Houston police Friday said contract worker Reece Wheeler told authorities that he saw a crush of people and warned an event organizer that people could die, shortly before rapper Travis Scott went onstage.
In the report, investigators wrote that Scott said he did see one person near the stage getting medical attention, but said that overall, the crowd seemed to enjoy the show. He said he did not see any signs of serious problems, nor did he hear anyone tell him to stop the show.
Hip-hop artist Drake, who also performed, told police it was difficult to see from the stage what was going on in the crowd and that he didn’t hear anyone call for the show to stop.
Despite no charges being filed, more than 500 lawsuits have been filed over the deaths and injuries at the concert, including many against concert promoter Live Nation and Scott. Some of those suits have since been settled.
Those who were killed ranged in age from 9 to 27, and all 10 people died due to compression asphyxia, according to medical examiners.
In June, a Texas grand jury declined to indict six people in the case, including Scott. Prosecutors said, then, that the circumstances of the deaths limited what charges they were able to present, eliminating potential counts such as murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.
Thompson said the sheer number of people involved in putting on the event, the large scale of it, and the high bar for proving criminal negligence or recklessness are challenges for prosecutors in cases like this.
“It goes back to, who knows what’s going on, is that being communicated?” she said. “Were they being told that people have died, and they still wanted the concert to go on? Or, were they being told that ‘Hey, some people are getting hurt, which might not be that unusual at an event like that?”
Assistant Harris County District Attorney Alycia Harvey said after the grand jury declined to issue indictments that prosecutors were left with only possible counts of endangering a child in connection with the deaths of the two youngest concertgoers, ages 9 and 14.
Scott’s lawyer, Kent Schaffer, has said that the performer was not responsible for the tragedy.
“He never encouraged people to do anything that resulted in other people being hurt,” Schaffer said.
Scott has previously said he was unaware of the deaths until after the show. He has since created what he called Project HEAL, a $5 million initiative that includes funding for an effort to address safety challenges for festivals and large-scale events.
The police report said Scott told investigators that around the time Drake came onstage he was told to end the show after the performance, but that no one told him of an emergency.
Following the tragedy, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott formed a task force to study concert safety, and to recommend crowd control and security measures during mass gathering.
The task force in April 2022 reported that people without tickets entered the outdoor festival area hours before the performances began, overwhelming staff and leading to a variety of injuries. It also concluded that the process for issuing permits for mass gatherings is inconsistent statewide.
The task force recommended creating a command center that is authorized to pause or cancel a show in response to safety concerns.
“Sometimes, sadly, industries learn safety practices following disasters,” said Thompson, the law professor. “The standards for live concerts like this, I would imagine, are going to change.”
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Miller reported from Oklahoma City, Willingham reported from Charleston, West Virginia. | https://www.fox16.com/entertainment-news/ap-10-people-died-at-the-astroworld-music-festival-two-years-ago-what-happens-now/ | 2023-07-29 20:09:32 | 1 | https://www.fox16.com/entertainment-news/ap-10-people-died-at-the-astroworld-music-festival-two-years-ago-what-happens-now/ |
VIDEO: Teen driver loses control of car, nearly kills officer
FAIRFAX, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - A police officer was nearly killed when a teen driver lost control and spun out of control on a highway in northern Virginia.
The incident was captured on the officer’s dashboard camera.
The Fairfax County Police Department says the crash started when an officer had pulled over the driver of a BMW 750 Series just after 11:30 a.m. on Fairfax County Parkway.
And a 17-year-old driver of a black BMW M3 was traveling northbound on the parkway at a high rate of speed when they lost control.
“The BMW spun around, crossed the median, striking the community member’s vehicle, then the officer’s vehicle,” the Fairfax County Police Department said. “The officer was nearly struck and killed.”
Police say the driver of the BMW 750 Series was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and released from the hospital.
The juvenile driver of the BMW M3 and two passengers in that vehicle sustained minor injuries.
The teen driver was also charged with reckless driving.
“The Fairfax County Police Department is relieved that this crash did not result in a tragedy,” the police department said. “This is an important reminder that life can change in an instant. It is the driver’s responsibility to drive safely and arrive safely.”
Copyright 2023 WWBT via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kold.com/2023/05/02/video-teen-driver-loses-control-car-nearly-kills-officer/ | 2023-05-02 22:34:41 | 0 | https://www.kold.com/2023/05/02/video-teen-driver-loses-control-car-nearly-kills-officer/ |
Stocks ended broadly lower on Wall Street, leaving most major indexes in the red for the week, as more concerns emerged about inflation.
Markets fell after a report showed U.S. consumers raising their expectations for inflation, yet another signal that the Federal Reserve will have to continue aggressively raising interest rates. The strategy raises the risk of a recession.
The S&P 500 fell 2.4% Friday. The Dow fell 1.3% and the Nasdaq gave back 3.1%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which influences mortgage rates, is near the highest it’s been since 2008.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 86.84 points, or 2.4%, to 3,583.07.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 403.89 points, or 1.3%, to 29,634.83.
The Nasdaq fell 327.76 points, or 3.1%, to 10,321.39.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 46.01 point, or 2.7%, to 1,682.40.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 56.59 points, or 1.6%.
The Dow is up 338.04 points, or 1.2%.
The Nasdaq is down 331.02 points, or less than 3.1%.
The Russell 2000 is down 19.75 points, or 1.2%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 1,183.11 points, or 24.8%.
The Dow is down 6,703.47 points, or 18.4%.
The Nasdaq is down 5,323.58 points, or 34%.
The Russell 2000 is down 562.91 points, or 25.1%. | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/How-major-US-stock-indexes-fared-Friday-10-14-2022-17510169.php | 2022-10-14 21:06:07 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/How-major-US-stock-indexes-fared-Friday-10-14-2022-17510169.php |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who fired a shot at police as they burst through Taylor’s door the night she was killed has settled two lawsuits against the city of Louisville, his attorneys said Monday.
The city agreed to pay $2 million to settle lawsuits filed by Kenneth Walker in federal and state court, one of his attorneys, Steve Romines, said in a statement. He added that Taylor’s death “will haunt Kenny for the rest of his life.”
“He will live with the effects of being put in harm’s way due to a falsified warrant, to being a victim of a hailstorm of gunfire and to suffering the unimaginable and horrific death of Breonna Taylor,” Romines said.
Walker and Taylor were settled in bed for the night when they were roused by banging on her apartment door around midnight on March 13, 2020. Police were outside with a drug warrant, and they used a battering ram to knock down the door. Walker fired a single shot from a handgun, striking Sgt. John Mattingly in the leg. Mattingly and two other officers then opened fire, killing Taylor.
The case highlighted the issue of “no-knock” warrants — which allow law enforcement agents to enter a home without announcing their presence – and led to a reexamination of the practice.
Walker was initially charged with attempted murder of a police officer, but charges against him were eventually dropped as protests and news media attention on the Taylor case intensified in the spring of 2020.
Walker told investigators he didn’t know police were at the door, and he thought an intruder was trying to break in.
Earlier this year, U.S. Justice Department prosecutors charged three Louisville officers with a conspiracy to falsify the Taylor warrant. One of the now-former officers, Kelly Goodlett, has pleaded guilty and admitted to helping create a false link between Taylor and a wanted drug dealer.
Walker wrote in an opinion piece in the Washington Post in August that a police officer had “finally taken some responsibility for the death of my girlfriend.”
“Knowing all the problems that this failed raid would create, the Louisville police tried to use me as a scapegoat to deflect blame,” he wrote. “It almost worked.”
Two other former officers involved in the warrant, Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, are scheduled to go on trial in federal court next year.
The city of Louisville paid a $12 million settlement to Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, in September 2020.
Walker’s attorneys said Monday that part of the settlement he received would be used to set up a scholarship fund for law school students interested in practicing civil rights law. Another portion will be contributed to the Center for Innovations in Community Safety, a police and community reform Center at Georgetown Law School. | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-breonna-taylors-boyfriend-settles-lawsuits-over-shooting/ | 2022-12-13 13:09:42 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-breonna-taylors-boyfriend-settles-lawsuits-over-shooting/ |
Multiple Pathways and Customer Services Options Enable Easier Verifications for Historically Left Behind Communities
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ID.me, the secure digital identity network, enables online digital verification for the 18 percent of Americans who don't have a bank account or lack access to sufficient financial services. Unique verification pathways that don't rely solely on credit checks help ID.me make digital identity verification equitable for all Americans, including populations who have been left behind by legacy identity verification methods.
"ID.me is committed to helping Americans who don't have sufficient access to banking services," said ID.me CEO and co-founder Blake Hall. "The digital identity verification solutions that ID.me offers, like in-person verification and video chats with trained agents, reinforce our goal of advancing digital equity for underserved individuals."
Many of the individuals who have difficulty establishing a financial history were able to verify their identity using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) IAL2 standard, after failing initial verification using financial records, notably a lack of certain financial history.
According to the Federal Reserve, unbanked and underbanked rates were higher among adults with lower income, adults with less education, and Black and Hispanic adults. Also, 29 percent of unbanked households cited not having enough money to meet minimum balance requirements as the main reason for not having a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union. Government benefits helping families with lower income levels afford basic living expenses including food and housing as well as benefits for groups like veterans often require proof of identity or eligibility. Providing these populations with equitable access to a portable digital identity that enables greater access to these services is critical to the ID.me mission of No Identity Left Behind.
In public testimony from May 2022, Robert Asaro-Angelo, New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development commissioner, spoke about the ability of ID.me to increase access to digital identity verification for historically underserved populations, including the unbanked: "ID.me has increased equity in our system. Let me tell you why. Because folks in legacy systems, the way they were judged on if they were a high risk for fraud, was based on their banking, based on their credit history, based on if they owned a home, based on if they were transient workers or not…we know that the majority of folks who are unbanked are people of color, people who are low-wage workers. Now, they have the option to show, 'I'm a person. That's all that matters.'"
The best path forward for a digital identity verification platform serving all Americans, all the time, is one that caters to the unique needs of all populations, particularly those in underserved communities who have been left behind by historic methods of verification.
To learn more, visit https://insights.id.me/article/enabling-digital-identity-verification-for-the-unbanked/.
About ID.me
The ID.me secure digital identity network includes partnerships in 30 states, 12 federal agencies, and over 500 name-brand retailers. The company provides identity proofing, authentication and group affiliation verification for organizations across sectors. The company's technology meets the federal standards for consumer authentication and is approved as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 / AAL2 conformant credential service provider by the Kantara Initiative. ID.me's Identity Gateway also maintains a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authority to Operate (ATO). ID.me strives towards its mission of "No Identity Left Behind" to enable all people to have secure access to services. To learn more, visit https://www.ID.me.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A tractor-trailer collided with a bridge in Rochester Wednesday morning, spilling alcoholic seltzer beverages into the roadway.
Rochester police officials say officers responded to the area of Saint Paul Street and Central Avenue for the report of a tractor-trailer colliding with the bridge around 11 a.m.
Authorities say the vehicle was only occupied by the driver, who was uninjured. According to police, no criminal charges are anticipated.
Rochester Fire Department and CSX officials also responded to the scene.
As a result of the collision, the top of the tractor-trailer was damaged and Dozens of White Claw Hard Selzters were seen crushed or rolling around in the roadway nearby.
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Check back with News 8 WROC as we will continue to update this developing story. | https://www.wivb.com/news/new-york/rochester/tractor-trailer-collides-with-bridge-in-rochester-white-claws-spilled-into-roadway/ | 2022-04-27 21:46:53 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/new-york/rochester/tractor-trailer-collides-with-bridge-in-rochester-white-claws-spilled-into-roadway/ |
The Biden administration says it's giving states twice as many doses of monkeypox vaccine than previously anticipated.
Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is making 442,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine available to combat the monkeypox outbreak.
About half of those doses were scheduled to go out later in August, according to HHS. However, the department says it was able to provide the additional doses earlier because the Food and Drug Administration revised its dosing guidelines.
The new guidelines allow for the vaccine to be injected intradermally (in the upper skin layer), as opposed to subcutaneously (underneath the skin layer). The new method saves on the amount of vaccine needed by up to five-fold, according to HHS.
“Since the first case of monkeypox was reported, we have been working with state and local public health partners to contain the outbreak,” said CDC director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky. “And since FDA’s decision last week to authorize intradermal injection of the JYNNEOS vaccine, the CDC has conducted extensive outreach and engagement with clinicians across the country and released multiple resources to ensure they can effectively administer the vaccine."
Anyone can get monkeypox. It is spread through close contact and intimate contact, according to the CDC. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/hhs-delivering-nearly-500k-does-of-monkeypox-vaccine-to-states | 2022-08-16 21:13:02 | 1 | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/hhs-delivering-nearly-500k-does-of-monkeypox-vaccine-to-states |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
4-4-3-5, FIREBALL: 1
(four, four, three, five; FIREBALL: one)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
4-4-3-5, FIREBALL: 1
(four, four, three, five; FIREBALL: one) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Morning-game-17200636.php | 2022-05-26 15:26:47 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Morning-game-17200636.php |
Vince McMahon is stepping down as CEO and chairman of WWE during an an investigation into alleged misconduct involving the longtime leader and public face of the organization.
McMahon will continue to oversee WWE’s creative content during the investigation, World Wrestling Entertainment said Friday, and named McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie, as interim CEO and chairwoman.
Vince McMahon will appear on its live show “SmackDown” later Friday, WWE said on Twitter after it announced the changes in leadership.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that WWE was investigating an alleged $3 million payment from McMahon to a departing female employee following a consensual affair.
“I have pledged my complete cooperation to the investigation by the special committee, and I will do everything possible to support the investigation,” McMahon said in a prepared statement Friday. “I have also pledged to accept the findings and outcome of the investigation, whatever they are.”
The employee, hired as a paralegal in 2019, has a separation agreement from January that prevents her from discussing her relationship with McMahon or disparaging him, the Journal reported.
The board’s investigation, which started in April, found other, older nondisclosure agreements involving claims by former female WWE employees of misconduct by McMahon and John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations at WWE, the Journal reported.
The WWE is also investigating actions by Laurinaitis.
Outside of the investigation, WWE said Friday that the company and its special committee will work with an independent third-party to perform a comprehensive review of the work environment at the organization.
Vince McMahon has been the leader and most recognizable face at WWE for decades.
When he purchased what was then the World Wrestling Federation, from his father in 1982, wrestling matches took place at small venues and appeared on local cable channels.
WWE matches are now held in professional sports stadiums it the organization has a sizeable overseas following. It has a broadcast partnership with Saudia Arabian media company MBC Group and performs one to two live pay-per-view shows in Saudi Arabia each year.
The organization underwent a seismic transformation under McMahon with events like WrestleMania, a premium live production that draws millions of fervent viewers.
Revenue last year exceeded $1 billion for the first time and the company has television deals with Fox and NBCUniversal. Last month it announced a multi-year expansion of its original programming partnership with A&E.
WWE stars have become crossover sensations, including Hulk Hogan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and John Cena.
Stephanie McMahon, who will take over at least temporarily as the leader of WWE, announced last month that she was taking a leave of absence from the most of her responsibilities at the organization. She had been serving as the company’s chief brand officer.
Her husband, Paul Levesque, who wrestled under the name Triple H, announced in March that he was retiring from wrestling due to a heart condition. Levesque serves as WWE’s executive vice president of strategy and development.
“I have committed to doing everything in my power to help the Special Committee complete its work, including marshaling the cooperation of the entire company to assist in the completion of the investigation and to implement its findings,” she said in a statement.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Onyx IQ has announced the launch of its data-driven alternative lending software.
Designed for SME lenders looking to switch from complex legacy loan management systems to best-in-class agile technology, the cloud-based lending platform is set to change the SME lending game. By offering lenders a single platform from which to monitor every essential process, Onyx IQ empowers alternative lenders to more effectively manage their entire lending business.
The platform allows lenders and funders to streamline their lending workflows, intelligently expediting the vetting and decisioning processes they depend on to minimize risk and close deals. Instead of having to work around the bottlenecks typical of legacy systems, lenders benefit from the speed and efficiency that comes with comprehensive lending automation.
Small business lending stakeholders - from company owners to partners to C-suite execs - will see a flood of benefits as their teams work smarter, faster, and smoother. From underwriting to collections, the Onyx IQ platform touches every job role, simplifying day-to-day tasks and helping organizations save big on both time and money.
Onyx IQ reduces complexity, eliminates repetitive tasks, and better allocates lending resources with collaborative, end-to-end process management.
"As a fintech company with specialist industry experience, we're focused on giving small business lenders the tools to revolutionize the way they work," said Elizabeth Schuerman, VP of Sales at Onyx IQ. "Lenders will start achieving better results, faster, with processes that traditionally take days now being actioned in a matter of clicks. We're delighted to be able to help small business lenders grow and scale, and look forward to transforming the SME lending industry with a full-service platform that automates and enhances key elements of the lending process."
Additional features of the Onyx IQ alternative lending platform include:
- Advanced automation in every pillar of the lending ecosystem to make loan decisions easily, safely, and with the speed that customers demand.
- Data-driven decision-making for more robust risk management. SME lenders can avoid questionable data analysis and boost workflow efficiency.
- Optimized stakeholder collaboration through advanced APIs, enhancing productivity and bringing every stakeholder together for a unified loan management process.
- Security and compliance at the heart of the platform. With multi-factor authentication, role based security, and data encryption lenders are assured that their data is completely protected.
Onyx IQ's cloud-based lending software can be customized to meet each SME lender's unique operational requirements so all lending activities can be effortlessly and securely managed within a single-platform solution.
With prebuilt workflows for underwriting, customizable scorecards, communication templates for collections, automatic updates of syndication funds, real-time performance data, and more, it also offers an industry-leading feature suite. Pre-integration with the entire ecosystem of partners needed by a SME lender round out all aspects of the lending process. Onyx IQ partners with the best in the industry to ensure its users benefit from exceptional service and functionality. Finally, an aggressive product roadmap ensures SME lenders can take advantage of the latest features and integrations with ease.
About Onyx IQ: Onyx IQ is a full-service technology platform built by lenders for lenders. Established in 2017, Onyx IQ was created by Jay Keller, CEO of Wall Street Funding, after finding the market lacked a robust lending platform with all the features and functionality he needed. Today, Onyx IQ's cloud based solution can be rapidly delivered in just a couple of weeks allowing you to quickly and easily realize the platform benefits.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jorge Alfaro launched a three-run homer, Luke Voit and All-Star Manny Machado each hit a two-run shot and the San Diego Padres enjoyed their first five-homer game in more than a year to beat the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins 10-1 Friday night.
Kim Ha-seong and Eric Hosmer added solo shots for the Padres, who gave left-hander Blake Snell (3-5) all the runs he needed in the first inning.
All-Star Byron Buxton homered for the Twins in the fourth, his 25th.
Right-hander Joe Ryan (7-4) yielded all five Padres homers, including Machado's and Alfaro's in a six-run fifth, when all the runs scored with two outs.
It was the Padres' first five-homer game since July 16, 2021, at Washington, and their first at Petco Park since June 25, 2021, against Arizona.
Voit hit his two-run shot in the first, his 13th. Kim hit his sixth in the second and Hosmer his eighth in the fourth.
Kim was aboard for Machado's 17th in the fifth. Voit hit an RBI double two batters later and was aboard when Alfaro hit his three-run homer to right field, his seventh, that chased Ryan.
Snell held the Twins to four hits in six innings, struck out seven and walked one.
Ryan allowed eight hits and 10 runs in 4 2/3 innings, struck out seven and walked two.
TATIS BP
Star Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. was back in the batter's box at Petco Park for the first time since last season to take batting practice as he continues to work his way back from surgery in March on his fractured left wrist. He started taking batting practice on the last road trip. On Friday, he launched several balls into the seats in left field, including some into the second deck. “It feels good just to hit them," Tatis said. He said he feels “really normal. It feels great. I'm just happy to be back on the field.” Manager Bob Melvin said he expects Tatis will start facing live pitching by sometime next week.
CLOSER WOES
Melvin said he's giving closer Taylor Rogers “a little bit of a breather” after he blew consecutive saves in Detroit earlier in the week. Melvin said he'll go with a closer-by-committee and he's sure Taylor will be back in his role later this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: RF Max Kepler, who broke a toe on Sunday, did some running and also hit and threw before the game. He has so far avoided the injured list.
Padres: Rookie left-hander MacKenzie Gore will be shut down for two weeks with what Melvin said was a low-grade elbow strain. “Structurally, everything looked pretty good in there,” Melvin said. ... OF Wil Myers, out since early June with a bruised right knee, could return from a rehab assignment this weekend, Melvin said.
UP NEXT
Twins RHP Sonny Gray (5-3, 3.52 ERA) and Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (8-3, 2.63) are scheduled to start Saturday afternoon.
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Across the country, Confederate images have come down in droves in recent years.
From statues in Virginia to street signs in Louisiana, images from the Confederacy and Civil War are becoming harder to find.
That is becoming true with Confederate-named military installations as well. On Friday, President Joe Biden heads to Fort Liberty in North Carolina.
Fort Liberty used to be Fort Bragg, named after former Confederate commander Braxton Bragg. The name change is part of a multi-year effort by the Pentagon to rename nine controversial locations by the end of 2023.
In April, Fort Lee in Virginia was redesignated Fort Gregg-Adams, after Black service members Lt. Col. Charity Adams and Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg.
Gregg is the first to be alive while an installation was named in their honor.
"I hope this community will take pride in the name Fort Gregg-Adams," Gregg said during a ceremony in late April.
Of course, all this name-changing isn't cheap. The estimated cost to the military is close to $40 million to erase the past and create new signs.
The military is not the only government agency renaming sites and locations.
The Department of the Interior has committed to renaming 650 features and locations around the country deemed to be racist or offensive. All of these changes are a result of who won the last presidential election.
Back in 2020, President Joe Biden campaigned in support of changing controversial names, while former President Donald Trump said he would block the renaming of Confederate sites, believing it improperly erases history.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of frantic calls poured in to dispatchers about a barrage of gunfire and bloodied victims along a busy street during this month’s deadly shooting in Farmington, prompting authorities to rush to the chaotic scene not knowing what was in store.
Breathless with guns drawn, officers rushed toward the gunman. More shots popped off, and an officer yelled, “Subject down! Cease fire, cease fire!” Another officer who had been shot in the leg was put in a patrol car and taken to a nearby hospital.
The minutes that followed were a scramble as authorities searched the neighborhood for a possible second shooter, while other officers huddled to figure out how far the crime scene stretched and which vehicles had been hit by gunfire.
Hours of police body and dash camera videos released Friday along with hundreds of dispatch recordings paint a vivid picture of the May 15 shooting that rocked the northwestern New Mexico community. Three women were killed and six other people were injured — all at the hands of a lone 18-year-old gunman who was killed by officers.
The 911 calls convey the widening chaos as residents called in the location of bullet-pocked vehicles, including an abandoned car with a door flung open and shattered windshield. Others helped a woman struck by flying glass inside her car.
“A lady is in the car. And it looks like there was a bullet that went through the windshield and she’s bleeding bad,” one caller told an emergency dispatcher.
As officers gathered on a street corner, they tried to make sense of what they were hearing from dispatchers and witnesses and take stock of their colleagues and the victims who had been taken to the hospital. One asked if it was a traffic stop that went bad.
“No, just shots fired,” Detective Christopher Stanton replied. “People started calling in, ’Hey, we’re getting multiple shots down here — 30, 40 rounds, and then they just started pouring in.”
He talked about a woman believed to be the first victim. A bullet broke through her windshield as she drove down a street lined by homes and churches. Shards flew and there was more gunfire, and she pulled down a side street not knowing where it was coming from.
Meanwhile dispatchers were juggling 911 calls in rapid succession, coaxing details from rattled callers with quavering voices.
“There’s a lady here, she’s bleeding right now,” one caller said to a dispatcher, who provided first aid instructions.
Another call came from inside a home: “We heard screaming and crying,” the woman said.
In another 911 audio recording, labeled “Suspects Mother,” a woman said her son had been suffering from depression and worried he might be involved in the shooting. The woman’s identity could not be immediately confirmed.
“I’m just concerned. I have a son that’s been very, very depressed and I’m driving over and just wondering if you could give me any information. You know, he might be just fine. He’s just been really depressed and I was really concerned.”
Authorities have said the shooter, Beau Wilson, 18, discharged more than 190 rounds during the rampage, most of them from the home he shared with his father.
Video released Friday showed officers entering the suspect’s home to clear it, guns drawn, shouting, “Farmington police!”
Family photos lined a wall near the front door, with a framed cross in the middle. Spent casings littered the front porch, where authorities said the gunman had walked outside that morning and indiscriminately started shooting at passing vehicles.
Left dead were Farmington residents Gwendolyn Dean Schofield, 97, her 73-year-old daughter, Melody Ivie, and 79-year-old Shirley Voita, police said.
The audio recordings included an anguished call from a daughter of Ivie after word reached her in Salt Lake City that her mother and grandmother were killed.
“They were shot and killed this morning, potentially on their way to pick up my nephew from school, and I don’t know if there’s anything at all that you might be able to tell me,” Julianne Hamblin said.
Audio conversations also indicated the large scale of the police response, including the coordination of an aircraft to possibly bring in more police. Some off-duty officers were called in, and others cut short calls across town to rush to the scene.
“There’s a guy walking that has black pants and a black shirt on and a gun, and he’s just randomly shooting. … He’s walking down Dustin (Avenue),” a woman said in another 911 call.
“Can you see what type of gun it is?” the dispatcher asked.
The gunman had a rifle and two handguns, authorities later confirmed.
The videos showed officers canvassing the neighborhood, talking with residents and asking if they were OK. Others put up crime scene tape and marked the location of evidence.
Two officers were posted near the gunman’s body to ensure the scene wasn’t disturbed. One seemed stunned at how young the suspect was, saying he appeared to be the same age as his son.
“Crazy,” he said. “Crazy.”
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Two adults and their dog were injured after being charged by a moose near Boulder, Colorado, on Wednesday morning, according to a release from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.
Just before 8:00 a.m. local time, the Boulder County Communications Center received a call about someone who was injured after being charged by a moose near the West Magnolia Trailhead, the release said. The trailhead, which is a US Forest Service property, is located near the town of Nederland in Boulder County, around 16 miles west of Boulder.
The female moose -- called a cow moose -- had charged at a 31-year old man, a woman and their dog, according to the release. The man sustained serious bodily injury while the woman sustained minor injuries. Their dog was also injured.
A responding Boulder County Sheriff's Office deputy found the moose while searching for the injured people, who were yelling for help. He fired bean bag rounds in an attempt to scare the moose, and the moose ran off, the sheriff's office said.
While the deputy was assisting the two injured people, the moose returned and the deputy fired a warning shot. The moose then left the area a second time.
But the moose returned a third time as the deputy and medics were evacuating the seriously injured man to the trailhead. The cow moose continued to charge at people, leading the deputy to discharge his weapon and kill the moose, the sheriff's office said.
Wildlife officers from Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be investigating the circumstances around the incident, the release said.
This is the third known moose attack on a human in Colorado this year, following an attack in Breckenridge on May 26 and Grand Lake on May 31, according to the sheriff's office. The two previous attacks involved cow moose protecting their nearby calves.
Colorado is home to around 3,000 moose, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). The massive animals can reach up to 1,200 pounds in weight and stand 6 feet tall at the shoulder. Moose typically give birth in May and June -- and female moose are extremely defensive of their young, says CPW.
Several moose attacks on humans have also been triggered by dogs, as moose react to dogs the same as they would to attacking wolves, according to CPW.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bierman Autism Centers (Bierman) announced that they are opening their first location in Ohio this month. This is Bierman's 7th state in the U.S.A. and will provide ABA therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy to kids diagnosed with autism between the ages of 18 months to 9 years old. The center is designed to enhance one-on-one therapy sessions, as well as having spaces to build gross and motor skills. In addition to therapy services. This center accepts a variety of health insurances and will be located at 6036 Tara Hill Dr, Dublin, OH 43017.
This center will be led by Elizabeth Henry, the Regional Manager for the Midwest at Bierman. Elizabeth, an Ohio native, says: "I feel very fortunate to be part of the team bringing Bierman to central Ohio. There is a need for center-based early intervention in the community and Bierman can fill that gap. The team is committed to creating long-term progress for children and engaging families to create shared goals. I see this in action in the other centers in the midwest and I'm so happy that we can bring this to central Ohio."
Bierman recognizes that every kid's success is unique, and their mission is to create progress and possibilities!
The team is dedicated to making learning welcoming and fun by erasing the line between learning and play. Their approach ensures kids become confident and empowered lifelong learners. The Bierman circle of care and support includes the whole family, not just the child. They empower parents through training and collaboration.
Bierman Autism Centers is a place where kids as young as 18 months to 9 years of age engage in play to learn foundational skills they can build on such as self-advocacy and communication. For more about Bierman Autism Centers visit www.biermanautism.com or contact Alexis Ducharme at marketing@biermanautism.com.
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Leading fitness and wellness experience brands announce monetary guarantee that ClassPass will drive revenue to wellness businesses using Mindbody
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindbody, the leading experience technology platform for the wellness industry, and ClassPass, the premier fitness and wellness membership, today announced the ClassPass Revenue Guarantee. This new program, exclusive to Mindbody customers, provides a monetarily backed guarantee that ClassPass will drive incremental revenue growth. Through this guarantee, if the business does not see a positive impact within 90 days of implementing ClassPass, Mindbody will write that customer a check for 2x the difference.
"In this new era of wellness, consumers are looking for well-rounded routines that encompass multiple dimensions of wellness. This provides a great opportunity for wellness businesses to expand their client base - but we know that 21% of Mindbody customers say that acquiring new clients is their top hurdle," said Fritz Lanman, CEO of Mindbody and ClassPass. "Our goal has always been to help our customers build bigger, better businesses, and our data shows ClassPass drives a 32% user increase to studios. The ClassPass Revenue Guarantee shows Mindbody customers we don't just believe that ClassPass will drive them new incremental revenue, we are willing to guarantee it."
Mindbody acquired ClassPass in October of 2021 bringing two of the industry's most prominent leaders together. Mindbody helps businesses deliver amazing client experiences through powerful studio management software, while ClassPass helps businesses grow by merchandizing excess inventory and maximizing overall revenue by marketing and dynamically pricing open spots to ClassPass consumers. Together, Mindbody and ClassPass are creating the world's largest wellness experience marketplace for consumers.
With 80% of ClassPass users being new to the studios they visit, and 50% being new to group fitness, the potential for wellness businesses to gain new customers with ClassPass is substantial.
"Since bringing the companies together, we have seen firsthand how Mindbody and ClassPass are better together, and we are excited to show our customers just what this means through the Revenue Guarantee," Lanman said.
For more information on the ClassPass Revenue Guarantee, visit https://www.mindbodyonline.com/business/classpass-guarantee .
Mindbody is the leading experience technology platform for the fitness, wellness, and beauty industries. With the addition of ClassPass, the leading global fitness and wellness membership, to the Mindbody portfolio, consumers and wellness businesses around the world are easily connected through a rich wellness community. Fitness studios, salons, spas, and integrative health centers—from the newest entrepreneurs to the largest franchises—use Mindbody's integrated software and payments platform to run, market, and grow their businesses. Consumers use Mindbody and ClassPass to choose from a broad range of wellness experiences across thousands of gyms, exercise studios and wellness providers around the globe. For more information on how Mindbody is helping people lead healthier, happier lives by connecting the world to wellness, visit mindbodyonline.com.
ClassPass is revolutionizing the fitness and wellness industry by bringing together the world's best classes and experiences into one app. Founded in 2013 and acquired by leading wellness technology platform, Mindbody, in 2021, ClassPass connects members to millions of classes and experiences in 30 countries around the globe while working directly with businesses to merchandise their excess inventory, find new customers and generate new streams of revenue. With tens of thousands of fitness studios, gyms, and spas in the ClassPass network, members can use ClassPass to choose from a broad range of options including workout classes such as strength training, yoga, Pilates, and boxing and spa treatments such as massage, acupuncture, manicures and more. Additionally, ClassPass is now available as a wellness benefit with the world's leading employers. Learn more at http://classpass.com.
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The semifinals of the 2022 WNBA playoffs start today, as the best women basketball players on the planet battle for the championship. Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, A'Ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces take on WNBA legend Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm for a spot in the WNBA Final. Game 1 begins at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) on ESPN.
The second game of the night features a rematch of last year's semifinalists: the Connecticut Sun and the defending WNBA Champions, the Chicago Sky. Brionna Jones and the Sun lost to the Sky last year and hope to flip the script in 2022. Game 1 of that series airs at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ESPN 2.
Those looking to follow the drama will need access to ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPNU to watch every game. We've broken down everything you need to know in order to stream the WNBA playoffs live without cable.
What does the second round of the playoffs look like?
In a change from previous seasons, all teams played a best-of-three first-round matchup. The winners have now moved on to a best-of-five semifinal, followed by a best-of-five WNBA Final.
Here's the entire second-round schedule, with all times in ET:
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Best options for streaming without cable
The remaining games in the 2022 WNBA playoffs will air on the Disney family of networks, namely ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2. To catch every second on the basketball action, cord-cutters will need to subscribe to a live TV streaming service. Here's how they break down.
You can catch the WNBA playoffs with a subscription to YouTube TV, our favorite live TV streaming service. ABC, ESPN and ESPN 2 are all included in the package, which means you'll have all the channels you need in order to watch every second of the action.
Hulu Plus Live TV is a little more expensive than YouTube TV, but it also offers all the channels you need to watch the WNBA playoffs. As an added bonus, Hulu Plus Live TV comes with the rest of the Disney Bundle, which includes a subscription to Disney Plus, as well as ESPN Plus. The WNBA playoffs don't air on ESPN Plus, but the service offers a ton of other content for die-hard sports fans.
Sling TV's $35 Orange plan might be a good choice for casual WNBA fans who don't need to watch every game. This plan is one of the cheapest ways to get access to ESPN and ESPN 2. Sling TV lacks ABC, which could be a problem for fans hoping to catch some of the biggest games.
FuboTV costs $70 per month and includes ABC, ESPN and ESPN 2. Check out which local networks FuboTV offers here.
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LINK) announced today that Peter Roussak has joined the company as its Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Roussak will supervise legal matters for Interlink and assist with mergers and acquisitions, capital market activities, and strategic partnership activities as part of the company's plan to accelerate its growth through external opportunities.
"We are excited to have Peter as an integral addition to the management team," said Steven N. Bronson, CEO of Interlink. "We believe his experience and legal judgment will benefit Interlink and complement our executive team."
Mr. Roussak brings over 40 years of diverse legal and financial experience to Interlink Electronics. He has served as general counsel and co-founder of several companies, including a merchant banking firm that spearheaded the roll-ups of cable TV companies in Latin America. He has additional experience in the technology, retail, transportation, and restaurant fields. Mr. Roussak began his legal career in Los Angeles with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Irell & Manella. He has an MA in Law from Cambridge University, England, and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.
"It's an exciting time for Interlink Electronics. The company is well poised for significant growth, and I'm delighted to be joining the team to support its various interesting growth opportunities as the company continues to build shareholder value," said Mr. Roussak.
About Interlink Electronics, Inc.
Interlink Electronics is a world-leading trusted HMI, sensor, and IoT solutions provider. In addition to standard product offerings, Interlink utilizes its expertise in materials science, manufacturing, firmware, and software to produce in-house system solutions for custom applications. For 35 years, Interlink has led the printed electronics industry to commercialize its patented Force Sensing Resistor® technology. It has supplied some of the world's top electronics manufacturers with intuitive sensor and interface technologies like the VersaPad and the new VersaPad Plus, which boasts the largest active surface area of any resistive touchpad. It also has a proven track record of supplying technological solutions for mission-critical applications in a diverse range of markets—including medical, automotive, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and industrial control—providing standard and custom-designed sensors that give engineers the flexibility and functionality they seek in today's sophisticated electronic devices. Interlink serves an international customer base from its headquarters in Irvine, California, and its world-class materials science lab and R&D center in Camarillo, California. They are supported by strategic global locations covering manufacturing, distribution, and sales support. For more information, please visit InterlinkElectronics.com.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with country music legend Tanya Tucker and artist Brandi Carlile about their new documentary, "The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile."
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Additionally, retailer's Top Toys list, presented this year by FAO Schwarz, features 50 of the most anticipated holiday toys and games from must-have brands available at Target
- Exclusive FAO Schwarz toys will be available only at Target stores, Target.com and FAO store locations starting in October
- The assortment will feature more than 120 toys and a capsule collection celebrating the 160th anniversary of FAO Schwarz
- All Target store toy departments and Target.com will feature dedicated space for FAO Schwarz, with toy demonstrations planned throughout the holiday season
- Target's holiday Bullseye's Top Toys list will offer more exclusives and affordable gift options, with items starting at $14.99
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced an exclusive multiyear agreement with iconic toy brand FAO Schwarz to ignite even more magic and inspiration across Target's unrivaled toy assortment. Starting mid-October, FAO Schwarz toys will be available exclusively at Target stores, Target.com and FAO Schwarz stores. In addition, Target announced the 10th annual Bullseye's Top Toys list, presented by FAO Schwarz, which includes the most anticipated toys and games from a wide variety of brands available at Target. With a curated assortment of toys at a variety of affordable prices, more exclusive items and only-at-Target experiences with FAO Schwarz and Disney store at Target, Target is committed to offering guests a one-stop shop for all of their toy-buying needs this holiday season and beyond.
"One of the reasons families love shopping at Target is because of our incredible assortment of toys, and that selection is only getting better with our new exclusive agreement with the beloved FAO Schwarz brand," said Jill Sando, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, Target. "From hot new items to time-tested favorites, we've curated our annual list of Bullseye's Top Toys to create an easy, fun and affordable way for guests to find just the right gift for every toy lover on their list. Simply put, there's only one place parents and gift givers need to shop for toys this holiday season — and that's Target."
Inside the Target and FAO Schwarz Exclusive Collection and In-Store Holiday Experience
Launching mid-October in all Target stores and on Target.com, the FAO Schwarz assortment will include more than 120 items across all toy categories, with a broad range of toys to inspire magical moments and nostalgic memories signature to FAO Schwarz. Products will range in price from $9.99-$149.99, including 50 toys under $20. The new lineup features the FAO Schwarz Style Runway 4-Sided Fashion Show Playset, FAO Schwarz Ride On Train, FAO Schwarz Makeup Vanity Mirror Set, legacy Dance on Piano Mat and over 50 new plush toys. To celebrate the 160th anniversary of FAO Schwarz, a capsule collection will feature several nostalgic FAO toys under $25, such as the Hot Wheels Collector Set, Funko Toy Soldier Pop, FAO 160th Anniversary Teddy Bear and UNO. Plus, guests will be able to enjoy even more FAO Schwarz toys with new exclusive product drops all season long.
All Target store toy departments will feature dedicated space for FAO Schwarz, including playful store displays to highlight must-have FAO toys. Select Target stores and Target.com will also feature toy demonstrations throughout the holiday season with Target's toy experts, inviting toy enthusiasts of any age to get creative and enjoy hands-on play within the Target aisles.
"We are incredibly thrilled to partner exclusively with Target after having forged such a successful relationship together over the past couple of years. There truly is no better way to kick off our 160th anniversary than to announce this partnership," said David Niggli, chief merchandising officer, FAO Schwarz. "FAO Schwarz has been celebrating the wonder of childhood and bringing awe and discovery to all children — and the child inside all of us — for 160 years, and now families everywhere across the U.S. can enjoy this experience at their local Target store."
Target Celebrates 10 Years of Bullseye's Top Toys List
Additionally, as kids, parents and gift givers alike begin to plan their holiday lists, Target is back with the Bullseye's Top Toys list, featuring 50 of the most sought-after holiday toys, including 23 toys and games available exclusively at Target stores and Target.com this season.
With Top Toys starting at $14.99, gift givers will find toys for every kid on their list from top brands like Disney, LOL Surprise, Mattel, FAO Schwarz and more. The list includes popular characters like PAW Patrol and Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as well as dolls from HarperIman, an inclusive doll brand. Guests can view the full list and find more product information on Target.com. Plus, starting in October, guests can shop select Bullseye's Top Toys at a pop-up shop inside FAO Schwarz's iconic New York City flagship in Rockefeller Center.
Bullseye's Top Toys of 2022:
Inspire New Stories
- HarperIman Ashton doll – Exclusive
- Rainbow High Shadow High 4 pack – Exclusive
- Baby Alive Princess Ellie Grows Up! Doll
- Cry Babies First Emotions Dreamy / Cry Babies First Emotions Jassy
- Gabby's Purrfect Dollhouse
- Mermaze Mermaidz Winter Waves Color Change Mermaid Fashion Dolls
- What the Fluff
Inspire Imagination
- Bluey Ultimate Lights & Sounds Playhouse with Lucky – Exclusive
- Barbie Vacation House – Exclusive
- LEGO Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Exclusive
- Cocomelon Transforming Fire Truck – Exclusive
- Melissa & Doug Fun at the Fair! Game Center Play Tent – Exclusive
- LEGO Harry Potter The Shrieking Shack & Whomping Willow – Exclusive
- LOL Surprise Sunshine Gurl & Moonlight B.B Mega Family Pack – Exclusive
- Magic Mixies Magical Crystal Ball – Exclusive
- Tonies Peppa Pig Toniebox Starter Set – Exclusive
- Animal Planet Deep Sea Shark Adventure Playset – Exclusive
- Imaginext Jurassic World: Dominion Mega Stomp & Rumble Giga Dinosaur
- MEGA Pokémon Motion Pikachu Mechanized Building Set – 1092pcs
- LOL Surprise O.M.G. Fashion Show Mega Runway Extreme Surprise Play Set
- World of EPI Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Dolls
- Got2Glow Baby Fairy Finder
- Play-Doh Kitchen Creations Ultimate Ice Cream Truck Playset
- Pixobitz Studio
- Spidey and his Amazing Friends Spider Crawl-R 2-in-1 Deluxe Headquarters Playset
- Star Wars L0-LA59 (Lola) Animatronic Edition
- LEGO Friends Olivia Space Academy
Inspire Dreams and Creativity
- OSMO Creative Starter Kit – Exclusive
- FAO Schwarz Makeup Vanity Mirror Set – Exclusive
- FAO Schwarz Style Runway 4-Sided Fashion Show Playset – Exclusive
- Our Generation Hair Salon Playset
- PAW Patrol Cat Pack Playset – Exclusive
- Fisher-Price DJ Bouncin' Beats Interactive Musical Learning Toy
- Kinetic Sand Swirl N' Surprise
- 5 Surprise Disney Store Mini Brands Toy Store Playset
- PAW Patrol Big Truck Pups Truck Stop Headquarters Transforming Playset
- Cool Maker Stitch 'N Style Fashion Studio Sewing Machine
- LEGO Succulents – Exclusive
Inspire Active Play
- FAO Schwarz Ride On Train – Exclusive
- Hot Wheels Mario Kart Rainbow Road Raceway Track Set
- Target Toy Shopping Cart – Exclusive
- Monster Jam Monster Garage Playset
- NERF Elite 2.0 Motoblitz CS 10 Blaster
- Pop It Pro
- Chuckle and Roar Mini Golf Play Set – Exclusive
Inspire Fun Family Moments
- Yahtzee Frenzy – Exclusive
- Hand to Hand Wombat
Inspire Future Gamers
- Jurassic World: Dominion Epic Battle Pack Figure Set – Exclusive
- Beyblade Burst QuadDrive Collision Nebula Battle Set – Exclusive
- Bakugan Genesis Collection Pack
- Legends of Akedo Powerstorm Triple Strike Tag Team Arena
Target Delivers a One-Stop Shopping Experience
Target's robust suite of toy offerings make for an easy and convenient one-stop shopping experience this holiday season. Target's free, fast and contactless Order Pickup and Drive Up services allow guests to get everything on their shopping list conveniently, with no designated pickup time or membership required. Guests can also receive personalized, same-day delivery through Shipt and get items delivered right to their doorstep by personal shoppers in as soon as an hour. And as always, Target RedCard holders can enjoy 5% off their purchases all season long, and guests can save throughout the holiday season by joining Target Circle, the retailer's free loyalty program.
For more information about Bullseye's Top Toys, visit A Bullseye View.
Miscellaneous
Statements in this release regarding expectations about the agreement between Target and FAO Schwarz are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause Target's actions to differ materially. The most important risks and uncertainties are described in Item 1A of Target's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Target does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at nearly 2,000 stores and at Target.com, with the purpose of helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Since 1946, Target has given 5% of its profit to communities, which today equals millions of dollars a week. Additional company information can be found by visiting the corporate website and press center and by following @TargetNews.
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With 30% of respondents indicating their organizations are suffering from an inability to assess risk across suppliers, many are investing in new strategies to minimize the frequency and impact of disruption
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Research from Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, has revealed that almost two-thirds (64%) of surveyed procurement decision-makers say their organizations ensuring supply continuity has increased in priority since the pandemic, with another two-thirds stating that they now collaborate more closely with suppliers to increase supply chain resilience. Yet despite the availability of new platforms and analytics tools, supply chain risk management strategies remain in their infancy post-pandemic.
The "Supply Continuity - A Visual Spotlight" study, based on research conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by Ivalua, highlights that key challenges remain for organizations aiming to ensure supply continuity, with 30% of respondents saying they suffer from an inability to effectively assess the overall risk across suppliers. In addition, 26% of respondents agree their organizations lack adequate systems for defining and triggering a response to supply chain disruption, while a quarter (25%) have an inability to effectively assess the risk of individual suppliers.
The study also found that suppliers will be vital for successfully ensuring supply continuity. Almost seven-in-ten (68%) of organizations view suppliers as a source of differentiation, while 66% now collaborate with suppliers to increase supply chain resilience. Over half (51%) of organizations plan to collaborate with more suppliers in the future – this is the number one planned change in supplier strategy for the next two years.
"As global risk factors evolve, organizations could leave themselves unprepared, creating unnecessary disruptions that are largely predictable — and in many cases avoidable," comments Alex Saric, smart procurement expert at Ivalua. "Black Swan events are expected to come at shrinking intervals, so organizations must think about where disruption will come from and how it will affect global supply chains. But to address this, organizations must learn to collaborate more effectively and build a strong foundation with suppliers to ensure supply chain continuity."
The study identified a new approach to supplier management being taken by organizations post-pandemic. Three-quarters (75%) of respondents say their organizations now include suppliers in medium-term planning and 73% jointly define improvement plans with suppliers and monitor progress. To minimize the frequency and impact of disruption, respondents say their organizations are also implementing automated risk monitoring solutions to proactively notify of risk events (56%), increasing inventory levels (54%), and rationalizing their supplier base to better monitor and engage fewer suppliers (48%).
"Procurement and supplier management have become a central part of supporting strategic priorities for organizations – whether it's helping to mitigate disruption or improving ESG metrics," added Saric. "Effective supplier management will be agile enough to identify disruption and the impact it will have on suppliers and take action. But this can only be achieved by investing in processes and systems that enable organizations to collaborate with suppliers and monitor progress, and gain rich visibility into every aspect of their supply chain."
About the research
The study was conducted by Forrester Consulting in March 2022 on behalf of Ivalua. It is based on a survey of 462 procurement decision makers at companies with 1,000 or more employees in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
To download the Ivalua "Supply Continuity - A Visual Spotlight" study, please visit: https://info.ivalua.com/hubfs/Ivalua-Forrester-Supply-Continuity-1.pdf
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Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions. Our complete, unified platform empowers organizations to effectively manage all categories of spend and all suppliers, increasing profitability, lowering risk and improving employee productivity. Trusted by hundreds of the world's most admired brands and public sector leaders and recognized as a leader by Gartner and other analysts. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.
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The Phillies nearly gave away a game they led by three runs with four outs to go but were able to pull it out in extra innings, beating the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday night.
At 34-34, they've reached .500 for the first time since they were 20-20 a month and a day ago.
Ranger Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings -- his fourth straight excellent start -- and handed the ball off to the bullpen. All four of Seranthony Dominguez, Gregory Soto, Craig Kimbrel and Jose Alvarado were available for the final two innings and it's a good thing they were because all of them were used in high-stress situations.
Dominguez hung a slider over the heart of the plate to allow a two-out, two-strike, game-tying three-run home run to Christian Walker in the bottom of the eighth. Evan Longoria followed with a single up the middle and Dominguez was lifted for the lefty Soto, who walked Ketel Marte then induced a first-pitch, inning-ending groundout.
Craig Kimbrel worked around a two-out double in the ninth to send the game to extras, where the Phillies scored a run thanks to another Arizona outfield snafu. Trea Turner popped a ball up into shallow right field, where right fielder Jake McCarthy and second baseman Geraldo Perdomo collided. Neither caught the ball and it put runners on second and third. It was initially ruled a double for Turner but changed to an error on McCarthy. Nick Castellanos hit a sacrifice fly for what turned out to be the game-winning run.
Jose Alvarado entered in the bottom of the 10th with the automatic runner at second base and went groundout, walk, strikeout, groundout to end the tense game.
The Phillies have won two of their first three in Arizona and nine of their last 11 games overall.
Philadelphia Phillies
J.T. Realmuto has had a monster series in the desert. He hit for the cycle Monday, added another double, triple and three runs scored on Tuesday, then launched a solo homer to left field Wednesday night. Realmuto is a streaky hitter but this has been an especially streaky season. He'd hit .116 in his previous 21 games, .386 in the 16 prior to that.
Realmuto's homer was the Phillies' third run. They scored their first two on simple groundball fielder's choices to shortstop with runners on the corners and less than two outs in the second and third innings.
Suarez is on a roll. He has a 1.35 ERA over his last four starts and has pitched 7, 7, 6⅔ and 6 innings. The Phillies are 5-2 in Suarez' starts and 9-5 behind Taijuan Walker. A 14-7 record from the middle of the rotation is a big win and the Phillies need them both to continue to perform to this level to help offset the lack of a fifth starter.
The four-game series in Arizona ends Thursday afternoon. Aaron Nola (5-5, 4.60) starts opposite 25-year-old right-hander Ryne Nelson (3-3, 4.95).
Nelson shut the Phillies down at Citizens Bank Park on May 23, allowing a run over six innings. He was hit hard his next two starts but is coming off of a scoreless performance in Detroit. | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news/phillies-nearly-let-one-slip-away-before-pulling-out-tense-extra-inning-win/519965/ | 2023-06-15 12:19:47 | 1 | https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news/phillies-nearly-let-one-slip-away-before-pulling-out-tense-extra-inning-win/519965/ |
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DALLAS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points, and Oklahoma City erased an eight-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation in a 117-111 overtime victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
The Mavericks turned a one-point deficit after three quarters into a 15-point lead without Luka Doncic, and the Thunder stormed back from 16 down after the Dallas star returned.
Doncic had his fifth consecutive 30-point game to start the season with 31, but was just 8 of 23 from the field. He had his second straight triple-double with 16 rebounds and 10 assists.
Isaiah Joe, who didn't play until the fourth quarter, scored eight of his 15 points in overtime, including a 3-pointer that broke a 101-all tie and started a 7-0 run in the extra period.
Gilgeous-Alexander, who had a season-high nine assists, scored six of the first nine Oklahoma City points in overtime.
Dallas still led by five with a minute remaining in regulation when Gilgeous-Alexander hit a jumper for a 99-96 deficit.
After Dorian Finney-Smith missed inside and Reggie Bullock was off on a 3, Joe connected on a tying 3-pointer. The Mavs’ Luka Doncic missed on a contested 17-footer at the buzzer in regulation.
The Thunder overcame 20% shooting from long range by going 39 of 64 (61%) inside the arc. The Mavericks also shot 20% from 4 (8 of 40) but were at just at 40% overall.
TIP INS
Thunder: Luguentz Dort scored 16 points, and Darius Bazley had 15. ... Rookie No. 12 overall pick Jalen Williams returned after missing four games since sustaining a right orbital fracture in the opener.
Mavericks: C Dwight Powell started in place of JaVale McGee, who was inactive for rest on the first night of a back-to-back with Dallas in the midst of three games in four nights. Powell started 71 games last year but had been limited to just seven minutes in one game this season at the end of a blowout victory over Memphis. … Doncic assisted or scored on Dallas’ first seven baskets.
UP NEXT
Thunder: Host Orlando on Tuesday.
Mavericks: Host Orlando on Sunday to finish their first back-to-back of the season.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
7-6-1-8
(seven, six, one, eight)
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Lilly overtakes rival, becomes world’s most valuable pharma company
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — In what has demonstrated to be a successful year for Indianapolis-based Lilly, the latest accolade is the drugmaker becoming the world’s most valued pharma company.
Lilly’s market capitalization grew to $414.3 billion on Wednesday, overtaking New Jersey based Johnson & Johnson.
Lilly’s sales have increased due to the success of their diabetes drug Mounjaro, and the promise of their new Alzheimer’s drug, which they plan to roll out later this year.
Lilly is the 12th largest drugmaker in the world, with sales of nearly $30 billion. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/lilly-overtakes-rival-becomes-worlds-most-valuable-pharma-company/ | 2023-05-17 19:51:11 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/lilly-overtakes-rival-becomes-worlds-most-valuable-pharma-company/ |
Siamangs are primates that inhabit the Malay Peninsula and Sumatran rain and monsoon forests in South Asia. They are endangered because of the illegal pet trade and habitat loss. They often mate for life, and fathers are heavily involved in caring for the babies, which are absolutely adorable.
Now that you know a little about these marvelous creatures, how would you like the chance to name one?
The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk participates in a Species Survival Program for all gibbon species, including siamangs. Along with donating to various global conservation efforts to help save these primates from extinction, the program monitors breeding in zoos to help ensure the survival of the species.
Recently, a pair of the zoo’s siamang residents welcomed their own bundle of joy, complete with a birth announcement posted to Facebook.
“BABY ALERT – Our siamangs are parents! Zoo Keepers found 33-year-old mom, Malana, with her newborn infant on Sunday morning,” The Virginia Zoo posted in June. “Both mom and baby appear to be doing well and the baby is nursing.”
The father was revealed to be an 18-year-old named Bali, while the sex of the baby was not immediately determined so it could have uninterrupted bonding time with its mother. Along with the announcement, the zoo posted some pics of the new family.
The Virginia Zoo is holding an online auction to raise funds for its Act for Wildlife conservation fund. The auction began on Aug. 8, and will end on Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. Eastern. The highest bidder will have the honor of naming the baby.
There are a few guidelines for anyone considering placing a bid.
- The name cannot be a duplicate of any other animal at the Virginia Zoo, due to medical documentation and record keeping.
- Of course, the baby siamang’s name cannot contain inappropriate, offensive or objectionable words.
- Finally, all names are subject to approval by the Virginia Zoo.
You can find out more or place a bid on the zoo’s auction webpage. At the time of this writing, the high bid was already over $1,200!
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets Thursday to save thousands of people trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida and left millions in the dark.
The destruction began to come into focus a day after Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. The storm flooded homes on both of the state’s coasts, cut off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroyed a historic waterfront pier and knocked out electricity to 2.67 million Florida homes and businesses, nearly a quarter of utility customers. At least one man was confirmed dead.
“We’ve never seen storm surge of this magnitude,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told a news conference. “The amount of water that’s been rising, and will likely continue to rise today even as the storm is passing, is basically a 500-year flooding event.”
Though downgraded to a tropical storm by Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center said storm surge and flooding rains remained a threat as Ian crept across the Florida peninsula and emerged in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cape Canaveral. Forecasters predicted Ian would regain some strength while turning northward.
A hurricane warning was issued for the South Carolina coast, where the storm was expected to again make landfall, having already hit Cuba and Florida.
Sheriffs in southwest Florida said 911 centers were inundated by thousands of stranded callers, some with life-threatening emergencies. The U.S. Coast Guard began rescue efforts hours before daybreak on barrier islands near where Ian struck, DeSantis said. More than 800 members of federal urban search and rescue teams were also in the area.
In the Orlando area, Orange County firefighters used boats to reach people in a flooded neighborhood. A photo the department posted on Twitter showed one firefighter carrying someone in his arms through knee-deep water. At an area nursing home, patients were carried on stretchers across floodwaters to a waiting bus.
Firefighters on boats and National Guard soldiers in a tall truck rescued Joseph Agboona and his neighbors after water rose to the windows in his Orlando home.
“We we’re happy to get out,” said Agboona, who grabbed two bags of possessions, not knowing what will be left when he eventually returns. “It was very, very bad.”
In Fort Myers, Valerie Bartley’s family spent desperate hours Wednesday holding a dining room table against their patio door, fearing the storm raging outside “was tearing our house apart.”
“I was terrified,” Bartley said. “What we heard was the shingles and debris from everything in the neighborhood hitting our house.”
She said her 4-year-old daughter grabbed her hand and said: “I’m scared too, but it’s going to be OK.” The girl was right. The storm ripped away patio screens and snapped a palm tree in the yard, Bartley said, but left the roof intact and her family unharmed.
Authorities confirmed at least one Florida death — a 72-year-old man in Deltona who fell into a canal while using a hose to drain his pool in the heavy rain, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said. Two other storm deaths were reported in Cuba.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said his office was scrambling to respond to thousands of 911 calls, but many roads and bridges in Fort Myers and the surrounding area were impassable.
“It crushed us,” Marceno told ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “We still cannot access many of the people that are in need.”
Emergency crews sawed through toppled trees to reach stranded people. Many in the hardest-hit areas were unable to call for help because of electrical and cellular outages.
“Portable towers are on the way for cell service. Chances are your loved ones do not have ability to contact you,” said the sheriff’s office in Collier County, which includes Naples. “We can tell you as daylight reveals the aftermath, it’s going to be a hard day.”
A chunk of the Sanibel Causeway fell into the sea, cutting off access to the barrier island where 6,300 people normally live. It was unknown how many heeded orders to evacuate, but Charlotte County Emergency Management Director Patrick Fuller expressed cautious optimism that worst-case scenarios might not have been realized.
No deaths or injuries have been confirmed in the county, and flyovers of barrier islands show “the integrity of the homes is far better than we anticipated,” Fuller said.
South of Sanibel Island, the historic beachfront pier in Naples was destroyed, with even the pilings underneath torn out, as towering waves crashed over the structure. “Right now, there is no pier,” said Penny Taylor, a Collier County commissioner.
In Port Charlotte, a hospital’s emergency room flooded and fierce winds ripped away part of the roof, sending water gushing into the intensive care unit. The sickest patients — some on ventilators — were crowded into the middle two floors as the staff prepared for storm victims to arrive, said Dr. Birgit Bodine of HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital.
The Florida Highway Patrol shut down the Florida Turnpike in the Orlando area and said the main artery in the middle of the state will remain closed until water subsides.
Ian struck Florida as a monstrous Category 4 storm, with 150 mph (241 kph) winds that tied it for the fifth-strongest hurricane ever to hit the U.S.
Even after weakening, Ian’s tropical-storm force winds still reached 415 miles (667 kilometers) from its center. Forecasters predicted the Atlantic waters would strengthen it to a Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall Friday in South Carolina.
The National Hurricane Center warned storm surge of 6 feet (1.83 meters) or more was possible from Daytona Beach, Florida, to north of Charleston, South Carolina. Rainfall of up to 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) threatened flooding in the Carolinas and Virginia.
“It doesn’t matter what the intensity of the storm is. We’re still expecting quite a bit of rainfall,” Robbie Berg, senior hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center, said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The U.S. Coast Guard initiated a search and rescue mission for 23 people after a boat carrying Cuban migrants sank Wednesday in stormy weather east of Key West. It found three survivors, and four others swam to shore, the U.S. Border Patrol said. Air crews continued to search for possibly 20 remaining migrants.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)All-Pro safety Kevin Byard made clear at the start of Tennessee’s offseason program that the Titans wanted to be the NFL’s top defense.
Busy in the final stage of the offseason program, the veteran going into his seventh season isn’t thinking big picture.
”I’m not going to necessarily put any great expectations, even though I said we’re trying to be the No. 1 defense,” Byard said Wednesday. ”But as of right now, it’s mainly just about learning and trying to make sure we’re getting everybody together, learning the schemes.”
The Titans earned the AFC’s No. 1 seed last season in large part because of how much better the defense played. Eight starters return this season, not counting three others who started at least five games apiece, is a big reason they can be even better across the board.
With so many defenders knowing the defense, coordinator Shane Bowen said it’s a fine line of using that familiarity to build on what the Titans were able to do last season.
”Hopefully we can turn the page a little bit quicker on those types of things and get a little bit more involved as we go just based on their familiarity with the system, what we’re asking them to do, the culture, the play style, all the stuff that comes into being on this team,” Bowen said.
The Titans were much improved on defense in 2021 after a woeful 2020. They ranked second in defending the run, giving up 84.6 yards per game, 12th in total defense (329.8 yards per game), sixth in scoring defense (20.8 points allowed per game) and ninth with 43 sacks.
A team that ranked last by a wide margin in allowing third-down conversions in 2020 ranked sixth in the same category in 2021.
Byard earned the second All-Pro nod of his career in 2021 with five interceptions, while linebacker Harold Landry had a career-high 12 sacks to earn a new contract. Defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons had a career-high 8 1/2 sacks and earned All-Pro votes.
Denico Autry had nine sacks, making the Titans the only NFL team with three players with at least eight sacks. The Titans then tied a postseason record with nine sacks in their divisional playoff loss.
Not bad for a team that used 26 different defensive starters as injuries forced the Titans to use an NFL-high 91 players, most ever in a non-strike season.
Linebacker Bud Dupree also has a year in this defense after working his way back from a torn ACL last season.
The Titans also recently added defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker, the 51st overall pick out of Florida State by Denver in 2017 who’s now with his third team. Walker has 12 1/2 career sacks, and being surrounded by so many pass rushers should help him play even better.
”They took a big step,” Walker said. ”My goal is to help them take another step.”
The Titans will have to determine a starter opposite Kristian Fulton. Veteran Jackrabbit Jenkins was a salary cap casualty in March.
Caleb Farley, their first-round pick last year, is practicing with a non-contact jersey. Elijah Molden, a third-round pick last year, started seven games. The Titans drafted Roger McCreary out of Auburn in the second round for more depth and also brought back veteran Greg Mabin, who started two games in 2020.
”When we’re all playing well, guys get paid and guys have great stats,” Byard said. ”So that’s definitely going to be the plan this year.”
NOTES: Dupree was among five defensive starters not at the voluntary organized team activities so far along with Landry, Autry, Simmons and linebacker Zach Cunningham. … Treylon Burks, the 18th pick overall, deferred to Titans coach Mike Vrabel when asked about using an inhaler during the rookie minicamp. Vrabel said a lot of people use inhalers, including one of his sons. … The Titans signed WR Juwan Green and waived TE Ryan Izzo. Green spent the past two seasons on the practice squad in Atlanta.
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Football players from Brigham Young University and Utah State, members of the Utah legislature and Jimmer Fredette's Foundation join in "Points for Protein" hunger relief event
SMITHFIELD, Va., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc., the Utah Pork Producers Association (UPPA) and the Fredette Family Foundation delivered 35,000 pounds of protein, or 140,000 servings, to Utah Food Bank to push the organizations' joint "Points for Protein" campaign over the goal line.
Smithfield and UPPA, in cooperation with the Fredette Family Foundation, committed to donate 50 pounds of protein to Utah Food Bank for each point scored by BYU and Utah State during the 2022-2023 football season. The teams scored a combined 696 points, resulting in a donation of 35,000 pounds of protein. The donated products, which include ham, bacon, lunch meat and hot dogs, will be distributed throughout the state via Utah Food Bank's network of partner agencies such as the Beaver County Food Share.
"Smithfield is committed to fighting food insecurity in our communities, and this donation will go a long way toward helping the food bank serve people who are facing hunger throughout Utah," said Jonathan Toms, senior community development manager for Smithfield Foods. "We're honored to work with these great partners to make this donation a reality, and we'd like to sincerely thank everyone who was a part of our "Points for Protein" campaign this year."
"Utah pork producers across the state are committed to serving our local communities," said Jim Webb, president of the Utah Pork Producers Association. "We are grateful to the BYU and Utah State football teams and hope that this year's sizable protein donation helps ease the burden and stress that hunger causes far too many Utah families."
"Utah Food Bank is so grateful to Smithfield Foods for this important donation of protein, which is something always requested but rarely donated," said Ginette Bott, Utah Food Bank president and chief executive officer. "We, and especially our clients, appreciate the support of UPPA and Smithfield, along with the Utah State and BYU football teams, for working so hard this season to help us fight hunger."
"Utah scores in the fight against food insecurity every time BYU and Utah State football score. For me, that's a win every time," said Jimmer Fredette, founder of the Fredette Family Foundation. "I could not be more proud of the continued success of the "Points for Protein" program, and I'm grateful for our partnership with Smithfield and UPPA."
This year's donation brings the total donated since 2019 through the "Points for Protein" partnership to 198,000 pounds, or 792,000 servings, of protein. Smithfield Foods has donated nearly 500,000 pounds of protein, or nearly 2 million servings, to Utah Food Bank since 2010.
Nationally, Smithfield has donated hundreds of millions of protein servings to food banks, disaster relief efforts and community outreach programs in all 50 U.S. states since 2008 through its Helping Hungry Homes® program, and has pledged to donate an additional 200 million servings of protein by 2025.
The company donated more than 240,000 servings of food to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and Feeding Southwest Virginia in January 2023 and 120,000 servings of food to the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore in December 2022. Smithfield also delivered 140,000 food servings to support winter disaster relief in Kentucky, 150,000 food servings to victims of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, last October, and contributed $2 million to Ukraine crisis relief efforts in March 2022. Smithfield donated a total of more than 6 million pounds of protein, or 24 million servings, in 2022.
More information about Smithfield's ongoing work to strengthen our communities and fight food insecurity is available here.
About Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a U.S. food company that provides more than 60,000 jobs in seven countries and partners with thousands of American farmers. As one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly.®" to feed a growing world population. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30% across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to food banks, disaster relief efforts and community outreach programs in all 50 U.S. states. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Gwaltney® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
About Utah Pork Producers Association
The Utah Pork Producers Association (UPPA) has been representing hog farmers in the state of Utah since 1986, including commercial, independent and show hog farmers. Recognized as the 15th largest hog producing state in the United States, UPPA assists Smithfield Foods and independent producers in Cache Valley and throughout the state to supply healthy and delicious pork to Utah, the United States, and to global markets worldwide in helping to feed the world.
About Utah Food Bank
Founded in 1904, Utah Food Bank has operated under various names but remains true to its mission of Fighting Hunger Statewide by providing food to a statewide network of 230 emergency food pantries and agencies. Last fiscal year, Utah Food Bank distributed 67.3 million pounds of food and goods, the equivalent of approximately 56.1 million meals, to families and individuals in need across the state. For more information about Utah Food Bank, visit www.utahfoodbank.org. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UtahFoodBank and Twitter at www.twitter.com/UtahFoodBank.
About Fredette Family Foundation
Fredette Family Foundation (@Jimmerosity) was founded in 2011 by NCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Year and NBA lottery pick, Jimmer Fredette. Also known as "Jimmerosity", the foundation designs and operates programs to strengthen and support families, youth, and local communities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.Jimmerosity.org. Find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Jimmerosity and on Instagram at www.Instagram.com/Jimmerosity.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard more than two hours of arguments Monday in a constitutional test of state public accommodations laws that protect same-sex couples from discrimination.
Four years ago, the high court side-stepped the issue in a case involving a Colorado baker who refused to make custom wedding cakes for same sex couples. But on Monday the question was back again.
On one side is the state of Colorado, which like 29 other states, requires businesses that are open to the public to offer equal access to everyone, regardless of race, religion, and sexual orientation, and gender. On the other side are business owners who see themselves as artists and don't want to use their talents to express a message they disagree with.
Challenging the law is Lorie Smith, a custom web designer who is opposed to same sex marriage. "I want to design for weddings that are consistent with my faith," she says.
She is pre-emptively suing Colorado because she believes that the state public accommodations mandate violates her right of free speech.
Questions from the liberal justices
In the Supreme Court Monday, Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ketanji Brown Jackson all had looked at Smith's planned website, which includes typical information about dates, hotel accommodations, wedding registry, etc. So if she is offering that kind of website to "Mike and Mary," asked Kagan, why not the identical site for "Mike and Mark?"
Lawyer Kristen Waggoner, representing Smith, said that would be unconstitutional compelled speech. "When you switch out those names," she said, "you're switching out the concept and the message."
Sotomayor asked a question that recurred several times. "How about people who don't believe in interracial marriage?" she wanted to know. For example, there could be business owners who say, "I'm not going to serve those people because I don't believe black people and white people should get married." Would this be permissible?
Jackson asked about a hypothetical photography business recreating scenes with children sitting on Santa's lap at a mall. The project aims to take "nostalgia photographs," with sepia colors that capture the feeling of the 1940s and 50s, but because "they're trying to capture the feelings of a certain era, their policy is that only white children can be photographed with Santa." Would that be permissable, she asked.
Lawyer Waggoner dodged and weaved, never really giving an answer.
Justice Alito's hypothetical
Justice Samuel Alito, in turn, asked whether a Jewish photographer would have to take photographs for a Jewish client's Ashleymadison.com profile. For the uninitiate, Ashleymadison.com is a website for married people who want to have affairs. Assuming this could violate the Jewish photographer's beliefs on the sanctity of the marriage, would the photographer have to take photos?
Alito also built on Jackson's Santa question, asking about a hypothetical black Santa at the other end of the mall. If, "he doesn't want to have his picture taken with a child who's dressed up in a Ku Klux Klan outfit [does] that black Santa ha[ve] to do that?"
All the justices pressed each side to draw a limiting line. If the court says Lorie Smith does not have to provide her services for same-sex weddings, then what about the baker, the jeweler, the tailor, the photographer, and the caterer?
Colorado Solicitor General Eric Olson said a business can sell any service it wishes, but that service has to be available to everyone. A website can include Christian biblical passages, and a Christmas shop can sell Christmas trees, but neither can refuse to sell their product to Jews, or, as in this case, same sex couples, because that would be discrimination based on racial or religious status.
The hypotheticals just kept coming. Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked about a newspaper which decided to devote its wedding section only to same sex couples during Gay Pride month. Would that be illegal discrimination against straight couples?
Justice Neil Gorsuch put the dilemma quite succinctly: "Last time around, we had cakes, as either expressing the maker's point of view or the couple's point of view. And that's really at the heart of a lot of this."
A decision in the case is expected by summer.
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‘Send help’: Minnesotans worry as heating costs climb, winter nears
Published 8:55 am Thursday, December 1, 2022
Betty Nordstrom has been worrying since she received her energy assistance grant notification about two weeks ago.
“They said that my amount was $554 dollars for fuel oil,” she said. “It’s such a low amount when fuel oil is $5.19 per gallon.”
This years energy assistance grant paid for about 100 gallons of fuel, far less than the 500 gallons it takes to heat her century old home in a typical winter.
Nordstrom, 71, lives in the north woods about 20 miles east of Detroit Lakes. She has diabetes and uses a wheelchair. She gets by on Social Security benefits.
“It goes only so far. I don’t know what I’m going to do this winter after Christmas. Because that’s how long the fuel oil will last, till Christmas,” she said.
Pre-pandemic, Nordstrom would have paid $2.50 to $2.90 per gallon for fuel oil according to the federal energy information agency.
“Hearing concerns every day”
Nordstrom gets her energy assistance through the MAHUBE OTWA Community Action Agency, which serves five north central Minnesota counties.
The agency is hearing from many people surprised by the much smaller energy assistance grants this year.
“We’re hearing concerns every day, staff here are fielding telephone calls, people have sent in letters asking for a redetermination. We’re definitely seeing some frustration with the funding levels,” said Dan Josephson, director of energy programs for MAHUBE OTWA.
Josephson said so far this year, the average heating assistance grant is $580 dollars. Last year the average was $1,199.
That discrepancy is similar statewide.
“Funding is about half as much, it’s actually less than half of what it was last year. So that’s why folks are seeing a reduction in those benefits,” said Michael Schmitz, Energy Assistance Program Director at the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
“In pre-COVID time, we would typically receive around $116 million each year for energy assistance,” he said. “As part of the American Rescue Plan Act we got an additional $167 million on top of the annual $116 million that we get. So we had more than a doubling of the amount of funding available for last year’s heating season.”
That extra money allowed the state to provide larger individual heating assistance grants.
The agency also used the influx of funding to pay past due heating bills for thousands of low income Minnesotans.
The formula for distributing funds considers income, the type of heating fuel used, and other factors.
But he formula also has to be adjusted to meet demand.
125,000 assistance applications expected
“Our goal is to neither run out nor leave any money on the table,” said Schmitz. “We try to thread the needle and serve everybody with the funding we get each year.”
He expects about 125-thousand applications for energy assistance grants this year.
“There’s probably more need than there’s funding available in a typical year. We serve anywhere from 20 to 25 percent of the estimated eligible population in the state of Minnesota, Schmitz said. “So basically, if you step back and you take a look at census data on household income, we estimate that there are over 500,000 households in the state that could be eligible for programs like energy assistance.”
Schmitz says federal energy assistance funding has been static for the past decade, except for the large pandemic related infusion last year.
Schmitz said the state has received $19.7 million in additional federal funds this fall and he’s hopeful Congress will provide more funding in response to the inflated heating costs.
Additional dollars will be used for crisis funding, when people run out of fuel and have no other options.
Applications encouraged
Bill Grant is Executive Director of the Minnesota Community Action Partnership, representing agencies across the state that distribute much of the energy assistance programs.
“I would urge people, even if they feel like the assistance amount may not be fully adequate, to go ahead and apply,” said Grant. “Because by doing so, if more money were to become available, they would be potentially in line for additional assistance.”
Grant said the impact of rising fuel costs is more acutely felt in rural areas where natural gas is not an option for home heating.
“With fuel prices being higher than they had been that’s going to create issues, particularly for people with delivered fuels like propane or fuel oil, [because] typically those energy providers require an upfront payment for a fill,” he said.
Betty Nordstrom is pondering where she will find the cash to fill her fuel oil tank before it runs dry, and not seeing many options. “Maybe the good Lord will send help,” she said. | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/12/send-help-minnesotans-worry-as-heating-costs-climb-winter-nears/ | 2022-12-01 18:17:08 | 1 | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/12/send-help-minnesotans-worry-as-heating-costs-climb-winter-nears/ |
WATERLOO — DeKalb High School students in Mrs. Johnson’s personal finance and banking class went on a book tour to present “Cash’s Piggy Party,” a children’s book they wrote and illustrated as a class project.
Earlier this school year, students studied the psychology of money and learned that people who have a piggy bank as a child are more likely to save and invest in retirement accounts as adults. Students were tasked with creating a children’s book that emphasized the importance of saving money.
Friday, nine high school students traveled to all four DeKalb Central elementary schools and visited every second grade classroom.
With the help of Steve Hostetter from Bailey and Wood Mortgage Lender, “Cash’s Piggy Party” was printed and a copy of the book was left with each class. In addition, each student was given a piggy bank to take home and start their savings journey.
Students involved in this project include; Ashley Robinett, Kenlee Dick, Amara Anglin, Rebekah Towsley, Ethan Jordan, Parker Smith, Ian Grant, Aydan Parr, and Madison Targgart. | https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_4ccdad14-23c0-57f9-9546-766d1e0e2245.html | 2022-12-21 05:53:06 | 0 | https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_4ccdad14-23c0-57f9-9546-766d1e0e2245.html |
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eric Early, Managing Partner of nationally recognized law firm Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP, has sent a letter on behalf of Herring Networks Inc., which broadcasts the One America News Network (collectively "OAN"), to Media Matters for America ("Media Matters") regarding Media Matters' attack on OAN's Constitutional and other legal rights.
The letter follows the publication by Media Matters of a January 13, 2023 article entitled, "Roku offers all the hate and conspiracies rampant on One America News to over 63 million Americans – for free."
Early's letter takes Media Matters to task for among other things, attempting to publicly shame and embarrass ROKU into dropping its carriage of One America News.
"The lengths to which far-left groups in our country like Media Matters will go to cancel speech they disagree with, continue to undermine our Constitution and our Democracy. Joseph Stalin and Fidel Castro are dancing in their graves," states Early.
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MENDON, Mo. (NewsNation) — A 15-year-old Boy Scout rushed from safety to comfort a dying driver after the dump truck he was in was struck by an Amtrak train.
Eli was traveling with his Wisconsin Boy Scout troop Monday afternoon when the fatal train wreck happened in rural Missouri, causing at least seven rail cars to tumble off the tracks and land on their sides. At least three people were killed and dozens of others were injured.
Dan Skrypczak, Eli’s father and the Appleton Troop 73 Scoutmaster, sat down with “Morning in America” to share what Eli had witnessed. Skrypczak, who was not traveling with the troop, said that Eli and his friends managed to get out of the train quickly and rushed to help others.
“Eli and another boy ran towards the front of the train, to try to determine if anybody was hurting in the vehicle. Eli found the driver and immediately started to render aid and comfort. There wasn’t a lot he could do. I know Eli felt horrible,” Skrypczak said.
“He was making indications that he was alive still. And he gave him some of his water and held his hand and tried to stop the bleeding.” Skrypczak told NewsNation’s Adrienne Bankert. “When we finally talked to him, he was pretty shaken up. He is a typical 15-year-old thinking he should be able to do what he can to save somebody,” he said. “(The driver) was hit by a train and unfortunately, you’re not likely to survive. And we tried to explain that to him.”
No one in the Boy Scout group was seriously injured, said Scott Armstrong, director of national media relations for the Boy Scouts of America. The scouts also administered first aid to several injured passengers, Armstrong said.
“We’re proud of him. We love him for trying. We know that. That’s a difficult situation,” Skrypczak said. “It’s devastating, of course, but he’s a strong kid. He’s got the support of his troop mates, his friends at school here at home.”
It’s too early to speculate on why the truck was on the tracks, said National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy. A team of NTSB investigators will arrive Tuesday, she said. Trains won’t be able to run on the track for “a matter of days” while they gather evidence, she added.
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BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday failed to elect a new president, with the majority of lawmakers casting blank ballots and some walking out.
Under Lebanon’s fragile sectarian power-sharing system, the country’s 128-member parliament votes for a president, who must be a Maronite Christian. That’s a challenging threshold, and in the context of the country’s struggling economy and deeply-divided Parliament, Lebanon’s unresolved leadership question has intensified concerns of government paralysis.
The six-year term of incumbent President Michel Aoun ends on Oct. 31. He is a retired military general and an ally of Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and was elected in October 2016 following a two-year stalemate.
Aoun’s successor is to be elected at a time when Lebanon is going through an economic meltdown and the government struggles to implement structural reforms required for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
In recent months, no majority or consensus candidate in Parliament has emerged, raising prospects of renewed political paralysis and stalemate similar to the one prior to the incumbent president’s election.
Lebanon also has not had full-fledged government since May, and currently functions in a limited caretaker capacity under Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
One hundred twenty-two legislators attended Thursday’s session and cast their paper ballots into a wooden box in Parliament’s assembly hall. Over half cast blank ballots, while lawmaker Michel Mouawad, the son of a former president and staunch opponent of Hezbollah, received 36 votes.
The remaining dozens of votes were split between entrepreneur and philanthropist Salim Edde and protest votes, including one for Mahsa Amini, the 22 year-old Iranian woman who died after the Islamic Republic’s morality police detained her, igniting protests.
Dozens of lawmakers left after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called for a recount, breaking the session’s required quorum. He did not announce the date of a new session.
Senior Hezbollah legislator Mohammad Raad said the crisis-hit country’s parliamentary blocs are in the “early stages” of finding a president who would “bring stability to the country.”
“The blocs need to discuss and develop an understanding over a possible consensus candidate,” Raad told the press.
Independent lawmaker Halime Kaakour, meanwhile, blasted lawmakers for what she called a “negative calm with no consensus,” fearing a prolonged delay in electing a new president.
“The Constitution says it’s the majority of votes,” she told reporters. “I think it’s no longer a logical approach to try to reach a consensus in a country that continues to collapse.”
Most candidates who were tipped to be among the frontrunners did not receive any votes, most notably Sleiman Frangieh of the Marada Party, an ally of Hezbollah who calls Syrian President Bashar Assad a “friend and brother.”
Over the past three years, three-quarters of the tiny Mediterranean nation’s population slipped into poverty, as the country’s infrastructure and public institutions continue to crumble. The Lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value against the dollar, decimating the purchasing power of millions struggling to cope with rampant inflation rates.
Lebanon has been scrambling for over two years to reform its inefficient and wasteful economy, combat corruption, and restructure its demolished banking sector to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout program. The IMF has recently criticized Lebanon for its slow progress. | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/ap-crisis-hit-lebanese-parliament-fails-to-elect-president/ | 2022-09-29 15:53:55 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/ap-crisis-hit-lebanese-parliament-fails-to-elect-president/ |
Chicago Ogden eventually plied victory away from Chicago Crane 68-67 in an Illinois boys basketball matchup on January 20.
In recent action on January 13, Chicago Ogden faced off against Chicago Legal Prep and Chicago Crane took on Chicago Wells on January 13 at Chicago Wells Academy High School. For more, click here.
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Sioux Falls Marathon street closures on Sunday, Aug. 28
Published: Aug. 25, 2022 at 3:00 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls Marathon returns to the streets and bike trail this Sunday, Aug. 28 with a full marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K.
For the safety of those participating, organizers have announced the following road closures.
The following streets will be closed temporarily on Sunday, August 28:
- N. Western Ave (Russell St to Burnside St) 6:00 am-1 pm
- Legion Drive (Western Ave to Hawthorne Ave) 6:00 am-10:15 am
- Hawthorne Ave (Burnside St to West Ave) 6:00 am-10:15 am
- West Ave. Service Road (Hawthorne Ave to Madison St) 6:00 am-10:15 am
- Madison St (Lyndale Ave to Menlo Ave) 6:00 am-11:15 am
- N. Lake Ave (Along Terrace Park) 6:00 am-11:15 am
- Menlo Ave (Brookings St to 4th St) 6:00 am-11:00 am
- 4th St (Menlo Ave to Duluth Ave) 6:00 am-10:15 am
- Duluth Ave (4th St to 9th St) 6:00 am-10:00 am
- 9th St (Duluth Ave to Phillips Ave) 6:00 am-10:00 am
- Dakota Ave (9th St to 5th St) 6:00 am-9:00 am
- Main St (9th St to 5th St) 6:00 am-9:00 am
- 8th St (Minnesota Ave to Reid St) 6:00 am-9:00 am
- 6th St (Minnesota Ave to Weber Ave) 6:00 am-9:00 am
- Phillips Ave (9th St to Falls Park Dr) 6:30 am-9:00 am
- Phillips Ave (11th St to 13th St) 7:30 am-10:00 am
- 13th St (Phillips Ave to Dakota Ave) 7:30 am-10:00 am
- Dakota Ave (13th St to 9th St) 7:30 am-10:00 am
Additionally, the following streets will be utilized, but not entirely closed. Drivers should proceed with caution and adhere to volunteer directions on these streets:
- Harlem Ave (Elmwood Park to McClellan St)
- McClellan St (Harlem Ave to Hudson Ave)
- Hudson Ave (McClellan St to Brookings St)
- Brookings St (Hudson Ave to Western Ave)
- N. Walts Ave (Brookings St to Bailey St)
- Bailey St. (Walts Ave to Covell Ave)
- Covell Ave (Bailey St to Madison St)
In coordination with the Sioux Falls Police Department and the City of Sioux Falls, each street listed above will open once the last runner clears.
The start times for each race are as follows:
Full Marathon – 6:30 a.m.
Half Marathon – 7 a.m.
10K – 7:10 a.m.
5K – 10:15 a.m.
The Sioux Falls Marathon is powered by the Sioux Falls Sports Authority and Sanford Health. For additional information, including street maps of all four races, visit SiouxFallsMarathon.Com.
Copyright 2022 KSFY. All rights reserved. | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/08/25/sioux-falls-marathon-street-closures-sunday-aug-28/ | 2022-08-25 21:12:02 | 1 | https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/08/25/sioux-falls-marathon-street-closures-sunday-aug-28/ |
Some 60 years ago, I was born to a teenage girl who had left her home and high school without telling others that she was pregnant. After the difficulties of carrying me through to birth in temporary quarters, she made the courageous decision to place me for adoption.
Since the Roe v. Wade decision a half century ago, other girls finding themselves in the same situation have been encouraged to terminate such unexpected pregnancies. They frequently are told that not only is this the best solution to a personal crisis, but they should embrace a constitutional right to abortion.
Even as full consensus remains out of reach, most Americans understand that the abortion question resonates with moral consequence. Even as we disagree, most Americans earnestly wish to find a compassionate balance between protecting unborn human life and ensuring the thriving of women who unexpectedly become pregnant.
By contrast, some of the most vocal advocates for “reproductive rights” — the politicians and legal activists who draw the most public attention — espouse moral indifference about the target of abortion. These advocates characterize the prenatal stage of human life as a mere “cluster of cells,” the “product of conception,” or the “fetus.” Such cold clinical terms serve here as euphemisms to sidestep moral considerations and to avoid the reality that a human being’s life is at stake.
After conception, a unique and singular human life has come into existence. It is not a part of the mother’s body, even though that mother’s body nurtures its growth. Nor is it something other than human in nature; that is, it is not some alien creature or biological infection. It is a separate human being, with a unique DNA structure, biological gender, and never-before-experienced individuality. That human being has not existed before and will never exist again. This is his or her one and only chance for continued life with all the wonder that follows.
I have enjoyed a life of blessings and opportunities. I was raised by loving adoptive parents. I have been married for 40 years to a generous artistic woman. I have a child — a bright-eyed and bright-minded daughter who is my pride and joy. I finished at the top of my law school class. I began a professional career as a lawyer in all three branches of the federal government.
I have now been a law professor for more than three decades. I have the privilege of sharing in the early education of those who are studying to become members of our legal profession. I have published scholarly books and impactful articles in the leading law journals. I represent prisoners in pro bono federal civil rights appeals, giving voice to societal outcasts while giving law students the opportunity to brief and argue cases before the second-highest court in the land.
Yes, I also have regrets. I have known many failures. I confess I have sometimes wronged others and fallen short of doing the right thing. In other words, I have lived.
And yet it haunts me to know that, by the reasoning of some, I was a prime candidate for abortion. They believe that my continued development in the womb should have been treated as a nothing more than a matter of choice. Everything I am and everything I have accomplished could have been erased before I was even born.
Now some will try to comfort me (or themselves) by arguing that the product of conception in my birth mother’s womb wasn’t really me. But that of course is nonsense. Then and now, it was the only me that will ever be.
Because the hard and unavoidable truth is that abortion kills a human being. And that unique human being will be gone forever from this life. If I had been aborted, it is truly me that would have died.
So when some advocates for abortion dismiss unborn children as the insignificant “product of conception” or the clinical “fetus” that can be discarded without moral consequence, I know they are talking about me.
Gregory Sisk holds the Laghi Distinguished Chair in Law at the University of St. Thomas. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/22/gregory-sisk-when-they-talk-about-abortion-theyre-talking-about-me/ | 2022-05-22 12:22:07 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/22/gregory-sisk-when-they-talk-about-abortion-theyre-talking-about-me/ |
Man accused of attempting to kidnap teen from Florida park
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - A Florida man is facing charges after police say he attempted to kidnap a 17-year-old girl from the park, as well as threatening to rape and kill her.
Officers say 25-year-old Val Adam Canton approached a girl who was alone Friday at Depot Park in Gainesville. After learning she was 17 years old, he asked if she had ever been to Miami. She said she had not. Police say Canton then threatened to “kidnap” her, take her to Miami, drug her, rape her and then kill her.
Police say Canton then “dragged” the victim to a nearby tree, grabbed her face and kissed her on the lips without consent, WCJB reports.
Officers say Canton forcefully led the teenager to the Pop-a-Top store, insisting on buying her a “drink.” Seeing that the store was closed, he allegedly pulled her to a nearby tree and kissed her on the lips without consent again.
The victim was able to use her cellphone to reach out to a friend who lives nearby. Shortly after, the friend and his father arrived at Depot Park.
The father confronted Canton, who fled after he threatened to call police. He obtained Canton’s license plate number and reported the incident to law enforcement.
The victim and witness positively identified Canton in a six-person photo lineup.
Police charged Canton with attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and child abuse without great bodily harm.
Copyright 2023 WCJB via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wistv.com/2023/05/28/man-accused-attempting-kidnap-teen-florida-park/ | 2023-05-28 10:48:38 | 1 | https://www.wistv.com/2023/05/28/man-accused-attempting-kidnap-teen-florida-park/ |
Goodbye, briar patch; hello, bayou. Disneyland has announced that Splash Mountain will have its final day of operation at Disneyland park on May 30, closing permanently on May 31 to make way for a new “Princess and the Frog”-themed attraction. The new ride, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, is expected to open in 2024 at Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
Walt Disney World’s Splash Mountain closed permanently Jan. 23 and work in Orlando is already underway on the overhaul. The ride at both parks will retain its log flume format, with the iconic “mountain” exterior reimagined as a Louisiana salt dome.
First announced on June 24, 2020, the new attraction picks up after the events of the 2009 animated film “The Princess and the Frog” and will center around a Mardi Gras celebration hosted by Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen.
Carmen Smith, senior vice president of creative development for Walt Disney Imagineering, announced the closing date in an April 12 Disney Parks Blog post that also revealed new artwork and updates about the ride.
Jenifer Lewis Will Reprise Her Role As Mama Odie
New concept artwork depicts Mama Odie, the kindly voodoo priestess/fairy godmother, surrounded by colorful hanging bottle lights, joking with guests on the ride “after a special display of her magic,” as Disney describes it. Actor Jenifer Lewis, who voiced Mama Odie in the film, will return to voice the character on the attraction.
Disney also shared another piece of artwork of Mama Odie and her snake Juju, created by visual artist Sharika Mahdi. An alumna of the YAYA (Young Aspirations Young Artists) Arts Center in New Orleans, Mahdi was commissioned to create original paintings lending what the company calls “a local’s perspective” to inspire the creative team working on the attraction.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Will Feature New And Returning Characters
Dozens of new audio-animatronics figures are being created for the attraction, which will introduce a cast of new named original characters alongside well-known characters from “The Princess and the Frog” like Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen, Mama Odie, Louis, Eudora, Charlotte, the King and Queen of Maldonia, Prince Ralphie and “Big Daddy.”
Joining Lewis are Bruno Campos (Prince Naveen), Michael Leon Wooley (Louis) and Anika Noni Rose (Princess Tiana), who will all return to reprise their voice roles from the film.
As for the soundtrack, the ride will feature a mix of new, original music and recognizable songs from the film. Concept art released in December provided a closer look at a band of new animal characters playing music on handmade instruments.
And because no Mardi Gras celebration is complete without food, Disney says guests will be tempted by “the alluring scent of beignets” in the queue.
More Tiana Stories Coming To Disneyland
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure isn’t the only Tiana-inspired offering headed to Disneyland. In September, Eudora’s Chic Boutique Featuring Tiana’s Gourmet Secrets, a shop selling home goods, apparel and accessories, opened in New Orleans Square. And later this year, Tiana’s Palace, a new quick-service restaurant replacing French Market Restaurant, will open and serve a menu of New Orleans classics, seasonal flavors and dishes previously offered at French Market.
As for those beignets, they will be available from nearby Mint Julep Bar.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories. | https://www.kgun9.com/disney-shares-new-details-about-princess-frog-ride | 2023-04-20 15:02:12 | 0 | https://www.kgun9.com/disney-shares-new-details-about-princess-frog-ride |
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